Lincoln Southwest High School 2003 Yearbook

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Southwest football fans cheer on the varsity team Despite the rough

year

students and staff still had fun at the games

The hawk is released in front of the building to commemorate the first day of school at

Students, teachers and staff all gathered outside to listen to the poem and then to watch the hawk

No Games Allowed ... What's a gym without cheering fans and a heart-pumping, adrenaline rushing volleyball or basketball game taking place? Not quite ready for the fans or the games, the gym barely got finished in time to show it off during the school tours.

Ghost Town Most likely one of the only times the hallways of Southwest were quiet or without people. The second floor commons area hosted many students between classes and before school. For many it was the perfect place to study on the benches or hang out with friends.

Hard Hat Area For many months, the people of Lincoln could only drive by and get a frontal view of Southwest. We could only imagine what the building could look like on the inside. Finally, in late July, the doors were opened for all of Lincoln to see what we had anxiously awaited.

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From the first ground br·eaking inthe fall of 2 0 0 0 to the first day of school, students from all aroun"1 contemplated the important decision to \'make the switch" to Lincoln Southwest.

Many stude11ts went back and f or·th 011 the idea to transfer, with some remaining at their old school and othe,,,s ventul"ing he,,,e. Not only did nea,,,by students come, but also those fa,,, from Southwest. People from Northeast, Pius, an"1 even Crete and Palmyra decided Southwest might be the place f o,,, them.

"I decided to come to Southwest for the oppo,,,tunities in both sports and the classes they off e,,,ed," junio,,, Alison Rubenthaler said .

Both staff and students had to make many preparations for this new school year. While faculty focused 011 getting all of theil " books and supplies into thei, ,, rooms, stu "1ents wo, ,,ked with counselors to try an"1 work each class into their schedules. With only four blocks available for classes each term, many students had difficulties fitting eve,--ything in that they wanted

But, would the building be finished on time? As each month flew by, it seemed like it would not be completed by the beginning of school. Principal Je,,,,,,y Wilks onen found himself won--ying about the school's opening.

"It was really a nervous time for everyone. I was very anxious, especially with the hard hat areas," Wilks said.

Luckily, much of the building was finishe"1 in time with only a few "hard hat" areas left by the first "1ay. 1he building went from a few BWEFRINTS on a table to over 1, 0 0 0 pai,,,s of FEET walking the halls.

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School's Out The days were long for both students and staff, and the dismissal bell was often welcomed by all. Many felt the .3:17 P.M. dismissal was a late time to get out of school. Some working students found it difficult to make it to their jobs on time. To make a long day longer, the clocks were often running behind at the beginning of the year. Some days the dismissal bell didn't ring until after .3:20.

Let's Get Ready to Rumble The Lincoln Stars announcer introduces coaches and the homecoming nominees. The first pep rally had a large turnout where both students and staff and even parents attended. The pep rally introduced the school's new fight song which was adapted from the University of Iowa's.

Heading Home Many students wait outside for awhile before heading home. While students are waiting f<;:>r their ride or for the line of cars to die down, they kill time by talking with friends, playing hacky sack, or even playing catch. The parking lot quickly fills up and it can take quite some time before it' s your tum to leave.

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Although 1, 1 5 2 students represented Lincoln Southwest, there we,,.e a mere 1 4 4 seniors to make up the first gr·aduating class.

Two hundred and finy-one Juniors and 3 1 1 sophomo1--es also attended Southwest. At least for this year, the 9th graders dominated in population making up almost a third of the school with 4 4 6 freshmen. Amongst the students were 1 3 7 staff members in Jobs ranging from teachers to custodians.

Now, each of us can say we were a pa,,.t of the first year of the first new public high school in Lincoln in 34 years. We each made our own prints here that, no matter how big or small, will affect the school, s future in some way.

Senior Josiah Frobish decided to transfer because he knew there would be better opportunities with a smaller class.

''I want to try and make a good name for the first graduating class and the school as a whole,,, Frobish said.

Even freshman Katie Herring recognized the array of opportunities available at Southwest. She was involved in cheerleading, Key Club and Campus Life.

"Being involved in activities helps me get to know people that othe,wise I might not even see at school,,, Herring said.

Everyone got involved in school in some way or another. Whether it be sports or cheerleading, or clubs or organizations, activities helped students feel like a part of the school.

So, no matter what you did this school year, it will definitely be one to remember. Most importantly, in the words of the very wise Principal Wilks, ''Whew! We made it!,,

-by Kylee Wagner

Fun in the

From friends to work, from sports to .......-..ai camp, all in all it's fun

When you think about summer you think about fun , sleeping in and vacations. Some students had just that for their summer vacation

Summer was a time to relax , make new

By Cortney Neemann

not worry about everything." Junior Annie Ness spent some of her time on a ranch in the Sandhills. Some students went a long ways on vacation, others went to the next state, and some students did both. Some students went on friends and have tons of fun. Although some students didn ' t get time to relax like others, those students may have had to work or spend time doing summer sports or going to

camps.

"Summer is a time for me to have fun and not worry about everything."

--Junior Amanda Batten

Football players spent most of their summers go in g to camps, practices , and trying to stay in shape for this season's games . Other athletes also had a summer filled wi th camps and workouts . Since the school wasn ' t fully finished the YMCA accommodated Southwest teams during the summer so t hey could lift weights and work out. After some pr ac ti ces the freshmen football players would go o ver to one of the player's houses and swim

Junior Amanda Batten spent most of her time on vacation surfi ng in Hawaii. Batten said, "Summer is a time for me to have fun and

vacation with friends; others went with families Students like sophomore Abbey Neemann did summer club sports to stay up with the school needs of playing.

"Playing softball every weekend and getting to travel kept me busy and ready for the high school season because I was able to get used to not knowing what to expect from the opposing team," she said. Along with playing in town , a lot of teams traveled out of town or state to play their certain sports. Each student had his or her own type of summer vacation that made their summer exciting With summer arriving once again, just remember the phrase from Grease, "Summer lovin ' had me a blast, summer lovin' happened so fast."

Su mmer

L ife 's a catch ... Sophomore Abbey Neemann spent most of her summer playing club softball. Neemann played many places for this team including being asked to play on the Magic 16 and under team for Nationals.

S urrs up Junior Amanda B atten spent part of her summer surfing in Hawaii. Batten took surfing lessons from this instructor.

Around the world ... Junior Annie Ness spent some of her summer at the Switzer Ranch in the Sandhills. Ness also spent some of her summer in Spain.

Getting to know each other ... For the wrestlers of Southwest some of their summer was spent going to camps. The camps let the wrestlers get to know the coach and helped them find out the coaching styles of a new coach.

1. Staying out with friends

2. Sleeping in

3. Getting a job

4. Going on vacations

5. Summer club sports and camps

form team unity.

Racing through the summer ... On the straight away and through the final lap , Freshman Derek Hutchins drives a " sprint kart" in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Hutchins described his summer as

Unites ...

went to many camps along with many practices throughout the summer. What the team lacked in wins was made up through learning and improvement.

1. School in the morning

2. Being to school by 8:15 a.m.

3. Working on homework

4. Going on field trips

5. High school sports

"Hamming it up," Junior Park Sloup and freshman Chris Hallauer mess around at Woods Pool for the football team kick off pool party This party helped the football players to make friends and

Team

The Southwest football teams

Come one, Come all ... Kel ey Wagner (left) and Maggie Wilken

were just two of the fre hman that went to Orientation. Sophomore ,juniors, and enior all attended earlier in the evening.

The Name Game

Of all these names, the student body

-Hawk I

-Strut chose Silvester for our mascot's name through a student vote. The name ideas came from student nominations and were compiled by Booster Club and given to students through advisee to make the final decision.

-Silvester

-Striker

-Strut Hawkins

-Hawkins

-Raptor

-Hawkster

-Talonator

-Shock

It's a bird, it's a plane Two parchuters flew in to open up the festivities at Spirit Fest. The first parachuter came down with the American flag.

is here ...

Music to my ears ... Band was one of the many groups performing at Southwest 's first Spirit Fest. Along with band , there were performances from color guard, cheerleaders, and the dance team.

Talking ... Principal Jerry Wilk speaks at Student Orientation. Student and their parents came to get a look at their new chool.

(right)

Silvester

Silvester ended up being the name of the Silver Hawk mascot by a s tudent vote. He made his debut appearance at Spirit Fest.

et greet and

By Kenny Zeiger

Before school started there were a few opportunities for students and their families to meet with other LSW families. Tours were given to the public on three Saturdays in August.

Teachers had already been in the school getting ready and had attended a week training session in June to prepare for

teaching with block scheduling.

Before there was school there was Spirit Fest

first appearance, 107 .3 broadcasted live and there were several food vendors and merchants with LSW items for sale, all proceeds going back to the high school," said Jake Sedevy of the Booster Club ·office.

"I thought it was fun

to see all my friends . ,, again ...

--Junior Amy Asbjornson

The first opportunity for students to meet at school was at orientation where they were able to come to school and check out lockers and parking passes. It also gave students a chance to see and become better acquainted with the school and with each other. Principal Jerry Wilks spoke to the students and their parents at orientation.

A second opportunity to get together was Spirit Fest. There was so much to do and so many different groups were there.

"All the different sports, activities, and performing arts groups were prepared for people to ask questions and learn more about Southwest High School. The mascot parachuted in for its

At Spirit Fest students and their families had the opportunity to purchase many things , from beads to shirts. Just about every group and club was th e re for

meeting and greeting.

Other Spirit Fest highlights were the performances from band and color guard , cheerleaders, and the dance team. Mayor non Wesley also made an appearance to show his support and as well as radio station B 107 .3 FM.

Spirit Fest, gave students and parents a preview of what would be offered to them during the school year. It was just a small taste of what awaited us inside and it was one of the first new traditions that was stated here at Lincoln Southwest.

"I thought it was fun to see all my friends again , and to see a brand new school ; also to get a feel of the atmosphere at LSW ," said junior Amy Asbjornson.

Look who's here ... Mayor Don Wes ley could be seen at Spirit Fe t to s upport the Southwe s t Silver Hawk s Al so there to broadcast the festivitie s LSW wa B107 3 FM.

Back to School Shopping Many clubs, team s, and group s attended Spirit Fe s t to promote and sell a number of ite m s like s hirts, bead s, and s weats hirt s. Basketball wa s ju s t one of the se team s

A Fresh

Open the doors; the Silver Hawks have arrived!

tart

With pens and ·notebooks in hand Southwest students were ready for their first day of school. This was not just a regular first day of school; it was the very first day.

Nobody knew what to expect or could

By Kenny Zeiger

"A Raptor Society member released a female Cooper's hawk into Wilderness Park on Monday, August 26 to commemorate the Silver Hawks on opening day of Lincoln Southwest High School," said Mindy Wright,English predict what would go wrong. If traffic around school wasn't bad enough a few more problems awaited us inside school.

"I've never been so excited for school, but the school is off the wall and I can't wait to

"I met a lot of great new people and can't wait to see how the rest of the year

goes."

--Senior Ashley Gregg

department chair. The hawk's nest had fallen and that is how it was injured. Nebraska's

state poet, William

Kloefkorn was there to read a poem he wrote called "Silver Hawk." He got inspiration by experience everything else." said senior Kyle Bertsche.

Everyone had to learn their way around to find their classes together.

"It was stressful finding our classes," said junior Shannon Lindquist.

The way the school building is designed, all the hallways look similar, which caused a little confusion on the first day.

"I didn't feel like I was in school," said freshman Ashley Lammle.

Even more confusion occurred at the ceremony when a hawk was released.

coming to the school as it was being built and going to nearby Wilderness Park.

A few more problems arose during lunch; it took a little longer than they anticipated moving everyone through the lines because the SNAP account system broke down.

By the end of the week most of the problems seemed to be a thing in the past and from then on things went smoother.

"I met a lot of great new people and can't wait to see how the rest of the years goes," said senior Ashley Gregg.

Off to a slow start. Lunch

So Fresh and So Clean ... Everything was hiny and new on the first day of school. Lockers waited to be covered in signs, to be made our own

on the first day of school was a little stressful because the SNAP accounts broke down So the tudents had to wait a while before sitting down to eat.

Working Hard Junior Marci Douglas is hard at work during the first week of school. It took students a little bit of time to get used to block scheduling, but everyone seemed to grasp the routine by the end of the week.

Lots of Learning ... Social Studies teacher Jim Danson keeps his class hard at work during Southwest ' s first week. All the teachers were hard at work with the long classes, except for Advisement which is only12 minutes long.

We're off to a good start ... Principal Jerry Wilks speaks at the · school ' s dedication on Sept. 22nd at 1:30 p.m. in the school ' s· plaza. English chair Mindy Wright and senior Kelli Chaves also spoke at the event and cut the ribbon.

Taking a Nap Some students, like junior Cody Drueppel , decided that having long classes of 90 minutes gave good reason to rest before class started.

First Day The school was almost deserted before school started on the first day, except for a few teacher s and anzious students. A few students weere even late due to traffic around the school.

First Day Feelings

"I was very excited to meet new people."

Junior Liz Carpenter

"The first day went by really fast and was very disorganized."

Freshman Maggie Bertsche

"Everything went smoother than I thought it would."

Senior Matt Dunlap

"It's just school."

Junior Larry Rodriguez

"I thought it was a new experience."

Sophomore Tyler Arp "Different from what I expected."

Sophomore Latasha Landeros

"I thought the first week of school was fun even though I got a little lost at first."

Freshman Kelsey Campfield

Go Hawks! The cheerleaders and colorguard perform the fight song to the students for the first time ever. This was at the first LSW pep rally.

"It's Ge tt in g C old Out He rre" . .. Southwest students try to keep warm a they attent the last football game against Southeast.

Silver Hawk Fight Song

Come on and cheer for Southwest Silver Hawks

Who proudly wear the silver and green

Come on and cheer for Southwest Silver Hawks

Until the walls and rafters ring. " GO HAWKS"

Let's yell and cheer , cheer , cheer for Silver Hawks

Let's yell and cheer unti l we hear the final score

Come on and cheer for Southwest Silver Hawks

And watch the great Hawks soar

Showing Support. T h e band groups and the twirler at thei r ex h i b ition performance at Spirit Fest. T h e ba n d played at pe p rallies and foot ball games.

Making his Appearance. .. S ilvester the Silver Hawk makes his first appearance at S eacrest. H i s c h eeri n g and tumbli ng was appreciated by everyo ne

Tea m S uppo rt. These eight Southwe t guys get pumped up during the first varsity football game against the Hastings Tiger

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Spirit Southwest ------- - ------, LsW apparel. Some decostyle meant wearing Silver " I th ought people were rated faces, cars, and lockers. Hawk apparel in the hal_l- very unprepared for spirit Dawn Beard, seways, at games and even m nior, said, "Wearing my the city. The school even week but I though t the pep cheerleading uniform, painthad spirit w~~k. ally was great i t was ing· my face, and wearing Spmt week, the beads," was her way to show week right before home- very well put together.,, spirit. What a better place to coming, consisted of Twin S . A hi T get Southwest gear than the Day, Retro Day, Pajama ·- enwr s e y yree Silver Hawk store. It opened Day, Spirit Day, and of originallyinSouthPointe becourse the day no one will forget, Hobo Day. fore Christmas of 2001 and continued to sell Junior Stephanie Thompson said, " I felt items throughout the school year on a daily it was a horrible thing." She made 150 signs that basis. Everything from window decals to stasaid, "Hobo Day is not ok." dium blankets and chairs were sold. Activity

The very first pep rally was on the Friday before the homecoming game. Teams were recognized as well as coaches. The Fight song, the melody used by the University of Iowa, was played for the first time by the marching band. Later students voted on the lyrics and they were then performed at the last home game Oct. 25. Jake Simmons, senior, said, " I thought that the pep rally was cool, and it helped recognize all the players and team."

Many of students used different ways to show their spirit besides wear shirts and other

tickets were sold there as well.

Booster Club played a very big role in every activity, including Spirit Fest. They raised money for uniforms and many other extracurricular activities.

Though the first football game drew a crowd of about 2500 numbers dropped after that. Basketball and Volleyball drew faithful crowds of parents and friends.

"Students could go to the games," freshman Danielle Gable advised as a way to boost spirit.

Go , Fight, Win Good luck signs were placed on the lockers of most team's players. T h e glittery softball girls signs were made by th e cheerleaders, and their teammates.

Si s t e r S piri t Junior LSW dancer

Ashley Home takes time from the game to take a picture with her little sister, Maddie. Maddie came to Southwest games and pep rallies to cheer on the Silver Hawks, and support her older sister.

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begin and show the world what we've got

As students crowded into the gym for the first ever pep rally, on September 27, 2002, you could feel the energy produced by everyone. The excitement for the homecoming game was overwhelming.

With the cheerleaders

By Julie Weixelman

For the $5 fee, they got music provided by a DJ and wonderful decorations put up by the Booster Club parent organization.

I was really honored to be chosen by the Southwest students to be the home-

Excited to be part of the festivities, senior Rachel Braunsroth said, "It was really good for the first pep rally. I had a really

good time and had a lot of fun."

coming king. "

--Sen ior Tren t Blackwell

Unfortunately the excitement produced could not help the football team as they lost the game to Bellevue East 0-41.

Homecoming dance, however, was not a loss. The dance, held in the decorated commons area, began the next day at 8 p.m. and got over around 11:30 p.rri. The theme to the dance was "We've only just Begun." Students enjoyed themselves despite the up to 20 minute wait outside of the school to get in as tickets were sold and IDs were checked.

worth the effort put up by the Booster

"I really think the kids had a good time," booster club member Kari Tyree said, "It was well and Silvester the mascot, nobody could wait for the football game and the dance to come.

Club."

Students also got to hang out with friends and fellow classmates.

"I had a really good time. It was nice to see all of the parent support and I enjoyed the decorations," said senior Trent

Blackwell, who was crowned king. "I was really honored to be chosen by the Southwest students to be the homecoming king." Ali Lakey was crowned queen. The seniors voted for king and queen, and each individual class voted for pages to represent them.

Whether students went with a date, or with a big group of friends, they were guaranteed to have a blast at the first ever homecoming dance.

The only complaint most students expressed was the location. The commons area security lighting was a bit bright for a dance.

S h owing Sc h oo l Sp irit The cofor guard and cheerleaders provided some entertainment and school spirit at the pep rally. The rally , emmceed by The Lincoln Stars Hockey announcer, was the first all school event to be held in the new gym.

Dancing the Nigh t A way . .. Southwest students crowd the commons area to dance at the first ever homecoming dance. Music was provided by a DJ from Comlete Music.

Memories in the Making ... Seniors Ali Lakey and Trent Blackwell are voted Homecoming King and Queen this year. Lakey is a cheerleader while Blackwell plays football.

Homecoming King and Qu ~en Nominations and Pages

Bobbi Alley

Dawn Beard

Sarah Hein

Danielle Ramirez

Queen Ali Lakey

Pages

Junior Anna Ra ines

Sophomore Kimberly Wicks

Freshman

Kelsey Swartz

Sherman Card

Josh Cotton

Demetriu s Sturdivant

Sergio Valdez

King Trent Blackwell

Pages

Junior Clay Peterson

Sophomore Charlie Marti

Freshman

Nate Peters

Dressed for Success Though the football team lost, the game proved to be a place to spend time with your friends and to show your sc hool spirit.

Waiting Patientl y ... Students gather around the doors waiting patiently to get into the homecoming dance. It was a long wait because those who had not already bought tickets had to purchase them at the door. All students also had their ID s checked.

Let's go Hawks ... Cheerleaders express their school spirit at the pep rally. The four cheerleading groups did a combined cheer. The dance team also performed.

Homecoming Royalty Finalists for king and queen, all seniors, are introduced at the dance. The nomine es for king and queen as well as the pages came from each respective grade level.

Best Friends... Senior Lea Gustaf on and junior Katie King, both came here from Southeast together. They have been best friends for the past year. (Photo submitted by Katie King)

Team Unity ... A goal for JV Softball players Brittany Staley, Tiffany Mockenhaupt, Mandi Martin, Baily Jones , Mallory Pollard , Tori Nelson, Jessica Poeschl, and Erika Rocke They group together on the bus ride to Beatrice. (Photo ubmitted by Mallory Pollard)

"We had good team unity, and had a lot of fun this season. I made a lot of new friends through out the season."

Freshman Tiffany Mockenhaupt

"Friends are pretty important to me because they make school really fun, and they help you when you need it. Friends are always there for you."

Senior Dawn Beard

Lunch Together ...

Friends Forever Seniors Dawn Beard and Sherman Card. They have been friends for two years. Sherman had to give Dawn a hand by fixing her tire on her car. ( Photo submitted by Dawn Beard)

Picture Perfect... Freshmen

Marissa Ford, Megan Kiefer, and sophomore John Philpott, all good friends, gather at Southwest's Homecoming.

Eating

Seniors Demetiru s Sturdivant and Joe Baker, both coming from Lincoln High, take a break.

foreverFr1endsare

By Bobbi Alley

It took 1,152 students , all coming from different schools, to form the Silver Hawks.

In some cases students decided to come to Lincoln Southwest together; they just came to

Make New Friends but Make sure to Keep the Old!!

''My friends are important to me because they listen to me, and they help me with everything."

--Senior Lea Gustafson

Junior Katie King and senior Lea Gustafson have been best friends for over a year. "She's been there for me through every problem I have She's helped me be with their friends. Others came knowing no one and made new friends. Since everyone that came was new, everyone started out the year in the same place Juniors Samantha Hennessy and Alyssa Ramsey have been friends

since kindergarten , and switched from Southeast to Southwest together.

"We were born six days apart, at the same hospital, in the same room. We met in kindergarten and have been friends ever since ," Hennessy said.

Other friendships started this year. Sport s teams , in particular, become close with all the time spent together. The JV softball team was a great example.

"We had good team unity and had a lot of fun this season. I made a lot of new friends throughout the season, " freshman JV softball player Tiffany Mockenhaupt said.

through school work , family problems , and even guy problems. She's a very giving and selfless person. She would do anything for anyone, and she's done everything for m e," King s aid.

With a lot of new people and a lot of different friendships throughout the school, many of the friendships had very interesting stories behind them.

Friends are important throughout high school. " It is a part of the positive things at school," junior Emily Wisch replied.

" During your high school years many situations will occur where you will need a shoulder to lean and maybe even cry on. Your true friends will always be there for you through thick and thin ," junior Mollie Howell said.

Life Long Friends ... Juniors Alyssa Ramsey and Samantha Hennessy, come here together from Southeast. They met in kindergarten and have been friends ever since (Photo submitted by Samantha Hennessy)

Best Buds Freshmen Rachel Christy and Jeanie Poldberg, gather for a picture after Rachel's volleyball game The girls are holding Rachel's parents ' flowers from parents' night.

FashionTI · d to -nen s

Let the games begin and show the world what we've got

Trends involved the latest in everything from fashion to sayings. Throughout the decades fashion has helped define the social, economic and p(?litical events of an era.

Students have shrugged off the shabby image they were once

For one day King Cowan leads his followers into the battle against the

normal."

B y Ashley Leibel

wear Capri's and peasant tops. Junior Adam Boomer liked to wear American Eagle brand. Many styles of shoes were also popular, including Adidas, Sketchers, Lugz, Vans and K - Swiss. Other styles of shoes were Doc Martens and Flip-flops. Freshman Heather famous for and adopted a new urban cool image. They are trying to be individualistic and to create a student culture that has been absent in style, and materialistic since the 70's.

The latest trends in hair are spiked, shaggy;

Holcomb said she liked to wear Adidas tennis shoes and sandals. Body piercing and tattoo trends continued. Students had

--Junior Grant Hewitt their ears, belly butt<?ns , and lips pierced. Junior Kyle Smith said he like girls with their belly long straight hair, short, curly, and highlighted. Freshman Hannah Greene said she liked to have her hair "curly and highlighted." Sophomore Corey Tallman liked his hair "short and straight." Senior Tyson Crosby said he liked to style his hair by "spiking it up."

Another popular trend was different name brands of clothing. The trendiest brands of clothing were Abercrombie and Fitch, American Eagle, and Aeropostle Hurley, Billabong, Etnies, and Independent were some popular • styles that were found at Pac Sun.

Sophomore Stephanie Tisdale liked to

button pierced. Students had tattoos on lower backs, necks, shoulders, and ankles. These tattoos were zodiac signs, flowers, and serenity signs.

The types of cars most students drove were Monte Carlo's, Camry's , and SUV's. Of course, it seemed everyone carried a cell phone from Nokia to Cricket. The popular slang trends were hey, luv ya, fo' sure, and just kidding Trends remained in the eye of the beholder. This year's trends weren't the same as the year before, and they won't be the same next year, but ultimately trends are an on-going circle.

Rin g, Ri ng Cell phones proved to be a major accessory at Southwe st. Many students were seen talking on their cell phones while walking down the halls before, after , and in between classes.

Twist i n Ti m e . .. Twists were especially popular when going to special events. They even made an appearance at Homecoming.

Picture Perfect Sophomores

Alyssa Smid , Samantha Eley , Bristol Prai, and Olivia Thomas are showing off some clothing trends A lot of people just " go lazy" is their sweatshirt and jeans. Other popular clothing styles are peasent tops and capris

was a popular piercing for both girls and guy s

Sk8tr Boi. Sophmores Nick Gormley and Britney Carden walking the halls at Southwest. The punk, skater style made an even stronger appearance this year Popular brands were Etnies, Element, Independent and Hurley.

1. Cell Phone Types: Top

Nokia

2. Cell Phone Covers:

Bright Colors

3. Hairstyles:

Boys: Short Girls: Long

4. Piercings:

Boys: Ears Girls:Belly Button

5. Tattoos:

Zodiac signs on back

6. Clothing Styles:

Boys: Baggy Girls: Tight Fit

7. Shoes:

Boys: Adidas Girls: Flip flops

8. Popular Saying: What's Up

9. Cars: Mustang

10. Car Accessories: CD Players

Bling, Bling ... Belly button peircings were popular on girls, and have been for a few years Other peircings such as tongue rings , labret , nose and eyebrow piercings were also popular this year.

Footloose Senior Emily Royal took her senior picture with her shoe collection. She collected shoes while working at Journey's.

Tasting Good Sophomore Ryan Krieger shows off his tongue ring. Thi s

C allin g a ll c a st a nd c r ew . . . The cast and crew of "O Pioneer s" po es for a group picture on s tage About 11 percent of the tudent body was made up of the ca t and crew.

0 Pionee rs ... The cast of ' 0 Pioneers " hine their brightest during the performance opening night. This scene i from the opening act when the immigrant were telling where they came from.

Alexandra Berg son

Carl Linstrom

Emil Bergson

Marie Tovesky

Ivar

Oscar Bergson

Lou Bergson

Working together Sophomo re Kaleb Klein and Dustin Feiling take charge of the lights from the lighting booth d uring the performance of " O P ioneers " opening night.

"O Pioneers' 1 Leading Roles!

Kelli Chaves

Nick Gallo

AJWaldman

Lisa Lux

Ju stin Lamber on

Kenny Zeiger

Andrew Brinkman

S t ick ing together ... Junior Kenny Zeiger, who played the part of Oscar Berg on , Sadye Evnen , and freshman Lindsey Hand , who played the part of an immigrant , po e for a picture backstage before performing opening nig ht.

Gettin g read y The cast member of " O Pioneer " get ready for their performance back tage in the make-up room

By Kim Kiefer

They called it the night of the stars, as searchlights led the way down the red carpet. It was the night of the special gala opening at Southwest,

t of the stars

Rolling out the red carpet with O Pioneers!

b ittersweet romance of Willa Cat h er's great novel about life on the Ne b raska prairie.

" O Pioneers" follows the story of Alexandra Bergson, who Nov . 6th, open to invited guests only.

Among those who could be spotted in the audience were many members of the faculty as well as Mayor Dori Wesley.

"I had a lot offun being part of the first play and this is something I will never forget."

--Senior Kelli Chaves

The cast and crew of over 132 students played various roles portraying many different personalities. Hours of practice and behind the scenes work were required to make the show a success.

" My favorite part about participating in this production,' ' said freshman Andrew Brinkman, who played the part of Lou Bergson , "was the opportunity to connect with the audience and to teach a powerful lesson of what it was like back then." This pro du ction is the touching blend of stirring drama , and

after her father's death takes charge of his Nebraska homestead. Through harvest, drought, and poverty, she manages to keep her farm and family of three brothers together until they are

ready to go out on their own.

While refining the land, she neglects part of her emotional life and only j u st b efore it's too late does s h e allow the woman in her to respond to the man she loves.

Opening night for the pu b lic was held on Nov. 7th and performances carried on through the 9th . All performances prove d to be a huge success!

"I had a lot of fun being part of the first play." sai d senior Kelli C h aves, who played the part of Alexan d ra Bergson, "And this is something I will never forget."

Let's go for a rid e ... Kenny Zeiger, Andrew Brinkman, Lukas Sorum, Nick Gallo , Sayde Evnen , and Kelli Chave s take a ride in a carriage during one of the performances of " O Pioneers. "

C oming toge th er ... Cast and crew members Katie Jasa , Katie Marvin , Sophie Norman , Megan Kiefer, Maddie Leiter, Maris sa Ford , and Lind sey Hand of " O Pioneer s" take time to po se for a picture back s tage before the opening night gala

2G Seniors

Graduation! H was something that. all seni01:s thougfit about through out their · high school years. Whether or not seniors had plans for the next year, they all got ready to graduate. Some seniors knew exactly what they were doing next year, as in what school they were going to and what they would major in. Other seniors had no idea.

Another big decision to tnink about was if they wanted to leave home. Some seniors planned to stay close to home after high school and others wanted to go far away.

" I plan on joining the Marines and taking college through the military."

-Drew Smith

" I plan on continuing working at St. Elizabeth. Then I'm going to Sydney, Australia to become a music major and song writing."

-Bethany Sarvabui

"I plan to move out with five other people in January, go to SCC and work at Tabitha. My plan is to be a full time nurse."

-Natalie Nevels

'Tm not sure what I want to study yet probably go to SCC and just do basic studies. Then maybe do an academic transfer to the University."

-Cara Walters

"Go to college and become a high school history teacher."

-Colby Bowman

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As the first graduating class at Lincoln Southwest the seniors left a lot of advice behind for the next graduating class. The seniors tried to set a lot of the traditions for the seniors in the future.

"Have fun, study hard, and don't give up when you're so close to graduation."

-Bethany Sarvabui

"Be yourself and don't slack off even though it's your last year. Act grown up now that you' re the top dog of the school. Set a tradition by doing what's right."

-Colby Bowman

"Do what you can now because you can't live on what might have been!"

-Nate Hardin

"Take less classes, and have more

fu I"n.

-Tamara Hefley

"Have a positive attitude and do all your homework."

-Pamela Vaughn

"Live one day at a time. No one can do everything at once. Breathe, relax, and enjoy."

-Jennifer Coolman

"Keep your head high cuz it's almost over."

-Amy Southwell

"Savor your senior year, have fun and make it last. You're only a senior once, you're only in high school once, so have fun and make it worth it."

-Cortney Neemann

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Despite the fact that students held strong ties to their previous schools, the Southwest seniors decided to break off and become the first to graduate from Southwest. Being the first graduating class was something many seniors ~hought about as they switched schools for their last year.

"It feels great to be the first class to graduate, knowing we're the first to start traditions, and start new things which will be here for a long time," Jon Inhofe said.

"I think it is pretty cool to be the first graduating class. It's something that will go dlliill•II down in history," Matt Dunlap said.

For other students it didn't really matter about being the first to graduate.

"I feel the same as if I were the seventeenth senior class," Matt Gilmore stated.

A question that seniors got asked a lot is why they did change schools their senior year.

Seniors changed schools for various reasons. Some were as simple as the location of the school or the student population. Others came in hopes of having more ties and being more involved. Many seniors saw greater opportunities in sports and classes. For others, they saw the chance to start new traditions and to be a part of the many firsts at Southwest.

"I didn't like the politics at my old school, and I wanted to start something new for some of the sports teams here," Dayna ...._ .. Waechter said.

No matter the reason for coming to Southwest, these seniors made their last year in high school one of their best.

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As seniors, we have finally finished our thirteen years of school and have brought with us many memories from the past. Growing up in the 80's and 90's opened our eyes to many unique trends that we will remember forever.

"I remember when I would carry my Bart Simpson lunchbox to school," Trent Blackwell said.

Many of the things that we remember from our childhood aren't around today. Remember when the McDonald's Happy Meals came in boxes or when you spent more time decorating your bike with porn-porns and noisemakers than you spent riding it.

"I always would carry around a Miss Piggy doll that I was obsessed with," Dayna Waechter said.

We also had our very own way of dressing when we were young. Anything from the shoes we had or the way we wore our hair we can look back and laugh at. We would see girls dressed in spandex pants with a long sweatshirt or a tee-shirt tied at the side. Their hair would be in a pony tail on the side just like Michelle Tanner from the television show "Full House." The guys were obsessed with tennis shoes and jerseys, acid washed jeans and baseball caps.

"I would always wear leggings and shoulder pads. Also, I remember crimped hair and big puffy bangs," Kerie Kvassey said.

"I remember wearing sweatpants and wind pants a lot. I loved when the Nike Air pump shoes were in," Tyler Raasch said.

No matter how goofy we looked, at the time, we thought we were the coolest kids around. Lucky for us, our parents took a lot of pictures. This way, when we are parents our kids can look at them and laugh at how dumb we really looked. You probably knew that looking back at the tears will make you laugh. I bet you never knew looking back at the laugh will make you cry.

Remember When:

-You had a pair of jellies to match all the colors of your clothes: hot pink, neon green and bright blue.

-You pushed the pumps on your Nike shoes so fast it exploded.

-You actually tried to make your slinky go perfectly down the stairs.

-You did the limbo at the skating rink for a birthday party or school skate.

-You spent hours blowing in the nintendo game before it actually worked.

-You rode on your Big Wheel until the plastic seat cracked.

-You sang along to the Skidamarink song on "The Elephant Show."

-You collected Carebears and watched the show with them beside you.

-You read along with Teddy Ruxspin.

-You tried to learn the moves to New Kids on the Block songs.

-You dragged your parents to Burger King to get the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movies with a purchase of a kid's meal.

-You played "Don't Break the Ice" until you actually broke the pieces.

-You read the Berenstain Bears books until you had them memorized.

-You threw away your troll dolls after seeing "Ernest Scared Stupid."

-You rode in the KFRX Ghostbuster mobile.

-You kept asking your 8-Ball the same question until it gave the answer you wanted.

-You wanted to live in a house that had gadgets like in Pee-Wee' s Playhouse.

-You crimped your hair to look like Cindy Lauper.

-You received a new best friend necklace every day from a new best friend.

-You thought the land of Cabbage Patch really existed.

-You wore parachute pants and danced to MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This."

-You knew Inspector Gadget would always escape the Claw.

-You carried your matching Popples thermos and lunch box to school.

-You actually had a use for rewind and fast forward.

-You had matching Lisa Frank school supplies.

-You lost your whole collection of POGS in one match.

-You kept redoing your slap bracelet just for fun.

-You watched "Family Matters" and always said "I've fallen, and I can't get up."

Juniors '04

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This year's juniors faced a very different transition. For some, this was the third school switch in three years Just as they became accUBtomed to their previous high school, they packed their things and came to Southwest for their junior year.

Many aspects of Southwest were major changes. In some ways , the setup of Southwest was much like that of college. The block scheduling provided courses set up like those in college. That brought opportunities to students they may not have had elsewhere.

"Southwest will help us learn more in a year than other schools will, " Holly Kasl said.

However, there were bad and good aspects, as with anything. For many students who were used to the long lunches at other Lincoln public schools, Southwest's short lunches proved to be a little frUBtrating.

"It's so hard to get from school to eat and back in a half hour , You basically have to eat in your car in order to get back in time ," Matt Johnson said

• Just as the juniors were getting settled in, their time for graduation will come. They will soon be faced with the transition from high school to college or work They have many decisions to be made in the coming years. If and where they will go to college, how they will pay for it, and what career path they will take were all concerns in the back of the juniors ' minds.

Jessica Amen

Kristopher Andersen

Ashley Anderson

Caitlin Anderson

Lindy Anderson

Ryan Anderson

Matt Anthony

Amy Asbjomson

Bryan Backh aus

Tobias Baldauf

Brian Bartels

Ryan Bateman

Amanda Batten

Julia Battle s

Christie Beecham

Tara Behne

Brady Black

Adam Boomer

Justin Borden

J.J. Borecky

Andrew Bork

Matln9 the switch. Juniors Keeleq Denni• (fro,n Eastt and Ma99'e sumvan (fro,n Southeastt show their switch fro,n their old school to Southwest.

Dustin Born

Kristen Bornhoft

Paul Boye

Nick Brauer

Jason Brummer

Scott Brunken

Sara Brunkow

Nicholas Cammack

Kendelle Campbell

Elizabeth Carpenter

Jeremy Cate

Steven Cerveny

Shashank Chauhan

Rachel Christopher

Rebekah Christopher

Justin Coffman

Natalie Conant

Sheldon Crow

Casey Dahlke

James Danahay

Samuel Da v id

Sara Davidson

Alicia Dierking

Emily Dike

Johnny Dineen

Marci Douglas

Cody Drueppel

Scott Dvorak

Dane Eckery

Ryan Ehly

Jhordan ·Elsberry

Kristin Emery

Lindsey Fairchild

Farah Fallaha

Brad Fauver

Jenna Ferris

Cody Fisher

Megan Fowle

Megan Franklin

Jennifer Fritz

Courtney Gadeken

Luke Garcia

Ondrea Goranson

Lindsey Grant

Jordan Greene

Jordan Haas

Julie Haith

Ryan Hamner

Courtney Harris

Ashley Hascall

Samantha Hennessy

Tyson Hereth

Jeremy Hermann

Joseph Hobel man

Jenna Holt

John Holt

Juniors ' 04

Driving on c,our own ti•~ now

Cars, cars, cars. The great invention practically every junior has. Most teenagers turned 16 their sophomore year but they don ' t get a car until their junior year. So when this year began the juniors spent the summer ready to be upperclassmen that could drive to school.

