You must walk. It is a long journey through a country that is sometimes pleasant and som et in1es dark and terrible.
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The ycartx>ok class voted on the theme "A Walk on the Wild Side• and came up with the con~pt of the scn<i)()I year as a journey: wild, sometimes ~nt sometimes dark and terrible. James Wilsey, Mtatn Johnson and Pete Lass Photoshopped images separately, and James Wil~ compited the cover from more than 11 pictures ijSing Photost,op.
Journalism students Pete Lass (Gator), Rob Gibson (Tin Mant Chrissy Worsttr (Dorothy) and Amanda Laurenceau (Scarecrow) alt dormed cost~s from The Fringe and Tassel to conduct the cover sflloot in September 2004. Tracie Chapo's dog Roswell also took the part of Toti:>.
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Photographers Erica Scott, Denys Steele and James Wilsey took the photos directed by Erica Scott and Kesha Oeltjen.
Art teacher Daryl Hute provided the photo of the sky taken a week earlier on the early morning drive to school. Megan Murphy (senior 2004) took the back cover photo of science teacher Tracie Chapo in the swamp southwest of the building. Chapo was out with her spring biology class collecting pond samples.
Above: The students ended their sesssion with their own version of skipping down the yellow brick road of the 2004-2005 North Star High School school year.
Below: Tachen Tutdeal (9) breaks out his Michael Jackson moves at the Homecoming Dance. Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
Right- Back row: Megan Gengenb ach (11) Nidhi Mehta (12) Jennifer Anker (10) Al icia Molacke (9) Front row: Jessica Gehrig (11) Kelsey Crowder (10) Trisha Leifert (10) all.take a moment on their way to class to show their decades spirit.
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Far Right: A juggler from Omaha awed the crowd at the Renaissance Festival presented by Tamara Bailey 's social studies classes. Photo cowtesyJames Dingwe/1
Below: Mitch Stogdill (9) and Mike Vodraska (9) make their selections in the cafeteria. Staff
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Below Right: Katie Corbett (12), Kasey Pietenpol (12), Erica Scott (12) and Danielle Noonan (11) show their moves at the Homecoming Dance. Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
Right: Dr. Nancy Becker gets fired up for the football game by waving the North Star Flag.
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·Look what we've got a fairy -tale plot Our very own happy ending Where we couldn't be happier· -from Wicked, a Bro adway mu sica l based up The Wiza rd of Oz
is not always fun. Coping w ith the daily grind can p 1 fsh you too far As pressure builds, something has to give, and hen it does, the explosion of energy sometimes equals , t In a instant, for that single moment, all the rest seems significant, life stands still, and life is just hilariously funny .
• It was the night of homecomin g My friend J oe, the one and only true redneck of North Star was making fun of how rap w as crap and saying he could dance just like the rappers.Joe w as trying to spin on the floor and do the u ~orm. And if that wasn't funny enough, he goes up once and falls fiat on his face and says, "I need a donut " It w as hilarious
Luke Bundy
• As the DJ started to play the first song at Gat or Fest, my heart started to pound faster and faster. My heartbeaigot louder and louder. The first song started to play w ithout any warning. Ev eryone w ent bananas. People started to dance, scream, sing and laugh all together.
Jaimee Kittrell
• The most fun I'v e had this year w as when I made banana bread in cultural foods and got an A. The banana bread that V:. ' inston and I made was the Lifesa v er of the party.
Jonathan Hollins
• One day I w ill alu, u)) rem ember w as just a typical day to most of us The teacher ·was giv ing a speech on respect. It w as serious, usu ally m os t of her speeches w ere, but this one w as different. T wo boys sat and stared at each other just to get a rise out of the teacher. This of course, drew attention, and right w hen I looked over, one boy fell completely off his chair I couldn't stop laughing.
Jenifer Adden
• I ·was staring do w n Sarah Sw anson waiting for Ashley to gi'v e me my signs. All of the sudden, the cro w d started cheering, "Hit her w ith the ball. Hit her w ith the ball. Hit her w ith the ball w hoo, w hoo. "Alex Hall was Leading the cheer. I just smiled, because w ho taught those football players how to cheer? Any-way, I get my signal. It's a drop ball I start my w indup, and I am still hearing them. So w hat do you think I do? I hit her w ith the ball. The cro ·wd w ent cra zy. I couldn't stop laughing.
Mallory Beaman
• The highlight of the year had to be Mrs Maddux's class. We w ere her "Petite Elite," and she w as our "English Messiah." We all had our ow n nicknames.
Corny yes, but w e enjoyed it Keith Hiskey, w ho enjoys hunting, Left the room, and w e decided to play a prank on him. We placed a sign on the door, "Gone H untin," and ·w e locked the door, turned off the Lights and hid on the counter out of v iew \\' e 'zoere all silently Laughing w hen w e heard him approach the door and rip off the sign We did let him back in, but w e w ere in fits of laughter.
Ashley Emesti
Top Left: Carly Strunk (10) gets some help combing through her "fro." Photo by Amanda Laurenceau
Top Right: Zach Yost (11) unl eashes his Gator fury at the football g ame. Photo by Henry Hartsgrove
Bottom Left : Nick Mill er (11 ) creates a little tun e during Darrell Hu t e's photo class. Photo by Lainey Rassmussen
Bottom Rig ht: Kiara Grant (1 2) tries to do th e "shaky face." Photo by Lainey Rassmussen
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attack the opposing crowd and team with adrenaline , pumping energy as they watch the football game against East.
Above Right: The upsetting victory didn ' t take Senior Katie Corbett off cloud nine, which goes to show that through thick and thin Gator spirit stays alive and kicking.
Right: Gator mania hit the student body with fury this year as seen here in Junior Zach Wise 's aligator ensemble. This was most appropriate since he wore it at the North Star Homecoming game to represent his home team.
Far Right: Would this be a lost but epic battle against her closet or walking retro Maypole? Freshmen Darlene Boardman left us wondering as she stole the show during spirit week ' s Mismatch Day. Photo by
Above: Tim Opher, Brian Maya, Derek Ofodirinwa and Casey Nielsen
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"There's no fight we can't win. Together we're unlimited, Together we'll be the greatest team there's ever been·
-Wicked, a broadway musical ' psychological rush, a frenzy, and a heart-pounding gathering of masses that form the untouchable juggernaut of madness that is student section. It's the feeling that's felt, that sound that's heard in those epic moments when the Gators take it into the end-zone, hit the game winning three-pointer, and like a thrashing sea of human emotion, the Crunk Croes engulf the arena in a colossal title wave of cheers and wildness.
Incomprehensible for some, unexplainable to most, this is the legend of those who truly walk on the wild side and define the fanaticism to an unprecedented extent. This is the story of the Crunk Croes and the spirit of the ninth wonder of the world known best as The Swamp.
For the rowdy group of fanatics known as the Navigators , the crazy costumes , wild events, spirited staff and students that often highlighted this year ar'~ as common as the air we breathe. It's because of this that our title "Th e Swamp ' fits us the best. Like a swamp, our student section is untamed, wild and filled head t o toe with rowdy Gators whose energy, and spirit can only be described in four simple but increasingly meaningful words, "Welcome to the Swamp. "
bove: Notoriously rowdy spectators Seth laynard and Anth ony Nguyen unleashed ough energy to light a city as they cheered n the Gators during the game against incoln High. Photo by Derek Ofodirinwa
:enter: They don't call us the Crunk :roes for being quiet or timid. Fans like ophomore Danny Pothig and sophomore lrandon Beanblossom have earned North tar the title for putting the wild in buck 1ild at events such as this evening football ;ame against Lincoln High. Photo by Derek >fodirinwa
tight: It's Hawk-hunting season as Maggie ~elson, Stephanie Newman and Amanda a.sa, covered from head to toe in hunting ~ear, get loud at the LNS vs. LSW football ~ame. Photo by Erica Scott
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Star " Gator " to another level. His eye catching outfit was one of many highlights during Spirit Day on the week before homecoming.
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I got to thinking about aking my 9/11 scrapbook 1 because f was pregnant and bored. My husband was in boot camp, and I really had nothing better to do. I knew that I could keep it forever and pass it down to my grandchildren.
I started my scrapbook because I thought that it would be cool for my children to have it when they were going to school so they could team about 9/11 and have a better picture of the whole thing.
When Austin, my two year old son, and my future children are talking about 9/111~ they will be able to take my scrapbook and show it off. I never finished my scrapbook though. I want my children to finish it. I have a big stack of newspapers for them to use wh en they get older. of the reasons I.have not finished it is because my husband is in Ira~, and since he is in Iraq, I am a single parent for now, and I just do not have time for extras in my day.
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You can verbalize and vocalize But just bring me the clues But don't nobody bring me no bad news.
-from "The Wiz"
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The fall mus ical, Little Shop of Horrors, proved to be a fright as the Fine Arts Department o pened its theater season.
A common " boy-likes-girl , but girl has an abusing boyfriend, while a giant bloodsucking plant has its fun with everyone " story took us Downtown, to a litt le urban place called Skid Row. The main setting was Mushnik ' s Flower Shop.
The show was cast before the end of school in May , 2004, when the cast got their first look at the script and music. Throughout the summer , the cast and crew spent time preparing for the show.
For the first student preview show, students filled the auditorium to find out exactly what was so "horrifying " about the show.
The auditorium held the first full house Friday night. Two packed shows followed, and the cast and crew said they were saddened by the end of the show.
The show was directed by Greg Gibbs and Joni Osborn. Technical direction came from Sarah Moje with help from Chris Klann, and the accompanist was Jennifer Van Dyke.
Brad Bartholomai, an East graduate who is currently on a national tour of the Broadway musical, Cats choreographed the show.
After the show ended and the set was completely taken down, the cast and crew piled into vehicles and headed to Junior Sam Hartley ' s house for a the cast party that was a good time, cast members said.
The cast and crew of Little Shop of Horrors Front row: Rachel Ray, Sarah Slama, Tyna Holz, Tiffany Holz, Robin Bruscato ,Jade Muff, Amber Knight, Gina Boltz, Carrie Harlan,Josie Karre, Garrett Lacey. Row 2: Jessica Teolis, Sarah Marshall, Katie Johnson, Shannon Fisher, Meghan Duryea, Meyghan Mulvihill, Erica Genengbach, Kesha Oeltjen, Cassie Fore, Melissa Morgan.Jeff Nathan, Krysta Mangers, Aaron Tibbels, Alyssa Ponce. Row 3: Jennifer Van Dyke, Meghan Conner, Beth Rempfer,Justin Cadwell, Ashley Ernesti, Sonja Brazer, Nikki Voboril, Megan Carper, Nathan Benes. Back Row: Hannah Craig.James Dingwell, Tyler Hale, Abbey Smykowski, Tyler Lambley,Jed Welch, Mekita Rivas, Heidi Moore, Audrey II, Sam Hartley, Andie Westling, Rob Gibson. CourtesyPhotobytheSandpiperCo.
Below: Juniors Heidi Moore and Sam Hartley proclaim their love for one another in the ballad "Suddenly Seymour ," a very moving scene from the musical. Courtesy Photo by
Craig Moore
Above: Sophomore Abbey Smykowski (Left), sophomore Katie Johnson (Center) and choreographer Brad Bartholomai (Right) watch a rehearsal in the auditorium. Photo by Tjler Lambley Left: Accompanist Jennifer Van Dyke sits along side sophomore Sarah Marshall who is deep in thought during a rehearsal for Little Shop. Photo by Rachel Ray
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P'fft it comes to style, it can be argued that many of the North Star Navigators put truth to the phrase "wearing your heart on your sleeve."
Vividly throughout the whole year, students choose to express who they are and the way they feel through the clothes they wear. Though it's said not to judge a book by its cover, it is also reasonable to say that the outfits many donned toid a story. from street to chic, and everything in between, fashion played a key role in identity, individualism and style. This feat of expression was achieved through the help of br.andnames such as Chuck Taylor, Sean John, Ecko, Ralph Lauren,Vanity and Victoria's Secret, but it was obvious that clothes weren't merely a way to express just fashion sense. School spirit continued to be a popular theme in the world of North Star fashion with an increasing number of Gators sporting school related attire. You could see school spirit every day in the halls.
Below: From up-to-date to down-to-earth, our eyes were taken on a walk down North Star's unqiue runway of high school fashion that came in multitudes of variety as worn by (from front left) Derek Hoefling (12),J.j. Robinson (11), Ashley Marreel (12),Jennica Rice (9), Thao Chu (11), Nick Miller (11),Jonathan Hollins (12), Sheena Keefer (12).
From Right to Left: Andrew Martinez,James Dingwell, Henry Pinto, Philip Ybarra, Nick Kinchelue, Felix lzel Rivas-Sanchez, Dalton Cruz , Mekita Rivas, Rhea Cruz, O liv ia Martinez, Carina lnter.iano , Veronica Morales, Tania Afrias, and Diana Ramos got together before taking off in the limo to the reception
Photo by Rachel Talero
Below: Yesenia Ramos (9) Mekita Rivas (10) and Diana Ramos stop for a moment during the dance. Photo By Tyler Lambley Below right: After the mass the family gets together at the church. Photo by Olivia Martinez
1cial studies teacher Larry Wright Jr. performs the " sneak up " northern style warrior dance at a school assembly ov. 11. Wright said it is proper to call the clothing regalia , and his regalia is a " work in progress" that he has :en adding to for about 10 years. Some of the eagle feathers were passed down from earlier generations eluding his grandmother.
Hernandez from Omaha when the girls started to choose partners. Also pictured are Katrina Robinette , a past Ponca princess , and North Star students David Hedges (10).
Left: Larry Wright Sr. , with his own unique style was one of the most striking members of the group with his vividly colored clothing. Photo by
·so if you care to find me, look to the western sky. As someone told me lately:
Ev'ryone deserves the chance to -from Wicked ' 9Eight that litt le Latina girls dream f and wait fo r is t hr •"' t of their Quinceanera , a c mIr1g o ut party which symbolizes that you are no loi ,6 er a child but a young lady.
The traditional mass celebrating the Quince~nera means that you are able to take on more responsibilities in life. The this traditional celebration is something that ever more Latino families wish to have for their daught-ers and sons, but it's more common for the daughters.
Tradition is something people hold dear to their heart," Mah let Asefa (10) said. "Different cultures practice their traditions and take pride in who they are and won't let anyone take that away from them."
We are united by family traditions or cultural celebrations throughout the year. Traditions can be
centuries old like those of Ponca Native and North Star teacher Larry Wright. Wright was proud to bring his culture and tradition to a North Star assembly Nov. 11. Wright said he wanted to preserve the Indian culture though traditional dance though there was a time in his youth when he turned away from it.
Some traditions are not sold old, but growing in importance. People of all races throughout Lincoln celebrated the 10th annual Rev. Martin Luther Kingjr. holiday culminating in the youth march to the capitol on Monday,Jan. 17. King envisioned justice for all as his dream for America in his most famous speech: I Have a Dream."
Local civil rights activist Lela Shanks said King's speech is as relevant today as it was 40 years ago and that King would support equal rights for all Americans today.
Photo by Denys Steele
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Above: The audience loved it when the performers and students took the floor in a lively two-step. At the school assembly, freshman Sequoia Behrens (9) walks out to the center gym floor dressed in the traditional shawl dress which is southern style Ponca. Photos by Henry Hartsgrove
I need help believing you're with me tonight. My wildest dreams could not forsee.
-from WiC!ked
A night on the town?
Karaoking at your favorite little corner shop? Catch i ng a sweet show at Knickerbockers? Chilling with your friends?
Whatever North Star students chose to do this school year , they made the most of the search for fun around Lincoln and surrounding communities.
Junior Aqueelah Watkins sa id she enjoyed "social izing and heading out to the movies. " Some of her favories: " Love and Basketbal l" and "The Figh t ing Temptations ."
When the new Grand theater opened in the fall, most students made plans to take in a movie and check it out.
Starbucks coffee , a national mania , was a beverage some students splurged on during a night downtown.
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Jun ior Alyssa Ponce finds the CD she ' s been l ooking for, Taking Back Sunday , one of her favorite bands. Photo by Sam Krolikowski
Top Ten Holiday Albums: Music from the OC Mix 3 (various), Merry Christmas with Love (Clay Aiken), ReJoyce (Jessica Simpson), Chris lssak Christmas, Barnaked for the Holidays (Barnaked Ladies), The Polar Express ( various), Everything You Want for Christmas (Big Bad J Vodoo Daddy), Maybe This Crhistmas (various), Elf soundtrack (various), Santa ~:::laus Lane (Hillary Duff) • ]
Billboard Top Ten Pop Albums: Encore(Eminem) ,American Idiot( Green Day), Crunk Juice(Liljon & The East Side Boyz),MTV Ultimate MashUps Presents:Collision Course(Jay-Z/Likin Park), The Red Light District(Ludacris), Confessions(Usher) ,Get Lifted(John Legend), Loyal To The Game(2Pac), Now 17(Various), Destiny Fulfilled(Destiny ' s Child)
Top Ten 2004 Movies:Res ident Evil: Apocalypse, The Grudge, The lncredibles, Van Helsing, Shrek 2, Mean Girls, The Passion of the Christ, Spider-Man 2, Troy, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Dream Cars: Cutting down on the long lists of cars, trucks, and SUV's that students would want is what we'll have to do. The '05 Cadillac Escalade, Ford Mustang, and Ferrari F-50 are all dream cars.
The Escalade is one popular truck, with it's name on everything from music to T-shirts. Almost everyone likes this • Caddy. Some important stats like price and performance are needed for anyone buying a car.
Escalade
Base Price: $54,000
0-60: less than 9 sec., Horsepower: 345, Torque: 380
Mustang
Base Pr ice: $25,225
0-60: no offici~J number, Horsepower: 300, Torque: 320, Ferrari F-50 •
Base Price: $1,800,000, 0-60: 3.3 sec., Horsepower: 680, Torque: 383.5
Above left: Pete Lass (12) made a wish list for a red Ferrari F-50 with enough power to run a city, paint that shimmered in the sun, chrome everywhere, plush carpets and headlights that blind , the ulti mate car. Above right : James Wilsey (11) checks out his dream , the new 2005
Mustang GT Photos by Pete Lass
Jun iors Jen ife r Adden and Sarah Slama try to t ie a shoe together at Nebraska Wesleyan ' s Annua l psyc ho logy fa ir on Nov 4, 2004
Photo by Shiloh Frauen Center : Ash ley Canby models her mask from Eng li sh class . Sophomores made the mask as part of the ir Greek tragedy unit.
Above: Danny Tucker looks suave i n his extr emely cool star glasses. Hats were allowed as part of the Sp iri t Day festivities
"And as the Emerald City is at the other end of the road, we must go wherever it leads us." from "The Wizard of Oz"
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Bottom Right:Josh Grossenbacher, Topper Yoakum and Michaela Bridger proudly carry the North star banner in the Star City Parade Dec. 4. Photo by Sierra Frauen. Below: At the Papillion South game, junior quarterback Jake Iverson flashes a smile sparked by the idea of the first Gator victory.
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Below: Brandon Pruitt , Alex Hall, Ron ika Mass ie, Ryan Miller , Edgar Cruz, and Darwin Archie take a break from their lunch for a group picture.
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The old phrase "All work, No play" really fits with the lifestyles that most seniors live. School officially starts at 8 am but for some it starts even earlier. After school most seniors head off to their jobs for at least a four-hour shift.
Then they come home to massive amounts of homework to be done, some that was due the day before. With around six or seven hours of sleep, on a good night, then those seniors get up ,and repeat the cycle.
"Sometimes I am overwhelmed by my schedule because it's hard to keep up with everything. I' m also trying to do my best since it's my senior year," Kristi Haller said.
Even though the seniors look like any other high school student, they are far from the average. Seniors use their last year to apply for colleges and plan their futures, not for putting things off so that they can hang out with their friends. Time is precious; they can't waste one minute without wondering what they
could have used it for later
Some people say that your senior year is all fun, but seniors have a fuller schedule than a lot of adults. Taking on a job and school work while trying to have a social life is difficult. Some also have after school activities. How do they do it you ask?
"I do my homework when I get home from school at 12:30, ( early dismissal) then I·go to work at 4:00 until 8:30. After work I hangout with my friends and get home around 12 am." Stephanie Newman said. "I only get about seven hours of sleep a night." That is just Newman's day. Other seniors have school until 2: 50 and sports or extracurricular activities afterwards.
"I admit, I do get behind in school. Haven't you ever wanted time for just yourself? I barely have time for myself with everything I am doing this year. And my classes are a bit harder. I just want to sleep and unlike others, I don't get to sleep in on Saturdays and Sundays because I have to work," Kristi Haller said.
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November 28, 2004, senior Tyler Tardy lost his life in a tragic Thanksgiving weekend automobile accident near Waco on 180. Tardy had not turned in a senior photo, and on a busy day in school Nov. 23. Tardy stopped for a quick picture before continuing his task of picking up attendance sheets seventh period, photographer Ryan Mussman took his picture. Photo by Ryan Mussman
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·op Right: Jolinda Allerheiligen didn ' t get her senior picture taken , but Rachel Ray ad a photoshoot in the hall to be sure her picture got in the yearbook. Photo
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ance. Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
Center: Josh Thompson and Kasey Pietenpol discuss their feelings about
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Above Right: Luda Kushchum leaves her eighth period Sociology class. Photo by Lainey Rasmussen •
Left: Johnathon Hollins talks on his cellphone after school. Photo by Lainey Rasmussen •
Center: Mallory Beaman and Darwin Archie act silly at the Homecoming dance. Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
Right: Aaron Brix checks his test strip in his fourth period photography class. Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
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Top Left: Katie Corbett shakes it at the Grand Island football game. Photo by Erica Scott
Top Right: Matt Ryder helps make the movie posters for the homecoming dance Photo by Olivia Martinez Middle Left: Dan Anderson , Chelsea Higg ins and Ross Packett hang out in the halls after taking pictures for Darrell Hute ' s beginning photography class
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As a junior most students take classes such as Advanced Algebra, Chemistry, U.S. History, and American Literature.
Juniors achieve not only in academics, but also in sports and activities outside of school.
Junior Tyler Bullock is a scholar not only in the classroom but in his activities. Bullock is involved in football, basketball, and
track and field. Bullock was one out of ei
the three sport lettermen last year.
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Calvin Christensen
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Casey Collins
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Melissa Curfman
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Michelle Davis
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Left: junior josh Burden searc h es for somet hing he needs for class during the middle offourth
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Above: (from left) Senior Olivia Keeler-Wills,
German teac h er, German exc h ange student Dana H entsc h el and Nermin Ter z ic worh on a German project in t h e B200 wing hallway. Photo by A dam Johnson
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James Dingwell
Phuong Dinh
Luong Doan
Bree Doug las
Br ent on Du ryea
Jak e Edwards
Lara Edwards
Ben Edwardson
manda Epley
H olly Erickson
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"The best part of my day is being able to leave for lunch"
Kelly Fish
Tyshay Ford
Cass ie For
Shil oh Frauen
Aus tin Gardner
Lorenzo Gaskins
Jessica Gehrig
Megan Gengenbac h
Du tin Gerlac h
Amanda Giebelhaus
lenne Gomez
Taylor Gose
David Graham
Cinnamon Gr eenwald
Stevan Greer
Brad Griffin
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Thow Guandong
Adriana Guerrero Galindo
Craia Guy
E lisha Hail
Justin Hall
Katee Hand
Carrie H arla n
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Jason Harris
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Henry Hartsgrove
Kaycee Haynes
"At the end of your day, when you 're all tired out and you have homework, you go to one of the school activities, and then you know your homework won 't be so bad because the activity just brightened up your day.
