Tecumseh High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Tecumseh, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1981 volume:

’81 Tomahawk Tecumseh Public School 358 North 6th Tecumseh, NE. Volume LVIII q banner year I UUM T WC rntrMnC They told me that Life could be just what I made it-Life could be fashioned and worn like a gown; I, the designer; mine the decision Whether to wear it with bonnet or crown. And so I selected the prettiest pattern- Life should be made of the rosiest hue-Something unique, and a bit out of fashion, One that perhaps would be chosen by few. But other folks came and they leaned o’er my shoulder; Somebody questioned the ultimate cost; Somebody tangled the thread I was using; One day I found that my scissors were lost. And somebody claimed the material faded; Somebody said I’d be tired ere ’twas worn; Somebody's fingers, too pointed and spiteful. Snatched at the cloth, and I saw it was torn. Oh! somebody tried to do all of the sewing, Wanting always to advise or condone. Here is my life, the product of many; Where is that gown I could fashion—alone? Nan Terrell Reed I Jeanne, don't look so astonished. Don't hide your face, it's only a camera. Carla as usual, doing nothing. Give it to me will ya! For The Dreams Of Tomorrow Al, Lloyd and Scott, the Champs! Now, how do I spell that? Sister Mary Kelly!?! Kelly, don’t look so amazed. Ready, set, go for a pin Jamie Classes q banner year Class Officers: (L to R): Julie Morrissey. Secretary. Danny Mattheis. President Scott Badertscher, Treasurer. THS Class of The Seniors of 1981 face their graduation with mixed emotions. We are eager to get out of school and go out into the world and make something of ourselves, but yet there is a feeling of sadness because we have to leave such a big part of our lives behind us. Our high school years are kind of an uphill battle, because it is a highly emotional time in our life, and when we finally make it through we feel a great sense of pride because the battle is won and we are now ready to go out and face the world. We were all deeply saddened by the loss of one of our class mates, but that tragedy brought us all closer together and made us appreciate our lives so much more. The road ahead of us is a long and winding one, and no one is sure of what is awaiting them, but I am sure that we will look back at our high school years as warm and fond memories. Nice legs Scott! Shut your mouths! 6 Scott Badertscher Curt Bartels Scott Bartels Sharon Bartholomew Kelly Carter Tammy Davison Is that supposed to be Modern Art? Mike Fox Ron Fritsch Doug Goracke Mike Grof David Johnson John Kavanaugh You’d make a good secretary Alan. You little Q HQ !I Are you talking to your man again Jean? Nineteen Eighty-One The Devil in Julie Morrissey! 7 We Don’t Know What The Future Holds; Are you Trying to draw Chuck? Are your fingers good Jeanne? Randy (Picasso) Wenzl How many bags did you say? Earth to Jean-Space Cadet. There's the motor where’s the body? 8 But We Know Who Holds Another Smut book Deb? Tammy working 9-5. Whats so funny Danelle? Why do you two look so guilty? The Future. George Schmidt, Mr. January Wake up Pella! 9 Kareem Abdul Meister Today’s Dreams Wait till I'm finished We know where your mind is! 10 Lloyd Laue Alan Lempka Lisa Masur Tim Mason Danny Mattheis Cheryl Meister Thats the First human X-Mas tree I've ever seen. Lois Kettelhake Kathy Kroll Bruce Lade Is Mrs. Hesmans class that boring? Jeanne Pella Carla Pfister Janet Phillips Lonnie Pooch Sue Ramsey Chuck Robertson Kathy did you just wake up? Are Realities That looks like a tough job George. 11 The 1981 Senior Class . . . What are you posing for Lois: the movies!! 12 The Class With Class . . . 13 Robbie Stephens Dave Thompson Kent Volkmer Diane Watteyne Jean Weakland Men’s gossip session!?! Allen Wenzl Randy Wenzl The Future Is Ours Come on Lois, Work! Why are you so happy Chuck? 14 What are you drinking Kroll, Pepsi or Mountain Dew? Pepsi is for the young the other?? IN MEMORY OF JOHN C. KAVANAUGH Just as you were you will always be a loving thought in our memory In our thoughts you ever shall stay Loved and remembered day after day Gone is the face we loved so dear Silent is the voice we loved to hear Too far away for sight or speech But not too far away for prayer to reach The years may dim the memory and take away the pain But you will always live in our hearts Until we meet again. 15 Forseeing The Future “Eleven down and one to go” were amidst the thoughts of the Juniors throughout the year. They soon realized that the end was drawing near, and dreams of their future were close at hand. The year started off in a different fashion than the last, taking tests for the Army, and of course the P.S.A.T. for the college bound. The Juniors were not highly represented in sports, but those who were out, received many starting positions in their sport. The raising of money for the prom proved to be quite a task. In fact, the magazine sales was not enough to satisfy our needs, so we had to resort to other means of making money. This years class officers are: President, Brenda Miesbach; Vice President, Beth Davison; Treasurer, Ron Hackbart; and Secretary, Kenny Lueders. All in all, the year turned out to be one we will always remember. Shy and Speedy!?! Pres. B. Miesbach; V.P. B. Davison; Trea. R. Hackbart; Sec. K. Lueders 16 John Baum Dennis Britt Scott Davis Beth Davison Jamie DeVorss Todd Evans Mark Fricke Julie Gottula Ron Hackbart Jennifer Hahn Liz Hansel Becky Hauptman Kelly Hesman Tim Horn Brenda Johnson Kenneth Johnson Susan Klein Mike Krause Christy Laue Sue Lynn Laue Kenny Lueders Brenda Miesbach Steve Mueller Kathy Neemann Tammy Parrish All this for the Army!?! 18 Todd Parrish Josie Pella Chris Pope Don Puchalla Shari Raney Jon Rauner Joyce Staley Bob Stitt Terri Stewart Jamie Thompson Jon finally makes it into T.V. HAND CHECK!! Todd; Maybe we can weld it? Tim Thompson Phil Ullman Class officers left to right: Sec. Kelly, Treas. Bill, V-Pres. Bob, Pres. Susie. Soph Heading For Tomorrow The Seniors of “83” took charge of Homecoming “80”. Against the Wind was the theme for the occasion. The colors light blue, silver, and lavender were twisted and coordinated around the gym to give it the decorated look. The class spent the day of the dance to put up streamers and other decorations. The committee that picked the music had a tough decision on their hands; they had to stay in a price range, and choose what teenagers listen to today. In their search they found “Chaser”. Kate Morrissey and Bob Watteyne were the class’s choice of attendants for homecoming royalty. Many Sophomores were active in sports and various organizations throughout the school year. Working in the organizations kept many students in or at school many .hours of the day. Bob Watteyne was named to the First team all-conference as an offensive guard. Many other sophomores earned letters during the past year of sports. Still working on ths decorations for the dance tonight? Keep up the GOOO WORK! R. Badertscher J. Bailey B. Baird D. Bicknell T. Bohling J. Brinkman S. Carpenter A. Carson S. Davis L. Evans 19 Darren Mattheis: Scientist of Tomorrow. What's the matter Dave? Kate will help you solve your problems. Be serious Kate. B. Gobber L. Goracke J. Grot B. Hansel J. Hazen J. Kettelhake R. Koehler S. Krause T. Kremke B. Kroll K. LaFrance J. Little C. Mason J. Mason D. Mattheis D. Miesbach K. Mitchel K. Morrissey D. Mueller G. Neeman 20 PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING K. Badertscher L. Bartels K. Bartholomew K. Bohling D. Chrltton J. Evans J. Fink T. Finn J. Hahn D. Holthus J. Horn P. Johnson T. Kremke J. Kroeze R. Kroll Jason and The Wizard of Oz Fantasy. Mike and his letter holder. Surprise, Surprise! 