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LEFLER PASSES DRIVERS' TEST IN 86- i
Lefler, Lincoln, and Nebraska created landmarks in 1986-87 Nebraska opened all highways by electing the first woma r Republican governor after a heated campaign between tw women candidates.
Good weather parked in Lincoln during the winter and onl } changed for the worse when Mother Nature ran out of mane } for the parking meter.
Throughout the year construction was in progress on a ne avenue called Fitness Trail. The Lefler Canned Food Drive di e not encounter any stop signs on the road to the Malone Center The special education students also took a right turn with the ii long awaited garden.
The seventh graders began the Road to Success, while th f eighth graders continued to plow through. The ninth grade n reached the end of this road only to find new highways stand ing before them.
Please fasten your seatbelt!
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The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), donated a tree to Lefler. On Saturday , March 7, 1987, the DAR, with the Student Council , came to Lefler and planted an ash tree. Mrs. Jemison , a former Lefler counselor , was the organizer of the event.
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An embryology un it too k on special meaning and involved the entire school when th e local 4-H of fi ce delivered 18 eggs and an incubator to Lefler in March Students and faculty play ed " Moth er Hen " as they checked for sha king eggs daily and even submitted names for the expect ed chicks. Se veral faculty members and one custodian spent one long and lonely Sunday evening in order to wit ness the emergence of t he first chick" Eggs Benedict. " The total hatching produced eight live chi cks who were returned t o the 4-H office.
In order to deve lop lead ership skills , a group of Lefler students adopted senior citizens at Tabitha. The students also worked wi t h the Hawthorne kindergarten classes and the multiple handicapped unit. " These students f oun d strength within themselves by helping other people ," said Mrs Flory . 5
Laurie Abbott
Najla Abdullah
Ray Arizo la
Mindy August in e
James Bake r
Brad Barta k
Jen Ahl
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We made it! We've encountered winding roads , steep hills, and many traffi c jams.
The success of the seventh grade wa s not ev ident until we completed eighth and could look back on our crashes and tickets. We took off at a fast pace and became involved in Student Council and Red Cross. Select Choir and Sta ge Band came in eighth and ninth grade.
Now as the highway divides , we have mixed feelings , because high schools' speed limit may be too fast. But we will conquer , as we ' ve done before , as we travel our new road on our ever-constant search for success.
Shelly Allerhe iligen
Heather Allison
Amy Anderson
Robert Anderson
Shamus
Missy Bouwens
Wendy Bredensteiner
Jessie Britton
Evan Brown
Frederick Baxter
Francisca Beltran
Christopher Bible
Donald Bourne
Christine Buswell
Ian Cambell
Anthony Cates
Angie Chandler
Ryan Brown
Melanie Burger
Angie Burns
Nicole Bush
Scott
Virginia
Mary
Adam
Anne Crawford
Crawford
Nat Dauer
Deback
Dewane
Carrie Cunningham
Alisha Dahlgren
Jennifer Coash
Cole
Michelle Condon
Shon Covington
DIP
Claudia Domant
Heather Donahoe
Dain Donelson
Michael Dowell
Tim Eliker
Hal Esquivel
Melissa Fanders
Abby Firoz
Denise Dickinson
Carrie Dietrich
Chris Dietrich
Travis Dillon
Jay Dunn
Dana Dymacek
Jeffrey Eckhardt
Ron Ederington
Jason Frazier
Scott Fredenburg
Nicolle Frey
Chris Fritzen
Dorothy Goods
Chris Gove
Michelle Griggs
Alicia Guenther
Shannon Frsher
Cory Fleharty
Julie Fogelstrom
Trev Frank lin
Brody Fuller
Mike Gaither
Jen Gerard
Stephanie Godeker
Kristen Hokanson
Larry Hubbard
T.J. Hubbard
Jay Hull
Traci
Jason Hampton
Michelle Hempel
Jenn Jarrett
Bill Johnsen
Dave Johnson
Kelly Hunt
Scott ldeen
Shanda Jackson
Mark Janike
Halima Gui
Hallquist
Whats your " sign " ?
He idi Krieger
Ke vin Kugler
Aaron Kurtenbach
Ba rry Lang
Mike Knauber
Billy Knott
Troy Knox
Gabe Korn
Jen Jones Jodi Kennell
Franzetta King
Jessie Kivett
Virginia Lee
Jeff Lomax
Candice Luehrs
Pam Lundberg
Tara McEwen
Jeanne Mcshane
Leslie Mortensen
Mary Nelson
Peter Lauritzen
Ken Laws
Jay Leacock
Damon Lee
Jeff Maldavs
Shane Mansfield
Jon Martin
Julie Matejka
Jeremy Oswald
Jenn Paine
Sung Park
Sheila Patterson
Keith Nicholas
Don Nohavec
Don Novotny
Cory Ortega
Bob Pettinger
Dixie Piepho
Audra Pierce
Mike Pittman
Filler' Up!
