IT' 5 )10 U I< M O V f: ( 5 TU I) ENT LI If E ) The lives of students were packed with exciting events-Homecoming, the fall play, vacations, parties, and studying-keeping them busy. But they knew it was their perogative; the move was always theirs to make!
MOVIN' UJ>: (ACAl)fMICS) Among other reasons, Spartans were at East to learn. Students used a long list of wonderful classes to help themmove up on the scale of success.
M O VIN ' TO T ti f TO F : ( 5 F O I< T 5 ) Once again, the Spartans took it all the way. They didn't just play, they triumphed. Whether they spiked, hit, flipped, splashed, ran or slid, the point was made. They didn't just move in either, they took it to the top.
I\ ff IP ON MO VIN': ( IP f O IPL f) Students were always on the go, and of course, people played the most important role in the success they experienced in school work as well as extra-curricular activities. ff they didn't keep everything movin', who would?
M OVIN' 0 N: (01<6A N IZA TIO N 5) Spartans always foun d ways to get involved, and this was easy _ to do with the 21 groups available. Many new groups this year moved in and added a touch of class to the school spirit.
M O V IN ' IN : ( J U N I O I< Ii 16 Ii ) How could tradition at East High be kept up, if more and more fine students didn't pour into the Junior High each year? Success ran rampant from 7th grade on, and all who moved in were made to feel welcome.
MO V f IT: (A() 5) Not only did prices of gas go up, but so did everything else. These handy ads keep everyone in touch with the world. From Hamilton to David Dale, if they didn't like it, they moved it. 1
MO VIN• 0 UT: .(IN I) EX) Wondering if you're in the yearbook at all? Definitely-just check it out in the index, every person, every group, and every activity is listed. If they weren't movin' in, they were movin' out!
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~g-keeping them busy. But 1 . e was -always theirs to make!
U EM I C i ) Among o t. Students used a long list on the scale of success .
~ F: (iJ>Ol<)T!U On i They didn't just play, the : ped, splashed, ran or slid, t l in either, they took it to the t,
1(1) E OF [E) Students w ~ tyed the most im ortantrole i
Move over- here come the Spartans!
ke an:J:. ther fives ~mboiizing tbe of old]riends ho ad been over the summer months. Yet deep bin) things re di erent. Not onry the tudenrts
themselves) their friendships a rdrobes) but also in the appearance of the building with its ever-growing number ofportab es and ~hain link fences. bere were new classes an clit 1) too - the ag Corps)TVJournalism class) 8th period ch~mber ensembles) Writing Club) and the Ecology Club (J name_a few) at East High. ,..
It was a year tha .unfo d) lowlyi bu ure1y. Or perhaps it whizzed by) seeming like only a h kip and a jump or merely the wink of an eye. 'Regariiless of time t. S artans all felt the mutual drive and desire to move ov rand be ond the normal expectations that so often limit other schoots nd strive to be the very best. This is more than obvious, as the senior class at East High produced seven Nattonal Merit Scholars, eight students achieved Letters of omniendati nJ an 76 students made the N tional Honar ocie-ty.
With 3)524 feet pounding down some 1 alls) over 39.18 acres of land) climbing 351 steps to 321)647 squarefeetofportables or classrooms the comp_etition ha)d better look quick. They don)t W'ant ta mt£ us.
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prepare for love's first kiss. Unfortunately, because of a dramatic age difference (17 years) this kiss came to an abrupt end.'
Wheelin' back in time ... The fall play took place in the 1930's. Yes, they did have Schwinn's back then. From left to right: Mitch Knapp, Doug Latimer, Bill Whitney, and Chris Orton. (Photo by C Scott)
Showers (Mitch Knapp)
Jenny Mac Layman (Kathryn Ratliff)
Togetherness... Cast and crew join together for one last photo. First row: Chris Orton, Shawn Peirce, Mitch Knapp, Doug Latimer. Bill Whitney. Second Row: Darcy Silver, Schann Kucera, Kathryn Ratliff, Erika Cederberg, Cory Levitt, Julie Cotton, Scott Tricker, Kristen Miller. 'fh¥d Row: Sasha Statmore, Megan Salyards, Tracy Welshans, Kim Stock, Anne Squier, Thom Helminski, Carol Scott. Last row: Sean Bovey, Brian Koch, Jared Minaray, Kevin Costello, Bur Anton.
School policies keep on changing
For the third year in a row the attendance policy was revamped. Out with Detention, in with Behavioral Clinic; out with Behavioral Clinic, in with Dine With Us.
If you got Dine With Us you had to spend a week in room C-117 with a teacher instead ofout with your freinds. This year if you were truant once or tardy twice time you get Dine With Us. This new policy was part of a plan that the administration developed to crack down on truancies and tardies.
Not all students, however, liked the change. "I like Dine With Us as much as rolling over and playing dead," stated Shawn Pierce.
If a student was tardy ot truant again, the
next disciplinary step was a parent administration conference to talk about the problem.
The final stage involves an in-house suspension for junior high students or regular suspension for senior high students.
"Suspending a student for being tardy or truant makes no sense. They get to miss more school for missing school. An -in school suspension would be more effective and make more sense," commented Sandy Dick.
"I think the administrators came up with a good idea when they came up with the new attendance policy," said Mr. Crew.
By Jay Perdew
Don't look at me. These two girls didn't want anyone to know that they had Dine With Us. It wasn't a thing you disussed before hmch time.
Brrr The portables keep students warm on a cold afternoon during the January freeze. It was days like these that students really appreciated the portables. (photo by Jen Brechbill)
Bigger than an elephant. This 40,000 thousand dollar portable could house 30 students with ease. That is why the portables were put into East to ease overcrowding.
(photo by Jen Brechbill)
Spartan Village keeps multiplying
There were three new additions to the Spartan Village this year bringing the total to six. The controversy about the tree which had to be removed was long forgotten but the portables remained where designed to help ease overcrowding.
Many students were not especially appreciative of the change.
"I think the portables are really ugly. They make our school look bad," stated junior Cheryl Hollibaugh.
''The portables are a weak attempt by the school board to alleviate the school over crowding
problems," according to sophomore Brian Frederick.
On the other hand, the portables did have a few positive points.
"I think that the portables are cozy when air conditioned," commented spphomore Dee Cannon~
The portables werte carpeted and you could control the climate in each one individually.
The most important re~n, of course, for the portables was that they freed up space inside the building for other classes.
by Jay Perdew
ast High' s varsity girl's gymnastic team had many talented athletes. Among them was Melissa Schwaner. Melissa had been in gymnastics for fourteen yea..s, and was a ninth grader at East.
In nine years of gymnastics, Melissa accomplished a lot. She averaged about twenty competitions a year, and won ninety medals. Hawaii, among many other places was a destination forone of Melissa's gymnastics tours.
"Gymnastics is exciting, a challenge, and I meet a lot of really nice people," said Melissa.
• Overall, Melissa said that
gymnastics helped her with many things, such as builiding self-esteem and overall good physical excercise. Sometimes the time it took got to be too much.
"Sometimes all of the pressure and time gets to be almost unbearable. I sometimes find myself missing my friends a lot," said Melissa.
She used to dream of going to the Olympics, but now she just wants it to be a hobby.
After many years of the sport, Schwaner became quite a successful gymnast. If one asked her, "Why East?" ·she responded, "I like gymnastics, the people, and just everything!"
Stretching to the · Limit ... Melissa Sch wanner shows her stuff on the beam. She is a member of the East High Girl's Gymnastics Team. (Photo compliments of Mr. and Mrs Schwanner)
Heads Up! Shawn Rife ducks as Matt Adams bombards him with a snowball. After the first snow, there were many experiences like this. (Photo by Angie Fairfield)
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Look at those pearly whites Jenny Williamson has time to pose for a quick picture while making the hike to the lot. The distance to the parking lot has been a long term controversy at East. (Photo by Angie Fairfield) .
Bundle up! Some East High student make the descent to the parking lot. In the winter it seems to take longer to get there. (Photo by Angie Fairfield)
A Scenic View East high parking lot doesn't look so bad from here. Especially since the students have almost reached their cars. (Photo by Angie Fairfield)
A Different Distance Is Desired
by Angie Fairfield
The location of the parking lot has been a long term controversy at East High. It seems that as the weather gets colder, and the roads become icy, the amount of student cars in visitor parking increase. Amy Dahlgren says, "Driving through the lot in the winter, ·1 see my life pass before my eyes - IT'S DANGEROUS." Many people seem to feel this way. If they don't they would have to agree that the icy sidewalk conditions provide for a challenging journey to the school. "It's like parking in Russia!" comments Darin Dolberg.
Though the parking lot isn't as convienent as the faculty's it could be worse. "A lot of people complain, but it is ·better than walking from home," Emily Bantam adds. Actually, maybe East High is just preparing us for college life. Those walks down to the ,, parking lot will prepare us for the hikes across campus. Isn't that what high school is for? But if this isn't the case, J.J. Jaskolla says that "they should install moving sidewalks like they have in airports."
hat'sgoingon this weekend?" was a common phrase heard throughout the halls on Fridays. To students, the weekend proved to be a way to "get-away" from the stresses of school.
Parties were a popular way for students to spend their weekend There, people can socialize with friends or make new friends. Parties also created opoportunities to meet students from other schools.
"You get to see the real side of people at parties," explained Tracy Tyner, "when they are in the condition that they are in they seen to be more open."
Sporting events gave students a chance to show their school spirit With an activity ticket, this was an inexpensive way to have some fun. Movies, or just hanging out were other popular items to diminish the weekend "blahs."
"The funniest thing that I have done on a weekend would be the time that we tried to steal a Coke machine," exclaimed senior Mariana Kazas.
Whether or not weekends ended up being fun , students made the best of them. The break was always well worth the wait.
Dress to impress. Liisa Keller patiently awaits her date for a holiday formal. These multi-school affairs were a way for East students to make new friends from other schools.
(photo by Teresa Barnes)
The Fab Five. At a Christmas party, Jill Svoboda, Lucy Caputo, Andrea Woodburn, Emily Bantam, and Nichole Page take a picture from a different angle. The winter
Look what I have here. Junior Troy Sprague and sophomores J. J. McCurry, Heidi Landen, and Erica Bookstrom smile for the camera. Even though these students were in different grades, it didn't effect their ability to be friends. (photo by Teresa Barnes) vacation allowed many students to party down.
Cheers! Stell Salac, Beth Mount, and Ashesh Bastani have a party of their own. Being with friends was a popular way to spend a weekend. (photo by Stell Sallac)
I'm out of here. Greg Hunt is ready for the weekend. "A good weekend is when I can find something to do." (photo by Teresa Barnes)
Motorcycle Mamma. Christy Fellin takes a ride on the wild side. Even though she isn't going anywhere, she looks like she's having fun. (photo by Teresa Barnes)
Hey! Where's everybody going? Senior Scott Delgado wonders what everyone is doing this weekend. Students tried to make the best out of their days off. (photo by Teresa Barnes)
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work. But a percentage of the student body instead goes to work.
For many work is something that they just have to do:
"I have to work to pay off my car," stated Julie Bonnett.
Most of the time students get jobs to just earn some extra money, to be independent of
here Making sure that everything is in
theirparents. But for some ,like junior Greg Lundstrom, too many activites don't allow him towork.
"My parents want me to put my school first, but I also have alot of activities, so I don't have any time."
Work isn't as bad as it may seem to be. Strange situations are bound to happen, and when they do, work just doesn't seem like work.
"One night there was this drunk bum on a bicycle, and he ran into the glass door
of the movie theater. It was so funny!" explained Melanie Robinson.
The workstudyprogram gave students the opportunity to earn some credits while working.
Whether they only worked five hours a week or thirty-five, students were able to say that they had extra money in their pockets and the satisfaction of doing ajob well.
If this machine can't do it , I can. Michele Friesen completes an order form at Photo Quik at East Park. Michele successfully balanced work and school, which for some was a hard task to do. (photo by Teresa Barnes)
Everything's
place, junior Trevor Pearson organizes items on the shelf. Along with Trevor, many other students from East worked at Osco Drug. (photo by Teresa Barnes)
What's the worst job that you have ever had?
Lars Frisk: Washing clothes and car·· pets.
Traci Stutheit: Cleanining regurgit~ted food off of hospital trays.
Here's your change. Junior Amy Sears spends a day working at Little King in the Gateway Food Court. Gateway provided a place for many students to get a job. (phot.o by Jill Brown)
Surprise! While folding sweaters at Dillard's department store, senior Melanie Robinson gets a visit from a camera. Melanie was a member of the Fashion Board at Dillard"s. (photo by Teresa Barnes)
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he 1990-91 school year stood out among the rest On January 16, 1991 a coalition of nations representing the United Nations began an air war against Iraq.
. Many students and parents found themselves glued to CNN and other news networks, looking for information regarding Operation Desert Storm. The coalition of28 countries was led by the United States which contributed a majority of the troops and supplies. Although it was called a U.N. war the United States Contributed approximately 88% of the troops.
The hostilities began when Iraq, with the leadership of Saddam Hussein, invaded the small country of Kuwait. The Iraqi troops devastated the city "in order to unite all of the Arab countries. "(Although, rumorhaditthat,oilhad something todowith it) As
a result of the United States involvement in the Middle East, many students had opinions regarding how we should handle the situation. Emily Johnson, a senior said,"! think that we should nuke [them]." This seemed to be a popular response at East High. On the other hand, junior Mary Bartek thought that,"we should take the quickest road to peace"; and Tonya Beahm said that the,"U.S. should stay in! Stick with it and deal with Saddam Hussein!" East High sent our troops three banners wishing them a safe return. Student council also participated by tying red, white, and blue ribbons around the trees in front of the school and in the courtyard.
Many students commented on the fact that we have read about wars in textbooks, but never realized that we could be in one.
You better watch out. Senior Jill Brown cautiously walks up from the lot during the T.A.G. game. Jill was one of the final twelve survivors inJ anuary. (photo by Teresa Barnes)
Tree of peace. Students of East place bows on the trees to signify hope for peace in the Middle East. The senior high Student Council was responsible for the ribbons. (photo by JenBrechbil)
How do you feel about the situation in Saudi Arabia?
'susan Meyer: "People are over~ looking some domestic problems tha need to be addressed. Some people say that if you disagree with government decisions, you are not supporting the troops-that's not .true. You 1re just not supporting the war."
On ly a Game
Rapheal knew I was coming for him so I needed a disguise. I decided to use a black wig, glasses, and my mom's business clothes. Jill and I went into Sears, we saw Ann and Darcy. They were soon to be a part of the master plan. Slowly ,I walked into the shoe department. Using my friends as a distraction, I easily walked up to him. I shot him with my water gun and he didn't even know who it was until I took my wig off. That story seemed to come right out of a movie, but in reality it was only one of the clever antics brought about from the Target Assasination Game, otherwise known as T .A.G. The T .A.G. game has been a senior tradition for a few years now, and Bret Koneig, Bret Rosenberger, and Mark Siedband decided to keep this tradition alive.
"It is a way for people to change their routinet commented Bret Koneig. Bret was the
by Teresa Barnes
non-playing judge for the game.
The game allowed students to express themselves and be creative. Each person was assigned someone to "assasinate" by way of water, suction -cup or disc gun. With everyone on the lookout, and stakes high, individuality was a must
Approximately fifty seniors participated , each donating two .-dollars for prize money. The last person alive recieved $35, second place $25, and third place $10. If a person "kills" five people, then their $2 was returned to them. The craze has spread out into other grades. Some other students started their own games for the junior and sophomore classes. As of January 12th there were twelve survivors. The game had no set deadline. The ones alive obviously captured a bit of senior luck.
Rafael Vigil: "The reasons the government have given for the war · • have been entirely unjust. But now that we are involved in it, we must finish what we've started. We can't stop what the government is ·pres.. ently doing, but if we're half way intellegent, we can prevent them from making the same mistakes in .·. the future."
Sign on the Line. Seniors Mark Siedband, Peter Fergeson, Tamer Mahrous and Tarek Mahrous take time to sign a messageto the troops in Saudi Arabia. The Student Council organized the banners, and they were sent to the troops stationed in Saudi Arabia. (photo by Scott Bruhn)
Spirit
Once again, East High held their annual tradition of holding their friendly competition between classes. Friendly? Not always, but nevertheless 1991 spirit week was loads of fun.
The week was kicked off by the usual (or unusual as the case may be) skits. This year the seniors used the theme "Escape from Eastcatraz", as the junior class was busy using the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Spartans" to save the spirit pizza. The sophomores had a somewhat more "spiritual" theme. They presented a "Spartan Carol", including the ghosts of spirit past, present, and future.
Spirit Week consisted of class skits, hall decorations, and overall spirit. There was a surprise, however, this year. The teachers had a skit of
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their own. Mr. Ho ham and Miss Wilson represented students from East High. One could say they stole the show. The point of the teachers skit was to prove that East High was the best. They started a catchy chant stating, "You can't win against East High!". Preceding the skit Mrs. Becker announced the juniors as the 1990-1991 spirit week victors.
Many people have their own feelings regarding spirit week. "You know what I think?! I think that if there weren't so many strict rules and regulations at East, then people would use spirit week the way they are supposed to instead of ripping on the school," stated Dawn "Shakespeare" Dvorak. Deb Brockman feels that "spirit week is a great way to relieve the everyday routine of school."
Spirit week has been in existence since the beginning of East High. For the next few years it looks as though it is going to take more than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Spartans to save spirit week at East. There were many rumors as to whether or not East High will be able to have a spirit week next year. Amy Dahlgren says, "I hope for the sake of the students , that there will be a spirit week next year , and if the administration does permit it , they won't ruin it for the future years . As for my own opinion, I feel that spirit week is one of the greatest thing since sliced bread. It gives classes a chance to unite as friends, and gives students a chance to get to know each other betteF.
Cowabunga Dude! Jonathan Hischke, Darre~ Erickson, and Chris Drent save the spirit pizza. Meanwhile, Steph Mccorrison and · Greg Kassebaum keep an eye on the injured pizza man (Kevin Costello). (Photo by Teresa Barnes)
I know! I know! John Peterson and Anne Forch answer, the ir question as Karen Dress Looks on. Th~s proving, " you can t wm against East High." (Photo by Jen Brechbill)
Out on parole? Nope. The senior class sits quietly in their prison-like environment. The seniors had many chants -one of which was "going up to Canada, Canada, Canada," The winner is.... The junior class stands in suspense while they are awaiting the verdict of spirit week. The class was not disappointed when Mrs. Becker announced them as the victors.
Ninety-one Rocks! Matt John and Dustin Curry find the key to senior spirit. Dustin played the new kid while Matt John portrayed Rudy Stoehr. (Photo by Teresa Barnes)
Academics have always been an imp~rtant part of East, and 1990-91 moved in this same direction. As usual, the academic excellence of East's student body was shown by the number of awarded scholarships, Merit Scholar finalists arid the 7 6 seniors who were elected to National Honor Society. Singers continued to be impressive by winning several competitions.
"Singers is great this year! I enjoy singing in one of the best choirs in the state!" said Andy Schell.
During the football season, we were entertained by the marching band an~ enjoyed the return of the flag corps, eight girls who added color and movement to the band.
As always, pep band provided spirit and enthusiasm at basketball games. Band member Dustin Curry commented, "Band gives me a natural high. It's really uplifting."
We were kept informed, given a review of the year, and given a chance to enjoy a sample of East's creativity through the · efforts of the staffs of the Oracle, the Epic, and the Muse.
Academic activities at East allowed students to learn while having fun and supplying entertainment and memories for . others.
by Paige Luthans
United We Sta
"Unity," describes this year's Speech and Debate team by coach Mr. Sen stock.
"I wanted to bring the discipline and unity that I had couched to my sports teams into Speech and Debate this year because I believe that is what makes a great team," says Senstock.
"Mr. Senstock is totally for team unity," comments senior Angie Letts.
Statmore, along with other speech and debate members, can be found at school and every Tuesday and Thursday night working on their speeches and debates.
"The kids are really working hard which makes the. unity happen. If you look at the awards, they will tell what kind of hours are put into their work," Senstock stated.
The work has paid off for many speech members. Seniors Christie Lee and -Andrew Louden will travel to both the National High School Tournament and the Tournament of Champions to compete in Extemporaneous Speaking. To compete in Extemporaneous Speaking, they will be given a domestic or foreign topic to prepare a speech of five to seven minutes : Ginger Lyons, Sasha Statmore, Lindsay Nelson, and Lisa Carlson will also join Lee and Louden at the Tournament of Champions competing in Serious Oral Interpretation of Prose Literature and Original Public Address, respectively. These competitions will help to determine how well East will do at State in the end of March.
Hard work has also paid off for many debate members.
"Ami Lee has really taken off in Lincoln/Douglas debating this year," Sens tock remarked.
A. Lee and Gina Wyatt did so well at one competition that they ended up debating against each other in the final round.
I HOPE THE JUDGES BUY THIS ONE! Ginger Lyons delivers her presentation with great enthusiasm. For many students, hours of painful preparation was required for perfection. NOT.
PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION? Because the speech team was dominated by females, sometimes Nate Bieck and Mark Siedband just had to be by themselves. Creating new and unusual facial expressions was one of Nate's better talents!
I AM NOT A CROOK! Andrew Loudon's imitations of U.S. presidents entertained speech and debate members for many hours at a time. His George Bush mask was a favorite for many students.
Success does not just mean winning State or a competition. Senior Angie Letts was accepted on scholarship to the University of Kansas, and senior Deb Volland was accepeted to Dartmouth on early decision. Both Letts and Volland plan to continue to debate in college.
"East has always had a good Speech team. We have won State twelve out of the last thirteen years. I think we could win State this year , but it will be closer because a lot of our experienced speech and debate members graduated," said C. Lee.
"For a team with relatively little experience, I'm really impressed."Christie Lee
Determination is one of the key words in describing this year's speech and debate team. Even though they are a youngteam , theyhaveenough determination to overcome their age and win state. Also, the team will have a great advantage in the years ahead be-
cause of their age.
"For a team with relatively little experience , I'm really impressed," says C. Lee.
"Determination and fun," describe speech and debate by senior Ginger Lyons.
Speech and debate is not only work but fun for a lot of members. Christmas parties, many road trips, and just being crazy are some of the things they do for fun together.
Senstock comments about the time he spends coaching speech and debate, "I have no social life. I lost twenty pounds. However, the rewards of watching the kids succeed is worth it." '
This year is the first year that one coach has handled both speech and debate. Next year this will change, however, when Senstock' s assistant coach Eric Kringel will take over one of the teams.
"Next year we will hav e tw o full forc e te ams with two coaches giving 100% of their effort. I think we have a lot of potential to be the top team in the state," summarizes Senstock. By Melanie Robinson
ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL! Lindsay Nelsen, Christie Lee, Sasha Statmore, Ginger Lyons, Krista Vance, Andrew Loudon, Nate Bieck, Kevin Lyons, Ellene Hu, Amy Jacobson, and Sarah Imes show just how close they really are. Togetherness was stressed by the coach, Mr. Senstock.
WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A SHRINER! Senior Mark Siedband was caught doing what he does best, relaxing! Actually, he was a big asset to the debate team.
HELP ME! I NEED WATER! Seniors Angie . Letts and Deb Volland explore the desert while in Arizona debating.
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\P.ow would you like to be with a group of 16 girls, and gain responsibility. who meet every day at 8:20 in the morning, and sing music
ManyoftheplacestheyperformedatwereEastmont to you? It would be great if Towers, Churches, Lied Center, and at The Cornhusker. you were a guy. But this is AnneSquier,ajuniorsoprano,said, "Every time we perform, Chamber Choir, made up of we get that much better and better."
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All of the girls in Chamber Choir like it so much alwys wear Spartan blue when because of the fact that it is an all-girl group. Liz Ring said, they perform. "We all get to be very close and help each other out. That
Chamber Choir had couldn't happen if there were guys in it."
many returning altos and You would think that Chamber Choir was only a strong sopranos. The group class for singing, but Jon Peterhad lots of sophomore talent son has taught them more than that came into the group. "W ~ave lots of talent. This year that. Anne Squier said, "Pete is we want to concentrate on becoming a more professional so open with all of us. Everygroup. We worked on overall tone vowels and roundness " one has great respect for him stated Liz Ring, a junior alto. Because Chamber Choir h~ because of that. The greatest
"Every time we perform, we get that much better
only three returning seniors, they are a very young choir. All thing that will stick with me is and
of the members who were in it last year helped the sopho- what he has taught me about mores to become more experienced, become hetter singers, life."
