Tecumseh High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Tecumseh, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1985 volume:

sumu Tecumseh Public School Presents “Setting the Program Actors and Actresses Critics Directors Behind the Scenes Crew Fan Clubs On Location Stuntmen Patrons of the Arts Patty Burns Editor Carol Chritton Co-Editor Scott Shuey Head Photographer Jim Finn Stephanie Rother Gina Searcey Tyona Aim Tracy Searcey Patti Shuey Sheryl Allen Sponsor p. 35 p. 37 p. 39 p. 63 p. 81 p. 101 Presented By Amy Volkmer Ben Walters Dave Bane Angie Bartels Stephanie Bartels Sandra Rothell Matt McDonald Dana Ramsey Michelle Stauffer Lights . . . Camera . . Action . . . Curtain Rises The stage is set for the start of another school year. As the curtain rises you see the usual hustle and bustle of the first day of school. The students are checking to see if they have all their “props. (Notebooks, pencils, pens, and etc.) Many of the students have mixed feelings and for the “Seniors of ’85” it was one day closer to graduation. It was the start of a great school year. This year was a little different in that there were eight periods instead of seven. This made the homework load a little heavier, but the students and teachers somehow managed. There were also a few new teachers and several new students. A lot of other changes were made too, most for the better. No one will forget the ‘ 84-85” school year. It was a time for change and advancement and because the people at Tecumseh High School wished to have a quality learning experience — the changes were faced squarely and the necessary adjustments were made. The students and teachers alike had a school to be proud of. It was a super year. Graduation is assured. You call that wrestling? Pat shows his skill. 2 3 Faces of 84-85. Spike and Sam. Leha’s latest fads. 4 Stars Of The Show The seniors worked their way up the ladder for thirteen consecutive years to become the stars at THS. They did not only need great pride in their school but pride within themselves. They can only achieve this stardom through perseverance. And by this persistence, they became star attractions in sports, music, drama, other organizations, and most of all academics. Each star had the ability and the opportunity to develop as an individual and to become his or her own person. Relationships endured through these years as good times were shared, as well as the fear of what lies ahead of unforgettable memories. Every class has the chance to become a success but not without the desire to set that goal and the energy to accomplish it. They were not always stars. They had to start somewhere as you will see . . . Their parents were the ones who started them in the right direction and kept them in line by teaching them right from wrong. Also, the seniors would not be here today without the teachers making them strive for the very best. The show is not over; although, it is time to make new goals and begin building new relationships. The curtain has closed only on this act! Next in line for the Oscar!! Homecoming King and Queen. Class officers: Terry K. Treas.; Jim F. Vice Pres.; Lloyd K. Pres.; Patty B. Sec. 6 I 1. Mike Clifton 2. Jim Finn 3. Carol Chritton 4. Mike Pooch 5. Kevin McKinney 6. Stephanie Rother 7. Amy Neil 8. Kevin, Keith, Tim Laue 9. David Hutt 10. Dan DeFreece 11. Jody Schultz Jim Fricke 12. Terri Evans 7 1. Terry Kuhl 2. Mike Clifton Bob Lempka 3. Colleen Zellmer 4. Diane Wenzl 5. Mark Parrish 6. Kellee Meints 7. Jody Schultz 8. Ann Lempka 9. Rod Lueders 10. Tom Grof 11. Patti Kerner 12. Laurie Cawley 9 CamfiAtJU) £ 4x0, CcuJ - C XSU 1_ Ch+jJt£ V 'Y uAj C_ V ra At' |Ooma -C aMCL rf[s SLurk Oe cf S£ 1-Myix OO-r J ( asrt jLO 10 [1 Kevin Lcioe li� n.4 uAt, fari d irrrpkp ' Jr iLk 'SXfi -JCA . %mL £omju SENIORS Remember When: •The first day you walked into the school and you already had SENIORITISM -You had no seniority what so ever! -Prep was in then faded. -We told Michael Jackson to “Beat It”. -Chips were for computers not poker. -REM “YOU HAD NO MONEY -Reagan definitely needed a face lift. -The majority of your pastime was driving around. -You had to sit and take semester tests that lasted an hour and forty-five minutes. -Your LEVIS (button fly blues) were in the wash. -You tried to cut in the lunch line and got ratted on. -You had to stay after school for excessive tardies. High school seemd so far away ... now it’s come and gone ... but we willv always remember when ... we’ve only just begun. Lunchtime cramming? 12 Lloyd and Zeb getting down. 7th period English class. Who is that chick, Hutt? Senior twinsie-bops. DRESS REHEARSAL Jackie and Kris waiting for a ride. Seniors love to read Chaucer!? 13 Rodney LUedeis Xewn'Pl c)k y « c-nW6- «u OA aAAUxJh flaAAM.Aj %W y Mx. ite v luMy sdfauMj X c $ 'V VjLOk ommu, A db tkt V)xfet U)c fiM dua UatfBpne. Dux nfi. UWgJl J iW) 15 Almost There The junior class of 1984-85 has 37 members. The newest members are Janice Funkhouser, Melissa Roberts, and Tracy Searcey. In the beginning of the year, the juniors sold magazines, records and tapes to raise money for the Junior-Senior Prom of 1984-85. It was very successful and they raised alot of money. This year the juniors were in charge of the flaming T”, which was at our homecoming bonfire. We took one night out of the week, which was Wednesday, to clean out the “T and fill it back up with wood for the big activity the next night. The flaming “T” was also a success. Suzanne Davison and Mark Beethe were the junior attendants for Homecoming. The junior class of 1984-85 had a great year. Next year they will be the “Stars” of Tecumseh High School. Class Officers: Allen Mitchel - President. Sheri Lohmeier • Vice-President. Tim Haughton -Secretary. Tim Yates - Treasurer. Total Despair?! 16 Tyona Aim Dennis Bane Mark Beethe Tim Bohling Theresa Christen Angie clowning around at the circus. What's wrong with this bottle Tracy? Leha Cox Suzanne Davidson Michelle Earhart Janice Funkhouser Tom Garris Ann Grof Steven Grof Matt Hamer Greta Hamilton Tim Haughton Pat Hesman Destry Hood Susan Kettelhake Pat Krontz Cheryl Kuhl 17 Sheri Lohmeier Marty Lott Lucinda Mahoney Allen Mitchel Chad Morse Lavon Othmer Lori Parrish Melissa Roberts Tracy Searcey Angie Sherman Patti Shuey Kris Speckmann Scott Stewart Amy Volkmer Ben Walters Tim Yates Carolyn Zellmer Tim and Ingrid enjoying the circus. Cheryl and Greta selling spirt grams. 18 Mr. Weiss teaching Scott a little science. Jeff Allen David Bane Angie Bartels Stephanie Bartels Mike Borrenpohl Jonathon Cawley Janet Christen Kurt Conradt Alice Ellis Rhonda Ellis Nicki Grindel Lois Grof Jamey Hahn Dan Hutt Chris Johnson Steve Klein Royce Koehler Kevin Kramer Sophomores Shine This was a great year for the sophomores. It was made even better by the addition of 4 new students making the total number of people in our class 43. With such a large class, we’ve had no problem making our mark on THS. Many of us participated in various activites including sports, plays, and contests. We found we were alot more ambitious this year probably because we’re getting over the shock of being freshmen and are becoming more familiar with THS. Our big project was Homecoming. Alot of money-raising, planning, and decorating went in to making the Homecoming dance a real success. We held a car wash in September to raise some of the money for this event and it was also very successful. With the help of our class sponsor Mrs. Frost, we decided on the theme of “Magic”. Altogether, the sophomores had a very successful year and were glad to be a part of the 84-85 THS production! T? Cl rW dk i c c ; } C(' ft • —r' Amy Kuhl Duane Kuhl Mitch Lade Mike Masur Jeff McCourtney Kelly McKinney Jason Morrissey Todd Morrissey Lori Othmer Mike Parrish Clem Pella Mike Pella Todd Pella Laura Pieratt Scott Pope Sandra Rothell Jeff Schreiner Deb Stauffer Ronda Thompson Matt Vance Russ Waring Jim Wenzl Pella and Russ, trying to escape again. “You’ve got to be kidding!” Now here comes trouble! 1984-85 Class Officers are from left: Sandra Rothell, secretary, Russ Waring, vice-president, Lori Othmer. treasurer, and seated is Vance Whitwer, president. 20 Starting Out “Fresh” The freshman class of “84-85” started the year off right with the addition of 11 new students to the class, to bring the total to 40. The whole class worked together and showed their school spirit by winning first place in the Homecoming hall decoration contest. Many of us were very enthusiastic and joined different organizations and clubs our first year. We also contributed to sports and other social activities. We have made it through the first of four years here at THS together with three more to go. So watch out, because here comes the class of “88”. Class Officers: D. Ramsey-Treas.. J. Hood-Sec.. M. Stauffer-V. Pres., I. Backus.. Pres. David Bailey Michelle Bauers Bob Bohling Brenda Borrenpohl Jerome Christen Tracy Cox Marilyn Crane Andy DeFreece Steven DeFreece Sondra DeVorss Deanna Earheart Jerri Esser Pat Goracke Jodi Hood Paula Kaufman 21 Linda Kerncr Laura Mandery Michelle McCourtney Mat McDonald Ted Morrissey Amy Packwood Kevin Parrish Jodi Pella Jodi Peters Dana Ramsey Michelle Rathe Sheila Repp Tammy Rohmeyer Amy Sand John Speckman Rebecca Staley Michelle Stauffer Mike Stauffer Tim Stewart Trade Thompson Tim helping with Homecoming decorations The Understudies •fttU. k rmvVr rtVrrwrr fr V Front Row L to R: Bobby Thies, Michelle Paden, Nicole Behrends, Jennein Shuey, Paula Driskel, John Funkhouser, Second Row: Shane Boardman, Annette Kaster, Joan Steinauer, Jamie Searcey. Michelle Harshberger. Heather Weiss. Holly Cawley. Third Row: Amy Bartels. Trista Backus, Stephanie Waring. Amy Fortisch, Judi Davison, Shari Davison, Fourth Row: Jeff Parrish. Mike Johnson, Jason Lacey. Brett Hasselbalch. Brent Pope, 8th grade. Front Row L to R: Christy Davison, Sandy Hood. Angela Mayer. Stacy Schmidt. Audra Kage. Elise Packett. Kathey Mandery, Denise Osterhoudt. Second Row: Tony Colgrove, Scott McPherin, Gene Neemann. Jason Hamer, Bounthavy Khanthasene, David Deason. Scott Aim. Third Row: Bill Morrissey, Deanna Gottula. Kim Othmer, Roderick Rowland, John Guenther, Ron Colson. 