Cassie Chrisp. Cass ie Turek, Ash ly Oglesby, and Rachel Christ are great friends and they are so cute, too! (Photo by Jackie Mateer)
Maggie Gossard and Natalie Rader are happy to be wandering the halls together. (Photo by Jackie Mateer)
Steph Marrel l and Sara P ill ard are very huggable! (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Are Aust in Chambers and Nate Ryan working hard in the library? (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Dewey Meister plays with his ele c tron ic organizer as well as other items taken from his purse (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Ryan Odle sports another pair of eyes. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Chr istina Habel, Crystal Thiele, Renee Kl itzke, Anh Nguyen, Stephanie Shepard, A l_i son Leick and Uyen Chu show us their sticky l ips after feasting on suckers. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Snapshots
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Brandon Hessheimer is proud of his pumpkin painting job (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Lindsey Crosier.Calvin Hughes and Cindy Terry
time out from class
show that school is cool. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Eybel must be thirsty to drink
that big! (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Carrie Westrick Ashley Morin and Mark Craig smile pretty in the north gym concourse. (Photo by Emily Spears)
Abercrombie guys Nate. Matt, Andy and Pat Genrich are the first set of quads to graduate from a high school in Lincoln. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Jennifer Marr catches a nap in class. (Photo by· Andrea Herndon)
Homecoming Game
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Clockwise from Top Left : Jaime Wenzl , Jenna Wenzl, Lindsey Rodriguez , Allison Snell, Deana Bowersmith, and Tasha Blood stop for a second to show off their beautiful dresses (Photo by Hillary Duggan)
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Stacey Kelley, Dawn Kadavy and Jessica Gordon know how to have fun at homecoming. q:'hoto by Hillary Duggan)
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Clockw ise from Upper Right:
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S loppy eaters Jaci Rutt and Va ler ie Bartels show off their
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Andrew Bump and Brandon Swenson give two thumbs up for the lunchtime food (Photo by Emily Spears)
picture taken (Photo by Em il y Spears)
hal l. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
bibs during lunch. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Jenna Chapman, Nick Fargo, Amanda Furry, and Megan Snyder stop in the Johnson Gym concourse before heading off to practice (Photo by Emily Spears)
Ho ll y Adams, Ash ley Stepanek, Renee Riner, Lyndsey Bates and Dawn Bailey cuddle up for a group picture. (Photo by Emily Spears)
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Snap Shots
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Laura Carter and LaRae Pearce are all smiles after running a great race at Pioneers Park. (fhoto by Andrea
Jayne Kildow, Meg Moore & Kaleena Helmstadterare arm in arm on their way out of class. (fhoto by Jackie Mateer)
Jessica Brchan and Joy lromuanya turn around for a picture just before walking out the doors of our school !or home. (fhoto by Emily Spears)
Ashley Fosler, Paulo Luchiari , Megan Svoboda (back row) , Stephanie Dewald and Josie Taylor (front row) take a time out from school.
Uyen Nguyen and Mimi Nguyen show off their colorful accesories (fhoto by Emily Spears)
Who ' s that guy in th e s hiny shirt? It's CJ Miller with his buddy Holly Esquivel. (fhoto by Andrea Herndon)
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Fan.shots
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Look mom! I'm a cheerleader! Gator Russo shows his stuff at a football game. ( A nd rea Herndon)
You d on't always find fans just at Seacrest Field or Ed Johnson Gym. You can also find them at the state cross cou ntry meet in Kearney. Joey Colson , Chris Esqu ibel , Bra ndie Micha e l, Natalie Rober t s , Andrea Herndon , Holly Esquive l, Valorie Bartels and Amanda Godemann proudly show the ir cross country spirit (Photo C.O of Andrea Herndon)
Lor i Schne ider shows that we ' re " Number 1" whi le Jay Ste inkrueger , Mark Craig , Chast ity Grant, Steph Marrell and other fans huddle around (P hoto by Emi ly Spears) Who
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Carrrie Westr ick , Patti Vannoy , Kelli Shea , and Natalie May lead th e fans while cheering on the Rockets. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
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Matt Nehe, 10
Toe Northeast Vars ity Vo ll eyball game all ows Sherman Card and Dav id Zeff to show the ir sp ir it (f'hoto by Emily Spears)
Katey Rump and Todd Hause r turn around from the game for a qu ick picture (Photo by Dawn Bailey)
Ke lsey Johnson, Jenny Stephenson, and Aimee Rump show the ir pleasure at a footba ll game (Photo by Daw n Ba iley)
Ashley Morin, Kr ist in Bouwens, Lindsey Nea l (bac k r ow), Lindsay Ha ll , Hope DeCosta, Ashley Fos ler, Megan Svoboda, Jessica Brchan, Bobbi Nicho ls, Sara Wes ley, Lisa Bowers, Robyn Hjermstad, Faye Styskal and Ash ley Deichert a r e a big part of the fans section at all the games (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Sen ior g ir ls Tor i Jurgens, Nicole Mi ll er, Carr ie Westr ick, Patt i Vannoy, Natalie May, Jenni McQuiinn, Me li ssa Turner, K im To len and Heather Bender prov ide many cheers at Seacrest.
(Photo by Em il y Spears)
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Clockwise from top right:
The remodeling of the state capital has been a major undertaking for Nebraska for the past year in an eight year process that will put a fresh look on the old building. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Gas prices have been soaring for the past year and are expected to continue rising as the year progresses. Gas prices have caused riots and protests in other countries. such as Eng land. and they are a major issue in the presidental debates of 2000. (Photo by Andrea Hemdon)
Th is year Lincoln Northeast is sport ing a new track The project started in Apri l and was finished in Septemeber. desp ite promises that it wou ld be done in July. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
In the past year. two new schools have been approved. one on the north side and one on the south side of the city
Students attending these schools in the future will be choosing the mascot and the ir colors. while the names w ill be decided during this school year In Student Vote 2000. names suggested by students included Lincoln Southwest and Linco ln North Star
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Bottom Left: Nicole Miller and Zac Henderson have been clown ing around for years Why should th is p icture be any d ifferent? (Photo by Emily Spears)
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Right: John Wo lf and Suzanne House house are play ing key roles in Student Council , John as community service chair, charity chair and Sargent of Arms and Suzanne as Prom Chair and Retreat/Exchange Chair Suzanne House has been playing an act ive role FCA as Pres ident and Publicty officer, Campus Life , Outdoor Adventures club and as a Peer Tutor. John part icipates in Campus Life, FCA , Youth Leadership Linco ln, Toe Police Advidsory Board, Outdoor Adventures Club and Student Mediators They both vo lunteer regularly and John was the LPS Outstand ing Volunteer of the Year Both have a lso contributed to sports teams throughout the years (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
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Right: Matt Eybe l and Carr ie Westr ick may not a lways be hanging from a basketba ll hoop, but you can f ind them at most games, sport ing face and body paint and the ir favorite Rocket appare l. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
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Bottom Right: Gator Russo and Sarah Marsh pause for a picture inside the darkroom door. Both Gator and Sarah enjoy drawing in their spare time and Sarah also is involved in photography (Photo by Em ily Spears)
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Matt Pierce has always played an act ive role in the Northeast drama department as well as the mus ic department. Key roles of Matt's have included parts in Fiddler on the Roof, State Fair and The Sorceress. (Photo by Emily Spears)
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Andy Genrich is the star wrestler his senior year at Northeast and he has been for some time A perennial state qualifier, Genrich has twice placed third in his weight class at state (Photo by Emily Spears)
All w inners taken from student vote made available to all seniors at Lincoln Northeast.
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Jaime Venhaus already has her s ights set on art As you can see. th is selfportrait reflects her creative art istic skills. Jaime plans on studying art further in college (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
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Nate Ryan and Kelli Shea have been dubbed th is year•s happiest couple with good reason This coup le has been together for a year - and - a - half. (Photo by Emily Spears)
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Clockw ise from upper left. opposite page :
Amy Wheat ley. Jennifer Putnam. Sara Haumont clown around in class (Photo by Jackie Mateer)
Aust in Chambers. Nate Buhrman and Becky Terry hudd le up w ith Tiffany Fo r d wh il e she sports the new Senior Girls 2001 shirt (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Jon Weber shows off a tent for the Outdoors Adventure club at the Booster Blast Off. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Ash ly Og lesby. All ie Peters. Rache l Chr ist. Desiree Schaffert and Jack ie Mateer th ink that character counts at Northeast (Photo by Emi ly Spears)
Hugs are free and Jenni McQu inn and Suzanne House aren•t afraid to g ive them out fhoto by Andrea Herndon)
Patti Vannoy does a curtsey for the camera How cute is that? fhoto by Andrea Herndon)
Shir ley Clare and Renee Klitz ke get exc ited about their pictures be ing taken (Photo by fmily Spears)
Dale Hayes J r Ben Reeves and Ryan Odle go for the layered loo k in class fhoto by Andrea Herndon)
Not pictured
Stefanie Aksamit
Maria Alatriste
Timothy Anker
Christopher Archer
Angela Ballard
Jarrod Belcher
Bryan Boelter
Lynne Booth
Eric Bradford
Bryan Bradley
Brynn Bradley
Robert Brock
Chris Brooks
Donnell Burns
Nicholas Campbell
Ronald Campbell Bao Cao
Ngon Cao
Elijah Carpenter Lucas Cartwright
Lindsey Cave Qui Chau
Thao Chu
Chad Clark
Latrall Clark
William Crook
Andrew Demoss
Viktor Didusenko
Drew Donscheski
Cody Eastman
Jerry Engel
Juan Enriquez
Christopher Esquibel
Jennifer Gallagher
Akhoury Geer
Aaric Gomez
Jessica Gordon
Thomas Gray
Daniel Hansen
Michael Hawley
Amber Hegwood
Ruby Hendrix
Matthew Hershberger
Stephanie Hervey
Hoffer
Justin Hollins Phillip ljoma Chris Jackson
Alex Keating
Mike Keller
Kayvan Khalatbari Byron King
Nicholas Koch
Kovaliv
Kurtenbach
Robert Lear
Roland Lear
Daniel Lundquist
Billy Lyons
Stanford Madlock
Staniquea Madlock
Dawn Mai
Trang Mai
Stephen Mariscal
Chris Mckinnon
Shenna McWilliams
Mary Mecure
George Meza
Lishara Mosby Bao Nguyen
Nguyen Hoang Gia Nguyen Lan Nguy~n
Ohnoutka
Dmitriy Osiychuk
Shane Parker Justin Parks
Shannon Perry
Phan
Harley Platte
Jessup Rima
Sara Riveria
Travis Roberts
Victor Rodriguez
Bradley Root
David Ross
Benjamin Rowe
Robert Schidler
Ryan Sieler
Joe Skinner
Epen Sordahl
Kyle Spilman
Timothy Spires
Nadine Stone
Latosha Straughter
Adam Swartz
Amber Swartz
Rick Titchen
Phu Hoa Tran
Quang Tran
Quy Trinh Trisha Tripp
Dwayne Tuttle
Rosalinda Moreno Vasquez
Shane Venhaus
Tam Vo
Phong Vu Triet Vu
Lamar Wahington
Stuart Whiting
Damion Wilkinson
Kyle Wilson
Kristen Witham
Daniel Young
Jason Young
Brian Zimmerman
Jun.i.ors
Dave McCoy shows off h is school spirit on Hawai ian Day. (Photo by Sara Tinius)
Sara Jones· and Stephanie Dewald show off their pretty smiles (Photo by Miranda Gillispie)
Amanda Williams , Renee Zucha , and Jenni Kreger enjoy their lunch at McDonald's (Photo by Miranda Gillispie)
Justin Irons is lookin' good in his Hawaiian skirt. (Photo by Sara Tinius)
Ella Reeves and Jordan Eickmeieralmost look like they could be sisters (Photo by Emily Spears)
Clockwise from top left:
Amy Wainwright , Amanda Miller, Kristina York, and Kylie Miller know how to have fun at homecoming. (Photo by Hillary Duggan)
Andres Aguilar
Trisha Ahmann
Charles Akin
Dustin Allen
Sydney Allen
Jessica Baird
Jennifer Bakker
Jessica Ballard
Rusty Barlow
Ryan Bartels
Julia Batenhorst
Miranda Beckenbach
Hilary Behrens
Casey Beltran
Boian Berberov
Ashley Bergantzel
Angie Berry
Nicholas Bettenhausen
Christopher Bevard
Hope Bickford
Amanda Bilbo
Michelle Bilbo
Kimberlee Blaha
Mphatso Bokosi
Christina Bower
Jessica Brchan
David Bringas-Torres
Aaron Brinkerhoff
Aimee Brock
Angela Brown
Nicholas Brown
Richie Brown
Monica Budney
Tina Bui
Nicole Buis
Chad Burchett
Jacob Butler
Michael Byrd
Kyle Cain
Diana Canasteros
Cody Carlsen
Brandie Carlson
Priscilla Castillo
David Cates
Aaron Cather
Kassandra Chance
Danielle Chapman
Jenna Chapman
Aaron Clark
Amity Clark
Mandy Clark
Matthew Clark
Cullen Cleaver
Brian Collins
Joey Colson
Allison Corbett
Sarah Covert
Nicole Cranor
Patrick Crosier
Courtney Crowley
Shaun Culver
Hope Dacosta
Mitchell Dafter
Stephanie Dang
Amanda Daniel
Melissa Daniel
Jillian Davis
Brian Deschuiteneer
Jennifer Deterding
Stephanie Dewald
Megan Dey
Lacey Dipaolo
Tiffany Do
Casey Dove
Abbie Doyle
Karma Drohman
Timofey Dudin
Hillary Duggan
Ngoc Tram Duong
Amanda Edwards
Ryan Edwards
Jordan Eickmeier
Berlinda Elliott
Shane Emery
Kira Engleman
Nicholas Fargo
Erin Fisher
Lindsey Fleming
Lindsey Fletcher
Daniel Flink
Erik Focken
Samantha Ford
Sara Forman
Ashley Fosler
Cynthia Foster
Sarah Fountain
Nichole Franson
Trinity Frazier
Jason Friesen
Scott Fruh
Justin Fujan
Chris Galitz
Deisy Garcia
Rosalba Garcia
Matt Garrison
Renea Garton
Lacey Geer
Timothy Gerken
Amber Gilliam
Lisa Goertzen
Marcelina Gonzales
Ashley Gormley
Tabby Grady
Jenny Grant _
Lucy Grant
Kyle Gray
Jessica Guerrero-Roca
Kelly Gullickson
Devan Gunter
Erica Hair
Brian Haith
Jamaal Hale
Adrienne Hall
Christina Hall
Lindsey Hall
Jacob Hamilton
Sean Hanken
Sean Hansen
Scott Hauser
Todd Hauser
Matthew Hayes
Russell Headlee
Amber Hegwood
Charles Heikes
Nicholas Heinzman
Kyle Hershberger
Amal Hesso
Kelsey Hiatt
Matthew Hibbing
Kelly Hicks
Robyn Hjermstad
Melanie Hoffman
Stephaine Holden
Amber Hollandsworth
Aaron Holscher
Thuong Hong
Thuy Hong
Dennis Houdek
Travis Hoveling
Timothy Hruza
Christine Hurlbert
Corin Hutchinson
Patrick Hutch ison
Joy lromuanya
Justin Irons
Mike Jackson
Treye Jackson
Brindar Jangir
Andrew Janssen
Reggie Janssen
Melissa Jehorek
Lindy John
Brian Johnson
Jody Johnson
Kelsey Johnson
Kinsley Johnson
Sara Jones •
Troy Kantor
Patrick Klein
Amanda Knickerbocker
Trevor Knuth
Krissy Kobza
Benjamin Kopsa
Jessie Kramer
Nicole Kramer
Jennifer Kreger
Kelli Kuebler
El izabeth Kurtz
Scott Kuzminski
Serina Ladd
Harlan Lame
James Landis
Brett Landstrom
Han Le
Huong Le
Nikki Leacock
Gregory Lear
Amy Leber
Margret Lee
Sarah Lee
Ryan Lemke
Mary Lenz
Reed Lindstrom
Kathryn Linke
Lindsay Little
Adam Lloyd
Nick Lovelace
Sarah Lovrien
Deonecia Lowe
Paulo Luchiari
Melissa Luedtke
Hien Luu
Lissa Lyman
Mike Lyman
Randall Macku
Jamie Mager
Jessica Mahlman
Danielle Mahloch
Dung Mai
Robert Malin
Nicholas Mares
Heather Marr
Jennifer Martin
Crystal Masters
Melissa Masters
Mandy May
Jenna Mayfield
Brandy McBride
David McCoy
Niki McDan iel
Marcus McLeod
Jared McPike
Jenna McTaggart
Amanda Melichar
Andy Meyer
Joe Meyer
Megan Meyer
Nicholas Meyer
Erika Mickle
Amanda Miller
Amanda M Miller
Kylie Miller
Matthew Miller
Richelle Miller
Tessa Miller
Thomas Minary
Jacob Moeller
Ashley Mohr
Nicholas Montgomery
Da , vida Moore
Ryan Moore
Deserae Mora
Monique Morey
Amber Moritz
Tavonga Moyo
Michael Muggy
Matt Mulkey
Amanda Mundt
Heather Murphy
Erika Murrell
Ryan Murrell
Quintin Musgrove
Aaron Myers
Kendall Myers
Lindsey Nelson
Chad Neujahr
Chelsea Neumann
Alain Nguyen
Anh Nguyen
Due Nguyen
Hieu Nguyen
Jennifer Nguyen
Thuy Nguyen
Trey Nguyen
Bobbi Nichols
Kerstin Nuss
Christopher Ober
James Oliver
C.J. Orr
Jay Ortega
Clara Ostgaard
Carrie Owen
Erik Owomoyela
David Pallard
Kyle Parker
Janelle Payne
Cindy Pearson
Jennifer Pederson
Travis Perdew
Rhonda Perkins
Joseph Petrzilka
Tifani Pettigrew
Bao Pham
Dao Pham
Leslie Philippi
Evelin Pineda
Yadira Pineda
Sophia Pohlmann
Staci Polk
Jason Popelka
Olivia Porter
Meagan Post
Sandra Pulec
Melody Putnam
Ivana Rabago
Mike Radicia
Ausencio Ramirez
Alissa Randall
David Ranirez
Peter Rasmussen
Rachel Rasmussen
Ella Reeves
Krissy Reitz
Star Ren
Jordan Rice
Rebecca Rikli
Brian Ring
David Roberdeau
Amanda Robinson
Chuck Robinson
Ty Robinson
Nicole Rodwell -
Josh Rolfsmeyer
David Ross
Trevor Roth
Jami Rutt
Scott Saalfeld
Holly Sain
Kristal Saucedo
Joseph Schidler
Danielle Schmidt
Micah Schmiedeskamp
Cassidy Schneider
Maryl Schock
James Schroeder
Andrew Scobie
Mike Scott
Amanda Sell
Derek Sell
Alicia Shafer
Joe Shaw
Jennifer Shreeves
Cheryl Siedband
Jonathan Siefker
Brandy Sievers
Tiffany Sildmets
Callie Sills
Semret Simmons
Derek Simonsen
Nicholas Skinner
Tristan Skrdla-Markwell
Mary Slechta
Brandy Smidt
Christy Smith
Emily Snodgrass
Joel Snyder
Tony Squires
Abbie Steenson
Kelli Stein
Chrystal Steinhauser
Jay Steinkruger
Julie Stelzer
Jennifer Stephenson
Bradley Stevens
Jessica Stevens
Allyson Stewart
James Stinson
Mathew Stoner
Inna Strilkivsky
Rebecca Strong
Kenneth Straughter
Jay Svoboda
Megan Svoboda
Sherwan Tahir
Travis Taylor
Rachel Terrell
Billy Thomas
William Thomas
Kyle Thorfinnson
Sara Tinius
Chris Torske
Samuel Towne
Trung Tran
Justi Trauernicht
Erin Trutna
Anthony Turek
Amber Turner
Sherita Two Strike
Jen Veach
Jennifer Villines
Amy Wainwright
John Walker
Matt Walker
Adam Wallingford
Jason Ware
Justin Watts
Nathaniel Welander
Halie Welch
Geoffrey Weller
Stephanie Wells
Sarah Wesely
Josh West
Marissa West
Shaun Westerbur
Troy White
Zachary White •
Keith Wh itney
Brian Willey
Amanda W i lliams
Cody Williams
Jason Wills
Lee Winston
Daniel Wissink
Ryan Wittmann
Shane Wolph
Jason Wood
Aaron Wright
Matthew Yavoich
Kristina York
Daniel Yost
Shandra Yost ' Logan Young
Megan Young
Michael Young
Frank Zwonechek
JuniorsNot Pictured
Richard Babcock Carmen Graham
Heather Ball
Kirk Barber
Wes Barham
Alicia Becker
Robert Beverly
Jamie Bevins
Matthew Birch
Jenna Blake
Jamison Bloom
Christopher Gray
Michael Gray
Andy Hansen
Adam Hayes
Andrea Howe
Larry Jackson
Chanz Johnson
Hannah Johnson
Jared Johnson
Justin Brandon Jody Johnson
Clinton Brownlee Terrell Jones
Brandon Buchholz
Zachary Cannon
Kenny Clark
Holly Conroy
Joshua Coon
Michael Crump
Danny Diaz
Matthew Dondlinger
Julia Kaunte
Todd Kinstler
Danielle Kramer
Molly Kucera
Jeremy Lachance
Ashley Ladehoff
Jordan Lamp
Crystal Laws
Sarah Fernandez Uyen Le
Michael Flores
Misti Foster
Ang e lica French
David Gallentine
Scott Gibson
Christy Godwin
Roxanne Gonzales
Brian Gouge
Isa Ledo
Aubrey Lee
Kyle Lindquist
Brent Littrell
Travi s Lyn c h Ro ger Smi sek
Sara Mach Deantony Smith
Ben Manning
Joey Mason
Joseph McCloskey
Jarod Miller
Francisco Moreno
Justin Nall
Jeffrey Soldan
Tammer Soliman
Lisa Sorenson
Jason Stanley
Chance Straight
Holly Styskal
Loe Nguyen Huy Ta
Quang Nguyen Vi Ta
Wade Nolte
Stephanie Taege
Grant Nuttelmann T.J. Timmermann
William O'Connor Yuka Tomura
Nicole Otto
Bryan Trook
Dien Phan Neikki Vinson
Brandi Phillips Thoi Vo
Shawn Price Armela Von Busch
Melissa Quesenberry Lan Vu
David Ramirez Thu Vu
Devin Heed
Jessica Reed
Julio Rivera
Kris Schleicher
Rachel Schubert
Jamie Schwanke
Josephine Long Tierra Sell
Jared Longsoldier
Robert Lott
Matthew Luft
C_had Shepard
Tamara Shulyak
Steven Sigrist
Rebecca Weisser
Christy Williams
Robert Wilson
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Randy Shaw and David Zeff show off their friendsh ip after school in the concourse (All photos by Dawn Bailey)
Amanda Furr y, Seth King and Renee Riner show their perfect smiles .at lunch
Nicole Kills Enemy pulls Josh Meyers in for a picture togetherduring class time
Maggie Rife strikes a pose in the north concourse.
Tina Bland and Dylan Usher are just monkeying around
Amanda Snyder, Joslyn Shandera, Holly Adams, Ashley Stepane k and Lyndsey Bates gather to show the ir tounges
William Abbott
Ryan Adamek
Holly Adams
Nasrat Al-Hussein
Abdulbari AI-Mugotir
Linda Alatriste
Aktham Ali
Ashley Allen
Jay Allsman
Tracy Alvarado
Ryan Amen
Randy Archuleta
Sara Arizola
Eric Arneson
Dawn Bailey
Melissa Bailey
Nathan Baker
Nick Baker
Viviana Balderas
Ke lsey Baldwin
Adam Bales
Apr i l Ballain
Dustin Ballance
Britten Bankhead
Yvonne Bartek
Sarah Bate
Lyndsey Bates
Joel Batten
Jacob Bauer
Kyra Beach
Lindsay Beck-Johnson
Stephen Beckler
Nicholas Beckman
Grant Behrens
Tiffany Belcher
Jesus Beltran
Josh Benne
Danelle Bentzinger A Berks
Jeremy Bickford
Shelly Black Eyes
Tina Bland
Matthew Bloemker
Brian Blomgren
Zach Bloom
Karisha Bluford
Rebecca Boggus
Markita Bordeaux
Alyson Bower
Deana Bowersmith
Andrea Bowmaster
Vanessa Bowmaster
Ashley Bradford
Christie Branum
Brent Brethouwer
John Bring
Chrissy Brokaw
Brandi Budzinski
Jenny Bundy
Brandy Burnett •
Rachel Buse
Trisha Caffrey
Sharon Calhoun
Kimberly Callender
Andrew Campbell
Sean Campbell
Sherman Card
Jennifer Carpenter
Jordan Cartwright
Sara Cartwright
Macaria Castillo
Sarah Chadd
Joba Chamberlain
Jerad Changstrom
Christopher Chinwadzimba
Miranda Chrastil
Duong Chu
Thao Chu
Vu Chu
Stacy Clausen
Teal Cleckner
Dawn Coffey
Brenda Coleman
Tanyka Collins
Darrin Conley
Robert Corum
Jeffery Cronin
Terry Cruey
Michael Cullinane
Stephen Cullinane
Daniel Cummings
Clint Curry
Sam Cutshall
Carli Dasenbrock
David Davidson
Evan Day
Rachel Debaere
Melissa Demery
Noah Diegel
Geoffrey Dillavou
Luke Dingledine
Andy Dittenber
Jeffrey Dodd
Nicholas Donaldson
Aleksandr Dudin
Arthur Duff
Chelsea Duffield
Nicholas Duncan
Stefanie Dunn
Adam Ebbeka
Holly Edstrom
Brandy Emal
Jessica Engel
Amanda Engle _
Sarah Engle
Matthew Engler
Ewonubari Erekere
Ryan Erickson
Alicia Espelund
Holly Esquivel
Tim Eulberg
Christina Eurich
Danelle Evans
Joshua Failor
Shayna Faulkner
J.J. Fish
Stacia Flury
Kylie Flynn
Amanda Foglesong
Ashley Ford
Eric Ford
Tj Franssen
Ian Frauen
Sara Frede
Jeremy Fredrick
Zachary Freeman
Jamie Friesen
Carrie Fuller
Nick Fulton
Amanda Furry
Andrew Gage
Jessie Gallentine
Sara Geick
Braden Getting ·
Jay Gilmore
Ben Glantz
Ronald Gleason
Michael Glosser
Maggie Goebel
Nancy Gonzales
Kara Gordon
Elizabeth Grayer
Chantel Griffith
Lane Grow
Nicole Gruenemeier
John Guittar
Todd Gunter
Khaeri Hadgi
C.R. Hall
Quartez Hall
Erica Hansen
Jason Hansen
Luke Harrington
Nicole Harrington
Zach Harris
Charli Hartshorn
Lesli Hattan
Katie Hauptman
Desmond Hauser
Mika Hauser
Robert Hegwood
Chas Heim
Elliot Henning
Martin Hernandez
Chasity Hildreth
Jeremy Hiles
Kevin Hillyer Lane Hinn
Nathan Hinrichs
Jana Hollandsworth
Brendon Hollins
Booker Holloway
Chase Holmes
Mandy Honnens
Wilma
Chandra Hyatt Bryan lfland
Jennifer Johnson
Jenny
Justin
Matt Juranek
Jason Kadavy
Beth Kaufmann
Dan Kellogg
Andrew
Nicole
Lindsey
Andy Koeneke
Aaron Koepping
Jamey Kohlman
Katrina Kosmos
Alayna Kost
Jessica Kotouc
Tyler Krahn
Benjamin Kroese
Lindsey Krumm
Matthew Kubes
Daniel Kumm
Bridget Kunkel
Lyubomir Kurchitskiy
Jamie Lacey
Pj Lang
Trisha Lankster
Josh Larsen
Kyle Larsen
Ashley Lawrence
Joshua Lawrence
Nhan Le
Brittany Leapley
Marian Lear
Chelsea Leatherwood
Tessa Lederer
Ryan Lee
Sarah Lee
Staci Lenertz
Kevin Lesesne
Courtney Levee
Andrew Lewandowski
Jake Lind
Kevin Loope
Casiopia Loury
Missy Lovrien
Shawn Luginbill
Emily Lundquist
Chelsea Madden
Christina Magnuson
Beth Masters
Victoria Masters
Jordan May
Tiffany McBride
Lily McCain
Mary McCray
Charles McDougall
Christopher McIntosh
Eric McShannon
Joslynn McSwine
Joey MeDinger
Lucus Meints
Daniel Meyer
Angel Meza
Brandie Michael
Jessica Mick
Grant Mickle
Stephanie Mikesh
Sarah Milburn
Cleveland Miller
Marissa Miller
Melanie Miller
Michael Miller
Stacey Miller
Randy Minzel
Jessica Mohatt
Ashley Mohler
Tyler Mohr
Jesse Moles
Michael Moline
Dustin Morgan
Adam Morrow
Travis Morrow
Danielle Mostek
Brandin Mothershed
Dawn Naslund
Matthew Nehe
Autumn Neujahr
James Newman
Ly Nguyen
Quynh Nguyen
Thong Nguyen
Vy Nguyen
Cody Nilson
Craig Nilson
Sabrina Nimmich
Samantha Nimmich
Brandy Noonan
Matthew Obermeyer
Danielle Olin
Laura Olinger
Kendra Oliver
Nikki Oneal
David Orr
Zachary Ortega
Jason Oswald
Dylan Otley
Megan Otto
Ashley Page
Dustin Parde
Daine Patton
Brad Pearson
Lindsay Pedersen
Jason Peters
Matthew Peters
Minh Phan
Rachael Phillips
Ryan Phillips
Nicholas Polite
Dino Porter
Tyler Potts
Daniel Poulsen
Michaela Powell
Sharon Powell
Cody Pritchard
Chelsea Prochaska
Rachel Ptacek
Matthew Quintana
Brian Radicia
Fowzl Ramadan
Jared Reed
Kevin Reed
Timothy Reed
Jake Reeves
Brittney Reynolds
Christopher Reynolds
Daniel Rice
Sue Richards
Zach Richards
Megan Riegsecker
Andrea Ries
Maggie Rife
Renee Riner
Roseanne Rinkevich
Travis Ritter
Josh Robbins
Natalie Roberts
Nate Rock
Elizabeth Rogers
Cory Rost
Brandi Roth
Christie Runions
Ashley Russell Joseph Ryan
Stephanie Saalfeld
Kassidi Scarborough
Baillie Scharf
Megan Schneider
Ricky Schoenthal
Ann Schuldeis
Chadd Sewell
Molly Seymour
Crystal Shafer
Joslyn Shandera
Nate Sharpnack
Randall Shaw
Eric Shepard
Jemaine Sidney
Andrew Siebe
Brittney Siebels
Amber Siegrist
Nichole Skinner
Calvin Smith
Jenna Smith
Josiah Smith
Amanda Snyder
Amber Soderstrom
Nicole Sorensen
Derrick Sova
Jeremy Spale
Ryan Spillers
Jessica Sprenger
Tonja Springer
Kevin Staack
Angelo Stabler
Rhiannon Stege
Ashley Stepanek
Danielle Stetson
Gage Stinson
Noel Stringham
Joshua Straughter
Kristine Stueck
Rachel Suesz
Ashley Swift
Shaun Swift
Paul Tanner
Devin Taylor
Josie Taylor
Ben Teele
Jeff Thiele
Jeffrey Thoman
Amanda Thompson
Mark Thornton
Tiffany Thurman
Brett Tolen
Matt Tonjes
Nhan Tran
Kimberly Traudt
Joshua Triplett
Josh Tromblee
Amanda Turner
Robert Turvey
Dillan Usher
Matthew Van Engen
Melissa Van Engen
Thomas Vanboening
Timothy Vanboening
Marcus Vanness
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Andrew Volzke
Shawn Votava
Aaron Wagner
Daniel Walker
Stephanie Walker
Susan Ward
Kali Wathen Kelsi Way
Tyrina Webster
Jessica Weixelman
Jaime Wenzl
Jenna Wenzl
Tiffany Westerholt
Japheth Wheeler
Adam White
Bethany Whitlow
Thomas Wickard
Joe Wiechman
Monique Williams
Marcus Winston
Jeffrey Witt
Chad Wright Quinton Wright
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Lindsay Al lsman, Jennifer Branum, P J Wilksen and Mary Le idi g show thier enthus ia sm on the ir way to class. (All photos by Jenna Sm ith)
Heather Caffrey and Sasha Graybosch show thier schoo l spir it after cheerleading practice
Matt Ding ledine and Jordan Pool are a little camera shy
Kim Chance, Ashley Robinson, Sarah Whitney, Lindsey Erickson, Eric Nolan Ben Richter and Kris Kirby get into a group huddle during pass ing period
Skyler Reising gives a big "aww" for the camera
Anna McV ay and Kelly Hershberger take a break from the ir busy schedule
Jarad
Natalie
Sahar Al-nori
Lindsey Allsman
Ashlie
Petrina
Zachery Baumfalk
Melanie
Adnana Begovic
Christopher
Ashley
Jaleitsa
Kelley
Matthew
Casey
Sandy
Laura
Justin
Charisse Castillo
Katherine Chambers
Kimberly Chance
Stephanie Chrastil
Elizabeth Christ
Stephanie Christenson
Shawna Cochrane
Ebony Coleman
Jessica Coleman
Jessica Colson
Sheila Cronk
James Crowley
Jenny Cruz
Jeremy Cudaback
Sara Cuddeford
Kimbra Culver
Jonathon Curry
Jeremy Cutsor .
