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From the first day of school, it was a year of making it your 0lOV\ and celebrating what made this year S9ecioJ
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.gv:esnlMeV\ started out adjusting to new changes of high school life, So~nOWlO(l!:S worked on getting a license, prepped for the ACT and Seif\!0YS focused on moving to the next Cno.9fe,y of their lives.
No matter how you saw the year, each Sfuctevtf will look back and YelMelMDeY this year differently as they lMO.cte it, and what made it ~ for fnelM .
ew York became a trending hot spot to travel to this year. Seniors Madicyn Deiro and Taylor Woods took Fall Break and ran with it to SoHo. Brooklyn and several other locations in ·Toe Big Apple:·
With two of her close friends by her side. there was plenty to do in the city.
"'We ate a ton of food, went sight-seeing and shopped a lot, aid Deiro.
Senior Taylor Woods made the best out of her trip there, as well. Woods visited the 9-11 memorial and saw the Today Show live.
'"We saw almost every 'toursity' thing Manhattan had to offer," said Woods.
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stayed in the Sheraton Hotel in Times ,q__ Square, were on the Today Show, saw the 9/11 Memorial and "Aladdin'· on Broadway.
,-.. T Sophomore Ca den Pauling and senior Kelsey Pauling visited Cabo, Mexico over Winter Break. They spent lots of time playing in beach volleyball tournaments and relaxing on the beach. They also went ziplining. " Ziplining was my favorite part because I liked being able to ee all the scenery," said Kelsey Courtesy Photo
IT NG P FP LNL Sophomore Delaney Springer and her family took a trip over Winter break to Argentina, to visit a former Southwest foreign exchange student. Springer and her family went to the beach , saw exotic animals and Iguazu Falls. "My favorite part about traveling to Argentina was all the things it had to offer. Vi siting Iguazu Falls , the wild petting zoo and being able t stay with my former foreign · exchange student made the trip definitely one to remember," said Springer. Courtes y Photo
f-Al,i IL Y B01" D N Junior Erika Etzelmiller pictured with her sister tour the town of Hilton Head Island in South Carolina They stayed for five days. "We rode bicycles on the beach, met my two baby cousins for the first time , played games with the family and shopped at a local mall that was right on the water," said Etzelmiller. Courtesy Photo [ Y RA fl b Ln Junior Logan Foster poses on his trip to North Carolina for USA Baseball. Foster spent a week playing on the USA Baseball team and had the chance to play against an international team from China. " My favorite memory was wearing USA across my chest and hearing the National Anthem play when I was standing on the field," said Foster.
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heat of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Riedmiller and her family spent a week on the beach swimming, kayaking and taking long walks together. Courtesy Photo
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"Venice, Italy. I've always wanted to ride in a gondola around the city:'
- Junior Mandy Krushenisky
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, r While vacations are normally for one's own enjoyment, senior Savannah Roe took a toad trip to Panama City , Florida for her dad's triathlon. After a long day of watching her dad swim, bike and run, Roe and her family enjoyed 10 whole days of relaxation in the hot Florida sun while Nebraska became colder and colder.in late October. "There was something so relaxing and comforting about the beautiful beaches and warm weather in Florida, " said Roe. Courtesy Photo
Senior .Mikayla .Mack and junior Leila Kurbasic pose with a statue from Captain Ron 's Re sta urant at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The girls spent three days enjoying the lake and each other's company. Courtesy Photo "I enjoy getting to see and experience new things," said junior Ellie .Mack. Representing the Lincoln Lightning Roller Derby team, Mack spe nt two days in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in a match again t a local team. She and her father made a smaJI vacation out of the road trip and watched a profes ional roller derby game and experienced the Sioux Falls Park, a popular waterfall in South Dakota. "Getting cho en a the MVP blocker was definitely my favorite part of my vacation," said Mack.
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"Boston. The food is not too shabby!"
- Senior Hogan Shaw
"Ireland. It's where my family is from, and it looks really beautiful:'
-Junior AnnMarie Marlow
"Australia. They have lots of exotic animals there:'
-Senior Mackenzie Zwiener
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1111.a-u•:.AD Freshman Halle Garner is caught in aclion dumping a bucket of ice water on herself. With the help of her brother, Garner got an extra splash of cold from the hose. She nominated her mom and two friend to do the challenge before taking it on herself.
Courtesy Photo • • • Admini tration adds a ·pecial touch to their ice bucket challege. They spelled out ..BEAT SOUTHEAST' and challenged LSE administration to participate. Courte lY Photo
Check out the Ice Bucket Challenge videos b y holding your phone over the pictures with links on the page
It's all about spreading the word, and this year students did their part in supporting the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease. During the month of August, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon struck social media and students rose to the occasion. By participating in the challenge students helped raise awareness and money for the disease.
For weeks timelines on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook were filled with videos of the challenge. Friends and family nominated each other to do the challenge during their video just before dumping a bucket of ice water on their head, which simulated the effects of ALS. After being nominated students and staff had 24 hours to do the challenge. If not, donate $100 to the cause. Some people chose to donate 0 - T I 1. Seniors (left) and Jonathan L a big splas h of icy wa ter Minnick's truck. After be for t he challenge the boy d the cha ll enge to another leve l by 11ltng th back of Minnick's truck wi th tons of wa te and ice instead of just a bucket. Courtesy Photo 00 R/\ · LU' Y Coach M itc h Vern on gets hit hard by a cooler filled with ice water. Th Vars ity Foo tb a ll team helped the admin i tration take part in the S ce ucket Cha ll e n ge at t he track before their practice. Court e sy
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story and s pread by Shelby Dahl money instead of doing the challenge and others chose to do both.
"I did the challenge and collectively donated $20 with my little sister," said Emm a P eters.
With the help of our student body the ALS association gained almost 2 million new donators and reached $88.5 million in donations from the end of July to the ~nd of August. This was an incredible amount compared to lasts year's donations of $2.6 million dollars. The amount of money raised thi year was used for treatment, research for a cure and to assist people who have the disease.
"I thought it was awesome to see everyone taking part in something this big," said J ack Es pin osa.
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42 Varity Show Choir members who took on the challenge. Photo by Madic y n Deiro/ Hawk Talk
Heiden, Celina Avila. Delaney Springer. and Bailey Kaufman took a trip to Kansru City with the organization Lincoln YoungLife where they played games and went to Worlds of Fun. "My favorite part about the KC road tri was bein able to come together at the end of the day and make connections like we were one big family, " said Springer. Photo by Alex is Ga ss/Talon
"X-box 360 because it was the first piece of technology I had ever gotten:'
"My brother coming home from Afghanistan because he was finally home from war:'
U Senior Jord n_Jone holds up • mall pumpkin. " M favorite thing about fall is Halloween because it's my favorite holiday and because you get to start wearing sweaters and boots,"' said Jones. Cow 1esy Photo
PUMPKIN CARVING. Freshman Sophia ·e miller holds her pumpkin that she carved for Halloween. " My favorite part of fall is the weather because I love dressing in fall clothes ," said Riedmiller Courtesy
WINTER WEEK DEBUT:
HOLIDAY SPIRIT Juniors Maddie Maschka , Aryana Kamelian and Tiara Crites show their school spirit du ring thi year 's fir s t Winter Week by we aring fe tive winter sweaters
Student Council planned Winter Week to try and get the s tudent body to have mo re school pirit. Photo by Shel by Dah l/Talon
SNOWMAN SWEATER. Senior Brady Stock wears a turtle neck and a snowman sweater on Winter Week's Ugly Sweater Day Winter Week wa like a second round of spirit week to hype up the students Photo by Shelb y Dahl/Talon
COACHES SHOWS SPIRIT. Re erve Boy Basketball Coach Jonah Bradley wears a Christmas tie and sweat r. Not only did the student body participate in Winter Week, teacher did t o. o b y Shelb y Dahl/Talon
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Junior Ian Cuevas has been involved in WWII Russian reenactments for 16 years. Cuevas became interested in war reenactment when he was small and would watch his dad participate in Civil War reenactment.
"Me and my venturing crew, like co-ed boy scouts, dress up in uniform and represent a particular group at a particular place , be in battles and talk to the public about what it was like in that time ," said Cuevas.
The crew does war reenactments about once a month and travels to different states including Illinois , Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Colorado, South Dakota and North Dakota.
The biggest reenactment, that Cuevas has attended was the Gettysburg reenactment where approximatley 20,000 people were in attendance.
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Two years ago, senior Jake Goddard , was diagnosed with a rare condition called " Dextrocardia. " Dextrocardia is a condition in which , instead of the heart being in the left side of your chest , it's located on the right side.
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" The only difference I notice is that when I do the Pledge of Allegiance, I have to put my hand on the other side ," said Goddard. " Every time I go to the doctor I have to make sure I notify the doctors and nurses so they don ' t freak 01 and rush me to the ER. "
Semor Savannah Pierce was born to her birth parents, Krista Kirbach and Jeremy Larson in 1997. Pierce was adopted right after she was born by her adoptive parents Kelly and Teri Pierce.
" It was never a secret to me that I was adopted. My parents always told me that they had adopted me ," aid Pierce.
One day she received a Facebook mes age from her half si ter. She then found out she had two other half sisters as well.
Four months after discovering her new extended famil) Pierce made the trip to Sioux Falls , SD , to meet her ~hole biological family.
" It's nice to know I have blood relation to people. I'm looking forward to getting closer and learning about my biological family ," said Pierce.
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Ever since sophomore Leighton Ware started talcing vocal lessons , she has been interested in a career in inging.
Ware has a cover of the ong "Skinny Love" available for purchase on iTunes.
" I started writing ongs in 6th grade and am currently working on an album with Fuse Records ," said Ware.
Along with singing, Ware al so pl ays piano and ukulele
"Over time, singing came to be the only thing I can see myself doing in the future, " said Ware.
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Senior Anrew Osborn has been hoop dancing for two years. Learning to hoop dance and ma tering new
tricks takes constant practice .
"There is a hoop dancin g community in Lincoln We all get together and learn tricks and hangout ," said O sborn.
O ne interesting skill of hoop dancing that Osborn can do is roll hi
hoop acros his body.
Osborn also started learning how to arial hoop. Arial hooping involves a su pended hoop and doing tricks in the air
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S;mor Megan K ommers was surprised with an award from the Nebraska State Troopers for her efforts to help in a car crash at the beginning of the school year.
Kommers stopped at the crash and noticed an injured student whose leg was bleeding. Komrners then proceeded to u e her shirt to create a tourniquet to stop the bleeding and stayed with the student until help arrived.
Becau e of Komrners' efforts, the State Troopers wanted to honor her for her actions. Komrners' family, LSW administration and the State Troopers surprised her in her Ballroom Dance class. Komrners received a plaque signed by the Chief with a description of her actions.
World champion baton twirler
Junior Steffany Lien is a world renowned baton twirler. Many have seen her perform during halftime at sporting events for Southwest.
At age four, Lien knew that she wanted to do twirling. Her mom had enrolled her in dance, cheer and twirling, and Lien decided she wanted to do twirling at the end of the summer.
Lien practiced for multiple hours a day which paid off when she became a World Champion baton twirler.
At age 9, Lien won the Worlds competition in Belgium. Worlds is held every three years.
Lien prepared to make a return to Worlds this year. Worlds was in Italy this past April.
Not only is Lien a world champion, she has also brought home gold medals for her talent.
"When I was 12, I got the life changing opportunity to compete in Switzerland to represent the United States in baton twirling. I was fourtunate enough to win four gold medals for the US team;' said Lien.
In September Lien was an ambassador for the International Lions Club and visited Peru to perform and help raise money for charitable causes there.
"I love performing for charity because I feel like I'm making a difference in the community;' said Lien.
honking other peoples' horns when they drive:· said senior Nicholas Scalora
··1 sleep with socks 011:· said sophomore Aristotle Gilbert.
Matteo Morenghi
Grade: 12
Country: Italy
Why did you choose the U.S.?
"So I can improve my English and meet new people."
Favorite quote?
"It's a quote by Oscar Wilde 'Be yourself, everyone else is already taken."'
Favorite class?
"Sociology because I can interact with others and talk about interesting subjects."
Clara Woillez
Grade : 11 Country: France
What do you miss from home?
" My friends , their hugs and the bread."
What's different'about LSW than from your home school?
" At home they don 't have spirit, they don 't go to games and we don't have clothes with the school on them. "
Hidden talents?
"I ' m really good at softball. "
David
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Grade: 12 Country: Croatia
If you could go to any state, where would you go?
" Colorado because I like to ski. "
What do you miss from home?
"The food. And I miss my grandma. "
What's different about LSW than your home school?
" LSW i s more modern and bigger. At home there are only like 300 students and the school is 100 years old. "
Celine Reber
Grade: 11
Country: Germany
Favorite Class?
"Lifetime Sports with Ms. Brenden be cause I like to try new sports and I love to be outside."
Do you like the themes for the games? "Yes my favorite theme was the first one (Battle of the Souths)."
If you could choose any state to go to, where would you go and why?
"I would like to see new places and see as many places as I can. I'd like to go to Colorado."
Lukas Walter
Grade: 12
Country: Germany
What's different about LSW than from your old school?
"My school was very old with no modern technology."
What has been your favorite/craziest USA experience?
"Kansas City's Schlitterbahn It was very fun."
Favorite class?
"IED architectural. We build things." and leave their home country to come explore "the nest"
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THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Ralph Sheldrake (senior Trey Merwick)
Sam Mitchell), about making a televised pitch to get everyone from the 151st
and Phil Davis were trying to surprise General Henry Waverly on Christmas Eve.
ADVICE. General Henry Waverly (senior Grant Schirmer) talks to his granddaughter, Susan Waverly (Scott Middle School 6th grader Campbell Sharpe) at the lodge he owns in Vermont. Martha Watson Uunior Frances Munro) worked at the lodge and helped look over them. Photo by Shelby Dahl/ Talon PERFORMING. Sophomore
Loudon
Fanton and senior Wyatt Morrison perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show." "I really enjoyed this play. My favorite part was pending time with friends and doing what I love to do," aid Morrison.
For their winter production, the Silver Hawk Theatre presented a sold out performance of "White Christmas."
The play started out during World War II on Christmas Eve of 1944 with the troops of the 151st Divi ion. The play then switched to 10 years later when the main characters Bob Wallace (senior Sam Mitchell ) and Phil Davis (sophomore Matthew Hakel) were TV entertainers.
They ended up on a trip to Vermont with two performers and sisters, Betty Haynes (senior Olivia Reid) and Judy Haynes (sophomore Aubrey Jensen). Prepared for cold winter weather they arrived to find abnormally warm weather conditions. When they got to the lodge the
boys found out their former commanding officer, General Waverly (senior Grant Schirmer), was the owner and the lodge was in danger of failing.Wallace and Davis then decided to put on a performance to raise money. In the end, Wallace and Davis fell in love with the Haynes sisters and everything worked out with the lodge.
"I definitely thought the 'White Christmas' play was well constructed and inspired many of those in the audience as well as myself, that Christmas is an exciting time for all families. This was the first play I have seen and the snow at the end made it very interactive and fun," senior Julie Brehm said.
The cast wasn't the only group of peo-
ple who made this play happen. There was a whole production staff that also helped make this a sold out performance.
"Being on the scenery crew was very stressful at times, but at the end it was all worth it. I enjoyed being a part of the crew because I met some of my best friends doing it," junior Alivia Fisher said.
Being on set and performing this play was fun for everyone involved. Although there were some hard times, they all made memories that lasted a lifetime.
"I loved getting to work with other people and learning the choreography. 'I Love a Piano' was my favorite part because we got the chance to dance on pianos," said sophomore Jordan Williams.
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FALLING IN LOVE. Bob Wallace (senior Sam Mitchell) and Betty Haynes (senior Olivia Reid) reconnect after a misunderstanding about Bob ' s intentions " I really liked playing Betty Haynes because her character was challenging. At the beginning she was one-sided and angry, but towards the end her character changed into something deeper. It was fun making those discoveries, " Reid said. Photo by Emily Berzonsky/ Hawk Talk PIANO. Senior Morgan Sanchez performs the song, "I Love a Piano, " one of the many song performed in the play. "This song was the best one to perform because of the dance. We always got a long applause afterwards, so it was a great way to start the second half of the show," Sanchez said. Photo by Emily Berzonsky/ Hawk Talk DANCING Phil Davis (sophomore Matthew Hakel) gets a letter about the Haynes sister and goes to see them perform with Wallace. Davis and Judy Haynes (sophomore Aubrey Jensen) connected instantly and he asked her to dance. Photo by Delaney Springer/Talon ON THE TRAIN. Phil Davis tricks Bob Wallace into going on a train to Vermont with the Haynes sisters. He got very up et , but eventually accepted that he would be spending Christmas in Vermont. Photo by Delaney Springer/ Talon
ONE LAST STRIVE. Senior Anthony Patton pushes on in the Harold Scott Invite. Patton finished in 25th place out of 101 runners.
Photo by Elizabeth Hempel/Hawk Talk HUDDLE UP The Varsity team gathers arm in arm to converse before the Districts meet at Pioneers Park on October 16. The boys finished in fourth place overall, with three Hawks placing in the top 20. Photo by lacy Durenlralon
WARM IT UP. Varsity practices in the heat of the fall at the track. Practice for all teams took place each weekday during the season. "We stretch, lift weights and run outside of season to improve," said senior Anthony Patton. Photo by Elizabeth Hempel/ Hawk Talk KEEPING THE PACE. Seniors Trey Seibel and Anthony Patton run alongside junior Carter Knopik and freshman Luke Nolley at Districts. Seibel's individual time qualified him for State. Photo by lacy Duren/Talon ON YOUR MARK. Freshman Masen Louviere and seniors Linden Weitz and Trey Seibel race together at the LPS Championship. All three boys placed in the top 10. Photo by Jessie Fowler/Talon
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To be a successful team in any regard requires patience, cooperation and respect towards one and other. The Boys Cross Country team and their incredibly strong bond was a large influence on their performance as a team, and as individuals, as well. Faith in one another and undying support throughout the season aided in the boys' success, and several teammates expressed that support with ease.
"It might be the fact that we all share a common love for our sport, or it might be because we are all so goofy and enjoy being goofy together," said senior Trey Seibel.
Having fewer teammates than perhaps a football or basketball team played a role in the closeness of the boys. Running side by side with the same team members all season made matters of creating friendships with each other easier and stronger.
"We treat each other like family," said freshman Masen Louviere. "We go through so much pain together. We are close because everybody on the team is so friendly to one and other."
Despite being a freshman, the brotherhood was felt by Louviere from every team member, and rarely were there any differences between the boys.
After a challenging season, Assistant Coach Matt James thought the boys competed to the best of their abilities.
"The boys had a mix of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, but they did not let that hinder their team bonding as the upperclassmen really helped the new runners develop," said James. "They had a lot of fun this year, and they improved in their ability to compete at a high level as our season progressed."
At Districts, Varsity competed ranked in eighth place. The boys ended in fourth place, cutting it one place too far from qualifying for State. Despite not qualifying for State as a team, there were three individual qualifiers, including Seibel, Louviere, and senior Linden Weitz.
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Cross country is a sport that takes endurance and team work. This sport is also an individual sport, but the girl runner worked as a team to show their competitors what they were capable of.
Varsity runners worked hard this year resulting in a successful season, placing first in the Titan Clas ic and LPS Championship. They also finish.ed second in the HAC Championship and the District meet.
Runners worked together to receive points to determine their final place in each meet.
The girls were not just teammates, but close friends in and outside of practice.
"My favorite memory this year was meeting one of my best friends and making life long friendships," senior McKenzie Miers said.
There were several runners on the girls team who had mind over matter thinking before meets to help them finish with the best time.
FINISH STRONG. Senior Elizabeth Hempel catches her final kick at the Hartland Athletic Conference meet. Hempel finished in seventh place and in first for the JV runners. She and continued the season as a State alternate. Photo by lac y Duren/J'alon ADVISE FOR SUCCESS The Varsity team consults with their coaches before a race at Pioneers Park. "The most enjoyable thing about coaching the girls team for me is seeing the girls develop a people and runners while bonding with their teammates, " said Assistant Coach Matt James. Photo by lacy Duren/ Talon RECOVERY RACE. Before Districts, senior Kelly Peterson suffered from a long term hamstring injury. Peterson finally recovered and ran in her second to last race followed by the State meet. Photo by lac y Duren/J'alon
girls cross country tries to repeat as state champions
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"This year my attitude has improved. I'm constantly positive and continue to push myself even when it gets hard," said senior Mikayla Greenwald.
While the seniors finished strong, new runners learned how to push them elves in races.
"The coaches and runners made my first year of cross country amazing. They were all so encouraging and welcoming and would push me to try my hardest," said junior Nyalat Buom.
This year was not just about running, the team also designed shirts to support the East Cross Country Coach Andrea Kabourek who was diagnosed with cancer. The shirts said "I can, I will" and all the runners and coaches wore the shirts to the city meet.
Rounding out the season, the team had four girls finish in the top 50 at State. Senior Emily Berzonsky in eighth, senior Abigail Burke in 36th, sophomore Taylor Augustyn in 37th, and senior Hannah Wolkenhauer in 42nd.
senior Abigail Burke and junior Marissa Czapla race in a pack of three to pu sh each other. The three girls finished within five seconds of each other at Districts. Wolkenhauer finished in 11th place, Burke in 13th place and Czapla in 14th place. Photo by lacy Duren/Talon SPRINTING FOR FIRST. Running at Districts, se ni or Emily Berzonsky sprints to finish in first place " My favorite memory this season was the Districts meet. A group of about 30 students consisting of JV runners and fans came out to cheer on the Varsity team, " said Berzonsky. Photo by lac y Duren/Talon
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COMING IN HOT. Junior Alex Grabast swings through the ball as the JV team plays Lincoln High. Graba t played outfield this season. Photo by Madicyn Deiro/Hawk Talk BATTER UP. Freshman Carson Fischer waits for the ball to be pitched to her during the Kearney game. Fischer started the season on JV but swung up to Varsity
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Fischer said. Photo by Delane y Springer/ Talon GROUND BALL. Freshman Taylor Mundt quickly grabs the ball and prepares to throw it to a teammate to get a Grand Island runner out. Photo by Keegan Miller/Hawk Talk
IN THE ZONE Freshman Toni Arsiaga sits in the catching stance waiting for the ball to hit her glove. "I like catcher because I get to be a part of every play and I'm always touching the ball ," Ar iaga aid She and the Reserve team were playing against Grand Island. Photo by Delane y Springerffolon WINDING UP. Freshman Shea Swanson is in the midst of pitching the ball to a Lincoln High player. Swanson was the starting pitcher for JV thi season.
Photo by Madic yn D eiro/Hawk Talk MAKING CON- ' TACT. Sophomore Olivia Badami bunts the ball during a game against Grand Island "One of my greatest memories about this season wa beating Grand I land who is one of our strongest competitors," said Badami Photo by Delaney Springer/Fa/on
jv and reserve girls softball teams have successfu I seasons
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From practices, to games, and everything in between the JV and Reserve Girls Softball teams worked hard all season long to achieve their team goals.
Each year before the sea on begins, the JV team gets together to make team goals for the season. One of their goals was to make it to the City Championship game.
"At the end of the year we ended up losing the City Championship title to North Star, but the team was thrilled with how far we had made it this season. We also placed second in the Papillion Tournament which was a big accomplishment," said JV player Rachel Sherwood.
This year the JV team had quite a few new freshman players. Normally the JV team is composed of juniors, sophomores, and a few freshmen, but this season the team had a lot more freshmen than usual.
"The freshmen really contributed to the team's success this year," said Coach Adam Monk.
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"One of my most memorable moments from the season was when we all came together to finish the season trong in the City Tournament. Also beating Papillion felt really good because they're one of our biggest competitors," said Reserve player Ashley Stewart.
Both teams also had traditions that made their team unique. Before every game the Reserve team did their "I believe" chant to bring motivation and determination to every game.
The JV team had a saying that brought laughter to every practice and game. The saying was, "Softball is fun!" The girls and Coach Monk would bring up this saying in between innings and other times during the eason.
"It helped the team relax and enjoy the sport we all love to play," said Sherwood.
Whether their success this season sprouted from bus rides, team dinners, practices or traditons the girls came together as one to make their season successful.
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The young Varsity Softball team, with six freshmen, finished strong winning 24 of 34 games. They also won Districts and made it to State.
"I think our biggest accomplishment this season was winning Districts and going to State ," said sophomore Haley Kennedy. "For every game we have, we do our 'mama hawk' chant during the coin flip which really got us fired up and brought us together as a team."
Though the team had many great games, they also had some games that they wished could have gone a different way. Instead of letting those games affect their performance and attitute towards each other, the team used them as motivation to make the team stronger.