23 J. Little M. Mandery S. Masur L. Nickell L. Othmer M. Othmer J. Parrish P. Pearson M. Pella J. Ramsey F. Rothell J. Vance K. Vance T. Wilhelm M. Yates 24 Organizations q banner year Spirit of T.H.S. The cheerleaders for the 1980-81 sport season were Kelly Hesman head cheerleader, Teresa Bohling, Renae Koehler, Trish Kremke, and Karen La France. The Junior Varsity were Jill Parrish, head Cheerleader, Jill Hahn, Deb Chritton, and Kim Badertscher. There were no try-outs because not enough girls wanted to be a cheerleader. So the job was given to the girls. They attended a camp at Doane College in Crete July 9-16. They spent the days learning new cheers to use during football and basketball seasons. They also learned routines, jumps, pyramids, and met many friends. They were given each day to practice so they could show the cheerleaders that were in charge of the camp what they had learned in a day. They slowly improved each night. The Junior Varsity were given the chance to compete in the final competition. The Varsity won a trophy for the most improved squad. Throughout the week ribbons were given out for each night’s performance. The J.V.’s brought home 4 ribbons and the Varsity 5 ribbons. There were conflicts among all of them. But things usually turned out okay. They did their best cheerleading without the pep club. GO BIG T” and DEFENSE were among the fan's favorite cheers during basketball districts. Pep rallies and other things were planned by the cheerleaders. Junior Varsity: Top Jill Parrish (head cheerleader), middle Jill Hahn. Kim Badertscher, and Bottom Deb Chritton. Some cheerleaders you are one is wearing a coat and the other is sticking out her tongue. Now shape up or ship out! Varsity: Top Renae Koehler, middle Trish Kremke, Teresa Bohling, Bottom Kelly Hesman (head cheerleader), Karen LaFrance. Eat, Eat. Eat. Are you having a hard time swallowing that food Sheri? And you other two what’s the matter with you? Sitting left to right: Carla Pfister, Joyce Kettelhake, Julie Little. Susan Klein. Angie Carson, Barb Gobber. Sheri Packwood, and Sponsor Jan Richert. Lying left to right: Jeanne Pella, Tammy Davison, Cheryl Meister, Trish Kremke, Kelly Carter, Tammy Parrish, Janet Phillips, Renae Koehler, Teresa Bohling, Lois Kettelhake. And that’s what happened to her . . . But what about them . . . Y-Teens Have Comida Time Helping with Homecoming coronation is getting to be a school tradition for the Y-Teens. They chose the colors light blue and silver for the candidates and attendants banners. While people were making banners, others were writing stories for the paper and the football program. Next on the agenda was a field trip with the FHA. They left one morning for the Youth Developmental Center at Geneva and the Women’s Reformatory at York. Between the two stops they ate Godfather’s Pizza. In January, a potluck supper was held. Heart Sister Week came upon them the week before Valentine’s Day, in which they played their gags and jokes on their Heart Sister. On Friday they gave each other their gifts and told who their Heart Sister was. As usual, the group packaged candy for the Easter egg hunt for the kids of the community. 27 Row 1, L to R: T. Parrish, K. Morrissey. B. Meisbach, Row 2: L. Ramsey. J. Morrissey. Row 3: T. Bohling, J. Weakland. S. Davis. Row 4: K. Vance. J. Parrish, K. Hessman. Row 5: J. Ramsey. Secretary. C. Laue. Treasurer. B. Davison. Row 6: Sponsor Ted Harshbarger. President. S. Ramsey. Vice-President. J. Phillips. More Go In 80 The 1980-81 Girls T-Club started out slow. The first thing on their minds was to make some money. The girls sold cakes at BB VB games. The traditional parents nite for the VB BB games were held, and flowers were purchased for the mothers. The busy schedule of the girls, stopped a lot of accomplishments, that could have been made, but all seemed to work. To show the spirit in our club, the girls performed a skit before the boys played in regencies. The future plans of the club is to buy new banners for the conference teams that were lost. Back Row, L to R: Barb Gobber, Su Ramsey, Shari Packwood. Julie Morrissey, Christy Laue, Kate Morrissey. Front Row L to R: Stephen Lincoln. Casey Wilson, Casey Irvin, Matt Jewell, Dusty Boardman, Mike Lade. 28 L. to R. Front: Roger Hill, Sponsor; Bill Baird, Don Puchalla, Ron Watteyne, Danny Mattheis, Doug Goracke. Scott Badertscher. Tim Hackbart, Tim Horn, Bob Stitt, Scott Davis, David Miesbach, Bob Mason, Curt Bartels, Bruce Lade, The 1980-81 Boys T-Club went into action with sponsor Roger Hill in command. The first thing they accomplished was the purchasing of flowers for parents night at a basketball game. They ordered honor patches for all-conference football, all-conference basketball, district basketball champs and wrestling champs. These will be given to the members who received them during the athletic season. The final thing that the club did during its enthusiastic season, was the boys “T Club Senior-Facutly basketball game. Although the seniors won 92-59, the game went well and both teams had a good time. With the 80-81 year ending the Club looks forward to next season. Up For Grabs Wenzl's Picture Perfect Form T-Club Runs In Shadows 29 Diversified The Student Council was involved in a number of projects in 1980-81. The group co-sponsored the Spook-A-Rama for the elementary school in October. Considerable work went into the project, to the delight of the elementary students. The Council purchased a Christmas tree in December. The tree was decorated with volunteer decorations from homes of council members. The foosball table continued to be an excellent source of revenue. As a result, the council contributed to the Tecumseh Community Scholarship fund. A suggestion box was constructed and made available to the students. It is the hope of the council that this will enable the students to express themselves more about things that concern them. Members provided refreshments for the Parent-Teacher conferences and distributed report cards to parents as they arrived for the conferences with the teachers. Finally, the members took a good look at the Student Council Constitution, resulting in a few changes. Annie Puchalla the Spook-A-Rama scene. Back — L to R: Danny Mattheis. David Miesbach. Scott Davis. Curt Bartels. Tim Horn, Christy Laue. Second Row: Kelly Carter, Jill Hahn. Laurie Ramsey, Julie Morrissey, Brenda Miesbach. Seated: Larry Hershberger. Sponsor. Susie Brenda handing out report cards while Darren snitches a cookie. Lloyd Laue dlsecting Phil Ullman during the Spook show. 30 1980-81 Art Club: Shirley Smith, Paige Pearson, Shari Raney, Tim Thompson, Chuck Robertson, Kathy Neeman, Allen Schmiegelow, Becky Hauptman. Tom Kremke. Dave Thompson. Trish Kremke, Sponsor. Linda Tempelmeyer. Oevenchie’s Crew Blotches On This being the Art Club’s second year, we feel that we have come a long way over the period of time. The Club has done fund raisers again this year with some being the same, but some being different. They were: a dance, which was a big success, the selling of candy, which helped our funding. We also did a courtesy service for the Maple Grove Home by cleaning the inside and outside of the premises. We feel that 1981 was very rewarding and successful and we are all looking forward to 82. When Mrs. Tempelmeyer once again helps, teaches, pulls, and pushes us toward our goals. What a bunch of bums. Don’t look so surprised, you’ll blow It. Art Club Officers, L to R: Sec. Treas. - Karen LaFrance. V.Pres - Dave Thompson, Pres. -Trish Kremke. 