Scott P-etersen
Eric Peterson
Stephanie Range
Chris Rankin
Fenn Ratcliffe
Bev Redfield
IBrenda Plummer
Staci Pohlmann
Chris Prue
Jenn Putney
Brian Robbins
Mark Robinson
Laurie Rockefeller
Devin Reinke
Becky Retzlaff
Dave Retzlaff
Sean Riley
Geof fery Ryan
Rachel Sandhorst
Todd Schaffert
Yvonne Sepulveda
Curtis Sorge
Eduard o Soto
Ben Sparks
Teri Sparling
Lisa Rockenbach
Steve Rodgers
Rob Rohla
Feleena Rojas
Stephanie Shambo
Evonne Sheldon
Terry Sims
Wendy Smith
Everett
Noelle
Jenny
Martha Sposato
Vickie Stavron
Cathy Steinegger
Rick Stempson
Eric
Cyndi Strand
Stro up
Sums ion
Svoboda
Soft Shoulder
Nicole Svoboda
Tammy Talero
Teply
Kristi Thorne
Angy Tussing
Laure n Van Ham
Mark Van Hook
Jef f Wahlgren
Pat Trainer
Jennifer Trautwein
Janis Treijs
Amy Tussing
Matt Walker
Angie Waller
Jenni Weber
Shawn Wells
Tony Williams
Louis Williamsen
Jen Willis
Antwan Wilson
Melissa White
Pam Whitney
Tricia Wiggins
April Wilder
Jada Wilson
Shelley Wise
Jason Wolfe
Eric Wolgamott
" I to ld you to wear your seatbelt!"
You ' re gonna miss us when we're gone!
Jodi Woodhead
Angii Woodring
Linny Yilk
Tami Youngquist
Troy Ziems
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CENT ER LANE OPE N FOR GRADE 8
Carrie Anderson
Donald Anders on
Joe Anderson
Mike Anderson Felix Arizola
Bettina Baker
Chad Baker
Lynette Baker
Shayne Bennett
Mikahla Beutler
The 8th grade achieved their goals in the middle O-' the highway this year by part icipat ing in Student Counc il , Select Choir , and Red Cross. Their path continued as they plodded through another year of classes , such a$ Sc ience , in which , they dissected frogs , worms , ancother things lying next to the street. The 8th grade ha~ been very productive this year and their path is full am complete Let's hope as they follow the roads ahea d they will be as successful as they can be.
Tyler Adair
Gary Ahlrichs
Jessica Alderman
Blake Alexander
Chad Allen
Matt Augustine
Jenn Aupp erle
Jessica Baa tz
Kelsy Bahr
Sheri Bailey
9th Graders create obstacles for 8th
Rick Bradley
Gene Brandl
Dana Britton
Erik Brudvig
Sco tt Burbach
Scott Cieminski
Br ian Comer
Kim Cook
Krista Cook
Ke rry Cooper
Jenny Davis
Jos hua Daws
Scott Delgado
Molly Dennis
Mike Doetkott
Chi Bishop
Ian Bishop
Randy Bitenieks
Jenna Bluford
Staci Bomberger
James Burlington
Jason Burns
Kenneth Carman
Annette Carver
Kerry Childe
Tammy Coy
Aaron Craig
Allison Daley
Dave Davis
Willie Davis
Alex Fisher
Wanda Fisher
Susan Flanagan
Crystal Folden
Tara Folden
Daniel Griggs
Doug Guess
Spencer Hakenewerth
Casey Hakenkamp
"I think I'm going to be carsick!"
Billie Dunning
Rusty Fahrnbrugh
Peter Ferguson
Kristi Filarski
Erik Finkler
Pearl Frink
Olga Garmiris
Adam Gies
Julie Gilde
Jason Glathar
Paul Grandgenett
Dal las Heath
John Hendrickson
Pat Heng
Lisa Hobelman
Jenn Hokanson
Gre gory Jackson
Robe rt Johansen
Mel issa Johnson
Emily Johnson
Ben Joseph
Craig Kohler
Charity Krivda
Matt Kuhlmann
Justin Kuntz
James Lange
Colby Hank
Nicke Hansen ·
Jennifer Hansen
Jon Hansen
Brandi Havel
Keri Holdeman
Josie Hunt
Amy Hunter
Jennifer Ihrig
Quinetta Jackson
Christina Kennell
Mi ckey Kennett
Jay Kettler
Mitchell Knapp
Nominey Knox
Mark Larson
Doug Leach
Chris Lee
Eric Leishman
Michelle Leuthold
Bridget Liming
Sheri Lockman
Michell Lockman
Stacy Lovelace
Loren Lutton
Matt Lyberis
Doug Lynch
Tahnee Markussen
Emily Martin
Jenny Mateer
Scott McColery
Angel McCoy
Brian McCreah
Scott McCreah
Thomas McMahan
Krismichelle McPherso
MiGhelle Mengelkamp
Nagonda Miller
Kristy Moeller
Keith Monismith
Brian Mook
Andrew Moore
Kevin Morgan
Brian Morrow
Leslie Moss
Matt Olberd ing
Cade Olbright
Casey Owen
David Parks
Kerri Paulsen
Stephanie Nelson
Jennifer Nicho las
Richard Nolte
lngalee Norberg
Dean O ' Connell
Nicole Peabody
Rebecca Peterson
Lee Peterson
Jenny Phelps
Jamie Pleines
Allison Province
Cindy Ptacek
Donald Pulec
Ro ark Pyle-Beardsle