"We had a time where we lost passion with each other, but we
FAST PITCH. Freshman Shelby Mullendore pitches in a Varsity Softball game. "All of the seniors really took me under their wing and made me a better player ," • said Mullendore. Photo by Madic y n Deiro/Hawk Talk SWING Freshman Caelyn Christiancy swings her bat to hit the softball before running towards first base.
"This year on Varsity was special because we had a great group of girls and we had each others backs," said Christiancy. Photo by Madicyn Deirolliawk Talk COMPLETE FOCUS Junior Taylor Marshall runs towards first base after hitting the softball into the outfield.
"This season was a s ucce ss. Getting to State and winning a game was incredible," said Marshall. Photo by • Madicyn Deirolliawk Talk
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The team may have had some tough times, but when they put more of their focus on having fun and playing the game they love, they played their best.
"One of our biggest challenges was trying to play loose. We all wanted to win so bad that we would get so caught up and we would stop playing loose and having fun. When we had fun we played our best," said Flodman.
The close knit team made their way to State together after upsetting Millard North twice and then knocked out North Star in State.
"My most memerable part about the season was when I hit a homerun at State softball," said Davis. "This season was amazing, I met a lot of girls and my biggest accomplishment was ending with a good hitting percentage."
BATTER UP. Senior Allie Merkel gets focused for the pitch. "This season was awesome, I loved my team When we won, we won together and when we lost, we lost as a team We played amazing when we were having fun ," said Merkel. Photo by Madic y n Deiro/ Hawk Talk HITTING FOR HOME. Junior Megan Deprez swi ngs at the softball coming towards her at full speed. Deprez hoped to hit the ball away so that she could have more time to get to first base.
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NO "I" IN TEAM. Senior Cassi Stolz tees off at a N golf tournament in Kearney. This was Stolz 's fomth year participating on the Girls Golf team. "This year we started to gather in a huddle and talk about how we were going to go out there and play," said Stolz. Courtesy Photo. ONE LAST TEE OFF. Senior Megan Mueting tees off for one of her last tournaments Mueting participated on the golf team for fo~r years, and served a the Varsity captain this year. Courtesy Photo PRECISION. Sophomore Alexis Th omas lines up a putt at the Meadowlark Golf Course in Kearney. Courtesy Photo
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The Girls Golf team walked away from their season with more than just clubs in their golf bags. With many wins, the Varsity team competed at State this year at the Norfolk Country Club. As a team they placed fourth with 768 points after round two.
The girls on the team became close through the season. Sharing winning and placing at State weren't their only memories of the season.
"My most memorable moment of the season was at Mahoney Golf Course, when we played Southeast. They crumbled under the pressure while we rose to the occasion and won the tournament," said sophomore Adrian Pilkington.
After placing second at State last year and losing four seniors, the girls worked harder than ever before to make for another great season.
"What I took away from this year was that you can do anything you set your mind to. After State last year we all decided that we were going to continue to work hard by seeing every practice as an
TEE OFF FOR A WIN. Freshman Jillian Dean tees off at the Meadowlark Golf Course in Kearney This ~as Dean's first year golfing at LSW. She was also the only fre hman on the team. Courtesy Photo ENDING THE YEAR. The Girls Golf team poses with a cutout of their coach , Jim Danson. Of the girls, Sophomore Lidia Jons placed sixth at the State meet. Jons attributed her success to multiple people, and her teamate "I would like to thank my parents , our captain Megan Mueting, and coach Danson for supporting me throughout the season, " said -Jons. Courtesy Photo ACCURACY IS KEY. Senior Johnna Guernsey prepares to putt at a Varsity golf invitational at the Meadowlark Golf Course. "We tried to focus on each tournament separately and focus on personal improvement but we were all very excited to go back to State this year," said Guem ey. Courtesy Photo
opportunity to fix the little mistakes and play the best we could," aid enior Cassi Stolz.
Senior Megan Mueting finished her last year of golf at LSW as the girls golf captain.
''Being on the golf team has been an amazing experience and one I won't forget. The one thing that I would say really impacted my senior year was the girls," said Mueting.
Along with a growing bond throughout the season the girls continued to show off their team skills and dedication. The team went on a six tournament winning streak including the LPS Championship, HAC Conference and Districts
"The girls had a fantastic year. Winning the LPS Tournament, Heartland Athletic Conference, Districts and then placing fourth at State. They all worked extremely hard and put in lots of effort. I am very proud of the girls. They represented their school very well," said Coach Jim Danson.
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Every day after school, and in some instances outside of then, the teams dedicated hours to this sport, including countle s practice hours at weekend tournaments and sometimes Saturday morning practices thrown into the mix.
"I enjoy volleyball so much because it's a part of me and it has been for a long time," said sophomore Tyra M oll ho ff.
This year Mollhoff played on the JV and Varsity teams.
The Freshman team started with a losing season leading up to the City Tournament. The team took on many rivals including a win against Southeast in a three set match then a tough loss against East placing second in the city.
"It was a tough battle but it was worth it, and we'll get them next year," said freshman Jaelynn Will iams.
Freshman ended the year with a 9-8 record.
Reserve took home a season record of 14-4. One of Reserve's strong suits was connecting as a team on and off the court.
"Not a day went by that we weren't all laughing at something
TEAMWORK IS KEY. Freshman So ph ie G ilm an sets up her hitters in the triangular against Lincoln High School and Lincoln Lutheran. The Hawks came out with a win against both teams. Photo by Delaney Springer/Talon SERVE UP WINS Sophomore Ca ll a Harding -Mc Dermott stands at the back line to give Reserve an extra point against East High School. "I love Volleyball because it is a team sport and you work together to win," said Harding-McDermott.
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One change the teams experienced was the combination of JV and Varsity players. Girls who made the JV team also made the Varsity team and visa versa. The teams were decided based on who put the most effort in at practice. This challenged players to work to improve and try to play to the best of their ability every practice and game.
"I liked how the practices went because it pushed the JV team to play hard and it showed them they could beat anyone if they put their minds to it," said the JV Coach As h li True.
With a record of 17-6, JV Hawks faced rivals Grand Island, Lincoln Southeast and Lincoln North Star. JV's win against Grand Island was followed with celebration due to a losing streak since 2006.
With these wins followed a loss against Lincoln Southeast in their City Tournament placing them third over all.
Photo by lacy Duren/fa/on PASS IT UP. Sophomore Haylie Beck bolds her own in the back row for the Reserve team against Millard South This was Beck's second year on the Reserve team Courtes y Photo
set back to her right side position Kohl played for both the JV and Varsity teams. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/ Talon TEAMWORK IS KEY. The Freshman team comes together in ce lebration after a big kill against Lincoln High School. The Hawks finished with a win and a 2-0 set record. Photo by Sarah Sieps/Talon ACING OUR COMPETITION. Junior Caitlin Carson stands at the back line to serve for the JV team against East High School. "Thinking about the Lincoln East game makes me smile because the team really came together that night and it was a ton of fun," said Carson. Photo by Madic yn Deiro/Hawk Talk
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PLAYING IN SYNC. Junior Lauren Cope and senior Callie Meyer jump together to block the ball during their game against Bellevue West. The team swept Bellevue West in two matches Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon DOWN AND READY Junior Brenna Hansen prepares to receive the ball during a game against Lincoln East. Throughout
October the team wore pink headbands to support breast cancer awareness. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon
SERVE UP Senior Madelyn Hickson prepares to serve the ball. Hickson played volleyball all four years of her high school career. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/fa/on EYES ON THE BALL. Senior Maddison Egger prepares to serve the ball against an opponent. " My favorite part of this year was getting to play with such amazing teammates," said Egger. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon DIG THE BALL. Senior Sydney Anderson gets low to save the ball during the East game. Anderson had played on Varsity for many years. Photo by lacy Duren/Ia/on
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The Varsity Volleyball team finished their season with a 20-12 record. The team had a total of 14 girls, only four of which were seniors. Despite their variety of grade levels, the team continued to show improvement and teamwork. The team also bonded throughout the season.
One of the ways that the team bonded was at their "kidnapping." Doing a kidnapping has been a tradition for many. The seniors on the team took the underclassmen on the team from their houses early in the morning. The underclassmen were dressed up in different costumes before going to school that day.
"I will never forget being kidnapped at 5 a.m. by the seniors and wearing costumes to school," said junior Taylor Els.
Another way the team bonded was through what the team called "truck.in'." Truck.in' was a chant that the team would say together to remember to keep on going through the game. The tradition has been a part of the team for the past few years. The chant was used to get the team pumped up before each game.
"I will miss truck.in' most of all when I graduate. It's my favorite part about being on the Southwest volleyball team. Truck.in' is what makes us unique," said junior Carlie Jaeger.
The seniors left lasting impressions on the underclassmen on the team.
"I will never forget the last huddle with the seniors on the team because they are what made my year so great. I will never forget them," said junior Hailey Bax .
The girls came together on and off the court to make memories and became a close knit team. Many of the upperclassmen helped out the younger girls, sharing their knowledge and experiences.
With the differences in ages, the team felt like a family and helped each other feel welcomed.
"The older girls are funny and nice. It's also really cool to see how they make you feel welcome even if you're not the same age," said freshman Kaitlin Siefkes.
While the memories outside the court will stay with the girls, the memories on the court were just as memorable. The girls defeated Grand Island and Lincoln Southeast in exciting matches.
"My favorite part about the season was getting to play with the best teammates and beating Grand Island by five on their home court," said junior Allie Davis.
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"I really enjoyed being a part of a high school team, it was my first high school season, and I enjoyed getting to play with Cameron (Spurrier)," said freshman William Gleason.
With only one loss in the season, the team went into the State tournament knowing what lay ahead of them.
From the team, the number one doubles team, senior Cameron Spurrier and freshmen William Gleason , number two doubles team, seniors Tommy Keene and Max Ferguson, and singles players senior Alex Woodward and sophomore Lucas Dionisopoulos , all earned spots at the State Tournament.
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At the State Tournament Spurrier and Gleason finished second place , Keene and Ferguson al o came in second, Woodward finished in third and Dionisopoulos fini hed in second place. Overall , the team finished in second place at State.
The team couldn't have gotten where they did without the help of Head Coach Mr. Denny Hershberger
"We had an excellent season, all the players played to their potential. Our singles and doubles players were seeded in the top three at the State meet," said Hershberger. "I n order for us to finish where we wanted, we needed to have all of our players make it to the semi-finals. Both our number one and two singles players played past their seed, and both of our number one and two doubles teams out played their seed."
REACHING FOR THE WIN Sophomore Elliot Hill serves the ball during the JV match against Lincoln North Star. " It was a great year for us, we couldn't have done it without the coaches," said Hill Photo by Li z Uebele/ Hawk Talk READY FOR THE RETURN Senior Arcane Boles , plays singles for the Varsity team. "My senior tennis season went by quick. It was fun spending it with a great group of guys. I wish the best for them in their college years ," said Boles Photo by Savannah Pierce/Talon REACHING FOR THE SAVE. Senior Alex Woodward prepares to return the ball in his match against Lincoln Northeast. Woodward, played number one singles for Varsity , and Woodward was one of the team captains
Photo by Savannah Pierce/ Talon PREPARING FOR THE RETURN Senior Tommy Keene prepares to return the ball over the net. Keene played number two doubles on the Varsity Tennis team. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon
CELEBRATE. Sophomore Tyler Burgason and junior Austin Moody jump up in celebration at their first game of the season after Burgason scores a touchdown. The JV team beat Northeast, 52-12. Photo by Maken zie Waller/ Talon LETS GO DEFENSE. Freshman Ben Jurgensen makes a tackle at the game against Southeast on Oct. 1. The team was not able to defeat their rivals. Southeast beat the Fre hman team 35-25. Photo by Matthew Roel Hawk Talk HOLD THEM. The Reserve offense pushes Pius X back as they try to get the ball on Sept. 2. The game ended with a score of 33-0, giving Pius the win.
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GOOD GAME. Fre hman Anthony Banderas gives a North Star player a high •five after the Lincoln Jamboree on Aug. 30 The Lincoln Jamboree wa aspecial scrimmage for the Freshman team to start off playing high school football. Photo by Liz Uebele/ Hawk Talk RESERVE KICK. Sophomore aman Williams, holds the ball in place while ophomore Lucas Zelnio kicks for a field goal. The team beat Northeast 42'-6. Photo by lacy Duren/ Talon RUN FAST. Sophomore Braeden Hartwig run from an Islander as he trie to get closer to making a touchdown. The N team played Grand Island on Sept. 15 and lost 24-21. Photo by Sarah Sieps/ Talon
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Teamwork is the foundation of any good football team. From the beginning of the fir t practice to the end of the la t game, all the players had to work together in order to make the season successful.
The Freshman team had a very exciting start to their season. In their first game, freshman Jake Oltman scored four touchdowns helping them win 35-14 against the Lincoln High Links.
The boys got to know each other well after having practice almost everyday of the week combined with games. However, they still chose to spend more time together outside of mandatory events.
"After first term finals we didn't have practice but we all still went out and played a mini game of two hand touch," freshman Kellan Scott said.
They ended their first season of high school football with a record of 5-3.
The Reserve team won two games and lost six. They had a
tough season but never gave up. De spite their record, the boys still had fun.
"This sea on I really enjoyed the bus rides and team bonding. Getting to know all the guy and hanging out with my friends was probably my favorite part," sophomore Tomas Arsiaga said.
The JV team had a season full of winning ending with a record of 7-1. The Islanders from Grand Island were the only team to defeat the boys , only winning by three points. The final score was 24-21.
"My favorite part of the season was winning seven games and winning the City Championship," junior Jed Stonacek said.
Everyone worked hard during practices and the games to make winning possible. Some of the JV players also got the chance to play on Varsity too.
" Playing both Varsity and JV was a great experience because you get to live the dream on Friday, but then ball out on Monday with the boys, " junior Trae Miller said.
A new year, a new team and a new season. A the school year began , the football team started practicing to get ready for the first game of the eason.
"I love the camaraderie that comes with being a part of a team. I love that we all share a common goal and work together to achieve it," said senior Chase Gobel.
One of the team's goals this season was to defeat the Lincoln Southeast Knights. The first football game of the regular season was against Southeast. As the game began, both teams struggled to get points on the scoreboard. The game came down to a last second field goal attempt by senior Issac Armstrong. Armstrong's kick went through the uprights as the clock winded down. The Hawks beat the Southeast Knights, 24-22.
The season was filled with wins and losses. However, it was more than scoring that made the season special. Some players had the opportunity to step in key games to help the Hawks to vie-
dent section as they cheer him on. Harker, along with Ju ni Nick Lenners , were named Players of the Week as defe nsi lineman for the Southwest vs Southeast game Photo by lac y Duren/Talon TOUCHDOWN DANCE Seniors Tanner Haas and Mitch Conklin celebrate after Conklin scorec: a touchdown during the Southwest vs Southeast game. Conklin had scored two touchdown s during the season Ph Q b y Maken zie Waller/Talon TOGETHER AS ONE. The V an it) Football team huddles up before the Omaha Northwest ga111 " The one thing that I like about being a part of a team i th ~ we win as a team and lose a team. Not one pers on is sin led out. Everyone matters and is a factor ," said sophomore ' • Bax. Photo b y Maken zie Wall e r/Talon
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In the last quarter of the game Omaha Northwest game, ome of the football players that didn't normally get to play , got put into the game. One of those players was junior Tyler Shada.
"It was a feeling that was unexplainable and an experience that I will never forget," said Shada.
For the senior football players, this wa their last season playing football Hawks. For most, this was their last time playing football forever.
"I felt that since this was my last year of playing, it meant a lot more to me to not only win but also to have fun," said senior Brady Moser.
Throughout all the wins and losses, sweat and tears, and hours of practice this season, the hawks still put in effort and ended the season strong.
RUN IT FOR ATOUCHDOWN. Senior Alec Sovereign fights to get the ball against an Omaha Northwest player during this year's Homecoming Game The Hawks defeated the Huskies 56 to 21.
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200-yard individual medley during a triangular meet against Fremont and Elkhorn. Linder 's favorite memory from his time on the swim team was winning the Heartland Athletic Conference Championship for the first time in sc hool history.
Photo by Sydnye Rohren/ Talon OUT WITH A SPLASH. Senior Brady Stock hugs his knees for a tuck at the Southwest pool. Stock broke his personal diving record
READY SET GO Sophomore Benjamin Morris prepares to swim part of the 400-yard freestyle relay against Lincoln High and Lincoln Northeast. Morris swam the relay with se nior Drew Linder , freshman • Ben Dorsey and sophomore Ben Wortman
Photo by Ta y lor Rothg eb/Talon HANG TIME. Junior Jack Espinosa di ves again st Fremont and Elkhorn. Espinosa began diving his fre s hman year. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon BACKWARDS. Freshman Michael Ayars swims the backstroke during a triangular meet against Fremont and Elkhorn. Ayar swam this as part of the 200-medley relay Photo by Sydn ye Rohrenl Talon TOUCH AND GO. Senior Nick Dionisopoulos swims the 200-yard medley relay Although their opponent, Papillion , won this event , Southwest won the meet. Photo by Emily Be rzonsky/Ha wk Talk
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Record-breaking seasons are almost becoming an expectation for the Boys Swimming and Diving team. Still, the excitement of a uccessful season was never taken for granted. Their season brought them everal win against one of Nebraska's best swimming programs, a third straight Heartland Athletic Conference (HAC) Championship and an unforgettable end to the high school careers of those record-breaking seniors.
"We [the team] added Papillon and Creighton Prep , two of the best programs in the state [to the schedule]. In fact, Prep is one of the best in the country," said Coach Bob Calegan.
The boys did not disappoint, beating Papillion first in a home dual meet, winning all but two events (the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard medley relay). They met Papillion again at the Southeast Invitational, and finally at Millard South, tripling their wins against Papillion.
Senior Vlad Blazhievskiy learned a lot about breaking records this season. During Blazhievskiy's final HAC appearance, he timed a new meet record of 4:44.91 in the 500-free.
Blazhievskiy also made memories outside of the pool.
"I loved dancing with my team at our crazy dance parties," he said.
Senior Brady Stock broke hi personal record this season and placed ixth at State diving (moving up one place from last year) with 378 points.
As the seniors said goodbye to the Silver Hawk Dive team, freshmen like Eli Bohlmeyer were excited to step up.
"They [the seniors] always set higher expectations for us," he said. "The seniors always had better goals for us. I know I can only get better from here. "
Clearly, team bonding was not wasted. Not only did they take home the HAC Championship for the third year in a row, they were also back-to-back City Champs, winning the City Championship for the second consecutive year.
To end the year on trend with their season-long accomplishments, the Boys Swimming and Diving team placed runner-up at the NSAA State Championships, held at Bob Devaney Sports Center.
"Hard work pay off' is an understatement when it comes to the Girls Swimming and Diving team. The girls went undefeated during the entire regular eason, beating some of their top competitors. This season was also the first time that the girls team traveled to the Kansas City Classic meet, and they brought home a trophy against some of Missouri's top ranked teams.
"Going into the tournament we were just looking for some tough competition. It was good to see where we were at, and it was definitely a confidence booster when we won," said senior Abby Burke.
The team also placed first in the Heartland Athletic Conference (HAC) Champion hip for the second season in a row and captured the City Championship title for the third straight season.
What made the sea on so successful for the girls was the sense of comradery and the friendships that were built.
"We all knew each other going into the season, and being together 4-5 hours a day allowed us to get to know each other's strengths and weaknesses and also helped us improve as people and as swimmers," said sophomore Dannie Dilsaver.
TWIST. Freshman Kalea Morgan performs a dive at the Papillion La Vista meet. Morgan wa the only girl from LSW to dive during this meet. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon CELEBRATION. A group of swimmers jump into the pool at the last meet of the year. This is a tradition that the swimming and diving teams do along with their coache at the last home meet. Photo by Shelby
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The team headed to State eeded second to Marian, a team that they narrowly beat earlier in the season.
The girl ' performance at State was a true expres ion of their hard work all season long by placing first in three relays as well as the 200-yard IM, 50-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke. Olivia Calegan broke the state record in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke. The 200-yard medley relay state record was also broken by Emma Vertin, Dannie Dilsaver , Abigail Lunzmann and Olivia Calegan. Kalea Morgan also finished ninth at State in diving.
"I know that we worked harder than any team that we were competing against in State. We were considered the underdogs but we worked so hard thi • season and we knew that it would pay off," said senior Abby Lunzmann.
Overall the team placed second at state just a half a point away from first.
"The girls stepped up and challenged the coaches to be our best as they gave their best ," said Coach Bob Calegan.
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Photo By Megan Go ckel Talon JUMP STOP Sophomore Jared Ladd jump stops right inside the three-point line Ladd played for the Re erve and N teams. Photo By Megan Gocke/Talon DRIVING AROUND THE DEFENDER. Fre hrnan Sam Lesoing drives around a defender for a jump shot. The Freshman team finished third in the City Tournament. Photo By M e gan Gocke/Talon
REBOUND THAT BASKETBALL. Sophomore Carter Siedel boxe out an Omaha North player during a free throw. Siedel played for the Reserve and JV teams. Photo By Maken z ie Waller/Talon CONCENTRATION. Sophomore icholas Rothgeb goes through his free throw routine before he shoots in a game against North Star. The Reserve team beat North Star 58-49 in triple overtime. Photo By Maken z ie Waller/Talon CREATING OFF THE DRIBBLE. Sophomore Trevor Bogle looks for a lane to drive through in a game against Southeast. Bogle played for the JV and Varsity teams. Photo By Maken z ie Waller/Talon
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The Freshman, Reserve and JV basketball teams were all led by new coaches this season. Even with new leaders at the helm, players practiced to the best of their abilities and improved throughout the year, not just in basketball skills, but also in leaderhip skills.
The Freshman team started out the year with a win over Southeast, the first of three wins against Southeast during the year. The Freshman team battled all year and earned a three eed in the LPS City Tournament and finished third overall. They ended the year with an 8-6 record.
The season was filled with many memories from games, practices and team dinners.
"My favorite memory of the season was beating Southeast," said freshman Collin Shefke.
The Reserve team ended the season with a 7- 7 record. They started out the season with a win against Northeast. In the fourth game of the season, they played North Star and beat the Gators 58-49 in triple overtime.
After the North Star game, the Reserve team had a roller coa ter season. They lost three straight games and then bounced back by winning five of the next six games.
"Our winning streak was really a by-product of our guys coming to work every day, buying into the system and believing in each other. We got a little bit better each day and played our best ball during the second half of the year," aid Reserve Coach Jonah Bradley.
Reserve also earned a three seed in the LPS City Tournament. In the first round they lo t to Lincoln High, ending their season with an upset.
The JV team finished the season 5-16. Despite their record, players improved every day and enjoyed playing for Coach _ Kavan.
"He made basketball fun and made it more than just a game," said sophomore Cole Homer.
They started out the year strong, winning three of their first six games. After that, wins were hard to come by. In their game against Omaha Northwest, they were down late in the fourth quarter, but freshman Alex Hunzeker hit a buzzer beating threepointer to win the game, 75- 72.
The JV ended their season with a loss against North Star in the City Tournament, 66-54.
EYES ON THE PRIZE. Junior Tyler Lenz boxes out hi s o pponent during the Omah a North game at Southwest. "We were a lot better team than our record showed , and I'm read y to s how that next year," said Lenz. Ph oto by Maken z ie Waller/Talon NO TRAVELING. Senior Nicholas Shanahan dribbles the ba ll to the Hawks' side of the court to set up for a play. " We didn ' t ha ve the best seaso n but I wouldn ' t want to play with any other group of g uys," said Shanahan. Photo by Maken z ie Waller/Talon PLAYING THE DEFENSE. Senior Brian Aguilar guards hi s opponent during a home game. " We worked hard in practice and it s howed at time s on the court, playing with ome of the be st teams in th e s tate ," sa id Aguilar. Photo by Mak enzie Waller/Talon / QJ
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Overcoming adver ity could de cribe the boy s basketball season. Despite the odds , the team raised the level of competitivenes with every game they played.
" I think the team had a long way to go and all through the season we couldn't get anything going, but near the end we started to pick up arid every single game we got a little bit better," said senior Tanner Haas.
Players took on certain roles that fit their strengths. The team focused on learning their po itions and using those abilitie to become more of a well rounded team. Everyone on the team had different responsibilities , but every job was vital to help them play with more togetherness.
" For all the players to understand their roles and come together as a unit helped us change our offense to a more equal opportunity offense to fit the roles of our players," said Coach Duane Baack.
One game that showed the team's ability to play to their strengths was the game against Omaha Northwest. At the start of
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Southwest also had an exciting win over the Southeast Knight At the half, Southwe st led by two with a score of 20-18. The final score of the game was Southwest 54 Southeast 41.