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Anne Squier by Stell Sa/ac
Front Row: Tracy Bolton, Jennifer Warren, Heather Zinsmaster, Amy H\D'lter, and Liz Ring. Middle Row: Anne Squier, AnneMelang, Erin Ann Scott, Jenny Brooks, Tammi Reichel, and Sarah Dougherty. Back Row: Niki Anderson, Addie Reed, Kirsten Bemthal, Kerry Childe, and Sabrina James.
Bad To The Bone! Senior Kerry Childe and Junior Amy Hunter want to practice smiling before the concert. The December 17 concert was a success.
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E DON'T DANCE, but we tend to sing!" said Jrunes Wolcott of the singing group For Sophomores Only (F.S.O.). This is the third year for the group which is directed by Jon Peterson and a new addition of Nancy Beth Clay.
·Even though F.S.O. is a fairly new group, Mrs. Clay has been teaching for the last fifteen years. She has avery busy schedule teaching two music groups at Lincoln High and F.S.O. at East. Because F.S.O. is an audition group, Mrs. Clay said,"The group is highly motivated and the kids are very good singers. The main goal of our group is the opportunity to prepare for Swing Choir, ChatnberChoir, or Singers." Vickie Most explained that "Nancy helps us develop our voices and talents as young musicians."
This year's F.S.O. group is made up o( 20 members. The group members are Nathan Bieck, Monica Breed, Angie Bring,
sections were a strong base for F.S.O. this year i \ Steppin To Th~ Beat! Members of F S.O. practi:e w~g with the instrucuon of Pete. They successfully achieve 1t step by step.
"The thing I enjoy the most, is seeing all the people's smiles." -NateBieck
Jennifer Buchanan, Erica Fitzgerald, Steve Garwood, Kristin Kem, Amy Lee, Jason Lefler, Brett Mangrum, Eric Martin, Vickie Most~ Thomas Petranek, Dianna Priess, Michael Robb, Kari Schnasse, Matt Tavlin. Scott Tricker, Jrunes Wolcott, and Lori Yaussi.
J runes Wolcott said, "Most of our music is a capella." F.S.O. sings a wide variety of music, including latin, german, folk, spiritual, motets, and also seasonal music.
The group enjoys singing together and· because all the students are sophomores, they · have fun working together as the class of '93. The thing that Nathan Bieck enjoys most about preforming is "seeing all of the people's smiles."
This year's F.S.O. was a very enthusiastic group with a lot of talent. Steve Garwood summed up the year by stating, " I hope the group upholds the tradition of having strong musicians."
By Stell Salac
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Hi There! Nancy Beth Clay takes a short break from her work. This was her first year teaching F.S.O., and "what an experience!"
Camera What Camera?! Junior Liz Cognard show us what she's made of. Way to go Liz.
There's a song in
the air
There was a song in the air in the hallways ofLincoln High School when the Lincoln Youth Symphony practiced on Tuesday nights. The group was filled with talented musicians from the four Lincoln high schools andwas lead by Dr. Brian Moore. East High provided about 60% of the students.
''There's a lot of talent in L YS. Also, exceptional directing and some really exceptional players," said Shane Tucker, LYS member.
"L YS is one of the best unknown groups in the public school system," Mr. Del Whitman (band director here at East) commented. "It is also one of the best youth symphonies in the mid-west and the nation."
Andrea Woodburn had this to say about
her past experiences in LYS, "L YS has been fun and a great experience to work with the best people from all over the city."
L YS held three concerts at Kimball Hall and went on tour to Boston. The group also had a ten hour playathon at Gateway to raise money for the trip.
Two East High students won positions in the Senior Concerto Competition: Andrea Woodburn on clarinet and Sara Enersen on Cello.
Speaking of fine music, Lincoln East had its own fair share including a "professional" string quartet. The string quartet members included seniors ·Sara Enersen and Shane Tucker and juniors Sophie Sherman and Heather Kirkvold.
The group was led by Whitman and they practiced eighth period as needed. The group played a large variety of music and played at the Playmor Ball Room, The Eleven Club and some of Lincoln's country clubs.
"It's a lot of fun and plus I get paid for it! Can't beat that." said Sophie Sherman.
String quartet member Sara Enersen added this about the string quartet: "The string quartet is very intimate. We know each other well and can play well together."
So whether it was the halls of Lincoln High or East High~ you could be sure there was some sort of "song in the air".
By Kathy Ingram
Concentration! Sara Enersens has got concentration written all over her face. Sara is a member of the eigth period string quartet here at East.
Yeah, we're cool! The Lincoln Youth Symphony members from East show us their best. Members include (Back) Sara Krieser , Michaela Morrissey, Sara Enersen, Scott Stevens, Jeff Ridenour, Andrew Louden, Bill Whitney, (middle) Darcy Polzien , Sophie Sherman, Andy Wickless, Ben Strain, Mary McArthur , Heidi Youngquist, Jeff Klein, James Wolcott, Cory Leavitt, Liz Cognard, Ben McMahon, (front) Shane Tucker, Karl Smeltzer, Carrie Ellingson, Andrea W<;>odburn, Cory Leavit, Jennifer Supalla, and Jenny Peckenpauh.
Say What!? Dr. Brian Moore is trying to help one of the L YS meJ!lbers with a problem Hope they figure it out before the concert!
Quality In Quantity
i>id you ever think that one classroom could fit 85 wild and crazy students without everyone going berserk? Was it a required class? Was it impossible? No. It was Singers!
Singers was a choral group made up of males and females, who are juniors or seniors. You must try out for the group, which makes it very selective. You must have a prepared solo, and know how to sight read music. The tryouts become very nerve-racking. Senior Kris Krygier remembered, "I was so nervous I almost forgot my music!"
A big difference that was very noticeable was the number of people in Singers. It increased by at least 30 musi- 1 cians. During class they can hardly fit enough chairs in the room. Even in concerts, they can barely fit on the risers. Withthe addition of
"There is a unity among Singers that is unparalleled by any other class or organization in the school."
-Jeff Gutkin
more people, the sound has grown too.
• "Having as big of a group as we do, each section turns out a strong sound," said Jeff Gutkin • Another difference this year was the incoming juniors
"It's been quite an experience. All the people seem to get along so well," said junior Greg Kassebaum.
"You get to know people who otherwise, you'd never get a chance to talk to," added senior Anya Carlisle.
Many of the activities Singers participated in throughout the year were the musical "Guys and Dolls", various concerts throughout the year, a tour to Olathe, Kansas, their annual ski trip , and Expressions . "Musical was quite an experience. Expressions will be most triumphant!" exclaimed Kassebaum.
The main attraction of Singe rs was not their beautiful men and women, or the professional teaching staff. It was the unity. With a great metaphor, junior Jeff Kadavy said ,' "Singers is like glue. It sticks us together!"
Junior Sean Pierce added, "It's one of the few reasons even some of us stick around."
Even though there was such a wide variety of people in the class, Singers has always been known to have closeknit people in it. Senior Jeff Gutkin summed it up by saying, "There is unity among Singers that is unparalleled by any other class or orga~ization in the school."
By Stell Salac
Follow The Fold! While Greg Kassebaum tries to clean Harman's fingernails, Amber Lisee and Anya Carlisle worry whether they left the iron on at home. During musical rehearsal many of the students became closer.
Let's Go! Patti Traudt, Anya Carlisle, Stell Salac, Kris Krygier, Chad Cavaleri , Chris Dobson, Philippa Cumming, Stephanie McCorison, and Anne Squier take a moment out for the cameraman before heading out to the slopes of Breckenridge. Singers went skiing over semester break to Breckenridge, Colorado.
Whew! After eating Casa Bonita food, many of the Singers needed to take
breather. First Row: Scott Trickor,Becky Lowrey, and Andy Schell. Second Row: Matt Lyberis, Hannah Hathcock, and Kara Martin. Third Row: Jenny Watson,Sarah Dougherty, Liz Ring, and Jennifer Warren. Fourth Row: Anne .Squier, Stell Salac, Kristi VanHom, Carrie Jahde, Anya Carlisle, Kris Krygier, ~d Ben Hinkley.
Peek-A-Boo! Dave Gammel, Jason Wood, Dave Krygier, and Trevor Tyrell ,try to steal flowers from the restaurant Casa Bonita. The restaurant is a daily stop for Singers every year.
Pucker Up! Brittany Anderson, Kara Martin, Becky Lowrey, and Sara Enerson practice kissing. This was one of the many important warm-ups included in Singers .
Wake Up! Dave Hunter tries to unnoticeably fall asleep as Rob Schnittker checks out the hot women in the audience. The Musical "Guys and Dolls" was held on November 8-10:-
Rabbe, Hannah Hathcock, Anya Carlisle, Kim Stock, lvisti VanHom, Philippa
Stell Salac, Jenni Rigby, Shannon Dobson, Anny Squier, Kris Krygier, Allison Daley, Becky Lawrey, Erin Willis, Patty Traudt, and Andrea Woodburn. Second Row: Lisa Carlson, Heidi Youngquist, Heidi Longe, Greg Kassebaum, Matt Unruh, Chad Cavaleri, Rob Schnittker, Jere my Nebesniak, Trevor Tyrell, Cam Sneddon, Bryan Paxton, Ben Hinkley, Narroyl Parker, Brittany Anderson, Carrie Ellngson, Jennifer Warren,
Row: Kelly Klem, Liz Cognard, Sasha Statmore, Liz Ring, Dave Krygier, Dave Hunter, Andy Wickless, Bill
Matt Lyberis, Jeff Gutkin, Jay Nemec, Andy Campbell, Chad Lechtenberger, Kristin Ediger,Jill Daubert, Kerry Lewis, Gigi Haase, Holli Longe, Chris Hall, Kerry Childe, Amy Sears, and Dianna Waters. Fourth Row: Shawn Pierce, Chris Dobson, Drew Cox, Jason Wood, David Gammel, Mike Nast, Jeff Kadavy, Ed Shearer, Matt Thaldorf, Andy Schell, Colin Smith, Schann Kucera, Becky ~etersen, Sara Brown, Kara Martin, _Jenny Benson, Sara Enersen, Jenny Watson:, April Nelson, and Amber Lisee. Not Pictured: Liz Shaw, Andrew Louden, ~d Shane Tucker.
First Row: Steph •McCorison, ~usan Flanagan, Jenny Uutz, Michelle
Cumming,
Merrilee Faubel, Lori Otto, and Darcie Chartier. Third
Whitney,
Ian you name the first high school orchestra to perform at the All State clinic in the last 15 years? The orchestra with the highest number of players in All State for five years in a row? The orchestra with 70% of the members in Lincoln Youth Symphony? If you answered Lincoln East, you would not only be right, you would have named one of the state's finest musical ensembles.
"Orchestra is filled with , many talented people," said Shanel Tucker, orchestra president. "We like to work and play harder than some of the other schools do."
''There is a wide variety of people and it's so great to work with them," said junior Ellene Hu. "Mr. Whitman tries to get us to see different aspects of music. We even get to watch movies and we listen to how orchestra music is incorporated in them."
Del Whitman has been the director of instrumental music at East for five years.
"He is really dedicated. Without him, the orchestra wouldn't be the same," said Sara
Enerson, the vice president, secretary, and treasurer of orchestra. they had mini-auditions to make sure that everyone still deserved their chair.
Whitman brought many interesting methods to the group: Singing a note before playing to ensure the correct pitch, sitting in Orchestra had five concerts plus their NMEA performance. They also played at the All-City Orchestra Night ..-----------__,and a Senior Soloist concert
" Orchestra is filled with many talented people."Shane Tucker
odd orchestral positions off the risers, playing off-beat rhythms to work out a difficult passage, and even demonstrating examples on his cello.
Chair placements were chosen after an extensive auditions. Several times, they had "mix-ups" where they sat anywhere they wanted. This gave them a chance to hear other parts rather than just their own section. Also,
Ready and Waiting! Members of Orchestra are waiting to start class. Practice for All Statf performance was hard work.
Do You Feel The Bass? Senior Chad Duncan is caught in action before a concert. Chad wanted to show off his expertise in playing the bass cello.
where all interested seniors auditioned to play a solo of their choice. Their tour was during March when they traveled to Iowa.
For fun, they put on a dance for the public in May. But the dance was not like any other.
"It'sadance-butnotonewhere you gyrate your body to the local
radio station," Whitman said.
The orchestra played waltzes, European polkas, foxtrots, and some popular music. The jazz band also performed, to give the orchestra a break without causing the dancers to become bored.
By Stell Sa/ac
Follow My Lead! Del Whitman conducts orchestra with a commanding air. Whitman conducted Orchestra to perfection throughout the year
Play That Funky Music! Orchestra played not just funky music, but also difficult music. Theil roncentration levels were always on record high.
Inner ring from left : Emily Bantam, Erika Cederberg, Lori Taylor, Andy Wickless, Michaela Morrissey, Heather Kikvold, Liz Cognard, and Sara Enerson Second ring from left: Mary McArthur, Bill Thomas, Esther Dayalu, Amy Ehlers, Ellene Hu, Gina Wyatt, Shanrell Nelson, Jen Supall~ Niki Anderson, Cory Leavitt, Jeff Kline, and Karl Smeltzer. Third ring from left: Tonya Beahm, Carrie Ellingson, Sara Krieser, and Lisa Livingston. Third ring from right: BenMcMahan, and James Wolcott. Fourth ring from left : David Harrington, Sophie Shermen, Shane Tucker, Melissa Maack, Matthew Sweney, Jemy Peckenpaugh, Carolmarie Steinegger, Staci Griess. • Brian Alber. Andrea Woodburn, Matt Hinkle, Jenny Ruge, Chad Duncan, and Jeff Ridenour.
Super Freaks! Swing Choir members Chris Dobson, Erin Willis, Kara Martin , Cam Sneddon, Andy Schell, Philippa Cumming , Mike Nast, Kristin Ediger, Liz Cognard, • Hannah Hathcock, and Matt Lyberis dress up for Halloween. They obviously let their true personalities shine through.
We're #1! The winning team of Philippa Cumming, Kara Martin, Hannah Hathcock, Mike Nast, Kristin Ediger, Ben Hinkley, Erin Willis, Becky Lowrey, Sara Brown , Patty Traudt, Chris Dobson, pianist Marcia Wiebers, Cam Sneddon, Liz · Cognard, ass is tant • Jon Ranard, Andy Schell, Matt Thaldorf, and director Jon Peterson.
TMR WINNRR 18 ...
It was Janruary 26, 1991. The Lincoln East Swing Choir was far from being at home. They were at the Northwest Missouri State Show Choir Festival. It was 7:00 p.m. and they nervously waited to see who won. Everyone in the group was tense and clenching their hands. Finally, the emcee said," And the winner of the ...........,__ Northwest Missouri State Show Choir Festival is .. .Lincoln ...East Swing Choir!"
"We were holding hands super hard. They said "Lincoln East" and we totally started screaming!" exclaimed junior Philippa Cumming.
Not only did the East Swing Choir win the sweep- stakes, but this year they retired it Since Eas1. won the sweepstakes three years in a row, they were allowed to keep the trophy. East was the first swing choir ever in the North\\'.eSt Missouri State Show Choir Festival to retire the trophy. It was one of the largest festivals in the midwest.
"This contest was the equivolent of winning state!" sa •d senior Cam Sneddon.
That festival was one of the many highlights East Swing Choir experienced throughout the year. They also performed at country clubs, hotels, and various places during Christmas.
This year, Swing Choir had the addition of 4 new members. With so many----------, experinced members of Swing Choir, they were prepared to add more dancing to their show. ''The veterans of Swing Choir help the
"We are one of the closest swing choirs there has ever new members to be better pre- been."pared for what's going to bappen Cam Sneddon during concerts, · contests, and.____________. how they are suppossed to act," said senior Ben Hinkley.
"I'm impressed with how the new members adapted. They are a great contribution to the overall quality of Swing Choir," added senior Matt Thaldorf. • Besides being one of the best swing choirs in the midwest, they were very close friends too. Cam Sneddon commented, "We are one of the closest swing choirs there has ever been. We get along so well and have fun together."
By Stell Salac
Swing Choir
Don't Touch It! Ben Hinkley and Matt Lyberis tryed to slyly grab the trophies Hannah J, Hathcock and Cam Sneddon have. The awards they are clutching were from the Northwest tdissouri Swing Choir Festival.
Lincoln East Jazz Band: First Row: Casey Kinnan, Ben Strain,and Ryan Quick. Second •Row: Thom Helminski, Dan Draus, Melanie Robinson, Steve Lant, Chris Range, and Mark Wilkening. Third Row: Mr. Laycock, Rob Allington, Dan Bauer, John Jamison , Brian Sharp, Jeff Bjorkman, Rob Hranac, and Mr. Whitman.
Blow Me Away! Concentrating on working those windpipes are Thom Helminski, Mark Wilkening. Brian Sharp seems amazed at the skill and talent these boys have.
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.ast High Jazz Band's goals have been optimistic Jazz Band perfcnmedat the Father- Daughter dance, every year. This year senior Dan Draus added a new goal to concerts at East, competitions, and conventions. "The people the list. 1) To improve throughout the year, 2) To do well in at the Father- Daughter dance wanted us to play longer even concerts and contests, 3) To find Del Whitman a female though the dance was over," said Draus. companion. "Even though Whitman is the center of all of The music was more difficult and challenging this our jokes, he's a really good sport about it," added Draus. year. Junior Ben Strain said, " We want to portray our idols
With the addition of a - --------. as " Mother's Big Band~'. Jon newgoal,JazzBandalsoreceived "Jazz Band has a Hishke's dad is in that band and a new student teacher, Mr. relaxed atmosphere somedaywe'llbethenextMother's Laycock. "Hehasdefinitelydone where we havefun Big Band." a lot for Jazz Band second semes- and learn at the same The best thing about Jazz Band ter. We concentrated more on time" - Steve Lant this year was the experience. The practicing for contests while also majority of the class was seniors learning improvisation," said senior Melanie Robinson. who helped lead the way for the underclassmen during A usual class day consisted of walking in, warming concerts and competitions. Robinson summed it up by up, improvising, and playing through songs that are prepared saying, ''The best activity was the pre-contest or pre-concert . for competition and concerts. "Jazz Band has a relaxed get togethers. W,e would all meet and get psyched up to do atmosphere where we have fun and learn at the same time," commented junior Steve Lant.
Them Bones! Rob Hranac, Jeff Bjorkman, and Chris Range practice playing "Great Balls Of Fire!" This was one of the many favorite songs Jazz Band liked to play. well!"
Jazz Band
By Stell Saiac
Attention! Marching band had many early practices which led to a successful year. Dedication is the name of this game.
Swingln! Flag Corps members knows practice makes perfect. The girls Flag Corps. Elizabeth Wysong, Kerry Childe, Sheree practice in the heat of summer and the cold of winter to perfect their Rosentbal, Kri st i Kohtz, Kerri Paulsen, Janet Matthews, routines. Susan Flanagan and Jennifer Supalla.
ledicati~n is the number one prionty for this years marching band. Chris Range commented on "How hard it was to come in at seven o'clock in the morning in October, when it's freezing cold and you have to put your mouth on the freezing mouth piece."
Marching band was more than just performing at football and basketball games, they also participated in many contests. ''The attitudes are better this year because people are more positive about band and about each other." stated senior band member Amy Hoppner. ''Traditionally our first contest is really sad, we want to break the tradition, by working really hard and receive a superior rating." added president Chris Range.
Besides the new addition of sophomores, the marching band had to deal with the addition of the flag corps. "It is a new experience Mr. Whitman is trying new formations. He wants to intermix the Flag Corps with the band instead of having the Flag Corps mainly
"There is alot more tobeing in flag corps than just twirling a flag."
Kerri Paulsen
as the boarder of most formations." stated senior Steph Weyers . Mr. Jon Renard is the Flag Corps sponsor this year. This is the first year which East has had a Flag Corps. Some of the feelings many of the
Flag Corps members have was summed up well by senior Elizabeth Wysong when she stated, "The reason I tried out was because it seemed like a fun group of people, and there wouldn't be any traditions to uphold because this is the first year." Also Janet Matthews commented, "No one is quite sure what to expect from us besides just performing at games."
The Flag Corps attended a week long Flag Corps camp this summer at UNL. Kristi Kohtz learned this about being in Flag Corps from the camp,"The hardest thing is being exact. If you're just the slightest bit behind everyone can see that and there is no faking it." Kerri Paulsen also agrees. "The work and satisfaction is great. There is a lot more to . being in Flag Corps than just twirling a flag."
In the end when it is all said and done, dedication ruled and the superior rating the marching band and flag corps have been working for will no longer be a goal but instead a reality.
By Regina Kanable, Stell Salac and Kathy Ingram
Marchin g Band Officers:
President Chris Range
Treasurer: Amy Hoppner
Secretary: Steph Weyers
Drum Maiors; AmyHoppner
Heather Holdeman
Deb Helzer
Drill Assistant; Kacy Holland
Rank Leaders; Trombones: Andrew Loudon
Trumpets: Scott Stevens
Drums: Ben Strain
Clarinets: Robert Brown
Homs: Tracy Welshans
Flutes: Low Bass:
Flag Corps; Kerry Childe
Elizabeth Wysong
Kristi Kohtz
Kerri Paulsen
Sheree Rosenthal
Janet Matthews
Jennifer Supalla
Susan Flanagan
Roll with it! Drum line stands straight, upholding tradition. A tip of the hat, a roll of the drum, they play for the crowds while havin' fun!
Tootin away! The marching band doesn't stop to take a breath. Determined to be the best, the sky's the limit as they look upward and march onward.
leauty is in the eye of the beholder. That is a famous saying everyone can relate to. The subject of this story is favorite classes. When I asked people what their favorite class was, I got a different responses everytime. Here are just a few of the responses I got.
Senior Lisa Burnham commented, "My favorite class has to be Applied Automotive Tech. I like it because I get the chance to work on cars and to work with my hands. "
Senior Mike Nast said this about his favorite class, swing choir. "I like it because it's fun, challenging, and we have a lot of fun in the group."
Junior John Hiske says, "AP English because Cognard is perfect!"
Sophomore Scott Trickle states, "Mischnicks Western Civics class is my
Dorothy Applebee
Robert Armagost
Francis Arthur RayBaeta
Renee Beahm
Nancy Becker
Jerry Beckman
Jan Beeson
Kim Beller
Marcia Benner
Janice Boardman
Tammy Bolles
Linda Brockman
Paula Buckner
Brian Bullington
Mary Butler
Carol Cabacungan
Kyle Cavaleri
Doris Cerny
Vicki Chada
Rogene Christensen,
Sandra Classen
Katherine Cookston
Geraldine Cox
Jerome Cox
Stacy Craig
Jim Crew
Elizabeth Da Silva
Bonnie Daley
Ross Dirks
Karen Dress
Wesley Durst
Shirley Ebers
Ravera Edwards
Karen Elwood
favorite, she has an outlandish hairdo!"
_,, Yet, rd have to say that my favorite quote has to be the one said by Junior Jason Vokoun. Jason comments, "My favorite class is algebra 5 and trignonmetry. Because sometimes I need to know the cosin of my checkbook."
You can see from how different these answers are beauty really lies within the eyes.
By Kathy Ingram
Dianne Epp
Deb Essex
Cindy Fink
Gr~g Fleming
Mary Fleming
Ken Flowerday
Anne Forch
Paul Forch
Julie Garay
Yve tte GaiTett
Rolland Gast
Ivan Goochey
Lori Griffin
Beci-.:y Hall
Bill Hammelmann
Terrel Hanshew
Kathi Hardesty
Rod Heim
Craig Hellwege
Sue Helzer
Jim Hennessy
John Henry
Rose Hicks
Linda Hoff
JeffHohan1
Jane Holt
Laura Jacobson
Tim Janssen
Janis Johnson
Eldon Jones
Pat Kaltenberger
Karen Kay
Marge Keep
Debbie Keith
Susan Kelly
One of the best. "My favorite class is Swing Choir", states senior Mike Nast. Pictured above are Swing Choir members Mike Nast, Becky Lowery, Matt Thaldorf, Liz Cognard, Andy Schell, Philippa Cumming, Ben Hinkley, Hannah Hathcock and Matt Lyberis.
We've got spirit! East's faculty conquored the myth that they didn't have any spirit by performing a skit of their own. Ms. Dress and Mr. Anderson show their stuff as Mrs. Mischnick and Sr. Pierce watch in amazement.
Ed Kemble
Jerome Kohl
Karis Loos
Gail Lorenzen
Ed Lyons'
Joan Marotz
Loy Marotz
Terri Marti
Jeff McCabe
Deanna McPherson
Merrillee Mercer
Carla Meyer
Dwain Meyers
Nancy Miller
Barbara Moss
Lillie Myles
Merrie Nickel
Lori Norris
Myron Oehlerking
Sue Palmer
DebraPayne
Leona Penner
Susan Peters
Pam Peterson
Jon Peterson
Steve Pierce
Pat Pike
Susan Ptacek
Don Rademacher
ArleneRea
Gail Reeder
Jim Schaffer
Fred Schelert
Suzan Schulz
Carol Scott
RAH! RAH! RAH! Mrs. Wilson screams out, as East scores another point in the faculities version of "Wheel of Fortune" . Mr. Hoham look over at the other schools and thinks "what losers". Remember, you can't win unless your from East High.
