Northeast High 2005 Yearbook

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to start off the 2004- 2005 s chool year at Booster make the first day of sch ool a bang for all the old and even th : ween the activities and performances, our school spirit really shi 1

oster Blastoff about schoo l spirit and pumping up all the rocket f c n t the excitement of old friends and new faces. Even some alumi i e fun that they too once experienced. of 5ooster Blastoff was seeing people who I haven't seen all su rn~manda Morrow.

1vitie5 started outside where students ran wild and enjoyed such o wrestlin0 with the Cam pus Life staff, the dunk tank, "Rocket" do es, n0 food at teachers.

Sophomore Dom inique Kelley and Junior 01arity l romu ya spend ~ua lity t i me together at Booster Blastoff.

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There were also many stands set up to help raise funds for many clubs and groups. any parents flocked around stands to buy yearbooks or activ ity tickets early while Bame other stands were set up to get people invo lved.

Eventually the crowd moved into the gym to get pumped up for the pep ra lly It dlt.tn~ take long for the gym to be packed with Rocket fans of all ages to enjoy perform DY the cheerleaders and Star Strutters. Many people also enjoyed listenin4 to UIC arching Band play.

1'Hearing the band and watching the Strutters do flags made me excited f or the ootball season."Senior Alyssia Walentine said.

Nothing got the crowd more excited for the upcoming f all 5Ports than the team ntroductions. Between the volleyball team to the f ootbal tho crowd w~ very - iastic. It just goes to show that the Booster ~ tradit ion w ng as ever! It was definitely a blast!

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1. Jun iors Sam Pospisil, Rachel Leitt, Katie Coupens, Mikaela Richard, and Andrew Bridger show off their Rocket apparel at a footba ll game. (Photo by Emily Voog)

2. Seniors Tony Howard, Jason Karabel, and Dustin Graviette root for the ir# 1 Rockets at the first varsity football game a0ainstlincoln High on Sept. 3. (Photo by Kylie Pattillo)

3. A eroup of Rocket fans cheer on LNE to another victory and that they think we are # 1. (Photo by Ky lie Patti llo)

lore KeHy Petrzlika and Lindsay Homan enjoy themselves are victorious over Southeast. (Photo by Steph

Rowdies show support for the # 1 Rockets ar5ity football game aga inst Southeast on Kylie Pattillo)

5hows his support for LNE by dress ing for the game aga inst Southeast (Photo

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·o this school such open eyes us were scared we ing of a new chapter. we were confronted with t tragedy . · ever hit the United States.

ost of us will re .r that day, sl~ in our , =· ,C:lossrooms, getting ~ble in our ,lairs, when it happened. The whole day we were ~ng, glued to the television. No one said a word, just- and thought. That was the beginning of our high ihool years. It started off with September ll.

Although we had a rough start e moved on. the next two years are like a big bl&q; (IOW. The Homecom~ ings, football Qftd basketball · · · sts, and new. rules. We w last t from hour: · lunches and in · ore classes. was taken ores, but w dealt with Now. we had us to work, o we will So, are the new wo not sure if anything lilt, I don't kn ways, full of s I think that t behind.Some of have changed my · .Wherever we ma hope that the class thing .....

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l be grateful that ll take them with to college or to of the street,

'To go to college an::l study Spanish and veterinary medicine Also study aboard iI t Spain and hopefull~, t:o keep playing the clarinet.''

.".-Emily Mayfield

''Go to SCX:: and become some kind of nurse. Probably in me'Y-sage therapy or chiropractor.''

-Bethany Edstrom

re there's someone f your smile, and resence that life j ~ · henyouar · is tru

"A friend is someone whq reaches for your hand and touches your h . ---~ . -

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'Get on top of things. Don't let your~lf miss po~t dates. Get to <X>l early SC) you can ·ve a spot in the lot.''

t: t:o you an the friendships.n

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Hezekiah Smith

Kassie Spilman

Molly Staley

Jacob Steele

Brian Stevens

· Nicholas Stevens

Chelsie Stiefel

Sarah Stone

Ciyde Stout

Tyler Stuart

Megan Stump

Sarah St¥sf<al

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Jennifer Suhr

· Morgan SvobOda

Amanda Tangeman

Christopher Taylor

Mitehell lhomas

Rachael Tobkin

Brandon Tovado

Dieu-My Tran

Ngoc Tran

Danny Truax Tri Truong

Braqy Us'f1er f\pmVandeman

Jena Vangrontngen

Daniela Vasquez

Jerry Vaughn-Taylor

Maia Vick

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Malcolm W~de

Jenna wa!bri~

C~lsie Walker

Crystat Walker

Keith Atkin

Stephanie Ayars

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Rachel Bailey

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Sunni Barr

Brandon Bartels

Rica B;,ssinger

Samuel Seek-Johnson

Ashley Bennett

Danny Berks

Tory Berks

Christina Berry

Taylor siggs · · ,

Ej Blauvelt

Michael BOlan

Jesica ao,-den

Keegi!O Borer

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Johnny Botrtmahavong

Minique Bracha

Samantha Brandt

Mem Brichf<a

William Kieffe

Kameron Klozenbucher

Cullen Knickerbocker

Brandon Koch

Mickey Koss

Bryan Koster

Harrison Kroos

Kirk Kruce

Tyler Kruger

Brittney Kuhlman

Lyndsay Lachance

Zack Lade Nicole Lairmore

Andy Lamphear

Paige Landis

Gretchen Larsen

Kiaya Lautenschlager

Megan Leach Adrienne Lemmer ' Alex Lewandowski

Andrea Lewandowski

Jon Lewellen 0erek Lewis

Oint Lindner

Andrew Lindquist

Stefani Lloyd

Alejandra Lopez

Shawna Luedtke

Van Luv

Josh Lyman

Sosimo Madera

Gory Madsen

Hallie Madsen

Majesta Madsen

Bonnie Marchese

Charles Marquardt

Benjamin Mathers

Bryan May

_ Britney Mcbee

-' Safl18ntha Mcbee

thar1es Mcclung

Mikkr Mcdonald

Emma Mcentarff€r

Hannah Mcmahon

Jam€s Mendoza

Evan Meyer

Lauren Meyer

Micah Meyers

Kayla Miller

Schyler Miller

Erica Molczyk

Makayla Moles

Aaron Molinaro

Taniqua Moody

Maggie Moore

Chelcie Mora

Diego Moreno-Hernandez

Tori Morgan

Heather Morton

Nicole Morton

Tyler Movchan

Sabrina Moxham

Anthony Murphy-sphon

Cody Nelson

Robb Nelson

Jazzy Newman

Joshua Newman •

Canh Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Huy Nguyen

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Monique Nicholas

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Ramos, Monique

Raridon, Mitchell

Reed, Faith

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Ren, Justin

Reyes, Sara

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Romanczuk. Nicole

Ross, Stephaine

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Rustermfer, Jessica

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Shelden, Fantasia

Shepperson, Matthew

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Gardner, Jessica

Gier, Jessica

Gillett Amanda

Gillispie, Kyle

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Grow. Claire

Grumbianin, Richard

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Hadji, Slaeman

Hamsa, Chelsie

Harmon, Michae1

Hazen, Matt Higgins, Jonathan

Sipes, Joshua

Siske. Jason

Smisek, Roger

Smith, Alina

Smith, Jeff

Snyder, Robert

Stacy, Nicole

Stallworth, Jack

StE;wart Allyson

Stoupa, Tyler

Stout Mattl1ew

Swanson. Paul

Swenson. Brandon

Ter-Markaryan, Jenya

Terrell, Sarah

Thai, Huy

Thor, Luka

Thrasher, Avery

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Devin Gardner

Hazel Hernandet

Robert Holmes

Sar.ah James

Marco Martinez

Mallissa McPherson

Krystal Muratella

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Hollie Pfeifer

Jayme Rakow

Nicole Rakow

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Alyssa Shelburn

Bryan Sin,pson

Pat Halsted

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Jeff Hansen

Jennifer Haralson

Rollin Holmgren

Dennis Houdek

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Se11fors Clafr Qrow a11d Carme11 Qravu cheer alo119sfde Sophomores Ama11da Wesel4 a11d 1Catel411 Richter at a 11f9ht 9ame at Seacrest ffeld. (Photo b4 Aaro11 1Crou9h)

Se11for Car,ne11 Qraves leads the 1plrftl119 alo119slde Sophomore Ama11da Wese14 a11d Se11lor Chrlstl11a Bor11 at our first 9ame at Beech11er ffeld. (Photo b4 Steph Da11le4)

Se11lors. captal11s ttoll4 Wflllta a11d Clafr Qrow cheer thfer team toward vfctortf with •quad memebera Sophomore U11dHtf Carver a11d Leah Larao11 at the homecoml119 9ame va. Fremo11t at Beecch11er l Photo blf 1Ct41fe Pattfllo)

Fro11t Row IL to Rh A,na11da Wflllta. Claire Qrow , Ama11da Bu11d4 , Ama11da Dou9hert4. ttot14 Wllll t Middle Row IL to Rh Chrlstl11a Bor11 1Catelt4n Richter , Carmen Qraves Shanita Dlxo11. Jamie tta l e Back Row IL to Rh Amanda Wflllts Claire Qrow. Ama11da Bu11d4 , Amanda Dou9hert4 , ttoll4 Wllllta

Spirit. Let's Hear it!

lc,a Jessie Popelka and Joni Tac,1or

Thfs 4ears Varsft4 cheerleadlng squad matt have been one of the most diverse squads 4et, conslstf ng of seven Senfors, one Junfor, and sfx Sophomores. an cheering for the roctet cause. Despfte the differences In ages as wen as the dfverslt4 of the gf rls, the4 became more than Just teammates, the4 became Jffe-Jong frf ends. Whenever 4ou have a group of people spendf ng so much tf me together, there wm alwa4s be dffffcultles. but true frfends stfct ft out, and thfs was once again proven b\f this 4ear's squad.

Sfnce the begfnnfng of the season, the squad made tf me, despite their hectfc schedules, to practice and other actfvftfes to get to know each other and bond. Wfth actfvftfes rangfng from a lfmo ride In the summer, to a food bank scavenger hunt fn the fan, the gfrls used there fmagfnatf on and creatfvft4 to create fun an 4ear round.

The squad's larger sfze made them loot better then previous 4ears, as wen as matfng thefr proJectfon stronger. Wortfng an summer at tumblf ng classes, some gf rls, as man4 as three practices a weet, helped them gaf n flexfbflft4, better Jumps. as wen as fmprovfng thefr confidence out on the ffeld. The gfrls accomplf shed a Jot at the classes and that gave them more energ4 to perform at games.

Along wfth tumblfng classes an summer, the gfrls also worked hard at practices to loot for good this 4ear. Practices started at 6 a.m. and usuan4 lasted past s.

The4 also spent -4 da4s at NCA camp to fmp rove on thefr stms ear14 fn the summer. The squad toot home three spfrlt sticks. a team award for the most squad spfrft and bonding, numerous An-Amerfcan nomfnatfons. two an American cheerleaders (Clal re Qrow and tton4 Wf11fts) and a top team nomlnatf on.

Senfor Clafre Qrow, an accomplfshed captain, who toot

home an Excenence fn Leadership award at the NCA camp thfs summer for the second 4ear fn a row, thfnts the 4ear has gone smoothl\f. The onl\f problems faced were ones expected from a group of gfrls spending so much time together.

She thfnts the changes this 4ear, such as the new coach and tumblfng classes, have not onl\f helped wfth team bonding. but also helped to dlversff4 the cheerleaders and help them Incorporate new cheers and stunts. Clafre Is sad to see her high school cheerleadlng career end. but loots forward to watching future cheerleaders take over the responsfbflft4 of Jeadfng the crowd.

"After thfs 4ear. cheerleadfng wm Jose several gfrls to graduation and other Interests, but the coaches are great and I know the future cheerleaders wm onl\f get better."

The focus of thfs 4ears squad was to change thfngs up and mate thfs 4ear 's gfrls stand out. The4 worked at thfs an summer with the tumblf ng and the new coach brought In from East hfgh school.

As ff the hectic sports schedule Jsn't enough for the gfrls, the4 cheer at ever4 home basketball, footban. and vone4ban game, the4 are also preparing for upcoming events such as the Strutter show. The gfrls plan to show off there dance stms alongsfde the Northeast dance team and the dance teams and cheerleaders of schools across Lfncoln and even surrounding towns at the show. The4 are also preparing for competftlons begfnnl ng soon. For some of the gf rls the competftfve aspect of cheerleadfng Is rean4 what fts all about, for others ft's all about the games.

The gfrls deffnftel4 do thefr part fn el)couraglng Northeast athletfcs this 4ear. The Senfor gfrls made sure the 4ounger cheerleaders were prepared to lead the squad next 4ear and hoped that thefr experfences thfs 4ear were memorable.

81f Jonie Ta1f1or and Jessie Popelka

The 2004-2005 Junior Varslt4 cheerlead1ng squad faced man4 challenges and setbacks Includlng adJustl ng to a new coach, as well as loslng several squad memebers half wa4 through the season, but came out on top.

ttlghtlfghts for the glrls Included giving their all at the Shrine Bowl parade and 4e11fng with the fans at the game . Camp w also a challange , but fun time for the glrls. Taking home the Teamwork Award, JV Top Team award, and also took home two Spirit Sticks. The squads summer captains Ashle4 Kassebaum and Jf11 Watts led the squad through hot summer practices and camp. helplng them Improve their Jumps, projection, and overall technique: that prepared them for the school 4ear and cheering at games.

Sophomore Laura Draper addresses some of the challenges. "I lfke Mlchelle (head coach) she 's making the effort to make us look reall4 good.'' Laura's glad to be on a squad with the glrls she cheered with last 4ear, but also enJ04s the new a~dltlons. She sa4s she gets along well with the freshmen on the squad dlsplte the age difference, and that camp helped bring the gl rls closer together.

AdJustl ng to the new coach Mlchelle was a change for the glrls. MlcheJJe came to the squad right after tr4outs In March and became the squad's main coach: running practices and preparing them for competitions and other big events such as camp, Booster Blastoff, and the Natlonal Quard performance.

84 the end of the 4ear the chaJJenges the4 faced earl4 on onl4 brought them closer together. The4 developed frelndshlps that would last all through high school, and went through experiences that wm Influence them throughout their lfves.

Front Row (L to Rh Jessica Mlchner, Jonie Ta14lor. and Ashletf Kassebaum Middle Row IL to Rl:Ra c. ,el Balle14, An9le Shasteen, Br14anna Smith. and Jose14 Janda Back Row IL to RI: Jill Watts, Laura Dr ci Jer Mella ftorswlll and Taneah Kelletf

lelow, Reserve Cheerleaders 9et toqether for a picture at the Reserve Football 9ame. Top Rl9ht1 Sophmore Jessica Navratil clsps her hands toqether to the beat. Middle Rl9ht1 Tlffant4 Tt4rrell and Ulll Moore show their smiles while thet4 take a break from cheerln9. lottom Rl9ht1 Tabatha Dambach and Michelle Durham decide on the next chant to pump up the team (All Photos b'f Stephanie Danlet4)

The,f've 9ot spirit. 4es the4 doa The eserve Cheerleaders had a bus4 4ear. e4 started out the 4ear In the summer lf 9ofn9 to cheer camp In OkoboJf. lowa. At amp the4 learned new dances and cheers.

" I Hice 901 n9 to camp. we did a ot of fun activities and went to a fair." said Sophmore Tfffan4 T4rre11. The squad has also participated fn communft4 activities. The4 went on a breast cancer walk • and also helped work at Boo at the Zoo.

"I thou9ht cheerleadfn9 would be a 900d wa4 to start off m4 freshman 4ear. I wanted to become active at Northeast and I thou9ht cheerleadfn9 ould be perfect. " stated Kaftl4n Powell. The4 performed at Booster Blastoff to tart off the school 4ear. This squad Is a ood representation of Northeast. The4 eall4 show true heart for Rocket spirit.

The Cheerleaders not onl4 encour9 e athletes at the 9ames. the4 also help out around the school. This 4ear the reserve cheerleaders were able to help with the homecomfn9 dance. The4 spent a lot of time puttfn9 up decorations and plannfn9 the bf9 nf9ht.

The 9frls have became ver4 close over the 4ear with the help of Coach Shannon Qufble. and Captains Tabatha Dambach and Jessica Navratfl. The4 keep ever4one workfn9 hard so the4 can look their ver4 best whfle cheerfn9. Team unft4 allowed the team to pass on school spirit more easlllf with all of them rel4fn9 on one another.

Qettfn9 the crowd 9ofn9 Is their Job. Their enthusiastic spirits pump up the fans alon9 with the reserve pla4ers. The4 do man4 cheers and chants at the 9ames.

"Bleacher mania would have to be m4 favorfte cheer." commented Kaftl4n Powell. Some people don't think of cheerleadfn9 befn9 hard but these 9frls put a lot of time and hard work In what the4 do. The 9frls did a 9reat Job this 4ear with ever4thfn9 the4 did. All of their hard work reall4 paid off.

front Row (L to Rh Marlenla Thornton. Michelle Durham. Tlffant4 Tt4rrell Back Row IL to RI: Kaltlt4n Powen, Jessica Navratil. LIIII Moore. Tabatha Dambach

81f Ashlee S,nfth

The Freshmen Cheerleadlng squad this 4ear Is full of pride, perseverance. determlnatl on. and most lmportantltf, school spirit. This 4ear 's squad has eight bright 4oung glrls. The team worked hard together to learn their cheers and dance routines. Thetf started their high school cheerleadlng experience btf perf ormlng In front of Judges at a tr4out In Matf 2004. The entire week before thetf learned a cheer and a dance routine. The Judges chose the glrls that performed well and stood out In their e4es. These eight glrls formed the freshmen squad.

Even though tr4outs were over. the glrls had a lot of hardwork left to do. Thetf started after-school practices. During the summer. the squad had 6:00 a.m. practices. In edition to earltf morning practices. thetf went to camp In Okoboji to learn new dances routines and new cheers. Camp helped Improve the glrls' Jumps. flexlblllttf, projection. and technique, It also helped them gain more confidence In themselves. These new routines were soon put to test at the Shrine Bowl. First. thetf showed their spirit and shined In the parade. After the parade, the squad pumped up the fans during the Shrine Bowl game. Once school began thetf resumed their afterschool practices. All their hardwork paid off, because at Booster Blastoff thetf proved that thetf have what It tates to be called a Northeast cheerleader.

As the school 4ear began. the glrls found their schedules to be a llttle more hectic. However. thetf were stlll dedicated to supporting the Rockets at all freshmen football and vollet4ball home games. During the winter season. thetf danced at freshmen basketball games. Coach Shannon Qulble sa4s. "These glrls wort well together. Thetf worked hard to get where thetf are now:· The Freshmen Squad Is dedicated to cheerleadlng and to bringing out the Rocket spirit In all Northeast students.

Man(f challenges arlsed as the school 4ear continued. However, the glrls found wa4s to overcome them and become stronger as a team. "These glrls have what It takes to succeed In ever4thlng. There Is no doubt In mtf mind that the squad rs stronger than when thetf started and thetf have made lastlng f rf endshlps. " Qulble stated. The experiences these glrls have shared WIii be with them and

wm leave an Impact on them that wlll be·with them for the rest of their llves

Front Row IL to R): Stefani Llo4d, Mellisa Cral9 Middle Row IL to Rh Mlst4 Buchanan , Raeann Joh r ;; Jordan Stevens Back Row IL to R): Emma McEntarffer Caitlin Donohue, Bonnie Marchese

Rl9ht1 Trainers not onltf work hard to tape up and Ice Injuries to keep athletes healthtf, thetf also have to keep track of the Injured. Trainer Danielle

Blf Jennifer Suhr

The4 don't gear up with a football helmet. kneepads. or a Jerse4. but the4 come prepared with bandages. athletlc tape and Ice packs. You won't find these lndMduals making the winning touchdown with seconds -left on the clock. and 4ou won't find them hitting an ace serve to 11ft he team to state pla4offs. However. 4ou WIii Ind them read4 to help 4ou tape a sprained lttle finger. or Ice a Injured shoulder whenver needed. These lndlvlduals can be see wearing the Jackets that ldentlf4 them as the trainers.

Veteran trainers Shella Lemmert and Danlelle Smltf\...McVlcker along with Senior student trainer Angle Schllltz and Juniors Chelsea Reinke. Ashle4 Hines. and Ame Walter pla4 a vltal role In athletlcs at Northeast.

"I think the most Important part of being a trlaner Is keeping athletes health4 so the4 can continue to compete." sa4s Junior student trainer. Ame Walter.

These students spent the summer at a cllnlc at East High School learnlng to be trainers. The students were taught all the basics of being a trainer. from taping up an Injured finger to becoming certified to perform CPR.

The trainers and student trainers attend all major athletlc events. The4 are also avallable ever4 da4 after school to Ice a shoulder or tape an ankle before practice.

However. being a trainer ts not all work. It can be fun too. Trainers enJ04 working with the diverse students that come In for their help.

Smftf\...McVfcter sa4s. "It's fun working with athletes and seeing them grow In the four 4ears the4 are here. "

for Schllltz. the best part about being a "trainer In training" rs being Involved.

"It 's fun to get to know people that 4ou wouldn't usuall4 get to meet."

The traf ners also get to miss classes once fn a whlle to attend the out-of-town games.

So. don't look for the trainers fn the newspaper after a great game. but 4ou can look for them on the sfdelfnes. working hard and having tun.

Rl9ht: Junior student trainers Ame Walter, Ashletf ttlnes , and An9le Schllltz stand btf at a football 9ame readtf to help If someone 9ets Injured. (Photo btf Kellie Peltzmeter)

Above Rl9ht1 Junior student trainer Chelsea Reinke watts patlentltf In the trainers room after school to help someone. (Photo btf Ashletf Rathbone)

Smlth-McVlcker records the Injuries on the computer (Photo btf Ashletf Rathbone)

::;v•: Senior student trainer An9le Schllltz helps Senior Michelle Philippi with her Injured ankle 0 1'1 a varl1tt4 vollet4ball practice. (Photo btf Amanda l(oeppln9)

Front Row : T4ler Deqner , Anthon4 Rohn-Strahm Austen Br4an. Spencer ttol mes Br4ce Baten h ,rst. Case4 Cleveland Brinson Steinhauser Seth Arnold , T4ler Suesz. James Tessler Second Row: Je, nnl• Kart Chris Varqas Rock4 Wra4 Juan tternandez. Eric Ferquson. Matt Ye994. Don Sledband , Je em 4 Peters Quamar Puok , Cod4 Mood4 Jon Ren. Ben L4nch Third Row: K4le Qllllsple. Chris Faqan. Tl ron• Curr4 R4ne Packett , T4ler McClanahan Tri Trounq Scott Kerr4 Alex Allemanq. T4ler Stephen: on. Duane Shields, John Fisher , Matt Brlnq Coach Burklund Fourth Row: Coach Dixon, Trevor Case Jer Vauqhn-Ta4lor , Brent Wells, Ta4lor Bourne , Kent Urban. Brian Stevens Marko Nikolic. Jake Ka p !lier, And4 Lubben. Tor4 Berks. Coach Bulllnq Fifth Row: Coach Mercer, Zach Bulllnq. Matt Nunemake • , 8 Schoenleber, Marcus Jefferson. Dustin Nleme4er, Aaron Johnson. Kellen Walker , Kod4 Parker , i 1aJo r ErlckSon Back Row: Coach Svehla , John Rust , Matt ttazen. Drew Pillard , Michael Kute4. Adam HIH , Jo~ Baird. Jon Bradle4 , Jake Olson. Coach Litner

TheVarslt4 Rocket Football team show the i r excitement and determinati on as the4 pile on top of each other before their matchup with East ttlqh at Seacrest Field (All photos b4 K4lle Pattillo)

.5enlor Matt Hazen and Junior Kellen Walker lead the pack as the Rockets take the field for their homecomlnq qame aqalnst the Fremont Tlqers at Beechner Fi eld.

Und••'f K1u9

There Is somethf ng about football season that changes Northeast ttfgh School. The plat4ers are at their prime, the coaches are rarfn' to go and the Rocket Rowdies are In full effect. There Is nothing quite like being a part of the football tradition at Rocket ttfgh. The botfs worked hard all summer to prepare for what thetf hoped would be one of their best seasons tfet. The Rockets were returning a lot of experience on both the offensive and defensive lines, not to mentf on the most experienced quarterback In the clttf, Ttfler Stephenson. Things looked promising for Coach Dave Svehla and his Rocket squad. The team hoped to make a name for themselves as thetf opened their season with an Inner-clttf match up agafnst Lincoln ttlgh. The score was tied 6- 6 after the first 12 mlnutes and the Rockets were traflfng btf nine going Into the final period of the game. Northeast got some help from Senior Jeremtf Peters who Intercepted a pass and returned ft 23 t4ards to cut the deficit to 13- 15. After trading touchdowns the score was tied at 21 as time ran out. The Rockets struck first In the overtime period with a field goal with Senf or Juan tternandez. The LfnlcS bounced back with a touchdown. giving Northeast their first loss of the season.

After a dfsappof ntfng defeat btf Lincoln ttfgh, the Rockets faced their clttf rival, Lincoln Southeast, Just a week later. Northeast's performance was like night and datf as the squad posted a 34- 19 win over the Knights. Stephenson led the team with three touchdowns and 1o1 t4ards on 20 carries.

So, the Rockets got their revenge against Southeast but their first true test would come as thetf traveled to Omaha for their first aWatf game agafnst Omaha Benson. The Rockets proved themselves as the4 pounded the Bunnies 44-19.

The squad was readtf to dance as their ttomecomf ng weekend approached, and the Fremont Tigers were about to get their parttf crashed. Junf or runnf ng back Rocktf Wratf set the tone for the Rockets earltf when he scored on a 26-tfard draw platf putting the botfS up 7-0 In the first quarter. Stephenson scored on a 55-tfard run In the second period and the Rockets were up btf 1.fat half. Wra4 struck again In the third quarter boosting the team to a 21-pofnt lead. Junior running back John Fisher came In to make his mark In the fourth quarter, rushing 11 times for 72 4ards and a touchdown. giving Northeast a 28-0 vfctortf over the Tigers.

The Rockets' confidence soared going Into their match up with Norfolk ttlgh School. Stephenson was sidelined with a fever so Sophomore Brent Wells made his big debut as quarterback. Wells helped the Rockets rall4 and kept the game

close and entertafnf ng until the final pla4s. The game looked as ff ft was headed for overtime as the final minute ticked aWatf. With onl4 seconds remaining. Fisher pushed his Watf four 4ards for a touchdown puttfng the Rockets up 14- 7 and gfvfng them the WI n In the A-1 district opener.

Next came the East ttfgh Spartans. The game was tied after the first quarter and Northeast onl4 led btf ten at halftime, but In the second half, ft was a different stortf. The Wolf Pack shut down East's pa$slng game and the Rocket offense scored at wfll. The team pounded It 's wa4 to a 52-14 win and Improved to 5-1 overall.

The bo4s were looking to keep the ball rolling as the4 traveled to North Platte for their match up with the Bulldogs. The Rockets got off to a shaktf start and North Platte took advantage putting the Rockets down btf seven. The squad answered back In the second quarter tfefng the game at seven. After a scoreless third period, the team got to work. Due to excellent work btf the offensive line, the Rockets were able to convert two touchdowns In the fourth quarter, giving them the lead and the 20- 7 win against the Bulldogs.

The Rockets had made a name for themselves In Class A and the4 weren't wfllfng to ruin their reputation against North Star. The botfS took a different approach against the Oators, looking to their ground game while tr4fng to keep the ball out of the air. It worked and with big games from Wratf, fisher and Stephenson who rushed for 175, 99 and 79 4ards respectfvel4, the Rockets were able to survive the Oators with a 30-6 win.

