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Lefler's Playin3 The Games
oludenl Vole Members:
A Mike Johanns viclory from the Lefler volers is called inlo KfOQ Eleclion tteadquarlers al the &crelary of olale 's office al the Capilol. Mall ttolman and Michael oleinke, Election Commissioners, were exciled lo add lo lhe lolal voles before leavif18 lo allend lhe afler-election rally al lhe C apilol. Voles from LPo and across lhe slale were compuler-lallied and reporled from lhe Capilol.
Back row: Mr. De Vries, Geor8e Werne ( Ben Winslon, Kristi 08orzolka, Mall tt ol: man, ttealher oprifi8er, Me8an Mannit\s· Kechely, Brillany Perry. Middle: Jay Beer'. mann , Mall Lueke, Aaron Weaver, Bill Vod= varka, Alyssa Wilson, M58,8ie Keela 1' Tiffany fixler. f ronl: Michael oleinke, Jer i ka Johnson, Josh owartzlander, J03ef= r M8fi8lilz, Chase Marsh, Mrs. ohafer
oince 1992, oludenl Vole has been offered every lwo years in LPo. With the help of the Voler's Guide, published by lhe Omaha World-tterald, ludents ludied lhe candidales and wenl lhroU8h the same volifi8 process as lhe adull election. oludents had lo re8isler lo vole and on election day, lhey were 8iven the opporlunily lo selecl the candidale of lheir choice. Qepresenlatives from each cla served on lhe Board and were respon ible for selLifi8 up and upervi ifi8 the process and decor~Lifi8 lhe school. Our VIP member from Bryan tlospilal also volunteered Ume lo help al the polls. The lally wa reporled on KfOQ radio. ol only does lhi voUfi8 process make ludents more aware, they in turn encour58ed their parents and other adults lo participate. ning
he Lefler MulliCultural Collllllittee sponsored sevral events durif18 the year to celebrate a variety ,f cultures. Arlifacts, book , research projects, ,ookmarks, and music told the alive American tory in ovember. Black tlistory Month was cele>rated in a March assembly featuri£18 the "Voices >f D esliny" choir from Lincoln lii8h &hool. Qev )onald Coleman addressed the 8roup and essay ui nners, A hley Hopkins and Me8an Plith, present~d their wrilif18S. Other honorees reco8nized vere Quth Kohtz, Carly Franson, Chasity tlildreth, Jy 8uyen, tliruth ttaile, and Jennifer Crowther. lbe Asian American and Hispanic cultures were -eco8nized in the spri£18 with colorful costumes 1.rtifacts, and special posters.
Character Counts i a curriculum which is meant to develop a universal l~u~e and code of ethical behavior. ThroU8h the techniques of character co unts, we hope Lefler tudents will look pa t their differences, and work to8et.her in year to ome, lated arcia Benner counselor and member of the committee. Theodore Roosevelt said, "To educate a person in mind and not in moral i to educate a menace to society." Chara ter education i about celebralif18 what' ri8ht with youf18 people while enabli£18 them to develop knowle<l8e and !ife kill for enhanci£18 ethical and responsible behavior.
Qepresentalives of the World f ootb~ Associalion, Drew and Mark, dazzled the Lefler audience with dynamic feats of athlelicism. In piralional me&3a8es on team work, sportsmanship, discipline and abstinence from dfU8s and alcohol were included. &veral student and teacher volunteers were called upon to try their skill with the hacky-sacks
These are our winners
Good grades and service lo school, and community paid off for Mall tt olman and Tuyet Kieu, as they were selected as the Elks Teens of the month by the ninth grade teachers They were honored, along with their parents, al a spring reception and received a 50 dollar savings bond from the Elks. This service organization selects lwo students from each middle and high school during the year.
Ninth grader, Yelina Gorbun, was honored in :February al the 70th &holastic Art Awards ceremony al D ana College in Blair. 6he was among an elite group of students whose art work was selected for display on the Dana College campus and will be entered in a national competition in ew York. Yelina's entry was a self-porlrail
&die 6lack, eighth grade cello player, participated in a stale wide string competition and wo n ftrsl place. In the Q egional Competition in 6outh Dakota, 6adie placed second which qualified her for the ational Competition as the ftrsl allernale. The ational Contest will be held during the summer in California &die said il was her teacher who motivated her lo compete. c:>adie also will continue lo enter this competition as she continues her skills and practice with the cello.
Passin' Ninth And Rollin' To Tenth
"This is hi8h school! CrediLB count for 8raduation. Grades are important. This is the be8inni08 of your academic future."
from parenLB, counselors, and teachers, these were the oflen repeated word a the ninth 8rader passed "80" and be8an to face the final lB8e of the 8ame.
0tudent Council, &lect Choir, instrumental 8roups, and drama offered some diver iftcation from tou8her courses, more homework, and added responsibility.
Iii8h hool porLB played a major role for many ninth 8raders maki08 new friend and explori08 unfamiliar halls and gym , made these athletes feel important. inth 8rader took time to be scxial by attendi08 several all school dances throu8hout the year and meeti08 friend at the mall.
As the third year players neared the finish line, they were e38er and anxious to complete the 8ame, but very nervou about the unknown new 8ame. A final play day, year- book i8ni08 party, and dance allowed the champion to re all fun times and bid farewell lo the Lefler ame.
<£>hawn ~uirre
Amy Anthony
ino Advic
Daniela Alic
Autumn Allen
Danielle Bauer
Eu ene Be hr
Laki ha Amerson
Iyla Arkadiev
4~
Qobert Bartek
Kyndall B dell
Michael 5ennell
Alicia 5ernadl
Moloki Bessho
Chris Bells
Mallhew Birch
Amy Brauer
Kalie 5reslel
Thiep Bui
Love is in the air around Valentines Day!
Amanda Chadwick
Leah Colburn
9t.h Crn
ina Chesnok
Abram Conn ett
&nada Buijubasic Troy Call
David Campbell
oal Carcamo
Jeff Clark
Christopher Clowe
icole Crouse
Brian Cunni£l8ham
Levi Davi
Tinh Doan fayshawn Dobbins
&ara Doble
Megan Einemann
Candyce Ef18el Chase Erpeldif18
Tiffany fixler
Chike foster
Lyubov Gorbun
Lorraine Grant
9t.h rade
Jean french
Brian Garratt
t(' Yelina Gorbun
6tephanie freytag
5ahji Gandu
Jason Geis Chase Goldenstein
Drew Iiabener
Gretchen Hamillon
Andy Hansen
Chris Harris
Qyan Iiennif18 L
Johnalhen Iiicks
Dai H68f18
J08hua tt opeman
Tri Minh Iiuynh
Tabby Janak
9t.h Crn
9lh Grad
6hannon Johnson
Jennifer Kahm
E>elhany Jones
E>rione Kalcik
Erin Keckler
Ma&3ie Keelan
Anna Key
Tuyet Kieu
A hley Kiffilllen
Jason Kreifels
Justin Latti8
Kurt Laws
Due Le Matthew Lefeber
Mq~an Manning-Kechely
Klaire Mason
Derrik Mather
icole McDonnell
Tiffanee Monson
Luke Muw
Tuyet 3uyen
K i O'Keefe
Mallhew Oldfield
Benjamin Orle3a
Liz Oli
I Tirnolhy Paddock
Chelle Pai8e
Keilh Palmer
Brooke Paulsen
5rillany Perry
Toan Ph m
NO LIV
Lenna Pierce
Qeed Pierce
Earl Pil cher Jr.
8hayna Plilh
Chinar ~dir
Mike Qadicia
Jodi Qeirners
Juan Qios
Joel Quiz
Barbara Quss
&oll Qulz &rah &anion Amber hroe
Kelly oholsman
Johnathan ohurter
Matthew 8mith
Joseph 6tefanidis
Michael oteinke
&m oticka
ohannon otone
tlozan Taha
Daniel Thompson
David Thompson
Kh i Tran
Thu Tran
Chanla Turner
Jamie Ullman
Bill Vodvarka
Qyan Voecks
Juslin Walker
Qilchie Wallace
Johnny Walls
Timory Weakly
Aaron Weaver
Ali Weber
Cary Wells
Nol Pictured:
Jacob Bear
Jerroe Hopkins
Andrew Brady
Kim Hutchings
Brandon Pale
What's flol On The field?