31 Front Row L to R: J. Weakland, J. Staley, J. Pella. S. Raney, B. T. Davison, I. Kettelhake. K. Hesman. J. Hahn, D. Watteyne, T. Parrish, Hauptman, D. Schmidt, L. Othmer, C. Meister, L. Masur. M. Hesman, K. Bohling, D. Chrltton, J. Kettelhake. Back Row: A. Puchalla, J. Sponsor. Middle Row: S. Klein, Jeanne Pella, S. Parrish, C. Pfister, Sherman, M. Schmidt. F.H.A. Heroes of Today F.H.A. is a wide and growing field and these girls have experienced many things. They toured the Women’s Correctional Center in York and the girls’ in Geneva. The girls sold concessions at many of the football and basketball games along with those at the plays. Along with this they brought enjoyment to many of the sick and elderly at the hospital and care homes with caroling at Christmas. Also, with the help of Tammy D., Sandi P., Diane W., Deb S., Kelly H., and Deb C.f the Tecumseh community held a Senior Olympics with a banquet before hand. With this year ending now it will eliminate many good and faithful members; but along with them leaving, many new will enter. Good Luck F.H.A. 1982! Something besides F.H.A. is up Officers: Kelly H., Lois K., Tammy D.. Carla P., Susan K., Jeanne P., Sandi P. 32 L. to R. Brian Volkmer, State V.P.; Rod Badertscher. State Treasurer. Lloyd Laue — Industrial Arts In Action I. A. Today The Industrial Arts Club took part in this years elementary spook arama and they held a Co2 model car race which was enjoyed by many students. They had a work night every Tuesday night, whereby; they worked on any shop item of interest to them. For a community project they made name plates for the elderly at the Manner, and went Christmas Caroling. They delivered phone books around town for one of their money making projects along with the cutting, selling, and hauling of firewood. Their travels took them to Kearney to attend the State American Industrial Student Association Contest. As their sponsor: Mr. Adrian Falgione says, “They are the best chapter in the state.” They only lost one contest last year and they were also honored by Governor Thone. On April 24th they had a parent son banquet in which they received awards and elected new officers. Front: L. to R. Brian Volkmer. Larry Goracke. Chris Mason, Steve Badertscher, Allan Lempka. Doug Goracke, Tim Mason. Dave Krause. Kenny Leuders. Back: John Kavanaugh, Kent Volkmer, Johnson, Ron Fritsch, Jim Groff. Lloyd Laue Sponsor: Mr. Adrian Rodney Badertscher. John Stelnauer, Danny Smithers, Scott Falgione. 33 L to R 1� t Row: Julie Sherman, Photographer; Mary Schmidt, Puchalla. Tom Krempke, Teresa Bohling, Sue Ramsey, Tim Horn, Photographer; Kate Morrissey, Sandy Parrish, Janet Phillips, Editor; Photographer; Ron Hackbart; Julie Morrissey, Laurie Ramsey, Jason Linda Nickell, Debbie Chritton, Kim Badertscher. Top Row: Don Horn, and Kelly Carter. Designers of 1981 As you may notice pictorally, we have concentrated on the taking of pictures that you will probably be looking back on for years to come. Perhaps the many captions write-ups will not say everything, but enough was said to express the action, motion, or depict the character involved. To do a good Annual page it takes about 15 hours of total time. In itself that is a multitude of effort time spent on work nights in compiling the data, having the Editor, Janet Phillips, and Sponsor, Mr. Loew, checking the many stages of completion. Students were asked about their opinion of what was expected of them during the process. They were: challenging, worth-while, frustrating, memorable, fulfilling, and the waiting eagerness of seeing the end product when it arrived from the bookmaker in late August of 1981. 34 Back Row, L to R: Mrs. McDowell, Joe Osslan, Jamie DeVorss. Jon Rauner. Kenny Lueders, Steve Mueller, Dave Thompson. Bruce Lade. Scott Bartels. Allen Schmeigelow, Mrs. Parrish Middle Row: Kathy Kroll. Sue Laue, Janet Phillips, Jeanne Pella. Jean Weakland, Becky Hauptman, Trlsh Kremke, Terri Stewart. Karen LaFrance. Front Row: Cheryl Meister. Danelle Smithers - Vice President. Chuck Robertson - President. Carla Pfister - Treasurer, Su Ramsey -Secretary. Sandi Parrish, Tammy Davison. 36 Always A Winner Always a winner may seem to be the wrong saying to some, but to the Media Club everyone was! The club did many things this year. They started out working on the computer again. The students enjoyed and learned from it. They sold at concession stands for basketball games also. The club went to the Regional Library Convention. Two of the members held offices. Sandi Parrish was President and Kathy Kroll was Secretary. Two more Tucum-seh people will hold offices again for next year. They are Becky Hauptman - Vice President and Karen LaFrance - Treasurer. The library media center received a new magazine rack with 10 new magazine subscriptions as a gift from the Tecumseh Building Loan. It was a very good year!! Why the starey eyes girls!?! Something new. but what a face Becky. What’s so interesting? Now how much was it? Where’s the smile Chuck? Always alert!?! What’s the confusion? No. I want this kind. 37 Members T - B; L - R: L. Masur. S. Parrish, L. Kettlehake, K. Kroll, Harshbarger, S. Klein, M. Krause, T. Evans, R. Hackbart. D. Puchalla, G. Schmidt, C. Bartels. K. Carter, S. Davis, C. Laue, J. Morrissey, A. Carson, T. Bohling, J. Kettlehake. T. Wilhelm. L. Nicked, J. D. Mattheis. T. Horn. B. Johnson, A. Puchalla, J. Sherman, M. Ramsey, J. Hahn, K. Vance, J. Parrish, J. Fink, P. Johnson, T. Finn, Schmidt, L. Ramsey, K. Morrissey, T. Parrish, J. Thompson, T. M. Othmer. Not pictured S. Davis. F.B.L.A. Has a “Golden” Year! Mayor Bartels proclaims Oct. 3rd American Enterprise Day. Bfijig i Knowledge and experience gained-despite defeat. Presentation of Dance Marathon check! To brew or not to brew . . . State Convention Winners Officer Candidates. L to R Back: S. Davis, G. Schmidt, D. Mattheis. Front: J. Morrissey, J. Parrish, K. Morrissey, Susie Davis. The F.B.L.A. was very active this year and sponsored many activities. Their major activities were Career Day, attending State Leadership Convention and the Dance Marathon. Besides these activities the club also sponsored a dance and raffle, held a coffee in honor of the teachers and hosted a hospitality room for District Volleyball. The Club’s major reward for this year was to be one of two schools out of 89 in Nebraska to receive the Golden Round Award! This award was achieved by increasing their membership from 31-42 and activating a new chapter-Nemaha Valley. At the State Convention Tecumseh was also very honored to be represented by George Schmidt who took first place in Accounting II. Since the club was the most active in the school their accomplishments are too numerous to mention. Many of the members were extremely busy as they ran concessions for both fall sports and basketball. In recognition for their hard work an outstanding member from each class as well as an overall outstanding member, they are: 9th - Jill Parrish, 10th - Susie Davis, 11th - Scott Davis, 12th -and overall Julie Morrissey. Also two $100 scholarships were awarded to Danny Mattheis and George Schmidt to use next year. Next years organization hopes to carry on the F.B.L.A. tradition of being active and promoting business in T.H.S. What's so funny Krause? 1980-81 officers: L - R Front - Back - Pres. Julie Morrissey, V. Pres. Danny Mattheis, Sec. $100 Scholarship winners: George Schmidt Christy Laue, Treas. Scott Davis, Pari. Tim Horn, News Rep. Susie Davis. Hist. Kelly Carter. and Danny Mattheis. 1989-81 Outstanding members: 9th - Jill 1981-82 officers: L - R Front - Back - Pres. Scott Davis, V. Pres. Christy Laue. News Rep. Parrish. 10th - Susie Davis. 11th - Scott Laurie Ramsey, Hist. Don Puchalla, Treas. Kate Morrissey, Pari. Todd Evans, Sec. Susie Davis. Davis. 12th and overall Julie Morrissey. 40 Shout it, Shout it, Shout it out loud! Colbert catches a view of Annie dancing! How lowww can youuu go . F.B.L.A. Dances Out Leukemia Ted, Strutting his stuff! They could have danced all night! Students dancing in the high school gym on March 19, raised over $2,000 for leukemia research and the F.B.L.A. scholarship fund. Julie Morrissey and Scott Davis were the first place winners in the amount of pledges with $307.70, with Deb Chritton and Frank Rothell second with $155.30. The most energetic couple was determined by a combined vote of three judges. Judged as the most energetic was Danny Mattheis and Laurie Ramsey. Ron Hackbart and Susie Davis and Todd Evans and Kate Morrissey were 2nd and 3rd respectively. Twenty of the 27 couples finished the 10 hour event. A highlight of the event was when Mr. Harshbarger told the dancers that a man wishing to remain anonymous, said he had been watching the dance for an hour and that he wanted to donate $100 to the cause because he was enjoying what was going on. 41 Phillips. K. Colbert. S. Smith. T. Bohling, R. Hackbart. V. Pres. J. Morrissey. R. Koehler. M. Krause. S. Davis. The Flying Doctor” and his wild Kearney friends! Members: L - R, T - B, C. Pope. J. Horn, J. Hahn. T. Evans. K. Morrissey. Pres. K. Cater. Sec. S. Packwood, B. Gobber, Trees. J. Cast, Crew, Dir. The Speech and Drama Club began new this year under the direction of Mr. Kevin Colbert. Their main activities were all drama related. They managed all the plays and were responsible for the District Speech Contest which was held in Tecumseh for the first time. Although the club was unable to have any entrants in the speech contest due to many other conflicts at the time all activities went well and it was a well sponsored event. The major highlight of the club’s year was when the One-Act play from Tecumseh was honored to attend the state event. The play, “The Flying Doctor” received Class C third place honors at this event. All in all the year was prosperous, and hopefully next year will be more event filled. 