Ha Dang
Brian Dao
Daphne Darter
Brittany Dean
Nicole Dean
Rich Delaney
Zach Diehm
Matt Dingledine
Mozart Dixon
Justin Dodd
Chadd Draper
Cory Drews
Felipe Duarte
Christopher Durham
Jennifer Echtenkamp
Lindee Edgar
Jackie Engel
Jose Enriquez
Lindsey Erickson
Dawn Estle
RandiEzea
Miranda Failor
Joel Farritor
Katherine Fast
Ryan Feather
Josh Fernandez
Priscilla Fisher
Tom Fisher
Lewis Fleisher
Ashley Flink
Sabrina Flores Matt Flynn
Melissa Foglesong
Michael Folts
Ashley Foltz
Sara Fotinos
Travis Fox
Vincent Fraley
Jody Frazer
Meagan Fritzinger
Danny Frye
Anna Fuller
Megan Gallentine
Jess Gambill
Tonja Gartner
Jason Gayed
Angela Geerdes
Karli Glodowski
Amanda Godemann
Lindsey Goertzen
Mike Gogela
Aaron Gonzales
James Gottschall
Andrea Gradwohl
Lindsey Grant
Stacey Grant
Sasha Graybosch
Matt Greenlee
Evan Grow
Cherelle G rutel
Joshua Haas
Zozan Hadgi
Denise Hall
Arron Halsted
Brian Hamer
Laura Hansen
Michael Hansen
Josh Hardison
Andrew Hatfield
Jessica Haxby
Joshua Hegarty
Kaleena Helmstadter
Sara Hendrix
Lucas Henkenius
Danyel Hennecke
Michael Hennings
Sara Henrichs
Jenelle Hernandez
Chris Herndon
Elizabeth Hershberger
Kelly Hershberger
Cassie Hessheimer
Bassem Hesso
Derrick Heydon
Nate Hiles
Kiley Hoeft
Cody Hoegemeyer
Shari Hogan
Jacob Holland
Justin Holmbeck
Heather Hood
John Hoodjer
Malerie Houdek
Fallon Howard
Elyse Hoyt
Josh Hruby
Stephen Huffman
Danielle Hughes
Michelle Hughes
Riley Huskey
Michael Huston
Laura Inness
Fred lromuanya Jr.
Andrew Jackson
Robert Jaques
Ingrid Johnson
Kayla Johnson
Kellie Johnson
Kirsten Johnson Latashula Johnson
Jeremy Johnston Angela Jones
Chasmin Jones
Jenni Jones
Nathan Jones
Bryan Journey
Michael Kaar
Stephanie Kadavy
Kali Kage-Hartshorn Josh Keena
Danielle Kennedy Kalyn Kenney
Jasmin Kermmoade
David Keyzer
Jayne Kildow
Audrey King
Kristopher Kirby Carly Knapple
Bryce Knezovich
Tony Knollenberg
Louis Krasser
Laura Kreger
Orlando Lang
Kody Larsen
Clarissa Lee
Joshua Lee
Tanner Lee
Charlene Leffler
Mary Leidig
Thomas Lemay
Timothy Lemay
Jamie Lewis
Ben Leypoldt
Lacey Lienemann
Scott Lloyd Sam Loos
Meghan Luft
Alan Lyman Ill
John Lyons
Zechariah Mackenzie
James Magee
Liem Mai
Amanda Malcom
Michael Malin
Trevor Marchant
Alyssa Marschman
Lindsay Martin
Angelo Martinez
David Martinez
Tosha Mathers
Carmalina Maxson
Zana McClees
Jessica McCown
Meagan McCoy
Alex McPherson
Allie McShannon
Anna McVay
Jennie Merrill
Mark Meston
Dilan Michel
Johanna Mickelson
Austin Miller
Eric Miller
Thomas Miller
Joshua Misner
Tory Moghadam
Kim Mohatt
Danielle Mahlman
Honna Moore
Meagan Moore
Ashlee Morey
Brittany Morton
Tyler Mulkey
Renee Murdock
Kathleen Murphy
Meggie Murphy
Samuel Nennemann
Leia Newman
Lan Nguyen
Loe Nguyen
Luan Nguyen
Mymy Nguyen
Phuong Nguyen
Tin Nguyen
Tran Nguyen
Trang Nguyen
Robert Nichols
Jessie Nilson
Kurt Ninneman
Eric Nolan
Garland Northrop
Seneca Nuss
Alicia Oakeson
Danielle Ogden
Riki Ogden
Djenny Okemba
Jennifer Olson
Michael Packmore
Josh Pazarena
Larae Pearce
Amanda Peck
Trisha Penn
Tam Pham
Connie Phillips
Ian Phillips
Scott Pigsley
Whitney Piper
Alex Pool
Jordan Pool
Caitlyn Potter
Amber Price
Veronica Rabago
Victoria Rabago
Wesal Ramadan
Robert Ramey
Stephanie Randall
Tajyarae Rasmussen
Katie Rausch
Ross Rausch
Robert Rector
Skyler Reising
Ben Richter
Jennifer Rikli
Cortney Ritchie
Kenneth Roberts
Ashley Robinson
Jennifer Robinson
Melissa Robinson
Cheli Rodriguez
Lindsey Rodriguez
Erica Roland
Nathan Roy
Katelyn Rump
Jessica Rustermier
Jaci Rutt
Michael Ryan
Che' lynn Sanders
Ronny Schmidt
Steven Schmiedeskamp
Jocelyn Schock
Scott Schoenleber
Chris Schwarz
Anna Schwindt
Collin Sell
Jessica Settell
Elizabeth Sheldon
Hillary Shultz
Stacey Sigrist
Jason Siske
Marissa Skopp
Constantin Skryagin
Ben Skudlarek
Alex Smith
Amanda Smith
Adam Snell
Allison Snell
Eva Sohl
Ashley Spidel
Jack Stallworth
Lacey Stamler
Lindsey Steele
Brittaney Stevens
Jovi Stimpfl
Alishia Straughter
Natasha Studnicka
Nicole Suesz
Brandon Swenson
Natalie Swenson
Candice Taylor
Huy Thai
Tyler Thiellen
Elizabeth Thomas
Jon Thomas
Jamie Thompson
Patrick Thornton
Karsten Thurmond
Carolina Torres
Sarah Towne
Long Tran
Nicole Tran
Thai Tran
Br ian Truong
Jason Tucker
Kristen T ucker
Darnell Utley
Ashley Utterback
Eric Vangroningen
Jimmatta Vinson
David Virgilito
Tony Vondra
Aisha Wade
Justin Wagner
Kyle Wainwright
Lynn Walker
Mikael Walter
Derek Walton
Michael Ware
Shane Warrick
Sydney Watts
Beca Weixelman
Brandon Wells
Stephenie Wentland
Nick Wertz
Amanda Wessel
Jaycee West
Andrew Westphalen
Deborah Whitney
Sara Whitney
Aduot Abdalla
Ali Aziz
Tracy Alvarado
Amber Andersen
Christopher Archer
LaToya Barnes
Amber Bleich
Deontre Bradshaw
Amina Brown
Lamelia Brown
Laneicia Buckman
~ndrew Bump
Jesus Casados
Rachel Christensen
Gina Clark
Crystal Cordova
Nathan Davis
P.J. Wilksen
Eric Williams
Tad Williams
Amber Winkelman
Amanda Wismer
Edwin Wooge
Aubry Worrall
Anthony Wyatt
Kathryn Young
Nicholas Zeller
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Michelle Delgado
Ashley Detweiler
Nastassa Dutton
Kyle Farstad
Ashley Graves
Danielle Gray
Rob Hahn
Ashley Hall
Jesse Harder
Corey Harrison
A.J. Havlat
Laila Hesso
Nicole Hettenbaugh
Tony Jackson
Milton Kelly
James Kiihne
Rita King
Ashley Kruger
Brenda Lewis
Kevin Lind
Mackenzie Locke
James Loos
Mary Loury
Darylle Madison
Karen Martin
Joshua Morris
Lathan Murrell' .
Ngoc Linh Nguyen
Amber O'Brien
Krystal Ouillette
Jesse Perkins
Trung Pham
Edward Pigg
Andrew Ramirez
Robert Renaud
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Maria Rodriguez
Christie Runions
Chris Schuler
Alena Shulyak
• Jemaine Sidney
Jacob Strong
Jovan Travis
Jeff Tyler
Nadya Uty~ganova
Theresa Watts
Shaun Welsch
Ashley Young
Matthew Young
Clockwise from top left of left page:
Pat McKie shows off for the camera as the sponsor of student council's homeless awareness day. (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
Jeff Hansen gets excited over teaching his phys ic s class about his two favorie subjects: force and friction. (Photo by Emily Spears)
Terry Abrahams gives her class instructions to start the ir short story assignment. (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
Mary Larsen answers a difficult question on the phone. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Leland Jacobs strikes a pose in front of his club on club day (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Bob Curtright is having a few hair problems as he experiments with static electricity (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
Bruce Waters and Doug Kaltenberger whip out the walkie - talkies on their lunch time patrol. (Photo by Emily Spears)
Linda Cumming puts on her best smile for the camera. (Photo by Sarah Bate)
The English department's own Martha Stewart, Elaine Caster, makes a decorative wreath near her desk. (Photo C.O. the English department)
Helen Albro Kari Amen
Margery Andresen
Daryl Blue
Wallisann Blunt
Tina Brown
Steve Burbach
Bruce Chapman
Jackie Clifford
Laurie Collingham
Cody Collins Fran Colon
Brien Connealy
Susan Cornish
Bonita Cuddy
James Danson
Pam Davis
Melanie Denney
Tandra Dowling
Cyndi Dwyer
Larry Elwood
Mark Fangman
Bob Fensler
Susan Frack
Christopher Funk
Sandi Genrich
Kate Green
Pat Halstead
Pat Hastreiter
Clayton Heath _
Sharon Holliday
Jenny Hovater
Caroline Hug
Leland Jacobs
Lori Jambor
Travis Jensen
Ruby Johnson
Joan Johnston
Lynn Kaufmann
Kandra Keech
Amy Kobza Deutsch
Sharon Kreimer
Nancy Smith
John Snoozy
Mary Sobczyk
Debbie $ova
Barb Steele
Connie Kruse
Janet Lafollette
Dereck Lambert
Sara Landgren
Nancy Larimer
Terri Lenzen
Tammy Lind
Doug Lippstreu
Barbara Louthan
Cyndy Maddux
Patricia Marshall
Carol Meyer
Christine Michael
Jewel Mick
Pam Mitchell
Bobbie Myers
Marilynn Peaslee
Mary Pederson
Bernie Peters
Jim Rathe
Gary Reiners
Bill Robinson
Bill Rogge
Chad Rooney
Marge Rudd-Hillhouse
Barb Sahling
Joe Scherr
Linda Schildt
Lynn Schoening
Kevin Schrad
Liz Schulenberg
Claudine Scott
Helen Sellentin
Toni Siedel
Sandie Simpson
David Smith
Theresa Thompson
Vicky Thompson
Chrissy Tirrel
Marilyn Veomett
Robert White
Judy Wieser
Bill Wrightsman
Elizabeth Young
Judith Zabel
Jim ~e-rr:J
Why did you start teaching?
I had dixlexia as a child and I remember how it felt to be frustrated. My senior year I was sitting in clas s and the though occurred to me that I could do better then that. I also just wanted to hang out with younger people, think and cause them to think.
You teach in a very non-traditional style. How did that come about?
I came to Northeast and watched all the good teachers and decided that I had to teach how I was comfortable. I also hate dictation. I hate it when people tell me what to do. If people want to come and work hard and think, they will, they won't be bribed by any worksheets or points that I give them and it won't cause them to think anymore than they would have.
What do you think are the most important things about teaching?
I actually have three. They are: to listen to students when they talk, have good relations with students so that they won't be afraid to share and to know what I'm teaching thoroughly.
Classes he teaches: Citizenship Issues (diff and regular), Geography and Philosophy.
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What made you want to start teaching?
It's been so long ago I don't remember. It's just that I like and still like to work with kids and I like to see them reach their full potential.
What made you get into yearbook and newspaper?
Just the change of pace that it gives from regular class room settings. I got into it through majoring in journalism and working in the sports information office at the University.
What is the toughest thing about advising courses like newspaper and yearbook?
Hitting deadlines. It's sometimes hard to get everyone to work in an informal setting.
What makes you want to dress like Rocketman? Because the yearbook staff threatened me!
Classes he teaches:
Yearbook, Newspaper, Photo Journalism, Journalism
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Why did you start teaching?
I had a business teacher in high school that made an impact in my life. I chose business because there are so many things that you can do with a business degree in today's world. I always knew that I wanted to teach and coach from a younger age, but I also knew that if that didn't work out then I could do something with that degree.
Why did you get involved in coaching?
I've been involved in athletics forever, so coaching was just natural. I also enjoy working with kids.
What do you enjoy most about coaching?
I view coaching as another classroom. ~ It's a lot like teaching and I think that style of coaching teaches more discipline, which is something that I view as important.
What do you enjoy most about teaching?
I feel like I'm making a difference with kids and I like to see students succeed and follow through with the potential that they possess. I also like to portray myself as a positive role model in the classroom.
Classes he teaches: Business Law, Business Management, Economic Perspectives, Keyboarding. Noble is also an assistant coach for the boys varsity basketball team. He has coached freshman and reserve teams in his past few years at Northeast.
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Strutters Ashley Deichert, Megan Svoboda, Jessica Brchan, Faye Styskal, Bobbi Nichols, Sarah Wesely, Ashley Fosler (back row), Hope Dacosta, Kristin Bouwens and Lisa Bowers (front row) show their strutter spirit at the Candlelight Ball. (Photo Courtsey of the Picture Man)
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Dawn Coffey laughs at the yearbook photographer. (Photo by Dawn Bailey)
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Lindsay Neal supports the Rockets by throwing the ba ll at the target to dunk Jimmy Motz. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Cody Eastman and Elijah Cooley show off their good looks in Native American Caucus on club day. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Jaime Venhaus and Sarah Marsh represent Student Council by stuffing their faces at Booster Blastoff. (Photo by Vick i Kelty)
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Marissa Skopp, Jessica Ba ird, Jan Beran, Quinton Wright (front row) and Eva Sohl, Me li ssa Masters, Randy Archuleta , Lindsey Steele, John Wolf, Patrick McKie, Katie Fast, Andrea King, and Laura Olinger hang out in the trash cans at Student Council ' s Homeless Awareness Day. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Austin Chambers shows his love for spelunking during an Outdoor Adventures trip (Photo courtesy of Austin Chambers)
Nie Fargo acts like a robot during a Drama lmprov. club meeting. (Photo by Jenna Smith)
M isty Demerz, Sara Fot inos and Jamie Wenzl make valentines during an invigorating POWER club meeting. (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
Steph Dewald and Ronnie Rothe work together during a guys vs ga ls Campus Life game. (Photo by Andrea
Herndon)
Calvin Hughes plays the bass guitar with his band, Toe Leftovers. to help set the pace during the Booster Blastoff celebration
Northeast football team c.apt.ains Andy Poole .and Anthony Ogden prep.are to give out the .annua l Iron Kid .award
Northeast students charge .at each other .at the Campus Life .,. sponsored
Booster Blastoff
By Jackie Mateer 2001 ROCKET Activities Editor
Booster Blastoff is a great way to start the year and has become an annual event that occurs within the first two weeks of the school year. There are a variety of different booths that are all sponsored by a club, sport, or other Northeast activity in order to raise the necessary funds that will be needed during the school year. These booths also give new students a chance to learn something about the activities that are offered at Northeast.
This is also the first time the band, cheerleaders, and the Strutters perform for the student body, along with many other fall sports teams that are introduced.
Booster Blastoff is a fun way to get back into the school year and an easy way to help support school activities. Booster Blastoff is a positive event that brings the school together in the first few weeks.
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Student Council sponsor Pat Mckie .and President Jaime Venh.aus get down .and dirty for .a good cause! (All photos by Vicki Kelty)
Two
sumo - wrestling booth.
Strutters Ashley Morin, Ashley Deichert, Faye Stysk.al, .and Adrienne Butler show off their high kicks
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By Ashley Stepanek
2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
Lincoln's Great Train Station was decked out in silver and blue on January 15 while an estimated 500 Northeast students, including their dates, packed in to have a good time dancing and hanging out with friends.
"I had fun and I liked the decorations," says senior Tori Jurgens.
Junior Casey Dove agreed. "I liked the environment ·and being with friends," Dove said.
Being with friends and decorations weren't the only things the students liked. They also enjoyed dancing to the variety of music that D.]. Romeo threw out for them. Songs varied from Sir Mix A lots' "Baby got Back" to Boys to Mens' "End of the Road" and a few oldies like "Brown Eyed Girl".
"The D.J. was cool," said sophomore Jake Bauer.
Seven junior girls put this "magical" night together. The girls included Jenna McTaggart, Julie Stelzer, Chelsea Neumann, Jessie Kramer , Jenny Stephenson, Amber Turner, and Jenny Martin.
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Dan Pou lsen and Kyle Cain pucker up while Lindy John and Lindsey Koch ge:t in for the picture. (Photo by Ashley Stepanek)
Dawn Bailey, Lyndsey Bates and Holly Adams take a break from dancing to huddle together for a picture. (Photo by Ashley Stepanek)
Tori Jurgens takes the dip by her date Evan Ewoldsen (Photo Courtesy of the Picture Man)
Candlelight Sponsor Leland Jacobs is "suited" for the Candlelight Bal l. (Photo by Maggie Rife)
Kevin Scherbak makes a funny face wh il e taking a break from the dance floor (Photo by Magg ie Rife)
ortheastern.
By Miranda Beckenbach
2001 ROCKET Assistant Activities Editor
The Northeastern is considered by those on the staff as a professional publication created b y Northeast students. Students work to get a finished product out to students and faculty each month.
"Newspaper lets you express your opinion about subjects and you get to meet all sorts of people," said senior reporter Nick Anno.
The Northeastern allows students to get a glimpse of how a real newspaper works and how much work it takes. The staff consists of students who love to write and are considering a career in journalism.
Putting out nine issues of the Northeastern is no easy task, but this group of students seem to handle it well.
"We work really hard. We also do a great job," said senior editor Patti Vannoy.
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Patti Vannoy shows off her top-of-theline edit ing sk il ls (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Patti Vannoy, Andrea Herndon and Cheryl Siedband have a little too much fun during Newspaper. (Photo by Miranda Be ck enba ch)
Vicki Kelty shows her stress during a crucial dead lin e (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Maggie Gossard pretends to get on Jessie Weixelman's case. (Photo by M ir anda Beckenbach)
Aaron Cather tackles wr iters bloc k while working on his column. (Photo by M iranda Beckenbach)
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A shl ey S te pan ek crops s ome picture s for a mus ic page before an import an t de adline (Photo by Andr ea Hern d on)
Jenna Mcfaggart, Jenni Stephenson Abbie Doyle and Ke lsey Johnson tak e t ime out from work to pose for a quick pie (P hoto by Andr ea Herndon)
Adv isor Da ryl Blue and Jack ie Mateer plug away at the computers while Ash ley Stepanek and Steph Engstrom add their input (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Photographers Dawn Bailey and H ill ary Duggan examine their negatives to see what pictures they should print (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Emi ly Spears and Katie Cronin take t ime out of wr iting club day copy to put on a little puppet show. (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Jennifer Marr watches as Dave McCoy and Sara Tin ius ma il letters to businesses for ads. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Y-earbook
By Jackie Mateer 2001 ROCKET Activities Editor
In what class could you take today ' s events and make memories for tomorrow that will last a lifetime ? None other than yearbook. The yearbook is a complete record of the 2000-2001 school y ear and all the events that occurred throughout the y ear.
There is no other class at Northeast like Yearbook. There is a large amount of time and money put into making this book. Students find themselves dealing with real life situations such as meeting deadlines and working with others to combine ideas to make a finished product.
Yearbook is completely published by students with the help of advisor Daryl Blue. With students being in charge, they can relate to the proper audience , creating a book that is enjoyable and worth reading.
" Our book is really original this year and I' m glad that it is not purple nor does it have a rocket shooting across the front cover," said editor Andrea Herndon.
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Nichole Rodwell and Dawn Kadavy get cute for a picture (Photo by Kristin Bouwens)
Kelly Hicks knows how to get serious in Peer Helping (Photo by Kristin Bouwens)
Dog pile! Peer Helpers jump in for a picture on club day (Photo by Emily Spears)
Berlinda Elliott, Mandy May, and Mandy Lamb show mixed emotions about what's going on. (Photo by Kr istin Bouwens)
Nate Buhrman shows how much fun solving a problem can be (Photo by Vicki Kelty)
Nate Buhrman and Stanford Madlock show how much they care about each other. (Photo by Emily Spears)
Peer :Eful:pers
By Steph Engstrom 2001 Rocket Oub Staff
"Peer Helpers .. .It' s all about listening to people," says Scott Kuzminski, a junior peer helper at LNE.
Peer Helpers is a program designed for students to elect their peers that they feel that they can trust to help solve problems amongst each other without interacting with any adults.
After students are voted in, they have to go through an interview to finally become a peer helper. They have a class taught by Troy Heller and a counselor, Marilynn Peasley, to teach them how to become a better listener.
Peer Helpers also are involved in Pershing Pals, get to go to other schools to help with schedules, and give presentations to classes at LNE about important issues and topics in the community.
Peer T-utor 8Portf'olio
By Steph Engstrom 2001 Rocket Club Staff
Students that receive g o od grades plus teacher and counselor recommendations are eligible to become a Peer Tutor.
They are in the Excel room before, during, and after school to help other students with their homework and basic understanding of classes.
"It's not something we do to look good or to have a study period, " says senior Matt Farewell, "It' s a great way to keep up on my skills and to help others. "
The Excel center offers many great programs for students and they also help students keep track of their accomplishments in Portfolio. The program is offered for all grades and also throughout the entire year.
Thao Truong gets things done in peer tutors (P hoto by Steph Engstrom)
Excel sponsors Barb Sahling and Tim Nilsson disc uss an important matter about Portfolio Club (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
M att Farewell helps Steph Engstrom in peer tutors (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Courtney Brock shows her hard work on her portfolio that she has done in the Excel room. (Photo by Jenna Smith)
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S.C.O.R.E.
By Desiree' Schaffert
2001 Rocket Oubs Assistant Editor
S.C.O.R.E , standing for School and Community Opportunities for Relevant Education, is a program at Northeast designed for students who are in danger of dropping out of school or who are behind on credits .
In S.C.O.R.E. students can complete a semester class in nine weeks, getting a new set of classes every quarter so that they can meet their credit goals.
In S.C.O .R.E., there is also more individual attention for each student, helping them to understand and learn more then they would in an average class.
Students and teachers from the S.C.O.R.E. program also organize activities for everyone in S.C.O.R.E. outside of school.
More students in S.C.O.R.E. are receiving A' s and B' s, and their attendence is improving. S.C.O.R.E. is helping students to reach their goals.
Graham and Tanyka Co lli ns p ick a lollipop out of the sac k a s a reward
Ta nyka Collins and Yessenia Rosales p ic k out som e mus ic for the S C O R.E. cl ass to li sten to
An NW U tu tor he lps M at t Chris te nsen w ith a math work s hee t.
Carm e n Graham gets a litt le help from Conn ie Navr a til a s they comp a r e s ome notes
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Ken ne th Straughter holds up an A+ paper that S C O R.E t ea cher Co nnie Navrat il help.ed him with (A ll photos by Jenna Smith)
Carmen
, Pam Davis j ud ges her students wel l thought out spe eche s and deb ates (A ll photos by Em il y Spears)
Brad Stevens pushes away the compet ition
Jen Ba kk er arranges her papers in an intense debate
Jen B akker and Brad Stevens show off the Spe ech and Debate teams numerou s a wards
Brad Stevens and Da le Hayes Jr. debate about a controvers ial sub j ect
Speech S Del:>ate
By Steph Engstrom 2001 Rocket Club Staff
"It' s a thrill to know how well you did and because of Speech I no longer have stage fright!" comments junior and third- y ear member Cheryl Siedband.
Through the months of November to March, Speech team participates in about three tournaments a month and in their extra time they work on preparing speeches. The speeches range from interpretation to impromptu. If students finish in the top six, at the end of the year they compete to go to nationals , which are held in Flordia .
Debate is a club, and is also offered as a class. The class teaches the basics on debate and only six people in the cla ss actually get to debate with other schools in tournaments ever y weekend. The competitive season only lasts for about three months.
They also have ·to argue both sides of case, "which can be trying sometimes but it teaches you a lot," comments junior and third-year member Brad Stevens. " Every year we are getting better and better, which is good. "
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Steph Dewald and Melissa Masters wrap a gift at Barnes and Noble, a volunteer activity that Stu - Co takes part in during the year (Photo courtesy of Jordan Rice)
Jan Beran makes his bed during Homeless Awareness Day (fhoto by Andrea Herndon)
F' atti Vannoy and Sarah Wesely have some fun at a Student Council-sponsored dance (fhoto courtesy of Jordan R ic e)
By Andrea Herndon 2001 ROCKET Editor
Student Council is unique because it meets as a class, but rather than papers and worksheets, Stu-Co prefers to get involved in the community.
"I decided when I was a junior that I wanted to apply for my senior year, because I wanted to make a difference in the school," said senior Patti Vannoy.
Some key events that are organized by Student Council are Prom, Dead Day, Valentine's Day Flower Sales, Student Council dances, and numerous clothing and toy drives throughout the year.
Student Council is also planning and paying for a mural that will be placed on second floor, with the quote: "If you judge others, you don't have time to love them."
But what makes Student Council such a success is that it is completely run by the students under supervision of advisor, Patrick McKie. Members act in committees, which decide the bulk of what is done by Stu-co. Committees are Prom, equity, fund-raising, community service, student issues and dance. Student Council proves that students really can make a difference in the school if they are willing to organize and take charge.
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Eva Sohl steps out of her "house" just before
stay at Stu - Co's annual Homeless Awareness Day (fhoto by Andrea Herndon)
Sarah Marsh, Sarah Lee, Carrie Westrick and Marissa Skopp stand up in front of the cro wd at a state Student Council conference. (fhoto courtesy of Jordan Rice)
Stiiden.t 1\1.[ediators
By Melissa Turner 2001 Rocket Oub Editor
If you ever have a problem and don't know where to go, the LNE Student Mediators are always happy to help!
Student Mediators have been a legacy at LNE for quite a while now. They are voted on by their peers the semester before their senior year. It gives students a chance to have a say in who they think would be a great mediator.
During the summer, mediators come together to have a training session, along with other mediators from East. They were taught how to not give advice, but rather, let the students solve their problems on their own.
Kim Tolen says, "The best part about student mediation is having the satisfaction of knowing I helped two students solve their problems."
There are always two mediators assigned to a conflict. Together they help other students resolve their problems or differences.
This year LNE had a new advisor for Student Mediation. Marilynn Peaslee, a LNE counselor, was in charge of all that took place with mediations. She did a fantastic job taking charge and worked well with the students.
"For her first year., she really did a great job!" said Kim Tolen.
Student Mediation is very prevalent at LNE and will continue to be necessary as time goes on. It's definitely an excellent way for students to help other students solve their problems!'
Pierce meets with Lacey Lienemann for an interview at what Peer Med iators is and how she can be a part of it
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Se cond semester med iator Uyen Nguyen does some resear ch on how she can help her peers. (A ll photos by Em ily Spears)
Matt
Lisa Bowers gets held back by John Wolf, while Sarah Marsh calms Dewey Meister down dur ing a heated moment in Med iation
Foe.us Progrruns
By Ashley Stepanek
2001 Rocket Activities Staff
The Focus Programs are alternative programs for students at Northeast. This program consists of Arts and Humanities School and Science Focus Program (Zoo School). The stude nt s who are involved with these programs are dismissed from Northeast during the school day to attend classes that specialize in subjects of their interests.
"We focus on humanities, human rights, and try to incorporate that in our artwork," said senior Amanda Smith, who joined the art program because there was more freedom and because she liked art.
Molly Kucera, who is also in the art program, agrees.
"It offers more than Northeast does and you learn a lot about the world and humanities. The program also helps you understand things that are going on with art," Kucera said.
The Focus Programs offer students a chance to get to know new people with similar interests and serves as an alternative to the courses that are offered at Northeast.
Photos clockwise from top left:
M ichell e Guittar laughs at instructions given by the teacher at Zoo School. (All photos by Jenna Smith)
You don't just have to paint the typical people and landscapes at Arts and Humanities as you can tell by th is art piece.
Jessie Kramer gives a little helpful advice to Amanda Smith
Corin Hutchinson reads an interesting article during class time
Jessie Kramer conce ntrates hard before making her first move.
Mol ly Kucera studies her project before making any changes
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Tristan Skrdl.a- M .arkwell takes practice very seriously in Ac.a-Dec (All photos by Jenn.a Sm ith)
Elizabeth Thom.as practices her skills for competition
With eyes w ide open , Chr istin.a Hall, Am.and.a Edwards and John Guittar have time to take a quick picture before a team practice st.arts
Am.and.a Edwards daydreams of winning first pl.ace.
Kevin Loope , John Guittar and Dan Kellogg take a brain rest during one of the many after school practices th.at club members have throughout the school year.
John Guittar and Kevin Loope take time to crack a joke in Ac.a - Dec Quiz bowl.
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By Miranda Beckenbach 2001 Rocket Activity Assistant Editor
Quiz Bowl is a group of students who compete nationally against other schools by taking tests over common knowledge. They then send the tests in for scoring.
Another academic program offered at Northeast is Academic-Decathlon. This program is based on different college programs that study man y philosophie s and theorie s . When Aca-Dec get s together they spend their time quizzing each other to prepare for different competitions. This is the fi r s t year that Aca-Dec students will be able to earn a letter for all of their hard work.
Academic programs such as these meet during club d ay s as well as after school and are good wa ys for students at Northeast to grow socially a nd educationall y .
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Kev in Hanley, Brandon Marschman. Nate Buhrman. Gator Russo. and Jared Hertzel take a seat. (All photos by Dawn Ba iley)
An all - g irls troupe of Nationa l Honor So ci ety officers. Crystal Th iele, Renee Kl itz ke, Heather Maley, Sarah Marsh. Jaime Venhaus. Jenni McQu inn. Chastity Grant, Becky Terry, and Stacy Kokes, gather together for a picture
Dewey Meister and Uyen Nguyen are head over hee ls for National Honor So c iety
Nate Ry an, Anthony Ogden, and Austin Chambers show their support and love for Nationa l Honor Soc iety.
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Soc.iety
By Allie Peters 2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
When applying for college, National Honor Society gives students a college head start. National Honor Society is the elite group of senior students chosen for their academic achievements.
Club President Jaime Venhaus says, "National Honor Society is important, it gives students something to work hard for in school. Grades are just as important as sports, and you have to work hard at both of them."
National Honor Society meets every club day. Their focus is community service and getting prepared for college.
During the Christmas season, National Honor Society sold candy canes for charity. At an honor roll assembly for a middle school, National Honor Society handed out programs.
Day Care
By Miranda Gillispie 2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
Northeast has a day care for students who have children. This day care is not your average day care. Its purpose is to teach students about being parents and help them when they have problems and need someone to talk to.
There are many reasons Northeast has this daycare, a major one being so that Northeast students have a place for their child to stay while they are in school. This way it makes it easier for them to come to school and graduate.
Most people think it's just an excuse for teenagers to have children, but it's not. It doesn't free teenagers from their responsibilities as a parent; it actually helps them to become better parents. At Northeast, parenting classes are also offered to help student parents. And while the parents are in class, the kids in the day care are doing special activities to help them develop.
Ethan Jaeb-Lemke, Camren Shaw and Markel Williams
and
Angel Truong wonders why the yearbook photographers are disrupting her play time!
Brianna Noonan plays with a little bit of everything.
Mikah Straughter chases after his toy car
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MacKenzie Reed and TeJzha Lynch smile at the camera during play time. (All photos by Jenna Smith)
are wide-awake
relaxing in the Northeast Daycare.
By Melissa Turner
2001 Rocket Club Editor
All Because of Christ is what A.B.C. is all about. A.B.C. is a club that is based on Christian values. A.B.C has about 15 members and is led by Joel Cornwell.
Senior Crystal Theile says, "I love A.B.C. because we try to strengthen and encourage each other in our faith."
Many of the members also enjoy talking about their beliefs and having Bible studies.
By Steph Engstrom
2001 Rocket Club Staff
African American Club is designed for students to learn about new ways to get involved and create awareness in the community and is sponsored by Charles Bowling.
"Everyone is the same, color doesn't matter," says sophomore Joslynn McShine.
Many of club days are spent discussing many important topics and issues that African American students may be facing and of course eating delicious treats.
Club members hang posters up in the month of February to educate peers about Black Awareness Month.
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Ben Graves and Lisa Enns take a moment in A.B C. to take a qu ick snapshot. ( All photos by Emily Spears)
Michelle Williams takes time out for a quick picture on club day
Chevis Grier, Lathen Murrell and Jarrod Belcher listen intently to Mr Bowl ing
Latosha Straughter, Carmen Graham, Crystal Savage, and Robert Reynolds enjoy a good time in the African Amer ic an Club
Crystal Th iele and Annette Morrow are having fun socializing in A.B.C.
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Andy Volzke prac t ices his grip in preparation for the season as Adam Wh ite laughs in the background (Photo by Emily Spears)
Dave McCoy pays close attention to get helpfu l tips from a baseball mov ie (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Zach Jones and Jason McDaniel visual ize a home run (Photo by Emily Spears)
As ian Officer team Tom Vo , Thuy Hong , Anh Nguyen , Tom Dao, Brian Le, Stephanie Dang , Cham Duong, Uyen Chu, and Ann Phom show how close they all really are (Photo by Emily Spears)
By Steph Engstrom 2001 Rocket Club Staff
Asian
caucu s club is one of the fastest-growing club s . Asian students come together on club day s and discuss important issues, plan events with othe r schools, and play fun games. One of the ma in goal s of the club is to teach tradition and unity . Ev er y year at the end of the school year, the y get together with Lincoln High to have an e nd-of-the-y e ar party to celebrate all their hard w o r k.
" We ' re all really close and that makes the club r eally fun ," says senior Brian
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By Melissa Turner 2001 Rocket Clubs Editor
Fo r the first time ever at LNE , Bill Fagler and Dou g Kaltenberger sponsored a Baseball History club There are about 15 members acti v ely involved.
The club started the year off with roasting hot dog s a nd watching ba s eball.
