Lincoln Southwest High School 2009 Yearbook

Each individual person has a story: Some exciting, some dull. Combine them and the result is a beautiful group of stories that can reveal how these people relate to and with one another.

Together they tell the story of the Silver Hawks. Southwest has been part of many stories since its 2002 opening. ln the halls you would hear stories like "Did you hear that we beat East last night in volleyball? lt went to five games but we played really well" or "l had a diff. AP Calculus test yesterday that kicked

hear that Mr. Free's class won the door decorating contest?" Regardless of what was said people talked about Southwest.

SOAR became one major topic when Principal Rob Slauson introduced the SOAR standard of Safety, Opportunity, Attendance and Respect/ Responsibility. This was outlined as the key to student success.

The 1873 students all had things to say and stories to tell. Moving into the seventh year, the stories took on a new ~one. No longer "new," Southwest began to take on the role as being ''established." my butt." Or With that sort of weight on our shoulders, it was even ''Did no question that the year was tough but everyone y o u got through it together.

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HELPING OTHERS HELP US! Junior cheerleader Michaela Whitesell puts a temporary tattoo on a young fan. The cheerleaders were a big part of the football tailgate on August 21. Photo by Courtney Powers/Hawk Talk

STRETCHlNG OUT! Junior Kalie Hejl stretches before performing a dance with the Emeralds at a pep rally This dance was awarded first place at the summer camp that the dance team attended. Photo by Ashley Leitner/Talon

WELCOME BACK! Principal Rob Slauson make a "welcome back to school" speech at the Spirit Fest Aug. 23. Slauson predicted that the 08-09 year would be a great one. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

ABOVE AND BEYONDf This was the winning door decoration which was over time turned into a wall decoration prior to the Southeast football game on Oct. 10. This decoration was done by social studies teacher Jalaina Handa ' s AP Human Geography class. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon GO TEAM! Senior Zach Elson is held up by junior Seth Shreve to raise their spirits up before a pep rally. As each year progressed more and more students got involved in things such as pep rallies and student activities.

Photo by Ashley LeitnerITalon

(Below) SCHEDULE CHANGE!

(Top) FRESHMAN DAY! Freshmen take a tour c ' the school on Freshman First Day On freshm a day the ninth graders also had a pep rally to sp u them ln the Silver Hawk splrlt. Photo By Courtn e Powers/ Hawk Talk

(Upper left) HOT DOG! Junior Chris Way throws 1 hot dog up to the student section during the Soun· · west vs Fremont football game. Student Counc , also sold fall sports tee shirts to generate unity e sporting events. Photo By Rachel Pflug/ for Talon

(Bottom left) HONORS CONVOCATION! Student , wait patiently for the honors convocation to begir The convocation Oct. 9 honored the students wh > made honor roll in the spring of 2008. Photo By K ai • lyn Schneider/ Hawk Talk

Senior Lindsay Jefres-Dryden talks to counselor Peggy Volker ab 01 t a schedule change. Counselors dealt with blo , schedule changes for each of the four terms. Ph o • J By Courtney Powers/ Ha w k Talk

Some students were quiet, others loud. Some with each the football game. The Hawks helped liked reading while others preferred the sports scene. out almost monthly, whether it was raising money But we all meshed together to connect as Southwest for the kids in Africa or bringing clothes for DECA' s students. warm clothing drive in October.

From wearing the green and silver to standing Student Council's T-shirts sale for the fall for the school fight song, to wearing our lanyards sporting season, with over 400 shirts sold, raised everyday to school, the Hawks came together. From money that would later be used for Prom. classes to clubs, and sports to hallways, the Hawks

Though every person had a very different sto ecame one. with different views on life and different friends, by

Many took part in pep rallies. Hundreds attend- the end of the year we connected as Silver Hawks. ed the homecoming dance. The student crowd grew We each had a part in the story.

So, what was your story?

