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('New' princ ipal settle s in . Darwin Salestrom

The "new guy in the office" wasn't so ne·w anymore when Principal William Moss entered his second year at Lin• coin East. As the newness wore off, so did the apprehension that some students felt last year. Senior Dave Running summed up his feelings, "Even though Mr. Moss has done some things that students don't agree with, he's done a good job overall." Mr. Moss made changes gradually at East, including the installation of speed bumps and the card system of attendance. Instead of teachers marking class attendance on one card, each student's attendance was recorded on an individual card in each class. The reason for the change, according to Vice Principal Darwin Salestrom, was to improve communication between the school and parents. Although he conceded that the speed bumps were too high, Mr. Moss said that they had achieved their purpose of reducing speeding and traffic accidents._~lso, parking_stalls in_the fac-

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ulty lots were numbered for the first time. The method of assigning lockers was also changed. Previously, students were _assigned to lockers by faculty advisors. Students were permitted in the previous spring to name locker mates and location. Mr. Moss said the faculty learning communitie s were re-organized into smaller groups to improve teacherstudent communication. Following this re-organization, Community Five sponsored the first Blue-White Day, a spirit event that culminated in a Friday night carnival celebration for sophomores. Along with the changes came some old friends. Frank Masek continued as Assistant Principal in Charge of Instruction; James Rakers, Assistant Principal in Charge of Student Services; Francis Arthur, Administra tive Assistant; Philip Sprague, Athletic Director; Loy Marotz, Junior High Principal; and Darwin Salestrom, Vice .Principal.

C ou ns el or s bo os t ra p ro om 1 . . . 3 . . . 15 . . . 30 minutes. Like waiting in line? Then go to you r coun selor to get you r drop and add slip . Which only takes the most of maybe five minutes . Counselors spent much of thei r time wor king with advisors to help in planning educational programs, student career selection, pre-registration of students, and intro duc ing info rma tion abo ut ways to furt her post-high school educational plans. In add ition to this, counselors also played active roles tuto ring , supervising career education and work study, sponsoring classes, coordinating and orga nizing prog ram s for peer advisors, gifte d students, and optional attendance. Peer Advisors was a prog ram to train stud ents to help classmates with min or problems. Peer Advisors was a 40 member grou p divided into three smaller groups: new student orientation, rap room and tuto ring . The new stud ent grou p showed new

students around the school and helped them plan thei r schedules: The rap room was a r09m furn ished for relaxed discussion. Students lounged there when they wanted to get away from it all and talk about thei r problems. • Counselors found tutors for students having problems in a subject area. Tutors were students who wanted to help other students. They·worked eith er duri ng a common free period or afte r school twice a week. Students were required to pass an individual test approved by the state dep artm ent to enter the gifted program. Roxanne Sattler taug ht t he class. Counselors alos planned nint h grade orientation . For juni ors and seniorsr counselors invited colleges around the state to send representatives to info rm East students about thei r school. A mon thly newsletter was publ ished by the counselors also.

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Self- study HJajor activ ity Need something thrilling and exciting in life? What? You have got to be kid. ding if you think school is exciting and thrilling, especially social studies. That's your worst subject. Even if you don't like social studies, Eas~ has so many different classes offered you're sure to find a class you can enjoy. New classes introduced at East in social studies were; "New Nation," "Taming of the Plains," "50's and 60's," and some social studies credit could be attained through Experience Based Career Education. Dick McGowan and Hugh Troshynski team taught third, sixth, and seventh period classes. Robert Barrett was back after a oneyear absence in which he worked with the Social Science education Consortium in Boulder, Colo. -He was one of two teachers in the nation chosen for the program. He analyzed social studies materials.and was involved in workshops.

Hugh Troyshinski helps Dan Lipps on a gag rule project in Rights of Americans.

Bill Scott, Mark Smith, Steve Miller, Andy Wanek, and Rich Daly build a model city during their Geography class, taught by Robert Barrett.

Kathy Mischick earned a master's degree over the summer in secondary education. The following teachers taught courses new to them: Mary Campbell, "50's and 60's;" Ed Kemble, Mary Campbell and Dwain Myers, "Survey American History." Ed Kemble also introduced "Taming of the Plains." Bill North taught "Criminal Justice," Dick McGowan taught

"Rights of Americans," "New Nation, "and" American People," and Hugh Troyshinski taught "Modern Promblems," and "New Nation." "Okay, There are some classes I might like, but the teachers are boring. All they do is lecture." Wrong. Teachers tried to provide some form of entertainment for all students. Mr. McGowan geared his teaching to the average student. He provided entertainment for his students because he felt they benefited from it. "Attention, concentration, and interest is what that inquisitive mind is made of; and that's what I try and give my students," said Mr. McGowan. Discussions, lectures, simulation games, outside speakers, field trips, small group activities, films, filmstrips, research and position papers, textbooks, and paper and pencil tests were learning procedures that were used. One of the major activities of the year for the social studies department was a city-wide self-study in which the department analyzed its program. The culminating part of the project was a change in graduation requirements. Representing East in the District Study Committee were Bob Barrett and Chairperson Dwain Myers.

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r e h g n ri u d on ls ie N h et B to s n te lis Dwain Myers Economics CPU meeting.

r e d ra g h nt ve se f o k or w e th er ov s Lyle Sittler look John Dederman .

Ted Larson examines a social studies collage .

Edward Kemble teaches Ursula Fritsch the history of the Civil War.

Richard McGowan towers over his students on a human pyramid . Bottom row: Dwaine Rogge, Jerry Heck, Bill Stuefer. Middle row: Cindy Janovy, Beth McConnel l.

Surv ey show s stude nt favor ''The Driver Education program is growing more and more popular for East High students year after year," said Rudy Stoehr. "With ever increasing number of teenage accidents I feel the three East High instructors are aware of. the necessity of a good sound educational program for each , and every student, especially with the energy crunch and fuel ·s hortage." The departmen t's effectiveness was aided by the purchasing of new text book, 16mm films, a new overhead projector, and a film projector with excellent slide presentations. A ques• tionnaire for Lincoln schools students showed positive results. East students agreed 153 to 13 that instructors had structured a very workable plan. Another question was, ''Did Driver Education meet your needs?" Students said yes by 164 to 0. 158 to 7 said the teachers cared for them. Students were given much more freedom to set their own pace in the Driver Education program. Pupils were given a chance to complete the five phases of the course at their own speed. These phases were classroom, simulator, range, multi-media, and films. Mr. Stoehr said he hoped that this program would improve the relationship

between the students and the teachers. The State Driver Education Convention was held on March 15, and was the first of its kind held in the Capital City. The meeting brought most of the state's Driver's Education teachers together to improve the Nebraska Driver Education Program. They viewed East High facilities in operation. Another event was the Nebraska Driver Excellence Contest, which was held in the summer of 1977. This program was designed to identify and give recognition to the best student drivers in driver education programs. Schools were encouraged to conduct local contests to determine their two best drivers to enter the regional contest. The representatives for East High were Jim Hartsock and Bob Budde. Hartsock, who had earned a total of 819.3 points out of a possible 900, was the 1977 state champion. • The cars themselves were important to a good education for future drivers. Furnishing cars were Randolph, DeBrown, Misle's Gotfredson's, and Doan Rose.

Cl as se s pr ep ar e sp ec ia lti es If playing soccer, eating tacos, crepe suzettes, or ox tail soup sounds exciting to you, then you need the Foreign Language department. New to East was Yolando lnguanzo, a native Cuban who taug ht Spanish classes, and Cecila Hahn, who taug ht juni or and senior high French. The Foreign Language dep artm ent offered six diffe rent types of classes: French, German, Spanish, Greek Roots, Latin Roots, and Cooperatively Planned Units. Students prepared tacos and Mexican wedding cakes in Spanish classes.

Omelets and crepes suzette were prepared in French. German stud ents made ox tail soup and torts . Students played games and songs from the cou ntry whose language they were stud ying . Many classes used outs ide research people with language interests as gue st speakers. Much class time was spent in language conversation because it was imp orta nt for all stu dents to practice thei r skills while learning, according to Department Chairperson Will iam Hammelmann.

JoRene Wilken 's Spanish stude nts discuss the ir famil y trees .

Janet Forde assists Rosanne Maia, for eig n exchange stu den t fro m Brazil, with a daily ass ign me nt in Greek Roots.

Sophomore Scott Sc oettger receives special n from Spanish teacher Susan Peters. att

Foreign Language teachers: Front row: Susan

Peters, Yolando lng uan zo, Ma rga ret Stenfors, Fred Schelert . Second row: William Hammel mann, JoRene Wilken, Cecilia Hahn . No t pictured: Mary Bra uer , Jan et Forde .

Right: Yola~do lnguanzo enjoys working with Kathryn Moul and James Canney in her Spanish class.

Cecelia Hahn helps John link on a French assignment.

Bob Willis, Mary Swanson and Cyndi Smith prepare tacos in Spanish class.

Students Todd Bogle, Bob McRoberts, Jack Martin, Julie Beckmann, and Dan Simon model costumes for Lynne Hershey's art class.

Art equip ment aids learn ing Have you ever sat in one of your classes and found yourself drawing pictures or just plain scribbling to help pass the time by? If so, maybe you were one of many students that have wanted to sign up for art classes, but didn't know enough about the classes to want to chance it. With the addition of new equipment (including a new loom, benches for the loom, ·a silk screen, spinning wheel, and special equipment for making jewelry) the art departmen t was able to add one new class to its schedule. This class was "3-Dimensional Design which included units in jewelry, casting, and weaving. These units would have been seJ:farate classes, but a lack of equipment for them posed a problem. Willie Sapp

also designed two new classes in Ceramic Sculpture and Advanced Pottery. Although lack of space was still a problem, the teachers were able to make very good use of the space they had. ''We had to move students out into the hallways," said Junior High Art teacher Lynne Hershey.

Special art projects included a junior high art show and sale, and a body painting booth for the Sophomore Blue-White Carnival. At the Public Schools Administra tion Building there was a Spotlight on Careers display where students from the Lincoln Public School district dis-, played projects for the entire year.

Dwaine Rogge tinds painting pots can be a tedious chore.

Janet Tropp constructs a garment in a sewing class.

Mary Fora! and Judy Hessling add topping for., a vegetable treat .

Ho rne ec vie ws sco pe _o f life • A mouth-watering aroma drifte d from one of the third floor rooms. Another successful product from the home economics lab! The ultimate goal of the depar tment was to emphasize successfully the practical aspects that home economics has to offer the student. "Whe ther or not the person pursues a career in this particular field, he or she will have to become self-sufficient in domestic duties at some step in his or her life," remarked Rose Marie Tondl, department chairperson. Enrollment remained stabilized from the previous year, and excellent attendance resulted from highly motivated students. Male students continued to add an interesting dimension to the various classes. Due to an annual recycling program, the department obtained new stoves, refrigerators, a washer, one dryer, and a portable microwave oven. Students in sewing classes were assured modern and efficie nt sewing machines by the five-year replacement cycle. The additional usage by adult education classes necessitated

periodic replacement. To correlate with the students' many concerns, the depar tment offered a wide range of study in numerous classes included anything from the basics of child development, housing, cooking, and sewing to specialized foreign or holiday foods. Knitting, crocheting, and quiltin g were offered in the curric ulum. Family and Social Living and Pre-Natal Care reinforc~d the prima ry goal that everyone needs to acquire skills in the sooial aspecs of life. Also, an outgrowth of the introd uctory food classes was the technique of proper canning and food preservation. Annual traditi ons were composed of a pre-school party and a Baby Day for the junior high. Guests were frequently invited by students in foods classes for meals and desserts to sample a "chef 's" savory delights. Teaching techniques included both food labs and sewing demonstrations. Field trips to apartments, homes, furniture shops, and carpet marts proved to be rewarding and beneficial. Guest speakers, well-noted in their fields of study, discussed innovative topics.

Home Economics department teachers: Marjor ie Schudel , Rose Marie Tandi, Julienne Levey. 31

t s e r te in s te o m o r p e u g a le th a M Allen Waltke looks on as Leona Penner explains logic to Julie Colerick.

Have you ever fou nd yo urs elf staying up un til late ho urs at nig ht do ing yo ur ma th as sig nm en ts, on ly to fin d ou t when you go t to class tha t you did the m all wrong? One ac tiv ity ma ny stu de nts participated in was the At lan tic Pacific Mathem ati cs League, (ATPAC). This activity was planned to pro mo te int ere st in ma th. Ar ou nd 12 5 schools across the country pa rtic ipa ted in the ev.ent. Six tests wi th fiv e pro ble ms each were giv en thr ou gh ou t the year. Each stu de nt was giv en 30 mi nu tes to co mp let e the test. The ten students tha t scored the hig he st on each test ma de one team. Both tea m and ind ivi du al ran kin gs were received. ATPAC also helped to ge t some frie nd ly riv alr y go ing between schools. When stu de nts walked int o ma th class the y mi gh t no t have recognized a few of the teachers' faces, and they ma y have tho ug ht "O h no! I'm in the wr on g

cla ss ." This was because three teachers were added to the math department. Dave Underwood, for me rly fro m Omaha Burke, tau gh t ge om etr y and Algebra 3 - 4. He was also the assistant baseball coach at the Un ive rsi ty of Nebraska. East also received two math teachers fro m Wh itti er Ju nio r High. Carl Olson tau gh t 7th and 9th gra de math, and algebra was tau gh t by Don Rademacher. If stu de nts fel t tha t classes seemed a litt le smaller, it was because enrollme nt was down sli gh tly in the school. De pa rtm en t Chairperson Je rry Beckmann stressed tha t ma th should help stu de nts with basic math concepts. People use fun da me nta ls of ma th everyday. The math de pa rtm en t also trie d to encourage students to take ma th in preparation for college.

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ith w rs e b m u n l a n tio ra s e ss cu is d r Mary B u tle her Algebra 3 - 4 class .

S tu d e n ts s e e k UN-L c r e d it Bob Gustafson utilizes the dup lica ting machine.

Business Education teachers: Carol Skorohod, dep art me nt chairperson Luella Van Vleck, Jerome Cox, Lee Gray. Not pictured:Trudy Perkins.

The echoing of dru mm ing keys in business classes reflected improvement in the students' typing skills. Classes in the business education curric ulu m were composed of shorthand, office procedares, typing, bookkeeping, accounting, pro du ct planning, marketing, and notehand. Although there was not a determined replacement plan for machines, new typewriters and repairs were provided periodically by the school district. The thermofax, adding machines, memory typewriter and calculators, duplicator, mimeograph, and dictaphone were frequently utilized in advanced courses. Vocational education fun ds covered the purchase of the above machines. According to teacher Lee Gray, the majority of students involved in the program applied typing skills to jobs outside of class. Keyboard knowledge

was also found to benefit co mp ute r work. Hi gh lig hts of the year: The office practice gro up attended an employees' banquet; accounting students, seeking _University of Nebraska credit, viewed film s and made business contracts. The law class participated in simulation and mock trials designed to illustrate c-ivil procedures. Shorthand emphasized gra mm ar, punctuation, spelling, and dictation. Notehand class, geared to college bound stu dents, offered tip s on listening effectively to lectures and introduced a shortened for m of wr itin g with which to take notes. Mrs. Gray commented on the practicality of enrolling in the business progra m by s·aying, ''I feel tha t every stude nt should learn to type because the typewriter is business' main communication too l."

D E C A at te nd s le ad er wo rl ~s ho p If you 're searching for an active service oriented club, consider the very pop ular Distrrbutive Education Clubs of America (DECA). , Officers elected by thei r club peers at the beginning of the year were presiden t Jay Judds; vice-president Julie Cum min gs; secretary Janice Rodenburg; treasurer Jenny Lewis; and reporter Jen nife r Woody. Composed of about forty students, DECA earned its fund s by several campaigns: selling kits, donuts and juice, and taki ng inventory for Ben Sim on's store. Outstanding events for the year included the traditional Intra-City Breakfast, which featured a speaker from Chamber of Commerce and touring Kansas City and Omaha in business exploration. Leadership conferences were held in Kearney. For the offic ers only, the Central Region Lead-

ership Contest held in Bismark, Nor th Dakota was a finale for com peti tion in the various categories of business. Honors were bestowed in the form of certificates and trophies. Sponsor Trud y Perkins said the purpose of DECA was to train futu re leaders in mar keti ng and dist ribu tion . Participation in city bowling league, sponsoring Easter Seals' dance-athon, dec orat ing an evergreen tree for the mall in Gateway, trea ting orphans from Cedar's Home to a movie, and an afternoon in the park were just some of the feat ures that the DECA club offered. Mrs. Perkins stated, "My main objective for this year was to carr y out our planned itine rary in both social and professional aspects. I certainly hope I gave them the sup port and guidance they needed in orde r to ach ieve ."

Deca Club: Front Row: Jennifer Woody, Shelley Ward, Ruth Zietlow, Beth Watkins, Shelly Mum ford, Janell Woody, Darren Lafontaine, Julie Cummings, Jamie Slepicka, John Tawzer. Second Row: Barb McCurdy, Monica Kokes, sponsor Trud y Perkins, Nancy Moreland, Lori Schmid, Karen Fuller, Linda Sederburg, Julie Arndt, Kathy Daly, Linda Movick. Back Row: Lori Johnson, Betty Nuttleman, Joyce Lutz, Steve Lindburg, Perry Strombeck, Jay Judds, Jenny Lewis, Doug Bos, Kent Stevens, John Harris, Jay Jarvis, Brian Boles, Ruston Seaman .

Nancy Moreland promotes the selling of donu ts -, for funds.

Mu sic HJakes wo rld go 'ro un d Toot toot, la la and boom boom were sounds only too famili ar to the faculty of the Lincoln East High Music Department.

band was available. Not into big bands, but still like to play? Those stu dents auditioned for stage band, taugh t by Duane Johnson. He also instructed orchestra and band.

Depa rtmen t meetings were held to discuss new plans for motivating and developing student interest in all areas of music.

For students whose appreciation for music went beyond singing and playing an instrument, Music Apprecia tion, taugh t by Marcia Weibers was available. Mrs. Weibers also accompanied Sophomore chorus, Junior-Senior chorus and East Singers. These c9urses were instructed by Mr. Peterson.

Music, at a glance, may just iook like singin g and band, but many other courses were offered to students so that each individual might find an area that he or she may be specially geared for.

Junio r High wasn 't left out, either . Mrs. Niemann and John Rogers spent much of their time developing and improving the musical abilities of East High 's younger students. Along with 7th, 8th, and 9th grade chorus, Junig r High Stageband, orchestra and band were offered.

If your interest was in singing, but not with a choir, individual veice lessons were taugh t by Jon Peterson and Patty Niemann. Students went either fifth or seventh period on their designated days. At the end of the year, they presented a solo for one of the other music classes. Students with a special talent in singing and dancing were invited to audition for Swing Choir or East Singers. But for musicians who played an instru ment and liked some good ole' exercise at the same time, march ing

Music department teachers: John Rogers, Marcia Weibers,

Patty Niemann, Duane Johnson, Jon Peterson .

Swing Choir members get their act-together with the help of instruc tor Jon Peterson.

Because of all the music courses available, there were more students involved within the department this year. As the saying goes; "Mus ic makes the world go 'roun d," and there was a lot of it going 'round East this year.

O rc h es tr a a d d s n e w so u n d s Roaming the C-wing fou rth ·period proved to be an experience diff ere nt fro m any oth er hour. During tha t period the hall was filled with the sounds of the East High Orchestra . The orchestra was probably practicing for an event they have participated in every year, the All-City Orchestra night, wh ich was held in December. Also, the class was involved in the AllCity Orchestra Festival, held on February 17. Students were able to show the ir musical abilities in concerts which we re per for me d in October and April.

Jun ior Debbie Add ink brou ght the newest sound to four th period, a harp .

A big brass tuba and a second oboe were new elements added to the ensemble . In addition to these, jun ior Debbie Add ink bro ugh t her talent as a , harpest to the orchestra for the second consecutive year. Few orchestras are for tun ate enough to have a harp, according to dire cto r Duane Johnson. Tunes ranged fro m contemporary to classical to country. Students enjoyed playing selections such as "Po ps HoeDown " , " Ro sam und e", and "Sunfes t''. Said Mr. Johnson, "W e put in a lot of hard work and time, but jud gin g fro m the results, it was well worth it. ''

Orchestra dire ctor Duane Johnson looks over the mus ic that violin ists Laurie Dillon and Kris tin Sawin share every four th peri od .

Orchestra mem bers war m up for five min utes before each class .

Mr. Duane Johnson directs both stage band and band .

Sta ge ba nd em ph asi zes jaz z "This is the best stage band I've had since I've been here, " said Director Duane Johnson. While the group got away from playing rock music, it emphasized jazz and funky rock. To be eligible to be a memb er of stage ba'nd, students had to auditi on and also have anoth er music class in their schedule. The stage band perfor med for many city junior high assemblies, the annual Father-Daughter Dance and the Kiwanis Pancake Feed. The band also participated in the Lincoln Public Schools Jazz Festival and the

Neo-Classic Jazz Festival. Some of the East High stage band memb ers were also chosen to play in the All-School Stage Band. This was the first year for the All-School Stage Band, which was comprised of students from all of the high schools in Lincoln. The stage band also participated in the Stage Band Festival at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The Gong Show assembly was another perfor manc e for the stage band as they provided backround music for the show.

Stage band practices were held every day 7th period .

Stage Band: Front Row: Kris Peterson, Julie Mellgren, Lon Throop, Scott Blevins, Jim Thursby, Barb Slaughter, Steve Werth . Second Row: Mr. Duane Johnson, Stephanie Hinkley, Fred Swihart, Chris Fischer, Tammy Mehrens. Third Row: _Kevin Schwartzman, Mike Demsey, John Banister, Mike Boukather, Mike Johnson, Kurt Whiteley. e·ack Row: Bob McAuliffe, Greg Miller, Dave Hilligost, Lynn Wurst.

Band officers: Lisa Martin, drum major; Kris

Peterson, secretary / treasurer; Todd Jensen, vice-president; Steve Werth, drum major; Greg Miller, president.

Band coHJ petes , adds spiri t What would an East High football • game, basketball game or pep rally be without the support of a band? The Spartan Marching 100 performed at football half times and became known as Concert Band during the rest of the year. The 120 members of Marching Band, which included 3 majorettes, 8 flag squad girls and 2 drum majors, began practice in August for football half times. Members of the band also combined forces with members of the Norris High School Band to perform in the Shrine Bowl Parade and the Shrine Bowl game half time. The ~and was

the only band in Lincoln that participated in any kind of competition. In the State Marching Band Contest the marching 100 received a "2" rating. Performing and practicing wasn't all that band members did as a group. Other activities included a Spring banquet, a roller skating party and an awards concert. Concert band gave a public concert in January and submitted a tape to be judged by the Nebraska State Band Masters. Looking for their fourth straight win, the band also competed in the city band contest.

Head drum major, Steve Werth, leads the band during half-time performances.

Swing Choir sings with rhythm Count! One two three, kick two three, rhythm two three! To Swing Choir members, this was a part of the routine that they practiced every first period. The requirements for Swing Choir did not stop at singing. Dancing was also a very important part of being in the group. Members started at the. beginning of the year learning notes and memorizing songs. As songs were learned, singers started to choreograph each piece. Director Jon Peterson choreographed half of the music and the rest was left up to the choir. "Choreographing their own show gave them a sense of responsibility and let the kids use their imagination," said Mr. Peterson. After sets were polished, Swing Choir performed two to three ti"mes a week at various places such as banquets and retirement homes. The group also taught clinics to surrounding schools that were just starting a swing choir or wanted to improve their present one.

Swing Choir: Front Row: Kathy Tejcka, Joe Rogers, Jody Jensen, Ann Mikelson, Steve Moody, Stephanie Hinkley. Back Row: Brent Jones, Lynnette Alcorn, Chip Carmicheal, Beth Asbjornson,

Diane Becker, Janine Hawley, Kirk Moore, Jane Sommerhalder, Bill Gassman.

Accompanying on the piano were senior Kathy Tejcka and sophomore Stephanie Hinkley. Tryouts were held last year for accompanying Swing Choir. Swing Choir tryouts were held last year also. Anybody in East Singers was etigible to try out. Learning two songs and a dance step were required. Because first soprano Janine Hawley moved to Cleveland, Ohio, at the semester, tryouts were held for one female vocalist who could sing the part. After more auditions junior Diane Becker was chosen and began practicing with the group and learning routines during second quarter. She then joined Swing Choir in performances at the semester. Swing Choir sang and danced to a wide variety of music including jazz, marching tunes, and themes from Broadway. Said Junior Kirk Moore, "Everybody got along great, and it's really been a . lot of fun."