Sophomore Paul Tanner said his favorite thing about Bas eball History is, " the food!! " . A5fan Club *""Ba5Qball *5-tc~/ '11
Thuong Hong, Chau Nguyen , and Huong Tran listen to the club off icers while they talk (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
Duong Chu, Minh Phang , Donna Bu i, and Brian Le get together for a picture (Photo by Emily Spears)
Mr s. A br aha ms is ha ppy abo ut pl aying c a r d s (Pho to by
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J ess ic a G a ll entin e and M a ndy Lamb search thro ugh the wh ip cream to f ind the perfec t shap e to fit the box (Photo by
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By Melissa Turner 2001 ROCKET Oubs Editor
Speed, pitch, Crazy 8, and Magic are just a few of the fun games that Card .Club plays.
The main idea of Card club is to play cards. Members of the club enjoy playing a variety of different games with their friends. When asked what their favorite game is, the y replied, "Magic"!
Over the years,
Campus Life
has proved to be one of the largest clubs at LNE. This year, there are well over 300 members who attend the club.
Ronnie Rothe is the sponsor of Campus Life and is completely devoted to the students.
"He makes it fun, but he also knows how to bring faith at the end, " says senior Ashley Morin.
The main purpose of Campus Life is to relate everything to faith, whether it is sliming someone in Double Dare , or finding a date in Singled Out.
Junior Jenna McTaggart said, " I like being able to have fun, but at the same time , being able to share my faith with a lot of the student bod y ."
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Thomas Wickard and Just in Irons go neck in neck , as Joe Allsman awaits his turn at "pass the orange " (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Steph Engstrom , Matt Farewell , Jenna B urell , and A sh ly Oglesby dress up to play a hand of cards. (P hoto by Emily Spears)
By Katie Cronin 2001 Rocket Oub Staff
Care Club is all about helping the community. This is the sixth year the club has been at Northeast. Club members spend many hours helping out at the Northeast Family Center. It's a good opportunity for seniors to earn CI hours, simply by contributing to the club. They meet once a month during club days and several other times during each semester. This is the first year the club has more than 40 members enrolled.
"We are planning on taking Care Club out with a big bang," said senior Chastity Grant with a smile.
By Melissa Turner 2001 Rocket Oub Editor
"Playing chess is basically what the club is all about," says Leland Jacobs, the club sponsor.
Chess Club is a club that is totally for entertainment. Members come in and play chess the entire time. There are different levels of players, but they all have a great time. ·
Members of Care Club take time to smile for the camera. (f'hoto by Em ily Spears)
Viet Nguyen thinks careful ly before he takes his tum (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
Matt Farewe ll anx iously awaits Phu Hoa Tran's move. (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
Travis Morrow concentrates on making the perfect move against his opponent (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
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Officer Chastity Grant goes over new announcements in Care Club. (f'hoto by Steph Engstrom)
By Melissa Turner
2001 Rocket Oub Editor
If you enjoy reading exciting poetry and writing your own poems, then Dead
Poet's Society is the
club for you!
When asked about her favorite aspect of Dead Poet's Society, Kathleen Murphy replied, "getting to share my poetry and my musical lyrics with everyone."
One fun activity of the club is writing poetry on a given theme. Members of the club each write their own poem with the assigned theme and then share their piece with others at the next club day.
By Steph Engstrom 2001 Rocket Oub Staff
If you like to help others,
Difference Makers
is a club at LNE that gets out in the community and makes a difference.
This group puts in lots of community service hours, both inside and outside of school. Their main focus throughout the year was to help out at Yankee Hill's Home for Children. They went there every other week to spend time with the kids and bought them Christmas presents.
At the end of the year members get to attend a six-day international conference. This year it's in Florida, where they will listen to speakers and learn more about helping others.
"It's an awesome event", says junior Melissa Masters. "It helps people become known for helping others."
Smith reads and reflects on some poetry
Melissa Masters and Alica Schafer happily introduce their speakers. (Photo by Emily Spears)
Rhonda Perkins, Nichole Buis, and Kimbra Culver listen attentively to what's going on around them. (Photo by Emily Spears)
Kimbra Culver, Jessica Baird, and Jennifer Villines show how much fun making a difference can be (Photo by Emily Spears)
Kendall Meyers, Jenny Deterding and John Florke reflect on an interpretation of a poetry reading. (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Jenny Deterding, Kendall Meyers and John Florke snap along with the rhythm of the poetry (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Josiah
in Dead Poet's Society (Photo by Jenna Smith)
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Mike Ma t t s on is precise in his measurem e nt of the t e am ' s car. (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
Derek Sel l and Josh How ard perform some interesting actions during their improvisation (f'hoto by Jenna Sm ith)
Jennifer Putnam and Zac Henderson get ready to leave on their " date " (f'hoto by Jen na Smith)
Cheryl Siedband and Erin Fisher have a little bit of fun improving at a club day meeting (f'hoto by Jenna Smith)
Elliot Etening li stens to his peers for input wh ile making adjustments to his vehicle. (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
Sponsor Pat Gatzemeyer, Paul E ichmeier and Boian Berberov make complex mo del designs for the club ' s use. (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
By Steph En gs trom
2001 Rocket Club Staff
Li g ht Electric Vehicle is one of the newest club s at N or thea s t.
Student s spend club days designing a model car to operate o v e r a closed race course for one hour using po we r pro v ided by more than 64 pounds of lead acid batte ries . The car that completes the most laps wins. Sp e ed , endurance, ~acing strategy, overall vehicle, b ra king a nd handling are combined to award the team point s . There are two race s every year - one in April and fin alis t s g o on to the next race, in early Ma y .
" It 's fun because we all love to build things and race d ay is a r eal rush, " said senior and third-year member Pa u l Eichmeier
By D es iree ' Schaffert
2001 Rocket Club Assistant Editor
is a fun club
wh er e y ou ca n use· up some of your energy and exercise yo ur creati v e side while you ' re at it!
" I like it ju s t because it ' s a club that you can go to and la ugh and ha v e fun. You feel the energy when you walk into the dram a room, " said junior Cheryl Siedband. "Dra14a n.q:>rc\.l. *cJe2ctric \Je2t)fcle2/ <JS
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Halie Welch, Ashley Mohr, Becky Rikl i, Ella Reeves, Kimberlee Blaha, Amanda Edwards, Katie Linke, and Heather Marr (from top) a ll pile up for a picture (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
J immy Barber shows his FBLA sp irt along with his masked friend on club day. (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
Megan Post throws the corn at Grandpa John's Pumpkin Patch at an FBLA outing. (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
Officers Brad lnderlied, Marisol Garcia, Corey Brock, Trin ity Fraz ier, Em ily Snodgrass, Steph Engstrom, Courtney Brock, Krissy Kobza, and Crystal Thiele gather for a quick pie at Doane Co llege (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
FCA l istens and learns as Joey Colson talks about why God is a great team player in your life (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Work ing together, FCA club members try to stick together as they walk around in a circle (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
By Stephanie Engstrom
2001 ROCKET Oubs Staff
In Future Business Leaders of America cFBLA) business skills, leadership, and fun are combined. Clubs days consist of speakers, activities, slide shows, and most importantly, cookies.
FBLA is more than cookies and speakers; the club is active in the community as well. This year the officers and members took part in Lion's eye glass project in September. They also took time out to have some fun at Grandpa John's, and in December bell ringing at Target on 48th, and February a data match for MADD. Members take a trip to Omaha for the State Leadership Confrence where they take tests and attend seminars.
By Abbie Doyle
2001 ROCKET Oubs Staff
FCA Stands for Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is sponsored by John Snoozy. The goal of FCA is to tie in the christian faith with athletics.
"FCA is a good way to represent your athletics towards God and christianity," says Trinity Frazier. Said Junior Heather Marr: "Everyone in the club got along great."
By Desiree ' Sch a ffert
2001 ROCKET Oubs Assistant Editor
" You get to know people that have disabilities and are not in regular classes, " said Sophomore Jenna Wenzl when asked why she likes Friendship Club.
Friendship Club helps to see what it ' s like to be in a disabled person's class as well as helping everyone to learn the different ways other people understand things. For some members, this is a possible carreer opportunity as well a s opening members minds to the variety of students at LNE . Friendship Club con s ists of man y people that want to learn about their peers, and want to make a difference in someone ' s life.
Future Educators is a club that brings opportunities to people who are interested in teaching.
When asked why s he joined the club, senior Annette Morrow said, " I've alw a ys wanted to be a teacher, so it kind of sparked my interest. "
Future Educator members are organizing a book drive, and some of the members also plan to be student shadows at UNL and Wesleyan.
Amanda Wismer and Da r ne ll Utley cre ate some wonderful good ies while getting to know each other (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Annette Morrow and Ann Truo ng t a ke s ome iqotes while learning about bei ng fu tu r e ed ucators (Photo by Je nna Smith )
Cour tne y Br ock, A nnette Morrow, Karen Poo r e, and An n Tr uo ng disc us s what acti v it ies to do thro ugho ut th e s emeste r.
(Photo by A nd rea Herndon)
Co urtney Brock is interested in hea ri ng a bo ut teaching (Photo by An d rea He r ndon)
M ike Kel ler , Lynn Walker , Heather Hood , Jessica Truax and Sarah S hepar d w atch wh ile
• Jess Gambill and Jody Joh nso n work o n making some lovely decorations (Photo by Je nna Smith)
Melissa Fogl es ong helps Be n Le ypoldt fr o st a yummy treat in Fr iendship Cl ub (Photo by J en na Smith)
By Stephanie Engstrom
2001 ROCKET Oubs Staff
The Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Straight Alliance (GLBTSA) of Northeast has been working hard both in and out of the school this year to educate the Northeast public about their focus on two areas: awareness of gay rights and AIDS.
"Homosexuality, AIDS awareness, and fighting for the defeat of Amendment 416 are examples of fighting for equal rights and tolerance for all," said Ally Stewart.
During National AIDS Awareness Week, members of GLBTSA gave out red ribbons to recognize AIDS as not only a gay disease but a disease that can be contracted by anyone.
By Katie Cronin
2001 ROCKET Oubs Staff
Lungs Needed Every Day
refuses to put up a smoke screen. It is all about becoming smoke-free.
This year, the club went to a Tobacco Free Rally at the Cornhusker Hotel and marched to the capitol to show that they are smoke free. Schools all across Nebraska came to show their support.
"I understand why people smoke, but we are just tyring to change some people minds," said Deserae Mora.
Sponsors David Sm ith and Toni Seidel listen to club members attentively at the ir first club da y meeting (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
Amanda M iller, John Floer ke, Crystal Shafer, Kendall Meyers and Sponsor David Smith take time out from talking to prospe ctive club members at Booster Blast Off to flash a smile for the ca mer a. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Gina Judds, speaker and club - founder, addresses Lungs Needed Everyday about the importance of staying tobacco free (Photo by Emily Spears)
Members of Red Cross Club and Lungs Needed Everyday combine to discuss mutual topics on club day (Photo by Emily Spears)
Annette Morrow, Brandy Emal and Katie Cronin know that "It's no joke to smoke!" (Photo by Emily Spears)
Harr ington and Aaron Doughty show their awareness of the
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Club member s pay a ttention whil e Charlie Wilk se n, the fou nder of the Lyricist Club , t a lks (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Lee Winston a nd Robe r t Lott are going over some lyrics togeth erin the Lyricist Club (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Vi et Ng uyen " plugs a nd chugs " some tough ma t h problems on his calculator. (Photo by Dawn Bailey) _
Sponsor Bill Rogge demonstrates a new math function on the board. (Photo by Jenna Smith)
By Desiree ' Schaffert 2001 ROCKET Oubs Assistant Editor
Lyricist Club
was a new club started thi s y ear that gave its members the opportunity to e x pre ss themsel v es through music.
''I'm with my friends and we relate to the same things, and we express them through music, " said senior Travis Roberts.
If you ' re interested in music, the Lyricist Club teaches you how to. write and sing ly rics.
So far the club has instruments, and is trying to get radio time. They' v e also printed T-shirts ad v ertisin g the club.
By Andrea Herndon 2001 ROCKET Editor Math Club
gives students from every part of the school the opportunity to fine tune practical math skills and learn some areas of ad v anced math
Math Club is all about tests. They sponsor Mathfacts and the Atpac for a large portion of LNE math students. They also take the Math League Press and the Mandelbrot test.
They compete in many contests, including the State Fair in August, Brownell Talbot in December, Doane and Omaha North in October, UNL Math Da y in November, Creighton Math Field Day in February, Hastings in March, Midland in April and they sponsor a junior high math test in May.
But, Math Club is more than ju s t tests. They have a retreat early in the fall and parties throughout the year. They go to the YMCA to swim and play basketball and then come back to school whe r e they play games.
John Guittar and Kevin Loope give a l ittle smil e on club day about a joke made by sponsor Bill Rogge. (Photo by Jenna Smith)
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Na th an Roy show s t hat cleaning t he train is very impor ta nt He can ' t keep his han ds off o f them!
(Photo by Jenna Smi th )
M icha el Moli ne puts a fina l touch o n the r ailroa d by ad di ng a br idge rig ht befor e the train comes t hroug h
(Photo by Jenn a Smith)
Fiv e club membe r s lo un ge aroun d o n the couch wh ile tak ing a break during a do w n time on club day. (Photo by Jen
Dan ie lle Kenned y makes a phone c all on behalf of Na t ive Amer ican Caucus. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Fro nt row: Shayna Fa ul kne r, Nicole Killsenemy , Sherita Two Strike lbana Rabago , Evely n Aguilar. Back r o w: Tim Reed , Ang e la J o nes all get tog e t her for a group shot to say " hi " (P hoto By Andrea Herndon)
Spo nsor Lynn Schoening lectures club members David Virgill t o and M ike Mol ine about all the interes t ing fa cts they don 't know about railroads (Ph oto by Emily Spea r s)
By Katie Cronin
2001 ROCKET Oub Staff
Do you like to build things such as trains ? If you do, then Model Railroaders Club is for you.
"It's a hands on club, you don't just sit there ," senior Eldon Stege said.
The club consists of students who love to build trains, watch videos on trains, and have fun. In February, the railroaders showed the layout of the train in room 2B.
"We get to build stuff and it's fun, plus I have trains at home so I can be creative and just have a lot of fun with it," said Mike Moline.
Native American Club is a group of students who come from Native American backgrounds and talk about the different tribes they come from.
They plan to start a scholarship fund to honor a Native American student from Lincoln High who died last year.
The club also does a display in the main hall to represent the club and what it does. 100
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By Abbie Doyle
2001
ROCKET Clubs Staff
"The Olas Club members are all learning and experiencing new things together," says first-year club leader Mrs. Georgia Sarroub.
Club members are planning trips to Kansas City and to the Hispanic Center.
"We sit back and listen to some music and eat some food," says Daine Patton.
The Olas club is very excited about their plans for the future, and are preparing for a great year.
By Steph Engstrom
2001
ROCKET Clubs Staff
Performing arts and music enjoyment are combined in the Opera Club.
Unlike most clubs, Opera Club meets every-other Monday night instead of on club day.
The club ventures to Omaha several times during the year to see certain operas that they have been studying during their Monday night meetings.
"It's not a very big club, but we have fun and the best part is the traveling," says Tim VanBoening.
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Yadira Pineda, Georgia Sarroub, Rosalba Garcia, Evelyn Pineda, Sara Arizola, Nikki Jones.Justin Irons, Daine Patton, Marisol Garcia, Jessica Robinson, Jesenia Rosada, Staci Markonsen, Sabrina Flores, and Shayna Faulkner gather for a group shot. (Photo by Dawn Bailey)
Justin Irons and Daine Patton stuff their ' faces with pizza. (Photo by Dawn Bailey)
Laurie Collingham informs Tim VanBoening, Matt Bloemker, Bryan Trook and Nick Donaldson about their newest opera. (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
Tim VanBoening, Laurie Collingham, Matt Bloemker and Bryan Troo k show their favorite operas that they have watched this year. (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
Matt Bloemker, Bryan Trook and Nick
• Donaldson make hard choices on which opera to watch (Photo by Steph Engstrom)
Sara Arizola, Yadira Pineda, Rosalba Garcia, and Evelyn Pineda close their notebooks and put their caps on their pens (Photo by Dawn Bailey) OLA5 O-pe2ra/ 10 I
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By Melissa Turner
2001 ROCKET Oubs Editor
"Everything' s a surprise with Heller (Troy, the sponsor). You never know what's going to happen," said Austin Chambers, one of many students who loves Outdoor Adventures club.
Outdoor Adventures is one of the largest clubs at Northeast. The idea of the club is to give students a chance to experience the outdoors and try out activities they wouldn't normally do.
Kelli Shea said she enjoyed, "All the trips we go on!"
Many of the trips consist of caving, camping, biking, rock climbing, and "Night under the Stars". Trips are just a highlight of the many club activities.
P.O.W.E.R.
Stands for People Outreach Women
Equality Rights. The club is totally devoted to equal rights for women.
"We enjoy discussing issues that affect women," says Chrystal Green.
P.O W.E .R. Club is very involved in our community as well as at LNE . They are involved in Breast Cancer Awareness as well as the Candlelight Vigil. The point that members of the club try to get across is that P.O.W.E.R. can shine on society as well as LNE.
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Matt Genrich and Nate Genrich help decorate Zac Henderson's Christmas tree (Photo by Hilary Duggan)
Mike Yeggy struggles to get to the top on a rockclimbing trip. (Ph oto courtesy of Aust in Chambers)
Maggie Gossard and Melissa Turner follow along while Patti Vann oy reads a recent article (Photo by Andrea Herndon )
Dav id Ramarez cuts a perfect heart for a valentine in Power Club (Ph oto by Em ily Spears)
Ja im e Wenzl and Em ily Lundquist read articles about women's rights. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Drew Doncheski crawls his way through a cave (Photo courtesy of Austin Chambers)
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Dany e l Hennecke a nd S te phani e Wentland work at th e concess ion stan d at fall par e nt/teacher conferences. (Photo Courtesy of Judy Weiser)
Amy Leber and Christy G odwin exp la in club activities to a prospective member at Booster Blast-o ff. (Photo Courtesy of Judy Weiser)
Cass ie Hessheimer and Hil lary Shultz distribute water to the teachers at fall parent/teacher conferences. (Photo Courtesy of Judy Weiser)
By Desiree ' Schaffert
2001 Rocket Oubs Assistant Editor
If y ou want to promote the Rockets, Rocket Spirit is the perfect club for you.
Members of this club recognize Northeast sports teams and create locker signs. Th ey also provide concessions at some e v ent s such as Boo s ter Bla s t-off, conferences, and tournaments. This y ear Rocket Spir i t is planning a trip to Grand Island for a v ar sit y basketball game.
" Rocket Spirit i s s tereotyped. It's very different from cheerleading, " said junior Kelli Kuebler.
By Melissa Turner 2001 Rocket Oubs Editor
" How can w e help ?" is a question often asked by the Red
The club consis t s of about ten members. The point of the club i s to co n ce nt ra te on helping others whenever necessary. They learn h ow to perform CPR, first aid, and many other ways of helping pe o ple
Junio r Jess ica Baird said, " Being able to save others is what the club i s all a b o ut. "
Megan Snyder Ann Truong , Lindsey Fletcher , and Adr ienne Hall have fun partic ipating in the activit ies on club day. (Photo by Jenna Sm ith)
Jen Bakker and Jessica Baird laugh as they help each other out in Red Cross. (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Lindsey Fletcher and Adrienne Hall s it quietly and listen closely in Red Cros s (Photo by Jenna Sm ith)
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By Desiree' Schaffert 2001 ROCKET Assistant Oub Editor
If you like to read , Rocket Readers might be beneficial for you.
"We're setting up the club as it goes," says senior Matthew Budney.
So far, each club day they select a specific genre, and then from that selected genre, pick a book and read it before the next club day. Everyone discusses the book that they read with all the club members.
This year Rocket Readers are planning trips to Barnes and Noble. They are also planning a book dri v e.
Science Olym.piad is a club that works on projects that they take to the regional competition that will be held in Aurora this year to compete with other schools around the state and possibly even around the nation.
''I'm into the science thing and I like competition, " states junior Tifani Pettigrew.
Members of Science Olympiad went to LaserQu es t together and also planned a weekend trip to Henr y Doorly Zoo to stay the night in the rain forest.
Members enjoy themselves and they all have an interest in science. " We have a lot of fun and we can be a s weird as we want and no one cares, " s a ys Pettigrew.
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Kar e n Tuttle a nd B randy S m id t en j oy a book together durin g a Rocke t Re ad ers m e et ing (Photo by Jenna S mith)
Me ggie Murphy loves to r ead and en j oys Rocket Re a de r s cl ub (P hoto by Jenna Smith)
Tifan i Pett igr ew
alk s about her pro j ect with fellow Olympiader Brian Ifl a nd. (Photo by Hil lary Duggan)
Susan Frac k g ives o ut instruc t ions to members o f S c ience Olymp iad. (Photo by H illary Duggan)
Zach Freeman and Qu inton Wr ight th ink that study ing the per iod ic tab le is the cool th ing to do (Photo by Hil lary Duggan)
By Melissa Turner
2001 Rocket Oub Editor
Having t he ability to sign for the hearing impaired is very important in our society. Awarenes s of this is increasing daily and the Sign Language Club is making sure people still know how to communicate that way.
" I really, really like signing ... it ' s a lot of fun! " says club member Meggie Murphy.
Sign Language club plans on having a session on Unity Day to teach other students how to sign and later on having a speaker place emphasis on signing in today's society and each club day they concentrate on learning new signs .
By Desiree ' Schaffert
2001 ROCKET Oub Staff
Sci-Fi club is the club to join if you are interested in science-fiction and being around others with the same interests.
Junior C.J. Orr enjoys being a member of SciFi club. "I like it becau se other people like the same things I do. I can talk to them and they know what I'm talking about, when other
people are like 'what?'," Orr said. Members sometimes meet at sponsor Carol Mathias' house to watch Star Trek Voyager and other Sci-Fi shows and movies.
Amanda Turner and Bry a n Trook enjoy look ing up their own web sits
Caro l Mathias helps Jeremy B ickford look up interest ing sights (P ho to by A ndr e a Herndon)
David Ramir ez, Tiffa ny M cBri de and Brandy Mc Br id e watch cl o s ely as M r s . Daws on s igns for them. (Photo by An d rea Hern d on)
S ign La ngua ge members sit in the ha ll pra ct ic ing s igning to oth ers (Photo by A nd rea Herndon)
Andy Poole is fas c inated by what he f inds in S c i- Fi. (Photo by Andrea Herndo n)
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Tim Hruz.a walks into Special Olympics with .a joyful .attitude. (f'hoto by Emily Spears)
Kristin With.am .acts out what she says .as Kevin Str.a.ak liste ns. (f'hoto by Emily Spears)
Kyle Spillman , Matt Cl.ark Katie Green .and Rusty Dockhorn's team is obviously winning the basketball game th.a t they .are watching (f'hoto by Emily Spears)
By Des iree' Schaffert 2001 ROCKET Assistant Club Editor
In Special Olympics members bowl, play basketball and run track. It is an opportunity to play team sports and meet new people.
Sophomore Arthur Duff, two-year member of Special Olympics, thinks the club is fun and enjoys getting a letter, a booster pin, ribbons, and medals.
"I want to see how many people join before I graduate. There are 17 right now," says Arthur.
Trapshooting is a club where you can join and learn how to shoot a gun among other things
"I've always loved hunting and it helps me with target practice," says senior Latrail Clark. " People who hunt would like trapshooting. "
Many members of trapshooting are involved in some sort of shooting practice outside of the club meetings.
During club meetings members discuss safety and sometimes go to the shooting range for practice.
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Matt B loemker, Tim V.an B oening .and other club members learn .about th e wonders of trapshooting.
The sponsors , Fred Fleming .and Rick Scholl, dispense the wonders of trapshooting.
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Natalie Rober t s takes an active pa r t in lead ing Unity Club on club day! f hoto by Jenna Smith)
Brandie Micha e l and Jaycee Wes t show t he ir enthusiasm in finding out they are really
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Fred Flintstone (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Try ing to find out who they really are, Rachel Buse , Jenna Smith , Jenny Merrill and Amy Leber huddle up and start to ask questions. (Photo Courtesy of Jenna Smith)
Ashley Kulawik is a bit embarrassed about hav ing to sit on Chris Powell ' s lap d uring a Difference Makers activity (Photo by Emily Spears)
Jennifer Putnam and Miranda Beckenbach give directions to club members about a club day activity (Photo by Emily Spears)
Nichole Rodwell and Dawn Kadavy pose fo r a picture after an exhausting club day experience fhoto by Emily Spears)
By De sir ee Schaffert
2001 ROCKET Club Assistant Editor Unity Club helps to educate people so they don't make pre -judgements. Members of this club want to help others e xcept everyone for who they are.
Second-year member and sophomore Jessie Weixelman enjo y s the club because it ' s so relaxed. "You just know that everyone is in there for the same reason."
Unit y Club is a great club to join for anyone who's interested in their school. She continues, "It's a chance to get involved, not necessarily to be really active, but to know what ' s going on at school."
welcome Rockets is a club that welcomes new students to Northeast. During club meetings, members introduce themselves, and play 'getting to know each other' game s .
" This club enables you to meet new people and help them out, " s aid senior Dawn Kadavy.
• This is a good club to join if you want to meet some new people.
Members of Welcome Rockets also go to different middle sc hool s and talk about Northeast.
Quinton Wright and Jeremy B ickford conc en trate in front of their computer. (Photo by Hillary Duggan)
Jason Torske and Bai.an Berberov fixate on their computer scre ens (Photo by Hillary Duggan)
Members of 3-D Animation work diligently on their computers (Photo by Hillary Duggan)
Ann.a Schwindt, Mikael Walter, Riley Husky (front row), Katie Young, Matt Hayes, Matthew Hibbing, Er ik 0womoyela, Collin Sell, Joe Scherr, Andrew Westphalen .and Elaine Caster (back row) show their enthusiasm on their trip to see President Bill Clinton (Photo courtesy of Joe Scherr)
Matthew Hibbing reads up on the Democratic party during the election : Decision 2000. (Photo by Andre.a Herndon)
Tuyet Tr.an shows Er ik 0womoyel.a .an important part of what she was reading before engaging in discussion. (Photo by Andre.a Herndon)
By Andrea Herndon 2001 ROCKET Editor
1t was an exciting year for
Young Democrats.
Nine club members went to see President Bill Clinton in Kearney, as he made his first stop -ever in Nebraska during his presidency. Nebraska was the last state the president visited at least once before he left office.
What the club does on club day is simple, yet profound.
"We just talk about current issues in politics and this year we mainly focused on the presidency," says sponsor Joe Scherr
Young Democrats also pulled together to complete about 50 hours of community service at various places.
By Desiree' Schaffert 2001 Rocket Oub Assistant Editor
3-D Animations
might be a good club for you, if you're interested in computers and graphics.
In this club you learn how to make 3-D models using Strata 3-D program. Members are allowed to work on anything that they want to work on, but everyone does have a primary goal. Their goal is for each member to have a completed 3-D animation by the end of the year.
"I want to make video games for a living and that's just one step closer to doing that," said senior Kyle Maxwell.
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YearbooJc Staff: Who did you think should have been President of the United States?
Rocketman: I didn't really care who became president. I didn't like any of the candidates to begin with. That's besides the fact I'm from a different planet anyway, so the presidential race didn't mean a whole lot to me.
YearbooJc Staff: Do you think all of the recounts and lawsuits made it more exciting?
Rocketman: No, I feel it made a complete mockery out of our nation and the way we run things. More so than Bill Clinton did in the past 8 years.
YearbooJc Staff: Do you plan on sticking around on this planet a while?
Rocketman: Well, until the football team wins a state title! < <chuckle chuckle>> Or any team besides basketball or volleyball does!
YearbooJc Staff: That's funny!! What is the deal with your mouth? Is it a smile? A frow~? A sneer? What is that!?!?
Rocketman: I truthfully don't know what it is. That's a question for whoever designed me. I like to think of it as more of a sneer, or kind of mean look.
YearbooJc Staff: So, how threatened are you going to feel about the two new schools?
Rocketman: What do you mean?
YearbooJc Staff: You do realize that Southwest and North Star are going to have two new mascots, right?
Rocketman: Oh my gosh, I've never thought of that! Not as many people will be paying attention to that great Rocket mascot anymore. What's going to happen to me?
YearbooJc Staff: I'rr1: sure it's not as big of a deal as you think. ..l mean ... we'll still love you.
Rocketman: Yeah, that IS true. How could I be so silly?
YearbooJc Staff: I'm really not sure. You've always come across that way to us, though.
Rocketman: Really? Because on the inside, I'm all soft and cuddly and warm.
YearbooJc Staff: Um, that's always nice to know. Well, thank you for your time with us today, good luck with your future here, and PLEASE try to stay out of fights with our own crowd!
Rocketman: Your welcome, anytime, HEY! That wasn't funny!
Members: Front Row: Thersea Orr , Annette Morrow , Lisa Enns , Crystal Theile , Derek Sell. Back Row: Joel Cornwell , Ben Graves.
Academic Decathalon
Members: Front Row: Amanda Edwards , Nick Donaldson , Christina Hall , Elizabeth Thomas , Dan Kellogg , Brian lfland. Back Row: Tristan SkrdlaMarkwell , Kevin Loope , John Guittar , John Mason
African American Glu
Members: Front Row: Joslyn McSwine , Stephanie Walker , Chevis Grier. Second Row: Eric Bradford , Stanford Madlock. Third Row: Michelle Williams , Staniquea Madlock , Krystal Savage , Lathan Murrell , Jarrod Belcher. Fourth Row: Tyrina Webster , Robert Reynolds , Carmen Graham , James Cortez , Robert Lott Back Row: Aliesia Straughter, Jimmatta Vinson, Sa~ rah Fernandez , Kerry Hill.
Asian Club
Members: Front Row: Tam Vo , Duy Le , Loe Nguyen , Uyen Nguyen , Donna Bui , Thong Nguyen , Alain
Nguyen , Quy Trinh , Ann Truong. Second Row: Duan Mai , Duong Chu , Nhan Le , Vy Nguyen , Ngoc Dang , Thao Truong , Thu Vu. Back Row: Ha Dang , Lan Nguyen , Mai Nguyen , Uyen Le , Bao Pham , Liem Mai, Eric Luu , Ly Nguyen , Nguyen Nguyen , Bao Cao , Chanh
Map , Vu Chu , Norman Leach , Tam Pham , Tran
Nguyen , Thuy Hong , Tram Duong , Minh Dao , Linh Nguyen , Uyen Chu , Hoang Gia.
Campus Life
Campus Life meets in the auditorium every club day. It is by far the biggest club at Northeast. It has approximately 450 members. They also meet on Thursdays at the Campus Life House , where approximately 50 members attend each week.
Baseball History Club
Members: Front Row: Adam White , Troy Kantor , Jesse Odle, Shawn Votava , Joba Chamberlain , Ryan Odle, Ben Bandars, Jeremy Cutsor. Back Row: Doug Kaltenberger, Jared Hertzel , Jason McDaniel , Jimmy Motz, Trevor Knuth, Zach Jones , Noah Jacobsen , Andy Jansen, Matt Eybel , Paul Tanner, Jason Wood , Dan Poulsen, David Zeff, Josh Ben n e Joseph Ryan , Joey Colson, Karsten Thurmond, Bill Fagler
, Amy Wainwright, Jessie West, Marissa West , Amanda Williams , Cody Williams , Michelle Williams , Kristina York.
Chess Club
Members: Front Row: Leland Jacobs Back Row: Thi Bui, Kevin Hillyer, Viet Nguyen, Phu Hoa Tran, Matthew Farewell , Travis Morrow , Eric Arneson, Dinh Hoang, Quinton Wright , Chris Esquibel.
Dead Poet's Society
Members: Front Row: Jessie Weixelman, Kendal Meyers, Jenny Deterding, John Floerke. Second Row: Ms. Laura Ellen, Carma Maxson, Maggie Murphy, Josiah Smith. Back Row: Kathleen Murphy, Nate Sharpnack, Renea Garton
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Difference Makers
Members: Front Row: Samantha Ford , Rhonda Perkins , Jessica Baird , Nicole Buis , Lindsay Little , Kimbra Culver , Lindsay Martin , Jami Rutt , Melissa Masters , Jenifer Villines , Alesia Shafer , Chrystal Masters.
Drama Improvisation
Members: Front Row: Trevor Marchant , Mary Fuller , Katie Young , Adrana Begovic , Melody Putnam , Shirley Claire , Josh Hruby , Mr Chapman , Sara Born , Carrie Brown , Brandie Phillips , Julia Kaute. Second Row: Jennie Merrill , Mikail Walter , Anna Schwindt , Anna Schwindt , Jennifer Putnam , Ben Graves , Amanda Brown , Mitchel Dafter , Miranda Powell , Cindy Terry , Chancy Brown , Trong Nguyen. Third Row: Marely Malcom , Luke Harrington , Erica Hansen , Dan Yost , Maggie Rife , Jarod Belcher , Cheryl Siedband , Erin Fisher , Lisa Enns , Abby Shepard , Elizabeth Thomas. Fourth Row: Brandie Michaels , Natalie Roberts , Alain Nguyen , Amanda
Williams , Molly Seymour , Joy lromunya , Derek Sell , Renee Kl itzke , Adam Wh ite ,
Quomoyela , Joel Batten , Erin Wright , Casey Eckard , Nie Fargo , Zac Henderson ,
Teele.
Electric Vehicle
Members: Front Row: Matt Hayes , Boian Berberov, Chris Torske, Robert Nichols , Mike Mattson , Jason Brchan , Tyler Potts. Back Row: Ryan Spillers, Matt Greenlee, Ryan Amen , Nick Montgomery , Josh Misner , Andrew Hatfield, Kurt Ninneman , Elliot Henning , Paul Eichmeier , Pat Gatzmeyer.