Cargo Panu, Pedal Pushers
Claire'
Abercrombie and fitch
Cap
Old avy
Draw tring Panu, Toffiffiy Hilfiger
Pale Pink
Baby Blue
&ilver Jewelry
Cold Jewelry
Boot.leg Jean
flared Jean
Delia'
3/ 4 &leeved &hiru, fleeces
Tank Tops
Mudd Jean
Adidas Clothes
ike Clothes
Tear Alway
Polo &porl Clothes
fi herman lfou, fubu Clothes
ttaller Tops
Plalform &neaker
Cody Winchell
Brandon Yonker
Devin Qeed
,4nother!fear older
Anothergeargoneb!f A uearsphJb/!!ms solved A 11ear's new thin~ ~Tve tried
r's ~JllleJ!fts:11'/i etAr'$~ 'tlr9~~ •
Was this year as q(?Od as the yeetrs 111 the past? Did g try m!f harilest and aowork my best'?
Did the enemies 9'~ made outnJ,lmber thefriends? Did9 help others to see through what was be!fbnd the bend?
Did g help people to laugh? '1r!f with them when the!f cried? Did 9 do everything 9 could? Or was there more 9 could have tried?
Wtll people remember this 11ear as qCXK/l Ditllr[tey remember me as the person g wish tfr!il would?
Was9happ!J~ #/Wilrg~Did9jinishwHiJt g ~truted? And will the!:J' niJflemherme a~ we've parted?
Was 9 the kind()/persont:hat everyone cares for? Ordki9Justnotseethat9«J1,1/cih/Jvebeentheremore?
Andll!er# b!J Diel 9do a~~'liSHed? Was this y~r a success? Or was there something 9 missed?
Even in the cold, We still love to play the game
As 9th 8rade moves from first to last, they sti I know how to make their last 8ame memorable b _ ' having a blastJ &ott Qut.z, Qeed Pierce, Dre, • ielsen, Liz Bateman, Jean f rench, Alicia 5rollia1 Andy Lomax, Mandy M38wire, Greer Wiklund, Joe Reimers, Jamie Ullman, and Qachel Hicks show u. how the 881Ile is done! Even as they 8rew olde throu8hout their years of playing, they had a cha l lenging time trying, and as they succeed and mov e on, they realize that althoU8h all of it wasn't fu they still enjoyed it, as they say 8ood-bye to the i1 last days playing the 8ame!
I Eighth Graders Learn The Qules of The Game ...
The ei8hlh 8rader enjoyed bei08 a second year player of the bi8 8ame. Team One tarted the 8ame by 8atheri08 fc r lreals and pecial ·aclivilies. Their nexl move wa lo make lray favor for Bryan ttospilal palienls, and lhey brolJ8hl lo) 3 for a loy drive. They also wenl lo Pionee1: Park for a picnic . ol lo be ouldone on the 8ame board, Team lwo jumpe ::i ri8hl inlo play by 8elli08 lo8ether for dolJ8hnuls and juice. Team Two made lheir move when they lraveled lo lhe A r alionaJ Guard , and laler learned how lo skale duri08 an ouli08 lo the Ice Box. As ninth 8raders lhese active players w;· l
be ready lo how the "new ones" how lo play the Lefler 8ame
Tavan Abdullah
Jacob Absalon
Jhonan Ale8eria
Kalie Arnold
Eliza Bachman
D ebi Bailey
Kee8an Baker
Lisa Bartz
ichole Bauerkemper
Ke vin & ker
Jay Beermann
&rah &hren
Vicloria &liakova
Le &nnell
J Ben n
Ian Ber n
Ja lyn Bells & m &utJer
Za hary Bi88
Qachel Blac k
he ll Bl k Ey
Trenl Blackwell
u Un leery
&hea E>odfteld
Erin E>ower
Colby E>owrnan
Je~nica E>raly
Matthew E>rerner
Evan Brittenham
Amy E>rolliar
Jeff E>udi8
lio08 E>ui
Jane E>urn
Jared E>urt
Erin E>yorth
Mallory Carter
Jenny CaS3
Jean Clark
Josten Clark &tephanie Cline
Michael Clow~
Jennifer Crowther
Eric Currin
0inh Dao
Matthew Darri08ton
olan Day
Melissa Demery
8tephanie Deyo08
Cory Diaz
Eric Dlouhy
Thi Doan
Derrick Drew
Tony Drew
8th Gracie
Irina Dudenkova
Chris Duey
Brandy Duffy
Qyan Dunn
Jenna Eno
Kyle Erickson
Luc Essay
Darrin fau8hn
Kameelah flelcher
<£>tacia flury
Briana fowler
Ashlei8h francke
Andrew f ran kl in
Carly franson
Moriah f ranson
Qebecca Garratt
Marcus Gaskins
Kristina Glaser
Marina Gorbun
Alexis Grenfell •
Garret Groathouse
Martin Guzman
Iiiruth tt aile
Ian ttam
Andrew llamm ack
Mohammad ttammd
Gre8 llammond
Jenny llansel
Mike ttaralson
David ttarding
8lh Grade
Ke
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Maw1~
Amand
Keshia 1,~
Khalaf Iiesso
Chasity Iiildreth
Iieather Iioke
Ashley Iiopkins
Kri tin Iiowell
Kuic' Iiudnall
Joe Iiumpal
Julia Iiurley Dewey
Collin Iiule
Jon Inhofe
ichola Isaacs
Jocy Jacoby
&rah Jakoubek
Kenton Kathol
Dustin Kaufman
Ben Keeler
Matthew Kellam
Emily Kennedy
Andrea Kern
Anne Kelller
Kyle Ki~lhorst
Aleksandr Kifori hin
Ian Knopp
&ephanie Knu t
Kelsey Koei •
/· ,l:lwyer
£Leber
an-Tra Le
Elizabeth Lee
Jean Lee
Josh Lee
6tephen Lefeber
Ke trel Lemen
Latrice Lord Kd sy Lortz
Jennifer Losch en
Amanda Lueke
Lindsay Lun<l8ren
Dona Luong
Brett Lyons
Brittany Madiso n
ichola Madse n
6teven Maltari ch
Brett Maly
Yelena Mahuylo
Chase Mar h
Annalee Masek
at alie Maybe e
&mantha ayhew
Donni e cBride
Cory McCa land
Anna McClain
Au Un cCl eery
Bobby McConnell
Paul McDowell
Micha McKeernan
Cedric McPherson
ohawn cPherson
Rebecca McWilliams
Jordan Mercurio
Jake Melz8er
Mallory Meyers
Benjamin Mickey
Qwtina Mitchell
Melvin Moore
Michael Morale<3
Kile Mor8an
Charlie Morris
Qudy M~r
Chri Mrkvicka
Alexa Muh
Jessica Mullendore
Du t.in
38le
Pearlene 8irchoirnei
Iiuan 8uyen
Ly 8uyen
Kinsey O eil
David Oldfather
Kayla Ondrak
5ori Pelcer
Guy Perkin
Melissa Pewther
Thuy Pham
Lily Platte
Qose Platte
Allison Pri~
Brian Qadi cia
Ted Rein wald
Joe Rempe
Manuel Renteria
Tony Roberson
Drew Roberts
Joseph Quiz
Demetrius Ryles
Courtney Ryon
Joshua canley
Jeremy &lchell
Tony &:hulz
Dol.18 chaw
Kristen oherman
Kemari ohina.11
Danielle ohouse
a.than c£>ieber
Joel oieverl
Carlos oilva
&die clack
Jeff cmith
Tyler C>lahly
ohenika olampley
cherika olampley
Elizabeth C>larkey
Melissa clout
Camara clrof18
Joshua 8wartzlander
L\ hley 8wifl
8haun 8wifl
Jeff Tale
Aaron Tebo
Philip Te8Ch
&Ii Tharis-tlacham
L\ hley Tolle
Khoa Tran
Preslon Twiss
araporn Uapraserl
Elizabelh Ullechl
Corey Vidlak
Hannah Voelker
ick Vollerlsen
Bill Wallen
Qaelonda Wall
tlealher alson
L\ hley Wellman
Rachael Well
Qyan Wesl
Carrie Wie8erl
Dane Wilken
Blaine Wills
L\shlei8h Wolfe
Jessi Wolfe
ichole Woodworlh
elissa Youfi8
Bo Zhou
Qo8ers lions
Lien Phun
Me8an Plith
Drew Woundedsheild
Not Pictured Chika Aota Ali Yousif Monique Williams
f-l w do you suppose t.he &tars stand on these kales?
