Tecumseh High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Tecumseh, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1977 volume:

The Times Of Our Lives .. . 2 3 4 5 ORGANIZATIONS Student Council Assists Students Student council held their meetings in Larry Anderson's room under his supervision and the leadership of student body officers Tammie Lantz, president; Rhonda Miesbach, vice president; Steve Hutt, treasurer; and Tracy Meints, secretary. The school board decision to end work permits, study hall, and mid-term graduation provided the major student council effort for the 1976-77 school year. Many students felt the board's decision was not in their best interest, and as a result they worked through their student council to discuss the issue with the school board. The student delegation was led by Tammie Lantz and Steve Hutt who questioned the board about the decision. Dr. Ted Evans, president of the board, responded to their questions and suggested the students try to get half of the voting public to sign a petition. Tammie felt the student council members were willing to work, and she thought Larry Anderson was a good sponsor who worked well with kids and didn't try to tell them what to do, but gave his advice. The members of the student council were Tammie Lantz, Steve Hutt, Tracy Meints, Jackie Weakland, Rhonda Miesbach, Gail Ramsey, Kris DeFreece, Sally Davis, Rodney Buethe, Jon Campbell, Rhonda Martin, and Susanne ScotL 9 The Media Club participated in the state convention at Omaha Benson High School. The club also attended the regional convention in Lincoln. At both conventions the club members were taught how to operate different pieces of equipment. At the regional held last year, Beth Morrissey was elected president while Irene Thompson was elected secretary for this year. During the end of the first semester the club had a pizza party at Mrs. Parrish's house. The purpose of the party was to honor the members who were to graduate at Mid-term. The members graduating were Jill Gorton, Carmen Meister, Kathy Smith and Irene Thompson. They also sold consessions at many of the home games and held raffles during the varsity games. With the money that they made, they bought a cabinet used for filing and the storage of papers. The club also bought carpeting for one of the walls in the elementary library to absorb sound. One night was spent building book shelves for the elementary library. The shelves were built by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parrish and the members of the Media Club. The reason for the building of the shelves was for the displaying of more books. The club members also delivered the 1977 telephone books to the community of Tecumseh. Officers of the Media Club are President Kim Meister, Vice-President Susie Hemmer, Secretary, 1st semester, Kathy Smith, 2nd semester, Jackie Weakland and Treasurer Linda Grove. Media Club Attends Two Conventions Pictured are the members of the Media Club. BACK ROW (L TO R): Jim Parrish, Bob Kettelhake, Ron Lade, Becky Laue, Linda Grove, Jackie Schultz and Jim Steinauer. THIRD ROW: Eunice Parrish, Tim Morrissey, Beverly McDowell, Ruth Laue, Kim Seeba, Shirley Laug, Joy Parrish and Vern Stephens. SECOND ROW: Cindy Schmidt, Sherry Clifton, Rita Krontz, Peggy Hemmer, Shari DeVorss and Glenn Lull. FIRST ROW: Delores Bailey, Kim Meister, Gail Ramsey, Jackie Weakland and Susie Hemmer. 10 Y-Teens Go Places The Y-Teens participated in many activities during the past year. Each year. Fall Conference is held. This year it was held in Wymore, September 25. This is when all the Y-Teen members in Area V get together for a full day of planned activities. Officers are elected and suggestions are made for money raising projects. Fall Conference is to be held in Tecumseh this next year. The World Fellowship Banquet was held November 18. This was when the members divided up into groups with each group representing a different country. All the groups brought food from their country and it was put together. Everyone then had the opportunity to taste the food. The Swing Choir provided the entertainment Each year, a couple weeks before Christmas, a party is held for the pre-schoolers. Gifts are brought before time for the child that is brought Santa Claus comes and talks with the children. Then cookies and kool-aid are served. This year a new activity was scheduled for February 11. A Sock-hop vas held following the basketball game until 12:00 p.m. It was held in the High School Cafetorium. Tickets were available at the door for fifty cents. Records were brought by the Y-Teen members. Cookies and punch were served. March 21-24 was Heart Sister Week. The banquet was held on the 24th. Then, the girls found out who their Heart Sister was. A slumber party was held Friday, March 25. Easter Eggs were sacked for the hunt on April 9. Refreshments were available and the gym was open for games. This year a March-of-Dimes Walk-a-Thon was held. We walked from the school to St. Mary and back again. This was held on April 16. In May, the new officers were installed. The 1976-77 school year has been busy for Y-Teens. Y-Teen Members from LEFT TO RIGHT: Kathy Bohling, Joy Parrish, Diane Sapp, Sheri Davis, Dalra McAlexander, Lynette Buethe, Jeanette Schmidt, Kim Miester, Becky Laue, Linda Grove, Brenda Stone, Janet Bates, Salley Davis, Rita Krontz, Sandy Hahn, Sponsor Jan Kunasek, Julie Fox. T-Club Initiates Parents’ Night For Girls Sports The T-Club began their year by selling candy to buy sweaters for their new members. They paid $8.00 for $20.00 sweaters. During the year, T-Club held a successful parents' night for the players and parents at a victorious girls' volleyball match and basketball game. Carnations were given to mothers of the girls and a lunch was held after each game. The officers are president, Julie Faris; vice president, Rhonda Miesbach; secretary, Loren Roberts and treasurer, Susie McPherrin. Marcee Muller, T-Club sponsor, said, T-Club is a fine organization for athletes. It provides closeness for the girls. We sponsored two parents' nights which I think was a fine idea and very successful. The parents enjoyed parents' night. PICTURED, BEGINNING AT TOP, READING FROM L. TO R., ARE K. Britt, Marcee Muller, club sponsor, T. Lantz, T. Meints, L. Fritsch, S. Baum, C. Morrissey, T. McCoy, L. Wolken, S. Davis, M. Morrissey, S. DeVorss, K. Meister, B. Laue, J. Fox, T. Morrissey, M. Schutz, S. McPherrin, L. Roberts, J. Fa ris, and R. Miesbach. 12 NHS Rewards Scholastic Achievement The National Honor Society of 1976 and 1977 went very well. The officers of the Honor Society were Lori Scott, President; Rhonda Misbach, Vice-President; Kim Meister, Secretary; and Terry Buethe, Treasurer. Other NHS members were seniors, Jeff Brommer and Becky Laue; juniors, Sharon Baum, Karen Britt, Kris De-Freece and Jackie Lempka; Sophomores, Jennifer Brinkman, Sally Davis, Suzanne McPherrin and Lauren Roberts. The NHS sponsor was Virgil Blumhorst They initiated Jennifer Brinkman, Jeff Brommer, Sally Davis, Becky Laue, Suzanne McPherrin and Lauren Roberts into the National Honor Society on April 5. They ordered new pins for the recognition of a Honor Society member and sold at two basketball games. On April 15, they held a held a steak fry at Beaver Lake. Dick Mahoney went with them and fixed the steaks. The NHS also organized and participated in Honors Night and the Senior NHS members graduated with Honor stoles. The purpose of the National Honor Society is to recognize and reward those people who have shown their academic skills. Sharon Baum said, National Honor Society is an organization of which I am very proud to be a member. 