CLASS OF 20091 Seniors llne up outside by height for the senior class picture. Everyone also took part in another picture that looked like an "09 " from a bird ' s eye view. Photo by Ellie Clin ch/ Hawk Talk

LETS GO HUNTING! Senior Alec Malone dresses up for the hunting theme football game against the Fremont Tigers. Many students also dressed up for football games. Each week the theme changed to adapt to whatever school Southwest played. Photo by Ra chel Pflug/ for Talon

The transition from summer to back to school 2008-2009 was no exception. was tough. lt affected how much we slept, the All of these events created stories which were food we ate, our jobs and many other things. then circulated around once students got back t

On the other hand, the freshman first day was school. always a fun one because the students could not The stories united students in and out of school wait to be in a more mature environment. The in many ways. lt was the sharing of these stories freshman first day has been around for the past that helped make our identities as Silver Hawks. six years for all LPS schools. "'l love coming back from school and hearing

Most students were involved with the school what everyone did during the summer," senior Brt in other ways than just attending classes. From anna Badje said. being in the student section at football games to ""One of my friends who l didn't see much durbeing involved in a pep rally students came to- ing the summer came back with a tattoo and a gether outside of school to stay involved. The year new girlfriend," sophomore Tina Fantroy said.

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NOT UTERALLYI This "door decoration" was one of the favorites around the school. The "door decorating" contest was before the football game against Kearney supporting the Wild Wild West theme. Photo by Ashely Leitner/Talon

JUMP FOR EXCITEMENT! Senior Jacob Marvin jumps over the banner celebrating their accomplishments in state. Cross country, golf and the softball teams were recognized at the Oct. 20 pep rally. Photo by Jami FfnnelVTalon

FIGHT

BELTING A NOTEI Senior Alex Bischoff hits the perfect note with a face full BUSEUMI Art teacher Julie Walstrom's class listens to the German POW buseof emotion. Bischof's solo was singing for the Resonance. Photo by Jami Finnell/ um director speak about the way people were treated during World War two Talon in the United States. Photo by Kaitlyn Schneider/Hawk Talk

oucie holds up the fight sign during a pep rally. Cheers were done by all the levels and signs were a good way to get the crowd involved. Soucie had been involved with cheer since she was a sophomore. Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

Giant clothing sales, 240 pencils for a dollar and thousands of designer book bags fill Target and Wal-Mart shelves. These are just some of the wonders of August.

But shopping for the newest style in tote bags wasn' t the only thlng on students' minds. The month of August brought not only heat but also thoughts of back-to-school preparations.

To help students prepare, the school hosted a series of days focused on the return to school.

Flrst: the locker checkout days, Aug. 6 and 7, during whlch students · laid down money for lunches, entertainment passes, pictures and, for freshmen, their first hlgh school locker. Students also received their first draft of the year ' s class schedules.

"Locker checkout gets easier every year, " senior Kelly Coleman

said. "And this year was the easiest yet!"'

With numbered stations and helpful maps, the only frustration was long lines. The waits for some counselors were over half an hour.

On Aug. 20 the freshman class got their first look at the school.

"l thought it was big, "' said freshman Sydney King. "But l was excited for starting high school. "

Freshmen were led around school and glven useful information, such as the use of the attendance office and the location of the library. They attended shortened versions of their classes free from impatient upperclassmen.

lt wasn't all bad for the upperclassmen either. "l didn't have to deal with freshmen and l got to sleep in on the first day of school, "' said junior Morgan Roark.

WELCOME TO L.5WI Junior Hailey Hamilton and senior McKenzie Tisdale welcome the freshmen on their first day of high school. Hamilton and Tisdale represented Student Council. Photo by Courtney Powers/Hawk Talk

lCE POPS ANYONE? Senior Luke Yarabe and junior Suhaus Nataraj talk by the DECA booth at Spirit Fest. Many clubs, such as DECA and Key Club were represented at Spirit Fest, as well as other school sponsored activities. Photo by Jami FlnnelVTalon

SMILE BlGI Senior Russ Aust poses for his lanyard photo at locker checkout. Yearbook pictures were taken separately, but seniors were given the option to turn in a senior picture. Photo by Jami FlnnelVTalon

SHOT THROUGH THE HEART! Resonance show choir performs at the freshman first day pep rally. Freshmen were also treated to performances by the cheerleaders and pep band. Photo by Jami FtnnelVTalon

NEXTI Students wait to meet their counselors on locker checkout day. Lines were so long that some people had to wait a half an hour or more to fix their schedules. Photo by Talon Staff

DANCEI The Emeralds perform with future Emeralds during the pep rally at Spirit Fest. The dance team used the kiddie clinic as a fund raiser. Photo by Courtney Powers/Hawk Talk

-BACK TO SCI-IOOL

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"l went on a mission trip to Chicago. We worked in the soup kitchens . there."

-Senior Megan Kaltenberger

While We Were Gone

"l went to Chicago to see my cousin's wedding, and l went to Japan."