Okay I've got it! Mr. Peterson has a great new idea for the song. He hums a few bars as the Swing Choir trys to catch on.
Dan Senstock
Cathlin Shuster
Bonnie Smith
Cheryl Smith
Mark Smith
Cathy Sphon
David Stull
Lisa Thiessen
Chris Thomas
Jim Tonniges
Jerry Trimble
Peggy Trumble
Jan Tucker
Luella Van Vleck
Lois Watts
Donna Wilson
Doug Wilson
Marcia Wiebers
Del Whitman
Merlanne Wood
Lorraine Woodward
Lynn Young
Janet '.Zenner
Leroy Zentic
Epic Staff always "On The Move"
earbook class didn't start on August 27. early in the summer when Design Editor, Gina Kanable and Editor-in-
take photos, draw proper layouts, edit, learn how to write their own stories, and work the computers. The whole proChief, Andrea Woodburn attended a four day national journalism workshop called the Idea Forum in Kansas City. This is where they learned all of the fundamentals of creating the yearbook, in both design and structure. Gina and Andrea came upon the theme, On the Move, as well as many new layout and design techniques.
Members of the staff took the
information, applied it to a "staff manual ti, and used this to -make a mini-workshop of their own. The staff was divided into many small groups where they learned how to develop and
"Even though we were sometimes rushed, the staff had a good time working together." -Dawn Dvorak
cess took about a month. · Gina designed the headlines with her co-editor Tracy Bolton, and they put their talent into designing the staff T-shirts. The only person who was unsatisfied was Shelly Eicher, whose shirt
ended up in shreads after only one wash. "It was a piece of@#*+!"
Sometimes the most frustrating things about the class were, "the deadlines and the computers." explainedStellSalac , "Staffmembers from Muse and Oracle were always hogging the computers."
Even though problems occured, the staff was described best by Co-assistant editor, Brian Mays when he said, "the staff worked hard and they were very dedicated."
Dawn Dvorak said, "even though we were sometimes rushed, the staff had a good time working together. ti
All in all the yearbook staff was best described by senior Angie Fairfield when she said it was, "An opportunity to meet people while doing something for the benefit of the whole school."
By Gina Kanable and Andrea Woodburn
On the Move! Yearbook Editor-In-Chief Andrea Woodburn shows Design Editor Tracy Bolton some new ideas. The editor and the design editors had to work together to create all of the layouts, designs and the cover.
'the ''Dawning"of a new yearbook spread. Sports Editor Dawn Dvorak calmly Pan, zoom, tilt! Andrew Loudon, the student originator of the TV Journalism course, works on a yearbook layout. operates a camera for their next episode of In-Sync. The show was a popular program for students across Lincoln to watch.
You 're on the air! TV Journalism class gathers for a picture one night before shooting their second broadcast. Beyond the school rivalries, every member of the class learned how to work well together.
Lights, camera, action! Junior Steph Lauerman gives a cue to those in front of the camera. Without those people behind the scenes, like Steph, TV Journalism would not have been possible.
They'll Go Down In History
lights, camera,action! Twency-fouryoung, vibrant juniors and seniors from the four Lincoln public high schools will go down in history as members of the first high school broadcast journalism class in town.
Andrew Loudon had the idea for the class when he saw the CBS television show TV 101. By creating the class, Loudon felt the best thing he learned was "how to cut through the red tape of bureacracy."
The class met every day during sev- · enth aild eighth periods. Three days a week the class met at the new PSAB building at 60th and 11 0" Streets. At that time students viewed previous clips that they had filmed, ranging from famous actors to the Nebraska football players. On Tuesdays and Thursdays the members of the class were in a various number of place-some students went on location and did live interviews while others went to 33rd and Holdrege where the class did most of the editing and the filming.
The class also learned how to do profes- sional interviews, run teleprompters, audio equipment and character generators.
The class had the opportunity to meet
" .. .it was a unique opportunity."Steph Lauerman ,,
Harley . Kozak, who appeared in Parenthood, Arachnaphobia, Gui.dingLight,and Santa Barbara, A r n o 1 d Schwarzenegger, members of the group Winger, YO MTV RAPS, Phyllis Diller, KFRX, Ql02, B 104, former governor Kay Orr, Mel Mains and Deb Collins from Channel 10-11, and Mannheim Steamroller.
Loudon summed up the class's feelings when he stated, 11 School rivalries do not get in the
way of us all working together in class. 11
The 11 members in the class from East High were Andrew Loudon, Gina Kanable, Sara Enerson, Kristi Van Hom, Jeff Amack, Anya Carlisle, Narroyl Parker, Jeff Ridenour, Melissa Chen, Stephanie Lauerman, and Julie Dickey. There were three students that also joined the class at semester-Jay Nemec, Andy Schell, and Travis Cortright.
Junior Steph Lauerman said that, "I had the experience of being on Oracle staff and I thought TV would be a new kind ofjournalism .it was a unique opportunity."
Loudon explained •that the ' most challenging part of creating the class was · "finding out who to ·talk to and when to talk to them."
The right people must have been contacted because the first Lincoln Public School's TV Journalism class was a huge success.
By Gina Kanable
What is that? Muse staffers Lucy Caputo and Jodi Ash look confused as their rolling film for their next photo shoot. It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it.
Say Cheese! The Muse staff shows us their pearly whites. The staff includes (back row) Mr. Schaffer, J.J. Jaskolka, Darcy Silver, John Hischke, Ann Bauermeister,Jim Freeman, Doug Latimer, Beth Mount, Christie Lee, Kathryn Ratliff, Jodi Ash, Gina Wyatt,Bryan Frederick, Lucy Caputo, Monica Breed, Erika Cederberg, and Tracy Welshans (Front row) Jason Vokoun, Lorraine Sullivan, Ashesh Bastani, Eileen Hu, and Ginger Lyons.
I've got it! Sophomore Monica Breed and Senior Kathryn Ratliff are working hard to try to figure it out. Way to go girls!
Oracle And Muse
Simply fabulous! Muse editor Christie Lee and assistant editor Ellene Hu work together to get the Muse out by deadline.
Muse and Oracle more than publications
~me people say it'S different, and some say it's original but they haven't seen anything yet unless they've seen this years Muse.
This years Muse staff is looking at things a little bit differently this year. They are taking a more serious outlook on things and having fewer "goofy" parts than has been in the Muse before. Senior Christie Lee, Editor for Muse first semester comments this on the Muse staff, "The people on the staff need to be more oriented to writing towards the interest of the readers and not being so selfish and writing only what interests themselves instead of the reader. The Muse staff is very talented and has alot of potential."
During the second semester of Muse, The staff will be changed a little. Christtie Lee will be handing over her title as Muse Editor to senior Darcy Silver. Darcy comments on her new title, "I hope I can live up to what Christie Lee and other editors from years before have done."
The group has really strong group unity. Juniors John Hischke and Jason Vokoun, two Muse staffers, summed it up well by saying, "Yeah, we have group unity, everyone eems to like us."
"The Oracle is one of the best in the state"
Travis Curtright
Speaking of group unity, the Muse staff isn't the only group in the Journalism department with group unity. The Oracle staff is not to be overlooked when concerning group unity. Senior Travis Curtright, Editor of this years Oracle, has this to say about this years staff, "One of the keys of success for this years staff has been the overall talent of the staff and their ability to work well together."
This years Oracle is a bit different from last years (or any other years for that matter) because this is the first year the paper has had color. Also, thanks to Travis Curtright, DeDra Janssen, and Andy Campbell the paper received a facelift and was redesigned. Oracle staffer Shane Tucker comments, "There really is interunity within the staff, but sometimes political issues get in the way. Still, this years Oracle is one of the best newspapers in the state."
Whether it be Muse or Oracle group unity runs ramped. After all the work has been done both staffs put out publications everyone can be proud of.
By Kathy Ingram
Get a little closer? Oracle staffer Melanie Robinson goes in for a First Edition. Oracle staff members show their stuff. The staff members closer look. Melanie was the Business manager for Oracle first semester. include (floor) Scott Bruhn and Mike Sweeney. (Seated) Jeff Tracy and Andy Campbell. (Third row) Amy Sears, Sandie Dick, Travis Cortright, Liz Cognard, DEDra Janssen, and Anita Verma. (Back row) Greg Lundstrom, Chad Babcock, Pete Ferguson, Joe Schlegelmilch, Neal Anthony, Sean McCarthy, Andrew Loudon, Mike Johnson, Justin Tefft, Sabrina James, and Sara Enersen.
Jeffery Amack
Scott Annin
Neal Anthony
r Emily Bantam
Ashesh Bastani
Jeffery Bomberger
Julia Bonnet
Jennifer Brechbill
Jennifer Brooks
Andrew Campbell
Lucy Caputo
Erika Cederburg
Kerry Childe
Trisha Churchill
Travis Cortright
Jill Daubert
Michelle Dwornik
Kristin Ediger
Michelle Eicher
Sara Enersen
Scott Annin
Jeff Gutkin
Andy Campbell
Jennifer Supalla
National Honor Society
Susan Flanagan
Michele Friesen
Kari Gange
Jeffrey Gutkin
Clinton Hoffman
Gina Hoffman
AmyHoppner
Jamie Hottovy
Jimmy Hsu
Janet Hunting
Lori Irons
Dedra Janssen
Jennifer Jaskolka
Lia Jensen
Elizabeth Johnson
Matthew Kechel y
Bret Koenig
Kristina Kohtz
Jason Laessig
Ann Larsen
Chad Lechtenberger
Christine Lee
Andrew Loudon
Becky Lowrey
Paige Luthans
Virginia Lyons
Anne Madden
Tamer Mahrous
Tarek Mahrous
Kara Martin
Janet Mathews
Mary McArthur
Elizabeth Mount
Michael Nast
Chad Packard
Krista Radke
Jeffrey Ridenour
Melanie Robinson
Robert Rosenthal
Estella Salac
Brian Sharp
Mark Siedband
Darcy Silver
Cameron Sneddon
Sheralee Stolle
R. Scott Stroshane
Traci Stutheit
Jennifer Supalla
Jill Svoboda
Kimberly Tonniges
Patricia Traudt
Shane Tucker
Rafael Vigil
Debra Volland
Jennifer Warren
Stephanie Weyers
Erin Willis
Andrea Woodburn
Gina Wyatt
Lucinda Zmarzly
National Merit Finalists
Christie Lee
Ginger Lyons
Honorable Mention
Kerry C hilde
Shane Tucker •
Tamer Mahrous
Scott Stroshane
Gina Wyatt
Debra Volland
Mary McArthur
What A Ham! Mr. Arthur, the advisor for East High's chapter of Natio n al Honor Society said, "The National Honor Society is a way we can recognize students for their academis accomplishments."
Things looked pretty bad when the number one doubles team lost in the first round of the State Tennis Tournament.
"We thought we were out of it," said junior Mark Jones.
The East High boys tennis team wasn't out of the tournament, though. In fact, they won the whole thing; claiming their third straight state tennis title.
The tennis team wasn't the only one to make us proud. The varsity football team came from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win the Homecoming game.
"It felt very good. It was very good for the team," said senior Matt Augustine.
Along with the success of the football and tennis teams came the traditio n al success of the girls volleyball team . Even though the girls didn't make it to state, th ey made a different move to the top by becom-
ing the first volleyball te~m from Nebraska
to be invited to an all-star tournament in Chicago.
"It was exciting and a great experience,"said senior Traci Stutheit. "It really brought us togather."
This past year also brought us something different in that we started our first Athletic Hall Of Fame. The ceremony between the reserve and varsity boy's basketball game on Dec. 15 proved to be quite moving for inductees Len Dickinson, Kent Reckewey, Sam Yowell, Nancy Grant Colson, Kerry Karst, Todd Zart, Bob Gustafson, and Todd Eubanks.
"We've never shown students and the public our past in sports and we thought we needed to preserve what these people have done at East," said Athletic Director Randy Bates.
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"We bad a lot more road games, and we played against good competition," said Eric Stokes about their grueling season. Stokes broke the school record in rushing with 1,231 yards on 168 carries. Defense was the strongest part of the Spartan football team according to starting lineman Chris Osentowski. Matt Augustine lead the East defense with 66 tackles and 30 assists.
Stokes and Augustine, along with Peter Ferguson and Neal Anthony made the all-city football team. Chris Osentowski r ecei ved bonorabl ~ me~tion. :t :::::::::
According to Erik Andry , East p la y ed at th e i r be s t a g ain s t Omaha Westside
"We played a fourth-ranked tea m a wa y fr om home w i th a l ot of character," be said. "We came away with a tough loss, but it took them four quarters to beat us. They scored the winning touchdown with a little over a minute left in the game."
-"We didn't lose sight of our main goal which was to have fun and keep it enjoyable for everyone," commented Peter Ferguson.
By Heather Stromberg
1] Front row, left to right: Dave Tieso, Jeff Tracy, Brian Mays, Eric Jochens, Brad Botkin, ll] ·11)1I Mark Hubenka, Mike Hall, Cam Sneddon, Travis Cortright, Matt Augustine, Chris ff{l iiii\I Osentowski.. Middle row, left to right: Coach Lee Zentic, Coach John Gingery, Jason J/l Itl Linderman, Brett Rosenberger, Jeff Hall, Matt Will, Eric Stokes, Mike Kaiser, Erik fl{ iiilll Andry, Rob Rosenthal, Joe Schlegelmilch, Narroyl Parker, Chad Lechtenberger, Matt fl) ]}I Lyberis, Manager Andy Campbell, Coach John Henry. Back row, left to right: Jason 11111 1)11ll Tomlinson, Jeff Bomberger, Jay Nemec, Scott Bruhn, Pete Ferguson, Matt John, Neal !l]i 1Jj Anthony, Jeff Katt, Travis Johnson, Ryan Batt, Chad Duncan, Andrew Stratton. 1)1]1
No problem. Eric Stokes runs for the end zone during a Northeast game. Stokes rewrote the East High football charts by rushing 1,231 yards.
Oh, yeah! Mike Kaiser struts off the field to catch his breath. Kaiser was a starter on both offense (full-back) and defense (line-bock).
All mine. Brian Mays stretches to catch a pass during a game against Hastings. East defeated the Tigers 17-7.
The East sophomore and reserve football teams pulled together to have a combined 5-6 record and captured the reserve city championship.
This year was different from the past because the sophomores and juniors combined to play the reserve schedule and five sophomore games.
"Many of the players who started for both teams got burned out faster than they usually would have if they had played for only one team," said Jon Zatechka.
The different strategy for the season led the Spartans to a city championship. "It's the greatest feeling, it makes all the hard work we put in practice .seem to pay off," commented Dave Swanson.
Many players agreed that the East vs Southeast game was the best game of the season.
"I never saw our team pull together so well and play such good football," said Trevor Pearson.
By Heather Stromberg
row, left to right: Nate Henke, Jim Boyce, Matt Fedon, Tyson Froscheiser, Craig Weikum, Aaron Jakub, Jeff Voelker, Jeff Barclay, Shannon Jelken, Ryan Seaman, T.J. Petranek, Jay Perdew. Middle row, left to right: David Swanson, Shawn Rife, Dave Klaege, Chad Brouse, Chris Creel, Brian Miller, Travis Brandt, .Jason Allam by, Kevin Scott, Ron Runyan, Scott Levy,Joe Darling, Dylan VanDeWalker, Nathan Bieck, Mark Bender, Jeff Hull. Back row, left to right: Brandon Andersen, Kurt Essink, Jon Jackson, Brent Robinson, Mac Wood, Rob Steider, Corey Wacker, Ryan Kier, Jeff Harry, Jon Zatechka, Trevor Pearson, Jeremy Snoberger, Justin De,1 inc, Rob Reusink, Brock Gaudreault.
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Motion. Brian Miller looks for an opening during the Fremont game. Although East lost to the Tigers, the reserves remained undefeated among the other city teams.
Water break. TJ Petranek, number 79, talces a break from the game to quench his thirst. Petranek was a sophomore that contributed to both the reserve and sophomore teams.
Line 'em up. The East offense prepares to run a "rip formation 20-trap." The reserve team finished the season with a 4-2 record and the sophomore team finished the season with a 1-4 record
Fun and adventurous are two words that described the season for the varsity volleyball team. They experienced a lot of ups and downs, as well as a lot of surprises.
For the first time in East's volleyball history, the team got a chance to play in a tournament in Chicago, Illinois (the Mikasa Challenge; the most prestigious volleyball tournament in America). East was • the first team from Nebraska to be invited. In some tough competition, East placed 22nd out of 32 teams.
"Going down there, it unified us more as a team. Our friendships even got closer as we got to know each other better," Shelly Eicher said about the to il rnam~nt.
"We worked really hard to do the best we could," Kim Tonniges said. Kim received a full - ride s ch o la rs hip t o th e University of Nebrask a at Lincoln to play volleyball "Our pla y improve d a lot durin g th e season, and we kept working hard and Improving."
Two games which highlighted the season were victories following the Chicago trip. Those games were against Norfolk and Papillion.
"We started playing really well, and we began to come together with our plays. We ran a lot more plays than any other team," said Dawn Dvorak.
Although the East volleyball team didn't reach the State "ournament, they had an impressive p erformance in Districts, finishing s~ond behind Northeast.
Overall, the team finished with a record of 18 wins and 13 losses, coached by Myron Oeherklng.
!I]l Trac_• Stutheit, Da~ Dvorak. Back row, left to right: Student Coach Jody Robinson, !i{{t 1111 M:ariana Kazas, Hollie Haddan,Jenny Benson, Stepb Schroetlin, Kim Tonniges, Jennifer fl!)
Rigby, Coach Myron Oehlerking
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In Your Face! Kim Tonniges slams the volleyball down , despite two Millard South blockers, while Jenni Rigby covers. East defeated Millard South 15-10, 15-(>.
Give Me the Ball! Give Me the Ball! Kim Tonniges blocks a tip from Millard South. Mariana Kazas and Jenni Rigby stand by to cover.
(Back to Front) Kirsten Bemthal, Amy Miller, Kim Tonniges, and Jenni Rigby practice bumping before a home match against Southeast. East defeated Southeast 15-11, 15-5.
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First of all. Rese r ve volleyball coach Nancy Deffenbaugh ad v ises some team members about playing the net. Amber Lisee and Holli Longe listen attentively during their practice.
The wall. April Nelson and Deb H e l z er put up a block against Michelle Cameron's spike. Many of the prac t ices included spiking and blocking drills.
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"We had a successful and exciting year," said sophomore player Megan Deitchler, and reserve player Andrea Zins. "We learned how to work together with different people, and we learned how to achieve our goals."
The reserve and sophomore volleyball teams both had successful seasons this year. Some of • the highlights included the traditional Mr. Oehler king breakfast; gumdingers and black socks for the reserves, and the sophomores facing competition they haven't faced before.
The reserves had only one out of town game, which was in Kearney. Although the reserves didn't come home with a victory, it was a close • game. "Even though we lost, we had a good game. It went two out of three games. It felt like we won because we played good together as a team. The atmosphere and the bus ride just pumped us up." Deb Helzer said about the trip.
The reserves ended up with a record of three wins and ten losses, and the sophomores had seven wins and six losses.
By Anne Madden
up! Michelle Cameron prepares to serve a killer serve against Southeast. The reserves won their first matchup against Southeast 15-10, 15-10.
Front row, left to right: Kristin Kern, Alisa Bredensteiner, Vickie Most, Tiffany Roberts, Ruth Ragatz, Stacy Robinson. Back row, leftto right: Megan Deitchler, Kari Augustine, Melissa Fuller, Leslie McPherren, Tara Bartels, Felicia Ferguson, Darcy Strain,
The 1990-91 Varsity Basketball season was more than just a "rebuilding year." The season held tough competition, close games, last second shots, and much frustration.
"It was a little disappointing," said Dave Swanson, a junior who started for East. "As the season went along we got a lot better, but it still was a long, long season."
Although the Spartan's record was 6-15, they had many close games that could have gone either way. As in Fremont, East was down by at least 31 points and came back in the second half, only to lose by one point. The annual William Jewel Tournament in Liberty, Kansas was also another highlight for the Varsity Team. East played against Blue Springs, KS., a top ranked seed, and defeated them in the semi-final round.
"It was great having a chance to play against other state teams and to see what they were like." Jon Gelder replied about the tournament. Gelder , who averaged 13 points a game and 5-6 rebounds, was a major factor as well.
"It was fun being around your friends, and also going out of state." Dave Swanson added.
"One of the best games we had was against Southeast," senior center Peter Ferguson said: "I felt everybody was ready to play the game and do the things we were supposed to do."
East came close to defeating the Knights in the jam-packed East High gym.
When asked about the team's feelings toward the overall season, Peter Ferguson replied, "Seniors were a little disappointed about our overall record, but we realized that there were other things that took precedence over it."
Although the Varsity's season was below the team's expectations, it was a great learning experience for those who will play next year.
By Anne Madden
Front row, left to right: Brian Workman, Sam Russell, David Swanson, Aaron Stover, Ptfr Bret Koenig, Eddie Foung, Bryan Brenning. Back row, left to right: Student Coach %[ff Craig Thewke, Coach Paul Forch, Brian Christensen, Matt Frederick,Jon Gelder, Jeff tWnt Barton, Pete Ferguson, Ryan Kier, ScottMcPherren, Coach Ed McPherren, Coach Bob Jl{J Frank.
2-points! Jon Gelder takes a shot inside the free - throw lane while a Lincoln High player tries unsuccessfully to block it. (photo by Scott Bruhn.)
Rebound! Peter Ferguson jumps sky-high to grab the rebound, while a Fremont player tries to go over his back. East came close to beating Fremont but lost by 1 point in overtime. (photo by Scott Bruhn.)
It's a 3! Erin Stover attempts a three-point shot against Lincoln High. (photo by Scott Bruhn.)
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Front row, left to right: Corey Wacker, John Haney, Scott Martin, f] {I Brandon Andersen, Todd Tettenborn, Brent Robinson. Back row, fl: ii left to right: Justin Devine, Steve Garwood, -John Parker, Mac [fl
Listen Up! Coach Ed McPherren goes over last minute plays before the second half. The team looks on.
Take It! Justine Devine stops for a shot from the free-throw line in the Lincoln High game. Todd Tettenborn and Sam Russell wait for the rebound.
Air Ventor! Scott Ventor lays the ball up for a shot over Lincoln High players. The sophomores lost t_o the Links in a close game of 50-56.
"It was a good learning experience," junior Scott Martin replied about the East reserves season. "We started off not playing too well , but with the last several games, we came together much better."
"One of the best games we had was against Omaha Central, our first game," John Haney replied. "It was the best game we played all season."
The reserves had quite a few good games and some unique experiences. For instance, on the roadtrip to North Platte, the bus broke down, stranding both the Varsity and Reserves for one hour in a small town gas station. The players had to change on the bus, and the reserves ended up starting when the varsity was supposed to start. Despite the setback, the reserves ended up defeating North Platte 42-40.
The reserves ended with a respective record of 6-10 after a season full of exciting points and close games.
"Our record of 6-10 was disappointing, but 3 out of our 4 last games we finished really well," John Haney said.
The sophomores also finished well, despite their 2-12 record. The sophomores edged out Northeast by 63-60 , and crushed Norris 72-52.
By Anne Madden
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"Wild and crazy," said Michelle Forsberg , pretty much sums up t he Varsity girls basketball season.
"Our best game was against Lincoln High (the first time we played them)," said Steph Schroetlin. Lincoln High was rated first in the state at the time , but the Spartans played a tough game and kept the score within a few points throughout the entire game.
"We worked best when we had the same combination of people for a long amount of time," said Michelle Forsberg. The Spartans starting line-up changed nearly every game which sometimes made it hard to adjust.
The second time the Spartans met up with the Links, was in districts. That game ~so en~ed the season for the varsity girls and ended the career for the seniors "I was disappointed because that was the last real game I'll ever be playing. The loss didn't affect me as much as it did to have .the season end ," said Forsberg . "I felt bad for the seniors since it was their la st _year. I wish we could've made it to state,"_ said S teph Schroetlin.
However, though the girls didn't finish the season the way they would've liked to , they all agreed that the season was great overall. "Nashville (Tulip, Trixie, Patunia, Molynne, etc.), suspensions, and technicals " are just a few memoirs of the year.