Adam Quinn
Terry Racicky
Todd Reining
Charles Reynolds
Scott Reynolds
Jeffrey Ridenour
Matthew Rogers
Michael Sheridan
John Shipp
Deborah Singleton
Angela Southwick
Darin Stephens
• Cheryl Stricklin
Christopher Swanson
Trey Swanson
Carlotta Tabor
Shawn Talawyma
Aaron Radenslaben
Chris Range
Joshua Ray
Ann Reeder
Jennifer Reimers
Jeremy Rupe
Christopher Ryan
Brandi Sackschewsky
Stacy Schmuck
Jeremy Schultze Dead End
Amiee Vonbusch
Jenn Vonbusch
Ted Vorm
Michelle Wade
Rene Warburton
Ed Tepley
Patrick Thompson
Craig Thorsness
David Tieso
Jeff Tracy
Bobbie Ward
Richard Ware
Aubrie Washburn
Kelli Rankin
Bobbie Watton
Kim Way
Scott Weaver
Zach Weber
Justin Wilkins
Daniel Williams
Winter William s
Eri n Willis
Aaron Wilson
Jason Wilson
Micheal Wilson
De bbie Winkler
Brian Workman
Dave Wright
Kristen Wycoff
Laura Yohn
RE5T AREA
The seventh graders had a long but fun first year on the Road to Success. Eighth and ninth graders he lped them learn the tricks of the road. Their journey included many pit stops , like the seventh grade party , which was a great success! While being very active in Student Council , they still completed their journey on time · Good luck down the rest of the road!
Jeffrey Adams
Brian Alber
Laila Alemzadeh
Carmen Alesia
Tyler Bake r
David Baldwin
Jamey Balthazor
Scott Bennett
Brandon Bergt
Michael Berkland
Donald Bishop
Kristoffe Bohling
Christoph Bo ilesen
Cory Bo nne
Stacey Bouc
Kjerstin Bowman
Ryan Brady
Rebecca Brobst
Kaelee Brown
Ginger Charbonneau
Chris Choates
Teresa Clifton
Dustin Coates
Larry Coy
Tamar Dietrich
Jason Dillon
Christine Doeschot
Rache l Dunning
Nicole Ele
Jeremy Franson
Travis Frazier
Nicholas Friendt
Shannon Funk
Aaron Fushia
Robert Brown
Simeon Bukacek
Toben Bunting
Adam Butler
Barbara Camper
Jason Crisp
Amy Culver
Juliann Cummins
Ted Deback
Cory Densberger
Jenny Engel
Adam Erlewine
Christoph Faulder
Jennifer Fell
Lyne Flores
Jesse Grams
Michael Green
Zarmina Gui
Jeremy Guticz
Julie Haffey
Joseph Gatto
Tracy Gilbert
Sarah Gilde
Douglas Glathar
Jason Godsey
John Hansen
Brian Hart
Michele Helmkamp
Angela Heyer
Matthew Hill
Robert Hitz
Kari Hockemeier
Kay Hood
Stacy Horn
Tereasa Hubbard
David Humphrey
David Hunter
Marc Ihrig
Angela James
Shannon Janike
David Jarzynka
Ernest Johnson
Mathew Johnson
Melissa Johnson
Nathan Johnson
Scott Johnson
Troy Johnson
Corry Jones
Jerry Jones
Scott Kistler
Elise Knappenberger
Candice Koll
Cory Koll
Jeffrey Krieger
Caution - Children At Play
Julie Jones
Justin Jones
Terry Jones
Ebony·King
Brian Kirk
Mindy Kugler
Eric Kurth
Stephen Lant
Shannon Leverett
Daniel Levitov
Susie Lin
Brian Linderman
Matthew Lomax
Craig Loos
Rebecca Lowe
Arthur Maldonado
Steven Matejka
Kevin Mattox
Matthew McAlexander
Ryan McEwen
Tow-Away Zone
Gerald Miller
Daniel Moler
Maryann Muggy
Sara Mullinix
Dixie Neeman
Alicia Perez
Sara Petersen
Angela Plummer
Nikki Plummer
John Porter-Penrod
Matthe w Robinson
Jaso n Rodaway
Lance Ronnell
Brian Schaffer
Greg ory Schaffert
Floyd McMichael
Wendy McPherson
Jeff Meier
Dean Meritt
Melinda Merrill
Aaron Neuhaus
Matthew Nickell
David Nolan
Ji-Yun Park
Trevor Parks
Kristine Pothast
Megan Putney
Linley Reed
Ryan Reifert
Scott Rhoads
Gregory Shamblen
Timothy Sheldon
Angela Sherman
Brian Sims
Robin Siniaho
Mark Scherer
Robert Schnittker
Sara Schoen
Yvette Sepulveda
Jennifer Severe
Kimberly Sorensen
Alethea Stovall
Kari Strickland
Loretta Stroup
David Suesz
Kelita Svoboda
Christoph Swanson
Matthew Swanson
Jonathan Tewes
Darrel Thompson
Eric Thompson
Lillian Thornburg
Justin Tiwald
Mikael Tupe
Jeffrey Umstead
Keri Waak
Monica Wade
Robert Walters
Robert Walton
Chad Walvoord
Wayne Urbanec
Steven Vanosdol
William Varga
Kimberly Voss
Jeremy Waak
Kimberly Warner
Kevin Welton
Leonard Weyeneth
Sheila Willers
Tammy Williams
Thomas Williams
Carla Wilson
Russell Wittmuss
Jeff Wolgamott
Amy Workman
Amy Wusk
John Yates