7th grade. Front Row, L to R: Tisha Raster. David Amos, Janelle Rathe. Bee Soukehareun. Second Row: Keith Osterhoudt, Lara Sand. Mike Holthus, Matt Bartels, Casey Foetisch, Phetkaisone Xayarath, Verlin Driskell, Mr. James Richert, Third Row: Jane Bartels, Scott Carpenter. Debbie Colson, Tim Garris. Mary Pella. Trista Davison. Fourth Row: Kelly Curry. Brooke Hasselbalch, Steve Bauer, Kip Anderson, Jeremy Martinez, Steve Nolte, Tiffany Thompson, Lae Sayarath, 6th grade Front Row, L to R: Susan Meyer, Doug Wilson, Scott Jenkins, Jessica Johnson, Christine Grindel, Second Row: Brad Buethe, Melissa Pope, Tracie Horner, Rachel Buerstet-ta, Sean Peters, Brandy Zager, Doug Schreiner, Third Row: Mike Bailey, Tony Badertscher, Justin Rother, Amy Bohling, Melissa Lacey, Melissa Meints, Dale Colson, Back Row: Penny Howard, Bernie Paden, Jennifer Schultz, Traci Kerner, Jeremy Doty, James Lintz, Loy Xayarath, Jeana Thompson, Mrs. Virginia Jones, 5th grade Front Row, L to R: Dustin Boardman, Travis Davison, Brandi Ellis, Matthew Kaufman, Mathew Sedersten, Stephanie Roberts, Second Row: Dao Phimvongsa, Melinda Long, Michael McPherrian, Heather Bohling, Michael Lade, Robert Morrissey, Lori Repp, Third Row: Michael Kelch, Jennifer Haugh-ton, Chris Frederick, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Snowden, Ah Xayarath, Peggy Pope, Back Row: Jennifer Laue, Billi Packett, Sharia Boldt. Cheryl Clifton, Jason Stinson, Casey Wilson, Brian Nolte, Melissa Lovitt, Mrs. Luetta Volker, Mrs. Betty Mahoney, 4th grade 24 Front Row. L to R: Miss Marie Blevins, student teacher, Louis Keim. Tutu Soukchareun. Angie Searcey. Natalie Roberts. Jerry Anderson. Mrs. Lois Pietzyk, Second Row. Josh Hemmer. Brad Badertscher. Nathan Colgrove, Jon Henry Rother. Brandi Wiebusch, Laurie Fricke, Sarah Branting. Third Row. Raymond Clifton. Aaron Long. Gina Bartels. Jamie Stinson. Joe Leuenberger, Ann Lintz. Lek Xayarath, Joey Meints. Not pictured-Tim Carmine. 3rd grade. Front Row. L to R: Ryan Richard. Sara Little. Susan Buerstetta. Barrie Hassel-balch. Karey Anderson. Ida Bohling. Michelle Pohlman, Angela Lovitt, Second Row: Chad Lade. Heath Packett, Brandon Boldt. Jeff Curry. Robin Wilken. Emilie Rinne, Mike Paden, Julie Osterhoudt. Mrs. Davis. 2nd grade. Front Row. L to R: Christopher Blessing. Kenny Colson. Amy Zabel, Paul Osterhoudt. Janelle Schultz. Mark Amos. LaNioy Xarath. Mrs. Janene Bartels. Second Row: Mike Ostuhoudt, Justin Mommens. Adrian Diaz. Shawn Clifton. Brad Bartels. Mellisa Bohling. Heather Schultz, Third Row: Joe Enson. Cary Wilson. Angela Goracke. Lance Wiebusch, Luke Topp. Jimmy Kelley. Brad Bradertscher. James Borrenpohl, 1st grade. 25 And Finally Front Row. L to R: Amy Behrends, Rhonda Searcey, Lacey Sawyer, Aenoy Rathpakdy. Scott Ensor, Mrs. Gottula, Second Row: Shawn Kunzman. Angie Branting, Randall Pohlman. Travis Kerner, Casey Meints, Shauna Kelley. Not pictured Tonya Finney. Kindergarten A Front Row. L to R: Rachel Yeaton. Erin Leuenberger. Jake Topp. Khaophone Phimvongsa, Natalie Morrissey, Phillip Juilfs. Mrs. Gottula. Second Row: Crystal Mahoney. Andrew Bossung, Rob Christopher. Matt Davison. Susan Doty. Chris Peterson, absent: Cody Morrissey. Kindergarten B 26 No show would be complete without recognizing the people who make it all possible. In this case these people are the faculty. The faculty gives countless hours to the school system. They do more than just grade papers! Lets take a look into the typical day of a teacher. They get up at an early hour so that they can be at school beforehand to help students with problems. They then spend the next eight hours instructing students in the hope that they will become more knowledgeable. That is not all! The faculty stays after school to provide help for those who need it. Some teachers also coach after school or sponsor various events or clubs. Lets not forget to mention the times that they sell tickets at bail cont. on page 30 Mr. and Mrs. Anderson at home with Kip, Karey and the family pet. 28 Mr. Harshbarger gives piano lessons to Karey Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Frost take advantage of the nice afternoon. Mr. Loew is busy at his desk. The Allens hit the slopes at Trailridge. 29 games and the time they spend supporting the school athletic teams, chorus and band concerts, plays and musicals. So you see a teacher leads a very busy life. After all their school oriented activities they still find time for their own families. A teacher truly is an amazing person. On these few pages we will give tribute to these terrific people. We all know they deserve much more credit. But, this is our way of saying THANK YOU to a super bunch of people. The Templemeyer family includes three children: Zak, Toby, and Heidi. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson relax at home. Mrs. Palmer enjoys a spring day in the best possibly way. 30 Mrs. Parrish prepares computer activities for her classes. Ryan and Brent demonstrate the finer points of golf to Mr. Richards. Mr. and Mrs. Brommer play with their sons. Mr. Beadell shows off his fine collection of books. 31 1- The Poppe family enjoys some friendly competition. 2- Miss Muller is caught unaware by the camera man. 3- Mrs. Wolff signals the end of another chorus practice. 4- The Richerts enjoy some quiet time with Joshua and Jessica. 5- Chow-time at the Amos household! 6- The Naber family relax in the living room of their home. 33 THS Leaders Tecumseh High School is a place that we should all be very proud of. Our schools administration helps keep this pride within our students, teachers, and community. Not only do they do their job, but they do their best to make our school a very special place to learn. They also dedicate their efforts to our youth so that they may be involved in the best educational system possible. They care about the students at THS and make it a great place to receive an education. For these reasons, the administration deserves recognition for making THS what it is today. Superintendent Thomas Rother. Principal Galen Boldt 36 Nice Hat!! Appreciation Sheri Sapp, Marie Kuhl, Carol Hutt, Oleta Rinne, and Irene Krontz. The THS staff is made up of people who dedicate themselves to keeping our school a clean, well kept place to learn. We could never thank them enough for all they’ve done and we could not have had as marvelous a performance without them. Not only do we appreciate the hours that they’ve spent “behind the scenes” but also the support that they have given to all the organizations, fund raisers and athletic teams. They’ve helped us obtain a great school spirit and the show could not go on without them. Cindy Boldt, Betty Morrisey, and Judy Vance. Above: Gwen and Terry. Below: Keith Wagner, Lloyd Fricke, and Jim Allen. The Producers The “Producers” of this yearbook, the annual staff, have put in many long hours to make this production, the ’85 Tomahawk, a success. The 1984-85 staff had a new outlook, under the direction of their novice sponsor, Mrs. Allen. They had many different ideas and exciting plans for the Tomahawk, which they managed to pull off, despite some minor tribulations that they encountered during the year. One new dimension was that there were only two people, Carol Chritton and Dana Ramsey, that were in charge of selling the advertisements. Not many people realize the time and hard work that it takes to produce an annual. The members of the staff have to make sure that everything on their pages is just prefect and then wait a year before they can see their finished product. The Tomahawk crew started their work at the beginning of the year when seven members attended a workshop in Omaha. Those attending were: Carol Chritton, Stephanie Rother, Michelle Stauffer, Tracy Searcey, Ben Walters, Matt McDonald, and Patty Burns. From that moment on it was work, work, work!!! The ’84-85 Tomahawk editor was Patty Burns. Carol Chritton was the Co-editor and Scott Shuey served as the Chief photographer. Michelle Stauffer and Dana Ramsey also spent some time behind the camera. The ’84-85 Tomahawk crew did a super job and definitely deserve a big round of applause. Dana R. hard at work. 1st Row L to R: Carol Chritton and Tracy Searcey. 2nd Row: Dana Ramsey. Steph Bartels, Gina Searcey. Steph Rother. and Patty Burns. 