Mariana Kazas added as a warning to all future basketball players, "Don't ever ride home from away games with anyone but the bus."
By Dawn Dvorak
Shootin' two. Traci Stutheit prepares to shoot a freethrow as Kelly Boynton #31 and Mariana Kazas #41 get ready to rebound. Freethrows were crucial in the game against Omaha Burke , but the Spartans outplayed the Bulldogs to win the game by one point.
Jump shot. Steph Schroetlin shoots over an Omaha Burke defender as Michelle Forsberg #13 looks on . Forsberg shot a last second three-pointer against the Bulldogs to lift East to a one-point victory.
The determined drive.Shelly Eicher dribbles past the defensive pressure of a Burke defender. Kelly Boynton #31 runs ahead as she gets to her spot to begin the play.
Varsity Girls ' Basketball
Follow through. Monica Breed, number 44, takes the open shot during a sophomore match while Kirsten Bemthal, number 44, and Kris Claus, number 42 look on. Breed played on both the sophomore and reserve teams.
Sky high. Heidi Heusman, number 23, shoots from the top of the key during a reserve home match. Heusman was a member of both the reserve and varsity teams.
Easy two. Katie Novak, number 14, makes an easy lay-up as Heidi Heusman , number 22, looks on.
was the only sophomore to swing to varsity.
Ill Allison, Elizabeth Ring, Heidi Longe, Manager Eric Kingery. tll tr Back row, left to right: Coach Mike Anderson, Cathy Hahn, Leslie tI fl McPherren, Sheree Rosenthal, Monica Breed, Kari Augustine. I
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Both the reserve and sophomore girls basketball team struggled early in the season to work as a team, but both finished with great teamwork and a lot of success.
"It's hard to get everybody going in basketball. But once we do, we have a really good time. "[To get the team spirit working] we'd go out to dinner and do stuff together to psych each other up," said Heidi Heusman, a reserve player. •
The team also did things like listening to The Steve Miller Band and Queen in the training room or on the bus in order to get psyched and ready for games. "We'd just sing songs if we didn't have a ghetto said Heusman.
Nicole Allison added that, "Team spirits grew toward the end of the season, and it was a lot of fun being there with your friends."
The reserve team had 10 away games in a row. In a way, this was good for the juniors on the team, because next year it means more home games.
The sophomore team, as well as the reserve team, used teamwork as a key to tbe season. "We learned how to work together and _ that the only way we could win is if we worked together," said sophomore Wendy Oswald.
"A lot of people that started out not knowing their skills, learned and became more interested," added Bredensteiner.
Through all the changes in players and positions, both teams had an overall great season.
By Dawn Dvorak
Leri to right: Coach Missy Mercer, Je~ica Ahl, Stacy Robinson, Lana Olson, Wendy Oswald, Michelle Cameron, Alisa Bredensteiner, Diana Prie~. Not pictured: Kris Claus, Kendra
ffj Front row, left to right: Cheyanna Tucker, Sarah Johnson, Jenny it if] Churchill, Allison Krause, Jenney Radke, Amber Lisee, Kara )1 ff:Martin, Erin Willis, Darcy Silver, Manager Tami Rem bolt. Middle f{ JI/ row,lefttoright: MandyRadke,JanetMathews,DeborahDeLair, [J [Vi Paige Luthans, Gina Hoffman, Kari Schnasse, Nikki Andersen, f{ [J/ Janelle Ruge. Back row, left to right: Head Coach Greg Fleming, t] if] Diving Coach Mike Schneider, Amy Madden, Lia Jensen, Lisa [} :tJ Steube, Sarah Campbell, Phillipa Cumming, Kristin Kern, Anne ft ill Gilligan, April Burrell, Allison Pierce. Not pictured: Assistant fl if\ Coach Tim Brown, Volunteer Assistant Matt Hobbs, Jodi Ash. JI
prepares to dive into the pool. As only a freshman, Madden had a vital role on the girls swim team.
Fly, fly away. Allison Pierce swims her specialty, the butterfly. Pierce , a freshman , will be a key swimmer for East in the near future.
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This is it. Amber Lisee dicusses her swimming strategy with Coach Fleming. Lisee acted as a leader of the girls team by finishing 5th in the backstroke at state.
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As is the past, the boys and girls swimming teams proved to be top teams in the state by finishing 7th and 3rd, respectively.
East swimmers were able to carry on the tradition of success with the help of several individual standouts. Kara Martin placed 2nd in diving. Amber Lisee finished 5th in the 100 backstroke. Jenney Radke placed 3rd in the 500 freestyle. Mandy Radke placed 2nd in the 100 freestyle and 3rd in the 50 freestyle. Chris Churchill finished 2nd in both the 50 and 100 freestyle. Matt Maasdam placed 7th in the 200 and 500 freestyle. These individuals were pushed to strive excellence by their team members. "There is competition among team members, but in a positive manner. Each swimmer pushes the next to work harder, and so on. The competition makes us a stronger team," said Lisee.
The girls swimming team posted a 9-1 dual record and captured the city and conference championship for the 6th year in a row. The boys had a young team with several freshman and only three seniors. The underclassmen proved they had a lot of talent by placing 2nd in the city and having a 9-1 dual record.
"Next year should be our year for the guys to take state. Our team is young and we're getting better," accor~ing to Chris Churchill.
By Heather Stromberg
{\ Front row, left to right: Ryan Rieker, Ryan Bothwell, Jeremy fl ft Beahm, Jonas Ash, Ilan Weiss, Jonas Steele, Brian Jensen, Kasey Ji ft Matoush. Middle row, left to right: Seth Gardner, Morgan Holle, fl If!: Cam Sneddon, Jeff Voelker, Jason Ehlers, Matt Will, Shawn \] ff Williams, Manager Tami Rembolt. Back row, left to right: Head II
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Gymnastics has traditionally been excellent at East. In the past, the boys gymnastics team has been one of the top teams in the state. This year it was the girls gymnastic team's turn.
The girls team was lead by freshman Melissa Schwaner who placed 6th at state, and sop.bomore Suzanne Maurice who placed 4th.
"Gymnastics is exciting and challenging, and I get to meet a lot of really nice people," Schwaner said.
The boys gymnastics team was led by senior Ben Hinkley, who qualified for finals in vault. The boys gymnastics team finished 7th at state. Hinkley described the teams goals as "just doing the best we can in every meet."
"I feel the season went really well," said Carrie Jahde. "We went from not knowing each • other at the beginning of the season, to really working together and thinking about the whole team. Even though we didn't take state, we did our best and broke a team scoring record."
By Heather Stromberg
Front row left to right; Chad Ebben, Jeff Bonsall, Jon Olson, Matt Sweney, Jason Sibley• Middle r~w, left to right: Alyssa Bell, Susan Hoffman, Suzanne Maurice, Melissa Schwaner, Kelli Jensen, Kara Timmons, Robyn Feldt, Niki Quick. Back Row, left to right: Ben Hinkley, Coach Lisa Joseph, Amy Ehlers, Kelly Hammer, Am! Hun!e~, Carrie Jahde, Shelley Brown, Kristi Brooks, Bryn Gardner, Coach Cynthia Cur1tt1, Shawn Williams, Head Coach Dave Eppert.
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Define gravity. Melissa Schwanner does one of her specialties, an aerial on the berun. Schwaner placed 6th at state.
Steady now. Jeff Bonsall shows his strength during his routine on the rings. Bonsall helped to pull his terun to a 7th place finish at state.
Hold on. Bryn Gardner concentrates as she prepares to finish her routine on the uneven bars. Gardner, a freshman, was one of the top gymnasts for the girl's team.
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East had a young wrestling team this year with only one senior, Jason Holsten. The team was primarily made up of sophomores and freshmen. Sophomores Cory Fredenberg and Tyson Froscheiser qualified for state.
With such a young team, the wrestling team had to set a lot of goals for the future. According to Jon Jackson, the most important team goal was to "always try your hardest, and never give up."
Even though the wrestling team had a losing record this season, they gained a lot. Most of the members of the team were disappointed with their record, but pleased with what they learned.
John Gingery became the new wrestling coach this year. According to the team members , Coac h Gingery had a lot of enthusiasm that was really beneficial to the team.
"I think the season went just fine. The team might not have won as much as they wanted but in a couple of years East will be a dominating force," said Jason Holsten.
By Heather Stromberg
Front row, left to right: Brad Botkin, Chad Francisco, Shane Myers, Glen Emswiler, Ryan Colin, Mark Niven, Greg Krauter, Mark Bender. Back row, left to right: Fred Hartman, Jon Jackson, Cory Fredenburg, Brock Gaudreault, Kurt Essink, Dave Klaege, Tyson Froscheiser, Jason Allamby, Todd Mason. Not pictured: Chris Osentowski, Jeff Moore, Jon Olson.
Get down. Cory Fredenburg trys to pin his opponent at state. As only a sophmore, Fredenburg had a winning record and qualified for state.
Bust it. Brock Gaudreault tries a new move on his opponent. Gaudreault wrestled in the 171 pound weight class.
Ready Freddy. Cory Fredenburg gets set to wrestle an opponent at state. Fredenberg was one of just two East wrestlers that went to state this year.
Amidt the valleys and hills, among the trees and forests, and along the paths, run the East High Cross Country Team. This year's season was full of its own "bowl hills" and valleys.
"This season was better than last year. We worked more as a team," said Chad Babcock, a senior who ran on the boys team. Although the boys team didn't qualify for state, Teri Carlson represented East for the girls team. •
"This year I felt we did well as a team. Even though some individuals excelled, we pulled together and placed well in the meets that counted," Jen Brechbill, a senior, said.
Overall, both teams ran very well in the duals, with the majority of the runners beating their previous times. The girls placed 4th in Districts, and the boys placed 5th.
"A lot of people placed well in the big meets," said Steph Weyers, one of the top girl runners. "Cross country in the future will be a lot better at East~ and I'm sad I won't be here."
Chad Babcock summed. up East's successful cross country season with just four words, "A time to remember."
By Anne Madden
Front row left to r,ight: Jessica Ahl, Jennifer Brechbill, Heather Kirkvold, Stephanie Weyers, Janelle Ruge, Teri Carlson, Kelly Hummel, Carla Wilson. Back row, left to right: Manager Jay Hawkins, Brett Mangrum, Chris Holland, David Hunter, Scott Calver, Steve Garwood,Jamie Hottovy, Chad Babcock,Jason Lindvall, Michael Hunting, Nate Sneddon, Curt Hoepker, Coach Rob Armagost. Not pictured: Matt Adams, Geoff DeOid.
Run, Run Away. Curt Hoepker concentrates on his stride, while spectators cheer on. With tough determination, he sprints toward the finish line.
In Hot Pursuit! Janelle Ruge keeps the pace in L'ie LPS dual, while a Lincoln High runner is close behind. The girls finished in 3rd place, and the boy's took 4th.
Relaxing in the Shade. Waiting for the big run, members of the cross country team relax in the shade. Contemplating their strategy, and stretching are: (clockwise) Heather Kirkvold, Jessica Ahlt and Janelle Ruge.
"There were many peaks and lots of valleys," said Anne Squier as she recalled the 1990 Golf season.
The girls team was just peaking when they placed 2nd in districts, but fell into a valley and placed 9th in the State Tournament. Anne Squier, who lead the Spartans this season went into the tournament with the flu so didn't do nearly as well as she would've liked to.
Considering the circumstances, Coach Trimble had every reason to be proud of the way the girls performed this season. "He's the best coach ever, , and ~e love him," said Nicole Allison as she commented on the wonderful support he gave to the girls.
Next· year the girls golf team will be losing two seniors, Teresa Barnes and Jill Brown. However the girls are looking forward to a great season.
"Next: year we're •going to be really good. We have a lot of young people that are going to perform well for us," said Squier. Returning next year will be Anne Squier, Nicole Alllison, and Katie Novak.
By Dawn Dvorak
Back row, left to right: Becky Fricke, Katie Novak, Teresa Barnes, Monica Bre~d, Allison Krause, Nicole Allison, Mr. Trimble. Front row, left to right: Jill Brown, Anne Squier,
Ready or not. Anne Squier prepares to swing as her caddy Jason Struve looks on. Anne played an important part on the golf team this year and is looking forward to another great season next year.
The heat is on. Jill Brown strains her brain as she concentrates on making another stroke. As .always, her stunning alignment helped her to perfect her swing •
Meet Mr. T! Nicole Allison shows off her outstanding coach, Mr. Trimble. The constant support and enthusiasm of Mr. Trimble throughout the season helped the girls through a lot of tough situations.
There is no I in team. For Greg Lundstrom and Brian Comer, teamwork was a key word in this season's play. Lundstrom and Comer won the number two
division at state.
doubles
Front row, left to right: Jason McCartney, Zuben Bastani, Jeff Amack, Bryan Jones, Jeremy McCartney, Chad VanHorn. Back row, left to right: Coach Boham, Greg Lundstrom, Matt Roth, Colin Smith, Scott Tricker, B-rian Comer, Mark Jones.
Triple crown. Members of the tennis team proudly display their trophy for East's third consecutive state tennis title. From left to right: Coach Hoham, Scott Tricke~, Mark Jones, Greg Lundstrom, Matt Roth, • and Brian Comer.
"Three-peat," as put by Greg Lundstrom, pretty much sums up the boys 1990 tennis season, after winning the State Tournament for the third consecutive year.
"Going Into the tournaments we had no idea what .would happen," said Mark Jones, the number one slngle's player.
Greg Lundstrom and Brian Comer, number two doubles partners, placed first In their division at state. Chad VanHorn also won his division at state In number two s~ngles, and Mark Jones received runner-up In the number one singles division.
"I think we could very well sweep every event [next year]. We could start a dynasty, at least for the next three years," said Greg Lundstrom.
Focused on development and enjoyment, the reserve team managed to finished 2nd In the city tournament.
"The goal this year for the junior varsity was not to focus on winning a city championship, but rather to develop mental toughness and physical ability In order for them to be the best they could be," said reserve coach Bob Wenger.
Photo by Matt McKelvcy
By Dawn Dvorak
:Front row, left to right: Greg K~ebaum, Matt Unruh, Justin Tefft, Matt McKelvey, Carl Smeltzer, Todd Moeller. Back row, left to right: Ryan Inman, Grant Kadavy, Russ Crist, Sean Bovey, Tim Schmidt, Jeremy Sand.
Photo by Matt McKelvey
There have been many different things that have contributed to East High's success through th years. Sure we've all changed, but East would clearly be nothing without people.
"Sometimes the only reason I come to schoolis to see my friends," said junior Jon Gelder. •
Gelder is not the only one who believes his friends have been a big factor in helping him through school thus far.
"When I got in a fight with my mom, my friends cheered me up," said Teresa Klusman.
Fighting with parents is something that we've all gone through, but fighting with friends can sometimes be far more worse.
"The worst fight I ad with a friend is when Phillipa and I had a misunderstanding about something and the 'whole thing got blown out of proportion,." said junior Ann Squire.
But regardless of a few arguments now and then, the one thing that kept the people at East High united.
By Brian Mays
* A little bug inside it. - Kami Addison
* Because it's from Mexico? - Mike Wiggins
* A chemical reaction when it's heated. - Steve Hoyt
* It jumps when it's horny. -Jeff Kluender
* The molecular mass X the air pressure X the velocity of the atmosphere. - Sara Desmond
Matthew Adams
Kami Addisori
Brian Alber
Kara Alexander
Brandon Andersen
Britttany Andersen
Bur Anton
Heather Babcock
David Baldwin
Leigh -Anna Barnes
Mary Bartek
Jennifer Benson
Travis Birkett
Jeff Bjorkman
Tracy Bolton
Cory Bonne
Nancy Boudreau
Becci Brolhorst
Chad Brouse
Robert Brown
Janae Buchanan
Sarah Campbell
Barb Camper
Sean Caradori
Brad Carmichael
Wendie Chada
Darcie Chartier
Gary Cheloha
1, 2, 3, JUMP! Jumping beans? No, but cheerleaders Kerry
-New the class "Colle,ze gives students Connectio .n °
Lincon East offered a wide variety of classes. This year a new class called the College Connection made its debut. This was an experimental class that helped students make wise choices concerning college preference and admission procedures. It also dealt with the SA 1' and ACT. Juniors Dave Swanson, Chris Creel, Jim Freeman, Andy Murrell, Jodi Ash, Rachel Yelder, Darcie Polzien, Shari Belschner, and sophomore Jody Helm spent a week in New England visiting colleges.
The group visited Harvard, Dartmouth, Amherst, MIT, and Boston College. The students only had to pay for their airline and bus tickets. They stayed with students who currently attend the colleges they visited. Dave Swanson said his favorite school was Dartmouth, "because it appeared that the students there were having the most fun." His least favorites were MIT and Harvard because " all they did there was study and play computer games." Not much free time was allowed since they were always .busy.
by: Tamer Mahrous and Gina Hoffman
Stephanie Lauerman
Kerry Lewis
Brian Linderman
Jason Lindvall
AmberLisec
Heidi Longe
Holli Longe
MykeLowe
Stephanie Luhr
Gregory Lundstrom
Kara Lyne
Monica Maheshwari
Gotam Makker
Ricki Maniktala
Jeremy Martin
Scott Martin
Kyle Matoush
Sean McCarthy
Stephanie McCorison
Andy Mitchel
Ronda Michielutti '
Amy Miller
Brenda Miller
Brian Miller
Kristan Miller
Jeff Morris
. Michaela Morrissey
Dana Mulder
DA VE!
Dave Swanson poses by a pillar outside the Harvard Library. Dave was one of many who found Harvard to be very interesting.
Lisa Munger
Andrew Murrell
April Nelson
Denette Nickel
Michael Novak
Gretchen Oliphant
Tammy Olson
Lori Otto
Dana Parde
John Parker
Trevor Pearson
Shawn Peirce
Jeremy Perkins Garret Perrin
Jenni Perry
Becky Petersen
Mary Petersen
Scott Peterson
Darcie Polzien
' Michelle Puls
Jennifer Radke
KendraRay .
Shane Reeves
Ashley Reid
RobReusink
Liz Ring
Ryan Ritterbush ChadRockel
Ryan Ronne
Sheree Rosenthal
Charity Ross
Jenny Ruge
Steven Ruyle
Marta Sawicz
Andy Scheerger
Erik Schmersal
Rob Schnittker
Stephani Schroeder
Stephanie Schroetlin
John Schuller
William Schwaner
Ryan Seaman
Amy Sears
Diane Sevdell
Sophia Sherman
Matt Siemsen
Brian Sims
Heidi Sitzman
Karl Smeltzer
INVADERS FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSE! No, just a few aliens kicking back and relaxing with their french fries, until they were so rudely interrupted by our cameras.
* Definitely green and ugly with lots of eyes. -Cathy Hahn
* Biue with squishy bodies and big heads. -Jenny Radke
* A cross between Albert Einstein and Chris Creel. -Mark Jones
* My grandma. - Shawn Rife
* I don't know, but I saw one driving in a gold Honda. - Melissa Johnson
Dan Snoke
Kimberly Solko
Anne Squier
Donnie Stanek
Sasha Statmore
Andy Steeves
Rob Steider
Josh Stern
Kimberly Stock
Eric Stokes
Aaron Stover
Ben Strain
Brad Stratton
Heather Stromberg '
Maki Sugawara
Lorraine Sullivan
Circy Swanson
David Tabor
Jennifer Tambling
Lori Taylor
Sean Taylor
Lisa Thygesen
Craig Underwood
Matthew Unruh
Brian Van Diest
Kristine Van Hom
Jeralyn Van Sickle
Rachel Velde1
Melanie Vellek
Corey Wacker
Troy Waller
Dianna Waters
Jennifer Watson
Debbie Watts
Craig Weikum
Bill Whitney
Andy Wickless
Mike Wiggins
Marie Wilkening
Ashley Wilson
Carla Wilson
Chad Wise
Matt Wood Wilbur Wood
Heidi Youngquist
Jason Zabel
Heather Zinsmaster
ate 1-97 6-DATE-ME - Darren Erickson
ate Nowhere below the waistline. - Sandie Dick
ate 1-900-HOHAM - Philippa Cummings
ate 180 degrees - Chris Creel
ate It's in the Pacific Ocean when you cross from one day to another. - Maggie Fricke
THREE LADIES AND A MAN! Sarah Campbell, Jenney Radke, and Sara Desmond express happiness after calling Darren Erickson's 1-900 phone number. Darren was quite surprised.
HELP ME! I'M FALLING AND I CAN'T GET UP!
CHECK IT OUT! Marit Burch, Carrie Jahde, and Kami Addison show off their costumes for the Sean Penn movie,
All looked great in their fifties style look. (photo by Gina Hoffman)
Ryan Semin, Brandon Anderson, Aaron Jakub, Dave Swanson, Chad Brouse, Brian Miller, Scott Martin, Trevor Pearson, Greg Lundstrom:, and Craig Weikum rest between classes. (photo by Heidi Heusman)
"Indian Runner."
HANGIN' LOOSE! Greg Kassebaum and Tracy Bolton take a break from working at the "Roast the Knighls Cookout," while Sarah Campbell looks on.
Experience the wild kingdom
East High students need not travel to distant lands to experience the wild, the crazy, and the exciting animals this world has to offer. The juniors had their own agglomeration of strange and interesting pets in their very own homes.
For instance, Scott Peterson owned a coral snake.
"It was great to have the snakes - around my neck and then go driving around because I'd always get these funny looks," said Scott. Mike Novak enjoyed the presence of his several iguanas.
"I liked playing mind games with them because they're so stupid and I'd always win," said Mike. Jason Vokoun proudly displayed his ferret, and Doug Latimer was photographed in his most stable state in nature.
East juniors kept pets for many reasons. For some, pets were a way of showing responsibility. For others, it was a way to show off their accomplishments. And for many students, pets were just companions to love and play with. For many juniors the animal kingdom was a big part of their lives.
by Tamer Mahrous and Gina Hoffman
HOP ON! Jason Vokoun's ferret hops on for a ride his the car. After scoping out the interior of this car, the ferret was obviously impressed with these sleek wheels. (photo courtesy of Jas on Vokoun)
GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY! Don't mess with Scott Peterson. • If you do he will "sick" his pet bull snake after you.
(Photo by Mike Novak)
GIVE ME A KISS! Kami Addison and her cat look deep into each others eyes. Common pets like cats and dogs were loved just as much as the exotic ones. (Photo courtesy of Kami Addison)
OUCH! Mike Novak receives a kiss from one of his faithful iguanas. The other iguanas are clearly jealous of its closeness (Photo by Scott Peterson.)
RUFF, ARF, WOOF! Doug Latimer decided to dress up for a change. The ladies were very impressed. (Photo by Tamer Mahrous)
WIHA lr W 1OIUILI[) }1 1OIUIR ILIIIFIE
* I would lay out every day, non-stop. - Jenny Churchill
* It would be awesome, I wouldn't have a curfew.Ben Wismer
It would be great because you would never get old.Brent Robins.on
* I would be later than I already am. - Nicole Allison
I would be unorganized. -Mike Robb
Jessica Ahl
Jason Allamby
James Allington
Nicole Allison
Josh Ammon
Niki Andersen
Kristen Andry
Jason Archer
Kari Augustine
Jill Balilc
Jeff Barclay
Blaine Barry
Tara Bartels
Jessica Barton
Alyssa Bell
Mark Bender
Scott Berggren
Kirsten Bernthal
Nate Bieck
Steve Blad
Shelly Bolles .
FEED ME! Chris Osentowski makes himself into a clock and shows the time 10: 10. Unlike other clocks, Chris doesn't need batteries or electricity to work. All he needs is food! (photo by Gina Hoffman)
Jeff Bonsall
Erica Bookstrom
Brian Boone
James Bostic
Sean Bovey
James Boyce
Adam Boyd
Travis Brandt
Alisa Bredensteiner
Monica Breed
Angie Bring
Kristi Brooks
Kristine Brophy
Michael Brown
Jennifer Buchanan
Michelle Cameron
Elliot Campbell
Delores Cannon
Pete Caputo
Teri Carlson
Amy Cheloha
Anne Cheloha
Chad Christenson
Jennifer Churchill
Zenta Circenis
Melinda Clark
Kris Claus
Tina Cockrum
Julie Cotton
Matt Daharsh
Joe Darling
Ca¢e Davis
Sonia Day
Esther Dayalu
Megan Deitchler
Deborah Delair
Chad Dermann
Karen Ditzler
Kevin Doria
Michelle Dom
Sarah Doubgherty
Stephen Drabant
Mark Duncan
Jennifer Durden
Rachelle Dykema
Courtney Ecklund
Rebecca Edelmaier
Alex Eden
Amy Ehlers
Kerry Emswiler
Kurt Essink • MattFedon
Felicia Ferguson
Tom Fiksdale
Erica Fitzgerald
Paul Fleming
Chris Forrest
Chad Francisco
Brian Frederick
Amy Friesen
Tyson Froscheiser
Melissa Fuller
Heather Galloway
Steve Garwood
Brock Gaudreault
Trevelyn Gillespie
Anne Gilligan
Charles Griesen
Staci Griess
Brian Gude ·
Jeff Harry
Amanda Hartman
Nathan Henke
Joanna Hine
Amanda Hinkle
Kerri Hoemann
Curt Hoepker
Travis Hofeldt
Paige Hoffart
Heidi Holdeman
Micah Holle
Morgan Holle
Elizabeth Horst
Robert Hranac
Jennifer Huber
Jeff Hull
Amelia Hunter Ryan Inman
Jon Jackson
Shannon Jackson
Amy Jacobson
Sabrina James
Shannon Jelken
Kelli Jensen
Julie Johnson
iophomore swimmers excel!!