Vanessa Briden , Japeth Wheeler Back Row: Erik
Josh Howard , Jim Schroeder , Lathan Murrell , Ben
Member Roster: Randy Archuleta , Stephen Beckler , Vanessa Bowmaster , Jennifer Branum , Courtney Brock , Corey Brock , Lanercia Buckman, Aaron Clark , Ha Dang , Tom Dao , Adam Abbeka , Stephanie Engstrom , Danelle Evans , Tom Fisher , Cynthia Foster , Trinity Frazier , Jessica Gamb i ll , Marisol Garcia , Tim Gerken , Karli Glodowski , Stacey Grant , Danielle Gray , Crystal Green , John Guittar , Christina Habel , Quartez Hall , Cassie Hessheimer , Kiley Hoeft , Kristina Hosek , Brad lnderlied, Mellisa Jehorek , Melody Jehorek , Sara Jensen , Beth Kaufman , Nicole Kills-Enemy , Amanda Knickerbocker , Krissy Kobza , Tyler Krahn , Nhan Le , Linh Le , Kevin
Loope , Lissa Lyman , Alan Lyman 111 , Jamie Mager , Teresa Marino , Anna McVay , Nicole Michael , Stephanie Mikesh , Kyle Mitchell , Tyler Mohr , Anna Nagengast , Dawn Naslund , Anh Nguyen , Ly Nguyen , Quyhn Nguyen , Chris ober , Danielle Ogden , Jennifer Olson , Jay Ortega , Ashley Page , Lindsay Pedersen , Meagan Post , Jessica Ramos , Ben Reeves , Megan Riegsecker , Nicole Rodwell , Marissa Skopp , Emily Snodgrass , V i Ta , Ben Teele , Jeff Thiele , Crystal Thiele , Nicole Trevena , Quy Trinh , Erin Trutna , Amber Turner , Kelsi Way , Tyrina Webster , Shaun Welsch , Amy Wilkason , Ryan Wittmann , Nicole Woodyard , Max Yashirin.
FCA
Members: Front Row: Jamie Mager , Halie Welch ,
Amanda Edwards. Second Row: Jen Veach , Maryl
Shock , Heather Marr , Katie Linke , Ella Reeves , Kim
Blaha , Becky Rikli , Ashley Mohr , Kelly Hershberger
Third Row: Kelly Johnson , Ashley Lawrence , Miranda Beckenback , Kali Wathan , Ben Richler , Jenny Ecktenkamp , Jody Frazier , Jessica Colson , Dave McCoy , Kyle Hershberger , Joey Colson. Fourth Row: Katie Kosmos , Amanda Thompson , Jessica Kotouc , Karen James , Stephanie Marreel , Sara Pillard , Josh
Benne , Dan Wisink , Matt Garrison , John Bring. Back Row: Stacy Clausen , Lindsey Pederson , Tina Bland , Ryan Wittman , Jake Bauer , Matt VanEngen , Matt Obermeyer , Randy Shaw , Mark Thorton , Aaron Wagner , Sam Stuztman
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Members: Front Row: Darnell Utley , Becca Mitchell , Dennis Houdek , Melissa Foglesong , Mackenzie Locke. Middle Row: Ashley Bargen , Lynn Walker. Back Row: Justin Mick , Deb Sova , Rusty Dockhorn , Trish Ostermeier , Jenna Wenzl , Amanda Wismar , Amanda Foglesong , Jody Johnson , Jess Gambill , Mary Sobczyk , Heather Hood , Kate Green.
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Future Educators
Members: Courtney Brock , Emily Spears , Annette Morrow.
GLBTSA
Members: Front Row: Kat i e Young , Amanda Godeman , Mikael Walter , Danielle Schmidt , Erica Hansen. Second Row: Megan Otto , Alicia Schaffer , Cody Pr itchard , Evan Day , Nata lie Roberts , Brand i Michaels , Jenny Deterding. Third Row: Toni Siedel , David Smith , Shelly Blackeyes , Theresa Marino , Ryan Sieler, Amber Hollandsworth , Amanda Miller , Nate Sharpnack , Autumn Neusahr , Sammie Merrill , Rachel Buse , Lily McCain , Nicole Harrington , Jaycee West , Aaron Doughty , Angel French Back Row : John Floerke , Tiffany Pettigrew , Jessie Weixelman, Ally Stewart , Tyler Vanderzee , Espen Sordahl , Sarah Lee.
Lungs Needed Every Day
Members: Front Row: Annette Morrow , Deserae , Katie Cronin. Back Row: Susan Cornish , Mary Lenz , Gina Judds, Rachel Shubert , Brandi Emal.
Lyricist Club
Members: Roster: Jessie Ballard, Matthew Birch, Eric Bradford , Brynn Bradley, Antonio Bradshaw , Deontre Bradshaw, Andrew Campbell , Kenny Clark , Brian Deschuiteneer, Joshua Fernandez , Michael Flores , Akhoury Geer, Maggie Gossard , Quartez Hall , Mika Hauser , Matthew Hershberger , Phillip ljoma , Gregory Kitt , Kyle Lindquist , Robert Lott , Justin Parks , Dino Porter, Shawn Price, Christopher Reynolds, Roseanne Rinkevich, Travis Roberts , Kenneth Stroughter, La Tosha Stroughter, Jay Svoboda, Patrick Thornton , Ivon Torres , Lamar Washington , Charlie Wilksen , Christy Williams, Lee Winston, Marcus Winston, Daniel Young, Matthew Young.
Math Club
Members: Front Row: Thai Tran , Long Tran , Vu Chu, Jessica Mohatt, Amanda Edwards. Second Row: Quynh Nguyen , Elizabeth Thomas, Jessica Nilson , Viet Nguyen , Tristan Skrdla-Markwell , Thuy Hong , Trang Mai. Third Row: Vi Ta , Marissa Skopp , Jon Mason , Dan Kellogg, Phu Tran, Skyler Reising, Petrina Arneson , Jenny Gallahger. Back Row: Bill Rogge, Keith Whitney , Ryan Feather , John Guittar , Kevin Loope, Evan Day , Petrina Arneson, Anna Fuller.
Model Railroaders
Members: Front Row: Jeremy Cudaback, David Virgiuto, Edward Digg, Mike Meline, Josh Larsen, Nathan Roy. Back Row: Jimmy Motz , Eldon Stege, Scott Fruhs, Lynn Schoening.
Native American Caucus
Members: Front Row: M i randa Failor , Dan i elle
Kennedy , Ange la J ones , Victoria Rabago , Stacia Flury , Dino Porter Back Row: Dawn Coffey , Stacey Grant , Ivana Rabago , Evelyn Agu iler , Lucy Grant , Yessen ia Rosales , Shelley Black Eyes , Seth White Face.
National Honor Society
Members: Front Row: Jenn i McQuinn , Becky Terry , Carrie Brown Second Row: Brad Wilber , Kelli Shea , Erron Vette r , Lindsay Neal , Kristin Bouwens , Adr ienne
Butler , Stacey Kokes , Sarah Marsh , Chast ity Grant , Kr istina Hosek , Dawn Ma i, Heather Maley , Vickie Kelty , Uyen Nguyen , Andrea Herndon , Just i ne
Edstrom. Third Row: Nicole Carter , Rebecca Hiller , Melissa Turner , Jennifer Hamer , Jen Hruby , Beth
Carlson , Jam i e Venhaus , Renee Klitzke , Abby
Shepard , Lisa Enns , Cassie Turek , Jennifer Marr
Fourth Row: Thuong Hong , Tung Le , Mike Mattson , Alison Leick , Annette Morrow , Ben Reeves , Corey
Brock , Jason Brchan , Jessie Changstrom , N icole
Michae ls. Fifth Row: Chr is Esquibel , Matt Farewell , Brian Le , Tam Vo , Uyen Chu , Thau Chu , Hanh Nguyen , Sara Kehr , Crystal Theile , Christina Habe l. Back Row: Max Yash i rin , Nate Ryan , Anthony Ogden , Aus ti n Chambers , Dewey Meister , Nate Buhrman , Brandon Marcshman , Gator Russo , Jared Hertzel , Kevin Hanley.
Ed itor
Northeastern
Patti Vannoy
Ass istant Editor Maggie Gossard
Entertainment Editor . . .. Cheryl Siedband
Features Editor Ashley Deichert
Sports Editor .... Jay Allsman
Sports Staff Writer
Chris Ober
Reporters .. . .Desiree Schaffert
Aaron Cather
Jessica Weixelman
Nick Anno
Maggie Rife
Laura Stevenson
Vickie Kelty
Andrea Herndon
C J. M ille r
Photographers . .. Maggie Rife
Vick ie Kelty
Opera Club
Members: Tim VanBoening , Laurie Collingham , Matt Bloemker , Bryan Trook.
Sandra Cain , Latausha Campbell , Bao Cao , Sherman
Card , Jordan Cartwright , Joba Chamberla in , Austin
Chambers , Miranda Chrastil , Latrail Clark , Jess ica
Coleman , Heather Conroy , All i son Corbett , Sam
Cutshall , Hope Dacosta , Tom Dao , Brian Deschuiteneer , Stephanie Dewald , Noah Diegel , Drew Donscheski , Abbie Doyle , Ryan Edwards , Shane Emery , Nicholas Fargo , Erin Fisher , Sabrina Flores , Ashley Ford , Eric Ford , Tiffany Ford , Ashely
Fosler , Cynthia Foster , Jamie Friesen , Jody Friesen , Justin Fujan , Anna Fuller , Michael Gallagher , Andy Genrich , Matt
Genrich , Nate Genrich , Pat Genrich , Jay Gilmore , Michael Glosser , Jessica Gordon , Chastity Grant , John Guittar , Brian
Haith , Lindsey Hall , Kevin Hanley , Andy Hansen , Jameika Hansen , Andrea Hatfield , Charles Heikes , Nicholas He i nzman , Zac Henderson , Jared Hertzel , Beth Higgens , Becca Hiller , Lane Hinn , Aaron Holscher , Kristina Hosek , Suzanne House , Travis Hoveling , Fallon Howard , Joshua Howard , Bryan lfland , Justin Irons , Rachel Jackson , Noah Jacobson , Andrew Janssen, Brian Johnson , Kelsey Johnson , Sara Jones , Zach Jones , Dawn Kaday , Julia Kaute , Stacey Kelley , Dan Kellogg , Byron King , Trevor Knuth , Krissy Kobza , Lindsey Koch , Andy Koeneke , Ben Kopsa , Jessie Kramer , Nicole Kramer , Matthew Kubes , Molly Kucera , Serina Ladd , Mandy Lamb , Brian Le , Huong Le , Tuan Le , Andrew Lewandowski , Reed Lindstrom , Kevin Loope , Casiopia Loury , Sarah Lovrien , Paulo Luchiari , Mychal Mahaffey , Dawn Mai , Brandon Marschman , Sarah Marsh , Nicole Marshall , Jennifer Martin , Beth Masters , Mandy May , Jenna Mayfield , Jason McDaniel , Niki McDaniel , Jenna McTaggart , Amanda Melichar , Amanda Miller , Kylie Miller , Melanie Miller , Nicole Miller , Randy Minzel, Ashley Morin , Amber Moritz , Matt Mulkey , Nanfwang Mutfwang , Lindsay Neal , Adam Neill , Chelsea Neumann , Anh Nguyen , Chanh Nguyen , Jennifer Nguyen , Loe Nguyen , Mymy Nguyen , Thuy Nguyen , Trey Nguyen , Uyen Nguyen , Bobbi Nichols , Christopher Ober , Jesse Odle , Ryan Odle , Anthony Ogden , Laura Olinger , Carrie Owen , Kyle Parker , Da i ne Patton , Jennifer Pederson, Dao Pham , Leslie Phililppi , Andy Poole , Olivia Porter , Andrew Rausch , Jake Reed , Skyler Reising , Krissy Reitz , Daniel Renaud , Maggie Rife , Elizabeth Roach , Aimee Rump , Gator Russo , Nate Ryan , Holly Sain , Lori Schneider , Anna Schwindt , Molly Seymour , Kelli Shea , Tiffany Sildmets , Kiley Smith , Emily Snodgrass , Joel Snyder , Nicole Sorensen , Amanda Stake , Abbie Steensen , Chrystal Steinhauser , Julie Stelzer , Jenn i S t ephenson , Jay Svoboda , Megan Svoboda , Josie Taylor , Travis Taylor , Becky Terry, Kameron Thurmond, Sara Tinius , Kim Tolen, Sam Towne , Nicole Trevana , Joshua Tromblee , Brian Truong , Amber Turner , Melissa Turner , Dillan Usher , Ja i me Venhaus , Tam Vo , Amy Wainright , Daniel Walker, Adam Wallingford , Jon Weber , Geoffrey Weller , Stephanie Wells , Sarah Wesely , Marissa West , Carrie Westrick , Brad Wilber , Christina Wiltshire , Mike Yeggy , Kristina York , Megan Young
POWER
Members: Front Row: Melanie Gross , Dawn Naslund , Michael Miller. Back Row: Sarah Fotinos , David Ramirez , Jamie Wenzl , Angela Christensen , Missy Demerz
Red Cross Club
Members: Front Row: Adrienne Hall , Lindsey Fletcher , Misty Adams , Ann Truong. Back Row: Christie Rnnions , Jessica Baird , Jenn Bakker , Jessie Nilson.
Rocket Readers
Members: Front Row: Mrs Schroeder , Karen James , Meggie Murphy Back Row: Dave Cates , Brandi Smit , Matthew Bodney , Mrs Laramer.
Rocket Spirit and Pride ]
Members: Front Row: Stephenie Wentland , Hillary Shultz , Carly Knaple , Ashley Bargen , Amanda Wismer , Lynn Walker , Chasmin Jones , Kellie Johnson , Nicole Dean Second Row: Zana McClees , Danyel Hennecke , Kell i Kuebler , Danielle Olin , Sarai Bloomquist , LaTrail Clark , Sabrina Nimmich , Nasrat Al-Hussein , Samantha Nimmich , Fallon Howard , Stacey Sigrist. Third Row: Alan Lyma n, Tosha Mathers , Christy Godwin , Cassie Hessheimer , Booker Holloway , Lindsey Steele , Stephanie Chrastil , Nathan Roy , Andrew Htfield , Brian Dao Back Row: Kyle Spilman , Tim Hruza, Thuy Nguyen , Thuy Hong , Dao Pham , Tram Duong , Lissa Lyman , Jennifer Nguyen.
SCI-Fl
Science Olympiad
Members: Front Row: Bryan Trook , Dawn Coffey , Amanda Turner , Lathan Murrell. Middle Row: Andy Poole , Quinton Wright , Elizabeth Thomas , C J Orr , Ryan Feather. Back Row: Zach Freeman , Jeremy Bickford.
Members: Front Row: Susan Frack. Back Row: Phu Hoa Tran , Brian lfland , Tifani Pettigrew , Matt Legrande.
Members: Front Row: Maggie Murphy , Kristin Fitzgerald , Tiffany
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Special Olympics
Members: Front Row: Kristen W itham , Matt Clark , Rusty Dockhorn , Scott Pigsley , Tim Hruza , Maria Rodriguez. Back Row: Elizabeth Young , Jason Siske , Jack Stallworth , Arthur Duff , Chris Knickerbocker , Nickolas Duncan , Kyle Spilman , Mr Finley , Miss Green.
McBride. Back Row: Lane Grow
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McBride
Mrs Dawson
Members: Front row: Dale Hayes Jr. Back Row: Brad Stevens , Pam Davis , Jen Bakker.
Student Council
Members: Front Row: Emily Snodgrass , Sa rah Mars h, Stephan ie Dewald , Ja ime Venhaus , Megan Wagner , Lindsey Steele. Second Row: A isha Wade , Sarah Lee , Laura Olinger , Eva Sohl , Katie Fast , Thuy Hong Third Row: Marissa Skopp , Jessica Baird , Jordan R ice , Andrea King , Sarah Milburn , Tiffany Ford , Patti Vannoy. Fourth Row: Sherita Two Strike , Brad W i lber , Jan
Beran , Sharon Powell , Suzanne House. Back Row: Shandranella Baker , Quinton Wright , Randy Archuleta , John Wolf , Pat McKie , Sarah Wesely , Jenny Mart i n , Bryce Knezovich Not Pictured: Melissa Masters.
Trap Shooting
Members: Roster: Jan Beran, Matthew Bloemker , Latrail Clark , Zach Diehm , Geoffrey Dillavou , Brandy Emal , Lindsey Fleming , Benjamin Glantz , Zach Harris , Lucas Henkenius , Chase Holmes , Huong Le , Andrew Lewandowski , Daniel Meyer , Randy Minzel , Kent Ninneman , Ian Phillips , Tyler Potts , Chadd Sewell , Daniel Squires , Jeff Thiele , TylerThiellen , Jason Torske , Thomas VanBoening , Timothy VanBoening , Josh West , Shandra Yost.
Student Mediators
Members: Front Row: Matt Pierce , Uyen Nguyen , John Wolf , Sarah Marsh
Michael, Linda Alatriste Second Row: Shaun Welsch, Lacey Linnemann , Sydney Watts, Amal Hesso , Christy Godwin , Jay Gilmore, Caitlyn Potter , Amanda Malcom, Jaycee West, Nick Donaldson, Jessie Weixelman , Chris Powell, Nicole Harrington , Tuird Row , Ashley Utterback, Ryan Feather, Evan Day, Brad Pearson, Amanda Brown , Amy Leber. Back Row: Sponsor Pat Marshall , Dylan Otley, Noal
Diegal , Andy Koeneke , Rachel Buse. Not pictured: Jenna Smith , John Floerke, Maria Alatriste , David Cates, Kathryn Young, Mikael Walter , Anna Schwindt, Star Ben , Andrea King.
Welcome Rockets
Members: Roster: Nasrat Al-Hussein, Amber Arnold, Miranda Beckenbach , Ashley Bergantzel, Stephanie Chrastil, Amity Clark, Timothy Gerken, Jennifer Goebel, Jessica Gordon, Andrea Gradwohl, Laurel Hadley , Jennifer Hansen, Heather Hood, Dawn Kadavy, P. Lang, Chelsea Leatherwood, Isa Ledo, Michaela Levering, Angel Meza, Brandin Mothershed, Sabrina Nimmich, Lindsay Null , Djenny Okemba, Christopher Powell , Jennifer Putnam, Melody Putnam, Roseanne Rinkevich, Melissa Robbins, Nicole Rodwell , Heather Roy , Amanda Ryba , Hillary Shultz, Jeremy Spale, Rhiannon Stege.
Yearbook
Editor ......... Andrea Herndon
Assistant Editor
Jennifer Marr
Managing Editor ....................... Sara Tinius
Dawn Bailey, Jenna Smith, Kristin Bouwens , Hillary Duggan
Advisor Daryl Blue
Young Democrats
Members: Front Row: Tuyet Tran. Back Row: Brian Deschuitneer , Erik Owomoyela , Nick Donaldson , Matt Hibbing , Matt Hayes.
3-0 Animation
Members: Roster: Ryan Amen , Randy Archuleta , Boian Berberov , Jeremy Bickford , Aaron Brinkherhoff , Nicholas Campbell , Jeff Casey , Jeremy Cudaback , Danny Diaz , Ian Frauen , Scott Fruh , Dales Hayes Jr. , Matthew Kubes , Kyle Maxwell , Brandy McBride , T iffany McBride , Michael Moline , C.J. Orr , Alex Pool , Jovi Stimpfl , Chris Torske , Long Tran , Bryan Trook , Amanda Turner , David Virgilito , Tam Vo, Brandon Wells , Keith Whitney , Quinton Wright. Sponsors: Deb Venema , Chad Rooney
Perfbrming Arts
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Meisters ingers wave to the crowd dur ing the ir participation in a parade (Photo Courtesy of Caro l Meyer)
Janet Lafollette c onducts the Jazz Band members during a pract ice (Photo by Emily Spears)
Calv in Hughes, Michelle Hughes , and Vanessa Bowmaster show off their playing abi li ty. (Photo by Em ily Spears)
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By Allie Peters
2001 ROCKET Activities
Staff
The 116 members of Marching Band are made up of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Marching Band performs during halftime at home games during the football season. During the basketball season, you can also catch Marching Band bringing sound to the stands.
Marching Band travels all over the state of Nebraska to compete in different competitions against other high school bands.
The group attended Harvest of Harmony in October, and in December, they marched in the Star City Parade. In April, they march in the Bethany Parade.
Something the Marching Band members can agree on is that Marching Band is fun because the members are nice and everyone can always get along with each other.
Clockwise left to right:
Brandin Mothershed, Christina Habel and Aaron Cather prepare to march onto the field at a Northeast varsity football game (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
Janet Lafollette, along with drum majors Cassie Turek, Courtney Bro ck and Paul Whitney, gather together to show how much they care about Marching Band (f'hoto by Andrea Herndon)
The drum majors lead the marching band in the Star City Parade (f'hoto co urtesy of Emily Spears)
The Star Strutters and band members take a ride on a roller coaster, led by the drum majors (f'hoto by Emily Spears)
Alison Leick gives the camera an approving look after a rousing band performance. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Nick Anno and Ryan Lemke show what they really do in Marching Band (f'hoto by Emily Spears)
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Ma t t P ierce and Lisa Enns ke ep in step to the music (All
J on Weber rema ins in character as he s ings his hea rt
Katy Kir iand portrays the perfect f iddl er play er in the musical.
Jon Weber and Josh Howard (front row) make am ends as Kyle Hershberger, Jay Steinkruger and John Wolf (back row) s ing together as one great group
Kyle Hershberger , Jay Steinkruger, John Wolf and Jon Weber give a great heave as they l ift Zac Hendersen up for a great finale during a comical scene.
Stacy Kokes , Uyen Chu , Miranda Powell , Chelsea Neumann, Mandy Lamb and M iranda Beckenba ch show that they can da nc e.
By Allie Peter s 2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
On October 12th, 13th, and 15th, the Northea s t Concert Choir prerformed the musical, Fidd ler on th e Ro of. The setting was in 1905 in Ru s sia, based on a Jewish family , dealing with changing times and racism.
The family is struggling to make ends meet and also trying to marry their three daughters to good men.
The cast of the musical worked hard to get eve rything ready to perform. For the first few we eks the ca s t practiced ev e ry other da y. After th a t, they practiced ev e ry da y during class and · eve r y night from 7 to 10.
The lead of the mu sical , Jon Weber, says " This wa s the best musical ever at Northeast. "
Other outstandin g lead s were Renee Klitzke, Lisa Enn s, Jenni McQuinn, Julie Ste lz er, Lindsey H a ll , Ella Reeves , Matt Eybel, Matt Pierce, Zac H e ndersen, Shirle y Clare and Katy Kirland.
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Renee Klitzke gets ready to set the table for the family
Carrie Brown uses her writing talents to write a play
Josh Howard , Lisa Enns , and Carrie Brown wait for the unexpected
Fall Play
By Allie Peters
2001 Rocket Activities Staff
You Can / t Tak e It With You, was held November 7-10. It was a comedy play about an eccentric family with a normal daughter. The daughter was embarrassed by her family because they were strange, therefore she didn't want her boyfriend, played by Derek Sell, to meet them for fear of his rejection towards her.
The fall play consisted of 20 cast members, because Director Bruce Chapman wanted something a little different this year.
In response to Chapman 's play, senior cast member Cindy Terry, said " It wa s a great way to start off my senior year, with a great play ."
Clockwise from top left:
Carrie Brown paints a p icture that her character has been working on for 20 years. (All photos by Dawn Bailey)
The Ca-u.casioT.l. Chalk Circle
By Allie Peters
2001 Rocket Activities Staff
This year the spring play, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, was performed on March 13-17.
The play is about a baby who gets left behind during the Russian Revolution. Main character, Grusha (Carrie Brown) finds the baby and raises it as her own. Later, the birth mother Natella (Shirley Claire) wants the baby back for selfish reasons.
Pulling the play together took a total of 36 cast members.
Cast member Car rie Brown comments, "The play is something you have to dedicate all your · time to, or you shouldn't do it at all."
M ikael Walter and Aaron Cather practice their magic tricks
Anna Schwindt tells it how it really is
Ben Thiele and Carrie Brown show off their new outfits.
Seth McCau ley and Carrie Brown take a nap break after a hard practice
Seth McCau ley , Michelle Guittar, Bruce Chapman, and Josh Howard say thumbs up to a great play
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Casey Eckhard, Josh Howard, and Matt Pierce get fitted for costumes and show just how manly they are (All photos by Sarah Tinius)
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Lis.a Enn s b.a ng s .aw.ay on the keys during one of her solos (A ll photos by An d re.a Herndon)
M ike Young skillfully .assists the J.azz B.and by keep ing .a s te .ady be.at.
J.ay Orteg.a .and J.arod McPike give Jazz B.and the extr.a sp.arkle th.at is needed to make .a perform.anc e shine.
Nick Anno .and Annette Morrow toot their own horns , so to spe.ak , while they pr.actice together just d.ays before .a perf orm.ance.
He.ather M.arr , Kim Bl.ah.a , John Guitt.ar, J.ason Friesen .and D.an Ke llog s.ay th.a t Jimmy is wrong once .ag.ain , " S.ax.aphones rule! "
By Allie Peters 2001 Rocket Activities Staff
The Northeast Jazz Band is made up of 19 members who play everything from Disne y theme songs to rock to jazz and blues
Each year, the members of Jazz Band travel to Greeley, Colorado for a music contest.
In the spring, auditions are held for an y student who is interested and willing to give their time and effort to the band. Onl y grades 10-12 can participate in one o f Northeast 's most elite bands.
Members of the Jazz Band agree: the cl ass is fun, and it is eas y for everyone to get alon g and have fun.
"It' s fun , friend s and great mu sic ," says senior trumpet player Annette Morrow.
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By Allie Peters 2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
The Wind Ensemble is a band of 44 members who are dedicated about their music.
Wind Ensemble practices for one class period a day, all year long. The band participates in a number of concerts and contests throughout the year. This year is special and they are joining Orchestra in a trip to London. After London, Wind Ensemble will compete in contests in which they usually get a superior rating.
To be involved in wind ensemble, the students have to audition in the spring.
"The music is hard, but it's a select group, which makes it easier to play, " says senior Jen Marr.
Ben Reeves, A li son Le ick and Steph S hepard combine their smooth harmon ies (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Lindsey Crosier plays an unusual instrument, the basson! (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Jimmy Barber's headware shows the jocular sense of humor he approaches band w ith. (Photo by Emi ly Spears)
Er ic Arneson, Nick Anno, Ben Kopsa , Dan Wissink, Beth Carlson and Courtney Crowley hold their heads high as they ch ime in w ith the rest of Wind Ensemble (Photo by Emily Spears)
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Jordan Rice is b igger than life when she plays her instrument, literally! (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
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By Miranda Gillispie
2001 Rocket Activities Staff
Symphonic Band gives students a chance to get together to perform with their various instruments.
It gives them a chance to get together and do what they love. It also gives them a chance to meet new friends and get credit in a class that they enjoy.
"It takes a lot of practice and determination to be good," said senior Michelle Bouwens. The musicians practice every day during school and many students take time out of school to practice as well.
They have performed at many different concerts this year and play various kinds of music such as classical, patriotic, and holiday songs.
Clockwise from top left:
Dan Cummings is having a blast playing his tuba (All photos by Em il y Spears)
Michelle Bilbo and Craig Ne lson practice the saxophone over lunch
Natalie Rader, Stephanie Holden, and M ichelle Bouwens are perfecting their skills at playing the clar inet
Jason Brchan is hav ing a blast playing the drums. while Maggie Schluckebier, his coach
ing class, jumps in for a qui ck picture to j oin the fun. •
great together as they make musi c.
Concert Band
By Miranda Gillispie
2001 Rocket Activities Staff
Concert Band is made up of mostly sophomores and juniors and is directed by Janet Lafollette and Cody Collins.
Concert Band performs various kinds of music and performs at various concerts. They also act as a pep band at varsity basketball games.
Concert Band is a very dedicated and hard working group. They perfect all their music so they sound great for all their performances. They practice every day during school and some students practice on their own time. Being in concert band is a fun class to show off all your talents.
Jeremy Spale shows off his great music skills! (All photos by Andrea Herndon)
Brandin Mothershed sho ws off his Stu - co school spirit while he plays in the brass section.
Tyler Mohr sounds great as he performs his solo Carolina forres and Nicki Otto g ive an artistic flair to the group through their flutes.
Tyler Potts and Matt Engler have a little bit of fun with their drums
Cal v in Hu ghes pla ys the bass w ith pe rfe ctio n
Ella Reeves and Anh Nguy e n show the ir play ing a bility while fol lowi ng th e ir m usic
Abby Shepard watch es t he conductor whi le play ing the c e ll o
Th e v ioli n players st ud y th e ir music and practice play ing togeth e r for a n upcom ing concer t •
Katie Young and Anna Ful ler show that they know how to con ce ntr ate on the mu s ic.
Orchestra
By Ashley Stepanek 2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
Violins, cellos, basses, and more make up the Northeast Orchestra. Plus, of course , the many students who play the instruments.
The orchestra is combined of students from different grades who come together and have a good time playing.
"The best things about orchestra are that we play fun music and all the people," explains Jessica Mohatt, a sophomore violinist.
Senior cello player Renee Klitzke has the same view.
"The friends and just the sound of all of us together while we play is great," Klitzke said.
The other good thing about orchestra is the traveling. The orchestra returned earlier this spring from a trip to London where they played three performances and did a little sight-seeing.
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Ryan Ph illi ps and J es s ica Mohatt ma ke a great strings duo (Al l photo s by Emily Spears)
Freshrn.a:n. Ba:n.d
By Ashley Stepanek
2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
Trumpets, flutes, trombones and more are the sounds you'll hear while listening to the Freshman Band, a mix of students.
Some have been playing since fifth grade while others are new to the experience.
Most of the musicians joined for different reasons. Some liked music and some joined because friends joined.
Like Scott Schoenleper, a trumpet player.
"I joined because my friends were going to so I thought I would," he said.
But, as years went on, many grew to love it.
"It's fun because all your friends are there," says flute player Megan Fritzinger.
Eric Nolan has a different perspective.
"It's a great class because yo u can just goof • around and you play fun music," Nolan said.
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Scott Schenleber, Nick Wertz, Mike Ware, Eric Williams, Chris Durham, Jessica Settell, and Jenny Rikli look at their music while playing hard.
Ashley Graves, Eric Nolan, and Scott Schoenleber take time out from practice for a
The trombone players prove their section is good.
Bryce Knezovich stands up to play his solo on the saxophone
Meagan Fritzinger, Kristen Tucker , and Mary Leidig hold thier flutes high while practicing hard
Robert Reeter,
Mulkey, and Vince Wheatly love to bang on the drums all day! (All photos by Emi ly Spears)
Lind se y Hall and Matt Eybe l show they can s mile , dance, and s ing during a performance
Lisa Enns ends the performan c e w•ith a creat iv e pose.
Vo ices members hudd le together to hear what Nie Fargo is saying to the person on the other end
Nie Fargo, Renee Kl itzke , Jon Weber, and Becky Terry s how off their dancing ab ilities during a schoo l assembly
Zac Henderso n, Li ndsey Hall , Ni e Fargo, Renee Kl itzke, and Be c ky Terry fan themselv es because it is e xtr emely hot in the auditorium.
(A ll Photos by Dawn B a iley)
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By Jackie Ma teer
2001 Rocket Activities Editor
Northeast's Varsity Swing Choir is made up of talented students who auditioned in the spring for their position
Conductor Charles Bowling keeps the se students on the move with performances a t Peru State College, a Jazz Festival in Greele y and many more.
Members of Voices also are involved in the production of the annual Rock Show. The ir job entails choo s ing music, choreogr a phin g, and performing the s how for an a udito ri um full of p e ople
Voice s member senior Li sa Enn s s aid , " M y favorite thing about Voice s n ' Harmon y i s when we have a performance and we do an awesome job!"
Chamber Singers
By Allie Peters
2001 Rocket Activities Staff
This year in Chamber Singers many changes have occurred. Along with new singers, the Chamber Singers also have a new conductor. This year Carol Meyers is the leader of the pack, rather than Charles Bowling. Singers say the change in conductor is a little different, but everything is going well for them.
The classical-style music group of 16 has fun getting to know each other and make great harmonies together. During the Christmas season, Chamber Singers went to the Wells Fargo Bank downtown. The group also sang at many different elementary and middle schools. They also are involved in the annual Rock Show.
Cody Will iams and Ben Kopsa aren't shy when it comes to singing. (All photos by Dawn Ba iley)
Megan Svoboda, Abby Shepard, Amanda Meston, and Ashley Mohr s ing, and show off the ir beautiful
Ashley Mohr s ings her heart out while she s ings her favorite tune
Cody Williams, David Roberdeau, Joel Snyder, and 'Justin Fu j an get together to ma ke sweet sound ing harmony
Mitchell Draffer, Ben Kopsa, Jim Schroeder, and D J. Hayes gather around and wait for the ir part
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Mark Thornton and Matt Engler act rea l s mooth at the Christmas concert
Sophomore Select knows how to share as they pass their gifts to each other
Zach Freeman and Staci Lenertz do a great ending pose.
M att Obermeyer and Candice Weber wa it for the ir cue
Sophomore
Se.lect
By Ashley Stepanek
2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
Sophomore Select is a select grpup of sophomores who sing, dance, and perform in nume rous places.
These numerous places consist of places such as, competitions at Peru and Doane College and performances at Culler and Mickle Middle School. They also sang and danced at the airport and Kahoa Elementary School during Christmas time.
Sophomore Select isn ' t just about singing a nd dancing you al so meet new people and make new friends ." It was fun because y ou got to meet new people" sa y s Mark Thornton ." There w as more dancing and cool song s so that made it fun" added Staci Lenertz.
Sophomore Select is a great wa y for these sophomores to prepare for future sin gi ng gr oup s lik~ Voices N' Harmony. l '12 /So-pDo~ore2 Se2le2ct
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Holly Ada ms, Kali Wathen and Joslyn
nde r a join together to and si ng their parts well. (All photos by Dawn B ailey)
Jv.l:eister Singers
By Miranda Gillispie 2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
Wow .. .look at those costumes! I bet you haven't seen too many people wearing these medieval outfits in your vocal music groups. Everyone in this group gets to design their own outfits, just to show off some of their creativity.
