Southwest High 2008 Yearbook

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We all wear vanous labels sometime or another during our lives. What united the 1,913 students at Southwest was that we were all Silver Hawks. We may not have hung out with the same people, attended to the same events, or · even ate in the same restaurants, but together we wore the Southwest label.

Faced with many changes, students were required to wear I.D.s on LSW lanyards around their necks during the school day as security was tightened.

While we were proud to wear the Southwest label, it did not mean we enjoyed the I.D.s.

Something students looked for-

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Change of authority. Rob Slauson addresses freshmen on their first day, Aug. 20. He took over as principal after Jerry Wilks retired. Slauson came from Colorado Springs and was already used to the block scheduling.

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bell on Tuesdays due to P rofessional Learning Communities (PLC's) for teachers.

New principal Rob brought new programs to help close the achievement gap with an academic center. Available before and after school and even on Saturdays, the center provided opportunities for students to catch up on work.

The 522 seniors became the largest class ever at Southwest. The class produced five National Merit Semifinalists and 20 percent posted a 4.0 GPA or greater.

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Showing spirit! Members of choir show their school spirit on "Rockstar Day." Spirit week led up to the Homecoming dance which was on Sept. 29.

Waiting to checkin. Students wait to see if they have any fines during locker check-out. During the second day of check-out the power went out, causing the emergency lights to come on and forcing people to wait to take their pictures.

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Students pile into Seacrest field during the Southwest versus Southeast football game. Southwest won the game 38-14. Photo by Maggie Deschaine/Talon

Photo by Travis Cunningham/Talon

senior class takes its group photo outside. Everyone was asked to first pose nicely in order to take the "sillier" pictures last.

Photo by Aly Ferguson / Talon

Photo by Maggie Deschaine/Talon

Photo by Talon Staff

Honored student s . Some of the junior class wait to haYe their name called at the fall honors convocation Oct. 10. This ceremony was for terms three and four of last year. Photo by Alyssa Mescher/Talon

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Freshman Zane Mapes

Junior Benjamin :--orton

ing some of the students for major accomplishments in the fields of Performing Arts, Academics, and Sports.

As of Oct. 18, 2007, 73 Silver Hawks past and present are being honored.

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Junior Eric Hinz

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Leaders rose from each class, banding together, many wearmg school colors on Fridays, standing in the student section at games and uniting to support causes to help better the community.

One of the first causes that the school was made aware of was Friendship Home. Students in Toni Seidel's Women's Literature class raised over $3,000 for the home.

Student Council joined the cause, selling over 400 t-shirts for students and staff to wear Nov. 16, to raise more awareness for the Friendship Home.

Finally DECA conducted their

Where's your I.D.! Senior Carrie Sterns walks back into the school during lunch. Students were to wear the ID's around their necks at all times. This new district policy was implemented in all LPS high schools.

annual November warm clothing drive for the Friendship Home.

"We started the drive on Nov. 6 for Friendship Home and it is a great way to increase awareness of ways that students can help out during the holiday seasons," said junior Anastasia Oulianova.

In another cause, Student Council also sponsored a food drive for the Food Bank.

In another measure of success, photos and names on the walls of distinction continued to grow with 73 individual student plaques as of Oct. 18 2007 all recognizing different kinds of success, but all under the Southwest label.

We stand strong! Senior Taylor Quandt and junior Alex Hartmann sell their " FF" t- hirts at Spirit Fest. The shirts were sold to promote more school spirit. Photo by Talo11 Staff

Photo by Courtney Powers/ Hawh Talh

Activistjen Marlowe spoke to the students about a documentary she helped produce about the genocide in Darfur. The assembly was arranged by Mark Gudgel's Holocaust Literature cla s and several other students. Photo by Laura A11thony! Talo11 •

Money, money. Seniors Melissa Kumke, Tiffany Tatro, Lindsey McIntyre and Auburn Boche present a check for 3000 to a representative of the Friendship Home. The group raised the money by starting Silver Dollars. Photo by Chirs Ogden / Haw/: Tall: demic Center that new principal Rob Slauson started. The center was used by students who were falling behind in class and needed to make-up work or ju t wanted more help in a certain area. The center was open before and after school and on Saturdays. mornings. Pholo by Courtney Powes/ Hawh Tall:

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Summer was cut short, with Spirit Fest and Locker Check-in coming earlier. But the summer that seemed extremely short was only four days shorter than the summer prior.

Students came back into the doors on Aug. 21, barely making the 8: 15 bell as I.D.s were checked by the security.

The countdown then began to the 2:03 bell, and early release the first week, as students adjusted to the back to school routine. After school jobs, hanging out with friends or other activities kept students involved.

Despite the new rules against having electronic devices, students re-

First day! Freshman Ashley Jones writes in her planner for the first time on freshman first day, Aug. 20. Jones was just one of the 482

mained connected. Whether it be from secretly texting in class or talking on the phone in the hallways, students kept in touch.

The new Pep Rally Committee tried out different ways to promote spirit. Pep rallies were revamped to include bus send-offs and spirit competitions between grade classes and levels.

Outside of school were weekends with 188 Saturdays during the school year for students to spend as they wished.

"The best part about weekends is catching up with friends and sleeping in," said freshman Corinne Wolford.

Dancin' the night away. Junior Megan Kaltenberger and senior Logan Sutton dance during Homecoming. Slow songs were some of the favorites to dance to among couples. Photo fry Alyssa

An apple a day Keeps the doctor away, but not for freshmen who had a health screening on Oct. 9. The district required all freshmen to be screened.

Starting off the year. Fresh-

men Chelsea Lindberg and Brett Bancroft check in during locker check-out. The lines were long for pictures and many students had to wait until the first day to get their new ID's and lanyards. Photo by Talon Stajf

freshmen whose summer was cut a da y short. Photo by Travis Cunningham/ Ta/011

creators of Southwest _ Spirit Federation l.liltNM .~b (SFF) pose for a photo during the bus send off pep rally. Before the football game against Southeast, the new Pep Rally Committee decided to do something different in order to promote more spirit. Photo by Kyle Emesti/ Hawh Ta/h

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Showing their move s Students in the senior section join in to dance to Soulja Boy's "Crank Dat," as the Step Team, Envy, performed on the court at the Homecoming pep rally, Sept. 28. The grades were separated in order to see which class had the most spirit. The seniors won. Photo by Travis Cunningham /Talon

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Senior Set11 Horne

Senior Blair Brown

Sophomore Kelsey Kramer

Junior Myles Olson

I would have to say lifting and working out for footb~.' -Seni l Ingra

The friends I huiout with _ an h e ~i es I sa • -junior Em ili o Cruz

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Sing and dance! Varsity show choir went to the L show choir camp. It wa a week long camp with lots of singing and dancing. Courtesy photo

Home run! The Ba ylor Test Prep American Legion baseball team made it to state this summer. They pushed through the best teams in the state and placed third overall. Courtesy ph oto

Thank you, come again! Junior Amy Kellough check out numerous people during her hours working at Super Target. Kellough wa one of many who applied for uper Target when it opened in Jul y. Super Target employed around 15 tudents from outhwest. Photo by Aly Ferguson/Talon

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~UMMER OF '07!

"Oh when I looh bacl: now, that summer seemed to last forever. And if I had the choice I'd always want to be there. Those were the best days of my life."

Brian Adams had the right idea about summer when he wrote "Summer of69."

Summer was full of many memories, starting with the baseball's legion team making it to state again.

"We placed third at the junior legion baseball tournament that was in North Platte this year," junior Evan Benson said.

Senior Justin Ferguson went to the state games for wrestling. ot only did he go but his whole family went to wrestle.

"It was a once in a lifetime experience that happened to me. It was awesome being able to wrestle with all of my brothers," Ferguson said. "I got third in Greco Roman wrestling. The rest of my family did really well also."

Sleeping in everyday and not hav~ to~ at sch•• -Sophomore Nisha Minhas

-Freshman Tina

11 a.m. the average time students woke up

1 ~2 a.m. the average time students thought about going to bed

1-2 times a week the average student went to the pool

As some students concentrated on sports, others had more important issues. Senior Mike Jacobson had to go to Colorado to have surgery ori his ACL he tore during soccer.

Others studied abroad and did exchange programs like junior Nate Jones.

As the summer progressed many students took mission trips with their churches or clubs. Junior Amy Kellough went to New York for her mission trip.

"It was an amazing experience. There was so much to do. We helped people and built houses. It felt awesome to give back," Kellough started.

"Man we were hilling time. We were young and restless, we needed to unwind. I guess nothing can last forever " "Summer of 69."

As the summer nights came to a halt people realized that it was time for school again. Summer fun had ended but the memories had lived on forever.

--Spread by Aly Ferguson

Hard work! Senior David Changstrom works hard during his mission trip to Arizona with his church during his summer. "It was a great experience for me," Changstrom said. Courtesy photo

Fun in the sun! Seniors Bailey Koziol, Ellen Reber, Reba itzel, Chelsea Campbell, sophomore David Sutton, seniors Kristin Drake, Max Olson, Chris Schmidt, Taylor Jones, and sophomore Landon Schmidt, all get together for a pyramid at the Schmidt's lake house. The group gathered to celebrate the last weekend of the summer. Courtesy photo

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On average 60- 70 students forget their I.D cards everyday during first term.

The week before first term finals 28 students showed up to academic center on Saturday mormng.

1390 lockers were checked out the beginning of the school year.

Target had notebooks on sale for 10 cents for back to school.

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The alarm clock buzzes. It's 7 a.m. Time to get up and get ready for the first day of school.

By 8:15 the 2007-2008 school year began on Monday, Aug. 20 for the freshmen, while upperclassmen came on Tuesday, Aug. 21. Reality finally sunk in; summer was over.

"The first day of school was interesting but fun because I got to go see things that I haven't seen before and I got to meet new people," freshman Chelsey Samek said.

"I liked seeing all my friends again and hanging out with them the first day of school, but I didn't like the fact that I was going to have homework again and having to sit through class," junior Nicole Zimmer said.

Along with going back to school, there were also new school policies that students had to follow. Wearing lanyards was one of them.

"The lanyards are super itchy and are always in the way, but I guess they have a good purpose and they make me feel safe," said junior Kaleigh Hohensee.

With only one more year of high school seniors had mixed emotions. Some had senioritis since freshman year and some were sad to know that they wouldn't attend college with friends they had known since elementary school.

"I can't believe that high school is almost gone. It feels like about a minute ago I was a freshman. It's sad , but moving on to bigger and better things will be cool too, " senior Matt Champoux said.

Although summer was over, everybody came back to school and got to see their friends and make new ones, as well as take difficult classes and some classes they enjoyed. But most importantly students had homework again.

--Sprea d by Lindsay' Hanson

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One scoop or two scoops? Alumni Brittan y McCoy, se nior Nicky Martin and junior Chelsi Re ichwaldt make homemad e ice cream for Spirit Fest. The mone y they raise d we nt to Color Guard. Photo by Talon Staff

The lanyards are kinda itchy and annoying, and I lost mine in my lock·c·

-Fres h7n 1vy,rh Yuen

I made a poem in creative ~~ ~:.~:t's ho~9ucWhate them.

-Junior Kels ey Graves

They're not so bad because yo u can decorate them wit h stickers!·t~s that y ha to pay or it you forget it.

-S en ior j acob M iller

Lunch lineup. Freshmen students line up for lunch the first day of school. They soon realized when it comes to upperclas men , there is no such thing as a single file line. Photo by Talon Staff

Working hard Senior Lauren Cochran catches up in the academic center. Students could voluntarily choose to attend the center and teachers could also require it. Ph oto by Courtney Powers/ Haw /: Tall! •

Locker location . Fre hmen check out their new lockers on locker checkout day. Mo t students tried to select a locker near friends. Photo by Talon Staff

I don't really have a favorit , because I go out for lunch. But m ! avorite resta tA go to are Amigos.

-Senior Allison Roy

I like the school's sub sandwich or • sub d - 't matter to me.

-Senior Matthew Blanhenau

Eat up. Senior Hannah Orr munches on a piece of Godfathers pizza during lunch. Orr.liked lunch the most because she could hang out with her friends. Ph oto by Kal ey Cooh/Talon

Mixing it up. Sophomores Chris Way, Krys Stevens , Taylor Lord, Kally Brennan participate in Mix it up day on ov. 13. This day, celebrated nationally, was a great chance to meet new people. Photo by Zac lwry Sims/ Talon

Culvers Friday. Senior Kyle Way and juniors Chase Sund, Zach Watson and Shane Spivey m,\de it a tradition to eat at Culver's almost every Friday. Many students went out for lunch and found ways of getting together. Photo by Maggi e Deschain e/Talon

My favorite meal is popcorn chicken because

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I love creamed turkex. It is m y

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I 005 students are allowed to go off campus for lunch.

On average IO students are caught sneaking out to lunch everyday.

Creamed turkey is the fastest selling meal at Southwest.

Da Vinci's provided subs this year while last year it was Subway.

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It's the first day of school, and when 3rd block rolled around, students ru hed to Je first in line. While freshmen lined up in :heir usual single file line, the upperclassmen )ushed to the front, or out the doors to ~xperience different food.

"It stinks that I can't go out for lunch, mt because I don ' t, I get to stay behind and .alk to my friends ," freshman Maggie Olson ;aid.

Students who forgot to bring their anyards to school had to wait in the Jack of their lunch line , as part of their )unishment.

"The day I forgot m y lanyard I had to ,vait at the back of the line until I was last. It ,vas horrible, not just because all the good uod was gone, but also because my friends ,vere almost done eating b y the time I sat :lown," junior Paige Gavier stated.

Many students snuck food in their Jackpacks or purses into class. The most :ommon food was any t y pe of chips , or ::: heez-it ' s, while Gatorade was a favorite irink.

Some people claimed to never sneak food into class. " M y teachers got mad," junior Gabrielle Lazaro said.

A common dilemma for students was having a different lunch from a best friend. If yo u were lucky enough to be with them, the next problem was whether or not you had the dreaded third lunch

" Out of all the lunches at Southwest , my favorite is first. Because they have a better selection of food and it ' s the longest lunch of all," sophomore Brianne Brestel said.

Some of the freshmen and sophomores did break the rules and sneak out during their lunches. Securit y noted that as many as 50 to 60 freshmen and sophomores may tr y to sneak out to lunch ever yda y

" I went out with m y friends to the gas station, but when I'm a junior I plan too go out only once a week, because I think it is not worth it ," said sophomore Juee Trivedi.

--Spread by Zac h Sims

Decisions, decisions. Freshman Diana Martinez picks up a h otdog for lunch. Students h a d a lot of choices of food to c hoo e from in the cafeter ia.

Checking out. Students wa it in lin e eager to che ck o ut and eat. The most popul a r type of Gatora de was g lac ier freeze. Photo by Talon StaJI

Photo by Talon Staff

The glamorous Fergie once said, "Dolce and Gabbana Fendi and the Donna. Karen they be sharin' all their money got me wearing fly!"

Designer clothing was popular among stars and celebrities, but that didn't put a damper on student fashion. Anything affordable and worth flaunting could be found at nearby stores.

"I shop at Target a lot and they seem to have pretty good prices and cute clothes," said senior Shaylene Michaels.

With so many new trends it was hard for students to pick their favorite one.

"My favorite trends this year were flat shoes and big gaudy jewelry," said junior Shay Hoffman.

Students were under the impression that trends had changed quite drastically since last year.

"The mini kirts with the UGG boots are probably never going to come back," said senior Kinsley Fisher. Fewer of the

I like polos because they are relaxed but sop~~at~ -Seniv/e7·

Layered clothing for comfort

Empire waisted tops

Baby doll tee's

Metallic and oversized accessories

Long and form fitting shirts

Ballet flats

popped collars and midriff shirts could be seen this season as well.

Trend inspiration could come from anywhere, whether it was magazines, celebrities, movies or music videos.

"Nothing really inspires me to wear what I wear. I wear what I think matches who I am," said senior Jessica Kaltenberger.

Expression was key when people were deciding what to deck themselves out in.

"Personal style can really depict who you are to other people. If you wear bright colors you might be a cheery individual. If you choose to wear graphics and patterns, you could be a person that enjoys visual arts and design," said senior Alana Giesemann.

Senior John Calahan said he thought an

upcoming fashion this year was " Parachute Flower

pants."

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of fall's must have items.

--Spread by Alyssa Mescher

I like sweatpants and boxers be~se ~ey'r~ su {9c-rtable !

-Junior Alex i s Watson

Mix and match. Seniors Samantha Neppl, Ka yla Bennett and junior Anna Schmitt show how la yer ing can change a simple outfit. All girls wore graphics and labels on their tops and tee ' Ph oto by Alyssa Mescher/Talon

power! Senior Marie Hansen displays a

floral print dress with leggings and heels. Hansen

tember issue of sai~, "I think leggings and dresses just go togethp - er! Ph oto by Alyssa Mescher/Talon Vogue listed tailored parachute pants as one

-Senio/car1't Mardoch

I love tunics • because tie go wit~yt ng, the-r versatile!

-junior Kaitlyn Waller

I like anything casual. With cheer in the outtAas e morning'° conv6'iie

-Junior Taylor Mayer

Argyle socks, because they were popular in the l 920's and now they'AaA

Lookin' good! Sophomore Michael guyen, seniors Amanda Vuu, Hieu Cao, Michael Ryan, Andrew Nguyen, and sophomore Chad Hassebrook sport their labeled tees after school. They got together to sell food for Asian Caucus. Photo by Maggi e Desc hain e/ Talon

Earn your stripes! Sophomores Jacob Dittmer and Kelsey Kramer wear striped hoodies with band T-shirts and jeans. Dittmer said band tee's are an everlasting trend because "bands are always coming out with new T-shirts and different designs." Photo by Alyssa Mesc her / Talon

Collaborate and listen! Senior Sarah Neelly sports a three quarter length emerald shirt with a black ribbon for a bit of contrast. "I think high heels give a feminine touch to a regular outfit," Neelly said. Photo by Alyss a Mesc her/ Talon

Spa re time. Junior Brandon Johnson scrolls around on a website at his house. Most students enjoied going on myspace.com; facebook.com, checking their email, or just chatting online with friends. Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

"Street Corner Symphony" by Rob Thomas -Senior BeccA Nispe , l

T ool s Junior Chris Fantroy works on his car by fixing his stereo system. Some students enjoy either working with cars or customizing them with neon lights, subs or new rims. Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

A w hol e ne w le vel. Seniors Dan Ready, Jake Stauber Peter Dutkiewicz and Dustin Clover enjoy playing a game of multi player in the game Halo 3 Players were also able to log onto Xbox Live, which allows one to play online against people around the world. Photo by Tyler Reeder/ Talon n

Remember back to elementary school ) the first time you ever typed in your SNAP umber? Well, this year changed all of that.

Since the school issued students lanards, they no longer had to type in a PIN. 'he ID on the lanyard had barcodes on them rrat had students' lunch numbers. Once rrey were scanned, they were good to go.

The school didn't just receive new ~chnology, administrators also revised some ules regarding the use of electronic devices. tudents were no longer allowed to listen to Pods, MP3, CD players, etc., during class. Vhile some teachers saw these devices as a istraction, some students liked to use them uring work time.

" I think we should still be able to have rre iPods. They don't do anything to harm nyone in any way," senior Briana Bombrger said.

2007 brought an outbreak of new techlOlogy. One was Apple's new iPhone that ras released June 25.

Another major release was Halo 3 for

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•-Sop~mor. Elena by Jordan"arks

"As if ' by Sara Evans -Freshman

The first day Halo 3 came out, it sold over $175 million in copies!

Prices for the iPhone: 4 GB model - $499 and 8 GB- $599

New iMacs were purchased for three of the computer labs.

A series of beeps sounded when there was one minute until the bell rang to begin each class.

the Xbox 360 on Sept. 25. This game was arguably one of the best out there. Halo 3 is a first-person shooter game created by Bungie Studios where ohe can play as the main character Master Chief, a super soldier who has been genetically enhanced for fighting.

The game centers on a fight between Earth's forces and the evil Covenant who has invaded Earth.

In Lincoln, some students lined up in front of Game Stop to receive their copy of the game. Some students even stayed home, didn't work or skipped a period of class just to play it. Senior Peter Dutkiewicz said that Halo 3 was a "must have for 2007," adding that he stayed up to midnight to get it. The wait out in the rain was "no fun at all," he said.

With the technology industry growing and new technology showing up all the time, who knows what next year has in store for us.

by Tyler Reeder

"Betrayed" by Avenged Sevenfold

-Senior Dyl' Clove' Nurliltiy Allis,Eis'h •

Touch and dial. Senior Tim Dugan shows off his sleek, new iPhone. The phone is unique among others because it features a touch screen instead of dial ke ys.

Photo by T yler R ee der/ Talon

--Spread

All different sizes. Junior Allison Catlett texts on her phone while listening to her mini iPod shuffle. This device holds up to 240 songs and is priced around $75. Photo by Ty l e r R ee d er/ Talon

This is the first time rve ever really acted, I ~suat!·us,ing m t h o so it's as po of the box for me. -S en i or As hley Andersen

Getting an accer down. I spent~ou/fnat/s talkm~e -e w Yorker.

-Freshman Natali

Settin' up. Senior Tyler Thompson make the windows for the set. The windows were made by shrink wrap. Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

OOOUCH! Lenny ( enior Michael Gi lmore) and Chris (senior Alicia Meyer) help Cookie Gunior Kerri Peters) calm down during her back spasm. Cookie had frequent back spasm throughout the pla y. Photo by J am i Finnell/Talon

Lights ... Junior Sean Grosshans adjusts with the li ghts o n e week before the pla y He controlled the bathroom light going on and off during the play.Ph oto by Aly Ferguson / Talon

Seductive! Cas ie (senior Alex Martin) trys to make her husband Glen (senior pencer- Stoke )jealous by hitting on Lenny (senior Michael Gilmore). Director Bob Henrieohs had to teach Martin how to be seductive. Phot o by J am i Finnell/Talon

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Probably memorizing the scenes and lines.

-Sop',aor,J.usti?i Gess.,7 7

For one act tech crew can take down a set in less than 10 minutes.

The lights crew claims to be the "true dark · side."

Make up crew can make actors look old, young, or like they have just been shot.

Over 65 people worked on "Rumors"

The cast consisted of 10 people.

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Finally, ov. 1, opening night, "Bang," Ken and Chris played by seniors Zac Francis and Alicia Meyer run into the house to see their friend Charlie with a bullet through his ear.

"Rumors" by a well-known American playwright, Neil Simon, is set in ew York City and revolves around a dinner party that could not get any worse. After the first couple arrives they find that there are no servants, the food is uncooked, the hostess is missing and the host is in a crisis. The rumors start, and imaginations go crazy.

Even though the cast only consisted of 10 people, there were over 65 people working elsewhere helping with costumes, sets, make-up and lights.

The play, like always, drew a large cro d for each of the three evenings ov. 1-3.

The cast united well throughout this experience and had a lot of memorable moment including; "Watching Bob (director Bob Henrichs) try to teach Alex

how to be seductive," Kerri Peters said. There were also the 25 words that the majority of the cast could not pronounce, words like Modigliani, Canapes and Pough Keepsie. The New York accent didn't help make it any easier.

Not only was the play one of the most unique and hardest for the tech crew and lights, but they were faced with another challenge. Two and a half weeks before the play, choir had a concert in the auditorium.

The lights crew had to take half of everything they had already done down so they could put lights up for the choir concert. One week before the play started, they were still working to get the lights into place.

"Being on tech crew is really fun and we learn a lot. With our new tech director, (Vicky Dewald) we know when to buckle down, get to work and be serious," said junior Philip Baker.

--Spread by Jami Finnell

Memorizing lines is the hardest part.

Crawling on the .floor with my hirn/in b c ilarted to hurt.

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Rock, paper, scissors. Glen played by sophomore Spencer Stokes, Ken played by senior Zac Francis, Lenny played by senior Michael Gilmore and Ernie played by senior Alan Holly play rock, paper scissors to see who has to be Charlie for the cops. Lenny lost and put on PJ's and a cloth over his ear. Photo /Jyjami Finnellll'alon

Attitude! Cassie (senior Alex Martin) argues with her husband Glen, (senior Spencer Stokes) as they enter the party. Martin ends up trying to make her husband jealous for cheating on her. Phot o by Kaley Coo h/ Hawh Talfl

I try to go to a ll the games and yell loud

Jun io'r Kev,· Col em

I dress up for spirit days an d l go ~ th ~ otb .:u ga • • -Freshman Jasm in Stonac e '1

Fri da y ni gh t foo tball! Seniors Taylor Jones, Brad Rangel, Austin Zimmerman, Chris Schmidt, Robb y Stauffer , and Collin Holmquist show their school spirit at the Norfolk football game. Games usuall y were given a theme and students dressed accordingl y. Ph oto by M ax Ols on/ H aw h Talh

Sc ream and shout! Junior Alex Hartmann cheers on the Hawks at the football

Football send-off! Seniors Meredith Ramsay , Jenna Lothrop and Sarah Neel y disp lay their AP Lit Class ' sigq at the varsity football bus send-off for the Sept. 7 game against Southeast. Many students thought this event was well worth getting out of school 40 minutes early P hot o by Kyle Emest i/ H aw h Tall:

game against Southeast. Many students showed school spirit at this game beca o ; e p Southeast was a rival. Ph oto by Mag gie Desc hai ne/ Tala n

I take off m y shirt and then paint up on Fri-

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I dressed up as a Silver Hawk on spirit day da y n, · hts. -S en i r, n Ko ch

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-jun ior Jo rdan Sc hli esser

-]'u~a~l Mc,. 7 ..,s 7

This year was the first time Southwest celebrated "bus-send offs."

Junior Daniel McManus literally dressed up as a "Silver Hawk" on Spirit Day.

43 Football Rowdies shirts were sold this year. Tony Kobza and Alyssa Watson's classes won the Decorate-Your-Door Contest during Spirit Week. They received the traveling spirit stick. A pep rally committee was created to better school participation in the rallies.

7, HOOL 7 PIRIT

"Wha t t im e is it?

Summert im e!

It 's our vacation.

What time is it?

Party time!"

-High School Musical 2

Although many students found it a ttle inconsiderate to release such a catchy mg about summer the weekend after :hool started, many students still found to be party time when they discovered : hool spirit.

General spirit was brought about 1rough game themes (such as hillbilly, ard core preppy and gangsta), continued ·aditions (push ups performed in the stuent section after every touchdown), and 1st wearing the color -green, especially n Fridays.

But even more steps were taking place ) ensure a rockin' year.

The entire school was excused from lasses early Sept. 7 to cheer on the football ,layers as they headed to Seacrest Field to

battle the rivals, Southeast Knights. Man y classes made witty signs for the team relating to their subjects. Mind y Wright's AP Lit class made a sign saying, "Hoorah, Hoorah, Hawks to the Zenith!" •

Senior Craig Easley and junior Alex Hartmann sold T-shirts to promote their new student-run organization , Southwest Fan Federation. SFF was created to support and spread school spirit at games as well as in school itself.

"SFF allows all the craz y fans in the whole school to show love for their team," Easle y said.

Spirit week had students dressing up for Twin , Rock Star, Western, Safari and Spirit themed days. Many students also dressed up in green for the games on Fridays.

"I always get toether with friends at someones house to get all decked out in green, silver and black ," junior Bri Badje said.

--Spread by Maggie Desc hain e

Touchdown tradition! Senior Taylor Quandt does push-ups in the st udent

section after the first touchdown at the Papillion-La Vista game. This was

tradition after every touchdown. Photo by Trav is Cunn ingh am / Talon

Winner! Senior Ben Dol a nd gets covered with pie during the ov. 2 pep rally. Dol a nd won t he co nte st. Photo by Maggie Deschain e/Talon

I think it cost about 80.

-Senior BaiJey

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Altogether I thin-·tci aro nd -ju R Kremer

Around 1500 students attended the homecoming dance, the largest attendance Southwest has ever had.

The court for each grade were Sarah Faubel and Jordan Pound for freshmen, McKenzie Malone and Josh Nitzel for sophomores and Sammy Hansen and Brady Gaines for juniors. Only 1/4 of the cookies provided for refreshment for students were consumed.

WEL,OME TO Ho11vwooP

A dazzling red carpet, bright spotlights and big white letters that replicated the reallife "Hollywood" letters filled the commons area.

These were just a couple of the decorations provided and set up by the cheerleaders and the dance team to complement the homecoming theme "Hollywood: A Red Carpet Affair."

Varsity cheerleader co-captain Allison Roy said the cheerleaders voted on themes and it came down to two choices: Hollywood and Red Carpet Affair. The decision was made to combine them.

"We wanted to go for a vintage look," Roy said. Old movie posters, huge film reels and red, silver and black helped to bring out just the style the cheerleaders were going for.

The nominees for Homecoming royalty for girl were Mallory Vogt, Lauren Barry, Jordan Bell, Aaron orman, Maggie Deschaine and Kaylee Colton. Chris-

tian Brabec, Josh Buchmann, Micah Fisher, Spencer Elliott, Nate Petro and Craig Easely made up the guys' court. The homecoming king and queen were ate Petro and Kaylee Colton.

Music for the dance was provided by Complete Music. The atmosphere at the dance was eager and energized, considering that Southwest beat Lincoln High 50-3 the previous night in the traditional homecoming football game. The marching band, color guard and dance team performed at the game and all four cheer leading squads cheered.

Sophomore Laurel Holmquist thought homecoming was a good time and that the music was better than last year.

Fre hman Mikaela Balfany said the dance was a lot offun. "It took awhile to really get settled and it seemed like the dance went by really fast," Balfany said. "Once everyone got comfortable being there, my friends and I had a blast."

--Lindsay Le~ham

Grabbing a Snack. Freshman Elia Alvardo browses over the cookie selection at the refreshment area. Cookies and drinks were provided to students by reserve cheerleaders and their parents. Photo by Molli e Dittmer/ Talon

King and Qu ee n. Seniors Nate Petro and Kaylee Colton pose after being crowned king and queen. 1 he royalty was announced an hour into the dance. Pho11 by Jami Finnell/Talon

Are you ready for this? 270.

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It was 95. -Fres hman Sh elby Knorr

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Unlike Lincoln North Star, outhwest attendees were allowed to bring other non-L Wand non-LPS tudents, as long as they igned them up.

Phot o by Molli e Di ttm er/ Talon

Slo w dance Junior Krista Decker shares a slow dance with her date, SCC student Jason Titze. Decker, a JV cheerleader, arrived early that morning to help set up the decorations. Phot o by Alyssa Mesc her/Ta lon

Students

groove on at the packed dance floor.

Smiling faces. ophomore Kaitl y n teinacher and Alexis Bartek take a break from d a n cing to chat with some friends. This was both of the girl ' se ond time attending the homecoming dance

Photo by Alyssa Mesc her/ Talon

Cr o wning glory. The royalty court applaud as senior ate Petro i announced the homecoming king. "I didn 't reall y expect it to happen, but I'm so excited that I got king ," Petro said Ph oto by Moll ie Ditt mer/Talon •

Time was an issue becau e we strive for excellenc , but itwa~t~ly stress u -Senio Ale ndra Martin

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IBSE 's costumes in Omaha made all of the costumes for the winter play and tailored then t to fit each individual actor/actress . The cast rehearsed almost every day except for Sunday.

There were only a few girls that did not have wig on.

All details for the set were finished within the week of dress rehearsal.

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A winter play had never been performed in Southwest's history until thi . A few tudents were surprised yet pleased that no one made a fu s about the word Christma being in the title of the play or having a Christmas tree in the hallway during the opening week.

"A Christmas Carol" was unlike any other. The set used the ame brick wall the whole time but there were two openings where mini ets were pu bed out on wheel There was al o a door in the middle.

This was also the first year theater had a float in the Star City Parade on Dec. 8 to advertise the play.

"It seems as if a lot of people are talking about the winter play because we have never had one," said director Bob Henrichs. The play was in lieu of the usual one-act contest piece.

A pre- how dinner was also offered Dec. 21 and 22. The dinner theme wa "Fea ting at the Fezziwigs."

With the limited time the cast and crew

had, some plans chang d, but Henri h worked with the ca t to adapt to the minor thing

In ome cases ropes were used to pull the set up and down. It was also u ed for the cast. Ebenezer Scrooge (Bryson Kerns) and the Ghost of Christmas Past (Alicia Meyer) were repelled in the air when the Gho t of Christmas Past took Ebenezer back in time.

IBSE Co tume Gallery in Omaha provided the costumes.

While many students had been involved in previous plays, new participants found how much of a commitment it was.

As the play reached its end, Scrooge finally realize what he was doing and how he wa treating people. With the help of The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future (Alicia Meyer, Drew Jagadich and Schyler Kern ) Scrooge saw how his life changed before his eye He wa taught that how he treated people wa wrong. He needed to change and so he did.

--Spread by Jami Finnell

Don't mess with me. ophomorejustin Gessel yell at senior Bryson Kerns \"\ \f,.\• r.,O~ w_ho pla~ed Ebenezer crooge. Gessel i a member of the International The - "\ ~\\.-( p1an SoCJety. Ph oto by J ami Fi n n ell/Talon \ \~\ r.,1--• '1

Fix it! Director Bob Henrichs fixes freshman Schler Kerns' hood for hi Gho t of Chri tmas future costume. Henrichs used rehearsals to address th t little things that needed to change. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

I had to be there everyday. It was just time. Not rea ll y s tre ssful.

It got stressful at times w ith the l ~te,·hty~cuce w very nigh.

-junior Emilio Cruz

Yes, as with most productions, there are last minute details

-Tec ~~:Z 1 Vichy Dewa ld

Happy moments . Ghost of Christmas Present Gunior Dr ew Ja gad ic h) shows senior Bryson Kerns the beaut y of others. chyler Kerns, Ellen Reber and Meghan Leonard it in peace on the ground. Photo by J am i Finn ell/ Talon

Freak out . Ebenezer Scrooge (senior Bryson Kerns) hides under his bed because of the noises he hears from his fireplace. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

Good times The gro up poses after doing a dance at the Christmas party. Thi event was seen when Ebenezer went into the past with the Ghost of Christmas Past.

Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

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Walking down the hall, you are bound to see someone that you have never seen before. With over 2,000 staff members and students, it's hard to know everyone. However, you and that person whose locker is next to yours might have more in common than you think. Same for that person who drives you 0 f insane in your third block class? That student could live next door to your best friend

Even if you don't have anything in common with a person, at least you have () one thing: you are all students of Southwest High School. As you can see U E:l from the below connections, there are some pretty strange relations between C n people. And who knows? Maybe your best friend's brother's worst enemy's ...('Jrl I-. girlfriend has more in common with you than you really know.

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--Spread by Erin

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Senior Paige Buresh goes to the same church as ...

junior Erinn Richert who is the sister of... sophomore Seth Richert who is on tra ) team with .. sophomore Dillon Horne who plays football with ... sophomore Dillon Pfingsten whose broth r . IS ... senior Daniel Pfingsten who went to elementary school with ... senior Erin Eisbach whose cousin is ...

freshman Allison Eisbach who is in Drama Club with ...

sophomore Justin Gessel who acts with ...

senior Pat Beasley who has Women's Lit with ... senior Angel Geller who eats lunch with ...

senior Amanda Vuu who is a member of Asian Caucus club with ...

sophomore Chad Hassebrook who is the younger brother of. ..

senior Kimberly Hassebrook who is friends with ...

senior Krista Clausen who plays in the band at football games that ...

senior Baker Steinkuhler plays in and whose brother, Ty, plays for the Huskers with ...

Matt Slauson, the son of Rob Slauson, who is the principal of...

Southwest High School, where Paige Buresh goes to school!

State, here we come. Representatives from all fall sports made it to state.

Hastings hosted the state softball tournament for the first time, and the team went 2-0 on the first day. On the second day the Hawks lost the first game, but made it to the championship game against Papillion, losing 8-0 to finish second, the highest of any girls team to finish at state ever.

In girls golf senior Alyssa McBride returned to state and finished eighth.

Ranked second going into districts, the boys cross country top runner, freshman Connor Marshall broke his foot but still managed to finish 11th.

Wrestling made it to state with 11

I can fix that. Athletic trainer Crystal Kjar wraps up the cast of junior Adam Lavelle during the game against Southeast. Kjar worked on more than 100 injuries during the fall sports season. One of the biggest was when junior Adam Lavelle broke

qualifiers. Senior Justin Ferguson took the state championship in the 140 weight class. Swimming qualified in several areas. Sophomore Miki Freese took an individual state championship in the 100 meter-backstroke.

To promote spirit, a student- founded pep club called SFF (Southwest Fan Federation) was started by senior Craig Easley and junior Alex Hartmann. They sold t-shirts during Spirit Fest and throughout the year to help get the student body involved.

Some history was made last year as the 2007 yearbook came out. Boys golf became the first athletic team to win a state championship. A large plaque was unveiled at the homecoming pep rally.

Block the shot! Senior Spencer Elliot goes to block a shot during the Creighton Prep game. The Silver

his ankle. Photo by Maggie Deschaine/Talon

Out! Senior starter Madison Drake pitches during the Northeast game. Southwest won both of the games by using the ''mercy rule" to their advantage. The rule is "twe leving" the other team in three innings. Photo by Travis Cunningham/Talon

STATE CHAMPS! Seniors Justin Stonacek, Austin Zimmerman and alumni Mike Coatman present the

J::;>rr first state championship plaque that I ' Southwest has ever won. Photo by Kyl e Emesti/ Hawh Tall:

Hawks lost to the Bluejays 64 to 44.

Photo by Max Olson/Hawk Talk

We fly high! Junior Ha yli Lofgreen jumps in the air during the Norfolk game. The Emeralds consisted of 17 members and performed at the home football and basketball games. Photo by Maggie Desc hai11e/ Talon

DSpread by Trav is Cunn ingh am

Win n ing is winning Members of the varsity volleyball team congratulate each other after a big win against Millard West. Southwest won all of the games with scores of 25-14, 25-15, and 26-24. P h oto by Kyle Ernesti/Hawh Tall,

Sophomore Parker Schoen

Junior Jessica Wright

Senior John Calahan

He's a Husker! Senior defensive linem an Baker Steinkhuler committed to become a Husker his junior year. He brought much at tention to the Silver Hawk through local media exposure. PJ,oto by Max 0/son / Hawh Tall:

Interception! Junior Ro ss Kremer intercepts the ball. He was tackled by a Columbus player. Ph oto fJy Travis Cunningham/Talon

Touchdown! Senior Brandon Brown gets the ball at the Southeast game. Brown scored three touchdo"' 1s for the team during the game. Photo fJy Maggie Desc haine/ Talon Run! Senior Matt Sharkey gets the ball after a pitch from quarterback Rylan Cotton. Columbu s won 28- 7. PJ,oto by Travis Cunning !, am/Talon

Go! Junior quarterback Adam Lavelle runs for the fir t down of the first game of the season. The 35-14 win over Papillion-Lavista was a good way to tart the season. Photo by Travis Cunningham/ Talon

DESTINATION KNOWN

A Season to Remember "Th b. £ •

Facing forward. Feet on the floor. o sounds are made. e 1ggest moment Or The only thoughts going through a football player's mind on the our team this season was bus ride to the game are the plays and techniques. The task at hand: to focus and most importantly, to win.

coming back from the loss

"Some people believe that we all need to sit in the same seats against Millard West." or get our ankles taped the same way for every game," senior wide receiver Micah Fisher said.

Befor~ each game team members gathered together in the middle of the field to unite in a group prayer and focus on the game at hand.

"We don't have any methods to psych out the other teams. We j ust play our hardest," senior offensive guard David Lavelle said.

Even with the 20 plus injured players this season, the team fought back and played their hardest.

"Even though a lot of starters were injured, a lot of people stepped up and we continued to play hard," senior center Tyler Bell said.

High expectations were set for the players. Every game they set out to win. But with the pressure came victory, which ._,v eryone was willing to celebrate.

"Southwest has proven that it is a ebraska High School football power house. Most of [the pressure] comes from what we expect of ourselves," senior running back Graham Stoddard said.

"Even with the pressure, when we win we feel like we've accomplished something. It's an amazing feeling," junior tight end Ben Samani aid.

After wins the team sang "Hail to the Victors" to celebrate their successes. They ended with a 5-4 regular season. The game against East determined whether they would take the district but the game finished with the Spartans winning 15-12. The team lost in the first round of state against Millard North.

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lme players were superstitious about pre-game traditions. Some pla yers got their ankles taped the same way each game and everyone brought their helmets to the pre-game meeting.

*By the end of the fourth game 20 injuries had occurred, half coming from the Omaha orth game.

*Each game the players drank around 45 gallons of water and Gatorade.

Complete Pass! ophomore Rylan Cotton gets the ball during the game at Millard West. The game was the first loss of the season. The Wildcats won, 35-13. Ph oto by Max Olson / Haw/: Tall:

Go! Senior wide receiver Micah Fisher punts during the Southeast game. Although the ball looks as if it is getting blocked , Fisher punted it to the Knights' 40 yard line. Ph oto by Travis Cunningham/ Talon

-Junior Connor Cosgrove

Tackle! Senior defensive back Cash Ryba tackles a Southeast player near the end zone. Southwest won, 38-14. Ph oto by Travis Cunningham/ Talon

Charge! At the game against Papillion-La Vista the team enters with a strong attitude to play hard Before each game the pla ye rs had a pep talk from head coach Mark King. Photo by Travis Cunn ingh am/Talon

PRACTICEMAKESPERFEC

It starts the week after school gets out. They start to condition to get ready for two a days and the rest of the season. They work their butts off all ummer for a nine week sea on. All that leads up to one thing, trying to get the city title and having a winning season.

This season was a bit different from the rest. The number of boys that went out for football dropped, meaning the boys had to work twice a hard.

"Our team had two rule for this season: one, you can't get hurt and second, you can't be tired. With 21 players we couldn't afford any injuries," junior varsity coach Terry Berks said.

Juniors on the junior varsity team felt this season was different because they were the first class to have a winning record all three years with only one loss making their overall record, 23-1.

"It was awesome that we had only one loss for three years and continued the tradition of winning city each yea r," junior Brett Amen.

For lower level teams it was more about getting the drive to do better and pla y as a team.

"F or our team we focus on becoming better and competing at the highest level we can," reserve coach Kevin Schrad said.

Both the coaches on re erve agreed they needed to work on getting better e pecially with the number of players the y had.

Freshmen got off to a rocky start, losing one of the first games they pla ye d. But with practice and the strength to improve they turned the eason around, finishing with a 5-3 record.

"My favorite part of the sea on wa when the bus driver ran into a sign on the way back from the Lincoln High game," freshman Zane Mapes said.

With perfection on the minds of all the athletes that went out for football, they wouldn't ettle for anything less then a wonderful season.

"Hail to the victors Southwest. Hail to victors Southwest. Hail , hail, hail, hail, victory is ours. Hoorah!" -Southwest chant

Spread by Aly Ferguson

Pitch! Junior varsity quarterback HD Sader pitches for a run. Southwest earned the victory, 35- l L

Photo by Aly Ferguson / Talon •

Good job! Coach Dan Carpenter gives a low five to freshman pla yer Alex Tagart. Carpenter's hard practices prepared the players for any type of game. Photo by Aly Ferguson/ Talon

First down! Junior Grant Peterson rushes to make the first down. Southwest won 2-0 over Southeast with a safety in the first half. Photo by Maggie Deschaine/Talon

Lets go! Sophomore Jeff Seybo ld runs the ball during the Pius game. "My goal was to do as well as I can every practice and every game." Seybold said. P l, oto by Tyler Reederffalon

Tackle! Re serve player Brandon Piening tack les #43 during the Pius game. Reserves e nd ed the season with a 5 -3 season. Ph oto by Aly Fergusonffalon

Run! Reserve player Dylan Pa yne makes a run during the Lincoln High game. T h e wi n aga in st Lincoln High was one of five wins the reserve team had. PJ,oto by Aly Fergusonffalon

Kickoff! Freshman Austin Tompkins leads the team in the kick off against East. " My goal was to score a touchdown every game and not miss an extra point or field goal," Tompkins said. PJ,oto by Aly Ferguson / Talon

Keep on goin '! Junior D ylan Ohlsen keeps on pushing to get the first down Ohlsen was one of 13 JV pla yers who earned pla ying time at varsity level. PJ,oto by Aly FergU,SOn / Talon

Block! Freshman Michael Blue blocks for teammate Tay lor Doggett. The freshman team took victor y over the North Star avigators. Photo by Aly Fergusonffalon

Tip it! Senior co -captain Meghan Henderson tips the ball over the net in the state pla yoffs. The Hawks lost to the Crusaders 3-2, but played as a team throughout the game. P'1oto by Trav is Cunn ing ham/Talon •

Set it up! Co-captain and setter Jessica Way sets the ball up for a spike during a game against Lincoln North Star. The Hawks beat the Gators 2-1 and terminated the ball well, according to Way. P'1oto by Maggie Deschaine/Talon

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On three! The starters huddle up for a pre-game p t ) * 1 ta lk at the beginning of their match against Grand h ., land. Captain Jill Dawson said their game against G rnd 'i'E Island was one of their best because the leve l of com eti- te; tion was very high. P'1oto by Kyle Ernesti / H awl: Tall:

Prepare to serve! Sen ior Kaila Lewallen prepares to serve the ball to Lincoln North Star. Lewallen was a ke y returning pla yer. Photo by Maggie Deschaine/ Talon

Good luck! The pla ye rs stand through another pre-game ritual of the anno un cement of the starting lineup. The team often threw out miniature volleyballs before th e start of each game P'1 oto by Lindsay lei ham/Talon

Ll~E ANOTHER DAY

Teant Unity

With seven seniors on the varsity volleyball team, success was a sure thing to come.

With the addition of several returning underclassmen starters like juniors Stacie Hansen and Kaleigh Anderson and new players like freshman Sarah Faubel, each girl played their hardest and made their own contribution to the team, said coach Mary Schropfer.

" I want them to be learning about teamwork and team unity, as well a developing that mental toughne s athletes need," Schropfer said.

The team slogan for the 2007 season was "Live Another Day." Mentioned by Schropfer one day in practice when the girls were talking about playing smart, it stuck and was made the theme. Schropfer said the slogan was in reference to trying to cut down playing errors by making good mental decisions to keep living for another day. This kept the girls focused throughout the season.

Some of the goals included winning four out of five tournaments , being able to make it to state as well as competing at state, having a 95 percent serving record, and working as a team in everything they did, including winning as a team.

The three were captains seniors Jill Dawson, Meghan Henderson and Jessica Way.

"This team is a lot more focu ed and united in our goals," said co-captain Jessica Way. "It's awesome being a leader because everyone wants to work hard together."

Dawson agreed the team had a strong bond and played very well together. "Being a leader on this team is great because the players are very responsive," Dawson said.

The Hawks ended their season with a trip to the first round of state playoffs, where they tied Marian 2-2 and lo t by six points in the fifth game. I

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~he girls say a prayer and a cheer before each game.

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Play as a team! ophomore Whitney Mason goes in for the kill as her teammates back her up. Although the Hawks displayed phenomenal teamwork against the Mustangs, Millard orth took the victory 3-0. Photo by J am i Finnell/ Talon

Bump, set, spike! Junior Kaleigh Anderson spikes the ball while her teammates back her up in a match against Grand Island. Anderson was a key starter on the

"They sacrifice a lot of their time, and they're such a hardworking group of girls and I want them to have that competitive attitude."

