Northeast High 2004 Yearbook

Jake Ahl

Natalie Aksamit

Lindsey Allsman

Cory Anders Petrina Arneson

Linn Axelstjerna Ben Bandars

Ashley Bargen

Va lerie Bartels Allen Bartu

Erin Bassinger Jayson Batenhorst Zachery Baumfalk

Vince Benes

A J Benne

Christopher Bennett Jan Beran Matthew Bielenberg Drew Bigham Sara Born

Jennifer Branum Emily Brinton

Tim Brown

Derek Buhr Matthew Burt

John Butler

He ather Caffrey Je ssica Cain

Andrew Campbell Kimberly Campbell

Laquinte Campbell Laura Carter

Jeff Casey

Katherine Chambers

Kimberly Chance

Stephanie Chrast il El izab eth Ch ris t

Rachel Chr istensen

Jessica Coleman Jessic a Colson

Crystal Cordova James Crowley Jeremy Cudaback Kimbra Culver Daphne Darter

Nathan Davis Rich Delaney Zach D iehm Mozart Dixon Samantha Doan

Justin Dodd Chadd Draper

Cory Drere

Christopher Durham

Jennifer Echtenkammp

Monica Edwards Kathleen Emanuel

Jackie Engel

Lindsey Erickson

Kyle Farstad

Katie Fast

Ryan Feather

Tom Fisher

Ashley Flink

Sabrina Flores

Matt Flynn

Ashley Foltz

Sara Fotinos

Travis Fox

Vincent Fraley

Jody Frazer Curtis Frierson Anna Fuller John Kun Lam Jessica Gambil

Randi Gary

Jason Gayed

Karli Glodowski

Amanda Godemann Lindsey Goertzen

James Gottschall Sasha Graybosch

Carmen Guerrero

Rob Hahn

Arron Halsted

Brian Hamer

Laura Hansen

Michael Hansen

Corey Harrison

Erin Haskins

Andrew Hatfield

Jessica Haxby Joshua Hegarty

Lucas Henkenius · Sara Henrichs

Jenelle Hernandez

Chris Herndon Kelly Hershberger Cassie Hessheimer Derrick Heydon

Mark Hockey

Kiley Hoeft

Cody Hoegemeyer

Heather Hood

John Hoodjer

Fallon Howard

Elyse Hoyt

Danielle Hughes

Michelle Hughes

M ichael Huston

Robert Jaques Ingrid Johnson

Kayla Johnson

Kellie Johnson

Angela Jones

Chasmin Jones

Jenni Jones

Nathan Jones

Daniel Kaar

Michael Kaar

Stephanie Kadavy Rita King Carly Knapple

Bryce Knezovich Tony Knollenberg

Kody Larsen

Joshua Lee

Mary Leidig

Thomas LeMay

Timothy LeMay

Zach Lewan

Benjamin Leypoldt Lacey Lienemann

Scott Lloyd

Randee Long

Sam Loos

Alan Lyman 111 Zechariah Mackenzie

James Magee

Trevor Marchant

Alyssa Marschman

Lindsay Martin Maka il a Martin David Martinez Tosha Mathers

Allison McShannon Anna McVay Jenna Medley Jennie Merrill Mark Meston

Dylan Michel

Eric Mil ler Thomas Miller

Joshua Misner Tory Moghadam

Kim Mohatt

Meagan Moore

Adrianna Morales

Tyler Mulkey

Marwa Nassrat

Sara Nelsen

Melanie Nelson

Jessie Nilson

Kurt Ninneman

Eric Nolan

Alicia Oakeson

Jennifer Olson Michael Packmore LaRae Pearce

Amanada Peck

Trisha Penn Scott Pigsley Whitney Piper Caitlyn Potter Amber Price

Veronica Rabago

Victoria Rabago Terra Rap Arzu Rashidi Buck Rausch

Katie Rausch

Robert Rector

Joshua Redwine Skyler Reising

Robert Renaud

Benjamin Richter

Jennifer Rikli

Cortney Ritchie

Jenna Robinson

Melissa Robinson

Melissa Rochford

Lindsey Rodriguez

Nathan Roy Jessica Rustermier Jaci Rutt

Chelynn Sanders Steven Schmiedeskamp Jocelyn Schock Scott Schoenleber Jason Schwarting

Chris Schwarz

Anna Schwindt

Collin Sell

Liz Sheldon

Charles Shepard-Brown

Hillary Shultz Marissa Skopp

Amanda Smith

Allison Snell

Lacey Stamler

Jay Stewart Natasha Studnicka

Nikki Suesz

Brandon Swenson

Natalie Swenson

Candice Taylor

Tyler Thiellen Karsten Thurmond

Sarah Towne Nicole Tran

Ashley Utterback lshma Valenti Eric VanGroningen

Dwayne Ventry Tony Vondra

Aisha Wade

Lynn Walker Robin Walker Mikael Walter Micheal Ware

Brandon Wells Shaun Welsch

Amanda Wessel

Andrew Westphalen Sara Whitney

P.J Wilksen

Eric Williams

Amber Winkelman

Aubry Worrall

Charlene Wright

Kathryn Young

Nicholas Zeller

Brittany Dean

Sheila Cronk Micheal Hennings

Malerie Houdek

nua,y, a dangerous cold spell gri st. The high demand for elec utility companies to warn e rolling

Plans are tn place for new construction on the site of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed on 9/11. If built, the Freedom Tower will reach 1, n6 feet and become the tallest building tn the world

A European heat wave ktUecl more than 14,000 people in late summer. As illness and deaths increased, a crisis developed at French hospitals and funeral homes. French citizens were angered by the slow aove,nment response.

We oun m searching, soldiers of Infantry Division captu11 former Iraqi dictator. continued between insu forces as it had since ril 2003.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, body-builder and star of the Terminator 2 Judgement Dat movies, unseated unpopula during an October recall

rom san Francisco to three people and destroyi in Paso Robles, 1ncludt that housed the old

the 15th Pope John Paul II. 83-year-old eresa. the """ who e to carint for the \cutta

Taking a cue from many states, President George W. Bush signed into law a federal "do not call" list. People can request to be on the list and avoid calls from many telemarketers.

Get your rest t,efore you get behind the wheel in New Jersey The state has t,ecome the fir>t to have a law against drowsy driving. Under th• law, a driver who causes a fatal crash can be charged with vehicular homicide if there is evidence the driver was sleepy.

t.tiome<lck man th<>Usht it would be cheaper to fty himself home as cargo, but officials said he paid about the same as a first-class ticket. Charles McKinley shipped himself In a crate from New York to his parents' home in Dallas in a 15-hour journey that had officials concerned about the lack of security.

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wor wi de marked th ld AIDS Day Dec 1. The U ncy UNAIDS reported tha lion people worldwide w h HIV, the virus that cau half of those peo

I had trouble finding a summer job. At least one of my parents lost their job. With less income coming to our family, I had to find a job to help out. • I have felt school budget cuts in the classroom. Luckily, none of the above.

'f Japan, made a Eur as the life of the n Czechoslovakia. J unichiro Koizumi b obot shook hands, toast.

Look for a U.S. manned moon mission around 2018 as President George W. Bush laid out plans for Americans to go to the moon and Mars. The U.S. explored Mars this year with its Spirit and Opportunity rovers, which sent back spectacular photos of the reel planet. One of the rovers is depicted here in a computer simulation.

ime to see who is id' rave. Billy the Kid t t eath and buried in Bu o other men clai ou tlaw. Wrangling o ies has the case

The world's first cloned horse was born, but the new twist was that the horse was a done of its mother. This makes the colt and its mother twins.

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Information storage options are getting more portable. USB drives are smaller than a cigarette lighter, and Zyon Systems even makes the Xonix Memory Watch with a drive attached to it. You can take your information from one computer to another without straining any muscles or carrying a laptop computer

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OutKast, a group formed by Andre 3000 and Big Boi, hit it big with Hey Ya! from the Grammy-winning Album of the Year, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Beyonce Knowles captured four awards from the Billboard Music Awards, including new female artist of the year, and five Grammys.

The show must go on. With the death of John Ritter, producers for the T. V. show, 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter, brought in James Garner and Suzanne Pleshette to play grandparents as the family struggled through the main character's death. rv,"""'.,.___

Friends ended its 10-year, highly rated run on NBC in May. Of the six stars, only Matt LeBlanc will be continuing his role as Joey in a spin-off next season.

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Britney Spears' new album, In the Zone, debuted at the No. 1 spot , making her the first female artist to debut four albums in a row at the top of the charts. But Spears and Madonna got more notice at the 2003 MTV Music Awards for their infamous kiss. And Spears got media attention of her 55-hour marriage to childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander.

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A large -number of celebrity deaths occurred in 2003. Among the notables were entertainer Bob Hope, singers Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, announcer Rod Roddy of T.V.'s The Price is Right, and Keiko the killer whale from the Free Willy movies. Bob Keeshan, a.k.a. Captain Kangaroo, passed away in early 2004.

One of the biggest weddings of the year, in terms of money spent, was the marriage of Bachelorette Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter. ABC spent more than $1 million on the nuptials, which were seen by 17 million viewers. Trista and Ryan were also paid $1 million after the ceremony.

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Pixar's Finding Nemo , was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In interesti ng plot twists this year, Pi r ates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl , starring Johnny Depp , and the Haunted Mans i on , starring Eddie Murphy, were movies based on Disney theme park rides

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Shawn Adamek

Amber Adams

Sarah Aguirre

Dunia Al-Musa

Ghazi Al-Nori

Audel Alcala Serrano

Ahmad Alhaidari

Mohammad A lhaidari

Jolinda Allerheiligen

Jade Arnold

Rusty Arno ld

Eric Bahr

Eric Bailey

Ann Bair

Jason Ba ird

Trent Ba ker

Aaron Ball

Asher Ball

Kasidy Ballentine-Anders

Faustino Baloeras

Ben Barr

Rachel Bate

Marcos Becerra

Kelsey Beckenbach

Mary Becker

David Behrens

Dustin Benes

Nathan Berghuis

Jessica Bevard

Melissa Bickford

Kellee Blaha

Anthony Bolan

Nicholas Borer

Christina Born

Ben Bouwens

Jennie Bradford

Hannah Breckbill

Amber Brown

Jaime Brummels

Kay Buchanan

Emily Bulling

Zach Bulling

Amanda Bundy

Daniel Burton

Andrew Butcher

Cody Carlson

Daniel Carman

Allie Carter

Dylan Carter

Logan Carter

Stephen Chalk

Allen Chance

Brian Chapman

Chelsea Chapman

Linda Chen

Crystal Cherry

Dustin Clark

Mick i Clark

Sarah Coleman

Seville Colliers

Lee Conrad

Antonio Contreras

Heather Converse

Dana Conyers

Mitchell Cookston

Tyrone Curry

Nathan Daarud

Emily Darter

J T Davis

Kelle Davis

Max Davis

Rachel Deichert

Robert Delgado

Jason Deterding

Jamie Dicke

Kyle Dillow

Amanda Doo little

Amanda Dougherty

Matthew Douglas

Melissa Douglas

Angelina Dudina

Cody Duffield

Sean Dziuvenis

Samantha Edelen

Bethany Edstrom

Brandi Eller

Sheena Essman

l\j Evans

Breanne Everts

Eric Ferguson

Michael Fiedler

Jeremy Fisher

Bryan Fitzgerald

Leigh Fleming

Justin Flury

Alayna Foster

Cole Franson

Briana Frohn

Owen Frohn

Josh Fry

Judy Garcia

Jessica Gardner

Shawna Geesey

Josh Gier

Amanda Gillett

Kyle Gillispie

Elizabeth Gomez

Alex Gouge

Carmen Graves

Jennifer Graves

Dustin Graviette

Gerri Green

Matthew Green

Devin Greggs

Michael Gregory

Claire Grow

Kyle Gustafson

Haedar Hadgi

Zianab Hadib

Slaeman Hadji

Rick Haney

Breanna Hansen

Roderick Hansen

Michael Harmon

Tamar Harrington

Thad Harris

Jeannie Hart

Matt Hazen

Amber Hegwood

Kaylan Hermance

Juan Hernandez

Kacey Hershey

Adam Hill

Janelle Hill

Kelly Hiskey

Peter Ho

Anthony Hoferer

Lindsay Homan

Stephanie Housel

Garett Hoveling

Latoyia Howard

J\j Hoyt

Tyler Hruza

Stephanie Hulbert

Chris Inns

Ashley Jacobsen

Austen Jacox

Jana Jaeger

Craig Janssen

Marcus Jefferson

Kylie Jensen

Lashonn Johns

Aaron Johnson

Kimberly Johnson

Kylee Johnson

MacKenzie Johnson

Tj Johnson

Ashley Jones

Samantha Jordan

Tyler Kadavy

Duane Kage

Mitch Kaiser

Jacob Kapeller

Jason Karabel

Marci Kassebaum

Joel Kaye

Jered Kearns

Jesse Keelan

Seth Kellogg

Gwen Kempe

Marcus Kent

Katie Kern

Scott Kerrey

Maryam Khalili

Jena Kinyoun

Heather Kite

Ethan Klitzke

Tricia Knee

Billy Knickerbocker

Amy Koch

Jayson Koch

Amanda Koepping

Jessica Kolb

Justin Kowalewski

Eddie Kramer

Aaron Krogh

Jenny Kuehn

Amanda Kuhlman

Tiffanie Labat

Nick Lade

Leah Launer

Thao Le

Aaron Leacock

Matt Leacock

Emily Leick

Dani Lenahan

Hannah Lenz

Tony Lewandowski

Amber Lindner

Garrison Loope

Aaron Loos

Amy Lott

Adam Lovgren

Andrew Lubben

Melissa Luedtke

Ben Lynch

Jena Lynch

Amber Marchand

Megan Mares

Matthew Markowski

Miles Marshall

Emily Mayfield

Marleigha Mazuch

Stacy McArtor

Ty ler McClanahan

Ashley McGinnis

Asiah McWilliams

Deandrae Melvin

Verena Mertz

Jameson Meyer

Larry Miller

Clint Mink

Adam Minzel

Jade Mohrhoff

Rebecca Molczyk

Denise Moody

Amber Moore

Maria Moreno

Ashlee Morey

Liz Morgan

Taylor Morris

Amanda Morrow

Tyler Morton

Shannon Mostek

Andrew Mothershed

Jessica Moton

Natasha Munden

Jaime Naranjo

Graham Nelsen

Jordan Neujahr

Clint Neumann

David Nguyen

Hoang Nguyen

Michael Nguyen

Ngan Nguyen

Nghia Nguyen

Marko Nikolic

Samuel Nitz

Jimmy Noonan

Eduardo Nunez

Miriam Nunez

Ashley Ober

Erika Ofodirinwa

Eric Ohnoutka

Ashley Oneal

Lee Osterholt

Andrew Otoupalik

Meghan Otoupalik

Nicole Owen

Matthew Packett

Ryne Packett

Bhavini Patel

Kylie Pattillo

Kristin Pedersen

Randy Peitzmeier

Corey Pella

Johnny Perdue

Tyisha Perkins

Ronnie Perry

Jeremy Peters

Asya Petrosyan

Kelly Petrzilka

Suong Phan

Michelle Philippi

Luke Pickel

Drew Pillard

Justin Pittman

Christina Pool

Jessie Popelka

Andrew Post

Gwendolyn Powell

Timothy Ptacek

Jennifer Quintanilla

Nicholas Rader

Monique Ramos

Mitchell Raridon

Stephanie Rasmussen

Ashley Rathbone

Christopher Read

Faith Reed

Amber Reikofski

Stephanie Ress

Trevor Rice

Tom Ringsmuth

Jamie Roesler

Nicole Roland

Al Roper

Andrew Roseberry

Stephanie Ross

Zachary Roth

Nozim Saidov

Rasul Saidov

Amanda Salinas

Sasha Sampson

Brian Schilke

Angi Schiltz

Erica Schlegel

Matt Sc hle iger

Brandon Schneider

Melissa Schneider

Lindsey Schoeneck

Spencer Schwab

Nikki Schwartz

Whitney Seidel

Cassandra Sell

Lauren Severson

Fantasia Shelden

Cory Shepard

Nicole Shield

Duane Shields

Hilary Shinn

Jessica Shockey

Carly Sinner

James Sipes

Joshua Sipes

Sarah Skoda

Caitlin Skrdla-Markwell

Sandro Sijivo

Alina Smith

Ashlee Smith

Billijean Snopkowski

Kaylynn Snyder

Nichole Stacy

Cody Stephenson

Tyler Stephenson

Rachel Stoki

Liam Stringham

Ellie Stutzman

Kendra Suesz

Joshua Summers

Joe Sutko

Reid Sutton

Paul Swanson

Robert Taylor

Sarah Terrell

James Tessier

Brandie Thompson

Chelci Thompson

Luka Thor

Andrea Thorne

Avery Thrasher

Shane Tilley

John Tinius

Sarah Tipton

Chris Tolliver

Lindsey Tomes

Loan Tong

Travis Topham

Adina Tran

Vu Tran

Jesse Tuttle

Francisco Uribe Segura

Geovanny Valdovinos Gonzales

Ryan Vanderslice

Natosha Varga

Christopher Vargas

Angela Vetter

Jimmy Virgilito

Phuong Vo

Stacey Vondra

EmilyVoog

Ryan Walbridge

Alyssia Walentine

Brian Wallingford

Nick Warner

Jeremy Watson

Elijah Watts

Kimberly Weber

Ale x Wheeler

Elizabeth Whitney

Bradley Widman

Ricky Williams

Amanda Willits

Holly W illits

Erienne Wissink

KellyWolph

Bruce Wooten

Erika Workman

Kelsey Worley

Jessi Yarger

Kayla-Marie Yost

David Young

Georgiana - Zakar ia

Becky Zelada

Mahir Ziga

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Seniors decided to be camara shy .....

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Aziz Ali

Ashlie Amen

Javier Aramburo

Sara Arizola

Laurie Barber

Stephen Beckler

Jenna Blake

Jusin Bradl~y

Donnie Brown

Donna Bui

Kevin Bui

Jenny Bundy

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Jesus Casados

Ngan Chung

Matthew Clark

Lorena Corral

Robert Co.rum

Amber Criner

Angela Crowl

Michael Cullinane

Tracy Dang

Russell Dockhorn

Hanh Dong Nguyen

Aleksandr Dudln

Timofey Dudin

Arthur Duff

Stefanie Dunn

Cuoug Duong

Amanda Engle

TJ Franssen

Jay Gilmore

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Tony Glass

Joshua Glover

Brian Gouge

Daniel Green

Cherelle Grutel

Son Ha

paryl Haack

Shelby Haack

Joshua Haas

Khaeri Hadgi

Ali Hadib

Denise Hall

Steven r}.aynes

Danyel Hennecke

Joaquin Hernandez

Elizabeth Hershberger

Basem Hesso

Jonathan Higgings

Nate Hiles

Duong Hoang

Jacob Holland

Daril Hosack

Christina Hunter

Fred lromanya

Laura Jeutong

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Monshae Jordan

Carman Keyser

David Keyzer

Besseh Khalaf

Hajem Kh~laf

Laila Khou~e,~~

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Kristopher Kirby

Luda Kravchuk

Brandy Kreifel

Luis Laguna-Valencia

Orlando Lang

Joshua Lawrence

Nannette Lawrence

Charlene Leffler

Felipe Legorreta Vlllegas

Andrea Lewon

Amanda Malcom

Michael r:talin

Victor Martinez

Catherine Martinez-Cortez

Jade Mendoza

Jesse Mendoza

Christopher Miller

Zahra Mirzabi

Khalid Mohs~~

Tehani Mohsen

Adriana Morales

Daniel Morales-Uribe

Jeff Muskat

Aaron Nguyen

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Kimberly Ngq.yem

Lan Nguyen

Luan Nguyen

Ngoc Unh Nguyen

Quyng Nguyen

Joshua Nootz

Jordan Noy<!k

Julie O' Connel

Theo Oaksantse-Marumoloa

Sourtya Osman

Adam Overton

Jesse Perkins

Patrick Perkins

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Mary Slechta

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Eva Sohl

Maddison Sovereign

Jack Stallworth

Brian Standley

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Armin Terzic

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Matt Tonjes

Jason Torre

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Jamie Veach

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Valarie Walter

Tony Watkinds

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Beca Wet~elman

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Linn Axelstjerna

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Kyle Donahoo

Oleg Golotin

Brooke Haas

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Johnny Hogue

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Latoyia Howard

Nihad Ibrahim

Demetrius Johnson

Khalaf Khalaf

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Rob Bennett

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Ashley Pershing

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Remember to follow t hrough This skilled golf player takes a big practice swing at a girls

At the Lincoln High game these two seniors Charles Sheppard-Brown and Buck Rausch gather for one last victorious picture 111 that Rocket uniform (Photo courtesy of Jody Frazer)

Left : //hi le looking for an open man DeAndre rvielvin makes a quick pivot around ; 1ldcat player (Photo courtesy of Jody Frazer)

Emily Darter Lindsey Goertzen Kelly Hershberger and Katie Fast do a little 111sy11c shimmies dLw111g their character dance to 'Hey Big Spender' (Photo courtesy of Jody Frazer)

Skyler Re1s111g and Eric Van Groningen strut their adorable skirted selves at the Annual Drill Team Show (Photo courtesy of Jody Frazer)

Haley Grabowski wowed the crowd with her smile during a routine with the Freshman Reserve and ,_IV squads (Photo courtesy of Jody Frazer)

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Solo Baton Twirler Emily Brinton perfects her routine before giving an amazing performance during a half time show (Photo courtesy o Emily Brinton)

You gotta look tough out there to Mi Ingrid Johnson and Al1c1a Oakeson put black face paint on each other at a Northeast home football game (Photo by Katie Rausch)

Somebody looks tired After an exhausting run Trevor Rice decides to sit down for a minute and rest 1n the shade (Photo by Valerie Bartels)

First football pads and now dancing skirts Buck Rausch gives some 'tough at 1tude'wh1leperform1ng at the Drill Team Show with the Studders (Photo courtesy of Jody Frazer)

At Booster Blast Off. Carly Knapple Jonie Tayor and Laura Draper stop for a small break between playing garnes and running around the b s. (Photo by Katie Rausch)

One of the new Rocket football shirts This year a few senior guys got together and designed a shirt to show Just who had the rowdiest fans (Photo courtesy of Jody Frazer)

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RE OUT1 Freshman Kelly Linke winds up at the East game (Photo by Kellie Johnson )

2005-2004

By Alayna Foster and Lindsey Goertzen

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to do the halftime shows for football and bas etball games?

These 16 girls al l know the answer to that one If you as ke d them, they would say that it was the most nerve - racking, yet satisfying feeling they have ever had You know when you get butterflies in your stomache before you enter the gym , but leave with a smile on your face knowin g you did a great Job, you're officia ll y a Strutter

The Strutter life is a life of it's own Having to manage practices, performances, fundra isers , and schoo l spirit all in one day can get kin da hectic Throughout their summer these girls have had plenty to do They started out the year with f lag camp, where they had one of the previous Strutters come back and show them some moves and to teach them the new routine for the upcoming football season Af - ter the flag camp was over it was time to head out to dance camp put on by the Universal Dance Academy UDA had planned a sweat - dripping , funf ii led week for all the girls Dance c a m p taught the girl s three new dances, by the end of the

Hannah Lenz, Kelly Hersht?erger, and Katie Emanuel look lile they are ha v ing fun doing their hip-hop dance (Photo court esy of Jody Frazer )

117e Su"' -;:;-;:;ers snov, one oJ: rhe1r many nppies curing rhe trad1r1onal "Strutter"

Tne se Srrutters know hoVv to please rhe crowd with their cut e sm il es. (Photo 0onnso n)

camp the girls performed the dances to the Ju dges , and their parents.

After each dance the girls were rewarded ribbons according to their abi lity of memorization, attitude, smiling, and all - around p1zzaz

After performing at every home football game the girls put away their flags and brought out their porns and began the grueling process of practicing twi ce a day until the Drill Team Show V/1th all their hard Vvork behind them , 1t was time for the annual show The girls performed three different routines, Strutter, hip - hop, and character

The Strutters get together for a picture before their first schoo l performance at Booster Blast Off (Photo by Jen Branum)

Alayna Foster and Stacey Vondra sha e their swc ai the annua l Drill Team Show (Photo courtesy o Jody Frazer)

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Problems occ ur no matter what you do Cheerleading isn't any different This year the Vars ity ';$ G cheerlea ders have gone through many dilemmas, but have o vercome them and stayed strong

"Having o ne se nior and many underclassmen wh o all are very opinionated causes many conflicts,"

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People look at che erleaders as these hyper, lo ud, and all - o ver -the-pla ce people V/hen, in fact, they hav e no idea who these girls are and what they are like That's one thing these girls disli ke : false accusations

Just think, what if we didn't ha ve cheerlea d ers at all? The games, pep rallies and overall school spirit wouldn't be the same . These girls bring the enthusiasm to the game. Each game they try their best to perform as if it was a compet iti on As Holly says, "!t's a lot of hard wor k and athletic ability "

At the end o f last school year and into the s umm er the vars ity s quad has been training, conditioning, and m emorizing for the upcoming sc hool y ear Cheerleading requires tons of time and effort During cheer cam p at Lake OkoboJi the squad got many awards while a ttending we made Top Ten teams at camp, it was an honor because there were seventy squads to choose from," said Mikaela

Munger

Even th ou gh it looks like fun and games, these girls put in hard work that does pay off in the end Ev ery time a cheer leader performs they give it their all to support the team.

Varsity girls huddle together to take a quick sho t with the JV and Reserve Cheerleaders Even though they are separate

The squad performs a cheer to pump up the crowd at Booster Blast Off. (Photo by Katie Rausch)

Q &AWITH CARLY KNAPPLE

Q. How does it feel to be the only senior on varsity cheer this year?

A. "Age doesn't matter and this squad is an example."

Q. Do you have an added responsibility?

A. "Knowing the cheers, that's about it "

Q. Why do you e.nJoy cheerleadi ng so much?

A. "I like the tumbling , yelling w ithout getting into trouble, and going-tocamp part about it."

Q. V/hat are the perks that go with being a cheerleader?

A. "All the people you get to meet while you're in it."

Q. What are some bad parts about being on the squad?

A. "Peo ple stereotyping you "

Q. V/hat advice would you like to give to the upcoming varsity squad?

A. "Try not to fight, and don't make cliques "

The girls stand 1n a perfectly straight line wa1t1ng for the end of the quarter. (Photo By Jess ie Nilson)

Esther Lenz and L ndsey Carver stop for a picture (Photo By Kellie Johnson)

Amanda V/il l1ts shows her' sp irit along with her fellow Varsity Cheer leaders at Booster Blast Off (Photo By Kellie Johnson)

The squad takes time out from the footba ll game for a qu1cr shatshot before halftime. (Photo by Katie Rausch)

JV CHEERLEADING

By Katie Fast

A combination of four freshmen, three Juniors and one sophomore make up this year's Junior Varsity Cheerleading Squad This years squad has been facing difficulties with little experience, but they are not le tting that stand in their way of success .

"lt's a lot of work and dedication, but in the end it's worth it/' freshman Katelyn Richter said .

The first step was facing early morning practices all summer long The JV squad also took practices into their own hands by scheduling add itional practices on Saturdays to help the squad bond and look more uniform.

Th is summer the giris, w1th the rest of the Northeast cheerleaders, attended a four - day camp hosted by NCA at Lake OkoboJi Here the girls learned new cheers, worked on technique for sharpness and Jumps and even did a little extra bonding time The JVgirls took home a spirit stick every single day, and fi ve girls were nominated for All -A merican Cheerleader (Claire Gro w, Haley Grabowski, Asiah Leah La r son and Taneaha Hinckle).

Since the school year has started, they've all kept pretty busy between football and volleyball games, homework and practices Quickly they've learned to cope with their hectic schedules and cheering at all the games.

"In the beginning it was hard, some of the girls were really nervous and shy about cheering in front of everyone; since it was their first times Now it's all really great, we're conf ident and it shows/' Junior Claire Grow said .

The JV girls really do look great and confident They keep smiles on their faces and the crowds completely pumped up and on their feet

"I don't like spiriting, I Just get nervous and feel dumb, but it's what l have to do/' freshman Leah Larson admits Spiriting is a big part of cheering and a practical must with every good play and cheers end

All of the girls are having a blast cheering and look forward to an even more exciting basketbal l season

Far Right : Look at us 1 Leah Larson and Haley Grabowski stop and pose for a moment (Photo courtesy o Katie Fast)

Middle : Back Row : As1ah McV/i ll1ams, Carmen Graves, Haley Grabowski. Middle Row : Katelyn Richter, Brooke Haas, Leah Larson Front Row : Cla ire Grow, Taneaha Hinkle

Left : Taneaha Hinkle

Above : The Junior varsity girls huddle together during halftime cit cl Northeast Junior varsity football game. (Photo by Katie Rciusch)

Below: "Hey all you Rocket fans let me hear you " Leah Larson is cciught in mid-cheer (Photo by Katie Rausch).

RESERVE CHEERLEADING

By Katie Fast

Ne w s qu ad hea d s o ut strong a nd con tinu es to kee p t heir hea d s high This years Linco ln Northeast Rese rv e Cheer lea d ing Squad started the year with many q uestions, since so many o f them had never cheered before. Many o f the girls expected it to be fun right away, litt le did they know that the fun of cheerleading comes along with much work and determin ation

"Cheerleading isn't what l expected it wa s going to be l knew it would be work, but l Just didn't realize it took so much," freshman Dev in Neil informs

Cheerleading started early for these girls, beginning with tryo ut s ba ck in Apri l of last school years end Practicing for hours and hours t o learn and 'perfect' a cheer, a dance and a chant, not to menti on stretching their bodies out in order to maintain full sp lits and high Jumps The next challenge for the girls were facing early morning busy pra cti ces and a four day ca mp at Lake OkoboJi The girls learned

ne w Jumps, fun cheers and chants, fun t hings for pep rallies an d even got in some extra bonding time "Camp was real long and tiring, but it brought the squad closer and we had a blast d oi ng our squad thing ." sophomore Jamie Hale states Here at cheer camp Laura Draper, Amerca Franck and Devin Neil were all nominated for All-American Cheerleaders (This is where the girls who get nominated try-out for a cheerleading team that gets to tra vel to Europe and perform o ver the winter holidays ... FUN !)

Once school started the girls were feeling a lot more sure of themselves After workin g all summer and spending co untless hours over the past months stretching and Jumping and cheering, they were ready for the games to beg in . So far the Reserve squad is having an outstanding start, and we know the best of them is yet to come

Right : V/1th arms amund eachother Mal1ea Horsw e1 I and Heather Hams stop to take a friend ly picture (Photo by Ke llie Johnson)

Middl e: Back row : Ashley Kassabaum, Jonie Taylor, Mal1ea Horsweil Middl e r o w: Laura Drap er, Devin Ne il Front row : Jam ie Hale, Am era Fran ck and Heather Harris

Left All of the JV gir ls sit down before a game to st ret ch Ladies, check out those center splits ! (Photo by Kell ie Johnson)

Abo ve: After f1nish1ng a cheer the Junior Varsity girl s start thei r sp1 rit1 ng and Jump routine. Looks good lad1es1(Photo by Kell 1e Johnson) ·

Below: "Here ...no here . NO HERE1 " Ashley Kassabaum directs her neighboring cheerleader where to stan d on the cheer line.

(Photo by Kellie Johnson)

IIIMAN .Cli~~RL~ADING

FBy Verena Mertz

"Y-E-L-L, everybody yell, yell: Northeast! Rockets!", you can hear them yelling! They look like they're having great fun but there is a lot of work behind it!

Being a cheerleader means practice, practice, practice

During summer vacation, when everyone else was still asleep, they got up early to practice at either 6 .00 or 7 .00 AM. Since the school year started they have been practicing between 3 : 15 and 4 :30 every day, where they tra in cond itions, do

streching, learn cheers, and start thinking about new ones . [n addition and we made very good friends!" Everyone agreed . to that they have two to three games a week But although they have About 40-50 cheers do they know - which will increase to a very busy life now, they enJOY being a cheerleader more than a hundred within the following years

"[n the beginning it was really hard, because we didn't like each other and had to spend so much time together," said Jennifer Case "Now we get LET'S GO ROCKETS 1 along very well!"

"Even though we don't have a lot of free time, it is an amazing experience," explained Shanita Reed. "Plus : we get in all the games for free

Elisa Quintana 1s seen here supporting the Rockets at a Northeast Freshman football game.

(Photo by Kellie Johnson)

Shanita Reed (right) and Lilli Moore are seen here performing at the Star Strutter Show 1n November

(Photo by Kellie Johnson)

The Freshmen Cheerleaders clockwise from top left: Jillian V/atts, Shanita Reed, Elisa Quintana, Li\11 Moore, Jennifer Case. Middle: Rachel Batley Rachel Bailey shows school spirit even 1n the hallways of Northeast between classes (Photo by Kell 1e Johnson )

Jennifer Case, L1ll1 Moore and J1ll1an Watts (from left to right)

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By Kelsey Worley

What would we do without them? The trainers are always there to save the day when athletes get injured The trainers are ready to help, no matter if it's on the football field, basketball court, or even at a wrestling meet; they will be standing by with their first aid kits cons1st1ng of bandages, pre-wrap, tape, and many other things that assist them in dealing with in j uries

Northeast also has student trainers to help out They get out of school to go to events, jUSt like the athletes. Student trainer Lindsey Klug said," I like going to the games with the players and being on the football field at the games ."

I/ /e have a trainers room at Lincoln Northeast . It is a good place to c:io when you need to ice your shoulder, knee, or an~le, and you

can be assured that all of the trainers know exactly what to do from the training they have received .

During the summer there was an all day clinic held at East High School. All of the tr a 1ners from all of the schools attended th 1s clinic \//hen they were there they learned all of the basics of being a trainer They showed them the basics of taping up injuries, and how to deal with various other s1tuat1ons The trainers who were not CPR certified did all of the tra1n1ng necessary to become CPR certified at the clinic

A lot of people don't realize how much the trainers do for the players They are a big part of our athletic programs They are always taping anl.les for athletes before games and practices,

icing injunes, and even administering some physical therapy to those trying to recover from major surgeries or past injuries To be a trainer you have to be very dedicated to what you are doing It isn't always easy to deal with some of the 1njunes the athletes have, but our trainers here at Northeast are happy to do what they can for all of the student athletes

Shelia Leh7h7ert 15 a pro at taping 1ruured knees out.

Danielle Srnith - tv/ cVicker helps Ancly Lubben Vvith hi s iruured hancl. (!\II photos by Tos~a tv/athers)

Seekiug Reveuge While Proviug The11lselves

lBy Lihdsey Klug

The feelihg cah 't b e described. The ahticipatioh cah 't be put iht o word s The stahds are pa cked. S tudeht5 are yellihg The bahd is playihg A ll eyes are oh th e locker roor11 awaithg the ehtrahce o f the 20032004 Rocket VARSITYFOOTBALl tear11. Dressed ih a ll black the squad breaks opeh the doors a hd th ey ruh oh t o the fie ld . The ahticipatioh turhs to exc iter71eht ahd according t o capta in Buck Rausch "This is what we play for '' The scene was set ahd the tear11's season opeher was ready to kick o ff.

Finishing last season with a bad taste in their r11outh th is season's Rockets had a sehse of revenge and goals to prove people wrong Winn ing gar11e ohe would cross one cha ll enge off the squad's "to do'' list because in the previous season Norfo lk had shu t th e Rockets down The teah1 did ju st that. they t ook the Pahthers iht o double overt ir11e and capped the gar11 e wh e h junior Juan Hernandez b oo t ed a 26-ya rd field goa l.

Next ih li ne was city rival Southeas t. This was possib ly ohe of the tear11's biggest gar11es o f th e seasoh . D ue to a costly fur11ble ih the clos ihg r71ihute th e Rockets fell just sho rt of th e Khights by ohe touchwdowh . los ihg 12-6

After big wihs agaihst Southwes t a nd North S t ar the Rockets r11atched up aga ih s t thrid -ra hked North Platte. After seh io r I -back 0r lahdo Lahg returhed the opehihg kick off 99 yards for a touchdowh thihg5 were lookihg good.

lhstead the Rockets suffered a frustratihg 23-59 loss A week later the Rockets faced th e No. 9 East Spartahs . the r11ost highly-ahticipated gar11e of the seasoh After total doh1ihatioh in the first quarter and a 17-poiht lead the fi e ld tilted the o ther way ahd the Rockets were hever able to get off their hee ls . A few Uhfortuhate plays ahd r11istakes led to the 17-3 1 loss fo r the Rockets .

Vvith two cohsecutive losses . the Rockets were lookihg for a r11uch heeded win aga ihs t the KearheY Bearcats

After tradihg t ouchdowhs back ahd forth. JUhior quarterback Ty le r Step heh50h cohhected w ith sehior rece iv er Eric Mill er orI

ihg positive '' Miller cor11r11ehted "Cor11ihg off those losses we heeded this wih.''