Singe rs: Fun, diffe rent, work

Singers, accompanied by Marcia Wiebers, rehearse for an upcoming concert.

Dancing, acting, skiing, parties, concerts, and a pep rally, combined with singing, highlighted the year for the East High Singers. What is Singers? According to the course description book, Singers is advanced placement for singers by audition and director permission. But according to juniors and seniors registered in the class, Singers is "Fun, different, and work!" As one senior said, ''I hesitated at the new juniors coming in at the beginning of the year, but as we started to work together and got to know each other, Singers really turned out to be great group." Singers started the year by performing a concert for all who wanted to attend. "The first concert is the scariest, it's a true test of the new choir," commented senior Nancy Schulz. All singers got an opportunity to participate in the annual musical. The East High production of "Once Upon a Mattress" began November 10 and ran through the 12th. The musical was chosen by the junior members of the 1976-77 choir during the last week of school. In January, Singers chose by vote

selections to be performed in Expressions, a musical concert in May. Students broke down into sets and prac\ ticed two to three hours, four nights a week at various homes. During semester break, Singers chartered a bus and a van and took off for Colorado for a couple of days of skiing, Many students had never been on skis, and thus the theory "Whatever goes up, must come down" was proved true once again. Singers met fifth period and were directed by Mr. Jon Peterson. Mrs. Marcia Weibers accompanied on the piano. Mr. Peterson and Mrs. Weibers were not limited to just directing and playing the piano. The two were involved with Singers in all activities. Singers also put on a pep rally in January and held the traditional picnic at Holmes Lake the last week of school. Their final concert was for Senior Graduation. Some tears fell, but the 77-78 Lincoln East High Singers will not forget their full year together. Nancy said, "It's hard to believe that so many strangers can be put together and nine months later all break apart being such good friends."

Singers: Front Row: Kathy Casper, Sue Moors, Janine Hawley, Susie Plass, Diane Becker, Beth Asbjornson, Nancy Allen, Kay Herbert, Julie Bailey, Jody Jenson, Susan Cahoy, Kathy Tharp, Carrie Turner, Kathy Daly, Jamie Slepicka, Nancy Schulz, Gina Lehecka, Melanie Harris, Carrie Goertzen, Jill Knott, Kim Huber, Sheila French, Peggy Alford. Second Row: Camie Butherus, Monica Kokes, Laurie Dillon, Alyson Stoehr, Nancy Patoka, Judy Meyer, Angie Ravins, Ann Cahoy, Kristin Sawin, Sarah Donohoe, Jackie Larson, Kathy Tejcka, Karen Spahn, Jane Sommerhalder, Lori Potter, Dorinda Cherry, Julie McEwen, Sharon Nelson, Ann Mikelson, Mary Beadell, Laurie Hagood, Lynda Wenzl, Melissa Fisher, Lynette Alcorn. Third Row: Scott Emery, Mark Potter, Jeff Ahl, Bob Ball, Steve Moody, Bruce Chapman, Andy Kohrell, John Duxbury, Bob Budde, Kirk Moore, Scott Hubbard, Mike Schneider, Greg Guyer, Ron Birdwell, Mike Calvert, Ed Beranek, Mark Albers, Bill Gassman. Fourth Row: Russ Huston, Doug Batten, Troy Rustad, Stuart Horinens, Jim Hitz, Brad Hoschelle, Steve Gross, Kevin Albert, Todd Stingley, Jed Martin, Tracy Lisee, Ken Curry, Brent Jones, Bob Gade.

Mu sic al en rol lHJ en t cliH Ws "It's really fun and rewar ding," said John Rogers as he reflected on East's junior high instrumental music program. According to Mr. Rogers, enrollment climbed steadily, and the qualit y of musicianship in students improved from last year. A wide range of course studies included two stage bands, orchestra, prep band (seventh graders), and symphonic band, composed of eighth and ninth graders. Students gained satisfaction in their concert preparation, and achieved success because of a well-rounded balance of instruments. Last year's new individualized program concentrated on students geared to ensembles. Stage Band I competed in band con tests, and the orchestra participated in the annual All-City Festival. Mr. Rogers felt throug h these valuable experiences the stude nts gained prerequisites needed for high school.

Horizons: Front Row: Laura Snyder, Merrily Goertzen, Karen Dempsey. Second Row: Carrie Borland, Ann Schmidt. Back Row: Lori Wilson,

Jenny Moss, Lori Wenzl, Beth Luedtke, Diane Chitwood.

Vocal music classes, another phase of the junior high music program, were taugh t by Patricia Neimann. Her main objective for the year was to help students appreciate differe nt types of music. "I push students to personally relate to each other and their audi ence. When selecting literature, I seek message content that will benefit jun ior high students and cause them to explore their lives," said Mrs. Niemann. Seventh grade mixed chorus and eighth and ninth grade chorus studied theory and perfor med two concerts plus an annual spring show of rock numbers. Swing choir, Reflections, (eighth grade girls' double sextet), and Horizons, (ninth grade girls' triple trio), were selected on the basis of an audition. These three groups entertained freque ntly at nursing homes, clubs, restaurants, hospitals, and shopping centers.

Dollfin£: Front Row: Carla Gish, Karen Johnson, Barb Rutford. Second Row, kneeling: Sandy Stahley, Judy Hessling, Kim Schmid t, Monica Lee. Back Row: Sherri Luedke, Karen Fuller, Camie Buther us, Jane Clifton, Janelle

Cassini, Patty Rejda, Michelle Peterson, Alyson Stoehr, Lisa Hansen, Anne Wilson, Jolene Bangert, Karen Rejda, Jane Sim, Julie Fleming. Not Pictured: Sue Stromer, Ann Bakula .

Do llf ins pr ese nt fai ry tal es April seventh and eighth, East students congregated in the pool to hear bedtime stories like "Winn ie the ·Pooh ," "Nanc y Drew," "Pinn ochio ," and "Blac k Beau ty."

chronized swimm ing strokes, stunts, and techniques. Of the 28 girls trying out for the show, 14 were selected, based on their performance of four basic stunts, entries and synchronized strokes. -

"Bedt ime Stories," the .theme of the 1978 Dollfin sychronized swimming show, was chosen last year by veteran club members. Songs relating to each of the popular bedtime stories were choreographed and performed by the Dollfins. Music included "Hous e at Pooh Corne r," "Baby face," "Funeral March of the Marionettes," and "Them e from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. "

Act Chairmen, mainly seniors, were chosen to choreograph the music selected and to design costumes for the acts. The acts presented included a solo by Peggy Turnwall, a Duet by Karen Johnson and Jeanne Duncan, and a Trio by Shawn Barger, Monica Lee and Anne Wilson. A boy/g irl act was also used, featur ing members of the boys' swim team.

An assembly where students were offered a "sneak previe w" of the show, increased student interest and attendance.

"Man y people don't realize the amount of time, work and organization that goes into producing a Dollfin show," said president Anne Mulligan.

Preparation for the show began in Nover11ber with tryouts for the club. For the first time, a two-day clinic was held to teach interested girls syn-

Other office rs were: Shawn Barger, vice-president; Karen Johnson, secretary; Jane Sim, decorations; JMnn e Duncan, treasurer.

Deb Salyar ds joins progra m_ New, bigger and better, that's how the physical education departmen t was described this year. The "new" included: a new instructor (Debbie Salyards), a new baby girl delivered to Merleanne Wood on November 8, and new classes like "racquetba ll" and "handball. " For the first time 7th - 8th grade intramurals were held on Saturday morning with three play days for each sport during the week. There were no intramurals for ninth grade because they were inter-scholastic. Dennis Vokolek taught recreational sports besides serving as swimming teacher and coach of the boys' and girls' swim team. Among the classes he taught were "Coed Tennis, Badminton and Bowling."

Physical education teachers: Front Row: Linda Jones. Second Row: Dennis Vokolek, Myron Oehlerking, Jerry Trimble, Lee Zentic. Back Row: Debbie Salyards, Jeff Johnson, Janet Tucker. Not Pictured: Merlanne Wood.

Disco dancing was introduced in modern dance class, and swimming classes were available to junior high students. The "bigger" was the increase in both women's and men's enrollment as the junior high classes averaged 35-40 students per class and senior high averaged 20 students per class. Cooperatively Planned Units (CPU) was a program organized by student and teacher, which allowed a student to receive credit in an activity that was not in the school's curriculum . CPU's included: horseback riding, rollerskating, and bicycling. To receive credit for a CPU, 12 activities and 15 hours of participation in the activity were completed.

Junior Brad Fleming is doing dips on the weight machine to strengthen his arm, upper shoulder, and chest muscles.

Bill Gilmore develops chest and shoulder muscles on the bench press.

('T wa ssi es' ca ptu re tou rna HJ en t The Intram ural progr am' took a large jump back to reality this year under new direct ors Rudy Stoehr and Hugh Troshynski. "This year's progra m was a big impro veme nt over previous lack-luster years ," said senior Scott Moore. Activities started early with an expanded fall schedule of flag football and soccer. The additi on of a new soccer league broug ht six new teams and 60 additional participants. After a four week, 40-ga me regular season, the senior tear.n "Late nighte rs" walked away with two cham pions hips and an unblemished record. As cold weather approached and basketball got underway, there was an increase in comp etition with 17 teams on the roster, but, once again, champions hip play was limite d to a pauci ty of senior teams. Team names included: Twassies, Amate ur Gynecol-

Frank McEntarffer calls a technical foul. League play was more aggressive this year, according to directo r Rudy Stoehr.

Amateu r Gynecologist's team membe r Dave Johnson shoots for two.

ogists, Nads, and Band.Jocks. The senior team "Origi nal Twassies" captured first place in the Holiday Tournament, an intram ural basketball comp etition held during Christmas vacation. All-Star teams were chosen in both soccer and flag football. Soccer AllStars were Terry Plucknett, Greg Johnson, Jay Heck, Brad Irland, Andy • Gutsell, Dan Neal, Dave Thorton, Rich Erixson, Ed Schulenberg, Mike Dempsy, and Todd Arndt. Flag Football All-Stars were Steve Watts, Jay Rodenburg, Bob Rejeda, Brad Irland, Mike Stear, Glenn Elwell, and Mark Noble. "The goal of the progr am, was an intram ural schedule that students and staff could be proud of," said direct or Rudy Stoehr.

Todd Arndt, a membe r o "Heads " intramural soccer team, Pfla& ices in his backyard.

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English Dep artm ent teachers: Front row: Janet

Forde, Sherry Ehrlich, Randy McCutcheon, Linda Hemsath, Roxie Sattler, Back row: Ann Barry, Elizabeth daSilva, Diane Bartels, Virginia White, Steve Rector, Carol Cabacungun, Shirley Doan, Dave Coufal. Not Pictured: Greg Bauer, Geraldine Cox, Pat Fey, Lois Hansen, David Heinke, Linda Hof f, James Holechek, Jeff Johnson, Karen Roubicek, Dan Twarling.

W o rl d li t, w ri ti n g la b n e w You struggled thr oug h a novel or stayed up to the late hours of the nig ht wri ting and re-writing the "pe rfe ct" essay. Sound familiar? And what was it all for? Your own self-satisfaction or merely the grade to be recorded on your report card. Students enrolled in many English classes, ind udi ng new classes Gra mm ar's Alive, World Literature, and the individualized Writing Lab. The Writing Lab allowed students to choose skills they felt needed imp rov em ent and to apply those skills in a piece of writing. Department Chairperson Sherry Ehrlich said, "W e feel these classes are very helpful. The students will show whether or not they are by the ir enr ollm ent .'' There

iffer ent approac ong the students. asses.

Dan Twarling discusses a scene in Drama class with Jim Casey, Debbie Kub ert and Tanya Cameron .

Roxie Sattler teaches eco -fut ures and speed-reading, which man y stud ents found beneficial.

was no lim it to the variety of classes available to earn the required twenty English credits. For those who found it hard to sit thr oug h a literature or writing class wit hou t falling asleep, other courses such as Journalism, Broadcasting, Drama, Speech, and Communications were available. These dealt with the mass media and film making. Several new English teachers were added to the staff. Junior high teachers added were Greg Bauer and Karen Roubicek. The senior high additions were David Heinke, Diana Bartels and Shirley Doan. Mrs. Doan returned to East after fou r years of teaching at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Diana Harris exhibits a puppet that portr ays her ethnic background, a project that was required in Mrs. Cox 's sophomore English class . Tom Vergith and Laurie Hagood work to improve unde rstan ding of words and their mean ing by taking Greek and Latin Roots.

Megan Morrow assists sophomore English teacher Sh irley Doan with takin g attendance.

Sherry Ehrlich helps senior Diane Wall wi th writing skills in the writin g lab.

Nanci Ruyle puts the finish ing touch es on one of her pottery class projects. 49

"The Oracle" staff: Front row: Steve Werth,

Theresa -Vitzthum, Julie Overcash and Jon Kent. Back row: Dave James, Jennifer Woody, Jul ie Cummings, Jim Rogers and Scott McKay. Not pictured: Debbie Borman, Stuart Eddins and Kurt Sorenson .

~The Oracle' prints 14 issues It was hard to believe that East had a newspaper with only eleven people on staff; yet "The Oracle" was published on a regular basis just as in previous years. There were fourteen issues of "The Oracle'' for the second consecutive year. Previously sixteen had appeared. The cutback was due to the gradually mounting financial deficit. "The Oracle" was funded by the selling of advertlsment space and a percentage of activity ticket sales. Cartoonist Kurt Sorenson featured cartoon episodes called "The Wall." These were based on the frolics of the

'' skipping student.'' The newspaper staff was affiliated with the Nebraska High School Press Association . Members of the staff competed in statewide journalism competition in the spring. In May the most outstanding senior on staff was named at the Awards Night. Julie Overcash was the first semester editor and Theresa Vitzthum was the second semester editor. Staff sponsor was Dave Coufal. "This year's staff was exceptional because we were able to combine the different talents of each staff member into the paper," said Julie.

S t a f f o f 1 7 prepares E p i c Yearbooks were pictures, friends, good-times and memories to many; yet few realize the hard work necessary to prepare the annual.

ent company than in previous years. Taylor Publishing Company published the annual th is year. Walsworth published the book fo r the last fo ur years.

The theme of this yearbook, ''T he Sky's the L im it, " was chosen af te r much discussion. The theme was picked because the staff felt the sky tr ul y was the lim it with the opportunities offered at East. Another theme idea th at was considered was '' Reflectio ns .''

The yearbook was financed chiefly by sales. Supplementary income was receiv·ed fr om the sale of plastic covers and a percentage of activity tic ke t sales.

East's staff consisted of seventeen people, six of whom were photographers. The staff was headed by Editor Donna Frerichs and Managing Editor Monica Frank. People wanting to be • on staff filled ou t an application and were interviewed by the editors. The yearbook was printed by a differ-.

"T h e E pi c" was a m em be r of Nebraska High School Press Association. Members of the st af f competed in state wide competion in May. Recog ni tio n was given to the most outstanding senior on the st af f who was named at the annual awards ni gh t in May. Dave Coufal was the sponsor. Think ab ou t the theme, "T h e Sky's the L im it. " D id n' t it tr ul y pertain to each and every one at East High?

Yearbook Staff: Fr on t Row: Je nn ife r Koenig,

John Orr, Laurie Anderson and Miles Tomme raasen. Back Row: Ann Cahoy, Karen Herring ton, Nancy Br ue gm an n, Chris Cromwell, John Leonard, Scott Moore, Monica Frank, Kristin Sawin, Donna Frerichs and Chris Matthes . No t Pictured : Je ff Epperly and John Tawzer .

F~re nsics teaHJ wins tourn ey The Lincoln East Chapter of the National Forensic League enjoyed another successful season.

Ursula Fritsch interprets " Pentimento, " a short story by Lillian Hellman. This performance won her a first place at the Midwest Speech Tourna ment in Newton, Iowa.

After winning both the state speech -and state debate championships, the 1977 team attended the National Tournamen t in Seattle, Washington. Team members Tom Lyon, Dav~ Lyon, Ursula Fritsch, and Leo Chandler placed tenth in national sweepstakes competition . In February of this year the team won sweepstakes at the Midwest Speech and Debate tournamen t held at

National Forensics League: Front Row: Randy Crist, Val Gaddis, Denice Knezovich, Ursula Fritsch, Dave James, Tom Lyon. Seated on table: Beth McConnell, Randy McCutcheon, Julie McEwen . Back Row·: Brad Dworsky, Jane Raglin, Mike Boohar, Brenda Keller, Rosann Park, John Nielsen, Jim Rogers, Kirk Moore.

Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The six states that participated were Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. At the midwest tournamen t three students finished first in their respective events. They were Beth McConnell, Denice Knezovich, and Tom Lyon. All team members worked hard throughout the year to maintain the Lincoln East Chapter's position as one of the top programs in the country, said coach Randy Mccutcheo n.

~East Winds' material improves If you like reading poetry, short stories, or essays, then you would have enjoyed the East Winds. The staff of 28 met first period everyday for the entire third quarter. Students received 2.5 credit hours and learned how to evaluate writing selections that were submitted. The purpose o·f the East Winds was to give the students a chance to have their writings published. Sixty pieces of poetry, three short stories, and several essays were selected.

The 52 page book sold for $1. 75. Advisor Geraldine Cox stated that the art work and writings were so good it was a problem to choose which ones to publish. The-quality of photographs also improved as a result of the pho- , tography classes that were taught.

Bernice Brown, Nancy Schleiger, Karen Edwards, and Janine Gregory discuss art entries for publication .

Co-editors were Theresa Vitzthum and Stuart Eddins. Co-~ditors for the editorial staff were Theresa Thompson and Kathy Anderson. Art staff co-editors were Bernice Brown and Randy Julifs, and business staff co-editors were Janine Gregory and Jon Bowers.

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Sallie Durfee types final copy for East Winds.

Teresa Willey, Lisa Ahmann, Sue Phillips, Sue Euler and Julie Stauffer spend many hours re-reading submitted stories .

Jeff Meyer uses an eye dropper to measure an exact amount of acetic acid. Science Department Teachers: Front row: Dan Morgan, Wesley Durst, John Kastl. Back row:

Paul Forch, Douglas Wilson, Robert Reeder, Keith Watt. Not Pictured: Ed McPherren, Robert Heng.

Sophomore Steve Hawkins mashes peas to test for starch . Bob Willis and Scott Hubbard measure two grams of sodium phosphate in "Chemistry 3."

Janet Beason waits for a reaction to take place.

Dan Morgan explains mol ecu lar mass to Sonia daSilva .

Id ea s in te g ra te d in la b s If you liked dissecting cats, looking at bacteria, or mix ing goop in test tubes, science was for you. The science department strived to improve the concepts beiF1g taught. Teachers trie d tq cover the same general topics in ord er to help the transition of those students who changed teachers at semester break. Science teachers also trie d to analyze '. he best activities for the diff ere nt age and mental abilities of students. The problem-solving approach was again used in the classes. Laboratory sessions were used to give students

" han ds- on" experiences. According to Department Chairman Robert Reeder, the science dep art me nt trie d to move fro m the tra diti ona l me mo rization to inte gra ting ideas in ord er to make classes more -interesting for the •students. Keith Watt's biology class students received new textbooks entitled "M ode rn Bio log y." They were chosen to replace the old books because they were better for the soph• omore reading level. New che mis try books were also purchased. The .dep art me nt was also in the process of replacing microscopes.

Kathy Tejcka and Stephanie Frogge write thei r lab notes on rates of reactions for ''Ch emi stry 1-2. 11

Sk ills tau gh t for fut ure use If in the future you should happen to need ·to know how to read blue prints for the purchase of a home, give your car a tune-up, or build your own furniture, chances are you may have learned something about it from classes that were offered at East High. According to Dale Wismer, indus trial arts chair person, the-many classes which were offered in the depar tment gave an inside view to students in the indus trial area. These classes allowed them to find out about vocational skills they may be interested in. Mr. Wismer also said that the depar tment tried to

Industrial Arts Teachers: Jerome Kohl, John Kennedy, Rolland Gast, Dale Wismer, Vance Stohl, Robert Armagost.

provide as many differ ent learning experiences as possible. Girls as well as boys enrolled in the classes. Enrollment in all of the classes was full. Teachers and stu dents were cramped for space and used all of the available facilities . A new class was added to the curriculum. It was a co-op class in which the students received credit for working while learning on-the -job. Jobs held in this progr am included vocational, auto mechanics, working in a service statio~, and architectual drawing.

Libra ry prov ides caree r data Tom Crockett, audio-visual specialist, discusses plans with his secretary, Ruby Wallace.

machinery for the pep rallies and assembiies and lighting crews to operate the equipment for East High's various productions. Interestingly, the mechanical devices utilized by the staff were not obtained on a recycling basis, but with funds alloted by the department. In addition to this, projection, video, audjo taping, transparencies, laminating, photocopying, signmaking, and dittoing were just a frac-. tion of the many needs met for young people and teachers.

Colorful maps and filmstrips along with vivid career information and college vocational school catalogs lined the walls of the media center. According to media specialist Bonnie Bothe, the facility contained well over 21,000 volumes and subscribed to at least 190 titles in magazines. Fiction, reference materials, non-fiction and career information completed the wide range of knowledge available to the faculty and students.

·Mr.Tom Crockett, audiovisual specialist, reflected on the purpose and goal of the media center by saying, "All of us try to make it as easy as possible for teachers to be innovative and constructive in their courses of instruction."

The library was rearranged in order to serve more efficiently, facilitating three complete classes at once. Another segment of service, the audio-visual department, proved indespensible by providing sound

Teacher aide Dianne Schneider demonstrates the procedures in drymounting to assistants Terry Chramosta and Darrin Burns.

Library staff: Jean Hermes, Deloris Mehrens, Bonnie Bothe, Nancy Miller, Marilyn McEntarffer, Jean -

ette Wiechert, Bill Hammelmann.

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Staffs fil l inv alu ab le rol e Without what segment of individuals would the school cease to function? Answer: the service staff. One category in this group consisted of the caterists, supervised by Martha Gibbens, who prepared the noon meals for 1500 students. With the innovation of the Type A lunch, students obtained several color coded . dishes for fifty-five cents. The office staff performed a major functi on selling activity tickets admitting students to out-of-town games and providing transp ortatio n on buses. The daily ritual was composed of everything from recording attendance and answering telephone calls to ordering essential supplies. Three shifts of custodians, headed by Buildi ng Superintendent Don Flanagan, prevented the facult y and stu-

dents from becoming buried in debris. Janet Zenner, the school nurse, completed the hub of services. Her tasks consisted of interp reting health assessment of students in weight, height, vision, and hearing and serving as a resource for parents and teachers in this respect. Medical supplies were replenished annually, and two rooms were stocked with eight cots and two bathrooms. Mrs. Zenner's role broadened when she freque ntly spoke on health conditions, baby care, diseases, and ailments in Family and Social Living courses. '' Adolescents need to form good health habits and become aware of hazards and treatm ents," she said.

Cafeteria Staff: Front Row: Marion Page, Shirley Speer, Marcella Matthes, Kather ine Knopik, Marilyn Brewster, Gloria Dowding, Dorothy Tawzer, Joyce Maves. Back Row: Cecilia Dunnigan, Mary Lou

Tiangco, Ellen Taylor, Janis Divis, Barbara Waddell, Janet Higgins, Janiece Bouwens, Bonnie Moon, Sharon Chapman, Louise Franco, Margaret Harvey, Martha Gibbens. Office Staff: Evelyn Yetman, Phyllis Brodhagen, Shirley Ebers, Dagmar Alquist , Dee Slepicka.

Big vi<_?tory enha nces danc e Did you find yourself waiting until the last minute for a date to homecoming? • Well, if you did, I'm sure you agree that it was worth the wait. After an exciting football win over Lincoln High, about 200 students and alumni attended the school cafeteria for1he homecoming dance. Students awaited names of the ten finalists for king and queen at the pep rally. The king and queen were

crowned at the dance by last year's royalty, Mark Stein.berger and Sandi Putnam. Students danced to music provided by "Fragile." The theme for homecoming was "Hello Old Friend." The cafeteria was decorated by a pep club committee headed by Kelly Dennis and Beth Watkins. Streamers, balloons, painted windows, and a courtyard br.idge completed the decorations.