When teenagers get their first car they can ' t wait to make it "theirs. " Then there ' s always their first cruise in the driver seat with friends. Having a car is great but it ' s even better when students can match it with their personality.

Dan Lohmeier and Dan Westerman both have red cars to match their favorite color , which they said brings out their personality out.

Westerman said, "My car ' s not eye catching but neither am I. But it ' s not ugly. "

Teens also got very protective of their baby. They made rules for the passengers in the car , like don ' t leave trash in it , don ' t smoke in it and don ' t sit on it.

• Jessica Honnen

Matthew Houchin

Ashlei Howell

Mollie Howell

Matthew Hoyt

Dustin Huber

Jessica Irions

Whitney James

Niki Jennett

Jessica Jimenez

Blaze Johnson

Brandon Johnson

Matt Johnson

Paul Johnson

Corey Jones

Anastasia Kalita

Holly Kasl

John Kelch

Andrew Kelley

Casey Kennedy

Lindsay Kerns

Tara Kimminau

Tracy Kimminau

Audrey King

Katherine King

Matthew Kinning

Melissa Knoll

Philip Knudson

DrMnf to 1cl\ool. Junior AHda Rea stands next to her friend 's car waiting for him with Junior fillet Caaunact.

Tyler Koch

Sarah Koenig

Danna Kolb

Jacob Kopp

Gracia Kremer

Kaleb Kubicek

Justin Lamberson

Kari Langemach

Chris Last

Anna Latta

Kassandra Lebaron

Joel Leibel

Matt Leikam

Madeline Leiter

Jordan Lenger

Alissa Lesoing

Brandi Lewis

Jacob Linderholm

Shannon Lindquist

Graham Little

Brittan y Lo f green

Daniel Lohmeier

Devin Lottman

Casey Luebbe

Cheryl Macelhaney

Lucas Maier

Aja Martin

Talia Mason

Shandie McCluskey

Ryan Mccullough

Ashlei McKay

Jillian Meyer

Elizabeth Mizerski

Andrew Moellering

Patrick Morrissey

Riley Morton

Matt Mullins

Jerry N abach

Kyle Nelson

Tori Nelson

Annie Ness

Tommy Nguyen

Joshua Nix

Emily Noordhoek

Lance Novotny

Alex Nurbabayev

Bryan Nyhoff

Joshua O' nan

Heather Olmstead

Allison Osborn

Christine Osborn

Alison Pankake

John Parizek

Jakob Parke

Clint Pella

Jason Peters

Wortln9 hard for the ,nonec,

In thi material were, teens are often looking for "what' in" and finding the quickest way to obtain it. From the mo t high tech cellular phones to the most stylish pair of shoes, juniors found themselves searching under couch cushions and in pant pockets to find any spare change . ~'hen they've exhausted these resources, many tudents could find themselve looking for a job.

By junior year, most students were able to drive, and some were required to pay for their car .

Cars, cell phones, shopping, dating- how did students pay for all this? The mo t common way was to get a job. Junior year was when all of these expenses started coming up and that was when the want ads out of the paper got torn out and cut up.

"Working at Runza is a lot of fun, but it's hard to keep up with homework as a junior," Bridg et Poldberg said.

So what kinds of jobs could teens get? The most common job was babysitting with a close second as fast food.

• When one thinks of these jobs, one thinks of diapers, grease, screaming kids, uniforms. D espite these little drawbacks babysitting and fast food places were actually good job In most fast food places one could make enough money to cover expenses. Babysitting also paid enough.

Kayleigh Peters

Amanda Peterson

Clayton Peterson

Kim Phan

Bridget Poldberg

Mallory Pollard

Mindy Pollard

A.dam Price

Eric Pyatt

Charlotte Quirin

Kara Raasch

Anna Raines

Alyssa Ramsey

Alicia Riskowski

Gena Romano

Allison Rubenthaler

Heidi Rubsam

Katelyn Rump

Cierra Saathoff

Tyler Saathoff

Andrew Sasek

A teena9er'1 Hf•. Junior lrfd9et PoJdbept worts hard at Runza located at JJrd and MW'f 2.

Rawa Sayah

Reuben Schaepe

Traci Schlichting

Katie Schmitz

Nick Sherrill

Brennan Shively

Celeste Sim

Tiffany Skillett

Jessica Skov

Nick Skov

Megan Skrdlant

Daniel Skultety

Park Sloup

Dillon Small

Kyle Smith

Dawn Southwell

Jessica Spanel

Brittany Staley

Ali Steckelberg

Ty Steinkuhler

Cody Stolle

Cathryn Stopp

Daniel Stous

Maggie Sullivan

Lindsay Swartz

Alex Thomalla

Stephanie Thompson

Zachary Thompson

Katie Thornton

Stuart TJ;iomton

T.J. Thorpe

Alan Tool

Kari Treu

Justin Tucker

Andrew Turner

Jameson Turner

Jeigh Tushick

Benjamin Tyler

Dustin Virts

Joel Vlasnik

Aaron Vollenweider

Megan Wakeman

Aj Waldman

Tiffany Wendland

Daniel Westerman

Melissa Westerman

Juli Whitenack

Jenna Wiggins

Becky Winterfeld

Emily Wisch

Chelsea Wright

Grant Young

Kenneth Zeiger

Charles Allen

Timothy Amen

Tyler Arp

Amber Babcock

Abby Bade

Lisa Bales

Drew Ballard

Jim Barratt

Casey Bateman

April Bauhof

Matthew Baumgartner

Jess Becker

Allyson Bell

Heather Bentley

Cody Benzing

Brian Berg

Jessica Betz

Corenia Bierbaum

Christopher Billings

Nick Birchard

BJ. Birkel

Megan Booker

Bronson Boosalis

Kaylin Boosalis

Quinton Bowling

Kaylin Brabec

Michael Breetzke

Andrew Brinkman

Carlie Brown

Celeste Buckner

Erik Burkhart

Amy Burow

Justin Burow

Kendra Burse

Megan Butcher

Brandon Cabeen

Katie Calahan

Christina Cammack

Britney Carden

Shane Carpenter

Jillian Christiansen

Lauren Cook

Megan Cooper

Craig Cope

Adam Cownie

Matthew Dalke

Tyler Damme

Jared Daugherty

Kevin David

Amanda Davis

Corey Day

Na than Den ea ult

Keeley Dennis

Brian Dieckhoff

Chaeli Dougherty

Lindsay Downing

Sophomores 'OS Transition fro,n Junr or hf9h to hf9h school

£very one was new to this school so :in some ways it should lessen the blow on the transition from middle school to hi~h schoo~ But the problem with a new school was its hard to find your place. Other schools have a sort of ·sister" school where you mainly stay with the same people your whole school career. But the problem with being in a new school is everyone crone from anywhere and everywhere.

Lindsey Swanson, a sophomore, said 'The transition from middle school to high school has been a difficult but satisfymg ~rience. It's sometimes hard to find where you belong."

Another big transition from other schools to here was the block schoouhng.

. Some people had different opinions on the school schoouling. Some likoo having only four classes, which meant less homework Some people hatoo having to sit in class for an hour and a half.

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Sophomore Tirn Amen said ·r don't hke block schoouhng becam:e it's too long of pericrls.,, •

Billy Schrunrnert, a sophomore, said ·rn a way I do h.ke block schoouhng because it means less homework"

£ven though the transition from middle to high school and regular to block schoouling could :00 difficult, just know that everyone was going through it too.

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Ryan Doyle

Katlynn Dutkiewicz

Samantha Eley

Mallory Ellis

Jason Emmons

Matt Endres

Ashlee Engel

Gina Erickson

Michael Esau

Jonathan Evans

Justin Evasco

Whitney Exstrom

Eric Farahani

Dustin Feiling

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Students In cla11 wort on a proJect In En9ll1h. On• bl9 transition fro,n other 1chool1 to Southwest was the block 1chedulln9. So,ne students had verq different opinions on whether or not th•tf lllced the block 1chedulln9.

Brittany Felton

Jamie Filipi

Ashley Flynn

Jean Forkner

Jessica Forycki

Michelle Fraser

Brandon Fritz

Eric Garland

Whitney Genzmer

Joshua Gessner

Kara Goddard

Juan Gomez-Medina

Kylee Goodwin

Nick Gormley

Ashley Graham

Erica Graves

Cole Griffith

Jennifer Gustafson

Amanda Haislet

Charity Hamm

Philip Handke

Mark Hannaway

Jordan Hansen

Lori Hansen

Tyler Hardesty

Stephanie Hardin

Jessica Harris

Comtney Harrison

Corine Hartshorn

Jennifer Hartz

Timothy Harvey

Stephen Hassler

Eric Hawkins

John Hecker

Trevor Hefley

Jenna Heimann

Torey Helmick

Derrick Hensel

Jennifer Hicks

Anna Hill

Mallory Hoage

Ashtyn Hoffman

Lance Hoffman

Jacqueline Holmes

Brianna Holt

Kaylea Hom

Seth Howard

Matt Hubbell

Sarah Incontro

Kodie Jeffers

Dustin Jeune

Jordan Johnson

Megan Johnson

Tiffany Johnson

Mike Jones

Rachel Jones

Sophomores 'OS

Slblln91 at school. a 900d or bad experfence1

You have to deal with them everyday at home. They fight with you and get you in trouble but deep down you love them. They're your s:ibhngs. And some of you had to deal with them at school as if home wasn't enough.

Brandon Ca.been, ·a sophomore, said "I would hate having one of my siblings ~o to this school ~use we might end up rightin~ in the halls. what would happen if you did have one of your s:ibhngs in your classes? Would it be just awful or would you end up competing with each other for the better Qrade? Or would it be the exact opposite7Would it be fun to see each other everyday, and help each other with hom~ work?

Sophomore Charles Allen said ·r wouldn't mind seeing them in school It would be kind of cool

Why can't you get along with your brother or sister was a question you might have been asked a lot by your parents. The fact is it's just nature for s:ibhngs to fight.

£astlyn Wright said "Sometimes my brother is very clifferent than I run."

So no matter how much you didn't get along, you have to hve them forever and someday they might even become your best friend

Jeff Kastl

Amy Khalid

Justin Kieso

Christopher Kimberly

Kaelin Kinnison

Kaleb Klein

Tom Knudson

Chris Kortum

Lauren Kreimer

Ryan Krieger

Alexa Krueger

Tyler Lacey

Ashley Lammle

Latasha Landeros

Sopho,nore Mite ,ones stand• •fth freah,nan brother Matt ,on•• at lunch. Mane, student• had a 1fbJfn9 here at South•est.

Jesse Laney

Estefania Larsen

Jacob La us ten

Lindsey Lenhoff

Ky lie Lewallen

Aaron Lingenfelder

Cameron Logan

Kevin Loos

Robert Lovelace

Jordan Lovell

Caitlin Luke

Jordan Macdonald

Alyssa Madden

Rachel Madvig

Lindsey Magnuson

Kaitlyn Malone

Charlie Marti

Artis Martin

Erin Martin

Tristen Mason

Kevin Mayer

Michelle McCarthy

Patrick McCarthy

Brendan McCauley

Claire McGowan

Michelle McGowen

Jessica McKinney

Mandy McMichael

Ross Merritt

Theresa Meyers

Jacki Michelsen

Deann Miller

Shayna Miller

Brittany Mitchell

Drew Moats

Matt Moeller

Nicholas Moore

Megan Mueller

Brandon Mumgaard

Ju tin Murray

Elizabeth Nannen

Abbey Neemann

Lisa Nelson

Joel Niemann

Brad Nordell

Laura Norris

Alex Oberst

Diana Ortiz

Jason Ozmun

Nathanael Pattee

Molly Pawelko

Justin Peitzmeier

Bailey Perry

Allison Pettit

Dan Phillip

John Philpott

Sophomores 'OS fteroes Make 9 ood role ,nodels for students · •

When you open up a dictionary with the intention to look up hero, what comes to your mind while you are searchin~ Is your hero your mom. dad or~ ian? Is it an older or younger sibling? Is it your best friend? Or is ~t someone who in history has done something great to help mankind? Most students think a little bit of all that with added thou~hts.

KaylinBra~said, "Mymomlismy hero) boo9.use I admire who she is and what she has done for me.·

Often times our heroes are our own parents, maybe because of the examples they set, or what they teach us, or maybe just for being there for us. _

Lindsey Magnuson said My dance teacher Us my hero) because she inspiroo me to become a better dancer.·

Even though you cannot admire someone in person, you can still make him or her your hero.

Charlie Marti said "Bob Marley G.s my hero) because he spreads his music around the world to promote pea.ce and happiness.·

Occasionally the people who we call our heroes are :people who help us, whether they help us with extracurricular activr ties, academically, or they may just help boost our self-esteem.

Beverly Pinkerton

Amy Plants

Jessica Poeschl

Mitch Pope

Bristol Prai

Lauren Rauscher

Malarie Replogle

Nick Rezac

Aubrey Roberts

Sarah Roberts

Jamie Robidoux

Erika Rocke

Andrew Rowoldt

Benjamin Russell

Sopho,nore late Sch,nftz choose• to •tand next to who he Identified a• hf• "hero... Oprah Winfree,. In the lfbarc,. Mane, •tudent• have celebrftfH for heroH and Idol•.

Cady Russell

Maggie Sahele

Stephanie Satchell

Mitchel Sauvageau

Yousif Sayah

Billy Schammert

Christopher Schenk

Carrie Schiefelbein

Ben Schmidt

Joe Sc'1mi.dt

Jake Schmitz

Tyler Seiboldt

Andrea Shallenberger

Christina Sheets

Ky le Sherwood

Andy Shields

Kym Showalter

Nicole Siegrist

Brittney Simpson

Matt Sinclair

Kortnee Sindel

Derrick Sloan

Quinn Small

Alyssa Smid

Damon Smith

Jennifer Smith

Jessica Smith

Kali Sorum

Logan Spackman

Nikki Spry

Duston Stanczyk

Jordan Stange

Joseph Stauber

Benjamin Stedronsky

Brian Stems

Michael Svoboda

Lindsey Swanson

Casey Taft

Corey Tallman

Stephanie Tanner

Lance Taylor

Samuel Terrebonne

Andrew Thierolf

Olivia Thomas

Nathan Thompson

Zachary Thompson

Brittanie Thomsen

Casey Tiedeman

Stephanie Tisdale

Josh Tobey

Cassidy Tucker

Courteney Turner

Lauren Turner

Luke Tyburski

Shahrzad V akilzadian

Matthew Van Hoosen

Me,norable ,no,nent1 at Southwest ftl9h School

Throughout our school year, the sophomores have been through some funny memorable tiines. Starbng at a new school some things are round to happen.

Sophomore Courtney Harrison said her funniest moment was seeing a sophomore ~irl pull another guy's pants down after lunch.

Samantha V enhaus, a sophomore, said her most memorable moment was seeing a frehman girl fall down the sa.irs.

Some other memorable moments were at school events. Jakki Holmes, a sophomore said her most memorable momen t was at the Homecoming football game.

Students also have some embarrassing moments.

£vents like these make the school day a httle more fun and exciting.

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Branden Vanmeveren

Samantha Venhaus

Matthew Walkenhorst

Erin Walker

Branden Warren

Rick Wasielewski

Mark Watson

Samuel Way

Jade Ways

Julie Webber

Kaitlin Welke

Na than Wenzl

Ashley Wergin

Dustin West

Brian Wheeler

Kymberly Wicks

Derek Wiedman

Amanda Wilcox

Nate Wiles

Kendra Winchester

Brandon Wissink

Leslie Witters

Eastlyn Wright

Rustam Y adgarov

Xing Yan

Lindsey Zilly

CaHfdc, Tucter said her ,no1t ,ne,norable ,no,nent was the dac, she 9ot a car. Tucter experfeced another ,ne,norable ,no,nent when her purse was stolen fro,n her locter.

Fre1h1n•n find do,nlna tl on In •h••r nu,nber1

So many freshmen dominated the.hallways of Southwest Forty-two percent of the student roly :µ>pulation consisted of ninth graders. In high school standards that was more than enough.

·It's kind of what I expected £or the £mt year. Ma;!t up~rclassmen wanted to finish at the high school they were at," said gm.dance counselor Keri Applebee. Most of the teachers and staff had to adjust to the full classes too. Not enough tables and chairs were put in to sup:µ>rt some of the classes that consisted of 30 students at the start of the year.

"I £eel like I £it in more. liigh school isn't as inbrnidabng pecause I know more prople," said Kelh Eihusen.

They crune from all over Nebraska to form

Erin Abbott

Shelby Adams

Cory Agnew

Carla Ahlschwede

Heather Albertson

Luca s Albrecht

Samuel Allison

Katie Anderbery

Christopher Anderson

Jacob Anderson

Jolyn Ander so n

Elizabeth Apthorpe

Abigail Archer

Jade Armijo

Corlyn Aust

Nik Baeder

Benjamin Baer

Kyle Bailey

Cassandra Baker

Melissa Baker

Alexandra Ball

Brett Barnell

Brittany Barnhouse

Leah Bartek

Erin Bartholomew

Karla Bauhof

Torn Bax

Sophia Baylor

Michael Beard

Benjamin Beardslee

Dustin Beckenhauer

Joslyn Behne

Lucas Bell

Elizabeth Belson

Reese Beninghaus

the £mt freshmen class of Southwest Most of them came from middle schools, such as Stntt, Pound Irv~i Park Gooorich. 1efler and many more.

1likoo [being the dominating class] pecause maybe we have a chance at being good at s:µ>rts," said Stntt Robertson. (

Many ninth graders got involved in s:µ>rts and after school activities, such as speech and debate, dram~ 26 deep, basketball wrestling, tennis, golf, cheerleading, band and many more. Concert band which consisted of ninth graders was filled with performers.

"I think it's cool [that we were the dominating class1 but mainly just because we'll be the £mt full class to graduate," said Andrew~ StlJJ''f 6't KA,a 7'1Jsu,

Frest\ln•n were th• do,nlnatf119 claH In the first qear at Unco ln Southwe s t. ftere ao,ne fresh,nen enter and wa it fo r o rientation to start.

Serenity Bennett

Christopher Berger

Maggie Bertsche

Kyle Bettenhausen

Stephanie Billings

Adam Bindel

Lauren Bird

Erica Bischoff

Jonathan Bishop

Blake Bolles

Francie Boon

Ryan Bowman

Cliff Braton

Ashley Brauer

Alexander Breinig

Austin Brooks

Jeni Brooks

Zachary Bryant

Whitney Buchmann

Joel Buffington

Brandi Burkett

Derek Buttke

Ross Byers

Sinjhen Campbell

Kelsey Campfield

Alyssa Carlen

Clare Carlo

Marissa Cassman

Laura Cerveny

Kelsey Christiansen

Laura Christiansen

Aaron Christopher

Rachel Ch.tisty

Amanda Church

Nathan Clayburn

Lund\ a 'co•11non1· experience for fresh,nen

The bi9.: question this ye.1;n was "should lunch was "should sophomores and freshman have been have beenl.onge:r?" That was a question many able to go out to eat lunch?" The student lxrly students askoo. would agree With this one, es~ially i£ they knew

I£ more time was a.dd.€d to lunch then shr a junior or senior that could have taken . them dents would have had more time to talk to their out, or have :permission and could have driven friends, have had more of a break and been able themselves. to learn better in their classes.

Closed halls were another issua

Freshman Andrew Cotton said "It took it "The student bcx:ly should have been given alx>ut ten minutes to get through the hne With freedom before causing problems," said Peters. The food." halls were closoo during lunch. Some thought :i£

"After you got through the hne there was they were openoo, the coininons would have been alx>ut 15mmutestoeat,"srudfreshmanCarleigh less crowdoo and the students would have been Peters. able to have more time to eat The lunchroom

There was also the other issue of juniors and would also be quieter because the students would seniors not having enough time to go out to eat be more spread out and get back to class on tirna Another question

Nathan Coleman

Shawn Colgrove

Jennifer Conant

Matt Conway

Corey Cook

Shane Cooper

Andrew Cotton

Cole Couillard

Zach Countryman

Greg Dager

AdamDamke

John Dang

Stephen Daubert

Mary David son

Amy Decker

Danielle Degarmo

Sarah Degner

Torrance Delgado

Mike Delong

Jill Deschaine

Ian Dike

Brock Dittmann

Alen Donlic

Mindy Dougherty

Brandon Dredge

George Dungan

Hayes Dunn

Jessica Dussault

Andrew Eastman

Rebecca Edwards

Kelly Effie

Kelli Eihusen

Ben Eklund

Mitchell Elson

Jenny Ette

Freatunen Mf••ha Yaafn and leHfca Keller aft on a bench fn the co,n,non• eat fn9 their l unch••· Thf• followed a rout ine for frethM•n becau•• th• tf ate fn the c o,n ,non• ever-, datf. Man-, 1harfn9 t he aa ,n e table each datf

Emily Evnen

Alicia Exstrom

Grant Faulder

Grant Ferris

Tanner Finkhouse

John Finnell

Christopher Fischer

Mary Flattery

Jared 'Flores

Megan Flory

Marci Focht

Jerry Ford

Marisa Ford

Kara Fosler

Cory Foster

Tyler Fowle

Nick Fricke

Stetson Fuller

C.J. Fynbu

Danielle Gable

Siera Gage

Weston Gaines

Michael Gall

Lauren Gardner

Madison Garrett

Rachel Garrett

Colby Gauff

Cameron Gereau

Seth Girdner

Michael Goettle

Erin Golden

Spencer Gooden

Meagan Goodman

Dustin Grau

Hannah Greene

Fresh,nen 9rab rides an(f Wa(f th•tf can

It was hard to be a freshman sometimes be- this school who gave them a ride. cause they were the youngest in high school and £ven though freshmen couldn't drive yet, worst of all they couldn't drive to and from school they could~ very ~urceful, grabbing rides from Freshman Lauren Gardner said, ·r wiSh I oldersibhngs,parentsandfriendswhomighthave 1 could have driven to and from school because it turned 16. would have been a lot easier than havmg my Freshman Matt Morris said, ·r can pretty parents come drop me off and pick me up." much find a ride whenever. I'm very resourceful 1 Trans:µ>rtation was a big issue sometimes. when it come to finding a ride." Finding a ride to go somewhere was a big hassle Madison Garrett, a freshman who came and usually it was With your parents. from Scott said, ·r can't Wait till next yea..r be-

'The worst part alx>ut not ~g :;1ble to drive cause then I'll be able to drivel" is havmg to be seen With your parents," said Luke It was hard being a freshman and not be-Johnson. mg able to drive, but next yea..r watch out be--

Sometimes family providing rides was a cause these freshman are gomg to hit the streets. ~ocxl thing. Some freshman were lucky this yea..r. They had an older brother or sister who went to s~,'t 6'1 /t1,ilfla" ?3cc!u,

Scott Guderjan

Kelsey Haas

Ebony Haid

Janae Haleem

Christopher Hallauer

Robbie Hammers

Karl Hammond

Lindsey Hand

Andrew Hanna

Matthew Hansen

Nolan Hanson

Aaron Harms

Natalia Harris

Brady Harri on

Tyler Hartshorn

Kelsey Hartsook

Haley Heinoryckx

Rebecca Hender on

Shelley Hermann

Alyssa Herold

Kate Herring

Julie Hetcko

Lyndy Hiatt

Delissa Hickman

Cory Hilgenkamp

Danielle Hochman

Molly Hock

Heather Holcomb

Sarah Holloway

Porsha Holmes

Jeffrey Holt

Danny Hormandl

Brandon Horn

Kelley Hottovy

Jeffrey Hraban

A frealunan boc, f• dropped off at th• south end of th• school fn earlc, ,nor11fn9 hours. CloHr to school tf ,ne. the •aft to be droppe d off •a• longer a• car• stopped at t h• •alt•ac, before the drcle .

Phillip Hromek

Rachel Isherwood

Sandra Jackson

Sean James

Nathaniel Jarecke

Nicholas Jarecke

Katie Jasa

Andrew Johnson

Jacob Johnson

Jereme Johnson

Soren Johnson

Baily Jones

Kari Jones

Matthew Jones

Nick Jones

Preston Kaufman

Jessica Keller

Megan Kiefer

Nikki Kimminau

Allen King

Tony Kinser

Casey Knoell

Reed Knoll

Katelyn Knudsen

Andrew Kocarnik

Joseph Koziol

Marek Kracl

Lance Kuhns

Brandon Labadie

Erin Lamb

Jenna Lamb

Cierra Lange

Jennifer Larson

Bobby Last

Kelsey Latshaw

Where/how do 11ou spend 11our weetends1

Are you the type of person who goes out ev- mg rnoot had a social hfe on the weekends. ery weekend? Or do you stay horne on Friday A !).umber of students were also involvoo ·m and Saturday ni~hts, vegging in front of the T.V. community and church organiZations that help€rl and watching oldrJick at Night· reruns until you fill their weekend. Students could also be _ found can't keep your eyes open any longer? involvoo in family activities. To stay ahead in

Stephanie Roy said ·r go out rnoot of the time. their academic standings, rnoot students pla.coo I go to rnovies, the rnall or hockey games. When aside sorne time to keep up their hornework I stay horne I spend rnoot of rny tirne talking on ·r spend rny free time With rny friends. Durthe phone." mg the winter is rny competition season for cheer

A lot of students thought there was not enough and dance so every weekend I'm. at a ten-hour tirnedunngtheweektospendWithfriends,sothey corn.petition. Usually rny whole family goes, " made plans to hang out on the weekends. said Brandi Burkett

tWhen I stay horne lJ play [the] piano, clean, After a long week of school all freshmen were and spend time on the cornputer,· said Sophia ready for the weekend where they could hope-Baylor. fully get to ·sleep m.· then hang out With friends .

Other freshmen had the same answers rnean- Su>'it 6'1 -flu,tl,~,. t!,~niu't

Tien Le

Beck y Ledder

Dani Lee

Andrew Leeds

C.j Lefferts

Allison Lehman

Steven Lewis

Lucy Li

Zhan Li

Sharon Little

Allison Loper

Brenna Lowrey

Ben Lueders

Emily Lux

Caitlin Mackie

Cory Magnuson

Christopher Mahlman

Kara Maize

Kyle Marquis

Christopher Marsh

Alyssa Martin

Ben Martin

Brittany Martin

Mandi Martin

Katie Marvin

Nicholas May

Lacy Mccarthy

Katherine Mcchesney

Alex Mccollister

Calli Mccoy

Michele Mccranie

Rachel Mcgill

Andrew Mcgowan

Katie Mcgreer

Drew Miles

SouthPolnte Clne,na1 •a• one of the ,no1t popular places for students to han9 out on the weekends with the i r frie nd' s. Th••• •ere 10,ne of the freh11nen1 favorite ,novl es that platfed I n Dece,nb er.

Cole Miller

Lucas Miller

Erin Mills

T.J. Mills

Tiffany Mockenhaupt

Samantha Moline

Carolyn Moore

Nathan Morton

Kimberly Moser

Katrina Mosey

Robert Murray

Amelia Myers

Lyra N arumalani

Micah Nash

Cortney Neelly

Ashley Nelson

Ryan Newell

Jessica Newsham

Daniel Nguyen

Jessica Nicoll

Kristen Nissen

Sophie Norman

Jessica Novak

Daniel Olsen

Kristin Olson

Winston Ostergard

Matthew Osterhaus

Leena Padhye

Jessica Parker

Chelsea Paul

Ryan Pavlish

Brent Pawling

Nicole Pedersen

Jordan Peetz

Amanda Peters

Fre1h1n•n find hl9h school an uphm chaHen9e

The freshman came to Southwest in droves. 'The classes are too long, and there's a lot of The 446 Freshmen came from all over the city, homework,· said Sam Peyrot from Park including Scott, Irving, Park, Gocrlrich. Pound Lux, Derrick Buttke who came from Pound said Lefler, and that's just naming a few. Thuthwest is all right It's new traditions. £v-

" Southwest is all right because a lot of my erything is new. " friends from Scott are here, so it's cool" said Holly The transition from middle to high school is a Saunders from Scott. Scott students had httle big jUinP, and not only that, but it's a new high choice since their grade was elilninated when school Being a new school there were a lot of Southwest opened and since Southeast and Lin- op~rlunities to be a leader, and feel connocted to coln. High would not be open to ninth graders un- their school As freshman, they would be the first til fall of 2003. to ~aduate with four years at Southwest

The freshman found out what it was hke The freshmen students had a good first year to have to work hard for their credits. Instead of bein5! high schoo~ "My first y~r o~ high school just going to class, they had the res~nsibihty of ldnd of confusmg and hard, srud freshman doing their assigrunents well and on time. At hi~h Den.ck Bottorff. school grades count more than at middle schools. Su.-y l,'t 1-Au.'f '[,a'ttt,,.

MattL Peters

Nate Peters

Michael Petersen

Kylie Peterson

Sam Peyrot

Tyler Pflug

Joshua Phares

Hieu Phung

Matthew Pierce

Jeanie Poldberg

J anece Potter

Kimberly Pozehl

Jessica Prochazka

Amy Proskovec

Sarah Rammaha

Don Rangel

Benjamin Reddish

Sarah Reddy

Stefanie Reinsch

Kiersten Replogle

Kimberly Rhiley

Kaitlin Robertson

Scott Robertson

Eric Robinson

Stephanie Roy

Sabrina Rucker

Talaneshia Rush

Meghan Ryan

Dustin Rymph

Nathan Sack

Shea Samani

Paige Sanburg

Kate Santacroce

Holly Saunders

Michaela Savidge

U1 Apthorpe and Ben Baer

1Jt Jn theJr EnflJ•h cJa11 a nd Journal about poetrq. Nea rl'f everqda'f th• 'f Journaled for a - ----' part of the bloct.

Felicia Sayers

Sena Sayood

Jamie Schleich

Samantha Schmeeckle

Amanda Schmidt

Thomas Schmidt

Kaeli Schmuecker

Alexa Schoen

Spencer Schultz

Zachary Schultz

Caitlin Schumacher

Heather Schuster

Jeffrey Schuster

Habakkuk Scollard

Pat Sedivy

Bryant Selko

Randi Shook

Jonathan Shrader

Aaron Shryock

Raessa Singh

Heidi Singsaas

Nicole Sittner

Anthony Skinner

Connor Skultety

Kylie Smith

Helen Song

Kylee Spellmeyer

Ben Spencer

Ian Spicha

Ty Spicha

Larisa Spitzer

Andrea Spivey

Michael Spoerl

Shane Stanard

Jerod Starr

freshmen ' 06

Brian Stauffer

Derek Steinacher

Andy Steinbach

Zachary Stepanek

Jeffrey Stephens

Misty Stoner

Sydnee Stootsberry

Michael Strasil

Kristy Strudl

Matthew Struempler

Paul Suelter

Rian Suiter

Kaitlyn Sullivan

Ashton Sutton

Jenni Svoboda

Kelsey Swartz

Tyler Szudlo

Kelsey Tatro

Keaton Teska

Brett Tesmer

Krystl Tetmeyer

Kelsey Tharp

Joshua Thompson

Jennifer Thorpe

Molly Tobin

Kara Tofte

Andrew Tool

Drew Town

Erica Townsley

Van-anh Tran

Grant Traynowicz

Caty Trimble

Kellie Troxel

Ekaterina Tsymbal

Adam Turner

Laura Uhrmacher

Derek Varga

Danielle Votava

Casey Waechter

Kelsey Wagner

Chelsea Walter

Lauren Walton

Ryan Warren

Benjamin Watt

Justin Way

Allison Weber

Cassandra Wehling

Bryce Wergin

Nathan West

Nicki Westover

Brittany White

Benjamin Wikoff

Maggie Wilken

Brianna Williams

Chase Wilson

Nathan Wilson

Travis Wilson

Andrew Wolf

Jason Wood

Scott Wood

Thomas Woodward

Dylan Wray

Timothy Wright

Ayesha Yasin

Aaron Young

Alexander Zimmer

UnderclaH

Not Pictured Ust

Seniors

Jessica Araujo

Jordan DeBose

Michael Estrada

Jeremy Gerivay

Dennis Houdek

.Joseph Kelsey

Brian Kenwood

Mujahid Kuwa

Jake Linderholm

Andy Meyer

Sean Newman

Andrew Siebe

Jacob Simmons

Ryan Wolfe

Sophomores

Randi Bunn

Erik Campbell

Jordan Eske

Branµon Fleming

Christia Headley

Maria Hernandez

Kevin Jackson

Colby James

Pouya Kebraei

Derek Niewohner

Daddys Nunez

Nathan Rose

Kathie Sherdian

Lacey Taylor

Ahmad Tumeh

Chantell Uecker

Matt Van Housen

Britainy Waid

Chad Walton

Juniors

Shane Bottorff

Emily Dike

Michael Gerkin

Ashley Gilmore

Ashley Home

Michael Kuznetsov

Kevin Mahlin

Erica Mann

Jay Peterson

Alicia Rea

Larry Rodriguez

Jay Schmitz

Ann Urbanosky

Freshmen

Rachell Baillie

Christine Burden

Aaron Christopher

Derek Bottorff

Mallory Eversoll

Jarrod Homer

Derek Hutchins

Jase Kess

Meg Kissel

Andrew Kletchka

Timothy Kremer

Emma Kucera

Jacob Lyman

Brian Moser

Joshua Nels on

Vernon Perry

Carleigh Peters

Matt Pfeiffer

Enrique Rendon

Matthew Sandahl

Jill Schroeder

Jeffery Sheppard

Nathan Thornton

Pem W angchuck

Joshua W ooge

Varsity football Coming Together

On the 5 th of epternber, th Lincoln Southwe t varsity football team stepped onto Seacrest Field and into history. Though they didn 't win their first game, or any throughout the year, the losses never brought them down.

Many people have differ nt definitions for victory and uccess. For the football team uccess wa definitely measured in learning and improvement.

' Wins can_ not always be measured according to points. Winners do not always out core their opponents ," head coach Mark King said.

The team never gave up or lo t hope. When the scored their first touchdown on •Sept. 12 th against Lincoln High their spirits soared.

" We were off to a slow tart , but every game we got better and better ," junior running back Nick Cammack said. The ilver Hawks soon proved to their fans and their opponents how much they had improved. They went to Grand Island for game seven ready to play. The game may not have ended in a win, but the team worked hard and earned 28 points against the Islanders.

The football players came together and played a great first season.

"This year was just a building season. ext year we ' ll be back to win," iunior Casey Dalhke said.

-Spread by Megan Booker

64 Varsity Football

Catch-22 The opponents watch as the Southwest player snags a difficult pass. Southwest showed great defense and offense on the field but the other teams defense and offense amounted to more against the young team.

Head to Head The Southwest players face off Bellevue East at the homecoming game. The Friday night game was followed by a dance on Saturday night.

Varsity Football: Front Row: Justin Co~ Casey Dahlke, Brian Bartels, Joshua O'_ an, Trent Blackwell, Johnny Dinneen, Andrew Bork, Brandon Johnson, Sherman Cari

Second Row: Coach Jim Danson, David Pawe1ko, Jeremy Hermann, Tommy Nguyen, John Parizek, Andrew Sasek, Zachary Thompson, Adam Boomer, Jon Inhofe, Par] Sloup, Clayton Peterson, Nick Cammack, Andrew Heathershaw Third Row: Coach Dan Carpenter, Ryan Bateman, Jordan Lenger, Casey Kennedy, Jake Schmitz , Cod Stolle, Coach Mark King, Sheldon Crow, Joseph Hobelman, Ty Steinkuhuler, Jordan Debose, James Danahay, Joshua Cotton, Colby Bowman,Coach Kevin Schrad, Coacl Todd Sandberg Back Row: Coach Sean Murphy ,CoachJeff Jochum, Coach ScottVampola, Alan Tooi Michael Esau, Luke Tyburski, Quinton Small, Jordan Haas , Grt; Hammond, Reno Bamford, ick Sherrill, Andrew Schurman, Coach MarkW a1ler, Coach John Semchenko

Opponent

Hastings

Lincoln Hi gh

Tort h east

To Infinity, and Beyond!...Silvester, the cheerleaders and dancers all cheer on the football team as they run onto Seacrest Field for the very first time. Many students, parents, and the media were there to witness this event.

Huddle Up After the game the team huddles up to discuss what was done during the game . By the whole team and all the coaches huddling up it shows great team unity.

Listen up boys ........ Coach King goes over the next play with the team while Tyson Crosby and Cody Stolle listen in. Not only did they discuss the next play but they also discussed who to watch and what plays would be best for the four downs.

Reserve . freshman A. & BFootball Go , Fight , Win l

The reserve and fre hman football teams didn't have experience together as t ams, but they didn t let that show on the field. Each of the teams orked togethe r to form the first r ese rve , freshman , and freshman B football teams at Lincoln Southwest.

As head fre hman football coach, Dan Carpenter s ultimate goal for the fre hman team was to prepare his young athletes for the n ext level. Som play rs will go on to junior varsity or eyen varsity He ·wanted to make sure h e has helped them to better lea rn th e fundamentals of football o that when they step on the field as a sophomore , they do not have to be oached on tho e fundamentals.

Confidence , speed, and size benefited th e Freshman A Football T ea m a they battled for their own winning record.

Reserve coach Jim Danson expected the team would play the ir best, play together as a team and would get better at every game. Danson envisioned that the end of th e sea on the team would play hard and learn important life lessons such as how to overcome adversity and cooperate with eac h other.