42 Front — L to R: George Weiss, Carla P.. Jeanne P., Lisa M„ Sue — Ron H„ Curt B„ George S., Tim H., Todd E„ Mike G., Scott D., R., Julie M„ Josie P., Kelly M„ Christy L., Angie C„ Julie L. Back Dave M., Brenda M.. Kate M., Jenn H., Sandi P. Jeanne “hard at work again?? Ecologists at thought Ecology Sponsor George Weiss and club were again very active. One of the goals was to earn enough money to begin work on a Wildlife Preserve. A slave auction was held and all members were sold for 8 hours of labor. The club also raffled off a sleeping bag and backpack with all money earned going toward a group canoe trip down the Niobrara. Some members helped to raise money to purchase habitat land for the Nebraska Games Parks Comm, by picking up newspapers in the Community. One of the main contributions the club gave both the school and the community was the lyceum produced by the Never Summer Production Co. and presented by Mark Thompson and Bob Jamison. The Ecology Club ended its year with much accomplished and many goals to strive towards in future years. 43 Back Row L to R: Joyce Kettlehake. Barb Gobber. Angie Carson. Miss Werner. Linda Nickel. Gerry Neeman. Joe Ossian, Ron Harkbart, Mike Krause. Kate Morrissey. Janet Mason. Ron Fritsch. Jon Rauner, John Baum. Don Wolken, Deb Chritton, Jill Hahn. Jim Brinkman. Second Row: Karen Bartholomew. Jana Ramsey. Scott Davis. Jason Horn. Danny Smlthers. Susan Klein, Dave Johnson. Dave Miesbach, Mike Yates. Laurie Ramsey. Steve Krause, Kelly Carter, Tim Horn. Front Row: Julie Little, Teresa Bohling, Brenda Miesbach, Janet Phillips, Sharon Bartholomew. Noise Makers The 1980-81 High School Band was under the direction of Joy Werner. The band was made up of only thirty-five musicians but there was a great deal of talent and desire in the band and they seemed to manage. The band started the year by marching at several football games, and were also a part of the State Marching Contest at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln. The band then sat down and prepared for several concert performances. They held a Fall concert, a Winter concert, and performed again in the Spring. They also performed at clinic which was held at Tri-County, and there were thirteen honor band members. The band then went on to Music Contest at Auburn where they received a II rating for their performance. The band had much talent within it and there were many experiences they will long 44 remember. The Tecumseh High School Band performing one of their better numbers. OK you guys let's pretend like we re ready for this one. Back Row L to R: Miss Joy Werner. Kevin McKinney, Jon Rauner, Middle Row: Tom Finn, Bob Stitt. Mike Krause. Front Row: Jason Kelly Carter, Steve Krause, Ron Hackbart, Cheryl Meister, Tim Horn. Horn, Scott Davis. Brenda Meisbach. Stage fright Brenda? Save your lips for tonight Steve?!? Stage Band Performs? The thirteen member stage band strived for recognition, but recognition wasn’t found as the latter part of the school year progressed. What was found were people asking the question if they would ever perform. With nine members dropping out of class at the semester and dropping the class itself meant morning and evening rehearsals. By picking up another six people along the way, the tally totaled to ten. With only four people in High School and the rest in Jr. High, the band did perform under the direction of Miss Joy Werner, with its new members at the last concert of the 1980-81 school year. 45 The 1980-1981 Chorus consisted of: 4th Row - Beth Davison. Brenda Miesbach, Sheri Packwood. Barb Gobber, John Baum, Chris Pope. Don Puchalla, Jim Brinkman. Dan Mattheis. Ron Hackbart. Renae Koehler, and Laurie Ramsey. 3rd Row - Julie Sherman. Mary Schmidt. Ann Puchalla. Kent Volkmer. George Schmidt. Sharon Bartholomew. Judy Unroe. Janet Phillips. 2nd Row - Janet Mason. Jana Bailey. Julie Little. Jamie Thompson, Curt Bartels. Julie Gottula, Joyce Staley. Terri Stewart. 1st Row - Lora Evans. Shari Raney. Debbie Bicknell. Tim Horn. Dave Miesbach. Jason Horn. Steve Carpenter. Brian Volkmer. Josie Pella, Tammy Parrish. Director, Joy Werner — accompanist, Karen Hamer. (Not Pictured: T. Kremke, D. Mattheis. K. Morrissey. B. Johnson, and B. Lade) Listen To The Music This year the High School Chorus was directed by Joy Werner. It was her first year at Tecumseh. The chorus held Fall, Christmas, Winter, and Spring concerts. They also sang at the Graduation ceremonies and participated in their district music contest at Auburn. Several of the chorus members participated individually or in small groups for several clubs in our community. The big project for chorus this year was to put on a musical. Dames At Sea was chosen. And with much work by cast and crew and with little time — due to other activities, it came off a success. A tremendous accomplishment which reflects credit on all that were involved. Choral Director — Joy Werner Sing it Girlsl 46 Contest soloists and duet team. The band and chorus both received ll’s at contest. Janet and Tim received I’s at contest. Contest Surprising This year at the District music contest Tecumseh faired well, better than many expected. The band and chorus both received M’s. There were several soloists and one duet. The vocal soloists were Janet Phillips, Jana Bailey, Chris Pope, Trish Kremke, and Jamie Thompson. The instrumental soloists were Cheryl Meister (pian-o), Steve Krause (trumpet), Sharon Bartholomew (flute), Susie Davis (clarinet), and Tim Horn (trumpet). Kelly Carter and Laurie Ramsey performed a trumpet duet. Two of the soloists brought home superior ratings: Janet Phillips for her vocal solo and Tim Horn for his trumpet solo. A job well done by all! 47 L. to R. It! Row: T. Bohling, S. Davis. S. Packwood. K. Morrissey. Volkmer. J. Thompson. J. Baum. C. Bartels. G. Schmidt. R. Hackbart. 2nd Row: B. Volkmer. C. Pfister, L. Masur, J. Unroe, J. Gottula. J. S. Davis. D. Matthels. Not pictured are S. Badertscher. and D. Morrissey. M. Schmidt 3rd Row: V. Blumhorst. C. Laue, L. Laue, K. Miesbach. NHS Elects New Members On March 16, 1981, new members were initiated into the National Honor Society. There were five seniors, three juniors, and several sophomores. Although the NHS didn’t undertake any new projects, they did order new pins for the recognition of the Honor Society members. Also, the Senior NHS members graduated wearing the Honor stoles. The National Honor Society again decided to go to Lincoln to eat spaghetti and see a movie. The 1980-81 NHS officers were: Julie Morrissey, President; Danny Mattheis, Vice President; Christy Laue, Secretary; Curt Bartels, Treasurer. George points out to Mr. Blumhorst that Susie and Julie have fallen asleep. 