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Santa boogies to ~star Bird'

Not only did Santa deliver his usual presents this year, but he also attended the third annual Christmas dance. Chances were that if you attended the dance, you might have seen the jolly old man dancing right along with you or some of your friends. Attendance at the dance was increased because of the choice of going stag or with a date. Student Council sponsored the December 21st dance that began the Christmas vaca-

tion. Whether the preferenc~ was to get down and boogie or take it slow and mellow, the group "Star Bird" provided the music for many tastes. Those who were at the dance had the opportunity to sit on Santa's lap and have pictures taken to provide memories of the evening. An East High graduate, Jeff Ehrlich, posed as Santa for the dance. Among his duties were handing out candy canes and dancing to the beat of the band.

CrystJ D?J.lman and Dave Johnson find a quiet spot to rest before ret rning to the dance floor .

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Suzanne Orr and Larry Hoback tell Santa what they want for Christmas.

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Terry Stevens, Nancy Patoka, and Linda Sederburg enjoy being with friends who came to the dance stag.

Dads, daughters enjoy dance Your date g·ave you a corsage; you went ou t to eat, and maybe even go t a new Ol:,Jtfit fo r the evening. This may sound like a typical dance, bu t these were among the festivities of the th ir d annual Father Daughter Dance held at East High. The dance, sponsored by the ju ni or class to raise money fo r prom, hosted the gi rls and th ei r dads fo r an evening not soon to be forgotten. Portions of the dance flo or looked si m ila r to th at of A rt hu r M ur ra y' s Dance Studio as many of the daughters got to learn how to dance "d a d 's

way," and in tu rn ta ug ht th ei r fathers

the way th at teenagers today "g e t do w n. " Music fo r the dance was provided by the East High Stage Band. They played music th at ranged fr om swing to rock and included old favorites like waltzes and polkas. Other hi gh lig ht s of the evening included a dance contest won by Senior Lori Ellsworth and he r father, and a look-a-like contest won by Peggy Smith and he r father. Small trophies were awarded • fo r these events.

East juniors Chris Basina, Lisa'Leker, Sanoy Hannah, Margar et Alford, and Janet Madsen find basketball games a good way to spend a Friday night, althoug h they admit it's a little more fun when East is ahead.

lnf orH Jal s forHJ frie nd sh ips No yearbook should be complete without a description of what goes on outside of the classroom. These outside activities, for most, provided more memories than classroom activities, and so revealed a truer picture of East students in 1978. After-game dances, where-dress was informal, prices were cheap, and music was provided by a school disc jockey and a stereo, gave students the :>pportunity to get acquainted with ptople they normally didn't see in the classroom. Pressures of the classroom were forgotten as students '' let the good times roll" from 8:00 to 11 :30. Sophomores discovered the many alternate decorative uses of toilet paper, especially where trees were present. Sophomores graduated from this mode of expression, known as T.P.-ing, to "gras s baggi ng" (the "gras s" was lawn mower clippings usually dumped on the front porch of the "gras s bagee "). Some students, being creative, discovered other uses for both grass bags and toilet paper rolls. Students of '78, especially seniors, will long remember a favorite informal activity, that of attending East basketball games. Spartans endured the agony of defeat during a distric t game against Southeast, but later the sweet thrill of victory in the Class A State Tournament. East students provided support to the team throu ghout the year as student attendance at games increased. Troy Armagost tests his new earphones as he previews Kenny Loggin's latest release .

Students had a chance to ''get away from it all," on numerous trips plan-

ned by clubs and individuals. During Christmas vacation and semester break, Colorado was flooded with 250 East skiers. Many stayed in condominiums at Broken Lance, Steamboat, and Bre·ckenridge. Those not skiing found winter weather perfect for sunset ice skating, Pioneer's Park sledding, snowmobiling, and cozy, comfortable evenings spent with friends, a TV, a stereo, and a deck of cards. East's students celebrated the spring thaw with celebrations and parties o'i their own. Spring fever sparked romance; romance lead to dating. Favorite "date s" were tnovies, either with that "spec ial someone" or a group of friends. Movies like "Goodbye Girl," "Com a," "Satu rday Night Fever " "Rock y "and "Close ·Encoun't;rs" pro~ided plenty of evening entertainment. With spring also came a renewed interest in forgotten hobbies for many students. "Gear heads " found the warm weather perfect for installing new headers on their Classics, while athletes welcomed balmy temperatures by jogging, cycling, and lifting weights for spring sports practice. With a "heat wave" of sixty-degree temperatures came shorts, swimsuits and chilly suntanning. The end of the school year signalled the end of many activities, but the friendships made and renewed with these activities did not end. As graduation and summ er vacation approached, students, while regretting the finality of "the last day" of school, looked forward to new activities, new people and new experiences next year.

W o rr is o H J e d a y s e n d o n F e b 1 7 Af ter days of worrying whether or not the hu nk who sat by you in one of your classes would go.to the tur n-a -bo ut dance, you fin all y popped the ques-\ tion, ~nd to your surprise he said yes. The next few weeks were spent worrying about wh at to wear, wh at to talk about, and if yo ur bro the r would let you dri ve his car so you wo uld n't have to take mo m and da d's boat. The day you never tho ug ht would get

there, February 17, fin all y came. Turn-a -bo ut again ended thi s year's sp irit week festivities. It was sponsored by the jun ior class in ord er to raise money for the Ju nio r Senior Prom tha t is giv en by the jun ior s at the end of the year. Most gir ls too k the ir date ou t to eat before they ret urn ed to the cafeteria to dance wi th the music provided by "T hr us t."

Senior Denise Knezovich and Tom Edgerton of Omaha take a break aft er a nig ht of dancing.

Princess Winnifred (Janine Hawley) restlessly tries to sleep upon her royal bed.

Eleg ant costu mes grac e stage Unveiling a bright panorama of royalty in elegant, medieval attire, the massive curtains of East High's auditorium revealed a breath-taking castle setting. Extra incentiv~ was added to the Singers' performance when the audience burst fnto applause. "Once Upon A Mattress," a satire based upon the fairy tale legend "The Princess and the Pea," was presented on November 10, 11, and ". 2 at 7:30 P.M. This light-hearted musical provided a rich source of entertainm ent for the audience. Head director Mr. J·on Peterson stated, "Although this particular production was surrounded by fantasy, I feel that we gave our patrons a thoroughly enjoyable evening." The comical plot dealt with the issue of locating a suitable princess for Prince Dauntless to marry. There was

definitely a wide degree of characterization, as reflected by the " Silent" and flirtacious King Sextimus, the domineerin g Queen Aggravain, the naive and pampered Dauntless, the unrefined Winnifred and the bizarre Wizard. The crowd was amused with the Jester's acrobatic antics and Princess Winnifred's swimming the moat. The musical director was Mr. Jon Peterson; the technical director, Mr. Dan Twarling; choreographers, Mrs. Paula Mikelson and Mrs. Nancy Henderson; student accompan ist, Bill Gassma n. The chorus and lighting crew spent hours on this production. One cast member summed up the positive attitudes of all involved by saying, "This gave me an opportunity to get better acquainted and develop close bonds with the members of the Singers' group. In all aspects, the musical was a royal success.· ~

Chorus members dance the Spanish Panic, a step designed to weary the princess.

The minstrel (Kirk Moore), the king (Merritt James) and the jester (Bob Ball) prove to be an - inseparable trio.

Sir Harr y (Joe Rogers) professes his love to Lady Larken (Jam ie Slepicka).

The queen (Ann Cahoy) proposes a scheme to her coho rt, the wizard (Troy Rustad).

Enie rson 's hose wins 'Gon g Show ' Lights were dimmed; the audience hushed in anticipation. The curtain parted slowly to reveal a distinguish ed panel of three .judges and a giant chi nese-style gong. The East High Gong Show assembly had begun. The twelve acts presented included' serious and gag routines. Emcee Marshall Jamison introduced "The Great Larsoni" (alias Ted Larson) and his trained dog and "Gene Gene the Dancing Machine," featuring Mr. Willie Sapp. Senior Ira Fazel did his imitation of a duck, and was rewarded by having his head smashed into the gong. The Most Outrageous Act Award was presented to the comedy team qt Professor Polaski and Dr. Dilroy, played by John Kent and Hugh Stoddard. A dirty gym sock and a gift certificate to Valentino's were.prizes captured by the duo. Other acts, more on the seri ous side and displaying various talents, featured Jed Martin and Dan Mattran playing a piano-trum pet duet and Lori Ellsworth, Sallie Durfee, and Tammy Osborne in a singing trio. The winner of the show and 35 dollars worth of prizes was Dave Emerson, who played a hose and funnel.

A total of 70 dollars worth of prizes was awarded in the form of gift cert if icates from Red Baron, Valentino's, Dairy Queen, and Plaza 4 Theatres. The Gong Show assembly was planned and coordinatea by Paul Schmeiding, with the help of Marshall Jamison and Stuart Eddins. Auditions were held for three weeks prior to the assembly. Locker signs, leaflets, and announcements encouraged auditions. Accepted acts then held rehearsals for the audience participation assembly. Audience participation turned out to be mainly in the form of throwing books, paper, food , people, etc. Rehearsals were staggered so that none of the serious acts had seen each other until the actual performance. The show was the first of its kind presented at East. Previous talent shows at East had been discontinued because of lack of student interest • and participatio n. " The show was modeled after the format of the TV show of the same name," said senior Stuart Eddins. "Dr. Salstrom really got behind us. The result was the best-attended assembly at East.''

Characters n1eet in St. Louis The aud ience sat within reach of the actors as they presented the play " Meet Me in St. Louis." The set was min imal because the play was presented in-the-round. Other plays presented by the drama department included the spring play "Miss Lonely Hearts" and a one-act play entitled ''No Exit'' presented for competition. ' East High attempted to defend its state championship of last year in the District One-Act Play Competition on January 21 in York. East was also represented in contests featuring Oral Read ing of Drama (Reader's Theatre) and Duet Acting in the District Speech Contest March 18 at East. "The past three years have shown a marked increase in attendance at drama productions," said Dan Twarling, head of the drama department. "More facul_ty members, junior high students, and even students from other high schools, attended our dramas productions.'' No'experience was required to try out for a part in an East play. Actors and actresses were chosen on the basis of an audition. Choosing a play was often one of the biggest challenges, according to Mr. Twarling. He evaluated plays to find those that were physically and financially realistic as well as interesting to East students and the community.

Also taken into consideration were the number of characters in th~ play. English Department Chairperson Sherry Ehrlich and Principal William Moss reviewed plays under consideration to help determine the one most feasible for production at East. Once the play to be performed had been selected, further problems were encountered in the staging and production. Scheduled dates of productions had to be set one year in advance to reserve the heavily scheduled auditorium. "Acoustics in the auditorium are also poor, which was one reason so many plays were presented with the audience seated on stage," said Mr. Twarling. "Miss Lonely Hearts," however, was presented with the audience seated off the stage. The production featured platforms built to extend the stage into the audience, along with area lighting to enhance the set. Seniors active in drama productions at East included Bob Ball, Karen Spahn, Lorrie Gordon, Sonia daSilva, Mary Zimmerman, Jay Judds, Jane Sim and Nancy Schulz. Jenni.f er Lyons, Kim Sutter, and Beth Ebers, were helpful in behind-thescenes and stagecrafts work. Student teachers Val Vallers and Jim Sobczyk directed and produced the junior high plays.

Juni ors win with East Vega s Paint, planning, practice and a lot of paper were some of the ingredients that made up Spirit Week '7~. But like any good recipe, something extra adds that personal touch, and somebody must organize all of these to make the final product a success. Organization was the hardest part according to senior class secretary Kathy Tejcka. "We started early in the year with class meetings to get ideas for a theme; then started in on buying supplies for, and planning, decorations." Each class was allowed $50 for spirit week. Junior class vice-president Becky Stingly said, "We hope that next year this will be changed and more money allowed. The cost of paint, paper, and magic markers has gone up in the past year; and is sure _ to do so next year." Skits and decoration s are basic during spirit week, but this year each class added " something extra" to enhance their spirit. All three classes designed their own T-shirts which were worn on a specified day. Sophomores also designed buttons while seniors wore over-alls and weird hats to show their spirit and unity. The junior class won Spirit Week with

overall spirit and skit with its theme, "East Vegas." Sophomores took first in. decorations depicting to its theme "Spar Wars." The theme for the seniors was ''James Bond, 0078." The three skits were presened at a Tuesday pep rally and judged by five members of the faculty. Skits were judged on the basis of originality, portrayal of theme, class particip::ition and costumes and props. Time usage was also an important factor. Paint went flying and decoration was underway. Sophomores found their first experience with spirit _week decorating to be a messy project. The next morning when students walked down the glass hall, th~y found that it had been turned into outer space; the cafeteria had been transformed into a gambling casino, and the east hall a gallery of spies. Although never a first place winner, the senior class received this compliment from class president Kathy Gillies, "We worked hard. All three classes did, and I believe that when East High can come together to show its spirit, no matter who wins the initial competition , every class comes out a winner."

Juniors Jeff Putnam, Greg Johnson, and Todd Arndt take a break after putting the finishing touches on the •'Spardust Hotel.' '

James Bond 0078 (Chuck Mebus) searches for the senior spirit at a suave "South eastern " party.

Juniors Kevin Albert and Kathy Jawzer help sort out some of the decorations around the cafeteria during decorating night.

Debbie Kaltenberger asks the crowd, "Spirit anyone?" during the junior skit.

Nikia ns choo se spiri t girl

Pep Club sponsors: Julienne Levey, Ann Barry, Mary Butler, Janet Zenner. Not Pictured Roxie Sattler, Karen Roubicek

Pep club cheers the spartans to another victory~

Nikians form a spirit line as the football team, led by Todd Hinkle, runs through an arch sign made by pep club members.

Have you ever been at a sports event and wondered where all the screaming was coming from? If you looked around, you probably found out it was the East High pep club, the Nikians. The Nikians, with over 250 members, not only cheered the spartans to many victories, but also sponsored such events as homecoming. A spirit girl was chosen for the first time. She was the girl who showed the most spirit throughout the entire year. Each Nikian sold candy at the beginning of the year to make money for the club to use for such things as decorations and flowers. Members had the option of keeping points. An agreement was signed at the beginning of

the year indicating membership in Nikians and saying whether or not points would be kept. Sponsors for pep club were Ann Barry, Mary Butler, Julienne Levey, Roxie Sattler, and Janet Zenner. Squad leaders were chosen by pep club officers to keep track of each member's points. Ten to fifteen girls composed each squad. Some days, as you walked down the halls, you might have noticed the locker signs. This was another way the pep club helped promote spirit. All these activities helped to further this year's theme: "Spartans Achieve Success. ''

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Ju n io rs Jane Evans, Cheryl M cM u rt ry , and Monica Lee work on a hall sign a ft e r school.

Offic ers discu ss bonu s sport s Pep club officers? Yueh! They didn 't do anything! This was the general thought of many, but where would this school have been without a pep club? Pep club officers were: President Jen nifer Woody, Vice-President K.aren Herrington , Secretary Laurie Anderson, Treasurer Monica Frank and Head Squad Leader Nancy Liesemeyer. The .officers source of funds was from concessions, card and candy sales. The money was used to buy flowers for spirit groups and pre-game din ners with other schools ', pep club officers .

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Jennifer Woody makes announcemen ts at weekly pep club meetings.

Mrs. Mary Butler, Monica Frank, Karen Herrington and Laurie Anderson look amused by a com ment made by Jenn ifer Woody at a weekly pep club cabinet meeting .

The summer was spent in various meetings in which decisions about pep club were reached. Pep club decided not to buy new uniforms and chose several money-making projects. Monday nights were spent in pep club cabinet meetings where representatives from the various spirit groups and pep club sponsors voiced opinions. Discussion was also held on pep club happenings such as homecoming and bonus sports. Bonus sports were sports that members got extra points for attending. •

Chee rlead ers learn routi nes Bomp . . . bomp, bomp, bomp, bomp . bomp, bomp ... sound familiar? Probably not unless you were a reserve cheerleader. Diane Becker, Connie Folsom, head Cindy Hutson, Kelly Kaufman, Cheryl Lawerence, Anne Wilson, and co-head Sheri Zentic were the members of the squad. Each member was required to have 125 points in pep club to go through a two week practice session before trying out. They had to learn cheers and a pom-pon routine during the practice sessions. The summer was spent promoting

bake sales, garage sales, pop bottle drives, car washes and daily two-hour practices. The main activity of the summer was the National Cheerleaders Association Clinic, which all seven reserve cheerleaders attended. It was in Okoboji, Iowa, with eighty other squads there also. The squad received superior and excellent ratings at the clinic. Money earned went towards pre-game dinners with other Lincoln high schools during basketball season, door signs, cakes, popcorn balls and candy for the reserve teams of East. Julie Levey was the sponsor.

Anne Wilson leads pep club in one of many chants.

• ~Spa rtans achie ve succe ss ' "Spartans Achieve Success" was the theme chosen by the '78 varsity cheerleaders. Cheerleaders got ready for the school year early in the summer. Two-hour practices each day helped organize such activities as a bake sale, car wash, egg walk, garage sale, and a pop bottle drive. Carnations and booster buttons were sold during the year. Money from these activities was used to fund teas for parents, stationery, and flowers for coaches and players. Time was also spent getting ready for

clinic held in Springfield, Missouri in August. The fourteen member squad, with Shari Wendell and Melanie Hoff. mann as co-heads and Nanci Ruyle as treasurer, won the Award of Excellence, all superior evaluation ribbon s and a spirit stick. A second period class was used to plan pep rallies, make hall and house signs, and practice cheers and chants . All members of the squad cheered at varsity basketball and football games. All other sports were divided among the squad. Julienne Levey advised the squad.

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The Apollonaires performs jazz and pom-pon routines to popular music at pep rallies throughout the year.

Apollonaires: Front Row: Marcia Ziegelbein, Donna Frerichs, Stacy Decker, Anne Mulligan. Back Row: Nancy Patoka, Tammy Pudwill, Linda Haessler, Julie Overcash, Robin Essman, Chris Matthes, Sheila French, Sue Moors.

Marcia Ziegelbein sprouts a moustache for the pre-game halloween costume dinne r with Lincoln High .

Po in er s ca pt ur e cl in ic aw ar ds Twelve costumed figu res turned, kicked and twir led to music played over a loud speaker system. East's Porn Pon Squad, the Apollonaires, were perf orm ing again, this time to the song "Nig ht Fever" from the movie "Sa turd ay Nigh t Fever." Other routines were perf orm ed to the songs "Ease on Down the Road," "Bo ogie Nig hts" and "Yo u've Said It All." The Apollonaire's term began with summer practices climaxed by a trip to Ames, Iowa in July. There, at a National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) sponsored clinic, they learned jazz and porn pon routines, participated in a talent nigh t and performed a routine made up by the squad to use in competition. This routine was awarded a trop hy for "Be st Porn Pon Rou tine ." The Apollonaires also received a spir it stick for displaying the mos t spir it thro ugh out the clinic. The week at clinic had a grand finale when the East Porn Pon Squad was awarded the Award of Excellence for superior performance and behavior at clinic. This is the high-

est award.presented at an NCA clinic . The squad was pictured in "Megaphone Mag azin e" in recognition of this achievement. During the sum mer the squad participated in money-making projects including a bake sale, an egg walk, and selling t-sh irts and programs at the Jun ior Olympics Championships in Lincoln. They also participated in the Shrine Bowl Parade; and per. formed at half time of the Shrine Football Game, at East High pep rallies, basketball and football halftimes. A halloween costume pre-game dinner, birth day kidnapping and designing jazz outf its and special effects were just a few other activities of the squad. A new sponsor as well as a new practice period were changes made this year. Roxann Sattler, an English teacher at East, replaced Merianne Wood as sponsor, and first period was chosen as the new prac tic time. Officers of the squad were Stacy Decker and Donna Frerichs, co-heads; C~ris Matthes, secretary - treasurer; and Sheila French, historian.

Homecoming provided an oppo rtuni ty for the Apollonaires to perform their award-winning clinic routine.

Sue Moors (left), Roxann Sattler and Julie Overcash sell tickets to the Porn Pon Dance, an after-game money-making project of the squad.

Head Terri Schlichtemeier shows the precision hand movements necessary in performing flag routines.

Flags perfo rni at halft inie Mickey Mouse ears combined with twirling batons when the majorettes as "Mouseket eers" performed to the · "Mickey Mouse Theme Song" at the halftime of the September 24 football game against Fremont. Meanwhile, the East High Flag Squad performed a routine to the song "Muskrat Love." In addition to the Mickey Mouse routine, the Majorettes also performed the traditional fire routine during halftime of the homecoming football game as well as performing with the band at the Shrine Bowl Halftime Show. They also supported the band with posters and locker signs. East had only three majorettes. "There were no returning majorettes this year, so with an entirely new squad a small group was easier to work with. Next year there will be more majorettes ," said Treasurer Lynda Wenzl. Other members were Head Tanya Cameron and Secretary Stephanie Houser. Requirements fo~

becoming a majorette included: ability to perform required twirls and routines, marching, and the performance of a creative routine made up by the prospective majorette. No pep club points or prior knowledge of twirling • were required. For the first time, the East High Flag Squad performed at halftime of a basketball game. Flag Squad started the year with marching practice and summer band camp. They performed at Shrine Bowl and in the Nebraska Marching Band Contest. The eight member squad performed in new uniforms during the basketball season. They also decided to make any girl attending East eligible to try out for the squad. Formerly, Flag Squad members had to be members of the band. Head Terri Schlichtemeier said, "Flag Squad provided and activity to get involved in and added · entertainm ent value to the band."

Student Council Front Row: Renee Marple, Lisa

Powell, Monica Frank, Peggy Smith, Kathy Downey. Second Row: Phil Howell, Beth Nielsen, Sue Voss, Kim Walters, Cindy Brown, Debbie Kubert. Back Row: Margaret Cheng, Gina Lehecka, Sandy Sperry, Ginny Ehrlich, Jackie Schimonitz, John Duxbury, Debbie Hill . Not pictured: Kathy Gillies, Janine ·Hawley, Cheryl Johnson, Brad Beam .

Coun cil spon sors festiv al The Three Stooges toppled, tripped and trod over each other as Charlie Chaplin tried to evade the policeman chasing him round and round and round the block. Student Council was previewing films for its All Night Film Festival. The Festival was open to the public and featured seven films varying in subject from comedy to tragedy. A new method of selecting Student Council members was initiated. Students interested in Student Council turned in an application form, which was reviewed by last year' s council, administrators, and sponsors. "In the past two years, because of lack of interest and candidates, elections were not possible," said Council President Renee Marple. ''So, we decided to try a new method of selection to • increase the interest and involvement of students. If enough students express an interest in running for Student Council, elections will return." The purpose of Student Council was also changed. "The original purpose of Student Council was that of a stu-

dent government organization. Because of the formation of groups like Program Improvement Committee (PIC) and the Student Advisory Board (SAB), the Council no longer had governing powers. The new purpose of Student Council was to provide student services such as dances, club charters, and the lunch room concession stand," said Renee. Council did, however, send representatives to both SAB and PIC. A new sponsor, Mr. Robert Heng, directed Council projects, which included: Christmas Dance, Sophomore Carnival booths, fo!ders for new . students, and Spirit Week, including a free dinner for all those involved in decorating the halls for class competition. Four Council representatives also attended the Nebraska Student Council Convention in Ralston on Nov. 1112.

Officers were: Renee Marple, president; Bruce Chapman, vice-president; Kim Walters, secretary; Brad Beam, treasurer; and John Duxbury, liason.

Debbie Hill partic ipates in washing windows to promote interest in Student Council.

Club activ ities spar k inter est What is a harmonograph? Jerry Beckmann, sponsor of Math Radicals, will tell you it's a device that can be programmed to trace out designs on paper. His club constructed a harmonograph as one of its projects. Members of Math Radicals also worked together as a team as they competed in the Omaha South Math Contest and the Omaha Central Math Contest. They also participate d in the Westside Math Bowl, in which panels from many schools were set up to answer math questions. The club sold concessions during the year to help sponsor the Atlantic Pacific Mathematics League for East High. This league

gave six tests throughout the year. A speaker from the Burn and Trauma . Unit at St. Elizabeth Hospital, a field trip to a local mortuary, and a trip to the University of Nebra·ska at Omaha Medical School were a few of the activities of the Future Physicians· Club. Members of the group also attended the Octoberfest at the university medical school to find out about programs offered there. At East Future Physicians sponsored a booth at the Sophomore Blue and White Carnival, which presented information on biorhythms, pulses and blood pressure.