After winning seven In a row, the botfS were looking to win the final game of their season while gfvf ng them momentum gof ng Into the pla4offs. The squad could l)ot seem to get an4thfng going. After being down btf as much as 24 points, the Rockets regained hope on a touchdown from both Wra4 and Stephenson. The team 's effort was not enough and the Rockets fell to a disappointing 31-13 loss.

Despite the loss to the Islanders Jess than a week before the pla(foff game, the Rockets had high hopes for what could be their last game of their season. The team could not get an(fthlng going while Orand Island looked sharp and perfected. After an fnJur4 to Wra4, Fisher came In and gave the team a boost, scoring a touchdown to tie the game at seven. Stephenson added a touchdown of his own late In the fourth quarter. With the scored tied at 14, the game was sent Into overtime. After a field goal btf the Islanders. Northeast was In position to win the game. But due to a controversial call on a Rocket fumble, the game was over and the botf S fell to their knees In df sappof ntment.

B'f All'f Mal\1,nan

Preparing for the next level. That's how this \fear ' s Junior Varslt\f team described the season. With their quaterback platting some Varslt\f, the Rockets had a head start on the rest of the JV teams. As a sophomore Brent wens stepped up and competed In a few Varslt\f games when quaterback T\fler Stephenson was sick. "Brent Improved a lot during the season and his future Is looklng pretttt bright, " stated teammate Brttan Schoenleber. The offense was able to mate big pla\f S through Brent ' s passes and decision making.

The Fremont Tiger's were the Rockets first victims. " We came out hard and were prepared to win, " stated captain Kod\f Parter. "Our defense stopped the Tigers Inside our S ttard lard two times and that gave Wa\f for our offense to mate big pla\fs, " commented wens. Parter and wens were the captains on this \fear's squad.

"Our biggest win came against our school rlval. fast. We wanted to come out earl\f and hit them hard, " said Junior Alex Allemang. The Rockets came out strong and got ahead earl\f, which kept the momentum up for the rest of the game. The Rockets pulled out an eaS\f vlctor\f, winning b\f 21.

For the Rockets flnal showdown. the\f came head to head with the Sllverhawts of Southwest. At halftime the score was 0-0. "Southwest made one big pla\f on us and we couldn't match It, " commented Junior Austen Brttan.

The Rockets defense was alWa\f S able to shutdown the other team's offense when the Rocket offense wasn 't able to move the ball as wen as the\f would have llked. "Our defense was alWa\fS wllllng to work hard and get the Job done, " exclaimed sophomore Brinson Steinhauser.

"Were looklng forward to next \fear and hope to do well, " expressed wens.

The Junior Varslt14s offensive line 9ets readlf for action durln9 their 9ame a9alnst Lincoln ttl9h

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8y Ellie Stutzman

It was a strong start for the Reserve football team this 4ear. With their leaders, Sophomores

· Logan Reising and Justin Svehla, guiding the Rockets the4 won their first game against MIiiard North 33-32 at MIiiard North ttlgh school. "Our leadershlp Is what wlll help us prevall this season," said Reising. This first game win gave them lots of confidence to accompllsh all their goals for the season. The team had lots of goals this season, such as pulllng together and working hard In practice, but focused a lot on beating their team rlvals, fast and Southeast. "If we keep working hard, we'll have a good chance of beating fast our last game," said Svehla.

Next up for the Rockets was llncoln ttlgh. It's alwa4s fun to beat another llncoln team, and that Is what the4 did. The4 beat llncoln ttlgh 27-14. With winning the first two games of the season their future looked bright. "With the team coming together, I think we'll have a winning season," said Reising. With lots of confidence the Rockets moved on to their next opponent, the Sllverhawks. This was a tough loss for the Rockets, because It was an extremellf close game, 6- 7. This was a big disappointment for the Rockets, but the4 would have to put ft behfnd them.

The Rockets showed their determination and perseverance blf bouncing back with a huge win against North Star. Thetf humflfated the Qators blf beating them 46-6 on the Qators home fleld.

After beating North Star the future of their season looked bright, but thetf would have to come together In order to pull of a couple wins against their biggest rfvals. The Rockets had two more games left, the two thetf had been looklng forward to all t4ear, the Knights and the Spartans. The Rockets would platf the Knights at Southeast first. It was a tough game for the Rockets. Thetf came together and plat4ed hard, but ft wasn't enough. The Rockets loss a close game to the Knights losf ng 14-19. This loss was a big dfsappof ntment for the Rockets, giving them no momentum going Into the game agafnst number one rfval, fast.

The Rockets pla4ed the Spartans at fast ttfgh for their last game of the season. Thf s also was a · dfsappofntfng game for the Rockets. It was a hard loss to accept with ft being their biggest rfval, but the Rockets were proud of their season and knew the4 had next 4ear to beat the Spartans.

Frot1t Rows Coach Schoenln9. Coach Bollen, Nick Broers, And4 Wisell, Jeff Williams. Kevin Connick. •th- Coach McClanahan Second Row: Johnn4 Boutmahavon9. Nick Flewellln9. Justin Svehla , Dustin Qush~· Mike Estes, Darnell Nance, R4an ttltz. Evan Lenertz Third Row: Rob Varllek, Brandon Aksamit, 5 ° 11 Relsln9. Kale Sinner, Ell Casados, And4 Lachance, Trent Svehla Back Row: Chris Brookl , Nate toddart, T4ler Schrader, Josh Ellis, Drake The9e, Eric ttl9h, Will ttl9hfleld, Elliot Bullln9

llf Allf ••la Walentlne

Cft4 champs. record, 7-0. and five shut-outs. The Freshmen squad has shown that there fs a promising future for the Rocket's football program. The entire Freshmen squad has realf zed that high school football fs clear14 more dffflcult than midget football. "Moving from fits football to Rocket football fs a big and slfght14 dffflcult transition," said full back Phfllfp Walentfne. In high school football, coaches have higher expectations and assume 4ou have the abf1ft4 to execute when needed. "Mfgh school there fs more condftfonfng and more dffflcult competition. " commented lfnebacter Justin Alexander.

The squad started off the season facing Southeast, winning 41-0. The4 then traveled to Mf11ard West, where the4 soon found out that the4 could onltf pla4 their second string because ft was Mf11ard West's "B" team. At half-time the score was 19-0, but after switching quarterbacks and re-arranging the offensive Jfne the Rockets started to come back. but couldn't fUlltf convert and Jost 19-16, which was the onl4 Joss of the season. but didn't account for the fr record. The next four games, consisted of four cft4 teams. North Star. East, Southwest, and lf ncoln High.

North Star came to Northeast read4 to pla4 but the Rockets were alread4 there with their minds set on a wfn. The Rockets did ver4 wen putting ever4thf ng together and came out with 27- 17 wf n.

The Rockets expected a vfctor4 agafnst their cft4 rfval East Mfgh. and the Rockets were correct. Due to weather the game was postponed and the Rockets had the opportunft4 to experience the feel of pla4fng on Seacrest Ffeld. The squad pla4ed hard throughout the whole game resultfng fn a shut-out, 1 0. The Rockets then thought about the next game. Southwest. "Southwest alwa4s has a good football team. and has great talent, but we're better, as Jong as we teep our mental game," said Alexander. The Rockets came out full force and dominated the snverhawts with a flnal score of 48-0.

For a week all the Rockets had on their mf nd was being Cft4 Champs. To become Cft4 Champs the Rockets had to come out with a wf n agaf nst lf ncoln Mfgh. "The lf ncoln High game was the game that I was most excited for and the game that meant the most to me. It was the game that determined the Cft4 Champion," said defensive end J.D. Dean. The Rockets came out and pla4ed their best giving them the Clt4 Championship, with a vlctor4 of 38- o.

The Freshman Rockets doml nated their next game against Omaha Br4an. with the offense pla4lng one of their best games. "We have great technique, an awesome offensive Ifne, and a competitive runnl ng game," said quarter back Aaron Molfnaro. The Rockets finished the season with a win agalnst Fremont. S2-6.

Overcom Ing all of the obstacles that high school brings, the Rocket Freshman have clearl4 shown that the4 wm have a positive effect 200E;'\ for the Northeast football program In the 7.::.J future.

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Front Rows Michael Breonez. Austen Andersen. Trevor Ta4lor Br4an Koster, T4ler C ,mer Br4an Ma4. Seth Brethouwer. Cod4 Zessln. Corr4 Burlanek Second Rows Coach Lam t ?rt. J.D. Dean. laJJmmle ttarrls. Andrew Baehr. T4ler Kru9er. Tro4 Bornemeler. Derek Ja r uen, £van Card. Coach Borchers Third Rows Zack Christiansen. Jordan Burt. Aaron Molin< ro. Ja4 Card. Daniel Seamen. Dustin Olsbow. Justin Alexander. Phillip Walentlne lack Ro t s Ja4mes Cervantes T4ler fehrln9er. Challen Re4nolds. Jeff Bohlken Jack Kassabaum , Ben Mobbs. Zach Reinke.

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"Our best season qet," saqs Senior Taqlor Morris when reflecting on the season. Even with Jess experience on the team this qear. the girls golf team stfll had high expectatl ons. Their goals were to Improve scores from the past, work hard In practice and make an appearance at the state tournament. The team. Jed blf thef r two seniors Angfe Vetter and Taqlor Morris, showed thefr determination to have a successful season blf Improvfng each tournament.

The Pfus Invite showed them that theq would have to work extra hard to have a successful season, after theq placed twelvth out of fifteen teams. Though the girls didn't start out verq strong. ft didn't take Jong for them to strengthen thefr weaknesses.

The Orand Island tournament was one of the first sfgns of a talented team. ft was thefr third meet. "After a bad Qrand Island Tournament last qear we wanted to show everqone who the Rockets reallq were:· safd Morris. Though theq didn't place verq high theq competed well with the other teams. and went home proud.

The 2004 Rockets' true colors were flnallq shown at the Northeast Invite. The gf rls donmf noted the Northeast Invite with four out of the five gf rls medalfng and placfng fn the top seven. Thfs made ft clear that state was not too far to reach. "We would lfke to make ft to state again," safd Junior Samf Marr. "and Improve atleast five strokes each meet:· added Senf or Morris.

Momentum from the Northeast lnvatatfonal carried them fnto another strong tournament at the Spartan lnvftatfonal. Theq placed thf rd out of efght teams. Next theq went Into the Meartland Conference with lots of confidence. The team placed fourth out of efght teams. ttavfng a mediocre tournament wasn't the tqpe of tournament theq wanted to have before dfstrfcts."Thfs tournament was Just otaq for us. " safd Senf or Morris.

October s. 2004 marked the daq that would decide the outcome of the Rockets ' season. The Rockets came fired up and readq to wfn , untfl fallfng short of the vfctorq. Some of thefr team leaders were Just strokes awaq from gofng to state. Senf or Morris fell two strokes short from going. Also Junior Samf Marr was onlq three strokes short. Thfs was a heartbreaking daq for the Rockets. because ft couldn't have been anq closer. Though the Rockets fell short of thefr mafn goal of gofng to state. theq 're stfll proud of thefr success and look forward to their bright future.

Front Row: Jenna VanQronln9an, Saml Marr, Nicole Peck Back Row: Emll4 Lathrop, Lisa Bolz , Coach Tom Oschner, Ta4lor Morris, Breanna Beckner

enlor Michelle Philippi concentrates hard to serve a touqh floater In the second match aqalnst Plus at Northeast.

front •ow, Kellee Blaha. All4son Mahlman. Ellie Stutzman. Michelle Philippi Second •ow, Amber l nder , Mikaela Richard, Jena L4nch, Emll4 Voo9 , Samantha Alleman9. Mackenzie Lind-Olson lack •ow, :~oacll Kobza. Coach Korne, Brooke Bartek , Chelsea Kahn Am4 Chapman. Coach Lelsln9. Coach ELie man

AltfHla Walentfn•

A g4m fun of screaming fans greeted thfs 4ears Varsft4 vone4ban pla4ers on Nov. 12 at Waverlq Mfgh School . Where the dfstrfct champf onshf ps took place.

"Although we were dfstrfct champs. ft 's an4ones game ." safd Senior setter Ellfe Stutzman. The Rockets were readq to face second-ranked Columbus. The glrls started the first match pla4fng wfth great team work but not everqthfng turned out the wa4 we had all hoped. The Rockets lost an three games. but were content wfth the fact that the4 made ft that far.

The Rockets ended the season on good terms. 4et started the season hoping to do better throughout the season.

The Benevue lnvftatlonal was the Rockets ' first tournament. The Rockets finished fourth out of eight teams. The glrls then traveled to Fremont and went Into five games. but lost In the fifth one.

"The Fremont game made us reallze that we can 't under estimate anq opponent. and that we have to be readtf to plaq tough everq sfngle game." safd Senior setter Emllq Voog.

With the loss against Fremont. the Rocket 's were there knowing that the4 couldn't overlook un-rated North Star

"Even though North Star has a ver4 4oung team. theq have a lot of talent that manq teams overlook, " said Senior defensive speclallst Mfchelle Phfllppl. Although the Rockets didn 't overlook them. the Navigators came with everqthlng theq had and defeated the Rockets, 2S- 17, 23- 2S, 22-2S. Northeast then crushed Southeast 2S- 1s. 2S- 13.

The Rockets placed 4th In the LPS lnvltatlonal. The squad lost to class A, No. 1 Bellevue West In three games. but defeated Class 8 Omaha Oross, 2S- 1s and 2S- 22 Next theq faced North Star again and won 18-2S, 2S-21,2S-20. The squad went 2- 1 fn their pool to advance to the first round 9old division match against Elkhorn. which the Rockets lost 11 2s and 20-2s.

Wfth the domination of games two and three the Rockets were coming back from the loss of the first game The Class A, No. B Sflverhawts were stfll allve and came back to win 9a,ne four. It ended up to be a best-of-three game, In which the Sflverhawts pulled out and won. 2S- 23, 1S- 2S, 2S- 20, 1S.7.

The Rockets were readtf to crush the lints. especlallq the seniors. The llncoln Mlgh game was the Rockets senf or

night. The squad puned out an exhflaratlng 25-1-4. 2S-1 O, 25-17 wfn against llncoln Mfgh. Emflq Voog had four dump tflls along wfth two ace serves and 1-4 assists. "The team plaqed awesome fn the whole game. whereas we usuanq onl4 plaq our beswt fn stretches, " safd Voog.

Northeast hosts their own fnvftatf onal tournament hostfng Class 8, No. 2 llncoln Pfus X. Class A, No. -4 Bellevue East and Class A. No. 7 Omaha Marian. Northeast beat Omaha Marlon 2513, 17- 2S. 25-1 s. fn the Rockets first matchup. The Rockets then lost to Benevue East 22- 2S, 18- 2S. The Thunderbolts beat the Rockets fn which theq won the tournament tftle.

The Rockets lost to Qrand Island fn three games. The Rockets then traveled to Kearneq for a trfangular. The squad lost to both Kearneq, and North Platte.

Next on the Rockets schedule was Class A, No. 2 East Mfgh. The squad lost 2-3, but 6'-3" Junior Brooke Bartek who has committed to Nebraska. finished wfth a tea,n...hfgh 2-4 tflls and seven ace blocks.

In the Meartland Conference, the Rockets placed third. The Rockets went up against North Star first, wfnnfng 2S-1 s. 25-1-4. Theq then faced East wfth a close match but lost 22-2S, 9-2S. Northeast won the third-place match wfth a vfctorq against Qrand Island. 2S- 23, 26- 24.

The Trick-or-Treat tournament at MIiiard North, the Rockets beat MIiiard South 25-22, 25-17. Then the Rockets lost to MIiiard North fn three games. The Rockets got thf rd place bq beatfng North Star 38-36, 2S-1 s.

After beating Omaha Central, ft sent the Rocket 's fnto the flnal game of dfstrfcts. The squad was readq to face the nu,n... ber seven Benevue East. The Rocket's had prevfousltf lost to the Chefftans twfce , "We all know that we've lost to Bellevue East twice, but we ' re putting that past us because we know that we're a better team. and that we have the abflft4 to wfn thfs game," safd Stutzman. The Rockets beat Bellevue East sendf ng them to state.

The squad came out fUlltf focused at state, although the squad plaqed thef r best and were glad of their success, the Rockets dfdn 't get the best of luck for their first game because Columbus received second place fn state.

overall, the Rockets had a verq vfctorfous ending. Twelve of the 1s losses came from teams that were rated fn the top ten. Wfth Bartek and other strong Juniors as leaders, the Rockets wfll be guaranteed another successful season fn '0S-'06.

Btf Renae Slntler

Team unlt4. That's what bullt these girts ' success.

"Our ablllt4 to work together and get along helped us to become the successful team that we are. " Stated Junior captain Danie MIiier.

With a new coach Sara (Westllng) Horne. It was a change for a new beginning. Sara Is ver4 knowledgeable about the game of volle4ball being a former Northeast Rocket and UNL volle4ball pla4er.

This team has come together due to great leadership from the three Junior captains. MIiier, Rachel Leltt, and Hannah Johnson. This team relles on each other: It's the old "lean on me" Idea. The4 have bonded together "amazlngl4 " quoted Junior MIiier.

Although the4 did have some problems throughout the season with communication, The girts continued to strive towards their winning streak.

The team was comprised of experienced pla4ers and man4 "new" pla4ers. There were some glrls that had no previous experience pla4lng volle4ball. The girts pla4ed hard together and made sure to push each other to become their best.

Although battllng through man4 Injuries, the team learned to work together through downfalls. Rachel Leltt went down with a sprained ankle, missing big games against Qrand Island and Kearne4.

At the beginning of the season sophomore Jessica Sanchez struggled with a knee lnJur4. Later during the season she also sprained her ankle, whlle pla4lng at the Norfolk tournament. Towards the end of the season she found out that she would have to undergo, surger4 on her knee as soon as possible.

Sanchez stated " I was scared when I hurt m4 knee, but knowing that I would Jet the team down devastated me even more."

Even though the season ended with on a disappointing loss to east In the first round of the Clt4 Championship, the girls onltf remember all of the great memories that the4 had. The4 remember the fun the4 had whether the4 were winning or losing a game. overall, the season ended with an 2005'\ of the girls having fun pla4lng as \.__,/ a team and look forward to an the 4ears to come. 90 /JV Voll eyball

Front Row: Shannon Oralee, Danielle Mfller Second Row: Nicole Schlamann, l(elsetf KadaVtf, Je , ll tf Lubben. Rachel Leltt , Katfla Mfller Back Row: Coach Horne, Jessica Sanchez, Caltlfn Mentzer, An r t Lott , Sam Brandt, Hannah Johnson

Btf Renae Sfnt1er

The Reserve volleqball team had the saqfn9 that the4 would wt n the first game (Uno). Win the second game (Dos). and the third game would be easier to win (Adfosj.

"It's the most Important part. without team unft4 the team wfll fall apart." Stated Sophomore captain Emfl4 Ferguson.

The gfrls had a ver4 good season Sophomore captaf n Nico le Phfllfpf sa4s.

"Ever4 game that we lost we were so close to wfnnfn9. "

The reserve gfr.ls were close to each other and had a lot of experience before thfs season. A lot of theses gf rls have pla4ed club ball together so ft came eas4 to transfer Into the high school season.

Some of the goals at the begfnnfng of the season were to wfn cftq and have more wfns than losses. The gf rls came fnto the season wfth a lot of their own fndfvfdual goals. Some were to have better serves. not miss man4 serves. become better passers. communicate on the court more. and to become stronger hitters.

This 4ear the gfrls had the opportunft4 to start the season wfth a new beginning. This Is the first tf me Coach Kobza. had worked with an4 of the gfrls. And ft showed that she was a "Qreat coach". as manq of the gfrls stated. All she dfd was find positive wa4s to help each gf rl out. She would alwa4s work on the teams weakest areas. Most of the practices consisted of working hard on passing and dfggfng. Although ft was all hard wort the gfrls alwaqs had fun. "No matter what we had to work on to get better before the games she would alwa4s mate ft fun pla4f ng volle4ball." Commented Phfllfpf. _

"All we were worried about this season was to work on ever4thfng that we were having problems with. " Said sophomore ttannah Leftt.

There were quite a few gfrls on the team that have set records. Freshman Meghan Leach. broke some of the setting records. So this wfll show that these gfrls have lots of talent for the 4ears to come.

Although fntf ml dated btf Marian the4 managed to pull out a big win agaf nst them. "It was the greatest moment In m4 lffe. ft felt so good to beat themf' Expresses Freshmen Meghan Leach. The gf rls ended their season In their ml nds as being victorious. The4 were Runner-Up In the cft4 tournament.

:Oflt Row: E1r1f14 Fer9uson. Nicole Philippi. KrlSS\f Blaha, Emma Deleon ttannah Leltt , Malarle Svobada ct Row: Jessica Kessler A1r14 zweerlnk. Jessica Wenzel Whltne4 Villines, Me9han Leach Coach Kobza

• ., Und••'f Klu9

Mf9h school fs a totanq different atmosphere for most kids makfn9 the transition from befn9 the oldest kids fn the bufldfn9 to becomfn9 the qoun9est. for some. ft maq be scarq and for others ft maq be exhf1aratfn9. but either waq. feeUn9 comfortable and ffttfn9 fn fs most fnportant. Befn9 a part of a team fs a 9reat waq to meet new people and make new friends. Althou9h these 9f rls were alreadq a step ahead because most of these 9frls plaqed voneqban fn mfddle school to9ether. theq stm were focused and determlned to 9et the Job done.

The 9frls had their ups and downs durfn9 their competftfve season. but fn spite of everqthfn9. theq sure had fun. freshman Andrea Oakeson mentioned. "The best part of this qear's team was how much everqone bonded to9ether because ft 9ave an the teammates encoura9ement to work our hardest."

The friendships these 9frls formed were considered btf manq to be the most Important factor to their season.The 9frls knew the fmportance of bef n9 able to concentrate and focus whfle plaqfn9. Because of this knowled9e. the team was frequentlq able to wf n keq pof nts and 9reat matches. In the midst of an their hard work. these 9frls had some crazq tf mes. When asked to sum up the season. Freshman Kelseq Peterson said the best part of the season was "han9fn9 out with the 9f rls and Just havf n9 funf'

Not onlq dfd the 9f rls have fun off the court but theq had a lot of fun on the court beatfn9 bf9 teams Ute lf ncoln Mf9h and North Star. Althou9h their record maq not have portraqed a successful season. an the 9f rls felt Ute theq fmp roved their fndfvfdual stms which wm benefit their team fn the Jon9 run.

This 9roup of 9f rls was determined to work hard everqdaq fn practice and never settle for anqthfn9 Jess than the best. Coach Eckman focused on the fundamentals and she alwaqs made sure that thfn9s 9ot done rf9ht. The team thanks the fr coach for that and theq know that althou9h practices were hard and tfrfn9. ft wm mate them better vo11eqba11 plaqers fn the future.

A Jot of people base success solelq on wfnnfn9 but this 9roup of 9frls know that there fs so much more than Just the record. These 9frls buflt friendships that wm carrq them throu9h hf9h school and the

rest of their Jives.

Front Row, Brianna Pfffefer, A1hle4 Ernst , Felicia Collfn1 KelHlf Peterson. Andrea Oakeson. ttanna h - cMo ho Back Rows Coach Eckman Shelble Scharf , Melfua Spauldln9, laura Ebeka , Courtne4 Wendt , Mana9 er Tan~a Severn-M4rlck

The bo4s Varsft4 tennis team had two goals this 4ear. First, to make ft to state and second, to make ft past the first round at state. The4 sent sophomore Mfchael Larsen and freshman Nathan Hoppe for the number one and number two sfngles spot. Seniors Austen Jacox, Joe Sutko as well as Junf or Steve Adams and Senior David Nqu4en for the doubles spots. Jacox and Sutko were the onl4 two to make ft past the first round fn doubles which was a great acomplf shment for them. In their next game the4 lost to the number one doubles team.

"We gave ft our best shot, that's reall4 all I can sa4." said Sutko. Adams and Ngu4en fell short losfng to Lf ncoln High fn the first round.

"One of m4 favorite moments was making ft to state," said Adams. Hoppe who made ft to state but fell short fn the second round commented that, "State was a blast, especfall4 sfnce_f'm onl4 a freshman."

The team was Involved fn man4 close matches and tough tournaments. The4 were fifth out of twelve fn the Northeast-Lfncoln High lnvftatf onal. At the end of state the Rockets placed fifteenth of twent4-efght teams. The4 had four seniors In the top seven and wfll have five returning letter winners for next 4ear. Overall the team ended up being two and eight. "This was a great 4ear for tennis. I'm lookfng forward to next 4ear. we WIii be ver4 competftfvel'' stated Coach Ed Boehle.

The Junior Varsft4 team didn't have the best season. Overall their dual record was 2-9. Their best match was against Northstar. the Rockets won 7-2. The4 got fifth In the LPS tournament. Their team onl4 consisted of six pla4ers.

This 4ears Reserve tennis team had a rough start. With onl4 two pla4ers to start off the 4ear the4 had to recruit some more bo4s. Coach Brien Conneal4 encouraged some of his students to go out for the team! and the4 ended up having eleven bo4s. The teams record was two and seven In duals. Over the course of the season, ever4 sfngles pla4er won at least one match. Freshman Roman Qovazdfk went undefeated fn the number one sfngles spot and took first place In the cft4. Northeast ended up gettfng third In the cft4 out of five teams because® Northstar didn't have a reserve 005 team.

t Row1 Michael Larson, Jamre Roesler. Davrd Nqu(fen. Quan9 Nqu(fen Second Row: Steve Adams. Nathan Qopp,, Austrn Nolte, B.J. Burns, Michael Renaud Back Row: Coach Boehle. Joe Sutko, Austen Jacox T(fler ' 001l1, Coach Conneal'f, Coach Boshart

& m4 Koch. K4lee Dart , Jamie Jaques, Kelse4 Worle4. ft Amanda l(oeppln9 and Alissa Larsen all pause to take a quick picture after their win over Southwest

front Row: Alissa Larsen. Renae Sinkler Jamie Jaques Second Row: Janelle 111

Dart. Am4 Koch. Adrianna Koeppln9. Kasld4 Ballentine. Amanda Koeppln9 Back R ,w: Coa Amen-. Nikki Adams , teelse4 Worle4. Andrea Thorne. Kelll Linke. Coach Kramer Co, c h

Sy Mllcaela Rloharcl

"Sweet. awesome. the best. once In a Jlfetf me exp erlence. "

Those are Just few of the man4 words mentioned b4 ,ne,nbers of the varslt4 softban tea,n when aslced about the season.

Along with hard worlc and dedication. experience was one of the lce4s to this tea,n 's success. The Roclcets had two terrific coaches. head coach Karl Amen and assistant coach Laurine Kramer. This 4ears tea,n consisted of seven seniors. three Juniors. and three sophomores. The three varslt4 captains were seniors Amanda Koepplng. Andrea Thorne. and Kelse4 Wor1e4.

"I thlnlc that one of the things that rean4 helped us this 4ear was our experience. last 4ear's tea,n had a Jot of underclassmen and this 4ear we are more experienced. A Jot of us gf rls have been pla4f ng softban our whole Ufe too so that's another plus. " sa4s Junior short-stop Renae Slnlcler.

The team struggled In the beginning with Injuries. Senior Nflclcf Adams struggled with a baclc lnJur4. when she puned a muscle, as Slnlcler was stl11 recovering from sur9er4 due to an ACL tear which happened last spring during soccer season. Despite the Injuries, the Roclcets came out strong winning seven of their first ten games, lncludlng wins a9alnst Norris and Kearne4.