13 The Tecumseh High School Marching Band participated in the State Marching Contest at Pershing Auditorium for the first time in a great number of years. Director Richard Davis stated that he was pleased with the efforts of the band as well as the results. The band provided half-time entertainment at home football games and were always well received by the local fans. With sixty-six members, they were able to put on more complicated shows than those in the past Their floating THS has become a traditional part of the football games. Davis stated, This year was the largest group we've had in a number of years, and they have responded very well and developed into a very well balanced, talented band. Band Participates In State Marching Contest 14 Experience Builds Stage Band This year's Stage Band combined experienced and talented members with a few newcomers to make good showings at performances. Newcomers this year were Joe Horn, Sally Davis, Jeff Fricke, and Jeff Reynolds. One year veterans are Roger Gottual, Rodney Buethe, Jennifer Brinkman, Mike Fricke, and Kim Seeba. Those with two years experience are Jeff Brom-mer, Steve Hutt, and Tom Baum. Terry Buethe and Randy Miller are three year veterans. Alan Horn and Kris Defreece are in their fifth year. Lynn Woltemath has been in Stage Band since 7th grade. Despite adverse conditions, such as lack of practice time, due to other activities, and lost music, the group was able to work out several new songs. Tuxedo Junction, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, He Don't Love You and a Medley of Carpenter's Songs. Mixed Chorus Enrollment Reaches 90 One of the largest chorus' in the history of the Tecumseh High School music program worked very hard this year under the direction of Donald Reimer. The eighty-three member ensembles main goal was to strive for a degree of excellence and in Reimer's words, to achieve the thrill of victory. This thrill of victory was experienced by the group many times throughout the year. Bud Johnson of the North Central Evaluation stated, This is the best chorus I've heard all year. Mixed Chorus also participated in the Conference Vocal Music Clinic at Tri-County where Mel Olsen, clinician, said that he was impressed that a Class C school would even attempt a song containing six part harmony and do it so well. All of the songs that were sung by Chorus were challenging, but with Reimer's words of wisdom, and accompanist Barbara Reimer's patience, success was attained. A Fall, Christmas and Spring Concert displayed this success to the general public. Reimer's comments about Mixed Chorus are as follows: This year the choir reflects the growth that the vocal music department has undergone in the last four years in terms of numbers with ninety voices singing at one time. This enabled us to do more complicated and more difficult vocal literature. Our concerts reflected the growing maturity the group is obtaining through experience. Many of our members have been singing in Chorus for three of four years, and that experience has added maturity to our sound. Our year has been very successful in terms of concerts that we have given for the large audiences that have attended. It is my hope that the pride in this group, and of this group, will continue to grow and prosper in the future. 16 Girls’ Glee Entertains At Christmas The sixteen members that made up Girls' Glee performed their traditional and pop music selections at the Fall, Christmas and Spring Concerts and for various organizations in the community at Christmas time. Even though it is a smaller group. Girls' Glee displays that certain quality which is characteristic of all the vocal music ensembles. Director, Donald Reimer, attributes this accomplishment to the experience of members who have been singing for three or four years. This accounts for the groups continuity and experience at part singing which is needed for the improvement and success of such a group. Through this experience, blended with the number of new members, the sound of the ensemble can be, and is achieved. According to Becky Laue, Mary Schutz made Girls' Glee unique and the groups' favorite selection was 'It's a Wonderful Thing to be Me.' 17 Swing Choir Performs For Community The Swing Choir is a select and very unique group within the vocal music department. They performed at the Fall and Spring Concerts as well as at the Baptist Church, Southeast Quad County Pork Producers Banquet, Y-teens Banquet and the Southeast Nebraska Shriners Banquet. The members of this year's Swing Choir included: Seniors-Tom Baum, Terry Buethe, Mike Fricke, Tammie Lantz, Becky Laue and Tim Morrissey; Juniors-Sharon Baum, Kris DeFreece, Alan Horn, Joe Horn, Rhonda Miesbach, Jane Phillips and Gail Ramsey; and Freshman-Kevin Miesbach. They were accompanied by Sophomore-Jennifer Brinkman and Freshman-Paul a Brinkman. The uniqueness of the group was signified by Tim Morrissey's classy introductions. The Swing Choir provided excellent entertainment and were a well-balanced group. They afforded more experience than in previous years as most of the members returned from last year. Their audiences enjoyed such popular selections as: Where is the Love, Corner of the Sky, Lean on Me, I Write the Songs, and What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life. 18 Triple Trio Performs The Triple Trio is a select, small group that performs for local organizations, school functions and district comtest. Triple Trio is selected by private tryout. With 14 girls trying out, and nine girls being chosen. The girls practiced almost daily during September. During the remainder of the year the group practiced whenever possible-even if it meant after a full day of other activities in an effort to prepare for the next performance. A particularly hectic time of year was during the Musical preparation and track meets when the group practiced between rehearsals and track practice and meets. District contest was held at Nebraska Wesleyan this year and the girls had a sucessful and enjoyable day in Lincoln. Members of the group were Sue Morrow, Jane Phillips, Nancy Stover, Teri Kerner, Lauren Roberts, Susie McPherrin, Bonnie Davison, Tish Morrissey, Julie Faris, Accompanist Jennifer Brinkman and Director Don Reimer. 19 T-Town Gives Birth To New Organization The Booster Club experienced its first year as an organization at Tecumseh High. The Booster Club helped support the athletes at sports events. The Booster Club consisted of four seniors, seven juniors, 18 sophomores, seven eighth and 13 seventh grade students. Because only a few juniors and seniors joined, the Booster Club was made up of mostly underclassmen. Even though they had trouble acquiring enough people for transportation to the games, they attended as many as possible. During the year a successful bake sale was held at a home basketball game to raise money. They also sold concessions at one home basketball game. Miss Kunasek, club sponsor, stated, It needs more basic foundation before you can establish a membership, but I think there is hope for an organization in the future. It took courage from the cheerleaders without 100 percent cooperation from student body. Mrs. Hesman, club sponsor, also stated, “The Booster Club was the outgrowth of a dissolved Pep Club. Most members were from 7-10th grade. We were dissappointed that so little support was received from the juniors and seniors. However, the members and cheerleaders should be commended for their enthusiasm in a sometimes difficult situation. 20 ACTIVITIES ••••••••• •••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••A • ••••••• •••••••••••••• • • • • • ••••••••••••••••• •••••• • • •••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••••a •••••••••••••••••• • ••• • • • ••••••••••••••••• • • • ••••• ••••••••••••••••• • ••••• •••••••••••••••• • ••••• •••••••••••••••• • ••••••••••••• • ••••••••••••••••••••a • ••••. •• ••••••••• •••••• • • • • •••••••••••••••••• v.v.v.w.v. v.v. v. ••••••• • ••••••••• •••••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••A m mm • •••••••••• ••••••••••• • ••••••••••••••••••A '••••••••••••••••••a • • • ••••••••••••••A ••••• • • • mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ••••• • • • • ••••••••••••••• m mm • ••••••••••••••••••a • •••••••••••••••••• m mm •••••••••• •••••••••••• • ••••• •••••••••••••••• • ••••••••••••••••••••A •••••• • • •••••••• mm mm mm • •••••••• ••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••• • •••••• ••••••••••••••• Elusive Dreams Fulfilled Wednesday October 13, started Homecoming week off with Turn 'em inside out day. Students and faculty participated by wearing their clothes inside out. Thursdays activities brought students as well as teachers to school in cowboy outfits for Round 'em up as the days theme. Thursday night the spirit raising bonfire was held. With football players, fellow students and supporting alumni helping to prepare the gridders for the next evenings battle. Friday brought THS students and faculty to school in gold and black. Building to Friday night's game with Louisville, other activities of the week were the hall decoration contest in which the seniors and 7th graders tied for first place. A Homecoming skit was reconstituted with each class preparing a skit for presentation of Friday at the pep ralley. The Freshman took first place in the competion. After the Indians defeated Louisville, the cornation of the King and Queen took place before the dance. Choosen to regein over the festivities were Lynn Woltemath and Tracy Meints. Other candidates were Vern Stephens and Debbie Bartels, Julie Far is and Steve Miller, Tammy Lantz and Steve Lohmeier, Lori Scott and Jeff Brommer. Freshman class atten-dents were Pat Davison and Julie Gorton; Sophomores Mike Goracke and Susie McPherrin; Juniors Terry Hinkle and Gail Ramsey. The dance was well attended by THS students, faculty and alumni. Elusive Dreams was carried out as the theme choosen by the Sophomores and Citizens Band provided music for the evening. 