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Jess ica Ortiz
Mik e Palmer
K evin P a rr ott
A hli P ars ley
Th o Ph a m
Cer ise Pilgrim
Ian Plumme r
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Alys h a R a ndall
A hley R as p
Justin R a tliff
Alex R e zac
Jonathan Robinson
D e iree Rodri gu e z
K a trina altzma n
Kati e Sch aepe
Anthon y Schne ider
M egan Sc hr oe d er
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Robyn hannon
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Amanda Smith
Josh mith
Matthew Smith
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Chris Sonck en
Paige Soulliere
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Tiffani pencer
Jon Springer
Joshua tamm
Deny teele
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Andr ew Tarr
Jennifer Thaut
Cordara Thompso n
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Josiah Tubbs
Ty Tubb
Amanda Turvey
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Ben Velde
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Monica \V atson
Karissa Webb
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Tarissa Westerholt
Andie est ling
Cory Wilder
Zach Williams
Sarah \V illoughby
James Wilsey
Derek Wilson
Catt Winders
Patrick Wolfing
Jesse Worrell
Alan Yonkey
Zach Yost
Hannah Zetocha
Julian Zwiene r
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STORY BY RANDI HIM ME LBERG
Elizabeth Sator thinks that being a sophomore makes her feel old. It ' s a litt~e scary to think about being grown up and gettmg old. S~tor looks ahead with some fear.
"I feel old, It feels like just yesterda y that I was in my .first day of kindergarten. I look at the kindergartners now, and I don ' t ever remember being that small," Sator said.
What ' s the difference between being a sophomore and a freshmen?
"I think that when you're in tenth grade, you're more mature and you ~ee things differently. I think there are a lot of immature ninth graders, but last year when I was a freshmen I think that sophomores thought I was the same way," Sator said.
As the sophomore class of 413 gradually gets steps closer towards graduation, it takes planning and effort to get credits Most t enth graders take major requirements such as a math, English 10, world history / world geography and biology as well as the first
electives.
All sophomores take the PLA t e s t to help prepare for and choos~ a colleg_e. Aft er filling out extensive bubble mformat1o n t o ge t on mailing lists for college information , 1 l urin g one long day the students t a ke pre-AC T tests in math, reading, science and English. 1 st students feel like the PLAN test day is a mg , dreadful day. Heather Engelman said , " t wa s kind of hard in a way but easy too. The . =i ence part was harder and more confusing th e 1 the rest."
The sophomore year is one of t h , mo st important. Most students take their dri v· r ' s test, man y work 10 to 15 hours a week , ( lt e and attend school sporting events after Jus y school day.
By the sophomore year, man y h a e settled into a groups both in and out of s h oo l. "I think that there are a lot of different c q ue People stay with their own groups," An g , Vinsonhaler said.
Raevonne Blanton
Brittni Boatwright
Alyssa Bolte
Z~chary Booher
Lachel Bradley-Williams
Melissa Brandt
Rebecka Bredemeier
ichela Bridger
Danny Brigg
Robin Bruscato
Emily Burbach
Kendra Bmk
Amanda Canby
Ashley Canby
Bailey Cappellano
Andrew Castillo
Bryan Castor
Amanda Chandler
Jenni£er Charbonneau
Michelle Chermak
Makani Chilornbo
Timothy Cigelman
tacy Cink
Heather Clyrner
Left: Beth Rempfer, Kelsey Lambley, Gamela Ji shra and Katie Joh nson stop after lunc h to sh ow off their Decades Day outfits. Photo by Erica Scott
Above: Chr issy Worster stops Jor a photo at the Homecoming Dance . Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
Candice CobbMichael Co le
Aaron Collins
eghan Conner
Cait lin Conroy
Chr istina Coplan
Christopher Coupe
Hannah Cr aig
Clare Crandell
Kyle Cranor D awn Crear
Jessica Crocker
Kelsey Crowde r ickolaus Cruickshank
Jared Crumb
Sarah Dahlgren
Bryan D aize
Andy Darnell
Jordan Dau
"My most interesting driving experience was when I was driving to the mall and there was a red light ,_ and I just took a right turn without stopping. My mom yelled at me, and I told her you can turn on red."
Jessica D avis
Heather D avison
Trav Dingman
Nichalus Dodd
Heidi D owns
Mandi D roud
Mabil Duir
Bugra Durukan
Nathan Dz erk
Jourdain Edwards
Kasey Edwardson ick Egan
R ayan Elbasheer
Jon Emodi
Amy Endrulat
Heather E n g leman
Ben jamin Estrella
As hl ey Ethridge
Mandy Etmund
Kirstin Evers
Wendell Faines
Brendan Farley
hane Fredstrom
Lindsay Fritz
"when I turned a corner and went all the way on the curb right in front of a police station."
"My most interesting driving experience was when I was on my way to Best Buy. I came across a squirrel, and he jumped on my car md hit the windshield. I freaked out."
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Bo-Ashley Fullerton
Clevone Furby
Geni Gallardo
Frank Galusha
Dimas Gamez Zavala
Tyrone Gaskins
R ob Gibson
Jordan Gihnore
Paul Go lden
Mayola Gomez Hernandez
Sierra Grant
Aj Greenrod
Monica Griff in
Jos h Grosse nbacher
Tyle r Hale
Maura Hammond
Dere k Hans en Kelsi H armon
Mik e H arrin g mber H elmick
Mikayla H elmkamp
pril H erg enrader
Louis He se
Randi Himmel.berg
Justin Hinds
Joshua Hinman
Chi lliung Hoang
Josh Holbrook
Garret Holsclaw
Dustin Hosick
John Howell
icholas Howell illieHu
Katelyn Hudson
ince Hugelman
Victoria Hunt
Meg Hutzell
Ryan Huyett
tephanie Ibach · Paige Ihde A hley Jeffers
Cami Jiskra
Katie Johnson
Minela Jukovic
Kyle Kaluza
Je ica Kassebaum
Daniel Katt
abrina Keefer
Travis Kelso
Drew Killman
Quentin King
nthony Klein
David Klein
Joshua Klooster
Arnber Knight
Kristie Knight
Holly Kohel
Ashley Korb
Michael Krause
Tianah Kudron
Garret Lacey
Kelsey Larnbley
Jonathan Lass
richolas Lawhorne Korey Lee
Kristina Lee
David Lehn
Trisha Leifert
Kyle Lippert
Brianna Loeck
Jordan Lybarger
Alicia Malotky
Laina Mangel
Krysta Mangers
arah Marshall
Seth Ma.."Shall
Spenser Cartin
Andrew Martinez
Vita Martynyuk
Vitaliy Martynyuk
icholas Massa
tephen Mattison
Michael McIntosh
Laur e n Mehl
Bennett 1eredith
Rafa el Meza Vidales
h a nn on Michal'
Cody Miller
Kyl e Mille r
Randy Miller
Rabab Mohs e n
ara Mohse n
Sarni Mohsini
Daniel Morales
Juan Morales
Veronica Morale
Tyler Morgan K elli Morris
u stralia Morton
Connor Mo sh er
Meyg han Mulvihill
Bryan Murray
Mari e Murray t epha nie urray
Emily annen
Jeff Iathan
Kim Iguyen
Olivia Nguy en
Thanh guyen
Casey I iels en
Alanna Nunn
Amber Olberding
Justin Ols en
Cassie Olso n _~ Sadie Oppegard ·
Faisal O so
Jerald Park er Tann er Park er Prinku Pat el
Jamie Patzloff
Phillip Pautz
James P erkins
athan P e tro
Evan Philippi
Brittany Pick e l
Taylor Pick er el
H enry Pinto Piedrahita
Taylor Pitt s Irina Plak ina
Ryan Pluta
Danny Poethig
Be n Quick
Denton Ra cine
Andi Ramir e z
James Ray
Rachel Ray
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Laura Reed
Jeremy Rejda
Beth Rempfer
Ray Richards
Shayne Ritchey
Mekita Rivas
Jonathon Rivera
Elliott Robb
Daniel Robidoux
Jami Robin ette
Claudia Rodriguez
Christian Rubeiz
Kevin Runions
CJ Ryan
Virginia Ryan-Leach
Joh Ryder
Jessi Sallinger
Alicia Saltzman
Elizabeth Satar
Kelsey Satra
Ashley Schefcik
Samantha Schmidt
Crystal Scholl
Danielle Schroeder
Tucker Seaman
Stephanie Shandera
Michelle Sheldon
Jessica Sides
Jason Simpson
Katrina Sis
Cass ie Skolnick
Nicole Skolnick
Theresa Smetter
Abbey Smykowski
Elizabeth Snelling
Aaron Snyder
Justin Spilker
Lyndsey Steele
Bree Steller
Matthew Stevens
Carl Strunk-Habener
Trevor Stuart
Michael Sullivan
Emily y
Aly Sylvester
Rachel Talero
Benjamin Terry
A:,;hley Tetherow
Brett Thompson
S h ane Thurman
Aaron Tibhels
Connie Tran
Justin Tubbs
Ben Tuma
Matthew Turco
Brandy Turner
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str i ves to fi n i sh h er report in the library fift h period. Photo by Rachel Ray B elow: Sophomore B r i ttn i Bo atwr ig ht c h ec hs h er Locher for a m iss ing ass ignment. Photo by Jolinda Allerheiligen
Center: Amanda Laurenceau, sop h omore, roched h er Nor i Star h at at t h e football gam e Photo by Henry Hartsgrove , bov, Rayan Elbas h eer grooves w ith a j oh n Tra vo lta Saturday 'igh Fever move in t h e A 100 h all.
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Barda Al-Helfi
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David Archie
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Barbie Bowe r
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D rick Bridgm o n
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Cam eron Call.a way
Daniel Ca talin a
Bil~r Chrisp
Daniel G o ug h
Chas e Dingle
Andre w Duff
Andrea Edingto n
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M i hea l Gee rts
T yro n Godfrey
Rich a rd Goenza ru1
M ec hia H all
S h a n e ll Hall
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P a ul H en drick so n
Jo n H e zmillg
T y le r H erec h ki
Pa ul Higg ins
Adrian H ob ac k
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A m y M a ki
Jay M cCa rth y
Dy la n M cCa g h e rtr
M a rc u s Mille r
R afael More n o- M a rtin ez
Chu ong g uye n
Je r zr ielso n
R obe1t o r ns
Anth ony O 'Co nn o r
Kaser Och oa
Cassey Og d e n
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M ik e Pa /lard
Drew Pierce
A nna Polm a ntie r
R afael R amirez
Diana R a m os
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Mich ael R er n oz o
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J ennifer A llder. Photo by Veronica Morales
B elow Lef t: Sop '1 omores sat w i t!, t'1 eir class at t h e al ive
American Pow - Wow Photo by Kristina Lee
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Things in her life have changed as a member of the new class of 2008 said Amanda Carpenter. "I have more responsibilities at home and school," she said.
Carpenter is one of the 453 freshmen who began a new year of change on Aug. 25 .
"High school has more things for students to do, like being in school plays," freshmen Chantel Knego said. "I like the stage. When I was in the school play, I found the equipment and lighting anq stage better than any high school stage I've seen. The teachers are great."
For most, it's a big change from middle school to high school. North Star High School has changed Knego. She said she has learned how complex things are and how to better apply herself in life.
"It's really exciting and fun. It's a big change to me, from Goodrich. It's a lot cleaner," Carpenter said. "I like North Star for its cleanliness and help in the hallways if our lockers are jammed- also for the days off that only high school students have."
FRESHMEN MOVE ON UP LAD 1ER
Ashley Adden
Cassandra gu a Uo
Zaynb Al-Hamdani
Nik Albro
Mic key Alder
drianna Alfonso
T e mpest Amen;on
Da niel And r on
Je s ica Ander on
Jam es An o n
athaniel Atkinson
Ashley Bailey
Ra ea nne Bailey
Ben Ba rn es
Ro s Ba rtu
Maria Ba ttiato
Hope Bauer
Phylicia Beaco m
Amanda Bee d e Adnan B go vi c
Bry ce Behr end
athan B n e •
Jak e Benne
Matt Bennett
Above: Fres hm en K endra Grundman, Maria Mai nez an, Jordan Schumacher dressed up for Deca des Day < , ring Spirit Wee h. Photo by Erica Scott
53 FRESHM EN ST ART NEW YEAR
K ri-, t en Be ns o n quoia Be ens
am Billes bach
Tr evor Bla ckman
Darlen e Boardman
Brimey Bose
Ian Bradbury
ydney Brandt
H eathe r Br es t e r
Bridg et Brice
Matthew Brockhoff
Chad Brown
Kar e n Bryant
Zachary Buller
Tarran Bullock
Luk e Bundy aron Burbach
Elizabeth Burd n
Will Burk e Chloe Buzz ghia Cao
Kat ey Carlson
Amanda Carpenter
Tara Carstens
Top right: Many dressed up for the second annual Spirit Weeh. The group was dee/red out for M isMatch Day.
Bottom
Fa r left: Meghan Duryea dresses as a teeniebopp er on Decades Day during Spirit Weeh.
Photo by Staff
Middle: Steven Garcia and date Brittany McNear dance the night away at Homecomina.
Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
Photo by Becky Bredmeier
right: Jason Wagner III loohs clean cut as "Fat Albert" for Decades Day. Photo by
SOME . FRESHMEN BEGIN NEW FRIENDSH
Corey Carver
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Ant h on Castor
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Zach Caves
Tonya Chandler
Bryce Cherry
Kallee Chrisp
Thanh Chu
D exter Clark
Lindsey Clausen
Brandon Clemens
Lauren Cochran
Samantha Cochran
Emily Coffin
Zacha r y Co le
D evan Co~nealy
Ben jamin Cordova
Matt Cotton
Tanner Craig
Travis Crow
Brandon Cmrnb
As hl ey Cudaback
Mackenzie Cuttler
Nhi Dang
Trinh Dang
Josh D aniels
Courtney D avidson
Kevin Davidson
Jacob D empsey
Edward D em anovskiy
Tyson Dennison
Derek Deselrns
David D estefano
Nico le Dichristofaro
Lindsay Diem
Brittany Dinges
Amber Dittm.er
Sarah D ixon
Ke Uy Doan
Steph D odge
Mikay la D onahoo
Scott Down
Zandra Drohman
"I
hang out with people that I have class with, and when we become better friends, and if they do anything illegal, I stop hanging out with them."
"I hang out with the same people as in middle school. I will always be friends with them. "
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OTHERS . HANG OUT WITH • OLD PALS
M ea han Dury ea
zaihary East
Alan Eckhout
Be njamin Eisenberg
Geoffrey Ellis
Aly ssa Emodi
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Kristian French
Tasha Frisch
Andy Fry e Tyle r Fry e Chelsey Fullerton
Matth ew Fu ::; hia
Britnie Garcia
Steven Garcia
K elli Garrison
Erica Gengenbach
Ka tie Gerlach
Jo shua Gilliland
Thomas Gillispie
Brittany Gnat
Kyle ~chanour-Porter
Tyler Goebel
Patric Golliday
Ri c hard Gray
Brandon Greenwalt
Robbi e Grieser
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Kendra Grundman
Kayla Hag edorn
David Hag en
Core Hamel
Cathy HarriB
K e nne th Havlic ek
A::;hley H earn
D e r ek H edge
M eghan Helmkamp
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Dana Hilde
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Jordan H odg in
Aa ron H oh ens ee
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Mich ae l James
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Z ac h Johnson
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BRIGHT STARS OF NOR TH ST AR
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Laure n T ayior
Vantha Tep
Christopher Thomas
Cameron Thompso n
Todd Tomliruon
Mi chae l Towle
Kevin Tran
Anthony Trang
Tony Trinh
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Brenda Tupper
Courtney Upton
'ate Vanderford
Mikae lla Vande rpool
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Benjamin Wadde low
Jaso n Wagner
Ian Wait
Brianna Walt e rs
Mi ch e lle , alton
Li::ia Wat e rman
A.J Watkins
~icholas Weg n er
Tyler We ntworth
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mancla Whit e
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Nathan Wilder
Lettia \Villiarru; Cass ie Willian-u; on
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Jordan Wilson
Bre nt Wolt erman
Kamara Wright
Jess ica Wroblewski
Topper Yoakum
Adam Young
Lauretta Yuma
rn a ncla Ziegenbe in
Brandi Zwien er
Right: Missy Snelling hangs out by th e practice gym wa iting for Step tryouts to begin. Photo: by Staff
Far r ight: On e tour group of the freshman class of 2008 po es together for a picture on their first day of sc hool. Photo: by Staff
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A
FRESHM
Left: Fres hman f ootball p layer Zac h Caves stopped in t he hall on his way to class. Photo by Rebecca Fish
Ri g ht: J ess ica Wro bles hi is done up as "Br itney Spears" for Sp ir it Wee f:. Photo by Becky Bredmeier
T op M idd le: A lgebra teac her Amy Nesbe n iah and students
Sydney B randt, Mar ia Mat inez and Amanda M iller get wac hy and wild as t hey dress up for M isMatc h Day. Photo by Becky Bredmeier
B ottom left: Fres hman g ir/,s J ess ie Anderson, M ih ae ll a Vanderpoo l, Megan Puc hett, Mac henz ie Cutt ler and Chelsey Fullerton p ose toget her for a p icture on Decades Day. Photo by Staff
B ottom Ri g ht: Aaron Childs and A len Slj ivo stand in the hall wa iti ng to go to class. Photo by Rebecca Fish Center: Kall ee Chr isp ta lh s to fr iends in the hall way about the upc om ing dance. Photo by Chrissy Worster Center Ri g ht: Fres hman g irl Amanda Slwda shows sc hoo l sp ir it by dress ing up f or Decades Day. Photo by Staff
Center Left: Katey Car lson supp orts fres hman f ootba ll team dur ing Sp ir it Wee h. Photo by Staff
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ma h Al-Hasaii Alex Fa il or ·aedAli Tyler Forrest
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1e Alp iwr Andrade Ramon Gandara
11t ho11y Blair Charles Gann
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ImBranum Chris Gilli land
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rdara Buchana n Michael Gr iff in 'ill Burhe Adel Hamo
1rys a Byron Dav id Hedges
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lejandro Chavez Robert Hill man
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11ren Cole Aw ista Kari m
Roger Kennedy
Gina Kh oude ida
Ma hsim Ki shchun
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Robert Palmer
Brandon Palu
Michael Sanders
Matt hew Sc hafer
Ant hony Perhins As iysa Sh amal
Anton io Klopfenste in Dan ica Petersen
J ess ica Kome tsc her
Christo ph er Ph elps
Michael Shaw
Kendall Sm ith
Nico Lo11s Nar in Pi sa La, Carressa Spra li ng
Sh ayne Mccullough
Jul ie Moore
Ant hony Morr ison
Dan ielle Pratt Luhe Tompse tt- Stege
Brett Quintana Bryson Stub blefield
Mahla Ramadan Mar l: Stu bb s
Just ine Mu hi sa Ye en ia Ramo s Dav id Tadevosyan
Tan ia Colom bo Munoz
Jarod O'Hara
Brittain Olsen
Al i Osman
Danny Ra11~P Keenan Taf oya
Charlotte Raa li m All ie Th omas
Taimes ha Rt t t Lachrisha Turner
Melv in Ri chardson Tac hen Tutdeal
Huse in Osman Eze ll Ri os Alexis Vanars dall
aura Osman
Sanaa Osman
Faeza Osso
Sheereen Othman
Josep h Oxarart
Juan Rodr iguez Bec hy Waddle
Crystal Row lan d Jos h Walter
Katrina Vargas Ruiz
Robert Walson
Ana haren Sanc hez Za chary Wilbur
Er ica Sanc hez Jesse Wo lfenbarger
Andre' Pac h Gi lberto Sanc hez Gage Wya tt
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hi s stuff as a 1950 's gr ease r on Decades Day Photos by Lainey Rasmussen
Right: Alex Hall tries to out run a dive tackel as he takes down his opponent. Photo by Henry Hartsgrove
John Hall dives at the home meet against the Southwest Silverhawks.
Photo by Kristina Lee
Nate Hubbard is about to make his move for an escape to score a point for himself.
Courtesy photo
Right: Tommy Vu gazes as his fellow teammate has his set match. Photo by Erica Scott
Right: Cyndi Harris and Andrea Eddington work as a team to block the volleyball and send it back to the other team. Photo by Amanda Laurenceau
Below: The Reserve boys basketball team takes a time out to review how the game is going. Coach Zajicek takes his time to put his input into the game. Photo by Staff
Bottom: The boys cross country varsity team celebrates with the Gator after taking first in districts. Courtesy Photo
PAGES BY ERICA SCOTT
Far right: Darwin Archie (23) and Kyle Selim (40) team up to make a tackle against Norfolk. Photo by Henry Hartsgrove
Right: Mike Palmer (14) kicks for a field goal against Southwest. Photo by Henry Hartsgrove
BUILDING TRADITION
One more win may not seem like much an improvement for the 2005 North Star tball Tearn, but if you attended any of the mes this year, it was easily visible that the provement was due to the hard work and dication of the team.
If watching the team in action wasn ' t ugh to notice the movement forward, the ts might be, with a six-fold increase from 56 tal points in the first season, to 331 points in e second season . North Star was like a whole wteam this year.
As fate had it, the first win of the season again against Papillion La-Vista South, a -27 victory. Following shortly after, North captain Alex Hall said, "Our defense was pumped up coming out out of the Papio uth win , I knew the next team we played was some trouble. "
Indeed they were, with everyone focused r their own reasons, some for the injured ady Beren , others for fellow teammate Ryan uta's ill father, North Star pulled together for almost perfect game.
With nine seniors leaving this team, the next football group will have many obstacles to overcome, hopefully leading to a playoff appearance next year.
As the third season starts, those in the stands will have to make room for the newest fans , the 2005 Gator alumni.
In the words of one of the former players, "Once a Gator, always a.Gator spectator. "
SCOREBOARD
OPPONENT
Pages by
Henry Hartsgrove and Kyle Selim
Above: Darwin Archie (23) carries the ball down middle agains t Northeast. Photo by Henry Hartsgrove
~RSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Front Row- Gerald Parker, Makani Chilombo, Matt Smith, Cc ry Flynn, Tucker Seaman , Alex Hall , Nick Lawhorne, Pete Lass, and Anthony Schneider.
cond Row - Vince Hugelman, Kyle Selim, Nick Griffith, Dean Moxham , Pat Cervantes, Mike Brown , Kyle Kaluza, Frank Sheridan, Derek Hoefling, and Bennett Meredith.
hird Row - Darwin Archie , Matt Turco, Tim Sheets, Derek Wilson, Aaron Edington, Casey Collins, Ryan Pluta, Tyler Bullock , and Jon Emodi.
ourth Row - Sean Trotter , Edgar Cruz , Mike Cole, Shane Thurman,JJ. Robinson ,Jak e Iverson.Jordan Shoecraft, Nick Bryan , and Coach Alan Thames.
st Row- Coache s;John Catlett.Joe Ladd , Er ic Witt, Matt Mullen, Mark Waller , Travis Schuster, Matt Reiling , Casey Teten, and Dan Muessel.
