The color changes in nature are the most noticeable characteristic of autumn. Sometimes it seems as if nature tries to bribe us with her beautiful autumn colors to make us willing to part with summer.
The transition from summer to autumn has always been a difficult one for me. Summer is not an easy thing to leave behind, but I am inevitably forced to do so in the constant cycle of the seasons. Change is not always readily accepted, but when its unalterable nature is realized, we learn to tolerate and eventually appreciate it.
Autumn is the harvest of many months of growth a harvest representing the maturing, and understanding, of the ideas which have grown within us.
Autumn is a time for enjoyment, whether it be the excitement of a fair, or the delicious taste of a juicy apple. For the young, autumn is a night to dress up in a costume and walk for blocks with friends, stopping at every house along the way.
Halloween always gave me a chance to be creative. The costume I would wear was one that I had thought about for weeks. I regarded Halloween as a chance to express my individuality. The year my best friend dressed up as a witch, I dressed as a birthday cake, or maybe that was the year I was a scarecrow
Although we were unaware of it at the time, Halloween gave each of us a simulation of many of the realities of life. We hid behind the facades that we had chosen to wear and if our true identities were revealed, we were forced to defend our costume. Not everyone understood why I was dressed as a birthday cake or a scarecrow, but then I didn't always understand why others were dressed the way they were! ,
People naturally tend to support what they create; their ideas, their possessions, the things they say, the way they dress and I was forced to defend my costume in the same way I now defend my ideas and actions, if it is necessary. Halloween, like every opportunity that I was given to express myself, slowly taught me the importance of believing in myself. Once I was able to understand myself, I found that I was able to understand others as well.
Every season offers a fresh opportunity to learn something new about life.
Every year brings changes, but the gradual conversion that took place this year will become more evident within the next three years
The East High School faculty and administration had been seeking an organizational and instructional model, to provide a more flexible program to meet the wide variety of student needs. The basic operational proposal of the learning community school model, under the Nebraska State Department of Education ESEA Title Ill, was reviewed and implemented to hopefully meet this goal. A community involvement committee composed of parents, students, and teachers from East worked together to assist in the writing of the operational proposal for the learning community school project. Over a period of six months, the members of the committee examined and made suggestions about the organization of the project. The committee also assisted in the needs assessment conducted at East, examined the data that was gathered and made suggestions regarding the writing of component sections of the proposal. The learning community school model focused on developing self-motivation and self-direction with the student. The implementation of the project, which was financed by the C. F. Kettering Foundation, demanded extensive staff preparation, inservice training, and revisions in the structure of the curriculum. The curriculum was redesigned to accommodate individual guided learning programs. Three options were made available for students this year. They were quarter courses, cooperatively planned contracted learning, and out-of-school learning.
The major goals of the program were to
create various learning structures, to provide each student with a secure and personal en• vironment, freedom in educational experiences, continuous advisor assistance, and to involve parents in their child's education<?! program
The school was divided into learning communities of 240-300 students and 12-15 teachers from all subject areas. f:ach teacher in the community served as an advisor to approximately 20 students. The teacher-advisors gathered information about their advisees and were able to give them individualized counseling, academically and personally Students began to feel that their advisors also helped the students in planning their own educational program, thus teachers developed and demonstrated skills in academic guidance and human development Teachers also conducted pwent-studentadvisor conferences. Parents became more involved through working with the advisor to review and help plan their child ' s learning progral"fl. Parental input became essential and parems also were able to become better acquainted with members of the faculty and •• administration.
A Program Improvement Committee (PIC), composed of the principal , students, and teachers, represented the learning communities and assisted in making instructional decisions concerning the structure and design of the curriculum. The committee also worked with the placement of students into learning communities
One faculty member summarized the year by stating , "The changes in this year's program created some problems due to upsets in former patterns. However, the openess of the faculty and willingness to work together helped to overcome most of the obstacles."
administration dreams of closer relations
Mr. Ja mes Huge: Principal
It is the dream of every administration bring about closer relations between the st dents and teachers. East High took anoth step in that direction this year by install i the new Title Ill prograI
The implementation of this program aI the new quarter courses were the two me goals of the administration Although the a ministration felt that the advisor aspect w working quite well , they felt that many peo~ were discouraged because of the slow dev, opmeI
Most administrators felt that quart courses were a great addition The main a vantage pointed out by the administrati« was that they brought about a change aft nine weeks, and that they let students foe on a special are
Although these two areas were the maj concern this year, the administration conti ued to develop a good attitude at East 1 v i ce principal Darwin Salestrom state " We want to make the students recogni : their true potential
M r. Fra nk M asek: Assistant Principal , Instruction
Mr. Darwin Salestrom: Vice Princi~
Mr. James Rakers: Assistant Principal , Student Services
Mr. Larry Barnes: Assistant Principal, Junior High
Mr. Phlllp Sprague: Athletic Director, Physical Education Department Chairr:i,an
title Ill advent changes counselors' role
The role of the counselors changed this year with the advent of Title Ill program, and the addition of student advisors. The counselors were each assigned a group of advisors to aid, and all sophomores and freshmen were assigned the counselor who headed their advisory community. The responsibility of second semester scheduling was then given to the advisors, but many students still went to their counselors, as they had done in previous years. Counselors also helped students in selecting colleges and majors, and were in charge of senior checks. In addition, they were responsible for administering the SAT, PSAT, and NMSOT tests. "In spite of the advantage of having an advisor, students still largely depend on their counselors," commented one counselor.
Mr. Ivan Goochey: Counselor
Mrs. Jettie North: Counselor
Mr. James Carlin: Counselor
Mr. Neal Zimmerman: Counselor
Mrs. Jeannine Jacobs: Reading
Mrs. Anna Belle Darnell: Counselor
Mrs. Janet Coleman: Special Education
Mrs. Mary Kluenster: Title Ill
Mrs. Gloria WIiiiams: Career Education
Mrs. Nancy Carlson: Reading, 7 English
Miss Elaine Meyerle: 9 English, 8 English
Mrs. Ruth Pattavlna: 7 English Mr. James Pattavlna: 7 English
Miss Kathleen McGlnn: 8 English
discus sion stimulates inductive reasoning
In writing skillls, · language study, or just plain reading , English teachers concerned themselves with the individual needs of each student.
''We try to encourage students to become lifetime listeners who can think , speak , read, and write well, ' ' reflected department head Mrs. Sherry Ehrlich Many instructors believed that a combination of lectures, reading , library research, and class discussions were necessary to accomplish this \ "Students aren ' t going to learn anything if teachers don't lecture some of the time, 11 one teacher commented. "Students learn to listen by listening. Class discussions also help create situations to make students use inductive reasoning 11 Joining the department this year were Mrs. Jeanine Jacobs, reading; Mr. David Coufal, journalism; Mrs. Elizabeth da Silva, Miss Elaine Meyerle, Miss Kathleen McGinn, James Pattavina, Mrs. Ruth Pattavina and Mrs. Virginia White; English.
Mrs. Leslie Peterson: Jr. High Drama, Sr. High Drama, Jr High Speech , Sr High Speech
Mr. Harold Hoff: 9 English, Communications
Mrs. Geraldine Cox: 1O English, American Literature
Mrs. Debbie Ensz: 9 English, General Literature
Mrs. Doris Vetter: 8 English, 9 General Literature
Mrs. Sherry Ehrlich: 1O English , English Department Chairman
Mrs. Lois Hansen: 1O English, Psychology
Mr. David Coufal: Journalism , Jr High Journalism , Newspaper, Yearbook
Mrs. Linda Hoff: Debate
Mrs. Virginia White: 9 English, General Literature
Mrs. Ann Barry: English Literature, American Literature
Mrs. Elizabeth daSllva: Composition, 1O English
Mr. James Holechek: American Literature, American English
Mrs. Linda Hemsath: 1O English
Mr. Pat Mallatt: Algebra , General Math
Mr. James McConnell: Pre-Ca l cu l us , Geome t ry , Algebra
Mrs. Rozanne Snoberger: 8 Math , 7 Math
Mrs. Marlon Hanson: Algebra , Geometry
quarter courses will create special interest
The systematic patterns and order in mathematics can cause a feeling of comfort and certainty to some , wh il e it can cause chaos and disorder for others.
" Students tend to compla in about math and it s complicat ions But although math in high schoo l is no lo nger mandatory, 86% of all students do take math classes beyond
those required, 11 commented one teacher In addition to course s already offered , a computer quarter cl3ss was offered for those students interest ed
"Math is becoming more varied-courses are changing somewhat from the traditional, 11 remarked one in structor
Mr. Richard Paxson: 8 Math , Geometry
Mr. Rodney Helm: 9 Algebra , 8 Math
Miss Mary Hunt: Algebra, 7 Math , Geometry
Miss Leona Penner: Algebra, 7 Math , 8 Math
Mr. Jean Henrichs: Geometry, Algebra
Mr. John Henry: Geometry , Algebra
Mr. Jerry Beckmann: Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Computers, Math Department Chairman
Business education placed equal emphasis on vocational training and persorial us.e For students i nterested in vocational training , shorthand , office practice, advanced typing , and business principles were offered. With the addition of new machines and calculators, a business machines class was open to all interested students
Personal typing and notetaking courses 'f/ere also offered to aid the students, the most basic class being typing
Quarter courses were also new to busine ss education this year. Among these were busiriess law and personal typing.
Mrs. Lee Gray: Typing , Bookkeeping, Business Law
Mrs. Carolene Skorohod: Personal Typing , Jr. High Typing , Shorthand , Stenography
Mrs. Luella Van Vleck: Typing, Note Taking, Shorthand, Business Education Department Chairman
Mr. Jerome Cox: Business Principles , Bookkeeping, Jr. High Typing
''why should i take a foreign language when i have enough trouble understanding english?' '-a student
Mrs. Kathy Cannon: Spanish, French
Mrs. Susan Peters: Spanish
Mrs. Molly Tooley: French
students broaden cultural understanding
If you were to ask fore i gn language students why they were taking a foreign language , you would probably get a wide variety of answers. But whatever the reason , a student gets more than just another ton-gue to speak when he takes a foreign language Language teachers tried to give their students a cultural understanding about foreign countries through many different sources and activities Records , tapes, foreign foods, games and songs were all part of an effort to broaden the student's understanding. Related out-of-class activities, along with skilled teachers, also gave students a better chance to come closer to the rest of the world.
Mr. Fred Schelert: German
Mr. WIiiiam Hammelmann: German, Foreign Language Department Chairman
Mrs. JoRene WIiken: Spanish , French
classes visit fields, lakes for observation
Whether it's biology , chemistry or health; the art of science is getting straight facts and applying them in everday life around us. The art of science could be the function of the nervous system or the study of a simple earthworm; science teachers feel that students should learn through study using observation, and applying critical thinking
Quarter courses and new semester courses were offered this year, among them
zoology, microbiology, and four nine-weeks classes concerning natural sciences. These classes received experience by visiting fields and lakes for observation.
One teacher commented, ''The wider variety of courses provided students the opportunity to study in more specialized areas."
An extra curricular activity was the Future Physicians Club, sponsored by Mr Robert Reeder.
Mr. John Kastl: Chemistry
Mr. Paul Forch: Physiology, Chemistry
Mr. Douglas WIison: Physics, Chemistry-Physics
Mr. Keith Watt: Biology
Mr Robe rt Heng: Biology, Zoology
Mr. Jerry Trimble: 8 Health, Health Science
Dr. Wesley Durst: Biology , General Science
Mr Robert Reeder: Micro-Biology, Biology , Science Department Chairman
Mr. Richard McGowan: 1O World Studies, Geopolitics , American History
Mr. Hugh Troshynskl: American History
Mr. Robert Barrett: Geography, 9 World Studies
Mr. Edward Kemble: Modern Problems , American History
Mr. Dwain Myers : Economics. Soci al Studies Department Chairman ; American Political Behavior •
social studies emphasizes individual gain
The social studies department switched from a required American History class to ten quarter courses, with students now required to take four quarter courses.
The social studies classroom went towards student-centered classrooms , placing emphasis on skill, personal values , and knowledge.
Dealing with the student's skills meant his ability to work with maps, reading ability, and writing techniques. Clarification of the individual's values was another main purpose , while emphasis on learning facts and dates decreased
The social studies department has some definite goals ahead. As Mr Dwaine Myers, chairman , stated, " East's department has a very fine quality program, and an excellent faculty ."
Mrs. Jo Bracken: 9 World Studies, American History, 7 American Studies
Mr. Kenneth Rippe: American History
Mrs. June WIiiiams: Graeco-Roman History, 1O World Studies
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Mrs. Margaret Sievers: 8 American Studies, 7 American Studies
Mrs. MIidred Webert: 1O World Studies, 9 World Studies
Mr. Lyle Slttler: 7 American Studies
Mr. WIiiiam North: 8 American Studies
home economics initiates quarter classes
Home economics underwent major changes this year with the introduction of quarter classes
The males made a step in the right direction with the introduction of a class dedicated to bachelor survival; which covered clothing, housing , and family living Other quarter classes introduced were knitting , crocheting, and selecting a home
As a result of the increased home economics enrollment, the department had to expand. The offices for the teachers were moved to make room for another classroom
Mrs. Marjorie Schudel: Foods, 9 Foods , 8 Home Economics
Mrs. Diane Scott: 7 Home Economics , Bachelor Survival Home Accessories, Home Decorating
Miss Rose Marie Tondl: Clothing, Bachelor Survival, Knitting, Crocheting,
Mrs. Marilyn Gade: Family Living, Bachelor Survival, Home Economics Department Chairman
Mr. Rolland Gast: Woods, 9 Crafts , Crafts, World of Construction
Mr. Robert Armagost: 9 Crafts , Mechanical Drafting , Architectural Drafting
Mr Donald Bedea: 8 Electronics, Electronics, Aerospace , Space Science
Mr. Vance Stohl: 8 Woods, Woods , Small Engines
girls are taught basics in auto mechanics
''The girls are no longer afraid to ask socalled dumb questions," commented Mr. John Kennedy on his powder puff auto mechanics class Girls in the class were taught the basics, such as oil and tire change, parts of an engine, and general maintainence of their cars. This was the first year East offered an auto mechanics class only for girls, and just one of the many quarter classes available this year at East.
Also new in the industrial arts department was the woods 5-6 class , taught by Mr. Vance Stohl. Emphasis was placed on custom cabinet work and carpentry The course allowed on-site activities and provided vocational training to those students who might plan on continuing in the building trade. Newly organized quarter classes in architectura l drafting became available second semester
Students were able to fulfill their individual needs with the greater variety of classes offered by the industrial arts department this year, thus gaining more knowledge in their area of interest.
Mr. Dale Wismer: Crafts, Industrial Arts Department Chairman
Mr. Jerome Kohl: Auto Mechanics
Mr. John Kennedy: Auto Mechanics, Powder Puff Mechanics, Small Engines
"year of the arts" encourages involvement
Student participation and involvement in the area of fine arts was encouraged by the art department this year through the Lincoln Public Schools' "Year of the Arts" program. Several professional artists visited the community during the year to interact with students Demonstrations and assistance in specific art mediums also brought the students, st.aft, and community into a closer proximity with experts in the area of visual arts.
East High school became a "Learning Community " when students were sent into the community and members of the community were brought to the school. Individualized instruction and independent study programs once again were made available for art students this year . " Out-of-school learning programs " included volunteer service and apprentice opportunities for participants in the area of humanities. East ' s two art teachers , both working artists, continued to have their work included in exhibits in the community, and Mr Schaad ' s ppttery was on display in exhibits across the country
Mr. Jon Peterson: Swing Choir, Chorus, East Singers , Voice, Music Department Chairman
Mr. Dee Schaad: Jr. High Ceramics, Jr High Drawing, Jr High Design, Jr High Painting
Mrs. Shirley Martin: Art, General Art, Elementary Design, Art Department Chairman
music teachers stress knowledge of arts.
Giving a better understanding of all fine arts •and exploring individual creativity was the goal of the music department this year.
Lack of space and time plagued the department, as the music rooms were occupied every period of the day , limiting the courses offered. No quarter courses were available because of the space problem and the fact that most classes couldn't be condensed into nine weeks
Despite these drawbacks, music students were willing to try new materials and ideas.
''These students have a greater sense of accomplishment than most other high school students," department head Mr Jon Peterson commented "Our purpose is to help them create, rather than memorize , ideas."
Mrs. Ethel Schram: 7 Boys' and Girls' Glee,
Mr. Duane Johnson: Sr. High Advanced Band, Prep Band, Symphonic Band Jr. High Prep Band, Jr. High
Mr. Robert Colwell: Jr. High Swing Band, Jr. High Orchestra, Jr. High Advanced Band , Sr. High Orchestra, Sr. High Swing Band
Mr. Leroy Zentlc: Boys' Physical Education
Mr. Myron Oehlerklng: Jr. High Boys' Physical Education
Mr. Dennis Vokolek: Girls' Swimming, Boys ' Swimming
Mr. Ed McPherron: Jr High Boys ' Physical Education
new quarter courses change requirements
Quarter courses and graduation requirements were two areas of major concern for the physi cal education instructors this year,.
Many teachers believed that with the advent of quarter classes students would become interested in selecting their own physical education activities This could result in a possible change in graduation requirements; from five hours over a period of two years to perhaps five hours every school year
Quarter courses to be offered in the future included scuba diving , open water survival, football, tennis, cycling, camping, and bowling
One teacher commented, " Students could finish their requirements and never have taken a class With quarter courses , students would be able to complete requirements in areas they are interested in.''
Mrs. Lavonne Messman: Jr. High Girls' Physical Education
Mrs. Roberta Zeno: Girls' Physical Education
Mrs. Bonnie Nielson: Jr High Girls' Physical Education
driver education undergoes illlprovements
_ The driver education program gained new student response possible. dimensions this · year at East High with the ad~ The multi-media room· operation also endition of a multi-media room and a driving abled the instructor to offer comments and range complete with control tower. The driv- explanations while the class viewed films ing range was located on the southern side Students were better able to understand the of the student parking lot. The program addi- concepts presented tions were federally funded in part with The versitility of the driving 'range further money made available by the National High- developed driving skills in preparation for real way Traffic Safety Act. situations. The range enabled the use of betStudents were presented information by ter teaching techniques and also reduced the syncronized 16 mm. films, film strips and cas- number of common driving errors. sette recordings in the mult i-media room , C- The driv ing range, multi-media room, simu190 Individual consoles used by the stu- lation room, classroom, and actual street dents and a monitor used by the instructor driving composed the five phases of the commade knowledge testing with an immediate • plete Drivers Training Program
Mr Rudy Stoehr: Driver Education, Driver •Education Department Chairman
Mr. Robert Eyth: Driver Education
Mr. Harold Slalght: Driver Education
service work is a seemingly endless jo_b
The office clerks handled many phone calls and announcements, kept student records, sold tickets and answered endless
questions from students No school could ever survive without a central office; someone must handle these headaches, and many
go to the clerks in the office.
The custodial staff had the endless job of keeping the school and grounds " in shape" for each school day. It was an around-theclock job which started early in the morning and went on into the night.
Complaints are sometimes heard from students about lunchroom conditions, but few realize the planning and time that goes into every lunch With the continuation of open campus, the cafeteria staff again faced the problem of estimating the number of students for lunch. Due partly to this factor, prices increased slightly.
Every school day would not go as smoothly if it weren ' t for these people; they help to keep everything functioning. The small things we take for granted are the work of these staff aides
Cafeteria Staff : FRONT ROW-Mrs. Margarete Fehr , Mrs. Marian Anderson , Mrs. Elvie Nelsoh , Mrs Joyce Mahrs , Mrs Joan Wolford, Mrs Margaret Harvey , Mrs Ila Parrot, Mrs J_an Bodfield BACK ROW-Mrs Jeri Draper, Mrs Jean Evans , f\1rs Ellen Taylor, Mrs Bonnie Moon , Mrs Mary L~u Fosler, Mrs Mary Lou Tiangco, Mrs. Clara Gerdes , Mrs. Marilyn Buis , Mrs. Evelyn> Hromas, Mrs Neola Butt , Assistant Manager ; Mrs Wilma Wise , Manager. NOT PICTURED-Mrs Betty Mccawley , Mrs Glennis Becker.
Office staff : Mrs. Barbara Swanson, Title Ill secretary ; Vicki Moorberg, clerk; Mrs . Phyllis Brodhagen, attendance clerk; Mrs Kay Harris, clerk.
Building Superintendants: Mr Don Flanagan , Mr Carl Evans , Mr Emmett Chrisley , Mrs Hilda Koehn , Mr. Edwin Blessing, Mrs Helen Foster , Mr. Ralph Knox , Mr Henry Calcaterra
student and faculty needs, wants fulfil_led
Taking care of the needs and wants of the student body and faculty were the jobs of the media center, nurse's office and the library.
The instructional media center, headed by Mr Tom Crockett, handled video taping, making signs, charts and transparencies, and the scheduling of films.
Mrs. Janet Zenner, school nurse, became an advisor this year along with her usual duties These included weighing, measuring,
checking vision and hearing of students, and speaking to various classes Mrs. Zenner talked to the seventh grade home economics class and also to the family living classes.
The library took on a different type of atmosphere this year, one of more studying and quiet. This was achieved when the south • door-was locked in an attempt to cut down on extra traffic.