48 Activities q banner year Homecoming Victory Against the Wind Homecoming activities were kicked off Monday, October 6th with Spirit Week. Spirit Week consisted of Clash Day, Wear a Sign Day, Pioneer Day, Tip Your Hat Day, and traditional Gold and Black Day. Support of the activities was slow at first but picked up to a high on Thursday with a big car rally. Though shunned by the administration, the car rally seemed to be the highlight of Homecoming activities. Friday finally arrived and last minute preparations began. The theme for Homecoming, “Against the Wind” seemed to be how the day went for the sophomores as they rushed to have the gym decorated in time for the dance. The football team contributed to the Homecoming excitement by beating Humboldt's Cardinals 34-19. During halftime, last years queen, Barb Ullman and Mark Oestmann, filling in for last year's king, Randy Mason, crowned Su Ramsey and Curt Bartels as 1980 Homecoming Royalty. The dance went over as a huge success with “Chaser” providing great music, ending Homecoming week on a successful note. The 1980 Homecoming Royally: Curtis Allen Bartels and Susan Kay Ramsey 50 The 1980 Homecoming King and Queen candidates were: Danny Mattheis. Tammy Davison, John Kavanaugh, Julie Morrissey, Su Ramsey, Curt Bartels, Jean Weakland, Scott Badertscher, Janet Phillips, and Doug Goracke. The 1980 Homecoming attendants were: Todd Evans and Brenda Miesbach representing the Junior class, Tom Finn and Jana Ramsey representing the Freshman class, and Kate Morrissey and Bob Watteyne representing the Sophomore class. Meanwhile back at the dance . Tomorrows promising fashion models? Lee Zentic Returns The annual athletic banquet was held May 9th in the High School Gym. The athletes and many guests enjoyed a pot luck meal. The guest speaker for the evening was Lee Zentic who is a Former coach at Tecumseh and is now the head coach at Lincoln East High School. The individual letters and awards were then presented to the athletes for their achievements in various events. A total of 109 letters were presented. The athletic department was very successful this year and many goals were set and achieved. Thanks to the many talented students and fine coaching staff. Danny receiving the Kavanaugh Award. Ron Doug — All-Conf basketball. Lee Zentic — Guest Speaker Darren receiving MVP in Cross Country Laurie. Kate. Christy — All Conf Honorees 9 52 On The Stage And In The Spotlight Ding a ling a ling. Time for breakfast. Mikey! The Cast of God's Favorite included Rose-Kelly Hesman. Sarah-Julie Morrissey. Student Director-Kate Morrissey. Sidney-Chris Pope. Mady-Kelly Carter. Morris-Phil Ullman, Ben-Todd Evans. Joe-Ron Hackbart, David-Mike Krause, and Thy Director-Mr. Kevin Colbert. On November 21 and 22, a messenger from God arrived in Tecumseh. The Drama Club with the cooperation of Neil Simon, performed the play, GOD’S FAVORITE. It is a story about a man, Joe Benjamin, who loses everything and goes through torture to prove his love and devotion to God. The show proved to be a hit! Everyone was very impressed with “GOD’S FAVORITES.” The Mad Flasher stikes again! Hit me with your best shot! The Cast of Exit the Body included: Seated- Julie Morrissey. Scott Packwood. They were under the direction of Kevin Colbert and Susie Davis, Ron Hackbart and Kelly Carter. Back-L to R-Chris Pope. Kate Davis. Morrissey. Todd Evans, Kelly Hessman. Curt Bartels and Sheri Exit the Cast Wine, Women and . . . ?! On March 6th and 7th the Tecumseh stage was graced with a mystery comedy, Exit the Body. With only 2V4 weeks to rehearse the cast had many intense practices after school and at night. Many thought the play would be hard to put on, but with extreme dedication from the cast and their director, the show proved a huge success, with a standing ovation following. Todd, Why is your neck red? Kelly, who designs your clothes? L. to R. Front: Lynette Bartels, Jill Parrish, Jana Ramsey, Jill Hahn, LaDonna Othmer, Tom Finn, Jeff Fink, David Holthus, Mitch Othmer. Jon Kroeze. 2nd Row: Mary Schmidt, Julie Sherman, Jana Bailey. Kate Morrissey, Dave Miesbach, Sheri Packwood, Angie Carson. Laurie Ramsey. Susie Davis, Teresa Bohling. 3rd Row: John Baum, Jamie Thompson. Scott Davis. Ron Hackbart. Bob Stitt, Christy Laue, Joyce Staley. Brenda Miesbach. 4th Row: Scott Badertscher, Danny Mattheis. Julie Morrissey. George Schmidt. Lloyd Laue, Kent Volkmer, Allen Lempka. Lisa Masur, Tammy Davison, Carla Pfister. Not Pictured: J. Gottula J. Unroe. Most Improved: L to R: Bill B, Joe O. Kelly H, Dave T, Brenda J, Kelly C. THS La-tetes Gathered together in the Spring of each school year is a population representing the “Top Ten” academic students in the grades nine, ten, eleven, and twelve. This “Top Ten” academic classification is based on a student’s accumulative grade point average. Also, represented on this evening are two students for each grade ten, eleven, and twelve who have raised their accumulative grade point average the greatest percentage from the previous semester. The carry-in meal is shared and enjoyed by the students, parents, other family members and faculty. Each student honored receives a certificate as a memorable keepsake of being so honored. Tammy Davison thinks the “Top Ten” is an excellent program. “It makes you try to achieve certain goals and values while in school.” 55 Dames at Sea cast: 1 t row (I to r), Dan Defreece, Cheryl Miester, Puchalla, Dan Matthels, Beth Davison, Janet Phillips, Chris Pope, and Joe Ossian. 2nd row, Renae Koehler, Curt Bartels, Kent Volkmer, Jana Bailey. Tim Horn, and Brenda Miesbach. Not present Sharon Jason Horn, Jamie Thompson, and Janet Mason. 3rd row, Don Bartholomew. Dames at Sea Drop Anchor The musical comedy “Dames at Sea” was performed April 10 and 11 at the Tecumseh Grade School Gymnasium. The cast includes: Dick - Dan Mattheis, Ruby - Beth Davison, Mona Kent - Janet Phillips, Henne-sey - Don Puchalla, Lucky - Tim Horn, Joan - Jana Bailey, Captain Courageous - Chris Pope, Madame Sin Sin - Brenda Miesbach, Dung Wong - Jamie Thompson, and Singapore Su - Sharon Bartholomew. The chorus included: Curt Bartles, Kent Volkmer, Jason Horn, Renae Koehler, and Janet Mason. The musical's music was played by Cheryl Miester - 1st Piano, Dan Defreece - 2nd piano, and Joe Ossian - drumset. The Director was Joy Werner and the Student Director was Barb Gobber. Kevin Colbert also helped with the 56 plotting. Mona swoons Mandonalll Joan gets Lucky”! Donny: Now it’s like this guys ...” Janet seems to approve of Beth’s dress. Renae Brenda sing, Where's My Umbrella?” Captain Chris falls for Janet’s French! Looking ahead to opening night. 57 Tribute to John Lennon The Combo of John Lennon with Long and Winding Roads, made the perfect setting for the Jr — Sr. Prom. The Sophomore servers which were Laurie Ramsey, Barb Gobber, Susie Davis, Angie Carson, Kate Morrissey, Bob Watteyne, Bill Baird, Larry Goracke, Darren Mattheis, and Dave Miesbach provided the Juniors, Seniors, Faculty with a hilarious after dinner show. The dance music provided by “Avatar” enthused many couples. The bowling Alley was offered to all Jrs — Srs until 2:30 with a breakfast which followed up at Hartmans Sale Center. The night closed leaving the Seniors with fond memories of their last prom Juniors proud of their hard work. Todd stapeling here and there Distinguished guest speaker of John Lennon's Magical Mystery Tour. Long Winding Road,” sung by the waiters waitresses. 58 Forty-Two Grads The Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Danny gave the Valedictorian address. Carla gave the Salutatorian address. Rev. Yeaton gave invocation and message. 60 Start A New Dream Doug - Thank God that’s over. Hey Mom. I made it.” Scott you have the wrong flower. Smile George, it's almost over. The Senior class of 1981 looked forward to May 17, 1981. Some with sorrow, others with happiness and relief. The ceremonies were held in the High School Gym with Reverend Todd Yeaton giving the invocation and message. Dr. Ted Evans Jr. handed out the Diplomas, with the high school band playing the Processional and Recessional. The Class colors were: Burgundy and Pink. Class Flower: White Rose tipped Pink. And, Class Motto: Today we Prepare for the Dreams of Tomorrow. The Seniors will always remember their graduation day, and the happy times it brought. For the seniors it was an important event for them as well as their own families. Jackie, don’t look so baffled. 