"To have unity and mental discipline and to stay in the program (football) n ex t year," is what Adam Turner of the freshman B football team said was what the team's expectat ions were.

The t eams played with pride and sportsmanship. D ete rmination and teamwork on the fi eld aided thes e play ers in times of victory or d efeat

I'm goin' in. Running down the field holding the football with the intention to score was a Freshman B football player. The final score was 15-18 loss to Lincoln High

Just in time : Throwing the football, and being attacked by two Nebraska City play-

Spread by H eat h er Bentley ers is Matt Sinclair of the Reserve foot-

J ball team The final score of that game was 048.

Gotcha Tackling a ebraska City player a Reserve player fights to get his opponent to the ground

High hopes Punting the football with "high " hopes is ic Moore as the R eserve football team play s Lincoln East. The final score was 0-69.

Out of my way Avoiding being tackled by a couple of Lincoln East players is Reserve player Dustin West. Even though LSW lost the game, the reserve players k ept on playing.

Varsity Volleyball Like a Rock

The Southwest varsity volleyball team may have been young but they were able to prove themselve s on the court. The team consisted of only underclassmen, many of who ex p e rienced their first year of playing for a high school team this season.

As with many teams , the Silver Hawks had many pre-game rituals and good luck charms. These rituals and charms could have brought true luck to the player s, or they may have mer~ly elevated their confidence in themselves. The lasting luclry charms were the green rocks the players received from their parents before the season began. The girls kept the rocks with them during every game . They tried many thing s to bring luck to the team, but ultimately they relied on their skill and team unity to be successful.

. " We played a tough schedule against many rated teams , but we learned a lot ," Coach Mary Schropfer said.

"The team may not h ave had a winning season, but we gave 110% in every practice and game and held a good attitude throughout the season," said junior Gena R omano. " We improved on every aspect of the game. It was really tough playing hard and never winning but it was really fun. "

Overall, the Silver Hawks did their best to keep up with th e compet ition The team may have been inexperienced to begin with , but "it was a very enjoyable and learning year for such a young team ," Schropfer said.

Bump, set, spik e Junior Gena R omano gets ready to pass the ball as Abby Bade wat ches. Romano played defensive specialist for the Silver Hawks.

Perfect pass Junior defensive specialist Caitlin Anderson is getting down and ready to make th~ perfect pas s as teammates Abby Bade and Ali Steckelberg wat ch.

Spread by Kylee Wagner, Bobbi Alley, and Kristin Emery

Opponent

Falls City 2-0 ebraska City 1-2 Norfolk 0-2 Fremont 1-2

1-2

Millard orth 1-2

Millard South 2-0

Spa1tan Invite 0-2

Sout h east 0-3

Beatrice 2-0

Centennial Tourney 2-1

HAC

0-2

0-2

Grand I sland 0-2 K

0-2

Lincoln High 0-2

0-2

1-2

Circle up ... The six players on the court circle u and gather hands at the beginning of each game "The best part about our team., was our team unity," senior Melissa Knoll said

Varsity Volleyball

Front Row: Gena Romano , Ali Steckelberg, Caitlin Anderson, Second Row: Kassy LeBaron, Megan Wakeman, Sam Eley, Katey Rump, Abby Bade, Back R ow; Courtney Harrison, Melissa Knoll, Coach Mary Schropfer, Brittany Lofgreen, Katie Schmitz

Ey e on the ball Gena Romano f~llows through as sh e s erves the volley ball. Romano was a very consistent s erver for the Silver Hawks

Serves up Junior Kat ey Rump prepares to serve. Rump was the sett er for the varsity volleyball t e am.

Bumping it up Samantha Eley , an outside hitter, is getting ready to pass as Caitlin Anderson and Abby Bade watch over her

D own and ready .. . Juniors Katie Schmitz , Gena Romano, and Katey R ump get in their defensive position to get the side out.

JV, Reserve, Freshroan AB

Yolley6alL-,,,itup.Gettingreadyto•erve tbe 8 ful

• ,r ball freshman Rachel Garrett concenUCCeSS lrst I ear trates Grea~servesshowedthattheteam really practiced hard

Bump, Set, Spike. Point , et, Match! Southwest wins! This season saw the Silver Hawk s soaring high above many people 's expectat ions for these fir t year teams.

A brand new gym, an all new coaching staff, and a group of new pla ers all went into the 2002 vo lleyball season But with lots of practice, sometime more than two hours a day, and by paying close attention to the fundamentals of the sport the Southwest R eserve, JV , Freshman A, and Freshman B teams piled up an impre ive number of victories.

Ra ch el Christy aid it best when aske d which game sh e thought was the best. "I think that every game was our best because we worked our hardest at every game and we played good at all of our games '

But winning isn't everything for the Silver Hawk Cady R ussell aid, ' We ve got a great team and we ' re all really good friends. " Players set everal goals for the year. Junior Courtney Gadeken said, "I just hope we work together well, that we give 110% and that we have fun. "

Kaeli Schmuecker had a loftier goal. "I hop e we win Freshman A city champions." Some goals were achieved. Some were not. But one thing was for sure. The teams were competit ive and the players had fun.

While the difficulty of ending with a winning season in a new school might have deterred some students, brave athletes like Molly Hock had a different point of view. "I love volleyball, and I've played for a long time. Why quit now? " she said.

Southwest proved they will be a competitive force in volleyball in the coming years

=Spread by Juli White_na_c_:k

Team huddl.e... The R eserve Volleyball team huddl.e together to congratulate each other for the great play and plan their next move.

Pass, set, hit.. The Junior Varsity team work together to score a point against ;c,;;~ Southeast. Although they didn't win this

game the team learn ed to play together and improve as the season went on.

Reserve Volleyball Front Row: Whitney Exstrom, Cady Russell, Kristen Nissen, Ashley Wergin. Second Row: Jessica Prochazka, Amelia Myers , Jami Filipi., Kylie Lewallen, Aubrey Roberts. Back Row: Manager Andi. Shallenberger, Kali · Sorum, Casey Tiedeman, Megan Johnson, Coach Michelle Leising.

Freshman A. Front Row: Julie Hetcko , Ali.cia Exstrom, Sarah Reddy, Samantha Schmeeckle, Kelsey Haas. Second Row: Kaeli Scbmuecker, Alyssa Martin, Sophia Baylor, Erin Golden. Ba.ck Row: Rachel Christy, Laura Uhrmacher, Coach Lynn Strack , Nikki Kimminau.

Freshman B. Front Row: Madison Garrett, Alicia Hunt, Cassandra Wehling, Chelsea Walter. Second Row: Molly Hock, Brenna Lowrey, Haley Heindryckx, Kylee Spellmeyer, Sarah Degner. Back Row: Dani DeGanno, Soren Johnson, Coach Jami Swanson, Rachel Garrett, Manager Erin Bartholomew.

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The tennis teams for the 2002-2003 at Lincoln Soul!est, have done an amazing job this year. The varsity team went to state and was ranked 6th out of 26th. The boys have all worked very hard, and done a great job for the first year

Coach Dennis Hershberger said, "The season went quite successful. T~e team was a very talented group of players to coach and six of the top seven are coming back next season which is great for LSW tennis." The varsity boys all received nick names throughout thier season. For instance, Andrew Rowoldt was "Row," Corey Tallman was "CT," and Matt Hoyt was" Hoyt."

The boys played all their games at Woods. Br ett Tesmer played one single, Andrew Rowoldt played two singles, Ryan Ehly and Corey Tallman played one double, and Sam David and Kyle Bertsche were two doubles, at state Tesrnser and Rowoldt got to quarter finals, and both doubles made it to the second round at state

R egarding the JV teams, Coach Nancy Brockely said, "I think that they did a good job. I was pleased with their improvement from the beginning of the season to the end of the season. When we started we had a coupl e of people that had not really played. They just started this summer, and they improved a lot over the season, and the other two guys had played a little bit but hadn't really played since last spring. I was really happy with the way the season went." The JV tennis team tied in 3rd at City.

Coach Cathy Maestas said, "I thinks the R eserve tennis team did a great job." The reserve team made it 5th to state Ty Spicha said, "'I play on my own time at D ensmore." It was his first year playing tennis."

Varsity Tennis 0 orient Score

Lincoln High Beatrice Lincoln East Kearney Doubles Tourney

Millard West

Fremont High Bellevue West

Lincoln ortheast

Millard South

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Josh Phares a freshman on the reserve team making a full swing. Josh said that when he played he brought his dads lucky towel for good.luck.

Kyle Bertsche, and Sam David from the Varsity team, playing doubles. Kyle is a Leader to the Varsity team because he is a Senior! •

Boys' varsity tennis

Front row: Matt Hoyt, Jacob Prochnow, Ryan Ehly, Kyle Bertsche, Tim Harvey Sam David Back Row: Jordan Greene, Andrew Rowoldt, Coach Hershberger, Brett Tesmer, Core) Tallman.

Tom Knucfuon a sophomore of the N team, swings hard It was always good to put a little "umph" into a swing to h elp the tennis team win.

Sophomore Andrew Rowoldt and freshman Brett Tesmer played number one doubles in Dual Meets. Rowoldt 's favorite game was against Eric Hohn.es from Grand Island because Hohn.es was one of the top 2 singles player in the state and he beat him 8-6.

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Tennis junior varsity team Front row: Josh Phares, Tom Knudson, Philip Knudson, Ty Spicha, Back row: Coach Brockley, Andrew Hanna, Xing Yan, Brandon Mumgaard, Chris Marsh, Coach Maestas. Not pictured Eric Pyatt, Kyle Bettenhausen, Sinjhen Campbell.

Varsity Softball A First Taste of Victory

It didn t eem to bother the varsity softball team that they were new. They were determined to play and play to win. As the softball fields began to feel like home , and the long practices running up and down hills became more bearable , these airls orked extra hard to get the new school's team off to a good start.

When one combines different level of softball experience , 1-! girls and a new varsity coach, the outcome can be unpredictable. These girls played to the be t of th ir abilitie and had a great tim~ while doing it.

The most memorable moment to Coach Mark Watt was, "Earning the first victory of any kind at LSW. It was on Augu t 30 th v. a good Omaha Gros team, 1-0 in 9 innings. " We should have won a lot of the games that we didn ' t ,' junior captain Mollie Howell said. Some were lost by just one run and a few games they "gave away due to only one " error.

" Knowing you just lost a game that you should have won isn ' t a good feeling ," agreed senior team captain Bobbi Alley.

Most of the girls agreed that hard work and team unity were the goals of this season. They reached their goals pretty easily.

"Everyone gets along well on the team, and it was entertaining all the time ,'? said team captain and pitcher Shannon Lindquist.

Perhaps one more entertaining thing on this year ' team was the addition of the assistant coach Leigh Suhr , a former University of Nebraska player.

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onent Score

Cozad 0-1 , 0-1

LPS Invite 3rd Plac e

Hru;tings 1-0 , 2-3

Southeast 0-3 , 1-9 East 0-3, 0-9

Iortheast +5 , 6-5

Kearn ey 3-0, +0

Lexington lnvit e 3rd Pla ce

Beatrice 0-8

Holdrege 8-2 , 0-1

-orth Platte Invit e 3rd Place

Omaha We tside 1-12

Grand Island 0-5 , 2--f-

-orfolk 1-2 , 0-1

LSE Invite 3rd Place

Fremont 9-0,+3

Lincoln High 0-12 , 1-5

Districts 3rd Place

Team Spirit ... The varsity team shows their spirit for the J.V team at the J.V Championship. Though they lost in the championship game to Southeast, they still got 2nd and the older girls came to show their support.

Pep Talk The entire varsity team takes time out to huddle before their first game. With a pep talk from Coach Mark Watt, the girls went on to start the season off by playing good

Strike One Below Shannon Lindquist fires up to throw a strike. Coach Mark Wart said pitcing was their biggest strength. "Shannon Lindquist is one of the better pitchers in the stat ,, and kept us competitive in every game sh , pitched," Coach Watt said

Girls ' Varsity Softball: Front Row: Ashley Tyree, Lea Gustafson, Shannon Lindquist, Ashley Anderson, Dawn Beard. Second Row: Jessica McKinney , Amanda Batten, Ashley Horne, Megan McCave . , Third Row: Mollie Howell, Bobbi Alley, Bristol Prai, Abbey eemann, Manager Lindsay Watt , Back Row: Coach Mark Watt.

Team captains Senior Bobbi ·Alley, and juniors Shannon

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for a group photo before starting their first game. The girls were chosen by the girls to be the team captains.

Seniors Last Game With the last game of the season over, Dawn Beard cries on the shoulder of Bobbi Alley. After Southwest lost this game in districts to make it to the championship to go to state, it set in for some seniors that it was the last time they would be stepping on the field

Nice Catch Junior Mollie Howell prepares to throw the ball back to the pitcher. Howell, the varsity catcher for the Silver Hawks was a great asset to the :team.

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Howell take time

I Pledge Allegiance The entire team joins in on singing the pledge of allegiance. The song was performed by the Cozad softball team. This was sung before the first game of the season.

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S eason o f Succe ss

ucce ful de cribes the JV and reserve teams seasons. Records were et and goals were accomplished. Each team had a goal et to ·make the first year of oftball succes ful. However both teams didn t really know what to expect.

" Just to do our be t and give the n w school a good start' was what reserve player Felicia Sayers aid was their goal.

The reserves definitely gave the school a good start. The re erve team made the first game out a good one, beating outheast 22 to 2. The victory proved to be the highlight for the season, and just a start for the city championship.

JV had a succe ful sea on as well. They were one of the top teams in the city, which was a goal, as well as working hard and playing together as a team.

" To play together as a team , and do our best, " was what JV player Tiffany Mockenhaupt stated about goals.

Both teams had many highlights. For reserve player Steph Hardin her bigge st highlight was "seeing our team come togeth e r and succeed." The highlight was differe nt for junior varsity player , freshman Heather Albertson.

"The biggest highlight for me and the team was getting 3 rd in a tournament ," Albertson said.

The highlights may have been different for the two teams , but they all had one thing in common, their team unity. All these girls who had never played together were able to come together and unit e as one.

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Down and Ready FreshmanN player, Rachel McGill prepares for the hit coming to third base against Southeast in the LPS tournament McGill was a catcher for the team.

Cheering Loud The reserve softball players encourage their teammates while in the dugout during the Fremont game. Despite losing that game the team was still able to prove that they were by far the best in Lincoln, beating everyone in the city.

Timing it Just Right Freshman reserve player Jeanie Poldberg goes up to bat during the Fremont game. That day all three of the softball teams rode up together to show the team unity of all three teams

Three Strikes, You're Out ... One Freshm:an P layer, Tiffany Mockenhaupt pitches in the N LPS tournament against Southeast for the Cliampionship Southwest got second in the tournament that night

ice Throw Junior Varsity softball players , sophomore Steph Hardin gets ready to catch a throw at 3rd base from sophomore Kaylin Brabec on the mound Despite losing six girls that day to varsity the team was still able to play with the best.

Huddling up The junior varsity team gathers on the mound to discuss what the next play will be. Although there may hav e been many of these huddles, the team used that time to cheer one another up and keep their heads in the game

What ' s the sign, coach. Junior Brittany Staley waits for the coach's sign for the next pitch in the LPS Tournament against LSE. The team got 2nd in the city for the tournam.ent.

Jumior Varsity Softball T earn. Front Row: Mallory Hoage, Katie King , Jessica P~hl, Tori elson, Baily Jones Second Row: Tiffany Mockenhaupt , Mandi Martin, Mallory P ollard, Erika Rocke Back Row: Rachel McGill, Heather Albertson, Kaylin Brabec, Mindy Pollard, Brittany Staley. ot Pictured: Sydnee Stootsherry , Coach Pat Martin, Manager Cortney eemann.

R eserve Softball Team. Front Row: Chelsea Paul, Jenni Svoboda, Steph Hardin, Marci Focht, Amanda Chruch. Second Row: Megan Cooper, Sydnee Stootsherry, Lauren Bird, Stephanie Roy, Felecia Sayers, Amanda P eters. Back Row: Jessica Forycki, Jeanie Poldberg , Michaela Savidge, Alicia Boug es, Kara Goddard, Jolyn Anderson, Coach Lis Brenden

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Running As O ne

With a goal of creating a family and establishing unity as a team, the cross country team at Southwest was successful. They came together, ran, and had fun.

"We form a family no other sports team forms," junior varsity runner Allison Pettit said

Meeting new people was in1portant to the cross country team this year because in order to form their family, they needed to have relationships with all of the other runners. Sophomore Jenna Heimann said meeting people was one of the highlights of her season.

Unlike most other sports, cross country has co-ed practices. Just like in a family there is a mixture of sexes, all working towards the same cause. In the team's place the purpose of their hard work was to stick together while running two and a half to three mile races , and to encourage each other on the way to the finish line. Sophomore Tyler Seibolt said he thinks that the guys and girls practicing together is one thing that makes cross country fun.

"I liked practicing with the girls because it helped to build a comfortable team setting," Matt Hubbell said.

In addition to receiving the Most Valuable Award, Kyle Smith and Jennifer Fritz were the two of the three runners that placed at state. They were also the first two students at Southwest to make All State.

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Leading the way... Sophomore Rick Wasielewski runs at Pioneers Park. He was a reserve letter winner this season.

Leaders of the pack... Sophomore Jenna Heimann and freshman R achel Isherwood are at the half point mark in their race at Pioneers Park. "The course at Pioneers Park is one of the ~dest to especially running up the hill," Heimann said.

Medal Presentation Junior Kyle Smith a<",cepts his medal after the state championship in Kearney. He ran the course in 16 minutes and 46 seconds and got 5th place in Class A and 6th place in All Class.

Cross Country Team: Front R ow: Allison Pettit, Jenna Heimann, Charity Hamm, Jennifer Fritz , Mallory Turner, Dayna Waechter, Kelsey Tharp. Second Row: Traci Schlichting, Cierra Saathoff, Kym Wicks, Rachel Isherwood, Erin Martin, Sabrina Rucker, Manager Anna Latta. Back Row: Brandon Horn, Rick Wasielewski, Dusint Phillips, Chris Kortum, Cameron Gereau, Tyler Siebolt , Matt W alkerhorst, olan Hanson, ick May , Winston Ostergard, Matt Hubbell, Jacob Lausten, Kyle Smith, Coach Ted Larson. ot pictured: Coach Ryan Mahoney, Coach Ryan Salem, Coach Brian W andzalak , Jason Wood.

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Charbe Thorell [nvitarional 3rd 3rd

K arney Invitational 4th 4th

fon McConnell Invite 18th 18th

Jayhawk Invitational 4th 4th

LP Championship 5th 5th

H C Championship 5th 5th

District Meet 6th 6th

Champions

And they ' re off. The boys Southwest cross country team take off together at the beginning of the race at Pioneers Park . The boys team captains were junior Kyle Smith, sophomore Rick Wasielewski, and sophomore Jacob Lausten.

Out in Front Freshman Sabrina Rucker is two thousand meters into the race. She was a medal winner in the sophomore division.

State qualifiers Sophomore Jenna Heimann and juniors Kyle Smith and Jennifer Fritz stand with their coaches after state competition. Smith and Fritz wear the medals they won.

Junior \' arsity Cross Country- Coach Ted Larson

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First To State

Even though the girls' varsity golf team members miss d a lot of chool to compete , it was worth it . With all of the practice they got at the competjtions, team score , as well as individual scores, improved throughout the season.

ome girls such as captain Ashlei Howell who had pla ed on the Southeast varsity team for the last two years, had a lot more experience than other girls that just started playing this year. Howell shot the team low of 82 in Kearney.

" We are a· young team and everyone is still learning , but individual cores are improving " Howell said.

Goals involved striving for improvement. "The team goals were to have fun, improve, and do our best ," sophomore Ashley Lammle said.

With a team with little experience there was room for improvement. "A lot of the inexperienced girls cut down on the number of stroke per 18 holes tremendously ," girls golf coach Kevin French said.

"This golf season I have improved a lot. I have cut off strokes in my game. I hope that next season I can cut even more In the beginning of this year I would go out and golf and just have fun, but now I am taking it a lot more seriously ~' ophomore Christina Cammack said.

To finish off the season Howell was the first student from Southwest to make it to a state competition

Good Times Acting like she is going to hit the goH ball tee box marker at Pioneers Park is junior Allison Hubenthal.er Howell said, "I told her to go hit the marker and I was just kidding but she took me seriously. We were rolling on the ground it was so funny."

Team Unity Sporting their Southwest golf bags are junior Allison Rubenthaler, and sophomores Christina Cammack and Ashley Lammle as they walk towards the club house in South Sioux City before the start of the tournament. "South Sioux City is the place where we really developed a friendship as a team because we stayed there over night together in a suite and we had a lot of fun," Lammle said

onent Score

Beatrice 238

Pius X Invit e

Grand Island Invit e -t. 4

Lincoln Southeast Invit e

Lincoln ortheast 2'.{0

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LP Championship -th-t

Spartan lnvit e

Fremont 21H

Lincoln East :2 m

Lincoh1 Southeast :2 JB

Heartland Conference -t[G

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Girls' GoH. Front Row: Allison Hubenthal.er, Laura Christiansen, Christina Sheets. Second Row: Jessica Skov, Kylie Peterson, Christina Cammack, Amanda Schmidt. Back Row: Ashley Lammle, Coach Kevin French, Ashlei Howell.

Follow through Junior Ashlei Howell drives the ball off the tee at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course during the Pius X invite. "It was a beautiful course and I felt pnvileged to be able to play on it, " Howell said She medaled at this tournament

Swing!... Ashley Lammle is warming up before a tournament. This was Lammle 's first season in golf. The Southwest golf team took a lot of time to warm up before each of their tournaments

FOCUS on the ball Sophomore Christina Sheets hits the ball during a tournament , at Whispering Creek in South Sioux City. "'Ibis was a harder c ours e because it was very hilly ," Sheets s aid

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Yarsit; Cheerleaders, Panc.e Team, 2 6 Peep. The School Spirit has Begun

Getting involved in the school wasn ' t hard for some people, especially for the Varsity Cheerleaders , Dance Team, and 26 Deep. Being involved in, .one of these groups required a lot of commitment. Dance Team and 26 Deep kept crowds entertained during half time at many sporting events , while the cheerleaders led the crowd during the whole game.

The Varsity Cheerleaders squad of 11 girls , never missed a home football, basketball,' or volleyball game. The captains of this year's squad were juniors Kara Raasch and Julie Haith , and no matter what the scoreboard said, the captains made sure the cheerleaders were always smiling and supporting the team.

The LSW dance team consisted of 14 girls who all loved to dance. They were led by captains Lindsay Swartz, Kendelle Campbell, Jenna Wiggins , and Ashley Horne. They proved their love to dance by being at Southwest bright and early Monday through Friday for 7 a.m. practices. The dance team provided half time entertainment at home varsity football games, and girls and boys basketball games.

26 Deep was a step team. They got their name from how many members were originally involved which was 26. 26 Deep provided an opportunity for students to entertain and promote school spirit at various events. They entertained during half time at certain events and also various events outside of school.

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Clap, Clap, Clap ... . Southwest step team, 26 Deep, performs for the first time at the pep-rally They "wowed" they audience with their unique style.

Glamour and Glitter The dance team performs at the winter pep-rally for students and staff. They showed off their competition uniforms.

Bring It On. ... Varsity Cheerleaders are excited after a long day at camp. They won the spirit stick for their enthusiasm and hard work.

CHEER. Cheerleaders get ready to cheer at the first football game of the year, Southwest against Hasting. Despite their nervousness, they still did a great job performing.

Varsitv Cheerleaders: Front Row: Dawn Beard, Julie Haith. Second Row: Ali • Steckellierg, Kara Raasch, Ali Lakey. Third Row:: Alyssa Ramsey, Ashley Houser, Danielle Ramirez, Holly Kasl. Back Row: Jenna Holt, Kassy LeBaron, Ashley Vorhies.

Dance Team: Front Row: Kelsey Latshaw, Lindsay Swartz Second Row: Nikki Spry , Kristy Dubas, Ali Osborn, Kendelle Campbell, Emily Dike Back Row: Ashley Horne, Jeanna Wiggins, Samantha Schmeckle, Megan Hahn, Lauren Turner, Jacki Michelsen, Lindsay Magnuson

26 Deep: Front Row: Sophia Baylor(Co-Captain), Liz Mizerski. Second Row: Kendra Winchester, Sarah Incontro, Talaneisha Rush(Co-Captain), Talia Mason. Middle Row: Katrina Mosey(Officer), Brittney Simpson(Officer), Jahae Haleem, Heather Bentley, Shahrzad Vakilzadian. Fourth Row: Ashley Hascall, Laura Bentley, Whitney James(Officer), Carlie Brown. Back Row: Julia Battles, Chelsea Wright, Danna Kolb,

t'riasc.ot J!V. Reserve . Freshmen Cheerleaders

School spirit comes alive

Promoting chool spirit was the focus of this year's L W cheerleaders. They achieved their goal by tarting each day with 7 a. m. practices, cheering at the Lincoln Northeast Drill Team show, cheering in the Star City Parade , and attending as man Silver Hawk sporting events as possible.

Junior Var ity Captains Kaitlyn Malone and Laura Norris, R eserve Captains Allyson Bell and Amber Babcock and Freshman Captains Kelsey Swartz and Jenny Larson headed up a combined squad of 36 underclassmen. In February the R eserve and Freshman squads took second place at a competition . The cheerleaders were helped this year by Silvester, the Silver Hawk , the firstever school mascot. Silvester was named in a vote by the entire student body at the beginning of the school year.

' It s been really cool eeing all of the kids and parents from lot s of different schools come together and cheer for the same team, " said sophomore Allyson Bell.

Freshman Whitney Buchmann said," My favorite things this year have been getting the crowd going and the kiddie clinic we held in February."

"One of my favorite things so far have been the squad nights!" said Freshman Jenny Larson. work!"

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W airing Junior Varsity cheerleaders wait for the football team to run onto the field All the cheerleading squads lined the field to welcome the football p1ayers and cheer on the Hawks!

Dance Away Silvester the Silver Hawk dances at one of the pep rallies. Silvester was at many games to cheer on the Silver Hawks!

A long day ... Reserve Cheerleaders Allyson Bell, Christina Cammack, Amber Babcock and fill Deschaine at a cheerleading camp. The cheerleading squads were the first groups to win trophies for Southwest!

·ce hair Freshman cheerleaders Jenny Larson, Becca Edwards, Kelsey Swartz and Erin Lamb after a long day of cheering The freshman and reserve squads placed 2nd at a competition in February.

Mascot: Front R ow: Chris Halla u er , Br andy Burk ett, Amanda Schmidt Back Row: Nie Moore, Silvest er the Silver Hawk , Drew Ballard

Junior Varsity Cheerleaders: Front Row: Kym Wicks, Laura Norris. Second Row: Samantha Hennessy, Gena Romano , Chaeli Dougherty Third Row: Carrie Scheifelbein, Amanda Peterson. Back Row: Ashley Wergin, Whitney Exstrorn, Farah Fallaha, Tiffany Skillett, Kaitlyn Malone.

Reserve Cheerleaders : Front Row: Julie Hetcko, Lyndy Hiatt, Amber Babcock. Seoond Row-: Kate Herring , Jenna Lamb, Kristin Olson, Jill Deschaine, Allyson Bell

Back Row: Kelsey Hartsook, Casey Tiedeman, Kate Santacroce, Christina Cammack.

Freshman Cheerleaders: Front Row: Brittany White, Tien Le. Second Row: Jessi Nicoll, icki Westover, Alex Ball, Becca Edwards, Erin Lamb Third Row: Allison Lehman, Jenny Larson, Shea Samani, Whitney Buchmann Back Row: Cassie Wehling, Kelsey Swartz. Mascot, J/V, Rese,-ve, Freshmen, Cheedeaders

Varsity Girls Basketball

Givin' it their all

Having fun and meeting new people was right up there with winning on the girls ' varsity basketball team 's priority list.

"My personal goal was to have fun because I didn ' t have fun playing at Southeast because our team was extremely divided, " senior Dayna Waechter said She said she transferred to Southwest because she wanted to get away from programs such as basketball and track at Southeast

"It is fun to get to know the other girls and develop good friendships ," junior Katie chmitz said. The focus of the team was to play to their abilities , to compete the be t they could, and to have fun , she said

They did things such as pregame team dinners , pregame meetings , and singing karaoke on the bus to help the team enjoy the experience and have a great time. The team would also yell and bang on the floors before the games.

"It was definitely a growing year. We worked hard every day to prepare for each game. We were consistent throughout the year , but when we are on a roll, watch out ," junior Gracia Kremer said.

" It was a lot of fun and we tried our hardest. I think the reason we didn ' t do as good as we thought we would is because it was our first year playing together ," freshman Ashley Nelson said.

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on the court floor before the game. This was one of the many rituals to get the girls pumped up.

Opponent

North Platte

Bishop Miege

Lincoln Southeast

Hastings

Kearney

Lexington LPS Holiday

Fremont

Columbus

Hastings

Lincoln High

Block that shot Silver Hawks play defense on their opponent as they try to shoot The Hawks ended up with a 2-16 record

Let's win this game The varsity basketball team hudclles

Pump 'em up ... Freshmen Rachel Isherwood and Ashley elson high five before a basketball gam,• Nelson and Isherwood were two of four freshma that made the varsity team.

Girls Varsity Basketball: Front Row: Gracia Kremer , Rachel I sherwood, Brittany Lofgreen, Kim Kief, , Ashley Nelson Second Row: Dayna Waechter, Katie Schmitz, Jillian Meyer, Nicole Kimminau, Shell y Hermann, Jesse McKinney Back Row: Coach Mary Schropfer, Coach Randi Mayberry , Coach Andri N Sherman, Coach Nicole Kubik , Head Coach Lis Brenden

Trying for the re-bound Freshman Ashley 1 elson and other Colwnbus players wait to see if the basket was good Columbus was the last home game in "The est."

Block that pass Junior Katie Schmitz guards a player from East. "Our team has improved a lot this year, but we still have to continue to work hard We've had a lot of fun this season," Schmitz said

Make it good Junior Gracia Kremer makes a successful three point shot during the game versus Columbus High School. Kremer came to Southwest from Aurora High School.

Make it good Freshman Shelley Hermann passes to junior Katie Schmitz Hermann said her personal and team goals for this season have been "just to overall improve, have fun and work together ."

J N ,Reserve , Fres hrnan Ai, BGirls Basketba l l '

Stepping out onto the c ourt

The JV, reserve, and freshman girls' basketball teams went through many battles during the eason. The toughest battle was b ing a first year program, but early on in the season they put that thought aside as they began to win ome games.

' We went out there with a positive attitude knowing we had nothing to lose " said freshman A player Julie Hetcko.

At first the. teams had a hard time playing together and getting comfortable with each other's playing styles since they had all come from different schools. As the season went on they learned to play as a t am and overall it became a positive experience for everyone.

"The beginning of the eason was tough, but as we got to know each other better we improved our game on the court, " said JV player Randi hook.

Long and tough practices six times a week helped to make all the players better athletes. The JV team really had a busy schedule with most of their games away. They traveled to everywhere from Omaha to McCook almost every weekend.

A positive and hopeful attitude helped the JV , reserve, and freshman teams to pull through the first season.

'It was really exciting to end our first eason with a win against McCook. I look forward to playing next season," said JV player Charity Hamm.

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Free throw Erin Abbott gets fouled and is at the line to shoot a free throw. The Freshman B Hawks were tied against Lincoln High at the end of the fourth quarter and went on to win their first game in over time.

Southeas

unior Varsi r-Coach icole Kubik SCOREBOARD

Team hudclle JV goes over their game plan before the start of their game against Columbus This was their last home game of the season.

Team strategy The re.serve team takes a time out to run a new play during their game. Here th e Hawks go up against the Southeast Kirights eadv on in the seaon.

Junior Varsity Front Row: Katie King, Kylie uwallen, Jamie Filip~ Tiffany Mockenhaupt, Amelia Mye1 , Baliey Perry, Megan Wakeman. Second Row: Thordan Elsberry, Kristen Nissen, Kelsey Haas, Shan • McCluskey, Randi Shook, Charity Hamm. Back Row: Coach Mary Schropfer, Coach Randi Mayberr , Coach Andrew Sherman, Coach Nicole Kubik, Head Coach Lis Brenden.

R serve-Coach Randi Mayberry

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Freshman -Coach Andrew Sherman

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Freshman B- Coach Mary Schropfer

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R eserve Front Row: Jennifer Hartz, Amanda Davis, Coach Randi Mayberry, Brittany Mitchell, Katie Sheridan. Second Row: Lisa Bales, Mallory Hoage, K aelin Kinnison, Jessica Forycki, Julie Webber. Back R ow: Lauren Kreimer, Kylee Goodwin, Allison Pettit, Amanda Wilcox, Kendra Winchester.

Freshman A Front Row: Alicia Exstrom, Kaeli Schmuecker, Coach Andrew Sherman, Julie Hetcko, Paige Sanburg. Back Row: Marci Focht, Trina Mosey, Whitney Buchmann, Talaneshia Rush, Samantha Moline, Kara Tofte.

Freshman B Front Row: Mary Davidson, Megan Kiefer, Coach Mary Schropfer, Heather Schuster, Mindy Dougherty. Second Row: Porsha Hohnes, Jamie Schleich, Erin Abbott, Felicia Sayers. Back Row: Erin Bartholomew, Amanda Church, Janae Haleem.

Varsity Boys Basketball

Off the court and in t he air

Fans filling the nest, cheers filling the air , and the basketball team warming up on the court. These are key elements of the Southwest Boys Var ity Basketball game. The first boys varsity team consisted of seniors, juniors, and sophomores. Although the team recorded several losses, they never gave up, win or lose. With games and practices six days a week , the team really put forth everything they had to give to make ~his team a success.

The team really showed how hard they had worked when they played Lexington in late December winning '± 1-40. The team had many other good games and close calls like the Hastings game where the team only lost by three points. The Hastings game just happened to be one of their best.

Matt Dunlap said he thought one of the team ' s best games was "when we played Southeast because we played hard and with heart. "

On the other hand Ty Steinkuhler said the best game was "East , because we played with pride and emotion. "

The school had high expectations for the varsity basketball team and was not let down at anytime during the season. Southwest was out of districts after· their first game on March 1st , 2003, but left the school with a lot to look forward to in years to come. Overall they gave the schooi friends, and family a team to believe in and a team to support.

Cheering

Talcing it to the court Joe Hobehnan looks down court for an open man. Teamwork was essential during the Hawk's first season as players learned to play with each other.

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On the court Senior Trent Blackwell walks on to the court. It's another night in the nest for th f' varsity team.

Varsity Boys Basketball. Front Row: Michael Breetzke, Clay Peterson, Demetrius Sturdivant, Joe Baker, Lance Novotny Second Row: Cody Fisher, Josh Tobey, Kyle Nelson, Trent Blackwell, Joe Hobelman, Jason Peters Third Row:Chris Schenk, Matt Dunlap, Ty Steinkuhler, Colby Bowman

Back Row: Coach Kyle Schumann, G:mch Dan Noble, Head Coach Brian A1brecht, Coach Doug Kaltenberger, Coach Kevin James

Soaring, shooting , and playing his best Jason Peters shoots for two in the Hastings game.

Kickin it up Ty Steinkuhler is off the court and in the air during the close game between LSW and Hastings.

Keeping their cool..The Varsity Boys Basketball team gathers before another game in the nest draw ing in another decent sized crowd

Bringing the ball ...Number 20 Clay Peterson takes the ball down court. Peterson played the guard position

J!V. Reserve . Fres hman A.B Bo;s Basketball

Flying like the hawks they are

The inaugural eason of the Southwest ho s bask tball program saw many ups and downs on the court; however, for the JV, Reserve, Fre hman 1 and Freshman B teams the off court succe s that the player hared far out weighed any negative aspects.

After a disappointing 0-3 start the JV team found their groove against Hasting with a 29 point victory. The remainder of the eason was a eesaw ride of_ flying uccess-, tough losses, and a couple of close scoring, hard fought contests.

While the reserve team posted fewer victorie than the JV team all the players would agree that they enjoyed every part of the team and season.

Andrew Klechka (Reserve ) said, "The friends I made this year really made this a fun season for me."

The two freshman teams, like the JV team, experienced several moment of tremendous success and a few heartbreaking losses For many of the players it was difficult to speculate on the program's future success, however they were concerned with creating stronger, better teams for next year.

Regardless of these teams' win-loss record one thing was for sure, with the . talent these teams had, opposing schools had better beware.

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Andy Cotton decides who to throw the ball to as Matt Pfeiffer runs up to block the Beatrice opponent.

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Freshman A player Ben Ekhmd struggles with Beatrice players for possession of the ball.

The est.... Southwest fans did a great job filling up the nest for all of the home games, to support the team.

Junior Varsity. Front Row: Kaleb Kubicek, Michael Breetzke, Sheldon Crow, Drew Sasek, Lance Novonty. Second Row: Clint Pella, Josh Tobey, Kyle elson, Paul Johnson, Jeremy Hermann, Cody Fisher. Third Row: Andrew Turner, Jordan Hass, Chris Schenk. Back Row: Coach Kevin James, Coach Doug Kaltenberger, Coach Dan Noble, Coach Kyle Schumann.

Reserve. Front Row: Andy Cotton, Matt Pfeiffer, Jake Schmitz, Tyler Damme, Drew Ballard Second Row: Jordan Hansen, Ian Dike, Billy Schammert, Ben Sterdronsky, Matt Dalke. Back Row: Coach Doug Kaltenberger, Justin Burow, Derrick Hensei Andrew Kletchka, Student Manager Paul Suelter.