The Rockets number one goal fro,n the beginning of the season was to ,nalce It to state. The4 lcnew It wouldn't be eas4 but an were wllllng to worlc for It. An the hard da4s of practice paid off In the end when the4 ended up going 3-0 at districts and malcfng school hlstor4 b4 being the first softban tea,n at Northeast to get a tfclcet to the state tournament.

"Malclng It to state was great. It was our goal from da4 one. The team rean4 came together at districts and 4ou could ten we an wanted It. There were times when we were a llttle shalc4 and we had our off da4s but our captains did a 900d Job of helplng us lceep our heads up and beUeve In ourselves. Coach Amen and Coach Kramer alwa4s had faith In us

too and I thlnlc that 's what helped us an come together and pun ft out In the end, " said Junior out-fleJder AUssa Larsen.

At state. the team Jost their first ga,ne to M111ard South but came baclc strong beating Kearne4 and lcnoclcfng off their clt4 riv al Southeast before suffering their second Joss to M111ard South. The4 ended up placlng fourth.

"Ending up fourth was great considering we 've never made ft to state before. We ,nade school hlstor4 and met our number one goal and that 's what we·n remember more than an4thlng Knocking off Southeast was prett4 cool too. The4 are our number one In town rlval and we strive for a win ever4 tf ,ne we meet with them no ,natter what It takes. That deflnlteJ4 was one of our biggest accomp11sh,nents. This team was ·so much fun. our coaches were awesome and I'm proud of ever4 glrl on this team . .. commented Junior catcher Jamie Jaques as she reflected back on the season and the state tournament.

Two pla4ers set an ti me softban records for Northeast this 4ear. Slnlcler set an outstanding five records for hits. doubles, home runs. runs scored, and RBl's. She also was the first pla4er In Northeast hlstor4 to be named a superstater. Larsen also set two records for stolen bases and ,nost at bats. Slnkler and Larsen contributed tremendous14 to this tea,n success. There wm be six pla4ers from this 4ears tea,n returning next 4ear. Jaques and Slnkler have both been on varslt4 since the4 were Freshmen. and are two of the most experienced pla4ers that wm be returning. Along with them. Larsen. sophomore K4Jee Dart and Sophomore Kem Linke wm also pla4 ,naJor roles next 4ear. This 4ear 's tea,n overan had man4 outstanding athletes, and was better than Just 4our average tea,n. The4 had seven great seniors who helped keep the team 's spirits up and the4 wm an be missed b'f the others.

In the end. the Rockets finished strong pu111ng out a ff nal record of 31-13, one of the best overan records In the hlstor4 of Northeast softban.

Btf AHif Mah1,nan

Unft4. One sf mple word with plent4 of different mean Ings. To the JV Softball team ft meant sucess. " Our team got along ver4 well and that made ft a lot easier to compete stated Junior catcher Kelctf McQIII. Sophomore Anna Koepping and Juniors Krf stfn Koster and Katie Moss were captains on this 4ear's squad. " Leadership was exactl4 what we needed during the season when things weren 't going as wen ." said McQIII.

The team was full of new pla4ers. "The 4ounger pla4ers reall4 stepped up well when we needed them to." stated Koster. Sophomore short stop Anna Koepplng was one of this 4ear's team leaders. "Anna alwa4s pla4ed hard no matter what condftf on the team was In. " commented Katie Moss.

The season started off rather slow. but progressed as ft went on. "We dfdn 't pla4 as a team right awa4 and I think that's what reall4 hurts us In the beginning. " expressed Koepplng. The Rockets opened the season with a loss to Columbus. "I don't think we were mentall4 read4 to pla4. " remarked freshman Ka4la Thllbet.

The biggest wf n of the season came durf ng a double header agaf nst Southeast. The Rockets fought hard all game and pulled out the win In the ffnal Inning. "It felt great to ff nall4 beat a team lfke Southeast. " expressed coach Osbourne. "Southeast pla4s hard ever4 Inning and pressures their opponent to do the same. " said Moss.

The Rockets pla4ed hard all season. The4 taught a tough schedule and ended with a wf nnf ng record. "We reall4 came together as a unlt."stated captain Koepping. The Junior Varsft4 team credited their success to their team unft4 and the bonds the4 made with eachother." We are all reall4 close and that made ft alot easier to pla4 with one another," remarked Thflbet.

The JV team ended with a loss to Southeast In the champ I onshl p of the cltq tournament.

Front Row : Sunn4 Barr Adrianna l(oeppln9 l(atle Moss, Amanda Leldle , l(elHtf McQIII , 1Ca4la Th Mercedez Mauser Back Row: Coach Osborne , Laura Davies. Me9han Stump. Jennifer Serafin , l( i IC01ter,Mana9er D4lan Br4ant

Btf Chelsea Hahn

This qear 's reserve softball team was full of antfcfpatf on and excitement. The fr first game against Southeast was a great opener. even though theq didn 't wfn. theq stm fought hard and onlq Jost btf two runs. The next two games consisted of a double header against Fremont. Theq sadltf lost both of those games but stfll kept a positive attitude After that theq plaqed Southwest, losf ng 0- 14.

"Southwest was a well organized team and mq teammates and I didn 't have as much expference together as theq did, " said freshman Samf McBee.

With those four tough games to start off the season, the team buckled down and beat Northstar 7-6.

"It was such an exciting game because we went Into extra Innings and everqone started to plaq as a team, " said sophomore ensa Quintana. Theq came right back the next night and beat a rand Island 17-S fn the first game of the double header. Unfortunatelq, theq didn 't keep up the fntensftq and Jost to a.I. the second game.

The week f ollowfng theq had a double header against Southeast and east. The team had a good first fnnfng against s.e. but ended up Josfng the game S- 11. After that Joss, the team got together and warmed up. Theq were all reallq readq to plaq and beat one of our school's biggest rfvals, east. Theq plaqed hard and plaqed together to beat east 11- 7.

Their next game was against Northstar. Throughout the game theq plaqed good defense. but ft wasn 't enough to beat them. theq lost S-9. Next, was Southwest at Doris Bear. Theq ended up losfng to them again 6-1 s. Their next game was a double header against a.I. and Mfllard West. Mfkaela Munger had their first and onlq run. Theq lost that game 1-1 s. With Mfllard West up next, and the team a Jfttle upset after Josfng to a.I., theq df dn 't have anq fntensftq and theq ended up losfng 2- 26.

Thef r next game was agafnst east. The Rockets put up a good fight but, ft wasn't quite enought to beat the spartans. The flnal score was 16-17.

Theq finished off the season with the LPS Tournament. Theq plaqed three games. First agafnst east, theq Jost 12- 1s. The second was against North Star. The score to that game was 6- 7 The third game was arand Island. The Rockets plaqed hard but ft wasn't enough. Theq Jost 3-16.

Overall their flnal record was 3-17. Throughout the entire season the Rockets plaqed hard and plaqed together. Theq kept their heads up high and are readq to come back stron9 next season.

1bet,' 011t ltow1 Mikaela Mun9er Chantal Coon Mar(f Snod9rass. £lfsa Quintana Sam Qultana Back Row: Nickl 1stln 110 in, Breanna ttartman Karl'f Robeson. Anna Qulttar £mfl(f Scheel Coach Lori Adams

1st Rows Coach Carol, la\fne Armstron9 , Paul Balle\f , Ciera Armstron9. Dustin Fa9an , Stepha l e A4ars , Jessica Qlass Brlttan\f Sattler , Coach SnooZ\f, 2nd Rows Shauna Eckhardt , Mlsam All 1 , ah Ame Walters Rica Basslnqer N\fakulc Dobuon\f, Nichole Re\fnolds , Micha Me\fers, Coach Albe r : s J RowsErlc Balle\f , Erin Baker Vanessa Wilke , Nick la\fton , Trevor Wissink. Matt Qunther. Rlchl t Qou i Martt Donaldson Jamie Pella l(ell\f Wolph. 4th Rows Mark ttennlnqs, Michael Rathje Thad ttar ln9~ Stan Jones , l(rls Martlson, Jonas ttermes, T\fler Borchers , Seth Lienemann. Brian Chapman. St ) l Qarrlson Loope. Carl\f Sinner , Cod\f Stephenson , Trevor Rice, Asher Ball. Aaron Ball , Luka Th e. r. U Strln9ham. John Morris.

unlor John Morris 9lves It his all as he pushes to cross the finish line. Morris stepped It up and placed for his class at the Future Stars meet.

llf Mfche11e Phntppf

With a lot of returning Jetter winners. both for the gfrls and the botfS cross countrtf teams. the Rockets were lookIng forward to a great season. Thetf did a lot of condftf onf ng this summer so thetf were prepared to work hard. "Evertfone met at Northeast at 8:00 In the morning and we an ran together and did some condftf onfng. It was great bonding time for all of us." said Senior Carltf Sinner. Thetf had a strong senf or class. with Luka Thor lead Ing the botf S team and Sinner leadfng the gfrls team. Although both teams didn't qualfftf for state this tfear. thetf felt ft was a successful season.

The Rockets started their season off strong at the Nebraska Wesletfan lnvftatfonal. This meet was a great start and a major confidence booster for the botfs. as thetf finished 3rd as a team Thor came out strong. taking home the 1st place medal. The gfrls an worked hard finishing 7th as a team.

Next up on the cross countrtf scheduled was a bus ride to Kearnetf. Although ft was long trip the Rockets proved that ft didn't phase them. The gfrls team came together and Improved. placfng 3rd as a team. The botf S team gave ft their all. finishing In 2nd place.

CAfter a rough race at the Lfncoln Mfgh Marold Scott meet. · both the gfrls and botfs teams stepped ft up at the Omaha Brtfan lnvftatfonal. The gfrls team showed their stuff placfng In 2nd. The gUtfS team ran fast and worked hard to take home the 1st place medal.

Although Districts was upsetting. with both the botfs and gfrls team not qualfftflng for state. the Future Stars meet was a great ending to the 2004 season. "Future Stars was an awesome meet for all grade levels. Evertfone stepped ft up :· commented Sinner. Both the gfrls and botfS team had someone place In each grade. Brfttantf Sattler. Micha Metfers and Mfchael Rathje all placed for 9th grade. Jamie Pella placed for 10th grade. Ame Walters. Erin Balcer. Ntfakufc Dobuontf. and John Morris all placed for 11th grade. Sinner. Kelltf Wolph. Stepahnfe. Trevor Rice. Asher and Aaron Ball. and Codtf Stephenson placed for 12th grade.

Thor was the onltf one to quallftf for state this tfear. A lot of the cross countrtf team made the trip to cheer him on. "It was fun being there and ft was fun watchf ng one of our teammates run at state:· said Sinner.

The Cross Countrtf team wm graduate a lot of their top runners but there Is a great deal of talent making their Watf up.

Senior Captain Brandon Schnelder wins a match aqalnst an opponent earl14 on In the season before resultln9 In a shoulder lnJur14 teepln9 him absent from state.

Junior Zach Schnell sprawls to 9et around Bellevue West ' s number four ranted Shane l(rlm at the District Tournament. Schnell made It to state and finished Sth for his third appearence at state.

5th row, Zach Wl1Ua1n1. Toin ttou1ton, T'fler Schrader. ltda,n ttfll JainH SlpH. Brian KalHr, Anderw M•'fefl. 4th row, Coach Bofchefl, And'f Wel1111. Andrew Coolc1ton. Chrl1 fa9an. Mike E1tH, R'fan ttltz. Coach Elwood. 3rd Row, Krl1tle Blaha. Cof'f St1191rt, Nick la'fton. Brian Ma'f , Thad ttarrln9ton, T'fler McClanahan. Evan Card. Brandon Schnelder. 2nd row, Ch1l1l1 Stlefel, Trevor Talor, CaH'f Ro9ert, Rob Bennet, JainH TEHllf, Spencer ttolinH, Duane Shleldl, KelH'f Bechenbach. 11t, l.'fdla Zweerlnk. Jon En9al. Jo1h Kalter. T'fler Dunn. Zach Schnell, Seth Arnold, Eric lall•'f• Du1tln fa9an. la'fne Ar1n1tron9.

ICf Elf• Stutzman

The Rocket wrestlers knew the4 had a tough schedule thf s season. especfall4 wfth onl4 havfng four home meet~ Although thetf would face man4 tough opponents. the fr mafn focus would be thefr bfggest rfval East. who the4 haven 't beaten fn four 4ears. The LNE wrestlers had man4 goals for the season. but thefr mafn goal would be gettfng fn the top ten at state.

It was a slow start for the Rockets. The Qrand Island Tournament was one of the ffrst bfg tournaments and was the toughest meet as a team. There was four of the top ten teams at the QI Tournament. Thf s was one of thef r weak meets ff nf shfng fffth out of efght teams. "Thfs was one of our worst ffnfshes. " safd Senfor Brandon Schnefder.

Next up for the Rockets was the Norfolk lnvfte. Thf s fnvfte had lots of dffffcult opponents fncludfng thef r rfval East. Although the team placed fourth of efght teams. East stfll placed ahead of them. Thfs would gfve them motfvatf on for the fr bfggest rfval thfs 4ear.

Flnalltf the long-awafted East dual arrfved. After a heartbreakfng .33-40 loss to East last 4ear. the Rockets were prepared for a battle. The4 started out slow wfth three straight losses. untfl Senfor Duane Shfelds at 140 gave the Rockets a relfef when pf nnfng hfs opponent fn one mfnute . After two more losses Senfor James Tessfer at 160 sparked a wfnnfng streak for the team The Rockets had ffve strafght wf ns. which all were pfns. R4an ttftz stepped It up as the fourth strafght pfn leavln9 the fffth pfn for Senfor Adam ttfll. "Wfth R4an 's pfn all Adam had to do was wrn:· safd Senior James Tessler. ttfll exceeded the expectations of Just a wf n and ffnf shed off the wf nnlng streak wfth a pfn. "It was the best. Ever4bod4 was feedfng off each others emotfons. " A lot of the wfns had to come from the underclassmen after some of LNE 's stronger wrestlers fell to

thefr opponents. "The underclassmen stepped ft up a lot. and came through for our team when we needed them to :· reflected Senior Duane Shfelds. "To be the best. 4ou have to beat the best:· said Senfor Adam ttfll. Thats what the Rockets dfd. crushfng the SpQrtans 45-28.

Next up for LNE was Dfstrfcts. Dfstrfcts was gofng to be a bfg obstacle for man4 of the wrestlers. "I have a ver4 hard dfstrfct thfs 4ear. because I have 11. 12. and 1.3 fn m4 dfstrfct .'' safd Junf or Zach Schnell. Dfstrlcts went well for the Rocket wrestlers tlefng for thfrd place as a team. The Rockets sent nfne wrestlers to the State Tournament.

The wrestlers were excfted to show what the4 could do at the fr ffrst trfp to state and for those who had been there. ft was a chance to fmprove from 4ears before. Senf or James Tessfer would go fnto state ranked 6th fn the state. ''I'm exerted to end m4 senfor season strong:· safd Tessfer. "Our goal for our team fs to place fn the top ten at state. " safd Senfor Duane Shfelds. It was a tough ending for the Rockets Senf or standout James Tessfer. wfth a .37-1.3 season. fell short of hfs goal of medalfng at state. As for senfor Adam ttfll 's ffrst appearance at state he placed 6th at state. Junf or Zach Schnell led the Rockets ff nf shf ng fn Sth place at state.

Although the LNE wrestlers dfdn 't do as well as the4 would've lfked to fn the season. the4 stfll accomplf shed thef r bfggest goal thfs season. comfng together as a team. "No one thought we 'd come together as a teQm as well as we dfd ." safd Senfor Brandon Schnefder. "We dfd great as a team thfs 4ear. but I am lookfng forward to a wlnnfng season next 4ear. " safd Junfor Zach Schnell. The Rockets wfll return lots of talent next 4ear settfng up a brfght future for them to look forward to.

first Row: Coach Michael Crane. Rochelle Sorensen Sarah Aquirre. Mor9an Svoboda , Toni Welxelman Jamie Dicke. Jen Marshall. Mannah McMahon, Coach K4le Munt

Second Row: Erlenne Wissink Kelli Linke. Shelble Scharf. Brita Ml99lns Jennifer Serafin Emma Mc:Entarffer, Stephlnle Ress, Mlc:helle Kerr4. Third Row : Nick Lade , Ka4Ja Yost. Anna Smith, Lel9h flemln9. Jena L4nc:h , Kristin Pedersen Vanessa Wilke , Jamie Pella Coach Ed Muller

front Row: Yuton9 Kan9 Brandon Sc:happau9h Matt Pedersen. Josh Ma4es, i l' tfOn Jones Paul Ballelf.

Second Row:Trevor Rice, John Morris , Steven Matfield. Jonas Mermes. Robe r ! Talflor, Evan Me4er.

Third Row: Marko Nikolic:. Corelf Pella. Tim Traudt, Reid Sutton. Knut EnokS e Klfle Bachman fourth Row : Nick Lade , Coach Ed Muller. Coach Michael Crane. and :oach K4le Munt

"I lost five seoonds the Swim Fast Plan!" on

l'f Rena• Slntler

Northeast Swimming and Diving had a few new swimmers come and help the team out tremendouslq. Vanessa WIike and Jonas Mermes not onlq helped out the team but theq also made It to state for lndlvldual events.

"I am a reallq ambitious person and I think that I brought the competition to the team. Coming to the United States from Qermanq was a big change. In Qermanq qou don 't have high school sports. If qou want to plaq sports qou have to Join a publlc club. I reallq enJoq being able to go to practice everqdaq after school and swim, and then I get to go to other schools and compete. " Junior , Vanessa WIike stated.

WIike made It to state In pre-If ms In the medleq relaq, 100 flq, 100 breast, and free stqle relaq. She made It to flnals In the 100 flq and placed 8th.

"I was disappointed with mqself when I dldn 't make It to the flnal 6 on frldaq (at State). " commented WIike.

Senior Jena Lqnch swam In the so and 1oo free, Anna Smith swam In the medleq relaq and the free relaq, Shelble Scharf swam In the medleq relaq and the free relaq, Jamie Pella swam the SO breast and medleq relaq, Emma McEntarffer sworn In the 100 back and the medleq relaq.

Junior Jonas Mermes made It to the state Pre-If ms In the medleq relaq , lndlvldual medleq, 100-breast stroke, and the 400 free relaqs. M~ made It to the flnals In the Medleq relaq, lndlvldual Medleq, and 100-breast stroke.

Senior Trevor Rice made It to state diving for the first time ever. Me Is the onlq Rocket diver to make It to state since Katie Corbett made It 2001. Me placed 14th out of 27 competitors.

Rice commented " I had a lot of fun this qear diving and being a captain "

Reid Sutton made It to state pre-If ms In the medleq relaq, 200 free, 100 back, and the 400 free relaq. Me made It to flnals In medleq relaq and the 100 back. The medleq relaq team placed 9th out of 12 (for the second daq).

Reid placed 12th In the 100 backstrokes.

The Rockets performed verq well with the new help from the f orelgn exchange students.

"Theq performed verq wen all throughout the qear, theq and pushed us to perform well, " Senior Reid Sutton commented .

"Some of the hardest things for us to do was get up In the mornings at 5:00. Another thing that was reallq hard was swimming slowlq. Coach Muller wanted us to swim slower so that we would be our fastest at state. We had to taper at the end, It was verq tiring. " said, WIike.

"Coach Ed Muller was one of that greatest coaches I have ever had through out mq high school career. Me was alwaqs posltlve and helpful no matter what the situation was. " stated, Sutton.

Junior Jen Marshall had a tough time this qear with diving. She participated In Star Strutters and had to battle with how to spend her time. The Star Strutters practice everq morning and after school. Also the swim team practices at S:00 In the morning and after school. At the beginning of the qear she had to sign a contract, she went to all of the Strutter practices and left earlq once a week. She dove on Mondaqs, half of Wednesdaqs, and frldaqs . With her busq schedule she onlq missed one dive meet and two games (dancing for Strutters).

"I was reallq busq and usuallq didn't get home from school untll 6 or 6:30, I was alwaqs so busq and tired from doing so much work. " Marshall commented.

Overall the glrls swimming team had participants In the 200 medleq relaq, SO free, 100 flq, 100 free, 200 free relaq, and the 400 free relaq. Theq placed 17th out of 36. for the boqs: 200 medleq relaq, 200 free, 200 IM, diving. 100 flq, 5000 free, 200 free relaq, 100 back, 100 breast, and 400 free relaq. Theq placed 14th out of 36.

Senior DeAndrae Melvin spots up and takes his shot aqalnst the L4nx from Council Bluffs In the Rockets season opener at the Ed Johnson Q4m IAII photos b'f Amanda 1Coeppln9)

front Rows Demetrius Johnson. DeAndrae Melvin. Jerr4 Vau9hn-Ta4lor. Brinson Stelnha u er

·Second Rows Kent Urban Duane Jordan Marcus Jefferson, Andrew Brldqer, Brent Wells · ad Coach Baack , John Rust. Danilo Pavlcevlc, Michael 1Cute4. Mitchell Raridon. Coach Bartek

Ben L4nch

Br1ng1n' Baok

the Tradi t1on

ICf Undsec, Klu9

Students lfned up hours before the game. everqone trqfng to get the closest spot on the bleachers. Parents with black and white Rockets painted on their faces. The plaqers are preparing for what could be the biggest games of their lfves. Theq take the floor as the band pumps out the school song It rs State Tournament time and there Is no experience that compares.

"Brfngfn ' back the tradition. " That was more than Just a saqfng for the Rockets this season. That was the goal. That Is what all the plaqers and coaches were striving for. After an e,nbarrassfng appearance at last qear 's State Tournament. the Rockets were lookfng to gain back their respect and reclafm the reputation of being a powerhouse In Class A boqs basketball lfke Northeast once had.

With a third place pre- season ranking. the boqs owe a lot of their success to experience and Jeadershfp. The Rockets were carried btf Senior Point Quard Demetrius Johnson. Johnson was a three qear starter for Northeast and has made a hu9e Impact on the program since he entered as a freshman . The team was also led btf Senf or hot shot DeAndrae Melvfn. Senior Plus transfer Mitchen Raridon. Junior All-Stater Andrew Brdfger. and Junf or f orefgn exchange student Danflo Pavfcevfc. Pavfcevfc Joined the boqs thf s season from Montene9ro. Bq the end of the season . "D-Lo ," was nearlq fmpossfble t o contain.

There was talk about Northeast having one of the easiest schedules In Class A. but the boqs were not going to let t hose rumors slow them down. The Rockets approached thef r season opener with fire and put awaq the tqnx from Councfl Bluffs. 61-.f 1 for their first win of the season.

The boqs cruised past Columbus and battled ft out agaf nst Mmard West and with a record of 3- 0 the boqs were approaching one of the most anticipated games of the season

On December 16. 200.f the Rockets matched up with the Qators from North Star at the Swamp. With a state tournament lfke atmosphere. the boqs were able to post a 65-53 win over the Qators.

The team's confidence was flqfng high and with a comfortable win over Norfolk. the Rockets were In good shape entering the Holfdaq Tournament. With two big Inner cltq wins a9afnst Uncoln Southwest and Uncoln East In the first round. Northeast matched up with their cftq rfval. Uncoln Southeast. The game went back and forth for the entire thfrtq- two Minutes and ft ended up as a tie after regulatf on. The game

was sent Into over-time and the Rockets ended up suffering their first loss of the season. "We were verq disappointed with the loss. our first goal was to win the Holfdaq Tournament. Although. fn a waq the loss was good because ft made us work that much harder In practice to accomplfsh what we wanted to, " commented Raridon.

The boqs bounced back from their loss and beat Kearneq. 60-5.f. The Rockets also posted victories against Qrand Island, Lf ncoln High and Hastf ngs.

The team 's next true test would come against the Thunderbolts from Plus. This game was especlalltf memorable for Raridon. being that he plaqed for Plus for two qears. "This game meant a lot to me. Being able to go Into mq old gqm and wf n felt good. I was happtf that our team was able to come back from a large deficit and win stated Raridon. The Rockets were able to squeeze out a 61-58 win.

The squad had no trouble with the the Bulldogs from North Platte or the Patriots from MIiiard South but ft seemed lfke the fnner-cltq match-ups alwaqs caused some trouble. On December 30, the Rockets were set to face Lfncoln East. The boqs plaqed hard but nothing seemed to be gof ng their waq. The Rockets lost to the Spartans 63- 7.f.

The boqs had no problem getting past the Fremont Tigers and theq shot their waq past Lfncoln Southwest with a score of B.f-45.

The boqs were lookfng for revenge In their second meeting with Lfncoln Southeast. The Knights proved be too much for the Rockets once agafn though. The Rockets suffered their third loss of the season with a score of 50-53.

Just lfke last season. the boqs were In the toughest district fn the state. And Just lflce last season the Rockets emerged vfctorfofus once again. The boqs beat MIiiard North and then Uncoln North Star for the District Championship.

The ti me had come and the boqs would have a tough road to the top. In the first round. the Rockets faced Omaha Brqan. The boqs plaqed with heart and flew past the Bears. The next game wouldn 't be quite as easq though. The boqs were set to platf the number one team In the state. Bellevue West. "We ran fnto a good team. We had a bad shootfng night and we were outhustled from start to finish. We didn 't deserve to win but we deserved to be In that game. Losing sucks but losfng to the best team In the state Isn 't all that bad ," commented Raridon on his last game as a Rocket.

HARP WORK 6- INTENIITY

Bq Chelsea Mahn

The Junior Varsltq Rockets had an outstanding season. Their first game was against Abraham Llncoln. The boqs were nervous for their first game but theq finished with a big win. 54-16. The second game on the schedule was Columbus. an easq game for the boqs who won 56-22. The next evening theq plaqed Mfllard West. this was one of their toughest games of the entire season but the Rockets worked hard and won. 42- 39. Next was North Star. The boqs dldn 't plaq well I but plaqed hard enough to win. 49-38. A couple of nights later. the Rockets plaqed Norfolk. Theq plaqed a prettq good first half. but a much better second half and ended up winning 58-48.

The new qear started off against l(earneq. The Rockets came a llttle unprepared. but plaqed with some lntensltq and came out with a win. 36-32. Then the JV Rockets plaqed Qrand Island. The boqs had a great second half. and plaqed outstanding the last two minutes of the game. The boqs won It. 60-53. Llncoln ttlgh was their next opponent. Theq didn 't plaq with verq good chemlstrq this game.

"We plaqed kind of sluggish this game and It showed In the flnal score ." said Sophomore Brinson Steinhauser.

Theq won,49-46.

Their next game was against ttastlngs. The JV boqs didn't have a verq good first half, but after a pump-up talk from Coach Mercer. the Rockets brought the heat and won 50-30. The boqs then plaqed Plus X. It was one of their better games, theq ended up winning 6448. The next night, the Rockets faced North Platte.

"Everqone gave 100 percent this game." Said Sophomore captain Brent Wells. All the plaqers got plaqlng time this game, the Rockets won big, 83-21. MIiiard West was the JV team 's first loss of the season. The Rockets didn't come prepared to plaq and lost, 56-62. The school 's rlval East was up next.

"Its alwaqs fun to plaq East because I think we put a llttle more Into the game." said Steinhauser. The Rockets won. 52-37. The boqs then plaqed Fremont. In the first half, their shots weren't falllng. but during the second half theq Just started picking It up. The Rockets then plaqed Southwest. It was a tough game and the Rockets lost, 56-63. The last game before the LPS Tournament was Southeast. This was a tough game for the boqs. and theq ended up loslng, 55-66 In overtime. But now all the Rockets could think about was the LPS Tournament. Theq had onlq two games left and If theq didn't come out strong. theq were onlq going to have one game. The Rockets came to plaq and beat Llncoln ttlgh. 62-48. The boqs made It past the first round and had to plaq Southeast In the Championship. The game went Into OT, and the Rockets lost bq two. 59-61. But throughout the entire season.

the JV boqs gave 1oo• all the time. Their

flnal record was 14-3.