-Head coach Mary Schropfer

Block it! Freshman Sarah Faubel and junior Stacie Hansen work together to block an incoming kill from their opponents. Both girls were usual starters for the team. Photo by Maggie Deschaine/Talon

Serve it up ! Senior Kayla Webert serves the ball across the net during a match against Millard orth. Webert played setter and defensive specialist for the varsity team. Ph oto by J am i Finnell/ Talon

team. Photo by Lindsay Lei ham/Talon

STRl~EFORPERFECTIO

Every year it's the same story with a few different twists. JV, re erve and freshman have been successful ever since the chool opened.

JV finished with a 22-2 record. Freshman Jasmip Stonacek said •it was a struggle to be on junior varsity her fir t high school year because she was a freshman and also because her older sister, Joslin , a junior , was also on the team.

Junior varsity also had to struggle with a fourth of their team moving to different spots.

"I was a middle hitter my sophomore and freshman year. Then I got to JV. I changed to a right side hitter. Then I changed to left side hitter. Then at the end of the season I moved back to middle hitter," said junior eleigh Frandsen.

Sophomore Alexi Bartek aid, "The season started off sort of rocky because there was a combination of sophomores and freshmen and we didn't know each other, but we ended up coming together really well." Reserve played strong together to finish with a 16-2 season.

Freshman teams are always a surprise to see because they are new to the school but this team kept the winning streak going, finishing with a 21-2 record. They were the HAC tournament champions and city champions. Freshman's only loss was to Millard West because the •freshmen at their school can't move up.

Freshman Kendra Frank said, "My favorite game was against East because we lost the second game by two and ended up having to take it to three games and we won."

"Bus rides and team dinners united our team and it showed on the court," freshman Sydney Mei ter said.

All three teams found way to unite as the season progressed , whether it was through bus rides, team dinners or even practice. JV, reserve and freshman teams came together in different ways to help them come out come out victorious.

Kill! Freshman Diane Banderas gets a kill after a set b y junior Joslin Stonacek. The JV team end d up beating orth Star in two games. Photo by Er in Boyl e/Talon •

Denied! Sophomores Morgan elson and Taylor Rung go up for a block in a game against Millard North. Reserve won after going to three games. Photo by Jarni Finn ell/ Talon

Talk about it! The freshman team takes a time-out during the game against Southeast. This was a challenging game but the y worked hard for the win. •

Photo by Erin Boyle/ Talon

Coverage ! Junior Amy Kellough gets full coverage hy teammates junior Shayla Heimann and freshman Jasmin Stonacek. JV took Southeast into three games and won. Ph oto by Travis Cunn ingh am / Talon

Pass it up! Freshman Natalie Cooper passes the ball in a game against North Star. Cooper was one of six freshmen on reserve. Photo by Lindsay Le il:am / Talon

Team Unity! Freshmen Alyssa Trautman and Becky Baxter do a hand shake before the game. Doing handshakes and team chants pumped the team up before every game. Photo by Lindsay Leil:am/ Talon

Joust! Sophomore Kate Hunsack er goes up for a block. Reser ves had to take Millard North to three games but they came out victorious. Photo by J am i Finnell/ Talon

Tip! Sophomore Miki Freese tips the ball to opponent Southeast. Freese swung to varsity most of the season as a midd l e hitter. Photo try Trav is Cunn ingh am/ Talon

Sub! Freshman Stacey Kellough substitutes in for Kendra Frank. Kellough's older sister Amy was on JV. Photo by Lindsay Le il: am / Talon

Get to the ball! Sophomore reserve player Suhaus Nataraj runs toward a ball hit by a player from North Star. Nataraj played singles. Photo by Lindsay Leil:am/Talon

Serving up an ace.Junior Jordan Sasek serves to a singles opponent. The JV team beat Southeast 4-2.

Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

Wait for it Freshman Christian Sanderfer waits patiently as doubles partner junior Alec Lowrey serves. The varsity team played in the LNE/ LHS invite, and won. Photo by Maggie Desc haine/ Talon

Return the serve! Freshman JV player Nealesh Padhye hits a forehand to a player from Southeast. Padhye was one of the two freshmen on the JV team. The JV team won the meet 4 -2 Photo by Max Olson / Ha wh Talh

Here's what you can do. Reserve Coach Chris Salem gives advice to fresh 1 ian Carey Haefele. Haefele was playing in a singles match versus a player fro 111 Lincoln East Photo by Erin Boyle/ Talon

SERVINOAOREATSEASON

Friendships Aid Success

Love means nothing in tennis, at least in playing the game But anyone will argue that to successfully play a game you have to have some love to play. Better yet, you have to create positive connections with teammates.

''I [like] how close everyone is on the varsity team," senior varsity player Collin Holmquist stated. " I think the reason we are doing so well is that we are all friends."

Coached by Dennis Hershberger, the varsity team's goal was to win state. During the team's match versus Fremont, neither the JV nor varsity lost one match.

"It showed us how good we are," Holmquist said.

The varsity team consisted of three seniors, three juniors and three freshmen. The team placed high in some big invites, such as the Millard West Invite and the Bellevue West invite, both of which they won.

"My favorite part in playing for Southwest UV] is the matches," junior Dan Zhou said. "Not only can I play with different people, but I can also enjoy the snacks provided in the competition." The parents supplied snacks for the team when they played matches against other schools. After matches, the JV team made a tradition of celebrating at Runza.

A key match for JV was a 3-3 tie with rival Lincoln East. Coached by Nancy Brockley, in the city JV tournament, the JV team came in second place.

The reserve team was young with all freshmen plus one sophomore. New to coaching was Chris Salem, "It's fun being able to coach at the building I work in." Salem had coached at other schools like Southeast and East. The reserve team stepped up to competition when they played and beat the JV team from Lincoln Christian. The reserve team ended with a 10-2 record.

Spread by Erin Boyle

*Five out of nine players were new to varsity.

*The varsity team was in third place or higher in four of their six tournaments during the regular season.

*The team finished 9th at state.

''We want to compete every time we step out on the court."

-Senior Spencer Elliott

Be a good sport!

Freshman reserve pla yer Dustin Wischmann shakes hands with an opponent from Lincoln High. The reserves beat the Links 9-0.

Photo by Courtney Powers / H aw h Tall:

Reach! Freshman varsity pla ye r PJ Bell stretches for a ball hit by an opponent from Grand Island. Home varsity games were pla ye d at Woods Photo by Courtney Powers / H aw /: Tall:

Setting up for a perfect backhand. Junior Paul Yarabe keeps his eye on the ball during a match versus Southeast. Both Yarabe and his twin, Luke, pla ye d on the JV team. Ph oto by Courtney Powers/ H awl: Tall:

Keep your eye on the ball. Senior Spencer Elliott sets up for a backhand. Elliott was one of the captains of the varsity team. Photo by Courtney Po wers/ Haw/: Tall:

Strike Three ! Junior hley D unn pitches a strike against Linco l n High. Dunn was a returning letterman who played infield and outfield. P h oto by Kaley Cool:/Hawl: Tall:

Rounding the bases ! enior Dani Bryant prints around the bases One of Bryant's personal goal was to have a successful senior year. P h oto by Trav is Cunning h am/Talon

Set and Re ad y! enior Madison Drake gets ready to ground a ball hit by orfolk. Drake hit her first high chool homerun against orth tar. Photo by Alyssa Mesc her/Talon

Catching the ball! en ior Jackie Nordell waits for coach Mark Watt to call the pitch. Nordell was a solid catcher throughout the ent ire season. Photo by Travis Cunningham/Talon

Making the out ! Senior Amanda Monk tries to make the out at first ag a nst Linco l n East. Monk transferred to Southwest after three years at Linc n outheast. Photo by Kaleigh Cool:/Hawh Tall:

LIFE'SAPITCH

Varshy Takes Runner-up at State

With seven seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and one freshman, the varsity softball team had a winning season, with the record of 29-12

With the right attitude, every player stepped onto the field wanting to get better each game they played.

"This season we did awesome! The team had good chemistry. With the games we had lost, we know what went well and what didn't, and we stepped it up the next game," said senior left fielder Dani Bryant.

•Going through the wins and losses , the team got closer and supported one another. They had pre-game dinners on Mondays before Tuesday games.

"Before you can play together at a championship level you need to understand each other's personalities and bond with each other. We all have fun playing as a team and have formed great friendships," senior pitcher and shortstop Madison Drake said.

This year the coaching staff got switched up. Lis Brenden was an assistant coach to Mark Watt.

"Brenden and Watt have different styles of coaching, but together the y work really well," senior Maggie Boeselager explained.

Throughout the season, the coaches and the players had their mind set on making it to state. With wildcard points, the team met it 's goal.

Before they took off on the bus to the Hastings softball complex, students and teachers gathered in the commons to send them off and wish them good luck at state.

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*Southwest's second time making it to state in softball.

*Maggie Boeslager got stung by a bee in the dugout.

*During one of the doubleheaders Coach Watt told Dani Bryant to slide and he took his own advice and fell over with his sunglasses flying off.

"Being such a close team it makes it easier to play as a unit, not as individuals."

-Senior Madison Drahe

Slap! Sophomore Becca Changstrom makes contact wit h the ball. Changstrom was a lead-off slap hitter. Photo by Tra v is Cunningham/ Talon

Represent!

The girls represent Southwest when teams were introduced during state. Playing four competitive teams the girls wor ked hard and took second place. Photo by Lindsay Hanson /Talon

Encouraging each other ! The girls huddle before the game. Each player had her mind set on what she was going to do well and had a personal goal she wanted to accomp lish. Photo by Kaley Cool:

D_own and Dirty ! Junior Ashley Janssen dives back to first base while Lmcoln East tried getting the out. Janssen was a starter for outfield. Pl,oto by Travis Cunning ham /Talon

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SWINOIN'FORSUCCESS

Dirt rises as the batter takes off to first base. Coaches are yelling, players are sweating, and all the runner can hear is her heart pounding in her ears. She barrels down the baseline and with a quick tap, tags the base with her cleats.

"Softball season means competition, fighting for the position you want to play, making new friends and having a good season," said junior Lindsay Hanson.

In the back of a players' minds were goals they wanted to reach. For freshman Sara Johnson, it was "to come together as a team, play together, work hard, and win some games!"

In an additional effort to become closer as a team the girls participated in Big Sister/Little Sister. Each upperclassman was paired with a freshman that played the same position as them. They made shirts and talked to get to know each other better.

The JV girls played their first game against Papillion La Vista South and won 12-0. They finished off their hard worked season with a record of 11-11.

The reserve team pushed the words "hard working" to their limits when they opened up their season with a 11-0 victory over Hastings.

Freshman Emily Frandsen said, "Having fun and learning more" was what the season meant to her.

Softball depended on clear skies, and the weather took its toll on the playing schedule.

" We were hampered by the wet weather we had this year. With five games in our last week of the season the [reserve] girls finally found a bit of a groove," said coach Jeff Rump.

"Our overall record was 4 and 7 ," Rump said, "We made a great deal of progress and I am very proud of the team."

The girls made every game count, and they had a saying to begin each round with spirit, "One, two, three, Hawks ... Caw!"

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Throwing Smoke! Freshmen Georgia King releases a fast moving pitch at the game against Btlevue. The JV girls went on to win their game. Photo by Za ch S ims/ Talon

Playin' in the dirt! Freshman Brittni Eitzmann from JV qives to tag a runner at home plate. The girls won the game against rival Southeast. Photo by Kaley Cooh/ Talon

Rounding bases! Junior Emily Hartman runs through second base. Hartman played left field for the season. Photo by Aly Ferguson / Talon

Together! The JV team huddles to talk for inspiration before their game unst Be ll evue. They chant "P lay hard, have fun , Hawks Hawks Hawks!"

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P erfect Form! Sophomore Kylie Garrett swings to hit a ball from the pitcher of Papillion. Garrett wears a sliding pad, much like many of the otp.er pla ye rs on the team. Phot o by Mihe Swanson / Talon

Ready po s ition s! Sophomore Shannon Cleal stands at short stop. The reserve girls played East three times this season. Photo by Alyssa Mescher/ Talon

Eye on the ball! Sophomore Kathy Kurth is ready to swing at the game against East. All games against East resulted in last at bat. Photo by A lyssa Mescher/ Talon

Words to p lay by!

Coach Jeff Rump gives the reserve girls a talk before their game against Fremont After five weeks the girls only played five games. Photo by Aly Ferguson / Talon

Rou n d i n g bases! Sophomore Kristina Wilson catches for the reserve team. The girls won the game in the last inning.

Photo by Alytssa Mescher/Talon

Getting ready. Fre hrnan Elizabeth undberg putt onto the green. The girls pla ye d together this pr ac tice meet. Photo by Travis Cunn ing h am/Talon

Right down the middle. Junior Jenna Wiese takes a practice swing to get ready to hit. Wiese will be the only returning junior golfer next year. Phot o by Max Olson/Talon

Practice makes perfect. Freshman Klorissa Kava m , gets help on her swing. Coach Jim Danson overlooks his players at Pioneers dri ving range. Photo by Trav is Cunn ingh am/Talon

Squaring Up. enior Elli Neuwirth lines up to sw ing at districts. Neuwirth shot a 108

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Nice and easy. Freshman Abbie Sloup taps her put in. Sloup is or e < the seven girls that will be returning next year. Photo by Trav is Cunnin~ 1a1 Talon

801N'FORTHEOREEN

Focusing on th e W in

Keep your eye on the ball. Focus on your swing.

The girls golf team showed improvement this season. e girls shot a 413, as a team at their first meet, the East ickoff Tournament at the Highlands golf course. Then the Grand Island Invite they shot a 408, knocking five okes off a previous score.

The team had two new pla yers, freshman Elizabeth ndberg and sophomore Natalie Riggs. Some of the rerners from last year were Alyssa McBride, Elli Neuwirth, '. nna Wiese and Elly Jurgensen.

Senior Elli Neuwirth noted her improvement. "Last ar I shot over I 00 and now the best that I have shot this ar was an 89."

Although the girls played every game with strength it snot always so easy. "Districts were probably the hardest eet because we thought we had a good shot but the teams played were better than expected," said senior Elly Jurnsen. The team shot a 420 at Pioneers for districts.

According to coach Jim Danson said, "T his season nt quite well. The girls played to the best of their abilis. With three seniors leaving this yea r , some changes will ve to be made next year."

"The three graduates did very well this season but need to find replacements for them and next year Liz ndberg and Jenna Wiese will be leading the team. The ture for the girls is bright and I am very optimistic about xt season," he said.

Senior Alyssa McBride returned to the state tournaent and finished eighth.

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*Southwest hosted districts at Pioneers.

*Seven new freshmen were added to the JV and Varsity teams.

*Districts was delayed two hours because of rain.

*McBride qualified for state for the second straight year.

"I thought McBride's course management skills were outstanding and finishing eighth out of 60 showed how serious she was about her golf game."

-Coach Jim Danson

Overlookiqg the Course.

Coach Danson watches his team tee off at Pioneers were the district meet was held. McBride was the only qualifier for state. Photo by Max Olson / Haw/: Tall:

Reading the Green. Alyssa McBride, gets low for a better view on the green McBride qualified for state at districts despite the difficult wet course. Photo by Mil:e Swanson/ Talon

Putt! Senior Elly Jur gensen practices before a bi g meet. Jurgensen was one of many returning varsity members. Photo by Travis Cunn ingham / Talon

Focus. Freshman Brianna Beard lines up her putt. Beard will be continuing to pla y next year. Photo by Trav is Cunningham/ Talon

ice job team! Coach Ted Larson hare a laugh with his team during the awards ceremony at city. The team was awarded a traveling trophy for their first place victory. Photo by Tyler Reeder/

"Pack up." The boys varsity team shared a huddle with as istant coach Ryan Sa lem before the race began at districts at Papillion La Vista South. Two members of the team, Conner Marshall and Parker Schoen, qualified for state. Photo by Zach Sims/Talon

Intense. Sen ior Craig Eas ley stays focused during t h e Harold Scott meet in Linco ln Ease ly ran on the JV team and also ran l ong-distance track. Photo by Maggie Deschaine/Talon

Push it! Assistant coaches Ryan Mahoney_and Rya n a lem and vo lunteer coach Morgan Bevin watch as the boys compete during the city meet at Pioneers Park.

Photo by Tyler Reeder/ Talon

We've don e it! Sophomore Parker Schoen shl 11 s off the team award for winning City. Schoen was l 1e of the bo ys team 's top runner's. P hoto by Tyler R eeder alon

SEnlN' THINOS IN MOTION

Win~ing their First Meet

After five years of not winning a sing le meet, the boys ross country team finally did it.

On top of that, varsity won two meets and JV won ree. Later in the season, the boys took City at Pioneers 'ar k. The boys team was ranked 3 rd in the state and hoped :> take first.

"Our goal this year is to take state," said head coach ~ed Larson. "Our 9 th grade team is just hungry for victory nd doing great."

He aid the top competitive teams were Omaha Benon, Fremont and Kearney. Captain were seniors Matt llankenau and Jason Heindryckx for varsity and juniors fatt Bax and Nate Jones for JV team.

Sophomore Parker Schoen, who set a personal record t city, and senior Aaron Patte have both shown some "maJr improvements this year," Larson said.

At districts, freshman Connor Marshall got a stress racture during the race. Miraculously, he finished the race rith the injury and ended up qualifying for state, along rith Parker Schoen.

Since Marshall was injured, Parker was the only ath:: te from Southwest to compete at state where he finished tith a time of 17:31:43.

The cross country team held a pot luck dinner at the nd of October and the coaches honored their returning ::ttermen. The boys worked hard to finish with a winning eason.

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*JV got a perfect score at city.

*The varsity team was awarded a plaque for winning city .

*Freshman Connor Marshall won his first race at the Grand Island meet.

*Morgan Bevin is a new volunteer coach.

"Cross country is different from other .sports because you choose how good you want to be by how much time and effort you put into it."

-junior Nick jester

Pulling ahead. enior Ja on Heindr yc kx and junior Zach ims run hard to pull ahead of East and Lincoln High at the Harold Scott Invite. The boys team did well by earning 84 points. PJ,oto by Maggie Desc J,ain e/ Talon

Runners' to your marks!

The bo ys var ity team lines up in their stances at the Harold Scott Invite starting line. PJ,oto /Jy Kal ey Cooh / H aw h Tall!

Go for state! Freshman Conner Mar hall run hard during the intense di tricts meet at Papillion La Vista South. Marshall finished 11th in districts and qualified for state but couldn't compete due to an injury. PJ,oto by lac/, Sims/ Talon

ick together! Junior Ben Curin and sophomore Matt Bax show >w they have learned to stay in a "pack" whi l e running. Runners are Id before every race to "pack up. " PJ,oto by Maggie Desc l,ain e/Talon

Packing up. One of the goals was to tay packed up during the race. Sophomores Alie Kloefkorn and Kaitlin Weskamp stay together during the LPS City Championship to push each other along. Photo IJy Kaley Coo l:/Talon

Out ahead. Senior Bailey Kozoil and sophomore Joslyn Soucie sprint to the front at the Harold Scott Invite. Getting out in front was important to avoid getting boxed in during the beginning of a race. Ph oto IJy Maggie Deschaine/Talon

Running for success. Sophomor Kristal Schu s te r Keep going. Sophomore Je an nette Arnold pw 1es runs through the c rowd at the LP City Championship. up the hill at Pioneers Park. This was Arnold' s irst She placed fourth Photo by Lindsay Le il:am /Talon year on varsity. Photo IJy Maggie Des chaine/Ta lon

Keeping loose. The girls varsity team keep their bodies warm b y m <vin g and jumping around. Warming up helps prepare them for the inte 1 sit yt the race Photo IJy Maggie Desc hain e/Talon

SHIFTIN'OEARS

Girls Qualify for State

The varsity girls went into districts as the underdogs, but the only thing on their minds was to win and qualify. The girls packed together and ran their hearts out. They placed third. The whole team would soon be running at state.

Sophomore Kristal Schuster led the girls in every meet. " I led the girls at districts and by getting seventh place, I helped our team qualify for state," Schuster said.

Captains for JV were seniors Ashtyn Bax and Chelsea Pfeiffer. Varsity captains were senior Bailey Koziol and junior Eliza Hammond.

"Being captain was really exciting, I enjoyed it because all of the younger girls had someone they could look up to and count on," Pfeiffer said.

With the incoming freshmen to help support the team and push them along, the team began to make improvements and soon were rated eighth in state.

"I went into the season expecting to meet new people and have fun, and even though being on varsity was one of my goals, I did not expect to make it," freshman MacKenzie Steinauer said.

Goals for the season were intense and required a lot of hard work and dedication.

"One of our goals for the season was to stay packed up during meets and to make it to state ," sophomore Kaitlin Weskamp stated.

Even though cross country doesn ' t seem like all fun and games, there were some great times. Favorite memories occurred at cross country camp during the summer.

"The cross country camp scavenger hunt was the hardest thing I've done, but when I look back, it was a blast, " Bax said.

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* The girls and guys team go through 14 gallons ·of water and Gatorade at every meet.

*Southwest has a pasta feed the night before every varsity race.

* Every year the girls celebrate a girls night out around the time of districts.

"Everyone has pushed themselves hard this year to achieve great things. All their hard work has paid off."

-Senior Chelsea Pfeiffer

Staying focused. Preparing for a race requires both ph ys ical and mental concentration. Sophomore Kaitlin Weskamp and seniors Baile y Koziol and Ashtyn Bax stay calm before their race. Photo by Kal ey Coo h/ Haw //Tall:

Crossing the finish. Sophomore Wyki Walstrom sprints to the finish in the las t couple feet of the LPS City Championship. Walstrom placed ninth at City and ran both varsity and JV this year. Photo by Kaley Coo !t /Hawl: Tall:

Warming up. The girls JV team warms up before running in the Harold Scott Invite. The JV girls placed fourth. Phot o by Maggie Desc hain e/ Talon

Pushing through. Junior Carley Belz and senior Ashtyn Bax pick up the pace to pass a group of girls. Getting over the ph ys ical pain of running helped runners perform at their best. Photo by Lindsay Le ih am/Talon

Where y ou at? Sophomore Rylan Cotton looks for a teammate to pass to during a game against Creighton Prep This was Cotton's first year on vars ity after p laying for the freshman team last year. Photo by Max Olson / Haw!: Tall:

Sportsmanship is ke y. Sophomore Rylan Cotton, senior Chris Schmidt, and sophomore Drew Edmond he lp an East p layer up after a fall. The team tried to display good sportsmanship all season. Photo by Max Olson /Haw/: Tall:

Perfect form. enior Spencer Elliott takes a shot during a game at East. Southwest beat the Spartans 56-42. Photo by Max Olson / Hawh Tall:

Get up! Junior Jake Marvin goes up for the tip against Bellevue West. Marvin was the tallest p l ver on the team at 6'6". Photo by Jarni Finn ell/Talon

Slow it down Senior Micah Fisher brings the ball up the court duri ; a T;; game at Southeast. T h is was Fis h er's second year on varsity. Photo by ;. 1/e dt Ernest i/ Hawh Tall: th,

~ew and old work together

Varsity boys basketball team had a unique mix of young i old. The leadership provided by the five seniors allowed the mger players to develop their game and become valuable as; to the team's success. Nearly every grade level was representin the starting line-up , along with a variety of experience.

The season started off with a loss to Creighton Prep in the lOmaha tournament, a team that would go on to the state tournent. However, the Silver Hawks bounced back and proved t they could win. The next day, they beat Papillion-La Vista 48 in an impressive win, led by junior Jake Marvin who had points.

On Dec. 28 the Silver Hawks played their biggest rival, 1theast, in the HAC tournament. Behind the strong perfornces of seniors Micah Fisher and Chris Schmidt, who had 10 l 11 points respectively, the game went into overtime. Unforlately, the Hawks ended up losing to the Knights 63-57.

As the season progressed, the varsity boys gained more con~nce and improved their play. On Jan. 11, the team crushed Fremont Tigers 80-63. The Silver Hawks played some of their t basketball yet and were sparked by Marvin and senior SpenElliott, who ended up with 17 and 15 points, respectively. e Hawks kept the momentum going the following week with a Lover Lincoln East. Fisher had six rebounds and Schmidt led team with 21 points to help produce a 56-42 win.

" Our guys defined what it means to be a team this year. ey all got along and were friends off the court. The leadership ,vided by our captains also helped our team be successful," i Coach Duane Baack.

The team ended their season at districts with a first round ; to Omaha Bryan.

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*Before every game they played the song "Do U?" by Do or Die

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"This year's team was really close knit and we all enjoyed being a part of the team."

-Spencer Elliott, senior

Get the re~ound! Senior co-captain Collin Holmquist goes to box out an East player. This was Holmquist 's first year on varsity. Photo by Max Olson / Hawh Talh

Devising a plan. Coach Duane Ba ac k takes a time out during the Northeast game to encourage the team and give them some pointers. This was Baack's third year as head coach. Photo by Max Olson / Haw/:

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tk_e it to 'em! Sophomore Drew Edmond dribbles past the defense 1n~g a game against East. Edmond was the starting point guard for e Silver Hawks. Photo by Ma x Olson/ Hawh Talh

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Players show DEDICATION to outworking the oppositi n

"Children are the future," the saying goes.

Just looking at the junior varsity, reserve and freshman teams' records, would confirm that. The three teams combined had less than ten losses altogether.

The JV team ended with a 12-6 record.

"There was great team chemistry and leadership," coach Kyle Schumann said. A highlight was beating North Star in the championship at the Basketball Blizzard in January.

The team captains for junior varsity were juniors Nate Van Loon, Blake Wewel and sophomore Alex Duff. In the LPS tournament in February, the team defeated Northeast, but were beaten in a very close game against East in the semis.

The reserve team finished with a strong 11-1 record. Their only loss came from the LPS city tournament, where they played Lincoln High. This record was the best in the city, and was the best reserve record in school history.

' Tm proud of how our team played together , " said sophomore Vino Brown of the reserve team. "Some of our players were new to high school ball because they didn ' t make the team last year. We really improved as a team."

These sophomore players were responsible for an undefeated season last year on their freshman team, where they went 15-0.

The freshman team ended up with a 122 record, and finished undefeated against the other Lincoln teams.

The freshmen were the runner-up in the LPS city tournament, after a loss against Grand Island in the championship.

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School him! Sophomore Alex Duff looks for an option to get around the rival outheast pla yer. Duff was a team capta in on JV Ph oto by Kyle E rnes ti / H aw h T all:

Guard! Freshman Zach Martin creates a wall to keep the Spartans at bay, while freshman Travis Stoltenberg looks for an open man. The freshman te a m took the win against East. Ph oto by Li ndsay Le iham/Ta lo n

Pass! Sophomore reserve pla yer Parker Schoen passes the ball to Matt Robertson during the Omaha Skutt Game. Skutt was defeated at The Nest. Photo by Molli e Ditt mer/ T alon

Ball ! Junior Ben Clevinger looks for an open man while an Omaha Westside player approaches him The game was held at Southwest. Ph oto by Ky/,e Ernest i/ Hawl: Get ope n! Freshman Austin Tompkins wait to throw in the ball. Onl y the freshman and reserve teams pla ye d against Pius teams. Pho to by Talon Staff Tall:

In the bucket! Reserve player Dillon McLain pops up a jump shot against D- fence! Freshman Dylan Heath keeps an Bellevue pla ye r away from his basket. Heath was the only freshman that pla ye d on the JV team. Ph oto by Courtney Powers/ Haw !: Tal/1

• ortheast. This was the first game of the year for the bo ys. Photo by Jami Finnell! Talon

Dri bb le! Junior Kyle Headley works to get around a Creighton Prep player. This was the team's first game of the season. Ph oto by Kyle Ernesti/ Haw f: Tal/1

Guard y our man! The reserve team looks to get the ball back from East. This game was on Jan. 28. Photo by Nathan Coatney/ Haw h Tal/1

Pressures on! Junior McRae Bell struggles to pass the ball in a game again t Fremont. Bell brought a good energy to the team on and off the court. Pho to by J ami Fi nnell/Ta lo n

Take your time! Senior Jackie ordell protects the ball in a game against Kearne y There was not one game during the season that ordell didn ' t start. Phot o by J ami Fi nne ll/Ta lon

1 on 2! Senior Maggie Packard score two points in a game against Omaha Marian. Packard at 6 ' 2 was the tallest girl i n the basketba ll program. Ph oto by J ami Finn ell/Talon

Eas y points! Junior Brianna Exstrom ta k e a f e throw in a gam against Bellevue West. Just t \, da ys before t h is Exstrom was in the emergen cy ro o

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Push it! Freshman Sarah Faube l takes the b a ll to th e basket in a ga 1 e against Fremont. Fa ub e l swung from J V to Varsity u nti l ha l fway th ugh the season when sh e was put primari ly on varsi t y. P hoto by J ami Fi nn el Ta/011

SHESHOOTS,SHESCORES!

Never Givin ' Up

At the to s Packard tip the ball to Exstrom. Ex trom roes to the basket. Two points, Southwest. This sequence ~appened almost every game throughout the season.

With only four seniors (one injured with a torn ACL) md eight underclassmen it was easier to show leadership. rhe seniors as well as a couple of juniors pushed everyone n every practice to make the team better.

Injuries happened throughout the whole season. If t wasn't one thing it was another, with two torn ACL's, a tress fractured foot and almost every pla yer getting the flu )r just having a high enough temperature not to play. This oung group of individuals stuck it out and ended up placng second in districts losing to Millard West who they lost :o in overtime in the end of their season play. All together :here were six players that swung from junior varsity to var,ity and each one of them helped significantly.

Varsity had one of those roller coaster seasons. They ended their season with a 10-13 record. Each game they played they got better and grew closer as a team. Once players hit the varsity level, the competition gets fierce. A big switch from this year to last year was how they beat Northeast 67 to 34 after losing to them last year.

"One of the best memories of the year was the last game of districts after we lost when Tina (Fantroy) came up to me and gave me a big hug and simply said "I love you." It was everything I could do to not cry but I had to ," said senior Jackie Nordell.

These girls grew together game by game. There were down falls and positives to the season but each girl left the court during their final districts game with a feeling of accomplishment.

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*A lap top was brought to every out of town game and pump up music was played in the locker room.

*The only senior that spoke up after the district finals loss was Maggie Packard and that was to say "I love you, guys."

This season was a great building season with all the new players and freshman. It was a lot of fun bonding with everyone.

-Amber Swenseth, senior post

Defense! Fre hman Tina Fantr~y goe for the steal in a game against Millard West. Fantroy had many steals this game but a lso fouled out in the fourth quarter. Photo by

Sc hoo le d h er! Freshman Faith Fantroy dribbles by a Kearne y player. Fantroy was a point guard and had no problem dribbling through pressure. Photo by J am i Finnell/Talon

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Huddle up. Coach Lis Brenden g i ves the team a pep talk during a time out. Most of these time outs were used for motivation or to draw up an unpra cticed pla y Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

Break away! Junior Kaleigh Anderson heads to the basket off of a breakawa y steal. This game was lost to Millard West in overtime. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

Clrls Tea11s Flad FUN, friendship and Faada11eatals

The junior varsity, reserve and freshman girls basketball team aimed for success and gained some memorable victories in the process along with friendship and skills that would last them a lifetime.

The JV team had a good sea on. They ende~ up with a record of 12-7 and were the LPS Tournament runner-ups. However, one of the most important things the team gained during the season was confidence.

"The number one thing I noticed was the confidence gained by the kids throughout the year. This added confidence also added to their kills improving," said coach icole Kubik.

The reserve team had a record of 5-8, but they were more successful than their record would indicate. They uffered some tough losses to some JV teams but they gave it their best effort every game.

The reserve team lost in the city tournament to Southea tin the semi finals, but they were the only team in the city to be within 10 points of them all year. Captain were Paige Traynowicz, Maren Finsand and Kate Hunsaker.

"It's a very fun experience. Everyone is encouraging and you make a lot of friends throughout the season," Traynowicz said about playing on the reserve team. The girls stayed close by going to team dinners and attending 6 a.m. practice s together.

The freshman team played 10 games during the sea on. They ended up with a 2-8 record. The captains were Abby Graham, Diane Bandares and Tori Tramp.

"I had a great time playing with my team. They were the funnie t team I have ever been on," Graham said.

All of the teams had their ups and downs throughout the season, but they all improved their skills a individuals and as teams.

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Offense. JV player junior tephanie Daffer waits for a teammate to get open. Daffer has been a Silver Hawk basketball pla yer since her freshman yea r. Photo by Courtney Powers/ H aw/: Tall:

Giving it their all. Freshman captain Abby Graham plays offense against East. "It was my most memorable game be cause it was our first win and the team was so pumped and ready to play," Graham said. Photo by Lindsay Lei ham/Talon

Taking the Lead. Sophomore Taylor Rung steals the ball a nd takes it down the court at the Millard orth game. Rung was a guard for the reserve team. Photo by Anna Thomas / Haw/: Tall:

Defense. Freshman players put on a tough defense against East. How the team pla yed defense was just as important in the final score as their offensive play.

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A team united JV players junior Bri Badje and freshman Sarah Faube l work together to block Omaha Marian players. The JV team didn ' t have captains this yea r. P!,oto by Kyle Ernesti/ Haw l: Tall:

Teamwork Freshman players work together to get the ball from Ea t. The team learned that they h ad the most success when they worked together. Pt,oto by Aly fermisonfI'alon

She shoots, she scores! Reserve player MacKenzie A hton shoot a free throw during the ortheast vs LSW game. Free throws often gave the team an opportunity to take an advantage in a game. Ph oto by Aly Ferguson / Talon

Game time. Reserve team walks out onto the court before a game. "I ndividuall y all of the girl improved immensely but it was their growth as a team that was most impressive, " said coach Jeff Rump. Pl,oto by Aly Ferguson/I'alon

Denied! JV pla yers attempt to block a hot for Grand Isl and. Effort like that helped lead to the win against Grand Island with the final score of 45-33. Pl,oto by Courtney Powers/ Haw/: Tall:

Good job, Rudy! Junior Rudy Fiedler talks with coach Aaron Finley. Fiedler was a big help to the team and was one of 11 who qualified for state. Photo by Max Olson / Haw/: Tall.

Go, Ferg! enior Justin Ferguson wrestles hard during the ortheast duel again t Logan Molina who was ranked 4th in the state when Ferguson was ranked 3rd. The match went in to triple overtime with Ferguson pulling out the win. Photo by Aly Ferguson/Talon

Stay focused! Senior Brad Rangel walks off an injury during the Lincoln High dual. Rangel had several injurie through out the season that he had to play through. Photo by Max Olson / Haw/: Tall:

Go Ben! Junior Ben amani works hard to pin incoin High. amani was district champ in his ch ;

Photo by Max Olson / Haw// Tall:

Flip him! Senior Blair Brown works hard to flip his opponent to his l tck Brown pinned the guy in the 2nd period. Photo by Aly Ferguson/Talon

ALL OR NOTHIN'

Wild Hawks Flyin' High

Eleven state qualifiers, six eniors, four juniors, and e sophomore, all having one thing on their minds, make to the end, make it to the finals.

"We had 11 guys qualify for state which is a record lgh for u , I was extremely proud of all of them. I was rtremely proud of the whole team, " coach Aaron Finley tid.

Along with having 11 guys make it to state the team ,so did extremely well in most of their tournaments. They ere ·champions of their pool in Grand Island, took second 1 their di trict, and won numerous other duals and tourna1ents.

"The best match for me this year was definitel y when did the banana splits in Grand Island and made m y oppoent cry when I pinned him ," junior Ben Samani said.

"For me this year the best part was getting my 100th in, and winning state in my class. It was great to finally in something I've been working for since freshman year," ~nior Justin Ferguson said.

Although there were a lot of high points in the year the ~am also had some tough times. Alex Masilko, formerly of ius, couldn't wrestle varsity until Jan 13, due to transfer ules. During the time he couldn't wrestle, senior David :hangstrom stepped up to wrestle that spot.

"It was a challenge , but I did it. It was great getting to rrestle varsity. My best match b y far was against Papillion outh. We made a comeback at the end and ended up wining the dual," Changstrom said.

As oon as Masilko got cleared he stepped up and rrestled hi best, Masilko placed second in state in his reight class.

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* 11 wrestlers qualified for state

*They randomly had "black flag" days. Those practices consisted of lots of conditioning.

*J ustin Ferguson and Alex Misilko both made it t o the finals during state, with Ferguson t k . 1 d M. 'lk k. 2 d . .

You got to be crazy to wrestle, but it's a great experience!

-David Changstrom, senior

Go hard! enior Alan Holl y goe hard against Co lumbu Holly wa one of six seniors to make it to state. Ph oto by Aly Ferguson / Talon

Reversal, two points! Senior Alex Masilko wrestles against Omaha Skutt at Millard West. Masilko placed 2nd at the tournament. Photo by Aly Ferguson/Ta lon

old o n! Zach Fitzsimmons holds on tight to pin a Columbus e tier. Fitzsimmons won with a pin in the 2nd period. Photo by Kyle nestiffalon

Wrestle! David Changstrom goes up against Columbus. Changstrom wrestled both for JV and Varsity this year. Photo by Aly Ferguson/Talon

Be prepared! Fre hman Austin Burkhart gets ready for his event during the meet against Ea t. The Silver Hawks would lose to the Spartans 128-57. Photo by Zach irn.sffa/on

Ready , set, GO! Junior Sam Heidelk takes hi mark before entering the water. Heidelk was a major contributor to the team' s success. Photo &y Jami Finnellffalon

Leader of the pack. Coach Tanner Penrod watches the action during the Beatrice meet. T hi s was his third year coaching the Silver Hawks. Photo by Max Olson / H aw h Talh

Walking the plank Junior am Meister gets 1 1dy to take a dive during practice. The team spe11 nany mornings and evenings practicing. Photo by M a Jlson/ H aw h Talh

Back it up! Sophomore Joe Howerter does the backstroke during t • e Columbu meet. The backstroke was one of Howerter 's main event Photo by Lindsay Leil:amffalon

PRACTICE Perfect

Takin' the plunge

The goal of the boys swimming and diving team was simple: improve on an already solid foundation. The team practiced before and after school to develop their technique and decrease their times.

On Dec. 4 the team posted an impressive win in a meet against Columbus with a score of 137-46. Senior Logan Sutton won the 50 freestyle and senior Phil Kocher won the diving event with a score of 132.22. The Silver Hawks continued the winning tradition against Beatrice on Jan. 3 with a sco're of 128-67.

On Jan. 17, the team breezed to another victory against Lincoln High. Senior Sean Murphy won the 100 breaststroke event with a time of 1:09.51 and freshman Matt Delisi won the 200 individual medley. Junior Sam Heidelk would end up winning the 500 freestyle event with a time of 5:21.97.

The team placed second at the HAC meet on Feb. 8 and 9. This also marked the first time the Silver Hawks placed higher than Southeast at a conference meet. Sutton won the 50 and 100 freestyle events while Heidelk placed second in the 500 freestyle.

The Silver Hawks headed to state on Feb. 21. In the 100 freestyle event, Sutton placed fifth and Heidelk placed ninth in the 500 freestyle event. The 400 freestyle relay team that consisted of Sutton, Heidelk, senior Blake Hoffmeyer, and junior Justin Nissen, would end up placing eighth. Overall, the boys finished eighth at the state meet. The team made a big improvement from last year's tenth place finish.

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*The boys cooked dinner for the girls team before LSE Invite

*Finished in the top six at the Millard South Invite

*The team shaved their heads for state each season

"To initiate the freshmen, we had them drink a cup of syrup. It was funny to watch (them spit it out)."

-Blahe Hoffmeyer,

senior

Perfect balance. enior Phil Kocher sets himself up to prepare for a div e This was Ko her ' s fourth year on the team. Ph oto by Max Olson / Haw /: Tall:

Just breathe! Junior Ju s tin issen takes a deep breath while swimming the freest yle event against Beatrice. The Silver Hawks beat the Orangemen 128-67. Ph oto by Max Olso n/ H aw /: Tall:

Time out! Members of the team take a break to talk about the meet against Columbus. Many of the boys became good friends during the season. Ph oto by Lindsay Lei ham/Ta lon

Wha~ a race! Senior Logan Sutton raises his fist in triumph after placing 6 ~ m the 100 freestyle event at the state meet. Sutton placed the highest individually for the Silver Hawks at state. Ph oto Co urt esy of Champ Sh ots

Swim! Sophomore Lauren Meeske swims hard during the meet during orth Star. Meeske helped out the team a lot. Pl,oto by Lindsay Hans on/ Talon

Happy days! ophomore Miki Freese's mile is ear to ear after looking at the score board and seeing that she was the first girls swimmer ever to win state. The team had a best time of 2.01.44. Pl,oto courtesy of C!,amp S!,ots

Jump! Junior Amy Herman jumps on the diving board before diving. Herman placed third in the state com petition. Photo courtesy of C!, amp Shots

Perfection! enior Andrea Troxel dive duri n t he state diving ection. Troxel had an overall go , season. Pl,oto cour tesy of C!, amp Shots

Front stroke! Freshman Abby Collins swims during the Be atr ice m e t. Col· of !ins was a big asset to the team this year. PJ,oto by Max 0/son /Haw h Talh let

Diving Into Aetion

rea01 wins district title

Practice started at the crack of dawn and for nine weeks immers and divers rose for morning practices, stayed late ter school for afternoon practices and still had to worry out having enough rest to compete at their highest level 1ring meets.

For the 2007-2008 season the girls had one of the best asons ever. They finished seventh at state and had many te qualifiers. Arny Herman placed third in diving, Miki eese placed first in I 00 backstroke, and second in the 250 ee. The girls 200 medley relay team placed sixth overall. Dphomore Miki Freese,junior Samantha Holechek,junior livia Leblanc and senior Jordie Bornhoft were the team ,embers.

"T his season was one of the best seasons we have had ~t. We were really good at starting out strong and finishg even stronger," coach Tanner Penrod.

"My favorite part of the season by far was when we got , bleach the guy's hair and then watch them shave it offbeire state. It makes me laugh every time. It's by far the best art of the season," junior Samantha Holechek said.

State divers such as Andrea Troxel and Arny Herman orked hard every day at practice to get to state.

"We worked on the little things like accuracy and how looked, " Troxel said. Swimming was about speed; diving owever, was about technique and difficulty levels.

With all the sacrifice the girls gave up, they deserved othing less that success.

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*They don't shave their legs until conference.

*They bleach the guys swim team's hair before the guy's shave it off for state.

*Both teams cook breakfast for the other team once during the year.

"No sacrifice, " no success

-Sophomore Miki Freese •

Bonding! The girls laugh together dui;-ing the Columbus meet. The girls helped each other relieve nerves before meets by joking around.

Backstroke! Freshman Emily Johnson backstrokes during the Columbus meet. Johnson was a big help to the team this yea r. Photo b., Lindsey Lei ham/ Talon

rade of Champions ! Senior Jordie Bornhoft walks in the Parade Champions. She had a best time of 26 75 at the Heartland Athic onference. Ph oto courtesy of Champ Shots

Photo by Lindsay Lei ham/ Talon

Swim fast! Junior amantha Holechek swims hard during the Beatrice meet. Holechek qualified for state in the 200 medley. Photo by Max Ols on/ Hawh Talh

Special Ol y

Team: FRONT ROW: Ty ler Andelt, Dy lan Hodges, Deanna Kin-

BACK ROW: Ke lsey Lang, C h ris Stone, Annie Logan, Brandon Peters, Matt Baeder, Micah Hayden, Jacob Ready, Maddie Reddish.

Coaches: Lis Brenden and Alis h a Stopp

Talking it out ! Seniors Daniel Pfingsten and Kiersten Mavis talk about what they shou l d put on the Trap team's T-shirt at a meeting that was held after school. Many things were discussed at the meetings. Photo &y Mollie Dittmerffalon

Jump shot! ophomore Michael ordell makes a quick jump shot hoping he'll score before opposing teammates block his shot. Intramural games were held on Saturday mornings in January and February. Photo by Max Olson/ Hawh Tall:

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Rebound! Senior Brandon Peters goes for bound against Vi ll a Marie. The Regional h competition for Special Olympics was held t Linc High. Photo by Lindsay Hanson / Talon

Competition! J un iors Adam Peters, Jeff Sward an l An& Day check out their competition from the side line . The were on one of the many intram u ral teams t h at C( ;npe n

Photo by Max Olson / Rawl! Talh

Big Shooters

Teants aint for success

Intramurals, Special Olympics and Trap. What could •these sports possibly have in common? For one, many students chose to participate on these teams to have fun and with one goal in mind: to aim at the target whether it a basketball hoop or a clay pigeon.

"The best thing about intramurals this year was having fun with my friends," senior Mike Korsakas said.

Students went out for intramurals to have fun. They got to choose their teammates and their names, such as Dynasty and Financial Panthers. Games were held on Saturday mornings with students getting pumped up before each game by listening to music.

Special Olympics had a great year. The team practiced everyday in the practice gym during 4th block Practice paid off at the Regional basketball competition held at Lincoln High on Feb. 16. Deanna Kinnison, Micah Hayden and Tyler Andelt placed 1st in their divisions in the individual competition, while Chris Stone, Brandon Peters, Matt Baeder and Jacob Ready placed 2nd in the 3 vs. 3 competition.

Trap team also had a successful year. The team's goal was to have somebody place at each meet. Members had six meets that they took part in. They also shot at conference and state.

"The most exciting thing about this year was that this was the 4th season with LSW, so this is the first season our seniors have shot all four years," sponsor Russ Raatz said.

Whether students participated in intramurals, Special Olympic or Trap, they all had a great time with friends and competing with each other.

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*There were 16 intramural teams

*The cost for trap shooting glasses were $11 and up.

*With Special Olympics, Intramurals and Trap Team combined, there were about 165 student h f t d • •

Zach Br ya nt, Kyle Flanagin, Chris Jacobson, Greg Jeffer y, Jamie Jones, Chris Hansen, Heather Hillebran, oah Hines, Joshua Hohensee, Dillon Horne, Adam Kriz, Shane Manson, Kiersten Mavis,Josh Moline, Dillon Pfingsten, Daniel Pfingsten, Ryan Plager, Hannah Sader, Alex

, Seth Richert , Michael Rood, MacKenzie Woodward. Sponsor: Russ Raatz

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The most exciting thing this year about intramurals is that I was a senio r and that we were just out there to have fun, and playing ball with my friends.

-Senior Curtis Ruwe

Peace, love, and basketball! enior Brandon Brown calls the pl ay for his intramural team at the top of the court. Intramurals was a goo d way to be competitive without being too serious. Ph oto by Max Olson / Haw/: Tall:

Defense! Senior Matt Baeder blocks his o pponent from the ball during the Regional basketball competition. The Special Ol y mpics team practiced during 4th block at school.