3rd Row: Michelle Stauffer. Sandra Rothell, Angie Bartels. Patti Shuey. Amy Volkmer, and Mrs. Allen. 4th row: Jim Finn. Matt Mcdonald, Dave Bane, and Ben Walters. 5th Row: Scott Shuey. Scott in front of the camera for once! 40 Tyona putting her work in final form. Surprise, Suprise, Surprise! Co«Editor Carol and Editor Patty. 41 Art Club The 1984-85 Art Club elected Kellee Meints as president, Jim Wenzl as vice-president, Angie Sherman to the office of secretary, and David Bane became the new club treasurer. There were twenty-two members in Art Club this year. On March 15th the Art Club sponsored a dance with the theme of “I Wanna Hold Your Hand.” Music was provided by Bigg’s Sound. Other fund raising projects included the care of a candy machine and painting hangers at the airport. The money raised went toward the purchase of magazines for the Art Room and an air brush and compressor. The $100.00 Art Club Scholarship was presented to Eric Bartels. On March 17-22, an art show was held. The judge was Mike Fowler, an Associate Professor of Art at York College. Eleven schools participated in the show. These schools included Tecumseh, Falls City, Auburn, Palmyra, Johnson-Brock, Pawnee City, Sterling, Adams, Humboldt, Table Rock, and Nemaha Valley. The students did an outstanding job at the show with the following students winning awards: Jason Lacey in printmaking, Greg Cooper in printmaking, Paula Dris-kell in sculpture, Jennene Shuey in pottery, Nicole Behrends in open three-dimensional, Michelle Stauffer in printmaking and open three-dimensional, Matt Vance in sculpture, Ben Walters in sculpture, Jim Wenzl in pottery, Melissa Roberts in drawing, Kellee Meints in drawing, Eric Bartels in drawing, Jackie Packett in drawing, Mike Clifton in drawing, Carol Chritton in sculpture and pottery. The Art Club had a very successful year and the students were very proud of their achievements. 42 Above: I Wanna Hold Your Hand.” Below: Art Club Officers - Kellee, Jim, Angie. (Dave Bane not pictured). - —-— ———— Front Row. L to R: Eric Bartels. Jackie Packett, Sheri Lohmeier. Second Row: Vance Whitwer. Melissa Roberts. Michelle Bauers, Michelle Stauffer. Tammy Rohmeyer, Kris Conradt. Third Row: Matt Vance. David Bane. Jeff Allen. Kellee Meints, Mike Wenzl. Angie Sherman. Candy Reilly, Angie Bartels, Carol Chritton, Mrs. Templemeyer. Chris Johnson. 'V', Some of the award winners at the art show were: front row - Jennene Shuey. Paula Driscell, second row - Jason Lacey. Michelle Stauffer. Kellee Meints. Jackie Packett. Melissa Roberts, third row - Ben Walters. Matt Vance, Jim Wenzl. Mike Clifton. FBLA The 1984-85 FBLA had a very busy and successful year. The organization held their annual dance marathon, this being the fifth annual. This year they raised over $1,000 with the proceeds going to Cystic Fibrosis. The FBLA and Student Council combined forces and hosted a breakfast for the faculty and staff. For a money making project this year, FBLA members got people from the community to volunteer to take Harris Labs skin patch tests. The project was a tremendous success! The FBLA would like to thank all those people who participated for their time and effort in making the project work! At the FBLA State Leadership Convention our organization brought numerous awards and honors. Those people receiving awards were: Laura Pieratt - 1st in both Entrepreneur-ship I and Business Math, Hon. Men, in Creed and Spelling. Destry Hood - 1st in Data Processing Concepts, Hon. Men, in Business Computer Application Design, and Bus. Math II. Steph Bartels - 1st in Parly Pro Level 1, 6th in Bus. Math II, Hon. Men. in Spelling. Matt Hamer - 2nd in Data Processing Concepts and Hon. Men. in Bus. Math II. Scott Shuey - 3rd in Economics, 3rd in Mr. FBLA, 6th in Bus. Ad Competency and Hon. Men. in Accounting I. Dan DeFreece - 4th in Job Interview and Hon. Men. in Accounting I. Carol Chritton - 7th in Entrepreneurship II, Who’s Who in NE FBLA and Hon. Men. in Bus. Law. Jason Morrissey - Hon. Men. in Bus. Math I and Entrepreneurship II. Ann Lempka - 7th in Job Interview. Terri Evans - Hon. Men. in Bus. Communications. The Entrepreneurship II team of Kellee Meints, Carol Chritton and Tim Bohling came in 4th. A special CONGRATS to Jason Morrissey for being elected State Reporter!! The four individuals who get to go to the National Convention in Houston, Texas are Laura Pieratt, Destry 1st Row L to R: T. Morrissey, J. Hahn. A. DeFreece, D. Stauffer, J. Hood, S. Bartels. S. Rothell, L. Othmer, and L. Pieratt. 2nd Row: K. Speckman, P. Shuey, C. Johnson, J. Morrissey, D. Bane, T. Bohling. S. Davison. A. Neill. M. Beethe, and J. Wentzl. 3rd Row: G.Hamilton. L. Cox. S. Kettelhake. T. Scarccy, S. Lohmeier, A. Sherman. S. Shuey, M. Hamer, and M. Earhart. 4th Row: D. Mueller. T. Evans. C. Kuhl, C. Chritton. P. Pella. D. Hutt, K. Meints, D. DeFreece. and D. Hood. 5th Row: A. Lempka, P. Burns, D. Wenzl, P. Kerner. J. Finn, and L. Kettelhake. L to R: J. Finn, Treas.; P. Burns, Hist.; P. Kerner, Sec.; A. Lempka, Pres.; L. Kettelhake, V. Pres.; S. Lohmeier, Rep.; and D. Hutt, Par. 44 Ann, 7th in Job Interview. Carol receives her award. Destry receiving one of his many awards. “Joe FBLA” Jason officially becomes State Reporter!! Hood, Jason Morrissey and Tim Bohling. The 1984-85 FBLA Banquet was held at the Tecumseh Country Club. The speaker for the evening was the Rev. Ward Merritt. Outstanding membership awards were given to Freshman Jodi Hood, Sophomore Laura Pieratt, Junior Sheri Lohmeier, and Senior Scott Shuey. Overall Outstanding member was Jason Morrissey. Scholarships were awarded to Ann Lempka, Lloyd Kettelhake and Carol Chritton. The 1985-86 officers were also announced: Pres. - Sheri Lohmeier, V. Pres. - Jason Morrissey, Sec. - Dennis Bane, Treas. - Destry Hood, Report - Matt Hamer, Hist. -Stephanie Bartels and Parliamentarian - Angie Sherman. Something new will be tried next year. Each class elected a class representative to help the secretary at the meeting. Those people elected as class reps: Senior - Allen Mitchel, Junior-Todd Morrissey and Sophomore - Jodi Hood. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FBLA!! 45 Mr. Beadell is the sponsor. 1st Row L to R: T. Stewart, A. DeFreece, D. Ramsey, M. Stauffer. J. Peters, T. Badertscher and S. Repp. 2nd Row: M. Rathe. M. Crane, A. Packwood, M. Bauers, J. Esscr. T. Rohmeyer, L. Kerner, I. Backus and J. Hood. 3rd Row: P. Pella, S. Pope. T. Morrissey, S. Bartels, P. Kaufman, L. Pieratt, A. Bartels, R. Thompson and T. Thompson. 4th Row: T. Cox, L. Grof, L. Mahoney. C. Kuhl, L. Morse. M. Earhart, D. Mueller, P. Shuey, M. Hamer and D.DeFreece. 5th Row: D. Bane. K. McKinney, D. Smithers, T. Searcey, A. Neill. P. Kerner, S. Lohmeier, J. Morrissey. R. Waring, D. Hutt and S. Shuey. 7th Row: Mr. Beadell. Drama Club The Drama Club consists of students who are interested in theatrics, both onstage and back-stage. The Drama Club takes part in all the school productions, be it acting, putting on makeup or working with the lighting. This year the Drama Club presented a scholarship to Amy Neill. Dan DeFreece was chosen Best Actor and Amy Neill was chosen Best Actress. Best Supporting Actress went to two individuals, Patti Kerner and Stephanie Bartels. There was also a tie for Best Supporting Actor. The two people chosen were Matt Hamer and Scott Pope. The Drama Club did a stupendous job this year and are looking forward to an even better one next year. Top to Bottom: P. Kerner, Pres.; A Neill, V. Pres.; S. Lohm eier, Sec.; J. Morrissey, Treas. 46 Front Row L to R: T. Morrissey, J. Hahn, R. Waring, C. Johnson. M. Pella, J. McCourtney, A. Kuhl, P. Burns, Second Row; A. Lempka, S. Klein, S. Pope, M. Masur, R. Koehler. L. Othmer. S. Rothell, K. Wilson. T. Haughton. Third Row: M. Pooch, D. Hutt, M. Vance, J. Morrissey, M. Roberts, L. Cox, L. Cawley, C. Reilly, K. McKinney, Fourth Row: D. Mueller, K. Laue, D. Bane, M. Beethe, L. Morse, G. Hamilton, A. Volkmer, T. Evans, D. Bane. Fifth Row: M. Parrish, S. Lohmeier, T. Kuhl, J. Finn, T. Searcey, D. Smithers, P. Krontz, T. Sobotta, C. Chritton. A. Neil. Sixth Row: G. Searcey, S. Davidson, T. Yates, S. Kettlehake, D. Hood. P. Pella. M. Lott, M. Hamer, T. Bohling, L. Othmer, M. Wenzl, Seventh Row: M. Clifton, K. Laue, A. Sherman. D. DeFreece, P. Kerner, S. Parrish, D. Hutt, L. Kettlehake, K. Meints, S. Rother, T. Laue, S. Shuey, M. Vance, M. Borrenpohl. T-Club Members Elect Candidates Mr. Harshbarger sponsored the 1984-85 T-Club, which consisted of approximately 72 members. This year the T-Club members raised money by picking up shingles for Temp’s Construction. The funds raised helped to buy patches for the letter-winners. The T-Club’s primary responsibility this year was the election of candidates for Homecoming. Five senior girls and five senior boys were chosen., Six T-Club members also served as judges for the spring cheerleading tryouts. The judges were Michelle Earhart, Dana Ramsey, Lori Othmer , Dennis Bane, Andy DeFreece, and Jason Morrissey. Next year the T-Club will be even more active as the members plan to form a yell squad and help cheer at sport events. Jim Finn helps out at a Junior High football game. 47 Mrs. Poppe busy on the phone. The 1984-85 Student Council conducted their yearly duties of coordinating the homecoming activities, running the elections for Homecoming King and Queen and County Government Day, putting up a Christmas tree, organizing the Top Ten Banquet, hosting a table at the parent-teachers conferences, and once again running the foosball table. The highlight of the year was the Valentines Day Dance which was held on February 16. The theme was “I Want To Know What Love Is.” The music was provided by Biggs Sound. It was a huge success and everyone had a great time. The 1984-85 Student Council had a stupendous year and is looking forward to an even better one next year. 48 Front Row L to R: Jason Morrissey, Vance Whitwer. Suzanne Davison and Todd Morrissey. Back Row: Mrs. Poppe. Dana Ramsey. Destry Hood, Lloyd Kettelhake. Ann Lempka, Dan DeFreece, Ingrid Backus, Patty Burns, and Sheri Lohmeier. Sitting: Dan DeFreece, Pres. Standing L to R: Patty Burns, Treas.; Sheri Lohmeier, V. Pres.; and Ann Lempka, Sec. Bottom row L to R: M. Clifton, M. Pooch. J. Frickc, S. Stewart. R. Richards. 