61 THS Scholars May 4, 1981 was the date for recognition of the many hard working students. Seniors receiving of scholarships were: Sandi Parrish, Alan Lempka, Lois Kettelhake, Carla Pfister, John Steinauer, Curt Bartels, George Schmidt, Dan Mattheis, Jeanne Pella, Tammy Davison, Scott Badertscher, Julie Morrissey, Su Ramsey, Scott Bartels, Doug Goracke, and Dave Thompson. F.B.L.A. recognition and 1 of the 2 scholarships went to George Schmidt for his first place finish in Accounting II at State Convention, in Omaha. Many more students were also honored for their hard work, and, although are not mentioned here, will be remembered for the hard work they accomplished at Tecum-seh High School. The many students left behind are looking towards the 81-82 year of awards. George receiving scholarship Math award to Curt Bartels Algebra II for Kate Woods Award to Scott Badertscher Colbert Drama Awards 62 guys look like you Nine Naturalists It was a cold, snowy Saturday when the 9 brave students set out for Fort Robinson on N.O.E. Cries were heard from the back of the van as people dreaded the trip in the cold. Luckily they were all proved wrong as the weather was beautiful and the trip was great! However, the trip encountered one casualty. While playing a game of preditor-prey, a tree collided with Julie. After a few seconds of chaos, it was determined that stitches may be needed. So, George, Kate Curt, along with a guide, hiked 6 miles for help. Roy was quickly on the scene and Julie had 30 stitches put in her head by Dr. Chung. This incident only added to the excitement of a trip no one will soon forget!? “Ef”, you got your honey in my peanut butter! Gee. you guys, look at this mossl ld H nojrK] I i ELECTION YEAR H80 Back Row: L to R: T. Evans, T. Horn, S. Mueller, R. Hackbart, S. Laue, B. Miesback, J. Pella. Front row: B. Stitt, L. Anderson. Sponsor, Davis, J. Thompson, J. Baum. Middle Row: K. Hesman, J. Hahn, C. M. Krause. Jennifer interested as usual. Scott checking out the booksl For many juniors, election year 1980 was a day out of school, and into the county government. It was a chance for students to learn about our County Government and how it is run. Students were split into two parties, Federals and Anti-Federals. As the campaigning began, the juniors put up posters around the school, running for their choice of office. This year all the juniors attended and visited the court house and the respectable offices into which they were elected. There they received information and learned of the responsibilities of their respected office. After receiving their certificates of office and participation, the students ate dinner and returned to their job until dismissal at 3:00. All in all the day was one to be remembered by those involved! 65 L to R: Sharon B., Kelly C., Teresa B., Gerry N., Kate M.. 2nd Row: Janet P., Julie M. 3rd Row: Scott D.t Jamie T., Judy U.. Joyce S.. Lynette B.. Laurie R.. Mary S. 4th Row: Mr. Harshbarger. Christy Ninth out of 35. Twenty-seven students represented Tecumseh High School at the annual Peru State Business Contest held Thursday, February 26. There were 35 schools and 550 students participating in the contest. We competed in all 12 divisions during the day long event. The students that took the tests were: Gen Bus.; Susie Davis, Laurie Ramsey and Gerry Neeman. Bus. Law; Dan Mattheis, Jamie Thompson, and Kelly Carter. Econ.; Curt Bartels, Carla Pfister and Teresa Bohling. Bus. Math; Susie Davis, Kate Morrissey and Joyce Staley. Off Prac.; Lois Kettelhake, Tammy Davison and Jeanne Pella. Acctng I; Scott Davis, Janet Phillips, and Bob Stitt. Acctng II; Danny Mattheis, Julie Morrissey and George Schmidt. Typ I; Lynette Bartels and Jill Parrish. Typ II; Jamie Thompson and Mary Schmidt. Sales Demo; Ron Hackbart and Julie Morrissey. Sthd I; Lois Kettelhake, Joyce Staley and Judy Unroe. Sthd II; Sharon Bartholomew and Tammy Davison. Tecumseh scored with Mary Schmidt typing for 1st in Typ II; Judy Unroe tying for 3rd in Sthd I and Dan Mattheis tying for 4th in Acctng II. Tecumseh tied for 9th place, with 9V2 points, out of 35 schools. L., George S., Jill P.. Susie D.. Ron H.. Jeanne P.. Tammy D.. Lois K., Bob S., and Oanny M. The three point getters: Judy U.. Danny M., and Mary S. Sports q banner year 1980-81 Football Team: Ft. row (I to r) L. Morse. J. Little. J. Horn. M. Othmer, T. Finn, B. Baird, C. Mason, L. Goracke, P. Johnson, J. Fink. D. Holthus. S. Masur, and K. Meints. 2nd row: R. Wenzl. D. Mattheis, D. Puchalla. J. Brinkman. L. Pooch. A. Wenzl, 0. S thefs T. Evans, S Badertscher, j, Kavanaugh. P. unman, and B. Stitt. 3rd row: R. Hill. T. Mason. R. Hackbart. T Horn. S Mueller. C. Bartles. D. Thompson, D. Goracke. B. Lade. B. Watteyne, S. Krause, and R. Richard. Gladiators Dreams Fulfilled! At the beginning of the season not many people thought the Indians would do well and very few dreamed of a winning season. But the Tecumseh Indians proved to be the kind of team that everyone wants. After the season was over the Indians had compiled a 7-2 record, 7 players named to the All Conference team, and 3 players receiving All State Honorable Mention! The Indians first beat Wymore 7 to 6 and then downed Louisville 19 to 16. The Indians first loss was to Milford with a score of 7 to 13. Then the Indians would rattle off 5 wins in a row defeating Friend, 21-8; Humboldt, 34 to 19; Pawnee City, 28 to 8; Auburn, 28 to 15; Wilber, 38 to 19. Going into the final game the Indians needed a win to at least tie for the Conference champion. But victory was not to be, as Tecumseh lost to Tri County, 13 to 26. Some team statistics are: First Downs, Tecumseh 98 Opponent 78; Passes, Tecumseh 115 Opponent 87; Total yards, Tecumseh 2,366 Opponent 1,804; Punts blocked, Tecumseh 1 Opponent 3; Kickoffs; Tecumseh 37 Opponent 29; Fumbles lost; Tecumseh 11 Opponent 16. Head Coach Roger Hill said throughout the year that “This game is the most important. If we don’t win this one, it doesn’t matter if we win or lose the rest.’’ The Indians did play each game as the most important game and wound up with the impressive record of 7-2. They gave all they had and for their efforts received the respect of the whole town. The team really appreciated the following they had and the businesses who donated to the Pizza-feast. Quarterback Allen Wenzl confers with Head Coach. Roger Hill. 68 Ron and Dave tackle an opponent. Dave s run to victory! Our so-called bench strength. Really Mr. Hill you can have it! 69 The gathering at the victory bell. s Hey Dan, did you see that cheerleader! 11 You can’t keep John down for long! Defensive CRUSH!!! All Conference players: Kneeling Bob Stitt, Dan Mattheis. Standing Doug Goracke, Dave Thompson, Bob Watteyne, Don Puchalla. It takes two to get down Bob! 70 Top row left to right: Coach Harshbarger, Brenda Miesbach, Su Ramsey. Beth Davison. Janet Phillips. Christy Laue, and Coach Richert. Second row left to right: Jeanie Weakland (SM). Laurie Ramsey. Susie Davis. Shirley Smith. Teresa Bohling, Julie Little. Joyce Kettelhake. Kate Morrissey, and Julie Morrissey (SM). Bottom row left to right: Kristy Vance. Lynette Bartels. Jill Hahn. Jill Parrish, Jana Ramsey, and Julie Vance. Christy Laue was voted to the second team all-conference. Spikers Look to ’81 The varsity volleyball team had an 0-12 record, but they played better than the record showed. Improvement was made during the year as it showed against Class C runnerup Meridian in districts, when Tecumseh was ahead by 10-2 in the second set. Many offenses were tried along in the season as to get some idea to what was going to happen in the upcoming year. Freshmen and Sophomores received very valuable playing experience on the varsity squad. There were rough games during the season that could have gone the other way. Christy Laue was voted to the second team East Division Southern Nebraska Conference. Kate Morrissey and Laurie Ramsey each received votes. The Freshmen and the Sophomores play the Johnson — Brock Freshman — Sophomore Tournament. In the tournament they played Johnson — Brock in the first round and defeated them — then, they played Humboldt receiving second place. There were seven sophomores and freshmen that played on the varsity squad. The coaches handed out 10 letters with 8 returning lettermen for next year’s squad. There were also 9 starting 4 or more games and 5 out of the regular starters returning. Anticipation is high for next year with clinics and summer league experiences being planned to help the team along in their conquest for a winning season. 