Future Physicians: Front_Row: Diana Schram, Nancy Liesemeyer. Second Row: Miles Tomme -

raasen, sponsor Robert Reeder, Brenda Hiskey, Chris Riddle . Back Row: Dawn Gesell, Ameeta Bansal . Not Pictured : Mike Allen, Linda Moh Iman, Becky Stingley, Doug Waite.

Business Club: Front Row.: Sue Euler, Lisa Muel-

ler, Janet Dappen, Jeanne Duncan, sponso r Luella Van Vleck. Second Row: Carla Grabowski, Lynn Wurst, C1ndy Wehmer, Ruth Englehart, Elaine Penas . Third Row: Joef Heck, Lisa Ahman n, Meliss a Zoble, Trudy Martin , Deb Gemell, Steph Harris. Back Row: Tom Vergith, Scott Moore, Theresa Willey, Jeff Geier, sponsor Caroline Skorohod.

Lynn Wurst learns many skills through Business Club.

Banq ue t, n1 eet s hig hli gh t ye ar The ''Offic e Occupations'' class doubled as a meeting period for business club. Students, usually juniors and seniors enrolled in business courses at East, were eligible to ~e members of the group. A pizza party and a Christmas party, along with field trips taken to local businesses, were among activities sponsored. The club sold concessions after school and also sold car stickers to raise money for the annual Employer-Employee Banquet in the spring. For this banquet students invited their employers out for a spec ial evening. Business club helped

to develop business leadership and interest along with promo ting business in the community. Having had the six members required to compete against other schools, East's chess club was active in many meets. Both city and state meets proved to be challenging for the club. The only requir emen t of being a member of chess club was to enjoy chess and to play reasonably well. One member, Rodney Malpert, was named Midwest Champion and placed well in state and national competition. Interest in Business Club was g Occupa tions" class: Here Deb Payne tion.

Art Club: Front Row: Ira Fazel, Anne Bakula, Kim Schmidt Back Row: Brent Jones, Lynette Alcorn, Julie Casement, Blaine Braziel, Lynette Welter, Marcia McCracken, Kris Peterson

Art cart, exch ange retur n Painting stars, hearts, butterflies and other such designs on people's faces and arms, better known as body painting, was one money-making project undertaken by Art Club. A body painting booth was set up at the Sophomore Blue and White Carnival and also for a few days at school. Original designs were painted by members onto Christmas and Valentine's Day cards, which were sold for a profit. Part of that profit went to the student creating the card, and part went to the club. Students could purchase their cards from the ''Art Cart'' set up in the hallway. Shirley Martin, sponsor of the club, was pleased with this project, calling it the "Hal.lmarket Card Shop." Funds collected from the money-making projects financed a spring trip for the club. International club welcomed

International Club: Front Row: ~ncy Liesemeyer, Roxana Lucas, Susie Ferrara, Kris George, Tracy Givens, Julie Casement Second Row: Rosanne Maia, sponsor Margaret Stenfors, Cindy Welch, Debbie Borman, ~my Colwell, Jim Raywalt, Zhalah Sadri Back Row:Kathy Hammerseng, Mary Blaczynski, Janet Beason Not Pictured:Julie Preston, Lynne Sword, Theresa Fricke, Shannon Reibolt, Jenni Dam, Lisa Kemble, Sue Phillips

Rosana Maia, a senior from Brazil who was one of the exchange students sponsored by International Club. Rosana lived with the Douglas Wilson family for the school year. International Club was affiliated with the American Field Service (AFS), and was open to any senior high student interested in international exchange. According to sponsor Margaret Stenfors, the club was designed to help its members become more culturally aware of foreign countries. Members sold candy and candles and sponsored the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance as money-making projects. A pot luck dinner, pizza party, and an international foods dinner were other activities International Club members participated in.

Dr aH Ja , Q ui ll in iti at e HJ en ib er s Rehearsing lines from "Ha mle t" and othe r f.amous plays mig ht be what you 'd expect from a drama club. Instead, Dionysians emphasized the sup port of theater in Nebraska. Members had season tickets to performances at the University of Nebraska. They also attended several performances at small colleges and went to the Westroads dinn er theater in Omaha. Any senior high stud ent interested in drama was welcome to join. Members gained experience and insi ght by observing University of Nebraska actors who performed at one of thei r own regular meetings. The club gave two of thei r own performances in the aud itori um. The win. ter performance ran for one night, and

the spri ng perf orm anc e ran for two nights. Thr oug hou t the year speakers were a part of regular meetings. The dedicated hou rs required in writ ing and prod ucin g of East Hig h's publications, The "Or acle " and "Th e Epic ," helped to select members of Quill and Scroll. This club was for honorary high school jour nali sm students who ranked in the top academic third of thei r class. Members help ed to promote high school jour nali sm thro ugh thei r pub licat ion efforts. A pizza party was held to initi ate new members into the organization. Officers were Juli e Overcash, president, and Laurie Anderson, vice-presiden t ..

Dionysians: Front Row: Barb Filbeck, Andy Kohrell, Bob Ball, Mary Zimmerman, Sonia daSilva, Pat Kelly. Second Row: Ann Larimer, Julie Casement, Lynette Weldter, Kim Sutter, Beth Ebers, Barb Egbert, Lorrie Gordon, Merritt James. Back Row: Barb Gauthier, Lisa Hansen, Paula Moore, Shelly Schmeiding .

East Guar d prov ides supp ort Timing East High swimmers, keeping score at meets, and providing support throughout the year were the activities of members of East Guard. Many students belonging to the club were also on a swim team, although it was not a requirement. Members were required to help work at swim meets by timing events or working at scoring tables. East Guard sold concessions at several football games to help cover expenses for the swim teams throughout the year. This money helped to pay for equipment not in the school's

East Guard Members: Front Row: Beth Ebers, Jenni Ehrlich,

Cindy Brown, Linda Sederburg, Kelly Kaufman, Jill Knott, Sharon Nelson, Nancy Patoka, Kelly Decker. Second Row: Mike Owen, Brent Jones, Jill Micek, Cydney Wilson, Sherri Luedtke, Anne Wil son, Julie Fleming, Amy Strong. Third Row: Phil Hayman, Suzy Piass, Stacy Decker, Linda Haessler, Ed Beranek, Karen Rejda, Barb Rutford, Jane Clifton, Jane Raglin, Sue Stromer. Fourth Row: Dennis Vokolek, Chris Baum, Christy Korinek, Paula Steeves, Karen Anderson, Janelle Cascini, Sharon Kelly, Robin Lindell, Cathy Wolff. Back Row: Tim Nissen, Dave Pauley, Jeff Desmond, Larry Summers, Tom F,ritsch.

budget for swimmers. East Guard also paid for each swimmer to take a psychological test, which provided a profile for the swimming coach, Dennis Vokolek. This profile helped him work with the swimmers individually and select those who showed good leadership qualities. Outside of school, several members planned a ski trip. They skied in Steamboat Springs, Colorado over the Easter vacation. A party was held at the end of the year for members.

Rever sals: Front Row; Kelly Decker, Stephanie Houser, Trish Ruyle, Peg Smith, Back Row: Amy Strong , Cathy Rooney , Julie Jones, Kim Folmer, Rene Sims, Kim Kuehn, Diane Hegedus , Brenda Dederman, Julia McDonald, Mary Watkins.

Clu bs sh ow spi rit for tean1s The word reversal didn't only refer to a move in a wrestling match; i.t's the name given to a memb er of a club that supported the Spartan wrestlers throu ghout the season. Reversals increased in size this year because of the numb er of enthusiastic sophomores that joined the organization. According to senior Beth Watkins, the goals of Reversals were to promote spirit for the wrestlers, to get more people involved and interested in wrestling, and to help run meets by taking scores and timing . The club -also raised money by selling conces-

sions, which helped to pay for medals for the Spartan Invitational Meet. E Club was also an organization that supported East High athletics. Any high school stude nt who earned a varsity letter was eligible for membership. Members sold progr ams at all home football and basketball games and helped to pay for equip ment used in the locker rooms. E Club memb ers showed their spirit at games by sitting together and cheering the teams on with origin al cheers.

Sophomore quartet ack Jim Harelson scrambles· while he finds a receiver dow field.

Soph s go winle ss in 7 tries. With only a three point lead and just moments left to play, you break the huddle and securely drop back to punt. While you call the count, both mouth and leg shake in excitement. The ball is snapped and your explosive leg rockets the pigskin to the stadium lights. As you sigh in relief, the opponent takes control of the punt and whirls down field. Inexperience shines on your face as you watch him storm past into the end zone for the winning score. Your frustration continues to show until the final gun sounds, when you finally realize you must simply chalk it up to experience and look for future success. Inexperience was the key factor in this year's sophomore football team. Although the team ended with a 0-7 record, the players gained valuable experience and spirit for the coming years. "Sophomor e football is based on trial and error. We're experimenting with new plays and different procedures for every game,'' explained head coach Jim Neal. "If the play turns out to be a mistake, we'll mark it down to experience.'' Along with the enormous pressure, the Spartans also faced outstanding competition. Grand Island

Gary Shunkwiler and Mark Omtvedt pursue a Lincoln High runner on an end-around.

and Northeast were among the many teams which gave East a great majority of its problems. '' I was probably most impressed with the team during the Grand Island game," said Mr. Neal. "A 60 yard halfback pass fro Chjp Wiebeck to Dennis Plucknett assured me that we had the potential to becoming a fine football team. " The potential was clearly seen on the sophomore team this year, but a lack of confidence and inexperience slowed the team's over all play to a minimum. Eventhough they lost all seven games by more than six points, East continued to show high spirits throughout the season. Leading the "77" sophomore football team were quarterback Jeff Harelson, middleguard Andy Provorse and linebacker Rick Taylor. "Harelson's combinatio n of passing and running impressed me in the Piux X game. While Andy and Rick both played excellent games against Lincoln High and Northeast, " said Mr. Neal. "I felt that everyone had good promise to becoming fine reserve or varsity players, but only hard work and effort can turn a dream into reality. "

Re se rv es coHJe up .6 -2 ag ai n With a loud clap the team breaks the Among the mos t celebrated Spartan defensive huddle. In a mom ent' s \ wins of the season was a 42-3 0 win revenge, you take to the line with a over the Beatrice Orangemen. more positive attitude. With a deep breath you brin g your arm s of iron "Th e Beatrice game is one which I'll und er your arching back. Your eyes probably rem emb er because we were are focused on the center as he holds playing my old alma mat er,'' said Mr. the ball. The quarterback calls off the Eyth. "Th is was my homecoming to starting count and the ball is snapped. my hom etow n." A combination of powerful groans and helmets hitti ng fill the atmosphere. As The team was not blessed with over you struggle to move the huge mass whelming size in its backs this year, of meat from your path, the target but speed and agil ity made up for the fades back to pass. The sounds of handicap. Leading the rushing were your footsteps thun der in the quarterjuni or Phil Howell and sophomores back's ears. As he notices your presKur t Eubanks and Mike McCashland. ence, he begins to flee from your towering structure. It's too late, for you ''These three boys gave us an excelcan now feed on your prey with the lent offensive yea r," said Mr. Eyth. thril l of victory while the opponent ''Th eir explosive power never seemed experiences the agony of defeat. to fade from game to gam e." The winning tradition was continued once again this year as the Spartan reserves showed good individual talent to form a winning ball club. The team was led by sophomore quarterback Todd Zart. Zart set a new school record by completing 11 touchdown passes duri ng the season. "We had a great abundance of talented receivers on the squ ad," said Zart. "If it wer en't for players like Rich Teel or Bob Gustafson, I wou ldn' t have finished where I did. " "Th is year's team showed a lot of selfrespect towards the players themselves," said head coach Bob Eyth. "Everyone complimented each other in his own way, which largely contributed to the team's total success."

Mike McCashland carried the ball 100 times for 600 yards with a 6.0 average per carry. He also received the Outstanding Back of the Year Award on this year's ball club. Mr. Eyth men tion ed two outstanding defensive ·players on the team that he thou ght played extremely well. They were Jim Hartsock and sophomore Todd Kelley. "Jim and Todd both went into every game fully con fide nt and determined to give East High another win," said Mr. Eyth. "Th eir good attit ude and effo rt was a grea t asset to our team 's final reco rd."

For the third stra ight year, the reserves recorded a 6-2 record and again tied for the city cha mpi ons hip with the Southeast Knights.

Mr. Eyth added, "Th e most memorable game had to be our final game against Southeast. The Spartans entered that gam e as underdogs, but a surprising fum ble recovery by offensive guard Kevin Albert enabled East to leave the field with a 21-2 0 win.

The Spartans' only losses came against Grand lsland and Lincoln High. The Islanders managed to sneak by East by two points while Lincoln High outlasted a tough Spartan defense, winning by a field goal, 2421.

Mr. Eyth was assisted by line coach John Henry and stud ent assistant coach Alex Czeranko. Mr. Eyth said, "These two gen tlem en did a heck of a job for us. The ir effo rt gave the kids the spir it to play to the best of thei r abil ities ."

A Norfo lk punt returner cannot avoid Ron Hachiya . Mike Reeder (41) Phil Warren (63) and Greg Beam (44.) Todd Zart unloads a pass while Kurt Eubanks (33) assists with blocking .

Hust ling at full speed, Mike Reeder runs down a deep pass while Greg Beam looks on.

Coach Bob Eyth gives half-t ime instru ction s to Dan Weed, Scott Vermeer, Mark Schroeder, Brad Fleming and their Spartan mates.

Playoffs elude Spartan squad It's half time; you hear words of a disappointed coach and a mass confusion of musical instru ments outside. The numbness in your body brings back memories from preseason workouts. Third quart er begins and shoulder pads contin ue to crack. The tiny lights from the scoreboard flash in your favor like stars from the heavens. The final gun sounds with glory and the team ventures home in a happier state, for now you own the thrill of victory. This was the case for most East High games this season. Winning six of their nine games, the Spartans showed good individual talent from both the offensive and defensive positions. '' I felt, as did the rest of the coaching staff, that the team had good potential at the beginning of the season. A combination of injuries to key players and over-confident attitudes in some games, contrjbuted to East's less than perfect recor d," said head coach Lee Zentic. Indeed, injuries were a key factor on the Spartan ball club. Most missed were seniors Joel Heck, Jim Strasheim and Jeff Geier. Although the players were injured, all returned to finish the season. A contri buting factor to the Spartan success this year was team leadership. A great major ity of the senior starters played as junior s last year, which gave East the added experience it needed. Comparing the varsity football team with previous years teams, return ing letterman John Orr commented, "This year's team showed better mental preparation for each game by working harder in practices. Last year we had the ability, but could n't seem to get psyched up for games. Everyone tried to improve himse lf in trainin g and looked forward to the next game .''

• Leading the team to much of its success were seniors Tom Vergith and Jim Strasheim. Vergith, who had passed for more than 837 yards and 9 touchdowns, also tied for a new school record in scoring with halfback Russ Karr. Jim Strasheim, return ing letterman and All-City from a year ago, suffered a broken leg during the Northeast game. "Jim has always been an all-around good player for East," said Mr. Zentic. "Even with a broken leg he had the desire and dedication for the sport, to give his best for every game ." The game which will stand out in most players minds was the battle with the Northeast Rockets. The Spartan defense managed to hold Northeast scoreless while senior Wade Morris booted a 36-yard field goal late in the fourth quart er to earn East a 3-0 vie• tory. ''I thoug ht we had the potential to become one of the best teams in the state, " said Mr. Zentic, "but when you lose three games in one season, your chances are a low statistic. As far as playing football as a career, I think Dana Childs would have a good - chqnce of playing major college ball," said stude nt assistant varsity coach John Gingery. "Dana 's tall and quick and has excellent hands which could make him a valuable asset to a larger unive rsity." Assisting Mr. Zentic with the defensive squad once again was Lyle Sittler, defensive coordinator. Mr. Zentic singled out defensive safety Todd Hinkle and sophomore split end Scott Schoettger for having successful seasons at East.

The scoreboard signifies the end of a close bat• tie with crosstown rival Lincoln Northeast.

Streching for extra yardage, tight end Dana Childs is stopped by Lincoln High defenders.

Varsity Football Team: manager Bob Gade, Brent Burch, Russ Karr, Tom Vergith, Jim Strash-

eim, Jeff Geier, Rhett Stephenson, Bill Feis, Scott McCashland, Todd Kelley, Al Haberman, man ager Mike Heaton . Second Row: manager Doug Otto, Chip Carmichael, Scott Schoettger, Todd Hinkle, Gary Todd, Bryan Melvin, Steve Chapman, Dana Childs, Jeff McMahon, Joel Heck, Chuck Mebus, Jerry Regelean, Mike Boukather, coach John Gingery. Third Row: coach Lyle Sittler, coach Vinni Venom, Burke Kaltenberger, Tom McCashland, John Orr, Jeff Beckenbach, Ray Rexroad, Bret George, Derek Sailors, Jeff Hawkins, Jeff Desmond, Craig Seiko, Steve Dolezal, coach Scott Avery. Back Row: head coach Lee Zentic, Ron Hachiya, Randy Bouwens, Wade Morris, Jeff Carney, Bob Gustafson, Mike McCashland, Dave Running, Todd Zart, Jim Hartsock, Todd Schroeder, Dave Bodfield.

Senior Tom Coyne captures an early lead in a dual meet against York.

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East runners compete in their meet against York.

Q Cross Country Team: Front Row: David King, Jim Culver, Tim Runyan, Scott Waddle. Second Row: Eric Sorenson, Tom Coyne, Rich Dickinson, Doug Madsen, Scott Blevins. Back Row:

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Coach Jim McConnell, Ted Schroeder, Mike Fisher, Dave Riley, John Hixson. Not Pictured: Scott Irwin.

Spartans stumble in duals It' s a long painful road ahead with many miles behind, but many miles to go. With sheer determination the run ner manages to pull his aching body closer and closer to the time tape. As he stretches for his reward, he bears a grin during the moment of exhaustion and glory. The Spartans opened their cross country season with a third place finish among seven teams at the Wesleyan Invitational. Although they placed no worse than fifth in the individuals and fourth in the district meet, the Spartans were still not satisfied. They lost all but one dual meet. Coach Jim McConnell said, "The competition in Class A was stronger than in previous years because we felt we had the potential to qualify for the state meet this year. The addition of Creighton Prep to our conference could have influenced our record, too."

East was led by senior Ted Schroeder. Schroeder generally placed in the top four in every meet except the district where he finished fifth behind four excellent runner. "Ted made up his mind a year ago that he was going to succeed, and he did," said Mr. McConnell. ''When the competition increased, so did his strength and determination. These are valuable assets to a cross country runner." Joining Ted Schroeder and returning letterman Scott Blevins were juniors Rick Dickinson and Scott Waddle, two of the top four runners. Other key run ners for East were sophomores Jim • Culver and Mike Fisher. Both showed · promise for the Spartans in the coming years.

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Boys' Varsity Tennis Team: Front Row: Dave Crist, Jim Overcash, Gregg Culver, Dave McKie, Fritz Thorne, Sanjay Bansal, Tim Nissen, Craig Inman. Back Row: Brad Beam, Brian Chitwood, Brad Brungard, John Moss, Ruston Seaman, Mark Chitwood, Brad Colerick, Coach Jerry Trimble. Not Pictured: Bob Budde, Mario Mota, Kevin Johnson, Scott Samson .

Squinting into the sun, Brad Colerick awaits his • opponent's serve.

Form like this shows why junior Ruston Seaman was the team's No. 1 singles player.

Junior Bob Budde practices his forearm shot.

Trim ble start s from scrat ch With your body moving in a swaying rhythm, you stare at your opponent's court one last time, hoping to bring the ball to his square. As your body stretches through the air to smash the ball, the final serve has begun. A key factor in this year's tennis team was team rebuilding. Because there were only two returning lettermen, the team simply started from scratch by getting acquai'nted, conditioning and improving skills, and insividual challenge matches. "Since it was my first year as the team's coach, I felt we should revitalize and gain the spirit necessary to pull us towards a winning season," said coach Jerry Trimble. Winning six

of their nine dual meets and placing no worse than sixth in major meets, the Spartans showed good competitive talent. The team was led by junior Ruston Seaman. "Ruston was looked up to by most of the players,'' said Mr. Trimble. Brad Colerick received the "Spartan Award," which goes to the most inspired player, and Bob Budde was named the most improved player. Also joining the team were juniors Brad Brungard and Brian Chitwood. These two men teamed up this year as No. 1 doubles partners. Their biggest accomplish ment was winning the Fremont lnvitiational.

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F al l se as on br in gs cha11:ge Having won eigh t of its 12 meets and grab bing a second place finis h at state, East Hig h's golf team was at no less than its best. The indi vidu al talents of vars ity team mem bers helped to com plet e a successful year. "I thou ght we had a very good year even thou gh we placed second, seven strokes behind Southeast at stat e,'' said coach Dale Wismer. The state tour nam ent was at Has ting s Lochland Cou ntry Club in October. Mike Schuchart was the top seated player on the team with an overall season average of 75.6 strokes per holes, 18, and Chris Swett followed with an average of 78. Then came Paul Johnson, Mike Schneider and Miles Tommeraasen respectively. Chris Swett won first place indi vidu al hon ors at state with a 74. Com peti ng aga inst eigh t othe r schools at the dist rict tour nam ent,

East placed first with Mike Schuchart and Chris Swett taking top indi vidu al honors. With the golf season newly moved from spri ng to fall, individual sum mer practice was not the asset Mr. Wismer had hoped it would be. "I also didn 't like the cut season. In the spri ng we had twelve weeks, and the weather was bett er for the state tournam ent, " he said. "Wh ere as, in the fall we only had eigh t weeks and the weather was worse towards the end ." The Lincoln Public Schools championship showed the calib er of playing ability. East placed first pull ing in a 302 with an average of 75 for each player. "All in all there were only a few strokes diffe renc e between us and Southeast for the yea r," said Mr. Wismer recalling the three sudden death playoffs that East won aga inst rival Southeast.

Varsity Golf Team: Mike Schuchart, Paul John son, Chris Swett, coach Dale Wismer, Mike Schneider, Miles Tom mera asen . Junior Varsity Golf Team: Chuck Bates, assis tant coach Luke Stevenson, Jeff McCoy, Mike Euler, Dave Johnson, Todd Reimers, John Arnold, coach Dale Wismer, and Tyler Pearce. Not Pictured: John Howe, Jim Patoka.

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All -stater Chris Swett blasts out of sand trap.

Senior Mike Schneider strokes his putt towards the cup.

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Ca esa r sel ect ed for all -ci ty Do you know how to drive? Four girls had their own certain drivin g techniques. They were Suzie Caesar, Julia McDonald, Julie Overcash and Linda Mathis. These four made up the girls' golf team. Girls' golf has been at East for four years. Last year girls' golf had two individuals compete for individual scoring only. Since there were only four girls who participated this year, it was necessary for them to compete in every meet because four players were required to make a team.

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"Lack of tourna ment experience posed the biggest problem because the girls had only been playing a couple of years ," said coach Patricia Fey. She also coached the Southeast team. To be on the girls' golf team meant many differe nt things to the team and as individuals. The team' s main interest was to get more experience and to be able to play differe nt courses across the state. Sophomore Suzie Caesar was picked for All-City Fall selections in the Lincoln Journal.

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S p a rt a n g ir ls ta k e h o n o rs Teamwork was the key word for the success of the East varsity volleyball team in the state tou rna me nt. "Yo u can have good spikers and servers, but what really counts is how the girl s play as a tea m," said coach Myron Oehlerki.ng. "Th ey had ace rta in uni ty tha t was hard to find in mo st tea ms ." Besides win nin g the Class A State Tournament, the varsity volleyball team was the firs t in dis tric ts, Lincoln Public Schools and Capital Division of the Trans-Nebraska conference, and second in the A division of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhusker Classic Tournament.

school and ind ivid ual records. At the end of the season East had 8~ 5 points compared to the ir opponents 563 . Theresa Makovicka led ind ivid ual scoring with 221 points. She was followed by tea mm ate s Rosane Maia wit h 165, Brenda Bri nto n with 132 and Kerry Karst with 111 points. Spikers Kerry Karst, Rosane Maia, Theresa Mackovicka and Kay He rbe rt had above 80 percent successful spikes with an average of 35 percent kill spikes. Setters Brenda Bri nto n and Karen Ha rtig both had 94 per cent playable sets. The reserve tea m recorded an undefeated season of 12-0.