-Senior Julie Kovanda

"l wrote a story with my friend."

-Junior Logan Campbell

"l went to South Dakota. l may have gone to a pool once."

-Sophomore Sam Buckner

"l went on vacation to Disney World, but mostly l worked."

-Freshman

Courtney Bryant

"l visited my f amUy in Wisconsin and l swam a lot."

-Freshman

Tyler Comfort

(Top) UNE 'EM UPI Students and parents wait in line to get their planners at locker checkout day. Students also came to pick up schedules, pay fines and sign up for lockers. Photo by Talon Staff

(Bottom left) FIGHT SONG. Pep band performs at Spirit Fest. Pep band is made up of members of the marching band. Photo by Jami FinnelVTalon

(Bottom Right) FOLLOW MEI Freshmen are split up for their tour of the building on freshman first day. Freshmen were shown videos on the ways and inner workings of the school. Photo by Jami Finne/VTalon

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(Top) SPOT CHECK! Senior Talissa Payne works at Dry Cleaning Station off of 40th and Old Cheney. Some of her duties include checking in clothes and tagging stains.

Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

(Left) SOFT SERVEi Senior Maggie Whiteley serves up an tee cream cone at the Dairy Queen off of West O Street. She usually works about 25-30 hours a week. Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

(Right) WAKE UPI Senior Adam Kriz stocks the aisles of the newly opened PetSmart off of 27th and Pine Lake Rd. His Saturday usually starts at 5:30 a.m. stocking the aisles. Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

GRAND OPENING! Senior Kristi Thornburg is busy hanging pants at the newly opened Kohl's off of 27th and Yankee Hill !Rd. Thornburg is one of the many students who applied to work at Kohl's.

Working for ~ha Fub.ar•

Senior Adam Kriz rings a customer through his line at PetSmart off of 27 th and Pine Lake and with a smile he ends the transaction with a 'Thank you. Have a nice day!"

For teens these days having a job ls very important.

Senior Maggie Whiteley who works at a Dairy Queen off of West 0 said, "l like having a job because l have more money to go out with friends and go shopping."

With an uncertain economy teenagers had to choose what they wanted to spend their money on wisely.

For junior Kerry Blackburn, car costs, like insurance and gas was a main expense along with cell phone bills and shopping.

Senior Talissa Payne who works at Dry Cleaning Station knows she has to work a lot in order to save up for her trip to Spain.

"'l usually work about 15-18 hours a week to save up for my big trip to Spain this spring break."

In addition to learning to spend their money carefully, having a job as a teenager teaches responsibility, work ethics and social skills while providing the opportunity to make lots of new friends.

But having a job wasn't all about the money. Students met new people and received respect through promotions.

"l love working at Arby' s," senior Carey Brant said. "l have met a lot of new friends and when l turn 18 l will be promoted to assistant manager."

But there were some down sides to having a job as well.

"Working at PetSmart is fun except for one thing. l have to clean up any messes the pets leave behind," Kriz said.

ALL SMILES! Sophomore Jami Felton meets with Hope Barela of US Bank. Part of career education class involved preparing a resume and participating in a mock interview

THANK YOU! Sophomore Jacob Quandt finishes up his interview with Liz Shotkoski, Gallup representative. Students were expected to dress appropriately for the interview fair.

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OH YEAH! Senior Carey Brant bags a sandwich at the Arby' s at SouthPointe. Brant is one of the few crew trainers at his store. He enjoys training the new crew members and helping his other co-workers out as much as he can. Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

HEY! Junior Kerry Blackburn is all smiles as she rings a customer at our local Hy -Vee in the Williamsburg area. Blackburn has worked there since spring of 2008 and enjoys spending the money she earns on going out with friends and going out to eat. Photo by Kelsey MichaeV T alon

CHILUN! Junior Hayden Florom takes a quick break from washing dishes at the Waterford off of 40th and Pine Lake Rd. He has the privilege to dress how he prefers. He is also allowed to jam out to his i-pod while working. Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

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Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

9a~ Ready ~o Munch

During third block, students were ready to dash to the doors of the cafeteria.

As the crowd built, they pushed and shoved to get through the threshold before teacher Mark King stopped them with his famous quote, "Shuttin' 'er down right here, ladies and gentlemen."

"l hate the line, but l love being able to see my friends during lunch," freshman Chasidy Drueppel said.

This year the school was provided with Valentino's Pizza instead of Godfather's and Subway sandwiches instead of daVind's; Popeyes' chicken poppers were still served.