Mandy Radke, one of East's top swimmers, started swimming at a young age. She started. when she was ten years old with Nebraska Aqutatics and kept improving year after year. As a member of the East High varsity swim team she broke two school records in the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle.
"I was happy with my times. Those records had been standing for a long time," said Mandy. She also beat the 100 yard freestyle state champion, Allison Sides, at the Spartans duel meet against Omaha Burke. • •
"I had been waiting a long tinie to beat her," replied Radke. Mandy qualifed for the state meet in many events. Other sophomore swimmers who qualified were Allison Krause, Jenny Churchill, and Niki Anderson. Mandy felt the girl's swimming and diving team was the strongest it had been. All the sophomores contributed an equal share to the team overall.
Mandy and Niki swam with Nebraska Aquatics during the. off season while Allison and Jenny train with Praric Life Center. All traveled in the summer season to Minnesota, Texas, and Kansas City for swim meets. Mandy hoped to qualify for Junior Nationals in the 100 Freestyle and to receive a swimming scholarship to a good college.
By Tamer Mahrous and Gina Hoffman
Michael Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Sarah Johnson
Grant Kadavy
Kelly Kannazin
Scott Keller
Kristin Kem
Angela Kettler
Ryan Kier
Ann King
•Toriy Kinnaman
Casey Kinnan
David Klaege
Jeff Kline
Lori Klotz
Eric Klutz
Brian Koch
Kendra Kohl
•Allison Krause
Greg :Krauter
Kendra Krauter
DONE! Mandy Radke and Allison Krause smile after finishing a workout. They went to practice before school and in the afternoon. (photo by Gina Hoffman)
Sara Krieser •
Jeff Krussel
Thomas Kuhn
William Kunert
Sean Lamb
Heidi Landen
Trina Landwehr
Cory Leavitt
Amy Lee
Amy Lee
Jason Lefler
Kristin Lemke
Stanley Leseberg
Josh Letts
Scott Levy
Lisa Livingston
Alexis Luce
Kevin Lyons
Melissa Maack
MattMaasdam
Brett Mangrum
'1#1HA ,r 11,IIVIE~ A IFIIIRIEIFILY
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* Batteries. - Eric Martin
* Electricity. -Jason Goeschel
* Nuclear reactions. - Kurt Hoepker
* Light - Karen Ditzler
of their wings.
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Jeff always provided humor in rough situations. (photot by Gina Hoffman)
Dennann
Paul Marra
Eric Martin
Kim Mason
Todd Mason
Suzanne Maurice
JasonMcCarter
Carra McClelland
Matt McKelvey
Ben McMahan
Leslie McPherren
AnneMelang
Brandy Menhusen
Kendra Michel
Melissa Millard
Jared Minary
Todd Moeller
Jamey Montey
Jeff Moore
Matt Moore
Vickie Most
Patrick Murray
Shane Myers
Lindsay Nelsen
Tara Neutzler
Chad Nielsen
Joy Nielsen
Mark Niven
Katherine Novak
Jill Ochsner
April Ohler
Lana Olson
Chris Osentowski
Wendy Oswald
Terrance Pace
Mindy Papenfuss
Jenny Peckenpaugh
Heidi Pepin
Jay Perdew
Thomas Petranek
Amy Pfuetze
Tonda Pierce
John Porter
Sheila Porter
Korrie Price
Diana Priess
• Mandy Radke
RuthRagatz
John Rauscher
Jess Redman
Adrienne Reed
Tammi Reichel
Bianca Reigert
Bill Remaklus
Brent Riensche
Dan Ringenberg
Scott Ritter
Michael Robb
Tiffany Roberts
Brent Robinson
Stacy Robinson
Chris Rodgers
Rhonda Rogers
Heather Roisum
Melissa Rosenberger
Scott Roskilly
Candis Ross
Matt Roth
Janelle Ruge
RonRun)'an
Sam Russell
Kendra Sample
Jeremy Sand
Chad Sandstedt
Scott Sanford
Jennifer Scherer
Lisa Schindlbeck
Tim Schmidt
Kari Schnasse
Erin Ann Scott
Kevin Scott
Quentin Shaw
Jennifer Sigears
Ilahrae Sipp
Nathan Sneddon
Tami Stanosheck
Carolmari Steinegger
Camie Stephens
Kip Steuben
Stephanie Stewart
John Stibal
Heather Stier
Elizabeth Story
Darcy Strain
Lynn Stuart
Steve Sullivan .
Matt Sweney
Matt Tavli11
Justin Tefft
WtiAT l~SECT IS TtiE WOl<LU\S 61<EATEST A TtiLETE A~I) Wti)'"l
* A grasshoppper because his legs are long and he can jump higher than you.Todd Tettenbom
* A Tick since they are invincible. y OU can't bum them or freeze them.Casey Kinnan
* A bee because it's too fast. - Sean Lamb
* Ants because they are always busy working. - April Ohler
Todd Tettenbom
Tiffany Theer
Chris Theirstein
Scott Tricker
Tracy Tyner
Aaron Vacin
Taite Van Deventer
Lisa Van Laningham
Krista Vance
Dylan Vandewalker
Gregg Vanier
Scott Venter
Jeff Voelker
Jada Walls
Shelly Wampler
Catherine Watts
Mary Webb
Ryan Wegener
Jon Weitman
• David Weisser
Sarah West
THE SPIRIT BUG! Ryan Inman posed as Mr Spirit Present in the sophomores spirit week skit. It is not known if Mr. Spirit will show up again next year (photo by Paige Luthans)
LOOK AT ME MAMA! Optometrists finally found a gullible guinea pig to try out a new line of eye glasses. While wearing them Nate discovered a whole new perspective in viewing things. (photo by Tamer Mahrous)
* They take them out to dinner. - Erika Bookstrom
* With the Carbon 12 test. - Mark Duncan
* In a convertible. - Matt Fedon
* Who knows and who cares?· Alyssa Bell
* Take them to a movie.Jen Huber
Rachael Westburg
Aaron White ·
Andrea Wigington
Jared Wimer
Ben Wismer
J arnes Wolcott
Mac Wood
Freedom Woods
Jeff Worster
Amy Woudenberg
Lori Yaussi
Jon Zatechka
Andrea Zins
Mark Zmarzly
~J:IAT_! Sean Sedlacek, Matt ~oth, and John Rauscher are caught by suprise while registering for next years classes. All rcg1stenng took place m the media center. (photo bv Gina Hoffman)
CUTE! Sophomore cheerleaders Melissa Rosenberger, Erin-Ann Scott, Addie Reed, Kelly Hammer, Kristi Brooks, J.J. McCurry, Vicki Most, and Erika Bookstrom snuggle with teddy bears. The cheerleaders gave the bears to the sophomore basketball team as a good luck present.
SINCERELY, Jenny Churchill writes words or encouragement to the troops in Saudi Arabia. Students form all grades found time to sign the banners. (photo by Gina Hoffman)
Ready? Okay. The Varstiy Cheerleaders get ready to perform a cheer at clinic in Lake Okoboji, Iowa. The cheerleaders spent four days at clinic, and competed for the Award of Excellence.
Moving on was an appropriate way to describe the activity of East's organizations in 1990-91.
Some of the organizations began preparing their moves in the summer. For example, the Cheerleaders andApollonaires attended clinics to get new ideas for routines, while Student Council members attended a workshop.
"Workshop gave us a lot of good ideas to bring back to our council at home," said Student Council member Gina Hoffman.
The Ambassadors moved to decorating lockers for special occasions, and DECA continued to supply students with doughnuts. Pep club moved.to new uniforms and improved spirit. •
Some new clubs, such as the Ecology and Writing clubs, added new opportunities for participation. The political campaign found Young Republicans and Young Democrates working forvarious candidates. All of these activities, along with all of the other events offered, proved that East was moving in a positive direction.
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arsity Cheerleaders proved themselves to be one of the best squads in the state. They won a cheerleading contest September 23, in Grand Island, sponsored by a radio station, Sunny 108 FM. First place was worth$ 100 and a trophy.
In Grand Island the squad competed against six other squads from around the state. The cheerleaders also planned to compete in several other contests.
During the summer, the
leaders become more united as a unit," said Erin Willis, a senior and also a co-captain along with Christy Fellin, a junior. During the camp Christy won the All-American cheerleader award. In doing so she won a trip to the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
One of the main goals of the cheerleaders was to get the parents more involved. They went to the tailgate parties in hopes to get a better response during the games from the parents.
''This squad is different because we have changed our showmanship and we are a lot more motivated," replied Erin.
"I think we have made people realize that there is a Jot more to cheerleading than just looking good in front of people," stated Christy.
cheerleaders took a trip to Lake Okoboji, Iowa, for their annual camp. Not only did they meet new friends, they also learned most of their cheers and chants during the cheerleading camp.
This year the cheerleaders were nominated for an award of excellence.
"Camp is where the cheer-
Ms. Keep, sponsor of the squad, said she was very proud of this cheerleading squad.
''This squad has very high quality and is very enthusiastic."
The accomplishments ~is squad has achieved through team unity and hard work will be remembered for many years to come.
By Jay Perdew ·
Apollonaires Back in action! Back Row (left to right) Jenny Chopp, Jenny Watson, April Nelson, Circy Swanson, Leighana Barnes, Julie Bonnett, Trish Churchill, Becky Lowery. Front Row (left to right) Staci Kurtzer, Gigi Haase, Jenny Engel, Ann Larson, Nicole Clifton, Hannah Hathcock, Ann Bauermeister, and Darci Chartier. (Photo by Mrs. Larson)
Front row (left to right) Jennifer Gutz, Christy Fellin, Melissa Johnson. Second Row (Left to Right) Danielle Oliver, Stell Salac, Sarah Teten, Paige Luthans, Tanna West, Kami Addison, Jill Daubert, Erin Willis, Dedra Janssen. Back Row (Left to Right) Jennifer Warren, Kerry Lewis, Carrie Jahde and Kristin Ediger. (Photo by David Dale)
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nother year, another spectacular group of Apollonaires cut loose to really roust up some Spartanic spirit. As usual, the squad was just phenomenal.
"We have some real talent on this year's squad," said Hannah Hathcock. "We are constantly challenging each other."
It just goes to show that there is so much more to Apollonaires than met the eye.
"The leadership skills a member acquires are priceless," Becky Lowrey , co-captain said. "You learn to work with so many types of people and talent that it is inevitable that you will grow and develop from the incredible and irreplaceable experiences. I wouldn't trade my friendships for anything."
"All the experiences we've had will give us wonderful memories to reflect on in the years to come," said Trisha Churchill, co-captain. "Being part of Apollonaires has made my last two years of high school great! Ifl had ifto do all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. "
Although the number of pep
rallies was pretty scarce, the girls gave it their all during the games.
Becky Lowrey and Gigi Haase were selected as All-American nominees at the NCA (National Cheerleading Association) drill team clinic. As nominees, theywere given the oppor-
tunity to travel to Ireland or Hawaii to be part of the Christmas or St. Patrick's Day festivals. Gigi Hasse decided to take the trip to Hawaii.
"It was a wonderful honor to be selected from hundreds of other girls," said Gigi, ''The trip was a great experience I made lots of new friends and I got to be a part of a half-time show in a bowl game. But more important, I was tan in December. I loved it!"
By Chris Dobson
1990-91 East High Apollonalres- (left to right) Ann Bauermeister, Leighana Barnes, April Nelson, Jenny E:J:igel, Becky Lowery, Jenny Chopp, Gigi Haase, Jenny Watson, Hannah Hathcock, Trish Churchill, Nicole Clifton, Julie Bonnett, Ann Larson, Circy Swanson, Staci Kurtzer, and Darci Chartier. ( Photo by David Dale)
Champalnshlp Material- (left to right) Christy Fellin, Jill Daubert, Sarah Teten. Jenifer Warren, Kristen Ediger, Erin Willis, Stell Salac, Jenny Gutz, Carrie Jahde, Melissa Johnson, Kami Addison, Tarma West, P~ge Luthans, Danielle Oliver, and DeDra Janssen. (Photo by Mrs. Luthans)
pirit is essential to Lincoln East High School in all school activities, especially sports That is why our cheerleaders were a major asset to the school. If it weren't for them, our school would be without spirit.
"Being able to support my school through an organization is what I like best about being a cheerleader ," said Gina Hoffman, one of the new Junior Varsity cheerleaders.
That just goes to prove that school unification and spirit were high on their agenda.
These eleven hard-working girls really achieved a lot of their goals. One of their goals was to work hard to be better than the old Junior Varsity reputation.
"Clinic was Lhe most fun I had, I'm proud of the things we achieved and the relationships we gained as a squad," said Melanie
Vellek, one of the juniors on the squad.
This summer in Ames, Iowa Junior Varsity attended clinic. At clinic the girls competed for the award of excellence, a great honor. Only ten out of four-hundred squads were picked to compete for this award.
In Iowa they competed every day for evaluations. After every evaluation each squad was awarded a ribbon or spirit stick, based on how well they did. The Junior Varsity cheerleaders were awarded a spirit stick every night and a blue ribbon every day they were there except one which was a red ribbon. During clinic all of the girls met many new friend from other states.
"Cheerleading can be a lot of fun and a chance to make lots of new friends but at the same time it can be very stressful and time consuming," said Melanie Vellek.
The captains of the squad were senior Gina Hoffman and junior Merit Burch.
"In having co-captains the benefits are that you have responsiblities that are split up so not all the pressures are put on to one person. You always have another person to help with decision making," said Hoffman.
By Lezlie Abbott
East High Junior Varsity Cheerleaders. (Front row) Krista Radke, Shanrell Nelson, Gina Hoffman, Marit Burch, Amy Sears, and Teresa Klusman. (Back row) Jenny Tambling, Lisa Burnham, Jodi Sutko, and Melanie Vellek. (photo by David Dale Photography)
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linic was competitve and stimulating, it got us pumped for the year and gave us all self-confidence," said Erin-Anne Scott, one of the new sophomore cheerleaders.
Eight proved to be great when this energetic group of girls came together and moved into the picture.
This year marked the second forthesophomorecheerleaders. They definitely lived up to the standards set before, proving themselves with lots of hard work and determination.
"At clinic I got to know my squad, and I learned what cheerleading was really all about," said AddieReed, who was the captain of the squad.
Together they won four blue ribbons , one red ribbon, and two spirit sticks during last year's summer clinic in Ames, Iowa.
They also worked with private profe~ional coaches to help them with their spirit and cheerleading techniques.
Although they seemed to have their act together, it wasn't always perfect. The squad's biggest problem was trying to agree on a consistent approach.
In terms of school spirit, these girls really knew what they were doing. school unity was their main objective, and they really focused on getting pep rallies moved up earlier in the school day for upcoming years.
By Lezlie Abbott
East High Sophomore Cheerleaders. (Front row) Kelly Hammer, J.J. McCurry, and Erin-Ann Scott. (Back row) Vicki Most, Kristi Brooks, Addie Reed, Melisa Rosenberger, and Erica Bookstrom. (photo by Ro/ands Photography) Strike A Pose. Sophomore Cheerleaders "Vogue Out" in Ames, Iowa at the threeday summer Cheerleader clinic. (photo by Mrs. Most) Go Bananas. Pep Rallies were one of the many events that the Junior Varsity Cheerleaders performed at this year. (photo by' Chris Dobson)
• lthough past classes had been criticized for not having much spirit, the class of 1993 proved this wrong. The Spirit Club had been
fifty members, had done a variety of things this year. Working concessions, decorating for Homecoming and making posters were just a few things. At each of the sporting events, you were sure to find a 'skirts' member, eager to cheer on their school.
The majority of the club plans on trying out for Cheerleading or Apollonaires. For many, they found it the best experience they had, next to being on a squad.
dubbed as cheerleader-wanna-be's, but this couldn't be farther from the truth.
"This provides a way for me to show my support for my school without being on the team or a cheerleader," said sophomore, Kelli Jensen. The club, which had almost
"School spirit is important, because without it, your school can't be very successful," said Jensen. "If all our players knew we were behind them 100%, we'd be better. We need to unite and stand behind our school."
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• he East High Booster Club, ria," said Tarek Mahrous. which consisted of parents who supported their student athletes, held two soup suppers this year to raise money for the athletic programs and show their support for the student athletes.
Many friends, family members, relatives and students attended the soup suppers which served chili and chicken noodle soup. The good turnouts showed that support for the student athletes was high.
"The purpose of the booster club is to promote athletics and sportsmanship," commented Principal Dr. Richard Krause.
Many students attended the soup supper, held before the football game against Southeast.
"The food was pretty good, considering it was held in the cafete-
"The soup's hot!" blurted Mrs. Blad.
The Booster Club also sold East High attire to further support
the athletic teams.
"The clothes are very good quality," said Sue Brolhorst.
The Booster Club was very supportive towards all the athletic programs.
By Jay Perdew
WE ARE . LE! Lincoln East volleyball players, Jenn Rigby, Kirsten .- Bernthal, Dawn Dvorak, Traci Stutheit, and Heidi Huesman, display their tremendous amount of school spirit at the Mikasa Challenge in Chicago, the most prestigious volleyball tournament in America. All of volleyball parents were members of the Booster Club.(photo by Shelly Eicher)
YIPPEE SKIPPEE! Sophomore Nicole Allison andSenior Shelly Eicher smile. Why? Because they are proud to be East High Spartans.(photo by Teresa Barnes)
SAY CHEESE! Spirit Club members Kelli Jensen and Kim Mason show their pearly whites for the camera.(photo by Misty Zimmerle)
AY CARAMBA! The faces of Camie Stephens and Suzanne Maurice show tension during the Southeast football game.(photo by Teresa Barnes)
By Misty Zimmerle
nationally known speaker here at Lincoln East High? You've got to be kidding. Well it came true this year thanks to Lincoln East DECA officers and the rest of the club.
Many students may remember the assemblies in September when they heard Keith Nord speak. "He made me realize that the real failure
is to not try," said senior Susan Meyer. •
After Keith came to East High, Mark Seidband and Gordon Makker started working on a manual about what he does and the reasons why DE.CA brought him here.
Another manual was prepared by Misty Zimmerle and Karen Ellis.This manual was mainly about
Peer Helping and how DECA worked on getting them noticed.
"I feel that the manual is a good way to promote such a good cause like Peer Helping and I hope that it is sucessful," said Karen Ellis. The two manuals will be taken to state competition and hopefully national competition in Denver, Colorado.
On October 2,Lucy Caputo, Melanie Robinson, Kathy Ingram, Sara Schobert, Chris Swearingen, and Misty Zimmerle were installed as the 1990-91 DECAofficers. Another group of students were installed as Class Representives. They are Jenny Williamson,Jason Vokoun,Karen Ellis and Darin Dolberg.
" I am always encouraging my students to get involved in extra activities because employers and colleges think that it is important in making selections, but this year the officers are very involved with all activities. They all have great ideas but find it very frustrating to say they couldgetitalldone," said Mrs.Payne.
Are they really LIMITLESS? From Left to right, Misty Zimmerle, Sara Schobert, Darin Dolberg, Karen Ellis, Chris Swearingen, Melanie Robinson, Angie Fairfield, Kathy Ingram, Jenny Williamson, Lucy, Caputo, and Jason Vokoun. "DECA is an organization that makes our futures Limitless," said senior Angie Fairfield. (Photo by John Zimmerle)
Who is Keith? Keith Nord, to be exact, was East's speaker of the year. Keith spoke on many different topics, such as self-esteem to many different people. (Photo by Misty Zimmerle)
Snoozln' away! From left to right, Sara Schobert and Kristi Kohtz take a snooze on the way to Fall Leadership in Kearney, NE. (Photo by Misty Zimmerle)
The DECA Pumpkinheads .. - Clockwise (left to ~ight) Kari Strickland, Darin Dolberg, Sam Carrillo, Jason Vokoun, Sandra Paeglis, Andy Steeves, Karen Ellis, Mark Shriner, Kristen Frank, Allsion Daley, and Tonya Beahm. ''This is better than the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, "said senior Darin Dolberg. (Photo by Misty Zimmerle)
Merry Christmas! Clockwise from left to right, some of the DECA members exchanged gifts during their December meeting. Cheryl Holibaugh, Kendra Kay, Vicki Shepardson, San~a Paeglis, Todd Maxson, Kevin Costello, Rick Faith, Amanda Payne. (Photo by Misty Zimmerle)
aybe you heard of, or even thought about joining Young Democrats, but you did not know what it was all about. Well, if you were a democrat, you passed the first requirement. The only other requirement was that you
were willing to have fun. Hopefully you passed that one, too. If you passed both, then Young Democrats was for you.
So what was Young Democrats all about? President Ashesh Bastani put things into perspective. "One of our purposes is to support our
political party, and help our canididte become better known within the community," said Bastani.
The officers were Ashesh Bastani, President; Sheri McAlister. Vice President; Tawni Markenson, Secretary;and Gina Wyatt, Treasurer.
Attending speeches and rallies were several activities Young Democrats enjoyed through out the year. They also had fun participating in Earth Day and in campaigning for Ben Nelson.
"We were really excited when Mr . Nelson won," commented Bastani.
Sound interesting yet? By becoming a member of Young Democrats, each member got involved in the political process and possibly opened a future career.
"I feel we were very effective this year." said Bastani.
The Young Democrats had a lot of fun, and each member made their mark on politics
By Sam Foos
Loudon Goofed. Andrew Loudon trie s to fix Shane Tucker's car after popping his tire doing cookies in the parking lot. There to assil him are Kevin Costello , Shane Tucker and Jay Perdew.
It Is Good To Be Us. This group of Teenage Republican worlced extrernly hard through the ~ear (front row left to right) Narroyl Parlcer, Andrea Woodbum,(2nd r~w left to nght) Tyler Otto, Kim Eicher, ArnyDennanq, Steph Lupher, Allison P~erce, Kathy Sharp , Kelly Maack,Bridget Nielsen, Tini' Nitz, (2nd Row Left to Right!· Arny Madden, April Burrel; Cam Sneddon, Andrew Loudon, Travis Curt_nght, Shane Tucker, Sandie Dick, Matt Tavlin, Andy Campbell, (3rd row Left to Right) S~hann Kucera, Made Siedban, Sean Bovey, Amy Sears, Aaron Ost, Jay Perdew, Mike J~hnson, John Stibal, Andrew Straton, (back Row Left to Right) Burr Anton, Elliot Campbell, Kevin Costello, Nate Bieck, Addie Reed, Matt
S.M.A.S.H Student Mobilize Against Sadam Hussein. S.M.A.S.H was a bipartisian group founded by Andrew Loudon and Travis Curtright. (front row left to right) Travis Cortright, Tamer Mahrous, Addie Reed, Steph Wyers, Nathan Bieck. Allison Daley, Matt Tavlin, Eric Kingery, (2nd row left to right) Andrew Straton, Kevin Costello, Jay Perdew, Tanya Beam, Barb Camper, Tarek Mahrous, Narroyl Parlcer, John Stibal, Rob Reusink, Scott Tricker, (Back Row left to right) Sean Bov ey, Ma«JQhn, Chris Oswentoski, Erin-Ann Scott, Mike Kaiser.Greg Lundstrom. James Houovy, Travis Johnson.
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The officers were President Travis Curtright, Vice President Mark Siedband, Treasurer Sandy Dick, and SergantatArms, Kevin Costello. Their prime job was tom~ sure the meetings went smoothly and to organize political forums.
"The vast silent majority of East High is conservative and Republican," said Andrew Loudon, Nebraska State Chaitman of Teenage Republi~ cans.
The group worked hard early on to help the Republicans get elected or re-elected to office. Later on they worked on the campaign of Counci Iman Mike Johans who was running for mayor.
"I am pleased to be president of the organizatio: , because I feel this
group represents everything that is good and true in this world," commented president Travis Curtright.