Freshman A. Front Row: Lucas Albrecht, Brock Dittman, Reed Knoll, Rian Suiter, Mike Spoerl. Second Row: Chris Anderson, Zach Bryant, Ben Eklund, Tom Woodward Back Row: Student Manager David Bills , Ben Martin, Jeff Stephens, Blake Bolles, Coach Kyle Schumann.

Freshman B Front Row: Tim Kremer, Danny Olsen, Stetson Fuller, Josh Wooge, Jeff Schuster. Second Row: Nick Jarecke, Dylan Wray, Scott Robertson, Chris Fischer, Casey Waechter. Back Row: Coach Kevin James, Brent Pawling, Nate Jarecke, Tanner Finkhouse, Ian Spicha.

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I mp r oveme n t m a y have be e n k ey

' Improve " was one word given by Southwest wrestling coach Aaron Finle on the main emphasis of the team this sea on. Although there may have been somethings that did not need improvement , some things did.

"To improve every week , and to do whatever it take to win," was what Finley said wa the emphasis this season.

Most of the wrestlers said they improved in many ways. Senior Sergio Valdez said he feels that he has improved on his conditioning However, his main goal at the beginning was to help out the team.

"To go to practice and knowing I didn ' t try my hardest and "dawging" it and trying to stay focused, " said freshman Bobby Murray was the hardest part of being a wrestler.

Throughout the season wrestlers had several hardship whether it be losing that championship match by one point, or forgetting to shoot when they needed to , or not putting that last move on the opponent to get the pin. The improvement of the team was noted by coaches from all over the state, Finley said.

Junior Park Sloup represented Southwest by finishing second at districts and going all the way to consolation quaterfinals at state.

Although there may have been the standouts, and the team may not have had the wins, Coach Finley said he wouldn ' t trade any other member of his team for anybody.

Call it in the air .Varsity wrestling captains junior Park Sloup, junior Casey Dahlke, senior Sergio Valdez meet in the middle of the mat with the Northeast captains at Southwest's first home wrestling meet.

Get the Take Down. Freshman Bobby Murray starts the match off with a Crete wrestler. Murray who wrestled 130 this year felt that he improved on his physical shape, technique, strength and mental discipline.

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J/V Varsity Wrestling Team

Front Row: Student Manager Jessica Harris, Alan Tooi Casey Dahlke, Eric Pyatt, Bobby Murray, Andy Shields, Andy Bork, Student Manager Alicia Rae. Second Row: Student Manager Kara Goddard, Kyle Bailey, Brady Harrison, Chris Hallauer, Mike Goettle, Tyler Seiboldt, ate Clayburn. Third Row: Tyler Hardesty, Andrew Tool, Preston Kaufman, Sam Allison, Park Sloup, BJ. Birkei Head Coach Aaron Finley.

Fourth Row: Derrick Sloan, Austin Brooks, Grant Faulder, Cole Couillard, Brian Voges, Coach David Charroin. Back Row: Sergio Valdez, John Philpott, Matt Van Hoosen, Jake Linderholm, Coach Jim Sprague.

Preparing for the Take Down.Junior Park Sloup works his ortheast opponent for the Take Down which gave him two points to win the match.

Go Team Go .Southwest J/V Wrestle rs cheer on the Varsity m embers on the dual against Crete. Southwest won the dual that night. M embers were Front Row: Andy Shields, Nate Clayburn, Brady Harrison, Eric Pyatt , Cole Couillard, Sam Allison

Back Row: Alan Tool, Rees e Beninghaus , Andy Bork , John Philpott , Ryan ewell, Grant Faulder , Kyle Baily

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Are you ready to tangle? Junior Park Sloup, freshman Bobby Murray, freshman Preston Kaufman, junior Eric Pyatt and Erik Campbell take time to show their not so serious sides before the dual against Crete. The roses were given to the parents of the wrestlers that night for parents night preparation before Senior Sergio Valdez prepares himself before his time on the mat "I like to prepare mentally." Valdez said about preparing the day before and day of meets.

One .Two Three (slap on the mat ). Freshman Mike Goettle puts his man in a headlock to get back points Goettle won that match with a pin

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If you were to a k most of the varsity wim team how successful they thought th eason w nt , most would say it was very successful. Since the team was new and no one knew each other, nobody knew what to expect. Most people w re surprised by how good the teams did.

The teams didn ' t care really if they won or lost. They just hoped to do their best and make a go d impre ion for the new school. They really enjoyed the season they shared with one another. The tean1 was like a family and shared everyt hing to• gether. They even had a shaving party together the night before the Hem:tland conference. ' The girls couldn't shave their legs for three months ," fre hm.an Meg Ryan said.

The team had to be extremely comfortable with each other because these were the people th y were going to be spending the majority of their time with. They were together literally morning , noon, and night. E pecially since they had morning practices , school, afternoon practice , and meets together.

Luckily , they all got along together extremely well, and this helped in their meet too. According to Emily Wisch , a diver , he thought the team did really well and wasn ' t surprised to ee several go to state.

Swimmers and divers who made it to state were Ryan Anderson , Nie Moore , Kelsey Christiansen, Kari Jones , Jake Lausten, Dane Eckery , Ben Tyler, Claire McGowan, T.J. Mills , and Maggie Bertsche.

Free to Freestyle Freshmen Kelly Eihusen and Kari Jones practice their freestyle stroke during an afternoon practice. They had morning and afternoon practices everyday of the season.

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Strategic planning Freshman

Habakkak Scollard, Coach Adam Sellhorn, and Sophomore Craig Cope discuss swimming during one of their many meets. Coach Sellhorn worked with two other coaches, Cary Nordeen and Shane Jensen.

Just standing around .. Five of the swimmers on Girls/Boys swim teams discuss strategy during t Jan 31st swim meet The entire team got to k: everyone very well this season.

Freshman Maggie Bertsche does the butterfly during one of LSW' s swimming meets. Bertsche proved to be a valuable asset to the team.

Varsity Boys wimming: Coaches Cary -or deen, Adam Sellhorn, and Shane Jensen scores not available at r ess time

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Practice makes perfect The swim team continues doing laps to stay in good condition during their practices. To get away from the same routine everyday, they play fun water games , like beachball, sometimes.

Going for the win Ryan Anderson does the backstroke for Southwest during their meet Jan. 31st Anderson was one of the swimmers who really excelled this season.

Vars ity-Girls Swimming: Coache Cary ordeen, Adam S llhom, and Shane Jensen sco res not available at ress time

Boys Swim Team Front Row Jordan Stange, Craig Cope, Head Coach Cary Nordeen, Nathan Deneauh, Habakkak Scollard Second Row: Jacob Lausten, Lance Taylor, Mark Hannaway , Ben Tyler , Nick Cammack, John Dinneen Back Row: Coach Shane Jensen, Ryan Anderson, Jamie Robidoux , Dane Eckery, TJ. Mills, Coach Adam Sellhorn.

Girls Swim Team Front Row Andrea Spivey, Lauren Bird, Sydnee Stootsberry, Coach Shane Jensen, Head Coach Cary ordeen, Coach Adam Sellhorn, Kellie TroxeL Allison Lehman Second Row Jessica SpaneL Meg Ryan, Kelli Eihusen, Kari Jones , Maggie Bertsche, Kelsey Christiansen, EricaMann, Jessica Parker, Kylee Spellmeyer Back Row Marci Douglas, Claire McGowan, Anna Hill, Kari Langemach, Emily Wisch, Amy Asbjornson, Anna Latta

Making Headlines

hroughout

So thwest's first year students and staff experienced many new and exciting things. From the first sports victory to foreign travel, the people of Southwest will take with them many memories of their first year.

Lincoln was greatly anticipating the unveiling of Southwest to the city. People from all over the city flocked to the summer tours given by soon-to-be Southwest students. Even ·after the summer months passed and school

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was in session, the city couldn't get enough-or possibly got too much of Southwest. Starting with the television premiere at our first football game, mention of our school was often heard on the news, and read in the newspapers.

Holly Wagner, KOLN 10/11 News reporter, presented a new aspect of Southwest each Wednesday to viewers. Her weekly special, titled ''The First Year'' covered such things as the Newspaper staff and Industrial Tech.

-Kylee Wagner

Industrial technology student, sophomore Nick Birchard, shows News reporter Holly Wagner the wind machine that he has been working with throughout the semester. The industrial tech. area is just one of many that Wagner showcased in her news special.

Southwest becomes the first schoo l in the Lincoln area to implement the block scheduling system. Student views on the topic are split.

The first Honors convocation recognized students who made Honor Roll, National Honor Society and the top three percent of each class. The entire school was invited to celebrate the achievements 9 8 Mini-M ag

The Southwest focal point will be a great addition to the school. In the end, it will have the school's emblem in the middle and a six-foot silver hawk on the top

•The Inaugural ogening of the Southwest auditorium haepened with the performance of 'O Pioneers" on November 6, 2002.

•Southwest's silent auction, "Silver Strike," was set ue by the Southwest Booster Club. Its purpose was to raise money for the school and helped paid for proJects such as the marquee.

Southwest students dres to impres and boogie down at the first annual Winter Formal called "Icicles ." 'Icicles" was a S adie Hawkin's dance w h ere the girls asked the guys. The dance had a great turnout with many people from every grade in attendance

• The 139 seniors who made up the class of 2003 became the first graduating class. The ceremony fook place in the school gym on June 7, 2003 at 3 p.m.

Memorable Year

ebraska had m big, newsbreaking events throughout the year of 2002. Many Lincolnites saw changes within the city and the state.

For many Lincoln citizens, the "O" Street project brought great relief. The backed-up traffic was often a problem on the two laned street. After the first section was completed, the extra lane and new oneways on 56th and on Cotne r proved to help.

This year's Husker football team also proved to be a

big topic for most of Lincoln. Not only was the premiere of the new quarterback Jammal Lord an interest to the people, but also the disappointing season from the Husker football team.

The AMBER Alert was introduced to Nebraskans this year. It began September 20, 2002 and was soon put to use On December 11, 2002, a young child was abducted in Omaha, and the AMBER Alert system made it's first broadcast. The child was later found unharmed.

-Kylee Wagner

The Visitor Center Ross T h eatre was a late 2002 addition to the UNL Campus. One of the theatre's biggest shows was the premiere of the Jack Nicholson movie "About Schmidt." The movie was based on a man from Omaha and was also filmed in Nebraska.

A string of pipe-bombs was set off in the midwest in the spring of 2002. A 21-year- old man was charged with the attacks that wounded six peopfe. He reportedly was trying to make a smiley face on the map.

• Nebraska residents were very aware of th drought in 2002 Lincolnites were allowe to water lawns every other day and not a l lowed to wash cars due to the water shortage du r ing the summer.

•Five Norfolk residents were killed in the nations deadliest bank robbery in more than a decade in September of 2002. Three suspects were later captured

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• The state of Nebraska was fined $151 million by a federal judge for its plan to open a radioactive waste dump. The dump was to be in Butte along the Souttl Dakota line.

With the addition of a n ot h er WalMart, the south si de of Lincoln was obviously expanding in 2002. On the other hand, some b u sinesses also closed down for good. During its bankruptcy battle, the two Linco ln K-Marts were only a few of the chain's stores to go.

With the impending war against Iraq and a possible gas shortage, we saw gas prices rise throughout the year We watched prices inthe $1 30's steeply rise to the $1.80's an d above

The Nebraska Army National Guard moblized its members in early 2002. They were to help provide added security at two Nebraska air bases. M' , M 10 1 1n1 - ag

A Global Perspective

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s saw many suspensions, along major events take with athlete place in 2002 and problems. into 2003. From An imminent entertainment to a war with Iraq was possible war, we saw another hot issue in the the world around the U S. Saddam us change Hussein began to drammatically. cooperate with the

On a good United Nations, but note, the United President Bush still States had one of felt eneasy. He their best years ever believed they had in the Winter enough information to Olympics. U.S. attack, but he no compet itors from longer had the figure skating, support of some bobsledding and allies. athletes from other From LSW to events took home Nebraska to the medals. On the world around us, the other hand, the Silver Hawks saw Olympics also saw a many important lot of controversy. events take place. There were drug test

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-Kylee Wagner

Ba r idak ara Sund ay, a custodian at Southwest, spoke to Dr. Larson's sociology class about the importance of understanding and accepting different cultures. Sunday ts of the O goni people of Nigeria , a country with 250 different languages and 256 different cultures

+K. Rowlir:1g left many hanging in 2002. The fifth book m the Harry Potter series "Order of the Pheonix" was scheduled to come out in '02, but fans are still waiting. A summer '03 publication date is now expected.

Random people were being shot down in the Maryrand area in the fall of '02. The shootings left 1O dead and three wounded during tlle three weeks. The alleged DC Sni~rs were later caught and charged with the shootings.

•The United States remembered the one year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Students were asked to have a moment of silence and radio stations did the same.

We saw many new reality T.V. shows this year. " Joe Millionaire ," where a $19 ,000 per year construction worker claims to have inherited $50 million in order to find true love, and others kept both adults and teens in suspense.

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• Halle Berry became the first African American actress to win an Oscar for "Best Actress." She won the award for her part as Leticia Musgrove in " Monster's Ball."

Junior Ashle y Horne and senior Dann y Sheridan chat online with Brazilian students. Southwest wa one of 12 chools in the nation selected to participate in an internet chat in exchange for information about schools and cultures abroad.

Sophomore Andrea Shallenberger , and seniors Dre w S mith , and Jo s ten Cla rk of the newspaper staff watch the Space Shuttle Memorial for the seven people that died on the Columbia on February 1, 2003

"The Osbournes" premiered Jan. 15, 2002 to a country m awe of how the family lived. Reality shows hit their peak with shows such as "Joe Millionaire" and "Bachlorette."

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Junior Bridget Poldberg finds it hard to stay awake during the long 90minute period. She rested during her American Literature class doing independent reading.

Junior Joel Leibel sits in line to talk to Associate Principal John Hastings about not going to advisement. "I don't go to advisement because it is a waste of my time and should be added on to lunch ," Leibel said.

Using Space

One of the four forums in the school is used for Governor Mike Johann ' speech to Southwest students on September 11. There is one forum in each A and B learning communitie

Red Ribbon Week

David Hartman's advi ement class hows off their award for being the overall Red Ribbon Week winners The category winners were Mindy Wright's class, Mark Shearer ' s class , and Mark King ' s class

Registration

Science teacher Tracy Felton helps freshman Sharon Little register for her classes. " Registration is boring but I guess I have to do it," Little said

O ffice Visits

Extra Time Appreciated

The extra time provided from the block scheduling leaves a lot more opportunities for the classes that are more hands on. Emily Noordhoek is able to use more time getting help from Lucy Wick to make her jewelry In photography classes freshman Jenny Thorpe cuts out pictures example while junior Melissa Westerman brings her print out of the darkroom

A dvisement, block scheduling, and learning communities Block b1J Block

Advisement, block cheduling, and learning to build a community and to give mini share lescommunities were all aspects of Southwest ere- sons," Applebee said.

ated to help the day flow a little bit moother. These The way the building was divided alphabetiwere all elements other high schools in the area cally and numerically determined the learning didn't have. communities, and for the most part they were ef-

Although these elements were designed to fective. "They make it easier to find your way help the students_, not everyone thought they did. around school," junior Ashley Anderson said. Advisement was a 12-minute class where an- Block scheduling was the third and probnouncements were read between first and second ably the most dramatic change for students It block. Many of the students interviewed, though, meant there were four 90-minute classes. Althought advisement was not needed. • though the classes were longer, it gave students

"At the current time advisement is not needed an opportunity to finish a year class, such as because we could just find the information out chemistry, in a semester ourselves," junior John Holte said. "They should Block scheduling was also more efficient make it more personal and the teachers should get for classes such as photography and interior deto know the students better, but all that happens is sign because there was more time to finish that the teachers read off the paper with the an- projects.

nouncements on it and then we moved on to sec- "It is easier to focus on only four classes," ond period."

junior Emily Noordhoek said. According to

According to counselor Kerry Applebee, "Ad- counselor Rick Boyle, research said that block visement is to help students connect with one an- scheduling allows for greater learning retention, other and with adults. It provides an opportunity and some students agreed.

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Side by Side

A tenth grade English classroom and the driver's education classrooms are right next door to each other All of the subjects were mixed together in each of the learning communities

Sharing a laugh

Athletic Director Bob Burkett shares a laugh during a long day of work. Burkett can be found at almost any sporting event for Southwest.

"It's a good thing I dressed up."

That is what was said by Kim Carson as she was getting ready to pose for the picture. Carson is the • attendance director and assistant athletic/activities director.

Keeping Warm

Assistant Principal Sara Landgren keeps warm during a varsity football game. Aside from the school duties, she also had duties at the games.

Hard at Work

Special Education Coordinator Virgina Geiger waits for her copies to come out. Prior to Southwest, Geiger was Special Education Coordinator for LPS.

Peace Man

Principal Jerry Wilks makes "peace" with the camera. Alon g with being principal, Wilks hopes to write a book someday on opening a new high school.

Associate Principals

Associate prin c ipals Sara Landgren , John Hastin g s, and Karen Ward di v ide up their •duties as well as the alphabet for discipline. " Making sure that students are able to feel at home and begin learning immediately" said Landgren was what she felt was the most important part of opening a new high school.

Administration and Counselors Working Hard Pa~s Off

When a new high school opens, no one knows what administration and counselors have to do to prepare for the opening. All the long summer hours planning, registering students, and determining room assignments often go unnoticed.

As principal, Jerry Wilks had tons of planning to do to. According to Wilks, the most important part of opening a new high school is making sure students, parents and the community are "active participants" in the process. For example, the selection of the school colors and mascot , selecting the school song, naming various select groups, and planning Homecoming and Prom are different parts of what a principal is involved in.

For Wilks, his job as principal began two years ago. The responsibility was to take a 372 ,000 square foot. building and fill it up with people, supplies, equipment, etc. and have it ready to go when students arrived last August.

Counselor Rick Boyle said he spent most of his summer registering students and making schedule changes. Counselor Keri Applebee said she learned about registration, courses, and

computer systems all by herself

Assistant Athletic/Activities Director Kim Carson said that "bringing the students together as a learning community, and providing support to the teachers and organizatiori'~ was what she felt were the best part of opening a new high school.

"As the assistant principal who helped Mr. Wilks plan last year, I was able to experience every facet of building a new school, from the types of floor covering, to colors, to coordinating the move. It was the most professionally challenging and exciting things I've ever done," said associate principal Sara Landgren. Landgren also had to help hire quality staff, since the staff also worked hard to open this building.

For the administration and counselors the ability of opening a new school is something that rarely happens once in a lifetime.

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Counseling Staff

Case Manager Gretchen Baker, secretary Jeanine Wa y s and counselors Maril y n Veomott , Richard Bo y le , Melanie Denney, and Kari Appelbee take time from the scheduling and post secondary planning for students. The counselors played an important role in helping the students of Southwest schedule their classes throughout the summer and the y ear.

Mixing it Up

Freshmen Emma Kucera and Ian Dike mix paint in their 2D Design class for a printing project.

Sawing away in jewelry

Freshman Jen Thorpe saws a piece of metal to start making a ring in Jewelry class.

Modeling his work

In his second block Manufacturing and Welding class, sophomore Mark Hannaway begins to make a model of a car.

Showing their work

Second Block Jewelry class took a picture after th, presented the hats they designed to the class.

In their spare time

Cory Free and department chair Jeff Jochum are the two Industrial Technology teachers

Masterpieces of Art

A model of a car that a group of students made in Jeff Jochum 's M a n ufacturing and Welding clas s. Senior Jacob Prochnow moves a ro bot in his Industrial Tech class Freshmen Bryant Selko and Matt Sandahl work on a wiring project in their Industrial tech class.

Industrial/Fine Arts Being Crea tive

Industrial Tech and Fine Arts classes included Lucy Wicks , department chair, taught pottery, drawing, painting, photography, and jewelry mak- jewelry, 3D Design , and Commercial Art. ing, wiring and building. Students must meet fine "I love making art and I wanted to share the arts and applied arts requirements to graduate. creative process and art-making with the younger Sophomore Jessica Poeschl said her favorite students ."

type of art class was the Commercial Art class Senior Ashley Tyree said pottery is her favorwhere in that class she designed many things on ite type of art because "you can make it look, feel the computer. and form into anything you want."

Freshman Nathan West took photography "What I love most about teaching is motivatclass to get his fine arts credits to be able to gradu- ing an individual to achieve beyond their self-perate. He said he enjoyed that class because "You ceived capabilities ," said Cory Free, who taught get to capture human emotions."

Industrial Tech, Technical Design, Architectural

Photography teacher Chris McMasters said Drafting and Engineering Drafting , and Applied Arthat he's always liked art more than any other sub- chitectural and Engineering for advanced students. ject. "Teaching was a good way to make a living Freshman Hieu Phung ' s favorite project in the in the arts field," he said.

Industrial Tech class was making rockets.

According to McMasters , "Block scheduling Jeff Jochum , department chair, said industrial allows each student to become more educated and technology gave students a hands on experience. also gives the students a better opportunity to ask He taught Intro to Woods and Construction , Furnitheir teachers questions so they are more clear on ture Making , Foundations of Technology, how to do their assignments There are no bur- Manufacuring/Welding , and Cabinet Malcing. ries , and more chances to correct mistakes."

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Art teachers take a break

Stacy Waddell, Chris McMasters , Lucy Wicks , department chair

Finally Done

Taste Time

Quilting a blanket

Piece of Cake

Sherry Mccranie takes a rest after cleaning up her kitchen. She teaches Interior Design, FCS, Infant/foddlers, Teen Issues and Cultural Foods.

Smiling for the camera

Tracy Fortney-Seagren teaches Human Behavior class, Interior Design , Cultural Foods, and Design Clothing and is the department chair for FCS

Sophomore Eric Hawkins finishes preparing a chocolate milkshake in first period FCS class.

Junior Jason Peters and senior Colette Beetz get together in Marketing class to evaluate Peters' tasty ice cream.

Senior Lisa Gettman finishes up her quilt in Sherry McCranie's FCS class second term.

Just comparing

Business classes use computer labs to make many of the products while FCS is more hands on and takes place in a sewing room and kitchen.

FCS and Business Preparing for the futUre

Two departments with unique characteristics easy way to get a good grade and have fun at the but similar goals were the Family and Consumer same time."

Science Department and the Business Department. But FCS wasn't all kitchen work. Bookwork Both taught students basic skills that could be ap- and writing was also involved.

plied in the future.

Business class offered students a variety of FCS teacher Sherrie McCranie said, "FCS material to learn rangi~g from accounting classes gives students opportunities to apply knowledge, to keyboarding classes to business law. Many of analyze concepts and use creativity in many prac- these classes were intended to prepare the students tical ways. This information will benefit students for future college careers as business majors. as they prepare to begin their own life journeys." Junior Jillian Meyer said, "I am taking a busi-

To accomplish this goal, courses offered in- ness class because that is what my major in college eluded Creative Clothing and Design, Interior is going to be and I want to get a head start." She Design, Cultural Foods, Infants and Toddlers, Stu- also enjoyed the classes because they emphasized dent Parenting, Independent Living, Teen Issues, heavily the math aspects of business. and Food Service.

For others the complicated math and new busiSouthwest was able to offer diverse material ness terms meant lots of work. "Business classes to students because teachers carried a vast array are hard because we have to take lots of notes and of knowledge and backgrounds. McCranie had there are lots of confusing terms to memorize for previously taught at Northeast High School and the tests," junior Jason Peters said, although he Southeast Community College. readily admitted his experience in the classroom will "Having 90 minute blocks works so well for help prepare him for a career in business and/or lab classes such as Cultural Foods and Interior marketing.

Design," McCranie said.

Both FCS and Business classes involved a lot Senior Tyson Crosby said he took an FCS of work, social interaction, and of course fun. class because "I like to cook and it seemed like an Spread by Juli Whitenack

Meet the busy business teachers

Mary Schropfer, Sandi Campbell, Department chair Marge Kneifl, and Dan Noble.

Time to read

Getting lost in her personal reading book is freshman Kelsey Tatro in Lori Nakagawa's reading class.

Sharing a book

Freshman Jeff Schuster and a Saratoga student meet during school to share a book together for reading class.

Birthday Party

Wishful greetings to the writer Emily Dickenson, junior Kim Phan reads her birthday card to her classmates in Toni Heimes' American Literature class first term.

Battle of the Books

Mindy Wright's American Literature class gather together in the forums to discuss their personal reading books and ask their most desiring questions.

Hooray! Hooray!

Sophmore Matthew Dalke celebrates after him and his classmates finish reading The Lord of the Flies, in Cara Heminger's English JO Diff class second term.

High Tech

Author of "Plainsong," Kent Haruf visits Southwest to answers students about his book that Lincoln chose to read. Teacher Mindy Wright uses excerpts from films to enhance st udent learning. Senior Wyatt Siefken uses a computer in the Media Center to research for papers.

Using the Space and Tech

Students have taken English classes before, either in middle school or at another high school. So what made the classes at Southwest so different? Space and technology .

The layout of the classrooms allowed teachers like Mindy Wright to hold discussion groups in the forum areas. The forums could accommodate many students, giving the teacher the ability to run discussions in a Socratic debate method with all students gathered in a circle.

"I have used the student forum for Socratic Seminars. I use the computer labs and I have used the commons too for an Emily Dickinson birthday party," said Wright, department chair.

The open space in the school wasn't the only new classroom advantage Southwest provided The latest in teaching technology allowed students to learn in ways not possible at their previous schools.

Ashley Gregg, a senior, said, "At Southwest we have access to computers which helps with research and with writing papers."

Reading coordinator Lori Nakagawa said, "Technology offers a variety of formats for presenting information to students and making it come alive." With more options for presenting materials to students, teachers were able to captivate everyone's interest somewhere along the line.

But the new building and technology wasn't everything the English department had to offer. A diverse staff wi th a lot of teaching experience. A real sense of family existed within the department. A unique aspect was that two teachers were married to one another and share d their professional lives together at Southwest.

According to Wright, the feeling of family extended throughout the entire department as teachers shared the enjoyment they felt for their jobs.

One last aspect that made English class at Southwest a refreshing experience for students wa the 90 minute block times. It allowed teachers more time to present topics in depth by allowing students more time to engage in meaningful discussions.

"The teachers keep us busy with lots of activities, and we are able to get a lot of work accomplished in class while help from the teachers is available," Gregg said.

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Meet the English Department

Front Row: Bob Henrichs, Mindy Wright, Nancy Eakman, Kari Brown-Parker, Matt Heimes. Back Row: Cara Heminger, Shirley Roeber, Lori Nakagawa, Toni Heimes, Shelley Shanahan, Tammy Cunningham, Dianne Kuppig. Not Pictured: Randi Newberry, Suzanne

Dobbs.

B ottled Biology

Freshman Greg Dager works on a project in biology called bottled biology after school. " It is exciting because we get to build things, " Dager said.

Playing with Toys

Juniors Tori Nelson and Alicia Dierking tests what affected circular motion. "It was a hard lab because the results were not very accurate ," Nelson said

Labs

Disection

Marker Boards

Junior Heather Olmstead , junior Rebekah Christopher, and senior Jacob Prochnow present their white board in Mark Shearer's physic s class. "We love marker board presentations because they let us kno \\ if we are doing everything right ," Christopher said

Junior Katie Schmidt works on a lab in her chemistry class. "It was an exciting lab ," Schmidt said.

Sheeps brains are disected in Tracy Felton ' s anatomy class by junior Brittany Staley.

Observation

The dif biology class did several different experiments throughout the year Freshmen Dani DeGarrno and Jolyn Anderson look at cheek cells through the microscope , freshman Carleigh Peters observes a spider leaf, and freshman Randi Shook writes notes about the experiment.

Science Learning Outside

The outdoor classroom was a wonderful ad- " A lot of the kids have to acclimatize themdition to Southwest, and the school lies in the per- selves to being outdoors ," Golden said. "I think feet place for it. Since a part of the land bought there is excitement mixed in with apprehension!" for the school was designated wetland it was pro- There were some complaints about going outtected to be used as the outdoor classroom. doors to learn. One complaint was that it was hot

The property allowed plenty of opportunities and smelly. According to Felton some students for the science classes to do some outdoor explo- didn't like the bugs and possible poison ivy but ration and get a closer look at nature. During the most of them liked going to the outdoor classroom. long class periods it was nice that the students were The outdoor classroom consists of four main given the opportunity to get outside.. zones. There is one mixed gras s prairie, two short Biology classes benefited from the outdoor grass prairies , two marsh area, and one riparian classrooms the most. "I hope all classes will be zone.

able to use the outdoor classroom as teachers ad- According to chemistry teacher Mark Shearer just to the timing," Tim Golden , science chair, plans were to utilize the outdoor classroom with said remote sensors and inner faces. "It would be an-

"M y class used the outdoor classroom to iden- other extension of the classroom and another angle tify different ecosystems and habitats and the or- of collecting data remotely ," Shearer said. When ganisms that are associated with each habitat ," bi- this happens the chemistry and physics classes ology teacher Tracy Felton said. They also used would be able to use the outdoor classroom for the outdoor classroom to examine what effects hu- things such as testing velocity. mans have on ecosystems and analyzed how those effects can be minimized.

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Science Teachers

Front Row: Tracy Felton , Lisa Haycraft , JoDell Merritt. Back Row : Mark Shearer, Kevin Shrad, Dan Carpenter, and department chair Tim Golden .

Time For Questions

Teacher Aaron Finley helps sophomore Whitney Genzmer in World History The class examines various cultures from past to present.

Test Taking

Freshmen Talameshia Rush takes a test in geography over culture. "The test wasn't too hard," Rush said.

Note Taking B razil

Working in Civics is freshman Brock Dittmann. "We are taking notes over the passage of a bill," Dittmann said.

Social Studies Teachers

Junior Audrey King talks to students in B razil over the internet while senior Greg Hammond observes. "It was cool that we were one of the 12 schools chosen to participate in this activity," King said.

Front Row: Brian Albrecht, Ryan Mahoney, Lisa Bales. Back Row Cary Nordeen , department chair Ted Larson, Dennis Her hberger, Jim Danson. Not Pictured: Aaron Finley

Project s

Ryan Mahoney 's world geography class uses the forum to do a project. Freshman Jase Kess works on his game board , freshmen Soren Johnson and Rachel Isherwood work on their projects, and freshman Nolan Hanson reads from his geography book.

Social Studies Connecting with the Past

In social studies cla ses, students could learn junior Audrey King said a lot about their backgrounds, what their ances- Another opportunity to interact with others tors had to experience, how and society and indi- came when Russian educators visited the school. viduals interact, and sometimes maybe even have They came to learn abotit civic education in America. a once-in-a- lifetime experience. "I was their host, gave them a tour and answered

For example, instead of doing the usual group their questions. They were very impressed with activities, class discussions, and book work, the Southwest High School, and thought the students Economics Differentiated class had the opportu- were very lucky to attend such a school," Larson nity to chat with students in Brazil over the said. internet. Southwest was one of 12 schools in the In World History the students got to learn about nation that got this opportunity. Students were different periods of time in a unique way. The stugi ven about 90 minutes to chat. dents worked in groups to make 15 minute

"We first studied Brazil, looking specifically documentaries using primary resources. They used at their economy. We then were able to open a things such as pictures to tell stories about the time.

connection with the Brazilian students, with the Although the students got frustrated at times help of the American Embassy in Brazil," teacher teacher Dennis Hershberger said most of them reand department chair Ted Larson said. ally enjoyed the project.

"The computers were extremely slow because Social Studies classes also found the forums all of the information had to go through the fire quite useful , especially when combining classes to wall, so it was kind of hard to hold conversations hear speakers like Governor Mike Johanns Sept. 11. with the Brazilians , but it was a cool experience,"

Discussions

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Teacher Ted Larson calls on junior Ashley Home during a class discussion of the1920's in AP US History. The class was weighted and for a fee, students could take a test for the chance to earn college credit.

Doing the math

Many students took advantage of the block scheduling and got their homework started during class.

Sophomore Brian Wheeler finishes up at the end of the day

Taking a break

Hard at Work

Adding it up

Paying attention

Students in geometry listen, as William Rogge gives instructions about their homework assignment for the day.

Junior, A.J. Waldman takes a break after completing his algebra test during fourth block.

Geometry student Elizabeth Belson, freshman , works hard to get her assignment on formulas done during 4th block.

Sophomore Cole Griffith calculates a math problem during his algebra class 4th block

Calculations

A student in William Rogge ' geometry class works hard to get her assignment done. Geometry tudents learn about different formulas during their fourth block class. Cathy Maestas ' algebra class studies before taking a chapter test.

Math Eas~ as 1, 2,

Southwest offered many different kinds of math classes for all levels and interests of students. The math department was made up of seven teachers, with classes that included geometry, algebra, advanced algebra, descrete, statistics, pre-calculus, and calculus.

"I like geometry because Miss Lindgren makes learning fun and I have a lot of my friends in my class!" said sophomore Celeste Buckner.

Without math, science, technology, and businesses could never be unlocked. Teachers worked hard to come up with new ways to teach old material in new ways with block. Block could be somewhat challenging when it came to completing a year's worth of material in only a semester, but with 90-minute classes, it all seemed to work out.

The advantages of taking block were being able to complete more math in less time.

"I like block because I can get all of my

math requirements done before I'm a senior," said sophomore Jesse McKinney.

Math was key whether students wanted to pursue a math-related career or just wanted to fulfill graduation requirements and gain a better understanding of their math skills. There was a class for everyone. Many students found themselves spending at least an hour a night on math or more. With the extra- curricular activities and clubs meeting outside of school, this proved to be quite challenging.

"I spend at least an hour a night on math homework, so it can be time consuming," said freshman Marisa Ford.

With so many math t eachers and different classes offered at Southwest, it was important for students to take a class that would benefit them in the future. LSW math classes could be a positive experience for everyone.

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Math Department

Front Row: Department chair Tom Alschwede, Steve Harder, and David Hartman. Back Row: William Rogge, Angela Lindgren, Cathy Maestas, Kyle Schumann.

Learning a New Language

French students work on a project at the end of the day, during Christina Sowell's French class.

Working Hard

Students work hard in one of the many Spanish classes offered at Southwest. Spanish was the most popular world language class taken.

German Studies

German students prepare for a test during their class fourth block. German cla ses learned about the culture and people of Germany.

Studying Hard

Japanese Club

Members of Japanese attend Japanese Club after school. The club hosted two Japanese chefs who taught them how to cook Japanese food.

Sophomore John Hecker works on his French homework at the end of class.

Different Cultures

Sophomore Erik Burkhart finishes up an assignment at the end of his Spanish 2 class. Freshman Siera Gage looks over new vocabulary before a test during her Spanish class , fourth block. Freshman Reece Beninghaus fini hes up a worksheet during his Spanish class.

World Language Different Cultures

In today 's world with the changing envi- Southwest was the first high school in Linronment , it was more important than ever to be coln to offer Japanese for a foreign language. able to communicate with other cultures Levels one and two were offered this year, but

At Southwest, students were given the there were plans to exp~nd to a third and fourth chance to learn those skills through foreign lan- level. guage. Students could choose between German , Tammy Cunningham, the Japanese teacher, Spanish , French ; Japanese, and Latin. The most said she planned to inform students of a language popular language amongst students was Span- and culture about which many don ' t kn ow other ish, with the highest enrollment. than stereotypes and general knowledge.

"I enjoy taking Spanish because it teaches "I had wonderful experiences living in Jaus how to communicate with a rapidly growing pan for four years, and I want to bring the Japaculture that is all over the U.S.," said sopho- nese culture and language to the classroom. I more Jordan Stang about his Spanish two class. want students to have exposure to this unique

Every class had its own way of learning a country at an early age ," Cunningham said.

new language and having fun with it. No mat- But language classes aren ' t just offered for ter how much fun students had, foreign language the challenge or the satisfaction of knowing a secclasses accomplished what they set out to do: ond language . Students must meet the required learn about various civilians, culture , and most two years of a foreign language to enter many importantly to speak the language. They gave colleges. At the same time students could take students a better understanding of people , them- the opportunity to learn a different language and selves, the world, geography, culture, politics talk to other s who speak that language. and history that went along with a language.

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World Language Department

Christina Sowell , Department chair

Jami Swanson , Elaine Harris , and Tammy Cunningham. Not pictured

Aaron Finley, Lori Hemmett, Shirley Roeber, and Cathy Maestas.

Hawk Talk Begins

Senior Josie Taylor and junior Kris Anderson from the newspaper staff unpack the first issue of the Hawk Talk for distribution Oct. 11

Helping Out

Yearbook and newspaper adviser

Dianne Kuppig works with senior Ashley Leibel during yearbook. "She was always there to help us out when we needed it," Leibel said.

In charge

Yearbook editor senior Kylee Wagner works on her spreads. She was in charge of all the dividers throughout ·the yearbook and also the yearbook cover.

Surprise Package

The yearbook staff anxiously opens the suggestion bo x, for newspaper and yearbook names The winning nam s were The Talon for yearbook , and Hawk Talk for tr e

Picture Perfect

Sports editor senior Cortney Neemann takes pictures at a football game. "Taking pictures helps to make the yearbook look good , and interesting. I try and take a variety so we have plenty of pictures to choose from ," Neemann said.

Working Hard

The yearbook and newspaper staffs put in a lot of hours through out the year working on either newspaper or yearbook. Junior Jessica Amen and senior Josie Taylor started off the year helping out at the Spirit Fest. Also many late nights and weekend work was a big part of being on either staff.

Seniors Cortney Neemann, Kylee Wagner, Bobbi Alley, and junior Jessica Amen stayed seven hours late to make the first yearbook deadline. The publications were also a lot of fun.

Hawk Talk section editors Ashley Tyree and Maddie Leiter gave out awards for the best of the Hawk Talk ' s second issue that the journalism students critiqued.