Front Row: Brinson Steinhauser. Trent Sevehla, John Wenzl. Brent Wells , larr14 Skinner, f ane Qordon. Back Row: Coach David Mercer, Kent Urban. Beau ttoodJer. D14lan Wra14. Michae l ( ute4, Steve Adams. Coach Travis Wischmeier

RSEVEHANCE

84 Chelsea Mahn

This 4ear's Reserve 804s Basketball team had a 9reat 4ear. full of conffdence and perseverance. Theq started off the season with a bf9 9ame a9af nst Southwest. The 9ame was close tfll the ver4 end. but the Rockets pulled ft out wf nnfn9 56-51. Next on the schedule. was bf9 riv al lfncoln East. The4 won the 9ame -49- 35. The Reserve bo4s then pla4ed Mf11ard North. The4 started out slow. but as the second half be9an. the4 worked to9ether and came out with a bf9 win. 62--4-4. Two nf9hts later. the Rockets pla4ed lf ncoln Hf9h. which was a tou9h 9ame untfl the end.

"That 9ame was all hustle. " Sophomore lo9an Ref sfn9 stated.

The bo4s ended up wfnnfn9 37-30. Their next 9ame was their ff rst awa4 9ame. a9afnst Southeast. and was one of the most fntense 9ames of the season. The 9ame went Into double overtf me. ThankfUlltf the Rockets won fn the ffnal seconds of the 9ame with a pal r of free throws btf Refsfn9. wlnnfn9 67-65. The Reserve 804s' next 9ame was a9afnst Fremont. It was close throu9hout the entire 9ame, the Rockets won -40-33. Their second awa4 9ame was a9afnst MIiiard South. The bo4s started off slow and. unf ortunatel4. ft showed up fn the end. The Rockets lost their ffrst 9ame all season btf onltf two points. 52-5-4. Now the Reserve Rockets were 6-1 overall. and onltf about half of their season had 9one btf. Next on the schedule was North Star. The bo4s started off slow. but as soon as the second half started, the4 be9an to plaq as a team. The Rockets ended up wfnnln9 59--45. Omaha Burke was up next. but sadltf the Rockets lost -41-6-4.

"It's too bad we lost. but the4 (Omaha Burke) are a 9reat team. plus our shots weren't fallfn9." said Refsfn9.

Their next 9ame was a9afnst Pfus X. The bo4s dfdn 't come prepared to platf and lost -48-58. Next. the bo4s pla4ed East for the second ti me this season.

"Our entire team has chemfstr4 from pla4fn9 to9ether last 4ear on the freshman team. and ft realltf showed fn this 9ame. " said sophomore Tor4 Berks.

The Rockets beat our school rfval East. 55--4-4. That was the last 9ame of the season except for the LPS Tournament. The Rockets had a b4e the ff rst 9ame but the ffrst team to platf was East who the4 had pla4ed the 9ame before thfs: The Reserve 804s came out with a bf9 wfn at 51-0. For the champf onshfp the Rockets pla4ed lfncoln Southwest.

"We came out and battled with a ver4 talented team and went toe to toe with them all 9ame. We went fnto OT before we let ft 9et awa4. All In all. ft was exactltf how we pla4ed which was hard down to the last buzzer:· said Assistant Coach Rick Johnson.

Unf ortunatel4 the bo4s lost 59-65. That was the waq the rockets ended their season. The Reserve Rockets ended up befn9 9--4 which Is excellent. HopefUlltf the4 can come out Just as stron9 next 4ear.

t • 0 1 Joh11 McDermott, Loqan ttfatt, Justfn Svehla , Jal.f Carter, Derek Sell, Maxwell Mor9a11, Dt• t '" Alexander. Back Row1 Coach Jeff Faqler, Loqan Relsf119. Brando11 Aksamit , Travis Schroer, 1'tt Otto, Torl.f Berks , Jordan Burt. Coach Rick Johnson

NewCoaoh lnflu•oes Suooessful Season

• ., AllflSfa Walentfn•

Last season the Freshman Boqs Basketban team set high standards as theq had a perfect season . leavfng this seasons team to prove theq could accomplf sh the same.

The Rockets started off their season against Lfncoln Southwest on Dec. 2

"I was a Jfttle nervous for the first game, onltf because we hadn 't plaqed a game together Once I got In the game, the Jitters were gone ," said shooting guard Jordan Wise.

The Rockets won their first game 48- 3S. Theq then plaqed cftq rfval , East Spartans. Dec. d the Rockets came out underestf mated their opponent, loslng 64-SS.

"We didn 't plaq together. We thought that because of the success from the Southwest game, we would be able to do the same for the East game, " said post Jesse Qrant.

Earlq Saturdaq morning Dec. 11th the Rockets came with their ml nds set to wf n. The Rockets domfnated and crushed the Crusaders. 7 2- 2S.

"Coach Elrod set us down and gave us a talk before the game, and that Is what motivated us for the Lfncoln Christian game. " said Wise.

Rqan Elrod Is a new enhancment for the Northeast Rocket Boqs Basketban staff. He has been a strong motivator and has had the abflftq to teach the team new talents.

"Overan, he ' s been the best coach, teaching us an of the fundamentals, and manq skflls necessarq for a good basketball plaqer, " said Wise.

The Rockets plaqed Lfncoln High on the f S of Dec. and won S4- 32. It was a big game for most of the Rocket boqs. because theq grew up plaql ng club ban with most of the Links.

The Rockets won cftq, plaqlng In the championship game against Qrand Island, winning onlq btf two.

"It was a close game, but I knew the whole ti me we were going to win. because we plaqed together the whole game, we Just couldn 't make our shots, " said Qrant.

"The season was great. We learned a lot, found out high school ban Is more competitive, and ft takes more heart. I don 't think that we ·n an stick together for qears to come, but hopefunq we'll mate a /2()05"\ difference In Rocket Basketban, " said Jor\ \__,I danBurt.

1st Row (L-R): Jordan Wise , John McDermont , Ethan Calhoun Sk14lar Dou9las

2nd Row: Jo r :J an Bu Elijah Cral9. Mike RatJhe , Zach Rinke , Justin Alexander , J D Dean , T14ler Collier Back Ro w: Coach Morris, Josh Ta14lor , Rob Nelson. Jeue Qrant. T14 l er ferrln9er, Josh Burts , Mead Coach Rl( on Elr,

Bowlers Determined to Maka Bowling Ott1c1al Sport

Cf Alc,ssfa Walen tin•

owlfng doesn't get much recognftf on at LNE. Jeavfng talented bowlers unnoticed. Bowlers hope that someda4 bowlfng wm be an offfcal sport at Northeast.

"It's hard and depressing knowing that bowlfng Isn 't an actual sport at Northeast. We are dedicated and represent our school fn a posftfve wa4. but can't be an actual part of Northeast sports." said Junior Samf Marr.

Marr. a captain for the gfrJs ' team was out most of the season due to back problems. She was a Jeadfng scorer for the team. wfth her highest score of 2S0 (last 4ear) and a current average of 163.

The gfrJs ' squad has gone to state for two consecutive 4ears. taking state three qears ago. recefvfng runner-up last qear. and placfng third thfs qear. The gfrls placed second this 4ear fn dfstrfcts. sending them to the state tournament. In the state tournament the gfrls faced Qrand Island takf ng them fnto five baker games (best bowler bowls the fifth and the 10th frame and the other bowlers each bowl two frames). The squad won. gfvf ng them the thf rd place medal.

"Once again we have gone to state for successive qears. We took state three qears ago. got runner--:up last qear and third place this qear. ft'd Just be nice to be apart of Rocket sports." said Marr.

For the boqs bowlfng team. theq had a successful season also although theq dfdn 't wf n state. The boqs won df strfcts with a Jot of help from senior leader Brian Schflke. ttfs best game this qear was hf s 2S9 agafnst Papf11f on movf ng them fnto state.

Papf11f on was one of their biggest games. but ft wasn't the onlq one.

"Lfncoln ttfgh was another bfg game for us. Theq 've alwaqs been a verq talented team. but us wfnnfng was a great feelfng:· said Schflke.

Overan. the bowlers were content with their success. The4've made manq accomplfshments. the onlq thing theq 'd lfke to see achieved fn the future. fs being apart of Northeast Rocket sports.

Northeast Bowlers both bo4s and 9lrls squad

Above, The ladlf Rockets 9ather to9ether durln9 a time out to discuss their offense a9alnst the North Star Qators. The Rockets beat the Qators. S2-38. (Photo blf Emlllf Voo9)

Front Row, Jamie Esslnk. Alissa Larsen. Alllf Mahlman. Ellie Stutzman. Llndse4 Klu9. Ch l tlf 1romuan4a Second Row, Chelsea Qulrln9. Marci Kassebaum. Andrea Throne. Am4 Champ a Chelsto Mahn. Brooke Bartek. Dominique Kelle4 Third Row, Jessica Sanchez. Coach Qerlach. C' ach Fischer. Coach Rhoden. Coach Wendelin. Coach Bowllen , Mead Coach Rich Olson

Girls Maka t

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Wash'n Awaq the Competftfon rs a great waq to describe the 19-0 undefeated Qfrls Varsftq basketball team Theq had no problem adjusting to the new addftf on to thfs qears team.

Coach Rfch Olson Joined the team after 21 qear's coaching the varsftq gfrls basketball team at Mfllard South Olson alreadq has three state champf onshfps under hf s belt.

The gfrls started their season off Dec. 2, travelfng to Mastlnqs for their first awaq game. Theq came out strong wfth an easq win. 67-31.

On Dec. 1O, the ladq Rockets plaqed their first home game of the season. The gfrls were pumped up because theq knew theq would have the advantage wfth the awesome Northeast student sectf on to cheer them on. It was a close and Intense 9a,ne but the Rockets pulled ft out, wr nnfng S0-45.

"It 's alwaqs fun to plaq on our home court. our crowd was a 11aJor factor fn thf s game because ft (the score] was so close, " said Senf or eme Stutzman.

The Rockets traveled for their next two games. Theq faced Mmard West Dec. 11, wfnnfng 47-39. Just three daqs later, the Rockets made the trf p to Councfl Bluffs , Abraham lfncoln. The Rockets blew them out of the gqm. breakf ng the Northeast record for most points scored fn a game, wfnnfng 94-37.

The Ladq Rockets matched up agarnst rfval , lf ncoln North Star on Dec. 17. It was close throughout the whole game untfl t he Rockets took control fn the third quarter, wfnnfng 52-38.

The followfng night the Rockets faced the Norfolk Panthers. even wfth the Intense pressure of being undefeated and havln9 Just faced North Star. the Rockets showed no hesftatfon fn domfnatfng the Panthers wfth a 56-31 vfctorq.

Over Christmas break the ladq Rockets plaqed fn the Molfdalf Tournament held at lfncoln east Mfgh school. The first round of the tournament started on Dec. 29 when the Rockets matched up agarnst Fremont. The Rockets flew bq them to advance to the second daq. Theq then defeated Qrand Island to plaq fn champf onshf p game on Dec. 31. The ladq Rockets faced their biggest rfval and ranked No.4, lfncoln Southwest and defeated them to take 1st place. "We were all lookfng forward to the game because we knew ft would be a good cftq Match up and we knew a Jot of gfrls on the team, " safd Senior point guard lfndseq Klug.

After two bfg wfns against Kearneq and Qrand Island, the ladq Rockets faced the lfncoln Mfgh links on Jan. 21. The Rockets · came out wfth fntensftq and beat the lfnlcS. 57-37. Junior center Chelsea Mahn set the Northeast record for the most bloclcS fn a game wfth 11.

"It felt great to get that manq blocks. I never thought I could get 11 (blocks] fn one game, " safd Mahn

The next four games were an home matches. The ladq Rockets faced lfncoln Pfus X, who was hfgh1q ranked fn Class B. The ladq Rockets didn 't hold back winning, SS-33.

After an Intense game against North Platte, the team faced the long tf me rfval, lfncoln east on Feb. 3. The Spartans gave the Rockets their first close game of the season. After a Jong battle the Rockets pushed ahead to win 42-40.

"We focused more on the Southwest game not knowing that East would come out as hard as theq dfd, " safd Junior Allq Mahlman

The next night the ladq Rockets faced the Southwest Mawks for the second tfme thfs season. Wfth former rocket, Se'erra Fantroq plaqfng for the Mawks. the Rockets were ff red up and readq to wrn. Theq proved Just how good their team work rs. wfnnfng 46-33.

"Sfnce we beat them fn the Molfdaq Tournament, the second (game] was more about pride. It felt good to blow them awaq, " safd Klug.

After a bfg wfn against Fremont, the ladq Rocket Seniors plaqed their last home game on Feb. 1s when theq faced Southeast. The Rockets won bfg, SB- 29.

On Thursdaq Feb.24, the Rockets took the court at North Star Mfgh School, where theq faced Omaha South. The Rockets blew past them wfth an easq wfn to advance to the Dfstrfct Champf onshfp game on Frfdaq. The Rockets then matched up agarnst No. 2, Benevue East where theq defeated them 68-63.

The Rockets won their to dfstrfct to advance to the State Tournament on March 3-S.

"It was an awesome accomplfshment and we deserved ft because of all the hard work we have put fnto the season," safd Stutzman.

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,oNTINVINf THE TRAPITION

8Cf Mftaela Richard

This (fears JV girls basketbaJJ team came Into the season with one mal n goal In mlnd. To continue the tradition. last (fears team went 16-1 and thetf knew the potential was there again this tfear. although things would be run a JfttJe bit different under first (fear coach. Dana Wendelf n.

The team started out strong posting a 63- 29 win In their first game of the season over MastIngs. Thetf lost their second game to Columbus but from then on out earned a total of fifteen more victories Including wins over In town rivals Southeast. Sothwest. East. North Star and Lincoln Mlgh.

"Coach Wendelfn and Coach Bo are awesome. Thetf are so dedicated and alwaqs push us to our max." commented sophomore Jessica Sanchez.

Sanchez suffered an lnJurtf which required her to undergo surgertf to remove the PltfkaBands In her knee. She was out for a total of three weeks.

Another sophomore. guard Jamie Esslnk was a big asset to the team.

"Jamie was a huge platfer for this team this season. To be Just a sophomore and step It up and be a leader Jfke she did Is great:· comments Junior captain. Mannah Johnson.

There were four platfers who swung up to platf with the varslttf team ·to gain a Jfttle more experlencec for next season. Sophomores Jessica Sanchez. Jamie Esslnk. and Chelsea Quiring along with Junior Alfssa Larsen.

"I think that swinging up reanq helped me alot for next (fear. We are losing two senior guards. Klug and Thorne and It was great to get the experience while I can." saqs Esslnk.

The Jadtf Rockets stood strong and con tinued the tradition btf pulllng out an amazing 17-1 record. and earning the title of clttf champs.

"This teams unlttf was the ketf to our success. We an got along great on and off of the court and bonded even more throughout the season. If one person was down. everqone else was there to pick them up comments Junf or guard Alfssa Larsen.

Front from left: Alissa Larsen. K4lee Dart. Carissa tta9er, Jamie Esslnk. Jena Mendoza and S Suhr. Back row from left: Coach Dana Wendelin Jessica Sanchez. Chelsea Qulrfn9. Anna Lot t nah Johnson. Audre4 Zlmbleman and Coach Richard Bollen.

HEART

Bu Mltaela Richard

besplte their 2- 6 record. this group of glrls accompllshed one of the most Important aspects of basketball. Plaqlng as a team. The team consisted of all sophomores. most of which plaqed last season.

It was Coach Ellzabeth Rhoden's first 4ear as a coach at Northeast and the team strived to make It a good one.

"Coach was reall4 cool. She made us work hard but at the same time she alwaqs let us have fun. It was nice to platf on a team that all got along and pushed each other to be our best." saqs sophomore Anna Koepplng.

The team started out rough loslng their first five games but later beat their In town rlval. North Star twice.

"Even though we dldn 't win that much. we plaqed together a lot more as a team towards the end of the season. Coach alwaqs told us after the games It's oka4 that we didn't win becuase we tried our best and we had a lot of heart." comments sophomore Jenn4 Luben.

Before and after ever4 game Rhoden gave an Inspiring speech. She told the glrls to go out on to the court with confidence and no matter what the score. to keep their heads high becuase the4 were accompllshlng their main goal to pla4 more as a team.

The glrls often did their pre-game warm up "Qfgalo" to get fired up and read4 for the game.

"Qfgalo was so much fun. It alwaqs got us fired up for the game and brought out the fun side In all the glrls. I did It at volleqball and when m4 team was down I knew that this would be prefect to get them all pumped up. Surprlslngltf ft worked and everqone wanted to do It. " saqs sophomore Sam Brandt.

The glrls finished strong. all agreeing that the4 learned a lot from this season and gained a lot of experience.

"Overall the season was great. We became better f rfends on the court as well as off the court. We started feellng more confident In ourselves and I think coach did too. Even though we dldn 't succeed as much and we would have llked. we did the best we could and I think that'd all that coach was reall4 asking for." comments Koepplng when reflectfng back on the season.

Fro11t row from left: Sara Ma4ffeld, Emfl4 Lathrop , Rica Bassln9er , Diana Zalcarla Nicole Schlai eck! ~"" and Jordan ttuslce4. Back row from left: Whltne4 Villines Ami Zweerlnk Jessica Wenzl, Sam tton- Bra11dt, Jenn4 Luben and Coach Elizabeth Rhoden Not Pictured: Adrianna Koeppln9.

Coaoll MalcesAn l•paoton Play•s

Be, Alie, Mal\1,nan

With a whole new 4ear ahead of them. the freshmen glrls Basketball team was read4 to make the commitment. The commitment to their team. their school. The Ir coach. and most lmportantl4 to themselves. Coming Into a new school with new people and new friends. llfe can get prett4 hectic.

"Basketball was a wa4 for me to get awa4 from ever4thlng else around me and was a time for me to enJ04 m4self " commented freshman Megan leach .

leach was out most of the 4ear with a torn ACl.

"Megan was the leader of the team. Even though she wasn't out on the court with us. she stlll did ever4thlng she could to makes us a better team." stated Meather Morton.

But the biggest Inspiration to the team was their leader. their coach. Megan flscher.

"She's awesomef She's supportive and she keeps the enthusiasm allve on the bench. " exclalmed Morton.

Coach flscher Is known for her big talks at halftlme. "She would come In and tell us what we needed to Improve and that gave us motivation to go out and pla4 a hard second half. " added leach. "I would have to sa4 that she was a role model for all of us."

The biggest games for these glrls were their wins against llncoln Mlgh and Northstar. The lad4 Rockets were down most of the Northstar game. but the4 worked hard the last five ml nut es and managed to pull out the win. "This was probabltf the biggest game for us. We all worked as a team to get this win. Ever4one contributed something." stated Kendra Mernandez.

Despite a tough season. the Rockets learned so man4 new things that the4 wlll carr4 on In the future. "Seeing a Rocket team win state reall4 gives us hope and something to work hard for In the next few 4ears. " commented Brlttne4 Kuhlman. "Winning a state tltle Is what we all reall4 want to do some da4." added Mernandez.

Back Row: Coach Meqan Fischer , Candis ttaqer , Mlrfat Ah-ttaJ, Tara Burraqe. Kaltl4n Po

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Be lo w: The marching band's getting into th e holida y sp irit w hile participating in the Annual Star Cit y Parade just before the Holida ys! (Photo b y Ashle y Rathbone)

By: Rachel De ichert

If you 're in the Marching Band you are often known as a "ban d nerd. " This, in fact , is far from the truth! Marching Band is what keeps the spirit of all the Rocket fans going and keeps them fired up. If it w eren 't for the band, there w ould not be the half-time sho w entertainment or even the school song during football game , The band this year has w orked ver y hard! This summer the y p l · in many long and hot hours during band camp There, the y perfected each step they took whil e cleaning the music the y had to memorize

Not onl y did the band put in time during the summer , but the y also practiced e ver y morning before the sunrise. The y got read y :or not onl y half-time shows, but for competitions The band recei ve1 ; a superior rating at the LPS Competition and the Har vest of Har m >ny in Grand Island. At State, the band brought home a Excellent rating.

"W e pla yed our best at state. W e w ere just cut a little short commented Senior, Aaron Leacock.

The marching band ended their year off w ith their march do· ;n "O " street in the Star Cit y Parade. The y got into the holida y sp it b y pla yi ng "Santa's Parade. "

"It w as a fun w a y to end the year ," stated Senior Ta y lor M c. ris. O verall the band has had a great year w ith all the hard w e k and dedication the y have put in Their hard w ork reall y paid c f and it shows in their outstanding performancesl

IllTo the Beat rum

Above: The marching bond "wow ing " th e crowd during the a h, ftime show at Seacre st Field. (Pho to by Steph Danley)

Below: Senior Sarah Coffin strikes a pose and a smile at the end of the song at Seacrest Field. (Photo by Steph Danley)

Left: The Senior Drum Majors, Amy Lott, Andy Roseberry , and Emil y Leick , lead the Marching Band on the field during the half time show of a home football game at Seacrest Feild.

(Photo b y Steph Danle y)

Left: The bond cheers the 1 Rockets on during on away game by ploying "Hail to the Varsity. " (Photo by Kylie Pattillo)

Left: The Marching bond taking the feild for the half -time show at Beechner Field during the Homecoming game. (Photo b y Steph Donley)

Marching Band

Tim Aksamit

Toby Arneson

Stephanie Ayars

Eric Bailey

Erin Baker

Jenny Bales

Brandon Bartels

Rachel Bates

Justin Haxby

Brita Higgins

Janelle Hill

Joshua Hillers

Heather Huber

Sara Jewell

Mackenzie Johnson

Wes Junker

Bryce Jesse Keelan

Batenhorst Ben Kellogg

Ian Beck-Johnson

Ellen Berggren

Jessica Kesler

Danielle Kite

Kala Bland Heather Kite

Amanda Jayson Koch

Boettcher Aaron Krogh

Lisa Bolz

Tia Lamphear

Christina Born Aaron Leacock

Ben Bouwens Matt Leacock

Dane Bowder Emily Leick

Scott Brugman Esther Lenz

Colt Buhr

Allison Burris

Cody Carlson

Tony Lewandowski

Seth Lienemann

Kelli Linke

Spencer Carnes Kendra Little

Sara Coffin Eric Lloyd

Marit Donaldson Aaron Loos

Sean Dziuvenis Amy Lott

Joshua Ellis Anna Lott

Knut Enoksen Sarni Marr

Major Erickson Emily Mayfield

Michael Estes

Leigh Fleming

Jesse Fred rick

Josh Gier

Amanda Gillett

Jake Gregory

Matt Gunther

Michelle Hamer

Jessica Harig

Marleigha Mazuch

Rebecca Molczyk

Taylor Morris

Katie Moss

Alison Nickolaus

Kristina Nimmich

Austin Nolte

Eric Ohnoutka

Kristen Pederson

Chad Harrison Jaime Pella

Natalie Phillip

Joel Pierce

Gwendolyn Powell

Patrick Pulec

Chelsea Quiring

Melissa Rader

Michael Renaud

Nichole Reyonlds

Jordan Rhodes

Karly Robeson

Jaime Roesler

Andrew Roseberry

Nicole Roseberry

Noah Roth

Zachary Roth

Casie Satler

Brain Schilke

Ben Schiltz

Joe Schmiedeskamp

Jennifer Schroeder

Justin Sievers

Rochelle Sorensen

Ryan Spelts

Jacob Steele

John Tinius

Timothy Traudt

April Vandeman

Whitney Villines

Crystal W a Iker

Lawrence Wiedner

Alex wheeler

Amanda Willits

Holly Willits

Andy Wisell

Amanda Woodward

Erika Workman

Ami Z weerink

Victor Z weerink

By Maria Moreno

The Vars it y Jazz Band is one of the man y select mu si groups found at Lincoln Northeast. It is made up of dedicated sophomores, juniors, and seniors that practi Cf e ver y da y during the school year and then go home tc practice e ven more. Even thought they are called the Northeast Jazz Band, the y are not just limited to jazz. "We pla y ragtime songs from time to t ime ," commente c senior An dre w Post, "and 'older jazz,' you kno w , more nostalgic. "

This year the y w ent to the University of Kansas Jaz z Festival for the first time ever w hich took place in La w rence , Kansas in Februar y. The y also w ent on their traditional band trips , including the UNO Jazz Festival , whi ch is smaller , but is still loads of fun And of course the y had to go to the famous Greel y Jazz Festival at the Uni vers it y of Northern Colorado. While in Colorac i, they 'v e had the opportunit y to hear people that pla y in Duke Ellington 's band, people that p la y w ith Charli e Par ker, Thenolious Monk, and pla yers from all over thE countr y (even from Canadal The band members also get the opportunit y to hone their skil ls in the many clin i s ava ilable to them and the y get the chance to meet or j pla y wi th students from across the United States.

Senior Andrew Post has been pla yi ng on the Varisi t ' Ja zz Band for the past four years "I like the music," hE: said, "I like the teacher too, he 's prett y cool. :' Andrew ha s been pla yi ng the alto sax since he w as in fifth gr c je a t Rile y Elementar y school. ''I've pla yed so long that it'not something I even thin k about an y more, it just co m ~s natural ly." Having things come naturally is an im porta n characteristic to have w hen it comes to Jazz music because pla y ers constantl y have to improvise w hile o r stage.

Fa r ri g ht top: Senior Aaron Leacock jams out on the drums during practice

Fa r ri g ht bo tt o m: Senior Hannah Breckbill improvises on the bass

Rig ht: Seniors Gwen Po w ell , Jayson Koch, Andrew Post, and M ackenz ie Johnson make up the saxophone section of the Jazz Band.

Abo ve : Sophomore Brito Higgins kee s the beat as one of the drummers in th bond.

Top ri g ht: Jazz Bond director Mr. Ed Lo ve leads the band.

Rig ht: Sophomore Seth Lienemann sho s his skills on the trombone.

Bo t tom ri ght: The Jazz Band prepor for their next song at their December concert

(All photos b y Kyl ie Pattillo)

Clockwi se fr o m Top

Sen io r Jason Koch pla yi ng the · Sa xophone dur ing cl ass

Wind Ensemble practicing for upcoming performances during the class per iod

Sen ior Rachel Bates pract icing her mus ic on the clarinet

Jun ior Matt Gunther ver y concentrated on pla y ing the Baratone

Jun ior Knut Enoksen perfecting his music on the Trombone,

Sen ior Eric Ohnoutka pla y ing the trumpet dur ing W ind Ensemble class (A ll Photos b y Ta ylor Morris)

By Dama ri s Hernandez

What is Wi nd En semb le? Good question Win d Ensemble is a class that involves instruments like the clarinet , french horn, trumpet , trombone, baratone and bassoon This is a very re w arding class.

The students w ho w ant to be in the class ha ve to audition for a spot the previous spring. This class is ver y fair when it comes to music. When you audition you kno w if you have wh at it takes to be a member If y ou don 't, then you 'll know why. This class also plays all types of music.

' We 're currently doing t w o songs, one that has to do with heaven and the other wi th hell," said Junior Ashl e y Hines, "Most of the music is chosen by range in ab ility," Hines said.

The class ta kes interest in dramatic songs, whi ch are directed by Mrs. Janet LaFollete.