We braved the now lo make this winni£18 triansular piece for the 8ame!
EiBhlh Grade
J ue Umana
E>en aneperen
Jame8 Varejcka
ick a ke
Joshua V !er
Deaf18elo Wall
Jason amball8h
Tanya Warren
Wrulney eber
John ei hahn
Healher Wheeler
Ju tin While
Tanner Wilkinson
Kyle William Philip Williams
Casey Wil n
Chri lopher Winchell
f ele ia Woller
Lindsey Yardley
Oi_f18 Zhu
ol Piclured:
Anlhony Brady
Amnia EI -E>a heer
Yi Oi_8-f18
Amy ~ulhwell
faculty Leads In 8porU,manship
Twelve new teacher. joined the 8ame fXX)l in f\l1c,ust as Lefler welcomed over fffJ students and parents for separate 8ffide level evenifi8 orientation meelin8 Parents learned about the new 8oals for thi year and had the opportunity to meet the teacher. for that 8rnde level. &_udents received their hedules.
Raisifi8 the rea<lin8 comprehension level and improv- in8 di ipline were established as the '98-'<J) 8oals. These were accomplished by addffi8 reactfi8 classes and emphasizm8 more per. nal rea<lin8 time throlJ8hout all curriculum.
ttu8h McDermott Principal
Diane ttoyt &PED Coordinator
"Character Counts," a pecial pro8ffiffi demonslratffi8 trustworthiness, respecl responsibility, fairness, carifl8, and citizenship, was adopted second semester. l,e,soc)ns on the pillars were inte8rnted in the &2hedule.
The di&2ipline committee established 8uidelines to cut down on tardies and improve hall behaviors. An after&2hool detention was added fu an effoft to deter students from inappr priate behaviors.
Mr. Pappas and Mr. Calafiore welcomed new ns to their homes and our staff
faculty member. found time away from &2hool to ~ialize and have fun at the holiday ~ial 8atherin8 at Mrs. &ewarts and monthly outffi8s at lccal restaurants.
Kathy M Office &cretary
&teve &tandley Resource Officer
&ara a k Resource Officer
Ralph Calafiore Associate Principal
Jeanine ielsen Office &cretary
Annie qtokes 9th Counselo r
Barry Abrahams Math ·
Qebecca Banset Ec>L Paraeducator
Barb Terry 8th Counselor
Cindy Allely 0i:::ed Pareducator
Becky B well &x::ial 6tudies
Marcia Benner 7th Counselor
Leila Aliovsadzade Accompani t
Deb Bussey urse
Brenda Qoseberry Counselor's &cretary
Qo8er Baddeley &x::ial 6tudies
Celine Calcaterra Copy Center
Caporale 6pecial Ed.
PE/Health
PE/Health
&:ience
Dawson Media 8pecialist faculty
8ocial &udies/i\18ebra
Deb
J Q. Connel
Larry
Charlotte Ceballos
&:ott Copley
liarold De ries
Jane Cech PE/liealth
Mi<l8e Dance Efi8lish
6ue Clymer 8ped. Paraeducator
Jon Dawson 8ocial &udies
Charlotte Everts Qesource
6herri faster Exp. Learnif18
Connie frahrn 6ped Paraeducator
f rench 6ped Paraeducalor
Mary fritz English
Jayne frye Qesource
Lee fuhrer &ience
Mike Han Psyc~olo8i t
Geor8i Hartung Engli h Qesource Qoorn
Michael Herres Engli h/M
Kri ti Hetland 6pani h
Hofrnei ter 6pecial Ed.
Lynette fa t Art
Bobbi
Justin
QaJean ttoy Malh
Tom Keady Tech
Claudia Loomi &ience
facully
Mar8aret Indriksons &ience
Qonda Kieselhorst family Con umer &ience
Iiuado08 Lu Orchestra
Judy Johnson &peech Patholo8i t
Jennifer Lesoi08 E&L
Qyan Mahoney &x:2ial &udies
Kristin Johnson Math
Katie Lo8an Drama
Dick Marolf Band
Barb Miriovk ky Math/Keyboardif18
Jeff Pappas 9th PE ,
Cynthia Qockwell french
Qich Myer Tech
Cindy Paulson Qeadif18/Qesource
Chri Qoth 6ped Paraeducalor
Diane Olsen Ef18li h
Matthew Della 6ped Daraeducalor
Qi chard Qusso th PE/Health
&ra Oilman Vocal Mu ic
Jennifer Qiddell E6L
i\nne &hmidl Math
Brenda &hmidl Teen Livif18
Willie ohafer Ef18lish/JQurnalism
Dee olipicka Media Cenler
&ience
Kevin onell Malh/Keyboardif18
Deb &ephenson opecial Ed
Marcia olewarl Ef18lish
oloehr 00eial oludies
Donna olrabala Keyboarding/Business
Karen Walls Compuler Applications
Iieidi Wesl Iieallh Para
Amanda Wri8hl oped Paraeducalor
Facully
Kirslen om.ilh
Jeff
Clara Yeck
Efi8li h
Mara Zigur family cpeciali t
arissa Bell
P ara E0L
ew fcxx:I ilem uch a chi ken ~ro, ham and cheese lrornboli, and luffed cru l pizza cornplelely lhrilled lhe Lefler players and kepl lhe 8ames 80i08 The number of breakfosl parlicipanl increased lhi year.
Cafeleria: f ronl row: Karen Oldfield, Genny Qickelts. Back row: ~haron koda, Deb Pelersen, Joni Mueller, adia Qybak.
- The playifi8 field mu t be kept in Up-top hape and our cu todian did an excellent job. The floor parkled, the wi ndow hone and tra h did not collect anywhere These guy and gal helped the Lefler player with their po itive attitude and miles.
Day custodian : f root row: Connie 0hufi8 and Qusse l illi Back row : To m Iiou hen.
i ht cu todian : front row: f red Iiaa . Back row: Dan Patterson, Don E> cx::ifteld, ickie alenta and Jim John n.
8tudent Council funds the Games and
Projeru,, projed8, projects were the buzz for the &udenl Council. This active 8rou1 members stron& consisted of 7, 8, and 9 8 who met weekly t.o plan and sponror , events. The kick-off was a 7th 8ra.de afler dance where the new 881Ile player. ~ializ.e jived The sale of Po8o cards durif18 the fall 1 provided CJirun8 events for the buyers and cash for the Coun il. A special asrembly in t brolJ8hl hacky-sack experts, Drew and Ma • demonstrations about this porl The cone stand stocked the liWe leather balls for studc pW"Ch~ t.o improve their skills. ~tuCo me collected fcxx1 items t.o help fill the Malone C pantry al Thanks&vin8.
In an effort t.o encoUffi8e readln& a Lefler 80 t.o ease holiday shoppifl& the Council hei Bcx:i fair in December. (Conl p. 75)
&venth Grade Council Members: Back row: (left_ t.o ri8ht), Kestrel Iiauptrnan, avneel Minahs, Kelly Burron, &m aumann, Gabe Kanne, ™ha Mar. f ronl row: &ephanie Morford, &mantha &Bley, Linc:k:ey Yardley, Heather Danley, Kyle Williams, Tyler Dean, Chris Aull ol pictured Patrick Elsener and Michael f reJlli8.
Grade Council Member : Back Qow: (I. lo r.), Kee8an Baker, David Oldfather, 6henika 6l81Ilpley, Dane Wilken, Jeff Tale, Jay Beermann, Marcu Gaskins. Middle row: &herika 6l81Ilpley, Jacob Absalon, &m Beutler, Cre8 Hammond. fronl Qow: Jenna Eno, Chase Marsh, Corey Vidlak , 6leph~n Lafeber, Tina Mitchell.
Ei8hth
Leads The Way lo the finish Line
WO )rc:nxds from the fair were urn as children of i:: ly members pul era.fl items lo8ether and ), 1~njoyed pizza al the Iioliday Party. A visit and bcx::>k rn~e,rom &nta brolJ8hl reruns of delighl 18I'I
c_;amations and suckers helped leflerites rememx:1 ,1Der their "friends" al Valentine' Day and the Counnor .til added funds lo their mffers. This annual sale is 1ntl way fun and profitable .he f k rfue annual March Tulenl <£>how brolJ8hl oul the besl r ' , . ~ntertainmenl amof18 Lefler sludent3. The Carnival in '½ay was a 8real fun year-end evenl with the bi8 hil ~ntc ' 'xin8 the dunk tank. facully members willif18ly :mb ~1ccepl the challef18e!