The tear11's r71oral was high ahd the cohfidehce was blazihg after the squad's big wih The Rockets traveled to Colur11bus to fate the Discoverers . Thihgs wereh't lookihg good for the boys going ihto the secohd ha lf. The teah1 was losihg 3-24 . "The reasoh we were dowh was because we didh 't execute oh special tear11s .'' cor11r11ehted head coach Dave Svehla. In the secohd half, the Rockets pu lled withih six but due to a late ihterceptioh oh the fourth dowh Co lur11bu s preserved the wih.

"We put ourselves ih a hole Ah1 I proud of the way we dug ourse lves out of it? Sure But we shouldh't have been there ih the first p lace .'' said a disappoihted Svehla.

With the loss agaihst Colur11bus the Rockets chahces of goihg to the playoffs were slir11 but a wih agaihst Lincoln High wouldh 't hurt. For r11ahY of the boys this gar11e could be their la s t. After rnissihg practice for a week due to a cohc uss ioh ih the Co lur11bu s gar11e Lahg ahd startihg sehior Kody Larseh helped the Rockets on their way to the 28- 7 victory. Both Lahg and Larsen scored two t ouchdowhs. Lahg 's 66-yard puht returh . which would have beeh his third touchdowh of the hight. was wiped out due to a Northeast clip ''Coach sa id this could be our last gar11e so we weht out there ahd played like it was .'' Lang cor11r11eht_ed.

Although the tearr1 woh agaihst the Lihks . It wasn't enough for" the 5- 4 Rockets to adv ahce to the playoffs

The seasoh r11aY have ehded ih d isappo inrneht but th is is the first seasoh ih several years that the teah1 has f ihished with a wihhihg seas o n

The Northeast prograr11 will def ihit ely r71iss the 2 1 seh iors they lost th is season h11t- t-hF': tJor.ornina olavers

Maki:11g the tackle with Buck Rausch

Q: 'I do you do to prepare for a gar11e?

A: It's a ll about beihg ih the zone I try to Iis teh to rock r11u s ic because rap is er ap 'I / e seeh1 to play bad when we listeh to rap .

Q: 1//hat is the eye black a ll about?

Se ni o r I - Back Orland o Lang a w a its the o pening ki cko ff. Lang broke his o wn r eco rd this seas o n by returning a kick off 99 yard s for a t o uchdown against No rth Platte (Phot o by Lind se y Klug)

.Juni o r quart e rback Tyler Ste ph enso n breaks a tackl e 1n th e seaso n opener against Norfo lk S tephens o n was voteci the offensive pl ayer of the year this season by his tearr1rn ates (Phot o contri but ed)

A: Vve w ea r the eye black kihd o f as a ritual Its all about the kar~a.

Q : Describe th e fee lihg ih th e locke r r oo ~.

A: V/ e are ahxious a hd r ea dy. khow w e ca h ~ atc h ahYOhe ih th e s tate .

Q: V/h a t is is Iike to ruh o ut o hto th e fie ld ih fr o ht of huhdr eds o f f ahs?

A: Ruhhihg o ut is the ulti~ate r e lease . Th e bahd is playihg ahd there is ho thihg like it. I play fo r o ur schoo I, thats what it is a 11 abo ut.

Above : Se ni o r corne r back Kody Larsen dives on a Lincoln High running back and makes the tackle Lars en wa s a key p laye r for th e Rockets th is season He he lped the squad to many wins including the Lincoln High game in which he sco red two touchdowns (Photo co ntributed by .Jody F'razer )

Above : Senio r captai ns Q._ to R) Tyl e r rviulkey Bu ck Rausch Char les Shepa rd - Brown and Lewis F'leisher huddle together at mid fi e ld for the co in to ss Th e ca rt a in s s ho w ed gr ea t leade r s hip throughout the entire seaso n (Ph oto by Lind sey Klug)

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tBy Lindsey Klug

When lo ok ing at this year's JUNIOR VARSITY football team 's r oste r. the names on the shee t wou Id be any coach's drea m. Coaches fear seaso ns where th e y lack leadership and experience That definitely was not a problem this season for the J.V. Rockets.

The team was led by sixteen upperclassmen al l of whom had previously been on a Rocket football squad. Junior captains Chris Vargas and Tyler M cClanahan b o th er'ljoyed th e ir roles this season . had a lo t of guys o n the team that had play e d together before whi c h rea Ily helped because w e already knew each o thers sty le of play .'' commented Vargas ''M ost o f the boy s already knew this system which made mY Job as a capta in a lot eas ier .''

One obstacle that this y ea r's s quad faced was the problem of many boy s pl ay ing on both theJunio r varsity and varsity teams. The players somet imes had tw o o r three games per week and if they w eren't playing in an intense game they were on the field practicing Towards the end of the

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season a lot of the b oys were worn out. as cou Id be expected

The Rockets started ou t s trong in their seaso n opener aga in st the Fremont Tigers Th e b oys had a sense of revenge be ca us e o f the fact that the Tig e r s beat them last season by over 20 points The Ro c kets came out tough and had the mind se t that they cou ldn't be beat. The confidence carr ie d th e squad help ing them t o pull o ut a win 22- 14. The rest of the seaso n didn't go quite as th e t ea m would have ho ped. The Rockets los t their r emaining s ix games Falling to four other Lincoln schools was disapp o inting but it wasn't a 11 negative .

Thr o ughout the season the b oys improv ed in many aspects of the gam e .

"Our def e nse w as so li d throughout the wh o le season '' sa id M cClanahan ''Even when things w eren't going good . we knew we could count on ou r defense.'' A losing record is always frustrating but it makes winning a lot more fun next year

son Stei nh ause r a w a it s the kick off Ste inh ause r played a big r o e 0 11 the J V squad this seaso n. (All

Above: Coach Duane Baack talks to the ,J.V. tearr during ha lft1rr e Coac h Baack along with head coach Adarr Skoda. led the Junio r Varsity squad this year Baackjo 111ed the Rocket prograrr1 last season and Skoda has coached footbal while also coaching girls soccer at r\Jortheast.

Left : The Rockets get down and dirty afte r a loose ball The Rocket defense was very reliable throughout the entire season

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photos by Lindsey Klug )

J uni ors Er ic Ferguson and Ch ri s Vargas replenish therrselves with w ater afte r a hard play.

The rrighty Rocket defense looks to stop the East Spa rt ans frorr advancin g the ball

H~TI T{ij= Tut fb~lolo

By Uhdsey Klug

Sohle hlaY say that a 5- 2 seasoh w as hot very s ucces s fu l, but th e Rocket RESERVE FOOTBALl t ea hl w o uld def ihitely disagree M ahY o f the playe rs have "growh up ." Most o f the p laye r s have alr e ady exper ie hced a year of high schoo l footba ll, which has hlade a hug e d ifferehce

The t ea hl credits hlahY o f its w ihs t o a strohg defehse . Throughout the seasoh the squad had the h7otto : '' 1 1 hats t o the ba l l. '' hleahihg that a ll 11 players sho u ld g o fo r th e tack le Accord ih g to sophoh7ore quart er b ack A lex A l lehl ah g . "Vve exc uted' 11 hats t o th e ball'r ea ll y w e ll.' '

Th e squad 's seasoh ope he r ag aih s t Pap illi o h w as possibly o he o f th e teah7 15 biggest g a h7 e5 a ll year .

The M o har c hs ha d the ba ll o h the 1- yard li he with hl ihut es le ft ih th e gahle Th e Rock e t s hee d ed t o ho ld P a pil lio h ih o rd e r to pu ll ou t th e wih. The b oys did Just th a t ahd woh the gahle , 15- 7

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Cohfidehce ca rried th e hl thr o ughout th e seaso h a hd led t o big wihs a g a ihst Sou thwest. Lihcolh High ahd North S tar .

Th e fihal g ahle of th e seasoh ehded s li ghtly diffe reht thah th e s quad w o u Id have ho pe d. Th ey hlatched up a g a ihs t th e Spa rt a hs o f Lih co lh East.

Due t o poor execu ti oh ahd a few hli stakes . th e Roc kets fe l l t o the Spartahs 8-32.

"Vve ca hl e ou t laid b ack ahd didh 't play with ou r horhla l ihtehs it y ,'' COh7h7eh t e d Al leh7a hg .

Th e seasoh wash 't perfect. but it wash 't t oo far fr o hl it. Vvith hl ahY gah7e5 woh o r los t by o hly a coup le poihts , thi s squad shows a pr oh7 is ihg future fo r th ese youhg s tar s These b oys are help ihg build a s tr o hg fo uhd a ti o h for the Rocket footba ll pr ograhl ih th e years to co h7 e .

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for another play (Al I pictures by Kellie

Front RoVv ()._to R): TylerSuesz Rob Bennett. Austen Bryan Spencer Holrnes Seth Arnold Char les Guerrero Coach Lynn Schoen ing. Seco nd RoVv ()._ to R): Anthony Rohn Matt Bring. Guarnar Puok Matt Yeggy Bryce Batenhorst. Tinr Aksanrit . Coach Dan Bulling . Third Row ()._ to R) : Alex Allenrang . Trevor Case Matt Gunther. Don S1edband Casey Cleveland Pat Bring Jordan Reed Bcick Row ()._ t o R): Jerry Vaughn - Taylor Bryan Schoenlebe r Jake Ol s on Matt Nunenraker Kel len AndreVv Meyers

So ph onrore Seth Arno Id Vv aits on the lin e of scr inrnrage for the snap

Sophonrore Jerry Vaughn-Tay lo r nrakes a tackle Vvhile plciying the So uthVvest SilverhaVvks The Rockets Vvoh 7-0

ht : The aggressive Rocket ciefense lines up

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Young Players Build Successful Future

IBy Lihdsey Klug

New schoo I. New kids. New tearn Makihg the trahsitioh frorrJUhior high to high schoo l cah be a scary expe ri ehce for sorre hihth graders.

Beihg part o f a tea1--n is a lw ays a good way to rrake fr ie hds and get to khow people be tter. A lo t o f th e Freshrreh Footba 11 t ea rr weht to sc hoo I tog e ther way before high school was eve r ih the picture . This group of boys played well tog e ther ahd their positive tearr c herristry was displayed ih the tearr's fihal record. Although the seasoh rray hot have turhed out as we l l as sorre rray have hoped. their efforts oh the field r e veal a prorri s ihg future for the footba ll prograrr of Nor theast.

M ahY b o ys p layed hot ohlY oh the freshrreh squad but also swuhg up ahd played oh the r eserve , Juhior varsity ahd eveh the varsity tearr A lot of the b o y s ofteh got

worh out ahd tired frorr a 11 of the garr es they w e re playihg ih Sorre o f the youhg kids play ed ih as rrahY as thr ee garres per week If they wereh 't o h th e field playihg they were oh the practice field at No rtheast w o rkihg to ih7pr ove.

The freshrreh carre up big with wihs agaihst b ot h North Star ahd Lihcolh High which he lped rrake a harr e fo r th err ih the city Although they carre up sho rt a gaih s t Southeast ahd East. th e squad st ill fe lt li ke East was th eir bigge s t garre all year

"They are our rival As a tearr we played good but East r ah the ball well ahd we co uldh 't stop therr . that is what beat us .''

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Treht Sveh la.

Th e Rockets a lso fell to the Southwest S ilv erhawks 14 -22 ih overtirre

''\Ne play ed we ll th e first half but cou ldht pull it ou t ih th e e hd " S vehla said.

Th e youhg Rockets fouhd s uc cess ih playihg together ahd ho pe to cohtihue to s ho w a po si tiv e pe rforrrahce ih the years to corre

Ab o ve: Freshnran Brent Wells lin es up for the next play . V; el ls was a key player for t he 9th grade boys thi s season whil e also playing for the reserve JV and varsity teanrs (Photos by Li nd sey Klug)

Fr o nt R.o w Q.- t o R.): Coach Dwain Borchers . Darnell Nance. Cory Steige r. Jordan Thonras. Evan Lenertz . Danny Berks . Andy Cookston Ni ck Broers Jesse Howard Coach Dave [V] ercer Seco nd R.o w Q.- t o R.): Kennie Powell Kevin Connick Ka le Sinne r Brandon Aksnrit Elliot Bulling Jeff 1//illianrs R,yan Spelts Co r y Cranrnr Third R.o w Q.- t o R.) : Shay Norris Andy V;i sell. Ray [V]iller To17r17ry Christenson . R,yan Hitz . Tory Berks . Trent Sveh la. Jus tin Sveh la F o urth R.o w Q.- t o R.) : [V] ichael Estes Logan Reising . Danrin Steinhauer. Thonras Huston . Andy Lachance . Thadius Harrington Tyler Schrader Chris Brooks Las t R.o w Q.-

A bo v e: Fr eshnran quarterback Trent S v e hla hud d les t he teanr up before the next play

PECK HELPS TEAM ACHIEVE SCHOOL RECORD

By Alicia Oakesoh

Vvith fire behihd th e ir clubs the Northeast 2003 girls golf team khew they had what it would take t o break a school record

The Rockets had the ex peri ehce of returhihg players ahd lohe senior Arnahda Peck to motivate them . V;hil e beihg the ohlY sehior oh a squad takes a lot of deterrnihatioh ahd leadership but Peck is up to the cha Ilehge Peck ih her fourth year as a Rocket golfer. had great cornrnehts to share about her teammates.

''V did a lot better th is year thah w e

did last year .'' sa id Peck. 'V;e all tried a lot hard er

The highlight of their seasoh was the Northeast l hVitat ioha l at Mahohey Golf Course. l hdividual leaders for the ihVite Arnahda Peck Jeha VahGrohihgeh ahd Sarn i M arr a 1 1 shot Uhder 100 t o lead the Rockets to the hew Northeast go If record o f 39 7.

1/ / ith the thought of the No rtheast lhvite sti ll with them. the Rockets played just as tough at the di s trict toUrh.3h7eht The girls placed third o vera ll with Peck placihg eighth ahd the team qualifyihg for state .

''Districts was a meet that really stood out for me we d id rea ll y well ahd qualified for l \

state .'' cornrnehted Peck.

At state Jeha VahGrohihgeh scored the t e am best with a 205 helpihg her teammates ea r h the 11th place fihish with a total of B65 for the two-day meet

Ov e rall the seasoh went very we l l fo r the girl s Goal s were ac c omplished ahd hew r eco rds were set

0e na Van G r o ninger1 g e t s r e ady t o take a s wing at Mah o ney Golf Co urs e wh e r e th e No rth eas t girl s g o lf t ea rn pr ac ti ce d e v e ry day a ft e r sc hoo l. (Ph o t o b y Ka tie Ra usc h)

R ight : Sa rr1 Marr takes a s ho t whil e co rrp e ting a gain s t he r f e ll o w g o lf e r s a t Mah o ney (Ph o t o b y Ka ti e Rau sc h)

B e lo w: Arrand a Pec k a nd S arr1 Marr s tr e t c h 1n o rd e r t o pre pa r e th e rr se Iv es for th e ir prac ti c e. (Pho t o by Katie Ra usc h)

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n 1e No rth eas t girls g o lf tea rr pauses fo r a qui c k pi c tur e af te r th e ir prac ti ce a t M a ho ne y. (Ph o t o b y Kat ie Ra usc h)

''OUR GAME IS AS TIGHT AS OUR SPANDEX ..

By Alyssia Walehtihe

The 2003 VAR.SIT'( VOLLEYBALL tearri had rriost of their returning starte r s. With the exper in ce the tearri had they set high goals for the season Although they didh 't qualify for the state tournarrient they were st ill proud in the achiverrients they rriade this year .

Starting off the season the Rockets traveled to Be llevue. to play in the Bellevue Invitational The squad carrie out ready to play and defeated Millard West and Norfolk. They played Colurribus hard. but lost in three sets The next day of the tournarrient the Rockets faced Orriaha Marian. and lost in a tough three set battle.

After big wins aga in st Frerrion t. Northstar and Southeast. the Rockets were ready for the LPS invitational. The first night. the Rockets rriatched up with Orriaha Gross Bellevue West and Northstar Beating Orriaha Gross in three rriatches and Northstar in tw o the Rockets had to be strong with first ranked Bellevue West. ' 'Vve played therri s tr ong but we didn't have the conf id ence we needed. which was what brought us down .'' said senio r Alicia Oakeson .

The fo I lowing day the Rockets had a three rriatch win against Mill ard North. but disappointing losses against Be ll evue V;est and Pius. "Staying conf id ent. and playing every set as if it's a new garrie wi ll rriake us stronger which w ill help us exce l in the end .'' said Oakeson.

The Rockets were in the Hearland Conference ach ieving thrici place with big wins against Southeast and Grand Island. and a loss to Lincoln High

The squad was now headed to the Millard North Invitational where they played Millard V;est. Papillion South and Papillion The Rockets swept by Millard West. and Papillion South to face Papillion in the finals . The Rockets played ah outstanding garne against nurriber two Papillion and got second in the invitational

The first garrie of districts was against Southwest. The Rockets beat the S il verhawks twice corning into the garrie. ''Errors were a key factor in this garrie .'' said senior Nata Iie Swenson

The Rockets will be losing three seniors therefore next years Juniors and seniors will play a big role on the tearri.

SERVIN' rr WmtlNGRID JOHNSON

Q: How lohg have you beeh playihg volleyball?

A : Ive been playing volleyba ll since the sixth grade

Q : What rriade you Vvaht to play vo Ileyba 11?

A : When I was little I wanted to play a sport. and ever since I have been addicted to volleyball and everyth ing about it.

Q: What will you h1i55 about high 5chool volleyball?

A : Everyth ing I 'II rt1iss th e cort1 petition and the friendships Iv e rt1acie I 'II a lso rt1iss playihg oh Eel Johhsoh Gy rt1's cou rt.

Q: What are your plans for volleyball ih the future?

A : I doh 't know where i h-i going to play b ut i kr1ow for sure that I h-i goihg to play college ball I 'cl rt1iss it too rt1Uch not to

Q:What wa5 the rt105t excitihg. t11et11orable t11ot11eht of your high schoo I vo Ileyba 11 career?

A : M Y sophort1ore yea r (200 1) when we were in the State fin a ls . Vve got secohci aga ih st Papio . ahci t ook th e rt1 into three great gart1 es .

Al1ci.a Oakeson concentrates as she gets ready to serve (Photo by Tasha M athe r s)

The gi r ls wat c h an inten s e game against East. (Photo by Katie Rausch)

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By Alyssia Walentine

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'One goa l we'd li ke to accohlp lish t h is yea r , is to have h7ore w ins t han losses , '' sa id Jun io r Ash ley O be r .

The JV VOLLEYBALL teah7 set hlahY hi g h goa ls fo r t he ir seaso n. ''I f we set our hlin ds t o it we can accohlp lish anything ,'' sa id O be r

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The squad this year had great deterhlihation . They knew that they could do anyth ing They wanted to w in each gahle , but if they didn't, a ll they cared about was the effort they put into It.

'V / e Started off the season good. V had wins aga inst the first five teahls we played. '' said A lly M ah lhlah

Beating the city rivals was another goal on the JV's li st. Theyve beaten all of the city rivals except Southwest. "V;e found the Silver Hawks seah7S , but couldn't quite convert'' said Ober

The Rockets ended the year winning the East Invitational The JV girls beat Southwest to take first place in the LPS tournahleht. "It wash 't easy getting f ir st in the LPS tournahleht. It feels good to acco h7 p li sh the high goal of being first in LPS ,'' sa id M ah lhlah

Anna Lott goes up to block at the Linco In High game (Photos by Tosha tviathers)

Front Ro w: Q.__ to R) Ashley Ober tvi1chelle Philippi Danie tvi1ller Center Row: Rachel Leitt . tviaken:zie Linci - Olsen . Kellee Blaha . Jessica Sanchez . Se'erra Fantroy . Ally tviahlman. Back Row: Coach Jackie Clifford. tviicki Clark Anna Lott Chelsea Hahn

Sophomore Rachel Leitt wipes her brow as s he ge t s reacly to receive a serve

Al ly tviahlman gets ready to receive a serve from the Silver Hawks Hannah Johnson Amber Linder

The squacl takes a break to discuss strategy

By Alyssia Vvalentine

The RE.SERVE. VOLLEYBALL tear11 t h is year showed how we 11they got a lohg oh and off the court. They were ab le t o hang out after pract ices and Joke around on the court. but be serious at the sar11e tir71e.

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''V;e have great tear11work. V;e work we l l together and always cor11r11unica te '' said Katie Couppens . Being able to work together . ahd hav good cor11r11unication really helps the reserve tear11 oh the court.

The reserve tear11 started out their season with a five gar11e winning streak They had a tough loss to Southwest . but held strohg throughout the gar11e

The reserve coach. Megah Dahek is a big help to the tear11 . "Megan hot only coaches the tear11 . but she helps build us to be better and becor11 e stroner The encour agr11ent she gives us r11akes us stay focused ahd work hard. '' said Hahnah Leitt.

The best gar11e of the seasoh was against Millard South. The rockets beat ther11 15 2 and 15.3 . Their tear11work was the key to this gar71e

H"oh t R.ow: (L to R) Jessica Glass Jennifer lv1arshall Ashley Hines Hannah Le 1tt. Shauna Eckhardt. Casie Sattler . Back Row : (L to R) Nicole Schlamann . Jenny Lubben . Katie Coupens . Shauna Eckhardt sets Jenny Lubben a two. Amanda Vvitte Katie fv1 oss Coach fv1egan Danek

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

{ By Alyssia Walentine

0 The FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL teart1 did an exce ll e ntJ ob this [ year With a 12-4 record the Rockets seert1ed nearly unbeatab le

"B e ing focused throughout practices really showed on the cour t.'' said Ni co le Phi lippi. Frort1 look ing at their record Ph ilippi w as right.

The Rockets won their first three gart1es and had a tough loss to Sou thw est. The squad went on to win their next four gart1es aga in st city teart1s Southeast twice . Lincoln High and North Sta r The Rockets then went into three sets in their next gart1e against East. then faced a hard loss aga in st our city rival.

"Cort1ihg frorn rt1 iddle school vo ll eyba ll to high school volleyball it is very differe nt. High schoo l is a lot rr7ore

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corr7pet itiv e and has rt1ahY rt1ore practices which rea l ly help " sa id Philippi.

Cort1ihg frort1 rt1iddle schoo l to high school can be a difficult process . Despite school work. and a ll of the oppo rtuniti es high school brings . the freshrt1ah volleyball teart1 will know that their season showed they have irr7p roved in various ways The Freshrt1ah teart1 are now ready for a new and harder level of corr7petitiveness

The freshman volleyball squad huddles together to discuss plans before the nratch starts

Shannon Drake sets a nine to the right s ide. (All ph otos by Kellie Johnson)

Front Row 0.- to R) : Arianne Sinrbahan Shannon Drake Nicole Philippi Jessica Navratil. Enrily Ferguson Danielle Hynek Back Row ()__ to R) : Coach Marcia Motz. Anri Zweerink Sanrantha Brandt. '//hitney Villines Jessica V; enzl Danie l le Hynek is ready to receive Jessica V; enz l serves

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SUJrn9rn9 To Sacce2ss

By Michelle Philippi

This year's Varsity Boys Tehhis team set goals to improve from last year. "Our goal was to wih at least ohe match ahd to f ihish better thah twehtieth at the state meet. ''said Sehior Briah Harner

The team started their seasoh off facihg PapilliohLaVista. Although the Rockets played hard they lost eight sets to ohe. Vvith a tough loss a coup le days before. the Rockets played ih the Lihcolh High/Northeast lhvitatiohal . They bouhced back by placihg hihth out of twelve teams Next. they were up agaihst Southwest where they lost hihe sets to zero The Rockets theh traveled to KearheY where they placed tehth out of teh teams.

Next the Rockets competed agaihst Grahd lslahd where they were faced with ah upset. Grahd ls lahd took over the match wihhihg hihe sets to zero. Theh they made their way to the Millard Vvest lhvitat iohal where they placed fourth out of eight teams The Rockets theh were off to Frernoht where they lost with a score of hihe se t s to zero . After the loss to Frernoht they theh played Lihco lh East where they lost seveh sets to two

The Rockets theh competed ih the Pap illi oh lhvitatiohal . They t ied for s ixteehth place out of twehtY with four other teams . Next the Rockets took a rough . three sets to five . loss agaihst Lihco lh High . The Rockets theh took a surprise

set back wheh they lost to Southwest. eight sets to ohe . Next the Rockets headed off to Frernoh t to cornpete ih the Heartlahd Cohferehce. They fihisheci ih last place. placihg sevehth out of seveh teams . After a couple losses the Rockets bouhced back beatihg Pius>< ih a close match . five sets to four. Theh the Rockets took over the match agaihst Papillioh-South wihhihg eight sets to ohe. Fihishihg the seasoh. the Rockets made their way to the state meet fihishihg ih tehth place

The Northeast Jv boys tehhis team started the seasoh off with a wih agaihst Papillioh-LaVista. defeatihg them five sets to four They had ah upsettihg seasoh but they came back ih the ehd ahd woh agaihst Pius>< eight sets to ohe The JV team fihished their seasoh with a 3-8 record

This years Reserve team faced a tough seasoh . wihhihg two out of the six games . The Rockets matched up with Southeast their first game where they lost eight sets to ohe. Their improvement ahd desire to work hard showed at the ehd of the seasoh wheh they agaih faced Southeast ahd almost beat them with a close game four sets to five.

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Front Row ()._ to R) :

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Nguyen Steve Adanrs

Corey Craig . Austin Nolte TohrhrY Vu Back Row ()._ to R): Coach Mike Boshart. Tyler Groonrs

Joe Sutko . Cole Franson .

Jason Koch Coach Ed Boehle.

To p right : Senior Robert Renaud gets ready to receive a serve Renaud was a singles player for the Rockets .(Ph oto by Steven Schnriedeskanrp)

Q: How long have you been playing?

A: l started playing tennis 2 years ago : hrY sophonro r e year

Q: nrade you want to play tennis?

A: can't get nredical clearance to play football so I wanted to do sonrething to stay active.

Q: V;h at was your favorite nronrent during the season?

A: In the 1-ieatland Confe r ence I took 2nd. That was rewarding

Q : Do you play doubles. s ingl es

Q: What are your plans for the future?

f\: I h-i not planning on playing tennis lh col ege I 'II probably JUSt play for fun.

Q: Ho\A/ \A/ as th is year be tt e r than last year?

f\: started to \A/ih more thi s year and people played better

Q: Ho\A/ does tennis help you \A/ith the o th er sports you play?

f\: Tennis helps \A/ith baseball and the foot \A/ork helps alot \A/ith basketball

Top Left: Senior Brian Harner \A/a1ts for the serve during a dua l (Photo by Ste ven Schmiedeskamp)

Left: Junior Austin Jacox keep s his eye on the ba ll \A/hi le he co ncen trate s ha r d to score (Ph oto by Ste ven Schrn iedeskarnp)

Right: Freshman Mike Larsen gets ready t o put up a strong serve against his o ppenent Larsen \A/ as the o nly freshman on varsity this year. (P~ o t o by Steven Sc hnniedeska rnp)

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By Ally Mahlt11an

This year's Varsity Softball team was young . but hard-work ing . Vvith o nly two seniors. P .J . Vv ilksen and Amanda Smith . and four ret urning lette rwinners the Rockets were ready to work hard and co me tog e ther as a team . Due to lack of exper ience t he Rockets str ugg le d to search for leadership They o ften looked to p itcher Kelsey Vvor ley and shortstop Renae Sink ler

The Roc ketts started off t he season with two big wins over Colu mb us.

''I hi g lad we won those f irs t t wo games .Th a t he lped us see how we ca n truly come together as a team .'' co mmented sophomore Renae Sinkler. The Rockets then faced the Fremont Tigers and the Norris T itans in the LPS Tournament. After s trugg Iing a 11 game to get oh b ase . the Ro cke ts fe ll short 2- 1 to the T igers . The Rockets then ca me back w ith a win aga inst N 9 rris

'' \Ive learned from our mistakes aga inst Fremont and capita li zed on them against N orr is .' ' added out-

b ig t o us because of the rivalry betw een our schools exclaimed JUhior Jam ie Dicke ' '\Ive a lways love to beat them .''

The Rockets came out hard and fast with the w il l to win. Vvi th a 4 -2 w in in the first game . this varsity team wash 't satisfied. They ca me out hard in the second game and overcame East 6-2.

''I t was a tough w in but we pu lled together as a team .'' said pit c her Kylee Dart.

In their open ing game o f districts t he Rockets faced inter-city rival Linco In Hig h. The Rockets lost to the Links . 4 -0 .The Rockets were then placed in the losers bra cke t. They faced Omaha Vvestiqe. The team p layed tough but cou ldn't pull ahead in the end In the Rocket's last game they went head to head with the Benson Bunn ies

'' \Ive wanted to end the season strong ." said Vvor ley. The Rockets closed the ir season with a 13-0 win over the Bunnies

After a tough schedule . the Rockets f in ished the season with 2 1wins

ROUNDIN'THE BASES WITH RENAE SINKLER

S o phomore Rehae S ihk ler was startihg sh o rt stop oh this years varsity team . She was a \so ohe o f f e w freshmeh o h squad.

Th is years a c h ievemehts :

-Secohci Team

-Broke the hits ahci atre co rds

-Macie Team A

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5o pht11 o r e Ali ss a Larse n g e t s r ea dy for a play (All Ph o t os by Tos ha Mathers )

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Gatorade Player of the Year

-2nd-year letterw inn er

-Leader in the state in triples

-3 rd in state in batting average

The Varsity teah7 huddles up before a big gah7e

Freshhlan Kylee Dart gets r eady to pitch during the .Juniors Kelsey 1//orley /\h7Y Koch and .Jahlie Dicke show that Softball is hard work but can East gah7e. also be fun

INTEN~ITY I~ THE KEY

By Ally Mahln,an

Vvith a hew coac h thi s seasoh the JV SOFTBALL t eam was ready for chahges The hew coach was a lr eadY used to the Rocket ways because of previous coachihg of the r eserve teahl for th e past coup le of years The JV teahl star t ed the seaso h off strohg

The Rockets sta rt ed off the seasoh with tw o big wihs agaihst Coluhlbus 'We saw how well we cah play together a hd wh a t kihd o f teahl we cah be .'' com hl eh t ed freshmah catcher l\hha Koep pihg. l\hha had ah a wkward positioh this year because she was the o hlY freshhlah oh th e JV squad.

The JV teahl faced t ough oppoheh t a hd cahle out strohg The Rockets fough t ha rd both gahles but fell short to the Vikihgs 0- 1 ahd 2-3 "Our defehse was very good and we pl ayed well as a teahl 11 added sopho-

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lhtehsity was the key terhl ih the Rockets wihs aga ih st Southeast. '' 1/ / e battled iruuries ahd their tough hits a ll gah:le ,'' exclaii---ned sophohlore pitcher Sahl M ertz Mertz who pitched for the JV squad hlissed a coup le gahles durihg the seasoh due t o back iruuries . ''Sahl was a leader oh the teahl because she worked through her pa ih ahd showed us what we heeded to do to wih .''cohlhlehted Roberts

With a fihal record o f 8 wihs ahd 13 losses the J V squad realized what it took to wih. ''lhtehsity is key '' added Junior Marci KassebaUhl - The Jv teahl fihished their seasoh with the LPS t ourhahleh t.

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Front Row: Q- to R) Lauren Severson Toni V;e1xelrnan Megan Mares Missy Bickford Middle Row: Q- to R) Janelle Hill. Sannantha Mertz Caitlin Skrdl a - Markwell Adrianna Keopping Annanda Liedle Kas1dy Ballentine Back Row: Q- to R) Coach Lo ri Adams Katye Hagemoser . Marci Kassebaunn . Annanda Ku h lnnan . Chelsea Roberts . Kelci McGill .Coach

Sophomore Sam M ertz slides into first base as teammate Toni V; eixelmah watches (All photos by Kellie ,Johnso11 )

Ju11ior Ama11da Kuhlman tags ah East player out at first base

ONE WORD: TEAMWORK

By Ally Mahl111an

N e w pl a y e r s . New coac h. N e w y e ar . Th e RESERVE.SOFTBALL t ea rri w as fir e d up for a he w se a so r-1 . Vvi th se v e h fre s hrri e h. t h is t ea rri ha d t o start a 11 o ver. Th e y w o rke d hard a 11 s urrih7 e r ah d pus he d th e rri s elv es a t try -o uts . Th e reserve s quad practiced t ough ahd pu shed e a c ho ther t o e xce I. The Rockets were pr epa r ed to fig ht.

So uthea s t was th e first opp o heh t o h t he Roc ke ts s c hed ule Aft e r s truggl ihg a ll garrie fo r h its the r ese rv e tearri f e 11 sh o rt t o the Kh ights 3- 12 .' We s trugg led hittihg ahd they ca pit a liz ed o h th a t.' ' co rrirrieht e d s o ph o rri o r e Sa r a ,Je w e l. Thr o u gho ut th e sea s oh th e ir hittihg irrip r o v e d as we l l a s th e ir de f e hse . Eveh wh e h

th e Rocke t s qua d was dow h they held the ir heads h igh.

Th r o ughou t th e s e asoh the Ro ckets pr ogressed. Th is r eserve t earri s o oh f aced t o ugh riva l Lihco lh Eas t. '' Th e East g a rrie was o he o f o ur best be c ause we p la y ed we l l as a t e arri . ' ' adds s o ph o rriore o utfi e lder Kri s tih Kos t e r The Ro cke t s up s e t t he S partahs 16- 14 pe r se rver e d har d thr o ughout th e se a so h t o b e c o rri e b e tter a s a t e arri a hd we he v e r gav e up despite o ur rri a hY c hall e hg es ' ' e xclairris fr e shrriah 0 e hhifer Se r a f ih. a f ihal r eco rd o f 4 wihs an d 10 losses the r ese rve t ea rri f e lt th a t th ey lea r he d alo t ab ou t th e ga rri e itse lf a hd eac h pe r so h b ec arrie a b e tt e r pl a ye r .

R.ight: Sphorro r e M egan Stu rr p gets r eady fo r a p itch S turrp w as t he catche r fo r this y ea r s Rese rve s qu a d.

Below R.ight: The R.eser ve t ea rr huddl es up befo r e a ga rr e to ta lk s tr a t egy Thi s yea r t he r e we r e 7 fr es hrr en o n th e R.ese rv e t ea rr East 16 14

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First baserran Sara Je we l gets down a nd r eady fo r a h it. Sa r a w as one o f the leade r s on the t ea rr .

RUNNING TH£ ________ MIT,£

By Michelle Philippi

Th is years VARSIT'Y CROSS COUNTRY team was young but willing to w o rk hard They did a lo t of off season training and r an during the summer "A lot of us run track during the sp ring and get together and run during the wint er .'' said Ca rly S inner

Th is years boys team was led by a str ong Junior class Luka Thor led the team with ah awesome performance at districts and trip to the state meet. Also sen io r Amanda Godemahh did well this year a lsndade her way to state

The Rockets started their season off at the Nebraska Vvesleyan Invitational. The b oys teah7 placed 7th with Thor fin ish ing in 2nd place. The girls placed 6th with Godemahh taking home the 4th place m eda l. The rockets then traveled to Kearney wh ere the b oys team improved by placing 4th and the girls placed 6th as a team .

The Bryan invit e was a mqJor confidence booster Both the boys and girls freshman class placed 2nd E lli ot piper ran great finish ing ls t in h is c lass The g ir Is senior c lass pushed to work hard and placed 1st Godemahh took the 1st place medal.

The rockets traveled to Cairo , Nebraska to compete in districts The boys team did well finishing 4th. Thor, who finished 5th last season at state , was the only boy to qualify for state this year by finishing 3rd A lso Godemahh f inished 6th place qualifying for the state meet.

Thor and Godemahh both made their way to Kearney to compete in state . Thor finishing his year strong finished in 11th place Godemahh ran great this season and finished her senior yea r placing 49th

BURNIN I RUBBER WITH JACKIE ENGEL

Q . H ow long have yo u bee n runnin g cross cou ntry?

A I sta rt ed to run cross cou ntry when I was a sophnro re.

Q.What nrade yo u want to j o in cross co untry?

A \/' /h en I was younger I never really saw nryself as being a runn er . When I got to high school nry friends always told nre about how fun it was and that I shou ld try it.

Q . What d o yo u do for off - seaso n tra inin g?

A - During the winter the coaches organize cond iti ong afterschool \/' /e

Below : Valerie Bartels pushes ahead her opponent at Districts (f'hoto by Kellie Johnson)

Senior Anranda Godenrann takes the lead against a Raynrond Central runner at the districts nreet. (f'hoto by Kellie Johnson)

Q , How clicl you coup with our pre5ea5oh ir\jury?

A - I w as hurt th e fir s t part o f th e seaso n with a s tr ess fr ac tu r e in fnY shi n I w as frust r a t ed beca use I wasn't ab le to r un Duri ng the surt1rt1er I had to do poo I wo r ko uts an d ride on the bikes

Q , What are yo u goitig to rt1i55?