Mrs. Bonnie Bothe: Librarian
Mr. Tom Crockett: Media Center
Mrs. Estelle Detmer : Media Center Assistant
Mrs. Marilyn McEntarffer and Mrs. Dee Sleplcka: Library Assistants
s.a.b., p.i.c. open lines of communication
Student Advisory Board : Shar i Patrick , Anne Schleiger , Dave Boomer. NOT
PICTURED-Sarah Boslaugh
Mrs. Janet Zenner: Nurse
PIC Committee , left to right : Robert Reeder , Dave Bowden , William Hammelmann, Mary Kluender , Barbara Swanson , Kenneth Rippe , Lois Hansen, Jim Huge, Linda Hoff , Wesley Durst , Harold Hoff , Kendy Schwab , Julie Albers, Bruce Chapman NOT PICTURED : Dave Boomer , Nanc y Carlson
class of 197 4 has a different kind of unity
"A transverse group of people, each unique and each with something to give, if only given the chance," said a teacher, summing up the class of '7 4. Since junior high, the class had proved to the teachers and the rest of the school that their class could "contribute something worthwhile and alive to the school," declared one senior. This was spirit, something other classes seemed to have lacked.
Through the next three years each student began to grow and change; this was unavoidable, because of the size of the school and the number of students During their senior year communication seemed difficult and sometimes impossible; this was due to other activities and the private hopes of each individual.
"The senior girls and guys don't seem to get along as well as they used to, but the real problem is that they each fear the other , because everybody has changed, and each individual's personality has grown Actually there is a fear of getting to know one another."
Some seniors felt that bei~g a senior was " great", while others found the pressure of college tests, future educational decisions and the uncertainty of their future confusing and frightening. Some students even considered ''stopping out " after graduation. This is a program which enables the student to postpone entering colleg.e for a year to work, travel, or just relax before continuing their education "Stopping out" allows the students to re-enter school the next year with no harm to his standing or rank The worth of a class has always seemed to be based on whether or not they are unified. The class of ' 74 may not have appear~d to have as much "volume" as in their freshman year, but three years of confusion, pain , worry, and indecision have made each individual grow. They existed not as a bunch-as one senior put it, " screaming idiots" -but as a group of very different people with different ideas, goals , hopes and dreams who have been together for a time and have learned from this unity.
''we are the best, there are no more, we're the class of '74!"
seniors
joni andersen
cheri anderson
lois anderson mary anis
david atkins matthew babcook brad bader curt banister
steve adams
mark ahlquist lorie alcorn
randy bartels becky bead el I tom beal tom beam
david allen steven amen debi andersen
Senior "i've had senioritis si nce i was a sophomore."
drew beltz mike beltz
del bennett richard berry .
barb betts randy beyer tim birdsall peggy blumer
sandy boehmer kai boettcher joan bouc dave bowen
Secretary-Treasurer:
President : Tob y Churchill V i ce President: Silvio Gislimberti
Cece Sc h ne ider
ron bouwens
'~rry boyer
karen , bradley
bonnie brandt
dave brauer
tom broberg
dale brown
katherine brown
pam brown
susan brown
stephen bruce
In Memory Of Doug Streitwieser 1955-1973
jon bruegmann
rebecca brugman
ann bruggeman
debbie bucholz
senior
"six years is a long time, in one place; you can't easily forget them."
scott buller
sue bures
marjean bush
rick byrd
bruce callies
casey cantin
richard cardwell
pam carlson
eris carmichael
cathy carnes
doug carpehter • brett cascini
steve cochennet
dallas cole
kyle colerick
steve collins
kay conway
dan crouch
stephen culver
nancy curran
bob casper
bob changstrom dan chapman
nancy curtis
bryce dallman
terry davis
connie debus
brenda cherry
cheri christenson toby churchill
"what am i going to be? a bum."
james dennis
nancy dent
denise dickeson ~teve dillman
debbie dillon
nancy dinsdale
dawn dubois
joan dunnigan_
jeanne ebel
mary edds
sue edholm
mari lyn edwards
Since some students refused, Dave Bowens bravely undertakes the task of sk in n ing a cat.
terry edwards
rebecca .egbert
doug engelhart
carla engstrom
doreen erickson
becky ernst
cathy faddis
christy fagerstrom
cindy farmer
randy fawl
patty jo feis
john fischbach
julie fischer
janet fix
sharon fleischman
cindy folsom
senior"i've never done so much of nothing."
scott forke
cristi fosbender
bill trench
larry trench
michael fr itsch
mark frogge
claire gallimore pamela garnett
sharol gartner
chris gauger
anita gayed susie genuchi
Kay Lehnert and Nancy Dent use their spare time to en j oy a favor ite hobby
pam getchell
randy gilmore
silvio gislimberti
jeanette goodrich
jill gorthey tim grady
tamara graham
joe grantski deb graphenteen
jesse gray sharia gray
The tradition of a senior house was continued this year by the renting of houses at 40th and Madison and 1st and "K", which were used by senior boys. The senior girls broke tradition by renting their own house at 7025 Platte.
Seniors tried to establish a new tradition when roles were reversed and the girls asked the boys to Turnabout.
mike greenfield sandy grefe
gavin gustafson ginni haas
jan haase
harumi hachiya
jim haefner
pat haefner
ramona hahn roxane hahn
jane hall nancy hamilton
doug hammerseng cindy hannah
kris hanson lori harlan
" b schedule? farout recess."
cheri harmon
kim harrold
mary hart
bob hartley
mark hartman
mark harvey
kathy haskins
cindy hauschildt
curtis hedberg
sheri hedges
gary hegener
paul heiden
"look out college, here i come."
randy hein
david hei nzman
lyn herbert
vicki herbert
keith hewitt
kent hibbard
robin hill
suzv hile
joselyn hilty dan hitz todd hlavaty robert holmgren
barbara holmstedt michael hromas corey hume linda jackson
kristin jensen joyce johnson
lori johnson
randy johnson
A good performance climaxed weeks of rehearsing and thrills senior members of Mime Troupe Mime Troupe performed before many audiences this year.
steve johnson
teresa johnson
sheila jorgenson
nancy karabatsos
kathleen karnes
linda karpisek
colleen karr
renea keebler
jody kirkland
karen kissel
pat klaus
debbie klein
john klumpp
dan knott
lee koch
mike koenig
jim kohler
joe kopetka
gary kruger
betti kuehn
ka-yeung kwan
jan lamb
duane lantz
dottie leffler
"3 out of 4 ain't bad."
During the Spir it Week sk it, the reminiscing sen iors say " Thanks for the memories ."
seniors group together to pa int signs for Spirit Week
pat lehigh
katherine lehnert
sondie leising
mark levey
rick lewien
john little
michael little
jim !ochmiller
taryn long
deb loomis
lisa lorenzen
linda Iott
jerry luedtke
mary lyons
nancy maclauchlan
jerry maly
Eager
stephanie manning
janet mapes
larry marti n~z
kathy masek
veronica mayne
jeff mccabe
kevi n mccarty
dan mcclain
marty mccurdy
mike mckee
bruce mcwilliams
jane mebus
randy mei ner
pam metcalf
mark meyers
glenn miller
paul miller
tim miller
Ann Bruggeman and Becky Egbert make use of open campus and go out to lunch
dean moors gisela morales
deb morgan karen morgenson
senior
"finally i'm a senior,
big deal!"
kevin mota mary moulton
barb mulder bill naviaux
deb nealy pam nelson
diane ness
peggy newport
daniel newton
karen ninneman
jeff nissen
nancy noble
Mike Fritsch takes the time to perfect his artwork.
gayle northrop
lynn northrop dave nowak hoyt.nye
vicky ogden steve olson pat o'neill terri otte
patti otto kathy partridge neal patronsky kay patterson
douglas pauley
dennis payne
senior
"don't tell anybody, but i actually think i've learned something here."
bob pederson gregg pejsar
sue petersen g reg peterson
terri phillips connie pierce douglas pipan ned porn
bonnie prasch kathy putnam
jennifer quaile mickie quinn
tirn rabel
jon rauscher
jeff reiboldt
debbie reid
sue resz
mitch reta
jim rhoades
nancy richards
eric riveland
jane rodzielski
steve rodenburg
mark rogers
john rose
dave roseland
doug roth
dalene royer joann sasse debra scheidt
denise scheidt wyn\n schiess anne schleiger
paula schmid gerard schmidt cece schneider
"i may never decide what i want to be."
311en schroeder jim schroedermeier bob schulz craig schumacher
susan schuster kendy schwab kim scott tony scott
bud settell
rod shafer
terry sherrill
kathy sigrist
kevin silvey
shelley slocum
dave smith
sue smith
janelle sommer
mary ann sonday
julie sonderegger
mare sparling
dave spencer
john spomer
becky st. clai r
christine staack
senior
"maybe someday i'II have time to do something i want to do."
bev Stahly
barry steinkruger
pam steinmiller
chuck stephenson
kathy stephenson sue stephenson dave sterns diane stetina
david summers tim swanson bill sword mike taylor
linda stevens richard stitcher timothy stivrins rick streily
Some senior E-Club members and underclassmen congregate to support the Spartans and school morale at the Northeast district basketball game senior
gary thompson
paula thompson
becky thursby
mike tiangco
senior
ron tesar craig teters jeff themas
mark tommeraasen
jeff towle
greg turner
kathy turner
''streaking is the greatest excitement we've had in a long while.''
Kathy Masek spends afternoons helping grade school students with reading while working as a teacher aide
theresa turner judy turnwall
wilma umphreys pam vanburen
kim vanderkolk
sandy veskrna wendy viessman mark wagner
robert wagner
nancy wakefield
diane wakely
greg walker
Jim Dennis serves as a physical education teacher ' s assistant week-day afternoons at Meadow Lane School.
juniors express wide variety of interests
The junior class of ' 75 was a class of various interests, ranging from intramurals to working on the stage crew of the annual musical.
More after school activities were attended by juniors on a regular basis. One junior explained this by saying, " as juniors we have more spare time We ' re more organized than we were as sophomores, but don 't have the pressures of seniors. "
Another junior noted that most juniors have their driver's licenses, which expanded their range of activities. ''We can go wherever we want to now , to parties or whatever."
Other juniors felt added responsibility. Many held part-time jobs for a source of income. "More is expected of us. Now that we ' re getting to the top, we're supposed to set an example," commented a junior.
Spending their hard-earned money from jobs was no problem , however. Many juniors went on ski trips over vacations. Others planned trips to Mexico, Canada , and Europe, with summer school classes
Being a junior also meant having most of their requirements out of the way. Quarter courses were favorites, as there was a wide variety. "This year I took fun classes," commented one junior.
Much of the junior class either participated in, or attended sports events. A popular activity of junior girls was Pep Club Many gi rl s also joined Reversals, a
new group with the purpose of supporting the wrestling team "I never knew how exc iting wrestling really was until this year," commented a member
The jock-freak conflict still remained, and one junior remarked , ''Th ere are still too many jocks and not enough freaks. " Cliques were still apparent , but most juniors felt that they were better friends this year. Relations with other classes also improved. "Being in so many of the same activities as seniors and sophomores helps us get acquainted. We couldn't escape becoming friends. ''
Being a junior also meant having more thoughts about the future. "H ere we are , halfway through high school, and I haven't given a second thought to the future." Another junior added, " And we even had to take pre-college entrance exams.''
"It's gone so fast. I remember when I never thought I'd be in high school, and now , it's half over I wonder how we'll be next year, on top. It's hard to imagine us there. Since 7th grade it's been a long ladder, and here we are! '' commented one junior.
But in the meantime, the majority of the juniors enjoyed the "in-betweeness" of this year. They found that being an upperclassman had definite advantages, but without the many pressures facing the seniors
All in all, most of the c lass of ' 75 found that this was the best year yet
diane allison
pete allman
dan amen
canda anderson
greg anderson
karen anderson
nancy arter
jon asbjornson
susan auer
melanie babcock ray bailey
randy bangert
shaun barkley rich batten •
karen baumgartner betsy beal
denise beasley
linda bechtolt
bing behrens
mike berry
dave bilodeau
mary bilodeau
"we'll always win, we'll always strive; we're the class of '75!"
Vice President: Beth Calvert
President: Steve Watkins
Secretary-Treasurer: Chris Stevens •
chris blaha dave blythe george bohart dave boomer
cindy bottcher greg bouwens
susan bouwens dave bowden
kelly bowen
ann bowes
alien boyum
julie boyum
The system of card pulling was a new and sometimes bewildering experience for juniors registering for second semester classes
junior
mike breeden
suzanne brown
sue budde
sue burner
cindi burns
georgette caddy
beth calvert
john camoriano
mary carpenter
randy carr
sandy carter
doug carver
wade cascini
linda cather
doug caulkins
bob chancellor
debbie chapman
steve christianseri
holly clark
jim clouston
"we got our senior house a year early."
rick cole
tom coleman
david conklin
tracy connealy
joe cosper
janalee crouch
linda culver
tim curran
ron daly
diane dappen
kip deklotz
delanie delimont
laura dernberger
kirk dietrich
patti dittoe
jenny dodge lisa dodson
steve dorenbach nancy dreier
karen dunning kevin ebers
patty edwards
karen eitzmann
patty ellington mona elwell
Junior Mark Michalecki demonstrates his creative abilities in the kitchen
junior
"we're in the middle of the bottom."
cindy evasuik
mark ewalt
john farrell
rick feis
liz fenton
jan firestone
kristi f Ietcher
donna florence
deanne foote
mark fosbender
tim fosnaugh
susie frank
leslie gann
debbie garver
victor gayed
rick geier
mike gerhart
mark gerner
john gingery
lynne gotsdiner
diana gottschall
carla graves
nancy grenemeier
cindy griess
Juniors Vicki Newport, Kelley Bowen, and Barb Wagner experience life in a slum while playing "Ghetto".
mary hinds
julie hoffman
candy holdt
bill holmes
steve honnens
brenda hoschele
jean hovorka
kathy hughett
julie humbles
melinda jensen
linda jobst
dianne johnson
kim johnson
ann judds
roxie kasparek
rich kastl
sue griffin
cindy groathouse
cindy gross
lee grossman
perry haberman
mark hall
sandy hall
rick hamann
georgia hamilton
mark hammer
laura hammerseng
pam hannah
dan harlan
sue hart
susie haun
cheryl hayes
william hayes
lois hayman
yvonne heiden
blaine henry
kris hermanson
russ hetherington
karen hewitt
janice hillegass
tim kechley
rex keeler
robin kennedy
bill keys
jackie knodle
steve knuth
stephanie kohrell
mary kolar
junior
susie kozak
rhonda kreifels
julie krueger
gerald kucera
deanna kurtzer
jerry lacy
jean landegren
ken langloss
rochelle larson
scott lawson
connie lebsock
tony leffert
chris lehecka
dorothy liesemeyer
ann lincoln
''every
year the 7th graders shrink a
Corn-fed juniors sit talking as Spartan "farmers " gather for a pep rally
little more.''
rob logsdon
lori lorenzen
dave loucks
sue luedtke
sharon mackey
john manthey
doug martin
dave marvin
michelle mathews
patti mcauliffe
terry mccawley
chuck mccracken
pete mcdonald
doug mckee
jan mckinney
cheryl mcmahon
nancy mcwilliams
dave meisters
kirk meyer
mark michalecki kari midtlyng
chris miller kirk miller
mark miller kim mitchell mike mitchell neil mitchell sherry moore
Randy Carr finds that his locker proves to be a suitable place to catch up on his studying
mark moran
karen mosley
junior
''i still feel like ·a sophomore. 1next year i' II probably feel like a junior."
martin muenchau
eddy mulligan
james mulvaney
teresa myers
jeri nantkes
joa nna nason
kim neal
mark nelson
rande nelson
vicki newport
joyce newsham
cathy nielson
brad ogden
janet o ' grady
dan oler
Sheryl Olmsted
doug olney
brad o'mara
randy palmer
shari partick
mike patten
brock peters
doug peterson
kris peterson
The crocheting class, new this year, keeps junior Sue Budde occupied learning how it's done
rick petty
diane pipan
kay plass
tim poppe
patty porter sally prasch
shari preston terry price
ernie pulos
brenda putnam
jack raglin
susan ramsbottom
endel randoja
charlene reeker
pug reckewey
herb reed
teresa regan
mark reiboldt
gail reid dan reinehr
mac riblett harvey rickerts
patti riggs dayla ritchie
ron robinson leroy rock
Juniors from various denominations gather for a weekly Young Life meeting
deborah roe
curt roelle
mary rose
delinda roth
marvalee ruhl
susan running
greg rutford
bunny schacht
holly schelbitzki
karen schleiger
chris schleining
brian schmidt
mark schmidt
debbie schneider tom schulte
pat scott
john selko carol settell
lori sherman
jean shif let
scott shottenkirk
patty shrader
duskan shull
Iola sindt
junior
"only 247 more days of high school."
pam slepicka mike smart greg smith jim smith mike smith rande smith
steve sobolik todd sore nsen lee sorenson lesley sorre II andrea spahn Shelley Speidell
andy stellato sue stephen bill sterns jani stettinger chris stevens kim stevens
sara stevenson kent stiles martha stoddard debbie stortz luann strong deb Strough
Junior boys demonstrate the " spirit 6f ' 75 " at a basketball game against Hast ings. The fad of platform shoes brings many awkward situations
junior
"i don't think i'II live to be a senior."
greg svoboda steve svoboda
debbie swiler
dan sybouts
clara tao
doug taylor
karen tejcka
janice teter
gordon thiessen
doug thomas william thomas
kurt thomsen
michaele tiangco
randy urbom
david van vliet
terri van buren
connie waldo
bonnie vlcek
egbert von seggern
karl VOSS
barb wagner kim wakely
Junior Julie Boyum demonstrates grace and agility as she uses the stage to rehearse.
jim wallace
steve watkins
carroll watts
anna wells guy welton
mark wenz lori west tom wheeler mike whiteley
edie wiebers
bill wilkie sue wirth mike wismer
laurie witters
nan wittke jane wittmus
Cindy WOife greg wood mike woody debbie worth sue wrigley paul yates
john yaunk gregg yuetter randy young steve zimmer ann zimmerman mike zwiebel
junior
"i think i'm allergic to first period!"
Several junior girls enrich their vocabulary with a game of " Scrabble" i n american literatur~.
sophomores: a Year of change and growth
As the year progressed , more and more of the students i nterm i ngled and began to meet d ifferent k ids , and the class began to become the un ified class they hoped to be
This year was also one of change in structure , as several new concepts were introduced to the class. The first was the new adv isory schedu l e , wh i ch was set up th is year to help students get to know one another.. Another new idea was the acceptance of sophomore g i r ls i nto P~p Club Formerly the sophomores had the i r own spir it c l ub , not connected with the high school Pep Club , but the decision to go ahead and permit sophomores to join benefited all concerned. As club president Sheila Jorgenson put it , " Sophomores are a definite asset to Pep Club ; they are the ones who get things done "
The sophomore girls agreed with her As one member commented , " I really enjoy Pep Club , because you meet a lot of people. I ' m glad we ' re in Pep Club ; we get to meet juniors and seniors, and fellow classmates too.' ' The addition of the 10th
grade girls raised the membership to over 300, adding to the -promotion of East High sp i rit. With the comb i nation of all the~e new factors , the sophomore class expressed the idea of the i r slogan-''We ' ve got spirit that really sticks , we ' re the class of ' 76 "
The key word to the sophomore class this yea r was unity. A majority of students all expressed the same desire-the need for unity This problem seemed to be of much more i mportance to the sophomore class than any other , since it is a combination of junior high students being introduced to each other for the first time As one sophomore boy put it , "All of a sudden you come back to school and you don ' t know anyone; it seems as though you ' re in another school. The kids from the separate junior highs seem to form their own groups , making three separate little groups in one class. It makes organization impossible."
randy ahlquist
john ahmann
lyle ahrens
Secretary-Treasurer: 1 heresa Kenney
barb albert
raymond aldridge
mike alexander
kim alien
cindy amedeo
john anderson
laurie anderson
scott anderson
paul arthur
sue artt
karen asbjornson
kris atkins
dave babcook
lorri bakk
julie bale
susan banister
roberta barrow
jack barry
steve bass prenda baumgartner lori becker
terri beckwith julie beecham robin beltz
jim berglund
lee ann be.rry kim blake
sophomore
"man, it must be around 50° in this school!" .
ann blakely
nancy blakely
michelle bloczynski
mike boettcher
debb i e bos
President: Ron Peterson
Vice President: Casey McCabe
kev i n barth
sophomore
"the only thing they left out, when building this school, is the windows."
karen boukather
kevin bouwens
katie bowen
david brnrlley
bill breeden terry brewer
dean bridges
dave brown
karen bruce
bob bruggeman
kelly bryant
sandy buchholz
jay bullock
kelly burch
jane burroughs
leslie buttram
dan caldwell
nita cardwell
Pam Janssen, sophomore, utilizes the facilities of a friendly dog for economical transportation because of the gas shortage
jeff carmichael
chris carr
nancy chappelle
don changstrom
diana clark
kevin colerick
diane cottingham
p.j. coyne
dean crabtree
rick creager
robert culver
dave curtis
terry cushing
diana daly
mike darby
martin dart
bruce dosenbrock
mary davidson
diane degraw
jill dennis
donna dewitz
steve cotner
A staircase is a quiet place for LeeAnni3erry, a future driver , to study for a test.
sue clouston lee Cobb
pam coder
julie collins
bob dinsdale
ed dinsmore
don dockum
greg duncan
karen dunnigan
linda dunning amy duxbury cyndy eaton april eberly barb ebers
leann edwards
veralea edwards thor eisentrager
kathy eldridge vicki elias eric engstrom
julie epp
kim epp
jack eriksen
dave erickson
rodene essman
sheri everts
sophomore "boy, is this place crowded!"