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)rofit3 from the Councils hard work with multiple und-~rs and mnce.ssion -sland profit3 were al, u-1rn to purcha<£e 8ianl portable fan for the halls Id 1IDd 8Yms and pay for year-end activities for the 1inth 8rnders.
inth Crnde Council Members: Back row: (I. tor.) David Campbell, Tubby Janak, Mall Lefeber, Alyssa Wilson, Brillany Perry, Michael 6teinke, &nll Qutz. Third row: Brione Kaleik, Chante. Turner, Qachel Iiicks, M8&Ye Keelan &cond row: Bill Vcx:ivarka, Deva Connell, Iieather 6prin8er, Liz Bateman, Tiffany fix.ter, Me8an M8flflll18-Kechely. f ronl row: Dan Thompoc>n, Malt. Iiolman.
Execulive Council Member : Ba k row: (1. lo r.) Qachel Iiick , Krisly Or8orzolka, Mall Iiolman. Third row: 6henika 6lampley, Jeff Tale, 6herika &ley, Cha<£e Mar h. &cond row: Jay Beermann , Mall Lefeber, David Oldfath er, Tabby Janak. fir l row : M5Mie Keelan
Jazz Band Livens Up the Game
Jazz musicians were selected by presenUrvs a record tape lo the teacher. The mu icians who were chosen performed four jazz ensemble concerts lo the hool and then also lo • their families. In March the band performed in an all city contest with 8roups from all over the stale. The jazz band consisted of ei8hth and ninth 8rader . In March the musician were selected lo play for the ebraska Band Masters Convention in Kimball tlall on the -L campus.
Orchestra
Back Qow: &oll Qulz, Qudy Moser, Mandy tlershey, Chase Marsh, Michael &leinke, Keeler, &herika &tam ply. Middle Qow: frnslin McCleery. f red &oll, Mall ·tlolman, tlammack, Mr. Marolf f ronl Qow: M3&3ie Keelan, Corey Vidlak, Qyan Voecks, Kelsey irvssman. Dan Thompson.
8oftens The Competitions' Tone
Back row: f red &oti., Matl tlolman, fill&e Maske, Ian ~enber8er. Chris Duey. Middle row: Ke-strel Hauptman, Rudy M~r. Ttffany fixler, Ttffanee Monron. Qenzo Caputlo. David IBf18e. Lathan Murrell, L\lma Deumc, Michael &inke. Elizabeth Bateman, Qa he.el Hicks, t\lySffi Wilson. &die &lack. &phanie Morford, &manlha &aley. Mr. Lu. front row: Jenny Beckwith, 5o Zhou, Kenton Kalhol, Ted Reinwald, Jonathan Ccxxidifi8. Jane Bums, M~ ha Einemann, Emily Kennedy, Me8an Einemann, Lenna Pierce, tlealher &pfin8er.
Intermediate Band Provids Back8round Music.
nlermediale Band con isled of all venlh grader The lwo band periwere combined lo perform e concerts wilh only lwo prac·ces. The band played all bnds of u i from Baroque, jazz, and classial p ieces. C)ludents had lo oflen emon lrale mu ical kill by playing e ts College bands somelimes ach a ix difficully level. The fler Band reached a 15-2 level of difficully level, laled Mr. Marolf direclor. &ome fun moments occurred when ubslilules directed helhe group. Doughnul days were AtIC rew ard for hard work.
front row: Tyler Dean, Healher Danley. Michaela flower Jenna Hubl. Anne Beckius, Whitney Weber, Leandra London. Jenelle Hernandez, &ra Duncan. &cond row: Cameron McPherson, Michael Cohn, Al ton Canada, athan Bahr, David orie8a, Joseph Man8litz, 6am Morris, Jared Bates, Alex Qeinkordt, John Weishan, 6tephanie Johnson Third row: &ott Hottovy. my Hardin , Jennica Johnson. Kirn 6rnith, Brittany BilliOBs, McKenzie Jones, 6uzanne Bernadl eil Mohlrnan, Pat Elsener, Kyle Linhardl Aaron Anderson. Jami Brown fourth row: Mr. Marolf, manda Crummel 6am Loes, 6tuart Criltenden, Jason &hwartiOB. Chris Mausbauch, Carolina Torres, Luke fixter, Tyne Mum, Monica Martinez, Lizzy QaaKh , Aaron Johnson. fiflh row: ick ·vaske, 6am auman. Tanner Wilkinson, Trendun Elhussen. Laura Human. Ashley Henry. Tanya Warren, Alissa Holland , J hua V !er, Adam McKee, Jonas Azzarn. ot pictured: Anlhony Canada, Kelly Burson
Concert Band Takes The 8ta8e
Bock Qow: Jake etz.ger, Gre tlammond, Chris Mrkvicka, aron Tebo, Collin Hute, Lu ~y. ati Dam118ton, &.ephen Lefeber, T!Ill f Mr. arolf 3rd Qow: tlannah oelk.er, ffiruth Iiaile, Annalee k, Dane ilk.en, Le i Da is, Ben ·ckey, Jooen Clark, Qick liaxton, Jared Burt Zach Black. 2nd Qow: Leah Bennel anessa flewellin& Kensey O eil, Anna cClain, Qachael Black, Lisa Bartz, Heather t1 ke, !by Bowman, Zach B~, Bill allen, elissa Yollf18. Qow 1 Courtney Qyon, Kendrn Hat.field Katie Arnold Eliza Bachman
Jeff Budi& alt Bremer, Philip Ti h, Drew Qdxrts, DolJ8 &law. 0Panizali n • and Livi • ::r
8ymphonic Band Plays The 8lralegic 8ound
Back row (L-Q), Mr. Marolf, Amanda Lueke, Jacob Absalon, Joel &iverl ick Mad<£en, Cory Vidlak, Ben Winston, Ceor8e Werner, Luke Mum, fill8ie Maske, Me8an Manni~Kechely. 3rd row: Mall Lefeber, Carrie Wie8erl Ashlei8h Wolfe, Ni Weber, &m Beutler, Jay Beermann, Elizabeth Lee, Qachael Wells, Dave Thompocm, Julie tiurley Dewey, Q().£e Platte. 2nd row: Jeff Tale, Tyler &t.ahly, Kristen &herman, Danielle Bauer, Timory Weakly, Brittany Madison, Liz Bateman, Qachel tiicks, Alyssa Wilson, Kyndall Bedell, Liz Ullechl 3rd row : Josh &wartzlander, Jean Clark, Jessi Wolfe, Alicia Bernadl Andrea Kerns, Kel<£ey Koenin8sman, Kesly Lortz, Keith Palmer.
&fari &i~ers had fun si~i~ their way throli8h the year. They met once a wee k, praclicil18 and si~i~ in harmony and in unison. They also worked on 8elli~ 8ood sounds The si~ers had a 8ood lime 8elli118 lo know each other and their voices.
Ba k row: A hley Wellman, M Kenzie fouls, Breanne Chandler McKenzie Jones, and Kyle Apple. front row: Lily Platte, Julie tiurley Dewey, Q Platte, and M1; Oilman.
&lecl Choir Performs The 8trategies Of The Game
Back Q ow L-Q: Qose Plalle, i\shley Wellman, Erin Byorlh, i\aron Tebo, Caleb Iierrick, olephanie f reytag Lily Plalle. 3rd Qow L-Q: oarah &anion, Brillnay Madison, Joe Iiumpal, Ju tin Walker, Brione Kalcik, Kelsey Koenif18 man. 2nd Qow L-Q: i\ndrea Kern , Jane Burns, Michael 5ennell, Kemari ohinall, 8henika &Lampley, Qulh Kohlz, &rah Oilman. f ronl Qow L-IJ Leila Aliovsadzade, Jenny Kahm, Tabby Janak, Josh owartzlander, ohawn Espinoza, Anne Kelller Melissa Pewthers.