Far left: Tyler Bullock (5) turns a great catch into a big gain against Norfolk. Photo by Henry Hartsgrove
Left: Darwin Arch ie (23) makes a great tackle on a kickoff. against Northeast. Photo by Henry Hartsgrove
Junior Varsity Football
In a season riddled with close games, and defeat, the team still felt good about the fact the JV did better in the second year.
Jon Emodi (10) said, "It was a great improvement from last season. The team had many returning players from last year, some of which eventually started at the varsity level. We also had some new athletes that were a tremendous help in the team's capability."
Many of the JV Football players would agree with Emodi, even the players that moved up from the reserve team. "I thought that the team had a good season in terms of improvement. We really shouldn't have gone defeated. We practically beat Lincoln High, the referees just made bad calls," said David Lehn (10), who moved up from reserve.
After the Lincoln High game, JV Football Coach John Cat lett said, "It was our eleven against their 13. It should have been a victory for us."
When asked what was needed most to improve
the JV team, Catlett said, "We need to play a whole game, not go out in the first half and get behind, then try to catch up in the second half. I started to see it towards the end of the season, but it needs to be there from the start."
Catlett said, "We are going to improve upon our leg strength in the off season, and also next season in practice."
"Getting in the weight room is something that I feel is crucial to the success of the team," Emodi said. He agrees with Catlett that leg strength is something that the whole team needs to work on.
In spite of the losses we are assured that next season will bring the team together, and the North Star Football program further on its journey to excellence. "I hope to get some of the boys back from last season and also some new recruits from freshmen and reserve. We will see what we have to work with next season," Catlett said.
Story by Casey Collins
- UIG.ULIG-MTS of tke Setuo11
After two hard seasons of defeat the Gators, players next season will be ready to hit the field with aggression and a passion to win the first J.V. game in school history.
IT HAPPENED:
·Matt Turco caught the first Touchdown pass in Gator junior varsity history.
·Nick Bryan was put down on J.V. to help learn about the game, and did a great job catching 8 of 8 passes and scored a touchdown in the biggest shootout game of the J.V. season against Lincoln High.
" My goal is to be bout 300 pounds by ne t seaso I'm going to hit tf -: weigh room, and I'm g c 1g to push myself to be .J me the best I can be s I can compete at the va : ity leve next year, and I w,, t to be the best lineman )rth Stai has ever seen "
·The 2004 season was a overall success, for the underclassme r Learning new plays and bonding with new teammates to help one another in the future.
BEST GAME YET:
"That's the best game I 've seen them play yet," said Coach John Catlett. "The reserve team had lots of success during thei 1 second year while keeping the Links winless against the Gator ~ two years in a row. "
"It was really cool getting to play J.V. and swing back down to reserve and help them a little bit with whatever I could," said Sophomore Vince Hugleman.
JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Front Row:Jerald Parker, Makani Chilombo, Matt Smith, Sean Trotter, Tucker Seamen, Matt Turco , Nick Lawhorne Middle Row: Cory Flynn , Billy Knickerbocker, Mike Brown, Vince Hugelman, Anthony Schieder , Pete Lass, Dean Moxham Back Row: Coach Catlett, Mike Cole, Casey Collins,Jon Emodi, Shane Thurman , Derek Wilson, Coach Mullen Not Pictured: Nick Bryan
Above: Sean "Joe C ley" Trotter (10) plays b '< etb and lifts weights to r Ip Sta) in shape. He ' s goin g :::> try I improve on the bas ic ,tep s being QB to get the arti nj spot onj.V
Reserve & Freshmen Football
FR ESHMEN FOO T BA LL TEAM: Front Row : Travis Pace , Brandon Palu, Kendall, Kyle G, Tim Re h, Gage Little, Shelby Lewis, Jordan Wilson, Kendall Kitchen Second Row : Dan Flynn , Alex Fall, Miguel Morenzo, Andre Pack, David Hagen, Michael Towle, Vantha Tep, Andruw Castro , Zack Stofferan, Elias Redolfi Th ir d Row :Asst Coach Casey Teter , Zac h Ca ves, Matt Fusia, Tony Klopfenstein, - Ricky !deus, Todd Tomlinson , Topper Youkum , Bryson Stubblefield , Zach Rolfe , Taylor Stewar t, Asst Coach Alan Thamer Fourth Row: Asst Coach Nate Armagost, Mat McClure, Chr is Phelps , Tony Perry, Scott Nealy,Jacob Dempsey, Evan Rodriguez, Payton lverson,Jason Wagner, Chad Brown, Head Coach Matt Reiling Fifth Row: Brandon Crumb,Jesse Moel ler, Ryan S~hwind, Zach Klapperich,Jake Benne, Keith Smith , Diablo Campbell, Kenda ll Smith
Right: David Hagen pumps up the crowd and his fellow Gators as he takes the field.
Far Left : The Gator defense shows their true strength by coming up with a big stop on third and long against the Links in their first game of season.
Middle Left: Gator running back Todd Tomlinson gives the Spartan defense some trouble taking him down.
RES ERVE FOO T BA LL TEAM Front Row: Asst Coach Dan Muessel,Josh Wilson,Jerald Parker, Makani AChilombo, Tyrone Gaskins, Adam Walker, Nathan Beach,Joseph Walker, Asst Coach Joe Ladd. Second Row: Head Coach Erik Witt, Nathan Wright, Cory Flynn, Kevin Runnions, Bobby Bergholz, Ryan Huyett, Anthony Yelm, David Lehn Third Row: Nick Lawhorne, Bennett Meredith, Denton Racine,Derek Bridgman, Kyle Kaluza,James Brown,Jerzy Neilson, Aaron Collins, Tucker Seamen Fourth Row: Henry Pinto, Chris Coupe, Vince Hugelman , Sean Trotter,Justin Tubbs, Mobil Duir, Kyle Miller, Matt Turco , Oliver Keller Fifth Row: Anthony Amaya, Ryan Pluta, Patrick Wor ley ,Jordan Dau, Michael Cole , Nick Cruickshank , Shane Thurman,Jon Emodi
"My most memorable moment was when we won our district championship because we came back from a two game deficit ."
Andr ea Edington (10)
"My most memorable momment was when we came back from being down two games against Millard West . One goal was to be able to finish and keep focus in the 25 point games , and that was the ultimate example ."
Bottom Right: Coach Ni sontakes a time out to talk t ~ 1gs a« with the team • Middle Right: Tara Carste 1 ; gets for a ball during warm up
Top Right: Andrea Edin f :>n ing against North east d second match
Left: Nicole Skolnick an c: --1ea t ' Davison go up for a bk :k w Clare Crandell and M are r Vik r eady to help beh ind
Coach Nelson-Hitz
p Left: Nicole Skolnick spikes the ball in a match against Fremont. North Star went on to win the ir secgarne but lost the third and deciding game 23-25 after what some considered a rocky dec ision made by officiallinejudge.
DIG SET SPI 1<·E
p Right: On the side line the g[rls watch intensely , hoping that the point is the irs.
iow: The Gator girls had one wild time taming the Millard North Mustangs at D istricts.
Not many two-year volleyball programs can say they ended their season with a 14-21 record.
The winning record and a berth in the 2004 state volleyball tournament was the reward for hard work and determination.
The road to succcess wasn tan easy one. The lady Gators weren ' t expected to do much as they are ~onsidered a young volleyball team returning eight sophomores from an almost total freshman team in 2003.
The team added a freshman and the upperclassmen to improve and excell.
With most of the team returning, the girls have ambitions to be in the top 10 when the season begins and go all the way to a state championship in 2005.
SCOREBOAR D OPPONENT
ARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM Front row left to right: Coach Krist i Nelson-Hitz , Clare Crande ll , Heath er avison, Katie Schaepe, Aqueelah Watkins , Cyndi Harris , Maren Vik
Back Row left to right: Andrea Edington, Jordyn Berry , Nicole Skolnick , Tara Carstens, Cassie Skolnick, Taylor Pitts
The three juniors Katie Schaepe, Aqueelah Watk i ns and Cyndi Harris take a timeout from lunch at an away game. Photo By Amanda Laurenceau
Front
Back Row : Kasi M ichl, N icol e W hitehead, Alanna Nunn, Brittany Justa
Ericka M achacek, Kallee Chrisp
·it was in the middle of the season , and Andi (Ramirez) wasn ' t paying attention A girl from the other team spiked the ball, and it hit A!ldi's face The weird th ing was that it actually went back over the net and got our team the point : Kasi M ichl
The goofiest thing I did was in the beginning of the season during our fir~ scrimmage I was running , and I tripped over the pads for the poles that were still laying on the gym floor The next thing I knew , I was on the floor laughing .• Alyssa Emodi
BY
KRISTEN BENSON
Right: JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM
Row: Coach Nancy Grant Colson, Cassie Olson, Dana Hild e, Clair e Warner , Kalyn Groenewold, M eg Hutzell, Andi Ramirez
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RESERVE VOLLEYBALL TEAM Front Row: Manager Monica Griffin , Lauren Walterman, Jennifer Anker, Carly Strunk, Jaimee Kii ell, Sai Dixon, Alyssa Emodi Back Row: Megan Puckett, Irina Sulejmanovic, Kristen Benson, Melissa Brandt , Chelsey Igo, Aly Sylvester, Coach Ria Salvat i
"My best memory is probably our first team d inner Someone brought black and white volleyball cookies , and when I ate one , my mouth turned black ." M egan Puckett
Right: Freshman Coach Molly Olson and team captains Ann Sears and Britney Bose talk about the game with the referee. Cou rtesy Photo
JV/Reserve/Freshman Volleyball
Varsity sports always get the attention, but th is time it's the excitement of the younger players. Reserve player Alyssa Emodi said she enjoyed winning several games with her fellow teammates. There were many fun times with friends and coaches during the 2()()4 season.
"There was this joke that our coach (Nancy Grant Colson) had gotten her pants pulled down by one of her club volleyball players, so we always teased her that we could pull down her pants," JV player Kasi Michl said.
Playing volleyball was fun, but hard work as well. A great achievement for some was just to remember all the positions and rotations on the court.
"My greatest accomplishment was learning a new position," said reserve player Megan Puckett. She had to learn how to play as aright side hitter when she was used to being the middle hitter. "It took awhile, but I finally got it all worked out."
More highlights of the season are for players themselves to succeed. All players wanted to win the big game or get an awesome
dig or score the winning point. For others it was enough to be known as a starter.
"I was so excited when my coach told me I was going to start in the first game of the season ," Michl said.
Although everyone loves to win , some team members just wanted to have fun and play'together Michl said she loved any game they won, but also the ones they had fun in.
Some of the best memories the girls have were not on the court, but after the game as well. Riding home on a long bus ride could strike an interesting conversation or even get you scared of something outside.
"We were riding home from Norfolk, and a little group of us were telling stories. It was so much fun ," Emodi said.
The players grew throughout the season, physically and mentally. They became stronger by lifting we ights. Others met new friends. Some became so close that they ended the season as best friends. Freshman player Courtney Upton said she met her best friend during the volleyball season.
Above: FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL TEAM Front Row: Courtney Davidson , Britney Bose, Ashley Bailey , Cm ~a Smith,Jessica Reinhardt , Katey Carlsor; Back Row : Coach Molly Olson, Sydney Brandt, Carly Panowicz, Ann Sears, Missy Snelling, Courtney Up t o n ndy Kemp
Above left:Junior Varsity volleyball players get ready to hustle to their spots after the serve. Photo by Amanda Laurenceau
Above middle: Freshman Kallee Chrisp and sophomore Alanna Nunn travel to an away game on the bus. Photo by Amanda Laurenceau
Above Right: Many JV players stretch before the game. Photo by Amanda Laurenceau
PAGES BY DENYS STEELE &MALLORY BEAMAN
"My most memorable game this season was our first game of districts, against Omaha Bryan. After murdering t his team the season before , I came out with the mentality that this would be an easy win Unfortunately, they put up a fight and our team was struggling However , we worked together and fought our battle Even after struggling, we continued the game and didn 't give up We came out with the win because not a single person had doubted that we could , which was a huge step for
Top: Alycia Howard and Kam McKinny watch as one of their teammates comes up to bat. Above : Coach Amanda Buchholz gives the team a little cou ragement. Courtesy Photos
North Star:
Alycia Howar d
"Do n't go into something to test the waters; Go
into things to
the North star softball team's motto the season. The girls headed into the on expecting to make waves. Their ans were slightly interrupted when their ead coach Amanda Buchholz made a pro ftball team in Houston called the Texas hunder. Assistant Coach Brianna Baites en stepped up while Buchholz was gone . The girls came together to support uchholz by going out and buying the exas Thunder orange Adidas wrist bands nd wore them at every game. In return oach Buchholz wore a Lincoln North Star -shirt while warming up for her games. The girls went into the first game t Falls City with energy and confidence espite their nerves. It was the first high chool varsity game for Kam McKinney and nnica Rice. McKinney said, "It was a rush f pure adrenaline when I walked onto e field. It was very overwhelming, but an mazing experience."
After the first couple games, the girls
make waves"
really started to play well and as a team. Highlights of the season include holding the number one ranked Southeast and number two ranked Fremont to 1- 0 ball games.
VARSITY MEMORIES
•Dodge Ball against JV .. " Go team RUN!"
Tigers, Green Monkeys and the Geezers
*Ashley Marreel's obsession with the Rock.
*Mallory Beaman tripping over the ball and rolling into the outfield during a pre-game warm up.
*Coach Bucks famous sayings: "Get the bucket " "That's terrible " and "Come on"
*Coach Bree ' s famous sayings
*Katie Anderson's constant smiling.
*Bree Douglas and her favorite movie
Pooty Tang
*Jeannica Rice hit in the head with a ball at practice
*TPing the coaches houses before districts and getting egged by them in the process.
*TPing the seniors
*Trying to get Peaches's car in front of the Naval and Science Academy building with a random guy doing pull ups out front
_ *T earn dinners throughout the season
Story by Mallory Bea man
Al icia Howard , Jenn ica Rice , Kam McKinny, Kelly Bittinge r, Terran Benes
•My most memorable moment from this season was when we went to Districts. We had to stay extra late beacuse we won our first two games, and we • had to fiayOmaha North West Everybody on the team was extra tired, but for what ever reason I wasn't and everything that night seemed to be funny. Then somebody in the dugout passed gas, and I said ·who pooted?" Everybody busted out laughing . It woke everybody up and after that everyone was energized and we won our game 12 -2 • Bree Douglas
ARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM : Front Row : Coach Brianna Baites , Kat ie Anderson , MeganJuracek, Ash ley Marreel , Stacy Cink, Mallory Beaman and Coach Bob Mersed Back Row: Lindsay Wacker, Bree Douglas ,
JV/ RE SERVE TEAM SO FT BA LL
First Row , Left to r ight : Coach Br iana Bates , Chr istina
Borow iak, Lindsay Fritz , Cass ie Born , Shelby Perl inger
Steph Dodge , Tarissa Westerholt , Lachel Bradley -Willi ams , Coach Bob Mer sed.
Second Fo w, Left to right : Kelly Doan , Br itteny Mc
Br ide , Sarah Dahlgren , Lar a Edwards , Br ittney Niemeyer , Nia Bickert , All ie Luethje , Lacy Pickering
Th ird Row , Left to right: Alic ia Saltzman Mandy Au -
ma n, Amy Endru lat , Denys Steele , Cassie Will iamson, Miche ll e She ldon Amber D itmer
Bottom Left : Sophmore M ichel le Sheldon pitches one of ma ny str i kes at a reserve softbal l game.
Bottom Right : J.V ./ Re serve coach Bob Mersed g ives the gir ls a pep talk during the game
Freshman Amber Dittmer says what she enjoyed most about the season was "how we all connected and became friends and how we would have each other's back and help each other get better. If I would get an out , I knew I had people to say it's ok and they helped me (score) the next run because of the confidence they gave me. "
When recalling her most memorable game Freshman Lacey Pickering said , "the Lincoln High game, (becacuse) I ran home while they were switching pitchers (so there was a time out). I would have been safe too I.felt so stupid , but at least I made people laugh ."
Above left: Coach Bob Mersed listens to sophomore player Sarah Dahlgren as she explains someth i ng to him.
Above middle : Freshman Allie Luethje streches before the big game. C o urtesy Photo s
Above Right : Sophomore Alicia Saltzman watches a play from her pos i tion in left field
PAGES AND STORY BY DENYS
J.V/RESERVE SOFTBALL
Sunflower seeds, and baseball caps. Folding chairs, and hotdogs eaten in the stands. This was the common scenario
1 played out each week at the J. V./ Reserve softball games. The girls worked hard this year, and as a total, the two teams combined total record equaled 7-34 The J.V team started out the season right, winn ing their first game against Falls City , 5-2. The r est of the season went a little tougher, but the team improved a lot from last year ' s overall record of 1-25
Everyone had a different reason for jo ining the team. Michelle Sheldon jo ined "to keep in shape, and to occupy my time ." Lara Edwards joined because she " wanted to make new friends and be a part of the school. " Others, like Allie Luethje j o ined because they "like softball
and it's a fun sport to play. " Whatever the reason they jo ined , they had a fun seaso~. Dirt/Grass people talks , making new friends, having water fights after a well played game waiting to see who ' s bag of seeds the notorious Bob Mersed would steal next all were regular events in the wonderful world of LNS J.V./ Reserve softball.
The players didn ' t go without their fair share of injuries though. Denys Steele got hit in the head by Southwest's third baseman when their team was warming up, and later on in the season, she suffered a sever ankle sprain which kept her from playing the last three games of the season. Brittney Niemeyer got a mild concussion. Amber Dittmer also suffered a sever ankle sprain which she got during
Kearney
the first game against Falls City, Amber also got hit in the face with a ball when she was covering third base.
The team was full of a bunch of gooflballs, who made the most of each situation they were put in. Coach Bob was the biggest gooflball of all though, often joking around with the girls. Memories of the J.V./Reserve softball team include the following: Lindsey Fritz's ~ugh. Dirt/Grass people Denys getting hit in the head by the ball. The first win against Falls City. Lacey running home in the LHS game. The water fight after the game against Yutan-Waterloo. The wet, cold ride home after the water fight The list goes on and on Over all, it was a great season for the J.V./Reserve girls.
Courtesty photos for cross country by Plummer
·1 couldn't have asked for a better senior year of cross country. Our team worked hard and deserved all the success we received. I hope that I contributed to helping our team to start the pathway to a championship team.·
Captain Chris Clymer
Side Lower Middle: Seniors Bandek Chei, Chris Clymer and J
Noel competed at state.
Side Bottom: (left to right) Senior Chris Clymer,Juniors Er ic
, Cory Wilder.Jake Edwards, and Shayne Krull decide to nap L :l er the tent.
"Our team chemistry was key in our success. Everyone on our team was really good friends with each other. When one person had a bad meet, someone would always stop up and run with them .·
Top: North Star Running Gators boys division begins the race competing against other schools and each other.
Middle Left: Coach Sara Wills and the girls cross country team take a picture after their win.
Center: Seniors Chris Clymer and Bandak Chei warm up before a meet with Junior Eric Noel.
Bottom Left: North Star Running Gators girls division begin the race.
Side Top: Junior Eric Noel tries to stay ahead of the other r in ers
Side Upper Middle: Senior Chris Clymer (left) battles to sta , 1 fro n of an opponet as Senior Bandak Chei (far right) strives to rr ve towards the front.
1ior Eric
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Boy ' s Cross -Country Captain Bandak Che i
SCOREBOARD
Running Gators make history R LJ
The Cross Country team this year fielded a full team. The team was made up of 31 boys and 9 girls. The JV girl's team won the blue division this year at the University of Kansas meet. As for the boys, they won at the Seward meet and became city and district champs.
Coach Matt Musiel has goals for his team. This year Musiel wanted the boys to finish in the top 3 as a team at State. "If they place top 2 that is icing on the caJ<e," Musiel said.
Musiel also wanted the girls to use the season as stepping stone for next year. Musiel's expectations for the State meet were to "follow the same plan as districts. He said he wanted to "have a pack running together And have a smart conservative start and a strong middl e and finish."
Junior Eric Noel had p ersonal goals that he want ed to accomplish. Noel said he wanted "to push myself as hard as I can and to bring a state plaque back to North Star are my goals of the year." Freshman Jacob Hiatt's goal for the CC season was "to place in the top three as a team in the state meet and to beat his tim e of 17:50."
According to Musiel the most memorable moment for the girls this season was the trip to Kansas and placing first and winning a
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For the boys Musiel thought their most memorable moment was winning districts and city, then the trip to state.
Noel said his most memorable moment of the season was "when North Star swept the top three places at districts in Grand Island."
Hiatt says his most memorable moment of the season was "when Chris put his shorts on backwards and the varsity team had to huddle up so he could switch them."
• Noel says that he runs for self-satisfaction "knowing you have pushed yourself over your body's limits is remarkable. This is a sport wh er e I feel in total control of my p erformance and attitud e ." Hiatt says that he runs because "it i s a favorit e hbbby of mine and I love running with nature."
Noels favorit e thing about running Cross Country is building relationship among your teammates and competing with each oth er.
Hiatts favorite thing about running Cross Country is "it's a great beneficial sport."
When Noel was asked how he got along with his teammates he replied, "I consider each one of my teammates family. The better you and your teammat es get along, the bett er your chances of succeeding. When Hiatt was asked how he got along with his teammates he said, "We love to joke, and we always get together to do things as a team."
Noel prepares for meets by visualizing his entire race. "From every valley to hill I see myself ahead of my competition and striding towards the finish." Noel also tries to stay as relaxed as possible and he only thinks positive. Hiatt prepares for a meet by relaxing, breathing deeply, and concentrating
Noel thinks that there is no greater feeling than finishi ng a CC meet. "When you Know you pushed yqur body to its breaking point it mak es you feel unstoppable." •
After Hiatt does well in a meet he said, "It feels wonderful, like I'd do it again."
Noel runs even after the CC season is over.
"In the winter I specifically run each day in the cold to ready myself for the upcoming track season." Hiatt also participates in baseball and basketball.
Klein, Eric Noel, Cory Wilder, Kevin Eddy, Gus Krzyck. Row 5, (left to right): Paul Kon, Philip Akur, Ether Saure, Chris Clymer,Jacob Hiatt,Jason Simpson, Antonio Horton, Bandak Chei. Not pictur ed: A manda Laurenceau, Clevon Furby, David Li, Michael Shaw, Dana Hentshel.
"After only two g irls runn ing cross country last year , having a full team th is year was incredible More and different perso nalities , along with t he support from teammates made the seaso n more fun .· Captain Ashli Parsley
Bandak Chei said he enjoyed the larger team. "We had a lot more people come out for the team this year, which helped competition throughout the season. Everyone had to work hard to earn their spot on the team. "I think that this is a great stepping stone getting North Star cross country on top," C hei said.