Marla Ziegelbe i n shows it takes both strength and coordinat ion to compete in girls ' gyr111nastics
jim taddis rick tinke
bill tleischman ken tlowerday robin forke
barb trans
jett tredrickson julian trench linda trench debbie gade kate gauger lauri geier
mike gilmore lori gottula doug graham nancy grant sandra graul janice groff
nancy groff te~ri gunn scott guyer
linn hagood pam hahn cheryl hall
Sophomore Dallas Powell is thankful for time out from his busy , daily routine to relax in his own backyard hammock with a coke and a good book
heidi hall
annette hallberg
gail hamann
janet hammer
brett hansen
richard hansen
sandy hardt
larry hartley
tony harrold
bill haskins
tim hawkins
jeff hayes
mickey hayes
diane hayman
jim heck
debbie hegudus
debra heilman
mary heins
kathy heinzman
brian hensel
mary herrington
sheryl herrmann
terri hevelone
traci havelone
tom hicks
lori hickok
leslie higgins
doug hill
jeff hines
john hirschman
doug hiskey
Newly acquired Pep Clubbers cheered Spartans on to victory
alan hoback
marietta hollerbach
shelley hoover
jirn horner
alien hromas
anne hunt
ann huxtable
kelly ingwersen
pam janssen
barb james
eric james
jim jarvis
jim jenkins
jamie jensen
michael jensen
corey joekel
bruce johnson
kevin johnson
lee ann johnson
bret jones
lori jones
lynn jones
brett judds
diane kahm
As spring draws nearer and the days get warmer , sophomores flock outside to spend a study hall goofing off in the early spring weather
marcia kamas theresa kenney_
pam kessler
jim knott
Carolyn kohlhof matt kohrell
pam kokes bill kraft
denice kreifels
diane krouse
kara kubicek
holly kudlacek
jon lackey
richard la~:mett
bob lamer
julie lamphere
steve larson
rod laschanzky
kathy leffert
jodie leikam
kim lewis
randy lewis
annette loehr
becky loomis
doug lund
jim lyberis
susan lynch
peggy madson
barry magness
denise maier
rory maly
gary manley
Randy Lewis finds a quiet corner in the library for some relaxation.
kevin marpole
cathv martin
claudia maser
david maser
roger mastalir
jeanne mathews
debbie mathis
tom maxcy
charlotte mcavoy
casey mccabe
lauren mcconnell
mark mcconnell
mary mclaughlin
kathryn merritt
dennis mertens
galen meyer
georgia meyers
mark meyerson
drew miller
scott miller
marsha mohlman
mark monroe
emily moore
kevin moore
mark moors
brian moreland
renee morgan
barry mosley
karen mota -
kim mumford
Kim murfield
mike myer •
alan nealy
gregory neeman
randy neeman
jana sue nelson
sherry nelson
steve nelson
chuck new
trina new
terry nice
nancy nicolai
kaye ninneman
joy nissen
bruce norton
greg oakes
barbara oehlerking
linda o ' connel
matt o ' hara
linda olson
colleen o ' neill
dawn organ wendy owens
ken page
bruce palmer
patty parkhurst
tim patterson
julie patten
michelle paul
doug pejsar
ann penas
greg perry
ron peterson
becky phenix
scott phillips
tammy pierce
denise pinkston
bob pollock
dallas powell
donna plucknett
kathy pokorney
debb i e polk
kathy pratt
marilyn price
cathy pulos
cari rank
julie ravins
c i ndy reed
tim regan
laurie reisher
barb remigio lynette rimmer brian riveland doug rix miguel robinett
jeff rodzielski cathy rohrig matt rose debbie roseke rodney rosenbohm karen roy
jeanne royer nancy rudd sherri ruyle robert sanwick scott schaef er tom schaffer
sophomore
"i wish for once i'd win an argument against a teacher."
mike schappell
William Scheller jodi schlaebitz kathy Schleich karen schleiger tom schmid
bob schneider scott schnirl pam schroeder chris schroer sam schwalm ann scott
sue sederburg sherry see debbie shamberg doug shepard kevin Sherrill kevin shields
leonard shipley tim shook gene shuster fred sikyta mike sneddon
julie spaulding
mark spaulding
karen splinter
joan staack
dav id stear
kathy stear
lorre stehly
leslie stephenson
rick stephenson
john stepp
duane stetson
bill stevens
terry stivrns
dennis stoker
pat stout
shelly strait
tom strasheim
george sutherland kim sweetman
eleanor swett
kim szezebak
lisa taylor
michelle taylor
nancy taylor
greg tebo
kirk teters tim thaller
dan tharp
debbie thew
george thomas
steve thompson
bob thursby
eric tingle
Home economics gives girls insight int o what lies ahead.
randy towle geri vanv.alkenburg
keith Vidal steve viessman
provides sophomores with a wide range of act ivi ties
leslie vlcek
jeff vogt jim vonseggern dan waddle jim walkenhorst don walker
john wallentine gini waiters kathleen ward karen watts radd way cherie wegner
carolyn weidenman
genine welton
kathy wentink bill werger judy wehrbein patty werth
monica wheeler
phil Whiteley jody whitney bill wilke
karen wilkie
cindy will i ams
sally wilson
cheryl wolff
mark woodworth
joan yien
maria ziegelbein
michelle zobel
PE
pressure relieved, attitudes start to change
Peaceful co-existence was the key for many junior high students this year. Ever since East opened, there has existed a friction between high school and junior high students In a school "supposedly built as a high school," as one junior put it, the jumble of 2,000 students of all ages, shapes , sizes and ideas can exist together peacefully.
In past years the junior high student has been called gummer and ankle biter . There have even been evidences of physical ribbing between high school and junior high school students This year, an undercurrent of change seemed to appear As one eighth grader put it, "It sometimes seems like we're not even in the same building. A seventh grader said, uSomefimes you can almost forget that they're there, until you get bumped over in the hall between classes "
The junior high strived to achieve acknowledgment as a separate junior high this year. The Christmas play, the junior high play, the newspaper, intramurals and ninth grade sports were cited by students
as opportunities for ir:wolvement. Junior high students expressed various opinions about the advisor program. "It sure is a big help to know that when you don't know what's going on you can go ask somebody, and he'll know your name!" Another said," Oh, I've never gone " ~tudent Council was under attack again this year. "I wonder if they really do anything?" a student questioned. A seventh grader pointed out, " They punhe Christmas tree in the office window!" A lack of communication was cited as the reason for this attitude toward Council. "Nobody seems to know what they're doing," an eighth grade girl said. "I love East, and I'm proud to go here; all my friends from other schools are jealous," one student commented. Students found out that with the senior high in the same building , they were expected to hold more responsibility. One freshman summed up his three years in East junior high, saying, "I guess the thing is you grow up and mature faster here; you have to, to keep up."
j ulie albers
d iane andersen
k im andersen
r ick asche
brent bader
j an ball bill barger
todd bartolome
sandy batton
jim beal
joan bennet
chr is berger
corey berger
cindy bever
r ick birdwell
steve biteler
craig bohl
scott boles
diane booras
susie borgialli
peggy borritt
michelle bouwens
jeff boyum
phillip breton
margaret broberg
jeff brown
steve brown bill bruening
mark carlson richard chancellor len chandler
arlynn -brunke
scott buckner
audr i us budrys
jeff buller
calise burchett
kathy calvert
kirk camoriano
diane clyne
greg cochennet
terri connealy
garth cook
scott cotton
marissa creager
colleen cummings
steve davidson shawn day don dearmont
randy deaton
deb deboer
Freshmen boys play cards at their lockers during their spare time
doug dederman
bill der:iio
scott dernberger
john desmond
kurt drake
kelley drew mary edwards
jim eno
nancy evans
cathy everts
cathy fleischman
greg fleming
melony flickinger
david florell
eris focht
dave feral
brian funk
sheryl gaddis
jane gohde
linda gottner
becky grant
freshmen
'' i 've never gotten a locker that works.''
joni gray
randall haag
bob -hampton
david hand
barbara hart
charles hart
peg hatfield
susan hayden
jan hayes
lee heiliger
john herbert
dan hile
shari hill
laura hoback
paula horner
mary houfek
duane hovorka
terrie hromas
debbie humbles
bob irwin
cari jensen
jeff johnson
signe johnson
steve johnson
sue johnson
russ juilfs
david kaser
mickey kasparek
linda kehm
lori kelly
margie klumpp
karen knott
sandy knuth
lori kohl
david krueger
steve lamb
freshmen
mike !arson
robin lawson
mike leikam
greg lohmeier
vickie long
lori lyman
j ane manthey
bruce mapes
daniel mathews
jim may
gina mayne
curt mcconnell
jody mcgee
dav id mcleese
gary mckee
barb mckillip
mark meyer
randi meyer
rob moore
mary morrow
ann mosher
bob mulvaney
kathy newport
susan newton
jim nicolai
gregg nowak
linda o'brien
brad ohs
114/freshmen existence
"the only thing wrong with this school is having to come."
peggy olson
ed palmer
greg paul
mary kay pederson
danny phillips
bart pillen
sandy pipan
vello pool
bill porn
jeff powless
jim powless
belinda quinn
ann raglin
mike riner
glenn rocci
mark rock
jim rocke
jamie rogers
mark ruh l
kris rutford
ross sampson
ann sandin
bill schaffhauson
susie schamp
bart scott
steve scott
brent seamen
tye seamen
scott seerley
kathy settell
macy severson
mike shahani
debbie sheperd
chuck shook bill shottenkirk
doug simpson teia smart
glenn smith
heather smith
bert sorensen
kurt sorensen
tim sorensen
tim spahn
fred speth
pat Stahly
donald stanley
richard steeves
paul stellato
bill stephenson
joy stevenson
lisa stitcher
tim stoesz
susan strong
linda swopesharon tanderup
connie tebo wendy thompson
joe todd
bruce tunell
cindy turek
patty tyler
chris upchurch sebastian valenti
mark vinsonhaler
karen vogel
susan waldo
anne ward
bret warren
paula watson
natalie weibye
jerry wentink
gary whitney
cletia wiegert
alan williamson
marcy winston
dave witters
kerry wittke
steve witmuss
cheryl wolte
michael zemunski
Ninth graders gather at the Papillion game to form their own section The easy victory created restlessness
lisa ahnann
den ise allen
amy allison
linda applegate
randy arndt
beth asbjornson
$hawn barger
deborah barth
jim beach
mary beadell
w ill iam beede
randy becker
patr ic ia berge r
j
ohn bilodeau
vick i bi rdwell
laura bishop paula blide
nichael bodensteiner
doug bos
michael boukather
randy bouwens
alan bowes
debra brock
scott brown
nancy bruegmann
wesley brugman
kathleen buckner
bruce burch
ann cahoy thomas calvert
joel carmichael cynthia carter
margaret carver dean chapman
mark ch itwood brad colerick
mary collura julie combs
debra conyers chris cromwell
Eighth grade girls gather in the halls between classes to catch up on gossip
julie cummings
brian curran
brent curry
anne daly
kathy daly
• janet dappen
sonia dasilva
donna deal
stacy decker
debbie degraw
kelly dennis
kristina dernberger
laurie dillon
douglas drevo
sallie durfee
karen edwards
greg ellsworth
lori ellsworth
ruth engelhart
nancy epp
john erickson
robin essman
susan euler
william feis
eighth grader
"the school would never survive without us."
brett fleming
michael foral
sheila trench
ursula fritsch
david funk kristen funk
blanton garnett
clark garnett
kirk gemmell
bret george
katherine gillies
carrie goertzen
lori graves
jay haes
rochelle haith
david hamann
robert hammerseng
lea hansen
donald haworth
rnichael heaton
joel heck
lori hennings
kathleeen herbert
annette herrin
karen herrington
james hile
annette irwin
jandrena irvin
cynthia james
jody jensen
debra johnson
deidre johnson
karen johnson
thomas johnson
russell karr
Kerry karst
susan kaser
thomas kathe
michael kelly
pat kelly
kenneth kuhle
bruce laird
jacqueline !arson
lucy !arson
jonathan lee
john leonard
jennifer lewis
susan lippens
julie lyman
richard mackey
theresa makovicka
reed maly
nancy manthey
1rudi martin
linda martinez
rebecca maser
kathryn mcleese
jeff mcmahon
charles mebus
bryan melvin
eugene meyers
shelly meyerson
ann mikelson
eighth grader
gregory miller
russell miller
deborah mitchell
christine mock
scott moore
susan moors
david morton
mario mota
val o'connor
kathryn ogden
carmen ohs
john orr
janelle otte
rosann park
elizabeth partridge
debra payne
gaye peterson
shaun price
tamara pudwill
anrie rank
steven reeker
robert rejda
david riley
janice rodenberg
jay rodenburg
james rogers
dwaine rogge
david running
"those big guys are kinda scary, aren't they?"
mark sabin
terri schlichtemeir
jeffrey schmidt
paul schmieding
ted schroeder
julie scott
daniel SCUiiy
david severson
jennifer sharrar
jane sim todd smith
jane sommerhalder
curtis sorenson karen spahn
michael spencer
julia stauffer
kent stevens
frederick swihart
lucinda sword kathy tejcka
mary thew sherry thompson scott titterington
gary todd jeff tomhave miles tommeraasen
jerry trimble vicki turek
suzanne viessman
barbara wakefield diane wall jeffrey wanek
beth watkins rozla watson stephen watts mary weibye
m ich ael wekesser shari wendell stephen werth kevin wheeler
teresa willey terry w itt
laura woodworth gregory worth
jeff valasek pam vandeberg edward vannoy thomas verg1th
roy zach marc 1a ziege lbe in ruth zietlow melissa zobel
Neither snow, nor sleet keeps Randy Arndt from his paper route Many 8th grade boys held such jobs
bill adams
jeffrey ahl
mark albers
mark anderson
todd arndt
john arnold
tadd asche
julie bailey
paul baker
john banister
doug batten
brad beam
greg beam
jeff beckenbach
tim beckwith
ron birdwell
vicki biteler
alicia blakely
andrew booras
barbara border
donald bouwens
kathy brown
brad brungard
bob budde
darius budrys
brent burch
elizabeth burkgren
susan cahoy
michael calvert
tom carnes
dave carper
dave caulkins
bruce chapman
marsha chapman
brian chitwood
Sue Voss enjoys an after-school snack
Photosynthesis and growth was the study in which this biology class was involved
seventh grader
"hey look out, stop stepping on me!"
These students found Christmas vacation too short to enjoy as many winter snow activities as the~ would have liked
susc:.n coburn
amy colwell
sandie conyers
gary cook
randy crist
richard cromwell
ken curry
Cindy deal
randy deklotz
bobi den hartog
diane denio
christopher dittmer
scott eaton
beth eckles
juli e eggerling • sharon emery
mike euler
monty fader
bradley fleming
mary foral
pam foreman
j ane fosdick
rodney franco
valerie gaddis
john gaylord
linda geis
ann gerhart
loren gribble
stephanie gritz
andrew gutgesell
elizabeth haag
ron hachiya
jon hall
susie harmon
cindy harris
john harris
diane hayden
j ay heck
debbie hill
tracy hilsabeck
john hixson
larry hoback
, john howe
bruce howell
danita hromas
david huston
russel huston
david james
merritt james
mike johansen
bradley johnson
cheryl johnson
david johnson
gregory johnson
lori johnson
paul johnson
•jeff jones
randy julifs
cindy jurgens
cynthia kaiser
peter karst
mary kaser
jon kendle
lynda kittell
julie kohl
pixie lawson
steven leffert
gina lehecka
teresa lienemann
steven lindburg
Christy linhardt
scott lowery
tim luedtke
joyce lutz
pam maclauchlan
debra makovicka
jon martin
tim masek
beth mcconnell
erin mcelhose
jana melvin
karen metcalf
laura meyer
kim miller
kirk moore
nancy moreland
bill morgan
danny neal
beth nielsen
kim ogden
robert o'kane
john o'keefe
kristin peterson
michelle premo
tamie quinn
knstine randall
shannon reiboldt t margaret re1s
pat rejda
michele roesler
joe rogers
susan roy
steven ruhl
troy rustad
mike sandin
kristin sawin
kimberly Schmidt
linda schmidt
diana schram
linda sederburg
ann severson
seventh grader
"sometimes i wonder if anybody knows i'm around., :
ann shafer
ray shahani
roger shahani
carolyn sharp
mark simon
rene sims
jamie slepicka
ann smith
jannene sneddon
susan spahn
sandra sperry
tom speth
john spray
cynthia sronce
kelli stanley
john stapleton
sandra stehly
virginia stellato
doug strauss
scott sutherland
ann sword
sue VOSS
kimberly waiters
phil warren
david watkins
robin taylor
rhonda thompson
Ion throop
doug tyler
virginia van horn
jean van vliet
glenda vande~rol
curt whiteley
anne wilson
mike wilson
lori witt
janet witte
lynne wittmuss
mike wood
david zemunski
david zieg
kathy zwiebel
Increased use of the media center followed the closing of the south door
activities make up a fulfilling school ye~u
Being asked to your very first dance, or asking someone to their very first dance , is a very unique thing that all treasure and some never even experience. This is the only way that some people ever get involved in school or with other people But even if this is it, school has served some purpose and brought people together to relate to one another
There are some in school who are too busy to attend these dances; they get involved with others through drama. Whether it is with mime troups, comedies, musicals , or mystery, they have found a diffe r ent way to relate with others
Through the year many of the activities such as these have taken place and brought a great many people closer to one another. Each year a theme for every dance seems a little more unique when it is finally thought of, and the scenery , props and acting of every dramatic production seems more polished But in reality, the students who sponsor and produce these are not any more talented or smarter It is through previous years of experience and past difficulties that the troubles and disasters are avoided or covered over , and the finished product is more polished and unique because of the great enthusiasm and involvement.
Couples enjoy the variety of dances that night.
Toby Churchill talks to a friend about the evening
Selected by popular vote of juniors and seniors were king and queen Toby Churchill and Dallas Cole.
Homecoming attendants from bottom left: Cindy Folsom , Jill Gorthey, Deb Graphenteen , Kris Hanson, and Diane Wakely From bottom right: Steve Collins, Jim Dennis , Scott Forke, Dan Hitz, and Steve Rodenburg Queen Dallas Cole King Toby Churchill.
spartan s return for homecoming activities
Months of planning , days of shopping, and i n three hours it had all come to an end But the fun of Homecoming '73 was in everyone ' s memory forever , and indeed as the theme stated , the Spartans did return in the form of alums. •
The spirit of the dance was lightened by the fact that East was victor ious over Northeast that same night.
Homecoming served a dual purpose as it brought back forry,er couples of years past, and sparked up new couples who will probably return i.n a couple of years , still loyal Spartans
With Travis providing mus ic , many coup les i nc lud ing alums found a good opportunity to dance Dallas Cole received many congratulations from friends
As a part of the halftime show , the homecoming attendants were introduced and walked on to the field
musical said a success despite problems
''SeventJ-six trombones led the big parade" as eighty-two actors, dancers, and singers led this year's musical, "The Music Man."
With Deb Graphenteen and Mitch Reta playing the lead parts, Mr. Jon Peterson led the group into two quite successful performances.
After weeks of tripping over the feet of the girl standing next to you and being laughed at by fellow klutzes, you finally get it down, and on the opening night no one even knows all the trouble you've had. These thoughts and many others, such as finding a decent costume and trying to put on the right makeup, are all the memories and explanation of the '73 musical, "The Music Man."
Professor Hill leads his band in their first performance in front of the skeptical and unsure townfolk
Vicki Herbert plays the quiet, inward Winthrop.
Playing in the female lead , Deb Graphenteen showed her musical talent as well as her acting abilit1
Traveling Salesmen Tim St ivrin s , Steve Johnson Glenn Miller , Scott Forke
Charlie Cowell ............................. Bob Schulz
Conductor ............................................ Pete Allman
Harold Hill ............................................... Mitch Reta
Mayor Shinn ........................................ .Dan Re in ehr
Mitch Re ta combined his acting, dancing , and singing skills to portray the vitality of Professor Hill.
Tomm y Djilas and Marcellus Washburn found plenty of time for dancing and singing
Three of the town ' s women found gossiping a favorite pastime
"we've got spirit that really sticks, we're the class of '76"
sophomores sweep all spirit week honors
"A hectic, busy week in which all classes unite together to show their spirit by decorations, skits and over-all spirit , " is how one senior described Spirit Week at East High.
Although all themes were chosen well in advance, the junior class did not seem to use this extra time to their advantage as well as the sophomores, who spent many late nights working on signs at Mary McLaughlin's house, and the seniors, who also gathered in the weeks before to prepare.
"There were some juniors who really worked hard on decorations before Spirit Week, like making foil stars and mobiles, but it wasn't a class effort and only a few people were really involved," observed one junior.
''Only a few select kids get to be in the skit every year. There's no communication or organization in our class No one tries to cooperate,'' commented another junior.
Sophomores, whose theme was the successful Spartan Graffiti, took first in over-all spirit.