2nd row: K. Parrish. P. Goracke, 3rd row: L. Othmer. S. Klein. M. Wagner. R. Lueders, M. Parrish. 4th row: K. Laue, R. Kerner, K. McKinney. M. Lott. T. Kuhl. T. Laue, T. Grof, Top row: P. Krontz. K. Laue. S. Parrish. M. Parris. B. Walters. M. Beethe. M. Borrenpohl. Ben Walters was picked as a clean-up achiever. Achievers The Industrial Arts Club started off the “84-85” school year by electing their new officers. Mr. Rick Richards was the sponsor. The President was Terry Kuhl, Secretary was Keith Laue, and Treasurer was Allen Mitchel. As a fund-raiser, the club had its first annual car bash. The car bash was held during the week of Homecoming and it was a big success. Mike Pooch is a loyal patriot of the I.A. Club! 49 Ecology Club The Ecology Club again was one of the most active organizations at the school. The 1984-85 officers were Dan DeFreece (President), Jim Finn (Vice-President), Patty Burns (Secretary Treasurer) . The Ecology Club had their annual raffle of a sleeping bag, cooler and day pack, bringing in $388.00 to the organization. The club also delivered phone books which added $224.00. Something new tried this past year was a walnut drive, which brought in $233.00. Throughout all of their various activities, the Ecology Club raised over $840.00 which will help offset the cost of the trip to Colorado. The seniors participating in the trip to Colorado are Patti Burns, Patti Kerner, Dan DeFreece, Jim Finn, Ann Lempka, Kelle Meints, Scott Shuey, Bob Lempka, and Dave Hutt. The Ecology Club had an educational and fun year and are looking for more of the same in the next year. Club members L to R: Royce Koehler, Vance Whitwer, David Bane, Chris Johnson, Todd Morrissey, Jamey Hahn. Jason Morrissey. Russ Waring. Stephanie Bartels. Lois Grof. Mr. Weiss, Leha Cox, Patti Shuey. Suzanne Davison, Angie Sherman, Matt Hamer, Gina Searcey, Dcstry Hodd, Scott Pope. Debbie Stauffer. Sandra Rothell, Rhonda Ellis, Jim Wenzl, Mark Beethe, Tim Yates, Tim Bohling. Mike Masur. Laura Pieratt, Diane Wenzl, Dennis Bane, Lavon Othmer, Patti Kerner. Tim Haughton. Mike Pella, Scott Shuey, Jim Finn, Dave Hutt, Ann Lempka. Kellee Meints. Steve Parrish, Dan DeFreece, Patty Burns, Lori Othmer. Officers: Jim Finn, Patty Burns, Dan DeFreece. 50 Kellee do you feel O.K.! Ecology Club members help with the sixth grade camp-out. Above: Some of the sixth graders attempt the dreaded log. That’s a pretty big vine” Destryl! 51 The morning after! Superior Band The Tecumseh High School Concert Band received a (1) Superior rating at the District Music Contest held at Auburn. The group received I’s from all three judges after performing “Coat of Arms” and “A Westchester Overture.” Many students performed solos at the contest: Kevin McKinney, David Hutt, Janice Funkhouser, Melissa Roberts, Laurie Cawley, Dan DeFreece, Laura Pieratt, Andy DeFreece. Several groups also participated: Mixed Brass Quartet, Trumpet Sextet, and Heather Weiss and Trista Backus performed a flute duet. Many of these solos and small groups played for community func- tions throughout the year. Both the marching and concert bands were directed by Kris Brom-mer. They performed at the Fall, Christmas, and Spring Concerts, the Band Booster’s Soup Supper, and the Galaxy Conference Band Clinic held in Pawnee City. The marching band performed at all the home football games, the Johnson County Fair parade, the Apple Jack Festival in Nebraska City, and Peru Band Days. The pep band performed at the basketball games. The 1984-85 Tecumseh High School band was indeed superior! The Blues Brothers! Two unknown band members enjoy a band outing. Front Circle: Heather Weiss, Trista Backus. Sheila Repp. Kelly Wilson, Melissa Roberts. Patti Shuey. Theresa Badertscher. Leha Cox. Second Circle: Denice Smithers. Stephanie Rother, Lucinda Mahoney, Sondra DeVorss, Amy Foetisch, Shane Boardman. Brett Hasselbach, Linda Kerner, Dave Bailey, Marilyn Crane. Angie Bartels. Jodi Hood. Amy Bartels. Tracy Cox, Janice Funkhouser. Third Circle: Jodie Peters. Kelly McKinney. Michelle Hershberger, Judi Davison. Shari Davison. Jamie Searcey, Dana Ramsey. Andy DeFreece. Joanie Steinauer. Dave Bane. Scott Pope. Lloyd Kcttelhake, Kevin McKinney. Duane Kuhl, Jeff Schreiner, Dave Hutt. Jeneene Shuey. Dan DeFreece. Laurie Cawley. Scott Shuey. Back Row: Kris Brommer. Director. Mike Johnson. Dan Hutt, Steve DeFreece. Paula Kaufman. 52 Triple Trio This years Triple Trio received an excellent rating at the District Music Contest in Auburn. They also performed for many community functions and school concerts. Triple Trio consists of nine girls who are selected by Mrs. Wolff, The THS music teacher. Mrs. Wolff was very pleased with the girls for the way they worked together to get things done and felt that they accomplished many things during the year. L to R - Back Row: Laurie Goracke. Terri Evans, Laura Pierrat, Amy Volkmer, Lucinda Mahoney and Jody Shultz. Front Row: Denice Smithers and Denise Mueller. Not pictured: Tracy Searcey. Sextet This year’s sextet consisted of six girls who were selected to perform together by Mrs. Wolff. She felt that these six girls were especially fun to work with because they were a lively group. They performed for many functions within the community and for school concerts. Mrs. Wolff enjoyed working with the whole chorus and the small groups and felt that this year turned out real well. L to R - Back Row: Tammie Sobbota. Cheryl Kuhl, Laurie Cawley, Suzanne Davison, and Marilyn Crane. Front Row; Kelly McKinney. 53 The Chorus This year’s THS Chorus had a very successful year. They participated in the Galaxy Conference Vocal Clinic to get ready for District Conference. All of the hard work did pay off though because after a year of not participating at District Conference they received an excellent rating. They also performed at the Fall, Christmas, and Spring concerts at school. Mrs. Wolff was very pleased with the great job the chorus did this year. She said that she especially enjoyed working with the students this year because they were devoted to doing a good job and yet they were able to have alot of fun. THS Chorus performing at the Spring Concert. L to R - Back Row; Tammie Sobotta, Terri Evans. Laurie Cawley. Diane Wenzl, Melinda DeVorss, Denise Mueller. Kris Conradt. Denice Smithers, Jackie Packett, Jody Shultz. Laurie Goracke. 3rd Row: Cheryl Kuhl. Suzanne Davison, Lea Cox, Lucinda Mahoney. Greta Hamilton, Amy Volkmer, Janice Funkhouser. 2nd Row: Ann Grof, Kris Conradt, Pat Hesman, Lori Parrish, Tracy Searcey, Amy Kuhl, Nicki Grindel, Rhonda Ellis. Front Row: Laura Pierratt, Sandra Rothell, Michelle McCourtney, Brenda Borrenpohl, Rebecca Staley. Michelle Rathe, Alice Ellis, Ronda Thompson. 54 Media Club Members, Front Row. L to R: K. Laue, T. Evans, K. Conradt, J. Packett, C. Pella, Second Row: S. Stewart, P. Krontz, J. McCourtney, P. Pella, M. Wenzl, M. Parrish, M. Hamer, Third Row: S. Klein, M. Lott, K. Kramer, D. Hood, T. Garris, E. Parrish, sponsor, B. McDowell. Media Club The sponsor is Mrs. Parrish. The 1984-85 Media Club had eighteen members. This was the smallest group in the fifteen years of the clubs history. The State Convention was held on November 13 in Lincoln at the Gateway Auditorium. The speaker was David Guitar of Computers Systems located in Lincoln. He spoke of the future work of computers. Kris Conradt was treasurer and Jackie Packett was the vice-president for this state association. Pat Krontz and Steve Klein of THS were elected to the positions of vice-president and treasurer respectively for next fall. In the local club, Keith Laue is the president and Pat Krontz is the vice-president. Kris Conradt is the treasurer and Jackie Packett is the secretary. The money received in fund raising activities will be used for purchasing a new 13 inch t.v. for a computer in the Library Media Center. 