&!eel Choir members, for 1998-1999 had lo audilion in lhe 1997-1998 school year. Oft.en lhe choir was lhanked for lheir performance wilh applause and an occasional donation lo lhe school. The &!eel Choir performed in many placec3, including retiremenl homec3, feeder schools, and many olher c harilable placec3. The &lecl Choir had lo buy lheir own oulfils which included l-shirls, slac ks, dresses, and h0ec3, bul lhe members said il wa all worlh il
Drama And Theater Add Character
Drama 1 was a class t.hat tau8ht ei8ht.h and ninth 8raders about acU~. Ms. Lo8an used many strate8ies doi~ so . The tudenls improvised infront of t.he class wit.h characters and situations. They played 8ames uch as, "Bus stop", "Zip Zap Zop", and "Murder." Afler learnin8 t.he basi~ of acU~. the class picked a play t.hey wanted to perform, which was "I Want My Mu[Il[Ily", a sarca Uc look at a couple of di88er in E8Ypt who excavated up 17 mummies with different personaliUe . /\fler the play was done t.hey ended the year by maki~ music videos.
&cond semester: Back row: Katie Lo8an, Dai liau~. Earl Pilcher, Crethchen liamilton, Kristi 08orzolka, Cody Winche : Mar. &cond row: Monique Williams, Tierra Thompson, Quth Kohtz, Brooke Paulsen, otephanie Deyo~, <£>tacia flury, na fowler, Jean Lee, M888ie Keelan. front row: Tim Paddock, Kee8an . Baker, Josh Lee, 6hawn Ec1,pinoza, Chris Lawre1
In 1999, Theater performed a play called "final Exam", by Burton Buffi8arner, a play t.hat was put on mainly by t.he tudenls themselves. They picked out and made all their costumes, put on their own makeup, cued t.he li8hls and sound, and made the l58e props They also memorized their lines duri~ t.he class period, and on their own time. Before the play rehearsals, they learned about acU~ on a hi8h level, made their own miniature st58e sets out of scratch, and had a fun and educational semester.
Back row (L-Q): M . Lo8an , Barb Quss, David Johnson, Ben Winston, Abram Connell Middle row: Lorraine Grant, ar flewelli~, 6hayna Plit.h Erin Keckler, Nnie Brauer, Kasi O'Keefe, Qikki Wallace. front row: /\ hley Ki[Il[Ilen, Jenny I Amber &hroeder, Leah Colburn. ot pictured: ichole Crouse, Chelle Pai8e, Dan Thompson.
All 8chool Players Ta8 The Audiences Attention
he r All &hool Play consisted of over casl and crew members, makir\s it the bi&3esl hool Play ever al Lefler. The member. , cluCJin8 M Lo8an a the director, pul on a corny play called, " i8htB Of The Qad Table", a tire in whtch the 90s are brol.J8hl into the ixnth century. Two teen--88ers are sent ba k in with Merlin to reg;ue Camelot from many .. .,'-"'JU.Ides, inclu<lin8 the evil witch Mor8an Lefey, d a bunch of bumblin8 knJ8ht.8. Nthol.J8h the lay had me difficulties and fault.8, the memr. htifi8 in for a fun and challe118ID8 prcx:luc-
".>ack Qow (Lefl lo Qi8hl): Ms. Lo8an, Dane Wilken , Lu c ES38y, _ avneet Minha , 6lephanie Knu l, David Johnson , J h Iiopell na n, Cory Vic:llak , David Campbell. fiflh Row: Josh Lee, Jason ttoke , Chelsea Chapel, Ben Jones, C>lephanie tt errick, fele, ~:: ia Wolter, 6helly Pai8e, Ashley Wellman , 6lephanie Cline, Timory Weakly, ichole Bauerkemper. fourth Qow : 6arah 6can-
5 Ico n, Jenny Kahm, Ashley 6wifl, Allison Priess, Catlyn liarrah. Jami e Brown, Cameron McPherson, Qose Pla lle, Kelly Burson. 1 c ~fhird Row: Jacque Bliss, Tabby Jan ak, Jewely liurly-Dewey, Anna McClain, Quth Kohtz, Jennica Brahly, &oll li ollovy, Chase '1ar h, Jay Beerman, Lily Plalle, Jane Burns. &cond Qo w: 6imon Connell, Bethany Jones. fir l Qow: Kyle Erickson, Tayler -.JOl denslein
All Good Playe rs Ne ed To Know Their . Crafl.
Craft Club was a new aft.er school a Uvily/ club. Mrs. 6lewart and Mrs 6milh sponsored the cl ub , and offered a variety of crafls durifi8 the monthly meelifi8 They made Chri lmas lree ornament.8, Valentines , and can dy mol difi8. Dependifi8 on the craft presented, lhe allendance h6fi8ed also. any teacher parUcipaled in the ne w club activities.
Lefl lo Qi8hl Mr 6lewarl, r . 6mith, Jennica 5rahly, Carley fran n, r . 6lrabala , 6lephanie Knu l.
Diversity Takes the Qainbow Prize
Club members are:
Qainbow Club mel bi-moot study multi-cultural difference lo resolve slereolypes, and lhe communily in any way lhe) Club members studied such rr lural holidays as Eid as il is aled wilh Qamadan, Kwanz Hanukkayh, and Christmas. M< were devoled lo learning lhese holiday as lhey appea the calendar, and activities break down slereolypes. Th< bow Club is sponsored by 0milh and Jenn ifer Lesoing.
Ma8azine 8ales Help The Game Continue
Lefler has always supporled readif18. The ID38azine sales really helped promole reading by makif18 ways il could be fun. All sludents were encour38ed lo eilher sell new subscriptions or si8n up renewals. Top dollar sellers earned credil for lheir sales and were honored wilh a 8real lunch al Valentino's. This annual fundraier is sponsored by lhe Lefler PTO. All lhe profits from lhe sales wenl lo lhe six learns al Lefler for school projects uch a field lrips and end of year activities for lhe ninlh 8raders.
Qainbow
(lefl lo ri8hl) Back Qow: Kirstin &milh, Jarod Bales, Anh Do, Lathan Murrall, Jennifer Lesoin8. f ronl Qow: Luke Mu&gy, Tuyel Kieu, Brillany Billings, Breanne Chandler and Elizabelh Ullechl
Top m38azine seller : Back row (left lo ri8hl): ichole Gardner, Elizabelh U &manlha Mayhew, Jennifer Crowlher, avneel Minhas. Middle row: Chan la r &lephanie Morford, Katie Arnold, Tina Milchell. f ronl row: Michaela flowers, Tanner, olephanie Knusl
"Magic The Catherin8" Provide Challenges for Club
lily 1r. Dawson, Media 6pecialisl, ponsored The Gamif18 Club which s, t ri(1et weekly lo enjoy playif18 "Masic The Galherif18" and 'Dunhel ::x, eon and Drason ." oludent.3 learned slrale8ies wilh lhe card.
r co u) f "M58iC The Galherif18" in an efforl lo earn point.3. Tradif18 mlli::ard became a fa l and furiou act.ivily a members lried lo a&\ 'lref18lhen lheir deck of cards. okills improved as members a, 1(:vere involved in card rallies and several lournament.3. ~et i abc1ember also enjoyed sharif18 informat.ion and personal review re cI )n lhe ience Act.ion comics and book lhey read and lhe w1 jnovies or videos lhey had walched. Members of lhe Gamif18
".: (i a~ lub liked sharif18 lheir common inleresl in lhe fanlasy 8enre.
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High Flyiflg Qou tines Maste red by Dancers.
Lefler welcomed a new Dance Club in lhe fall ponsored by Mr B well. The member hip consisled of bolh boy and 8irl who were interesled in learnif18 cheerleadif18 tyle rout.in , 8Ymnast.ics moves as lhey apply lo arm and le8 movement.3, and dance pf'CX;edu~. &veral meelif18s were devoted lo walchif18 ebraska cheerleader vid~. Members lhen pracliced lhe rout.ines and chee~ Yell squad member from lhe variou hi8h school somelimes 8ave demon lralion for club member.
Dance Club member : Back row: f elecia Woller, Jennife r Loschen, 6henika lampley. front row: Carman Graham A hley Kimmen , Mic ha Mc Keeman, 6herika olampley, Keilh Palmer, A hley 6wifl, Tiffany Porlen c h
Gamif18 Club members: Back row: Mall Brewer, Geor8e Werner, Carrel Groalhouse. Middle row: Paul McDowell, eil Mohl man. f ronl row: John Weishahn.