Yearbook/Newspaper Time Presses On

Being the first yearbook and newspaper staff because the desktop publishing program the publihere at Southwest was not an opportunity many cations used was in a different operating system than people, or schools for that matter, get to experi- the school was using for its computers. The probence. Making the first yearbook and newspaper lem was solved when j_ournalism went back to the was a great opportunity for the students to experi- old system.

ence. However it could be a lot of hard work and "I was near tears when my golf spread got frustration. erased for the fourth time," yearbook photo editor

"I wanted to be in yearbook because I Jessica Amen said. wanted to be part of the first yearbook, and make "It was awful. The system was unfamiliar, so it one that everyone would remember. It was a lot that alone was confusing, but then we had all sorts of work to get things done on time and make sure of problems with the programs and servers," Maddie they were done well, but overall its worth it, " year- Leiter, newspaper entertainment editor, said. book editor senior Kylee Wagner said.

There were a lot of late nights, early mornings

"It ' s an amazing experience because my stu- and even weekend work for people on both the dents have the honor and responsibility of telling newspaper or yearbook staffs. They usually came the story of the Silver Hawks. We are recording in when deadlines had to be met. history for all eternity," adviser Dianne Kuppig "I had a lot of late nights and weekend work said. throughout the year, but the worst one was while

Both yearbook and newspaper ran into sev- we were trying to make the first deadline. Some of eral problems throughout the year. Many of the us were here for seven hours. It was very stressful, problems were computer related when pages sud- but it had to get done. It was a lot of work, but we denly got erased. The computer would either had fun while doing it," Cortney Neemann said. freeze or things would disappear from the pages Spread by Bobbi Alley

Time to Celebrate! !

The Hawk Talk staff celebrates after their first newspaper was released. The staff ate cake outside Saratoga doors since food is not allowed in carpeted classrooms

Acting Out

One-act play teammates junior Stephanie Thompson and senior Lisa Lux work on their line during their practice.

Total Concentration

Junior A.J. Waldman had total concentration on his character, the son of Lillian Barron, during a rehearsal for the one-act play competition.

Helping Out

Checking over the paper Matt Heimes, speech coach, helps junior Maddie Leiter, on a speech.

Practice Makes Perfect

Speech teammates, senior Lisa Lux, freshman Emily Lux, and juniors Stephanie Thompson and Maddie Leiter, work on their oral interpretation of drama.

"Do Not Go Gentle"

In hopes of a good show senior Kelli Chaves and freshman George Dungan practice their act for the final competition in "Do Not Go Gentle." Chaves plays a 84-year-old woman who helps Dungan, th neighborhood boy, learn how to read before she dies.

And the Debate Goes On

Freshmen C.J. Fynbu and B aily Jones debate on anything and everything during practice. Junior Jordan Greene works on hi s debating skills. Debaters , freshman Ben Watt, junior Jordan Greene, freshmen Baily Jones, C.J Fynbu, and Siera Gage discuss the days news and other interesting topics.

Speech, Debate, and Drama Speaking Out

Speech , debate, and drama teams gave sru- glas Debate, srudent congress, and controversy. In dents the chance to enhance their speaking and Lincoln Douglas topics were discussed such as acting skills.

"when in conflict , globalization should be valued

"Speech team did very well considering only above national sovereignty," or "when in conflict, two srudents had previous experience. They all academic freedom should be valued above commulearned the ropes , editing current speeches and nity standards." Each student wrote a ca e for the rehearsing new ones ," said Matt Heimes , speech affirmative and the negative side of the resolution. coach. Heimes was excited to begin from scratch During the competion each srudent debated two to build traditions. rounds. After that the sections were power matched,

Speech team consisted of nine different there were usually two or three powered rounds. events: erious prose , humorous prose, poetry, duet The student with the best records and highest acting, oral interpretation of drama, informative speaker points then moved into quarterfinals, semispeaking , persuasive speaking, extemporaneous finals , and finals.

speaking , and entertainment speaking. During Drama also competed with the one-act play. competitions students competed in preliminary The play was no longer than 30 minutes and had at rounds in each events. If they did well, they would least three characters. Each play that performed was advance to the final round and receive awards. given written and oral critiques by three judges and Toni Heimes was excited to be the first de- were then placed in winning order by three judges. bate coach. She was glad Southwest offered sru- Bob Henrichs, the team's coach , was excited dents opportunities for logical argumentation skills to start from the beginning. He was proud of his for their academic careers. team and the cast and crew. They placed fifth in

The three areas of debate were Lincoln-Dou- district.

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Meet the Coaches

Leading their team s to victory coaches are Matt Heimes, speech team , Toni Heimes, debate team , and Bob Henrichs, one-act play team.

Standing Out

Saxophone , trumpet, and coronet players perform their solo at the Marching Band Contest held at Seacrest Field

Marching Ahead

The band marches off the field after a performance at the 22nd Annual Invitational Marching Band Contest at Seacrest Field. Although the contest was for competiton, Southwest performed for a critique.

School Spirit

In the Nest

Silver Hawk Spirit

Marching band and members of the color guard perform at the first pep rally. The pep rally recognized all participants in fall sports.

Baton Twirler Lori Hansen performs at the Southwest Spirit Fest in August along with the rest of the band.

The pep band performs at the second pep rally of the year. This pe r rally recognized all winter sports.

Marching On

Marching band members performed at the Star City Parade to celebrate the season as well as at Seacrest Field where they were critiqued on several songs. During Homecoming week the 7 a.m. pep band performed at the 105.3 and 1400 broadcast house.

Marching Band l(eeping the Beat

You could find them either marching on the was cheering on the team and having a good time football field or playing in the stands, the march- with my friends!" said sophomore John Philpott, ing Silver Hawks were keeping the beat and mak- who played the Bari sax. ing new traditions for future marching Silver Drum major A.J. Waldman reminisced, "The Hawks. best thing about marching band was all the friends

The Marching Silver Hawks, directed by Lori I made and all the memories I have."

Falcone, practic~d bright and early from 7: 15-8: 15 The color guard was a select group of girls during the first week of school, in addition to band who practiced and performed with the marching camp, which began the first week of August. They band in the fall. They used flags and streamers to performed at half-time shows at LSW football add to the marching band half-time shows, and games, numerous pep rallies, and they even got to also performed at pep rallies. This year the color perform at the 22 nd Annual Invitational Marching guard consisted of 17 girls including baton twirler, Band Contest Oct. 19. Lori Hansen,who worked many hours perfecting

The theme for the fall show was "Magic," their performances. and for the opener, Falcone chose the music John "My favorite thing about color guard was Williams wrote for the popular movie. "Harry meeting new friends and getting to be the first Potter," and closed with "Somewhere Over the color guard captain at Southwest," said color guard Rainbow " from the classic "Wizard of Oz." captain, Renee Treviso.

The 2002 marching band put many hours into While the marching band performed at foottheir routine and it showed in their outstanding ball games, the pep band played popular music performances. from many different decades at girls and boys

"My favorite thing about performing at games basketball games, including the pep rallies.

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Marching Silver Hawks

Members of the Marching Band and color guard take a picture for the fall football sports program. The band consisted of over 120 members.

Warming Up!

Junior Shane Bottorff and sophomore Charlie Marti warm up for a first block o singing. The choirs " do oo's and ah 's" for warm ups.

Singing Can Be Fun!

Sophomore Cassidy Tucker, senior Nikki Mooney, and sophomores Jakki Holmes and Sarah Roberts prepare to go for a performance with varsity choir. Holmes intends to be in the group next year. She said it was easy and she had fun because her friends were in the group also

Groving N' Movin

The ninth grade choir sings for second lunch on Dec 20th. The group performed a variety of songs.

Sing Loud and Proud

Matthew Hull conducts varsiy choir at their first performance in the auditorium in November.

Here We Come A' Caroling

The varsity choir sings for second lunch. several students wore Santa hats to fit th e mood with the carols they sang.

Individual Talents

Senior Dawn Beard and junior A.J. Waldman sing solos for the varsity choir's first performance in the auditorium. Teacher Tim Fredstrom play the piano in front of the office to entertain at lunch.

Vocal Music Singing in Harmony

With several to enroll in, teachers Matthew Hull and deparment chair Tim Fredstrom helped motivate and teach students skills needed to perform.

Some students enrolled in choir as a first time thing they had never tried before. With the help of the teachers, students built skill and garnered the courage to sing with more confidence.

The four kinds of choir classes were varsity choir, show choir, freshman choir, and also a freshman show choir. Varsity choir was for grades sophomore to senior.

"The concerts were fantastic. Students have done an amazing job and worked incredibly hard to get everything started and have it be where it is now. Trying things for the first time can be hard, and they toughed it out, even when we had such difficult music," Fredstrom said.

Show choir involved singing with movements. This class was a try out class for the upperclassmen. Show choir consisted of 17 students: Tyler Arp, Dawn Beard, Bronso Boosalis Kaylin Boosalis, Kelli Chaves, Jho;da Elsberry, Jenna Ferris, Josiah Frobish, Ondrea Goranson, Timothy Harvey, Ashtyn Hoffman, Megan Johnson, Maddie Leiter, Lisa Lux, Cady Russell, Nicole Siegrist, and Jennifer Smith.

Freshman choirs were basically

just the same thing as the upperclassmen' s classes. They helped prepared the fr~shmen for next year. The freshmen show choir consisted of 22 students: Maggie Bertsche, Shane Cooper, Andrew Cotton, Ben Eklund, Megan Flory, Marisa Ford, Christopher Hallauer, Lyndy Hiatt, Andrew Johnson, Meg Kissel, Caitlin M~ckie, Christopher Marsh, Calli Mccoy, Michele McCranie, Lucas Miller, Erin Mills, Carolyn Moore, Matt Pfeiffer, Stefanie Reinsch, Brett Tesmer, and Nicki Westover.

Among the places the choir performed at were in the auditorium, in front of the office for first and second lunch Wells Fargo Bank, the University of ' Nebraska/Lincoln, and several others.

"I got so many compliments on the students performances. Our students have performed many beautiful pieces of music," Fredstrom said.

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Directors of Vocal Music

Tim Fredstrom and Matthew Hall gather just before taking their groups to the Wells Fargo Bank performance.

The Sound of Trumpets

With eyes focused on the music sheet , freshmen Derek Varga , 9 , plays his trumpet in Concert band. Guitar is also his specialitiy in Prep Jazz band.

Marimba Music

Total concentration was on the marimba for junior Toby Baldauf. Baldauf plays for Symphonic band and Jazz band.

Working Hard

Playing his saxophone during Concert band is freshman Andrew Johnson . Not only is he in Concert band , but he is also in Prep Jazz.

The Inaugural Concert

Playing " Your Shining Eyes" by Bateson, David Owen directs the Orchestra in their fust concert on Nov 19 in the auditorium.

Practice makes perfect for sophomore Lauren Cook , who awaited h <r next performance in Orchestra and Symphonic band Cook was one of the chosen few to perform in All-State.

Shapes and Sizes

Instrument s come in different shapes and sizes The baritone i s a perfect fit for ninth grader Amanda Peters. Shayna Miller, sophomore, can be seen playing a large bass and Sarah Degner, fre shman , performs on her small and light flute

Instrumental Music

Makin' the Sound

The beat of a drum , the strings from a violin, and David Owen who is the director of Orchestra. and the blares from a trumpet are brought together Lauren Cook , a student in Symphonic band and to make the new sound of Southwest. Five differ- Orchestra, competed in the All-State band compeent areas of music comprise the instrumental mu- tition in November. Getting into All-State was not sic department, each with its own individual style. easy. Auditions took place in many different areas Concert band consisted ninth grade students of Nebraska , and only two were selected from performing class~cal, folk and march music. Sym- Southwest, Lauren Cook, clarinet, and Joel phonic band was similar to Concert band but con- Niemann, voice. sisted of tenth through twelfth graders. Jazz band, Cook said her true passion is the clarinet, but tenth through twelfth , and Prep Jazz band, ninth she was also a drum major for marching band. Cook graders, played exciting new songs one could said she plans to be involved in music even after dance too. Orchestra combined all grades together high school , and is even considering a career in to create a sound from violins, cellos , violas , and teaching music or performing.

other instruments.

"I like the experience of new uniforms, friends,

These bands came together under the direc- instruments , and technology here at Southwest," tion by Lori Falcone and her colleagues. Falcone Cook said. Having loved music her whole life, Cook said she went to numerous middle schools and high feels she has leadership and a new challenge for schools to find students to play in each band, and her abilities in music.

every person was placed in a category to fit their These new sounds were a big success. Students level of performance. Falcone's colleagues are Jim started to get involved in all areas of the bands. Novak who is assistant director of Concert band, Symphonic band , Jazz band, and Prep Jazz band ,

"The bands exceeded my expectations," Falcone said. Spread by Kara Fosler

Instrumental Teachers

Jim Novak , Lori Falcone , and David Owen make up the instrumental music area. Falcone is the Instrumental director, Novak is assistant director, and Owen is in charge of Orchestra

Pumpin' Iron

Junior Brittany Staley works out on the abdominal crunch machine. Along with being open during school the weight room was open after school to accommodate the students who didn't have a P.E. class.

Keeping Fit

Senior Dayna Weachter gets spotted by senior Joe Aron during their weight training class. Bench pressing works on the pectoral muscles.

Keeping Buff

Freshman Reed Knoll hang cleans during weight training. Concentration is key to a good weight lift.

The whole Department

Front Row: Lis Brenden, Mark Watt, Marybell

Avery. Back Row: Kevin French, Scott Vampola, Doug Kaltenberger, Mark King.

Fitness For Life

Junior T.J. Thrope works on his Fitness For Life book work. Fitn e for Life is a half classroom half out of classroom class

Dri vers Education

Sophomore Rob Lovelace works on a test in Drivers Ed while teacher Scott Vampola goes on a drive with three of his students , Sophomore Charles Allen tries to get his test finished by the time class is over. Drivers Ed was also like a study hall for students since while three students went out to drive the others worked on homework or other school related materials.

P.E. Health and Drivers Ed Longer Classes a Plus

Coming to a new chool with new equipment getting a more complete workout everyday instead was a benefit for the P.E., Health and Drivers Ed of the half hour workout at most other schools. departments. Block scheduling was also a great For department chair Marybell Avery, the heart asset. rate monitors , pedometers, and computerized fit-

"More time driving helps the students with ness assessment system were new equipment that driving experience," said driver's ed teacher Scott was provided to her for the physical education deVampola. The specific things that were empha- partment.

sized in the class were the students' driving atti- Teacher Mark Watt thought the block classes tude, safe driving and SIPDE Process which means were good for all three subjects. According to Watt, scan, indentify, predict , decide and execute. Health was better with longer periods as they are

Many students commented that the longer for all academic classes.

driving time would benefit them when they have For P.E. there were some challenges. Some of to drive by themselves. The longer classes al s o the students start the term with a little difficulty gave the students more time to prepare for that having enough endurance to stay active throughout final test they may have to take. the period. Teacher Kevin French said the hour and

For the P.E. department, the long classes also half classes for aerobic cross training and swimhad benefits. Teachers put emphasis on the basic ming could be too long for some. concepts and skills for lifetime physical activity , Junior Ty Steinkuhler also commented on the cardiovascular endurance, stretching, and weight longer classes for P.E., saying "It makes me strontraining technique. Students recognized they were ger."

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Huddle Up

Freshmen Molly Hock, Lucy Li, Kelsey Swartz and Jenna Lamb work on a strategy in their Fitness for Life cla s s. Making strategies always pays off in the end with that win.

School Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathologist Stephanie Deeds just gets done talking to one of her students.

Gifted Program

Shirley Roeber coordinated the gifted program. She prepared a gifted plan with the help of a school committee.

Meet the Psychologist

Dr. Owen Saunders shuffles through his files. He spent most of his busy days in his office preparing test.

Picking up attendance

Students from Arny Jewell's 3rd block class make their usual stop in the teacher planning center to pick up the daily attendance.

Getting Assistance

Brandon Dredge gets help with his math homework from Kent Docekal during 4th block resource class.

A time to concentrate

Freshman Kevin Jackson keeps up on his studies while a student works with teacher Andrew Sherman on their Scrabble game strategy. Senior Angie Pace ponders her homework assignment.

Learning to be successful

Whether students needed help by adjusting guage in a fun way. or accelerating course learning, students were pro- In the gifted and special education programs, vided with a wide array of services. These ser- some students were offered help either with a menvices ranged from special needs education to re- tor or a tutor or a para. source rooms, to learning centers, to gifted edu- The school psychologist played a vital role in cation. administering tests to help identify what a student

Resource room was offered to give many stu- might need. Dr. Owen Saunders spent his day indents the chanc~ to seek help from a teacher dur- teracting with students and parents. Saunders ing a study hall. helped find students their strengths and minimize

"Resource is like a study hall with help," said their weaknesses. Saunders said when students Kevin Jackson about his favorite aspect of the struggle with making friends and getting good class. Learning center offered a similar setting grades, he helped to come up with strategies to overproviding a study hall with help for credit. come their weaknesses.

Students worked on any area of schoolwork. An important part of his job was creating tests, Instructors in resource were there to answer any to him help better identify an individual student's and all questions and helped with difficult assign- needs. He routinely worked with mainstream stuments. The class was not just studying and hard dents who only required some fine-tuning of their work. In fact, on any given day several students test taking skills. He also spent a large part of each used their time to relax and relieve some of the day working with special needs students. daily pressures of a stressful school schedule . No matter what difficulty students faced, proA favorite past time was playing games like grams were in place to offer aid and assistance in Scrabble to help build and develop a larger vo- order to help students be successful. cabulary and understanding of the English Ian-

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Special Needs Staff

Front Row: Todd Sandberg, Jessica Petersen, Connie Duncan. Back Row: Virginia Geiger (administrator), Lynn Strack, Arny Jewell, and Kristi Groth (department chair). Two not Pictured: Michele Massey, David Tien and Randi Mayberry.

Keeping Busy

Nurse Nancy Gerrard in her office in the nurse's station.

Total Concentration

Nurse Joni Buckner works on the computer.

Providing Help

Nurse Joni Buckner helps a student in the nurse'.s station

Cafeteria Staff

Front Row : Karen Jones, Bev Bridgmon , Terri Janousek, Ann Wenzl, Mai Linebaugh. Second Row : Diana Kruse, Char Roth , Judy Motshenbacher, Terri Chab, Pat Piper. Back Row: Judy Fleichman (manager), Kylie Cone, Theresa Gifford, Tammy H e ) Michelle Haakenson. Sarah Randoja.

Cafeteria member Michelle Haakenson work in the Snack Shop while students buy snacks after school.

Playing an important Role

Custodian William Jones cleans off tables after lunch. Lunch staff member Bev Bridgmon serves pizza at lunch time. Security staff Vern Campbell and David Charroin check out information on the computer.

Support Staff

Helping O ut .Southwest .

Southwest High School had students, and their best as well as being in place for emergenteachers, had a support staff to help the school cies.

run more smoothly.

Campus supervisor Vern Campbell's favorite • People involved included the lunch staff, thing this year was "ta~ng to students and the gala campus security, custodians, and nurses. All staff theater opening."

members had important roles with helping out Joni Buckner, nurse, said her favorite thing at Southwest. • about working here was "working with elementary

The lunch staff served two meals everyday and high school students in the same bu ilding."

during first and second lunches and snacks be- Custodians were at the school at different fore and after school in the snack shop for times. Some were here during school hours, and students. They served not only the high school there was even an overnight shift and a weekend kids but served the Saratoga kids as well. shift that did their cleaning as well as watch over Students were able to eat in the commons the school for security purposes. area as well as in the outdoor plaza when the Senior Mo Kuwa said the support staff was weather was nice. very helpful and made it easier to get around the Camp u s security staff patrolled the school school.

to make sure everything was the way it was sup- "They helped me by giving me directions to posed to be. Custodians had the job of setting up my classes the first week when I didn't know the for activities and cleaning up the school. way to my classes, " he said.

The health office helped with trying to make

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The Cleaning Crew

Pictured: Mike Dudek ( head custodian), William Failor, Be verly Krier , William Jone s, Maria Jones, Pattie Howie. Not pictured: Mamadu Badiane , Nathan Linkugel , Michael Lundy, Ann Mai, Bozica Milos , Baridakara Sunday, Jason VonBusch , Greg Ward , Robert William s

Having Fun

Mary Southworth is the AV Technician while Kathy Rahorst is Production Room manager. Mary Southworth was located in the media center. Kathy Rahorst was in room C120.

Showing Off A Smile

Melody Kenney was the Southwest Media Specialist. She was located in the Media Center. She was in charge of assisting students in the media center and overseeing the selection of materials.

Taking A Break

Getting Thing Done

Kim Waller, athletic department secretary, works on the winter sports chedule.

Getting Assistants

Corine Hartshorn, a sophomore, gets help from office secretary Jes Grubb by filling out a pass to go back to class.

Scott Long , Computer Technician, managed student and staff access to computers by maintaining the servers and seeing that the computer labs were up and running.

On The Job

Sandy Hay s, attendance secretary, and Marcia Malzer, regi strar, can be found in the attendance office. Kathy Herz computer technician and Peg Aldridge , bookkeeper, had their offices to the back of the main office

Support Staff Helping Support Southwest

From keeping track of student's attendance, to making change, to providing students access to media and computer resources, staff members were there to aid students in any way they could.

Joye Fehringer was the Payroll Secretary. She said, "I like to work here this year because of the people, the school hours, and most of all the challenge."

Peg Aldridge, bookkeeper, said the reason she came to work here was "I like to be around students and their activities close to my home." Aldridge was in charge of dealing with all of Southwest's money, including deposits, requisitions for purchases, phone bills, purchasing activity tickets, ordering bus passes, and budget.

Janene Way was the secretary for the counselors. "Helping organizing a department from scratch" is what Way said she enjoyed the most.

Jes Grubb, a secretary for the main office, said she liked "coming into contact with many different people, with different backgrounds, different personalities, and different ideas."

The three media specialists were Melody Kenney, Kathy Rahorst, and Mary Southwick. They were in charge

of selecting materials for the library collection. They also supervised students as they came in and out of the media center.

They created and updated a web page on the Internet so students could go there for resource information. They also collaborated with teachers on lessons and co-taught classes with teachers as it related to information on literacy.

Kenney said, "I like working here because I get to work with all the kids and communicate with who ever comes into the Media Center."

Computer Technician Scott Long managed student and staff access to computers. He maintained the servers and kept the computer labs. He said, "I am glad that I chose to come here because of all the students and staff are all so nice, and I liked getting to know different types of people."

There are many jobs to uphold at Southwest and they ali played an important role.

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As A Whole

The secretaries in the main office included: Jes Grubb, Kathy Will , Joye Fehinger, and Jan Buman Kathy Will is the executive secretary for the principal.

Play Time

Saratoga students goof around when they had to stay inside during their recess because it was raining

Cutting It Up

Students cut out different designs they drew to make a collage.

Hands on at Saratoga

Students that were in the fourth and fifth grade traced their hands and cut them out and glued them on popsicle sticks for Thanksgiving

Getting Together

Keri Brown Parker's English class read children ' s books to the kindergarten tudents in the commons area every Thursday second term.

Heading Home

Darcy Vercellino 's class was in the hallways getting their coat s ready to get on the bu s and go home

Saratoga students work hard on different subjects and areas such as art, math , and writing skills.

Saratoga T he I<iddie Hawks

Activity in the hallways didn't involve only resource classes where they could go and get extra the high school kids, but al o Saratoga kids. help on their homework.

Saratoga shared Southwest faciliti e s this past year High school students were also involved this because their school was getting remodeled. past year with Saratoga. One of the Desktop PubAt the beginning of this year, the Saratoga lishing classes made bo okmarks for the third and students were assigned lockers near the B area on fourth graders. Reading class students read the first floor. They had their own bathrooms that children's books to them. they were only allowed to use, and their own Even though this was the first year here for all school area in the first floor B wing, with every- that came, it was surpri sing to see how both schools thing they would normally have, such as a nurse ' s co-existed and worked toge ther in the same areas. office , classrooms, and a main office .. They even "I really thought it was a great way to start off had a playground they could go to during recess with a new school with not only with the high school time. kids , but with the Saratoga kids as well, " said seSaratoga's mission statement was" Our mis- nior Renee Trevizo.

sion is to provide each student with a safe, orderly , As the Southwest students started the new and caring environment where the Saratoga com- school year in a new buildi~g , students had to admu~ty maximizes learning time to promote stu- just to school with Saratoga. Next year students will dent respect, responsibility, and readiness for sue- have to re-adjust. Saratoga will return to their real cess in school and in life." home and Southwest will expand into Saratoga Saratoga had Head Start through sixth grade. space. They also had a Reading Recovery class along

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Story Time

Freshman Zachary Stepanek reads to one of the kindergarten students for his reading class.

NHS

Purpose: To set a good example in work ethic for years to come

Activities/Events: Induction Ceremony

Meeting Times: About twice a month

Membership Number: 19 Founding Members

Officers: President Kyle Bertsche, Vice President Trent Blackwell, Secretary Kylee Wagner, Treasurer Lisa Lux

Sponsor: Sandi campbell , Matt Heimes, Lori Nakagawa , Karen Ward, Lucy Wicks

Honors convocation

Purpose: To honor students for their grades and attendence

Activities /Events: Honors Convocation on March 18 , 2003

Membership Number:

Terms 1 and 2 Honor Roll

Freshmen: 179

Sophomores: 122

Juniors : 93

Seniors: 41

NHS Members

National Honor Society Founding Members:

Front Row: Kylee Wagner, Madeline Leiter, Adam Holz , Sheena Moseman, Jennifer Bristol, Trent Blackwell , Kalie Larson, Caroline Kampf e, Ashley Tyree, Lisa Gettman , Deana Andrew , Dustin Phillips.

Back Row: Kyle Bertsche, Greg Hammond , Danny Roelfs, Joe Aron , Ashley Vorhies

Members of NHS read the NHS pledge together during the induction ceremony

Principal Jerry Wilks congratulates students on individual honors

Senior Adam Holz talks about one of the cornerstones Holz also gave the Profile of the 2002 -03 members

~d the Awards o to~

Senior Danny Sheridan and junior Annie Ness introduce the 4.0+ Awards and Academic Letter winners. About 153 students were honored for those awards.

Hard work pays off · for honors students

Being involved in school, earning good grades and being involved in extracurricular activites was part of the criteria to be involved in National Honor Society. Good grades and good attendence was needed for the Honors convocation. Many students of Southwest were honored in many ways for these two different but somewhat similar honors.

NHS involves four traits character, leadership, scholarship, and service. To become a member of NHS, students needed to fulfill five hours of community service, fill out an application, and obtain two references while maintaing good character. NHS members met a couple of times a month and took part in a service project, including one with Lakeview Elementary as mentors to the children. Members tried to set a good example and work ethic for future members in years to come. They also tried to recruit new members for the next year. An induction ceremony for next year's members was planned for May 1.

Senior Kyle Bertsche, NHS president, said he enjoyed the opportunity that NHS gave him to make a difference not only in his school but his community while senior Caroline Kampf e enjoyed the people. "The peope are fun and it is a good thing to put on your resume for college," Kampfe said.

While NHS was comprised on seniors, and t~is year two juniors, Honors Convocation honored students from all grades.

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The Southwest Varsity Choir sings at the convocation to "God Bless America." They also sang "The Road Not Taken."

campus Life

Pur_pose: To share the message of Jesus with students, to encourage students to live a meaningful life uplifting one another, to stay away from drugs , alcohol , and sex. Getting plugged into a body of Christian believers and having good, clean fun.

Activities/Events: Games, speakers , and student testimonies at meetings , and events such as a ski trip, Worlds of Fun, and overnights.

Meeting Times: Monday nights at the campus Life house or a student's house .

Membership Number: 500 on club day

Officers: none

Sponsor: David Hartman and Ben Harms

FCA

Pur_pose: To build and enjoy fellowship with other Christian athletes at LSW and to understand God 's role in our lives as athletes.

Activities/Events: Speeches from University of Nebraska football, basketball, and volleyball players and a barbecue

Meeting Times: Bimonthly Bible studies on Sunday nights.

Membership Number: 30

Officers: Brittany I.ofgreen , Clay Peterson, Janece Potter , Laura Uhrmacher, Aaron Young

Sponsor: Kyle Shumann, Kevin French, and Rick Boyle

Key

Purpose: Community service , development of leadership, decision making, and skills management.

Activities/Events: Amajor charity project, academic mentoring, assisting at city shelters, and working to help Special Olympics

Meeting Times: Several times a month

Membership Number: 41

Officers: President Andrew Mollering, President Elect Megan Wakeman, Secretary Renee Trevizo, Treasurer Paul Boye , Board of Directors Katie Jasa, Lauren Cook, Raessa Singh, caitlin Luke , Cierra Lang, Francie Boon , Historian Jade Arbijo , Committee Chairs and Club Liaison Kara Maize , Courtney Turner, Rawa Sayah

Sponsor: Dr. Owen Saunders

campus Life members are offered a "gift" during club day.

Nate Peters , Aaron Young, and Cole Couillard hang out at the Bar-B-Q.

KEY Club members mee t in a forum on club day.

campus Life sponsor Ben Harms drops his little brother freshman Aaron Harms on a pie during a meeting in the commons on club day Ben tricked students into thinking he was going to guess their weight, and after a pie was slid underneath them they landed in it.

Is it time to eat yet7

A group of guys in FCA talk prior to eating hot dogs and chips at the barbecue. This event was held at Densmore Park.

Clubs make following faith fun for all

For high school students, peers are very influential. Not only to a student's actions, but their morals and beliefs. Clubs such as Campus Life, Key Club, and FCA helped students stay steadfast and make life more I Campus Life proved to be a success with around 500 members at- • tending on club day. "We have fun during club but still get the message that God is so great and that life is a great and precious thing," sophomore Jessica Skov said. Campus Life planned some fun events for the students including a ski trip to Winter Park, Colorado and an overnighter, where they went skating, bowling, to the YMCA, Laser Quest, and McDonald's.

"Key Club is pretty cool. The members get to participate in volunteer projects and have fun," freshman Jade Armijo said . Key Club is one of the most popular community service activities for high school students worldwide. The club engaged in major charity projects to raise money to support its community service programs.

FCA helped student athletes follow in their religion and connect sports with God. They were given an opportunity to befriend other students with common interests and beliefs. The members participated in activities such as a barbecue, Superbowl party, visit from UNL's men's basketball team, and attending meetings with UNL's FCA.

FISH was another religion related club that started in the middle of February and was sponsored by Dan Carpenter. FISH was a student based Christian prayer study group. They took the lessons from church and applied them to their everyday lives.

Members of campus Life compete to see who can put on clothes the fastest Two groups had a pile of outdoor clothes they had to change into and run around the commons area racing each other.

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Science Olympiad )

Pur_pose: To increase the interest of science, to prepare for state and national competitions, and to help students become better problem solvers

Activities/Events: Regional Competitions, Southwest Preview Event, and State Science Olympiad meet

Meeting Times: Once a week with tutoring science teacher and a team meeting every Friday at 7:30 a.m.

Membership Number: 15 •

Officers: President Emily Evnen, Vice President Cole Corulland, Secretary Sena Sunforod, Treasurer Aaron Young, Historian Erin Mills

Sponsor: Dan carpenter

Math Club

Pur_pose: To promote interest in mathematics and provide a social setting for math students

Activities/Events: sponsors three in-school contests: Mathfax, Math League Press, and The American Mathematics Competition. They participate in contests: State fair, Doane Trimathlon, UNL Math Day, GPML, Creighton Math Field Day, and Hastings College Math Day

Meeting Times: After school practices for upcoming contests and social activities

Membership Number: 20

Officers: President Jason Brummer, Secretary Sena Sayood, Events Coordinator Jessica Bussault

Sponsor: Bill Rogge

outdoor Encounter

Pur_pose: For outdoor adventures, camping, canoeing, and scuba diving

Activities/Events: Going to Florida in June, Belize in August, and a splash party

Meeting Times: as needed

Membership Number: 10

Officers: President Cole Coullard, Vice President Preston Kayf ruan

Sponsor: Tim Golden

Guest Speaker

During one of the club days Medical Club invited a guest speaker to come talk to students about the heart. Here Becky Winterfeld volunteers to have her heart beat checked.

Science Olympiad at one of the club meetings.

Members of Math Club participate in the Doane Trimathalon Competition.

Tim Golden talks with club members about plans to go canoeing.

Getting the answer

Hubbakuk Scollard, Becky Ledder, and Maddie Leiter, members of Math Club compete at the Doane Trimathalon contest. This was one of the many out of school math competitions.

Science and math clubs add it up

Science Olympiad was a place where students with an interest in sci- · ence and math could explore the nature of the discipline and use their knowledge to compete in competitions. The club challenged students' abilities to problem solve and perform highly difficult and specialized tasks. Science Olympiad participated in Regional Competitions, Southwest Preview Event, and State Science Olympiad Meet.

For those students who couldn't get enough to those mind-boggling problems on math assignments, Math Club gave them the opportunity to solve as many problems as they wanted. Math Club sponsored three in school contests: Mathfax, Math League Press, and The American Mathematics Competitions. They also participated in several out -of-school contests including: State Fair, Doane Trimathlon, UNL Math Day, GPML, Creighton Math Field Day, and Hastings College Math Day.

Outdoor Encounter Club enabled students to learn through actual experiences like canoeing, camping, and scuba diving. This year some members looked forward to scuba diving in Florida in June and going to Belize. Medical Club provided students with an opportunity to dive into career in a health field through speakers, field trips, and volunteer work. Club members took a field trip to Bryan LGH East to tour the hospital. In addition they hosted various speakers like Verla Youngquiest who is a Bryan LGH nursing school recruiter and other doctors of different specialties.

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Purpose: To explore various medical professions through speakers, field trips, and volunteer work

Activities/Events: Field trip to Bryan LGH East to tour the hospital and guest speakers: Verla Youngquist , Bryan LGH nursing school recruiter and various doctors of different specialties

Meeting Times: Every other Wednesday after school

Membership Number: 50

Officers: Co-Presidents Bristol Prai and Rawa Sayeh, Vice President Allison Rubenthaler, Secretary Mitch Sauvageau, Treasurer Deana Andrew

Sponsor: Lisa Haycraft and Mark Watt

Guest Speaker talks about touring Bryan LGH hospital

Medical Club

OPPD

Purpose: Produce an Electric Vehicle to compete in the OPPD Power Drive Racing Series.

Activities/Events: Travel around the state competing in Regional Races

Meeting Times: Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:30 and club days.

Membership Number: 20

Officers: President Jamie Robidoux, Vice Presidents Eric Robinson and Brandon VanMeveren, Treasurer Rustam Yadgarov

Sponsor: Jeff Jochum

Skills USA VICA)

Purpose: To promote high ethical standards, superior work skills, life long education and pride and dignity of work.

Activities/Events: State Competition

Meeting Times: Club Days

Membership Number: 10

Officers: President Park Sloup, Vice President Adam Turner , Treasurer Aaron Lingenfelder.

Sponsor: Cory Free and Jeff Jochum

Computer

Purpose: Gather together those who enjoy working with technology and discuss tech issues.

Activities/Events: Creating projects that would help LSW.

Meeting Times: Meetings are called when needed.

Membership Number: 30

Officers: Don't have specific officers.

Sponsor: Dennis Hershberger

Jeff Jochum tells OPPD members what to do next with the car they built.

Freshman Adam Turner designs a program on his computer.

Dennis Hershberger and students participate in a group discussion in Computer Club. Gettin a Lesson

The OPPD Power Drive Club members wait for directions on what to do next for their car project.

(OPPD work in progr~

Technology skills for the future

After high school students will make decisions about what they plan on doing for a living. Technology will be one of the choices out of many different career paths to take. Technology includes areas like building and working with computers, building different electrical appliances by using computers,and using tech skills in productions like plays.

At Southwest the Technical Clubs included OPPD, Skills USA-VICA, Computer and Drama Club.

"You get to make an electric car, and you get to race it, and that is pretty cool," OPPD Power Drive club president Jamie Robidoux said.

Skills USA-VI CA club was started by Cory Free and Jeff Jochum because "our nation has a critical shortage of highly trained workers for today's job market. We see Skills USA-VICA as an opportunity for students to be prepared to fill that shortage" Free said.

The Drama Club worked with several productions at school as well as viewed productions outside of school.

Computer Club plann e.a a project to serve the needs of Southwest. The project was to create a Internet radio show that would be centered around events happening at Southwest. Sponsor Dennis Hershberger said students have a wealth of technology skills that LSW could benefit by having access to computer skills.

Drama

Purpose: To bring students together to act

Activities/Events: Performances and contests.

Meeting Times: Once a month

Membership Number: Over 100

Officers: President Jenna Ferris, Vice President Kelli Chaves, Treasurer carolyn Moore , Historian Steph Thompson, Web Master CJ

Fynbu

Sponsor: Bob Henrichs & Jeff Little

Rustam Yadgarov, Brandon VanMeveren , Jamie Robidoux, and Aaron Shryock hold up the 17 pound Standard class Electric car frame for the OPPD Power Drive.

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The cast of O' Pioneers stands in a group before the play started.

and make friends in the process.

_DEC_A____

Purpose: To increase social intelligence, develop leadership skills, enhance vocational understanding.

Activities/Events: Marketing competitions· and a 3-on -3 basketball tournament

Meeting Times: When needed

Membership Number: 60

Officers: President Trent Blackwell, 1st Vice President Caroline Kampfe, 2nd Vice President Kayleigh Peters, Secretary/communications Tara Behne, Historian/Photographer Jessica Amen , Treasurer/Membership Kim Phan, Executive BoardSenior Representative Greg Hammond, Executive Board - Junior Representative Kyle Nelson

Sponsor: Marge Kniefl

F _ CC _ LA

Pur:pose:_National student organization that encourages personal growth, prepares students for a career, fosters family and community involvement and helps students become leaders.