22 The grueling weeks of preparation by the Sophomores and determined football players made Homecoming an over all success. The festivities of the week were set off by a bonfire rally, presentation of class skits and decoration of the halls. The week climaxed with the election of King Lynn Woltemath and Queen Tracy Meints and a victory over Louisville. 23 Cheerleaders, Minus Pep Cheer On T-Town Club, I'm going crazy, tryouts are tomorrow afternoon and I don't know any cheers! This is what goes through every cheerleaders head before tryouts. After waiting a whole week to find out who was chosen, the contestants finally hear their name called at the athletic banquet. When hearing this they are so excited, they are filled with estatic joy. Then when its all over they realize they have a long road of frustration and headaches ahead. This is just the beginning of what a cheerleader experiences. It isn't easy being a cheerleader. It takes a lot of work and effort, such as planning pep rallies and games, and practicing to perfection the actions of the cheers. At least two hours a week is spent on practicing cheers, routines and skits for future games and pep rallies. Among other responsibilities, cheerleaders are expected to keep the fans spirited at all times-even when the team is losing. They are required to attend games and most practices. Also they put forth the money for their uniform which is worn on every game day. But besides the responsibilities, there are also honors. A cheerleader is one of the most noticed girls around. The cheerleader also attains leadership and a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction. This year the cheerleaders experienced a new problem. There was no Pep Club to help support the yells. So besides the small Booster Club, which was solving problems of its first year of experience, a handful of interested fans, the six girls dressed in Gold and Black appeared to be on their own. The Varsity Cheerleaders included seniors-Julie Fan's, Lori Scott, Debbie Bartels, and juniors-Kim Seba, Gail Ramsey, Rhonda Miesbach. They participated in Cheerleading Clinic the proceeding summer and won a Spirit Stick, a symbol of signified outstanding spirit. This was the first Spirit Stick awarded to THS Cheerleaders. They also cheered for three boys Varsity fall and winter sports. 24 Varsity Cheerleaders-G. Ramsey, J. Faris, L. Scott, R. Miesbach, K. Seeba and D. Bartels. The Junior Varsity consisted of sophomores-Lisa Wolken, Marg Morrissey, Bonnie Davison, and freshmen-Rhonda Martin and Jane Baird. They cheered for two Junior Varsity boys fall and winter sports. All worked hard to get the fans more enthusiastic about Tecumseh sports. 25 Junior Varsity Cheerleaders-M. Morrissey, L. Wolken, B. Davison, J. Baird and R. Martin. Juniors Perform “Trudy’s Two Faces’’ (L. TO R.) K. DeFreece, C. Hutt, R. Miesbach, R. Gottula, K. Seeba, R. Miller, T. Morrissey, A. Horn, K. Britt, T. Hinkle, J. Lempka, S. Clifton, V. Mason, J. Phillips, C. Peterson, Mr. Suydan At 7:30 p.m. on the night of February 19, 1977, the curtain opened to the performance of Trudy's Two Faces. It was presented by the Junior Class as a money-making project. Practices became late-night movies as long hours were spent laughing, eating, and rehearsing. Act One of the two act play steadily improved as every practice started out serious and strong. But seriousness soon gave way to humor and Act Two leaned toward disaster. The play was soon to become a habit as lines were finally memorized. The elementary matinee went incredibly well with only a few forgotten lines, but the big test was yet to come. I know I'll forget everything, was a common statement made by cast members. A general feeling of calmness overcame nervousness as the final production was presented in front of a large audience. Besides the money made from the production, success was achieved for the juniors by the overall good time and the generous compliments received. Trudy James Trudy II Grace James CAST Edward James Janie Adam Taylor Adam II Philbrook Axel Director 26 27 All Juniors Join In Co. Gov’t. Day On November 17, the Class of '78 saw themselves as guinea pigs on County Government Day '76. As an experiment all juniors were allowed to attend. This was done so everyone could learn the facts behind our government, not just 15 elected participants. At 8:25 a.m. on the morning of November 17, the THS juniors congregated in the high school gym and proceeded to walk to the Johnson County Courthouse. An assembly was held in the courtroon where State Ratrolman Bucky Bucholz introduced the commanders of several local American Legion posts. Three films were shown, followed by a lunch of hot dogs and beans at the Community Building. After lunch, everyone went to their respective officer to learn the duties and responsibilities of that office. County Government Day '76 also saw two new offices available. They were the County Welfare Office and the Veteran's Service Organization. Although first disappointed at the idea of everyone going, by the end of the day, friends were having a good time and were glad that no one had to stay behind at good ol' THS. 28 OFFICE OFFICIALS Co. Assessor S. Mahoney Co. Judge R. Colton Co. Sheriff S. Badertscher Co. Superin. R. Miller Co. Agent C. Hutt Co. Attorney R. Lade A.S.C.S. S. Clifton Clerk of Dist. Court T. Morrissey Vet's Service Office S. Baum Co. Welfare K. Seeba Co. Commissioners (3) A. Horn R. Miesbach G. Ramsey 29 Music Department Brings “The Sound Of Music” To Tecumseh Maria ................ Captain Von Trap ..... Rolf ................. Mother Abbess ........ Sister Berthe ........ Sister Margaretta .... Sister Sophia ........ Franz ................ Frau Schmidt ......... Liesl ................ Friedrich ............ Louisa ............... Kurt ................. Brigetta ............. Marta ................ Gretl ................ Baroness Elberfeld ... Baron Elberfeld ...... Elsa ................. Ursula ............... Max .................. Herr Zeller ............ A Postulant .......... Admiral Von Schreiber Rhonda Miesbach ...... Chris Hutt ...... Alan Horn .. Tammie Lantz ... Mary Schutz .... Becky Laue .. Lauren Roberts ... Tim Morrissey .... Kris Defreece ...Gail Ramsey . Kevin Miesbach . Paula Brinkman ... Rodney Kohler ... Tanja Giauque ..... Jill Parrish .... Dana Ramsey ..... Jane Baird ...... Ron Lade .... Sharon Baum .... Lori Hackbart ... Vern Stephens ..... Steve Hutt Diane Hauptman ... Randy Miller Chorus of Nuns and Novices- Kathi Kavenaugh, Darla McAlex-ander, Beverly Mason, Jeannette Schmidt, Jennifer Brinkman Pam Thompson. Pit Orchestra - Rodney Beethe, Casey Taggart, Mike Rauner, Tom Baum, Jerry Wolken, Cheri Peterson, Jane Phillips, Richard Davis, Sally Davis, Terry Beethe, Julie Fox. 30 Donald Reimer and the Tecumseh vocal music department continued to succeed with their musical productions by presenting The Sound of Music for the entertainment of the citizens of Tecumseh. The cast received a standing ovation both nights from a full house. During try-outs each person auditioned by reading lines from the script and singing songs from The Sound of Music. Students tried out and waited in agony to find out Reimer's casting. The cast had many long and hard hours of practice to get ready for the production. There were conflicts with the jr. class play and track which made it hard to schedule the rehersals. The late return of the boys' and girls' track team from the Grovert Relays caused the final dress rehersal to be postponed to the Friday morning of the production. To accomplish this the entire cast had to miss their morning classes. Opening night Dana Ramsey captured the audience's heart by stamping her foot and declaring, My name is Gretl! Dana, a first grader, slept through some of the long practices. When Gail Ramsey, Dana's sister sang I am 16 going on 17, the song fit her exactly on the first night of the performance because she was indeed 16 going on 17. The day of the second performance was her 17 birthday. Chris Hutt the father of the Von Trapp Children discovered humanism from the lovely Maria and no longer summoned his children by a whistle. Tammie Lantz performed compassionately in the role of the understanding Mother Abbess. Rhonda Miesbach in the lead role of Maria met the challenge of a very demanding part and performed gracefully both nights. One