"It felt really awesome to beat Southeast. It felt especially awesome when the crowd stormed the court," said senior Javad Fatemi.
The team got better each game and they played with a competitor ' mentality. This seas on wa a season of improvement and dedication.
"This is a fun group to coach and it was fun watching them compete in each and every game. We wish we could have won a few more games, but it 's about the process that matters ," said Baack.
DODGE THE OPPONENT Junior Bo Els dribbles past his opponent.
"The team faced a lot of adversity this year and I was always proud of my teammates and how they responded to it, " said Els.
Photo by Maken z ie Waller/Talon TIP OFF Senior Davis Peterson jumps for the tip off against Millard West. Peterson played basketball for all four years of high school. Photo by Keeley Kroeker/ Hawk Talk
IN ITTO WIN IT. Sophomore Brianna Oehm prepares to make a free throw against North Star. "The best part was the experience I had last year with the girls that can-ied over this year and the incoming freshman," sai d Oehm. Oehm played on Reserve. Photo by Makenzie Wallerllalon HUSTLE. Freshman Alaina Lacy breaks away against Millard North. Lacy was on the Freshman team but also sw ung up to the Reserve team. Photo by Brooke Dowding/ Talon
YOUR LOSS IS MY GAME Sophomore Alex Benson prepares to make a break away. "My goal thjs season was to improve my skills with my ability," said Benson. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon DEFEND TILL THE END. Freshman Amanda Christiansen defends the ball against Lincoln High. "It was a fun season, and the bond I had with the girls made it worth it. The countless inside jokes we made at games, practices and bus rides made it an enjoyable season ," said Christiansen. Photo by Brooke Dowding/Talon REFUSE TO LOSE. Sophomore Chloe Ubben fights for a jump ball in a game against Northeast. "The bond was unreal this year. Play hard, play together, " said Ubben
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lFreshman, Reserve and JV Girls Basketball had a memorable season. The Freshman had a record of 7- 7 and were close to being City Champions, but lost to North Star.
"This year I tried out because I love the game, and it's been one of my favorites. The best part was spending so much time with my friends and developing new friendships along the way and doing what I love," said freshman Reagen Schulenberg.
The Reserve girls had a record of 11-4 and went to the City Championship game against East, but lost.
"Our season went well. It was by far the most fun team I've ever played on. I am super excited for next season and to see the growth in the other players," said Makenna Widholm.
The JV girls had a record of 11-12. Their biggest win was against East with a score of 40-20.
"My favorite team to play was Southeast because they are our rivals. This year was a new beginning with a new coach. The best part was getting to play with old girls and new ones and making a
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~o matter the scores of the games, it was important to these girls to have a bond with one another.
"I thought it was a fun season, and the team I had the chance to be a part of really changed my first year of high school. We weren't just teammates, we were a family that came together no matter the circumstances. I really enjoy meeting new poeple and having them become a part of my life," said freshman Rachel Nordgren.
Even though the girls had some difficult games, they still stuck with it and didn't give up. Every loss was a win with the girls because they still had one another.
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for a lay up against the Omaha North Vikings. Photo by Maken z ie Wall e r/falon TEAMWORK Senior Abby Meader gets all around high fives from her teammate ~. before the start of a game. " We got to know each oth e r better which reflected on the court with how we playe d together," said Meader. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/ , Talon REBOUND Sophomore Morgan McK.insey wa its to rebound the ball a s a teammate throws a free throw " Las t year I was on JV, and thi s year I played Varsity It was a lot different but in a good way with different people and more opportunities to get more playing ti n e I had a lot of fun with a lot of great girl s," said McKi rsey
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The Varsity Girls Ba ketball team came a long way from their first game against Marian. During this game the Hawks had six points at the half. Although they finished the game with 32 point it wasn't enough to beat the Marian Crusaders who won, 45-32. A couple days later the Hawks beat Grand Island 57-51.
"This team got better every week. We never took a step backward and continued to be more consistent as the season went on," said Coach Jeff Rump .
Not only did the Varsity team improve their skills throughout the season they also grew closer and developed team chemistry on and off the court. Senior Keeley Kroeker described the team as more of a family than a team.
"People played for the team rather than themselves. The team was always first priority ," said Kroeker.
The team ended the eason with a 10-14 record. In the game against Fremont, with 14.4 seconds left in overtime, Southwest trailed by one point. Sarni Warrior answered by hitting a buzzer
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beater sending the game into double overtime. It was close, but the Hawk fell short with the final score Fremont 61, Southwe t 57.
"After hitting the buzzer beater I felt like we were ready to win. I knew how hyped it got the team and I felt that it would keep us pumped for the double overtime. It was a great game," said Warrior.
Later on in the season, Southwest beat the East Spartans handily. Southwest was up 15-0 after the first quarter and ended the game with a 20 point lead. The team also had big wins over Southeast in both the regular season and the HAC Tournament.
Southwest's sea on came to a close losing to Papio-South in the first round of Districts. The final score of the game was 44-39
Although the season ended earlier than expected, the team finished confident in their improvements and efforts.
"My main goal was to create a positive environment where players were not afraid to make mistakes to try and reduce the fear of failure in our athletes," said Rump.
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in toward s the hoop without any hesitation " I love how I was on a team where they didn't ju st give up or play nice. We actually kept fighting every game and got mad when the other team was picking on one of our teammates," said Carso n. Photo by Mak enzie Waller!Talon BLOCK IT. Sophomore Taylor Augustyn blocks a Lincoln Northeast player. " Moving up in teams is always scary at first but once you build up team chemistry, playing basketball becomes one of the greatest sports. Meeting new people and learning from them make s the experience more valuable and enjoyable," said Augustyn Photo by Maken zie Waller!Talon
HOLDING HIM DOWN FOR A PIN. Senior Conner Myers get a pin. He placed third at Districts "The coaches have taught me more than just wrestling. They taught me about character, about respect and about how to not give up, " said Myers. Photo b y Hailey Humiston/Talon TAKE DOWN FOR TROOPS. "Takedown for Troops " is omething the wrestling progam participates in annually. For every takedown an individual gets, it counts as $15. At the end of the night, all of the money raised goe to Disabled War Veterans. This year they won the dual against Northea t and raised over $3 ,800. Photo by Shelby Dahl/Talon MENTALLY PREPARING. Freshman Jake Oltman gets ready for a take down. "I love being part of this team. This program has taught me how to be a better person on and off the mat ," said Oltman. Photo by Hailey
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FINALLY CHAMPIONS. For the first time in 13 years , the Varsity team was able to claim the HAC Championship. They went into the finals leading with a total of 160 points. Photo · by Hail ey Humiston/Talon HUMAN PRETZEL. Senior Preston •Schulte holds his opponent until time runs out. " Finley has really hit hard on being loyal and that's something that will tick with me for a long tirrie ," aid Schulte Photo by Haile y Humiston/Talon SEEKING REVENGE Junior Cameron Williams focu e on winning his match against his opponent from Lincoln Southeast at the HAC Tournament. " I was really focu ed on beating this guy. I had already lost to him once, and I wasn ' t going to let that happen again," said Williams. Photo by Hailey Humiston/Talon
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In the history of the wre tling program, thi was the first year LSW was able to claim the HAC Champion hip title. The team went into the finals with 160 points and 11 finalists out of the 14 that represented LSW. They came out of the HAC Tournament with eight first place titles, three second place titles and a first place title as a team.
"I was an extremely proud coach that day. It was a lot of fun because it was the first one we had ever won and Grand Island had been good for a long time," said Coach Aaron Finley.
The team's accomplishments didn't stop there. The Varsity team won the City title for the fourth year in a row, placed eighth out of 32 teams at the Grand Island Dual Invite and won the LPS Duals Classic. Early in January, the team was able to beat Lincoln East, securing their 150th dual win in the school's history.
Senior Jackson Knorr and junior Kyson Schnell both reached the 100th win mark this season.
"It was a great feeling, and I had a lot of fun accomplishing
something that big. Everyone on the team was really supporting me during that match," aid Schnell.
The team finished runners-up at the A-2 District Touranment and qualified for State, something only seven teams in Class A have been able to accomplish in the past three years. In total, 10 wre tiers qualified for State.
"We have an advantage in that we all practice together all the time. Everybody gets the same reps, same technique, same coaches, etc. We do it like that because then all of the wrestlers in that room are coached. Expectations are not lowered, no matter what the level is. We want to win everything," said Coach Finley.
The Varsity team ended with a ninth place finish out of 32 teams at State. Cameron Williams placed sixth, Jake Oltman and Conner Myers placed third in their weight class and Kyson Schnell finished second in his 220 weight class.
SPIRIT. Junior Ellie Mack cheers at the football game against Northeast. "Even though it was usually very hot out, I liked cheering at football ga me s and watching the boy s play ," sai d Mack. Photo by Makenzie Waller/J'alon TOE TOUCH. Senior Madelin Peters and her partner, se nior Kyle Pekarek, perform for Switch Rall y Switch Rall y was an event where eac h Varsity c heerl eader picked a boy and taught them a dance and cheer. " Thi s was my favorite part of the cheer seaso n The ' manleaders' brought a lot of humor to the early morning practice s and the final performance was funny too ," sai d Peters. Photo by Makenzie Waller/Talon FIRE UP. At the Freshman basketball game against Lincoln Hi gh, freshman Sophia Riedmiller doe s a crowd in vo lve ment cheer towards the pare nt s. "The best part abo ut cheering at basketball games was ge ttin g everyone involved and cheering with us," said Riedmiller. Ph oto by Brook e D owding/Talon TAKE DOWN FOR TROOPS. Senior Sarah Sieps and junior Erika Etzelmiller do wrestling c heers at the Takedown For Troops event against Northeast. "I t was fun cheering at wrestling becau se th e crow d was really loud a nd cheered with us. It was also cool sitti ng so close to the wrestlers an d see in g everythin g that happened ," said Sieps. Photo by Shelby Dahl/Tal on
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Cheerleader were bu y year round cheering for football , volleyball, basketball and wrestling. They al o went to camp, competitions and made signs to promote school spirit. With the help of SFF and the Emeralds, the Varsity cheerleaders decorated the school before big games with streamers and signs.
This year was the first year there wasn't a Reserve cheer squad. Because of this , the Freshman cheer squad was able to cheer at Reserve events. If the girls cheered at a certain number of events they were able to letter as a freshman.
Cheer began early in the year starting with summer practices. They had practices up until cheer camp , which was in Omaha in July. At camp , they learned new cheers , dances and competed against other schools.
"I loved spending more time with my squad and getting to know the girls even better. It is also fun learning new cheers and being able to use them throughout the year," said senior Abbey Rogge.
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In November, all three squads went to the UCA competition in Omaha. Freshman took home third place in the JV division, JV got second, and Varsity got second place. In February , Varsity competed at State in Grand Island and got State Runner Up.
"I liked the competition because it was a lot different from pep rallies and games. We actually got judged and performed in front of other high school cheerleaders and fans. It was a good experience for all of the girls because we got to show off our talent as a team ," said ophomore Mariah Reed.
Being on a squad together for a whole year made the girls really close . Not only did they spend hours cheering together at games and at practices , but they planned "squad nights" to bring everyone closer.
"At our squad night we went swimming, watched a movie and ordered pizza. It was super fun and I'm glad we all were able to make it because it was a great bonding time," said freshman Breanna Painter.
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nthe Hawks at the game against Omaha Northwest. t the Homecoming game, cheerleaders wore a football ayer's jersey. "I enjoyed Homecoming because I got to ecorate for the dance and spend more time with my teamLate I also had fun cheering at the football game," said owerter.
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reshman Olivia Hoffman does pep tunes in front of the eshman grade at a pep rally. " I really liked the environLent duri ng pep rallies. Everyone always seemed happy nd cheerful ," said Hoffman. Photo by Maken zie Waller/ alon CROWD INVOLVEMENT Juni or Jordan Noack heers at the JV girls basketball game against Northeast. love getting to perform and being a part of something. eing in cheer made moving here a lot easier," Noack aid. hoto by Brooke Dowding/Talon
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LIGHTS. Senior Liza Piccoli get down on the turf during the home Varsity Football game again t Southea t. "I'm really going to miss all of the underclassman," said Piccoli. Photo by Maken z ie Waller/Talon
IKE A POSE. Senior Rachel Holsteen dance r routine at halftime. This was her first year as Emerald. Photo by Jordy n Champoux/Talon BIG MILES. Sophomore Kelsey Ronspies smi le s to crowd during a basketbaJI game. The Emeralds boreographed all of their own dance routines. Photo v Makenzie Wall er/Tal on WORK IT. Senior Amanda ·elson and junior Emma Rhodes s hake it on the ym floor during a routine. Rhode s was the o nl y unior on the quad this year. Photo by Maken z ie al/er/Talon
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The Emeralds had a full year of entertainment for countless sporting events as well a pep rallies. The team al o performed at Freshmen Day to welcome incoming tudents.
"It's fun to be an Emerald, and it's fun to to cheer at all of the different sports," said sophomore Emma Murphy .
As is tradition for the squad, they also performed in their annual Dancing with the Emeralds event as well.
During Dancing with the Emeralds , team member picked male student partners and taught them a dance to perform for competition. This year's winners were sophomore Claire Wolford and junior AJ Wiley (first place) , sophomores Natalie Hillman and Caden Pauling ( econd place) and seniors Lauren Davidsaver and Conrad Harker (third place).
While the team was busy practicing and performing their routines, the kinship the girls shared happened well before the school year began. Throughout the summer they had lake days and spent time at the pool together .
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ho ted fundraiser s. Fundraising helped the team buy extra things such as their dance uniform and t-shirt for various games and activitie
The Emeralds held a car wash during the ummer and raised approximately $2,000. Similar to Dancing with the Emeralds, the car wash has become a tradition for the team.
The Emeralds hosted the fundraiser as a way to help fund a trip to the Ozarks that they took last summer. The trip was organized as a way for the team to bond prior to the new school year.
" Next year I'm looking forward to dancing at more football games, basketball games and making more memories, " said sophomore Claire Wolford.
The team participated in the State Tournament on Feb. 28 in Grand Island placing seventh in hip hop category and fourth in jazz.
" In the end, the results don't matter nearly as much as the hard work put in and the memories made ," said senior Amanda Nelson.
TIME TO SHINE. Senior Maddie Balfany and parents Bob and Becky Balfany walk Maddie across the main gym. Senior night wa held during halfime of the B oys Varsity Basketball game. Photo by Keeley Kroeker/ Hawk Talk STRl,JT YOUR STUFF. Senior Lauren Davidsaver hits the endi ng count in a halftime performance at the Varsity FootbaJI game against Omaha Northwest. " My favorite part about being an Emerald is the pep rallies and goi ng to different games," said Davidsaver. Photo by Maken zie Waller/Talon
The Lincoln Junior Stars were part of a travel high school h0ckey team known a s the Midwe st High School Hockey League. At the bottom of the league standings was where the Jr. Stars sat but had good intentions on making a climb up the standings.
Lincoln showed continual improvement in their league play by defeating their long time rival , the Omaha Junior Lancers Last December, they upset the Omaha Junior Lancer squad in a 4-3 shootout win with the winning goal scored by sophomore Skye Hamle y.
" After hearing I was next for the shootout I became determined to put the puck in the back of the net in any way possible. To actually do it and end the game and beat our ri vals on our home ice
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This wa s Harnley 's fir st year on the Varsity and JV team s La st year he played for the tra vel bantam team.
Not onl y were win s memorable , thi s year was a remark able one , a s the Junior Stars welcomed their fir st female to the team.
"My dream s have alread y come true by having young hockey girl s in Lincoln look up to me as a role model ," said Junior Savannah Wr ight. I take pride in that. "
Wright started playing 11 years ago in Lincoln and then in the following years left to play for the Omaha Lady Jr. Lancers . No matter the player , the team fini shed together with moments they can look back on.
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BOWLING FOR IMPROVEENT. Junior Tressa Wagner prepares to knock a few pins down. "We are family , and I've got all of my sisters and me," said Wagner. Wagner was one of the team leaders among pin down this season with an average of 149.4 pin s a game and a high game of 195.
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Bowling is normally something others do to have fun with friends and go out for a night. The members of the bowling team did have fun , but they also supported one another while competing throughout the season. Some started from the bottom with having little to no knowledge of bowling technique and becoming masters of the game.
Coach Lon Hollibaugh helped them achieve that. A IO-year-veteran to coaching bowling, his coaching and the players' determination sent the Girls Bowling team to State on Feb, 14.
The girls team fell short. They lost in the first round, ending their chances of earning an early State title.
Varsity Girls bowler sophomore Erika Wimmer had an average of 162.4 pins a game and a high of 203.
"This group of girls has been the best the team has ever had as a group. We've developed a bond like sisters and have fun while doing the sport we love, " said Wimmer.
Varsity Boys Bowling also had a tremendous season, finishing fifth in the state after missing third place by three pins. To qualify for State the team needed to be in the top four.
"Our team started off as strangers to form a common bond amoung bowling. We then used that bond towards the effort to win," said sophomore Payton Addleman.
PIN POUNDING. Sophomore Payton Addleman warms up his arm by doing some light practice throws. Before every practice and every game the team practiced their stroke and s tance. STRICT STANCE. Freshman Sarah Raphael focuse on her next bowl as she carries her ball in a specific spot on her body for every bowl. Raphael bowled an average of 122 .8 over the seaso n WORK HARD PLAY HARDER. Junior Tanner Lloyd practice s hi s throw in an optional practice. Lloyd decided to make continual impro ve ment after the lo ss of an opportunity at State. Varsity boy s had optional practices , which they had to pay for , after the final tournament of their season.
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DIRT BIKING. Senior La ndon Swan n has been doing dirt biking since he was in fourth grade. He likes to ride for enjoyment not competition. "I love the adrenaline rush I get when I'm doing it;" said Swann. Courtesy Photo
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shreds the hills in Breckenridge, Colorado. 'Tm hoping to go to British Columbia, Canada and Heliboard someday," said Hillis. Hillis has been snowboarding since he was 12 and ays it shows your style as a person. For him , this means riding gnarly chutes and cliffs instead of just the terrain parks. Courtesy Photo
EQ\JESTRIAN Junior Ashley Bradbruy smiles big after her and her horse were announced 2014 Reserve State Champions. She started riding hor es when she was two years old. "I
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ORAL COMM Freshman Bryant Russell presents his music speech to his classmates and teacher Matt Hennes. "I cho e to do my speech about 'The Lazy Song' by Bruno Mar because I really like the song," Bryant aid.
Photo by Brooke Dowding/ Talon TEACHER HELP Senior Maddie Fricke reads "The Pianist" in Holocaust Literature. Lori Nakagawa assigned her class a variety of books about the Holocaust and genocides throughout the term. Photo by Brooke Dowding/ Talon
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ST DY HARD Io Melanie Gross's English 10D sophomore Corrinne Douglass looks over her notes carefully during a group discussion. The tudents read the book "East of Eden." Photo by Brooke Dowding/ Talon GUEST SPEAKE:R. Nebra ka basketball player, Tarin Smith, made a visit to Cindy Dwyer's Sports Literature class. The seniors watched a video about a coach named Bob Hurley, who really pushed his players. Smith played for Hurley, so the students listened as he told his tory about the experience. Photo by Brooke Dowding/ Talon LISTEN UP Juniors Tristen Williams, Jessica McCain, and Bhan Tiap listen in their AP Language class. "I enjoyed class discussion because it was always enlightening and helped to clarify ideas," McCain said. Photo by lacy Duren/ Talon
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Freshmen were required to take English 9 and sophomores were required to take English 10. In both these classe , students learned the basics and prepared for harder courses in future years.
Oral Comm was an English class every student had to take before graduating. Thi s class was all about public speaking. Student s learned how to create and present speeches and hopefully overcome any fears of public speaking.
"In Oral Comm we got to do a duo speech with a friend and that was really fun. Our speech was about two high school football players that had to be cheerleaders," freshman Max Robeson said.
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in English 10 was a poetry slam. A couple students from each class were picked to present their poems and competed to win the be t one. Sophomore Ellie Martinez shared her poem, "Painting Flowers ," and got third place.
"I was really nervous at first, but once I started saying my poem I had fun," Martinez said.
Juniors could make a choice between taking AP Language or Composition and Advanced Composition. AP Language was a college level course in which students sharpened their critical reading and writing skills and learned rhetorical principles. Durin g Composition students focused their reading and writing on narration , persua-
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"My favorite thing we have done in Composition is the definition es ay because it was the easiest for me to write. I like this class because I am improving as a writer," junior Shelby McKee said.
Seniors were offered AP Lit , Sports Lit and many other classes. The wide range of options allowed students to pick something that intere ted them.
"I chose to take Creative Writing because I enjoy reading and writing and I wanted to continue to improve my skills. My favorit e part of the class is partner work and having the freedom to write about whatever I want," senior Rylee Boden said.
POETRY SLAM. Sophomore Cameron Porter reads his poem to multiple English classes in the Media Center during third block. He got first place with his poem called, "The Deadbeat Bop. " He incorporated music in with his poem to make it more of a rap.
Photo by Brooke Do wding/Talon ROMEO AND JULIET Hannah Thompson's English 9 class learns about the play , "Romeo and Juliet." Freshmen Ian Maltas and Ramsey Mesnard performed one of the scenes during class. Maltas was Juliet and Mesnard wa Romeo. Photo by Brooke Dowding/ Talon
Mathmatics is one of the most important classes that can be taken in high school. Many colleges look at mathmatics classes specifically, but so many different things in life involve math too.
"I think math is needed for most careers, and can be helpful for almost anything," said junior Carli e Jaega r.
Students that took math classes this year had so many different opportunities for getting the resources they needed in order to succeed.
Teachers offered tips in class and outside of class on how to succeed in math classes.
"Focus, work hard and use your resources. When students are focused, have the mind et of working hard and are willing to use resources (like getting help from teachers or watching online videos), I feel like all
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PPl::PARING STU DE T FOR COLLEGE Mr. Matt James goes over the work on the board for his students' understanding of the material. Teachers were available about an hour before sc hool started every day for students who had question s over the previou s night 's homework Photo by Shelb y Dahl/ Talon PR r· CE MA E PERFECT Senior Amanda Nelson does a daily warm-up in her Pre-Cal cla s. Mo , t math teachers had their tudents do warm-ups everyday to get more practice of the material they were learning. Pho to by Shelby Dahl/Talon
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students have success and opportunities in their future," said Dr. David Hartman.
Math teachers were available before and after chool to help students with anything from relearning a lesson to extra help to better understand the material.
"The teachers help a lot, through being there before and after school. They help with questions on homework and help review before tests," said junior Maddie Maschka.
This year, more students signed up to take advanced classes to further their education. One calculus class in particular had so many students that signed up that the class had to move out to a forum in order to fit all of the students. This was the first time that they've ever had to do this.
From warm-ups and homework to quiz-
zes and plenty of examples, students ha , a lot of practice to work on the material o 'er and over again.
When students were tested, they co u dnt ' use anything but their calculator and th1 r brain. With a subject that can often tim e ; be intimidating, it was important to focus < n the basics
"Don't think of math as numbers an , formulas with no meaning. Instead, thi r c of it as an opportunity to learn to think logically and critically," said Mrs. Tim ay Powers.
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0 r Seniors Bailey Snow and Sam Mitchell compare answer to see what the other got. Students were encouraged to talk to each other to get more input on the material.
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., G v t Junior Taylor Coffey works with fire in Mike Geist's Chemistry class. Throughout the semester the students participated in many different labs to help them learn the material. " I really enjoyed Chemistry I liked learnjng things , but I also liked taking a break from that and participating in labs," Coffey srud. Photo by Jessie Fowler/ Talon coc E O 'r I S. Senjor Madison Neukirch works hard on detailing the muscular sy tern on her " maniken" in Tracy Wiese 's Anatomy class Students worked tirelessly day after day to put them together, while they also got quizzed over the muscles Photo by Jessie Fowler/ Talon
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"Something I enjoyed most in Ayla Duba 's class was her obsession with Disney:'
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"I will always remember the class inside joke (A star in the sky.)"
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FIELD TRIP. Seniors in Anatomy class go to Bryan West to see a cadaver and the assimilation unit. The students were taught about how the assimilation mannequins worked and helped with learning for the nurses. "I really liked going to Bryan West. There were good facilities and they had a lot of good opportunities for people there," senior Jaz Blobaum said. Photo b y Ta ylor Rothgeb/ Talon EXPER MENTTl\t1E. Juniors Shardhat Daggumati and Jerrad Roberts di ssec t a goat brain in Tracy Wiese 's AP Physic class. They looked for familiar or odd thing s in the goat brain and compared it to other brains. Courtesy Photo
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"Chemistry i as much a passion of art a a wonder of science, " Chemistry teacher M ike Geist said.