Art Club 8culpts The Dlayin8 field
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Mediators Keep The Qules fair
&lecled ninth 8raders serve lhrou8houl lhe year as medialors for the school. These sludenls are chosen a their ei8hth 8rade year comes lo a close by peers and counselor Medialors had lo complele a lwo day lraini~ pro8ram in the fall where they learned how lo lislen lo and solve olher student's problems . They practiced mediation kills on each other lhroU8h the use of skils, 8B.1Iles, and videos. Medialor are called upon lo lalk lo sludenls when problems arise wilh relationships, dru8 , parenls, and M8er. Mediator are lrained only lo li ten and offer advice; they cannol lake ides in any di008reemenl Mosl of the lime, this 8roup is able lo solve a polential problem before il lurns inlo a hu8e unsolvable siluation. All medialors worked as partners and thi a i8nmenl lasls all year.
Art Club was ponsored by Mrs and Mr. tlerres. The club mel bi-m ly aft.er school. Member pra lheir arli lie lalenls by produci~ lance painu"n8s, drawin8s, pot weavi~. and papier mache. Cai drawil1_8 was popular this year as bers fea lured Japanese animalior super heroes. Mosl on 80i~ art remained unfinished, which was 8oa1 of the Art Club.
edialor Back row : Qosie ewe!!, Me8an Bomber8er, &I Carcamo, Bethany Jones, Liz Baleman , &oll Qut.z. front row: Mrs. &lokes, Liem Bui Tran, Qilchie Walla ce, ~ie Keelan, Mall ttolman.
Art Chili members Back row: Mall Kellam, Julie tturley Dewey, Kyle Erickson, Mq'.)an Bomber8er, &hayna Plith, ick Isaacs, Mr. tterres. Middle row: David Campbell, i\nn McClain, Lily Plalte, Amy Brauer, Kasi
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VIP's Extend The Game Beyond 0Chool
)ryan and Lefler celebraled 11 uccessful year a one of lhe ori8inal TIP in lhe cily. The Child Advocacy Cenler for abused children, '98l<' service projecl, officially wa dedicaled on Ocl 11 Commillee \ember and parents filled 300 luminarie<3 in Anlel o pe Park for lhe -~n l~ venl The Jif18le Bell Qun for Arlhritis brou8hl over 50 VIP partici-
~\:e)anls who raised nearly 500 for lhis annual evenl All runner reeceived pecial weal shirts from our VIP. For lhe second year, lhe t ,~r: ommillee sold olher's Day 8eranium to raise money for lhe Advoi.ix:acy Cenler. The annual Academic filness Breakfast in May honored
rre ) ver 30 tudents and parents. A in lhe pasl, Bryan ponsored lhi
1 .:l.f~venl Member of lhe VIP commillee were: Brione Kalcik, Aaron Weaver, Cha ily Iiildrelh, Evan Britlenham, Kim 8milh , &olt llotlovy, t1 illie 8hafer IiU8h McDermolt, Kalhy Wolfe, E<l8ar Bumani , Marilyn ,haw, D eElla Wilhelm, 8haila Youf18, and erla Youf18quisl.
The federal Iii8hway Adminislrnti o n and lhe U8 Department of Tran porlation joined Lefler a a new VIP partner hip. Pam Cooksey (insert) , Ima Vlasak (left_) and Tom Keady served a liaison and met monthly. Bri<l8e buildif18 on lhe web ·ile job hadowifi8 , safety on lhe road, and malh opportunitie<3 inv o lved lhe exploralory classes in thi new adventure. Learnifi8 about the "nozone" around truck wa a fir t hand demon tration for soon-to-be-driver when a semi wa on di p!ay for lhe May 16 carnival. 8tudent art wo rk wa on di play in lhe lobby of lhe federal Buildif18 a a re<3ull of thi new partner hip.
8cience Olympiad Launches The Game Piece
&ience Olympiad was an education includif18 the ience disciplines of biolo8Y, earth science, chemistry, physics, compute~ and lechnolo8J. On April 17, the members of the club participated in a city wide conlesl There were many differenl ientific and ef18ineerif18 events, such as, E8E, Drop. Qockel Launch, 6lif18 6hol and others. The club meet every week lo prepare for the events for which they planned lo compete. Durif18 their meetif18 they built all differenl kinds of projects lo help them learn about science and engineerif18. After the competition the members and Mr. Copley were awarded medals for fir l second, and third place. &ience Olympiad had a fun, and educational lime compelif18 in the game
Q.C. Club Qaces To The finish Line.
The R adio Control Car Club had a fun year. They raced through the year with their remote control cars and planes. The ar and planes were controlled by electric and gas powered motors. The club mel once a week, and durif18 this lime they built cars, traded car parts, and raced them . Most of the racers built their cars from scratch, and when they were ready, they raced in ide of the recently vacated fashion Company and out.side al Oak Track near Oak Lake. The boys enjoyed the club and had lots of fun playing the game in Q .C. Club.
E>ack ro~: Ian Egepberger, &m Morris, McKenzie Jones, Elizabeth U front row : Andy Lutes, Kyle Apple, eil Mohlman.
Lefl-Qighl Mall Lueke, Allen Iiowell, 6hawn 1'8uirre, Qicky Ligon, Je more, Mr. Keady.
These Kni8hts Are On The Way To The Top
All in all, Lefler ludenlfi who played for oouthea l football had a pretty 8ood year. Jeff commented, "I learned a lot of kill and improved more in every way." These freshmen all 68reed on one thing; they didn't like eUlng up early in the ulll.1Iler with the hot weather, but it wa worth il Cha<Se said, "I liked the am b l because I let everylhin I learned and improved on all come out." The <Seven parti ipanlfi for oouthea l football were: Jeff Clark, Ja n Kreifel , Cha<Se Golden lein Cha<Se Erpelding, and Qyan ttenning. ol pictured: Qyan &li8 and Kurt Law
Kri ti 08orzolka played on the 6oulhea l Qeserve Volleyball Team. Thi team posted a 15-1 record for the <Sea n. Their only I wa lo orthea l They were vidoriou over three learn 15-0. Altholl8h Kristi badly jammed her finger during a ri8orou practice, he played on!
Abram Connell wr Ued in the 1 wei ht cla for oouthea l During the <Season, Abram had lo continually do wei8hl training and a real deal of conditioning lo maintain his talu in hi wei ht cla . Abram id, ·'The coa hes were very tricl" One day Abram and hi teammates ol into trouble and had lo do 50 pu h-ups! The team practiced daily in an effort lo ore well in their many dual and lournamen .
The Kni8hU, Tear Down The NeU,
Back row: (I. lo r.) Kaly Miller, Amanda Bulin, Candy Ef18el. f ronl row: Daniela Alic
Lefler was rep~nted on routheasf baskelball t.eam3 with lwo members. ChMe Goldenstein played on the Qe£erve Team and JB&)n Kreifels earned a pol on the freshman Team. ChMe said, "fie enjoyed the 8ames the be& bxau~ they were fun."
JB&)n added, "I improved on occollllll8 a team player, bul the daily practices were rolJ8h."
Both commented on the ~ilive ports p1D8ffilll al ooutheast.
utheast. Girls Baskelball proudly drew four Leflerites inlo th n. Amanda Bulin played for the an ily Team, while Kaly Miller, Nie, and Candy W8el parLicip:1ted on the freshman Team. Aman ed, "&artir\3 as a freshman was a real thrill for me."
Tryout.s were difficull bxau~ of the number. of athletes who tJ for the teams. "Practice.s were hard," said Kaly. "Our besl 8ame w we beal ortheasl 30-19. All the hard work was well worth itJ"
Candy and Kaly added thal the b~esl hurdle lo overcome llshin8 team piril since member. altend differenl hools. Pre-8a ties helped the team occome clO£er.
Daniela came lo the Uc£> from Bosnia only lasl ummer. Mr. Pappas 88ed her lo try oul for the baskelball team ince he was famil the 88me. "My father look me lo hi practice.s in Bosnia and I lov port." All the 8irls look forward lo parucip:1Uf18 nexl year.
And &oop Up the Outfield!
Alicia Brolliar made the Qe8erve ooutheast softball team, while Amanda Bulin played on the JV team. "Practices weren't really that hard", said Alicia, "We mainly did conditioning." <£>he also mentioned that whenever they were down they always seemed to come back. for the most part they both seemed to have pretty 8ood seasons
Katy Miller wa the only person from Lefler to try out for the tennis team al 00utheasl Throu8houl the rou8h and demandi08 tryouts, Katy held her head hi8h and had a 8reat season!