The alternative to the cafeteria was the snack shop. Students created a line that sometimes took up to 10 minutes to get through and went in six at a time.

"The snack line is better. Even though the lunch ladies put in a lot of effort, you get to eat whatever you like. lt's like a feast!" sophomore Kayla Thompson said.

Upperclassmen were allowed to leave campus for lunch. Still some underclassmen broke the rules and snuck out.

Most juniors and seniors left campus to fill their stomachs. Places such as Popeyes, Culver's, Subway, Jimmy John's, McDonald's, Taco Bell, Amigos, de Leon's and the SouthPointe Food Court were the most popular.

"l like the variety of going out to lunch, but l hate losing my parking spot," junior Emily Young said.

Whether they craved food from school, went to a near by place, or snuck out, students were ready to munch during lunch.

THE KING OF THE LUNCH UNE

Teacher Mark King guards the doors entering the cafeteria to prevent chaos. He also checked if students had their lDs on. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

KEEP lT FRESH. Freshmen Kinsey PoskochU and Kelsey Follmer enjoy their lunch outside to get away from the struggles of inside. Underclassmen could eat on the plaza or the commons , but only juniors and seniors could head for their cars. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

MOST lMPORTANT MEAL. Sophomore Emylee Bellefeuille uses her l.D. to purchase poptarts for a morning snack. The snack shop was open everyday before school until 8:10 and during lunch time. Ph oto b y Elida Rardon/Talon

EAT UP . Sophomores Tate Mattingly and Emily Michael obey the rules and stay at school for lunch There were three different lunches during third block and the class you were in determined which lunch you had Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

DlG lN. Juniors Zedaya Hamilton and Danny Middleton enjoy school lunch instead of taking advantage of their ability to leave campus. A 30 minute lunch made time tight. Photo by Elida Rardon/ Talon

PlCKUP FOOD. Seniors Marcus James and Patrick Muir eat their lunch outside in the back of a truck The boys went to SuperSaver for lunch.

Photo by Elida Rard on/Talon

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(Top) GET YOUR GRUB ON. Students stand in line to get their hot lunch provided by the school. The school lunch cost $2.25. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

TICK TOCK. Students patiently wait in the snack shop line. Backpacks were not allowed in the snack shop due to stealing. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

CHECK OUT. Sophomore Emily Frandsen waits for her lD to be scanned to buy her lunch. lDs were used like a debit card for lunch accounts.

How nutritious is your lunch?

Sophomore Chelsea lemburg 1 chocolate muffin, 1 FUZE drink.

Nutrition Information:

Total Calories: 260

Total Fat: Ug

Total Carbs: 38 Cost: $2.75

Junior Spencer Mullins 12 chicken nuggets, 2 rolls, 2 hashbrowns, 2 milks, cup of apples, cup of grapes, ketchup, and ranch dressing.

Nutrition Information:

Total Calories: 1796

Total Fat: 82 g

Total Carbs: 189 Cost: $4.50

Off Campus Nutrition: McDonald's Double Cheeseburger

Total Calories: 490

Total Fat: 26g

Total Carbs: 38g

Cost: $1.00

}lmmy John's Turkey Tom

Total Calories: 555

Total Fat: 26g

Total Carbs: 54g

Cost: $4.25

Taco Bell's Taco Supreme

Total Calories: 260

Total Fat: 16g

Total Carbs: 20g

Cost: $0.99

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Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

WEST FAN FEDERATION

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(Right) GO WHlTE OR GO HOME!

The SFF organized the white otit themed football game against the Lincoln Southeast Knights. The front of the student section painted ' Your Worst Knightmare ' on their stomachs. The Hawks beat their arch rival 28-0 Photo by Jami Finnell/Talon

(Bottom left) CAMO CRAZY! Many student fans like seniors Russ Aust, Shane Spivey, Alec Malone, Lexie Johnson and Jacob Hehn dressed in hunting and army gear for the camouflage themed football game against the Fremont Tigers LSW beat Fremont 33-0. Photo by Racheal Pflug/Talon

(Bottom Right) EARLY HAWK GETS THE WORM! Many SFF members arrived about 45 minutes before kick-off to get a good spot in the student section These Olympic athletes claimed the first few rows of the student section by arriving early to the North Star football game. Photo by Jami Flnnell/Talon

8The time is here Southwest Faithful to rally the troops to the Southwest call of greatness! We can ' t stop and won 't stop cheering our team to the zenith of athletic performance!Join us in our missi on ofperfection, the SFF!r - Ride or Di.e: The Official Page of the Southwest Fan Federation

Formed by a group of students last year, the Southwest Fan Federation' s (SFF) goals were to get the students more involved in their school and to bring out the fiery LSW spirit. lt was all in fun but the SFF brought out an intimidating game face to opponents and their fans.