With many science teachers , students had a wide variety of classes to take. Freshman started with Physical Science and Geoscience.
"My favorite part of Physical Science was when we did stations. We got into groups and did different activities dealing with what we learned about. We worked with waves for part of the term, " freshman K ail e y Je lin ek said.
Biology was the next science class that every student was required to take. In Biology they learned about ecology, taxonomy, evolution and many more things. Students
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had an interesting learning experience this year when they took a field trip to the Platte River to learn about Ecology.
"When we were there we walked around the woods and our teacher pointed out important things. We also looked at the streams and caught bugs ," sophomore Ka rl ee Slama said.
Chemistry was taken next by juniors. Students spent time learning anything from the periodic table to the states of matter. They also did hands on activities including labs and experiments.
After taking all of the required classes, seniors got the chance to choose what they wanted to take. Some popular classes were Zoology and Anatomy.
In Zoology, students learned about the diversity of animal life by studying the structure, function and behavior patterns During third and fourth term students got the opportunity to take a field trip to the Omaha Zoo.
In Anatomy , students were taught about the muscles , endocrine system brain and heart. They also learned about physiology , which is how the body works.
"Anatomy is definitely challenging and there are a million different concepts to try to grasp. Almost everything we do is hands on. To learn the skeletal and muscle systems we got to design our own manikens and built all of the parts ourselves as we lea rned them ," said senior Neal Weldon .
P1 URED INTO SCIENCE Sophomore Ty le r Carste ns starts his lactic acid fermentation lab in Biology He added his live bacteria to start the process of turning the milk into yogurt. After the yogurt wa s made , the students got the chance to sample their finished product. Photo by Jessie Fowl e r/ Talon ALIVE AND SATISFIED. Sopho more Migue l A lva rez takes care of one of the many reptiles in Charley Bittle's Biology clas s Each student was asigned to take care of an animal for the whole term. " For my alive and satisfied project I took care of the snake named Wyatt ," Alvarez said. Photo by J essi e Fo wle r/ Tal o n
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Throughout the cour e of high school, students are required to take different clas e to inform them on past events and how they shaped the history of our world today. Students study subjects from the Roman Empire to how the U.S . Government works.
"I think it's good to know about our history and what went on. I also love the teachers who teach it, like Mrs. [Lisa] Bales and Mrs. [Leslie] Mann," said junior Bailey Wergin.
Many teachers bring different elements into class that make learning about the past interesting for their class.
" I like Civics because Mrs Bales and Mrs. Stopp always know how to make the
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discussions more interesting and fun," said freshman Alise George.
For sophomores, the classes looked different from the previous years In previous years, sophomores took either AP World History or World History. Now, sophomores could take AP Human Geography or World History. The students who chose to take AP Human Geography, as seniors , had the option to take AP World History along with their GoPo class.
"I really like my GoPo class with Mr. [Thomas] Nettleton because he is funny and makes class enjoyable," said senior Emily Honnens.
The U.S. History class added a new element to class called SHEG (Stanford
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a joke U.S History cla ss studied the hitory of the country and studied World Wars. Photo by la cy Duren/Talon SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
Senior Andrey Naidenoff takes notes during Mr. Thomas Nettleton 's GoPo clas s Seniors were required to take GoPo to graduate with their completion of 20 service hours in the community "I really like GoPo becau se I get to expres s my thoughts about different controvers ies," said Naidenoff.
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story and spread by Jordyn Champoux History Education Group). SHEG taught students how to read and think like historians. SHEG had students corroborate , contextualize, source, close read, and look at multiple perspectives from historical documents.
"When the teacher brings in different points of view, it ieally shows history from a different light," said junior Wyatt Jensen.
In every history class, students learned about people who lived before them and how life affected them.
"I love history because I love learning about the past and about the people who lived before us, " said junior Frannie Folsom.
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STUDYING THE MATERIA Junior Juanita Morales works on her outline during Mr. Jim Danson's U.S. History class. Mr. Danson focused on SHEG daily during his classe Photo by Jordyn Champoux/l'alon Fl !DING THE JO I LEAR ING Freshman Anna Petr enjoys Mr. Denny Hershberger 's Civic D class. Hershberger added fun and laughter to his classes. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/ Talon
CONCENTRATING ON WORK Junior Tressa Wagner listens to a classmate during Mr. Brian Albrecht's Sociology cla s. Sociology students had to complete and present a social norms project. Their project had to test the social normalities of society. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/l'alon USING YOUR RESOURCES. Senior Miranda Neil uses technology to her advantage during Mr. Ryan Salem 's AP Psychology class. Psychology classes studied the brain and mental processe Photo by Jordyn Champoux/l'alon FINAL REVIEW Freshmen Henry Huenink , Gillian Dean and Jackson Crump complete their final review worksheets in Mrs. Lisa Bales 's Civics class. The class studied a a group to prepare for their term one final. Students in Civics learned about politics and studied politicians. They also learned about the amendments. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/l'alon
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Wightig: important
Fuichtbar: horrible
Anruten: to call up
Wollen: to want
Conduir: to drive
Empezar: to start
Hacer: to do/m ake
Decir: to say
Dar: to give
Otaku: one who is obessed with computers
Kawaii vs Kowaii: cute vs scary
Senpai: a school student older than you
Manga: comic book
Paler: to speak
Dire: to say and to tell
Chez: at someone's house
Travailler: to work
Voyager: to travel
MAKING FUTURE PLA S TODAY Sophomore E llie Martinez and junior Jessica Mcain talk to a UNL representative about the benefits of being bilingual at the 2014 Bilingual Career Fair. At the fa ir, s tudent s s poke to many different repre se ntative about career options available to them if they were to purs ue a career in bilin g ual communication. Photo by Megan Gockefl'alon
GAMING EDUCATIONALLY Sophomore~ f anvi Santhosh and Anna Lee gather in the f < um for Spanish ill The girls were engaged in a 1andma« board game that was helpful in learning n.eir vocabulary. Photo by Taylor Rothgebfl'a lo I KEEP UP TRADITION Sophomore Gavin Du n in leads the class in a Japanese bow and greetin! .i t the~ginn in g of Japanese IV class. The clas s arted all> ended each day with this bow and gree t g. Photo by Shelby Dahl/Talon
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Students who involved themselves in World Language classes were bound to "go far." Language classes not only taught students the language, but also the cultures and traditions of the country in which it originated.
"My favorite part about Spanish III was having the opportunity to read a book in Spanish," aid senior Robert Garcia.
The book, "El Mano en la Arena, " was written completely in Spanish and gave the students a look at what Latino literature is as well.
Across the globe to French class, Mme. Mrs. Marlyne Phelps and her French IV class viewed the film, "Au Revoir Les Enfants," about life under German occupied France and what it was like to live during that time. Phelps has shown the film each year and students gained the ability to hear French natives speaking, as well as gain
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an understanding of European filmmaking.
In Mr. Jeremy Smith 's Japanese class, students learned about Japanese culture through Southwest's Japanese sister school pen pals and trying different Japanese candies.
"I took Japanese because I think it's the best language LSW offers, and I want to live there one day, "said sophomore Rose Gaffner.
Traveling from Japanese to German class, Mr. Aaron Finley taught his students about the culture of Germany by building gingerbread houses in German III.
" I took German because it seemed fun and it's beneficial because it 's useful when traveling to another country ," said freshman Riley Moody.
A new addition to the Nest and the language department was the successful Bilingual Career
Fair for students who expressed interest in a bilingual career. The fair gave students an opportunity to see the different occupations that could become available to them if they were to take a second language clas or if they were presently bilingual.
Representatives from Bryan Health, the Lincoln Police Department, UNL, Wells Fargo, EducationQuest, Education Abroad and Lincoln Public Schools spoke to students about the opportunities and careers available to them.
Spanish teacher Mrs. Nila Jacobson came to talk to students about how to go about receiving a bilingual badge on their degree "I attended the career fair because I wanted to see what options there were for me to utilize my knowledge of Spanish in the future and in a possible career," said Senior Britany Ward.
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"It is an excellent source of communication between different kinds of people:'
"It is much easier to get a job in the future when you are able to speak more than one language:'
"They are a good learning experience and, languages other than English are beautiful:'
- Freshman Jaelee
Aaron Finley and hi s German Ill class display gingerbread houses for Christma s. Finley 's clas s collaborated with FACS teacher Mrs Sherrie McCranie and her Culinary Skills class to construct the collection Photo by Ta ylor Rothgeb/Talon
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Art is a process with patience being the key.
"If anything, Pottery has taught me patience. There's nothing like trying to center a piece of clay on the potters wheel for an hour, not getting it, and having to try again the next day," said senior Liz Uebele.
Uebele took a total of six different pottery classes at Southwest, including an independent study.
Some of the different art classes ranged from Beginning Pottery to Advanced Pottery, Beginnin g Photography to Advanced Photography, Painting to Drawing and many more.
"I decided to take Photo Techniques this year because I find photography and edit-
ing pictures really interesting," said senior Paris Lord, " Photo Techniques helped me get more creative with photography and find things to take pictures of that people don't usually see in their normal, everyday life ," Lord said.
With having a lot of different choices in art classes, it gave room for students to choose what they would like to learn more about, whether it was making jewelry, sculpting pots or even taking pictures and learning how to develop film in the dark room.
"Most importantly, what I like most about working in the art department is teaching and watching students discover (or re-discover) their creativity as well as
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The love of art from the teacher was matched by the st udents.
"I love being able to create something that expresses things that words alone can't," said senior Regan Kyker.
Art classes allowed students to express themselves in a different way and students were able to take a break and focus on something different for a change.
"It's fun to be able to express yourself differently than most classes at school. I enjoy having a class where I don't have to worry about doing something wrong, it's art," said freshman Shelbi Larson.
ENDLESS ART Junior Aylandra Blazio cuts through a piece of metal with the jewelry saw in Beginning Jewelry. Beginning Jewelry involved learning how to make pieces of jewelry out of small pieces of metal and learning the process of making different jewelry.
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paint her version of a landscape for her Beginning Painting class. Beginning Painting taught students how to use their creative thoughts and paint them on the canvas. Photo by Delaney Springer/Talon PURE CONCENTRATION Sophomore Sheyenne Melroy starts to draw a picture of the magazine cover in her Beginning Drawing class. The Beginning Drawing class taught students to find their creative mind and let it out on paper. Photo by Sarah Sieps!Talon SPONTAN OUS REATIVITY Fre hman Sophia Bellavia glazes her drape mold in her Beginning Pottery class taught by Mr. Willie Sapp. The students in Beginning Pottery had to make multiple different pieces that would help build their pottery skills up to be able to construct pottery pieces on the potter's wheel. Photo by Sarah Sieps/Talon
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HI"\ D AT OP Sophomore Mitchell Lorenz tudies and builds hi robot to prepare to race others. REM was a popular class taught by Mr. Jeff Jochum. Photo by Alanna Klineffalon CA U DIC r Seniors Micah Wiebusch and ick Arauco put forth a helping hand in Landscaping Design by digging and raking up the oil to plant new gra s. This class wa one of many provided for students to give back. Photo by Alanna Klineffalon
"I like REM because you get to build and see how the robots work:'
Kason Fiedler 9
"Take Charge is a good class to prepare for college. To become an international business worker would be my dream:'
Ty Holt 11
"I like wood working because it's hands on. I definitely want to take advance classes:'
Aden Cooley 11
"My favorite part of Landscaping Design is hands on, it's something I would consider a career in:'
Summer Osterloh 12
"World of Business is a great class because no matter what career you go into, you will need some background in business:'
Noah Post 9
"I took landscaping design because I love Mr. Hennecke. He's a goober:'
Josh Brandt 12
"I love my advanced classes because students know more of what they're doing and choose to be in here and have fun:'
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High Scl;iool is a good way for students to test what they wish to do with the rest of their Ii ves.
There were many different classes to take involving business and technology that helped students better prepare. Whether students chose to pursue a career through these classes or students took them to meet credit standards, these were skills that could be used for years to come
"Industrial Tech classes are popular and well liked because of the hands-on experience ," said junior Treyten Nelson.
In challenging advanced classes, students were allowed to let their imagination s run wild. Students were free to build what they wished to design.
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"I took Machine Tool and Welding to help me in my future. I plan to go further in college thanks to this course," said junior Breanna Ratzlaff.
Southwest offered different business classes like Business ECON, Business Managing and Sports Marketing.
"I love my business class it 's one of the best because of our teacher, Mr. Hinrichs ," said freshman Kiara Oswald.
These classes helped students get a head start with planning for college or a career.
One unique course offered by Southwest was the option to take REM, Robotics Engineering and Mechanisms.
"Robotics is a hands-on class where
you learn to program the robot you made and make obstacles to accomplish through it," said Jeff Jochum.
Students could take their robots to competitions in local competitions at Southeast Community College and then to national and world competitions. Through district support, Mr. Jochum is looking to form a Robotics Club in the future.
Whether students took a business class or took a hands-on approach through industrial tech, skills gained will be useful.
Taking different classes benefited students in helping them realizing what they want to do with their futures.
, learn and program their robots on their own.
Southwest is the only school in Lincoln to offer REM class. Photo by Alanna Kline/I'alon
GETTING CRFATIVE. Junior Noah Johnson is hard at work in hi s Beginning Wood Working class. For this project specifically, students constructed a personal design and turned it into a table top of their own.
Photo by Alanna Kline/I'alon BRAIN POWER. Freshman Andrew Peterson tests out his latest model of hi s robot made in REM Students were expected to build
Skills
Family and Consumer Science and Phy ical Education departments included many different opportunities to learn ways of living an independent and healthy lifestyle.
These departments offered classes to improve skills in dancing, cooking, playing sports with classmates, lifting weights or learning how to make clothing.
"In Physical Education classes you get to have a good time with friends, and you don ' t have to worry about tests and homework," said senior Cameron Svoboda.
Getting enough credits in physical education was not difficult for most students with the many options offered. Fitness for Life was a combination of class room learning, such as health and hands on fit-
Students played volleyball , ba ketball , te nnis and more for free time. Students played in tournaments competing against each other in Team Sports Photo by Jordy n Champoux/Talon INTERIOR DESIGN.
Senior Lauren Funke places her fabric samples on her board designed for Assistant Principal Sarah Salem's house. Students made de signs for Salem 's living room and home office. Students had one week to design and present their board s for Mrs Salem to choo se from Pho to by Mari e Mi ce k/Talon
ness, was a common chosen elective.
"My favorite Physical Education class was Modem Jazz and Aerobics because I enjoyed bettering myself physically through dance ," said senior Maddie Balfany.
Weight Training and Team Sports were common electives that were offered all year and sometimes taken more than once in a year by students.
In Lifetime Sports and Team Sports students learned a bigger variety of games.
" My favorite activity in Team Sports was kayaking, " said senior Keegan Miller.
In FCS and Health classes, students learned how to cook and prepare food for healthy living. Similarly classes in the
family and consumer science and physical education electives offer variety throughout the year
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Family and Consumer Science department taught students how to live independently by sewing and tips about living safely.
In FCS students sewed blankets, clothing, stuffed animals. Students got a chance to be creative in the item they chose to make. Additionally in FCS students got to choose the kinds of food they wanted to inake in Culinary Foundations.
"My favorite thing that I made in Culinary Foundations was fettuccine alfredo because it was different than what we usually made, " said Amanda Nelson.
The classes in Family and Consumer Science and Physical Education were meant to give students a chance to learn skills for their future after high school.
FREE TIME FUN. Senior Reilly Nelson throw s around a volleyball durin g free time in Team Sports.
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"My most embarrassing memory of Creative Clothing was sewing a quilt inside out:' Cleo Kelley 9
GETTING SWOLE Junior Treyten Nelson bench presses in Advance Weight Training, "My favorite part of Weight Training was lifting hard ," said Nel so n , Photo by Jordyn Champoux/fa/on FOOD FOR Tl-lOUG T Senior Nicole Grosshans s prinkles cinnamon on her cinnamon roll s in Culinary Foundation s. Cinnamon rolls were just one of the many treats students made in Culinary Foundation s, Photo by la cy Duren/Talon.
"In FCSI (Introduction to FCS) I was taught how to live on my own especially by making food:' Hattie Phelps 10
"Food Prep and Presentation helps prepare me for college and gives me a useful experience:' Kyle Osterloh 11
"My favorite part of Independent Living was the field trips we went on, such as car and apartment shopping :' Taylor Badders 12
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T PA I Junior Jacob Kitchen plays the timpani at the Winter Concert. "Playing the timpani was a good way to express myself. I liked being in the band because I enjoyed being a part of something bigger than myself," Kitchen said. Photo by Keegan Miller/ Hawk Talk ORCHE TRA Freshman Jae Hyun Lim plays violin in the Orcbe tra at a Jazz and Orchestra concert. The concert had many pieces played that the J azz B and and Orchestra had been preparing for weeks. Photo by Jessica Fowler/ Talon
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TRUMPETS Sophomore Faith Lavoie and sophomore Drew Hedstrom play trumpet with the Jazz Band. "I love making mu ic and being in a group that does that," said La Voie. Courtesy Photo RECEIVING AN AWARD. The director of Orchestra, Jason Lenz, receives the Colonel Finley R. Hamilton Military Outstanding Musician Award. He was given
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Instrumental music wa a big part of students' lives. It encompas ed everything from Orchestra to different Jazz bands.
Throughout the year they had many performances including the UNO Jazz Festival, a Band and Orchestra Concert on May 11 and many more.
"My favorite concert was the Winter Concert. I played the tenor sax and it was hard competition to get the first chair, so I was very excited when I got it. My favorite song we performed was 'Steel.' We performed it in the Spring Concert too," said freshman Luke Meyer.
"I really liked the concert at the end of term two because it was very big. All the bands were together and so were the
choirs. It was fun to hear everyone perform," said freshman Annica Jonson .
Junior Conner McConnell composed his own music and the band performed his song, " Winter Celebration, " at the Winter Concert. Connor spent two-anda-half years composing his piece. While he was writing it he saw another student's song being performed by the band and he wanted a chance too. He continued to work on it and finally had it performed by the Wind Ensemble.
" It was cool hearing my song being perfomed. There were a few rough spots, but overall it turned out great," said McConnell.
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story and spread by Brooke Dowding to compose a piece of music at that level because it sounded like everything else we have played. It was fun performing a piece that a student wrote," said junior Carter Knopik.
Prep Jazz and Jazz I got the opportunity to go to a Jazz festival in Greeley, Colorado in April. This was the largest event of its kind in the nation. Over 250 college, high school, and middle school big bands, combos, and jazz vocal groups from across the country came to this event.
"I was excited to get the chance to go to this festival. I also looked forward to watching everyone perform ," said junior Alyssa Kugler.
PLAYING TOGETHER. Senior Ashley Peiman and sophomore Harinh Lee play the cello together.
" I chose to play the cello because it was an ' in the middle' instrument and I enjoy it a lot. I also enjoy being in Orchestra because it was always a fun environment," said Peiman. Photo by Riley Moody/ Ha wk Talk SOLO Senior Max Wanser plays in Jazz I and performs an alto sax solo. " During my solo I wanted to have fun , so I chose to play the fight song. I was nervous , but I enjoyed it a lot ," Wan ser said.
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Show choir. Sparkles , hair spray, curls and poofs, singing men and women, and a sassy director.
Both show choir groups, Resonance and Ambience (aka Ambeyonce) placed in the finals at all five of the competitons they participated in. Ambience was able to win four of the competitions and placed second at the Omaha Westside competition. Resonance, the Varsity group, made it in the finals at each competiton, including the competition in Totino, Minnesota.
" Having Resonance make finals was outstanding because we knew it would be tough and it was really rewarding. Then on top of that , having Ambience win at an outof-state competition was just awesome,"
BELTING IT OUT Sophomore Chloe Fleecs co nce ntrates during Ambience 's performance of their ballad at a competition. The ballad was titled "Lucky Strike." Courtesy Photo OWNING THE SPOTLIGHT
"S how choir gives me an outlet. When you go and rehearse or perform you leave all of your worries and tributes behind. Show choir to me means conveying a message between yo u and the audience and trying to make others happy while you make yourself happ y," said junior Abigail Stine. Courtesy Photo
said director Mr . Andrew Jacobs o n.
Unlike other school activities , the students of Resonance started their work before the start of school. In late July , they received their music and had choreography camp the first week of August.
" We go in for six hours a day and eat dinner at school. We do nothing but learn the choreography for our show," said junior Be n Harris.
Ambience got their music the first week of school and had choreography dates in September.
The show choir groups practiced the same songs and same dances all year until their competition season, which started in January.
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Something that has now become a tradition with these E-Wingers is to host the Southwest Showdown competiton. This competition works as a fundraiser for the vocal programs.
Schools from all across the region, and sometimes the nation, came to compete. Both Resonance and Ambience performed, but could not be judged because they hosted the competition.
The money they raised helped pay for travel expenses, food , hotels , etc.
"We do cool themes in each room that a show choir group stays in. There was a ' Frozen' one, Starbucks, a heart themed one, and a lot more," said sophomore Mia Neil.
THE BOYS OF AMBIENCE. " Show choir is a place that I can be my true self. At the beginning of the year the guys weren ' t pretty close, but now we are all closer and more tight knit ," said junior Lando n Friese n Courtesy Photo THE POWER OF HAIR Junior Kie rsten Lawre nce hits her pose while performing with the group. " If your hair isn 't on point, then the group isn ' t on point. You can always find that one girl who needs tighter curls or a higher poof. If you are fierce then it brings everyone else up to the next level and we can get bigger trophie s," said junior Lawrence. Courtesy Photo SINGING AND DANCING, DANCING AND SINGING " I have gotten a lot better at singing, singing and dancing at the same time , and I'm definitely better at reading musi c," said senior Ati ra Meye r. Meyer has been in show choir for three years Courtesy Photo
E O HE Junior Ste ffan y Lien baton twirls for football fans. " I love getting the opportunity to perform and that 's also why I love Marching Band and competitive baton twirling," Lien aid. Photo by Delaney Springer/Talon ,... D G - n DP our The woodwind ection of the band prepares for a halftime performance Tpe Marching Band would practice in the morning to prepare for their halftime shows. Photo by Delaney Springer/Talon AL A L ~AR H r'-JG B, A group of Marching Band members point their instruments into the air to amp lify the sound. Marching B and played "Hey B aby" as one of their signature songs throughout the year. Photo by lacy Duren/Talon
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Marching Band, Color Guard and Baton Twirler, Steffany Lien had practices in the summertime starting at 7: 15 a.m. to better improve their skills.
Along with early morning practices, the team also had practice after school once the school year began and several practices at Seacrest leading up to competition season.
Keeping with tradition was a yearly goal for all members.
"We start in July and then it's pretty intense in the end and the competition aspect of everything makes us kind of this tight knit family," said Mrs. Alyssa Wilhelm.
Their hard work was reflected in the competitions they participated in this year.
"It feels amazing when we all put on a
great show and then you feel really proud about it," said senior flute player Anna Cole.
Marching Band and Color Guard's season started slow with a rating of III at their Capital City Marching Band Championship, where they finished in last place.
" One of my least favorite parts about Marching Band was the people that just didn't care. It takes some of the fun out of it ," said senior clarinet player Cassandra Stolz.
The season soon rebounded when the group scored a Division I rating at the NSBA State Marching Band Festival.
"It was the first time in awhile that Southwest scored a one at State," said senior Color Guard member Katerra
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Sullivan. "In itially everyone was excited but once we got on the bus it was insane. Everyone was shou ting , cheering, and screaming for nearly the entire ride home. I will be able to look back and know that we got a one at State. I couldn't have a ked for more."
There were other competitions that both Marching Band and Color Guard competed in as a team.
For some, State was the last competition they would ever play in.
"What I'm going to miss most about band is all the people, the teachers and the sense of community that we all had," said senior trumpet player Vanessa Larsen.
STICk. TO H[ BrAT Sophomore Dillon Holsteen stands on the Seacrest Field with the 25-pound tuba around his shoulder. Thi was Ho! teen 's second year in Marching Band Photo by Shelby Dahl/Talon GLOVL UP Junior David Peterson plays during the halftime show again t Lincoln Southeast. Peterson was in the percus ion section of the band. Photo by Maken zie Waller/ Talon
Keeping-5 ~eS in line
Without the various offices in which Southwest operates, the nest would be chaotic. From the main office to the athletic office, each department was vital to the organization of the chool, and the staff that were included in these offices were often uncredited for their effort to keep school running smoothly.
Inside the Main Office, Principal Hugh McDermott worked to keep the networking of the school functioning properly all year.
"I want students and staff and parents to feel we are doing everything within our power to provide maximum opportunities for ·our kids," said McDermott.