55 Cheerleaders Attend UCA Camp This summer eight cheerleaders attended UCA camp in Lincoln. They were at the clinic for three days and worked hard on new routines, cheers, pyramids, and jumps. Those attending were Denise Mueller, Gina Searcey, Cheryl Kuhl, Tyona Aim, Candy Reilly, Amy Volkmer, Jerri Esser, and Brenda Borrenpohl. The— cheerleding camp was a productive time for the girls and they returned with many fresh and innovative ideas! While there, they received ribbons for the various routines that were performed well. The cheerleaders were active all year. They helped to promote spirit and enthusiasm at both the various sport events and at pep rallies. Cheering for girls sports were: Cheryl Kuhl, Candy Reilly, Amy Volkmer, and Tyona Aim. Reserve: Sheri Lohmeier, Brenda Borrenpohl, and Jerri Esser. Varsity: Denise Mueller, Tracy Searcey, Gina Searcey, and Kelly Wilson. This year’s sponsor was Mr. Ted Harshbarger. 1984-85 Cheerleading Squad: Front - J. Esser. C. Reilly. B. Borrenpohl. C. Kuhl. S. Lohmeier. A Volkmer. Top - K. Wilson. D. Mueller. G. Searcey. T. Searcey. (not pictured - Tyona The three cheerleading captains were Denise, Sheri and Cheryl. Below left: Sheri shows THS spirit! Below: Denise and Kelly demonstrate a stunt. Front row, L-R: M. Crane, T. Cox, K. Vrbka, L. Mandery, D. Earhart, B. Borrenpohl, R. Staley. Row 2: T. Thompson, S. Repp. S. DeVorss, J. Peters, J. Hood. L. Kerner. P. Kaufman, M. Rathe, J. Pella. Row 3: R. Thompson, K. McKinney, A. Ellis, A. Kuhl, N. Grindel, R. Ellis, J. Christen, L. Pieratt. Row 4: M. Earhart, A. Grof, G. Hamilton, A. Volkmer, L. Cox, C. Kuhl, L. Mahoney, J. Funkhouser, S. Davison, P. Hesman, S. Kettelhake, L. Parrish. Row 5: L. Goracke. C. Chritton, T. Sobotta, K. Conradt, J. Schultz, J. Packett. J. Campbell. D.Mueller, A. Neill. Officers left to right: Laurie G. Michelle E. Greta H. Y-Teens This year the Y-TEENS Club grew to the largest member participation in several years; 49 girls were involved in the many activities. The activities included helping with the Homecoming Coronation, collecting money for UNICEF, a Thanksgiving food basket, the annual Christmas party and helping with the Easter Egg Hunt. The girls raised money by selling tickets at Junior High games and also by selling spirit-grams during Homecoming Week. The girls also made a donation to TOYS FOR TOTS. At a pot luck supper, 17 girls received just the bar for having participated for at least two years. Laurie Goracke was awarded the Y-Teen scholarship. 57 National Honor Society New members were installed into NHS on April 30, at the Honors Awards Night. Selection to be a member of NHS is based on the following: leadership, service, character, and, of course, scholarship. Students must have at least a B average. The old members decided not to let the new members know of their selection until Honor’s Night. The new members who were tapped that night are: Jason Morrissey, Amy Kuhl, Stephanie Bartels, Laura Pieratt, Theresa Christen, Patti Shuey, Patty Burns, Laurie Cawley, Jim Fricke, Jody Schultz. The group ordered pins and awarded certificates for recognition as being a new NHS member. The Senior NHS members graduated wearing the Honor stoles. The entire group went on their annual outing to Lincoln in the spring. The society has many goals, among them being to promote leadership, service, and character in students. The society attempts to instill these values in its members hoping that its members values will spread to others. The members of NHS are proud of their accomplish- ments and will continue to work toward their goals. Front Row, L to R: Cheryl Kuhl. Carol Chritton, Ann Lempka, Stephanie Rother. Second Row: Sheri Lohmeier. Destry Hood, Third Row: Matt Hamer. Dan DeFreece, Kellee Meints, Scott Shuey, Top: Lloyd Kettlehake, Jim Finn. Mrs. Pat Poppe is the sponsor. The officers of NHS were: Ann Lempka, Treasurer; Sheri Lohmeier, Secretary; Dan DeFreece. President; Lloyd Kettlehake, Vice-President — (not pictured). The Computer Craze! Fads! FADS! Those ever changing fads! What would we do without them? There were many fads at THS this year. Jeans were as popular as ever, but if you wanted to get specific -Levis 501 jeans were really the in” jean. Crop pants were also in. There were also a lot of different kinds of shirts. Paint splash and Hawaiian shirts were very popular. For the more daring, there were the fluorescent shirts. And, of course, sweaters were always popular. In the shoe department, penny These people were attacked by an appendicitis. Front Row, L to R: M. Rathe. S. Lohmeier and T. Morrissey. Back Row: J. Finn G. Cooper and M. Bcethe. This fad really caught on! loafers were back in and so were flats. And who could forget the ever popular tennis shoes? Long dangling earings were popular and, as always, so were class rings! To top off the perfect wardrobe, some students even tried to get an awesome tan by visiting a tanning booth. I’m sure there were a lot of other fads that occured but were not mentioned. And I’m also sure that FADS will be back next year better than ever!! C. Morse and J. Fricke enjoy a game of foosball. 59 succeeds Gorbachev Prince Henry christened™™’ in private ceremony a little Cabbage Patch Kids Chernenko 99th Congress Hood Places Fourth in j State Wrestling Tourney gets Under Way Those Bicentennial license platesskin Patch Test will be illegal soon as 1984 endsT g°nday % slJ g, California surgeons implant | I s | baboon’s heart in infant girl •8 jj g S hi Is?I ’Tecumseh VB Girls 4 wounded z 0 ’ M Receive Runner-Up in subway District Cl Plaque shooting s- W b...basks in II Kinky Dink V-Hearns ! | stores to close SSaUrt | Jackson Tour Grossed $100 Million, j - ‘S But Promoter Says He’s Still in Red j | Johnson County groups dedicate flag memorial Only 36 years later, McDonald’s g1 is frying its 50 billionth burger S. 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The students started off the week by dressing up for baby day, twin day, idol day, punk rock day, and our traditional Black and Gold Day”. The excitement started to increase as the week proceeded toward Friday. On Thursday the traditional bonfire was held at the west side of the football field. In addition to the flaming T, a wrecked car was brought to the football field decorated in the opponent’s colors. Then the students who wished to participate, took a sledge hammer and smashed the car’s sides. This event increased everyone’s desire to win the game Friday night. On Friday, there was a pep rally in the elementary gym. At the pep rally, awards were presented to the students and teachers who showed the most spirit. The cheerleaders did various skits and other activities at the pep rally to build up spirit for the big game that night. Everyone’s curiosity began to build as the football game neared halftime. Then the moment finally came. The Candidates for King and Queen were out on the football field. Then the new 1984-85 Homecoming King and Queen was announced. This year’s King was Lloyd Kettelhake while Laurie Goracke became the new Homecoming Queen. After the game, the students went to the Homecoming Dance. This year’s music was provided by a disc jockey. This year’s theme was Magic,” which was decided by the sophomore class, while the colors were red, silver, and black. Pat P. - the next Fred Astaire? Mr. Wiess and Mr. Wiess? 64 Tim Y. waves hi. King and Queen Candidates L to R: Terry Kuhl, Tim Laue, Bob Lempka. Jim Finn. Lloyd Kettelhake. Laurie Goracke. Patty Burns. Patty Kerner, Ann Lempka. and Diane Wenzl. 65 Angie and Dan enjoying the dance. Would the real Mr. Harshbarger please step forward. Top Ten The eighth annual Top-Ten Banquet was held on March 25, 1985. Certificates were awarded to the top ten members of the seventh through twelfth grades. These ten have the highest grade point averages in their respective grades. In addition to the top ten, certificates were awarded to individuals with the most improved averages. The guest speaker was Dr. Ann Campbell - past Nebraska Commissioner of Education. Above: Dr. Campbell Below: Dan Hutt receives award. Front row: T. Christen, M. Earhart, J. Funkhouser, M. Hamer, D. Hood, second row: C. Kuhl, S. Lohmeier, K. Speckmann, A. Volkmer, third row: P. Burns, L. Cawley, C. Chritton. D. DeFreece. J. Finn, last row: J. Fricke, L. Kettlchake, A. Lempka, K. Meints, J. Schultz, S. Shuey. not pictured • P. Shuey. Front row: T. Badertscher. D. Bailey. M. Bauers, T. Cox, second row: J. Hood. P. Kaufman, D. Ramsey, S. Repp, M. Stauffer, third row: J. Morrissey, M. Masur, A. Kuhl, R. Koehler, S. Bartels, back row; V. Whitwer, S. Rothell, S. Pope, L. Pieratt, M. Parrish. Not pictured - S. Devorss, I. Backus. Most Improved Average - David Hutt, Tim Bohling, Jeff McCourtney, Dan Hutt. County Government Results of County Government Day elections were as follows: City Clerk - A. Sherman; County Agent - S. Lohmeier; County Assessor - S. Kettelhake; County Attorney - T. Yates; County Clerk - M. Roberts; County Engineer - T. Searcey; County Health Dept. - S. Stewart; County Judge - A. Mitchel; County Sheriff - D. Bane; County Superintendent - M. Earhart; County Treasurer - L. Othmer; County Vet’s Service Office - G. Hamilton; Namaha Nat’rl Resources - D. Hood; Soil Conserv. - M. Hamer; County Comm. - L. Cox, L. Parrish, and P. Shuey; ASCS Office - M. Lott, M. Beethe, and P. Krontz. 