L0E 0truts Their 0tuff
There three future trock st&s, 5riltney Perry, Kristi q~pwlka, and Ashley Dart tried out for the c:outheasl track team. Tryouts were Ions and Urif18 but well worth il "Without others pu hir)8 me lo do il I probably wouldn't have tried oul but I'm ~ad I did!" commented A hley Dart They're all 8lad they did il and reprerented &outheast with pride
5oth of these new Kni8hts, Jason Kreifel , and Qicky Li on tried out for the baseball learn al 6oulheasl. They learned about slidin8, bunli08, and many more skill used oul on "the field. Tryouts were lon8 and hard but they enjoyed the experience and are lookin8 forward lo a 8real season!
Greer Wiklund and 5rian Garratt both tried oul for a pol on one of oouthea l' soccer learn . Tryouts were hard and demandi08 but they both made il lhroll8h while 8aini08 a little more experience and a couple more friend . Il wa a 8ood experience for all.
The Links Get Down To Business
Andy Lomax, Qeed Pierce, and Earl Pilcher played for the LH6 9th 3rade football team. Their team pl~yed 12 3ame.s duri03 the season and !X)Skd a 4-8 record. The biMe.st handicap for the team was the hot weather and two-a-day practice.s in full 3ear! Andy recalled the final 3ame at Beechner field with Crei3hton Prep when they played in three inche.s of mud. "It was 3reaU" he ex !aimed.
The LH6 wrestJi03 team welcomed the talents of Keith Palmer on Var: ity. Throu3hout the practice.s and tournaments , Keith maintained his 114 pound wei3ht class. Keith tated, "Wrestli03 keeps me in shape and ifs fun." Keith improved his peed and learned that more move.s on the mat increased his timi03.
ive Le er a e.s earne spots on the Lincoln Hi3h Volleyball A and B teams. The 3irl all 33reed they had a fun season :ind improved their skills. Jodi, Liz, and Deva played 11 3ame.s and were involved in two tournaments with the A Team. The : oa h wa Q ia &lv33i. The fir: t 3ame in Grand Island turned out to be memorable because one bu broke down on the way and the team with the fir: t 3ame climbed on the workable bu and journeyed on. The second team to play had to wait for the bu to cool down and re.3tartJ Afi8ie and Lori played 10 3ame.s with the B team which wa coached by 6ara 5ffi8h . Back row: Afi8ie Ma ke, Lori Lodwi3. front row: Jodi Qeimer: , Liz Bateman, Deva Connetl
Links 0tomp On the Competition
&ven of Lefler' athlet~ tried out for the Lincoln Iii8h baseball learn. They all 88reed that tryouts were very Ions and hard, but in the end all lhe work was worth il They learned many new skills and made new friends Back Row: Aaron Weaver, Dan Thompson, Andy Lomax, Ryan Voecks, Mall Iiolman, Dave Thompson, and Qeed Pierce.
ocoll Qulz made lhe Varity swim learn at Lincoln Iii8h. The best part about beins on the learn, he said, was 8etlins in shape and meelins new people.
AJ18ie Maske, Lori Lodwi5, and Barb Ru made the Qeserve basketball learn al Lincoln Iii8h. The~ practiced hard and mainly focused on learn work One of the b~l 88m~ wa when they playec orlheasl and won by lwo points in overtime The; all admitted that il wa a fun season and that the) 80l lo meet a lot of differenl people.
The Lincoln Iii8h f r~hman basketball learn hac exciliJ18 season! T~ Keys really liked playif18 de and he said he even improved on his shoolif18. "W have lo do a lot of runnins," explained Tr~. Gary said he 80l a thrill out of the competition. Terrel l said he liked the coach~ a lot. Chris Lawrence menled, "I 80l lo know the other players better. lured are Chri Lawrence , Andy Lomax, Terrel J Gary Wells, and T~ Key .
fancy footwork &ts fast Pace
Tuyel Kieu definitely had one exciti£18 season! 6he put forth all her effort and made the Var ity crOM country team at Lincoln tli8h. 6he said that at the meets while runni£18, her throat would 8el awfully dry. Then because of the heat it made it very difficult to run the race 6he' 81ad he did it thoU8h. 6he commented that it wa a fun experien ce
D rew ielsen and Qyan oeck tried out for the tenni team at Lincoln tli8h. Both had 8reat tryouts and a 8reat season. They said practices weren't that hard and they had a fun time beifi8 part of the team.
Drew ielsen made the freshman soccer team at Lincoln tli8h. tte said that the tryouts and practices weren't all that bad The team had a 8ood season and ended up beifi8 5-0. Drew id, "I will never for8el when we beat the JV team at Lincoln tli8h and we were pure freshmen!"
Two LeAerit Jean f rench and Qachel tlick went out for track at Lincoln tti8h. One of the best parts about it they id, wa that you didn t have to try out for the team you ju t automatically made il Practic were tiri£18 and very demandifi8, but they pulled throU8h it hopif18 for a cx:x:l
0partan Gmpplers Pin To Win
Chri Clowes made the JV wresUif18 team at Ea t Iii8h &hool. Chri mentioned that durins their three hour practices, they had seventyseven minutes of trai8ht wresUif18. Iii best meet was at orthea t when he pinned two 8UY . Chris said that he tayed with wresUins because it was really fun. One bad thins about it was that he did have to lose some wei8hl In the end he said it was all worth it.
Lefler Hoopslers 8hool for High Marks
e ' ' Team pc:,8led a 8ame total of 1-5 , but felt they d a 8ood season because they learned new kills d look forward lo their freshman season next year. e m t memorable 8ame wa with Mickle with a win overtime. The most heart-breakifl8 8ame was with Jiler. The team practiced three Ume8 a week for ,o hour and scrimmaged with the B and C teams. :am member were: Back row: (1. to r.)
oach Qyan Mahoney, &m Beutler, ick Madsen, ollin Hute, Jacob Absalon, Du Un agle, Eric Currin.
• nt row: olan Day, Joel 0ievert, Drew Qoberts, 1arrin fau8hn, Trent Blackwell, and 0teve Maltarich.
lle C team followed the same pattern as the \ and B team They practiced their fundanental three Ume8 a week and rimmaged lie B team re8ularly. Their record was 3-3 md J h Lee stated, "Culler wa the tou8h=- t ame even thou8h they beat u by only our points." Member of the C team were: ack row: (I. to r.) Coach &ott Blomber8, alt Hehn, Dan Wilken, 6hea Bodfteld, Dar•n Conley, Cory idlak, Andy Hammack. Mide row: Brian Q adicia, Zach Bi&3 , Matt Kelm, Colby Bowman. front row: Kyle Erickson, h Lee, Kevin Becker, and Charlie Mor ri .
The 5 team played ix 8ames with other middle school on 6aturday mornifl8S. i\ccordifi8 to Melvin Moore, "Mickle and Culler were the tou8hesl In the Culler 8ame, they were ahead by 30 points, but we came back and only lost by 9." This team also practiced three Ume8 a week for two hour and scrimma8ed the A and C team These eager team members also look forward to their frv3hman year in thi porl Members of the B team were: Back row: (1. to r.) Coach Bill Wenzel, Kemari 6hinall, Aaron Tebo, Jake Melz8er, Qudy Moser, Melvin Moore, Pre8lon Twiss. front row: Phillip Tesch, Ted Qeinwald, Cory McCa land, Jon Inhofe, Brett Lyon , and Kuic Hudnall.
Lions Qun Wild On The floor
The Lefler ei8hth 8rade 8irls B basketball team coached by &ott Blombur8 had an exciti08 season. They came to8ether 8reat as a team, and played their hardesl Their season ended 2-4. Back Qow: Coach &ott Blombur8, Chasity Hildreth, Irina Dudenkova. Third Qow: Pearlene 8irchoimei, April Kovar. & cond Qow: Annalee Masek, Brandy Duffy. f root Qow: Kendra Hatfield.
The Lefler ei8hlh 8rade 8irl A ba ketb coached by Mr. Mahoney had a pretty 8ood They practiced and played hard in preparati( future hi8h €Choo! career. 1.\11 in all they en, Back Qow: Jenny Cass, Carrie Wie8erl Alexi fell, Amanda Lueke, Kameelah fletcher. fror 6herika 6tampley, Mallory Carter, Debi Baili Ashley Tolle.