of the cast members went on stage with his glasses on, and he also missed an entrance which was well covered by Chris Hutt. Since these errors were the worst and unnoticed by the audience, it was a tribute to the success of the performance. Barb Reimer assisted her husband and the cast by playing the accompaniment on the piano beautifully for both nights of performance and for the reversals in addition to caring for her 10 month old son, Sam. Following the last performance the cast and crew presented Don and Barb Reimer with a gift. This was Donald Reimer's last production at Tecumseh High. The students of Tecumseh High School will miss Don Reimer. Juniors Climb “Stairway To Heaven” For Senior Prom Each year the junior class is obligated to honor the senior class with a banquet and prom. Rhonda Miesbach, as junior class president, carried the burden of responsibility. Together with junior class sponsors Virgil Blumhorst and Mike Suydan, she delegated the numerous tasks to members of her class, and she served as an active member of some committees. The other class officers supported Rhonda by heading and working on committees. Vice-President Kim Seeba worked on the decorations committee; Secretary Tish Morrissey worked on the banquet committee while treasurer Jackie Lempka worked on the band committee. Hiring a band presents a difficult task these days and this major problem was solved when Gail Ramsey and Alan Horn, members of Andy McCulla's band committee, discovered and hired Gypsy River to perform. The juniors decided upon barbequed ribs, baked potatoes, com, ice tea or coffee, sherbert and a salad bar for the banquet menu. Donna De Freece and Erma Miesbach headed the mothers' committee for the preparation of the food. Many of the class members' parents helped with this large and difficult service. Among them were Carol Hutt, Teri Stover, Marie Morrissey, Barb Douglas, Bev Ramsey, Joe Lade, Arlo Meisbach and Wilbur Ramsey. To serve the food, the juniors elected sophomores Tom Kroll, Jerry Wolken, Stuart Osterthun, Floyd Stinson, Vince Kerner, Peggy Hemmer, Lisa Wolken, Kim Hinkle, Cindy Bartels and Sharon Gottula as waiters and waitresses. In addition to their food service, the waiters and waitresses valiantly sang the prom theme, Stairway to Heaven for the entertainment of the diners. The elementary gym was decorated with pastel streamers, a fountain and a rainbow. The electronic music of Gypsy River vibrated the gym and could be heard for several blocks as the moderate crowd danced inside. 34 Illllllllllllllll.,,1,11111(11111!!!! 35 Athletes Honored For Efforts Tecumseh gave tribute to the athletes who exceled in sports for 1976-77 seasons during the Athletic Banquet on April 23, 1977. Assistant football coach at the University of Nebraska, Cletus Fischer, was the guest speaker. Principal Dean Stewart welcomed the athletes, parents, townspeople and students. Following Jim Amos' Invocation, the potluck dinner was eaten. After dinner, Fischer spoke on the athletes' success in his or her sport. Then the athletes who earned letters and other honors were recognized. Coach Marcee Muller presented letters to six seniors, three juniors and two sophomores for volleyball. Julie Faris was recognized for being selected to the all-conference team and all-conference tournament team. Tammie Lantz and Carmen Meister received honorable mention. Coach Muller selected Tammie Lantz as most valuable player in volleyball for 1976. The volleyball team earned honors by placing second in the Southern Conference and second in district competition. Football honors were presented by Coach Richard Hoins. 23 letters were earned by the improving grid-ders. Letters were earned by six seniors, eight juniors, six sophomores and three freshmen. Floyd Stinson and Jeff Brommer were recognized as all-conference —Floyd as linebacker and Jeff as split end. Alan Schmid received all-conference honorable mention. Vem Stephens was selected by Coach Hoins as most valuable player. Coach Jim Amos presented seven letters to six seniors, and one junior. The harriers placed first in district and fifth in state. Tom Baum was chosen as most valuable runner in cross country. Seven boys earned wrestling letters from coach Kurt Christensen — one senior, two juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen. Joe Horn was announced recipient of the Fred Seckman Award and was named most valuable wrestler by Coach Christensen. Head boys' basketball coach Stan Martin awarded letters to 12 boys — three seniors, four juniors, and five sophomores. Les Lade and Randy Miller received All-Conference honorable mention. The 1976-77 basketball season saw the Indians place second in the East Division of the Southern Conference and runner-up in class C-l districts. Randy Miller was named most valuable player on this years' team. Girls' basketball letters were presented to nine girls by coach Richard Hoins. Five of the letterpersons will return for next year's squad. Julie Faris selected to the all-conference team, while Tammie Lantz was given-honorable mention. The girls placed second in the East Division of the Southern Conference. Julie Faris was announced as the team's most valuable player. Golf coach Larry Anderson presented six letters to THS golfers. Anderson later announced Steve Hutt as the most valuable performer on the golf team. Steve Lohmeier recieved a tenth place medal at districts as the tea team took seventh while placing fifth in the conference meet Jim Amos, the boys' track coach, presented 19 letters. At year's end Terry Hinkle was named most valuable trackman. Hinkle went on to win the class C pole vault championship. The team placed fifth in the Southern Conference meet and sixth in districts. Head girls' track coach Marcee Muller presented the letters received by two seniors, three juniors, nine sophomores and four freshmen. The girls placed first in districts. Accomplished athlete, Julie Faris was named most valuable track girl. Approximately 175 students were recognized for special achievements at the Honors and Awards Assembly held May 1L Principal Dean Stewart began the ceremony with a short welcome. The eighty-one students that were on at least one honor roll were presented with certificates. Twelve students received awards in the individualized mathematics area. In the physical fitness department, twenty-eight students received patches and certificates. Certificates were also given to the thirty-four students that completed the twenty mile hike for the March of Dimes Walkathon. Seniors that received recognition as scholarship recipients were: Kim Meister — 4-year Regents' Scholarship to the University of Nebraska and National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation. Terry Buethe -- 1-year Regents' Scholarship to the University of Nebraska, Tecumseh Community Medical Association Scholarship, Bischoff Scholarship and UNL Honors Program Certificate. Delores Bailey — Tecumseh Young Womens' Jean Boline Scholarship and the Tecumseh Community Scholarship. Jeff Brommer — Academic Scholarship Award to Hastings College and Athletic Scholarship to Hastings College. Julie Faris — Athletic Scholarship to Kearney State in Track. Sandy Hahn — Cooperating School Scholarship to Peru State College and Tecumseh Education Association Scholarship. Lori Scott — Ak-Sar-Ben Scholarship to Kearney State. Special awards as outstanding students in academic areas were given to the following: Business Education — Jennifer Brinkman, Sally Davis, Darla McAlexander and Gerald Storbeck. Home Economics — Jackie Lempka and Cheri Peterson. Art — Dan and Lisa Wolken. I Dare You Awards — Steve Morrissey and Lori Scott. Library and Media Science — Carmen Meister, Kim Meister and Kathy Smith. Mathematics — Sharon Baum and Terry Buethe. Band — Terry Buethe. Vocal Music — Tammie Lantz. Superior Ratings at District Music Contest — Jennifer Brinkman, Terry Buethe, Sally Davis and the Clarinet Choir. Science — Lori Scott. Toward the end of the program, the 1977-78 cheer-leaders were announced and each was presented with a corsage. They are: B-Team — Shirley Laug (Head), Lori Packett and Diane Sapp. Varsity Football and Wrestling — Dutchess Hinkle (Head), Beverly Mason, Teri Mitchell, Jean Stewart, Pam Thompson and Barb Ullman. Varsity Basketball — Tish Morrissey (Head), Jane Baird, Bonnie Davison, Marg Morrissey, Susanne Scott and Kim Seeba. Laughter Broke out during this portion of the program when Jan Kunasek announced Dutchess Hinkle as head football coach instead of head cheerleader. The Honors and Awards Assembly was concluded with the presentation of four Spirit Awards, three of which went to faculty members — James Amos, Don Reimer and Virgil Blumhorst. 