67 Go Crazy FBLA had a large success with the dance marathon this year. They worked hard on getting pledges, and ended up with over $1,000 raised! The theme songs for the night were “Let’s Go Crazy’’ by Prince and “All Night Long” by Lionel Ritchie. The FBLA combined the songs into one main theme and made it “Let’s Go Crazy All Night Long.” David Niebrugge of Cook was the D.J. playing the songs. There were 28 couples at the dance and by the end of the night there were three couples to be recognized. Kellee Meints and Chris Johnson came in first place with the most pledges. Jodi Schultz and Scott Boden had the second most pledges. And the most energetic couple of the night was Linda Kerner and Lavon Othmer. Other students who were invaluable in helping with the dance were the chairpeople: Suzanne Davison, Angie Sherman, Linda Kerner, Kellee Meints, and Pat Pella. Sponsoring the dance in place of Ted Harshbarger this year were Carolyn and Larry Anderson, Phil and Judy Vance, Bill Campbell and Rick Richard. The couple with the most pledges. Dan D. takes the evening’s theme literally! 68 The final hours of the marathon. Ah — how sweet! All-American Under the direction of Mr. Robert M. Beadell and Mrs. Joyce Wolff, the Drama Department presented the musical-comedy “All-American.” The cast was: D. DeFreece -Professor Stanislaus Fodorski, S. Pope-Hulk Stockworth, S. Shuey-Moose, M. Hamer - President Piedmont, S. Lohmeier-Susan, A. DeFreece - Edwin Bricker, A. Neill - Hilly Henderson, A. Mitchel-Farquar, P. Pella - Head Customs Officer, L. Kerner-McCaffee, C. Kuhl-Feinshveiger, P. Kaufman-Fillcher, A. Mitchel-Fleisser, L. Kettlehake-Shindler, T. Evans-Katrinka, S. Bartels - Receptionist, K. Speckman-Trish, L. Cox-Agnes, P. Kaufman - Professor White, P. Kerner - Professor Dawson, D. Hutt - Photographer, L. Goracke-Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock, J. Morrissey-Doak Gifford, D. Mueller - Homecoming Queen, Baby - Noah Chase Beadell. Assistant director was Dana Ramsey. Bravo!! Professor Stanislaus Fodorski No rioting, Susie. Sheri, who does your makeup? Making out with the slipper, Andy? The Rockettes. live and in person. 69 You scared him out the window, Sheri. Amy, the ideal businesswoman. 70 That’s a football team?! Bricker, you built that yourself? Saturdays are so depressing. It’s lovely. Smile, Noah. You’re famous. You look like Bob Barker. Jason. It’s Trudie, Judy, and Ludie. No, it’s Ludie, Trudic. .. . Steppin’ Out The drama department presented “Grandad Steps Out” for their fall production. Directed by Robert Beadell, the cast included: S. Bartels - Mrs. Laura Morton; M. Hamer - Grandad; P. Shuey - Tilly; T. Searcey - Betty Shadduck; T. Morrissey - Kip Shadduck; A. Packwood - Trudie Norwood; S. Lohmeier - Judy Norwood; L. Kerner - Ludie Norwood; J. Morrissey - Jack Norwood; D. DeFreece - Jim Mahoney; A. Neill -Miss Abby Higgins; P. Kerner - Mrs. Jobe Feeney; S. Pope - Officer Larry Krempke; D. Hutt - Messenger. Assistant Director was Michelle Stauffer. You really think there’s something up there? Larry and Abby, what a couple. Lost anyone lately. Steph? 71 Act In One Tecumseh High School Drama Department sent five members of the Drama Club to conference and district competitions with their version of “The Tangled Snarl.” The cast consisted of; Allen Mitchel as Spuds Idaho; Amy Neill as Leslie Detweiler; Stephanie Bartels as Ginny; Michelle Stauffer as The Kid; and Scott Shuey as the Bad Guy. The play received third place at the conference competition held in Humboldt. At the district contest, held at Peru, Michelle Stauffer was recognized as Superior Actress. “The Tangled Snarl” was cast and directed by Mr. Robert M. Beadell. L. to R.; A. Neill, A. Mitchel. S. Bartels, S. Shuey. M. Stauffer 72 Gee, guys, try not to look so excited, will you? Jason. God’s Favorite; Scott. God’s Delivery Boy Speech Contest Participants in the 1985 Speech Contests were: in Original Public Address, Scott Shuey, Paula Kaufman; Oral Interpretation of Drama, Amy Neill, Denice Smithers, Stephanie Bartels, Paula Kaufman; Oral Interpretation of Poetry, Amy Neill, Jodi Hood; Informative Speaking, Lorie Morse, Dan Hutt; Humorous Prose, Michelle Stuaffer, Stephanie Bartels; Serious Prose, Cheryl Kuhl, Amy Packwood; Entertainment Speaking, Russell Waring; Extemporaneous Speaking. Todd Morrissey, Scott Shuey; Duet Acting, Jason Morrissey and Scott Pope. Scott Shuey and Paula Kaufman received Superior ratings at the District competition, which was held at Wilbur-Clatonia High School. Cheryl, Seriously Prose’ing 73 Prom ‘85’ On Saturday, May 4, 1985, a traditional event took place: Prom ‘85’. The theme was “You’re the Inspiration.” Decorations consisted of red and pink streamers and balloons. The junior class hosted the event and spent long hours decorating the gymnasium. The finished product was spectacular! Ten sophomores were chosen by members of the junior class to be servers. Those chosen were: Steph Bartels, Kelli Wilson, Deb Stauffer, Lori Othmer, Sandra Rothell, Jason Morrissey, Todd Morrissey, Jamie Hahn, David Bane, Jim Wenzl. The servers presented a take-off of Archie Bunker trying to find a t.v. channel. Jim Wenzl was Archie and Stephanie Bartels was Edith. Other entertainment included spoofs of “Greased Lightening” and an aerobices class. The entertainers were rewarded with many chuckles and loud applause. The Junior Senior dinner began at 6:30 followed by a dance at 9:00. Music was provided by “Splash” and students agreed that the sound was terrific. Sponsors were Jeanette Palmer and Marcee Muller. A little exercise with “Joanie” and her helpers. 'I just signed Mike’s booklet.” said Bob bashfully. 74 GREAT looking couples! Patti and Greta decorating? A Gigantic Step “The Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With A Single Step.” The 1985 Tecumseh High School Seniors took that gigantic first step on Sunday, May 12. Commencement exercises were held at 2:00 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The class chose Princess Blue and Electric Blue as its colors and the flower was a white rose. The Fanfare and Processional was played by the Tecumseh High School band. Rev. Gerald Goss gave the invocation and commencement message. Daniel DeFreece presented the salutatorian address for the class of 1985. Jim Finn gave the valedictorian address. The senior class sang “Somewhere Down the Road” with Joyce Wolff as the accompanist. Thomas Rother, superintendent, presented the class of 1985. Dr. Ted Evans, Jr. handed the 47 seniors their diplomas. Rev. Goss gave the benediction, with the Tecumseh high school band playing the recessional. Carol Chritton, Candy Reilly, Denise Mueller 76 Rev. Goss gives the invocation. 77 Somewhere Down The Road.” On February 28, 26 business students along with their advisor Mr. Harshbarger, left for Peru for the Peru State Business Contest. After a day of testing in various business skills, students were allowed to go swimming, play basketball, or watch movies that were provided by the campus. The final activity of the day was the awards ceremony. Tecumseh ended up with three people placing in events. Jason Morrissey placed 4th in Sales Demonstration, Dave Hutt tied for 5th in Accounting II, and Carolyn Zellmer placed 2nd in typing II. 36 schools attended with a total of 587 students participating. The total team standing was 12th which was up 2 places from last year’s placing of 14th. Altogether the students had a very enjoyable and successful day! Peru Business Contest T.L.: Jason accepts his award for 4th in Sales Demo. T.R.: D. Hutt, J. Morrissey, and C. Zellmer with awards they received at Peru. The students that participated at Peru. 78 Outstanding Achievements On April 30, at 7:30 p.m., Honors Night began with a welcome from our Student Council President, Dan DeFreece. Awards were given for: Honor Roll, Fitness, Industrial Arts, Library and Media, Mathematics, Music, Science and Ecology Club, Speech and Drama, Business, Annual, Art, and Student Council. The “I Dare You” Awards, Athlete Scholar Awards, and Spirit Awards were also given and the new NHS members were inducted. There were 140 junior and senior high students who were on the honor roll one quarter or better. Each Honor Student deserved to be recognized for the outstanding achievements earned in various departments. Without the help from teachers and parents, this night could not have taken place. We would all like to thank them for their sincere dedication. The Induction of New NHS Members Recognizing the Senior Ecology Club Members 79 Twenty-four Seniors Received Scholarships Dan receives an award. Best Athletes Destry received Outstanding Wrestling Award. On Thursday, May 2, at 6:30 p.m. the Athletic Banquet started with a welcome and invocation from the Athletic Director, Jim Amos, and followed by a pot-luck dinner. It was a delectable meal catered by our mothers. During the meal, special entertainment was presented by some of the chorus members and Trista Backus. After the meal was completed, our guest speaker, Ms Kelly Hill, UNL Head Women’s Basketball Coach, gave some tips on college life. A total of 122 individual letters were presented by the coaches, and also outstanding individual honors: Bob Lempka, Football; Tammie Sobotta, Volleyball; Dennis Bane, Boys Cross Country; Jody Hood, Girls Cross Country; Jim Finn, Boys Basketball; Stephanie Rother, Girls Basketball; Destry Hood, Wrestling; Matt Hamer, Golf; Dennis Bane, Boys Track; Angie Sherman, Girls Track. This year many people felt that a lot of team and fan spirit took place during most of the sport events. Bob receives Outstanding Football Award. 