Lincoln Southwest High School 2016 Yearbook

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s in your stomach knowing st first day of high school.

you failed a test after hours of late night studying

you sat in the third rnw of the student section during the first football game of the season

you focused on not tripping as you walked down the field for Homecoming court

you walked into a class and were instantly happy because you saw your friend across the room

you saw your name next to the lead on the casting list for the winter play

you walked across the stage with your hands shaking as you reached the microphone to perform for the first time at Flight Night.

you stayed hours after your practice was over even though you were sore and tired trying to perfect that one thing you ' ve been struggling with

you walked up to the podium with clammy palms as you were about to give a speech in front of your class

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SOARING INTO JUDGING.

Southwest Publ ications sent last year 's Talon , along w ith all four i ssues of the Hawk Talk to the NHSPA (Nebraska High School Press Association) for judging The Talon recieved a Superior Award The Hawk Talk recieved an Award of Distinction Yearbooks and Newspape rs were sent to judges in the Midwest to be critiqued

SUMMER, SUNSHINE AND SOFTBALL.

Softball held their first summer clinic for grades 6-9. Coaches and players ran drills and taught proper batting and catching form. " It was so fun to work with the girls who are the future of LSW softball ," said sen ior Hailey Bartz " I think it ' s important to show them early what it takes and means to be a Southwest softball player ."

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Girls basketball held a camp for members and incoming freshmen They worked on basic fundamentals , competitive drills , met the coaches and scrimmaged against each other

THE GRAND ENTRANCE.

Construction of the front doors began with the removal of the second set of doors The second set of doors were moved back to align with the brick pillar. After that wa s completed , tile was placed in the ground . " I didn ' t notice it until it was almost done ," said sophomore M o rgan F inl e y The new addition makes the front entrance more spacious and doesn ' t get crowded as much ."

WE GOT SWAG.

Southwest Athletic Girls (SWAG) held their first day of workouts for any female athletes attending Southwest. Lifting was 8 :00 a.m until 9 :00 a.m followed by an hour of conditioning. "This program helped me be a better teammate by encouraging others when it was hard ," said sophomore No elle Vampola " My favorite part was at the end of the workouts because I felt like I had accomplished something ."

HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS HONOR GARDEN.

A group of NHS members gathered during the summer to put new soil and flowers in the garden by the front of the school. The memorial garden was created to help remember Southwest students who have lost their lives NHS had a special board that focused on the care and beauty of the memorial garden

YOU LOOK RADISHING.

Charlie Bittle 's Differentiated Biology class spent days in the summer taking care of the garden located by the FACS room. "The garden was started years ago and put together by students ," said Bittle Students had the choice to grow items such as tomatoes cucumbers and peppers Once they were able to be picked , FACS used them for their cooking during term one.

THESE TWO AT U2.

Principal Mike Gillotti and his wife attended a U2 concert in Chicago. This was one of U2's stops during their United States tour This was the second U2 concert Gillotti had attended "The band performed a set from inside the jumbotron above the arena ," said Gillotti " It was incredible ."

COUNSELORS GET COUNSELING.

The Southwest counselors attended a training session over the topic of Synergy This was the first time the counselors got an in depth view of the new program. Synergy was the program used throughout LPS to monitor student grades and information

HOME SWEDE HOME.

Sophomore Vilma Berglund took a trip back to her home town in Sweden Berglund was born in Pitea , Norrland and moved to Lincoln during her eighth grade year. " It was really fun seeing

my friends again ," said Berglund . "We ran to each other and hugged for a long time ."

THESPIANS GO INTERNATIONAL.

For the second time since 2007, Southwest was selected to perform their Christmas musical "White Christmas " at the International Thespian Festival. Five schools were chosen to perform. Southwest was the only Lincoln school selected and the only Nebraska school since 1990. The festival was held at Kimball Recital Hall at University

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WOMEN'S WORLD CUP.

Toni Dutton stands with her daughter , Taylor, while outside the gates of the Investors Field for a USA game At the game Dutton and her daughter made a sign that said " FIFA--Kiss my Astroturf ' in response to making the women play on astroturf , instead of on the grass in which the men played FIFA faced objections from the Women ' s teams USA ALL THE WAY.

Brand i Benson takes a picture with her two sisters Angie and Mary while at the USA v. China game. Benson went to a total of seven games while in Winnepeg, Canada. "What makes the Women's World Cup so amazing is not just the teams who play but the fans ," said Benson "The fans take so much pride in where they come from ."

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.

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Winnepeg Canada . "We got to go to the Women s World Cup because my parents surprised me with tickets for my birthday ," said Hamilton . "They let me bring two friends along ."

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RUSSELL TAKES CANADA.

English teacher Brittany Russell stands with her USA gear on ready to cheer for her favorite soccer player Megan Rapinoe. " Rapinoe has been my favorite player ever since I started watching the US women p lay ," said Russe l l. I remember seeing her score off of a c o rner kick. It curved and went into the goal and from that moment on I knew that she was my spirit animal ."

Hawks Take O nc e in a Lifet im e Tr ip

Filling in with 30,000 private moment after Madd ie Mas chk a , and people to pack the seats the previous game for Mariah McCashla nd of t he Investors Field in herself before her team went as well Wi nnepeg, Cana da, for got out there and st arted "My favorite part of the first USA Women ' s warming up going to the Women ' s game, one person " I remember seeing World Cup was seeing stopped in awe of what this girl walk out of the how much dedication was happening right in tunnel as everyone on the USA fans have for our front of her field was heading towards country and how cool it Br ittany Russell the tunnel. She had her was to see the best time grabbed Brand i hands in the pockets of in the entire world just a Benson 's arm and her warmup pants , and couple feet in front of us ," started screaming just casually walked onto said Maschka incoherently and pointing the field ," said Russell For soccer lovers to the player on the fie ld "My heart started racing throughout the world , Benson saw exactly who Rapinoe turned , smiled , the World Cup was Russell was pointing at. and waved at our section everything To be able Megan Rapinoe They Some might say she was to watch the game on both jumped up and waving to the group of the TV and to actually starting cheering like a little girls standing in front experience it in person bunch of fools of us , but I know that she was a completely different Russell recalled was waving to Benson feeling These fans went that Rapinoe was so and I. " from sitting on their living calm and collected. She Benson and Russell room couch to sitt i ng in just stood there, looking weren 't the only Hawks a packed stadium full of around at the crowd It that went to Canada for fans was like she was taking the Women ' s World Cup , Story/ Spread by it all in She wanted this seniors Halle Hamilton , Makenzie Waller

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A Whole New Field .

Seacrest Field Gets Revamped Seacrest field got remodeled in time for the football season, adding new features and updating the features that were already t here. A new sc ore bo ard, video board, and pl ay clo cks were big items t hat were taken care of. Befo re, t hey were hard to se e and needed to be refurbished. New seating was also in order The old seats were worn and covered in dirt and grime, and new ones needed to be put in. With the seats, hand railings and ramps were added to help with safety and accessibility for all people. Instead of the parking lots being kept as rock at Seacrest , they were paved on both the east and west sides making it nicer for the fans coming to the games The field was cleaned up with some landscaping and fencing improvements and the playing surface was enlarged so that it could accommodate soccer.

Theatre students got the opportunity to experience the big city in a whole new way "We went for fun , but mostly to experience activities related to theatre on a Broadway level ," said junior Jo rd an Willi ams They went to Coney Island , where they spent a whole day shopping They went to five Broadway shows , including ''The Book of Mormon " and Tony Award nominee's "On t he 20th Century ," "Finding Neverland ," and the winner for Best Play, "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. " They even got to experience the Tony Awards for themselves . ''The dinners were marvelous and expensive ," said Williams . "We for sure dressed to impress wearing my bow ties to almost every show. "

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Laura Kudeljnjak Zurich, Switzerland

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h t at o o J ant o visit in the United 1t on •hy?

" California or Florida be c ause I like the sea and the summer." , { r ·t TO ant?

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Wh t a biggest shock when {OU <. me o Nebra k ?

" The high school , because in Italy you have to stay in the same class with the same people. Here you get to change classes and meet more people ."

hat do fou miss t e mo t?

"The little space It ' s so big here ."

Laura Kudeljnjak

h t fate do you want ro v1 it in the l;mt St Jna

" Cal ifornia because I love the sea. " What ur favc, t ta nt?

"Probably Chipotle ." h the hock when you ca e to Ne rask ? " Having to ask for a ride everywhere I went Switzerland had 7-m inute trains to go everywhere. It's very different And it ' s so flat I ' m used to mountains " hat d rou m, the rr o f?

"The food and not having to ask for rides."

Martha Dre l1e l Berlin, Germany

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What state do you want to visit in the Unit d Sta a d

" My dad and my brother went to San Fancisco, California so I would love to go there ."

n'h t I your favorite rt. taurant

"I really like Chipotle. We don ' t have that."

ha as the biggest shock when ou am to Nebras a?

"There was no particular shock I kind of knew what it was going to be like. Everything's bigger here and 20 minutes is a long time to get somewhere but here that's normal. " What do 'y 1J mis the most?

"I miss the restaurant and cafe I know And walking down the street and knowing what building comes next Also driving my family's Vespa ."

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Martha Dressler

What st te do you t o visit in the United totes or, h 1?

" I would like to visit Alaska , because I heard the nature is pretty cool. And it's not as hot as here in the summer "

What 1s your favorite restaurant?

"Buffalo Wild Wings."

What s t'le 19ge t hock when you came to Nebras a?

"That you have to go everywhere by car. In Berlin we have buses a lot and subways " hat do you 11iss th mo f?

" My friend and the food."

Shalin Vahle

hat at Jo fOU ant to visit in the nit r an " I would love to go to Florida or California becau se it's warm and it's the big cities ." It at 1s o r av nt rt:::. our nt " I love chicken fingers from Raising Canes ."

hat was the b1gges1 shock when you came to Ne ra ka?

" That people burp when they eat in public. "

What do you m, th mo t?

" I miss having my friends around because they know me very well."

Paliena Sundelius

What stat do you n to visit in the r t S e hy " Colorado because it ' s a different environment and there is contrast. " no 1s you fo i res JI.I a " Hiro 88 I love sushi and Chinese food."

What as the biggest shock when fOU cam o braska

" Everything is spread out and the transportation is different Also that fries are considered vegetables ." What do you mis the most " I miss getting around easier and being more independent You are treated more like an adult where I am from "

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h Jf rate d you want to In the ed ft. on t "California because I saw pictures and it looks super pretty " lh t y u o c., s u nt?

" Chick-Fil - A and Ch ipot le. " What as rh bll)ge t hoc hen ou am to b a a

" Everything is flat and there is a lot of corn "

What do you mi the most?

" The healthy food ."

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RUN, CZAPLA, RUN.

Cross country had practice every morning in June and July They worked on their mileage and prepared for their season.

Newer runners ran an average of 2-3 miles per day while fourth year member , senior Marissa Czapla , would run an average of 6 miles. I believe that training over the summer not only gets you ready for the season , but also allows you to connect well w ith your

teammates ," said Czapla.

SMILE, YOU ARE ON CAMERA.

Along with the new installment of the front doors , a total of 50 security cameras were put in. Forty were inside the school , spread out between upstairs and downstairs. Ten were placed on the outside of the building . 'These cameras have helped us put together pieces of puzzles that we wouldn ' t have been able to figure out before ," said Associate Principal Keri Applebee

IT AIN'T EASY BEING GLEE-ZY

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Show choir held a Glee Camp for all ages They were taught three songs and learned two dance s choreographed by senior Melissa Hinton and ju nio r Matthew Hakel. Some students were given leadership roles such as section leaders and ga n ie leaders Section leaders taught and helped ever yo nE with music for their specific vocal part Game lea d eri would lead games during the breaks between activities The others who did not have a specific ,ob got to play the games and get to know everyone m a better level. "My favorite part of Glee Camp wa , seeing the show come together and how much f t. ri the kids had ," said senior Kiersten Lawrence "V le played this game called Waah It requires you to rell and talk to your partners a lot dr you will lose the game. "

FROM COMPUTERS TO ROCKING CHAIRS.

The A 120 computer lab was transfo rr ,ec into a general education classroom Math and science were taught in te rn 2, but if there was a stronger need fo another subject , the teachers and ro e m had the ability to adapt to that. South ve: decided to change the lab into a clas : ;ro because in the future the school is c oi r 1:1 That means each student will g~ th own Chrome Book To take up the e >t ra space in the lab , rocking chairs were ola in there to help allow for more movement which encouraged studen s t focus during instruction.

CLOSET FOR THE YEAR.

Students were able to take their school picture and check out their locker, if they chose to. Students had their choice of downstairs or upstairs lockers along with sections A , B , C or D. This also allowed for a chance to tour the school and get acquainted with the build ing.

ALL FOR THE BANANA.

The Varsity cheer team participated in the UCA Cheer Camp that was held in Omaha, Nebraska. They competed with a home routine and the school fight song The theme for the year was " Shipwrecked ." In order to win the Spirit Stick, which was a banana , teams had to interpret and dress to the theme. Southwest dressed as pirates and bananas.

Senior members Alexis Gass, Erika Etzelmiller , Emily Schultz and Alisha O ' Shea were all chosen as All-American Cheerleaders

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RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

After the long wait, students finally gained acces to view their new school schedules The process of building the schedules began in December of 2015. The goal of Instructional Technician Kathy Herz and Associate Principal John Hastings was to have the schedules organized and done by the time the school year was over.

UM, GRADIENT?

The 2015-2016 student IDs were much different than previous years. It had two barcodes: one on the front and one on the back On the back, there was a number associated with the appropriate grade per student, the student s first and last name and the school's crest. The upperclassmen and the underclassmen had different designs. Underc!assmen had an ombre look while the upperclassmen had a solid green pattern.

Band Comes Together Once Again

If one was an outsider to band hearing the term band camp might have conjured images of a bus load of people with musical instruments on their laps arriving at a stereotypical summer camp. This was not the case.

" It's called a camp because we go from the morning until the afternoon ," said band teacher Jacob Lenz. It ' s a full day of work. "

For some , this was their first time practicing with the Varsity band. Band camp was made to give all the new Varsity members a first chance to practice alongside the more experienced band members, which was , for some , a completely new experience ,

The band practiced tirelessly in the blazing sun during the

summer with sweaty hands tightly holding onto the instruments they had dedicated a signifigant part of their life to mastering.

" It got really hot this summer, " said sophomore Emma Hahne "We had to spend a lot of time inside the building."

The Freshmen band was able to escape some of the heat , as they only practiced until noon , but the Varsity band was in it for most • of the day The Varsity marching band stayed from 8:00 a m. to 5 :00 p.m.

The bands practiced their marching for the first time since October of the previous year, which is why the band directors made sure it was a mandatory exercise.

In order to create a more casual environment, the band

held theme days , similar to the school wide Spirit Week. They had a Superhero Day, a Switch Day , and the individual instrument groups also held their own separate theme days.

"My favorite part was the theme days and getting our first movement on the field ," said senior dacob Kitchen.

For new members like Hahne , band camp had much more to learn than she had anticipated

" It's a lot different because there are a lot more sets in the drills that you have to go through and learn ," said Hahne

Not only did marching band practice during the summer, they also continued into first block of term one.

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A-FLUTTER.

The color guard marches with the band to get used to marching as a group and practice their routine They practiced a choreographed routine called Beyond the Forest's Edge ," which was about fairy tales and magic specifically Red Riding Hood. "The hardest thing was that our group never paid attention ," said freshman Celine Mayer I personally liked doing the tosses and just being with my teammates.

Locker checkouts came around at the end of July and with them , new faces entered the building to pick up their schedules for the first time. " I was (nervous) at first, " said freshman Jacy Dupont. " I was scared to make new friends or scared to lose old friends ." Her fears were put to rest when she found that some of her friends from middle school transferred with her and she made new friends as well. For those people who had been going to Southwest for a while , locker checkouts were a simple and familiar process. For those who were new to the school, they could be an intimidating experience

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Wrestlers Place in NHSCA Contest

This past spring and this summer the National High School Coaches Association chose Nebraska to pilot a new Best of Brand Awards program The national convention was held in Florida in July NHSCA did a contest w ithin high schools with different categories that promoted high school wrestling LSW wrestling placed third in the Added Value Video category and second in the fan poll. "They used that information to send to a panel of judges which gave us third in the state for the video ," said coach Aaron Finley. LSW wrestlers also promoted the sport through social media trying to get as many votes as possible via Facebook . "We try to keep wrestling as interesting to other people as it is to us, " said junior Tyler Carstens The video that was used for the contest was also used last year at the wrestling team ' s annual Takedown 4 Troops event. "The same night that we saw the video we also honored our troops ," said sophomore Jake Oltman " I think it's respectful to show support for our troops and what they do."

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SOCIALS AT NATIONAL

,. While in D C the members and spons c of FCCLA took the opportuniy to i ntera t with kids from other states. " In front of t ,e reflecting pool at National Rally we did 1 dance for Michelle Obama ," said senio , Sam Payant. We learned this dance a the aiport on the way to Nationals with some kids coming from a different stat f was awesome to experience that with ds we just met. "

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Students from Sister School Visit the Nest

"We have emailed and stayed in contact with a former teacher who stayed with us the first time my family hosted ," said Asian Caucus sponsor, Charles Bittle "We developed such a strong relationship with Yumi and her family and my kids absolutely love her."

About 25 students from our sister-school , Senshu Matsudo in the located in Japan , came to Southwest during the summer to experience American culture and meet some of their LSW sister school counterparts Not only did the Japanese students learn American culture, they also showed American students a bit of their home culture as well.

" It's nice to understand other cultures

IT ' S ALL IN THE FOLDS.

Senshu-Matsudo students taught LSW students and staff how to make traditional origami figures and paintings Japanese students also brought other traditional games to p lay with their sister school. "They taught me a lot about humility , because they are a lot more polite and treasured space a lot more than we do in America ," said sophomore Serina Nakagawa.

LEARNING NEW WRITING.

LSW students learn how to make caligraphy paintings from the Senshu-Matsudo students. Learning a new type of writing helped American students understand the culture behind the writing techniques . "Calligraphy is a traditonal Japanese style of artistic writing that represents women growing up and preparing to become mothers and wives ," said Lori Nakagawa

around the world and try to relate to them ," said senior Baolong Truong " It's so interesting to see what's going on in Japan because it s so far away , and it makes me more open to Asian culture. The connections you get aren ' t something you really expect , and that's what makes it so cool. "

Although a lot of the sister school students didn ' t speak English volunteer teachers and students helped translate during the tour around the school.

During their visit , some of the Senshu students decided to teach LSW about popular customs in their culture before learning more about America

"The Senshu-students wanted to teach

us instead of us teaching them ," said Bittle.

Senshu Matsudo showed students how to make different origami figures and also wrote the different volunteers ' names in their traditional language using black paint and brushes

The Senshu visitors stayed with host families Friday-Sunday in July and visited all around Lincoln.

" I definitely made a life-long friend from the other side of the world and when I go to Japan I will meet up with him ," said senior family host , Akshat Saraf . " It was such a memorable experience ,."

The partnership with Senshu Matsudo has been going on since 2011, and is still thriving. Many of the people involved have

personal ties or other reasons for helping with the visitors and wantig to continue to learn more about the culture as a whole.

" I like the fact that I helped them feel more welcomed and accustomed to the school when they arrive ," said volunteer and English teacher Lori Nakagawa. "These exchanges of culture are so valuable, and my relationship may have been started with the pen pal I had in the fifth grade who was also from Japan. You never know where these type of connections will take you ."

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Placing at Nationals

Future Business Leaders of America had six people make it to Nationals to compete in two different events " It was a pretty great experience to have the kids go through and compete ," said FBLA sponsor Josh Hinrichs. "We had a group of two place in the top 10 in the nation which was awesome." Nationals was held in Chicago, Illinois. FBLA placed at Nationals for the first time. Senior Jacob Shiers also won second place in banking and financial systems "Winning this award showed me what hard work and dedication can do for a person," said Shiers. "No matter the odds you face or the number of people who tell you that you can't do something, you are capable of amazing things ."

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WE ' RE BACK.

It was first day of school for sophomores , juniors and seniors and the second day of school for freshmen For the f i rst week of school students got aquatined with the PLC schedule and were dismissed at 2 :03 p m This helped students and teachers transition from the long summer nights to the busy school days ahead of them.

DOWN AND READY.

The JV softball team started their season off against Papillion-La Vista South " I was nervous but I really liked getting to know the other girls and • forming a bond ," said sophomore Ashlyn Franzen

Teachers , admin ist rators and secretaries headed back to school seven days before students flooded the building This gave teachers a chance to set up their room get to know the other staff members and plan curriculum for the upcoming year.

WE ' VE GOT SPIRIT

The annual Sp i rit Fest was held This gave all sports and clubs a chance to promote their groups. The browsing of booths was held in the commons while the introduction of Varsity fall athletes was in the Main Gym. Similar to a pep rally , there were emcees and the cheer teams and Emeralds performed. Athletes were individually announced and the Emeralds and Varsity cheerleaders performed a dance with their new members from a previously held Kiddie Clinic

LEADERS IN GREEN.

It was -the first day of the after school pr, SHOS (Silver Hawks Helping Other Silv Hawks) " I thought leading a group of freshmen was a privilege to have becaL will now look up to me if they need help SHOS leader sophomore Emily Schm1

CRUSHING THE KNIGHTS.

The boys JV tennis team started the season strong winning their first meet. " It wa s really fun to start the season o ut against Southeast ," said junior Matthew Semin " I played two doubles and we end8d up winning It was really hard , they are really good competitiors ."

PREGAME HOT DOGS.

The Southwest Fan Federation (SFF) held a tailgate before the Varsity football game against Southeast. It was hosted at Ho lmes Lake three hours before kickoff Hamburgers and hot dogs were grilled and sold to the students who came

PEDROZA'$ HIDDEN TALENT.

Ninth grade participated in their first class meeting There was a little suprise among everyone when new Associate Principal Marco Pedroza lip sang "Cheerleader' ' by OMI. " I thought it was really funny ," said freshman Jenna Wolfe " It made me feel more relaxed ."

RUNNING INTO THE NEW SEASON.

The JV football team played Notheast as their season opener The team was down and battled back to capture the win with a score of 35-13 . " I intercepted a pass dur i ng the third quarter ," said sophomore Michael Ayars "After that we were scoring left and right eventually coming back to win the game. "

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New O-Wing Club Stars a High Five Trend

Walking down the O-Wing Hallway, studentS could be seen slapping hands with one another. The Student Athletic Leadership Team (SALn came together at the beginning of the year and decided to come up with a simple way to show support to fellow students in the hall. "I really think it's a great idea tor someone who is having a bad day and in need of some extra positive energy," said athletics secretary Nicole Kubik. High fives were something easy for students to participate in, so SALT decided to hand them out as they walked through the halls. "I've seen people high fiving a lot in the hallway," said senior John Spataro. The purpose of the hallway was simple, as students walked down the hallway teachers and studentsoffered a high-five to show their encouragement. The response from students was positive. 'Whenever I get a high five or give one to someone it always makes me feel good," said senior Taylor Els. "I feel like I did something right and it always puts a smile on my face."

HOLD ' EM HIGH.

Senior Tucker Catlett holds up a giraffe stuffed an i mal he brought to throw Catlett and several others brought over-sized donations to toss around the crowd as the ball was kicked to begin the second half

CRAZY FOR PJZ.

TEDDY BEARS AND GRIN

Freshmen Katelynn Osborn and Gale Sanchez are ready for the night to beg in w 1 teddy bear in hand The two were among hundreds of students that packed the stan d for the season opener.

Senior Hunter Foged shows off his black robe and goofy blue hat f ( the PJ themed first football game of the season The student section was packed from front row > back with students ready to welcome the new year of cheering and traditions

there ' s a time and plac e f T his Out of That World of Biz Tackles

" My dad used to be one of the franchise owners of Godfather•~ sparked my interest in bus i nes s '· freshman Bryton Burton Wor lt c Business was a required class 1 i r dents planning on joining the nE rv reer Academy for the business , " It' s designed as an intro cours t to get them exposed to lots of p u business ," World of Business t e 11 J o sh Hinrichs said Students v e taught business skills to get mo e acquainted with the fundament ; , business-like atmosophere. "W a lot of information about differ £ 1 types of businesses and inform t1 about stocks and the stock ma 1 : said freshman Cayden Hubba : j particular project in the class in , students taking " everday " obje c using their imaginations to cre c: 1 products that could be market e l sold. With the use of these skil helped students prepare them ~ for the future and possibly car e , in business. " I would like to be : the CEO of a cellular company as Verizon , but I ' m going to m £ 1 own ," said Hubbard.

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re Students stood shoulder to shoulder ? mder the bright Friday night lights waiting 3 dv ith anticipation for the first Varsity le 8o otball game. With Seacrest Field being t enovated in the spring , this was the first me the students had packed the stands 6ince the previous football season. The

• 1 eme of this game was " Nighty Night 81,n i ghts, " and students showed up ready r( put the Knights of Southeast to sleep Ja n "I loved watching a sea of green run it ut onto the field for the first time ," said ?lv eenior Blake Shepherd " Hearing all of ?rs ie people around me yell for their team 0 rr1 as very thrilling. "

sue The theme had the stands filled with ce udents dressed in their best night time ajamas.

I wore a tank top that said 'G i ve Me Coffee ' and wore shorts that said ' Give Me Cake '," said senior Brooklyn Young

The clothing was enough to attract attention but the theme also had an i nterest ing twist. Everyone was asked to bring stuffed animals The stuffed animals were thrown up into the air at the kickoff of the second half After the game they were collected and donated to Haxby ' s Bears , an organization that provides stuffed animals to agencies nationwide to help comfort those in need

People would catch them and throw it again for like five minutes ," said senior Bahar Sallae It was cool to keep seeing my big fish with Kim K (Kardashian) lips in the air a bunch of times ."

Along with donat ing to charity , the Silver Hawks also started the season with a win beating the Knights 17-14.

" It made me so happy that we won ," said Young . "One of my absolute favorite feelings was stand i ng in the crowd with everyone jumping up and down and screaming. "

When the clock hit zero the players rushed to the sidelines to j ump into the crowd in celebration

"All of the football players came running up towards the crowd with the biggest smiles on their faces, giving everyone high fives and hugs. It was so cool ," said Shepherd Story/ Spead by Taya Johnson

HERE WE GOOOOO.

Students raise their voices and hands to welcome the Varsity football team to the field for the first game of the season The fans wore their best n i ght time att i re to f i t i n with the paj ama theme

FOOTIE PJS FOR THE WIN.

Freshmen Tyson Brasfield , Parker Burch and Cameron Fox show their approval for the theme with smiles and thumbs ups They were just three of many students who chose to adorn themselves w ith footy pajamas

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Switching Sylvesters

First Sylvester Retires After 13 Ycars

Sylvester Sliver Hawk got a makeover over the summer and showed up with a fresh and shiny new face at the first pep rally. After 13 years of using the origmal Sylvest mascot outfit, the mascot club decided it was time tor an upgrade and a new suit "1i first generation mascot was deteriorating a lot. We had equipment failing, the whole outward appearance could not be improved anymore; said unselor Colleen Fink hoUN. "They usually ooly last 8-9 years and this one was 13 years old." The origin Sylvester costume, which had been In S8fVice since the school first opened, was re t at the first pep rally, at the same time that the new suit was unveiled. Junior Allie M n was the first to wear the new Sylvester suit. •1 had no idea how to use all the new ct i or how to do anything," said Moon. "I didn't know hoW to do anything but it was fun trying something new." The new suit was funded using donations from the LSW boo · ter club and LSW athleticS.

August Adventure

Venturing Scouts Take a Trip

Venturing Scouts took a week long roadtrip to Utah Venturing Crew 21 was a crew affiliated with the Boy Scouts program and was a co-ed group Venturers could be a part of the crew until turning 21 years old , compared to Scouts , who have an age limit of 18 years old There were 11 members in the Venturi ng Crew 21 but only four went on the trip " My favorite part was going to the Dark Sky Park ," said senior Ian Cuevas " I liked it because there was no light pollution and you could see all the stars ." The group went hiking in Utah and visited many National Parks such as the Rocky Mountains , Arches Nat i onal Park , Colorado National Monument and Canyon Lands They also visited Needles District and Delicate Arch and the Great Gallery My favorite part was the Arches National Park s Fiery Furnace tour ," said sophomore Matthew Nelson Crew 21 took a break in the tourist town of Moab , Utah where they went shopping at the strip mall. After shopping they tried a Mexican restaurant La Familia , and tried mole , a cocoa bean and chili sauce . " I liked the Great Gallery in the Canyon Lands ," said freshman Nels St raatmann " It was something I ve never seen before and it was interesting ." ·

Freshman Break Streak

As the Southwest team arrived at Seacrest Field to take on Southeast , they were nervous for what was to be their first time playing on a full -sized field " It was nerve racking being on a big field and going against our biggest rivals, " said freshman Chase Rinne.

All of their previous games had been played on much smaller fields located at each school. To put the massive size difference into context the bleachers at the Southwest field held only a couple hundred fans at most , while Seacrest field held 10,000

Despite playing on a completely different kind of field, the team was able to generate an early lead in the game, scoring 20 points in the first half

The Hawks were able to keep the Knights from scoring until the final minutes of the game.

'When we were finally able to beat the Southeast

team, it was the first time we'd beaten them in a long time , since 2006, " said coach Aaron Finley

The team captured the 32-6 win and broke the ninegame losing streak.

The Freshman team may have lost other games throughout their season , but in that moment , playing Southeast they had successfully ended a streak and celebrated on the bus ride home.

" It was kind of like a blowout ," said freshman Conner Boden "We were expecting the game to be a little closer , but we sort of took the game over On the bus ride home we were all cheering and having a good time. "

The Freshman football team finished the season with a record of 5-3 / Story/ Spread by Ian Cuevas/Jacy Duren

NO BUTTER FINGERS.

Freshman Brady Bickford prepares to pitch the ball on a run play against Northeast. The Hawks beat the Rockets

33-0 This was the first win of the season for the Hawks . "I played well at the Northeast game ," said Bickford " I scored two touchdowns just at th i s game ."

CALL A TIME OUT.

Coach Grant Traynowicz talks to freshman Alex McIntire after calling a timeout in the game against Southeast. The Players counted on the coaches to motivate them throughout the season . "All the coaches would give a speech over a topic each week , including adversity , ris ing up , knowing what you ' re playing for and using it for an advantage ," said McIntire

SIX MORE TO ADD TO THE SCORE .

Freshman Jordan Pulver rushes forward with the ball during the Norfolk game Pulver played reciever and outside linebacke r. "The best part of th i s season was starting postilion as reciever and oufside lineback e r ," said Pulver. " Since I was starting I got to play a lot ." freshman football

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NO MORE WEAKNESSES.

The JV volleyball team began their season with a game against Pius X The team lost in three sets but that didn 't stop their determination for the rest of the season. " When we lost it made us want to work hard for the upcoming season and fix our weaknesses ," said freshman Mariah Zvolanek

IN THEIR OWN ELEMENTS.

The ceiling tiles of Greg Cooper 's room (A205) received an upgrade Cooper teamed up with students of Julie Walstrom 's painting classes and discussed his idea Cooper wanted the period ic table on his ceiling The students were able to accomplish it and helped bring life to the ceiling

GAMES GALORE.

Strategic Gaming Club met every Friday and was a chance for students to be with peers and challenge themselves mentally The club 's goal was to challenge the intellectual th i nking of members " It 's really fun playing games with my friends ," said freshman Phillip Evans. "Some people sit around and play Magic Gathering and some play games on their phones ."

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HERE WE GO HUSKERS.

Many students attended the Husker football games w ith fam i ly and friends " We have had season tickets for seven years ," said sophomore Corinna Humiston " I like going to the games. Everyone bleeds Husker red But who really cares , go Hawks ."

I WOULD LIKE A DRINK PLEASE.

The students of Brett Schuster 's AP Psychology class created a presentation table for other students to come and observe their "brain games " One booth had small cups of orange colored Sprite and asked students to take a sip and tell them what soda they tasted Most of the responses were Orange Crush The psychology students explained why they believed it was Crush when indeed it was orange colored Sprite

A LOT OF PRIDE .

SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender lden!ity)

Club helped spread the word of acceptance throughout the school and society This club was a second year club and helped coordinate and promote Pride Prom with all LPS high schools

SOGI met Wednesdays after school.

BAGELS IN THE MORNING.

The marching band had an entire block devoted to their practice and preperation for competitions In the lower parking lot during zero hour , the Varsity marching band practiced drills and movements . "We were always tired but it was really nice ," said senior Katie Rhodes "The flutes would bring bagels in the morning for each other."

Freshman Nicasia Thelen prepares to serve the ball at the Freshman volleyball game against Millard West. Thelen , like many, was a first time LSW athlete . " I was nervous to make a team because I really wanted to play," said Thelen " I was the first server of the season I was scared I would m iss it. "

Seniors Take Panoramic Photo in Blazing Sun

Seniors filled wooden bleachers to leave their mark on Southwest. The senior panoramic photograph captured all of the ·graduating Class of 2016 Students li ned up based on height , then were aligned on the bleachers and the p icture was taken There was one unexpected guest at the shooting of the photo: the blaz i ng sun

"The senior picture was a lot of fun , except my eyes are closed in every picture ," said senior Sydney Lonowski.

Along with the sun , the quality of the bleachers made

for a shaky time as students were placed strategically on the thin pieces of wood The senior class increased from 471 to 517 , making it hard for students to find a way to truly stand out.

A large group of students organized and wore matching t-shirts to be seen in the group The unique shirts featured Spongebob riding a cat through space and gave the group a way to be recognized in the picture " In a sense the shirts showed who we were together ,"

said senior Aryana Kamelian ''We were outcasts , an four years later we were proud to be those who peopl e who stood out. "

The sun threw students a curve ball , but the senio • panoramic picture still embodied what it means to be s l · niors and added one more last" to the class of 2016 , E if the smiles were less than cheery

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Kind Hearts and Pints of Blood

Big Green Goes Green Paperless Honors Convocation

The Fall Honors Convocation was the first for new principal Mike Gillotti. Students were celebrated for their hard work in the classroom. ''The Honors Convocation gives students a chance to show everyone how hard they have worked , especially their parents" said junior Marissa Zvolanek. Changes were made this year as to how the event would display information. While invitations were mailed to students' homes if they were going to participate in the Honors Convocation, in order to conserve paper, Southwest opted for electronic versions of the program. This also saved money on the printing. Attendees were prompted to obtain the booklet on the Southwest website This was the first time this option was avaliable. The Fall Honors Convocation recognized student achievement, all while benefiting the environment.

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to 16'. Seniors got out of the sun for one final picture " It was chaos trying to get 500 people to fill into two number spaces ," said senior Madeline Maschka A 16 was drawn on the ground for students to use as a guide for placement. The picture was taken with students facing the opposite direction as the panoramic which made for much brighter smiles and open eyes

TWO PLACES AT ONCE.

Seniors Ellison Mack and Jensyn Labadie hold up pictures of friends seniors Alivia Fisher and Alexa Fisher , to give them a spot in the senior picture. The Fisher sisters were in Africa when the picture was taken It was important for me to be in the picture because I grew up with most of the people in the picture ," said Alivia Fisher . " I wanted to have something that I can look back on and see all of the people who have been a part of my life for the past four years ."

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Reserve Volleyball Places First in City

It was the City Tournament. Southwest versus East. The gi rls of the Reserve volleyball team looked toward their opponents who they had lost to twice in previous games The girls were determined to win the game

"We were in it to win it ," said freshman Miranda Heidbrink

As the first set ended , the coaches and gi rls looked toward the scoreboard and the score was 25-22 They were up 1-0 They knew that they were doing great , but had to keep up their work.

"We won the first set , but we knew we had to win the second set ," said sophomore Amanda Christiansen

During the second set , the girls weren 't worried about beating East , but the coaches were a little nervous for the girls

"As a coach , you are nervous the whole time because you aren 't playing yourself ," said coach Nicole Kubik

As the second set came to an end , the team won 25-6. The crowd was excited , as was the team The game was going smoother than they had expected it to go.

"We were excited because we lost to

East twice this year , but we won. It was pretty easy to beat them too ," said Kubik.

The team won the third set and that was it. The Reserve volleyball team had finished first in the city They were very proud and happy to have won the game.

"We were smiling from ear-to-ear for the rest of the night ," said Heidbrink

They knew they had completed something big , not just for themselves , but also for their coaches and school.

"We felt accomplished Winning is kind of fun ," said Christiansen

The win in itself was fulfilling, but the team was also proud of how they had played as a whole.

"It was probably the best we've ever played ," said Heidbrink

It was a great season for the girls since they lost very few games.

"It went pretty well , we only lost about four games the whole season, " said Kubik. "We improved a lot and that 's obviously what you want to see throughout the season ."

Story/ Spread by Cass Crosgrove

BUMP. SET. DOMINATE.

Freshman Chloe Hammond and sophomores Annica Jonson 1d Brooke Winters try to spike the volleyball against Omaha Ma r ia . Thtj lost the first set 25-15 "We didn ' t play as well together at the be - nning but we grew and worked as a team nstead of alone ," said Jons c

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Marching Band Suits Up

During the new zero hour class , the marching band met up in the parking lot to practice for state competition . "We had to practice every morning so I knew the music very well ," said senior Jeffrey Owusu-Ansah Not only did the band get new practice times but they also got new uniforms Every 12 years the district replaces the uniforms Because Southwest and North Star weren 't added yet the last time un iforms were purchased they waited 13 years to get the new uniforms The suits were all black with little hints of green and silver decorating them The school wanted the players to stand out and not blend in with the green of the football field 'They are cool but I would make them easier to change into ," said sophomore Mason Wieland "You need two people to zip you up with the new uniform " Like most clubs and activities marching band had to check out their suits at the beginning of the season and then check them back in at the end after State The uniforms were stored along the E-Wing hallway at school and were fitted to each band student over the summer The new uniforms were sleak and stood out with a silver Silver Hawk design along the right side. "Without saying Southwest you already know that we ' re Southwest ," said Alyssa Wilhelm These un iforms were also different from the last uniforms because they had bigger plumes or the feather on the top of the hats This made the members look taller than they actually were

there's a time and place for 1l Artsy Fartsy

Visual Arts Club

On Thursdays , the Southwest art fanatics met in room C109 to do Visual Arts Club This club had teens of all grades The club was meant for students who wanted to show their art i stic abilities and creativity. Sponsor Olivia LeBlanc wanted to give her creative students a place to make their masterpieces . " It's important for creative students to have an outlet, " said Leblanc " It's a way to meet other creative students who are part of the LSW community ." During the meet ings , the students came up with ideas of what they wanted to create and how they could possibly market it. "There ' s no lim it ," said senior Christian Torres The students did whatever they thought of , as long as it fit the budget , which forced them to be even more creative . ' The students are amazing and involved in many things ," said LeBlanc. They found inspiration in many different things. " It is a good excuse to be creative ," said sophomore Kaleigh Driver , " I get a lot of stuff from music "

Up, Up, and Away

Students Launch Rockets in Astronomy

Juniors in Phillip Monroe's Astronomy class were put into pairs to create rockets While it didn ' t fit into the current ------, unit being studied, the weather was so nice that Monroe couldn ' t resist heading outside . " Monroe wanted to It had nothing to do with what we were learning ," sa i d junior Ben Morris. The juniors had a week to prepare blueprints and the actual rocket they had to launch Monroe had bu ilt a motor to launch the rockets The motor was made from a car battery that was attached to a light switch on a piece of wood Before they fired the rockets , there were no practice trials Once they fired , that wo~ld be their final score The main goal of the project was to shoot their rockets the highest of all the class. The students measured the height of their rocket by using a sextant, a tool that measured the angle of t~e rocket as it changed positions The tool was pointed at the rocket as it '1'.oved up. The students would then use trigonometry to calculate the height of their rockets and find out their scores. " It was a quite unorthodox way to do it , but it was fun ," said Morris. The rocket that went the highest was built by none other than Morris and his partner whose rocket went approximately 500 feet into the air

It's time for more about... Loud and Proud Tuba Players Join Husker Band

During the South Alabama vs Nebraska game, four students from the Southwest marching band tuba section got to play during the halftime show Junior DIiion Holsteen , and sophomores Kason Fiedler, Seth Harlan , and Conner Patri ck all played with the UNL marching band The boys filled out applications and sent in a letter of reference from their teacher, Jason Lenz "I was glad because I was a formor tuba player of the UNL marching band," said Lenz. The players had to practice at the UNL campus at 9:00 a m. and they had the chance to tour the campus. During the halftime show , the band played "All About that Bass" by Meghan Trainor, "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars and the Husker fight song , "Hail Varsity."