"Th eir decorations and skit looked very impressive and like a lot of hard work had been put into them. They seem very united, like we were when we were
sophs," a senior stated. Nostalgic signs depicting teen-agers in the ' 50's were hung on the walls , and with a few cans of paint and a lot of manpower the sophomores turned the glass corridor into Main Street, perfect for cruisin'.
"It was really great! I think it was a total class effort and I was really glad to see that it wasn't only the kids who went to East last year but also the Culler and Lefler kids who helped too We had a lot of fun , " said Casey McCabe, sophomore class vice president. Seniors seemed to lack the enthusiasm they have had in the past. Hoping to capture the Spirit Week award for their third consecutive year, the seniors ' theme was ''Thanks for the Memories '' Reminicing on the themes of the past two years , the seniors brought out old signs, re-did them and combined ideas to finish in second place
" I'm glad the sophomores won, they deserved it. Seniors could have done better but we didn ' t have the time or effort as a class to do it. By the time you get to be a senior there are too many outside activities other than Spirit Week It's not fun any more, but more of a duty," said senior Becky Egbert.
Nancy Grant and Jill Patterson admire their artistry as sophomores work on their decorations
Sophomores paint windows to perfection
drawn signs by
Creatively
the sophomores draped the breezeway of East High. Their originality and dedication helped them capture first place in decorations
B ill Stevens makes use of an undersized car to help sophs win first place
Jim Horner introduc es couples representing high schools at the sock hop
Some s ,ophomores get carried away while painting windows during spiritweek
"we'll always win, we'll always strive, we're the class of '75"
John Gingery and Liz Fenton host the "Sparta Awards", the juniors' spirit week skit
Junior girls display their talent and ingenuity by creating tin foil stars
Jack Raglin and Mike Whitley lend a hand and paint a window for spirit week
Mary Carpenter finds hanging mobiles both difficult and frightening
''we are the best, there are no more, we're the class of '74."
Julie Sonderegger and Mary Moulton find themselves dress'ed as clowns during the senior spirit week skit
John Spomer goes "wild" with senior spirit. A senior boy (?) advertises Spartan spirit
Pam Van Buren takes a d ip in the sp ir it pool.
all-school play displays diversity of talents
With the thought of an enjoyable evening in mind, the audience set out for this year's all-school play, "The Man Who Came to Dinner''.
The play takes place in the Stanley home, where their dinner guest has slipped on their doorstep and broken his hip. He is confined to a wheelchair for six weeks. During this time he monopolizes the Stanley's living room with convicts who are invited to meals, runs up $784 phone bills, and receives strange gifts from his friends.
Under the direction of a new director this year, the dral'!la students worked well with Mrs. Leslie Peterson. Although many felt that this play might be a bigger job than the students could handle, through much determination and self-discipline, they handled it beautifully
All cast members practice their finale the night before their first performance of the all-school play.
The nurse rolls Sheridan Whiteside into the living room after his accident on the Stanley ' s front porch.
Whiteside summons a glamorous actress
Professor Adolph Metz (Lee Koch) brings Sheridan Whiteside (Jim Schroedermeier) a gift-his cockroach city
Jim Schroedermeier
Tom Beal
Kay Plass
Susie Kozak
Kathy Sigrist
Jenny Shramer
Rob Wagner
Joyce Newsham
Doug Pipan
Nancy Eicher
Charlie Miller
Annette Halberg
Steve Brown
Dan Reinehr
Ann Sandin
Lee Koch
Steve Johnson
Kip DeKlotz
Scott Moore
John Thew
Bl;nton Garnett
Bob Ball
Dave Beal
Greg Paul
Reporter Bert Hefferson (Tom Beal) talks to Whiteside and hi"s secretary (Kay Plass).
Soc iety ladies jump at the chance to talk with Sheridan Whiteside Whiteside talks over his health with a concerned friend Many calls came for him.
mime troupers appear as strange flashes
If you saw something strange flash by you after school sometime this year, it wasn ' t your eyes playing tricks on you It was just Mime Troupe members in their black leotards and white face paint. Members sometimes referred to the i r outfits as " black pajamas. "
Practicing twice a week, the eight-member group gave over ten performances in various junior and senior highs and grade schools. Twenty acts were always ready for performance , but only about ten were
used for each show One member com mented, " You can ' t perform a high schoc show for grade schoolers , and vice versa. ' Mime Troupe was mainly for those stu dents interested i n doing mimes and in practice of body control. Not all member : had to be involved in the dramatic play : and other drama department activitie: throughout the year ; the only requi remen was that they enjoyed and were i nterestec i n the i r mimes
journalism staffs sponsor sadie hawkins
The world of Lil ' Abner came true for East High as the liberated women of the school grabbed their fellows for the annual Sadie Hawkins dance , sponsored for the f i rst time by the Oracle and Epic staffs. The "competition" for dates began early, and dates were still being made the day of the dance Dress consisted of everything from overalls to gunnysacks , with over 200 people attending. Arrak is provided the music for the newly-formed hillbillies Crowning of the Moonshine king and queen added to the enjoyment of the night, along with the rustic decorations.
Arrakis provided the music for this year's Sadie Hawkins dance , w~ere girls nabbed their dates and both dressed as Lil ' Abner and Daisy May for the even i ng.
Out of the many hillbilly costumes , th is year ' s Moonshine king and queen were crowned for their attire
Showing their rugged hillbilly fashions , couples danced to the music of Arrakis at Sadie Hawkins this year
With an involved night of dancing, many couples take time out for refreshments. Some found serious moments at Sadie Hawkins away from the fun
Joining a club or an organization in school is, for many , their way of getting involved. Clubs provide a chance for expression of talents and concern New concerns this year , such as womens ' rights and ecology, brought issues to the public's attention, and action was taken through meetings with the school board and establishing a recycling center in the parking lot.
Often these organizations are referred to by onlookers as a waste of time, but the participants realize the benefit of relationships with others.
Over 20 organizations were either formed or continued this year, their purposes ranging from promoting spirit to making this book. Over 500 students participated in these organizations. Their reasons for joining were all different , but the results were the same-students working together.
If it were not for these organizations and the people involved in them , school would just be a place where no one carried anything more out than what they went in • with.
chee rleaders' goal to rekindle super spirit
Spirit was the goal the cheerleaders chose i n 197 4. They supported loyalty for every member of East in every , achievement.
Their year as cheerleaders began when they were picked up in the middle of the night last spring. From there they began to organize, practice, make money and l~arn to enjoy each other ' s friendships. They learned that in order to support others , they had to support themselves Bake sales , pop bottle drives , booster buttons and a garage sale earned the money The sponsor , victorious teams and friendly relationships between themselves provided the moral support.
They attended cheerleader clinic at the close of the summer. Both the reserve and varsity squads received blue ribbons, and they shared the spirit stick and the Spark Plug award, which the girls at the clinic awarded to them. The varsity squad won the Coca-Cola award with the reserves as runners-up This unified the squads, and put a spirit in them that never faded.
''Our year was a success, thanks to the fantastic workmanship of Pep Club and teams that to us could not be equalled by others anywhere," commented one cheerleader
Practice gas paper Coke money meetings close scores Homecom ing pep rallies concessions all these and many more made up a year they will never forget. But no matter what happened , they always kept their spirit, and they knew that in their hearts East will always be number
''spartans take the challenge''
Reserve Cheerleaders : Back Row-Mary Carpenter , Santa Claus, Clara Tao, Lois Hayman , Ann Walters. Front Row-K im Mitchell , Kristi Wells
gourmet club indulges in the art of food
Broadening both mind and body by indulging in the fine art of cuisine was the purpose of the East High Gourmet Club
The close-knit, hand-picked members met at one another's homes, usually every month. Their purpose was to consume
huge quantities of food, which they did successfully . There was more to the Gourmet Club, though , as one member said : "Not only would we have to eat and consume food, but almost all of us were involved in the
preparing and the study of exotic dishes."
Gourmet club members took the club seriously; many hours of work went into their Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts.
One Gourmet member summed up the club as "a fun club, breaking the monotony of pressures in school."
Gourmet Club : left to right-Tim Fosnaugh Dav id Boomer , Jim Wallace , Kip Dekoltz.
deca fulfills many goals through the ye a r
DECA saw many goals fulfilled this year Particularly , a main aim was towards the four objectives of distributive education clubs across America. The goals social intelligence , vocational understanding, civic consciousness , and leadership development were the prime factors of achievement.
Social intelligence was accomplished by having classroom lunches consisting of pizza or a Mac's hamburger for DECA members The social events were summarized with the club members and their employers having a get-together. Vocational understanding was fulfilled by in-class lectures, guest speakers, and
field trips , one of which was to an Omah , advertising agency
Civic consciousness was also sufficec with a community project of comparini grocery prices in different income areas
The data collected was then submitted tc the state DECA convention held in Maret at the Lincoln Cornhusker Hotel. Anothe community project that was put forth wm a collection of Christmas presents fo1 needy families. An anti-shoplifting program was also facilitated at East in order to reduce the high teenage shopliftin~ record. Along with these projects, there were many others to make the year a truly successful one for distributive education students and their community
The last goal for DECA was to increase leadership development , which was highly successful at the Central Region Conference, held in Lincoln The conference emphasized good leadership qualities and in many cases DECA members were•put to the test. Conference participants found themselves involved in competitive events, •seminars , banquets, and dances to make up a busy weekend schedule. The four goals of DECA were indeed accomplished and the DECA members were a major part of its achievements. Sponsor Mrs. Alice Scott felt .this was a more controlled club because it is a special interest club. "DECA gave a chance for involvement," stated one member.
Early morning concessions, a bookstore , and a cookie shop were money making projects of DECA.
Front Row-Dan Wegner, Jim Heffner , Dave Smith , Carol Cather , Pam Metcalf , Canda Anderson, Kris Stevens , Terry Sherrill, Teresa Turner Second RowGreg Turner , Bonnie Vlcek , Mike Sheehan , Chuck McKracken , Ann Brueggeman Third Row-Mrs Scott , Janice Hillegass , Doreen Erickson, Ramona Hahn , Kendy Paugh Back Row-Jacky Woody , Mary Ann Edds , Nancy Zimmerman , Jean Woodruff
sum mer of research brings about debate
Most activities for special groups , such as clubs , begin after school starts Not so w ith the debate team , as several members worked throughout the summer collecting ev idence and arguments for the top ic Resolved : That the federal government should guarantee a minimum annual income to each family un it. The guaranteed income is a very controversial issue , and one debater commented , " You really would get into it-arguing emotionally , that is .''
Debate entails researching both the pro and con of the issue so the student can argue effectively The team participated i n many tournaments throughout the state , includ i ng Kearney , Grand Island, Omaha, Fremont and others
Coach Linda Hoff described debate as " teaching the student to think logically and critically , wh ich is essential in life. " · Working and attend i ng debate tournaments weren ' t the on ly activities of the team Out-of-school learn i ng activ ities , such as debates before luncheons and audiences , were started th is year. One such event was a three-man debate before the Lincoln Sertoma Club. Blaine Henry argued for a guaranteed income , Eric Riveland argued against , and Dave Boomer summed up the arguments
Debate Team: Front Row- Ron Da ly Dave Boomer , Blaine Henry , Dave Bowden , Kris Jensen , Curt Banister
Back Row-Eric Riveland , Eric James , Tom
Maxcy, Jeff Weier , Bob Peterson , Linda Hoff ; sponso r.
Debaters Dave Bowden and Dave Boomer find some evidence is humorous rather than substantial
broadway theme chosen for dollfin show
''. If I have to go out there i n front of those guys one more t i me, I ' ll where did they get these sw i rn su its? I hate ch lorine we ' ll never be ready How can I be a dollfin? I can't even sw i m!
The 197 4 Doi If i n Club underwent several changes The group was made into a class, and gym credits were g iven. The class met every seventh period i nstead of after sc t, ool , but no practice was able to take place before the third quarter. The performance, which took place early in April, held the theme " g ive my regards to Broadway , ' ' and all acts were taken from the best known Broadway musicals. Hard work , worry , and rushing got the show ready Special performances were held for i nvited groups of Lincoln residents. Tryouts were held the first three weeks in January , and with the help and guidance of Mrs. Bonnie Neilson, new members were chosen and the 24-member Dollfin Club presented their seventh annual syncron ized swim show , giving their regards to Broadway and to East High School.
Dollfins: FRONT ROW-Ann Bruggeman, Cindy Burns, Cher i Christ iansen, Ann Walters, Paula Schmid , Mary Davidson, Lori Lorenzen, Laurie Witters, Ann Lincoln , Georgia Hamilton SECOND ROW-Lori Alcorn , Nancy Grenemeir , Lori Stehly , Sally Wilson, Sandie Leising, sponsor, Bonnie Nielson, Patty Edwards. BACK ROW-Holly Kudlacek, Jan Groff, Ann Schleiger , Suzy Gr iffin
e club's membership increases this year
Initiative is one word E-Club sponso r Ph il Sprague wishes someone would have exam i ned a little closer at the start of the '73-'74 school year Most organizations or c!ubs are usually run by a cabinet consisting of president , vice president, and secretary-treasurer. But this year ' s club was organized entirely by its sponsor " What E-Club? " was the general response of students in reference to the club's existence. But E-Club's presence at basketball games slowly emerged, gett i ng stronger as the season progressed Members exchanged ''friendly'' cheers with opposing boys' clubs at intra-city games.
Even though a cabinet was not in power , E-Club still participated in their usual activities, such as selling programs at games Other activities during the year involved KFOR ' s Operation Santa Claus , ordering pennants for the new 1-80 Eastern conference, and placing a pop machine in the training room.
Players converse with members during warmup at a game at East as to which team will be the best.
Members sit together to promote spirit and urge on members who are play ing.
E-Club member Dennis Payne sells Cokes at a basketball game.
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: FRONT
Colerick , Dan Knott , Toby
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, Ned Porn , Chuck Stephenson , Dave Wegener , Scott Forke THIRD ROW-Hoyt Nye, Gary Hegener , Dave Sterns , Tim Birdsall , Joe Kopetka , Dan Fijan, Tom Beal , Randy Johnson , Greg Rutford , Curt Banister FOURTH ROW-Gerry Luedtke , Wade Cascini , Marc Sparling , Terry Davis , Dave Nowak , Mike Fritsch FIFTH ROW-Peter Allman , Jon Rauscher , Steve Collings , Pat Lehigh, Randy Beyer , Dan Chapman. SIXTH ROW-Mike Breeden, Bill Thomas, Marty Mccurdy, Mike Hromas , Dave Summers , Gerry Schmidt , Tom Strasheim SEVENTH ROW-Greg Yeutter , Jim Lochmiller, John Spomer , Drew Beltz, Jeff McCabe, Steve Bruce , Bill Breeden , Bill Stevens EIGHTH ROW-Doug Carpenter, Dave Roseland , Karl Voss , Paul Arthur , Pat O ' Neill , Radd Way NINTH ROW-Curt Hedberg , Doug Pauley , Dave Bowden , Mike Greenfield TENTH ROW-Jeff Reibolt , Ron Peterson BACK ROW-Steve Watkins , Casey McCabe
E-Club
ROW-Kevin
Churchill
Leffert, Doug Caulkins SECOND ROW-Dan Crouch
Hitz,
Dale
Water"'."related activities involve east guar
Any aquatic-related activity in the school was connected in some way wit h East Guard this year East Guard considered itself a service club, rather than a swim club. There was no prerequisite of special swimming skills for members; they needed only to be interested in swimming Members were required to work either as assistants in swim classes, timers at swim meets , or to become actively involved at meetings Some of the services provided by Eas t Guard involved the community Member s of East Guard assisted with both handicapped and rehabilitative swimming programs in connection with the city recreation department. East Guard member s also assisted with summer skin and scuba diving programs
Meetings gave East Guard members an opportunity to view films and demonstrations presented by the Red Cross and other water safety services, as well as the handling of ''club business .'' Money for the club was raised through concessions and the annual swimathon Club sponsor Dennis Vokolek summarized the goal of East Guard this year : " Mainly, East Guard was here for service to the schoo l."
Members served as timers at all home meets and the state meet as well as other projects through the year.
Members gather around to finalize plans for their March ski trip. Many plans and money-making projects were needed.
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East Guard: FRONT ROW-Debbie Swiler , Sue Hart , Nancy Nicolai , Cindy Gross, Leslie Buttram , Sue Petersen , Pete Allman
SECOND ROW-Patty Edwards, Kaye Ninneman , Lois Hayman , Kristi Wells , Laurie An derson , Jon Rauscher, Jeff Nissen , Randy Johnson , Dave Wegener , Scott Forke , Jeff Hayes BACK ROW-Sponsor
The 1973- 74 Epic staff was brought together last spring at the annual journalism banquet. At this banquet , for the first time , the Epic staff took on a new dimensionthat of experience
The problems throughout the year were met with much ease , due to previous experiences The first encounter of a problem came when a new advisor was brought to the department, David Coufal
The new adv isor came after basic plans for the yearbook had been made. So the first task of the yearbook staff was to bring him up-to-date , and acquaint him with the general technicalities of the production. With pat ience , and much hard work of the staff and advisor , this problem was overcome.
The goal of the staff , according to both co-editors Anne Schleiger and Ramona Hahn was , " We are going to meet all of our deadlines. " This became a vis ionable dream throughout the year The pressure of last year's book , and its problems made the staff even more ambitious to create a yearbook without problems.
junior high student council has busy year
'' The semester break dance was th e most successful thing we had this year , " commented Mrs Doris Vetter , sponsor fo r the ' 73- ' 74 junior high Student Counc il. " About one-third of the junior hig h showed up , and we came out even wit h the finance part, which I think is prett y good. "
The junior high Student Council answered the age-old charge of ''Counci l never does anything! " with severa l projects A " scan for cans" was one o f these. The Council canvassed for canned goods for a needy family around Christmas time Other projects included an ecology project and a pop bottle drive, which the junior high worked on. For the ecology project they collected papers , cans, and bottles to be recycled. Every Wednesday the Student Council held a public meeting after school , in room D-117. The attendance varied a little because Council members were not only involved with Student Council, but were also active with many other activities around school.
future physicians: a · health-oriented club
The Future Physicians Club was organized three years ago to benefit students who were interested in a future in a health-oriented field The group met every Wednesday to discuss possible activities or li sten to a guest speaker from the local -area. Some of the group's activities included taking a tour of the UNO medical school , witnessing an autopsy, and an excursion through St. Elizabeth's hospital. As in past years, the club was fairly sma ll. But one member commented , "It's nice to belong to a smaller club-you get to knqw everyone, and you get more opportunities as individuals and as a club."
Junior High Student Council: FRONT ROW-Craig Bohl , Greg Worth , Blanton Garnett , Jenny Lewis, Chris Upchurch , Merritt James , Julie-Albers , Gaye Peterson , Mrs Vetter BACK ROW-Jim May, Amy Colwell, Tim Leudtke , Tracy Hilsabeth , Kim Anderson , Karen Johnson.
Future Physicians : left to right-Jon Rauscher , Todd Hlavaty, Paul Reckewey , Steve Watkins , sponsor Dt Robert Reeder , Ka-Yeung Kwan, Steve Gohde
c ultural knowledge iAternational club goal
International Club spent the year gaining knowledge of other cultures. The club met twice a month after school on Thursdays
One act ivity of the club was listening to guest speakers The speakers discussed their home countries, loca l customs and types of food, as well as possible trips to these countries.
The main purpose of the club was to raise funds to support American Field Society (AFS). They did this in many ways; such as selling Gummi Bears, selling Kings ' Food Host coupons, and (cold though it was) they sold concessions at the East-Pius football game.
The club also had many "cultural experiences ,'' such as the Christmas party and the International Club dinner.
Sara Stevenson, Gisela Morales, and Mary Anis make plans for the International Club dinner in April.
International Club: FRONT ROW-Cathy Calvert, Linda Gottner, SECOND ROW-Sara Stevenson, Joy Stevenson, Susan Waldo, Donna Florence, Janice Teter. THIRD ROW-Connie Waldo, Sandy Pipan, Kathy Newport, Lisa Sitcher, Barb WaQner, Ann Zimmerman FOURTH ROW-Kathy Turner, Diane Pipan , Karen Watts, Kim Neal, Patty McAuliffe Jane Mebus BACK ROW-Mrs Bothe, sponsor, Taryn Long, Linda Lott, Mary Bilodeau , Lori Lyman
being a majorette involves -lots of practice
When most school activities were just beginning , the '73-'74 East Majorettes had already experienced a summer full of practices and money-making projects It was not unusual for arriving students • to see the Majorettes " twirling " along with the band at 8 : 00 on some school morning.
The girls twirled at football games and during one basketball halftime , and were also in a Lincoln parade At the final football game , the Majorettes performed with fire, a unique tradition at East. The school provided uniforms similar to those of the bahd's, but the Majorettes also made some of their own, to compliment their shows
One Majorette commented , "It's a lot of fun, but it also involves practice "
The varsity Majorettes were Jody Kirkland , Teresa Johnson, Patty Ellington , Mary Kolar , and Laura Hammerseng. The junior varsity were Bambi Lawson and Sheryl Olmsted.