Ph oto by Lindsay Hanson / Talon

Trap Team: Wyatt Albertson, Joe Boehm,

High-five! Senior Trap team members John Benton and Matt Jacobsen get excited about starting their season at a meet.mg. The two have been shooting since their freshman yea r. Photo Mollie Dittmer/ Talon

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Major skills! Senior drum majors Tori Renken, Ali Malik and John Calahan take the field before a performance. This was Calahan's second year as a drum major. Photo by Travis Cu11ni11gham/Talon

The African rhythm. Senior color guard member Hannah Heiser performs during halftime. Heiser was a section leader of the squad with Abby Christiansen. Photo by Travis Cu11ni11~ham Talon

FRESHMAN BAND-Paul Ahrens, Libby Anderson, Danielle Baker, Drew Bartek .Jim Ba Au,· Blankenau, Sam Buckner, Suzanne Carnazzo, Ben Coatney, Tegan Collon, Skyler Craw

min Crelin , Matthew Delisi, Ali Dougherty, Brandon Earhart, Morgan Emmen, Travis F i burg Corinne Fuoco. Nicholas Hamilton, CoUeen Harris, Jake Heidelk, John Jasa. Gregory

Amanda Jones, Lucy Kneifl, Adam Lif, Lindsey Linville, Diana Manine7 Romana, Alex

Jessica Meinecke, Spencer \fomora, '.\iichael ~guyen. Mau Ober, Alex Peim

Paul Poulsen, Alex Renken, Anna Revenkov, Steph Schantell, Kalvinder Singh, Michael

ascha Stump. Caitlin Thomas, Hayden Thomson, Cody Tinnean, Trent Toelle, Veron

derbeek, Mackenzie Woodward, Kristy Yoakum. and Chris Yokel.

arching Sand and Color Bu.ard

ew Le ader, New Show

Many changes came for the marching band. One of these nges dealt with a new band leader. Stacy Marshall, who had for last three years been the assistant director of bands, became ditor after the previous director, Lori Falcone, left the program for ilv reasons.

, ew student leadership was also introduced. Seniors Ali Malik, ri Renken, and John Calahan were named drum majors for the son. The drum majors helped teach marching and kept things ning smoothly in each section during performances.

The theme of this year's show was Africa. The band played a ce called "Africa" composed by Robert W. Smith and arranged by ni Falcone. Band members were really excited to perform such nique show, as was color guard. The color guard added some ra spice to each performance with their African-themed uniforms dance.

Senior color guard member Hannah Heiser said her most morable moment of the season was "when I forgot half the roue during a football game. That was bad!"

The band was put to the test in three competitions. The first s the Links Competition hosted at Lincoln High School on Oct. vhere the band and the color guard received an Excellent rating. e band earned a Superior rating at the LPS Band Contest held at crest Field on Oct. 13. Finally, the band performed at the NSBA mpetition at Millard South High School where they received aner Excellent rating.

For many band members, the NSBA Competition was a hight of the season. The freshman band had exhibition performanc-

ITY BAND-Erica Ahlschwede , CourtAllen, Sammy Althayedi, Jay And e r son , athan Barber, Alexis Bartek , Christi a n g, Trent Blundell, Lauren Brunken, ie Burbach, Marilyn Buresh, Cati e gess. John Calahan, F.llen Calkins, Ashlee ~tens, Katelyn Carstens, Matthew Chamx, Jamie Champoux, Becca Changstrom , id Changstrom, Abby Christiansen, han Coatney, Matt Cohn, Mandi Con·, Makem1e Crew, Alysha Cuh er, '\Jick lquist, Christine Dalton, Travis Davidson. Da\'idson,Jarett Denning, Kelse y Den, Makinsey Douglas-Hill, Erin Dresser, the" Dussault, Karolyn Elsberry, Anna gmeier, Kierst .Finsand, \faren Finsand, ·den FlormP, \1iki Freese, Kim Fuoco, hel Ge1 ner. Alana Giesemann, Jordan ·nell, Scan (:rosshans, Brandon Guern, nah Hamilton. Ky!c Hampton, Emily tman, fain Beale,, Hannah Heiser, han Henderson, Christopher Hibberd. ·e Higgins, Katie Hill, Ryan Hill, Paul mens,. 'irole Hudson, Kelsea Hughes, e llunsaker,JakeJirm·ec, Aaron JohnJustin Jones, Nathan Jones, Bryan e,, Emih Kerl. Amanda Kessler. Amanda e, Kelsey Klute, Spencer Labedz, Kelsey ge, Nick Lattimer, Meghan Leonard , Ka1.ivingston, Stacy Luedtke, Taylo1 Mack, ~~ahk, Alyssa Malone, Nicky \fanin, Jani nnez, Heather McCoy, Lauren Meeske , rabeth Miller, Katie Miller, Nick Miller, er Mills, Kathryn Moore, Abbie Moser, mas Mundt, Sean Murphy, Andrew 1yen, Aaron Norman. Hany Norman, • ·?rton, Allison O'Connor, Brittany I, Kyle Pedersen, Julia Peterson, Nate ro, ~1icah Pfeiffer, Rachel Pieloch, Rvan er. Alyssa Potter, Lindy Rauscher, Amber e, Chelsi Reichwaldt, Tori Renken, Katie h1rd_, Cory Ritter.JD Royer, .Michael , Sman Savood, Paul Schiefelbein rgaret Shcr~ood.Jeremiah Sie\'ers: Lexi alley, ~ick Spencer, Chris Stepanek, d)' Strudl, Amber Swenseth, Kendra dlo, Anna Thomas, Alyssa Troester, jared pi·r, Brady Vance, Connor Villanueva, tany Wa?ner, Emily Walkenhorst, Ashley Iker, Chns Walker, Kiefer Watson , Jessica Y, Meredith Weber.James West, Wyn e) • I.uye \ ang. and Katie Yokel.

es that were not judged.

There were many words to describe the experiences and accomplishments of this year's marching band and color guard, but junior Sean Grosshans summed it up with just one: "Diverse!"

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"What I liked about this year's that it was a good; theme was challenging piece funky rhythm." with a really

-Matt Champoux, senior

Give me a beat! Senior Kierst Finsand, sophomore Emily Kerl, and senior Mandi Conway play during a halftime performance. The percussion section was a major part of the band's overall sound. Photo by Tra v is Cun11ingharn/Talon

Let's dance! The Emeralds dance to the song "Lean Like a Cholo" at the var s1 football game against Southeast. This was the first hip-hop dance that they p e : formed this season. Photo by Travis Cun11i11gham / Talon

Ready, hit it! Varsity cheerleaders Courtney Suelter, Jordie Bornhoft, Jessica Wright and Allison Roy pump up the crowd at Spirit Fest. This was their first performance for the school. Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

Step up! Envy shows school spirit the December pep rally. Envy showed the routines that they choreograp l. d at pep rallies. Photo by Anna Thoma:, /Hm L Talk

Spirit .... Varsity Cheer, Emeralds and Envy

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The varsity cheer squad, Emeralds and Envy were three very ifferent teams, but th~y ~ould agree that b~ing a member takes a lot

hard work and dedication. Members go m early almost every day

r practice.

"It's rough and it doesn't always happen, but cheer is worth it," ·d senior Reba Nitzel about going to practice at 7 a.m. They do it all they can pump up the crowd at sporting events and pep rallies.

Another school year has passed by and brought along a lot of anges. There were new routines, new members, and of course, new iends. All those changes created a year full of memories that will last lifetime.

"The Emeralds are more than just a dance team. It's a family," id sophomore dance team member Emily Pike.

All three teams have accomplished a lot. The varsity cheer squad ad 17 girls and Allison Roy and Elli Neuwirth were captains. The rsity cheerleaders won several awards at cheer camp such as five irit sticks and the Superior Squad title. They also won awards at rious cheer competitions.

The Emeralds attended dance camp in Colorado. They also aveled to Kansas City to watch the TV show "So You Think You Can ance?" There were 17 girls on the team and Erinn Walkenhorst and lly Ingham were captains. Each girl had her own individual dance yle, but they danced together as one. However, the Emeralds agreed e of their favorite things about being part of the team was learning ances from each other.

Envy had six members and they've showed their school spirit at ep rallies.

"It's exhilarating!" said freshman Natalie Derr. Team members reed their favorite performance was the Switch Rally, because it was onderful to work with the teachers and teach them something for a ange.

o matter if it was a football game or a home basketball game r even a pep rally, the varsity cheerleaders, the Emeralds and Envy uld be counted on to show school pirit. When they weren't pumpg up the crowd, they were creating memories and traditions of their wn.

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Roll it, now shake it! Varsity cheerleaders perform a cheer at the East basketball game. The group cheered at home varsity football, basketball and volleyball games as well as wrestling events. Photo by Max Olso11 / Hawl: Tall:

omec~mi n g sp i rit! Varsity cheerleaders junior Jessica Wright, d _sen'.ors Reba Nitzel, Mallory Vogt, and Jordan Faulder wore r~ity football player's jerseys to the homecoming game against

Dance, Dance! The Emeralds strike a pose at the Columbus football game. They also hosted a kiddie clinic in January for future Emeralds. Photo b)' Travis C1mnin~ham/Talo11

S. Cheerleaders also sold beads and porns to raise money for e year.

Photo by Mw. Olson / Haw/: Tall:

We are JV. The junior girls pump up the crowd by showing off their c r routine at a basketball game. The squad cheered at several games a we

Photo by Courtney Powen/Hawh Tall:

Hawks fight. The reserve squad cheered together at the Switch Rally. This was a routine they put together with the JV and freshman during morning practices. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

Score! The freshman squad travel to Ea root on the freshman boys basketball tea1 girls said traveling to other schools was a t eat bonding experience. Photo by Lindsay Lei/ n/ Talon

pirit ... JV, reserve, freshman cheer

H awk Cheer!

The junior varsity, reserve and freshman were cheer squads dicated to get school spirit running through the halls. Arriving 7 a.m. during the summer and school year almost everyday, e busy squads spent many hours during the week preparing cheer at volleyball, football and basketball games, wrestling atches and pep rallies.

Besides summer practice all three squads competed at camp d the freshman cheer squad won first place on their cheer, and 0 received a spirit stick for their accomplishments. Reserve ceived first place for their cheer, and second for their camp nee. They also the won top banana at camp, which is given to e team with the most spirit and energy.

Fifteen girls made up the JV squad. Captains were juniors nna Wiese and Kara Olson. The team said they really enjoyed eering at football games. They averaged about two games a ek, and even traveled to Bellevue as a squad.

"Cheerleading is really fun, except it's not fun getting up in e morning," said junior Katie Hottovy.

Reserve cheerleaders said they really bonded as a squad. he 12 girls said they loved cheering at every game. They avered about two games a week. Sophomores Mikala Schwery and ally Brennan were captains. The squad said their most memoble moment was when they won the giant cookie at camp, which as another award given for spirit.

"Being on reserve was fun because it is a smaller squad, so u get to know the people on your team a lot better; that made is year really enjoyable," said sophomore Kally Brennan.

The freshman cheer squad had an exciting first year. There ere 18 members. The girls traveled together to Fremont, Grand land and Beatrice to cheer for freshman sports. Captains Kate eyer and Bailey Burkett said they liked performing at pep rales and the homecoming game.

"Cheerleading is fun becau e you get to be with your friends d cheer at all the games," said freshman Hanna Olson.

All squads were unified in giving support and showing spirit t games and pep rallies.

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"Cheerlea ding lets everyone know who you are. It's also fun cheering and showing support £ " or your team.

Bailey Burhett, freshman cheerleader

Put your porns up! Reserve cheer show their routine to the Spirit Fest crowd. This was one of their first performances of the year.

Photo by Jami Finne/l{I'alon

Switch! JV, reserve and freshman cheer together at the Switch Rall y. This was one of the few pep rallies the girls performed at. Photo by Broohe Bowers/ Talon

Number one. Juniors, Anna Schmidt, Jenna Weise and Kara Olson, cheer at a basketball game against Southeast. The JV squad traveled to many games to support their teams. Photo by Tara Soucie/Haw/: Tall:

Sports 111• Spirit Pietures

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Varsity Softball: FRONT ROW: Kari Parke, Abbie Moser, Maggie Boeselager, Jackie Nordell, Megan Foree, Becca Changstrom, Alli Catlett BACK ROW: Coach Lis Brenden, Ashley Janssen, Amanda Monk, Madison Drake, Dani Bryant, Ashley Dunn, Coach Mark Watt.

JV Softball: FRONT ROW: Georgia King, Michaela Patt, Tyler Damerst, Lindsay Hanson, Monica Knabe, Ashley eukirch, Emily Hartman, MallorY. oakes BACK ROW: Coach Kristen Humphries, Lauren Brunken, Brittni Eitzmann, Ali Nolan, Kylie Garrett, Sara Johnson, Caitlan Bunn.

Reserve Softball: FRONT ROW: Katherine Kurth, Lacey Fulton , Sydney Stauffer , Atley Gustafson, Jamie Korth, MacKenzie Woodward ROW 2: Kristina Wilson , Shelby Knorr , Shannon Cleal, Brittani Salvatore, Kendra Zabka, Megan Wharton BACK ROW: Coach Jeff Rump, Lucy Kneifl , Erin Dejonge, Emily Frandsen, Berindin Wiese.

Varsity Volleyball: FRONT ROW: K~leigh Anderson, Kayla \Yeber t , ill Daw. son, Jessica Way, Kaila Lewallen, ~ao Bartholo_mew, Stepharn~ Daffc ROW 2: Saran Faubel, Whitney Mason, Ah Nelson, Staoe Hansen, JessJCa Ka i nberger. Meghan Henderson BACK ROW: Coach Dan~elle Arganbrigh~, Co a c. ~irby Leininger, Coach Mary Schropfer, Coach Ashli True, Coach NJCole I, bik.

JV Volleyball: FRONT ROW: Jasmin Stonacek, Jami Fi?nell , Sha yla Joslin Stonacek, Erin Davids~m, Hayley Raatz, Mackenzie ~~ton BAf Coach Ashli True, Ashley Leitner, Megan Kaltenberger, M1k1 Frees e , Banderas, Neleigh Frandsen, Amy Kellough. 1a ne

Freshman Volleyball: FRONT ROW: Kend1:a Frank, Brynn Stewart, Sydn e Becky Baxter, Taylor Dobbs, Ali Carstens BACK ROW: Coach Danielle Ar g Lindsay Strong, Lindsey Linville, Tori Tramp, Stacy Kellough, Alyssa Tra u 1an , Taylor Elgin.

Varsity Football: FRONT ROW: Justin Stonacek, Trey ovotny, Jake Hedgecock, Dylan Ohlsen, HD Sader, Rico Oliveros, Paul Belz, Zach Watson, Tack Hoage, Andy Day, Eric Hyde, Casn

Ryba, ROW 2: Coach Fred Thorne, Athletic Trainer Cry tal Kjar, Coach Kevin chrad, Grant Seiboldt, Lynn King, Matt Sharkey, Brandon Brown, Tosh Cutsor, Trey Goa, Marques Brown , Dustin Bloch, Connor Cosgrove, Coach Dan Carpenter, Athletic Trainer Rebecca Town end, Manager Au tin Yuen ROW 3: Coach Terry

Berks, John Mulgrue, Grant Peterson, ick Sawyer, David Lavelle, Ben Samani, Chris Covey, Jake Vestecka, Brett Bolles, Kyle Behrens, Jason Schrad, Coach Mark King, Coach Troy

Kantor ROW 4: Coach Scott Vampola, Drew Jagadich, dam Lavelle, Austin Fritz, Austin Gore, Andrew Essman, Aaron Johnston, Rylan Cotton, Josh Hohensee, Tyler Bell , Coach Tony

Kobza BACK ROW: Coach Andrew Sherman, Coach Cody Fisher, Micah Fi her, Graham toddard, Adam Peters, Baker Steinkuhler, Dayton Graf, Christian Brabec, Cole Ingram, Ross Kremer, Coach Jeff Jochum, Coach Grant Traynowicz.

JV Football: FRONT ROW: Zach Elson, Brett Amen, Brady Gaines, Emilio Cruz, Sam Meister, Eric Hyde, Keith Ozanne ROW

2: Manager Austin Yuen, Joe Delaney, Jeff Bristol, Collyn Curtis, John Mulgrue, Andy Day, Drew Sasek ROW 3: Coa c h Terry Berks , Dylan Ohlsen, Jake Hedgecock , Eli Cecava, HD Sader, Zach Watson, Coach Fred Thorne ROW 4: Dustin Bloch, Connor Cosgrove, Mike Wehling, Ben Samani, Griffin Rocke, Grant Peterson BACK ROW: Ethan Tompkins, Jordan Bell, Dayton Graff, Adam Peters, Ross Kremer.

Reserve Football: FRONT ROW: Josh Weils, Tyson Mizell, Paul ispel, Jake Linder, Matt Marisette, Scott Fraser, Tony Delaney, Chris Stone ROW 2: Treyton Buresh, Dillon Pfingsten, Elliott Schrage, Trevino Brown, Andy Kelsay, Beau Muehling, Teylor Wolfe, Matt Richmond ROW

3: Coach Kevin chrad, Coach Jeff Jochum, Dylan Payne, Jeff Seyoold, Aleem Malik, Zac Ross, Brennan John on, Coach Cody Fisher ROW 4: Trenten Meyer, Dillon Horne, Brandon Piening, Jordan Brown, Seth Shreve, Brian Hand BACK ROW: Alex Beasley, Matt Robertson, Devin Douglas-Wiley, Morgan Bergen, Ryan Plager

NOT PICTURED: Spencer Mullins, Nick Allen.

Freshman Football: FRONT ROW: Omar Attaie, Jayson Holechek, Andy Go podarski, Taylor Doggett, Zane Mapes , Ryan ewsham, Kaleb Bryant, Matt Roettger, Michael Blue, Kaipo Tagaloa, Andrew Francis, Christaen Strauch, Kash Wolff ROW 2: Aaron Wiese, Mu tafa Attaie, Robert Krapfl , Conner Gerner, Seth Martin, Beau Connely, Alex Tagart, Brandon Earhart, Miles Mulgrue, Ale:x Stahl, Michael Hekl, Paul Poulsen ROW 3: Slade Molt, Ansel Whittle, Austin Blankenau, Austin Tompkins, Jacob Sievers, Chris Yokel, Zach Martin, Tanner Lubach, Mitch Kremer, Quintin Pack, Trey Adams BACK ROW: Coach Dan Carpenter, Coach Grant Traynowicz, Alex Peiman, Adam Pfeiffer, Kamal Harris, Dylan Heath,Justin Peet, Nakemm Evans, Markus Gholson, Coach Tony Kobza, Coach Troy Kantor.

, irew \\" t Craig Easley, Albert Zhou, Ted Kocher, Cole Frederick ROW 3: Connor Mars ! II, Be n Dola nd , cott In gha m , Evan Kurth, Aaron Pattee,Jonathan Hinz, Matt Peterst , Zach ROW 4: Evan Brown, Thomas Klostermeyer, Matt Blankenau, Parker Schoen hn H man, Phil Kocher, David Changstrom BACK ROW: Coach Ted Larson, Jason e in dryct Ben Currin, N ick Jester, Jay Anderson, Coac h Morgan Bevan, Coach Ryan M a ;) ney.

Girls Cross Country: FRONT ROW: Ali Dou g h erty, Jeannette Arno ld , Alie Ki o Walstrom, Carly Belz, Kaitlin Weskamp, Brianne Brestel, Erin Kocher ROW 2 · zie Steinauer, Courtney Haydu, Veronica Vanderbeek, Che lsea Pfeiffer, Eliza I mmond J os lyn Soucie, Kristal Sch u ster BACK ROW: Coac h Ted Larson, Bailey Koziol. , htyn &. Jessica Burow, Annalisa Baade, Coach Ryan Mahoney, Coach Morgan Bevan.

Boys Swimming: FRONT ROW: Kai Singh, Ha yden Thomson, Alex Nate Hansen, Max Taylor, Al~x John son, Joe Howert~r, T im G lad ys ) Burkhart ROW 2: Coach Darn e lle Stansbury, Sam Meister, Matt Ob J ones, Scott Hakel, Matt De li si, Coach Tanner Penrod BACK ROW: cher, Sam Heidlk, Sean Murphy, Logan Sutton, Justin en, Blake er, Tyler Mills, Chris Zilly.

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Boys Varsity Tennis: FRONT ROW: Dre w Bartek , PJ Bell , Mike Korsakas, Alex Hartmann, Christian Sanderfer BACK ROW: Coach Denni s Her hberger, Spencer Elliott,Ja ke Marvin, Collin Holmquist, Alec Lowrey.

Boys JV Tennis: FRONT ROW: Paul Yarabe, Chase Krueger, Daniel Zhou, Luke -X-arabe , Nealesh Padhye BACK ROW: Coach Nancy Brockley, Brandon Boosalis , Cole Thompson, Jordan Sasek.

Boys Reserve Tenni: FR~NT ROW: Luke Thompson, Dustin Wischman, Logan Gat~s, Aleck_Gao, Dillon Town BACK ROW: Coach Chris Salem, Carey Haefele, ick Hamilton, Suhaus Nataraj, Bryan Samani.

Girls Golf: FRONT ROW: Brianna Beard, Abbie Sloup, Jenna Wiese, Kate Meyer, E lli euwirth, Kirsten Bj?rman BACK ROW: Coach Jim Danson, Alyssa McBride, ala li e Riggs, Abby Graham, Liz undberg, Elly Jurgensen. NOT PICTURED: Leah Letcher, Klorissa Kavan.

Boys Cross Country: FRONT ROW: Adam Foster, Clay Frederick, Austin For d J ustinf guson, Zach Gokie, Dylan Lester, Matt Bax ROW 2: Na t e f ones, Tony Bartels

Gir ls wi_mming:_ FRONT .l_lOW: Allison Be_nnett, Effie Greene, Jordi e Bornho f. Juli.AnnJ Scusa, K_irsten BJorman, ~1ch:1ela Patt, Emi ly J oh n on ROW 2: Erica Johnson , my Her· man, Bnanna Beard, Katie Miller, Stacy Luedtke, Abby Co llin s, Jamie Jones R ( 3: [)Ure~ Meeske, Anlber !"loffmeyer, Samantha Holechek, Heather Guenther, Olivi a ,eBJanc, Al, sa Schellhorn, Mikaela Balfany, Andrea Troxel BACK ROW: Coach Daniell , tansbur atalie Cooper, Ell en Calkins, Megan Kaltenberger, Miki Freese, Larissa Broc k tan, Lau· ren Mulgrue, Coac h Tanner Penrod.

Varsity Girls ~asketball: FRONT ROW: Faith Fantroy, Jackie ordell, Liz Sundberg, Bn Exstrom, Tina Fantroy, Coach Ashley Ford ROW 2: Coach Lis Brenden, K~leigh Anderson, Shayla Heimann, Amber Swenseth, Kaila Lewallen, Coach Khan Wallace BACK ROW: Coach icole Kubik, Alexis Bartek, Maggie Packard, McRae Bell, Coach Jeff Rump.

JV G:irls Basketball: FRONT ROW: Bri Badje, Sarah Delgado, Jami Finnell, Nel~1gh Frandsen, Steph Daffer, Kelsie Bonow BACK ROW: Coach Nicole

Reserve (?iris Basketball: FRONT ROW: Leah Letcher, Meredith Weber, Taylor Rung, Pa1g Traynowicz, MacKenzie Ashton, Kristin Rokitta , Brianne Brestel

BACK ROW: Laurel J:Iolmqui t, Jenna Cunningham, Rebecca Swen eth, Kate Hunsaker, Kayla Frazier, Coach Jeff Rump NOT PICTURED: Maren Finsand.

hman ~oys Basketball: FRONT ROW: Tony Benford, Connor Marshall,

Davidson, Tanner Lubach, Taylor Anderson, Taylor Doggett ROW 2: Ac:adley, Zach Martin, Adam P£eiffer, Travis Stoltenburg, Austin Tompkins

RO W: Cody Charlton, Tyler Cook, Matt chwartz, Anthony Belling

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Freshman Girls Basketball: FRONT ROW: Kaitlin Karins, Allie Hurlbut, Miranda Ienn , Jill Co_atney, Kayla Magnuson, Abby Graham, Porsha Nyhof BACK ROW: Coach Khan Wallace, Alex Janssen, Lucy Kneifl, Tori Tramp, Haley Christensen, Ashley Jones NOT PICTURED: Diane Banderas.

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V'.3-rs1ty Baseball: ~RONT ROW: Dam Sud1k,John Mulgrue,Jeff Nel s, n, Jacob V~nce Flxnn, Curus Ruwe, Ryan Haas ROW 2: Manager Nick Spence r Coach low NICk Schieffer, HD Sader,Jake Vesticka, Mike Korsakas, David Lave ll ,. Adam indy Lavelle, Coach Doug Kaltenberger, Coach Ryan Wetterberg BACK R( W: C Kyle Ingram, Josh Buchmann, Adam Peters, Rylan Cotton. ROW

JV Baseball: FRONT ROW: Zane Mapes, Evan Benson, Brad Sedor, 1 ylor g~f; Doggett, Tyler Caulkins ROW 2: Coach Eric Nelson, Jeff Sward, Tay lo Ander Dav son, Jason Schrad, Tanner Lubach, Mark Korsakas, Coach Mark Watt ACK Br~~ ROW: Dustin Bloch, Ty Kuper, Nolan Schaefer, Connor Cosgrove. Him

R~serve Baseball: FRONT ROW: Paul Nispel, Campbell Wentz, Matthe ;, Speid Bos Michael Nordell, Andy Gospodarski, Cole Frederick ROW 2: Coach Ch r DeAc •ruf c brose, Ryan Newsham, Alex Steinmeyer, Thomas Klostermeyer, Colby D hike, ~Vall Billy Stock BACK ROW: Ty Headley, Jordan Brown , Matt Robertson , E iott lemEn le Brian Hand

Wrestling: FRONT ROW: Justin Ferguson, Brad Rangel, Rud y Fiedler, Brandon Peters, Alan Holly, Blair Brown, Sam Schmidt ROW 2: Zach Fitzsimmons, Matt Sharkey, Ben Samani, Brandon Koch , Alex Masillw,Jordan Brooks, David Changstrom ROW 3: Student Managers Monica Knabe, Becca Changstrom, Tony Delaney, Chase Sund, Ty Ziegelbein, Vinny Delaney, Student Managers Karma Livingston, Aubrey Woolman, Matthew Pettit ROW 4: Coach Terry Morrow, Coach Marcus Hellwege, Beau Muehling, Jayk Wilson, Eric Hinz, Coach James Ferguson, Coach Aaron Finley, Student Manager Karissa Hevelone ROW 5: Jeremy Fricke, Drew Labadie, Chelsea Fricke, Dustin Wischmann, Alex Meert, Jake Jirovec, Rowd y Jensen, Josh Weils BACK ROW: Slade Molt, Jayson Holecheck, Bryan Samani, Beau Connely, Chris Wasser, Andre' Devorss, Andrew Hill NOT PICTURED: Harry Norman, Vinny Osburn.

Girls Varsity Tennis: FRONT ROW: Katie Everitt, K_ylie Klockenga Ashley Janssen Sally ll}gham, Ellie Clinch BACK ROW: Coach Dennis Hershberger, Kinsley Fisher, Alexis Bartek, McRae Bell, Mackenzie Laird.

Girls JV Tennis: FRONT ROW: Brianna Saeger, Victoria Fry, Anna Schmidt, Mackenzie Laird, Anastasia Oulianova BACK ROW: Coach Nancy Brockley, Kara Olson, Julia Wehrli, Courtney Powers, Hannah Hamilton.

Gi_rls Reserve.Tennis: FRONT ROW: Ashley Amend, Rachel Havekost, Michaela Whitesell, Jayme Smock BACK ROW: Coach Chris Salem, Cindy Nguyen, Juee Trivedi NOT PICTURED: Alyssa Trautman, Natalie Cooper, Sydney Meister.

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Freshman Baseball: FRONT ROW: Adam Foster, Clay Frederick, Mitd · Kremer, R?ber:t Krapfl, Tosh H~lbrook, Derek Hemann ~OW 2: Coach Kyle. Beacom , NICk Urban, Adam Pfeiffer, Evan Novotny, Ausun Rath BAC K R0'I Matt Schwartz, Ju stin Peet, Kit Lofgreen, Anthony Belling.

Girls Varisty Soccer: FRONT ROW: Willow Nyman-Jones, Samantha Mueting, Kelly Baer, Klorissa Kaven, Caitlin Golden ROW 2: Bri Badje, Bri Exstrom, Jami Finnell, Steph Daffer, Kourtney Frank ROW 3: Coach Chris McMasters, Katie Shanahan, Clare Espinosa, Lauren Barry, Sarah Delgado, Coach Dan Tharp BACK ROW: Liz Sundber , Anna Rea, Shayla Heimann.

Girls JV Soccer: FRONT ROW: Jami Marker, Leah Letcher, Ally Walker, Kaleigh Hohensee, Alex Bechtle, Emily Owen ROW 2: Kelsey Aude, Kelsey Kmnison, Allie Hurlbut, Lauren Meeske, Shelby Knorr ROW 3: Katie Higgins, Jennifer Marks, Natalie Riggs, Emily Kerl BACK ROW: Maren Finsand, Ali NeTson, Jenna Cunningham, Amy Kellough, Coach Alyssa Watson.

Girls Reserve Soccer: FRONT ROW: Jasmin Stonacek, Kaitlin Karins, Abbie Sloup, Kelsie Bard, Hadlee Henrichs, Kate Meyer, Kayla Thompson ROW 2: Caylee Chambers, Ashley Bott, Taylor Nelson, Tori Bohlan, Jordy Strudl ROW 3: Coach Tanner Penrod, Brittani Salvatore, Porsha Nyhof, Ashley Richards , Chelsea Fricke, Amanda Jones BACK ROW: MacKenzie Ashton, Kayla Magnuson, Beck Hutchins, Katie McKitterick, Veronica Vanderbeek.

Boys Track and Field: FRONT ROW: Ricardo Cisneros, Brad Rangel, Matt Bax, Zach Elson, Eric Hyde, Tyler Reeder, Zach Gokie, Markus Gholson, Dillon Jones, Ben Crelin,Justin Ferguson ROW 2: Ben Coatney, Brady Gaines, Drew Willis, Brandon Earhart, Connor Marshall, Zach Sims, Tyler Vanderslice, Caleb Brown, Nathan Jones, Brandon Peters ROW 3: Ted Kocher, Matthew Petersen, Jeff Seybold, Marques Brown, Chris Gice, Dylan Ohlsen, Rico Oliveros, Kyle Daniels, Aaron Pattee, Teylor Wolfe ROW 4: CJ. Yank, Collyn Curtis, Ben Shield, Evan Brown, Parker Schoen, Matt Blankenau, Scott Ingham, Nick Sawyer, Jeremiah Sievers ROW 5: John Hoffman, Trenten Meyer, Jay Anderson, Spencer Elliott, Barron Gregson, Maurice Wegulo, Schyler Kerns, Jason Heindryckx ROW 6: Coach Matt Mezger, Ben Samani, Austin Fritz, Graham Stoddard, Jake Marvin, Kamal Harris, Garrett Sund, Morgan Bergen, Coach Kevin Schrad BACK ROW: Coach Phil Voigt, Coach athan Renter, Coach Ryan Mahoney, Coach Andrew Sherman, Coach Morgan Bevan, Coach Nicole Kubik, Coach Deep Amin, Coach Ashley Wimes.

Girls Track and Field: FRO TROW: .Kayla Meidinger, Nora Wilson, Holly Stolz, Sydney Stauffer, Cynthia Ostiguin, Jeannette Arnold,Jasmine Cook, Ali Dougherty, Mara Wilson, Mallory Noakes, Tessa Daugherty ROW

2: Alie Kloefkorn, Kaitlin Weskamp, Alma Donlic, Alyssa McBride, Amanda Nance, Alissa Schellhorn, Bri Brestel, Wyki Walstrom, Michaela Patt, Erin Kocher ROW 3: Sabra Baustert, Je sica Ernesti, Natalie Derr , Faith Fantroy, MacKenzie Steinauer, Rochelle Athan, Courtney Jarosz, Maisie Ocampo, Georgia King, Heather Byrne ROW 4: Carly Belz, Jamie Dejonge, Adela Rikalo, Sally Hamnett;Tina Fantroy, Sara Johnson, Abby Flory, Courtney Haydu, Kristal Schuster ROW 5: Ashley Jones, Joslyn Soucie, Becca Nispel, Alex Janssen, Sammy Hansen, Abby Graham , Taylor Rung, Kaleigh Anderson ROW 6: Coach Phil Voigt, Kayla Frazier, Amber Swenseth, Julia Peterson, Arianna Dye, Allison O Connor , Anna Horst, Danielle Urban, Coach Deep Amin ROW 7: Coach Matt Mezger, Coach Ryan Mahone y , Diane Banderas, Amanda Brown, Sarah Faubel, Kylie Garrett, Paige Traynowicz, Rebecca Swenseth, Coach Nicole Kubik, Coach Ashley Wimes BACK ROW: Coach Nathan Renter, Coach Andrew Sherman, Haley Christensen, McKenzie Tisdale, Maggie Packard, Lucy Kneifl , Jessica Kaltenberger, Coach Morgan BeYan, Coach Kevin Schrad.

Boys Golf: FRONT ROW: Hayden Thomson, Brandon Boo~alis, Scott Frase~, Bryce Brown, Tames Tussing, Dylan Lester ROW 2: Coach Jim Danson, Justm Stonacek, Kaleb Bryant, Scott Witty,

Straight BACK ROW: Ben Clevinger, Jake Hedgecock, Austin Zimmerman, Cole Thompson.

JV Cheerleaders: FRONT ROW: Heather Guenther, Bethany Wood , P. i _Nelson, Lindsay Leikam ROW _2: Krista Decker, Je~s Tommeraasen, Anas t. !1a Ot lianova , Anna Schmidt, Katie Hottovy, Jenna Wiese BACK ROW: Tar a ) 0Uot Tori Fry, Kara Olson, Anna True, Lindsey

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Reserve Cheerleaders: FRONT ROW: Tonya Maksimenko, Kally Bren in, Athletic Trainers: FRONT ROW: Ryan Keys, Anna Horst, Aly Ferguson, Kaleigh Ho- Tess Mayer ROW 2: Mikala Schwery, Lauren Geisert, Tayler Lord, Mc e nz ie hensee, Alex Janssen BACK ROW: Head Athletic Trainer Crystal Kjar, ATC, Morgan • II:- D Bergen, Elliott Engle, Colby Dahlke, Assistant Athletic Trainer Rebecca Townsend, ATC. Malone BACK ROW: Katie Sieps, Hilary Hamilton, Kayla Frazier, Co ure Allison O'Connor.

Varisty Cheerleaders: FRONT ROW: Becca Gerschefske, Jordie Bornhoft, Ariana Papousek, Allison Roy, Shaylene Michaels; Alex Riggs ROW 2: Reba Nitzel, Elli Neuwirth, Taylor Mayer, Courtney Suelter, Mallory Vogt, Kayla Bennett, Jessica Wright BACK ROW: Portia Reams, Katie Shanal1an, Blair Sanburg, Bryttie Duren, Jordan Faulder.

Freshman Cheerleaders: FRONT ROW: Allison Bennett, Alexa Roper, Abby Coll i s, Megan Sjulin, Hanna Olson ROW 2: Lindsay Strong, Courtney Jarosz, Hannah Sc 1Iern· mer, Courtney Leikam, Abbie Albrecht, Kadi Gains, Hannah Bell BACK ROW: ir ielle S~athoff, Caitlin Brophy, Abigail Sloup, Bailey Burkett, Kate Meyer, Katie Maude

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students. Students wait to be called during the fall honors convocation. Overall there was 99 academic letters given out for achievements last year.

Throughout the year, there are

third and fourth tardies. More consemany hours put into school. Not only quences followed, in an effort to comthe 384 minutes during each school day, pel students to be on time. but the countless hours of homework added into that.

With a new principal to govern the school, students felt a wave of change, Rob Slauson tried to visit as many classes as he could to get a better feel of the school.

An academic center was open before and after school and Saturday mornings, if necessary, for students who were behind or who wanted extra help.

A new tardy policy began third term that resulted in detention time, after the

Holiday creations. Seniors Jill Dawson, Willow Nyman] ones, Rosie Lann and Mallory Vogt pose with their door decorations. Their classroom, Dan Carpenter's genetics class was awarded the spirit stick at the December pep rally.

Various new classes offered ranged from Conversational Spanish 5 to AP Spanish 5. French 5 and Adv. Chemistry were brought back.

During the year, outside lives revolved around sc~ool. Many students came in early or stayed later to do their work.

Whether it was cramming for a test Sunday night, taking the ACT or SATs in order to enter college, or staying up late through the week, academics were

Fog, not fire. During parent/teacher conferences second term the fire alarm sounded. Fire fighters arrived to find the alarms were triggered by a theatre fog

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Moving on. Dr. Bill Rogge retired from Southwest in January. He would continue to teach math at UNL. Photo by Dianne Kuppig

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Dedicating a memorial. Students of Mark Cudgel's Holocaust Literature class listen to him speak about the Holocaust Memorial. The memorial was dedicated in 2006 at Wyuka cemetery.

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Crowning achievements . The National Merit semi-finalists are Wenyu Qu, Marie Hansen, Matthew Blankenau, Alexandra Martin and Zach Connell. All received high scores on their PSAT's in order to qualify for the scholarship.

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Junior Eric Hinz

Sophomore Spencer Labedz

Senior Alana Giesemann

Resources. These signs offer help to find a few of the student resources at Southwest. Photo by Zachary Sims/Talon

Informing. Counselor Colleen Finkhouse has _ a discussion with a group of parents at the 8 th grade orientation Jan. 7. Photo by Zachary Sims/Talon

Working together. Juniors Emily Hartman and Lauren Brunken work on a project together Photo by Zachary S ims/ Talon

Keeping busy. Campus supervisor Gary Waters works on his computer at the front entrance.

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The definition of resource is a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed. Southwest did just that with the academic resources that were offered and introduced this year.

The counseling center and the media center were the two most popular and helpful places students went to for aid. Many students took advantage of the choo l' s resources in order to make their high school academic life easier and to reduce the stress.

"I go to the library everyday because I don' t have a IB class, since I am in band." said junior Marilyn Buresh. "It is useful to be able to go to the library because it helps me catch up on homework and remember im portant assignments that I forgot."

According to Ken Cornwell, media specialist, "The technology at the library is rea ll y important to the students, which is why they're here in the morning, where we are able to give them assistance at any time."

ot only did students go to the library to get work done, but some students went there to read a book, surf the internet or hang out with friends.

The counseling center was there to help st u dents out of rough situations and worked

to ensure that everyone was comfortable in their classes and school life. The counselors were there for any students' concerns and were ready to make any necessary changes to their schedules.

Another r~source offered to the students was the health office. On average around 7 5 students visited the health office daily.

According to the staff, they loved helping the students but they also knew when students were faking it. They encouraged students to stay in class and learn, rather than sit in the health office.

"We are so used to our great library full of computers and books, or the counselors and staff that fix our problems, that we sometimes forget what help we really have," said sophomore Kyla Richardson.

On Saturdays or before and after school, students could go to the Academic Resource Center to finish homework and receive help from the teachers there. This new asset was available to students beginning this year.

All these resources were necessary and helpful to students everyday. Many would have a hard time functioning without them. Guidance was available and offered to any student who needed it. From the media center to the health office, students relied on these resourc~s daily.

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enior Breanna 1oore reads while in the library at school. Many student found the library a great '1uiet place to read. Photo l,y l,achary Sims/Talon

Sear c hin g . Junior Jamie Champoux looks for a book in the reference section. The library's wide selection of books were a great resource for students. Photo by Zachary Sims/Talon Projects. Junior Shareyah Howell works on the computer in the library. Many students preferred to work on their projects at school rather than at home. Photo by Zachary Sims/Talon

Valuable skills. Students take a resource class to better understand the world that we live in. They were learning how to be courteous even when a customer was rude. Photo by Molli e Dittm er/ Talon

Date an d time. Junior Josh Poppe logs into the counseling center. Many students went to the counseling office for various reasons during the school day. Photo by Zachary Sims/ Talon

Giving a helping hand ! Students of Women ' s Lit helped rai e around 3000 for the Friendship Home Ph oto by Chr is Odgen / H aw /: Tall:

Listen up ! tu dents in journalism interview two to member of the Lincoln Stars ho c ke y team.

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Laugh ! Anthon y Reda and sophomore Campbell Wentz enjo y a laugh during their English 10 class. Red a was a new teacher this year. Ph oto by A ly Ferguson/Ta lon

Poetr y ! ophomore Zach Ross share hi poem during T err y Berks ' first block 10th grade English class Berks had a slam so the students could decide who would read at the rea l slam P hoto by Aly Ferguson/Ta lon

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"Education is learning what you didn't en know you didn't know."-Daniel J. orst in.

English 9 started at the bottom. It was ut the only English class students could le as a freshman. The course consisted tak i ng CRT's, doing the famous "Romeo cl Ju liet" act out, and reading the famous dyssey" and "Animal Farm."

"The most memorable moment for in my English class was when we acted t ' Romeo and Juliet, " ' said freshman na Fantroy. "It was hilarious! "

English classes all had their own LY of doing "Romeo and Juliet." Shelly an ahan's class took time to act out an t of the play. Everyda y someone new d to play a different role to keep things teresting. They also got props just to add lit tl e flavor to the play.

Along with "Romeo and Juliet," graders also had to read Homer's )d yssey." Students had to create their wn odyssey, keeping the same events in e same order but adding twists and using eir creativeness to help understand the '.>Ok.

Students al o studied "Animal Farm. " anahan and Lisa Bales's combined

English 9 and Civics to do a project to help the students understand the book. They broke into groups and all had different political parties and tried to influence each other to vote for one another

In Engli~h 10, besides taking CRT's, a favorite part of the class for some was the poetr y slam .

"lt was an interesting unit. It was unpredictable about what you would hear when someone started reading their poem. It could be serious or one of the funniest things you have heard, " said sophomore Ryan Keys.

"There was definitely a lot more writing this year," sophomore Elliott Engle. "I prefer less writing and more relax time."

Upperclassmen were awarded a lot more choices for English classes. Juniors and seniors could take Holocaust Lit, Women's Lit, Literature and Composition , Language and Composition and many other classes.

" I took Literature and Composition as a junior. I thought it was a great class because there was a lot of class discussions and I love those, " said junior Amanda Sedor.

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Run like the wind! Junior Daniel Zhou comes in third in The Great Inertia Race, a physics experiment designed to test Newton's First Law. Photo by Erin Boyleffalon

Holida y toy dri v e. Dan Carpenter's third block Genetics class adorned a Christmas tree and put toys under it to donate to Cedars Home and the Peop le's C i ty Miss ion. Photo by Anna Thomas / Haw/: Tall:

Scuba diving. Junior Kevin ewton checks his tank in the LSW pool during a fun scuba diving trip for Tim Golden's Marine Biology class. Photo by Lindsay Hanson / Talon

Outdoor classroom. Charley Bittle talks to his bio l ogy st u dents in the O u tdoor C lassroom, an area often examined by the bio logy classes. P

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Science classes were a whirlwind f activity, from performing various xperiments and dissections to trips utside to the Outdoor Classroom, the ool or even the zoo.

Students were required to have 30 redit hours of science classes in order to o to UNL. Classes required to graduate nclude Physical Science and Geoscience or freshmen, Biology for sophomores nd Chemistr y for juniors.

Upperclassmen generally chose to ove on to either Physics or Anatomy and Physiology (or both). Biology prepared tudents for a number of elective science class es, including Botany, Marine Biology, Animal Behavior and Genetics. Southwest offers the most science elective classes of any school in Lincoln.

A class that had previously been offered but never had enough students to be taught was Advanced Chemistry taught by Greg Cooper. With finally enough students signed up for Advanced Chem, the class was introduced this year for students who wished to go above and beyond the normal chemistry curriculum.

So why take science classes? "You learn a lot about your environment," said

Work Those Muscles. Senior Anna Horst and junior Maggie Whiteley use clay to replicate muscles for their Diff Anatomy and Physiology class The class used mannequins to give students a

sophomore Allison O'Connor.

Department chair Tim Golden explained why science was so important for students to learn and appreciate.

"Students need to learn about the world around them - whether they become an accountant, a lawyer, a banker, they need to understand about their environment and how it affects them."

Students participated in a variety of activities in their science classes. Physical science classes studied different types of energy and how force and motion work, and Geoscience students learned about astronomy and the Earth.

Chemistry students spent time in the lab learning how to use acids and bases, and biology classes took trips to the outdoor classroom to get handson learning experience. Physics classes spent time in the lab testing Newton's law and experimenting with electricity, while anatomy classes dissected a sheep brain and heart.

Biology teacher Charley Bittle explained what students gained from science classes that they wouldn't normally gain from a different type of class.

"Students gain a better understanding of the natural wor ld," he said.

hands-on application when learning about the muscular and skeletal systems. Photo by Brianna Beard/Photojournalism

Making Art. Sophomores Melanie Lorenz and Lauren Wachter use nature to make sidewalk art for biology for Charles Bittle 's class. The outdoor artwork project was one of the highlights of the class. Photo by Courtney Po wers/ H aw/: Tall:

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Final Preparation. Freshman Sarah O'Neill finishes up her quiz in Court Monroe's physical science class. The class finished up reviewing atoms and bonding before taking their final exam. Photo by Lindsay Leil:am(ralon

Electrical Connections. Physics teacher Mark Shearer helps junior ick Miller light a small bulb using batteries and wires. Physics curriculum explored a variety of subjects such as voltage and inertia. Photo by Lindsay Leil:am(ralon

Worksheet fun! Seniors Katie Shanahan and Caitlin Golden work together on a calculus worksheet. Ph oto by Li ndsay H anson/I'a lon

Stud y ses s ion! Junior Nick Jester works on his review sheet for his pre calculus final. Ph oto by Li ndsay H anson/I'alon

Working hard! Junior Cassie Braymen has fun while she does her homework for pre calculus Ph oto by Li ndsay H anso n/ Tal on

Geometr y testing! Freshman Timoth y Gladyshev works on a test during class. Ph oto by Lin dsay H anson/I'a lon

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sey Mockenhaupt a nd ior Kathr y n Moore s ta y sed in Chri s Tru e's pr eulus class. Ma n y stud e nts ught pre-c a lculus was a cult class to ta ke P!, oto by ay Hanson/Talon

Tggfing thg Mind

With approximately 16 classes available, math department was alwa y s looking at courses to fit the needs of students and and their logic in that area.

"The thing I like most about math is aining more information and making brain bigger. I don't like all of the ework and tests though, " said junior ley Dunn.

When it came to graduation uirements, seniors and juniors needed credits of math, while sophomores and hmen needed 20 credits and had to pass ebra. In addition, all grades needed to ~s the math graduation demonstration 1uirement.

"Math is life . We all use math ryday," math department chair Tom schwede said. " Name one life goal, one eer, one field where you don ' t have to e in information, formulate a decision ed on a set of rules , and then act on that wledge."

Twice during the years students had opportunity to go to Worlds of Fun to her data, stud y rides and have fun while ng so.

"I went on the math trip to Worlds of n last year for advanced algebra. We had <io a math problem that had to do with

people standing in lines for the rides. I thought the math work was eas y and I liked the rides ," junior Lauren Brunken said.