A- I h-i going to rt1iss the who le teafn . Everyone got a long and I rt1ade a lot of good friends ru nning cross co untry

Q. What are your plah5 for rut1t1it1g iti the future?

A- l h-i p lanning on ru nnin g c r oss co untry in co Ilege.

f:r eshrt1an Bridget Ketchart1 and sophort1ore Erin Bakter cori---pete 1n the Nebraska 1//esleyan Inv ite (Photo by Kellie -Johnson)

Luka Th o r replenishes his body at the Nebraska ! /esleyan Invite (Photo by Va :er1le Bartels)

-Junior Thao Le gets ready to cort1pete at the B r yan Invitational (Photo by Valerie Barte ls)

-Judy Garcia and Rica Bassinger take a break at the lv) cConnell Invite (Photo by Va lerie Bartels)

'£~hill 'an l9own

By Alicia Oakeson

Strehgth hard Vvork ded icatioh

Those are Just a feVv of the thihgs that describe Vvhat the 2004 Rocket Wrestling team is a ll about. The team goes through tough Vvorkouts ahd ehergy-draihihg practices every day to make sure they are ready for their upcoming opponents. With returning state qualifiers from la st year . Zach Schne ll. Clint Neumann . Eric Mill e r . Kody Larsen . Mil es Mar·shall. James Tessier . and LeVvis Fleisher . the team b egan their season rated fourth in the State in Class A . They Vvere behind No. 3 Omaha Burke . No . 2 Omaha North. and last year's Class A State Champions . Lincoln East.

A feVv Vveeks into th e season . the long-aVva ited dua I agains t East arrived. With ah estimated 1.000 in attendance . the Rockets put up a tough fight. Rogert at 103 . Zech M cKenzie at 119 Miller at 145 and F leisher at 275 all beat their opponehts but the most emotiona l ly-charged match Vvas betVveen Marshall and East's Keenan Mccurdy. M a r sha ll. Vvho usua ll y Vvrestles at the 160-pound Vveight class . moved up for this match Just to Vvrestle his city rival. ToVvards th e end of the second period M ccurdy led 6-2 but ea rly in the third period. Mar sha ll took charge and pinhed M ccu r dy at 5 : 16.

The Rockets fell just short Vvhen East's Heiliger beat Neumann 7-2 in the final match Vvhich clinched the Vvih fo r the

Spartans The final score Vvas 33-40 ''No one Vvas upset. it Vvas a good dual .'' commented senior LeVvis Fleisher ''Vve all felt pleased because Vve did good.''

With the many victories durihg the season the team sti l l had one goal : State The District Tourhament Vvas held at Norfolk and the Rockets Vvere to face Kearney Papillion La-Vista. Hastings Millard Omaha NorthVvest. Lincoln North Star and Norfo lk

The Rockets placed second Vvith 156 points and qualified nine for the State Tournament a Vveek later : Rogert. Schhell . Corey Steiger . Neumann . Duane Shields . Miller Larsen Charles Shepard-BroVvh and undefeated Fleisher . Marshall Vvas three-tenths of a pouhd overVveight and did not Vvrestle

lh the first round at State . 103-pound Rogert lost to Grand Island's Guerra 4-2 Next. Schnell at 112 los t 3-0 to North Platte's Cox Neumann lost a close match 9- 7 to Omaha Bryan's \/ Jhite in the 130-pound Vveight class . Omaha Parham beat Sheilds 13-4. HoVvever . at the 145 Vveight class Miller pinned Pintore of Omaha Bryan at 3 : 12 but then later lost to SVvitzer of 11-4 in the quarterfinals finishing in fourth place Larsen in the 152-pound Vveight class pinned Shulz at 3:4 1 and also Hammond at 2:45 in the quarterfinals. Later in the Semifinals . Larsen Vvas pinned at :39 by Creighton Prep's unbeaten Chr is Oliver and finished ih fourth place. Shepard-BroVvh Vvas also defeated 3- 1 in the quarterfihals by Columbus' Mi chalak And Fleisher also pinned Kimmington of Millard North at 1:24 and Dieckhoff of Lincoln High at 1:03 . Fleisher then pinned East's Doggett at 1:56 ih the semifinals to take him into the finals the next day.

In the finals . Fleisher Vvrestled Hastings'Rigler in the 275-pound Vveight class He made the pin at 5 : 14 to boost his record to a perfect 38-0 . 'I /ith a perfect record ahd a State Title under his belt. it still hadh't quite sunk in yet.

''I expected to Vvih but Vvhen I saVv for the first time that I Vvas ranked first. I Vvas really excited . more so than in mY match .'' said Fleisher .

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Q: How lon0 have you been wrestling?

A : S ih ce I was ih 7t h grade

Q: Who is your favorite opponent and what is it about hin, that n,akes hin, your favorite?

A : Lev i from A ur ora b eca use he has a good strategy aga ihst me a hd he s a good ath lete .

Q: Do you have any rituals or

(Photo by Alicia Oakeson)

and

o wake up be ca us e at a lo ng t o urn a m e nt y o u r e ins id e f o r so lo ng .

Q: What are you lookin0 forward to n,ost about next years wrestlin0 season?

/\ No t c utt ing w e ig ht a nd wr e st lin g up in th e nex t w e ig ht cl a ss

Q: What is your n,ost n,en,orable n,on,ent so far durin0 your hi0h school wrestlin0 career?

A : B e ing in t he S t a t e F in a ls w as pretty f un a nd w inn ing th e M o nste r M a t c hes in De nve r .

SehIor LeVvis Fleisher shows his pride at the av1ard cerernohy after taking first place lh his Vve1ght class at the State Tournarnent. (Photo by .JeanhIe Hart)

5ehior Kocly Larsen gets ready to execute his next nrove against Lincoln H1gh's Eri c B rclowski at the 14O-pouncl we gh t class (Photo by Ke lie Johnso n)

Sophornore Zach Schnell anxiously awaits his opponent Eric / ; 1llnran of East to begin the nratch at the 112-pouncl weight class (Photo by Al1c1a Oakeson)

Senior Lewis Fleisher gets ready to take clown Easts Jinr Doggett in the 275-pouncl weight class In a dual at Eel Johnson Gynr (Photo by Alicia Oakeson)

WIMMERS MAKE A SPLASH

By Ally Mahlman

HarcHvorkihg ahd positive ihdividuals a r e two key words for this years Swirrirriihg tea~- They pushed hard durihg off-seasoh to beco~e the best swi~~ers that they could be . After a tough seasoh last year the Rocket swi~~ers worked ha r d to achieve greathess th is year The Rockets ehded th is seasoh with the sa~e hU~ber of wihs as last seasoh . but are cohfideht ih the youhg ta leht ahd returhihg letterwihhers to ~ake big th ihgs happeh!

Oh the g ir ls tea~ the biggest ~eet was their wih agaihst Hast ihgs 118-6 7. That ~eet started a stretch whe r e they weht 4-2 . ihcludihg a hard fought wih over Southwest 54-48. Seh ior Ki~bra Culver who was also a captaih ahd a four-year letterwihher . led the girls tea~ - She participated ih the 500 free 100 back. ahd 200 IM. Cu Iver who got the 8th place fihish at cohferehce . has a bright future ih swi~~ ihg Ahother tea~~ate Jeha lyhch. qua lif ied for state ih the 50 free. Fresh~ah Ahha S~ith co~peted at state ih two evehts . the 100 free ahd 200 free

The boys tea~ pushed a lot of tea~s to the l i~it.

Varsity Boys

LNE: 72

Beatrice :B3

LNE:B6

Lincoln High:95

LNE: 12120

Southeast Invite

LNE:90

Hastings :B6

LNE: 11112

Ralston Relays

LNE:40

Southwest:62

LNE:B6

Grand Island: B9

LNE:BI 10

Cotter Invite

LNE:64

Southeast: 106

LNE: 10B

Northstar : 69

LNE: NIA

Frenront: NI A

LNE: 103

Varsity Girls

LNE: 72

Beatrice : 113

LNE: 1216

Ralston Relays

LNE: 68

Lincoln High : 115

LNE: 12120

Southeast Invite

LNE: 118

Hastings :6 7

LNE:54

Southwest: 4B

LNE:B2

Grand Island: 103

LNE:55

Southeas t: 13 1

LNE: 141

Northstr ar :34

LNE: 1127

Frernoht Meet

LNE:75

Colunrbus : 109

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East (Scores not Available)

They ~ade each tea~ earh every po iht. The Rockets' victory over Fre~oht was big because the Tigers had a lot of state qualifiers. The Rocket boys swa~ fast ahd beat Fre~oht 8882 . That ~eet. was the secohd of a 3-~eet wih streak Reid Suttoh a JUhior was the tea~ capta ih for the b oys . Suttoh received the secohd place fihish at cohferehce ahd qualified for state ih the 100. 200 . 500 free . ahd 100 back

The Rocket swi~~ers pushed each other a ll seasoh lohg ahd worked to achieve their goals . ''This group of kids have beeh great to work with ahd I look forward to what's ahead.'' co~~ehted Head Coach Ed Mu l ler .

Boys captain Reid Sutton does the backstroke at a city nreet.

Leigh Flenrnrihg swinrs fast to get a quick time during her heat.

Freshnran Matt Pederson performs the backstroke during a meet. (All photos by Jessie Nilson)

Freshnran Anna Smith s wims the freestyle during a nreet.

backstrokes aCjainst ah East swimmer

DMNG TO SUCCESS

By f\lly tv,ahl111ah

This year's Di v ihg team was a young and ta lente ci g r oup o f k ids They worked ha r d a 1 1 season long as we 11 as in the off season . The Rocket ci ivers were a 11 uncierc lassmen and 1.ver e led by Trevor Rice a Junior who dazzled the Judges with his height off the board .

''Trevor is a very ta lenteci ci iver and w o rks hard to be Just that." stated teamm ate 0en Marshall. 0en a sophornore diver for th e girls t ea rn. had a key role on the team . She placed in seve ral events receiving many first place finish.

The tearn Vvas filled with new talent as well as o lei. Freshrnar, Matt Pederson showed eve ryone that even though he wa s a fre shrnan he can step up and play a big role for· the tearn . He will contIr1ue to score for th e Rockets next season also . Kristin Peder son was another leader on this yourIg team .

Pederson . a Junior . knew what was needed in o rder to get the win and pushed her team t o do so

''She is a talented girl and a great leader said Coach Ed Muller . "and she will do it again for us next year as we l l ''

Freshman Anna Lott and Marshall will look tor state bids next season . ''Now that we know what to ex pect. w e can work on our weaknesses during the off season to impr ove ou r diving '' acids Lot t.

''This group has been a Joy t o work with and l can't wait to continue our success next season!" exclairneci Coach l'v1u Il er

Er ienne 1//1ss1nk gets r eady do do her routine.

Anna Lott does a Flip at a c ity meet.(1\11 Photos by Jessie Nilson.)

Sopho m o r e Jen ~arshall does a back flip at a c ity meet.

RELENTL&SS FOR 32 MINf]TES

By Lihd 5 eY Kl ug

Northeast has traditi o nally been known for having a solid { boys basketball prograrri . especia ll y after the Rocke ts woh the Class A S tate Charripionship four years in a r o w starting in 1996 Although the prograrri t oo k a short br eak Coach Steve Bartekand his Var5ity Bo y s B aske tb a ll t ea rrir e turned the Rockets t o the big dance this year . Corrie c run c h tirrie. the Roc kets were ab le to pull out sorrie pretty arriazing wins and kept the season e xciting and enter taining thr oughou t.

The season ope ne r wa s a t horrie against Counc il Bluffs

Abraharri Lincoln . The talented Rockets played hard but they w e r en t able to pull off a win . The tearri fell to the Lynx with a disappointing 72-B 7 loss .

The Rockets traded wins and losses their next few garries and cou ldnt seerri t o really get anything going "It was disa ppointing at first because we knew we had a lo t of talented players and we weren't able to display o ur ab ilit y as we would h ave liked .'' corrirriented senior Sky ler Reising .

The boys had three losses going into the annual holiday t o urnarrient. In the fir st r ound . the Rockets faced th e Gato rs fr o rri the new est high schoo l in Lincoln . No rth Sta r . The garrie w as very close for 32 rriinutes. in fact. it wa s so close that the garrie w en t int o overtirrie The s qu ad was aggress ive in the overtirri e period and ended up hitting a free thr o w in the final seco nd s t o win the garrie 6 7-66

" V;inning against No rth Star felt g ood be ca use a lo t o f the b oys o n their t ea rri played f o r Northeast last season a nd we wanted t o show th erri that they rriade a rriistake by leaving '' co rrirriented sen ior Chadd Draper The Rockets lost th e ir next two garries in the tournarrient to Southeast and Lin co ln High.

After the Roc kets los t by only four po int s t o th e Hast ings Tigers in late January Bartek decided it wa s tirri e for a c han ge He knew his t ea rri w as better than wh a t they w ere s howing he knew they were capab le o f so rriuch rri o r e .

''I cha lleng ed the boys t o prove th errise lv es and have a little pride I was hop ing that th ey would accept th e cha ll e nge and t urn their season a r ound '' said Bartek

The boys t oo k Bartek's c hallenge with energy and exci t errie nt.Th eir next garrie they faced Pius and although rriahY doubted therri . th e b oys pulled ahead t o wards the end and won the garrie . 69-60 .

very tough espec ially o n th e r oad but the squad pull ed it off winning their second in a row B 1-59 .

Tw o in a row is good but how good does seven in a r o w· so und ? Pretty good . huh? 1 / 11 that's exac tly what th e Rocke t s did The b oys wowed the fans coaches and tearris a l l across th e state The b oys were head ed int o the t o ughest district in class A with seven co nsecut iv e wins to carry th e rri ' V; e wer e very conf id ent g o ing int o districts and e ven th o ugh w e had Central and V; es tside in ou r di s tri c t w e fe lt like w e cou ldnt b e b ea t.'' co rrirriented sophorriore Andre w Bridger.

The R ockets kept the

crowd entertained in the first r o und agains t Wests id e and beat th e third-r anked V/ arriors . B279 If you th ou ght that garrie wa s exc 1t1ng try watching the Rockets next garrie against t o p-ranked Orriaha Central Thirty tw o rriinutes wa sh t e no ugh t o decide thi s garrie. The boys took th e Eag les into ove r tirrie and w o n th e garrie with a pair o f free thr o ws The Rocke t s w o n the distr ict titl e . BO - 79 .

The Ro c kets g o t a lo t of hype going int o the sta t e t o urnarrient. Th ey w e re predicted t o do rea Ily we 11 The b oys had a rerriatch with Wests ide in th e first r o und . This tirrie it didh 't turn out quite as we ll as the last tirrie th ese two t ea rris rriet. The Rockets went ice co ld and fe ll t o V; es tside

r r-nore state pictures see page 95.1

Time Out With

The Three-Pomt Prophet

DeA..dre Melvi..

Q : How long hav e you been play ing basketba ll ?

A: I have been p laying since the second grade

Q: Who is yo ur bi ggest ro le mode I?

A: Pr o bab ly mY co us in Amon . He p layed for Northeast when th ey had the 4-peat.

Q: What is your greatest accomp li s hmen t th is seaso n?

Seco 11ci -yea r Coac h Steve Bartek in structs his players ciuri11g a tirr eout. Bartek led the Rockets to the State Tour11arre11t for the first tirre s 111 ce 1999 (Photos by Jody Frazer)

Q : Vvh ich o ne of yo ur t eammates has b ee n th e m os t motivat iona l p layer foryou?

A: Mitche ll Raridon. He gives me 11 lhe Speec h 11 before every game and that a Iways seems to w o rk

Q: Wha t has been the m os t exciting m o ment for you this seaso n?

A: V;h en we w o n 9 games in a row going int o s tat e . and beat th e number 1 and 3 teams .

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Johrison looks to pa of his tearr,rr,ates

ciarr,e acia inst Orr,aha Cerit r a I.

Senior M oza rt Dixon plays tough cieferise aga1rist his opporieri t

Sophorr,ore Jerr y Vaughn-Tay lor blocks out his opponent so he cah cirab the r"'b oun

tHartl UltJri Brtn/4' Succett

ti By Lihdsey Klug

r': Tryouts were hard every practice was lohg ahd the ruhhihg was

heVer-ehdihg but after all their hard work the 0Uhior Varsity basketba l l team's determihatioh paid off. This seasoh's squad was a { group that was wil lihg to do whatever it took to get thejob dohe oh the court.

Coach Mark Runyah had the team focused oh fuhdamehtals ahd doihg things right both oh ahd off the court. Despite a few close games that d idh 't come out quite as the Rockets wou Id have Iikeci. these boys played together and were successfu l throughout the season

The second game of the seasoh gave the Rockets a taste of what the rest of the season was goihg to be like The team faced the Discoverers of Columbus at Ed Johnsoh Gym The Rockets

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kept it close for i--nost of the game but in the closihg mihutes the Discoverers pulled ahead ahd beat Northeast. 60-58

Wheh the boys played Grahd lslahd a few weeks later the Rockets were oh the other ehd this time. The Islahders kept the fans oh the edge of their chairs the whole game but the Rockets capped the game ih the end. wihhihg 4 1- 40

As if a few close garnes wereh 't ehoUgh the squad decided to make it herve-racking one more time In the first round of the LPS tournament at the ehd of the season the Rockets matched battled Lihcoln High LNE kept it ehtertaining by hitting some clutch baskets to send the game ihto double overtime but the they couldh 't pull it out ih the end ahd fell to the Links by two points . Their season was over but there was hothihg to be disappoihted about. The team worked hard this year

Sophornore Kevin Bentzinger drives past a Millard 1/'Jest Defender Hardin played both Junior Varsity and Varsity for the Rockets this season (Photos by Jody Fraze r )

Front Row (L to R): David Young Larry Skinner Joh Hardin Kevin Bentzinger Brinson Steinhauser Back Row (L to R): Coach Mark Runyan Marcus Jefferson Beau HoodJer Michael Kutey. Matt Markowski Brent \/ Jells Coach Guy Dunning

Sophorno r e John Rust puts the rnove oh his Pius defender . Rust wa s a big contributor on both the Junior varsity and varsity squads this season (Ph oto by Steve Schnniedeskannp)

~#OM~ l(~.s PLµ wm+- P~tON

By Lihdsey Klug

Their record might hot portray a great seasoh but eve ry good team ha s a dowh year . A lthough the Reserve Basketball team oh ly w o h two games out of the 12g a m e seasoh they hev e r lost ho pe ahd cohti hu ed t o w o rk hard ahd impr ove a 11 seasoh lohg.

Th e Rocke ts faced th e Sou thw es t S il verhawks ih their seaso h opeher. The b oys were ahxi o us ahd excited t o play ahd came ou t wit h a very aggress ive att itu de The s quad w as a ble t o keep a steady lead thr o ughout the gam e ahd b eat the Hawks by 11 po ihts. wihhihg 60 - 49.

After a pror-nisihg fir s t game the Rocket s were co hfideht a b o ut th e seasoh but th e hex t few games d idh't go quite as w e ll as the t eam would ha v e like d. Th ey struggled . losihg to four othe r c ity teams . Although th e Rockets had seve r a l close ca ll s agaihst both Lihcolh No rth S tar ahd Omaha Burke they w e r e hot able to pu l l o ut th e wih s

Th e b oys heve r lost hope . th ou gh. Th e y khew th ey had

taleht ahd they khew they w e r e a lot better thah their record wa s s ho wihg After a s ix - poiht loss to th e he w No rth Star Gators ea rlier ih th e seasoh the Rockets were seekihg revehge They ca me o ut tough ahd w e re Uhstoppab le the wh o le gam e . The boy s c ru s hed th e Gato r s by o v e r 30 po ints 69-3 1 in a much heede d wih .

After ah excitihg wih . th e Rockets struggled through th e ir gam e aga ihs t Pius ahd th e ir secohd match- up with East.

The Rockets felt they had so methihg t o prove ih th e ir la s t game of the seasoh The t eam squar ed of f with th e Lih co lh High Lihks . Th e game kep t th e fah s o h the edge of their seats but Nor thea st co uldh 't quite pu l l it out ih the ehd fall ihg t o the Lihks 4 7-48 Seasohs like this areh't a l l bad because hext seasoh the ath le t es have ho wh e r e to g o but up.

The r eserve squads hudd les together during a tihh e o ut. Th e boys had good chei7171stry throughout the seaso n a nd they say hh ost of their Vvi ns ar e du e to pl ay ing together

East 47 48 Front RoVv ()._ to R) : Mal co lhh Wade La rr y Skinner Second RoVv ()._ to R) : Brian Schoenleber Jon Wenz l. Steve Alexan d e r. Zac h Fr iesen Blake Gord on Tay lor Bourne. Back RoVv ()._ to R) : Coach Mike Boshart. Beau Hoocjjer \/; es Junker Layne Krahn M att Nunnehhaker Coach Johnso n.

Sophohhore Steve A lexander pull s up in the la ne fo r a short JUhhper as teahhhhate Brian Schoen lebe r looks 0 11. (Photos by S t eve Sch hhiedeskahhp)

Sopho hhore M alco lhh Wade p ays tough de f e nse aga in st his P iu s o pp one nt.

Uuaefeatea Seasou Shows Taleut. Heart

By Lihdsey Klug

After last season . rriany people thought that it couldn't get rriuch better than a corribined record of 20-3 for both the freshi rrien tearris but this year's l=reshrr,eh Basketba ll tearri proved F therri a l l wrong. Coach Dave Mercer a forrrier Northeast player and his squad achieved a rare feat. going 16-0 and rerr-iaining undefeated throughout the whole season . The boys say that Coach Mercer rr-iade therri work really hard and they owe their wins to that.

Freshrrian year car1 be rea Ily scary and tough for a lot of new high schoolers but these boys seerried to f it right in . Being a part of a tearri is always a good way to rrieet new people. Playing on a high school tearri is a lot different than playing on a non-corr-ipetitivejunior high tearri. Guard Travis Schroer said the biggest change was probably the traveling .

''In Junior high we never left Lincoln so it was kind of fun to travel

and play at other schoo Is.''

The tearri 's biggest garrie of the season carrie about half waY through when the squad rr-iatched up against theJunior Jays of Creighton Prep . This was . a big garrie for the freshrrien because Creighton was the only tearri that beat therri last season The garrie was nothing like the boys expected. They played hard but blew the Jays out by alrr-iost 20 points . winning 68-50.

The Rockets cruised through the season and had a lot of rriorrienturri going into the end-of-the-year tournarrient. The boys had an easy first-round garne and faced Lincoln East in the charripionship. This was perhaps the squad's first tough garrie of the season. After 32 rriinutes of hard work . the Rockets carrie out on top beating the Spartans for the city charripionship . A perfect end to a perfect season .

o nt Ro w Q..- to R) : Logan Hiatt. Casey Dittenber Trent Svehla Seco nd Ro w Q..- t o R) : Justin Svehla Elliot Bulling. Brandon Aksamit Dustin Gushard. Tory Berks. Jay Ca rt er B ac k

Right: The freshmen squads get together 1n the huddle to li sten to Coach Mercer give them the garrie plan. (Photos by Steve Schmiedeskamp)

Freshrrian Brandon Aksamit plays tough defense against his opponent.

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'SOI.Jti.J\G TUM ~tlu 'B~e ~Ak ~HL

By Ke 11ie ,Johnson

Northeast's boys b o wling team reached the pinnacle in 2003-04 as they captured the school's first State Bowling Champ ionship

Coached by Gary Vo ndra the boys stormed to the title after a regua lr season that had them o n top o r nea r the top o f the state's best.

Making it t o state qualifying and bowling against some o f the best high school bowlers is no easy battle

The co mpetiti o n is ex.c iting t o so rne of the players . and its what drives th e rn in the sport.

'/ ;ith 11 years o f experience b e hind her . Stacey Vondra knows how the gam e w o rks. //ith an average o f 160 . she kn o w s ho w to have fun but to bow I her bes t.

"My dad g o t me into b o wling when I was younger and he got me into the leagues ''

Stacey co mmented. 1 / /ith her dad as coach he he lps her a lot with battles s he and the other p layers need t o overcome .

''The co mpetition is what g o t me involved. ' '

Travis Fox admits

As with any other sport they do th e ir warm ups with fun practices and activit ies

''The first ba ll I throw is always mY hardest t o try and do mY bes t. but after that I th r ow at normal s peed.'' said N ikki Rosebe r ry

At s tate they w e r e expecting to do w e ll like last year but something diffe rent fr o m last year is th e girls a nd the b oys s wit c he d. 1//ith the boy s winning s tate ?nd the g ir ls tak ing a c lose seco nd Uh Iike the year b efo re .

''V;e were expecting to win sta te '' S t acey Vo ndra sa id

B ot t o 117 Ro w (!._ t o R): N1kk1 Roseberry l\rnanda M1kesh Karly Robeson Stacey Vondra /\rnanda Peck. Midd le Ro w : Sarni Marr Matt F lynn. Ba c k Ro w: Jenn ife r Brown Brian Schi lke

Jake Bennett Coach Marci Bishop Tuny Vondra. Coach Gary Vundra. Travis Fox Coach

Clark I\J1lson Shawn Posp1s1I, Chris Schwarz (Photo courtesy of Ga r y Vondra)

Var s ity Bowler Tony Vondra throws a 111ean b a li with all his past know ledge and experience

(Photo by Jessie Nilson)

Varsity Bowler . Brian Schi lke . talks w ith

th er team mat es to decide wh a t t o do

xt fram e ( Photo by Jessie Nils o n)

Right : As her first yea r on the bowling team. Nikki Roseberr y has a lot of fun She looks forward to her bowling at Hollywood (Photo by -Jessie Nilson)

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By Alyssia Walehtihe ahci Michelle Philipp i

This year's VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL team was young but fi l led with talent. With on ly three seniors on the roster . the y o unger girls had to step up and become leaders also

The Rockets' first game was at home with screaming fans against Hastings. The girls played together and came out with a big win beating Hastings 8 7-48

In the second game the Rockets had to travel to Columbus. They stayed focused on the road and came home with a win over the Discover's 69-49 The very next day the Rockets were back at home where they matched up against Millard West. The Rockets faced a rnqJor set back when sophomore Ah7Y Chapman co l lapsed with a knee iti.Jury in the third quarter Chapman never returned in the game or any game this season due to a torn ACL. The Rockets ended up losing 48-5 7 Although the girls took their first loss of the season and a devastat ing iruury they played a hard and intense game .

With the loss of Chapman freshmen Dominique Ke lley was forced to step up and show her talent.

"I didn't feel pressured at all being a freshman . It made me play better and the coaches were confident in me and JU5t wanted me to go out there and do h7Y best.'' said Kelley The girls then faced Counc i l Bluffs Abraham Lincoln and came out with a win 68-52.

With North Star being so close to Northeast. many s tudents transferred over to become a Navigator The Navigators became a new rival for Northeast sense the North Star team consisted of a few girls who had attended Northeast in the previous years.

"It was a litte weird at first playing against h7Y friends that I had gone to school with for a few years but we Just went out there and played basketball '' quoted Junior Lindsey Klug. The Rockets over took the game with a huge win 79-36

After a big win the Rockets suffered a close loss to the Norfolk Panther 44 - 4 7.

Next the Rockets headed to North Star to take part in the LPS tournament. The Rockets faced a tough loss to Southwest. The girls then matched up against Lincoln High where they t ook another loss . The Rockets ended up

the road is tough but the girls went out and played hard. winning big. 53-3 7.

After a win against Kearney the Rockets made their way to Grand Island The game was long. going into two · overtimes where the Rockets lost a close one 4 7-5 7.

The Rockets then faced Lincoln High for the second time . The girls were out for revenge and came out with a close win 43-38.

The girls faced Pius>< corning out with a huge win. Next the Rockets made the long trip to North Platte where they lost. 56-66

Next the Rockets went up against the undefeated topranked and biggest rival Lincoln East. The girls went into the game wanting the win and they were ready for a tough game The Rockets won the game . ending the Spartan 's undefeated record and giving the Spartans' their first loss ''Beating East was the greatest feeling especia lly since they were undefeated and everybody predicted us to lose .'' stated Klug .

After another close loss to Southwest the Rockets faced Fremont and took a win 50-4 7

The Ro cke ts then matched up against Southeast for the final game before the district tournament. lt was a close game the whole way but the Rockets pulled through with a 5 7-53 win over the Knights.

The Rockets faced Lincoln High in their first game of districts The girls took a devastating loss 32-36 and fell short of making the State tournament. ''It was disappointing bu-i::, we'll be out to make State next year '' said Klug.

BALLIN' IT UP ¥'1TW

DOMINIQUb KbllbY

Q: How lohg have y o u beeh playihg basketba 11?

A : I started playing when I was 7 years o Id l Joined the srna II fry team GE when l was in 2nd grade.

Q: Vvhat w a s it like beihg a freshrnah oh Varsity?

A : At the start of the season I was nervous but as the seaso n went on I i1 ,st- 1A1Pht- n11t- t-h F:rF: ;:ind Dlaved

Senio r Ingrid Johnson Jumps for the Rockets in the openi ng tip off against Counc il Bluffs /\L. (Photo by Tosha Mathers)

Sophot11ore Ally Mahlt11an stops to take a quick breather A.s a sophot11ore Mahlt11an Vvas a leader and a key player on t'1e Var1sty tearn (Photo by Tosha Mathers)

Q: Vvhat i5 your pre game ritual?

f\ : B efo r e e v e r y g a m e th e Vvh o le t ea m does th e c ha - c ha s lide in th e locke r r oo m t o g e t pump e d up I us ua Ily Vvear m y Ni ke he ad band e v e r y g a m e .

Q: Did you feel pressured at all beihg a startihg freshmah?

/\:N o It m ade m e p lay be tte r. Th e coac hes ju st Vv a nted m e t o g o o ut th e r e a nd d o my bes t.

Q: Vvho is your basketba 11 role mode I?

f\ : I Vv o u Id ha v e t o say M a rgar e t Ri c ha rd s Vvh o pl a y s fo r Ne br a s ka. S he 's r ea l e ne rg e ti c o n th e co urt ahd giv es 100% a ll th e t im e .

Q: Vvhat is your favorite memory from th is basketba 11 seasoh?

f\ : Th e s lee p ove r a t Lin dsey Klug 's ho use Vv ith a ll th e baske tb a ll gir ls It Vv as a gr ea t bo nd ing tim e beca use Vv e r ea Ily needed it a t t ha t tim e ih t he seaso h

Q: Most m e morable game?

f\ : De fihit e ly bea tihg Eas t. Th e y ha v e a lVv ays bee h o ur big c it y riv a l ahd it a lVv ays fee ls gr ea t t o bea t th e m .

The Rockets c ircle together before the garne to get put11 pecl up ancl to prepare fo r their gat11e against Sou t heast. They Vvo n an intense J unio r /\nclrea Th o rn e d rib b les past her defender and d r ives to the lane . (Photo by ancl close gat11e . 5 7-53 . (Photo by Jeannie Hart) Tosha M athers )

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By Alyssia \Valentine and Michelle Philippi

N0VTOWIN

This years JV GIRLS BASKErBALL tear11 was out to wih ahd vvi ll ihg to work hard to get it dohe That's what the Rockets did . ehdihg with a 16- 1record. which was the best record for a gir ls JV teah7 ih history at Lihcolh Northeast.

The girls set r11ahY goals for their seasoh Ohe of their rr1aih goals beihg 'road warriors' which r11eaht that they hever wahted to lose wheh they were oh the road The gir ls worked extra hard wheh they weht out of towh

Coach Brieh Cohhealy was the ohe who car11e up with the 'road warr iors' goal Ahother goal the Rockets strived to accor17plish was beihg Uhdefeated The Rockets were shy by ohe gar11e froh7

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fulfil lihg their goal. The Rockets ohlY loss was to Lihcolh High ih the LPS Tourhah7eht. It was ah extrer11ely close garne . but Northeast lost by ohe .

The girls had good teah7 cher11istry They worked great together.

Every day after practice ahd before every gar11e the Rockets would chant ''ONE BALL-ONE TEAM -NORTHEAST ROCKETS '' That was the Rockets' teah7 r11otto this year

The Rockets lost to Lincolh High in the LPS Tourhah7eht. but car11e back later ih the season to beat the Links . 63-36 .

"Beating East was the best feelihg because they have always beeh a big rival for Northeast. We Just wahted t o go out there and get things dohe ''

Brooke Bartek concentrates hard as she gets ready to shoot a free throw

Bartek was a key player· for the JV basketball tean--1 this yea r (All photos by Tosha Mathers)

Freshman point gaurcl Jamie Ess 1nk takes the ball clown the court against Millare!

The s quad huciciles for a quick pep talk by Coach Connealy.

Front Row : (L t o R) AmY Koch Jamie Ess1nk Jeannie Hart Melissa Schne ider. Alissa Larsen Back Row : (L to R) Jessica Sanchez. Samantha Allemang Latasha M a rc i Freshmah Jessica Sanc hez Arny Koch gets ready to

HARD WORI< PAYS OFF

By Alyssia Walentine and Michelle Philippi

The RESERVE GIRLS BASKETBALL

teah1 ended their season with a record of 11- 1. The h1ain goal for the squad this year was to be undefeated The Rockets w e re sho rt by one gah1e froh1 accoh1plishing their goal . The only teah1 the Rockets lost to this year was F'reh7on t. The Rockets played tough and stayed in the gah1e but couldn't execute and los t. 51-43

Another goa I for the Rockets was to be the hardest working tearn in the state of Nebraska.

'' Practices were tough but It helped a lot to get prepared for the gan---1es we had ahead of us." sa id sophon70re Dan ie Mill er Coach Noa Craft told theh1 every day and er1couraged thern every day t o

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be the hardest working teah1 in the state because it would pay off in the end.

The Rockets had gr eat team chemistry . They always worked well together and played as a tearn Before every gah1e the Rockets would chant ''PLAY HARD-PLAYTOGETHER-12 FOR 32 . '' Coach Craft was the one who carne up with the chant and has used It for two years now .

The Rockets best gah1e was against Southwest. It was the first garne In the season and the garne went Ir1to overtirne and the Rockets won by five .

''This year a ll of us girls will always reh7ernber how far we carne and how rnuch we grew as a teah1 " said Miller

rreshrnan Kylee Dart dribbles past her defender and gets SF:t to start the offense

Sophomore I iannah ,J,Jhh'::>on pas:':,eS the ba 11 around her defender to one of her tcarnhlates (All photos by k'.cll1c Johnson)

Front R.ow:(L to R.) Becky Suhr. r',eley McGill. Cassie Jurgens Carissa I !ager Kylee Dart. Danie Miller. Casie Sattler Back Row :(!_ to R) Coach Cr.:ift . f-"r1st1n Koster Chelsea Qu1r1ng Hannah cJohnson Maken71e Lind-Olson Rachel le1tt

Sophoi---nor·c Kelsey McGill drives past two fast ddenders to take the ball in for a lay up.

f TA[IN 1 IT TO THE HOOP

[ By Alyssici \.Vcilentine & Michel le Phi li pp i

Th is years FR.ES HMAN GIRLS BASKETBALL tearr exce led in rrany different ways throughout the season i The hard work and effort sho wed every tirre the girls f= w e nt up and d o wn the court. The girls rrade rrany friends , and rrerrories this season.

They started th e season by playing South w es t. It was a tough garne and the Rockets carre out a littl e nervous and lost 15-44 .

Next the Roc kets rrat c hed up aga in st our big rival, Lin coln East. No rthea s t played ah int ense garre , ready to go out oh the co urt and get things done and the pulled through and w o n, 3 1- 2 7.

''East was the best garre . A ll we want ed to do was go o ut there, play o ur bes t and corre out with a win ,'' sa id JehhY Lubben.

The Rockets th e n had a r o ugh loss t o Lincoln Ch ri stian , 16-45 Corring frorr that loss th e y th e n went up against Lin co ln High and won. LN E s howed rrore concentration , and play ed b e tt e r as a t ea rr to win the garre. 4 1-35.

The next two garnes w e re losses , t o and Southeast. The Rockets seaso n wa s ah off-a nd -o h season

Northea st headed t o Grand Is land Th e girls played a gr ea t garne against th e Is landers , winning 46-16

All in a ll, the freshrran girls ba s ketball tearr had a good season The tearrs ta le nt and friendships grew thf" oughou t the year . The freshrren learned a lot about high sc hoo l ba s ketball and are ready to start a new season next year .

Fr esh mah Cassahd r a Browh dribbles the ball dowhcourt a gaih st Lihcoln High. The Rockets won . 4 1-3

Front Row : Cassahdra Browh. Em i ly Lathrop Sara Mayfield. Samantha Ellis Stephanie Aya r s Rachel Herhandez: . Prornise Bahr .Student M anage r: Rica Bassinger Back Row : Coach M egan Rains . Nico le

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By Lihdsey Klug

So111e peopl e play golf to relax whi le o thers erijoy the sport for the excercise . \Ve il , the Northeast Boys Golf tea111 e rijoy s playing for the co 111petition.

Th e Rocket go If tea111 has 111ade it a goa I t o win this season .

''Lo s ing is no f un and winning isntJUSt satis fying for th e tea111 but it is also personally satisfy ing,'' co111111ented sop ho111o re Alex Al le111ang.

Th e Rocket s 1N ill be led by sen ior To111 Fisher. Fisher has be en golfing for quite so111e ti111e and rea ll y erijoys it.

''G ol f is fun . lt's not really lik e 111o s t sports wher e there is a lot o f s tr·ess Vve JU st go out there . play a few rounds and then we are done ,'' said Fishe r.