The Lefler ei8hth 8rade 8irl C bas1 team had a tou8h season, but I throll8h and held their head hi8h a1 ended the season 2-4. Coach Ben 1 was excited to work with such a hard worki08 team. Back Qow: fie Hoke, Joey Jacoby, Courtney Qyon lisa You 08, &rah Behrens. front Coach Ben Eberly, Jenna Eno, Mariah son, chenika 6tampley, Carly f re Lindsay Lun~ren, Alexi Grenfell.
The Lions 0woosh by the Competition
ha11ef18if18 was lhe key word for lhe sevenlh ra de basketball players. The compelilion was ) ll8h and lhe pracli c~ were rou3h, bul lhey layed lo3elher and wo n some key 3ames. ~c U,a k row: Trendun Elhassan, Adam McKee, r 111)h ane Trejo, Tayler Coldenslein, Jesse Humpal, , lh e>harpe, Andy De3re8orio , James Truax , : , x~ nd Dalhan Boden. Middle row: A.J. Alfalemi , f: re ,u lin ovolny, Joseph M8118lilz, Jacob Miller, °'a.lhan Bahr, and David orie3a f ronl row: Ben 1. on es, Qyne 6levenson, Cody 6linso n, Alslo n 2 ~anada, Chris Dreilh , and Jake Lawson. ol pic~r,ured: Anlhony Canada and Casey Wil son
Lefler' ninlh 8rade basketball leam had a 8ood season. They learned a lol of new ski ll lo help lhem wilh lheir 8am~. and also focused on playing a a learn. Back Q ow: Jeff Clark, Joel Quiz , Rob Barlek, &l Carcamo
Lady tloopsters Learn Team work
The seventh 8rade &I ba ketball team had a pretty UCX2eS3ful rookie year. They practiced lof18 and hard to try to succeed in their 8~They all 8ained a couple of new friends and a lot of kills while still havif18 fun] Back Qow: Eliwbeth Poppert 6hellie Trejo, Leandra London, Amy ttardin, 61:ephanie John n. front Qow: Mallory Erpeldrn& &.acy 6mith, Heather Danley, Larissa Tonner Jessica Ca
Th ei8hth rade volleyball irl held their head hi8h and fini hed the season with a lot more knowle~e. 5ack Qow: Lindsay Lun~ren, hley Tolle, hlei8h olfe, Amanda Lueke, Qachel Black, Kri ten ttowell , Courtney Qyon. front Qow: Jean Clark, Carrie ie ert, Allison Pri , 6tephanie Knu l Katie Arnold.
and Aim liigh for the Prize .
The seventh 8rade A volleyball learn had a fun season and a 8ood learning experience. These 8irls 80l up early on &.lurday rnornif18 lo 80 play their 8arnes. They worked hard and 8ave all their efforl oul on lhe courl
Back Qow: Adrienne Meinl:.8, Tanya Warren, Alissa ttolland, A Wey flenry, 6lacey, 6rnith, 6leph Morford. f ronl Qow: Anne 5e c kiu , Jenna flub!, 6ummer Prall ikayla Te8ler, Leandra London.
The Lefler B Team wa coached by Mrs. Ceballos.
Back row: Coach Ceballos , Chelsea Chappell, Laura flurnanii, &mantha e>laley, Carolina Torres, Keslrel ttauplrnan, Elizabeth Popperl f ronl Q ow: Jenika Johnson, avneel Minhas, Larissa Tanner, Qachel Qyder, f elecia Woller, tteather P38one.
The C Team didnl have many members bul they till enjoyed 8elling l o know one another. They' re looking fo rward lo a 8real season nexl year.
Back Qow: Mollie Moorhead , Ke lly Burn, Breanne Chandler. f r o nl Qo w: Alma Deurni c , Elizabeth Andre w , Ta ha Mar, Jena i ner
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The Lefler ei8hth n88 football team coached by Bill Wenzel, had a fun season. They learned ne w kills that will help them when they try out for their hi8h school team next year. Back Qo w: Eric Currin, Guy Perkins, Collin Hute, Aaron Tebo, olan Day, Trent Blackwell, Coach Wenzel. &cond Qow: Darrin fall8hn, Jon Inhofe, Cory McCasland, Jermey &tchell, Phillip Tesch, Joseph Quiz, Preston Twiss. front Qo w: Marcu Gaskins, Ted Qein wald, Brett Lyons, Kui c Hudnall
The seventh 8rade n88 football team had pretty 8000 season. They practiced an played hard to try to 8et to the top of the 8ame. They all said that ·they learned a lot new kills. Back Qow: 0hane Trejo, Chris Aul Andrew De8re8orio, Coach Andrew Peli Third Qo w: Anthony Canada, James Truro Josh Casarez , Au tin ovotny, McKenzi, Jones. fiG t Qow: Cody 0tinson, Kyle Apple Joe Ma081ilz
The cross country team had a 8reat le experience. Back Qo w: i\ t. Coac Mahoney, &th 0harpe, Andy Hammak, 6hulz, 6tephanie Herrick, Joel 6ievert Hurley-Dewey Qose Platte , Anna Mc Qudy Moser. Third Qow: Jane Burm Platte, Quth Kohtz, Kyle Ericson, John C di08, Lizzy Qaasch, Matt Peter , & Qow: Debi Bailey, A hley Wellman, He Hoke, Carly f ranson, front Qow: Asst. C Jason Buckbee.
Lefler Not 8weating the Competition
The lrack learn had a very inlere lin8 learnin8 experience. They were lau8hl new lhiCT8 lo improve on lheir kill Back Qow: Jonas Azzam, John Weishann , Michael f reyIB8· Third Qow: James Truax, onica Martinez, Alex Qeinkordl Kuic Hundall, Jake Lawson, Jonalhan Coodin8, Cory cCa land, Joel 6ieverl, Marcu Ga kins, Adam McKee, le Le hner. &cond Qow: ohelle Trejo, Lizzy Raasch, Lindsey Yardley , 6lacy omilh, Healher Danle y, Mallory Carter, Amanda Lueke, Carrie ei8erl Ashley Tolle, Jean Clark. fir l Qo w: Jessica Ca , Mallory Erpeldin8, Elizabelh Popperl Jenny Cass, April Kovar , Courtney Qyon, Liz larkey, arly frenson.
The.3e wrestlers had a 8real lime oul on lhe mats. They all learned differenl moves and new wrestliCT<S laclia. They 8ave lheir all and lried lheir besl lo lake Lefler lo lhe lop. Back Qow: Coach Ben Eberlee, Mike Lechner, 6hane Trejo, Cory McCa land, Marcu Gaskin firsl Qo w: Tyler Dean, Cody 6linson, James Truax, Jake Lawson
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Playing Our Way Through The Year ...
Top Artists
1. "Usher"
2. "6hania Twain"
3. "&v38e Carden"
4. 'leAnn Qirnes"
5. " ext"
6. "Korn"
7. "Everclear"
8. " 'oync"
Top Movies
1 "Armageddon"
2. "&vif18 Private Qyan"
3. "There's <£>omething About Mary"
4. 'Doctor Dolittle"
5. "The Waterboy"
6. "Deep Impact"
7. "Gcx:izilla"
8. "Qush fl our"
9. 'lethal Weapon 4"
10. "The Truman chow"
Top ews
Top Albums
1. "Tilanic" soundtrack
2. "Let' Talk About Love" Celine Dior
3. "&vens" Garth Brook
4 "Backstreet Boys" Backstreet Boy
5. "Corne On Over" 6hania Twain
6. "Yourself Or <£>omeone Like You" Ma
7. "City Of Ansel "soundtrack
8. "Big Willie 6tyle" Will 6mith ·
9. "oavage Garden" &vfi8e Garden
10. "60 Much for The Aflerglow" Eve rd
1. Initiative 413 rejected by voters
2. Mike Johanns elected as ne w governor
3. American Indian bones cont.rover y
4. frank &lich succeeds Tom O borne
5. Lincoln:S P street Controversy
6. Agricultural crisis
7. 6uspected killer Greg Gabel released
8 &lection of new slate prison site~yracuse
9. Westminster abortion protests
10. Alltel buys Aliant Communications
11 Octuplets (8) born in Texas
12. Two sets of septuplets ( )
Deaths
1 flip Wilson
2. Archie oure
3. Betty Carter
4. Jack ford
5. rial ewhouser
6. frank oinatra
Phil ttartrnan
8. Al hnabel, Ltt6 ba ketball coa,
9. Gene Autry
10. Jeffery oss, Co-writer, oesarne
11. Gene 6i kel
12 Qoy Poger
13. 6hari Lewi
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