"Th e gir ls were constantly concentrating on the ir tec hni que s," Mr. Oehlerking said, "an d they experienced no prolonged slumps dur ing the season .''

Several players were cited for honors. All-City hon ora ry captain was Kerry Karst.

The team employed a simple offensive set fea tur ing fou r players in the back row supporting two spikers.

All -City players were Rosane Maia and Theresa Makovicka, and Brenda Brinton received honorable mention.

Aft er find ing out tha t they were goi ng to state, the team had a meeting at which the girl s decided tha t they were not jus t goi ng to the state tou rna me nt to lose.

Kerry Karst was selected to the Lincoln Journal and Star and the Omaha World Herald sup er state firs t teams. She was also selected to the firs t teams Class A. Rosane Maia was selected to the super state second teams and to the firs t teams Class A. Theresa Mackovicka was selected to the Journal and Stars super state thir d team and the World He rald 's second team Class A. Brenda Bri nto n received honorable me ntio n fro m both papers.

Even wit h the score 14-7 in the final match, Mr. Oehlerking said he still did not feel tha t they had it won unt il the 15t h point. With the state cha mp ion shi p in hand the volleyball team shattered ma ny

Reserve Volleyball Team: Front row: man age r Sandy Stehly, Debbie Hill, Karen Mar tin, Amy Elias, Ginny Keeler, Cindy Royer, Susie Albers. Back row: coach Myron Oehlerking, ass ista nt coach Shelly Dennison, Lynn Svoboda, Barb Slaughter, Kay-Crouch, Susie Wickman, Jayne Eitzmann, Sharon Lewis, coach Debbie Salyards.

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Senior Karen Hartig gives everyth ing she has in her bump at the East-Northeast game.

Blockin g a spike during district s are Kerry Karst and Brenda Brinton .

Enthus iastic Tammy Sargen t cheers the team to a victory in district s.

Senior Theresa Makovica excutes one of her 223 spikes of the season .

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Victory at state shows on the faces of Robin Essman, Myron Oehlerking, Corrine Crouch, Theresa Makovicka, Karen Hartig and Connie Folsom.

Brenda Brinton digs the ball while teammate Theresa Makovicka watches anxiously.

Varsity Volleyball team: Front row: Lori Hennings; Jan Irwin, Kay Herbert, Tammy Sargent, Connie Folsom, Karen Hartig, Kathi Kraai . Back row: Coach Myron Oehlerking, Rosane Ma ia, Brenda Brinton, Corrine Crouch, Kerry Karst, Theresa Makovicka, Robin Essman, assistant coaches Kim Jackson and Debbie Salyards .

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Ring specialist Bruce Laird does a L-sit in preparation for an upcom ing meet.

Boys' Gymnastics Team: Front Row: Ben Sander, Scott Bouwens, Mike Christopher, Steve Rathjen, Jaye Ott, Bill Stuefer. Back Row: Assistant Coach Duane West, Gino Ward, Bruce Laird, Andy McCracken, Mike Owen, Brent Jones, John Duxbury, Coach Jeff Johnson. Not Pictured: Dave Morton, Charlie Spracking, Tim Nissen.

Sophomore all-around man Charlie Sprac ling swings through a scissors routine.

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A combination of balance and strength are essential for all-around man Ben Sander while performing a V-sit.

Soph omor es lead gy~ squa d Confidence and courage sink into your entire body. The gymnast feels chalk in his palms 01ix with perspiration as he awaits the nod to prove his talent to the flock of observers. "Although most of the team was made up of sophomores, we still fared well with the rest of the competitio n," said Coach Jeff Johnson. "The underclassmen brought out the best in our juniors and seniors, which contributed to many of our wins." And win they did. Wins over Lincoln High and Southeast gave East its second place finish in city competition. "In all of my three -years as a head coach, I have never worked with a better group of sophomores as far as dedication to the sport is concerned ," said Mr. Johnson. The team was led by sophomore Ben Sander. Sander finished second in the

state all-around competition between two excellent gymnasts from Omaha South. Mr. Johnson said, "Ben has the potential to become one of East's best gymnasts since Jim Beal._ Ben's high finish in the state tournamen t gave him the confidence he'll need for future success." Also finishing well in the state tournamen t was Dave Morton. Morton finished sixth on the trampoline. Both Morton and Sander made the all-city team. East gained much ot its confidence and courage by setting goals at the beginning of the season. The gymnasts strived to earn a total of 300 points during the season. The team reached 299.9 points. "The team's success as a whole is what really counts on our squad," Mr. Johnson said. "Any individual triumph is simply an added bonus."

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Reserve Wrestling Team: Front Row: Mike Wysong, Scott Emery, Roger Lipson, Andy Innes. Back Row: Rick Taylor, Todd Kelly, Todd

Scherer, Mike McCashland, Jeff Lade, Coach Willie Sapp.

Confide nt ~n his ability, mi with his Northeast opponent.

Re ser ves ca ptu re 2-6 -1 HJ ark Competition's the name of the game. It is clearly seen in the gymn asium around you as well as on the mats below. With a quick handshake you and your opponent will join in the struggle of competition and sport. A brutal effort to control the enemy ends in fury and frustr ation as he throws your aching body along with your pride to the floor. The pain soon fades as your muscles grow numb. The blissful clock ticks to a stop to free you from the agony of a pin. In your mind you file the loss under experience and hope it will contri bute to future success in a later spectacle. Dedicated and good attitudes were the key factors on this year's reserve wrestling team. All but five grapplers wrestled for both junior varsity and varsity, and many showed high potential for the future .

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The Spartans finished with a 2-6-1 dual record and had many high individual finishes in the three invitational meets. But failure to combine any of these good performances together at one time kept the reserves from a less than perfect wrestling season. "I felt we had the potential of becoming one of East's best reserve teams ," said coach Willie Sapp. "The men maintained positive attitudes throughout the year and always kept their interest and dedication towards the sport. '' One of East's most memorable meets was the final dual against Northeast when the Spartans bruised the Rockets 36-12. In the meet junior Roger Shahani.came up with an upset and pinned his opponent with only three seconds remaining to give the mome ntum to East.

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Pain and strain cross the face of sophomore John Irwin as he struggles for an escape in a dual meet against North east.

Gaining the advantage, senior cocaptain Joel Heck keeps his oppo nent in control as he posit ions hims elf for points .

V ar si ty su ff er s w in le ss ye ar With a loud shreak from the referee's whis tle, you r final and most imp orta nt challenge has begun. Your body begins to convulse as the adrenalin flows thro ugh your veins. A combination of hate and fear are now in you r presence as you stare eye to eye with the victim. A careless move on his part leaves you on the mat above him . The more he struggles the deeper in pain he falls. Muscles twitch and curdle beneath the thin layer of skin while the sweat from your bodies mix with anger. In a mom ent of revenge, the enemy is thrown to his back by you r arm s of steel and pinned to the mat. The whistle sounds again, and it is mus ic to you r ears. The enjoyment of sup rem ity is shown./ for you now reig n as state champion . After a miserable season for his Spartan wrestlers,coach Jim Holechek said he anticipated good potential from his underclassmen for next year 's squad. Inexperience hurt the Spartans throi.Jghtout the_entire year. The grap plers ended with a depressing 0 -9 dual meet record to finish last in the capital city competition.

"We knew we wer en't going to clobber everyone," said Mr. Holechek. "Kn owing the grea t abundance of und erclassmen on the team, we knew this would be a grow ing year for us.' ' The Spartans were badly defeated by most of thei r opponents. The only exception was in the dual mee t against Beatrice where East fell only three points short of victory, 27-2 5. "Sin ce we had a younger team we knew each of our wins would be a cha llen ge," said Mr. Holechek. "Th e men grew and developed a positive attit ude toward the sport and gainea valuable techniques that ar~ demandeq from a wre stle r." Two wrestlers qua lifie d for the state tournament, co-captains Jerry Jones and Joel Heck. Afte r being plagued with a broken hand for six weeks, Jerry retu rned to finis h sixth in the 155 pound class. Joel was defeated in his first match by an excellent Scottsbluf f opponent. Sophomore Jerry Heck was defeated in the dist rict meet by two points to crush his state meet hopes. Other mat men cited by Mr. Holechek for fine performances thro ugh out the year were Kur t Svoboda, Craig Youker, and Merlen Borgi alli. 115

Varsity Wrestling Team: Front Row: Rod

Strange, Del Hodgin, Jerry Heck, Craig Youker, Todd Hile, Steve Hawkins. Back Row: Coach Jim Holechek, Phil Werger, John Irwin, Joel Heck, Jerry Jones, Merten Borgialli, Todd . Scherer, Kurt Svoboda, assistant coach Willie Sapp.

Senior Delwin Hodgins shows the advantage of having the upper position. Demonstrating aggressiveness required of a wrestler, John Irwin works on his Northeast foe.

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R es er ve s fl ou nd er , en d 4- 12 Inexperience was the main weakness of the reserve team, a squad with 11 sophomores. The two juni ors, the spir it leaders of the team, were Tammy Sargent ·and Cindy Royer. "As far as gett ing along toge ther as a team, they were great. They always played together, no mat ter if they were winning or losi ng," said coach Marianne Kostner. They had a 4-12 season record. They lost four games by one to four points. "Ou r hardest game to lose was the Northeast game, by one poin t in overtime ," said sophomore Suzie Caesar. Leading scorers were Barb Slaughter with 110 points averaging 6.9 per game, Karen Mar tin with 93 points averaging 5.8, Susie Wickam 86 points averaging 5. 7, and Tam my Sar-

gen t with 82 points averaging 5. 1 points per game. Karen Mar tin and Susie Wickam both made 12 assists for the year. Leading rebounders were Susie Wickam with 156 averaging 10.4 per game, Barb Slaughter with 123 averaging 7.7 per game and Karen Mar tin with 110 averaging 6.9 per game. Miss Kestner said the qua lity of the othe r Lincoln reserve teams was closer, making it impossible to pred ict winners. As for the reserve team not hitti ng its potential, Miss Kostner said she was pleased with its imp rove men t and hoped that the 11 juni ors next year will have a bett er season.

Girls' Reserve Basketball Team: Front Row: Manager Kim Anderson, Holly Wandell, Debbie Ellison, Kelly Decker, Diane Aschwedge, Suzie Caesar, Cindy Royer, mana ger Julie Weber. Back Row: reserve coach Marianne Kastner, Karen Martin, Kath y Leeper, Lori Hinr ichl Barb Slaughter, Susie Wickam, Sara Hoeppner, Tammy Sargent, Chris Gillette, assis tant coach Kim Jackson, varsi ty coach Leona Penner.

Sophomore Holly Wandell attem pts to steal the ball from a Southeast opponent.

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Injur ies halll per Spar tan girls With five returning letter-winners, they were defending state champions. Their record was 42-0. The coming season looked like more winning. They won the first six games; then they played Northeast, and lost. To make matters worse, during the East-Kearney game senior Kerry Karst hurt her left knee and was out for the next 10 games. Two games later senior Anna James sprained her ankle and was out for three games. "In losing two of our starting players, we did not have the speed and quickness we usually had during the beginning of the season," said coach Leona Penner. "We only lost one game when everyone was healthy. It hurt us when Kerry and Anna were gone because of the height lost under the basket, and the teamwork was not the best it could have been since not everyone knew how her teammates operate.'' Then came districts with the Spartans winning it in overtime against Northeast. So, onward to state. "Omaha Marian was a tough team to play, but we put everything we h?id into the first game forgetting there could be two more,'' Miss Penner said. "Grand Island certainly played a

good game, but we felt we could beat them without a doubt if we had another chance.'' The final score was 49-39. Four reserves were promoted to the varsity team: Jayne Eitzmann, Brenda Brinton, Linda Mathis, and Jackie Schimonitz. ~eading scorers were Anna James with 223 points averaging 11. 7 in 20 games, Nancy Thornton with 169 points averaging 7.3, Kay Crouch with 156 points averaging 6.8, and Kerry Karst with 155 points averaging 11 .9 in 13 games. Leading rebounders were Anna James with a 9. 7 average per game, Corrine Crouch with a 6.9 average, and Kerry Karst with a 6.8 average. All-City Honors went to Kerry Karst and Anna James, first team honorary captain. Nancy Thornton was named to the second team. The coaching staff was Miss Penner assisted by reserve coach Marianne Kestner and graduate assistants Karen Platt and Kim Jackson. The girls' varsity basketball team ended the season with a 17-6 record and all players lettering.

Girls' Varsity Basketball: Front Row: manager Kim Anderson, Linda Mathis, Jackie Schimonitz, Jayne Eitzmann, Nancy Thornton, Kathi Kraai, Lynn Svoboda, manager Julie Weber. Back Row: assistant coach Karen Platt, reserve coach Marianne Kostner, Brenda Brinton, Kay Crouch, Kerry Karst, Corrine Crouch, Anna James, coach Leona Penner.

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Sophomore Basketball Team: Front Row: Mike Schuchart, Steve Rathjen,

Scott Schoettger, Darren Wright, Dan Plucknett, Tom Hatton, Nile Kemble, Jeff Schaal. Back Row: Coach Steve Jaekel, Rich Teel, Jeff Harelson, Dave McKie, Todd Zart, Lee Hardin, Jeff Brown, Craig Inman, David Crist, manager.

Jo ek el pil ots sop hs to 7-3 Ina rk With another school day behind, you take to the basketball court for another tough workout. You hear the voice of a determined coach and feel the pain of your tortur ed body. In a mome nt of aggravation you ask yourself the question, "Is it really worth it?'' But it must be, for your conscience always brings you back to reality and forces you to continue seeking success. With hopes of reserve and varsity competition in your mind, the future will shine even brighter. The sophomore basketball team showed good competitive talent while capturing the city championship and setting a solid base for East's continued success in high school basketball. "The guys had a great abundance of

team unity and spirit, " explained coach Steve Joekel. "They were always up to the challenge no matte r who the comp etitor might have been. " Mr. Joekel said a combination of quickness and competitiveness were the two domin ant factors which led East to its contentful 7-3 record. One of the Spartans' most satisfying wins was the victory over Northeast. " Beating the Rockets in their own gym is a challenge itself, " said Mr. Joekel. "That game set the tone for the rest of the season.'' The Spartans' competitiveness was best proven in the Pius X and Lincoln High games. East's ability to fire back in the second half left the team just a hair short of victory in both contests.

Rese rves finish 15-1 seaso n Once upon a time, a reserve basketball team dressed in blue and white, had just gotton ready for a long season. The team was the Lincoln East reserve basketball team, and it did a good job of getting ready. It ended the season with fifteen wins and 1 loss. The hero of the story seems to be Jeff Stoehr, who was the top scorer with 153 points. Doug Laird was the second highest scorer with 135 points. The players wern't scoring as high as in previous years because individual players did not have as much playing time (there were more players this • year.) In the defense departmen t Stoehr and Laird were both very strong, said Coach Ed McPherren, along with Pete Karst, Greg Johnson, and Kurt Eubanks who all had good steals and were very aggresive. Jeff Stoehr made a record this season with 55 assists. The team got the record for most wins in a row (12) and the most rebounds in a game (with Fremont 63.) The team took city and was the Trans Nebraska Champion. There were five "Knights in shinning

armor" who were hurt this season. Pete Karst was hurt with a sprained ankle in the Fremont game and was out for six games. The other injured players were Steve Brown, Mark Wekesser, Craig Seiko and Tom Crockett, • who all had sprained ankles. Mr. McPherren said that the turning point of the season was the Fremont game because the Spartans won by a big score. This got the team's confidence up and proved to the players that they could do it. The one loss of the season was to Kearney. Mr. McPherren said the reason for this was that three of East's players were out of the game. They were Doug Laird, Alex Stiverens,arid Craig Seiko, and, also, Kearney was a tall team. Compared to last year's reserve team, which also had a 15-1 record and a lot of size, this year's team relied a lot more on defense, power, speed, and desire because they didn't have as much size, said Mr. McPherren. The reason for the happy ending to this story, said Mr. McPherren, is that the players had so much confidence in themselves and because they knew what had to be done to win.

Reserve Basketball team: Front Row: Pete Karst, Mark Wekesser, Steve Neuberger, Kurt Eubanks, Tom Crockett, Greg Johnson, Dan Weed. Back Row: Alex Stiverns, Jeff Stoehr, Jeff Beckenbaugh, Tim Ludke, Steve Brown, Doug Laird, Craig Seiko, Coach Ed McPherren.

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Breaking through Links' defense, Doug Laird shoots. Jeff Stoehr readies for a rebound.

Kurt Eubanks looks for a teammate in the clear. Greg Johnson waits for a pass.

Jeff Beckenbaugh, Doug Laird, and Kurt Eubanks cheer when a last minute Lincoln High attempt bounces off the rim .

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Sp art an s sei ze sta te titl e The half has ended, and with positive feelings you prepare to begin the final two quarte rs of your high school career. The big men soar as high as if they were missiles shooting for the moon. The ball falls to earth in your favor and continues to roll your way for most of the contest. Finding you're open, you decide to· shoot, but are fouled. Game pressure begins to build within you as thoug hts of fulfilli ng the team' s pride creates an unbearable lump in your throat. With a jerk, the ball explodes throug h the net. With only three seconds on the clock, the enemy desperately endeavors a final shot, but it is hopelessly misguided. The game, along with the state crown, is yours once again. After an outsta nding 18-4 season, the Spartans went on to capture the Class A cham pions hip title by beating Lincoln Southeast. East, taking advantage of its wildcard birth, crushed the Knigh ts 66-49 in the first all-Lincoln final in 36 years. East opened its season with a victor y over Grand Island, 71-60 . The Spartans' next two tests were again st top-rated Omaha Central and a strong Norfo lk ball club. Those losses were only tempo rary setbacks as the Spartans went on to win the next fourte en out of fifteen games.

East managed to maintain being the top rated team most of the season . "This year our players were a good blend of size, quickness and havin g tremendous all-around talent ," said coach Paul Forch. ''With a combina tion of these three we·could destroy a team inside or outside." Mr. Forch cited the importance of a well-balanced defense, which the Spartans had from junior giants Derek Sailors, 6-foot-6, and Paul Baker, 6foot-8 . Once again East participated in the Holiday Tournament. This year Kearney was the host. The Spartans con tinued to roll on their winnin g ways by defeating North Platte in the first contest and downing Kearney in the 9hampionship game, 74-57 . "Our finish in the Christmas tourne y gave us great confidence, and set the tone for the rest of the season," sai Mr. Forch. "It was after these game s that we discovered we were a fine ba ll club." ~ Many people said it was Paul Baker ' s 54 points, or Tom Vergith's desperation shot, or even Jeff Hawkin's tea m spirit, that gave East the title.

Varsity Basketball Team: Front Row: Alex Stivrins, Ruston. Seaman, Tom Vergith, Jay Rodenburg, Bill Weddle, Jeff Stoehr. Back Row: manager Mike Fora I, assistant coach Ed McPherren, Doug Laird, Dana Childs, Derek Sailors, PaµI Baker, Jeff Hawkins, student teacher Michael Hansen, head coach Paul Forch.

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SwiHJHJers s tr o k e to fo u rt h Your mi nd absorbs confidence and determination as you take to the blocks. In a final second of tho ug ht you inhale a last breath of air before the race. "S et . . . bo oo m! " Yo u'r e off like a fish in water. While bri ng ing your body into perfect ti me, yo ur mo me ntu m soars you thr ou gh the ocean of sport. Speed continues to dominate yo ur stroke as your dro wn the competition in your success. With one lap to go, yo ur once powerful body begins to weaken with pain. If no t for yo ur gre at abundance of confidence and determination, your hopes of victor y could have possibly sunk wi th the opponents lef t in your trail. Bu t it did n't , for you can now rest yo ur exhausted gills and enjoy a mo me nt of triu mp h. A combination of determina-

tion and un ity led the swim team to a winning season. Winning nin e of the ir ten dual meets, and placing no worse than fou rth in the invitational meets, the Spartans showed gre at talent.

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Senior leadership played a big part in the success of the team. Larry Summers, All-State 20 0 yd. freestyler, set excellent examples for the underclassmen to follow. In the state meet Summers captured fir st to take state in the 20 0 yard freestyle with a tim e of 1:45.02, and he was fift h in the 10 0 yard individual medley with a tim e of 49. 70. Sophomore Bob Gustafson placed second in the 10 0 yard breaststroke. In the div ing events, Mike Owen fin ish ed thi rd.

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Breaststroke sw imm er Bob Gustafson, sophomore, gasps for air du rin g the Trans-Nebraska meet.

Boys' Swimming Team: Front Row: Coach Dennis Vokolek, Ma rio Mota, Mike Bodensteiner, Barry Bauer, Mike Owen, Dave Pauley, Jeff Desmond, Larry Summers, Scott McCatland, Wes Brugman, Brad White, Tim Nissen, Scott Hayes. B~ck Row: Mike Borland, Tom Fritsch, Phil Hayman, Scott Hansen, Gary Mulder, Doug Burns, Ma rk Noble, Bob Gustafson.

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Varsity Swim Team: Front Row: Assistant Coach Eila Austin, Anne Wilson, Sue Stromer, Kelly Hicock, Cathy Rooney, Kristi Kernik . Second Row: Julie Fleming, Jeanne Duncan, Nanci Ruyle, Anne Mulligan, Kris Funk, Laurie Hagood, Nancy Patoka, Barb Rutford, Jane Raglin, Coach Dennis Vokolek. Back row: Peggy Turnwall, Kay Stromer, Shelley Sailors, Sheryol Petersen, Kathy Downey, Karen Timberlake, Sherry Luedtke, Anne Wilson , Chris Baum.

Du ck ies tak e sec on d at s tat e "The time is now; seniors can do it! " was the motto for the 1977 -78 girls' swim team, tradit ionally referred to as the " Duckies." Coach Dennis Vokolek said, ' 'The seniors set the pace, but total team effort was requir ed." East High girls ' swimming teams traditionally rally to the cause, and this team was no differe nt. "The team was as good as it wanted to be, and the girls proved they were good at the Cornhusker Invitational where they beat 11 other teams. East also won the TransNebraska Conference swimm ing meet " , said Mr. Vokolek. "The girls believed they could take state and made the effort to do so, but the only thing short of having a first place trophy as opposed to the second place trophy which they won was that the team needed more depth ." The team was led by senior captain Kay Stromer. East had relay teams of seniors Kris Funk and Kay Stromer and sophomores Susan Stromer ·and Barbara Rutford. The girls qualif ied for All-American consideration . In addition to these, senior Laurie Hagood in diving and junior Anne Wilson in the 500 made all City honors. Seniors Sheryol Petersen and Nancy Patoka and sophomore Debbie Kubert were also strong contri butors to the most successful season ever, according to Mr. Vokolek.

Reserve Swim Team: Front Row: Anne Wilson, JoAnn Hill, Cindy Janovy, Cathy Griffen . Back Row: Assistant coach, Eila Aust in, Kathy Zwei belm, Mary McMur ry, Paula Steeves, Coach Marci Elli s.

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He also said that captain Kay Stromer showed good leadership as well as good performance, which led her to be one of the most outstanding captains East has ever had. All the girls contributed to extend their dual meet swim record to nine years in a row at 54-0. The Reserves also had an outstanding year. East is one of the few schools that has a full reserve program. Said Mr. Vokolek, "Girls who swam reserves at East would have qualified for varsity at any other school. The girls had a good team, were highly motivated, and showed a strong unity. They will contri bute much to the future teams at East.' ' What do 42 girls do besides swim? To prepare for meets, according to Mr. Vokolek, they went on a carbohydrate buildi ng progr am which included.a pizza party. (Pizza is very high in carbohydrates!) They also went throug h a highly specialized psyching up period. Details of this were not disclosed . To promote the Duckies and boost enthusiasm among students, the girls wore T-shirts with the words "Denn is' Men aces'. '' Man/ school records were broken this season, and the largest girl's swim team ever, showed that they had what it took to be real champions.

Coach Dennis Vokolek talks with senior Kris Funk about her strategy.

Kay Stromer, Barb Rutford, and Anne Wilson work out with the use of kickboards .

Barb Rutford, sophomore, works out for the 500 .