The main office was responsible for planning school events, providing assis-
tance for students and handling all functions involving the school day.
Along with the main office, both the security and the attendance office were important in running the nest smoothly. This year Police Officer Mike Holm finshed his last year at Southwest, and Officer Joe Fischer took over as the school re ource officer.
All areas of the nest needed a place to control their activities, and without the Athletic Office, Southwest's sports programs would not have been capable of organizing games and tournaments succe sfully.
Mark Armstrong, Kim Carson, and Nicole Kubik made up the Athletic Office. " Mr. Armstrong controls scheduling
story and spread by Taylor Rothgeb of sporting events, contracts for games, and evaluates coaches. I handle budgets , paperwork for tryouts , and ordering equipment for each sport, " said Administrative Assistant Nicole Kubik.
The athletic department was also responsible for selling tickets to all events and passes that allow d students and family members into games seasonally.
Without specific departments handling specific tasks , it would be nearly impossible for school to function. Each office in the nest controled their respective duties , and together they tied the school into one network of unity. Students were able to feel safe , organized, and assisted with the help of the staff within each office.
HAWKS HEADQUARTE S Executive Secretary Lanette Dunn fulfills her duties in the Main Office Dunn was said to be the " brains of the office ," being that she coordinated the school' s main functions and schedules Dunn was Secretary for Principal Hugh McDermott, as well. Ph oto by Taylor R othgeb/Ta lon S V ING LIVES Health T ec hni cia n Debby Rye ass ists fres hm an Caitlin Dirks i n th e Health Offi ce. Th
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Photo by Taylor Rothgeb/Talon ~ICI\ING N fO GE Staff members and administrators gather in the theatre hallway for breakfast on Term 1 Finals Day. Administrators strived to organize this 2-3 times each school year Photo by Ta y lor Rothgeb/Talon
In the Media Center, there are about 54 books checked out each day
There are around 800 computers in the whole school.
L AR N "J'Th A MOUSE Senior Kelsie Baze takes her American Literature class as an online course through eLearning. eLearning was available to only juniors and se nior who wanted to take a class of their choice online. Students were able to work at their own pace through this class. Photo by Jessie Fowler/Talon EYE:S 01\i THE LINES Freshman Danny Petersen enjoys his free choice reading book for his English 9 class in the Media Center. English 9 st udents each chose a reading book for personal interest and a book related to a certain topic chosen by the teacher. Photo by Megan Gocke/Talon STUDY GROUP
Junior Jala Howard receives help from se nior Mason Halouska with her Chemistry homework during their pass block in the Counseling Center. Students who TA in the Counseling Center delivered pa sses to other students, and worked on other class work when they could. Photo by Megan Gocke/Talon
There are approximately 1,800 - 2,000 schedule changes each term.
There are nearly 190 classes in the Media Center each term
Located in the heart of LSW, the Media Center and Counseling Center was where most students would find what they were looking for.
There was much more to the Counseling Center than schedule changes. The Counseling Center had six accommodating counselors that helped students with anything they needed. Whether it was a schedule change, advice, preparations for college or help with students ' future goals, they made sure to keep students on the right track.
" I think a lot of times the college planning seems to be what counselors in the high schools are more geared to. So I think it's important to have somebody that's
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knowledgeable in those areas, to at least give them some insight on that ," said counselor , Mr. Eric Feeken.
The coun selors also gave students personal help if needed. There were many different amenities available to students in the Counseling Center as well, such as pass/fail papers, teacher assistant forms and volunteer forms.
"I think the best resources are in the Counseling Center because they are always there and willing to help with whatever you need, " said senior Anna Cole.
Filled with computers, book s and a helpful group of ladies, the Media Center was where students went for an infinite amount of resources. Students sometimes
by Me gan Go ck e/I'alon GRAB N' GO. Freshman Justin B ui helps himself to one of the granola bars that the coun selors offer to students outside the Counseling Center on finals days. " Fuel up for final s" ga ve st udents an oppurtunity for a source of energy before their final s. Photo by Mar ie Mi ce k/Talon ,i:n NG IT DONE
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"I like going to the Media Center during my free second block so I can get my homework done before going home," said senior B roe K onigsm ark.
Numerous teachers brought classes in to use the resources in the Media Center for when students needed to checkout a book or to write a research paper. The online database had online magazines , and academic articles for students to use for references.
Having access to the Media Center and Counseling Center at any time, students were able to recieve help when needed.
FOCUS IS ALWAYS KEY. Junior Kat ie Rh odes listens to music while using her free block in the Media Center to study for her English clas s Students with free blocks could work on clas s work in the commons area, the Media Center or in the forum s Photo
Junior Ma ddi e Wa lters spends her fourth block in the Media Center working on a Chemistry Project. " I like the Media Center becau se it 's quiet and it ' s easier to get more work done ," said Walters. Photo by M egan Go ck e/Talon
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N EMB J. Mariah Fallick, Nick Dionisopoulous , Ben Bevins, Zach Jewell , Jeffery Owusu-Ansah, Jae Hyun Lim, Sam Pinnell, Trev Riekenberg, Jack Wilke, Danny Petersen NOT PICTURED: Jordyn Fallick, Sarah Hoagland , Cameron Spurrier, Cameron
D <;C r t I A team-based club focused on trivia competitions. They participate in several area competitions per year Students are able to compete at both a Novice (9-10) and Varsity (9-12) level. Pf1N OR Scott Handelman
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MEMBERS : Victoria Balderas, Alli Benson, Karissa Boesiger, Vil Greta Gessert , Ashley Hillhouse , Mariah Kitchen, Zoey Live , Nyapoocb e,Madi
ob Swan on, Svoboda , Dylan Tyrrell, Megan Brubacher, Brett Burchett, C Maddie Pressler, Samantha Rau, Emily Sharpe, Sydney Sch ong, Claire Woldford, Madison DeRiese, Cri tal Franco-Gra Votava , Devony Votava, Morgan Peters, Monica Angeletti, Gro ss, Aryana KameEan. Maddie Maschka. Frances Munro H erts, Maya Sama!, Jacob Shiers, Regan Wesley, Mariah McCashlancl, arnilton, Ally Norris, K Jey Van Treeck, A J Wiley. Albina Zlenko, Zach Chapek, Jordyn Champoux. McKenzie Collins. Mariah Fal h, Maddie Gage, Yahsi Gorji, Mason Halom,ka, Makayla Haussler, Carolyn Hove. Chellsea Kohl, Miranda Neil manda Nel son, Erik Pawlowski, Liz Uebele
I O Assist all students in their transition as a new student supporting them in their fi t day( s) and in creating a program of transition for incoming 8th graders to freshman year. W• 0 Colleen Finkhouse
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MEIVBERS· BACK ROW(L to R): Jerrad Roberts, Hannah Sherman, Vanessa Kavan, Kelly Peterson, Hailey Humiston FRONT ROW (L to R): Rebecca Townsend, Ashlyn Sager, Anna Hershberger, Morgan Finley, Noelle Vampola. Haili Bullock, Crystal Kjar
DESCRIPTION· Student Athletic Trainers take care of players. help treat injuries, show athletes rehab exercises, tape athletes, provide ice to athletes, and assist the head athletic trainers. SPONSORS Crystal Kjar, Rebecca Townsend
FU~ RE HANK N G~T Junior members Shardhat Daggumati and Baolong Truong show off their club table at Future Hawk Night. Future Hawk Night offered incoming freshmen a chance to look at all of the clubs offered at LSW. Photo by Shelby Dahl/Ia/on i:1~H f" G FCP OME GOLDc Si Members host a booth at the Harvest Moon Festival. Their booth was the game called Kingyo Sukui (Goldfish Scooping). Courtesy Photo
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D ,c_ )IP 10 Ballroom Dance met as a class this year, instead of a student-led club. Mr. Jeremy Smith taught the students various dances, and several students contributed their Ballroom knowledge to teach the class as well.
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MEMBERS: Jackson Fischer, Makayla Haussler, Alex Mu'M'Mbt--1,\.LP_ d Nitzel, Swe t Tatineni , Elizabeth Yelder, Aaron Babel, Maddy Brow wski. Tro y Nguyen, Hannah O ' Neill, Josh Qu, Braleigh Car Davis, Eliz ac Gao, Ryleigh Gebers, Aristotle Gilbert, Harrison Grasso, Ca ackson Lederer '.ach Mad en , Maria Maxon , Kyle Otto, Elizabeth Park, Adr· thosh , Matth e v emin , Ben Stuart, Judy Truong, Jarred Williams, Chris Ziboh, dy, Lilly Giese n nn, Aaron Haake, Sarah Hoagland , Sam Hupp, Nico Lozan ael Mueting, Se r1 1 Nakagawa, Emily Nelson, Dan Nguyen, Luke Nolley, Ba an1...s..11JL1r'3vn Wegener, Aiah No1 • Ayah Issa. Courtesy Photo
SCRI TION. Members of Debate team prepare debate material to compete statewide and nati nally Debate team travels with the Speech team to make Southwest Forensics. which is one of South ' St ' s largest teams Debate hosted an auction, triathalon, craft fair and other fundraising events to he! cover the team's travel expenses.
SOMETHING NEW Senior Summer Osterloh sports a hip scarf while le how to Belly Dance. Ballroom Dance brought in guest teacher Pam Smit! the class Smith brought traditional skirts and scarves for the students to d Photo by Leah Fagen/Hawk Talk Tr-\ T 10 Seniors Roshanak Sa hr and Lukas Walter partner-up during a Ballroom Dance class. The pair d1 with the class for formal-dress day, and practiced the Foxtrot, Waltz an d ' Waltz. Photo by Leah Fagen/Hawk Talk Rooh sed up '! nne se
R'.::> Bahar Sallae, Jared Jesske, Mariah McCashland, Dannie Dilsaver, Brett Burchett, Michael ilton. Maddie Maschka, Marisa Zvolanek, Maya Sama!, Alex Grabast , Aryana Kamelian.
OT PICTURED: Qismat Niazi, Sachi Baeta. Photo by Sydnye Rohren/ Talon
L ON Members of DECA learn marketing skills and take part in community economic developent. Members participated in conferences and developed leadership skills. DECA attended entrepeneurip conferences in Omaha and Milwaukee, competed •n- District and State competitions, organized the culty basketball game and arranged the end of the year bur er bash.
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WATCH OUT. DECA members get ready to compete at Laser Quest. The team organized a fundraiser at Laser Quest where they brought prospective members
for the club. Other activites DECA organized included a Chipotle fundraiser, and volunteer-day at Center for People In Need. Courtesy Photo S -Ht:. S... Junior Alex Grabast represents DECA during the annual Central Region Leadership Conference in Minneapolis. The four-day conference included a college and business fair. and a performance by Kat Perkins [pictured above] from the TV singing competition '"The Voice. " Courtesy Photo
Drama club members Treyto n Merwick, Olivia Reid, elsea Arnol d, Aubrey Jensen, Emma Keifer and Kennedy Rittscher dress a\ Disney villians. The dress-up supported their TOTS-Eat Campaign, which llects food for kids without consistent meals. Courtesy Photo f5R '1.IN TORrv G. Drama Club members discuss upcoming events in the auditorium. The ub which is a part of the International Thespian Society, organized a craft fair d food drive this year. Courtesy Photo
NifMBERS. Karissa Cosman, Marshall Parish, Karneron Heimes. Zac Swain, Ally Fricke, Devony Votava. Nate Mitchell, Dallis Votava, Wyatt Morrison, Sophie Mae Cunningham, Adam Sarik, Allison Joyner, Greta Gessert, Jordan Williams, Mary Pinnell, Michael Patestas, Brady Pointer, Atira Meyer, Maddie Pressler, Josh Barnett, Connor Carson. Michael Woodcock, Rhiannon Ling, Gibson Meyer, Zach Williams, Grant Grosse, Maddie Fanton, Rachel Shaw, Karissa Boesiger, Alexis Acton, Lauren Hinton, Kennedy Rittscher, Brittany Athan, Loe Diep, Jake Piccini. Photo by Sydnye Rohren/Talon
DESCRIPTION: Drama Club members express interest in all aspects of the performing arts. Drama Club participated in the State Theatre Festival, watched Broadway shows, hosted a craft fair, organized a food drive and attended other the pian festivals Members of Drama Clu equired to participate in Silverhawk Theatre productions.
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D Sl R PTIO Members learn networking and life skills and are actively involved in commun it: uilding and fundraising.
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USING YOUR HEAD Senior Owen Koepke balances a hacky sack on his f1 chead. Koepke helped lead the FBF meetings. Photo by Carter Siedel/Talon BAL CF
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BG<S. FRONT ROW (L to R): David Petersen, David Rushing , John Derr. MIDDLE ROW (L to R): Maddie Balfany, Jake Casper, Owen Koepke, Alec Fynbu, Jack Espinosa. BACK ROW (L to R): Amanda Nelson, Christian Cook, DJ Oestmann, Michael Woodcock, Rachel Holsteen.
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-JC I\ '\MS Members from FBLA sell Candy Cane Gram s after school. Students could send a Candy Cane Gram to other students or staff for 25 cents
Photo by Megan Gocke/Talon SA I E ·U. Members of FBLA show off their awards at the Peru State College Competition. FBLA competed at Peru on Feb. 11. Courtesy Photo
MEMBERS : FRONT ROW (L to R): Liz Uebele, Qismat Niazi, Grayson gener. SECOND R C V (L to R): Marissa Scalora, Julia Niven, Serina Nakagawa, Danielle Neugebauer, Braeleigh Carso n, ,utash Parvanehgohar. THIRD ROW (L to R): Corinna Humiston, Haley Shaw. Sloane Koerperich , Er Le, Amanda Nelson, Jae Hyun Lim, Hunter Robb, Mr. Hinri hs. BACK ROW (Lt R): Hailey Hu n ton , Kyla Inman, Jared Ladd, Jacob Shires, Cameron Spurrier Andrew Peterson, S even Sylvester. t )T PICTURED: Jacob Shirrs , Bryant Russell, Kailey Hill , Zacc 1un, Mason Frey, Brittany Athan , organ Peters, Jackson Schirmer, Devyn Giesler, Bridger Corkill , 0 n Koepke ole Hartman, Ta y lo: -3 adde rs.
Breakfast Club (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
IP ON. This Fellowship of Christian Athletes
meets over a hot breakfast every Thursday morning to enjoy exploration into their " Life Manual" an • ss ways to implement its teachings in the lives of a teenager.
,·oo MAN'i
Peyton
chooses what he wants to eat for breakfast. FCA met over a hot breakfast every Thursday. B1E "Fr ST P1J E Senior
ESCP rT ON Members plan and carry out activities to address teen and societal concerns and show how Family and Consumer Science education can help them achieve the ultimate leadership experience.
SP0'-1 0 Teresa Way and Brittany Knudsen
CHOICfS Senior
Wetzel
Mikayla Greenwald sets up the breakfast buffet for FCA Greenwald helped lead the FCA meetings.
P~ FRONT ROW (L to R): Cecilly Lynch, Jillian Linder, Julia Bartolome. Emily Berzonsky. Kelly Peterson, Mikayla Greenwald, Emma Schwartz, Alex Schwartz. BACK ROW (L to R) : Karlee Slama, Peyton Wetzel, Mr. James. Hannah Wolkenbauer, Tanner Haas, Derek Greenwald, Mr. Berks, Chris Hegberg.
Huddle
R Terry Berks and Matt James
':>UNtJA Freshman Brandon Caha eats ice cream during a club meeting. Every Wedne sday FCCLA would meet and eat various types of foods
Photo by Keegan Miller/I'alon B G COO"-1 .S. Junior Shea Thompson puts cookies in the oven. This was Thompson ' s second year in FCCLA. Photo by Emily Ber..onsky/I'alon • a)
~EMBERS FRONT ROW (L to R): Cassie Borneman, Adriana Martinez Henriquez, Emily Berzonsky, Shea Thompson , Eryn McConnell , Samantha Payant. BACK ROW (L to R): Jessie McCloy, Sarah Osgood , Sarah Weame, Brandon Caha, Timothy Kohler, Ms. Knudsen , Mrs. Way Not Pictured: Maddy Jones, Jessica Morales Briseno, Quentin Fortney.
PAT I' L \ IN\..:J TH IRTU'°' Juniors Bailey Koe hlmoos, Alex Winklepleck, Shea Thompson, sophom o re Taylor Franzen, Haley Rieker (East High), seniors Connor Marek and Zach Winklepleck wait in Connor' s truck for their next tum to shoot. The team was competi n g at a trap meet at Lincoln Trap and Skeet on April 4. Co urtesy Photo GI:: TTIN COSM C. Seniors Swetha Tatineni , arah O'Neill and Alex Maben collect cosmic ray CO L, ts at UNL. Students attended the Cosmic Ray Work s h )pin the fall. IRST I F SHI i\J. Senior Jessie Mc Cloy 1ows of her second place award for fashion design at th e :ic. CLA Cluster Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas. H \I 'E GO Sophomore Jaclin Stonacek prepares to serve 2 the K.C. Show Me National Qualifier Volleyball Tou 1ment. Stonacek is one of many LSW volleyball pl rs that plays volleyball year round.
D'\ 1.J /\ Freshman Kalea Morgan, seniors Brady Stock and Nicole Grosshans snap a quick picture at the Nebraska State Diving Meet Courtesy Photo RUMPET
LE D n E: I Senior Eric Ullman plays the trumpet at the UNO Jazz Festival in February. Ullman was in Jazz I and they scored a 1 at this event. Courtes y Photo
HELPING OU OME I AWKS Students take a minute and a quick picture after helping set up Rob's Closet. The program helps fellow Hawks who may be in need of clothing and supplies. Courtesy Photo Ffi. EWELL v I n R Seniors Connor Carsons, Eric Ullman, Brenden Beechley, Owen Koepke and Noel Murphy take in the moment on Band Senior Night at Seacrest, Field Courtesy Photo
' P NCH or FRI NDS. Freshman Dorsey Adams, pbomore Sheyenne Melroy, senior Maddy Jones, junior ana Kamelian and senior Taylor Woods hang out during ·endship Club's Lunch Bunch meeting. The club met monthly bang out in the lunch room. Courtesy Photo
v1E~ BEPS FRONT ROW FROM LEFf: Taylor Elgert, Valerie Colson, Natalie Paul, Juman Arraseef. Gabby Ossenkop, Zach Sandin, Nick Jensvold, Aryana Kamelian, Taylor Woods, Courtney Burtwell, Shawntae Hollins, Thomas Reid
MIDDLE ROW FROM LEFT: Dorsey Adams, Sheyenne Melroy, Amber Green, Tory Soucie, Natalie Yontz, Colby Reffert, Ashley Levinsons, Rachael Bartek, Maddy Jones, Johnathan Michaelson BACK ROW FROM LEFT: Cole Foumell, Isaiah Samuels-Williams
DESCRIPl O Friendship Club worked to create friendships within the Southwest community. The club enjoyed doing school activites such as at the Monthly Lunch Bunch, an annual ice cream social at the end of the year, attending Southwest Theater productions, Frosty Flicks at local movie theaters and other holiday gatherings. They were also involved in the Special Olympics team here at Southwest.
SPONSOP Amy Jewell
HOS--8: (Health Occupations Students of America)
Lee,
EJ 01\r: Members meet every second and fourth Wednesday in B 101 and every third Monday a District meeting at Bryan LOH East. Their goal is to be more informed about the medical field. As ividuals and in teams. club members participated in Midwinter (Grand Island), State and Nationals, volunteered at the bood drive
0 S Tracy Wiese
H .AL W O'.>,\ lOI I.If 0, Juniors Aryana Kamelian and Monica Angeletti sell suckers during first lunch. HOSA members signed up to sell the suckers during their lunches to raise money for their club. Courtesy PhotoJuniors Quismat Niazi and Annie Nguyen lead the club in a disscussion. HOSA met two times a month to talk about fundraisers and club events in the future. Photo by Hawk Talk Staff
Jaclin Stonacek, Lucas Dionisopoulos, Jared Ladd, Jacob Shiers, Harinh
Maya Sama!, ariah McCashland, Monica Angeletti, Ayah Issa, Elizabeth Gao, Quismat Niazi, Ashlyn Saeger, AryKamelian and Annie Nguyen.
Club
0 S Carolyn Hove, Chellsea Kohl, Jessica Fowler, Jordyn Champoux, Kelsey Pauling, Mckenzie Collins, Megan Gocke, Mikayla Mack, Alexis Thomas, Alyssa Lee, Amanda Robotham, Chloe Satter, Dyan Alwin, Elizabeth Gao, Julia Niven, Julian Cortinas, Kristoff Herrold, Lisa Ath, Lyndsey Kasl, Madi on Hays , Mariah Klameth, Marissa Scalora, Matthew Vu, Megan McKay, Morgan Peter , Paige Doland, Sophia Quattrocchi, Jordyn Fallick, Steffany Lien, Ayah Issa , Anna Goddard, Julian Cortinas, Sarah Hoagland, Mariah Fallick, Taylor Hutchens, Larissa Wehling, Lyndsey Kasi, Karissa Boesiger, Madison Aldendifer
SlRI I l'\J Key club is a student-led organization that teaches leadership through community service. SPONSC fo Toni Dutton and Malinda Burk
Lat iV\O Caucus
, rO J G Seniors Cora Wendeln, Adriana Martinez , and Daisy Gonzalez volunteer their time at the Fright for Hunger drive Students hold the event in the wrestling room each year. Teachers and kids brought caned food to donate and then trick-or-treated. Courtesy Photo FUTURE HAWK NIGHT.
Senior Adriana Martinez and Junior Alejandro Rodriguez informed incoming freshmen of their club and what their mission is during the Future Hawk Night. Incoming tudents were able to meet Silver Hawk students and learn about the different clubs at Southwest. The school hosts the annual event in January Photo by Shelby Dahl/Falon
DESCRIPTION The Latino Caucus is a multicultural club at focuses on ing Latin cultura
ness in our school and community.
SPONSOR Mel Hernandez
Carolyn Hove, Lisa Ath, and Jordyn Fallick raise ne for an animal shelter. The money was used to provide food, shelter, and ott r necessities for the animals at the shelter. The girls walked around during H ke games with buckets to collect money. Courtesy Photo IM L 18A S 1f CE T P Key Club members volunteer
VV\aj~ Club
ION Math club is a club for students who want to work on and discuss math problems while eparing to compete in local and regional mathematics competitions
Ti ~u· A TD STUGu\lrc;, Juniors Denis Komissarov, Troy Nguyen and freshman Jae Hyun Lim competw in the quiz bowl competition at UNL's Math Day. The boys placed second in the bowl for Class A schools. The event took place in No vember. Courtes y Photo RI v1AT A LOr\l Math club members participate in the Doane College Tri -t fatha-lon. The competition was held in September. Court esy Photo
VV\~ltlc~lfawJ Caucus
r P JG Junior Qismat Niazi, Braeleigh Carson and the club set up ft wrapping station during the holiday season. Small gifts were $2 to wrap, ium $3-$4 and large gifts were $5-$6. The money raised was donated to the one Community Center. Courtesy Photo D V OF frl DLAD. Junior Annie yen and Amanda Robotham attend the Dia de Los Muertos , or Day of the d celebration at Sheldon Art Gallery The event was held in October. Students m Multicultural Caucus and Service Learning Club attended the celebration. ourtesy Photo
MEMBE S Qismat Niazi, Harinh Lee , Braleigh Carson , Sophia Kripal, Awood Chol, Emily Marvin DESCR PT ON Members of Multicultural Caucus meet to discuss the importance of multiculturalism and how to promote diversity awareness, respect and acceptance of all cultures within LSW and local communities. Club activities focused on the celebration and recognition of various holidays and cultures within our community , attendance and/or organization of a multicultural film festival and volunteered at local cultural centers to promote cultural awareness.
SPONSO° Alison Kelly
U, f:[ Denis Komissarov, Troy Nguyen, Zach Jewell, Maya Sama), Akshat Saraf, Ben Bevin , ao lon g Truong, Jackson Lederer, Faith LaVoie, Isaac Preuss. Jae Hyun Lim , Jeffery Owusu-Ansah. anny Peter en
Oh. Jeff Devries
rus_(National Honor Society)
-iE- - PT ON This student led publication allows staff members to learn journalistic techniques while working with different fa ets of media. Students produced one 32-pa magazine style newspaper each term. POI'-. OP Brandi Benson
rep Keeley Kroeker, Elizabeth Hempe Keegan Miller, Wyatt Morrison, Liz Uebe l• , Madicyn Deiro and Alex Benson.
TERM ?. Keegan Miller, Matthew Roe, Keeley Kroeker, Emily Berzonsky, Grant Schinner, Wyatt Morrison, Madicyn Deirc Alex Benson and Leah Fagen.