' We can call her by her first name, it's nice and informal and she doesn 't assign us an y w or k, " e xplained Junior Matt

Gunther

Wind Ensemble compete every year at Kim ball Hall on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Ever y one in the band looks forward to the contest because their performance lets them know the y are the best and they are able to show everyone Also, all of the hard w or k they do during the year is shown at each of their concerts, which demonstrates their true dedication and passion for music.

Overall, this class is great if you like to challenge yourself and if you really like music. Gunther e xplained that his favor jte part of Wind Ensemble is that "it's slightly more fun than gouging out your e yes with a used popsicle stick ." It's a small class and ever y one can become ve ry good friends.

' All the students are very musical ,"Gunther said.

Ri g ht: The Northea st Sy mphonic Band g ives the audience a holida y treat at their December Concert.

Mi d dle : Juniors D a nielle Kit e and Michelle Hamer p la y together d uring class. Practice makes perfect

Far Right: Senior Sean Dz iuvenis and Junior Lis a Bolz pla y their trombones in sync dur ing the holida y concert

By Mar l eigha Mazuch

Thi s year 's Sy mphonic Band, led b y Director Serena Heermann w as a big success. W ith 10 fe w er members than last year , the y made it w ork.

W or king together w as a big ke y to the band's success as the students de veloped their sk ills as musicians Second semester the band comb ined w ith concert band to make the group larger and so the y could pla y pieces suited for much larger groups

Clockwise fr o m top:

Senior Aaron Krogh plays his trumpet loud and clear so e ver yone can hear his cheer y Christmas music

Laid back Director Serena Heermann gets the Sy mphonic Band in the holiday sp irit

Senior Rebecca Molczyk dons her Sa nta hat to g e t into th e sp irit of Chr istmas w hil e she pla ys her clarinet during the holi d a y conc ert

Juniors Jenny Bal e s (left) and Lindsa y Oliver (right) e njoy playing their clarinets during Symphonic Band

Heermann said, "I think the o verall sound of the group has impro ved from pre v ious years Ever y director has an idea in their head of w hat the band should look and sound like, and I belie ve the y achie ved that for me. "

A t their holida y concert in December the band pro v ided some holida y cheer w ith "Greensle ve s Rhapsod y" and a Mannheim Steamroller recording of "A ngels W e Ha ve Heard On High " The band w orked e ver y da y on these tunes to get them just right before the y performed them before an audience Hard w ork and perse verance w a s re w arded w ith a great concert On March 22, the y pla yed at the LPS Large Ensemble Contest

Throughout the year the band combined w ith W ind Ensemble and pla yed at football games and basketball games, pro vi ding pep mus ic to get the cro w d ps yched up for the games Supporting the teams w as a big job for the band w ho w ere al w a ys there for it all

"I lo ve w orking w ith these students that I ha ve gotten to kno w all of their high school years and I am ver y proud of them ," Heermann adds

more ar itone pa yer ott rugman focuses on keeping the rh y thm w ith the rest of his band mates to sound good

By Jenn if er Suhr

Consisting of all sophomores, the concert band w a s made up of familiar faces and, most importantl y, talent. Most of the student s in Concert Band this year w ere in Freshman Band last year

'It's nice to be in a class w ith people that you alread y kno w ," said Sophomore Kelli Linke

Directed b y Janet LaFollette, the concert band came together with the Symphonic Band during second semester to form a larger group, allo wing them to pla y a larger range of music.

Students ha ve to learn to be more patient and cooperati ve when there are more students in the class Sophomore Ben Schiltz I said, ' Being in a large group helps develop li stening skills. "

I The concert band pla ys some songs b y kno w n artist s, such as 'Spirit of Avalon ", b y Michael Sw een y and "His Honor " b y Henr y Fillmore They also pla y songs b y less familiar artist s.

In the game of Twi ster, you often find yourself w ith your right f-a nd on red, and your left hand on green W hen your hands and feet get all tangled up, y ou w ill most likel y fall But you don 't just b-ing yourself do w n; you w ill usuall y bring the rest of your fr iends tumbling do w n w ith y ou. In concert band, e ver yone is e xpected 1 °pract ice hard and to do their best e ver y da y ; other wis e, the y

Ib-ing do w n the sound of the w hole group.

Students learned to w ork w ell w ith a large group and to ha v e Rn.

'It's a great time playing," said Sophomore Seth Lienemann.

Left : Sophomore Tia Lamphear w aits patientl y as director Janet LaFollette introduces the nex t piece the concert band w ill be pla yi ng

Left : Sophomore trumpet pla yers Kelli Linke and Jesse Frederick d ispla y their talents at the Winter W onderland concert

Above: Sophomore Justin Sie vers w atches director Janet LaFolle tt e for his cue to beg in pla y ing (All Pho tos b y Ta y lor M orr is)

Left: Sophomore Tia Lamphea r reads her musi c careful ly to guide her to a fla w less performance

Left Sophomore Ben Schiltz oncentrates hard on hitting all the r ight notes at the Holida y oncer! in December

Abo ve : Chr istina Chapman practices her flute to make the band sound great

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By Joni Taylor

From the stead y beats of the drum to the familiar sounds of the flute , e ver yone kn o w s about the freshmen band. This band is made up of students w ith different talents but all w ith the same lo ve for the music

The band w or ks hard together e ver y da y, e ven though the y come from man y different background s, in their third per iod class learning ne w songs and perfecting pre v iou s learned ones. The y get along reall y w el l, sa y s fre sh men, Ragen Garrison. He thin ks that the class ·is a lot of hard w ork but it is a lot of fun most of the time The students started pla y ing their instruments in different middle schools, but the y all w or k to w ards the same goals A fter being in th e Freshmen Band, the y oung musicians can ad vance to Concert Band, Sy mphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Marching Band.

Ragen Garrison, a part of the trumpet section in the band, said "It's a lot more professional and strict this year , compared to last year at Mickle. " He also said that the good things about the class is that it can be reall y fun and the songs the y learn to pla y are reall y cool and a lot different from last year.

A nother freshmen band student w ho pla y s the trumpet , Ryan Hill , said "There 's a variet y of people and ne w and different instruments from middle school , so that makes it more interesting ." Hill li kes g c · ing to class and has a lot of fun pla yi ng the trumpe t w hen the freshmen pla y at the v arsit y t'ootball and basketball games in front of the large cro w ds

A ll of the students in the Freshmen Band w ork e xtra hard to sound great at their performances a n it reall y sho w s w hen the y come out w ith outstandi n~: performances e ver y time

Fa r Top Right Keaton Willi ams concentrates on the music dur ing his third per iod class (Photo b y Taylor M orr is)

Bott om Righ t: Freshmen Stefani Llo y d works hard to perfect her sa xophone pla yi ng skills. (Photo b y Taylor Morris)

Righ t: The Freshmen band ta kes a break to huddle together dur ing cl a ss. (Photo b y Ashl e y Rathbone )

Right: The band adds a fin ishi ng touch wi th the cymbals Photo b y Ta y lor Morris

Right: The trumpet section makes the Freshme n Band sound e xactl y how ii should (Photo b y Ta y lor Morr is)

Lowe r Right : Ryan Hill and Nick W heatle y practice their instruments during class before the Star Cit y Parade (Photo b y Ta y lor Morris)

Fa r lef t top : Senior Lindse y Tomes and Junior Dane Bowder are happy with how the fall concert turned out.

Far lef t bottom : Juniors Eric Lindquist and Michael Bowers pla y gracefull y at the concert

Le ft: Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Northeast Orchestra at their amazing fall concert

(A ll photos b y Ta y lor Morris)

By Maria Moreno

Man y of the members of orche st ra are fam ili ar with he song "Sailing at SAI L camp o v er the sea of song. With violins , v iolas, cellos, bring your bass alongl " from attending the man y summer orchestra camps o ver the years A lot of the people in the cla ss kn o w eac h ot her in some w a y or another , either the y played together when the y w ere yo unger and also the y 've gone to the orchestra SAIL camp together. They a lso have seen each other at the annual A ll City Concert.

Like the song implies, there are man y instruments that make up the orchestra. The instruments range in p itch and w hen you mix all of these sounds together the y create some beautiful music. This means that the pla yers f-ave to w ork together to do w ell because if just one person is off , it can thro w off the wh ole group A long wi th strong cooperation bet w een the pla yers orchestra members need lots and lots of practice Many of the players ha ve been pla y ing for years and practice at h:xne for hours at a time. Senior Kim W eber has been playi ng viola since 4 th grade and her passion for it f-as been untouched. "I just lo ve to pla y and I like the people that make up orchestra , too " states W eber

The Northeast orchestra has a bus y schedule, f.ey have a number of school concerts that they are constantl y preparing for. The y pla y a range of music from Chr istmas tune s to contemporar y music to cla ssical. Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach are just a fe w of th e well -kno wn composer s the y pla y The biggest concert of he year is the A ll Cit y Concert to w ards the end of the year. At this concert all of the LPS performing arts groups (i ncluding orchestra , band, and chorus) come ogether to perform in front of judges to get "graded. " s concert is al w a ys looked for w ard to a s a w a y to ckrnonstrate the year 's hard w or k and ded ication

Senior Lindsey Tomes is concentrating on hitting all the right notes at this year 's fall concert

Junior Brad y Usher demonstrates her many talents ofter pla yi ng for Jazz Band she quickly prepares for her role as celloist

Sophomores Kristina Nimmich and Tino Nguyen w ork together to put on a great performance at the fall concert

Cl oc kwi se fr om top: Freshman Shelbie Scharf and Sophomore Som Beck- Johnson are this year 's bassists pla y ing a subtle yet crucial role in orchstra.

By Jessie Popelka

Being in the most prestig iou s of the Northeast singing groups is both a time and comm it ment A s wi th an y cl o seknit group, bonding out side the regular class period can be just a s important a s cla ss tim e The 2 3 Voices 'n Harmon y member s joined their instructor Mr. Charles Bo wli ng on a boating e xcur sion at C ap ital Beach ear lie r in the y ear The clo seness of hi s members of the group help s them de velop their sound and harmon ize better

Besides the much antic ipated school concerts put on b y the sing ing groups throughout t he year , Voices member s also participate in man y competitions, both local and nat ional , earning super ior rating s at most of th compet ition s. From the local concert s li ke the Ha velock C omm ittee Ass ociation meeting and the competition at Peru College , e ven tra velling all the w a y to Greel y, Cob, for a national competition later in the y ear.

Kelse y Bec kenbach, a Senior at Northea st and a veteran of the singing scene sa ys things ha ve changed since the beginning of the year

"The matur it y le vel has gone up a lot, there w as a le of goof ing off in the beginning , but people ha ve gro w up and adjusted to each others st y les "

Bec kenbach describes the time commitment as bein f c big issue for most the members, espec iall y leading up t · a big competition li ke the one in Greel y." But e ver y o nt w ent into this kno w ing w hat the y w ere in for , and th e are up to the challenge," said Beckenbach

Right : The group members look proud during the height of the ir performance at the holiday concert in December

(Photo b y Ashley Rathbone)

Right : Seniors Asiah McWilliams and Kelsey Beckenbach show off their perfected performance for the cro w d

(Photo by Ashley Rathbone)

Right : The gu ys show off some dance moves during the first performance of the year in the LNE auditorium.

(Photo b y Aman da Koepping)

Left : The group struts their stuff at the first concert of the year in the LNE auditorium in October (Photo b y Am anda Koep p ing)

Ab o ve: Seniors Hannah Len z and Bradley Wi dman pa ir up for one of the musical numbers (Photo by Ashley Rathbone)

By Kelsey Worley

This group of juniors and seniors are ver y talented It is important that the group stays together and has good rh y thm. This year 's group consisted of 16 members, along w ith A ccompanist

Jane Pierce and Director Carol Me yer

At the end of the pre vi ous year all the singers auditioned to be in one of several select groups. The directors chose the best singers for each group Most of the singers in th is group are students who have sung in the past for Rocket Singers or Sophomore Select

This Northeast group si ngs for the communit y. Their first perf orrnance w a s at Ea stmont To w er s where the y sang for the elderl y. Seni or Matt Packett said, "I enjo y ed singing for the elderl y. Tf-ey were reall y entertained b y the performance. "

Chamber Singers also sang at St Paul United Methodist Church, and Tele x Communications, both of which are an annual tradition for this group During the Christmas season , the singers sing carols at Southpointe and perform for Northeast students

The highlight of every year is al w a ys the Rock Sho w. This is wf-er e the stu dent s in Voices N Harmony and Chamber Singers get to sing modern music from various genres and e v er yone gets 0 solo All of the singers have a lot of fun being part of the show.

Senior Lindsey Schoeneck commented, "The Rock show is the best part o f the year I like singing in front of people at assemblies'.'

Al l of the singers became close o ver the year and reall y got to know each other doing w hat the y do best , singing. You can see If-rough their performances that the y ha ve w orked ver y hard in class_

Above: Junior Heather Chris ten son focuses on singing her solo at the sdrol assemb ly in December (Photo by Ama nda Koepping)

Above: The Chamber Singers stand together to sing Shanandoah " (Photo by Amanda Koepping )

Right : Junior Ben Hoy t shows off his great voice during the Holiday performance (Photo by Amanda Koepping)

Right : This group takes an elegant stance while they sing their hearts out at their fall performance.

(Photo by Amanda Koepping )

Below : Senior Paul Swanson and Junior Jen Marshall do an amazing job during all the shows. (Photo by Amanda · Koepping )

Sarni M a rr and Br yan Kehler and Senior Angi Schiltz get energetic w hile performing "Feelin ' Groovy " at the fall concert at LNE. (Photo

By Ashlee Sm ith

A mong the man y select singing groups at Northeast, there is one w ith all female members, Silhouettes.

Every spring man y people tr y out for one of the singing groups that Northeast has to offer A round twenty to thirt y female vocalists make this group.

The group practices e ver y morning during one class pedod in order to prepare themselves for the man y performances that the y ha v e The girls performed in the Candlelight Gala during the month of December to sho w off their enormous talent.

Ha v ing so man y girls in the class can also create a hostile en v ironmnet , but the y had learned ho w to deal wi th it

"A ll of the girls normall y get along , ho wever , w ith that man y gir ls in one class you are bound to ha ve some disagreements. Someho w w e manage to w ork out our differences and gro w stronger as a group," commented junior Stephanie Danley.

One of the do w nfalls for the group this year is that it does not ha ve man y senior members as it normall y does. Ho w e ver , the fe w seniors and the juniors ha ve steppe9 up and sho w ed the underclassmen how to be great leaders. Silhouettes have sho w ed the entire school w hat girls can reall y do w hen the y put their minds to it.

Ri g ht: The group sings together dur ing the LNE ho li da y concert in front of the rest of the schoo l.( Photo b y As hle y Rathbone).

Be low: Gerri Green practices her songs dur ing cla ss. (Photo b y A manda Koepping ) Far bottom Shan ita Reed pa ys cl ose atten ti on to M r Bo wl ing dur ing cla ss so that she wi ll be read y for her performance (Photo b y A manda Koepp ing)

Ab o ve: The gr up holds ha nds during a performance and the y sho w off thei r w onderf ul vo ice to their audience. (Photo b y A manda Koepp ing )

Above: Joelle Polite sings he, 'lee out for the schoo l, dur ing the olid concert (Photo b y A manda iepf

By Jon i Taylo

Sophomore Select, li ke an y other singing group, that takes a lot of hard w or k and getting along. Unlike other musical groups, there isn't much of an age difference in Sophomore Select , because they 're all sophomores.

'We get along reall y w ell and I thin k that it show s in our performances because the y al w a ys end up great," said Melia Hors w ill.

Joe Stepanek, a tenor , thinks that Mr. Bo w ling ads li ke a mediator because no argument s are allo w ed "He 's a reall y great teacher and I th ink he does a reall y good job keeping it fun ," said Stepanek.

Everyda y after lunch the group practices the new songs the y learn and perfect old ones Katelyn Richter, an alto singer, thinks that it's a lot of fun "Ever yone in Sophomore Select lo ve s t o sing and it reall y sho w s w hen w e perform ," she said.

This year is a lot different than last year for them. Last year the y onl y had about t w o performances and there w ere more people. The y get a long better and are a lot closer this y ear 'This year is a lot more fun than last year and there 's choreograph y w ith all of our singing ," said Stepanek.

' The group w orked v er y hard this year , and you can tell ," sa id Jessica Na vratil.

a, Above: Le vi Patton does his Elvis Presley impersona tion lo make the students laugh at the holiday concert (Photo by Am anda Koepping)

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the beginning of the year.

(Photo b y Kylie Pattillo)

Bel : Joel Pierce and Jessica Lloyd see at ease wh ile they sit on the audi orium floor as the y please the sch I with thei r t a lent. (Photo b y A m do Koepping)

Lef t: A lyss a A dams Levi Patton, and Hanno Grow hold on to each other as they blo w the aud ience a w a y wi th their v oices

(Photo b y Am anda Koepping)

Left: The sophomores huddle together to pump up the audience w ith their finel y tuned voices at the Hol ida y Concert (Photo b y Amanda Koepping)

C o unte r-clockwis e fr o m Top

Senior LNE Singer Tyrone Curr y perfects his vocals before perform ing

LNE Singers take the stage to ma ke sure e ver ything w ill be fine b y the time the y perform

Rocket singer Laura

rehearses for the upcoming concert

Rocket Si nger g irls go all out to ma ke their mus ic sound great

LNE Singer girls listen and try to better their music

(Al l Photos b y Am a nda Koepping )

By Damaris Hernandez

W ho are the LNE and Rocket Singers ? If you don 't kno w , I'll te ll y ou The y seem li ke the y are the same but the truth is, the y 're not The y do sing some of the same music, but the y are not al w a ys singing the same songs.

The Rocket Singers are made up of Freshmen , and the LNE Singers are students from grades 10-12. Both bo ys and girls can participate w hich ma kes the sound of the music fit a lot better. Both groups are non-select and the y can start off y our si nging career here at Lincoln Northeast.

These groups are in the Fall , Hol ida y, and Spring concerts These concerts are important to the singing groups because the y are able to show e ver y one their hard w ork and determination The y also perform in the A nnual Waffle Supper to ra ise money for their groups

Not onl y do the y sing songs, the y also do their o w n choreograph y, w hat else can y ou ask for?

Both group s can be seen performing together , and the y don 't ha ve to w ear the same outf its but the y do have to w ear someth ing nice

Rock e t Singers is directed b y Carol Me yers. This group sings ma ny different t ypes of music and some of the same music as the LNE Singers.

"We sing old songs, some of whi ch you don 't know the names ." Said Junior Becky A nno

LNE Singers is directed b y Charles Bo wlin g

A nno sa y s, "He 's nice, he helps us wi th our vocals, keeping range, and stuff. "

W hether you 're a freshman or a senior you are ·sure to find a spot in one of these groups. These classes are a great opportunit y to meet ne w friends and create long lasting fr iendsh ip s.

"I like this class because I get to hang out wi th my friends ," said A nno

Ebbeka

Rocket Singer Ka tl yn Bera n sings her solo and makes it louder

By Jessie Popelka

The 2004- 2005 concert choir w as made up of all different kinds of people sharing one common lo ve, singing and performing

Being in concert choir means staying bus y Ever yone in concert choir is doubled up w it h a nother si ng ing class. It is made of sophomores, juniors, and Sen ior s, wh o get together for at least on period a da y, w ith more out side of school practices leading up to big performances.

A ne w comer to LNE singers this year is Senior Shannon Mostek wh o lo ves her ne w e xperiences as a rocket v ocalist , and takes the challenges as a chance to learn and gro w.

"Tr yi ng to sta y on pitch is b y far the greatest challenge for me If you get off pitch you can thro w off others around you " Time helps this ho w e ver, although the first fe w practices w ere roc ky , the y found the ir sound and feel more like a famil y no w.

"I've learned not to be to hard on my self Ever yone gets off sometimes but you can 't be t o hard on yourself , you just ha ve to learn to mallo w ," Mostek comments

A lthough cliques form no matter w hat group y our in, ma king fr iends is al w a ys a big part of joining an y group. For some Concert choir is a chance to speak wi th old friend s, but for some, like Shannon, its a great opportunit y to meet ne w people and gain ne w singing ski lls

Clockwise from top: These girls are practicing long and hard to get the notes right Concer t choir performs during the candlelight gala

The choir sing th eir hearts out to the eager on lookers

The group sings for the parents and friends in the Northeast auditorium.

Concert choir is Joined by their s1ng1ng coach Mr Miller

(All photos courtesy of Mandie Cra ,g,e)

C loc kwise fr o m Top Lef t:

Miss Adelaide (K ace y Hershey) struts her stuff in the Hot Bo x nightclub, w here she is a sho w girl (A ll Photos b y Ash le y Rathbone)

A small group of the ca st gathers together a t the Sa ve- A-Soul Mission

The entire ca st groups together for to bo w for the audience

Nathan Detroit (Logan Reising ) and Miss A dela ide (K ace y Hershe y) dance together w hile singing of their relationship w oes.

Sky Masterson (Brian W allingford) is promising Sarah Bro w n (Li ndsey Tomes) a roomful of si nners at the next mee ting

Miss A delaide [K ace y Hershey) and her show girls perform at the Hot Bo x Nightclub

By Ashlee Smith

Every year members of the Northeast concert choir perform together in the annual Northeast musical. The 2004- 2005 musical w as Guys and Dolls, a lo ve stor y that involves an illegal crap game, a Save-a-Soul mission, t w o badl y formed relationships, and a group of gamblers

Gu ys and Dolls has two main story lines The first involves Sky Masterson, a gambler, pla ye d b y Brian W allingford, and Sergeant Sarah Bro w n, the head of the Save -a- Soul mission, pla yed by Lindsey Tomes Sk y makes a bet w ith Nathan Detroit, pla yed b y Logan Reising , that he can take Sarah to Havana, Cuba. Sarah needs more sinners to co me to her mission or it wi ll be closed. Sk y promises Sarah a roomful of sinners at the ne xt meeting if she comes to Havana wi th him. The second conflict is bet w een Nathan Detroit, who runs an illegal crap game, and his f iance of fourteen years, Miss A delaide, a sho w girl, pla yed b y Casey Hershe y. Miss A delaide had been telling lies to her mother about ho w her and Nathan w ere alread y married and with children, so she w as in a hurr y to get married. After man y complications, frustrations, and lies both couples end up g etting married.

The musical, w hich involved more than si xt y people including the cast, stage cre w , and instructors had a fe w minor conflicts, but w orked through them to put on a terrific sho w Senior Lindse y Tomes, w ho pla yed Sarah Bro w n, sa ys, "When you put a large group of people together for that long there is bound to be some troubles, but w e w or ked through it and pulled off a great musical. " Together the y perform ed e xquisitel y and on the final da y of their perf ormance the cast shined.

Ng Fever' Rise

By:MariaMt\bove the TeMp

There are many factors that made the fall play a hit, the humorous plot line and the witty characters were only pawns in the whole equation , but the people who devoted hours and hours of their time to make the play a success are the real heroes On any given night you can find people studying for the SATs, catching up on the latest events, and playing a game of BS The ambiance backstage is electric, stories and Jokes are constantly flowing as we are constantly being reminded to be quiet so that the audience doesn't hear us out on stage, there are people in hidden noo s conversing, and actors practicing loo Ing over lines one last t ime before taking stage once again

The play was about how Howard Brandt is trying to graduate but he can't because he didn't turn his zoology term paper In to Professor Bea n on time . He didn't get it done earlier because he lives in a boarding house with two very distracting collegemates, Vic Lewis, the 11 artist," and Ed Burns , "the chemistry student," who are always causing a ruckus For example, when Howard's girlfriend, Anne Purcell, as shim if her father would be able to room with him for graduation because there are no more rooms left in any of the hotels Once Mr. Purcell arrives, Vic mistakes him for a model and forces him to dress up and pose· as a Bolshe vik

Professor Bea n had given Howard an extension on his paper as long as he turned it in by 3 pm the day before graduation . However, Howard 's aunt, who has been sending him money to go to Brookfield College, decides to drop in for his graduation Howard now has to pick up his aunt from the train station and doesn't have time to turn in his term paper until 3 : 15, causing Professor Bean to fail him. A unt Maude hears of her nephew's predi ca ment, she decides to take some action, she writes Profess or Bean a letter claiming that she is a German sc ientist who is in to wn and would like to speak with him about his "magnificent work" with slugs She learns all she can about bu gs and slugs and manages to pull the stunt off and get "the Pr of" t o r econsider ac cept ing Howard's paper and unintentionally ends up fall ing in love with Professor Bean

Now all he the Pr ofes sor has to do is talk Dr Dixon, the President of the -College, and get Howard Brant be put on the graduat ion list, the president, however, wants nothing to do with Howard Mr Purcel l was supposed to donate money to the college so that they co uld bui ld a new .f;Cience building, but he had mysterioulsy changed his

mind, and since Mr. Purcell had been placed under Howard 's car· he feared Howard had something to do with it

It was once again up to the clever women in the play to set things straight Howard's girlfriend (Anne Purcell) had an ingenious plan in which she would pretend to be dying and In her last minutes she as sher father to sign a piece of paper that states that he, Mr Purcell, would donate the science building ~ long as Howard Brant was allowed to graduate The plan work momentarily but at least they got the signed statement and all of the problems were solved, right? /rang Howard's conscience got to him and he couldn't bring himself to giving D Dixon the statement, instead, he faced the consequences of i actions and began to pack. Once Mr. Purcell realized how mucr 1 daughter really loved Howard and he saw Howard's honesty 1, loyalty, he decided to donate the science building anyway an , ensured that Howard graduated the following morning

After war ing hard for the past few weeks on memorizing lines, keeping up with homework, and giving outstanding performances, the cast and crewmembers were exhausted In those few weeks the two sets of casts had become ve ry close . For some this w2,,s their first play, for others it w2,,s their seventh, but in their eyes, they were J.1I Just a big grou ~ of friends that had one thing in common : dr2,,ma. you work with 2,, school production you are working with such J. h: 1e variety of people; freshmen, seniors, and people with contrJ. :ir ideas are 2,,II hJ.ng ing out

On the I2,,st night of every pl2,,y there is a tradition to hav a cast p2,,rty, this is 2,, time when you can celeb rat e the succ e s 1 the play, eat/\ LOT of food, bond with the cast, and even re 1i t with some past dr2,,ma "act iv ists ." you look 2,,round tr· 1t room, you see people doing 2,,II kin ds of crazy things because they're the kind of people who re2,,lly don't care wh2,,t you tr 1k, they're j ust interested in hJ.ving fun In the kitchen you cou l h people mingling 2,,nd dJ.ncing, in the den people were pl2,,ying vI ea gJ.mes and messing around; and in the dining room.there w, s c intense gJ.me of Clue But one thing was for sure, you cJ.n :e t heir disappointment thJ.t the fall pl2,,y was done but you c n see the flickering light of hope in their eyes becJ.use they I JW thJ.t there still is the spring play to loo k forward to

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Jazz Band

Tim Aksamit, Erin Baker, Asher Ball Kala Bland Hannah Breckbill Brita Higgins, Jayson Koch, Aaron Leacock, Matt Leacock Seth Lienemann, Kevin Lloyd Kris Martison Eric Ohnoutka Andrew Post, Gwen.delyn Powell Logan Reismg, Andrew Roselury, Brad1 Usher, and Amanda Willits.