38 39 Commencement Is An End And A Beginning For The Class Of 'll Graduation was a time of mixed emotions for the class of seventy-seven. Before the commencement excercises everyone was overcome with anxious anticipation. Jim Seckman was even nervous at the thought of finally receiving his diploma. Earlier in the year he stated, The happiest day of my life will be if and when I graduate. But he wasn't the only one to find cause to rejoice. The faculty was elated as well. Each member of the class found some solemn moment to reflect on days gone by, somewhere between the processional and the recessional. The class displayed their colors with the girls wearing light blue robes and carrying a white rose and the guys wearing dark blue robes and a boutonniere. The class motto was When All Else Fails, The Future Still Remains. The ushers and usherettes were the juniors who participated in the 1977 track season. They were: Sharon Baum, Kris DeFreece, Laurie Fritsch, Rhonda Miesbach, Tish Morrissey, Kim Seeba, Terry Hinkle, Alan Horn, Joe Horn, Chris Hutt, Ron Lade and Randy Miller. 40 41 Go-mmenc ment £'X uU4eA Sunday, May 22,1977 3:00 P.M. Fanfare and Processional_________________High School Band Invocation______________________________Rev. Ervin C. Basler Salutatory Address________________________________Lori Scott Message________________________________________Rev. Ervin C. Basler Presentation of Scholarships and Awards— Dean Stewart, Principal Presentation of Class of 1977— Richard A. Brommer, Superintendent Awarding of Diplomas_____________________Dr. Ted Evans, Jr. Valedictory Address______________________________________Kim Meister Musical Selections_____________________________Mixed Chorus Benediction_____________________________Rev. Ervin C. Basler Recessional______________________________High School Band ----★-------- 42 ATHLETICS Young Gridders Build For Future Coach Richard Homs' young gridders struggled through a losing season. The team was comprised of seven freshmen, six sophomores and nine juniors who blended with six seniors to build a foundation for victories in years to come. The underclassmen who saw extensive action this year and will be returning are juniors: Alan Horn, Terry Hinkle, Chris Hutt, Mike McDonald, Randy Miller and Troy Walters, sophomores: Steve Carter, Mike Goracke, Vince Kerner, Gary Kuhl, Dave Sherman and Floyd Stinson, freshmen: Mark Brom-mer, Jon Campbell, Pat Davison and Casey Tagart. With this number of experienced and determined young players, Tecumseh football hopefully will achieve the victories in the next two or three years. Through attendance of long grueling practices and many games under strenuous advers conditions, the young team showed their dedication to the sport. It was this dedication and spirit that gave Tecumseh boys, fans and school a victorious and a successful Homecoming. Although Tecumseh will have many prospects for outstanding football players in the next years, we will not forget those seniors who strove to make this season better. Those were: Jeff Brommer, Terry Beuthe, Steve Lohmeier, Steve Miller, Alan Schmid and Vern Stephens. Among those seniors, Jeff Brommer was chosen All-State Academic Football and All-Conference and Alan Schmid was chosen All-Conference. Also named All-Conference was sophomore Floyd Stinson. FRONT ROW-(L.-R.) M. Lempke, C, Tagart, J. Fink, J. Krontz, S. Badestcher, D. Krontz, J. Smith, M. Brommer, M. McDonald, SECOND ROW-R. Kettlehake, D. Sherman, C. Hutt, R. Miller, P. Davison, J. Horn, S. Carter, J. Campbell, THIRD ROW-V. Kerner, T. Walters, G. Kuhl, M. Goracke, T. Buethe, A. Horn, J. Brommer, M. Oestmann, BACK ROW-V. Stephens, F. Stinson, D. Wolken, S. Miller, S. Lohmeier, D. Schultz, A. Schmidt, R. Stinson. NOT PICTURED-T. Hinkle, G. Kerner. 44 45 District Champs Race To Sixth At State Cross Country experienced it's best season since it's origination in 1968 with the team taking sixth in state, the district championship, three invitational trophies and a runner-up, three triangular and one dual win. Coach Amos disciplined the team by keeping them working hard in practices, but with his good sense of humor and a little compassion he was often persuaded to bend the workout schedule. Still no one can imagine how lonely it is running mile after mile. A person tries not to concentrate on the distance he has to run or the burning in his chest and the pain throughout his body. Instead, he lets his mind wander. He will occasionally think to himself, How much farther do I have to go, or Is it all worth it. But when he is about to finish, he is reassured of the worth. Only after a practice is finished does a cross country runner ever feel the complete pain. His body doesn't even want to move. But he realizes he made it through another practice and feels that sense of accomplishment that can only come to a cross country runner. The team started the season with an overwhelming performance at the Bennington Invitational, outdistancing Douglas and Fremont Bergan 19-42 for their second consecutive Bennington Invitational crown. Then, Tecumseh, at home in a tri-angluar with Johnson and Falls City, placed nine runners in the first 16 positions of the field to beat Falls City 17-29. What was to be the highlight of the year came close to being a nighmare when Tecumseh had to use the rulebook to defeat Douglas in the Tecumseh Invitational 13-17 after a 28-28 tie. The tie was broken by adding the finishes of the first three runner instead of the usual four to give the Indians their second straight Tecumseh Invitational win. Tecumseh next placed five runners in the first seven positions to defeat Douglas 16-22. The Indians needed only to show up for their next meet in carrying off the Doane Invitational trophy. Only Deshler, with three runners, braved the slopiest course the Indains ever ran on. Tecumseh had no problem in their last two home appearances of the year. The Indians put their best forward and to convincingly defeat Johnson-Brock and Valley in the triangular and Johnson-Brock and Douglas in the other. The Indians then traveled to Heb- FRONT R 0W-( L.-R.) J. Steinauer, M. Fricke, T. Baum, BACK ROW- D. Bartels, S. Morrissey, D. Mattheis, Coach Amos, L. Woltemath, M. McDonald, NOT PICTURED-R. Lade. 48 ron for an invitational featuring last year's state runner-up, Genoa. Tecumseh was blitzed by Genoa as they placed four runners in the top five in winning 12-40. But the Indians showed great team balance as the whole team finished 52 seconds apart. Tecumseh entered the District meet hoping to make it to State for the fourth year in a row and the second as District champs. Tecumseh's Cross Country Team ran their finishing 20 seconds apart and defeating Hebron 29-35. So the Indians traveled to Kearney with a 29-1 record in hopes of a state championship. But Tecumseh was denied again by placing sixth with 108 points. The Indians did, however, have something to smile about by avenging the loss to Genoa which finished with 113 points. The Indians finshed the season with 35 wins and 6 losses, 4 invitational championship trophies and well over two dozen medals. But the team will lose the services of six seniors, whose four year career has contributed to eight trophies, countless medals and cross country pride for the school as well as for the team. 49 50 Volleyball Girls Have Best Season The Tecumseh girls' volleyball team finished one of their best seasons with high sprited girls who had tried their hardest to achieve victories that would bring them closer to the state tourney. The Syracuse Invitational proves to be a very successful triumph for the volleyball team. The girls were proud to return home with the first place trophy after defeating Syracuse, Dawson-Vedron and Nebraska City. At the Southern Nebraska Conference tourney in Hebron, the volleyball team drew a bye in the first round, but were defeated in two straight games by Friend. Districts looked very hopeful when the girls beat Humboldt, but turned into a disappointment when they lost to Palmyra. Bus rides to and from away games were accompanied by singing of songs, telling of jokes and stories and talking about the game. When any away game was lost, spirit was not broken and the girls were more determined to go out and win their next game. The team lost six senior varsity players - Julie Faris, Tam-mie Lantz, Carmen Meiste, Tracy Meints, Kim Meister, and Jill Gorton. A Parents' Night was held the last home game in which the girls defeated Humboldt. After the game parents were invited into the cafeteria for sandwiches and refreshments. FRONT ROW (L TO R): K. Meister, T. Meints, C. Meister, T. Lantz, J. Gorton, J. Faris, M. Schulz. 