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Silver Hawk Theatre Presents "The Outsiders"

The fall production for the Silver Hawk Theatre was "The Outsiders ." A modern classic , written by S E. Hinton , dealt with real people caught up in territorial battles The battle was between the west side rich kids, known as the Socs , and the men on the east side the poor side of town known as the Greasers

As the opening night concluded , the Stevie Wonder song, "Stay Gold ," which was written for the book, played The cast and crew were overwhelmed with many

emotions and felt accomplished when they heard the song

" It was emotional because it felt so real acting out Ponyboy ," said sophomore Marshall Parish. lt was difficult to be Ponyboy It s mentally harder to do drama because you get so serious getting into character and it changes you as a person. "

Small mistakes were made in the final production but actors were able to quickly recover During the opening monologue , giving the exposition for the play , Ponyboy

accidentally switched around the lines and then repeated the same line and did not notice " It was awkward but thankfully I played it off very well, " said Parish.

Senior David Lehmkuhl played Dallas , a Greaser I was nervous , but a good nervous for my first show I gained helpful techniques from Bob Henrichs out of being a part of this production ," said Lehmkuhl.

The production staff also had experi-

ences behind the scenes working long hours perfecting their tasks

" Being backstage is fun and yet ne r e racking because you ' re so excited to st 2 rt, but anything can go wrong at the same time, " said senior Tressa Wagner. "Th e best part is being surrounded with peop e that have the same goal of having a su e • cessful production which relieves stres s "

Story/Spread by Roxana San • hez

MAKEUP MADNESS.

Junior Madison Pressler prepares for a performance applying lipstick. Pressler loved gett ing ready before the shows because it helped relieve stress and nerves . "Getting ready and blasting music with the other girls in the dressing room was a great way of getting to know each other ," said Pressler

GREASER.

Ponyboy (sophomore Marshall Parish) calls his English teacher , Mr. Syme , about an assignment in school where he was assigned a theme paper Ponyboy wrote a paper about the rivalry between the Socs and the Greasers "I liked playing Ponyboy because he was a challenging character feeling every emot ion on stage ," said Parish

NIGHT OUT.

The cast of "The Outsiders " gather at a drive in to watch a movie The Socs , Cherry (senior Abigail Stine ) and Marcia (sophomore Greta Gessert ) befriended the Greasers , Ponyboy (sophomore Marshall Parish ) and Johnny 0unior Matthew Loudon ) " My favorite part of 'The Outsiders was getting to know both underclassmen and upperclassmen ," said Gessert

BAD BOY.

Senior David Lehmkuhl performs opening night which was his first performance ever, in front of a ive audience Lehmkuhl played Dallas a Greaser During the middle school performance , Lehmkuhl had an embarrasing moment. He ripped the back of his pants jumping onto a platform. " I only had seconds to calm the smile and get back into my character ," said Lehmkuhl.

there's a time and place for Crafty Creativity

Ra ising Money for Theatre

The Southwest Fine Arts and Crafts Fair was a fundraiser for Speech & Debate and the Silver Hawk Theatre

About 70 vendors came and set up stations in order to sell their items. The event in all lasted 10 hours but was only open seven of those hours Three were consumed with setting up and tearing down the fair Students helped unload the vendors ' cars and prepared stations Speech & Debate hosted the concession stand selling refreshments and snacks. The Craft Fair offered holiday pies , cakes, rolls and other baked goods. The craft fair was a success and customers did not leave empty handed Senior Jensyn Labadie , an officer for theatre , had the opportunity to call businesses and advertise the event. " It was fun being in charge of the event and delegating others to have a succesful event ," said Labadie

Hands On Challenge

udents walked into the classroom excited to learn how throw a pot onto the wheel. " Pottery seemed to be easy til I took on the challenge, " said junior Garrett Widholm. The class ~ent the majority of the time working on hands-on projects Pottery ave students the opportunity to use creativity and transforms it into Y pots The hardest part of the class for some students was finishing with glazing "It was hard to predict the outcome of what the pot uld look like after it was fired ," said Widhalm . " My favorite part of Potr; would have to be Mr. Sapp It is mesmerizing watching him throw a I on the wheel and he makes it seem so easy "

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N ~M mad&. • Cheer. "It Is really hard not ving my dad here for things that are important to me, but I just try to remember that he is out serving our country," said Gass. Before the pep rally started, Gass spotted her dad down on the court and quickly ran down the stairs to welcome him home ''The best part of having him home was that he got to watch me cheer and experience Southwest in person instead of over Face Time," said Gass. "It was nice to have my whole family together again."

Ha i ey Hum is ton

FRESHMEN: SOPHOMORES: JUNIORS: CAMERON FREDERICK GARY SILVA MENDOZA MARISA ZVOLA EMMA CURTIS REAGEN NOLAN REIC SCHULENBERG

SENIORS: JEPFREY OWUSU-ANSAH

JOSEPH VAMPOLA

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2 Ian Stolle (10) , Katelyn Imhof (12) , Emily Nelson (10) , Karmen Greenwood (10) , Kaci Quinn (12) , Elijah Syniy (12) , Sydney Weintz (9) , Joycin Stonacek (10) , Jaclin Stonacek (11) , Emma Vertin (12) , Anna Goddard (12) , Nia O ' Bryant (12) , Qismat Niazi (12), Treana Anderson (12) K inzee Hillis (12) Makenna Widholm (11)

3 Masen Louviere (10) Cai tlin Dirks (10) Luke Meyer (10) , Allison Benda (10) , Hannah Miller (10)

4 Anna Godda r d (12) , Amanda Robotham (12) , Taylee Dec ker (12) Samantha Payant (12) Sydney Lonowski (12) , Hank Masse y (11 )

5 Janae Neuhaus (11 ) , Taevyn Grixby (9), Grant Carstens (12)

6 Maryclaire Haug (9)

7 Markayla Jackson (9)

8 Erika Etzelmiller (12) , Leila Kurbasic (12) , Hannah Howerter (12) , Brooke Herbert (12) , Regan Wesley (12) , Taylor Swartz (12) , Shelby McKee (12) , Taevyn Grixby (9) , Alexis Gass (12) , Megan Foged (9) , Karissa Boesiger (10) , Rachel Thompson (11) , Jacy Dupont (9)

9 Emma Curtis (9) , Mia Klingelhoefer (9)

10 Shelby McKee (12) , Kiersten Lawrence (12)

11 Kaleb Carrillo (9) , Gabriel Davis (9) , Ethan Clark (9) , Hanna Zimmermann (9) , Hannah - Thorning (9) , Arastania Jorgenson (9 ), Al i cia McAfee (9) , Sydney Deboer (9) , Madalyn Rushing (9) , Taylor Ferguson-Wade (9) , Riley Pod liska (9) , Evan Etzelmiller (9) , Chloe Veigel (9) , Chloe Wright (9) , Tiana Scott (9) , Camryn Mclaughlin (9), Riley Brown (9) , Hannah Zywiec (9)

12 Grant Bohling (10) , Jae Hyun Lim (10) , Gabr iel Patton (10) , Brooke Winters (10) , Danny Petersen (10), Masen Louviere (10) , Hannah

Davis (10) , Greta Gessert (10) , Michael Ayars (10) , Haley Shaw (10) , Tinsae Tessema (10) , Shelly Dinh (10) , Barrett Muehling (10) , Mariah

Kitchen (10) , Hannah Miller (10)

13. Austin Eastep (11 ) , Aidan Johnson (11 ) , Karlee Slama (11) , Rachel Sherwood (11) , Morgan McKinsey (11) , Emma Murphy (11) , Van Nguyen (11) , Emily Sharpe (11) , Jada

Johnson (11)

14 Miranda Raatz (12), Alivia Fisher (12), Alexis Gass (12) , Roxana Sanchez (12) , Lauren Cope (12) , Tressa Wagner (12) , Ashlynn

Devall (12) Madison Dennis (12)

15 Hayden Fuelberth (9) , David Lehmkuhl (12) Marshall Parish (10)

16 Hannah Davis (11) , Brooke Herbert (12)

17 Shelby McKee (12)

18. Ashli True

19 Karissa Kosman (12)

20 Karmen Greenwood (10) , Gailey Davis (10) , Brooke Delgado (9)

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SONG OR NO SONG.

SEWING AND STUFF.

Students of the Creative Clothing class get the option to choose objects they would like to make Pillow cases , bags , and quilts were popular among the students Senior Madi s on Dennis made a quilt of t-shirts she recieved from cheer competitions. " I messed up a lot ," said Dennis . " But when I was finally done , I was really proud of it. "

Not only does the Varsity marching band perform during sport games , they had their own competitions throughout the year. The marching band participated in the Grand Island parade called Harvest of Harmony. They marched through the downtown streets of Grand Island After the parade , there was a competition At the competition , the band recieved a one as their score which was the highest score possible.

All four choirs along with Octect started their concert season at Southwest. During their school rehersal , Varsity concert choir decided to pull one of their songs That night at the concert , choir teacher De n i se Cott on shocked the choir by announcing that they were going to sing the song that was originally pulled. The choir sang it and ended the night on a high note

For the football senior night , SFF decided the theme would be dressi r J up as the elderly, Suspenders , gla s s button down shirts and old jeans w re found throughout the crowd At the end of the game the student secti o cheered "thank you seniors " to sho 1 their gratitude towards the senior football members

Sophomore Peneen Al Rubaye

JOURNALISM WINS ALL.

Southwest Talon received two Superior Awards, a Golden Kernel Award for photography, Caption Writing and an Award of Merit from the Nebraska High School Press Association (NHSPA). The Hawk Talk received an Award of Distinction and Golden Kernel Award for coverage and editing Southwest Talon also received three Golden Kernel Award for photography/student life , theme concept and cover photography.

Students were given two days , plus the weekend to enjoy their Fall Break and to recover from finals Students went anywhere from Mexico to staying here in Nebraska Senior Brooke Herbert visited Colorado State University for one of her college visits . "CSU is one of my top colleges ," said Herbert "The campus was really beautiful and was right by the mountains ."

STUDIOUS IN PHYSICS.

Throughout first semester the Physics class did experiments to help them apply what they learned in class Mark Shearer 's class was learning about motion and velocity Students were to find the velocity of a friction less toy car. "That lab was my favorite ," said junior Alex Benson We got to see what we learned in class and how it applied to the real world ."

APPLYING TO COLLEGE.

UNL Student Admission Advisers help seniors go through the process of filling out their appl ications Seniors went to the C113 lab after school to meet with admission representatives from University of Nebraska-Lincoln . "They sat next to me while I applied ," said senior Jack Espinosa "The advisers were there to help if I had questions It was useful. "

CLAY SHOES ARE IN.

The 3D Design Class learns how to take everyday objects and transforms them with clay They made shoes , drinking glasses and plates I made some mugs ," said senior Addie Knorr " Which was awesome because I really like to drink coffee ."

Seniors Addie Knorr and Leila Kurbasic an d sophomore Noah Krueger

Senior Shardhat Daggumatl

LOVE YOUR MUMMY.

Senior Kayla Gebbie and sophomo re Dylan Tyrrell run the mummy station The k ids that attended came in halloween attire. " The big moment of Fr ight ng Hunger was gett i ng to see all the kids dressed up ," said Gebbie " Everyone was so excited to be play i ng the games and making crafts ."

BRINGING HOME THE CAKE.

Attenders of Frighting Hunger walk around during the cake walk event. Sen i or Madeline Fanton helped with the event as a four-year member of Student Council. Members of STUCO met together throughout the year to give back to the school and community " It has been fun being in Student Council ," said senior Amina Ganie. " I get to be around so many amazing leaders and give back to our school. "

STITCH AND PIKACHU.

Seniors Amanda Robotham , Hannah Beam and Anna Goddard painted their faces and wore costumes to help out with Frighting Hunger The three volunteered for the event as members of the Service Learning Club We pulled together a group and helped the kids with a craft station ," said Beam

there's a time and place for Helping Others Waffleman Fundraiser

The Waffleman fundraiser came to Southwest to help raise money to benefit the Boy Scouts o f America , as well as the Lincof n Food Bank Members of Student Council advert ised and worked the event with the Waffleman Students , staff and community members were able to attend the event and eat unlimited waffles for the price of $5 per person All of the proceeds from the event went towards funding oe all programs of the Boys Scouts including career education programs and coeducational programs. " I feel like being in Student Council helps me make the community a better place ," said sophomore Hayden Brown While setting up the Waffleman event members of STUCO had to communicate with other school clubs to make the event a success The fundraiser was held during a volleyball game which attracted students and fans to the event. " Pep band went and got waffles in between sets of the game, " said sophomore Andrew Petereson. " Having it all-you-can-eat really made this event attractive to students ."

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Shark Tank to LSW

Spikeball Makes a Debut as New Club

Spikeball, a nationwide sport, was one of the new clubs that was created during school year. The game was made popular by its apperance on the TV show "S Tank." Spikeball was regulated by the USASB (United States of America Spike and included two groups of two players. The game was played around a circul poline with one ball per game. •spikeball is a mixture of volleyball and handball • junior Austin Eastep. "We started playing one day at lunch and I thought why t something new?" The new club was sponsored by Josh Hinrichs. Members a month and were always open to accepting new people. Spikeball was the firs t kind offered as a club at Southwest. "We got students involved by making a fun ter page and having the club announced on the morning announcements," said Taylen Stevens. The club gave students an oppurtunity to add a fun and activ to their resume of student involvement.

Anatomy students in Ayla Duba 's cl , , s ga the chance to be hands on while dis f 3Ct ill) a sheep brain This was Duba ' s fi r t ye a teaching Anatomy , as the previous tE 1ch er• transferred over to the new :are s Academy Students welcomed uba's teaching style in the class . " Anatom rea ~ prepared me for college level cl ; 3se s,' said senior Shelby McKee " M f Du ll challenged us all with learning th f ma t~ rial. " Students in the class had the , nan~ to work hands on with a sheep bra 1 aft8 learning about the human brai n md • features " My favorite part was hol e ng brain and knowing that I was hold ir J all an animals memories and though ! ," s senior Shyanne Ph :i th ei

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Volunteering Made Fun While Supporting a Good Cause

The annual Frighting Hunger event gave students the oppurtunity to get together and volunteer for local charities The event was far from other typical volunteering events

Throughout the year , STUCO volunteered with Clark eary, Lincoln Literacy and Letters to Soliders These vents started the ball rolling for volunteering Frighting unger was hosted annually by Student Council as a way to get students at Southwest involved in volunteering for the Lincoln community.

Students from Student Council worked in conjuncion with other clubs and activities to pull together as one or the fundraising event. The clubs that volunteered in~luded students and sponsers from SOGI , Asian Caucus, :BLA and the Multicultural Club

"I attended the event for Multicultural Club ," said ;enior Annie Nguyen . "STUCO had supported us a lot vith our fundraising events and we wanted to help them vrth Frighting Hunger."

The student volunteers , the Lincoln Food Bank and ~e People 's City Mission worked together to host the

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event and collect donat ions Admiss ion to the event was a free will donation of money or canned goods The canned goods were then donated to the Lincoln Food Bank. Any free will donations were given to the People 's City Mission The attendees were invited to participate in different games events drawings and stations

The mission of the event was to fundraise for Lincoln charities , through providing an alternative solution to traditional Halloween festivities Frighting Hunger strayed from the usual door-to-door practices of trick-or-treating and offered those in attendance a safe and reliable environment to celebrate the holiday

" Excited is an understatement to describe my daughter," sa id teacher BJ James. "Our students do a fantastic job interacting with kids and it was great to see how well they were able to work with the families that attended ."

Advertisments were sent to local elementary schools to invite students and families to come out to Southwest for a night of fun

Behind the scenes , Student Council worked for over a month to plan the games, club involvement, advertis-

ment and community participation The planning process included all of Student Council along with help from representatives of other clubs The clubs worked to design stations to use throughout the event.

"We have games that we can choose from ," said sophomore Hayden Brown "We try to rotate the stations year-to-year making sure we have a varitey for the kids ."

Hawks Frighting Hunger not only gave back to the community, but also gave STUCO volunteers the chance to work with staff, students and local organizations to provide a fun safe and Southwest-filled Halloween.

" I was happy to be part of an organization that wanted to take part in helping local organizations ," said senior Kayla Gebbie "All of the kids in their costumes made working the event a ton of fun."

The event aimed to raise funds and donations for charities that truly needed them , all while giving kids a chance to dress-up and trick or treat.

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BRINGING THE GAME TO LIFE.

Junior Rachel Mundt shoots the ball for the green ' 1am: One of the objectives of human fooseball was to s c re I goals by kicking the ball past the goalies. " It was re ll y fun ," said Mundt. " It was different than playing any her game. "

Prime Example of Teamwork Shown by Lifetime and Team Sports

Lifetime Sports and Team Sports classes strayed from their usual days and teamed up together to play the newly introduced class game: human fooseball. This was the first year that human fooseball was played as a sport. The teachers decided that it was a fun new game to try

" It ' s been an activity that I wanted to do for a while ," said Lis Brenden " It was something different that the majority of the students might not experience. "

The physical education teachers set up an entire basketball court as a huge fooseball table with ropes draping across the court. The class was divided in half and put into teams based on colors : Red vs Green. Students had to keep their hands on the ropes in order to play the game

On the ropes , there were knots to limit the amount of space that the students could move Then, there were a total of three balls that were thrown into the game at the

same time to make sure that everyone was being active throughout the whole game.

The teams faced one another and alternated among the rows of rope, similar to an actual fooseball table Both teams were issued two goalies along with two rows of players The objective of the game was to score goals to win.

" I was determined to keep the other team from scoring," said junior Rachel Mundt. "I was the goalie most of the time on my team during the game. "

Teams had to communicate to figure out what roles each of the players would take over. The students on the green team had to strategize and work together to defeat the red team in a battle of the fittest. In the end, it was teamwork that made the game fun and exciting

'The point of playing human fooseball was to get everyone moving and talking with our teammates to

strategize ways to make a goal ," said senior Brigh t ,n Spangler " It ended up being more challenging tha r m i team thought because everyone didn ' t get along a t irs t Collaborating with the classmates on the team : to score goals naturally became simpler over time. T r i m the game progressed, the rnore the students helpe 1. ea other The game soon became intense as every s tL je n was working together as a team The human foos e •all game was so successful! that physical ed1:1cation c I 1ssi continued to use it through terms 2, 3 and 4

"The students loved it," said Brenden "They w •re i engaged with the game and they had a great time lay· ing it. There was a lot of cheering and yelling durin the game. It was a blast. "

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KICKING AND SCORING.

Senior Bahar Sall ae blocks a ball from going into the goal. Human Fooseball gave the students a chance to get active play a new game and participate as a team . "The point of playing human fooseball was to have more people participate in the game ," said Sallae. " Everyone had a role to play I loved kicking the balls and scoring goals ."

GOOOOOOOOOAL.

Students stay connected to colored rope while trying to score goals. Human fooseball offered a different way of playing a traditional game ." ! had fun playing the game ," said senior Preston Cuddy " It was so different playing a brand new game I can ' t believe that they ve only done it this year ."

Super Student Studying

HS Tutoring Helps Out

he National Honor Society required members to have certain amount of volunteer hours per term One of ,e many volunteer opportunities to fulfill the hours was NHS utoring. Members held the tutoring in the Media Center on [uesdays after school. Any student who needed help with classes ould come in and get help from any tutor that was available find it very rewarding to help others have more opportunities rough improved education ," said senior David Petersen.

Everyone learns in different ways , so it can be difficult sometimes ) identify what the person you are tutoring ' s learning style is ." he tutoring program has been offered to students for several years ow and has influenced many students in a postitive manner The !HS tutoring program happened all year long If a student couldn ' t ttend the after school sessions on Tuesdays , they could stop in the ounselors office to have one-on-one tutoring sessions with a tutor Nhen something clicks and then they understand what you are ~aching them , it is especially enjoyable ," said Petersen

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Kal eidosco pe Club

Southwest Adds New Club Focusing Around Friendship

Kaleidoscope Club was a safe place for students to feel appreciated and accepted, have fun, share their stories and learn principles to help them live life to the fullest The club met every Tuesday in the A 100 forum. The first Kaleidoscope Club started three years ago at North Star and spread to all of the schools in Lincoln and one in Milford.

"The name Kaleidoscope came to me just because students come in all shapes, sizes and colors and that's what you see when you look through a kaleidoscope," said Bruce Riddle, the sponsor of the club. Kaleidoscope Club helped to build a positive community through friendship. Some members stayed after school to help with projects around the school which including cleaning up trash in places like the commons.

"I think the best part of Kaleidoscope Club is that the people in the club are so nice and it just feels so welcoming," said junior Martha Dressler. "If everybody is nice, forgiving and helpful towards other people, the whole atmosphere in the school is better."

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STILL CHEESING

Gillotti Gets Pied

It was simple The Varsity volleyball team would rais e money for the American Cancer Association (ACA). But U e idea would not have become a reality without the Varsity volleyball coach Mary Schropfer , the volleyball team an thE booster parents

I was all in favor for the girls to raise money for the ACA ," said Schropfer. " Even though they were trying to r ise money , the team was still ready for the game against Ea ~t. "

Flyers were handed out to teachers and posters we n hung up throughout the school to inform students and st z i of the volleyball plan for the ACA. The team sold pink be , d necklaces and collected loose change from the students me faculty before and after school and also after lunch. The at the game, the booster parents held a serving game , whee people could donate $1 to attempt to serve a ball and hit 1 prize.

"We had a jar for the change and we went around a t lunch to ask students if they would donate, " said sophorr Jr€ Joycin Stonacek "A lot of people came and donated to he cause "

Principal Mike Gillotti agreed to have a pie thrown i 1 h face by a student if the team raised $500. All the studen 1 ; had to do to get entered into the drawing was to donate ) the cause

"It was a good way to influence people to donate ," s id Stonacek . " It was fun too. "

Before the Varsity game against East , the winner o f the drawing to throw the pie in the principal ' s face was a 1nounced. The lucky winner was sophomore Will Watki r ;.

"Even if there wasn ' t an option to throw a pie in the principal's face , I still would have donated ," said Watkim "I a good cause to donate to ."

At the game , anticipation built up as the crowd aw a ec the big moment when Gillotti would get pied

"As I was walking down the crowd was clapping an · going crazy because the principal was about to get pie c " 1 Watkins. " I was nervous to throw the pie because I wa n 3d to throw it hard, but I didn ' t want to hurt him. It was sup , r f though After I threw the pie , Gillotti joked around with r e, and then the next day he came up to me and told me •~ >0 job ' and that the pie tasted good It was a great experi e 1c1

The Varsity volleyball team raised a grand total of $1,500 All of the money went to the American Cancer Association.

" After I asked a few questions about what was goi r J 1 happen , I agreed to let a student throw a pie at me ," s z j Gillotti. " I am willing to take some hits to look silly for a ttl as long as it is for the right reason. "

YOU JUST GOT PIED.

Sophomore Will Watkins throws a pie in Principal Mike Gillotti ' chance to pie the principal in the face was one of the reasons th , ' \ donated I didn 't think I was going to win ," said Watkins. But it \ a great to throw a pie in Mr. Gillotti s face ."

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ST AC Goes Pink

STAG (Students Together Against • Cancer) sold pink wristbands to raise money for their club and to raise awareness for breast cancer Each wristband that ST AC sold was $1

ST AC raised a total of $250 to put towards their goal of $2 ,000 for the year All of the money that ST AC raised went to families who had a member with cancer . "We have received letters from families thanking us for giving them the money because it has helped them to keep their electricity on ," said Jason Thomson Families filled out an application and then UNL helped pick those to award the money to ." I think it is really important to raise money for people with cancer because we don 't pay for their treatment ," said junior Jonah Payne. "We pay for their utilities like their lighting, t,eating and water It's a great feeling ." With the $2,000 that ST AC raised for the year , they split up the money and gave it to five different families Each family got $400 to put towards anything they wanted

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Tuff Enuff for Powderpuff

People were grabbing at flags , stiff-arming , and swatting at footballs flying through the air trying to get the touchdown Pink streamers were hung up on the fences on the Southwest football field, cones were put up to mark the shortened field and five minutes was on the clock to mark the halves of the game. The first Powderpuff Football game was in full swing.

National Honor Society members , seniors Caitlin Carson and Logan Altrichter, worked on their service project to get ready for the game Their objective was to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation

We began a proposal for administration in the beginning of September and continued to revise it. More girls signed up than we thought would and we were able to put them all on teams they would enjoy, " said Carson

The three teams gathered to warm up and then they were taught how to play football by referee Mitch Vernon It seemed simple until a blitz was explained

"When he explained that we could blitz no one knew what he was talking about , so we all just kind of looked at each other Then jounalism teacher Brandi Benson said , ' I don't think they know what a blitz means ' and we all said , ' yeah we have no idea, "' said senior Amanda Krushenisky

Then came Team Pink against Team Grey The few passes that were thrown were seldom caught and were mostly incomplete passes

" It was difficult learning all the rules and trying to follow them in the middle of a play , but it was fun to try something new and actually be like a guy ," said senior Alisha O'Shea

All the teams fought for a spot in the championship game , but only two of the three teams could made it. Acquiring the spots were Team Black , having a record of 2-0, and Team Pink , having a record of 1-1 Team Grey lost both of their games making their chance at the championship match nonexistant.

''The game was interesting. My team was horrible and most of the time we had no idea what we were doing I feel like if we knew the game better we would have done a better job It was still a lot of fun, but it sucked losing ," said senior Bailey Koehl moos

The final game was close the whole way through. Team Pink started out strong in the first half running their first possession in for a touchdown. By halftime the score was within five points. Team Black pulled ahead in the second half of the game and won

''The last game was really close, so we just had to run out the clock. I was nervous and really wanted to win, but I didn ' t really feel like we would loose though The game was really fun ," said sophomore Sh e lb i Lar so n.

FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

Senior Caitlin Carson runs the ball down the field trying to get a touchdown for her team The team she was on ended up losing both games , ending with a record of 0-2. " It was a lot of fun playing in the powderpuff game and it was super funny ," said Carson . "We would try to catch the ball or pull a flag and would completely miss or slip and fall while running ."

CATCH LIKE A GIRL.

Sophomore Britny Davis catches the ball thrown to her and runs it in for a touchdown. This was Davis ' first time playing any form of football and her team won all three of their games "I didn 't think I was going to catch any of the balls thrown to me ," said Davis . "I thought I was going to miss them and have them hit me in the face. "

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HOW TO SAVE A LIFE.

Every year Southwest has a blood drive organ i zed by HOSA Students volunteered to sign up to g ive back to people in need " When I gave blood it made me feel good because I was going to help someone ," said senior Jed Stonacek "After you donate they give you cookies and juice , which is my favorite part ."

PACKING THE POUNDS.

Junior Brett Burchett asked his teacher Michael Geist to dye his hair blue if DECA raised 3 ,000 pounds of food DECA went above the goal and raised over double. " My students loved the hair change ," said Geist. They had suggestions to spike my hair as well. "

LEADING TO A WIN.

Student athletes w~re able to participate in a sportsmanship and leadership summit seminar at Nebraska Wesleyan University These athletes listened to speakers to learn how to be better teammates. We learned how to lead through actions and communication to better our team ," said junior B rian na Oehm. " I thought it was a good experience and I 've been using these methods during basketball this season "

CONTINUING THEIR LOVE.

Three athletes from volleyball and softball committed to play at the colleg iate level.

Seniors Taylor Els (Univers ity of Northern Colorado) , Allie Davis (W ichita State) and Hailey Bartz (University of Nebraska-Omaha) all signed to continue sports they 've grown up with " It was kinda overwhelming ," said Davis " It almost didn t seem real but it captured the fact that my dream had come true "

THE FIRST SIGN OF WINTER.

Freshman Maddie S imerly celebrates the firs1 snowfall by licking the side of the fountain outside of Southwest. Many people were surprised because it was the first snow of the year. " I love the snow," said Simerly. " It make s ne think Christmas is coming soon ."

THE.BEST OF THE BEST.

This summer, orchestra and choir students recieved music to practice for the Nebraska All-State Orchestra These students then auditioned , and those who got accepted went to UNL for three days to rehearse with 440 other All-State members There was then a performance at the end of those three days . " It was a great experience and an honor to be accepted, " said senior Aryana Kamelian " I had an amzing time playing with other great players ."

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LIGHTING YOUR HANDS ON FIRE.

Junior Nate Vontz holds out his wet hands so Greg Cooper can put soapy water with gas

on them Cooper then lit Vontz 's hands on fire Cooper's Differentiated Chemistry class lit their hands on fire with methane bubbles as an extra experiment. "I had so much fun with this experiment because we didn't have to take notes ," said Vontz. " Plus I got to light my hands

on fire ."

SHORT AND SWEET.

The Pep Band performs at the November mini pep rally. Mini pep rallies were a way to acknowledge sport and activity accomplishments. "I think the mini pep rallies are a great way to get out information or celebrate something quick but still have fun," said senior Jacob Kitchen.

FINDING WHAT'S INSIDE.

Jason Thomsen 's AP Biology class dissects a Mink as one of their labs. The purpose of the lab was to study the different body systems and how they interacted It was the best lab I had ever done in a high school science class , besides seeing a cadaver in Anatomy," said senior Jared Jesske

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TRANSFORM YA.

Losing Sight While the Emeralds Dance Away the Night

Running off the court, sophomore Dylan Tyrrell reached for his glasses after performing his routine Tyrrell tilted in sync with his partner , sophomore Alli Benson, and his glasses flew off into the middle of the dance floor. Tyrrell was not able to see clearly in the last half of the dance , but continued to perform.

"I was blind the whole time but I didn ' t really care because I still had a lot of fun and wanted to make the best of it ," said Tyrrell.

Dancing with the Emeralds was an annual tradition for the dance team. The team created the fundraiser to raise money fort-shirts and dance camps The team fundraised a total of $2,500. Each member picked a student who was not on the dance team and created a routine to compete

against the other Emerald couples

" I loved being out there and performing with my partner ," said junior Devony Votava. " It felt so good to finally show everyone what we had been working so hard on. "

Tickets were sold to the student body for $5 leading up to the event and $6 at the door. Snacks and dinner were sold to help raise money as well. Each Emerald brought items to raffle during halftime , such as gift certificates and coffee mugs.

" Different sponsors are contacted for food, raffle items and outfits ," said senior Hannah Howerter

The Emeralds performed their routine, " Miss Incredible" followed by the " honorary dance members" performing their routine to entertain the crowd.

Multiple practices needed to be done to perfect the dance "We had to run our dance a couple of times and make last changes ," said senior Landon Friesen

Routines added different styles of dance to spice it up "Junior Connor Burney and I did a lot of hip hop ," said junior Claire Wolford. "We also added salsa for fun at the end ."

The day of the showcase, judges were arranged to determine a winner for first place, best choreography and most entertaining This year the judges were Lisa Bales , BJ James , and Mitch Vernon " My favorite part of judging Dancing with the Emeralds was watching the kids I taught in class and collaborating with the other teachers/judges, " said Bales.

Roxa , t

Junior Chloe Ubben leads senior Andr w Mwesigwa Wansolo in their hip-hop ro tir Ubben and Mwesigwa Wansolo practi c 1 j multiple mornings , before school , leadi r I L to the event. My favorite part of DWT E Ve watching the boys ' dance alone in thei r ,w routine ," said Ubben . "They we re able t choreograph the dance to their style ."

Senior Emma Rhodes and ju n Jr Matthew Hakel won first place for l 3S dance, juniors Matt Loudon and K, 1s Ronspies were awarded best cho r, O! phy and juniors Natalie Hillman a n 11 Carstens wer~ given most enterta i In "I used tap boards throughout , Iy dance because my partner and I h, j I shoes on," said Rhodes Rhodes and Hakel tapped in t ~ )ii tine to mix in a different style of da r ; e " I loved hitting the ending pos e aI hearing the audience ' s applause ," · ai Hakel. " It was difficult to keep the e 1e up "

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DANCE FEVER.

Juniors Kelsey Ronspies and Matt Loudon strike a pose for the best choreographed dance. Each Emerald had to make t,1eir own music for the routine " I used a variety of style such as hip hop , jazz and funk ," said Ronspies.

What's Cookin'?

The Basics of Cooking

The Food Preparation and Presentation class taught students to learn how to cook meals from scratch. "This class was very helpful because I learned recipes that I would not normally make at home in my free time ," said junior Aidan Johnson The class gave students a chance to learn skills for their futures after high school. "This class helped me decide if I would want to go into the culinary field or not ," said senior Morgan Means The class learned how to make meals such as fettucine alfredo , cupcakes , gingerbread houses and steak. " I learned how to properly mince garlic and check a steak's doneness without a thermometer or cutting it open ," said senior Holl y C ushma n Students had the opportunity to use their own recipes during class. I used Pinterest because it has creative recipes giving me a lot of different options to mess with ," said senior Katelin Ausdemore The class attended a competition at the LPS Culinary Conference. At the competition , the class earned first , second and third in the event of Scratch Dessert

Smarter than a High Schooler 'de

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Bowl took fourth place out of 20 teams at the Ralston Invitational fl weekend of November. •1 compete In the quiz bowl because I enjoy ,• aaid senior Ben Bevins. The team went 4-0 in the beginning of made it to the semifinals to lose against Gretna in the juggernaut random trivia because It is fun and gives me a chance to put my lo use," said senior Matthew Hodges. This put the team at 6-2 for tot the season. "I compete in English, mythology, animal science, zoolof U.S. history,• said freshman Cellu Phillips. The team had the together to advance In the competitions. •1 liked learning new trivia questions with my team,· said senior Baolong Truong

GOTT A DANCE

Junior Natalie Hillman dances with her partner junior Tyler Carstens to songs from the movie " Grease ," Hillman incorporated dance moves from " Footloose " and "Grease ." • " I wore a leather jacket as Sandy Olsson and Tyler wore his letterman jacket like Danny Zuko ," said Hillman

MENERALDS

The students selected for DWTE perform their routine choreographed by the Emera l ds They spent a total of seven hours practicing " I liked performing while making people laugh ," said senior Zach Peet. " I also liked having (Hannah) Howerter as my partner "

TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE YEARLY EVENT WITH STUDENT COUNCIL. NO SHAVE NOVEMBER WAS A WHEN MALE TEACHERS GREW OUT THEIR BEA RDS THE WHOLE MONTH OF NOVEMBER TO HELP RAISE AWARNESS AND MONEY FOR CANCER.

ADMIRING THE HAUL.

Seniors Karissa Ko ssm an and Jo e L ust admire the artwork they purchased from the vendors Kossman had just gotten a print of the main characters from the " Until oawn " video game from a rti st Grace Allison " I really love the artwork ," said Kossman " She gave me a free piece for dressin g up as one of her favorite characters."

IT'S A ME, MARIO.

Senior Em o ry Bro wn and sophomore Eli B r own get complementary gifts from the Nintendo bo oth The booth gave away everything from posters advertizing upcoming games to collectible l\mii b ) figurines "T he shops are full of anime swag that everyone loves ," said Brown . " You can blow $5 00 without even real izi ng it ."

$HOPPIN' FOR SWAG.

Senior Sarah O sg o od visits the vendors in search of souvenirs to take home , There- were ove 1SO vendors at the con that weekend "It's a good outlet to meet new people especially if you're sh 1," said Osgood At school we kind of hide our identity, but there it's more accepted ."

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Art In Two D i men si )n

Students Make Interesting I rt

Students in J u li a Walstrom 's th i 11 block 20 Design class had to ex r ind their artistic minds as they explo r d a new world of unusual art project< 'The projects were pretty cool, " s tid freshman T yl e r Arnol d. " I liked choosing what colors I, got to us e and having full control over what I w a , g<X na paint. " In the class, students r iinte surrealist art , made prints using 1 1e block-printing method , created o tical ill us ions, made "Andy Warhol" p inti~ and more . " I enjoyed the class b ca u first of all my friends were in it," : iid freshman Gi lbe rt Carr ill o "Sec < 1dly, art is one of my passions ." The c ass was also a very social one , sinc 1 communication between the art i ts 1~ very important. The students ha to learn how to voice what they w a ted i their projects to their partners a r 1 h~ to co mpromise with their partne ;. 20 art was a place where aspiring , tis ts could meet other aspiring artist ~ and create interesting art pieces to g ther lo w

Southwest Students Participate in All State Choir

Months of practice culminated in one of 1he lafGe$t dloir cencerts some student ever been a part of. Thirty-one studenl8 were aelecled Southwest a All-State Choir. "Ifs reallly hard to get into." eald tilnlor Humphrey. "A I people in the state go and try out." Over 400 students schooll across Nebr took part in the massive concert. The procesa of becoming part of the group inv learning a speciftc musical piece, reoon:ling youfl8lf perfQlffllng It, then sending 1 Next, students had to wait roughly six weeks to find OU1 If they. had been selecte those who did make It, it was a major acoompliahmenl basically a master cl· a very grand scale," said senior Auhat Sand "We w,re1iught,how to breathe , to sing, how to coun t also. Very fundamental thlnQ8 that he helped us refine to n perfect or in some cases truly perfect.•

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Alyssa Kugler pos es in her homemade stume She was dres s ed as Maka Albarne and ul from the Sou l Eate r" an ime . " I kept hitt ing ople with my scythe on accident ," sa id Kugler ::verywhere I walked I would get stopped every o seconds for people to get a picture it was esome ." She also cospl ayed Marni f rom Madoka lag ca and Nonon Ja k uz ure from " K ill K a K ill".

As sophomore Eli Brown's car pulled into the parking of the Omaha La Vista Hotel and Convention Center , he s practically buzzing with excitement.

"When you walk in , you see there ' s a lot of people in tumes that you may or may not recognize ," said Brown People from all over the Midwest came to Omaha in vember to take part in Nebraskan , an anime convention , ich has grown exponentially since its creation in 2004 rge amounts of high school and college age students atded "the con " , taking part in costume contests , celebrity st panels , photoshoots and game tournaments

"My favorite moment was probably the entire first because everyone recognized my Captain America play ," said senior Karissa Kossman . Kossman , like many who attended conventions like this , spent months sew i ng , building and shopping for her tumes , or 'cosplay ' as they ' re called by the cosplaying

community. Some people make entire careers out of making cosplay outfits , and use conventions as a sort of walking commercial to show off the i r sk i ll. Others just do it as a hobby , or be c ause they enjoy dressing up.

" I l ik e d the cosplay contest the best , probably ," sa id junior Ireland Gaffey " It was really cool because you got to see all th e costu m es ."

Many of those who attended the con waited hours to go inside the large showroom where cosplays were being judged While not everyone entered the contest , many watched , as the profess ional cosplays were there strutting their stuff Some costumes were tailor made some lit up some even had moving parts , like wings and tails

" I' d have to say the best part was doing the cosplay combat. It was pretty hilarious ," said senior Sky Johnson Cosplay combat was a game whe re people in costume would roll dice to see who was going to win , then act out a

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fight scene. Due to the nature of the game , anyone could win , usually with ridiculous results

The dance was a strange mix of party music , costumes and strobe lights In few other places was it poss ible to witness Deadpool danc i ng alongside Boba Fett as Slenderman breakdances " I loved the dance because I just li ke music and dancing with my friends ," said senior Sarah Osgood.