RI 3: Riley Moody, Keegan Miller, Le a Fagen, Keeley Kroeker, Madicyn Deiro, E1 1ily Berzonsky and Taylor Kent. NOT PICTURED: Isabelle Duncan.
TERfl, 4 Keegan Miller, Riley Moody, Li z Uebele, Taylor Kent, Keeley Kroeker, M aicyn Deiro and Erik Pawlowski.
nl G. NHS member senior Cameron Svobodoa volunteers after school on Tuesdays during PLC time to help tutor fellow Hawks. Many NHS members tutored to get volunteer hours. Members needed 7.5 volunteer hours each term. Photo by Grant Schirmer/Hawk Talk f l"I ·o OVERCOME. Seniors Neil Weldon and Lexie Bohling helped pick up trash at the Run to Overcome. NHS members volunteered throughout the community all year long. Photo by Elizabeth Hempel/Hawk Talk
MEMBERS : Aaron Babel, Madalyn Balfany, Emily Berzonsky, Alexan reruTJ, Jordyn Cha poux, Cooper Christiancy, Anna Cole , Bridger Corkill, Nessa Cox, Kaitl~ save r. Amy Dero v .sch. Matthew Dinneen, Nicholas Dionisopoulos, Brooke Dowding, M ick, Zachary Felter Quentin Fortney, Landon Friesen, Madison Gage, Margaret Gies, Chase be1, Jake Goddard, De k Greenwald , Mi ki. la Gre· enwald, Johnna Guernsey, Tanner Haas, Samantha Hahne, Maso Halooska, Dana H , Makayla Haussl er Elizabeth Hempel, Kailey Hill, Madison Home, Carolyn Hove, Brooke Hu &yan Jobnson, Yanni Kalogeras , Va: ssa Kavan, Chellsea Kohl, Vanessa Larsen, oah Lazaro. Alex Maben Atha Meyer. Mitchell, Megan ML ling, Miranda Neil, Amanda Nelson, Bailey Nesbitt, Madison Neukirch, J oack. abeth Oatman, Alex 0 1 c Ashley Peiman, Kelly Peterson, Liza Piccoli, Oliv1a Reid, Trevor Riekenberg, Ire o de, Ashlyn Saeger, Morg Sa nchez. Hally Sartori, Nicholas Scalora, Grant Schirmer, Trey Seibel, Baile y Snow, Elijah Soto, Cameron Spurrier, C. sandra Stolz. Ryan Stutzman, Cameron Svoboda, Swetha Tatineni, Liz Uebele, Eric Ullman, Allie Vanek, Brittany lfd, Neal Weldon, Cal White, Hannah Wolkcnhauer and Conner Works.
IP 01' The members of National Honor Society focus on volunteering in the community, learning ho , to create a po itive impact on society and developing leadership skills. Members must apply to be selected. 'ONSOK. Ayla Duba
Police, Club
ES( · )N Members have the opportunity to experience the training that recruits in the police acady go through. They learn the skills necessary to become a police officer through hands on experience.
Principal SNcteVU Advisory
Principal Hugh McDermott finished his last year as leader of incoln Southwest. McDermott started his job as interim principal uring the 2013-2014 school year.
While he was only planning to stay at LSW for one school ear, McDermott decided to stay for one more year. At the beginning of fourth term, it was announced that he 1ould be leaving and Mr. Mike Gillotti would be the new princi1for the 2015-2016 school year.
LSW would like to thank Mr. McDermott for all of his hard ork and dedication to the school over the last two years. He ed his Silver Hawk wings.
''Once a Silver Hawk, always a Silver Hawk," said McDerott.
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D S( nl 1 Members discuss issues around the school with administration. Principal Student Advisory Club helped improve the school by suggesting alternatives to school-related problems and listening to students and administration.
SPONSOR: Hugh McDermott
EMBE S Jacob Brewczynski, Shannon Hall and Kaare Mathison.
ING ME ROPE Officer Fisher teaches the club how to check for fingerprints on a crime scene. Club members dusted for fingerprints on pop cans they had used earlier in the day. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon -, IGERP JTII" G
CR SH COU c;E Senior Shannon Hall tudies the different types of finger prints. Club members looked into the history of fingerprint documentation Photo b v Jordyn Champoux/Talon
QI\::,' Officer Ficher
Keeley Kroeker , Jacob Champoux, Maddi Maschka and Kristine Hoagstrom. Not pictured Nyalat Buom, Qismat Niazi , Allyson Fricke and Karissa Ivory.
11. S Senior Shelby Dahl looks into past yearbooks to get ideas from other schools' themes and layouts. 'Looking through other yearbooks gives you the opportunity to improve your own work," said Dahl.
Photo by Jordan Champoux/Talon GOOD~...., ro Sophomore Skye Harnly gives a thumbs up on the ice. Harnly was a member of the Jr. Stars Hockey team.
Courtesy Photo I G Tl- L IC' Sophomore Jillian Linder skates onto the ice as she prepares to begin her routine. Courtesy Photo ON T T' E. Ul URE Seniors Vanessa Kavan, Abby Meader, Conrad Harker, Alec Sovereign, Matt Antholz, Luke Antholz and Jacob Shannon are all smiles as they sign to play collegiate sports at Signing Day. ·01 0 'B "T' D. Mr. Mark Novotny pranks hi student, freshman Josh Best , during his science class. Best was one of many of Novotny's victims to this particular prank. Courtesy Photo u-ur E B SINESS LFADERS FBLA members take a chapter picture at a competition in Peru, Nebraska at Peru State College
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MEMBERS: (Left to Right) Jordan Beck, Andrew Donald, Ke not picture Zach Schneider DESCRIPT'Of' The AF JROTC program is designed tot school students. AF JROTC is not allowed to recruit for SPONSOR. Sergeant Trent Woodruff
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Seniors Andrew Donald and Casey Taylor march at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Color Guard presented for the Memorial Day Ceremony.
FOR ~os~ Dylan Linderan (Northeast), Peter Duong (Northeast), Casey Taylor and Andrew Donald present at the ColJege World Series in Omaha, in the summer of 2014. The JR OTC met at Northeast seventh period on Tuesdays. Courtesy Photo
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1EMBH S Alex Maben, Josh Humphrey, Swetha Tatineni, A wood Chol, Baolong Truong, Sophia Quattrocchi, Hannah O 'Neill, Tony Le, Akshat Saraf, Troy Nguyen, Joshua Qu, Ben Bevins, Denis Komisarov. Kailey Van Treeck, Albina Zlenko, Shardhat Daggumati, Matthew Hodges, Joshua Barnett, Faith Lavoie, Grace Oh, Anna Lee, Elizabeth Gao, Jackson Lederer,Tanvi Santhosh, Jasmine Paulson, Maria axon, Zach Madsen, Dylan Downes , Larissa Wehling, Elizabeth Paulson, Sarah Hoagland, Jae Hyun Lim. Kali Mansur, Jackson Goddard, Sam Hupp, William Uebele, and Aaron Haake ES 10 Science Olympiad is now one of the premiere science competitions in the nation, providmg rigorous, standard-based challenges to nearly 7,000 teams in 50 states. It's currently the largest multidisciplinary science competition in North America, providing an everchanging line-up of 23 events in all STEM disciplines and exposing students to practicing scientists and career choice.
C r1 Greg Cooper, Mark Shearer and Jason Thomsen
1, 1- Senior Josh Humphrey works on his low mass vehicle. He entered it in the engineering event. Humphrey ended up taking first place at the Regional Meet.
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, [ , I\ES Pr1 1.... T (L to R) Junior Hannah O'Neill, senior Alex Maben and junior Josh Qu make a protein model for the Cellular Biochemisty event. The three came together and placed first at the Regional Meet. Photo by Summer Schultz/Talon
0 The program helps prepare students for honors, AP classes, ACT, SAT and adds strength to college applications The Science Olympiad team has been State Champions for the last four years. Photo by Summer Schultz/Ta/on
Service Le,ctf\f\(~ Club
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DE P 10N Participating students in Service Leaming Club had the opportunity to develop community leadership skills through service projects. Students helped o?,Ut~~..,.il!entary fun nights for Cave~ Elementary , Humann Elementary, and West Lincoln schools· L111C01biJPldllliOltSchools. They also hel~ with Hawk' Food Mart that is offered at Lincoln Southwes -5' c:s SP_ S'-' Melissa Hernandez c,i{
Photo
Summer Schultz/Talon
Junior s Amanda Robtham and Anna Goddard sell YUDA Bands to teachers and students. They sold about 200 bands and made about $1,400.
Courtesy Photo BUY oANDS Junior Hannah Beam sells YUDA Bands to raise money for students to go to school in other countries. The Bands were homemade bracelets from Guatemala and the proceeds helped send children to school in other countries. Courtesy Photo
1v\EMBE- ) (Left to Right) Matthew Roe, Anna Goddard, Amanda Robotham , Carter Knopik, Aryana Kamelian, Annie Nguyen, Hannah Beam and Steffany Lien
Lyndsey Kasl
LE .I\DER or THf PACK. One of the SFF leaders, senior B raxto n To nniges, gets the student body involved during a pep rally SFF got 10 minutes each pep rally to have some interacting games and chants for the students Photo by Makenzie Waller/Talon .OON N Junior Ca rli e Ja eger participates in a game during a pep rally. The game involved students blowing up a balloon and only being able to pop it using a chair. Courtesy Photo
I MBERS. BACK ROW to R): Mrs. Shelley Shanah Pari Renter , Sydnye Rohren , ( via Rezac , Brianna Ros s, Hai ah Huenink, Elizabeth He m1
Niven and Mrs Li , Ja les FRONT ROW (L to R ):
Bartolo
kayla Mack,
isha StopJ Lisa Bales , and Shelley Shan a in
freshman randon Caha, junior Shea Thompson and Mrs. Brittany Knudsen all traveled to the FCCLA Cluster Meeting in Little Rock, Arkan as. Caha took first place in Science in ACS. Courie Photo ROUND THE BARREL Sophomore Tori Adams hurries her horse during barrel racing. Courtesy Photo T0 AINI \IC
r l) TON UNL grad student, Josh Qu, Ethan Wan Winkle ( tudent teacher) and juniors Tony Le and Troy Nguyen train to detect Cosmic Rays using Scintillator panels and photo multiplier tubs. Students attended a Cosmic Ray workshop UNL ourtesy Photo "RAP IS WHERE ITS AT. Seniors Zach Winklepleck, Connor Marek and Skylar Berringer await their chance to shoot during a Trap meet on March 21. The meet was held at Lincoln Trap and Skeet. Courtesy Photo Courtesy Photo t t G S Member of the Girls Cross Country team hold up signs to cheer on their teammates. Courtesy Photo 01 4 Students show their camoflauge and face paint as they prepared for the first game of the season. The them was "Going to Battle." Courtesy Photo
sros (Silver Hawks Helping Other Silverhawks)
Freshman Zachary Schroer participates in a board game during an after school
session. SHOS met once a week to talk about how first term of high school was going. Photo by Jessica Fowler/I'alon GETT' I V( / D Sophomore atalie Hillman draws for an activity in a SHOS session. SHOS helped freshmen feel comfortable in the school. Photo by Madicyn Deiro/Hawk Talk Alexis Action, Iyana Allen, Monica Angeletti. Taylor Augusteyn, Caitlyn Barf), Julia Bartolome, Hannah Beam, Dylan Beechley. Haylie Beck. Sarah Berry, Flora Bescansa Luers, Emily Berzonsky, .1egan Bousquet, Leenah Bouzid. Juliana Brehm, Megan Brubacher, Seth Brunkhorst, Nyalat Buom. Brett Burchett. Briana Burianek. Connor Burney, Madison Caradori. Tony Caradori, Tyler Carstens, Emily Champoux. Jordyn Champoux, Connor Clanton, Madison Cluff, Taylor Coffey. McKenzie Collins, Lauren Cope, essa Cox , Emma Davis , Hannah Davis, Madicyn Deiro, Jenna Dejonge. Angela Dietel, Lucas D,onisopoulos, Corrinne Douglass, Liam Downes, Jacy Duren, Ryann Edgerley, Madison Egger, Ethan Escamilla, Mariah Fallick. Maddie Fanton , Alexa Fisher, Alivia Fisher, Chloe Fleecs, Jessie Fowler, Cristal Franco-Granados. Trent Frazee, Mason Frey, Maddie Gage. Amina Ganie, Ansley Gates. Bailey Gasseling. Nathan Geis, Devyn Giesler, Anna Goddard, Alexis Grabast, Elisabeth Gro s. Ashley Gutierrez, Mason Halouska, Dana Handke. Calla Harding-McDermott, Katelyn Harshman, Cole Hass, Makayla Haussler, Drew Hedstrom, Elizabeth Hempel, Natalie Hillman, Carolyn Hove, Hannah Huenink, Hailey Humiston, Katie Imhof, Ayah Issa, Arabelle Jachon, Aubrey Jensen, Aidan Johnson, Lidia Jons, Josie Kallhoff-Pitcher , Aryana Kamelian, Lydnsey Kasi, Bailey Kaufman, Emma Keifer, Haley Kennedy, Taylor Kent, \1adison Kerns, Chellsea Kohl. Keeley Kroeker. Jared Ladd, Morgan Larson, Mackenzie Leblanc, Madeleine Leblanc, Mitchell Lorenz, Cece Lynch, Keshta Manakdan, Maddie Maschka, Hank Massey, Mariah ~cCashland. Morgan Mckinsey, Allie Merkel. Shayla Meyer, Mckenzie Miers, Lies! Miller, Maddy Moncur, Ben Morris. Frances Munro, Skyler eal, Mia eil, Miranda • da Nelson. Reilly Nelson, Dani Nes, etti. Annie Nguyen. Qismat Niazi. Julia Niven, Ally Norris, Aiah our. Brianna Oehm , Hannah o·, eill. Bryce Parish, Caden Pauling. Kelsey Pauling, Erik P'~!O!~~lc:tt;ikPeters. Madison Pressler, Sophia Quattrocchi. Samantha Rau. Colby Reffert. Hunter Reifert. Katie Rhodes. Amanda Robotham, Sydnye Rohren , Kelsey Ronspies, Mitch Sack, Maya Sama!. Le \1ari. sa Scalorn. Austin Schmale. Amber Schmidt, Sydney Schneider, Emily Sharpe. Rachel Shaw, Hanna Sherman, Jacob Shiers. Anastasia Shvet Karlee Slama, Jacob Swanson. Chloe Ubben, Liz l ' ebele. Taylor Vant. Kailey Van Treeck, Judy Vo, Dallis Votava. Devony Votava , Saylee Wagoner. Raelie Walczyk, Makenzie Willis, Alex Winklepleck, Alex Winters. Hannah Wolkenhauer and Albina Zlenko.
DESC RI SHOS (Silver Hawks Helping other Stiver Hawks) leaders and helping incoming students get familiar with Southwest on Freshman Day and 8th grad of ebing ro le models and helpiung freshman with relationship and school related problems and concerns.
0 0 NSOR Lisa Bales ens , Madison Swann, iley Wergin, Katelyn v) had the responsibilities ..§ c3
SHOS
Special Olympics
E.- Sophomore Tyler Garrett laughs at his friends while drinki ome
M MBEPS Susan Ozanne, Lauren Bowman, Claire Leighton, Danny Clanton, Emma Peeters, Zack Swain-Knudson, Emily Marvin, Amber Schmidt, Maria Maxon, Kaitlyn Sheets and Tyler Garrett. JLSCRIP no •Members of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Club aim to spread tolerance and equality to people of all sexual orientations.
Pepsi. SOGI met once a week on Wednesdays and always had food. Pho {( >y Keegan Miller/Hawk Talk GOOD FOOD AND GOOD HIE OS Sophomor atelynn Sheets grabs some pizza before discussing topics for the meeting. M 1bers of SOGI wanted to s pread equality for everyone. Photo by Keegan Miller/ a wk Talk
SO Mike Geist
RSE:.. Junior Ashley Levinson runs through the obstacle
course set up during her fourth block gym class. The Special Olympics team practiced every day to prepare for meets. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Talon .., P G 1qo~ Senior Nick Jensvold does free weights to 82. . warm up in gym. While lifting free weights, each student in the class led one set of reps for everyone. Photo by Jordyn Champoux/Fa/on
MEMB '5 Sheyenne Melroy, Ashley Levinson, Amb Michaelson, T ~ !or Elgert, Hayley Myers, Natalie Paul , Taylor Woods, N ucie , and Nick J 1svold. DE<:; k PT O Special Olympics allows athletes t ss, develop fri e i iships and realize their potential in a safe and competitiv COACHES Lis Brenden and Lynn Strack
Cooper Christiancy, Bridger Corkill, Quentin Fortney, Margaret Gies, Johnna Guernsey, Eric Le. Keegan Miller. Sam Pinnell , Trev Riekenberg. George Zerr, Cassie Borneman, Frannie Folsom, Mason Frey, Amina Ganie, Anna Goddard. fatthew Hodges, Austin Hofeling, Jala Howard. Tiffany Huynh, Carter Knopik, Rhiannon Ling, McKenzie Merritt. Samantha Wayant, Jake Piccini, Kaci Quinn, Hunter Robb, Miranda Swearingen, Flora Bescansa Luers, Daniel Bischoff, Brett Burchell. Cri tal Franco Granados, Drew Hedstrom, Olivia Hines. Nick Hodge, Arabelle Jackson , Aubrey Jensen, Emma Keifer. Rosie Kirianov, Sophia Kripal, Anna Lee, Brittany Leschinsky, Josie Loos, Hank Massey. Jasmine Paulson, Jonah Payne. Hattie Phelps. Cameron Porter, Josh Seamans. Joelle Tangen, Meena V Alex Winters, Sachi Baeta, Ben Czapla. Gretta Ges~rt. Trevor Gill, Karneron Heimes, Zachary Knudson-Swain, Ii Mansur, Marshall Parish. Anna Petr, Anna Petr, Mary Pinnell, Max Robeson, Richard Sanchez and Tyler W voord.
< PT10 Competitive forensics events at Southwest o er students the portunity to practice and refine the skills of communication while developing the self-confidence needed speak in fro of an audience. The added element of competition serves to raise the bar, providing the extra incentive students n 10 rea eir potential. Participation in Speech produces articulate. interesting individuals who know how to defend what they elieve. They become citizens who posse ·s the power of confidence and the precision of language necessary to make a significant impact on their world.
Matt Heimes
(CAPTIONS FROM TOP L TO BOTTOM R) POWER AND PRAYER.
1embers of the FCA Breakfast Club pose with two-time reignmg World Powerlifting Champion teve Davenport Davenport, who also a Youth Pastor at Calvary Community Church, spoke to the group. Courtesy Photo ALL THAT AZ, Sophomores Ben Stuart and Jack Wilke play with fellow Jazz Band members play at the Northt Spring Swing on March 2 L.
Courtesy Photo C T < ? OR L .., iC Junior Courtney Bertwell and seniors
Shae Shallengerger and Briuma Heaps learn about types of mixtures by using fomrnlas to make different colors. Eggs were an easy "ay for students to understand the unit. Courtesy Photo T N'r IOUSL Freshman Andrew Steinhausen and his dad, Matt, built a tiny house out of all recycled materials. Mrs. Toni Dutton' s AP Lang and Comp class "toured" it in connection to reading Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Courtesy Photo
\JC I Sophomores Brett Burchett and Josie
perform their duo at the Speech Showcase. Members in Speech practiced after school and at home to memorize and perfect their speeches.
D 0. Senior Johnna Guernsey and junior Samantha Payant perform their duo about a parent and a teacher at conferences. They performed this speech at the Showcase. Photo by Keegan Miller/Hawk Talk
Loos
Photo by Emily Berzonsky/Hawk Talk
(Students Together Against Cancer)
')L., J:: R FLJN Sophomores Hank Massey, Aden Da vis and Drew He enjoy a snack before discussing what to do as a fundraiser to support ST A by Leah Fagen/Hawk Talk G ')U GA 'HERING STAC came together to
recent cancer patients in the area and their conditions. Discussing thi he
d the club descide who needed the most help at that time. Photo by Leah Fa ge n rawk Talk
,v - b , FRO NT ROW (L to R): Liam D ownes, Hank Massey, Monica Angeletti, Annie Nguyen, Aryana Kamelian, Jonah Payne, Drew Hedstrom. MIDDLE ROW (L to R): Zach Madsen, Lucas Dionisopoulos, Lisa Ath, Bailey Snow and Qismat Niazi BACK ROW (L to R): Justin Matthews, Adam Ungvarsky, Luke Brockman, Peter Nguyen, Shardhat Daggumati, Jacob Kitchen and Eric Loos NOT
PICTURED: Nolan Reid, Mckenzie Collins, Jacob Shiers, Harrison Grasso and Aden Davis.
STAC was a first-year club at LSW this year. Members met the first and third Wednesdays of every month after schoo l in room Al09. The club began at UNL, and is starting in high schools and other colleges. STAC works to reach their goal of raising money and awareness for local cancer patients, in a fun and relaxing environment.
P S R Jason Thomsen
fraje~ ic Gaming Club
1 Freshman Jon Blak e prepares his cards so he is organized and able to make the best possible plays. Blake was a newcomer to the group and made it a place of comfort according to member Baolo ng Truong. Photo by Keeley Kroeker/Hawk Talk C,J ,~ Junior Bao long Truong puts his poker face o n as he is ready to finish his game of "Magic the Gathering" and beat h is oppo nent. Baolong was a 3-year-vetran to the club and a leader. Photo by Austin Eastep/Talon
MEMBERS : Front row: Tariq Richter, Riley Magnuson, Baolo gan Kyker, Justin Oliver Back row: Matt James, Jacob Di McCray, Kelcie Hibberd, Ameer Al- Batat Not pictured: Maria Maxon, Shannon Hall, Tyler Murray, Chase Russ McDermott.
DESC 12· 0 Members played games this year that incl1111i!U1 ~'M,.10H" ering," "Settler, Catan," "Carcas onne," "Stratego," "'Super Smash Bros " Members also work gether and came up with strategies to win the games they playe ficiently. Strategic Ga allowed students to work wit h their brain to develop their problem solving skills SPON (''1 Matt James Grant ans, l l tong also
SN~evtl Council
<. FRONT ROW: (L to R) Makayla Hauusler, Kathryn Ha tings. Roxanna Sanchez, Samana Payant, Judy, Lauren Hinton MIDDLE ROW: (L to R) Sarah Hammers, Amina Ganie, Johanna uemsey. Katerra Sulivan, Meena Vasudevan, Zoey Livermore , Maddie Fanton BACK ROW: (L to R) yalat Buom, Cooper Christiancy, Ambrosia Kirianov, McKenna Widhome, Madison Neukirch. Adrian ilkington , Hayden Brown, David Peterson NOT PICTURED: Alex Maben.
0 : Student Council represents the student body b coordinating, promoting and assisting in e daily student organizations and academic/extracurri ·ties that shape student life. OR Sarah Hammers
LAN:J. Seniors Makayla Haussler and Alex Maben enjoy their product of the annual Winter Ball. "I enjoyed having a winter themed dance where I could dance and paity with my friends," said Maben. Photo by Carter Siedel/ Talon PL/ G F R SUC T~>' Senior Cooper Christiancy leads the start of the meeting as they discuss the agenda for upcoming Student Council events. Photo by Austin Eastep/Talon
OF FIRE. Sophomore Bailey Gasseling practices her form before battering clay disks. "Practicing my form in my waiting time gives me a leg up on e other competitors," said Gasseling. Photo by Austin Eastep/Talon PfTIENT A Seniors Dakota Koch and Kylee Plager wait to shoot and talk about eir upcoming meets. Photo by Austin Eastep/Talon
Mftv BE:P,.. FIRST ROW (L to R): Kiersten Dickey, Alexis Thomas, Aidan Johnson, Karlie Hubbard, Brylee White. Deanna Myers, Tyler Kinghorn. Conner Patrick. MIDDLE ROW (L to R): Dillion Byre, Dawson Lafleur, Wyatt Scott, Caine Olson, Kyle Otto. Jarred Williams, Josh Seamans, Hunter Foged. Colby Reffert, Yashmin Gorji, Dakotah Koch, Bailey Gasseling, Sydney Pendergrass, Kylee Plager, Mackenzie Zwiener, Meagen Mueting, Jacob Elwood,Grant Varner, David Chapp, Noah Nichols, Caden Boesiger. Hunter Smith. Kameron Heyen, Eli Weber, Ried Reinhardt. LAST ROW (L to R ): Zach Winklepleck, Skyler Berringer,Connor Marek, Nolan Watkins, Austin Polivka, Ethan Nelson, Sam Keller, Alex Winklepleck, Carter Klute, Ben Wort Au ochum, Mitchell Charron, Seth Brunkhorst, Henry Huenink.