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Ei gh t wi n gy mn ast ics let ter s Sitting on the bleachers watch ing gymn asts perfo rm aerials, back walkovers, and flips, one might get the impression that there ' s really nothin g to it - NOT TRUE! East's girl gymnasts worked two and one half to three hours every night after school to perfect these and many more difficu lt moves. In additi on to a lot of practice, cooperation and patience were vital. "Enth usias m never fell, as was apparent durin g the distric t meets. Girls were spirite d, yet they knew what they had to do to hit their potential, " said coach Jeff Johnson. The girls practi ced witho ut the benef it of an assist ant coach this year since the new NCAA (National Collegiate Athlet ic Association) ruling that an assist ant to a sport must be an employee of that school.

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Ebers , and to sophomores Lisa Hansen, Kathy Wolff and Karen Rejda. "Duri ng competition the girls were more concerned with hitting their own potential than worry ing about their opponents. Everybody perfor med to her potential atone time or anoth er," said Mr. Johnson. Sherril Steven was recognized for being consistent at all meets. In past years Omaha schools had always been recognized for· having outsta nding performers, but Mr. Johnson said Lincoln had caugh t up and comp etition was difficu lt no matter who the girls' opponents were. "This year we had more non-club (students who only compete three month s durin g the year) perfor mers in the state meet than any other schoo l," said Mr. Johnson.

"I feel that this ruling hurt the program, but the girls really worked to help each other out, and it was really appre dated , " said Mr. Johnson .

8270, 1Said letter winne r Beth Ebers, "Gym nastic s was a lot of fun, and I'm really looking forwa rd to next year. "

Letters were awarded to seniors Sherril Steven and Marcia Ziegelbein, juniors Renee Marple, Mary Foral, Beth

With all the fine return ing letter winners, Mr. Johnson anticipated a good season next year.

Girls' Gymnastics Team: Front Row: Coach Jeff Johnson, Marcia Ziegelbein, Beth Ebers, Julie Gartner, Jill Micek, Susie Plass. Back Row: Renee Marple, Mary Foral, Stacy Zobel, Sherril Steven, Karen Rejda, Lisa Hansen, Cathy Wolff.

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De ci~ ion s pa rt of sen ior lil Being a senior was just anoth er year of going to school for a few students; yet most seniors felt that this was their last chance to be kids, and they took advantage of the year to be a bit more rowdy than previously. Spare time was spent in various ways: pizza parties, dinners, and keggers were all-time favorites. Many also enjoyed going to movies, eating out, riding aroun d, and suppo rting the teams at athletic functions. "Seni ors had more spirit than in previous years .'' commented senior Beth Asbjornson, ''We were more togeth er as a class.'' The senio r class, however, had many cliques. This was due to differ ent reasons. Many people had been life-long friend s who stayed togeth er throug hout their school years and were afraid to make new friends, feeling more secure in their present surrou nding s. Due to this, many shyed away from those cliques, feeling uncom fortab le aroun d them. Other clique s were forme d when girls made the cheerleading and pom-pon squads and boys made athlet ic teams.

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These people were togeth er becaus~ they shared the -same interests. Decision making was an important part of senio r life: Deciding whether to get a new car or keep the old boat, deciding whom to ask to Turna bout or just to forge t about asking anybody, and decid ing "Wha t am I going to do with the rest of my life?" ~ Classes were taken on the interests of the student. Taking a class because a friend did was becoming less evident. "More seniors were becoming individ uals, doing things on their own, instead of participating because friends did,' said senior Monica Frank . Favorite classes varied from June Wil liams', Greco-Roman class to Marci a Wiebers' Musical Theory class to Jerry Beckm ann's Pre-Calculas class. The sky was the limit to the various directions seniors went after graduation. College and careers opened to entirely differ ent life styles. Many no longer lived at home or even in the same state, many had to adapt themselves to differ ent surrou nding s and friends. The senior class felt it was finally time to seek out new begin nings, and that they did.

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Laura Gerhart Debbie Gilbert Kathy Gill ies Carrie Goertzen

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Karen Hartig Jeff Hawkins Scott Hayes Mike Heaton

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Ted Schroeder Ed Schulenberg

Nancy Schulz Brian Schur

Dave Severson Jenny Sh ar ra r Jane Sim Cyndi Smith

Judy Smith Todd Smith Mike Sobolik Jane So m m er ha ld er

Curt Sorenson Eric Sorenson Karen Spahn Mike Spencer

Ke.vin Starr David Stelling

Debbie Staskeiwicz Julia Stauf fer

Rhett Stephenson Ron Stetson Jeanne Duncan's special way of creating pottery requires use of a rolling pin.

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Mary Swanson Chris Swett Fred Swihart Paul Synhorst

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Diane Wall Mark Wandell Jeff Wanek Shelley Ward

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Ju nio r cla ss spo rts un ity Applying for scholarships, taking the -PSAT test, part-t ime jobs, and studying were just a few ways that junior s prepared for their senior year and college. "I can't believe we made it this far," said Holly Heath, "We'l l make it yet." The junior year was a year of preparation. Junio rs prepared for being "the big kids" in high school, for startin g a career and for furthe ring their educations. Some students also looked at the year in anoth er way. It was a year to enjoy themselves. Enjoyment, according to juniors, ranged anywhere from playing basketball, partyi ng, and skiing, to going to

concerts. "This year has been great; it went so much easier than last year," said Margaret Reist. '_ 'Somehow being a junior sounds so much older. " \ The class size, 472, was approximately the same as last year. Since the class was so large, it was hard to believe its unity. Junio r Glenn Elwell said, "I think we're a better junior class than last year's. I think we'll make good seniors.'' The mood of the class changed with the activities, but the individ uality of the students stayed the same.

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Sekhar Chivukula Lisa Coggins Amy Colwell Randy Crist Tom Crockett

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Mike Euler Janet Evans Brad Fleming Julie Fleming Nancy Fochtman

Mike Folmer Connie Folsom Mary Foral Paul Forch Jim Ford

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Ray Nelle Robert Nelson Sharon Nelson Julie Nider Beth Nielsen

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John Nielsen Cheri Ninneman Jeff Noble Mark Noble John O'Connor

Mike Oehm Kim Ogden John O'Keefe Jon Patton Shelley Pauza

Theron Pavel Tom Pearce Allen Penas Kris Peterson Susan Phillips

Jeff Pietenpol

Terry Plucknett

Theresa Post

Lori Potter Lisa Powell Michelle Premo Julie Preston Jeff Putnam

Tammy Quinn Kris Randall Mardy Reed Mike Reeder Shannon Reiboldt

Todd Reimers Margaret Reist Patty Rejda Ray Rexroad

Michele Roesler Joe Rogers Daria Rose Sherri Ross

Cindy Royer Steve Ruhl Jeff Rung Troy Rustad

Mike Sandin Tammy Sargent Kristin Sawin Carol Scavo

Victoria Schardt Todd Scherer ackie Shimonitz Kim Schmidt Linda Schmidt

Mary Schoening Brenda Schrader Diana Schram Mark Schroeder Amy Schur

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Kevin Schwartman Kim Schweitzer Ruston Seaman Linda Sederburg Craig Seiko

Tami Severa Ray Shahani Roger Shahani Carolyn Sharp Cheryl Shirk

Darren Shrader Rene Sims James Sipp Jamie Slepicka

Jannene Sneddon Dan Sorenson Susan Spahn Sandy Sperry

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John Spray Cindy Sronce Philip Stahly Kelli Stanley Steve Staskiewicz

Jeff Steeves Sandy Stehly Terry Stevens Becky Stingley Hugh Stoddard

Alyson Stoehr Connie Strauss Paul Strauss Perry Strombeck Kim Sutter

Charles Svoboda

Kurt Svoboda

Lynne Sward

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Kathy Tawzer Robin Taylor Kathy Tharp David Thornton \ Lon Throop

Karen Timberlake Jeff Turner Kari Turner Doug Tyler Dianne Unger

Virginia Van Horn Jean Van Vliet

Glenda Vanderkrol Don Vanou.s

Kristi Vasina Sherri Vensky

Luetta Versaw Dana Visger

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John Vitzthum Sue Voss Scott Waddle Patrick Walsh

Kim Walters Philip Warren David Watkins Mark Wekesser

Lynda Wenzl Susan Wenzl Sandy Weston Tim Wick Tony Williams

Anne Wilson Cydney Wilson Rick Witzig . Patrice Witkowski Janet Witte

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Lynne Wittmuss Kent Wohlers Diana Wood Janell Woody

Letti Wright Craig Youkers David Zemunski Sheri Zentic

David Zieg Kathy Zwiebel Gary Cook Todd Hartma n Merritt James

Mike Johansen

Debbie Kaltenberger John Seacrest John Stapleton Scott Verr~eer

Ann William Troy Go! Ann Grandgen~tt Mark Hagood Brad Hall Steve Hardt Randy Juilfs Lynda Kittell

thael Stear Virginia Stellato Scott Sutherland Rhonda Thompson Trip Watson John Wells

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So ph on 1o re c;lass ha s sp iri t Life as a sophomore was anywhere from traum atic to fantastic. Most sophomores agreed that high school life was.an impro veme nt over junior high life. Among the added privileges were the responsibilities, includ ing choosing and handl ing one's own schedule. Sophomores were able to plot their own course of action at school. The sophomore year was a year of changes. Most sophomores obtained driver s licenses and also part time jobs. Quite a few were working in such places as Valentines, Alices, Hinky Dinky, and Brandeis.

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The class size almost doubled from the freshman year with the addition of students from Lefler and Culler Junio r Highs. "You felt like you didn't know anyone," complained one sophomore. Tami Van Valkenberg said, "Generally we were a friend ly class. I think sopho mores had lot of spirit. " Sophomores proved the statement by becoming active in clubs and sports offered at East. Spare time was taken up with activi ties such as jogging, eating, reading, cruisi ng " 0" Street, and intram urals.

Susan Albers Richard Alward David Amen Kim Andersen Brad Andrews

Jeannie Andringa

Ted Arkfeld

Robert Armagost

Diane Aschwege

Kristin Auer Sanjay Bansal Susan Barlocker Jodeen Barner Lynne Barre tt

Chuck Bates Lynn Beranek Kim Bergman Tom Bittn er Steve Blaha

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Pam Blake

Mary Bloczynski

Shelly Boehmer

Julie Bogle Merlen Borgialli Kelly Bourne Pam Bouwens Scott Bouwens

Lori Bowen Theresa Bowen Cindy Brock Jeff Browne Lonna Brunke

Lisa Bullerman Mike Burling Darrin Burns Scott Buttram Suzie Caesar

Troy Call Carla Callies Tanya Cameron Daniel Campbell Mark Campbell

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Jam es Canney Jenelle Cascini James Casey Karen Cha pma n Jett Chappell

Mar gare t Che ng Ter ry Chr amo sta Mike Chr isto phe r Jane Clif ton Jean Cot ting ham

Kay Cot ton Rob ert Cra wfo rd David Cris t Kay Cro uch Gregg Cul ver

James Cul ver Crystal Dal lma n

Connie Daly Mike Daniels

Lisa Dar ling ton Cin dy Del eeu w

Michele Dea ton Kelly Decker

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Brenda Dederman Dana Dienstbier Brian Divis Eric Dodds Dianne Dolezal

Beth Dunnigan Kim Ebers Jane Edmunds Amy Elias Scott Eller

Debbie Ellison Karla Elsasser David Emerson Cindy Erickson Paul Erickson

Mike Erixson Kerry Erway Kurt Eubanks Rob Falos Susanne Ferrara

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Barb Filbeck Tom Fischbach Mike Flanigan Brenda Florell Kim Folmer

Dan Ford Anita Fox John Francke Tom Fritsch Diana Gade

Brenda Garrison • Barb Gauthie r Todd Geis Alec Geist Dawn Gesell

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Melinda Gilbert Marsha Gilbertson Chris Gillette Kevin Gilmore Karla Gish

Steve Gormley Brad Grammer Cheryl Graves Jeff Grenemeier Dale Gribble

Cathy Griffin Shannon Grossman Cheryl Gustafson Bob Gustafson Michael Haag

Sharon Hammer Kathy Hammerseng Lisa Hansen Jeff Harelson Brett Haring

Diana Harris Chris Hartung Tom Hatton Steve Hawkins Phil Hayman

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Jerry Heck Diana Hege dus Steve Heid brink Troy Heng geler Karen Hern ande s

Kelly Hicko k Cynthia Hicks Todd Hile ·Jo Ann Hill Scott Hill

Dave Hillig oss Amy Hink le Steffanie Hink ley Lori Hinri chs Randy Hiske y

Jeff Hock Dan Hodg in Sara Hoep pner Karen Hofs tad Leslie Hole chek

David Holtzen Clark Hoover

Laura Humbles Clayton Hyde

Sandra Inglis Craig Inman

Andy Innes John Irwin Scott Irwin Cindy Janovy Kirk Janssen

Paul Jensen Mike Jobst Karen Johnsen Kevin Johnson Lisa Johnson

Mike Johnson Tammy Johnson Debbie Jones Julie Jones Nevy Joyce

Jeff Judds Nancy Karpisek Mitchell Keebler Ginny Keeler Kim Kelley

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Sharon Kelley Susan Kelley Todd Kelley Nile Kemble Rhonda Kenney

David King Laurie Kirk Lynn Kirk Jodi Klemsz Michelle Koch

John Koenig James Kolar Ruth Kolbe Jeff Koski Nancy Krieger

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,Debra Kubert Mike Kubert Kim Kuehn Jun Kuwahata Mary Lacy

Doug Laird Alan Lancaster Ann Larimer Micheal Laumb Carmen Lee

Kathy Leeper Kirk Leikam Steve Leising Gary Liesemeyer Robin Lindell

Roger Lipson Brad Litt

Andrew Loehr Roxana Lucas

Martin Luedtke Paul MacPhee

Carla Maltas Paul Manglitz

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James Man they

Debra Man k

Jody Mar tin

Karen Mar tin

Diane Mat hew s JoAnn Mat thes Daniel Mat tran Charles Maybee Kathy Maz iars ki

Mike McC ash land Andrew McC rack en Juli a McD ona ld Micki McK ibbi n David McKie

Joh n McK inne y Mar y McM urty Jay Meg ard Juli e Mel lgre n Allen Men den hall

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Mark Meyer

Sharon Meyer

Barbara Meyers

Renee Michael

Jeff Mikkelsen Janelle Miller Susan Miller Tom Miller Paula Moore

Megan Morrow Paula Morrow Teresa Moss Deborah Moul John Movick

Brenda Mumby Cindy Neal Mary Neal Beva Neighbors Tim Nissen

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Kristy Oestmann John Olson Mark Omtvedt Janet O' Neal Suzanne Orr

Beth Orton James Overcash Rod Parmley Brian Parrish James Patoka

Lori Patrick Tyler Pearce Ronald Penas Michell'e Peterson Shelley Peterson

Daniel Plucknett Dennis Plucknett

Rachel Pocras Mitty Powell

Andrew Provorse

Jane Raglin

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James Randall Steven Rathjen Jeanine Reeder Ward Reeves Randall Reffert

James Reid Karen Rejda Dennis Restau Mary Riddle Michael Riddle

Jeffrey Riggs

Tracey Riggs

Laura Rodeck

Lisa Roesler

Catherine Rooney

Timothy Runyan

Barbara Rutford

Patricia Ruyle Jenifer Salzman Scott Samson Benjamin Sander Jeffrey Schaal

Gary Schmid

Mark Schmidt

Shelley Schmieding

Cynthia Schneider

Scott Schoettger

Susan Schraeder Michael Schuchart Michael Sherrill Robert Shuey Suzann Shull

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Gary Shunkwiler

Carrie Simmons

Barbara Slaughter

Jeannie Smith

Mindi Smith Kelly Spaedt Charles Sprackling Sandra Starkey Pamela Steeves

Paula Steeves Mark Stiles Alex Stivrins Jeffrey Stoehr Stephanie Strait

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Rodney Strange

Steve Strasheim

Lori Stratman

Sue Stromer Amy Strong Lynn Svoboda Lynn Synhorst Ricky Taylor

Richard Teel

Marianne Terry

Fritz Thorne

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Liga Tigeris Christopher Trimble Ted Troshynski Kelly Upright

Julie Uribe Mark Uttecht Mario Valverde Tami Van Valkenburg

Brian Vandekrol Jenna Versaw Alice Vitek Jed Wagner

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Douglas Waite

William Wakely

Joan Walker Kathleen Walsh Brenda Walz Holly Wandell Eugene Ward

Sidney Warner Julie Watts Julie Weber Kathy Weddle Daniel Weed

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Cheri Weh mer

Jeanne Weidner

Debra Wekesser

Cindy Welch

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Lynette Welter

Kristy Wendell

Phillip Werger Douglas Wheaton Brad White Lori Whitmer Susan Wickham

Andrew Wiebeck Joan Willey Dan Williams Linda Williams Anne Wilson

Sharol Wilson Catherine Wolff Jane Wood Lori Wood Karen Woods

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Mark Wur tzel Michael Wysong Valerie Zab loud il Todd Zar t Stacy Zobel

Cur t Bra ndh orst Louis Cul lina ne Ronald Koch Bar bara Mis le Devon Par k

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oNV 6 Wa tch ing TV fav ori te pa sti me A riddle: Who stared in awesome disbelief at the maze of tall bodies? Answer: East Junior High students. The entire student body and faculty strived for peaceful co-existence despite discrepancies in matur ity, attitudes, and ideals. The typical Junio r Higher enjoyed his leisure time in many ways: Everything from babysitting to playing intramurals, catching up on rest, orchestra practice, docto r appointments, eating, watching television and housework. English, math, social studies, and gym and health requirements rounded off their academic lives. East Junio r High remained isolated from the high school in sponsoring its own dances, participating in the junior high drama tic plays in December, and having a separate student governing body.

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Junior high students cited ma·ny advantages in attending a school also composed of high school students, such as specialized educational programs and the utilization of standard high school gym equipment. Lab facilities in foreign language, mechanics, writing, home economics, and science fields supplied many junior high students with practical backgrounds. Electric typewriters, a novelty in most junior highs, were particularly enjoyed. Junior High Red Cross, a care oriented club, was composed of 25 students. Ice skating, selling concessions, student exchange with other junior highs, pizza party, dinne r for a nursing home, and volunteer work in the community were just a fraction of the many activities that this group participated in.

SusanAcone Lisa Ait Scott Allen John Alles Ghada Anis

Michelle Antczak Lora Arndt Gregory Bailey John Bakula Kristine Barnes

Scott Bartolome Charles Barton Bruce Beckmann Cleveland Blackemore Ann Bodensteiner

Terry Bogle Lisa Bohl Deborah Bomberger Janis Borg Carrie Borland

David Bouwens

Angie Brooks

Kelly Brooks

Michael Bruno

Tracy Bryant

Curtis Butherus

Robert Caesar A startled David Zach cleans out his locker while a friend helps.

Sherry Carothers • Kris Cartwright

Diane Chitwood Michael Christensen

Kelly Christopher Timothy Clare

Kevin Clark Kevin Cole

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Julie Colerick Maureen Connealy Scott Cots mire

Jane Crist Brenda Culv er Melissa Daly

Richard Daly Jenn ifer Dam Andrew Davis

Beth DeJong Karen Dempsey David Dickinson Tori Dink elma n Kristi Dins more Keri Dodds

Alice Donohoe Sheri Dorm er Scott Durh am Ann Edmunds Todd Eldien Susan Embury

David Eyth Terrance Fangman Mary Feis Leigh Ann Flaten Thomas Focht Jeanne Foral

Keith Foslien Deborah Franco Allison French Debra Gage Krist ine George Gregory Gilfe ather

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Tracy Givens Michael Gottner Mark Grabau Lee Harr Bryce Hans Pamela Hansen

Cristina Harmon John Haris Katherine Harris Carol Hartley Thomas Hartsck Todd Hawley

Wayne Hayden Kevin Hayes Robin Heilman Anthony Hembd Pamela Hennings Jeffrey Henrichs

Robert Hester Jacqueline Hirschman Jennife r Hixson Todd Holder John Holmes Michael Houfek

Douglas House Jennife r Howard Elaine Howe Lori Hughe tt Jeffrey Isom Jill Johnson

Katherine Johnson Andrew Karavas Terry Kathe James Keith Kenneth Kempf Susan Knott

Scott Knuth Kristine Kuenning Dean Lampman Steven Lauck Linda Laumb Sandra Lee

Michael Lewis Jeffrey Lindell Keith Long James Lucke Beth Luedtke Theresa Mach

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Eighth graders Brent Melvin, Charles Kolbe, Allen Da on the latest news around school.

Cra.ig Manke Thomas Manthey Steven Mapes Lee Ann Martin Sheila Mason Ray Masters

Shalene Mathison Danny Matthes Brian Mcchesney Darrell Metca If Steven Miller Lee Mills

Douglas Minnick Roberta Moore Wendy Morris Jeriny Moss Kathryn Moul Karen Murray

Teresa Neal Scott Nelson Jeanne Nielsen Mary Nielsen Charles Nords Kim O'Connor

Greg O'Hanlon Teresa Olsen Douglas Ottersberg

Kim Phillips Steven Potter Tracey Poyer

Shelly Radenz Thomas Rank Ann Rapp

Jennifer Reed Lynn Riley Shari Rogge Laurence Ruth Todd Schaal Debra Schaffhausen

Kerry Schallau Kathy Scheidt Kristy Scheidt Carol Schlaebitz Stephen Schleich Ann Schmidt

Lisa Schmidt William Schneider Susan Schwalm Mark Severson David Sharp Susan Sheldon

Leanne Sherman Chriscea Silver Scott Sims Henry Smith Lari Smith Mark Smith

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Sharrone Smith Robert Sneddon laura Snyder Brenda Sorensen Keith Spahn

Sherry Sta.u tter Dennis Steeves Mark Stett inger David Stokebrand \ Willia m Stott

Robert Stuefer

Rebecca Swope

Donnell Tann er

Randy Taylor

Jane Tews Todd Thayer Troy Titte ringt on Anne Trani Nancy Trenkle

Debra Tyler Paul Tyrrel Kelly Uzdi ll Lori Valasek Patricia Van Horn

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John Wakefield John Walters Allen Waltke Andrew Wanek Norton Warner

Debra Watkins Paddy Watters Donna Wekesser Lori Wenzl Laura Weyand

Kent White William Whitney

Mary Wick Lori Wilson Todd Wittke

Brian Worth Russell Wren Melanie Wright Shari Wright Kim Yeutter

Tad Youker

Kimber ly Zietlow

Thomas Zwiebel

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Dav id Ahmann Julie Aksam it Jody Andringa Tracy Armagost Andrew Arno ld • Dav id Asbjornson

Preeta Bansal Ju lie Beckman Susan Bo uk at he r James Bourne Cheryl Bowen Troy Bowman

Richard Brown

Robert B ru en in g

Sally Bu ck ne r

Ta m m y Bu m st ed

Ti m ot hy Bu rb ac h Susan Burch Sally B ur ns Bryan Caesar Steven Canney John Carothers

Lori Chapman Kenneth Cheloha Clark Christensen Patrick Collins Mark Cooper Michael Cords

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Allison Crist Robert Cypher Alan Dappen

Richard Dodds Michelle Dom ina Jeri Draper

Kerre Dubinsky Margaret Dumpe r Pamela Echols

David Elias Lance Espinosa Jennife r Etzelmiller

John Ewoldt Daniel Ferrara Sue Fischer

Teri Froning Melissa Gaylord Belinda Geier

Mary Glade Merrily Goertzen Paul Gutgesell

Jacqueline Hald iman Virginia Hamilton Kurstin Hammelmann Scott Helm and Dave Darli ngton work in Basic Stud ies.