A l I good ath let ic tea111 s ne ed to have goa Is in order t o be success fu I. If you don't have goa Is th en what do you have to look forward to? This season , the boys have 111ade it a goa I to be cornpetitive and be one of the better tea111 s in the c ity With East being po werful, as always . this year . the b oys have to 111ake sure they work hard in o rd er to rnaintain a high rank a111ong the other Linco In schoo Is

The Rockets a lso want to have fun Although it s i171po rtant to be serrous and get st uff done . so111et i111es it's alright to Just let loose and be yourse If.

''Golf is fun and a ll of us boys have fun together That is one of the reasons why w e shou ld be good this year Vve have good tea111 che111ist r y " co111111ented so pho111or M a lco l111 V/ ade Wade w il l also be a key golfer on the tea111 this season. 1//ade 111ade the

Varsity tea111 as a fresh111an last year and learned a lot fro111 playing with th e o lder go lfers

'We had go od seniors la s t year arid they taught 111e a lo t. I h7 looking forward to carrying that knowledge int o this season to he lp our t ea 111 be successful '' sa id Wade.

The Rockets hav e a t ough schedule and it will be irnportant for th e111 to be at the top of their ga111e at a ll tirne s A few 111istakes here and th e re cou Id be bad news for th e Rockets .

Although No rth eas t wa s not a force to be r eckoned with when it ca111e to golfing in th e past. this season th e boys are going t o try t o change that and bring a winning tradition to Northea s t.

Northeast Boqs Qolf

SchedLde

Beatrice Inv .

G.L Inv.

Vests1de/ Ralston Inv.

LPS Championship

Pius

Columbus/ Fremont/ Norfolk Inv.

Capital City lnv.

Beatrice

heartland

LPS Sc r amb le

Districts

State

Ab o ve : Sophomore M alcolm \A/ ade shows perfect form during practice. v' / acie was the only freshman 011 varsity last season Left: R.ob Bennett lines up for a drive Be lo w R ight: Senior Ton---1 Fisher practice s his putting befo re a r o und Be low Left: Sophornore Ale>; f\l lernc:ing has a great s wing out 011 the c..ourse . (photos by Kellie Johnson)

GETTIN' DOWN AND DIRTY

By Michelle Philippi ahd Alyssia Walehtihe

Th is years VARSIIY GIRLS SOCCER

team is determined to make it to state

Losing only two seniors . the Rockets have an advantage since the team consists of mainly the same players that played on varsity the year before. The girls are confident in playing together so they made goa Is to work more on fundarnenta Is and conditioning .

"This year we are doing a lot more conditioning which calls for long and intense practices but 1 t wi l l a ll pay off in the end .'' said Junior captain Alyssia V;alentine . The Rockets are looking forward to the cha 1lenges the season wi ll bring.

"\Ve re rea Ily looking forward to the season because we have a lot of returning talent and new players who we are look ing to fo r the fulfi ll ment of key roles and hopefu Ily we can come out and 'woo' the crowd . " said sophomore Ally Mah Iman.

Senior Captain Kayla Johnson was a key player last year and carried much leadership last season . They are looking for Johnson to lead the team to a successful season.

"Being captain isn't an easy role to fi l l From being captain last year I know that I have more confidence in the role this year '' said Johnson

Seniors Aisha Wade and Jessica Cain are attending Nebraska Wesleyan Univers ity this corning fall and wi l l be teammates once again . Both seniors have many expectations to fi l l th is season

This season the Rocket staff gained three new coaches They are a 11 co Ilege students with a lot of experience and talent. A l l three are currently playing for the ir co llege or have p layed for the college in the previous years

The Rockets are ready to make it to state " 1//e r e ready to get down and dirty and head to 'The Big Dance . ' to show them what we got." said sophomore Sarah Styskal . ''The Big Dance'' is also known as the state tournament.

The big game for the Rockets this season wi l l be Lincoln East. The Spartans have always been a big rival for the girls soccer team '!;ith a loss to the Spartans the previous year the girls are out to get revenge Another big game for the Rockets will be against Uncoln High The Links are a solid team and will be tough to beat.

This year the girls goals are to win their district and make it to state ''This year shou Id be fun. \Ve have a lot of ta lent and a good chance at state "stated JUnior Lindsey Klug

,Jun ior Alyss1a V-;ale11ti11e dribbles aro und Sarah Skocla 111 a c1r1II c1urI11g tryouts . Is a captain 011 the Varsity tearn this year (All photos by Steven Schmiedeskamp)

Above : Senior captain Kay la Johnson works 011 her foot skills cluring tryouts. Johnson's leadership wil l play a big role

Junior Alayna Foster concentrates hard 011 keeping control of the ball as she dribbles down the gyrY1 during the daily warm - ups at tryouts.

r resfwnan BccJ·.y Suhr grc:t5 rc..:,dy t0 kd i-hc ball. Suhr Vvlll sVvingJv and varsity.

Sr :•11cx Capt.:w1 ~1,c-,lertF; I jr_)uciek bbcks c:i shut riw1ng tr·y cAJtS HrJu,Je~ 111111 be a kFy pl ciy1::r as a gual1e for the R.ockf:ts

A It'.~ I ,1obbe focuses as she dribbles the ball doVvi7 the gyrt1 - /\lex will be a key player on theJv tearn this year

Junior l\ndrea Thorne luoks to pass to one of her tear-rirnates Thorne wil l play a nnaJor role on the varsity teart1 this yea r

NoRTHEAH ~IRU ~OttER

Sched ul e :

N[ lf\1V

L1nco In H 1g h

Grand l s la 11d

B r yan Inv.

North Sta r

I lastings

South w es t

Fr e nn o nt

East

1 ; es t s 1d e Kearney Inv.

Sout heas t

I las ting s Inv.

D ist ri cts State

Th e girl s hu cicl le to g e th e r i11 t he gynn as Coach fv1 a r s h e xpl a in s th e ne xt d rill. Try o uts Vv e r e f o r ced 1ns cle du e to t he w eat he r

Fr es hnn a n Jo rq a n Hu s key nn a kes s ure s he is s tr e t c he d o ut be for e tr-y o ut s b e gin S tr e t c hin g 15 v e r y irn po r ta nt In pr e ve nting irijuri es

Boys Soccer Kicks Into High Gear

By Alicia Oake5oti

The 2004 Rocket Boys Soccer Teah7 is fired up and r eady.

After last yea r's season the boys want to show a ll of Class A who is in cha rg e th is year .

With Senior Capta in Jason Gayed at defender Senio r Captain Josh Hardison at right wing. and Junior Captain Clint Neuh7ann at center h7 idf ie lci. the Rockets sho w proh7ising year

Soh7e of the players believe that this year's teah7 is going to be exce ll e nt. and possibly one of the b est teai--ns N o rt heast ha s seen in a while.

''VV e have good play e r s th is year and they bond good with each othe r . '' co h7h1 ented Junior M arco Niko lic.

Cheh7istry is one thing that can h7ake or br eak a teah7 in t ough tih7es A teah7 needs to have go od che h7i s try and needs to bond well to acheive th ei r g oa ls .

This ·season . the boys have set soh7e high expectat ions and strong ly intend on following through with theh7.

One of their i--nain goals would be to play in the State Tournah7ent at the end of the spring sport season

The Rocket boys soccer teah7 has not participated in the State Tournah7ent in about 10- 15 years and this year the boys want to change a ll of that. They also want to finish the regular season with h7ore wins than losses and have a good rating in the Class A standings

''I look forward to starting on varsity and h7ak ing it to the State Tournah7ent with h7Y friends and hopefully placing "stated Junior Marco Nikolic

Left : Sopho1r7ore 5pehcer Ho l1r7es sets up the pass for 5ehior CoCapta1h Josh Harciisoh (Photo by Steveh Sch1r1 iecieska1r1p)

5eh ior AJ Behhe gets ready to pass the ball ciurihg practice

cioors sihce the weather has a habit of hot cooperatihg

NORTHEAST BOYS SOCCER

Sc hedul e

NE Invite

Linea In High

Grand Is land

Bryan Invite - Ro nco l li

No rth S tar

Hast in gs

So uthw e st

Frer-nont

East

Vvest s ide

N Platte/Kearney/L.East/L.Northeast

Sout heast

Grand is land In vite

Distr icts State

The boys socce r t ea nr pr ac ti ces ha r d 111 ho pe of r eac h ing its goal of p layi ng in th e State To urna nre nt in la t e s pring a nd ha ving a winn ing r eco rd (Ph o t o b y Ste v e n Sc hnri e d es ka nrp)

Senior Collin Sell dribb les t o w ar ds a tearnnr a t e d ur ing a drill 111 pr ac t ice in th e G r ee n G ynr (Ph o t o by Steven Sch11re1deskc1 11rp)

Rockets have high hopes for State

By Alyssia Vvalehtihe

IThe VARSITY BASEBALL team this year has a desirab le goal to make it to state

"Vve want state Vvith all of the ta lent our team has th is year we have a great chance of ach ieving our main goa l. '' said senior Ben Bandars .

The Rockets have a young team . but it's filled with talent. The squad lost eight seniors this past year . The team members know that they can hand le the pressure. The Rockets know that there are many positions to rep lace . meaning the under c lassmen are going to have to step up and be willing to show str ong leadership

" I know that there are many expectations to be f il led and I am ready to do whatever it takes to

win . and help my team succeed . " said Junior Jeremy Peters.

Another goa for the Rockets is for every player to improve individually as the season pr o gresses Every game they want team improvements 1,vith all the players contributing -a ll they can

A long-term goal for the Rockets is know ing that baseball is Just a game and that no matter what. every game they need to go out there and play with their head and play together

"Vve have go od team chemistry and that w ill be a m3Jor key to our success this season .'' said Junior second baseman Tyler Stephenson .

The Rockets want to be the best team in the city and are looking forward to beating the city teams .

The Spartans of East High have always been the biggest city rival for the Rockets If there was one game the Rockets would like to win it would be the East vs . Northeast game . The win against East would give the Rockets pride and bragging rights

'We have never liked East and it is a big time goal of ours to beat them and it wou Id be awesome to do it my senior year .'' commented senior Buck Rausch

For some teams state might be out of reach but not for this year's Rockets.

'We have a team with not a lot of Varsity experience . but hopefully guys wi l l step up and we are really looking forward to making some no ise at state " said senior catcher Kody Larsen

Freshman Kent Urbine and seniors Nick Zeller and Ben Bandars wait for their turn during pitching practice

Sophomore Tyler Stewart and seniors Senio r Buck Rausch gets ready to receive

Junior Tyler Stephenson throws the ball to first to get the out

Freshman Travis Parker warms up.

Ornaha Bryan

HAC Tou rn ament

rreshman Andy Cooksten gets ready to warrri up on the f ir st day of try outs

Jun io r Eric Ferguson get s ir1 position to recieve a ground ball

J uni o r Drew Pillard stands at first ba se w a iting t o receive th e ba ll. Freshman Joe S tep a nek g ets r eady for try -o uts.

Senior Kody Larsen plays catch with teamates before pract ice Larsen will be a key player for the Rockets this year

Junior Duane Kage practices a t first base Kage 1s r eco v e ring fr o i--n s ho uld e r su rg e ry whi c h took pl ace ea rli e r 111 th e sc hoo l year

Rockets Runners Seek Success

Could it get any better than waking up. running five miles or more stretching a littl e throwing around twelve pound balls and flipping themselves over poles set in the a ir? For most of us that sounds Iike a dreaded workout. but for the Northeast Track ahd Field team . that is simp ly a daily routine.

Track season is a big time of year for many ath letes but especia lly the sen iors who will be participating in their last event as a Northeast Rocket. Most seniors set their goals high and reach far so that they can go out with a bang their final year in high school .

''Im really excited for this season I have made it a goal to make it to State and do well my sen ior year.'' commented sen ior hurdler Che' LYnn Sanders Sanders wi l l play a key role on the Rocket squad this season She will be highly competitive in both sprints and hurdles . Anothe r hurdler for Northeast. but this time oh the boys side is sen ior Tim Brown Brown played a very active part in the team's success last seaso n and hopes to contribute in the same way thi s yea r.

So you say track is easy because anyone can run a short spr int. huh? Well how about running a competit iv e one or twomile ra ce is that easy too? It's obv ious ly a lo t tougher than most people think but Northeast has seemed to have found success in it with sen ior Jackie Engel and JUhior Carly Sinner . Both of these girls put up some pretty unbelievable times last season

Nor1heast Track

"I felt good about my season last year but I expect bigger things this time around I worked hard in the off-season and I feel like l tr1 prepared for JUSt about anything '' comme nted Sinner

When you talk about track most people think it is only running. but there are many other events that peop le can choose to participate in In fact most of the other events take a lot of guts Not Just anyone is willing to fling themselves over a pole hung in mid-air. and even worse trust in a flimsy rod to get them over an even ta Iler po le. High Jump has a Iways been a big part of track and field and pole vaulting is becoming more and more popular with the Northeast track stars. Aside from a ll that. you can also throw the shot put and the discus or do the long Jump and the triple Jump. Sounds like a lot of work doesnt it?

The athletes at Northeast know that its worth it though . "Not only can track be rewarding fo r the team but it can also be persona ll y satisfy ing '' claims Brown "The harder you work the better you'll be.''

''There is no experience lik e being part of the Northeast track team. The friendships are unforgettable and I will miss every part of being a Rocket '' said Enge l.

Above : Juniors Carly Sinner and Jeannie Hart stretch before practice. Both girls are returning letterwinners for the l acly Rockets Be lo w: Brian Chapman and Elliot Bulling stretch hard so they don't pull any muscles during practice. (f'hotos by Valerie Bartels)

Above: Junior Asher Ball stretches his nruscles before track practice Top Right: Junior Luka Thor gets ready fo r another hard practice Thor will be a key runner for the Rockets this season Bottonr Right: Seniors Jackie Engel ahd Che Lynn Sanders w a rnr up their arnr rr1uscles befo r e practice Coach Carol looks oh lh the background Below: Catherine lv1art1nezCortez and Nyku1ch Duobony sit around before practice Left: Sen ior John HoociJer practices his forrn while running down the track

f+-;Al("D WOR:K P µ_s OB

By Ally Mahlt11ah

Vvith only one returning senior this y ea r's Girl '5 Tennis t ea111 is looking to the underclass111en for their leade rship and hard work

This year 's tea111 is led by senior Marissa Sko pp Skopp has bee n a 117e117ber of the Varsity tea111 fo r two years and co117peted at s tat e last yea r in doubles .

''This year everyone is w or king very hard at ac hieving their goals and they re working t o 111ake the t ea111 better ." said sopho117ore Sa hl A l le111ang. Alle111ang was a Junior Varsity swinging Varsity player last year and plays a key role on the tea111 this year .

'' Sahl is a hard worker and knows her ro le oh the tea 111 .'' co117 117ented sopho117ore Rache l Leitt.

After a tough season last year . this years squad is loo king to i117prove their r eco rd ahd wih the 111atches they know they shou Id win

'' Last season we didh 't wih the 111atches that we knew we shou Id have . so we 111ade it a goal of ours to wih a couple of

tea111111 a tches . '' stated Junior Ja117ie Roesler.

Although it is a ll har d work the girls know wh en t o have fun .

''Vve a ll get along really well ahd that 111akes for a better season '' Leitt sa id.

The Uh ity of th rs t ea111 is great ahd they have a very good che117istry.

"It's alo t easier to play with a tea111 wh en you get along wit h the girls '' said sopho111ore Katye Hage111oser

This year's varsity tea111 is coached by Ed Bailey. The Junior Varsit y and Reserve t ea111s are led by b o th Brie n Conr-1ealy ahd Mike B osha rt. Th e tehh is tea111 starts off th e season oh Apri I 1 at Fre111ont.

Rachel Davis is ready at the net to attack the tennis ball

'I/ ay to go Sanr 1Sophonrore Sanr Al lenrang is a key role on t his year's varsity squad (All photos by Tosha Mathers )

Freshnran Ashley Tessier listens hard to her coach g1v1ng tennis 1nstruct1ons

Katye Hageh7ose r t akes a

o ut to pose for a quick picture

NORTHEAST GIRL'S TENNIS

t1rr1e

Laura Kangash1aki stands and warts for the ball and to take a s w1ng 1

Junior Jah1ie Roesler attacks the ne t at tennis try -o ut s

Freshh1an Ngoc Nguyen winds up at tennis practice Eh7i ly Fecht g e t s r ea dy to take a s wing at the ball .

f\h7anda Leid le sees the court at tenn is try-outs

Varisty Group Shots

Star Strutters

5th Row: Allison Snell. 4th Row: Alayna Foster, Hannah Lenz. 3rd Row: Jessica Haxby,Chelsea Chapman, Emily Darter. 2nd row: Sasha Graybosch, Kylee Johnson, Laura Carter, Amber Brown. 1st Row: Stacey Vondra, Emily Bulling, Katie Emanuel, Kelly Hershberger, Lindsey Goertzen, Katie Fast.

Varisty Cheerleading

3rd Row: Chelsea Walter, Carly Knapple, Amanda Doughe Holly Willits 2nd Row: Amanda Willits, Esther Lenz, Ama r Bundy, Christina Born, Amanda Wesely. 1st Row: Mik e Munger, Jenna Walbridge , Lindsay Carver, Chelci Thompsor

Varisty Football

6th Row: Adam Hill, Michael Kutey, Lewis Fleisher, Dillan Michael, Josh Butler, Mark Meston, Duane Kage, John Hoodjer 5th Row: James Sipes, Corey Harrison, Drew Pillard, Jason Beard, John Rust, Andrew Westphalen, Ton Bradley, Aaron Johnson, Zach Bulling. 4th Row: Darin Litner, Miles Marshall, Taylor Bourne , Tyler Mulkey, Brandon Swenson, Charles Shepard-Brown, Luke Henkineus , Kody Parker, Brian Stevens, Adam Skoda, Coach Dave Svehla. 3rd Row: Coach Duane Baack, Josh Misner, Tyler McClanahan, Josh Hagerty , Major Erikson, Mike Hans en, Andy Luben, Josh Hardison, Eric William, Matt Burt, Coach Clayton He ath 2nd Row: Coach Mike Dixon , Robert Rector, Duane Shields, Orlando Lang , Tyler Stephenson, Ryne Packett, Scott Kerrey, Kody Larsen, Matt Packett, Jake Kapeller, Zach Friesen , Coach Lynn Schoening.

Front Row: Manager Ben Lynch , James Tessier , Eric Miller, Brinson Steinhauser, Chris Vargas, Jeremy Peters, Eric Ferguson , Brent Wells, Juan Hernandez, Buck Rausch, Tyrone Curry, Manager Jeannie Hart.

Varisty Volleyball

3rd Row: Jena Lynch, Aubry Worrall, Coach Marcia Motz, Coach ~::

Genrich.Coach Jackie Clifford, Jenni Kuehn, Brooke Bartek 2nd 1 Mikaela Richard, Alicia Oakeson, Natalie Swenson, Amy Chap 1r Ingrid Johnson, Emily Voog, Samantha Allemang. 1st row: A I Ober, Ellie Stutzman, Amber Lindner, Kellee Blaha, Se'erra Fart Ally Mahlman, Michelle Philippi.

Boys Tennis

2nd Row: Coack Mike Boshart, Scott Schoenleber, Kyle Bachman, Coach Bailey, Coach McDermin. 1st Row: Mike Larsen, Joel Simbahan, Austen Jacox, Robert Renaud, Tim Brown. Not Pictured: Brian Hamer

Varisty Group Shots

Varisty Softball

3rd Row: Kelsey Worley, Lori Adams, Lorene Kramer, Kari Amen, Julie Osborne, P.J . Wilksen. 2nd Row: Amanda Koepping, Kelli Linke, Andrea Thorne, Tosha Mathers, Kylee Dart, Renae Sinkler, Amanda Smith. 1st Row: Alissa Larsen, Jamie Dicke, Amy Koch, Jamie Jaques, Che'lynn Sanders

Cross Country

5th Row: Coach Knapp , Coach Ripley , Coach Carol , Coach Snoozy. 4th Row: Thao Le , Trevor Rice , Aaron Ball , Liam Stringham, Asher Ball, r~ Luka Thor , Brian Chapman, Elliot Piper 3rd Row: Jon Engel, Nick 1d Layton, Cody Stephenson, Eric Bailey, Kris Martison, Mike Henning el 2nd Row: Ame Walter, Jaci Rutt, Eric Ba ker , Amanda Godeman, Carly

Sinner, Kelly Wolpf, Jackie Engel, Maia Vick 1st Row: Varlie Bartels , Jamie Pella, Judy Garcia, Mac kenzie Johnson, Jamie Roeseler, Kristen Pederson, Bridget Ketchum , Nicole Reynolds, Rica Bassinger.

Wrestling

6th row: Manager Kelsey Beckenbach, Coach Tim Neumann, Coach Duane Borchers, Coach Larry Elwood, Manager Missy Bickford 5th Row: Zech Mekenzie, Miles Marshall, Mike Houston, Adam Hill, Lewis Fleisher, Jon Bradley, Kody Parker , Trevor Case 4th Row: Duane Shields, Brian Kehler, Andrew Meyers, Mike Estes .Tyler Schroder, Josh Hegarty, Jake Kamrath, AlexAllemang, Charles Shepard-Brown 3rd Row: Ryan Hitz,john Ren, Eddie Kramer , Dustin Benes, Eric Miller, Brandor Schnieder, Clint Neumann , Tyler McClanahan, Kody Larsen. 2nd Row: Eric Bailey, Brian Truong, Eric Nolan , James Tessier, Casey Clark, Nick Bell, Nate Longoria, Steve Adams, Andy Wisell. 1st Row: Andy Cookston, Cory Sterger, Dilan Floth , Josh Kehler, Nick Layton, Seth Arnold, Spencer Holmes, Rob Bennett, Casey Rogert

Girls Golf

2nd Row: Lisa Bolz, Coach Tom Ochsner. Taylor Morris 1st Row: Angie Vetter, Sarni Marr , Amanda Peck , Linn Axelstjerna.a

Trainers

Back Row: Aisha Wade, Kelsey Beckenbach, Danielle Smith-McVicker, Sheila Lemmert, Jody Frazer, Jessica Colson Front Row: Petrina Arneson, Marissa Skopp, Lindsey Klug, Stephaine Kadavy.

Varsity Group Shots

Varsity Boys Swimming

3rd Row: Coach Helt, Coach Muller, Tim Traudt, Reid Sutton, Kyle Bachmann, John Morris, and Coach Sellhorn 2nd Row : Andrew Westphalen,, Steve Matfield, Robert Taylor, Corey Pella, Trevor Rice , Vince Fraley, and Nick Lade. 1st Row: Tyler Morton, Jimmy Maynes, Drake Northop, Matt Pedersen, and Kyle Dill.

Varsity Girls Sw imming

3rd Row : Jen Marshall, Ana Lott, Jena Lynch, Nick Lade, Andre Westphalen, Coach Sellhorn, Coach Muller, Coach Helt, Lei~ Fleming, Kristen Pederson, and Laura Dier . 2nd Row: Jackie Engi Sara Whitney, Kelli Linke, Kimbra Culver, Jana Jaeger, Anna Smit Brita Higgins, Jamie Pella ,, Jennifer Serafin, Kassidy Ballentin and Sara McEntarffer, 1st Row: Erienne Wissink, Morgan Svobod Nikki Folsom, Stephaine Ress, Sarah Agu irre , Jessica Harig, Tc Wiexleman, Shelly Kuehn, and Rochelle Sorenson.

Varsity Boys Basketball

2nd Row: Asst. Coach Duane Baack, Scott Schoenleber, John Rust, Skyler Reising, Mitch Raridon, Mozart Dixon, and Head Coach Steve Bartek. 1st Row : Student Manager Adrianna Koepping, Chad Drapper, Orlando Lang, Demetrius Johnson, Deandre Melvin , Jerry Vaughn-Taylor, and Andrew Bridger.

Varsity Girls Basketball

3rd Row: Andrea Thorne , Chelsea Hahn, Coach Rump, Co e Wendelin, Head Coach John Clark , Amy Chapman, and In~ Johnson. 2nd Row: Ellie Stutzman, Se'erra Fantroy, Domine Kelley, Charity lromuanya, Ally Mahlman, and Jade Mendo

1st Row: Lindsey Klug, and Anna McVay.

Girls Soccer

Kelsey McGill, Jessica Cain, Hannah Leitt, Jordan Huskey, Nicole Phillipi, Anna Mcvay, Alyssa Marschman, Lindsey Klug, Aisha Wade, Nicole Peck, Ally Mahlman, Kayla Johnson, Jena Kinyoun, Sarah Skoda, Becky Suhr, Alex Shasteer, Jaime Jacques, Jessica Navartil, Jamie Essink, BreAnne Everts, Sarah Styskal, Renae Sinkler, Audrey Zimbelman, Ellen Berggren, Alex Nobbe, Catlin Skoda, Alayna Foster, Adrianna Koepping, Sara Mayfield, Andrea Thorne, Malerie Houdek, Lacy Pittman, Sam Pospisil, Eryka

I ' Vasquez, Heather Christenson, Chelsea Ousiring, Jennifer Seraffon, Ashley Bennett, and Alyssia Walentine .

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Boys Soccer

Josh Harr ison, Collin Sell, Andrew Hemingway, Geovanny Gonzales, Nate Stoddart, Felipe Legorreta, Adam Ciaskill, Jason Deterding, Paul Swanson , Batler Luethje, Bryant Marshman, Derek Sell, Jay Carter , Britton Green, Clint Neumann, Armin Terzic, Nermin Terzic, Steve Adams , Spencer Holmes, Trevor Rice, Juan Hernandez, Casey Kettler , A.J. Benne , Nick Borer, Cory Shepard, Andy Luft, Chassan · Khulef, Corey Craig , Blake Gordon, Layae Krahn, Matt Nunemaker, Mohamed Shogan, Marko Nikolie, Bryan Fitzgerald, Brandon Torado , M ichael Larson , Keegan Borer, and Logan Pfeiffer .

G i rls Track & Field

Stephain e Ayars, Erin Baker, Sunni Barr, Brooke Ba rt ek, Rica Ba ss in ge r, Samanth a Brandt, Kelsey Carter, Micki Clark, Emma D e leon, Nyak u ich Bobo u ny, Shannon Drake, Laura Draper, Shauna Eckhar d t, Dumu ni g y e k Elley , Ja c ki e Engel, Se 'erra Fantroy, A mera Franke, Jess ica G la ss, Am a nda G o dem a n, Chelsea H ahn, Jeannie H art, Breanna H artra n , D a nielle Hyn ek , Ha n nah Johnson , M ackenz ie Johnson, Cassie Jurgens, M arci Kassemb a u m, Je ss ic a 'V' Keslar , Brid get Ketcham , A lissa Larsen, M akenz ie Lin d- Ols o n , Amber Lindner, Jr 1 Jessica Ll oyd, J e nny Lu bben, Sa m antha M ar r , J e nnifer Ma r shall , Asiah e . McWilliam s, D ani Mil ler, Katie M oss, Ash ley Ober, Cai tl in Otley , Wattina Pate r, r , KRr isttteCnhPe,t 1

erso ns , Jadmi e PNe_llah, R 1 yless hP e 1 ria, N ataclie 1

Phsil lip s, MsikhaeladRi cThardk , JTa_cfi u , e y nn a n ers, 1c o e c ama n n, a r y inne r , an ra roo , 1E · fa ny Tyrrell , W hi t ney Vill ines, Em ily V oog, Jenna W a lb ridg e, Am y Walte r, Jes

le , si ca Wenzl , Sara W h itney, Am anda W itte, Ke ll y W or ph , a nd Ami Zweerin k .

Boys Track & Field

Er ic Biley, Jason Bai r d , Aa ron Ball, Ashe r Ball, Benji Barr, Tory Berks, Tim Brown , Scott Brugman , Elliot Bulling , Eli Casados, Brian Chapman, Tom m y Christenson, Lee Conrad , Jyrone Curry, Chadd Braper, Josh Ellis , Jon Engel, Michael Estes, Lewis Fleisher , Tyler Grooms, Will H ighfield , Rya n Hitz, Beau Hoodjer, John Hoodjer, Richard Inns , Aaron Johnson, D e metrius Johnson, Jacob Kepelle r, Eddie Kramer , Andy Lachance, Nic k Layton , Evan Lenertz , Seth Lienemann, Tyler M c cl a nahan , Lennard Miller , Tye M i ller , Nghia Nguyen , Eric O h nout ka , Ryne Pa ckett , Matt Packett, Mi ke Packmore, Elliot Piper, G u a m ar Puc k, Logan Reis in g , Justin Ren , Anthony Rohr , Joel Simba h a n , La rry Ski nner , Br ian Stevens, Liam St r ingham, Luka Thor , Jesse Tuttle, Alex Wheeler , and Victor Zweerink

Ba seball

Joe Ab bay, Shawn Adamek, Tim Aksamit, Ben Bandars , Benji , Brandon Bart lels, Bryce Batenhorst, Dan Berk s, Kevin Bentzinger , Taylor Bourne, An d rew Bridger, Beau Briggs, Austen Brgam , Ni ck Broers, Spencer Carves, Ke vin Co nn ick, Andy Cookston, Kyle Dill, Casey Dittenber, Chris Fagan, Er ic Ferg uson, Nick Flewelling, Zach Friesen, Kyle Gillispie , Dustin Gushard, Sean Haa r , Jon Hardin, Logan Hiatt , Brian Hosker, Ty ler Hruza, Duane Ka g e, Jason Karabel , Ben Ke ll ogg, Orlando Lang , Kody Lar se n, Cody

Learned, Tim Lehi, Derek Maley , Matt Marko wski, Clint Min k, Trevor Nieman, D erek Otto , Travis Parker, Jeremy Peters , Drew Pillard, Ken Powell , Pat Pul ec, Mi tch Raridon, Robert Rector , John Rust, Travis Schroer, Spencer Schwab, Kale Sinner, Joe Stepanek , Cody Stephenson, Tyler Step h enson, Brinson Steinhauser, Jay Stewart, Tyler Suesz, Joe Sutko, ,Justin Svehl a, Trent Svehla , Drake Thege, John Tinius, Kent Urban, Rob Varilek, Je rry Vau g hn- Tay lor, Kellen Walker , Brent Wells, Derek Wells, Jon Wenzl , An dy Wisell, Nick Zeller, Casey Clevelan , Dylan Floth, Josh Holland , Nate Long oria, and Jesse Frederick

Girls Tennis

Sam Alle m an g, Li nn Axeistjerma , Kelle Blaha, Kala Bland, Emily Darter, Rac h el D a vis , Emily Fecht, Melissa Gilliam, Carissa Hagel, Katye H agesm aser , Laura Kangasmaki, Amy Koch, Rachel Leitt, Amanda Lied le , Kayla Michel, Amanda Morrow, Ngoc Nguyen, Phoung

Ngu yen , Kellie Peitzmeier, Jamie Roesler, Casie Sattler, Jennifer Sch roeder , Arianne Simbahan, Marissa Skopp, Jennifer Suhr, Ashier Tess ier , Dieu-My Tran , and Erienne Wissink.

* Due to deadline restraints , we were unable to pic t ure t h e v arious le v e ls o f spring sports teams. Photos and rosters are reflective of the n um ber o f at h letes who reported for tryouts during the first week of spring sports practices

Painting is one way nnany express thennselves They love the feeling of brush

The Northeast Marching Band takes the field during one the football ganre 's halft1nre show (Photo by Verena Mertz)

Above: Mr Chapnran shows excitenrent as the cast of the play is about to take the stage As you can tell he is very proud (Photo by Verena Mertz)

Left : Ellie Stutznran and Mark Mes ton are partners in Voices N ' Harnrony They help each other out when the tough tinres conre (Photo by Jessie Nilson)

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Mikael does an anrazing Job 1n this year's fall play Her acting skills can light up the roonr

(Photo by Steven Schnriedeskanrp)

(Photo by Jessie Nilson)

Below : The audience looks on as the cast of the fall play gives excellent perfornrances (Photo by Steven Schnr iedeskanrp) Be low: Meghan Moore Chris Durhanr Ma ler1e Houdek go over their routine get it down (Photo by Jessie Nilson)

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Student art like this can be seen a 11 around the schoo I Northeast 1s proud of its artists (Photo by Jessie

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Below: Gwe n well and Kris Martison play their scixophones with style 11 (Photo by Jessie Nilson)

The PqJanra Ganre was this years nrus1cal. The audience ehjoyed nrus1c hunror and love through out the event. (Photo by Verena Mertz:)

Adina Tran give the croVvd a perforrr:a.nce to renrenrber (Photo by Steven Schnr iedeskanrp)

Hannah Lenz: and Chris Durhanr put their hearts into this years Chr1stnras concert. They celebrate the season through their voices.

(Photo by Steven Schnriedeskanrp)

Be low: Lindsey Schoeneck day dreanrs as one of the cast of this years nrus1cal "PqJanra Gan1e " (Photo by Steven Schnriedeskanrp)

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Marching Band

By Erika Workman

Starting at 8 am on Monday, August 4th, this year's Lincoln Northeast Marching Band began preparation for the season

"The Sound of Simon" poured out of the school as they worked on memorizing music.

After a year of non-marching, tr1e first several days are spent working on fundamentals, while the new members learn the basics and the veterans refresh their memories Once they got the basics down , they started working on their show, with the first performance at the Homecoming game against North Star

Putting in a full day for three weeks before school starts is a lot of hard work Many hours are spent practicing out in the heat and the band members get tired . Water breaks are looked forward to anxiously, and it never fails that a few waterfights break out Pep talks from drum maJors Scott Lloyd, Bryce Knezovich and Emily Leick, as well as from band president Lacey Stamler kept the band spirits high Their own "spiri t week" awarded prizes to those dressed up, and band parents brought popsicles for the kids at the end of the day. ·

All the hard work paid off at Harvest of Harmony in Grand Island, the band's first competition Scoring their first superior since 1992 at Harvest of Harmony, they celebrated their victory with undying cheering in the stands, and Scott Lloyd being camed, trophy in hand, on the shoulders of the band, where he delivered a victory speech.

Senior Tosha Mathers said, "It felt really good to finally get a one (superior) lt is the thing I will most remember about my senior year "

At the LPS Invitational and NSBA, the band scored an excellent Practice was held at 7 :30 every morning, along with an extra practice Saturday afternoons before competition

This year's motto, "Be One, Get A One" held true, as the band pulled together for a season Iike nothing before

Mike Ware , Caitlin Potter and James Crowley enjoy time between performances at a football game. (Photo be Valerie B artels)

Thi s year's drum majors lead the band during the Star City Parade. (Photo by Kellie Johnson)

Nick Wertz, Chris Durham and Nick Radar proudly pla y "Sa1 ta Parade ," the band 's Star City tune. (Photo by Kellie Johnson. )

Above: After weeks of wo1 cing hard , the band st rut s ts s tuff at the Homecom i .g ga me. (Photo by Ka ie Rau sch)

Left: All the hard work p; id off, as the band nails th ir show at competition. (Co trte sy of Je ss ie Nilson)

The band enjoys bringing holiday cheer witht the festive music they play.(Photo by Kellie Johnson)

The members of drumline show how hard they ' ve been working at th e LPS Invite. (Photo courtesy of Jessie Nilson)

n , waiting for the compe-

Hilary Schultz and Melanie Nelson huddle close to keep waim during an early morning practice.