Jody Kirkland , head majorette , tells of plans for the next performance
Majorettes : FRONT ROW-Bamb i Lawson , Mary Kolar , Sheryl Olmsted BACK ROW-Patt i Ellin gton , Jod Kirkland , Laura Hammersen~
Mary Kolar, Bambi Lawson , and Patty Ellington make last
Marching Band : FRONT ROW-Jana Nels on , Candy Holdt, Karen Bruce, Kelly Ingwerson, Barb A lbert, Ann Huxtable, Gail Reid, Christy McCarty , Paula Scavo , Nancy McWilliams , Delinda Roth SECOND ROW-Holly Hotz , Nancy Eicher, Bambi Lawson, Dave Babcock , Traci Hevelone, Mel issa McHaffie, Ramona Hahn , Sandy Buchholz, Jody Kirkland , Terri Hevelone , Scott Guyer , Bob Dinsdale , Brian Riveland, Doug Pipan , Deb Worth, Joyce Johnson THIRD ROW-Steve Bruce , Kris Fletcher , Diane DeGraw , Leslie Gann , Sarah Boslaugh , John Fischbach, Doug Hill, Tim Poppe , Lori Harlan, Jack Raglin , Bob Sanwick , Mary Bilodeau , Pa~ Kokes, Jon Rauscher , Terri Myers, Todd Hlavaty , Curt Banister , Rob Logsdon FOURTH ROW-Rick Geier , Lori Becker , Patty McAuliffe , Jean Landegren, Casey Cantin , Larry Boyer , Jean Hovorka, Susan Lynch , Bob Schneider , Brett Jones , John Anderson , Scott Ph illi ps , Mike McKee , Mike Mitchell, Rodene Essman, Dan Caldwell, Michele Mathews , Randy Young , Chris Waterbury, Tim Muggy BACK ROW-Patty Schrader , Den ise Kreifels , Cari Rank, Geri Van Valkenburg , Debbie Hegedus, Linda Bechtolt , Bill Werger , Chris Lehecka, Terry Cushing, Greg Tebo , Rick Laggett, Mark Meyers , Mark Moran , John Ahmann , Bill Wilke, Matt Babcock , Randy Carr , Deb Roe , Lee Sorensen , Mr Duane Johnson, Galen Meyer, Mark McConnell , Mark Moors, Ken Flowerday, Mike Koenig , Don Walker , John Klumpp, Jon Asbjornson
: rank lead~rs are added to marching band
This year the East High Marching B~nd , was under the leadership of Duane John-
son Mr Johnson, East High's former orchestra director, commented that switching from orchestra to band was no problem for him Before he taught at East marching bands were his specialty He felt that the attitude of students towards marching was much better than expected and , on the whole, they were very easy to work with
The band also underwent another change. A senior from each section of the band was chosen to be a rank leader. The rank leader's duty was to make sure that each person in his or her section knew the show, and could play his or her part.
"I think that through the use of rank leaders we got to the individuals much better ," Mr. Johnson said Before, with one band director and almost one hundred kids, it was nearly impossible." Many students and other directors felt that the system did work well.
" In the future I'm looking forward to more concerts and contests, '' commented Mr. Johnson. "Without these, we are practicing for nothing and the kids have no reason to work.''
Members of Marching Band practice each morning to perfect their techniques for concerts to be given
new dimensions added to '7 4 pep club
The largest East High Pep Club took on new d i mensions wiJh the add ition of sophomores and two new groups
Approximately 300 g i rls composed the club , and for the first time s i nce the school ' s open i ng year , sophomores were admitted To keep track of each g i r l' s points , 22 squadleaders were appointed
In addition , several cha i rmen were assigned var ious jobs , such as taking care
of spec ial events , sales, and hall signs
New to Pep Club th is year was the pompon squad , made up of 16 sen ior girls selected last spring They performed rout i nes to music during halftimes of football and basketball games
Reversals , East ' s wrestl i ng hostesses , were also a first. Girls who were members of Pep Club and interested in wrestling composed the club They attended all
meets , at home and awa y
Inev itably , t here were prob lems w ith in
Pep C l ub Many g i rls comp lai ned of not be i ng i nformed of events The po int system aga i n attracted crit ic ism from members because many felt that spir it couldn 't be measured i n points
Despite the problems , however , a ll members worked toward one major goalto promote " Spartan Spirit "
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Auer , Lor i Lorenzen , Kathy He i nzman , Peggy Madsen , Debbie Math is, Marsha Mehlman , Sandra Graul , Mary McLaughlin , Kim Mumford. Third Row-Tracy Connealy , Suzy Griffin , Shari P reston , Cathy N ielson , Katie Bowen , Ann Scott , Sue Sederburg , Shelley Hoove r, Ju li e Coll ins , Gini Walters , Jodi Sch laebitz. Fourth RowPatt i Dittoe , Donna Florence , Linda Cather , Karen Roy , Shelly Strait , Laurie Anderson , Holly Kudlacek , Karen Dunning , Joyce Newsham , Leslie Stephenson , Julie Bale , Lori Hickok , Chris Karr Fifth Row-Deb Chapman , Cheryl McMahon , Diane Dappen , Cindy Bottcher , Laura Hammerseng , Tammy Pierce , Diana Daly , Tr ina New , Debb ie Heilman , Annette Loehr , Marla Ziegelbein , Jill Patterson , Cathy Pu los , Lor i Sherman Back Row-Karen Asbjornson , Jamie Jensen , D iane Hayman , Mary Herrington , Sheri Everts , Karan Dunn igan , Joy Nissen , Janice Groff , Kathy Stear , Debb ie Gade , Barbara Oehlerking.
Pep Club: Front Row-Jer i Nantkes , Julie Krueger , Diane Pohlman, Diane Cottingham , Vicki Elias , Shari Nelson
Kathy Pokorny Second Row-Susan
Squadleaders and Chairmen : Back Row-Brenda Putnam, Bunny Schacht, Jan Firestone, Kim Johnson, Kim Wakely, Karen Dunning Fourth Row-Dorothy Liesemeyer, Dalene Royer , Sue Smith, Jan Lamb, Pam Nelson, Julie Hoffman Third Row-Debbie Wood, Janelle Sommers, Karen Bradley, Jane Mebus , Patty Feis, Joan Dunningan. Second Row-Becky Egbert, Barb Betts, Becky Beadell , Joyce Johnson, Kathy Turner, Joann Sasse. Front Row-Pam Getchell , Jeanette Goodrich , Cheryl Christenson, Josselyn Hilty, Sue Weekly, Nancy Noble.
Vice-President:
Lori Alcorn
President: Shella Jorgenson
Pep Club : Front Row-Gisela Morales , Nancy N icolai , Terri Gunn , Mary Davidson, Mary He i ns , Donna Plucknett , Cheryl Hall , Deb Roeske, Sue Banister Second Row-Terry Myers , Kathy Karnes , Wendy Lamb , Michelle Taylor , Pat Met;?us , Janet Hammer , Cheryl Wolff , Cherie Wegner , Georgia Meyers , Pam Coder Third Row-Fay Welsch , Nancy Wakefield , Deb Wickham, Harumi Hachiya , Judy Turnwall , Deb Nealy , Genine Welton , Cindy Williams , Denise Pinkston , Renee Morgan , Karen Ward Fourth Row-Karen Schleiger , Sue Budde , Laur ie Witters, Jean Sh iflet , Deb Schneider , Lorre Stehly , M ichelle Zolbel, Leslie Buttram , Eleanor Swett , Robin Forke, Kathy Schleich , Nancy Groff , Kim Sweetman Fifth Row-Conn ie Waldo , Sue Luedtke , Diana Pipan , Sara Stevensol'l , Karen Hewitt, Michelle Mathews , Jenny Dodge , Susan Runn i ng , Barb Wagner , Holly Clark , Deb Sw il er , Rhonda Kreifels , Sherr i Ruyle , L, eanne Royer , Jane Burroughs Sixth Row-Mona Elwell , Leslie Gann , Chr is Miller , Brenda Hoschele , Nan Wittke , Deb Stortz , D ianne Johnson , Cindy Greathouse , Jean Hovorka , Delinda Roth , Leann Edwards , Colleen O ' Neill , Diane Krouse, Ann Bowes , Lisa Dodson , Jane Wittmuss. Back Row-Karen Tejcka , Beth Calvert , LuAnn Strong , Edye Weibers , Melanie Babock , Liz Fenton , Kar i M idtlyng , Lola Sindt , Carla Graves , Cyndy Eaton , Karen Boukather , Barb Frans , Sue Wirth , Cindy Gross , Deanne Foote , Mary Kolar , Sue Frank.
Secretary: Ann Bruggeman
Treasurer: Barb Walls
Head Squadleader: Kathy Putnam
spartan spirit
oracle staff encounters several problems
When is the school paper the schoo l paper? Oracle members found themselves confronted with this problem, as well as others, during the '73-'74 school year Brought together for the first time at the annual journali sm banquet, the staff began to organize the paper and earn money almost imm ediately. The format of the Oracle was changed from magazine to newspaper to facilitate layouts Moneymaking projects, such as operating the concession stand and co-sponsoring "Sadie Hawkins," were carried on all year.
Along with all the "normal" problems, Oracle staff members encountered several new ones. The addition of a new advisor contributed to the general confusion of the first few days, as new policies were instituted.
As in the past, the struggle of meeting deadlines came up. Trying to have stories in on time, devising layouts and selling ads consumed staff members' time.
Ad Staff: Barb Betts Advertising Manager: Becky Beadell
Staff Writer: Jean Hovorka ·cartoonist: Jeanette Goodrich
Photographer: Doug Pipan
Staff Writer: Dave Marvin Editorial Editor: Dave Boome r
Editor-In-Chief: Sarah Boslaugh
Feature Editor: Scott Lawson
Advisor: Dav id Coufa l Sports Editor: Leroy Rock
Ad Staff: Paula Schmid
orchestra achieves intentions, balance
The orchestra this year completed the i intentions. "Starting off to a good begi n ning, " instructor Mr Colwell stated, "Th i orchestra is more balanced, and the e n semble is a lot better than last year .' ' M r Colwell felt that the orchestra benefite c because of the allotted time he had to pre pare for the orchestr a
An exchange concert with Omah , Westside was also planned and fulfille d Lincoln East High orchestra member f found themselves playing at an assembl 1 for the Omaha school, with the favor returned by the Westside orchestra at an assembly for Lincoln East. Mr. Colwe l stressed his opinion about the exchang f concert and the whole year program: "l'rr quite enthusiastic about the whole pro gram ; we have a lot of good musicians ' The orchestra's success was also du E. to the fact that the members developed c "sense of pride" and thus succeeded
Sectionals helped orchestra members perfect parts for the concert at Omaha Westside High School.
Back Row-Gavin Gustufson , Mark Woodsworth , Kim Starr. Bob Schulz, Dave Wolff , Steve Woodsworth, Chris Waterbury, Mark Hall, Brian Riveland, Bob Dinsdale , Jamie Jenson , Lori Teisher, Barb Oehlerkinp Second Row-Mr. Robert Colwell , Jackie Knodle, Nan Wittke, Roger Mastalir, Tom Wilkenson Deb Schneider, Kim Neal, Sue Griffin, Jana Nelson, Nancy Dinsdale , Barb Walls, Cheryl Mc~ahon , Sara Stevenson Front Row-Martha Stoddard , Lynett~ Zimmer, Barb James, Donna Plucknett , Sandy Bucholz, Amy Duxbury, Sue Bannister , Shen Rule , Barb Waqner , Connie Waldo, Cathy Aldridge , Julie Ann French , Greg Perry, Cheryl Wolfe , Gay Lawein , Thor Eisentrager , Pat Stout , Deb Dillon , Student Teacher, Terri Bray.
pac council funds buy bacchus head
"We must be one of the only clubs that gives money to the school , 11 commented Mrs. June Williams, Panathenaic Council sponsor
This year, the money earned was used to purchase the B<;icchus head for the court yard
The Panathenaic Council began seven years ago, and its purpose has been to keep Greek culture and tradition in the school. The beautification of the court yard is one of many unending services Panathenaic Council performs.
The 12 boys and 12 girls on the Council earned money with bake sales, concessions , and the sale of nectar and ambrosia (the food of the Gods) at report card time. One member stated , "It's a lot of fun, and it never seems like work. 11
Mrs. June Williams, Panathenaic Council sponsor , gives her okay on the new statue the club bought.
Panathenaic Council : left to right-Tim Stivrins, Lisa Lorenzen , Mitch Reta , John Fischbach , Barry Steinkruger , Jerry Maly, Tom Beal , Ann Bruggeman , sponsor Mrs Williams , Rob Wagner, Dan Wegner, Becky Thursby , Silv io G islimberti.
The 16 member group performed to such numbers as Dueling Banjos, the East school song , and the Nebraska fight song at t r : gam E ,.
porn pon squad new to east high this year
When East opened i n 1967 , an idea w a presented to the cabinet of Pep Club : t · form a girls ' drill team. Drill teams ha v, become a popular group throughout Ne braska , and as of last year none had bee r formed i n Lincol n
The East porn pon squad was made u ~ .of 16 girls , and advised by M r s. Robert c Zeno They tr ied out last spring , and at tended a national porn pon clin ic, return ing home with twenty blue ribbons , e igh teen outstanding awards and the spir i· stick for the cam p Southeast and Pius girls also forme c dr ill teams this yea r Ttie girls found it quite d iff i cult to ge t started this year Inexperience and th e varying schedules of each girl made it challenging One girl commented, "It 's awfully hard to go out and perform when you are nervous , and the crowd doesn' t know what to expect. They might jump at you for every mistake ." Another membe r sa id , " I love it; I ' ve never had so much fun. "
The heads of the group and the advisor found it a lot of hard work, and a lot of fun organizing the new work Mrs Zeno stated , " In two or three years this will be a very worthwhile part of the school and Pep Club ."
Porn Pon girls spent many extra hours practicing their routines to smooth out mistakes they could catch
Members like Ka i Boettcher help the cheerleaders to spread spirit t hro ugh Pep Club
Porn pon Squad : Cece Schne ider , Deb Mo r gan , Peggy New port , Becky Egbert , Nancy Dinsdale , Jan Fix
Lis a Lorenzen , Linda Steve~ s Ba r b Bett s , Nancy Curt is , C o ll een Karr , Becky Beadell , Cindy Hauschildt ,
Kai Boettcher , Cher i Christenson ,
Nancy Dinsdale performs with the Porn Pon squad at the auditorium
singers achieve quality despite small siz
Members of East Singers discover the hard work and discipline required to achieve a harmonious sound
With a reduction in male vocalists, th is year's East Singers was about ten me mbers smaller than in previous year s In a smaller group, quality seems harde r to come by But this year ' s group disproved that theory, as they sent 17 singers to the all-state music clinic in Fremon t. The calendar was filled wito events ranging from the dedication of the Lincol n Foundation Park to the annual "Expressions " concert There was no excitin g trip to Kansas City, as in the previous yea r when the group was selected to perfor m at the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association, bu t other memories made the year unforgettable. The pep talk delivered by "coach" Peterson before All-City Choir Night, putting on the "Music Man, " and many other things made a unique year for the East Singers
East Singers: FRONT ROW-Sue Burner, Nancy Eicher, Pam Carlson, Becky Thursby, Lois Hayman, Debbie Dillon , Sue Stephenson, Pam Garnett, Pam Slepicka, Cheryl McMahon , Ann Walters, Kari Midtlyng SECOND ROW-Cheri Anderson, Shari Patrick , Deb Graphenteen , Nancy Dinsdale, Lisa Lorenzen , Linda Cather, Sharol Gartner, Jane Mebus, Julie Boyum, Cindy Folsom, Jan Firestone , Julie Sonderegger, Susie Kozak THIRD ROW-Glenn Miller, Pam Nelson , Bev Stahly, Bob Schulz , Kurt Thomsen, Brock Peters , Edye Wiebers, Cindy Gross, Karen Tejcka , Jane Wittmuss, Jan Lamb, Mary Kolar, Deanne Foote, Mary Carpenter, Kai Boettcher , Dan Reinehr, Patty Edwards FOURTH ROW-Cheri Harmon , Sherri Hedges, Ned Donohue, Pat O'Neill, Deb Garver, Janelle Sommer, Sue Frank , Pete Allman, Joyce Newsham , Ann Lincoln, Barb Betts, Tom Beal, Becky Ernst, Melanie Babcock, Dan Hitz, Dave Dale, Steve Johnson, Rob Wagner FIFTH ROW-Toby Churchill , Ka-Yeung Kwan, Bill Hayes, Bill Holmes, Duskan Shull, Jon Bruegmann , Dave Conklin, Dean Moors, Tracy Turner Mitch Reta, Brenda Cherry, Jackie Knoodle, Kathy Karnes, Vicki Herbert, Steve Dillman, Doug Pipan , Gerry Schmidt, Randy Carr.
swing choir spreads their talent statewide
During first period , in room D-143, as you walked down the hall you could hear a lively group singing And as you heard them it made your who le day good.
"I really like it, and it's -so much fun. It' s just being in the group itself that makes school so fun ,'' said Joyce Newsham, a swing choir member.
Director Mr Jon Peterson said students took music for sheer enjoyment.
The choir sang at Pawnee for the city band booster club, the Philmore County Education Dinner, the library association; and grade schools and junior high schools in Lincoln
"The Swing Choir groups change from year to year because the choir in itself is different, the people and the music , and since the music changes the style changes too," said Mr. Peterson.
Swing Choir : left to right-Deb Dillon, Kevin Moore , Deb Garver , Brock Peters, Cindy Folsom, Pam Garnett , Dan Hitz , Mel Babcock, Rob Wagner, Joyce Newsham , Tracy Turner , Sue Stephensor,.
Junior Nancy Eicher and senior Pam Carlson catch their breath between drills and receive instructions.
controversy hits student council this year
Seldom is a school-oriented group or club very active during the summer months before school begins. However, this was not the case with this year ' s Student Council.
The newly-elected Student Council representatives began to channel their interest and enthusiasm for the school during the summer in various ways. Several Council members volunteered to manage and operate a firework stand daily and during the evenings for two weeks prior to the Fourth of July. The project raised nearly $200 for the Council fund, and also gave the members their first opportunity to work together and get acquainted. Some of the money raised was used to send several Council members to the five-day Nebraska Association of Student Councils Summer Leadership Workshop One member was also selected to represent Nebraska as a delegate to the National Association of Student Councils Annual Convention in Colorado Springs Both Workshop and Convention aided in the procedures, structure and effectiveness of this year's Student Council. When the fall semester began, Council attempted to soften the "back to school blues" by decorating the school , welcoming the students, faculty and administra-
tion. Council also sponsored a "Sixties Shindig " early in the school year
As the year progressed, Council experienced the problems facing studentcouncils across the nation: communication , student apathy , and disunity.
Communication with the student body remained a constant challenge. The advisor period offered one solution to the problem, reaching the students through special announcements made by the advisors The new Program Improvement Committee (PIG) also opened the lines of communication for Council. PIG represbntatives from Student Council, faculty and administration met weekly to discuss topics relevant to curriculum and the basic schoo l environment.
Apathy also presented a problem The student body appeared to be disinterested in Council projects and activities , but much of this seeming 'lack of caring' could be attributed to the lack of adequate communication. Some Council members also appeared to be apathetic at times, yielding to more persuasive members of the group.
Student Counci~ also experienced several conflicts within the organization itself during the year , resulting in lack of unity among many of its members, and the res-
ignation of one advisor
Many of thes e conflicts and personal differences wer e resolved, but some remained, hinderin g Council ' s ability to exist and function effectively
However , work in many important area s did continue throughout the year. Deve lopment of an adequate method of teache r evaluation continued. Questionnaire forms to be used for evaluating teachers were created and finalized by Studen t Council and approved by PIG. The forms were then distributed to department chairmen to be implemented on a trial basis , thus marking a giant step towards the ultimate goal of student evaluation of teachers, and eventually, courses Evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages accompanying open campus continued, as well as work towards the designation of certain areas for student smoking.
Student Council also sponsored several assemblies during the year, including a special speaker on the environment during Ecology Week Although Student Council was busy this year , most of the work done by Council was on projects and changes that will appear in the future
Student Council : Front Row-Sue Stephen , Dave Bowden , Dave Boomer , Jim Wallace , Tim Fosnaugh Second Row-Laurie Anderson , Becky Brugman, Ger i Van Valkenburg, Roger Mastalir , Sue Griffin Third Row-Patty Worth , Bob Dinsdale, Brian Riveland , Pat Stout, Nancy Dinsdale , Kathy Masek , Becky Phenix , Anne Schleiger Back Row-Mr Dwaine Myers, Eric Riveland, Tony Leffert , Brad O ' Mara , Steve Amen, Mr. Ed Kemble , Kendy Schwab.
Many
Dave Marvin questions student Dave Boomer as to why his application was not accepted for Student Council second semester
d ifferent committees were set up within Student Council this year.
Steve Amen discusses plans with council members for new projects
stage band rates high w _ ith its audiences
In its seventh year of existence, the Ea: High Stage Band continued to please aL diences with their combination of jazz an modern rock The band used the blendin of guitars, percussion and a variety< brass to form a smooth, flowing sourn
The band was formed of both boys ar girls who tried out for positions There we no real requirement to try out, except tr ability to play good music and enjoy har work.