Director Edward Love

Wind Ensemble

Tim Aksamit, Eric Bailey, Erin Baker, Rachel Bate, Bryce Batenhorst, Kala Bland Ben Bouwens, CDlt Buhr, Chelsea Chapman, Knut Enoksen Leigh Flemmg, Justm Flury, Josh Gier, Matt Gunther, Brita Higgins, Janelle Hill Ashley Rm.es, Mackenzie Johnson Wes Junker, Jesse Keelan Jessica Keslar, Amy Koch Jayson Koch, Aaron Leacock Emily Leick Eric Lloyd Amy Lott, Jena Lynch, Kris Martison Emily Mayfield Eric Ohnoutka Krtstm Pedersen Joel Pierce, Gwendolyn Powell Jamie Roesler, Andy Rose~rry, Jennifer Serafin, Jake Steele, and Holly Willits. Director Janet I.afollette

Toby Arneson Stephanie Ayars, Jenny Bales, Brandon Bartels, Ian Beck-Johnsnon Ellen Berggren Amanda futtcher, Llsa Bolz, Christina Bom Dane Bowder, Scott Brugman Allison Burris,Oxiy Carlson Spencer Carnes.Sean Dziuvenis, Josh Ellis, Michael Estes, Mil<.e Fiffiler, Jesse Fredrick, Amanda Gillett, Tyler Grooms, Matt Gunther, Michelle Harner, Jessica Harig, 01.ad Harrison Justin Haxby, Reanna Hehn Josh Hiller, Brain Hosler, Heather H~r. Ben Kellogg, Tia I.amphffif, Emily Leick Tony Lewandowski Kelli Linke, Kendra Uttle, Aaron Loos, Anna Lott, Batxer Lueth je, Marleigha Mazuch, Alison Nickolaus, Kristina Nimrnich, Austin Nolte, Limsay Oliver, Matt Pruersen Jaime Pella, Natalie Phillips, Patrick Pulec, Melissa Rader, Nick Rader, Nichole Reynolds, Jordan Rhodes, Amanda Rich, Nikki Roselury, Andy Roselmy, Noah Roth, Casie Sattler, Brain Schilke, Ben Schiltz,

}re &hrnirueskarnp, Jenrrifer Schrooier, Justin Sievers, Alina Smith, Rochelle Sorensen Ryan Spelts, Tim Traudt, April Vandeman Whitney Villines, Crystal Walker, Lawrence Weidner, Erika Workman Jamie Yenglin Ami Zweerink and Victor Zweerink.

Concert Band

Symphonic Ba _ nd

Stephanie Ayars, Brandon Bartels, EJ Blauvelt, Scott Brugman Allison Burris, Spencer Carnes, Joshua Ellis, Michael Estes, Jesse Frruerick, Jake Gregory, 01.ad Harrison Justin Haxby, Joshua Hillers, Tia Lamphear, Seth Lienemann Kelli Linke, Kendra Little, Anna Lott, Kristina Nimrnich, Austin Nolte, Matthew Pruersen Natalie Phillips, 01.elsea Quiring, Nicole Rose~rry.

Noah Roth, Ben Schiltz, Justin Sievers, Rochelle Sorensen Ryan Spelts, Timothy Traudt, Whitney Villines, and Ami Zweerink. Director Janet LaFollette

Directors Janet I.aFollette and Serena Heerman

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J~y Avila Paul Bailey, Brianna Beckner, Katlyn

.BeranCurtis Bishop, Ashley Bower, Misty Buchanan

wlby wnyers, Amanda wrdovaElijab Craig, David

Creger, Laura Davies, Richard Dunn, Ragen Garrison

Anna Guittar, Stanley Jones, Kirk Kruce, Kiaya

Lautenschlager, Andrea Lewandowski Derek Lewis, Charles Marquardt, Britney McBee, Sarni McBee, Hannah McMahon Evan Meyer, Sabrina Moxham

Ian Pro, America Reid Brittany Sattler, Shelbie &haJ ·

Nick Slonecker, Amanda Thomas, Crystal Topham, Am~r Wallman Nick Wheatley, Trevor Wissink, ar

Lydia Zweerink

Director Janet I.aFollette and Serena Heerman

Orchestra

Karrah Alexander, Sam Beck-Johnson Jadean BErllion

Dane Bowder, Michael Bowers, Melissa Douglas, Jeremy Erickson Luke Evans, Sadie H~fler, Eric Lindquist, Ben Mathers, Mayfield Andrew McClung, Charles McClung, Heather Morton Tino Nguyen Kristina Nimmich, Nicole Rose~rry. Noah Roth, Brandon &happaugh, Shelbie &barf, Katherine &hmidt, Nicole Shield Brady Usher, Ame Walter, and Khn Werer

Director Ed Love

Kyle Bachman,Kelsey Beckenoo.ch, Cole Franson Katye

Hagemoser, Kacey Hershey, Nick lade, Evan Lenertz, Esther Lenz, Hannah Lenz, Asiah McWilliams, Kayla

Michel Dani Millier, John Morris, Andrew Mothershoo. Kristin Proersen Logan Reising, Ellie Stutzman

Tyler Suesz, Ro~rt Taylor, John Tinius, Lindsey

Tomes, Adina Tran Brian Wallingford and Brad Widman

Instructor Mr. Charles Bowling III

Accomparust Mandie Craige

Chamber Si~gers

Voices N' Harmony

Chelsea Chapman Heather Christenson Jeremy Watson Paul Swanson Sheena Essman Lindsey &hoeneck, Angi &hiltz, Ben Hoyt, Josh _Gier, Sam Mertz, Jen Marshall Andrew Meyers, Matt Packett, Adam Cohen Sarni Marr, Carrie Matson and Brian Kehler. Director Carol Meyer

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Silhouettes

Nicole Bargen Rica Bassinger, Allison Burris, Stephaine Danley, Rachael Davis, Leigh Dier, Shanita Dixon

Bethany Edstrom, Gerri Green Breanna Hartman

Erin Harvey, Reanna Heim, Michele Kerrey, Tasha Lind Scirah McEntarffer, Danielle Mora, Shannon

Mostek Kristina Nimmich, J~lle Polite, Scirah Terre , Chelci Thompson Rachael Tobkin, Tiffany Tyrrell

Angie Vetter, and Amanda Witte.

Director Mr. Charles Bowling III

Accompanist Mandie Cragie

Alyssa Adams, Minique Bracha Sam Brandt, Lindsay Carver, Shannon Drake, Hanna Grow, Melia Horswill

Adrianna K~pping, I.aura Llebers, Jessica Lloyd

Kiley Murphy, Katelyn Richter, Toni Yost, Brandon

Aksamit, Luis Cnrral, Tyler Curtis, Karar Hadib, Ricky Inns, Josh Kehler, 7,ach Lind Ray Miller, Levi Patton

J~l Pierce, Matt Schock, and J~ Stepanek.

Director Mr. Charles Bowling III

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Mohamed Shogar, z~ Smith, Kaylynn Snyder, Nichole Stacy, Jessica Stans~rry. Jamie Veach Tasha

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Jazzy Newman Lisa Nightingale, Kaitlyn Powell Nicole

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-Senior President Adina Tran

By Jennifer Suhr

Have you ever asked yourself, "How can I get involved and more informed about LNE? " The answer is the Student Council.

Student Council was made up of 38 members this year, eight of which are officers.

The group has many different reasons for existing , but the main goal if to voice the opinions of the student body.

"We ' re the connection between the administration and the student body ," says senior president, Adina Tran.

One of the main projects for Student Council every year is Homeless Awareness. This is a tradition where , for 24 hours, the Student Council members stay outside. This project raises $50 per person , which is then donated to the Matt Talbot kitchen. Another major event was Hallopalooza. This event is a carnival for elementary students at Halloween and took place at Pershing Elementary this year. There were games and indoor trick-or treating . Over 1.000 kids were in attendance this year. Hallopalooza is a charity event, which

"We're the connection between the administration and the student body."

Above Left: Sophom or es Jessica Lloyd and Billie Cole look over samples of photos and try to dec ide on photographers for Prom.

Above Right: Member s of the Prom committee listen intently to their guest speaker , a possible photographer for Prom

Right: Junior Brandon T ovado and Sophomore Giao Nguyen work on their research for Club Day

Student Council Co-Historian Maria Moreno-Hernandez works with Liz Morgan on writing a proposal for their next project.

Below:Jun ior Katye Hagemo ser , and Sop homore sJe ssica Lloyd and Billy Cole take notes dur ing the ir photographe r presentat ion.

means everything is free.

Tran says , " It ' s a good way to get the commun ity invo lved and get our name out there. '

One project des igned specifical ly for o ur schoo l is Un ity Day , which occu r s in Apr il. Student Counc i l brings in different speakers throughout the day to ta lk about divers ity " Unity Day was designed to inform the student body about be ing divers ified , and to hopefully open up some peop le' s min ds ," says Tran.

Student Council a l so participates i n reading to young students at Browne ll elementary schoo l in the ir after schoo l program

A comm ittee with in student counc il is in charge of plann ing and putt ing on Prom and other dances , such as the Old Skool dance , throughout the year.

A nother way the Student Council tr ies to connect w it h the ir fellow students i s thro ugh the Ta lki n ' Locka ' For those of you who haven 't noticed , there is a colorfu ll y decorated locker located by t he ma in office in wh ich stude nts ca n put in letters and ideas t o help i mprove t he schoo l. Sp ir it punc h cards can also be dropped off he r e.

T r an says , " It' s j ust anothe r way for students to get i nvo lved and v o ice the ir op i nio ns. "

Any student i s e li g i b le to apply fo r a pos it i on in Student Counc il. App l icants t hen go t hr ough an in terv iew process and ar e then subj ected to a st uden t vote Teac her r eco m mendat io ns are also cons idered in t he process

Thank you to o ur Student Counc il fo r the ir har d wo r k th is ye ar

Above Left: Freshmen T hu Tran, Se nior Nicole O wen, and Kat hy Yu, discuss possibl e new charity proj ects

Above Right: Se nior Lindsay T omes and Freshman Stefani Lloyd listen intently to a poss ible prom photographer

Left :Junior Katy e Hag emos er and Sophomore Nic ki Folsom glance over sampl e pho t os brough t in by a prospective photographer

0M~l JlE

"Campus Life has had a positive impact on kids at Northeast"

- Junior Amanda Woodward

By Ellie Stutzman and Chelsea Hahn

Much of what Campus Life is known for and gain a little more understanding about is its crazy games , like the sumo wrestling themselves , others and ultimately God. at Booster Blastoff, the egg blow game and Sen ior Adam Lovgren has been involved in challenges such as shaving football players ' Campus Life since he was a freshman. He legs at this year ' s fall pep rally. Campus Life is involved because , "I love the people, the has been a place where students can have leaders, the games and things you learn. " fun with their friends and learn about faith. The Ski Trip is the biggest event that It provides a place where students can be Campus Life organizes. About 120 students themselves and find ways to cope with from all the Lincoln schools go to Winter problems in their lives. This year's club Park , Colo. , to ski. The trip lasts five days has centered on subjects like family, sex or and takes place during Spring Break. This misconceptions about people. Students can year about 25 students were able to go. be involved in Campus Life in a number of Junior Amanda Woodward has gone to ways. They can come to club , be in a small Campus Life since her freshman year and group , be on student leadership or come to said, "Campus Life has changed my life many other various events. There are lots of completely. Campus Life does things that events that students can participate in like people don 't expect. " road trips or spending time at the Campus Campus Life has been in Lincoln since 1969 Life House. Northeast Campus Life has and has been an international organization had between 120-150 students involved on since 1939. LNE was the second school to a weekly basis. One of the biggest strengths have Campus Life , starting in 1972. After 33 of Northeast Campus Life is the different years of having Campus Life at Northeast types of students who are involved and many things remain the same. Students still that they all get along. All student groups enjoy being part of a group where they can are represented and have a voice. It is a be themselves and share their faith. place where everyone can come together

Left: Seni or Em ily Voog and Juni or Br oo ke Bartek take o n the chall enge of shav in g Du ane Shi eld s' leg at a Campu s Life Pep Rally

Right: Fresh men Mall ory Svobo da, Teneah Kel ley , and So ph o more Ami Zweer ink get t ogethe r with Campu s Life le ader s du r ing small grou p

So ph o mo re s Whi tney Vill ine s, Je ssica ' e Je nny Lub ben, an d Sara Mayfield arr ive a B Wa lli ngfo rd ' s hous e for a nigh t of g arr , small grou p

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By Mikaela Richard

"'Twice a month a group of athletes meet at vari o us places such as people 's houses or a coffee shop to discuss the one thing that t hey hav e in common, their faith

There are about tw e nty-five members who att e nd regularly, all who play different spo rts.

The mee tings always start out with an ice -breake r just so everyone can get in the sw in g of th ings, an d get to know everyone else aro un d them a littl e bit better

Us uall y, a scripture reading is next,

-Sen ior M itch Rar idon

followed by a discussion on what the scripture itself means to them.

This years president was Junior Ame Walter and the vice president was Senior Emily Voog .

"I think that FCA went really well this year. It's seems like there were a lot more people and not just that but a lot of new, and younger kids. It's kind of nice to know that there are other kids at school who hear about FCA and want to come ," comments junior Brian Stevens

Middle Left : Sophomore twins Justin and Trent Svelah , and Junior Ame Walt er attend FCA regularly. This year wa s the Svclah's first year in FCA , but Ame has been a member for two years.

Middle Right: Juniors Chelsea Hahn and Brooke Bartek follow along as Brian Stevens reads a scripture from the bible.

Right: Members of FCA po se for a group shot on Jan. 30th at Brian Steven 's house Back row from left: Brent Wel ls, Mikaela Richard , Andrew Br idger , Drew Pillard , Coa ch Schoney. Middle Row : Brooke Bartek , Chelsea Hahn , Ame

Walter, Brandon Aksimit , Brian Stevens , Trent Svelah , Ash ley Ober, Danie Miller. Front Row: Just in Svelah

•FCA is a way to interact with other student athletes who share the e faith. It 's comforting to know that I' m able to receive support &om my peers ."

Below: Coa ch Schoening listens as members of FCA have a discussion abou t th eir faith

By Rachel Deichert

Once again FBLA was sucsessful with teachinng teens about what busisness really is all about. They learn skills like leadership, and how to be sucessful and professional.

"We've worked really hard this year and i'm happy with how well we have done what needed to be done, " commented senior Ryan Walbridge, who is also the president of FBLA this year.

-Senior Ryan Walbridge-

Not only has the club learned about such things as business , but they also were involved in helping out the community. They volunteered their time at the Ambassador and played BINGO with the elderly, and also made food baskets during the holiday season.

FBLA gives you skills for your future and it's a great way to dive into the business world and have fun with it.

"FBLA sounds like it wouldn't be all that fun, but suprisingly it is a lot offun and i've been involved in it for three years now!"

Above: The FBLA members get pumped up for the upcoming events and learning more about business life.

Middle right: Senior Vice President, Tyler Kadavy leads the FBLA members during a meeting to discus s future plans and events.

Right: Seniors Cole Franzen, Amanda Gillett, Ashley McGinn is, and Matt Packett sit and listen as they discuss the biggest FBLA event of the year!

Below: Sophmore Namarig Soumit listens carefully as she leoks over a work sheet while attending a FBLA meeting. All photc s by Rachel Leitt

Renae Sinkler

incoln Northeast Student

assadors have a variety of jobs to do and everyday. They give tours to the students that come into the building and they also help tutor students who are having troubles in their classes You will see Student Ambassadors around the hallways delivering passes from the counselors. Although running passes isn't part of the job title, ambassadors do anything and everything to help keep things flowing in the counselor 's office. The Ambassadors also go and help out any student that has an injury that will re strict them from being able to do school work. Ambassadors will go to their class and take notes for injured students.

Student Ambassadors get the position

by picking up an apllication form in the counselors office. You have to be a junior or a senior, have a 3.5 GPA or higher, have good attendance , and be considered a leader by your peers and the staff. Marilynn Peaslee is the director of the Student Ambassador program. She is the one that will look over your application and approve you if you are qual ifi ed. Although becoming a student ambasssador is considered a very prestig iou s pos iton within the school, not every person has the qualifications. By becoming a Student Ambassador you are recognized as a leader by not only your peers but by all of the staff at Lincoln Northeast , which is a honor any person should be grateful to have.

Left: Sen i ors Ke ll e Blaha and Drew Pill ard give a thumbs up for the positive attitud es of Student Ambas sadors after taking a group shot in the hallway before going to 2nd period. (All photos by Rachel Leitt) ·

Above: Seniors Linda Chen and Ashley Ober sit in the counselor ' s office during second period eag er to help studc;nts that are in need Room 212 is where you see the Student Amba ssadors in action.

Front Row: Rachel Bate, Kelle Blaha, Alayna Fo st er, Jennifer Suhr

Second Row: Ma ria Moreno-Hernandez, Chelsea Re inke, Alicia Wex il man , Lin da Chen , Ashley Ober , Rache l Le itt , Renae Sinkler

Third Row: Cory Pella , Liam Stringham, Drew Pillard, Mo lly Staely Not Pictured: f®

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By Lindsey Klug

If getting out of class to play games with elementary students sounds fun, then Pershing Pals is for you . Every other Thursday of the mont h, a select group of Northeast students travel to Pershing Elementa ry School to hang out with a bunch of future Rockets. The pairs can choose between games like , "Go Fish ," "Tw ister ," and the infamous "Box Hockey. " Or for the more low -keyed coup les , some choose to sit around and catch up on their lost time . The elementary students are chosen by the counselors at Pershing because they have learning disabilit ies , issues at home , or they just need a friend. Pershing Pals gives them the opportun ity to vent and spend some t ime with someone who truly cares about them

So you want to be a Pershing Pal

and you are wondering whe r sign up. Well it 's not quite t h easy. In order to be a Persh ir ; Pal , you have to graduate fr c 1 the Peer Education class Tr class is a semester long an d c just any Tom, Dick or Sally ( tr enrol I in the class. You first a to be nominated by your pc r a student who is fr iendly an t worthy. Throughout thes e 1e you spend t ime develop ing o listening skills , problem -so l ,i t skills and communicating ir ;rr groups.

After all is said and do ne Pe ing Pa ls is a very memora b ti for the students at North e t and if they take nothing e l fr their high school experie n :, t can have the satisfaction c kn ing that they made a differ

someone 's life!

Right: Junior Pershing Pal Andr ew Bri dger and fifth gra de r Vinh Vo tak e t im e out from playing Battleship to show that getting ou t of class to play gam es isn 't so bad after al l. ( By Rachel Le itt )

Above: Junior Al lyson M ahlman and her pal , thir d grad er Sid ney Bl ake enjoy thei r t ime to ge ther eve ryt hing oth er T hurs day at Pe rs hin g Element ary School.

Above: Junio r Ch elsea Re inke and her pal, M ol lie Davis, hang out and play " Gues s Who " at Per shing Elementary Scho o l.

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What do you do if you have a prroblem with a classmate and you are unsure about how to solve it? Well, take it to student mediation of course. The group of senior mediators are all friendly and helpful individuals striving to make Northeast a better place.

as The process is simple and the ·ust- re sults are mind - boggling. A slip is ste r fill ed out by a student, teacher or ur administrator referring students Students are then called into the ~al l counseling center and taken into a private room. The mediators

:rsh- sit down and assure the feuding me in dividuals of their " rights " and iigh rul es of mediation. Al l informaom I tion is kept confidential and the hey mediators are required to inform ow- admistration if drugs or weapons

are involved.

The student who initiat ed the mediation begins to talk first and through a series of quest ions and explanations the student mediators assist the students in working out their differences.

At the end of the mediation, the students write out an agreement and both peers are required to sign it. In some cases, the mediators do a follow-up meeting to make sure that the agreement is working and everything is going smoothly

So when you and your friend aren't getting along, don ' t forget about the useful resources right here at Northeast. The student mediators are always willing to help!

Senior Med iators Jena Lynch and Jason Kock discuss possible ways to assist their peers in solving their problems ( All photos by Rachel Leitt )

Seniors Jamie Roesler , Amy Koch , Jeremy Peter s and Leigh Flemming demonstrate how a peer mediation pans out. The mediators this year had a lot more mediations than in the years past.

Front Row: Amy Koch Jamie Roesl er .Jeremy Peters Back Row:Jena Lynch , Leigh Flemming Jayson Koch Not Pictured: Vu Tran

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By Jennifer Suhr

Although a small group of15 members, the LN E Speech team made great strides, including four state qualifiers: Juniors Rachael Tobkin, Lisa Leidig and Alison Nickolaus, and Freshman Heather Morton. Tobkin, Leidig and Morton qualified in oral interpretation of drama. Nickolaus qualified in informative. Morton also qualified in poetry.

Speech team members chose from 10 different types of speeches: informative, entertainment, humorous interpretation, dramatic interpretation, persuasive, extemporaneous , impromptu, duo, oral interpretation of drama, and poetry.

According to the team members, the sponsor, Ms. Sarah Skean, plays a very vital role in the success of the team. The members meet after school to practice and prepare their performances.

Junior Amanda Woodward said, "Without Ms. Skean, the team wouldn't be squat. The time she is willing to give out is amazing. Speech is just a really awesome, amazingly fun time!"

The Debate team sent two students to the state tournament. Last year's State Congress winner, Junior Brian Stevens, returned for his third year of debate, along with Senior Jonathan Ren. The Debate team welcomed several new members first semester. One of them was Senior Ambyr Moore.

"Debate made me think harder about things and it makes me see both sides of opinions ," said Moore.

The team took home several medals and trophies during the year. The season ended with the State Debate Tournament in March at Kearney.

Above: Junior Brian Stevens , Senior Ethan Klitzke, Sophomore Ngoc Nguyen , Senior Jonathan Ren , and Sponsor Mr Gary Reiners prepare for their debate at Lincoln East High School on Feb 19

Above Right: Juniors Amanda Woodward and Alison Nickolaus show how much fun the speech team can be while practicing for their duo performance

Right: Members of the speech team get a snack between competition rounds at Omaha Marian High School on Feb. 11.

All photos by Ms Sarah Skean and Mr Gary Reiners

Below: Junior Lucas Hawco gladly accepts an award he won great performance in impromptu speaking at Omaha Marian school on Feb 11.

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"You learn a lot in 'Acadec'!"

-Senior Eric Bahr

By Maria Moreno

Academic Decathlon is an academic club at Northeast in which you have a big binder of information to read through and an assigned book to read and then the members take subject tests on the information they received.

The information in these binders ranges from history to astronomy, and though reading through the whole thing is not required , it is highly suggested in order to do well on the subject tests.

Most students got involved in this club after taking Mr. Eckman ' s math class. Mr

Eckman is the sponsor of 'Acadec ', Mat h Club, and Quiz Bowl. After getting involved in one of the clubs, members decided to join the other clubs as well (this explains why you see the same people on all of these pages).

Over the years, the members have learned that guessing is better than nothing, this is espec ially true in Academic Decath lon. Their motto is "When in doubt, 'ACADEC B'" meaning that when you don't know what the answer is, bubble in ' A' then ' C' and so on.

Below, Seniors Garrison Loope and Kim Weber feel c,

and ready before taking the subject tests at the Northeast

Clockwise from top : Jun ior s Erin Baker , Marit Donaldson , and Alicia Weixelman look over some of the information one last time before taking the subject te sts in the Northeast Central Gym.

Juniors Alicia Weixelman and Andrew McClung chat with sponsor Mr. Eckman

Senior Garrison Loope and Junior Travis McArthur try to relax before getting down to the big tests. (A ll

photo s by Rachel Leitt)

Below:Jun ior Matt Gunther listen s intently t o the quest ion, his t humb on the buzzer , ready to answer

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Qu iz Bowl is not li ke the other academ ic clubs at Northeast ; unlike " Acadec " and Math C lub , you can never r eall y prepare yourse lf fo r what quest ions yo u w ill be faced w ith , rather , st udents pr epare for compet itions by doing pra ct ice rounds afterschool You may be ask ed w ho the author o f Far From the M add i ng Crowd or how to spe ll the name of t he c hem ica l element whose symbol is " Y " or who owns the Green Bay Packers. In many ways it ' s set up like a g am esh o w ; one person asks the questions

and each team can buzz in with an answer. Each team has one chance to answer a question , however , teammates cannot d iscuss the quest ion.

Sen ior Garr ison Loope has been on Qu iz Bowl starting in middle school and he has part ici pated on the Northeast team for the past four years

Senior Er ic Bahr has been on the Qu iz Bow l team for the past two years , he says he li kes that you go at your own pace and you come when you want / can. " Q uiz Bow l is more fun , but you learn more ' Acadec '" stated Bahr

Left: Jun io r Ell en Be rggr en is asking t he q uestions t his aft ernoon , members and sponsor M r. Ec kman t ak e t urns playing t his rol e at t he afte rschool practice rounds

Midd le Left: Freshman Charl es Marquard t is new to Q ui z Bow l, but he 's catching on quickly

Middle Right: Senior Eric Bahr ,Junior Alicia Weix elman , and Senio r s Garrison Loope and Hannah Breckbill love to do Q ui z Bo wl and have learne d a f ew t ric ks for ans we ring questions over t he past fe w years. ( All photos by Rachel Leitt)

~It's a lot of fun. You learn a lot of random facts , which is coo l."

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By Kelsey Worley

On a daily basis, these highly educated students figure out many challeng ing math problems. They practice everyday after school solving problems with the help of Mr. Steve Eckman.

To prepare for competitions they are given practice tests All of the students go around and ask each other question about the math problems. Everyone is willing to help each other out.

The Math Club participates in Quiz Bowls, Academic Decathalons , and Math Competitions.

At Brownell Talbot School in Omaha,

Competitions

- Senior Hannah Breckbill

the team got second place overall in the Math Competition , while others got first place awards for individual competitions. This year at the State Fair Quiz Bowl the group got 1st place.

They also went to UN L Math day and Hastings Math Competition.

To raise money to go to the competitions, they work concessions at UNL events.

The group had a lot of fun this year and became very close. They should have another great year next year.

"We did really good this year. The Math

and Quiz Bowls are very fun."

Above Right: Sophomore Phuong Nguyen shows off her yellow ribbon for doing well at the State Fa ir Quiz Bowl. (Photo by Rachel Leitt)

Above Left : The Math club receives a trophy for 2nd place at the Math Competition in Omaha (Photo by Rachel Leitt)

Right: Juniors Andrew Mcclung and Br ian Stevens work together to solve a difficult math problem (Photo by Rachel Leitt )

Below: Jun ior Matt Gunther concentrates on solving a prob lt n showing all of his work on paper (Photo by Rachel Leitt)

Below: Se nior Emily Bulling leads a discussion at a NHS meeting in the auditorium These meet ings are ess ent ial in keeping all the members informed and keep t hem active. " We work really hard to get people involved, " stated Bulling

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"National Honor Society is an opportunity to give back to the community alongside friends that you have come to know very weH oyer the past four years. "

-Sen ior Vice Pres id ent Emily Bulling

By Maria Moreno

National Honor Society is a place where footba ll players, band majors, sin gers , student council members , thespians , dancers , and Qu iz Bow l members come together with the common goal of g iving back to the community and doing well in school " National Honor Society is an organ ization for high achieving students to give back to their community and students who go beyond the norm ," stated Senior Missy Bickford

This year they partook in a few service projects including " Operation Santa Clause " in which NHS members got a list

of things that a number of children wanted for Christmas NHS members also helped hand out candy at Hallapalooza, an indoor Halloween event hosted by the Northeast Student Counc il.

NHS members work diligently to keep up good grades and to fulfill the 30 hours of community service r equ irement to wear the prominent tassel at graduation.

" I like the fact that you get to work with people that have the same desires as you and you get to see the results of the community service we do first hand," stated Bic kford.

Above: Sen ior Sheena Essman and Junior Eri n Harv ey at a NHS m eeting in the Northeast auditorium. (All photos by He ather Harr is)

Above Left: Sen ior Nghia Nguyen takes part in the " Operation Santa Clause " service project at Shopko Pick ing out toy s for kids is a tough job, but someone ' s gotta do it!