Activities/Events: Attended conferences in Seward, Kearney , the Governor's mansion, and St. Louis, organized a canned food drive.

Meeting Times: At least once a month and on club day

Membership Number: 15

Officers: President Sara Brunkow, Vice President Jessica Amen, Secretary Courtney Harris

Sponsor: Tracy Seagren and Sherry Mccranie

Purpose: To provide opportunities for students to develop vocational competencies for business and technology occupations.

Activities/Events: Speakers, ice cream social, and conferences

Meeting Times: Once a month on Monday and Tuesday

Membership Number: 39

Officers : President Kyle Bertsche, Vice President Amy Asbjornson and Karleigh Peters, Secretary l\lissa LeSoing, Treasurer Jillian Me yer, Reporter Julie Haith , Historian Annie Ness , Parliamentarian Ashley Leibel

Sponsor: Mary Schropf er and Sandi campbell

FCCLA Districts

Juniors FCCLA president Sara Brunkow and secretary Courtney Harris look over some brochures they received in their sessions at Districts in Seward. The Southwest students that attended rode to Seward with Lincoln High students

Three DECA officers enjoy their candy during a speech from a Gallup representative

FCCLA sponsor and member visit with Northeast students before a speech at the capitol.

FBLA Vice President Amy Ashjarnson talks to members about state conference.

Lap Game

DECA President senior Trent Blackwell sits on freshman Drew Town's lap during a game on club day. Every time the person in the middle says something describing you, you have to move however many seats they say. DECA and FBLA had a combined meeting.

Taking care of important business

Finding a career is a very important aspect of life during and after high school. Clubs such as DECA, FCCLA, FBLA, and FEC were provided to students so they could get a hands on experience in looking for a career.

"I joined DECA because several people recommended it to me. We learn a lot of business management skills," sophomore Allyson Bell said. President Trent Blackwell and Vice President Caroline Kamfe placed third in Sports and Entertainment Marketing at DECA district competition.

"FCCLA is a fun organization and I am glad I am able to help out with the community through a club," sophomore Casey Tiedeman said. In addition to attending several conferences, FCCLA members became acquainted with Saratoga students through a canned food drive.

One club focused on one specific area of occupation, education. "In · FEC we learn about things teachers do to prepare for possible educator positions in the future," President junior Alyssa Ramsey said

FBLA was an intregal part of the business program at Southwest and in addition promoted a sense of civic and personal responsibility. By participating at several conferences, including the Fall Leadership Conference, and hearing several speakers, FBLA members learned a lot about business management.

Purpose: To provide adequate information and opportunities to students interested in pursuing a career in teaching..

Activities/Events: Field trip to UNL Teachers college, activity with Saratoga children.

Meeting Times: Varies

Membership Number: 30

Officers: President Alyssa Ramsey, Vice President Sandra Jackson, Secretary Renee Trevizo, Treasurer Whitney Exstrom, Public Relations Ashley Wergin

Sponsor: Ryan Mahoney and Steve Harder

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FEC members design a poster for the switch rally on Valentine's Day

FEC

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Pur_pose: To learn relaxation techniques

Activities/Events: Attend a yoga class

Meeting Times: Club Day

Membership Number: 10

Officers: N/A

Sponsor: Connie Duncan and Angela Lindgren

Trap Club

Pur_pose: To bring people interested in trap shooting together to have fun, learn, and possible competitions

Activities/Events: Field trips to shooting ranges

Meeting Times: Club Days

Membership Number: 30

Officers: N/ A

Sponsor: Todd Sandberg and Andrew Sherman

Fishing Club

Purpose: To talk, learn, and give ideas for fishing

Activities/Events: Fishing trip to an area lake

Meeting Times: Club Day

Membership Number: 35

Officers: President Park Sloup, Vice President Erin Walker, Treasurer Jeff Kastl , and Secretary Kaelin Kinnison

Sponsor: Scott Vampola

Ready to Vote

Trap Club Sponsors Todd Sandberg and Andrew Sherman get everybody ready to vote. Trap Club voted on Officers during Club Day on February 14th.

160 Hobbies

Yoga Club members gather together in the wrestling room to test their flexibility.

Trap Club gets together on club day Feb. 14 to discuss future plans and goals for the club.

Fishing Club members discuss their t-shirt design and the big trip to go out to Western Nebraska on a fishing trip.

card Games Club J

Pur_pose: To play cards for intellectual and social well being.

Activities/Events: card Tournaments

Meeting Times: Tournaments held outside of normal school day

Membership Number: 80

Officers : President Jake Linderholm , Vice President Sinjhen campbell, Secretary Justin Tucker

Sponsor: Jessica Petersen and Jill Helms

Dedication

card club members Habakkak Scollard, Dustin Born , and Dustin Grau play cards together after school. card Club was put together because of student interest in card playing.

Clubs that fulfill all students' interests

From the peaceful meditation of yoga to the loud crack of a shotgun and everything in between, Southwest students had a variety of hobbies.

A few of these first year clubs included yoga, Card Games, Fishing and trap shooting.

Yoga Club was a club for almost anyone that was patient, flexible, and able to just let loose.

Fishing Club was organized, according to sponsor Scott Vampola, because, "I enjoy fishing and sharing my interest with students at Lincoln Southwest." One of the Fishing Club members Freshman Alicia Exstrom said, "We learn about how to fish and we're planning a trip to go out to Western Nebraska to fish."

Other clubs such as card playing were created in response of student interest. Most of these clubs met on designated school days; however, a few clubs planned special events during non-scheduled school hours, such as card club tournaments and fishing trips. Card Club member sophomore Tiffany Johnson said, "It's a fun club where you get to learn new card games. You have tournaments and play cards the whole time."

Junior Joe Hoblemon sa id "Trap Club is fun. We have a good time hanging out together on club days." Freshman Zach Bryant said that in Trap Club they talk about possible field trips to go out and shoot at the shooting range.

No matter what hobbies interested students the~e probably was a club for that interest at Southwest.

card Club

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members TJ Mills, Aaron Lingenfelder , Kyle Bettenhausen , and Stetson Fuller hang out after school playing cards together in the commons area . This was an activity that was open to all card club members after school.

Book Club

Purpose: To read and discuss various books, as well as spread the love of reading throughout the school.

Activities/Events: Speakers, book reviews, and book drives

Meeting Times: Random meetings arranged when neccessary.

Membership Number: 14 members

Officers: President Maggie Evnen, Vice President Kenny zeiger, Secretary Mallory Eversoll.

Sponsor: Melody Kenney.

(...____Ph_otograhy Club _)

Purpose: To have fun, take pictures and promote creative photography

Activities/Events: None yet

Meeting Times: Club days

Membership Number: 60

Officers: President Grant Ferris, Vice President Ryan Anderson, Event Coordinator Brandon Johnson.

Sponsor: Chris McMasters

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Non-traditional Jazz J

Purpose: To allow interested students to get together to share a common interest in jazz music, meet other people who are interested in jazz music, to learn more about jazz music , and occasionally play jazz music together

Activities/Events: None

Meeting Times: As needed.

Membership Number: 10

Officers: N/ A

Sponsor: Ted Larson

Club members discuss the idea of individual zines to put in the library.

Chris McMasters discusses topics to photography Club during club day.

Members of Non -traditional Jazz Club discuss ideas for their club.

Art Club

Purpose: To inform, motivate and inspire students about the visual arts.

Activities/Events: candy sales, 1st Friday downtown walks , and spring art show.

Meeting Times: Club days

Membership Number: 42

Officers: Board Members - Lindsay Kerns , Nikki Spry, catie Stopp , Megan Wakeman, Malarie Replogle Charlie Marti.

Sponsor: Stacy Waddell

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Book Club president Maggie Evnan and Jessica Dussault work on a poster to help promote joining their club. Book Club had only 14 members this year

Art clubs bring out creative expression

Artistic clubs included Photography Club, Art Club, Book Club, and Non-traditional Jazz Club. These clubs were clubs where you could spend time with fellow creative students who enjoyed expressing themselves through photographs, art, literature, and music. The majority of the art clubs were off to a slow start this year. The year did not bring many field trips or activities outside of meeting on the club day.

Book Club was started for people who share a common love for literature. Members enjoyed the book "Plainsong," the book the city selected to read. They also enjoyed reading separate books together and sharing their book reviews. Sponsor Melody Kenney said, "We're small, but we're powerful. We have some great readers interested in a variety of books. We even set up a web page that offers our reviews of the books we have read -which is linked through the library page."

Photography Club got together on one club day to take pictures. The club's sponsor, Chris McMasters said the club's activities were determined by its 60 members.

Non-traditional Jazz Club had 10 members. They did not do any outside activities this year, but sponsor Ted Larson said they planned to do more fun events next year, including playing some music.

Although most of these clubs were small thjs year, they hoped to attract more members next year.

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International Club

Purpose: Open to any student who would like to learn more about different countries by community service and activities, guest presentations, and various other group activities

Activities/Events: Club meetings

Meeting Times: Only on club day

Membership Number: 40

Officers: President Malika Yadgarova, Vice President Amy Khalid, Secretary Jessica Harris, Treasurer Sarah Hein, Historians Tori Nelson and Erika Rocke, and Event Coordinators cochairs Chaeli Dougherty, Rick Wasielewski, Olivia Thomas, Kim Wicks, Larisa Spitzer, Kara Maize

Sponsor: World Language Department

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Purpose: To spread the knowledge/ideas of the Japanese culture

Activities/Events: various fund raisers, monthly meetings, Japanese week in March, and Kawasaki field trip

Meeting Times: After school, 7 p.m.

Membership Number: 38

Officers: President Katie Marvin, Finance Committee Head Dustin Grav, Historian Amanda Schmidt, Webmaster Ryan McCullough , and Cultural Head Becky

Ledder

Sponsor: Tammy Cunningham

GLBTSA

Purpose: Spread awareness, equity, and tolerance

Activities/Events: Lots of fundraising for club

Meeting Times: Only meet on club days

Membership Number: 15

Officers: President Kate Swartz, Vice President Jennifer Coolman, Secretary Cori Kaninski, Treasurer Amanda Church, and Public Relations Josh Bivens, Erin Mills, Stephanie Tann~r

Sponsor: Amy Jewell

International Club members attend an after school meeting

Japenese Club members get an opportunity to try Japanese food at an evening meeting.

Club Sponsor Amy Jewell talkes at a February meeting

C.J Fynbu participates in the Japanese Club Food Night by using chopsticks.

Dee in Discussion

GLBTSA members are deep in discussion at one of their meetings .

Spreading diversity

one club at a time

Southwest had many clubs from Art Club to Book Club, but many students ended up overlooking the diverse clubs the school had to offer. Diverse clubs included Japanese Club, International Club, and GLBTSA.

Japanese Club started because students requested it. They wanted to increase the opportunities to enjoy Japanese culture. They had various fundraisers and celebrated Japanese Week in March. Club members made a t-shirt they sold for $18.50. They also sampled various Japenese cuisine one club night when two people from UNL came to help prepare the food. Watching anime was another popular activity. Member Aaron Lingenfelder said not all anime was available for viewing because of its violence.

During International Club students had the opportunity to learn about different countries, cultures, and languages. It gave students an op ortunity to meet people with these same interests. Since the club was sponsored by all world language teachers, members were able to experience activities from more than one culture.

"This club accepts everyone," said club member Annie Ness.

Then there was the GLBTSA, which stands for Gay Lesbian Transgender Straight Alliance. This club was started because society was becoming more diverse and many people need to learn acceptance and to spread awareness, equity and tolerance. The club also did several fundraising projects such as selling candy canes in the winter.

These clubs were a huge part in spreading diversity throughout the school and community. These clubs added something to the school that helped expand the student body's way of thinking.

Japanese Club has a blast at the January 10th Club Day. Some even dressed the part

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Abbott, Erin 50, 88

Adams, Shelby 50

Agnew, Cory 50

Ahlschwede, Carla 50

Ahlschwede, Tom 123

Albertson, Heather 50, 76, 77

Albrecht, Brian 90, 120

Albrecht, Lucas 50, 93

Aldridge, Peg 143

Allen, Charles 42, 45, 137

Alley, Bobbi 17, 26, 7 4, 75,127

Allison, Samuel 50, 94, 95

Amen, Jessica 36, 127, 158

Amen, Tim 42, 43, 67

Anderbery, Katie 50

Andersen, Kristopher 36, 126

Anderson, Ashley 36, 74, 109

Anderson , Caitlin 36, 68 , 69

Anderson, Christopher 50, 67 , 93

Anderson , Jacob 50

Anderson, Jolyn 50, 77, 119

Anderson, Lindy 36

Anderson, Ryan 36 , 96, 97 , 162

Andrew, Deana 26 , 150 , 155

Anthony, Matt 36

Applebee , Keri 50, 109, 111

Apthorpe , Elizabeth 50

Araujo , Jessica 61

Archer, Abigail 50

Armijo,Jade 50 , 61, 153

Aron , Joseph 26,136,150

Arp, Tyle r 13 , 42, 133

Asbjornson, Amy 11, 36, 97 , 158

Asmus , Nicole

Aust, Corlyn 50

Avery, Marybell 136 , 137

Avila, Luis 26

Baer, Benjamin 50, 67

Bailey, Kyle 50 , 94 , 95

Baillie, Rachell 61

Baker, Cassandra 50

Baker, Gretchen · 111

Baker, Joseph 18, 26 , 90

Baker, Melissa 50

Baldauf, Tobias 24, 36, 134

Bales, Adam 27

Bales , Lisa 42, 88, 120

Ball, Alexandra 50, 85

Ballard, Drew 42, 84, 85, 93

Bamford, Reno 27, 64

Barbee, Ross 86 , 90

Barnell , Brett 50

Barnhouse , Brittany 50

Barratt, Jim 42

Bartek , Leah 50

Bartels , Brian 36, 64

Bartholomew, Erin 50, 71, 88

Bateman , Casey 42

Bateman , Ryan 36, 64

Batten , Amanda 8, 36, 74

Battles , Julia 36, 83

Bauhof, April 42

Bauhof, Karla 50

Baumert , Ryan

Baumgartner, Matthew 42

Bax , Tom 50, 67

Baylor, Sophia 25 , 50 , 56 , 71 , 83

Beal , Morgan 27

Beard, Dawn 15, 17 , 18 , 26 , 74 , 75, 83 , 133

Beard , Michael 50, 67

Beardslee , Benjamin 50

Beckenhauer, Dustin 50 , 67

Becker, Jes s 42

Beecham , Christie 36

Beetz , Colette 26, 114

Behne , Jo slyn 50

Behn e, Tara 36 , 148 , 149 , 158

Bell , Allyson 42 , 84 , 85 , 159

Bell , Lucas 50

Belson, Elizabeth 50, 122

Beninghaus , Reese 50, 95, 125

Bennett , Serenity 51

Bentley, Heather 42

Bentley, Laura 26

Benzing , Cody 42

Berg, Brian 42

Berger, Christopher 51

Bertsche , Kyle 7, 12, 26, 72,148,150,158

Bierbaum, Corenia 42

Bierbaum , Sean 27

Billings , Chri s topher 42

Billings , Stephanie 51

Bills , David 27, 93

Bindel, Adam 51, 67

Birchard , Nick 42 , 67 , 98

Bird , Lauren 51 , 77 , 97

Birkel, B.J. 42, 94

Bischoff, Erica 51

Bishop, Jonathan 51

Bivins , Joshua 27 , 164

Black, Brady 36

Blackwell, Trent 16, 17, 26 , 33 , 64,90 , 148, 150 , 158,159

Boehle , Chris 26

Bohl, Brenda (coach) 86

Bolles, Blake 51 , 67 , 93 , 148

Booker, Megan 42

Boomer, Adam 20 , 36, 64

Boon , Francie 51 , 152

Boosalis, Bronson 42 , 133

Boosalis , Kaylin 42 , 133

Borden , Justin 36

Borecky, J.J. 36

Bork, Andrew 36 , 64 , 94 , 95

Born , Dustin 37 , 161

Bornhoft , Kristen 37

Bottorff, Derick 58 , 61 , 67

Bottorff, Shane 61 , 132

Botz , Andrew 26

Bouges , Alicia 77

Bowling, Quinton 42

Bowman , Colby 26 , 27, 28,64 , 90

Bowman , Ryan 51

Boye , Paul 37 , 148 , 152

Boyle , Rick 109 , 111 , 152

Brabec , Kaylin 42 , 47 , 76, 77

Braton ; Cliff 51

Brauer, Ashley 51

Brauer, Nick 37

Brauns , Rachel 16

Braun s roth , Rachel 26

Breetzke , Michael 42 , 90, 92

Breinig , Alexander 51

Brenden , Lis 77 , 86, 88 , 136

Bridgman, Bev 140 , 141

Brinkman, Andrew 22 , 23 , 42

Bristol , Jennifer 27 , 150

Brockely, Nancy 72

Brooks , Austin 51, 67 , 94

Brooks , Jeni 51

Brown, Carlie 42 , 83

Buchmann , Whitney 51 , 84 , 85 , 88

Buckner, Celeste 42 , 123

Buckner, Joni 140 , 141

Budzinski , Brandi 27

Buffington , Joel 51

Buman , Jan 143

Bunn, Randi 61

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Burden , Christine 61

Burkett, Bob 110

Burkett, Brandi 51 , 56 , 85

Burkhart , Erik 42 , 125

Burow, Amy 42

Burow, Justin 42 , 93

Burse , Kendra 42

Bussault, Jessica 154

Butcher, Megan 42

Buttke , Derek 51 , 58

Byers, Ross 51 , 67

CCabeen , Brandon 42 , 45 , 67

Calahan, Katie 42

Cammack , Christina 42 , 80,84,85

Cammack, Nick 37 , 38 , 64 , 97

Campbell , Erik 61 , 95

Campbell, Kendelle 37 , 82 , 83 , 148

Campbell , Sandi 115 , 148 , 150 , 158

Campbell , Sinjhen 51, 73 , 148, 161

Campbell , Vern 141

Campfield, Kelsey 51

Card , Sherman 17, 18 , 27 , 64

Carden, Britney 21 , 42

Carlen, Alyssa 51

Carlo , Clare 51

Carpenter, Dan 64 , 66 , 67 , 119 , 153 , 154

Carpenter, Elizabeth 13 , 37

Carpenter, Shane 42

Carr, James

Carson , Kim 110 , 111

Carter, Bethany

Cassman, Marissa 51 , 70

Cate , Jeremy 37

Ceballos , Rueben

Cerveny, Laura 51

Cerveny, Steven 37

Chab , Terri 140

Charroin , David 94, 141

Chauche, Paul 26

Chauhan,Shashank 37

Christopher, Aaron 51 , 6 1

Christopher, Rachel 37

Christopher, Rebekah 37 , 118

Christy, Rachel 19 , 51 , 70 , 71

Church , Amanda 51 , 77 , 88 , 164

Clark , Josten 26 , 103

Clayburn , Nathan 51 , 94 , 95

Clevenger, Ericka

Coffman , Justin 37

Coleman , Nathan 52

Colgrove , Shawn 52

Conant , Jennifer 52

Conant , Natalie 37

Cone , Ky lie 140

Conway, Matt 52

Cook , Corey 52

Babcock, Amber 42, 70, 84,85

Backhaus, Bryan 36

Bade,Abby 42 , 68,69

Badiane, Mamadu 141

Baeder, Nik 50

180 Index

Bertsche, Maggie 7, 13, 51, 96 , 97, 133

Bettenhausen, Kyle 51, 73 , 161

Betz, Jessica 42

Bickford, Hope 26

Brown-Parker, Kari 117

Brummer, Jason 37, 154

Brunken , Scott 37

Brunkow, Sara 37 , 158

Bryant , Zachary 6, 51 , 67, 93,161

Chaves , Kelli 7, 13, 22, 23, 26,128 , 133 , 157,187

Chilese , Emily 26

Christiansen , Jillian 42

Christiansen , Kel sey 51 , 96 , 97

Christiansen , Laura 51, 80

Cook , Lauren 42, 134 , 13 i , 152

Coolman , Jennifer 26 , 2 8 164

Cooper, Megan 42 , 77

Cooper, Shane 52 , 133

Cope , Craig 42, 96 , 97

Corulland, Cole 154

Cotton, Andrew 52 , 67 , 9 , 93 , 133

Cotton , Joshua 17 , 27 , 64

Couillard , Cole 6 , 52 , 67 , 94 , 95 , 152 , 154

Countryman , Zach 52

Covert , Jonathan 27

Cownie , Adam 42

Crosby , Tyson 20 , 27,65 , 115, 148 , 149

Crow , Sheldon 37 , 64 , 9 2

Cunningham , Tammy 11 , 125 , 164

Dager, Greg 52 , 118

Dahlke , Ca sey 37 , 64 94 , 149

Dalke , Matthew 42, 93 , 116

Damke , Adam 52

Damme , Tyler 42, 67 , 93

Danahay, James 37 , 64

Dang , John 52

Danson , Jim 13 , 64 , 66 , 6' , 120

Darrington , Abby

Daubert, Stephen 52

Daugherty, Jared 42

David, Kevin 42

David , Samuel 37 , 72, 14 ~

Davidson , Mary 52 , 88

Davidson , Sara 37

Davis , Amanda 42 , 88

Day, Corey 42

DeBose, Jordan 61, 64

Decker, Amy 52

Deeds , Stephanie 138

Degarmo, Danielle 52, 71 , 119

Degner, Sarah 52 , 71, 135

Delgado, Torrance 52

Delong; Mike 52

Den ea ult , Jason 26

Deneault, Nathan 42, 97

Denney, Melanie 111

Dennis, Keeley 36, 42

Deschaine, Jill 52, 84 , 85

Dieckhoff, Brian 42

Dierking, Alicia 37, 118

Dike, Emily 37 , 61, 83

D ike , Ian 52 , 67 , 93, 112

Dilsaver, Nicholas

Dinneen,Johnny 37,64 , 97

Dittmann , Brock 52 , 93 , 120

Docekal, Kent 138

Donlic, Alen 52

Dougherty, Chaeli 42 , 85, 164

Dougherty, Mindy 52 , 88

Dougherty , Zach 26

Douglas, Marci 13 , 37 , 97

Dowd , Barry

Downing, Lindsay 42

Doyle, Ryan 43

Dredge,Brandon 52,138

Drueppel, Cody 13 , 37

Dubas, Kristy 26, 83

Dudek, Mike 141

Duncan , Connie 139, 160

Dungan, George 52, 128

Dunlap, Matthew 13, 26, 31,90

Dunn , Hayes 52

Dussault , Jessica 52

Dutkiewicz , Katlynn 43

Dvorak, Scott 37

Eakman, Nancy 117 , 148

Eastman, Andrew 52

Eckery, Dane 37 , 96, 97

Edwards, Rebecca 52 , 85

Effie, Kelly 52

Ehly, Ryan 37 , 72

Eihusen, Kelli 50 , 52 , 96 , 97

Eklund, Ben 52 , 67 , 92, 93 , 133

Eley, Samantha 21 , 43 , 68, 69

Ellis, Jacob

Ellis, Mallory 43

Elsberry, Jhordan 37, 88, 133

Elson, Mitchell 52

Emery, Kristin 37

Emmons, Jason 43 , 148

Endres, Matthew 43

Erickson , Gina 43

Esau, Michael 43, 64

Eske, Jordan 61

Estrada, Michael 61

Ette, Jenny 52

Evans, Jonathan 43

Evasco , Justin 43

Eversoll, Mallory 61 , 162

Evnen,Ernily 53,154

Evnen,Maggie 162,163

Evnen, Sayde 22 , 23

Exstrom, Alicia 53, 71, 88, 148, 149, 161

Exstrom, Whitney 43, 71, 85,159

FFailor, William 141

Fairchild, Lindsey 37

Falcone, Lori 131, 135

Fallaha, Farah 37, 85

Farahani, Eric 43

Faulder, Grant 6, 53, 67, 94,95

Fauver, Brad 37

Fehringer, Joye 143

Feiling, Dustin 22, 43

Felton , Brittany 44

Felton, Tracy 108 , 118 , 119

Ferris, Grant 53 , 162

Ferris,Jenna 37 , 133,157

Ficken , Kiley 7 , 26

Filipi , Jamie 44 , 71, 88

Finkhouse, Tanner 53, 67, 93

Finley, Aaron 94, 120, 125

Finnell, John 53

Fischer, Christopher 53, 67,93

Fisher, Carl

Fisher, Cody 37, 90 , 92

Flattery, Mary 53

Fleichman, Judy 140

Fleming, Brandon 61

Flores, Jared 53

Flory, Megan 53, 133, 148

Flynn, Ashley 44

Focht , Marci 53, 77, 88

Ford, Jerry 53

Ford, Marisa 18 , 23, 53, 123 , 133

Forkner, Jean 44

Fortney-Seagren , Tracy 114

Forycki, Jessica 44, 77, 88

Fosler, Kara 53

Foster, Cory 53

Fowle, Megan 37

Fowle, Tyler 53

Francisco , Nick 27

Franklin, Megan 37

Free , Cory 112, 113, 156, 157

French, Kevin 80, 136, 152

Fricke, Nick 53, 67

Fritz, Brandon 44, 67

Fritz , Jennifer 37 , 78, 79

Frobish , Josiah 5, 27 , 133

Fuller, Stetson 53 , 67, 93

Fynbu , C.J. 53 , 129 , 157, 164

6Gable , Danielle 15, 53

Gadeken,Courtney 37 , 70

Gage, Siera 53, 125, 129

Gaines, Weston 53

Gall, Michael 53

Gallo , Nick 22 , 23

Garcia, Luke 37

Gardner, Lauren 53, 54

Garland, Eric 44

Garrett , Madison 53, 54, 71

Garrett , Rachel 53 , 71

Gauff, Colby 53

Geer, Lacey 27

Geiger, Virginia 110, 139

Geist, Lauren 28

Genzmer, Whitney 44 , 120

Gereau, Cameron 53 , 78

Gerivay, Jeremy 61

Gerkin, Michael 61

Gerrard, Nancy 140

Gessner, Joshua 44

Gettman , Lisa 28, 114, 150

Gibson, Justin

Gifford, Theresa 140

Gilmore, Ashley 61

Gilmore, Matthew 28 , 31

Gilmore, Naciska

Girdner, Seth 53

Goddard , Kara 44 , 77, 94

Goettle, Michael 53

Goettle, Mike 94 , 95

Golden, Erin 53 , 71

Golden, Tim 119 , 154

Gomez-Medina , Juan 44

Gooden , Spencer 53

Goodman , Meagan 53

Goodwin, Kylee 44, 88

Goranson, Ondrea 37, 133

Gormley, Nick 21 , 44

Graham , Ashley 44

Grant , Lindsey 37

Grau, Dustin 53 , 67, 161 , 164

Graves , Erica 44

Greene, Hannah 20, 53, 148

Greene , Jordan 37 , 72, 129

Gregg, Ashley 12 , 29, 117

Griffith, Cole 44, 122

Gustafson, Jennifer 44

Gustaf on, Lea 18 , 19 , 29, 74 , 148

\-lHaakenson , Michelle 140

Haas , Jordan 37, 64

Haas , Kelsey 54 , 71, 88

Hager, David 29

Hahn, Megan 29, 83

Hairl, Ebony 54

Haislet , Amanda 44

Haith , Julie 37 , 82, 83 , 148 , 158

Haleem , Janae 54 , 83 , 88

Hall , Matthew 133

Hallauer, Christopher 6 , 9 , 54 , 67 , 85, 94 , 133

Hamilton , Jacob

Hamilton , Lori 29

Hamm , Charity 44, 78, 88

Hammers , Robbie 54, 67

Hammond , Greg 28 , 64 , 120 , 150 , 158

Hammond, Karl 54

Hamner, Ryan 37

Hand , Lindsey 22 , 23 , 54

Handke , Philip 44

Hanna , Andrew 54 , 73

Hannaway , E rin 28

Hannaway, Mark 44 , 97 , 112

Hansen , Jordan 44 , 67 , 93

Hanse~Lori 4~ 13~ 131

Hansen, Matthew 54

Hanson , Nolan 54 , 78 , 121

Harder, Steve 123 , 159

Hardesty, Tyler 44 , 94

Hardin , Nate 28

Hardin , Stephanie 44 , 63 , 76 , 77

Harms, Aaron 54 , 15 2

Harms, Ben 152

Harris, Courtney 37 , 158

Harris, Elaine 125

Harris , Jessica 44 , 94 , 164

Harris, Natalia 54

Harrison , Brady 54 , 67 , 94 , 95

Harrison, Courtney 44 , 49 , 68

Hartman, David 108 , 12 3 , 152

Hartshorn , Corine 44, 142

Hartshorn, Tyler 54

Hartsook , Kelsey 54 , 85

Hartz, Jennifer 44, 88

Harvey, Timothy 44, 72, 133

Hascall, Ashley 37

Hass, Jordan 92

Hassler, Stephen 44, 67

Hays , Sandy 143

He; Eric 29

Headley, Chri tine 61

Headley, Kari 29

Heathershaw, Andrew 29, 64

Hecker, John 44, 124

Hefley, Tamara 28 , 29

Hefley, Trevor 44

Heimann , Jenna 44, 78, 79

Heimes, Matt 117 , 128, 129,150

Heimes, Toni 117, 129

Hein , Sarah 17, 29 , 164

Heindryckx, Haley 54 , 71

Helmick , Torey 44

Helms , Jill 161

Heminger, Cara 117

Hemmett , Lori 125

Henderson , Becky 54

Hennessy, Samantha 19, 37, 85

Henrich s, Bob 11 7 , 129, 157

Hens el , Derrick 44 , 93

Here th , Tyson 37

Hermann, Jeremy 37 , 6 2 . 64,92

Hermann , Shelley 54 , 86 , 87

Hernandez , Christina

Hernandez , Maria 61

Herold , Alyssa 54

Herring , Kate 5 , 54 , 85

Her s hberger, Dennis 72 , 121, 156 , 157

Hertel , Lathen

Herz , Kathy 143

Hetcko, Julie 7 , 54 , 71 , 85, 88 , 148

Hey , Tamm y 140

Hiatt , Lynd y 54,85 , 133

Hickman , Delissa 54

Hicks, Jennifer 44

Hile , Chad 28

Hilgenkamp, Cory 54, 67

Hill , Anna 44 , 97

Hoage , Mallory 44 , 77 , 88

Hobelman , Joseph 37, 64 , 90 , 161

Hochman , Danielle 54

Hock , Molly 54 , 70 , 71 , 137

Hoffman , Ashtyn 44 , 133

Hoffman , Lance 44

Holcomb , Heather 54

Holloway, Sarah 54

Holmes , Jacqueline 44

Holmes , Jakki 49 , 132

Holmes, Porsha 54, 88

Holt , Brianna 44, 70, 148

Holt , Jeffrey 54

Holt, Jenna 37 , 83

Franson,Jon

Fraser, Michelle 44

Fredstrom, Tim 133

Engel, Ashlee 43

Groth , Kristi 139

Grubb, Jessica 142, 143

Guderjan, Scott 54

Hastings, John 108, 111

Hawkins , Eric 44 , 114

Haycraft, Lisa 119, 155

Holt , John 37 , 109

Holz , Adam 28 , 150

Homer, Jarrod 61

Honnen, Jessica 38

Index 181

Hormandl, Danny 54

Johnson,Jordan 44 160

Hom, Brandon 54 , 78 Johnson, Luke 54

Hom , Kaylea 44 Johnson,Matt 36 , 38

Larson, Kalie 28 , 150 Lyman , Jacob 61

Kinser, Tony 55 Larson , Ted 78, 120, 121,

Kissel, Meg 61 , 133 162,163

Home , Ashley 15 , 61 , 74 , Johnson , Megan 44 , 71 , Klechka , Andrew 92 Last , Bobby 55 , 67 82 , 83 , 103 , 121 133 Klein , Kaleb 22 , 45 Last , Chris 39

Hottovy, Kelley 54 Johnson , Paul 38 , 92

MKlemme , Steve 86 Latshaw, Kelsey 55, 83 Macdonald , Jordan 46, 67

Houchin , Matthew 38 Johnson , Soren 55 , 71 , 121 Kletchka , Andrew 61 , 67, Latta , Anna 39 , 78,97 Macelhaney, Cheryl 39

Houdek , Denni s 61 Johnson , Tiffany 44 , 161 93 Lausten, Jacob 46 , 78, 79 , Mackie , Caitlin 56, 13}

Houser, Ashley 28 , 83 Jones , Baily 18 , 55, 77 , Kloefkorn , William 12 96 , 97 Madden , Alyssa 46

Howard , Seth 44 129

Howell , Ashlei 3 8 , 80 , 81 Jones , Corey 38

Kneifl, Marge 115, 158 Le, Tien 56, 85 Madvig, Rachel 46

Knoell , Casey 55 Lebaron , Kassandra 39, 68 , Maestas, Cathy 72 , 123 , Howell , Mollie 19 , 38 , 74 , Jones, Karen 140

Knoll , Melissa 38 , 68 83 125 75 Jones , Kari 55, 96, 97

Knoll , Reed 55, 67 , 93 , Ledder, Becky 56, 155, Magnuson , Cory 56

Howie , Pattie 141 Jones , Maria 141 136 164 Magnuson, Lindsey 46, 4'

Hoyt , Matthew 38 , 72 Jones , Matthew 45 , 55 , 67

Hraban , Jeffrey 54 Jones,Mike 44,45

Knudsen , Katelyn 55 Lee, Dani 56 83

Knudson , Philip 38 , 73 Leeds, Andrew 56, 67 Mahlin , Kevin 61 Hromek, Phillip 55 Jones, Nick 55

Hubbell , Matt 44 , 78 Jones , Rachel 44

Huber, Dustin 38 Jones , William 141

Knudson, Tom 45, 73 Lefferts, C.J. 56 Mahlman, Christopher 5

Kocamik , Andrew 50 , 55 Lehman, Allison 56 , 85 , 97 67

Koch , Tyler 39 Lehman, Erin Mahoney, Ryan 78 , 120, Hull , Matthew 132 , 133

Koehn , David Leibel, Ashley 28 , 126 , 121 , 159 Hunt , Alicia 71 Koenig , Sarah 39 158 Mai , Ann 141 Hutchins , Derek 9 , 61

Il<Kolb , Danna 39, 83 Leibel , Joel 39, 108 Maier, Lucas 39 Kopp , Jacob 39 Leija , Armando Maize , Kara 56, 152, 164

Kalita , Anastasia 38 Kortum, Chris 45, 78 Leikam , Matt 39 Malone , Kaitlyn 46, 84 , 8

Kaltenberger , Doug 90, 92 , Koziol, Joe 55 Leising, Michelle 71 Malzer, Marcia 143 93, 136 Kracl , Marek 55 Leiter, Madeline 23 , 39 , Mann , Erica 61 , 97 lncontro , Sarah 44, 83 Kaminski , Cori 28 Kramer, Kurtis 127, 128, 133 , 150 , Marker, Katie Inhofe , Jon 29 , 31 , 64 Kampfe , Caroline 28, 148 , Kreimer, Lauren 45 , 88 155 Marcsisak, Austin 67

Irions , Jessica 38 150,158,159 Kremer, Gracia 39, 86 , 87 Lenger, Jordan 39, 64 Marlow, Brian 86, 90

Isherwood , Rachel 55 , 78 , Kaninski , Cori 164 Kremer, Timothy 61 , 93 Lenhoff, Lindsey 46 Marlow, Bruce 86 , 90 86 , 121

JJackson , Kevin 61 , 139

Kasl, Holly 36 , 38 , 83 Krieger, Ryan 21 , 45 Lesoing , Alissa 39, 70, 158 Marquis, Justin 29

Kastl , Jeff 45 , 160 Krier, Beverly 141 Lewallen, Kylie 46, 71 , 88 Marquis, Kyle 56, 67 Kaufman, Preston 55 , 67, Kruege½Alexa 45,148 Lewis , Brandi 39 Marsh, Christopher 56 , T 94 , 95 , 154 Kruse , Diana 140 Lewis, Steven 56 , 67 133

Keams , Lindsey 163 Kubik, Nicole 86, 88 Li, Zhan 56 , 67 132 , 163

Jackson , Sandra 55 , 159 Kebraei , Pou ya 61 Kucera , Emma 61 , 112 Linderholm, Jake 39, 61 , Martin , Aja 39

Jakoubek , Sarah 29

James , Justin 29

Keams , Kristin 5 , 29 Kubicek , Kaleb 39 , 92 Li , Lucy 56 , 137 , 148 Marti, Charlie 17, 46, 4 7,

Kelch , John 38

Kuhns , Lance 55 94 , 161 Martin , Alyssa 56 , 71 J aine s, Colby 61

Ke lle r, Je ss ica 55

Kuppig , Dianne 117 , 126 , Lindgren, Angela 123 , 160 Martin , Artis 46 , 67

Kelley, Andrew 38 127

James, Kevin 90 , 92 , 93 Kel sey , Jo seph 61

Kuwa, Mo 141 74, 75 Martin, Brittany 56

Jaines , Sean 55 Kenned y, Cas ey 38, 64 Kuwa , Mujahid 61 Linebaugh, Mai 140 Martin, Erin 46, 78

J annati , Atieh 29 16 2, 163

Janousek , Terri 140

Kenwood , Brian 61

Jarecke , Nathaniel 55 , 67 , Kern s, Lind say 38 , 70

Lindquist, Shannon 12, 39, Martin , Ben 6, 56 , 67, 93

James, Whitney 38 , 83 Kenney , Melody 142, 143, Kuznetsov , Michael 61 Lingenfelder, Aaron 46, Martin , Mandi 18,56, 77