80 Kelly Hill . Guest Speaker Jody receives Outstanding Girls Cross Country. Volleyball Ann spiking the ball. This year there were twenty-five girls out for volleyball. The Tecumseh Indians entered every game with heads held high. And after a season like this, there was no reason to look down. They finished the season with a record of 10-11, and even though three girls received honors, it was still a well fought TEAM effort. The main goal this year was to play as a TEAM. With all their team effort the girls managed to place third in the Tecumseh Invt., third in the Syracuse Tourn., and for the first time in sixteen years were runner-up in C-l Conference. The girls went through the season with a feeling of closeness. And several fans, coaches, and players commented and said, That had to be the key to their success!” 82 Back row L to R: S. Lohmeier. L. Mandery. D. Smithers, M. Earhart, S. Davison. D. Stauffer. M. Stauffer. D. Ramsey. Front row: Asst. Coach S. Steinauer. P. Kerner, P. Burns, T. Sobotta. T. Searcey, D. Wenzl, A. Lempka, Coach T. Harshbarger JV Back row L to R: Stud. Mang. C. Chritton, R. Ellis, L. Kerner, D. Stauffer, D. Ramsey. S. Lohmeier. M. Earhart. L. Mandery. M. Stauffer, L. Othmer, Front row: B. Borrenpohl, T. Badertscher, P. Kaufman, S. DeVorss, N. Grindel, K. Vrbka, R. Ellis, A. Kuhl, Stud. Mang. Rebecca. Steph Rother received honors of: 2nd team Tecumseh Invit, Hon. Mention Peru Invit. Tracy Searcey received honor of: 1st team Tecumseh Invit. Tami Sobbota received honor of: 1st team Tecumseh Invit. Team members receiving 3rd place trophy at Tecumseh Invit. 83 Young Team The CC team of “84-85” was a very young team with only 6 returning letter winners and 2 seniors. The season began at the Darren Mattheis Invitational at Tecumseh. Throughout the year, the CC team competed in 10 meets for both the boys and girls, plus the State Meet which only the girls participated in. After the year was over, 10 letter winners were produced, along with Jodi Hood receiving Outstanding Athelte for the girls and Denise Bane receiving the honor for the boys. When asked what he thought about the season, Coach Amos replied, “Well, it was a successful year overall. The objective goal of the year was to go to the State Meet, the girls made it and the boys just missed.” Kevin and Matt strutting their stuff. Almost there Matt. Push it Jeff!! Wood giving it his all ft r n 84 Front Row: S. DeFreece, J. Hood. M. Rathe. M. Roberts. A. Volkmer Back Row: J. “The Coach McCourtney. M. McDonald. D. Bane, M. Vance. K. McKinney. S. Paden, D. Hood, J. Schreiner 85 Golfers Advance to State Meet The 1984-85 golf team was outstanding. “It was the best season any team has had at Tecumseh,” Coach Larry Anderson commented. The Tecumseh golf squad won all of their varsity duals. Matt Hamer had the golf team’s best season average of 40. 56 and was named as the outstanding golfer for the 1985 season. Hamer was selected because he had the best season average and several individual awards during the season. Other season averages were: Jim Finn, 42.38; David Hutt, 44.50; Tim Haughton, 45; Russ Waring, 45.92; Tim Yates, 49.88. For the reserves, David Bane had the top season average of 48.56; Allen Mitchel, 53.86; Pat Krontz, 58.89; Matt Vance, 65; Sheri Loh-meier, 65.88; Lori Parrish, 69.90. Five members of the golf team advanced to the state meet which was held at Beemer on May 16. The team finished tenth out of twelve teams in the State Class C tournament. Tim Yates practices putting. Clowing around!! Tim Haughton concentrates on the ball! 86 Front Row, L to R; David Bane, Russ Waring, Second Row: Matt Vance, Matt Hamer, Sandra Rothell, Lori Parrish, Fred Krontz, and Coach Anderson, Third Row: Tim Yates, David Hutt, Jim Finn, Tim Haughton, Scott Stewert, Allen Mitchel. These five golfers qualified for the state meet. From left are: Tim Haughton, David Hutt, Matt Hamer, Jim Finn, and Russ Waring. 87 Spectacular The Tecumseh Indians had a good season with a 12-8 record. The team got off to a good start but didn’t finish as well as they began. The Indians went into the Mudecas tournament seated first but fell to Sterling and Filley. At Conference, the Indians thrashed their opponents and won the Conference Championship. They defeated Southeast, Fall City, Sacred Heart and defeated Pawnee City in the Finals. At Districts they lost to Wilber-Clatonia. Jim Finn and Todd Morrissey were named first team All-Conference. Leading the Indians in scoring was Todd Morrissey with 209 points followed, by Jim Finn with 191 points. Rebounding was led also by Todd Morrissey with 132, followed by Mark Betthe with 103 rebounds. Leading in assists was Dennis Bane with 47 and was followed by Jim Finn with 37. We are looking forward to a good season next year. What’s happening Dan? itcoisr p p Front L to R: Brandon Boldt. Lloyd Kettlehake, Terry Kuhl, Dan Defreece. Jason Morrissey. Pat Pella, Kip Anderson, Back: Coach Boldt. Tim Haughton, Jamcy Hahn, Mark Beethe, Jim Finn. Todd Morrissey. Tim Laue, Dennis Bane. Ass’t Coach Anderson L to R: Brandon Boldt, Mike Pella, Scott Pope. Ted Morrissey. Mike Stauffer. David Bailey. Pat Goracke. Kip Anderson. Back: Coach Boldt. Tim Yates. Russ Waring. Jeff Allen. David Banc. Andy Defreece, Dan Hutt, Matt Hamer, Chris Johnson. Ass't Coach Anderson 88 Yates is just plain lazy! 89 Ready for the rebound. GBB ’84-85 The THS Girls Basketball team finished the season with a record of seven wins and twelve losses. The highlight of the season was receiving the second place trophy at the Conference Tournament. In the first round action the girls defeated Falls City Sacred Heart, who was rated in state. In the championship game they were defeated by Pawnee City. Post season honors went to Stephanie Rother. Steph was named All-Conference and was an Honorable Mention All-Stater. She was also named MVP for the 84-85 season. The 1984-85 girls basketball team also holds the new school record for best point average. All in all the girls had a very successful season! They will be losing six seniors, but have a lot of younger players in the reserve ranks ready for next year. Nice Pass Gina! Front Row L to R: J.Hood. L. Kemer. A. Kuhl. D. Earhart. D. Stauffer and T. Badertscher. 2nd Row: D. Ramsey. M. McCourtney, J. Funkhouser, K. Vrbka, P. Kaufman, L. Othmer, T. Scarcey and L. Mandery. 3rd Row: T. Harshbarger, T. Sobotta, P. Kerner, D. Wenzl, A. Lempka, L. Cawley, A. Sherman, S. Kettelhake. S. Rother and R. Richards. Patti plays tough defense. 90 Diane goes through pre-game. No arguing with the officials. Block out Ann! BEAT ’EM!! Laurie skies for the ball. 91 Wrestling The THS wrestlers finished off the 1984-85 school year with a dual record of 2 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie. The team picked up the first team trophy in 12 years. Coach Richart was very pleased and thought all of the wrestlers had an excellent season. This years state qualifiers were Steve Parrish, wrestling at 155 pounds and Destry Hood, wrestling at 112 pounds. Destry went on to pick up the 4th place medal, which was the first state medal Tecumseh has won in four years. 4th place state medal winners Destry Hood. 92 Front Row: L to R • K. McKinney, B. Bohling, ]. McCourtney, R. Koehler, and L. Othmer. Middle Row. S. 'Delr K. Parrish, D. Hood, V. Whitwer, M. Masur, and Coach Richart. Bach Row. M. Parrish, C. Morse, S. Khen, S. P? S. Shuey, and J. Wenzl. Excited??? You don’t mess around with a Wenzl! State qualifier, Steve Parrish. A HAPPY COACH 93 Track Members. L to R, Front row: T. Evans. K. McKinney. L. Kettelhake. T. Laue. J. Fricke. B. Lempka. D. DeFreece. L. Cawley. 2nd row L. Peiratt (S.M.). M. Crane (S.M.), A. Volkmer, L. Cox, D. Banc. M. Beethe, A. Sherman, S. Kettelhake. T. Bohling (S.M.). 3rd row V. Whitwer, R. Koehler, J. Morrissey, T. Morrissey, M. Borrenpohl, J. McCourtney, C. Hohnson, J Wenzl, J. Hahn, L. Othmer, K. McKinney. J. Christen, 4th row A. DeFreece, J. Hood, D. Ramsey, L. Mandary, T. Badertscher, Not pictured K. Meints (S. M.). The THS girls track consisted of 4 returning letter women and 14 new tracksters. This year all 18 girls lettered in track and Teresa Badertscher broke the 100 meter hurdle record from 18.6 to 17.3 and Angie Sherman tied the high jump record with 4-11. The girls team scores and the number of points they earned are as follows: Peru Indoor Invitational -13th with 6 points, Axtell, Ks. - 16th with Vi points, MUDECAS Invitational - 5th with 11 points, Tri County Invitational - 11th with 3 points. A triangular with Tri County and Pawnee City 3rd with 30 points. At Galaxy Conference the girls were 2nd with 85 points, the Tecumseh Invitational 5th with 29 Vi points and at Districts they were 9th with 15 points. The girls lettering this year and the total number of points they earned were: Seniors - Gina Searcey - 16 ¥ Terri Evans - 7; Laurie Cawley - 7; Juniors - Angie Sherman - 44 Vi Amy Volkmer - 5; Leha Cox - 4%; Susan Kettelhake - 1; Sophomores - Kelly McKinney - 2; Lori Othmer - 7; Janet Christen - 4; Nicki Grindel - 1; Freshmen - Michelle Rathe - 5Vi Laura Man-dery - 16; Dana Ramsey - 15; Jodi Hood - 27; Paula Kaufman - 6V4; Teresa Badertscher - 4 and Kerri Vrbka - 1. Although the young team had a good year in track they had alot of tough competition and are looking forward to next year with the addition of the fine junior high girls track members. The girls hope to get the Galaxy Conference title and with much hard work and dedication the chance to go to state. Girls Track One step at a time Janet! 