Left: Senior Ty ler Stoupa.Jun ior Ash ley H in es, and Senior s Andrea Thorne and A shley Smith deliberate on what their next servic e · project should be at a Nat ional Honor Society meeting.

By Becky Zelada 2005 ROCKET Editor

Becoming a new mother is a very scary and exciting experience at any age. Whether someone is 30 years old or 16, the same questions and concerns cross their mind. Diapers, formula, clothing, and especially daycare are things that a baby has to have, especially if the mother is still in high school. Many young mothers can say that one of their biggest hurdles is to find somewhere to leave their child while they are at school. They don 't want to be to far from them , but there aren't many daycares around Northeast. This is where administration stepped in and decided to add the Northeast Daycare once again.

As of January 3, 2005 Shelly Hacke, Jessica Gardner, Beth Leypoldt, and many mothers to come, once again have

-Beth Leypoldt

somewhere to leave their child during the day. They also have peace of mind that they will be taken care of properly. Deb Olson and Rebecca Masonbrink are the caretakers of the nursery and they treat the babies with the love and kindness that they would give their own.

The babies also seem to be adapting well to the new surroundings and having playmates around also makes the time f1y by until the school day is over.

Teenage mothers these days are having to drop out of school because they are not able to find someone to take care of the babies. Now that the daycare re-opened, hopefully dropping out won 't be the only option for teenage mothers all around.

At three months , Aderha and her mom Beth Leypoldt have had sleepless nights , dirty diapers , and of course the endless amounts of baby formula , but with each coming day the tasks at hand of become easier to handle Having Aderha around has made a big impact on Beth 's life and she wouldn 't trade it for anything .

"The Daycare is nice because we can go to school and still know where and what our babies are doing."

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Jessica Gardner and her baby DeMillio spend time together during a busy school day. DeMil io seems to enjoy having his mommy stop in to check up on him .

The Northeast Daycare located by the schools FCS department is like a child ' s dream. It has an assortment of toys and games which can make any kids day.

Below: Ded Olson comforts baby Esperanza Uribe to slee~ Napt ime is a time for relaxation for both Esperanza and M Olson. (All photos by Heather Harris)

By Damaris Hernandez

These six letters stand for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual , Transgender, Straight All iance. This group tries to help others understand what some people have to go through just for being different. This club doesn't persuade people to change who they are, rather they try to make them feel comfortable about who they are.

GLBTSA isn't just a gay/straight alliance. It's an open club for anyone and everyone. There is only one requirement, you must be open-minded. In other words EVERYONE is welcomed, as long as they 'r e accepting of others and are okay with difference. "During an average club meeting we discuss equity issues and rights. We strive to bring out awareness and acceptance of equal rights.

Homosexuality is just one example of the many topics we discuss ." Said Junior Nichole Reynolds.

The people in this club have a special day to honor those who have been quiet about who they are. The National Day of Si lence is a day where people get the chance to represent those who for years have remained silent about their sexuality. ' Those who choose to participate wear throughout the day and stay silent out of respect for those who have to be quiet. "It's a tribute to closeted people." Stated Reynolds. Pride Prom is an annual dance sponsored by LPS GSA's and it's held at one of the high schools, it's basically a ' safe ' dance where anyone can go and feel comfortable and proud of who they are.

Bwlow:J uniors Andrew Mcclung and Alicia We ixelman rally at the state capitol on January 20th for nuptial equal ity.

Above Left: Junior Nichole Reyno lds supports the ' Ful l Equa li ty Nothing Less ' rally at the state capitol on the 20th

Above :Jun ior Brady Usher give s her speech during the rally at the state capitol protesting nuptial equa lity

Left: The six high schools of Lincoln protest nuptial equal ity at the state capitol. (All Photos by Steph Danley)

By Marleigha Mazuch

The Northeast As ian Club is for students who want to come together w ith a common background and celebrate Asian cu l ture The students met and d iscussed issues , pl a nned activit i es together and he l p out the commun i ty when they can. They also celebrated the Lunar New Year which is a very important custom for them Th is year , they made or igam i flowers and distributed them along with fortune coook ies to the staff.

Ciao Nguyen said , " We get to do things outside of school and build stronger bonds w ith students from our culture ."

The club usually met once a month and somet i mes more depending on the topic. This

year the club sold egg rolls for fundrais ing , along with t -shirts for advertising. They also planned an end of the year trip. Northeast's Asian Club also worked with other Asian Clubs from different schools and held dances

Northeast's Asian Club was very diverse th is year , with 6 members who were not Asian. The club accepts people of all races and backgrounds.

" Everyone th inks we ' re exclusive , but we ' re not just Asians. There are people from other backgrounds who get to know about our culture ," says Nghan Nguyen.

No matter what background or culture you are from there is a place for you at Asian Club where you can be comfortable with who you are.

Far Top Right: Fres hm an Don Tra n rese arche s o n o ne of the co mp uter s in the Nort heas t med ia center during a club meet in g ( All Photos by He ath er Harr is)

Middle Left :Junior Scott Bui an d Sen ior Mahsa Ah ma di si t t og et her in th e med ia cent er and discuss issues during a club me et ing.

Middle Right: Juniors Q uy n Tran an d Tri Truong work t ogeth er t o dist ribut e flow ers and fortune cooki es to t he st aff at Lin co ln No rthe as t t o help celebrat e the Chinese New Ye ar

Right: So pho more Giao Nguyen do es he r pa rt by passing out flo we rs in th e offic e for t he Asian Club's annual celebration of the Chinese New Year.

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By Marleigha Mazuch

After two yea r s, Lat ino C lub was r estarted at No rtheast. Th is year t he stude nts i nvo lv ed attended Lat in o co nferences , pe rformed commun ity service through the H ispan ic Ce nte r and he ld food dr ives to benefit the Latin commun ity during the mo nth of Marc h The dri ve was in honor of Cesar Chavez , a man who helped t he Lat i n imm igr ants. They were t he on ly h ighschool H i span i c group in vo lve d and r ece ived recogn it io n from the mayor and med ia They also stayed i n contact w ith the Hispan ic Center dur ing the year , help ing them out w ith whatever w as needed

The c l ub attended the Bueno Vista Youth Leadership Conference wit h a few se lected members from the club. They also p lanned a real C i nco de Mayo celebration to be

held at No r theast or somewhere in the co m m u nity

The club met eve ry Wednesday after schoo l fo r abo ut 20 m i nutes. They talked about stay i ng i n school , g r aduat i ng and go i ng to college They also d iscussed var ious sc h o l ar sh i ps and oppo r tun i t i es ava i lable to them , and how be i ng b i l i ngua l can bring more opport uni t ies to them.

" It ' s o ur r espo nsib ili ty to b r eak all stereotypes and barr iers and prove that we can have cu ltur al d iffe r ences but st ill make the school a better place ," sai d V i r i d i a n a Gu ill en , president of the Lat i no Club " It's i mportant for H i span i cs to unite and get to know everyone in their commun i ty and he l p out. They need to put i n their part and make it bette r, and th is is ou r way ."

Far Top Left : Senior Viridiana Gillen listens to a discussion during a club meeting. Sh e is th e club president. ( All Photos by Taylor M orris)

Middle Left : Freshman Lily Nunez takes some time to laugh a little and have some fun during a· club meeting

Middle Right: Junior Javier Garcia Alvare z, (far left) Sophomor e Angel Rios, (middle) and Junior Yurico Gillan (right) si t togeth er an d list en Viridiana Gillan whil e she sp eaks to th e club.

Bottom Left: Sophomores Angel Rios and Luis Corral goof off and create a fun " distraction " for t he club memb ers. Having fun is what the clu b is all about.

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With a whole new year, full of all new memories, the yearbook staff is hard at work to capture them all. This years yearbook staff has been busy capturing all of the memories throughout the past year. With many new faces to the staff, including new teacher Mrs. Susan Helmink, the yearbook staff had a lot to learn. Getting use to the new programs and different ways of doing things was a little hard on everyone. " The new programs were hard to get use to at first , but once we figured out how to use it,

-Editor Becky Zelada it produced a better yearbook, " stated Senior Assistant Editor Allie Carter. "The yearbook is such a great way to catch all the memories that come from a high school year, " stated Senior photographer Amanda Koepping. With a whole new look for the yearbook, all in color, the yearbook staff is excited to see the results. "We ' ve been working hard all year long so that we can produce the best yearbook possible for our school,"commented Senior Alyssia Walentine.

"Even though we have a lot of hard times, I wouldn't change anything about the experiences and the times I've had with the staff."

Ally Mahlman

Above: Ed itor Becky Zelada and Photo Editor Aaron Krogh look over some of the yearbook page s and pictures dur ing yearbook class

Middle Right: As a new face to the build ing , Mrs. Helmink talks with a student about the yearbook. Mrs Helmink has taught journalism for the past seven years. This is her first year at Lincoln Northeast.

Far Right: Jam ie Dicke , Alyssia Walentine , and Rachel Deichert work hard in yearbook , on getting their pages done for thier dead lines

At Right: Seniors Kelsey Worley and Michelle Ph ilippi take a quick photo during yearbook Worley is on copy staff and Philippi is part of the sports staff.

Below: Marle igha Mazuch works on her yearbook page durin E yearbook class.Marleigha is on the copy staff for th is year ' s yearbook

By Michelle Philippi

Being a part of the newspaper staff carries a lot of r espons ibility. Sixteen students have an important job to report the news once a month to the whole school. These students spend countless hours not only in class but during their lun ch t i me or after school in order to get the " The Northeastern " to the printer on time

" The whole first semester I didn ' t leave school until 5 p.m. trying to get things done. It ' s stressful at times but when you see people reading the finished product, it's rewarding, " said Senior Editor Lind-

sey Schoeneck.

There is a new addition to th is year ' s newspaper staff. After 32 years of service to the school, Daryl Blue decided to retire at the end of the 2003 -2004 school year. Susan Helmink joined the Northeast staff this year and is doing a great job. " I like the diversity here. It's a big change from Marysv ille, KS ," said Helmink.

" We all miss Blu e but I love Mrs. Helmink , she ' s a great teacher," said Schoeneck

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Below: Senior Sports Editor Kyle Gillisp ie concentrates ha~d to finish his sports column. Gillispie has been an important part of the Northeastern for three years. (Photo by Aaron Krogh )

"It's stressful ~f times, b_ut \\;,hen you see people reading the fin1shed product, Its rewarding.

-Senior Lin dsey Schoeneck

Top Left: Senior Ed itor Lindsey Schoeneck looks over her reporters pages for "The Northeastern " Schoeneck has been a part of the staff for three years. Th is is her first year as Ed itor.( Photo by Ash ley Ratbone)

Right: Seniors Ang i Sch iltz, Jeannie Hart , and Em ily Bulling work hard to get their column 's done on time (Photo by Aaron Krog h)

Senior Reporter Asher Ball writes a rough draft for his column in "The Nort heastern. " Bal l joined "The Northeastern " staff for the first time this year (Photo by Aaron Krogh)

Senior Meghan Otoupal ik gives Sc hil tz some ideas for her column. Getting some outside in put helps to write the best column.(Photo by Aaron Krogh)

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From the first day of school to graduating high school, oh my how fast that time has gone You have made every day absolutely wonderful. All the concerts , movies , vacations , and times spent with family and friends are memories never to be forgotten. You have done an awesome job all through school and you will do just as well in college. You should be very proud of yourself and the person you have become. I am overcome with emotion with how proud l am of you I know Grandma and your twin sister, Amy , are looking down and showering you with their love as well I look forward to many more wonderful times together. With all my love to the best daughter anyone could ask for , Mom

"If you can dream it , you can do it. "

Rachel Amanda .

Our baby is all grown up ! We are so proud of you and the wonderful young woman you 've bee ome. Your independence. strength of character. and compassion for others will serve you well throughout your life and you will achieve your goals.

We love you. Love. Mom and Dad

"Be strong in the Lord and in His great power.

-Ephesians 6: 10

-Allie (Fred)-

\\T e are so proud or you. Good luck at Nebraska Wesleyan Unive.-sity next yea •· We Love You,

_ _ Mom and Dad

asIdy

I ; e have finally made It to oul" senIo l" yea!" of high school. and al"e getting l"eady to move 011 to b1ggel" and bettel" things Always l"emembel" that you l"e mY best friend and I will al1,vays be thel"e fol" you Thank you so much fol" be111g In mY life I don't think that I would be the pel"son I am today 1 It Vvel"en 't fol" you being in mY I1fe ; ; e have had some ups and some downs but been friends thl"ough It all. I v11II miss you a lot. Good luck at ; / ayne

Love ya lots Taylol"

Micki iii ,

These past four years have been pretty awesome with you I You were the first person I ever got P'd up with! You started some thing great! Vo lleyball was so much fun with you , especially freshman year SWINGERS! 1

You are such an awesome person and I lov e you to death! I can 't wait for college together-we 'll be the best hair do 'ers ever 1 Thanks for always being ther e for mel

Love Always , Amanda P.S. .. I'm really somJ about the "I Hate Micki Club! "

Amanda ,

It 's been so much fun getting to know you these past years through volleyball and the times ge tting P'd up at my hou se. I can 't wait until cosmetology sc hool starts. I just can 't get rid of you , can I? J/ K You 're a great person and always made me laugh. Thanks for being there when 1 needed you.

Love, Micki

Love,

Taylol"

Hey doll these pa '.: yeal"s have been a tUl"e and I am glad cou Id share It to , I /hel"ever the f Utl, us I hope tha t w, lose the fr1endsf we have. You al"e 1 friend a fnend co and I love you wi-+ heart. asIdy

sev( ~cive 1atv ther take 1ever ta: be:: 1 all rr : -

Steph

You 've grown into a wonderful young lad y. Believe in yourself, Follow your dreams, You can achieve anything .

Mom, Dad, and Sarah

Whitniy

from oni accomplishm {Znt to anoth i r. tto-ttum.... Congrntulations1 Wi lovi 1Jom ®ad, Mom, T&T, and kotty

for: J e na

A daughter: i,s a woncler:ful blessi.ng , A keasur:e fr:om above Sh.e's laughter:, wa.mtth. , and speci.al ch.at'm, Sh.e's th.ough.tf ulness and Love.

A daughter: br:i.ngs a speci,a,l jo} , Th.at comes feo m deep i.nsi.de. And as sh.e gr:ows to adLtlth.ood, Sh.e fi.lls yo ur: h.eud wi.th. pr:i.de.

Wi.th. evecy }ffit' th.at passes, Sh.e's m ot:e speci,a,l th.an befot:e. Through. evecy stage, th.r:oLtgh. evet'} age, You love h.et' eve n m om.

1 o words can desct'i.be th.e wat'nt n w ,not'i.es, Th.e pt'i.de and gmhtude, too. That comes from h.avi.n.g a, do.u g h.te l'.'. To love and ch.et'i.sh. just li.ke you!

L ove, Da.d

Tyle1 A,

I can 't be li eve the time has come a11L-1 you are grn"1 uating

You and I have been th1 Aough so much t ogethei- a11d I've loved eve1Ay minute of it! We' ve had ou 1Asha1Ae of gooL-1 times and ba"1, yet we've alwa y s manage "1 to (fO W close1A as a 1Aesult. You know how muc h

I love y ou an"1 nothing cou ld eve1 Achange that.

I love you Fo1 Aevff a11d fo1 Aalways, Ashley

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Baby Girl

Sorry 1f this is a little shorter thall expected. but I call •t f illd ally words Oll this earth to describe how :111uch love I have for you

Alldrew Tho:1:iias. ·

Everyday I thallk Goa for brillgillg you illtO :111y hf e. You are all I've ever lleeaea . Olle look

at you ua I kllOW everythillg iS goillg to be alright You tell :111e you love :111e Just f ro:111 the look ill your eyes. I cheriSh every secolld I have with you alla though it iS saa to say goodbye to high school. I look f orwara to begillllillg a lleW chapter of life with you alla kllOWillg you will be there with :111e to fillish each lleW chapter that this hfet1:111e brillgs I love you ua I always will.

.. Forever alla After ••

Love Your Baby Girl. Kacey

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.. Oh so :111uch .. Love. ..Forever ad After••. Adrew Tho:111u

Little Cow-

Hey bud! Can you believe we 're finally done? I' m so glad we met, you 're not just my best friend , you're also like my sister.

1 don 't know what I'd do without you I'm always here for you and I'm glad we 'll have each others backs through the rest of our liv es journies You 'II be watching my kids! lol, j/j. Don 't forget all the good times!

Love, Little Duck

Jena -

We finally made it through our senior year, YA Y! Now we get to go on to bigger and better things! Who would have thought we'd be sad now that it's over? I'm glad I got the chance to share those memories with you! I know we 'll go d iff erent ways in hf e , but I hope we stay friends Have fun and good luck in EVERYTHING you do!

Love ya, Sarah

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-Liz-

You are our gift from God. We are proud of you!

Love, Dad and Mom

Kendra

From a Kindergartner to l=x:ing a high school graduate, you have me proud You have l=x:come a l=x:autiful considerate and responsible ye lady.

Continue on your journey towards your dreams and you will alwa _ successfuJJ

Love, Mom Dad & Nikki

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It's okay-it's just grass*wanna putt?*lock the doors*hand move r r BLUE HOUSE*oreo*dd*must be holding up the walls*fish boy h, their faces*would we be friends if it wasn ' t for Tony?* mov ir ; r back and forth*popcorn juice*football games*from the win < w the truck*are my noodles noticable*he ' s money cute*red ligh · rr stop?*Jose & Preston*GOSH*I think she ' s retarted*gotta no 1\ don ' t feel like moving*another hand movement* camping*yo u >nl for the bottle*l ' m still waiting for my special delivery*we were , t 1 1 just kidding, we were exaggerating! You 'll always be the sister I never had. Love ya!

Congmtuhhons en

We are so proud c_ y < and all of your ac on pli,shments! Confo Le beli,eve i,n yourself, 'oil• your dreams and eru for the stat>s! The ,Jh,c world li,es before ·ou rnake i,t happ <c t!

Love , Mom <tJ> f ·a d

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Always a reason to celebrate!

I am so proud of all you've accomplished. Look forward to the future.

Love, Mom

E:m:i]y

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- ~atthevV 7:7

Con.gratu.lationsl

"W'"e .Love You.

~om. Dad S. Elliott

ANDY BILL

I can't believe my liHle brother i~ graduating from high ~chool. We have had ~o many great memorie~ thac I will never forget. You could alway~ make me laugh. You are very ~pecial to me .

Good luck in college.

Congratulation~.

I love you.

Meagan

Andrea, Congratulations on everything that you've achieved, not only athletically but more importantly academically. You have become a beautiful young lady both inside and out and we are very, very proud of you! We know that you will continue to do your best in wherever your life leads you I

The whisper the warth of so many little make me love The way you and help withhow you care ; suchdevoyoureyes you look at you forever , want to be /fee/when side , a sense etion and over The dreams involve you.

RYNE

Why do I love you?

of your voice , · your touch, things that - : you so much. support me my emotions , .-c:;;~-~__.. andshow tion. The way _:;..,_ shine when me, lost with is where/ The way that you 're bymy ofcompiflowing pride I dream all the possibilities I see and things we can do I could go on for days, telling of what I feel , But all you must know is that my love for you is real Love , Renae

Randy

You have always taken your own path in life. Remember, your morals and values and you will go far in life. We are so

Nick

You are mtf sunrise .J nc mtf sunset, mtf hopes an mtf dreams. Evertf mo irae that we spend toget ,er lffe has more meanl 1;g, look forward to sha •fn1 all mtf future with , ou. Qood luck and cong 1at~ latl ons on tf our gra luo ti on. I am vertf pro t c.t 0 tfOU.

Love tf OU with all o mq heart alWatfs and f o ·eve Leslfe

Just els when ou were 6 years f Id, you hilve il dt. finale opinion >f who you are, , hclt you believe in, (}nd whill you w a 1l. I ilm so very pr ,ud of you! Alw t 1s believe in yot i self and you will , far

Love, Mom

Ashley, Manda Sue, It has been a fast four years! I'm glad I'm so glad that we have been best friends for tha t we have been best friends since. I the past four years. Thanks for helping rne -will always cherish our friendship and through all the tough times all t he fun memories! By the way , when Love , ar e we going to another concert?

Love , Amanda

Ashley

*Juan's party* Crusing '0 ' Street *Deter Darter Did *A ** hole *Vice s ledding down your street *Like a cat *Wh y do birds suddenl y appear * Poin ties*Where's the precipitation at? *l'm an emotional rollercoa s ter *Foot dance*When the cops came *Spin the speed boat *Goose *M y ball sac! * Wouldn't want to be anno ying or an y thing *He y good looking *3-wa y anyone??*No big deal! *48th and BK *What 's ya what 's your bro 's name again? *It's a great day at Husker Auto Group *K y le ' s nickname *What about a beaver? *Grow Up!!

After all the huge fights we had and saying that we ' d never talk to each other again because we hated each other so hard ... we made it through!

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A LYSSIA

We a,·e so ~Tou..:i of the awesome a11..-1 beautiful you11g woma11 that you have become, you,· gra11,.,1~1a1·e11t B wouU have also bee11 so ~-ii-ou,J ou',·e ou,· little "Pi-i11cess" a11..:i t he happi11ess you have bl·ouaht i11to ou,· lives ca1111ot be ~-iut into wo1-..-1s. You,· L1eautiful smile is co11tagious, a11..-1 yoLw talents light up ou,· life. I ca,1't imagi 11e life without you. Live life to the fullest, love a11 ,.,1 lauah often. Don't allow a11ythi11g 01 · a11yo11e ..:ietou,· you from you,· futu,·e ~-ila11s Stay focuse...-i a11..:i yeti wi ll succee...-i i11 a11ythi11g you ..-10.

We love you, Mon,, Da...-i, Phil, Au11tie M, Gra11..:i111a Phyllis & Gi-an...-i~-ia Hugh

d C oa l

We are so proud of the beautiful young woman you have become. You have worked so hard to achieve your dreams. Congratulations on the next journey in your life , as a Husker! We Love You!

-Matt & Ryne Packe"' Jacob Kapller''lt's a time or hope, ror all your plaus to work out, and to wish ror you dearest dreams, to turn into reality"

Lo~, Your Daycare Family or Long ago

Kel.

Thi~ i~ too crazy. We ~tarted out at St. Pat ·~ in pre~chool and now we re graduating together! We 've had a lot of good time~: football game~. party hoppin ·••. It ~ been awe~ome with you. I couldn t a~k for a better friend! I LOVE VOUIII

Manda

Manda.

I don 't even know where to ~tartl It ~eem~ like Ju~t ye~terday we were at St. Pat ~. You are an awe~ome per~onl After we graduate. whatever road you take let~ alway~ ~tay friend~I Love Alway~. Kelly

AMBER

Seems like onlV vesterdav vou were graduating from pre-school, where did the tme go? Mv little girl who had to wear a dress everv• dav (up until first grade)! How times change! You have grown into a beauti• ful voung woman who I'm verv proud of. I'm lookng forward to what vour fu• ture will bring. Remember vou can achieve anvthing (and evervthing) vou set vour mind to. Good Luck in the future. Remember I'm alwavs here for vou if vou need me...Make Your Mama Proud." I Love You.

LOVE, MOM Ni cole, We love and app1·iciate you. We p1·ay that all you1 · d1·eams will come tme. Always 1emembe1 · you can do anything you set you1· mind to!

-

Matt,

Congratulations!!

We are all proud of you on your accomplishments. Follow your dreams and your heart. Remember you can't touch the stars unless you reach for them.

We love you, Mom, Dad, Edca, and Buddie Lindsay,

For I know the a~ I have fo1 you , ie clams the Lo i L plans to give oL hope and a fu t wt Jernmiah 2 9 I 1

KylJe My D6ar, Whata~ road rt'., b66nl You 1 r6 ftnally ftnleh&::fl I' m oo proud af J'6roon you V 6 b600m6and look forward to 6661n(3 wh6r6 your llf6 tak6 e youl l.ov6 , Momma (dear6et )

I love you, Mommy, no rr:atter how tough thing s may be, Because no matter wh at happens, you will always be perfect tome.

I love th e way you look at me and hold me wh en I sleep, My respect for you is endless and my admiration runs de ep. Whenever you are happy, I am happy too, But I guess that is natural, because I am half of _you.

I am glad that I can make you smile every time you look at me, I want you to be happy, like you deserve to be Things may not be the way that you thought that they would be, But you're so strong, you11 get through it, Mommy you11 see!

Thank s for a ll your hard work and late nights You mean the world to me and I love y o u so o oo much! You ar e the best mommy in the whole world!

Lo ve, B aby Jalen

Love , Your Aunt Roxi , Uncle Steve , Megan

-K.atifz & Whitniy>fugly & i -lJotch d'm pritty rori thah; not how you swll ib*tiow rori , pri tty ror i*Ran dom*<E>1Zfin12tly*lJour mom gois to eolligi *~izi dois mattir*Whif\Zy*J1K & )1~* Umm hlot~lJou would*Why do I havi to git a bad parking spot*Popcom c~1ckin*I was talking to your stal kir *Coloring factory*lJour walking

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BIG GUY

From the moment you were born, we fell in love with you . You've grown from a beautiful baby to a handsome, handsome , young man. Always be yourself, and follow your dreams We love you and are so very proud of you

Dad & Mom

R0CKE1:S FOREv~ FRIENDS FOREvER

Mitch Raridon, Jeremy P ete.-s, Eric Ferguson , Tyler StephenSOn, and Drew Pinard

"Go confidentl y in the direction of your dreams. Live the life y ou have imagined."

-Henr y David Thoreau

La ynersYou've become like a si ster to me and I'm so glad we got to meet each other. Can you belie ve it 's finall y over and we ' re on the ne xt big part of our li ves I'll alwa ys be here for you , and you know we ' ll be friends for life , alwa ys hangin ' out in college. Good luck in everything you do Ala yna. Cluck Cluck , lol the anthra x

Love , Jena

Tyler, I can't believe you are graduating from high school. It seems like yesterday we were playing soccer in the front yard.

I am so proud of everything you've accomplished these last four years. You have grown into a phenomenal athlete and a wonderful, fun-loving person to be around. For these reasons, I am proud to call you my little bro.

Love ya lots, Jenny

Little Duck , I remember wa y back, our fre shman year when we fir st met. Throughout the years and all the soccer games we ha ve grown to be reall y good friend s Remember the weight room and how cool the chalk wa s, soccer practice , fre shman year when Towne broke my finger , or 4th of Jul y night at your hou se. I think I ha ve scars from the bottle rocket. There are just too man y memories to write down , hopefull y there will be more. Ma ybe I'll see ya at Wesle yan.

Lo ve, La yners Lindsey

Friends since th e f ii st L.,ia y s at Cull er S ing- 1g, conso li ng , enco ui-a (J' 1g, camping and fi shi, J, chall enging , wande1 1g and retur ning. We e pr oud of all y ou \ accomp li sheL-,1, He i th ese memories c d eac h oth e1 · preciou as y ou go t o co ll eci

With much love fo you bo th, Your Moms and [' ds -

Amber 6, Am anda

"B est f,.ie nds a #fe l ike Diamonds, P,.eciou s and Ra ,. "

You bo th ha ve g#fe a t mem o,.i es of high s c hool y ou will " v a y s ca,.,. y wi th y o u , Don' t eve ,. fo lfget the g ood t im es and t Aghs you' ve sh a,.ed to gethe ,. and wi th u s We k now you bo th l ll sue· cee d i n w ha teve ,. pa th y ou c hoos e P.S.