)fSCPI 10 Trap is a shotgun sport where members can qpindi\iidu'al ooting skills, learn gun safety, demonstrate team building and gain self confid nee. Play in Trap Shooting.
J O O Alisha Stopp and Dick Mavis
Vis~al Arts Club
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MEM ->E S BACK ROW (L to R): Ayah Issa, Tiffany Huynh, Kelcie Hibberd and Ms Olivia
FRONT ROW (L to R): Christian Torres, Shannon Hall and Austin Carstens NOT PICTURED: Cassandra Mounce, Allison Buell , Emily Marvin, Velina Cruz, Jordan Johnson , Chrisitian Jefferies and Stephanie Cummings.
D S P~ION An opportunity for LSW students to further study components of vi s ual art Connection to visiting artists (who speak about various areas of visual art) , community based projects a s well as time to focus on individual art making was the goal of the group ' s meeting time. S ·O 1SOR. Olivia Leblanc
SPOWOP Brandi Bens1 E M 1 BACK ROW (I ) R) : Sarah
, Delaney Sr 1ger,
, Mak.en Waller , Shelby Dahl , Br Dowding, MIDDLER (L to R): Megan Gocke, J e , ,:a Fowler, Jordyn Cham p c , Jacy Duren and Marie Mic ek ONT ROW (L to R): Alann a , ne, Alexis Gass and Sava Pierce Tc fv12 BACK ROW (l >R): Brooke Dowding, Shel b ) ah] Jacy Duren, Megan G oe and Alexis Gass. FRONT R t (Lto R): Jordyn Champou x, enzie Waller, Sarah Sieps an 1ylor Rothgeb. NOT PICT U ): Delaney Springer. TERI\ 3 Austin Eastep , Hey Humiston, Shelby Da hl. ,1.rter • de!, Sydnye Rohren rooke Do ing, Makenzie W ,, ..: r, Jord Champoux and 1annah Roe TPICTURE D : ummer bul BACKROW (l o R): :: as tep. ydnye Rohren, Hailey Humi st< a nd Shelby Dahl. FRONT R (Lto R): Jordyn Champou x, r lk.enzie Waller, Brooke Dow din a nd Summer Schultz.
Leblanc.
APNIN Ms. Olivia Leblanc shows junior Christian Torres < components on a camera before going out to take pictures Photo by Ma k<' ie Waller/Talon NATURE. IS ART Senior Austin Carstens takes a close up pi
ire of tree bark. Students in Visual Arts Club learned to get out of their comfort ne with the pictures they were taking. Photo by Makenzie Waller/Talon
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Taylor Rothgeb
Freshman Marching ~etV\ct
R - Ja mine Allen, Caleb Allerheiligen. Erin Applegate, Noah Atterbury, Ali Benda, Karissa Boesiger, Hayden Brown, Eric Bruns, Justin Bui, Brenna Bulin, Brittain Busch, Sara Champagne, David Chapp, Caelyn Christiancy, Julian Cortinas, Joshua Crouch, Benjamin Czapla, Daniel Damke, Laura Derowitsch, Jordan Devoogd, Isabelle Duncan, Jacob Earl, Reuben Erickson, Jordyn Fallick, Kason Fiedler, Andrew Fisher, Allyson Fricke, Trevor Gill, Easton Gropp, Aaron Haake, Emma Hahne, Seth Harlan, Cole Hartman, Jes sica Haslett, Kameron Heimes, Kristoff Henold, Lauren Hinton, Henry Huenink, Corinna Humiston, Sam Hupp, Annica Jonson, Ben Jurgen en, Jacob Kassebaum, Dawson LaFleur, Sam Lesoing. Jae Hyun Lim, Zoey Livermore, Masen Louviere, Nico Lozano, Ian Maltas, Luke Meyer, Deanna Meyers, Nate Mitchell, Zach Moore, Emily Mortensen, Corbin Naylor, Matt Nelsen, Emily Nelson, Nathaniel Nelson, Luke Nolley, Caine Olson, Marshall Parish, Conner Patrick, Danny Petersen. Andrew Peterson, Anna Petr, Sam Phil on, Mary Pinnell, Brooklyn Rader, Max Robeson, Jarred Roge r s, Brianna Ross, Bryant Russell, Richard Sanchez , Ernrna Schaible, Jack Schirmer, Emma Schwartz, Carson Sharrett, Taylor Spatz, Hannah Stanley, JT Stein, Ransom Sterns, Tessa Stolz, Aaron Swenseth, Dylan Tyrrell, Kam Veney, Tristin Von Hoff, Anna Vosicky, Tyler Walvoord, Eli Weber, Grayson Wegener, Dasha West, Evan Wheeler, Mason Wieland , Connor Wilson, Michael Woodcock
Varsity Marching ~etV\ct
e Andersen, Treana Anderson, Lisa Ath, a Ballas, Brendan Beechley, Flora Bescansa Luers, Ben Bevins, Jaz Blobaum, Noah Carmicheal, Braeleigh Carson, Connor Carson. Austin Carstens, Grant Carsten Jake Casper, Jacob Champoux, Awood Chol, Anna Cole. Mckenzie Collins, Brandon Crom, Stephanie Cummings, Marissa Czapla, Kaitlyn Dahlke, Courtney Damke, Aden Davis, Amy Derowitsch, Matthew Dinneen, Bradyn Dose, Chloe Dunn, Zach Felton, Hunter Foged, Quentin Fortney, Cristal Franco Granados, Rose Gaffner, Elizabeth Gao, Parker Garivay, Keelin Geery-Zink, Margaret Gies, Brittany Gill, Ian Goheen, Harrison Grasso, Dylan Gress, Jackson Hahn, Mason Halouska, Cole Hass, Brittany Hawk, Drew Hedstrom, Kelsey Herechski, Elliot Hill, Natalie Hillman, Olivia Hines, Hannah Hoffman, Dillon Holsteen, Cole Homer, Lucy Horne, Josh Humphrey, Katherine Hums, Laura Jensen, Zach Jewell, Ben Johnson, Wyatt Jorgensen, Allison Joyner, Aryana Kamelian. Emma Keifer, Jacob Kitchen, Mariah Klamath, Nora Klein, Carter Knopik, Lane Knott, Jordan Knu t, Evan Kobler, Owen Koepke, Trae Koziol, Briana Krambeck. Brianna Krambeck, Sophia Kripal, Alyssa Kugler, Vanessa Larsen, Faith Lavoie, Mackenzie Leblanc, Madeleine Leblanc, Anna Lee, Abbie Leschinsky, Brittany Leschinsky, Nathan Lickei, Steffany Lien, Theron Lind, Eric Loos, Joe Lust, Zach Madsen, Conner McConnell, Liam McNeil, Ashley Miller, Samuel Morales, Rachel Mundt, Noel Murphy, Maryan Mykhaylyshyn, Skyler Neat Connor Nelson, Troy Nguyen. Nicole Nordell, Dj Oestmann, Jeffrey Owusu-Ansah, Bryce Parish, Michael Patestas, Caden Pauling, Jasmine Paulson, Jonah Payne, Nestor Pelayo, David Petersen. Nathaniel Phelps, Jonha Pillow, Kylee Plager, Joshua Qu, Hunter Reifert, Christopher Reynolds, Katie Rhodes, Mitchell -""-.qu,-.Sarik, Grant Schirmer, 'c8 Amber Schmidt, Courtney Schneck, Carsten Scholle, Matthew Semin, Jordan Sheets, Keagan Smith, Jayme Smith Boehle, Bailey Snow, Tay] Ca sandra Stolz, Ben Stuart, Katerra Sullivan, Jared Svoboda, Joelle Tangen, Alexis Thomas, Tyler Tinnean, Thao Tran, Eli Ullman, Eric U min U.n ky, Drew Vandergriend, Meena Vasudevan. Dylan Walters, Max Wanser, Garrett Widholm, Makenna Widholm, Jack Wilke, Aubrey Winkler, Y111~Palp oung, Mackenzie cit Zw~cr
Freshman ~aM
Young, Katie Rhodes, Kaitlyn Dahlke Bryce
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yl EMBER Emma Hahne, Anni ca Jonson, Laura Derowitsch, Kai ea Morgan, Corinna Humiston , Lauren Hinton, Hannah Stanley. Jae Hyun Lim. Trevor Gill, Evan Wheeler, Masen Louviere , Ja e Earl, Emma Schwartz, Brooklyn Rader , Emma Schiable, Erin Applegate, Carson Sharrett, Easton Gropp , Anneke Gross, Dasha West, Taylor Spatz , Jordan Devoogd , Justin Bui, Anna Vosicky, Brenna 8 1 n, Julian Cortinas , Sara Champagne, Deanna Meyers , Jarred Rodgers, Tristin Von Hoff, Eric Bruns , Alec Lane, Michael Woodcock, Luke Meyer, Dylan Tyrrell , Joshua Crouch, Marshall Parish , Richard Sa chez, Mary Pinnell , Jack Schirmer, Aaron Haake, Jessica Hasslett, Sam Hupp, Ian Stolle , Kameron Heimes, Brittain Busch, Danny Peterson , Nate Mitchell , Dawson Lafleur, Hayden Brown, Matt Nel se n Jasmine Allen, Sam Philson, Zach Moore, Nathaniel Nelson, Aaron Swenseth , Mason Wieland, Allyson Fricke, Ian Maltas, Daniel Damke, Jackson Goodard, Ben Jurgenson, Connor Wilson, Kristoff H e rold , Tyler Walvoord, Rueben Erickson, Caleb Allerheiligen , Ransom Sterns, Max Rebson, Kason Fiedler, Seth Harlan , Connor Patrick, Andrew Fisher, Ali Benda, Karissa Boesiger, David Chapp, Cael y Christiancy, Jordyn Fallick, Cole Hartman, Jacob Kassebaum , Sam Lesoing, Andrew Peterson. Brianna Ross, Bryant Ru ssell, Kam Vepey, Eli Weber and Grayson Wegener. Allison Joyner, Grace Oh, Am anagida , Elizabeth Oatman, Paige
Parish
Samantha Hahne, Monica Angeletti , Aryana Kamelian, Kat h
Margaret Gie s, Eric Loos, Parker Garivay , Elisabeth Gross, Alex Grabast , Ben Bevins. Max Wan se 1
Phel oel Murphy, DJ Oestmann, Jae on Hahn, Cole Homer, Conner McConnell, Makenna Widholm , Lucy Home, Zach Felton , Rose Gaffner, Carter Knopik, Eric Ullman, Grant Schirmer, Dr, Casper. Vanessa Larsen. J an Knust. Faith LaVoie , Josh Humphrey Owen Koepke, Harrison Grosso , Eli Ullman Mason Halouska, Quentin Fortney, Lane Knott , Akshat Saraf Ben Johnson, Nestor Connor Ne , Connor Carson, Sam Fergen , Jacob Champoux, Elizabeth Gao , Brittany Hawk , Zach Madsen , Jonah Payne, David Petersen. Car ten Scholle , Jared Svoboda , Bai Snow , McKenzie Collins , a e ickei , Lisa Ath, Evan Kobler , Amy Derowitsch and Jacob Kitchen
I ~cf 1PERS Joelle Tangen, Madison Busch, Thao Tran, Amber Schmidt, Brittany Leschinsky, Skyler Neal, Hannah Hoffman, Alyssa Kugler, Laura Jensen, Nicole Nordell , Brianna Krambeck, Jayme Smith Boehle. Jaz Blobaum, Dylan Walters , Elliot Hill, Trae Koziol, Aden Davis, Austin Carstens , Matt Dinneen, Qismat Niazi, Garrett Widholm, Sydney Pendergrass, Mitch Sack, Isaiah Stevenson, Maryan Mykhaylyshyn, Ben Stuart, Adam Ungvarsky. Dy lan Gress, Hunter Reifert, Adam Sarik, Matt Semin, Luke Brockm< Hunter Foged, Bradyn Dose, Cole Hass, Abbie Leschinsky, Courtney Schneck, Alexis Thomas , Baylee Andersen, Grant Carstens, Jack Wilke, Brendan Beechley, Chris Reyno ld , Sam Morales, Dillon Holstein, Alec Fynbu, Noah Carmicheal, Natalie Hillman, Caden Pauling, Keagan Smith. Taylen Stevens, Lyndsey Kasi, Ian Goheen, Olivia Hines, Wyatt Jorgensen, Nora Klein, Liam McNeil and Jeffrey Owusu-Ansah.
E "8[ .:) Troy Nguyen, Allison Joyner, Nate Phelps, Noel Murphy , Eric Loos , Grant Schirmer, Carter Knopik , Eric Ullman, Josh Qu, Harrison Grasso, Eli Ullman. Lane Knott, Nestor Pelayo, Evan Kobler, Jonah Payne, DJ Oestmann, Samantha Hahne , Amy Derowitsch and Zach Jewell.
Jazz 2
Ben Bevin s, Max Wanser, Parker Garivay, Elisabeth Gross, Amy Y anagida , Katherine Hums , Cole Homer , Jackson Hahn , Anna Lee , Makenna Widhalm, Sam Mitchell , Jake Cas er, Drew Hedstrom, Faith LaVoie , Jordan Knust , Jo sh Humphrey , Za elton. onnor Nelson, Margaret Gies , Ben Johnson , Conner M cCon ll, Bridger rkill, Aryana Kamelian , Brittany Hawk , Jacob Champou Jacob Kitche and Zach Madsen
PYea Jazz
I 1Ef /1 nrR-: Dylan Walters, Elliot Hill, Alyssa Kugler, Trae Koziol, Sam Ballas , Jordan Sheets, Mitchell Sack, Ben Stuart, Maryan Mykhaylyshyn, Hunter Foged , Hunter Reifert, Dylan Gress, Adam Sarik, Isaiah Stevenson , Matthew Semin , Luke Brockman , Cole Hass, Baylee Andersen , Grant Carstens , Jack Wilke , Christopher Reynolds, Dillon Holsteen, Brendan Beechley, Courtney Schneck, Wyatt Jorgensen, Ian Goheen, Joelle Tangen , Michael Solberg and Jeffrey Owusu-Ansah.
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fv1Er EP Deanna Meyers, Michael Woodcock, Luke Meyer Dasha West, Easton Gropp, Masen Louviere, Richard
Parish, Kameron Heimes, Danny Petersen, Hayden
Jackson Goddard, Ian Stolle. Ransom Sterns, Kristoff
Wegener, Eli Denton, Seth Harlan, Caleb Allerheiligen,
Kam Veney, Sam Lesoing, Dmid Chapp, Ali Benda
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.-t\-18-RS. Jacob Champoux, Bridger Corkill, Donovan Comish, Jack Espinosa. Maddie Fanton, Amanda Farley, Quentin Fortney. Austin Geisert, Johnna Guernsey, Matthew Hakel, Benjamin Harris, Samuel Harris. Melis a Hinton, Lucy Home. Katherine Hums, Allison Joyner, Faith Lavoie, Harinh Lee, Gage
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Sam Mitchell, Wyatt Morrison, Frances Munro, Amanda Nelson, Michael Patestas, Liza Piccoli, Makae Poulsen, David Rushing, Morgan Sanchez, Jacob Sanford, Akshat Saraf, Abigail Stine, Halle Syfie, Mariah Tupper, Jordan Williams
v1BERS: Monica Angeletti. Lisa Ath, Maddie Balfany, Connor Carson, Jake Casper, Donovan Cornish, Kaitlyn Dahlke, Amy Derowitsch, Jack Espinosa, Maddie Fanton, Amanda Farley, Michaela Feeney, Sam Fergen, Austin Geisert, Alex Grabast, Elisabeth Gross, Jackson Hahn, Matthew Hakel, Benjamin Harris , Samuel Harris, Melissa Hinton, Rachael Holteen, Arayana Kamelian, Owen Koepke, Nathan Lickel, Gage Lippold, Treyton Merwick, Atira Meyer, Sam Mitchell, Wyatt \forrison, Frances Munro. Amanda Nelson, Michael Patestas, David Petersen, Liza Piccoli. Makae poulsen, David Rushing. Morgan Sanchez, Jacob Sanford, Grant Schirmer, Abigail Stine, halle Syfie, Mariah Tupper. Jordan Williams
ERS. Alexis Acton, Emma Anderson, Treana Anderson. Chelsea Arnold, Samantha Ballas, Caitlyn Barry, Brett Burchett, Brook~ Burchett, Danny Clanton, Corrinne Douglass, Morgan Ellison, Chloe Fleecs, Maddie Fricke, Landon Friesen. Alec Fynbu, Devyn Giesler. Cameron Hall, Kristi strom, Nickolas Hodge, Nick Hoeven, Dillon Hols en. Calista umphrey, Calista Humphrey. Aubrey Jensen, Laur Jen. en, Emm Keifer, Alyssa Kugler, Jensyn Labadie, Trestin ng. Kiersten awrence, Vivian Le, Mackenzie Leblanc, Madelein Leblanc. att Loudon, Gibson Myer, Shayla Meyer, Maddy Moncur, eil, Quismat Niazi, Jordan Noack, Cameron Owens, Brady Pointer, Madison Pressler, Kelsey Ronspies. Cristina Santana, Rachel Shaw, Tabitha Staehr, Loghan Sterns. Ben Stuart, Chloe Ubben. Dylan Walters, Leighton Ware, Claire Wolford
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ock , Luke Meyer, Dasha West, Easton Gropp, Masen Louviere, Richard Sanchez, Marshall Parish, Kameron Heimes , Danny Peterse1 ddard, Ian Stolle, Ransom Sterns, Kristoff Herrold, Greyson Wegener, Eli Denton, Seth Harlan, Caleb Allerheiligen, Kasen Fiedler, K a i i Benda
B- 0 Monica Angeletti, Lisa Ath, Maddie Balfany, Emma Brown, Connor Carson, Jake Casper, Jacob Champoux, Bridger Corkill, Donovan Cornish, Kaitlyn Dahlke, Am y h, Jae ' a, M ton, Amanda Farley, Michaela Feeney, Sam Fergen, Quentin Fortney, Austin Geisert. Alex Grabast, Elisabeth Gross, Johnna Guernsey , ,..,......_,....,.,_
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Bailey Snow,Abigail Stine, Halle Syfie, Baolong Truong, Mariah Tupper, Justin Vossler, Makenzie Waller, Jordan William
(CAPTIONS FROM TOP LTO BOTTOM R) SAY IT LOUD AND PROUD. Junior Maddie Maschka accepts her award on stage at State DECA. Maschka placed seventh. Courtesy Photo. THINK FAST. Freshman Jacob Dimmitt gets ready to play his opponent in Strategic Gaming. The club met on Friday at 3:15 in the BlO0 forum. Photo by Austin Eastep/Talon EDUCATION IS POWER Sophomore Brandon Peters gets recognized by Mr. McDermott during Honor's Convocation. Peters had a 4.0 first and second term of sophomore year. Courtesy Photo F'ROUD. Junior Jacob Shiers accepts his award at State DECA. Shiers took first place. Courtesy Photo WORKING HARD Derek Greenwald works hard on his FCA project. The FCA Club met on Thursday mornings to discuss how faith plays a part in the everyday life of a teenager. Courtesy Photo ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL. Seniors Cooper Christiancy and Makayla Haussler receive their National Merit finalist awards. Only 1,400 students are considered nationwide. Courtesy Photo TRIPLrs Tyler Carstens, Katie Mahoney and Max Danley had the same Spanish class term two, and they all had the same birthday. Tyler turned 16, Katie turned 15 and Max turned 17. All their birthdays are on Nov. 6. Courtesy Photo ADVICF FROM At i:- PEP llior ke Dowding asks yearbook advisor Ms. Brandi Benson f, someb,e.lp on e of her spreads. Students who are in yearbook must c ete .i nvmbierof ifferent spreads throughout the semester. Photo by Shel DahVfalon. L. Mrs.Bales' Civics class went to the Nebraska Capit bUilding 1w their G project. The class had the opportunity to meer-Gov or Milt Foley fl Senator Ernie Chambers. Courtesy Photo
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ADAMS, DORSEY
ADAMS, MAX
ADU-ADJEI, KEITH
AGUILAR, VICTOR
AHLSCHWEDE, JAKOB
AL-JABIRI, NAWAF
AL-KANAS$, KADEJA
ALDENDIFER, MADISON
ALLEN, JASMINE
ALLERHEILIGEN, CALEB
ANDERSEN, ELLISSA
ANDERSON, HUGH
APPLEGATE, ERIN ARSIAGA, TONI
ATHAN, BRITTANY
ATTERBURY, NOAH
AYARS, MICHAEL BAADE, MARCUS BAETA, SACHI BAILEY, ZOYA BALDERAS, VICTORIA
CRONIN, CONRAD • CROUCH, JOSHUA CRUMP, JACKSON CUDDY, BROCK CUMPSTON, MYCA CZAPLA, BENJAMIN DAIL, ALLISON
DAMKE, DANIEL DANIELS, JAE LEE DAVIS, BRITNY DAVIS, CAILEY DAVIS, HANNAH DAVIS, HANNAH M. DAVIS, HAYDEN
DAVIS, KEENON DAWS,SEAN DEAN, GILLIAN DEBOLT, MADDY DEROWITSCH, LAURA DERR, MATTHEW DEVOOGD, JORDAN
DICKEY, KIERSTEN DIMMITT, JACOB DINH, SHELLY DIRKS, CAITLIN DITTBRENNER, HAELEY DONALD, MORGAN DORSEY, ~EN
RIPPED IT UP. "I went to tate volleyball and I was wearing khaki shorts. I bent down and my pants ripped in the crotch area, so I had to wear some girl's sweatpants for the rest of the day."
-Sophomore Taylen Stevens
DOTY, BRANDON
DOUGHTY, KEITH
DOWSE, HAELEY DRIVER, KALEIGH DUNCAN, ISABELLE DUSH, JAIDEN EARL, JACOB
OSBORN, CONNOR OSBORNE, SIERRA OSWALD, KIARA OXFORD, KYLIEGH PACE, MATTHEW PAINTER, BREANNA PALMER, ALANA
PARDE, RYAN PARISH, MARSHALL PATRICK, CONNER PATTERSON, COOPER PATTON, GABE PAYNE, JAEDYN PEET, PRESTON
PELL, THAYDEN PEREZ, MATTHEW PEREZ BUEZO, DIEGO PETERSEN, DANNY PETERSON, ANDREW PETR, ANNA PHILSON, SAM • PIERCE, TAYLOR PINNELL, MARY POLIVKA, JAYDON POPE, JACKSON POST, NOAH PRO, KELLY PUENTES GARCIA, RUBI
QUANDT, COLE RADEMACHER, JOSIE RADER, BROOKLYN RAPHAEL, SARAH REGIER, TY REID, THOMAS REINHARDT, CORBIN
Block 1: Senior Lauren Harford 's interest in "learning about court cases and how they're solved" led her to take Criminal Justice with Dr. Larsen. A known field trip in Crimin al Justice , "going to the jail.'' got Harford, out of her shared cha ir, and left her super interested" in
learning even more about cri minals and the ju stice system.
a• Junior Cameron W illiams occupies the chair in Compo ition, a core das for juniors, with Mrs. Nakagawa. "It's easy ," Williams aid. "There's f reading and wri ting [in composition]." He struggled with the du e dates, esy while writin g a personal narrative. " We had to do it inlike a day," he said.
3: Senio r Christian Torres uses the chair while bing his pen in Creative Writing with Mrs. Nakagawa. lish is his fa vorite subject. "We get to share a lot of at we write, an d we get to express ourselves. " Torres ' orite part of Crea tive writing was writing poems, and i inspired by poet Robert Frost.
Block 4: Senior Cassie Stolz shares the chair during fourth block. Stolz enrolled in Holocau t Literature with Mrs Nakagawa when she realized she needed another English credit. "I kind of had an interest in th is stuff,., she said. Her fa vori te activ ity in the class was an individual research proj ec t focusing on a specific part of the Ho locau st.
GROSSE, GRANT HAKEL, MATTHEW HALL, CAMERON HAMPTON, FELICITY HANSEN, JESSE HARDING-MCDERMOTT, CALLA HARNLY, SKYE
HARRIS, KURT HARTWIG, BRAEDEN HASS, COLE HASTINGS, KATHRYN HAWK, BRITTANY HAWKINS, KALYNN HEALEY, JACK
HEDSTROM, DREW HEGBERG, CHRIS
HEIDEN, SHELBY HENNINGS, DONNY
HERECHSKI, KELSEY HERRELL, ASHLEY HIGGINS, MICHAEL
Freshman Kaitlin Siefkes is embarrassed to know the entire song of 0 #SELFIE" by The Chainsmokers.