Everyone had their favor ite moment or story about "the con ", each of them creating a unique experience for everyone that attended Each person had their own distinct moment from rocking it on the dance floor with James Bond to entering the cosplay contest to meeting new people.

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Hawks Head to UNL Student Union for Culinary Competition

Nerves set in when Sherry McCranie ' s students got out their materials for the food they had made earlier in class The judges told them that it was time to start and everyone quickly got to work

" It was hard to deal with the t i me ," said senior Olivia Rezac. " I feel like I still worked well with the pressure and did well with the time allowed ."

As they got to the end of the time allotted the judges started to walk around to judge them on their presentation and ask about the items they had made Senior Tressa Wagner finished first in the dessert portion of the competit ion.

I got my reward the day after the competiton ," said Wagner . " I d idn ' t think I was going to win It was really exciting ."

Although not everyone did as well as they would have wanted , they still felt good about their work " I made mini pumpkin tarts with a meringue top ," said Rezac " I felt I did better than the scores that I got but it was still fun to be a part of the competit ion ."

There was also a team section of the day The team was made up of three different people : seniors Holly Cushman , Kaitlyn Rickers and junior Olivia Badami They had to make a meal made up of a protein , starch and a vegetable

"We made an eye of round steak , mashed sweet potatoes and rosemary green beans ," said Rickers

Unlike the scratch dessert portion of the competition , the team was judged not only on the presentation of the food they made , but also the actual taste of their meal.

"We worked really well together and I' m happy that we placed as high as we did , and all of out foods did really well together ," said Rickers

The compet it ion didn ' t go as smoothly as they would have wanted Simple things such as the cut of the meat created some problems " I did the steak and I didn ' t get the exact cut of meat I wanted ," said Cushman . " I had to learn to work with what I had ."

Not only did Cushman have a little issue during the competition , senior Gabby Rodriguez had a few minor difficulties as well.

"When I had to dip the chocolate to make the mold , they cracked a lot. The only part that was really s imple was making the pudding ," said Rodriguez

Although they experienced some difficult moments , the Hawks also had memorable memories from the competition

" My favorite part was seeing people that are there for the same reason as you are , to make good food ," said Wagner Story/ Spread by Ansley Gates

SWEET TREAT.

Senior Tressa Wagner makes a c aramel apple truffle to please th e judge s eyes Her work throughout the compet ition pa i d off when she got first place for the p r esentation of her dessert " I looked on the internet to find i deas and then chose what I wanted to do ," sa i d Wagner.

The teams of four made their way to the trading floor where they received $1 ,000,000 in mock stock which they had to use to buy and sel l shares. They had a 60-day trading slot and a new day starting every 1 :20 " At the challenge , it was very chaotic and fast paced ," said junior Taylen Stevens "I thought it was a great way for students to learn about the stock market and how t o be smart with investing. " S ix teams from S o uthwest competed with 50 others Two out of the six teams from Southwest finished in the top 10 . " I feel like we did really w e ll, said Stevens. "We are looking toward to learning from our mistakes and d o ing better next year. "

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LSW Heads to Math Day

It was a big day when sophomore Jae Hyun Lim went into UNL p"repared to defend his title and get first once again in the P ROBE 1 (Problems Requiring Original and Brilliant Effort) multiple choice math test. Lim tied for first out of 1,600 other participants. " ! was nervous going into it , but I was happy about how I did ," said Lim " I couldn ' t have done it without the team. " Sophomore Danny Peterson got seventh and both students qualified for the PRO B E 2 t est where Lim placed third overall recieving a $4 ,00 0 scholarship to UNL. The Mathematics Bowl T earn was also sent to compete in the quiz bowl section of Math Day Lim and Peterson were both members of the Math Bowl t eam along with Seniors De nis Komis sa rov and Troy Nguy en The team had to do a lot of study i ng and preparing to be able to do well in the bowl. " I thought it was a great team effort and Mr DeVries helped us prepare a lot by giving us sample questions ," said Lim

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Hawks Achieve and Succeed

National Honors Society Holds Second Induction

Senior Monica Angeletti called senior Shardhat Daggumati's name and he walked across the stage to recieve a pin and certificate to signify he was finally an official member of the National Honor Society "I was very happy when I found out I was inducted," said Daggumati. Getting into NHS took many different steps including a paper, school activities and volunteer hours. During second term , the second induction was held meaning that if students didn't get inducted the first time they had the opportunity to try and get in again If the students found out that they weren 't inducted the first time , they were told in a letter what they were lacking and what they would need to do to get inducted the second time To some people the letter was a form of motivation to work extra hard to try to get in the second time. "It was a cool opportunity , I didn't get in the first time but I worked really hard by volunteering at the Madonna Rehabilitation Center and Bryan LGH to get more volunteer experience ," said Daggumati.

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• r Olivia Badami works on making her mashed sweet potatoes Sen ior Holly Cushman Bad ami to help her pou r the potatoes to finish them up. Everything went well it was ly fun hearin g the judges who thought we did really well ," said Badami.

Senior Gabby Rod riguez works on her dessert for the dessert competition. Rodriguez got second for her presentation of her dessert at the competition . 'The competition was a lot of work but I was really happy with how it turned out ," said Rodriguez

Senior Ka itl yn Rieke r makes green beans with a little bit of lemon juice. The team split up the different jobs to complete the challenge as fast as they could . 'The culinary competition was a great experience ," said Rieker I would love to do it again ."

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WORK HARD PLAY HARD.

Freshman Mariah Zvolanek guards the opposing team , Waverly, at the girls basketball jamboree The Freshman jamboree was a one-day tournament for the Freshman teams. Even though we did not do very well, we learned from it, " said freshman Tianna Francisco. ''We then improved upon what we struggled with ."

NONE FOR YOU GLEN COCO.

FBLA candy cane grams were for sale during the month of December for 25 cents. FBLA earned a part of the profit from the candy cane grams to go towards their funds. "The candy cane grams are sold for about three weeks, " said junior Braeleigh Carson "It is fun to see how excited everyone gets about buying them for friends."

Hot Chocolate Day was the first day to kick off Winter Week. Winter Week was the week leading up to the Winter Ball. "Hot Chocolate Day is prepared during fourth block," said freshman Aila Ganie "It is then given out after school."

NORWOOD PARK VISITS

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Norwood Park Elementary students ca r e to Southwest to learn the basketball stan c an! new running drills The Varsity girls ba s etba team had helped with the community s i vice event for the past two years " A little g ir remembered me and wanted to t a ke a picture ," said junior Bailey Kaufman " I was the cutest thing ."

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PIE LSW STYLE.

The bands fundraised by selling Stauffer' s Pie gift certif icates for $15 The bands received $5 for every gift certificate sold "One of the most challenging parts of the pie fundraiser was find i ng a lot of people who wanted to purchase the pies ," said junior Taylen Stevens. "We sold the pies to help with everyone ' s band f ees. "

All choir groups performed at the Winter Choir Concert held in the Main Gym. The choir started preparing for the concert after Fall Break " My favorite part of the performance was when Varsity choir sang ," said senior Landon Friesen. " It was some of the top singers at LSW. "

ROAD TO $8,000.

Seniors Amanda Robotham and Anna Goddard work the admissions booth at the Honor Everyone fundraiser helping to gather personal hygiene products for the homeless Honor Everyone was a talent show to raise money. "Our goal is to raise $8 ,000 as well as collecting toiletries to g ive to the attendees at the final banquet ," said Goddard

SENIOR SLOPES.

Seniors Jared Jesske , Max Danley , Devon Comstock , Anthony Marks and Trey Anderson "shred the gnar" on Teton Mountain i n J ackson Hole Wyoming for their sen ior tr ip The group of friends chose Wyoming because Marks ' fam i ly owns a cabin there . 'The most fun part of the t r ip was snowboarding ," said Marks I got to hangout with my close friends for a week ."

SWING DANCE.

CUPID SHUFFLE

SLOW IT DOWN.

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Dancing in a Winter Wonderland

As the members of Student Council set up twinkly lights and holiday trees , students put on their gowns, dress shirts and ties. Winter Ball was made for students to feel classy for a night and dance like nobody was watching. The students who set up the dance ordered decorations from Anderson s Event Decorations and set up the commons to look like a Winter Wonderland.

Matt James was the DJ at the dance and he played a range of music from pop to classic dance songs, like the "Cupid Shuffle " and " Cha Cha Slide ." The students came together to step up and start popular dances to create a dancing environment.

" Most of the kids that were there were dancing the entire time, " said James . ''The kids generally would get into little groups and de.nee with their friends, but

sometimes the entire group would dance together , like when there was a train , line dance or a dance battle of the sexes ."

Sophomore Justin Bui and other students took over the stage to get other students involved to dancing.

" My favorite part of the dance was seeing people smiling and dancing ," said Bui. " It made me feel like I was influencing them to participate ."

Bui along with other students liked dancing in groups or as a couple " I liked slow dancing with my date , freshman Matthew Keith ," said freshman Madison Lockard " My favorite song to dance to was ' Don t Stop Believing ."'

About 70 students attended the dance, keeping it an ir:itimate atmosphere

"I think Winter Ball should be more popular, " said sophomore Zoey Livermore "It would be more fun if more people came because we could have a winter d me like Homecoming. "

Tickets were sold for $5 and could only be purch se before the dance Because of low-ticket sales, the da ce was only from 7-9pm.

"I wore a fitted black dress that I got from Von M , Jr, said freshman Breanna Sahs. "My favorite part of th r night was going out to dinner with my date, freshma n Jake Wilson at Florie's Italian Resteraunt and takin g pictures before the dance ."

Story/Spread by Jacy , ur German 111 and Food Prep and Prese r tal teamed up to make gingerbread hou s s from scratch They displayed their uni 1u1 gingerbread houses in the hallway le e jir the cooking class.room. Although the · ot were called gingerbread houses , the t u dents were no longer allowed to use ! n! because of allergies. Students worke o their houses for a little over a week a 1 d group came up with a design and a ti 3n for their house. "The things that I enj c. 1e the most were decorating, making th e g1 gerbread and making sure the piece E st together ," said senior Marissa Ment ~ 3 r "I also learned how to make a ginge r' re house from scratch since we didn't u e to make the houses. "

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Senior Maddie Fanton and sophomore Hayden Brown twist to up beat music by artists such as Taylor Swift , Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber. Fanton was the decoration coordinator while Brown helped plan, advertise , and decorate the dance. " I figured that I could have some fun after all the work we put into it ," said Brown.

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Seniors Tea Cidlik and Holly Cushman Join in on the "Cupid Shuffle " line with other students. Cidlik participated in the dance off between the boys and the girls . " My favorite part of the dance was seeing Mr James start dancing on the dance floor and the DJ table ," said Cidlik.

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At Winter Ball sophomore Paris Renter and junior Isaac Pre 1 ss slow dance The theme of the dance was Winter Wonderland " I went to Winter Ball because I didn 't go freshman year," said Renter " I wanted to see what it was like and enjoyed having s im of my friends come with me to the dance ."

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Winter Week Wonders

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students and dress up in their holiday gear. Winter

Week consisted of a whole week that students got to dress up in their holiday wear. The five days were : Hot Chocolate Day , White Out , Socks and Scarves , Ugly Sweaters and Flannel Friday

The administration participated in Ugly Sweater Day. We wanted to show our suppot for Student Council and for our school by participating in Winter Week ," said Marco Pedroza. " Plus , it was pretty fun to see Mitch Vernon in a pink sweater ." The administration took a few minutes out of their busy time to get a picture in their ugly sweaters. " It s always a gamble with a couple yahoos we have on the team to get a picture ," said Travis Brady Some of the administration did not have an ugly sweater at home so they borrowed them from Brandi Benson 's collection of sweaters " Benson was so generous to bring a sweater for me to wear on Ugly Sweater Day ," said Keri Applebee

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Food for the Silver Hawks

Food Market Helps Hungry Hawks Out

The Hawk Food Market provided a safe place for students and families to come and get food they needed. The team of counselors started the food market four years ago This year, the Hawk Food Market not only provided food, but it also provided clothes donated by the faculty including items like sweatshirts, coats, socks, hats, gloves and shoes. It took place four times a year near the end of each term The market provided food for up to 50 families of students at one time. Sometimes, families were unable to wait for the food market to come around again, so counselors kept food in the back of the Counseling Center to help families in between the food markets. 'We've had situations where students have come in and they have been hungry," said Dr. Dee Simpson-Kirkland. "That's a really big deal for a student to admit." The counseling also welcomed student and staff help with the setting up and distribution of supplies during the Hawk Food Market.

Si nging Oct aves

MCC Sings at Hol iday Concert

Mixed concert choir (MCC) was an audition choir that was open fo r sophomores , juniors and seniors to come and learn to sing. Anyone whether someone was an experienced • singer or hadn ' t sang in years , could come and join MCC. Over the course of the year , students worked on music theory problems and learned seven different pieces of music to perform . " It's a lot d ifferent than Freshman cho ir ," said sophomore Bran do n Caha You learn harder music theory harder pieces and get intermixed with upperclassmen instead of all of your own grade ." MCC sang at the holiday concert held i n the gym during the winter season The cho i r chose to sang a variety of holiday themed music including Christmas favorites The group also sang various different classical music pieces in different languages as well. " l love the pieces that we sing ," said sophomore Nico le Ortiz Galleg os "Some of the pieces aren 't in English and I feel like that gives choir some other ethnic values " Just lik e it's name the mixed choir chose a mix of all types of music

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In Sarah Scofield 's cla s ses, every st ud ent had a chance to become the tea c her Students were placed into groups of th re e to five and given one problem out of s: x rrorn the 2015 AP Math Test to so lve " It was a f un experience learning som e thing you wouldn ' t usually do in a regular n ath class ," said senior Mi ssy rew . All grou ps we re expected to write ou 1 how they solved the problem in a Googl e oc , provide the equations and solutions fo r thei r problem , and present their equ .ttion. W e w o rked through the whole test I f t he free re s ponse questions from 2015 , said Scofield . " I wanted to have every st den t have the opportunity to try all of the >roblems before the new AP Math est. '

NO SIGNAL.

The old myth of technology frying the m ind helped senior B ran do n Stalnaker create h i s sur r eal i sm picture He wanted to make the p icture seem as though the background was mo vi ng due to the frying " It allo w ed me to work w ith real li fe objects , but pu t my own little spin on things an d make it abnorma l, " sa id Stalnaker

LET THEM MICROWAVE CAKE.

Ju ni or Joshua Seam a n s cre at e d a surreal photo by usin g a p cture of Marie Anto inette He took Marie A ntoin ett e s s aying of " let t he m e a t c ak e " an d turned her dr ess into a portable m c row a ve "T he pro jec t allowed me to b e crea ti ve in ways I m usu all y not c reati v e in ," sa d Se a ma ns.

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TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS.

Senior Paige Doland included herself in her final surre alism photo Sh e got the idea from listening to an i nst ru mental p iec e . " I liked the idea of m e pull ing something behind me like a train ," said Doland I feel li ke it came out how I had pictured it in my head ."

tudents in Digital Art Create Surrealism with Photoshop

Surrealism wasn 't always about the art world. It tarted off as a literary movement in the 20th Century for riters. As times changed more and more people used his method in their art to express concepts that were nrealistic and could not be possible in the real world Ther~ are all types of mediums to make surrealism rtists could draw or paint it. It could be photographed and hotoshopped It could even be sculpted Because of the uidity of the specific art type, surrealism continues to be ne of the most popular art forms

"You can do it in any type of artwork ," said Digital Art acher Chad Petska " Photographers do it. Digital artists ainters, sculptors, everyone really can do surrealism " In Digital Art , students used Photoshop to create unrelistic works of art from images of themselves and pictures ey found on the internet. All students were supposed to d pictures that had a pixel dimension of at least 1000 x 000 pixels

Students in the class didn ' t just start off with surrealm. They worked with Adobe Flash and Adobe Illustrator efore they ever got to use Photoshop Petska wanted the

students to start off doing something that they had never done before and to open their minds to new ideas

" I think that's just the culture of school nowadays too You have one right answer and it's very test driven ," said Petska "Surrealism is just kind of letting go of what is in real life and figuring out what is possible with your imagination "

Students could still use Flash or Illustrator to make their surrealism Both programs had different editing software that Photoshop did not have Numerous amounts of students in Digital Art were successful in the class due to their previous knowledge of Photoshop.

" I enjoyed the idea of changing something that challenged real life and turned it into something that could never be , yet it made sense ," said senior Paige Doland " I usually live in a fantasy world , so this was perfect for me. "

One of the surrealism projects involved taking a student's work and redesigning it in some way , shape , form or concept to make a new photo of their own The students were randomly given another student ' s project to alter.

" I got to mess with another student's photo and make it my own design ," said senior Brandon Stalnaker The outcome was great. "

Many of the students used a list of synectic triggers given to them by Petska Synectic triggers were aids that could stretch the imagination of the student and help the students create something unrealistic There were 23 different types of triggers for the students to choose from "I , personally , found inspiration from an instrumental piece called ' Firefly ,"' said Doland . " In the video , there was a spring spirit that made everything beautiful again after destruction. "

Students who did well in the class embraced the ''thinking outside of the box " mantra that Petska placed on the class Many of ti1e students enjoyed having the level of freedom to create whatever they pleased 'The class was amazing ," said Stalnaker . " I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to go have fun and make their own designs ."

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Silver Hawk Theater Presents "A Christmas Story"

The lights beamed bright. Sophomore Ian Maltas Ralphie even went to the great Santa Claus at the mall could feel all the eyes of the audience on him as he took his to tell him his Christmas wish Ralphie and Randy got to final bow The rush of the performance that the Southwest climb all the way up to see him and ride the slide down theater crew had just put on hit him in full effect.

"The best part of the play was when I went down the

"A Christmas Story " took place in the year 1940 in the slide ," said Lane " It was my favorite ." fictional town of Hohman , Indiana The ma in character was There were many different issues that the Parker family nine-year-old Ralphie , who was played by Maltas Ralphie had to encounter throughout the play. The boys dealt with had a younger brother Randy (sophomore Alec Lane) It a bully Ralphie had to decode a message with his Little was an iconic play that Southwest got to put on Orphan Annie decoder pen , and the family especially had to

"Around Lincoln you don t get a lot of opportunities to deal with the leg lamp controversy be in some bigger shows ," said Maltas . "So these are some The play ended on a happy note with Ralphie getting really great shows to be in ." his wish. He even went to sleep that night with the rifle.

The Southwest play was different from other produc- ''The thing I enjoyed most about being part of ' A Christtions It may not have been entirely different in the story mas Story' was the satisfaction of putting on another great plot , but there were aspects that made it unique Southwest show ," said Maltas

"The actors were different and we had different charc- The play that the audience saw on the stage was not ters, " said freshman Ashley Walker. "We made different as simple as it seemed There were several different elesets , like the classroom , that other plays didn 't have ." ments that went into making "A Christmas Story. "

In the play , all Ralphie wanted for Christmas was a "The most challenging part 0f 'A Christmas Story' was Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle adding in all of the different tech elements like costumes, with a compass in the stock and "this thing which tells time." props , lights , sound , and scenery ," said Maltas Ralphie was determined to get the rifle for Christmas , but Luckily , during the play there were no huge issues that all the adults he talked to told him that he was going to happened, but there were some minor issues. "shoot his eye out. " Especially his mother , Mother Parker ''The first time the door into my room was finished, I (sophomore Greta Gessert) and Father Parker (sophomore shut it and it wouldn't open from my side " said Maltas. "So Gabe Patton).

Bob [Henrichs] got a ladder to climb into my room from

the front to open it. It remained open for the rest of I e rehearsal ."

There were some funny moments for the cast t i t ha/ pened because of minor malfunctions.

"Wyatt [Jorgensen] got caught in the curtain a n he te on the trash can during rehearsal ," said freshman IV 1ggie Burkhard . "The curtain got ripped from the classro 1 n Th girl who played the teacher even fell off of the des k 1 the classroom ."

The cast had experiences with their set and p re ) S malfunctioning that brought them closer together

It s just one big family, " said sophomore Laur f 1 Hinton " I love working with the people , they 'r£ usts kind ."

The play ended with huge applause that gave ,e ca a great feeling

"A major moment for me was closing night /' s a j Hin ton . "When we bowed for the final moment and yOL rea lii that was the end of it. It was a nice end to everyth i1 J."

The final night was an emotional one for man y ;ast members.

"The best part of being in theater is definitely c 1ing around the people, " said Maltas . "And also the pa y ff yo get at the end of the night and taking your bow Th aud ence loves it. It's a feeling you can ' t get anywhere lse '

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SNOW READY.

Sophomore Alec Lane plays Randy Parker and holds his arms up i n the air as if they are stuck He had to keep his arms up for the whole scene because they were supposed to be stuck due to the layers and layers of snow gear his ' mom ' made him wear. It was a little bit hard to hold up my arms ," said Lane But with the body suit it made it not as hard ."

BULLY TACTICS.

Sopho more Nate Mitchell

pins sopho m ore Ian Stolle 's arm behind him to act out a classic bully i ng scene Mitchell played the bully Seu ! Farkus and Stolle played Ralph ie s fr ien d Flick . " My favorite part of the play was probably play in g such an iconic character ," said M itchel l.

LEGGY LAMPS.

Sophomores Ian Maltas , Greta Gessert , and Gabe Patton reveal the leg lamp in complete awe. Maltas played Ralph ie , Gessert playe d Mothe r Parker , and Patton played Fat her Parker The leg lamp was a big controver sy in the plot of " A Christmas Story" between Mr. and Mrs. Parker , due to the fact that it was so racy. "The best part was taki ng it out of the box and holding it up ," said Patton

Time of Giving

Key Club Runs Charity Event

Sophomores Jordyn Fallick and Gabe

Patton were among Key Club members that participated in the Giving Tree Key Club sold ornaments that said ''teen boy" or "teen girl" on them. The club paired up with CEDARS , a home for children who have been abused, neglected, and are homeless. CEDARS helped children have a place where they could feel safe and secure and not worry about those who have treated them poorly. " It s just really cool to give back to people and especially with the giving tree," said Fallick. "Just to be able to provide something that 's not necessary but it's just a gift and it's nice to do for other people." Students sat at the entrance of the school for a week in December handing out ornaments to those staff and students who wanted to help. "The giving tree was mostly about giving to children who don't have what other kids have ," said Fallick

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Sinkin' Shots

Girls JV Basketbal l Shoots On

The JV Hawks had an eventful season with big games for the books. Along with battl in g injuries to overcome adversity , the team also had some tough games that showed their hard work paid off In the game against Millard North , the girls battled into overtime and ended up finishing the game with only three players left on the court They lost people left and right to foul trouble . " It felt weird and it was kind of stressful ," said junior Shayla Meyer. "We had to figure out how to including three people on defense , which was really hard ." They ended up losing 55-57 In a game they trailed for most of time, the girls also came back from against Norfolk and won 27-24. Along with working as a team most girls swung between JV an Varsity leaving little time for individual skill improvement. ''The hardest part of the season is probably getting our own time to improve because we ' re always helping with Varsity, " said junior Jenna DeJonge Difficulties aside , the team ended the season with some games that a

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CHECKING IT OFF.

Senior To rrian Grant poses with a fake cap as he gets prepared for graduation.

Seniors ordered their caps, gowns , and announcements for graduation. " It came fast , but I' m excited to get out of here and live life more, " said Grant.

ONE SEMESTER DOWN, ONE TO GO.

Along with the new year , students got all new classes an d schedules as Term 3 began. After getting a lmost two weeks off from school , the students had to get back into the swing of things It was hard to get back into school mode ," said freshman Parker Dorn " Starting new classes can be bad and fun ."

Nine choir students attended the Doane Honor Choir Festival for an oppurtunity to work with other directors and students from all over. After they filled out a written application and got teacher recommendations , nine students got accepted to attend . " It was a learning experience ," said junior Brady Pointer It was opportunity to learn different directors ' teaching styles ."

BIG VICTORY.

Resonance competed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and wons best band best vocals best choreography and Grand Champions This was the first time that Ambiance and Resonance completed a sweep , which is winning first and best band, choreography and vocals together in 5 years . " As a team we really have to have a strong bond with one another ," said senior Jac ks o n Hahn Without that we wouldn t have

Juniors took the NESA writing test during the school day The test was required to take before students could graduate. " I think I did pretty well ," said junior Morgan Larson " I ' m not the best writer in the world but it s not a hard writing test. "

Junior Dillon Holsteen Brady Pointe r and Danny Clanton seniors Hannah Roeloff s , David Ru sh

REM was a Robotic and Engineering class where the students created robots The students competed in Ravenna with robots and won first place. " It's really fun ," said sophomore Austin Jochum. "We get to play with different moving parts and expand our minds on what we can and can ' t do with the stuff were provided with. "

THE BIG 150.

Senior Kyson Schnell holds up a congratulations poster after acheiving 150 wins. The team wrestled in Omaha at Skutt Catholic High School when Schnell got his new personal record . " Not a whole lot of people get over 150 ," said Schnell. ''That was pretty cool. "

PINS AND WINS.

Junior Erika Wimmer bowls at Districts at Sun Valley Lanes Wimmer and the girls Varsity bowling team got runner up with the second highest bowling scores and won a plaque. The team practiced every Monday and Friday at Sun Valley Lanes . " It was a surreal experience ," said Wimmer. " I have such a passion for bowling. "

Freshman Chloe Viegel cheers alongside one of the younger girls who signed up for Kiddie Clinic The cheerleaders provided the oppurtunity for young girls to be cheerleaders for a day The teams taught the younger girls a dance and a cheer to perform at the Varsity boys basketball game . " Getting to see how much fun the little kids have learning the routine is my favorite part, " said sophomore Mariah Kitchen

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Resonance Show Choir Takes .First at Midwest Cup

Resonance waited impatiently to hear the announcement of the winners for the 2016 Midwest Cup With tensions running high and the team almost jumping out of their seats the crowd began cheering as Resonance was named Grand Champions in the their division

In January Resonance attended the Midwest Cup Competition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln ' s Lied Center for Performing Arts The group won Midwest Grand Champions Along with Grand Champs, Southwest also took home best choreography , best vocals and best showband

The crowd was roaring as Resonance began celebrating the huge win they had just received. The Midwest Cup served as the kick off for the 2016 show choir season

Southwest show choir embraced originality this year by implementing a theme tha t had never been seen before. In previous years , Resonance did not use themes in their performances. Show choir director , Andrew Jacobson , chose to mix things up with using Candyland as the theme for the Varsity show choir performance

'The Candyland theme was chosen because , I think Mr J wanted to be original ," said senior Maddie Fanton. " It was a theme that no one expected a show choir group to do "

Throughout the year , the members of Resonance worked tirelessly to prepare for their showcases and competitions. Beginning in June , the group started creating the show with help from choreographers

"One of the memories I made was during choreography camp, " said junior Matthew Hakel. " I loved working with the choreographers and getting a new feel for the new group dynamic that we were creating. "

The group attended many competitions and was able to perform the show at the Winter Pep Rally Resonance also attended competitions that required the group to wake up early to travel out of town

" For competitions it depended on where the competition was for what time we had to be up and ready ," said junior Shayla Meyer. " Usually we had to be up at about 4:30 a.m for hair and makeup and ready to leave by about 5:30 a m ."

Resonance attended the Mo Show Invitational i n Cedar Rapids, Iowa in February The group di d not wi n but it gave students the opportunity to see other talen t f •J groups and meet with groups from the midwest area

" At Mo Show we all got together to sing our balla d '1 a circle on the stage, " said Fanton •

Although the group faced defeat at Mo Show , one memory stood out to them as they closed their show c ! ) ir season " Everyone was so excited at Midwest Cup ," said j L nior Sam Lesoing "Mr Jacobson ripped his pants , w i- ; h we all thought was hilarious ."

Despite the defeat Resonance faced later on in th t season , the group was able to make a clean sweep in II events at the Midwest Cup and show that Candyland v 1s the right choice for the group 's very first theme •

"This year was most memorable because of tt,e emotional attachment the group has and the journey VI have taken," said senior Michael Patestas. '

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student in Dance 101 performed their line dancing for the whole class Not only 1hey line dance but they learned many other styles of dance. Throughout the term 1eari1ed hip-hop, modem, swing dance, the tango , salsa and the waltz. Senior Aldendlfer participated in partner dancing. 'We slow danced with partners, • ~ndifer. "But then did most of the other styles of dancing in small The broke Into groups and learned different styles of dance. Everyone then taught other their dances in a large group. Each group had the ability to change and their own choreography People from an grades were involved in Dahce 101. "I was challenging to incorporate certain moves, " said sophomore Sanford. "It was most challenging to create my own dance moves."

QUE EN FROSTINE.

Jun ior Leighton Ware dre sses as Queen Frost ine from the Ca ndyland board game Ware sang " I ve Already Wo n" by Scott Alan . "Clean ing choreography lo the point ii was spot on is always hard ," said Wa re "We work for nobody to vi sibly mess up ."

LORD LICORICE.

Sen ior Jackso n Hahn sings a mashup of " Nice Guys Fi nish Las t" and "Good Gi rls Go Bad " Hahn played the role of Lord Licorice the bad guy of Candyland Know i ng that it was my last year of show cho i r, I made sure to savor every moment ," sa id Hahn " I got to create a close bond with all of Resonance "

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JUST A GAME.

As Candyland cont i nues sen ior Abigail Stine sings "Just A Game ." Sti ne represen t ed the litt le girl from the board game While putting our show together , everyone was really exc ited ," sa id Stine "Everyo ne worked really hard ."

Embracing Diversity

Students celebrated Martin Lut h er King Day with a breakfast and a walk held downtown in the Cap ital building " Diversity in the world was discussed at the breakfast and the impact MLK had ," said senior Chr i stian To r res It cont inued to remind me that diversity is important a nd necessary ." During breakfast the main topic discussed was the journey African Amer icans have faced The people who talked m o tivated me in life to overcome hardships ," said junior Katie Hastings The girls Varsity basketball team was in attendance as well. Freshman Jaden Fe rguson spoke at the walk . "The best part was getting to i nspire people to want t o help the community ," said Fergus o n . " I was excited to be part of the movement. "

FRESH MINT.

Senior Ben Har ri s sings "I Want Candy " duri ng the Candyland perfo rmance at Midwest Cup Harris was dressed as Mr. Mi nt throughout his solo. "Midwest Cup was the best part of this year because we won grand champs ," said Harris. Getting our cho reography down was the har dest part but it paid off ."

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Nothing but Net

JV Boys Basketball

It was the City meet. The Southwest JV boys basketball team was getting ready to play the games they had prepared for all season They were ready to take on their opponents especially East. "We lost to them earlier in the year ," said freshman Caden McCormack ''This time we came back stronger and better. " The team beat East and ended up getting second out of the six teams that were there . " It was definitely a really fun season ," said junior Jared Ladd. The team had some tremendous wins this season They won against North Platte 62-24 beating them pretty handily . " It felt awesome to win against North Platte ," said sophomore Jakob Ahlschwede It was great to win with such a lead because it was our first game of the season. " The team also had some very close games this season In a close game against Omaha Benson , Southwest won by a single point , 54-53 After such an exciting season the boys looked forward to next year " It's been super fun and it was awesome to have such a great team ," said Ahlschwede

Live goldfish , toys and many other p ri zes were lined up on tables in the com m o ns Junior Gibson Meyer and senior Ak s hat Saraf picked and announced the l tt ers for Hawks Bingo . " It was fun lead ing all of the bingo games and announc i ny al l of the prizes at the end ," said Meye r T he main purpose of Hawks Bingo was to ra i se money for the Japanese Club so the y had the chance to go on their trip to Japa n we earned a good amount of money ," 3aid junior Sam Morales " It was highe r an expected. " Participants had the cha n e to win in a cake walk and enjoy a movie i, the movie room for the younger childre n 'We would definitely do this again for future t ps," said sponsor Charley E tt le

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Hawks Honor Veterans at Takedown for The Troops

The crowd cheered as the veterans walked onto the court before the wrest[iJlg meet started to receive recognition for all they had done to serve their country Southwest had two wrestling coaches, Marcus Hellwege and Terry Morrow that were also recognized at this event as well. These two , along with vets in attendance , received quilts from a generous foundation as a way of representing their bravery

" It was truly an honor to receive my Quilt of Valor in front of so many great people such as my family , my Lincoln Southwest wrestling family and the LSW fans ," said Morrow

At Takedown for The Troops , a total of $3 ,700 was raised from takedowns and free will donations For every

takedown , the Booster Club pledged to donate $15 Throughout the night there was a total of 20 takedowns amounting to $300.

Takedown for The Troops started in 2013 and Southwest was the first school i n Lincoln to do a community involvement activity that was so big.

" I think that Takedown for The Troops is a really great thing we can do to give back to the community ," said senior Austin Moody.

In the three years that the Hawks had hosted this event both the JV and Var~ity wrestling teams had always won. This year, the team battled Southeast during this event.

Not only did the two coaches receive a quilt for the

first time at this event, but head wrestling coach Aaron Finley 's father-in-law was also given one. " It was very emotional and inspirational ," said Finley. " My father-in-law and assistant coach each got one so it was pretty great. " The Hawks put on this event every year to honor veterans Takedown for The Troops was a memorable event to the team and those that wrestled " It means a great deal ," said Finley . " Everybody is affected by veterans , so we can reach just about anybody by hosting this event. "

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Before Takedown for The Troops starts , veterans walk out with the colors as the crowd ri ses This was the third Takedown for The Troops that occurred at Southwes t. It is a really c ool event where we get to give back to the people who served our country ," said junior Connor Burney " It makes me feel good ."

QUILT FOR VALOR.

A veteran receives his quilt at Takedown for The Troops The Troops received them before the wrestling meet began I am always excited for Takedown for The Troops ," said assistant coach Marcus Hellwege Our wrestlers get involved in the community to help the veterans in need ."

SALUTE TO THEIR COUNTRY.

A crowd of veterans salute the school Color Guard as they present the flag They came fo r Southwest's annual Takedown for The Troops. It was really amazing to see the support from different groups of people who supported the veterans ," said junior Dillon Holsteen. " It was great that the veterans came to the event. " takedown

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Saving Lives

Students Become Lifeguards

Lifeguard Training was a class offered to students that taught C PR first aid and how to save a drowning swimmer The lifeguards practiced how to save with the students in other physical education classes such as Weight Training and Team Sports. The students who took this class were officially certified as lifeguards once they finished the course and could use their certification outside of school.

"This class really benefited me ," said junior Halle Garner " Now I have a summer lifeguard job. " The class was based around safety and protection of all people around or in the pool. "This class taught me the responsibilities of being a lifeguard ," said senior Caitlyn Noudaranouvong Lifeguard Training spent roughly two days a week in the pool and the rest of the days they were in the wrestling room learning first aid and CPR training While training the Lifeguards were required to wear a whistle along with a guard floaty The students had to swim 12 laps a day and practiced saving other students in the class

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Pep Rally Advertises Takedown For Troops

At the mini pep rally , Coach Aaron F i nley recognized h is sen ior wrestlers and managers The rally was the day before Takedown for the Troops in order to get students and staff pumped up for the wrestling event. Finley invited the school and explained the purpose of the event. In honor of TD4T , students put on a skit to show an example of a wrestling match Sen ior J o r dan Po lla ck and sophomore M att h ew L udw ig wrestled to get the crowd pumped for the next day s matches. Ludwig was a very tough opponent ," said Pollack " But I overcame my fears and got the W. " Pollack took down Ludwig in a short amount of time while the emcees excited the crowd " I think the purpose of the skit was a success ," said Ludwig . " Everyone I knew laughed and enjoyed it but I got some grief from people saying that I should ve won , but it is what it is ." Although it was a short rally , the pep rally committee still made time for class chants and performances from the Emeralds and Cheerleaders

Pastor and Power lifter

Guest Speaker sShares God's eEvidence

Pastor Steve Davenport, a power lifter, visited FCA to g1ve the club some advice being a Christian and how it should be used in athletics. Davenport was a pastor at Calvary Community Church and he was a Multi-World Champion power lifter. Davenport came to FCA to share the evidence of God In the world. "He made an impact on our club," said senior Taylee Decker. ''He helped us grow in the belief i God." Another topic Davenport shared with FCA was the difference between rdligi 1 and how all religions can influence you in everything you do, especially athletic,s. " was a good speaker and was pass10nate about God and sharing it with our club," sophomore Duncan Works. "I believe Davenport really helped me with my relatio with God." Davenport was ranked first on the Nebraska All-Time Power Lifting Rankings. With lifting a total of 2,017 pounds In 2007, Davenport was ahead 900 pounds from the second place power lifter in Nebraska.

DIGIN. Fusco s family came to the brunch to meet the basketball players In his f nal thank you at the brunch , Fusco emphasized how important his family was to him , as well as his boys "T he team and his family would rather have him stay for the rema i nder of the season ," said freshman Ladd Kutilek But he had to do what he had to do ."

ONE LAST TIMEOUT.

Fusco calls a t imeout during the last game he coached the team

The boys played Beatrice and beat them by almost 30 points with a final score o f 59 - 31 " Dur ing timeouts he brought us toge t her as a team ," said freshman J a ke Bo w m an "We learned you can 't win with one player, you have to work togeth e r."

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Freshman Basketball Hosts Deployment Brunch for Head Coach

"Success is earned , not given to you." These were words head coach Steve Fusco stressed to his players

After the Freshman basketball team defeated Beatrice at home 59-31 they changed out of their uniforms and made their way to the commons. In the mean time , parents of the players set out tables of food and poured cups of different refreshments The boys patiently waited for their coaches to come upstairs to start the brunch.

A few weeks before the Beatrice game the Fusco , an active service member, found out he was being deployed He had to leave his team and his family in the middle of the season and give the responsibility to an assistant coach , Avery Prai.

"So far Avery has done a good job with taking the job of the team by himself ," said freshman Alec Devall. ' But Fusco s strength was controlling practices."

At the brunch, Fusco started by sharing some words about the boys and the season He thanked the parents for raising such respectful children that he had the pleasure to coach. With tears filling his eyes, he shared how hard it would be for him to leav e his family. Especially his wife, Who now has to raise two little children

and one teenager on her own until he comes back

As a head coach , Fusco taught three pillars to success: passion, work ethic and respect for what you do He made it clear to his team that as a basketball player one should play for their school and their team and not for themselves If a player was being selfish by playing for themself then the players would get consequences from Fusco

"I ' m sad that he had to leave before the season was over because he really loved to coach us, " said freshman Carson Haas . "He pushed us to come together as a team , but he said he is leaving for a higher cause. "

At the brunch , the players discussed their favorite memories of Fusco from the time he coached them

"Our favorite memory of Fusco was when he dabbed ," said freshman Brody Austin " It was after our overtime win to Norfolk We were losing and came back to win because he got a technical so he dabbed when we got back in the locker room."

Coach Fusco pushed the players to make them better players but he also showed love to his players by joking around with them and making them laugh.

"Whenever I gave up a rebound in practice , he always said " Mayuom, YOU ARE SIX-FOOT-FOUR ," said freshman Mayuom Buom "That always made the team laugh ."

As the boys moved closer to the end of the season they had motivation to win the City Championship They also told Fusco they strived to give him good news while he is away.

"The team 's plan without Fusco is to win the City Championship ," said freshman Taevyn Grixby "Then when we are all seniors , we plan to hang a banner , which has been our goal since the first day of practice ."

The Freshman team ended the season with a record of 10-3, including the City Championship The boys defeated Southeast for the win 64-63 I have stayed in contact with coach Fusco since his deployment ," said Prai. "There was no greater feeling of fulfillment and happiness to send him a text right after the game and congratulate him as the head coach Yes , I helped and managed the team in the latter part of the season , but it was him who built the foundation of the team. "

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A SWEET SURPRISE.