In the di st anc e futu,.e w he n y ou b o th ha ve chi ld,. en of y e ,. ow n, m a ke Su#fe y o u se cu,. e all o f y our window s Lo ve alwa ys , Mom Jean ette , Dad Ric k , M om Kim, f,.ic, Ni kki, and j ,emy

You havt gone from Cutlt to Btmlty!

Love, M•• • Dylax, Gru4llla , Gruulpa, Nancy, Gloria , EHie Sllel Cltelsea, Cltarlle Kota, & Oreo!

KB y

"T'b e L: ords lo'ving l:_,indnesses indeed ne'ver rease, fo r :J-fis com passions ne'ver fail. T'bey are nerv e<v ery m orning. (}'R.§u1T' is :J-fis f aitb/ 11 /nesst'L:a ment ot ions 3 : 22 - 23

Amy,

We are so ve ry proud of yo u You h ave m ade goo d u se of th e g ift s God h as give n yo u.

We a re so bl e e d to b e yo ur p a r ent s a nd we pray yo u w ill always s tri ve to honor Him

w ith y our life

Lo ve, Mom a nd D ad

"Tru s t in th e Lord w ith all yo ur h ea rt and don't lea n on yo ur o n und e r s t anding In all yo ur ways ac kno w le d ge Him, and H e will m ake yo ur p a th s s tr a ight. "Pro ve rb s 3 : 5-6

Emily and Zach Bulling,

It has been a joy to watch you grow up together. We know you will both make your mark on the world.

Whatever the future holds, your family will always be there for you.

We are very proud of you!

We Love You!

Your Family

SARAH

You ha ve go n e from 3 to 18 in a blink of an eye All along th e " ·ay yo u ha ve given u s s uch jo y We will cherish the memories forever a nd look forward w i th excitement to th e futur e ones. Be the s tron g, ind e p e nd e nt per so n yo u are and go a fter yo ur dr e am s

Always BELI EVE in yourself!

You are so ve ry SPECIAL!

We are so proud of you a nd " ·e will a lwa ys be there for you

Lo ve, Mom & Dad

Congratulations Carly Rhea!

we are so proud of you! You have grown into a gorgeous, kind, responsible and caring young woman. You continue to impress us! From your first I -mile road race in Kindergarten, to lettering all 4 years in Cr~ Country and Track. You know what you want and we have no doubt that you will succeed at whatever you pursue in the future. stay focused on your goals but have fun too!

we love you very much!

M:om, Dad and Kale

SKUNK!

Supe1~ T1 ~ea t

Cry me a dver, Oh!

Build me a bddge UD Bo bb ie

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Band Rebels

In strument switch

OC Anonymous

B/W Hot Mamas

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* And always REMEMBf:R, glass panes am not exits!

Spaz & A1 ~c hel Ann

You've gone from an adorable baby to a handsome young man. You' re full of humor, wisdom, and talent. We are proud of you and your accomplishments. Thank you for the joy and happiness you've given your family. We wish you health, happiness, and success.

Congratulations! We love you!

Mom, Dad, Jessica , Grandma Butcher, and Grandma and Grandpa Tubman

Andrew,

*HIT lT!* Whateva *Gosh !* Muro and Ligf*Fine China *Whud up Gangsta *You gotta work in 10 hours*Chris took our phones *NO, the peanut ones * Blag!* Highwalker*Lacey*You ' re a chapstick *What' s so xtra about it ?* Do you have to buy meat in the meat department ?* YOU ' RE WALKlNG *l'm wearing my sprintin shoes*Make sure your hair is long enough on your birthday*Meet at the park at 9 *Booty Ball* " Grad" parties*Fake legs *Summer " parties "* Candles and stereos in basements*TECHNO !* Vl*l got couch all over me *Offzdal mafza car*Yeah we got a rap song about us*Mostly*He ' s a study*Gotta minute ?*Ant Cha Lattas*At least l can speak *l wear my sunglasses at night*Best Buy*Big back McGee*The Cookie Monster might come*l locked my keys in the car*Security at the car show*Red light you ' re a .* Camping*Jagged rocks *He' s Just a little f ella *Where ' s the basement*ArmyQuit t1ippin around*THA TWAS RANDOM!*

For m o m s a nd d a ds mu st so me tim es s le ep , But a nge ls neve r d o. T hey qu ick ly wi ng th eir way to earth , SmTo un d in g t he m w ith love.

For t wi ns are rea ll y spec ia l g if t s se nt from th e L o rd a bove. If we co uld see w ith a nge l 's eyes, We ' d see not o ne but t wo Yes, t hey are here to d o th e ir bes t to he lp tw in s' dream s come tru e.

--A uthor unknown

"Your future is an unwritten sy mphony, just awaiting your creati ve, daring a nd u nique talent to make it a masterpiec e "

Congratulations! All our love, Dad & Mom

Still carrying keys, Still loving wheels. Still melting our hearts -w-ith. your smile

Keep your eyes on th.e road, Keep your dreams alive And keep God at the vVheel or your lif'e

I,ove, "lv-1:orn. Dad S. Sara

" Two pea s in a pod..two gifts from God " AMY & JAYSON KOCH

A ngel's E yes

Wh en t w in s arri ve fro m He ave n 's shore , Th e Lo rd sen d s an ge ls, too.

Tyler.

We have £0 much t:o be proud of the pa£t: four year£. Your accompli£hment:£ are many and your character i£ £hong. Your loyalty. dedication and commitment:

t:o your friend£. team£. and £chool have been amazing. We have admired the int:en~it:y you have brought: t:o your football and ba£eball career. You are a true "Rocket:". gt:ay true t:o your character and belief£ becau£e you have many wonderful experience£ ahead of you!

l-4aving you for a £On ha£ filled our heart:£ wit:hjoy. We are proud of the young man you have become.

Congratulations;!

We Love You!

Morns Dad

lind!my

Wow. what a ridQ! From a widQ-QYQd baby girl to a bQautiful young lady, you havQ faC!Qd many C!hallQngm: with C!ouragQ and dQformination. God has C!hallQngQd you with somQ diffiC!ult situations and through ovQrC!oming QaC!h onQ: you havQ bQC!OmQ a strongQr and bQtfor pQrnon. You C!an light up a room with your smilQ and you light up our livQS with your bQing. WQ am so proud of QVQrything you havQ aC!C!omplishQd and know thQrn is so muC!h morn that you will aC!hiQVQ. No drnam is too big if you SQt your mind to it. WQ foQI vQry blQSSQd to havQ you for our daughfor. Don't QVQr losQ sight of thQ vQrnQ ... Faith is bQing sum of that WQ hopQ for and l!Qrfain of what WQ do not SQQ. WQ wish thQ VQry bQst for you in QVQrything you do.

With all our lovQ, Mom and Dad

ER IC, JEREMY, MITCHELL, TYLER

I can't even r e m ember a ll the good times I've had with "the guys", but I know for a fact hat schoo l would not have been the same without y ou guys. Thanks for a ll of the m e m

Graduating is a wonder1 · rut accomplishment!! It has been great watching you grow both into a young man and as a Christian. We are so proud or you and all or your accomplishments., even when you got the fish hook stuck in your ringer. God has special plaus ahead ror our ''Ila.be".

Love, Dad, Mo~ Sar~ Eri~ Marian, Emily, & Morgan

Almoet 18 y6are you W6r6 vorn. ' " . W6 ooulan t v6b6V6 It wae a #tl Grruu.:ima wae oo 6XGlt6a to finally hav6 a @"atla aa~t6r. You MV6 ruwaye v66n oo lnd6pend6nt, a #I With h6r own opinion, own tnfna, own VOIG6. W6 at6 00 ' proud of you and all youv6 aooomplleh&l May all you ao, ~lortfy God. ' N6v6r 1006 efaht of why you r6 h6r6I

Lov6 alwaye, Mom, Dad, Aaron, &. Adrianna

Philippiam: 1:9-11

MA TT AND RYNE

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! KEEP CLIMBING THOSE MOUNTAINS AND REACHING FOR THE STARS. LOVE, MOM AND DAD

SHAWN

You have grown to be a special person with so many wonderful qualities. You always bring a smile to those around you . We are so proud of you and proud of the good choices you have made in your life. This will help you meet life's challenges. Set your goals high and may all your dreams become a reality.

Congratulations, Love, Mom and Dad

Mom & Dad's

Little fdul Russell

To your future goals, one step at a time. Love,q Mom, Dad, tmily and Grandpa

We are proua of all your acCOJllphsh•eds . We aaJllire who you are. a lovely you11g wo•a11 with stro11g values. a ki11a heart. a11a a COJllJllitJlled to achieve all your area•s. Make Wise aecisiOJlS because every actio11 you take affects s0Jlleo11e else Lear11 f rol!l all you experie11ce Co11gratula ~ tio11s a11a gooa luck ill college .

Love al ways. Your Fuaily. Moa. Dael &- Sara

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7>aJ & Sean

Rachel Ann.,

"W°o'IATie ! Can you believe it? F rom diapers to caps S gov\TTIS. -W-e have been best f'riends f'or so lon.g , and that mean.s so mu.ch to me I don't know what I would do without y ou. Y ou're prac tically my sister You might as well be I l ove you so very much and I am so proud of' the person that you have become I am so glad that I can call you my BEST' f'riend, through thic k an.d thin., till the v ery end.. I love you so mu.ch F o rever an.d f'or alway s, YOU ARE lvlYSISI'ERJ

I..o-ve al,;,.vays, Rebecca Lynne

Juan

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Bec ca Lynn ,

I can't believe tl, t w, have been friend; =or long! Not very 1 an:,; people have been ien, as long as we ha" ! 1: years, gosh that' s lon time -W-e hav e een th.rough so m u.( 1., it'1 amazing how it l ;; on :made u..s strang e Yo, are so s:r.nart 8- I IlOI.' that y ou. will g c IS :fru as possible! Don't o rgE that I will buik T OU ! house :right nex: t orr. I love you. 8- alw · r swi

Alway s , R.a.chelAr 1

STACEY.

'! ;H AT A BUSY 4 YEARS THIS HAS BEEN FROM FRESHMAN CHEER AND HOMECOMING PRINCESS . LETTERING IN VARSITY CHEERLEADING AND STAR STRUTTERS DANCE TEAM AND ALSO LETTERING 3 YEARS ON THE VARSITY ;LING TEAM 1 / ;HI CH INCLUDED A ''TEAM CLASS A STATE TITLE IN 2003'' AND STILL YOU HAD Tir'v]E TO LETTER IN SCHOLASTICS AND MAKE IT INTO THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY! AFrER ALL THIS UNL SHOULD BE A BREEZE! GOOD LUCK AT THE UNIVERSITY '! ; E ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU LOVE ALWAYS.

DAD . TONY AND GRANDMA CARYL

E111ily Made

What a _joy it has l'7ee11 to watch you grow into a fi11e young woman.

Ou1· ~,.,ast is full of treasu1·et-1 memories, You1· futu1·e is bi ·ight a11..,1 exciti11g, A11...1 here is the F1·ese11t, we are tha11kful beyo11t-1 wo: ·..,1s

ll1at Goj has Hesse(.,1 ou1 · family with the gift of you.

Always Rememl,.,er ...

I ca n ..,-to all things thwugh Him who gives me strength. Philippians 4: 13

Love, Mom & DaJ

Congra-tola-tfot15 Cart4~t1l

\J)Q arQ -proud of ~o u for all -that ~ou Da\.lQ acco4-plf5DQd 50 far, and Q'1 Q r)

-proudQr of t-hQ -pQr5on ~ou ha'1Q bQCOJ4Q. ~our fut-urQ f5 a5 bn'g ht- a5 ~ o ur 5t4fl Q

Se2t ~our 9oal5 hfgh, bQl fQ'1Q fn ~our5Qlf and follo\}J ~our drQa45. \vQ'II al \}Ja~5 bQ

t-hQrQ for ~ou.

Lo'1Q al\}Ja~5, Mof4, "Dad Corn~

F,f

SVv 1mmers are a unique bunch

\'/e don't take sw1mm1ng lightly It isn't Just a sport, it is a way of life These past four years have proven our ded1cat1on to this program and the Vvay of life that folloVvs

As freshmen, none of us Vvere really sure that Vve would make 1t But Vve did Somehow Vve made 1t and the a1¼kVvard, gangly bodies ch anged into confident athletes ready for anything

This change wasn't easy and 1t Vvasn't qu1c For four years, we surrendered our bodies, energy and all free time to ten practices a week ,'/e Vval ed around school chlorinated for four months straight and ought through the fatigue to get done whjt needed to be done 1n the rest of our lives

\'/e gave so much, but it's nothing compared to Vvhat we will take with us The discipline, the strength, the attitude, the courage, and, most importantly, the friendships Vve have made Vv 111 be Vv1th us as long as we remember the time spent 1n the pool at L E.

Congratulations four -year senior SVv1mmers, we made 1t

2005 SENIOR CHEERLEADERS

Thanks for your commitment over the yea r We apprec iate the help and leadership you h, shown us. Your dedication to the squad a ~ cheering for the Rockets was extraord inar2 lot of hard work and dedication went into t ~ years and through th is you have a ll grown f r the experience. You will take the memories 1 you a lways and le ave behind even more. G e luck with all your future plans. The Rocket ex ence has given you a great foundation to s you on your way.

LNE YOU KNOW!

From: Your Fellow Cheerleaders, Sponsors & Pa rents

Leigh

Love. Your FaMily af\d Step FaMily

-Tyl.er David Stou.pe.-

You. h.ave been a joy to our £a:rnily since the day you. -w-ere born ""'vV"e are prou..d 0£ the choices you. h.ave made and the -w-onder£ul person you. h.ave beco:rn.e.

Yesterday is history.

Tomorro-w- is :mystery. Today is a gift

Live li£e to the £ullest Follo-w- your drean-is!

Front Row: Amanda Dougherty, Carmen Graves, Holly Willits

Mid die Row: Claire Grow, Jamie Hale

Back Row: Mandy Bundy, Christina Born, Amanda Willits

We waNted to let you kNow how proud we are of you am all youve accrn\.1plished. Youve always beeN very detenv1iNed aT\d kNew 1he directioN 1hat was best for you Your COJ\1)c1SsioNate aT\d cariNg ways will beNefit you aT\d 1he people 1hat you Meet iN your life. You are a blessiNg to us.

Love, ~ozn. I>ad.. C---znan. and. Lou.

Ashley Rebekah

We always knew that you would prosper in life. At a young age you were always looking to the future We hope that your future will be filled with happiness and success. You will go far in life, because you have the perseverance to get you through. Thanks for being such a great daughter and sister We love you very much!

Love , Mom, Becky & the Boys

* Swim Team (03) * JAZZ BAND * Theatre Techie *

Congratulations GwQndolyn!

AKA: LQadQr of thQ Brat Pae!k

WQ am so proud of all of your AC!C!OmplishmQnts!

From Girl ~C!outs to MIL Camp.

EquQsfrian to D.I. World Champs

PublishQd PoQt to Ambassador of Musil!.

You havQ so many grnat intQrnsts and skills.

NQvQr SQII yournQlf short. You C!an takQ on thQ world!

LovQ. Mom. Dad. Miranda. John & Dylan

Forever Friends

1993-2005->The Futnre

These years have :r1own by. We've grown so much, but what's more important is that we've grown together. The rutnre has great things in store :ror us and our :rriendship. Thanks :ror being there :ror the past twelve years.

Time has flo"V\Tn. £rom your fir st days at Hu..n.tin.gton. School TI.O"V\T to graduation. £rom LN"E. Good Luck to you at U.S. 1\/.[arin.e Corp. boot camp an.d at UNL. You make us p r oud.

I.Dve, Dad, 1\/.[om, Daphn.e an.d Caitlin.

Melissa

You have grown up 211 clt once it seems, clS Kinderg2rten wels surely only cl very short time clgo However, you 2re as beclutiful clS we held dre2med you would be, both inside 2nd out Our pride, JOY 2nd h2ppiness continues to grow 2s we Weltch you gr2duate from LNE 2nd continue your studies clt UNL V/ e wish you only the best life h2s to offer

Love, Mom & D2d

- Emily (Dean.a}-

w e cou l dn't n a ue as hed For a more soeci al dauaneer and siseer uou are sucn a QiFt, in our Liues and we are so araeeFul eo naue uou heeo enae sense oF numor . common sense and worh eenic and a LL oF uour dreams will come eruel

al l o P ou r loue. mo rn . dad a nich

-Arny-

We've beevi t~rov1g~ so rnv1c~ toget~er, f rorn toy ~ltc~evi to cars, avid everyt~lvig ivi betweevi, yov1 ~ave always beevi t~ere for rne, I cov1ldvi't asR for a better sister or frlevid, Eve vi t~ov1g~ we rnay viot always see eye to eye ovi some t~ivigs, I Rviow w~at yov1'II always ~ave rny bacR, J1,1st IIRe I'll always ~ave yov1rs, I love yo1,1 sis, -Jaysovi-

"Havinq a sister is li~e flavinq a best friend you can't qet rid of, You ~now wnatever you do, tney'/1 still be tflere," -Amy U-

~OU TWO r)a'1<2 growr, fr,To :;uch wor,de2rful fr,df'1fdual:; and a cotrple2.

l=rot-,.\ T<2ar5 of :;adr,<255

To T<2ar5 of jo~, ~ou TWO r)a'1<2 t-,.\ad<2 Tr)Q

la5T 3 ~<2ar:; unforge2T-

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To :;e2r,for:; and be2~ond, W<2 Wf5r) ~OU TWO all Tr)<2 luck fr, Tr)<2 world.

\l)Q 10'1<2 ~OU TWO '1<2~ J.._\UCr)ll

Mot-.\, 1)ad, 1 e2n -Zach -.-.. -Sund~, Grandt-.\a \uf-tzkf

Ryan

There is no greater gift than a child. Thank you for being our son. You are fun and honest , and have become a wonderful young man.

We are so proud of you, Follow your dreams.

We Love You, Mom&Dad

MARCI

My Dau g hter

By Alice Collins

As t ime w ill come and go sometimes like a distant w ind

My life sees many changes

A nd I' m thankful for true fr iends

But as I long for wisdom

A nd search for that distant light

I th ink of yesterdays

When I watched you sleep at night

And noth ing that I touch

In a sometimes lonely world

Will ever mean as much

As the love of my little girl.

Congratulations and Good Luck!

Lov e,

Mo m, Dad, Ashl ey, Jack, Dani, Bill & Shannon

KELSEY

We are so proud of you and your accomplishments, but we are even more proud of the person that you have become. You have brought so much joy to us through the years, you are a WONDERFUL daughter and a GREAT sister. Thank you for the memories you've given us the past 18 years.

You are -our Pride & Joy!

We Love You, Mom, Dad, & Ryan

we are so proud of you and all your accomplishments! Believe in yourself, reach for the stars, and may all your dreams come true.

Love, Mom, Dad, and Shane / .

From a cutte to a Beauty!

Alayna

Life i s a balance of holding on and leHing go. Your motivation and cotntnit:tnent: to conquer all that: you do is deeply admired. Continue t:o follow your hearts desire with courage and pride. We wish you health and happiness through all your journeys in life. And remember that: Grandma will be with you wherever you go.

Congratulations!

Love Va's

- Morn. Dad. Chris. Julia.~ Cody

ffiNGRATULATIONS!

Dig in Sarah, and enjoy lire as you always have. Continue to Collow your dreams and you win have success.

\\re are so proud!

Love, Mom&Dad

-Arvber Malie -

To a very spec1al dauglter af\d b1g s1ster. Were very proud of you for all 1he great accoMpll~MeNts you have l"v1c3de. CoN:Jratu lat10NS. We love you but what's w11h J11v11v11e JohNSON;, Love. Mo1v1 af\d your ~o ll'ttle s1sters

Yo u ace Lo 0ed foe the Little gid you wece; the s pecial woman you ace now; and the pcecious daughtec you will always be.

Congmtuhhons on gmduahng high school and I know you will do gcmt in college.

Thank you foe always mahng me pcoud and nw, J .1,Ll youc dceam,s com,e frue.

Love, Mom

Ashlee

You went from yahoo in preschool to woohoo in finally being a senior and graduating. We are very proud of you and all your accomplishments.

Love, Mom & Dad

BreAnne

Our sweet petunia has blossomed into a lovely rose. We are so proud of you and your many accomplishments. You have grown into a talented, caring and overall fantastic young lady right before our eyes. May you continue to grow and thrive in your new exciting future!!

Luv ya more... Mom &Dad

For Taylor WITH ALL OUR

I am so proud of you and what you have become. We have been through so much togeth-er and remember, I'll always be there for you. May all of your hopes and dreams come true!

I love you, Mom -Kim Weber-

genior gta.r gtrutter~

2004-2005

We a.re prou~ of every one of you. We kn.ow you wilt go fa.r, Ma.y your ~ta.r a.[wa.y~ ~hine bright.

Dog-gone-it

No one more special than you.

Love, Homer

Kasuly.

Keep serv1:ag life With joy alla happiJ1ess.

With all our love. Molll. David. Keith. Nick &- Nate

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front row (1.,R) : Amber 'Brown. Et- Kylee ]oh~on. 'Back row (l.,R): Chebea Cha.pm.an., gtacey \)on.era, Ra -ie l)eichert, Em.Hy l)arter, Em.Hy 13uWYJ.9 Et- Alayna f~ t (

Congratulations, MarLeigha !

We love you so much! Love Mom, Dad, Kevin , Andrew, Megan, Grandma Rogers, Grandma Mazuch and Grandma Nitz

Graduation is a time For feeling very proud, For thinking lots of lovely thoughts And saying them out loud. It's a time for feeling love About to overflow, And just before it leaps its banks, To let the loved one know.

And so we are very proud of you For being who you are, For making something of yourself, For making it this far .

We're proud because we are a part Of everything you do.

This time's the time to say how much

Love we have for you.

ArriY FRJEN

200~2005

-< I never would have thought that we would have made it

* ~ through elementary, middle and all oC high school as best Criends. I am so pr0ud oC all that you have accomplished and SOO thankcul Cor the support you have shown, dnring the good times and the had. You were always the cirst

·E perSOn to bring my head above the water Linz and I don't

-5 think words can describe how much I truly appreciate that, along with your Criendship. We've had some great memories

5 and I look Corward to making more in the .future! Linz, I

P can't call you my best Criend because you are much more t than that to me. You are honestly like a sister and I just

E- want you to know that I win ALWAYS be here Cor you..and

§ baby

J. Good luck in all you do and don't let anyone stop you Cr0m the goals ahead.

LoYe Always,

Amanda Paige

-KeP-

We did it girl! I can't belieYe we are f1nally gr. du- : ating. It's amazing that two dorky girls weari ag

O..ampion socks and Nike shorts can grow up · do beautirul young women. High school has bee t a . Yery interesting experience and I know I cot ld not haYe done it without you. EYery time I h v re needed someone to ery to or someone to la~ h with, you were always there for me. I am tru y hles.§ed that I haYe someone as special as you •:o call my best friend. Thanks for all yonr supp ,rt and good times and I look forward to many m »re!

Love

Always, Lindsey Michelle

-LiNzO-

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I( A V l A N

Amby, Six years! From CUller to <=c>lorado to gocxi old LNE. You've ~n there the whole time, right on!

Yeah church, Yeah Kamp, Yeah Rousc:h Champs!

Go Racing!

-Gerri

Gerri,

You've ~n here wht= I needed .someone tc > cry to. You've ~n thE r when I needed .some f ' I just wanted to .sElY the y you, congratulations, a . 1 Jimmie John.son is n u 1 berone.

Your Friend, Amber

PUSH 1HE 13lJITONIII

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We ha"rJe reached this point in your life and now loot bact at your c bi/ d hood and all the memories we,"IJe shared with you. We,"IJe laughed and cried and tra"IJeled to far off places together. We are so proud of the responsible, strong,funny, young woman you,"IJe grown into. Tou,"IJe been a constant joy and wonder to both of us. (]ood luct in e"IJerytbing you do and remember, you ba"IJe the world at your fingertips and now it, s time to reach for your dreams

~II our c-L:o"IJe, ~om and 'Dad,

'Dyna and 'Bella

Ben Bouw6ns & "f'6rky", Erika Workman & "fift", Kr!atln "r6tl6tt6" 'f:ioa6th6r. Her6

th6 futur6I P6d6ra6n, Maok6nZl6 Johnoon & 11 Bovvy Bu600Mr 11 and Gw6n Pow6Il -Th6 56nlor SaxBe& "yrunt and L6eter'' ·

You, adventurnus heart has been , eady to go since the day you we1"e born- we loved you then- we love you even more now. 1..Just rnmembe, : "Trust in the Lo, d with all your heart and lean not on you,,, own undemtanding; in all you, ,, ways acknowledge Him and He will make you, paths st,,,aight." --Prnve,,,bs 3:4-5

We love you, Mom, Dad & Ben

-Congratulations University Place Hy-Vee Seniors- ·

Dylan Corter, Logan Carter, An1anda Do ugherty, Bethany Edstrrnn, Car1nen Gn re Kayla n Herinancc, Jake Kapeller, Kalie Kern, Jinuny Noonan, Nick Novatny, :t1l l Packett, Ryne Packett, Trevor Rice, Zach Roth, Whitney Seidel, Paul Swanson, · :1 st Varga, Alex Wheeler, and Erika Workn1an.

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Youth Fellowship

"You remember that it was because of an illness that I came to you the first time, preaching the Good News." - Philippians 4:13

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*Portraits

Weddings

*Prom /Homeoommgs

*Reunions

Group picmres

Thank you for making my first year at Northeast the best of my teaching career. l have enjoyed working with all of you. Certainly, l will miss your smiling faces each morning and the smell of your aromatic lunches in the publications room. Room 108 has been a very lively place this year.

l appreciate your acceptance of a new adviser during your senior year. You were

inappropriate student hand signals.

Working with you has been a great pleasure. l will not soon forget the hard work and the challenges we have faced together this year - new software, not enough cameras, a printer that didn't work properly, and computers that have outlived their usefulness.

very kind and patient with me while l Always remember the good times in Room learned a new routine. lt took some time 108. And cherish the time you spend for me to learn your names and your together with your friends. strengths.

You have given me some great memories. You have taught me how to listen to Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for all alternative tunes and educated me on how you have done this year. You're the BEST! to differentiate between appropriate and Mrs. H

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Roesler , Katie 63, 143

Roger , Smi sek, 7 1

Rogert, Casey 5 2

Roland , Nicole 27

Rolfsmeye r, Jon 4 1

Rooney , Chad 69

Roper, Al 2 7

Roper, Anni e 52

Rosales, Li zeth 27

Rose, Paig e 7 1

Ross, Brand on 52

Ross, Mich elle 63

Roth , Ch elsea 63

Roth , Jami 63

Roth , Noa h 2, 3, 52, l 21

Roth, Tash a 4 1

Roth , Zach ary 27, l 2 1

Rowe , D ee 69

Rudd-hil lh o u se, Marge 69

Ruiz, Carlo s 7 l

Ru iz, Marco 7 1

Runya n , Mark 66, 69

Rupp, Slo an 4 l

Rust, John 4 l 82

Rutt Bric e 7 1

Ryles , Pe ri a 52

Sa lazar, A lberto 63

Saleh Ba nd i 63

Salem , Ahm ad 53

Samanth a, Zuniga, 7 l

Sampson, Sasha 2 7

Sams u la , Jo shu a 53

Sanchez , Jess ica 53, 90 , 16 6

Sanchez , Yunni sem Rosales 63

Sanford Ashl ey 4 l 14 3

Sanford , Ja clyn 41

Sarroub, G eorgia 69

Sattler, Brittany 2, 63, 9 8

Savage, Teneric 4 1

Schappaugh , Brandon 2, 64

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Taylor Christopher 42

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Thomas , Jeffrey 53

Thomas, Jordan 53

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