"The purpose of Teenage Republicans is two-fold: We allow people to show their support to the Republican candidate and to the Republican ideology," explained Shane Tucker.
Teenage Republicans also held a state convention. It was a place were people could thrive in the organization at the state or county level.
The meetings brought people together wno believed in the same ideas, but more importantly it got the public politically aware of what was going on around them.
by Jay Perdew
... very time you saw a locker that was decorated, you might have wondered who put all the hard work into it. Well, this was only one of the things that the Ambassadors did during the school year.
Throughout the school year, the Ambassadors had done many
things. Remember the Legs contest? Well, they put that together as a fundraiser for their group.
Not only did they do that contest, the clubs officers also had put toghether picnics and tours around Lincoln for the the new students that were in the orginization so they could be familiarized with the city.
"This club was for every-
one that had been or was a new student. It provided activities for them to do, on top of helping them make new friends," said the President Sheri McAlister.
This years officers were: Sheri McAlister, President; Kelli Hummel, Vice· President; Myke Lowe, Secretary; Lori Klutz, Treasurer; Michaela Morrisey and Krista Radke were Public Relations. The officers decided what activities to do and when to do them.
"We are going to have a sponsored lock in at the YMCA sometime after Prom. We are hoping that there will be a very good turn out," said McAlister.
Although this group only got started last year by counselor Mr. Stull, the group had grown tremendously this year alone. Besides the support of Mr. Stull, the group had a lot of support from the parents.
"By having the support of the parents, we may continue to be a club next year along with the student's participation," said McAlister.
By Misty Zimmerle
A listening friend. Some of the Peer Helpers include Mike Wiggins, Steve Hoyt, Jeff Kluender, John Schulter, Darin Dolberg, Sam Foos, Megan Wysong, Misty Zimmerle, Kevin Costello, Trish Churchill, Karen Ellis, Tammy Olsen, and Dana Mulder. Not pictured are Emily Bantam, Matt John, Liisa Keller, Stacey Koch, Kara Martin,Dianne Sandell, Jenny Chopp, and Tamara Olson.
Peer Helpers. Kristy Kohtz, Sara Schobert, Jill Daubert, Sara Teten, Ann Larsen, Stephanie Weyers, and Stacie Hackel. These people were always there to listen.
Class Officers 1990-91! Senior officers (top row) included Darcy Silver, Kara Martin and Becky Lowery; Junior officers (middle row): Liz Ring, Heather Zinsmaster, and Philippa Cumming; Sophomore officers (bottom row): Matt Tavlin, Monica Breed, and Sara Doughtry (not pictured).
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or the past four years, there had been a group of students called Peer Helpers. Mrs. Diane Dunning said, "They are the most caring and sincere group, I think it's tremendous." Mrs. Dunning started out being the teacher and was joined this year by another caring teacher Ms. Marge Keep.
''The peer helpers are very outstanding and I am glad that it started at East. They truly care, besides being good listeners. It is very unfortunate that the helpers are unable to tell about the things they do with real depth because they do such a good job. We are really lucky to have them here. I have a feeling that this group is going to do a lot of growing in the coming years, both up and out," said Keep.
The peet helpers accomplished many of the things they wanted to. For instance, students went over to some of the elementary schools and worked with students who had problems. They also presented a skit to • the seventh and eighth graders first semester. The skit included real life problems that the students would most likely encounter in the future. Following the skit they conducted a discussion of the topics. The peer
helpers were recognized by many junior high students. They also had pen pals from Ruth Pyrtle Elementary School.
"The program was an excellent way to reach one another and compare common problems," said se-
nior Kristi Kohtz.
Throughout the school year DECA worked with the peer helpers in hopes ofrecognizing the group and their ability to work with students with problems. The peer helpers also helped new students become acquainted with the sc~ool and other students.
"The class is a great opportunity to help others and to explore the human psyche," said senior Sara Schobert.
By Misty Zimmerle
Yummy, Yummy. Senior vice preside~t Cam Sneddon talces a bite of the schools yummy food. During the meetings, student council members ate at school.
The whole gang. East's stu-co members pose in their own crazy way. Eve~ though meetings took time out of theu !unch break, the dedicated members felt that 1t was well worth it.
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Aometimes the voice of the student body went unheard as far as what happens within the school. But this year the student council picked up the slack.
Five of the members of StuCo were sent to Nebraska's Association of Student Council Workshop which helped them learn new activities for
the school. It also taught them how to speak to the administrators.
"The main goal of the student council is to keep communication between the students and the faculty," said Jeff Gutkin.
With the attitude that there are no boundaries as to what they could do, the student council accomplished much.
"We're trying to test our power," commented Hannah Hathcock (president). "Sometimes it's hard because the students don't really know what we're all about. But this year's council works well together."
At the beginning of the year the administration would not let students have regular morning announcements read over the intercom system. With the help of student council they were able to get back the announcements.
Some of the activities that were organized by Stu Co included Blue/White Night, the senior high cookout, and speaking in front of the Board of Education to help establish a student advisory committee.
Junior Tracy Bolton spoke to the LPS Board of Education and within a month, members - were picked to represent East. The members ar Tracy Bolton , Chris Osentowski, Monica Breed, Heather Zinsmaster, and Andrew Loudon.
By Chris Dobson
Deep in thought. Rudy Stoehr and president Hannah Hathcock thought about new ideas for the school. Student Council did many activities throughout the year.
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Akhe East High Chapter of International Thespian Society or ITS was an act above This year the ITS was in full swing with meetings every week on Wednesday during lunch on the stage. Officers this year were Mitch Knapp President , Andy Campbell, Treasurer Doug Latimer and Secretary Megan
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''There is no better feeling than looking at a play program and seeing an asterisk by your name denoting membership -to ITS," Schann Kucera
To become a member of ITS you have to get 10 points and each point is 10 hours in the following three categories , watching plays , perfonning plays and working backstage. As you can see becoming a member ofITS takes a lot of time and commitment.
In January ITS went to convention in Kearney were they performed there one act play and attended work shops. A great time was had by all.
Ms. Scott is the sponsor of the East chapter of ITS 'Being sponsor of ITS is a honor," comented Ms Scott.
Drama Club met with ItS in most cas es on Wensdays during lunc h They participated in the same activities in a lot of cases
Th e o ffi cers for Drama Club were the same as ITS.
"Drama Club is for People who have not been intiated into ITS ," commented Shawn Pierce.
by Jay Perdew
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Friends Unite. Jill Brown, Julie Bonnett, Ho l lie Haddan , Mike Hall, Jason Struve and former East High students John C ar low and Kevin Weyers enjoy time together on ski trip. It was a time to re lax after a hard day of skiing.
A Cast Mug Shot of The Attempted Murder of Peggy Sweetwater. The cast is taking a Breather after the Performance. ( Left to Right )Andy Campbell, Bur Anton , Laura Ray , Megan Salyards, Kim StockMitch Knapp , Steve Garwood, Bill Whitney, Douglas Latimer, Jason Lefler.
Clowning around. Nichole Allison goofs off on a bus ride to a basketball tournament. Basically, Nichole was just being herself.
Boo! A young Anne Madden tries to scare the camera away. Obviously the camera was too fast for her.
True Blue. Gigi Haase and Melissa Johnson take a break during a basketball game. Cheerleading and Apollonaires took alot of time out of their lives, but it was time well spent.
I gotta shave! Sophomores Jess Redman and Ben Wismer decide that the shaved look is in.
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Queso! Some of the group found some friends while in Mexico and got their picture taken before they left. (Photo by Thom Helminski)
Hitch Hiking? Natasha Jacobson, Liz Wysong, Jill Ebers, Lori Anderson, Kristie Coda and Brian 'Lalo' Fredrick try to get someone to stop and help them with the flat tire. (Photo by Mrs. Jacobson)
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"Barbo was the hit of the trip, and we probable set a record for telling jokes-6 hours strait," said senior, Jill Ebers. "We had so much fun on the trip to Mexico."
That was just the beginning of the exciting year that the Spanish Club had. Besides having weekly meetings, they worked the concessions stand every other Monday.
"We had a Progressive Dinner which was fun with the few people that did show up," said Ebers.
The Spanish Club was suppose to participate in Blue and White Night, but was not successful. Although they did go to the Marichi Night at Arturo's.
"Beforetheendoftheyear, we hope to have a Enchilada Feed and a Spanish Club Bowling Night, I hope everything goes well for us to do these things," said Ebers.
This years Spanish Club officers were Jill Ebers, President; Erika Cederberg, Vice-President; Susan Flanagan, Treasurer; and Tammy Remmenga, Public Relations.
By Misty Zimmerle
A.f you wanted to go some where to say parlez-vous Francias, or merci beaucoup, you didn't need to go all the w'ay to France to do it. You could do it here, at French Club. French Club consisted of about eleven dedicated students, who met once a week to "do French." The students were of all ages and spoke a variety of levels of french. As one of their activities, they had a food drive and raised over fivehundred pounds of food. They also like to go out and just have fun playing volleyball or ~ther fun things. President Mary McArthur said,"! like the way we all get together, and talk in a different language. It's fun."
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East High was lucky enough to have several foreign exchange students this year. They were Lars Frisk, Eddie Foung, Susan Hillebrand and Marta
Sawicz who came from Sweden, Austria and Germany. Eddie and Lars both felt classes here were a lot easier but they liked the idea of
being able to pick which ones they wanted to take. When asked which fast food restaurent he preferred Eddie said, "There should be a Runza everywhere in the world."
By Elizabeth Shaw
HI, MY NAME IS FRENCffiE! French club members are (back) Ryan Lossing, Schann Kucera, Brandon Sanderson, Chris Hinton, _(front) sponsor Mr. Baeta, Jeremy Tietgen, Kara Alexander, Mary McArthur, Kristen Heinzmann, Maggie Fric~e, Bridget Hoffart, and Korrie Price.
• ussian Club this year consists of about eight members. This year they have done many funraisers making over three- hundred dollars. The first fundraiser they did was working at the star city parade. They also worked at Blue and White Night, and sold Christmas trees to friends and relatives. This year East High was lucky enough to have Russian dancers from Tadzhikistan to come and dance for us. But the Russian club was even luckier yet afterwards they were able to go and have dinner with the dancers. They also got to see all of their costumes. Heather Kirkvold said," all in all it was just neat."
When the Russian club just wants to go out and have fun where else better to go then the Kirov Ballet. When the Kirov came to perform at the Lied Center the Russ ian Club made a day of it and just had alot of fun. Miss Brusstar said, "I was happy to see how much they all ·enjoyed it."
Many Russian families have recently moved to Lincoln and members of the Russian Club visit these families about twice a week. "this is my favorite part of being a member of Russian club," said Heather Kirkvold.
By Elizabeth Shaw
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DA , DA, DA , DA, DA! For most students that was the extent of their Russian language, but it was just the beginning for Karen Ditzler, 1en Supalla, Heather , Kirkvold, Kevin Lyons , and Ms. Brusstar.(photo by Liz Shaw)
JUST FOUR HAPPY CAMPERS! Kevin Lyons, Heather Kirkvold , Karen Ditzler, and Jen Supalla express feelings of great enthusiasm at the scholarly teachings of superior beings.(photo by Jenn y Tambling)
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Show your pearly whites. Terry Carlson and Melissa Chen ha~pily smile for a picture. They were both members of the German Club.
German! Backrow: Mr. Hammelmann, Deb Helzer, Chr~stine Conra~t, German Club this year conMelissa Chen, Julie Dickey, Amy Jacobson. Front row: Jill Ebers, Lisa ted f bo t ten students who all
L • • 1 11 S b d SlS O a U 1vmgson, 1 vo a a. h d · te est German · s are a common m r , . They participated in Blue and White Night and went to a few musicals: On . Blue and White they went to see The Magic Flute. Sie haben viele Spass ( they had lots of fun!) •
"It was just a lot 6f fun," said Chen about the musical.
The organization met once a week with their sponsor Mr. Hammelmann. They talked about German activities and projects the group could organize. ·
"We just did the German thing!" said Chen.
The group was especially lucky to have Austrian foreign exchange student Susan Hillibrand as a member. She made a dish and brought it to the class.
"I thought the group would like to taste something different," said Hillibrand.
The group hopes to expand its membership in the future.
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ast has a great variety of clubs ranging from Future Homemakers of America, to Chess Club. Since the latest enviornmental concerns have been discovered in our com unity, the school has taken a new approach with the new Ecology club.
Enviommentally concerned students have been recycling cans, papers and g~ass. One of the fund-raising activities for the club was selling enviommental T-shirts to earn enough
money to purchase a young sappling for the East High Educational complex.
"Our world needs help to keep itself clean and beautiful. We waste so much that we all can pitch in and recycle." said Tammy Kuntz, senio and eviornmentalist. Tammy attended a demonstration in Washington D.C. and New York April 13 to peacefully protest for a cleaner planet.
Amy Jacobson does her part in Project Earth by recycling cans and newspapers from her house. "It doesn't take much time to recycle once a week or even once a month," stated Amy.
As a wise old owl once said,"help keep America looking good, give a hoot don't pollute."
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Ecology Club- Back row(left to right) Jody Helm, Wendy Chada, Kara Alexander and Mrs. Buckner. Front row (left to right) Amy Johnson; Christine Conradt, and Tammy Kunz. (Photo by Kevin Costello)
I have a new idea! Junior Doug Latimer tries to think of new ideas that he can submit to East Winds this year. ( Photo by Chris Dobson)
1990-1991 East Winds- (left to right) Lori Klotz, I r Sheralee Stolle, Debbie Watts, Marcus Ring, Trista Grimm, Jay Walls, Mary Peterson, Sean Taylor, Shawn Voltz, Liz Wysong, and Chris Orton. Not pictured, Elizabeth Shaw, Lori Cooke, Tahnee Markussen, Sheri McAlister, Shanrell Nelson, and Ariella Zinn. (Photo by Elizabeth Shaw)
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How can I express myself? Where can I display my form of expressive art? Students found their answers to their questions in the magazine East Winds. Hopefully next year East Winds will still be going strong. Who knows if we may someday discover the next William Shakespeare in our own schools literary magazine.
"East Winds provides a way to showcase students form of expressive art," explained English teacher Pat Kaltenberger.
"East Winds is expanding the scope · of the magazine to include more artwork and writing of stu:. dents grade 7-12," said Mrs. Cox, one of .the supervisors.
By Chris Dobson
East Winds is put. together annually, usually in the second seings, photos, and literature such as poems and short stories. These are all submitted by student with a special talent to create such things.
Aieaching patriotism? We don't ever do it anymore," said one perplexed parent. Somehow, amid the fast and furious times of the 90's, grandma, apple-pie, and baseball were often forgotten. Patriotism was something to be studied in a history text, a thing of the past. But that all changed with the Bicentenial Celebration of the Bill of Rights, held at East on February 24, ironically, just a few hours after the ground war began in the Persian Gulf.
"The idea simply mushroomed out of a passing comment last summer," added Jon Peterson, founder of the celebration. Peterson and Dr. Marotz wanted to "do something for the
Bicentenial of the Bill of Rights", and they did just that. ·
The event which entertained 2,400 people turned out to be a lot more than just asimple something. It turned out to be "The best thing that ever happened at East High," according to a teary-eyed parent who spoke with Marotz after the performance.
The ironic thing was that at the time the celebration was planned, no one knew the event would take place at a time when being American was definitely worth celebrating. The audience wasn't merely teary-eyed because of past experiences that were brought to memory, but because the war had hit home that very day. Instead of remembering hard times that the United Sates had faced, the reality of war was right
there, happening at that very moment in their own lives.
"I talked to George Bush quite a bit about timing!" Peterson added in good humor. "Because of the war, people were more supportive, more patriotic. This time, the majority of the people were in support of the U.S. and the current situation gave it more impact. It might not have flown as well had the war not been in action."
The celebration was the first time in the 24 years of East High that students in grades seven through twelve had the chance to perform together. There weree approximately 780 musicians involved in orchestras, bands, and choirs.
"It was a really unique opportunity for the choirs to get to play with instrumentalists, and vice versa. There will be very few times in the students lives, if ever again, where they will be given the chance to participate in something that special, "added Marotz.
Musicians weren't the only students involved, as seven different departments participated. The English Dept. provided crossword puzzles dealing with the Bill of Rights, the Speech team gave speeches on freedom, the Drama Dept. acted the parts of the Founding Fathers, members of the press, SusanB. Anthony, a soldier, and immigrants. The Art Dept. decorated the halls with red, white and blue bunting, while the Industrial Arts Dept. made flag stands. Even other schools found ways to participate. The Malcom band donated the huge flag that draped across the wall of the gymnasium as the Senior High Band played The Stars and Stripes Forever.
"For me, the performance of the students was the most emotional part, I was so proud," said Marotz. "It was more than just a program, it was an emotional outlet for everyone involved."
By Andrea Woodburn
Salute the Flag. Malcom High donated their huge fla Febreary 24th. 2,400 people attended the event held for existence.
Our Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson (Scott Trick and Ben Franklin (Bill Whitney) speak on the creationo the audience enjoyed this JX)rtrayal of the past.
The heat is on. Flag burning was a hot issue this year. It was debated both in Congress and on several campuses across the country This man should have attended Easts concert for a little boost of patriotism! (photo by A ss oc iated Press)
What a grip. Public Relations between the United States and Russia grew to a level that wouldn't have been thought possible a few years ago. Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush shake hands at the White House. (photo by Associated Press)
Madison (Mitch Knapp),
of Rights. Members of
Freedoms Glass Box. Melissa Chen spoke on freedom at the Celebration for the Bicentenial of the Bill of Rights Seven departments were involved in this event.
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Aichool-sponsoreo ski trips to the beautiful Colorado slopes, Steamboat Springs and Breckenridge have been a solid tradition, but none were more memorable than this years ski trip to Winter Park, Colorado.
The twelve hour bus trip would have normally been a boring and tiresome ride, but this years group made
good use of their time. Many played the ever famous poker game. The high-low tournaments were popular with the guys, but Julie Bonnett's promiscuous question book was a hit by both sexes. Then there were the old faithfuls like headphones and Scott Peterson's Nintendo Game Boy.
One of the highlights of the long bus trip was Mr. Spahn and his wonderful singing voice. He preformed 'Hard to handle' by the Black Crows and various other Black Crow songs.
Skiing was obviously the main objective for most of the students this year, but for a specific eight, a world
record was on •the list. Lars Frisk, Gina Hoffman, Eric J ochens~ Angie Letts, Paige Luthans, Anne Madden, Tamer Mahrous, and TarekMahrous, set out for the greatest tubing excursion ever.
"We were told by this guy at the ski resort about a world record that was set for the most people to fly the jump at once. So we decided that we would try it out. We went down the mountain on our tubes in a star formation. The second time we defied gravity," said senior, Tamer Mahrous.
"We tried many different positions, but we found that hooking arms in the seven pointed star formation proved to be most exhilarating," said senior, Anne Madden. Many of the students found it mofe -economical to bring their own food on the trip since the rooms had built in kitchen units. Senior, Nikki Ringenberg found it even more economical to boil water in a tea kettle for some tea. Instead of boiling the water, she just cooked the tea kettle, she seemed to like her tea kettles well done with the bottom off.
It seemed that the majority of the students had a great time on the ski trip and hopefully this is true of all of the years to come.
By Lezlie Abbott
Hangln' Out!-Tamer Mahrous tries to get into his room without using the door (Photo by Tarek Mahrous)
Coming through!- Gina Hoffman trys to go through Tarek Mahrous' legs. (Photo by Tamer Mahrous)
My Beard is Longer Than Your Beard!-Colin Smith and Jason Struve compare their stubble lengths to pass the time on the bus. (Photo by Tamer Mahrous)
Get Me to th~_Hot Tub!- Tarek Mahrous, Ann Larsen,_Jenny ~opp, and Matt Friesen strain to smile aft.er
long day of skung. (Photo by Tamer Mahrous)
Experts Only???- Matt Friesen and Tarek MahmJS get ready to try their skiirig abilities ai the Expert slopes. (Photo by Tamer Mahrous)
By being the only Lincoln Public High School having a junior high connected, East is unique. But how unique do the students feel?
Manuel Bartels, a junior high studehthere at East, commented, "I don't really care. Basically, you can come and fit right in."
"The advantage to all of this is it helps prepare you better for tenth grade," said Jennifer Milton.
Being in with the high school gave junior high students a chance to take harder and more advanced classes, it gave them a challenge, and they got more variety along with great teachers.
By Brian Mays and Tracey Bolton
Last Minute Adjustments. Junior High students Cheri Fracil, Jamie Rollf, Emily Moser, and Kate Kuhn make some changes in the orientation earlier in the year.
Roof the best and spike the rest. The fresmen volleyball teams made much progress in the short nine weeks that they played volleyball.
Missy Mercer, the varsity freshman coach, and Cris Cords, the rerserve coach, took the varsity freshman teams to new levels. They started out by improving each and every players' basic skills.
After that came the hard part, putting the players together as a team. Volleyball is a team sport, one outstanding player does not make the whole team. The coaches put a big emphasis on playing as a team. If you do not work well with other people, sooner than later you will find out that volleyball is not the sport for you.
Althought, the varsity record may not have shown it, they only won three games, they worked extremly hard.
"Practice was very intense, Mercer kept us working all the time, " said Missy Perau.
Many of the girls who play freshman ball hope to go to high school and play on the varsity volleyball team. Playing ninth grade volleyball is only the first step on the way to a high school career.
Wow would you look at that! What? I don't see it, Missy Perau and Teresa Palmer try to find out whats so interesting up there. (Michelle Cameron)
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The freshmen basketball teams split their outcomes this year as the reserve team completed their season with a record of 9-1 and a city championship, while the varsity team compiled a record of 4-6.
Under the coaching of Mr. Jeff Rippey, the reserve' s starters Mark John, Ben Huck, Chris Backemeyer, Derek Dirksen, Sean Prude, and Craig Hoffman assembled a dominating force on the court. Hoffman led the way with an average of sixteen points per game. Their twenty six point win over Lefler in the city championship game overshadowed their only defeat in the season from a thrilling one point overtime loss.
However, the varsity team, led
by Matt Bakowski, Bart Miller, Greg Fought, Paul Tl10ber, Blake Reigert, and Kris Carpenter was not as successful.
"We didn't play as well as we could have," said Thober.
"We had a really good team and we should have won more games," Thober adds. Many players felt the lack of a fast break offense hindered their play. In addition, much of the freshman basketball talent was equally divided between the two teams
"I feel we have a lot more potential than we displayed this season. And we still have several years to prove it," says Fought. Fought led the team in scoring with an impressive average of fifteen points per game. _
R~serves: (~olt~m row, left to right) Coach Chris Cords, Kim Corners, Jenny Scolle, Carrie Rosenthal, Steph Lupher, Kim Eicher, Angie Rells. (Top row, left to right) Kasey Morsur, Melinda' Hansen, Amy Welchiens, Jamie Fuller, Shannon Densmore, and Ann Massie.(Matt Mckelvey)
Varsity: (Bottom row, left to right) Coach Missy Mercer, Kelly Maack, Katie Boone, Theresa Palmer, Stacie Benson, Jen Stolley, Mandy Harrah, (top row, left and right) Ami Shobert, Kelly Bouton, Jen Smith, Missy Perau, Marcie Henry.(Matt McKelvey) •
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Qne word used to describe the Freshman Varsity Girls Basketball team was surprising. Why? Kelly Maack helped to answer that question.
"We had a lot of fun and the season went unexpected for the most part. We won the games we should have lost and we lost the games we should have won."
The Freshman Varsity basketball team worked hard and gave a great effort to be their best.
"We didn't have a good sea-
son on the court, but we worked hard, and made the season a lot of fun," said Kelly Maack, who has been playing basketball since sixth grade.
"111e coach was awesome , and we worked hard, because he made practice fun," said Becky Fricke.
The coach of the team was Lance Kingery. Giving it your all was the only way to go for these basketball players. He introduced the word "gorilla" to the basketball squad.
"Gorilla's are when you have
to run if you sit down," said Fricke without a smile.
The squad had a lot of close calls for the season, losing by only one or two point:s. For instance , East led the game against Mickel until the end, losing 38-39.
"We decided to let them win," Maack said jokingly.
The team improved throughout the year and made the season successful.
A·game of talent and ability. The ninth grade freshman heavyweight and lightweight football team proved that they had what it took to play football. It was not just one player that made the season great, it was the whole team.
The heavy weight football team had .500 season. They won three and lost three on the freshman turf. One of the highlights of the seasons was the 250 slashing of Northeast.