2ND ROW: K. Britt, K. Wright, K. DeFreece, R. Miesbach, T. Morrissey, S. McPherrin, J. Brinkman. 3RD ROW: T. McCoy, K. Kavanaugh, L. Hackbart, S. DeVorss, R. Laue, M. Morrissey, D. Hauptman. 4TH ROW: Janice Bright, B-Team Coach, C. Bartels, L. Roberts, D. McAlexander, T. Wright, S. Davis, Marcee Muller, Varsity coach. NOT PICTURED: Sharon Baum. 51 52 Date The 1976 season record was: School Score Sept. 2 Auburn 15-10; 15- 5 Sept. 14 Nemaha Valley 15- 9; 15-13 Sept. 16 Louisville 11-15; 8-15 Sept. 21 Tri-County 12-15; 15- 3; 15- 3 Sept. 23 Syracuse 13-15; 12-15 Sept. 27 Pawnee City 17-15; 10-15; 15- 8 Sept. 30 Wymore 15-10; 7-15; 4-15 Oct. 4-7 Syracuse Invitational — First Place Trophy Nebraska City 15- 8; 21-19 Dawson-Verdon 15- 9; 8-15; 15-11 Syracuse 15-12; 15-11 Oct. 12 Humboldt 16-14; 15- 8 Oct. 14 Stella Southeast 15-13; 3-15; 15- 3 Oct. 20 Conference Tournament Friend 15- 4; 10-15; 10-15 Oct. 26 Wilbur 10-15; 15- 5; 15-11 Nov. 1-2 Districts Humboldt 13-15; 15-11; 15- 6 Palmyra 10-15; 11-15 Becky Laue, the team's faithful student manager who had to perform such tasks as getting the coach's mail, remembering things BEFORE the game, and giving the team vocal support, said, I was proud to be student manager of such a fine team. Their efforts at practice were rewarded by the season's record. Marcee Muller, varsity coach said, I thought we had a successful season. Everyone tried hard and the highlight was winning the Syracuse Invitational. Its going to be difficult to replace all the seniors that graduated. 53 Boys’ Basketball Team Finishes With 14-3 Record The Tecumseh High School Boys' Basketball Team finished their season with a 13-4 record, one of the best in the last five years. The boys returned home from the Southern Nebraska Conference at Tri-County with the second place trophy after they were defeated by Milford. In Districts atAuburn, the team was defeated by Humboldt in the championship round. All hopes for state were lost with the team receiving the second place trophy. In the Freshman-Sophomore Tournament at Wilbur, the basketball team placed first out of a total of eight teams. In the championship round they defeated Milford in a very close game. The team lost three senior varsity players: Les Lade, Jeff Brommer and Steve Hutt BACK ROW L. TO R.--Coach Stan Martin, T. Hinkle, R. Buethe, D. Sherman, S. Osterthun, A. Horn, R. Miller, F.Stinson, Assis. Coach Jim Amos. FRONT ROW L. TO R.—J. Parrish, V. Kemer, C. Hutt, D. Bartels, J. Brommer, C. Tagart. FRONT ROW L. TO R.—Coach Jim Amos, V.Kemer, C. Hutt, D. Kroll, R. Buethe, D. Sherman, S. Osterthun, G. Lempka, J. Wolken, J. Parrish, SECOND ROW L. TO R. R. Kettlehake, P.Davison, S. Bartels, M. Oest-man, M. Brommer, M. Gorake, R. Britt, D. Bartels. THIRD ROW L. TO R.— R. Watteyne, M. Rauner, T. Putnam, M. McDonald, C. Tagart, D. Krontz, T. Evans. 55 ! Name FG FT TP PF Reb. Ast. T.O. L. Lade 73 31 176 55 121 25 49 A. Horn 69 27 165 30 131 15 46 F. Stinson 61 21 133 47 123 21 47 S. Hutt 25 11 61 24 49 4 19 T. Hinkle 11 3 25 16 15 3 9 S. Osterthun 2 5 9 7 18 2 0 D. Sherman 12 13 37 13 31 1 21 J. Brommer 24 21 69 39 39 8 33 R. Miller 89 51 229 47 93 28 70 R. Buethe 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 V. Kerner 8 3 19 4 3 0 4 C. Hutt 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 Team Total 374 192 938 286 217 104 309 31 Humboldt 46 48 Wymore 47 40 Wilber 28 47 Johnson 36 53 Adams 79 48 Milford 43 79 Pawnee City 40 54 Tri- -County 48 70 Friend 46 66 Falls City 59 50 Friend 44 59 Milford 65 57 Sterling 55 68 Auburn 53 57 Wymore 54 60 So. East Cons. 51 51 Humboldt 65 13-4 57 Inexperienced Team Shows Improvement At the end of the first official girls' basketball season, the record stood at 6-7. Although not a winning season, the 7 games were lost by a total of only 28 points. The season started off with a bang, as the girls jumped out to a 3-0 record. They looked very impressive, but inexperience caught up with them as they dropped the next 5 games in a row. A bright spot in the season with the girls' second-place finish in the Southern Conference tourney. Hopes of a trip to state were crushed when the Indians went down to defeat in the final seconds at the district tournament. Leading the team were seniors Julie Faris and Tammie Lantz. Their combined efforts accounted for 68% of the total team points. Other team members seeing extensive action were juniors Laurie Fritsch and Rhonda Meisbach, and sophomores Sue McPherrin and Lauren Roberts. Faris and Lantz received post-season honors, Faris being named to the Southern Nebraska All-Conference first team, and Lantz was named to the second team. Rich Hoins, varsity coach, commented, I was pleased with our season. Our own turnovers helped defeat us more than anything else, but our ball handling should improve with more experience. The team was well supported through the season. Terry Hinkle, Floyd Stinson, Dave Sherman, Dennis Mattheis, and Jeff Brommer led the cheering section. The people who sat around Becky Laue will never forget jump ball! at the Elk Creek game. Practices were hard, with the team going through power drills, shuttles, and ball-handling drills, time after time. Tammie Lantz said, The hardest part of basketball was learning the different plays. Lauren Roberts said, The practices were hard, but Coaches Hoins and Suydan made them fun. The varsity players felt that the team had improved over the year and are optimistic for a good team next year. VARSITY STANDING (L TO R): Kris Defreece, Marg Morrissey, Julie Faris, Tammie Lantz, Rhonda Miesbach, Lauren Roberts, Coach Rich Hoins, Laurie Fritsch, Dutchess Hinkle, Sue McPherrin, Tish Morrissey, Jennifer Brinkman, Teresa McCoy. KNEELING: Student managers Julie Fox and Kathy Kavanaugh. B-TEAM KNEELING (L TO R): Lisa Wolken, Shari DeVorss, Tish Morrissey, Jennifer Brinkman, Darla Me Alexander, Shirley Laug, Marg Morrissey, Kris Defreece, LuAnn Othmer. STANDING: Ruth Laue, Cindy Morrissey, Michelle Rowe, Jackie Schultz, Diane Horstman, Kathy Bohling, Joy Parrish, Pam Thompson, Sue Scott, Terry Mitchel, Nina Wheeler, Coach Mike Suydan. 58 35 Tri-County 28 41 Filley 34 43 Wilber 26 35 Auburn 38 42 Adams 45 32 Wymore 36 40 Johnson-Brock 47 38 Elk Creek 43 46 Pawnee City 36 Southern Conference Tournament: 32 Wilber 16 31 Tri-County 25 23 Wymore 28 District Tournament: 44 Pawnee City 46 59 Grapplers Wrestle Through Difficult Season The wrestling team met with near disaster this year. Few of last year's underclass lettermen participated, so the team was composed of wrestlers with little experience. Only five prospective grapplers showed up for the first few practice sessions; however, within a week and a hlaf four more joined leavinc only the heavyweight, 185 and 138 pound weight classes open. Prior to the first match, two more wrestlers joined the squad filling the heavyweight and 138 weight classes. Injuries also took their toll. With the season approximately half over Ron Lade and Ross Colton were injured and out for the rest of the season. Induries combined with inexperie nee caused a poor season's record of 0-7. Pictured are: Coach Kurt Christensen, Walt Ullman, John Krontz, Dan Frink, Glen Lull, Dale Johnson, Joe Horn, Greg Kemer, Randy Mason. Tec Opp 11 Milford 56 10 Stella 36 18 Wilbur 45 19 Weeping Water 43 6 Friend 57 15 Tri-County 45 19 Auburn 39 61 Tom Reiber-Hwt 185 Dale Johnson-167 Ron Lade-155 Glen Lull-145 Ross Colton-138 119 Dan Frink-132 Joe Horn-126 John Krontz- Greg Kerner-112 Walt Ullman-105 62 Randy Mason-98 ! Boys’ Track Team Improves This year the boys' track team showed significant improvement over recent years. Three first and six other finishes of sixth or above were chalked up by the team. Several outstanding individuals were also apparent during the year. Tom Baum set a new school record in the two mile run and later broke his own record setting the present time of 10:31.1. Jim Steinauer took more than a second off the old mile record when he finished at 4:44.0. Alan Horn set a new time in the 180 low hurdles when he broke Tony Davis' record of 21.3 by two tenths of a second. Terry Hinkle, selected as most valuable track man, broke the school record in the pole vault four times finally setting the mark at 13 foot He was the leading scorer on the team and ultimately became the 1977 Nebraska Class C State Champion. Tecumseh's 2-mile relay team also qualified for the state meet Mike Fricke, Jim Steinauer, Roger Britt and Dave Sherman had the fourth fastest qualifying time in the state, but finished ninth at the meet Dave Sherman, a sophomore rookie, received more medals than any other member of the team. Over all this year's team was well rounded, lacking scoring potential only in the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Great improvement over last year was evident in the shot and discus, and all lettermen in these events are underclassmen. Other field events, such as long jump and high jump were also totally underclassmen, but one pole vaulter will graduate. The hurdlers, who showed their talent by racking up points in nearly every meet, will be losing only one let-terman. Middle distance and long distance runners were primarily seniors, but underclassmen have shown much potential. Letter winners for the 1977 season are: seniors -- Tom Baum, Jim Steinauer, Dennis Mattheis, Terry Buethe, Mike Crane, Steve Morrissey, Jeff Brom-mer, Mike Fricke and student manager Lori Scott; juniors -- Alan Horn, Randy Miller, Terry Hinkle, Joe Horn, Ron Lade and Chris Hutt; Sophomores — Floyd Stinson, Rodney Buethe, Dave Sherman and Roger Britt; and freshmen — Mark McDonald. 