(Photo by Jessie Nilson)

At NSBA , the band plays on while the Star Strutters amaze the crowd with their routine. (Co urte sy of Je ss ie Nilson)

Giving it their all at the LPS Invitational , the band has some fun doing on-field visuals. (Co urtesy of Jessie Nilson)

2003-04 LINCOLN NORTHEAST MARCHING BAND

EMILY BRINTON

AMBER BROWN

EMILY BULLING

LAURA CARTER

CHELSEA CHAPMAN

EMILY DARTER

KATIE EMMANUEL

KATIE FAST

ALAYNA FOSTER

LINDSEY GOERTZEN

SAHSA GRAYBOSCH

JESSICA HAXBY

KELLY HERSHBERGER

KYLEE JOHNSON

HANNAH LENZ

ALLISON SNELL

STACEY VONDRA

TIMASKAMIT

TOBY ARNESON

ERIC BAILEY

ERIN BAKER

JENNY BALES

VALERIE BARTELS

ERIN BASSINGER

RACHEL BATE

BRYCE BATENHORST

IAN BECK-JOHNSON

ELLEN BERGGREN

MATT BIELENBERG

DREW BIGHAM

KELLEE BLAHA

KALA BLAND

AMANDA BOETTCHER

LISA BOLZ

BEN BOUWENS

SCOTT BRUGMAN

COLT BUHR

DEREK BUHR

COLT BUHR

JUSTIN CADWELL

CODY CARLSON

CRYSTAL CORDOVA

JAMES CROWLEY

ZACH DIEHM

MARITDONALDSON

CHRIS DURHAM

SEAN DZIUVENIS

RYAN FEATHER

MIKE FIEDLER

TOM FISHER

LEIGH FLEMING

JUSTIN FLURY

SARA FOTINOS

VINCE FRALEY

COLE FRANSON

JOSH GIER

AMANDA GILLETT

AMANDA GODEMANN

CARMEN GUERRERO

MATT GUENTHER

JOSH HAAS

ROB HAHN

ARRON HALSTED

MICHELLE HAMER

LAURA HANSEN

JESSICA HARIG

COREY HARRISON

AMBER HEGWOOD

MIKE HENNINGS

CASSIE HESSHEIMER

JANELLE HILL

KELLY HISKEY

HEATHER HUBER

DANIELLE HUGHES

SARA JEWELL

MACKENZIE JOHNSON

Tl JOHNSON

WES JUNKER

JESSE KEELAN

BEN KELLOGG

DANIELLE KITE

HEATHER KITE

ETHAN KLITZKE

BRYCE KNEOVICH

JAYSON KOCH

EDDIE KRAMER

AARON KROGH

LEAH LAUNER

AARON LEACOCK

MATT LEACOCK

EMILY LEICK

MARY LEIDIG

LACEY LIENEMANN

SETH LIENEMANN

ERIC LLOYD

SCOTT LLOYD

AARON LOOS

SAM LOOS

AMY LOTT

ALAN LYMAN

SAMIMARR

TOSHA MATHERS

EMILY MAYFIELD

MARLEIGHA MAZUCH

KIMMOHATT

REBECCA MOLCZYK

TAYLOR MORRIS

KATIE MOSS

MELANIE NELSON

ALISON NICKOLAUS

JESSIE NILSON

KURT NINNEMAN

ERIC NOLAN

ERIC OHNOUTKA

LINDSAY OLIVER

KRISTIN PEDERSEN

CAITLYN POTTER

GWEN POWELL

MELLISA RADER

NICHOLAS RADER

ROBERT RECTOR

JOSH REDWINE

MICHAEL RENAUD

NICHOLE REYNOLDS

JORDAN RHODES

JAMIEROESLER

ANDY ROSEBERRY

ZACH ROTH

JACIRUTT

CASIE SATTLER

BRIAN SCHILKE

JENNIFER SCHROEDER

HILLARY SHULTZ

JOEL SIMBAHAN

ALINA SMITH

LACEY STAMLER

JAKE STEELE

NATASHA STUDNICKA

JJOSH SUMMERS

JOHN TINIUS

APRIL VANDEMAN

CRYSTAL WALKER

GENE WANG

MIKE WARE

LAWRENCE WEIDNER

NICK WERTZ

ANDREW WESTPHALEN

ALEX WHEELER

ERIC WILLIAMS

AMANDA OODWARb

ERIKAWORKMAN

KAYLA YOST

VICTOR ZWEERINK

Jazz Band

By MarLe igha Mazu ch

V/here can you f ind a group of dedicated , talented music ians in a fun, fr iendly atmosphere?The Northeast J azz Band of course! Even though it's called Jazz, you have an opportunity to play everything under the sun - from blues and ballads to good 'ol roc k 'n roll There's a little bit of something for everyone!

Lead trumpet Ni ck V/ertz commented, 11 Jazz band is a good opportunity to gain performan ce experien ce Vie have a good group this year that wor ks together well. " He adds, 11 it's alot of fun "

The Junior and senior group travels and competes in many concerts and competitions Locally, it 's the Rock Show , which showcases their best songs and it's performed every year at Northeast

Clockwise from top :

Rob Hahn adds t he f 1nis h1n g t ouch to t he soun d whe n he Jams on the pian o

Gwen Powe ll, Kns Mart1son, Andre w Post, Mackenzie Joh nson and Nate Jon es create wa ll of s oun d whe n th ey play 1n t heir quar tet

Nate J on es love s t o play his bariton e saxophon e so everyon e can hear

Jan Bera n show s ev er yon e how it 's do ne on his tr ombon e

J ess ic a Sette ll co ncent r ates hard to ma ke s ure she get s 1t perf ect

Za ch Diem 's drums add a great beat to t he band's performa nc es

(A ll Photos by J essie Nils on )

The trip they all loo k forward to every year is the Greeley Jazz Festival in Greeley, Colorado Most of them would call it the 11 big payoff" because it's where they get to display their group talent as well as their individual talent .

lt couldn't be done without the man who runs the show Mr Love , who too k over for Serena Heerman, apparently has what it ta kes 11 ln Jazz band we get to express oursel ves equally, " says Junior tenor saxophone Mac kenzie Johnson Mr Love lets them play loud, loves to blend and wants everyone to be heard Most students in Jazz band seem to en Joy his teaching style He 's strict when he needs to be, but knows how to get the Job done .

Jazz Band is a great opportunity to de velop your talents as a musician 11 lt's a great way to learn what music is all about," says Mac kenzie

Wind Ensemble

By Marleigha Mazuch

'/ind Ensemb le is a group of students who audition 1n the spring to earn a spot for the next year. The group plays more challenging music than the other groups, and they are very close - kni t because the class is a lot smaller than the other bands The group includ es flutes, saxophones, clarinets and smaller brass, like french horns

Many of the students en JO Y wind ensemble because the group is smaller 'Tts better to be in a smaller group becaus e you get more one - on - one attention," sa id Rachel Bate

The music is usually more dynamic because the students in wind ensemble are serious about their playing

Top left: Jessica Haxby 1s really 1rto her bass clarinet music

M1ddle Left: Rob Pier.el builds the foundation of a great brass sound when he plays his tuba.

Left : Kim Mohatt and Caitlyn Potter display their flu te playing skills at a concert

They en Joy trying new things and challenging themselves to do better as a group The students can develop their ta lents as an overall group and also as an individual player

The wind ensemble plays every year in a contest at Kimball Hall. Each of the musicians look forward to it because it lets them know that their hard work and dedication has paid off.

"! like that we play more challenging music The atmosphere in wind ensemble is more laid - back and relaxed," said Jayson Koch

The Northeast wind ensemble is an opportunity to play challenging music and become a better musician in a friendly environment

Bottom lef t : Aaron Leacock, Zach Diem and Jesse Keelan alw ays have fun playing 1n the percussion section

Bottom middle: Enc Bai ley and Kristin Pedersen play 1n unison during a winte r concert

(All Photos by Jessie Nilson)

Symphonic Band

By Erika Workman

This year 's Symphonic Band runs about 60 members strong . Made up of mostly Juniors and seniors , th is group is a lot like a family

They hold three concerts , and also go to a group contest , held this year on March 19th at Southwest High S chool Preparation for this contest starts right after Winter Brea k They go through a lot of music, loo king to find Just the right pieces for a good rating. Nicole Reynolds is glad she gets to be in this group "My favorite part of getting to be in symphonic band as a s ophomore is the people. They are so great, and really ni ce," she said

This gr o up will ta ke all the chall enge s that dire ct o r s J anet Lafollette and S erena Heermann can thr o w at them. Th ey are willing and ready to do anything . For this group , no pie ce is too hard, and their dedication shows at every concert

Another event that the band attends is varsty bas ketball games After marching band is over, the group splits into blac k and white pep bands within their con cert groups The band can be seen and heard showing their school spirit at all the varsity home games

While the group wor ks hard all year to be the best that they can, there is a casual atmosphere from this group of talented students .

\//1th c1 new piece comes a new d1c1llenge, bu t not for the c1we: alto saxes of Symphonic Bc1nd Their experience really shows c con t est time

Ab ove: Mike Wa re , Enc ia ms and A aron Krogh what the t r umpet se ct made of by pl ayi ng t he11 perfe ct ly

Right: Dire ctor S1 Heerm c1 nn works Jus t cl '. as t he stu dents in Sy m Ba nd.

Drummers Drew B ighc1m c1nd Zc1ch Roth loo k over t he new mus ic during bc1 nd (All pho t os by St eve n Schm 1edeskc1mp)

The te no r sa x se ct ion r ocks during cl c1ss , putt in g lots of fee li ng in t o t heir mus ic

Concert Band

By Erika Workman

Concert Band is a great group of musicians who put their heart into everything they do From the first day of band second quarter, Concert Ba nd dedicates all their time in class to getting everything Just right

Although they are a fairly small group this year, they are still a very powerful group of talented young students. asked what her favorite part about Concert Band was, sophomore Jennifer Schroeder repilied, "the people are so nice in Concert Band . Everybody is so close, it's like a family. "

Another favorite part of Concert Ba nd for these students is getting to participate in pep band with the Juniors and seniors. Pep band is always a lot of fun for the band, and it gives them more time outside of class to bond. This group of students helps each other out

Concert Band students are sometimes just getting the feel for a new instrument, with some of them changing what they play However, th is 1s the perfect group to do that, because everyone is so helpful , and you can always find a helping hand

The music in Concert Band is fun, Just li ke the dass, but it is also a challenge for the students Schroeder commented that her favorite piece of cont est music this year was Tribal Quest, and the most d iffucult was Medieval Enchantment

V/ithin this family, you'll find a wide array of students who all have one thing in common -the ir complete love and dedication to music

Sam Loos, Tyler Groom, Sam1 Marr and Justin Cadwell worl hard to learn the new music they play In Concert Band.

Drepc1ring pep band music dur ing ciass.

1701 Ri ght: Janet Lafollette works m :With the stude nts t o find Just )cit t:lie right contest pieces (Photo er - lcl' t 1or

by Steven Schmiedeskamp.)

MaJOr· Eric kso n works on his pep band music during clas:; :r, prep arat ion for bas etball games (All photos by Steven Schmiedeskamp)

Abo ve: '/hen the low brass Is call ed for, the trombones respond with the ir great, loud sound

Freshman Ban d

By Kelsey Worley

From the beat of the drum to the blow of the trumpet This band consists of all Freshmen All of them practice everyday in class to make the group sound good Coming from different schools the freshmen band had never played together before This is the year they all work together so they can be in concert band, symphonic band, Jazz band, or even the marching band

In class they have warm ups and practice their pep songs and concert songs Other then playing in class they have concerts at school and played the star spangled banner at the half time of the last home football game VJhile playing at the football game they got to march on the field for the first time

V/hen at the football games, and basketball games the band plays their pep songs "Playing pep songs is my favorite thing to do in band," said drummer Esther Lenz "! chose to be in band because! like it, plus my mom wanted me to," said Esther

These freshmen are very talented They know how to play their instruments and they are good at it They wor·ked hard all year and it really paid off.

Scott Brugman concentrates on making the music soun d good.(All Photos by Valerie Bartels)

Above: Megan Weixelman , and Jessica Lloyd don't mess around when it comes to playing their instruments. Above Ri ght: Kendra Little, Karly Robeson , and Natalie Phillips play their clarinets to make beautiful music. Rig ht: Director Janet Lafollette directs her freshmen band class.

Whose got the beat? Drummers Ami Zweerink and Justin Sie , practice their snare drum during practice.

Senior Mich e ll e Hu g he s prac ti c e s hard fo r the ne x t pe rform ance .

Noah Roth and Nikki Roseberry know exactly what to do when it comes to pl aying their instruments. (All Photos by Valerie Bartels.)

Orchestra

By Kelsey Worley

Mozart, Bach, and Dvorak are only a few of the composers of pieces the orchestra plays Director Janet Lafollette teaches the students how to play their string instruments There are around 30 students in the orchestra this year Performances included two concerts at Northeast, and a competition for all of the orchestras 1n the city at East High School.

"The people in orchestra and playing all of the music by different composers is my favorite part of being in orchestra, " said Junior Kim V/eber "I really enJOY playing my instrument. I started 1n fourth grade and have been playing ever since "

Every day in class all of the students play their instrument to get better All of the instrumens vary in size Some of the students in orchestra have small violins or violas while others have big cellos or basses. Then, they have to tune the instrument to make sure it sounds right To tune it they either tighten or loosen the strings when needed After that they either practice music or play games that have to do with music

This orchestra group sounded great this year. They al l have to work very hard to sound good together

Above Left: Anna Schwindt and Dane Bowder focu s on keeping the rhythm to sound good. Left: This violin s ection knows how to play in harmony.

Above: Angi Schiltz sits up tall and proud while playing her cello.

J an Be ran and Eddi e Kr amer not only get to sing along with t he ot her voic es t o "Rudol f Th e Red No sed Re indeer", bu t th ey also get to ac t , too (All pho t os by Valene Barte ls. )

Voices N' Harmo1

By Lindsey Goertzen

Voices N' Harmony is Northeast 's swing cho ir In order to be a part of this talented group, they had to audition in the spring

This group sings a lot of Jazzy songs and they have choreography to almost every song they sing Voices is a very busy group throughout the whole year This group , lik e the other select groups, sings around the community during the holidays and throughout the whole year. Voices also performs in many competitions throughout the year, including the Greely Jazz Festival , where they always receive a superior rating They also ta ke a bus to Peru State College for another competition

11The competitions are hard, but when we get a superior rating it all pays off," said senior Thomas Miller. This group also puts on the Roc k Show in the spring along with the Chamber Singers

Once the bell rings for class to start, instru ctor Charles Bowling puts the group to work They can't waste mu ch time when they are learning and perfecting new music, not to mention lots of choreography When they are on stage they must keep on smiling and dancing to please the crowd, and they do a good Job of that

11 I made a lot of friends through Voices/' said Thomas Miller

Kat ie Em anu el and Linds ay Martin look focused while s1ng1ng along with th e o t her Voic es ladies t o "Oh Holy Night"

Jennie Merril makes s1ng1ng a so lo look easy

John Tinius and Jenn Rikl1 look like they are having fun showing off their dance moves.

Lindsey Tomes and C.J Bennet sing their he arts out to on e of their slower song s.

Chamber Singers

By Lindsey Goertzen

The Chamber Singers is a group of hard - working and talented Juniors and seniors To be a part of this select group you must audition in the spring the year before . This group works hard to put on great shows for the·school and the community throughout the school year

During the holidays the Chamber Singers do a lot of singing throughout the community on their own time This year they are participating in a competition in the spring The biggest event of the year for the Chamber Singers is the Rock Show, also in the Spring. The Chamber Singers put on the Roe Show every year along with Voices N' Harmony They work hard on coming up with their own ideas on which songs to sing and making up their own dance choreography

"It's really hard wor k, but it's worth all the practicing in the end," says senior Sarah Towne

This year the group has only five returners from last year's group, so it's a lot of new experiences for the maJority of the group.

"Last year we had a lot of leadership from the seniors, but th is year we've stepped it up and have shown how good we can be," said senior Jody Frazer

Not only do the Chamber Singers work hard on their music, but tr1ey also make many memories and friendships throughout the year

"I became closer to people this year that I only knew as acquaintances before," said Junior Nick Lade

Pau l Swansor and Sarah -ovvne ·ool focused vvn1e s1ng10g next w each omer F1ow courtes y of Lindsey Goertzen)

1ngers hav e a little fun s 1n g1ng something a litt le more upl7eat at the hol1(Photo by Tosha Math er s)

The Oiamber Si ngers gather together for a picture to remember theirf 1rst concert (Phot o court es y of Mrs. Carol Meyer)

Co le Fra nson, Andrew Mothershed,Matt '.Jr een and 1ck Lade are hav ing fu n dur;n g the ir concert (Photo by Tosha Mat!1ers )

Lindsey Goertzen and Nick Lade con ce ntrate on their s1ng1ng. (Photo by To sha Mathers)

Sophomore Select

By Kelsey Worley

Sophomores who like to sing is what th is group is all about Not Just anyone can be in this group, though To be a part of Sophomore Se lect you have to try out by s inging for Mrs Meyer and Mr Bow li ng After the sophomores s ing, they must wa it for at least a week or two depending on when they tried out, to see if they made it or not The ant icipation can be awful. This year they have a group of 20 students in sophomore se lect

Every day they practice their singing in class by start ing out with their warm ups and then they practice sing ing all of the ir songs . They also practice danc ing for when they have concerts "S ing ing so ngs , performing concerts, and becoming better friends with the others is my favorite part, " said Corey Craig This group has had concerts here at Lincoln Northeast, Peru State College, and Wells Fargo Bank

Charles Bowling and Carol Meyer are good teachers and keep the cl ass fun "Sophomore Select is a lot of fun!" said both Corey Cr aig and Pat Bring "Mr. Bowling is pretty funny," said Corey

Some of the group said that seeing the concert last year made them want to be part of Sophmore Select Through the next co uple years we hope to see these sophomores in Chamber Singers, or Vo ices n' Harmony

Sam A ll emang and Bryan Keh ler s ing together during thei r Chr istmas perfo r ma nc e (A ll Photos by Va ler ie Barte ls )

A ll these sophomore se lect girls stand together t o s ing the ir hearts out

This gro up of sophomores bring Christmas spirit to Nort heas t.

Above: All the guys show how t hey get t hei r groo ve on while s1ng1ng Chri st ma s carols

Left: Cam e Mats on John Rust, Brooke Bartek, Kyle Bachmar

• - and Sam All emang s how th eir en t hu s ias -1 whil e fini s hin g t he performance

Q: t do you like about"'t:eaching?

A: 11Meeting many different students and getting · to know about their interests outside of the school day, JS wdl as their school c1ctivities; it 1s 2lso fun to hear about the career choices students 2re gearing towc1rd. 11

Q: How are the singing groups this year?

A: 11Students represent Lincoln Northeast very well and are respected in our city and state, as they sing at variqus events. a

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Q: Wnvre cme your favorite places to go?

A: 11 erJjoyed slngiqg at living establishments ,, and [qst Towers, 2s well a.s atNW Students also .scing at o Bank, Thetornhus kerHotel, Lanc2ster Community Event Center/ and especiJ lly enjoyed pr~pJring for the LNE Roc k Show ."

Silhouettes

By Alayna Foster

Silhouettes is one of Lincoln Northeast's singing groups lt is made up of all women. These young ladies have had a busy schedule all year long Some activities they do consist of singing around the community such as at assisted living establishments and Christmas parties

The group traveled to Norfolk for a music invitational and headed to Kimbal Hall for an all - women's music festival. For the last two years the group was chosen to give their own personal concert as well as singing with the other 14 all - women groups that attend that same day

The girls are very excited about being in actual competition this year, unlike previous years.

"Through all my years being in this group, we have learned to be a family and have grown to rely on each other," said Laura Hansen

Although they are a family sometimes problems happen no matter how close you are This group keeps what problems they have within the group so it doesn't couse conflicts outside of class

As a senior, Hansen finishes her last year out at Northeast with some good memories " l can't wait until the seniors sing the solo for the song "The Rose," that's going to be really hard But what's going to be the hardest is leaving Mr Bowling behind," Laura said

Megan Moore sings to the crowd during one of their many performances. (Photo by Katie Rausch)

Chelsea Thompson and Laura Hansen pose for a picture after one of their performances at school. (Photo by Kat:e Rausch)

Right:Joelle Polite, Becky Zelada, Amanda V/ itte, Mon 1ca Edwards, and Jerry Green s in g Jingle Be lls 1n their holiday concert (Photo by Katie Rausch)

The girls of Silhouettes gather 1n a half-circle and Jo in hands to complete -r. concert (Photo by Katie Rausch)

Megan Moore and Laura Hansen hoid hands while s1ng1ng the song "Home of my h1

(Photo by Katie Rausch)

LNE Singers & Rocket Singers

By A lciynci Foster

The LNE singers is a group of students from grades ten through twelve . They are under the direction of Mrs Carol Meyer This group spends most of its time in the classroom working on the fundamentals

Each day they start out by doing five to six different warm-ups, then grabbing the music that they're working on to start pract icin g

During the 49 minute period, the group gets divided up into sections from alto , soprano, bass and tenor. From then, these groups are taken down near the piano to sing seperately Bethany Edstrom is a Junior in the class, her f irst year of being involved with the singing department.

"I'm going to miss this class very much, not only will I miss the singing but I will miss all the people along with it. The only reason I'm leaving is because there is no longer any room for it 1n my schedu le," exclaimed Bethany

As newcommers to th is school, these 30 freshmen chose Rocket Singers as part of their schedule. Durning their class period, Mr. Bowling teaches them the basics of sing ing "The best part of the class is when Mr Bowling gets goofy," says Esther Lenz

Each day they start out by doing warm - ups, and then rehearsing songs for the ir upcoming concerts Throughout the year there are several times that singing for grades comes up This requires either a aroup or one person to sing aloud for a letter grade. Since this class is made up of all freshmen, they don't do any outside activities They mainly work on their music for concerts that are given on a regular basis

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(Photo by Tosha Mathers

nielle Mora gives her all Vvhile s e sings a song 1n LNE singers. (Photo by Tosha thers )

Becky Anno smiles during rehearsa l 1n class (Photo by Tosha Mathers)

First Row : Chelsie V/alker and Katie Dennis Second Row: Stacy Davis, Erin McMill an and Bi llie Jean Snop kow sk1. They al l pay attention to Mrs Meyer while she gives the cl ass a lesson (Photo by Tosha Mathers)

Concert Choir

By Katie Fast

Late hight practices immehse amouhts of dedicatioh ahd straihihg vocal chords doh 't eveh begih to describe what th is year's Cohcert Choir is a bout.

0hce aga ih the Northeast Cohcert Choir is tak ihg charge ih the music departmeht with music sheets ih hahci. Cohcert Choir started the year off wohderfully back ih October with the productioh of this year's musical. ''The Pd.Jama Game''. The group actually started work oh this proJect before the year begah back ih early August. by mak ihg music selectiohs choosihg parts ahd of c o urse practicihg A few weeks before the show weht oh they kicked ihto practice overload ahd started workihg ih class ahd from 6lOpm at hight oh average: ihcludihg ah occasiohal Saturday.

After the success of ''The Pqjama Game'' they moved aside to their hext 'project' The Cahdlelight Gala which is a big arrahgemeht o f classi c ahd ehtertaihihg Christma s mUSIC.

''Vve perform at St. Paul 's Meth o dist. it's a lo t o f fuh ahd the commuhity really eru o ys us comihg out ahd sihgihg.'' JUhior Robert Taylor commehteci. However Cohcert Choir does more thahjust the o_ccasiohal local performahce ahd the fall musical. Competitioh is ahother word to describe Cohcert Choir This year they will be competihg at Bellevue East ahd also oh the UNLcampus at Kimball Hall. to prove who rea Ily is the best ih Lihco lh

"Now that we have the Cahdlelight Gala Uhderway we cah start gettihg ihto our competitioh mode Nothihg will be expected but the very best.'' sehior Scott Llyod said. The Cohcert Choir will also be doihg ah additiohal competitioh that is somewhat hew to the scehe for Northeast. The group will be packihg their bags ih May to head off to Kahsas City Mo for Worlds of Fuh to show that good taleht cah be fouhd ahYwhere especially Lihcolh Northeast.

Exchange Student Verena Mertz sings her heart out during a wonderful performance during school. (All photos by Valene Bartels)

Andrew confidently shows off his solo abilities

Below : Cole Franson, Lindsey Martin, Jessica Settel l and Jan Beran come up front to fea · tures at the Christmas performance

nc ert Cho ir pe r fo r rr s wi t h the pia no a ccorrp a ny o f

The e ntire Conce r t Choir f i lls the auclitor1urr with t he J yous s ound s of holiday songs

On the pi cture abo ve you can see the plant 1n progress : '.'/omen busy seVv1ng, men carrying fabrics from place to place A normal day for the Pajama factory before the strike (A ll photos by Steven Schm1edes amp )

iTo shoVv ner cour age and t o provoke Soro 1n, Babe (Katie Emanuel) steps 1n front of t he target .i:or Vernon H1r1es to show kni fe-throwi ng tricks The workers attending the picnic are shocked

'Give them the Seven-and-a-half Cents!'

By Verena Mertz

A st rike? Her e at L E? The factory's workers 1n the musical "The Pajama Game" are upset! They want a wage raise for which they had waited so lon g. Their boss Hasler (Played by Jan Bera n) puts them off with fin e words and counts the money he already made The r aise was put to the pajama's prices s ix months before His li ttle secret is watched over by his secretary, Gladys (Malerie Houdek), whose husband Vernon Hines (Chr is Durham) runs aroun d the f acto1-y and te lls the workers to "H urry up"

Sid Soro 1n, the new superintendent in the factory (Skyler Reis ing), meanwhile falls in love with the Grievance Committee, Babe (Katie Emanuel), who te ll s her co - workers she's "Not At All In Love "

All the stones, which run parallel 1n the plot, kept the musical very entertaining and fun to perform. Mr Bowling , Mr. Chapman and acco mpanist Amanda Craigie supervised and helped the Concert Choir put on an awesome show with songs that stick in you head Melissa Rosenberg was responsible for the danc ing parts and choreographed severa l songs for the 5 1 members of the choir

For almost two months they rehearsed every school day - and sometimes even on Saturday mornings

For every participant 1t will be an experience they won't soon forget .

"I once missed an entrance and was 30 seconds late There was th is big, embarrassing silence, but when I realized it was my lin e, I jU St went on," said Sky ler Reising "The Pa j ama Game " was the first mus ic al he was in and he found the dancing parts most challenging "I en joyed the performances and especially the solos. It was so much fun with everybody. "

Sid Soro k1ng (Skyler Re1s1ng, left) and boss Ha sler (Jan Beran) try to get the factory re organized after the workers went on str ike Hasler 1s afraid his little secret about t he Pa j ama 's prices might come to light, t he tensions are shown on his face

Right : Some of the workers have "Steam Heat " and put on a shoVv for the Union to "get hot"

"I love you more" sing Sid and Babe. They don't know yet, that their love will have a lot of struggles to overcome

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Right: Emily Bulling (left) and Sara Born put on makeup for the show. This is only one of the many routines before a performance. (Picture by Jody Frazer)

Antrobus family

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right, Sabina the maid (Mikael Walter), Henry (John Tiniu s), Mr. Antrobus (Brandon Tovado), Mrs. Antrobus (Anna Schwindt) and Gladys (Emily Bulling). (Picture by Jody Frazer)

Above: Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus are looking into the future , not yet knowing what they will experience throughout their live s, which last for several thousand years. Hope is their only help again and again. (Picture by Steven Schmiedeskamp)

Right: Mrs. Antrobus (living in the Stone Age) gets a message from her husband, which tells her that he invented the wheel that day. The mammoth (Toni Yost) , the dinosaur (Eric Nolan) and Sabina (Walter) watch the telegram boy perform a song for Mrs. Antrobus from her husband. (Picture by Jody Frazer)

Sabina (Walter) has worked for the Antrobus 1 family her whole life and knows every story about them. No wonder that she doe s not want to rebuild her life over and over again , but the choice between living and dying is le ss hard.

(Picture by Jody Frazer)

PREHI§TORICAIA TI:M:E§ AT LNE

By Verehcl Mertz

Can you imagine living through the entire his t ory o f t ime? Think about wha t you would experience: the Ice Age Noah 's Arch ahci the Civil

That sounds Just like the extraordinary fall play . Lincoln Northeast put to stag e this year It is the story of the Antrobuses who keep oh rebuilding thei r lives ahci start all over whenever they lose everything. HOPE is t he cue Always begihhihg anew . Sabina. the Antrobuse 's maid (played by Mikael Vvalter) . ge t s t ired of it. However far she goes and whatever she does she finds herself back ih the kitchen where she lets the fire go out.

Mr. Chapman ahci the cast (very well supported by Mrs . Davis . Miss Reese ahci student directors Lisa Leidig Steven Schmiedeskamp ahci Jody Frazer) rehearsed for more than six weeks. Even during fall break rehearsals were held so tha t everyone had to start every day of vacation with ''The Skin of Our Teeth" No problem of course for the very enthusiastic cas t. which also had great fun a t rehearsals ahci during the performances

''The improvement within the last week was incredible Every rehearsal ahci every performance got better and better'' is the whole cas t 's opinion

''At the last performance I knew why I had worked so hard - it was for t he feeling of that last performance!'' said Anna Schwindt (Mrs An t robus).

''The audience is so important ahci on Friday it was perfect!" agrees Emily Bulling who played Gladys the Antrobuses' daughter

It is amazing how the scenes ahci acts are connected The play is full o f Jokes and messages - more than you even might realize ''The more of t en we practiced it. the more we understood! It is a very deep play '' acids Ahha.

The hardest thing was to stay in character ahd play ''as if it was t he fi r s t t ime' ' when you had already rehearsed that scene the hund r edth t ime ''Remain in t he w o rld o f the play'' was the famous quote frequen t ly used by M r Chapman to remind everyone to stay focused.

The relationships and friends which were made a r e pro ba b ly th e gr ea te s t g ift the cast takes home from this experience!

''The cast had a lot of Chemistry : the process of pul li ng t he sh ow t oge t her wa s incredibly smooth. This made it easier to 's t ay ih t he wor ld o f t he p lay' a hd pu t o h a good show!" closes Emily.

The fortune teller (Daphne Darter) knows the one and only truth. One look from her i s enough and your future is no secret anymore. (Picture by Jessie Nilson )

5th row: Kelsey Beckenbach, Laura Han se n, Brian Wallingford , Reid Sutton , Mark Meston, Cole Franson, Skyler Reisining, Thomas Miller, Mozart Dixon , and Andrew Westplalen.

4th Row: Verena Mertz, Jody fraizer, Jolie Schock, Andrew Mothersheld, Robert Taylor, Jan Beran , Brad Widman, Katie Emanuel , Amy Chapman, and Candice Taylor. 3rd Row: Terra Rap , Jessica coleman, Monica Edwards, Paul Swanson, John Tinius , Josh Misner, Scott Lloyd, Chris Durham , Nick Lade, and CJ. Bennett. 2nd Row: Mandie Craigie, Joelle Polite , Jennie Merrill, Sheena Essman, Ellie Stutzman, Jen Rikli , Katie Chambers, Sarah Whitney, Lindsay Martin, Kayla Michel and Charles Bowling. 1st Row: Jenelle Herandez, Checi Thompson, Meagan Moore, Malerie Houdek , Jessica Settell, Lindsay Shoeneck, Heather Christenson , Lindsay Thomes, Sabrina Flores, and Kasey Hersey.

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4th Row: Josh Misner, Chris Durham, Mark Meston, Thomas Miller, Skyler Reising, Brian Wallingford, Jan Beran, and Robert Taylor. 3rd Row: John Tinius, Lindsay Martin, Jessica Settell, Katie Emmanuel, Meagan Moore, Ellie Stutzman, and Eddie Kramer. 2nd Row: CJ. Bennett, Lindsey tomes, Malerie Houdek, Jen Rikli, Jennie Merrill, Kasey Hershey, and Scott lloyd. 1st Row: Jenelle Herandez, Charles Bowling, Mandie Craigie, and Hannah Lenz.

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4th Row: Josh Gier, Andrew Mothershed, Cole Franson, Andrew Westphalen, ShawnWelsch, and Matt Green. 3rd Row: Natalie Aksamit , Nick Lade, Candice Taylor, Allen Bartu, and sheen Essman. 2nd Row: Paul Swanson, Sarah Towne, Carol Meyers, Jane Pierce, Crystal Cordova, and Chelsea Chapman. 1st Row: Adina Tran, Jody Frazer, Lindsey Goertzen , Kelsey Beckenbach, and Lindsey Shoeneck.

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4th Row: Sarah Terrell, Natalie Aksamit, Gerri Green, and Erin Harvey. 3rd Row: Sarah Whitney, Amanda Witte, and Monica Edwards.

2nd Row: Sara Henrichs, Mandie Craigie, and Joelle Polite. 1st Row: Checi Thompson, Meagan Moore, SAbrina Flores, Laura Hansen, and Angi Vetter.

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4th Row: Bryan Kehler, Kyle Bachman, John Rust, Kellen Walker, Andrew Meyers, and Alex Allemang. 3rd Row: Ben Hoyt, · Audrey Zimbelman , Sam Allemang, Brook

Bartek, Carrie Matson, and Corey Craig. 2nd Row: Pat Bring, Heather Christenson, Charles Bowling, Mandie Craigie, Sarni Marr, and Tyler Susez. 1st Row: Dani Miller, Olga Shulyak, and Jennifer Marshall.

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Mahsa Ahmadi, Rebecca Anno, Andrea Bergh, Candice Craig, Rachel CArroll, Michael Cullinane, Amber Crtner, Rachael Davis, Stacy Davis, Katie

Dennis, Bethany Edstrom, Cole Emal, Carrie Franson, Heather Hood, Sathina Hoskin, Cassie Jurgens, Marcus

Ken, Erin McMillan, Jade Mohrhoff, Danielle Mora, John Morris, Shannon Mostek, Ne-0-Sho Porter, Billijea Snopkowski, Maddison Sovereign , Nichole

Stacy, Daniele Stallworth, Jessica Stansberry, Rachael

Tobkin, Lindsay Treat, Jamie Veach, Chelsie Walker, Tasha Wallman, Elysabeth Wells, and Sam~ntha Zuniga.

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Brandon Aksamit, Audrianna Allen, Nicole Bargen, Rica Bassinger, Minique Brache, Cassandra Brown, Jacie Budzinski, Stephen Bulin, Allison Burris, Danielle Carpenter, Tyler Curtis, Hanna Grow, Reanna Heim, Rachel Hernandez, Esther Lenz, Laura Liebers, Jennifer Lubben, Sarah McFantarff, Tika Mc Williams, Kiley Murphy, Caitlin Otley, Levi Patton, Jamie Pella, Wathina Porter, Jamie Prokop, Katelyn Richter, Matt Schock, Leah Terrell, Laura Troutman, JEssica Vanderslice, and Toni Yost.

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Ethan Klitzke, Eric Ohnoutka, Nick Wertz, Jessica Settel, Jan Beran, Lacey STamler, Skyler

Reising, Amanda Willitz, Nate Jones, Gwen Powell, Mackenzie Johnson, Andrew Post, Derek Buhr, Rob Hahn, Erin Baker, Zach Diehm, Aaron Leacock, Amanda Godeman, and Matt Leacock.

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Erin Bassinger, Matt Bielenberg, Drew Bigham, Ben Bouwens, Cody Carlson, Crystal Cordova, Chris Durham, Sean Dziuvenis, monica Edwards, Ryan Feather, Michael Fiedler, Ashley Flick, Sara Fotinos, Josh Gier, Amanda Gillett, Brian Hamer, Laura Hansen, Corey Harrison, Amber Hegwood, Janelle Hill, Kelly Hiskey, Jana Jaegar, Wes Junker, Heather Kite, Eddie Kramer, Aaron Krogh, Leah Launer, Emily Leick, Tony Lewandowski, Eric Lloyd, Aaron Lood, Sam Lood, Alan Lyman, Eamily Mayfield, Marleigha Mzuch, Rebecca Molczyk, Taylor Morris, Melanie Nelson, Jessie Nilson, Nicholas Rader, Nichole Teynolds, Jaci Rutt, Brian Schilke, Jennifer Schroeder, Hlllary Shultz, Joel Simbahan, Alina Smith, Cody Stephenson, Josh Summers, Evan Walker, Michael Ware, Alex Wheeler, Amanda Willits, Holly Willits, Erika Workman, and Kayla Yost.

Eric Bailey, Erin Baker, Rachel Bate, Colt Buhr, Chelsea Chapman, James Crowley, Zach Diehm, Leigh Fleming, Rob Hahn, Arron Halsted, Jessica Haxby, Michael Hennings, Danielle Hughes, Jesse Keelan, Bryce Knezovich, Amy Koch, Jayson Koch, Aaron Leacock, Lacey Lienemann, Amy Lott, Jena Lynch, Kris Martison, Kim Mohatt, Melanie Nelson, Kurt Ninneman, Eric Nolan, Eric Ohnoutka, Kri stin Pedersen, Rob Pickel Caitlyn Potter, Gwen Powell, Josh Redwine, jamie Roesler, Andrew Roseberry, Marissa Skopp, Lacey Stamler, Evan Walker, Nick Wertz, and Andrew Westphalen.

Tim Aksamit, Toby Arneson, Jenny Bales, Bryce Batenhorst, Ian Beck-Johnson, Ellen Berggren, Kala bland, Amanda boettcher, Lisa Bolz, Justin Cadwell, Major Erickson, Tyler Grooms, Matt Gunther, Michelle Hamer, Jessica Harig, Ashley Hines, Heather Huber, Sara Jewell, Ben Kellogg, Danielle Kite, Kevin Lloyd, Sam Loos, Baxter Luethje, Kris martison, Alison Nickolaus, Lindsay Oliver, Patrick Pulec, Melissa Roder, Michael Renaud, Jordan Rhodes, Casie Sattler, Hezekiah Smith, Dieu-My Tran, April Vandeman, Crystal Walker, Gene Wang, Lawrence Weidner, Amanda Woodward, and Victor Zweerink.

Stephanie Ayars, Brandon Bartels, Edwin Blauvelt, Samantha Brandt, Scott Brugman , Allison Burris, Spencer Carnes, Andrew Cookston, Angel Daniel, Shannon Drake, Joshua Ellis, Michael Estes, Nicki Folsom, Jesse Frederick, Jake Grefory, Chad Harrison, Justin Haxby, Reanna Heim, Mark Hennings, Brita Higgins, Erik High, Josh Hillers, BRian Hosler, Jessica Keslar, Bridget Ketcham, Tia Lamphear, Emily Lathrop, Nick Layton, Evan Lenertz, Esther Lenz, Senth Lienemann, Kelli Linke, Kendra Little, Anna Lott, Kristina Nimmich, Austin Nolte, Matthew Pedersen, Jaime Pella, Natalie Phillips, Joel Perce, Chelsea Quiring, Logan Reising, Amanda Rich, Karly Tobeson, Nicole Roseberry , Noah Roth, Ben Schiltz, Joe Schiedeskamp, Jennifer Serafin, Justin Sievers, Rochelle Sorensen, Ryan Spelts, Tim Traudt, Whitney Willines , Megan Weixelman, Andy Wisell, Latasha Wittmayer, Jamie Yenglin, and Ami Zweerink.