" It was a long and difficult season spanning t he cold and ever so hot fall mon th s We worked hard but perils did not pan out Most of all I am proud of our individual t eam accomplishments ." Jake Edwards
Row 1, ( left to right): Assn't Coach Sara Wills, Assn't Coach Bryan Wandizilak, Kendra Schuldeis, Jessica Merideth, Amanda Bee de, Mandi Mikaya, Abuol Arou, Head Coach Matt Musiel. Row 2, (left to right): Assn't Coach Rick Boyle, Vol. Coach Brandon Skocz, Nikkia Amaya, Yar Kok, Ashli Parsley, Leenie Boardman, Vol. Coach Mike Neman. Row 3, (left to ri g ht): Kok Abdalla, Tony Procacina, Zach Buller, Daniel Katt, David Korber, Shayne Krull, Jake Edwards, Ian Plumm er. Row 4 , (left to right): Mike Krause, Brett Thompson, Nate Waller, David
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SCOTT
" The people that were on my tennis team were awesome and a ton of fun. My most memorable momment was when I got hit in the head with a tennis ball. "
Left: Calvin Christensen serves up and ace against Lincoln Northeast. Photo by Erica Scott
Right: Brenden Farley takes a volley at the net to bring the game back to his advantage. Photo by Erica Scott
Middle: Coach Matt Avey and Danny Poethig take a minute to regroup the game and strategize to win the game. Photo by Erica Scott
Above: Seth Maynard gets to the ball in time to back hand it back to his opponent. Photo by Erica Scott
Brenden Farley
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Danny Poethig
"This year we were much more competitive and playing the entire Varsity schedule showed our improvement. Knowing that there will be a lot of 1 returners next year, we plan to be even better!~
Coach Matt Avey
" This season was a definite improvement from last year. Next year its going to be time to make noise though, we ' re not planning on going 1 and done in state. n Seth Maynard
ACE SERVE
The boy's tennis season was a big change in its second year. This year the Gators completed~ a full varsity schedule before heading to state.
The team was set on winning games this year. North Star beat out six other teams at state to show the improvement and set their goals for next year. They were lead in the #2 doubles by Jeremy Bauer and Calvin Christensen as they shut out Omaha Benson in round 1. They later lost 6-1, 6-4 to the eventual champions from Southeast. Anthony Nguyen and Seth Maynard also had close calls as the could smell round 2 before Nguyen lost 7-6, 86 and 6-4. "We showed a lot of improvement this year and I know that next year the team will be even better." Nguyen said. Maynard's season also ended in the final set with a score of 6-2, 1-6 and 6-2.
Str.ong finishes prevailed throughout the year, most notable was Christensen and Bauer getting 4th place at the Bellevue West invite. With only losing one senior this year Cory Lehr, the boys plan on coming back strong next year, ready to show the improvement of another year.
Story by Seth Maynard
Tennis team: Back row left to r ight: Coac h Matt Avey , Br ian Da ize , Cory Lehr , Seth Maynard , Calvin Chrisensen,Jer.:my Bauer
Front Row left to right: Ryan Burbach, Brenden Farley , Brent Walterman , Chris Sonckson , Anthony Nguyen, Danny Poethig.
ot Pictured: Tho Pham, Tommy Vu, Coach Molly Van Bloom
GIRLS GOLF TEAM
Top M iddle: Back row: M ichelle Allen Kelli Garrison, Tamara Sipes, Lauren Taylor , and Coach Kelly Gorgious Front row: Heather Sipes, Sierra Schaaf, Kamara Wright, and Maggie Nelson
Bottom Left : Lauren Taylor and Maggie Nelson pose for a picture at T ounament.
Bottom Right: Mi chelle Allen takes a picture while walking to the next hole.
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"This season I had fun practicing with the team. We had alot of fun getting to know each other through the season."
Kamara Wright
Top : Lauren Taylor, Tamara Sipes, and Maggie Nelson t a break under a tree after working hard under the sun.
iddle: Michelle Allen gets her hair caught in the door , her way out to throw away her garbage. Courtesy photos of Co if m
"/ think this year we've improved a lot. I hope that next year we improve even more."
Michelle Allen
TEAMWORK MAKES PAR
Girls had different reasons for joining the golf team.
Some wanted to meet new people, and some played because they had grown up playing golf. Lauren Taylor (9) wanted to play because it's an individual sport, and you can focus on improving your own game. Taylor said she didn't decide to try out until the last minute, but ended ~p liking the way the coach got involved with team.
Practices usually consisted of shooting buckets of balls, and sometimes playing a few holes of golf. They sometimes practiced on the putting range.
" I knew all the basics of golf, but it took a couple of tournaments to figure out how to play correctly with groups of people," Taylor said. She said the hardest part of golf is getting to know your swing and making every single shot. Kamara Wright (9) said, "You are always learning new things, but the basics were easy."
Their golf season wasn't all work. There was also some play. "The most memorable moment was probably when
one of our varsity players got here hair caught in the van door on the way back from Omaha," Taylor said.
"When Lauren's pants ripped during the tournament at Grand Island (so she had nothing to change into), and I tried to fix it by ripping it and making it worse," Maggie Nelson (11) said.
Some of their awards for this year were Most Improved Player in a season, which was handed to Nelson, and Newcomer of the Year, which went to Taylor.
Taylor suggests that anyone who doesn't want to play a team sport, but still wants to 'try out for something, "Try out for golf, " she said. "Th e season was an awesome learning experience, and it was a lot of fun hanging out with all the girls. I hope everyone from this year tries out again, and that the team as a whole, and as individuals, improve."
"The season was a lot of fun and ~ard work," Kelli Garrison (9) said. "Thi s team had a lot to learn, but had a lot of fun at the same time. From putting the ball to ripping pants this team went through everything together," she said.
As cheering season came to an end squad members were already thinking about trying out again next year, some wanting to make varsity others just want to make a team.
Varsity cheerleader Brianna Loeck said she has plans to try out again next year because this year was fun. She recalled one of her most memorable moments "One time during a basketball game I kicked myself in the head." "The season was a good one," Loeck said. "We made up some unique challenging chants this year. We have had a good season and won many awards."
Along with the rewards, there were also a few trials. "You'll always have drama on a squad, but we got through it and it brought us closer together." Varsity cheerleader Rachel Talero said. Talero is glad she tried out even though it was her Dad's idea. "We like to lean back, lean back, lean back," said Talero, who along with Stephanie Sands is known as one of the "Hot Tamales".
This year the varsity squad was very unique There was only one senior(Megan Caves - left) and one freshman(Stephanie Sands - right) The sophmores make up the maj ority of the varsity squad. Cave s said, " The best part of being on the squad was the adrenaline rushes I had at the games. A hard part about being the only senior was having everybody younger then me holding a leadership pos ition , but it's fun ," she said.
Above: Katie, Stephanie, and Rachel smile for a picture while taking a break from cheering at a game.
Top Right: Brianna and Minela gettin the crowd warmed up by chanting some of their awesome cheers
Bottom Right: Varsity squad poses at our last home basketball game
"I loved the homecoming game. I was so excited because I was nominated for royalty so I was giddy and hyper that whole night. Even though it was raining , it was still fun ."
"My favorite game I cheered at was the Lincoln High basketball game because , we won again and there was a lot of people. "
Brianna Locke
varsity squad gets the crowd cheered up at a basketba ll game : The girls cheered during a football game. right: Rach el Talero was happy to be cheer ing.
VARSITY CHEER SQUAD : Front- Katie Johnson , Br ianna Fullerton , Second row - Stephanie Sands , Rachel Talero, Minela Jukovic, Third row -Michelle Vu , Brianna Loeck, CamiJiskra , Megan Caves and Mallory Beamen
Katie Johnson
Ashley Canby said she thought being with her team members was the best part of cheerleading. She said, "It was fun to have all the girls at practice and at the games."
Heather Clymer 's favorite thing about cheerleading: "cheering at the basketball games."
Katie Anderson said: " My favorite thing about cheering is the fact that I get to cheer at the games and to hang out with my squad."
Middle Center- JV cheer squad gator clap as they ch e at t game. Photo by Brittany Nelson
Right- Amanda Canby gives a smurk while waiting at North Star game. CowtesyPhoto
Bottom - Cheer Coaches Tamara Bailey Kristen O Aeara. and Jessica Meyer sing Karaoke at the cheer Christm ~ Party.
Courtesy Photo
PAGES BY STEPHANIE NEW MAN
After the new squad was selected fourth arter of 2004 , the squads began practicing getting ready for camp •in Wayne, braska.
The JV squad won first place for their me porn routine and second place for their me dance routine.They also won individual ards throughout camp.
~After so many long hours of practicing were ready for it, we were so pumped, " ao Chu (11) said, about the Husker Nation ompetition the JV Cheerleaders entered this ar held in January.
"We had to make quick adjustments for ill member. It got hectic, but we made it rough and had lots offun," Chu said.
Competing was no sweat for the JV Cheerleaders. "I like competing. " Heather Clymer (10) said." It was really fun to get in front of a lot of people and show off what we worked hard for."
Chu said the squad really got along well this year. " We don 't have fights or anything. We are all like sisters. The Husker Competition really brought us together. It was so much fun."
During the summer the cheerleaders had practice from 8-10 a,m. almost every day. After school started, the cheerleaders had change-out practices on Mondays and Wednesdays until 5 p.m., poster making on Tuesdays and study hall on Thursdays. With
the busy schedule, keeping their grades up is very important. During study hall the girls g~t together and do their homework with each other to make sure their grades stay up.
Freshman Alexis VanArsdall tried out because she thought it would be a fun experience. "My favorite memory was when we performed our last lunch jam," she said. "Cheer camp was hard, but fun. We learned how to work together as a squad. i think I helped the team out by cheering them on to do there best."
By Brittany Nelson andJonathon Hollins
Cobb , Ma ndi Droud , Sabrina Keefe se for a picture while showing off th
Freshmen Cheer: Front Row - Alex is VanArsdall , Br ittany McNear , Second Row- Nicole Tuma, Mackenzie Cultler, Chelsey Fullerton Third Row - Br ianna Walters, Shawna Sheets Fourth RowTammy Nguyen left Bottom- Freshmen cheerleaders show their certificates off while taking a group picture.
Razz le Dazzlers
"We've improved not only in our teamwork, but in our technique as well."
"This year has been filled with many challenges, but it was still fun."
The Dazzlers began their year on a high note with first place at their very first competition at Persh ing auditorium.
For some dance rs it was the competitions that kept them going and made them also work a little harder. "I really like competing. It is fun seeing teams from other states, and I really enjoyed going to Kansas with the team," Jessi Sallinger (10) said.
The squad has also danced at the home football and basketball games. The games were a favorite for most of the team. "I like dancing at halftime. When the crowd starts yelling for us it gets me more pumped, " Brittany Nelson (11) said.
The new squad is only 11 girls, a big difference from last year's 20. The smaller squad still had big ambitions. "Mrs. Johnston is a great encourager to the team and is always pushing us tO the max," said Amelia Mauseth (11).
The girls went to camp this past sumrrier in Okaboji, Iowa, and earned sup erior awards (superior is the best).
The Dazzlers held their second annual youth dance clinic for the "Little Dip pers " grades K-8. They practiced a whole week for the game half time performance. The number of participants grew from last year. "It was a lot of fun working and te?c hin g the Little Dippers the dance," Kelsey Lambley said.
The squad divided into groups for the whole year and made up var io us dance s that they taught each other. "Rock Your Body" was the best dance," Lam ley said. "Rock Your Body " was choreographed by Charleah Hutchins, Brittany Nels on and Kelsey Lambley.
Dazzlers pirouette their way
TO FAME
" It was my first year on the team, and it was a lot of Fun!"
-Maureen
Murray
"There has been a lot more established this year that has made us that much better."
-Amelia Mauseth (11)
Right: Brittany Nelso n (11) and Kelsey Lambley (10) show off their moves while at camp last summer. Previous Page: The Dazzlers prove time and time again that they are the epitomy of Gator Pride.
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Top: James Ray, Miche lle Labbe , and Robert Palmer show us what they got at one of the first performances of the year. Photo by Staff
"This year was a lot different from last year, with a whole new Step team I thought we were very successful, and we had a lot of fun .· Becky Bredemeier
"/ think we have an awesome team, and its alot of work, but its still fun:
Left: Raevonne Blanton and Becky Bredemeier get together for a quick picture before a performance. Photo by Staff
Right: Sadie Oppegard , Armond Smith pause during their performance at a varsity basketball game. Photo by Staff
Elisha Ha ll
ENT shows their spirit in a different way: ing together a group of very talented
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beginning of the school year. They have gone
The sponsors said they wanted the step from just putting together a team to placing in team to really think about what really makes
dents, making " steptacluar " beats and competitions. up a step team? ENT came up w ith various hrns with their hands and feet , stomping , ping, and making up their own clean cut rs, giving it their all- whether it be for competition, lunch jams or performing at mes.
The team has come along way since the
Step team takes a lot of hard work, lots answers like: of time , patience and devoted effort. ENT Respect considers themselves as a small little family , Responsibility caring for each other at a11 times and not just Hard work at practices and performances members say. Confidence Encouragement
During first semester, the team competed in a dty-wide competition in which they were awarded a second place and a cash prize of $200. The step team performed and had fun at all the lunch jams as well as halftime during basketball "
Top: ENT stomps to the beat of the other steppers.Photo by
Cen t er : ENT is stepp ing up t he ir game and show ing what they are work ing for.
Photo by Staff
Bottom: Captain Senior Tasha Roberts wa its for her turn to perform at the first lunch jam. Photo by Staff
Right: ENT poses for a picture after the ending of their fir st performance of the year Photo by Staff
'ght: Step T earn afte r t he ir fir st Lun ch performance: Back: M issy Sneling, Becky Bredemeier , Ni kkia Amaya , Arhmond Smith , Cud ier Kueth , El ish a Hall.James Ray, Tyke McW illi ams. Middle: Michelle Labbe , Tasha Roberts , Ke ndr a Burks, Robert Palmer Front: Raev o nne Blanton , Sadie Oppegar d Photo byJessica Crocker
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PAGES BY RANDI HIMMELBERG AND BECKY BREDEMEIER
Sh aril yn Bullock
Future Ready To Shine
(1) Tyler Bullock shoots a clutch free throw.
(2) The gators get pumped for their first home game. (3) Jason Kabat takes a moment for a pie on Senior Night ( 4) Gators take a time out
(5) The starting five take the floor at home. (6) Bandak Chei takes his time shooting a few foul shoots (7) Dayne Walton gets up after a charge (8) The bench shows interest as things get close at THE SWAMP. Photos By: Carly Strunk, Edgar Cruz, Nick Bryan
From Left to Right:
#4 Calvin Christensen
#12 Cordara Thompson
#13 Jordan Shoecraft
#45 Wendell Faines
Not Pictured: #20 Ben 1 Velde, #52 Ryan Pluta
Tip Off Time
Though North Star is only a second year school, our boys' basketball team refiects talent that you would find after years of tradition. After one year of playing together, the progress the boys made was astounding, q.nd it was apparent to the student body when the boys showed up this year with a team that played together and worked hard.
Going into the season, Head Coach Tony Quattrocchi had three goals in mind: get better with each game they played, win their home games, and qualify for state. Accomplishing all three goals hung by a thread in the third district match against Northeast High School.
After winning against Omaha South and Omaha Bryan, the student body held 1 great faith in the team and many showed up to cheer on the Gator boys in their third match-up against Northeast. After holding a lead in the first half of the game , the
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Gators were just a half game away from the state tournament for the fist time.
It was a sad moment when Northeast pulled ahead and beat the boys 94-75.
Still , Quattrocchi said, "I'm very pleased with the boys and how they played, They played well and played as a team."
The boys' team won sixt een games, which is enough to make any school proud and look forward to next year.
"We're very excited about next year," Quattrocchi said. " We have a lot of returning players, and some new players coming up that we're excited about. We hope to make it to state in our third year. "
Navigating the way, charting the course, and celebrating success is the North Star school motto, and the basketball boys applied the philosophy to the court in their second season.
by Ashley Ernesti
Season Highlights
•A great season 16-10 Knocking off #6 Ranked Lincoln High, second year in a row. •Winning Millard South Tournament, first in school history.
•Beating#3 Ranked Omaha Bryan in District Semi-Finals.
•Ending season ranked 8th
VARSITY SCOREBOARD (16 -10) OPPONENT
Thomas Jefferson
Omaha Bryan
Norfolk
Omaha Centr~
Lincoln Northeast
Hasti[s
HAC Lincoln East
HAC
Lincoln Southwest
H~C Grand Island
BB Omaha Westside
BB Papio-Lavista South
Lincoln Southeast
P~io-Lavista South
Colurnbus
Lincoln East
Lincoln High
Omaha ryan
North Platte
Lincoln Southwest
Grand Island
Kearney
Fremont
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Omaha Bryan
Lincoln Northeast
From Left to Right:
#21 Jamalle Reeves
#5 Tyler Bulluck
#15 Danny Tucker
#35 Dayne Walton
#22 Bandak Chei
Front Row: Coach Alex Bahe , Darwin Archie ,Jamall e Reeves, Alex Hall , Cordara T f· omps on, Head Coach Tony Quattrrocchi Second Row: Coach Noah Craft , Calvin Christensen, Tyler Builock,Jordan Shoecraft , Nick Bryan, Danny Tucker , Asst. Coach Jason Roe Third Row: Manager Amanda Ca nby, Wendell Faines, Ryan Pluta,Jason Kabat , Dayne Walton, Bandak Chei, Manager Trish Leifert.
Junior Varsity Basketball
Gators were off to a great start for the • " At the beginning of one of our games, Mike 2004-2005 boy's basketball season. Both the Shaw got the ball and made a layup in the other junior varsity and reserve teams started off their teams hoop, but thankfully didn't make it," said seasons with a victories, and they didn't stop Clevone Furby (10) Reserve player. there.
• "When our team played Grand Island at the
The reserve boys began their season with a swamp for parent night and in the last minute we X-X record while the junior varsity-boys weren't scored _so we were ahead by two, and the _other falling too far behind with 3-3 record. Even team tried to make a halfcourt shot but missed though things didn't look too -great for the in the last tow seconds. It was a great victory for North Star, and it was cool to win when our freshman boys who were still in the process of parents were there," said Mykel Allen (11) Junior becoming a team, things began to brighten up Varsity player as the season moved along.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• "When ou r team was down 20 points against Norris, but came back in the last three minutes and beatthem by two," said Bryan Castor (10) Reserve player.
• " At practice one day C9ach Bahe got really upset
with our team and threw the ball as hard as he could at the wall, but when it hit the wall it made a little sound. It was funny because it broke the silence and the whole team had a great laugh," Ben Velde (11) junior varsity.
by Carly Strunk
JUNIOR VARSITY Front Row: Coach Noah Craft, Lorenzo Gaskins , Cordara Thompson, Mike Whitemagpie, Coach Alex Bahe, Middle Row: Manager Amanda Canby, Calvin Christensen, Georgio Houston, Mikell, Allen, Thow Guadong, Manager Trish Leifert Back Row: Ben Velde, Ryan Pluta, David Archie , Antonio Horton, Mike Palmer.
Top: Cordara and Calvin showing off be , e the D istri cts, they are only two of the four j.' ) lay ers to swing up to varsity.
Far Left: Ryan Pluta goes to the line to fir 1 the
Above: Coach Zaj ic ek gets his team motivated to beat the Fremont Tigers
Far Left: Makan ie Ch ilombo shoots a very impor tant free throw to help the Gators beat the Fremont T ig ers.
Middle Left: Clevone Furby gets ready to enter into the gators offense.
Left: Coach Smith talks with his starters , about how important and nice it wou ld be to beating the Kn ights.
Pho tos by Carly St runk
RES ERVE TEAM Front Row : Coach Matt Zajicek , Makani Chilombo , Bryan Castor, Cory Flynn, Coach Matt Mullen Middle Row : Manager Mike Cole , Matt Turco, Danny Poethig,Sean Trotter, ordan Gilmore, Manager Ben Melvin Back Row: Michael Shaw , Jordan Dau , Frank Galusha, Bryce
Van Dyke
FR ESHMA N TEAM Front Row: Coach Larry Smith , Melvin Richardson, Ken Taylor , Jos h Shoecraft, Ricky !deus, Coach Jon Campbell Middle Row : Manager Michelle Allen, Tony Klopens tein, Danny Flynn, Bryson Stubblefield , Andre Pack, Ma nager Jill Andre Back Row: Dustin Ortiz , Adnan Begovich, Chad Brown,Jacob Hiatt, Robert Palmer , Trent Spencer , Nate Sheets
Girls Varsity basketball Shoots for T\No
Which victory meant the most and why?
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Right: Sophomore Heather Davison steps behind the three point line and displays perfect form to add three points to the scoreboard.
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Varsity Basketball
"Every victory meant the most because it's a great feeling to beat a team that beat you before."
so I think it meant the most."
Top left: The varsity girls team huddles before the game. Photo by Casey Collins
Top right:Junior Aqueelah "Q" Watkins soars for an easy bucket on a fast break.
Photo by Casey Collins
middle: Sophomore Amanda Laurenceau defends against
Fremont player
the first round of the Fremont Tournament. Photo by Casey Collins
Photo Casey Collins
Aqueelah Watkin s, Amanda Laurenceau and Nia Bickert sprint down court.
Aqueelah "Q" Watkins (11)
Junior Vars ity Basketball
"My favorite victory was against Fremont. It was our last game, and we hadn't had a good seaso
Andi Ramirez (10)
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Season Highlights
• First tournament championship win in the Bryan tournament
•F irst home win against Hastings
•O ne point loss to East in HAC holiday tournament for 5th place
•W in against Papillion South in the Basketball Blizzard-double overtime on their home court
• Another close one-point loss to East
• Runner up in Fremont tournament
•F irst district win against Omaha Northwest by a margin of 34 points
•A well-fought game in district semi-finals against Southeast
SCOREBOARD
BASKETBALL: Back row left to r ight: Student manager Casey Collins , Amanda Laurenceau , T iffani Spencer, •Im proving regular season record to 11-14
Edington , Assisant Coach Candy Musiel, Student manager Courtney Upton Middle Row : Assistant Coach Chris n, Nicole Skolnick, Nia Bickert, Aqueelah Watkins , Coach Matt Re iling Front Row: Assistant Coach Brandon nberg, Heather Davison,Jallan Holmes , Ashley Marreel , Cyndi Harris Ass istant Coach Ci ndy Renner
ictured: Katrina Mosey
Reserve Basket ball
favorite part of the season was the home games because we were always so excited. "
Jourdain Edwards (10)
Left: The sco r eboard shows how dominat i ng the girls are on any g iven night. Photo by Casey Collins
Left: As the only non returning player , Ashley Marreel led the team with experience and leadership Photo by Casey Collins
Right:Junior Jallan Holmes high fives fellow teammate Aman~a Laurenceau before taking the court. Photo by Casey Collins
Freshman Basketball
favorite part of the season was getting to meet new people."