63 64 65 Girls Track Continues Success Tecumseh's girls' track team continued to demonstrate their state-level class with one of the most successful sports records at THS this year. The girls experienced only three team losses this year, those being a second at the Kearney Indoor, a fourth in the Red Grovert Relays, and eighth in State. With such an impressive record, the squad became very well known. Other competitors looked wearily at the task ahead of them while T-Town's girls looked expectantly to a-nother victory. The girls' character and dedication contributed to their success. No matter how exciting a sport might be or how well the team might do, practices can get to be routine. The majority of these girls, however, worked hard and gave that extra free time for bettering themselves in their events. Running on week-ends, in rain, in cold or beyond the daily workout demonstrated the girls' dedication to their sport Track gave its awards also. The athlete develops better stamina, more quickness and improves her body physically as well as mentally. To some this may not be enough of a reward, they have a vision of winning — by running faster, by throwing further or by jumping higher or longer. The Tecumseh girls have proved themselves time and time again as being outstanding in all of these events. Included in the list of wins are the 1977 Southern Nebraska Conference Title and the 1977 District Championship. In the Conference meet, the girls outdistanced the closest team by 16 points. Julie Faris led the squad with 40 points. However, the girls scored an astounding 72 points to put the title away. Although the girls were exuberant over such an achievement, this was only the beginning step to the District Championship. There Tecumseh girls accepted the challenge and took the title from tough competitors with 56 points and winning by eight points. Districts led to an impressive achievement for three girls who qualified for the Girls' State Track Meet. Those who qualified were: Julie Faris-senior, Tish Morrissey-junior, and Sheri Davis-freshman. They worked hard another week for the most competitive meet and highest honor attainable in Nebraska girls' track. All three girls made a super effort and represented Tecumseh well. Julie Faris placed in three of her four events in Class C: 220 yard dash-first, long jump-third, 100 yard dash-fifth and Julie, who ran an excellent 440 and won, was disqualified for stepping out of her lane. Sheri Davis broke the school record in the 880 yard run by two-tenths of a second. This is quite an honor for a freshman. Tish Morrissey, who had broken her own school record earlier, also ran an excellent mile. Coach Marcee Muller was happy with the girls' performances. She stated, I felt all three girls gave one hundred percent in their respective events, and I was pleased with their efforts. Besides the overall victories, this has also been the year for record-breaking performances. New records were set in the 440 yard dash-Julie Faris, :58.6; 880 yard run-Sheri Davis, 2:32.6; Mile Relay-Sally Davis, Teresa McCoy, Tish Morrissey and Kim Seeba, 4:29.3; and the Mile Run-Tish Morrissey, 5:56.1. BACK ROW-(L. TO R.) Mgr. J. Fox, S. Davis, S. McPherrin, T. McCoy, L. Roberts, L. Buethe and Mgr. J. Putnam. MIDDLE ROW — Coach M. Muller, J. Schmid, L. Fritsch, D. McAlexander, J. Brinkman, L. Othmer, K. Seeba and S. DeVorss. FRONT ROW-R. Miesbach, J. Farris, T. Morrissey, S. Davis, M. Morrissey and B. Laue. 66 As another year goes by, THS loses its seniors and with them go two very valuable track members Julie Faris and Becky Laue. Becky has been important to the team all season. She was always there if a teammate needed her and there yelling for everyone. Becky also contributed in the team effort point-wise. She placed in many duals and triangulars and went to the finals at some of the larger meets. Julie Faris has been the major point contributor in THS girls' track for the last four years. There has never been a meet in her high school career in which she hasn't placed and in the last two years, most have been first places. Julie has set new school records in the 100, 220 and 440 yard dashes, the long jump and the 80 yard hurdles and was also on the 880 yard relay. Besides her countless points, Julie has also been a team leader. Julie stated, I really enjoyed my season with the team. It was rewarding as well as fun. I'm looking forward to track at Kearney, but I know I'll miss running with my friends. Becky and Julie will be very much missed by the squad, but Coach Muller is optimistic. This team is very young- composed of all underclassmen but two. I'm sure we'll feel the impact of losing our seniors, but we will still be in good contention for future seasons. We have alot of depth in our girls and the improvement from last year has been great. TECUMSEH COUNTRY CLUB yEMBERS 6UESTS jtREEV FEES S300 Golf Team Has Best Season The THS Golf Team finished with their best season so far, according to Larry Anderson, golf coach. The team began the year with three returning lettermen. With a 2-4 record, the golf team placed fifth in Conference at Friend and seventh in Districts at Pioneer in Lincoln. Steve Lohmeier placed tenth at Districts and received a medal for his efforts. Steve became the first Tecumseh golfer ever to place in the top ten at Districts. The team had six lettermen this year—Steve Hutt, Steve Lohmeier, Jeff Reynolds, Jim Parrish, Mark Brommer and Jon Campbell. The 1978 golf season will hopefully see two returning lettermen due to the disappointing fact two graduated and two will move away. Steve Hutt was chosen as the team's outstanding golfer based upon the best season average. The team had practice every night after school except when the greens were sprayed. Some even played on the weekends. They had matches in the rain, on mud greens, windy or hot days and even when the weather was nice. Jim Parrish said, It was fun and we improved greatly as the season went along. L. TO R. — Steve Lohmeier; Larry Anderson, golf coach, Gary Lempka; Jon Campbell; Mark Brommer; Tim Putnam; Jeff Reynolds, Jim Parrish and Steve Hutt 70 CLASSES vy Royce Badertscher Dale Borrenpohl Mike Crane Delores Bailey Jeff Brommer Julie Faris Debbie Bartels Terry Buethe Mike Fricke Tom Baum Jeff Campbell Jill Gorton Graduation Marks An Important Passage In The Times Of Their Lives 72 The class of '77 struggled with the times of their lives — sometimes succeeding, some sometimes failing — but they always recovered with a little help from their friends. The class accomplished their major obligations. As freshmen, they cleaned up after Homecoming; as sophomores, they decorated for Homecoming and ordered class rings; as juniors, they put on the junior-senior prom and banquet; and as seniors, they reached an important milestone in the days of their lives, realizing if all else fails, the future still remains. 