Juanita Ybarra
Chad Yochum
Kenneth Young
Lisa Young
Heidi Youngquist
Jason Zabel
Faculty Wanders th e Road To Success
The faculty drove straight to the top again by designing programs to help the students. A new struggle program was initiated to provide extra help for those students with academic difficulties by establishing a daily checklist between the student and the teacher. New objectives for the Faculty Advisory Council were approved early in the year. This Council serves as a sounding board which eliminated regular allfaculty meetings. Depending on the season , the faculty always seems to build a somewhat successful team to compete against the faculties of other schools in all kinds of assorted sports. A majority of the Lefler math teachers received Cooper Awards. These awards are given for excell ence in teaching in elementary and secondary schools , both public and private.
Carrie Rodgerson Counselor
D.L. Gras sm eyer Principal
Ted Rethmeier Assistant Principal
Gloria Cottingham Office Clerk
Wayne Johnson Counselor
Gwen Kuenning Office Clerk
Bec ky Wild Coun se lor
Ba rry Abrahams Math
Sa ndy Broman Spec ial Education
Ed Childress Ind ustrial Arts
Squeeze the backnot the buns
Julie Bulling Accompanist
Lorrie Bargas Special Education
Tim Carroll Physical Education
Beth Cook English/Reading
Midge Dance English
Harold DeVries Social Studies
Jan tcKman Psychologist
Larry Dawson Media Specialist
Roger Ehlers Math
Chris Diebler Physical Education
Lil Easley Assistant Nurse
Jane Eltiste Special Education
Joan Evans Vocal Music
Mary Fritz
Engl ish/Reading
G' Nell Graham
Counselor ' s Clerk
Mary Flory Math
Shirley Glather Special Education
Thomas Focht Social Studies
Cindy Golden P.E./Health
Luanne Head English
Debra Headley Typing
Jean Hoy Math
Jean Kechley Special Education
" Memory Lane "
Nancy Johnson Phys ical Education
Rhonda Kieselhorst Home Economics
Gary Hinkley Industrial Arts
Ruth Kay Resource/Drama
Diane Loth Special Education
Sara Mcinerny Resource
Kathy Moss Special Education
Cindy Naylor French
Dodie Mertz Media Clerk
One for the road
Myrna Oehlerking Math/Computer
Duane Miller Instrumental Music
Holly Murdoch Special Education
Diane Olsen English
Becky Pasco Social Studies
Chris Portman Special Education
Marilee Sanders Special Education
Carol Patterson Typ ing
' ' Dear '' Crossing
Pat Pike Spec ial Educatio n
Margaret Pothas t Science
Anne Schm idt Math
Willie Shafer Eng lish/Journalism
Sharron Sh ipp Spanish
Bonnie Smith Computer
Lo is Spencer Aud io-Visual
Dawn Stiegert Special Ed ucation
Je ff Stoeh r Soc ial Stud ies
Adele Streitwieser Skills / Soc ial Studies
Cynthia Tander up Art
Kelly Thomas Spec ial Education
Judy Tieso Speech Therapist
Gerald Wa ll Science
Marie Wilson Social Studies
Clara Yeck English
WinK unlinger Special Education
Jo Wolff Nurse
Cooks
Back Row: Gerald Lawrence , Doc Krohn , Warren Mitchell.
Midd le Row: Wendell Keister , Chr is Douglas , Lorraine Heaney , Delores Collins , Martha Long . Front Row: Dennis Nelson
Back Row: Sheryl Park, Darlene Motycka , Rachel Maca. Front Row: Marlene Rezek , llah Harmon , Louise Reitz, Genny Ricketts , Robyn Beaver .
PTA Constructed Exciting Road
PTA made it an exciting road for par ents , teachers and students of Lefler by arr anging refreshments after choru s and in strumental concerts, providing pizza for th e teachers on the afternoons of parent -teach er conferences, and holding monthly programs on topics of interest to par ent s. During the fall months they held a welcomin g party for the eighth and ninth gra ders , and co-sponsored the seventh grade party. In the winter PTA participated in a work shop on legislation. In the spring month s th ey provided refreshments for the city-wi de elementary school science fair held at Lefler , and they entertained the ninth graders with a promotion dance.