Michaela Michal (9)
Junior Varsity BASKETBALL
With only nine ladies makin g ) the JV girls basketball roster, the La c Gators had to show much endurance ar a hara work ethic.
Throughout the season, the ~ Is wen t through many ups and downs, in uding two players leaving the team 'ars ify players Nia Bickert, Andrea Edin § ) nano Nicole Skolnick made their contr i Jtion to the JV team.
As the season went on, the la c s worked hard on the fundamenta ls md continued their hard work.
One game that meant a lot to t : m was the last game of the season. 1e game against Fremont was playe d 1 the "Swamp". It was close up until the 1st seconds of the game. The ladies p lied off a win.
Top Left: Tyka McWilliams takes time before practice to show her form while Raevonne Blanton and Andi Ramirez strike a pose beh i nd her. Photo by Carly Strunk
'Middle Left: Nia Bickert gets ready to pass the ball aga i nst a Lincoln High defender Photo by Carly Strunk
Bottom Left: Gators Junior Varsity team huddles during a time out to discuss game plans and strategies. Photo by Carly Strunk
Top: Andrea Edinton strokes a free throw against Lincoln High Photo by Carly Strunk Middle: Junior Varsity coach , Coach Johnson worked hard this year to improve from last year.
Right:Nicole Skolnick shoots to add another point to the score Photo by Edgar Cruz
eserve/Freshman BASKETBALL
he Reserve and Freshman girls basketball team were young, f heart and ready to work. With only four sophomores making es, they were joined by eleven freshman. The ladies combined teams to form the reserve team. rting the season, the ladies had much to work on. Being a of total youth, the Lady Gators worked on drills during pracand gave it their all.
he girls had two coaches Candi Musiel and Brandon Lechtenand were assisted by assistant coach Cindy Renner. They came ith a series of practices ramming the idea of work ethic and into the heads of the players.
ith the Girls Basketball program growing here at North Star, coaches are excited about the future and development.
ES AND STORIES BY AMANDA LAURENCEAU TOS BY CASEY COLLINS
Every coach needs good assistants to help keep track of players points, assists and boards. With managers Casey Collins and Courtney Upton, it's easier for the coaches to be involved with their players and improve their stats. Casey also dressed up on game days to support the girls, as pictured above.
ESERVE/FRESHMAN BASKETBALL: Left to right: back row: student manager Courtney Upton, Rachael Webb , Missy Snelling, Brittany Justa.Jourdain Edwards, Sam
Top Left: Nick Egan (10) "puts the smack down on his opponet as usual. "
M iddle Left: Team captain Travis Bullock (ll)scissors his opponent in attemps to make him tap out.
Bottom Left: Austin Gardner (11) rides out his opponent and tries to keep hold of the lead as the clock winds down.
Top Right: Jerald Parker ( 10) patiently waits for his opponent to make his move.
Middle Right: Juan Catrairez (11) shoots a high single on his opponet dur ing his first match at State.
Lower Right: T earn captain Josh Burrden puts in the half nelson and attemps to put his opponent on his back in hopes of an eairly victory.
Bottom Right: Jerald Parker(lO )takes a break and tries to recoup for his next match.
Zach Caves , Matt Fushia, Bennett Meridith , Jose Parrott , Pat Cervantes , Asst. Coach)) Frink , Third Row -Austin Gardner , Nick Howell, Seth Maynard, AJ Vinsonhaler , Trevor Stuart, Brandon Beenblossom, Aaron Edington , Eddie Kramer
Robinson,Juan Contreras
WRESTLING TEAM First Row -Asst. Coach Tyler Hodges, Danny Briggs , Sean Holden , Matt Smith , Josh Wilson , Carena Smith , eph Dodge.Jerald Parker, Nathan Hubbard, David Hagen , Josh Burden, Asst. Coach James Blake. Second Row-Head Coach Ben Wilcox, Bobby Bergholz , Kenny Beyer , Nick Egan, Nick Lawhorne ,
Jake Iverson , Edgar Cruz, Travis Bullock, Payton Iverson Not Pictured-JJ
Nate Hubbard (10) com es out with the victo ry after a ve ry sus pe ns efu match and puts 6 po i nts on the board for the Gator te am.
Heights
GA TOR'S TAKE TO THE MA TS
North Star ad va nced not ab ly i n j ust one year. For th e w r estlin g team , succ ess w as qu ali fy in g fiv e wrest ler s from stat e comp ar ed t o just one last y ear. Danny Br iggs (103) , Juan Co nt r era s ( 11 2), Jos h Burde n ( 125 ), Je r ald Park er (135 ) and Tr av is Bull oc k ( 145) we r e all qualifiers. C ontr er as becam e th e f ir st victoriou s wrestler at st at e at LNS aft er winning a consolation match.
Wins throughout the year cam e fr o m numerou s wr estl er s as someone new stepp ed u p each week After o nly o ne w in against Beat ri ce , Josh Burden, a r ebound was due N ine days later the fir st tou rna ment saw a different N o rth Star t eam. Jerald Parker captur ed a t o urnament championship d uri ng his first competit ion at 135 lbs.
The season was up an d d own all the way up to the LN E M i dwest C lassic where Juan Contr er as de buted pulling off a bi g w in
agai nst N ick Layton of Northeast. dual season is always interesting Pr eparat ion t hen began for districts, especial ly between close teams. where 10 wrest lers would attempt Rivalry matches, such as when to place i n the top four for a state the Gators traveled to Lincoln qua li fication. Danny Briggs and H igh, can grab the attention of Jera ld Parker took home 2nd in route many fans. The Links revenged their t o t he Devaney , where the state loss to the Gators last year with a compet it ion takes place annually. victory. Despite los i ng to Lincoln
Throughout the season the High the Gators took home five Gators part ici pated in both duals dual victories. One of the five wins and t ournaments. Tournaments · included innercity school Lincoln we r e typ ically on Saturdays and Southeast. typ ica ll y grouped 8 teams together, Coach Wilcox was happy with in double elimination format. the season overall: " I' m very pleased Tournaments are essential to with the way the season went this the Gators due to their youth. They year . Everybody came to practice give a chance to give the wrestlers to work hard in order to improve numerous matches in 1 day on the themselves. Statistically we did contrary to duals. much better this season compared Duals pit one team against to a year ago. The great news is another head to head , and wrestlers that everybody from this year's will only wrestle once. team will be back next year. So if Triangulars include three teams, each wrestler continues to work where each wrestler goes against hard, some great things are possible each of the wrestlers in their weight next season. class from the other two teams The Story by Seth Maynard
·1 think I was chosen to be captain because I am older then most of the people on the team and I have a little more experience.·
•it was a great year, I hope all the same people and even more comes back next year: Trav is Bullock
•the thing i liked about being a captain was the respect i receved and I also liked the responsibiliy:
what I liked most about the season was getting to wrestle and talk with alot of my friends. • Nick Howell
"Wrestling here is more competitive and more intense, but that doesn't matter to me. I don't care where I am, as long as I get to wrestle."
Juan Contreas
·The things ii iked most about the season were the bus trips, brandon throwing up after eating Runza, and staying in the hotel in Kearney."
•we had a great season, it's been fun, next year watch out because we'll be back and better than everr Josh Burden
NORTH STAR WRESTLING Bac k ro w: Coach Matt Avey , Brian Daize , Cory Lehr , Seth Maynar d, Calvin Christensen Jer emy Baue r Front Row: Ryan Burbach , Br enden Far ley , Brent Walterman , Chris Sonckson , Anthony Nguyen, D anny Poethig.
b Pictured : Tho Pham , Tom my Vu, Coach Molly Van Bloom
Top : Junior Anthony Nguyen does his reverse flip at a home meet against the Southwest Silverhawks
Middle Left: The team huddles around Coach Lutz for a small pep talk before their meet.
Middle Center ( left to right) : Sophomore Tyler Morgan Junior Ian Plummer and Sophomore Daniel
Katt cheer on a fellow teammate
Middle Right: This sign hung on the wall at Devaney at the HAC invitational meet on Saturday
ttom Left : Junior Sarah Willoughby dives into the water.
Top: Juniors Justin Ratliff (far left) an wood (middle right ), who are friend s prepare to compete against each r 1er and, Southwest swimmers
Middle: Junior Ian Plummer roots o n f 1w te amn:· Junior Justin Ratliff.
Side Bottom : Junior Darryl Homewo c• ;: o nce ntrar. as he begins the 200 medely relay.
Bottom Center : Ben Terry conentrates as he prepares to begin his leg of the boys 200 medley relay Bottom Right: The team cheers on a fellow teammate as he approaches his turn
Je ication +Lea ers • i + Desire =Teamwor
-WARNING SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK! GATORS IN POOL!" read warning sign hanging in Coach Seth Lutz's office window. This year the Gator swimming and diving team grew from 21 to last Gators. As the season drew to a close, the team had four divers and swimmers. The team progressed since last year said Coach Lutz. ecords are broken each and every meet," he said.
Lutz said he wanted his team to "be mentally prepared for their ividual events/relays ," and to "be ready to support the team."
Ian Plummer (11) had his own preparation rituals for his events. "I healthy the day of and before the meet. I sit around or cheer for my nds. I don't start to focus until I get behind the blocks. Then I go ough my race in my head," he said."
Emily Burbach (10) had her special rituals. "I like to be at home, ide, on my swinging porch bench and listen to music while going ough every dive in my head," she said.
Burbach said that "the most important thing about being a team is ting every team member equally. Don't leave anyone out. When start to form cliques, you start to tear holes in the net of trust you ve built with your team."
Burbach's said the best thing about the year was being a part of the m. "As a small team, we don't win a lot of meets, but what we lack numbers we make up for in heart. We're all close. Everyone knows eryone else 's name, and you can always see the majority of our team eering on the ones in the water."
Lutz said he believes that dedication, commitment, leadership, esire, and competitive spirit are the most important characteristics for wimmers and divers to have.
"You need perseverance, and you need to be able to focus on what , , ou're doing and focus on your goal," Sarah Willoughby (11) said. Willoughby's most memorable moment of the season was "probably the shaving parties. Especially when we did the crazy hair cuts. Those ere awesome. We get along great," Willoughby said. "I feel I get
along with them well."
According to Willoughby the most important thing about being a team is "being able to get along, work together and support each other."
Plummer believes that "the most important characteristic would have to be a positive attitude. If you believe you will do better, the more likely you will do better."
, Burbach said that swimmers and divers need separate characteristics. "They are two completely different sports. Diving is mostly mental. You need to be calm and relaxed and be able to shake bad dives off easily. Positive thinking, as in everything helps."
Brent Walterman (09) said confidence was an important characteristic of swimmers and divers.
Senior diver John Hall said , "Fri endship and respect are important, and you must always stay POSITIVE."
Coach Lutz said his most memorable moment of the season was"the overall team performance at our last dual at Lincoln High. All athletes performed well and competed at a high level."
Lutz said, "The team is a close group. Relationships developed as the season moved along and they spent a lot of time together."
STATE QUALIFIERS:
Divers:John Hall (12), BrentJohnston(11)
Medley Relay: Darryl Homewood (11), Ian Plummer (11), Ben Terry (10),Justin Ratliff (11)
200 Free Relay: Darryl Homewood (11), Kyle Reinhart (9), Ben Terry (10), Ian Plummer (11)
100 Freestyle: Ian Plummer (11)
500 Freestyle: Chaz Rubeiz (10), Ben Terry (10)
SWIM AND DIVE TEAM
Front row: (left to right): Meg Hutzel!, Clare Crandell
Row 2: Chelsea Beck , Sarah Willoughby , Hallie Moser , Emi ly Burbach
Row 3: Coach Seth Lutz, Coach Laura Sherbok, Nick Massa , John Howell, M ichael James, Ben Shottenk irk , Sean Spence, Andrew Castro, Tyler Morgan , TJ Kelso , Brent Wolterman, Coach Tyler Pierce
Row 4 : Cody Wolfe Anthony
Nguyen, Ben Terry, Justin Ratliff
Row 5: Cody Larkins, Ian Plummer, Ether Saure, Chaz Rubeiz , Daniel Katt,John Hall, Kyle Reinhart
Not Pictured: Brent Johnston, Josiah Tubbs , Darryl Homewood
PAGES BY KRISTINA LEE
Top left: Every student who goes through the lunch line has to check out with the new lunch ID system by punching in their code.
Top center: Algebra teacher Bill Schlautman reveals another side of himselfing with this funky hairdo and tux during spirit week. Photo By Kristen Benson
Top Left: Art teacher Willie Sapp shows the proper technique for a coil pot. Photo By Kristen Benson
Below: U.S. History teacher Tony Quattrocchi teaches his fifth period Advanced Placement U.S. History class. P/Joto By Staff
Left: Social Studies teacher Fa ll a Ha lsey smi les in her student council sh irt as she heads to lunch after fifth period. Photo By Staff Center: Teachers met on a regular basis, afte r school and during staff development to wo rk on goals to improve schoor. Ph o to By Sta ff Bottom : Theater Technician Sarah Moje examines the hook-up of certain lights in order to better illuminate the auditorium Photo By Tyle r Lambley
Gator staff, deserving of a giant Gator 'rrrrrr/' according to a proud adm in istr ation. There ' s no staff b etter than the Gators, Dr. Nancy Be c ker w ould proclaim as sh e asked her staff to give a hearty 'rrrr" for ac complishments of note for each other. On the weeks w ithout staff meetings, Becker would applaud effort that might h ave gon e unnoticeed with a staff so large in her journals.
Throughout th ve l 1, t he staff also passed along a 'Guardian G ator" i n an fk I.. t o get to know each other and to commend o utsta ndi ng contr ib utio ns to the total effort of making the school t h e best it could be. The " Guardian Gator" went throughout the b uil d ing, from the offices to the classrooms.
PAG ES B ( · KRISTEN BENSON
NORTH STAR MOVES
FORWARD WITH THE
Left: Jessica Carpenter, a
• freshman at SECC, speaks to the Health and Human Services class about how she has received help paying for books in college and what career she has chosen and why.
Photo by Jamie Patz/off
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The academy classes specialize in select areas such as he a , science, childcare and human services. For the students inter e ed in Health and Human Services, one of the first acacemy class offE d, the curriculum includes speakers from the career field and an op p rt uniry to be certified for CPR.
The present academies include Arts and Communication s, 3usin~ an9 Information Technology, Health Sciences and Biotechnol c y and Science, Engineering and Technology. The classes are broke de vn into the interests of each individual student. The classes are design e to hel· students to excel in a select area and decide on a career path.
In the first semester of the 2005-2006 students interested i a career in photography will be offered as an academy class.
In order to build academy spirit, the ninth grade academy I asses competed for prizes in their core classes. The classes who turne in the most homework within a certain time period were eligable 1 1 win prizes. The prizes consisted of hats, giftcards and even CD play c s Teachers ana administrators met throughout the year to de ~lop the academy concept in ways that would benefit students most.
Left: Sophomore David Archie demonstrates how to properly apply scrubs during first semester ' s only Intro to Health and Human Services class. Photo by Jamie Patz/off
Left: Teachers met on a regular basis to discuss and plan ways to develop the academy system in ways that best meet students ' need to connect their ideas about education to classes to meet career interests and goals. Photo by staff
Left: Speakers from ECC were brought in to discuss the likes and dislikes of the job and how they knew what they wanted to be when they "grew up. " Photo by Jamie Patz/off
Bottom left:The academy class speakers brought in instruments used on the job to help students visualize the jobs that are studied. tudents get the chance to touch and examine the instruments. Many of the instruments are used in ho pitals and dentist offices. Photo by Jamie Patz/off
Below: The instrument is one of many that is used in operationg rooms by surgeons. Photo by Jamie Patz/off
Bottom right: Regular core classes such as Lisa Kramer-Hansen's 9th grade class set the foundation for academy classes to come Photo by staff
Below left: This instrument is one of many that is used in operating rooms by surgeons to remove infectious body parts Photo by Jamie Patz/off
ACADEMY SPIRIT WINNERS
Freshman Irena Sulejmanovic is holds the Gator hat that she won during the academy competitions
Fr es hman Za c h ary Cole flashes a proud sm ile to show how h ard he worked to earn hi s CD player.
Freshman Shawna Sheets is glad to hold up her gator hat that was won during the freshman academy competion.
Freshman Brent Wolterman shows people what he won during the freshman co mpetion.
As THE YEAR GoEs ON, ADMINISTRATORS KEEP ...
BY DEREK HOEFLING & TOUTTA SOUNTHONE
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Witn the growing population at North Sta r, administrators don't just stay in their offic e , t hey get out and supervise about 1 500 kids, o ft e n visiting in the halls as well as taking care of st udents in the administrative office space.
Principal Nancy Becker said that wor k i g with the same group of people as last year has ade everything more organized this year.
Erik Witt, who also teaches part time, j-, also one of few administrators that coache s .1 fter school. Witt coaches the sophomore footb ~ I team.
Associate Principal Karla Tinius move d part time administrator during her school b ( := ause she spent one half of her school day work i r. on the $400,000 academy grant to ready the s 1001 for the move to designated academies for h student by the beginning of the fall 2005 sci )OI year.
Below: Athletic director Dave _Bell spends his time on the computer and on the phone scheduling events for the building.
Dr. Mincy Becker stands proudly in front of the Navigator sy mbol. Becker was often in the front hall during student passing periods. Photo By Toutta Sounthone
Jacobson takes an attendance call.
Photo by .Erica Scott
Photo by Amanda Laurenceau
Price checks on paperwork to see what is next on the daily agenda to keep the school running smoothly.
Bottom
Coordinator Erik Witt takes his turn at the snack show door during l unch period. Photo by staff
Top Left: Asso cia t e prin c ip al Ryan Zab a w a waits for his p ap e rs to print off in his offi c e Photo By Toutta Sounthone
Center Left: A ss o c i a t e prin c ip a l Tom John son g e ts read y to go to a meeting. Photo By Toutta Sounthone
Bottom Left: SPED co ordinator Lori Calkin s fl as h es a smile
while coordin a tin g a student sc h edul e Photo By Toutta Sounthone
Top Right: Associate principal Vann
Photo By Toutta Sounthone
Center Right: Administrator Karla Tinius signs papers with a bright smile. Photo By Toutta Sounthone
Right:
Sue Tur co, North Star's official receptionist, is busy at work viewing North Star's homepage to check something for a caller. Photo by Kiara Grant
This is what is known as "The Cray Mile" that students have to walk in order to talk to the administrators, which might be good or bad. Some students just stop by to say hi while others stay for a while. Photo by Kiara Grant.
Tyler Luedtke (12) is one ofthe many students to use the o f phones during a school day. North Star students use the o ff phones to reply to call passes, make ride arrangelTlents or to con l their par~nts. Pho1o by Adam Johnson.
Karrie Oldenberg (11) works in the office as a student assist. He is one of many students in the office who help by running passes and by doing other tasks to make the office run smoothly.
Photo by Adam Johnson.
EVERYONE CHECKS IN AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER WITH THE
BY KIARA GRANT
Jamie Gress arrives first , making sure that all the building subs for the day are in order. That means she leaves first, supposedly at 3 :00 , but that ' s another story.
Though the office doors close at 4 p.m., there is rarely a day that someone isn ' t in the builing finishing something long after the official day is done.
Deb Suez prepares the daily bulletins and excused lists amid a desk full of other paper work needed to keep student records in order.
Bonnie Mitchell works with SPED records and the department.
Need to get or send a message? See Sue Turco. She also takes the numerous phone call ~ because there is no voice mail in the build ing at this point.
Studen ts are in the office - from the time the do ors open until they close. The phones don ' t stop ringing, and the work never ends for the office ladies.
Christy Bordovsky said, " The office is a busy place. With students and parents always coming in, there is never a dull moment , and it makes the time fly."
Photo by Meaghan Connors.
Deb Suez , Su e Tur co, Bo nni e Mi tc h
, Chri sty Bor
ovsky,
'6oto by Meaghan Connors.
BY KIM HUYNH
THOSE WE NEED THE MOST A RE THE ONES oCC-er.i\\f •iu~J:a\\~-e
Students .go to the guidance center for help with their schedules more often than they seek help for other reasons, and the place is always busy because some form of registration is the order of the day almost every day of the year.
The busiest time is the drop and add period at the beginning of the terms because of schedule changes. All counselors meet with studenti" to assess the graduation requirements throughout the high school years, but senior counselor Melissa Luthi has the responsibility to get all seniors through their senior check and ready for graduation and then college.
When senior Thu Cao had still not completed her senior check in March, she wasn't worried becaCJse she knew that her credits were in order. That is not always the case,
and a few seniors had t c ework their schedules to get nE' ded credi· or consider staying ano t r term.
At the beginning of cond semester, Katie Scaepe ( ' ) wenttc counselor Virginia Sapo r to do a few schedule changes i Jding ad ing a study hall. She als o anted to change her schedule so t 1 t she di1 not change math teach er New counselors for l , 05 school year included Ci Schnabel and Rick Boyle.
Case Manager Sally es was also new. Social worker [ ne mai tained her part time offi et cross ti hall. New psychologist M 1 ' Cruce kept his office in the me d center
Secretary Christine le J S kepi the center running smoo d all ye, long.
Top: A 1a tt Robinson (12) le an s back wait ing for ::-o mething to do du n ,~g his assist perio d ? hoto by Kim Huynh
Tyler Morgan (10) heads into the Counseling Center. Photo by Kim Huynh Guidance counselor Ginny Schnabel takes a phone call. Photo by staff
Counseling Center student assists
Top Leh: Chris Clymer (12) chats with guidance counselor Rick Boyl e. Photo by Adam Johnson Top Right: Virginia Saporta talks to a military recruiter. Photo by Rebecca Fish Bottom Left: Dolores Simpson ch'e cks the mail
Photo by Kim Huynh Bottom Right: Melissa Luthi was happy to stop for the camera. Photo by Liz Fast
ikkia Amaya (11 ), Alex Hall (12), Darwin Archie (12), Jacob Nesson (12), Cinilamon Greenwald (11 ), Jennifer Nguyen (12), Tyler Chadd (12), Dan Anderson 12), Ross Packet (12), Sarah McCown (12) Photo by Olivia Martinez
Second semester Counseling Center student assists David Van Klaveren, Adam Ambriz (12), Nick Bryan (12). Back Row: Amanda Cleary (11 ), Kasey Pitenpol (12), Olivia Martinez (12), Matt Robinson (Chris Clymer not pictured) Photo by Diffenderfer
Jason Ahlberg : Intro to Geography, Intro to Geography Diff, World History
Laura All en : Speech language Pathologist
Matthew Avey : Tearn Sports, Lifetime Sports, Health, Fitness for Life
The craziest thing that I can tell about, is that we TPd our StuCosponsor's house every week." Falla Halsey.
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•or. Becker was my principal when I was in High School, so she didn't let me get away with anything crazy." Alex Bahe
•rhank goodness that wild style we had back then is gone." Joni Osborn.
•1 once got dared to stand on the table in the middle of the lunch room and sing America the Beautiful as loud as I could." Kelli King
·Four thousand 5!udents went out to the parking lot and protested against the Vietnam War, and there was nothing they could do about it." Darrell Hute.