One change in math was that Dr. Bill Rogge retired in January.

" I am both happy and sad that this is m y last year here. I am looking forward to a new challenge , but will miss the students , facult y and staff here at Southwest," Rogge said.

Rogge taught as an instructor in the University of Nebraska Lincoln ' s mathematics department as well as continued to teach the Monda y and Wednesda y night calculus sequence.

" I ha ve an enormous bag, full of fond memories of the man y Southwest stude n ts I have engaged. I will have the jo y in years to come of opening that bag and sampling one of those precious moments," Rogge said

There were some students who dreaded math, some who didn't mind it and others who thought it was their best subject. But when it came to the end of the term when their class was almost over , it all came down to testing their minds over all of the information they learned throughout the semester and hoping they earned a grade they deserved.

Vocabular y! Junior Ky le Steinacher looks up words in his book during Jim Danson's US H i stor y class. Ph oto by Trav is Cunn ingh am/T alon

HA ! HA! Senior Jordan Bell ha a laugh while ha ving a di cussion in Rya n Sa lem ' s AP Go vernment and Politics da s Ph oto by Li ndsay H an on/Ta l on

Sharing a laugh! Freshmen Ta ylor Elgin and Emil y Faron ha ve a la ugh while doing their work in Brian Albre c ht's Intro to Geograph y class Ph oto &y Trav is Cunn h igh am/Talon

CRT 's ! Junior McKenzie Tisdal e works on a CRT in Chris Sa lem ' s Econom ic class Ph oto by Courtney P owers/ H aw h T all:

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Soc:ial studies was not just about history, ere are also classes about how people interact ith o ne another in a certain environment nd h ow the brain worked. Those classes ere Sociology and Psychology.

Sociology was taught by Jaliana Handa d Psychology was taught by Ryan Mahoney. though these classes are not under the ' ocial Studies department requirements they ire taught by social studies teachers.

Junior Lindsey Ash said she took ,ociology because,"! was interested in it and t seemed like fun. I also wanted to see how :ertain events relate to people interacting with each other."

In Tanner Penrod's World History a museum came to the school on a bus. It was a rolling museum that was dedicated to :eaching people about the Holocaust. The us came in October.

To meet the graduation requirements for social studies, students needed to take Civics, Intro to Geography, World History, United States History and Government and Politics.

The credit hours needed for a junior Dr senior were 25 and for sophomores and fre hmen it was 30. The reason why it rose was because students now had to take the full emester of United States history instead of just the second part.

Some other classes that were needed to graduate were Economics or Economics Perspectives.

In Economics students learned about stocks and how supply and demand interacted and how they could change the economy in an instant. One example would be the oil market.

Economics Perspectives was about how people could manage their finances. Students learned how to manage a budget, make investments, how to file their taxes and balance their checking account.

About Economics Perspectives, senior JD Royer said, "What I liked about the class was that it was easy and fun at the same time."

In Dennis Hershberger's Economics class students were given "Hersh Bucks" every week for doing little things for him or the class or just being in the top ten for the virtual stock exchange game every Friday.

The Virtual Stock Exchange was a faux stock market with fake stocks but the stocks were at the actual prices and students could buy as many as they would like unless there was a buying limit.

So, all in all, social studies classes examined the past and looked to the future, while having fun and learning at the same time.

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Government and Politics class. In order to • -aduate seniors had to pass the class and get

lunter hours at a nonprofit organization.

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Buse u m ! Sophomore Kel ey Arends stares intently at stories about some Holocaust survivors.

Tannner Penrod's World History class got a tour of a Holocaust mu eum on a bus. Photo by Erin Boyle/I'alon

Re sear c h ! Seniors Curtis Ruwe and Chelsea Pfeiffer research information for a project in Economic . Students could take either Economics or Economic Per pectives. Photo by Travis Cunn ingham/Talon

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Studying hard! Junior Chad Baile y thinks about a problem in Jim Danson 's U.S Histor y class. U.S. History was a required class for juniors. Photo by Tra v is Cw1n ingham/ Talon

I'm just a bill! Freshman Baileigh Schweitzer reads her story about how a bill becomes a law Civics is a class that all freshmen must take to graduate.

Photo by Travis Cunningham/Talon

Finding out. Junior Ali elson asks a question in her French 3 class. Photo by Alyssa Mesc herfTalon

Reading in another language. Junior C.J Yank read a book in his panish 4 class. Photo by Mollie Dittmer{Talon

Dinner? Freshman Katie McKitterick learns to talk dinner terms in Spanish 1. Phot o by Travis Cunningham/ Talon

Kanji? Freshman B eau Conne ly creates Japanese symbols, knqwn as kanji, on the white boards. Photo by Mollie D ittmer{Talon

bbl e! Freshman Ellen

•inson gets ready to pla y bble in her Latin 1 class. The often played games to help their spelling PJ,oto by Tra v is ingl,am/Talon

CULT holo Now World

Even though the most common uage in the United States is English, e are many more languages in the ld. Many people study language in er to become more cultured.

At school, students could study nish, Latin, Japanese, German and nch. Spanish was the most common guage to study and was the language t also had the most classes to chose from,

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Even though taking a foreign language not required to graduate, most colleges uired at least two years of the same guage for acceptance. Some students ed to take more of their chosen language rder to gain more knowledge about it. e higher the level that a person takes, better understanding that a person had he culture.

Senior Heidi Fatemi said, "I am taking years of Spanish to better understand bilingual world that we live in." Fatemi taken five years of Spanish total, but started back in Scott Middle School.

According to Aaron Finley, world gu age department chair, many different ivities come with the different languages. German 3, the classes build gingerbread uses. A Spanish 1 class does a fashion

show every term. Most Spanish classes celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in some way. Elaine Harris's class even watched a video about the eating of guinea pigs, as they ~re considered a delicacy in some Spanish countries.

Finley also said the main reason for taking a foreign language, in his opinion, was that there is "more than one language spoken in the world, and people need to understand that."

Overall the 24 classes offered within the department are taught by nine different staff members. Shirley Roeber was still the only teacher in the Lincoln Public School district certified to teach Latin. Roeber taught Latin levels one through four.

New classes ranged from AP Spanish 5, Conversational Spanish and French 5. Crystal Davy also joined the department and began teaching Spanish 2 and assisting in the learning center. The class that gained the most popularity from the previous year was Japanese, according to Finley.

"Taking a foreign language IS something that everyone should do. It is a good experience and it is really interesting to learn about various cultures," said senior Taylor Herrington, who had taken French for four years.

iv a la France! Sophomore hris Way writes in French ring Angella Knop's class.

uring French 3, students pically talk more to get a better mprehen ion of the language.

ioto by Alyssa MescJ,er/ Talon

ea tivity! Sophomore Lauren achter and fre hman Suzanne rnazzo draw in their Japanese • Wachter said she is taking panese becau e "it i different, interesting at the same time."

Working hard! Junior Amar Tumeh works in his German 1 workbook. German levels 1 through 4 were offered. PJ,oto by Alyssa Mesc l, er/Talon

Strut your stuff! Sophomore Justin Jacobson walks down the runway in his Spanish 1 class. A favorite activity, the fashion show came complete with commentary. PJ, oto by Anna TJ,omas / Hawh Tall:

Read y, set , go ! Freshman

Tanner Lubach sets himself up for the 40 yard dash.

Pumpin ' iron ! Freshman

Garrett Wa ll spots Slade Molt while doing the bench press

Run! Freshman Adam Lifruns with a ball in the game Korf Ball

Reading! Sophomore ata l ie Riggs is reading a pe r sona l book on h er down time in Health.

P h otos by Jami Finn ell/ Talon

Ph ygieal to Montal

Physical education classes were often considered many students' favorite class rerall . With many to choose from there was something for everyone.

The classes included Team Sports, Officiating Team Sports, Inter/Advanced Swim, Water Games , Lifeguard Training, Aerobic Cross Training, Aerobic/Modern Jazz, Weight Training, Advanced Weight Training, Lifetime Sports, Fitness for Life, and Triathletic Training.

However Weight Training, Team Sports, Fitness for Life and Lifetime Sports drew the most students.

Weight Training class was the first step to take before going into Advanced. In the class students were taught the ba ics and how to do the lifts. Team sports was different from Lifetime Sports because students stayed at the school and played games. With Lifetime Sports the class left the campus and went to places like bowling or rock climbing.

The requirements for graduation were seven and a half credits for Physical Education and also students needed to take health.

Besides fulfilling the requirement stu dents should take Physical Education

and Health to stay fit and have fun," teacher Liz Brenden said. Brenden made it clear that Physical education was a time away from their studies where it was not very hard mentally but students still needed to push themselves in order to succeed in the classes.

The relaxing days were always something the students looked forward to. In every Weight Training class all the students went into the gym on Wednesday either to run the 40's or just play a fun pick up basketball game. Wednesdays were a step away from the weight training room and into the gym.

The pool was used not only for Swimming and Diving but also as a Lifeguard Training class. Students who passed this class could receive a certified license to be a lifeguard from the Red Cross.

"I think it was a really fun experience. I never went into lifeguarding, but swimming every day and learning about water safety was fun," said junior Hayli Lofgreen.

Classes such a these were a way to get away from the classroom and become more active.

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Hop! Junior Hayli Lofgreen work on quick feet when hopping stairs in Mark King's class. King always pushes his students to be the best they can be.

Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

Reps! Senior David Lavelle does reps of squats in weight training. Lavelle did the best he could in each lift during normal days so when it came to max outs he could excel. Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

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Let's get to business! Sophomores Effie Greene and Emily Pike do research for a project. There are man y powerpoint presentations in health class. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

Free weights! Freshman Liz Sunburg does arm curls as a regular part of her day in weight training. A lot of people look in the mirror when doing free weights because they want to check their form. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

Beau t iful music. enior Meredith Ramsay takes advantage of her instrumental arts class to practice her violin. Photo by Lindsay Leil:am/Talon

Half-time show Junior Kyle Hampton, a member of Varsity Jazz Band, plays his solo during the winter concert. Photo by Max Olson / Haw!: Tall:

Orchestra concert. Freshmen Timothy Gladyshev and Albert Zhou wait for their music cue during the freshman orchestra ' s first concert. Photo by Kaley Cool: / Hawh Tall:

Winter pla y . Senior Kate Truka participates in a rehearsa l for the winter p lay, A C h ristmas Carol. Photo by Max Olson / Haw/: Tall:

PERFORM

1nE-Wing

The performing arts section, which st students and teachers knew as "Eg" was the center of all musical and atrical happenings at Southwest. The ious bands, choirs, orchestras and atre groups gathered here to practice show off their amazing talent.

The band was directed by Stacy rshall and Alyssa Johnson, and the irs were directed by Denise Cotton and athan Dyrland, who also managed the p show choir Ambience and the varsity w choir Resonance.

"Classes in E-wing give kids fidence that they can learn from and e with them in whatever they do," d Denise Cotton, department chair. eing in front of an audience, on stage front of a crowd, they learn poise and ojection and it can really help them be cessful in life."

Some students focused on band or hestra, others joined choir and show oir as well.

Junior Chris Stepanek said being four different £-wing classes (Concert oir, Concert Band, Prep Show Choir, d Jazz Band) , as well as being a part of h theatre, was a crazy life.

"It's really hectic but it's a lot of fun," epanek said.

In addition to gaining fine arts credits, students had to put forth extra effort for their £-wing classes and attend mandatory rehearsals and performances. Jazz band and the show choirs some many early morning rehearsals. Resonance members had summer practices and after school evening practices as well.

Bob Henrichs, more commonly known as Mr. Bob, was the theatre director. His tech theatre kids spent extra time outside of class helping build sets for the school's productions. The plays included students from all different grades, helping with everything from lighting to stage makeup. Although it depended with each play, on average it took about 100 students to be involved with and put on the show.

Freshman Emily Schmidt explained why she joined tech theatre.

"Tech is great because you meet a lot of new people and have fun. You get to see what goes on with behind the scenes action and put on a show that people enjoy," Schmidt said.

So if you were looking for a remarkable combination of dedication and skill, E-wing was the place to go. Anyone could feel at home in E-wing, whether they wanted to sing, play an instrument, act, or simply help be a helping hand backstage.

choir in the nation. Photo by Anna Thomas / Haw/: Tall:

I'm with the band. The band leads the crowd in spirit with as much sound and energy as they can offer. The band played at every home varsity football and volleyball game, and had an African twist on their halftime show. Pho to by Max Olson/Haw/: Tall:

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Piano accompaniment. enior Jessica Way accompanies the prep jazz band during their winter concert. The band performed two holiday songs as well as a Latin-sounding song. Photo by Lindsay Le il: am/Talon

Projection and poise. Sophomore Arianna Dye and junior Christy Dalton sing "The First oel" in their first block Women 's Choir class. The Women's Choir, along with the freshman, chamber and concert choirs, performed a holiday concert for friend and family. Photo by Lindsay Lei ham/Talon

Level headed. Junior Ali elson

le vel a cup of flour for her recipe in Culinar y Ba king Ph oto by A lyssa

Mesc her/Talon

Se w detailed. Senior Kinsle y Fischer l ay s out her photos in Mark Reeder 's Photo Techno lo gy clas Ph oto &y Mo lli e Di ttmer/Talon

Artists unite! Freshman Alanna

Conne ly draws an a utobot symbo l from the movie Transformers in Drawing class P h oto by A lyssa

Mesc h er/Talon

All in deta i l. Sophomore Zeda ya Hamilton works on carv i ng into her cla y in Potter y Ph oto by Alys Mesc h er/Talon

CREATI

Ina Difforont Light

·ot many classes in high school offere d the experience to express yourself and for a grade. But then again, not all cla ses involved cooking, sewing, painting, scu lpting and taking pictures.

Fine arts and applied arts was a great outlet for students to let loose from core classes, and let their creative juices flow.

The Art and Family Consumer Science dep artments offered 23 classes, and were equipped with eight teachers. To graduate, students had to fulfill the requirement of 15 points in fine arts and app lied arts.

Mark Reeder , chairman of the art department, said, "Art is the beginning of every culture, the root of everything."

Students in these two departments went to yarn stores, sewing centers, downtown Lincoln, local parks and day cares. Sometimes professionals came to them.

"During Beginning Photography, we had speakers from the Art Institute in Chicago, and a representative from the Creative Center in Omaha. Both gave us the chance to gain more knowledge sur rounding a career in fine arts," said junior Carey Brant. Those from the Art Institute also shared their knowledge with

foods classes in order to inform students of jobs and opportunities to expand their culinary skills.

"My classes teach life skills throughout life and aid with family and career," said FCS teacher Mary Haertel.

Students that took foods classes such as Culinary Baking, Cultural Foods and Foods and Wellness had hands on experiences all term long.

"I have the freedom to work at my own pace, and be as creative as I want with my foods and different dishes," said senior Melissa West.

During PLC days, the art department worked on their curriculum and goals they wished to achieve. One difference that FCS teachers had this year, was that freshmen were no longer allowed to take Foods and Wellness so they could focus on core classes

There was also a new addition to the arts department with teacher Melissa Mordy.

"You can go through a day without math and reading. But you cannot go through a day without art. Art helps yo u decide what shirt to put on in the morning, and art affects every aspect of your day," said art teacher Willie Sapp.

0owork!Jun ior Beth Embree utilizes a clay extractor in her potter cia The clar wa later u ed to form a coil pot.

Photo 1,y Alyssa Mesc herffa lon

Mixing well. Senior Chris Creve ling mixes ingredients to help out his cooking group. Mary Haertel always demonstrated for the clas to ensure success with each cooking unit. Photo by Alyss a Mescherffalon

Steady hands. Freshman JuliAnna Scusa works on a water color piece for Julie Walstrom's drawing class. Scusa often listens to music vhen working on her art. Photo by Alyssa Mescher/ Talon

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Precision! Junior Clare Espinosa practices stitching and patterns in Creative Clothing and Design. Students started with paper examples , then moved onto ~loth and fabric. Ph oto by A lyssa Mes c/1 erffalon

Wheel work. Senior Sam Tanner and sophomore Bryce Brown work on the potting wheel during Willie app's class. Plenty of water was needed to shape and detail the pot while it was on the wheel. Photo by Alyssa M esc her/ Tai. on

Replay! Freshman Diane Banderas and Juee Trivedi repla y a video they recorded in Foundation of ITE clas Pl,oto by Tyler Reeder!I'alon

Computers! Junior Caitlin Lukin works on her computer in Career Education. Photo by Lindsay H anson / Talon

File down. Senior Sladan Matic files down a piece of welded metal during manufacturing and welding. Photo by Tyler Reeder{I'alon

A careful hand.Juni or Ben Rikalo sketches a CAD drawing by hand. Photo by Courtney P owers/ H aw// Tall:

~-riu~r Foundation!:

What would it be like if no one knew w to weld metal, use computers, or design ·re buildings with a computer?

Things in life would probably be very fferent.

Luckily there were classes such as CAD chnology, manufacturing and welding, undations of ITE and Internet and ltimedia.

In these classes, students began learning ms that they might need in a career. They ;o provided an opportunity for students to ke a break from taking a lot of notes and have a chance to be creative.

The CAD Technology class taught by ev in Hennecke, students learned how to etch out scaled drawings of anything from rnses to industrial parts for machines. udents were required to first learn how sketch and scale them by hand, then later arned to do it by computer.

Sophomore Paul ispel said, "The class as very fun and Mr. Hennecke was a fun acher."

Introduction to Woods and Furniture lowed student a variety of opportunities well. They had chances to make anything om scaled houses to entire wood tables. udents were also able to purchase different

types of wood and were able to design whatever they wanted.

In Marge Kneifl's Internet and Multimedia class students were required to make movi.e presentations and they also learned how to use graphics programs such as Fireworks, Flash Media, and PowerPoint. They were also taught how to make basic websites and how to put information and graphics on them. Fireworkswas a program used by MacMedia. It was used to put graphics up on the Internet.

Business teacher Donna Strabala commented that her classes, Business Law, Work Experience and Economic Perspectives, "teaches students life skills." Those classes were essential for students because they showed students how to manage stocks and how to manage their expenses.

In order to fulfill the technology graduation requirement, students had the choice to take a range of classes that fit their interests.

All of these classes were important in the students ' academic careers and themselves. They introduced students to new topics and helped them learn skills for not only what job they may want but also let them learn some of the necessities to make it out in the real world.

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Look here! Teacher Jeff Jochum compliments ophomore Zachary Morrissey on his welding work. anufacturing and Welding

hes students proper welding ski lls and how to work with sheet metal. Photo by Tyler Reeder/ Talon

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Applications class.

learn to type faster and fo more profe ional papers. Ph oto Tyler Reeder/Ta lon

Finishing up. Senior Nicky Martin works hard to finish her final in Int er n et and Multimedia. Students were asked to do a proje ct ca lled "10 Things About Me" a nd give a PowerPoint presentation with it. Photo try Tyler Reeder/ Talon

Technical support. Sophomore Jeannette Arnold helps junior Carly Belz on the computer in Kevin Hennecke 's CAD Technolog y and Design class. The class taught students how to design entire houses and floor plans just on the computer. Ph oto by Tyler R eeder/Talon

PEOPl E,

Different types of labels can be put on students at Southwest. We have been called preppy and rich to Von Maur High . .

But the labels that really applied were the ones we worked at, like being

dance sky rocketing when it was an important game against a rival school or when it came to decorating their classroom doors for the spirit stick at rallies.

The theatre department had over 300 people participate in plays. For "A •athletic, smart, individual, unique and Christmas Carol" on the first two days of many more.

Four exchange students Kristin Rokitta from Germany, Maria Dulesova from Italy, Audrey Foucault from

France and Ursina Roffler from Swit-

ticket sales, 55 percent of the tickets had been sold, according to Jake Sedivy, the theatre administrative assistant. It was also the first winter play.

While there were many different zerland took on the Southwest label. types of labels that were put on us by

Students also showed off school others, we proudly selected and wore spirit at sporting events with atten- the Southwest Silver Hawks label.

Christmas decorating! Junior Mary Metz sets up lights for the door decorating for the winter pep rally. Classrooms competed for the Spirit Stick that was awarded at the pep rally for the class with the best decorat-

From all walks of life! The foreign exchange students, all came from different countries in Europe. They are Kristin Rokitta , Maria Dulesov a, Audrey Foucault and Ursina Roffler.

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Occupation Students of America sponsored the drive and 92 students participated. The Community Blood Bank came back in the months of February and April.

We've got spirit! The student section fills up during the Southeast versus Southwest bo ys basketball game. Southwest lost the game 60-48. Photo by Kyle Ernesli/ Talon

blood! Senior Alyssa Potter gives blood during

Photo by Anna Thomas/ Haw/: Tall:

Photo by Kaley Cool:/Hawh Talh

Avenge me, Scrooge! Sophomore Justin Gessel plays Jacob Marley's ghost in Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol." Marley's ghost wanted Scrooge(senior Bryson Kerns) to change his ways or he would end up like him, to have to roam the earth for eternity. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

I'm in the band. Students in the band perform during the fall pep rally on Nov. 9. The band performed at all of the home football and the varsity

basketball games.

Photo by Aly Ferguson/Talon

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E\eryone should drink eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and properly hydrated.

Sucking on a penny or putting it under your tong'ue will help you pass a breathalyzer test if you have been drinking.

Jdl-· brand gel ttin i'"'i mc1de for animal bones and hides.

Eating chocolate cau"es acne breakouts.

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Geoffrey Bristol

Jordan Brooks

Caleb Brown

Evan Brown

Jared Bruce

Ryan Brundege

Marilyn Buresh

Kimberly Burt

Alex Calidonna

Lindsey Carden

Amanda Carnazzo

Lauren Brunken

Frankie Bruyette

Sabrina Buckwald

Caitlan Bunn

Jamie Burbach

Chelse Bmcham

Liliana Castillo

Allison Catlett

Jade Cattoor

Tyler Caulkins

Elijah Cecava

Ashlee Celesky

Jamie Champoux

Reece Charlebois

Stephanie Charron

Alma Cisneros Rodriguez

Benjamin Clevinger

Nathaniel Coatney

Kelly Coleman

KeYin Coleman

Michael Conner

Connor Cosgrove

Michael Crelin

Emilio Cruz

Alvsha Cuke1

Ben Currin

Collyn Cunis

Stephanie Dafler

Shruti Daggumati

Nicholas Dahlquist

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John Davenport

Erin D;n·idson

Travis Davidson

Hillary Da\is

Andy Day

Chai ev Debaere

Kri;ta Decker

.Jamicyn Deiro

Joseph Delaney

Sarah Delgado

Aaron Demoret

Anna Denell

Jarett Denning

Andre' DeYorss

Lacey Dia1

Julia Didier

Kyle Digilio

Christopher Donahoo

Zachary Donahoo

Chelsea Donovan

Jeremy Down

Jackson Duba

Ashlie Dughman

Maria Du lesO\ a

Desire'e Dunba1

Ashley Dunn

Emily Dunn

Stephanie Edmonds

Kara Eide

Joe Elekes

Christa Elliott

Justin Ellison

Zachary Elson

Beth Embree

Nicole Ernst

Clare Espinosa

Andrew F .ssman

fyler Euse

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Brianna Exstrom

Chris Fantroy

.Mike .Fantrov

Andrea Felk~r

Zach Fergus

Aly Ferguson

Rudy Fiedler

Jami Finnell

Joy Fischer

Vince Flynn

Bess Folsom

Taylor Ford

Michael Fortkamp

Audrey Foucault

Neleigh Frandsen

Kourtney Frank

Laura Franz

Jeremy Fricke

Victoria Fry

Kimberly Fuoco

Keegan Furry

Morgan Fushia

Brady Gaines

Ronnie Gallagher

Freddy Gartner

Paige Gaver

Chasmine Gerschefske

Christopher Gice

Tyler Gilloon

Anna Golden

Jordan Gornell

Hank Gouty

Dayton Graf

Kelsey Graves

Preston Greenwood

Sean Grosshans

Ileather Guenther

Paige Guilliams

Josh Gustafson

Jessica Gutierrez

Ryan Haas

Hawra Hadib

Matt Hahne

Scott Hakel

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Favorite fast food placeuo

I. Runza

2. Arhy's

3 Burger King

Favorit genre of music

I. Rock

2. Country

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Favorite type of candy

1. Reese's

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100 different students were polled.

Jacob Hamann

Andy Hamelin

Hannah Hamilton

Eliza Hammond

Kyle Hampton

Samantha Hansen

Stacie Hansen

Lindsay Hanson

Emily Hartman

Alexander Hartmann

Courtney Haydu

Kyle Headley

Erin Healey

Christopher Heble

Jake Hedgecock

Jacob Hehn

Sam Heidelk

Shayla Heimann

Ashley Hemann

Amy Herman

Eric Hinz

Tommy Hoang

John Hoffman

Kaleigh Hohensee

Samantha Holechek

Joel Holmgren

Luke Honnen

Katie Hottovy

Shareyah Howell

Ally Hudkins

Eric Hyde

Boris Ilic

Levi Irons

Dianna Izaguirre

Chris Jacobson

Drew Jagadich

Marcus James

Ashley Janssen

Tyler Jarosz

Lindsay Jeffres-Dryden

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Jacob Jochim

Alex Johnson

Brandon Johnson

Hannah Johnson

Bryan Jones

Nathan Jones

SteYen Jones

Megan Kaltenberger

Bilal Kamal

Amy Kellough

Katie Kiefler

Lynn King

Addison Knuth

Natalie Knuth

Vera Konovalchuk

Jorgan Kontor

Julie Kovanda

Kirk Kovarik

Ross Kremer

Adam Kriz

Tyler Kuper

Mackenzie Laird

Adam Lavelle

Gabrielle Lazaro

Lindsey Leach

Olivia Leblanc

Brandon Leeds

Lindsay Leikam

Karissa Livingston

Hayli Lofgreen

Jayce Logsdon

Brady Long

Alec LO\Yrey

Caitlin Lukin

Kristoffer Lynch

Jamie Lyons

Taylor Mack

Alec Malone

Shane :\fanson

Cassondra Martin

Josh Martin

Jacob Marvin

Marcus Mason

Andrew Matthies

Christina Mayer

Taylor Mayer

Heather McCoy

Daniel Mc.Manus

Ermin Mehm·ic

Kyle Mehta

Sam .Meister

Jose ::\fendoLa

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Mary .Merz

Haley Meyer

Michael Meyers

Kelsey Michael

JarneH Michaels

Anthony ~fichalecki

Casey .Miller

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Philicia :Mizell

Kamala Moore

Kathryn Moore

Anthony Mosher

Patrick .Muir

Aaron M u1grue

John .\Iulgrue

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Shawntel Myers

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Justin Nissen

Garrett Nitz

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Samantha Ogden

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Kara Olson

The ''King" name is pretty at Southwest. -ot only where (Southwest Fan Federation) hirts made that say return of e King but also junior Lynn King started for the football team. Mark ling, father of Lynn, is the head ity football coach.

"One of the things I like about f dad b.eing my coach is that I alay know what we are doing for practice before practice," said Lynn Kmg.

"It can be hard to separate hen he is being parented and hen he is being coached. A roll of ~e eyes when parenting may mean a mack on the top or the head. A toll of the eyes when coaching may mean losing your position," said ark King. Coach King said he worked his son just as hard as everyone else and made him work

for his spot. Lynn King also had advanced weight training with his dad.

In this case too, Lynn King received the same treatment as everyone else. If Mark King thought Lynn deserved a bad grade for the day he would give it to him. They both had pros and con · of the situation and dealt. with it.

"1 Tot very many people get to share the experiences we get to. I'm sure as we get older the experiences will become even more important/' Mark King said.

Both said that no one has ever said anything to either about them not liking the fact that Mark King coaches or teaches Lynn. Both of them think of it in a positive way, whether it is to grow closer or to build as a person.

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Keith Ozanne

Alexander Pace

Stephanie Pankoke

Jichaela Patt

Chelsea Patter on

Ryan Pavel

Tali a Payne

Gabrielle Pere;;

G1iffin Pe11;, Adam Peters

Amanda Peter •

KeJTi Peters

Samantha Peter

Grant Peterson

Junior Lynn King and teacher/coach Mark King stand together in his advanced weight training clas~.

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Nick Pfeiffer

Rachael Pflug

Tarrah Phares

Stuart Piper

Jared Plautz

Joshua Poppe

Jed Potter

Makenzie Poulsen

Courtney Powers

Taylor Prai

Jordan Prellwitz

Porche Prewitt

Alexis Pulver

Hayley Raatz

Bekah Reddish

Maddie Reddish

Amber Reece

Logan Reeves

Chelsi Reichwaldt

James Reynolds

Tyler Rheault

Erinn Richert

Tiffany Ricketts

Adela Rikalo

Benjamin Rikalo

Cory Ritter

Shafae' Rivera

Shannon Roberts

Maggie Robertson

Griffin Rocke

Todd Roeber

Ursina Roffier

Chris Rogers

Justin Rogge

Taylor Rohe

Kristin Rokitta

Justin Rosenbohm

Nicolas Russell

Ethan Rymph

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Cassandra Sadmvski

Ben Samani

Jordan Saner

Jordan Sasek

Sinan Sayood

Christine Scalora

Nolan Schaefer

Brandon Schafe1

Alissa Schellhorn

Tyler Schenk

Alexis Schields

Aaron Schilling

Jordan Schliesser

Anna Schmidt

Blake Schmidt

Rachel Schmidt

Samuel Schmidt

Bobbie Schmitz

Jason Schrad

Josiah Scollard

Stephanie Seacrest

Kayce Sears

Amanda Sedor

Brad Sedor

Jay Seitlert

Leah Shaffer

Josh Shearer

Kyle Sher beck

Jenay Sheridan

Margaret Sherwood

Jordan Shields

Dillon Shryock

Jeremiah Sievers

Danielle Simpson

Zachary Sims

Chase Small

Lexi Smalley

Aaron Smelker

Megan Smctter

Meg Smid

Scott Smith

Tara Soucie

Steven Spalla

Channiyel Spataro

Cassee Spellrneyer

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Shane Spivey

Harrison Stark

Kyle Steinather

Christopher Stepanek

Sarah SteYens

Jacob Steward

Tyler Ste,van

Shane 'tierwalt

Brandon 'tokes

Jo lin Stonacek

Sarah Strickland

Dain Sudik

Brooke Sullivan

Chase Sund

Jeffrey Sward

Kathryn Swartz

Genesis Sy

Karzan Taha

Cherie Teague

Jonathan Terrebonne

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Seniors. The underclassmem are just plain vain.

-Kaleigh Hohensee

Spenser Tetmeyer

Anna Thomas

Cole Thompson

Lindsey Thomson

Kristi Thornburg

Alexandria Threats

I\iathan I immin • T\lcKenzie Tisdale

Jess Tommeraasen

Ethan Tompkins

Anna True

McKenzie True

Rowaida Tuma

AmarTumeh

Jared Tupper

Anthony Turner

James Tussing

Clay Upton

Danielle Urban

Na than Van Loon

Tyler Vannice

Ni~holas Varga

Cory Vermaas

Adam Wagner

Ethan vVagner

Emilv Walkenhorst

'John Wallace

Kaitlyn Waller

Ch~lsea \A/ alz

Nicolette Ware

Dylan ·warren

Sarah \.Vasserstein

Jacob Waters

Lauren Watmore

Alexis \Natson

Zach \.Vatson

Nicholas Webster

Brittany Weedman

Mike Wehling

Julia ·wehrli

Tavlor Weiand

'Liza Welles

Bryce \Verts

Hlakc Wcwel

1aggie Whiteley

Valerie Whitney

Jenna Wiese

Cohagen Wilkinson

Alaina Williams

Jayk Wilson

Mara Wilson

Nora ·wilson

Bethany Wood

Jessica Wright

"I have never been told a look like her till now!"

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Nicole Zimmer

''I don't think I do (look like her) but OK'.

Luye Yang

CJ Yank

Luke Yarabe

Paul Yarahe

Jack Zhang

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Taylor Adams

Alyson Ahrens

Haydar Al-Rubaiai

Allys a Allaire

Courtney Allen

Nicholas Allen

Sammy AJthayedi

Alejandra Amaro

Rosemary Anderson

Gabriel Arenas

Kelsey Arends

Rachel Arkehauer

Jeannette Arnold

Omar Arraseef

Rochelle Athan

Kelsey Aude

Jessica Backman

Caleigh Bacon

XThere's that one aspect of being a sophomore that everyone looks forward to - finally turning 16. For many students, the freedom of being able to drive where\'er they want on their own (not out past midnight, of course) is something they've been anticipating ince they were kids.

Sophomore Oleysa K uznetsov said having a car was what he looked forward to most when he turns 16. "I also like the fact that I'll be closer to graduating," Kuznetsov said.

however, to have th a t of driving but not b e off campus for lunch always those who will , lunch anyway, regar • rules. Sophomore B 1 ; Guyer said it's "totall that sophomores can ' t campus for lunch. •

"It's not. really a P to go out to lunch wi tl l.D.'s, though," Guy e · is a little more diflicu l have a temporary I.

Besides not leg 1 allowed to go out to h sophomores have to c. deal with the respon si of having their own c, • Many young drivers h make negotiations wi t parents on decisions li iaccessories such as g a , paid for.

''I'm going to h a my own job to pay for Kuznetsov said. ''Bu t excited for the fact th a l

Locker Sign. Students ofi:en help friend · celebrate their birthdav b) decorating their loc.ker with a sign or two - especially for that weet sixteenth birthday. Signs can be found around the school ;mytime, anywhere. f'lwtu by /,ind ay 1.J,ihamffalon

Thumbs Up. Sophomore Brandon Guyer thinks sophomores hould definitely be allowed to go out to lunc.h. His opinion is shared by most of the opho-

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Drew Barker

Alexis Bartek

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Alex Bechtle

Hayden Bell

Sadie Bennie

Morgan Ber<Ten

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Carina Berkowitz

Amanda Bintz

I' eITy Blackburn

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Trenton Blundell

Ben Boardman

Jalisa Bonilla

Brandon Boosalis

Tate Bornhoft

Ashley Bott

Brooke Bowers

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Cary Brand

Kall) Brennan

Brianne Brestel

Anne Brewster

Amanda Brown

Bryce Brown

Jordan Brown

Shantaye Brown

Trc,·ino Brown

Zach Bryant

Treyton Buresh

Catherine Burgess

Tobias Burns

Brendan Byrne

Ellen Calkins

Logan Campbell

Matt Campbell

Ashlee Carstens

Katelyn Carstens

Gera Carstenson

Andrew Cecava

Becca Changstrom

Shelby Chopp

Austin Christensen

Nate Christensen

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Shannon Cleal

Kelsey Comfort

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Bianca Conway

Alexa Cook

Kaley Cook

Rylan Cotton

Cole Cramer

Jon Creglow

Makenzie Crew

Jeanne Cumbr)

Colby Dahlke

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Melissa Dakan

Casey lhllman

Tony Delaney

Vinny Delaney

T.J. Dennis

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Daniel Head

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Kalie H(':jl

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Mansa Herrington

Karissa He\'elone

Christopher Hibberd

Alexander Hickmon

Katie Higgins

Ryan Hill

1 1oah Hines

Sarah Hoffman

Amber Hoflineyer

Laurel Holmquist

Paul Honnens

Haley Hoppes

Dillon Horne

Brendan Horner

Joseph Howerter

Jason Hudgens

Kelsea Hughes

Kate Hunsaker

Becky Hutchins

Ashley Hyde

Ashley Jaber

Justin Jacobson

Kevin Jeffery

Kourtney Jensen

Jacob JirO\·ec

Brennan Johnson

Macey John on

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Katherine Kunh

Olesya Kuznebov

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Melissa Lewis

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Tayler Lord

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1 1ost of the advice offered by the sophomores for the freshmen is simple and can be used br everyone. ' 'Be confident,

in front of hundreds of people. Some students participated in a sport such as softball. basketball, golf, tenni or track. be rour elf; don't be afraid to meet new people, put rour personality out there, and don't c hange anrthing about )'ou just to lit in," said sophomore I<.elsey Aude.

Being a freshman is not u ually a highlight for anyone in high school. But the friends you meet and the thing ., you do will help to shape the rest of your high school career and make it a much better experience.

"As I got older and became more comfortable with being a freshman at Southwest, I felt like I was becoming more a part of it and everyone in it. I began

"When I was a freshman I was in choir alJd tennis and during those actil'itie I made a lot friends and had a great time," ·aid sophomore Chris Way.

Joining a dub is also a great way to meet new people and learn orncthing new. Plus being in a club or a similar acti\'ity look g, eat on job applicatfons and college transcript ·

"Just have fun and be yom : elf: because }our freshman year doesn ' t have Lo be as bad as people say it will be,,. Langere1dt said. to have a better idea of what high school was really like, aid sophomore Paige Langerfeldt.

The average student's favorite year in higJ, school is their senior year because of all the great changes that are happening, and about to happen. But with some great friends, memmies and a little eflOrt, your manyearcanlieouraonteearor J

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Rachel Pieloch

Brandon Piening

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Angelique Prewitt

Morgan Price

Joseph Prokasky

Peter Ralston

Elicia Rardon

Jacob Ready

Keli Reeder

Katey Rehm

Alicia Reichwaldt

Shelby Remmers

Andrew Rentschler

Anthony Reyes

Kyla Richardson

Seth Richert

Matthew Richmond

Natalie Riggs

Alec Rinke

Morgan Roark

~1att Robertson

Shelhy Rood

Zachary Ro~s

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Taylor Rung

Jameson Rupert

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Paul Schietelhein

Landon Schmidt

Alex Schneider

Benjamin Schneider

Parker Schoen

Melissa Schorr

Elliott Schrage

Kristal Schuster

Mikala Schwery

Shoni Sears

Stacey Segura

Jordan Selko

Jeffrey Seybold

Erika Shafer

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Taylor Stimbert

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Christopher Webb

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Randy Weedman

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"The best part about being a trainer is that we are one big happy fami1 y." - Morgan Bergen ·

"The best thing that I get do as a trainer is to hang out with the athletes."

- Ryan Keys

"Helping people recover from their injuries and getting them healthy again."

- Colby Dahlke

"My favorite thing about being a trainer is when we save athletes' lives." - Elliott Engle

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Campbell Wentz

Kaitlin Weskamp

Megan Wharton

Taylor Whelan

Michaela , Vhitesell

Tyler Zachek.

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Abbie Albrecht

Elia Alvarado

Ashley Amend

Libby Anderson

Taylor Anderson

Aaron Arauco

Nick Arena

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Mackenzie Ashton

Mustafa Attaie

Omar Attaie

Danielle Baker

Mikaela Balfany

Brett Bancroft

Diane Banderas

Emily Barker

Connor BaIT

Drew Bartek

Tony Bartels

Jim Bash McKensi Bateman

Sabra Baustert

Ajonique Baxter

Rebecca Baxter

Brianna Beard

Patrick Beardslee

Joanne Becker

Joyanne Becker

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Although freshmen had less classes than at their middle schools, they still had more difficult ones and, in some cases. more homework.

"There's more to do definitely." said Jill Coatney. ''It's not so much that the homework is hard, but there's just a lot to do." Other changes involved new rules, like the lanyards and not being allowed off campus.

The variety of dub opportunities was another change. Freshmen ·were the first to experience having clubs not meet during the day. Despite that Brandon Zimmerman said, "Clubs at Southwest are very fun to be a part of."

Since they were in a bigger school, freshmen also had to worry about getting around to all the different levels and sections of the school on t.ime. They were also expected to find out when certain chool activities were going on and changes to the cheduling without announcements read in class.

Chelsea Lemburg said," ro one \'ill tell me when events are. I usually have to find out myself or ask around."

Freshmen started off with new responsibilitie , and they grew used to them.

Emylee Bellefeuille

Anthony Belling

Tony Benford

Allison Bennett

Brogan Bennett

Hillary Berger

Madeline Bien

Jessica Billings

Carly Birman

Kirsten Bjorman

Austin Blankenau

Michael Blue

Tori Bohlen

Kelsie Bonow

Tasneem Bouzid

Tyler Braden

Jerome Breaux

Tera Bridge

A few fre-hmen sit and work on projects in ~lary Schropfer's Computer Applications <lass. Freshmen usually start off their high school career by taking classe like this one. Photo by Tyler RPeder/Talon

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Larisa Brockman

Caitlin Brophy

Kaleb Bryant

Tori Bryer

Sam Buckner

Emma Burk

Bailey Burkett

Austin Burkhart

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Taylor Byers

Heather Byrne

Nathan Caldwell

Suzanne Carnazzo

Ali Carstens

Derek Carstens

Haley Cecava

Shawn Chaloupka

Cay lee Chambers

Cody Charlton

Dakotah Cheever

Charles Chen

Haley Christensen

Taylor Christiansen

Sara Chri~tianson

Sam Church

Bryce Churchill

Ellie Clinch

Ben Coatney

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Abby Collins

Dalten Collins

Tegan Colton

Alanna Connely

Beau Connely

Jasmine Cook

Tyler Cook

Natalie Cooper

Richard Cornejo

Caitie Comclju

Benjamin Crelin

Skyler Crowl

Jenna Cunningham

Jacob Dalton

T. ler Dam erst

Te. sa Daugherty

Shane Davidson

De. tiny Davis

Erin DeJonge

Brandon Delgado

Matthew Delisi

Katie Denell

Natahe DeIT

Tony DeVries

Taylor Dobbs

Taylor Doggett

Brian Doland

othony Dominguez

Michael Dono an

Ali Dougherty

Elizabeth Dughman

Bethany Duke

Brandon Earhart

Adam Egger

Allison Eisbach

Breanna Eisenhauer

Brittni Eitzmann

Taylor Elgin

Melissa Elseg

Morgan Emmert

Jessica Ernesti

rakemm Evans

Katie Everitt

Faith Fantroy

Kristina Fantroy

Emily Faron

Sarah Faubel

Dekken Felmley

Jami Felton Leya Feng

Samantha Fergus

Austin Fine

Ben Fischbein

Aaron Fischer

Genesis Flores Robles

Abigail Flory

Will Folsom

Alex Ford

Austin Ford

Adam Foster

Andrew Francis

Emily Frandsen

Kendra Frank

Matthew Frank

Ellie Franke

Clayton Frederick

Travis Freeburg

Chelsea Fricke

Jordyn Fuller

Corinne Fuoco

Karli Gaines

Gregory Gandall

Aleck Gao

Logan Gates

Schuyler Geery-Zink

Conner Gerner

Markus Gholson

Briana Giles

Samuel Gillette

''It vwuld have to be the new school, teachers and classes,"

--Kalvinder Singh

"It would have to be meeting new people,"

--Mackenzie \Voita

Timothy Gladyshev

Zachary Gokie

Andy Gospodarski

Abby Graham

Danielle Grau

Cody Gray

Tori Greene

Atley ustafson

Carey Haefele

Alexander Hagan

Sarah Hamelin

Nicholas Hamilton

Sally Hamnett

Taylor Hansen

Colleen Harris

Kamal Harris

Samantha Hart

Kayla Hass

"Much more space and getting to meet new people,"

--Chris Yokel

"It is more fun, better than middle school and you're not bothered by the upperclassmen," --Carly Birman

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Hamilton Hasty

Rachel Havekost

Micah Hayden

Ty Headley

Dylan Heath

Jake Hcidelk

Michael Hekl

Derek Hemann

Hadlee Henrichs

Andrew Henry

Hannah Herman

Taylor Hernandez

Kyrsten Hessheimer

Adam Hil1

Andrew Hill

Heather Hillebran

Sophie Hines

Dylan Hodges

Joshua Holbrook

Jayson Holechck

Emma Hoppe

Matthew Hormandl

Allie Hurlbut

Miranda Jenn

Allie Imhof

Scott Ingham

Alex Janssen

Courtney Jarosz

John Jasa

Gregory Jeffery

Nica Jensen

Rowdy Jensen

Emily Johnson

Eiica Johnson

Sara Johnson

Amanda Jones

Ashley Jones

Alan Julien

Tyson Jurgens

Stephanie Kahler

Kaitlin Karins

Klorissa Kavan

Chelsea Keller

Stacy Kellough

Schyler Kerns

Kun Young Kim

Tae-WanKim

Jacob Kiner

Georgia King

Dani Kinser

Thomas Klostermeyer

Lucy Kneifl

Katie Knight

Shelby Knorr

Skyler Knuth

Hunter Koch

Conner Kocrpe1ich

Robert Krapfl

Mitchel Kremer

Sarah Kroll

Chru.e Kmcger

Spencer KrulJ

Nathan Kumwenda

Chelsea Kyle

Drew Labadie

Morgan Lambley

Kadi Lan,on

Courtney Leikam

Chelsea Lemburg

Dylan Lester

Kaleah Letcher

Adam Lif

Lindsey Linville

Kit Lofgreen

Mary Beth Logan

Logan Logsdon

Nikki Loomis

Felicia Lopez

Tanner Lubach

Cole Lueckenhoff

Kayla Magnuson

Zane Mapes

Nathan Marks

Mollie Marple

Connor Marshall

Seth Martin

Zach Martin

Diana Martinez Romana

Tate Mattingly

Kathryn Maude

John McCave

Melissa McDermott

Katie McKitterick

Alex Meert

Kayla Meidinger

Jessika Meinecke

Sydney Meister

Angie Mendoza

Sami Merchant

Katelyn Meyer

Alex Michael

Emily Michael

Mandy Miller

Marlon Miranda

Drew Mitche!J

Katy Mohatt

Slade Molt

Spencer Montoya-Kaplan

One thing different for freshmen was block heduling with four classes instead of seven or ight.

''Block scheduling makes the day go faster," Tony DeVries said. The down side was an hour ~d a half of class time, which some saw as beneficial and others saw as way too long.

Ashley Richards commented, "Classes make ou sit way too long and it gets boring."

Freshmen were al o the first class to wear lanards and to get out at 2:03 on Tuesdays for PLCs. reshmen were required to take the Reading, Writing and Math Graduation Demonstration Exams, and at the end of each term they took finals.

Since they couldn't go out for lunch, fresh:men had to get used to the fact that if they forgot ~eir lanyards, they stayed at the end of the line. On the plus side there were new varieties of foods illch as Godfathers, da Vinci's, and the Izze drinks.

Lac Phan said his favorite lunch item was the barbecue chips.

Freshmen were introduced to the "Snack

Kadeem .Moore

Mason Moore

Lauren Mulgrue

Miles Mulgrue

Jordan Mundt

Levi .Munns

Jordan Murphy

Brittany Myers

Taylor Nelson

Nicole Nessetti

Ashley Neukirch

Ryan Newsham

Hiep Nguyen

Michael Nguyen

Josheph Ninh

Jason Nitz

Mallory Noakes

Alexandria Nolan

Shop" which was an alternate to the cafeteria. vVhen asked if lunch was long enough, Katherine Pieloch said, •· It depends on when you get to your lunch and how long you ha\·e to wait in line."