Red Cro ss took their road to success this year by doing many things for Lefler and their community OnHalloween , they got into their costu mes and played games with children at a da y care center. They babysat at a Red Cross Chapter House and al so at Ran dolph School. To help cure th e study ing blues at Christmas, Red Cross so ld Candy Canes and gave ev eryone at Lefler real sweet teeth. We hope to see Red Cro ss back next year ready, and rarin' to speed down the highway again.
PTA : Alida Fergusen , Carrie Rodgerson , Shirley Glather , Ted Ret hmeier , Susan Steinegger , Deb Ahl , Elaine Hull , and Robe rta Sandhorst .
RED CROSS: Travis Frazier , Jennifer Coash , Cory Bonne , Becky Retzlaff, Heidi Krieger , Shelly Wise , Nicole Svoboda , Virginia Cole , Mrs. Pothast , Mitch Knapp , Brian Hart , Stephanie Range , Jeremy Rupe, Jason Frazier , Kelita Svoboda.
Student Council Excee ds Their Limits
Front row: Michelle Hempel , Jenn Paine. Middle row: Jen Jones , Dana Dymacek, Vickie Stavron. Back row: Hal Es quivel , Mindy Augustine , Eric Wo lgamott.
Seventh grade : Jenn Park , Sara Peterson, Jeff Umstead , Kim Warner , Kaelee Brown , Kjerstin Bowman , Kelita Svoboda, Kari Strickland.
Student Council started this years' travels by having a sev E1tl party, and sponsoring several all-school dances. They pa~-- e first mile-marker with the very successful canned food o: iv 4,000 cans that Lefler contributed to the Malone Center g; vf needy families a Merry Christmas. Student Council took se eI turns this year by selling flowers and candy for Valentine s J, sponsoring a bowling party at Madsen's Bowling and Bil a course , Student Council again took the giving route by hf p several school funds, delivering flowers to the Lefler neig h· o holding several receptions for the Lefler neighbors, Pied rr Jr chants, and PSAB. Student Council stopped off at the we i( 1 with the ever popular events: Spirit Week, and Field da y Council passed many mile-markers this year with t hE,r meetings , and charitable activities. We here at the weigh st 2 ic decided that his years' Student Council pulled together th e1r and exceeded their limits.
Front Row: Jessica Alderman , Stacey Lovelace, Aubrie Washburn. Back Row: Matt Augustine , Jen Hokanson , Erin Wilis, Matt Lyberis .
Another One Takes The Bus
Yearbook piled in the bus to study Hollywood and photography. We concluded our first quarter by watching the ever great ' ' Gone with the Wind .'' We shifted into high gear with the beginning works of the yearbook by writing copy- blocks and headlines , cropping pictures , and meeting deadlines. Our expedi- tion continued onward as we concluded the last pages of the yearbook . Our year was brought to a close with the Literary Magazine , and the bus was once more returned to the LPS bus terminal in wait of another busy year.
On the Roa d Again
First semester mascot class: Jeremy Oswald, Mark Janike, T.J. Hubbard, Wendy Bredensteiner , Jenny Svoboda, Jennifer Jones, Abby Firoz, Heather Donahoe , Cory Ortega, Feleena Rojas, Karma Houskie , Mrs. Shafer. Not Pictured: Anne Crawford , Sung Park.
First and second semester Mascot took initiative to get things going after their six week study of journalism techniques which included interviewing , news , editorial , feature , and sports writing. They published three editions of the school newspaper . The final publication of each semester consisted of in-depth stories about controversial subjects. The power of the press maintained " open road " policy and kept Leflerites informed about the road rules.
Second semester mascot class: Don Novotny , Carrie Cunningham , Noelle Sumsion , Gabe Korn , Evan Brown , Virgin ia Lee , Mindy Augustine , Jen Putney , Dave Johnson , Michelle Hempel , Traci Hal lqu ist, Eric Tepley , Mrs . Shafer.
Mr. Miller Exits Lefl er's Roadings
'' Math counts is a series of competitions designed to produce high levels of achievement in Junior High students. It consists of district , state , and national contests sponsored by the Nationa l Society of Engineers , the National Counc il of Teachers of Mathematics , and NASA At each contest a team of four 7th and 8th grade students is involved in taking an individual test of basic facts , a team test in which the four team members can work together to solve problems , and an individual round of problem solving . Each ind ividual and the team earns a score based on how many problems they solve correctly. This year , Lefler ' s team of Kerry Childe , Jeff Ridenour , Robert Brown , and Chris Boileson did an outstanding job representing Lefler at the distr ict contest. The team brought home the thi rd place trophy and Jeff Ridenour was the fifth place individual. "
- Roger Ehlers
Stageband has made Mr. Miller's last toLl with Lefler a pleasant one. Thi s year ' s .:- rm arrived at school every day at 7:1 5 to prac tice. Three Lefler concerts filled the -oa map for the band . The members cons; te of: Jen Reimers , Kelita Svoboda , Carl Tabor , Damon Lee, Evan Brown , [) av Davis , Mich elle Wade , Mark Van ~J o~ Scott Fredenburg, Shamus Adams , o Nohavec , Steve Lant , Jim Lange , anc Je Jones .