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William Hammerseng Lori Hampton

Jeffrey Handeland Jodi Harelson

Natalie Harless Ann Harrell

Thomas Harrington Maren Harvey

Jeffrey Heck Shari Hile Jesse Hock

Vicki Holbert Anthony Holechek Mari Honer

Roy Houser Bryan Hughett Bradley Hyde

Heather Inman Caroline Innes Shauna Jageman

Melanie Jansen Thomas Johansen Christian Johnson Christine Johnson Heidi Johnson Jeffrey Johnson

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Bruce Jones Jeffrey Kelley Daryl Kermmoade Diane King Julie Kipper Charles Koch

Charley Kolbe Kimber ly Kussatz Ann Lacy Tracy Lape Terry Lauck Mark Leeper

Lori Lienemann Dallas Long Jone Loyd Jeffrey Mach Scott Madsen Paula Martin

John Massey Sandra Mathews Roxanne McArth ur Kathryn McCoy Kristine McCoy Julie McKinney

Ann McWilliams Michelle Meinecke Brent Melvin Lisa Melvin Thomas Meyer Jill Monroe

Peter Moore Ward Morris Andrew Morrow Molly Morrow Lori Nabb Janice Nelle

Pamela Oehring Penny Omtve dt David Owen Lyndora Palmer Patricia Pattison Carmen Pike

Mary Porn Michael Premo Renee Premo Darin Randall Tony Ray Ryan Reffert

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Dawn Rexford Jan ice Rocke

Ju lie Ro cke Ch ris t ine Rodeck

Will ia m Rogers

Jonathan Rowe

Diane Ruhl

Karyn Ruliffson

Todd Rustad

C hr is tin e Satterlee Paul Sawin Donna Schaal Julia Schamp Loree Schardt Donna Schoening

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Jayne Scott Karen Scott Ryne Seaman Barbara Severson Joe Shafer Yvonne Sharra r

Suzanne Shephard Gary Shuey Danalyn Shull Michelle Sims James Sipes Craig Smith

Jennife r Smith Chris Snyder Susan Snyder Lee Sorenson Lisa Sronce William Stahly

Sherri Starkey Susan Steen Kathryn Stitcher

Daryl Stokebrand Randy Strauss Gregg Sutton

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Ju lie Svoboda Michelle Sykes Joni Taylor Latricia Teel Ju lie Throop lnt a Tigeris

Barbara Tracy Frank Trani Michele Tr op p William Van Ho rn Joesph Vitek Ma rk Vasta

Deborah Waite Todd Walkenhorst Sheri Wall

Debra Walsh Katherine Walters Thomas Waltke

Karen Weidner Jolen e Werth Sony a Westerberg

Gregg Wiegert Lucinda Wilder Daryl Wilhelmy

Da vi d Williams Amy Wil so n Daniel Wil son

Elizabeth Wilson Kelly Wilson Linda Witte

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Cynthia Wood Lisa Wood Richard Wright Robert Wright Paul Zieg Andrea Zietlow

8th graders not picture d: John Davis John Hyatt Ken Kuwahata Lisa Mills Eric Unrau Todd Voyles Dale Weitzel

Junior High Swing Choir: Front Row: John Massey, Brenda Sorenson, Lisa Bohl, Peter Moore. Back Row: Rich Daly, Lynn Riley, Paul Sawin, Julie Colerick, Todd Hawley, Shari Rogge, Bill Rogers. Not Pictured : Terri Olsen, accompanist Jennife r Etzelm iller.

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Joel Addink Thomas Albers Carolyn Alles Pamela Alward Kathleen Andersen Kimberley Antczak

Anuradha Banerjee Robert Barg er Laura Bartels Lee Basham Alan Beal Jenn ifer Berner

Debra Blad

Robb Blair

Todd Bogle

Tam my Bolles

Leslie Brase Pierre Breton Robert Breton Jon Burm eiste r Pat Ca hoy Cris Campbell

Mary Charland Daniel Cheloha Susan Cherner Peggy Chou Mark Christensen Julie Clem

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Tom Clyne John Coffey Tim Colwell Cheryl Crispin Sherry Crist David Darlington

Jennifer Day Lisa Deleeuw Michael Deal Jenny Decker John Dederman Mark Delong

Kevin DenHartog Todd Dinkelman

Kimberly Dinsmore Lisa Domina

Denise Ebeler Rodney Essman

Todd Eubanks Shelly Falos

Mark Fangman Lisa Ferguson

Kelly Fields Karen Focht Jeanne Foreman Cori Fuerst Leslie Gammel Tamara Geis

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Seventh grader Don Hilligoss wades through basic study class work.

Timothy Geis Deborah Gottner Susan Graves Anita Gribble Jill Gustafson Peggy Hallberg

Nancy Hammer Monica Hans

Ann Harner Scott Harris

Margaret Hart Heidi Hathcock

Kurt Hawley William Hayes

Ingrid Helgeland Scott Helm

Kara Hester Mary Hill

Susan Hill Donald Hilligoss

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Kelly Hinkley Julie Hock

Melissa Houfek Barbara House

Joseph Hovorka Jody Howard

Christo pher Hubba rd Andrea Hyde Karen Irvine Lisa Jacobsen Randall Jensen Rhonda Joekel

Bradley Johnso n Rodney Johnson James Johnst on Richar d Johnst on Gregor y Jurgen s Chris Kelley

Sherrie Kempf Shannon Key Lori Kittell Karen Kraai Randall Kuenni ng Michae l Kueste r

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Leslie LaFonta1ne Greg Lamb John Lancaster James Leonard Jenn ifer Lewis Krist i Lewis

Kirk Madsen Rick Madsen John Maki nson Lisa Makovicka Karen Maltas Michael Mant hey

Patri ck Mank Jack Mart in John Masters Jane Matheson Jacqueline McK ibbin Robert McR obert s

Timo thy Mills Brian Moore Nichole Moser Ruth Mosow Simeone Moss David Moul

Mary Naviaux Thomas Naviaux Dawn Novacek Susan O'Ha nlon Amy Otter sberg Steve Palm er

Bryan Peterson Roni Peterson Stanley Philli ps Todd Picke ring Bill Pollock Jenn ifer Potte r

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Sonya Potts Cheryl Rahn Rod Reffert Kevin Riley John Robinson Steven Rogge

Terrence Rose Danette Roth Loree Runyan Katherine Ruth Ashlyn Sackett Joan Sander

Fred Scarpello Karla Schallau Kim Schenkel

John Schleich Patricia Schoch Karen Schoening

Kimber ly Schoettger Steven Schwalm Darren Seaman

William Sexton Kathleen Sherrill Catherine Silver

Angela Smith Timoth y Smith John Somme rhalder

Craig Spahn Scott Strohmyer Dawn Svoboda

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Emily Swett

Philip Tatro

Darla Taylor

Jame s Tews

Peter Thayer Kent Trenkle Jane t Trop p Patti Uebe rrhei n Vanee Van Vleck Kraig Vanderbeek

Ralph Van Vliet Angela Varone Jenn ifer Visser Jeffr ey Waite Karen Walters Mary Watts

Myro n Wilder Virgi nia Wren Pamela Wrig ht Van Yeut ter David Zach Lynnae Zlab

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Index Activities ArtClub 86 Band 38-3 9 Boys Basketball 121, 126 Boys Cross Country 100-101 Boys Football 94-99 Boys Golf 105 Boys Gymnastics 110- 111 Boys Swimming 127-128 Boys Tennis 102-103 Boys Wrestling 114-116 Cheerleaders 78, 79 Chess Club 85 Christmas Dance 64 Debate 52 DECA 35 Dollfins 43 Drama Club 87 East Guard 88 East Singers 41 East Swing Choir 40 EastWinds 53 EClub 89 Epic 51 Father-Daughter bance 65 Future Physicians 84 Girls Golf ~ 06 131- 132 •rls Gym astic Gir sVo!leyball 1 7-109 GongShow 70 Homecoming 62 International Club 86 lptramurals 46-4 Jum .. High Music 42 Majorettes 82 • MathClub 84 Musical 68-6 9 Orchestra 37 Oracle 50 Pep Club 7 4 -76 Plays 71 Porn Pon 80, 81 Quill and Scroll 87 Spirit Week 72, 73 Student Council 83 TimeCapsule 90-91 Turnabout 67

Staff

Cox, Jerome 34 Crockett, Tom 58 Darnell, Anna Belle 21 daSilva, Elizabeth 48 Davis, Janette 20, 59 DeGraff, Blaine 33, 85 Dibis, Janice Doan, Shirley 48, 49 Dorsey, Lois Dowding, Gloria 59 Dunnigan, Cecilia 59 Durst, Wesley 54 9 Ebers, Shirley Ehrlich, Sherry 48, 49 Elfring, Kathy Edwards, Ravera Evans, Carl Eyth, Robert Q , Fey, Pat Fitzpatrick, Rici{ 9 Flanagan,Ooii Forch, Paul 26, 5 , 1 25 Forde, Janet 2 48 Franco, Low e 59 Gast, Rolland 56, 5 Gibbons, Martha 5 Goothey, Ivan 21 Gray, lee 34 Hahn, Cecilia 27, 28 Hansen, Lois Hansen, Michael 125 Hammelmann, William 27, 58 Harvey, Margaret Heim, Rodney 32, 85 Heinke, David 48 Helm, Gladys Hemsath, Linda 48 Heng, Robert Henry, John Higgens, Janet 59 Hoff, Linda Hofstad, Betty l6 Holechek, Jame lnguanzo, Y lando 27, 28 17 Jae on, Kim ve 121 Joekel, Jo on.Duane 3Q,37 38 33,4 4 Johnson, ef Jones, Linda 44, 84 Kostner, John 54 E ward 22

Ahlquist, Dagmar 59 Armago t, Robert 56 ~·-"'""""'-~,........-•,..,! 1'"'.'-'J, John 56 ostner, Mariann~ 1 118 Arthur, Francis 18 Kohl,Jerome 56 Avery, Scott 99 erine 59 Barrett, Robert 22, 28 Larson, Ted 17, 24, 70 Bartels, Diane 48 Levey, Julienne 21, 31, 74 Barry, Ann 48, 74 Mallat, Pat 32 Bauer, Gregory Mares, Joyce 59 Beckmann, Jerry 32, 33 Morotz, Joan 23, 24 Bouwens, Janiece 79 Marotz, Loy 19 Bothe, Bonnie 58 Martin, Shirley 29 Bracken, Jo 23 Masek, fr H 17, 18 Brauer, Mary , 'Marcella 59 Mat Brewster, Marilyn 59 McConnell, James 10 Brodhagen, Pny!lis 59 Mccutcheon, Randy 48, 52 2, 33, 74, 7.6 Bu r M~ McEntarffer, Frank 46 Cabacungan, Carol 48 Mc:Enta er, Marilyn 58 Campbell, Mary 23 McGowan, Rich~rd 1 , 24 Carlin, James 20 McPherren, Ed 125 Chapman, Sharon 59 Mehrens, Dee Churchill, Sharon Mischnick, Kathy 23· Coleman, Janet iller, Nancy 58 Coufal, David 48, 87 , Bonnie 59 Cox, Geraldine 49

Moor, Margaret Morgan, Dan 54, 55 Moss, William 16, 19 Myers, Dwain 23 Niemann, Patricia 36 North, William Oehlerking, Myron 44 Olson, Carl 32 Page, Marion 59 Paxson, Richard 32 Penner, Leona 18, 32, 117 Perkins, Trudy 35 Peters, Susan 27 Peterson, Jon 36, 41 Platt, Karen 118 Rademacher, Don 32 Rakers, James 19, 65 Rector, Steven 48 Reeder, Robert 84, 54 Roberts, Connie Rogers, John 36 Roubicek, Karen Salestrom, Darwin 18, 91, H31 Salyards, Debbie 43, 44 Sapp, Willie 29, 114, 116 Sattler, Roxann· 80, 81 Schelert, Fred . 27 Schudel, Marjorie 31 Sittler, Lyle 23, 99 Skorohod, Carolene 34, 85 Slaight, Harold Slepicka, Dee 59 Snoberger, Rozanne 20 Speer, Shirley 59 Sprague, Philip 19 Stenfor , Margaret 27, 86 Streily, Ja ice 25, 46 Stoeh tohl, Vance 56 59 Taylor, El e Tia co, a lou fond , Rose Man l'awzer, Dorthy;.:.~n =::~; .:;. Tr"mbe, J r Troshyns,n,,r rlU'UH '"-"'lC :i Tu ker, ne warh Unn,:,•rwrmThve Van Vee , Lue la

Senior High Students Abbott, Elaine 137, 151 Adams, William Addink, Deborah 37, 166 Agnew, David Ahl, Jeff 166 Ahmann, Lisa 53, 85, 137 Albers, Mark 166 Albers, Susan 107, 189 Albert, Kevin 78, 166 Alcorn, Lynette 40, 86, 166 Aldridge, Ken 137 Alford, Margaret 41, 66, 166 Allen, Mike 166 Allen, Nancy 41, 137 Alley, David 137 Allison, Amy 137 Alward, Richard 189 Amen, David 189 Andersen, Kim 117, 118, 189 Andersen, Mark 137, 166 Anderson, Kathy 137 Anderson, Laurie 51, 76, 87, 137 • Anderson, Mar Anderso 189 e 189 rm 89 Ark y 66, 189 35,1 37 166 46, 72, 166 137 104, 166 th 40, 41, 62,

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Acknowledgements Taylor Pubhshmg Company Carl Hardy, Taylor Representative Susan Kissack, student teacher Special thanks to the students, staff, and faculty

189 89 Sarrett, L ne 04, 189 Bates, Charles &tte n, Doug 16 Bauer, Barry 46, 12 , 128 Bauer, Deb 137 Bauer, Knstm 189, 198 Baum, Chris 88, 130, 166 Beadell, Mdry 137 Beam, Brad 120, 166 Beam, Greg 96, 166 Beason, Janet 54, 86, 166 Beckenb ch,J eff 99, 122, 12: 167 Becker, Diane 40, 41, 77, 167 Beede, Steve Beede, Will am

Beranek, Ed 88, 137 Beranek, Lynn 189 Bergman, Kim 189 Beyer, Dudley 167 Biemond, Juhe 86, 164 Bigbee, Charlotte Bilodeau, John Binder, Brad 167 Binder, Todd 167 Birdwell, Ronnie 167 Birdwell, Vicki Bishop, Lal.lra 138 Bittner, Thomas 189 Blaha, Steve 189 Blake, Pam 190 Blank, Mark 138 Blevins, Scott 38, 100, tel, 138 Bloczynski, Mary 86 190 Bodensteiner, M ke 93, 127,

128 138 Bodf eld, Pav d 99

190 el Boehmer Boehmer, Stephanie Bogle, Julia 190 Bohaty, Mark 167 Boles, Brian 35, 167 Boohar, Mike 52, 138 ras, Andrew 167 Borg' alh, Merlen 56, 116, 90 Borgmann, 1die le Borland, Michael 128, 167 rman, Deb 50, 86, 168 OS, Doug 35, 138 laugh, Paul 168 ather, Mike 38, 99, 138 Kelly 190 ne, Robin 168 ns, Donald 168

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Caesar, Suzanne 207 Ca~ ~An n

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139 Cahoy u Ca I, T 14 Ca lender, Ke,t 190 Ca I es, Carl Cal ies, Caroly Calvert, Michael 169 Calvert Tom 140 Cameron, Tanya 48, 82, 190 Campbell, Dan 190 Campbell, Mark 190 Campbell, Mike 169 Canney, James 28 191 Carmichael, Chip 40, 99, 140 Carnes, Tom 169, 175, 180 Carney, Jeff 99, 140 Carpenter, Jeff 57 Carper, David 169 Carper, Kevin 140 Cartwright, Kim 169 Cascirn, Janelle 43, 75, 88, 191 Ca ement, Julia 48, 86, 87,

169, 191 Ca:;ey, James Casey, Stephen 169 Casper, Kathy 41, 170 Caulkins, David 82, 170 Cave, ary 140 Cecil, Vicki 140 Chaff m, cott 170 a , Bruce 71,1 70 C ren 191 tla h pman,

99, 140 , Stev 191 J Ma ar t 8 , 1 D rmda 41, 40 e Ch1tds, Oana 97 98, 99, 124, 40 12 , Bnan 102, 170 Ch1 Ch1tw-0Qd, ark 102, 141 Chivukula, Sekhar 84, 170 Chramosta, Jeff 141 Chramosta, Terry 58, 191 Chnstopher, Mike 191 Christy, Carole 141 Clark, Bryan 141 m p

169 y 83 8 . 169 ff 190 39 ann, Mark n, Nancy 51, 7, 139 n,Su e 78, 39 153 , Wes 128, 139 , Brad 102, 1 onna 190 char d 169 69 ter, Scott Kathy 139

Clayton, Glen Clifton, Jane 43, 75, 88 191 Coggins, Lisa 170 Colenck, Brad 102, 141 Collurs, Mary 21, 41 Colwell, Amy 86, 170 Cook, Gary Cornett, ichel e Cottingham, Jean 191 Cotton, Kay 191 -Coyne, Tom 1 , 101

Crawford, Dennis 141 Crawford, Robert 191 Crisp, Joyce Crist, David 102, 121, 191 Crist, Randy 52, 84, 170 Crockett, Tom 122, 170 Crom Nell, Chris 51, 141 Cromwell, Richard 170 Crouch, Corin e 109, 118, 119,

141, 166 Crouch, Kay 118, 119, 191, 203 Cullinane, Louis 211 Culver,Gregg 102,191 Culver, James 100, 101, 191 Cummings, Julie 35, 50, 141 Cummings, Steve 170 Curran, Brian 141 Cur , 8 ent 138, 141, 143

Eberle, J Eber , i tli r ke, Beth 171 E ms, Stuart 143 Edmunds, Jane 192 Edwards, Karen 53 Egbert, Barb 87, 171 Eggerling, Julie 171 Eggers, Donnette 171 Eggers, Laura 143 Ehrlich, Jennifer 83, 88, 131,

171

Ehrlich, Ken 21, 143 Eitzmann, Jayne 118, 171 Elias, Amy 107, 192 Eller, Scott 192 Ellingson, Lori 171 EIits, Janice 171 170 C Ellison, De ra 117, 192 Dallm-.l,Crystal 64, 191 E Itson, Doug 171 Dann el 141 I Ellsworth, Greg 143 , n e 141 -"~•-------•"-E lswortti, ror 78, 1 3 91 ly, Constan e Elsasser, arla 192 Daly, Kathy 35, 41, 135, 142 Elwell. Glenn :85, 171 Oanahay Daniel Elwell, Stephen 143 Dan els, Connie 142 Erner on, David 85, 192 Dan els, Michael 191 Emery, Marl< 144 Dappen, Janet 85, 142, 156 1 Emery, Scott 114, 171 Oar mgton, L sa 191 Emery, Sharon 171 Dart, Lon 142 Engelhart, Ruth 85, 144 daSlva, Sonia 55, 71, 87, 142 Entsminger, Brenda DeJong, Barry 170 Entsminger, Marc Deleeuw, C nth1a 45, 191 Epp, Cheri 82, 171 Deal, Donna 142 Epp, Charles 171 Deaton, ,c ele 191 Epp, Nancy Decker, Kelly 88, 89, 117, 191 pp, helley 144 80, 88, 142, 162 Decker, Stac Ep rly, Jeff 144 De erman, Brenda 89, 189, Erickson, Cynthia 192 192 Erickson, John 144 Deklotz, Randy Encl<son, Paul 192 Dempsey, Michael 38, 170 Erixson, Michael 192 DenHartog, Bob, 170 Erix o , Richard 144 Pennis, Kelly 63 Erway, Kerry 192 Derock, Dann Essman, Robin 80, 109, 144 Desmond, Jeff 88, 93, 99, 127 Eubanks, Kurt 96, 122, 123, 128, 142 192 Dickinson, Richard 101, 170 Euler, Mi hael 104, 171 Dienstb1er, Dana 192 Euler, Susan 53, 85, 144 Dillon, Laurie 37, 4 142 anet 75, 171 Evan D1ssmeyer, Gregg 142 Evans, Randy 144 Dit1mer, Chris 170 Fagerstrom, Enc D1v1s, Brian 192 F.alo , Robert 192,201 Dodds, Eric 192 Faze!, Ira 86, 144 e 74, 192 lezal, 0 Feis, William 47, 85, 93, 99, Dolezal, Michael 170 145 Dolezal, S ven 99, 142 Felber, Kristi Domina, Kim 142 Fenster, Kirk 145, 161 Donnelson, Jim 142 Ferrara, Susanne 86, 192 Donnelson, Tim 142 Fields, Eric 145 Donohoe, Sarah 41, 72, 143 Filbeck, Barbara 87, 193 Downey, Kathy 75, 83, 88, 130, Fischbach, Tom 193 165, 170 Fischer, Christopher 38 Drain, Peter 143 Fisher, Malissa 145 Draper, Teri 170 Fisher, Michael 101, 192 Dumper, Tom 170 • Aarnga , Michael 193 Duncan, Jeanne 43, 85, 143, Fleming, Brad 33, 45, 96, 171 156, 160 Fleming, Brett 29 Dunniga Fleming, Julie 43, 88, 130, 171 Ov,:t Florell, Brenda 193 Flores, Tony Fochtman, Nancy 171 Folmer, Kim 89, 193 Folmer, Michael 171

237

Folsom, Connie 77, 109, 171 Foral, Mary 30, 132, 133, 171 Foral, Michael 145 Forch, Paul 171 Ford, Daniel 193 Ford, James 171 Foreman, Pam 171 Foslien, Cynthia 171 Fox, Anita 193 Fox, Denise Fox, Greg Francke, John 193 Franco, Rodney 171 Frank, Monica 51, 76, 83, 87, 145 Freeman, Patsy 171 Freis, Julie 171 Freis, Steve French, Sheila 37, 41, 80, 88,

145 Frerichs, Donna 51, 80, 87, 145 Fricke, Teresa 172 Fritsch, Tom 88, 188, 193 fritsch, Ursula 24, 52, 145 Frogge, Stephanie 55, 172 Fryda, Nadine Fuller, Karen 35, 43, 172 Fu k, David 145 Funk, Kristen 88, 130, 131, 145,15 6 Fuss, Kim 145 Gaddis, Valerie 52, 172 Gade, Diana 193 Gade,Robert 99,145 Garrison, Brenda 193 Gartner, Julie 133 Gartner, Sam Gassman, Bill 40, 145 Gast, Kimberly Gauthier, Barb 87, 193 Gaylord, John 172 Gaylord, Tim 146 Geier, Jeff 85, 98, 99, 146 Geis, Linda 30, 172 Geis, Todd 193 Geist, Alex 193 Gemmell, Deborah 85, 146 George, Bret 99, 146 Gerhart, Ann Gerhart, Laura 146 Gesell, Dawn 84, 193 Gilbert, Deb 21, 146 Gilbert, Melinda 21, 194 Grlbertson, Marsha 194 Gillette, Chris 117, 194 Gillies, Kathy 50, 136, 146 Gilmore, Kevin 194 Gilmore, William 45 G1on, Brenda 172 Giraud, Stanley 172 Gish, Karla 43, 194 Goertzen, Came 41, 146 Gold, Troy Golden, Brent Gordon, Lorne 87, 146 Gormley, Steven 194 Gorthey,Janene 146 Grabowski, Carla 85, 141, 146 Grammer, Bradley 194 Grammer, Steve 146 Grandgenett, Ann Graupner, Susan Graves, Cheryl 194 Greene, Patricia 172

238

Greenfield, Pamela Grefe, Steven 146 Gregory, Janine 53, 172 Grenemeier, Jeffrey 194 Gribble, Dale 194 Gribble, Loren 172 Griffin, Cathy 130, 194 Gross, Steven 67, 88, 146 Grossman, Kathleen 30, 146 Grossman, Shannon 194 Gustafson, Cher1I 194 Gustafson, Robert 34, 99, 128, 194 Gustafson, Timothy 172 Gutgesell, Andrew 172 Guyer, Gregory 146 Haag, Elizabeth 172 Haag, Michael 194 Haberman, Allen 99, 146 Hachiya, Ronald 96, 99, 172 Haes, Jay 146 Haessler, Linda 34, 80, 88, 146 Hagood, Laurie 49, 78, 130, 146 Hagood, Mark Hagood, Mary Hahn, Barbara 147 Hahn, David Harth, Rochelle 147 Halama, Sara 172 Hall, Bradford Hall, Jon 172 Hamann, David 147 Hamilton, Chris 147 Hammer, Sharon 194,20 9 Hammerseng, Dathryn 86, 194 Hammerseng, Robert 148 Hankel, Brian Hankel, Maureen 172 Hannah,Sandra 66,173 Hansel, Robert Hansen.Kim 82,173 Hansen,lea 148 Hansen, Pamela 173 Hansen, Scott 128, 173 Hansen, Stephen 148 Hardin, Lee 121 Hardin, Mal 173 Hardt, Steven Harelson, Jeffrey 94, 121, 194 Haring, Brett 194 Harmon, Susan 173 Harris, Cynthia 82, 173 Harris, Diana 49, 194 Harris, John 35, 173 Harris, Melodie 41, 173 Harris, Stephanie 85, 148 Hartig, Karen 34, 108, 109, 148 Hartman, Todd 25 Hartsock, James 25, 99, 173 Hartung, Christopher 194 Hatton, Thomas 121, 194 Hawkins, Jeffrey 67, 99, 125, 126, 148 Hawkins, Steven 94, 116, 199, 194,205 Hawley, Janine 61, 68, 69, 40, 41, 64, 173 Hayden, Diane 173 Hayes, Carolyn Hayes. Scott 93, 128 Hayman, Philip 73, 88, 128, 194 Heath, Holly 173