Meistersingers is a select music group led by Carol Meyers. They sing renaissance music of the 1600's that speaks of life and love, sometimes in a foreign language. Sometimes they sing music from England, such as some Beatle music, just for fun! And on some of the songs they might even use kazoos on some of the more humorous music.
Some of the places Meistersingers have performed at this year are in Kansas City at the Renaissance Festival, at various elementary and middle schools, downtown during the holiday season, and at LPS All-City events.
Ho pe B ickfo rd, Mon ic a Budney, Renee Garton, Matt Peters, and Matt LeGrande dazzle the crowd with the ir great a cting! (Photo by Dawn Ba iley )
The Meisters ingers gather together dur ing a Renaissance fest ival. (Photo courtesy of Carol Meyer)
Matt LeGrande reminds you of a superhero doesn't he? (Photo by Dawn Ba il ey)
Miranda Powe ll s ings her heart out (Photo by Dawn Ba il ey)
Miranda Powe ll, Hope Bickford, Monica Budney.and Renee Garton are having fun while performing! (Photo by Dawn Ba iley)
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Joslynn McSwine and Kelsey Baldwin have a good laugh before warm - ups beg in for the day (All photos by Sara Tinius)
Am ie Ludemann watches for her cut off during practice for the Silhouettes next performance.
These elegant members of Silhouettes stand while practicing their daily warm up.
Am ie Ludemann. Molly Seymor. and Brandy Sievers raise their arms to help them hit those high notes
The Silhouettes and conductor Charles Bowling practice singing and moving together
Charles Bowling takes a seat at the piano while conducting the Silhouettes.
Silho-u.ettes
By Jackie Mateer
2001 Rocket Activities Editor • Elegance+Class=Beauty has become this years Silhouettes' motto.
This was the first year in a while that Conductor Charles Bowling has worked with these ladies. Along with a change of conductor they have changed their style to make themselves a little more elegant.
These ladies are very busy performing throughout the school year. They perform at Kimball and the Candlelight Gala. They also were scheduled to perform at the annual Soup Supper but it was cancelled due to weather.
"Our image has improved over the years," said third-year member Amie Ludemann.
Junior Tiffany Sildmets added, "It's a great class to learn about music and you meet a lot of interesting people! I really love this class."
Coricert Choir
By Ashley Stepanek
2001 Rocket Activities Staff
This year's Northeast Concert Choir consisted of 65 students who sang their hearts out. These singers were a mix of sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
_ This big group of students were seen all around town as they battled it out in competitions at Kimball Hall and drove to Omaha to compete at Bellevue East. They also performed for the public and for students here at Northeast.
"It was fun because you got to meet new people," said Jesse Mahlman.
In March, they went to New York City to go face to face with the biggest competition they've had all year.
These young people do their special pose while balancing bottles on their head.
Matt Eybel and Julie Stelzer say their vows while Jay Steinkruger holds the awning.
The serious expressions on Jon Weber and Renee Klitzke's faces show they play their part well.
Ella Reeves, Lindsey Hall, Jenni McQu inn, Lisa Enns and Julie Stelzer listen contentedl y to their mother.
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Jon Weber chases Ka-ty Kirkland during the musical Fiddler on the Roof. (All photos by Dawn Bailey)
e mre t S immons an d Jody Johnson give a little lau gh while they
s B owling a nd J ames Hall compete for t he ti t le of Bes t Dan ce r in LN E Si
By Miranda Gillispie 2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
LNE Singers is a music group for students ninth through twelfth grade who aren't in a select music group.
LNE Singers sing many types of music such as oldies, holiday songs, and a lot of religious music.
"I enjoy learning the music and performing new song s," senior Stephanie Edwards commented.
They perform at a few different concerts each year. They have a concert in October, a holiday performance, and they also perform at the Soup Supper to help raise money for the vocal music department.
The group is separated into two different classes, becau se it is such a large group. And for their concert s the y combine both classes . It's really hard to do last minute adju s tment s with two classes who don't practice together. But once y ou put them together they sound great!
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Wendy Tho mas puts a little r hythm into her step d uring an LN E Singers ' reh e arsal. (All photo s by Andrea He rndon)
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LNE Singers practice their dance moves dur ing class.
Steve n Devor gets into his solo
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R..cx!ket SiTigers
By Allie Peters
2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
Freshmen get involved in Rocket Singers to prepare themselves for next year's select musicgroups.
Members of Rocket Singers agree that the class is fun and it is great preparation. The 40 members get a chance to get together to sing, dance, and make a lot of new friends.
The members sign up to be part of the group, but sometimes there is a shortage of males in the group. This year there were only four male participants.
Rocket singer Meagan Moore says, "You learn a lot of basic things about music being in Rocket Singers."
Members build skills for the future and create •great friendships along the way.
Jenelle Hernandez and Jenni Jones show how much they lov e to be in Rocket S inger s
Sydney Watts and Deborah Whi tney stand together and sing strong.
Seneca Nuss sings out loud with her class.
Jennifer Rikli, Laura Carter and Sabrina Floress ing sm il e pretty for the pic ture.
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Lindsey Goertzen and Jennifer Echtenk amp grove to the music during class. (All photos by Em ily Spears)
Concert Choir
Members: Front Row: Heather Bender , Katy Kirkland , Jessica Mahlman , Chelsea Neumann , Ella Reeves , Dale Hayes Jr. , Alain Nguyen , Mitchell Dafter , Ryan Moore , Aaron Holscher , Nie Fargo , Cody Williams , Todd Gunter , Ricky Schoenthal , Max Yashirin. Second Row: Cindy Terry , Shirley Clare , Cassie Turek , Miranda Beckenbach , Chancy Brown , Joshua Birmingham , Jay Steinkruger , Matt Pierce , Justin Fujan , Travis Taylor , Becky Terry , Lindsey Hall , Renee Klitzke , Ashley Mohr , Jenn i McQuinn , Miranda Powell , Thao Chu. Third Row: Stacy Kokes , Jamie Mager , Julia Batenhorst , Lindsay Null , Abby Shepard , Luke Harrington , Erik Higgins , Mark Thornton , Adam Wallingford , Jon Weber , Zac Henderson , Lundy John , Vontrell Jiles , Leslie Philippi , Sara Pillard , Amanda Edwards , Mandy Lamb , Sarah Fountain , Anne Melang Back Row: Charles Bowling , Brad Wilber , Ben Graves , Devan Gunter , Joey Colson , Kyle Hershberger , Kyle Cain , Dylan Otley , Sam Stutzman , John Wolf , Matt Eybel , Josh Howard , David Roberdeau , Joel Snyder , Maryl Schock , Renee Garton , Krist i na Hosek , Jul ie Stelzer , Lisa Enns , Kelly Hicks.
Voices 'N Harmony
Members: Front Row: Chelsea Neumann , Jenni McQuinn , Renee Klitzke , Katy Ki rkland. Second Row: Jay Steinkruger , Nie Fargo , Anne Melang , Brad Wilber , Zac Henderson. Third Row: Calvin Hughes , Jon Weber , Cassie Turek , Stacy Kokes , Charles Bowling , Julie Stelzer , Becky Terry , Kyle Hershberger , Jared McP ike. Back Row: Lindsey Hall , Matt Eybe l, Matt Pierce , Josh Howard , Lisa Enns , Joey Colson , Adam Wallingford , Ella Reeves.
Chamber Singers
Members: Front Row: Megan Svoboda , Dale Hayes Jr. Second Row: Justin Fujan , Mitchell Dafter , Jennifer Pederson , Ashley Mohr , Allison Corbett , Amanda Meston. Third Row: Halie Welch , Ben Kopsa , Cody Williams , Joel Snyder , Jim Schroeder. Back Row: LeAnne Pearson , Maryl Schock , David Roberdeau , Abby Shepard , Carol Meyer.
Meistersingers
Members: Front Row: Carol Meyer , Renea Garton , Amber Hollandsworth , Jennifer Martin , Shane Emery , Miranda Powell , Billie Jo Trimmer Back Row: Sarah Fountain , LeAnne Pearson , Matthew Legrande , Hope Bickford , Matthew Peters , Monica Budney.
Silhouettes
Members: First Row: Christina Bower , Joslynn McSwine , Molly Seymour, Elizabeth Grayer. Second Row: Amanda Robinson, Jen Bakker , Krissy Kobza , Tiffany Sildmets , Tessa Lederer , Jami Rutt. Third Row: Stacey Miller , Brandy Sievers , Charles Bowling , Kelsey Baldwin , Ashley Russell, Amanda Miller. Back Row: Melody Putnam , Melissa Harre , Christina Barker , Amie Ludemann
Sophomore Select
Members: Front Row: Can di ce Weber , Chrissy Brokaw , John Br i ng , Staci Lenertz , Holly Adams Second Row: Sara Z i mbelman , Andrea Bowmaster, Lindsay Pedersen , Amanda Turner , Jenna Wenz l, Joslyn Shandera , Kali Wathen. Third Row: Carol Meyer , Joba Chamberlain , Josh Benne , Randy Shaw , Randy Archuleta , Zach Freeman , Devin Taylor , LeAnne Pearson. Back Row: Kevin Hillyer , Mark Thornton , Matt Engler , Matt Obermeyer , Luke Ha rr ington.
LNE Singers
Members: First Row: Charles Bowling, Jenny Brennan, Linda Alatriste , Misti Foster , Jessica Mick, Anne Melang. Second Row: Amal Hesse, Amanda Bilbo, Bridget Kunckel, Chantel Griffeth, Erekere Ewonubari, Semret Simmons. Third Row: Jessie Weixelman , Jody Johnson, Aubry Lee, Rachel Terrell, Holly Conroy , LaTrail Clark , Jackie Kowalewski , Lindsay Jicka. Back Row: Kelli Stein , Tony Jones, Lindsey Fleming, Erica Roland , Stephanie Edwards , Aaron Doughty, Josh Larsen.
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Members: First Row: Jana Hollandsworth , Nicole Skinner , Maggie Goebel , Macaria Castillo , Kylie Flynn, Yuka Tomura , Jennifer Carpenter. Second Row: Charles Bowling , Diamond Helmstadter , Ashley Bradford, Carmen Graham , Kelly Kuebler , Lindsey Krumm, Davida Moore , Anne Melang Third Row: Rachel Ptacek , Dela Binnick , Quartez Hall , Shandrandella Baker , Nicole Otto, Brandi Phillips, Tiffany Pettigrew, Liz Kurtz , Sarah Shepard , Jessica Ballard. Back Row: Windy Thomas , Sara Lovrien , Ausencio Ramirez, Tim Reed , Danny Cummings , Chas Heim, Kenneth Stroughter , Lacey Geer , Travis Roberts.
Rocket Singers
Members: First Row: Sabrina Flores , Krystal Ouilette, Jenelle Hernandex, Jenni Jones, Laura Carter, Heather Hood, MacKenzie Locke , LaToya Barnes, Malerie Houdek, Megan Gallentine, Brittaney Stevens, Elizabeth Thomas. Second Row: Crystal Cordovay, Trisha Penn , Stephanie Chrastil, Brittany Morton, LaRae Pearce, Cherelle Grutel , Sandra Cain, Sara Whitney, Sydney Watts , Jennifer Rikli , Leanne Pearson. Third Row: Carol Meyer, Amber Winkleman , Stephenie Wentland , Katie Chambers, Meagan Moore, Laura Hansen, Lindsay Martin, Sara Cuddenford, Danyel Hennecke, Kalenna Helmstadter , Leia Newman, Lindsey Goertzen , Shaun Welsch, Shari Hogan , Riki
Ogden , Mozart Dixon, Ian Phillips, Candice Taylor , Josh
Lindsey Allsman, Allen Bartu , Anna Belville, Brittany Dean , Jennifer Echtenkamp , Dawn Estle , Randi Ezea,
Hardison, Sarah Towne. Second Semester Members: Natalie Aksamit,
Jody Frazer
Jess Gambill
Orchestra
Members: Roster: Lindsay Beck-Johnson , Drew Bigham , Vanes sa Bowmaster , Trisha Caffrey , Kimbra Culver , Rich Delaney , Holly Edstrom , Sabrina Flores , Anna Fuller , Carrie Fuller , Carrie Fuller , Christina Hall , Matthew Hibbing , Er ik Higg ins , Calv in Hughes , Michelle Hughes , Riley Huskey , Andrea King , Renee Klitzke , Andy Koeneke , Margret Lee , Lissa Lyman , Trevor Marchant , Lindsay Mart i n , Jonathan Mason , Stephanie Mikesh , Jessica Mohatt , Dan i elle Mostek , Megg i e Murphy , Lathan Murrell , Anh Nguyen , Cody Nilson , Ryan Phillips , Stephanie Randall , Ella Reeves , Anna Schwindt , Colling Sell , Abigail Shepard , Jovi Stimpfl , Ben Teele , Mikael Walter , Sydney Watts , Halie Welch , Amanda Wessel , Tiffany Westerholt , Max yashirin , Nikita Yashirin , Kathryn Young , Megan Young.
Symphonic Band
Members: Roster: Sydney Allen , Kelsey Baldwin , Ashley Bergantzel , Hope B ickford , Michelle B ilbo , Michelle Bouwens , Jason Brchan , Courtney Brock , Nicholas Brown , Nicole Buis , Dav id Cates , Jessica Changstrom , Jenna Chapman , Dan iel Cummings , Mitchel l Daffer , Ho lly Esquivel , Samantha Ford , Matt Garrison , Timothy Gerken , Jessica Guerrero-Roca , Erica Hansen , Brandon Hessheimer , Stephanie Holden , Christine Hurlbert , Ryan Lemke , Reed Lindstrom , Lindsay Little , Crystal Masters , Michael Mattson , Brandy McBride , Andy Meyer , Amanda Miller , Craig Nilson , C J Orr , Theresa Orr , Nicole Otto , Rhonda Perkins , Natalie Radar , Megan Riegsecker ,
Josh Rolfsmeyer , Jami Rutt , Scott Saalfeld , Holly Sa in , Steven S igr ist , Deantony Smith , Espen Sordahl , Laura Stevenson , Allyson Stewart , Jason Ware , Ty ler Weers , Shandra Yost , Michael Young , Frank Zwonechek.
Concert Band
Members: Roster: Dustin Ballance , Kyra Beach , Tasha Blood, Alyson Bower , Jerad Changstrom , Stacy Clausen , Dawn Coffey , Adam Ebbeka , Sarah Engle , Matthew Engler , Nathan Hinrichs, Aaron Koepping , P.J. Lang, Ashley Lawrence , C.J. Miller , Tyler Mohr , Brandin
Russell , Stephanie Saalfeld , Baillie Scharf , Jeremy
Spale , Kristine Stueck , Carolina Torres , Dillan Usher , Melissa Van Engen , Keith Whitney.
Freshman Band
Members: Roster: Jarad Adams , Valerie Bartels , Christopher Bennett, Jan Beran , Drew Bigham , Derek Buhr , Charisse Castillo, Katherine Chambers, Stephanie Chrastil , Elizabeth Christ , Crystal Cordova , James Crowley, Jonathon Curry , Zach Diehm , Christopher Durham , Jackie Engel , Katherine Fast , Ryan Feather, Tom Fisher , Ashley Flink , Ashley Foltz , Sara Fotinos , Vincent Fraley , Meagan Fritzinger , Trisha Goebel, Ashley Graves, Joshua Haas , Rob Hahn, Arron Halsted, Brian Hamer , Laura Hansen , Corey Harrison , Jessica Haxby , Michael Hennings, Cassie
Hessheimer, Kiley Hoeft , Josh Hruby, Danielle Hughes , Michael Huston , Kirsten Johnson , Nathan Jones, Bryce Knezovich , Mary Leidig , Lacey Lienemann , Scott Lloyd , Sam Loos, Alan Lyman Ill, Amanda Malcom, Tosha Mathers, Thomas Miller , Kim Mohatt , Danielle Mahlman , Meagan Moore , Tyler Mulkey , Renee Murdock , Robert Nichols , Jessie Nilson, Kurt Ninneman, Eric Nolan , Caitlyn Potter, Katie Rausch , Robert Rector , Skyler Reising , Robert Renaud , Jennifer Rikli, Lindsey Rodriguez , Jaci Rutt , Steven Schmiedeskamp , Jocelyn Schock , Scott Schoenleber , Jessica Settell , Hillary Shultz , Stacey Sigrist, Marissa Skopp , Eva Sohl, Lacey Stamler , Lindsey Steele , Natasha Studnicka , Nicole Suesz , TylerThiellen , Kristen Tucker , Aisha Wade , Michael Ware , Nick Wertz , Andrew Westphalen, Deborah , Eric Williams.
Jazz Band
Members: Roster: Nick Anno , James Barber , Kimberlee Blaha, Cody Eastman, Lisa Enns , Jason Friesen , John Guittar, Brandon Hessheimer, Nathan Hinrichs, Calvin Hughes , Dan Kellogg, Heather Marr, Michael Mattson , Jared McPike , Nicholas Meyer , Annette Morrow , Jay Ortega, Skyler Reising , Daniel Wissink , Michael Young.
Wind Ensemble
Members: Roster: Nick Anno, Eric Arneson , James Barber, Julia Batenhorst, Kimberlee Blaha , Jessica Brchan, Corey Brock, Courtney Brock , Beth Carlson, Aaron Cather , Lindsey Crosier , Courtney Crowley , Jillian Davis, Cody Eastman, Lisa Enns, Jason Friesen, Amber Gilliam , Christina Gabel , Jennifer Hamer , Brandon hessheimer, Jennifer Hruby , Benjamin Kopsa, _ Alison Leick , Kathryn Linke , Heather Marr , Jennifer Marr , Michael Mattson , Kyle Mitchell , Laura Olinger , Jay Ortega , Benjamin Reeves , Jordan Rice , Maggie Schluckebier , Derek Sell , Stephanie Shepard , Jeremy Spale , Allyson Stewart, Crystal Thiele , Jeff Thiele , Cassandra Turek , Erica Wertz , Paul Whitney, Daniel Wissink , Michael Young
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Crew: Carrie Brown , Shirley Clare, Mitchell Dafter , Michelle Guittar, D.J. Hayes, Mary Leidig, Michael Miller , Anh Nguyen, Miranda Powell , Jim Schroeder, Abby Shepherd , Cheryl Siedband , Emily Snodgrass , Cindy Terry , Amber Turner, Amanda Williams , Megan Young.
Spring Play
The Singer Lisa Enns
The Govenor Dan Yost
The Govenor ' s Wife
Shirley Clare
Adjutant (Shalva) Cindy Terry
Simon ................ Matt Pierce
Grusha .Carrie Brown
Azdak ........... Casey Eckhard
Shauwa .Derek Sell
The Fat Prince ....... Mitchell Dafter
The Corporal. Jon Weber
Penny Sycamore
Essie Carmicha
Rheba
Paul Sycamore
Fall Play
Carrie Brown
Shirley Clare
Reneee Klitzke
Casey Eckhard
Mr. DePinna ..................................... ... Brad Pearson
Ed Carmichael. .Dan Yost
Donald
Martin Vanderhof
Mitchell Dafter
Matt Pierce
Alice Sycamore .Sara Tinius
Wilbur C. Henderson
Luke Harrington
Tony Kirby Derek Sell
Boris Kolenkhov
Lathan Murrell
Gay Wellington .............. Jennifer Putnam
Anthony Kirby Sr
Miriam Kirby
Josh Howard
Lisa Enns IRD Agents
Olga Katrina
Calvin Hughes
Jessica Kramer
Brandi Phillips .................................... Cindy Terry
Melody Putnam
Members of the Prologue: Jennifer Putnam Melody Putnam, Josh Howard , Calvin Hughes , Sara Tinius, Luke Harrington, Dale Hayes
Jr. , Brad Pearson, Cheryl Siedband , Renee Klitzke Cast: Ella Reeves , Lily McCain, Amanda Turner, Ben Teele , Seth McCauley, Lathan Murrell, Michael Miller , Miranda Powell , Anna Schwindt, Nathan Jones, Ben Graves, Beca Weixelman , Jeff Thiele.
Assistants: Pam Davis, Sara Berens.
Student Assistants: Aaron Cather, Mikael Walter , Amanda Williams
Director: Bruce Chapman.
Chorus: Jennifer Anderson, Julia Batenhorst , Miranda Beckenbach , Heather Bender , Josh Benne
Thao Chu
Joey Colson
Lindsey Crosier
Amanda Edwards , Sarah Fountain , Jus-
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Future Rockets get into the spirit at Seacrest (Photo by Hillary Duggan)
The hot dog man not only comes to vars ity games , but goes to pep rallies at middle schools encouraging students to give sports a try at Northeast! (Photo by Emily Spears)
Bobbi Nichols and Jess ic a Brchan show off their huge muscles! (Photo by Vickie Ke lty)
Clockwise from top r ight :
The varsity football players raise
helmets as
await the kickoff. (f'hoto by Emily Spears)
Cl o ckw ise from top left:
Matt Eybe l shoots a layup dur ing a varsity basketba ll pre - game warmup (Photo by Em ily Spears)
Br ian Deschu iteneer goes crazy at the sp iritsponsored Booster Blast - Off. (f'hoto by Vick ie Kelty)
Holly Sa in, Nicole Trevena, Rachel Jackson, Jessie West, Kelli Ste in, and Vontrel Jiles show the camera the ir star fin ishing pose during an after school practice (f'hoto by Em il y Spears)
The intramural champ ionship basketball team of Kyle Parker, Jason Wood, Rick Bales, Ryan Moore (front row), Brandon Marschman, Geoff Weller, Troy Kantor, Nate Buhrman, Chris Turner, Ryan Odle and Kev in Hanley (back row) gathers in front of the trophy case. (f'hoto by Em il y Spears)
Star Strutters Emily Spears, Kristin Bouwens, Hope DeCosta, and Jessica Brchan are dancing to "A Taste Of Latin " ! (f'hoto courtesy of Em il y Spears)
Clockwise, from top left:
Jessica Brchan sm il es proudly as she performs. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Ashley Morin, Ashley Deichert, and Faye Styskal match perfectly, don't they? (Photo by Vickie Kelty)
Ashley Deichert smiles to show that she is always having a blast. (Photo courtesy of Emily Spears)
Kristin Bouwens makes a funny face while performing. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Ashley Morin, Ashley Deichert, Faye Styskal, and Adrienne Butler strut their stuff! (Photo by Vickie Kelty)
Strutters Kristin Bouwens, Lindsay Neal, Ashley Deichert, Ashley Mor in, and Em ily Spears show off their pretty smiles! (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
Strutters perform their dance called La - da - di La - da - da, at the Drill Team Show. (Photo courtesy of Emily Spears)
Strutters do the 'p inwheel in Blue Monday' (Photo courtesy of Emily Spears)
All of the hard work, dedication Pays off for sharp Star Strutters
By Miranda Gillispie 2001 Rocket Activities Staff
Star Strutters perform at all home varsity football games and basketball games. They also perform at Booster Blast-off, new student orientation, and during their flag line season they have three band competitions. They also do several fund raisers throughout the year, but their biggest fund raisers are still the drill team show and Ribfest.
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There are 16 Star Strutters and they practice four times a week before and after school. They put a lot of hard work, time, and endurance into being a Star Strutter.
"I personally sometimes feel that we do not get enough credit for everything that we do," Strutter and team co-captain Ashley Deichert commented.
Star Strutters takes a lot of dedication because it's not a seasonal sport. It begins in May and then carries on through the summer where they go to dance camp, flag camp, and band camp, then it goes on throughout the year. Although it is very hard work, it is worth it because they love performing.
"Practices are so hectic, because we are perfectionists, but when we get on the floor everything comes together and we can do things that we couldn't do in practice," senior Strutter Emily Spears said. '~It's a lot of fun because this year's Strutters have broken tradition more than any other past group. We've danced to a Latin dance, a Moby mix and even hip-hop."
The Varsity Cheerlead ing squad shows off its superior ribbons received for an awesome performance that day during camp (Photo courtesy of the Varsity Cheerleaders)
Holly Sain, Nicole Trevena. Rachel Jackson, Jessie West, Vontrel l Jiles, and Kelli Stein pose for a picture after a hard day of practice. (Photo by Emily Spears)
Varsity Cheerleaders take some time out to show their cheesy smiles (Photo by Em i ly Spears)
Holly Sain, Amy Wainwright, Kelly Hicks, Kylie Miller, Vontrell Jiles, Sara Jensen stand in formation as they perform at Booster Blastoff (Photo by Vicki Kelty)
The Varsity Cheerleaders along with Rocketman pump up the crowd during a home football game. (Photo courtesy of Emily Spears)
Rachel Jackson shows she can cheer and still look good. (Photo by Emily Spears)
Jessie West strikes a pose during a home football game (Photo by Kristin Bouwens)
Kylie Miller, Erin Fischer, Holly Sain, and Nicole Trevena get into it as they cheer on the football team. (Photo by Emily Spears)
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Cheerleaders Overcome Adversity with Success
By Jackie Mateer 2001 Rocket Activities Editor
"Go Varsity!"
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Varsity Cheerleaders this year, but they have made it through the year and still have smiles on their faces.
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Varsity Cheerleaders are very active in the school during the year. They host a junior cheer clinic, help decorate and plan the Homecoming dance, and support our varsity teams no matter what the outcome of the game.
Could you imagine coming to school at 7 a.m. to practice cheers, dances, and everything else? Well, to these Varsity Cheerleaders this has become routine. Along with summer practices filled with running, jumping, and of course smiling.
This year, the Varsity Cheerleaders even had time to go to a cheer camp, where they spent most of their time practicing for the competitions that were held almost nightly.
But that hard work wasn't for nothing.
The squad came home with a number of superior ribbons, quite a few AllStar nominations, and a "spirit stick". For those of you who are unfamiliar with what a "spirit stick" is, it is a stick that i's given to squads who have worked hard during the week and have shown that they have amazing spirit.
Clockwise from top left:
The J.V. Squad gathers together during halftime (f'hoto by Emi ly Spears)
The Reserve squad performs at Booster Blast - Off. (Photo by Andrea Herndon)
The Reserve squad str ikes a pose for the c amera. (Photo courtesy of Vanessa Bowmaster)
Jenn ifer Rik li Jessi c a Cain and Jamie Thompson are a ll dressed up and looking pretty o n k idnapp ing night (f'hoto courtesy of Sasha Graybosch)
Ashley Robinson, Carly Knapple , Heather Caffery , Sasha Graybos ch and Lindsey Allsman do a cheer at a football game (Photo courtesy of Ash ley Robinson)
Sara Whitney, Lindsey Erickson and Lindsey Allsman sm ile for the camera at the Shrine Bowl Game (Photo courtesy of Lindsey Er ickson)
Ash ley Stepanek, Lyndsey Bates and Holly Adams show how important friends are on the ir way to Empor ia (f'hoto courtesy o f Ashely Stepanek)
Jessica Kotouc and Ashley Stepanek perform ing dur ing halft ime of a J.V. basketbal l game (f'hoto by Emily Spears)
M iranda Chrasti l and Renee Rine r show their fr iendship as they stop for a brea k on the way to c amp (Photo co urtesy of Ash ley Stepane k)
Ho lly Adams and Renee Riner stop for a pic ture at c amp. (f'hoto courtesy of Ashley Stepane k)
For the ' 00-01 J.V. Cheerleading squad the ye ar was filled with memorie s and friendships.
Between summer practice s and volunteer work a t the Lincoln Action Program the girls were busy with marching and cheering in the Shrine Bowl Parade and game . They were also occupied with raising money by doing a car wash this summer.
The money also went towards sending the girl s to an NCA c h e erle a ding c a mp in Emporia, Ka n sas wh e re th e girl s experi e nced new ch a llenge s
" Camp was the most challenging e xperience this year," s a y s Lyndse y Bate s "We were with each other the w hole time so we learned how to get along, " add s ICoO / 1 .\J . Cl)e212rle2adfn9
Renee Rine r .
Sh a ron Powell al s o g o e s on to e x pl a in , " Camp also helped u s impro v e our jumps a nd other che e r technique s."
The squad a lso took t r ip s to Fremont where the y cheered on the jv football team and traveled on a ch a rtered bus to North Platte with some of the student body and boys basketball parents to cheer fo r the bo y s basketb a ll t ea m s
With this bus y schedul e the girl s m a de new friend s on th e s qu a d . " We ' r e a ll friend s on th e sq u a d ," s a i d M i r a n da Chr as til.
" Our friendship w ith each other is a friend s hip that will las t fore v er, " Je s sic a Kotouc.
Reserves win awards; Freshmen experience
By Ashely Stepanek
2001 ROCKET Activities Staff
The reserve squad started off its year winning the spirit stick, Superior ribbon, most improved squad and had one squad member nominated for an All-American at camp this year in Emporia, Kansas.
The squad consisted of around 12 girls who practiced in the summer and marched and cheered in the Shrine Bowl Parade and game.
"It's very time consuming," says Jessica Gallentine. "But it ' s fun and it's a good experience."
First-year cheerleader Jessica Haxby has the same input but adds, "It gave us strength since we were around each other so much , we learned how to work together."
The squad also did activities outside of cheerleading like going skating and numerous slumber parties.
-"Cheerleading is a great way to meet new people and make new friends," said Vanessa Bowmaster. "We're almost like family."
Car washes, garage sales, parades, camp, morning practices, and games. The freshman cheerleaders had a busy but exciting first year .
"It was time consuming and a lot of practice but it was worth it," says Amber Price.
"This year was fun," adds Sara Whitney. "We got to be with our friends and learn new things."
The girls all enjoyed their first year of cheering.
"The best thing about it was having fun and being with friends," says Jennifer Rikli.
Lindsey Allsman adds, "You get to meet so many people in it. It's a good experience."
Molly Seymour is clearly in love with her spirited friend
Zach Jones dresses in a wild and crazy way on 70' s day!
Ing rid J o hn so n strikes a classic 60 and 7 O' s pose for th e camera
Spirit Week
By Jackie Mateer
2001 ROCKET Activities Editor
Spirit Week is back! Last y ear , the week before homecoming we had no spirit week. Howe v er, the varsity cheerleaders decided to bring the spirit back. This year there was even an extra treat for those who decided to participate in the festivities.
Treats were given to students and faculty who were willing to get involved during Spirit Week. The week started off with Pajama Day (Tuesda y ), 70' s and 80' s Day (Wednesday), Black and White Game Day (Thursday), and finished off with Hawaiian Da y (Friday)
Everbody had a chance to get involved since there was such a variety of themes throughout the w eek.
Spirit Week has been a traditional wa y to get s tudents and staff involved during the w eek before homecoming to show their spirit and unit y at the same time.
Clockwise from top left:
Emily Snodgrass and Amber Turner show off their favorite pajama party pajamas. (All photos by Maggie Rife)
Devon Gunter
Cl o ck w ise from top lef t :
Rob in Hj erm sta d bre a ks it down d ur ing th e Stru t ter s how (All photo s by Em il y Spears)
Kyl ie M iller and Sara Jensen strut the ir stuff as they change fo r mat ions
Th e S t rutters know how to t urn on the dan ce moves and get cozy_ at the same time
Th e Strudders get into an " intere s t ing" pos it ion to form their k ickline
Drill Show
By Jackie Mateer 2001 ROCKET Activities Editor
It ' s time to show off!
At the Northeast annual Drill Team Show dance and cheer squads from around Nebraska come and strut their stuff. The Drill Team Show is sponsored by the Northeast Star Strutters, who performed several times throughout the night.
Along with the dance teams, the drum line makes an apperance and the historical Star Studders to lighten up the atmosphere. The hard work of the chosen Studders with the Star Strutters to learn the dance moves didn't go unnoticed.
At ·the door the Strutters accept donations of canned goods and in return they lowered the entry fee. The canned goods that were collected were donated to the Food Bank.
Drum Line members Kyle M itche ll , J eremy Sp.a le, Matt Eng ler , Jason Brchan , Jerad Changstron, and Tyl er Potts show off th e ir mus ic al t a lents
Varsity Cheerleaders
Members: Front Row: Marissa West. Second Row: Rachel Jackson, Sara Jensen, Erin Fisher , Nicole Trevena Third Row: Jessica West, Amy Wainwright, Vontrell Jiles, Casey Dove, Jackie Mateer Back Row: Kelli Stein, Holly Sain, Teresa Marino, Kelly Hicks , Kylie Miller.
Star Strutters
Members: Front Row: Emily Spears, Megan Svoboda, Bobbi Nichols, Hope Dacosta. Second Row: Ashley Morin, Robyn Hjermstad, Lindsay Neal, Kristin Bouwens, Ashley Fosler. Back Row: Lindsey Hall, Faye Styskal, Jessica Brchan, Lisa Bowers, Sarah Wesely , Adrienne Butler , Ashley Deichert.
J. V. Cheerleaders
Members: Front Row: Amanda Snyder. Second Row: Ashley Stepanek , Jessica Kotouc, Miranda Chrastil , Sarah Chadd. Third Row: Lyndsey Bates, Renee Riner, Jenna Wenzl. Back Row: Holly Adams, Danelle Bentzinger, Sharon Powell, Tiffany Westerholt.
Reserve Cheerleaders
Members: Front Row: Jessica Haxby. Second Row: Katie Rausch , Kim Chance , Amanda Wismer. Back Row: Katie Fast , Vanessa Bowmaster , Jessica Gallentine , Lindsey Rodr iguez
Freshman Cheerleaders
Members: Front Row: Ashley Robinson Second Row: Amber Price , Lindsey Erickson , Heather Caffrey, Sas ha Graybosch. Third Row: Jennifer Rikli , Kris Kirby , Jamie Thompson Back Row: Stephanie Christenson , Lindsey Allsman , Jessica Kaine , Carly Knapple , Sara Whitney.
Rating means little as Rockets struggle to 2-7
By Lori Schneider 2001 ROCKET Sports Editor
The pre-season No. 7-ranked Rockets didn't expect to end the season with a 2-7 record.
"We had a lot of talent but made too many mistakes during the season ," said junior guard and defensive end Sam Towne. "The turnovers killed us."