Math Counts : Jeff Ridenour , Ke rry Childe , Chris Bo ileson , Robert Brown , Kr is Bojhling , Mr. Ehlers.
All School Play Goes on the Road
First Row: Terry Jones, Amy Hunter, Jeff Krieger, Len Weyeneth, Mitch
Knapp , Emily Johnson, Shannon Leverett, Jeff Ridenour
Second Row: Heidi Krieger , Sarah Gilde , Becky Lo we, Olga Garmiris , Michelle
Wade, Meg Putney , Jenn Park , Barb Camper , Melissa Johnson
Third Row: Allison Province, Kari Spencer , Shari Bai ley, Christy Doeschott , Ruth Kay , Shamus Adams , Maryann Muggy, Rachel Sandhorst , Adam Butler
The All-School-Play , "Virtue is Her Own Reward" was a short drive down the drama road. It had villains and heroes sweep the lady off her feet and take her for the trip of her life. " It was extremely hectic in the beginning as plays always are, but in the end everyone pulled together for a great performance. '' Mrs. Kay commented , "I was very pleased with the large number of seventh graders who participated.''
Select Choir Dazzles Their Audience
ro w: Julie Bulling , Robert Brown , All ison Da ley , El ise Knappenburger , Alex Fisher , Stacy Lovelace , Becky Lov ] , Shannon Fisher , Susan Flanagan , Joey Evans Second row: Josie Hunt , Christopher Boilesen , Ted Vorm , Blake Alexan d ~ , Jeff Tracy , Dave Wright , Matt Lybris , Aubrie Washburn , Heidi Youngquist. Th ird row: Sheri Bailey , Jessica Alder mL i , Cathy Steinegger , Pat Heng , Kenneth Laws , Rick Stempson , Krista Cook , Wendy Smith , Tami Youngquist , Lauren V n Ham , Rachel Sandhorst. Back row: Heather Allison , Julie Matejka , Ann Reeder , Tara McEwen , Matt Olberding , Co lby Har , Hal Esquivel , John Shipp , Jeff Wahlgren , Kristen Hokanson , Jenny Svoboda ,· Kim Cook
Select Choir dazzled their audience in February at Kimball Hall when they sang during the intermission at the Concert Choir Contest. They received a standing ovation for their excellent performance. The 42 members of Select Choir continued their successful tour with holiday performances at th e Cornhusker demon stration session at the Nebraska Choral Directors convention on Oc tober 24 in Grand Island. Ms. Evans says , " This year ' s Select Choir is among the most talented.''
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Football Players Tear Up The Field
Freshman Football ran on a minimum maintenance road as they usually found thems-elves playing in the mud for their Saturday morning games Their season lasted from September 13 to October 18. They practiced every day for two hours to prepare for their games. Lefler represented three high schools: East, Lincoln High and Southeast.
MINIMUM MAINTENANCE ROAD
EAST-Back row: Terry Sims , Jay Hull. Front row : Scott Fredenburg , Dave Johnson.
SOU THEAST-Curtis Sorge
LINCOLN HIGH-Back Row: Louis Williamsen , Eric Teply , Ray Arizola , Troy Ziems , Jeff Lomax. Front row : Antwan Wilson , Chris Bible , Devin Reinke , Scott ldeen.
Cross Country Runs To Victory
Cross Country ran up some steep hills as t1 ey placed first in their opening meet and se c,i nd and third in the rest of the contests The mt ets were held at Pioneers Park on Wednesday e ., nings. Overall, they finished a successful se a,on placing second in the city meet. The 8th gra cers overran their competition by at least 30 po i·,ts.
Back row: Coach Becky Pasco , Peter Lauritzen , Trev Franklin , Eric Wolgamott.
Front row : Scott Peterson , T.J. Hubbard , Amy Anderson .
Road Closed
Whoa-the speed limit is 55!
A Ne w Ro ad - To Fitn es s
After go ing down that long road which seemed to never end , we finally turned off at the final stretch which 1 led to the success of our Fitness Trail. Last year , dozens of magaz in es were sold and a Sunglo machine was installed to he lp pay for the Fitness Trail. Also , the Lincoln Public Sc hools and City Recreation contributed some money We hope that the Fitness Trail will be used by ev erybod y.
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Bac k row : Jason Glathar , Dave Wright , Mikahla Beutler
Front row : Mike Wilson , Chris Swanson , Alex Fisher .
Catch me if you canI' m the Gingerbread man! "
Volleyball Spikes, Sets,
This year's Varsity Volleyball team put forth a great effort to achieve a record of 3-5. Although they did not end up on top, they practiced extremely hard every day after school. The Reserve Volleyball team did an exceptionally good job which led them to a winning season with a record of 5-3. At the end of the tournament, they placed 4th in the city. The 7th and 8th graders learned a lot and they tried very hard. They also competed against other junior high schools on Saturday mornings.
Back row: Tara McEwen, Linny Yilk, Alisha Dahlgren, Vickie Stavron , Coach Oehlerking.