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Freshmen line up single file for lunch on the first day of school. Freshmen were introduced to many different food options such as DaVinci's subs and Godfather's pizza. Photo b)' Zach ims/Talo11

Evan Novotny

Porsha Nyhof

Cori O'Neal

Sarah O'Neill

Matt Ober

Maisie Ocampo

Sarah Oertli

Thomas Olin

Hanna Olson

Maggie Olson

Tyler Ostrowsky

Samone Pabst

Quintin Pack

Nealesh Padhye

Danielle Parde

Grant Parsons

Jordan Pavel

Anissa Payne

Justin Peet

Alex Peiman

Kelli Pekarek

Marissa Perkins

Ashley Peters

Nicholas Peters

Austin Pdersen

Micah Petersen

Danielle Peterson

Tyler Peterson

Matthew Pettit

Adam Pfeiffer

Lac Phan

Katherine Pieloch

Joe Pinnell

Bethany Plouzek

MakaU Poulsen

Paul Poulsen

Jordan Pound

Brittany Prokasky

Jacob Quandt

Amelia Rangel

Austin Rath

Shawn Ray

Micah Reddish

Alex Renk.en

Ashley Richards

Desiree Ricketts

Becca Rmgleman

Jacob Rinke

Hannah Robertson

Markyl Robinson

Matthew Roettger

Lauren Rohe

Derek Rohnke

Alexa Roper

Alyssa Ross

Marielle Saathoff

Hannah Sader

Brianna Saeger

Brittani Salvatore

Bryan Samani

Chelsey Samek

Christian Sandcrfer

Jacob Saner

Steph Schantcll

Hannah Schlemmer

Emily Schmidt

Matt Schwartz

Baileigh Schweitzer

Julianna Scusa

Emily Shanahan

Amanda Shaner

Chelsea Sharp

Evan Sheaff

Matthew Sherrill

Jacob Sievers

Kalvinder Singh

Megan Sjulin

Abigail Sloup

Miranda Smctter

Jayme Smock

Jenna Sorensen

Andrea Soto-Ordonez

Seth Spataro

Matthew Speich

Alex Stahl

Ashley Stahl

Katherine Stauffer

Sydney Stauffer

Mackenzie Steinauer

Michael Stevens

Brynn Stewart

Nathan Stokes

Hillary Stoll

Travis Stoltenburg

Holly Stolz

Jasmin Stonacek

Christaen Strauch

Jonathan Streich

Lindsay Strong

Paige Strothkamp

Sascha Stump

Elizabeth Sundberg

Nary Sy

Fresh Tagaloa

Alexander Tagart

Ali Taha

Joshua Talbott

Colby Talcott

"Yes, it has been and there is a lot. more than I expected."

--Taylor Christiansen

"No, not really. There are more people than I expected and it is not as crowded as people say."

--Ansel Whittle

"Yes and no. Yes because it is high school and no because my sister went here and I somewhat kne,v where to go."

--Kalcah Letcher

Max Taylor

Caitlin Thomas

Grant Thomas

Kayla Thompson

Lucas Thompson

Hayden Thomson

William Threats

Cody Tinnean

Sydney Tisdel

Zoe Tobin

Trent Toelle

Austin Tompkins

Salem Topalovic

Joana Torres

Dillon Town

Tori Tramp

Nam Tran

Tobin Tran

"No not really."

--Tanner Lubach

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Alyssa Trautman

Ahmed Tuma

Lydia Ullman

Nicole Ulm

Nicholas Urban

Jacob Vachal

Renna Van Deusen

Cody Van Sickle

Veronica Vanderbeek

Kelsey Virus

Allan Vo

Brian Vuu

Ali Wagoner

Ally Walker

Declan Walker

Garrett Wall

Dustin Ward

Courtney Ware

Chris Wasser

Kelsey Watson

Jacob Wavada

Alex Webster

Samantha Weller

Ansel Whittle

Aaron Wiese

Berindin Wie. ' e

Ellen Wilkinson

Haley Williams

Drew Willis

Shali Wilson

Dustin Wischmann

Scott Witty

John Wohlgemuth

Mackenzie Woita

Kash Wolff

Corinne Wolford

Catherine Zhang

Albeit Zhou

Brandon Zimmerman

Mackenzie Woodward

Aubrey Woolman

Kristy Yoakum

Chris Yokel

Dylan Yuen

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Several new changes came to staff this year. For one, there was a new principal, Rob Slauson. Before coming to Southwest, Slauson had taught at a variety of schools in Oregon and most recently at Wasson High School in Colorado Springs.

"I came to South,vest because of the outstanding reputation of Lincoln Public Schools, because it is one of the best school districts in America, and I wanted to have most of my family together in one place," Slauson said. Two of his four children were attending UNL.

Another change involved teacher plan days (Professional Learning Communities). In other words, students got out of school an hour early every Tuesday while teachers got together with their departments to plan out curriculum and try to coordinate it.

"We want students to feel confident and to reassure

them that they are getting the same information - m all teachers at approximately the same time. Thi s 1ls o makes it easier for students to ask each other questi c. ns," said World Language department chair Aaron Fi d ey "If two students are in Spanish One but have diffi ' nt teachers, they know that they will have to knm\ the same information, and they are at the same pla • m the curriculum."

English department chair Teresa Abra ms agreed. "Now that we are working in like-su ,e ct groups, it feels quite relevant. I like the opportun ir , to talk with my colleagues about student learning."

According to Slauson, "We are having an exc .: nt year. I am enjoying meeting the staff, students , nd parents and working closely with everyone to mak · mr school the best it can possibly be!" Slauson said.

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Rob Slauson PrinriJJal

Keri Applebee

John Hastings

Susette Taylor

Virginia ·Geiger Instructional Coordinator ~('J,.:

Mark Reeder Chair

Associate Principal Associate Principal Associate Principal

Sara Mann Special Ed. Coard.

Melissa Mordy

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Dave Gillespie Athletic Director

Willie Sapp

Kim Carson Assistant Athletic Director

Julie Walstrom

Tracy Seagren Chair

Sherry Mccranie

Mary Haertel

Jolene Schlemmer

Terr y Abr aham s Cha ir

Terry Berks

Todd Pernicek

Anthony Reda

Elaine Caster

Shelly Shanahan

Katharine Dowling

Toni Siedel

Linda Kr eifels Judy Noteboom

Mary Schropfer Donna Strabala

Cyndi Dwyer

Mind y Wright

Lorrie Ford l\Ielanie Gross

Denise Cotton Chair

Meghan ManningKechely

Alyssa Wi l helm

Jonathan Dyrland

Stacy Marshall

Jeff Agler Accompanist

Dee Simpson-Kirkland Colleen Finkhouse Chair

Kelley Winter Gretchen Baker Case Manager

Joyce Lehn

Nancy Bare Social Worker

Becky Tegeler

Heather Foster Speechlwnguage

Peggy Volker

' Erin Stutzman Psychologist

Ken Cornwell

Lori Mescher Kim Hei s

Tom Ahlschwede Angela Bates Shayla Bushhousen Jeff De Vries Shukria Gharzai Media Secretary Media Parae d 1. -:,tor

Chair

David Hartman

Brent Hermes

Jill Phipps

Cullen Stevens Christin Sutter Ashli True

Bill Rogge

Kyle Schumann

Chris True Jere I Welker

Crystal Kjar

Not Pict u Rebecca T o ' end Assista,

Mark Watt Chair Lis Brenden Nancy Brockley

Jalaina Randa Doug Kaltenberger Mark King

Andrew Sherman Scott Skultety Scott Vampola

Kathy Herz Instructi anal

Andrew Sorenson Computer

Vicki Rewald Brad Seeman Theatre Computer

Tim Golden Chair Charles Bittle Dan Carpenter

Mike Geist Eugene Kirianov JoDell Merritt

Kevin Schrad Mark Shearer Tracy Wiese

Greg Cooper Court Monroe

Sara Yendra

Jeff Jochum Chair

Cory Free Kevin Hennec- Fred Thorne

Tami Lang Chair Dave Blase Jerome Blowers Marcia Carroll Lori Spivey Gary Waters Resource Oj/icer

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Elaine Harris Lori Hemmett

Angella Knop Marilyne Phelps

Susan Cornish Crystal Davy

James Hill Nila Jacobson

Shirley Roeber Jeremy Smith

Chris Salem Ryan Salem Alyssa Wat s< Cus.~~rl~a...\:

Anna Wilken

.j Karl Bauhof Rich Dond )j ; er Assistant Building Superintendent

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Mark Franckm Cary

Richard Kin g , Beverly

-athan Lin • gal, Bozica Milos, Robin Pb ? Anthony

Robert Will i 1s, Mike Lundy, Larry Walker

Staff: Lisa Ashenbach, Terri Chab, Deb Curtis, L n DeVries, Manager Judy Fleischman, Teresa Gi i Michelle Haakenson, Michelle Kavanaugh, Mar · Lottman, Pat Piper, Lisa Rothgeb, Kim Sun, Ki 1 Waechter, Amy Whitmarsh, Paul Winkler

Tricia Ostermeier Connie Barry Pattie Brown Chair

Mike Devall Amy Jewell

Angela Kramer Matt Mezger Jessie Sazama

Dawn Sebek Crystal Steidley Alisha Stopp

Lynn Strack David Tien Faye Wall

Lanette Dunn Peg AldridgeMerri Kaye Bradley Lois Brown I Lila Comer Sandy Hays Victoria Hessheimer Attendance Attendance

Nicole Kubik Linda Shonka Janene Way Alhletic/Activities Receptionist Counselon

Special Education: Front Row: Loree ·woods. Sharlene Howery, Joyce Scheneman, Lucretia Allee Back Row: Philip Beck, Juanita Henderson, Brian Diekmann, Tim Frisch, Maxwell Chatelain. Not Pictured: Linda Brockman, John Fairbanks, Carol Flora, Gloria Lucas, Kelly Richter, Kelsey Schultz.

Along with all of the policy changes, came the end of club days. Since club days were not scheduled anymore, clubs were forced to meet before or after school or on the weekends.

These new policies hindered both attendance and membership for the clubs since sign up for the clubs was only available online during first term.

Along with the decline in members, the number of clubs that actually met also declined.

Those who were involved with clubs had to be committed, since getting everyone together was a chal-

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Helping hands. Seniors Cara Beaty, ...,.__._.,_,_..:,i,.~ Kelsey Kennell and ,~-"'-"' Marie Hansen talk to Key Club about helping with Husker parking. The group typically met after school one Wednesday a month.

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"Not having club day reduced school spirit by a lot," senior Jenna Lothrop said, who was unable to join a club due to work and other commitments.

However, some clubs were more involved than others. They helped sponsor activities at pep rallies and at other events.

National Honor Society also put together the first annual Dodgeball Tournament, Jan. 17. The team Rockband won. The event raised money for their sister school in Sierra Leone which is a small country in Africa.

Bake sales. Sophomore speech members Paige Langfeldt, Morgan Boyle and Juee Trivedi help sell concessions during the Silver Talon Speech Tourney. The event was hosted at Southwest, so the group did not compete.

Photo by Molli e Dittmer/ Talon

Breaking stereotypes. Asian Caucus members try to break stereotypes at the Switch Rally. In order to do so, they had T-shirts made with a typical Asian caricature. Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

Change of culture. Latino club members enjoy food during their Feb. 27 meeting. The group and their parents made food and brought it in order to experience the culture. Photo by Mollie Dittmer

Photo by Talon Staff

Champions! Members of team Rockband carry off their manager, Griffin Rocke. The team won the pool play HS dodgeball tournament. Photo by Mollie Dittmer/Talon

Officers! DECA officers meet during an after school meeting. Members of the group went to a leadership conference in Indianapolis. Photo by Molli e Dittmer/ Talon

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Freshman Will Folsom

NBS

Purpose: to focus scholarships, leadership, service and character

Activities/Events: dodgeball tournament , senior night , senior T-shirt sales.

Meeting Times: every other Friday at 7:30

Membership: 60

Officers: Co presidents Ali Malik, Maggie Dechanie, Vice President Meredith Ramsay, secretary Allison Ro y, treasurer Jordann Bornhoft , community service, Jordan Bell, Alex Martin , Kaylee Colton, historian Ryan Town. Sponsor: Colleen Finkhouse

Members: Erica Ahlschwede, Jay Anderson, Jared Ashton, Annalisa Baade, Lauren Barry, Kaci Bartholomew, Patrick Beasley, Cara Beaty, Paul Belz, Tyler Bell, Matthew Blankenau, Erin Boyle, Blair Brown, Christian Brabec , Dani Bryant, Jessica Burow, John Calahan, Chelsea Campbell, Chelsey Charlton, Arica Colemen, Zach Connell, Mandi Conway, Maggie Deschaine, Mollie Dittmer, Kristin Drake, Madison Drake, Bryttie Duren, Erin Eisbach, Spencer Elliott, Kierst Finsand, Lindsey Font, Caitlin Golden, Ashley Graham, Jessica Harris, Kimberly Hassebrook, Meghan Henderson, Trevor Hermann, Katherine Hill, Jonathan Hinz, Collin Homquist, Anna Horst, Nicole Hudson, Sally Ingham, Matthew Jacobsen, Taylor Jones , Elly Jurgensen, Jessica Kaltenerger, Spencer Kerl, Brandon Koch, Philip Kocher, Michael Korsakas, Meghan Leonard, Kaila Lewallen, Breanne Lewis, Karma Livingston, Logan Luke, Garrett Mardock, Kiersten Mavis, Alyssa McBride, Alicia Meyer, Breanna Moore, Devin Muller, Seth Neben, Elli Neuwirth, Reba Nitzel, Jackie Nordell , A:3.ron Norman, Max Olson, Stephanie Pelan, Wenyu Qu, Abbi Raasch, Lindy Rauscher, Jordan Reinwald, Katie Richard, Christopher Schmidt, Ben Shallenber, Kaitlin Shanahan, Amber Swenseth, Kendra Szudlo, Tiffaney Tatro, Mallory Vogt, Amanda Vuu, Celeste Wanner,Jessica Way, Kayla Webert

Photo by Anna T h omas

Mix it up! Senior Kierst Finsand of Student Council helps with Mix It Up day. Mix h Up day was a chance for ~tudents to meet new people and just have fun during lunch.

Photo by Erinn Walhenhorst / Talon

Dodgeball anyone? NHS sponsore c t he annual dodgeball tournament. The , o dg tournament had 18 teams compete.

Pur.Pose: to have students serve the student body and community

Activities/Events: Powderpuff football, prom, winter formal, Flight . and freshman day

Meeting Times: 7: 15 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday

Membership: 35

Officers: President Elly Jurgensen, Vice President Sammy Hansen.

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Members: Kelsey Arends, Dalton Barnard, Lauren Barry, Kierst Finsand, Ben Fischbein, Vincent Flynn, Taylor Genrich, Chris Gice, Marie Hansen, Sammy Hansen, Alex Janssen , Emily Johnson, Nathan Jones, Elly Jurgensen, Amy Kellough, Ali Malik, Zane Mapes, Garrett Mardock, Connor Marshall, Jani Martinez, Alyssa Mescher, Philicia Mizell, tephanie Pelan, Hayley Raatz, Austin Rath , Ben Schneider, Kaitlyn Steinacher, Hillary Stoll, Rebecca Swenseth, McKenzie Tisdale , Kaitlin Weskamp, Cohagen Wilkinson, Ellen Wilkinson, • Albert Zhou.

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Everyone wanted to have an influence on the school and the community around Lincoln. Student Council (StuCo) and National Honor Society (NHS) helped influence what happened in Southwest as well as help out with the community

For both organizations members had to apply and write an essay. In addition, Student Council involved an interview along with getting voted in by the members.

"I love Student Council! I get to help make our school a better place and it looks great on my college application!" senior Elly Jurgensen said.

Those who wanted to be in NHS only had two changes to do that, either spring of their junior year or the fall of their senior year. Besides the application, students had to have a letter of recommendation.

"NHS was such a great thing for me in high school. I loved doing the dodge ball tournament!" senior Allison Roy said

NHS also sponsered a Box Tops for Education drive for McPhee Elementary School throughout the months of February and March.

NHS and Student Council were in charge of many different events that happened at Southwest, ranging from setting up dances to helping with Senior Night to doing food drives .

llison Roy and Jordie Bomh t all Honor Convocation for the thi NHS also helped with many other

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Do you kno w your lo ve? Student Council helps out during the February Switch Rally. The activity they did was c h oos i ng couples to see how well they knew each other.

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Purpo s e: To study math and compete in math contests

Activ i ties / Events: U L Math Competition, Omaha Central Competition, Southwest Math Competition (members ran this competition instead of competing in it)

Meet i ng Times: Thursdays after schoo l.

Membership: 15

Officers/ Members: Zach Connell (President), Danie l Zhou (Vice President), Michael Nguyen (Secretary).

Sponsor: J eff De Vries.

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Purpose: To have academic students compete in the field of science

Activities / Events: Jaguar

Invitationa l Science O l ympiad Tournament and State Science Olympiad Tournament

Meet i ng Times: Thursday mornings

Membe r ship: 15

Officers/ Members: Dan iel Zhou (President), Eric H i nz (Vice President), Nat FinkHumes (Secretary/Treasurer), Clay Upton (Software Engineer).

Sponsor: Sara Yendra and Mark Shearer.

l'CCU.

Purpose: FCCLA (Fami ly, Career, Community, Leaders of America) informs ot h er people to of the benefits of com m u nit service, a hea lt hy l ife sty le and stopping vio lence

Activities / Events: T h e biggest trip was Cl u sters. Melissa West (president) went to Minneapolis.

Meeting Times: Mon d ays after schoo l.

Membership: 5

Officers/ Members: Me li ssa West (President).

Sponsor: Jolene Sc hl emmer.

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Purpose: For stu ~ ents t o prepareI themselves as busmess l ea d - 1 ers an d compete against o ther schoo ls in business com pe tition

Activities / Events: FLC (Fa ll • Leadership Conference ) SLC (Spring Leadershi p_ Con e rence )i I and State Leadership C i1ference Meeting Times: Monda ) nights

Membership: 8

Officers/ Members: Mar i yn Buresh (co-presi d ent), L uren Brunken (co-president) , >aige Gaver (Secretary/ Treas 1, ·e), McKenzi_e Tisdale (co-h i ·• o rian), 1 and Damelle rban (co -! tstorian

Goofin ' ~round ! Math club rounds up together after a meeting. Math Club got Sponsor: Tony Kobza together m the forum on Thursday afternoons to do math problems. I

Rea d y for acti on ! Science Ol y mpiad / Ph ys ics club meets on after school with lab coats on and read y to go. When they meet th ey think logically and creatively to come up with experiments and projects.

Re prese nt ! Senior Melissa West was the FCCL A Jresid en t " FCCLA is a club based off of FCS here at South · est. It' 1 great club and an amazing time!" West said.

Purpose: DECA is a marketing organization de igned to u e marketing knowledge to raise money for organizations and promote events/ fundraisers.

Activities/ Events: CRLC (Central Regional Leader hip Conference) in Indianapoli , F LC (Fall Leadership Conference) n Kearney, and the annual 3v3 basketball tournament.

Meeting Times: Wedne day nights.

Membership: 30

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fficers/Members: Karma Livingston (co-president), Alex Martin (co-pre ident), Anastasia Oulianova (vice president) , Alys a McBride (public relation ), Joe Beer (treasurer), Haile y Hamilton (public relations), Paul Yarbe (Secretary).

Sponsor: Tony Kobza.

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Helping people learn for the future was the main goal of DECA , FCC LA, FBLA, Math and Science Clubs. Each club had a way to incorporate bu iness and help make ociety better.

DECA spent three days in Indianapolis going to conferences, listening to speakers, networking, sight seeing, and learning more about marketing opportunities that could be in their future.

"There wa al o a dance that the student really enjoyed when they were there," aid Tony Kobza, ponsor.

Math club was brought together to study and compete in math. They had two main competitions they went to: the U L Math Competition and the Omaha Central Competition. They also ran one of their own, the outhwest Math Competition.

Phy ics / Science Olympiad placed fir t as a team at the Henry Doorly Zoo Regional Camp. They also won the state competition and would be going to nationals over the week of graduation.

"There i a lot more intere t and more member It's really the fir t year we're getting out there in the competition world," aid senior J ordann Bornhoft.

For FCCLA Melissa West went to Minneapolis for Clusters. "It was uper fun. I roomed with Fairbury. They are really cool chicks," West said. FCCLA also attended the state convention.

FBLA participated in the fall, pring and tate leadership conferences. According to junior Marilyn Buresh, the purpose of the club wa "for us to prepare our elves as business leader and compete against other chool in business competitions"

o fficers gath e r ! Junior officers BACK: Paige Gaver, Danie ll e rban, McKenzie Tisdale, Victoria Fry FRO NT: Marilyn Buresh , Lauren Brunk en, and Lindsey Leach gather together after a meeting. Every Monday after school this group

Just Meetin'. enior Alex Martin an d of girls gathered together to talk about busine s le aders hip

ponsor Tony Kobza get together in a DECA meeting. The group got together every week to talk about things such as fundraising idea

Rea dy, set , go! DECA it on a race car while visiting the Indi anapo li s 500 Racing Museum. DECA got the opportunity to go there because of a conference. Members: Sara hristi a n son, Be s Folsom, Je sica Way, Ryan ewsham, eale h Padhye, Jake Marvin, hris chmidt, Landon chmidt, Shane Spivey, Erica Johnson, Brianna aeger, Tyler Jaro z,

~haus ataraj, Ashle y Ahmend , Katie Maude, Evan Beer, Luke Yarabe, Paige Gaver, arge ttaie, Kyle Headley, Lind ey Leach, Tonya Maksimenko, Taylor Herrin gto n , Anna Schmidt, Danielle Stopp, Becca Hartz, Bryttie Duren, 1allory Vogt, Colbi Duren and Hilar y Hamilton

Keyaab

Purpose: To focus on service and leadership for individuals who want to improve their communities.

Activities / Events: The Child Advocacy Center and Habitat For Humanity.

Meeting Times: Wednesday at 3:15.

Membership: 42

Officers / Members: Marie Hansen-President, Cara Beaty-Vice President, Katie H~ttovy-Secretary, - icolette Ware-Treasurer, Kelsey Kennell-Historian, Lindsey Leach, Julia Wehrli, Heather Berck, Kerry Blackburn, Jamicyn Deiro, Taylor Ginrich, Jamie Jones, Spencer Kerl, Didi Kob1er, Tonya Maksimenko, Anastasia Oulianova, Courtney Powers , Krys Stevens, McKenzie Tisdale, Nicolette Ware, Alex Ford, Kelsey Arends, Rachel Arkebauer, Bess Folsom, Will Folsom, Emily Kerl, Sammy Hansen, Karissa Livingston, Becca Nispel, Max Olson, Emily Pike, Tyler Reeder, Mikala Schwery, Danielle Simpson, Kalvinder Singh, Hillary Stoll, Danielle Urban, Wyn Wiley, Ali Nelson, Tara Bednar, Molly Jones, Tori Greene, Colleen Harris.

Sponsor: Todd Pernicek and Angela Kramer.

Principal AahlaOl-y Coaacll

Purpose: To hear about a variety of issu~s and gain a student's perspective of school to make activities and future events more conducive to connect with students.

Activities/Ev ents: Litter Control in the hallways , making signs to promote recycling, and helping with the 8th grade transition program.

Meeting Times: Once a month.

Membership: 25

Officers / Members: John Benton, Micah Davis, Maggie Deschaine, Drew Edmon~ Mane Hansen , Sally Ingham, Drew Jagadich, Elly Jergensen, Jessica Kaltenberger, Brandon Koch, Lind sey Leach, Jenna Lothrop, Garrett Mardock, A1i Nelson, Anastasia Oulianova, Nealesh Padhye, Courtney Powers, Matt Robertson, Allison Roy, Ryan Town, Dillon Town, Nicolette Ware, Wyn Wiley, Bethany Wood, Daniel Zhou.

Sponsor: Rob Slauson.

Gl,BTM

Purpose: Formed to support those who are gay or lesbian, and help spread tolerance and equity.

Activities/Events: Pride prom.

Meeting Times: Sunday nights.

Sponsor: Mike Geist.

Purpose: To help enhance the compassio 11a te, quality health care, providing opportuniti es for knowledge, skill and leadership devel opment of all health occupations education s tudents. Therefore helping the students to me et the needs of the health care industry.

Activities/Events: Helped with the blood drive, making signs to show appreciation fo r middle school and elementary school nur s s, as well as attending the midwinter confere n ce in Grand Island.

Meeting Times: First Monday of the mon t ' ,

Membership: 16

Officers/ Members: Kristin Reeder-President, A1 a True -Vice President, Rosie Lann-Secretary, Cr a Beck-Treasurer , Nick Meysenburg-Historian, k ya Shamai, Lindsay Leikam, Amanda Peters, Meli s, Sukhram, Samantha Peters, Daniel Zhou, Diam Izaguine, Christopher Walker, Kayla Bennett, f' -1. ir Sanburg, Keli Reeder.

Sponsor: Tracy Weise.

Photo by Anna Thomas Senior Courtney Suelter looks at where her blood was drawn during the first blood drive. The Community Blood Bank came to school twice in order for students to help donate.

The Principal's Advisory Council lines up for a group picture. Pictured is Principal Rob Slauson, Ryan Town, Anastasia Oulianova, Ali Nelson, Bethany Wood, Micah Davis, Matt Robertson, Lindsey Leach , Marie Hansen , Jessica Kaltenberger, Elly Jergensen, Daniel Zhou, Dillon Town

Photo by Mollie Dittm er

Key Club officers Kelsey Kennell and Marie Han s, 1 begir a meeting. Each meeting would start with times a · 1date of upcoming events.

thing they talked about was vol-

Purpo s e : To assist any new students in the transition to LSW and to provide opportunities to build a sense of belonging in and out of the school community. Ac ti vities/Events: Fre hman day, parent-teacher conferences, all registration events, middle school visits, pep rallies, sponsored events for new students in terms 2-4, ho ted a wheel chair ba ketball team.

Me mb e rsh ip : 45

Office rs/Me mb ers: Hannah Bell, Brandon Earhart Abby Flory, Lucy Kneifl, Chelsea Kyle, Adam Lif, ' Evan Sheaff, Kayla Fazier, Chad Ha sebrook, Kate Hun acker, Ryan Plager, Paul Schiefelbien , Ben Schneider, Mikayla Schwery, Juee Trivedi, Connor Villanuev:a, ~arianne Wegulo,_f\shley Hemann, Adam Knz, Lmd ey Leach, Caitlm Lukin , Christina Mayer, Mary Metz, Ben Norton, Anastasia Oulianova, Courtney Powers, Erinn Richert, Maggie Robertson,dason Schrad, McKenzie Tisdale, icolette Ware, helsea Campbell, Matt Champoux, Lauren Cochran, Maggie Deschaine, Kristin Drake, Angel Geller, Kimberl y Hassebrook, Jessica Kaltenberger, Bryson Kerns , Mike Korsakas, Alyssa McBride, Alexandra Riggs, Allison Roy, Blair Sanburg , Amanda Vuu.

Sponsor: Colleen Finkhouse.

The tudent Amba

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When it came to clubs at Southwest, each member of a group could find the leader in themselves. Taking chances and making opportunities for leadership was what it was all about.

"We work together to make things happen," said Will Folsom from Key Club. "We get out there and do charitable things."

The members of Key Club focused on engaging in new activities and organizations, such as the Child Advocacy Center and Habitat for Humanity They had 42 members from all grades. The club was entirely student-run with elected student-officers and other elected student-committee members.

"Being a enior, Ambassadors gives me a strong hold on the issues at my school and allows me to get involved," said member Tiffaney Tatro

Providing students with the acknowledgment of acceptance and a sense of belonging how Student Ambassadors thrived. A lot of events this club had done were centered on getting students on the right track; whether it was at parent teacher conferences, pep rallies, or other registration events.

A club that partook in important activities at Southwest was Hea1th Occupations Club. HOSAhelped with the Blood Drive on Nov. 6 and Feb. 26. They also made sign for elementary schools to show their gratitude for the school nurses and participated in walks to fund research to help cure various illnesses and diseases.BOSA also qualified eight of their members for nationals.

"Council is the one time a month when I can have open, honest conversation with the greatest Southwest student ," said Principal Rob Slauson.

Principal Advisory Council had several goals for the school year. One of the most effective events was litter control on the school grounds. Members made signs and urged students to thmk green and recycle. Dunng council they discus ed a variety of issues and how the students felt about school. One of their objectives for the following years is something called School Climate, based on the respect students have for one another.

GLBSTA had an eventful year filled with activities and discussions centered on the understanding of the GLBTSA community. They also tried to spread equity and tolerance for those who chose a different sexual orientation.

Photo bv Mollie Dillmer enior Key C l ub officers Ca;a Beaty and Kelsey Kennell discuss the days agenda. Another

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J u nior HO SA club member Ashley Janssen stands by as junior Alex Hartmann prepares to be wrapped after donating. This was the second Blood Drive the school hosted.

sadors come together for a group photo. This group of students was involved in a lot of activities that prepared new and current students for the future.

Purpose: Teach appreciation of German culture.

Activities/Events: Holding a brat wurst fund raiser.

Meeting Times: Mondays after school.

Membership: 15

Officers / Members: Aaron Pattee, Logan Luke, and Wenyu Qu

Sponsor: Aaron Finley sr-,,t•hClab

Purpose: Become better speakers and practice for the AP exam.

Meeting Times: Sunday nights

Membership: 30

Sponsors: NilaJacobsen and Lori Hemmett

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Purpose: To learn about and experience various aspects of Japanese culture.

Activities / Events: Dance Dance Revolution competitions and costume parties.

Meeting Times: After school

Membership: 30

Officers/Members: Amanda Vuu, Nate Petro, and Garrett Mardock

Sponsor: Jeremy Smith

Purpose: Promote Asian culture and raise awareness.

Activities/Events: Field trips to re tam a nt and organizing fund raisers, and sold rshirts to raise awareness.

Meeting Times: Wednesdays after sc h JOI.

Membership: 30 •

Officers/Members: Amanda Vuu, Hi e , Cao, and Wenyu Qu

Sponsors: Charles Bittle and Joyce L e n

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Yo quiero leer! Junior Cj Yank and senior ick Sawyer read a book in ila Jacobsen 's Spanish 4 class. The tudents who were interested in learning more Spanish could join panish Club.

Money, money , money! Jeremy Smith jokingly m , .! S his Japanese 4 students give him their money. Smith typica l joked around with his students in order to keep them enterta i ·d.

Pu rpo se : To become better speakers and learn about French culture.

Activities/Events: Sold beads during Mardi Gras as a fund raiser.

Membership: 6

Sponsor: Angie Knop

Opportunities to explore new languages and cultures were endless. There were five languages students could study: Latin, Spanish, French, German and Japanese. Because of this strong interest in world language and culture, clubs were formed to allow students to get more involved.

Asian Caucus was a relatively new club, sponsored by Charles Bittle and Joyce Lehn. The purpose of this organization was to promote Asian culture and raise awareness. This club grew in popularity to a membership of 29 students. The officers of Asian Caucus were seniors Amanda Vuu, Hieu Cao and Wenyu Qu.

Another organization centered on Asian culture was Japanese Club. Sponsored by Jeremy Smith, the focus of this group was to learn about and experience various aspects of Japanese culture. The 30 members of this club participated in many activities, such as Dance Dance Revolution competitions, music, movies, guest performers and costume parties.

German Club was made up of 15 members. The purpose of this organization was to teach appreciation of German culture . They planned to sell brat wursts and donate all the proceeds to the Indian Center.

Although French Club only had about six members , they still managed to have a lot of fun and learn a lot. Sponsor Angie Knop held a fund raiser during Mardi Gras selling beads.

Spanish Club had one main focus: speaking Spanish. Sponsors Lori Hemmett and ilaJacobsen wanted members to immerse themselves in the language and become good speakers. They a l so spent time practicing for the AP exam.

FRONT ROW : Wenyu Qu,Amanda Vuu, Hieu Cao. BACK ROW: Jack Zhang, Lac Phan, Michael guyen, Bri a n Vuu, Allan Vo, Dan Zhou, Michael Ryan, Zach Connell, Chad Hassebrook , Ali Malik, Andrew guyen, Justin Ferguson, Dann y Yang.

Photo by Max Olson / Hawh Tall: Stylin'! Teacher Marilyne Phelps goe all out to dres up for Mardi Gras. French Club sold beads as a fund raiser.

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Photo by Travis Cunningh am/Talon Tasty! Asian Caucus members sell egg rolls as a fund raiser. Teachers and students al ike came by to upport the club.

Speeda

Purpose: To compete in a variety of public speaking events

Activities/Events: Speech tournaments

Meeting Times: every Monday after school

Membership: 45

Officers/ Members: Kristin Drake, Zac Francis, Taylor Jones, Brandon Koch, Alex Martin, Alicia Meyer, Bess Folsom, Caitlin l.;ukin, Christina Mayer, Mary Metz, Kerri Peters, Jenay Sheridan, Danielle Simpson, Kelsey Arends, Morgan Boyle, Kelsey Comfort, Kaley Cook, Vinny Delaney, at FinkHumes, Rebecca Hartz, Chad Hassebrook, Katie Higgins , Alyssa Kloefkorn, Paige Langfeldt, Cpenta Loving, Aleem Malik, Harry Norman, Emily Owen, Brittany Paul, Rebecca Swenseth, Aubrey Thompson, J uee Trivedi, Austin Blankenau, Natalie Derr, Will Folsom, Alex Ford, Austin Ford, Andrew Francis, Jacob Kiner, Lucy Kneifl, MB Logan, Nealesh Padhye , Grant Thomas, Ellen Wilkinson.

Coach: Matt Heimes

State: Finished 4th

Purpose: To learn about theatre arts

Activities / Events: Fundraisers, attend state and international theatre festivals, bring in speakers, help put on productions.

Meeting Times: Varies

Membership: 260

Officers/ Members: Alicia Meyer (President), Micha Davis (Vicepresident), Mary Metz (Historian), Jordan Reinula (Secretary), Meghan Leonard (Scribe). Sponsor: Bob Henrichs

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National Qualifiers: Stephanie Peln and Kaitlyn Steinacher, Public Forum Debate: Jeri Kohn and Garrett Mardock , Public Forum Debate. Mar y Metz, Dramatic Interpretation. Alex Martin, Dramatic Interpretation. Zac Francis, Humorous Interpretation.

State Champions: Jeri Kohn and Garrett Mardock, Public Forum Debate; Caitlin Lukin, Entertainment Speaking.

Other State Awards: Zac Francis/ Taylor Jones, 2nd in Duet; Zac Francis, 4th in Humorous; Albert Zhou, 5th in Super Congress; Mary Metz, 5th in Dramatic, Jordy Schliesser, 8th in Super Congress.

xpectations. National qualifier senior Alex Martin is waiting to hear what place she got a t the Millard orth speech tournament. Speech tournaments often started in the morning and lasted all a y Ph oto by Kaley Coo h/ H aw h T alh

how time. Speech members Ta ylor Jones and Zac Francis perform their humorous duet at the Forenics Showcase. Ph oto by Kelsey Comfort/ Ha w/: Tall:

Case time. Sophomore debate team member s, Lauren G Hamilton , Ebad Sadat and Jani Martinez Romana debate ar • Foren sic howcase. The team competes in Lincoln Douglas , Public F o, 1 or Con gre ss debate. Ph oto by T onya Ma hsime nh o/Ta lon

DeNte

purpose: To increase knowledge and , kills in competitive debate.

Activities/Events: Debate tournaments almost every weekend from November to April. Host a debate tournament in , •0 vember.

Meeting Times: every day after school

Membership: 30

officers/Members: Jared Ashton, Jeri Kohn, Curtis Mackie, Garrett Mardock, tephanie Pelan, Wenyu Qu, Michael Crelin, Bi lal Kamal, Jordan Schliesser, Jack Zhang, ammy Althayedi, Garrett Esau, Lauren Geisert, Hilar y Hamilton, Dillon Jones, Didi Kobler, Jani Martinez, Kaitlyn teinacher, Krys • tevens, Taylor Stimbert, Chris Way, Carly Birman , Charles Chen, Ben Crelin, Jake Heidelk , Zane Mapes, Diana Martinez, Paul Poulsen , Albert Zhou.

Coach: Toni Heimes

, State: Finished 4th

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Some of the most outspoken and outgoing clubs that you could join at Southwest were the Forensics teams and the Drama Club. These clubs are different in many ways, however the one thing that they did have in common was that they all strived to be the best at what they did.

The speech team was a group of students who compete in a variety of public speaking events. The team often traveled to compete in speech tournaments. They traveled as far as Sioux Falls, SD and Apple Valley, MN. They met once a week, but a lot of their individual practice time was at home. Members agreed that being on the speech team not only looked good on college applications, but it was also really fun.

"It's speecharific!" said senior Zac Francis.

The debate team was a competitive team. They rehearsed every day after school to increase their knowledge and skills to prepare for competitions. There were debate tournaments almost every weekend from November to April. The debate team also hosted a tournament in November which was a major fundraiser for them. They also did everything from Pizza Pals to selling beefjerky to selling greenery. The team needed to fundraise to pay for travel and tournament expenses. A huge part of being on the debate team was meeting new people and creating memories together.

"Hands down, you'll never be alienated or ignored. Everyone has a friend and a voice in debate," said senior Garrett Mardock.

Drama Club consisted of talented students all there to learn about theater arts. Being a member of Drama Club opened opportunities for theatre scholarships. The club also gave students a chance to showcase their talent. Drama Club helped with several plays this year, including "Rumors," the fall play, "A Christmas Carol," the winter play, "Brigadoon" the spring musical and "Charley's Aunt," the faculty play.

"It' really time consuming, but if it's something you love, it's worth it," said sophomore Aubrey Thompson.

Acting out! Drama club members and seniors Alicia Meyer and Bryson Kerns rehearse for "A Chri tmas Carol." Rehearsal runs for a couple of hours almost every day after school to prepare a production.

Photo by Max 0/,son / Hawlr Tall:

Purpose: To build a great yearbook and have a good time doing it.

Activities/Events: Taking pictures, writing stories, designing spreads and selling yearbooks. There is also a state convention in October and competition in May.

Meeting Times: Before and after school and during the school day as a class.

Membership: 16

Officers/Members: Co-editors Mollie Dittmer and Travis Cunningham.

Adviser: Dianne Kuppig.

Purpose: To inform students as to what is going on around school.

Activities/Events: Writing stories, taking pictures, doing layouts and selling ads. There ,. was al o state convention in October and competition in May.

Meeting Times: Before and after school and during the chool day as a class.

Membership: 12

Officers/Members: Editor-inchief Max Olson.

Adviser: Dianne Kuppig.

Change of pace. The ed itors take a inter view e d b y Di a nne Kuppig's s journalism class. eniors Max Olson , ningham and Mollie Dittmer were questions about their positions.

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Talon Staff: FRONT ROW: Tonya Maksimenko , Tyler Reeder , Al y Ferguson, Lindsay H a nson, Jami Finnell , Kyle Ernesti. BACK ROW: Maggi Deschaine, Al yssa Mescher , Mollie Dittmer , Travis Cunningham, Maggie Packard and Zach ims. NOT PICTURED: Lindsay Leikam, Erin Bo yle , Mike Swanson , Erinn Walkenhorst , Brooke Bowers.

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Creativity! Junior Benjamin Norton w < literar y magazine during his advanced c 1 ing class. orton entered some of hi s ow n magazine.

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Purpo se : To make a magazine that shows writing and art work from students here in the school.

Acti v itie s/Ev en t s : Creating the literary magazine, Uncaged

Meeting T i mes: Everyday during school during term three.

Membership : 17 Sponso r : Lori Nakagawa.

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Spread by Mollie Dittmer and Travis Cunningham

While some people may have thought that writing was boring there was a select group of people that actually liked to write and have fun at the same time. That was what the Hawk Talk, Talon and Literary Magazine staffs liked to do.

The Hawk Talk newspaper staff was led by senior and editor-in-chief Max Olson. Olson had been on the Hawk Talk since the fourth term of his freshman year. The staff put out a new issue monthly.

"We're kind of a big deal. We work harder than mo t people understand and we really have a good time. Newspaper is more of a family than a class or club," Olson said.

The Talon yearbook staff consisted of 16 people and wa led by seniors and co-editors in chief Mollie Dittmer and Travis Cunningham. Since members needed to stay on for at least two terms the staff could become like a family.

And of course there was a little friendly rivalry between the Hawk Talk and the Talon. For example the Talon had the idea to make T-shirts that said, " We burn ew papers!"

The Literary Magazine, ncaged, was produced by teacher Lori akagawa and her Advanced Creative Writing class during third term.

The staffs were judged on both the local and national levels. At the state journalism convention the Hawk Talk received its first Cornhusker for the 2006-07 year, noting it as one of the best newspaper in the state. Yearbook missed a Cornhusker

by one point. Uncaged received a superior rating from ational Counsel of Teachers of Eng lish.

Haw k Talk taff: FRONT ROW : Rachael Pflug.Jessica orenso n , Ka ley Cook, Kelsey Comfort. B ACK R OW: hali Wil son, Courtney Powers , Tara oucie, Kyle Ernesti, Max O lson, Nate Coatney, Anna Thomas. N O T

Chris Ogden.

ncaged: BACK ROW: Bryson Kerns, Curti M~ckie, Kelsey Graves, John Hekl, Ben Doland. MIDDLE ROW: Student teacher Jenna Karel, athaniel Esau, Taylor Shippen, Kami Moore, J\Jnanda Ea tman, Kati Stauffer, Marina Braderic, ponsor Lori akagawa. FRONT ROW: Alicia Meyer, Tyler Bush, Ben orton, Katie Armstrong, Allison Fortkamp, Cate Debban NOT PICTURE D : Max 01 on.

Photo by Dianne Kuppig Celebration! Juni o r H awk T a lk staff members , Anna Thomas and Courtney Powers , sophomore Kaley Cook and fres hm an Sh ali Wi lson enjoy a party before holiday break. The group used this as a way of bonding after a har d dead l ine.

htme Bdacaton

Purpose: To instruct students on managing their futures and using proper tools to educate others.

Activities/Events: Tutoring, working with a mentor, visiting UNL campus, meeting with ational Education Association representatives, and interviewing students and staff.

Meeting Times: Once a month on the 3rd Monday at 3: 15

Membership: 12

Officers/ Members: Grant Essink, Kerry Blackburn, Bethany Wood, Narges Attaie, Breanne Lewis, Joanne Becker, Reba Nitzel, Kristoffer Lynch, Sarah O'Neill, Tasneem Bouzid, Rebecca Leiter, Dylan Ohlsen

l'riendlldpClab

Purpose: Supporting individuals with disabilities both in and out of school by developing friendships through social activities and community involvement.

Activities/Events: Supporting the LSW Special Olympics team by attending Special Olympics events.

Meeting Times: Sunday nights

Membership: 30

Sponsor: Cry tal Steidley

Outdoor.,....,dfJI'

Purpose: Offering a chance to do "out door " Experiential learning.

Activities/Events: Rope cour e, climbing wall, canoeing, SCUBA di ving, and camping.

Meeting Times: Second Thursday of the month at 3:30

Sponsor: Tim Golden

Iadno Clab

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Purpose: To spread knowledge about and celebrate the Latino culture (newly organized)

Activities/Events:

Meeting Times: Once a month

Membership: 12

Sponsor: ila Jacobson

l'ellcnnldpof Clarudan

Purpose: Focused on developin g relationships with other Christi a n athletes and using sports as a vehicle to impact the world for Go t:. Activities / Events: Weekend of Champions, Volunteering at Ki , Against Hunger, Bowling, and pizza parties.

Meeting Times: Outside school , Sunday Afternoons and evenin g : a t member's homes

Membership: 40

Sponsor: Kyle Schumann

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Tim Golden invited an environment speaker portra ying John Hames Audubon to talk about his life, nature and wildlife. Man y students that were interested in the environment joined Outdoor Encounter club.

Close-up club is also starting up next year. The club will go to Washington, D.C. on January 17-23 in 2009 to be present during the inauguration.

Photo by Di anne Kuppig and members gathered together for a little Latin flavor tudents from the Latino Club shared their food and hospitalit y with one another.

SklJl•UM

Purpose: Development of technical and trades skills and proficiencies, professional behavior and participation in state and national competitions and conference

Activities / Ev ents: Performing practiced skills and state and national competitions

Meeting Time s : Mondays 3: 15 to 4: 15

Membership: 5 (membership eligible for those who qua lify or have taken Art, FCS, or ITE courses.)

Officers/ Members: John Benton-Presidei:it , J amie Jones-Vice President , Alie Kloefkorn-Secretary, Clay Upton-Treasurer, Megan Kaltenberger-Reporter. Sponsor: Cory Free

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Purpose: Pro viding student with the chance to explore the area of trategy gaming, and developing analytical skills as well as meeting new and intere sting people

Activities / Events: Card games, role-playing game , or an other game where strategy is the determinant for victory.

Meeting Times: First Wednesday of each month

Membership: 7

Officers/ Members: Tyler Vannice-President , Logan Campbell-Vice President, Jacob Kiner, Amanda Kessler, Melinda Jenks, Taylor Wolfe, Jonathan Barber Cou

Brady

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Future educators , Skill USA, Friendship club, Latino dub, Outdoor Encounter, FCA, and Strategy Gaming. What do the y all h a ve in common? Loving hearts and skillful minds. Some say, love what you do, and you'll never work a da y in your life. These club members pushed that saying to the limit when it came to helping others, as well as themselves.

After all their tutoring ses ions, visits to U L, and mentoring, Future Educator had plenty on their plate this year. The club consisted of 12 members; each with their own personal talent to help others, and overcome peoples individual learning disabilities.

"I loved hearing from the speakers of U L. They told me about educational opportunities I was unaware of," said senior arges Attaie.

Skills USA spent their year performing and practicing skills in technical trades and proficiency.

"At state competition, I enjoyed getting to know the people from small towns, and finding people with the same interest as me."

This club contained five members, who had all taken art, FCS, or ITE courses.

Seniors John Benton and Jamie Jones and junior Megan Kaltenberger represented Southwest at the 2008 Skills SA ebraska State Conference during spring break. Kaltenberger and Jones performed in the Architectural Drafting competition and Benton took first place in the Culinary Arts competition and won a 1,000 scholarship to prestigious culinary school: Johnson and Wales University. Benton will also represent ebraska at the 2008 Skills SA national competition in June.

Phot o by Alyssa Mesc her Students participate in the math game night. Students who enjo yed pla ying competitive games sometimes joined Strategy Gaming club.

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Varsity

Choir - Resonance: FLOOR GUYS : Brett Amen, Nate Jone s, Craig Easley, Sean Gros s han s, John Calahan , Mike Ryan, Ali Malik , Carey Brandt

FLOOR GIRLS - Rachael Schriener , Cele s te Wanner , Shannon Potter , Alexis Schield s, Aaron Norman, Allison Roy FIRST RISER: Meghan Leonard, Shane Spivey , Ja, Cattoor, Philip Baker , Erin Eisbach, Cohagen Wilkin so n , Tara Soucie , Lo g an Luke , Julia Dittier , Robby Stauffer, Reba Nitzel! , Chase Sund, Philicia Mizell , Alex Bischoff

SECOND RISER: Alex Martin , Nick Dahlqui s t, Chelsea Walz , Jordan Sasek, Haley Meyer , Micah Pfiefer , Jackie Baker , Scott Hakel , Kelsey Denton , Matt Du ssa ult , Elle 1 Reber , Zach Wat so n

THIRD RISER: Kathryn Hibbard , Kyle Way , Arica Coleman , James We s t , Maggie Deschaine , Bryant Eklund, Collin Holmquist, Brianna Luekenh of , Nick Je s ter , K a thryn Moore, Ben

Pretty in pink. Resonance performs and competes at the Midwest Cup competition at the Lied Center. The group also won best visuals, best choreography and best vocals.