The team felt nervous to live up tq the success of the last few years. "You can't be the same team every year," said senior captain Anthony Ogden. "You can't always win. We just had to work harder after losing so many guys from last year. We had to start over."
The first blow of the season happened when Super-State I-back Nanfwang Mutfwang sprained his ankle in the first game of the season. "N anfwang would've helped us out a lot," Ogden said. "Without all the injuries we would've won a lot more games."
The only two wins of the season came in the first and last games, where the Rockets beat Norfolk, 35-21 and Fremont, 20-16.
"Fremont was our best game of the season because we accomplished a lot going up and down the field," senior defensive end and offensive tackle Zach Jones said. With the Fremont game being the seniors last game of their high school careers, the Rockets wanted to go out with a win.
The Rockets' leadership came from senior captains Ogden, Jon Weber, and Mutfwang. "During half-time I would tell the team either to pick it up or stay up," Ogden says. "And at practices I would encourage everyone to work hard and stay focused."
"Everyone expected us to win. We played hard, but there's only one winner, " Jones said. "There were a lot of close games that we should ' ve won, but didn't. We just didn't get the breaks we needed."
Andy Volz ke (5) and Drew Dons ches ki batt
(Photo by Em il y Spears)
Drew Donschesk i (40) battles
(Photo by Magg ie Rife)
(Photo by Magg ie R ife)
Anthony Ogden (45) awa its a call, wh ile play ing Grand Is land The Roc kets lost 6-0. (Photo by M agg ie Rif e)
Matt Kubes (3 2) tac kl es a M ill ard South player . I t was a close game but the Ro ckets lost, 10- 6. (Photo by Em il y Spea r s)
Varsity Football
Front Row (L To R): Chris Brooks , Brian Zimmerman, Ryan Moore, Adam Morrow, Luke Dingledine, Drew Donscheski, Anthony Ogden.
Second Row (L to R): Brian Collins, Geoff Weller, Andy Reid, Chris Galitz, Mike Mahaffey, Matt Kubes, Justin Hollins, Nate Consemius. •
Third Row (L to R): Coach Dan Carpenter, Ben Reeves, Jared McPike, Daine Patton , Greg Kitt , Brian Haith, Troy Kantor, Brett Landstrom.
Fourth Row (L to R): Coach Ronnie Rothe, Nick Dunc~n. Andy Volzke, Matt Dingledine , Brandon Marschman, Ben Graves, Cullen Cleaver, Nick Polite, Bryan Boelter, Justin Irons, Student Manager Arthur Duff, Coach Kevin Schrad.
Fifth Row (L to R): Coach Lynn Schoening, Coach Clayton Heath, Nanfwang Mutfwang, Ryan Lee, Bo Zimmerman, Jon Weber, Zach Harris, Andy Poole , Ryan Odle , Mark Thornton, Brandon Baustert, Head Coach Mark King , Coach Sean Murphy.
Back Row (L to R): Coach Chip Bahe, Sam Towne, Zach Jones , Joe Allsman, Ben Warren, Adam Bartek, Seth King, Jake Bowers, Chauncey Marshall, Jason McDan iel, Kinsley Johnson, Coach Neil Harris.
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LNE 8
LNE 7
LNE 12
LNE 13
LNE23
LNE20
Platte 10
26
High 26
37 East 21
Island 6
LNE 30 Femont 7 Pius X 36
Final Record: 2-6
Clockwise from upper r ight:
The Rockets get ready to stretch out between plays (All photos by Krist in Bouwens )
Rocket defense works hard to shut down the Spartans
A JV player works to get out of the way of a Spartan defender.
The Rockets huddle up before a game to hear one of Coach Bahe's insp iratio nal speeches
JV Football team Shows chemistry Despite record
By Kelsey Johnson 2001 ROCKET Sports
The JV football team started its season with high hopes. They wanted to have a winning season and according to sophomore Geoff Weller, to do this they had to get their alignments right and execute their plays. Although they did this, the season didn't turn out as hoped.
The team's best game was against Lincoln East, when they lost by only one point. Mark Thornton says, "We did the 'do's' and competed well."
The team would look for Coach Bahe' s inspirational speeches and tough practices to get them ready for games.
Although early in the season there were a few injuries, the team managed to have good chemistry and played well together.
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Front Row (L-R): Matt Dingledine , Ryan Moore, Geoff Weller, Luke Dingledin f Adam Morrow, Matt Nehe, Brian Haith.
Second Row (L-R): Head Coach Chip Bahe, Brett Landstrom, Cullen Cleave Matt Mulkey, Robert Hegwood, Travis Taylor, Nick Polite, Bo Zimmerman, Coac Ronnie Rothe.
Third Row (L-R): Coach Dan Carpenter, Justin Irons, Ryan Lee, Joel Snyder, An Volzke, Brad Stevens, Nick Heinzman, Jamaal Hale.
Back Row (L-R): Coach Lynn Schoening, Daine Patton, Mark Thornton, Chris Gali Ben Warren, Seth King, Jamison Bloom, Devan Gunter.
Front Row (L-R): Matt Nehe , Nate Baker, Tyler Potts, Lane Hinn, James Hall, Shawn Votava, Kyle Larsen, Adam Snell.
Second Row (L-R): Coach Aaron Svik, Thomas Wickard, Josh Failor, Jeff Cronin, Andy Dittenber , Todd Gunter, John Bring , Zach Bloom, Coach Jim Danson.
Third Row (L-R): Coach Larry Elwood , Matt Engler, Brandin Mothershed , J.J. Fish, Aaron Koepping , Calvin Smith, Jake Lind , Chase Holmes, Brian Votava, Coach Rod Pittman.
Back Row (L-R): Kevin Hillyer, Jordan Haake, Ben Glantz, Dan Cumm i ngs, Jeff Witt, Braden Getting , Eric Shepard , Brent Brethouwer, Tim Reed, Sean Campbell.
Final Record: 1-6
(fop) Rockets try to run the ball aga inst Southeast, a game Northeast lost, 34 - 0. (A ll photos by Hill ary Duggan)
(Bottom) The starters for the reserve footbal l team take a water break between plays
Hard work brings
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Improvement
By Jenny Stephenson 2001 ROCKET
SPORTS
A lot of hard work and determination helped the Northeast reserve football team come together for their last few games of the season. The Rockets beat Raymond Central 21-7 for their only win of the year.
"When we played Raymond Central, everyone stepped it up," said Matt Nehe. "The receivers caught some passes for big plays."
One of the highlights of the season for the Rockets was when James Hall returned a kickoff against Millard North for the first touchdown of the season.
The Rockets' goals for the season were to improve each game and to go hard on every play. They worked hard in practice and their work habits were good.
"We would run hard, hit the sled a lot, but running was terribly tiring," said Thomas "Wick" Wickard.
Front Row (L to R): Michea l Packmore , Er ic Williams , Eric Nolan , Eric Miller, Buck Rausch ,Be n Ritcher , Steve Huffman
Second Row (L to R): Jesus Casados, Jason Gayed , Jan Beran , Fred lromuanya , Robert Rector , Orlando Lang , John Hoodjer, Tony Knollenberg
Third Row (L to R): Kenny Roberts , Chris Durham , M ichael Hansen , Josh Hruby , Charles Shepard-Brown , Matt Dingledine , Jordan Pool , Coach Derek Lambert , Manager Jess ica Sprenger
Back Row (L to R): Coach Justin Thoma ll a , Corey Harriso n , Andrew Westpha len, Mark Metson , Di lan M ichel , Lewis Fle isher , M i ke Folts , Coach Dwain Borchers , Student Manager Mel issa Van E n gen
Freshmen struggle . Through 2-12 season
By Abbie Steenson 2001 ROCKET Sports
The Freshman Black and White team s learned a lot this year even though their records weren ' t the greate s t. " We just didn't play like we practiced, and that w as the rea son for most of our losses ," said receiver Eric Miller.
The team s' failed to reach their goal s of more win s than losses. One setback on the season was losing three key starters--Jordan Pool , Matt Dingledine, and Orlando Lang, to injuries.
Freshman "B" Football
LNE 24
LNE 14
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Southeast 34
Lincoln East 53
Millard West 54
Lincoln High 21
Millard South 39 Fremont 24
Millard North 56
Final Record: 0-7
Southeast 24
Lincoln East 6
Millard West 22
Lincoln High 27
Millard South 27
Lincoln High 16 Southeast 13
Final Record: 2-5
M iddle: Rocket defensive backs close in on a Southeast rece iver who has his eyes on the football.
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Back Row (L to R): Student Manage r C i ndy Pearson , Student Mana
Sara Hinrichs , Coach Greg Gottberg, Tyler Mulky , John Butler , A
Halstead , John Hoodjer, Chris Herndon , Micheal Packmore , Coach M. t
Top: Four freshmen defenders assist a teammate with a tackle against Southeast (All photos by Hill ary Duggan)
Bottom: John Hood j er (25) tries to get in on the tack le
Front Row (L to R): Zech MacKenzie , Tanner Lee, Chadd Draper, Ad 1 Snell , Jonathon Curry, James Magee , lshma Valenti.
Second Row (L to R):Sam Nennemann , Josh Hardison , Josh Hega1 , Zach Baumfalk, Bryan Journey , Brandon Swenson, Nick Wertz , Josh Ha a
Row (L to R): Eric Williams , Steve Huffman , Rich Delaney , Al l< 1 Bartu , Kody Larsen , Jason Gayed , Luke Henkenius , Chr is Durham ,
ila Lemmert gives Anthony Ogden advice on his elbow S heila is the head trainer at Northeast (All photos by
Noah Jacobson massag es Jason McDani e l' s back during the Norfolk game Trainers trave l out of tow n with th e teams
Steph We ll s rela x es in the tra in ing room after a hard days work Trainers give up their t ime after schoo l to he lp North eas t ath letes
Noah Jacobson conc entr ate s on taping an ankle. Tap ing a nkl es is one of the trainer ' s bigges t jobs
Sideline assistants
By Lori Schneider 2001 ROCKET Sports Editor
How well do you think Northeast athletes could compete without trainers? According to Noah Jacobson, trainers help athletes in more ways than one.
Student trainers spend many hours of their own time taping numerous . ankles, wrists, fingers , etc. They help during practices, before and after s chool , as well as game s and meets.
Coaches depend on trainers to keep them informed on athlete's injuries as well as helping the athletes to recover.
Trainers also have to make sure athletes stay hydrated and on cold days make sure they sta y warm
Before games the t r ainers fill the ice chest and make sure the first aid chest is full with everything needed such as tape, bandages, etc.
It takes dedication and knowledge to become a trainer. Northeast s tudent trainer s h av e to a ttend a Lincoln Public Schools athletic training camp to learn a bout training and things like CPR and how to evaluate injuries.
Some student t ra iners u s e this opportunity as a stepping stone for possible career choices.
"I want to u se this experience to become an athletic trainer at UNL. I'm planning on m aj oring in sports medicine," says Jacobson.
Front Row (L to R): Tra iner Casey Hug , Noah Jacobso n Back Row (L to R): Jaime Venhaus, Amanda Melichar , Trainer Sheila Lemmert , Steph Wells.
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Seniors Lori Schne ider and Becca H ill er hug after their game. (Photo courtesy of Becca Hiller)
The team gets together after their 2nd place finish at distr ic ts (Photo courtesy of Becca Hiller)
A layna Kost , Sara Pillard , and Becca Hill er take a time out from keepin g book (Photo courtesy of Becca Hiller)
Pitcher Morgan Trauernicht delivers a mighty pitch. Trauernicht broke the school strikeout record this year (Photo courtesy of Steph Marr ee l)
Catcher Trinity Frazier ge t s ready for a pitch (Photo cour te sy of Steph Marr eel)
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Rockets win city; Second in districts
By Jenny Stephenson 2001 ROCKET SPORTS
The 2000 Northeast softball team came into the season with two goals in mind: to win more than half of their games and to be city champions.
The Rockets accomplished both of their goals with a final record of 21-19 and beat Southeast 10 to secure the city title for the first time in school history.
" We worked together as a team very well," sa id junior Mandy May. "It hurt us when we lost to teams that weren ' t rated. Sometimes one little error would cost us the game."
The biggest win of the season for the Rockets was in the district tournament against Millard West. Northeast won the game 2-1, but lost in the finals, 2-1, against Omaha Westside.
" When we beat Millard West in districts, that was a huge game for us because they beat us earlier in the season ," said senior Lori Schneider. Schneider had two ho me runs in the season and holds the state record for triples
Although the Ro ck e t s lo s t in the district finals, they had a great seas on and they did a lot better than expected
" We went farther in districts than anybody expected, " said Schneider.
" A lot of team s ov erlooked us, " said May, "so that got us pumped up to play. " Sc@r
Front Row (L to R): Steph Marreel , Heather Maley , Trinity Frazier, Mandy May , Morgan Trauernicht , Lori Schneider. Second Row: Amber Gilliam , Sara Pillard , Ashley Ford , Katie Linke , Alayna Kost , Rebecca
Mandy May throws the ball to her teammate. (Photo courtesy
Hiller • Back Row: Coach Juli e Osborne, Coach Sonia Jambor, Head Coach Kar i Amen, Coach Lorene Kramer.
LNE 0
LNE 0, 4
LNE 10,14
LNE 2
LNE 1
LNE 0, 3
LNE 4 , 2
LNE 2, 7
LNE 1, 6
LNE 2, 1
LNE 6, 9
LNE 4, 1
LNE 4, 11
LNE 6, 0
LNE 5 , 4
LNE 0
North Platte 8
Grand Island 8 , 2
Waverly 7, 4
Ralston 3
Millard West 5
Norfolk 12 , 5
Papillion 2, 7
South est 7 , 8
Westside 8, 13
Southeast 8, 11
Kearney 5, 5
Lincoln High 1, 11
Lincoln East 8, 1
Omaha Gross 5, 7
• Fremont 6, 2
LPS Tournament 12
Final Record: 10-18
Megan S chn e id er steps up to bat
Jenna Chapman. Bec ky Rikli, and Shandra Yost gather for some tips fr om their coach, Sonia Jambor
Joslyn Shandera hits the ball in a game against East
Reaching goals Helps jv squad
By Michaela Powell 2001 ROCKET Sports
The 2000 jv softball team had a fun season, despite a record of 10-18. "We had really good talent, we just got off to a rough start," said Becky Rikli. The season was like a rollercoaster ride. The team lost their first two games, won three, then went on to lose six more.
"The season was exciting, because we never knew what the next game would bring," said freshman Malerie Houdek.
One thing stayed constant through the entire season. "We accomplished many goals that we set for ourselves and as a team," said sophomore Beth Kaufmann. Even though they didn't win them all, "We had a lot of fun," said team captain Jenna Chapman.
At the end of the season the team rallied to win six of their last 10 games.
"We came together at the end of the season, and we dominated the field because we are studs," said sophomore Megan Schneider.
Clockwise from top left:
Shandra Yost gets ready to hit a good one in a batt le against the Spartans ( All photos by Sarah Bate )
Front Row (L-R): Jordan May, Che'Lynn Sanders , Joslyn Shandera , Mal e e Houdek, Shandra Yost, Beth Kaufmann, Justi Trauernicht.
Back Row (L-R): Coach Sonia Jambor, Kim Blaha , Megan Schneider , Je n a Chapman , Becky Rikli, HeaJh er Marr , P.J. Wilksen, Coach Julie Osborne
Depsite record, Reserve softball Has fun season
By Jenna McTaggart 2001 ROCKET Sports
This year's reserve softball team may not have had the best season in the scorebooks, but they did have a lot of fun and learned the game, which is what they set out to do.
"It was a lot of fun getting to know everybody and becoming a team," said freshman Meagan Moore.
The main focus of this year ' s team was to learn how to play the game, and to improve throughout the season. "Most girls this year had never played the game before, so it was mostly a learning experience," said captain Beth .Masters.
Although they were inexperienced, with only two sophomores on the team, Beth Masters and Carli Dasenbrock, the team did work hard and played the best that they could.
The team pulled it all together in the end, and came up just short of beating Millard South before the LPS tournament.
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agan Moore, Laura Kreger, Kellie Johnson
k Row (L to R): Coach Julie Osborne,
Jenna Robinson, ha Mathers, Brandi Budzinski, Jessica Aus
Left : Car li Dasenbrock fires another str ike (All photos by Sarah Bate)
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The team shakes hands w ith Bellevue West after defeat ing them in three games in a f irst round game at state. (Photo by Dawn Ba il
The gir ls get together before a game (Photo by Jenna Sm ith)
Ju li a Batenhorst and Kr ist ina Hosek go up for a bloc k. (Photo by Jenna
Genr ich g ives the team some po inters during a t ime out (Photo
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from top right: Sara Jones sp ikes the ball aga inst Be ll evue West. (Photo by Dawn Ba il ey)
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Ju li a Batenhorst concentrates as she wa its for the serve (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Varsity Volleyball
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Front Row (L to R).: Aimee Rump , Jamie Mager, Kristina Hosek , Leslie Philippi, Mandy Lamb , Jenny Stephenson. Second Row (L to R): Jen Pederson, Erin Trutna , Sara Jones, Julie Stelzer, Kelsey Johnson , Ingrid Johnson ,
State title dream reaches state Semifinal round before setback
By Abbie Steenson 2001 ROCKET Sports
This year's varsity volleyball team achieved many goals throughout the season.
"Our main goals were to make it to the state tournament and to finish with a good record," said junior outside hitter Sara Jones.
One of the most exciting moments for the team was winning districts. They defeated rival Lincoln High in three games for the district championship.
At state, Northeast defeated Bellevue West to advance to the second round where they battled Papillion-La Vista. The Rockets lost in three games.
"We connected as a team on another
level," said senior Mandy Lamb.
The team was very close, and it showed it on the court. "The whole team had the desire to pla y well together and to win," said junior setter Jenny Stephenson.
"The season went really well, and it was the best team that I have ever played on," Lamb said.
Post season honors included junior Sara Jones, who was named to the Class A All-State second team in the Omaha World Herald and the Super State second team in the Lincoln Journal Star. Receiving honorable mentions in both papers were setters Jenny Stephenson, a junior, and senior Kristina Hosek
Julia Batenhorst.
Back Row (L to R): Manager Michaela Powell, Coach Tina Butterfeild, Coach Jackie Clifford, Coach J.J. Toczek, Head Coach Sandi Genrich, Coach Michelle Leising , Coach Diane Swartzlander, Coach Amy Hilgenkammp , Coach Megan Adkins.
The jv tea m pau se s fora picture aft er thei r champ ionship win at the East Invite (All ph o t os by Sarah Bate)
Kat ey Rump puts up a perfect set as Chrissy Br okaw ge t s ready to slam down a kill.
Leslie Ph ilippi gets ready to dig a Southeas t s pike.
The Nor th east at tack gets ready to s core anoth er poin t
Rockets persevere Through setbacks
By Jenna McTaggart 2001 ROCKET Sports
This years JV Volleyball team started the season with a well-balanced team with four j_uniors, four sophomores, and four freshmen.
But with the loss of a few players throughout the season, and the difficulty of different players having to play unfamiliar positions, the team was forced to overcome some setbacks.
"The whole JV team has been through a lot, and it helped us to become closer as a team and as friends," said junior captain Leslie Philippi.
Even with the rough times, the team members' hard work and dedication helped them reach a lot of team goals, including getting first in the East Invitational, by knocking off the first, second, and third ranked teams and then dominating the championship game beating East, 15-2, 15-6.
The team pulled it all together in the end, and came up just short of reaching their ultimate goal of winning the city tournament. Although that wasn ' t the outcome the team had hoped for, overall the team was happy with the season.
Front Row (L to R): Holly Edstrom , Mandy Clark , Kelly Hershberger , Nikki Kram e , Dawn Bailey, Katey Rump , Rachel Suesz , Chrissy Brokaw , Steph Dewald Back Row (L to R): Coach Tina Butterfie ld, Coach Megan Adkins , Al icia Oakeso 11 , Jamie Mager, Natalie Swenson, Sara Cartwright , Leslie Philippi , Coach A rr~ Hilgenkamp, Head Coach Michelle Leis i ng
Reserve Volleyball
Reserves take care of business
By Michaela Powell 2001 ROCKET Sports
Despite finishing the season 3-12, the 2000 reserve volleyball team played with great team spirit until the end.
" We had our good games and we had our bad, but it was a really fun season, " said Amanda Thompson.
The Rockets started the season on the road with a double header a g ainst Millard South and Papillion-La Vista. The first team up against the Rockets was Millard South. The Rockets lost game 1, but came back to win the next two, 15-13 and 15-6 The Rockets then lost to Papillion, 9-15, 1-15.
"We started the season off good with our win over Millard South," said Dillan Usher.
Entering the city tournament, the #4-seeded Rockets played #1 Southeast. The Knights took control in game 1 with a 15- 3 victory. In game 2, the Rockets would prove to the Knight s that they were a team that would not go down easy.
With powerful se rv ing from Holly Edstrom and Amanda Furry, the Rockets got on the board earl y . Je nnifer Johnson _ had 3 assists to Tina Bland who put down 5 powerful kills. Kri s tine Stueck had three kills and the game winning point to beat the Knights, 16-1 4. In game 3, the Rockets' luck and team spirit slipped just short of going to the championship match
" Our season went fairly well. We tried our best as a team and we came close most of the time, " sa i d Furry.
Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Jackie Clifford , Student Manager Michaela Powell , Kristine Stueck , Tina Bland , Lindsey Pederson , Coach Megan Adkins , Coach Amy Hilgenkamp.
From Left: Lindsey Pederson, Megan Riegsecker, Amanda Furry, and Dil l.an Usher look
Bottom : Tina Bland and Holly Edstrom are guarding the net on defense (All photo s by Dawn Bail ey)
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Millard South 16, 6, 14
Lincoln East 9 , 9
Lincoln Southeast 15 , 15
Lincoln High 16, 13, 15
Lincoln Christian 2, 2
Millard North 15 , 15
Lincoln East 6 , 3
Fremont 10 , 9
Lincoln Southeast 15 , 15 Waverly 5 , 5
Coll e ge View 5 , 13
Fremont 8 , 13
Lincoln High 16, 12 , 17
Grand Island 12 , 15 , 7
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LNE 5 , 9
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Freshmen Have Fun Season
By Michaela Powell
2001 ROCKET Sports
The 2000 Freshman "A" Volleyball team had a successful 9-5 season. The key to " A" team 's great season wa s that, according to Marissa Skopp, "w e accompli shed many goals we set for ourselves."
As the team kept winning, " we improved because we played more as a team," said Elizabeth Hershberger.
The Freshman "B" Volleyball team had an up and down season, with an overall record of 3-7. "We improved a lot from the beginning of the season," said Sara Born.
Millard South 13, 9
Lincoln East 15 , 9 , 15
Lincoln Southeast 15 , 16
Lincoln High 15, 15
Millard North 15, 15
Lincoln East 15 , 3 , 13
Fremont 7 , 9
Lincoln Southeast 15 , 15
Waverly 15, 15
Lincoln High
Final Record 3-7
Clockwise from upper right:
Lacey Lieneman focuses in on which direction she has passed the ball. (All photos by Dawn Bailey)
Jennifer Echtenkamp completes a pass.
Liz Christ (3) and Renee Murdock ( 1 2) join in the huddle for some quick tips durning the game vs. East. The Rockets won 7- 15, 15-3, 15- 13.
Sara Bom (8) and Aisha Wade ( 1) set up a play against East
Front Row (L-R): Elizabeth Hershberger, Jessica Colson, Jody Frazer, Lacey Lienaman, Audrey King
Front Row (L-R): Liz Chri st , Jenni Jones, Daphne Darter, Sara Born Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Diane Swartzland, Candi Taylor , Re n1 Murdock, Aisha Wade, Aubry Worrla , Coach Megan Adkins
Back Row (L-E:I): Head Coach J J. Toczek , Jennifer Echtenkamp , Andana Begovic , Amanda Philips-Malcom, Marissa Skopp , Coach Megan Adkins.
Jess ie Kramer conc e ntrates on her next putt. (Photo by Sarah Ba te)
Jen Marr and Magg ie Schlu c kebier
mov e o n to the nex t hole. (P hoto by Sarah B ate)
Amanda Pe ck ta kes a water br eak af ter a d iff icult ho le (Photo by Sarah Bate)
Magg ie S chluck ebi er is ha ppy w ith
her dr ive (P ho to courtesy of Kath y Spahr)
Kramer's state berth Highlights season
By Kelsey Johnson 2001 ROCKET Sports
The girls ' golf team had a lot of inexperience this year, but they still came to every meet and competed hard. Jen Marr and Jessie Kramer were on the varsity team last year and they led the team through experience.
Jessie Kramer won the district tournament and went on to the state tournament. Kramer didn't do as well expected and wished she would have doen better
"Mental mistakes held me back," says Kramer.
At the beginning of the season one of their goals was to break th e school team score record.
"Th e re cord was easy to beat because all of us had our act together ," says Kramer. ·They broke the record at the LNE in v ite with a score of 413. Kramer also broke the school indi v idual record by seven strokes with a score of 83.
Schluckebier, Coach Kathy Spahr,
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(J_ - R) Joe We ichman , El ij ah Carpenter, C.J. M iller , Noel Stingham , and Damion Jackson stick together as they start off strong.
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(J_ - R) Nick Donaldson , Evan Day , LaRae Pearce , Whitney Piper , Micheal Jackson , Molly Seymour and Ben Kopsa are excited about their warm - up.
Teams fall short Of state berths
By Kelsey Johnson 2000 ROCKET Sports
The guys' and girls' teams had hopes of making it to the state meet but fell just short of their goal when both finished fourth at district.
The girls team only had three returners. One of them, Chrystal Steinhauser, was out for the first part of the season with a broken ankle. Senior Andrea Herndon led the girls' team with a medal at every meet except state.
"I was disappointed with the outcome," Herndon said of the state results. " But, I was happy with the overall season."
" We had a good season that was tainted with a disappointing ending," said junior Dave McCoy.
The boys' team started off strong, which only increased their confidence in making it to state. After a fourth place finish at districts, their hopes were shattered, because a third place finish was necc es ary to make state.
The Bryan Invite was a big meet for both teams. This is a meet where the teams compete according to grade level. The Northeast senior boys and junior girls placed first. 3ctn-e..ani Cross Country
Districts 4th 4th·
State: Teams failed to qualify. Andrea Herndon placed 35th. Chris Esquibel placed 34th.
Clockwise
Noel S tringham pushes hard to the finish line.
(All photos by Jenna Sm ith .)
Holly Esquivel and Jessica Mohatt
race
The girls ' team gets together to focus before a meet
Front Row (L-R): Dan Wissink, Matt Garrison , Thomas Miller, Scott Schoenleber , LaRae Pearce, Laura Carter , Whitney Piper, Amanda Godeman.
Second Row (L-R): Valarie Bartels , Jaci Rutt, Evan Day, Jordan Rice, Holly Esqu ivel , Natalie Roberts , Brandie Micheal, Sara Henrichs.
Third Row (L-R): Coach Aaron Ripley , Nick Donaldson , Ryan Feather, Noel Stringham, Ben Kopsa, Chrystal Steinhauser, Molly Seymour, Andrea Herndon.
Back Row (L-R): Coach Mike Carroll, Dylan Otley , Matt Genrich, Dave McCoy , Joey Colson, Nate Genrich , Andy Meyer, Joe Wiechman, Joe Manson , Head Coach John Snoozy.
C.J Miller shows determination as he pushes for the end
Not Pictured: Jessica Mohatt, Elijah Carpenter, Chris Esquibel, Russ Head lee, Damion Jackson, Micheal Jackson, C J. Miller , Jennifer Gallagher , Jen Deterding
ise,
Eric Arneson concentrates hard wa iting to receive a serve from his opponent
Fujan hust les to the ball to slam another forehand (Photo
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Netters finish 15th at state
By Jenna McTaggart 2001 ROCKET Sports
This years varsity tennis team had two primary goals: to place better at state than last year and to upset Lincoln Pius X. Although they only accomplished one of their goals by placing 15th compared to last year's 19th at state, this year's season was filled with "fun times" as Matt Hibbing simply stated.
"My favorite parts of the season were the bus rides to Kearney and Papillion, and when Jay (Svoboda) and Kyle (Thorfinson) would hit balls at each other during practice," said Hibbing.
This year's biggest wins came during the state tournament. The team also posted a win against Lincoln High, which avenged a regular season loss to the Links. But the biggest win at state came when the Rockets upset seeded Papillion-La Vista to push them past last year's point total.
A lot of the state success was due to Dewey Meister and Jay Svoboda's doubles team, which won their second round match at state and secured the upset. That also secured the accomplishment of one goal: to place better at state than last year.
This year's team had more inexperience than previous years, with only two returning letterwinners, Dewey Meister and Matt Hibbing. The whole team, however, pulled together and really supported each other throughout the season.
"With everyone knowing each other outside of tennis, and everyone getting along it was easy rooting each other on," said Jay Svoboda.
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Matt Hibbing gets ready to serve with perfect form. (Photo by Jenna Smith)
Front Row ( L to R) : Justin Fujan, John Guittar, Eric Arneson, Matt Hibbir Kyle Thorfinnson. •
Back Row (L to R) : Head Coach Steve Ward, Eric Higgins, Danny RenaL Jay Svoboda, Patrick Crosier, Dewey Meister.
JVs look for improvement
By Jenny Stephenson 2001 ROCKET Sports
The junior varsity boys tennis team had to deal with a lot of inexperience.
They had a lot of young players that learned fast and competed with top teams. The squad didn't have much depth, but their first three spots were very strong and they all competed hard and played well.
Some of the team's goals for the season were to beat Southeast in singles and have a winning record.
"We didn't have much to lose," said Erik Higgins. "A lot of teams overlooked us. We just had a lot of fun and played hard."
The team's best tournament was the LPS Invitational. Despite the very cold weather, the Rockets played well.
"The doubles teams went into a tie breaker with East at the LPS Tournament," said Higgins. "Things got pretty rowdy."
LNE 3rd Southeast 9 Papillion-La Vista 2 Lincoln High 1 Millard North Inv. Fremont 5 Lincoln East 9 Lincoln High 4 Lincoln East 2 Lincoln High 2 Millard West - forfeit
Final Dual Record: 6-4
8 LPS
Front Row (L-R): Tyler Mohr, Brian Hamer, Robert Renaud, Nate Hinrichs. Back Row (L-R): Erik Higgins, Jay Svoboda, Patrick Crosier, Coach Nancy Brackley.
Be low left: Er ik Higg ins concentrates hard as he gets ready to smash the bal l. H igg ins was one of the key players for the Roc kets. fhoto by Jenna Sm ith)
Be low r ight: Br ian Hamer and Robert Renaud get ready to play fhoto by Jenna Sm ith)
Becca Hiller passes the ball to Jenny Stephenson against M illard West.
Kelsey Johnson rebounds and passes the ball down the court
Jenna McTaggart defends a Millard West player.
The players wait anxiously as Chrystal Steinhauser prepares for a free throw.
Clockwise. from top right :
Ashley Ford shoots a free throw at d istricts against Millard West.
(All photos by Emily Spears)
Becca Hiller dribbles past a M illard West opponent The Rockets won the game, 5 2 - 33
Varsity Girls Basketball
'Mess with fire, gonna get burned'
By Lori Schneider 2001 ROCKET Sports Editor
This season the varsity girls basket- That included Class B third-ranked the state and everyone knows it," Hiller ball team was exactly that, on fir e. The y Pius X, Class A seventh-ranked Colum- says. " There's two teams in the state beat many top team s in the st a te and bus , Kearney, and Omaha Westside. tournament that don ' t even have a .500 they definitel y burned man y oppo- Going into the di s trict tournament record." nents. the Rockets were rolling on a seven
"I thought it was a really great season
They started off the season with a game winning streak and a chance at even though it had a disappointing tough loss to Lincoln East. After a state seemed likely, even though the end," junior Jenna McTaggart said. thorough week of pre-season practice it Rockets would have to face second- "How the season closed it got us more was definitely a disappointment, but ranked Bellevue East and fifth-ranked fired up." they came away from the game know- Millard West.
The team had great team unity ing they could do better. Ranked only as high as number eight throughout the season, which was one
The lone senior on the team, Becca in the season, the Rockets felt it factor in their success. " This season our Hiller commented, " I knew of our should ' ve been higher. team was so in sync with each other," talent, it was just a matter of when it " I think we should ' ve been ranked ' Hiller adds. ''I'm very thankful for how would come together. " higher, but I'm glad we weren ' t be- well we got along and how well we It wasn't very long until everything cause we could be the underdogs," worked together. We didn ' t have one did come together. Going into the Hiller says. " Ratings are worth as much star, we had twelve stars." game against Lincoln Southeast the as the paper they're printed on. "
Next year the Rockets will be without Northeast girls had nothing to lose. At the district tournament the Rock- leader Hiller, who had been on the They weren't expected to win and ets knocked off Millard West 52-33, vasity team for four years. Southeast was the number one team in which was not surprising considering ''I'm going to miss playing with , the state. The Rockets came away with their obvious talent. The game led Becca because we ' ve played together a 41-30 victory. A surpri se to many, but them into the championship game since seventh grade," McTaggart said : not to them. a gainst a very tough Bellevue Ea s t Hiller adds: "I'd like to thank Coach
The win gave the Rockets a big boo s t team. The Rocket s came up just short, Clark and the coaching staff for always of confidence and led them to an losing 44-38. being supportive and working so hard undefeated home court record and the " It was a huge di sappointment in not to prepare us for the teams we played. city championship. making it to state because we are And just remember, if you mess with Junior Abbie Steenson said, " We definitely one of the top five teams in fir ·e, you're gonna get burned."
surprised a lot of teams we played "
Front Row (L to R): Manage r Amber Turner , Jenny Stephenson, Chrystal Steinhauser, Leslie Philippi , Ashley Ford , Jenna McTaggart , Rebecca Hille r, Chelsea Neuman , Manager Emily Snodgrass
Back Row (L to R}: Coach Jeff Rump , Coach Dana Wendelin , Abbie Steenson, Julie Steltzer , Ke l sey Johnson , Ingrid Jo h nson, Jamie Friesen , Head Coach John Clark , Coach Brien Connealy.