East lost to Northeast on the first match-up but enjoyed the sweet revenge of winning their second game against
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them. This was their third win of the season. The coaches of the heavyweightteam wereMarkFangman,Brian Woolsey and Tom Baker. The team capitains were Brian Christensen, Brad Smith, and Corey Fredenberg. The team was lead in scoring by Bart Miller, who had six touchdowns receptions.
'4We all just like to screw around and play football, "said Tom Rath. The lightweight freshman football team had its ups and downs but for the most part they had a fun season. • The team finished 3-3 for the
year. The closest game of the year came against Southeast, it came down to the last final seconds. The teams defense worked very well , and when everything came together, their offense became lethal.
The head coach of the lightweights was Ray Corona. The team captains were Tony Ringenberg, Tom Rath, Ryan Bruns, and Bob Baker. The high point of the season came when East demolished Lincoln High' s lightweights. They creamed them 30-6.
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Lightweights- (Front Row) Justin Kurtzer, Derek Reinman, Chris Chambers, Mike Swyers, Joe Wheeler, Jason Breitbarth, Lance Curtwright, Evan McGlophin, Eric Meoshi, Jeff Costello, (Back Row) Bob Baker, Ryan Walsh, Jim King, Derek Dirkson, Tom Rath, Tim Schiegelmilch, Craig Hoffman, Ryan Bruin, Tony Ringenberg , Ryan Fischer.
(Back Row) Coach Baker, Steve Legel, Reid Eggers, Brian Christens~n Paul Thober Eric BJorkman, ~ark Thompson, Matt Krohn, Mark John, Scott McPherrin, Coach Fangman. (Middle Row) Mitch
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",,..,.1. he Swimmer," "The Pot Boiler," and "The Dearly Departed," were three plays performed by the junior high early in second semester. Approximately 120 seventh, eighth, and ninth grade East junior high students tried out for the plays.
The outcome was 25 talented actors and actresses who got the chance to show off their talents. The plays were directed by the senior high drama students, and practice ran for a couple of hours after school for a month.
"I was impressed," said Ann Massie' s . This thought was shared by many students and parents As the curtain went down on staurday and Friday night. The Thursday night show drew
a large crowd while Friday night was close to being sold out. Each of the three plays ran for about thirty minutes a piece.
"Yeah, it was great!" said Melissa Schwaner, a ninth grader who played a main role in ''The Swimmer."
The best thing about being in the plays were the cast party and getting to meet new people. You got to know everyone very well after working with them everyday after school for a month.
Each participant worked hard and made a successful debut on the stage. Who knows, maybe someday one of our actors or actresses might even be starring in Nightmare on Elm Street, part 104.
Posing with the Mayor. Some of East's ninth grade students take time from their busy schedules to pose with the mayor. (left to right) Bethany Bushing, Tommi Bolton, Mayor Bill Harris, Susan Bartek. and Lori Hudson
Pipi long stocking. Sarah Barber, and Allison Breed dress up as their favorite character.
Goofing off. Andy Strain Shows off by the side ot the pool as his friends pose their big muscles.
Watch out! Everyone tries to warn Kim Stokes there's a tack on her chair. (left to right) Aaron Nelson, Katherine Pettit, Kim Stokes, Justin Schroeder, Nikki Gessord.
Junior high girl's wanna have fun too. The Eighth grade beauties show off their pearly whites. ( Back row, left to right) Christine Johnson, Heidi Sand, Amy Merritt, Tiffany Brechbill. (Second row, left to right) Brooke Smith, Amy Burrel, Heather Sand, Jaci Huck. (Front row, left to right) Alicia Fuss, Tara Pearson, Julie Van Laningham, Katie Lueck, Tara Menhusen, Nikki Gessord, Ashleigh Hartman
Q. How would you make Gummer Hall more appropriatete?
A. Jenny Dudley- "Put a big sign down the hallway saying, 'I'm proud to be a Gummer"'.
Q. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen in the hallway?
A. Jeremy Tietgen- "Underwear."
STUDENT COUNCIL ROCKS! Junior High student council members express extreme happiness for being elected as heads of their student bodies. They are (front) 7th graders Libby King, Kim Stokes, Richie Otto, Hans Maasdam, Ed Ring, (middle) 8th graders Jenny Dudley, Allison McDonald, Tara Petersen, Sara Kenneli, Kendy Brouse, and (back) sponsor Mr. Butte with 9th graders Kasey Matoush, Tyler Otto, Jonas Ash, Becky Fricke, Holly Zumpfe, Dan Weiss and sponsor Mr. Stull (not pictured is sponsor Mrs. Frazier-Koontz).
MAGIC BUS! . Junior high student council members show coolness at its best! They are (back to front) Hans Maasdam, Kasey Matoush, Becky Fricke, Tara Petersen, Allison McDonald, Jenny Dudley,_Kendy Brouse, Sara Kenneli, and Ed Ring.
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Rtting service before entertainment: that was the goal of the Junior High Student Council which spent a lot of energy doing different seivices. These services included a canned food drive and a campaign to collect food baskets for needy people across the city.
Even though the Junior High Student Council spent a lot of time helping the needy they were still able to keep up the tradition of having fun by having dances, and different activities
During the first part of December the Junior High Student Council sponsored a canned food drive. To help get the students more involved in this service prizes were given out to the home rooms. Their other December activity was sponsoring a dance.
The first place prize of free doughnuts was giv en to Kathy Hardesty's second period class. Se cond plac e went to Mr. Young ' s class , and t hey were given free admission to one of the dances.
The money the JH Student council earned from t hese services was put to good use by giving so me of it to the needy and the rest went into the JH account.
They also gave out Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to families who had fallen on hard times.
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Also, the group had a council exchange with Crete. On Friday February 15, Crete came to East, then on the 22, East went to visit the Crete student council.
Junior High Students wanting to be on the council are elected by first getting a teacher's recommendation, then they ran in an election hoping they would be chosen.
The seventh graders were elected differently. They had to give a speech at an assembly to their fellow classmates on why they wanted to be on the JH Student Council and why they thought they would be a good asset.
The eighth and ninth graders were chosen at the end of the year. Jenny Dudley , Ed Ring , and Kasey Matoush all said they would run for JH student council again next year. They also plan to try and get onto the Senior High Student Council.
Kasey ' s advice to his fellow classmates about JH Student Council is , "I recommend it to anyone Go for it! "
" It ' s fun , I met a lot of new people," said Ed.
" It gives you school spirit and lets you know what is going on," Jenny said.
The Junior High Student Council · sponsors were Dave Stohl, Mickie Frazier- Koontz, and Dennis Butt.
FUTURE
DENT AL COMMERCIAL EXTRAS! Junior high StuCo members
_Jenny Dudley, Holly Zumpfe, and Becky Fricke practice for their future careers in dental hygiene. They will be good.
EXCITE ME-! Junior high StuCo members from many schools gathered to have fun. At this gathering there was an overwhelming level of excitement!
Q ! What is the most embarrassing thing your parents have done to you in public?
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A, Kyle Hesser --The night of orientation my mom read my locker combination--out loud.
Lesound of music comes through loud and clear from East, s Junior High singers. The two Junior High select singing groups at East are Spartan Singers and Select Choir.
The tryouts were a great experience for everyone. Ninth grade Spartan Singer Matt Krohn said, "It was strange to hear just yourself singing without anyone else.,,
Spartan Singers is a small dancing group while Select Choir is
larger and sings more of a classical type of music.
If you don ,t want to try out for a select group you can take a regular class. There is a group for anyone who wants to sing. Many of the singers in these two groups hope to participate in some type of a High School singing program.
IC s a great way to start signing. Krohn also commented, "Select groups are good for the people who make it but some people get their
feelings hurt.,, The kids may not be singing their favorite kind of music but it, s a start.
Through music, people can express their emotions all the way from love to hate. Music is a way to learn how to express yourself. For some people, relaxing is listening to music, for others it is singing.
If you love to sing , East is the place to be!
(Bottom Left) Okay, hold that note. A blue tint forms over the faces of the Select Choir as Mrs. Shultz has them hold a note for sixteen co\Dlts. (Staci Griess)
(Top Righi) To sleep or to sing. Singing with gusto is Carrie Engle's style while Missy Perau wishes she was in bed. (Staci Griess) •
(/'op Left) Ready 1,2,3. Michael Rose and T.1. Baker wait for the cue from Mn. Shultz to begin singing. (Matt McK~lv~y)
(Bottom Righi) Fa, La, La. Matt Bowens, Chantea Stovall, and Brian Gibson practice a song for a performance. (Matt McKelvey)
Junio r High Singers
Keeping the beat is a ritual that many junior high instrumental players do everyday. The musical talent of the junior high shows through in the stage band, orchestra, wind ensemble, prep band, and symphonic band. No matter what you play or what level you are at, there is a musical group for you.
The first step is usually prep band where you improve your basic techniques. This group is usually for the seventh graders and for beginning instrumentalists.
"You get used to playing different music and sight reading," said Amanda Taylor, an instrumentalist in the j>rep band.
The next step is usu~ly symphonic band. This band is composed of the woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The highest levels are wind ensemble, orchestra, and stage band.
Wind ensemble, orchestra, and stage band are teacher permission classes. To become a member of one of these bands, you must try out each year. Only the violins in orchestra don't have to try out every year.
"It's really fun," said Molly Taylor, a violinist in orchestra, "At
first I thought the music was really hard , a real change from grade school. But now it's a lot easier to sight read and play the music."
In all the bands there are competitions for chairs called challenges. Each person, the challenger and the challegee , choose a song Then they each record it for Mr. Rogers to judge later. If the challenger wins he or she moves up to th e challengee ' s chair position and the other moves down. If the challenger loses, the chair positions remain the same. If they 1ie, they stay in their current positions if it is their first tie. If it is a second time that they have tied, they switch chair positions. These challeges keep the instrumentalists in top form so they won't be beat out of their current position.
"I've challenged and I've been challenged many times. It's really kind of nerve-ra~king when you ' re in the room taping your piece, but you feel really good if you win, " stated Molly Taylor
Stroke it! Eight grader Kristen Miller practices music on her harp Practice helps Kristen to become the best she can be.
And One, And Two... Mr. Rogers concentrates while he conducts the Junior Orchestra. Junior High Orchestra helps the students improve their musical abilities
Perfection! Junior High Orchestra works hard to reach perfection Daily practice and hard work pay off in the end with perfection.
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Bursting Into Junior High
Life goes (chomp) a little faster (chomp) than normal (chomp) for gummers when starting junior high. (Pop!) It takes time to adjustto the fastpaced hetic new way of life.
Making the transition from sixth grade to seventh is stressful. Some examples of stress put upon seventh graders each and every year are time limits in between classes and the load of homework (which they seem to carry around all day).
Getting used to new people is a major step in adjusting to junior high. Making new friends and hanging onto the old ones is a lot harder than it should be.
"On the first day of school, I thought people were going to offer drugs and beat you up," said Jacie Huck.
Before coming to junior high, man ~ seventh graders hear many rumors.
"There are more opportunities at East than other junior highs," said Alysia Kinnersley. There are many advanced classes that junior high kids can take.
"There are a lot of high school activities that you can go to that makes junior high not seem so different," said Peter Schlegel. Junior High gets the best of both worlds. You can either go to the high school varsity basketball game or to a junior high dance.
"In junior high you have more freedom and friends," said Carrie Compbel. Junior high is a big step but _ after the first few weeks you're just another short person walking down the hallway.
I HAVE A HEADACHE THIS BIG... Matt Wolfe ponders the meaning of life while basking in the cafeteria sun. The cafeteria was a popular place for the 8th graders to hang out.
LEAN ON ME Kim Stokes borrows Kate Kuhn's back to finish writing one of her papers. Helping friends maintain their grade point average was important to most junior high students.
PARDON ME, DO YOU HAVE ANY GREY POUPON'! Lon Hudson searches for .~ friend with the same birthday a t a Junior High affair. Luckily, she found her Gemini twin.
WRESTLE MANIA 7? The future Ultimate Warrior, Matt Strickland, ·shows his masculinity to his peers John Wachter and Brian Martin. This was only one of many ways to impress the seventh grade women.
Class "A" Stude-nts
In mostclassesand"A"means an up-slip. In Mr. Barrett's eighth grade American studies class it means more hard work.
Since 1982, Robertt Barrett has had students in the top of his class participate in a third quater seminar on the Fetterman Massacre.
"I wanted to reward the students who had better· quality work," said Barrett, and according to past prodigies he has. Nienty-five percent of those who participate in the seminar say it should be continued. Only two students in ten years have have declined the opportunity.
Students are given a seven page workssheet, a tape recorder, a set pf p[anoramic photos , and nine weeks to work. At the end of the quarter they have four hour conference with Mr. Barrett to discuss what they have learned.
Dana Packard, who was in the seminar last year, said, "Mr. Barrett has a very challenging class .. .I've learned the outstanding the strategies of the Sioux and their allies." Others seem to take a more comical view of the situation. ChrisHintonreportsthatheleamed how to pronounce scheming.
"I want poetry burned in the bowels of hell, " said Jason Ost.
"I enjoy meeting with students who are intellectual, who think abstractly, and are curious," said Mr. Barrett.
Q. If you could be reincarnated as anything, what would it be? Why?
A. Melissa Schwaner- "God. Because He's awesome".
"It's real low-keyed." That's how Craig Hellwege described the Lincoln East Junior High Intramural Program. Hellwege had been invovled with the program for six years. He, along with Jeff Chartier, Greg Miller, and MattJewitt, ran the boys' program.
"The program provided recreation and reached a group of kids who wouldn't do athletics in high school," said Hellwege.
Flag football, basketball, and slam-jam basketball were the most popular sports. Two slam-jam games were played a day, and competition started at 3:30, and usually ended by 4:30. The sport invovled an 8 1/2- foot tall basket. Three points were scored for a slam and one point was scored for just shooting the ball through the hoop.
Volleyball, basketball, and
softball were offere or the girls. Michelle McQuistan and Steph Miller ran the girls' program. McQuistan and , Miller participated in intramurals in high school for three years and helped run the junior high program at East for 3 1/2 years.
The junior high intramurals program had suffered a decrease in attendance. Hellwege thought this was due to the other extra-curricular asctivities.
"There were so many other things for the kids to do," said Hellwege.
"Usually the same kids go all the way through," said Hellwege. Both Hellwege and McQuistan said that they would like to attract other kids into the intramural program.
"It's important that the interest level g~s up," McQuistan said.
Q. If you could be reincarnated as anything, what would it be? Why?
Q. What do the school lunches remind you of?
A. Scott Davis- "A cat my mom hit this morning."
A. Amit Verma- "Elvis because he is king~"
Q. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen in the hallway?
A. Corrie Kistler- "Nerds making out.
Q. How would you make Gummer Hall more · appropriatete?
Q. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen in someone's locker?
Q. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen in the hallway?
A. Karen Reigert- "Raise the ceiling higher".
Mandy Wright-"A fake rat."
A. - Mandy Schnasse-"A person running down the hall with a cigarette yelling 'Satan".
Q. How would you make Gummer Hall more appropriatete?
A. Katie Lueck- "Color the lockers flourescent" ·
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A spark was brought to the world of sign language by David Parker who came to East in September to enlighten swdents.
Imagination and creativity were a big part of his show. Parker had the audience in the palm of his hands. His nickname is " The Pied Piper of Sign."
Parker learned sign language out of curiosity. He started performing parttime in 1978 and has been full time since 1983.
"I've been invited to perform at the White House three times," said Parker. He has performed in grade schools and high schools all over the country. He has also been to various conventions and his ' television apperances have also made him widely known.
He has stirred up interest in sign language in thousands of kids through his use of current slang. He uses words that kids know and use. This makes his performance different and exciting.
His music also brings a new dimension to this beautiful body language. He says that the main difference in a high school compared to somewhere else is that you have to be "really cool".
"I'm proud to be an American. .. " David Parker uses his sign language abilites, along with music to make a stunning performance. (Michelle Cameron)
Andrea Aipperspach
Jennifer Aron
Jonas Ash
Chris Backemeyer
T. J. Baker
Amy Ball
• Manuel Bartels
Zuben Bastani
Jeremy Beahm
Stacy Beeck
Stacie Benson
Krisa Bigler
Caroline Bishop
Eric Bjorkman
Matt Bokowski
Tommi Bolton
Katie Boon
Ryan Bothwell
Hilary Bounds
Mike Bowen
Kelly Boynton
Charity Brechbill
Laura Breslow
Meli~Brown
Shawn Brown
Katie Bruning
Jared Buchanan
April Burrell
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Chapin
Chen
Brian Christensen
Cintani
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Comer
Corbell
Dirksen
Dittmer
Ditzler
Eicher
Elgert
Fitzke
Foreman
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Fredenburg
Fricke
Fuller
Fuss
Geiser
High On Aggression. Brian Ch~istiansen and Peter Ferguson struggle to get the rebound during a basketball practice. It was an intense and difficult season. (Staci Griess)
Taking A Shot With Freshmen
The boy's basketball team decided to take a chance and bounce in two freshmen this year. Brian Christensen and Scott McPherren both survived the tryouts without too many scars from their elders.
"At first there was tension but then we became a team," said McPherren.
"I think it helped my basketball skills to play with people older and more experienc~ than I am," saicfMcPherren.
Playing varsity as a freshman is usually a
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Benjy Gessford
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Jennifer Gorn on Lisa Grossenbacher
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Kristen Gustafson
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Tami Haith
George Harnetis
Bridget Hansen
Melinda Hansen
Shauna Hansen
David Hanson
Mitch Harder
Bryan Harmon
Mandy Harrah
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Brian Hash
Shane Hatch
Kristin Haynes
Marci Henry
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Craig Hoffman
Susan Hoffman
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prelude for a high school or college career. It is a the beginning to a great future in basketball. Prac• tice was much harder than Christensen and McPherren had expected.
"You work hard and you run until you can hardly breathe," said Christensen.
They are both in an ideal position to be starters on the team as juniors or maybe even as sophomores. It also was a great chance to get their first varsity letter. It was a lot of hard work but it was worth it in the end.
Freshmen
Eric Hu
Benjamin Huck
Buffy Hudson
TinaHydo
Sarah Imes
Haifa Ismail
Brenda Jedlicka
Brian Jensen
Mark John
Karri Johnson
Bryan Jones
Amy Kassebaum
Jim Kinder
James King
Michael Kistler
Margaret Knapp
Jim Kohtz
Jim Kontras Matt Krohn
Justin Kurtzer
Chris Lanz
Justin Latimer
David Lautenschlager
Kevin Lavender
Nicole Leonard
Amanda Loudon
Traci Lovitt
Jill Lowrey
Jennifer Luers
Stephanie Lupher
Jessica Maack ,·J
Kelly Maack
Amy Madden
Gunjan Makker
Christi Martin
Paul Masi
Massie
Kasey Matoush
Toni Matson
Max well
McCabe
McCartney
Mccown
McCoy
McKnight
McPherren
Meerkatz
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Mercer
"Eore!" This was uttered by thirteen boys and two girls this fall during the ninth grade golf season. Holly Zumpfe and Allison Pierce were the only two girls on the ninth grade golf team this year.
"It was strange at first, being the only two, but everyone treated us as an equal," stated Pierce.
Both Zumpfe and Pierce just started playing golf this summer. Pierce's whole family plays the sport and encouraged her to take lessons.
"I did and I liked it, so here I am," stated Pierce. , Zumpfe' s interest in golf comes from her father. "He took me out to the course one day and I really enjoyed it."
Playing on the ninth grade golf team was a way for Zumpfe to get more accustomed to the game. Pierce thought of it as a beginning towards different sports.
Both Pierce and Zumpfe are planning to go out for the varsity golf team next year.
Said Zumpfe, "I just want to play the best I can."
Everybody say "cheese!" Holly Zumpfe and Allison Pierce gleefully grin into the
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Reaching for a Win
(Blub) this year (blub) the varsity swim team (blob) decided to take (blub) four ninth graders on the team (blub ).
Amy Madden was one.
Madden started her swimming carreer in third grade and has been swimming for seven years.
"I thought it would be fun, and it turned out it was," said Madden.
The varsity swim team practiced
Jennifer Stolley
Angela Stonestreet
Chanteha Stovall
Dan Sullivan
Nicole Sunderland
Michael Swyers
Matthew Templin
Monty Terkildsen
Jennifer Termaat
Tiffany Tettenbom
Paul Thober
Tim Thomas
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for an hour and forty-five minutes every day after school. Sometimes their practice included morning practices that consisted of weight training and sometimes swimming.
Madden swam the freestyle and backstroke.
"My goal this year is to get a :28 on the 50 free," mentioned Madden.
"My goal for the following years in swim team is to make it to state," said Madden.
Justin Thoms
John Thome
Raitis Tigeris
Kimberly Travis
Tony Tron
Becky Van Di est
Ryan Walsh
Jayme Warren Ilan Weiss
Amy Welshans
Joseph Wheeler
Suzanne Wilhite
Laura Williams
Shawn Williams
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Am I done? Swimmer Amy Madden looks up in surprize after finishing a surpurb race. (picture by Staci Griess)
Holly Zumpfe
Jody Witlox
Jason Wolfe
Tim Wood
Jennifer Wyatt
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Justin Zephier
Stephanie Zimmerle
Eighth Grnde
#usic is a way to look into your soul and see the light of humanity. That is what 78 seventh, eighth and ninth graders think about their music.
These musicians are part of a group that call themselves the Junior Youth Orchestra (JYO). JYO is made up of the best musicians from all the junior highs in the city.
Shelly Griess,aneigth grader, is one of the six French horn players in JYO. There is a total of 18 East musicians in JYO this year.
"We play almost anything, you know; waltzes, maches, the usual stuff," said Griess. At a concert they can play anywhere from 2 to 5 songs
For anyone who has played an instrument in grade school you can remember the year-end climax which is the all-city performance. The Orchestra plays every year at that performance.
That was where Griess first decided to play the French horn.
"I was there because my sister was playing, then JYO played the William Tell Overture and I fell in love with it [the French horn]. The next year I started playing it and now I'm at that performance with the Junior Youth Orchestra," said Griess.
The practices are from 3:30 to 5:30 every Tuesday afternoon. For one hour, the musicians practice, then they have a 5 to 10 minute break And for the remainder of time, the practice.
Griess enjoys playing with JYO and hopes to be in it again next year.
"I meet a lot of new people each year-it's fun that way," said Griess. "It conflicts a little because I play volleyball and ride horses, but I like music and it's an honor to be in JYO"
Start the music. Shelly Griess gets some fresh air before going to a concert.
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Michelle Friesen
Denise Gallardo
Holly
Brian Garvin
Ashley Gerbig
T.J. Goeglein
Jamie
Eric Gomon Tom Gormley
John
Shelly Griess
Jennifer Grunman
Lindsay
Tim
Brian Hayman
Kristen Heinzmann
Brett Hemmerling
Scott Hendrickson
Katherine
Christopher HiJ}ton
Courtney Hischke
Tanya Hofeldt
Bridget Hoffart
Adam
Mark
Tyanne Hundt
Kyle
Justim
Jami
Travis
Flipping in Hawaii
Bounding over barriors to beat the best became more than just a dream for Kristi Huppert, it became reality. The chance ofa lifetime came about last year for Huppert when she was able to go to Hawaii for a international gymnastics competion
"It was fun although I was really nervous. There w~re people there from all over the world competing,U stated Huppert. There were two teams from Nebraska along with teams all over the United States including Washington and Minnesota. Also teams from Australia and Japan.
Huppert has been going to the Nebraska School of Gymnastics (NSG) •
for about eight years. She competes in a variety of events including bars, beam, floor, and vault.
"My parents got me started in gymnasticst said Ruppert, "I really liked it, so I stuck with it.,, Compeating takes time and persistance. Dedication is the only way to make a good athlete. Practicing every day for three to four hours is a long and tiring process but it is worth it in the end.
Since the time she started gymnastics when she was age five, Huppert has dreamed of competing in the Olympics. Someday this dream might come true •
A perfect ten! Kristi Huppert shows off part of her gymnastics floor routine. Last yet..· Huppert went to a national gymnatstics competion in Hawaii to strut her stuff.