As a g ift to Fusco a basketball mom brought a cake that was decorat ed for his deployment. The parents of the Freshman team also brought burritos donuts drinks and casseroles for the team after their last win with Fusco " W inning our last game w th him was my favorite memory," said freshman Preston Green " He was really emotional after it which showed that he really ca r ed about us. "

FINAL GOODBYE.

Before the team digs into the brunch Coach Fusco shares a final thank you and goodbye to his team and their families. He sha r ed that he believed the team would succeed without him , and he would be updating h i s email to hear from assistant coaches The speech he gave at the brunch the last day he was here was my favor ite memory of Fusco ," said freshman Josh Hain I think it really hit home for all of us and just talk i ng to him for the last time for awhile was really inspiring ."

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VALENTINE'S DAY.

Flower sales for Valentine s Day took place in the commons before and after school as well as during lunch Theater students sold both carnations and roses for students to purchase and send to a friend Roses were $5 and carnations sold for $3 . "The officers set up the sales as a fundraiser for our spring musical ," said junior Matt Loudon "This provided us the money that we need for all of our costumes sets and makeup ."

PSYCHED OUT.

Ryan Salem 's AP Psychology class put on a Psych Fair for other classes during the first term of the course. Salem s students spent multiple class days preparing to educate the participants of the fair on their chosen topic. " Our simulation was fun to prepare ," said senior Alisha O'Shea "We tested texting and driving by having students text while riding a bike on a line It was interesting to see how challenging it was to some ."

SHOWDOWN OF THE CHOIRS.

Show choir hosted the Southwest Showdown competition for schools all around Nebraska Both Ambiance and Resonance got to perform their showcases "We got to see 11 groups from five different schools ," said senior Frances Munro.

" It ' s fun to show other schools how we do all of the different things that show choir incorporates ."

WHAT'S WHAT.

Senior Taylee Decker participates in a fourth block AP Stats probability experiment. Their experiment consisted of teacher Ashli True filling up two bottles one with tap water and the other with regular bottled water The students had to decide which cup of water tasted differently to them and to determine if it was tap or not. " It was difficult for me ," said Decker " Our fourth block class ended up being more successful than the other class ."

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Anyone who was going to turn 18 by November 2016 had the chahce to participate in the voter registration drive put on by students in Ryan Salem 's Government and Politics class Hav ng the registration at Southwest made ii easier and more accessib!e for students " I liked that I could register to vote in school ," said senior Aryana Kamelian It encouraged me to vote but I would have voted regardless "

SUPERBOWL OF CARING.

FCCLA set up the Superbowl of Ca ri ng There were two containers set up for the Denver Bro nco s and the Carolina Panthers The goal of this event was fo r students to bring in non perishable food items and put them in the container for the team they wanted to win the superbowl. "There were 148 lbs donated toward the Broncos ," said Brittany Knudsen Another 106 lbs were donated toward the

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PICKING A WINNER.

EVERY DROP COUNTS.

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON.

Sophomore Austin Jochum holds Hawk Bot One next to his father Jeff Jochum while getting ready for E competition He was at the Lincoln Tournament competing against 30 different teams. " It is a sense of accomplishment having the robot compete since I helped build it ," said Austin Jochum

IT SHOOTS IT SCORES.

Sophomore Andrew Steinhausen sits on the side lines while feeding balls to Hawk Bot One They were testing the robot before the competition began. " My favorite part of being at competitions i s getting a chan c to compete and hang out with friends ," said Steinhausen

GETTING READY FOR THE SHOW.

The Southwest robotics members look over the arena before the competition They were at their very first meet at Lincoln High " It is good to prepare to make sure everything is running right and properly fastened , said junior Jasper Zovcha.

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"Hawkbots" Make State in First Year

It was the state competition for the robotics team. This was the moment they had been waiting for all year long At Omaha North , the top 44 teams gathered' to hear their scores for the day The Southwest team was hoping for a top place.

"Qualifying for State was very satisfying seeing our hard work pay off ," said sophomore Austin Jochum. " It makes me feel good ."

In robotics , the teams were graded on four different categories At State they scored high in all of them. In skills atomist they got 5th skills driver 6th , tournament 4th , and lastly 6th in qualifying " I feel a sense of accomplishment since we did so well at State ," sa id sophomore Andrew Steinhausen.

For Southwest , even qualifying for State was quite an accomplishment. This was the first year they had formed their team

In their inaugural year , the robotics team became a force to be reckoned with experiencing success early on

"Some teams don ' t like us because we have had success our first year ," said robotics sponsor Jeff Jochum. " Many of these teams we have beaten have been doing it for much longer than us ."

The club consisted of six members varying in all grades The team was made up of sophomores Steinhausen , Jochum and Tyler Kinghorn , juniors Henry Huenink and Jasper Zovcha , and senior Teague Pell.

" It is interesting being the only senior because you have younger students around you ," said Pell. " I had to remember that even though

they were younger , they were just as skilled and helpful if not better than me ."

To be part of the club , members had to take two years of robotics classes The group put in many hours to ensure their robo t s ' success " For a while , it was every day after school for two months ," said Huenink . " But it was worth it because we went to State ."

The group worked on the "bots " in the first term class of robotics After it was done however , many long nights were spent at Southwest getting the robots prepared Most nights the team stayed until 5:00 or 6 :00 p m

During the year , the group had a total of five compet itions. The competitions took place all over the state of Nebraska They also went out of state tra v eling to Iowa and Missouri.

"The best part of traveling is there are completely different atmospheres at different competitions because the teams are from all over ," said Pell.

Even with success sometimes the team experienced problems Robots shut off , broke , and even lost control or connection Almost everything and anything could go wrong. One of these issues occurred at State

" We lost a robot within the last seconds of a round and lost points ," said Kinghorn . " After that , we did not qualify any further , but we were still really happy with the places we got at State. "

The Southwest Robotics team planned to compete again next year , hoping for even more success.

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READY TO GO.

Sophomor es Andrew Steinhausen and Austin Jochum get ready before the event starts They pre - loaded fou r balls into the robot for the atomist round . "Th i s is the atomists round which means people a ren 't cont rolling it and it i s robot contro ll ed ," said sen ior Teague Pell.

there's a time and place for Breaking Records

Swimming Straight to the Top

The girls swimmers made history this season. Not only did they win the HAC and the State Meet but broke crazy records while doing it. Juniors

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Athletic Trainers Working Hard to Keep Althetes Healthy student athletic trainers, D•wing was one place they were very familiar with. of students played a huge role in keeping the Southwest athletes healthy and action. The group was composed of freshmen Klerlyn Schinker and Ashley mores Noelle Vampola and Morgan Finley, juniors Hanna Sherman, and Cecily Lynch , seniors Halley Humiston, Kinne HIiiis and nl hy. A few were selected to travel to out of town games and players of all sports. They kept the team hydrated, Iced their injuries and wounded. Certain trainers worked with specific sports. For example, and Vampola worked with wrestling while Krushenishy and Briere worked basketbaH. The student trainers also had a chance to form bonds with the \hey worked with. "My favorite part of being a trainer is working with different aald Sherman. 'We get to form relationships with them."

Olivia Calegan and Dannie Dilsaver broke records not just for Southwest but for the entire state of Nebraska Dilsaver got the new record for the 500-yard freestyle going a 04 :59 02. She was only the third girl to get under a time of 5 minutes She broke the 200-yard IM record at State going a 02 :00.57. She also created a new 100-yard breast stroke record which was previously held by none other than Olivia Calegan Calegan broke the record for the 100-yard fly going a 54 86 At State she made a record going a 22 77 in the 50-yard freestyle She also broke another record in the 100-yard freestyle going a 49.84 She was the only girl to go under 50 second in Nebraska state history She had broken her own record in the 100-yard freestyle four times Calegan and Dilsaver planned on trying out for the Olympic swim team in the summer of 2016

there's a time and place for Getting It Done

A Close r Look at the Hawk Talk

Time management. Those were the words that the newspaper staff needed to use to make the Hawk Talk. Multiple deadlines had to be met , otherwise the newspaper would have not came in time. "There ' s a lot of hard work that goes into being in Newspaper ," said junior Leah Fagen . "We were required to complete tasks inside and outside of the classroom including , taking pictures of events in our own classes and everything else that goes on in school. " Several students were new this year to Newspaper , so they had to teach everyone the basics of the c lass

"Overall , we have to stay on top of our tasks , figure out times to complete them, and learn to be efficient ," said Fagen. Many students put in hours of work in order to distribute the Hawk Talk on time. Students spent their time making rough drafts and tried to fix most of their mistakes. It took weeks to get the pages how the students wanted. Six students each term c reated the pages. Once finished, the Hawk Talk was sent to every class.

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12 Seniors Commit to Play Sports at the Collegiate Level

Student athletes who planned to play a sport in college had a day to officially commit a school. Seniors and their parents were hosted In the auditorium and signed a contract with the college they would attend later in the tau. •1 love playing," said senio r Emlly Jeasup. •Being able to continue to play and get a good education at the same time is a really nice feeling.• Jessup committed to play soccer at Augustana Un1versi Seven of the seniors committed to play football, four seniors signed to play soccer in college and one of the students signed to play volleyball. The colleges the student athletes signed with were in Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Missouri and Iowa. Each senior wore a shirt with their future colleges logo on the front. "I am happy I ca continue to play the game I love for the next four years of my life," said senior Shelb Rltterbueh. "I am beyond excited for the experience that will come along with it." Ritterbush signed with Hasting College to play soccer.

IN IT TO WIN IT.

DOWN THE COURT.

Members of Asian Caucus ch c , e an elementary school to visit and p 3sen t informational topics to This g r up of students chose to attend Clinton Ele rr ntary School. "Our goal is just to teach a r he lp the y o ung ones understand mons 3. bout culture around the world and what it rr ans ,' said senior Annie Nguyen The ele;r ntary students participated in multiple ga m s an d activities that raised awareness abo u Asia n culture They taught about Asia n 1usi c, food, language and Asian game r Eac h elementary student got involved in I( 1rnin g about life in a different culture. Th e eve n taught how to write Asian words T 3 club members presented to five different ( asses of fifth g .i ders

Sophomore Dorsey Adams gets ready to pass the ball to one of Putting up defense , senior Hay ley My e rs plays in the basketball game at District Special Olympics. Th i s was Myers last year competing in the Special Olympics Getting to hang out with my friends is one of the best parts ," said Myers

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his teammates in a game at Lincoln H i gh School. Adams ' family and friends came to watch him at the game " It was really fun competing ," said Adams

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Seven students,,had the chance to participate in the Special Olympics The students played 3-on-3 basketball. They came in third in Districts and third in pool play. In the two games that were played , the team went against Villa Marie and Norris Both of the games were played in the gym at Lincoln High. Junior Taylor Elgert competed individually in timed dribbling and skill passing Elgert came in second which helped the team qualify for State in April.

"We have been practicing since third quarter during fourth block ," said coach Lis Brenden "We played really well. "

The team practiced three times a week in the gym When they were not in the gym , they were in the weight room They played 3-on-3 games and practiced their

jump shots State for the Special Olymp ics was held at North Star High School on April 2.

''We are practicing harder and harder every day, " said senior Hayley Myers " Every fourth block we just go down to the gym or the weight room and practice ."

Even though they lost both of their games at Districts , they did not let that stop thern from having fun

"It was really fun playing because even if we didn ' t win , we still played hard and tried hard ," said sophomore Dorsey Adams

The team played in games that lasted around 30 minutes and met other students from different schools.

Playing in the game was an adrenaline rush and it was fun getting to know other people there ," said Myers

While the team was playing , other students and

families came to the game and supported Southwest.

"All of our families and friends were there, " said Adams . "There were tons of people in the crowds and the cheering helped us play."

Senior Ashley Levinson had a memorable experience competing with her teammates, while being cheered on from the crowd.

" A special moment was when I saw my friend there to watch ," said Levinson . " It was nice and just a lot of fun ."

The team continued to practice basketball and kept a positive attitude I don t know who were going against in State yet , but we are going to beat them ," said Adams

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MOCK CONGRESS.

Juniors Maria Maxon Elizabeth

Gao , Elizabeth Park , Tanvi Santhosh , Aiah Nour , Morgan Ellison , and Hannah Bitenieks goof off after the Mock Congress debate. The debate was among several participants who debated as members of congress would "The thing I enjoyed the most about debate is the networking and interaction between people ," said Ellison.

Party on Mardi Gras

Every year for Mardi Gras, Senora/Madame Phelps held a party for all the students in her classes. "It's super fun," said Phelps. "We dance to Cajun music, eat Cajun food and we make masks." Students learned about what Mardi Gras was and why it happened. Mardi Gras was a huge celebration before Lent began called Fat Tuesday Phelps had been teaching for 35 years. She taught for 24 years at LPS and also taught for a few years in the army. She used to speak seven languages and has taught and lived in several places She lived in Israel as well as France. She taught both Spanish and French at Southwest and this past year was her last year "I have conflicting feelings about retiring. I will really miss all the wonderful students that I have taught," said Phelps. "I will not miss the stress, all the late nights of correcting papers and all those thin s that deal with t • • the school." Phelps taught many students throughout her years of teaching. She made sure that there were plenty of fun, creative activities for her classes. Students made commercials in French for their graded projects. The students even made books in Spanish or French.

Rox na San c hez

The seconds winded down as the ock began to run out during the champi o 3hip game in the Lincoln Public Scho c City Championship Southwest played a1 i nst Southeast. In the final moments of the 1me freshman Mariah Zvolanek r ot a successful three point basket. Sou t vest won by three points and beca m City Champions , defeating Southea st The championship was so much fun said sophomore Caitlyn Walbrecht. "The :1me was so close at the end. " The tea r had played Southeast twice before so the 1kes were high to see if they could defeat t~ m in such a nerve wrecking situation. Th e :: ore of the game ended l-30

NATIONALS.

Junior Aiah Nour proudly displays her awards with fellow National Qualifiers Nour was the only Southwest member of the debate team that qualified for the national event. " In debate it 's sometimes hard to keep going ," said Naur. It s a lot of research and preparation which can be overwhelming but I accomplished qualifying for Nationals when I was at Congress ."

AWARD TIME.

Senior Samantha Payant sophomores Ian Maltas and Kameron Heimes and senior Rhiannon Ling hold up their awards after a successful speech invi tational. Ling was a major contributor for the speech team placing first in Oral Interpretation of Poetry and Program Oral Interpretation in the Gator Invitational. "My favorite part of speech is being able to share beautiful stories and gain ing so many amazing friends ," said Ling . "That s what I love best about speech ."

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Junior A mbrosia Kirianov rehearsed her vocals before her speech with friends and teammates The speech team warmed p with tongue twisters as they looked at each other trying not to laugh.

" Before the meets we all go into a room and do our warms ups ," said Kirianov Which pretty much consists of looking silly the whole time ."

Before any meet the team would practice and prepare for their speeches The debate team also had to equip themselves to argue their cases before crowds of people

Speech and debate became the source of anxiety for some students Forensic competitions required speech and debate members to be prepped and ready so students could perform at a moment 's notice

''The most stressful moment for me during the season was when I had to give a speech that I had just learned the day before ," said Kirianov " I memorized the speech the previous night and then went

out and performed it. "

The speech team became members ' main pr iority The team vowed to practice every day and work individually w ith coaches twice a week.

" Speech is an incredibly independent event. It requires many hours of self discipline and practice as well as assisted coaching in order to be successful ," said senior Jala Howard "This was the hardest yet most rewarding thing about speech ."

The team won three invitationals overall , the Gator Invitational , the Oxbow Invitational and the Spartan Invitational. They placed in the top four in all other events that were attended

"The hardest part about being in speech was getting out of my own head ," said junior Hattie Phelps " I had to overcome my nerves of public speaking. "

Debate, following along with speech , had an extremely successful year They won the Elkhorn, Lincoln High , Fremont and

Lincoln East Invitationals They also placed second in the National Qualifiers

"The most challenging thing about debate was motivating myself to prepare for a tournament, " said junior Maria Maxon

Forensic events often extended into late , long drawn hours for participants. The competitions would start early in the morning and would not finish until well after the sun went down

Despite the long hours for forens ic members speech and debate furnished students with skills and friendships that equipped them to succeed in and outside of the forensics team

" My favorite thing about speech was being able to tell a story to the audience ," said sophomore Kameron Heimes " Whatever that story may have been , it meant something to whoever heard it. "

Speech and debate brought together many people and gave them a team to be a part of.

When you re in speech or debate , everyone becomes a family and you can really depend on them ," said senior Kaci Q uinn "On away trips we would all play Cards Against Humanity and we all had a great time ."

The teams ended the year with a Forensics Showcase where members of speech and debate performed their pieces and arguments for friends and family The showcasl=! served as one last confirmation towards their months of hard work and dedication

"The showcase was where all members of speech and debate could show off their events ," said Heimes . "Towards the end of the night we have our main stage performers who are usually seniors or people have been doing well throughout the season perform ."

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

Senior Carter Kn o pik and junior Jasmine Paulson perform their duet act during the Forensic Showcase The pair placed fourth in the Gator Invitational for their duet acting . "Speech is difficult because it's so subjective ,

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OPINIONATED.

Members of the debate team attend Mock Congress at Bellevue West H i gh School. Debate gave students opportun i ties to discuss top i cs that were meaningful to them "The best part of debate for me was my friend Aiah Nour , qualifying for Nationals ," said junior Maria Maxon ''That' s the best part of debate You get compan i onsh ip and friendsh ips that you form with team membe rs ."

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rTHIRD TIME'S A CHARM.

As students dreamt of the final stretch of the school year LSW students studied as they prepared for their finals Finals took place on March 2 and March 4 . " Overall I think I did well on them ," said freshman Jordan Hummel. "The best part about finals day was the fifteen minute break between classes and the free snacks ."

DANCERS TO BOWLERS.

The Emeralds dance team held tryouts for the 2016-2017 team Following try - outs the new team members were dressed up and taken to Sun Valley Lanes for their first event as a new team. " Dance tryouts were very nerve-wracking ," said freshman Averie Clanton " After all the nerves , it was a great experience to meet as a new team afterward for bowling and fun ."

A DAY OF INSPIRATION.

Senior Hailey Humiston was asked by Southwest alumni Ashley Graham to meet for coffee over spring break Humiston wrote a letter to Graham s mother sharing the influence Graham s positive body movement has had on her life. Graham is a designer body activist and was featured as the first plus size model to be on a cover of the swimsuit edition for Sports Illustrated magazine " I was very overwhelmed , excited and nervous ," sa i d Humiston "I was happy that she wanted to meet me and my family was excited that I got this opportunity ."

SINGING AS ONE.

All levels of choir joined together to put on the Spring Choir Concert. The concert a imed to showcase students hard work and talent. "It was a good experience , but there were a few bad moments when we missed a few queues ," said freshman Taylor Ferguson-Wade. My favorite part was when I saw how the crowd responded to us ."

SPEAK OUT.

Freshman Violet Hudson juniors Jasmine Paulson and Hattie Phelps , and seniors Rhiannon Ling and Jala Howard placed second in the O 1.D division at the Nebraska State Speech Competition The speech team performed at over five competitions and showcases in preparation for the State speech competition " It was a lot of fun competing at State ," said Hudson "My group got second place and I was really proud of all our hard work ." The

RANK US.

Junior students filled the computer labs to take the state proctored NeSA exam. The four part exam was used to rank high schools i n Nebraska according to their learning accountability. "The most stressful part of the NeSA was the reading part, " said junior Plar Phillippi. 'The passages were about things we knew nothing about."

A SHOW TO REMEMBER.

Landscape Design Plants Acorns to Grow Saplings

It was second term and students were getting back into their normal routine after coming back from fall break The air became cooler as the days passed The tree leaves turned into a fiery picture with red , orange and yellow. While football ended and students rushed to get pumpkin spice lattes science teacher Kevin Hennecke drove around in his truck picking up acorns.

Hennecke picked up these acorns for his spring class of Landscape Design. He made sure to keep the acorns nice and protected so that the students could plant them to grow oak tree saplings in milk jug planters.

" I' ve been picking up acorns since 2009, " said Hennecke. "They ' re basically free trees if you take care of them properly I hope someone 50 or 60 or 800 years later recognizes the tree we planted and questions 'Who planted that tree? "'

Students used box cutters to cut the top of milk jugs and poked holes into the bottom of the jug to allow excess water to come out. This was a cheap alternative to buying ceramic pots for each plant.

They left the handle on the milk jug to make it easier to carry and distribute when the saplings grew. Students made their milk jugs into a planter for the seed using the soil given to them.

"The milk jug project was a containment project," said freshman Jalen Normand. " It was really fun It's not everyday we get to create our own containers for plants instead of going to a store and buying a ceramic pot. It may not look as nice but it's a fun way to be creative without taking an art class. "

If students could not find a spare milk jug to use then they could use empty two liter bottles , orange juice jugs and ice cream tubs They were expected to take care of the plant over the course of the term up until the teachers or students who took care of the plants had the chance to take their plant home

Students had to carefully plant the seeds so they could grow properly Acorns weren 't like normal seeds , they had to be specifically picked The seeds would have to be free of worms , holes and different types of fungi.

The milk jugs sat outside on the road to the teachers parking lot. The plants would be watered every day by the students Students had to water the seed enough until the point they had water dripping out of the bottom of the jug

" I really enjoyed going outside, " said freshman Devan Reicks ''The project was so much more enjoyable because of going outside on a really nice day. It was also fun messing around with water. "

The milk jug project was not the only project the students of Landscape Design did. Students were assigned to build planter boxes for the teachers as well They were given wood and time to build the boxes and later on filled them with soil and flowers. They spent time designing their own boxes and built them to their own liking Students were also assigned to design a landscape. They worked hard placing and picking different types of plants to make their landscape look the best that it could during the last few weeks of the term.

" I feel like I' m really in touch with nature as a person, " said senior Bailey Locke. ''The reason I took this class is that I believe that yards should always look exactly like the personality of the owner "

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HELPING OUT WITH WATERING.

Freshman Jalen Normand waters extra planters Students helped one another any way they could to get the planters done in a faster matter. "The milk jug project went by really quickly ," said Normand . " It was fun to get a hands on experience working with plants ."

RAISE A JUG FOR OUTDOOR DAYS.

Freshman Devan Reicks waits for the excess water to dr p out of her homemade oak tree planter. Students in Landscape Design brought in old m ilk jugs to create these small planters. " I took this class because I love to be outside and I really like design ," said Reicks. " I never thought designing landscapes would be this fun ."

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FULL OF SOIL.

Senior Bailey Locke fills up his planter with soil and prepares to plant his oak tree seed The trees were planted for teachers to take home and plant themselves. "The best part about this class was being able to go outside ," said Lqcke It basically teaches us how to make our yards look pretty ."

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Nine Students Place at State DECA

Southwest DECA competed at District OECA that was held at the Student Union located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in which determined the students who qualified to compete at the State Conference. The Central Leadership Conference, or State DECA was hosted at the Comhusker Hotel in downtown Lincoln. To prepare for State, the students took a 100-question knowledge test in their particular events and then competed in two role plays dealing with that event Nine members of the 16 that competed at State placed, including two State Champions. Senior David Petanten placed first in the Principles of Finance and senior Emma Vertin got first place in the Human Resources Management event "Competing in DECA and going to State influenced my future,• said junior Balley Kaufman. "It has made me confident for the future and helped me find what I want to do in the future." The State qualifiers were automatically qualified for the International Competition in April in Nashville, Tennessee.

Wal k Like a Hawk

State Champions Strut Like Studs

To celebrate the girls swim team 's first place win at State , the whole school threw a parade Every

classroom was asked to step outside of their room and cheer on the team as they walked past. Varsity cheerleaders and the Emeralds led the way through the hallways. Following the dancers and cheer leaders the band played different pep tunes during the march After the band walked by the girls swim team carried their first place trophy and State Champion banner with pride. "Winning State was a pretty incredible feeling, " said junior Sydney Schneider. "We worked so hard all season and our work finally paid off ." The Hawk Walk took about 15 minutes to tour around the school. The team decided to all match and wear one of their team shirts to represent Southwest. Pictures and videos were taken to capture the moment. "It was a really cool experience because not many people really pay attention to swimming ," said Schneider. " Swimming is a sport that not many people understand and it was really cool to have the whole school recognize us on our success ."

Earth Systems was a class taught by teacher Courtney Monroe that studied how the Earth works Students learned about renewable energy, mostly focusing on solar and wind power Students were then assigned to harness the energy of wind by building and designing their own windmill. "The windmill project is about how we need to start finding renewable energy, " said senior Ja co b Poppert After building windmills , the students built their own solar powered cars They raced them in front of the building. "Since we have a small class, it gives us a bunch of really cool experiments to try that ybu couldn ' t do with a larger class," said senior Jord an Johns on It really is such a fun class to be a part of ."

CAPTAIN AMERICA.

Junior captain Aidan Johnson usually shoots around 22 out of the 25 clays that were shot out of the house per meet. Her performance and knowledge has led her to be a leader on the team " I have shot a 25 before ," said Johnson. " But I struggle with patience and following the target. "

LINE IT UP.

One of the seven squads lines up at the trap line with e quipment in hand. In order to shoot trap , a shooter will need a shotgun, custom ear plugs , shells , a vest and shooting glasses "You need to be smooth , cool headed and patient, " said sophomore Tyler Kinghorn " If you miss one clay and start getting mad , you will miss more. "

AIM, PULL, SHOOT.

Junior Ben Wortman shoots with his Browning BT-99

Shotgun For the first round at the meets, at 42 MPH the clays shot out 16 yards from where shooters stand at the line. "The time of the first round is posted the day before ," said Wortman. "But for the second round or handicaps you just have to watch for it to be posted later that day. "

Spreading Cultt

Multicultural Caucus was a club d e icated to spreading racial and ethnic aw a mess , to break barriers between cultures a r I moti· vate acceptance of multiple cultures orde r to spread other cultures througo u 3outh· west , the club brought seven im r grants from different countries to speak ab , Jt the ir experience of living in the United St a s. "My favorite part of the bilingual asse rr ly was how all the speakers stressed the i ., a that immigrants want to help and con t • J ule to society, " said junior Cristal Franc , "The y also stressed that they are no'. he ev il people that certain presidential ca r Jidates make them out to be Each membe : old the assembly about the struggles th / faced when they came to 1e us ·

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Dedication and Positive Attitude Lead the LSW Trap Team

At the beginning of the trap season , every student on the team placed their vpte for team captain Three members are chosen , typically two boys and one girl to lead the team.

The chosen captains were juniors Sam Keller and Aidan Johnson and sophomore Jacob Elwood.

Everyone on the trap team voted on who should be chosen as captains from everyone who was an the team and tried out.

Johnson was chosen as the only girl captain for her positive attitude and good social skills During the summer, Johnson dedicated most of her time to help out at the Gun Club , which showed her dedication to the team and the sport itself.

" It ' s hard being a captain on the team because people think highly of you , but Aidan handles it well ," said Elwood . " Her attitude is always very good. She never seems to get mad at herself and people are drawn to the good attitude she has No one dislikes her ."

Throughout the season Johnson was given advice on how to be a better leader from the coaches which she used to help other team members who may have been struggling with techniques.

" I chose Aidan over the other girls because she has a lot of leadership skills and is very good at talking with people ," said sopho-

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Johnson joined the junior team in sixth grade because of her brother Mitchell who was also involved in trap

When individuals shoot trap they typically have a lot of equipment. Johnson used a CZ USA over and under 12 gage gun, shooting glass , ear plugs and vest or pouch to put her shells in

" Having patients and good hand-eye coordination is very important in shooting trap ," Johnson said

There were about six to seven squads that made up the entire trap team.

"Squads are chosen on how you do during practice ," said sophomore Cameron Casteel. "So that way you shoot with people who have similar skill. "

At one of the meets Elwood shot a 24 of 25 clays in the handicap round and took second place Men ' s High Overall individual. Karlie Hubbard took third place in High Overall Ladies individual.

The Yellow Squad : juniors

Kendon Hubbard , Bailey Gasseling , Carter Klute , Elwood, and freshman Hannah Dering placed fifth at this meet also. Senior Dylan Walters, Sam Fergen , junior Nick DeShon , sophomores Sam Philson , and Caden Boesiger , of the Silver Squad placed sixth place

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Free Runzas for Everyone

Senior Wins Runza Athlete of the Month Award

Runza and Channel 8 KLNK-TV News award a high school student the Aunza Athlete of the Month the last week of each month. The student must have shown exceptional balance between school work, athletics and a personal life. As part of the award, the winner was given a plaque for the award and a $500 scholarship for college. For the scholarship, Runza applies the $500 award money into the college account that the student goes to. Athletic Director, Mark Annstrong, sent nominations out for this award. Out of all the nominations, senior Emma Vertln won the award for swimming. As a special treat for winning the award, Runza generously donated enough Ru~zas for everyone in Vertin's AP Literature class to have one. "The news group came into my class completely unannounced so I did not expect to be interviewed by them in English Class ," said Verlin. "It's really unique. It's not an award through school or through swimming. It's a different type of award that most people wouldn't think about.

LIKE AN ANGEL.

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The 12 girls on the trap team rock their ' play like a boy , love like an angel ' shirts There was a 1-to- 3 ratio of girls to boys. Four freshmen , four sophomores , four juniors and one senior made up the girls team . ''This is my first year shooting trap , I am doing good for a first year shooter ," said freshman Megan Foged ''The lowest amount of clays I shot was a 7 the highest amount is 20 ."

Famous Curvy Model Visits Alma Mater

Starstruck, inspired , excited and overwhelmed were just a few emotions to describe how many students felt when supermodel Ashley Graham walked into their room.

" I knew something exciting was about to happen ," said senior Kinzee Hillis " I got an anxious feeling inside , kind of like goosebumps. "

Graham , a 2005 Southwest alum , visited a few classes as French TV show , " Sept a Huit ," filmed a feature about her and her story

Graham arrived at Southwest and was accompanied by her mother , Linda Graham (a para at Southwest) , Mary Kay

Roth from LPS District office, and the TV crew members Graham attended three classes , Thomas Nettleton s Sociology class , Brittany Knudson 's Human Behavior class , and Rachel Swartzs ' Human Behavior class Students were told at the beginning of their class that they were going to have a visitor but weren 't told who it was

" I had no idea she was coming ," said senior Neely Fisher. " I was super excited to actually hear from her in person and her story. "

Roth went into the classes and gave a brief autobiography about Graham. Roth mentioned Graham ' s latest success on being the first plus size model on cover of the swimsuit edition of "Sports Illustrated. "

Graham shared her story and how she learned to accept herself

I would look in the mirror and tell myself I love you ," said Graham. " I didn't believe myself at first but after a whole year of doing that , I started to see a change in my attitude and how I viewed my body ."

Graham stressed the need for students to give themselves positive affirmations and to accept their body as it is

"When she talked about giving yourself positive affirmations I really took it to heart ," said senior Alivia Fisher " Instead of thinking about all of the th ings you don 't like about yourself , tell yourself that you love you even the things you may not like. "

After Graham shared her story with the class , she took questions from the students

" Have you ever been starstruck? "

"Where was your favorite place to visit? "

"What's your dream car? "

" Has anyone who was mean to you in high school tried to contact you and be nice to you? "

These were some of the questions that were asked by students

The Sociology class had just completed a section on the Millennial generation and why they had such a bad representation among society. The class asked Graham for her opinion about the stereotypes

"Who cares if I love myself ," said Graham . " I' m self absorbed with limits I should love myself for who I am and flaunt it. "

Graham left her mark on Southwest students that day.

" She made me think about how I should be living my life ," said senior Kyla Inman I shouldn t let myself be put down by others who don 't like the way I look ."

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INSPIRING, STRONG, CONFIDENT.

Plus sized model Ashley Graham vis its students in Thomas Nettleton ' s Sociology class Graham spent the day en couraging students to be strong and conf dent about their bodies Her talk really helped me remember to forget what society says about my body ," said sen ior Alivia Fisher " It was inspiring to hear her and it is something everybody needs to think about. "

TA LKING TRAVEL.

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More than a Service Project

Seniors E l isabet h Gross and Emma Anderson hosted a benefit concert for their NHS service project to raise funding for " Heiress House ." This was an organization focused on equipping girls that had aged out of the foster care system with the resources and suppbrt to achieve selfsufficiency Lincoln Southwest's Jazz in Your Face Jameson Nickels an up and coming gu itar and vocal soloist and the UNL Bathtub Dogs performed at the concert Funds were raised through admission prices , concessions and free will donations Between October and the date of the concert they met six times to brainstorm , organize , and craft Gross was close friends with the developers of Heiress House a nd was more than w i lling to devote her NHS project to them "Overall , Emma and I loved the process of seeing our idea come to life as well as how it affected not only the developers of Heiress House ," said Gro ss " But those that performed , attended , and heard about the concert ."

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Senior Andrew Mwes igw a Wa ns o lo talks one-on-one with As hl ey G raham about place s they have tra veled Mewsigwa Wansolo shared w ith Graham how he wa s born in Africa and spoke five d fferent languages. Graham mentioned to Mewsigwa Wansolo that she had be e n to Africa on multiple occasions and expressed her love for his place of b i rth

SNICKERS ARE GOOD FOR THE SOUL.

Ashley Graham tells student in Human Behavior about how she had many modeling agencies wanting her to lose weight to promote the body image they wanted Graham came to visit Southwest to shoot a French version o f " 60 Minutes ." "They literally waved money in my face ," said Graham " Guess what I did I went home and ate a Snickers bar Why ? Because it's my body ."

SO UL SISTERS.

Se nio r Neely F is he r asks Ashley Graham about her latest appearance on Ellen " when she received blue lin gerie from the " Ellen " underwear collection. Fisher and Graham joked about the gift. " I ll forever remember when she told me we were soul sisters ," said Fisher.

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In It to Wi n It

Southwest Wrestlers Take on Nationals

Four Southwest students competed at the National Wrestling match. Juniors Connor Clanton and Justin Shaw, along with sophomores Jarrett Myers and Jake Oltman competed in the National Wrestling meet. Not only did this give them a chance to wrestle, they also were able to learn from some of the best. These boys practiced at 8 a m. everyday the week before Nationals to get ready for their matches. During practices they played dodgeball, worked on technique and learned new sklls. 'When I went .against big named people and huge guys I would get nervous," said Oltman. The first day of the competition the boys had dual matches, which brought their anxiety down. "I didn't get nervous," said Shaw. "Because these matches were more of a learning experience than expecting to win."

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HEALTHY SNACKS.

FCCLA competed at State and took home first place for their Healthy Eating project. FCCLA students used a budget and help from the counseling center to get their project in motion " FCCLA focuses on empowering a single person to do better in the community and by eating healthy that create·s healthy habits ." said senior Shea Thompson.

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The State Special Olymp i c team competed at North star for the State championship The team won State in a 3v3 basketball game " It was fun because I got to be with my friends and meet new friends ," said senior Amber Green

SPEAKING TOWARDS SUCCESS.

KEEP CALM AND BUZZ IN.

The Academic Quiz Bowl team hosted the first competition to be held at LSW. The team competed in all levels of competition for a total of eight events.

"To prepare for • competitions we had practices after school as a team ," said sophomore Kaleigh Driver " I did a lot of practicing at home using trivia questions ."

The Red and White teams battled it out during the Nebraska Spring Game at Memorial Stadium. " I loved being able to cheer on the Huskers with friends and tailgate with my family ," said freshman Bradey Dowding.

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JUMPING FOR GOLD.

Sophomore Amanda Christensen competes in the long jump It was the LPS Track and Field Championships " My favorite part of track was how well we all worked together ," said Chr istensen "This season I made new personal records and was able to get in better shape as the season went on ."

MUSICAL SUCCESS.

The Southwest choirs and bands competed at the NSAA Large Ensemble Contest. The contest was at southeast and many of the groups got first and second Wind Ensemble , Chamber Choir , Varsity Concert Choir and Mixed Concert Cho i r all got First.

HAWKS HAVE TALENT.

The annually held Flight Night gave students the opportunity to show off their talents The show this year adopted a High School Musical " theme . " I have always loved performing ," said senior Monica Angeletti. "This year I took a chance and put myself out there to audition for Flight Night. "

NHS SERVES.

Me m bers of NHS hosted a "serve day" for all chapters of NHS in Lincoln Students pulled toge th er to volunteer at over 10 diffe rent locations and ended the day with a benefit concert "Volunteering through NHS has reminded me of the importance of giving back ," said senior Elisabeth Gross " I learned it is not about how much money was raised , but more about the heart behind the volunteering ."

SOUTHWEST TO WESLEYAN.

Sen ior Nia O Bryant signed to participate in track and field at Nebraska Wesleyan University It was the close - knit feeling that led me to choosing Wesleyan ," said O ' Bryant. "The coaches and professors work with the athletes throughout the year to make sure everyone is doing the best they can ."

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Seniors Spend Volunteer Hours Pursuing What They Love

Senior Allie Davis volunteered in the Hospice area at The Legacy Home Her tasks included keeping patients company and providing care for patients that were near the end of their lives

Davis talked to patients and learned about their lives or just talked about whatever they wanted to. It kept their minds off of the pain and distress in their lives

" It was very hard to see some of my patients pass ," said Davis . " But it was also rewarding to help them get through their last portion of life happily ."

In GOPO you are required to have 20 hours of volunteer work. Students can do anything from volunteering at the Humane Society to volunteering at a children ' s summer camp

Senior Jala Howard spent her hours helping with a local photography company The photography company was called Images For A Lifetime and they participated in a national competition called SEEN.

tell me about that time Season of Promposals

Companies sent in senior pictures that they had previously taken to compete in this competition. Each month had a different theme , September was Gatsby

Howard and the photographer from Images For A Lifetime held a charity ball. The ball ' s theme was 'The Great Gatsby " era The ball was held on Sept. 13 and the tickets were $20 online and $25 at the door

Before the ball , Images For A Lifetime held a photo shoot for all seniors who were participating in the ball. An old car was brought in and used as a prop Seniors showed off their Gatsby time poses and clothes.

All funds were donated to the Lighthouse The Lighthouse organization was an after school program The volunteer program offered both middle and high school students help with homework and after school snacks. Roughly $2 ,000 was raised from the Gatsby Ball.

Senior Amanda Krushenisky worked at a summer camp called Camp Jefferson. Camp Jefferson was an

STRIKE A POSE.

Senior Jala Howard enjoys working with other senior s the SEEN competition Howard showed off her outf it be e the charity ball held in September . " It was fun to dress t for all of the themes with my friends ," said Howard " I n; ly en j oy modeling and it was cool to show off what I l ove r to others ."

overnight summer camp that gave kids the chance to cape reality and have fun for a weekend. There were c 3r a hundred kids who went to the camp ranging from th i to eighth grade There were several teen volunteers w ) helped make the camp possible by helping in the kitc h helping with games , and watching the kids.

The kids came from all over Nebraska and some l s even came from Kansas just to spend a whole week e , having a blast.

" I like doing it because some kids don 't have the t st home life ," said Krushenisky . "So its really rewarding t give them a fun weekend all about themselves ."

Krushenisky enjoyed working with kids for her GC 0 hours and was done with her hours before her senio r lar even had begun

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LETTERS FOR TROOPS.

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CAMP JEFFERSON.

Senior Amanda Krushenisky works with third and fourth graders at the WELS Camp Jefferson. Krushenisky got involved with this camp because her aunt was the supervisor of the camp " I took the kids to arts and crafts and to go swimming ," said Krushenisky. " I loved having the chance to give kids a memorable camp experience because even if their home lives weren't ideal they had a chance to spend a whole weekend having fun and relaxing ."