The group had a full year of activitie which kept them busy. Some of the even were tours of junior and senior hi~ schools in Lincoln and around the stat
The band also represented East in sever state-wide music clinics, in which the were in competition with other high scho bands They were judged on their a rangement and performance of a varie of musical selection
One member commented, "The ma goal was to have fun, and to represe East High the best way we could
Back Row-Bob Logsdon , Corey Joekel, Tim Poppe, Steve Woodworth, John Fischbach Second Row-Chris Waterbury , Mark Woodworth, Bob Schulz, Be Thursby , Curt Banister. Front Row-Pam Kokes, Mark McConnell, Mike Mitchell , Jack Raglin, Gavin Gustafson , Doug Olney, Lori Harlan, Jana Nelson, Dm Wolfe , Steve Dillman, Dave Dal
Stage band members found that
diversity is the goal of east winds staff
Gathering selections, writing, and editing this year's East Winds was the major purpose of Creative Writing Club.
The Creative Writing Club was made up of members of the composition class. Sponsors were Mrs Elizabeth daSilva, Mrs. Geraldine Cox and Mrs. Sherry Ehrlich
Most of the material in this year's East Winds was written by the class, although others also submitted writing.
One of their a ims this year was not only to have poetry , but also include satire, dialogues, editorials, and personal expressions in the publication.
Amy Witmer, a senior, who is a member of the Creative Writing club, tries to think of a brilliant idea.
Creative Writing : FRONT ROW-Pam Brown , Jan Haase , Carla Engst rom, John Camoriano, Dave Bowden, 'Kim Mitchell , Amy Whitmer, Pat McAuliffe. BACK ROW-Todd Halavaty, Eric Riveland, Shari Patrick , Neal Patronsky, Mrs. Ehrlich, Mrs. daSilva , Mrs. Cox.
While listening to his English composition , Mrs. daSilva gives suggestions to junior John Camoriano.
No one athlete is like another athlete. No one team is like another team. Everyone has different characteristics, everyone is a different size and everyone has a different amount of ability. The average fan will sit back and think his team should win because it has bigger, faster, stronger or more experienced players.
But there is one thing about an athlete that cannot be measured-desire. It is up to the individual as to how much above the ordinary he wants to give. A statistic cannot reveal how much an athlete wants to achieve his goals, how much he wants to win, or how much he wants to be a champion. Coaches can teach and prepare, but the athlete must come through on the field. The difference between an athlete becoming a champion or just an also-ran might be determined by .••
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Desire is a word with many connotations , but to an athlete, des i re means one thing , and that is to achieve success. Each athlete sets his own goal , a goal wh ich may be near or far.
When the word desire is brought up, other words , such as determination, guts , unity , and overall participation slip into the meaning of desire. In team sports , desire is found in the team ' s nucleus , but individual sports, desire is hidden within the pe r son.
One good example of des i re is that of 126-pound class A state wrestling champion , Chuck Stephenson , who as a junior didn ' t even compile a winning record He returned the next year to capture a state
achievemen t
championship
Desire cannot be measured , but the amount is the key. Perhaps another ind iv idual or team may possess a des i re above that of another , creating a situati o n of war-like competition One of the bigg es rivalries in East High football history is it s annual " war " with the Knights of Lincol n Southeast. Each year, both teams go int o the battle with a great deal of pride and self-esteem. Th is season Southeast knocked off number one rated and undefeated East High in a game which saw a great deal of defense Desire was with both teams , but one team will always co n quer , wh i le the other falls
At the beginning of the 1973 season, head coach Lee Zentic had four main objectives in mind for his 1973 varsity squad They were 1) an undefeated season , 2) a third straight class A state championship, 3) the TransNebraska Title, and 4) the city championship The Spartans had 'dreams of all four but only the third objective could be salvaged, the Trans-Nebraska title
Coach Lee Zentic and line coach Lyle Sittler greeted twelve returning lettermen at the beg i nning of the season , with only five underclassmen who had seen much playing time "We knew we would be very questionable in many areas, '' commented coach Zent ic , ' 'espec ially in the areas of the offensive line , overall defense and adjustment to the new Houston veer-T offense. 11
spartans earn seven consecutive wins
The biggest rebuilding job came in th e offensive line , where coach Sittler welco med back only one return i ng starter, all-city ta c kle Marc Spa r ling Coach Zentic ' s backfield was probabl y t he one area in which the most experience c ou ld be found. The Spartans returned all-city ha lfback Pat Leh igh and fullback Dennis Pa yn e The defensive unit also had to be re co n-
structed after losing two all-staters and n:ne seniors from the 1972 defensive squad . The Spartan mentor had to call on tackle Ma rc Sparling, monsterback Bill Holmes, and sa fetyman Toby Churchill for some type of le dders r ip " The new veer-T offense was new to eve yone, especially myself, 11 commented Ze n ,, c. "I wasn't quite sure how the boys would &d- · just to it. At first I don't believe I had the c c 1fidence in our offense as in the previ o i s years, just because it was a chang f ' ' In the pre-season polls , the sports writ E s saw Bellevue , Fremont , and Lincoln East s the pre-season favorites Zentic stated , It seems like class A is getting tougher ea , h year " This became evident at the end of t: e season , when no class A team was left un :feat e 1 East opened its 1973 campgign at Nor 1 Platte against a tough and experienced Nor , Platte ballclub. The new veer-T offense eploded for 307 yards on the ground , wh i 3 holding North Platte to only 57 yar d The Spartans got a real test against :1 strong Grand Island team. The game start e J out just like the previous encounter w it 1 North Platte, which saw the opponent get t h i upper hand The Spartans came back, ho \Aever, to put points on the board in the four t ; quarte East met its third straight Trans-Nebrask foe and responded by crushing Hastings by score of 38-9. The Spartans accumulate ( 270 yards rushing , while holding Hastings :>
The Spartans huddle around field general Bill Holmes to make sure that they can execute to perfection
I only 61 yards, all of those coming in the first half East encountered its first city foe and fourth Trans-Nebraska victim when the Spartans downed the Northeast Rockets by a score of 6-0 on a very sloppy Seacrest field. The Spartans ' only score came on a two-yard plunge by fullback Dennis Payne. The Spartans outg ained the Rockets in yardage by
185 yards, 235-50.
Fullback Dennis Payne exploded for 133 yards to help the Spartans to a 14-0 victory over a stubborn Lincoln High team. The Spartans scored once in the first quarter and added an insurance touchdown in the fourtl} quarter. Halfback Doug Caulkins, filling in for the injured Pat Lehigh, scored first for the Spartans while Payne added the final 6
points. Holmes hit tight end Toby Churchill to complete the scoring East's aerial attack fin?IIY got unwound as quarterback Bill Holmes threw four touchdown strikes to lead the Spartans past Fremont by a score .of 43-14.
The Spartans upped their mark to 7-0 after trouncing Papillion , 49-0. Bill Holmes ran for three touchdowns and threw for another to
but still fall short of state supremacy
pace the Spartan scoring attack.
East's most disappointing loss came at the hands of Lincoln Southeast, who nipped the undefe~ted Spartans by the score of 3-0. The Spartans fumbled the ball eight times, one of those on the Spartans ' own 14 yard line, which set up the Southeast field goal. The Spartans' final game of the season was with an undefeated Pius ballclub. The Spartans took command early, driving 77 yards the first time they had the ball, and the Spartans went on top, 6-0. The Spartans increased the lead to 12-0 late in the first half, but Pius came back to narrow the lead to 127, and with two minutes remaining, scored again to give the Thunderbolts a 13-12 win.
Coach Zentic commented that he was surprised by the offense, which ranked first in the city, and he praised the Spartan defense for accomplishing that same feat. Zentic referred to this year's ballclub as the ''most balanced'' he has ever coached , both offensively and defensively. He singled out Pat Lehigh, Dennis Payne, and Bill Holmes on offense, and was pleased at how the offensive line developed. On defense, he mentioned special praise for Hnebackers Steve Adams and Dan Knott; tackles Mike Hromas and Marc Sparling; and defensive back Karl Voss, who led the team in interceptions.
Coach Zentic believes with a little more knowledge about the offense, his team can go after that first undefeated, untied season.
VARSITY FOOTBALL
/I 't All-State defensive tackle Marc Spar I ing uses one-on-one technique to bring down an opposing player. ,,
The scoreboard signif ies the finale of a forty~eight minute battle with crosstown rival Lincoln Northeast.
Rese rv e center Mike Breeden watches intently Fullback Dennis (Buckwheat) Payne fights for additional yardage against a strong Islander defense
Spartans c elebrate after plac ing some more points on the scoreboard
Punter Dan Hitz attempts another fake punt against the Knights' return team 186/autumn des i re
'' red short quarterback wedge at one zero ' ' --bill holmes
Dan Knott (55) upends a Southeast receiver while monst er Ji m De nn is (30) closes in for the assist.
Bill Holmes plans new strategy with coach Lee Zentic
Varsity Football : FRONT ROW-Jerry Luedtke , Ne il Mitchell , Steve Rodenburg , Tony Leffert , Steve Collins , Bing Behrens , J im Dennis , John Spomer , Dan Hitz , Pat Scott , Bob Walters SECOND ROW-coach Bob Abbott, coach Lee Zentic , Mike Breeden , Doug Pauley, Pat Lehigh, Joe Kopetka , J im Kohler , Toby Chu rch i ll , Doug Caulk i ns , Dan Fij an , Bill Holmes , Gary Hegener, Sam Yowell, Karl Voss , coach Lyle Sittler , coach Leroy Johannes
THIRD ROW-Gordon T hi esse n, Greg Wood , Steve Adams , T im Birdsall , Mike Hromas , Dan Knott , Dave Summers, John Seiko, Keith Hewitt , Dave Nowak , Greg Walker.
Place-kicker Greg Walker puts another one through the uprights. East's leading rusher, halfback Pat Lehigh, gains valuable yardage against Grand Isl a d
The Spartan defense , which proved to be the best defense ever against the run , waits for another chance to prove
"let's dedicate this season . to someone we loved and admired.''
-coach lee zentic _
Tackles Mike Hromas (74) and Marc Sparling (73), with linebacker Steve Adams (61), assist Gordon Thiessen on the tackle.
Split end John Spomer , East 's leading receiver, helps signal another TD
Halfback Pat Scott is escorted to the sideline by a group of Pius friends
RESERVE FOOTBALL
Reserve Football: FRONT ROW-Randy Bangert, Tom Strasheim, Bill Hayes , Greg Anderson , Greg Smith , Steve Knuth , Ken Rejda , SECOND ROW-Coach Paul Forch , Greg Bouwens , John Gingery, Rick Wilkerson , Perry Haberman , Scott Guyer , Bruce Norton , Bret Jones , Shawn Barkley , Mark Nelson , Randy Palmer , Coach Bob Eyth, BACK ROW-Randy Ahlquist , Micky Hayes , Dave Watters , Brian Hensel , Mike Woody , Doug Mart in , Brian Moreland , Steve Hermann, Steve Honnens , Greg Yeutter , Eddy Mulligan
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"You can't be dispieased about a winning seas on," commented reserve football coach Bo b Eyth, after managing a 4-1-2 season and pl ac ing third in the city race
The reserves began the season with a relat ive ly young team, starting seven sophomo r es in their first game, a 6-6 tie with Grand Is land.
A fired-up Pius team ended a dream of an undefeated season for the Spartans, with a slim 14-12 win.
"I think after the loss to Pius a lot of pressure was relieved ; it got to a point where the boys were afraid to lose," stated coach Eyth, This became evident as the reserves came back and outscored their next four oppo-
nents 143-21. Wins came over Ralston, Lincoln High, Southeast and Fremont, before a season-ending tie with Northeast.
"I believe we could have easily won the three games which kept us from an undefeated season," remarked coach Eyth. "It was just a matter of a few errors ."
Coach Eyth praised the unity, att,itude, and
reserve team contin ues w inn ing tradition
enthusiasm during the whole season. He also had praise for junior linebackers John "Cheeta" Gingery, who set a new reserve record for most fumble recover ies in a game (three), and Randy Palmer , who also set a record for most tackles in one season (70).
Coach Eyth also complimented junior fullback Rick Wilkerson, who he believes is the best all-around back he's ever coached on reserves. Rick set three individual reserve records: most rushing yards in a season, 601; most points in one game, 22; and most points in a season, 66. He was also voted outstanding back by his teammates, while sophomore Tom Strasheim was named outstanding lineman. Another reserve record was set by junior Scott Sabin for most fumble recoveries in a season with five.
Coach Eyth also praised line coach Paul Forch on his fine job of coaching the offensive and defensive linemen.
With Eddy Mulligan holding, Rick Wilkerson adds to his record scoring total by kicking an extra point.
Sopho more Tom Strasheim and Randy Ahlquist team up to spill an opposing quarterback for a big loss.
When the sophomore football campaign began, line coach John Henry and backfield coach Rudy Stoehr were anything but optimistic toward the 1973 sophomore season.
"I thought we would be lucky to break even," commented head coach Rudy Stoehr, referring to the 1972 lightweights who finished with a 1-4 season. "Our team is usually built around the freshman squad,'' Stoehr added.
But this year's sophomores proved both coaches wrong, as they finished with a 4-2 season, and a bright outlook for competing on the reserve and varsity levels in the near future.
The sophomores started out the season with a 22-0 shutout at the hands of Lincoln Pius X. They quickly bounced back with .four consecutive victories.
The first one came in a driving raintorm at Beatrice, which saw the Spartans edge the Orangemen by a score of 7-6. The winning and only touchdown came from quarterback Doug Lund. Tim Mason added the extra point to give the Spartans the winning margin.
attitude, discipline helps sophs to win
The sophomores upped their season mark to 4-1 with wins over Lincoln High, 12-6; Southeast, 13-12; and the Syracuse reserves, 26-0; before being crushed by Lincoln Northeast, 36-8, in their season finale.
Coach Stoehr stated, "I believe this is the best behaved ballclub I've ever coached.
Their attitude was always good and it seemed like we never had a discipline problem the whole year." Stoehr also added that this ballclub was probably the smallest ballclub he's ever had, especially in the line.
The sophomore outstanding offensive award went to quarterback Doug Lund, while the outstanding defensive award was split
between Scott Schaffer and Mike Boettcher Coach Stoehr had special praise for student teacher Bill Kechley of the-University of Nebraska, who helped coach the ends. Coach Stoehr remarked, "I believe these kids are just as capable to be state champions as any other group we've had.''
The sophomore defense utilizes important strategy in stopping an opposing halfback-"gang tackling .'
Doug Lund steps back into the pocket and tries to find a possible receiver. Sophomore Gale Hamann tries to shed a possible Southeast tackler.
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Sophomore Football : FRONT ROW-Russel Miller, Jeff Vogt , Brett Judds, Doug Lund, Steve Cotner , Dave Brown, Mike Alexander, Kevin Colerick, Dave Curt is, Alan Hoback , Gale Hamann , Tim Mason, Jay Bullock, coach Bill Kechley. SECOND ROW-Jon Ritscher, Mike Boettcher, Tim Hawkins, Chuck New, Jim Szcelack , Jim Knott , Mark Woodworth, David Stear , Thor Eisentrager, Galen Meyer, Scott Hansen, Kevin Johnson , Jim Horner , Kevin Bouwens , Tim Patterson, coach John Henry. THIRD ROW-Doug Hill, Bill Wilkie, Dave Beal, Kevin Hansen, Paul Stout, Mike Gilmore, Bob Bruggeman, Scott Anderson , Scott Schaeffer, Kevin Shields , Drew Miller, Matt Rose, Jim Faddis, coach Rudy Stoehr
''how good a player becomes is determined by how he works on his own."- coach north.
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Ready for anything, Curt Banister awa its his opponent's serv
netters find out that close doesn't count
Close matches with tough opposition w the story of this year ' s tennis team Unfor nately, most of these matches resulted ind couraging losses that kept East from bett1 ing its 4-4 dual meet record. But more imp, tant than winning to coach Bill North wast fact that his young team kept giving old more experienced players a good bat1 ' ' I was really pleased by the way everyo came back after a loss and played harder 1 next meet ," explained Coach Nor In the state meet, East again ran ir strong opposition Junior singles player Pi Allman won in the first round , but then"' defeated by the eventual runner-up. The d< bles team of seniors Curt Banister and K 1 Unrau lost to the eventual doubles cha pions in a very close match These resL gave the Spartans a tie with several teams fourth place in the final standin "Players improve their game during off-season, " stressed Coach North. "H good a player becomes is determined by h he works on his ow
Providing that his returning players prove over the summer , Coach North is o mistic about next season's chances.
at the net. stated, "With a young team getting fourt l the state this year, we may even be abl1 go al I the way next ye,
The strain of a match shows as Ron Peterson makes a backhand return
Steve Ward looks on as his doubles partner, Ron Robinson, stretches
shot
Tennis Team : FRONT ROW-Jim Berglund , Tom Ki mball , Greg Oakes , Ross Samson , Tom Hicks , Terry Stivr i ns. BACK ROW-Ron · Robinson, Radd Way , Curt Banister , Kent Unr au , Ron Peterson , Pet
Al lma n, coach Bill North NOT PICTURED-Steve Ward
Pulling away from a pack of runners , Mark Hammer sets out after the leaders
Cross Country Team : FRONT ROW-Tom Schaffer , Mark Schmidt, Mark Hammer , Dan Waddle , coach Jim McConnell. BACK ROW-Kevin Barth , Mike Sneddon , Doug Carver, Mark Hall.
cross country lads overcome inexperience
A team consisting only of underclassmen is unique , but doesn 't offer a great deal of hope. This year ' s cross country team was without a senior , but the harriers over came their lack of experience to have one of the ir most successful
seasons
The Spartans climaxed an undefeated dual season with a strong performance in districts and gave coach Jim McConnell • reason to say, " For a young team with little experience we made good
improvement."
Balance was a key to the team's success , as East runners were usually closely bunched in the standings. This depth was very evident in the district meet , as all five Spartans finished in the top twenty-five. This enabled East to finish second and qualify for the state meet.
Junior all-city choice Doug Carver was the team ' s top finisher in every meet , but was pressed by sophomores Mike Snedd on and Kevin Barth all year long.
Coach McConnell said he was pleased with the season, and with the whole team returning he added, " We look to next year with optimism .''
East and Papillion runners begin a long 2½ mile journey to the finish line.
After the meet, the team awaits the results from Coach Jim McConnell.
Doug Carver , followed by Mike Sneddon , crosses one of the many obstacles a runner must battle
chances of gymnasts ruined by injuries
With eight returning lettermen, hopes were high for this year's gymnastics team. But injuries to key people ruined their chances and according to team members, the team went downhill in both performance and enthusiasm
The gymnasts performed well in early meets, but then the rash of injuries started, with the key all-around position seeming to be a jinx Tracy Turner , Dave Weakiand and Dave Bowen were all injured while being the all-around man, so coach Jim Gottschalk was often without his best performers
Being made up of a wide range of individuals, the team lost its unity as the season progressed and success became infrequent. "It seemed like everyone worried more about themselves than the
team," said one gymnast. With fifth place on the side horse, Weakland was the top Spartan finisher in the state meet. Others qualifying for the
Senior Dave Bowen uses a good swing on the parallel bars to help him move into another stunt. A big bounce off the tramp aids Chris Blaha on a flip
state meet were Dave Bowden, Dave Bowen , Steve Bruce (in two events), Kirk Dietrich, BUI Fleischman, Dave Lehnert and John Manthey
Size is not a factor in gymnastics , and Bill Stevens shows this while performing on the side horse
Boys' Gymnastic Team: left to right-Bill Stevens, Tracy Turner , Bob Sanwick , George Sutherland, Roger Mastalir , Jeff Carmichael , Chris Blaha ,_Steve Bruce , Kirk Dietrich, Dave Lehnert , Dave Bowden, · Jon Lackey, Bill Fleischman , Dave Weakland
Jon Lackey does a giant on the high bar with coach Jim Gottschalk spotting Showing good form, Dave Weakland does a straddle L-seat , a difficult stunt
At the beginning of the ' 73- ' 74 campa ign , head basketball coach Paul Forch was rather optimistic about the development of his team. The Spartans built their team around 6-8 center Curt Hedberg , the only returning starter from last year's club, and guards Jim Dennis , Dan Hitz , and Karl Voss Mark Ahlquist , Hoyt Nye, Dan Crouch and Steve Gohde developed in to what coach Forch labeled as good all-around players. Ahlquist drew praise from coach Forch for his defensive play, while the other starting forward, Hoyt Nye , was known for his block shots and rebounding
Coach Forch was pleased with a 44point defensiv~ average, which is the best ever by a Spartan team. Forch singled out the three victories over Lincoln Northeast and Lincoln High along with the city , Trans-Nebraska and district titles as highlights of the season Coach Forch added that he was especially proud of the attitude of the whole team and the excellent leadersh i p provided by the seniors. Forch singled out allstater Curt Hedberg as Qeing the " king pin , the leader who kept things together both on offense and defense .' ' East opened its regular basketball season with an initial victory over crosstown rival Lincoln Southeast , who was later one of two teams to defeat the Spartans this year It was quite evident both teams were
playing their first game, as they were b oth hampered by mistakes and nervousn es s Senior center-forward Curt Hedb er g paced the 36-34 attack, contributing 1 8 of the total 36 po int s East ' s next opponent was Linco l n H igh. The Links forced the Spartans to re ly o n their outside guns when they opened u p with a zone defense. Spartan guard K arl Voss hit two free\throwswith 18-seco nd s remaining to give the Spartans a 47 - 4 5 win. Hedberg again led Spartan scor e rs with 16 , while Jim Denn is and Ma r k Ahlquist chipped in ten and eight poi nt s, respectiv e ly
The first loss came at the hand s of Omaha Central , who eventually defea t ed the Spartans for the class A state basketball title in March. In the first encount e r , the Spartans fought a tough game, try i ng to combine a so l id man-to-man defen se and a 1-3-1 zone trap to try and stifle t he Eagles The Spartans saw their hopes cf an undefeated season disappear wit h a 60-57 defe a The Spartans closed out their Dece r ,ber schedule with a 70-49 win over Rt 'ston. The Spartans scored 26 points in t r e third quarter to coast to an easy w i1, All out one of the Spartans ended L ) i n the scoring column , with Hedbe r l leading the way with 16 poin h East used its height advantage to w i 1 their fourth game of the sea~on with a 6 f
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53 triumph over the Bearcats o Kearney. The Spartans performance wa f hampered by a three-week layoff Hedberg paced the Spartan scorers witt' • • a season high of 26, while forward < Hoyt Nye and Mark Ahlquist added 1c and ten, respectivel y The Spartans used a consistent offens E and a 55 percent field goal average t o down the Orangemen of Beatrice, 63-39 Hedberg again led all scorers with 16 , while Dennis contributed 12 and Ahlquis t shot in ten Fourth-ranked East then trampled future 1-80 opponent Papillion, 70-37, in a game which let the reserves gain valuable experience. Leading all scorers was Hedberg with 24, and Dan Crouch and Jim Dennis contributed eight apiece
The Spartans boosted their over-all record with a 56-46 victory over fifthranked North Platte in the Bulldogs ' home court. East used a stubborn man-to-man defense in the third quarter to turn the tide. Hedberg finished the game with 24 points, while guard Jim Dennis added 11 In the big "Showdown" of the year , it was third-ranked and undefeated Lincoln Northeast against fourth-rated East, be-
Hoyt Nye (41 ) andCurt Hedberg (51) penetrate inside the defense
Senior forward Mark Ahlquist helps scr een out a Central defend er so Curt Hedberg can put down two.
fore 6,200 fans at Pershing Auditorium. When thirty-two minutes of basketball was concluded , it was East High 48, Northeast 43. Hedberg, as usual, led all scorers with 19 points, with Ahlqu ist adding ten and Nye and Dennis contributing six each.