Seth Lieske
Eric Linstrom
Amanda Logan Sara Loos
Ryan Lossing
Lindsay Mack
John Mahaney
Anjul Maheshwari
Wells Mangrum
Aaron Mason
Jane McCauley
Allsison McDonald
Karin McKeag
Jason Merritt
April Meyer
Jamie Meyer
Marc Meyer
Emily Millard
Kir~ten Miller
Kirstin Miller
Liza Miller
Geof Morrissey
Sean Murrell
Jared 1 Muth
Chris Nealy
Bret Nelsen
Eric Nelson
Eric Neumayer
Brian Niebuhr
Jenny Nobel
Matt -Norden
Betsy Novak
Jason Ost
Dana Packard
Samir Patel
Michelle Paxton
Shane Perkins
Tara Petersen
Fred Peterson
Wendy Petranek
Mark Piller
Brian Polson
Wendy Polson
Joslyn Polzien
Corbin Popp
Andrew Puls
Jeffery Redhage
Celia Reid
Karen Reigert
Aaron Remaklus
Dean Ritchey
Nathan Ritterbush
Amber Rodgers
John Rutledge
Laura Schindlebeck
Justin Schober
Mindy Schreiner
Jeffery Schroetlin
Jon Seefeld
Sara Shearper
Nicole Shiply
Christy Sinner
Em ily Sipp
sBump, set, spike! Playing volleyball was more than just a nine week activity for eighth graders Allison Eicher and Tamara Stutheit. They were both involved in the United States Volleybal Association (USVBA) through the program at Sports Courts in Lincoln. The program was headeq by Myron Oehlerking, Lincoln East's varsity volleyball coach.
"He helps you develop new skills that you might not already have," said Stuheit. The young athletes on the Sports Courts Juniors program got some of the best volleyball coaching around, which was a big advantage.
"He helps you if you 're having a problem," said Eicher. Eicher's older sister, Shelly, also had played for Mr. Oehlerking. The younger you were when you started volleyball , as in any other sport, the easier it was to be a member of a team. The fourteen and under team was only a beginning for most players.
"I saw my sister play and I wanted to play too," said Stutheit. It was a great experience to play aganist other teams with different playing styles. Playing for a Juniors program meant traveling to tournaments in Illinois, Florida, and Nebraska. They had toumamnets almost every weekend. The tournaments usually lasted about twelve to .fifteen hours depending on if the team made the finals.
They finished with a bang in their first tournament of the season in Omaha, Nebraska. Stutheit's team finished in third place after only two practices as a team. The three Sports Courts teams consisted of players from Pound, Culler, Lincoln Christian, and East. Shelly Griess, Katherine Pettit, and Stutheit were the only three East students on the top fourteen and under team. The second team East athletes were Tracy Divine, Allison Eicher, and Amanda Marotz. Emily Bauman was the only Spartan on the third team.
Ready Up! Tamara Studeit goes up for a block. Playing juniors volleyball is one way of making skills like blocking better. (Staci Griess)
Mary Sneddon
Jeff Sohl
Kristy Sorensen
Jamy Stallings
John Stallings
Erin Stewart
Collin Stork
Tamara Stutheit
Chad Stutzman
Heather Sutter
Kris Sutton
Dave Svoboda
Charles Swansen
Molly Taylor Babs Tefft
Dave Thompson
Heather Thoms
Jermey Tietgen
Cameon Tonack
Mike Tonniges
Julian Torres
John Townsend
Chad Tro ester
Michaela Tworek
Scott Underwood
Bradley Uribe
Sarah Van Hom
Kimberly Vance
Mindy Vandewege
Tracey Velder
Amit Verma
Jason Vincent
Kimberly Vogel
Tyler Wagner
Rebecca Waters
Amy Watkins
Jason Watton
Shannon Wheeler
Leslie White
Melissa Wiegert
Michael Wiese
Eric Wilcox
Maggie Williamson
Carrie Wilson
John Wilson
Shannon Wilson
Scott Witherby
Katie Woodburn
Amanda Wright
Jeff Youngman
Tonia Zabloudil
Allison Zins
Stacy Zohner
She may not be an angel but she sounds divine. Kirsten Miller is a musician who makes heavenly music with her harp!
Mrs. Miller said, "She has wanted to play ever since she heard Harvey Griffen, who is a professional, play when she was five." She started playing in fifth grade at school after a little push from her parents. Her next step was the school orchestra. Since then she has been taking private lessons from Margret Nelson.
Miller said, "I like playing the harp because it's an unusual thing to do." The harp may be a burden to carry but the blissful music makes it's weight worth while.
"It's like the piano, once you learn the notes, it's easy," said Miller. It toook Miller a lot less time to
learn how to play the harp because of her background with the piano.
F01: the past two years she went to Strauss Center in Omaha to play for a big event called "Harpening". , There weren't a lot of musicians who play the harp so the people came from many different states. Miller also played for a known harpist by the name of Lucian Thompson in Omaha who was from New York, who has written music for the harp.
Although she had ambitions to play in college, a professional career seemed like too much. After college Miller wanted to just keep playing as a hobby because she didn't want it to become a burden. You can only make beautiful music if you enjoy doing it.
Heavenly music. Kristen Miller shows off her divine harp . before sitting down to practice. (Mrs. Miller)
Kate Kuhn is a very interesting teenager. Like most teenage girls she loves talking on the phone. "The future teenage thing, " says Kate. Kate also loves the theatre and soccer.
Kate has been involved in a couple of productions they include. Winnie the Pooh and Theatre arts Acadamey.
Most people will notice Kate's bubbly personality and her height when they first see or meet her. "People look down on you." She said.
Kate is inv loved in a lot of different activities. She likes to read, act, sing, and play sports, especially soccer. Her two favorite sports are gymnastics and soccer.
• Kate is involved with the CSA, her soccer team. Her future plans for soccer is to become a referee. On March
11 Kate took her test and then plans to be a referee in the spring.
She is also in a singing group called the AM singers. This past year she sang with the Patriotic Singers. Two of the songs she sang were God Bless America and Let There Be Peace on Earth. The group got a standing ovation.
Kate really likes East. "It has a lot of good teachers," Kate said. She describes the transition from grade school to East as it's "like a shoe, I have to grow into it," Kate said.
One of the only things Kate doesn't like about East is Gummer Hall. She hates the name. It reminds her of getting gum stuck in her hair and then crying trying to get it out.
Kate's future goal is to become famous and a good soccer player.
Memories ... . Kate is busy singing one of the songs she sang this year at one of the concerts she preformed in. Sometimes her singing is as soft as a rainy day.
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Hot stuff! Brent Schroff, JP Fellin, and Ryan Burr are all engrossede in one of the latest issues of Bicycling. They like keeping their biking secrets in the dark.
Racing Towards The Future
Bike racing is becoming a very popular sport. Ryan Burr and JP Fellin are both involved in this exciting event.
JP and Ryan both race every weekend from January to November.
"You make a lot of new friends," says JP.
Ryan has been racing for ten years. His dad Paid Ryan All Five dollars to teach him how to ride a bike. JP has been riding since he was six years old. His dad also helped get him involved with this sporting event. JP's favorite part of racing is, "jumping and getting a lot of air."
Ryan and JP are both on the same racing team. All the people on their team have nicknames. JP's is "The JudgeFellin." Ryan's nickname is "Burr Boy."
They wear jerseys, helmets, and leathers for their uniforms. Sometimes they wear gloves to help keep a grip on the handle bars.
JP and Ryan both have people who give them moral support and help get them psyched up before a race.
Christy, JP's sister, gives him banners and moral support. Rob "The Ripper" Richard helps get JP psyched up before a race.
Ryan's dad gives him moral support and helps get him psyched up.
Ryan's future goals are to turn pro at the age of sixteen and be able to earn up to$ I 000 in a race.
JP's goal is to win first or second place at the Grand Nationals. In the future his dream is to become a basketball star.
MAXIN' AND RELAXIN'! Trying to catch a few rays in the cafeteria is Chad Peters. He ' s just talcing a break from the hustle and bustle of Jr High.
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Joe Stelmach
Kim Stokes
Neisha Stoval
Andy Strain
Martha Strain
Adam Stover
Amanda Taylor
Clarke Tefft
Trevor Templeton
Julia Termatt
Mark Thober
Bryan Troester
:Josh Trook
Paul Whitaker
Russell White
Jacob Wilhelm ·
Scott Williams
Natalie Wimer
Jordan Wineland
Mitchell Wismer
Ashley Haas, a current 7th grader, is constantly active and involved with dancing, acting, singing, and gymnastics.
Ashley has been dancing since she was two years old. Ashley has been involved with a couple of productions, one of which includes the Nutcracker's spring show. Ashley has been with the Midwest Ballet and the Omaha Ballet for two years.
Ashley likes the Musical theatre the best. She took voice lessons from Linda Leslie for three years and says that the voice lessons have been really beneficial.
She has been involved with gymnastics on and off since preschool. She is now involved with a prep class for gymnastics that will help prepare her for the East High team tryouts.
Ashley has been acting for six years. She has played Molly in Annie, and Michael in the play Peter Pan. Other plays Ashley has been in include: the King and I, Anything Goes, and My Fair Lady.
Ashley usually doesn't get stage fright before a show, just excited. "I start yawning when I get nervous," says Ashley. According to Ashley, she never has stage fright because when she was younger she didn't know what a big deal the shows were.
Ashley feels that East is "great." Like other 7th graders, she sometimes feels out of place when ,valking down senior hall.
Nathan Wismer
Andy Wohlers
Erik Wrenholt
Aylin Yescilcimen
Joey Zimmerle
Kathleen Pierce
Jon Pohlmann
Brian Pope
Casey Rercl
Natasha Reigert
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Chirena Schweitzer
Adam Scott
Merri-Lee Scott
Quincy Schrivner
Jessica Shale
Jenny Sherrill
Tandice Skinner
Brooke Smith
Eliza Smith
A. J. Smithson
Kristine Solko
Vijay Sookram
Kelsey Soukup
Matt Strickland Mike Stutheit
Michele Sutton
Kelli Swiggart
Travis Swiggart
Eric Swyers
Mark Swyers
Paulo VanDedBerg
Julie V anl.aningham
Eric Verhar
John Wachter
Erin Walsh
Geoff Webb
Becky Wheeler
Even though East High School sits on an extensive piece of land surrounded by open space, it is not an island. East High and it's students give to the community, and the community gives back to East. The interactions between school and city are many.
S.R.I., East's partner in business, employs many students, as do others such as, Amigos, Hy-Vee, and the Cookie Company.
"I like my job because it gives me money for weekend fun," said Danielle Oliver.
David Dale, an East High graduate photographs many senior pictures, along with taking some group shots of Apollonaires and Cheerleaders. In return, he, along with several other photographers show their support and appreciation of our business by purchasin~ ads in East's publications.
Lunch time found students dining at East Park, Gateway's Food Court, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Runza, Pizza Hut, Taco Inn, McDonald's, Burger King, and Mr. Pizza.
"I like lunch because I like to handle vegetables," said senior Jason Holsten.
. And who could forget the mass migration of Junior High students to Valentino's-after the football and basketball games.
There is clear evidence of a give and take situation between students and businesses. They support us by serving us and employing us, and we support them by offering them our time and talents, and patronizing their establishments.
Michele Friesen
Always put God first In your life and He will help you reach your goals. We love you, Dad, Mom,Nicole, Charity and Tiffany.
Congratulations on your music, your academics, all that you have become and all that you will be. It has been fun to gloat a bit. Love, Mom and Dad
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Success Is a fleeting barometer of character, true character Is displayed by day to day actions. Your mother and I are proud of your character. Love, Mom and Dad
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You have always been, and always will be our beautiul singing angel. You have so much to offer the world! Love, Mom, Dad, Tina, Lyn and Noel
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We are proud of you and your accomplishments. May the future bring happiness and success. Love, Jim, Nancy and Sasha
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TeedaOurfirst joy, continues, tears and laughter, life is such. Learn and give, relish It as we.
Thank you for the love , the laughter, the memories and thefuture. Love.Mom.Dad and Jason Lisa Stube
Congratulations I May you achieve your dreams and find happiness and contentment in life. The best is yet to come. Withloveandpride, Mom, Dad and Kristen
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Index
AAbbott, Lezlie 14, 97, 104, 206, 240
Adams, Matt 20, 88, 114, 121
Addison, Kami 114, 122, 136, 137
Ahl, Jessica 81 , 88, 124
Ahl, Steve 188
Aipperspach, Andrea 180
Ait, John 97
Akins, Brian 97
Alber, Brian 114
Alexander, Kara 114, 154
Alexander, Stephen 188
Allamby, Jason 68, 86, 124
Allensworth, Todd 97
Allington, James 124
Allington, Rob 51, 97
Allison, Nicole 8, 10, 80, 90, 91, 124, 140
Allison, Shannon 188
Amack, Jeff 62 , 92, 97
Ammon, Josh 124
Andersen, Brandon 31, 68, 76, 114
Andersen, Brittany 114
Anderson, Eric 188
Anderson, Jill 188
Anderson, Mike 56, 78, 80
Anderson, Niki 4, 82, 124
Anderson, Lori 152
•Adkisson, Jessica 197
Andry, Erik 97, 216
Andry, Kristen 124
Annin, Matt 188
Annin, Scott 62, 97
Ansorge, Katherine 197
Anthony, Neal 61, 62, 97
Anton. Bur 17, 114
Anton, Lance 188
Applebee, Dorothy 54
Archer, Jason 124
Armagost, Rob 54, 88
Aron, Jennifer 180
Arthur, Francis 54, 63
Ash, Jodie 60
Ash, Jonas 83, 170,180
Augustine, Kari 8, 73, 80, 124
Augustine, Matt 8, 9, 97
Aupperle, Jen 97
BBabcock,Chad 61,88,97,209
Babcock, Heather 114
Backemeyer, Christopher 180
Backmeyer, Thomas 197
Baeta, Ray 54, 153
Bailey,Jenniferl80
Baker, T.J. 173, 180
Baldwin, David 114
Ball, Amy 180
Balik, Brent 97
Balik, Jill 124
Bantam, Emily 22, 62, 97,211
Barber, Dawn 97
Barber, Nate 188
Barber, Sarah 168,197
Barclay Jeff 68, 124
Bargen, Mike 18 1
Barnes, Leigh-Anna 114, 137
Barnes, phil 188
Barnes, Teresa 90, 97, 99,113,216,240
Barry, Blaine 124
Bartak, Susie 168,188
Bartek, Mary 26, 114
Bartels , Manuel 180
Bartels, Tara 73, 124
Barton, Jeff 97
Barton , Jessica 124,210
Bastani, Ashesh 23, 60, 62, 97,216
Bastani, Zuben 92, 180
Batie, Melissa 197
Batt, Ryan 97
Bauch, Lisa 97
Bauman , Emily 188
Bauer, Dan 51
Bauermeister, Ann 60, 97,137,209
Baumeister, Matthew 197
Baxter, Miranda 197
Beahm, Jeremie 83, 180
Beahm, Renee 54
Beahm, Tonya 26,143
Beaudette, Jeff 188
Becker, Nancy 54
Beckman, Jerry 54
Beckman, Randy 97
Beeck, Stacy 180
Beeson, Jan 54
Behrens, Troy 97
Belben, Muriele 97
Bell, Alyssa 84, 124
Beller, Justin 197
Beller, Kim 54
Belka, Man 188
Bender, Catherine 197
Bender, Mark 68, 86, 124
Benner, Marcia 54
Benson, Jenny 70, 78 , 114
Benson, Stacie 164,180
Berggren , Scott 124
Bemer, Jeff 97, 213
Bemthal , Kirsten 10, 11, 70, 80, 124, 140
Best, Nichole 98
Bickford, Meridee 188
Bieck Nathan 41, 68 , 124, 132
Bigler, Krisa 180
Bigler, Eric 98
Birkett, Travis 114
Bishop, Caroline 180
Bjorlcman, Eric 180
Bjorkman, Jeff 51, 114
Blad, Kerry 188
Blad, Kirk 188
Blad, Steve 77, 124
Blair, Andrew 197
Blush, Amy 188
Boardman , Janice 54
Bokowski, Jason 98
Bokowski, Matt 180
Bolles, Shelly 124
Bolles, Tammy 54
Bolton, Tommi 168,180
Bolton, Traci 58, 114, 121,240
Bomberger, Jeff 62, 98, 209
Bonne, Cory 114
Bonnett,Julia 62,98, 137,214
Bonsall, Jeff 84, 85, 125
Bookstrom, Erica 22, 125, 133,139
Boon, Katherine 164,180
Boone, Brian 125
Borman, Michael 98
Bostic, James 125
Bothwell, Ryan 83, 180
Botkin, Brad 86, 98
Boudreau, Nancy 114
Bounds, Hillary 180
Bouton, Kelly 164
Bouwens, Nichole 8, 98,212
Bovey, Sean 17, 93, 125
Bouwens, Matt 173, 180
Bowen, Kelly 197
Bowen, Mike 180
Boyce, Jim 68, 125
Boyd, Adam 125
Boynton, Kelly 78, 180
Brandon, Debbie 188
Brandt, Nicholas
Brandt, Travis 68, 125
Brechbill, Charity 180
Brechbill, Jennifer 62, 88, 98, 206, 240
Brechbill, Tiffany 169,197
Bredensteiner, Alisa 73, 81, 125
Breed, Allison 168,197
Breed, Monica 60, 80, 125, 147 Brenning, Bryan 74
Breslow, Laura 180
Bretthauer, Tina 188
Bring, Angie 125
Bring , Chad 197
Brockman, Debra 98, 217
Brockman, Linda 54
Brolhorst, Becci 114
Brolhorst, Jonathan 197
Brooks, Jenny 62, 98
Brooks, Kristi 84 , 125 , 133,139
Brophy, Kristine 125
Brouse, Kendy 188
Brown, Melissa 180
Brown, Michael 125
Brouse, Chad 68 , 114
Brown, Jill 26, 90, 91, 98
Brown, Nikola 188
Brown, Robert 114
Brown, Shawn 180
Brown, Shelley 84
Brockman, Debra 98
Brolhorst, Becci 72
Brooks, Eileen 101
Brooks , Jennifer 98, 207
Brouse, Chad 31
Brouse, Kendy 170
Brown, Jill 98
Brown, Sara 50, 98,212
Brubaker, Dawn 197
Bruhn, Scott 9, 61, 98, 99, 209, 239
Brunning , Katherine 180
Brusser, Ms. 154
Buchanan, Jackilyn 197
Buchanan, JaNae 72, 114
Buchanan, Jared 181 Buchanan, Jennifer 125 Buchanan, Melissa 98, 99 Buckner, Paula 54
Weyers, Steph 62, 88, 147, 213 Wheeler, Joseph 186 White, Aaron 131 Whitman, Del 51, 57 Whitney, Bill 13,16, 17, 45, 120, 158 Wickless, Andy 13,-45,120
Wiebers,'Marcia 57
Wiggins, Mike 120, 147 Wigington, Andrea 132
Wilhite, Suzanne 186 Will, Matt 83, 160 Williams, Jeff Williams, Laura 186
Wood, Tim 187
Wood, Wilbert 20
Woodburn, Andrea 22, 45, 47, 58, 62,214, 240
Woodward, Lorraine 57
Woods, Freedom 132
Worlcman, Brian 74
Worster, Jeff 132
Woudenberg , Amy 132
Wyatt, Gina 62
Wyatt, Jennifer 60, 187
Wysong, Elizabeth 152
Wysong, Megan 147
yYaussi, Lori 132
Yaussi, Kasel 216
Yost , Marc 103, 207
Young, Lynn 57
Youngquist, Heidi 12, 45, 47 , 120
zZabel, Jason 120
Zatechka, Jon 68, 132
Zeece, Megan 187
Zenner, Janet 57
Zentic, Leroy 57
Zephier, Justin 187
Zimmerle, Misty 142,147,240
Zimmerle, Stephanie 187
Zins, Andrea 72, 132
Zinsmaster, Heather 120, 147
Zmarzly, Lucy 62
Zmarzly, Marie 132
Zumpfe , Holly 170,171
Afovin ' Out ...
%ere was no tfou6t a6out it-tlie Spartans were constant{y On tlie Move. Stutfents wdcometf tliree new aiministrators, tliree m ore porta6[es, new stutfents, antf more facu[ty. 'Witli tliese aitfitions came many positive resu[ts. 'D'EC.9L sponsoretf an a{[-sclioo[ assem6[y witli !l(fitli ':Abra, a nationaf[y-R.__nown motivationaf spea/q,r. Stutfents in every musicafgroup and. from seven iifferent acaiemic tfepartments unitetf to present a cde6ration of tlie ~i[[ of ~lits, marking tlie firs t time in scfioo[ liistory tliat junior and senior fiigfi musicafgroups liai performed togetlier. Our voffeyba[[ team represented 'l{g,brasRg, in Cliicago for tlie first time, tlie Swing Clioir retired a tropliy in a prestigious regionaf contest, antf tlie 6oys tennis team became tlie state cliampions.
'East daimed seven 9,£ationaf Merit Sclio[ars, tlie Cliess 'Team won tlie 'l{g,brasRg, Sclio[astic Cliampionsliips, 'East brouglit bacf( its f [ag corps, and a liuge groupofSpartans fi[[ed a tlieatre 1 to view liearttlirob Me[ (ji6son in !Ham[et. Many students also liai tlie opportunity to act in a movie protfucetf 6y Sean Penn.
'West (jermany for tlie first time in years, ~sia made a start in tlie tfemocratic iirection, ~brasf(a gained a new governor, and [ast but not [east, .9Lmerica triumphed in tlie 'War in tfie (ju{f. ~ut as spring came and tlie end of tlie year approacfiei, students prepared to move out. Some wou[tfgo away to co[[ege, otliers wou[tf stay dose at liome to attend 'll2\(; L, 'Wes[eyan, or otlier sclioofs. Some tookjo6s anti otliers travdei, 6ut none were [ilq,[y to forget many clierislietf memories from tlieir ezyeriences at Lincofn 'East Jiigli S cliool 'By: .91.tu[rea 'Wooa6um
We're outa' here! Troy
the end of the day. Few students stuck around after school.
Take a look at me. Trevor Tyrre!l, Jason Wood, and Chris Dobson pose in their movie ~f:!)/fio;J,;:::)e lucky fellas acted m Sean Penn's movie produced n Omaha. (photo by
Waller and Chad Kholmoos take off immediately after the bell at
Movin' Out. These students froze on their way down to the lot. It was an everyday ritual. (photo by Angie Fairfield)
05-26-91? These · seniors ordered their graduation announcements early. It was an exciting day, as a step was actually taken towards college. Left to Right: Scott Bruhn and Mike Sweeney.
That's my car! Nikki Ringenberg stands in amazement as her new car is towed away. Parking in the handicapped spots was a no-no! (photo by Chris Dobson)
Score 10! This true blue Spartan helped the gymnastics team achieve its goal~. Sports w re a favorite hobby for many East students.
. Editor-in-Chief........ Andrea Woodburn Assistant ~di tors ............ .Brian Mays and Paige Luthans
Organizations Assistants .......... Chris Dobson, Lezlie Abbott, Jay Perdew, & Liz Shaw
Jr High Editor ...... Michelle Cameron
C On the Move was an appropriate theme for 0 this year. With people moving in all directions, it was good to have a common book to which ..C everyone could look back to. For the 24th c_ year, the Epic was published for the East
0 students. Walsworth Printing Company, located in Marcline, Missouri, printed 1500
0 •books for East High. The 1990-91 Epic included 240 pages plus a spring supplement.
0 The yearbook, including a protective plastic cover, sold for $20.
The type style for copy was Times set at ten point and captions were nine point. Headline type styles differed for every section of the
Student Life Editor ..... .Angie Fairfield
Student Life Assistant. .... Teresa Barnes
People Editor.................. Gina Hoffman
People Assistants .................... Tamara Kunz, Tamar Marous & Sam Foos
Sports Assistants .................... Heather Stromberg, Anne Madden
Photographer.................... Jen Tambling
Advisor ............................ ... Jiin Schaffer • yearbook. Headline designs were created by Tracy Bolton and Regina Kanable.
The theme of" On the Move "was chosen by the entire yearbook staff. The cover, contents, and opening pages were designed and devel- • oped by editor Andrea Woodburn. Copy and design on the division pages were done by assistant editors, Brian Mays and Paige Luthans. Special thanks goes to our Walsworth representative, Mike Diffenderfer for his time and cooperation, the Lincoln Journal-Star for their use of photos used thro ughout the yearbook, and last but ·certainly not least, Dr. Jim Schaffer for his patience and support.
Yearbook studs! Bottom: Michelle Cameron, Gina Kanable, Dawn Dvorak, Jen Brechbill, Punam Maniktala, Misty Zimmerle, Kathy IQgram. Standing up: Dr. Schaffer, Andrea Woodburn, Staci Griess, Sam Foos, Tammy Kunz, Stell Salac, Chris Dobson, Brian Mays, Jay Perdew, Sean Peirce, Paige Luthans, Tamer Mahrous, Shelly Eicher, Teresa Barnes, Lezlie Abbott, Anne Madden, and Gina Hoffman. Not pictured: Tracy Bolton, Jenny Radke, Heather Stromberg, Jenny Tambling, Liz Shaw, and Melanie Robinson. (photo by Scott Bruhn)