71 12-15, 10-15, P-15. 7-6-15. 11-15 AUBURN Wilber MILFORD Syracuse Tri-County SOUTHERN Friend •Syracuse HUMBOLDT Southeast •Harvard •Meridian •Tournament Games Don’t run into Brenda! Do your arms bend. Brenda? Julie and Joyce show Olympic substitution. Nice form, Ramsey! Janet your shirt is coming off! 72 73 Watch Out The Harriers Are Moving Up The Tecumseh Cross Country team of 1980 was a very optimistic one. Back from the previous year they had 3 lettermen, John Baum, Darren Mattheis, and Scott Davis. These three runners were the leaders of a very young team. The year started by running on country roads to get into shape. They ran anywhere from 4 to 10 miles a practice. For some of the new runners this was quite an experience. Everyone tried hard, though, and much progress was made. One week before their first meet they started working out on the golf course. Here, much speed work was done. It was quite a bit different from the country roads. The first meet was at Tecumseh. It was the Tecumseh Invitational. The heat of the day caused many to do poorly. After the team failed to place here, the rest of the season improved. This year they had 11 meets. The first of which was at Geneva where they placed third. As for individual performance the team had 6 people run varsity throughout the year. Darren Mattheis, John Baum, Scott Davis, Brian Volkmer, Mike Mandary, and Dave Miesbach. At the District Meet the team was harrassed by injuries. One bright point was when Darren Mattheis earned the right to run at state. Once in Kearney he was very nervous and ready to run. At the end of the race he was in 16th place. His teammates, all very proud of him, were there at the finish to greet him. The outlook for next year is very good. The team will have everyone back to run. Hopefully, they will see a District Championship and a good showing at State. The 1980 Cross Country Team: front row: Darren Mattheis. Mike Mandery, Joe Ossian, and Brian Volkmer. back row; Dave Miesbach, John Baum,Scott Davis, Mike Yates, and Coach Jim Amos. Are you running away from home Mike? Brian gives it his all. 74 Darren Mattheis was the only team runner to qualify for the state meet In Kearney. Don’t die on us now Joe! Look at that stride! X£. 75 Front L. to R: Angie Carson, Student Manager; Lloyd Laue; Scott Ron Hackbart; George Schmidt; Jim Brinkman; Barb Gobber, Davis; Bill Baird; Bob Stitt; Don Puchalla; Sheri Packwood, Student Student Mgr.; Rick Richard, Asst. Coach. Not Pictured: Ron Fritsch. Manager. Back: Jim Amos, Head Coach; Bob Watteyne; Tim Horn; End With Loss — Finished as Champs The 1980-81 basketball team finished out its season with a 12-9 record. The last three wins by the Indians were at districts, which were 3 wins that haven’t been won for 17 years. As they defeated Wymore in the finals 63 to 47, they took the trophy and the nets home as champions and one game away from the state playoffs. But State was not meant for the Indians this year as they fell short to Geneva at regionals 55 to 61 in a hard fought game. The Senior members that will be leaving the team are: Doug Goracke, Alan Wenzl, George Schmidt, Ron Fritsch, and Lloyd Laue. Tecumseh will still be strong next year because there will be four starters back and many other members who will help to be the back-bone of a successful 81-82 season. Doug Goracke who made all-conference 1st team and Ron Hackbart who made all-conference 2nd team were the high scorers for the team, but every point contributed by the other members helped put Tecumseh through a winning season. As the Indians entered the district tournament, they knew that they could win through teamwork and confidence and with excellent playing they proved they were 1. Returning Senior Lettermen 76 Indians ready for action. Right Bill? This brought the crowd to it’s feet Take four bounces, squat twice, then shoot. Tecum seh 54 lost 48 lost 75 Lost OT 66 won 56 won 47 lost 78 won 56 won 57 lost 56 won 76 won 44 won 59 lost Opponents District Tourney Tri-County TECUMSEH Humboldt Wymore Wilber Rockport Adams Filley Milford Pawnee City Tri-County Friend Sterling Humboldt TECUMSEH Wymore TECUMSEH Q_3 DISTRICT CHAMPS Regional Playoffs ice Tourney Milford Tecumseh Geneva Tecumseh Front (L to R): Larry Goracke; Joe Ossian; Jason Horn; Mike Pat Johnson; Dave Miesbach; Bob Watteyne; Jim Brinkman; Mike Mandery; Steve Masur. Back Row: Coach Rick Richards; Scott Davis; Yates; Tom Finn; Steve Krause; David Holthus; Don Puchalla. Reserves Seek Recognition As the reserve Indians traveled through another fast season, they wound up with a 3 and 9 record. You can’t judge a book by its cover, just as you can’t judge the JV’s by their record. They all played hard, showed a lot of talent, and fought hard till the end. Many reserve players, playing in varsity uniforms, saw a lot of varsity action. Bob Watteyne, Jim Brinkman, Don Puchalla, and Scott Davis. All the members contributed to the team, from playing out on the court to giving their fellow teammates support from the bench. They all will have a few more years of playing basketball in the Indian uniforms and being on Tecumseh High School teams. Forget something Don? Nice form Scott. Ready to rebound Jim? 78 Back Row (L to R) Brenda Meisbach, Su Ramsey, Laurie Ramsey, Front Row (L to R) Jill Hahn. Jana Ramsey, Coach, Roger Hill, Julie Beth Davison, Christy Laue, Kate Morrissey, Lois Kettlehake, Teresa Vance. Jill Parrish. Bohling. I think it’s called dribbling. Best Shot Is Short The Tecumseh girls basketball team was again coached by Roger Hill. The team consisted of 2 seniors, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 6 freshmen. The girls came out of volleyball season feeling pretty low and looking forward to a successful basketball season. This goal however was not reached as the girls ended their hard fought season with a 1-16 record. The team started out their season by playing two of the toughest teams in the Conference. The girls however did not “throw in the ole towel”; not to say that it wasn’t considered. With a 0-8 record they came back to once again beat the Johnson-Brock Eagles. The girls played well together that night and the win lifted their spirits. Continued on page 80. 79 Back Row (L to R) Teresa Bohling, Kate Morrissey. Jil Parrish. Kristy Front Row (L to R) Renae Koehler. Tammy Parrish. Jill Hahn. Lynette Vance. Laurie Ramsey, Julie Vance. Jana Ramsey. Roger Hill. Coach. Bartels. Josie Pella. Hoopsters Coach Hill varied his starting five out of six players which consisted of Su, Christy, Beth, Kate, Teresa and Jill P. Others that saw varsity action were Laurie, Jana, Brenda, Julie, Jill H., and Lois. Su Ramsey led the team in scoring, having 113 points, while Beth Davison followed close behind with 94. Even though the season wasn’t a big success I’m sure all will agree there were some good times involved. How will any of us be able to forget the practices that consisted of shuttles, lay-ups, block-out drills, etc . . . The bus rides with their usual amount of good gossip, laughter, tears, and FOOD were enjoyed by all. With all the trials and disappointments thrown at the girls, they always seemed to bounce back. I've got it now! It’s up, but is it going in? Tecumseh -tmx Opp. 15 Tri-County 47 • 18 32 29 Humboldt S5Sr� L « 23 63 55 35 Rock Port yiB; 62 42 Auburn ffj 49 30 Milford 33 31 Adams 44 Johnson 35 22 Syracuse 66 20 Friend 51 26 Southern 38 34 Southeast 44 24 Pawnee City 32 24 Sterling 37 Southern Conference Tournament: 31 Tri-County 54 Districts: 17 Humboldt 31 Looks like a mean mob to me. Dave's up for two. Hurry right in girls we only have thirty seconds. I still say they need to shoot more, don’t you Teresa? Another game, another warmup. 