Front row: Julie Fogelstrom , Jen Jones , Rachel Sandhorst , Jeanne Mcshane.
Back row: Coach Bower, Wendy Smith, Melissa Wh e, • Hallquist. Middle row: Jen Gerard , Mindy Augustine , Wendy Bre dr 1ste Michelle Hempel. Front row: Dixie Piepho.
ISe rves Their Way To Success
Back row: Be ttina Baker , Lynette Baker , Jessica Alderman , Kim
rr. Cook , Krista Co?k, Michel~e Wade.
·J Front row: She n Bailey , Michelle Leuthold , Kem Paulsen , Olga in Garmiri s, Bobb ie Ward.
Jenn Park , Michelle Helmkamp , Jen Severe , Stace y Bo uc, Candi Koll.
" We fi na ll y won! "
Boys Basketball Brin
Varsity had a competitive season con sioerin ~ they had a minimum team he ight cleara n..~e average of 5' 7" Varsity received the spo rt ~. anship award. The award was voted upo n Ly the coaches and officials . " After all the hu rd:~ s we had to jump , we ended with a very good S£ aso n . I felt very pleased with the effort give n • y the eight players . They are to be comp leme ni :d fo r receiving the city sportsmanship awar d ' ' remarked Coach Tim Carroll. Reserves h td an extraordinary season with a 4-3 record . . :oac h Gerald Wall stated , '' I think we had a goo d season considering injuries and sickness t at we had at crucia l times during the seaso n. t wa s pleased with the effort and improvem er : tha the team made during the year .''
Back row : Terry Sims , Jeremy Oswa ld, Antwan Wilson , Jeff Lomax , Managers : Don Novotny and Jen Gerard.
Front row : Dave Johnson , Bi ll Johnsen , Coach Tim Carroll , Rick Stempson , Trev Frankl in.
'' Wait , don ' t shoot! ''
Back row : Coach Gerald Wall , Louis Williamsen , Dain Donels or Eric Wolgamott , Mike Pittman , Brody Fuller , Hal Esquivel , Scott Fred e i urg .
Front row: Anthony Cates , Eduardo Soto Eric Teply , Dana Dymac e T J Hubbard , Jay Hull.
Out Their Best BUS
Back ro w: Brian Workman , Colby Hank , Andy Moore , Peter Ferguson , Paul Grandgenett , Dave Dav is, Justin Kuntz , Matt Augustine .
Front ro w: Eric Leishman , Keith Monismith , Mike Sheridan , Shawn Talawyma , Jay Kett ler , Doug Guess , Dave Tieso .
Fut ure Boston Celtic
Back row: Chad Yochum , Matt McAlexander, Jeff Wolgamott , Matt Lom ax , Matt Johnson , Chris Raff
Front row : Jason Rodaway , Steve Matejka , Jerry Jones , Corry Jones Terry Jone s, Mike Tupe , Ryan Re ifert, Jamey Baithazor Jeff Kreiger Jeff Umstead
Gir ls Basketball Bre aks Backboards
The Girls Varsity Basketba ll team didn ' t start or end up on top , but as Coach White put it, '' Lefler was the team in the city that improved the most. '' Reserves had a little more luck by playing the championship game in the " B" tournament against East. They finished the season by coming second in the tournament. To top it all off they were awarded the ninth grade Reserve Sportsmanship Award. The 7th and 8th graders were very aggressive and competitive. Next year the 8th graders should have a very successful team.
Back row: Manager Don Novotny , Traci Hallquist Mindy AL 1usti
Heather Allison , Jenny Svoboda , Julie Matejka , Coach Mike \ 1ite
Middle row : Dixie Piepho , Amy Anderson , She ila Patterso n Wer
Bre densteiner
Front row: Michelle Hempel.
Back row : Stephanie Shambo , Tricia Wiggins , Linny Yilk , Jen Jones , Carrie Dietrich , Coach Anne Schmidt.
Middle row : Abby Firoz , Jeanne McShane , Teri Sparling. Front row : Tammy Talero.
" Up , up , and away!"
Back Row : Linley Reed , Christy Doeschot , Kari Hoc-kemeier , Kim Warner , Sara Mullinix , Kari Str ickland , Jenny Engel , Shannon Leverett , Amy Workman.
Front Row : Carmen Alesia , Sara Schoen , Sara Petersen , Heid i Youngquist, Jenny Fel l, Julie Haffey , Dixie Neemann , Monica Wade.
} Back Row : Ly nette Baker, Cindy Ptacek, Jessica Alderman , Jen Reimers , Kim Way , Kerri Paulse n, Inga Norberg, Kristi Filarski.
Front Row : Mikahla Beutl er, Aubrie Washburn , Bettina Baker , Michelle Wade , Brandi Sackschews ky, Erin Willis , Jen Hokanson, Annette Carver.