Karrah Alexander, Aaron Ball, Samuel Beck-Johnson, Dane Bowder, Michael Bowers, Rich Delaney, Melissa Douglas, Jeremy . Erickson, Sabrina Flores, Michelle hughes , Eric Lindquist, Andrew mcClung, Tinio Nguyen, Kristina Nimmech, Aleandra Nobbe, Luke Pickel, Nicole Toseberry, Noah Roth, Angi Schiltz, Nicole Shield, Jovi Stimpfl, Jeffrey Thomas, Brady Usher, Britney Virgilito, Ame Walter, and Kim Weber

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Bryce Knezovich, Mikael Walter, Avery Thrasher,, Alison Nickolas, Anna Schwindt, Eric Nolan, Toni Yost, Anthony Hibbing, Emily Bulling , John Tinius, Brandon Tovado, Sean Dziuvenis, Verena Mertz, Alex Wheeler, Austin Nolte, Brady Usher, Tamar Harrington , Kelsey Beckenbach, Sara Born, Kala Bland, Lisa Leidig, Daphne Darter , Beca Weixelman, Kyle Dill, and Aaron Halstad.

A1,1bry Worrall avid Snaviviovi MosteR n1,1ddle togetner at a football game avid snow tnelr blacR avid wnlte spirit,

Katie criambers avid Kayla JonV1SOvi snow wnat sttAdevits do best at a Nortneast football game,

Josn Redwlvie Is fo1,1vid slttlvig ovi tne steps dolvig nomeworR,

Melissa Rocnford , Sara Nellsovi, avid Erlvi HosRIVlS taRe time olAt for a q1,1lcR pie for tne yearbooR staff,

zacn Rotn, Vlvice Fraley avid Aarovi Halsted lead tne dr1,1mllvie d1,1rlvig a RocRet football game, Tne plviR really brlvigs olAt tne color lvi tnelr bavidavias,

LatAra HaVISevi snows ner fellow classmates wny yo1,1 sno1,1ld drlviR Pepsi,

Jevivi RIRII sports ner spirit for tne m1ASlcal by wearlvig ner "PaJama Game" t-snlrt, lsvi't sne clAte? Wnltvi

Jovi Hardlvi navigs olAt otAtslde of covico1,1rse waltlvig fo l1,1vicn perlo<I toevid,

Amanda Wnltt snows ner Rocf€et pride d1,1rl Spirit Wee(€, Tyler Stepnenson and Jeremy Peters snow tnat

It's great to be 1,1pperclassmen as tney come bacl€ from l1,1ncn.

Sf€yler Reising sends gooseb1,1mps down 01,1r spines wltn nls cnllllng voice and dramatic stare , Dmln1,1s performed In front of tne Nortneast pool before and d1,1rlng Booster Blast Dff,

Isn't tnat Mlcnael J, fox from Bac1€ to tne flAtlAre? No, It's Matt B1,1rt dressing 1,1p for "Star Day" d1,1rlng Spirit Wee/€,

IIJacf€1e Engel and Cody Stepnenson await tne bell wnlle In tne nortn conco1,1rse, Tnelr l1,1ncn breal€ Is a n1,1ge part of srudent life,

eRobbie Jaq1,1es /€nows wnlcn football team Is n1,1m.ber one, He nolds tne Nortneast flag wnlle s1,1rro1,1nded by fellow Rocf€et fans.

Saran Ag1,1lrre Is rocf€1n' ner Retro Day attire, Tne leopard print p1,1rse adds to tne effect of ner 7D's 01,1flt,

Kelsey Bec1€enbacn and Amy Cnapman dress alll€e on Twin Day to snow tnelr spirit for tne football team ,

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My wife and I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mr. Daryl Blue both a,s a co 1 : league and friend for the paU 30 years here at H(?rth~as,• Mr •wBlu, has gfy en .'much of h imself oyer these y*ears to the , students, teachers, sfaff, and community of Llncoln Northeast- He is a Rocket through and through and... ~e \\'UI be sorely#missed. *

Mr. Blue h.~~- that J ;are. combination of insight a11,d CQ;mpassion for people. Over the years at ·, Mortheast he has not only served as a tea,cher and counselor to ' the students but a friend and advocate as well. He has ~lways thought of the school yearbook and newspaper as a product of the students,a testament to their "hard work and commitment.

Amohg many of the ' . fac.ulty he is known as the Admiral or Commissioner - a tribute to the respect and affection he so rightly deserves. In · the final analysis, the true benefactors are the students thernsel ve,, who hact the good') o rtune of having*' Mr ., Blue a,~ a teacher or advisor. Mr. Blu:e has toucbed xa lot of lives and neither he nor his legacy will be for · gotten. Hort.heast High , School¼wil1 forever be enriched for h is yean of service dedication.

Sincerely,

Jim & Sandi Campbell

Few

People

Remember ••••••••.

- In the early 1970's Daryl was the starting point gu,rd for t~e Intramural Faculty Basketball team. ''Over the Hill Gang."

- His nickname was "Bullet Blue", which he earned from · his bullet~ like sp~ ed and quick· ness.

- Daryl's best shot wa an amazing runnng one-handed hook- almost imposs-ible to block.

Thanks to Daryl for his many years to leadershi.P in sponsoring our LNE Intramural BowHng League at Hollywood Bowl.

Daryl, I still think "Bye Bye Balboni" was a good pick I!

Daryl is a true friend. He is caring, kind, intelligent, sincere, sensible, considerate, loyai'J compassfonate, and has a marvelous sense of humor. It is an honor to be his friend!

Bonita Cuddy

Thanks for leaving me Blue!!!! But I guess I'll manage. It has been a crazy 3 years and I'm so glad that I decided to take photojournalism my freshman year, otherwise I would have not known what an experience I would have. At first I thought you would just be a mean one, but I was definitely proven wrong. You are one of the kindest teachers I have ever met and one of the funniest. You have shown me that even through hard times there can be laughter and I thank you for that. I will always remember walking into room 108 and feeling as if it is m~ 2nd home. Well I spend enough time in it!! Thanks Blue for everything and I hope to one day follow in your foot· step as a skilled journalist and fantastic teacher.

(Coolest Editor #2)

Blue, Can you believe you've been stuck w'ith me for the past four years? They've gone fast but I hope you know how much of a huge impact you've had on me. I remember being a scared little freshman with no opinions or views , and even worse, I was afraid to share them with you. However, you have brought me out of my shell and allowed me to be better then I ever thought ,.. I could be. I've always had a love for writing but you really showed me how to use that passion to get · a point across. You've really been so many things to me, the mediator, the one who knows all .•• well most, the man in tan, the stop sign pitcher and most importantly, you've been a friend. More than any other ,, teacher could ever teach, you've taught us true teamwork, love for what we do, to stand up one hundred percent for the things we believe in and the meaning of friendship. Thank you so much for everything Mr. Blue! I'm sad to see you go and know that no other Northeastern generations are going to get to experience the Blue, but at least you waited until my last year too!

Lindsey Erickson

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name c:md plcW amurnls by betng a re ag football in the fall. :;rhis i the girls, out girls can pl2y as w guys. Miqieal Packmor~ was one 0 1 they played. "Other than rne constan Chadd c@nsi$,tent:l.¥ ca~hing ev al~tlj · at the refsi l1d say I enj oyed dominating eve When asked if he likes intramurals better th2h school he said, 111did like it better because w oul Next*corries intra~ral ba5ketf~ll in the er. people 2nd ls probably the most pqpular 2mot10 intr:qmur Swenson had played on the JV team for two years and the year/ but this year she decided ta:tiust play i1JramurJls for fu intramurals .a lot b~cause it was Just r. 1 '.WJ. for fun and there is no practice; [ also thought it was really fun that we got to pick 9ur teams and play with our friends," said Swenson.

Once basketball is over ba[ls are put away and out come the bats A lot of peoply participate,,)n intramurc!I softball because ifs a Iot of fun whether you 1re very good or not. Junior Michelle Phil1ppi played this year for the first time.

'My friends and I had never participated in intramural sports, so we decided to try softball this year. I'm not very gooct but 1t1 s fun anywaysr'said Philippi. S01 whether. you're good or not, intramurals is for verybody who wants to have furir

By Kelsey Worley

The night of l--4omecoming was full of many memories. As dudents walked on the red carpet. they were ready for a night of dancing and good times l--4omecoming is one of the mod important dances of the year. ~veryone who walked into the building knew they would have a night to remember.

"The best part of l--4omecoming was jud dancing and hanging out with your friends. not caring what other people think and having fun." saidjunior Matt Markowski "l--4omecoming is always fun if you dance."

r:or freshmen. l--4omecoming was a new experience. Mod came to dance. wanting to have fun and really make their first high school dance reality "I thought it was really neat! I liked how the D.J. played good songs and you could do what you wanted freshman Kylee Dart exclaimed.

Inside the gym. dudents looked like they were having a blast. The D.J. played a variety of music throughout the night that included rap. country. and rock. l--4e played many fad songs to dance to. and also some slow songs in between. Many people danced all through the night with their friends. laughing and having fun. Inside the center gym. there were red and yellow dreamers put up by the Northeast cheerleaders. There was a red carpet leading into the gym. and random movie posters all over the walls. ~verything from the balloons to the dar s that were all around the gym highllighted the decorations

"The black. yellow. and red balloons looked really pretty by the l--4omecoming royalty." saidjunior BreAnne ~verts. All of the seniors had good thoughts about the l--4omecoming dance.

"I liked the cold drinks that were served and that it was a nice. cool night. That made it not so hot in the gym." said senior Michael Packmore.

At the end of the dance a lot of people were dill dancing. No one was ready to leave yet. After the lad song everyone cheered for another to be played. The D.J. was nice and gave everyone one more song.

Le ft: Thad 1-farri s; and Ernil y Brinton take tirne away f rorn dancing. !=or l-larris Brinton and others. it was a night to rnrnernber.

Below: Jarnie l-lale Chelsea Walter s and Carly Knapple flash smile s while dill t:r ying t:o dance and have a good t:irne at: the 2003 l-lornecorning. !Phot:o by Kellie Johnson)

(Photo by Valerie Bartel s; )

Right: gas;ha Graybosch and Kardon Thurmond hold each other close and show us that: they are having a blad. As rnany couples did. they danced the night: away. (Photo by Kellie Johnwnl

Above: gt:eph Kadavy. Alliwn gne11. Lindsey Goertzen and Kylee Johnson enjoy the fun.

!Photo by Kellie John son)

4. Al Roper and Rachel gt:oki take a breather from dancing. (Photo by Valerie Bartels)

5. 1-lornecorning King Drew Bigham and Queen Jessica 1-laxby relax while trying to cope with the idea of being pampered. !Photo by Kellie Johnson)

6. gara Born and Daphne Darter are obvious! y having a good t:irne. (Photo by Kellie Johnson)

7. Freshman Attendants Nicole Philippi and Brinson gt:einhauser. gophomore Attendants Charity lrornuanya and Malcom Wade. Junior Attendants Jamie Dicke and John Tinius. and ~enior Attendants Ingrid Johnson. ~arah Towne. Lindsey Goertzen. Buck Rausch. gcott Lloyd. and Kody Larsen accompany King Drew Bigham and Queen Jesdca 1-laxby. (Photo by Kellie Johnson)

Above Middle: Arron l-la lsted and Lewi s Fleisher hold up their dictator. otherwise known as l-lornecorning King Drew Bigham.

(Photo by Valerie Bartel s)

Above Le ft: Kristen Casement:. ghandra Trook. Kelly Wolph. and ghannon Mostek huddle together as they make plans t:o enjoy their l-lornecorning filled with dancing. laughing and having a fun night:.

(Photo by Kellie Johnson)

Above: The 2003 l-lornecorning was the first for Trevor Rice and Andrea Thorne. !Photo by Kel lie Johnson)

Cavid lei ig~t

By Alayna foster

This year's theme to Candlelight was "Can't Fight The Moonlight," hosted again by eight Junior girls picked by last year's candlelight committee These girls put in a lot of effort to make this year's dar a success These girls spent their own time and money to make this special night happen. They hoped to make the same amount of mane~ they spent back at the end of the night "It was a lot of fun putting dance together and it was cool to see everyone having fun," said Michelle Phillippi, a member of the Candlelight committee

This dance continued it's tradition of the girls asking the guys to dance The girls usually ask the guys to go with them and they pay f the tickets and dinner. The dance was also again held at The Lincoln 1 Station, downtown V/hen walking into the dance, the room was fille, with moons, stars , and lots of pretty lights "The decorations were really pretty and it put you in the mood," says sophomore Ally Mahli This year was Ally's first year attending Candlelight, s ince freshmar can't attend this dance "I thought that Candlelight was the funnes dance I've gone to since I've been at Northeast, it was Just different and I had more fun "

As for a guys point of view, sophomore Taylor Borne said "I had fun, I was really surprised I didn't think I would have that much fun "

This year was a year for change The committee decided to pay for a bartender that served pop for free rather than charging But to stay along with the tradition, they kept the same DJ company that they had for this year's Homcoming dance

Left: Sorry, Enc Ohnoutka. V/e didn't mean to catch you off guc1rd1It loo ks like Jc1m1e Roesler 1? hc1v1ng c1 great time with her date

Lindsey Goertzen and Kody Larsen take c1 break from busting c1 move ou the dance f loor

, Andre w Mothersh ed, Robert Delgado, and Dana Conyers are Just mess1n' around

LaR ae Pearce, Jenni Jones, Sarah Towne, Sara ,"/h1tney, ,' /h1trey Piper Kirn Chance, and St ephanie Kadavy take a brear from dancing to sno\V t1e1r big, happy smiles.

Monique Ramos and Bnttn ay Dean take a time out from having a blast to snee k 1n a quick pie

Gwen Powell and N1c k Vier the yearbook

Student Council

By Marle igha Mazuch

This year with more than 30 students in the organization, Student Council geared up to help the school and community

Besides sponsoring many school dances including the Black and White dance, they participated in bell ringing, trick - or- treat for cans, the trick -or- treat carnival at Pershing Auditorium and the Thanks for Giving clothing drive.

The most impacting activity to Student Council was Homeless Awareness where Student Council members slept outside to learn what it is like to be homeless.

"Student council is a good way to be involved in the community and have fun doing it,"said Katye Hagemoser

Scott Lloyd said, "I Joined Student Council to get involved in school because I want to change things and make them better for students ."

Right: Eva Sohl takes a breather from her busy work Eva has been involved 1n Stu-Co for most of her years at LNE.

Far Right : A few of the students get together and discuss. Student Council 1s a cl ose-knit group.

Right: MMM- YUM! Maybe Ben Skudlarek could share what he's eating!

Far Right : Bryce Knezovich 1s hard at work on the computer. Dedicated students mcike Student Council involved in the community.

Sponsor M1e Mus il talks with some Stu -Co me mbers Planning 1s as much fun for t he group as ca rry ing t he plan out

Day Care

By Marleigha Mazuch

V/1th only four babies In daycare th is year, the adults were able to focus all of the ir attention on the child ren.

They ta e the ki ds on wal s, give them naps and lots of attenti on at p!ayt1me

The role of the daycare at L E is to eep mothers 1n scho ol. Daycare 1s a great place because 1t gives the child a safe place to be and the child can learn while having fun.

The cen ter teaches the mom to be a better parent and how to ta ke care of her child in the best way possible. Another advantage 1s that the moms can be a support for each other and learn from each other

A ove: Baby Dr · shows o f ~or t e camer.a 1n day care

Lefr : Dr an his mom Carman sn ggle close for a quick picture even though e doesn't seem to be aware of the camera

Above: Fast asleep, lza1 winds down a er .a n day 1n daycare.

Left: lza 1 1s bright-e yed and happy 1n this picture.

ANo1her 1v1e1v1ory iN 1he works

By Becky Zelada

As the new year started the yearbook staff has been hard at work on the yearbook The whole staff has been preparing themselves for the t ough times that wer e ahead of them. They had no ide a what they were in for

First time staff membe r, Junior Michelle Philippi, said , "Yearbook is great and fun even th ough it is stressful at times. Everybody pit ch es in t o get things done Workin g together is the key to making this yearbook come together "

Th is year's staff was very inexperienced compared to past years. Wi th only three members from last year the whole team had t o help each other out. The return ing staff members had to be strong leaders for everyone.

"It's great gett ing to know every one that's new As the editor I had an even greater responsib ili ty when it came to getting everyone on tas k and done on t ime," said 2004 Rocket Ed itor Jennifer Branum. Be cause of the rough and goo d patches t ha t Branum has had, t hi s year she set ou t t o make th is y ea rs' book the best it can be.

This year is the last for advior Daryl Blue. After 32 years of service to the school teach ing Jo urn al ism, yearbook, newspaper, and photograhpy, Mr. Blue has dec ided to ret ire.

"I'm go in g t o miss him a lo t He knows everything! He has been a big assest to th is y earb ook and t his school. Everyone will miss him," sa id Managing Editor Allie Carter. This is her first year and first time working with Mr Blue and even though it has been a sh o rt time she knows that he is very valuable t o everything that the y do.

"It was time to ret ire," is all Mr. Blue could say with a grin on h is face "It was fun and I en Joy ed it and now it is time to take a break."

As t he 63rd Edition of the ROCK ET yearboo k comes to a close, all the hard work that was put in t o preserving memories will sh ow through the pages of th is year 's Northest High yearbook.

Top : Alyssia Walen t ine and Allyson Mahlman look over some data before they start their sports art icl e. (All Photos by Tosha Mathers)

M idd le Left: Every photographer has to make sure ea ch pict ure is the best. Steven Schmiedeskamp looks over his negative s to figure out which one to print

Midd le Right: Verena Mertz and Michelle Philippi are working hard on the co mpu ters t o get their pages done.

Bottom Left: Marleigha

Maz uch wo r ks on her page She knows time is not on her side so she must work fast.

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WorkiNg hard to report 1he News

By Bec ky Ze lada

Eve ry year the schoo l's newspaper staff spends countless hours on ,:xeating and publishing The Northeastern. The · sch ool newsp aper has been around for the past 63 years and each year they do their best to make sure they bring the most important and critical news to the whole student body.

This year the title and responisblilty of ed itor goes to senior Sasha Graybosch. Being ed itor brings on a lot of responisbil1t1es From ass igning who does what to keeping control and a level head when things get rough Of course she ·1s not alone There are more editors who work in specific sections of the paper. From copy ed itor to sport editor or entertainment, someone is always there to help out.

During the year the staff prints nine newspaper edit io ns , basc1ally one a month. This gives them li ttle time to get things done. Eve ryon e has to be on tas k and willing to cooperate with the hectic schedule. lt's not easy for some but everyone has t o pull through to get it done

Mr Blue does a great Job with telling everyone when their art icles have to be turned in so they aren 't late. "Every day he counts down, '5 days til the printer, 4 days, 3~ He always makes sure we're going to be on t im e," said Northeastern copy editor Lindsey Rodri guez Rodr iguez 1s also a first -year staff member and Join ed the Northeastern for one simple reason, "l want to write "

This is also a sad year for the team because when the last paper is sent to the printers and everyone starts packing up, Mr Blue is also going to pack, for good. This year is his last in newspaper and everyone is going to miss him. They all cippre ci ate the chance to work with him. lt's an exper ien ce they will never forget .

All in all, they have to move on and make sure they put 1n all they can to write their articles. All the writers have cert ain topics each issue. They range from an arti cl e about a cafeteria food to something totally controversial

Everyone wants to make sure the whole school will be informed about t he events that happen in our society. They only want the best for the school.

Top: Emily Brinton seems to be stumped while working on her advice column She wants to make sure she gives the best suggestions she can. (All photos by Ke lli e Johnson)

Midd le: Someone needs to be in ch arge! Editor Sasha Graybosch ma kes sure everyon e's on tas k and sometimes it 's not easy.

Bottom Left: Sometimes 1t 1s hard to get a computer 1n the small cl assroom Kyle G1ll1sp1e has t o work fast so everyone gets their fair· time.

Bottom Right: Tom R1ngsmuth and Michae l Cullinane ta ke some time to take a break and enJOy some snacks. They must be worn

FBLA

By Erika Workman

Helping people is one of the main goals of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) This group that meets once a month informs people abou t the current events of the country, learns good business skills and goes out into the community to do good deeds, like handing out valentines and playing games with the senior citizens at The Ambassador

Meeting times are once a month, and during that time, they make strong bonds within the group

Sponsors again this year were Mrs Caroline Hug and Mrs Marge Rudd - Hillhouse The duo helped FBLA continue as one of the strongest clubs at Northeast with participation levels maintaining a high level at local, state and national events

Clockwise from top : FBLA members show off there cullinary skills at one of their meetings. (All photos Courtesy of Caroline Hug.)

Sponsor Marge Rudd-Hillhouse briefs the students at The Ambassador on Valentine's Day.

Andrew Post presents about the 9/ 1 1 disaster during a meeting on the 2-year anniversary

Bryce Knezovich and Lindsey Rodnguez hand out valentines to the seniors at The Ambassador

Gene Wang, Jana Jaegar and Heather Caffery do a friendship activity during their meeting

Sci-Fi

By Ke lsey Worley

Sci - Fi is a fun club for those who are interested in the science fiction area. Mrs Carol Mathias is the teacher in charge of the club

This year there were 1.9 students in the club

They had most meetings at Northeast after school, but some of the meetings were at someones house During the meetings they Ii e to talk about different sci-fi movies like Lord of the Rings and The Matrix They also watch movies and television shows when they have meetings at a house.

"I like being in a club where there are people who have the same interests and Ii e the same activities," said senior Ryan Feather.

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Top Left: Sc1-F1 members hang out and eat popcorn while they watch a sc1-f1 show during their meeting. (All Photos by Steven Schmiedeskamp )

Left: Tim Lemay and Tim Ptacek discuss future plans for the Sc1-F1 club. latching movies 1s their favorite.

Right: Senior Michael Hennings ta es a second to get a drink while watching a movie.

Left: Ry an Feather en Joys h1mself in Sci - Fi club. ·

Bottom Right: Thomas Lemay gets into watching s ci -fl.

GLBTSA

By Erika

GLBTSA is a group completely commited to accepting everyone On their meeting days, they discuss how the world is dealing with openly - gay relationships , ma ke ribbons for Awareness Day, and ma ke posters for and plan Pride Prom, a dance where everyone can feel safe being exactly who they are

Members Nichole Reynolds and Matt Green agree that the main goal is to bring out awareness and help people learn to be more accepting "I think the most important thing we do 1s National Coming Out Day," said Green "Each year, we try to ma e the posters stay up longer actually had some stay up the whole time th is year "

N1chole agrees, but says that the most important th 1ng to her is the difference they are trying to make right 1n their own school The group, however, has grown significantly smaller since the 50 members two years ago to around 15 this year.

But no matter what size the group, this compassionate group of kids 1s going to make a difference 1n the future

Clockwise from right: Senior Daniel Green read s an article about gay marriage.

Club members work on a letter to the editor of The Lincoln Journal -Star.

Stephanie Hulbert and Nichole Reyno lds take notes on what they lea r n 1n aBTSA.

Sponsor David Smith shows the group aBT-l1terature

Junior Stephanie Hulbert 1s really interested 1n v,nat er fellow clur mem ers ave to sa~ the days topics (All photos by Tosha Mathers)

Austen Jacox 0eft) and Mitchell Cookston are helping to make the big tournament run through smoothly

LNE SPEECH

By Verena Mertz

The 2003-2004 Speech Team, coached by Sar ah S ean, had lots of work and lots of fun!

"Sometimes 1 t 1s tough to sit 1n an auditorium of some school or twe lve hours, but 1t 1s always fun to see other speeches" says senior Daniel Green, who JOlned the Speech Team to see 1f he could talk 1n front of people

"For the Speech Team there 1s no experience needed. lt is very good to hear other speeches at the tournaments and meet a lot o people lt also looks very good on college applications," stated Skean, who has been coaching Speech for four years.

"! really enJoyed the drives to out-of - town tournaments. Most of the time we talked and laughed a lot," sa 1d Verena Mertz "Also l could improve my speakings ills a lot!"

"We always had a lot of fun hanging out and Joki ng around with other people on the team," agreed Sara Bom and Daphne Darter, co -captains of the team. "lt can be really frustrating though, when one school wins all the time and at every tournament Not naming names " added Sara "lt 1s incredible how well the team gets along call each other names, ma ke fun of one another, but everyone knows that we don 't want to offend each other, we Just 11 e each other a lot!" smiled Daphne

Verena Mertz 1s working on pol1sh1ng her speech about the memories o a holocaust vi ctim.

MsSkean,SeanDz1 venis(r1ght)a ndAlex :; eelertype up lists of part1cipam:s 1n t e LNE to rnament.

Ms. Skean and Daniel Green prepare or the all-day speecn tournament at ortheasr

Sara Bom Oeft) and Daphne Darter are the co -captains of the team. Sara has een on the team or three years Daphne or · tVvO

Left: The 2003-04 Speech Team ( rom le t t o right): Daphn e Darter, Kim 1 1 /eber, Alex ,'/hee ler, Sara Bom, Austen Jacox, Daniel Green, Mitch ell Cookston, Sean Dz1uvenis and Verena Mertz. ot pictured: Terra Rap, Anthony H1bb1ng and Coach Sarah Skean. (All pictures by Steven Schm1edes amp )

Asian Club

By M2rleigha M2zuch

This year's Asian Club was sponsored by Mark Runyan. They meet once a month on club day

They watch movies, discuss the ir opinions with other schools about issues and h2ve fun being with e2ch other This ye2r the Northe2st Asian Club Joined up with two other Lincoln Schools, North Star and Lincoln High, and sponsored a dance There was food and dancing all night as they all learned something new about each other.

The Asian club also had a big New Ye2r's celebration to celebr ate the Lunar New Year, an important Asian holiday There was food, a powerpoint presentation and a fashion show

Asian Club at Northeast is a good way to define your roots as an Asian student and fee l comfortable being who you are It's a positive environment where you can enJoy being with other people who share your culture

Top: Adina Tran talks with other members of Asian Club Adina 1s proud of her background and wants to share 1t with others

Middle Left : Brian Truong and Adina Tran sit together to talk about issues during a club meeting

Middle Right : Luan Nguyen and Bria n Tran meet 1n the Northeast library.

Bottom Left: Brian Truong seems to be shocked by something.

Bottom Right : Ngan Nguyen listens intently to a speaker (Al l Photos by Va lene Barte ls)

Math Club

By Verena Mertz

The Math Club meets every day after school to prepare for compet1t1ons. About 20 students are in the Math Club this year

At the in -school compet1t1ons the students normally have to solve six math problems Other contests were at U L, 1n Omaha, at Doane College and ·/ ayne State College

To practice t ey mostly use problems that have been 1n compet1t1ons 1n the past

"You really have to Ii e math and you have to be compet1::: 1ve/' says Steve Eckman, who coaches the Math Club "Our two top students are Hannah Bree bill, Vvho won an $8 000 scholarsh1r at UNL Math Day for having the rd highest score ,n the state, and P uong guyen, who was the top scoring freshman at a contest 1n Omaha."

Aus t in Jacox shows the other students how he f 1gured out the problem.

Far Left: Hannah Bree b1ll 1s war 1ng on math proolems Her efforts were awarded with an $8 000 scholarship w UNL.

Left: E;1en Berggren sets up Quiz Bow l Buzzers. T11e s udert w o knows the answer f 1rst its the buzzer and may answer the question.

CLUB GROUP SHOTS

YEARBOOK

Top Row: Lindsey Klug, Natalie Swenson, Alicia Oakeson, Lindsey Goertzen, Tosha Mathers. Fourth Row: Advisor Daryl Blue, Allie Carter, Ally Mahlman, Marissa Skopp, Erika Workman, Steven Schmiedeskamp, Jessie Nilson. Third Row: Verena Mertz, Kelsey Worley, Michelle Phillipi, Alyssa Walentine, KatieFast Second Row: Marleigha Mazuch, Alayna Foster, Valerie Bartles, Katie Rausch, Kellie Johnson. Front Row: Becky Zelada, Jennifer Branum.

NEWSPAPER

Second Row: Lindsey Schoeneck, Meghan Otoupalik, Jody Frazer, Lindsey Rodriguez, Lindsey Allsman, Michael Cullinane, AlexSmith, Michael Hennings, Jonathan Hardin, lshma Valenti . First Row: Daryl Blue, Stephaine Ress, Emily Brinton, Lindsey Erickson, Sasha Graybosch, Brooke Haas, Stephanie Hulbert, Tom Ringsmith, Kyle Gilispie.

STU-CO

Sarah Aguirre, Hawraa Al-Hussein, Dane Bower, Jennie Bradford, Khoa Chu, Billie Cole, Jessica Coleman, Nicki Folsom, Daniel Green, Claire Grow, Katye Hagemoser, Ashley Hines, Jessica Lloyd, Scott Lloyd, Liz Morgan, Jamie Naranjo, Ngan Nguyen, Phoung Nguyen, Ashley Ober, Amber Price, Lindsey Rodriguez, Emily Schwindt, Ben Skudlarek, Eva Sohl, Cody Stephenson, Rachel Tobkin, Lindsey Tomes, Adina Tran, Dieu-My Tran, Jerry VaughnTaylor, Aisha Wade, Malcolm Wade, and Amanda Wesely.

CLUB. MISC .. GROUP SHOTS

FBLA

Colt Buhr, Heather Caffery, Sheena Essman, Ryan Feather, Cole Franson, Michelle Hughes, Danielle Hughes, Mackenzie Johnson, Tyler Kadavy, Bryce Knezovich, Eddie Kramer, Luis Martinez, Jessica Michener, Amanda Mikesh, Maria Moreno, Meghan Otoupalik, Andrew Post, Amanda Pozehl, Robert Renaud, Lindsey Rodriguez, Eva Sohl, Lacy Stamler, Karsten Thurmond, Daniella Vasquez, Ryan Wallbridge, Bryan Wallingford, Gene Wang , Caroline Hug, and Marge Rudd-Hillhouse

DAYCARE

Mother s: Sara Arizola, Carman Keyser, Chelsie Walker, and Alez Sanchez. Ch ild ren: Javier Arizola , Alexandra Miller, Brinley Abell, and lzaick Harder.

GLBTSA

Jessica Yarger, Stephanine Hulbert, Matt Green, Bobbi Long, Daniel Green , Nicole Owens, Marit Donaldson, and Melissa Rochford

IBLA members listen intently during a meeting.

CLUB GROUP SHOTS

SCI-FI

Ryan Feather, Cody Carlson, Jesse Keelan, Gene Wang , Jessie Nilson, Caitlyn Potter, Mike Hennings, Anthony Bolan, Chris Herndon , Alan Lyman, Tim Ptacek, Eric Bahr , Tim Lemay, Nathan Roy, Mrs Smith, Mrs Mathias, Josh Gier, Tom Lemay, Tom Ringsmith, and Lan Nguyen.

ASIAN

David Nguyen, Tri Truoug, Scott Bui, Donny Bui, Pat Bring, Brad Widman, Vu Tran, Tai Phan, Vinh Phan, Khoa Chu, Ngah Nguyen, Ouynh Nguyen, Adina Tran, Brian Troung, Duoug Hoang, Luan Nguyen, Ouyn Tran, and Mark Runyan

CLUB GROUP SHOTS

MATH

Tim Aksamit, Erin Baker, Ellen Berggren , Missy Bickford, Hannah Breckbill, Linda Chen, Ryan Feather, Austen Jacox, Andrew Mcclung, Brady Usher, Kim Weber, Marit Donaldson, Alicia Weixelman, Matt Gunther, Phuong Nguyen, Anna Fuller, Petrina Arneson, Travid McCathur, Kristinn Pedersen , Garrison Loope, Lindsey Tomes, and Steve Eckman.

SPEECH

Sara Bomm, Daphne Darter, Alex Wheeler, Mitchel Cookston, Austen Jacox, Verena Mertz, Daniel Green, Terra Rap, Sean Dziuvenis, Anthony Hibbing, Kim Weber, and Sarah Skeen

Kelsey Worley Copy Staff

Becky Zelada Assitant Editor/Editor

Steven Schmiedeskamp Photographer

Photography by Roger & Ryan Elrod llJ~

Schedule

Worship

6020 Colfax 467-1890

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 :15 am

Sunday Church School Confirmation ................. 9:00am 7th-12th grade 9:00, 10:15am

United Methodist Fellowship (UMYF) Middle School (6 th -8 th ).... Sun ., 5:00pm

Sr. High (9 th - 12th ) Sun., 6:30pm

Rock and Roll Worship Service (6th- 12th ) .4 th Sun. 7:00pm

Christian Outreach Program .... 1st Wed. 7:00pm

Youth Bells ........................... .Mon., 6:30pm

Youth Servant Team Mon., 6:30pm

Youth Connections Choir & Band Wed. 7:00pm

Youth Bible Study ................. .. Wed., 8:00pm

Officer's Meeting .................. .. .Wed., 6:00pm

Sr. High Bible Study ............... Tues., 7:00-7:30am

5th Quarter-Fridays, September-October (football) and January-March (basketball) .... ...9:30pm-midnight

St. Mark's.... Athletics-Mon., Tues., Thurs.

Softball, Fall Volleyball, Summer and Winter Basketball, Sand Volleyball (depending on the season)

St. Mark's Youth group's Goals:

Grow

* growing closer to God

* growing closer to others

* growing closer to our group

Phone numbers

Church office ..... .489-8885

Youth hot line .489-2532

Youth Minister Don Stewart .489-2738

Good Luck, Rockets!

"God Loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have Eternal life."-John 3:16

Cor1grat1AlatioV1S BRYCE

There have been so many choices in your life to make.We want to thank you for always choosing the right ones. Your kind heart, love of family and friends are unbeatable. You have filled our lives with such joy and laughter. We promise the tears you see at graduation will be for happiness and not for the years that have past so quickly. And also, not that our "Little Guy" is no longer there, but now stands an exceptional man.

We Love You "BUD"

You are our "Sunshine"

Mom and Dad

Derek, Butch, Beba

Nick

Where do I even begin? You mean so much to me and I have learned so much from you. I am so proud of everything you have accompl ished in the past two-and-a-half years I' ve known you You have changed my life in ways you will never know and I know we will continue to be together and share our lives together. You are very special to me

and I love you very much.

Love, Allie Pie

We are so very proud of you each and every day with all your accomplishments. May all your dreams come true.

You will always be mom and dad's little princess and Grandpa's Little Two-Shoe. You are a precious gift which has turned into a beautiful young lady. Just remember we will always be there for you. Your Grandpas would be very proud of you, also.

Love,

Mom, Dad, Ben & Tyler

Petrina,

Our "baby ballerina" couldn't even skip the right way. Look at you now. God bless you and keep you safe as you follow your dreams.

Love, Dad, Mom, Eric and Toby

Meagan,

From the first day of preschool to the last day of high school. We are so proud of the young woman you have become!

Congratula.tions, and love always,

Mom and Dad

Thank you for being the daughtE of whom most parents can only dream. You are sweet, talented, lovely and a joy t, be around. We know you'll succeed no matter what path you m o take. We love yo , and we are so proud of you!

It seems like yesterday when you "graduated" from preschool. You've become a beautiful and bright young woman. We are very proud of you! Continue to strive for your dreams and you will go far.

Love, Mom, Dad & Kendra

Cute little baby to beautiful young lady . We are very proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad & Ariel

Musical

Ambitious

Reliable

Infectious Laugh

Smart

Sincere

Amazing!

We love you!

Mom, Dad, Athena & Kendra

Amanda,

Ever since you were little you had your goals set. Now here you are 9raduatin9 and on your way to Doane. We are so proud of you. Congratulations!

Love, Your Family Mom, Dad, Ashlee and everyone else

TONY,

You've grown into a fine young man and a wonderful son. You have accomplished many goals in your life so far and with your determination and commitment you will go far in life. As in bowling , going from starting at age 9 to becoming a 4year Northeast Varsity Bowler .you have proven if you put your mind to so mething you can accomplish anything. We know you will do this in your future endeavors and stay the kind and caring young man you've become.

Love always, DAD, STACEY, GRANDMA CARYL AND GRANDPA MEL

CONGRATULATIONS

NORTHEAST SENIOR BOWLERS AND BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. ·

4-YEAR VARSITY

**TONY VONDRA

3-YEAR VARSITY

**TRAVIS FOX

**MATT FLYNN VARSITY

**CHRIS SCHWARZ

**JOSH LEE

ALSO CONGRATULATIONS

ON YOUR HELP IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE BEST BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS IN SCHOOL BOWLING HISTORY!

FROM THE NORTHEAST BOWLING CLUB

Dear little sis,

You have grown up so much from our forehead wars and "awesome boom box" to a young lady who doesn't cry about her hair for school pictures. I am so proud of you for g raduating from Rocket High and going off to college. Good luck in everything you do.