73 Susie Hemmer Steve Hutt Dale Johnson Robert Kettelhake Les Lade Tammle Lantz Becky Laue 74 76 Tom Reiber Alan Schmid Mary Schutz Ken Rieken Dan Schultz Lori Scott 77 Jim Seckman Kathy Smith Jim Steinauer Vern Stephens Randy Stinson Sue Suydan 78 Juniors Strive For Originality Magazine sales start the wick burning for the financial status of the Junior, Senior Prom. Mary Pfister and Jim Parrish were high salesmen. They also sold concessions at several sports events. The juniors also participated in county government day on November 17, 1976. This year for the first time the whole class got to go to County Government Day. The juniors planned prom with the theme Stairway to Heaven and the band Gypsy River. Waiters and Waitresses for prom were chosen by the junior class. The class presented the play Trudy's Two Faces with 16 students involved in the play. Mr. Suydan, director of the play stated, This year's junior class play accomplished all its goals; it was entertaining, the students participating had fun, it was well attended, and it made money. All in all, it was very successful. Class officers were President, Rhonda Miesbach; Vice President, Kim See-ba; Secretary, Tish Morrissey; and Treasurer, Jackie Lempka. R. Colton S. Badertscher D. Bartels S. Baum R. Bohling K. Britt S. Clifton K. DeFreece L. Finke L. Fritsch R. Gottula T. Henricks T. Hinkle 80 A. Horn J. Horn C. Hutt T. Kemer R. Kettelhake S. Knippelmeyer T. Lempka D. Kroll R. Krontz D. Kunzman R. Lade L. Laug J. Lempka 81 B. Morrissey S. Mahoney S. Morrissey V. Mason T. Morrissey A. McCulla M. Morrow M. McDonald J. Parrish R. Miesbach G. Pella R. Miller C. Peterson M. Pfister J. Phillips M. Pope G. Ramsey R. Rauner C. Schmidt E Storbeck K. Seeba N. Stover M. Weakland T. Walters L. Wright 83 Sophomores Help Make Homecoming A Success The sophomores main responsibility this year was to plan and decorate for homecoming. The theme which was voted on by the class was Elusive Dreams. The homecoming band was Citizen's Band. The class went through with many trials and tribulations during the process of getting ready for homecoming. The biggest problem was when they thought they had Timberwolf and the week of homecoming they called and said they already had a contract for that night Lauren Roberts, chairman of the committee for finding a band, about had a nervous breakdown since she only had a week to find a replacement. The decorations consisted of a rainbow made out of cardboard with stripes painted on it Clouds were made out of cardboard and batting. The clouds had the theme written on them and the name of the band. Pastel streamers were hung around the gym. The color of the streamers were orange, light blue, light green, violet, yellow and white. The band was surrounded by a white picket fence. The class attendants were Susie McPherrin and Mike Goracke. The sophomores took part in various activities during homecoming week. The skit was a take-off from Johnny Carson. Matt Piersol-Johnny Carson; Lauren Roberts-Ed Mac Mahon; Walt Ullman-The Fonz. Unfortunately the panel of judges seated under the west basket, could not hear or see the sophomore skit Mrs. Hoins, a judge, made a remark, I could not hear of see the sophomore skit The sophomores on the other hand, felt clearly that their skit was the best. When the judges announced the freshman as winners and the juniors as runner-up, the sophomores were stunned with disbelief. Since it was a homecoming activity the skits were used to bolster spirit The sophomores and judges were able to joke about the decision that the judges made. The sophomores also had to make the big decision about a class ring. Students felt the rings were too expensive, but they thought they should buy one so that it could be kept for the memories. The students that bought the rings were pleased with what they received. The class officers included President, Bonnie Davison. Bonnie provided leadership and organization. She had to get a crew to sell for concessions at games. She also chose committees for decorating, getting a band, refreshments and selling tickets for homecoming. Other officers were Vice President, Shari DeVorss; Secretary, Cindy Bartels; Treasurer, Matt Pier-sol. C. Bartels B. Davison J. Bates S. DeVorss J. Brinkman J. Fox R. Britt J. Fricke R. Buethe M. Goracke S. Carter J. Gottula S. Davis S. Gottula D. Haupman P. Hemmer K. Kavanaugh V. Kemer L. Hillman T. Kroll D. Hinkle J. Krontz K. Hinkle G. Kuhl L. Hackbart D. Homer R. Laue R. Hahn T. Homer G. Lempka 85 D. McAlexander T. McCoy S. McPherrin C. Morrissey M. Morrissey P. Neeman S. Osterthun L. Othmer M. Othmer M. Piersol D. Pohlman J. Putnam M. Rickman L. Roberts J. Robinson M. Rowe D. Sherman D. Staley 86 J. Stewart F. Stinson B. Stone G. Storbeck W. Ullman C. Wagner M. Zillig D. Watteyne N. Wheeler J. Wolken L. Wolken K. Wright T. Wright 87 Freshmen Outdo Upperclassmen In Homecoming Skit The freshman did not have many duties, since it was their first year in high school. They took down the homecoming decorations and cleaned up the mess after the homecoming dance. The freshman won the skit contest which was presented during the pep rally, homecoming afternoon. Mike Rauner was a Tecumseh cheerleader. He had to do some cartwheels and was dressed in a cheerleading outfit and had on a yellow wig made of yam. The President of the class was Jon Campbell; Vice President, Pat Davison; Secretary, Jackie Schultz; Treasurer, Julie Gorton. J. Campbell J. Baird S. Bartels K. Bohling P. Brinkman M. Brommer L. Buethe S. Davis M. Davison p. Davison M. Evans T. Evans J. Fink 88 D. Frink J. Gorton B. Gritz T. Guenther S. Henrichs D. Horstman S. Laug G. Kaster G. Kemer D. Kettelhake R. Koehler D. Krontz M. Krouse 89 R. Martin D. Packett B. Mason L. Packett R. Mason M. McDonald K. Miesbach J. Parrish T. Putnam M. Rauner M. Lempke M. Oestmann T. Mitchel D. Reilly J. Reynolds D. Sapp J. Schmid A. Schmiegelow J. Schultz S. Scott D. Seeba J. Smith C. Tagart P. Thompson B. Ullman R. Watteyne A. Wilhelm R. Wright Just as the students survived another year, so did the Faculty at T.H.S. A few of the duties of the faculty were handing out tests, passes, and also the ever popular detention. A number of teachers sold tickets at games and sponsored classes and other numerous activities. The teachers strived to bring loyality, friendship, and discipline to the students. In general, the entire faculty contributed greatly to the success of this school year in their own unique way by teaching social and academic skills to the students. The faculty also helps support the students by helping to raise money for a scholarship started by the TEA. There were stiff muscles Tuesday morning. March 8, 1977 after Monday nights basketball game between the T.H.S. faculty and the Harlem Wizards. The faculty got off to a slow start, but with teamwork, hustle, and skill, came to their defeat only to loose by three points. It was a night enjoyed by all who attended. 92 School spirit was exhibited by the faculty when they presented a skit at a pep rally. The teachers involved were Janice Bright, Richard Davis, Jim Amos, Rich Hoins, Bill Ho-sack, Mike Suydan, Marcee Muller, Stan Martin, Jan Kuna-sek, Don Reimer, and Dean Stewart They showed their talents by playing the school song, under the excellent direction of Miss Kunasek. Dean Stewart, head cheerleader, led a few cheers, in his blue tennies. The entire pep rally turned out to be very successful. 3 93 94 The goals and aspirations of the public school systems in the United States are like the pendulum on a clock -they swing historically from one extreme to the other as society dictates every changing modes of living. The swing, in 1958, after the launching of Sputnik 1, was to prepare everyone for a life of science and engineering. This goal was replaced, a decade later, by a goal to have everyone I earn a vocational trade. Throughout the years, many schools have followed the extremes. The students in the Tecumseh Public Schools are very fortunate in that the society in which they live have not demanded the installation of these extremes, and our graduates have had the opportunity to receive an education that is steeped in the fundamentals while containing elements of both vocational and college preparatory material. To the patrons who support this concept, we are most grateful. — Richard A. Brommer I give many thanks to the Tecumseh Jr.-Sr. High School Faculty Members and Students who worked long and hard this year to make our school a better place for learning to take place. I marvel at this energy of young people who dedicate themselves to doing a good job. It is interesting to note that the students the busiest in activities are for the most part the same students who make the honor roll. I sincerely hope more students become involved next year. — Dean Stewart 95 Yearbook Staff Pictures School Life After a busy year the Yearbook Staff has completed the 1976 Annual. With the help of the following people, this book was made possible. Editor-in-chief, Steve Morrissey; Photographers, Tim Morrissey, Don Bartels, Jim Steinauer, Matt Pier-sol; Activities, Sharon Baum, Lori Scott, Kim Seeba, Jane Phillips, Bonnie Davison; Classes, Becky Laue, Sue Hemmer, Linda Grove, Julie Fox; Organizations, Rita Krontz, Teri Kerner, Deb Bartels, Sue Mahoney; Sports, Terry Buethe, Karen Britt, Kim Meister, Lauren Roberts. In the lower picture from LEFT TO RIGHT ARE: Tim Morrissey, Lori Scott, Kim Seeba, Lauren Roberts, Jane Phillips, Julie Fox, Becky Laue, Kim Meister, Linda Grove, Terry Buethe, Karen