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LNE 25
LNE 23
LNE 23
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LNE 34
LNE 46
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LNE 16
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54
45
West 60
High 37 East 48
High 50
South 40 South Sioux City 77 Fremont 24 Grand Island 55 Southeast 43 Colombus 38 Hastings 48 Pius X 43 North Platte 43 Kearney 46 Westside 26
Final Record: 5-12
Clockwise from top right :
The jv team huddles together before a big game against Hastings (All photos courtesy of Karen Reitz)
Ivana Rabago cuts to receive a pass from Krissy Re itz
Krissy Reitz flies into the air to catch a rebound over Kearney def enders
All the players get close for one more picture after the ir last win of the season
Record doesn't Reflect dedication
By Jenna McTaggart 2001 ROCKET Sports
This year's jv girls basketball team set out with a couple main goals in mind; to be a positive team, and improve throughout the entire season. With a little hard work, dedication, and compromise the team did just that.
"We really grew as a team throughout the season, on and off the court," said Krissy Reitz, one of the five juniors who added leadership to the team .
The team's strengths in consistent shooting and their ability to fight hard and never give up helped lead the jv' s to winning three out of their last five games of the season. The Rockets posted big wins over Omaha Westside, Kearney, and North Platte.
"We never gave up, pushed each other, and really peaked at the end of the season," said captain Joy Iromuanya.
Overall, this year's team had experienced personnel with five juniors, four sophomores, and three freshmen.
Even though the 5-13 record doesn't display the team's work ethics, this year's jv girls basketball team possessed a lot of talent and dedication. I'&'& /;.\J. Gfrl5 "'Ba5kQ:tball
JV Girls Basketball
Front Row (L to R): Anna McVay, Amber Gilliam, Chrissy Brokaw, Je s Mahlman, Krissy Reitz.
Back Row (L to R): Coach Brien Connealy, Ivana Rabago, Steph Wells, Kris t i Stueck, Joy lromuanya, Natalie Swenson, Megan Schneider, Jolie Shock, M t -ager Nicole Otto.
No justice in 0-14 record
By Abbie Steenson 2001 ROCKET Sports
Despite their record of 0-14, the reserve girls basketball team gained tons of experienece.
"One of our goals was to work better as a team," said sophmore captain · Amanda Furry. Toward the end of the season, everyone started to work together as a team.
"During the Grand Island game we really started to bond. I'd say it was our best loss of the season," said sophomore captain Michaela Powell.
"One thing that brightened up the season was our fun practices," Furry said.
"Coach Rump always tried to get us to concentrate and work hard."
During games the reserve girls gave it their all. "We would always play one good half of basketball, and then the second half we would get down and it was hard to get back in the game," said sophomore forward Melissa Van Engen.
Games closer to the end of the season showed some improvement.
"Our opponents weren't beating us as bad as they did in the beginning of the season," said Powell.
Front Row (L to R): Melissa VanEngen, Tyrina Webster, Katie Kosmos, LaRae Pearce, Ann Schuldeis, Amanda Furry.
Back Row (L to R): Michaela Powell, Ashley Russell, Wilma Hughes , Jessica Sprenger, Sarah Towne, Coach Jeff Rump.
Not Pictured: Tina Bland
Clock wise, from far left:
Freshman "A" Girl's Basketball
Freshmen girls notch Wins over city rivals
By Jenny Stephenson 2001 ROCKET Sports
The 9th grade girls basketball teams had a season b a sed on improvement and having fun The fre s hman B team had two big city wins over Lincoln High and East. The A team had a solid win over Lincoln Christian.
"When we played Lincoln High we were nervous," said Aubrey King. "But we came together as a team, played hard, and beat them
Jenni Jones adds, "Our goals were to improve ever y game, work as a team and become better friends
The freshman girls were a very motivated group. The y worked hard in practice and it showed in their performance.
Front Row (L to R): CheLynn Sanders, Jenni Jones , P J. Wilksen, Lamelia Brown, Stephanie Kadavy , Karli Glodowski.
Back 'Row (L to R): Veronica Rabago, Lindsey Grant , Jen11ifer Branum, Marissa Skopp , Victoria Rabago , Coach Dereck Lambert.
Front Row (L to R): Miranda Failor, Stacey Grant , Cassie Hesshe i , r, Angie Jones, Aubrey King, Sara Henrichs.
Back Row (L to R):Jennifer Robinson, Jessica Coleman , Jaime J is t a,
Jessica Cain (21) and Cass ie Hessheimer ( 14) get ready to grab a rebound against Southeast (All photos by Dawn Bailey)
Veronica Rabago
Clockwise from top :
Mike Young shows his follow - through dur ing the Baker Bash Tournament.
Travis Perdew prepares to bowl a perfect strike.
JoHanna Mickelson, Jen Marr , and Stephanie M ikesh watch as Northeast goes into the final round of the tournament
The Northea s t Girls congratulate their teammate , Rachael Phillips , on a job well done.
Heather Marr hits the pocket to pick up the winning spare
Best season in years
By Jenna McTaggart 2001 ROCKET Sports
This y ear ' s bowlin g te a m set out with one main goal : to simply do their best.
They accompli shed that specific goal, plus much more. The Rocket girls clinched the te a m high game with 944 points, not to mention the team high series with 1,747 points.
This year ' s team has been better than past year 's for a few main reasons, but senior Je nni fer Marr thinks it ' s because " thi s y ear 's team got along a lot b e tt e r than ye a r ' s past, supporting ea ch other during games, but also ha v ing friendships when we weren ' t pla y ing or practicing. "
Another main goal this y ear was to beat rival Omaha Northwe s t , which
had placed first at most of the tournaments. They strived to reach this goal, and did, beating Northwest in the first round at the state tournament.
The Rockets were focused and concentrated for this game, because mental toughness is a key aspect of bowling and the team knew it.
But, the Rockets fell just short of repeating and beating Omaha Northwest twice, when they losfto them in a close game in the subfinals at state. This left the Rocket girls 2001 bowling team with a third place finish at s tate , and a very satisfactory season.
i Polk, Heather Marr , J oHanna Mickleson , I Phillips , Jennifer Ma rr ung , Joey Colson , Tony Vo ndra , Cody Nilso n, n , Travis Perdew •
Clockw ise, from top r ight:
Andy Janssen wa its for a pass aga inst Southeast tf'hoto by V ick i Ke lty )
The team gathers for the trad it io na l hudd le before a game as they "Roc ket to the top." (Photo by Em il y Spears)
Show ing the form that he lped h im surpass the 1,000 career po ints mark, J immy Motz shoots over an East defender tf'hoto by Emil y Spears)
J immy Motz and Jason McDan ie l converge on a Southeast player as they scramble for a loose ba ll. (Photo by V icki Ke lty)
Matt Eybe l tr ies to f ight through the bloc k of Southeast's J a ke Muh le ise n (Pho to by Matt Eybe l)
Sett ing up the offense, Jody Fr iesen loo ks beyond the defense o f Linco ln High's Aaron Grenfe ll. (Photo by Em il y Spears)
LNE 69 William Chrisman , MO. 59
LNE 66 Kearney 45
LNE 57 Millard West 66
LNE 42 Lincoln High 60
LNE 65 Lincoln East 76
LNE 46 Lincoln High 65
LNE 65 Grand Island 63
LNE 62 Lincoln East 71
LNE 66 Emporia , KS. 79
LNE 73 Hastings 55
LNE 68 Grand Island 64
LNE 62 Wichita East , KS. 57
LNE 71 Lawrence Freestate, KS. 57
LNE 42 Highland Park, KS. 43
LNE 49 Norfolk 55
LNE 54 Millard South 44
LNE 39 North Platte 40
LNE 53 Columbus 64
LNE 50 Lincoln Southeast 62
LNE 56 Westside 63
LNE 67 Fremont 39
District Tournament
LNE 52 Bellevue East 49
LNE 39 Lincoln High 41
Final Record: 10-13
Links' last-second shot in district semifinal
Brings end to 10-13 roller-coaster season
By Lori Schneider
2001 ROCKET Sports Editor
Even though the varsity boys basketball team had a 10-13 record, the season was an overall success.
Creighton recruit Jimmy Motz led the team this year. "I was the veteran of the team and got everyone going and they fell under my lead," said Motz. "We proved a lot of people wrong. Our record doesn't prove it, but we were in every game."
"I thought the season was successful. It was disappointing at times because we lost a lot of close games," said senior starter Jody Friesen.
Highlights of the season included beating second-ranked Millard South on their home court, beating Grand Island twice, making it to the finals in the Topeka, Kansas tournament, and Motz reaching his individual goal of scoring 1,000 points in his career. His total is 1,071, which is the third highest in LNE history.
"Going into the Millard South game we knew we could beat them," said senior Jason McDaniel. "It was all mental."
"In a few games we just weren't mentally ready," commented Friesen.
As the season went on the Rockets got better and better and they stepped into their roles on the team.
The biggest setback of the season was losing to cross-town rival Lincoln High three times throughout the season, which included the Rockets' final game at districts. Northeast lost 41-39 in the final seconds when Seth Miller hit a running one-hander along the baseline just before the buzzer.
"Of course it's every teams goal to make it to state, but it just didn't happen," Motz said.
Other season setbacks were losing to Norfolk at home and losing the championship game in Topeka.
When things didn ' t go their way the Rockets experienced frustration, but there were always people there to step up They included newcomers Angelo Stabler, Andy Janssen, and Chauncey Marshall.
"There's a great tradition at Northeast and I had fun, " said Stabler.
"Throughout the whole season we played to the best of our abilities, we played hard," Motz says. "We left everything on the floor for 32 minutes."
The season success was with the help of Coach Chip Bahe.
"Coach Bahe was an enthusiastic coach. He made his points loud and clear," says Friesen.
Next year the Rockets will be without the leadership of Super-Stater Motz but he adds, "I'm going to definitely miss playing for Northeast. It's been a great three years. I got to play for a great coach and a great motivator. He prepared me for the next level."
And for the future of Rocket basketball? "There's a very bright future," commented Motz. "The young guys got a lot of exposure and I see a lot of good things. I hope they do well because will be watching."
Stabler adds, "with the loss at districts we have a lot of motivation for next year."
And as Coach Bahe would say, "Good work men."
Front Row (L to R): Angelo Stabler, Andy Volzke, Ryan Edwards , Curt Smith, Matt Dingledine. Second Row (L to R): Robert Reynolds, Sam Towne, Noah Jacobson , Andy Jansen, Matt Kubes , Manager Joe Allsman.
Back Row (L to R): Head Coach Chip Bahe, Jody Friesen, Jason McDaniel, Jimmy Motz, Matt Eybel, Chauncey Marshall, Assistant Coach Dan Noble.
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LNE 50
LNE 59
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LNE 69
LNE 41
LNE 56
LNE 43
LNE 53
LNE 45
LNE 41
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LNE 51
LNE 69
LNE55
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William Chrisman, KS. 45 Kearney 53 Millard West 57
Lincoln High 65 Pius X 64
Lincoln East 76 Emporia, KS. 59
37 Grand Island 52 Norfolk 48 Millard South 59 North Platte 64
49
65 Westside 63 Fremont 46
LPS Tournament Southeast 66
Final Record: 7-10
Marshal l goes up for a layup (Photo by Emily Spears)
From Left: Matt Dingledine, Ryan Murrell, Andy Volzke, and Chauncey Marshal l sit and cheer on the ir teammates (f'hoto by Kr ist in Bouwens)
Toe Rockets warm up before the ir game (f'hoto by Kristin Bouwens)
The team huddles before the first round of the city tournament (f'hoto by Krist in Bouwens)
Mediocre jv season ends With disappointing halt
By Jenny Stephenson 2001 ROCKET Sports
The JV boys basketball team finished the season 7-10, but their record doesn't reflect the hard work and dedication they put into the season.
The Rockets faced Southeast in the first round of the city tournament with hopes of reaching their season goal of beating the Knights. In the end, after a long-fought battle, Southeast came out on top, 66-51.
"We worked really hard in practice," said junior Trevor Knuth. "When we pushed each other, it carried over to the games."
One of the Rockets' biggest wins came against Omaha Westside. It was a close game, but Northeast came out on top, 69-63.
The Rockets had some disappointing losses to city teams throughout the season. They lost by 6 points to Lincoln High and East.
"One of our strengths was our defense and we weren't selfish with the ball," said Chris Ober. "Our team meshed well together. We got along good on and off the court."
Clockwise from top right :
Chauncey
JV Boys Basketball
Front Row (L-R): Andy Volzke, Bo Zimmerman, Ryan Murrell, Chris Ober, M 1t Dingledine.
Second Row (L-R): Nate Rock, Ryan Lee, Matt Kubes, Angelo Stabler, L E Dingledine.
Back Row (L-R): Coach Justin Thomalla, Sam Cutshall, Chris Bevard, Nick Sk · 1 ner, Sam Towne, Trevor Knuth, Coach Pat Gatzemeyer.
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Final Record: 6-5
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Eric For d show s he is aware of th e pl ay.
Da ve Zeff br ings the ball dow ncourt aga inst Southeast
Athleticism, intensity Help reserves finish 6-5
By Michaela Powell 2001 ROCKET Sports
The boys reserve team had three goals: impro v e as a tea m, beat city teams and win the city tournament.
The y improved greatly, beat a city team, but fell short of winning the city tournament.
At the start of the season the Rockets lost to city rival East, 67-45, but with hard work in practice, and good hustle in ga me s, the team impro v ed tremendously.
" We knew what we had to get done, " sa id sophomore p o int guard Matt VanEngen. In the last regular season game against
East, "we got the job done," said sophomore center Seth King.
The Rockets got off to a fast start and never looked back. After the half, the Rockets got back on track with an 8-0 run in the second half.
After the run, East received two technical fouls and never had a chance to get back in the game. The Rockets held on for the sw e et revenge victory, 63-49
"We knew going into the game that we couldn ' t pla y one quarter, we had to play all four quarters to win this game, " said forward Aaron Koepping.
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Effort present, Experience gained
By Kelsey Johnson 2001 ROCKET Sports
Although the freshman boys' teams didn ' t end the season quite as they had hoped, both teams gained experience and prepared themselves for years to come.
A goal of both teams was to beat the ever-feared Southeast. Falling ju s t short of their goal, both teams competed well , the B team only losing by two, 49-47 .
" The Southeast game was our best , because we all played our hardest to get the job done, " said freshman Karsten Thurmond.
Both teams worked extra hard this season. They knew that this season was preparation for season s to come
" The coaches pu s hed us in practices and that helped us to push ourselves in games ," said Thurmond.
The team managed to still ha v e a good time throughout the season. "We all got along because we were all friend s from the beginning, " commented freshman Ben Banders.
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Front Row (L to R): Ben Bandars, Tin Nguyen , Tim Brown, Mich Packmore , Chadd Draper, Brian Hamer
Second Row (L to R): Derrick Heydon , Orlando Lang , Josh Hard is1 Jayson Batenhorst , Jeremy Cutsor , Karsten Thurmond , A lex McPhers1
C J Bennett , Scott Schoenleber.
Back Row (L to R): Coach Jason Glines , Pat ri ck Thornton , Mark Mest1
Jeff Casey , Mike Folts, Skyler Reising , Tony Knol l enberg , And r Westpha len , Coach Kevin James.
Mark Meston Jumps for the ball in the opening tip - off in preparation for a close game against Omaha Burke. (All photos courtesy of Pam Batenhorst)
Coach Glines gives one of his inspirational talks at a timeout.
The team huddles up to focus before a big game
tl.g,era Varsity & JV Boy's Golf
Jake Ahl, Jason Brchan, John Butler, Tom Fisher, Kelsey Hiatt, Brian Johnson, Greg Kitt, Tyler Mulkey, Chris Ober, Matt Obermeyer, Ryan Phillips, Scott Schoenleber, Matt Stoner, Brett Tolen, Eric Vangroningen , Andy Westphalen, Eric Miller.
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Varsity & JV Squad 0- to R): Matt Mulkey, Kelsey Hiatt, Kyle Buis, Greg Kitt , A ndy Westphalen , Br ian Joh nson , Scott Schoenleber , Chris Ober , John But ler, Jake Ahl, Brett Tolen , Eric Mill er, M att Obermeyer , Tom Fisher , Er ic Vangroningen , Tyler Mulkey , Ryan Phillips, Coach J im Danson , Jason Brchan
Reading the break , Kelsey Hiatt practices on Maho ney ' s putting green. A s in past seasons , Mahoney se rved as the Rockets ' hom e course.
Jason Brchan shows all the right moves as he goes through pr actic e s w ing s on th e te ebox.
Brett Tolen co nc entra tes as he loosens up before tee ing off at Mahoney Park 's 10th hole
Positive ou tlook on season
By Jenna McTaggart 2001 ROCKET Sports
The 2001 boys golf team has high expectations for their season this year. With eight returning starters compared to six returning starters last year, making it to the state tournament is definitly not out of reach for the Rockets. Along with a bid to the state tourney, one of the golf's team main goals i s to finish in the top five at a big tournament and also to sweep a big tournament.
One of the main keys for the Rockets to be successful this year is to work and improve on their short game. With the whole team supporting each other the team ' s needed improvement looks positive. "When we play with each other we try to give help if something isn ' t working in one of our teammates swings. " said junior Kelsey Hiatt.
Another hope for this season is to gain experience and build the team for next year. Thi s ye ar 's team has four juniors, three sophmores, and eight fre s hman. The unde r cla ss men are looking to acquire some varsity experie nce and to help th e team out in any way they can.
The t e am a l so plan s on having some pasta dinners before big tournament s, bec a u se the y feel this help s make a tighter bond amongst the teammates, and with an indi v idual sport, team support is a huge key in having high te a m morale.
With team unity, willingness to work hard, and a desire to succeed this year 's bo ys golf team is promised a great season filled with alot of fun times.
Daphne Darter , Lindsay Allsman , and Jody Frazer get together for a picture during a break (All photos by Dawn Bailey)
Joslyn Shandera and Emily Sno dgrass keep themselves entertained at practice
Joslyn Shandera volleys the ball over the net
Jody Frazer gets help from Coach Brien Connealy.
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A ll t , e reams gather together to hear 1nstru ct1ons during tryouts.
Daphne Darter smashes a forehand.
nsr 1na Hose anticipates a serve. Hosek wi ll be a key player fort e Roe ets this year.
Tennis team excited for season
By Jenny Stephenson 2001 Rocket Sports
Senior Aimee Rump, a 4-year letterwinner, has high hopes for the 2001 Lincoln Northeast girls tennis team. With the loss of a few seniors the varsity tennis team has some big places to fill.
"We lost some seniors," said Rump. " But we have a group of girls that are young and should do good."
Rump expects to place well in tournaments. With a lot of hard work and dedication this team can be capable of a lot.
"Right now we need to figure out our doubles team and where everyone will be placed in order to benefit our
team. We also need to have a few hard practices and get outside and get a feel for the court," said Rump.
The tennis team has had little outside preparation before their first meet due to weather conditions. The returning letterwinners include: seniors, Aimee Rump, Kristina Hosek, and junior, Amber Gilliam. The Rockets expect a lot of help this season from freshman Liz Hershberger.
The jv and reserve teams also look promising. Junior Emily Snodgrass is really excited for the season.
''I'm so pumped," said Snodgrass. "It will be a fun season!"
Lindsay A ll sman gets backhand 1nstruct1ons from Coach Conneay (A ll photos by Dawn Ba il ey)
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Ki ns ley Johnson gets c3 tc:lkedown in c3 mc:ltch c3fainst c3 tough Millc:lrd West opponent. (All photos by Kelsey Johnson)
Andy Genr ich holds down c3 Fremont wrestler in the first round of the district tournc3ment.
Chc3nz Johnson tc:lkes his opponent down in the third plc3cce mc:ltch at the district tournc:lment.
Andy Poole tries to turn his opponent in the d e ciding mc:ltch in the Mil lc:lrd West duc:ll.
Baustert is 10th LNE State Champion
By Kelsey Johnson 2001 ROCKET Sports Staff
As Brandon Baustert took the Walk of Champions before the final matches took place , thoughts filled his head of walking out of Devaney with a medal. But, he ne v er knew it would be like this.
Brandon has wrestled since the first grade and ever since then he has had dreams of winning a state title.
Brandon set out this season with his die-hard goal to win his State Championship. He also made it a goal to not get pinned all season. Accomplishing both of his goals, Brandon was more than happy with his season.
He upset previously top-ranked Alonzo Martinez of Papillion-La Vista, 12-2, in the final mat ch.
" I wasn ' t as nervous as I expected, because I knew I wa s the underdog and had nothin g to lo s e, " commented Baustert.
Brandon doesn't take all the credit for himself . " I appreciate everything from my coaches and teammates. "
Front Row (L-R): Zech MacKenzie, Josh Tromblee, Eric Nolan, Eric Miller, Adam Snell, Vu Chu , Desmond Hauser, Andy Genrich, Buck Raush.
Second Row (L-R): Jerry Engel, Josh Hegarty, Adam Schell, Nate Baker, Andy Harvey, Steve Huffman , Kyle Larsen, Travis Taylor, Joe Wiechman.
Third Row (L-R): Bri an Zimmerman , Nie Fargo, Joe Schidler, Andy Lewandowski, Allen Bartu, Austin Chambers, Mike Mahaffey, Brandon Baustert, Robert Wi lson, Robert Rector.
Fourth Row (L-R): Nate Ryan, Brent Sret houwer , Nie Polite , Jan Beran , Jon Weber, Trevor Marchant, Robert Hegwood, Charles Shepard-Brown , John Hoodjer, Kody Larsen.
Fifth Row (L- R): Chanz Johnson, Andy Poole, Kinsley Johnson, Lewis Fleisher, Braden Getting, Devan Gunter, Danie l Cumm ing s , Brandin Mothershed, Lane Hinn
Back Row (L-R): Coach Dirk Baker, Coach Larry Elwood, Coach Mike Ryan , Head Coach Dwain Borchers, Coach T im Neumann, Manager Miranda Beckenbach
Ro ckets cap best season in several years; , Three place at state, team finishes 7th
By Kelsey John son
2001 ROCKET Sports Staff
After having one of the best regular seasons in LNE wrestling histor y, there was no better way to end their postseason than having 10 wrestlers qualify and three wrestlers place at state.
Senior Brandon Baustert was the first state champion in 12 years at Northeast as he won the 140-pound title.
Senior Andy Genrich captured his 100th career win, which puts him atop the list for most career wins in Northeast history.
Genrich also came out with his third consecutive third place finish at the state tournament.
Junior Kinsley Johsnon also placed third at s tate, to go along with his fifth place finish last year.
"All of our meets during the season were just stepping
stones to the state tournament," said senior Nate Ryan, another state qualifier. "We had planned to do better, but we still did well."
The Rockets improved every day up to the state tournament, because of the intense practice environment.
"Ev ery practice reminded us of our goal, to win the state championship," said Baustert.
The Northeast wrestling team set out to be the team to be feared, and dominated many of its opponents.
All of the seniors on the varsity team this year had wrestled together for all four years of high school and then some, so they all _ had a special bond
" We got along better this season because we were aware of our potential," said Ryan.
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Boys Swimming/ Diving
Front Row (L-R): Coach Lynn Strack, Elizabeth Thomas, Yuka Tomura, Laura Carter, Kali Wathen, Head Coach Jeff Soucie, Coach Jerod Sellhom.
Second Row (L-R): Julia Kaute, Miranda Powell , Erica Wertz, Jamie Thompson ,' Josi e Taylor , Sara Frede, Jennifer Gallagher.
Back Row (L-R): Krissy Kobza, Cynthia Foster, Andrea Bowmaster, Lindsey Peterson, Erica Roland, Jenna Smith , Amanda Smith, Stacy Clausen, Jessica Baird.
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Back Row (L-R): Pat Genrich, Nate Genrich, Calvin Huges, Mic h 91 Gallagher , Adam Bartek, Matt Genrich, Tyler Vanderzee. Not Pictured: Daniel Kumm
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LNE 111 Lincoln High 71 LNE 88 Lincoln High 97
LNE 148 Hastings 30
LNE 117 Grand Island 61
LNE 86 Southeast 100
LNE 131 Fremont 64
LNE 102 Columbus 83
LNE 65 East 121
Heartland Conf. (Swim) 3/ 6 171 State Placed 22nd
Final Record: 6-2
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Lindsey Peterson gets ready for the start
Michael Gallagher gets some tips from Coach Jeff Soucie
Laura Carter placed 3rd in the Heartland Conference. (All Photos by Jenna Smith)
LNE 98 Hastings 61
LNE 105 Grand Island 7 1
LNE 53 Southeast 126
LNE 116 Fremont 23
LNE 102 Columbus 81 LNE 45 East 138
Heartland Conf. (Swim) 5/ 6 113 State Placed 13th
Final Dual Record: 5-3
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Swimmers' highlights include Winning Lincoln High Invite
By Michaela Powell 2001 ROCKET Sports
The 2001 girls and boys swimming and diving teams wanted to be different than the years before. They accomplished this by forming new bonds, becoming more united, and achieving the goals they sat at the beginning of the y ear.
" The major goal thi s season was to become faster than the meet before and to make it to state, " s aid senior Michael Gallagher, who placed fifth at state in the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle. The state swim meet included 16 Northeast s wimmers.
" We were ver y supportive of each other, said sophomore diver Maggie Rife. " Our coache s had a lot to do with our
improvement and that's what got us to s tate."
" Overall I think the season was very successful," said head coach Jeff Soucie. " The kids were really fun to work with, they had great personalities and they all cared for one another."
The best win for the Rocket girls was when they won the Lincoln High Invite. For the boy s team it was the finish at state when they placed 13 out of 35 swimmers.
This year' s swimming and diving teams made a huge difference, not only in Northeast history, but in the lives of each swimmer .
Clockwise , from left:
Kimbra Culver works on he r 5 0 fr estyle in pract ice (Photo by Jenna Sm ith)
J enna Sm ith , Er ica Ro land , St acy Clausen , and Andrea Bowma s ter a ll qual if ied for the medley re lay at state (Photo by Amanda Sm ith )
Maggie Rife prepares for a dive (P hoto by Jenna Smith)
Nate Genr ich swims to th e f in ish line at the Linco ln H igh Inv ite (Photo by Jenna Sm ith)
Varsity Baseball
Rick Bales, Joey Colson, Kevin Hanley, Jared Hertzel, Andy Janssen, Zach Jones, Troy Kantor, Steve Mariscal, Jason McDaniel, Jimmy Motz, Jesse Odle , Ryan Odle, Anthony Ogden, Gator Russo.
JV Baseball
Trevor Knuth, Dave McCoy, Matt Nehe, Kyle Parker, Dan Poulsen, Joe Ryan, Jay Steinkruger, Paul Tanner, Andy Volzke, Shawn Votava, Adam · White, Jason Wood, Dave Zeff .
Reserve Baseball
Nick Beckman, Josh Benne , Joba Chamberlain, Sam Cuts.hall, .Jeremy Cutsor, Andy Dittenber, Matt Dingledine, Ron Gleason, Aaron Koepping, Jake Lind, Joey Medinger, Grant Mickle, Randy Shaw, Brian Votava.
Freshman AA Baseball
Ben Bandars, C.J. Bennett, Matt Burt, Brian Hamer, John Hoodjer, Robbie Jaques , Kody Larsen, Tanner Lee, Jamie Lewis, Mike Malin, Buck Rausch, Robert Rector, Ben Richter, Nick Wertz, Nick Zeller.
Junior Joey Colson , one of the Rockets' mainstays on the mound, goes through a drill while kneeling on the track. (All photos by Kristin Bouwens)
Troy Kantor uses his backhand technique while catching a ball.
Baseball expectations SkyrocketfOrseason
By Lori Schne ider 2001 ROCKET Sports Editor
Late February snowstorms and cold March temperatures delayed the varsity baseball team ' s pre-season preparations outdoors, but it didn't take away the feeling of optimism about the 2001 campaign.
With an experienced squad and strong pitching, hopes were high for a trip to the state tournament.
While the Rockets lost some players to graduation from Coach Doug Kaltenberger ' s first team, the second edi t io n of 'Coach K's Kids ' featured a strong pitching staff and an expected solid hitting lineup.
Second team Super-Staters Joey Colson and Jared Hertzel will form a 1-2 punch on the mound that could be difficult for opposing batters to handle. Jimmy Motz, a 6-foot-7 Creighton basketball recruit, is back after a year's absence due to mononucleosis and should bolster the pitching staff.
A district that could set up well for a Northeast advance to state and experience will be the keys .
"We plan on making it to state and perfo r m ing well," said senior catcher-outfielder Jason McDaniel. " We have a lo t of guys back from last year's team that broke the school record in wins."
Clockw ise from top:
Jason McDaniel drifts under a fly ball. (All photos by Kristin Bouwens)
Jesse Odle gets some baseballs from the ball bag
Warming
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Ch ast it y G r a nt is al l sm iles a bou t str etc hin g. (All pho tos by Andre a Hern don)
Kim Blah a and Beth Kaufmann run warmups before the long run
Coach Kevin S chrad makes sure everyon e is in practice
Freshmen Kim Mohatt , Jac i Rutt , Ashley Graves, Valerie Bart les , and A manda Go d eman
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Valerie Bartles, K i m Blaha , Tina Bland , Tasha Blood , Jennifer Branum , Chrissy Brokaw , Sara Cartwright , Stephanie Christenson , Jessica Coleman , Melissa Demery, Jennifer Echtenkamp , Jackie Engel , A l icia Espelund , Holly Esquivel , Jamie Frieson , Amanda Godeman , Chastity Grant , Ashley Graves , Andrea Herdon , Kiley Hoeft , Ingrid Joh nson , Kellie Johnson , Sara Jones , Angio Jones , Beth Kaufmann, Katie Kosmos , Serina Ladd, Chelsea Leatherwood , Stac i Lenertz , Katie Linke , Heather Marr , Tosha Mathers , Brandie Michael, Jessica Mohatt, Kim Mohatt , Dawn Naslund , Becky R i k li, Natalie Roberts , Jaci Rutt , Chelynn Sanders , Rachel Suesz , Natalie Swenson , Jamie Thompson , Carolina Torres, Amber Turner , Jennifer Veach, Jennifer Villines , Kali Wathen , Beca Weixelman , Michelle Williams.
Boys
Joel Batten , Chris Bevard , Brian Blomegren , Jamison Bloom , David Bos , Josh Brown , Tim Brown, El ijah Carpenter , Jesus Casados , Brian Collins, Jeff Cronin, Evan Day , Steven Devor , Luke Ding l ep ine , Chad D rapper , Chris Galitz , Matt Garri son , John G uittar , Devan Gunter , Nick He i nzman , Khalaf Hesso , Brendon Holland, Justin Irons , Damion Jackson , M ichael Jackson, Kinsley Johnson , Brett Landstrom , Kyle Larson , Zac Mack i nze , Alex McPherson , C.J. Miller , Thomas Miller , Nanfwang Muftwang , Michael Packmore , Nick Pol ite , Ben Reeves , Sklyer Reis i ng , Ray Schimid , N ick Skinner, Noel Stringham , Koung Tut , Aaron Wagner , Joe Wiechman , N ick Yashirin.
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Br ian Coll ins a nd Koung Tut do s itu ps before their wor kout
Ch ast it y Grant, M iche ll e Williams and J a mi e Fr iesen t ake a t im e out from the sho t put (A ll Photos by Andrea
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New track, new style Help boost team goals
By Michaela Powell 2001 ROCKET Sports
The 2001 Track team has a lot to look forward to this year. Last year the team had to find new alternatives because of a new track that was being built. This year's team intends to get full use out of it.
" This year we will be hosting districts, " said boys coach John Snoozy. He also thinks that with the new track it will increase a higher level of training.
With the higher level of training, the coaches hope to have higher place s at meets, and more qualifiers for state.
Senior Andrea Herndon said, " I think in the long run, the new track will help us because we will be focused a lot sooner this year. Thi s is something that will help us throughout the season. "
While one of the hopes is for warm weather, other expectations center around certain meets .
" The Grand Island Invite is what we are all looking forward to thi s season. It's a lot of fun," said senior Michelle Willi a m s. " Track is a sport that gets you prepared both mentall y a nd ph ys ically. "
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Nate Buhrman defends Brandon M.ars chm.an .as he dr ibbles dur ing .a dril l. (A ll photos by Em ily Spe ars)
Aaron Holscher sm iles .as he blows by Sherm.an Card
Ry.an Moore .and Paulo Luchi.ari battle for possession of the b.all.
Geoff Weller .and Brandon M.arschm.an show their compet it ive spir it for the g.ame of soccer
Returning starters bring Rockets high hopes for season
By Kelsey Johnson 2001 ROCKET Sports
This year's boys' soccer team starts off the season with high hopes. They are set out to show everyone that this year's team is capable of more than years before.
The Rockets' main goal this year is to make it to the state tournament. If they would achieve this goal, they would be only the second team in school history to do so. This gives them added incentive to get it done. Along with this goal, the Rockets would like to capture their district title.
In order to achieve the goal senior Brandon Marschman said that they
need to come out with a controlling midfield and a solid defense. He thinks that this could be very possible with the returning starters. Senior Nate Buhrman agrees but also thinks that if they work hard things will get done.
Buhrman expects a fun year this year, "We have a lot of comedians on varsity this year, we should have a good time."
Marschman commented on his new freshman teammates, "They all work really hard to earn their spots on the team."
Laura Olinger, P.J Wilkenson , Ashley Bargan, Jenni Merril, Amanda Wismer, Jenni Jones, Kelly Hershberger, Danielle Hughes, Michelle Hughes , Kristine Stueck, Lindsey Goertzen , Laura Carter, Nicole Sorenson, Cass ie Reynolds, Vanessa Bowmaster, Ashley Russell , Amber Siegrist , Nybouny Viel , Sara Henrichs, Allison Bower.
Clockwise from top:
Ja ime Venhaus shows off her so cc er sk ills by dribbling the ball. (Photos by Em ily Spears and Jenna Smith)
Be cky Terry hustles to get the ball.