The next game was an easy win over the Indians of Millard, 70-42. Coach Paul Forch cleared the bench early to enable the reserves to gain playing experience. All of the Spartan team members got into the scoring book in one way or another, led by a 1 2-point production by Curt Hedberg.
A hot-shooting Southeast club ended a seven-game win streak by downing the Spartans 60-57, at Pershing Auditorium. Mark Ahlquist and Curt Hedberg paced the East attack with 15 points apiece.
East had to bounce back quickly the next night against a top ten opponent from Fremont. East led at the half; 27-18 , before going on to take a decisive 69-48 win. Hedberg had 21 for the winners, followed by Dennis and Voss, who each contributed eight.
It was the second game against Lincoln High, and the second two-point decision, 44-42. East was led by a balanced attack, as Hedberg, Ahlquist and Dennis each had 10.
The objective in the second game against Northeast was to stop Terry Novak, and that's just what forward Mark Ahlquist did. He held Novak to a total of
up titles hig hlight year for spartan cagers
eight points, while Hedberg and Voss combined for 34 of the Spartans' 51 points.
It was district time again, a whole new season and two city teams that the Spartans had beaten twice before. The Lincoln High Links were the first to fall, with a 5540 defeat at the hands of the Spartans. Northeast was East's next victim, when all-state candidate Curt Hedberg hit a basket with two seconds remaining. When the glorious celebration was over, it was East High 41, Northeast 40.
East's berth into the finals of the state tournament was quite easy as the Spartans downed Beatrice, 43-28, and Bellevue , 60-31
The title game matched East with Omat1a Central. The Eagles hit a blazing 49 percent f rorri the field to down the Spartans 57-49, for the class A championship.
Coach Forch commented, "This was the greatest group of guys to coach, and I would say they were equal to the state champion team of 1971."
Head coach Paul Forch and his assistants, Ed McPherren and Ken Rippe, head into the dressing room
Senior all-stater Curt Hedberg connects on the end of a one and one
Senior Jim Dennis uses rugged defense against a FrE!mont score 1
Pep Club encourages players with locker sign~
Junior Karl Voss looks inside , trying to feed senior forward Mark Ahlquist for a possible two-point play
Senior forward, Hoyt Nye, attempts to battle Southeast de fe nder s fo r an important offensive rebound. Spartans find buying tournament tickets easy
Varsity Basketball : FRONT ROW-Bill Holmes , Pat Scott, Paul Reckewey , Dan Hitz , Jim Dennis , Karl Voss, managers Bob Dinsdale , Casey McCabe BACK ROW-Coach Paul Forch , Dan Knott , Mark Ahlquist , Curt Hedberg , Hoyt Nye , John Seiko , Dan Crouch , coach Ed McPherren
Senior Mark Ahlquist ( 45) and junior Steve Gohde (25), combine to score. Reserve guard Pug Reckewey adds to his point total at the charity str ipe
Jimmy Dennis uses a pick from Hoyt Nye (40) to enable a possible
Reserve forward Dan Crouch ( 42) tries his luck with a baseline jumpe r
Senior Curt Hedberg (50 ) and an u nip e ntifi ed Spa rt an defender intimidat e a Bellevue player.
Sen ior Dan Hitz (14) attempts a long-range jumper.
Members from the elite " Nut Squad" f i nd the i r w ay back to the i r reserved seats. Hoyt Nye (40) and Mark Ahlqu ist (44) wa it for an offensive rebound
"This team had the desire to win ," remarked head reserve coach , Ed McPherren, after his ' 73-'74 res erve basketball team finished with a 12- 4 season record The te~m set tw elv e new records , the best ever for a Spa rt an junior varsity team Among th o se records, the most impressive wa s a string of eleven consecutive victo r ies and ten straight home w in s "Total dedication is what prompted o ur success ,'' related coach McPher re n, "dedication that was passed through o ut our team, starting with our junior play er s and working down to the sophom o re member s "
Coach McPherren added , " Each pla y er had his own individual skill , and when w e molded those skills together things be g an to happe n''
At the beginning of the season , the reserves set their goals for city and Tra nsNebraska titles , plus an overall goa l of complete self-improvement. They star t r- d their campaign off with two losses o crosstown rivals Lincoln Southeast a r d Lincoln High before capturing eleven c o ,secutive victories. " Those first two gam t s gave an indication of our inexperien c
records fall; reserves record 12-4 season
with seven sophomores on the team, b L : the juniors provided !he necessary lea c ership to win eleven straight,'' state coach McPherren. He singled out junior Mark Nelson and Gordon Thiessen fc their leadership qualities. He also ha , praise for sophomores Randy Lewis a m Randy Ahlquist, who he thinks will have , solid future on the varsity leve i
RESERVE BASKETBALL
Randy Lewis attempts to break away from a tight Grand Island defense to score with a left hook shot.
Gordon Thiessen positions himself between G I. defenders and the basket for an offensive rebound.
i ng wi t h a n ini t ial pass.
Junior guard Mark Nelson starts the offense mov
Sophomore Corey Joekel attempts a lay-up between two Papillion defenders.
Reserve Basketball : FRONT ROW-Manager Casey McCabe , Corey Joekel, Randy Lewis , Gordon Thiessen, Brian Moreland, Mickey Hayes, manager Bob Dinsdale BACK ROW-Assistant coach Steve Breenen , Brian Schmidt, Perry Haberman, John Gingery, Paul Yates, John Bishop, Mike Boettcher , Mark Nelson, coach Ed McPherren
sophomore cagers achieve winning mark
Team unity and a good attitude wer E this year's sophomore basketba l team's strong points, according to hea c coach, Ken Rippe '' At the start of the year, I honestl y didn't feel we had the talent o f past squads. But we really molde d together to become a top-notch ba ll club," he commented Finishing second in th e city behind Northeast, the Spartans compiled an admirable 8-4 record, losing twice to Northeast and once to Southeast and Millard. Top scorers for the squad were Steve : barson and David Stear, but the team was balanced and several other players were closely bunched together. Rippe also commented, "We lost three of the four games by a matter of a few points; the only game we were blown out of was the second game against Northeast, and I just can't explain that. Things just didn't work out. If a couple more breaks would have come our way, we could have been 7-1 , but you can always say that after the season's over, I guess."
Dave Stear shows the winning form which enabled him to lead the team in scoring Dave Bradley penetrates the Fremont defense for an easy jumpshot
A tough zone defense is applied by coach Rippe to stop the pass under the basket tor an easy two.
Sophomore Basketball: FRONT ROW-Bob Schneider , Kevin Bouwens, Kevin Coler ick , Jon Ritscher, David Erickson SECOND ROW-Tim Muggy , David Bradley , David Stear , Bob Focht , Scott Guyer, Matt Rose BACK ROW-Allen Hromas, Steve Larson, Mike Gilmore, Pat Stout,
coach Ken Rippe
Tim Muggy dribbles through a tough full-court press put on by Hastings
Larson stretches
Happy wrestlers and fans mob Dave Summers after his win in the heavyweight match won the m ,e1
Hoping this maneuver will turn the man over, Dave Heinzman tries to bar his arms Glenn Miller tries to regain speed against an eventual victi r
Using all the force he can muster , Marty Mccurdy is within moments of pinning the Lincoln High 167-pounde
senior grapplers lead to winning season
For the first time in a long time, the wrestlers of coach Jim Holechek' failed to dominate the rest of the city But this may just indicate the increased interest in wrestling, as the Spartans usually wrestled up to their capabilities
The grapplers finished with a 6-3-1 dual record and had many high individual fin-
ish es in the three big meets-conference, distri ct, and state But failure to put any of these good performances together at one time kept the team from winning any of these meets.
For the second year in a row, East had Lincoln's only state champion. Senior Chuck Stephenson came up with an upset
win in the state finals to take the Class A 126-pound championship.
Other Spartans who wrestled in the state me et were seniors Marty Mccurdy, Glenn Miller, Dave Summers and sophomore Tom Strasheim. Mr.Curdy at 167, and Summers, at heavyweight, both took Trans-Nebraska titles.
The referee watches closely for po ints, as sophomore Tom Strasheim attempts to dr iv e his opponent to his back.
Coach Jim Holechek gives encouragement.
Junior Bill Thomas uses leverage in a struggle to gain the upper hand over his opponent
Varsity Wrestling : FRONT ROW-Bill Breeden , Tom Beam, Glenn Miller , Paul Arthur , Bill Sterns, Tom Strasheim SECOND ROW-Terry Sherrill , Jim Lochmille r Jeff McCabe , Ned Porn , Chuck Stephenson , Dave Heinzman , Dave Sterns BACK ROW-Coach dim Holechek , Pat O ' Neill, Mike Breeden , Dave Summer s Marty Mccurdy , Mike Sheahan , Bill Thomas
All-city grappler Marty Mccurdy thinks about his next match. Senior co-captain Ned Porn works behind his foe in an attempt to pull him down to the mat
Demonstrating aggress ivene ss r equir e d of a wr e stler , C hu c k Stephenson works on his Northeast foe This aggressiveness took Chuck to the state gold medal.
Reserve Wrestling : FRONT ROW-B ill Werger , B il l Stevens , Gary Manly , Bruce Palmer , Rick Stephenson SECOND ROW-John Farrell, Steve Hogrefe , Tom Waddle , Al Hoback , Rich Laggett BACK ROW-Coach Jim Holechek, Jim Knott, Scott Schaeffer, Brad O ' Mara , Bob B r uggeman , Bruce Johnson.
swim mers again prove to be state power
Many brilliant individual performanc E- , highlighted this year ' s swimming tea r and the team was once again one of t r , state ' s best, finishing fifth in the sta t me e
Early-season losses to state powe r Hastings and Southeast got coach Den nVokolek's swimmers off to a slow sta r but they rallied to win their last sev e dual meet ~ Junior Greg Rutford seemed to b breaking a record every time he swa rr Greg proved his versatility by having o n • of th e top three times in the state in six d i1 ferent events. He topped off the season b winn i ng the 200-yard freestyle and finis r ing second in the 400-yard freestyle in t h state mee , Senior Mike Fritsch made it to the stat t finals in both the 50 and 100-yard free s tyle ev nts, as did senior Randy Johnso 1 in the 100-yard butterfly Seniors Brad B a der and Rick Byrd were both in the co n solation final s Rutford , Johnson, Byrd, and senio ' Tony Scott were all named to the all-cit ~ swimming team
Newly crowned state champion Greg Rutford- receives his gold medal for winning the 2OO-yard freestyle.
The
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Tony Scott waits for the gun to start the race
determination
evident on the face of senior Scott Forke as he nears the finish of the race
,Resting between their events , Tom Beal , Scott Forke and Tony Scott watch their teammates in action.
Fellow divers watch senior Dave Dale on his dive. Senior co-caption Dave Wegner gives it all he has down the home stret c
Swim Team : FRONT ROW-Jeff Hayes , Dallas Powell , Pete Allman , Jeff Carmichael , Dave Dale, Jim Jarvis. SECOND ROW-Jeff Nissen , Kevin Mota, Tom Be r Rick Byrd , Jon Rauscher, Greg Rutford BACK ROW-Curt Banister, manager Sue Petersen, Todd Hlavaty , Randy Johnson, Dave Wegener, Scott Forke, To r Scott, Brad Bader, Mike Fritsch, coach Dennis Vokole 1
Greg Rutford steps on the start ing block before a big state meet race.
All-city swimmer Rick Byrd splas~es t,is way toward the finish
Senior Brad Bader demonstrates some powerful breath ing in the breast stroke Brad was one of the teams' co-captains.
experience proves valuable to baseballers
New this year to East High baseball wa s the formation of a sophomore baseba l • team Head coach Rudy Stoehr stated th t reasons for the addition of the sophomor e team as the additional intecest in th e spor t
' 'This year we had 80 boys interested i n playing, but with just two teams only 36 o t them could play With the sophomor e team we can play 54. We have the bes t potential we've ever had here at East, if the pitchers do what they are supposed to do. ' '
Because of a few weeks of nice weathe r at the beginning of the season, the team was able to practice earlier than usual this year When the weather didn't permit the team to work outside, it presented quite a problem Mr Stoehr commented that East High has poor facilities for baseball, with prooably the most amount of interest. The goals of the team were to win the city , district and state championship. Assistant coaches to Mr. Stoehr this year were Dan Jacobs, helping with varsity; Dave Hingles and John Henry , reserve team; and Larry Culhane and Jerry Sc.hmutte with the sophomores.
Catcher Scott Buller watches as Randy Beyer bunts during batting practice
After a long run , senior outfielder Steve Rodenburg hauls in a fly bal l.
Senior right-hander Dave Roseland warms up on the mound before a pre-season intrasquad scrimmage
Varsity Baseball: FRONT ROW-Manager John Banister , Gary Hegener , Jerry Luedtke, Dave Roseland, Corey Hume, Doug Carpenter, Steve Rodenburg, Scott Buller, Karl Voss, Jeff Re ibolt , Greg Smith , Wade Casc in i, Randy Beyer. BACK ROW-Coach Jerry Schmutte, head coach Rudy Stoehr, coach John Henry , coach Harold Jacobs , Dave Sterns , Pat Scott, Bill W ilson , Jon Brueggemann, Mark Sparling, John Gingery, Gregg Yeutter, Mike Breeden , Jim Clouston, Eddy Mulligan
Power-hitter Marc Sparling works on h is f ield i ng around f i rst base Senior outfielder Gary Hegener demonstrates a leve l swing at the plate
Sophomore Baseball: FRONT ROW-Ron Peterson , Bill Breeden, Dan Tharp, Doug Lund, Kevin ColericK, Kevin Marple, Bob Culver SECOND ROW-Jim Szczebak , Tim Patterson, Dave Stahly, Rick Stephenson, Mike Alexander , Jay Bullock, Tim Mason. BACK ROW-Coach Larry Culhane, Brian Hensel, Dave Watters, Doug Rix, John Hamilton, Kevin Hansen, Dennis Mertens, Greg Perry, Kevin Johnson, Jim Faddis , head coach Jerry Schmutte.
Jon Brueggemann fires another blazing fastb a ll.
Senior Doug Carpenter takes practice C L. 3.
Reserve Baseball: FRONT ROW-John Farrell, Gordon Thiessen , Brian Moreland , Tom Strasheim, Mike Berry, Brian Schmidt, Bill Hayes, Randy Urbom, J c m B ishop, Randy Palmer, Perry Haberman, Steve Watkins BACK ROW-Coach Jerry Schmutte, coach David Hingst, Brad Ogden, Kevin Ebers , Dave Watters , ·, m Mason , Doug Lund, Joe Cosper, Bill Sterns, Scott Sabin, Bill Alfonsin , Brian Hensel, Doug Martin , head coach John He ! -y
inexperienced thinclads show enthusiasm
"I'm 100% pleased with the attitude and cooperation of the team so far. They' re putting forth a great deal of effort, '' commented Robert Eyth, in his first year as head coach of the boys' track team.
Coach Eyth was very opt imistic about the season "Our team is really solid ," he said. " We have a couple of weak spots in field, but I think as we get farther into the season these areas will develop rapidly ."
Of the 54-member squad, ten were returning lettermen. About half of the team was sophomores , and even though they lacked experience , several made the varsity team Due to an injury, returning letterman Pat Lehigh could not participate in track this year , but the team still elected him a co-captain along with seniors Toby Churchill and Dennis Payne.
"Northeast will probably be the team to beat in the city, but Lincoln High could turn out to be pretty good ," commented
Eyth , at the beginning of the
son "We have a lot of good individuals Not only the returning lettermen, but the
Dan Chapman fights the cold while running
coach
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sophomores look rea!ly great , too. We should have a great season ."
Underclassmen Doug Caulkins, Dave Bos and Jon Ritsch er provide optimism for the team ' s future
To help loo sen up , the team does group exercises before the ir workout.
Soph Randy Ahlqu ist plants the pole into the box before his vault. Jun io r Doug Caulkins shows the form that made him one of the state ' s top sprint e n::
Spartan distancemen discover the best way to keep warm at workouts on cold days is to dress warmly and keep mov
Track Te~m: FRONT ROW- Dan Chapman , Tim Stivr i ns , Dave Su m m ers Randy He in , Toby Church ill ,,Dennis Payne, Joe Kopetka , Greg Peters~n SECOND ROW-Mike Sneddon , Mark Hartmaa , Bruce McWilliams , Doug Ca rp e r Dave Bos , Greg Wood , Steve Svoboda THIRD ROW- Ma r k Hammer , Ji~ Walkenhor st , G~yle Hamann , Greg Neem~nn , Doug Caulk ins. Bill Holmes , Cor ey Joe kel. FOURTH ROW- Bob Thursby Greg Duncan , Ran ?Y Ahlqu ist , Ken Re1da , Jon R1tscher FIFTH ROW - Sco tt Guyer , Pat Stout , Mick ey Hayes , Rand y Lew is SIXTH ROW-Kevin Sh ields Dave Stear , Dan F11an , John Seiko Ma~k ~elson , Hoyt Nye , Doug Slep ic ka SEVENTH ROW-Jim Horn e r, Tom Sch aff e r , Dav id Brown , Dan Waddle , Kev in Barth Dave Babcock BACK ROW- Neil Mitchell, Doug Pillen , Doug McKee , Ti m B ir d sall, coach Ed McPherren Ste ve Herrmann , head coach Rober t Eyt h Robert Bruggman , coach Robe rt Armagost
Sophomore Bob Brueggemann puts all he has into his shot put.
Captain Toby Churchi ll stre tc
golfers optimistic about season 's chances
With perhaps the best potential ever, this year ' s golf team started with a bright outlook
Scott Lawson concen t rates on sinking h is putt.
Eighteen boys participated; returning from last year ' s team were Steve Cochennet, Steve Gohde , Jerry Lacy, Scott L a wson , Dean Moors, Mark Rogers , and Lee Sorensen
Junior Scott Lawson reflected, "We're going to be really good I think we can compete with any team in the city , and maybe any team in the state "
Practicing, individually, all winter helped give the golfers a head start on this year's competition. Regular team practice, as well as meets , was held at Holmes Park. One of the disadvantages of this was that it was sometimes crowded and not all of the team members were able to practice.
A three-year letterman , sen ior Ma r k Ro gers calmly lines up his long putt dur ing a spring practice round
After his second shot left him in the sand , Steve Cochennet shows his skill in blasting out of the trap
Golf Team : FRONT ROW- Dean Moors, Steve Cochennet , Mike Hughett , Mark Moors, Bob Pollock , Tom Schulte SECOND ROW-Tom Hicks , Marty Muenchau, Steve Gohde , Ma rk Ro ge rs, Lee Sorenson, Jerry Lacy , Scott Lawson, coach Dale Wismer.