81 Back row (L to R): Coach Richert, Jamie Thompson, Mitch Othmer, Dave Thompson, Chris Mason. Kelly Mitchel, Phil Ullman. Bottom: Brian Volkmer, Danny Mattheis. Danny worked and achieved tt 1 position in Class C. Season Is Good The wrestlers started off the season good, by E winning their first triangular. And they ended even E better by having two state qualifiers and a state K champion. The wrestlers were small in number but seemed | to make up for it in their desire to work and achieve I their goals. Of course, there were those who had to I give up a few meals and run a few halls, but they all |, seemed to come through. The team finished 5th at Wilber and 7th at ■.Dorchester which were their two best meets. Many ■ wrestlers also brought home pride and medals from | Adams. JThe team took a long jaunt to Sandy Creek for Conference, where they placed 8th. Dave got 2nd there and Danny received 1st. ■ The following week they were back on the road to Centennial for Districts where Dave and Danny made I their way to State. For the final week of the season they went on to k Lincoln for the State Meet. There Danny became the Class C 119 lb. State Champion. With a final record | of 30-0. The wrestlers worked hard as a team and ended EWith a very successful season. Which they should all S be proud of. T'ri County,. iWitber Clatonia I J Adams Conference At Sandy Cre Districts At Centenm Ready when you are. Just wait. I'll getcha. Gotcha, now what are you gonna do? Dave and Determination. But Ends Better Team F Dorchester 83 Eleven Hit The Track The team consisted of only 11 members, but that did not stop them from winning medals at invitationals or scoring points in a dual meet. Two Seniors, 4 Juniors, 4 Sophomores and 1 Freshman made up the entire squad. As the year progressed, so did the team, with times, distances and heights. The year ended at districts for most of the team. But for Bob Stitt it had just begun. He qualified for State in the 100 meter dash. Bob led the team during the season, but that does not mean the other members didn’t pull their weight. Other outstanding members were: Tim Horn in the 110 meter high hurdles, Danny Mattheis in the vault and 300 intermediant hurdles Don Puchalla in the vault. Grin Bear itl 84 Wenzl jumps for joy. “WOW”, I could have had a V-8? GOSH” Poetry in motion! Bite your toung Stitt. Shh, I’m hunting worms! 85 Scores Gained for 81 Season Boys Girls B. Baird 16.75 L. Bartels 3 3 4 S. Davis 11 S. Davis 6 1 2 L. Goracke 2 J. Hahn 9 3 4 J. Horn 20.75 R. Koehler 4 3 4 T. Horn 33.75 C. Laue 36 1 4 Dan Matthies 51.5 B. Miesbach 18 3 4 Darren Matthies 0 K. Morrissey 12 1 2 D. Puchalla 29.5 J. Parrish 0-lnj. B. Stitt 103.25 J. Sherman 61 B. Watteyne 15 J. Vance 1 1 4 A. Wenzl 30.5 K. Vance 3 4 86 Laue gives her all for a clear victory. Bottom row loft to right: Julie Sherman, Julie Vance, Jill Hahn, Lynette Bartels. Second row: Kristy Vance, Kate Morrissey. Renae Koehler. Third row: Brenda Miesbach, Susie Davis. Top: Christy Laue. Sherman Is determined to qualify! OK feet let's jump 15 feet today! Tracksters Improved Despite lacking the leadership of a single Senior, the young Tecumseh High School girls track team improved constantly throughout the year. Julie Sherman led the team in points with 61, while, competing only in the shot and discus. She qualified for the State track meet in the shot with a 33' 1 1 2 throw at the districts. Coaches Harshbarger and Hackbart named her as the Outstanding Girls track person for the year. Other highlights of the season included Laue's photo-finish of 3rd in the 100 at districts and Morrissey’s near — school record time of 2:32.09 in the 800 at districts behind three of the states’ best. All eleven girls lettered and the coaches are looking for even better things for next year. 87 Oh Jill I didn’t know you ran on one leg! Wow. did you see those legs? Coaches H H take a breather. Uh oh. I ran so fast I lost a spike!! Are you running on air again Lynette? Renae runs a fast 400 meter race. 88 First Row: L to R — Tom Finn, Pat Johnson, Jeff Fink. Mike Fox, Jamie Thompson. Alan Lempka. Jon Rauner, David Johnson, John Mike Krause, Chuck Robertson. Back Row: L to R — Kelly Mitchell, Steinauer. Sponsor: Mr. Larry Anderson. Finn Leads Young Golf Team The 1980-1981 Tecumseh golf team had 13 members out. Many people thought it would turn out to be an average year. But, the season turned out better than anticipated for Coach Larry Anderson. Mr. Anderson called it a “A building year.” It was a relatively young team even though there will be 4 returning lettermen, so it should be a much brighter season next Spring. Letter-winners were: Tom Finn, Mike Fox, Alan Lempka, Kelly Mitchell, and Jamie Thompson. There were three individual award winners. Tom Finn won the 7th place medal at the Palmyra Invitational, medaled in the Palmyra dual, and was named outstanding golfer. Alan Lempka medaled at the Palmyra dual, and Chuck Robertson medaled at the Wymore Southern dual. Boy, look at that ball fly! Dave keeps an eye on the ball. 89 Finn shows them how it’s done. Big Al” putts another one in. Wymore Southern Palmyra (at Syr.) Palmyra (at Tec.) Tri-County (at W 223-235 L 204-208 38-211 1 202 TOURNAMENTS Geneva Inv. 11th Tri-Courity Iny. 4th place Southern ln £ 6th place Palmyra Inv.' JL ; 7th place Conference Tou6th place District Tour bin place 90 Faculty and Administration q banner year Mrs. Parrish, her usual sunny smile. Times and Faces Of Today In reality we were unable to be in all places at all times, but for the most part, we had moments that some members felt that they were getting close to becoming omnipresent. Throughout the 1980-81 year the entire staff was teaching, gestering and talking the written word through the gestalt learning theory, question and answer, pictorial, or show and tell method. There were workshops, parent teacher conferences, parent coffees, vocational meetings, state meetings, state teachers convention, school visitations, faculty meetings, board of education meetings and many more activities used for the purpose of a learning experience. Also, there were many contests sponsored by faculty and attended by student to allow for competition with fellow students. Hopefully, this type of activity helped to prepare them for graduation and promote a competitive attitude which will help them in the future. Hard at work-Mrs. Kroese? Are you making fun of my hat? Mr. Hershberger shows his greatest talent: working with kids! Up to your magic tricks again Mr. Falgione? Jr 93 Ms. Muller sure knows her Algebra! Mr. Loew and Mr. Harshbarger give aid to Jeanne. Mrs. Tempelmeyer looks on as artists show their stuff. What is this? A pow-wow? 94 Patrons of The 1981 Tomahawk Ace Cafe Baird Cleaners Bray’s Garage Delilah's Beauty Shop Doty’s Feed Produce Dr. Todd Wellensiek Field Ford-Mercury, Inc. Finn Finn Attorneys Frank’s Bottle Shop Gails Beauty Shop H R Block Hahn-Creighton Insurance Patrons: Cont’d Hilltop Cafe Ike’s Farm Service Jim’s Barber Shop Larry’s O.K. Tire LeRoy Jones Insurance Mason Bulldozer Mode O’ Day Morrissey Morrissey Naber Rock Gravel Parrish Grocery Philip F. Nestor Steven J. Mecure Putt’s “66” Service Ray’s “Napa” Auto Service Ron’s Car Wash Sears Shear Magic Beauty Salon Shepman's Slick’s Auto Parts South Square Liquor Stephen’s Body Shop Sullivan Lumber Company Tecumseh Country Club Wheelers 109 Ms. Muller sure knows her Algebra! Mrs. Tempelmeyer looks on as artists show their stuff. Mr. Loew and Mr. What is this? A pow-wow? Harshbarger give aid to Jeanne. A 1-2-3-4 . . . 94 mM PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING PAGE MISSING Good Friends Good Times Good Food Shared here Rock Inn 335-9907 Tecumseh Furniture Highway 50 136 Complete Home Furnishings RCA-Whirlpool-Amana Sylvania- Kelvinator-Tappan Where Southeast Henry Nebraska Saves Carpenter 335-2132 Patrons of The 1981 Tomahawk Ace Cafe Baird Cleaners Bray’s Garage Delilah’s Beauty Shop Doty’s Feed Produce Dr. Todd Wellensiek Field Ford-Mercury, Inc. 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