Love, your big bro

Michael,

There is no greater gift than a child. Thank you for the joy and happiness you have given your family. You have grown up into a fine young man. full of humor, wisdom and talent. We are proud of you and your accomplishments.

Always hold onto your memories. Keep your family and friends all around you and as you pursue your dreams ....remember, God has a special plan for your life.

Congradulationsl 11

Love, Mom, Aunts, Uncles and many cousins

"For with God nothing shall be impossible" Luke 1:37

Andrew, Congratulations!

Today is your day You ' re off to great places You ' re off and away!

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself Any direction you choose.

You ' re on your own. And you know what you know. YOU are the one who ' ll decide where to go.

Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way!

Love, Mom, Dad, Erin

Punky Brew

Wow, what can we say? We are so proud of you and all you have donE From you paying us to wrestle you to us paying to watch you wrestle W have loved every part of it. You have been more than just a brother to u you have become our friend Thank you for all you have done for us. Good luck in everything you do! We love you!

Love, your sisters, Nicky and Danie

Kimbra,

Through the years of school you have made us very proud. You are a sensitive, welldrivenperson who will go far. Good Luck in College!

Love, Dad and Mom

Ben,

Another milestone has been reached An achievement wonderful and grand For graduation on any scale Is a success in the life you've planned And no matter where you go Or what you choose to do Remember as you graduate We are so proud of you

Love, Mom, Dad, Jon & Chris

Hillary & Jenna

Good Times!

Good Friends! With love, From your Families

We are so proud of you and your accomplishments. Follow your dreams , keep running and you will go far.

Love, Mom, Dad & Jami

My Dear Sweet Sarah,

My little blond curly-haired independent girl has matured into a be autiful independent young woman full of promise and potential. I will forever hold the memories you have created close to my heart. As much as I miss the past I look forward even more to the future and everything it holds for you . I hope it is all that you dream it will be.

"BELIEVE"

Know that I am so very proud of you and will always be there for you.

Love, Mom

You have made me so proud.

I love you. Mom

To a father, a child looms large but remains small. A man is sti' I a baby to his father. Every day I worry about the same things: l ; he safe? Does he have enough to eat? Is he happy? Alway ; thinking: What can we do to make it better for him? You d , your best. You hope for more. You wish for everything.

Love, Dad

Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph

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If you but trust in God to guidi you, . with howful hiarth through all your ways, you will find strin g th, With God bisidi you, to biar th i worst of ivil days; for thosi who trust God's changiliss low build on thi rock that will not mow. ~ing, pray, and kiip God's ways unswirving; off{Zr your S{lrVici faithfully, and trust God's word, though undisirving, thiri find thi truth to S{lt you frii; God will not fail to guidi and bliss thoS{l who imbraci God's faithfulniss."

Scott,

You have conquered many challenges in your life and face many more to come , but with God 's fa ith , patience , and love as your guide you will overcome them all. We are very proud of you to see how far you have come and wish nothing but the very best for your future. Remember you r

family will always be here to help you reach your dreams!

Love, Mom, Dad & Becky

Eric,

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Morn & Dad

Love, Mom

Congratulations. You are very spe cial to us and we are very proud of you. May your f utu re be blessed.

We wish you the bes t.

Love, Mom, Dad, and Becky

" Ne v er let yesterday's disappointments overshadow tomorrow's dreams." Congratulations! Its been great watching you grow up to be the young woman you are today. I'm very proud of you.

Love,

Dad

Jennifer Robinson

I love you and I am so proud of you!

•SUBBV•Peanut butter Jelly-Naked mole rat , what is that? that freaky thing•Real men of genius•Tight as Crud•P as F•Those kicks are sick•Kims on the phone•Vou a bootydo• W~lle viow we go 01,1r separate ways, always will we remember t~e days, at Nort~east Hlg~ w~ere fo1,1r frievids met, avid became lif<e sisters w~o viever let eac~ ot~er dowVl. W~at crazy fools! Not bot~erivig to follow r1,1les, Well, viot really, b1,1t we stlll ~ad ftm, W~o wo1,1ld've t~o1,1g~t we 'd be sad its dovie~ GradtAates of 2004 SASH, ANN, LYSS, AND L.AlAR

Cortney,

Where has the time gone? Seems like yesterday I was walking you to kindergarten. Now as I'm sending you off into the world, I want you to know that I'm proud of you. Where life will take you no one knows. But I want you to know that I will always be here for you. You've grown into a wonderful daughter. And someone that I love very much.

Running down the block to the first day of school. We ' ll always be the kids next door. Marshall Dylan to Ken and Miss Kitty to Barbie. We threw a few punches , but always fell back to Andrew and Jody Now it's who has the best hand. We ' ve sung together, laughed together, and now move on to college together. The journey doesn 't stop from beg inning to end

Aubry Rae,

Once you were a thumb-sucking cutie, · We ' ll always be there , together as friends. And now

Andrew and Jody 2004

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Au_ OUR. LO\/~ DAD AND tv1oM

You are a graduation beauty!

Love, Mom & Dad

Baby Boys to Belly Dancing and Bowling Balls!! Congratulations Ron & Terri Fox Don & Lillian Schwarz

Carmen, A Senior ad - You know what that means?

You did it!

We are very proud of you.

We know your charm will help you in all you do. Remember to have fun and Never Stop Learning.

Congratulations! We Love You!

Mom and Jeff - Jessica and Charles

JODY

It mu st h ave b ee n di ffic ult foll ow in g in the foot s te p s o f not on e but three s ister s throu g h th e h a ll s of K aho a, Mi c kl e a nd North eas t. Y ou 've don e a g rea t job and we ar e proud of you.

1 Now it's y our tum to wear th e cap and go w n.

We all love you, Your Family

Mus ic, government, academ ics , friendships ; You 've been successful , bol d, funny and enterta ining ! It's a good rec ipe for life- - Keep m ixi ng it up ! No tw< parents could be more proud of their son and all he has accomplished th o we are !! We love the person you have become!

We love you, Mom, Dad and Jessica

It hasn 't always be f n easy. It hasn 't always be ( n hard. But through life' s challenges, you ha- e come far.

We are proud , to say ,~f CONGRATULATIO f\ S JOHN ;'

We wish you the be ~t, with the path you are on!

Love, Mom,Guy Beau & Derek

Sara.

Ac;, I look back through the year<;. on the wic;.hec;. I have rnade for you c;.pecial wic;.hec;. for you to know the happinec;.c;. of being yourc;.elf and fallowing your own path for the drength to live wi c;. ely. love generou c;.I y and believe in the drearnc;. that are cloc;.ed to your heart. I realize what a beautiful young wornan you are and know thec;.e wi c;. he c;. have corne true. Today and alway<;. I wi c;,h the c;. e thing <;. for you becau c;. e you are a wonderful daughter and I love you very much

Love. Motn Michael,

It is hard to express in words what I have felt over our past numerous months together We have had our ups and downs as any relationship would, but our ups outweigh our downs by more than you can imagine From Saltdogs games to nights watching you play video games, I have en;oyed every minute of it. You truly are my best friend, we can cry and laugh together, we can tell each other anything, and I truly appreciate every thing about you. I can 't wait to see what the future has in order for us

Love Always, Danielle Danielle,

I love you with all my heart. I can't wait to see what the future will bring us But no matter what it is, I will always love you

Love Always, Michael

We love you with all of our hearts , and we are so proud · of you God has blessed you with many wonderful gifts , and we see them growing in you eve,y- day Always know how much we love you But more importantly, always know how much He loves you

Mom&Dad

The years have gone by so fast. Right before our eyes you have gone from an energetic little girl, so full of life to a beautifu l young woman Still energetic, still full of life.

In Loving Memory of Michael James Gogela October 6th, 1985 to May 17th, 2002

To the Class of 2004!

Dear Michael , I' m sorry you cannot be here to stand with your class at graduation. I never imagined your hopes and dreams and those I had for you would be taken from you before you had the chance to reach them! No one had the right to be so careless with your life!

I have yet to figure out how to live without you! I do know it 's not right that I have to. I think about you every waking moment. It's hard to mend a broken heart when the pain is still so great.

When I close my eyes I can picture your brilliant smile and your famous grin from ear to ear. I can feel your gigantic hugs as you towered over me and I can feel your tremendous presence in my life as my son and in the lives of others! I thank God for giving you to me even though the time was way too short!

Our family and friends love and miss you very much. They have been a rock for me to lean on even though they themselves have been grieving. Your friends have watched over me and protected me just as you did! It has been said many times , "You may be gone but you will never be forgotten " ! "Catch ya on the flip side ," Michael!

With all my love, Mom

To My Son

Nathan Lewis

The road has not been easy but with lausJiter, tears and faith we've made it. I couldn't be prouder of you. Keep lookins up and know that with your faith you can accomplish anythin9.

Love, Mom

Sash Bosch

Sliding through childhood with you was a blast But now you're a senior, it went by too fast It's hard to believe that the baby, our "Boo " Is heading to college like her sisters did, too We cherish the time that we all spent together Just remember the youngest, is the youngest forever

Congratulations!

Love, your big sisters, Daina & Tenae

LINDSEY

CONGRATULATIONS TO A GENUINE STAR!

You were born with an energetic , generous and fearless spirit that has taken you far! Go and get the life you deserve!

May God richl y bless you.

Much Love, Dad, Mom, Lisa and Spike

Wi ari ro proud < you and all your acc ompli shmi nts Niwr giw up o r. your dri am s ~OU' W bicomi t: wond i r ful youn s man who will go ft: in thi s world.

#Co mmit to th i LD r what i v i r you d and all your pla r will succiid."

Prov. 16: kovi, Mom, ®ad, and K.aklyn

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AISHA

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. We couldn't be more proud of you and all your accomplishments. ·

Love, Mom, Dad, Malcolm & Yusef

Katie

Jes,

You've definitely done things your own way. Somet im e s you start up si de do wn but you always manage to land on your feet. The re is a lot of stre ng t h insi de o f you We love you , we ' re proud of you and we ' ll always be he re for you Keep Go d fi rs t and He will make your path straight.

Love, Mom, Noble , Joey & Jami

NATALIE

Congrat s on all your high school ac complishments. We've had a lot o f fun following you around. You have many talents and we're e x cited to see how your future will unfold. We are proud of you , N a talie , for many reasons. Continue to work hard and live right and good things will happen.

I have always dreamed of hav ing a daughte r. I carried t he dream close in my heart , and I used to think about what good t imes we ' d share , and how close we ' d be , and when you were born , I d iscovered the real ity to be even better than the dream , for I never imagined that a daughter could be as delightful and lovely as you. I could tell very early that you were someone special. I am st ill amazed at all the th ings you accomplish I can ' t take a ll t he cred it for the wonderfu l way you turned out , Bu t I can and do take a great deal of pleasure and pride in aU that you 've become. The world is made of Dreams and You have truly made my Special Dream come true CONGRATULATIONS!

I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, MOM

Much Love, Mom and Dad

FOR LINDSEY: A Daughter's Gift

By Robert Sexton

When I imagine

The life you will live, I th ink of the pleasure Your presence will give

I see the joy your sm ile will light And the wonders you ' ll weave When your dreams take flight.

I feel the hope That will grow with your grace and the difference you ' ll make to each heart you embrace

I imagine your life

As I know it will be ; For, my daughter, you 've given All this to me.

Love, Mom and Dad Robbie

Ever since you were little, you have been making people smile. Thank you for all of the laughter and love. We know you can succeed at whatever you set your mind on. Good Luck!

Love, Mom and Jamie Whitney,

It doesn't seem that long ago that you were a little girl and we were tucking you into bed every night We look at you today and see our daughter, no longer a little girl but a beautiful young woman Every day is exciting as we continue to watch you grow smarter and more beautiful, and every day we are more proud of you

Soon you'll be moving on to a new environment, new experiences, and new people; and we know that you are more than ready Remember that no matter where you are, you will be in our minds and our hearts every minute of every day . And in good times and bad, no matter what you do or how you think or what you say, you can depend on our support and our guidance and our love

Love,

Mom and Dad

Dear Scott,

You have been such a great big brother. I don't know how this house wil l be when you ' re gone. You have taught me a lot of good stuff in basketball and how to be a be tter person It's well appreciated. Have a fun ti me while you ' re gone , but a lw ays come back to visit.

Your Iii' sis, Kelsey

Matthew

Congratulations! We are all so very proud of you. You have showed us what a responsible and dedicated young n1an you are and because of all your hard work you ha~e accomplished so very much.

We wish you the best of luck in everything that the future brings your way.

L ove, Dad, Mom, Jordan & Adam

Congratulations Kayla

With pride and love we are so proud of you May y our roommate in college have better luck with being able to walk through your room without stepping on clothes than what we ever had. Hope college has a large water heater for those half-hour long showers. Glad washers and dryers are free in college; the only problem is will they handle 20 towels a day . Love you always and we are just as excited as you are about your next journey in you r life, live it to the fullest.

"SOCCER RULES " OUOEIII

Love, your Mom , Dad & Kori

Carly Jo,

You are our angel who has brought so much joy into our lives. I can not even imagine what our life would have been without you. You have made us laugh, cry and worry. Time has gone by so fast, but there are so many memories that I hope I can hold onto forever. The many gymnastics meets that we went to When you won first place on floor, you were so proud. When you performed at Northeast as a little Starduster. I think you were 6 years old at the time. I was so proud. A...che.e.rleader for 4 years you will always be one no matter what anyone says. When you graduate this year I want you to know that we love you and you have always made us proud. We wish you the best that life has to offer.

Love you with all our hearts,

Grandpa

Bob Greystoke and Corey

Congratulations Derrick!

We are so proud of you today--and always. In whatever you do, set high goals and believe in yourself. Our wish for you is health, happiness, and success.

May all your hopes and dreams come true!

We love you, Mom and Dad

Jessica..... .a ways "'Dance"

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder

You get your fill to eat , but always keep that hunger.

May you never take one single breath for granted; God forbid love ever leave you empty handed.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance; Never settle for the path of least resistance.

Living might mean taking chances , but they're worth taking; Loving might be a mistake, but it's worth making.

Don ' t let some hell bent heart leave you bitter; When you come close to selling out reconsider; Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance.

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you ' ll dance - (time is a wheel in constant motion),

I hope you ' ll dance - (always rolling us along) ,

I hope you ' ll dance - (tell me who wants to look back on their youth)

I hope you ' ll dance - (and wonder where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean. Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens.

Promise me that you ' ll give faith a fighting chance.

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I know you'll dance --

Jessica, you are the song In my heart and the music In our llvesl

Congratulations, Baby Girl

Love, Mom, Dad &. Nildt

(I Hope You ' ll Dance by Lee Ann Womack)

Entertaining Rebellious Individual Extraordinaire

I guess we did spell it righ· We love you! Mom, Dad and Chand]

CONGRATULATIONS KATIE!

It has been a long and exciting journey from Kindergarten to Graduation.

You've come a long way and just look at all the things you have been 1 able to accomplish, so far Keep believing in your dreams and goals and you will always be amongst the million shining stars in the sky, whose light shines just a little bit brighter. We have enjoyed watching you grow and mature into such a lovely young lady. We are very proud of you!!!!!

We love you very much, Mom, Tony and Elizabeth

Mozart,

From the beginning to the end Life is filled with change.

Your beautiful smile, soft heart and fun-loving spirit have given us 18 years of joy! We are proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Kyle

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him , and he will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3: 5 & 6

Weare very proud of all you have done. You'll do well in all you do in life.

Heather and Lindsey

We've watched you two grow up into beautiful young women. Nothing has held you back so far, so keep reaching for those stars. Love always, Your Moms

Jennie Marie

You truly are a gift from God , He chose you just for us , our "j ennothestc You 've been an actress & singer since you were a toddler. Let Him lead you in your life and give you the challenge and conviction to make your dreams come true He has the best in mind for you!

Love you always, Mom & Dad

Best Buds Friend Linda, El-Rod, and KT

Sara-Bear

Laughing, crying, smiling, fighting, crushes, love, dances, parties, movies, cruisin' the mall, sleepovers, birthdays. We sure have been through a lot, but there's been tons of fun and crazy times, tool The past 7 years have been crazy. We truly have become like sisters! It has gone by so fast, I'm just glad we got to experience it all together. I hope you succeed in all that you do!

Love ya, Allie-Mac

Born in the bluegrass , raised far from its hills

A babe with enough joy to banish life 's ills

Days run to months , the months into years

A child to young lady , despite parents ' fears

Now that you've grown resplendent and fine Both parents contend these genes must be mine Letting go won ' t be easy, setting off will be fun Look forward, not backward, your journey's begun

Accomplishments many , a bright future looms

But the cats will be lonely when you vacate your room

Parting councel not needed, except this lament

Take care making left turns, and beware of wet cement. We are proud of you. -With all our love, Mom & Dad

"We always thought we'd look back on our tears and laugh, but we never thought we'd look back on our laughter and cry."

Cortney & Ben

There are so many things that we could say There are a lot of memories you both have made You both are very special in your own ways Being the first granddaughter and grandson makes you special. We all learned along the way that being parents wasn't easy Sometimes we _ didn ' t make you happy with the rules we had But now we can look at both of you and be proud You have both grown into wonderful kids As you both go into the world making your own ways, we want you to know that whatever the future brings your families are very proud of you

Love, your parents, brothers and Grandma

"A best friend is the person who holds your hand when you ' re scared , t~ of you when you ' re no longer there , reminds you of what you 've forgo helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to on a little longer, stays with you in confidence , goes out of their We make time for you, helps you when you ' re sad, smiles just for you , r you become a better person and most importantly, loves you for you.

ALYSSA

From an adorable baby to a beautiful, strong young woman. We are very proud of you and all of your accomplishments. Live life to the fullest and follow your dreams. Congratulations and best wishes!!!

Love, Mom, Dad

Brandon & B,yant

Candice

Our family was truly blessed the day you were born. You have grown from an adorable baby to a beautiful young woman. We are so proud of all you have overcome and accomplished. You are a strong-willed, warm, caring and loving person. We know whatever you do or wherever you go, you will always achieve and succeed. We love you more today than yesterday and less today than tomorrow.

Congratulations and Good Luck Dad, Chris, Gram and Grandpa

Ingrid,

Dressed in ribbons and bows , so sweet and shy, our little princess we once knew, grew into an incredible person often seen in gym clothes and athletic shoes

A passion for competit iveness , fun and adventure is your heart's desire Loyalty to God family friends and school is a trait we most admire

Your work habits , determinat ion , and perseverance are like no other, but it' s your forgiving spirit and positive attitude that are respected by your father and mother.

You ' re a wonderful sister with all that you share , a sense of humor, a close relationship with Brooke and her family. Your kindness and patience with Aftyn has gone twice as far ; in her eyes you are a super star Trevor and Kinsley big brothers at your side you have inspired each other and represent "ROCKET PRIDE ".

You have made us laugh until we ' ve cried, running into doors makes Mr. McCurt Other memories : Elvis , headphones and music , ice cream and cook ies , road trips , Subway and Freddie Prince Jr Your love of cats , especially Poochie , these are just a few

We are all so very proud of Graudie ! Congratulations on all your accomplishments and your high school graduation! Thanks for making life so good so rea l, you ' re our beautiful Swed ish girl! You r future is bright!

We love you, Dad, Mom, Trevor, Kinsley, Aftyn, Brook, Aaron, and Kaiden P.J.

She was born in Oklahoma, But this Sooner didn't stay. Her folks moved to Nebraska, And they brought along P .J.

She's had some anxious moments, She once tangled with a truck. But fortune smiled upon her, She is truly blessed with luck.

May your years be very fruitful, May fortune come your way. And try to take it easy, But take it, P.J.

Congratulations!

Love, Mom and Dad

From kindergarten, Cub Scouts , t-ball , saxaphone concerts, Student Council , to drum majors and more! We have loved being a part of all your fun!! We can't wait to see what lies ahead for you and even though you may not end up in the same places we know you will always be the best of friends Remember, a true friendship isn't complete without memories.

WE

ARE

SO PROUD OF YOU!!

Love, from your 2 "Cindy" Moms and 2 Dads Mike and Russ

As Maya Angelou said: "The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving-With passion and compassion, And humor and style, And generosity and kindness."

Heather,

Your life is thriving. We are so very proud of your courage , warm smile and generous heart. Believe in yourself and your abilities

Love, Mom, Dad, Trisha, Amanda & Marissa

Scott,

From the first moment you could pick up a ball you 've wanted to do little else than some kind of activity involving a ball. Basketball was always your favorite but you would participate in anything where there was competition. You would challenge your parents, siblings, grandparents , cousins , or friends and you 've always hated to lose. Not much has changed except that you have gone from a cute toddler to a formidable foe in most of your sporting endeavors. Don 't ever lose that competitive spirit because life will give you challenges that can never be won if you are unwilling to face the reality that you may actually lose. Remember, play fair , play hard and don't ever sell yourself short.

Love, Mom&Dad

Northeast Varsity Volleyball - "Our Three Sons"

Natalie Swenson, Ingrid Johnson, Alicia Oakeson

Congratulations "2004 " Seniors on four awesome years of volleyball! We ' ve enjoyed watching you play. Good luck in all your future endeavors!

We have finally made it to our senior year of high school and are getting ready to move on to bigger and better things. But always remember this You are one of my best friends ever and I am always here for you I still remember those days we had at Pershing playing outside and thinking you were going to steal my best friend away from me , yet that s when our friendship first bloomed Thank you so much tor being in my life and making it so much better. I don t know if I could have made it through all these years without you I love you! The Senior Parents

"Champions aren 't made in gyms Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire , a dream , a vision " Muhammad Ali

Eva,

Always & forever, Stephanie

You were the most involved student: Vice President, President of Stu-Co, MLK Committee, State Stu-Co and so much more. Let's not forget what a wonderful girl you are. Our precious daughter and sister grew up so quickly. With it, you brought smiles and laughter to everyone. We are so proud of you. Ya done good, kid! Wishing all the best in your future. We love you!

Mom, Dad & Aaron

Well , what can I say? We ve been best friends forever nowl It's so weird that we ' re finished with high school when it seems like we were just in 2nd grade! I've had som many tun times with you and there will be more coming I know we ll both be going our separate ways i life but we will always be friends forever! Remember I' always here tor you and we can have all-night talks anytime!

Love ya lots, Lindsey

Jeski and Grau die

Toget h e r ,ve 've been throu!{h e , e ,yrhing, :,;o n w good ti111 e s nnd :,;on,e bad.

Some thing:,; h ave made u :,; l1c1ppy. oth er:,; made u:,; :,;ad

But no m ane r what h a:,; happe ne d , through our t e ar:,; and 0 111· mi~tak e:,;

You ' ve a lway:,; been h e r e for m e, to fix my heart be for e it brea b.

\\'le 've :,; h a re d o ur :,;ecre t:,; with e ,::1 c h nther: and it co minu e:,; g:o ing ::;trong.

We've :,; t ayed h e:,; t fri e nds throug h d ec i:,; ion:,; m ade. nheth e r right o r nTCmg.

As our l ive:,; ch a nge back and forth fro111 one thing to another.

We will a lw ay:,; :,; t ay in co nt ac t. be:,;t fri e nd; for f' ve r.

Tfu -o u g h th e· _recJr; w e ·ve grown so c/o:,; e , 1:.md I wi -;h for hundrt> cb 111ore.

But if rou n eed help th e n l'll be h e n:•

Beca u se that ' :,; what fri e nd<:; a re for.

A friend is someone whe sees me at my worst but never forgets my best Afriend is someone who thinks I'm a little bit more wonderful than I am.

A friend is someone I can talk with for hours or be w ith in complete silence.

A friend is someone who is as happy for m y successes as I am.

A friend trusts me eno ugh to say what she really means when talking to me.

A friend doesn't try to know more, act smarter, or be m y constant teacher.

A friend is a friend

-Lindsay Allsman and Heather Caffrey

Mike,

We are so proud of you and your accomplishments You have brought us great joy, laughter, worry and love. We have gone on many journeys together ; camping , sail ing , snorkeling Cancun , snowmobiling , puppies and parties in the garage Now you will move into a new chapter in your life You will find new challenges and adventures to explore in your future We will always be there to support you and cheer you on Dream big work hard love and laugh often. Congratulations. We love you

Mom and Dad

S eek first His kingdom and His righteousness , and all these things will be given to you as well -Matthew

Senior Star Strutters

2003-2004

Let your eyes stay filled with stars and your heart with glimpses of dreams yet to come.

We are proud of you. Congratulations on a great year.

Star Strutter Booster Parents

Front Row (L-R) : Jess ica Haxby, Sasha Gray bosc h , Alli son Sne ll, La u ra Carte r

Back Row (L-R) : Lindsey Goertzen , Ke lly He rs hbe rge r, Kat ie Ema nu e l, Ka ti e Fast

Derek,

We are so proud of you. The day you were born you brought us great joy, laughter and especially lots of love. Life will be challenging , which you will find out. There will be good times and bad times. But just remember we will always be here for you Believe in yourself. Set your goals high Follow your dream and you can make it happen

Congratulations!

David Cox

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 2004 ROCKET.

Nate Hiles

Your senior photo arrive( too late to bl part of the sen panel pages. l hope the plae, ment of you, photo in thij space will hej complete you

2004ROCKE

Eliazar Rincon

Your senior photo arrive too late to b1 part of the sen panel pages. 1 hope the plac ment of you, photo in thi, space will he complete yoi 2004 ROCKE

ROCKET and Northeastern Seniors:

Well, it has been some kind of ride, huh? This time of year always leaves me feeling a bit nostalgic an yes, a little misty-eyed. You know, better than anyone, that the end of a school year leaves one tossinJ around many memories. As seniors, you have made your mark on Northeast High School and you ha · four years filled with memories. Cherish those times, then go out and create some more. Thank you fi all that you have done for the publications at Northeast. Some of you have been on board for 4 years many of you have called room 108 home for 2 or 3 years. Some of you are completing your first year 4 a yearbook or newspaper staffer. As we leave together, let's remember that hard work and dedication a cause can lead to a rewarding experience. It has been a fantastic time working with yol! and I wisl all of you nothing bnt the best. I usually tell seniors to stop by room 108 and say 'hello', but for now will just say 'give me a call'. Maybe we'll do lunch and remember the good times at Rocket High.

Thanks for the ride! 'Blue'

Colt & Ariel

Abbasi, Karimdad 34

Abbey, Joseph 59

Abbott, Christopher 59

Abrahams, Terry 69, 168

Adamek , Shawn 34

Adams, Alyssa 59

Adams, Amber 34 Adams, Lorrie 69.100, 101, 131

Adams, Steve 4 7, 96, 131

Adams, Tina 69

Adrian, Joel Simbahan 44

Aguallo, Suzanna 4 7

Aguilar, Amanda 44

Aguirre, Sarah 34

Ahl, Jake 18

Ahmadi, Mahsa 4 7, 159

Aksamit, Brandon 59, 159

Aksamit, Lance 4 7

Aksamit, Natalie 18, 158

Aksamit, Tim 47, 87, 140, 199

Al-Hussein, Hawraa 4 7

Al-Musa, Dunia 34

Al-Nori, Ghazi 34

Al-Nori, Sahar 44

Albro, Helen 69

Alcala, Audel 34

Aldrich, Paul 59

Alexander, Karrah 59, 161

Alexander, Steve 46, 4 7

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Alhaidari, Mohammad 34

Ali, Aziz 44

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Amen, Kari 69, 131

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Andersen, Kayla 4 7

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Ansorge, Marcille 45

Aramburo, Javier 44

Arizola, Sara 44

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Arnold, Jade 34

Arnold, Rusty 34

Arnold, Seth 47, 87, 131

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Atkin, Keith 59

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Berry, Christina 59

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Bickford, Missy 34, 100, 131, 185, 199

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Boehle, Ed 96

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Bollen, Richard 69

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Borden, Jesica 59

Borer, Keegan 59

Borer, Nicholas 34

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Born-Struble, Ani 59

Boshart, Mike 69, 96

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Bouwens, Ben 34, 140

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Bowers, Michael 4 7, 161

Bowling, Charles 69, 148, 150, 158 , 159

Bracha, Minique 59, 159

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Bradford , Jennie 34

Bradley, Jon 4 7, 131

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Bradley, Ton 130

Brandt, Nancy 69

Brandt, Samantha 59, ·161

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Breckbill, Hannah 34, 199

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Brooks, Christopher 59

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Brown , Nate 48

Brown, Richard 48

Brown, Sherrie 48

Brown, Tim 18, 130

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Bryan, Austen 48, 87

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Budzinski, Jacie 59, 159

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Buhr, Derek 18, 140, 159

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Bui, Donny 48, 198

Bui, Kevin 44

Bui, Scott 48, 198

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Bulling, Elliott 60

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Bulling, Zach 35, 130

Bundy, Amanda 35, 130

Bundy, Jenny 44

Bundy, Terri 44

Burbach, Steve 69

Burger, Marjorie 69

Burke, Karen 69

Burris, Allison 60, 159, 161

Bu~ Matt 2, 18,130

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Butcher, Andrew 35

Butcher, Jessica 60

Butler, John 14, 19

Butler, Josh 130

Cadwell, Justin 48, 140, 145

Caffey, Trisha 48

Caffrey, Heather 14, 16, 19

Cain, Jessica 19

Cameron, Nancy 4 5

Campbell, Andrew 19

Campbell, Jim 45, 16 7

Campbell, Kameko 44

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Campbell, Laquinte 19

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Carlmark, Shannan 44

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Carman, Daniel 35

Carnes, Spencer 60, 161

Carpenter, Danielle 60, 159

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Carroll, Rachel 48, 159

Carson, Cheri 69

Carter, Allie 35, 169, 188, 200

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Carter, Kelsey 60, 1O1

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Carver, Lindsay 60, 130

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Casados, Jesus 17, 44

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Caster, Elaine 69, 168

Catcham, Bridget 58

Chalk, Stephen 35

Chambers, Bradley 48

Chambers, Katie 15, 19, 158

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Chance, Amber 60

Chance, Kim 10, 19, 185

Chapman, Amy 48, 130, 158

Chapman, Brian 35, 131

Chapman, Bruce 69, 157

Chapman, Chelsea 35, 130, 140, 158

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Chau, Rosa 45

Chavarria, Gerren 44

Chen, Linda 35, 199

Cherry, Crystal 35

Childers, Colleen 69

Chrastil, Nichole 48

Chrastil, Stephaine 19

Christ, Elizabeth 19

Christensen, Rachel 19

Christenson, Heather 48, 159

Christenson, Jonathan 48

Christenson, Tommy 60

Chu, Khoa 48, 198

Chung, Minh 44

Chung , Ngan 44

Clark, Casey 48, 131

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Clark, John 45, 68

Clark, Matthew 44

Clark, Micki 35, 92

Cleveland, Casey 48, 87

Clifford, Jackie 45, 92, 130

Clinkenbeard, Tasha 60

Cloran, Katie 60

Cogley, Jessika 48

Cole, Billie 60

Coleman, Allen 48

Coleman, Jessica 19, 158

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Colliers, Seville 35

Collingham, Laurie 45

Collins , Christopher 60

Collura, Rick 45

Colon, Fran 69

Colson, Jessica 16, 19, 131

Compton, Kayla 45, 60

Connealy, Brien 45

Connelly, Caroline 45

Connick, Kevin 60

Cannot, Randy 45

Conrad, Lee 35

Contreras, Antonio 35

Converse, Heather 33, 35

Conye~, Dana 35,185

Conzemius, Michelle 69

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Cookston, Andy 60, 131, 161

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Coon, Cindy 69

Cooper, Jeramy 48

Copeland, Bobby 44

Cordova, Crystal 19, 140, 158

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Cornish, Susan 69

Cornwell, Joel 45

Corral, Lorena 44

Corral , Luis 60

Corum, Robert 44

Coupens, Katie 46, 48, 93

Cover, Tamera 69

Craig, Candice 48, 159

Craig, Corey 46, 48, 96, 15 : 159

Craigie, Mandie 45, 154, 155, 158, 159

Cramer, Ashley 48

Cramm , Cory 60

Crevantes-Arias, Maria 4 7

Criner, Amber 44

Cronk, Sheila 27

Crouse, Mike 45

Crowl, Angela 44

Crowley, James 19, 138, 1'

Cudaback, Jeremy 19

Cuddy, Bonita 68, 69, 168

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Cumming, Linda 45

Cummins, Desiree 60

Cummins, Kipp 48

Currie, Sarah 45

Curry, Tyrone 35, 1 30

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Dang, Tracy 44

Daniel, Angela 60, 161

Dank, Gregory 44

Dank, Mary 48

Danley, Stephanie 48

Dart, Kylee 60, 99, 131

Darter, Daphne 13, 19, 15 161, 199

Darter, Emily 35, 2, 130, 140, 3

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Davis, Kelle 3-5

Davis, Kenny 60

Davis, Max 3 5

Davis, Nathan 19

Davis, Pam 45, 157

Davis, Rachael 48, 159

Davis, Stacy 48, 153, 159

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Day, Abbie 60

Day, Jonie 45

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Deichert, Rachel 35 , 3

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Delany, Rich 19

Deleon, Emma 58, 60

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Duffield , Cody 35

Dunn, Stefanie 4 4

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Duong , Cuoug 44

Durham, Chris 20, 134 , 135, 138 , 140 , 155, 158

Durham-Goth, Shannon 61

Dwyer , Cyndi 69

Fagan , Chris 49

Fagler, Bill 45

Fagler , Jeff 45 , 69

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Farstad, Kyle 20

Fast, Katie 20, 2, 130 , 140, 200

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Fry , Josh 36

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Deterding, Jason 35

Deyoe, Josh 48

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Dill, Kyle 48, 161

Dillow, Kyle 35

Dittenber, Casey 60

Divizinskiy, Vadim 48

Dixon, Michael 69

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Dixon, Mozart 10, 19, 158

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Dobuony, Nyakuic 48

Dockhorn, Russell 44

Dodd, Justin 20

Donahoo, Kyle 44

Donaldson, Marit 49, 140, 199

Dong, Hanh Nguyen 44

Donscheski, Kirstin 60

Doolittle, Amanda 35

Doolittle, Richard 60

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Douglas , Krista 60

Douglas, Matthew 35

Douglas, Melissa 35, 161

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Dove, Kenneth 60

Drake, Justin 60

Drake, Shannon 60,161

Draper , Chadd 20

Draper, Laura 60, 3, 81

Drere, Cory 20

Dudin, Aleksandr 44

Dudin, Timofey 44

Dziuvenis , Sean 33 , 35, 140 , 199

Echtenkammp, Jennifer 12 , 20

Eckhardt, Shauna 49 , 93

Eckman, Jan 45

Eckman, Steve 45

Edelen, Samantha 36

Edgar, Amy 45

Edstrom, Bethany 36, 153 , 159

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Edwards, Monica 20, 152, 158

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Ellis, Joshua 60, 161

Ellis, Samantha 61

Elwood, Larry 45 , 131

Emal , Cole 49 , 153, 159

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Engel, Jackie 20, 131

Engel, Jon 61, 131

Engle, Amanda 44

Erickson, Jeremy 6 1, 161

Erickson, Lindsey 17, 20, 169

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Erickson, Randy 61

Erving, D 'Angelo 49

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Estes, Mike 131

Evans, A J 36

Evans, Gavin 49

Evans , Jordan 49

Everts , BreAnne 36

Feather , Ryan 20 , 140 , 198, 199

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Felty , Mike 61

Fensler, Bob 3 , 45, 68

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Ferguson, Eric 36 , 86 , 130

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Fiedler, Mike 36, 140

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Flink, Melody 49

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Ford, Seth 49

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Fotinos, Sara 13, 20 , 140

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Fox, Travis 10, 16, 20

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Franson, Carrie 49, 159

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Frazer, Jody 20, 83 , 131,

Gach, John 20

Gallagher, Rainier 49

Gallentine , Steven 49

Gambil, Jessica 20

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Genrich , Sandi 69 , 130

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Gerdes , Tippi 45

Gier, Josh 36, 141 , 158, 198

Giese, Michelle 61

Gildea, Tracie 6 1

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Gilliland, Ashley 49

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Glodowski , Karli 10, 21

Godemann , Amanda 21, 131, 141, 159

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Goeschel , Kay 69

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Golotin , Oleg 44

Gomez, Elizabeth 36

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Gonzales, Tara 49

Gordon, Blake 49

Gormley, Amber 49

Dudina , Angelina 35

Gottschall, James 21

Gottsleben , Scott 49

Gouge, Alex 36

Gouge, Brian 44

Gould, Richard 49

Grabowski, Haley 49, 2, 80

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Graves, Corey 61

Graves, Jennifer 36

Graviette, Dustin 36

Graybosch, Sasha 2 , 14, 21, 130 , 140, 169, 184, 189

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Green, Daniel 44, 199

Green, Gerri 36, 152, 158

Green, Matt 36,149,158

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Gregory , Jake 61, 161

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Gross, Melanie 68, 69

Grothen, Dave 45

Grow, Claire 36, 80

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Grutel, Cherelle 44

Grutel, Larry 49

Guenter, Kylee 49

Guenther, Matt 14 1

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Haack, Daryl 44

Haack, Shelby 44

Haar, Sean 49

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Hadgi, Haedar 36

Hadgi, Khaeri 44

Hadib, Ali 44

Hadib, Karar 61

Hadib , Zianab 36

Hadji, Slaeman 36

Hagaman, Janice 61

Hagemoser, Katye 49 , 100

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Haggan , Robert 69

Hagood, Kyleigh 61

Hahn, Chelsea 49, 92

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Hahn, Rob 21, 141 , 142, 159