Show

Currin, Kaitlyn Waller , Taylor Jones

Ambience Prep Show Choir: GIRLS (LEFT TO RIGHT): Lindsey Carden, Kir s tie Lewis , Shannon Moon, Sabrina Buckwald , Aubrey Thompson, Stephanie Charron, Cary Brand , Kim Fuoco, Kat ie Miller , Kylie Klockenga , Allison O ' Connor, Jamie Burbach, Karolyn Elsberry, Loren Gei sse r, Melissa Schorr GUYS (LEFT TO RIGHT): Jake Linder , Wyn Wiley , Tyson Mizell , Aaron Demoret , Harry Norm a n, Justin Ge sse l , Jaden Trompke, Chri s Way , Chad Ha sse brook , Chris Stepanek , Casey Berger , Tyler Schenk , Brandon Leed s, Jake Jirove c, Suhau s Nataraj , Da v id Mayers, Brandy Vance.

NOT PICTURED: Amanda Brown

Women's choir: FRONT ROW: Jaque Miller, Alexis Pulver, All y Hudkins, Ashlie Dughman, Kristina Wilson, Kerry Blackburn, Karissa Havelone, Molly Jones , Jalissa Bonnilla, Rachel Naber, Ashley Jaber, BACK ROW: Ashley Walker, Brittany Paul, Arianna Dye, Christine Dalton, Sadie Bennie, Kelly Coleman, Brooke Sullivan , Katey Rehm.

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The choirs have a reputation of greatness. Whether it be the varsity show choir or the freshman choir, they were all here to entertain. There were many different groups to choose from. It just depended on age and whether students wanted to compete or just experience the pure joy of singing.

The Resonance and Ambiance Choirs both competed as sho w choirs. Resonance was under the direction of Jonathan Dyrland. Seniors Allison ~oy and Kyle Way were the choir's dance captains. The y got the choreography performance ready. The choirs competed both in and out of tate, winning many awards.

"S how Choir is alwa ys something that I look forward to because of the great friends and fun times," said senior Allison Ro y

Ambiance was the prep show choir. They also competed. The group which was comprised of sophomores and junior , won fir t place at both the 2008 Gretna competition and U L 's Midwest Cup.

Varsity Concert Choir was a mixed choir. They auditioned as well. This group featured 80 singers. Concert Choir introduced students to many varieties of choral literature. This group performed for both the school and the community. Chamber Choir was comprised of 25 students.

"T his choir features our best singers," Dyrland said. They performed the national anthem at various athletic events. They also participated in many off-campus performances.

Women's Chamber Choir was composed of 16 juniors and seniors who also participated in Chamber Choir and Varsity Concert Choir. The Women's Ensemble, open to all women, were exposed to beginning and intermediate level choral works.

Freshman Concert Choir was a mixed group, It provided young musicians with the opportunity to grow.

This year Southwest had the second highe t number of All-state Choir members with 21 singers.

Ambiance. The prep show choir practices for their competition the next day. The girl- guy group took first at the Gretna competition and UNL's Midwest Cup.

Courtesy Phot o Champs! At the econd competition of the season, Resonance took their first Grand Champion title at the Midwest Cup. The trophy that they took home was around six feet tall.

Varsity Orchestra

Violin I : Meredith Ramsay, Lauren Barbee, Melissa Schorr, Annalisa Baade, Carina Berkowitz, Emily Pike, Morgan Boyle, Effie

Greene Violin II : Hannah Orr, Kara Eide, Jessica Burow, Paige Langfeldt, Amber Reece , Rebecca Swenseth, Gabriel Arenas, A.Ilyssa Allaire Viola: Kaitlin Weskamp, Heather Berck, Nat Fink-Humes, Chelsi

Reichwaldt Cello : Caitlin Lukin, Meredith Weber , Anna Koenig, Albert Zhou, oah Hines, Christina Mayer , Travis elson, Taylor Genrich Bass : Melanie Lorenz, Tim Miller, ate Petro, Travis Davidson, John

Calahan Flutes : Tori Renken, Katie Richard, Kathryn Moore Oboe : Kierst Finsand

Clarinet: Jessica Way , Anna Fangmeier

Bass Clarinet : Luye Yang Bassoon: Spencer Labedz Trumpet : Meghan Henderson, Amber Swenseth, Meghan Leonard Horn : Ali Malik , Erica Ahlschwede, Julia Peterson, Miki Freese Trombone: Matt Dussault, Thomas Mundt Bass Trombone: Connor

Villanueva Tuba : Chris Walker Percussion: Kelsey Denton. Mandi Conway , Ben Norton Piano : James West.

Varsity Jazz Band I

Saxophones : Kyle Hampton,Jeremiah

Sievers, Anna Fangmeier, John Ca lahan

Trombones: Thomas Mundt, Matt Dussault , Taylor Mack , Mike Ryan, Andrew guyen Trumpets : Amber Swenseth, Meghan Henderson, Ali Malik, ick Miller, Erica Ahlschwede, Christopher Walker

Rhythm Section : Luye Yang, Lindy

Rauscher,Jessica Way

Director : Al yssa Wilhelm

Not pictured : Sean Grosshans, ick Jester, Alex Hartmann , Collin Holmquist.

Varsity Jazz Band II

Saxophones: Hannah Hamilton, Matt Hahne, Aaron Shilling, Kelsey Denton, Meghan Leonard Trombones : athan Coatney, Jorden Neukirch, David Changstrom, Jordan Cornell

Trumpets: JD Royer , ate Jones, Jarett Denning, Maren Finsand, Emily

Hartman

Rhythm Section: Christian Berg, ate Petro, inan ayood, Ben orton

Director : Megan Manning-Kechely

Not pictured: Nick Dahlquist.

Prep Jazz Band

Saxophones : Harry Norman, Trent Blundell, Kiefer Watson, Jani Martinez, Rachel Gerner, Brittany Paul, Wyn Wiley Trombones: Parker Schoen, Teylor Wolfe, Sammy Al- • thayedi, Justin Jones Trumpets : Meredith Weber, Ryan Hill, Kate Hunsaker, Rachel Pieloch, Chris Stepanek

Rhythm Section: ick Spencer, Jake Jirovec, Hayden Florom.

Director : Alyssa Wilhelm.

Not pictured: Tim Miller, Brooke Sullivan, Spencer Labedz.

Freshman Jazz Band

Saxophones : Libby Anderson, Dani B aker, Diana Martinez, R yan ewsham, Corrine Fuoco, Michael guyen, Brian Vuu, Matt Delisi , Amanda Jones, Lindsey Linville, Ben Coatney, Caitlin Thomas Trombones: Jake Heidelk ,Jo hnJasa , Cody Tinnean, Paul Poulsen

Trumpets : Austin Blankenau, Skyler Crowl, Alex Renken , Nick Hamilton

Rhythm Section: MacKenzie Woodward, Adam Lif, Michael St.evens, Alex Meert.

Director: Alyssa Wilhelm.

Concert Ready The Fresh n n Banc performs at the Term 3 Co e rt on March 13. Their song for t i • night was Ballo by G.F. Handel.

Freshman Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble were for students interested in improving musicianship and band performance. The groups focused more on student who play wind, brass and percussion instruments.

Freshman Band consisted of 48 members, with both Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band at 70 member each. During terms 2-4, the bands learned pep band music for basketball games and concert music in a variety of styles for the Winter Festival and spring concerts.

Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble had auditions in the spring to place students in one of the two groups for the next year. However, freshman band was a non-audition group and any freshman could join.

This year Freshman Orchestra combined with the rest of the LSW Orchestra students to form a larger orchestra. They had extra rehearsals to prepare the performers to combine with the older class. They rehearsed about two times a month after school from 3:30 - 5 p.m.

Varsity Orchestra was mainly for string players who were interested in orchestral performance and improving musicianship. Varsity had rehearsals every Wednesday afternoon starting in January.

"This year has been great.. I especially liked how the orche tra was a lot larger this year. It has made things a lot more fun!" said sophomore Morgan Boyle. Thi fall, Varsity Orchestra was selected to perform at the 2007 ebraska Music Educator's A sociation State Convention. On ov. 16, they represented Southwest very well b y giving an outstanding performance for music educators and students from around the Slate.

Varsity I, Varsity II , Prep, and Freshman Jazz Bands were for instrumentalists who wanted to perform jazz literature, develop jazz performance skills and improvisation. The groups performed at various places including Savannah Pine , Madonna Rehabilitation Center, Bickford Cottage and area middle chool Prep Jazz Band performed at private parties for Union Bank and Burlington Northern Railroad Workers.

Varsity Jazz I and II both participated in the Bellevue East Jazz Festival in March. Department chair Denise Cotton said, "Varsity Jazz I was awarded 4th place in the M top band division and the earned a Division I Superior rating." Varsity Jazz II received a Division II "Excellent" and wa awarded 2nd place in the M2 division.

Freshman Orchestra

Left to Eight -Albert Zhou, uzanne Carnazzo, Sophie Hinez , Allie Hurlbut, Tasneem Bouzid, Rachel Havekost, Kelse y Wat on, ary Sy, Kirsten Bjorman, Connor Barr. ot Pictured: Ashley Jones.

Rhythms. The Varsity Orchestra perform at their winter concert on Dec. 3. They had concerts like the e to show family and friends what they had accomplished. Photo by Kaley Cooh/ Hawh Talh

Spread by Brooh e Bow ers

Chamber choir

GIRLS: Philicia Mizell, Arica Coleman, Stephanie Edmond , atalie Knuth, Ashley Hemann, Kaylee Colton, Jade Cattoor , Lindsey Font, Ellen Reber, Christina Mayer, Tiffaney Tatro, Becky Leiter, Jamie· Lyons , Kerri Peters, Katie Richard, Kaitlyn Waller, Alaina Williams

GUYS: Ali Malik , Taylor Jones, Alex Bischoff, Marc Koenig, ick Dahlquist, Cohagen Wilkinson, ickJester, Philip Kocher , Logan Luke, Carey Brandt.

NOT PICTURED: Christa Elliott, Jordan Schliesser.

Concert Choir

FRONT ROW: Shannon Cleal , Kendra Zabka , Maddie Redish , Melissa Schorr, Brandon Leeds , Chad Hassebrook, T yson Mizell , Jaden Trompke , Katie Miller, Aubrey Thompson, Kirstie Lewis

SECOND ROW: Kyli e Klockenga, Shannon Moon, Lindsey Carden, Jake Jirovec , Chris Way, Casey Berger, Aaron Demoret , David Ma yers , Lauren Geisert, Mccartney Martin, Rachel Pieloch THIRD ROW: Melanie Lorenz , Cary Brand , Sabrina Buckwald , Harr y orman , Brad y Vance, Chris Stepanek , Suhaus ataraj, Jim ewton, Allison O'Connor, Stephanie Cherron, Sarah Stevens, Paige Langfeldt

BACK ROW: Brittany Paul, Hana Mustafa, Anna Koenig , Kim Fuoco , Jake Linder, Wyn Wiley , Sammy Althayedi,Justin Gessel, Tyler Schenk, Jamie Burbach, Ellen Calkins , Amanda Brown , Rebecca Hartz.

Freshman choir

FRONT ROW: Hadlee Henrichs , Haley Williams , Allison Bennett, Sydney Stauffer , Jacob Dalton, Nam Tran , Joe Pinnell, Tegan Colton , Alex Jansen, Corrine Wolford SECOND ROW: Elizabeth Dughman , Colleen Harris, Mikaela Balfany, Alanna Connely, Christaen Strauch, Cole Luekenhoff, Josh Talbott, Kristy Yoakum, Haley Cecava, Taylor Byers , Abby Flory,

THIRD ROW: - Kayla Thompson, Sydney Tisdell, Lauren Mulgrue, Fresh Tagaloa, Bryan Samani, Austin Blankenau, Brogan Bennett, Sarah Hamelin, Jordyn Fuller, Heather Hillebran

BACK ROW: Danielle Parde, Allie Hurlbut, Amelia Rangel, Tori Tramp, Aaron Arouco, Nick Peters, Connor Marshall, atalie Cooper , Sarah Faubel, Katelyn Meyer, Chel ey Samek Not Pictured: Megan Sjulin. Varsity Concert Choir

(ALPHABETICALLY): Brett Amen, Ashley Anderson, Jackie Baker, Phillip Baker, Alex Bischoff, Carey Brandt, John Callahan, Jade Cattoor, Matt Champoux, Arica Coleman, Kaylee Colton, Ben Currin, ick Dahlquist, Erin Davidson, Kelsey Denton, Maggie Deschaine, Julia Dittier, Matt Dussault, Craig Easley, Stephanie Edmonds, Erin Eisbach, Bryant Eklund, Christa Elliot, Kierst Finsand, Lindsey Font, Alana Geisemann, Sean Gro shans, Matt Hahne, Scott Hakel, Erin Healey, Ashley Hemann, Meghan Henderson, Kathryn Hibbard, Katie Hill, Collin Holmquist, ickJester, ate Jones, Taylor Jones, Meredith Kenyon, atalie Knuth, Philip Kocher, Marc Koenig, Becky Leiter, Meghan Leonard, Briana Luekenhoff, Logan Luke, Jamie Lyons, Taylor Mack, Ali Malik, Alex Martin, Christina Mayer, Haley Meyer, Philicia Mizell, Kathryn Moore, Andrew guyen, Reba itzel, Aaron Norman, Kerri Peters, Micah Pfiefer, Shannon Potter, Ellen Reber, Katie Richard, Allison Roy, Mike Ryan, Jordan Sasek, Alexis Schields, Jordan Schliesser, Rachael Schreiner, Tara Soucie, Shane Spivey, Robby Stauffer, Chase Sund, Kendra Szudlo, Tiffaney Tatro, Kate Truka, Emily Wa lk enhorst, Christopher Walker.

Wind Ensemble

FLUTE : Tori Renk en, Kathryn Moore, Katie Richard, Erin Healey, Alana Giesemann , Alys a Malone, Brittan y Wagner, Laurabeth Miller OBOE: Ki~rst Finsand, Alexis Bartek Clarinet: J essica Way, Matt Champoux, Anna Fangmeier, Katie Hill, Nicole Hudson, Emily Walkenhorst, Kendra Szudlo, Alyssa Troester Bass CLARINET: John Calahan, Luye Yang TRUMP ET: Meghan Henderson, Amber Swenseth, Maren Finsand, Jarett Denning, Nathan Jones, ick Miller. Emily Hartman, Meghan Leonard, JD Royer, Jordan Cornell , Erin ~a:id on TENOR SAX: K y le Hampton, Hannah Hamilton ALTO SAX: Jeremiah Sievers, Matt Hahne, Aaron Schilling HORN: Ali Malik, Julia Peterson, Erica Ahlsch wede, Miki Freese TROMBONE: Thomas Mundt, Andrew guyen Tay lo r Mack, Jordan eukirch, Nate Petro, David Changstrom, Matt Du sault BARITONE: athan Coatney,Jay Anderson TUBA: Chris Walker, Mike Ryan, Sean Grosshans PERCUSSION: Sinan Sayood, Christian Berg, Lindy Rau cher, Mandi Conway, Travis David on, Amand a Kline, Ben orton, Aaron Johnson , ick Lattimer, Spencer Kerl, Kelsey Denton.

Symphonic Band

FLUTE: Allison O'Connor , Katel yn Carstens, Jamie Burbach, Abb ie Moser, Kim Fuoco, Jamie Champoux, Wyki Walstrom, Kelsey Klute, Catie Burgess, Erin Dresser, Christy Da lton OBOE :Makinsey Douglas-Hill, Makenzie Crew CLARINET: Katie Higgins, Ashlee Carsten , Brittany Paul, Amanda Kessler, Matt Cohn, Stacy Luedtke, Jordy trudl Karol yn Elsberry, Kelsey Comfort BASS CLARINET: Katie Yokel BASSOON: Spencer Labedz ALTO SAX: Jani Martinez, Emily Kerl, Trent Blundell, Kaley Cook, Kiefer Watson TENOR SAX: Rachel Gerner TRUMPET: Paul Honnens, Meredith Weber , Kate Hunsaker, Brady Vance, Jeanette Arnold, Ryan Hill, Rachel Pieloch, Bryan Jones, Chris Stepanek, Courtney Allen, Jonathan Barber HORN: Kelsea Hughes, Becca Changstrom, Ellen Calkins, Katie Miller TROMBONE: Parker Schoen, Brandon Guern, Teylor Wolfe,JustinJones , Sammy Althayedi, Christopher Hibberd BARITONE: Ryan Plager, Kelsey Lange, Alysha Culver, Paul Schiefelbein TUBA: Connor Villanueva PERC U IO : Marilyn Buresh, Nick Spencer, Hayden Florom, Jared Tupper, Kyle Pedersen, Cory Ritter.

Freshman Band

FLUTE: Ali Dougherty, Suzanne Carnazzo, Luc y Kneifl,Joe Pinnell, Taylor Han en, Morgan Emmert OBOE: Corinne Fuoco C!arinet: Cai~in Thomas, Diana Martinez, Colleen Harris , Trent Toe ll e, Kristy Yoakum, Lindsey Linville Bass CLARINET: Chri Yokel Bassoon: Paul Ahrens ALTO SAX: Bnan Vuu, MIChael guyen, R yan ewsham, Alex Meert, Danielle Baker , Matt Delisi, Sam Buckner,Julianna Scusa,Jessika Meinecke TENOR SAX: Libby Anderson, Amanda Jones BARI SAX: Ben Coatn~y Trumpet: Sk yler Crowl, Jim Ba h, Austin Blankenau, Tegan Colton, Brandon Earhart, ick Hamilton HORN: Greg Jeffery TROMB<?NE: Joh_n Jasa, Paul Poul en, Au tm Burkhar~, Alex Pi eman, Cody Tinnean BARITONE: Alex Renken Tuba: Jake Heidelk, Mackenzie Woodward PERCUSSION:Ad am L1f, Veromca Vanderbeek, Spencer Montoya, Micah Petersen, Travis Freeburg. Matt Ober, Drew Bartek, Stephanie Kahler Michael tevens.

With all of the different places to go and hang out with friends many students went to the same places as everyone else.

Most days you could not go into Noodles without seeing at least one student or many, depending on what day it was. If it was a finals day, any of the restaurants around school would be filled with students coming to unwind.

One of the newer places to go and eat lunch during school was Jimmy Johns which opened in January. It was located a little more than one block away from the school.

Stocking shelves!

Junior Taylor Prai restocks the shelve ,._· at Super Saver on Pine Lake. Prai has worked for the grocery store for just a little over a year.

Working hard!

Junior Luke Honnen checks a customer out at Scheels. Honnen has worked at Scheel's for a little over a year. Many students have jobs at our school while some do not. Many students work at either retail =-=== stores or grocery stores.

"I like going to Jimmy Johns because it is close and it has great food," said senior John Thompson.

Besides frequenting businesses students had jobs at places like Super Target, Hy-Vee, Super Saver, Russ's, Shopko and SouthPointe stores.

Senior Kate Truka said she worked at Hy-Vee was because,

"I needed ajob and Hy-Vee had very flexible hours and they could work around my school schedule."

While students had a job they still found time to hang out with friends before or afterwards.

Finally finished!

West Denton Road was finally finished in late August of 2007. Walmart even proposed to bulid another store on this side of Highway 77 now Walmart doesn't have any more plans to build there.

Photo by Max Olson/ Haw/: Tall:

Photo by Max Olson/Ta lon

Super Saver! enior Alex Kreifels works the register at Super Saver on Pine Lake. Kreifels has worked there for just over a year and a half. Photo by Max Olson / Haw/: Tall:

Photo by Travis Cunningham/ Talon We want Change. Teacher Alyssa Watson greets Michelle Obama , wife of presidental candidate Barack Obama She was in Lincoln for a rally for voters to support her husband. She urged more than 1000 supporters who came to the Lied Center to support her husband. Photo by Trav is Cunningham/Talon

Super-T! Super Target was one of the bigger busine ses to open on the south side of Pine Lake Road. Super Target is located at the corners of 40th Street and Yankee Hill Road. Photo by Travis Cunningham/Talon Spread by Travis Cunningham

and junior Kari~sa Livingston

Junior Taylor ~fayer

Congratulations, you made it! Now you can work on the cars full time.

Love, Mom, Dad, Heather, Kourtney and Casey

Congratulationsyou made it. We are proud of all you have accomplished. Now, the best is yet to come!

Always follow your dreams.

Love always, Mom, Dad and Omar

I love you with all my heart and couldn't be more proud.

Mom

We celebrate your senior graduation, all you have accomplished, and all the

special blessings of you! A bright journey ahead is just waiting for you.

"Oh the Places You'll go .Today is your day! You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!"

With love from all your family

Congratulations, Jared! We are so proud of your hard work and accomplishments. Good luck with all your future has in store for you!

We celebrate the sparkle you bring to our lives just by being your genuinely lovable self. We are very proud of you!

Love, Mo m: Dad, MacKe n ie and Bray, 1on

We love your confidence and the joy and excitement you have for life. We wish you happiness and success in the great journey ahead of you.

Happiness follows you, Tyler Bell. Whether with family, in school, at church, or with your friends, you extend courtesy, respect and love. You are an inspiration!

Congratulations as you complete this stage of your life. You have our support and love for the times to come

Dad, Mom and Allyson

We love y Mom and

Congratulations, Paul! We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments.

Best of luck in college.

Love, Dad, Mom and Carly

Your life has been a great adventure as you have explored the world with enthusiasm , hard work, creativity and thirst for knowledge. It has been a thrill to watch yo u grow. We are so proud of you and lo:e you very much. ow the adventure contmues.

Love, Mom, Dad, Austin and Connor

We can't believe how fast these years have gone. We are blessed to be on this journey with you and we're excited to see the impact you will have in the years ahead.

We are so proud of you! You have accomplished so much these past 4

We love you, Dad, Mom, Drew and Dylan years. You have grown into a remarkable young woman. Thank you for all the memories and for the good choices you have made. Good luck at UNL.

Love, Mom, Dad, Katie, Kristin, Tate and Emma

Don 't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Congratulations!

We love you.

Mom, D ad and Alli

Congratulations, Joe. We are so proud of the caring and good person you are. Always trust in God and believe in yourself.

Congratulations, Ashlee. We are so proud of you. May all your dreams come true.

Erin, congratulations! You make us so proud. We wish you success in everything you do.

Love, Mom, Dad and jess

Love, Dad, Mom and Torri

Love, Mom, Dad and Morgan

Congratulations and best wishes in all you do! We love you!

Know thyself, protect thyself, conquer with education. (Tupac).

Be among the black men that follow these Words of Wisdom. We are so very proud of you.

Dad, Mom, Jarod and Kaylin

Alyson, congratulations! Rarely will there be so few who have affected the lives of so many, you are one of them. You are a gift from God. You are the daughter every parent wants. Believe in yourself, and always have the courage to follow your dreams!

Dad, Mom, Ruth and Vino , We are so proud of you!

Ericka, Shane, Abry and Hunter

If you can dream it, you can do it. Follow your yellow brick road.

Congratulations! We are very proud of you. Thanks for being you! Follow your dreams!

Love, Dad, Mom and Tyler

Chelsea, I am so proud of all your accomplishments and the person you have grown up to be. There is no one in the world I'd rather have for a daughter. You have an amazing future ahead of you, keep up the good work. I love you more than words can say!

Love, M an Bear

Congratulations! You have worked hard and we are so proud of you. Remember Eph. 6:10-18. B e strong in the Lord and His mighty power. We pray His armor will protect you always. May your future hold success and happiness.

Love, Mom , 1d, Andrea, Alli so and

The possibilities are endless! Dream B ig!! We're so proud of you!

Love you, Mom and Dad

With love, from "The Fam"

Congratulations! We are proud of you!

1 Samuel 6:27-28

Lots of love, Mom, Dad, Kristy, Jeff, Kamden and Kasten

Life with you is an adventure. We are proud of you and can't wait to see what is next.

Love, Dad, Mom, Em, Ian, Liz and Erin

Nobody's perfect, but you're so close it's scary. Best wishes!

Love, Dad, Mom,Jill and Tara

Mollie, you are such a beautiful person inside and out. We are so proud of you!

Taylor, we are so proud of you. You have taken another step in life. We hope you keep striving to do your best in anything and everything you do. We will always support you in whatever you do. We lo ve you very much.

Congratulations!

Congratulations, Madison! We are very proud of you and wish you the best at Nebraska!

Congratulations!

Love, Mom, Dad, Trevor, Grandma and Grandpa

Kristin, you truly are unique God has blessed you with a wonderful smile and the gift of laughter. May all your dreams come true.

We have watched you grow from a shy, curly blonde little girl t? an o~tgoing, free spirited, ever changmg hair colored young woman. you begin your next phase in life, we wish you the courage to take chances and the will to take all that life has to offer yo u. Congrats!

Love, Mom, Dad and Harrison

Love, Mom, Dad and Jacob

Mom and Dad

Bryttie, your confide.nee and determination will take you anywhere you want to go! Always follow your dreams!

We love you, Mom Dad, Colbi and Jacy

Your perseverance, hard work and kind heart wi ll serve you well in all yo u do. It has been a great four years, yo ur accomplishments are many and the best is ye t to be. Thanks for taking us along.

Love, Mom and Dad

Ben, congratulations! We are so very proud of you.

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your -., ,:i!llt.~ plans will succeed."

Proverbs 16:3.

Love, Mom, Dad, Juli, Nicole, Ashley, Sarah and Mimi Dear Justin, Keep working hard and making good choices. Wishing you the very best in your life journey.

Love, Dad, Mom, js, Ks and R

Peter, we remember it as if it was ye terday. We were so proud of what you accomplished. Now you have accomplished so much more and set a goal to become a graphic designer. Follow that dream.

Congratulations, Kyle! We are very proud of you and we wish you the best in your future.

Love, Mom, Dad and Jessica

Congratulations! We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments Set your goals high and follow your dreams!

We love you very much!

Mom and Grant Con ~

You have made the greatest choices in your life and I couldn't be prouder. You make everyone smile! I'm always here for you.

• Congratulations Mekyla, I am so proud of you. It's time to spread your wings and fly. Dream big and work hard and you can accomplish anything. And remember to always keep GOD in our heart.

You have become a beautiful young lady, both inside and out. We are very proud of you.

LOVE YOU,

Dad, Mom, Chad, Stacy and Lisa

To our distance runner who went from age 2 to 18 in a flash with never a dull moment. Here's to all the great moments you've had and to all those yet to come! Stay focused and dream BIG!

Love always, Mom, Dad and Haley

From "The Suit" to the tux in Rumors, you've been a star!

Love , Nana, G 'pa, Mom, Dad and Andrew Scatter joy!

Love, Mom, Dad, Matt, Mo, Izzie, Lily and Vince

Ashley-you have grown from a sweet, precious baby girl to a beautiful young lady. We are very proud of you. Always dream big! With God in your life, your dreams can come true. We will always be there for you!

We love you so much! Mom, Dad and Dylan

Hannah, what you are is God's gift to you. What you now become is your gift to God and the world. We love you more than you know!

Mom, Dad and Abby

We are so proud of the wonderful young man you've become . .

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."

Prov. 16:3

JI We love you, Dad and Mom

Congratulations! We are so proud of you. We wish you much success on your next journey in life. May God bless and keep you always!!

Jeremy, we are proud of you! Good luck at UNL.

We love you, Grandpa and Grandma

Amanda, congratulations! We are so proud of you. I can't believe how quickly time has passed. You will be great at anything you set your mind to. Good luck!

Katie, congratulations on your graduation. We are so proud of you and all you've done! Your future shines bright! Keep smiling!!! God bless you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Alexa

Congratulations Josh! We are so proud of you and wish you a future full of happiness and success.

Love, Dad , Io m and R y £;

Love a lu Dad , l'v't and K a i

It is a joy to see you developing the ma gifts with which you've been blessed. We applaud and admire your hard work, your character, your heart.

Our love always, Mom, Dad, and Laurel

From a beautiful baby to a lovel y young lad y ... We are so ver y proud of you; not onl y for all you have accomplished but for who you are inside. Continue as you have and you will truly go far in life. Enjoy the exciting years ahead of you!

With all ou Mom, Da d a

Lo ve, Mom, Dad , E r ic, Ky l e and A ya

Words can ' t express the joy you ha v e brought to our lives. Follow your dreams and take the world b y storm.

Lo v e, Mo m, D a d , Scott a n d Li sa

Congratulations, Jessica! Wo rds cannot express how proud we are of you. We kno w th at you will be successful in whatever you do.

Love always, D ad, Mom, Megan and Dav id

Congratulations , Meredith!

We are so proud of y ou. Keep smiling and Dreaming Big!

W e lo ve y ou Mom , Dad , Jo r dan , H ers h ey and Sammy ''A im at h eave n an d y ou w ill aet eart h th r own in A im at ea r th , a n d y ou w ill g et ne ith er . " -C.S. Lew is

We love you and are ver y proud .

Lo ve, D ad, Mom, Li ndsay and Sc hyler

"R E -S P ECT, WALK

A R E YOU

TALK! 'TO ME"

Yeah, we're ta lkin g t o you, and we're te ll ing you, Congrat ul a t io n s, d ud e!

Mom, D ad and Spencer

We thank God for the blessing you have been in our lives. We know you are ready to open yo ur wings and soar to n ew heights Your hard work ethic, joyfu l spirit, p ositive attitude and faith wi ll lead you through t h is exciting journey. We are so prou d of you!

We love y ou, K elsey ! Mom and D ad

An orthodontist, an ophthalmologist or the president of Charmin we know that you will excel at anything you choose! Congratulations and good l u ck in all that you do!

Love, Mom, D ad and Em ily

WAY T O GO SQUEAK!

Lo ve, Mom, Maureen and A ll en

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined."

-Thoreau

Love, Mom and Dad

Congratulations, Melissa! We love you and are very proud of all your accomplishments . Good luck next year at UNL!

Stephanie, you have overcome challenges and won hearts. We are proud of you. God bless you in the future.

Love, Mom and Jason

Sophie Kay, our sweet baby has grown up to a beautiful lady, you are a dream daughter,

an answered prayer ... God did good!

Matt 6:33

Your family loves U! Mom, Dad, Carly and Logan

Love , Mom, Dad and Sarah

From Mischievous young boy to Awesome young man-we are so proud of you.

With all our love, Mom, Dad and the Critters

Watching you grow has been a joy. We're proud of your accomplishments and your character.

We love you, Mom, Dad and Kathy

Congratulations, Becky! We are so proud of you. May all your dreams come true.

Love, Mom and Dad

Dream big and live life to the fullest. We are so proud of you.

Mom and Aunt Annette

May all your fu t ure endea v ors be a smooth r ide. Congratul a tions.

Lo ve, Mo m, D ad and K ar

Alex-You need to play to win . But you a lso h ave t o win to play.

Congratulation s ! We a r e so proud of you and all y our accomplishm e nts.

Lo ve, M om, Da d and J are d

Our littl e girl is all grown up. Congratul a tions , Lindse y !

Love Mom, Dad, and Alyssa

Congratulations, Garrett! We know you wi ll be very successful at college this fall. We love you!

Mom, Morgan, Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Mary Jo and Uncle Dave

We are so ver y proud of you, the choices you've made, role model you've been. Continue to dream big and follow your heart. Remember your prayers!

Love, Mom, Dad, J ach and Nikhi

Live. Laugh. Love Mom, Dad and Mags

Congratulations! We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Brennan

"Do what's right. Do your best." Set your goals high and follow your dreams. Congrats! It has been a rocky road getting there, but you did it. We are proud of you!

Always remember you are loved very muc h. Mom, Dad and Broohlyn

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Congratulations, Tim! We're very proud of you and wish you only the best in • the future!

We love you!

Dad, Mom, Tyler and Katie

"I can do all things through Chri t who strength ens me." -Philippians 4:13. Your determination in life is amazing! Ten surgeries, early mornings for cheerleading and lots of study sessions. What wonderful memories of LSW you will have!

Remember your family is always here and we love you very much.

May the future always be bright and your faith strong.

Love always, Mom, Joe, Dad, Michelle and]arnell

Jeff, we know the road to graduation has not always been easy, but we want you to know how proud we are of you and how much we love you.

Congratulations!

Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed.

-Proverbs 16:3

Congratulations! We are proud of you. Love, Mom and Dad

LIVE with intention. Walh to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with ambition. LAUGH.

Choose with no regrets.

Continue to learn.

Appreciate your friends.

Do what you LOVE.

Live as if th is is all there is.

Thank you for being the best daughter and sister!

We love.~ m ! Mom, D d andju s: n

From one to eighteen you have loved the water and sun.

Continue to "ride the wave" of life!

We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Nich and Keely

Elli, we are so proud of you, and all that you have accomplished!

Love, Mom, Dad, Jared and Natalie

Dear Christopher, Always remember"He never said it would be easy ... but that it would be worth it!"

In God's infinite love, we love you!

Dad, Mom, Sam,josh, Jesse and Pup Gassy and family

Angie, M ihe an Matt

'

Congrats, may your dreams become a reality. We are so proud of you.

Love , Mom, Dad, Misty and Jackie

St rive high for your dreams.

Congratulations, Daniel! We're so proud of you. May all your dreams come true.

Love, Mom, Dad, Mark, Karen and Greg

Bradley, the last 18 years have gone by so fast! We are very proud of you and your accomplishments. Good luck!

You have morphed into an amazing man. With love and pride, Mom, Sa and jack

Chelsea-The future holds wonderful things for you-dream big! We love you and are so proud of you.

Dad, Mom, Adam andjoe Shannon, we love you and who you're becoming. We're so proud of you and will always be there for you. Keep reaching for your dreams, Sunshine!

Congratulations, Kristin! The years have passed way too fast. You have become a beautiful young woman. We are proud of you and will always love you.

Mom, Dad, Dillon and Garrett

Love, Mom, Dad, Donny and Matthew

Dad, Mom and Sam

Mom, Dad and Keli

Congratulations Tyler, we are so proud of you and all your accomplishments at LSW! We wish you all the best as you head off to college next year.

Love Mom, Dad, Colton and Alexa Tori, now you're off to the big league. We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Alex

Allison-your personality will help you succeed as you continue on through life. Our best congratulations on your success so far!

Mom, Dad and Steph

Congratulations, Chris! We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments. We wish you a future full of happiness and success.

Love, Mom, Dad and Landon

You are truly extraordinary. The world is your stage go be a star.

We love you, Mom, Dad and Sam Our baby girl is all grown up! We are very proud of you, Kate!

Love, Mom and Dad

Congratulations to our beautiful Blair Bear. Don't lose your caring spirit and positive attitude. We love you in the middle.

Love, Dad, Mom, Paige and Laine

We're so proud of you and your accomplishments. Always believe in yourself. Good luck in all you do.

Love, Mom, Dad, Andi and Matthew

Congratulations!

All of your hard work paid off. We are so proud of you!

Good luck!

Love, Mom, Dad, Emily, Alissa and Buzz

Our daughter...part myster y , part miracle the baby who captured our he arts who tested limits, tried her wings, a nd overcame obstacles and disappointments . .. a young lady who has grown in inner strength, wisdom and beauty ... a daughter to be proud of. you are amazing!

Congratulations , Carrie! Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

Love, Mom, Dad , Brian and Whitn ey

We're so proud of the bright, beautiful young woman that you've become. Remember to trust in the Lord with all your heart, acknowledge him in all your heart , acknowledge him in all your ways and he will direct your paths! We love you beyond all words and will always be there

You are our favorite son, brother and un~le. Thanks for all the wonderful memories.

Love, Mom and Dad for you as your Love, Mom, Dad journey and Paul continues.

Love Mom, Dad, Sarah, Mary, Natalie

Congratulations, Jessica. We are so proud of you. Dream big and follow you heart.

Love, Dad, Mom and Jenna

For all you have accom plished and for the wonderful man you have become, we are deeply proud of you. Time has passed much too quickly. We cherish your beautiful smile and y our determined spirit. Embrace every moment, remember your faith, and always hold on to our dreams. We are here

and Joshua for you always. We love you, Mom, Dad and Blake

Our princess all grown up so fast. We are so proud of you and we look forward to watching your next chapter in life unfold.

Love, Dad, Mom, Tyler and Alicia

No matter where your dreams take you, always remember I will · be there to encourage you, support you, talk with you and to LOVE you forever.

Mallor y , your amazing faith and love • for life never ceases to amaze us. We love the wa y you make us laugh! you are a true joy to us and we can't wait to see what wonderful things God will continue to do in your life. Live life

Coram Deo!

Keep smiling, love Mom

Congratulations, Kyle! We are very proud of you! Keep smiling and singing-we love you!

Dad and Chris

Love , Mom, Dad, Megan and MacKen z ie

WHAT? .. . HUH? .. . OH!

We are so very proud of you!

Mom, Dad, Ashley and Brayden

"Oh, the places you'll go!" The world is yours. We are proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Dyana, Donald and Kristi

Congratulations, Erinn! I'm so proud of you!

Love ya!

Mom

Hilary, congratulations! We are so proud of you. It ' s been fun watching you grow into a beautiful young woman. Follow your dreams!

Love, Mom and Dad

Congratulations, Kayla! We're proud of all that you've accomplished and the wonderful person you've become! Happiness, love and success for your future.

Love ya! D, , Mom , J el andjust i?

From "Little Miss" to our beautiful Melissa. We are very proud of you!! A new chapter in your life now begins, dream big, work hard and you will achieve it.

Love, Mom, Tom, Dustin and Alysha

Congratulations, Travis!

Love, Mom, Dad and Jenna

Congratulations! Where did the time go? You have become a beautiful , determined young lady who's brought us so much joy along the way. We are very proud of you c;1nd wish you a future full of happiness and success. Keep smiling Becca!

We could not be more proud. Can't wait to see the amazing things you do with your life.

Remember who loves you best!

Love, Mom, Dad and Chasmine

God Bless you, Bailey, Mom and Dad

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YouthFellowship

St.Mark'sUnitedMethodistChurch - 8550PioneersBlvd. - Lincoln,NE68520 - 489-8885

Schedule Worship

Saturday - 5:00pm

Sunday- 8:00, 9:00, 10:15, 11 :15 am

SundayChurchSchool

Confirmation 9:00am

7th-12 th grade 9:00, 10:15am UnitedMethodistFellowship{UMYF)

Middle School (6th-8 th ) Sun. , evenings

Sr. High (9 th -12th) Sun., evenings

House of God Worship Service (6th- 12th) 4th Sun. 7:00pm

ChristianOutreachProgram....1st Wed. 7:00pm

YouthServantTeam...............Mon., 6:30pm

YouthCrossRoadsChoir & Band Wed. 7:00pm

YouthBibleStudy............... Wed., 8:00pm

YouthLeadershipTeam...4th Sunday of the month

Sr.HighBibleStudy...............Tues., 7:00-7:30am

5thQuarter-Fridays, September-October (football) and January-March (basketball) 9:30pm-midni g

St.Mark's....Athletics-Mon., Tues., Thurs.

Softball, Fall Volleyball, Summer and Winter Basketball, Sand Volleyball, Flag Football (depending on the season)

St.Mark'sYouthgroup'sGoals:

* growing closer to God

* growing closer to others

* growing closer to our group

WorkCamps2008: Boston, MA. Chicago, IL., St. Louis, MO ., Lincoln, NE

Phonenumbers

Church office .489-8885; Youth hot line .489 -2 ,~ Youth Minister Don Stewart ...... .489-2738

"God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son

whoever believes in Him may not be lost, but have Eternal life."-John

Mother's Bracelets

Sports Team Bracelets

Also earrings , necklaces, dangles

Priced $2 to $50

All sizes, colors , multi-strand

402/421-6251

J aninegb @aol.com

wwwkabloomstudios.com

Student identification pictures were taken during the locker checkout days in August and the picture retake days were in September and O ctober. List of not pictured was complied from a September and a February student list

Seniors

Alicia Bade

James Billings

Amelia Bradshaw

icki Coffe y

yamuoch Duoth

Alex Eatman

Morgan Gereau

Seth Girdner

Richard Fritsch-Gerdes

Rus ell Hayes

Patrick Heikes

Ana Leija

Gong Lual

Keeaira Mc Williams

Jimm y guyen

Chelsea Paul

Brittany Schauer

Casey Street

Christopher Street

Sazan Taha

Christin a Viniarski

Levi Voehl

Grankie Vogt

Ryan Zichek

Sophomores

Stephanie Addleman

Cody Arnold

Megan Baade

Brittany Botz

Kri tine Brown

Tierra Campbell

Chris Chu

Greg Cohn

Tiler Gray

Collin Grobe

Alex Hargrave

Cameron Hill

Vivian Kim

William McEwen

Amanda ance-Harris

Forrest Noflke

Dominique Pearson

Tom Snyder

Juniors

Sk yeler Ahrens

Staysha Bradley

Stormy Crisman

Kyle Daniels

Krysten Embree

Sabrina Fielder

Mysti Fogg

Aaron Plymesser-Hansen

Mo Haya

Jaiden Hruby

Jacob Jochim

Alex Johnson

Brandon John on

Br ya n Jone

Will Kudron

Derrick Pearson

Derek Saltzman

Breanna Schreier

Bret Stephens

Juten Straight

Tristan Stump

Roberto Teniente

Noah Williams

Freshmen

Da yshan Akins

Zainab Al-Asady

Britton Ayres

Danielle Barr

Cody Chapman

Detric Cook

Jessica Jones

Michael gu ye n

Harry Oliver

Hailey Resier

Jeff Re yes

D ylan Simmons

Gregory Smith

Samuel Smith

T ler Vanderslice

,A--T

Abbott, Breanna 168

Abrahams, Teresa 184 , 185

Adams, Taylor 154

Adams, Trey 77, 168

Addleman, Stephanie 235

Agler, Jeff 185

Ahlschwede, Erica 69, 110, 192, 206, 211

Ahlschwede, Tom 186, 93

Ahmend, Ashley 80, 83, 168, 195

Ahrens, Alyson 154

Ahrens, Paul 68, 168, 211

Ahrens, Skyeler 235

Ajnadzic, Sasa 110

Akin , Dayshan 168 , 235

Al-Asady, Zainab 235

Al-Rubaiai, Baqir 168

AI-Rubaiai , Haydar 154

AI-Rubaiai, Saja 110

Albertson, Wyatt 67,110,214

Albrecht, Abbie 82, 168

Albrecht, Brian 188

Albrecht, Lydia 110

Aldridge, Peg 189

Alic, Darko 110

Allaire, Allyssa 154, 206

Allee, Lucretia 189

Allen , Courtney 69, 154, 211

Allen, Khiela 110

Allen, Nicholas 77 , 154

Alley, Taylor 138

Althayedi , Sammy 69, 154,201,206,210, 211

Alvarado, Elia 22, 168

Amaro , Alejandra 154

A mb assa d ors Cl ub 196 - 197

Amen, Brett 34, 77 , 138 , 206,210

Amer s on , Tempe t 110

Amin , Deep 81 , 82

Amthor, Eric 110

Anania, Jonathan 138

Andelt , Tyler 66, 67 , 110

Andersen , Ashley 18, 111 , 210

Anderson, Bryce 111

Anderson, Jay 78 , 81, 111, 192 , 211

Anderson , Kaleigh 37, 57, 76, 79, 82,138

Anderson, Kyle 138

Anderson, Libby 68, 168, 206, 211

Anderson, Michael 111

Anderson, Rosemary 154

Anderson , Taylor 79, 80 , 168

Andretti, Kayla 111

Anthony, Laura I I I

Applebee, Keri 184

Arauco, Aaron 168

Arena , Nick 168

Arena, Zachary 111

Arenas, Gabriel 154, 206

Arends, Kelsey 95, i54, 193, 196, 200

Arganbright, Danielle 76

Arkebauer, Rachel I 54, 196

Arm trong, Katie 111 , 203

Arnold , Cody 235

Arnold , Jeannette 50 , 78, 82, I05, 154, 211

Arnold, Levi 11 I

Arouco, Aaron 210

Arrarseef, Ali 168

Arraseef, Ahmad 138

Arraseef, Omar 154

Ash, Lindsey 95, 138

Ashenbach, Lisa 188

Ashton, Jared 111, 126,192,201,214

Ashton, MacKenzie 59, 76, 79, 81, 168

Athan, Rochelle 82, 154

Athey, Robert 81, 138

Attaie, Mustafa 77, 168

Attaie, Narges 111,195,214

Attaie, Omar 77, 168

Aude, Kelsey 81, 154, 162

Aust, Russ 138

Ayers, Mollie 111

Ayres, Britton 235

BfSR,AVE

Baack, Duane 53, 79, 185

Baade, Annalisa 78, 111, 192, 206

Baade, Megan 235

Backman, Jessica 154

Bacon, Caleigh 154

Bacon, Dylan 111

Bade, Alicia 235

Badje, Brianna 21 , 59, 79, 81, 138, 151

Baeder, Matthew 66, 67, I 11

Baer, Elliot 79, 111

Baer, Kelly 81 , 138

Bailey, Chad 81, 95, 138

Baker, Danielle 68,168,206,211

Baker, Gretchen 186

Baker, Jackie 107, 111, 206, 210

Baker, Philip 19,138,206, 2IO

Bales, Lisa 89, 188

Balfany, Mikaela 22, 78, 168,210

Bambery, Beth 11 I

Bancroft, Brett 6, 168

Ba nd 68 - 69

Banderas, Diane 38, 76, 79, 82, 104, 168

Barbee, Lauren 138, 206

Barber, Jonathan 69, 155, 211

Barber, Josh 111

Bard, Kelsie 81, 155

Bare, Nancy 186

Barker, Drew 155

Barker, Emily 168

Barnard , Dalton 81 , 138 , 193,213

Barnett, Tyler 111

Barr, Connor 168, 207

Barr, Danielle 235

Barrett , Johnathon 138

Barry , Connie 189

Barry , Lauren 22, 81 , I 11, 192,193 , 214

Barta, Michaela I 11

Bartek, Alexis 23 , 38, 69, 76, 79, 80, 155, 21]

Bartek, Drew 68 , 78, 168, 211

Bartels , Amanda 138

Bartels , Tony 78, 168

Bartholomew, Kaci 76,111,192,214

Baseba ll

JV/ Reserve/ Freshman 80

Varsity 80

Bash , Jim 68, 168, 211

Basketba ll

Boy

N I Re erve/ Freshman 54 - 55, 79

Varsity 52- 53, 79

Girls

JV/ Reserve/ Freshman 58 - 59, 79

Varsity 56- 57, 79

Bateman , McKensi 168

Bates, Angela 186

Bauer, Katlin 111 , 214

Bauhof, Karl 188

Baustert, Sabra 82, 168

Bax , Ashtyn 51 , 78, 111

Bax, Matthew 49, 78, 81, 155

Baxter, Ajonique 168

Baxter, Becky 39, 76

Baxter, Bryan 112

Baxter, Rebecca 76, 168

Beacom, Kyle 80

Beard, Brianna 47 , 78, 91, 168

Beard, Melissa 138

Beardslee, Jarrod 138

Beardslee, Patrick 168

Beasley , Alex 77, 155

Beasley , Patrick 27 , 112, 192

Beaty, Cara 112, 190, 192, 196,197,214

Bechtle, Alex 81, 155

Beck, Craig 112, 196

Beck, Philip 189

Becker, Joanne 168

Becker, Joyanne 168

Beer, Evan 168, 195

Beer, Joe 14, 112

Behrens, Kyle 77, 112

Belden, Jason 112

Belk, James 188

Bell , Hannah 82, I 68, 197

Bell , Hayden 155

Bell , John 79

Bell , Jordan 22, 77, 94, 112, 192

Bell , Jordan 138

Bell, Mc Rae 56, 79, 80 , 138

Bell, PJ 41, 778, 168

Bell, Tyler 33, 77, 112 , 192,214

Bellefeuille, Emylee 169

Bellefeuille, Jordon 138

Belling, Anthony 79, 80, 169

Belt, Ashley 138

Belz, Carly 10 , 51 , 78, 82, 105, 138

Belz, Paul 77, 112 , 192 , 215

Benford, Tony 79 , 169

Bennett , Allison 78 , 82, 169, 2IO

Bennett , Brogan 169, 210

Bennett, Kayla 14, 82, 112, 196, 215

Bennett, Ransom 112

Bennett , Schuyler 138

Bennie , Sadie 155,206

Ben Shallenberger 95

Benson, Brittney 112

Benson,Evan 9,80, 138

Benton, John 67, 112, 116, 196

Berck , Heather 138 , 196, 206

Berg , Christian 69 , 138, 206, 211

Berg , Jeremy 112

Bergen , Morgan 77, 81, 82, 155, 166

Berger, Casey 81,155,206 , 2IO

Berger, Hillary 169

Berkowitz, Carina 155, 206

Berks , Terry 34, 77, 88, 185

Betts, Nathaniel 112

Bevan, Morgan 78 , 81, 82

Bien , Madeline 169

Billie , Rocky 112

Billings, James 235

Billings , Jessica 169

Bindel, Matt 138

Bintz , Amanda I 55

Birman, Carly 169 , 173, 201

Bi choff, Alex 138, 206, 210

Bishop, Matt 81 , 112

Bittle, Charles 90 , 91, 187, 198, 199

Bjorman, Kirsten 78, 169 ,2 07

Blackburn, Keith 112

Blackburn , Kerry 155 , 196 , 206

Blankenau, Austin 68 , 77 , 169 , 200 ,206, 210,211

Blankenau , Matthew 12 , 49, 78, 81, 85 , 112,192,215

Blase, Dave 187

Bloch, Dustin 77, 80 , 138

Block, Preston 155

Bloom , Nolan 112

Blowers, Jerome 187

Blue, Michael 35, 77 , 169

Blundell, Trenton 69, 155, 206, 211

Boardman , Ben 155

Bock , Daniel 13-8

Boeche , Auburn 112

Boehm , Joe 67,112 , 215

Boeselager, Maggie 43, 76, 112

Bohlen, Jennifer 112

Bohlen, Tori 81, 169

Bohling, Annie 138

Bohlke, Ali 113,215

Bolles, Brett 77, 113

Bomberger, Braden 138

Bomberger, Briana 17, 113, 114

Bomberger, Drew 113

Bomberger, JoLynn 188

Bonilla, Jalisa 155, 206

Bonow, Kelsie 76, 79, 169

Boosalis, Brandon 78 , 82 , 155

Borchers, Ashlee 113, 215

Bornhoft, Jordann 65, 70, 78 , 82 , l 13, 192, 193, 195, 215

Bornhoft, Tate 81, 155

Botsford, Allison 113

Bott, Ashley 81, 155

Botz , Brittany 235

Bouzid, Tasneem 169, 207

Bowers, Brooke 73 , 155, 202 , 20 7

Bowers, Hope 113

Bowling, Corey 113

Boyle , Erin 113,192,202 ,2 15

Boyle, Morgan 155 , 190, 200 , 20 1 20 7

Brabec , Christian 22 , 77, 113 , I " 2 13, 216

Bradaric , Marina 113 , 203

Bradbury, Lisa 155

Braden, Kaylee 113, 118

Braden, Tyler 169

Bradl, Merri Kaye 189

Bradley , Staysha 235

Bradshaw, Amelia 235

Brady , Travis 188

Brant , Carey 103 , 138, 155 , 20 6 0

Brawner, Crystal 113

Braymen, Cassie 92, 138

Breaux, Jerome 169

Brenden , Lis 43 , 57 , 66, 76 , 79 .' l 87

Brennan, Kally 12, 73 , 82, 15 5

Brestel, Brianne 13 , 78, 79 , 82, Brewster, Anne 155

Bridge , Tera 169

Bristol, Geoffrey 77, 139

Brackley, Nancy 41 , 78, 80 , 18 ~

Brockman, Larisa 78 , 170

Brockman, Linda 189

Bromwich, Mitchell 113

Brooks , Jordan 80 , I 39

Brophy, Caitlin 82, 170

Brown, Amanda 82, 155, 206, •

Brown, Blair 7 , 60, 80 , I I 3, 19.