7he Beatles came to the US. and changed popular music, and my mother thought that Paul was so cute." George Sedlacek
•A group of us were TPing a house of a classmate- or well we thought we were- until they came out of the side door to catch us. We had the wrong house. It was a history teacher's house, and he called the police ." Melissa Luth i
"After athletic events, we would go and cover the drains in the showers and slide around in the showers." Cindy Hoehne.
•when I was playing basketball at Lincoln Northeast, my coach (who was a little high strung) always sat and tore athletic , tape. One close game, he was desperately trying to call a time-
out, but he couldn't because he ended up taping his hands together." Kristi Nelson-Hitz
"/ decided to assert myself in college, but looking back, I could have done so much more in high school. I realize now how it affected my /ife." Floyd Doughty
"There was a bully, and he wouldn't stop beating people up, so my friends and I welded the kid's car doors shut." Larry Wright.
Right: Stephan Mattison is just chillin in his art class.
Photo by Kiara Grant
Bottom Left: Britani Boatwright, Jeremy Niemi and Mandi Droud check out a test strrp, one of the many steps of producing a photo , in Darrell Hutes second period Beginning Photograph y class. Bottom Right: Ni c k Fuller works on his project in his second period ITT class Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
At Right : Part of an a rt piece done by Nick Miller in Darrell Hute 's photograhy sty les class: Bel ow Right: A negitiv e sa ndwi ch tyle photograph done by Mai Ngu ye n in her Beginning Photo raphy class
Above: Billy Crisp sets aside his bricks before he begins to lay down a brick wall. Photo by Denton Racine
Above Right: Ryan Pluta works on his "extremely cool" project in his ITT class. Photo by Lainey Ra smussen
STUDENTS BUibD AND CREATE
INC WING OR
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\' LAINEY RA5MU55EN AND DENTON RACINE
The North Star Art Departnt has one of the city's premier ilities and a list of classes that uld cover anyone's type of interin art. If you want to be a painter, otographer, potter, sculptor or eler, there is a class for you. "I take Advanced Photography use it's fun and exciting , " my Niemi (11) said. ''We get to our own thing."
Classes include 2d / 3d design , ginnin Drawing, Beginning otography, Beginning Pottery, awing Applications/Ideas, Beginning Jewelry/Sculpture and Photo Styles and Techniques.
"This year was the first year we had a jewelry class, and it has been a ..__ ____ ___ great success. The kids really seemed to enjoy it," art department chair George Sedlacek said. "I'm very happy with the enthusiasm of the kids in the art classes and how the tudents are becoming more serious about their work."
The academies will create more opportunities for new classes like art history. If there are enough students
interested , art clu b is pl a n ed for the future.
ITT CL SSES
Machines and adva nced technology kept the IT ec h w ing next to the art department humming. ITech classes included Foundations of ITE, Energy and Power Mechanisms, Construction Trade, Cad Tech Design, Cad
think art is easy when you have • good friends to help. I had fun in jewelery class. 11
Engineering, Introduction to Wood Construction and Furniture and Construction/Design.
Students in the ITech department develop and build projects during the class period, anything from a basic woods project to a high tech robot run by remote control.
Story by Beth Rempfer and Ashley Tethrow Ari 11/11 !fr
Below : Ky le Waller sec ure s the wooden boards during his 5th period Industrial Tech class. Photo by Denton Racine
STUDENTS TAKE CLASS TO LEARN HOW TO GO abou~ THEIR
BY RYAN MU55MAN
Tech, marketing, projects with real businesses, a loo k t the stock market real and for fun? The business department c 1ers evE thing from Wall Street to N9rth 27th.
The FBLA Club was the place for business students W ' ) wantE some real world experience and a chance to attend state , 1nventi Multimedia students were busy on their computers st i ping i, the digital age with projects that combined various forms , digital photography, graphics and video on the WWW.
Money, games and competition were a part ofe :h da1 of Brian Wandzilak's second period differentiated ec omi class.
Although Wandzilak was a first year teacher her t No Star, he was full of ideas to make learning economic s Jn. His classes usually started with a brain warm-up and I irren events just to-get the students going. "Current events e ni1 because it gets students up to-date with what's go.ing an helps promote open ended discussions," Ashley Erne ~ (11 said.
Wandzilak doesn't stick to just the ordinary stand 1 gin front of a classroom lecturing about definitions and c c c ep He makes learning fun. "Originally, it was just someth Ig fL to do, but now it has developed into a full semester p 1 jec1 that is an extension of a portfolio project I adopted fr c 1 a former teacher of mine," Wandzilak said.
Wandzilak also spreads fun learning activities thro t ~ho the semester to get students interested in the topic at ~ nd One activity many of his students are talking about no is 1 stock competition.
"The stock competition is a way to apply some co ep that we've talked about in class regarding stocks. The i ea you learn from it, you could never get in a classroom. 1 1 f, to compete against each other and myself," Wandzilak aic Story by Jenifer J 1eJ
North Star's Business classes are located on the second floor in both the A and C wings with the department planning centers between the classroom areas.
Junior Sonya Hua relaxes and shows off her pi<;tno skills in Omaha at the FBLA Nation al Fall Leadership Conference. Photo
By Ryan Mussman
Senior Tommy Vu waits patiently for the next FBLA conference to start. As president of FBLA, Tommy Vu takes his job very seriously, makin g sure that everyone stays on top of their work. Photo
By Ryan Mussman
Freshman Lacey Pickering was pumped and ready to to to Omaha for a FBLA Conference. Photo By Ryan Mussman
Left: Latoya Johnson (11) takes a break from her project in Cindy H.ohnes Career Education class.
Photo by Ryan Mussman
Left: Brett Ol so n (9) listen s to Matt Reiling 's direction s during 5th period computer applications.
Photo by Ryan Mussman Below: Tyler Frye (9) and Anthony Hopper (12 ) work quietly on the ir projects during Dorann Johnston's 5th period Multimedia class.
Photo by Ryan Mussman
Denton Racine is ca ught off guard druing seventh period co mputer class. Photo By Henry Hartsgrove
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BY KELLY FISH & OLIVIA MARTINEZ
The smell of cooking in the kitchen labs drif~ the hall making everyone wish they could have a of the treat of the day, whether it be a Christma s something that sm~lls like onion rings from Cultu t Sewing machines hum, and there is the sound of laughter. Real life goes on every day in the Famil Consumer Science department. lown t ie taste )Okie or Foods. i ldren's d
With four teachers and 12 classes offered, th e. CS department has grown to a become stronger this Classes range from student parenting and the care center to Families in Crisis, Cultural Foods a design. l r. ii ld :: loth-
epartment chair Camelle Kinny works to ke f t he various ograms in the department organized an ! ro wing.
As departr11 t chair, she is responsible for hi ri' budget, keeping the achers updated and part;ici p, the chair meetings and riculum development.
" Our FCS department is wesome. We have t who are passionate about what teach. Our st seem to not only enjoy the classes, t learn skills t they can use for the rest of their lives, " 1 ey said
North Star is one of two schools in the cI wit Child Care Center, and the center adds not only students who bring their children , but for everyone ; staff, ing in ::: hers e feels cheered when they see the children in the hal l J n their walks.
Everyone from campus security to staff with ro o s near the center enjoy the sounds of children ' s laugh r as they play their games. Story by Ke/~ Fish
Above: Stacy Cink(10)and Amanda Canby(10) work on their sewing projects while Karen Vea l watches over them. Photo by Megan McGuire.
Top Left: Jazmine Van Hoosen play with her big girl toy Photo by staff
Top Right: Issac Bloomquiest laugh while eating his lunch. Photo by staff
Center Left: Sue Heine critiques Heather )urey's (9) cooking by trying a piece of her muffins. Photo by staff
Center Right: Emily Burbach (10) hands Danielle Schroeder (10) a glass of water to cool her down. Photo by staff
Bottom Left: Kendra Reese (9) and Clevone Furby(10) mix up dough that will be made into cookies during their cooking class. Photo by staff
Bottom Right: Sara Wenzl (9) and Kamara Wright (9)
measure out the right amount of ingredients for their cookies. Photo by staff '
OFTEN' THOSE WHO ARE IN ENGLISH
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BY DENTON RACINE
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" Ther e i s noth in g e ith er good or bad , but thi nk in g mak es it so "
read written words, and interpret them howe ve You get the opportunity of a lifetime to be abl e the vast lands of literature.
l<b English is the class where you getthe op p, t unity to you feel. > expl orE
There are many types of English classes av2 :i ble. Yo can take Reading Idea's , Regular, General , and :ff Engli ~ Creative Writing, Womens' Literature, Ameri ca iteratu1 Oral Communications, Reading Elements , Mu lt i .ltural Literature Newspaper and Yearbook.
Lots of students in the school love to read 2 l write , and classes like these can help inspire those in d i duals t( want to learn lots more.
"I love my English class, because we get to 1 1d a 101 and write lots of stories, and I love to do both ," d Con nie Tran (10) Connie Tran loved to take a goo d 1unk of time during any part of the day to kick back ar read good book.
Sophomore Ryan Pluta likes to spend at le a~ W minutes a day reading the newspaper and looki JP thE words he doesn ' t know with a dictionary that he 1 eps ~lose at hlnd. // 1 learn a lot that way, and I find it ,t easi to understand the story they ' re trying to get out t t ~ver ybody that way." said Pluta as he took a brief bre a fr om work.
Writing demonstration exams became a foc L of sta and national politicians during the 2005 school y( r, arn President Bush pushed for more accountability
For the most part, kids take English because r 1din ~ remains key to knowledge, and "knowledge is po· ; r "
" M y favorite book is ' Th e other Side o f Dark' becau se it keeps you in suspense , and I also like the horror and mystery that goe s on during the story ," said Brittany Mcnear (9) Photo by Denton Racine
Above: Connie Tran (10 )take
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mily Griesch reads the amazing story "The Maze" to r fifth period Reading Ideas class. The students usually begin their class reading their own books. Then they have class novel they all read along with before they go over uestions, do vocabulary or do projects with the novel. rhoto by Denton Racine
Meyer goes over poetry definitions on the overd with her seventh period English 9 class. Photo by
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Second Semester Yearbook Staff
Front
M iddl e: Randi Himmelberg, Jamie Patzloff, Erica Scott, Kelly Fish, Kim Huynh
Back: Nick Bryan, James Wilsey , Rob Gibson, Tyler Lamley , Kiara Grant, Olivia Martinez, Ryan Mussman
First Semester Yearbook Staff
Front (Left to Right): Josh Smith, Brandon Pruitt
Middle: Rob Gibson, Derek Ofodirinwa, Eri ca Scott, Mackenzie Helmkamp , Olivia Martinez, Jade Muff, Amal Osman (class assistant)
Back: Kelly Fish, Kristina Lee, Lainey Rasmussen
(left to right): Kristina Lee, Adam Johnson, Patrick Cervantez
Abo Left: James Wilsey (11) works on making a trar parent bac round for the fashion page, for the 4th time
Above Cen r: Olivia Martinez (12), Kelly Fish (11), a, :I Stephanie Ne an (1 2) look over a proof for the ste~ team page.
Above Right: Denton acine (10) ponders on the tab li ash tries to find a word hew es to put in his story.
Far Left : Kim Huynh and R Mussman (10) down lo , :I a few p ic ures onto the iPhoto co uter.
Left: Tyler Lamley (12) shows off Ii" early w hites be e use he finished hi s speech page. Photos b manda Giebelh us
•HOLD THE PRESSES
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A Walk on the Wild Side. The 20QS yearbook cover says it all. With an all new staff of creative Gators, the S.A.Y.S. (Super Awesome Yearbook Squad) rolled out the '05 yearbook at the end of May.
In hopes of topping last years "Some Assembly Required," ior Erica Scott and Junior Derek Ofodirinwa came up with bot he theme and the title of the new book.
"D ek and I thought that the title really fit our school in its ways beca e this year has been so crazy," said Erica Scott as she placed the las of her pictu.res on the sports division page. 11 1 felt that the theme o ught more life to the book because it was so different than the o ers. Its not plain with just a school emblem. It's spunky and catches e readers eye."
And that it does, the • htly colored picture of Rob Gibson, Amanda Laurenceau, Chrissy orster, Pete Lass and Roswell the dog is undoubtably the first thin ou notice about the '05 book.
"It w as very fun to dress up like e Tin Man and I greatly enjoyed my 15 seconds of fame ," said ob Gibson one yearbook staff member who was pictured on e cover. The other costumed Oz characters were from jou al ism classes.
Because so many of the students in ye book this year were new, including a big ch ange second se ster, the staff had to work overtime for deadlines.
Terri Diffenderfer, the yearbook teacher, moved om student to student teaching them how to Photoshop a place the pictures on assigned pages.
"Everyday we face the same technical issues and prob1ems as any professional news room. Everything is digital and something is always going wrong with the technology," sa id Diffenderfer. "Just say linking and printers are a continual problem," she said.
Students ~ecam~ frustrated when the deadlines arrived. The deadlines always seemed to come along before the pages were prepared. "It was crazy. Those deadlines are scary. First Mrs. D flips out; then you panic because Mrs. D flips out; and finally you finish the page A.S.A.P. so Mrs. D doesnt flip out more," said Senior Kiara Grant.
AMANDA G!EBELHAUS
J: Kristina Lee (10 ) works on finishing the faculty page for the yearbook. Kristina is also the managing tor for the Gator Galaxy Photo by Amanda Giebelhaus
ttom: Erica Scott (12) gleams with excitement as the yearbook meets its first deadline. Durin g the year
are an average of nine deadlin es they have to meet with about 30 to 50 page s du e for eac h deadline.
by meeting the deadlines, can the staff deliver the book on time. Photo by Lainey Rasmussen
NEWSBITS, CAPTIONS, PH O TOS, AND DEADLINES
A R E A L L PART 0~ \ THE l:,1cl_¢-6(
BY KIARA GRANT
Above: Kristina Lee and yearbook teacher Mrs. Diffenderfer h elp out Seth Maynard make the final corrections on his page.
Photo by Kiara Grant R ight: Gretchen Nielsen signs her name after she finishes proofing the first paper of second semester.
Photo by Kiara Grant
"This year went a lot smoother than it did last year. L- t year everyone was trying to figure how to run the programs t we had. This year there were a lot of the same people that were i n lass last year, which made it easier for the new staff to learn how
went," senior Nick Bryan said.
The first semester newspaper staff only consisted of
students to put out The Gator Galaxy, but they had help from the other journalism classes. The staff still managed to put ou t two papers. The second semester class was a little better for st members with about 20 students who put together totally dig it newspapers and a news magazine in May.
A typica l newspaper story usua lly takes a couple of we :s to put it together. First, you have to find a subject you would actually want to do a story on. "There is nothing worse than ha in to do a story about something that you have absolutely no inte r !St in ," said Sophomore Angel Vinsonhaler. Then, you have to do _ ) U "research" abou t the story such as any interviews, information a p 1 u would need for your story.
After you our components for your story, yo have to write your story and fin a p it in the newspaper Fi nally when your story is done and placed yo u go o ur and ho urs of proo fi ng. Well maybe not hou r s but you do proo f , and correct proofing from the journal ism classes. When proofi r ; i~ all over and done , the pages are sent to press and posted as PDf s on the WWW. After the paper comes back , the staff has a meet i t g and discusses how the paper turned out and what is in st ore for t 1e next issue.
" Being on newspaper made me feel like I had some say on what I thought students should know about. It was i nterest i nt to see all the work that went into having an article in the school newspaper ," sa id Maya Ma i erle.
Two excit i ng new activit i es were part of newspaper clas s During the school year , Henry Hartsgrove started putt i ng up PD s so that the newspaper could be viewed online by district patrons and families of the students. The class also produced a suppleme 1 t magazine to be passed out with the yearbook in May The maga l n1 was a chance to do another type of layout and produce somethi r on nicer pape r to be saved w ith the yearbook
lov : Kesha Oeltjen makes the final proofs for the Valentine' Day issue of The Gator Galaxy
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rnter: Henry Hartsgrove is -shocked that the newspaper was completed by deadline.
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1ow Right: Nick
helps Angel
put the final touches on the longest issue of The tor
Below:Maya Maierle listens to music as she finishes her first page of the newspaper.
• Below Center:Angel Vinsonhaler and Kristina Lee play a game to relieve stress during newspaper class.
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Photo by Kiara
Bryan
Vinsonhaler
Galaxy. Photo by Kiara Grant
Photo by Kiara Grant
Photo by Staff
to R): Nick Bryan, Kiara Grant, Gretchen Nielsen, Angel Vinson haler, •i tina Lee and Seth Maynard. Photo by Staff
Front (L to R): Henry Hartsgrove, Kesha Oeltjen, Denys Steele
Back (L to R): Maya Maierle, Gretchen Nielsen, Angel Vinsonhaler, Seth Maynard, Mandy Etmund, Sierra Frauen and Kristina Lee. Photo by Staff
Abo ve: Stud ent Malima M o h am ed (11 ) and Teac her Jud y Beste, are hard at w o rk durin g cl ass. Photo by Olivia Martinez
Ce nte r : Gilb e rt o San c hez (9 ) t aking no tes and p aying att enti o n durin g clas s.
Photo by Olivia Martinez
Above: Thao Nguyen (11) and Faeza Osso (9), during their 7th p eri o d class
Photo by Olivia Martinez •
Above : Mrs Riddell's ELL class is working hard on learning a new 12 ;uage during 7th period. Photo by Olivia Martinez.
Above: In class Doug Lippstreu is writing on the overhead and the st t '.= nts are listening to what's going on. Photo by Olivia Martinez
Above: The students listen intently while Doug Lippstreu talks to t i ~m about future assignemnts in eighth period. Photo by Kristi Ha/lei
LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE IS THE TASK
FOR
Although English is the first language for most of the students in our school, English is not the primary language of every student.
That's why the school offers the English Language Learner classes, for those that English is their second language.
Although it's not easy to learn new languages, the ELL department has a program to transition students into the new language with a little help along the way. Students move through levels and also work on their own to gain language skills.
Students learn not only language skills, but work on study skills and make cultural adjustments to move up levels until they transition into the top level and finally on their own.
: Jose Mendez (10), stops as ts his picture taken durning that
Photo by Olivia Martinez
ve: Tea c her Doug Lippstreu and st udent Philip Akur (12 ), stop to take a quick picture after talking about paper. Photo by Olivia Martinez.
ttom Right: During their 8th period of the day these students are studying hard to learn something new to
m. Photo by Josh Mummert.
PAGES BY OLIVIA MARTINEZ
Left: Instructor Susan Paschold explains to her students \ 1at shE needs them to do for lstoria. Photo by Staff
Left Below: Chrissie Scheider (12), Melissa Morgan (11 ), 1d Amanda Torwrit (11) began the tedious task of putting t o t her t promotion posters. Photo by Staff
_ Below: Paschold checks the work of Dana Hentschel (1 2 nd Derek Ofodirinwa (11 ). Photo by Staff
lstoria Staff Mem b ers
Front Row: Sarah McCown, M ady Kelle Nykky Chrastil
Back Row: Amanda Tor w rit, Tyler Lt edtke, Melissa Morgan, Ro b; n Shanno, Chrissie Schneider, Be n Ed wardso , Dana Hentschel, Susan Pas1_h o ld1 DerE Ofodirinwa
OUR STORIES AND LIVES, ALL FoR
OuR FrnsT LITERARY MAGAZINE ...
PAGES
BY
$TORY BY
TYLER LAMBLEY
TYNA HOLZ AND GRETCHEN NIELSEN
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The name " lstoria," wh ich mea ns story in Greek , was sel ected or the first literary magazi ne at Nor th Star. Sus an Paschold ' s seventh period Advanced Creat iv e Writing class plans to publi sh th e magazine in the spring.
The students in the Adva nc ed Cr eative Writing class came he upwith the idea that they wa nt ed our schoo l to have a cr eat ive
These four ori gin al po ster designs u sed to promote the premiere edition of the l storia were among many pla c ed throughout the sc hool by the Advamced Creative Writing Cla ss.
wr iting magazine, and they were willing to do the work to put the publication together.
" We have a lot of talented writers here at North St~r , and we wanted to publish the literary magaz i ne to showcase the great writing ability of our students ," Susan Paschold sa id.
Paschold wanted us to have somet hing to contribute to the students in our school and prov ide the opportun ity for them to contribute to it, Sarah McCown sai d. "We want to contribute to the history of North Star , which we are start ing to create here, " she said.
"For o ur school, the tit le is espe ci all y appropriate because the ' Greeks mo ve d from island to island nav igatin g by the stars It' s such a simp le name but it says so much abo ut North Star ," staff member McCown said.
" Deciding on the name of t he magaz i ne wasn ' t too difficult ," class me mber Derek Ofodirinwa (11) sa id. "The class came up with nam es such as Star on the Righ t , Seeing Bl ind, Utterance and lstor ia and then voted to determ in e th e winner. "
McCown said, " We are loo king for light , dark , real life, total fan t asy, anything that people ar e willing to put out there, "
The class hopes for a var iety of genres as well. " We are look in g for even song lyrics, rap lyrics. We will even take essays . and if you do think about it there are a lot of creative aspe c1 ~o having to write an essay and having to write rap music an d song lyrics ," McCown said.
The cl ass decides which work to publish using a rubric of expectatio ns devised by students
Paschol d hopes that each person in the class will have someth i ng i n the magazine, but they also hope to take in work from students throughout the school.
Any student can submit creative writing: short stories, essays, song lyrics or poetry submissions were due March 24, 2005
O r igina l posters were placed in each English classroom and throughout the school. English teachers all had appl icat io ns.
Photos by Tyler Lambley
Darwin Archie works with another student on a class project.
Photo by Staff.
Sarah McCown works on her geometry assignment for math teacher John Catlett. Photo by Staff
Jessica Miller uses the library catalog to something she needs for her classwork. Photo by Staff.
Nick Lacher quietly studies in the Media Center during third p od. Photo by Irma Sulejmanovic
A student spellchecks her report during work time in the medi , enter. Photo by Staff.
TUDENTS CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND BROWSING,
ORKING ANl:::a INTHE
Checking books out, checking books in, and then doing it all over n, maybe even picking out a few new books to purchase. That would th e typical day for the Bruce Dabbert in the media center.
The media center sees individuals as well as classes of students every ly. Classes do research, classes and students come in and check out ks and we even host meetings in the media center, Dabbert said.
Students and groups like to meet in the library because the high :c"li ngs and bright light from the skylights make the space comfortable and :heerful. For those reasons, the library was also used for some of the staff ;neet in gs
Da bbert said that some of the funniest things are when kids come up .vith excuses for not returning their books on time
1. It's in the trunk of my cousin ' s car in some far-off state.
2. My dad hid it because he doesn't like me to read.
3. I was in a car accident and lost my book.
4. I' ve been sick and lost my book.
5. I checked it out for a friend, and they didn't turn it in Dabbert said the most stressful part of being on the media staff is lo~g when everyone wants to be helped right now, and they want to be helped first.
One of the most common probl ems is overdu e books, and since our library is new, a need for more material.