State Screw Up

LSW Talon Qualifies for State

Brandi Benson announced to seven of her publication students , " Congratulations, you re going to compete at State Journalism " Hours later she received an e-mail that there had been multiple errors on the site and none of the results were credible Journalism advisors across the state had to resubmit all entries and patiently wait to see if any of their students would go to State In the end, eleven students were able to go Southwest students competed in six different events : Graphic Illustration, News Photography, Newspaper Layout, Sports Feature Writing , Yearbook Feature Writing and Yearbook Theme Development. "We received the results for who is going to State and when I saw that we didn ' t make it for Theme Development I was shocked ," said co-editor senior Makenzie Waller "I was disappointed because I felt like we had developed the best book we have ever had and worked hard to get our theme perfect." A week later, Benson was pleased to announce that the theme for the yearbook qualified to State. State Journalism was held at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska

The senior class , along with the help of Student Council, decided to make a senior shirt The shirts were made to compliment the common phrase that was thrown around at sports games, in classes and in everyday life "Who Cares Go Hawks " was heard by the seniors and was affiliated with senioritis.

Seniors Brooke Herbert, Roxana Sanchez and Kylie Hinton designed the shirts. The ordering process was held through Student Council. The shirts cost $6 and could have been purchased by any senior. Designers of the shirts sold them before and after school. They advertised them on social media.

"'Who Cares Goes Hawks' makes me think of (senior) Joseph Vampola ," said senior Sabouni Mayan "That is all he says on social media and in almost every sentence."

Beforehand, a poll was taken on Twitter.

"Straight Outta Southwest'' was also an option. "Who Cares Go Hawks" was chosen because it was original for the class and won the overall poll

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LSW Students Take a Stand for Respect

Since the opening of Southwest , administrators worked to create the SOAR initiative. SOAR stands for the characteristics of safety, opportunity , attendance and respect, but one administrator took it upon herself to try something a little different. Administrator Christy Champoux came up with the idea to do Respect Week.

Champoux came up with the idea when she started hearing about the " End The A-Word Campaign. " The " End of the A-Word Campaign " asked people to pledge to stop saying the A-word as a starting point toward creating more accepting attitudes and communities for all people.

" I got to thinking more and I realized that it's more than just that. We just aren't respectful in general ," said Champoux "We don ' t use respectful words and

languages in the hallways , talking to our teachers and even talking to our parents And so I thought let's just talk more about respect. "

Respect Week consisted of different activities each day for one entire week , to get students and staff involved. There were morning announcements , table tents of quotes in the commons , a social media day where students could tweet about thir)gs they showed respect towards

Students that participated in the weekly activities were thanked by receiving different prizes

Ending the week full of respect and fun activities , the school as a whole came together for a tunnel walk The tunnel walk celebrated the athletes with a send off of

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Freshmen Margaret Burkhard and Riane Mirabal pos e front of an lnst agram cut out for social media day of Re s t Week. " lt is important for me to respect my frie nds beca u they show you respect back and it helps you keep a st ro good friendship with all of your friends ," said Burkh ard

TWEET IT OUT.

One of the days for Respect Week was dedicated towa r spreading awareness on social media Seniors Alivia Fisher and Roxana Sanchez took a picture to particip a Students were encouraged to tweet about what they sh e Jd respect for . " It was exciting to post it on my Twitter bee e I could show my classmates and others how important i as for me to be respectful to myself and others ," said San e

FAITH IN HUMANITY.

Sophomore Ramsey Mesnard writes what he choose s show respect for on a marker board Mark er boards w e set up in the front of the commons for all students to co up and participate in Respect W eek. Respect Week s important to me because it gave me reassurance that t generation still knows the art of respect ," said Mesna rd

those who were participating in the Special Olympics " I think Respect Week was very beneficial to the school as a whole because being respectful is just a life skill ," said Champoux. " If you can ' t talk to people with respectful words and can ' t use respectful language and actions , then how successful can you be in a job. Pract ic, ing and hearing about respect can help you become a better and more productive adult. "

Ambassadors and Student Council helped with activities throughout the week as well as other student from around the school. Southwest publications studen t < joined in to capture pictures and moments from the we e • Story/Spread by Makenzie Wa /1

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First Time's a Charm

Hawks Take Third at First Poetry Slam

The Silver Tongues Slam Poetry Team, better known as the members of Poetry Club, competed in the Louder than a Bomb poetry competition. The Sliver Tongues were the first group from Southwest to participate competitively in the poetry competition. The event was held at the University of Nebraska-Omaha's campus. Poetry groups from high schools from all over Nebraska came to compete to be the best. The Southwest group kicked into overdrive over spring break, meeting everyday to prepare for Louder Than A Bomb. The team got first in the preliminary rounds, advancing them onto the semi finals. The team finished third overall. Sophomore Alek Duncan and junior Brittany Leschlnsky both placed first for their individual pieces. "I think poetry club has really helped a lot of kids communicate what they're feeling and get out some emotions that are hard to express," said Duncan. "The entire club has brought a lot of people together and built lasting relationships."

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JROTC

JROTC consisted of students from all Lincoln high schools who showed an interest in being a part of the military JROTC stood for Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps The course was originally offered at Lincoln Northeast, but with personal transportation students from other schools were allowed to enroll in the vigorous course. The class introduced students to rifle spinning , military-style physical training and leadership coursework "I decided to join JROTC , because I saw a Rifle Squad performance ," sa id junio r Ian Green "JROTC has taught m e a lot about a variety of things such as precision , teamwork and especially leadership ." J ROTC members presented the colors at the Mens Baseball College World Series in O maha and at various color inspections.

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CHORUS GIRLS.

Female members of the cast finish off their dance for Don Lockwood and his friends at a premiere after party. The girls performed " All I Do Is Dream Of You. " " I love the ' All I Do' dance ." said sophomore Ka ri ssa Boesige r " I loved the girls I got to work with and got to know I also loved the backstage time with friends ."

CAKE DISGUISES.

Senior Ab iga il Sti ne jumps out a cake during the production of "Singin In The Rain ." Stine decided that she was going to pursue a career in acting and performing in the future with the help of her mentors . " My favorite part about participating in theatre is having the opportunity to learn from such talented and hardworking teachers ." said Stine . "Without Mr. Bob (Henrichs), Denise Cotton , and Courtney Piccoli, I wouldn ' t have made the decision to pursue a career in performing arts and I couldn t- be more thankful for that. "

TAP TAP TAP AWAY.

Junior M atthew Ha k el and members of the cast dance to show the producer of Monumental Films how they can change a silent film into a musical one Hakel ' s character , Don Lockwood , took a vision of turning the silent films into musicals and gave the audience a show. " I love seeing the audience ' s reactions ," said Hakel. " It always brings me joy ."

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Starting A Legacy

Latino Caucus Members Are First To Go To Conege

Junior Josu6 Aleman Montoya smiled as he sat the UNL First Generation Sym t • sium. Aleman Montoya went to the symposium with hopes of being the first me of his famHy to attend college. The UNL First Generation Symposium was a wa y show first generation studen a campus and to get resouroes about coHege. M 1 than one-third of college students who attended the symposium were first gene r • students. Those who attended met with other students and explored the campu , was a good way for them to get a sneak peek into what college would be like a • reassurance that college wasn't so intimidating. Aleman Montoya had decided t to the University of Georgia-Athens He planned on majoring in Business Administration and living on campus. •1t feels very exciting to be the first memb e1 Jf my family to go to college," said Aleman Montoya. "It also feels acwenturous to

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Students Put on Production of "Singin' In The Rain"

The anticipation grew for senior Abigail Stine as the time before open ing night got closer and closer It became more real as 1 Stine got into her costume and makeup There had been so many things she had to do to get ready for her part in the play She had lines, songs and dances to memorize and practice every day after school.

''The most challenging thing about Singin In The Rain for me was having so much happening in my life during the time we were rehearsing ," said Stine . " But when I really take time to think about it , the whole message of ' Singin ' In The Rain ' is being happy in the midst of all your troubles and that ' s exactly what I learned to do from this show. "

"Singin ' In The Rain " took place in the 1920s in Hollywood. The play was about Don Lockwood Ounior Matthew Hakel) who was a silent film star His leading lady was Lina Lamont Ounior Emma Keifer) She

believed that they were in love , even though the only reason they were romantically linked was for their shows After the premiere of Don s movie The Royal Rascal " he met Kathy Selden (Stine) at a bus stop when he was trying to escape Lina The two butted heads immediately.

The silent movie business was going under because a rival company of Monumental Pictures (the company Lockwood worked for) came out with a talking film Monumental Pictures tried to compete but Kathy had to be Lina ' s voice because Lina had a horrid voice Lina didn't like Kathy and caused problems for her.

At the end of the play when it seemed that Lina had won , she was humiliated when Don lifted the curtain to reveal Kathy was singing for her Don showed that Kathy was the real star all along

There were several things that had to be created for the set of the production

The crew hand created all the scenery and sets for the play , as well as designing a way for it to rain on the stage The set had sprinklers attached that made water fall onto the actors

"My favorite memory from the play was the first time it rained on set and I performed in it, " said Hakel. " I walked off completely drenched."

Members of the cast prepared for their roles by trying to figure out how to play their characters to the best of their abilities

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Personally , my role is very comedic ," said junior Matt Loudon. So nailing all the punch lines was something that I worked on immensely. "

There were several seniors that participated in the show. It was the last play many students would be a part of " I know that ' Singin ' In The Rain is my last show ," said senior Michael Patestas . " I didn ' t want it to end The stage was my

home and I didn t want to step off In theatre we build a family and made memories that will last a lifetime I will always look forward to seeing upcoming shows ."

The production had several musical numbers that had dances and lyrics that needed to be memorized

" I have a solo in the musical ," said senior Jackson Hahn It was really difficult for me to get it down so I had to come in after school every day and work with Mrs. Cotton in order to get it. "

"Singin ' In The Rain " put on six ticketed productions over two weeks All six shows were completely sold out.

" I love being able to see real live reactions from the audience ," said Loudon "Seeing them smile , cry and laugh makes it all worth it. "

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The Talon Yearbook and Hawk Talk Newspaper staffs take thousands of pictures every year.

In publications, staffers present their best photography but sometimes the pictures do not always turn out as they would like.

Here were a few of the natural faces of LSW students. Candid photos show students how they really were.

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DOW TO THE LAST FEW FEET .

Sophomore Justin Bui expends the last of his energy in the final stretch of the race Running neck and neck until the very end he managed to pull ahead "There s no time to be nervous when the time comes you just gotta give your all and believe in yourself ," said Bui. He finisned the race with a time of 19 :46 :31 , four seconds faster than his opponent.

Boys Cross Country Outperforms Expectations at Districts

On the bus ride to the District meet in Walnut Creek recreation area in Papillion , NE , the boys cross country team • had their own thoughts on the upcoming race. They knew they were seeded third , meaning that they were expected to place third i n the meet. They knew that if they placed fourth or lower they would not make it to State.

In the first half of the race I didn ' t know what to expect because it didn ' t really go as planned ," said sophomore Luke Nolley "We were way behind and our coaches were kind of freaking out. "

As the team started the race, predictions were grim. During the race it

appeared that they were going to place fifth , much shorter than anticipated When they realized this , they started putting more and more energy into the race As the course stretched on , they slowly pulled closer to the front.

Finally , in the very last stretch , they started catching up to the other teams

" It was totally obvious they had made this their number one goal [to get to State] ," said Coach Ryan Salem "They did everything they could , with people stumbling through the finish and deciding whether they were gonna throw up ."

As the team arrived at the finish line ,

they started to huddle around assistant coach Matt James , who was calculating the score I m adding up five numbers for each school and trying to add them up really really quickly ," said James . " Everyone was around me , trying to see what the score was Then I got North Star' s total , then South Sioux City s , then Omaha South 's and everyone was getting really really excited. It was probably the most exciting moment of the season "

When he was finished , he announced to the team that they hadn ' t just managed to place in the meet , they managed to place above their expected

seed placement, placing second in the meet.

The meet was one of the closest of the season , with multiple runners getting identical finish times The team got 78 points , putting them in second , behind Papillion-La Vista.

The team managed to pull together and put all their hard work and energy into that meet , resulting in a win that many felt embodied the spirit of the team that year " For me when I think of this year ' s team , I think of the District Championships ," said Salem Story/ Spread by Ian Cueva~

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AND THEY'RE OFF.

Senior Chris Sanchez starts the race doing his best to get to the front of the mass of runners

The running track at Pioneers Park thinned out shortly after the start, so everyone who wasn ? t in front got bunched up in the pack of runners . "Our kids just fought tooth and nail and they ran super hard ," said assistant coach Matt James.

KEEP IT STEADY.

• Sophomore Ryan Parde keeps pace with an opponent from East in the middle port i on of the race. Parde was a veteran on the team with this being his second season. I really enjoyed cross country and all the friends I made ," said Parde.

ALL TOGETHER NOW.

The team brings their hands together following their cheer They did a cheer before every meet, to get themselves pumped up . "We all ran for each other and we were in it to win it ," said sophomore Luke Nolley

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ON THE LINE.

Freshman Joshua Rondeau stays on course during a race. Josh was one of the faster members of the team , seated in the top 15 of the leader board "I really enjoyed hanging out and making friends," said Rondeau

FEELING THE HEAT.

Freshman Nels Straatmann paces himself to keep from expending all of his energy too early in the race This was his first year on the cross country team " I really enjoyed cross country a lot ," said Straatmann

IN THE GROUP.

Freshman Derek Sellentin glances forward around the bend as the group of runners he was in thins out. At the end of the season he'd shaved off minutes from his starting times . " My best part was when I got to the end of the s~ason and saw how much I'd improved my times ," said Sellentin

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Junior Brianna Oehm finished competing in her last meet of her first cross country season " I knew I had to go out with a bang for the last meet ," said Oehm. " It is d ifficult to be motivated throughout the race but I knew it would be worth it in the end. "

Oehm ran the first 3K with a normal pace but once she saw her coach Ryan Salem at the finish line , she pushed herself for the last 2K. From then out , she comm itted herself to pass one person at a time

" I had 800 meters left sprinting to shave off as much time as I could ," said Oehm

After reach ing the finish line , Salem greeted her with a huge hug and expressed his gratitude towards her for going out for cross country She was overwhelmed with excitement to see her time and realized that she had accomplished a personal record " It was definitely the best way to end my season ," said Oehm

During the season , runners got inspiration from each other and especially their head coach. Everyone was giving high fives and cheering for each other.

" Salem was good about encouraging at a meet or practice giving us talks about what goals to accompl ish ," said junior Rebecca Jerina ''We prepared by warming up with the right mind set for the run ."

The cross country runners also had the opportunity to have inspi rational figures at different schools

"Our coach was good friends with the East cross country coach that was diagnosed with cancer but continued to coach until she was not able to anymore ," said sophomore Emma Schwartz " She continued to support her team even if she could not make it to the meets. That inspired me this season to run my best. "

The Varisty team placed fifth at the City Championship , with senior Marissa Czapla qualtying to run at the State meet for the fourth time

" It was nice not having pressure to win State and making it about hav i ng fun ," said Czapla

Although the Varsity team did not qualify for State , Czapla was the one individual that was in the top 15 at Districts.

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Junior Brianna Oehm passes Southeast runners Th i s was her first year running on t he c ross country team "I wasn 't sure if I would enjoy runn i ng but I ended up lov ing it ," sa i d Oehm I appreciated the support from my teammates and taking me under their wing ."

TO THE FINISH LINE.

Senior Nyalat Buom focuses on running to make a good t ime to the fin i sh line Buom p aced 68th out of 211 a t the Harold Scott Invitational at P ioneers Park . "When I was competing it was sad knowing that I will never run at those meets again ," said Buom . " It made me try harder. "

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IT'S NOT JUST A TEAM.

NO PITCHING PROBLEM.

Sophomore Kailey Jelinek p i tches a ball to Lincoln H i gh This was Jelinek 's first year on Varsity after competing on JV last year The bond between Jel i nek and her coaches was strong and continued to grow throughout the season "They really care about us not just in softball ," said Jelinek . "They push us to do our best. "

PITCH. RUN. REPEAT.

FROM BABY TO BALLER.

SHINING BRIGHT ON THE DIAMOND.

Freshman M cKenz ie St e i ner was one of two freshmen to make the Varsity team Steiner looked up to seniors Ha il e y B artz and Taylo r Mars hall because they always got the team pumped up and ready to compete in the compit it ons.

"They a re good team leaders ," said Steiner. They push us to try ."

SOFTBALL GOES HARDBALL.

Sophomore Shelby M ullendo re pitches a ball to Grand Island Mullendore pitched during the last game of Districts which the girls won . " After the last pitch I was very excited ," said Mullendore " Leading up to it I was very nervous ."

Sophomore C a rso n F isc he r runs to catch a ball during the HAC

Sophomore B r it ny D avis aims to hit the ball during the HAC softball game against Grand Island Dav i s was excited and proud of her team for winning the HAC Tournament. We fin shed strong ," said Davis . " I m very proud of them ."

Ian Cu evas Tournament against Grand Island. The Varsity team was very diverse having 14 members from all grades , including two seniors , two juniors, eight sophomores and two freshmen. "They ' re my girls ," said Fischer . " I love them

Sophomore Ala i na Lacy suits up with catching gear and heads out of t he dugout. With 1O years of practice Lacy could perform most pos itions out on the field It s always been a hobby of mine ," said Lacy I fell in love with the sport at a young age ."

.Softball Team Gets Surprised at HAC

During the Heartland Athletic Conference (HAC) Tournament the Varsity team wanted to win , not just for themselves , but for one of their coache~. Lis Brenden. The team played against Southeast and Grand Island during the tournament.

Brenden was absent for multiple games due to the diagnosis of breast cancer earlier in the season. She hadn't seen her team for a couple of weeks after her surgery.

"We wanted to win it ," said head coach Mark Watt.

Freshmen McKenzie Steiner and Allison Bartz were just two of the girls Brenden supported from the team She was there for all the girls when they needed someone. In addition to support, Brenden

helped the team not only with softball , but also with school.

During the game the girls had been losing to Grand Island but had just started to pull ahead when Brenden walked in.

She pushes us to do the best we can, it was very motivational when she came out ," said Steiner

Steiner remembered there being a lot of emotion when Brenden walked out to the field

The girls weren ' t the only ones in tears Several spectators were in tears too Brenden remembers seeing sophomore Amber Storer hit a home run and the girls tearing up

"It brought tears to eyes , not just the players , but the parents too. It was very

emotional, " said Watt.

Brenden's appearance motivated the team to keep playing hard It was a sign of hope to the team to keep trying

Brenden was proud of the team She could tell her team cared for her and missed her during her absence She was proud they tried hard when she wasn 't there

" It was a mutual excitement. There was a lot of emotion. It was very heartfelt. It means a lot when your team cares ," said Brenden.

The team won the softball game by run ruling the other team , which is a mercy rule If one of the teams is ahead by 1O runs, they automatically win.

The season was finished off by the

team winning districts 5-4, but losing to Marian 11-2 and losing to Millard South 6-2 while play ing at State

" It was a good season, " said Watt.

After the season sophomores Caelyn Christiancy , Britny Davis , Carson Fischer , Shelby Mullendore , and senior Hailey Bartz were signed to play for the All-Nebraska team. Brenden was proud that the girls of the team decided to keep playing softball.

" It means more when they care There ;s a bond nobody can take away ," said Brenden

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Varsiy Boys Tennis Team Beats Odds

The Varsity boys tennis team had all new members fill the number two singles on e double , and two doubles spots The team was ranked fifth in the state at the beginning of the season , and the chances of them playing at State were low.

" I don 't think anyone thought that we would finish where we did ," said coach Dennis Hershberger. " In several of the big tournaments we placed third and fourth ."

Working throughout the $eason, the team kept growing and getting better at practices and in the matches that they played throughout the season. Sophomore William Gleason, number one singles player , worked hard to try to defy the odds put up against him and his team There was no better place than at State to beat the odds

" I was playing pretty well up to State ," said Gleason . " I felt like I was going to do well ."

Going into State , Gleason had a 40-2 record for the season He felt confident for most of matches that he played at State. It wasn't until the second set of the final match against Creighton Prep that he started to get nervous Gleason was down in the set and didn 't know if he would be able to come back in enough time to win.

With a change in his mindset , Gleason came back with strong and strategic plays and won the match , and was ultimately able to win the game. Gleason placed first at State and beat all of the odds stacked against him at the beginning of the season.

"When I first heard that I placed first , I was really glad ," said Gleason. " It wasn ' t until after , that it was a shocker It was a new experience for me and I liked it. "

Junior Lucas Dionisopoulos and sophomore Duncan Works were runner ups for number one doubles at State.

" It felt good getting second at State because we did well ," said Dionisopoulos . " But you just always remember you are the first loser. "

Junior Hank Massey , number two singles player and junior Drew Hedstrom, along with sophomore Caleb Bowman , number two doubles players ended up making it to the quarterfinals at State

" Our season went well ," said Hedstrom. "We were able to support and get our team to second ."

The Varsity team placed second at State with the number of points that they earned throughout the day Their ranking would not have been possible without all of the hard work and effort put into the practices , and without the undeniable support of their coach

"To end up second I think the boys and how they came together helped them to over achieve, " said Hershberger. "They snuck up and it was great. "

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APPROACHING THE NET.

Sophomore Duncan Works comes to the net to prepare to hit the ball. Works and his doubles partner , junior Lucas Dionisopoulos, made it to State and placed second in number one doubles ''T he best thing about the tennis season was being with my teammates and getting second at State, " said Works . "The worst thing about the season was running at practices ."

SERVING IT UP.

Junior Lucas Dionisopoulos serves the ball to his opponent from East. Dionisopoulos had one of the best serves on the team and kept enhancing it throughout the season . " I enjoy serving because I feel like I have a pretty b i g serve ," said Dionisopoulos . " It ' s fun to bomb them into people or to hit them at the person at the net on the opposite side if they are being annoying. "

REACHING FOR THE WIN.

Sophomore Caleb Bowman tries to get the ball using to his opponent using his backhand during the Varsity triangular against Creighton Prep and Papillion-La Vista South Bowman worked throughout the season on improving his backhand shot. I don t like hitting backhand shots as much as I do forehand shots ," said Bowman I am not as powerful and I am not able to hit the ball as hard ."

READY FOR ACTION.

Junior Drew Hedstrom waits for the Kearney player to serve Hedstrom played number two doubles throughout the season and also played number two doubles at State. This was Hedstrom ' s third year playing tennis for the school and his first year on Varsity . " I dislike sitting and waiting for the ball, " said Hedstrom " I would rather be getting into the match and applying what I have learned in practice to what I am doing in the games ."

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BACKATCHA.

Senior Baolong Truong returns the ball cross court. Truong started playing tennis with his s i ster and parents in second grade and had been playing the sport ever since. " It depends on where you are ," said Truong . " But I will usually hit the ball cross court when I need time to recover and get back to the center of the court ."

EYES ON THE PRIZE.

Junior Hank Massey prepares to hit a serve to his opponent from Kearney during the regular season. Massey played number two doubles and made it to the quarterfinals at State Unfortunately , Massey ended his season by losing to Southeast in the quarterfinals.

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Wiltfong Hits a Hole-In-One During State

Sophomore Anne Wiltfong took a deep breath and powered through her swing driving the golf ball down the course during the State competition

Wiltfong thought it was a normal hit but , little did she know , she had accomplished something that not many can

"My shot felt pretty solid ," said Wiltfong . " I had no idea where it was or if it even made it on the green. "

Wiltfong walked down the long course

to retrieve her ball but couldn t find it. After a couple of long ball searching minutes , she was about to give up but decided to search one more spot. She looked over the hole and was completely flabbergasted with what she saw

" I was in total shock and really excited when I saw it was in there ," said Wiltfong

The astonishment of this accomplishment was felt throughout the team and crowd.

" In all my years of coaching , I have

never seen a player get a hole-in-one at State ," said coach Jim Danson

The team surrounded Wiltfong with support and happiness " I was really excited and happy for her. That is a huge deal and not many people can do that ," said sophomore Gillian Dean "To get that at State is really good ."

The girls golf team had a very successful season placing first at eight tournaments out of the 11 they participated in

This was the first time in our school 's history that the girls golf team was able t o bring home the State Championship for Southwest.

" I was really proud of these girls Th e I came together when we needed it the m e ;t. At State we were down six strokes but came back and won it ," said Danson

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LUCKY SHOT.

Sophomore Anne Wiltfong sends the ba ll soaring down the course during th& State Tournament. Little did Wiltfong know that h ball went into the hole and got a hole in o n

This was Wiltfong 's first year on the Varsi t) golf team and played a big part with help in the team achieve their wins

The road leading to State was difficult for the girls golf team but was also rewarding . "We practiced six days a week and focused extremely hard on what we were struggling with Winning all of those titles felt good because we worked really hard for them, " said junior Lidia Jons The five members that made up the Varsity team were able to win Districts , the Grand Island Invitational and City Received a 77

CHAMPIONS OF THE CHAMPIONS

For the first time in the school s h i story the ladies of the Varsity golf team were ate1retaol.Eirt<Swmesr111e1aam wairdQMJ llkitn11.~sibt.Jwaasaalmectoa-eeeem themselves . "Winning Districts , City and then finally State was kind of surreal " said junior Adrian Pilkingtom i1rmrremtmmwtmm,w1i saw the last sco re being put in and we thought they had made a mistake "

DRIVE THROUGH.

Junior Adrian Pilkington left the season with new memories and new friendships. "We always went to Applebee s after a tournament without any question ," said Pilkington "I have all of our orders memorized c!nd it was just a fun time to hang out with the girls "

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DOWN THE GREEN.

Junior Alexis Thomas went into the season with a goal of breaking her personal record of 90. I did accomplish my goal and got a new personal record of 85 ," said Thomas. " I actually reached 85 three different times during the season. "

HAPPINESS.

This was the second season sophomore GillilmlllllanltalEl:l:Hemaa!JlEtlaff llllmm wanted to do better than last season and improve her personal record. She reached her goal during the first tournament of the season " I learned that if I put my mind to something , I can achieve it " said Dean

J acyDuren CHAMPS.

The volleyball team accomplished their goal of winning Districts The team knew that if they won Distric t s their next stop was St at e at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Winning D istrict s was a great feeling ," said senior Madison Kelle "We didn t make it last year and we wanted to end our senior year at State ."

Hailey Humiston

BRING ITON.

Hawks share their excitement of beating East all three sets at the home " Pink O ut" game The girls wore pink headbands to support breast cancer awareness . " Breast cancer awareness is really important to me because my grandma and aunt both beat it ," said senior N ia O ' Bryan t. " It's something really close to me , and I love seeing everyone supporting such a good cause.

STATE SMACKDOWN.

Sophomore Rachel Walke r swings a kill against Papillion- La Vista South at the first round of State She was third in kills for the season. Walker moved from Aurora , Nebraska and started her first year at Southwest. " Playing at the State Tournament in the Pi nnacle Bank Arena was the best feeling in the world ," sa id Walke r

EYES ON THE BALL.

Dur i ng the HAC game at East , sophomore Ka itlin Siefkes and senior Taylor Els prepare to receive the ball at a game agaisnt Southeast. Siefkes hit an ace to win the HAC game " I will always remember t he H A C game ," said Siefkes . "We all played together and it was one of the more fun games that we played this season ."

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ENERGIZER BUNNY.

Senior libero Ta ylo r Els pumps up the team after scoring against East to keep the energy level high Before every game Els ran down the bench and high lived each teammate "Cheering on my team gives us energy and momentum after each point ," said Els

KILLS ALL DAY.

Senior Brenna Hansen cheers after a kill during the first round of State H ansen had seven kills in just the first round of State . " It was surreal because my s i sters always talked about going to State for Southwest ," sa id Hansen. " I wanted to feel that feeling for myself ."

The volleyball team unleashed their Hawk power and made it all the way t o state after winning the Heartland Athletic Conference and the District Championship.

HAC

MORE MOTIVATION. DOUBLE THE TROUBL

Ma r k Novot ny talk to the team in a timeout during the HAC game hosted at East against Southeast.

Novotny helped me to become a better setter and mot ivated me to get better every game ," said senior Hai ley Ba x

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Jaden Ferguson and se n io r Madison Kelle block a kill at the firs t ro of State Kelle had two kills during th e State game . "The feeling of knowing w might be going to State felt amazing ," Ferguson. " I couldn 't wait to play at Pir nacle Bank Arena as a freshman ."

STATE

The Ha wks beat Southeast in fi ve close s ets to win th e HAC C h ampionsh ip T he He a rtl an d Athletic Co nference was hosted at East and it was the second time the Hawks beat the Kn ights th is season

At home against Bellevue West , the Ha w ks w alked away w ith a Di strict plaque

The players took the t itl e in the fou rt h set 25-22 Once the Hawks won Districts , they advanced to the first round of State

The girls made it to round one of Stat e f o the fi rst t i me i n two years The Hawks played Papill ion -L a Vista Sout h a t the Pinnacle Bank A ren a They lost their batt le t the Titans 15- 12 in t fifth se t.

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Hawks Defeat Knights at the HAC Championship

As the Varsity volleyball team warmed up for the game against Southeast , fans and Southwest students dressed in black head-to -toe and filled the East stands

The pressure began for the team The tension was mounting The girls played the team they had already beat once in a close game making it a rematch for the Knights

Throughout the five set game , the Hawks won the second , third and the final set , making the game a close and unsure call During the final set the Hawks came out on top and defeated the Knights 15-8

The Heartland Athletic Conference was the first Championship the Hawks won bringing them closer to the State Championship

In both games Southwest played Southeast throughtout the season ended in five sets. The first game at home against Southeast , the Hawks came ba c k after losing 14-9 to win in the fifth set.

" My favorite moment this season was when we beat Southeast , said senior Allie Davis " It was on senior night and we beat Southeast for the second time. "

In a team effort this was also the game that the players played the best as

a whole

"Our team played with a lot of heart this season ," said senior Lauren Cope. " For instance , during both LSE games , especially the HAC , we really came together to play the best we could ."

The team had 63 kills 98 digs and 1O aces during the HAC Championship. Once the team took home the HAC trophy , the gi rls were one step closer to a State bid.

The Hawks were undefeated at home Although they had some hard losses , the team pulled through to fight to get to each Tournament

"We faced obstacles this season ,

said senior Carlie Jaeger. ''for example , having to stay positive after hard games we lost or our games we didn ' t play our best in ."

While facing obstacles the girls gave each other tips and pointers on how to improve

"My teammates were always here for adv ice and support ," said sophomore Joycin Stonacek. "Although I am only a sophomore I feel that we are all treated equally and the g i rls are very supportive ."

Story/ Spread by Jacy Duren

Hawks Take a Hard Loss Ending the Season Quickly

Cheers and screams erupted from the sideline as senior Bo Els scored a touchdown , trailing Lincoln High by one point in the last three seconds of the game.

The team went out to kick a field goal for an extra point to tie up the game However , the snap was bobbled forcing the ball to be thrown into the endzone by junior Graham Garvin , where the ball was intercepted by the Links

Southwest lost to Lincoln High 21-20 ending their senior night with devastated emotions Players collapsed to the ground holding their heads in their hands Many were in disbelief at the last play that had just occurred

" Knowing that it was the first time Southwest has ever lost to Lincoln High is a shame ," said senior Jordan Pollack

The loss wasn ' t the only difficult experience the Hawks had during the season. The team encountered injuries ,

which made it difficult to perform at their best abilitiy. Two broken collar bones , elbow injuries along with shoulder injuries were a few of the most common

" I played with two torn labrums in both my right and left shoulders ," said senior Joseph Vampola " It made it difficult to play because the extra padding limited my mobility I had to spend a lot of extra time in the training room with our trainers to help me learn how to get better ."

With all the injuries the team experienced , the 24 seniors welcomed many younger players onto the team There were 20 juniors and nine sophomores that got the opportunity to be members on Varsity.

" It ' s an unexplainable feeling you get when you run onto the field in front of all the fans ," said junior Jacob Dowd. " Your adrenaline is pumping the entire game It ' s something I will always remember ."

Along with the new members to the team there was also a rare occurrence that happened to freshman Cade n McCormack McCormack jumped from playing eighth grade football all the way to being a teammate on the Va rsity team This was the third time in Southwest ' s history t i at an incoming freshman didn t have to play on the Freshm En team " High school football is a lot different than middle school ," said McCormack . " You are playing for the name ) n the front of your chest and not the back It was a great y f 1r and I will never forget the seniors ."

The Hawks ended the season with a 3-6 record Despite losing on Senior Night , the players walked off the fi r Id with the student section chanting "thank you seniors " in t e background

Story/ Spread By Ans(ey Gates

Senior Jamien Bullock pushes aside an opponent from Kearney as he rushes down the field Bullock also had to deal with overcoming injuries during his senior season. I m proud to play for Southwest all four years ," said Bullock " I' m disappointed I couldn ' t continue the season with my teammates ."

HUDDLE UP.

Senior Bo Els informs the team of the next play. Els was one of the five captains on the team

Senior Kyson Schnell was also one of the captains "We had to make decisions about team problems and boost team moral and also be there for the team ," said Schnell.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.

The Hawks stand and watch the game against the Southeast Kn i ghts The Hawks beat the Knights 17-14 . " I mostly try to stay calm and not waste to much energy before the game starts so I wouldn t get as excited as most of the guys ," said junior Willis Bax

PUSH IT OVER.

Senior Nick Lenners leaps over an opponent from Lincoln High as he barrels through the Links defense He was short of getting a touchdown getting tackted at the 20 - yard line. " I had a great time and had experiences that will stay with me for the rest of my life ," said Lenners.

IN IT TOGETHER.

Seniors Kyson Schnell and Joseph Vampola lead the charge through the ribbons during the opening of the Southwest vs Kearney game. Running out onto the field is a feeling you can t compare anything to ," said senior Hunter Dowse. " It's exhilarating , the -fans are loud , and the lights are bright ," The Hawks ended up loosing the game to Kearney 26-14

NO BACKING DOWN.

Gliding through the pool at the Southeast meet , sophomore Jackson Pope swims the backstroke in the 200-IM Pope s personal record this season was a 02 :04.76 " I enjoy the 200 IM ," said Pope " It forces me to work on my transitions for each stroke ."

FINISH STRONG.

Sophomore Ben Dor sey swims the 100-yard freestyle at Southwest. He out-touched a Pius X swimmer on the opposing team claiming the victory going a 54 73 " It feels great to out touch-a competitor , know you have won and the hard work payed off ," said Dorsey

FL YING TO THE TOP.

Sophomore Caden White swims the 100-yard butterfly as he races past another competitor White went a 1 :04 60 i n the fly ''The best part for me in this sport is the sense of unity that the team has and that even if we lose we s till have each other ," said White.

ALMOST THERE.

Swimming the 100-fly , Sophomore Hayden Brown competes at the Southeast meet. He helped score points for the boys team . " I like the f l y because it challenges me and gives me a chance to improve at parts of swimming I am bad at ," said Brown

RACING TO THE FINISH.

Sophomore Dylan Lambe swims the 50 - yard breaststroke at the firs t meet aga i nst Lincoln East. Lambe s relay went a 02 : 13 85 and beat an East relay It was fun to swim on a re lay when we took down a rival team ," sa i d Lambe. " It was a really great feel i ng ."

TAKE A BREATH.

Senior John Spataro , competes in the 100-yard breaststroke at a home meet against Pius X It was Senior Night and Spataro was the only senior boy on the team He also got h i s personal record of 01:12 84 in the breast. " It was weird being the only guy senior but exciting at the same time because it meant I made it all four yea r s ," sa i d Spataro

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Leaving a Mark In and Out of The Pool

It was a big night for the Silver Hawk boys Creighton Prep , the boys biggest rival , was in The Nest ready for a dual meet.

" I was super nervous ," said junior Peter Nguyen 'They are a really great team but I knew our team would put up a good fight. "

The lights were dimmed and the largest meet of the regular season was about to commence Before it began , the team pump up video was played Made by first year assistant coach Ryan Bubb , the video featured both the girls and boys swimmers jumping off the starting block and celebrating victories with their teammates

"It was very energizing to have the video It was the first time we played it which was really cool ," said sophomore Masen Louviere "I think we intimidated Creighton ."

The team lined up on deck and watched the video unfold. It was projected on the wall so the audience and their rival could see United as a team , the Silver Hawk boys were ready to take on Creighton Prep

The boys won several races and put up a good fight against Creighton Prep. Although they did not win , a few of the boys got their personal bests Sophomore Dylan

Lambe got his personal record in the 100-fly going a 01 :09 04 Sophomore Sam Philson also got his personal record going a 01 :25 05 in the 100-yard breaststroke " It feels really good, " said Philson " I feel proud of myself and I know I can do even better ."

The Hawks took first place in all of their home meets except for one against Creighton Prep For many swimmers , getting their personal best was easiest in the home pool. Junior Nolan Reid got his season best time in the 200-yard freestyle at a home meet against Pius X He went a 01 :50.94 , achieving the fastest time for a boy this season

" It's good feeling getting a season best because it means a lot more when you get it at your home pool, " said Reid. " It adds more emphasis. "

Swimmers also worked hard out of the water during dry land sessions where they focused on building muscle mass and gaining strength. They did circuits and weight lifting almost everyday.

" Dry land helps us, " said freshman Derek Sellentin "When you lift weights , you build up your arms which you need in swimming. "

PULLING FORWARD.

Sophomore Michael Ayars , swims the 200 IM against Pius

X. Ayars went a 02 :05 17 getting his personal record in the 200 IM . " My favorite part of meet days is gett i ng pumped in the locker room and doing the team chant ," said Ayars

The hard work certainly paid off when the boys took second at the Heartland Athletic Conference Meet. Conference was the second biggest swimming event of the year aside from the State meet. They only lost by seven points to Lincoln Northeast with a final score of 347-340. The next closest team was Southeast , trailing by 39 points. Quite a performance by the Silver Hawks.

" It was a really fun, emotional meet ," said junior Sam Morales " I was proud ,"

The boys also had a strong finish at the state meet. Many of them placed in the final heats of the events.

In the 200-yard medley relay Reid sophomore Michael Ayars and Ben Dorsey , along with freshman Chas Nolte finished second.

As far as individual events , Re id placed second in the 100-yard butterfly Sophomore Jackson Pope also had a top finish placing eighth in the 100-yard backstroke The boys overall finished sixth at State , closing out their season.

Story/ Spread by Arabelle Jackson

It was the time the Lincoln Southwest swim girls had been waiting for The State Meet.

The girls were shook their arms , wobbled their legs and added in some last second stretches. That was when the nerves really started to kick in

''The nerves are a familiar feeling because you have done it several times ," said senior Emma Vertin. "At the same time it's an invigorating atmosphere to share with your team ."

As· the official blew the whistle the swimmers stepped up onto the blocks and put their game faces on They heard the words , " Swimmers take your marks ," and shortly after the horn , the sw immers dove into the water

Six state records were broken on the day of State finals. Junior Olivia Calegan broke the 50-yard freestyle state record that had been held for 15 consecutive years with a time of 22 77 Calegan also broke the Nebraska state record for the 100 -yard freestyle race with a time of 49 84 However , this was only the beginn ing of the i r record mak i ng season

Another two State records were broken at the Champ i onsh ip including the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM , both broken by junior Dannie Dilsaver. The

100-yard breaststroke was broken with a time of 01 :02 24 , while the 200-yard IM was broken with a time of 02 :00.57

" I was really excited about it ," said Dilsaver . " I wanted to score points for my team and start off well by building momentum. "

Smashing the 200-yard medley relay State record by 3.5 seconds , juniors Clara Walstad , Dilsaver , Calegan and sophomore Kaitlyn Witt won with a time of 01 :41 39. This was also a pool record , meaning it was the fastest anyone had eve r swam i n that pool including college swimmers

Lastly , the final record broken to fin i sh the Championship was the 400-yard freestyle relay. This included juniors Di lsaver , Calegan and sophomores Alana Palmer and Shelby Mullendore

" We had been working really hard to get there ," said Mullendore . " We were excited to work together and it all paid off ."