94 Getting the Pace! Leha • Running on Air? Last minute instructions. What concentration! Angie - Flying for the finish! THS Track Takes Five To State The Tecumseh boys had an outstanding season taking 5 boys to state in 6 events. Dennis Bane qualified in the 800 and the 1600, Tim Laue qualified for the 400 and Vance Whitwer qualified for the pole vault. They also took two relays, the 1600m relay of D. Bane, J. Morrissey, T. Laue and V. Whitwer. The 3200m relay consisted of D. Bane, T. Laue, J. Morrissey and T. Morrissey. The Indians also had a very impressive season record by placing in each meet. Their placings went like this: Peru indoor, 72 points, 2nd place; Axtell KS. 38 points, 5th place; Mudecas, 70 points, 2nd trophy; tri-County INV. 86 points, 3rd place; TC-PC-TEC Triangular, 56 points, 2nd place; Galaxy 204.5 points, 1st place trophy; Tecumseh Invite, 113 points, 2nd place, Districts, 90.5 points, 1st place plaque. There were many records broken during the season. Dennis Bane set records in the 800m and the 1600m, Jason Morrissey set a record in the 400m at the Peru Indoor, Todd Morrissey set a record in the 300 hurdles, and Terry Kuhl and Vance Whitwer set records in the pole vault. The 3200m relay team of V. Whitwer, T. Laue, D. Bane and T. Morrissey also set a record. The team had a great number of athletes this year and the up coming year should be just as good as a number of athletes are returning. ;u- Get over it Zeb!! Johnson’s just getting warmed up. Scoreboard For The 1984-85 School Year BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Filley 35 14 Tecumseh Invitational Fourth Adams 29 59 Bergan Invitational Fifth Auburn 33 55 Geneva Invitational Fifth Milford 43 25 Falls City Invitational Tenth Wilber 37 49 Tecumseh Triangular Second Syracuse 26 40 Syracuse Invitational Tenth Johnson 42 53 Auburn Quadrangular Third Wymore Southern 26 29 Randall Smith Invitational Sixth Southeast 42 33 Districts Fourth Southeast 53 21 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Falls City Sacred Heart 50 47 Geneva Invitational Third Pawnee City 44 49 Falls City Invitational Ninth Sterling 43 38 Tecumseh Triangular Second Pawnee City 50 54 Auburn Quadrangular Third Wymore Southern 41 47 Randall Smith Invitational Fifth BOYS BASKETBALL State Qualifiers: Jodi Hood, Michelle Rathe. Missy Roberts. Amy T-Town Opponent Volkmer Humboldt 60 55 FOOTBALL Falls City 64 61 T-Town Opponent Wilber 60 57 Milford 16 32 Palmyra 66 52 Wymore 16 6 Filley 38 49 Bennington 6 35 Milford 39 58 Flanagan 12 0 Pawnee City 48 46 Tri-County 0 6 Sterling 37 54 Syracuse 8 20 Filley 45 66 Auburn 6 45 Wymore 55 51 Wilber 8 42 Sterling 46 57 Falls City 20 8 Tri-County 55 53 VOLLEYBALL Southeast 82 28 Auburn 15-5, 15-2 Won Nebraska City 46 38 Wilber-Clatonia 11-15, 15-10, 11-15 Lost Falls City Sacred Heart 68 43 Louisville 10-15, 7-15 Lost Pawnee City 50 32 Nemaha Valley 11-15, 15-0, 15-17 Lost Syracuse 50 54 Syracuse 2-15. 7-15 Lost Conestoge 77 51 Tri-County 6-15, 4-15 Lost Auburn 36 57 Wymore Southern 15-11, 18-16 Won Wilber 44 46 Rockport 15-3, 15-7 Won GOLF Nebraska City (Tecumseh) 15-9, 15-10 Won Duals Palmyra 2-15, 11-15 Lost Wymore Southern Won (177-186) Southeast (3rd) 1-15, 15-13, 15-13 Won Auburn Won (169-177) Falls City (Syracuse) 15-11, 16-14 Won Syracuse Won (178-192) Nebraska City 8-15, 10-15 Lost Palmyra Won (177-198) Conestoga (3rd) 15-4, 11-15, 15-9 Won Palmyra Won (177-191) Humboldt 12-15, 13-15 Lost Tri-County Won (166-172) Peru Tournament Tournaments Cathedral 15-10, 15-4 Won Geneva Invitational Third Elmwood 10-15, 15-6, 15-13 Lost Tri-County Invitational Second Humboldt (Galaxy) 11-15. 8-15 Lost Southern Invitational Second Sub District Palmyra Invitational First Wymore Southern 15-0, 16-14 Won Southern NE Conf. Second Milford 15-3, 15-5 Won District First Centennial (Dist) 1-15, 2-15 Lost State Tenth WRESTLING State Qualifiers: Jim Finn, Dave Hutt, Matt Hamer. Tim Haughton, Duals T-Town Opponent Russ Waring Humboldt 18 52 GIRLS TRACK Weeping Water 36 30 T-Town Points Sabetha 48 22 Peru Invitational Thirteenth 6 Humboldt 36 36 Axtell Sixteenth Vi Syracuse 12 54 MUDECAS Fifth 11 Rockport 24 44 Tri-County Invitational Eleventh 3 Humboldt 20 44 Tecumseh Triangular Third 30 Auburn 21 43 Galaxy Conf. Second 85 Tri-County L W Tecumseh Invitational Fifth 29Vi Tecumseh Invitational Second District Ninth 15 Weeping Water Invitatioanl Fifth BOYS TRACK Wilber Invitational Seventh T-Town Points Adams Invitational Third Peru Invitational Second 72 Humboldt Invitational Fourth Axtell Fifth 38 Districts Eighth MUDECAS Second 70 State Qualifiers: Destry Hood, Steve Parrish Tri-County Invitational Third 86 GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh Triangular Second 56 Vi Tri-County T-Town Opponent Galaxy Conf. First 204 Vi 51 52 Tecumseh Invitational Second 113 Humboldt 35 25 Districts First 90 Vi Wilber 45 62 State Qualifiers: Dennis Bane. Tim Laue, Vance Whitwer, Jason Conestoga 98 35 52 Morrissey, Todd Morrissej Bob taking a rare break from the action. Tecumseh players carry Coach Wilson off the field after the victory. Scott concentrating on the game. You tell ’em Mark! ’; r „ 1 ■ PS r: .1 Above: Tim punishing an opponent. Below: The Tecumseh Offense! Football ’84-85’ The Tecumseh Indians hit the practice field in late August realizing the road ahead was not an easy one. The 1984 football schedule was a difficult one at best. One which included four class B schools. Tecumseh also began practice with a new coach. Paul Wilson was now in charge of the team. Assisted by coach Richards they set out to prepare the Indians for the upcoming season. The season opener had Tecumseh falling victim to a top rated Milford team. Tecumseh then bounced back from the defeat to win over Wymore Southern. Tecumseh came up short the following week in a well fought game against Bennington. The Indians then got back on the winning track beating Omaha Flanagin and evening their record at 2-2. Tecumseh then seemed to hit a slump. Losing four in a row to Tri-County, Syracuse, Auburn, and Wilber. The Indians then showed their pride and ended the season with a victory over Falls City and wound up with a 3-6 record. Bob Lempka shows his skill as a fullback. Front L to R: R. Richards. S. Pope, P. Goracke, A. DeFreece, M. Stauffer. B. Bohling, T. Morrissey. 2nd row: P. Krontz, J. Wenzl, D. Hutt, R. Koehler, M. Pella. T. Morrissey. J. Hahn. J. Morrissey, M. Wenzl. C. Johnson. L. Othmer, M. Lott, A. Mitchel, M. Beethe, 3rd row: P. Wilson. S. Shuey. D. Defreece] K. Laue. B. Lempka, T. Laue, J. Finn, M. Pooch. M. Clifton, T. Kuhl , J. Fricke, P. Pella, K. Laue and R. Richards. Terry Kuhl runs hard for the Indians. 100 Plan For The Future Todi Guarantee Those Plans R mse iatio . 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Thank You, Sheryl Allen, Sponsor 111 I hardly suppose I know anybody who wouldn’t rather be a success than a failure. Just as I suppose every piece of crabgrass in the garden would much rather be an azalea, And in celestial circles all the run-of-the-mill angels would rather be archangels or at least cherubim and seraphim, And in the legal world all the little process-servers hope to grow up into great big bailiffim and sheriffim. Indeed, everybody wants to be a wow, But not everybody knows exactly how. Some people think they will eventually wear diamonds instead of rhinestones Only by everlastingly keeping their noses to their grhinestones, And other people think they will be able to put in more time at Palm Beach and the Ritz By not paying too much attention to attendance at the office but rather in being brilliant by starts and fits. Some people after a full day’s work sit up all night getting a college education by correspondence, While others seem to think they’ll get just as far by devoting their evenings to the study of the difference in temperament between brunettance and blon-dance. Some stake their all on luck, And others put their faith in their ability to pass the buck. In short, the world is filled with people trying to achieve success. And half of them think they’ll get it by saying No and half of them by saying Yes, And if all the ones who say No said Yes, and vice versa, such is the fate of humanity that ninety-nine per cent of them still wouldn’t be any better off then they were before, Which perhaps is just as well because if everybody was a success nobody could be contemptuous of anybody else and everybody would start in all over again trying to be a bigger success than everybody else so they would have somebody to be contemptous of and so on forevermore. Because when people start hitching their wagons to a star. That’s the way they are. By OGDEN NASH In short, Ogdan Nash takes a realistic view at success. The road to success is a long and hard one, but with the knowledge acquired at THS it may be a little smoother. Patty Burns, Editor