Heaton, Michael 99, 148 Heck, Jay 173 Heck, Jerald 24, 116, 195 Heck, Joel 85, 98, 99, 115, 116,

148 Heedum, Kathi Hegedus, Diana 89, 195 Heidbrink, Steven 85, 195 Heinzman, Russell Henggeler, Kristi 148 Henggeler, Troy 195 Hennies, David Hennings, Lori 109, 148 Herbert, Kathleen 41, 109, 79, 148

Hergenrader, Diane Hernandes, Karen 195 Hernandes, Steven 173 Herrington, Karen 51, 76, 87, 149

Hessling, Judith 30, 45, 173 Hickok, Kelly 73, 130, 195 Hicks, Cynthia 195 Higgins, Brad Higgins, James 173, 181 Hile, James 149 Hile, Todd 116, 149 Hill, Deborah 83, 107, 173 Hill, Jo Ann 130, 195 Hill, Scott 195 Hrlligoss, David 38, 144, 195 Hilsa6eck, Tracey 173 Hinkle, Amy 195 Hinrichs, Lori 117, 195 Hiskey, Brenda 84, 173 Hiskey, Randall 195 Hitz, James 174 Hixson, John 101, 174 Hlavaty, Ross 174 Hoback, Larry 64, 17 4 Hock, Jeffery 195 Hodgin, Daniel 195 Hodgin, Delwin 116, 149 Hoeppner, James 149 Hoeppner, Sara 117, 195 Hoffman, Arthur 174 Hoffman, Melanie 79, 149 Hofstad, Karen 195 Hogue, Daren 149 Hogue,Sharon 149 Holbert, Larry 174 Holbert, Terry 174 Holdt, Mark 149 Holechek, Lesre 195 Holmes, Diane 174 Holroyd, Michael Holsinger, David Holtzen, David 196 Holtzen, Debra 149 Honer, Mark 174 Honnens, Stuart 149 Hoover, Clark Alan 196 Hoover, Lori 174 Hoschele, Brad 174 Houdesheldt, Dic1ne 17 4 Houdesheldt, Michael House, Michael 149 Houser, Stephanie 82, 89, 168,

174 Hoveling, Keri Howe, John 174 Howell, John 83, 95, 174 Hromas, Donita 17 4 Hubbard,Scott 54,149

Hubbell, Shawn 174 Hubbell, Steven 149 Huber, Kimberly 41, 174 Humbles, Laura 196 Hunt, Mary Huston, Dav,d 17 4 Huston, Russell 174 Hutson, Cindy 77, 175 Hyde, Clayton Bryan 196 Inglis, Sandra 196 Inman, Craig 102, 121, 196 Innes, Andrew 114, 196 Irland, Brad 30, 149 Irwin, Jandrena 109, 150 Irwin, John 114, 116, 196 Irwin, Scott 196 Jacobs, Mark 175 Jacobs, Patricia 175 James, Anna 118, 119, 120 James, Cynthia 150 James, David 50, 52, 84, 175 James, Merrrtt 68, 87 • Jamison, Janel 150 Janovy, Cynthia 24, 130, 196 Janssen, Kirk 196 Jarvis, Jay 35 Jensen.Jody 40,41, 67, 150 Jensen, Paul 196 Jensen, Todd 39 Jobst, Larry 175 Jobst, Michael 196 Jobst, Nancy Johansen, Michael 187 Johnsen, Debbie 150 Johnsen,Karen 196 Johnson, Brian 150 Johnson, Cheryl 175 Johnson, Corey 175 Johnson, David 64, 85, 105,175 Johnson,Debra 148,15 0 Johnson, Deidre 164 Johnson, Gregory 72, 122, 123, 175 Johnson,Karen 45; 150 Johnson, Devin 196 Johnson, Lisa 196 Johnson,Lod 35,175 Johnson, MichaeJ 38, 196 Johnson, Paul 103, 175 Johnson,Scott 1ohnson, Tammy 196 Johnson, Thomas 150 Jone , Brent 40, 62, 86, 88, 110, 156, 164 Jones Debra 196 Jones.Donna 150 Jo11es, Jeny 116, 150, 157 Jones, Julie 89, 196 Joyce, Nevy 196 Judds,Jay 35, 71,150 Judds, Jeffrey 196 Juilfs, Randal 53 Jurgens; Cynthia 175 Kahler, Kim Kaltenberger, Burke 98, 99, 167, 175 Kaltenberger, Deborah 73, 187 Karpisek, Nancy 196 Karr, Russell 99, 151 Karst, Kerry 50, 92, 108, 109, 118, 19 Karst, Peter 122, 175 Kaser, Mary 175

Kaser, Susan 151 Kastl, Linda 151 Kathe, Thomas 151 Kaufman, Kelly 77, 88, 175 Keebler, Mitchell 196 Keeler,Ginny 107,18 8,196 Keller, Brenda 52, 175 Keller, Collette 151 Kelley, Daniel 175 Kelley, Kim 196 Kelley, Margon Kelley, Patricia 151 Kelley, Sharon 88, 196, 197,

200,206 Kelley, Susan 197 Kelley, Todd 66, 99, 114, 135,

197 Kelly, Matthew Kemble, Lisa 176 Kemble, Nile 197, 121 Kendle, Jonathan 176 Kenney, Patrick 176 Kenney, honda 197 Kent, John 50, 176 Kepler, ay 176 Kernan, Timothy Kilgore, Martin 176 King, David 101, 197 Kirk, Laurie 197 Kirk, Lynn 74, 197 Kittell, L da 'Klemsz, Alan 151 Klemsz, Jodi 197 K ezovich, Denice 52, 151 Knezovich, Milan 176 Knodle, Glenn 176

41, 75, 88, 176 Koch, Michelle 197 Koch, Ronald 211 K nig, Jennife r 51, 152 Koenig, John 197 Ko I, Julie 176 Kohrell, Andrew 87, 176 Kokes, onica 35, 41, 152 Kolar, J mes 197 52 Kolar, Josep K lbe, Ruth 19, 8, 130, 176 Korinek, An e Ko ki, Jeffrey 197

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153 Lindburg, Ste 1en 35, 177 Lindell, Robin 88, 188, 198 Linhardt, Chnsty 177 Link, John 28 Linke, Douglas • 177, Lipps, Danie 22, 52, 177 Lipson, Roger 114, 1 8 Lisee, Tracy 177 Litt, Bradley 198 Loehr, Andrew 198 Logan, Jeff 177 Lonsdale, Alison 177 Love, Patricia 153 77 Lowery, Scott Lucas, Roxanne 86, 198 Lu dke, Sherri 88, 45, 130, 177 Luedtke, Larry Luedtke, i1moth y 221 177 Lutz, Joyce 35, ~ 77 Lyon, Thomas 52 Lyo s, Jennifer

Macke, Scott 55 Mackey, Richard 158 Macphee, Paul 198 en, Do glas 101, 153 Madsen, Jan t 66, l 77 Maia, osane 27. 86, 107, 109,

153 kov,cka, Debra 177 Makovicka, heresa 107, 10 ,

153 Malpert, Rodney Maltas, Garia 198 Maly, Reed Maly, Regen Manglitz, Paul ~ 98 Manthey, James 199 Marcus, Paul Marik, Debra 199 Markel, Jacki 158 Marks, Wilfred 153 Marple , Renee 83, 132, 133, 177 Martin, Jody 199 Martin, Jon l 78 107, 117, 199 Martin, Oare Martin, Lisa 39, 178 Martm, Rosanna 158 Martin, Trudi 85, 153

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158 154 154 199 50, 106, 118,

120,154 Matthes, Christi ne 65, 80, 8_7, 154 Matthes, Joann 199 Mattran, Daniel 199 Maybee, Charles 94 Maz1arski, Frank 144 Maziarsk1, Katherine 199 McAulltte, Robert 38, 154 McAvoy,Scott 37,178 McCas hland, Michae l 95, 99,

114, 190, 199 McCashland, Scott 99, 128, 178 McCas hland, Timoth y 63, 99,

154 Mccawley, Tany McClellan, Dwayne 154 McCon nell, Elizab eth 24, 52,

178 McCoy, Jeffrey 104, 178 McCracken, Andrew 110, 199 McCracken, Marcia 86, 154 McCurdy, Barbara 35, 154 Dona d, Julia 89, 106, 189,

199 McElhose, Erin McEwen, Julie 41, 52, 178 McFall, Scott 178 ft.kGeorge, Kathryn 172, 178 McGeorge, Tma McIntosh, Joanne 154 McKay, Scott 50 McKibb in, Micki 199 McKie, David 102, 121, 199 McKinney, John 199 Mcleese, athryn 79, 154 McMahon, Jeffry 99, 154 McMahon, Sharon 82, 154 McMurtry, Cheryl 75, 178 McMurtry, Mary 130, 199 McVicker, Kimberly 154 Mebus, Charles 73, 89, 99, 154,

159 Meeks, Elizabeth 178 Megard, Jay 199 Mehrens, Tami 38, 178 Mellgren, Julie 38, 178 Melvin, Bryan 99, 155 lvin, Jana 178 Mendenhall, Allen 199 Mendenhall, Ardene 178 Mertens, Michelle 178 Metcalf, Daren 178 Meter, uzette Meyer, Ueffrey 54, 85, 155 Meyer, Judi 41, 178 Meyer, Kent Meyer, Laura 82, 178 • 200 Meyer, Mar Meyer, Sharon 200 Meyers, Barbara 200 Meyers, Eugene Meyers, Steven 184 Micek, Jill 84, 88, 133 Michael, Renee 200 Mikelson, Ann 40, 41, 57, 63,

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Mikkelsen, James 155 Mikkelsen, Jeffrey 200 Miller, Gregory 38, 39, 155 Miller, Janelle 200 Miller, Kim Miller, Susan 200 Miller, Thomas 200 Mills, Marsha Mills, Melanie 155 M1sle, Barbara 211 • Mittelstaedt, Mary 179 Mock, Christin e 155 Moellendorf, Darrel 179 Mahlman, Linda 179 Moody, Steven 40, 61, 69, 179 Moore, Kirk 40, 52, 68. 71, 145,

179 Moore, Paula 37, 200 Moore, Scott 47, 51, 85, 155 Moors, Susan 41, 67, 80, 81,

155 Moreland, Nancy 35, 179 Morris, Wade 99, 139, 155 Morrison, Jolene Morrow, Megan 49, 200 Morrow, Paula 200 Mortimore, Donald 179 Morton, David 155 Mosow, Darnel Moss, John 102, 155 Moss, Teresa 200 Mota, Mano 103, 128, 155 Moul, Deborah 200 Mount, James Movick, John 200 Movick, Linda 35, 155 Mueller, Lisa 8 Mueller, Mark Mulder, Gary 93, 128, 155 Mullig an Anne 43, 80, 130,

155 Mumby, Brenda 200 Mumfo rd, Shelly 35, 179 Myers, Anne 155 Myers, John

Naviaux, John Neal, Cynthia 200 Neal, Mary 200 Neal, Robert Nealy, Brenda 31, 179 Neemann, Duane 179 Neighbors, Beva Jean 200 Neighbors, Max 179 Nelle, Raymond 179 Nelson, Jeff 155 Nelson, Robert 179 Nelson, Sharon 41, 75, 88 Neuberger, Steven 122 New, Mike 36, 155 Nider, Julie 179 Nielsen, Beth 23, 83, 179 Nielsen, John 52, 180 Ninneman, Cheri 180 Nissen, Tim 88, 102, 128, 200 Noble, Jeff 180 Noble, Mark 128, 180 Nottestad, Sheri Nuttlem an, Betty 155

180 O'Connor, Val 155 Oehm, Mike 180 Oestmann, Kristy 201 Ogden, Kathy 155 Odgen, Kim 180

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Kars t sets distr ict dash reco rd Inspired by the poems of seniors Sarah Donohoe and Debbie Johnson the girls' track team motivated itself to maximum ability. The girls' track team coach Myron Oehlerking, with Debbie Salyards as the assistant coach, said that East competed well with the Lincoln schools, expect for Lincoln High, and stayed pretty much in the thick of things. The season ended with a team of forty-one girls. Among these girls were some who broke records. Kerry Karst broke the 220-yard dash in the district meet with a time of 26.0. The mile run record was broken by Debbie Ellison with a time of 5:52.5 in the Trans-Nebraska meet. The 880-yard relay team tied last year's record with a time of 1:47.6. The team was comprised of Renee Michael, Ruth Kolbe, Karst and Debbie Hill. The two-mile relay record was broken by Debbie Ellison, Tami Sargent, Debbie Johnson an Mary Foral with a time 10:50. 1 in the Lincoln Public Schools Meet. A new event was added to the field the two mile relay, which was run in every meet. Also, East competed with Omaha Tech for the first time in the district meet. In the State meet, Debbie Hill placed fourth in the long jump. Jayne Eitzmann also placed fourth in the 80yard hurdles. Another fourth place achieved by the 440-yard relay team

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Girls' track team: Front row: Mary Neal, Carmen Lee, Kelly Spaedt, Kim Domina, Peggy Alford, Donna Jones, Debbie Johnson, Sarah Donohoe, Brenda Dederman, Cindy Deleeuw, Sherri Vensky. Second row: Janet O'Neal, Ginny Keeler, Renee Michael, Deane Matthews, Mary Foral, Sara Halama, Jane Edmunds, Sharol Wilson, Lori Hennings, Debbie Ellison. Third row: Coach Myron Oehlerking, Corinne Crouch, Laurie Hagood, Kay Herbert, Julie Jones, Robin Lindell, Jan Irwin, Barb Slaughter, Kim Andersen, Ruth Kolbe, Debbie Hill, manager Monica Frand, coach Debbie Salyards.

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Nipped at the wire by an opponent, S<::ott Blevins reaches out in an effort to reverse the outcome. ·

Rich Bryan launches himself in the triple jump.

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Jeff Turner and Mark Schmidt lead Northeast contestants. Turner was a member of the 2 mile relay team that won first place in the Trans-Nebraska, Westside Invitational and State Championship Meets.

Spar tans repe at title elfort Sweeping through an undefeated season, Lincoln East's powerful track team won a second consecutive state , championship. East's stiffest challenger was Lincoln Northeast, a second place finisher by 18 points in the March 31 City Relays. In the district meet, however, the Spartans brushed aside the second place Rockets, 13680. Spartan head coach Bob Eyth saw his team outscore its closest state meet competitor, Creighton Prep, 8646. Tim McCashland led East's 13 state meet qualifiers with a gold medal effort, 1:57.0 in the 880 yard run. McCashland, Dana Childs, Rich Dickinson and Dave Hamann won another gold medal for East in the

mile relay. Todd Hinkle took second in the pole vault and fourth in the 180 yard low hurdles. Childs finished third in the 180 yard low hurdles, and Steve Chapman earned points by taking fourth in the triple jump. The 2 mile relay team took a silver medal. Other state meet qualifiers from East were Jeff Chappell, Tom Coyne, Rich Erixson, Andy Gutgesell, Bob Gustafson and Jeff Turner. McCashland was named honorary captain of the all city track team by the "Lincoln Journal and Star." Other Spartan all city honorees were Chapman, Chappell, Childs, Coyne, Dickinson, Hamann, Hinkle, Turner and Chip Carmichael.

John Orr steams over the high hurdles. A wrist injury hampered Orr during his bid to qualify for the state meet.

Chip Carmichael is a member of the mile and 2 mile relay teams. Both relay teams won first place in the Trans-Nebraska meet.

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Dave Zemunski competes in the high jump event.

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Paul Schmieding handles discus chores for the East track team .

Junior Scott McCashland is Todd Hinkle's understudy in the pole vault.

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Girls' tennis team: Front row: Coach Je rry Tr im ble . Second row: Robin Bourne, Suzanne Orr, Susan Kelley, Marianne Terry, Brenda Florell, Patti Rejda, Ameeta Bansal, Suzie Caesar, Crys tal Dallman. Third row: Diana Harris, Ann Bakula, Tami Van Valkenburg, Jodeen Barner, Leslie Holechek, Julie McDonald, Cindy Sronce, Lynn Svoboda, Katie Mc lee se , Theresa Vitzthum, Diana Hegedus, Elaine Abbott, Jan Ellis.

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Rain delays tennis progress Rain drenched the fir st fo ur weeks of Jerry Tr im bl e' s fir st season as gi rls ' tennis coach at Lincoln East. In addition to the delay of outdoor practices, many meets were postponed or cancelled. Senior Janice Rodenberg and ju ni or Ameeta Bansal battled fo r the squad's nu m be r one singles spot th ro ug ho ut the year. Janice reached the semi-finals in the nu m be r one singles fli gh t at the state tournament, where Ameeta lost in th finals of the

number two singles fli gh t. Janice won the city championship, and Ameeta was runner-up in the city and also in the Trans-Nebraska Conference. Ann Bakula won the city reserve singles championship. In the state tournament, played in Omaha May 18-19, East's doubles teams of Katie Mcleese-Cindy Sronce and Lynn Svoboda-Suzie Caesar were fir st round winners.

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Tim Weander congratulates Scott Moore aft er a fine play at second base.

Sophomore Ku rt Eubanks bats in the lead-o ff position .

Jef f Stoehr makes the put out at firs t base.

Randy Arn dt races down the firs t base line .

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e e r p s 0 7 4 . h it ·w s c li Rodenburg fro Led by the robust .4 70 batting of Jay Rodenburg, the Lincoln East baseball varsity ranked sixth in the state. Despite a Rodenburg round-tripper, the Spartans lost a di st ric t final shown-down to Millard, 2-1. Kent Stevens ( 1-1) was the tough luck loser. Rodenburg's season slugging feats included fo ur homers, three triples, three doubles, and he stole 19 bases. Shortstop Rodenburg was named to the all state nine, and the "L in co ln Journal and St ar " selected him fo r the honorary captainship of the all city team. Other all city selections fro m

East were in fie ld er Tom Vergith, who batted .300, ou tfi el de r Rhett Stephenson, who batted .3 33 , and southpaw Tim Weander, who finished the campaign with a 4-3 record and a 2. 15 earned run average. In the di st ric t semi-finals East earned the rig ht to face Millard by spanking Lincoln Southeast, 4-1. Braced by the sevenhi t pitching of Weander, the Spartans jumped on the crosstown rivals fo r fo ur runs in the fir st inning. The early " uprising was led by Ku rt Eubank's double and run-producing singles by Scott Moore and Mark Kaufman.

Equipment persons Kathy Tawzer and Debbie Kaltenberger keep the batting helmets in order.

East's murders' row consists of Steve Vensky, Rhett Stephenson, Tom Vergith and Jay Rodenburg.

EquipHJent e n h a n c e s ~ E x p r e s s i o n s ' Exuberance filled the au di to riu m as the band and singers st ru ck the fir st chord. "Expressions, " East's annual rock concert put on by "E as t's Singer s, " had begun. According to directo r Jon Peterson, the sound qu al ity was enhanced by electrical eq ui pm en t provided for the concert by the Yamaha Company. The Musicians were grouped in three acts, called sets. Each set featured solo performances as well as gr ou p numbers. The concert was presented two nights, May 17-18, and th e pr og ra m included different soloists each night. Practice sessions were started in February, and "E as t Si ng er s" shared ideas ab ou t style and choreography. Posters and tshirts promoted the show's theme, "C an 't Stop D an ci ng ." Songs and soloists were: ''S om et im es When We To uc h, " Deb Addink, Kathy Daly, "B es t of My Love," Jody Jensen, Jamie Slepicka, Nancy Patoka, Diane Becker; "W e' re All A lo ne ," Dorinda Cherry, Nancy Schulz; "O n and O n, "

Joe Rogers performs a solo and plays gu ita r in the band .

Steve Moody plays dr um s amidst electrical sound equipment and th e traditional symboi fo r "Expressio ns ."

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Lynette Alcorn, Jane Sommerhalder; " This Will Be ," Beth Asbjornson, Jane Sommerhalder, Kathy Tejcka; "H an dy M an ," Kirk Moore, Steve Gross; "L oo ks Like We Made It, " Ken Curry, Jannene Sneddon; "S m ili n' Face, " Brent Jones, Troy Rustad; "J us t th e Way You Ar e, " Joe Rogers, Chip Carmichael.

Todd Stingley and Carrie Goertzen sing "How Deep Is Your Love."

Dancing to the song "Stayin' Alive" are Laurie Dillon, Laurie H~good, Merritt James, Jamie Slepicka, Bill Gassman and Ann Mikelson.

Cydney Wilson, Mike Schneider and Jody Jensen "Can't Stop Dancing."

Shiela French and Brent Jones point the way during Set Two's rendition of "Come Sail Away."

Soloist Chip Carmichael croons "Just the Way You Are."

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Elegant dining preceded the prom for most of the formally-att ired 600 people who gathered at the Nebraska University Union Ballroom on April 22. Sponsored by the junior class, the prom was themed ''Come Sail Away,' the name of a popular hit tune. The ballroom was decorated with sailboats and paper clouds. Music was provided by an Omaha group, "Nightfall. " The theme song was played during the crowning of the king, Brent Jones, and the queen, Jody Jensen. They were selected by a vote of juniors and seniors. The attendants were Peggy Turnwall, Tim McCashland, Shiela French, Jeff Hawkins, Kay Heroert, Jay Rodenburg, Shelly Sailors and Dana Childs. The attendants were introduced by Beth McConnell. Junior class officers Brenda Shrader, Becky

Stingley and Kathy Downey directed arrangements for the prom. The officers were assisted by Anne Wilson, Tracy Hilsabeck, Dave Johnson, Beth Ebers, Alison Stoehr and Jenny Ehrl• ich .

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Prom-goers: Seated: Todd Bartolome, Shiela French . Standing: Rhett Stephenson, Katie Mcleese, Bart Scott, Jeanne Duncan, Jan Gorthey, alumus John Klaus, photographer John Olson, Ray Rodenburg, and Southeast student Ann Burton.

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Se ni or s do n gr ad ua tio n ro be s The four Lincoln public high schools observed baccalaureate servies May 28. Robed in school colors, East girls in white and East boys in blue, 423 seniors from East marched down the center aisle of Pershing Auditorium. The graduates of the four schools heard the East Singers, directed by

Jon Peterson, sing "Re mem ber " and "I Gotta Be Me. " The baccalaureate address was delivered by Reverend Dr. R. Benjamin Garrison, St. Paul United Methodist Church, who reminded the graduates of the important decisions they would make in the first third of thei r lives.

As the baccalaureate processional begins, John Orr adjusts his mort ar board.

Wade Morris, Brad Strayer and John Kolar look for friends and relatives as they marc h down Pershing's center aisle.

Mike Bodensteiner and Kim Domina have a few minutes in Pershing's basement level before the processional begins.

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Dwaine Rogge crosses over from senior to alumnus.

Diploma and mortar bo in hand Elaine Abbott looks for friends in the auditorium lobby.

Shelly Ward and Beth Watkins anticipate the ceremonial con clusion of their high school years.

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David Stelling receives his diploma from Mrs. Pearl Goldenstein.

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P o ll fa il s to In o v e co H Ji n en ce H Je n ts Despite a poll which showed seniors favoring a Pinewood Bowl gra dua tion cite, commencement was conducted at Pershing Au dito rium . Aft er weeks of student agitation for an out doo r graduation, the weather tur ned wet on May 31, graduation day. The rain would have necessitated an indoor graduation, even if plans for an outdoor cite had been formulated. The 423 East graduates heard East Singers, directed by Jon Peterson, sing "Le t Us Break Bread To get her " and "Am azi ng Gra ce. " Musical solos were performed by Beth Asbjornson, senior class vice president, and Kathy Tejcka, senior class secretary-treasurer. Student speakers for the class , of '78 were Ursula Fritsch, whose address was titled "Bo nin g _Up for

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