The record for the race had been held for 12 straight years , and the Silver Hawk girl swimmers broke it to bring home the gold

On Monday during the morning announcements , Principal Mike Gillotti said , " This was the greatest perfor-

mance in the history of Nebraska girls State swimming ."

Besides the girls ' amazing State performance , they had an undefeated season winning every single meet and invite , whether it was at their home pool or away

One of those meets that was won included the dual against Marian and Creighton Prep. Having lost to Marian at State last year , the girls were ready for a comeback

The seniors were more excited to come back strong and show Marian how much they had improved

" It feels like a triumph long yearned for ," said Vertin. ''We put so much into it during practice and we didn ' t see any other opt i on than have it pay off ."

Having strong upperclassmen , it made it easy for the girls to come together

" It feels good to have swimmers to look up to and have a team to rely on ," said sophomore Karlie Hubbard "We all came together during the season ."

With the great success the girls had this sea s on ther e could not be more excitement for next year ' s season " We are really looking forward to next year ,'; said junior Madeleine Leblanc Everyone will be much stronge r and prepared ."

Story/ Spread by Ana Rodrigue L and Arabelle Jackso r

Swimming the 100-yard butterfly , sophomore Alana Palmer takes her first stroke of the race. She went a 59 85, going her best time of the season . " It was a fun meet ," said Palmer " It felt great to swim ."

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STROKING FORWARD.

Swimm i ng the 100-yard breaststroke , freshman Anna Heinrich , goes a 01 :07 70 Heinri ch was the only freshman female on Vars ity " It was fun being the only freshman ," sa id Heinrich " I had a lot of people to look up too ."

STOP THE CLOCK.

Junior Maddison Cluff swims the 100-yard freestyle at a meet against Lincoln Pius X Cluff scored with a time of 01 :00.22 . " It was a fun meet because i t was Senior Night ," said Cluff . "We swam for the whole team ."

CATCHING SOME AIR.

Taking a breath during the race sophomore Jordyn Fallick swims the 500-yard freestyle Fallick finished with a time of 06 :50 85 against Pi us X " It was good to get into the routine and improve on my swimming ," said Fallick : 1 wanted to improve from last year ."

EYES ON THE PRIZE

Sophomore Ally Lunzmann competes in the 100-yard butterfly This dual meet took place at Southeast. " It felt great because of the competition that we got to race against ," Lun z mann sa i d " It motivated me to work hard everyday at pract ic e ."

LUNGING TO VICTORY.

Sophomore Kalea Morgan prepares to dive at her first home meet against East. She had high expectations going into the season " I wanted to start the season strong ," said Morgan " I wanted to score more points than last year ."

The

junior girls made waves and scored tremendous points.

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Forward Breaks Two Records this ·Season

The buzzing of the lights i n Millard West's gymnasium filled the air with electricity The sound of the drums were booming from the band section The opposing cheerleaders were pumping up the c;rowd The crowd was yelling every chance they got. The boys Varsity basketball team was surrounded by the raging enemy , the Wildcats

It was the first round of Districts and senior Tyler Lenz was nine points away from breaking the record for most points in a season Lenz had already beaten the record for most rebounds in a game with 21 rebounds and was going for his second record. Just a week before Districts , the team played and lost against Millard West 55-26 Nerves were on edge going into

what seemed like the team ' s last game " I was really scared about the game ," said Lenz. "The last time we played Millard West , I didn ' t score the second half of the game ."

Lenz was one point shy of the record at halftime

The second half began and a player fouled Lenz He finally had the opportunity to take the sho t. He stepped up to take two free throws , but missed both of them The pressure started setting in.

On Lenz ' s next attempt , he went in for a lay up , made the bucket and was fouled. With the record tied , he made his free throw and w ith a total of 368 points , he beat the previous record by four points While Lenz had broken the record , the

team lost to Millard West 59-39 and ended their season " I' ve played basketball since I was really young ," said Lenz " It ' s my biggest passion so I wanted to play my best my senior year It was amazing that I came through and got the record for points and rebounds. "

Not only did Lenz break two records this year the team did exceptionally well as a whole For the past few seasons , the basketball team had ended with a 4 -20 record This season , they broke out of the stronghold and had a record of 7-17

''Tyler was one of our leading scorers in the high school and in the city ," said Head Coach Duane Baack. " He did a lot of things for us , game in and game out. I think the season went very well for him ."

Senior Tyler Lenz dribbles do w n t he co urt w h ile at M i llard West. Len z broke th e record for most po ints sco re d i n a se aso n. " I was very nervous t hat I wa s n ' t going t o b r eak the re c ord ," sa i d Lenz . " I got to the e i ght points and missed bot h of my f re e th rows ."

Millard West was not the only exci t i game The team went into overtime twi ( , once against Lincoln High and the othe r against Benson In the end , the team w , 1 both overtime games Since the game s came so close with points , many of the players said that these games were th e : favorites.

"The Lincoln High game was my f a, >rite game we played this season 0ecau s we went into overtime ," said junior Cart, Siedel " I have played basketball all th n years I've been here and this game wa f personally my best game ."

Story/Spread by Shea Thom , :; on and Jacy D ren

HEY, YOU, WHATCHA GONNA DO.

Junior Gavin Druse blows past a Grand Island player for a lay up The Silver Hawks won 61-47. I tried out for Varsity because of the competition ," said Druse I love competing against some of the best teams especially wh en I 'm in front of my friends. "

SHOW ME YOUR GAME FACE.

Senior Bo Els makes his way past a North Platte player. The Hawks won the game by ov er 20 points with a final score of 66-41 . " I ve always enjoyed playing basketball ," said Els "The best thing about the games were my teammates and the fans The fans made me want to work harder and win ."

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ONE TO ONE.

Junior Carter Siedel looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to while a

player from Omaha South defends the ball. The final score of game was 77-36 in favor of the Packers "The best thing this year was playing against the best competition each game ," said Siedel. " I will never forget

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TAKE THIS THING TO OVERTIME.

Junior Trevor Bogle huddles up among teammates during overtime at Lincoln High

The Silver Hawks won the game 73-67 . " Being able to think fast to create successful plays with the best teammates I could as for was unforgettable ," said Bogle the games I played with the seniors this year ."

IT'S TIME TO SLAM NOW.

Freshman Caden McCormack catches a ball mid throw as an Omaha South player comes to block him. McC or mack also swung to Junior Varsity. " I tried out for basketball because I played it ever since I was little ," said McCormack I loved playing basketball but I will never forget the seniors this year."

SLAM, BAM, THANK YOU MA' AM.

Freshman Cameron Frederick was one of the two freshmen on the Varsity team. Even though he was an underclassmen , Frederick kept his nerves under control with the help of his teammates " Being nervous was the worst thing about being on the team ," said Frederick "Having great teammates that I could look up to really helped me. "

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CHEER UP.

Juniors Jenna DeJonge , Bailey Kaufman , sophomore Callie Kohl and juniors Tessah Clarence and Makenna Widholm cheer on their fellow teammates The girls had cheers they would do , whenever a teammate made a free throw , that were very similiar to cheers that the boys Varsity team did "We came up with the cheers from the boys Varsity team ' s bench ," said Kohl.

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DRIBBLE DRIBBLE.

Junior Morgan McKinsey dribbles the ball down the court after the ball is passed to her during the game against Grand Island. The girls played the Islanders at home and won 53-27 . " My favorite game of the season was when we beat Southeast " said McKinsey " It never gets old beating them. "

LOOKING FOR A PASS.

Junior Taylor Augustyn searches for an open teammate to pass the ball to in the game against North Star The Hawks went up against North Star and lost 52-47 . " My favorite part of the season was being able to meet new players " said Augustyn . "And also to form bonds with them. "

GUARD THE BALL.

Sophomore Callie Kohl goes in for a layup durin g game versus Northeast. The team ended up los nr o Northeast 41-27 "My favorite part of the ' season v, ; being able to play with my teammates " said Koh l

BREAKAWAY.

Freshman Jaden Ferguson boxes out a Northe a Rocket. Ferguson was one of the three freshme n 1 the team. I enjoyed being able to play Varsity a s freshman," said Ferguson. "And also learning fr o r 1e players and coaches ."

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Girls Basketball Defeats Marian To Advance at Districts

The seconds on the clock ticked away as the game ve rsus Omaha Marian w i nded down Mar ian had two players • foul out and continued to foul the Southwest Vars ity team

Marian had the ball while the last seven seconds of the game ticked away. Southwest was ahead by a basket. Marian ran down the court as the Southwest players tried to steal the ball away Everyone i n the gym seemed to hold their breath as Marian went up for a layup. They missed.

Southwest got the rebound and held the ball until the time ran out.

The Hawks beat Mar ian 51 - 49 They were the underdogs , the fourth seed i n the District Tournament going up against the numbe r one seed.

"Winning the game was really exciting because we weren 't supposed to win ," sa id Madison Kelle " It was also exciting seeing everyone come togethe r."

The girls had been preparing to face Marian for a week during practice. They had watched f ilm , practiced dr i lls and mentally prepared to face them as well

"Before the game I just wanted to win this one so we could get a chance to face Bellevue West during the next round of Districts ," said freshman Hannah Kelle.

The moments leading up to the start of the game were tense for the team They had a serious team meeting in the locker room before the game and during halfti me They were down at half by just a few points The c rowd in the gym was full of Marian fans

It was a home court advantage. Southwest brought in a decent size crowd , but the Marian fans were loud and determined that their team was going to beat the Hawks W h e n the Crusaders were defeated their crowd went silent as t h e Hawks burst out in cheers

" It was really awesome because we took down a top rated school ," said junior Bailey Kaufman "So it felt great but I did feel bad when their seniors started to cry ."

This wasn 't the only game that the Hawks stepped up. There were other games where players really excelled in their skills There were impressive layups , breakaways , and three point shots.

" My favorite play of the season was when Hannah (Kelle } swatted the ball away from the Marian player ," said sophomore Rachel Walker. "It was awesome ."

Some players also had games that they felt they didn 't play to the best of the i r ab i lities

"The most challenging part o f playing basketball at Southwest is coming out every day and working hard and getting better because it s such a long season ," said junior Bethany Shield.

One significant obstacle during the season was losing one of the three seniors. Samantha Warrior graduated at the end of the first sememester of the school year which happened to fall in the middle of the season. It caused the team to come up with a whole new game plan.

"It was difficult having one of our seniors leave , but it caused other to step up ," said junior Taylor Augustyn.

The g i rls became closer as a team throughout the season Their objective was to get better as a team every day

"I think as a team we got better at realizing what are weaknesses were ," said junior Tessah Clarence. " Every day we would work hard to have a better practice than the day before and try to improve ourselves. "

Story/ Spread by Amanda Krushenisky

HOLD UP.

Sen i or Caitlin Carson stops hard as an East H i gh player tries to steal the ball. Carson was another sen io r on Varsity who he lped the t e am i mprove throughout the season after los i ng the i r othe r sen ior Samantha Warrior who g raduated early "This year I felt like we had a complet e ly drama free team ," said Carson . "And the close games we lost last y e a r we ended up winning this yea r ."

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FEAR NONE.

Sophomore Zach Bennetts tangles up with an opponent from Northeast. Wrestlers focused on getting ready for a match by studying different methods to win I go into every match the exact same way, with a strategy you want to use on your opponent ," said Bennetts

EYES ON THE PRIZE.

Junio r Tyler Carstens wrestles his opponent in the we i ght class of 152 Carstens qualifed to go State entering with a record of 29 - 15 "The State Tournament is always the most exciting tournament for me ," said Carstens . " I just love the compet ition and the whole environment of State wrestling ."

GETTING A GRIP.

During a Millard South match , sen i or Pete Gallardo focuses and attempts to take down his opponent. Gallardo competed i n the weight class of 130 " My least favorite drill at practice was running spri nts ," said Gallardo

Wrestling A sport requiring body control. The ability to use the neck , back , arms , legs and anything else that the wrestler can do to help pin down the opponent. Stepping on the mat , junior Connor Clanton faced his biggest rival, Wyatt Olcott , from Columbus

" He had beaten me twice during the regular season ," said Clanton " But I was able to beat him at State to get third place. "

The match had 17 seconds to go and Clanton was able to step up with less than eight seconds left to finish 4-3. Clanton wrestled in the 220-weight class with a final record of 35-9 to end his season

"I have only been wrestling for two years ," said Clanton . "So getting third at State was special in my wrestl i ng career ."

Adversity had a way of bringing people together. Due to the challenges that a wrestler faced in practice or competition , the bonds between wrestlers become stronger.

" I felt that as a team we were closer than we have been in the last few years, " said senior Kyson Schnell

Losing or gaining weight wrestlers made weight to compete in a certain class Wrestlers used techniques like rur)ning a lot and exercising to achieve their desired weight. Their clothing varied from long sleeve t-shirts to compression tights while working out to aid in the process of losing weight.

" I drink lots of water so I can filter out my system and be able to lose it later ," said sophomore Zach Bennetts

Throughout the season , wrestlers had individual rivals in the weight class that they competed in.

" My biggest rival is against a Lincoln High kid named Wesley Dockins. He is the number one guy in the state and I wrestled really hard the whole week before I had my match with him ," said freshman Jordan Pulver " It was 2-0 after the first period was over. Then he pinned me in the second period but I fought really hard Next time I am hoping to give him a good match ."

Wrestlers needed to finish in the top four to advance to the State meet. Seniors Kyson Schnell , Jonha Pillow , juniors Jake Oltman , Justin Shaw , Connor Clanton , Tyler Carstens and Connor Burney qualified for State Clanton and Schnell both placed third , while Oltman placed fourth , Shaw placing fifth and all earned State Medals

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POWER SURGE.

Senior Kyson Schnell beats his opponent from Millard South at the State Tournament. Schnell won three matches in a row to be a four time State qualifier three-time medal winner and finished with 160 all-time victories . "The highlight of my season was winning the Millard West Dual Tournament ," said Schnell.

FEEL THE BURN.

Junior Connor Burney struggles to keep his opponent down Wrestling at a weight of 145 Burney qualifed for the State Tournament. A method I used to help me win was to be tough and want to win more that your opponent ," said Burney.

ROCK SOLID.

At the Northeast Invite , senior Jonha Pillow attempts to pin down his opponent. Pillow qualified at Districts to make it to the State Tournament. I will definitely miss my team that I now call my family ," said Pillow

SMACK DOWN.

Junior Jake Oltman pins his opponent from Grand Island to avenge a loss in the semi-finals. Oltman wrestled in the weight class of 138 at the State Tournament and placed fourth. "My most exciting match was against Isaac Deloa because I wrestled him here at LSW in front of the student section ," said Oltman

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Cheerleaders Turn Morning Rally Practice Into a Dance Battle

The Varsity cheerleadecs and their partners rushed onto the court with feathers , sparkles and streamers from the boys ' decorative shorts flying everywhere The music blared while everyone got pumped to perform the Switch Rally routine one last time. With glitter and feather boas lining the court , they all shot each other looks of intimidation This began a dance off between the cheerleaders and manleaders

The final responsibility for the Varsity cheer squad was to choreograph a routine to be performed at the Sw itch Rally

" Switch Rally is one of the fun moments you get to look forward to as a Varsity cheerleader ," said senior Alli O'Shea " We do a lot of practicing the weeks before Switch Rally and after all the stress and arguments it is always the highlight of your year on Varsity. "

The dance-off the morn i ng of Switch Rally gave the cheerleaders a chance to let go and have some fun after all the work

they put into preparing the big dance

"We ran down the bleachers and just started dancing ," said junior Hannah Davis " It was our one time to let loose before the boys actually performed the dance It gave us juniors one last memory with our seniors ."

Everyone grabbed a partner and began competing for who could perform the dance the best.

" We grabbed whoever was closest to us ," said senior Aryana Kamelian. " None of us could stop laughing but at the same time we were all being super competitive ."

While the final perfromance was exciting the Varsity cheerleaders also took on a heavy workload in order to support the various sports teams

The team decorated hallways for football games , the gym for pep rallies , and coordinated routines to perform in front of the school. The squad featured 18 girls with 12 seniors total.

" Interacting with a new group of girls was initially really difficult ," said senior Sydney Lonowski " All of the girls really liked to voice their own opinions , so trying to get along with all the different ideas was something we all had to work at. "

With a high number of seniors the members had to come together as a team to collaborate routines. Differences in opinions and fights for seniority became someth ing the girls had gotten used to as the year came to a close.

There was no decision on who won the dance off but everyone got to leave the practice with laughs " It was nice to finally have some fun with the dance when it had caused so many arguments and stress ," said senior Brooke Herbert "The dance off was fun and lighthearted compared to our stressful days preparing for the pep rally ."

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POMS FOR A CAUSE.

Junior Jaclln StONICllcdancei to pep tunl8 at the Switch Rally. Each cheer team was responsible for attending aR games and pep rallies that went on throughout the year at Southwest. "Cheering at Switch Rally was a lot of fun. We had to come early for practices and we worked really hard to prepare," said Stonacek.

Senior Morgan Means cheers at the pink out game against Lincoln High The cheer team recieved new p nk porns th i s year following a fundraiser. The squads all so l d shirts to r11 i se a t otal of $1 ,900 fo r the Susan G Kome n Foundation I loved incorporating fundra s i ng w it h supporting our school sports teams ," said Mea ns

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#WORK IT.

Sophomore Breanna Painter performs at the Winter Pep Rally wi t h the competiti o n cheerleading squad The squad was added to give cheerleaders on lower teams the opportunity to compete at co mpetitions and showcases The squad pl a ced fourth in the sta t e at the Nebraska State Cheer and Da nce C o mpetition Competing at State was a great way to represent our school w h il e showi n g our passi o n for cheer as a whole ," said Painter

FEELIN' LIKE A STAR.

Seniors Colby Reffert and Kyson Schne ll perform at the Switch Rally The girls t hat cheered on the Varsity squad had the chance to perorm at Switch Rally a tradition that was reserved for Varsity. "Varsity che e r was so much different than my previous years , because I got to participate 1n Switch Rally ," said R effert

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S o phomores Maddie G l ock , Maddie Ridder , Mariah K itchen , Ashley Hillhouse and junior Taylor Vant cheer for the Hawks in a JV football game against Lincoln Northeast. If I could give one piece of advice to future cheerleaders it would be to not get sick dring the cheer season ," said Kitchen. " Cheering with mono is not fun at all. "

WHAT TEAM? SILVERHAWKS.

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V arsity uniforms featured " S-West'' on the front. This lead to the girls using it as a saying throughout the year. "We started making signs and saying ' S -West' is the b e st ," said Nesetti.

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Varsity cheerleaders pose for a photo at the final football game of the year "We had to keep the boys hopeful even in losses All of us cheerleaders were hop ing t h ey would be able to fin i sh the i r season with a win ," said jun i or Jada Johnson.

JUST ELFIN' AROUND.

Sen ior Saylee Wagoner l eads the crowd during the ' Christmas Sweater' game against Lincoln East. Vars ity cheerleaders wore sweaters t o the game to celebrate the upcoming w inter holidays . " I loved cheering at the game because we got the chance to dress in ugly sweaters a n d wear ribbon in our hair," sa id Wagoner. "We wore holiday socks to look extra festive ."

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Freshmen Evan Etzelmiller and Chloe Vigel cheer for the 'banana' at the UCA cheer camp in July All four squads attended the camp and competed for ribbons and trophies Along with competitions the girts got to explore downtown Omaha and meet with other squads "You have to be open to trying new things We got to meet girts from squads all over Nebraska who enjoy cheerteading just as much as we do ," sa i d Etzelmiller.

Emeralds Prepare to Dance

The night before the first home Varsity football game , the Emeralds lined up on the field at Seacrest and practiced their halftime show

For the first time, the new Emeralds were able to prepare their talents on the football field. They were able to fix their formations , decrease the nerves for performing , and get over the initial shock of how incredibly huge the field actually was.

" Before the first game, we always go to Seacrest so that the new members of the team can tell what it ' s like to dance on the football field, " said senior Emma Rhodes "We run our routines and space them out on the field so we all know where to stand and so new members don ' t get confused This is when they can first see what it ' s like to be on the big field ."

The girls were prepar ing to perform "All Night. " Suddenly they were drenched in water shooting from the ground.

"We all freaked out when the sprinklers went off ," said junior Claire Wolford . "We were dancing on the main part of Seacrest , and the sprinklers only went off on the hill We just ran straight up the hill to go run through the water After working really hard together we were finally able to have fun and relax ."

During the school year , the Emeralds spent a majority of their time perfecting their dances and preparing to showcase their talent as a team They spent their practice time inside in the commons , or outside in the school parking lot. However , dancing in their regular practices was much different than dancing on the field at Seacrest. The football field was much larger than any place that the Emeralds were able to practice their performances at. It was also missing the markings on the floor that the girls needed in order to identify where their specific places were for the dances

Throughout the year , the Emeralds performed a variety of dance styles , such as porn, hip-hop and jazz The dances were choreographed by the girls on the team , and sometimes they brought in guest choreographers. They had a total of 17 dances for all Varsity events

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INTRODUCING BABY EMERALDS.

Sophomore Erika Schacher cheers with the Emeralds to the school's pep tunes at the basketball game against Northeast. The dance team gained five new members this season with a total of 10 girls Be ng a new member to the Emeralds was scary at first ," said Schacher . " Now that we ' ve been together all year I have really connected with the returners and they treat me well even though I m one of the youngest. "

The dance team proved their dancing skills at the Revier Classic Cheer and Dance competition at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.

STRIKE A POSE.

The Emeralds perform " Fly Away " with the Varsity cheerleading squad at the Varsity football games. Junior Chloe Ubben had her first experience on the Emeralds this season I love to perform and dance ," said Ubben. So I thought I'd take a chance on trying out for the Emeralds ."

DANCING FLAWLESS.

The dance team shows their routine Flawless " at the Homecoming Varsity football game against Millard North The girls performed this routine three times at Seacrest. " I loved ' Flawless because of how much the aud i ence loved it ," said junior Devony Votava " My favorite thing is performing and it s great when the audience gets into it.

SWITCH IT UP.

Juniors Natalie Hillman and Dane Bowen dance at the annual Switch Rally with the Emeralds A new twist to the dancers performance was that the girls had students as dance partners rather than teachers. Leading up to this big event was really serious ," said Hillman . " However , being able to perform with the team and watch the guys dance was entertaining ."

won with her Arabian to whip full. "It was exciting that I won because it was supposed to be only for the cheerleaders, but I beat them," said Howerter.

The Emeralds got first-place overall for routine called, "Miss Incredible." "We had two weeks to get it ready " said junior Emma Keifer. "We had extra practices and worked hard. It was worth the extra hours."

SENIOR YEAR.

SHOWING OFF.

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Junior Claire Wolford showed off her talent and won Top Turns. She exhibited a number of dance turns that she learned from her dance studio. "It was really cool to be able to show my own skills," said Wolford.

Senior Emma Rhodes performs with the Emeralds at the Varsity boys basketball game against Marian in the first round of Districts Rhodes was on the dance team for three years . " I will never forget the friendships that I ve made with my teammates ," said Rhodes.

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Junior Devony Votava grins during the Emeralds team dance at the Varsity girls basketball game against Grand Island The entire team worked together to create this routine . " I loved performing this ," said Votava It was great when the crowd got into it. "

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Move Well Worth it for Senior Bowler

Senior Tressa Wagner left everything she knew to pursue her bowling career She left her friends , family , school and hometown of 11 years to accept an opportunity to show her strength in bowling

"One of the reasons my mom and I moved from Augusta Georgia to Nebraska was so I could bowl in high school ," said Wagner

Wagner was one of the competitors on the girls bowling team who went to state , also getting runner-up at districts The team had never made it past the second day of the tournament until this season , placing fourth overall.

MORE THAN A TEAM.

Sophomore Kendra Stevens competes n a local bowling competition for her team This was Stevens ' second year on the team I made a lot of friendships on the bowling team, " said Stevens. We all see each other in the halls and say hi ' and help ,each other ."

NO TIME FOR THE GUTTER.

Sophomore Xavier Gordon pitches a ball in a competition This was Gordon s first year on the bowling team but definitely not his last. " I plan on continuing bowling ," said Gordon " I want to keep going through high school. "

NO LESS THAN A SPARE.

Sophomore Matthew Nelsen releases the bowling ball at a competition Nelsen has had the influence of being a bowler for a long t i me. My dad was a big t i me bowler in high school ," said Nelsen . "That's the reason I jo ined in the first place ."

In addition to many team accomplishments, Wagner also had many personal successes related to her bowling " I ' m going to Midland University in Fremont Nebraska ," said Wagner . " I will definitely be bowling there. "

Some of the bowlers ' lives were deeply impacted by this season whether that be by lasting friendsh ips or encouraging advice

" Being on the bowling team has changed my life ," said Wagner. " I have formed some of the best friendships and a sense of sisterhood with the best people. "

Many bowlers felt the same way about their own

THROWIN' HANDS.

Senior Tressa Wagner attempts to kno c f down the p ins to get a str ike Wagner practiced every Monday and Friday from 4 :00 to 5:30 . "My favorite part of this se a : 1 was becom ing super close w ith the girl s , said Wagner . " Now we are s i sters and a huge family ."

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It s one of those things where you get into an activit and meet new people ," said sophomore Matthew Nelse r "We did a lot of fun things together ."

" I ' ve been bowling since I was four years old, " said Wagner. " It 's been something that I've always been passionate about. "

The team also competed at the Star City Bowling Tournament, placing fourth. That was the first season th e team got that far

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KATELIN AUSDEMORE

AARON BABEL DEVON BACK

TAYLOR BADDERS COREY BALLARD

DESTINY BARRY

LUKE BARTA JULIA BARTOLOME

HAILEY BARTZ

HAILEY BAX

HANNAH BEAM

GARRETT BELL

CHAUNCY BENTLEY

COURTNEY BERTWELL ALEXIS BEST

BEN BEVINS

ADRIAN BILKA

ALYSSA BLAIR

FLORENCE BLAKE

LUIS BLANCO

AYLA BLAZIO

HARLEIGH BLOME -HIGER

BLAINE BLOMSTRAND

SAWYER BOGLE

CALEB BOND CASSIE BORNEMAN

MEGAN BOUSQUET

LEENAH BOUZID

LAUREN BOWMAN ASHLEY BRADBURY MARKEECE BRASSELL

SAMI BREIR

JACOB BREWCZYNSKI

DUNCAN BROWN

EMMA BROWN MADDY BROWN

JAMIEN BULLOCK

NYALAT BUOM

BRIANNA BURIANEK

MADISON BUSCH

AYLANDRA CANNO N

MADISON CARADORI

NOAH CARMICHEAL CAITLIN CARSON

CONNOR CARSON GRANT CARSTEN S

ALESSIA CASAGRANDE

JAKE CASPER

BRENDEN CASTEEL TUCKER CATLETT

ETHAN CECAVA

ALAINA CELLI

JASMYN CHALK

ZACHARY CHAPEK

JOSIE CHARRON HUNT RA CHRISTENSEN

TEACIDLIK

JOSHUA CLARK

TAYLOR COFFEY

ALEX COLLINS

ANDREW COLLINS

TESSA COMFORT

DEVON COMSTOCK

COLIN CONZEMIUS CHRISTIAN COOK

ADEN COOLEY

LAU REN COPE

DONOVAN CORNISH

NICK CRAMER

CHLOE ' CRAWFORD

MISSY CREW

TIARA CRITES

SEVEN CRONIN ILYANACRUNK

PRESTON CUDDY IAN CUEVAS

HOLLY CUSHMAN

MARISSA CZAPLA SHARDHAT DAGGUMATI

ALYSSA DAMIAN MAX DANLEY

ALLIE DAVIS

DEVIN DAVIS PARKER DAVIS

REBECCA DAVIS

TA YLEE DECKER

JOSH DELGADO

BRANDON DENISON MADISON DENNIS

TREAL YNN DENNIS MEGAN DEPREZ

JOHN DERR

ASHLYNN DEVALL

ANGELA DIETEL DYLAN DINGES MICHAEL DIXO N

What 's the first thing you would do if elected

MADDIE DODD

PAIGE DOLAND

NICHOLAS DOUGHERTY HUNTER DOWSE

DELSEA DUGAN

JACY DUREN

TAYLOR ELS

JACK ELSTUN

BA ILEY ESCAMILLA COCO ESCHLIMAN

GRANT DOMANT

ALEX DRAYER

BO ELS

BRENT EMS

JACK ESPINOSA

ERIKA ETZELMILLER

JESSE EVERETT

MADDIE FANTON

SAM FERGEN

HALEY FICKEN

BREANNA FIESELMAN

ALIVIA FISHER

NEELY FISHER HUNTER FOGED

KAITLYN FOLLMER

FRANNIE FOLSOM

LOGAN FOSTER

TRENT FRAZEE

MASON FREY

LANDON FRIESEN

AVERY FUHRMAN

KYLE FULLER

ALEC FYNBU

PETE GALLARD O

AMINAGANIC

ALEXIS GASS

KEVIN GATCHENKO

JOSHUA GATES KAYLA GEBBI E

CAMDEN GLENN

ANNA GODDARD

FREDDY GONZALEZ ALEX GRABAST

TORRIAN GRANT

AMBER GREEN

ELISABETH GROSS

ASHLEY GUTIERREZ AUSTIN GUTIERREZ

JACKSON HAHN

ALYSSA HALDEMAN

BRYNNA HALDEMAN

HALLE HAMIL TON

ZOE HAMILTON

BRENNA HANSEN

COLLIN HARGITT

MALACHI HARMS

BENJAMIN HARRIS

KATELYN HARSHMAN

HEGRAN HARUB

KATIE HAY MADISON HAYS

BRIANNA HEAPS GRIFFIN HENKEL

GABI HENLE

BROOKE HERBERT

HORTENCIA HERNANDEZ JUAN HERNANDEZ CHAVEZ KAMERON HEYEN

LARAMIE HIEBNER

KINZEE HILLIS

MICHAEL HILTON

KYLIE HINTON

MELISSA HINTON RYAN HINTON

MATTHEW HODGES

NICKHOEVEN

AUSTIN HOFELING

TY HOLT

LUCY HORNE

JALA HOWARD

HANNAH HOWERTER HAILEY HUMISTON AMANDA HUTCHINGS TIFFANY HUYNH

KAINE ICE

KATIEIMHOF

KYLA INMAN

CARLIE JAEGER

LUKE JENSEN

WYATT JENSEN

JARED JESSKE

ZACH JEWELL

JORDAN JOHNSON

TAYAJOHNSON

SCOTT JONES

ALLISON JOYNER

SUNDAY JUD

ARY ANA KAMELIAN LYNDSEY KASL

EMILY JESSUP

NOAH JOHNSON

WYATT JORGENSEN

NICOLEJUNGREN

MADISON KELLE

MADISON KERNS

MARIAH KERR

LE ' NYA KEYS MORGAN KINNEY JACOB KITCHEN

SKYLA KLUG

CARTER KNOPIK

ADDIE KNORR

JEREMY KNOWLES JORDAN KNUST

BAILEY KOEHLMOOS

RACE KOHEL

DENIS KOMISSAROV

KEAN KONTOR KARISSA KOSMAN

AMANDA KRUSHENISKY

LAURA KUDELJNJAK

ALYSSA KUGLER

MUNIB KULOVAC

LEILA KURBASIC

HALEY KYLE

JENSYN LABADIE TRESTIN LANG

ALLISON LANGAN NATHAN LANG E

KAYLA LARSON

KILLIAN LAWHORNE

KIERSTEN LAWRENCE

TONY LE VIVIAN LE

DAVID LEHMKUHL LOGAN LEIFERT

NICK LENNERS

TYLER LENZ

ASHLEY LEVINSO N

STEFFANY LIEN

VICTOR LIN CHENKO

RHIANNON LING

GAGE LIPPOLD

TANNER LLOYD

SYDNEY LONOWSKI

DEVIN LOOMIS

ERIC LOOS

JOE LUST

ANDREA MACIAS

ELLIE MACK

CAL MALONE

ANTHONY MARKS

CARSON MARKS

ANNMARIE MARLOW

TAYLOR MARSHALL

TYLER MARTIN

MADDIE MASCHKA

KAARE MATHISON SABOUNI MAYN

JARED MCBRIDE

JESSICA MCCAIN MARIAH MCCASHLAND CONNER MCCONNELL DANIEL MCDERMO

PATRICK MCINTIRE

MEGAN MCKAY SHELBY MCKEE

KAYLA MCKENZIE CA YLEN MCNEFF

MORGAN MEANS

BRANDON MEDJO MARISSA MENTGEN MCKENZIE MERRITT BRITTNEY MEYER

MICHAEL MITCHELL

MAGDALENA MONTELONGO ISRAEL MONTGOMERY

AUSTIN MOODY MERLE MOORMANt

Seniors , where are you going to

JUAN ITA MORAL ES

DESTIN Y MORGAN

1 • ANNASTACIA MORR OW DE AND RE MOSES

FRAN CES MUN RO TYLER MURRAY

HAY LEY MYE RS

ESTEFANI NAVA PANZI

BAILEY NESBITT

BAILEY MORRIS

DAVOOD MOSHIRI

ANDREW MWESIGWA WANSOLO

SKYLER NEAL

HANNAH NEUKIRCH

BAILEY NEUMANN

DESIREE NEWLIN

ANNIE NGUYEN

KAYLA NGUYEN

TROY NGUYEN

QISMAT NIAZI

JORDAN NOACK

ALLY NORRIS AMY NORTHRUP

CAITLYN NOUDARANOUVONG

RACE NUN

NIA O ' BRYANT

HANNAH O ' NEILL ALISHA O ' SHEA

CRISTIAN ORTEGA

SARAH OSGOOD

KYLE OSTERLOH

SUMMER OSTERLOH JACOB OVERHOLT

JEFFREY OWUSU -ANSAH

MCKENZIE OYLER

ASHLEY PALES

BRYCE PARISH MICHAEL PATESTAS

AL EX IS PAWLOWSKI SAMANTHA PAYANT

BR AEDEN PERKINS DAVID PETERSEN

JAKE PICCINI

JONHA PILLOW

JA CO B POPPERT

BROCK PRIEBE

MIRAND A RAATZ JOSIAH RANKIN

ZACH PEET

SERGIO PETROSOV

NELL PIPER

JOSHUAQU

.