Kvassay, Kerie 29 , 33 156, 161 Martin, Pat 77

Kvassay, Kylee 29

Little, Graham 39 Mason , Talia 39 , 83 93

Ke ss, Jase 61 , 121

Jarecke, Nicholas 55 , 67, Khalid , Amy 45 , 164

I,Kiefer, Kim 29 , 86 , 148

Linkugel , Nathan 141 Marvin, Katie 23, 56, 164

Little, Jeff 157 Mason, Tristen 46

Little, Sharon 56, 108 Massey, Michele 139 93

Lofgreen , Brittany 39 , 68, May, Nicholas 56

Ja s a , Katie 23 , 55 , 152 Kiefer, Megan 18 , 23, 55, Labadie , Brandon 55 86 , 152 May, Nick 78

Jeffers , Kodie 44 88

Lacey, Tyler 45

Logan, Caineron 46 Mayberry, Randi 70, 86, Jennett , Niki 38 Kieso , Justin 45 Lacore , Dustan Lohmeier, Daniel 38 , 39 88, 139 Jensen , Shane 96 , 97 Kimberly, Christopher 45 Ladman, Christopher Long.Scott 142,143 Mayer, Kevin 46 Jensen , Stacy 29 Kimminau , Nikki 55 , 71 , Lakey, Ali 16, 17 , 29 , 83 , Loos, Kevin 46 , 67 McCarthy, Lacy Jeune , Dustin 44 86 148 Loper, Allison 56 McCarthy, Michelle 46 Jewell , Amy 138 , 139, 164 Kimminau , Tara 38

, Jessie 38

, Tracy 38

, Erin 55 , 85 Lottman , Devin 39 McCarthy, Patrick 46

55 , 85, 137 Lovelace , Robert 46, 67, McCauley, Brendan 46 Jochum , Jeff 64 , 67 , 112, King , Allen 55

Justin 22, 39 137 McCave , Megan 29, 74 113,156 , 157 King , Audrey 38, 70, 120, Lammle, Ashley 12 , 45, Lovell, Jordan 46 Mcchesney, Katherine 56 Johnson, Adam 28 121 80 , 81 Lowrey, Brenna 56, 71 McCluskey, Shandie 39,: Johnson , Andrew 55 , 133 , King, Chris 86 , 90

Landeros, Latasha 13, 45 Luebbe , Casey 39 Mccollister, Alex 56 134

King , Katie 18 , 19,38, 77 , Landgren , Sara 110, 111 Lueders, Ben 56 Mccoy, Calli 56, 133 Johnson , Blaze 38 88

Laney, Jesse 46

Lange, Cierra 55, 152 Lundy, Michael 141 Mccranie, Sherry 114, 162

Johnson,Jacob 55

• Kinney , Christopher Langemach , Kari 39 , 97 Lux , Emily 56, 128 115 , 158

Kinning, Matt 38 Larsen , Estefania 46

Luke, Caitlin 46 , 148, 152 Mccranie, Michele 56, l'. Johnson , Brandon 38 , 64 , King , Mark 64 , 108,136

Lux , Lisa 7 , 22 , 28 , 128, McCullough, Ryan 39, H Johnson , Jereme 55

Kinnison, Kaelin 45 , 88 , Larson , Jennifer 55, 84, 85 133 McGill, Rachel 56, 76, 7~ 182 In dex

Mcgowan , Andrew 56

McGowan, Claire 46, 96, 97

McGowen , Michelle 46

Mcgreer, Katie 56

McKay, Ashlei 39

McKimiey, Jessica 46, 74, 86,123

McKinney,Josh 86

McMasters , Chris 113, 162,163

McMichael , Mandy 46

Merritt, JoDell 119

Merritt , Ross 46

Meyer, Andy 61

M_eyer, Jillian 39, 86, 115, 158

Meyers, Jeff 24

Meyers , Theresa 46

Micek , Ben 29

Michelsen , Jacki 46, 83

Miles, Drew 56, 67

Miller, Cole 57

1 Miller, Deann 46

Miller, Lucas 57, 133, 148

Miiler, Shayna 46, 135

Mills, Erin 57, 133, 154, 164

Mills , T.J. 57, 67, 96, 97

Milos, Bozica 141

Mitchell, Brittany 46, 88

Mitchell, Eddy

Mizerski, Elizabeth 39

Mizerski, Liz 83

Moats , Drew 46, 67

Mockenhaupt, Tiffany 18, 19,57, 76, 77,88

Moeller, Matt 46

Moellering , Andrew 39, 148,152

Moline , Samantha 57, 88

Mooney, Nikki 29, 132

Moore, Carolyn 57, 133, 157

Moore , Nicholas 46, 67, 85,96

Morri s, Matt 54

Morrissey,Patrick 39

Morton , Nate 57

Morton , Riley 39

Moseman , Sheena 29,150

Moser, Brian 61

Moser, Kimberly 57

Mosey, Katrina 57, 83, 88

Motshenbacher, Judy 140

Mueller, Marcus 64, 86, 90

Mueller, Megan 46

Mullins, Matt 39

Mumgaard , Brandon 46, 73

Murphy, Sean 64

Murray, Bobby 57, 67, 94, 95

Murray, Justin 46

Myers, Amelia 57, 71, 88

Myers, Jeff 30

Nabach, Jerry 39

Nacke, Shanna

Nakagawa, Lori 117, 150

Nannen, Elizabeth 46

N arumalani, Lyra 57

Nash, Micah 57, 67

Neelly, Cortney 57, 70

Neemann, Abbey 8, 46, 74

Neemann, Cortney 30, 77, 126,127

Nelson, Ashley 57, 70, 86, 87

Nelson, Joshua 61

Nelson, Kari 30

Nelson, Kyle 39, 90, 92, 158

Nelson, Lisa 46

Nelson, Mitchell 30

Nelson, Tori 18, 39, 77, 118, 164

Ness, Annie 8, 9, 39, 148, 158, 165

Neukirch, Kelly

Nevels, Natalie 27, 30

Newberry, Randi 117

Newell, Ryan 57, 67, 95

Newman, Sean 61

Newsham, Jessica 57

Nguyen, Daniel 57, 67

Nguyen, Tommy 39, 64

Nicoll, Jessica 57, 85

Niedrnan, Derek 67

Nielsen, Jared

Niemann, Joel 46, 135

Niewohner, Derek 61, 67

Nissen, Kristen 57, 71, 88

Nix, Joshua 39

Noble, Dan 90, 92, 115

Noordhoek, Emily 39, 109

Nordeen, Cary 96, 97, 120

Nordell, Brad 46, 67

Norman, Sophie 23, 57

Norris, Laura 46, 84, 85

Northern, Chris 86, 90

Novak, Jessica 57

Novak, Jim 135

Novotny, Lance 39, 90, 92

Nunez, Daddys 61

Nurbabayev, Alex 39

Nyhoff, Bryan 39

00 ' Hara, Casey 31

O 'nan,Joshua 39,64

Oberst, Alex 46

Olmstead, Heather 39, 118

Olsen, Daniel 57, 67, 93

Olsen, Steve

Olson, Kristin 57, 85

Ortiz, Diana 46

Osborn, Allison 39, 83

Ostergard, Winston 57, 78

Osterhaus, Matthew 57, 67

Owen, David 134, 135

Ozmun, Jason 46

Osborn, Christine 39

Pace, Angela 31, 139

Padhye, Leena 57, 148

Pankoke, Ali on 39

Parizek,John 39,64

Parke, Jakob 39

Parker, Jessica 57, 97

Pattee, Nathanael 46, 67

Paul, Chelsea 57, 77

Paulk, Nicole

Paulk, Samantha

Pavlish, Ryan 57

Pawelko, David 31, 64

Pawelko, Molly 46

Pawiing, Brent 57, 93

Pedersen, Nicole 57

Peetz, Jordan 57

Peitzmeier, Justin 46

Pella, Clint 39, 92

Perce, Matt 67

Perry, Bailey 46, 88

Perry, Vernon 61

Peters, Amanda 57, 77, 135

Peters, Carleigh 52, 61, 119

Peters, Jason 39, 90, 91, 114, 115

Peters, Kayleigh 40, 148, 158

Peters, Matt 58

Peters,Nate 17,58,67, 152

Petersen, Jay 61

Petersen, Jessica 139, 161

Petersen, Michael 58, 67

Peterson, Amanda 40, 85

Peterson, Clayton 17, 40, 64,90,91, 152

Peterson, Kylie 58, 80

Pettit, Allison 46, 78, 88

Peyrot, Sam 58

Pfeiffer, Kevin 86, 90

Pfeiffer, Matt 61, 67, 92, 93,133

Pflug, Tyler 58, 67

Phan,Kim 40,116,158

Phares, Joshua 58, 72, 73

Phelps, Brian 86, 90

Phillip, Dan 46

Phillips , Dustin 30, 78, 150

Philpott , John 18, 46, 94, 95, 131

Phung , Hieu 58, 113

Pierce, Matthew 58, 86, 90

Pinkerton , Beverly 47

Piper, Pat 140

Plants , Arny 4 7

Poeschl, Jessica 18, 47, 77, 113

Poland, Caitlin 30

Poldberg, Bridget 40, 108

Poldberg, Jeanie 19, 58, 76, 77

Pollard, Mallory 18, 40, 77

Pollard, Mindy 40, 77

Pope, Mitch 47

Porter, Chauncey 30

Potter, Janece 58, 152

Powell, Eugene 30

Pozehl, Kimberly 58

Prai, Bristol 21, 47, 74, 155

Price, Adam 40

Prochazka, Jessica 58, 71

Prochnow, Jacob 30, 72, 113, 118

Proskovec,Arny 58

Pyatt,Eric 40, 73,94,95

QQuirin, Charlotte 40

154

Romano, Gena 40, 68 69, 85

Rose, athan 61

Roth, Char 140

Rowoldt , Andrew 4 7, 72, 73,148

Roy, Stephanie 58, 77

Royal, Emily 21, 30

Rubenthaler, Alli on 3, 40, 80,149,155

Rucker, Sabrina 58, 78, 79

Ruhsam, Heidi 40

Ruigh , David 30

Rump, Katelyn 40, 68, 69

Rush, Talaneshia 25, 58, 83,88, 120

Russell, Benjamin 47

Russell, Cady 48, 70, 71, 133

Ryan, Meghan 58, 70, 96, 97

Rylance, Dayna Ryrnph, Dustin 58

Raasch, Kara 40, 82, 83

Raasch, Tyler 31, 33

Rahorst, Kathy 142, 143

Raines, Anna 17, 40

Ramirez, Danielle 5, 17, 31,83

Rammaha, Sarah 58

Ramsey, Alyssa 19, 40, 83, 159

Randoja, Sarah 140

Rangel, Don 58, 67

Rauscher, Lauren 4 7

Rea, Alicia 38, 61, 94

Redd, Jeremy 86

Reddish, Benjamin 58

Reddy, Sarah 58, 71

Reese, Tyrell

Reger, Eric

Reinsch, Stefanie 58, 133

Rendon, Enrique 61

Replogle, Kiersten 58

Replogle, Malarie 47, 163

Rezac, Nick 47, 67

Rhiley, Kimberly 58

Riskowski, Alicia 40

Roberts, Aubrey 47, 71

Roberts, Sarah 47, 132

Robertson, Kaitlin 58

Robertson, Scott 50, 58, 93

Robidoux, Jamie 47, 97, 156, 157

Robinson, Eric 58, 156

Rocke, Erika 18, 4 7, 77, 164

Rodriguez,Larry 13,61

Roeber, Shirley 117, 125, 138

Roelfs, Danny 31, 150

Rogge, Bill 154

Rogge, William 122, 123,

Saathoff, Cierra 40, 78

Saathoff, Tyler 40

Sack, Nathan 58

Sahele, Maggie 48

Salem, Ryan 78

Salter, Joshua

Sarnani, Shea 7, 58, 85

Sanburg, Paige 58, 88

Sandahl, Matthew 61, 113

Sandberg, Todd 64,67, 139,160

Sandburg, Paige 7

Santacroce, Kate 58, 85

Sarvabui, Bethany 27, 28, 30

Sasek, Andrew 40, 64, 92

Satchell, Stephanie 48

Saunders, Holly 58

Saunders, Owen 138, 139, 152

Sauvageau, Mitchel 48, 155

Savidge, Michaela 58, 77

Sayah,Rawa 41,152,155

Sayah, Yaser

Sayah, Yousif 48

Sayers, Felicia 59, 76, 77, 88

Sayood,Sena 59,154

Schaepe,Reuben 41

Scharnrnert, Billy 48, 93

Schenk,Chris 48,90,92

Schiefelbein, Carrie 48, 85

Schleich, Jamie 59, 88

Schlichting, Traci 41, 78

Schmeeckle, Samantha 59, 71, 83

Schmidt, Amanda 59, 80, 85,164

Index 183

Schmidt, Ben 48

Schmidt, Joe 48

Schmidt, Katie 118

Schmidt, Thomas 59

Schmitz, Jake 47, 48, 64, 93

Schmitz, Jay 61

Schmitz, Katie 41, 62, 68, 69,86,87

Schmuecker, Kaeli 59, 70, 71,88

Schneider, Jeffrey

Schneider, John

Schneider, Kyle 30

Schoen, Alexa 59

Schrad, Kevin 64, 67

Schroeder, Jill 61

Schroeder, Jon 67

Schropfer, Mary 68, 86, 88,115,158

Schultz, Spencer 59, 67

Schultz, Zachary 59, 67

Schumacher, Caitlin 59

Schumann, Kyle 90, 92, 93,123

Schurman, Andrew 64

Schuster, Heather 59, 88

Schuster, Jeffrey 59, 67, 93,116

Scollard, Habakkuk 59, 96, 97,155,161

Seagren, Tracy 158

Sedevy, Jake 11

Sedivy, Pat 59, 67

Seiboldt, Tyler 24, 48, 94

Selko, Bryant 59, 113

Selle, Autumn 30

Sellhom, Adam 96, 97

Semchenko,John 64,67

Shallenberger, Andrea 48, 71, 103

Shanahan, Shelley 117

Shearer, Mark 108, 118, 119

Sheets, Christina 48, 80, 81,148

Sheppard, Jeffery 61

Sherdian, Kathle 61

Sheridan, Daniel 7, 31, 103, 148, 149

Sheridan, Katie 88

Sherman, Andrew 67, 86, 88, 139, 160

Sherman, Stephanie

Sherrill, Nick 41

Sherwood, Kyle 48

Shields, Andy 48, 94, 95

Shively, Brennan 41

Shook, Randi 59, 70, 88, 119

Southworth, Mary 142, 143

Showalter, David 31

Showalter, Kymberly 48

Shrad, Kevin 119

Shrader, Jonathan 59

Shryock, Aaron 59, 67, 157

Shumann, Kyle 152

Siebe, Andrew 61

Siebolt, Tyler 78

Siefken, Wyatt 31, 117

Siegrist, Nicole 48, 133

Sim, Celeste 41

Simmons, Jacob 61

Simmons,Jake 15

Simpson, Brittney 48, 83

Sinclair, Matt 48, 67

Sindel, Kortnee 48

Singh, Raessa 59, 152

Singsaas, Heidi 59

Sittner, Nicole 59

Skillett, Tiffany 41, 85

Skinner, Anthony 59

Skov, Jessica 41, 80, 153

Skov, Nick 41

Skrdlant, Megan 41

Skultety, Connor 59

Skultety, Daniel 41

Sloan, Derrick 48, 94

Sloup, Park 9, 41, 64, 94, 95,148,156,160

Small, Dillon 41

Small, Quinton 48, 64

Smid, Alyssa 21, 48

Smith, Damon 48

Smith, Drew 27, 30 , 103

Smith, Jennifer 48, 133

Smith, Jessica 48

Smith, Kyle 20, 24, 41 , 78, 79

Smith, Kylie 59

Smith, Travis

Snook, James

Song, Helen 59

Sorum, Kali 48, 71

Sorum, Lukas 23

Southwell, Amy 28, 30

Southwell, Dawn 41

Southwick, Mary 142, 143

Sowell, Christina 124, 125

Spackman, Logan 48

Spanel, Jessica 41, 97

Spellmeyer, Kylee 59, 71 , 97

Spencer, Ben 59

Spicha, Ian 59, 93

Spicha, Ty 59, 73

Spitzer, Larisa 59, 164

Spivey, Andrea 59, 97

Spoerl, Michael 59, 93

Sprague, Jim 94

Spry, Nikki 48, 83, 163

Staley, Brittany 18, 41, 77, 118, 136

Stanard, Shane 59

Stanczyk, Duston 48

Stange,Jordan 48,97, 125

Starr, Jerod 59

Starr, Joel 30

Stauber, Joseph 48

Stauffer, Brian 60, 67

• Steckelberg, Ali 41, 62, 68, 83

Steidley, Crystal

Steinacher, Derek 60

Steinbach, Andy 60

Steinkuhler, Ty 41, 64, 90, 91, 137

Stepanek, Zachary 60, 67, 145

Stephens, Jeffrey 60, 67, 93

Sterdronsky, Ben 93

Stems, Brian 48

Stolle, Cody 41, 64, 65

Stoner, Misty 60

Stootsberry, Sydnee 60, 63, 77,97

Stopp, Cathryn 41, 163

Storer, Wendy

Stous, Daniel 41

Strack, Lynn 71, 139

Strasil, Michael 60

Strudl, Kristy 60

Struempler, Matthew 60

Stueck, Kristine 30

Sturdivant, Demetrius 17, 18,30,90

Suelter, Paul 60, 67, 93

Suiter, Rian 6, 60, 67, 93

Sullivan, Kaitlyn 60

Sullivan, Maggie 36, 41

Sunday, Baridakara 141

Sunforod,Sena 154

Sutton, Ashton 60

Svoboda, Jenni 60, 77

Svoboda, Michael 48

Swanson, Jami 71, 125

Swanson, Lindsey 43, 48

Swartz, Katherine 31, 164

Swartz, Kelsey 17, 60, 84, 85, 137

Swartz, Lindsay 41, 82, 83

Szudlo, Tyler 60

Taft, Casey 48

Tallman, Corey 20, 48, 72

Tanner, Stephanie 48, 164

Tatro, Kelsey 60, 116

Taylor, Josie 31, 126, 127

Taylor, Lacey 61

Taylor, Lance 48, 97

Terrebonne, Samuel 48

Teska, Keaton 60

Tesmer, Brett 60, 63, 72, 73,133

Tetmeyer, Krystl 60

Tharp, Kelsey 60, 78

Thierolf, Andrew 48, 67

Thomalla, Alex 41

Thomas, Olivia 21, 48, 164

Thompson, Joshua 60

Thompson, Na than 48

Thompson, Stephanie 15, 41,128,157

Thompson, Zachary 4 ~,

48,64, 148

Thomsen, Brittanie 48

Thornton, Katie 41

Thornton, Nathan 61

Thornton, Stuart 41

Thorpe, Jennifer 60, 112

Thorpe, T.J. 41, 136

Thurman, Whitney

Tiedeman, Casey 48, 71, 85,159

Tien, David 139

Tisdale, Stephanie 20, 48, 148

Tobey,Josh 48,90,92

Tobin, Molly 60

Todd, Tricia

Tofte, Kara 60, 88

Tool, Alan 41, 64, 94, 95

Tool, Andrew 60, 94

Torrance, Jeremy

Town, Drew 60, 159

Townsley, Erica 60

Tran, Van-anh 60

Traynowicz, Grant 60, 67

Tressler, Cale 86, 90

Treu, Kari 41

Trevizo, Renee 31, 131, 145,148,152,159

Trimble, Caty 60

Troxel, Kellie 60, 97

Tsymbal, Katya 60

Tucker, Cassidy 48, 49, 132

Tucker, Justin 41, 161

Tumeh,Ahrnad 61

Turner, Adam 60, 66, 67, 156

Turner, Andrew 41, 92

Turner, Courteney 48, 152

Turner, Jameson 41

Turner, Lauren 48, 83

Turner, Mallory 30, 78

Tushick, J eigh 41

Tyburski, Luke 48, 64

Tyler, Ben 41, 96, 97

Tyree, Ashley 30, 74, 113, 127,150

Tyree, Kari 16

l)Uecker, Chantell 61

Uhrmacher, Laura 60, 71, 152

Urbanosky, Ann 61

VVakilzadian, Shahrzad 48

Valdez, Sergio 17, 30, 94, 95,149

Valenti, Donald Vampola, Scott 136, 137, 160, 161

67,94

VanMeveren, B ran d on 4 9 ,

156,157

Varga, Derek 60, 134

Vaughn, Pamela 28, 30

Venhaus, Samantha 49

Veomott, Marilyn 111

Vercellino, Darcy 144~

Virts, Dustin 41

Vlasnik, Joel 41

Voges, Brian 30, 94

Vollenweider, Aaron 41

Vonbusch,Jason 141

VonKaenel, Blake 31

Vorhies, Ashley 31, 83, 148,150

Votava, Danielle 60

wWaddell, Stacy 113, 163

Waechter, Casey 60, 93

Waechter, Dayna 31, 33 , 63, 78, 86, 136, 148

Wagner, Holly 98

Wagner, Kelsey 10, 60

Wagner, Kylee 32, 126, 127,150

Waid, Britain 61

Wakeman, Megan 41, 68 88,152,163

Waldman, A.J. 22, 24, 4 1 122, 128, 131, 133

Walkenhorst, Matthew 4 ~

Walker, Erin 49, 160

Walker, Pat 24

Walkerhorst, Matt 78

Waller, Kim 142

Waller, Mark 64

Walter, Chelsea 60, 71

Walters, Cara 27, 32

Walton, Chad 61

Walton, Lauren 60

Wandzalak, Brian, 78

Wangchuck,Pem 61

Ward, Greg 141

Ward, Karen 111, 148, 15

Warne, Bridget

Warren,Branden 49

Warren, Ryan 60

Wasielewski, Rick 24, 49 78, 79,164

Watson, Mark 49

Watson, Mike 32

Watt, Benjamin 60, 129

Watt, Lindsay 32, 74

Watt, Mark 74, 136, 137, 155

Way,Janene 111,143

Way, Justin 60, 67

Way, Samuel 49

Ways, Jade 49

Webber, Julie 49, 88

Weber, Allison 60

184 Index

Stedronsky, Benjamin 48

Van Hoosen, Matt 48, 61,

Wehling, Cassandra 60, 7 • , 85

Weixelman, Julia 32

Welch, Ashley

Welke, Kaitlin 49

Wendland, Tiffany 41

Wenzl, Ann 140

Wenzl, Nathan 49

Wenzl, Ashley

Wergin, Ashley 49, 71, 85, 159

Wergin, Bryce 60, 67

Wesley, Don 11, 23

West, Dustin 49, 66, 67

West, Nathan 60, 113

Westerman, Dan 38, 41

Westerman, Melissa 41

Westover, Nicki 60, 85, 133

Wheeler, Brian 49, 67, 122

White, Brittany 60, 85

Whitenack, Juli 41

Whitney, Eric 32

Wicks, Kym 17, 49, 78, 85, 164

, Wicks, Lucy 109, 113, 150

Wiedman, Derek 49

Wiggins, Jenna 41, 82, 83

Wikoff, Benjamin 60 , 67

Wilcox,Arnanda 49,88

Wiles, Nate 49

Wilken, Maggie 10, 60

Wilks, Jerry 3, 10, 11, 13, 25, 110, 111

Will, Kathy 143

Williams, Brianna 60

Williams, Robert 141

Wilson, Chase 60

Wilson, Nate 6

Wilson, Na than 60

Wilson, Travis 60, 67

Winchester, Kendra 49, 83, 88

Winterfeld, Becky 41, 154

Wisch, Emily 19, 41, 96, 97

Wissink, Brandon 49, 67

Witters, Leslie 49

Wolf, Andrew 60

Wolf, Brittany 32

Wolfe, Ashleigh 32

Wolfe, Ryan 61

Wood,Jason 60, 78

Wood, Scott 60, 67

Woodward, Thomas 60, 93

Wooge,Joshua 61,67,93

Wray, Dylan 60, 67, 93

Wright, Chelsea 41, 83

Wright, Eastlyn 45 , 49

Wright , Mindy 12, 13, 108, 117, 148

Wright, Timothy 60

'tYadgarov, Rustam 49, 156, 157

Yadgarova, Malika 32, 148,164

Yan,Xing 49, 73

Yasin, Ayesha 60

Yost, Kandice

Young, Aaron 60, 67, 152, 154

Young, Grant 41

Youngquiest, Verla 155 2-

Zeiger, Kenny 22, 23, 41, 162

Zilly, Lindsey 49, 70

Zimmer, Alexander 60

Colophon

Edit-or - Kylee Wagner ( 1,2,3,4)

Photo Edit-or - Jessica Amen ( 1, 2, 3, 4)

Bueinees Edit-or - Ashley Leibel ( 1, 2, 3, 4)

f'eople Edit-ors: Seniors - Bobbi Alley( 1, 2, 4) & Kylee Wagner

Juniors - Kristin Emery ( 1, 2)

Sophomores - Megan Booker ( 1, 2)

Freshmen - Heather Bentley ( 1, 2)

Sport6Edit-ors- Cortney Neemann ( 1,2,3,4) & Bobbi Alley · Student- Ufe Edit-or - Kim Kief er C 1, 2, 3, 4)

Qub Edit-or - Julia Weixelman C 1,2,3,4)

Academioo Edit-or - Juli Whitenack ( 1, 2, 3, 4)

Index - Juli Whitenack

Staff - Kenny Zeiger ( 1, 3, 4 ), Ashley Howell ( 1), Kara Fosler (2), Atieh Jannati (4), Lacey Taylor ( 1.2), Lindsay Watt (2,3), Kaylin Brabec (3,4 ), Kelsey Wagner (3) Advisor - Dianne Kuppig

The 2 0 0 3- 2 0 0 4 Southwest yearbook staff wanted to remember the idea of our first year without stating the obvious. Staff member Julie Weixelman brought the idea of "From Blueprints to Footprints,, and we felt this would be a good fit for our first book.

We had many staff members come and go because of the scheduling difficulty with a block schedule. Each member took part in taking photos, writing stories, and making spreads.

One thousand copies of the yearbook were made by the Walsworth Publishing Company in Marceline, Missouri. The 2 003 Talon was created using Pagemaker 7.0 and Olive Oil, Clueless, Gunner, Times, Helvetica, Austere, Iron Maiden, Berkley, Oblique, Benguiat, Goudy, Bodoni, Cornel and Bracken fonts. The supplement was produced locally.

The yearbook staff would like to thank everyone involved in putting this book together, especially our advisor, Dianne Kuppig. She put in many extra hours and worked extremely hard to make sure this book was great. We would also like to give a huge thanks to Mike Diffenderfer, our Walsworth representative. We had many problems with the computers and sonware in the beginning, and he, along with L5W technician Scott Long, helped us greatly. Thank you to everyone who brought in pictures to help capture the events throughout the year. Thanks to all the staff members who put in a lot of work to get their assignments done and deadlines met, to businesses for their support, and to the students and staff who made this a very memorable year.

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Stay on the Trail One of the

while venturing into Southwest' s outdoor

on the

a

The

is part of Wilderness Park and was a great addition to the

and allowed students to get a hands on experience.

The Other Osborn Many classes attended Southwest's first assembly to hear speaker Lt. Shane Osborn. Dr. Ted Larson, social studies chair, organized the assembly so Osborn could tell his courageous story to the students. Osborn was involved in a air collision while flying over the South China Sea in 2001. He managed to land the plane safely and get through the hours of interrogation by the Chinese officials. Osborn and his crew won their freedom and he was awarded two medals for his airmanship and leadership.

science classes takes

walk

wild side

classroom.

area

school

All Mixed Up DECA members participate in a leadership activity at Southwest during club day. The group consisted of members interested in the field of marketing and busi-

From B rlnte... ..:lio ootprinte

Who would have guessed that any of us would be one of the very first students to attenl,1 Lincoln Southwest? The year turned out to be another great year· of high school. We have experienced many things, both good and bad.

For many people that went to our Homecoming, the lights made the dance a little less fun. Once the staff finally figu1,,ed out how to turn

. them off, it was too late. Maybe we shouldn't have taken the lights for granted. In December, those 2 0 minutes without electricity ttwned out to be a bit of a burden and the lights would have been nice.

We also saw many students excel in athletics and othe1" extra-curricular activities. Many

• students did well enough to make it to state in sports such as members of the swimming, golf and tennis teams, to name a few. Kelli Chaves, a senior· Speech member, did very well in he1 competitions. She wo1,,ked hard and received a huge payoff: she made it to National' sin Atlanta, Geo1 .. gia.

With the growth of Southwest and the expansion of Lincoln, the school will defintely be a gr·eat addition to the city. Even after a semester ther·e were 3 7 new students and three extra staff members added to the high school.

Leaving the school for the summe1., or forever·, we can now look back on who we we1 -•e and see how much we have changed to become who we now are. We are very much like designs on a blueprint. We can think of our beliefs, emotions, and ways of living like the d1 .. awings on a blueprint-smudged sketches with many e1,,aser marks. Everyday we change a little bit of ou1,,selves. Just as a finished building keeps undergoing changes and additions for the better·, we, too, a1"e never quite finsihed.

-Kylee Wagne1,,

From 5lueprlnt6... . . ...to Footprlnt6...

As we look ba at SouthwootH memorioo that we will take with ue in the yeare to come. We have experienced many changee: a new echool, new teachere and new friende. We embraced the changee and accepted the challenge of etarting over. We can now eay we were part of the very firet year of Southwoot and were here to watch the Silver Hawke take flight.

Soaring Silver Hawke

Aerial View of Southwest taken by Ted Kirk of the Lincoln Journal Star.

Spring

Spring is here , and we ' re wrapping up a s chool y ear!

Spring brought many event , ome new to LPS and other modeled on events other chool in Lincoln have ho ted before.

Pi Day was celebrated. pie, but the math pi. Over 500 tudent in variou cla e lined up in the hallway holding a number. Each tudent got a number for the ongoing

ot cherry or apple

B y Bobbi A lle y

Four Gold Star member were also honored. Teacher Mindy Wright and Kristi Groth and eniors Dayna Waechter and Daniel Sheridan were honored at a banquet for contribution to Southwe t.

A lot of the activities throughout the year happened in students' advisement classe . A po ter-making project wa an activity advisement group did in April to

"I t's my s econd t i me I ha v e se e n my dad go to war, and it 's harder this time becau s e I know repre ent respect. LPSDO - -~-·-°", wha t' s going on."

On the n ews Sophomore Dustin Feiling tie a ribbo n to a tree in front of Southwe t to upport his father wi th the war effort in Iraq "My dad is with the 295 ORD.C He specializes in ammo , meaning he could re- uppl y ammo , for tanks to small arm s to large r arm ," Feilin g aid about his father's job in the war.

Just getting started ... Sophc more Matt Endre and Jennifer Gu taf on play s che during the first meeting of Che Club Club day on A pril 11 was the fir t club day thi club participated ymbol pi, and they figured out how long they could keep the ymbol going. The event was the brainchild of math chair Tom Ahl chwede.

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social worker Gretchen Baker wa in charge of this event and five advisement group that won had their Saratoga tudent also were involved with the pring activitie With music playing, and news reporters around on March 21, tudent in both Saratoga and LSW with relative in the war were handed a yellow ribbon to tie to the trees outside of Southwest.

"It's my second time I have seen my dad go to war and it' harder thi time because I know what' going on," sophomore Du tin Feiling said.

Even though the chool year was coming to an end, some thing were ju t getting started. A new club that formed in time for the April 11 Club Day wa Che s Club pon ored by media specialist Melody Kenney.

po ter displayed.

A political event that took place April 1 in the Southwe t Auditorium was a Mayoral Candidate Debate between Coleen Seng and Glenn Friendt. Seniors Caroline Kampfe and Dustin Phillips participated by each asking a que tion in the debate broadcasted live on KLIN 1400 radio.

In order to honor all the spring sports a final pep rally was held April 11.

Finally a Spring Day was scheduled for May 30. This Student Council sponsored event provided a shortened clas day in exchange for outdoor fun and game offered by clubs.

Memories Tree in front of the chool were decorated during the ribbon ceremony to honor relative s in the war with Iraq.

Mayor Debate Senior Caroline Kampfe a k a que lion during the Mayoral Candidate Debate on April I between Coleen Seng and Glenn Friendt.

3.14 Student line up in the hall way for a pecial event, Pi Day, March 14 representing the math symbol Pi These student were toward the end of the ongoing number line.

Final Rally ... Several teachers and 26 Deep members participate in the last pep rally. 26 Deep taught the teachers a routine they performed in the final pep rally Elaine Harri , Tom Ahl chwede, Li a Bales , and helley Shanahan were among tho e who took part.

Happy Easter ... Student enjoy their last pep rally by playing game Student Council wa in charge of this egg activity. Studen ts were tied up and blind folded and had to jump around to to avoid the plastic egg cattered on the floor.

Southwest's Favorite

"My favorite event was soccer because of the coaches and it's my favorite sport. Al o, we have come a long way with being a new chool and all."

Freshman Sydnee Stoots berry

"My favorite pring activity was the final pep rally becau e they're entertaining and the teacher were amuing in the step routine."

Junior

Heather Olmstead

· Flying through the

Two nights filled with fun, singing, laughter, and fashion.

Flight Night, the fir t ever talent show for Southwest debuted April 25th in the auditorium. Tickets were $3 for all ages. This was a fund-raiser for Student Council.

Thirteen act tried out, but only 10 per-

formed. Student Council was the MC group that introduced acts that ranged from vocal and instrumental to step ·and flagline performances.

The MC's had acts like what school would be without Advise-

By Cortne y Neemann

came to watch their former classmates perform.

Another new event was the fashion show, March 19. Sisters Kari and Christine Headley tarted the fashion show because Kari knew that she "would be missing the fashion show at my old

"We put it together at the last minute but it was lots of fun and everyone had

a good time. "

Senior Lisa Lux

school." Many of the students participated in this event. They modeled prom dresses from DEB and other clothes from American Eagle, Vanity and Old

avy. There were also students who modeled Southwest athletic gear. ment and what happened when a student crossed the "locked doors" without his pass and the security guards chased after him

"First rehearsal was really rough, after a few rehearsals it went really well ," senior Danny Sheridan , Student Council president said about how the talent show went.

"We put it together at the last minute but it was lots of fun and everyone had a good time," MC senior Lisa Lux said.

The show was a big hit although it wasn't a packed house. In fact, students from many different schools other than Southwest also

Tickets were $5 for adults , $4 for students and $2 for children. Proceeds from the show went to the TEAMS Educational Center. Students from UNL and UNL's hiphop dance teacher who choreographed the dances were also there.

Models from Southwest included, Kari and Christine Headley, Talaneshia Rush, Jade Ways, Kylie Smith, Dani Lee , Casey Tiedman, Brandi Lewis., Kari Treu, Brianna Williams, Nicki Westover, and Lyndy Hiatt.

These were two nights of the school year filled with fun, singing, laughter, and fashion that many people enjoyed.

Sbh Sophomore Lori Han en perform with her ribbon during dre s rehear al. Along with the ribbon she also did a baton routine. Han sen performed with the Color Guard

He ki ed me Senior Kelli Ch av e s p racticed her act during dre s rehe arsa l for th e Talent Show Chave performed " Dann y Sh e ridan, " an act about how Danny Sheridan ki ssed her.

Yummy Sophomore Kaylin Boosalis recite her san d wich poem at Flight Night. Boosalis was also one of th e MC ' s for the how.

S mil e. Sophomores Casey Tiedeman and Dani Lee mod e l clothes from the Vanity. " I LOVE performing in front o l people and I LOVE shopping , " said Lee

What a shame Sophomore Kaylin Boo ali and seniors Li a Lux and Kelli Chave cry about hearing that advisement might be cut next year. They were part of the MC group for the talent show

Watch me groove Freshmen Nicki We tover model clothe from " The Buckle" at the fashion how ot only did the tudents model , they al o danced and made the fa hion how a lot more intere ting.

Rock on, Man ... The band " Amobea " performs at the end of Flight ight. During the concert many tudent s joined in the " pit" for ome dancing and a more "rock concert like" etting

Talent Show Acts

"Danny Sheridan" - Kelli Chaves "C.S. Themes and Variations"

"What went wrong" -AJ Waldman and CO. 'Folk Tune" - Du tin Phillip LSW Color Guard

'Lola" - Lauren Turner

"Everything I do" - Lyndy Hiatt and Chris Mar h

6Deep

"Love will lead us through" - Emily Ernen "Amobea" - Pat Morrissey, Adam Boomer, Aaron Elliot

everybodYiL

Breakingou~~~rst

musical at Southwest with Footloose.

Southwe t' fi r t musical was 'Footloose." For this production 13 percent of the tudent body participate d in the performance O ver 150 students were involved in the theater program tbi year Rehear als were held six

oose

By Kim Kiefer

wa an hono r to be a part of the first mu ical at So uth we t," said fre hman Grant Ferri "Footloo e" i a clas ic tale of teen rebellion and feature a delig htfu l combination of dance c h oreography and realistic and touching pernight a week and lasted about two and a half

"The show turned out to be

formance. hour.

Many worked behind the scenes on things such a et con-

Character Ren McCormack i a city kid w ho is forced to move to a con ervative midwe tern town, his tastes in rock mu ic and his dance move turn bis high school struction, co tume , make up , lighting, and publicity. Student crews

great and it was an honor to be a part of the the first musical at Southwest."

Freshman Grant Ferris

ran all of the scene change , and sound and lighting equipment. With out their time and dedication behind the cene , "Footloose" would not have been the success that it was.

To promote "Footloose," a billboard was et up at 20th and O street. This was paid for by the drama department. The performance were April 10, 11, 12, and 13th. The 11th and 12th performances were sold out a many people were eager to see the first musical ever performed at Southwest. Tickets were $6 for students and $8 for adults.