Sophomore Mike Hughett prepares to hit h i~
green
With head down for good resu lt s , Ste ve Gohde tees off at Holmes Park.
interest,
participation change attitudes
'' Girls ' sports have come a long way in the last few years .'' More participation, interest, and greater competition ; all stemmed from the desire to achieve. "Everybody's attitude towards girl's sports is changing", commented one student The changed attitude could be attributed to the growing participation, and intere st received. As one coach stated, " When girls ' s sports were initiated, th e goal was to create interest of participation , and once that has been achieved you can work on quality rather than quantity as sports· goes on throughout the years the competition gets tougher." One of the reasons cited for the incr eased interest and enthusiasm for girls ' sports was that the ''kids get better and better coverage in the Lincoln paper, with more indepth reporting this kind of coverage stimulates tougher competition .'' State , city, and many other championships were achieved by girl athletes this
year One coach commented , " Enthus iasm has grown ; the techniques and ski lls have developed involving the science of the sport. ' '
The girls faced school administratio n problems, such as having gi -rl s ' basketball. However, in March, the scho o l board ruled that a girls' basketball program will be started next year Other suc h programs are being planned , to be proposed to the school board next year. Th e expansions of the programs signifies th e growing enthusiasm and interest. As on e girl stated , " We aren ' t just playing intramurals anymore ; we are demanding mor e for our team in the way of money, coac hing, and facilities '
Although the girls' sports program ha ~ • " come a long way" , many feel that 2 !arger turnout of girl participants i~ needed That increased rate of participa tion , however , should allow that transitior to take plac e
improved volleyballers capture district titl
It is always a coach's wish to have a team exceed the previous year's team in skill, spirit , and unity. This wish came through on all three counts for coach Myron Oehlerking this year, as he coached the girl's volleyball team to a class A district championship. With six returning varsity starters, re-
serve players, and new and talented additions, Oehlerking was able to establish a well balanced team all the way down the bench The team seemed to establish a unique type of unity and spirit which nearly carried them to a victory against the host team Scottsbluff at the state tournament.
The team experienced a mid-seas c slump about the time of the Trans-N ( braska contest and the city championsh i i but was still able to take fifth and third, n. spective l
Members of the team felt that it was great season, but were slightly disa r pointed at not having gone further int ~ state tourname r
Sue Luedtke uses her jumping and timing for a spike
Girls Volleyball : FRONT ROW-Debbie Gade, Kris Hermanson , Nancy Hamilton , Sue Resz SEG
ROW-Nancy Grant , Julie Fischer , Kathy Hughett, Sandie Leising THIRD ROW-Coach
Oehlerking , Sandy Hall, Georgette Caddy, Sue Luedtke , Vicki Knudsen, asst coach Bonnie Ne ils n
Reserve Volleyball : FRONT ROW-Terri Gunn, Barb Albert, Kelly Ingwersen, Mary Davidson, Renee Morgan SECOND RCW-Mary Hines, Julie Epp, Cindy Bottcher, Julie Spaulding THIRD ROW-Coach Myron Oehlerking, Marla Ziegelbein, Jane Wittmus, Genine Welton, Kim Mumford , LeAnn Royer, coach Bonnie Neilson
Kris Hermanson uses the dig shot to set up the spike ,
duckies paddle way to unbeaten season
Always behave like a duckie , rema in calm and unruffled on the surface , but paddle like he l l underneath.
GIRLS' SWIMMING
77 17 Grand Island 50 33 Southeast 130 42 Ralston 126 44 Lincoln High
, Sue Hart , Kendy Schwab, Barb Mulder, Kim Murf ield, coach Dennis Vokelek
This is the official "Duckies" motto, and the girls ' swim team of coach Dennis Vokolek followed it well enough to have an undefeated season and win the city championship
The Duckies, captained by senior Chris Carmichael , finished the season of impressive wins by f i nishing th i rd in the state meet.
Many records fell during the s eason , and four Spartans were named to the allcity team : juniors Sue Griffin , Susie Hahn and Kristi Wells , and sophomore Sally Wilson
Senior Kendy Schwab demonstrates a powerful stroke in the freestyle event. Nearing the finish , Diane Pohlman puts everything into her breast stroke.
Lois Hayman enters the water after a back dive
Girl ' s Sw im Team : FRONT ROW-Sally Wil son , Deanne Foote , Susie Haun
Susie Griffin
Ninneman
OND ROW-Kristi Wells
Leslie Stephenson
Bale
Lorenzen,
man, Cheryl Wolff
Karen Mota. THIRD ROW-Coach
Anderson
Turnwall
girl gymnasts achieve a winning seaso
Girls ' Gymanastics Team : FRONT ROW-Kelley Bowen , Karen Boukather , Michelle Taylor , Marla Z iegelbein , Lor i Jones , Mona Elwell , Patty McAuliffe, Clara Tao SECOND ROW-Genine Welton , Joy Nissen , Linda Olsen , Kelly Birch , Lori Anderson, Cindi Williams , Lori Baack , Liz Fenton. THIRD ROW-Kr isti Wells , Julie Spaulding, Paula Schmidt, coach Bobbi Zeno , Peggy Newport , Vicki Newport.
More interest than ever helped g irls' gymnastics grow into a recognized va rs it y sport The added partic i pat ion took gy mnast ics from the intra-squad compet it io n of a few years ago to meets with te arn s outside Linc oln.
The four areas of competition are va u lting, uneven parallel bars , balance be am, and floor exerc is A
The season started with a loss to So ut heast , but the team won its next four me ets : Lincoln High, Ralston, Northeast , a n d Papil li o l. East High hosted the Lincoln Pu b r c Schools gymnastics meet this year , a r· d team members felt this was a slight ed g ., _ The girls wanted a victory in the meet bcause the coaches, Bobbie Zeno and LVonne Messman, were both moving at t ~ 3 end of the season. They nearly won , co ring in second to Southeast by on ly f ivtenths of a po ir " I ' m satisfied ," said Mrs Zeno " Ha lf .1 point is as good as a win to me. " East he. i two first-place finishers in the city mee t sophomores Marla Ziegelbein on u r evens , and Lori Jones on flo e The Spartans closed their season w i• the State Invitational at Omaha in wh ic they placed n i nth out of fourteeri. The t w highest finishers from East were sop t omore Michelle-Taylor with sixth place o beam , and Lori Jones, seventh place o f100 , Kr isti Wells performs in the floor exercise
One of many f i ne sophomore gymnasts , Joy Nissen poses during her routine on the balance beam
Clara Tao prepares to swing into a stunt on the uneven parallel bars
improved skills change girls' tennis team
The girls ' tennis program at East under went several worthwhi le changes in its second year of ex istence
Learning from problems encountered last year , changes were made on th is year ' s schedule , as weJI as the introduction of new methods of keeping score' durj ng meets. The additio n of many new sk ill-building exercises also aided team members during workouts
Team coach Debb ie Ensz noted that the number of g i rls s igned up to partic i pate i n the program had decreased from last yea r, but this did not seem to hurt th is y ear ' s team Coach Ensz stated, " A lthough fewer girls began work-outs w ith us this year , the quality of players on the team was much higher than l ast year Generally , the girls' basic sk i lls had i mproved from last year and the w illi ngness to work was tremendous. ''
A home court advantage was also achieved with the " un ique " hard cement surfaced courts at East. The playing surface was notor ious for ru i ning tenn is shoes and rackets . One member declared, " If these courts eat one more pair of my tennis shoes , I ' ll have to sell my racket to pay for the new ones !"
This year ' s team reta i ned several exper ienced players w ith five returning varsity lettermen Enthus iastic and talented sophomores were also welcome additions to both vars ity and reserve teams.
Coach Ensz summarized , " The balance of team unity and quality , hard-working players proved to be a useful combinat ion th is year for East ' s girls ' tennis team as they became a major power in city and district competit i on ."
Dressing warmly to battle the cold March wind , Anne Schleiger pract ices cross-court backhands
Standout Debbie Shamberg works on her serve
Coach Debbie Ensz talks w ith a team member
Girls Tennis : FRONT ROW-Cheryl Wolff , Anne Schleiger , Robin Forke , Debbie Shamberg, Karen Eitl man SECOND ROW-D iane Ness THIRD ROW-Andrea Spahn, Jan Fix, Diane Pohlman , Heidi Hal BACK ROW-Kathy Masek , Patty Edwards , Kathy Hughett , Janet Hammer
Kathy Wentink powers to the finish line ahead of her competitors
Using a powerful stride , junior Brenda Putnam edges her way ahead of her competito r ,
large turnout, potential greet~ r:,ew coach
N ew girls ' track coach , Myron Oehler k -ing , felt this year ' s team , with the large s turnout i n several years , had the potenti a • to do well i n state competitio n '' We have several people we can cou n on to score well in meets , and some ~op h omores with the potent ial to do very w~I I was his evaluation of the tea m
The team faced their larg~st schedul e to date , w ith four dual meets as _ well a s city , conference , district , state and th e
• • •• • LPS Invitationa l.
• The addition of two assistant coac~e s helped to give more Tndividual coach i ng t o eac:h member of the team
Returning ~tate meet q~alifiers were Kendy Schwab , Georgette Caddy and Sarah Boslaug h Other retu'.ning letterr:nen were Kr is Hermanson" , Sue Resz , and Brenda Putnam
George Caddy gr imaces as she puts the shot.
Senior Sarah Bo sl a ug h str etches o ut to( rr.any valuable inches on her long jump attempt. Practice was a good time for sprinters to work on starts
Girls ' Track : FRONT ROW-Nancy Curt is , Barb Albert , Lee Ann Edwards , Kelly Ingwersen , Debbie Gade SECOND ROW-Cindy McWilliams , Debbie Higgins , Annette Loehr , Yvonne He iden , Roxanne Kasparek , Sue Resz , Kathy Wentik , Nancy Taylor BACK ROW-Coach Cox, coach Marilyn Price , Sarah Boslaugh , Kendy Schwab , Laurie Re isher , Sue Frank , Georgette Caddy , Linda Olsen, Barb Remigio , Pat Mebus , Sally Wilson , coach Myron Oehlerking
234/spring desire
P ing - pong enables development of the wr ist muscles for some individuals.
Steve Watkins proves there's a position in intramurals for the small gu y
C, Intramural Flag Football Champions : FRONT ROW- Dave Roseland , Doug Carpenter : BACK ROW-Larry French , Hoyt Nye, Curt Hedberg, Tim Stivrins; Ma < Ahlquist. •
intramurals offers a wide variety of sports
Playing under the shadow of prep programs, East's intramural program enabled many types of athletes to have a good time in sports they enjoyed.
lntramurals offered competition in such sports as flag football, softball , ping-pong, and badminton.
This year's fall program of flag football was completely dominated by Moe's Effort, a team consisting mostly of seniors. Moe's Effort finished its regular season undefeated and then went on to capture wins over Northeast and Southeast to bring home the city t itle. Senior Dave Roseland quarterbacked Moe's Effort , with most of the defensive pressure coming from East ' s fearsome foursome consisting of Curt Hedberg, Mark Ahlquist, Hoyt Nye, and Dan Crouch Other members of Moe's Effort were Tim Stivrins, Pug Reckewey, Steve Gohde, and Randy Beyer
The basketball league was broken up into two divisions-the sophomore and the junior-senior division The Crank Biters finished the season with a perfect mark and the city championship. In t~e juniorsenior league, two teams emerged on top with identical 9-1 records Both Climax and Olympians made it through their initial contests in the city tournament by downing Lincoln High and Southeast, respectively. Olympians ran into a tough Northeast team, and was sidelined in their
semi-final match , while Climax nipped the number one Northeast team, 37-36, in their semi-final game. This set the stage for an East-Northeast contest. The East entry finished the season in second place
after losing the finale.
Volleyball, softball, ping-pong, 'and badminton provided those in terested 'hith a variety of spr in g sports
Larry French kicks off the intramural game for Moe ' s Effort while ringleader Jean Henrichs watches
Senior Steve Johnson gets his chance to show off his basketball abilities Cl im ax and the Olympions battle in the feature game of the undefeateds.
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ng t rnbert 33 nriolis, Jean 28, nry, j9hn z'a, 193 , tf harold • 2, 47 ff, linoa 24 , 4 7 , 1 lechek, iames 25 , 212, 213 huge, james 16, 47 hunt, mary 2·7 jacobs , jeannlne 1 Johnson I duan 4 :stl, joh(l $2 mble1 edward ,
mcg i nn , kathleen 21 mcgowan, richard 34 mcpherren , ed 42, 201 , 203,207 messman , lavonne 43 meyerle , elaine 21 • ,i
myers , dwain 35 , 176 nelson , elv ie 45 nielson, bonnie 43, 153, ~28
north , jettie 1 8 north, william 36, 195 oehlerking, myron 42, 228 p_attavina, james 21
• pattavina, ruth 21 paxson, richard '. 2 7 enner, leona .2·7 eters susan 30 peterson , jon 40 • peterson, leslie 22 piccolo, helen 45 rakers, james 17 reeder , robert 33 , rippe, kenneth 35, 209 salestrom , darwin haad, dee 40
rt , ired 31 , •ethel '4J ~I , marjorie alice 28, <15 dia n, e 37 • , margaret 3 le 66, 187 "' e
calvert , themas 116 camoriano, kirk 112 camoriano, john 82, 1 79 cantin, casey 55, 163, 168 cardwell, nita 98 cardweH, richard 55 car1s'on;·marK :t :1-2 • • carlson, parnela 55, l7 4 _ carmichael, cristie 55, 157, 216,229 carmicnael, jeff rey 98, 199 carm1chael, joel 116 carnes, cathryn 55 ca mes, themas 1-20 carpenter, douglas 55, 155, 219, 220 carpenter, mary 82, 134, 148,' 174 carper, david 120 carr. randy 82, 87, 163, 174 ·carter, cynthia 116 carter, sandra 82 carver, douglas 82, 196, : 197 , carver, margaret 116 cascini, brett 55 cascini , wade 82. 155, 219_· casper, robert 56 catner,. carol 150 cafher, inda 82, 165, 174 caulkins , david J 20 caufkins, ctougfas 82, 155, 187. 221, 222, 223 chancelf r, rkhard 112 chancellor, robe rt 82 chand~er, Jeo 112 changstrom, donald 98 changstrom, rooert ,56 chapman, bruce 4 7; 120 cha'pman 1 daniel 56, 155, • 221, 223 • chapman, dean 116 chapman, deborat) H2, '165 chapman, mars ha 20 Chappell , michael 107 Chappelle, nancy 98, 231 cherry, brenda 56. 174 Chitwood, brian 120 ~hitwood, mark 116 ·christenson, cheryl _56, 153, 164, l73 Christiansen, steven 82 churchill, toby 53, 56, 128, 155, 158, 174, 1'87, ' 223 cl-ark diana 98 clark, holly 82, 166
Clouston, susan 99 r;Jyne, dianna 112 , cobb, cameron 99 coburn, susan 121 cochennet, charles 56, 224,225 co_ hen,net, greg 112 coder, pamela 99, 166 • -cole, dallas 56, 128, H!9, 147 cote, richard 83 coteman, themas 8
colerick, bradley 11 6 • colerick, kevin 99, 155, 193,209 colerick, kyie 56 collins, julie 99 , 165 collins, steven 56, 128, 155, 187 collura, mary 116 colwell, amy 121, 160 combs, julie 116 conklin, ctavid 83, 1 74 connealy, teresa 112 connealy, tracy 83, 165 conway. kathleen 56 conyers, debra 116 conyers, sandra 121 cook, garth 11 2 cook, gary 121 cos per, joseph 83 .l~ cotner, stephen 99, 193 co tingham, diane 99, 165 cotton. scoti 112 coyne, patrick 99 crabtree, 1indsey 99 creager, marissa 112 creager, richard 99 crist. randall 121 • cromwell, christopher 116 cromwell, richard 121 • crouch, dan 56, 155, 203, 204,235 crouch, janalee 83 cu Iver I linda 83 culver, _ robert 99 culver, stephen 56, 158 cumrnt gs, coneen 112 cutnm'ngs, juHe 117 eurran, orian 11-7 curran. fimothy 83 curry, breot 111 curry, kendall 121 curran, nancy 56 curtis, david 99. 193 Curtis, nancy .56, 173 cushing, terry 99! 163 dale, david 155 17 4, 178, daHman, bryce 56 daly, anne 117 da!y, diana 99, 165 daty, kathy 117 d~ly, ronald 83-, 151 dappen, diane 83.r 165 dappen, janet 117 darby. michaef 99
Clouston, james -82, 158, 219 dart, martin 99 dasenbrock, bruce 99 dasflva, sonia 11 7 davidson, mary 99, 153,
lOO, 228 davidson, steve t 12 davis, terry 56, 155 day, shannon 112 day, shawn 112 de klotz, kip 83 de ktotz, randy 121 deat, cynthia 121 deal, donna 11 7 dearmont. donovan 112
deaton, randall 112
deboer, de bra 11 _ 2
debus, connie 56
decker , stacy 11 7
•dederman, douglas 113 deg raw, debbie 11 7 deg raw, diane 99 , 163 delimont , delanie 83 den hartog, bobi 121 denio, diane 121 denio, w illiam 11 3 dennis , james 57, 75 , 128, 143, 187, 202, 203 , 204
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Spring is the beginning of all life· The renewing life flows through every leaf of every tree. The desire for change is revived. Lingering in the air from all the springs before is the desire to be a part of the rapid changes occuring in nature. New changes enter our lives, at this time. Anxiety is beyond our control, with the prospects of summer ahead of us. We are happy to forget about the long winter past.
The rainbow, after a spring shower, is the certainty that life will be continued and renewed ... the sun will shine again.
The blue of the skies is more intense now, with the sun becoming brighter each day. Everything changing the trees no longer appear dead but quite alive along with the greening grass, and blooming flowers. Parks and playgrounds are filled with activity. Softball games, picnics, or maybe just a drive on a nice aay with the car windows rolled down, is what makes spring really spring.
Spring can be considered one of the shortest seasons. The transformations lead into summer without hesitation. Change is a natural thing and it is wonderful to be a witness to what is happening. Our attitudes are important; change has to b~ accepted, and conforming to the new changes is essential.
Spring is the beginning
I remember, when I was a kid, the spring rains would come while I was enjoying the returned warmth of the sun. The rain would force me inside; I would sit at the window still watching it as if every rain drop would instantly soak into the ground and disappear. The rain was a restrictive part of my life waiting impatiently, to resume my outdoor activities The freshness and reviving effect the rains would leave upon nature made the inconvenience worthwhile. The smell of clean air, that had recently been cured, lingered
I remember the enthusiasm in school . ' ' It's spring time .. please no more tests . .. let's have class outside today only 41 more days of school. " The teachers unable to stress the importance of attendance when everything outs ide was calling; the warm air, sunshine, and the mo istened soil.
A new season a new beginning A new chance for me to grow and expand my concept of nature and all of its surroundings. A chance for a new beginn i ng
Anticipation for summer bursts with excitement as the vacation approaches. The sun draws people outside closer to its warmth; just as the sun attracts the planets.
The warmth of the days absorbs all excess amount of energy, so that relaxing and enjoyment is all that seems signifi~ cant. Whether a thrilling vacation to another country is planned, or merely a ride to the lake to go swimming or waterskiing; the activities of the warm, vacation months are something we can always remember and cherish.
Summer is our chance for a break between the massive changes of spring and autumn a chance to consider what we have already accomplished this year, and what we can do to make the rest of the year a successful one.
Life is evident now. Everything is full of life; the grass is green, the sun is warm overhead, the lakes and pools are shimmering summer is our chance to become involved with nature; we can feel a part of that magnificent beauty, which gives us great reassurance and confidence in ourselves. We can call summer "our time"
"No year stands by itself , any more than any day stands alone. There is the conti nu ity of all the years in the trees, the grass, even in the stones on the hilltops. Even in man. For time f lows like water, eroding and building, shaping and forever flow i ng; and time is a part of us, not only our years , as we speak of them, but our lives, our thoughts All our yesterdays are summarized in our now, and all the tomorrows are ours to shape."
At last summer vacation has arrived; for the last nine months I have anxiously anticipated the moments of freedom from routine. The summer life-style breaks up the tedious months of "education". The increasingly longer days are in themselves a change which affects daily l ife.
As a kid , the only crisis of summer I was faced with was the annual affair of sunburn or coming home from the pool looking and feeling like a sponge. Not a problem , but indeed a real catastrophe for "us kids", was when neighborhood friends would go on vacation and leave the block deserted of activity and existence.
Traveling is an important part of all summers. It gives me a chance to compare my environment with others', which is essential for change within my community Traveling is limited during the "education" months because of the restrictive schedules, so the vacation months are spent satisfying the inner needs. Activities such as visiting the zoo and making faces at the animals, learning how to water ski, enjoying the refreshing swimming pools, or doing a little hiking, are many ways in which to relieve my anxieties and escape briefly from reality.
The real joy of summer is to sleep later in the mornings or not even seeing morning at all, but awakening to the afternoon sunshine. The warmth of the day forces me to the swimming pool , or to other exhilarating activities. Wi th the end of summer, comes the desire for change, a transformation from the carefree months back to a systematic routine. The need for an endless amount of education is required by the society in which I live, and I know that the summer must come to an end
"There is an order to all things, a pressure of progression Year builds upon year, even as the seasons follow. And year's end is no end at all, but only a pause, a time for the deep breath that marks the next step forward. There is no halt, no turning back. Tomorrow rises in the east, and all the tomorrows.''
WALSWORTH
Marceline, Mo U.S A
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: No _matter t:iow insistently we herd ourselves away tr,om the land, many of us have a deep, innate need to know that the land is still there and that the seasons still keep to their eternal sequence. Cities crumble, machines rust away, governments rise and fall, but mountains still stand, rivers flow to the sea. gr ss clotfles the hills, trees become woodlands, the sun rises and sets and the moon persists in its phases.''