Morgan Trauernicht , Jordan Rice, and Becky Terry stretch before a hard pract ice
P.J. Wilkinson looks around while Ashley Barg.an stops and gives a smile.
Kelli Shea thinks of a way to dribble past her defender.
Creating a soccer dynasty
By Abbie Steenson 2001 ROCKET Sports
The 2001 varsity girls soccer team is expecting a great season with 10 starters returning from last year. The seniors- Jaime Venhaus, Heather Bender, Becca Hiller, Becky Terry, Morgan Trauernit, Kelli Shea, and Sarah Marsh - will lead and dominate the team this season.
"Only losing three seniors will play a key factor this year." said senior captain Jaime Venhaus.
" Our goals for thi s season are to win inter-city battles, and to get to state," Venhaus commented.
When comparing this year to last year junior Jenny Stephen son said," Our first touch is a lot softer than it was at this
time last year. We seem to all have the same goal, and we work hard."
There are still a few things that the girls need to work on before the season starts. "I think that we need to click as a team, and fast." said Venhaus.
Another obstatcle that they need to overcome is not getting to practice outside a lot due to the weather.
This season is also looking very promising for the jv and reserve teams. "there were so many girls at try-outs this year. I think that it was the biggest turn out we have ever had. That means that there will be lots of depth on all three teams." Stephenson said. Gfrl'~ 5occ<2.r/ ZOCf
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Adrienne,
Keep your feet on the ground and your eyes to the stars.
You ' ve learned what dedication and hard work can achieve. We love you and pray the wind is always to your back.
We are so proud of all your accomplishments. Tevya expressed it best: Mom, Dave and Ryan "He's an honest hard worker. I like him!" Keep walking in Faith and to God be the glory. Love you, Dad, Mom and
"In all your ways acknowledge him , and he will make your path straight." Pro v erbs 3:6
Congratulations Michelle!
W e are s o proud o f y ou!
M ay your future be full o f mu ch h a ppine ss a nd su c c ess . Rem e mber to a lway s belie ve i n y our sel f and k eep s miling!
The b es t i s yet to c om e .
Love, Mom and Dad Kristen,
We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments. The whole world lies before you, with endless possibilities. Believe in yourself and your dreams will come true.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4: 13
We love you, Mom, Dad Amber, Jake, Caden & Ethen
Nicky Miller Rebecca Hiller friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. •
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We are so proud o you both and all y o t accomplishments Continue to set go a ! follow your dream c and reach for th e stars. You can ach i ev e anything a: you journey throu g life Thank you bo tf for all the joy you h agiven us.
,
Shawna,
We are very proud of you and we love you very much. Remember - you will always be our little Sha Sha.
Love, Mom,Dad, David & Kelli
"It's
nice to know there is some one you can tell everything to and they will still like you when you're done."
Tori & Kim
Michael,
Some things never change. May you always have that twinkle in your eyes and your sense of humor. They will take you far in life. We're proud to have you as our son.
Love, Mom&Dad
We love you!!! Mom,Dad Jeff & Luke
Lindsey,
You have matured from a cutie to a beauty and have made
For w ith God nothing shall be impossible. us very proud . Lots of love, Mom&Dad Luke 1:37 Love, Mom and Dad
Lincoln Northeast Senior Star Strutters
Amongst the millions of stars in the sky there are thos E which shine their light a little brighter. Each of you are one of these beautiful stars, shining your radiant light full of warmth and caring for each other.
Mark,
You are such a bles s ing to us. We have enjoyed watching you grow and mature through the years. We wish you all the happiness in the world.
You have been gifted with a wonderful talent that shin € s as the guiding light for every performance. You are always there for each other and together the light has become so very strong, lighting the path for others to follow.
We are so very proud of each of you and wish yo t all the best in the future.
Love, Star Strutter Booster Parents
May your futu1 i be filled with success and m a , all your dream come tme.
We are very proud of you!
Love, Dad, Mom, Katit Kelli, Mike, an Danielle
Congratulations Lindsay
We are so proud of the beautiful young woman you have become. You are everything we could hope for in a daughter and a sister. We love you very much and wish you luck in everything you do.
Love, Mom, Dave, Kayla &Hannah
Front Row: Kristin Bouwens , Ashley Deichert , Ashley Morin
Back Row: Lindsay Neal , Faye Styskal , Lisa Bowers , Adrienne Butler , Emily Spears.
To Cindy, Carrie, Shirley, Chancy, Erica and all my other friends:
To the memories and all the wacky times we ' ve had. Which happen to be far too many for me even to remember. I love you all and hope you have good luck in whatever you may
try your hand.
Much Love and Many Hugs, Miranda
Jaimers & Natalie
Friends that will always be there to lend each other a hand are hard to find.
Laura,
Your smile each day made our life worth living . Keep on smiling and keep God in your life. We love you and we are so proud of you.
All our Love. Mom . Dad & Rob
Carrie
To know y ou is to know someone special! We love you and are so proud of you. Our greatest wish is for y ou to be happ y and for y our every dream to come true.
Love, Mom,Dad Amy &Jenny
No matter how old you are Nichole or where you are you will always be "grandpa's Little Cookie face. " Your whole family is so very proud of you for all you have accomplished. You have been an absolute joy to raise. I hope your future bring s you as much happiness as you have brought me.
I love you, Mom
Se2rifcr Ads/ z 1'1
Nathan, Matthew, Andrew and Patrick
You surprised us all when you entered the World and haven ' t stopped s ince You have made life very interesting and full of unforgettable memories You always keep us guessing of what you four will do next. As you have gone through school you have explored different directions, establishing your individuality. You have grown from dependent children to independent men As you leave high school and pursue your own interests alway s know that we are very proud of you and that your family will always be there for you.
Love, Dad, Mom, Stephanie and
Chris
Heather,
The years have gone by so fast and before we knew it, you ' re this beautiful, responsible young lady. We are very proud of you, we believe in you and hope all of your dreams in life come true. Congratulations. We love you.
Mom & Jamie
Stephanie &Amie
My Best Friend
You 'r e a friend who passes every warm and heartful test. For being there and being true and being very best.
You know all the strengths and all the weaknesses of me. And know when I need support and when to disagree.
You are where the spirit rests , where tensions disappear. You are where I find myself, when life is hard, you ' re near.
-Bruce B. Wilmer zzo ( 5cu)f or Ad5
Jason Young
Your senior pho t arrived too late to part of the senio panel pages. W t hope the placem e of your photo in t1 space will help m , your 2001 ROCK 1 complete.
TIFFANY,
From a shy little girl to the beautiful, strong and confident lady you've become. We're so very proud of you. Thanks for all the happiness you've given us.
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS!
Love, Mom, Trav, Eric
I can do all thing s through Christ who s trengthens me. Philippian s 4: 13
Jason
Understanding each other for I have always been able to talk to you about anything I don't know where I would be without your "big brother" advice.
Never leave my side for even though we have had a few brother/sister disagreements, no one can compare to the love you and I share for each other. You have always looked out for me , which makes our relationship so close
Reach for the Stars and Dare to Dream for I know you will go far and succeed in everything you set your sites on. Because , you always have and you always will.
I Love You! Your Baby Sis, Jessica LaRae
We'll be there with you all the waywhatever hat you choose to wear. We are so proud of you.
CONG RA TULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK!!
Love, Mom, Dad, Shawna and Erin
CONGRATULATIONS ANGELA!
It ' s a long journey from Kindergarten to Graduation! You've come so FAR and Look at all the things you've been able to accomplish so far! Keep BELIEVING in your DREAMS and GOALS and you will SUCCEED in making them HAPPEN! You are such a BLESSING to us. We have enjoyed watching you grow and MATURE through the years into the Lovely, as well as the nice Young Lady you've become! We are so PROUD of you, as you Graduate! Wishing you the HAPPIEST GRADUATION! LOVE YOU! MOM&DAD
Congratulations, Kimmy!!!
You are such a special young lady , and we are so proud of you! You have brought so much joy to our lives (even though you just got that tattoo)! HA
We love you, Kimmers!
Mom, Dad, Lisa, Brett, & Jaylen
Chastity
We love you and are very proud of all your accomplishments!! We know you can reach any dream you want!! You will always be my little girl!! We will miss you {and all your birthdays). Ha, Ha.
Love, Mom&Ken
Allie,
You are a priceless original, like no one else in the universe. You bring your own unique style to all you do. Your gifts, your talents, and your abilities beautifully touch the lives of those around you and make them richer, fuller. Congrats. We are proud of you.
Love, Mom and Dad
Cassie,
From your first day of kindergarten, to your graduation day , We have watched you grow, in a very special way We are so proud of you, and that is very clear , Because of every accomplishment you ' ve achieved each year
When your college years begin, and you move away , Our love and support w \11 be w ith you , each and every day All our love, Mom, Dad, Nate, and Kayla
Kristina,
God has truly blessed us with a wonderful daughter
Here you are about to graduate
Seems like only yesterday you were starting school.
You have worked so very hard and accomplished so much.
You have brought so much joy to our lives and we are so proud of you.
We love you more than you ' ll ever know.
Dad & Mom
I Will Be There
Sometimes the road of life becomes unbearable and it seems easier to give u
to go on. But you should always remember that there is light at the end of the
For every tear , you will smile ; for every rainy day , there will be a rainbow , a n for every moment of every day , forever and always there will be someone there t
e you and confide in. I will always be there for you. To carry you over the rocky rc. i ds and lead you through the tunnels To share with you the sm i les , the tears , the I iny days and the rainbows. Whenever you need me , I will be there
Just remember , Cassandra , We love you Mom & Dave
Tim
Congratulations ! This graduation from high school is just a stepping stone to bigger and better things in your life. Your inner strength is totally amazing and it will carry you far. Believe in
yourself and strive for the best - you deserve it!
Mom, Dad and Katie
Thoughts For You
To my first oom child, I give you my love fir st, second I give you my blessing, and third, I give you up to college, another beginning to the rest of your life. You h a ve achieved so much and I am very proud of you for being you
Lon·,
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Maggie,
I'll always be there to help fit your pumpkin back together. (or anything else you need help with)
Love, Mike
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">Ja~. Congra-tulaTf on:;l
Kristin,
It's been truly wonderful to watch ,you grow from the little blonde curly top to the beautiful young woman you have become today. What a caring, funloving person you have become.You have a wonderful sense of humor, a great attitude toward life, and are always willing to help people. You will do well in the future!
We love you.
Mom and Dad
Nicole,
I don't know how to say this. There aren't enough words to say how proud you've made me. Through all the tears and fears, you've been such a pleasure and such a joy. I couldn't have asked for a more spirited soul.
Such a smile, such a heart and oh, so smart.
I could have never asked for a better job than being picked to be your mom. And this, by far, will be the hardest part. Letting you go to make your own mark. Love you with all our heart, prayers and best wishes. We'll always be here if you need us.
Love, Mom & Grandma
Those big, brown eyes say it all - From the shy little girl you used to be to the fun-loving beautiful young lady with a compassionate heart. We are so proud of you and love you so very much! The future is yours. Love, Terry, Mom, & Megan
You were our unexpected surprise - the 9th after "8 is Enough." What a joy and light you have been to our family and all who know you. Congratulations! You are the best!
It's hard to believe you're 18 and graduating. It was only yesterday you were baking a can of ravioli in the oven. It's been wonderful to watch you grow and mature into a young Christian woman. We know God has great things in store for you in the years ahead. We're so proud of all you have achieved, and even though you're not little anymore, you'll always be our "little girl". Love, Dad, Mom, Drew, Eric, Marion & Emily
Throwing Water Balloons
Sarah
God gave you to u s, a most preciou s gift. You went from a cute, sweet, curious little girl to a beautiful , loving , intelligent young woman. Keep God in your life. We are very proud of yo u. Do what you love , and love what you do.
Congradulation s !
Love, Dad, Mom, & Robert
To Our Free Spirit and Great Adventurer
You came into this world in a hurry and life races to keep up with you. You have brought us great joy , laughter, worry and love. We are very proud of you and wish you the best of your heart's desire.
Son , you share the "fraid o'nothin " attitude of a great adventurer It has made you a fighter since your first breath. You've never been a quitter Doob , when you see something you go after it. That attitude combined with your wonderful zest for life and unique sense of humor, will take you further in life than most will even attempt. Keep your faith and continue to stay curious about life especially about the simplest things but the things one must really know to truly become a man You ' re the embodiment of Jim Carrey saying, " I'm Smok in' Just try and stop me! "
Remember these words That Man is a Success : who has lived well, laughed often and loved much ; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children ; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it; whether by perfect poem or recued soul; who never lacked appreciation of earth 's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had!
All Our Love, Mom, Dad, Seth, Libby & Grandma
Zach
To see you smile, hear you laugh, and watch you play brightens our lives. We wish you health, happi-ness, success and as much joy as ' • you ve given us.
We love you. Y.H.D.
Mom&Dad
Congratulation
&
We are proud of you!
We wish you God's best in your future! Love, Dave, Jody, Ethan, Ken, Monica & Li z
THE STU-CO BUNCH
Thank You Student Council Seniors!
Thank you Suzanne, Sherita, Staniquea, Jaime, Sarah, Megan, Carrie, Shandranella, Patti, Brad, John, Tiffany and sponsor Mc Kiefor all of your hard work! We will miss you and good luck next year! You 're one great bunch!
Your cuz, Matt
Stacy,
You are my best friend and always will be. I know I can count on you to be there any day , any t i me. God has truly blessed me with you. I' ll never forget all the memories we ' ve shared Pre-school with the boys , Girl Scout cookie selling , Computer App. with J.J , Dallas , TX. , homecoming , Turning Point , the list could go on forever. I know that through everything , we will always be friends , and no matter what I will always be here for you. L YLAS! I love you!
Sara
Jesse & Ryan
Two of a kind, yet two very individualized young men. Always having goals, some of which have been reached , many more you prepare for. Your athletic abHity, along with Rocket spirit, made o ne of your biggest fans along the sidelines. At the same time, you achieved, academically . We are so proud you excelled and triumphed, deservingly. In sincere memory of your grandmother, whom you both made so proud. We thank you for the most memorable times in our lives. Looking forward to the futures of both of you.
Love,
Mom, Doug & Sissy
Sara,
For the past 13 years , you and I have been through some tough times and some really good times! Thank you for always being there for me. I don ' t know what I· would have done all those years without you God has truly blessed my life by making you a part of it! Thank you for all the memories! I love you always!
Your Best Bud, Stacy
Mike, Congratulations! You made it to 2001! Thanks for the wonderful years.
We love you Mom, Dad, &Zach
Emily & Anh
My Friend
My Friend
You have given me courage, That was not there You have given laughter. That I can share .. . You have given me feelings, That are deep and true For that my friend I will always love you
By A no ny mou s
In my heart you will always be that smiling little boy, b u t y rn have grown into a special young man, of w h om I am very prm Love, Mom
Kevin Rauner
Kahoa Elementary School was a place where we had our first day school and met many of our first friends.
One of these friends is Kevin Rauner. A friend in the classroom, on the playground, in band, on the ball field, and at our birthday partie s
In fifth grade we prepared to move on to middle school. Kevin was unable, for a rare type of illness began to dominate over him.
It is now our senior year and time for graduation. Kevin, you will always hold a special place in the Lincoln Northeast Class of 2001.
Your friends from Kahoa
It is with bittersweet happiness that we watch as you complete this pg.rt of your hfe, knowing it is . only the l:eginning.
Best wishes and love.
Steph,
Ever since that first day that I held you I knew you were special. I'm so very proud of the way you have taken on all the challenges life has given you, all the goals you have achieved, and the things you have taught me. I hope your future continues to be filled with love, happiness, and success . Remember to always keep God in your heart.
Congratulations! I love you! Dad
We are very pro1,1d of all t~at yo1,1 ~ave accornplis~ed. Believe iV1 yo1,1rself aV1d yo1,1 will reac~ all of yo1,1r dreams. Love Always, Mom & Dad
AMANDA
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Congratulations. We love you! Mom, Dad, Jenna, Anna
Morgan,
Friends come, and friends go, but you're stuck with me forever. We'll always be together, no matter how ridiculous we look!
Congrats! I love you! Your little sis, Justi • Nicky (Nick)
We are so very proud of you and all that you have grown to become. We know success and happiness will surely be there for you in the future We love you more than you can ever imagine.
Love Ya Always, Mom and Dad
Brandon,
The years have passed much too quickly, but they are filled with memories. This is only the beginning. Your future is bright. Pursue your dreams. We are proud of you.
Alyssa & Bryant
Dear Stacy,
You've done it! From kindergarten to now! You will always be our little "miracle"! We are so proud of you! Our prayers will always be with you, as you continue on your journey in life, using the gifts that God has given you. Thank you for being such a wonderful daughter!
We love you, Stacy!
You have given us
' ve given
Jenny,
Thank you for being my best fr iend for a ll of these years You ' re like a sister to me You ' ll always be the one I think of when I hear the word "friendship " . I' ll always remember our array of memories and experiences I love you very much.
Always, Jill
Kelli-
Our friendsh ip has grown throughout the years and I r---:::;;.;;:--1•18!1'!1'"""-~:---7 have enjoyed every moment of it. I will always cherish the memor ies we have shared. Thank you for always showing me a smile You have made my life much brighter I love you
WOW! We were crazy girls! I will always remember all of our little adventures. We ' ve been friends for such a long time , I hope that friendship continues to grow. Let ' s not lose touch. Thanks for always being there and for all the laughs. I love you.
Kelli
"CONG RA TS" SIS: For the first step in a long road ahead , congratulations!
Chad
"Hey, you got this far , keep it up for college. Hope you have all the success in cosmetology."
Shaun
We are so proud of you and the person you have become.
May God bless you on your life's journey.
Phil. 1:6
Love you, Mom and Dad
I thank God e\Jery night f oc the gift of bie that He has given us.
'As my boyfciend and my best fciend , you have bcightened my Life in so many ways , I can't even begin to tell you. You have always been thece /oc nw and I know I can frust you with anything. I Love you moce than you'll evec know.
Looe always <tJ> fot'e\?et', Ktistina
I would have nevec guessed that I would meet someone Like you . You a,ce e\Jerything I could evec a,sk foe. You a,ce my best fciend
You a,ce a.Lways thece toe me no ma.tlec what it m,a,y 6e. I Love you wi,Lh a.LL my hea.d a.nd I know with the love we have foe ea.ch othec we can get thcottgh a.nything. I know we wi1l a.Lwa.ys 6e togethec no mattec what happens.
Looe always and fot'e\?et', Noah
Band nerds , and wannabe-I ' m a nerd . l know-Whatever tickels your pickle-Giggle , giggle-We ' re so creative-You ' re so cute and red-It only took us 5 minutes-I don ' t kn c if we all fit-Psycho Fick-Freakin ' water-I coulda hid better but I didn 't-I am woman hear me roar "Grrrr" !-Look at me , it's easier-Do not light that cigarette-What's wrong w 1t Andrea?-ls that a condom?-Hey , is that your defrost button?-Banging in the band room-Ooh ! Ooh! I' ve never seen Forest Gump-Why can 't you all just go?-1 look lik e , penguin-You ' re a klepto-Shoe ' s fit-Hot dam-Breathe , Vickie , breathe-So , I'm going to leave now-Vickie button down-Me and Lindz , we smell-What happened to r
Spam
Honker
Jr. Vicka Andie Abz
like a coke -Want me some crack , need me some Ho Ho Ho-I remember the first time you said that- T the , Vicki Breath-AHHHHHHHHH!-Look at the balls on that one!-The beast-Slut-shirt -Who put the bo1 comes up a car goes by.-You ' ve got that loving feeling -Well , smack my butt and call me Judy!-Tart lE ah yeah yeah-War-uh-what is it good for?-good god ya ' ll-l ' m a papaya-Way to go there big shoote r
Brandi,
As you travel the many paths in life , take the opportunity to learn all you can learn , see a l l you can see , experience all life has to offer , as you have a lot to offer life in return. May y e be blessed with the same joy you have given us. You are so very special and we are so proud of you! With all our love.
Mom, Dad & Casey
Jason Larry Brchan
We have been blessed with a wonderful child who ' s warm and friendly smile is an expression of his gentle kindness. We hope you realize how much joy it has been watching you grow up and the happiness you have given us throughout every stage of your life. You continue to amaze us with your many talents and accomplishments in your activities and your diligence to succeed with i n the classroom As you walk down the aisle with your diploma , you know we will be watching through tears of celebration for the person you have become.
We are so very proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad
" Draw your strength from the One who has made all this possible and continue to look to Him for direction. " Proverbs 3 :5 , 6
Super Friends of 2001
''Just The Ten Of Us''
ft.om Mickle Middle,
To N otiheast HUJh, W e'oo had some gt'00,t times, Boy did they fly by!
Togetk we'oo laughed, T ogethet- we'oo cried W e'oo had ouv fu:;hts, And taken each otk's side
We shaw inside jokes, A lot of memories, too. It's scary to know ,
We haoo so much yet to do. We think we'r:e 11.gvown-up" now, But that's not EM3n the half It's possible that in ouv lwes, We'lL each take ouv separo,te paths. W e'oo stayed close friends , Pov oory many yoo.t'S
And when grodua,tion day comes, Theoo will be many t.ea.t-s
We will be sad lecwing each 0th.et-, But curious to go on ouv ViJay.
Some haoo thew futur:es planned out, 0th.et-a will figur:e it out someday
We weoo theoo fov each 0th.et-, At times that weoo bad
Crying O\Jet' the dumb boys, Who EM3ntually just ma.de us ma.cl
Theoo always an eat' to listen, Ot> a should.et, f ov crying
Whethet- it just a bad day , Ot> someone close to us dying
NEM3t' fovget the time we shopped, Walking in that stroight line
La.ughing because we feLt so dumb,
But smiling once it tutned out h.ne.
While taki ng the pictur:es, We sViJatted at bugs.
While walking down the hal4
We gaoo each 0th.et- hugs.
We went thvough a lot togethet-, Had m.any ups and downs
But the thing that we'll r:emembev mo st Will be us in ouv caps and gowns.
Nicky Miller , Jaime Venhaus , Carrie Westr ic
Lor i Schneider , Mandy Lamb , Becca Hiller , Krist i n Bouwens.
Kim Tolen , Tori Jurgens , Lisa Bowers
Congratulations and Goo Luck Sand Nerds1111
Senior Band Members are :
Nick Anno, Jimmy Barber , Michelle Bowens , Jason Brchan, Corey Br o· Courtney Brock , Beth Carlson , Jessy Changstrom, Lindsey Cro s i r , Lindsey Dart , Cody Eastman, Margo Fraley , Christina Habel , Jen Ha m , Brandon Hessheimer, Jen Hruby, Karen James, Tim Kozak, Alison L e i, , Jen Marr, Mike Mattson , Seth McCauley, Kyle Mitchell, Mike Moorhe , i , Theresa Orr , Natalie Rader , Ben Reeves, Maggie Schluckebier, St e Shepard , Laura Stevenson , Crystal Thiele , Cassie Turek , Tyler We e ; , Erica Wertz , and Paul Whitney.
Senior girls, Through it all we've stayed friends. Thanks for a great year with tons of memories to remember and a few to forget.
Seniors Rule!
Love, Big Red, T.T., Cheesecake, Mojo jo jo, Teasin' A.J. & Tito
Ashley Rebekah,
As we look at this memory of our precious little girl , ready to go off to kindergarten, we wonder where the time has gone. In what seems like only moments, you ' ve grown up to be the wonderful and beautiful young woman we always knew you would be You fill our days with love and laughter. We are so proud! Love you forever, Mom and Dad
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go ; I w i ll counsel you and watch • over you. Psalm 32 :8
JASONM~
We are proud of what you have accomplished The challenges you ' ve met. For being so special to us. Thanks for all the happiness you have given us. • Good Luck in your future.
Love, Mom, Jayme, Niki, Austin & GMA
Maggie,
You know that I was surprised and thrilled to get a girl. I am still thrilled. You have grown into a beautiful, independent, caring person. I am so proud of you. May all your dreams come true. I love you, little missy.
Mom Patfu
You ace an am,a,zi,n.g pecson. , and wocds can.not descci.be how pcoud of you I am. Oc how much I admice the pecson. you ace , but kn.ow th.at I do Con.gmtulati,on.s on all youc gceat achievements so fac , but I kn.ow the best i,s yet to come
With looe, Dad
'33ert. ~eves
The. yeo..vt hew~ flown by t.vith lots of utpt"ifl'ff'S in wh i { h yo ll b'-i It G S1Yo"1 .fuv."'clo.+iot\ • Con-\il'"C. to woYK hard o.nd be hcv, in you-rst.lf. fno..y Y""'o.cc.omplish you.Y jOo ls ond hove youY d..-f>orttS fulfill,cL you on o youn9 mon <>n tcp of-the wor\d. Th~ cA~rs +o ~v- un\vnsc. are open; wisely choose tht j>Qt'h to ~e-joun,t?yof yOb-r life..
Wctlwe you~ry mu(h ! W'- GYf Pr•v.fA of you !
1.c.ve.A lw°'ys o.nd Fareny Mom, d, l ti Q, fa,,,. ty
Rea.ch high,
foc the stax-s lie hidden in you soul Dooam deep, fOt" every dt'8CLm poocedes the goal
With these great years behind you always to be remembered , the best is yet to come.
Congratulations LB!
You 'v e made us proud every step of th e w a y !!
Love,
Dad , Mom, Mike , Ryan, and Brad
AMY,
It seems like j ust yesterday CONGRATULATIONS!
We are very proud of you and your accomplishments The world is out t here wai ti ng for you
We ' ve watched you grow from a little girl to a young woman One door closes ,
another opens. Go through it , bu t first take a good look , long look around. I know you will make good choices. Always know how muc h you are loved by your family Go for it all "BABY " . Love you always and forever
Much Love, MOM, RYAN & TRACY
Dear Tori,
You birth brought our family so much joy. We've watched you grow from an adorable baby, through the toddler to teen years and now you are a beautiful young woman. We want you to know how proud we are of you. You ' ve always been a friendly, out-going, high-spirited young lady and we know how much you care about all the people around you. All of these qualities will help you as you strive to attain your highest goals in life.
We love you, Mom, Dad, Jaci, Cami, & Tadd
Christopher,
To our Baby Brother whose got it all!
Congratulations and be st of luck.
Kim, Jodi and Katie
All the dreams we prayed you'd be are all the things you are. You were once our little boy and now our shining star.
Lo\Je, Mom and Dad
Jackie, Allie Sara
May happiness touch your lives as warmly as you have touched the lives of others
And even though the choices you make will take you down different paths , may you always remain friends.
Congratulations, Dan and Deb
A s time pas se s by, the end clo sely approache s We all loo 1 back on the la s t 3 year s and how our li ve s have all been changed by each other. Now , we are all planning on goin g different direction s , but our friendship will never die.
Always and forever, friends for life
Sara P ., Michelle W ., Steph M., Stacy K., Chastity G .
Thao Chu
Your senior photo arrived too late to be part of the senior panel pages. We hope the placement of your photo in this space will help complete your 2001 ROCKET.
Sarah
Covert
Your junior photo arrived too late to b ( part of the junior pan i i pages. We hope th E placement of your photo in this space will help complete your 2001 ROCKE T
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROGER Al'ID RY AN ELROD 2951 l'Jorth 10th 1Lincoln, l'Jcbraolu 68501 ·"'hone: 466-2951 INDOOR ;\.ND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHS
THE GALLUP ORGANIZATION
A Great Place to Work.
• Do you like to talk on the phone?
• Are you a leader?
• Do you like to take charge and make things happen?
• Are you highly disciplined?
• Do you like to know that the work you do makes a difference in the world?
You know Lincoln as the home of the Huskers. But did you know it's also the operational center of the world's most famous survey research organization? The thoughts and opinions of millions of Americans on everything from politics to long distance carriers are collected, compiled and analyzed every year right here in Nebraska's capital city. Now you can be a part of that. Gallup is currently hiring full-time and part-time telephone interviewers to conduct market research and public opinio~ surveys. Gallup will keep its two interviewing centers in Lincoln. This is not a telemarketing position.
Two Lincoln locations: 11th &'P' and 68th & 'O' Call Jan Breslow at 486-6531 to schedule a telephone interview.
Schedule Worship
Youth Fellowship
St. Mark's United Methodist Church - 8550 Pioneers Blvd. - Lincoln, NE 68520 - 489-8885
Saturday-5:00pm
Sunday - 8:00, 9:00, 10:15, 11 :30 am season)
Sunday Church School
Confirmation ... .............. 9:30am
7th-12 th grade ...... 9:30, 10:15, 11:30am
United Methodist Fellowship (UMYF)
Middle School (6th-8 th ) Sun., 5:00pm
Sr. High (9 th -12 th ).......... Sun., 6:30pm
Rock and Roll Worship Service (6th-12th) ...........4th Sun. 7:00pm
Christian Outreach Program .... 1st Wed. 7:00pm
Youth Bells ..................... Mon., 6:30pm
Youth Servant Team .............. .Mon., 6:30pm
Youth Choir Sr. High-Sun. 5:30pm/MS Wed. 6:30pm
Youth Bible Study .................. .Wed., 8:00pm
M Wentl , Stephanie 103 Zeff , David 45 , 56 , 111 , 195
M Wentland , Stephenie 66 , 120 Zeller , Nicholas 67
Wenzl , Jaime 5, 56, 75, 102 , 119
Zimbelman , Sara 56 , 149 , 202
M Wenzl , Jenna 5 , 56 , 114 , 149 , 164 Zimmerman, Bo 56 , 168 , 194
M Wertz , Erica 29 , 127 , 202 Zimmerman, Brian 167
M Wertz , Nick 66, 139 , 170 Zucha, Renee 33
M Wesely , Sarah 9 , 74 , 84, 123 , 164
M Wessel , Amanda 66
M West , Jaycee 66 , 107 , 115
M West , Jessie 29 , 155 , 158 , 164
M West , Marissa 164
M Westerholt , Tiffany 56 , 164 Westphalen , Andrew 66 , 108 , 170
M Westrick , Carrie 3 , 8, 9 , 12 , 29 , 84
M Wheatley , Amy 17 , 30
M Wheatly , Vince 139
M Wheeler , Japheth 56 , 113
M White , Adam 56 , 91 , 111 , 113
M White Face , Seth 117 White , Robert 72
M Whitlow , Bethany 56
M Whitney, Deborah 66 , 147 , 202
M Whitney , Keith 116
M Whitney , Paul 30
M Whitney , Sara 57, 66 , 160 , 165
M Wickard , Thomas 56 , 92 , 169
M Wiechman , Joe 56 , 183
M Wieser , Judy 72
M Wilber , Brad 15 , 30, 117 , 123 , 148
M Wilkason , Amy 30
M Wilksen , Charlie 30 , 99
M Wilksen , P.J. 57 , 67, 174 , 190 , 209
M Williams , Amanda 33 , 113
M Williams, Cody 148
M Williams , Eric 67 , 139, 170
M Williams , Markel 89
M Williams , Michelle 30 , 90 , 110 , 207
M Williams , Monique 56
M Williams , Tad 67
M Wiltshire, Christina 30
NWinkelma n, Amber 67 Winston , Lee 99 Winston , Marcus 56
N, Wismer , Amanda 67, 97 , 114, 120 , N, 165
N. Wissink , Dan 114 , 135, 183
N, Witham , Kristen 122 Witt , Jeff 56 , 169 N, Wittman , Ryan 114 N, Witzki , Michelle 30 N, Wolf , John 12 , 30, 75, 85 , 123 , 148 N, Wood , Jason 111, 155 N, Woodyard , Nichole 30 N, Wooge , Edwin 67 N, Worrall , Aubry 67 , 180 N, Wright , Chad 56 N, Wright , Erin 30 , 113
N, Wr ight , Quinton 56 , 75, 104 , 108 , N, 112 121 I 123
N, Wrightsman , Bill 72
N, Wyatt , Abram 56, 191 N, Wyatt , Anthony 67 N, N, y
N, N, Yashirin, Max 30 , 1 17, 148
N, Yashirin , Nick 56 , 202
N, Yeggy , Mike 30 , 102 N, York , Kristina 33
N, Yost , Dan 113
N, Yost , Shandra 174
N, Young, Elizabeth 72, 122
N, Young , Katie 67 , 108 , 113 , 115 , N, 138
N, Young , Mike 134 , 191 N, N, z
N, N, Zabel , Judith 72
N, Zatloukal, Ryan 30 2~ 2s<o(Inde2x
Colophon
The 2000- 200 I ROCKET wa~ publi~hed by Wal~worth Publi~hing Com-pany in Marceline. Mi~~ouri. Mike Diffe~derfer wa~ the repre~entative for the yearbook. The head of the ~taff wa~ ~enior editor. Andrea l-lemdon and ~enior a~~i~tant editor Jennifer Marr. They contributed many hour~ of hard work and dedication in fini~hing thi~ book.
Quote~ for the fir~t I 6 page~ were in Iron Maiden I O pt. over auto. l-leadline~ were in Schoolboy 4Spt. over 49 pt. leading and Snooze Bold. with the fir~t letter in Schoolboy Bold. Body copy for the fir~t I 6 p~ge~ wa~ Pe~ky I 2pt. over I a pt. Body Copy for the re~t of the yearbook wa~ ~et for I I pt. over I 2 pt. leading in Goudy. The headline~ were Goudy Bold 24 pt. over 25 pt. leading. We al~o u~ed l-lelvetica I I pt. over I 2 pt. leading in ~port~ page~ for group ~hot~. Other font~ for the group ~hot page~ include I-le Ive tica Oblique I 9 pt. over ao pt and l-lelvetica and l-lelvetica Bold. I I pt. over auto. All caption text wa~ ~et in Cheer~ Type Bold 9 pt. over I O pt. leading.
The layout~ thi~ year were de~igned by ~parharos: Jennifer Marr (Quparwornan AND Pofs:Jon Ivy). Sara Tiniu~ (Shara). and Dave McCoy (Quparman).
The cover wa~ de~igned by Sara Tiniu~ (the girl with the wacky idea~). Andrea l-lerndon (the girl who took it too far) and Jennifer Marr (the girl who we blame it all on).