Brown, Brandon 32, 67, 77 , 11.

Brown, Bryce 82, 103, 155

Brown, Caleb 81, 139

Brown, Evan 78 , 81, 139

Brown, Jordan 77 , 80, 155

Brown, Kristine 235

Brown, Lois 189

Brown, Pattie 189

Brown, Shantaye 105, 155

Brown, Te Marques 77 , 81 , 11

Brown , Trevino 54 , 77 , 79 , 15 5

Bruce, Jared 139

Brundege , Ryan 139

Brunken , Lauren 69, 76, 86, 9 3 •. 194, 195

Bruyette, Frankie 139

Bryant , Dani 42, 43 , 76, 110 , 1• 92

Bryant, Kaleb 77, 82, 170

Bryant, Zach 67, 155

Bryer, Tori I 70

Buchmann, Joshua 22, 80 , 11 3

Buckner, Sam 68,170,211

Buckwald, Sabrina 83, 139 , 20

Bullington, Brian 189

Buman, Jan 189

Bunn, Caitlan 76, 139

Burbach , Jamie 69, 139, 206 , :: 1l

Burcham, Chelse 139

Buresh , Marilyn 69, 87, 139, I -JS, 211

Buresh, Paige 26 , 27, 113

Buresh , Treyton 23, 77, 81 , 15 ~

Burgess, Catherine 3, 69, 83 , I 11

Burgess, Trent 113

Burk, Emma 170

Burkett, Bailey 73, 170

Burkhart, Austin 62 , 78, 170 , 2

Bums, Samantha 113

Burns, Tobias 156

Burow, Jessica 78, 113, 192 , 2('

Burt, Kimberly 139

Bush , Tyler 113 , 203

Bu s in ess A ds 2 30 - 235

Bushhousen, Shayla 186

Buske, Brielle 114

Butler, Robert 170

Byers, Taylor 170 ,210

Byrne , Brendan 156

Byrne , Heather 13, 82, 170

CClRIOUS

Calahan, John 14, 31, 68, 69, 114, 122, 192, 206, 210, 211

Caldwell, Nathan 170

Calidonna, Alex 78, 139

Calkins, Ellen 69, 78, 156, 210, 211

Cambridge , Jacob 114

Campbell, Chelsea 9, 114, 192,197,216

Campbell , Logan 156

Campbell, Matt 156, 197

Campqell, Sandi 185

Campbell, Tierra 235

Cao , Hieu 15 , 114 , 191, 198 , 199

Carden , Lindsey I 39, 206 , 210

Carnazzo, Amanda 139

Carnazzo, Suzanne 68, 97, 170, 207, 211

Carpenter, Dan 34, 77, 81, 187

Carroll , Marcia 187

Carson , Kim 184

Carsten , Katelyn 69

Carstens, Ali 76, 170

Carstens, Ashlee 69, 156 , 211

Carstens, Derek 170

Carstens , Katelyn 69, 156, 211

Carstenson, Gera 83, 156

Cash, Cameron 114

Cassidy , Dani 114

Caster, Elaine 185

Castillo , Liliana 140

Ca toral, Cliff 114

Catlett , Allison 17, 76, I 40

Cattoor, Jade 140 , 206, 210

Caulkins, Tyler 80, 107, 140

Cecava, Andrew 81, 156

Cecava, Elijah 77, 140

Cecava , Haley 170 , 210

Celesky , Ashlee 140

Cepel, Sierra 114

Chab , Terri 188

Chaloupka, Shawn 170

Chambers, Caylee 81, 170

Champoux , Jamie 69 , 87,140,211

Champoux , Matthew 10 ,69, 114 , 197 ,210, 211

Changstrom , Becca 43, 69, 76, 80, 107 , 156 , 211

Changstrom , David 9, 61, 69, 78, 80, 115, 126 , 206, 211

Chapman, Cody 235

Character Club 200- 201

Charlebois , Reece 140

Charlton, Chelsey I 15, 192

Charlton, Cody 79, 170

Charron, Stephanie 140, 206

Chatelain , Maxwell 189

Cheer

JV/ Reserve/ Freshman 72 - 73, 82

Varsity 70 - 71, 82

Cheever, Dakotah 170

Chen, Charles 170,201

Cherron, Stephanie 210

Chism, Ashley 115

Choir 206 - 207, 210

Chopp , Shelby 156

Christensen, Austin 156

Christensen, Haley 79, 82 , 170

Christensen, Nate 156

Christiansen, Abigail 3, 68 , 69, 83, 115

Christiansen, Taylor 170, 181

Christianson, Sara 170 , 195

Chu, Chris 235

Chung , Eun-gul 81, 156

Church, Sam 170

Churchill, Bryce 170

Cisneros, Janeli 115

Cisneros, Ricardo 81, 115

Cisneros Rodriguez, Alma 140

Clausen, Krysta 27, 115

Cleal, Brittany 115

Cleal, Shannon 45, 76 156 , 210

Clevenger, Alyson 115, 2 I 6

Clevinger, Benjamin 55, 79, 82, 140

Clinch , Ellie 80, 170

Cline, Jami 115

Clover, Dustin 16, 115

Clover, Dylan 17, 115

Coatney , Ben 68, 81,170,206,211

Coatney, Jill 79, 169, 170

Coatney, Nathaniel 59, 69, 140,203 ,206, 211

Cochran, Lauren 11,115,191, 197

Cochran, Samantha 115

Coffey, icki 235

Cohn, Greg 235

Cohn, Matt 69, 115,211

Coleman, Arica 115, 192, 206, 210, 216

Coleman, Kelly 140,206

Coleman, Kevin 20, 140

Collins , Abby 64, 78, 82, 170

Collins, Dalten 170

Colton,Kaylee 22,115, 192,210,216Colton, Tegan 68. 170, 210, 211

Color Guard 68 - 69, 83

Comer, Lila 189

Comfort, Kelsey 156, 200, 203, 211

Condello, Morgan 156

Connell,Zach 85,115,192,194, 199

Connely, Alanna 102 , 170 , 210

Connely, Beau 77, 80, 96, 170

Connely , Thireena 115

Conner, Michael 140

Conway, Bianca 156

Conway, Mandi 69,115,192,206,211

Cook, Alexa 156

Cook, Detric 235

Cook, Jasmine 82, 170

Cook, Kaley 156 , 200, 203, 211

Cook, Tyler 79, 170

Cooper, Gregory 91, 187

Cooper, Natalie 39, 76, 78, 80, 171, 210

Cornejo , Richard 171

Cornelius, Caitie 171

Comish, Susan 188

Cornwell, Ken 186

Cosgrove, Connor 33, 77, 80, 140

Cotton, Denise 185, 207

Cotton, Rylan 32, 33, 52, 77, 79, 80, 156

Covey, Christopher 77, 115,216

Craig, Hannah 115

Craig, Tanner 115

Cramer, Cole 156

Crawl, Skyler 68

Creglow, Jon 81, 156

Cretin, Benjamin 68, 81,171,201

Crelin, Michael 140,201

Crevelin g, Christopher 103, 115

Crew, Maken zie 69, 156, 211

Crisman, Stormy 23

Cross Country

Boys

JV/ Varsity 48 - 49, 78

Girls

JV/ Varsity 50 - 51, 78

Crowl , Skyler 171,206,211

Cruz , Emilio 8, 25, 77, 140

Culver, Alysha 69, 140,211

Cumbry, Jeanne 156

Cunningham, Jenna 79, 81, 171

Cunningham, Travis 4, 115, 199,202,203 , 229

Curin, Ben 49

Currin, Ben 78, 81, 140, 206, 210

Cutsor, Jo hua 77, 116

Curtis, Collyn 77, 81, 140

1 A 'f -'H

Daffer, Stephanie 58, 76, 79, 81, 140

Daggumati, Shruti 140

Dahlke, Colby 80, 82, 156, 166

Dahlquist, icholas 69, 140, 206, 210

Dakan, Krystal 116

Dakan. Lora 156

Dakan, Melissa 156

Dallman, Casey 156

Dalton, Christy 69, 101,140,206,211

Dalton Jacob 171,210

Damerst , Tyler 76, 171

Damian, Chris 116

Damian, C0dy 116

Darnke, Alyssa 116

Dang, Trinh 116

Daniels , Kyle 81,235

Danson, Jim 46, 78, 188

Daugherty, Tessa 82, 171

Davenport, John 140

Davidson, Erin 69 , 76, 140, 210, 21 l

Davidson, Shane 79, 81, 171

Davidson , Travis 69, 140,206, 211

Davi s, Destiny 171

Davi , Hillary 105, 140

Davis , Micah 93, 116, 196,200

Davy, Crystal 97, 188

Dawson , Jill 36, 37, 76, 84, 116

Day,Andy 66, 77,81, 140 ,2 13

DeAmbrose , Chris 80

DeBaere , Chalsey 140

Debate 204 - 205

Debban , Cate 116, 203

DeBoer , Linda 184

DECA 194 - 195

Decker, Krista 23, 82, 140

Deiro , Jamicyn I 40, I 96

DeJonge, Erin 171

DeJonge, Jamie 82, 93, 107, 117

Delaney, Joseph 77, 140

Delaney, Tony 77, 80, 81, 156

Delaney, Vinny 80, 81, 156, 200

Delgado, Brandon 171

Delgado, Sarah 79, 81, 140

Deli si, Matthew 63, 68 , 78,206,171,211

Demoret, Aaron 140, 206, 2 JO

Denell, Anna 141

Denell , Katie 171

Denning, Jarett 69,141,206,211

Dennis, T.J 156

Denton, Kelsey 206, 210, 211

Derr, Natalie 18, 71, 82, 83,171,200

Deschaine, Maggie 22, 117, 192, 196, 197, 202,206,2 10 ,2 17

Deter s, Nicole 117

Devall, Mike 189

Devorss, Andre' 80, 81, 141

De Vries, Jeff 186 , 194

De Vries, Lori 188

De Vries, Tony 171, 177

Diaz , Ben 95

Diaz , Lacey 141

Didier, Julia 141

Diekmann , Brian 189

Digilio, Kyle 141

Dike. Andrew 217

Dilley, Max 156

Dittier, Julia 206, 210

Dittmer, Jacob 15, 156

Dittmer, Mollie 54, 66, 67, 117 , 192 , 196 , 197,198,202,203,217

Diving 62 - 65, 78

Dobbs , Taylor 76, 171

Doehling , Joshua 156

Doggett, Taylor 35, 77, 79, 80, 171

Doland, Ben 17, 21, 78,117,203

Doland, Brian 171

Donahoo , Christopher 141

Donahoo, Taylor 117,217

Donahoo, Zachary 141

Dondlinger, Rich 188

Donlic, Alma 82 , 156

Donovan, Chelsea 141

Donovan, Michael 107, 171

Dougherty, Ali 68, 78, 82, 171,211

Dougherty, Brenda 157 •

Douglas-Hill, MaK.insey 69,157 , 211

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Douglas , Samantha 157

Douglass-Wiley, Devin 77, 79, 157

Dowd , Christina 157

Dowling, Katharine 185

Down, Jeremy 141

Down, Kaela 117

Drake, Kristin 9,117,197,200,217

Drake, Madison 30, 42, 43, 76, 110, 117, 192,217

Drama 204 - 205

Dresser, Erin 69, 157,211

Duba, Jackson 141

Dudek, Mike 188

Duff, Alex 54 , 79, 81, 157

Dugan, Timothy 17, 117

Dugas , Justin 157

Dughman, Ashlie 141, 206

Dughman , Elizabeth 171, 210

Duke, Bethany 171

Dulesova , Maria 106, 141

Dunbar, Derald 117

Dunbar, Desire'e 141

Dunn , Ashley 42, 76, 93, 141

Dunn, Emily 141

Dunn, Jesse 157

Dunn, Lanette 189

Dunning-Ward, Meagan 117 ,2 17

Duoth , Nyamuoch 235

Duren , Bryttie 82, 117, 192,195 ,2 18

Duren , Colbi 82, 157, 195

Durr, Sade 157

Dussault, Matthew 69,117,206,210,211

Dutkiewicz, Peter 16, 17,117,218

Dwyer, Cyndi 185

Dye, Arianna 82, 101,157,206

Dyrland, Jonathan 101. 185, 207

Earhart, Brandon 68, 77, 81,171,197,211

Easley, Craig 21, 22, 48, 78,117,206,210

Eastman, Alex 235

Ea tman , Amanda 203, 235

Edmond, Drew 52, 53, 79, 81 , 157, 196

Edmonds, Stephanie 141,210

Egger, Adam 171

Egger, Dylan 117

Eide, Kara 141 , 206

Eisbach,Allison 17, 27,171

Eisbach, Erin 26, 117 , 192,206 , 210

Eisenhauer, Breanna 171

Eitzmann, Brittni 44, 76, 171

Ekeler. AsWey 157

Eklund, Bryant 101,118,206,210

Elekes, Joe 141

Eley, Brian 157

Eley, Kyle 118

Elgin, Taylor 76, 93, 94, 171

Elliott, Christa 141 , 210

Elliott, Spencer 22, 41, 52, 53 , 78, 79 , 81, 118,192,218

Elli on, Justin 141

Elsberry, Karolyn 69,157,206,211

Elseg , Emily 118

Elseg , Melissa 171

El on, Zachary 77, 81, 141

Elstun, Tisha 118

Elwood, Sam 157

Embree, Beth 103, 141

Embree, Krysten 235

Curtis, Deb 188

Cutsor, Josh 77

Dominguez, Anthony 171

Emeralds 70 - 71, 33

Emmert, Morgan 68, 171 , 211

Engle, Elliott 80, 82, 89, 157, 166

ennell 123

Envy 70 - 71, 83

Erne ti, Jessica 82, 171

Erne ti, Kyle 118 ,202 ,203 ,2 18

Em t, Nicole 141

Esau , Chelsea 118

Esau, Garrett 157 , 201

Esau, Nathaniel 118, 203

Espinosa, Clare 81,103,141

Es ink, Grant 118

Essman , Andrew 77, 14 l

Eu e, Tyler 141

Evans, Allen 157

Evans, Nakemm 77, 171

Everitt , Katie 80, 171

Everman, Alanna 118

Eversoll, Madeline 141

Exstrom , Brianna 56, 57, 79, 81, 141

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Fairbank, John 189

Fangmeier, Anna 69, 157, 206, 21 L

Fantroy, Chris 16 , 141

Fantroy, Faith 57 , 79, 82, 89, 172

Fantroy, Kristina 9, 57 , 79, 82, 89 , 172

Fantroy, Mike 141, 153

Faron , Emily 94 , 172

Fatemi, Heidi 97, 119

Faubel, Benjamin 119 , 218

Faubel, Sarah 22, 37, 56 , 76, 79, 82, 172 , 210

Faulder, Jordan 71, 82,119,218

Fazier, Kayla 197

FBLA 194 - 195

FCA 200- 201

FCCLA 194 - 195

Feiling, Riley 157

Felker, Andrea 141

Felmley , Dekken L72

Felton, Jami 172

Feng , Leya 172

Fergus, Samantha 172

Fergus, Zach 141

Ferguson , Aly 82, 141 , 202

Ferguson , James 80

Ferguson , Justin 60, 78, 80, 81 , 119 , 199, 218

Fern, Ju tin 119,218

Feyerherm , Jordan 1 19

Ficken, Bryce 81, 157

Fiedler, Rudy 3 L, 60, 80, 130 , 141

Fielder, Sabrina 235

Fine, Austin 172

Fink-Humes , Nat 157 , 194,200 ,206

Finkhouse, Colleen 86, 186, 192, 197

Finley, Aaron 60, 61, 80, 97, 184, 188, 198

Finnell, Jami 76, 79, 81,141,202

Finsand, Kierst 69,119 , 192,193,206, 210,211

Finsand, Maren 58, 69 , 79, 81 , 157,206, 211

Fischbein, Ben 172 , 193

Fischer, Aaron L72

Fischer, Joy 142

Fisher, Cody 77

Fisher, Kinsley 14, 80, 102,119,219

Fisher, Marshal 157

Fisher, Micah 22 33, 52, 53 , 77, 79, 81, 119

Fitzgerald, Robert 119

Fitzsimmons , Zach 80

Flanagin, Kyle 67, 157

Fleischman, Judy 188

Flora, Carol 189

Flores Robles, Genesis 172

Florom, Hayden 69, 157, 206, 211

Flory, Abigail 82, 83 , 172,197,210

Fogg, Mysti 235

Folsom, Bess 142, 195 , 196, 200

Folsom, Will 172, 191, 196 , 197 ,200

Font, Lindsey 119, 192, 210

Football

JV / Reserve/ Freshman 34 - 35, 77

Varsity 32 - 33, 77

ford, Alex 172, 196, 200

Ford, Ashley 79

Ford , Austin 78, 172, 200

Ford, Lorrie 89, 185

Ford, Taylor 142

Foree, Megan 76, 119

Fortkamp, Allison 119, 203

Fortkamp , Michael 142

Foster, Adam 78, 80, 172

Foster, Heather 186

Foster, Kyle 119

Foucault , Audrey l 06 , 142

Francis, Andrew 77 , 172, 200

Francis, Zac 19,119 , 200,201,219

Franckowiak, Mark 188

Frandsen, Emily 44, 76, 172

Frandsen, Neleigh 38, 59 , 76, 79, 142

Frank, Kendra 38, 39, 76, 172

Frank, Kourtney 81, 142

Frank, Matthew 172

Franke, Ellie 172

Franz, Laura 142

Fraser, Scott 77, 82 , 157

Frazier, Kayla 79, 82, 157

Frederick, Clayton 78, 80, 172

Frederick , Cole 78, 80, 157

Free, Cory 187

Freeburg , Travis 68 , 81, 172, 211

Freese, Miki 30, 39, 64, 65, 69, 76, 78 , 157, 206, 21]

French Club 198 - 199

Fricke, Chelsea 80, 81, 172

Fricke, Jeremy 80, 142

Friendship Club 200 - 201

Frisch , Tim 189

Fritsch-Gerdes , Richard 235

Fritz, Austin 77, 81, 119

Fry, Victoria 80, 82, 142, 195

Fuller, Jordyn 172,210

Fulton, Lacey 76, 157

Fuoco, Corinne 68, 172 , 206, 211

Fuoco,Kimberly 69,142 ,2 06,210 ,2 11

Furry, Keegan 142

Fushia, Morgan 142

Future Educators 200- 201

Gerschefske, Becca 82, 119 , 229

Gerschefske, Chasmine 83, 142

Gessel, Justin 19, 24, 27, 106,158,206,210

Gharzai, Shukria 186

Gholson , Markus 77, 81, 172

Gice , Christopher 8 L, 142, 193

Giesemann , Alana 14 , 69 , 85, 119 ,2 11

Gifford , Teresa 188

Gilbert on, Myndee 119

Giles, Briana 172

Gill, Mekyla 119 ,2 19

Gillespie, Dave 184

Gillette, Samuel 172

Gilloon , Tyler 142

Gilmore , Michael 18, 19 , 120

Gingery , Anjli 120

Girdner, Seth 235

Gladding, Dillon 120

Gladyshev, Timothy 78, 92, 100, 173

GLBTSA 196 - 197

Goa, Trey 77, 120

Golcie, Zachary 78, 81, 173

Golden, Anna 142

Golden , Caitlin 81, 92 , 120, 192

Golden , Tim 90, 91, 187

Golf

Boys

JV/ Varsity, 82

Girls

JV/ Varsity 46 - 47 , 78

Goodrich, Brittany 158

Gore , Austin 77 , 120

Gorgen , Hayden 158

Gomell , Jordan 69, 142, 206, 2 ll

Gospodarslci, Andy 77 , 80, 173

Gouty , Hank 142

Graf, Dayton 77, 142

Graham , Abby 58 , 78, 79 , 82, 173

Graham, Ashley 120, 192

Grau, Danielle 173

Graves , Kelsey 11, 142, 203

Gray, Cody 173

Gray, Tiler 235

Greene , Effie 78, 99, 158 , 206

Greene, Tori 173 , 196

Greenwood, Preston 142

Gregson, Barron 81, 120

Grobe , Collin 235

Gropp , BJ 105, 158

Gross, Melanie 185

Grosshans, Sean 18, 19, 69,142,206 , 210, 211

Grout, Max 120

Gudgel, Mark 5, 84, 89, 185

Guenther, Heather 22, 78 , 82, L42

Guern, Brandon 69, 81, 158,211

Guilliams , Paige 142

Hamilton, Nicholas 68 , 78, 81 , 17 3 , io 6, 211

Hamilton, Sando 120

Hamilton, Zedaya 102, 158

Hammond, Eliza 51 , 78 , 143

Hammond, Matthew 158

Hamnett, Sally 82, 173

Hampton, Kyle 69, 100,143,206 , 2: I

Hand, Brian 77 , 79 , 80, 158

Handa, Jalaina 95, 187, 188

Hansen, Chris 67, 159

Hansen, Marie 14, 85, 120, 190, 19 -. 196, 219

Hansen, Nate 78, 159

Hansen, Samantha 82, 143, 193 , 19

Hansen, Stacie 37, 76,143

Hansen , Taylor 76, 173, 211

Hanson, Lindsay 44, 76, 143, 202

Hargrave, Alex 235

Harris, Ashley 120

Harris , Colleen 68 , 173 , 196,210 , Harris, Elaine 97, 188

Harris, Jessica 120, 192

Harris, Kamal 77, 81, 173

Harrison, David 3, 120

Hart , Samantha 173

Hartman , David 186

Hartman , Emily 44, 69, 76, 86, 14 206, 211

Hartmann, Alexander 5, 20, 78 , 1• 197, 206

Hartz, Rebecca 159, 195, 200 , 21<

Hass, Kayla 173

Hassebrook, Chad 15, 27 , 159 , 1 199, 200, 206, 210

Hassebrook, Kimberly 27, 120, l l 197, 219

Hastings, John 184

Hasty, Hamilton 174

Havekost, Rachel 80,174,207

Havelone , Karissa 206

Haya, Mo 235

Hayden, Micah 66, 67, 174

Haydu , Courtney 78,82, 143

Hayes, Russell 235

Hays , Sandy 189

Head, Daniel 159

Headley , Kyle 55, 79, 143, 195

Headley , Ty 79, 80, 174

Healey , Erin 69,143,210,211

Health Occupations/ Bosa 196 7

Heath , Ashley 120 ,2 19

Heath, Dylan 55 , 77, 79, 174

Heble , Chri topher 143

Hecker, Patrick 120

Heckman, Andy 81, 159

Hedgecock , Jake 77 , 82, 143

Gaines, Brady 22, 77, 81, 142

Gaines , Drew 81, 119

Gaines, Karli 82, 172

Gallagher, Ronnie L42

Gandall, Gregory 172

Gao , Aleck 78, L72

Garratt, Jordan 157

Garrett, Dustin 119

Garrett, Kylie 45, 76, 82, 157

Gartner, Freddy 142

Gates, Logan 78, 172

Gaver, Paige 13, 142, 194, 195

Geardino, Cami 157

Geery-Zink, Schuyler 172

Geiger, Virginia 184

Geisemann, Alana 210

Geisert, Lauren 82,158,200,201,210

Geisser, Loren 206

Geist, Mike 187, 196

Geller, Angel 27, 119, 197

Genrich, Taylor 158, 193, 206

Gereau, Morgan 235

Gerner, Cary 188

German Club 198 - 199

Flynn, Vincent Ill 79 , 80, 142, 193

Fogerty, Olivia 119 2?8

Gerner, Conner 77 , 172

Gerner, Rachel 69,158 ,206,211

Guliyeva , Inga 158

Gustafson, Atley 7, 76 , 173

Gustafson , Josh 142

Gutierrez, Jessica 142

Guyer, Brandon 81, 154, 158

Hehn , Jacob 143

Heidelk , Jake 68 , 174, 201, 206

Heidelk , Sam 62 , 63, 78, 143

Heikes, Patrick 235

Heimann, Shayla 39, 76, 79, 81 \ 153

Heimes, Matt 185, 200

Heime , Toni 185,201

Heindryckx, Jason 49, 78, 81', 9 O, 219

Heiser, Hannah 68 , 120, 126 , 2 1

Heiser, Kim 186

Haak.en+1-~.vOR':l(J~ on, Michelle 188

Haas, Ryan 80; 142

Hadib , Hawra 142

Haefele, Carey 40 , 78, 173

Haertel, Mary 103, 184

Hagan, Alexander 173

Hahne, Matt 142, 206, 210, 211

Hakel, Scott 78, 81 , 142 ,206, 210

Hamann , Jacob 143

Hamelin , Andy 143

Hamelin , Kody 158

Hamelin, Sarah 173 , 210

Hamersma, Tyler 158

Hamilton, Hailey 83, 158 , 195

Hamilton, Hannah 69, 80,143,206,211

Hamilton, Hilary 82, 158 , 195 , 200,201

Hejl, Kalie 159

Hekl , John 120 , 203

Hekl, Michael 77, 174

Hellwege , Marcus 80

Hemann , Ashley 144,197,210

Hemann, Derek 80, 174

Hemmett, Lori 188, 198, 199

Henderson, Juanita 189

Henderson, Meghan 36, 37, 69 , 120, 192, 206, 210, 211

Hennecke, Kevin 105, 187

Henrichs, Bob 18, 24 , 185 ,200

Henrichs, Hadlee 81,174,210

Henry, Andrew 174

Herman , Amy 64, 65, 78, 144

Herman, Hannah 174

Hermann , Trevor 120, 192, 220

Herme , Brent 186

Hernandez, JuliAnna 159

Hernandez, Taylor 174

Herrington, Marisa 159

Herrington , Taylor 97, 120, 195

Hershberger, Denni s 41, 78, 80, 95, 188

Herz, Kathy 187

Hessheimer , Kyrsten 174

Hessheimer, Victoria 189

Hevelone , Karissa 80, 159

Hibbard , Kathryn 120, 126,206, 210

Hibberd, Christopher 69, 159, 211

Hickmon, Alexander 159

Higgins, Jennifer 81, 120

Higgins , Katie 69, 81, 159,200, 211

Hill, Adam 174

Hill , Andrew 80, 174

Hill , Cameron 235

Hill , Christian 121

Hill, James 188

Hill, Katherine 121 ,192,210,2 11 ,220

Hill , Monique 121

Hill, Ryan 69,159,206,211

Hillebran, Heather 67, 174, 2 LO

Hiller, Lauren 12 l

Hines , Noah 67, 159 , 206

Hines , Sophie 174

Hinez, Sophie 207

Hinrichs, Josh 185

Hinz , Eric 4, 80, 81, 85, 144, 194

Hinz, Jonathan 78, 121 , 192, 220

Hinze, Nick 121

Hoage , Jack 77, 12 l

Hoang , Tommy 144

Hodges, Dylan 66, 174

Hoelting , Jacob 121

Hoffman,John 78,81, 144

Hoffman , Sarah 159

Hoffman , Shay 14

Hoffmeyer, Amb er 78, 159

Hoffmeyer, Blake 63, 78, 121

Hohen see, Josh 67, 77 , 121, 220

Hohensee , Kalei gh LO , 8 l , 82, 144, 151

Holbrook , Joshua 80, 174

Holechek , Jayson 77, 80, 174

Holechek , Samantha 65, 78, 144

Holen , Jeremy 12 1,220

Holly , Alan 19 , 61, 80, 121

Holm , J. D 121

Holmgren , Joel 144

Holmquist , Collin 20, 41, 53, 78, 79, 12 1, 192 ,206,210, 220

Holmqui s t , Laurel 22, 79, 159

Holt , Kay 184

Homecomming Dance 22 - 23

Honnen, Dan 121

Honnen , Luke 144,212

Honnens , Paul 69, 159 , 2 11

Hoppe , Emma 174

Hoppes, Haley 159

Hormandl , Matthew 174

Home , Dillon 26, 67, 77, 159

Home, Seth 7, 121, 128

Horner, Brendan 159

Horst, Anna 82, 91, 121, 192

Hottovy, Katie 73, 82, 144 , 196

Howell , Shareyah 87, 144

Howerter, Joseph 62, 78, 159

Howery , Sharlene 189

Hoy, Amanda 121 , 220

Hruby, Jaiden 235

Hudgens, Jason 159

Hudkins, Ally 144 , 206

Hudon, Nicole 69 , 121 , 192 ,2 11 ,220

Hughes, Kelsea 69 , 159, 211

Humphries, Kristen 76

Hunsaker, Kate 39, 58, 69 , 76, 79, 159 , 197 , 206,211

Hurlbut , Allie 79, 81,174,207,210

Hutchins , Becky 81, 159

Hyde , Ashley 159

Hyde , Eric 77, 81, 144

Jenn, Miranda 79, 174

Ihrie, Lucas 121

Ilic, Bori s 144

Imhof, Allie 174

Ingham , Sally 71, 80 , 83, 121 , 192 , 19 6 , 221

Ingham, Scott 78, 81 , 174

Ingram, Cole 8 , 77 , 80, 121

Instramental Music 208 - 209, 211

Intermural s 66 - 67

Irons , Levi 144

Izaguirre, Dianna 144, 196

JJ O LLY

Japanese Club 198 - 199

Jaber, Ashley 159 , 206

Jacob en , Matt 67 , 95 , 121 , 192

Jacobson , Chris 67 , 144

Jacobson, Justin 81, 97 , 159,213

Jacobson , Michael 9, 121

Jacobson , Nila 188, 198

Jagadich , Drew 24, 25 , 77 , 144 , 196

James, Marcus 144

Janssen , Alex 79, 82,174 , 193,210

Janssen , A s hley 43, 76, 80, 144, 197

Jarecke, Chelsea 121

Jarosz, Courtney 82 , 174

Jarosz, Tyler 9, 79, 144, 153, 195

Jasa, John 68, 174 , 206, 211

Jeffery, Gregory 67, 68, 174

Jeffery, Kevin 159

Jeffres-Dryden, Lindsay 144

Jenks, Malinda 122

Jensen, Kourtney 159

J ensen, Nica 174

Jensen, Rowdy 80 , 174

Jester, Nick 49 , 78 , 92 , 144 , 206 , 210

Jewell, Amy 189

Jirovec, Jacob 69, 80 , 159,206 , 210

Jirovec, Jake 206

Jochim , Jacob 144 , 235

Jochum, Jeff 77 , 187

Johnson, Aaron 211

Johnson, Alex 78 , 144, 235

Johnson, Brandon 16, 144 , 235

Johnson, Brennan 77, 159

Johnson, Christopher 79, 122

Johnson, Devin 122

Johnson, Emily 65, 78, 174, 193

Johnson, Erica 78 , 174, 195

John on , Hannah 144

Johnson, Laura 122

Johnson, Macey 159

Johnson, Sara 44, 76, 82, 174

Johnson, Trent 159

Johnston, Aaron 69, 77,122 , 221

Jones , Amanda 68 , 81 , 174 , 206 , 211

Jones, Ashley 6 , 79, 82 , 175, 207

Jones , Bryan 69 , 144,211,235

Jones, Dillon 81 , 160 , 201

Jone , Jamie 67, 78, 122 , 196

Jones, Jessica 235

Jones , Justin 69, 78, 160 , 206, 211

Jones, Molly 83, 160, 196 , 206

Jones , Nathan 9 , 69, 78, 79, 81, 144 , 193 , 206, 210, 211

Jones, Steven 144

Jones, Taylor 9 , 20, 122, 192 , 200 , 206,210

Jones , Timothy 122

Journalism 202 - 203

Juli en, Alan 175

Julien , R andy 160

Jurgena , Alex 160

Jurgens, Tyson 175

Jurgensen, Elly 7 , 14, 47 , 78 , 122, 192 , 193, 196

Kafka , Alli 160

Kahler , Stephanie 175, 211

Kai ser, Mariah 160

Kaltenberger, Doug 80 , 187

Kalt e nberger, Jessica 14 76, 82, 122 , 192, 196,197,221

Kaltenb e rge r, Megan 6, 76 , 78, 144

Kamal Bilal 144 , 201

Kantor , Troy 77

Kap k e , Brandon 123

K are l, Jenna 203

K at i e , Adil 123

Karin s, Kaitlin 79, 81 , 175

Katte s, M ic hele 123

Ka v an , Klor issa 46 , 78 , 81 , 175

Kavanaugh, Michelle 188

Keller, Chel s ea 175

Kelley, Ali on 188

Kellough , Amy 8, 9 39 , 76 , 81, 144, 193, 213

Kellough , Stacy 13 , 39 , 76 , 175

Kelsay , Andrew 77, 160

Kennell, Kelsey 123, 190, 196,197 , 213 , 221

Key Club 196 - 197

Kenyon, Meredith 123, 210, 221

Kerl , Emily 69 , 81, 89, 160,196,211

Kerl, Spencer 123 , 192, 196 , 211 , 221

Kerns, Bryson 24, 25 , 106 , 123 , 197 , 201, 203 , 221

Kerns , Schyler 24, 25, 81 , 175

Kessler , Amanda 69 , 160, 211

Keyes, Tami 160

Keys , Ryan 82 , 89, 160,166

Kieffer, Katie 144

Kim , Kun Young 175

Kim, Tae-Wan 175

Kim, Vivian 235

Kiner, Jacob 175 , 200

King , Brandon 160

King, Georgia 44, 76 , 82 , 175

King , Kyle 81 , 123,221

King , Lynn 77, 144 , 147

King, Mark 33 , 77 , 99 , 147 , 187

King, Richard 188

Kinnison , Deanna 66, 67 , 123

Kinnison, Kelsey 81 , 160

Kinser , Dani 175

Kirby , Erin 123

Kirianov , Eugene 187

Kjar , Crystal 30, 77 , 82, 186

Kline , Amanda 69, 123 , 211

Klockenga , Kylie 80, 83, 160,206, 210

Kloefkorn , Alyssa 50, 78, 82, 160, 200

Klostermeyer, Thomas 78, 80, 175

Klute, Kelsey 69 , 85 , 123, 211

Knabe, Monica 76, 80, 85 , 160

Kneifl , Lucy 68, 76, 79, 82, 175,197,200, 211

Kneifl , Marge 185

Knight, Brenton 160

Kni g ht , Katie 175

Knop, Angella 97, 188, 199

Knorr , Shelby 23, 76 , 81 , 175

Knuth , Addison 144

Knuth , Natalie 145, 210

Knuth , Skyler 175

Kobler, Didi 160 , 196 , 20 I

Kobza, Tony 77, 79 , 185

Koch , Brandon 21 , 80 , 123 , 192 , 196,200

Koch , Hunter 175

Kocher , Erin 78, 82, 160

Kocher , Philip 63, 78, 123 , 192,210

Kolb, R yan 123

Kocher , Ted 78 , 81, 160

Koenig , Anna 160,206,210

Koeni g, Marc 123, 210

Koerperich , Conner 175

Kohn , Jeri 123 , 201

Konovalchuk , Igor 160

Konovalchuk, Vera 145

Kontor, Jorgan 145

Kor aka , Mark 80 160

Korsakas, Michael 67 , 78, 80, 99, 123, 192, 197,222

Korth, Jamie 76 , 160

Kovanda, Julie 85, 145

Kovarik , Kirk 145

Koziol , Bailey 9, 22, 50, 51, 78 , 123,229

Kramer, Angela 189, 196

Kramer, Kelsey 7 , 15, 160

Krapfl , Robert 77,80, 175

Kreifels, Alex 123 222

Kreifels, Linda 185

Kremer, Mitchel 77, 80, 175

Kremer, R oss 22, 32, 77 , 79, 145

Krieger, Mitchell 123

Krier, Beverly 188

Kriz, Adam 67, 145, 197

Kroll , Emily 60

Kroll, Sarah 175

Krueger, Aaron 123

Krueger, Chase 78 , 175

Krull, Spencer 175

Kubik , Nicole 58 , 76 , 79 , 81, 82, 189

Kudron , Will 235

Kuhnel , Brian 160

Kuhns , Hilary 160

Kumke, Melissa 5,123,222

Kumwenda , Nathan 81, 175

Kuper , Tyler 80 , 145

Kuppig , Dianne 84 , 185 , 202,203

Kurth , Evan 78, 123, 222

Kurth , Katherine 45, 76, 160

Kuznetsov , Olesya 154, 160

Kr e , Chelsea 175 197

L O JI~

Labadie , Drew 80 , 175

Labedz , Spencer 69 , 85 , 160 , 206 , 211

Laird , Mackenzie 80 , 145

Lambert , Aubri 123

Lamble y, Morgan· 83 , 175

Landeros , Talicia 124

Lang , Shelby 160

Lang, Tami 187

Lange , Kelsey 66, 69 , 124,211

Langer, Denton 81 , 160

Langfeldt , Paige 160, 162, 190, 200, 206, 210

Lann, Rosie 84, 124, 196

Lantz, Kaylie 124

Larios Alvarado, Angelica 160

Larson , Kadi 175

Larson , Ted 48, 49, 78 , 188

Larson , Teela 124

Larson , William 124

Latino Club 198 - 199

Lattimer, Nicholas 69, 124 , 211

Lausten , Morgan 114, 124

Lavelle, Adam 30 , 32 , 77, 79, 80, 145

Lavelle, David 33 , 77 , 80 , 99, 124

Lazaro, Gabrielle 13 , 145

Le , Thai 124

Leach, Lindsey 82, 145, 195, 196, 197

Leblanc , Olivia 65, 78, 145, 153

Lee, Stephanie 124 , 222

Leeds , Brandon 145 , 206 , 210

Lehn, Joyce 186, 198 , 199

Leija, Ana 235

Leikam, Courtney 82, 175

Leikam, Lind ay 82, 145,196,202

Leininger, Kirby 76

Leiter, Rebecca 124,210,222

Leitner, Ashley 76, 161

Lemburg, Chelsea 169, 175

Lemka , Carly 161

Lemka, Sophie l 24j~EX Z?