"The show turned out to be great and it

up ide down and end the town and its local preacher

into a frenzy.

There were ome questions a to who would play the lead part of Ren McCormack. Director Bob Henrichs added Michael J. Corner, an actor who attends UNL.

"I think he did an excellent job an d Footloose couldn't have been a success without him," said senior and tage manager Ashley Vorhies.

"Footloo e" also featured a live orchestra of 16 members. It was directed by music teachers Lori Falcone and Jim Novak. Working with the actors on their vocals was Vocal Music D irector Matt Hull.

A countr y dan ce hall teenager of the small to\ Bomont, tep outside the ci ty limit for a night of dan c 1 and having fun

Holding o ut for a hero members of the company, Ru , who was played by Jenna Fenis, Urleen, who was pla) by A htyn Hoffman , Wendy Jo, who was played by L a Lux, and Ariel Moore, who wa Kendelle Campbell p fonn during Act 1 cene 6 at the Burger Bia t.

High sch ool gym... NL student Michael J. Comer who played the part of Ren McCormack and Jenna Ferri who played the part of Ru ty perform durin g the fir~t cene in Act I.

I can't stand stilJ... Ariel Moore , played by Kendelle Campbell , fini he up a performance during the Act 2 of the musical.

inging in church Footloo e performer s ing in ch urch in Bom ont during Act I , scene I. A.J Waldman played the part of Rev. Shaw Moore

A night of dancing lrene and Her Country Kicker perform during Act 2, Scene I Lead singer Irene wa played by Alyssa Ramsey and her country kicker were played by Caitlin Mackie , tephanie Tanner, Maggie Wilken , and Meg Kissel.

W arm ing up members of the orchestra warm up and tune their in truments during a dre s-rebear al. There were 16 members in the orchestra that wa headed by music teacher Lori Falcone and Jim ovak. Vocal Music director wa Matt Hull.

Act 1 Footloose Act2

Scene 1: A Teen Dance Club in The City of Chicago

Scene 2: The Church Yard

Scene 3: The Burger Blast

Scene 4: A High School Hallway

Scene 5: The Moore Home

Scene 6: The Burger Blast

Scene 7: The Great Plains of Bomont

Scene 8: The Moore Home

Scene 9: The High School Gym

Scene 1: The Bar-B-Que, a Country Dance Hall , an hour out ide of Bomont

Scene 2: The Moore Home

Scene 3: Behind a Ga Station

Scene 4: Under the Bridge

Scene 5: The Town Hall

Scene 6: The Church

Scene 7: The Gym

Out With th e

Dancing the night away with all the "Lights Out."

Junior-Senior Prom is traditionally one of the biggest events throughout high chool years, and is omething people work on year round to prepare for. Thi year

Student Council

worked hard to make the first prom for Southwe t special.

Prom ticket for the May 3 rd event

old for $20 per person.

The first 175 who purchased their tickets received a free picture

frame.

By Bobbi Alley

by Ali Lakey and Trent B lackwell, Homecoming king and q ueen. P rom King and

"Ifeel like I did before but now I have a wonderful crown and love from my

fellow peers."

Prince Adam Boomer

Prom was held at The Del R ay Ballroom downtown in the Haymarket. According to Student Council president, Danny Sheridan, this location wa special because not many other Lincoln schools could have prom here. The smaller number of people at Southwest allowed a more intimate setting.

Prom's theme, The Dark Ages "Lights O ut," was selected in a vote by the student body. The dance ran from 8 p.m. to midnigh t.

King and Queen were crowned as well as prince and princess. The crowning was done

queen were seniors D anny Sheridan and B obbi Alley. Pri n ce and princess were junior Adam B oomer and Tara Behne.

"I feel like I did before, b ut n ow I have a wonderful crow n and love from my fellow peers," Prince Adam Boomer stated.

After the dance came post prom. A student vote in the middle of the year indicated that students wanted post prom at an offsite location, over L SW or Worlds of Fun. However budget considerations forced post prom to be held at LSW.

Post prom's theme was "A Night of Medieval Merrymaking (S outhwest Style)." Tickets cost $5, for the 12:30 to 5 a.m. event. Activities that took place during post prom were jousting, bungee running, ho r seracing, casino and midway games The pool was open for the night, and students won prizes . P ost prom was sponsored by parents.

Lo ts of Prom Top: Prince Royalty got ready t ,e crowned , Princess Royalty got ready for crowning , d students had to check in before prom. Middle: King Ialty waited to be crowned, Queen Royalty are annou n: i, and Jacob Prochnow and Becca Christopher got the ir 1 ture taken Bottom: Trent Blackwell and Ali Lakey, H coming king and queen, get ready to crown, Colette B tz and ber date took a break during prom for refreshem c s, and students enjoyed their time dancing during prom Pr i nce and Princ ess ... Juniors Tara B ehne and A m Boomer were crowned the first ever prince and princ e at Southwest. They were chosen by the juniors.

Pl aying Juniors Ryan Ehly and Marci Douglas enjoyed playing a game of card during po t prom There were many different kind of card games played during post prom

Singing Away. eniors Pam Vaughn and Rachel Braun roth ing karaoke during po t prom Karaoke wa in the Black Box theater during post prom ,

Card

Dancing the night away .. . Student s Emily Dike, Renee Trevizo, Jenna Ferris, and A hley Houser enjoyed their time dancing during prom.

King and Queen . . . Senior Danny Sheridan and Bobbi Alley were crowned for the first ever prom king and queen. They were cho en by the enior "It' a honor knowing that we were cho en by our cla mate ," Alley aid

Refreshing Student s take a break during prom to get a drink or a little nack. Student Council provided the s tudent with refreshment s that were served all during

The Dark Ages, "Lights Out," Royalty

King: Senior Danny Sheridan

Queen: Senior Bobbi Alley

Prince: Junior Adam Boomer

Princess: Junior Tara Behne

Royalty : Royalty: Reno Bamford-Kelli Chave

Sam David-Lindy Ander on Sherman Card-Kri ty Duba

Jo h Cotton-Kri ten Kearn

Ty on Cro by-Cortney eemann

Matt Dunlap-Danielle Ramirez

Ju tin Jame -Ashley Vorhies

Sheldon Crow-Marci Dougla

Jordan Greene-Ondrea Goranson

Josh ix-Julie Haith

Joel Vlasnik-Samantha Henne sy

Grant Young-Anna Raines Jacob Prochnow Prom 2003

Boys Troc.K ond Field

T rack takes o ff

Boys track -eason may be cheduled for the pring but the eason nev r tml T nds. thl te d dicated t th port of track c ndition with th ir teammates all -ear round. Track was one of th f w port where tude nt did not have to try out to be ome a part of th tean.1. One of crreat thing - about th port wa that it was not ju t a t am port ; it is also an individual port.

"'-1 really lik e it when I beat my own personal r cord becau e even if Tou com in last you -till beat om body , ev n if it is y ur lf: ' aid fr hman Ryan Pavlish.

The eason was not just based around winning e ery m et to prove who s the be t, but it was more about improving your elf as an athlete and th coach would agr e. Tot only w r the tra k team member - 1 king forward to their meet , though. Th Twer also looking forward to er ating n ew traditions and s tting t am goals.

nior Dustin Phillip - aid "The fact that w ' r the fir t , track t e am is great. I like how we ar e th e on - that are c reating th new goals and traditions.·,

T ra k was also about being able to meet n 'W peopl and new fri e nds. 1th ugh mot t eammat e e parat e d into differ e nt event they all cam tog eth r as a whole during their m eet .

Fr e- hman Cas y aechter tat ed, ' "I think it ' s nic e wh n we practice individuall becaus e it give- u s tim tor ally focus on our eve nt But wh n we com tog ether durinoour m e t s, it make it a whol lot mor fun. ;

Going for the gold Junior Matt Hoyt nms th e last le g of the 3'200 meter relay Hoyt helped his team place third in the LPS N invite

Practice makes perfect Boys track team members warm-up for practice

The team did two warm up laps for practice and for meets and usually ran together as a whole

Varsity

Track Opponent Score

Burke Relays xx-xx

Grand Island Relay xx-xx

LPS Cla sic xx-xx

Kearney Invite xx-xx

Big Red Invite xx-xx

orfolk Invite xx-xx

Star City Invite xx-xx

LPS Champion hip HAC Championships

Di trict Track State Meet x - xx

Let' go, keep it up Junior Matt alkenhorst runs the econd leg of the 3200 meter relay. alkenhorst kept the team comfortably in their positition.

Boys Track. Front Row: ate Sack, Anthony Skinner, Phil Handke, Zach Bryant, Josh ix Craig Cope , Chris Hallauer, hane tanard Second Row: Dustin Phillips , Drew Sasek, Mil el &au, Ryan Pavlish, Rian uiter, Stuart Thornton, Josh Salter, Matt Hoyt, Risk asielewski. Third Row: Paul uelter, Tom oodward, Reuben Schaepe, Jeff Myers, Mujahid Kuwa, yle mith, Tyler Koch, Matt Hubbell, eston Gaines Fourth Row: Brandon Fritz, Jeremy Hermann, Josh ooge, Chris Anderson, Ryan Anderson, Donny Rangel, Jared 1elsen, ate P t- rs , Dillon mall. Fifth Row: Andrew Kletchka, Luke Tyburski, Casey aechter, ate Pattee, Quinn mall, Ben artin, Kyle Sherwood, Kyle elson, ck May ixth Row: tephen Ha- ler , Jason Peters, Ty teinkuhl r , Chris henk, Cody Fish r, Lucas Maier, Brian Voges , John Dinneen, Matt alkenhorst. Back Row: st Coach Rick Boyl , Asst Coach R an Salem, Coach teve Harder, Asst Coach L.ike Mahoney , Asst Goa h Brian andzilak, sst. Coach Terry Schmutte, Head Coach Ryan Mahoney , Asst. Coach Mark aller, Asst. Coach ·ott ampola

ay to go... istant Coach Brian andzilak and junior Matt Hoyt discuss how he did after the 3'200 meter relay. Hoyt was the anchor nmner in the relay and helped the team place third

They

now... • warm

e're almost ther Freshman Paul Suelter, senior Dustin Phillips, and sophomore ate Patee finish up their two-lap warm-up. Afterwards they finished their warm-ups with stretching and warm up activities

Good fonn Donny Rangel thro his second throw during the LPS N Invite at East High School Rangel was one of two boy track and fi ld athletes throwing the hotput during that meet.

gether

ups.

always started practice with a two-lap jog around the track.

Girls Tr ac.k and field

Crossing the finish line

E it ment filled track durino- pra tice and m et . For the fir t y ar of track and field at uthwe t, athlete looked fmward to s tting traditions for future athlete in track.

Tm glad that I o-ot to be a part of the first tra k program., and I had a lot of fun goinoto meet and gettino- t me t new people,., enior Dayna W a hster aid.

hot putter and discus thrower worked on their fom1 in the fi ld jumper did runthroughs, hurdler l aped ov r barrier in their path, print r went through sprint me- fli__:,~~~;5 chanic , nd coa he ~ tood in the fi ld with their top watch r ading off plits as mnn r • cam around th curve. For pole vaulter, practi e ~ w re held at Lincoln High v ryday with all of the LP pol vault rs. inc ach pole vaulter as trying to beat th ir own per onal aoal, all ·chools support d ach other.

"·It was a 0 ood feeling to kno that we could all cheer each other on regardl what chool w w re from:' aid pole aulter R n Tr viso.

B ~ide 0 etting th athl t into hape , track provid d a fun ocial enviromnent, wh rem rnber w re able to to meet a lot of n people. Prior to their meets the team gathered at get-togeth r to go ov r team goals. nally bef re meet thrower would wann up with people who th y wer ompeting with. E en thouo-h track , o rall, might be an individual sport, th y still heer d ach other on as a team.

·M T favorite thing about track is being able to compete for my · lf and for my team,· said senior shley Tyree , who competed in the hot put.

When th girls were not competinu the T gathered around their c mpeting teammate and heer d them to victory.

By Kim Kiefer

Racing to the finish line Marci Focht gets a good start as she races to get ahead of the other sprinters. This meet was at the East track for the JPS N Invite.

Jumping bigh Rachel Garrett jumps over a hurdle and works hard to get a good time for Southwest. Hurdlers spent long practices perfecting their jump.

Varsity Track Opponent Score

Burke Relay

Grand Island Relays

LP Clas i (L W)

Kearnev I nYite

Big Red Invit e (Elkhorn )

orfolk Invite

tar City I nYit e

LP Ch~mpionships

H C Champion hi-p, Di.strict Tra k

• tat

taying on top Jenni£er Fritz warms up before a meet. Fritz placed 9th in the 800 and 8th in th 1600 this year at the Kansas relays.

Girls ' Track Fr t R Lindsay att, Rahel Christy, Al Ricaurte, Chaeli Dougherty, i hell McCarthy, Jade ay, Ren Treviso, Kim Phan n Row: Branch Burkett, Tamara Hefley, Rachel Garr tt, Jolyn Anderson, Laura Uhrmach r , Kim Pozehl, Ali Lakey , Kym icks, Meaan Cooper Third R ow: Dani DeGarmo Talaneshia Rush. Sabrina Rucker, Caitlin Luke, Heather Schuster, Mary Davidson, Traci hlichting, Ashley Houser, Allyson Bell, Erica Grav Fourth Row: 1 le Pedersen, O~drea Goranson. Kylie Lewallen, hley Tyree, Whitney Buchmann, Amelia Myers , Dayna aechter, Jessica mith, Becky Henderson, Christina Cammack. Fifth Row: Erica Mann, Brittany Fehon, Kaylea Horn, Kara Tofte, bley ergin, Jenna iggins, Marci Focht, Whimey Exstrom, Jenna Heimann, Sirth Row: Kari Langemach, Samantha Schmeeckl Amanda Church, Sarah Reddy , Jennifer Fritz, Brittany Lofgreen, Randi Shook, Charity Hamm, Porsha Holmes, Melissa Baker Back Row: Asst Coach Rick Boyle, Asst Coach Ryan Salem, Head Coach teve Harder, and assistant coach Luke Mahoney, Brian andzilak:, Terry Schmutte, Ryan Mahoney, Mark Waller, Scott Vampola.

Getting a good time Jolyn Anderson rac to th finish line during one of the many practices throughout the season. printers worked hard to beat their time and reach their goals

Keeping focus Southwest N hurdlers wait for their event to start at the East invitational track meet Other teams included averly , Grand Island, and Pius

M~ ~ends Junio1:3 Whitney Exstrom and Jenna Wiggins and semor Ali Lakey take tnne out of their practice to pose for a picture

ouser e c es ore a pr practices was key and helped to prevent injuries on the track field

Varsity Bose6oLL Teamwork pays off

-o one told the fir t var ity baseball t am member th • wer n 't expected to do w ll. But that was " 'hat th baseball team did.

·Making sur the team tay up and play r don't get down no matter what;' nior Ty on Cro by aid was what he did to k p the team fo us d.

Keeping the t am up and not I tting them get down may have been key to th team on their fir twin aaainst Lincoh1 East 6 - - They ' tayed fo us d on performing w 11.

For junior captain i k Cammack the feeling that the team will tand out on ·our • nse of humor. \V may not win Yer • many games but we 're aoina to have a lot of fun whil we are playino- the aame ,; was anoth r wa. • th team d n t let each oth r g t down.

The oppo ' ing teanu · 1... uthwest had to play w r n·t , pe ·tina t play a team that could do well with havino- a youno- team. Thouo-h the t am was oung the team wa abl to beat Ea t and T 3 (ranked at the tim ) Papillion/La ista in the beginning of the s ason.

"·\ ' e have be n ' teadily in1proving. That with our oppon nt underestimating our abiliti s, we will be ucce ful. \ hen other teams ee that we ometimes start four freshman , they don t take us as riously th y should. W 'r quickly becoming a ood team.· Coach Dou a Kaltenberg r aid about the eason.

Spread by Cortney eemann

AFE!..Jwrior Jordan Haas steals second base in the game against ortheast Haas was also the starting pitcher this game.

The view from the dugout The varsity team sits in the dugout and cheers on the team while they are up to bat. Cheering the team on got each player pumped up. """•~

Here's the plan. Fr hmen Ian Dike gets advice from Coach Kahenberger during the meeting at the mound That day Southwest played ortheast and split the double header with them.

arsity Baseball Front Row: Ben tedronsky, Brandon Johnson, Andy Cotton, Cory Hilgenk.amp, Davit Rmgh, Sam David Second Row: Assistant Coach Kevin French, Derrick Hensei Jordan Haas, Tin Harvey, Ian Dike, 1ck Cammack, istant Coach Justin Hertzel. Back Row: istant Coach Brim Albrecht, Head Coach Doug Kaltenberger, Blak e Boll , Tyson Crosby, Blaz Johnson, ssistant Coach Todd Sandberg, A istant Coach Mark att .

Going going gon Junior ck Cammack gw his all during his at bat. Good form and timing is key to get a good hit .

Put m e in coach Coach Doug Kaltenherger works on the line up for the next game Kaltenberger coached orth ast varsity ba.seball before coming to uthwest

trike three Junior Blaze Johnson catch the ball after a strike out. The team work from the pitcher and catcher are key in the gam of baseball

ith our powers combined we become one .. Juni rs ick Cammack and Blaze Johnson, senior David Ruigh, and juniors Brandon Johnson and Jordan Haas put their bats together . Combining powers was mething each member did to win games.

JV. RESERVE. fRESHtriAn AA1A BASEB ALL

'Take me out to the ball game'

Junior var ity , re erve and freshmen / baseball f used on improving throughout they ar, but they didn t 1 t the hard work get in the way of hmmg a good time. Tryout w re tough, but that didn't top th ' e bas ball players from trying their harde t.

Junior varity coach Todd andberg cam to outhwe t '·to help Coach Kaltenbera r tart a brand ne program. Our ream goals ar toirnprovethrouahout the year and during that time try to build a respect~ consistent, and . . . Wlnmng prograrn.

'·Our team aoal is to win at least of our game , _ \1y indiYidual goal is to bat at lea ' t ·, ~aid fr hman Jer m Johnson.

me rituals that o urr d before each came in lud d nmning and ' tr tching , playina catch taking infi ld and outfield, getting a pep talk , and then yelling ""Hawk •.• to get th team ready and pumped up to play ball.

Junior Var ' ity Captain Dustin Huber tried out for bas ball ''for fun. I had confid n to rnake a team.· Huber also played Baseball at Lin oln outheast and L gion ball with Exhaust Pro phomore Brandon Mumgaard aid one of the team goals for the reserve tearn this ::;eason was to win a game, which they did against Tortheast. -o matter how they ar ended, freshman Ryan Tewell aid h will be happy. He was a key pla ·er on the Junior ar ity team and felt lik he really improved as th year w nt on. -ot only that h e had the fir thorn run in South et history.

Spread by Kaylin Brabec afe!. Freshman A player olan Hanson helps coach first base The first time the Freshman A baseball team played East, they lost 7-12

Ready for the pitch JV Freshman player Brock Dittmann catches against Pius Dittmann not only caught, but played outfield for the ilver Hawks SCOREBO.\RD

Concentrating hard.Junior Casey Dahlke waits for his turn to bat at the Junior arsity game versus Pius . Dahlke was one of the team's captains.

Boy Jum r arsity Baseball Front Matt Pfeiffer, Bobby Last, Casey Dahlke Dustin Huber ndrew McGowan, Daniel guyen. Second Row: Josh O' an, Orris Last, Ross Byers , James nook, Brock Dittmann. Back Row: istant Coach Justin Herzel, Ryan ewell, Brian terns , Riley Moi:t;on, Coach Todd Sandberg.

Freshmen AA/A Baseball. Front Row: Drew Miles, Derek Buttke, Jereme Johnson, Kyle Marquis, Ben ikoff, Mike Goettle, Karl Hammond, Michael trasil, Dustin Beckenhauer, Steven Lewis. Second Row: Scott Robertson, Micah ash, Zach Stepanek, Tom Schmidt, olan Hanson, Adam Bindel, Preston Kaufman, Zach Schultz, ate Coleman. Back Row: Coach Mark King, Chris Mahlman, Ben Ekhmd, Cole Couillard, Scott ood, Corey Cook, Coach Mark Watt

ice hit AA freshman player Ben Wikoff heads to first after hitting the ball against East. ikoff played infield and pitched for the Silver Hawks.

Let's go guys The reserve baseball team hudclles up for a talk in between innings. The boys lost to utheast that night 7-17.

Boys Reserve Baseball. Front Row: Lucas Albrecht, Duston tanczyk, Ryan Krieger, dam Cownie, Tim men, Casey Knoell. Second Row: ·ck Jarecke, Reed Knoll, Andrew Thiero1f, Brandon Mumgaard, ate Jarecke. Back Row: G:>ach Brian Albrecht, Tanner Fink.house, Matt an Hoosen, Brandon Cabeen.

Girls Var sit,Y Soc.c.er Soccer kicks at Southwest

ar ity girls soccer had a great season and although there were no wins early in th season th girls ga e their all. It eventuall T led to their first win. The team was led b TCoach Chris McMasters and had three captains Marci Douglas, Gena Romano , and Emily Wisch. •

Their fir t goal was cored by isch at the 1 Torfolk Tournan1ent and it really helped the girls -how th y had what it takes to have a ucce sful , ason, win or lo . ome of isch s goals for their first eason and next year were 'to win ome games and score ' Om goals and give my be t ffort during every game.·, The girls had fun on and off th field and had many good memories.

" favorite memory of this season was when the two other captains and I pla_ Te d an awesome pril Fool's prank on the team. e even got the coache in on it. Mc Master told the girls he didn ' t ha e his coa hing license, and that the gu Ts varsity coach, Carpenter, would have to be our coach. Then Carpenter even began to run our practic The girls freaked out and we even got it on tape,·' -aid jlmior Marci Dougla The girls had their fir t win in the season over York. The one and only goal at that game was scored by freshman Emma Kucera.

The girls have a lot to look forward to next year and with no senior on their team to graduate they can look forward to a season ·with a more experienced and closer tean1.

Spread by Kenny Zeiger

Throwing it in. Number 12 Lindsey Zilly throws the ball to an open teammate during the Ralston game.

Stealing it away... Shelley Hermann, number 19, steals the ball from a Southeast player in hopes of another su.cessful game. Unfortunately the girls lost to Southeast 0-3.

truttin. Captain Emily Wisch wa1ks down the field during the Southeast game. This was one of the games the team was really looking forward to during their first season.

Varsity Girls Soccer: Front Row: Sarah Degner, Emma Kucera, Julie Hetcko, Bailey Perry , Emily Wisch, Mandi Martin, Gena Romano, Student Manager Jilian Meyer. Second Row: Assistant Coach Aaron mith, Sydney Stootsberry, Amy Decker, Llndsey Swanson, Lindsey Zilly, Anna Hill, Kylie Peterson, Assistant Coach Dan Tharp. Back Row: Head Coach Chris McMasters, Shelley Hermann, Alicia Exstrom, Megan Mueller, Marci Douglas , Practicum Coach Alisha Borchers.

Making a pass Kylie Peterson passes the ball to Emma Kucera at the Ralston game. Their practice paid off and the girls came together as a team during their first season

Talcing charge Captain Gena Romano took the ball down th field in hopes of getting another point for Southwest. It was on of the many games the girls played at Abbott Sports Complex.

Recovering Megan Mueller number 21 and Anna Hill number 15 walk off Seacrest Field after another game. The team rep sented Southwest just by playing their best.

Rain or shine The girls stretched inbetween their two games during the Knight Invite. Though rain fell, the games were still played.

JV! Reserve Bois & Girls Soc.c.er

TealllS have great first season

ft r long hours of practic ooth the girls and ooys junior mrsity and re ~ rve ~oc r teams had great ~easons.

•• t the 'tart of th y ar it w , hard to come torreth r as a team inc it was the firt .T ar." aid M:~rran But her who is on junior var ity.

··w played our best when the wind wa on our id , ·, said orey Day who plays on th re , erv and junior var ity team.

Ther wer 1-J: player on the o-irls r erve occ r team and 16 on ooy • re rve team. The juni r varsity girls ccer team had 13 play "rs, whil ooys junior var ~ity t am had 19 players.

veral of th ooy occer players played on ooth the J\' and the resen"e t ams including Connor kultety, fatt andahl, tephen Daube1t Ben Lueder,, ic foore. {ik P terson, and Cor y Day. T.J. Mills who ,vas on the reserve team played the right wing midfi Ider. Mills ' aid the~ have thr 111.ain k y play ~rs. They were Tyl r Szudlo, Conn r kult ty. and John Finn 11.

It w· not hard to play this first year Mills :3aid ··becaw; people who play on the re erve team this y ar, it is either their fir , t or se ond year playing high chool socc r. owe aren't too far behind.•, Mills advi ed athlete, trying out to work hard, condition and lift eight , and rno ~ t important try your hardest.··

JV Girls Soccer Coach Dan Tha

pread b_r Ashley Leibel

Fancy foot movement Junior Varsity player Katie McGreer tries hard to get around the Ralston player. The soccer game against Ralston High and ended in a tie S.S.

Ready Junior Varsity player Brendan Bonner throws the ball to Justin Evasco. They played against Lincoln East and Southwest lost 0-7.

Conference time Reserve Girls Coach aron mith talks to player Chelsea Paul and oth~rs about what strategy they should use in the game.

Junior Varsity Girls Soccer. Front Ro Kristen Bornhoft, Kelsey Tharp, fill Deschaine, Kelsey Christiansen, Katie McGreer, Kylee pellmeyer. Second Row:Molly Hock, Chelsea alter, Raessa ingh, Jordan Lovell, Megan Butcher. Back Row: A istant Coach Aaron Smith, Charlotte Quirin, Alicia Rea, Coach Dan Tharp.

Reserve Boys Soccer. Front Row: Brian tauffer, c Moore, Ben Lueders, tephen Daubert, Matt Sandahl, Connor Skultety. Second Row: Ian Duncan, Tyler Szucllo, Mike Petersen, Justin Evasco, Joe Koziol Back Row: Coach J h Severin, Corey Day, T.J. Mills, Aaron Young. ot Pictured: Matt Jones, Aaron Hanns.

Reserve Girls Soccer. Front Row: Kylie mith, Alyssa Carlen, Sophie ornan, Molly Tobin, Claire Mcgowan, Lauren Walton. Second Row: Jeanie Poldberg, Joslyn Behne, Amy Burow, Sarah Roberts, Felicia Sayers. Back Row: Coach Aaron mith, Allison Loper, Jenny Ette , Chelsea Paul

Junior arsity Boy cer. root Row: Matt Sandahl, i M re , Brandon Horn, Ben Lueders, John Finnell, ... teph n Daubert, Conn r 81.....tltety. Sec nd Row: Jacob ode.son, Mike Petersen, Drew Town, Corey Day, Paul Boye, J Kozi Justin Evasco Back Row: Derek Hutchins , Brett Barnell, Matt Conway , Andrew Moellering Josh Thompson.

Varsity Boys Soc.c.er Go for the Goal

\X ' hen it was kick off time the varsity oo_ Ts' occer team was ready to go.

Th team had ·everal aoals. Of Olm, the: wanted t haY fun but building a team tructure, winning 50% or n.1.ore of th ir aames finishina 2-3 in th district. earning+:- ' hut out · cl f nsivel T corina at lea t one goal per gam . and allowing no mor than 1- goals in th season were the t am aoals. Tot only w r th r team goals but indiY-idual goals also.

,..~1y aoals ar to scor ome goals and w rk hard., junior John Holt said. me player:::; were mor precise. Sophomor Joel -iemann want cl to • or at least one goal a gan1e.

~Io ·t of the pla_ Ter , tried out for th obvious reason. They liked to play occ r. lot of th m had pr vious experience. wh th r it wru:, on chool t mns or for a club t am.

c..I played for lub teams here in Lin oln, and a lot of out of state tournament in Oklahoma, Arkansru:,, and Colorado,· fr ·hman \.1att Conway aid.

Coach Dan ,arpenter had his own reas ns for being inYolY cl \\'Ith th soccer team at uthwest. ••. uthwe ~ t High hool is going to build a tradition rich in cholastic ' and athletics· aptitude. I want to be a part of a school that builds a rich tradition in a winning succes:::; I want to help build tudents ' uccess in athletic • and academics. ince soccer is one of my great passions in life. why not help build a rich athletic tradition in what I love doing.·· Carpenter said.

Spread by Jessica Amen

ice control..Freshman Josh Thompson gains control of the ball to pass to a teammate. "Josh Thompson is a great young attacker that leads in terms of his work ethic and vocal leadership, " Carpenter said

Senior moment...Senior Sherman Card pre- , --· pares to kick the ball up field during the game against Southeast. Card is the only senior on the varsity soccer team.

What kill.Junior Daniel Skultety juggl the ball before practice. Slruhety was one of the team captains and de.scribed by Coach Carpenter as a "very good young soccer player" and a good student that leads by example in the classroom and in the community.

Boy 'Varsity Soccer. Front Row: Brandon Horn, Jacob Anderson, J h Thompson, herman Card, ll Borecky, Brian Bartels, John Finnell. Second Row: Drew Town, John Hoh, Brett Barnell, Dustin Virts, Joel 1eniann, Derek Hutchins. Back Row: Coach Andrew Sherman, Matt Conway, Greg Hammond, Jacob Prochnow, Daniel Slruhety, Head Coach Dan Carpenter.

It's raining soccer balls Junior Paul Boye waits to head the ball while freshman tephen Daubert blocks a Southeast player. Boye swung up from J.V. to play in the varsity game against Southeast.

Ready to pass Junior Dustin irts keeps the ball under control as he passes to a teammate up field "Dustin irts is a great young defender and really helps anchor our defense," Carpenter said

Foot fight. ..Freshman Matt Conway tri to dribble past a Lincoln ortheast player. Conway competed with John Hoh for the remaining spots on the starting field of play

Get pru,t 'em..Junior Daniel Skultety attempts to dribble past ortheast. H had a little help from freshman Drew Town who blocked the nearest ortheast player .

Boys Golf -- Yarsit; & JV

Golfers tee off with experience

s te tim roll d around the boy • crolf team had to conform to many n w change ~ of trans{ rring to a brand new school. Thus. the id a of a new coach and all n w play r • did not affect the ability of th team. It only mad it more exciting.

•• I belieYe w hav the nu l u , for err at thing . Th , I 1i nc s and opportunitie • haY be n ab ·olutel. • fantastic. I r ally have enjoyed the journ y. a new chool th re are many unknmvns e must fa , but having th opportunities to start a n T tradition is pric less.· said Coa h Jim Danson. prior to th s a on to start. ordincr to th team, early on th two most challengincr me t • were Beat1i.c and Grand I land but as always, th re were many more to ome:

--Th mo t hall nging meet ' for varsity were Conferen e. -orfolk. Columbu ·, the Fremont lnvit apitol City. and .. tat ., said sophomor Dr w Ballard

\1any of the me t , were chall ngincr due to unpr di tabl l • braska weath r. Early weather was e tr mely cold and windy which mad it mor difficult to play. But that did not g t in the wa T of th t am\, ucce s. Th uthw ' t golf team won the Kearney Invit by hooting 300.

·The kids ha worked reall_ T hard dedicating themselv • to the eason. Th ir d ir to improve ach and every w ek has been very evid nt, , aid Coach Jim Danson. With uch great talent , the t am hoped to do well in conf r nee , districts , and tat

pread by Atieh Jannati

T earn Leadership... Junior Josiah Frobrish checks out the Southwest bulletin for the next golf event. Fobrish is one of the top players of the varsity golf team. He is known for his leadership and great skills.

Team Unity ... porting their Southwest golf bags are sophomore Mike Beetzke and junior Clay Peterson wallcing towards the club house in Pioneers Park before their practice.

Opponent

Focusing hard Junior ott Brunk en takes a practice putt before his round at Pioneers Park on pril 22. This game was against Lincoln High

Boys Golf. Front Row: Coach fun Danson, Clay Peterson, Mike Beetzke, Lance ovotny, Bronson Booslalis, Josiah Fobrish. Back Row: Drew Ballard, Aaron Christopher,Scott Brunken, Winston Ostergard, Jason Emmons, Mike Spoerl

Junior Varsity Golf - Coach Jim Danson

Future tars n/s n/s

Taking a Breather Freshman Aaron Christopher is taking a break while hiding behind the Southwest golf bags at Pioneers Park.

Swing!... Freshman Winston Ostergard drives the ball off the tee at Pioneers Park during the invite against Lincoln High.

Concentrating Freshman Aaron Christopher putts for the life of his team at Pioneers Golf Course against Lincoln High.

Girls Termis -- Yorsity, JV & Reserve

Successful on the court

Southwest tudents ha e a lot to be proud of about the inaugural year of their sc hool. One of the greatest moments of pride was when the girls varsity tennis team placed a surprising second in their first ever tournament appearance.

It was not surprising that the team was good but rather that they came together so quickly and smoothly considering very few of the players had played together on the same team previous to the 2003 season .

hat was the secret to their success? Perhaps it was Coach D e nnis H ershberg e r with his 12 years of coaching experience or maybe it was the strong d esire by the players to succeed no matter the circumstances Perhaps the excellent new practice facilities gave the team that extra edge . Then again, team ch emistry and cooperation could have set this team apart from others.

In the end it was most likely a combinat ion of all the factors involved that led to the successful on-court and off-court experiences that the players had.

D espite the team 's early success, the road to that point was not as smooth as one might think as revealed b reserve team player Jenna Lamb's little known secret of the team. " we would argue a lot amongst ourselves , but we always came together on the court with one goal in mind, to win."

Winning wasn t th e only positive experience that the players had, however.

As JV player Becca Edwards said, "The best part of the season has been the friendships that I have made through the team, not only with our players but with some of the girls from other sc ho ols as well that we have played against.

To compete successfully and to create friendships on the court with teammates and opponents was a difficult task, but in the end the girls tennis teams found success.

Spread by Juli Whitenack

Serving it up Kelsey Haas makes her first serve of the game. Haas is one of six freshmen on the varsity team.

Varsity Tennis

Hitting it back V arsity player Marissa Cassman goes to hit the ball after a Lincoln High player serves it up. The varsity team had a successful first season.

Retrieving the ball Reserve player Samantha Moline goes to get the ball while playing tennis at Northeast High School The Reserve team has defeated ortheast twice this season.

Girls' Varsity Tennis Front Row: Lauren Gardner, Alyssa Martin, Marissa Cassman, Madison Garrett. Back Row: Coach Dennis Hershberger, Cortney eclly, Erin Martin, Colette Beetz, Kelsey Haas

Practice

r N Tennis - Coach Nancy Brockely

Lincoln High

Papillion

Lincoln rortheast

Lincoln Pius

Lincoln North east Lincoln East \V

Lincoln Southeast

Fren1ont

Junior Varsity Tennis. Front R ow: Leena Padhye, Becca Edwards, Hannah Greene, Christine O sborn, Elizabeth Belson. Back Row: Coach Nancy Brockley , Katya Tsymbal, Kara Fosler, Shea Samani.

Double trouble .Becca Edwards gets ready to hit it back to an East player She is playing doubles with one of her friends Hannah Greene.

player Elizabeth Belson sen,es it up to a WilberClatonia tennis player like ,;he had practiced all season.

Reserve Tennis Front Row: Francie Boon, Jenna Lamb, Kristin Olson, Erin Lamb, Kelley Hottovy Back Row: Coach ancy Brockley, Samantha Moline, Meghan Ryan, Clare Cm-lo. ot pictured: Coach 1cole Kubik

feeling the

Get ready for your cap and gown & take one last walk down memory lane.

The day seemed years away for many Southwest seniors. Graduation day that is. For some seniors it had been a long 12 years of school, with much more schooling to come.

"CoJlege is definitely going to be a challenge and a lot more of a commitment, but I think I'm

By Kylee Wagner

coup le last chances to hang o u t as a group. The B arbeque , on May 30, was headed by Southwest ad ministration. There, seniors could hang out with friends , sign yearbooks and eat great food

At Senior Awards Night, the seniors got a chance to be recognized ready for it. Then again, I wish all of my schooling was just done with!" said senior Deanna Andrews.

This year was hectic for many twelfth graders, especia11y towards the end of the year. Even if senioritis hadn't already set in, parents ' planni ng

[Graduation] is gonna be short, sweet and simple. I am definitely happy about

that!"

~Ashely Vorhie s

and worries for the future surely did.

But this was just the beginning.

Measuring caps and gowns, ordering or making graduation announcements, finishing up C.I. volunteer hours , taking senior pictures and choosing the p e rfect one to hand out to friends, talcing the ACTs or SATs, and applying for colleges and scholarships were all on the minds of LSW seniors.

The senior class had many special events planned just for t hem to help ease the stress from everything going on. The Senior Barbeque, Junior-Senior Prom, Post-Prom and Senior Awards Night were all produced for the seniors to get a

for their academic and community achievements throughout their high school careers Students were given awards by the Southwest administration and were also recognized for awards received through colleges and

communities.

The class of 2003, the very first class to graduate from Southwest, wiU definitely be remembered. The small group of around 140 will no doubt grow much more over the years to come.

" I'm glad I get to be part of the first graduating class from LSW. It's gonna be short, sweet and simple," said senior Ashley Vorhies.

Whether or not the high school years really were the best time of their lives, they won't yet know One thing they do know is that the experiences and knowledge they took with them wiU continue to shape their lives in ways they never could have imagined.

A

C la ss of '03 Prid e Many seniors displayed their school colors and pride by hanging their souvenier tassels from the rear-view mirror of their cars.

representative

the head of senior Brian Voges for grad u ation cap sizing.

Ge t ti ng re ad y Senior Casey O'Hara picks up i1 and order forms for graduation announcements a gowns. The Balfour company could be seen at during lunch throughout the chool year.

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