Story by Piper Hoskins
Bruce Oabbert studies his computer screen while helping find something for science teacher Lisa Kramer-Hansen.
RATIONALIZING, REASONING, ROU~DING OUT
PAGES AND STORY BY
ADAM JOHNSON
Math Department Chair Karen Eihusen decided to be er n e a math teacher when she was studying meteorology. The m o · matr she learned, the more math came alrve to her.
Eihusen had a hard time keeping up with her own ma t 1 cl ass i high school after transferring in the middle of the year. She id sh started teaching math when ·s he had to teach herself becau s the class was in the middle of something she knew nothing abo According to Eihusen, Math is the universal langu a~ usec to describe our world. She also advises students to keep th E • eye i set on lofty goals and advises students to work hard.
Eihusen previously taught at Scott and Pound Middle Sc ols. She also taught in Waverly, Nebraska. Amy Nebesniak likes ath because it is very organized and sequential. She had the ha est time in geometry, and she chose to teach math because it L challenging and everyone needs to know it.
Bill Schlautman says, "Math is like sports. You have to ,__ ic to get good at it."
Though he.teaches algebra now, as a student he had th t: os trouble with Algebra 2. He decided to teach math because w getting his PhD in college to tutor students in math. • Megan Kroll chose to teach mathematics because she er >ye and excelled in her math classes, and she hoped to help stu c ts because she also had difficulty with Algebra 2. She decided become a mathematics teac her her sophomore year in colle ! S had started out as a Pre-Vet med.
In high school, Elisha Denter had the hardest time in ge net because she had an glgebra mind, and it was hard for her to 1itc to geometry. She said she just had to work harder at it. De chose to teach math so she could enjoy her work. Her advi c t o North Star students is, "If something doesn't make sense toy< don't give up right away. Dig your heels in and keep at it. 1't afraid to ask for some help along the way."
Eric Lockert works out an Calculus sample problem for hi s students. Photo by Tyler lambley.
BOTTOM:
Dustin Gerlach and Cory Lehr work out a mathematical problem on the whiteboard. Photo by Tyler lambley. Geometry
Students listen to their Mr. Leimbach give a lesson in Geometry in his A204 Geometry Class. Photo by Adam Johnson. Algebra
Students work on algebra work in the 8209 Classroom. This classroom is also used by other teachers in the building during different periods such as a Pre-Calculus class is taught there at 8:00 a.m. Photo by Adam Johnson.
LEFT: Payton Iverson chill out in his fifth Period geometry class. Photo by Adam Johnson.
john Catlett Teaches Pre Calculus in his A203 Classroom Photo by Kristi Haller.
LEFT: Kamara Wright works on a math assignment. Photo by Kristi Haller.
Jason Leimbach explains a concept to Geometry students to enscribe into their notes during 5th Period. Photo by Adam Johnson.
THE MEMBERS OF THE
During the fall, North Star's marching guard were ready to strut their stuff. They band worked feverishly to prepare their performed during the halftime break in moves and marches for the upcoming the football season. football season. With the performance at the game
The last hour of the day became against Southwest, the marc~ing band ' s marching band practice The marching season started out with a bang. " The band and the color guard worked togethermovement learn i ng took us 3-4 weeks to to create a performance that would show learn , But it took us all season to perfect " off North Star's talents. said Director Tobin Stewart.
When the time came for the first Stewart ' s idea of the highlight of the home game against Lincoln Southwest season wa s simple: "State Marching Band came , the marching band and color Competition."
bove : The North Star marching band takes the field at their first performance for the year. Photo by: Staff
Cla rinet: Cy m bals / Flute Trombone/Tenor Sax Trumpet
\legan A rrigo Lauren Walterman Kevin Eddy Britney Bose
\1egha n D uryea Austin Lehr Randy Miller
Roman Nelson
Erica Gengenback Heather Brester
\lichae l James Ashley Cudaback Josh Smith
-\shley Korb Steph Dodge
Candice Cobb T ub a
Eddie Cramer
Adam Everley
Beth Weiner
Derek Hedges
kenneth Hav- Ether Saure
Lindsey Neuman Cassie Fore Derek Deselms licek Co lo r Gu a r d
Justin Ratli ff Danielle Kempkes
Chris Soncksen
Maksim Kish-
Kyle Reinhart Amber Knight Jed Welch chun.'
ierra Schaaf Heather Marni
Liz Sch nepp Maria Martinez
\manda Skoda Emily McKinney
Carena Smith Melissa Morgan
Emilia Sm ith Kristina Roach
Tarissa Westerbolt Nicole Westwood
Lauren Walterman Megan Zingler
Kelly Bittinger
Brittany Dinges
Bennett MerAmy Endrulat
edith Kelli Garrison
Shawna Sheets
Joe Smith
Megan
Sean Spence Gengenbach
Elisha Hall
Amanda White
Jordan Wilson Emily LaTelle
Joshua Wils on Brittany Pickel
Alec Wise Nancy Richards
Savannah Smith Brandi Zwiener
Lauren Taylor Michela Bridger
Ashley Lindsey Clausen
Tetherow Geoffrey Ellis
Karissa Webb Josh
Jessica Grossenbacher
Wroblewski Jordan Hodgins
Elliott Robb
Drum Maj o r Topper Yoakum
Abbey Smykowski
Hn / Pit/Qu a d s/ Snare
Josh Howell
M~yghan
Mulvihill
Sarah Will o ughby
Above : Abbey Smykowski (1 O) seems happy to Above: The North Star band and color guard did their first be at th e Seacrest football game. Photo by Rob performance of the year at a football game. Right: The Gibson low brass is marching their best to bring home the gold. Pho to by Staff
Right: Members of Concert Choir practice for their production of Amahal Photo By Staff
Above: Ms Osborn assists students with their singing. By Nikki Voboril
Right: Ms. Osborn Explains the scales
Photo By Branden Poe
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Above: Kelley Carrison (9) and Sydney Brandt ))
Photo By Denton Racine
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BY ROB GIBSON
STORY BY TYLER LAMBLEY
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With the addition of two new choirs this year, the Fine Arts Department again proved its determination to be a force in the lives of North Star students. Auditions were held for each of the choirs at the end of the previous year, allowing students to get to know what they have to register for, in terms of their schedule.
The first period Choreographed Choir, in its inaugural year, might seem tiring to some students who think that singing and dancing at 7 :00 in the morning would be a pain, but students eemed to adjust to the schedule very
well. As one of the two classes offered at the first period slot , it is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from the 7 a.m. Wei gl- I Training (the other class).
The addition of Chorus has allowed more students, h o couldn't fit classes like Concert Choir in their schedule to add a music class. They might be smaller, but they grown to be a good group of singers.
The choirs also proved to be very busy throughout the year, with such events like Amahl and Small Ensemble/Solo Contest, hosted here
is one of the many things that I like to do everyday. 11
at North Star. Amahl was an opera brought to North Star and Southwest High Schools from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Concert Choir members were the shepherds in the opera, learning the music, and performing for the public, costumes, makeup and all. With the contest came many of the soloists from here receiving Superior ratings.
The vocal music department has been under good leadership with direction from Chair Joni Osborn and accompanist Jennifer Van Dyke .
Above: fre hman girls c horus tudies the Scales and Range of their voices
Ba c k: Ashley Beach , Ashli Parsley,Heidi Moore, Andrew Martinez, Danny Poethig, James Dingwell , Kylee Roth, Andie Westling , Krista DeSelms
Not Pictured: Meghan Conner, Ra c hel Ray , Tyler Lambley
Courtesy Photo
Choreographed Choir
Front (Right to Left): Amber Lenhoff, Bennet Meredith, James Dingwell , Jessica Merideth, Sam Hartley. Center (Right to Left): Kesha Oeltjen, Heidi Moore , Tyler Hale , Sonja Brazer , Nikki Voboril. Back (Right to Left):
Sarah Marshall, Meghan Conner, Ashli Parsley, Ryan Miller
Not Pictured: J.J. Robinson Photo by Scott Rieker
BY ROB GIBSON AND NIKKI VOBORIL
9-10 Select
Front (Right to Left): Kelly Doan, Meghan Duryea, Sabrina Keefer, Kamille McKinney. Center (Right to Left) : Shailee Marshall, Connie Tran, Alicia Malotky, Minela Jukovic , Katie Johnson, Shannon Fisher. Back (Right to Left): Piper Hoskins, Robin Bruscato , Crystal Scholl, Mechia Hall, Mikaella Vanderpool , Tiffany Holz.
Not Pictured: Tara Carstens, Jessica Crocker, Mandi Droud, Kalyn Groenewold. Photo by Scott Rieker
9th Grade Girls
Choir
Class list: Sequoia Berens, Lachel BradleyWilliams, Sydney Brandt, Laryssa Byron , Tonya Chandler, Mikayla Donahoo, Kelli Garrison, Jessica Griggs, Kendra Grundman , Daesha Jackson, Jazzi Johnson, Allison Laschanzky, Rosalinda Marntinez, Cory McCaugherty, Amanda Miller, Rachel Miller, Erica Sanchez, Jordan Schumacher. Photo by Rob Gibson
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Front (Right to Left): Danielle Schroeder, Chelsea Be ck, Virginia Ry ar _each ,
Anthony Blair ,Jessica Davis. Center (Right to Left): Amanda Chandler , aige Ihde , Arhmond Smith, T J Kelso, Leticia Brazer. Back (Ri ght to Left): mi
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Stone, Clevone Furby, Nikkia Amaya. Not Pictured: Rabab Moh se n, Sara Mohsen, Derek Watson Photo by Nikki Voboril
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STUDENTS BUILD STRENGH, LEARN HEALTHY LIFESTY'LE £J. 1< \-\ea\~~
BY )AMES WJL5EY
Yes ,PE is required. But at 7a.m. students who aren't nr essarily there for the credit can be found in the weight room or in t i main gym pumping iron, jogging and sprinting 4 x 20s.
Up down, up down. The idea is 20 seconds. But less sk d runners might have difficulty completing the task.
All students must have 7.5 credits of P.E. and required t take 2. (one quarter) of health, but so!71e students take P.E. for oth e ·easons
Senior Jonathan Hollins has taken more than the requi r ' P.E. classes during his high school years. "P.E. is the class where · u sepa rafe the boys from the men. I take P.E. because I am a migh man," Hollins said.
Ashley Ernesti (11) took weight training during the fall se ester. She said, "P.E. can also be a chance for females to prove th·e selves against stereotypes." Ernesti found some guys willing to help hen she was in weight training, but some guys made jokes askin g hy sh1 wasn't using the women's 25 pound bar.
Carly Strunk took health during her freshman year as ma students do. Her favorite memory of the class was a section on i nkin~ and driving. "Our student.teacher let us wear the -drunk go gg , He put a piece of tape on the floor, and we walked it. It was ~ea l hard because you couldn't focus on where the line was. You wou l( valk and when you took off the goggles, you wouldn't even be on e lin You couldn't focus, and you couldn't tell where the line was '
Beginning in the fall of 2005 students could not take hea l unti their sophomore year.
Todd Tomlinson likes to keep h i s muscles toned up in weight trai n ir·g
Photo by Staff
Matt Turco does his routine repetitions on the bench press. He adds more weight each time to increase his strength and endurance
Photo by Staff Right: P.E. teacher Kristi Nelson-Hitz takes attendance while her eighth period class stretches out. Photo by Olivia Martinez
Students work out in the in the weight room daily , some for class , some for fun and still more for sports. Activities range from the bench press, hang cleans and squats to runn ing on the treadmill.
Photo by Staff
Photo by Staff
EVERY DAY, SPECIAL PROGRAMS OFFER STUDENTS
THE CHANCE TO USE THEIR
BY RANDI HIMMELBERG
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North Star students who get assistance fromresource help might have a problem with a specific subject, a learning disability or a speech or language special need.
Resource teachers work both in and out of the building to provide direction for students in their classes as well as at job sites.
Some resource teachers co-teach in classrooms to assist students with classroom notes and assignments while others, such as speech therapists, pull students one on one to work on skills.
Resource students also have periods of the day when they work in the building to provide valuable services such as the recycling program or building duties such as maintenance.
program
Some resource students recycled paper as part of their work experience, ing from room to room recycling white and newsprint separately throughout the Jilding. The group takes in and recycles at least 500 pounds of paper weekly in a effort to help the environment.
Recycling
Above: Raman Anaya re cycles the white copy machine paper in the journalism room. Studen ~ 1ave to separate the white and other colored paper. Photo by staff
Left: Alan Eckhout and members of his class clear the tables between luches. Photo by staff
Left: Resource teacher
Andrea Abel helps Chelsea Chadd (12) in A 100.
by staff
Below: Resour ce teacher
Travis Schuster works with Josh LeGrand (12) and Philip Akur (12) in A 100. Photo by staff
Left: Resource teacher Peggy Machuller's English class prepared a script and became video stars after completing a class literature assignment for the novel The
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Plague. Photo by Amanda Laurenceau
TAKING THE &~ •
PAGE5 BY DENTON RACINE
"S ·ence is everywhere," science department chair Floyd Doughty id, "It's all around us. People just don't see it."
The scie e department this year has grown in the second year expanding I o the laboratories in the B wing with the middle school.
"But, we ' re ready the academies next year," Doughty said.
There are many ways th students can prepare for IWe beyond their high school careers· science. Doughty said the traditional plan was to take a scienc very year. "In your 9 th grade year you should take geo scienc nd physical sdence; In 10th biology; 1Ph chemistry, and in your sen· r year Physics."
Chemistry teacher Melissa Campeau -Gre filed took maternity leave early in the year , but will returne • March. Nancy Ehlers had maternity leave beginning in Apri
North Star took it's first ever Science Bowl team to participate in the Regional Science Bowl at the University o Nebraska- Lincoln Feb, 5, 2005.
The team won one of their rounds and won $100 for the North Star science department. Physics teacher Fioyd Doughty sponsored the team.
Science bowl team members were Brandon Jochum (11), Captain Ian Plummer (11)Tho Pham (11), Megan Schroeder (11)and Ashley Ernesti (11).
Other science students met on a regular basis with Science Olympiad to work on projects and prepare for science competitions.
Story by Nick Cruickshank & Ashley Ernesti
Left: Lisa Kramer-Hansen chills in front of her classroom before she makes her noble quest back into the room where she'll teach the class all she knows. Photo by Denton Racine
" The only rea s<'n for time is so tha t e verything doesn 't hap per; at once."
Left: Ni ck (9) is in the middle of his 5th period Biology soaking up as much information as he can before the end of the period. Picture by Denton Racine Below: Nancy Ehlers points out information to her chemistry with facts presented on the overhead. Picture by staff
ove: Roswell takes his place in the middle of his fifth period science class. Photo by nton Racine
Above ft: Ju lie Steen and her fifth period biology class go barefoot while they classify thi shoes. Photo by Denton Racine
LEARNING Cr
HO VVEARE
PAGES BY TYL£ LAMBLEY
N w teachers. New class offerings. The So ial Studie ~ .epartmen experienced a lot of "news" this year as ey grew t ew hei ts.
With such events as the Renaissance Fe ival, the Clo s, In uguration Trip, a Voter Registration Driv and other cl 2 'Jp room a tivities, teachers and students alike staye very busy this •ar.
More class offerings this year have m e the departm oticable, and maybe a tad more enjoya le for students. \ classes as Differentiated Economics, So ology and Crimin a students are learning more and mored yin and day out.
Aas the Social Studies Departmen continues to break ground here at North Star, the future ooks bright for prosp students to come.
Left: Kiara Grant (12), aylor Pitts (10) and Maren Vik (1 ) pose for a quick picture right b ore heading to a gala event on t e Close Up trip to Washington D. Photo courtesy Kiara Grant
Be es (9) view what is going on the into world. Photo more th such stice r, w
some notes during heir economics class Photo by Tyler Lambley
Above Middle: K m McKinney (9), Amy Hua (9 ) and Nathan
A ove Right: Social studies teacher Kelli King assists Stt. anie ook with her work as a part of her daily tasks. Photo Staff
take a glance at what the bean
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through the rocess of registering voters. Photo by
registers vote during North Star ' s annual voter registration drive.
Bottom
Dr. Nancy Be cker wal s her way around the commons trying to learn a traditional Renaissance dance.
Below: The United States Captiol Bu· ding is decked out as the Presidential Inauguration gets underway. Photo by Ki a Grant
Above: Lainey Rasmu ssen (12) and Jade Muff (11)
says in Wandzilak 's Economi cs class. Photo b Tyler Lambley
Above Right: Aaron Tibbels (10) and Robin ruscato (10)
orth Star's Renaissance Festival. Photo by taff
Right: Josh Canby (12) goes
Randi Himmelberg
Below Right: Eri ca Scott (12)
Photo by Tyler Lambie
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PAGES
BY
RACHEL RA Y AND T YLER LAMBLEY
Ri ght: The LNS Speech team medals for all the world to see are proudly display ed in the trophy case where they have make their new home , but to be accompanied by many more Photo by Rachel
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"All you Gators know, Speech Team 's the way to g team members chant as the A100 wing begins to stir up wi t team members on weekly Tuesday practices .
You see them with prose books, easels, visual aids , They might be intimidating, but don't fear. They just have t to represent the Gators as best as they could. After doublin t size this year, the team has made a bigger presence at every meet.
The team first came together this year in October w re Tyler Lambley (12) and Maren Vik (10) were elected as co-c c ains of the team.
The team held their first "practice meet" here at No rt Star the first week November. They named the meet the Pecan em. For an explanation, ask any speech member.
The regular season th e got underway the next wef: at Papillion-LaVista High Sch < I. Although no one made it t c inals at this meet, (the only one here no one made it to finals), t r t ear did very well for their first n et. As November turned i r 1 December and then into Ja1 ary, t he team began to be even ,tter and better.
By the time the Lincoln Southwest meet came arou r in late January, the team enc d up placing 8th overall, out o 32 teams. As the team continw t o improve things look up as th ' head into districts at Kearne y ~ig Sc hool, and then later in M a, t state at the University of Ne b 1ska -Kea rn ey.
Above: Emily Nannen (10) gleams with excitement at the Lincoln Southwest meet.
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2004-2005 Gator Speech Team
Front Row : Rachel Ra y, Ashley Beach, Tyler Luedtke.
Second Row: Irma Sulejmanovic, Kam McKinney, Maren Vik, Tyler Lambley, Sarah Dahlgren, Cindy Le, Ta y lor Pitts, Amy Hua, Thu Cao.
Third Row: Meghan Conner, Beth Rempfer, Andie Westling , Sam Hartley, Erin Abbott, Coach Brenda Broeker, Emily Burbach , Nidhi Mehta, Emily Nannen, Robyn Shannon.
Back Row: Sarah Marshall
Not Pictured: Ai/lie Hu, Emily La Te/le, Luda Kischun
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Photo by Rachel Ray
Photo by Rachel Ray
Above Left: Before the competition during the wait in North Star's homeroom at Lincoln High School, Hannah Craig (10) prepares herself for her role as the fiddler. Pho to by Tyler lambley
Above Right: Rob Gibson (10), Rachel Ray (10) and Tyler Hale (10) await the awards ceremony at Lincoln High School with much anticipation. The cast was often upbeat about the play in spite of the long hours of rehearsal. Photo by Tyler lambley
Left: Tyler Lambley (12) and Sarah Marshall (10) make eyes at the camera on their way to compete at the Kearney High Schpol Play Festival. Courtesy Photo by Tyler lambley
Outstanding Performance A, irds were earned for roles in "Co itry Gothic"
Brian Daize ( Elder Maxft e'
Sam Hartley (Alfred)
Heidi Moore (Aunt Marth
Tyler Lambley (Amos)
Meghan Conner ( Rebe ca
Sarah Marshall (Sarah)
Kam McKinney (Lilith~
The Cast and Crew of Country Gothic
Back (Right to Left): Jeff Nathan, Meyghan Mulvihill, Alyssa Bolte, Robin Bruscato, Hope Bauer, Lindsey Clausen, Mekita Rivas, Amanda Skoda, Nathan Benes, Krysta , ngers, James Dingwell, Justin Cadwell, Aaron Tibbels, Brian Daize, Heidi Moore, Tyler Hale, Brad Griffin, Tyna Holz, Tiffany Holz, Maria Battiato, Emily La Telle , Josie Karre, l ndran Grundman, Chantel Knego, Sierra Schaaf, Erica Gengenbach, Dylan McCaughtery. Front (Right to Left) : Sarah Slama , Andie Westling, Kesha Oeltjen, Carrie Ha rl , Kam McKinney, Meghan Conner, Josh Morgan, Sam Hartley, Sarah Marshall, Megan Carper, Amanda Giebelhaus, Abbey Smykowski, Beth Rempfer, Nikki Voboril, Emily nnen , Ashley Ernesti, Tyler Lambley, Rachel Ray, Alyssa Ponce, Maranda Stratton.
Not Pictured: Directors Greg Gibbs and Sarah Moje , Rob Gibson, Jessie Failor, Hannah Craig
THE BooK ... THE LAw ... THE LOVE ...
PAGES BY TYLER LAMBLEY
High was worried they/d lost. We told them after they had won/ 'lust wait next year!m
The North Star Theater Department proved to many this November and December that they will be a big contender in the upcoming years. They started off with a great District competition last year, a fifth place showing and three acting awards for "Property Rites."
After the successful run of the fall musical "Little Shop of Horrors," many were filled with anticipation to see what would be the one-act of choice for directors Greg Gibbs and Sarah Moje.
With the posting of sign-up sheets for auditions, came the unveiling of the show. "Country Gothic" by Tim Kelly was to be the show to put North Star Theater on the map this year. The brief reading•of the script by Gibbs and Moje led to even more excitement.
Auditions were held that riext Monday and Tuesday. Students were asked to read from the script and to do some basic improvisation activities. Because there were no callbacks for the musical, they came as a surprise this time, and around 35 students were asked to come in one more time to prove themselves and to get another look at the script.
As that Friday ended, a mob began to appear outside doors near the choir room as the directors posted the cast list and booked it out of there. There were tears from both sides as some came away with roles t hey never would've imagined; some didn't get the roles they wanted.
The script was read by the cast, and the crew began the set buildin g I 1 >cess as the entire production was underway.
Lik e ~v ery other sport, the cast and crew had a season of their own It started Nov. 11 at Grand Island Northwest High School wh ere t he production ended up taking away the award for "Best Drama." Nov. 17 led to another festival, but this time at Kearney High. North Star hosted their own festival on the Nov. 22 where they again won "Best Drama."
This led to great anticipation for districts the following week. Dec. 4 came around, and the cast and crew headed down to Lincoln High School where the "best performance" was given, according to Gibbs.
North Star ended up taking runners-up to Lincoln High School, who took state the next week. They also came away with seven acting awards.
Top: Krysta Mangers (10) can't conceal her excitement for districts at Lincoln High School. Photo by Rachel Ray
Bottom: Erica Gengenbach (9) and Alyssa Bolte (10) smile as Technical Director Saran Moje gets ready to call a 'strike' for the show. Photo by Tyler Lambley
THE F W , THE PR OUD,
THE6a~o ~a~or~
PAGES BY ADAM OHN50N
STORY BY NICK CR 1CK5HANK
NORTH STAR DEBATE EAM Front Row: Sonya Hua(10), Debate
Coach Alicia Boller , Josh Stamm(11 ), and Nick Cruickshank(10). Back Row: Denys Steele 11) and Mandy Etmund(10).