BREANNA RATZLAFF

TEAGUE PELL

TUCKER PELL

SHYANNE PHIATHEP ALEXIS PHILSON

TIELER PISCHEL

JORDAN POLLACK

SOPHIA QUATTROCCHI

KACI QUINN

VERONICA REAGAN MARCUS RECKER

COLBY REFFERT

TOM REISS

CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS

OLIVIA REZAC EMMARHODI

KATHRYN RHODES

KIMBER RHODES

HALEY RIEKER

KAITLYN RIEKER ASHLY RIGG

KALEB RILEY

SHELBY RITTERBUSH

HUNTER ROBB

JERRAD ROBERTS

JACOB ROBINSO

AMANDA ROBOTHAM

ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ

MATT ROE DAVID RUSHING

KAYLA SADDLER

BAHAR SALLAE

MAYASAMAL

CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ MARIAH SANCHEZ

ES ROXANA SANCHEZ AKSHAT SARAF

KEATON SAUNDERS TYLER SCHAFER

N COLBY SCHMUECKER STEVEN SCHNEIDER

CARSTEN SCHOLLE CHRISTIAN SCHON

ZACH SCHROEDER RYLEY SCHUERMAN

ADAM SARIK

DYLAN SCHMIDT

KYSON SCHNELL

NICHOLAS SCHREITER

EMILY SCHULTZ

DAMION SCOTT

TYLER SHADA

BLAKE SHEPHERD

ANDY SHERMAN JACOB SHIERS

BEN SIDNER

MIRANDA SMITH JAYME SMITH BOEHLE MICHAEL SOLBERG RYAN SOTO

BAILEY SPAHN

BRIGHTON SPANGLER

JOHN SPATARO

COLE SPENCER

TABITHA STAEHR

DEREK STAHL

BRANDON STALNAKER LOCHAN STERNS

LAUREN STILES ABIGAIL STINE

JEDMIN STONACEK

ANNA SUNDELIUS

PARKER SUNDQUIST

JARED SVOBODA

TAYLOR SW ARTZ

MIRANDA SWEARINGEN

HALLE SYFIE

ELIJAH SYNIY ASHLYN THOMPSON

JAIDA THOMPSON

MAXMILIAN THOMPSON SHEA THOMPSON

BHAN TIAP

KELSEY TILLMAN CHRISTOPHER TODD

MICHAELA TOMPKINS MCKENNA TOPHAM

CHRISTIAN TORRES

THAO TRAN

BAOLONG TRUONG

DAVID TUCKER

DYLAN UMBENHOWER

JOSEPH VAMPOLA

KAILEY VAN TREECK

WILLIAM VANMEVEREN

NATHAN VERCELLINO EMMAVERTIN

JUDY VO

HUNTER VON HOLT

JUSTIN VOSSLER

HALEY WAGNER

TRESSA WAGNER

BAYLEE WAGONER MAKENZIE WALLER

DYLAN WALTER

MADDIE WALTERS

SAMI WARRIOR SPENCER WAYS -BOTHE

DANIEL WEBB REGAN WESLEY

ZACK WEST

LUKE WESTOVER

MARK WHITMARSH

SHELDON WHITMORE

AJ WILEY

BROCK WILLIAMS

CAMERON WILLIAMS TRISTEN WILLIAMS

ZACHARY WILLIAMS TY WILLIS

CASSI DEE WILSON

KAITLYN WILSON

ALEXANDER WINKLEPLECK

LENA WISCHMANN BREANNA WITTLE

Jtmicr Earl ¥ Graduates

As of early January 2016 , these students had declared their intention to graduate at the end of their junior year. Other juniors who planned to graduate with the Class of 2016 were as follows :

TONY COONEY

DAWSON EVELAND

NICHOLAS DESHON

VALENTINA GORELAYA

STEVEN QUIROZ-MONTOYA

ALEXIS WOLFE

HAILEY WOOD

VINCENT WRAY

NATALIE YONTZ BROOKLYN YOUNG

PAIGE YOUNG

CHASE BARKER

JAMIE BOEHLE

DESIREE BRITTON

CAMERON HALL

ELISA SHRINER

SAVANNAH WRIGHT

ALBINA ZLENKO

CHANTELYAUNK

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English:

Social Studies:

Mathematics:

Science:

Business:

SARAH SCOFIELD CHAIR

KYLE SCHUMANN

SHAYLA BUSHHOUSEN

CHRISTIN SUTTER

MARK SHEARER CHA I R

SARAH HAMMERS

CHARLEY BITTLE EUGENE KIRIANOV

MARGE KNEIFL CHAIR JOSH HINRICHS

JEFF DEVRIES

ASHLI TRUE

KAY BURBACH

PHILIP MONROE

BJ JAME S

SHUKRIA GHARZAI SCOTT HANDELMAN

GINA VIFQUAIN MELINDA WALKER

GREG COOPER AYLA DUBA

MARK NOVO T NY KEVIN SCHAAD

LINDA KREIFELS MARY SCHROPFER

MATT JAMES COURTNEY WICHMAN

RACHAEL GARNER

JASON THOMSEN

SHELLY TVRDY

TIFFANY POWERS

MIKE GEIST

Special Education:

JESSI

ALISHA

PATTI

MIKE

TROY

MIKE WIESE

JERRY MILES

ANGELA

Academic Q uiz Bowl

Sponsor :

Members

Athletic Trainers

, Samantha Barnard , Caitlyn Barry , Rachel Boesiger, Anya Rania Breir, Brooke Burchett , Joyner Ethan Clark Em Curtis, Loe Diep Corrinne Douglass Corrine Dougras, Drew, Marshall Parish, Jacob rlckson, Reuben Erickson Megan Foged Ally Fricke, K1erra Galloway , Greta Gessert, Megan vehla, Matthew Hakel, J ke Piccini , Kameron Haimes , Alyssa Waite, Kaley Hinrichs , Lauren lnton, Jensyn Labadie, Miles Hubbard , Violet Hudson, Jordan Hummel, Calista Humphrey , rkayla Jackson, Aubrey Jensen, Kayci Johnston, Wyatt Jorgensen, Arastania Jorgenson , Sara oca, Kailey Kripal, Molly Lanham, R ~annon Ling. Ian Mal tas, Matt Loudon, Gibson Meyer, Rian Mirabal, Serina Nakagawa Ja rne Nie Is, Olivia Olson, Jazmyn Owens, Josie Pitcher Karissa osman, Dallis Votava, Tyler Rathbun Kenn Rittscher, Mitch Sack, Adam Sarik Emma Sc alble, Eleanor Sch eichel Michael Patestas die Pre ssl er, Rachel Shaw, Haley Shaw, Mirand SweariOQefl annah Thorning, Emma Vacek , Tress Wagner, Ashley Walker, Dylan Weimer , Zac WIH" , Alex Winters

DECA

Sponsor: Luke Mahoney

Members : Monica Angeletti , Sachi Baeta , Brett Burchett , Connor Burney, Alex Grabast, Halle

Hamilton. Aryana Kamelian, Bailey Kaufman , Macy Maschka, Maddie Maschka , Mariah McCashland, Oismat Niazi, Bri Oehm, David Petersen , Maya Sama! , Mili Sama!, Andrew Shelburn, Jacob Shiers, ma Vertin, Nate Vontz , Marisa Zvolanek

FCA

Spon sor: Terry Berks, Matt James

Members: Hugh Anderson, Blake Athay Michael Ayars, Taylor Ball Julia Barto lome Brianna Belt

Trevor Bogle, Hunter Bossen, Teagan Bowman, Emma Brown , Nyalat Buom , Co n nor Burney , Grant Carstens, Tucker Catlett, Amanda Chrisiansen, Lauren Cope, Brandon Crom , Taylee Decker , Brooke Delgado, Josh Delgado, Hannah Dering, Caitlin Dirks Martha Dressler Andrew E M-W Jaden erguson, Carson Fischer, Josie Ford Bryce Francisco Tianna Francisco Will iam Gleason Calla ing-McDermott, Kacey Harper, Mickayla Hartung Katie Hastings Sam Hershbe rger Jaimee Katie Imhof, Arabelle Jackson, Acern Jurgena, Callie Kohl , Morgan Larson , Shelbi Larson , r, Cecily Liphardt, Matthew Ludwig, Gator Lunzman , Cece Lynch , Tyrese Malone , Grant Mollhoff, Shelby Mullendore , Emma Murphy, Vicky Nguyen , Luke Nolley , Rachel rthrup, Mackenzi O, Alana Palmer , Jonha Pillow , Jackson Pope , Sophia Riedmiller , Sanchez, Logan Sartori, Kierlyn Schinker Ahren Schneiber Easton ulenberg Emma Schwartz, Christian Sela Kaitie Sief k es Aleni Stoakes er, Eric Strom, Skylar Thompson, Trevor Toof, Noelle Vampola Caitlyn , Ca ron Walters, AJ Wiley , Jaelynn Williams , Kaitlyn Witt, Claire rks , She le man

FBLA

Sponsor : Josh Hinrichs

Members : Kadeja Al-kanass Logan Becker Breleigh Car Jax Cidlik, Dilzibah Delimulati Jordan

DeVoogd Chloe Fleecs Ruzbeh Ghaffar Nick H yla Inman Zach Jarosz Jared Ladd Jae Hyun Lim , Morgan McFarland , Zach Moore, Serina Nakagawa , Emily Nelson, Danielle Neugebauer , Ju ia Niven , Autash Parvanehgohar , Andrew Peterson , Samuel Philson , Taylor Robb , Hunter Robb , Mar i ssa Scalora, Taylor Spatz Ashley Stewart Grayson Wegener

Silver Hawk Screen Productions

Sponsor :

Members: Dilsaver, Kallhoff , , Nguyen, guyen, Sophia Quattrochi Tan Williams, Katelyn Willis , Aubrey Winkler

w, Maddy Debolt , Megan Deprez , Danny , Sarah agland , Arabelle Jackson, Ashley ur, Megan M Ka y, Lauren Mo ncrief , Haley thosh, Tyler Sen e, Shea Swl;lnson Brock

Japanese Club

Sponsor: Charlie Bittle, Tammy Cunningham

Members: Laura Brichka Gavin Dunkin Lilly Fiesemann I reland Gaffey Gibson Meyer Sam

Morales , Bradyn Rose, Akshat Saraf, Katelynn Sheets , Sutton Strahm

Multicultural Club

Sponsor: Alison Kelley

Members: Braeleigh Carson, Elizabeth Gao Cristal Franco-Granados O livia Hine s Sophia Kripal Harinh Lee, Kali Mansur, Qismat Niazi , Lena Roilgem , Meena Vasudevan

Latino Caucus

Sponsor: Mel Hernandez, Elizabeth Mol na Shelly Shanahan

Members : Jessic a Morales Briseno Zulemma M rales ·seiio Tania Castillo Jonathan Izaguirre

Jasmin Izaguirre, Shayna Santin Camacho , May Medina Jacinto , Tadeo Gonzalez Lazo , Reyna

Giselle Lizagarra, Helen Martinez , Josue Aleman Montoya , Alejandro Rodriguez, Emily Gomez Rozmiarek

JROTC

Sponsor : Sgt. Trent Woodruff

Members : Carter Goheen , Ian Goheen , Weston Heiden zn clubs & activities

National Honor Society

Sponsor : Ayla Duba

Members : Logan Altrichter, Emma Anderson, Monica Angeletti , Aaron Babel , Julia Bartolo

Hannah Beam Benjamin Bevins Caitlin Carson Tiara Crites Marissa Czapla Sharuhat Dag g Taylee Decker Jacy Duren Robert Els Taylor Els, Erika Etzelmiller Madeline Fanton Land o r Friesen, Alexis Gass, Anna Goddard Alexis Grabast Elisabeth Gross Halle Ham lton Bren n a Hansen , Michael Hilton , Hailey Humiston , Tiffany Huynh , Jared Jesske , Zachary Jewell, Wya t

Jorgensen , Aryana Kamelian , Jacob Kitchen , Carter Knopik , Jordan Knust , Denis Komissaro

Amanda Krushenisky , Tony Le , Steffany Lien, Eric Loos , Calahan Malone , Madeline Maschka

McCashland, McKenzie Merritt , Austin Moody, Frances Munro , Skyler Neal , Bailey Nesbitt , Ar. r

Nguyen, Troy Nguyen , Qismat Niazi , Jordan Noack , Hannah O ' Neill , Alisha O'Shea, McKen zi e·

Samantha Payant, David Petersen , Jacob Piccini , Joshua Ou , Sophia Quattrochi , Colby Reff r

Emma Rhodes, Kathryn Rhodes Amanda Robot riella Rodriquez David Rushing M; Samal , Roxana Sanchez Jacob Shiers Lo red Svoboda, Michaela Tompkins Truong. Emma Vertin Dylan Walters, Brock WIiiiams, e Young, Albina Zlenko

Principal Student Advisory Club

Sponsor : Mike Gilloti

Members : Lauren Bowers Hayden Brown T iara Crites Dilziba Delimulati Mo n Ellison Ma ji Fanton, Yahaira Miranda , Adrian Pilkington , Samantha Rau , Tanv i Santhosh

SOGI

Sponsor:

Members:

Science Olympiad

SHOS

Coaches : Brenden, Lynn r ck

Members Clint Adams, Dorsey ms , Juman Araseef , Emily Barber , Taylor Elgery , Amber Green , Maryclair Haug, Shawntae Hollins, fey Levinson Sheyenne Melroy Johnathan Michaelson Hayley rs, Race Nun, Natalie Yontz

Skills USA Club

Sponsor : Jamie Policky

Members : Jon Blake Tyler Henshaw Tyler Kinghorn McKenzie Oyler Morgan Oyler Ma

Widholm

Strategic Gaming Club

Sponsor : Matt James

Members : List was not available when book went to print.

Sponsor : Jason Thomsen

Members : Moncia Angeletti , Jeffrey Ansah , Aden Davis , Lucas Dion isopoulos , nna Godda r d Harrison Grasso , Drew Hedstrom , Elliot Hill , Hugh Janus , Aryana Kamelian , Lyn y Kasi , J a, Kitchen , Eric Loos , Ben Morris , Peter Nguyen , Qismat N iaz i, Jonah Payne , Am a nda Roboth a r Matthew Semin , Adam Unguarsky , Emma Vertin

Sponsor Al

Members: I, Seth Brunkho rst, Dilli on Byre , C ameron

Casteel , r, Hannah Deri n g, Nick DeSho n, Kiersten

Dickey, J Fogect, T a ylo r Fra n zen, Garre tt Garcia, Bailey G n, Karlie Hllbbard Kendon Hubbard H e nry

Huenink, nson Jensen Austin Jochum Aid Johnson, Matthew K th Sam Keller Tyler Kinghorn, Carter Klute Kobe Krueger Dawson r Deanna Meyers ichael Mue tin g , Co rbi n Naylor, Noah Nichols Caine Olson Kyle Otto r Patrick, Alexis Phi lso n am P • Scott, Josh Seamans , Hunter Smith, Cole Spe lex1s Thomas. Tyle r T in ne a Grant Varner, Dylan Walters , Chase Warner , hite, Jarred William s, Ale x Wortman

Student Council

Sponsor: Sarah Hammers

Members : Nyalat Buom, Maddie Fanton Amina Ganie Aila Ganie Dylan Tyrrell Hayden Brown

Zoey Livermore. Kali Mansur Macy Maschka Maddie Maschka Dan ielle Neugebauer Morgan

Peters , Danny Petersen , Adr ian Pilkington , Roxana Sanchez , Nicasia Thelen , Meena Vasudevan , kenna Widhalm, Sierra Wilson

Young Democrats

Sponsor:Toni Dutton

Members: Elizabeth Gao Adrian Pilkington Olivia Hin e s Meena Vasudevan Harinh Lee, Elizabeth Park, Leigh Paulson, Tessa Comfort , Flora Bescansa L uers, Jacob Shiers , Emily Marvin , Maria Maxon, Danny Clanton , Kali Mansur , Tyler Garrett , Qism a t Niazi, Aryana Kamelian, Aaron Babel, Ashley Miller Alek Duncan Akshat Saraf Hannah Bltenick s, Aila Ganie Matthew Hodges, Hannah eukirch Tinsae Tessema Hassan AI-Hamedi, Miranda Sw earingenm Braeleigh Carson, Josie Loos

Visua l Art s Club

Sponsor: Olivia Leblanc

Members: Sachi Ba eta, E mo ry Brown Just in Olivia Hin e , Tiffany H uynh, El i zabeth Park , Q

ew Andolt , Sachi Baeta, Destiny Barry , Abi Bennetts , Zach Mathison , Jessica Morales , Zulemma Morales ,

Young Republicans

Sponsor: Josh Hinrichs Members: Morgan Ellison Gayden Hubbard Jack Wilke

Debate

Members : Aaron Babel , Logan Becker , Jack Beery , Brian Belt , Hannah Bitenieks , Maddy Brown , Danny Clanton , Emma Curtis , Marissa Czapla , Christian Dahlman , Aden Davis , Morgan Ellison , Elizabeth Gao , Ryleigh Gebers , Aristotle Gilbert , Harrison Grasso , Aaron Haake , Cameron Hall , Elliot Hill Sarah Hoagland Sam Hupp Jared Johnson Ryan Jungers Tony Le Jae Hyun Lim Nico Lozano Anthony Luu, Zach Madsen Enrique Martinez Emily Marvin Maria Maxon Mike McVey Zade Miller, Emily Nelson, Troy Nguyen , Lillie Nguyen , Dan Nguyen , Aiah Nour , Hannah O Neill , Kyle Otto, Elizabeth Park, Adrian Pilkington , Calvin Pilkington , Mili Samal , Tanvi Santhosh , Matthew Semin, Andrew Shelburn, Ben Stuart , Haley Ulrich , Jarred Williams , Blayne Winkler, Bryce Winkler, Lilly Zhou

Speech

Members: Kristina Amato , Samantha Barnard , Kate Berzonsky , Cass i e Born an, Brett Bu re l tt, Maggie Burkhard , Braeleigh Carson , Grace Cassel , Tiara Crites , Ben Czapla , Ja n D i llb ec \ Frann e Folsom , Allyson Fricke , Amina Ganie , Aila Gan ie, Trevor Gill , Rebecca Gross , Kam erc Heimes , Oliv i a Hines , Laruen Hinton , Matthew Hodges , Jala Howard , Violet Hudson , Tiffany H n h, Aubrey Jensen Emma Keifer Rosie Kirianov Carter Knopik Anna Knopik Molly Lanham H a h Lee Brittany Leschinsky Rhiannon Ling Zoey Livermore Josie Loos Flora Besc ansa Luer s, 1 1 Maltas , Ka li Mansur , Celine Mayer , McKenzie Merritt , Serina Nakagawa , Elizabeth Park , Lei gh Paulson , Samantha Payant , Anna Petr , Hattie Phelps , Jake Piccini , Mary Pinnell , Graham P o rt Cameron Porter , Kaci Quinn , Max Robeson , Bahar Samani , Richard Sanchez , Josh Seaman s Preston Sorensen Joelle Tangen Meena Vasudevan Tyler Walvoord Alexander Winters

Freshman Marching Band

Po etry Clu b

Wind Ensemble

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rtison Grasso Seth Harlan Brittany Hawk, chen, Carter Knopik ,J ordan Knust Alyssa nell , J h Payne , Nestor Pelayo , Jack

Symphonic Band

Members : Jasmine Allen, Erin Applegate Ali Benda Karissa Boesiger, Eric B runs, Justin Bui Brenna

Bulin , Brittain Busch, David Chapp , Julian Cortinas , Laura Derowitsch , Jordan Devoogd , Martha

Dressler Jordyn Fallick , Allyson Fricke , Trevor Gill , Dylan Gress , Easton Gropp , Cole Hass , Cameron

He1mes , Kristoff Herrold Laura Jensen, Annica Jonson, Jacob Kassebaum , Brianna Krambeck , Alec ane Brittany Leschinsky , Sam Leso ing, Masen Louviere , Joe Lust , Luke Meyer, Deanna Meyers , Sa Morales. Matt Nelsen , Marshall Parish , Connor Patrick, Andrew Peterson , Hunter Reifert , Chris

Reyno! Max Robeson , Jarred Rodgers , R ich ard Sanchez, Amber Schmidt , Keagan Smith, Taylor

Spatz Ha ah Stanley Ransom Stems Ian Stolle. Aaron Swenseth Alexis Thomas, Kam Veney

Anna Vosicky', Tyler Walvoord Dasha West, Mason Wieland Connor Wilson Michael Woodcock

Prep Jazz

Members: Ali Benda , Julian Cortinas , Martha Dressler , Jordyn Fallick, Dylan Gress , Kameron Haimes, Kristoff Herrold, Masen Louviere , Joe Lust , Luke Meyer , Deanna Meyers , Matt Nelsen ,Co"nner Patrick, Andrew Peterson , Hunter Reifer! , Christopher Reynold s, Max Robeson , Jarred Rogers , Richard Sanchez , Matt Sehnert , Ian Stolle , Michael Woodcock

Jazz 2

Members : Cal eb Allerheiligen Saylee Andersen Jacob C ampoux Parker Garivay Aa ron Haake

Emma Hahne Jessica Haslett Cole Homer Lu me Sam Hupp Wyatt Jorgensen Aryana

Kamelian, Faith Lavoie, Zach Madsen , Maryan Mykhaylyshyn , Jeffrey Owunsu-Ansah , David

Peterse n, Mitch Sack, Isaiah Stevenson , Ben Stuart , Joelle Tangen , Dylan W alters, Grayson

Wegener Jack Wilke, Amy Yanagida

mber Choir

, Ash yn Barry Rac hel B eam, Kate Berzonsky, Dang, Hannah Dering, Carissa Englert , Phillip d, Ean Fran ce Coleman, Hayden Fuelberth

Sum ley Hinnchs, B ok lyn Howell- Davis , Vio let

Huds mphress , Mia Kli na Knopik, Sarah oca, Kim Ligenza, • Madison Lockard Huy Ma Foster Moon, Lill ie Nguyen Olivia Olson, Jazmyn Owens, Jessica Pitcher Justin Po Rushing Breanna S ahs. Eleanor Schm eichel Audrey Smith Nicole Solberg Kelly Sylve ran, Ariel Tustin Em ma V ace ly a Wait e, Ashley Walker, Dylan Weimer Alex Weldo ers

Resonance

Members: Emma Anderson, Monica Angeletti Caitlyn Barry Brett Burchett Connor Carson Jake

Casper, Danny Clanton, Donovan Cornish Jack Espinosa Maddie Fanton Sam Fergen Chloe

Fleecs, Landon Friesen, Devyn Giesler Alex Grabast Elisabeth Gross Jackson Hahn Matthew

Hakel, Benjamin Harris, Melissa Hinton Nickolas Hodge Nick Hoeven Dillon Holsteen Aubrey

J sen, Wyatt Jorgensen, Aryana Kamelian , Lyndsey Kasi , Emma Keifer , Kiersten Lawrence , Mac enzie LeBlanc , Madeleine LeBlanc , Gage Lippold , Matt Loudon , Gibson Meyer , Frances Munrb , Jord a n N ck , Michael Patestas , David Petersen , Brady Pointer, Madison Pressler , David Rushing ,

Emm a Rhoe! Rachel Shaw , Loghan Stems. Ben Stuari, Abigai l Stine , Halle Syfie , Chloe Ubben , Dylan W alt ers, hton Ware Cla i re Wolford, Jordan Williams

Varsity Concert Choir

Members: Emma Anderson , Monica Angeletti , Caitlyn Barry , Flor a Bescansa Luers, Daniel Bischoff , Emma Brown , Brett Burchett , Connor Carson , Jake Caspe r, Ja cob Champoux , Danny Clanton , Alex Conins, Colin Conzemius, Donovan Cornish, Morgan Ellison , Ja ck Espinosa , Maddie Fanton, Sam Fergen, Chloe Fleecs, Landon Friesen Devyn Giesler Alex Grab ast, Elisabeth Gross Jackson Hahn Matthew Hakel, Benjamin Harris , Melissa Hinton , Nickolas Hodg e, Nick Hoeven, Dillion Holsteen, Home, Calista Humphrey , Aubrey Jensen , Jordan Joh n so n , W yatt Jorgensen, Allison Joyne r , Kamelian, Lyndsey Kasi , Emma Keifer, Kiersten Lawr ence , Faith Lavoie , Mackenzie LeBla nc, • e LeBlanc Harihn Lee, Gage Lippold Matt Loudon Ian Maltas Gibson Meyer Franc es n Noack, Winter Oxford, Michael Patestas David Petersen Nell Piper Brady Pointe r r, David Rushing, Emma Rhodes , Hanna Ro el offs, Akshat Saraf , Rachel Shaw, Stuart , Abigail Stine , Halle Syfie , Miranda Swearingen , Ch loe Ubben , Justin Leighton Ware Claire Wolford Jordan Willi a ms

Mixed Co ncert Choir

Mem b e rs : Alexis Acton, K ri stina Amato Sach i Bae Ali Benda , ourtney Bertwell Samuel Bishop

Ka riss a Boesig e r, A ll is on Buell Brandon Caha Gr ce Carlson Emily Champoux David Chapp

T ess a C rew, Cai le y Dav i s Corrinne Douglass Jor n Fa lli ck Allyson Fricke Jacob Fr itz El i ssa

Fue lberth , Gabri e ll

Mascot Club

Members : Sophia Kripal Allie Moon Matt Sehnert, Zach Todd

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kStaff Members Work Hard All Year

junior jada johnson

A new school year calls for a new yearbook. Each year, returning and new staff me bers try to make the yearbook even better than the year before They work countless hours to try and include each and every ev nt that the student body participates in. Term 1 staff memoers were in charge of coming u it a new theme and design that ey could carry throughou he entire book. Behind the scenes, staff members got interviews , took pictures of events , designed spreads and captured events that happened during the school year. While they may not be pictured in the book (because the rule is " if you are in yearbook , you are not allowed to be in the book") these are the people who took the time to make the annual publication.

sophomore Corinna humiston & senior aitey humiston

freshman emily roberts & senior shea thompson

We eyouare graduati gh school! are so prou o you and know will do great at UNL.

BOY

Be Fun, Be Wise, Be Happy, Be Bold, Be Kind, Be Strong Be Humble, But always be the man YOU want to be. We are so proud of you.

Love, Mom & Dad

Dear Monica, We are so proud of you!

Aim high and never quit.

Love, Dad, Mom, and Anton

Erika we are so proud of you and your accomplishments, best wishes for your continued success!

Love, Mom and Matt

Huntra, Wishing all the best that life has to offer to you. We are very proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad, and Haley

Maddie, Where has the time gone kid? We are so proud of you and your successes through high school! We look forward to the next chapter myour life!

"Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and yolX plans will succeed.• Proverbs 16:3

jacy, We are so proud of all 'JO'S accomplishments. You are such a caring, loving and giving person. Continue to be this way the rest of your life. Dream big. work hard and may all of your aspirations come true. Best of luck with ps future endeavors.

Love, Dad, Bryttie, Colbi and Momll!

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."

Proverbs 16 :3

We are so proud of the young women you have become! Believe in yourself, follow your heart, trust in God ' s plan and you will change the world.

Love, Dad, Mom, Noah , Grayson and Tyson

Hey There Feller, We love your sense of style and your sense of humor). Here's to you and the Class of 2016!

With love,

Mom, Dad, Carly, Abbie and Dylan

Shine on so others may see what great things you are going to do.

We are very proud of you

Love, Mom, Dad, Alex and Max

Brooke, We are all so proud of you! You are truly an amazing, smart, kind person and we know that you will be successful in whatever you choose to do in the future. Your love for adventure and the Lord will bring you great joy! We can 't wait to see what your future holds for you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Allison

Your smilcandzestfa-life~alwa brought us joy. We arc very talented young W0fflall,otJ • 01'1)'0411'~~a-.ns.

Skyla , you are a loving and caring young woman Your cur iosity will lead you far and your wisdom will show you the way.

Mom and family

Jordan, We are so proud of everything you have accomplished and we know yoW" futLre WIii be brightl Follow yoll' dreams.

Love, Mom and Dad

Live for today, dream for tomorrow and always bel ieve yourself. You have grown into amazing person. We coul dn' more proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad , Corinna and T I

"I hope your dreams take yo corners of your smiles , to th e of your hopes , to the windo w opportunities, and to the mo s places your heart has ever kn , -Anonymou s We are so proud of you ! Fo ll passion and let God show yo u t Jeremia h 29 :11

Love, Mom, Dad , Nic k and A

"If opportunity doesr. 't knock , build a door ." -Milton Berle

Kiersten, annot dcsaibe how proud we arc d all yot1 accomplishments, and the ,-so,i you have become. Gotta thank God ;e,tayday for the blessing you arc. Be you, t,csilly, have fun, live life to its fullest! We will aH be here behind you, for you!

"I can do all things through Christ who strcn~cns me.•

Love you XO XO, Mom, Dad and Jaccy

Syclncy, We arc so proud of you and your ac omphshments. Remember to find what makes you happy and you will always be successful. Good luck in college.

Love Mom and Dad

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Congratulations , Maddie! We are so very proud of you!

Always follow your dreams , trust in God ' s love , and you will go far! We will always be right there for you.

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.•

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Keep tighting it up!

We love you, Frances! Mom, Dad, David and John

Shdby, These 18 ps have gone b quiclclyt We are grateful far every moment! We arc so proud amazing )10Ung woman you've become and feel so blessed to ha had a front raw seat. We can't wait tD sec aH lhat lies ahead for_ you!

art and plans succeed.

Psalms 20:4

We are so proud of the woman you have become You ' re kind, generous and loving. You 've never let any adversity get in your way , so go out with your big heart and change the world

Love, Mom , Dad and Zoe

Haley & Kaitlyn, God gave us two adorable baby girls who have grown up to be beautiful young ladies. Your kind hearts and warm smiles have made each of you "you" since you were born. Words cannot express the love and pride we have for you. Our wish for you is that God will always be your guiding light to lives of joy & happiness. Follow your dreams and you will succeed. You are so very special to us. We love you with all our hearts

"She is clothed with strength

& dignity & laughs without fear of the

future."

Proverbs 31:25

Mom and Dad

Congratulation s, Skyl er!

We are so proud of y u and all of your accompl is hments! Keep reaching f or your dreams and do ing at makes you happy!

Congratulations Ashley!

We 're so proud of your accomplishments and the woman you've become. We can ' t wait to see what your future holds

"Be bold enough to use your voice , brave enough to listen to your heart, and strong enough to live the life you ' ve always imagined ." Philippians 4:6 -7

TNT, Yo ur accomplishments to this point in your life should not o nly be a sens e of pride for you both, but a catalyst propelling you to even grea ter th ings in the future. We ar c all born with infinite potential , and it is with great pride that we watch you forge o nward to make a difference in this world It truly has been the greatest show on earth

Love, Mom, Dad and Thaydcn

Ou r wish, for you, is that tliis life becomes all that you want 1t to. May the Lord bless you and keep u dear Miranda!

W ith much kHe. Your family

yo u seem, smarter than you th ink, and loved more than you know.

Love , Your family

Our precious little pumpkin patch kid has grown into a fine young man Congratulations Tyter ! The future is yours. drcam big , work hard and most of all do what makes you happy! We love you!

11t-t st-t11chez

•wticn you get the choice to sit out or dance, I hope you dance.•

-Leeann Womack

We are so proud of all your accomplishments! Promise to keep following yoa and you will look back at 'f041 lifc with amazementl

Love, Mom, Dad, Katelyn. jack, Papa, Jan, Q-andma, Q-andpa, Uncle Rob and UncleRon

To Our Dearest Shoob, Congratulations on being one step closer to world domination. We're so proud of you, our little evil genius!

Love and Hugs, Momma and Daddy -o Thompson

We are so proud of you and all that you have achieved so far! Now spread your wings and flyr

Love, Mom, Dad, Zach and Mags

Congratulations Makonzie!

We are so proud of all you have accomplished! Stay true to your faith , always work hard, sm il e, laugh, and en joy everyday that you are given Alw ays remember your family loves you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Kaitlyn, and Ma ll ory

Congratulations, Brock! We are so proud of all your accomplishments! Always follow your dreams! We wish you a future full of happiness and success!

Love,

Mom, Dad & Josh

Senior Congrats

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A Letter From the Editor

We put multiple ideas together to create "that one time" as our theme We chose this theme because everyone experienced a time this year that they would remember for the rest of their lives.

We sold 1 , 100 yearbooks to students and staff members. With five deadlines plus one more for the supplement , we were able to create this incredible book that everyone can relate to.

The Talon Staff used Adobe Photoshop CS6 to edit photos and Adobe lnDesign CS6 to create and design spreads

Thank you to our Walsworth representatives, Mike Diffenderfer and Michelle Brosemer along with the entire Walsworth company. They worked very hard to make it possible for us to get our book before the school year ended The Talon staff can 't thank you enough for all of your work and being generous with the deadline dates.

I would like to apologize for not getting everything in the yearbook Due to certain deadlines, we were not able to include outcomes of spring sports and some events including prom We did the best to include what we could in the supplement. I would also like to apologize for any misspelled words, names or mistakes in the book. We tried our best to make everything perfect , but we are a student publication and some errors were not caught. I would like to thank those who sent in photos and provided us with information about certain events. Those were greatly appreciated I want to take the time to also personally thank those individuals that contributed to this book from the very beginning Kenz , I don ' t know how I would have made it through the first part of this year without you You helped guide me through lnDesign and figuring out the basics of this book The senior ads are more than I expected and you did a phenomenal job. I wish you the best with Younglife and NCC You're going places, kid.

Ian , I appreciate how you were always willing to pick up stories with little hesitation Thank you for your hard work and great photos. Good luck with college and I can't wait to hear what you get involved with.

Alek , even though you did everything you could to avoid the bowling page , you were a blast to have in class. I' m so happy I had the chance to meet you and to see you grow as an individual. I could always count on you to make me laugh and smile Thank you for checking the names You don ' t know how helpful it was. I can ' t wait to come back and visit in a couple of years when you are a senior.

Jacy , I m so happy I got the chance to meet you and to build our friendship. Whenever I felt stressed or like crying , you were always there to make me laugh You took whatever I threw at you , whether it was JUNESTAGRAM , girls tennis or the game board Thanks for all of the coffee dates and our talks in the back room. Our friend hip is something I cherish and I

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hope to continue through the years. Good luck at UNL next year.

Lex , where do I start? I can't thank you enough for being so dedicated to this book. You have made my job as editor easier with you always willing to help others. When I first saw that you were in this class I was nervous because I never really knew you. We got along right away but had a little bumps in the road. What friendship doesn't? You were always willing to listen when I needed to get something off my chest and I can trust you with anything. Thank you for believing in me as the editor and as an individual.

Rox , to think back to the end of term tw o when you wanted to quit yearbook to now when you would stay after school to finish the clubs and activities pages. I'm so happy you stepped out of your comfort zone and joined yearbook. You fit perfectly int o our little family. You always finished your stuff whe n we needed it to be done. I've seen you grow so much as a person even when you wante d to bang your head on a table. Good job at being the only person in the class who didn 't cry. When I come back to visit Linc oln you will definitely be one of the first people I call. Thank you f o r being such an amazing friend.

Benso n, there ' s not much I can say be sid es thank you. Thank you for not only trusting me but pushing me and believing in me even when I didn 't believe in myself. You took a chance on me when I only had a semester of experience. You taught me life lessons and how to be a better leader and person I knew corning into this year I would probably have a bunch of mental breakdowns but I didn t really know what else to expect. You stayed late with me to fin is h pages and make deadlines. For those times I wasn't here (my co ncussi on or being in Florida when our book was almost due) you took the stress off me and were able to get things done You are much mo re than a teacher to me You are a friend and someon e I can always rely on to have a honest opinion about something. Thank you for everything you have clone for me

Emily , Ansley , Hannah, Brooke , Mandy , Arabell e, Madison, Shea , Jada , Corinna , Sarni , Tay a, Sydney , Qismat, Ana, Olivia , Cass , Katie , Nell and Taylor , thank you for all of your help with creating this book Without all of you we wouldn ' t have made deadlines, have these incredi ble stories, or been able to finish t he book. Thank you for taking time out of your daily lives to take pictures at events or stay late to finish pages.

Thank you to everyone wh o was a part of this amazing book, it truly means a lot to me I hope you enjoy all of our hard work.

Sincerely ,

Just to be more clear , I thought I 'd summarize what influenced our theme The phrase "that one time " came from the fact that every one experienced a time this year that changed them as a person or something they would remember forever That one time you went to your first high school football game of the year. That one time you went to prom with your high school crush That one time you put your heart and soul into your high school yearbook Each student life page had four stories capturing four different events. We can ' t forget about the trifold that proved our book had been more than expected We chose to step outside of the "typical yearbook standards " and do something no other Lincoln school had done Our book was made in chronological order to help capture events and provide a more accurate record of the year

editor in chief:

Hailey Humiston

co-editor:

Makenzie Waller

adviser:

Brandi Benson

al I year staff:

Makenzie Waller

Hailey Humiston

Ian Cuevas

Alek Duncan

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index

ABEGGLEN , ASHLEY24

ACKLAND , NICOLE 172

ACTON , ALEXIS 172

ADAMEC , MATOUS180

ADAMS CLINTON 156

ADAMS , DORSEY 164

ADAMS TORI 172

ADDLEMAN , PAYTON 153 , 172

ADU-ADJEI , KEITH 150 , 164

AHLSCHWEDE , JAKOB 144 , 146 , 164

AILA , GANIC 158

ALAMA , JUSTIS 156

ALCORN , CHRISTOPHER 172

ALDAG HAYDEN 156

ALDENIFER , LAUREN 71 , 132 , 180

ALDENIFER , MADISON 141 , 164

ALEMAN MONTOYA , JOSUE 172

AL-HAMEDI , HASSAN 172

AL - JABIRI , NAWAF 164

AL-JABIRI , LAILA 172

AL-KANASS KADEJA 164

ALLEN , IYANA 151 , 172

ALLEN , JASMINE 18 , 164

ALLEN , JORDAN 156

ALLERHEILIGEN, CALEB 141 , 151 , 164

ALLSMAN KELLY 180

ALMODOVAR WARNER , EMILY 172

AL-MUSA , MOHAMMED 180

AL RUBAYE , OULA 180

AL RUBAYE , PENEEN 164

AL SAADI BU ' ALAQ MARYAM

AL TRICHTER , LOGAN 180

ALVAREZ , MERARI 180

ALVAREZ , MIGUEL 172

ALVIS ARIZAGA , FRANCISCO 180

ALWIN , DYAN 180

AMATO , KRISTINA 164

AMBROZ , AMELIA 156

AMBROZ , BROCK 172

AMMON , JACK 144 , 180

ANDELT , MATTHEW 156

ANDERSEN , BAYLEE172

ANDERSEN , ELLISSA 164

ANDERSON , EMMA 180

ANDERSON , HUGH 149 , 164

ANDERSON , JACOB 180

ANDERSON , KALEA156

ANDERSON , TREANA 43 , 180

ANDERSON , TREY 151 , 180

ANDREW , NICKESON 161

ANDREW , SHELBURN 170

ANDREW , STEINHAUSEN 170

ANGELETTI , MONICA 180

ANNIE , STROTHKAMP 178

APPLEGATE , ERIN 115 , 141 , 164

ARISTOTLE , GILBERT 174

ARIZAGA FRANCISCO AL VIS 180

ARNOLD , CHELSEA 181 , 189

ARNOLD , TYLER 156

ARRASEEF , JULMAN 172

ARRIAGA , JENNY 172

ARSIAGA , TONI 37 , 148 , 152 , 164

ARSIAGA , TOMAS 172

ATHAN , BRITTANY 164

ATHAY , BLAKE 144 , 181

ATTAIE , AMIN 181

ATTERBURY , JOSHUA 181

ATTERBURY , NOAH 145 , 164

AUBREY , JENSEN174

AUGUSTYN , TAYLOR 132 , 133 , 147 , 172

AUSDEMORE KATELIN 181

AUSTIN , BRODY 145 , 151,156

AVILA , CELINA 172

AYALA , PAULINA 172

AV ARS , DOUG 144

AYARS , MICHAEL 23 , 43 , 127 , 144 , 145 , 151 , 164

AYIU , AKUR 156

BAADE , MARCUS 164

BABEL , AARON 181

BACON SEAN 172

BACK , DEVON 181

BADAMI , OLIVIA58 , 141 , 151 , 172

BADDERS , TAYLOR 181

BAETA , SACHI 164

BAGGERLY , COHEN 141 , 156

BAILEY LAURYN 146 151 156

BAILEY , ZOYA 164

BALDERAS , SAUL172

BALDERAS , VICTORIA 164

BALES , LISA 54

BALL , DELANEY 150 , 156

BALL, TAYLOR 141 , 145 , 164

BALLARD , COREY 181

BANCROFT , TY - CALVIN 156

BANDERAS , ANTHONY 144 , 151 , 164

BANTAM , TAYLOR164

BARBER EMILY 156

BARBER , JERICA 164

BARKER CHASE 172 201

BARREDA , MATEO 164

BARRY , ASHTYN 150 , 161

BAR RY , CAITLYN 172

BARRY , DESTINY 181

BARNARD , SAMANTHA17

BARNETT , JOSHUA 172

BARTA LUKE 181

BARTEK

BLAKE

BLAKE , JON 147 , 164

BLANCO , LUIS 181

BLAZIO , AYLA 181

181

BLECHA JOSEPH 147 156

BLOME-HIGER , HARLEIGH 182

BLOMSTRAND , BLAINE 149 , 182

BOCKMANN , COLE172

BOCKMANN , MARISSA 156

BODEN , CONNER 29 , 144 , 147 , 151 , 156

BOESIGER , CADEN 144 , 147 , 164

BOESIGER , KARISSA 43 , 164

BOESIGER , TREVOR 143 , 152 , 172

BOGLE , SAWYER 182

BOGLE , TREVOR 131 , 146 , 172

BOHLING GRANT 43 149 164

BOHLMEYER , ELI 145 , 172

BOHRER COLE 147 164

BOND , CALEB 182

BONDARCHUK EDWARD 156

BOOTON , ZACHARY156

BOPP LOGAN 144 147 156

BORNEMAN , CASSIE 182

BOSSARD , JOSIAH 164

BOURGES , HENRI 156

BOUSQUET , MEGAN182

BOUTMAHAVONG , TAYLOR 144 , 147 , 149 , 156

BOUWENS ASHLEY 172

BOUZID , LEENAH 182

BOWEN , DANE 139 , 149 , 172

BOWERS , ABBEY147 , 164

BOWERS , LAUREN 156

BOWMAN , CALEB 118 , 119 , 143 , 164

BOWMAN , COLSIE 156

BOWMAN , JAKE 143 , 145 , 156

BOWMAN , LARN 182

BOWMAN , TEAGAN 141 , 164

BOYD , EASTON 144 , 146 , 151 , 156

BRAATEN , TYLER 141 , 164

BRADBURY ASHLEY182

BRADY , NEAL 160

BRAINARD , ZANE 145 , 151 , 164

BRAJIC , MILOS 151 , 172

BRAMHALL , MADDISON 164

BRASFIELD TYSON 27 144 151 156

BRASSELL,MARKEECE182

BRATRSOVSKY , TREVOR172

BRAYAN , MORENO176

BREIR , ANAYA 156

BREIR , SAMI 182

BREIT , KATHERINE 141 , 147 , 152 , 156

BRENDEN , LIS 117 , 142

BREWCZYNSKI , JACOB 182

BRICHKA , EDWARD 156

BRICHKA , LAURA 164

BRIERE , ASHLEY 85, 156

BRINKMAN , ASHLEY 148 , 172

BRISTOL , SAM 164

BRITTON , DESIREE 201

BROCHTRUP , IAN 156

BROCKMAN , LUKE 145 , 172

BROCKMAN , MADDIE 145 , 164

BRONDER RADO 164

BROWN , CONNOR 151

BROWN , ALEX 156 , 185

BROWN , CONNOR 164

BROWN , DANAE 165

BROWN D ' ANDRE 172

BROWN , DRU 185

BROWN , DUNCAN 182

BROWN , ELIJAH 156

BROWN , EMMA 165

BROWN , EMORY 28 , 151 , 182

BROWN , GEORGE 144 , 151 , 156

BROWN , HAYDEN 46 , 47 , 126 , 145 , 165

BROWN , LAUREN 156

BROWN , MADDY 182 , 197

BROWN , RILEY 43 , 156

BRUBACHER , MEGAN172

BRUNKHORST , SETH 172

BRUNS , ERIC 165

BUBB , RYAN127

BUCKNER , JACOB 149 , 165 , 177

BUCKNER , JAKE 144

BUELING JAKE 172

BUESSING , JOHN 156

BUI , JUSTIN 66 , 112 , 141 , 151 , 165

BULIN BRENNA 146 165

BULLOCK , HAILI 85 , 151 , 172

BULLOCK , JAMIEN 144 , 151 , 182

BUOM , MAYOUM 145 , 151 , 156

BUOM , NYALAT 114 , 141 , 15 1, 18<

BURCH, PARKER 27 , 144 , 15 7

BURCHETT , BRETT 40 , 52 , 172

BURCHETT , BROOKE172

BURD , KEVIN 151 , 156

BURGASON , TYLER 144 , 14 9 , 17 2

BURIANEK , BRIANNA 182

BURKHARD , MAGGIE 70 , 14 2 , 157

BURKLUND , JACK 165

BURNEY , CONNOR 54 , 134 , 13 !:J , 1

BURRESS , MASON 149 , 172

BURTON BRYTON 157

BUSCH , BRITTAIN 165

BUSCH MADISON 182

BUSHHOUSEN , CHASE 145 , 1'i 3

BUSS NOAH 144 149 157

BUSSEN , HUNTER 141 ,1 57

BU ' ALAQ AL SAADI 164

BYERS , NOAH 141 , 151 , 165

BYRE , DILLON 144 , 165

CAHA , BRANDON 68 , 165

CALEGAN , OLIVIA 85 , t28 , 12S 14

CANNON , AYLANDRA182

CAO KIM 150 157

CARADORI , MADISON 182

CARADORI , TONY 149 , 173

CAREY , GAVIN 144 , 15f

CARLEN , BRYCE173

CARLSON , GRACE 145 , 148 , 1

CARMICHEAL , NOAH 182

CARPENTER , ERICH 173

CARPER , CLARA 157

CARRILLO , GILBERT 157

CARRILLO , KALEB 43 , 144 , 15

CARROLL , KARENNA 141 , 15 1 5

CARSON BRAELEIGH 64 141 7:

CARSON , CAITLIN 51 , 133 , 14 18

CARSON , COLTON 144

CARSON , CONNOR 182

CARSTENS , GRANT 43 , 144, 1 182

CARSTENS , TYLER 20 , 54 , 5 5 34 149 , 173

CASAGRANDE , ALESSIA 142 ,

CASAREZ , SAVANNAH16 5

CASSEL , GRACE 67, 157

CASEY , SEAN 157

CASPER , JAKE 183

CASTEEL , BRENDEN183

CASTEEL , CAMERON 165

CASTILLO , T ANIA 157

CASTRO , BRYAN 173

CATLETT , TUCKER 149 , 18 3

CECAVA , ETHAN 183 , 193

CELLI , ALAINA 183

CERNY , JOHN 157

CERVANTES , NIESA 141 , 17 3

CHACON , GRACE 157

CHALK JASMYN 183

CHAMPOUX , EMILY 173

CHAMPOUX , JACOB 173

CHAMPOUX , MAKAYLA15 7

CHAPEK , ZACHARY183

CHAPP DAVID 165

CHARRON , JOSIE 183

CHARLESTON , MADYSEN1 ~ CHESNOK ALEXANDER 15 7

CHOI , DIANE 157

CHRISTENSEN HANNA 15 7

CHRISTENSEN , HUNTRA 183

CHRISTIAN , WADDELL 163

CHRISTIANCY CAELYN 11 7 2, 165

CHRISTIANSEN , AMANDA 14, 4 165

CHRISTIANSEN , HANNA 15 7

CIDLIK , TEA 183

CIDLIK , JAX 165

CLANTON , AVERIE 147 , 15 7

CLANTON , CONNOR 134 , 14 7 5 1

CLANTON , DANNY173

CLAPP , MAJORS 168

CLAPP , MAYCEE 150

CLARENCE TESSAH 132 13:: 4 173

CLARK , ALEXYS 157

CLARK ETHAN 43 157

51 , 172

cLA RK , JOSHUA 183

CLA YPOOL, KYLIE 141, 157

CLU FF , MADDISON 129 , 145 , 173

CODY, RYAN 153 , 165

COF FEY , TAYLOR 37 , 137 , 183

COL EMAN , TEON 165

COL HOUR, VERONICA 151 , 165

COLLI NGSWORTH CONNOR 157

COL LINS, ALEX 183

COLLI NS , ANDREW 183

COL LINS , GRANT 157

COL ON , ALEXA 173 ,

COL SON , VALERIE 173

COM FORT TESSA 20 183

COM STOCK , DEVON 183

CON KLIN , JAYCE 144, 151, 165

CON ZEMIUS, COLIN 183

CO OK , CHRISTIAN 183

COOLEY , ADEN 183

COOLEY , JACE 165

CO ON GRANT 173

CO ONEY , ELIAS 151 , 164

5, 173 CO ONEY , TONY 173 , 201

CO OPER , GREG 34

CO OPER LYRIC 165

CO PE , LAUREN 43, 123, 143, 159, 183

CO RNISH DONOVAN 183

CO RTINAS , JULIAN 165

COX, STEVIE 157

CRAM ER , NICK 183

CR AWFORD , CHLOE ' 183

CR EW MISSY 50, 68 183

CREW, TESSA 165

GRI PES TIARA 184

CR OM, BRANDON 141,151,173

7 CR ONIN CONRAD 151, 165

3 CR ONIN , SEVEN 184

:2 CROSGROVE, CASSARA 117,126,165

CR OSGROVE , COLIN 173

CR OUCH , JOSHUA 165

151 , CRU NK, ILYANA 184

CRU MP , JACKSON 165 , 147, CUDDY, BROCK 165

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CU DDY , PRESTON 184 ,......., CUENDET, TORI 165

CU EVAS IAN 19, 28, 46, 112 116 119 126, 184

CUMM INGS STEPHANIE 173

CUMP STON , MYCA 165

ICU RTIS, CONNER 144, 151, 157

CU RTIS , EMMA 42, 43, 157

CU SHMAN, HOLLY 58, 184

CZ APLA , BENJAMIN 141 , 151,165

CZA PLA , MARISSA 16,114,115,141,151, 175, 184

DAGG UMATI , SHARDHAT 143 , 184

DAHL MAN CHRISTIAN 157

DAIL, ALLISON 142, 148, 165

DAMIAN, ALYSSA 184

DAMM E BLAKE 157

DAMKE, DANIEL 165

DANIELS, JAELEE 165

DANG, TIEN 157

DANL EY , MAX 151,184

DANL EY PARKER 144, 1

DANSON, JIM 142, 152

DA RNELL BAYLIE 173

DAVENPORT, EMMA 157

DAVIS, ADEN 143, 173

DAVIS, ALLIE 123, 143, 184

DAVIS,BRITNY8,51, 116,117,142,151, 151 , 165

DAVIS, CAILEY 43, 148, 165 151 , DAVIS, DEVIN 144, 184

DAVIS, EMMA 173

DAVIS, GABRIEL 43, 144 149 157

DAVIS, HANNAH 43 , 51, 136, 148, 150, 165,173

DEAN, GILLIAN 121 , 142 , 165

DE ANDA, MICHAEL 141 173

DEBOER , SYDNEY 43, 157

DEBOLT, MADDY 165

DECKER, TAYLEE 43, 150 , 184

DEJONGE, JENNA 71 , 147 , 150 , 173

DELGADO, BROOKE 43 , 141 , 151,157

DELGADO , JOSH 144 , 151 , 184

DELOA, ISAAC 135

DELOZIER REGAN 150 157

DENISON , BRANDON 184

DENNIS LEILA 157

DENNIS, MADISON 43 , 184

DENNIS STEPHAN 173

DENNIS , TREAL YNN 184

DENTON , ELI 173

DEPREZ, MEGAN 184

DERING, HANNAH 157

DEROWITSCH, LAURA 141 , 165

DERIESE, MADISON 173

DERR , JOHN 177, 184

DERR, MATTHEW 144 , 165

DESHON , NICHOLAS 173 , 201

DEUTSCH, ADA , 157

DEVALL , ALEC 144 , 145 , 149 , 157

DEVALL, ASHLYNN 43 , 148 , 184

DEVALL, BRAD 144

DEVAN , REICKS 161

DEVOOGD, JORDAN 165

DIAMANT , LINCOLN 147 , 157

DIAZ, IVAN 157

DICKEY KIERSTEN 165

DICKINSON , ASZIA 173

DIECKMAN JAEDYN 141 157

DIEP , LOC 173

DIETEL ANGELA 184

DILBECK , JACKSON 173

DILIZIBA , DEL 165

DILLMAN , NATE 173

DILSAVER , DANNIE 85 , 128 , 12 9 , 145 , 17 3

DIMMITT JACOB 165

DIMMITT , KYLE 157

DINGES , DYLAN 184

DINE , CHASE 173

DINH, SHELLY 43 , 165

DINNEEN

DIRKS

DITTBRENNER

DOMINGUEZ ,

DONALD

DORN , NOLAN 173

DORSEY

DORSEY

DOSE

DOTY,

DOUGHERTY,AMBER173

DOUGHERTY

DOUGHTY

DOWSE

11 , 165

DOWSE , HUNTER 144 , 185

DRAHOTA TAYLOR 144 146 173

DRAYER , ALEX 185

DRESSLER , MARTHA 141 , 151 , 173

DREW WILLIAM 157

DREWES , CHASE 157

DRIVER , KALEIGH 165

DRUSE , GAVIN 131 , 143, 146 , 173

DUPONT, JACY 19 , 43 , 142 , 157

DURANTE JETT 157

DUREN JACY 21 24, 66 68 71 123 130

DUSH, JAIDEN 144 , 151, 165

DUTTON TONI 10

EARL , JACOB 165

EASTEP , AUSTIN 43 , 46 , 173

EASTEP , COLLIN 143, 158

EBRAHIM, MICHELLE 158

EDGERLEY , RYANN173

EDISON , KOBE 173

EDWARDS , ISAAC 165

EGGLESTON , CAMERON 1

EICHELBERGER , CALI 158

E ICHORST , JACK 166

ELGERT, TAYLOR 173

ELLISON , MORGAN 26, 141 , 73

ELS , BO 131 , 144 , 146, 151, 18

ELS , ROSS 144

ELS , TAYLOR 26 , 122 , 143 , 151 , 185

ELSTUN , JACK 185

ELWOOD , JACOB 147

ELWOOD , SAMMY 173

EMEIGH CARSON 166

EMS , BRENT 185

ENGLERT , CARISSA 151 , 158

EPP , WESLEY 153 , 166

ERICKSON , JACOB 151 , 157

ERICKSON

EVELAND

EVERETT

FERGEN , SAM 186

FERGUSON , JADEN 122, 132, 1 151 , 158

FERGUSON , KETARA158

FERGUSON-WADE, TAYLOR 43

FIEDLER , KASON 166

FICKEN HALEY 186

FIESELMAN , BREANNA 186

FINKHOUSE, COLLEEN 28

FINLEY , AARON 20 , 29, 144

FINLEY MORGAN 8, 85, 147, 150 166

FIRESTONE, ALYSSA 142, 158

FISCHER, CARSON 117 142,151,166

FISCUS, JONATHAN 158

FISH, KALEA 158

FISHER, ALEXA 37, 186

FISHER , ALIVIA 37, 43, 186

FISHER, ANDREW 153 166

FISHER , NEELY 186

FLECK, JARED 144, 166

FLEECS, CHLOE 173

FLYNN, RYNE 149, 158

FOGED, HUNTER 186

FOGED, MEGAN 24, 43 , 158

FOLLMER , KAITLYN 186

FRANCISCO , BRYCE 144,151 , 173

FRANCISCQ, TIANNA 141, 146, 158

FRANCO GRANADOS CRISTAL 173

FRANK, DANNY 144, 158

FRANKLIN , BRITTANY 173

FRANZEN , ASHLYN 141,151 , 166

FRANZEN, TAYLOR 173 •

FRAZEE , TRENT 151, 186

FREDERICK, CAMERON 42, 131, 146, 149, 158, 161

FREY , MASON 186, 193

FRICKE ALLYSON 18 141 166 ·

FRIESEN, LANDON 54, 186

FRITZ, JACOB 141 151, 166

FUELBERTH, HAYDEN 43 , 158 , 166

FUHRMAN,AVERY186

FULLER, KYLE 146 , 186

FYNBU , ALEC 186

GAFFEY, IRELAND 166

GAFFNER,ROSE173

GAINE:S , KALEB 166

GALINDO GEOFFREY 174

GALLARDO, PETE 134 , 147 , 186

GALLOWAY, KIERRA 158

GANIC , AILA 64 , 158

GANIC , AMINA 46, 186

GAO , ELIZABETH 141, 167 , 173

GARCIA , GARRETT 158

GARIVAY , PARKER 174

GARNER, HALLE 174

GARRETT , TYLER 174

GARTZKE, LOGAN 174

GARVIN GRAHAM 144,151

GASS , ALEXIS 17 , 36 , 41, 43 , 47 , 13 148 186

GASSELING , BAILEY 147, GATCHENKO, KEVIN 144, GATES , ANSLEY 25 , 29 , 3 1', G~~-'1~ c.

129, 137 , 139 , 150, 152, 174

GATES, JOSHUA 186

GAVIN CAREY 157

GEBBIE, BRADY 158

GEBBIE KAYLA 46 47, 67 186

GEBERS, RYLEIGH 174

GEERY-ZINK KEELIN 174

GEIS , NATHAN 174

GEISERT, GABRIELLE 152 166

GEIST , MICHAEL 52

GEORGE , ALISE 150, 166

GEORGE, PANAGOULIAS 176

GERLA JUDGE 158

GERDES, TESSA 174

GESSERT, GRETA 43 , 70 , 71, 166

GEYSUN, GENNA 158

GEYSUN, MARINA 166

GHAFFAR , RUZBEH 141 , 151 , 166

GIESEMANN , LILLY 166

GIESLER, DEVYN 151 , 174

GILBERT, ARISTOTLE 174

GILBERT, SUMNER 158

GILL, TREVOR 166

GILLOTTI, MIKE 9 , 11 , 24 , 37 , 50

GILMAN, SOPHIE 142 , 166

GLEASON , LAURA 174

GLEASON , WILLIAM 118 , 143 , 152 , 166

GLENN, CAMDEN 153, 187

GLOCK, MADDIE 142 , 148, 166

GOCKE, MELANIE 166

GODDARD, ANNA 43 , 46, 65 , 175 , 187

GODDARD, JACKSON 143 , 151 , 166

GODWIN, MARYAH 147, 151 , 158

GOHEEN , CARTER 158

GOHEEN , IAN 53, 174

GOMEZ-ROZMIAREK , EMILY 166

GONDOLFI TAHANI 174

GONZALEZ , FREDDY 187

GONZALEZ LAZO, TADEO 166

GONZALEZ ORDAZ, ROCIO 166

GOOSIC , KARISSA 150, 158

DAVIS, HAYDEN 144 , 165 173

DUBA , AYLA 46

DAVIS, KEENON 150, 165

DAVIS, MICHAEL 144, 157

DAVIS, MICHAELA 147, 157

DAVIS, PARKER 144, 184 151

DAVIS, REBECCA 184

DAWN, NATASHA 173

DAWS, SEAN 165

DAYS, BRODY 173

DUDYREV,ANTHONY165

DUGAN , DELSEA 185

DUGGER , JARED 157

DUGHMAN, MARISSA 157

DUNCAN , ALEK 136 , 165

DUNKIN , GAVIN 173

DUNKIN KAELYN 157

DUNN, CHLOE 173

FOLLMER,KARESSA173

FOLSOM, FRANNIE 186

FORD, JOSIE 142, 145, 166

FORD, MARKUS 144, 166

FOSTER, LOGAN 149 , 186

FOTINOS, THEA 173

FOX, CAMERON 27, 144, 149, 158

FRANCE , EAN 141 , 158

GORDON, XAVIER 153, 166

GORELAYA, VALENTINA 174,201

GORMLEY, JAKE 174

GORMLEY , JOSH 174

GRABAST , ALEX 187, 193

GRAEWE, HUNTER 144, 152, 158

GRANADOS, FRANCO 173, 185

GRANT, RAELEE 158

GRANT TORRIAN 177 187

GRASSO , HARRISON 152 , 174

GRAY , CHARLES 147 , 174

GREEN , AMBER 187

GREEN , PRESTON 144 , 145 , 151 , 158

GREEN , TAYLOR 142 , 151 , 158

GREENWOOD , KAILAH 174

GREENWOOD , KARMEN 43 , 148, 166

GRESS , DYLAN 174

GRIFFIN , EVERITT 166

GRIXBY , TAEVYN 24 , 25 , 43 , 144 , 145 , 151 , 158

GROPP , EASTON 166

GROPPE TAYLOR 158

GROSS , ANNEKE 159 , 166

GROSS , ELISABETH 187

GROSS , REBECCA158

GROSSE , GRANT 174

GROVES , JORDAN 141 , 158

GUERN , JAECOB 158

GULZOW EMMA 166

GUTHARD , DEVON 166

GUTIERREZ , ASHLEY 187

GUTIERREZ , AUSTIN 144 , 151 , 187

GUZMAN , JUAN 150 , 158

HAAKE , AARON 166

HAAS CARSON 144 145 151 158

HAES , BEN 151 , 166

HAGAN , PHILLIP 158

HAHN , JACKSON 187

HAHNE , EMMA 19 , 166

HAIN JOSH 24 145 149 1

HAKEL , MATTHEW 16 , 54 ,

HALDEMAN,ALYSSA187

HALDEMAN , BRYNNA187

HALL , CAMERON 144 , 174 ,

HALOUSKA MATTHEW 15

HAMILTON , AZIZA 158

HAMILTON , HALLE 10 , 11 , 1

HAMILTON , MERCEDES 158

HAMILTON , ZACHARY 141 , 158

HAMILTON ZOE 187

HAMMOND , CHLOE 142 , 151 , 158

HAMPTON , FELICITY 174

HANDY JOSEPH 150 166

HANSEN , BRENNA 122 , 143 , 187

HANSEN , JESSE 174

HARDING , KAILEY 151 , 158

HARDING-MCDERMOTT , CALLA 143 , 174

HARGITT COLLIN 187

HARLAN , SETH 144 , 166

HARLESS , ALLISON 158

HARMS , MALACHI 187

HARNLY , SKYE 149 , 174

HARPER , KACEY 141 , 151 , 166

HARRIS , BENJAMIN 187

HARRIS , KURT 147 , 151 , 174

HARRISON , GRASSO 174

HARSHMAN , KATELYN187

HARTMAN , COLE 149 , 166

HARTUNG MICKAYLA 142 166

HARTWIG , BRAEDEN 144 , 151 , 174

HARUB , HEGRAN 187

HARUB , MANAR 158

HARVEY , KATIE 166

HASLETT , JESSICA 146 , 151 , 166

HASS , COLE 174

HASTINGS , KATHRYN 141 , 151 , 174

HAUG , MARYCLAIRE 43 , 158

HAUGERUD , NIKOLAS 158

HAUSSLER , GRANT166

HAWK BAILEY 158

HAWK , BRITTANY 174

HAWKINS , KALYNN 174

HAYDEN SWANSON162

HAY , KATIE 187

HAYS , MADISON 187

HEALEY JACK 174

HEAPS , BRIANNA 187

HEDSTROM , DREW 118 , 119 , 143, 152, 174

HEDSTROM , GRAHAM 143 , 152 , 158

HEGBERG , CHRIS 174

HEIDBRINK , MIRANDA 142 , 151 , 158

HEIDEN , SHELBY 174

HEIDEN , WESTON 144 , 158

HEIMES , KAMERON 166

HEINRICH , ANNA 129 , 145 , 158

HEINRICH , JORGE 166

HEITHOLD , GAGE 158

HENDERSON , BLAINE 174

HENKEL , CADE 158

HENKEL , GRIFFIN 187

HENLE , GABI 187

HENNEN TANNER147

HENNINGS , DONOVAN 174

HENRICHS BOB 40 70

HENRY , LOCHLAINN 166

HENSHAW TYLER 166

HENSLEY , DECKLAN 144 , 151 , 166

HERBERT , BROOKE 43 , 136 , 148 , 188

HERECHSKI , KELSEY 174

HERRERA-MARTINEZ , HERBERT , 158

HERNANDEZ HORTENCIA 188

HERNANDEZ-CHAVEZ , JUAN 188

HUYNH , TIFFANY 188

HUYNH , TINA 141 , 151 , 174

HUYNH , TRAVIS 167

HYUN LIM , JAE 43 , 168

ICE KAINE 188

IBRAHIM , HAVAL 159

IENN MADISON 174

ILIC , MELINA 159

IMHOF , KATIE43 , 115 , 141 , 151 , 188

IMHOF , MIKKA 174

INMAN CODY 174

INMAN , KYLA 188

ISLAMOV , HAKIM 174

ISLAMOV , PARVIZ 159

ISSA , RAAD 150 , 159

IZAGUIRRE JASMIN 167

IZAGUIRRE , JONATHAN 174

IKAUFMAN , BAILEY 132 , 133 , 147 , 150 175 '

KAVAN , KAYDAN 151 , 167

HUSS KIERA 167

HUTCHINGS , AMANDA 188

HUTCHINGS , LUCAS 167

JACKSON , ARABELLE 127 , 128 , 145 , 174

JACKSON , MARKAYLA43 , 146 , 151 , 159

JACKSON , MARKELL 144 , 147 , 151 , 167

JACOBY , JOSHUA 151 , 159

JACQUOT JHETT 145 149 159

JAEGER , CARLIE 123 , 143 , 188

JAMES , BJ 47 , 54

JAMES , KAYLEE 47

JAMES , MATT 66 , 112 , 113 , 141

J ANSMA , KYLE 167

JAROSZ , ZACH 141 , 145 , 151 , 159

JEARY CLARK 47

JEFFRIES , CHRISTIAN 167 •

JELINEK , KAILEY 116 , 142 , 151 , 167

JENNINGS , WILL 167

JENSEN , AUBREY174

JENSEN HARRISON 167

JENSEN , LAURA 174

JENSEN , LUKE 188

JENSEN , WYATT 189

JENTZ , EMMA 174

JERINA REBECCA 114 141 15 1

JESSKE , JACOB 28 , 159

JESSKE , JARED 53 , 149 , 189

JESSUP EMILY 37 150 189

JEWELL , DANIELLE 159

JEWELL , ZACH 189

JIRAK , ALEX 174

JOCHUM , AUSTIN 85 , 144 , 167 JOCHUM JEFF 144

JOHNSON , AIDAN 43 , 174

JOHNSON , AVERY 167

JOHNSON BLAKE 143 159

JOHNSON , CODY 159

JOHNSON EMILY 159

JOHNSON , JADA 43 , 137 , 148 , 174

JOHNSON , JARED 150 , 159

JOHNSON JORDAN 189

JOHNSON , NOAH 189

JOHNSON , SARAH 151 , 159

JOHNSON , TAYA 27 , 126 , 129 , 145 , 189

JOHNSON , ZACH 175

JOHNSTON, KAYCI 175

JONES , JAZZMEN 159

JONES , OLIVIA 167

JONES , SCOTT 151 , 189

JONES , ZEB 159

JONS , LIDIA 142 , 175

JONSON , ANNICA 142 , 151 , 167

JORGENSEN , DYLAN 144 , 151 , 159

JORGENSEN , WYATT 70 , 189

JORGENSON , ARASTANIA 43 , 159

JOYNER , ALLISON 189

JUD , SUNDAY 189

JUDSON , MILES 157

JUNG , JAXON 159

JUNGERS , RYAN 144 , JUNGREN , NICOLE 18

JUREY , CALEB 167

JURGENA , AAREN175

JURGENSEN , BEN 144 ,

KALLHOFF , ASHLEY 159

KALLHOFF-PITCHER , JO

KAMELIAN , ARYANA 36 , KANTER , PARKER175

KANTOR TROY 144

KASL , LYNDSEY 189

KASSEBAUM , JACOB 153 , 167

KEIFER , E MMA 138 , 139 , 148 ,16 1, 175

KEITH , MATTHEW 66 , 159

KELLE , HANNAH 133 , 143 , 147 , 159

KELLE , MADISON 122 , 133 , 1 4 3, 147 , 1

KELLER SAM 175

KENNEDY , HALEY 142 , 151 , 17 5

KENT , TAYLOR 175

KERNS , MADISON 190

KERR MARIAH 190

KETTELER , SKYLAR175

KEYS , LE ' NYA 190

KHALAF , LENA 159

KIECHEL , LUKE 143 , 151 , 159

KING MARK 144

KING , TRENTON 151 , 167

KINGHORN , TYLER 147 , 167

KINNEY , MORGAN 190 •

KINSER ,

LANGAN, GRACE 160

LANGE, NATHAN 190

LANHAM, MOLLY 160, 167

LARSON, COL TON 160

LARSON, KAYLA 191

LARSON, MORGAN 175

89 LARSON, SHELBI 51 , 142, 151 , 168

LAUE, CALE 175

LAUTERBACH, JORDAN 144

LAVOIE, FAITH 175

LAWHORNE, KILLIAN 153 , 191

LAWRENCE, KIERSTEN 16 43, 191

LE, TONY 177, 191 '

LE , VIVIAN 191

LEADER, NICK 144 , 145 , 151 , 160

LEBESSE, PRISCILLA 160

LEBLANC, MACKENZIE 150 175

LEBLANC, MADELEINE 128, 145 , 150 , 175

LEDERER, JACKSON 175

LEE , ALYSSA 175

LEE , ANNA 175

LE E, HARINH 175

LE HL , DEF;l IAN 144 , 168

LE HMKUHL , DAVID 40 , 41 , 43 , 191

LEIFERT, LOGAN 191

LE MES , ADOLFO 175

LENHOFF, JOSEPH 167

LENNERS, BRETT 144 145 151 160

LENNERS, NICK 144 , 146 , 151,191

LENZ, JACOB 19

LENZ, TYLER 130 , 146 , 191

LEPPKY, ADAM 160, 197

LESCHINSKY , BRITTANY 175

LESOING, SAM 24 , 151,168

LEVINSON ASHLEY 191

LEWIS, JESSE 145, 151 , 160

LI EB, JESSE 144 , 175

LIEN, STEFFANY 191

LIEN , TRAVIS 168

LIGENZA, KIM 146, 160

LIGENZA, TOMEE 168

LIMA ORELLANA BRYAN 144 160

LI MA RAMOS , TONY 144 , 160

LINCHENKO, VICTOR 191

LINDER, DAWSON 149 , 168

LI NDER, JILLIAN 115 , 141,151 , 175

LINDERMAN, JOHN 145 , 168

LI NG, RHIANNON 191

LIPHARDT, CECILY 143 , 151 , 160

LI PPOLD , COL TON 168

LIPPOLD, GAGE 191

LI VERMORE ZOEY 66 168

LIVINGSTON, BERKELEY 160

LIZARRAGA DIAZ , GISELLE 160

LLOYD , TANNER 153 , 191

LOCKARD , MADISON 66 , 160

LOEHR, KENNETH 167

LONOWSKI , SYDNEY 36, 43 , 135 , 136 , 138 , 148, 191

LOOMIS, DEVIN 191

LOOS, ERIC 191

LOOS, JOSIE 175

11 , LORENZ , MITCHELL 175

LOUDON, MATT 54 , 55 , 176

LOUVIERE MASEN 43 127 145, 151 168

LOVATO, HUNTER 176

LOZANO, NICO 141 , 168

LUDWIG, MATTHEW 143, 168

LUERS, BESCANSA 172 , 175

LUNZMANN, ALLY 129 , 145, 168

LUST, JACK 143 , 160

LUST, JOE 191

LUU ANTHONY 160

LYNCH , BEN 43 , 149

LYNCH, CECILY 85, 17

LYNCH, HENRY 144, 147 160

MABON, JACLYN 160

MABRY, JACK 144, 160

MACIAS , ANDREA 191

MACK, ELLIE 191

MADSEN ZACH 143, 176

MAGNUSON, RILEY 168

MAHJOURI SAMANI , BAHAR 145, 151, 168

MAHONEY , KATIE 151 , 168

MAI HUY 160

MAJORS CLAPP, MAYCEE 168

MAKUACH NYAPOUCH168

MALONE , CAL 151 , 191

MALONE , GRACE 147 , 150 , 168

MALONE , TYRESE 144 , 151 , 168

MALT AS IAN 70 168

MANAKDAN , KESHTA176

MANKHEY , LOGAN 144 , 151 , 160

MANSUR , KALI 141 , 168

MARET , NICHOLAS 160

MARKS , ANTHONY 191

MARKS , CARSON 191

MARTIN , STEPHANIE 176

MARLOW , ANNMARIE 185 , 191

MARS , TAYLOR 150 , 2 , 8

MARSH , MOLLY 168 , 1 5

MARSHALL TA YLO 1

MARTIN , TYLER 192

MARTINEZ , ENRIQU

MARTINEZ , HELEN 1

MARTINEZ HEARER

MARVIN , EMILY 168

MASCHKA , MACY 55 , 150 , 160

MASCHKA MADDIE 10 11 19, 37,150, 192

MASON , ROWAN 168

MASON , TYLER 144 , 151 , 160

MASON WHITNEY 143

MASSEY , HANK 43, 118 , 119 , 143 , 176

MATHISON , CARSON 160

MATHISON , KMRE 192

MATTHEWS , JUSTIN 149, 176

MAXON , MAR IA 176

MAYNARD , PAIGE 160

MAYAN SABOUNI 151 ,1 92

MAYER , CELINE 19 , 14 6 , 151 , 160

MCAFEE , ALICIA 43 , 142 , 160

MCBETH , OLIVIA 160

MCBRIDE , JARED 192

MCBRIDE-WHITTAKER , NIC K 176

MCCAIN , JESSICA 192

MCCASHLAND MARIAH 10 11 150 192

MCCLAIN , NICHOLAS 176

MCCONNEL ~CONNER192

MCCONNELL , ERYN 176

MCCONNELL , MONTY 160

MCCORMACK CADEN 131 144 146, 149 , 160

MCCOY IZIC 168

MCCOY , TYLER 160

MCCRANIE , SHERR Y 58

MCCRAY , GRAN T 168

MCCULLOUGH , ENDER 147 , 168

MCDERMOTT DANIEL 192

MCELHOSE , ISAAC 151 , 168

MCEWEN , BLAKE

MCFARLAND MORGAN 168

MCGUIRE , MACKENZIE 176

MCGUIRE MAX 149, 176

MCINTIRE , ALEXANDER 29 , 144, 151 , 160

MCINTIRE , PATRICK 192

MCKAY , MEGAN 192

MCKAY , MIKE 168

MCKEE, ELLIE 147 152 160

MCKEE , SHELBY 43 , 46 , 148 , 192

MCKELV EY , GRANT 149, 160

MCKENZIE , KAYLA 192

MCKINSEY , MORGAN 43 , 132, 147 , 150, 152 , 176

MCLAIN , REED 177

MCLAUGHLIN , CAMRYN 43 , 16 , 160

MCLAUGHLIN , JAYDEN 147 , 176

MCNEF~CAYLEN1 92

MCNEIL , LIAM 176

MCVEY , MICHAEL 145, 149

MEANS , MORGAN 136, 148 , 192

MEDINA , MA YELA 168

MEDJO , BRANDON 192

MEDLOCK , LANDRY 160

MEIER ELI 144 149, 160

MEISTER , CREIGHTON 144 , 160

MELROY , SHEYENNE176

MENDOZA SILVA 170

MENTGEN , MARISSA 66, 192

MERRITT MCKENZIE 192

MERWICK , PARKER 143 , 145, 168

MESNARD , RAMSEY168

MEYER , BRITTNEY 192

MEYER GIBSON 176

MEYER , LUKE 43 , 150 , 168

MEYER SHAYLA 71 147 150 176

MEYERS , DEANNA168

MICEK , AUSTIN 144 , 168

MICEK, BREANNA 168

MICHAELSON , J OHNATHAN 168

MILES AVA 141 168

MILLER , ABBY 168

MILLER ASHLEY 176

MILLER , EVAN 160

MILLER, HANNAH 37 , 43 , 148 , 152, 168

MILLER, LIESL 143 , 176

M ILLER ZADE 160

MILLS , KALI 168

MILLS , TRAE 176

MILOS, BRAJIC 172

MILWOOD, LENA 160

MIRA BAL , RIANE 160

MI RANDA YAHAI RA 150 160

MISCHNICK , LAUREN 160

MISCHNICK TAYLOR 168

MITCHELL , MICHAEL 144 , 192

MITCHELL NATE 71,168

MITCHELL, SKYELAR 141 , 151 , 168

MIZELL-RUDA, SIERRA 160

MOELLER, CADE 144 , 151 , 168

MOLLHOFF,

169 NESBITT, BAILi::Y 193 , NESSETTI , DANI 137 , 148 , 176

NEUGEBAUER , DANIELLE 151 , 176

NEUHAUS , JANAE 43 , 176

NEUKIRCH HANNAH 193

NEUMANN , BAILEY 194

NEWELL CARRION 144 169

NEVERVE , GAVIN 160

NEWLIN , DESIREE 194

NGUYEN , ANNIE 36 , 47 , 151 , 194

NGUYEN , CHRIS 176

NGUYEN , DAN 169

NGUYEN , HALEY 160

NGUYEN , KAYLA 194

NGUYEN , KENNY 176

NGUYEN LIANA 151 169

NGUYEN , LILLIE 160

NGUYEN PETER 127 145 176

NGUYEN , TOMMY 144 , 160

NGUYEN , TROY 159 , 194

NGUYEN , VAN 43 , 176

NGUYEN , VICKY 176

NIAZI , QISMAT 43 , 55, 194

NICHOLS , AUSTEN 176

NICHOLS , JASMINE 160

NICHOLS , NOAH 169

NICKELL,

OSTIGUIN GABRIELLA 161

OSTIGUIN , PATRICIA 176

OSWALD , KIARA 148, 169

OTTO , ASHTON 176

OTTO , KYLE 176

OVERHOLT , AVERY 144 , 151 , 176

OVERHOLT , JACOB 194

OWUSU-ANSAH , JEFFREY 43 , 194

OWENS, JAZMYN t61

OXFORD , KYLIEGH 151 , 169

OXFORD , WINTER 176

OYLER MCKENZIE 194 197

OYLER, MORGAN 169

O'BRYANT , NIA 43 , 122 , 143 , 151 , 194

O ' NEILL , HANNAH 37 , 194

O ' SHEA , ALISHA 17, 24, 25, 51 , 136,148, 194

PABST, MOLLY 176

PACE, MATT 169

PAINTER BREANNA 148 169

PALES , ASHLEY 194

PALMER , ALANA 128 , 145, 169

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AMERICAN PHAROAH won the Kentucky Derby , the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes , becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown of horse racing in 37 years

The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets in five games to win the 2015 World Series. It was the first World Series title for the Royals in 30 years. In six of their 11 playoff wins, Kansas City trailed by at least two runs, setting a record for the most comeback wins in one postseason.

With the rebirth of the Star Wars franchise, DISNEY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD STAR WARS-THEMED PARKS at Disneyland and Disney World. Completion was still a few years away , but fan speculation about the parks began immediately

Tech company Oculus revealed its first VIRTUAL REA LITY video game headset called the Rift. Even though the headset got great early reviews, the $600 price tag made it strictly for early adopters

California endured a fourth straight year of RECORD-BREAKING DROUGHT. Communities across the state were put on severe water restrictions. Some relief came in early 2016 from winter storms caused by the ocean warming from El Nino.

Pope Francis visited the U.S. for the first time, as he addre ~d Congress in Washington, D.C., and the United Nations General Assembly in New )rk City. He ended his trip in Philadelphia. His schedule included a parade and serv i }S, and crowds followed him hoping for a glimpse of or a hug from the pontiff.

The U.S., and several other coalition countries, continued its MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAQ AND SYRIA against ISIL, also known as the Islamic State and ISIS. Thousands of airstrikes were flown against ISIL targets. By the end of 2015, there were approximately 3,500 U.S. troops in Iraq

Audi, BMW, Ford, Tesla, Google and several o t companies began field-testing their versions c e SELF-DRIVING CAR. Some studies predicted t hwithin the next decade, there were likely to b , many as 10 million self-driving cars on the ro ac

ALAN RICKMAN , the English actor best known to young audiences for playing the role of Severus Snape in the popular Harry Potter movies , died at the age of 69. Other well-known celebritie s that died this year inc luded legendary rock stars DAVID BOWIE and GLENN FREY.

Multiple companies created and began selling HOVERBOARDS to consumers, and the two -wheeled vehicles quickly became popular However, after safety and fire concerns with some brands , airlines banned them and many online retailers pulled them from their sites

Continued research led to more awareness and advan c es in CONCUSSION science More caution was being taken with hits athletes take to the head. Some even proposed the possibility of banning the practice of " heading" the ball in youth soccer

Lottery fever swept the country in January as the POWERBALL GRAND PRIZE reached nearly $1.5 billion. Players stood in long lines to buy tickets for a slim chance at the jackpot.

Viewers of HBO's fantasy /adventure drama GAME OF THRONES were left hanging between seasons with the fate of leading character Jon Snow left up in the air. Another mystery - the TV series planned to continue on even though it had outpaced the source novels by author George R. R. Martin.

The Hunger Games:

• Mockingjay - Part 2~ the final movie in The Hunger Games series of films, hit theaters to wide fanfare in the fall. The movie, which saw Katniss Everdeen finally confront President Snow, received raves from fans and critics.

At the World Aquatics Championships in Russia , 18 - SOCCER CONTINUED TO GROW and become more year old American KATIE LEDECKY won five gold popular in the U S. , specifically the highest levels medals and set three new world records. Ledecky of international soccer. NBC Sports paid around $1 became the first swimmer to win the 200 , 400 , billion to sign a new six -year contract to broadcast 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle events at the same England's Premier League in America. world competition. Walsworth

Rapper KENDRICK LAMAR led the way with 11 nominations at the Grammy Awards, more th any other musical artist, including Song of t h e 0/ for his hit "Alright. "

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The Environmental Protection Agency cracked down on VOLKSWAGEN after it disc o ver e d that th e carmaker had violated clean-air sta n dards in sev e ral of its vehicles over the past six years.

E A was chosen the As sociated Press Female Athlete of the Year after winning the Australian Open , Fre nch Open and Wimbledon. Only a shoc king upset loss to Roberta Vinci at th e U S. Open kept her from winning the " Grand Slam" of tennis.

Golfer JORDAN SPEITH b e came t h e number one player in the world a t o nly 22 , w innin g th e M asters and the U S Open in the sam e seas o n

A terrorist attack struck venues in Paris on the night of Friday, Nov. 13, and memorials went up around the t y. Major cities around the world lit their iconic landmarks in a show of solidarity with France.

BEANIES AND PLAID SHIRTS were trending fashion items for both boys and girls this year, as were superhero and Star Wars items For girls , knee-high boots , leggings , long cardigans and skirts of various lengths were being worn.

ALABAMA'S DERRICK HENRY , who alread y previously held the high school football re c d for career rushing yards, ran for more tha n 2, 200 yards and 28 touchdowns and wo n t Heisman Trophy

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS was still going strong into its sixth season. The show won six awards at the Teen Choice Awards, including Choice TV Show: Drama. Star Lucy Hale won Choice TV Actress and Vanessa Ray won Choice TV Villain.

More than nine years after its launch, NASA ' s NEW HORIZONS PROBE REACHED PLUTO. The spacecraft was the first to reach the dwarf planet, send back images and record the atmosphere.

Rapper SILENTO hit it big with the song "Watch Me (Whip/ Nae Nae)," which went viral with a video on YouTube and led to a dance craze with people performing the Whip and Nae Nae dance moves.

The U.S. women's soccer team defeated Japan, 5-2, to win the.Women's World Cup. It was the third World Cup victory for the U.S. women, and its first since 1999.

American Carli Lloyd memorably scored three goals in the first 16 minutes of the final match.

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New England quarterback TOM BRADY was suspended for four games by the NFL when the league ruled he was " generally aware" of possible wrongdoing in the Deflategate controversy. However, Brady's suspension was overturned on appeal by a federal judge , allowing him to start the year for the defending Super Bowl champs.

AMERICAN IDOL aired its 15th and final season with Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. taking their last turn as judges. Several past winners returned to make appearances in the show's last go-around.

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The Oxford Dictionaries WORD OF THE YEAR FOR 2015 was not actually a word - it was the emoji , known as the Face with Tears of Joy. In its announcement, Oxford Dictionaries said the emoji was chosen "as the 'word' that best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 201