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Hall, Brandi 50

Hall, Denise 44

Halsted, Arron 21, 141, 161

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Hamdan, Sonika 50

Hamer, Brian 21, 96, 97

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Hanna, Debra 50

Hanna, Tom 61

Hansen, Breanna 36, 185

Hansen, Laura 21, 141, 152 , 158

Hansen, Mike 15, 16, 21, 130, 184

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Hansen, Troy 61

Hardin, Jon 46, 50

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Harig , Jessica 50, 14 1

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Harrington, Tamar 36 , 161

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Hartman, Breanna 61, 101

Harvey, Erin 50, 158

Haskins, Erin 17, 21

Hatfield, Andrew 21

Hatfield , Steven 50

Hawco, Lucas 50

Hawk, Joe 62

Haxby, Jessica 16, 21, 130, 140, 143

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Hayes, Hali 62

Haynes, Jimmy 50

Haynes, Steven 44

Hazen, Matt 37

Heath, Clayton 70, 130

Hedgpeth, Just in 62

Heermann, Serena 142, 144

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Henkineus, Luke 16, 21, 130

Hennecke, Danyel 44

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Hernandez, Damaris 50

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Hernandez, Juan 37, 130

Hernandez, Manuel 62

Hernandez, Rachel 62, 159

Herndon, Chris 21, 198

Hershberger, Elizabeth 44

Hershberger, Kelly 2, 21, 2, 130, 140

Hershey, Kasey 3 7, 158

Hessheimer, Cassie 1 1, 21, 141

Hesso, Basem 44

Hewitt, Jim 62

Heydon, Derrick 10, 15, 1( 21

Hiatt, Logan 62

Hibbing, Anthony 96, 199

Higgings, Jonathan 44

Higgins , Brita 62, 161

Higgins , Jeremy 50

High, Erik 62, 161

Highfield, Will 58, 62

Hiles, Nate 44

Hill, Adam 37, 130, 131

Hill, Janelle 37, 100, 141

Hill, Lanise 62

Hillers, Josh 62, 161

Hines, Ashley 50, 93

Hinkle , Taneaha 50, 80

Hiskey, Brian 62

Hiskey, Kelly 37, 141

Hitz , Ryan 62

Ho, Peter 37

Hoang, Duong 44 , 198

Hoefler, Sean 50

Hoeft, Kiley 22

Hoegemeyer , Cody 22

Hoegemeyer , Jeremy 50

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Hogue , Johnny 44

Hogue, Summer 44

Holden, Elijah 50

Holland, Jacob 44

Holland , Josh 50

Holm, Mike 70

Holmes, Spencer 46, 50, E 131

Homan, Lindsay 3 7

Hood, Heather 22, 159

Hoodjer, Beau 50

Hoodjer, John 12, 22, 13C

Hopwood , Cameron 62

Horswill, Melia 2, 62, 81

Hosack , Dari! 44

Hoskin, Sathina 50, 159

Hosler, Brian 62, 161

Houdek, Eric 62

Houdek, Malerie 12, 27, 134, 155, 158

Housel, Stephanie 3 7

Houston, Mike 10 , 22, 131

Hoveling, Garett 3 7

Howard, Jesse 62

Howard, Latoyia 3 7, 44

Hoyt,f\j 37

Hoyt, Ben 50, 159

Hoyt, Elyse 22

Hruza, Tyler 37

Huber, Heather 50, 14 1

Hudson, Heather 62, 3

Huff, Thomas 62

Hug, Caroline 70

Hughes, Danielle 4, 1 1, 22, 141, 184

Hughes, Michelle 3, 4, 22, 3, 161

Hulbert, Stephanie 3 7

Hunter, Christina 44

Huskey, Jordan 58, 62

Huston, Thomas 62

Hydo, Jamie 62

Hynek, Danielle 62

Ibrahim, Nihad 44

Ibrahim, Sabah 62

Inns, Chris 3 7

Inns, Richard 62

lromanya, Fred 44

lromuanya, Charity 50, 3

lromuanya, Fred 17

Jackson, Josh 50

Jackson, Lori 70

Jacobs, Leland 68, 70

Jacobsen, Ashley 3 7

Jacox, Austen 37, 97, 130, 199

Jaeger, Jana 3 7

James, Sarah 62

Janda, Ty 62

Janssen, Craig 3 7

Jaques, Jamie 50, 131

Jaques, Robbie 13, 17

JaNis, Chandra 50

Jefferson, Marcus 3 7

Jenkins, Brent 62

Jenkins, Shad 62

Jensen, Kylie 3 7

Jeutong, Laura 44

Jewell, Sara 50, 10 1, 141

Johns, Lashonn 3 7

Johnson, Aaron 37, 130

Johnson, Brandon 62

Johnson, Candy 70

Johnson, Demetrius 44

Johnson, Hannah 50 , 92

Johnson, Ingrid 10, 15, 22, 3, 90, 130

Johnson, Jesse 50, 62

Johnson, Josh 50

Johnson, Kayla 22

Johnson, Kellie 22, 200

Johnson, Kimberly 3 7

Johnson, Kylee 4, 37, 130, 140

Johnson, MacKenzie 3 7

Johnson, Mackenzie 3 7, 13 1, 141, 142, 159

Johnson, Ryan 62

Johnson, Sloan 50

Johnson, TJ 37, 141

Johnson, Tyler 62

Jones, Angela 22

Jones, Ashley 3 7

Jones, Chalia 44

Jones, Jenni 10, 14, 16, 22, 185

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Jones, Nate 22, 142, 159

Jordan, Monshae 44

Jordan, Samantha 3 7

Junker, Wes 50, 141

Jurgens, Amber 63

Jurgens, Cassie 159

Kaar, Daniel 22

Kaar, Michael 22

Kadavy, Angela 50

Kadavy, Stephanie 14, 83, 131, 185

Kadavy, Tyler 37

Kage, Duane 37, 130

Kaiser, Mitch 37

Kamprath, Jacob 50

Kamrath, Jake 13 1

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Kapeller, Jake 37, 130

Kassebaum, Ashley 50, 81

Kassebaum, Marci 3 7, 100

Kaufmann, Lynn 70

Kaye, Joel 3 7

Kearns, Jered 3 7

Kee, Troy 63

Keel, Blayde 70

Keelan, Jesse 38, 141, 143, 198

Kehler, Bryan 50, 131, 159

Kehler, Josh 63, 131

Kelley, Dominique 63

Kellogg, Ben 50, 14 1

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Kellogg, Seth 38

Kempe, Gwen 38

Kent, Marcus 38, 159

Kern, Katie 38

Kerrey, Michele 51

Kerrey, Scott 38, 130

Keslar, Jessica 63, 16 1

Ketchum, Bridget 63, 161, 131

Kettler, Casey 63

Keyser, Carman 44

Keyzer, David 44

Khalaf, Besseh 44

Khalaf, Ghassan 63

Khalaf, Hajem 44

Khalaf, Khalaf 44

Khalaf, Mouradi 51

Khalaf, Zoubaeda 45

Khalatbari, Hassan 51

Khalili, Maryam 38

Kheder, Hussein 63

Kheder, Kaheiery 44

Khoudeida, Laila 44

Kiihne, James 44

King, Rita 22

Kinyoun, Jena 38

Kirby, Kristopher 44

Kircher, Timothy 51

Kitchen, Jennifer 51

Kite, Danielle 51, 14 1

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Klitzke, Ethan 38, 14 1, 159

Klug, Lindsey 3, 4, 5, 44, 83, 131, 201

Knapple, Carly 22, 3, 130

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Knezovich, Bryce 14, 22, 138 , 141 , 161

Knickerbocker, Billy 38

Knight, Amanda 63

Knollenberg, Tony 22

Koch.Amy 38, 99,131

Koch, Jayson 33, 38, 96, 141 , 143

Koepping , Adrianna 63 , 100

Koepping, Amanda 5 , 38, 131 , 3

Kolb, Jessica 38

Kolb, Kyle 51

Koster, Kristin 51, 1O1

Kotik, Kristy 70

Kowalewski, Justin 38

Krahn, Layne 51

Kramer, Eddie 38, 131, 14 1, 148, 158

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Kravchuk, Luda 44

Kravchuk , Vasiliy 51

Kreifel, Brandy 44

Krieser , Cassie 63

Krogh , Aaron 38, 141, 144

Kuehn, Jenny 38 , 130

Kuehn , Shelly 63

Kuhlman, Amanda 38, 100

Kulhanek, Andrew 63

Kumm , Alexander 51

Kunyan , Mark 70

Kutey, Michael 51, 130

Labat, Tiffanie 38

Labbe, Michelle 46, 51

Lachance , Andrew 63

Lade, Nick 38, 149, 158

LaFollette, Janet 2, 3, 70, 144 , 145

Lafollette, Janet 70

Laguna-Valencia, Luis 44

Laguna-Valencia, Nirvana 63

Lahm, Isaiah 63

Lamphear, Tia 63, 161

Lang, Orlando 15, 44, 84, 130

Langdon, Peggy 63

Lange , Chaz 63

Lange , Shannon 63

Lanning, Tricia 70

Lapointe, Preston 63

Larimer, Nancy 70

Larsen, Alissa 46, 51, 98, 131

Larsen, Kody 23, 85 , 104 , 105, 130, 131 , 184

Larsen, Michael 63 , 97

Larson, Leah 63 , 80

Lathrop, Emily 63, 161

Launer, Leah 38, 14 1

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Lawrence, Nannette 44

Layton , Nick 63, 131, 161

Le, Loi 63

Le, Thao 38 , 131

Leacock , Aaron 38, 14 1, 143, 159

Leacock, Matt 38, 141, 159

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Lee, Danielle 51

Lee, Joshua 23

Leffler , Charlene 44

Leffler, Stephanie 63

Lego r reta, Felipe Villegas 44

Lehi , Tim 51

Leick , Emily 38, 138, 141

Leidig, Lisa 157, 161

Leidig, Mary 1 1, 15 , 23 , 14 1

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Leitt, Rachel 51, 92

LeMay , Tim 23,198

Lemay , Tom 23 , 198

Lemmert, Sheila 83 , 131

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Lenertz, Evan 63, 16 1

Lenz, Esther 2 ,58, 63, 130, 153 , 159, 161

Lenz , Hannah 38, 130, 135, 140, 158

Lenz, Mitzi 70

Lesiak , Christopher 51

Lewandowski , Tony 38

Lewon, Andrea 44

Lewon, Zach 23

Leypoldt, Benjamin 23

Liebers, Laura 63, 159

Liedle, Amanda 51, 100

Lienemann, Lacey 23 , 141

Lienemann, Seth 63, 14 1, 161

Lind, Tasha 63

Lind , Zac 58, 63

Lind-Olsen , Makenzie 58, 63, 92

Linder, Amber 38, 92, 130

Lindholm, Spencer 63

Lindquist, Eric 51, 161

Linh, Ngoc Nguyen 44

Linke , Kelli 63 , 131 , 161

Linke, Kelly 3

Linneman, Lacey 16

Lipskey, Dustin 63

Litner , Darin 130

Little, Kendra 2, 63, 161

Lloyd, Eric 51, 141

Lloyd, Jessica 2 , 63

Lloyd, Kathryn 70

Lloyd, Kevin 51

Lloyd , Scott 15, 23, 138, 141, 154, 158

Long, Randee 23

Longoria, Nate 64, 13 1

Loope, Garrison 38, 199

Loos, Aaron 38 , 14 1

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Lott, Amy 38, 141

Lott, Anna 64, 92, 161

Lovgren, Adam 38

Lubben, Andy 2, 38, 83, 130

Lubben, Jenny 45, 58, 64, 93, 159

Luedtke, Melissa 38

Luethje, Baxter 51

Luft, Andy 5 1

Lyman, Alan 23, 14 1, 198

Lynch, Ben 38, 130

Lynch, Jena 38, 130

Lynch, Tim 51 M

Mackenzie , Zech 12, 23 , 104

Magee, James 23

Magnuson, Sara 44

Mahlman, Ally 5 , 46 , 51, 92, 130, 184,188,201

Malcom, Adam 64

Malcom, Amanda 44

Maley, Derek 5 1

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Mann, Jim 3, 68, 70

Mar, Jordan 64

Marchand , Amber 38, 44

Marchant, Trevor 23

Mares, Megan 38, 100

Mares , Nathan 64

Markowski , Matthew 39

Marquart, Sandi 70

Marr , Sarni 51, 131, 14 1, 145, 159

Marschman , Alyssa 3 , 23, 184

Marschman , Bryant 64

Marshall, Jennifer 51 , 93, 159

Marshall, Miles 39, 104, 13 ), 131

Martin, Jacob 51

Martin , Lindsay 23, 148 , 1 4 158

Martin, Makaila 23

Martin, Wendy 70

Martinez , David 23

Martinez, Luis 51

Martinez, Marco 64

Martinez, Victor 44

Martinez-Co rtez, Catherine

Martison , Kris 44, 13 1, 13 5 142

Mathers , Tosha 23, 131, L E 141, 200

Matson , Carrie 51, 150 , 15 )

Mayfield, Emily 39, 141

Mayfield, Sara 64

Maynard , David 64

Mazuch, Marleigha 33, 39 141, 188 , 200

McArthur, Travis 51

McArtor, Stacy 39

McCathur, Travid 199

McClanahan, Tyler 39, l 3 C 131

McClung, Andrew 51, 16 1 199

Mccown, Alexis 5 1

Mccurdy, Dylan 51

McEntarffer, Sarah 64, 15 S

McGhee , Greg 51

McGill, Kelci 52 , 100

McGinnis , Ashley 39

McGinnis, Casey 64

McIntosh, Callen 64

McMillan, Erin 46, 52, 153

McShannon, Allison 23

McVay, Anna 23

McWilliams, Asiah 39, 80

McWilliams, Tika 64, 159

Medley, Jenna 23

Meier, Siona 64

Mellen, Brice 52

Melvin, DeAndre 2, 39

Mendoza, Jade 44

Mendoza, Jesse 44, 64

Mercer, David 70

Merrill, Jennie 23, 134, 148, 158

Mertz, Samantha 52, 100

Mertz, Verena 39, 154, 158, 188, 199, 200

Meston, Mark 23, 130, 134, 158

Meyer, Carol 70, 150, 153

Meyer, Jameson 39

Meyers , Andrew 52, 87, 131, 159

Meyers, Carol 158

Meza, Elizabeth 52

Michael, Christine 70

Michel, Dilan 24, 130

Michel, Kayla 52, 158

Michener, Jessica 64

Mikesh, Amanda 52

Miller, Brett 64

Miller, Christopher 44

Miller, Cody 44

Miller, Dani 46, 52, 92, 159

Miller, Eric 13, 24, 104, 130, 131

Miller, Kelley 52

Miller, Larry 39

Miller, Lennard 64

Miller, Thomas 24, 134, 148, 158

Miller, Tye 64

Minchow, Drew 64

Mink, Clint 39

Minzel, Adam 39

Minzel, Cody 52

Mirzabi, Zahra 44

Misner, Josh 24, 130, 158

Moghadam, Tory 24

Mohatt, Kim 24, 141, 143

Mohrhoff, Jade 39, 159

Mohsen, Khalid 44

Mohsen, Tehani 44

Molczyk, Rebecca 39, 141

Moody~ Denise 39

Moore, Meghan 158

Moore, Amber 39

Moore, Edward 52

Moore, Lilli 64, 82

Moore, Meagan 24, 134, 152

Mora, Danielle 52, 153, 159

Mora, Lawrence 44

Morales, Adrianna 24, 44

Morales, Juan Uribe 64

Morales-Uribe, Daniel 44

Moran, Alejandro 64

Moran , Sam 64

Morehead, Alan 70

Moreno-Hernandez, Maria 39, 44

Morey, Ashlee 39

Morey, Asia 3, 64

Morgan, Andrew 64

Morgan, James 64

Morgan, Liz 39

Morgan, Michael 64

Morphy, Kylie 153

Morris, John 52, 159

Morris, Taylor 39, 131, 141

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Moton, Jessica 39

Motz, Marcia 130

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Munger, Mikaela 64, 130

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Murphy, Danielle 52

Murphy, Kiley 64, 159

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Musil, Mike 70

Muskat, Jeff 44

Mutchie, Jared 45

Nance, Darnell 64

Naranjo, Jamie 39, 44

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Nassrat, Rennes 52

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Navratil, Jessica 64

Neil, Devin 64, 81

Nelsen, Graham 39

Nelsen, Sara 17, 24

Nelson, Melanie 24, 139, 141

Nemel, Mary 70

Nesiba, Adam 52

Neujahr, Jessica 44

Neujahr, Jordan 39

Neukirch, Michael 52

Neumann, Clint 39, 104, 131

Neumann, Tim 131

Newman, Damon 52

Nguyen, Aaron 44

Nguyen, David 39, 96, 198

Nguyen, Giao 64

Nguyen, Hoang 39

Nguyen, Kimberly 44

Nguyen, Lan 44

Nguyen, Luan 44, 64, 198

Nguyen, Mai 64

Nguyen, Michael 39

Nguyen, Minh 64

Nguyen, Ngah 198

Nguyen, Ngan 39, 46, 52

Nguyen, Nghia 39

Nguyen, Ngoc 64,101

Nguyen, Phuong 64, 19 9

Nguyen, Quang 64

Nguyen, Ouyng 44

Nguyen, Ouynh 198

Nguyen, Tino 64, 161

Nguyen, Xuan-Lan 52

Nichols, Cherie 65

Nickolaus, Alison 52, 141

Nieman, Trevor 52

Nikolic, Marko 39

Nilson, Jessie 24, 141, 198, 200

Nimmich, Kristina 65, 161

Ninneman, Kurt 24, 141, 143

Nitz, Samuel 39

Nobbe, Aleandra 161

Nobbe, Alexandra 65

Noble, Jennifer 44

Nolan, Eric 12, 24, 131, 141, 156

Nolte, Austin 65, 96, 161

Noonan, Jimmy 39

Nootz, Joshua 44

Norris, Jared 52

Norris, Shay 65

Northrop, Drake 52

Northrup, William 65

Novak, Jordan 44

Nunemaker, Matt 46, 52, 87

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Nunez, Eduardo 39

Nunez, Miriam 39

Nuss, Codi 52

Oakeson, Alicia 3, 1O, 16, 24, 90, 130, 201

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Oaksantse-Marumoloa, Theo 44

Ober, Ashley 40, 92, 130

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Obsorne, Julie 100

Ochsner, Tom 13 1

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Ofodirinwa, Erika 40

Ohnoutka, Eric 40, 141, 159, 184

Olin, Nathan 52

Oliver, Lindsay 52, 141

Olsbo, Kaylee 52

Olson, Christine 52

Olson, Jacob 52

Olson, Jake 87

Olson, Jennifer 24

O'neal, Ashley 40

O'neal, Courtney 52

Osborne, Julie 131

Osman, Amal 52

Osman, Falah 44

Osman, Ibrahim 44

Osman, Souriya 44

Osterholt, Lee 40

Otley, Caitlin 65, 159

Otoupalik, Andrew 40

Otoupalik, Meghan 40, 185

Otto, Derek 65

Overton, Adam 44

Pacelli, Sabrina 52

Packett, Matt 40, 130

Packett, Ryne 40, 130

Packmore, Michael 10, 12, 17, 24

Paden, Ashley 65

Parker , Kody 52, 130, 131

Parker, Travis 65

Parks, Alexandra 52

Paswaters, Levi 52

Patel, Bhavini 40

Pattillo, Kylie 40

Patton, Levi 65, 159

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Pearce, LaRae 24, 185

Pearson, Meredith 65

Peaslee, Marilyn 68, 70

Peck, Amanda 24, 131

Peck, Nicole 65

Pedersen, Kristin 33, 40, 14 1, 143, 199

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Pedersen, Matthew 65, 161

Pederson, Kristen 131

Peitzmeier, Kellie 53

Peitzmeier, Randy 40

Pella, Corey 40

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P~rdue, Johnny 40

Perez, Saul 45

Perkins, Jesse 44

Perkins, Patrick 44

Perkins, Tyisha 40

Perry, Ronnie 40

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Peters, Jeremy 40, 130

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Peters, Laura 65

Petrosyan, Asya 40

Petrzilka, Kelly 40

Pfeifer, Hollie 65

Pfeiffer, Logan 65

Pham, Brian 44

Pham, Hieu 53

Pham, Sarah 44

Pham, Tommy 53

Pham, Trung 44

Phan, Suong 40

Phan, Tai 44, 198

Phan, Vinh 65, 198

Philippi, Michelle 5, 33, 40, 92, 130, 184, 188, 200

Philippi, Nicole 58, 65

Phillips, Natalie 2, 58, 65, 161

Pickel, Luke 40, 161

Pickel, Rob 143

Pickell, Marissa 65

Pierce, Jane 158

Pierce, Joel 65

Pigsley, Scott 24

Pillard, Drew 40, 130

Piper, Elliott 65, 131

Piper, Whitney 12, 24, 185

Pittman, Justin 40

Pittman, Lacy 3, 53

Pobanz, Shane 53

Polite, Joelle 53, 152, 158

Pompa , Martha 65

Pool, Alex 44

Pool, Christina 40

Poor Bear, Mikayla 65

Poore, Karen 70

Popelka , Jessie 40

Porter, Ne-O-Sho 159

Porter, Wathina 65, 159

Pospisil, Samantha 3, 53

Pospisil, Shawn 53

Post, Andrew 40, 159

Potter, Caitlyn 24, 141, 138, 143, 198

Powell, Gwen 40, 135, 141, 142, 159, 185

Powell, Kenneth 65

Pozehl, Amanda 65

Price, Amber 16, 24

Proctor, Jamie 53

Profenno, Faith 16, 44

Prokop, Jamie 65, 159

Ptacek, Tim 40, 198

Pulec, Patrick 53

Puok, Guamar 53, 87

Quible, Shannon 70

Quintana, Elisa 65, 82

Quintana, Robert 53

Quintanilla, Jennifer 40

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Rabago, Veronica 25

Rabago, Victoria 25

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Rader, Melissa 53

Rader, Mellisa 141

Rader, Nicholas 40, 141

Rakow, Jamie 45

Rakow, Nicole 65

Ramadan, Fowzi 44

Ramadan, Wesal 44

Ramirez, Andrew 44

Ramos, Monique 40, 185

Rap, Terra 25, 158, 199

Raridon, Mitchell 40

Rashidi, Arzu 25

Rasmussen, Stephanie 40

Rathbone, Ashley 40

Rathe, Jim 70, 167

Rausch, Buck 3, 25, 84, 85, 130

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Rector, Robert 25 , 130 , 141

Redwine, Josh 141

Redwine, Joshua 25

Reed, Ashley 53

Reed, Faith 40

Reed, Jordan 53, 87

Reed, Michael 65

Reed, Shanita 65, 82

Reikofski, Amber 40

Reiners, Gary 70

Reinke , Chelsea 53

Reising, Logan 65, 161

Reising, Skyler 2, 13, 16, 25, 155, 158, 159

Ren, Jon 44, 131

Renaud, Michael 53, 141

Renaud, Robert 2, 25, 96, 130

Resediz-Alvarado, Antonio 44

Ress, Stephanie 40

Reyes, Jose 65

Reynolds, Callie 65

Reynolds , Megan 65

Reynolds, Nicole 53, 131, 141, 144

Reynolds, Terry 44

Rhodes, Jordan 53, 141

Rice, Trevor 3, 40, 131

Rich, Amanda 66, 101, 161

Richard, Mikaela 53, 130

Richards, Sue 44

Richter, Benjamin 25

Richter, Katelyn 2, 66, 80, 153, 159

Rider, April 66

Rikli , Jen 13 , 25 , 148, 158

Rincon, Eliazar 44

Rincon, Emanuel 44

Ringsmith, Tom 4 1, 189, 198

Rink, Stephanie 53

Rios, Angel Fragozo 53

Ritchie, Cortney 25

Ritchie, Tim 66

Robbins, Josh 44

Roberts, Chelsea 46, 53, 100

Robeson, Karly 2, 66, 101

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Robinson, Jennifer 14

Robinson, Melissa 25

Robles, Chris 66

Rochford, Melissa 25

Rock, Taysha 66

Rodriguez , Lindsey 3, 25 , 189

Rodriguez, Maria 44

Roesler, Jamie 4 1, 131, 1L 184

Rogert, Casey 66, 131

Rohn, Anthony 53, 87

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Rooney, Chad 70

Roper, Al 41

Roper, Annie 66

Rosales, Yessenia 44

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Rosenberg, Melissa 155

Ross, Stephanie 4 1

Roth, Noah 66, 161

Roth, Tasha 53

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Roy, Nathan 25, 198

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Rudder , Joseph 53

Rupp, Sloan 53

Rust John 53, 130, 150,

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Saidov, Nozim 4 1

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Sarroub, Georgia 70

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Savage, Teneric 53

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Schlamann, Nicole 66, 93

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Schmiedeskamp, Steven 25, 157, 188, 201

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Schnieder, Brandon 131

Schock, Jolie 14, 25, 158

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Schoeneck, Lindsey 41, 135

Schoening, Lynn 70, 87, 130, 167

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Schoenleber, Scott 25, 96, 130

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Schrock, Brigitte 70

Schroder, Tyler 131

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Schroer, Travis 66

Schulenberg, Liz 71

Schultz, Hilary 26, 139, 141

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Schwarting, Jason 2 5

Schwartz, Chris 16, 26

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Scott, Claudine 71

Seidel, Whitney 4 1

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Sell, Derek 66

Sellentin, Helen 71

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Shaw, Annie 44

Shaw, Jonathan 53

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Shepard, Cory 41

Shepard-Brown, Charles 2, 15, 26, 85, 130, 131

Shield, Nicole 4 1, 161

Shields, Duane 41, 130, 131

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Shogar, Mohamed 53

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Sildmets, Joshua 54

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Simpson , Bryan 66

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Sinkler, Renae 46, 54, 131

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Sipes, James 4 1, 130

Sipes, Joshua 41

Siske, Jason 44

Skala , Michael 66

Skinner, Larry 54

Skoda, Adam 86 , 130

Skoda, Sarah 41

Skopp, Marissa 26, 83, 131

Skrdla-Markwell, Caitlin 4 1, 100

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Slechta, Mary 44

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Soumit, Namarig 45

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Stacy, Nichole 4 1, 159

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Staley, Molly 54

Stallworth, Danielle 54, 159

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Stansberry, Jessica 54, 159

Steele, Barb 7 1

Steele, Jake 54, 141

Steiger, Cory 66

Steinhauer, Damin 66

Steinhauer, Herbert 54

Steinhauser, Brinson 66, 86, 130

Stepanek, Joe 58, 66

Stepanek, Mary 4 5

Stephenson, Cody 4 1, 131

Stephenson, Reed 45, 71

Stephenson, Tyler 41, 85, 130

Sterger, Cory 13 1

Stevens, Brian 54, 130

Stevens, Nicholas 54

Stewart, Jay 2 6

Stiefel, Chelsie 54

Stimpfl, Jovi 44, 161

Stinson, Jeferey 44

Stitt, Jonie 66

Stoddart, Nate 58

Stoddart, Nathaniel 66

Stoki, Rachel 4 2

Stone, Sarah 54

Stout, Clyde 54

Streeter, Kelsea 66

Streich, Clayton 45

Strick, Amber 6 7

Strilkivsky, loan 6 7

Stringham, Liam 42, 131

Stroh, Linda 71

Stuart, Tyler 46, 54

Studnicka, Natasha 26, 141

Stump, Megan 54, 101

Stutzman, Ellie 4, 5, 33, 42, 130, 134, 158

Styles, Adell 45

Styskal, Sarah 54

Suesz, Kendra 4 2

Suesz, Nikki 12, 26

Suesz, Tyler 54, 87, 159

Suhr, Becky 67

Suhr, Jennifer 46, 54

Sultani, Sear 44

Summer, Carmen 45

Summers, Josh 42, 141

Sutko, Joe 42, 96

Sutter, David 45

Sutton, Reid 42, 158

Svehla, Dave 45, 130

Svehla, Justin 6 7

Svehla, Trent 6 7

Svoboda, Morgan 54

Swanson, Paul 42, 149, 158

Swenson, Brandon 26, 130

Swenson, Natalie 4, 16, 26, 90,130,3,201

Tarver, Emily 6 7

Taylor, Brooke 45

Taylor, Candice 16, 26, 158

Taylor, Christopher 54

Taylor, Joni 3, 6 7, 81 =

Taylor, Robert 42, 154, 158

Terrell, Leah 67,159

Terrell, Sarah 42, 158

Terzic, Armin 44

Terzic, Nermin 54

Tessier, Ashley 6 7

Tessier, James 2, 42, 104, 130, 131

Thai, Huy 44

Thege, Drake 6 7

Thiellen, Tyler 26

Thomas, Jeffrey 6 7, 16 1

Thomas, Jordan 6 7

Thomas, Mitchell 54

Thompson, Brandie 42

Thompson, Chelci 42, 130 , 152, 158

Thompson, Theresa 45

Thor, Luka 42, 131

Thorne, Adam 6 7

Thorne, Andrea 42, 131

Thornton, Marlenia 6 7

Thrasher, Avery 42, 161

Thurmond, Karsten 26

Tilley, Shane 42

Tinius, John 42, 141, 148, 156, 158

Tipton, Sarah 42

Tobeson, Karly 16 1

Tobkin, Rachael 54, 101, 159

Tolliver, Chris 42

Tomes, Lindsey 33, 42, 148, 158, 199

Tong, Loan 42

Tonjes, Matt 44

Topham, Travis 42

Torre, Jason 44

Toseberry, Nicole 161

Tovado, Brandon 54, 156

Towne, Sarah 5, 26, 149, 158, 185

Towns, Lita 54

Tran, Adina 33, 42, 135, 158, 198

Tran, Dieu-My 46, 54

Tran, Long 44

Tran, Ngoc 54

Tran, Nhan 44

Tran, Nicole 26

Tran, Ouyn 198

Tran, Vu 42, 198

Traudt, Tim 67, 161

Treat, Lindsay 54, 159

Treat, Nora 45

Tren, Huyen Nguyen 44

Troung, Brian 198

Troutman, Laura 6 7, 1 59

Truax, Daniel 54

Truong, Brian 44, 131

Truong, Tri 54, 198

Tucker, Dallas 6 7

Tucker, Jordan 6 7

Turner, Mary 45, 71

Tuttle, Jesse 42

Tyrrel, Cindy 45

Tyrrell, Tiffany 6 7

Urban, Kent 6 7

Uribe, Francisco Segura 42

Uribe, Juan Segura 44

Usher, Brady 54, 1 6 1, 199

Utterback, Alicia 6 7

Utterback, Ashley 26

VanGroningen, Jena 54

Varga, Natosha 42

Vargas, Chris 42, 86, 130

Varilek, Robert 6 7

Vasquez, Daniela 54

Vasquez, Eryka 67

Vaughn, Beth 45

Vaughn-Taylor, Jerry 46, 54, 87

Vculek, Brandon 45

Veach, Jamie 44, 159

Ventry, Dwayne 10, 26

Verbitskiy, Luda 44

Verbitskiy, Oleg 44

Vercellino, Sandy 45

Vetter, Angie 42, 131, 158

Vicente, Anthony 6 7

Vick, Maia 55, 131

Villegas-Legorreta, Daniel 63

Villines, Whitney 6 7

Virgilito, Britney 6 7, 161

Virgilito, Jimmy 42

Vo, Phuong 42

Vogel, Judith 45

Vondra, Stacey 42, 130, 140

Vondra, Tony 26

Voog, Emily 42, 130

Vu, Hong 55

Vu, Tommy 96

Wade, Aisha 16, 27, 131

Wade, Malcolm 55

Wadhams, Judy 45

Wagner, Justin 44

Wainwright, Jason 55

Walbridge, Jenna 55, 130

Walbridge, Ryan 42

Walentine, Alyssia 5, 33, 42, 188,200

Walker, Adam 6 7

Walker, Chelsie 55, 153, 159

Walker, Crystal 55, 141

Walker, Kellen 46, 55, 87, 159

Walker, Lynn 27

Walker, Matt 44

Walker, Robin 27

Wallingford, Brian 42, 158

Wallman, Tasha 55, 159

Walter, Ame 55, 131, 161

Walter, Chelsea 55, 130

Walter, Dustin 6 7

Walter, Mikael 27, 134, 156, 161

Walter, Valarie 44

Wang, Gene 55, 141, 198

Watts, Elijah 43

Watts, Jill 2, 6 7, 82

Watzke, Payton 44

Weatherholt, Doug 7 1

Weaver, Sarah 45

Weber, Kim 3, 43, 161, 199

Weidner, Lawrence 55, 141

Weisser, Jennifer 71

Weixelman, Alicia 55, 199

Weixelman, Beca 44, 161

Weixelman, Megan 2, 58, 67, 161

Weixelman, Toni 55, 100

Welander, Nicholas 44

Wells, Brandon 27

Wells, Brent 67, 130

Wells, Derek 6 7

Wells, Elysabeth 44, 159

Welsch, Shaun 27, 158

Wilkinson, Dray 44

Wilksen, P.J. 2, 14, 27, 13 1

Wilksen, Spencer 55

Willcock, Tony 67

William, Eric 130

Williams, Ashley 55

Williams, Bobbi 6 7

Williams, Dorothy 45

Williams, Eric 27, 141, l 4

Williams, Jeffery 6 7

Williams, Kyle 6 7

Williams, Ricky 4 3

Williams, Ryan 45

Willines, Whitney 161

Willits, Amanda 43, 130

Willits, Elizabeth 55

Willits, Holly 43, 130

Willits, Amanda 159

Winkelman, Amber 27

Valdovinos, Geovanny Gonzalez 42

Valenti, lshma 26

Vandeman, April 54, 14 1

Vanderslice, Jessica 159

Vanderslice, Ryan 42

VanGroningen, Eric 2, 10, 26

Ward, Amanda 55

Ware, Micheal 27

Ware, Mike 138, 141, 144

Warner, Nick 42

Waters, Bruce 45, 71

Watkins, Aqueelah 55

Watson, Derek 44

Watson, Jeremy 4 2

Watt, Britny 6 7

Wenzl, Jessica 58, 6 7

Wenzl, Johnathan 46, 55

Wertz, Nick 14, 44, 138, 141, 142, 159, 185

Wesch, Taylor 6 7

Wesley, Amanda 2, 67, 130

Wessel, Amanda 27

Westphalen, Andrew 27, 130,141,154,158

Westphalen, LuAnn 45

Wheeler, Alex 33, 43, 141, 199

White, Robert 71

Whitney, Elizabeth 4 3

Whitney, Sara 27, 158, 185

Widman, Brad 43, 158, 198

Wiig, Jason 44

Wilken, Chad 45

Wilkinson, Donteice 55

Wisell, Andy 67, 131, 161

Wissink, Erienne 4 3

Witham, Kristen 44

Witte, Amanda 46, 55, 93 152, 158

Wittmayer, Latasha 6 7, 16

Wolken, Deb 68, 71

Wolph, Kelly 4, 33, 43, 13 1

Woodward, Amanda 4, 5 ~ , 141

Wooten, Bruce 4 3

Workman, Erika 33, 43, 1' · 201

Worley, Kelsey 3, 43, 99, 131, 201

Worrall, Aubry 10, 27, 13(

Wright, Charlene 27

Wrightsman, Bill 71

Yarger, Jessi 4 3

Yeggy, Matt 55, 87

Yeggy, Matthew 55

Yenglin, Jamie 161

Yost, Kayla-Mar ie 43, 141

Yost, Toni 156, 159

Young, David 4 3

Young, Katie 15, 27

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Zabel, Judith 71

Zakaria, Georgiana 4 3

Zelada, Becky 33, 43, 152 , 201

Zeller, Nick 3 , 27

Zepeda-Lanbazuri, Brenda 5 1

Zessin, Jacob 55

Ziga, Mahir 4 3

Zimbelman, Audrey 45, 159

Zimbelman, Cody 45

Zocholl, Megan 55

Zuniga, Samanth a 159

Zweerink, Ami 2, 161

Zwee rink, Samuel 55

Zweerink, Victor 55, 14 1

Zwiebel, War ren 55

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The 2003 - 2004 ROCKET was published by Walsworth Publishillg CoJJ1pally ill Marceli:ue. Missouri Mike D1ffe1lderfer was this year•s yearbook represe:utative

The staff was lea by editor Je:u:uifer BrallUJJl. assistallt echtor Becky Zelada. Jllallagi:ug editor Allie Carter. assistallt Jllaugillg editor Natalie Swe:usoll. copy editor Marleigha Mazuch. photography editor Jessie Nilsoll. a:ua sports editor

Li:udsey Klug

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