206 210, 211, 222

Lester, D ylan 78, 82, 175

Letcher, Kaleah 78 , 79, 81,175,181

Levtsenyuk , Carolyn 161

Lewallen, Kaila 36 , 76, 79, 124, 192

Lewis, Breanne 124, 130 , 192

Lewis , Kirstie 161 , 206 , 210

Lewis, Melissa 161

Lieb , Gabrielle 124

Liekhus , Justin 161

Lien , Aleksander 81 , 161

Lif, Adam 68, 98, 175 , 197 , 206,211

Lilly, Justin 124

Lind , Micheal 161

Linder, Jake 77 , 161,206 , 210

Linkugal , Nathan 188

Linville, Lindsey 68, 76 , 176,206, 211

Lite rary M agazi n e 20 2 - 20 3

Livingston, Karissa 69 , 145 , 196, 213

Livingston , Karma 4 , 80 , 124 , 192, 195, 223

Lobo , Sara 161

Lofgreen, Hayli 30 , 83, 99, 145

Lofgreen, Kit 80 , 176

Logan , Andrea 66, 124

Logan , Mary Beth 176, 200

Logsdon, Jayce 145

Logsdon,Laurie 186

Logsdon , Logan 176

Lojka , Ashlee 161

Long , Brady 145

Loomis, Nikki 176

Lopez , Felicia 176

Lord , Tayler 12 , 82, 161

Lorenz , Melanie 91,161 , 206 , 210

Lorenz , Richard 124

Lothrop, Jenna 20 , 124, 190, 196

Lottman, Marla 188

Loving , Cpenta 200

Lowrey, Alec 40 , 78, 145

Lua! , Gong 235

Lubach , Tanner 77 , 79 , 80,98 , 176 , 181

Luca s, Gloria 189

Lueckenhoff, Briana 124 , 210

Lueckenhoff, Cole 81, 176 , 210

Luedtke, Stacy 69, 78 , 161 , 211

Luke , Logan 124,192 , 198 , 206 , 210

Lukin , Caitlin 104, 145 , 197 , 200, 206

Lundy, Mike 188

Lynch , Kri toffer 9 , 145

Lyons, Jamie 145, 210

Welcometo

Machovec, Kevin 161

Mack , Taylor 69 , 145 , 206, 210, 211

Mackie , Curtis 124 , 201 , 203

Magnuson, Kayla 79 , 81, 176

Mahoney, Ryan 48 , 78 , 81 , 82, 95 , 188

Maksimenko, Tonya 82, 161 , 195 , 196 , 202

Malik, Aleem 77 , 161 , 200

Malik , Ali 68 , 69 , 125 , 192 , 193,199 , 206 , 210 , 211

Malone , Alec 145

Malone, Alyssa 69, 125 , 211

Malone , McKenzie 82 , 161

Mandi, TJ 125

Mann, Sara 184

Manning-Kechely , Meghan 185, 206

Manson, Shane 67, 145

Manthei , Dy l an 161

Mapes, Zane 3 , 34 , 77 , 80 , 176, 193 , 201

Mardock, Garrett 15, 125, 192, 193, 196, 198 , 201,223

Mardock, Morgan 161

Marisette , Matthew 77 , 79, 161

Marker, Jami 81 , 161

Marker, Jared 81 , 125

Marks , Jennifer 81 , 161

Marks, Nathan 176

Marple , Mollie 176

Marple , Reid 125

Marshall , Connor 30 , 48 , 49, 78, 79 , 81, 176,193 , 210

Marshall , Stacy 69 , 101 , 185

Martin, Alex 18 , 19 , 24, 85, 125 , 192 , 195 , 200 , 206 , 210 , 223

Martin, Cassondra 145

Martin , Josh 145

Martin , Katrice 161

Martin , McCartney 161 , 210

Martin , Nicky 10, 69 , 83 , 105 , 125

Martin , Seth 77 , 176

Martin , Zach 54, 77 , 79, 176

Martinez , Diana 13 , 201,206,211

Martinez Romana , Diana 68, 176

Martinez Romana, Jani 69 , 161 , 193 , 200, 201,206

Marvin, Jacob 52 , 53 , 78 , 79 , 81 , 145 , 195

Masilko, Alex 61 , 80 , 125

Ma son , Marcus 145

Ma on, Traci 125

Mason , Whitney 37 , 76 , 161

Mat h Club 194 - 195

Matic, S ladan 104 , 125

Matthie s, Andrew 145

Mattingly , Tate 176

Maude , Kathryn 176 , 195

Mavis, Kiersten 66, 67, 125 , 192 , 223

May, Andrea 125

Mayer, Christina 145 , 197 , 200 , 206 , 210

Mayer, Taylor 7, 15, 16 , 82,145,213

Mayer, Tess 82 , 161

Mayers , David 161 , 206,210

Maynard , Dylan 161

Mazur-Mickell s, Emily 161

McBride , Alyssa 30 , 47 , 78, 82 , 125 , 192 , 195 , 197

McCave, John 176

McColl i ter , Megan 125

McCollum , Sean 161

McCoy , Britt a ny 10

McCo y, Heather 145

McCranie , Sherry 184

McDermott , Melissa 176

M c Elroy , Michaela 125 , 223

McEwen , William 235

McIntyre , Lindsey 125 , 223

McKay , Bridgette 125, 223

McKitterick , Katie 81 , 96 , 176

McKitterick , Tim 125 , 224

McLain , Dillon 79 , 81 , 161

McManus , Daniel 21 , 145

McMa sters, Chri s 81

McWilliams , Keeaira 235

Meert , Alex 68 , 80 , 176 , 206 , 211

Meeske , Lauren 64 , 69 , 78 , 81 , 161

Mehovic, Ermin 145

Mehta , Kyle 146

Meidinger , Kayla 82 , 176

Meinecke , Je s sika 68, 176, 211

Meister, Sam 31 , 62, 77, 78 , 146

Meister, Sydney 38, 76 , 80 , 176

Mendoza , Angie 176

Mendoza, Jose 146

Mercado , Rudee 146

Merchant , Sarni 76, 176

Merritt, JoDell 187

Mescher, Alyssa 125 , 193,202 , 224

Me s cher, Lori 186

Metz , Mary 106 , 146 , 197 , 200

Meyer, Alicia 18, 24, 125,192 , 200 , 201 , 203

Meyer, Haley 83 , 101,146 , 206,210

Meyer, Katelyn 73 , 78, 81,176 , 210

Meyer, Kevin 125

Meyer, Trenten 77, 81 , 161

Meyers , Michael 146

Meysenburg , Nick 196

Mezger, Matthew 81 , 82, 189

Michael , Alex 176

Michael , Emily 176

Michael , Kelsey 146

Michaels , Jarnell 146

Michaels, Shaylene 14 , 82, 125, 224

Michalecki , Anthony 146

Michalecki, Sarah 125

Middleton , Danny 161

Miller, Ca ey 146

Miller, Jacob 11 , 125

Miller, Jaque 126 , 206

Miller, Katie 69 , 78 , 162 , 206 , 210 , 211

Miller, Laurabeth 69 : 146 , 211

Miller, Mandy 176

Miller, Micah 126

Miller, Nick 69, 91,107 , 146 , 206,211

Miller, Timothy 162 , 206

Mills , Tyler 69, 78 , 162

Milo , Bozica 188

Minhas, Nisha 9 , 162

Miranda , Marlon 176

Mitchell , Drew 176

Mi zell, Philicia 146 , 193,206,210

Mizell, Ty on 162 , 206,210

Mockenhaupt , Ca s sey 93

Mohatt , Katy 176

Moline, Josh 67 , 118 , 126

Molt , Slade 77 , 80 , 98 , 176

Monk, Amanda 42 , 76 , 126

Monroe , Court 187

Monroe , Will 126

Montoya , Spencer 68, 211

Montoya-Kaplan , Spencer 68 , 176,211

Moon , Shannon 162, 206 , 210

Moore , Brandon 126

Moore, Breanna 87 , I 26, 192

Moore , Kadeem 177

Moore, Kamala 89 , 146,203

Moore, Kathryn 69, 93 , 146 , 206 , 210 , 211

Moore , Ma s on 177

Moran , Jorge 126

Mordy , Melissa 103, 184

Morrisse y, Zachary 105 , 162

Morrow, Terry 80

Mo ser, Abbie 69 , 76 , 162 , 211

Mosher, Anthony 146

Muehlin g, Beau 77 , 80 , 162

Mueller, Devin 126 , 192

Mu e tin g, Nicholas 81 , 162

Muetin g, Samantha 81 , 127, 224

Muir, Patrick 146

Mul g rue , Aaron 81 , 146

Mulgrue , John 77, 80, 146

Mul g rue , Lauren 78 , 177 , 210

Mul grue , Mile s 77, 177

Mullin s, Spencer 77 , 162

Mundt, Jordan 177

Mundt , Thomas 69 , 114 , 127 , 206 , 211

Munn s, Levi 177

Murphy , Jordan 83 , 177

Murphy , Sean 63 , 69, 78 , 127

Music 206 - 207,210

Mustafa , Hana 83 , 146 , 210

Myers , Alexandra 162

Myers, Brittany 177

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Naber, Rachel 76 , 162, 206

Nakagawa , Lori 185 , 203

Nalley, Lucas 146

Nance-Harris, Amanda 82 , 235

Nannen , Tyler 127

Nataraj, Suhaus 40, 78, 162,195,206 , 210 Na ti onal Ho nor Soci e t y 192 - 193

Navarro , Leo 162

Neben , Seth 81 , 127 , 192

Neelly, Sarah 15, 20, 62

Neemann , Ian 162

Nei sius , Nina 162

Nelson , Ali 76 , 81 , 82, 96 , 102, 146 , 196

Nelson , Eric 80

el son, Jeffrey 80 , 127 , 224

Nelson, Morgan 38 , 76 , 79 , 163

Nelson , Taylor 81 , 177

elson , Travis 163 , 206

Nelson , Trevin 146

Neppl , Samantha 14 , 127

Nesbitt , Shelby 146

Nessetti , Nicole 177

Neuhaus, Kaylie 10 , 163

Neukirch, A s hley 76 , 177

Neukirch , Jordan 163 , 206 , 211

Neuwirth, Elli 46 , 47, 71 , 78, 82 , 12 '. 192 , 224

Newell , Nicole 146

Newsham, Ryan 77 , 80 , 177 , 195 , 2i '6 , 211

ews paper 202 - 203

Newton , Jim 163 , 210

Newton , Kevin 90 , 146

Newton, Sam 146

Nguyen , Andrew 15 , 69, 127,199 , 6, 210 , 211

Nguy e n , Cindy 80 , 163

Ng uyen , Hiep 177

Nguyen , Jimmy 235

Ng uyen , Michael 15 , 68 , 177 , 19 4 9, 206 , 211 , 235

Ninh , Josheph 177

Ni s pel, Becca 16, 82, 127 , 196

Nispel , Paul 77 , 80 , 105 , 163

Nissen , Ju s tin 63, 78, 146

Nitz, Garrett 79, 146

Nitz , Jason 81 , 177

Nitzel , Josh 22, 163

Nitzel , R eba 9, 71, 82 , 127, 192 , 2( 2 10

Noake s, Justin 146

Noake s , Mallory 76 , 82 , 177

Noffke, Forrest 235

Nolan , Alexandria 76 , 177

Nordell , Jackie 42 , 56, 57, 76 , 79 , 192

Nordell , Michael 66 , 80 , 163

Norman, Aaron 22 , 69 , 127 , 192 , 2· 2 10

Norman, Harry 69 , 80 , 163 , 200 , 2 2 10

Norton , Benjamin 3 , 69 , 146, 19 7 . \ 203 206 , 211

Noteboom , Judy 185

Novotny , Evan 80 , 178

Novotny, Trey 77 , 127 , 224

Nun , Travi s 127

Nunn , Jordan 163

Nurbabayeva , Elena 17 , 163

Nyhof, Porsha 79, 8 1, 178

Nyman -Jones , Willow 81 , 84 , 12 7

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O ' Connor, Allison 69 , 82, 163, 20 < ' JO , 211

O ' Me lia , Meghan 163

O ' Neal , Cori 178

O ' Neill, Aleysha 127

O ' Neill, Sarah 91 , 178

Ober, Matt 68, 78 , 178, 211

Ocampo , Maisie 82, 178

Ochoa , Ely sia 163

Oertli , Sarah 178

Ogden, Christopher 203, 224

Ogden, Samantha 146

Ohlsen , Dylan 35 , 77 , 81, 146

Olin , Thomas 178

Oliver, Harry 235

Oliver, Morgan 127

Olivero s, R ico 77, 81 , 127 , 225

Olson, Hanna 4 , 73 , 82 , 178

Ol son, Kara 73, 80, 82, 146

Olson , Maggie 13, 178

Olson, Max 127 , 192 , 196 , 202 , 2(1 225

Olson , Myles 7, 147

Olson , Sam 163

Orr, Hannah 12, 127, 206

Ortega , Roberto 14 7

Osburn , Vinn y 80 , 16 3

Ostermeier, Tri ci a 189

Ostiguin , Cynthi a 82, 16 3

Ostiguin , Meli ss a 147

Ostrowsk y, Ty ler 17 8

Ostwald , Katel y n 12 7

Oulianova , An as ta sia 5 , 80 , 82, 147, 19 5 , 196 , 197

Outdoor Encounter 200 - 201

Overton , Je ss e 16 3

Owen , Emil y 81 ,1 6 3, 200

Opeith 77 , 147

PA--TfENT

Pab s t , Samon e 178

Pace , Alexander 14 7

Pack , Quintin 77 , 17 8

Packard , Ma gg ie 56 , 57 , 7 9, 82, 127 ,202

Padhye , e a l es h 40, 78. 178, 195 , 196, 200

Page , Kati 16 3

Pankoke , Stephani e 147

Papousek , Arian a 82

Parde , Daniell e 17 8, 210

Parham , Ethan 128

Parke , Kari 76 , 128

Parks, Shelb y 16 3

Parsons, Grant 17 8

Patt , Michael a 76 , 7 8, 82, 147

Pattee , Aaron 49 , 78, 8 1, 128, 198

Patterson , Chel sea 147

Paul , Brittany 69 , 16 3,200 ,206,210,211

Paul , Chel se a 23 5

Pavel, Jordan 178

Pavel , Ryan 147

Pawlin g, Sarah 16 3

Payant , Marl a 18 5

Payne, Anis s a 17 8

Pa yne, D y lan 35 , 77, 163

Payne , Tali ss a 147

Pear son , Derri c k 23 5

Pearson , Dominiqu e 235

Pedersen , Kyl e 69 , 163,2 11

Peet , Ju s tin 77 , 80 , 178

Peiman , Alex 6 8, 77 , 81 , 17 8

Pekarek , Kelli 17 8

Pelan, Stephani e 128, 19 2, 19 3,20 1

Penrod , Ta nner 6 2, 6 5 , 7 8, 8 1, 95, 188

Perez , Gabrielle 147

Perkin s, Anthon y 128

Perkins , Mari sa 17 8

Pemicek , Todd 18 5 , 196

Perry , Gri ffin 147

Perry, M a cy 16 3

Peters, Adam 66 , 77 , 8 0 , 147

Peters , Amand a 147, 19 6

Peters, A s hle y 178

Peters , Brandon 66 , 80 , 81 , 128

Peters , Kerri 18 , 19, 147 ,20 0 ,2 10

Peters , Nicholas 81 , 178 ,2 10

Peters , Samantha 14 7 , 196

Petersen , Au s tin 178

Petersen , Dou g 12 8

Petersen , Matthe w 7 8, 81 , 16 3

Peter sen , Mi c ah 6 8, 178 , 2 11

Peterson , Dani e ll e 17 8

Peterson , Grant 3 4 , 77 , 147

Peterson , Julia 69 , 76 , 82, 163 , 206 ,2 11

Peterson , Tyler 178

Petro , Nate 22, 23, 69 , 12 8 , 198 , 206 ,2 11 , 225

Pettinger, Kim 148

Pettit , Matthew 80 , 178

Pfarr, Rebe cc a 16 3

Pfarr, Renee 16 3

Pfeiffer, Adam 77 , 79 , 80 , 178

Pfeiffer, Chel sea 13 , 51 , 78 , 95 , 128 , 2 25

Pfeiffer, Micah 69 , 148 , 206 ,2 10

P fi ngs te n , D illon 26, 67 , 77, 163

P fl u g, R ac hael 148, 203

Ph an, L ac 177, 178 , 199

Ph are , R obin 188

Phare , Tarrah 148

Ph e lp s, Marilyne 188 , 199

Ph il l i p , S tep hanie 129

Ph i p p , Jill 186

P icke re l , Taylor I 29

Picke rill, Jacklyn 129

P ieloch , Katherine 177, J 78

Pieloch , Rachel 69,163 , 206 ,210,211

Piening, Brandon 35, 77, 79, 163

Pike, Emily 71, 83 , 99, 163 , 196,206

Pinnell, Joe 178,210,211

Piper, Anthony 188

P iper, Pat 188

P iper, Stuart 148

Pitcher, Stephanie 129

Placek, Reilly 129

Plager, Ryan 3, 67, 69 , 77, 163 197,211

Plautz, Jared 81, I 48

Plouzek , Bethan y 178

Plyme sse r-Hansen , Aaron 235

Polacek, Adam 81

Poppe, Joshua 87, 148

Porter Loving, Cpenta 164

Potter, Alyssa 69, 106, 129

Potter, Jed 148

Potter , Shannon 129,206, 210, 225

Poulsen, Austin 129

Poulsen, Makall 178

Poulsen , Makenzie 148

Poulsen, Paul 68, 77,178,201,206,211

Pound, Jordan 22, 179

Powers , Courtney 80 , 148, 196,197,203

Prai, Taylor 148,212

Prellwitz, Jordan 148

Prewitt, Angelique 164

Prewitt , Porche 148

Price, Morgan 81, 164

Prieb, B rittany 129

Principal Ad visory Council 196 - 197

Prokasky, Brittany 179

Prokasky, Joseph 164

Pulver, Alexis 148, 206

QQc_K_

Qu, Wenyu 85, 129, 192, 198,199 ,201

Quandt, Jacob 81, 179

Quandt, Taylor 5, 21, 81, 129

R aasch, Abigail I 29, I 92

Raatz, Hayley 76, 148 , 193

Raatz , Rus ell 67 , 188

R alston, Peter 164

R am ay , Meredith 20, 100 , 129,192,206

R angel, Amelia 179, 210

Rangel, Bradley 20, 80, 81, 129, 225

R ardon, Elicia 164

R ath, Austin 80, 179 , 193

R auscher, Lindy 69, 129,192,206.211

R ay, Shawn 179

R ea, Anna 81, 129

Ready, Daniel 16, 89, 129

Ready, Jacob 66, 67. 164

Reams, Portia 82, 129

Re b er, Ellen 9 , 25,129,206,210

R e d a, An thony 88, 185

Red Cros s Club 196 - 197

Re ddi s h , B ekah 148

Red d ish, Maddie 66 , 148 ,2 10

Reeder, Mark 102, 103, 184

Reeder, Tyler 81, 129,196,202,226

Reeves , Logan 148

Rehm , Katey 164,206

Reichwaldt, Alicia 164

Reichwaldt, Chelsi 10, 69 , 148, 206

Reinhardt, Phil 129

Reinula , Jordan 200

Reinwald, Jordan 129, 192, 226

Remmers , Shelby 164

Renken , Alex 68, 179, 206, 211

Renken, Tori 68, 69,129,206,211,226

Rennin gs-L anik , Caleb 129 •

Renter , a than 81, 82

Rentschler, Andrew 164

Re ie r. Hailey 235

Revenkov , Anna 68

Rewald Vi..::ki 187

Re yes, Anthony 164

Reyes, Jeff 235

Reynolds , James 148

Rheault , Tyler 148

Richard , Katie 130 , 192,206,210 211,226

Richards , Ashley 81, 177, 179

Richardson, Kyla 83, 87, 164

Richert, Erinn 26, 148, 197

Richert, Seth 26, 67, 164

Richmond, Matthew 77, 164

Richter , Kelly 189

Ricketts , Desiree 179

Ricketts , Tiffany 148

Riggs, Alexandra 23, 82, 197

Riggs, Natalie 47, 78, 81, 98, 164

Rikalo, Adela 82, 148

Rikalo, Benjamin 104, 148

Ring l eman, B ecca 179

Rinke, Alec 164

R inke, Jacob 179

Ritter, Cory 69,148,211

Rivera , Shafae' 148

Roach, Matthew 130

Roark, Morgan 164

Roberts, Jordan 130

Roberts , Shannon 148

Robertson, Hannah 179

Robertson, Maggie 148, 197

Robertson, Matt 54, 77. 79, 80, 164, 196

Robinson, Ashton 130

Robinson , Markyl 179

Rocke, Griffin 77, 148, 190

Roeber, Shirley 97, 188

Roeber , Todd 148

Roettger, Matthew 77, 179

Roffler, Ursina 106, 148

Rogers, Chris 148

Rogers, Daniel 130

Rogge , Bill 84 , 186

Rogge, Justin 148

Rohe, Lauren 76, 179

Rohe, Taylor 89, 149

Rohlfs, Roxie 130

Rohnke , Derek 179

Rokitta , Kristin 79 , 106, 149

Romana , Martinez 68

Ronne, Cody 130

Rood , Michael 67, 131

Rood, Shelby 164

Roper , Alexa 82, 179

Roper , Liz 131

Ro senbo hm, Justin 149

Ros s, Alyssa 179

Ross, Zachary 77, 88, 164

Rothgeb, Lisa 188

Ro y, Allison 12, 22, 70, 71, 82, 131, 192, 193 , 196,197 , 206,207,210,226

Royer, JD 69, 95 ,206, 211

Rozmiarek, Natasha 164

Rump, Jeff 76, 79

Run g, Taylor 38 , 58, 76, 79 , 82, 164

•R y b a, Ca h 33, 77, 131

R ye, D eborah 184

R ymph, Ethan 149

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Saathoff, Marielle 82, 179

Sadat, Eba d 164, 200

• Sader, Hannah 67, 179 •

Sader, HD 34, 77, 79, 80

Sadowski, Ca sandra 83, 149

Saeger, Brianna 80, 179, 195

Salem, Chris 40, 41, 78 , 80. 188

Salem, Ryan 48, 188

Saltzman, Derek 235

Salvatore, B rittani 76 81, 179

Samani, B en 33, 60, 61, 77, 80, 81, 149

Samani, B ryan 78, 80,179,210

Samek, Chelsey 10 , 179,210

Sanburg, Blair 82, 131, 196,197,266

Sanderfer, Chri stian 31, 40, 78, 179

Saner, Jaco b 85, 179

Sauer, Jordan 149

Santo, Andrew 131

Sapp, Willie 103, 184

Sasek, D rew 77

Sasek, Jordan 40. 77, 78 , 79, 149,206, 210

Sawyer, Nick 77 , 81, 131, 198

Sayood, Sinan 69, 149 , 206, 211

Sazama, J essie 189

Scalora , Christine 149

Schaefer, Nolan 80, 149

Schafer, Brandon 81, 149

Schantell, Steph 68, 179

Schauer, Brittany 235

Schellhorn, Alissa 78, 82, 149

Schellhorn, Dillon 131

Schellhorn , Mandie 164

Scheneman, Joyce 189

Schenk, Tyler 149,206,210

Schiefelbein, Paul 69 , 164, 197, 211

Schields , Alexis 149,206,210

Schilling , Aaron 81,149,211

Schlemmer, Hannah 82, 179

Schlemmer, Jolene 184, 194

Schliesser, Jordan 21,149,201,210

Schmidt , Anna 73, 80, 82, 149, 195

Schmidt, Blake 149

Schmidt, Chris 20

Schmidt, Christopher 9, 20, 52, 53, 79, 131, 192, 195, 226

Schmidt , Emily 101 , 179

Schmidt , Landon 9, 79, 81, 16 4, 195

Schmidt, Rachel 149

Schmidt, Samuel 80, 149

Schmitt, Anna 14

Schmitz, Bobbie 149

Schneider, Alex 67, 79, 164

Schneider, B enjamin 164, 193, 197

Schoen, Parker 13, 31, 48, 49, 5 4, 78, 79, 81,164,206,211

Schorr, Melissa 164,206, 210

Schrad, Jason 77, 80, 149, 15 1, 197

Schrad, Kevin 34, 77, 81, 82, 187

S chrage, E lliott 77, 164, 191

Schreier, B reanna 235

Schreiner, Rac h ael 131, 206, 210

Schropfer, Mary 37, 76, 105, 169, 18 5

S chultz, K e l sey 189

Schumann, Kyle 54, 79, I 86

S c hu ster, Kristal 50 , 51, 78, 82, 164

Schwartz, Matt 79, 80, 179

Sc hwe i tzer, B aile i g h 9 5 , 179

S c hwery, Mikala 73, 82, 164, 19 6 , 19 7

Science Olympiad/ Physic 's 206 - 207

S cofield, Lucas 131

Scollard, J os i a h 149

S cusa, JuliAnna 78, 10 3, 179, 211

Pfeiffer, Nick 148

Pfingsten , Daniel 26 , 66 , 67 , 93 , 128 ,2 25

Re dd is h , Micah 179

R eece, Amber 69,148,206

R ee d er, Ke l i 164, 196

R ee d er, Kristin 129 ,1 96,225

Rup ert, Jameson 164

Russell, Nicolas 149

Ruwe , Curtis 67 , 80, 95, 128, 131

Ryan , Michael 15, 69,199,20 6 ,210,211

S eac res t , Ste phani e 149

S eagren, T r acy 184

S ears, Kayce 149

Sear , Shoni 165

Sebek , Dawn 189

Sedor, Am a nda 89, 149

Sedor, Brad 80 , 149

Seeman , Brad 187

Se g ura , Stacey 165

Se ib o ldt , Grant 77 , 13 1

Seiffert, Jay 149

Seiko , Jorda n 165

Seybold , J e ffre y 35 , 77 , 79 , 8 L, 165

Shafer, Erika I 65

Shaffer, Leah 149

Shakir , Aras 165

Shallenber, Ben 192

Shallenberger, Ben 95 , 192 , 226

Shallenberger, Matthew 81 , 165

Shamai , A s iya 196

Shanahan , Emily 179

Shanahan , Kaitlin 81 , 82 , 92 , 131 , 192 , 227

Shanahan, Shelly 89 , 185

Sh aner, Amanda 179

Sharkey , Matt 77 , 80 , 227

Sharp , Chel sea 179

Sheaff, E van 180 , 197

Shearer, Josh 149

Shearer, Mark 91 , 187 , 194

Sherbeck , Kyle 149

Sheridan , Jenay 149 , 200

Sherman , Andrew 77 , 81 , 82 , 187

Sherrill , Matthew 180

Sherwood, Marg aret 69 , 149

Shield , Benjamin 79 , 81, 165

Shield s, Jordan 150

Shillin g, Aaron 206

Shippen , Ta y lor 118 , 13 1, 203 , 227

Shonka , Linda 189

S ho w Choir

Re sonance 206 - 207

Ambian ce 206 - 207

Shreve , Se th 77 , 79 , 165

Shryock , Dillon 150

Sickin g, Aaron - Dakot a h 165

Siedel , Au s tin 79 , 81 , 165

Siedel , Toni 185

Siep s, Katie 8 2, 165

Si ev ers, Jacob 77 , 180

Sievers, Jeremiah 69 , 81 , 150 , 206 , 211

Simmon s, Dylan 2 35

Simon , Neil 19

Simp son , Dani e lle 150 , 196 , 200

Simp s on - Kirkland , Dee 186

Sim s, Zachary 49 , 78 , 81 , 150 , 202

Sin g h, Kai 10

Singh , Ka lvinder 68 , 78 , 81 , 173 , 180 , 196

Sjulin , M eg an 82 , 180

S kill s USA 200 - 2 0 1

Skultety, Sc o tt 187

Slauson , Rob 2 , 5 , 27 , 84 , 184 , 196 , 197

Slonecker, Tom 132

Sloup , Abig a il 46 , 78, 81 , 180

Small, Cha se 150

Smalley , Lexi 69 , 83, 150

Smelker, Aaron 150 ·

Smetter, Me g an 150

Smetter, Miranda 180

Smid, Me g 150

Smith , Gregory 235

Smith, Jeremy 188 , 198 , 199

Smith , Samuel 2 35

Smith, Scott 150

Smock , Jayme 80 , 180

Snyder, Tom 235

S occe r

B oys JV / Reserve 81

Varsity 81

Girls

JV / Reserve 81

Varsity 81

S oftball

JV / Reserve

Varsity

Sorensen , Jenna 76 , 180

Sorensen , Je ss ica 132 , 203 , 227

Sorenson , Andrew 187

Soto-Ordonez, Andrea L80

Soucie , Jo lyn 50 , 78 , 82 , 165

Soucie , Tara 73 , 82 , 150 , 203 , 206 , 210

Spain , Nathan 132

Spalla , Steven 150

S pani s h Cl u b 198 - 199

Spataro , Channiyel 150

Sp ataro , Se th 180

S pecia l O ly mpi cs 6 6 - 67

Speich , Matthe w 80 , 180

Spellmeyer, Ca ss ee 150

Spencer, Nick 69 , 80 , 150 , 206 , 211

Speth , Jamie 165

Spivey , Lori 187

Spivey , Shane 12, 150, 195 , 206,210

Stahl , Alex 77 , 180

Stahl , A s hley 180

Stange , Connor 82 , 165

Stan s bury , Danielle 78

Stark , Harri son 150

Stauber, Jacob 16 , 132

Stauffer, K a therine 132 , 180 , 203

Sta uffer , Robby 20, 206 , 210

Sta uffer , Sydney 76 , 82 , 180 ,2 10

Steel , Lloyd 132

Ste idley , Cry s tal 189

Steinacher, Kaitlyn 23 , 165, 193 , 201

Steinacher, Kyle 94 , 150

Steinauer, MacKenzie 78 , 82 , 180

Steinkuhler, Baker 27 , 32 , 77 , 132

Steinmeyer, Al ex 80, 165

Step a nek , Chri s topher 69 , 101 , 150, 206 , 210,211

Stephen s, Bret 2 35

Stern s, Carrie 5 , 132 , 227

Ste ms , Whitne y 8 3 , 165

Stev ens , Cullen 186

Ste ven s, Krys 12, 165 , 196 , 20 I

Steven s, Micha e l 68 , 180 , 206 , 211

St e ven s, Sarah 150 , 210

Steward , Ja c ob 150

Ste wa rt , Bry nn 76 , 180

Ste wart , Ty ler 150

Sti e rwalt, Sh a ne 150

Stimbert , Ta ylor 165 , 201

Stock , Billy 80 , 165

Stoddard , Graham 33 , 77 , 81 , 132 , 227

Stoke s, Brandon 150

Stoke s, Nathan 180

Stoke s, Spen cer 18

Sto ke s, Spen ser 165

Stoll, Hillary 180 , 193 , 196

Stoltenburg, Travi 79 , 81 , 180

Stolz , Ho l ly 8 2 , 180

Stona c ek , Ja s min 20 , 38 , 39 , 76, 8 1, 180

Stonacek , Jo s lin 38 , 76 , 150 , 151

Stonacek , Ju s tin 77 , 82

Stone , Chri s toffer 66 , 67 , 77 , 165

Stoner, A s hley 132

Stopp , Ali s ha 66 , 189

Stopp , Danielle 195

S tud e n t Co un cil 192 - 19 3

S tud e n t T rai ners

Strabala , Donna 105 , 185

Strack , Lynn L89

Strai g ht , Justen 82 , 235

Strauch , Chri ta e n 77 , 180 , 210

Street, Casey 235

Street , Christopher 235

Streich , Jonathan 180

Strickland, Sarah 150

Stroman, Alex I 65

Strong , Lindsay 76 , 82 , 180

Strothkamp , Paige 180

Strudl, Jamie 132

Strudl , Jordy 69 , 81, 165 , 211

Stump , Sascha 68 , 180

Stump , Tristan 235

Stutzman , Erin 186

Sudik, Dain 80, 150

Suelter, Courtney 70 , 82, 132 , 196, 227

Sukhram , Melissa 196

Sullivan , Brooke 150 , 206

Sun , Kim 188

Sund , Cha se 12, 80 , 150 , 206 , 210

Sund , Garrett 81

Sundberg , Elizabeth 4 , 46 , 47 , 78 , 79 , 81 , 99 , 180

Sutter , Chri s tin 186

Sutton , Lo g an 6 , 63 , 78 , 132

Sve c, Dillon 132

Swanson , Michael 1 3 2, 202

Sward , Jeffrey 66 , 80 , 150

Swartz , Kathryn 150

Swartz, Tyler 81 , 132

Swenseth, Amber 57 , 69 , 79 , 82 , 132, 192 , 206 , 211

Swenseth , Rebecca 79 , 82 , 165 , 191 , 193 , 200 , 206

Swimming

Boys 62 - 63 , 78

Girl s 64 - 65, 78

Sy , Gene s is 81 , 150

Sy , Nary 180 , 207

Szudlo , Kendra 69 , 13 2, 192 , 210, 2 11 , 2 27

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Tae ge , Taylor 81 , 165

Ta g aloa , Fre h 81 , 180, "21

Tagaloa , Kaipo 77

Ta g art , Alexander 34 , 77 , 180

Taha , Ali 180

Taha , Karzan 150

Taha , Sa z an 235

Talbott , J os hua 180 , 210

Talcott , Colby 180

Tanner , Sam 103

Tanner, Steven 133

Tatro , Tiffa ne y 133 , 192 , 210 , 228

Ta y lor, Jordan 133

Taylor, Max 78 , 181

Tayl o r, Su sette 184

Tea g ue , Cherie 150

Te geler, Beck y 186

Te nnis

Bo ys

Vars ity / JV / Re serve 40 - 41 , 78

Girl s Var s ity / JV / Re serve 80

Teniente, Roberto 235

Terrebonne , Jonathan 150

Te s ka , Taylor 165

Tetmeyer, Spe nser 15 L

Tharp , Dan 8 L

Thoma , Anna 151 , 203

Thom as, Caitlin 68 , 18 L, 206 , 211

Thoma s, Grant 181 , 200

Thomp s on , Aubrey 165 , 200 , 20 I , 206 , 210

Thomp son, Cole 78, 82 , 151

Thomp son , John 133 , 212

Thompson, Kayla 81 , 181, 210

Thompson, Lucas 78 , 181

Thomp son, Tyler 18 , 133

Thomson , Hayden 68 , 82 , 78 , 181

Thom son , Lind se y 151

Thornburg, Kri s ti 151

Thornburg, Me g an 13 3, 228

Thorne , Fred ri , 187

Threat s, Alexandria 151

Threats , William 181

Tien, David 189

Timmins, Nathan 151

Tinnean, Cody 68 , 181,206,211

Tinsley, Andrew 133

Tisdale, McKenzie 82, 151, 193 , 194, 195, 196 , 197

Ti s del , Sydney 181 , 210

Tobin, Zoe 181

Toelle, Trent 68,181,211

Tommeraasen , Jess 82 , 151

Tompkins , Austin 35 , 55 , 77, 79 , 81, 181

Tompkins , Ethan 77 , 79 , 151

Tony Kobz a 21

Toombs , Ashley 133

Topalovic , Salem 81 , 181

Topalovic , Senad 81 , 165

Torell , Holly 165

Torres , Joana 181

Town, Dillon 78, 181 , 196

Town , Ryan 13 3, 192 , 196

Town send , Rebecca 77 , 82 , 186

Track

Boy s

Var s ity / JV 81

Girls

Varsit y/ JV 82

Tramp , Tori 58 , 76, 79 , 181 , 210

Tran, Kevin 133

Tran, Nam 181 , 210

Tran , Tobin 181

Tran, Tram 133

Tra p Tea m 6 7

Trautman , Aly s a 39 , 76 , 80 , 18 2

Traynowicz , Grant 77

Traynowicz, Kramer 165

Traynowicz, Paige 58 , 79 , 82, 16 5

Trinh , Tony 13 3

Trivedi , Juee 13 , 80, 104 , 165 , 19( 97 , 200

Troester, Aly ss a 69, 133 , 211

Trompke, Jaden 107 , 165 , 206 , 2 l i

Troxel, Andrea 64 , 65 , 78 , 133

Trube , Jordan 165

True , Anna 82 , 151, 196

True , A s hli 76 , 186

True , Chris 186

True , McKen z ie 151

Truka , Kate 100,133 , 210,21 2, 2

Tuma , Ahmed 182

Tuma , Rowaida 151

Tumeh , Amar 97 , 151

Tupper, Jared 69 , 151 , 211

Turner, Anthony 15 L

Turner, Au s tin 13 3

Tu s sin g, Jame s 82 , 151

Tvrdy , Shelly 185

Ty ler, Katlyn 166

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Ullman, Lydia 83 , 18 2

U lm , Nicole 18 2

Upton , Clay 151 , 194

Urban , Danielle 82 , 152 , 194 , 195 6

Urban , Nichola 80, 182

Vacha!, Jacob 182

Valladares Morales, Je s us 166

Vampola , Scott 77 , 187

Vance , Brady 69 , 166 , 206 , 21 0 , 2

Vanderbeek, Veronica 68 , 78 , 8 1. !, 211

Vander Iice , Jason I 33

Vanders l ice , Tyler 81 , 235

Van Deu en , Renna 182

Van Loon , Nathan 54 , 79, 152

Vannice , Tyler 152

Van Sickle, Cody 182

Varga, Nic holas 152

Vermaas , Cory 152

Vestecka , Jacob 77, 80, 133

Villagomez-Watso n , Alicia 166

Villanueva , Connor 69, 166, 197 , , 211

Viniar s ki , Christina 235

Virus, Kelsey 182

Vo , A ll an 182, 199

Voca l M us ic 2 06 - 2 07 , 210

Voehl, Levi 235

Vogt , Grankie 235

Vogt, Mallory 22, 71, 82, 84, 133, 192, 195 ,228

Voigt , Phil 81

Volker, Peggy 186

Volleyball

NI Reserve / Freshman 38 - 39, 76

Varsity 36 - 37, 76

Vollmer, Heather 166

Vrba, Ty 133

Vuu, Amanda · 15, 27, 133 , 192 , 197, 198, 199

182 199 206 211

Wachter, Lauren 91, 97, 166

Waechter, l(jm 188

Wagner, Adam 152

Wagner, Brittany 69, 133, 2 11

Wagner, Ethan 15 2

Wagoner, Ali 182

Wald, Paige 133

Walkenhorst , Emily 69, 152, 210, 2 11

Walkenhorst , Erinn 71, 83 , 133, 202 , 228

Walker, Ally 81, 182 , Walker, Ashley 69, 83, 166 , 206

Walker, Christopher 69, 133,196,206,210 , 211,228

Walker, Declan 81, 182

Walker, Jeffrey 81, 166

Walker, Larry 188

Wall, Chastity 166

Wall , Faye 189

Wall , Garrett 98, 18 2

Wallace , John 152

Wallace , Khari 79

Waller, Kaitlyn 15 , 152 , 206, 210

Walstrom , Julie 103 , 184

Walstrom , Wyki 51 , 78, 82,166,211

Walz , Chelsea 3, 152 , 206

Wanner, Celeste 134, 192, 206

Ward , Dustin 182

Ward , Sean 134

Ware, Courtney 182

Ware, Nicolette 152 , 196 , 197

Warner, Breanna 166

Warren , Ashlea 134

Warren, Dylan 152

Wasser, Chris 80, 182

Wasserstein , Sarah 152

Waters , Gary 187

Waters , Jacob 152

Watkin , Hilary 134 ,228

Watmore , Lauren 152

Watson , Alexis 14 , 83, 152

Watson ,A ly a 21, 81,188,212

Watson , Corinne 134

Watson , Kelsey 182 , 207

Watson, Kiefer 69, 166,206 ,211

Watson, Zach 12 , 24, 77,152,206

Watt , Mark 42, 43, 76, 80, 187

Wavada, Jacob 182

Way, Chris 12, 97, 162,166 ,201,206,210

Way, Janene 189

Way, Jessica 36, 37, 69, 76, 101, 134 , 192, 195,206, 211

Way, Kyle 12,134 ,206,207,228

Webb, Christopher 166

Weber, Meredith 69 , 79,166,206,211

Webert, Kayla 37, 76, 134, 192, 228

Webster, Alex 182

Webster, Nicholas 152

Weedman , Brittany 152

Weedman , Randy 166

Wegulo, Marianne 83, 166 , 197

Wegulo, Maurice 81 , 134

Wehling, Mike 77, 152

Wehrli, Julia 80 , 152 , 196

Weiand , Taylor 152

Weils, Joshua 77 , 80, 167

Weller, Geoff 81

Weller, Samantha 182

Welker, Jere! 186

Welles , Liza 152

Welsch, Peter 134

Wentz, Campbell 80, 88, 167

Wentz, Paige 135

Werts, Bryce 152

Weskamp , Kaitlin 50, 51, 78, 82, 167, 193 , 206

We s t, James 69, 135,206

West, Melissa 103, 118 , 135, 194,195,229

Wetterberg , Ryan 80

Wewel, Blake 54, 79, 152

Wharton, Megan 76, 167

Whelan, Ryan 135

Whelan, Taylor l 67

Whiteley , Maggie 91, 152

Whitesell , Michaela 80, 167

Whitmar h , Amy 188

Whitney, Hillary 135

Whitney , Valerie 152

Whittle , Ansel 77, 181, 182

Wiese , Aaron 77, 182

Wiese , Berindin 76, 182

Wiese , David 135

Wiese, Jenna 46, 47, 73. 78, 82, 152

Wiese , Tracy 187, 196

Wiley , Brett 135

Wiley , Wyn 69, 167 , 196,206,210

Wilhelm, Alyssa 185,206

Wilken , Anna 188

Wilkinson , Cohagen 152, 193, 206, 210

Wilkinson , Ellen 97, 182,193,200

William s, Alaina 152,210

Williams , Haley 182, 210

Williams , Noah 235

Williams , Robert 188

Williamson , Kri s 167

Willis , Drew 78, 81, 182

Wilmarth , David 167

Wilmarth , Matthew 135

Wilson, Davin 167

Wilson , Jayk 80, 152

Wilson, Kristina 45, 76, 167 ,206

Wilson , Mara 82, 152

Wilson, Nora 82, 152

Wilson, Shali 182 , 203

Wimes, Ashley 81, 82

Winkler, Paul 188

Winter, Kelley 186

Wischmann , Dustin 41, 78, 80, 182

Witty , Scott 82, 182

Wohlgemuth, John 182

Woita , Macken zie 173 , 182

Wolfard , Cynthia 135

Wolfe, Teylor 4, 77, 81,167,206,211

Wolff, Kash 77, 182

Wolford , Corinne 6, 182 210

Wood , Bethany 82, 152, 196

Woods , Loree 189

Woodward, Mackenzie 67, 68, 76, 183, 206, 21 l

Woolman, Aubrey 80, 183

Wrestling

Varsity / N 60- 61, 80

Wright , Jessica 31, 70, 71, 82,152, 191

Wright, Mindy 21, 185

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Yanagida, Ryan 81, 153

Yang,Danny 167 ,19 9

Yang, Luye 69, 153 , 206, 211

Yank, CJ 81, 96, 153 , 198

Yarabe, Luke 78, 153, l 95

Yarabe, Paul 41 , 78, 153, 195

Yawn, Dillon 167

Yendra, Sara 187 , 194

Yiel , Nyawargar 167

Yoakum, Kristy 68, 183,210, 211

Yokel , Chris 68 , 77, 81, 173,183 ,2 11

Yokel, Katie 69 , 167,211

Young , Emily 167

Young , Megan 135

Yuen, Austin 77. 135

Yuen, Dylan 183

Yuen, Mark 11 , 183

z_Zabka , Kendra 76, 167 , 210

Zache k, Tyler 167

Zach Fitzsimmons 61

Zajicek, Matt 79

Zeilinger, Alec 167

Ze" linger, Scott 167

Zhang, Cacherine 183

Zhang, Ja.::k 153,199,201

Zhou, Albert 78, 100, 183,193,201,206, 207

Zhou, Daniel 4, 4 I, 78, 90. 153, 194, 196, 199

Zichek, Ryan 235

Ziegelbein, Ty 80, 153

Zilly, Chris 78, 153

Zimmer, Nicole 10, 153

Zimmerman, Austin 20, 30, 82, 135

Zimmerman, Brandon 169, 183

Zoz, Megan 167

B for Brave

C for Curious

D for Daring Ffor Fun

Lfor Loving

Mfor Memorable

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Jan. 2, 1990 - June 30, 2007 FLOWER

The flower so white and a lot of other little things. gleamed in the bright night. It makes my day bright With many brown-tipped petals, As it looks so white. smells like sweet tea in the kettles. With a green stem, looked like someone had to hem. Little arms with sleeves And the bright green leaves.

That flower in the vase, on it had a face. With bunches of others But this one, The mother of.all mothers. Surrounded with different blues and greens

A tear runs down my cheek, while I stare at it a little longer and then I start to tingle all over.

I know I'll lose it one day Though I have to remember It will always be here, Be here for me and taking care. While I sit by its side Even though it is really not there.

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Coming up with a theme idea was a time consuming process. It took us a lot longer than we thought it originally would. When we finally got it down to the final two, "Labeled" and "Guess You Had to be There," the final decision was by majority.

Besides the ID that "labeled" us Labeled Southwest as a theme allowed us to explore the many words that describe who we are .

One thousand three hundred and fifty books were ordered from Walsworth Publish ing Company in Marceline, Missouri. The yearbook was finishe d in five deadlines, with the first pages being sent in late Octob er. During locker checkouts, over 700 books were sold, which was a record for sales.

Fonts we used to create this book were Baskerv.ille, SnowWrite, Des ign, Knockou t, Jasper and Hardbrush. We used InDesign CS2 for layouts and Adobe Photoshop 7.0 for photo editing.

The 2008 Talon would like to thank Dianne Kuppig for all the time she spent editing, reading and correcting our pages. This was her sixth year as Talon adviser and her 24th as a yearbook adviser. We would also like to thank our Walsworth representati ve Mike Diffenderfer for helping us with the cover and taking some of our pages to the plant, Rob Wilkens for taking most of the music group pictures, Champ shots for providing team group pictures and some state swimming pictures. We would also like to thank Lori Nakagawa, Brad Seeman, Andrew Sorenson , teachers, coaches, sponsors, and students for providing information and for their assistance in producing this book.

Finall y we would want our yearbook to be perfect, but we all know that there will be some errors that we didn't catch.We are very sorry for any misspellings or other mistakes that you may find.

Co-EDrro~-fl'{-C.+HEF: Mollie Dittmer (Terms 1,2,3,4) and Travis Cunningham (Terms 1,2,3,4)

.S,VDBIT lJ:FEEDrroz Jami Finnell (Terms 1,2,3,4)

~~-s. EDrroz Al y Ferguson (Term 1,2,3,4)

~ EM'C5f:D.rroz Lindsay Leikam (Terms 1,2)

PEO:PL.EEDrroz Lindsay Hanson (Terms 1,2,3,4)

.SENJO~: Mollie Dittmer and Alyssa Mescher

Jt>«J~: Jami Finnell and Aly Ferguson

.S.0:P+l--OMO~E=S: Lindsay Leikam and Zach Sims

~ES-1-1-M,N,C Tyler Reeder and Travis Cunningham

f=J,Cu_lY. Lindsay Hanson

CL.UBS EDrroz Alyssa Mescher (Terms 1,2,3,4)

'BuslNES.s. Kyle Ernesti (Terms 2,3,4)

11\DE< EDrroz Erinn Walkenho rst (Terms 3,4)

/t-[:>E<,A~6!STprr. Brooke Bowers (Terms 3,4)

~!SER: Dianne Kuppig

.ST,AFF. Zach Sims (1,2), Erin Boyle (1,4), Mike Swanson (1), Tyler Reeder (1,2), Maggie Deschaine (1) T nya Maksimenko (3,4)

Talon taffi Front Row: Tonya Maksimenko, Tyler Reeder , Aly Ferguson, Lindsay Hanson, Jami Finnell, Kyle Ernesti. Back Row: Maggie Deschanie, Alyssa Mescher, Mollie Dittmer, Travis Cunningham, Maggie Packard, Zach Sims. Not Pictured: fi chael Swanson, Erin Boyle. Erinn Walkenhor t, Brooke Bowers, Lindsay Leikam

Spread by Mollie Dittmer and Travis Cunningham

Staff terms 1-4: Lindsay Hanson, Alyssa Mescher, Mollie Dittmer, Aly Ferguson, Jami Finnell, Travis Cunningham

The people who came on during terms three and four. Bottom: Erin Boyle, Maggie Packard, Kyle Enesti. Middle: Tonya Mak imenko, Erinn Walkenhorst. Top: Brooke Bmvers.

Whether it be from wearing lanyards every day, or wearing team jerseys, Southwest students banded together and wore the label proudly.

Switchin' it up. During the switch rally, selected boys were able to do their own routine. The bo ys spent about a week practicing their moves. PJ,oto by Aly Ferguson/Talon

letics. Many athletes from each sport made it to state or were recognized for their accomplishments.

Rob Slauson began his first year as

Throughout the year, our label has principal. been tested, but students always stood behind it.

Students were original by creating the first ever Dodgeball Tournament. This was also the first year for many other fundraising opportunities.

Other students were hard working and five became National Merit Schol-

"This was one of the greatest of my professional years. People understand what it is to set high standards and do what it takes to reach them " ' Slauson said.

Overall, students had a memorable year, whether it be from staying up late to finish a project on Sunday ar semifinalists, while about 34 percent night or staying out way too late with made honor roll. their friends. The 2007-2008 year was

More students still excelled in ath-

Signing away. Seniors Micah Fisher, Seth eben, Samantha Mueting, Willow Nyman-Jones, Jesica Way, Baker Steinkuhler and David Lavelle (not pictured) signed to play sports in college. The signing day was rescheduled due to a snow day.

not to be forgotten.

Graduation day. Senior Zach Fitzsimmons purchases his cap and gown during the February selling time. Representatives from Balfour were there multiple times providing opportunities to purchase a gown, cap and tassel. PJ,oto by Max Olson /Haw/: Talk

Expanding horizons. ophomores

Keli Reeder and Rochelle Athan listen at Women in Science Conference at UNL. The Feb. 23-24 conference explored science careers. Courtesy Photo

Photo by Aly Ferguson /

Flowers! Senior Kristin Reeder picks up her Valentine' Day flowers. Instead of wrestling being in charge of this fund raiser, theatre took over. PJ,oto by Ma x Olson /Haw/: Talh

We can do it! The freshman powder puff football team plays on March 11. The team beat the sophomores . Photo by Max Olson / Haw/: Talh

Spread by Mollie Dittmer

Junior Zach WaLSon

Freshman Tessa Daughtery

Students eat pie on Friday, March 14 during lunch. The first 1000 students who were at scho c we given a piece of "pi" e, and could choose between apple or cherry flavors. Math Chair Tom Ahlschwede provided this treat. "It is "Pi"e day, and since it was the Friday before finals, mys e ·! • and my Calculus class, decided to have a fun day," he said. The class also traveled to Saratoga Elementary where Ahlschwede videotaped students holding up the first 242 numbers of pi.

Walsworth ·.