"Motivation's a ricky thing," says Oral Comm teacher l icia Boller. "Sometimes y u have team members that have inter r I motivation to succee Others need to be reminded of the I, ~er goal. If those don't w rk, I just tell them watch Shrek 2, and ke them to Village Inn."
Boller said she came the LNS debate coach after th e position was offered t her as part of her teaching assignme n
The Gator Deba ors have hit the ground running this y e " with only a few non-pacing meets; the team has taken hard \ re from every meet, exc pt for two.
" The reas o n I joine debate wa s so I could argu e my opinion."
Boller has taken the challenge for them to succeed an d 1inks the first year is going ell.
"I have adapted (I think) to a class A school, and the differences that come with it," Boller said.
She came from lliance High School where she taught · t year
. Denys Steele (1 ) and Mandy Etmund (10) did Public F um. In meets called t)lovid gs,. we have taken one first place, and vosecond places. "Of c urse," said Steele "Mandy and I have t ' en home some sort of tr phy or medal almost every meet ;cau we rock hard core."
One thing peop e may not think is that in debate there rivalries and grudges j st as there are in sports. " So many, I c even name them all. ecause we go against the same teams c r and over again, and g en the nature of the conditions we m e under/' said Steele.
"Ha-ha, yes. don't like Westside High School too m h, " said Etmund.
RIGHT:The great skill of the North Star Debate T earn enabled them to win the trophies pictured on the left. Photo by Nick Cruickshank
Different Types of Debate
By Nick Cruickshank
·Congress is a mock congress, and the goal is to argue the side you want to win. In most meets you must give five speeches, each 3 minutes long.
·Policy is a longer more extensive Public Forum , with longer times, and extensive research.
·Public Forum is a two on two-partner debate.
·Lincoln/ Douglas is one on one, like the presidential debate.
If you would like to get information on debate, go to room A 102 to ' speak to Alecia Boller about joining.
Coach Boller helps Denys Steel and Mandy Etmund prep their cases before the Kearney debate. Photo by Nick Cruickshank.
Mandy Etmund (10) preps her ca e before the Feb.5 debate at Kearney High chool. They could not prepare at home, so they u ed the wire/es internet at their hotel. Photo by Nick Cruickshank.
Denys Steele (I 1) types her case up at the last minute the Days Inn in Kearney. Photo by Nick Cruickshank.
After a long debate, 3 out of 4 of the debaters walked away with hardware at the Southeast Winter joust debate meet. Courtesy Photo
STAR DEBATE TEAM
D enys Steele (1 1 ) and Mandy Etmund (10) do a battle in a m ock debate held at North Star. Courtesy Photo.
LEADING THE SCHOOL, WORKING FOR ALL
Abo ve: Melissa Herrmann , th.e spons er of Stud en t Co un cil help s th e ,Ludents ' by pro vid in g the notes on pr inted paper. Pho tc by
In its second ye a , the North Star's Stu c ~nt Council is still goin g rong, even with the setb ac . It was some hard to S · t ch Student Council to a ---r school instead of a ·'iod during the day.
"Despite all of t h challenges, we hav e 1d a lot of success , " said 1dent Council sponsor Melissa Herrmann.
"In a way this is good because overcoming these challenges makes the experience more rewarding in th ·nd, " Herrmann said.
" I joined Stu-Co because I wanted to be part of stu t involvement, " said Student Council Spirit officer Kristi ler. " As a senior at LNS, I fee1 that I want to contribute to th e school before I graduate," Haller said.
This year student council focused a lot on the Homecoming Dance, A Night to Remember. "Homeco r ng was a success and everyone was so proud to see that it ~nt well," Herrmann said.
Student Council spearheaded various projects like t i blood drive, the food drive and a whole week of activiti E centered around Earth Day.
One major thing that the Student Council did was th Spring Carnival.
" We're doing things that matter, such as the carnival , vith the money going to Make-A-Wish Foundation, " said Stu c ,nt Council historian Nidhi Mehta.
"All of the credit goes to the students. They are here almost every night of the week working on one project 0 1 another and they make a lot of sacrifices to make things work," Herrmann said. "It is great to see a group of stude get together and try to make a difference,"
By Irma Sulejmanovic and Olivia Mar nez
Above: President Irma Sulejmanovic ( 12), writes on the board about what's going on at the meeting. Photo by Oli via Martin ez
Olivia Martinez
Student Council Members
Jordan Scchumacher, Lauren Cochran, Tom Nguyen, Mrs. Melissa Herrmann. Sencond Row:Cindy Le, Irma Sulejmanovic. Third Row: Sonjia Hua, Any Hua, Nicole Whitehead, Roxie XXX, Heather XXX, Maria Martinez, Kristi Haller. Fourth Row: Kendra Grundman, Olivia Martinez, Kim Huyhn, and Mrs Falla Halsey. Fifth Row: Kendra Grundman, and Olivia Martinez. Sixth Row:Dung Nguyen, and Mai Nguyen. Seventh Row: Lorenzo Gaskins. Not
and
Left: Nidhi Mehta (12) in her enior year is listining hard durning a meetirig. Photo by Olivia Martinez. Below: Lorenzo Gaskin (11) and Maria Martinez (9) , are listening to the person that is talking to them at that moment. Photo by Olivia Martinez.
Below: Nidhi Mehta helps provide water to the teachers during ParentTeacher conferences. Photo by Staff •
Above: A normal meeting gathered in room B204 at the beginning of the 2004-05 school year.
Front Row:
Pictured: Aimee Owm, Ha Le,
Nidhi Mehta Photo by Staff
Student Council Executive Board
Front Row: Tom Nguyen. Second Row : Sponsor Melissa Herrmann, Mai Nguyen, Cindy Le, Amy Hua, and Kristi Haller. Third Row: Irma Sulejmanovic, Olivia Martinez, and Dung Nguyen. Not Pictured: Nidhi Mehta Photo by Staff
Photo by Olivia Martinez
Brandon Fix (9 ) works diligently on his Spanish work during eighth period.
Photo by Adam Johnson
St ude nts l isten t o a l ect u re fr om Senora Otto during thei r e i ghth period first yea r Spa n ish- class. Photo by Adam John son
Students take a q ui ck break from the i r French study sess i o n to show t h e ir faces for the came ra. Photo by Sta ff
St ud ents do wor k in Germa n Class. Photo by Sta ff
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Irma Sulejmanovic, Madelan Keller, and Leticia Brazer p r se nt o Tannenbaum during a German Club meeting. Photo by St a •
La maestra ayuda una estudiante
Malia Perkins answers a student's question during her eigh tr· ::! rio Spanish 3rd Year class in A200. Photo by Adam Johnson
Los estudiantes estudian espafiol en el foro Students listen attentively to their teacher in their Spanish class in th ' 18 forum. Photo by Adam Johnson
O LA B ONJOUR GuTEN
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Duy Nguyen reads his worksheet during his eighth period Chinese class. Photo by Adam Johnson
The number of students enrolled in a language has doubled since last year. With five Spanish, two French , one Chinese , and one German teacher to conduct our langu age classes, we currently have over 600 students enrolled in a language class.
Students are given the c hance to experience a new culture, while improving their language skills and reaching their high school requirements for language.
In high school, the minimum requirement is two consecutive years of your chosen language. Counse lors, how ever, encourage college bound stude nts to take four consecutive years of a language depe nding on students planned majors.
"One of my favorite things about learning a language is that you also get the opportunity to learn about the culture. It 's, not everyday that you get the chance to explore another c~lture other then your own," Linda Ngu yen (11) said.
Language is a way t o" improve your knowledge of your main lan guage, a nd it gives you an awareness of the different culture s around the world.It gives you a chance, I hope , to have a period of the day to have fun, " French teacher Mme. Cara Heminger said.
ammy Nguyen (9) and Kristie Knight (10 ) smile for a quick snapshot in eir 8th Period Chinese Class in B201. Photo by Adam Johnson.
ART OF THE SCHOOL
STAFF SUPPORTS EVERY
STUDENT WITH A ~-e\pi'AJ ~a\\J.
BY KIM HUYNH
Andrea Abel-Sp ed para
Trevor Baer-R esource para
Lanny Bolles-C ampus Security
Barb Brock-Student Parent advocate Child Center
Cindia Carlson -Tsuda-Media
Megan Carter-Child Center para
Michelle Cook-Sp ed para
Justin Eggleston -Athletic Trainer
Laurie England -Production para
Diane Flesner -Child Center para
Bev Hiatt-M edia support
Christine !deus-Guidan ce support
Joan Kalivoda-Att endance
Jan Kepler-A ccounting
Barb Louthan -Sped para
Becky Klipp -Ath le tic Trainer
Bob Mersed -Campus security superv i sor
Sarah Moje- Theater Tech
Amy Rasco -At hl etic off i ce support
Carol Reed -Registra r
Greg Schlegel-Sp ed para
Mary Sobczyk-Sp ed para
Deb Sova-Sp ed para
Dana Tucker-Attend ance
Jennifer VanDyke-A ccompanist
Kristen VanMeter-Child Center para
Ben Wilcox-C ampus security
Not pictured:
Bruce Erickson-Sp ed para
Above: Custodian Cheryl Miller goes for a ride outs ide of the auditoriu , o n Wednesday March 9. Photo by Ryan Mussman
Left: Nur e Jeane Loos is deeply concentrating on the computer. There are three nurse in all. Photo by Ryan Mussman
Right : Media support Bev Hiatt wastes no time for work. Photo by Ryan Mussman
Left: Cafeteria lady Kathy Lytle takes kid's snap number. Lytle is one of 15 hard-working members of the cafeteria staff who work every day to prepare and serve Gator food Photo by staff
Right: Custodians Glenn Steider and Roman Lys hangs in the hall a while before going back to work. There are 16 custodians on the staff. Photo by Ryan Mussman
Police officer Vicki Bourg talks to L.J. Perry. Officer Bourg tries to get to know Gator students when she is in the building. Photo by staff
Left:
Resour c e staff Shawnie
Mots c h e rba c h e r a nd Moniqu e Be v e nu e work hard foliding p a p e r Photo By: Ryan Mussman
Se c urity Guard Robert Mersed model s the new pepsi bottle
Photo By: Ryan Mussman
Janitors Ca l iey Miller, G lenn Steider and Roman Lys taking a break before ret u r i ng to make sure that the hal ls are cleaning. Photo By: Rya n Muss man.
Security Guard Lanny Bolles takes a picture before return J work and making sure that the halls a clear. Photo By: Ryan Muss ~n
Speech Thearpist Renee Hosek works hard before her next st i en comes in for a session. Photo By: Ryan Mussman
Attendance secretary Dana Tucker works hard filling out paper ' ) rk.
Photo By: Ryan Mussman
ALWAYS BEHIND THE SCENES WORKING TO HELP KEEP THE SCHOOL GOING IS OUR
BY RYAN MUSSM AN
Lun ch Lady Jen Goodwin takes a picture before returing to work on Ben Wilcox checks the computer in the campus security office during the food for the students. Photo By: Ryan Mussman. fifth period. Photo by Ryan Mussman
Science Olympiad got together to work on interesting and competihve p-ojeds througnit the year. Ros.weH wa:. always there to help.
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Left: National Honor Society tutored in tt Tuesdoys and Thursdays. Anyone could c in for help with their schoolwork. Thu Cao, Mehta and Quyen Nguyen look over a gnment.
The dub charged 50 cents per a donated the money to charity. Photo
Right: Frerx::h Club raised money with an ,sd-ool crepe festival. Cindy Lee proured onto the crepe maker and used a spatul loosen the edges as eager crepe conSLlfTl(, · toad in line
by ee Handy
C ubs at North Star formed to have fun word community. Student$ can e together in of luke interests, fundraise for ·sooc,a! events and dubs such as Science Fantasy ~me t~ther oft
,t\sian Caucus raised about 00 for victims as an extra project.
French Club raised money for projects as well as fer their crepe nights.
chery and trap got together to improve their shooti ex t kled their programs from last year.
I\Jahonal Honor Society was among the most active cW e the end of the year added a middle school wel! as the high school sessions.
.Above: 1- 1 an osy dub met for game days in sponsor Cy olso had movie days.
PAGES BY RANDI HMMELBERG
ARCHERY CLUB
Barbie Bower, Patrick Kelley, Joe Watts, Jed Welch, Jordan Foss, Jerzy Nielsen, Jessica Kassebaum, Cory McCaugherty, Amy Hua, Jennifer Rouse
Sponsor: Barry Schmoker
Photo s by Adam Johnson
ASIAN CAUCUS FBLA
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next yi r
Front Row: Duy Nguyen. Lan Nuyen, Kim Tran, Ha Le, Sponser Jeanne Kwan
Front Row: Sara Slama, Ryan Mussman, Lacey Pickering
Middle Row: Nghia Cao, Anhony Trang, Hoa Nguyen, Amy Hua
Back Row: Kristian French, Sonya Hua, Richard Goemann, Allie H~
Back Row: Randy Walker, Tim Cigelman, Zack Yost, Ben Melvin, Josh Kl ster Photo by staff
Front Row: Chelsey Mero, Katee Handy, Morgan Costello
Back Row: Sonja Brazer, Coach Vicky Mero, Yen Tran, Coach Richard Esqu iv el, Angel Vinsonhaler
Not Pictured: Katie Lindh o lm Courtesy photo
Front Row: Matt Bennett, Ben Lytle, Steve Bennett
Back Row:Travis Shaw, Coach Richard Esquivel, Tim Cigelman
Not Pictured: Cameron McThenia Courtesy photo
Above: Steve Benr t throws his ball, h o t 1g to get a strike. Ph o , by Kristen Baker Yen Tran concentr, ~s on throwing a strike. Tran said, " All of my friends got me interested i bowling. I turned ~ t pretty good." Tran bowls almost every Friday night with h t teammates at Sun Valley Lanes. Tran said that she was
team
Photo by Kristen Bak ,
Front Row: Jill Andre, Tony Odem
Row 2: Linda Ngu ye n, Katee Hand y, Brittani Boatwright, Mme Hemminger, Mme Rockwell, Alisa Bolte , Row 3: Kevin Eddy, Dana Hilde
Row 4: Steven Carcia , Victor Khaukha , Michelle Allen, Sierra Frauen , Victoria Hunt, Amy Endrulat, Lacey Pickering
SAFE PERSON
Front Row: Adam Walker, Mine/a Jukovic, Katie John son
Row 2: Irina Sulejmanovic, Secretary Kami/le McKinney, Treasurer Ray Richards, Roman Nelson
Row 3: Frau Youngman, Sponsor Letecia Brazer, Irma Sulejmanovic, Pre sident Richard Coemann , Robbie Grieser
Row 4: Madelon Keller, Vice President Amber Helmi ck, Shawnna Sheets, Oliver Keller
Back Row: Will Burke , Randy Miller
Not Pictured: Joe Walker, Dana Hentschel, Derek Hedges, Theresa Smetter
SAFE
GSA
The North Star Gay/Straight alliance is a social and activist club supporting all students regardless of sexual orientation.
Above: Seth Maynard (11) and Cindy Le (1 1 ) enjoy a bite of their strawbe rry flavored crepes, at French Club"s fund raiser for the
French Club
Above left : Linda Nguyen (11) takes a moment to sm il e while making crepes at a fund raiser for the Lin col n Food Bank , held at North Star high school by the Fren c h Club on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Photo by Katee Handy
Lincoln Food Bank Photo
Left: The French Club made $30 while serving crepes to a little over 20 people. Photo by Katee Handy
MEDICAL CLUB
MATH CLUB
SCI
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY SEM. 1
Sci-Fi Fantasy
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Left to Right : Kevin Edd y, Justin Spilker, Dung Nguyen , Irma Sulejmanovic, Sonya Hua , Jeremy Bauer, Cory Lehr
Not Pictured : Brandon Jochum , Kong Le
Front Row: Celeste Harper, Dung Nguyen, Tyler Lambley
Front Row: Dung Nguyen , Anthony N y ugen
Second Row: Megan Schroeder, Cindy Le , Gloria Mirembe, Maya Maierle, A -ee Oum, Sina Attaie, MaiNguyen , Sponser Julie Steen
Back Row: Matt Dittoe , John Henning, Kristi Haller, Celeste Harper, Thu C Sponser Floyd Doughty, Irma Sulejmanovic
ENCE BOWL
Front Row: Tho f>ham , M e~ n Schroeder, Ashley Ernesti
We are very proud of you! Follow your dreams and you can accomplish anything you desire!
Megan Caves
Love, Mom, Dad, Jared & Madelynn May all your wishes & dreams you hold in your heart co m < t rue! We're so very proud of you, Son!
Congratulations Nick!! With Love, Mom & Dad
Chad Backemeyer.
Chad,
There are no words to express how proud we are ofyou. Watching you grow from a young boy just starting school to a grown man graduating, you've never let us down. We are proud of the man you've become. You are the perfect son, the perfect brother.
Congratulations!
Love Always, Mom , Dad, Stephanie and Taylor
Katie Corbett
Megan, We're very proud of your accomplishments throughout this year Your smile brightened our lives every day.
Love , Mom , Dad & Zach
We are so proud of all your accomplishments and have enj ed watching you turn into a beautiful young lady. Enjoy the J u re.
Love Always, Cathy, Bob , Larry, Angie & Ali
Chris Clymer
"Life is short, running makes it seem longer. "
Congratulations Chris! We are so proud of you and your accomplishments Keep on striving for excellence and you will achieve your goals
Love , Mom , D ad, Heather & B rooke
Zachary Duncan
Edgar Cruz
Amanda
Jasa
Amanda, the road was very long But you made it! I am very proud of you You have accomplished so much.
Love Always, Mom
Tyler Lambley
Mackenzie Locke
"Th ose who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. "
Thanks Mary, for all the good times and caring. Mom, Dad and Shannon
Well B ubba, It's ha rd to believe th is t ime is h ere. From Ninja Turtles to P ower Rangers to Midget Football, you've turned into an amaz ing young man. Experience Life to t h e fullest. We /mow you can accompl ish anyt hi ng! Good luch at Hamilton College.
Lov e, Mom, D ad, & Nicholas, Grandma & Grandpa Harvey, Grandma & Grandpa Fisc h er & Grandma & Grandpa Duncan
Ty le r, We are so proud of all you have accomplished during your first 18 years! We wish you many more years of success and happiness. Love, Mom & Dad
Lucha fuerte y lograras tus metas sonrie siempre y t6do te sera facfl. Tu: Mama
Maya Maierle
As cute now as you were then! We are proud of all you have accomplished.
Love, Mom & Reece
Ashley Marree l
As you go out into the world explore, love, and live ne to your potential. Be true to yourself and hold on to y < tr dream of helping other people!
Love, from your Family, Dad & Sharyn, Mom & Tim, Stephanie & Trevor
Mz. Hallie
Stephanie Newma
"Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth" LU3
MANDA
It's been a great four years! We've made so many memories & we'll never forget them! You're a strong girl, who has made it though so much in your life. Congratulations & Good Luck
Love, Your Best Friend Stephanie
I'm so proud of everything you've accomplished. Congratulatiooo & good luck with everything in the futu r, Love, Mom
Matt & Stephanie
A great team from the start until the end. Congratulations to both of you! We're proud of everything you've accomplished! Lo ve, The R yde r F ami ly
Lainey Ra s mussen
We are truly proud of you. Your perseverance and creative spirit are qualities that will tak e you far in life. We encourage you to welcome fu tu re challenges with flexibility and be confident that you can do anything you put your mind to. Always believe in yourself, always be res p onsible , and know we will always be here to support you. Have fu n , value family & friends & enjoy life. Never forget how much yo u are loved.
Mom, Dad, A d am & S airah, Aaron & S arah
Congrat Pooh
I've watched you mature from the time you were young into thi bright and bubbly young lady you are now. We love you with all our heart and soul.
Love , Mom & David
Allen Scott
You Did It! Way to g o!
We are very proud of you. Thank y ou for sharing y our life, dream s, a nd friends w ith us. You can accomplish anything yo u se t y our mind to.
Love, Mom&Da d, Jonathan, Ben & Theresa, Nick & Jo lyn n
You are in our hearts a nd minds forever.
Love, Your Family & Friends
Irma Sulejmanovic
Dayne Walton
From " Our Booga " to "Young Man"
We've proudly watched you g row, Through triumphs and defe a ts, Talents & Strength you'd show
Now it's time to gradua t e, " To leave the nest" Sa y so m e, But we know in our hea rts Your best is yet to com e
We are so proud of you for all you've done these past years. We know that you will do great in years to come.
This year Tyler and I (Erica) took leadership roles in the yearbook class and led a group of talented students who completed the yearbook. It wasn't the easiest thing to do and exactly, and I'm sure at times they probably didn't want to see much more of us.
Being in yearbook has been a great experience. Personally , being in yearbook has helped me decide what I was going to do after high school. I would suggest that everyone that they try something new next year, maybe something they wouldn't ever thought about before.
For myself (now Tyler speaking), I feel that this year has been a major learning experience for the entire staff of this year's Polaris. I psuedo -joined this class with journalism first semester and became an actual staff member for my last semester. As a school, and yearbook staff, we have come a lot further than last year's Polaris, and I believe it shows. Stress was there, but it was a whole lot of fun!
A Walk on the Wild Side was chosen as the theme for this year's Polaris after much (and we mean, much) deliberation. Stress ensued; time was lost; we about went crazy! Before and after school and even during lunch time was spent getting this yearbook out to you, the student body. Under the supervision of Terri Diffenderfer, the yearbook was completed and submitted on disk to the printer with all digitial photography and design.
EDITORS: Erica Scott and Tyler Lambley
COLOPHON
Walsworth Publishing Company in Marceline, Missouri, printed 800 copies of this book. The fonts of Ebony, Tom Thumb, Benjamin, Lee, Bradden,Jasper, Mixage and Optima were used. lnDesign 2.0, Photoshop 7.0, and Photoshop Elements were used in the creation process. Journalism classes also helped immensely with their continual creativity and stories that always landed on these pages.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN : Adam Johnson, Kristina Lee YEARBOOK STAFF : Kristen Benson, Nick Bryan, Pat Cervantes, Kelly Fish, Rob Gibson, Amanda Giebelhaus, Kiara Grant, Mackenzie Helmkamp, Randi Himmelberg, Kim Huynh, Kristina Lee, Olivia Martinez , Jade Muff, Ryan Mussman, Stephanie Newman, Derek Ofodirinwa, Jamie Patzloff, Brandon Pruitt, Denton Racine, Lainey Rasmussen, Steph Williams,James Wilsey CONTRIBUTING JOURNALISM STUDENTS: Ma llory Beaman, Meghan Conner, Amanada Laurenceau, Taylor Pitts, Nikki Voboril
ABOVE: The guys and gals of second semester's yearbook staff, with three MIAs (Pat Cervantes, Amanda Giebelhaus, and Kiara Grant).
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