Freshman Jaelynn WIiiiams said she Sophomore Plar Philllppi ha can sing "Shake It OW by Taylor Swift song "Friday" by Rebecca Bia word for word. "It's such an annoying her phone. "It is a cheesy son song, yet it's so catchy," said Williams. Phillippi.
song Fallout Boy, which is r laptop. •o u ring college eason they over used the point where now I cannot ng," said Mann.
Junior Christian Schon owns the song "She Wolf" on his phone He often listens to it i n secret. "It i s a good song and it's ha rd to get out of your head;' said Sc h on
Sophomore Pierce Reinhardt has "All About That Bass" by Meghan Tra in o r o n his phone. "At firs t it was coo l an d a good song N'ow it 's repuls i ve;' sa id Re i nh ard t
SHAW, JUSTIN SHAW, RACHEL SHEETS, KATELYNN SHERMAN, HANNA
SHERWOOD, RACHEL SHIELD, BETHANY
SHKOLNICK, KARSYN SHRINER, ELISA
SHVETS, ANASTASIA SIEDEL, CARTER SIMONSON, KOBE
Football player from UNL known best for his hair.
Fre shman Keenon Davis
Sen ior Van sa Kavan
Logan Lerman
Actor from "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and the Percy Jackson
Dave Franco
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SINGH, ANITA
SKINNER, JOSEPH SLAMA , KARLEE
SLOSS, JOE
SMEAL JACK
SMITH, KEAGAN
SOUCIE , ALEXIS
SOWERS , ALEX
SPEIDE LL SPENSER
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SPRINGER, DELANEY
STALLINGS , BRYCIN
STARA -O BRIEN, CAITLIN
STEINMEYER, SAM
STEVENS, TAYLEN • STEVENSON , ISAIAH
STOHLMANN-HEKL, SIMONE
STONACEK , JACLIN
STONE, CHASLYN
STOUT, LANDON
STUART, BEN
SULJOVIC, BERIN
SULJOVIC, BERINA
SVEC, ALEX
SVOBO DA, JUSTIN
SWANN , MADISON
SWANSON, JACOB
SYLVESTER, STEVEN
SYMONSBERGEN, NOAH
TANGEN , JOELLE
THOMAS, ALEXIS
THOMPSON , RACHEL
TINNEAN, TYLER
TONNIGES, ALEXI
TRUONG , JUDY
TURNER, LISA
TUTTLE, HANNAH
UBBEN CHLOE
ULLMAN, ELI UNDERWOOD, SKY
UNGVARSKY, ADAM
URWILER NOAH
VANDERGRIEND, DREW
VANT, TAYLOR
VASUDEVAN, MEENA VEST, ZOE
VONTZ, NATHAN
VOTAVA, DALLIS
VOTAVA, DEVONY
WALCZYK, RAELIE
WALLER, LOGAN
WARE, LEIGHTON
WEHLING , LARISSA
WEIXELMAN, CARLEY
WERGIN , BAILEY
WHEELER, KATIE
WIDHOLM, GARRETT
WIDHOLM , MAKENNA WILKE,JACK
WILLIAMS, JARRED
WILLIAMS , JORDAN
WILLIAMS, JOSH
WILLIAMS, NAMAN
WILLIS , KATELYN
WIMMER ERIKA
WINKLER , AUBREY
WINTERS , ALEX
WOITA, MASON
WOLFORD, CLAIRE
WOOSTER ALEK
WORTMAN BEN YANAGIDA, AMY
ZELNIO LUCAS
ZIBOH, CHRISTOPHER
ZIMMERMAN, BRYCE ZOUCHA, JASPER ZVOLANEK, MARISA
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Sophomore Aidan Johnson
Sophomore Benjamin Morris
Sophomore Alyssa Lee
Sophomore Brooke Burchett
Sophomore Eli Bohlmeyer
Sophomore Emily Sharpe
Sophomore Jack Smeal
Sophomore Emma Davis
Sophomore Jared Ladd
Sophomore Karessa Follmer
Sophomore Justin Matthews
Sophomore Mia Neil
Sophomore Mason Burress
Sophomore Kathryn Hastings
Sophomore Max McGuire
Sophomore Jonah Payne
Sophomore Nicole Ackland
Sophomore Nathan Geis
Sophomore Tessah Clarence
Sophomore Sam Keller
Sophomore Ansley Gates
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3. If I could do this year over I wo~lct have _______________________ 4. The class I enjoyed the most was----------- because ___________ 5, The most m~mborable eveaj I attended was _______________________
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11. The biggest news event that happened this ~eo_f was ____________________
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"I hope I left my mark by being a part of the Speech family:'
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Senior Keenan Shea
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"I'm going to UNL because my whole family has gone their and I want stay close to home:'
-Sydney Anderson
"t'm going to sec to major in Auto Mechanics :' -Alex Drayer
lanning to go to study pre try because I help others:'
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Brooke Dowding
"I wish I would've taken pottery and other electives:'
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We <!re proud of the eloquent young woman you've become Your words are not frequent but they are ever so thoughtful. Move forward with confidence and humility, "for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also :'
Love, Dad, Mom, and Shelby
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one thing, it would be to see yourself through our eyes; then you'd see how really amazing you are. We love you very much!
Love, Mom, Dad, Dylan, and Devon
Congratulations, Emily, on your outstanding success as a student and athlete. We hope you continue to love every mile of your journey.
With love, Your Family
You bring sunshine and laughter to our lives. Keep smiling, know how much you are loved, and remember that God has a great plan for you!
Love, Mom, Dad, Blake, and Grant
Find something to love with all your heart! Seek out a challenge that creates positive change, speaks of your purpose, and makes a difference. Live good and make the moments count! Congratulations, Maddie girl!
Love, Mom, Dad, Mikaela , and McKenzie
From Scouts, paintball, LSWTheatre and Trap, to your magic. We have loved following every step of your journey!
Love, Mom, Dad, Jara, and Koda
- - -Congratulations!!
We are very proud ofyour accomplishments.
Love, Mom, Big Guy, and Trevor
" We are the sum of all people we have ever met; you change the tribe and the tribe changes you :' -D Wittenborn
Our Little Man, you have forever changed our lives in ways that words cannot express So gratefu l. So Proud! It 's time for you to be XO Mom Dad and Bella
You always make us proud. We couldn't be
• more proud of the man you are becoming!
Love, Your Dad
Love, Mom, Ron, and Jake
We're so proud of you, Brooke! Keep swinging for the sky!
Love, Mom, Dad , Brothers, Sisters, Nieces, and Nephews
Congratulations, McKenzie !
We are so proud of your accomplishments and look forward to what the future holds for you! Always remember, in times of joy and sorrow, THE LORD is your rock! Your family will always be with you. • Love, Your Family (Meow) Psalm 139:14
Congratulations!
We are very proud of you!
Love, Mom and Dad
Congratulations on graduating. We are so proud of the young woman you have become and we are excited to see the things that you will accomplish in the next chapter of your life
Love, Mom, Dad , and Jasper
"G o confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined:' - Henry David Thoreau
Congratulations, Jordyn! We are so proud of all you have accomplished. Go out there and DREAM BIG!
Love, Mom, Dad, and Makayla ~nct~ex C,orUII
Bridger, from the moment you entered our lives we have felt blessed by your presence. We have loved watching you grow into a wonderful young man. We are so very proud of you You are dearly loved.
Mom and Dad fueli~ Oic1e~
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We have enjoyed watching you grow up into a beautiful, independent and intelligent young lady! Be proud of all your accomplishments, we are! Enjoy everything the next chapter of your life has to offer!
Love, Mom and Dad
Congratulations, Madicyn.
We are so proud of your achievements and know that you will soar to great heights in your next chapter at UNL.
Love Mom, Dad Jamicyn and Tanner VV\act iSOI/\_ tqf6ex
Congratulations, Madison! We are so proud of all your accomplishments and who you 've become. The future is yours. Dream big, work hard , and most of all. do what makes you happy!
We love you, Mom and Dad
We are so proud ofyour accomplishments on and off the court. Keep up the good work. The sky is the limit.
Love, Mom Dad and your sisters Congratulations! We are so proud of the person you have become! Love, Your Family
Brooke - you have brought so much joy and happiness to our lives. We are so proud of the woman you have become and all you have accomplished. Our wish for you is success and happ i ness as you continue to follow your dreams
Love, Mom , Dad , and Bradey
Congratulations, Coby! You're awesome!
Love , Mom, Dad, Zac, and Jacob
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Lace, ribbons and curls, you ' ll always be our little girl! We have loved watching you grow into the beautiful person you are, inside and out. Our hearts are overflowing w ith joy as we celebrate all your hard work and dedication So very proud of you!
Love Always, Mom , Dad Tessa and Jayda
Emily, God has given you so many talents to use Make an amazing future with them. Always remember Proverbs 31 :25 We are very proud of you.
Love , Dad, Mom, Kyle, Bernie, and Chester
Congratulations! You have worked hard and accomplished much, all in your own unique style.
Love, Your Family
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail:' - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Congratulations!
We are proud of you
Love, Mom, Dad, and Gabby
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Tanner, we are so proud of you, your accomplishments and the man you have become. We are excited to see you continue your success and build your future.
Love, Mom, Dad, and Carson
We are so proud of you and look forward to what lies ahead!
Proverbs 3:1-26.
Much love, Dad, Mom, Kallie, and Michaela
Congratulations, Lauren! Your accomplishments have made us proud and we are honored and blessed to have you as our daughter.
With Love, Mom and Dad
Congratulations on all your wonderful accomplishments, especially academically! May you always have each other and that special " LOVE/HATE" twin
*_.llii.:'.IJIII sibling relationship!
We will always love you both, Derek and Mikayla. You are our precious m i racles!!!
Love, Mom and Dad
Congratulations, Matt! What a journey it has been from Texas to Nebraska and everything in between. Wishing you happiness and success in college.
We love you Mom , Dad, Nick, and Nicole
Nick-We are so proud of you and the wonderful young man you have become! We know you will do great things.
We love you, Mom and Dad
Emma, thank you for always keeping us laughing! Congratulations and best of luck with everything you choose to do We love you and are very proud of you!
Love, Dad, Mom, and Ben
Congratulations! We are so proud of you!
Love, Mom, Dad , and Christopher
" With Love with Patience, and with Faith, she' ll make her way:' - Natalie Merchant
We are beaming with pride and love for you, Carolyn
Love, Mom, Dad , Sarah, and Meg xoxo
Be true to yourself, trust in God's love, know that we love and support you. We know you will make the world a better place one day at a time!
Love, Mom, Dad, Nathan, and Jordan
CONGRATULATIONS! May GOD light your way to a very bright future! We are so proud of you!
Love, Dad, Mom, and Sam
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them :' - Walt Disney
You have grown into an amazing young woman We are proud of all your accomplishments! Congratulations!
Love, Mom, Dad Dillon, Dalton, and Courtney
Life is a Creative Coaster! Enjoy the ride, Sweetheart! So proud!
We love you! Mom and Dad " I wanna see! Can I see?"
Josh, we are so proud of all your achievements and look forward to all your future accomplishments!
Love, Mom , Dad , Calista, and Matthew
Katherine, we are proud of you and all your accomplishments
As you journey through life, believe in yourself and do what makes you happy. Keep your beautiful smile on your face and a song in your heart. Trust in the Lord to lead the way.
Love Always, Mom and Dad
Congratulations , Haley! It's the beginning of a new adventure
Live for today, dream for tomorrow, and always believe in yourself. We are so proud and love you so much!
Mom and Will
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out whY:'
- Mark Twain
Your inner beauty shines above all else; just wake up each day and be awesome! The best is yet to come!
Love, Mom, Dad, Brad, and Lucy
We wish you the very best on your graduation day and beyond! We're very proud of the man you have become!
Love, Dad, Mom, and George - Michael
Time to fly, Silver Hawk! Congratulations!
Mom and Dad
"You is kind, you is smart, you is important:'
- Aibileen Clark
Congratulations, Kennedy! We love you so much.
Mom , Dad, Brooke, and Schyler
Words will never express how very proud we are of you!! We love you!
Love, Dad and Teresa
Dream big. Work hard. Be yourself.
Love, Mom and Dad
Congrats, Trae!
We are so proud of the young man you've become. Have fun in all your plans for the future!
Love, Your family
Congratulations, Puppet! Words can't express how proud we are of you.
Love, Dad, Mom , and Calvin
You have brought us so much joy and laughter all your life Believe in yourself, follow your heart, and trust in God 's plan as you build your future.
All our love, Dad, Mom, and Braden
Keep following your dreams and you will go far.
Congratulations on completing step number one.
Love, Mom
Congratulations! We love you to the moon and back! Remember to trust Jeremiah 29:11.
Love, Dad, Mom, Makenna, and Kalli
Congratulations to our favorite son!
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail :' - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love, Mom and Dad
Congratulations, Nathan!
We are so proud of all you 've accomplished and the young man you 've become.
As you continue your life's journey, keep working hard and dreaming big You have what it takes to succeed.
Love always, Mom, Dad, and Matthew
Congratulations, Carter!
We are so proud of you and know you will do great in college. Your hard work and determination will take you far.
Love, Mom, Dad, and Ericka
Congratulations on your accomplishments , Alex!
"Catch the trade winds in your sails Explore. Dream Discover:' - Mark Twain
Love, Mom and Dad
-t\llie V\!krle l
We are so proud of you , Allie . May all your dreams come true.
Love, Mom, Dad , and Brock
Be who you are Do wha t you love Go wher e your heart leads you Le t your dreams be bigg er than your fear s, your actions louder than you r words, and you r faith stro nger than your f ee lin gs We couldn 't be m ore proud of you ! Keep being ama zin g!
Love, Dad, Mom, and Maci
Co n g ratulations! We are very pro ud of you.
Love, Mom and Dad
Congratulations, C-man! You made us proud! We love you! Dad , Mom, and Sarni
Congratulations, Callie! We are so proud of you and love yo u so much! Ps al m 119:105.
Lov e, Dad, M o m, an d Abb y
We are so incredibly proud of you! Job well done. Now on to bigger and better things ...
Love, Mom, Dad , and Zade
Sam, you are a star! May your future continue to shine brightly as you begin your next chapter in life!
Love you forever, Mom, Dad , Nate, and Jonah
"With Great Power comes Great Responsibility': But... have fun along the way!
We love you so much! Mom and Kids
Andrey, you have shown great commitment and perseverance , which have really paid off and will continue to bring you success in the future
We are incredibly proud of you, and you have been a blessing in our lives
Love, Your Family
We are so proud of you, Connor! Congratulations!
Be strong , Love you lots Mom , Dad , and Mikayla
Be courageous, Dream big and don't be afraid to take chances.
He will never leave you. We are proud of you and excited to see what your future holds
We love you, Dad, Mom, Matt, and Maddie
We are so proud of you and your accomplishments. Love, Mom , Dad, and Jarrett
Congratulations! You 've grown from a beautiful , precocious child into a happy, loving , wonderful young woman ! You are full of grace, joy, intelligence, and inn er strength ! We are so very proud of you! Live your dreams.
Love , Mom , Dad , Ali , Sarni , Tori, Bryan , and Caden
Congratulations, Treyten! We are so proud of you and all of 1 your accompl i shments! Always follow your dreams! We wish you a future full of happiness and success !
Love Always, Mom, Dad , Trevin, and Tristen
We are very proud of all of your accomplishments. We a re excited about your next adventure.
We love you! Dad, Mom, and Gabe
We are very proud of you and • excited to see what your future holds.
Love, Mom and Dad, Caden and Brady
Congratulations, Syd! You are beautiful inside and out! Continue to work hard and your dreams will come true!
Love, Mom and Dad
You are still our little princess Congratulations!
We are very proud o f you and you r accomplishments.
Love, Mom and Dad
Be silly, Be honest, Be kind and always be true to yourself because you are amazing. We ' re so proud of you. You 've always been a true joy. Now it's time for you to write your story, make it wonderful.
Love, Mom, Dad, Sophia, and Dillon
fail Pawlowsli
Congratulations, Erik, and may all your dreams be fulfilled!
Love, Mom and Dad
So very proud of you, Kel.
Love you to the moon and back.
Mom, Dad, and Val
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams ! Live the life you've imagined :' -Thoreau
Congratulations, Connor!
We are very proud of you and all your accomplishments Set your goals high and don t hold back. You can do anything!
We love you! Dad,Mom, and Nicole
Don't let your dreams be dreams!
Love, Dad
From your first day qf Kindergarten to your Graduation day, we could not be more proud of the young man you have become! Continue to push yourself and strive for great things! We love you and will always be cheering you on!
Love Always, Mom, Dad , and Taylor
Nathan, Your smile, your kindness, your thoughtfulness, your beliefs, and your character are all outstand i ng qualities about you and we couldn 't be more proud. Always be true to those traits Stay focused, be positive, and continue to grow in your Faith John 14:6
We love you! Mom , Dad, and Bryant
Follow your passions. Always stay true to yourself.
We are so proud of you.
Love, Dad , Mom, Logan , and Luke
Congratulations on your graduation!
We are proud of you and LOVE YOU!
You are still a PA girl in NE. You can accomplish amazing things when you put your mind to it! Follow your dreams and smile!
Love, Dad, Mom, and Alison
Congratulations, Taylor!
We are so proud and so excited to watch you build your future.
Love you so much! Mom and Dad
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed - Proverbs 16:3
We love you Ashlyn , Dad , Mom, and Brianna
Congratulations, Grant! We couldn 't be more proud of you! You are just starting the journey. Continue to work hard and there is nothing you can't accomplish!
Love, Mom and Dad
Keenan, Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path , and leave a trail. Remember how much you are loved We are so very proud of you!
Mom and Dave
Our blue-eyed baby girl is all grown up! Keep
• your love of life and easy laughter We are so proud of you and wish you every dream to come true!
Love, Mom, Dad, Kate, and Kelly
We are thankful for you and the joy you bring to our family! The best is yet to come!
Love, Mom, Dad, and Brennan
C,alMe rn~ Svo\oocta
You bring love, happiness, humor and intellectual stimulation to your family. We know you will continue to forge your own path and be successful. We are all so proud of you
With much love, Mom, Dad, Madi, Bella, and Tucker (and all the Jenkins and Svoboda families)
Braxton, Our journey through your fields of dreams has been indescribable. Cooper, The Sandlot, Duncan Field, Wakefield, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, Rapid City, Cooperstown, Sherman, Fayetteville, Werner Park Every moment has been full of pride and thankfulness. We are blessed to have shared the journey.
All our love, Nana and Popo
~ailey you have brought so much laughter and happiness into our lives. We are extremely proud of you. Keep dreaming big and know that God has a great plan for you.
We love you, Mom, Dad, and Carson
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail:'
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
Follow your heart, Brady. We believe in YOU. Trust Him with all your plans and you.will succeed. You are an amaz i ng man. Go shine!
We love you , Mom and Mike
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value:'
You are well on your way!
Your family loves you and we are so proud of you!
Liz Ue\oele
Keep living with courage and a big smile. Congratulations! We are so proud of you.
Love, Mom and Dad
Since the day you were born you have filled our lives with joy and happiness. You are an amazing young man and we are blessed that you are our son. We are ve ry proud of you! May God bless you at UNL and always
Love Dad and Mom
C,al lu~ite,
Congratulations, Cal! We are very proud of you and love you so much. Cannot wait to see what God has planned for you next.
" I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me :' Philipp ians 4:13
Congratulations, Peyton!
We are so proud of you. Follow your dreams, your heart, and keep smiling along the way
Love, Mom Dad Jan, Scott, and Ryan
Continue to follow your destiny We are proud of you.
Love, Dad, Mom, Marysa, Bryce, and Aunt Diane
" May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed :' Psalm 20:4
We are so proud of the amazing young man you have become Go confidently in the direction of you r dreams
We love you , Dad , Mom , Lauren, Duncan , and Grady
JOHN 3: 16 & COLOSSIANS 3:23
Weeki Activities
Sunday
9:00am - ReFuel (Church School)
7:45, 9am &10:30 - Worship
Evenings -JAM. (Fellowship)
Monday
6:30pm - Youth Servant Team
Tuesday
7:00am - Senior High Bible Study
Wednesday
5:30pm - S.M.A.K. (Youth Music)
6:30pm - ReFuel (Bible Study)
Saturday
5:00pm - Worship
Sports Leagues
Winter Basketball (January-March)
Summer Basketball (June-July)
Summer Softball (June-July)
Summer Sand Volleyball (June-July)
Fall Volleyball (September-November)
Fall Flag Football
Mission Trips
Senior High (Summer)
Middle School/Mid High (Summer)
Spring -March (Grades 6-12)
Lincoln Mission Week (Summer)
UMC Youth Group*8550 Pioneers Blvd. ; Lincoln, NE 68520*(402) 489-8885*Pastor
The Term 1 Yearbook class spent day s thinking of a creative theme they c~ul_d portray throu~,hout the whole book. With everyone's help we ~ho~e Fill In The Blank _b~cause each person has a different experience m high school, therefore f1llmg in their own blank. We thou gh t thi s theme would be the best for incorporating every student and giving everyone so mething to relate to.
We sold 1,100 Yearbooks throughout this year and it took us five deadlines to complete the book, plus one additional de ad lin e for the supplement.
The Talon Staff used Adobe Photo shop CS5 l to ed it photos and Adobe InDesign CS5.5 to create spreads. The Theme fonts used were Always Forever, AWPCTimes and Myriad Pro.
We would like to apologize for not getting everything in the yearbook. Because of certain deadlines we were not able to include outcomes of spring sports and some events including prom. We did o ur best to include w~at we could in the supplement. We would also like to apologize for any misspelled words, names, or mistakes in the book. We tried our best to make everything perfect, but we are a studen t publication and some e rrors were not caught.
If it was possible, our staff would capture every event at Southwest, but that can't always happen. Becau se of this we wou ld like to than k all the staff members and parent s that sent in photos to be used. Your help was greatly appreciated.
We would also like to thank our Wal sworth represe n tatives , Mike Diffenderfer and Michelle Brosemer along with th e entire Walsworth co mpany. They worked very hard to make it possible for us to get our book before the school year ended. The Talon Staff can't thank you enough for all your work and being generous with the deadline dates.
This book could not have been made without the help from Miss Brandi Benson. Not only was she our adviser, but also our friend. Benson kept everyone on task and made s ure we created spreads and took pictures to the best of our abilities. Work that wa s not up to Talon standards was edited and redesigned and that is why we created such a great yearbook. She taught us how to be journalists, spent a lot of her free time editing the book and making sure everything was read y for deadlines, and was there for us in every aspect of our lives. We can 't thank you enough for all that you did.
Thanks so much to everyone who wa s a part of the outcome of this book! Enjoy!
Sincerely,
We would like to take the time to thank every student who was involved in yearbook throughout the year. Each student worked hard to create the best book possible to publish that would showcase the whole year.
Students worked hard every day to provide the most accurate and inclusive yearbook yet. We set out to try and include as many people as possible in the yearbook and wanted to create a book that resonated with each and every student.
Some yearbook students were only in the class for a term, some for a semester , and a few throughout the whole year. Each person was given pages and was expected to do their absolute best to help create a book that would be remembered for years to come.
With everyone's hard work and lots of hours put in, we are excited for everyone to finally see the book and we could not be more proud of how it turned out.
Sincerely,
LINCOLN BOARD OF EDUCATION
spread by Brooke Dowding
ALL YEAR STAFF Senior Brooke Dowding , junior Makenzie Waller , senior Jordyn Champoux and se nior Shelby D~hl were on the Yearbook staff all year. Champou x and Waller were the co-editors. Courtesty Photo
story by Liz Uebele and spread by Jordyn Champoux
As you look back on this ~Wf, what have you filled the pages with? Each ½la.V\,l space was left for students to with their own perspectives and lMt~OY!eS. oaaortwdf ies were waiting for everyone. lWC~eYS and students worked together to ~ make the school become something la_y~e,y than just a place to get an education.
Together we built a CO~~V\if~ with each day we spent within these walls . Even though we were all a part of the same situations, the way we expeYieV\Cect them was open to each person's iV\.feYQYefajiOV\..
SeV\iOYS left the school different from when they a.rnvect freshman year. UV\cteycla.ss~eV\_ left with the opportunity of V\elO starts and QYOW-lSeS of trying new things in years to come.
Everyone was a part of SO~ef~i~ special this year.
Our time at LSW is liw.ifect and "in the real world" it's hard to come by a community that will show S¼QQOrf in the way that LS~ did
Whether your tiYst year at LSW or your la.st, remember it fondly. Q.£,w_e,w_½ey that you were a part of the eveV\.fS and a.ctivit ies that filled the pages of this ½ool.You helped write stories for yourself and those around you. When you look back, we hope you created your own way to bill iV\ f~e, ½la.V\,l.