"Lean on me "
Lefler Wrestlers Crush the Competitio
The wrestling team did a go oc job by taking eighth in the city. L ,vin Reinke took second in the city f his weight class and Troy Ziems fin i hed fourth in his All the wrestlers p It in a lot of effort. As Coach Deibler p J t it , ''We are very proud of our wre f :lers for fighting an uphill battle all se 2rnn. We finished strong with a small sq L 1d. "
The seventh and eighth grader lso put in a lot of effort by practicing f 1ery day after school and wrestling 3 meets on Saturday mornings.
Shake hands and come out brawling.
Back row: Coach Uhlinger , Don Novotny , Devin Reinke , Jason Frazier , Eric Teply , Jeff Lomax. ,
Front row: Eric Wolgamott , Ray Arizola , Jason Wolfe , Troy Ziems , Coach Deibler.
"Does this mean we' re going out?"
" Break dancing is out of style , coach! "
J Matt Loma x, Patrick Thompson, Gene Brandl , Craig Thorsness.
Back row: Matt McAlexander , Mark Sheer , Jeff Wolgamott.
Front row: Jay Gatto, Robert Brown.
Track Took the Right Turn
This years ninth grade boys and girls track team, consisting of skilled athletes, trucked down that road to success. Everybody showed a great deal of strength and endurance at their meets. Practicing hard every day really proved to show Lefler could make it to the finish line. We had four runners that made Varsity track teams at Southeast, Lincoln High and East. Also, the seventh and eighth graders tried very hard and had a good season.
Back row: Mike Gaither, Don Novotny , Terry Sims, Heather Allison, Je ' ny Svoboda , Dixie Piepho, Chris Bible , Najla Abdulah.
Middle row: Julie Matejka, Amy Anderson , Wendy Bredensteiner, Mi er 1 lle Hempel , Traci Hallquist , Wendy Smith , Peter Lauritzen , Scott Freden b rg, Larry Hubbard.
Front row: T.J. Hubbard, Jeanne McShane , Eric Teply, Abby Firoz , Ra nel Sandhorst, Mike Sipp .
Back row: Gregg Jackson, Dave Davis , Cade Olbricht , Peter Ferguson , Chris Swanson , Brian Workman, Colby Hank , Leslie Moss , Angela Morrison.
Back row: Matt Lomax, Jeff Wolgamott , Workman, Monica Wade.
Front row: Brian Linderman , Steven Matej kc
Front row: Carrie Anderson , Ann Reeder , Bettina Baker, Cindy Patacek , Lynette Baker , Kelli Waters.
Lincoln High Varsity: Angy Tussing , Amy Tussing
East Varsity: Mindy Augustine.
Southeast varsity: Pat Trainer.
Gymnasts Tumble a Terrific Season
Gymnasts practiced every day after school to compete successfully in their meets. This year for the first time ninth graders were able to compete in Junior High meets.
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McPhearson, Carrie Anderson , Nominey Knox , Stacy Lovelace , Bra ndi Sackschewsky , Chad Baker
Front row: Michelle Leuthold , Inga Norberg , Nikki Hansen , Winter Williams , Josie Hunt , Mike Wilson.
Back row : Alethea Stovall , Monica Wade , Nikki Plurn m ,, Sa ra Mullinex , Julie Jones , Cammy Brown , Jenn Severe , anno n Janike , Angie James , Patrick Thompson , Bill Var g; Ste ve Vanosdol , Doug Glathar.
Front row: Melina Merrill , Stacey Bouc , Julie Haffey , che lle Helmkamp , Melissa Johnson , Kim Sorenson , Keri Wa , Me g Putney , Jenn Park , Lance Ronnel , Eric Kurth , Kev in el to n, Matt McAlexander .
Ninth: Alicia Guenther , Curtis Sorge , Mark James Sean Riley.
Back row: Crystal Folden , Debbie Winkler
Kerri Paulsen
Krismichelle
Coaches: Mike White , Gary Hinkley , Rich Copeland , ar Ham Renee Basie , Lisa Miller , Dave Stockebrand. No t r ,ture d: German , Ke ri Ha ising , Cindy Pinkerton.
Tennis Swings To A Good Year
Lefler's ten~is players went to their respective high schools to practice and play matches after school. This year we had players at East and Lincoln High. Rick Stempson played for East Varsity.
Rick Stempson
Jenn Willis , Angii Woodring
Varsity Baseba ll Dave Johnson
Varsity Soccer Dana Dymacek
Staci Pohlmann
Varsity Soccer Hal Esquivel
Special Olympics
Special Olympics was a blast
who participated and watched. 0
otheir main goals was to win; not t 1 Qff to the finish line first, but to win fr
nd ships and fun. They all showed ·:1 rea determination in both bowling an d acl and field.
"I got a strike!"
Back row: Candy Leuhrs, Brandi Havel, Scott Kistler . Middle row: Stacy Schmuck , Tom McMahon , Mary DeBock. Front row: Casey Owen , Spencer Hakenwerth, Gary Anlrichs.
Back row: Barry Lang , Audra Pierce , Shane Mansfield. Front row: Russell Wittmus, Jeff Meier , Angie Heyer. Not pictured: Lisa Hobelman, Mary Nelson , Martha Sposato