,, Our main goal ls to get people stoked for the game! " says senior Alex Hartman, SFF ead organizer. From hUlbUUes to Olympic athletes, dressing up to a dlfferent theme for each football game helped provide the enthusiasm.

,, The organization has grown a ton! lt started out as a group of friends but this year people l have never met come up to me and ask what the theme ls for this week ' s game, " Hartman said. The SFF had a way of uniting students no matter what grade they were in.

Because the SFF was not a formal school

organization, students needed a way to stay updated in the SFF undertakings. The Facebook group, Ride or Die: The Official Page of the Southwest Fan •Federation, was a useful way to communicate with over 300 members. Students also stayed in the loop by word of mouth.

So, what wUl happen next year after the senior leaders of the SFF are gone? Hartman responded with assurance, ,, l have taken on a disciple. His name is Alex Duff. l am training him in my ways. "

Duff, a junior, was being shown the ropes of the organization before the seniors graduated.

The story is to be continued for the Southwest Fan Federation. Whether it was camouflage or beach night, any Southwest student could join the SFF as long as they brought their school spirit! , : t •; f : : :

BRlNG THE BOOM! Senior Blake Wewel, dressed as alighty Zeus, cheers on the Silver Hawks at the football game against North Star. Many stude nt fans w o r e oufits to match the weekly theme for each football game. The leaders of SFF thought of the themes to keep the fans excited game after game. Photo by Jami Pinnell/ Tal on

RAlN OR SHlNEI The student section always had a good turn out. When the Hawks took on Lincoln Northeast, fans filled the stands despite the rain. The theme of the game was Hillbilly Deluxe. Southwest defeated the Rockets 43 -6. Photo by Anna Thomas / Talon

T-SHIRTS! Senior Chad Bailey , junior Alex Duff and senior Alex Hartman sell SFF T-shirts at Spirit Fest. Hartman also sold the shirts out of his car for $12 (right corner) Over 200 shirts were sold and many were on back order. Photo by Nel eigh Frandsen/Talon

BEARCAT-HUNTERSI These SFF members show their spirit by painting up as the Hawks took on the Kearney Bearcats. The Hawks beat Kearney 34 - 31. Photo by Jami PinnelVTalon

lN THE CLUTCH! Fans swarm the field after Austin Tompkins (10) kicked a 49-yard field goal as time ran out to clinch a victory over Kearney. Photo b y Jami PinnelV Talon

GO FOR GOLDI A favorite theme among student fans was Olympic night for the game vs. North Star. Every event was covered from basketball to ping -pong. Students dressed up as Shawn Johnson, Usain Bolt , Michael Phleps and so much more. Photo by Neleigh Frandsen/Talon

u~~•• Shop of Morror~

Well, let me tell you right now. The plant eats everyone in the end. But the ending isn't what matters, it's how you get there.

How far are you willing to go to get what you want? UUttle Shop of Horrors" asks that question and while this play has a serious undertone, it maintains Us comedic feel. Each character has something they want, and the plant can help them achieve their dreams.

"You really have to think outside the box, which ls dlfferent than a lot of stuff," said junior Harry Norman, who played the male lead, Seymour, a nerdy horticulturist who ls "chosen" by the plant, who he names Audrey ll, in the play.

UThe plant ls symbolic. The

Harry Norman) to feed her to the plant so that all Seymour will get all the wonderful things that he deserves. Audr ey is eventually fed to the plant , followed by Seymour feeding himself to the plant. Photo by Wyn Wiley/ Talon

DRESS UP. Sophomores Bri Giles and Emily Schmidt talk behind stage during the dress rehearsal. Both sophomores were part of the costume crew Photo by Rachael Pflug/ Talon

BACK DROPS. Senior Christopher Stepanek and junior Catie Burgess work the ropes as part of the fly crew. Fly crew controls the curtains and back drops. Photo by Wyn Wiley/Talon

plant represents whatever you use to get ahead in life by hurting others. Things like envy, greed, etcetera," said senior Mary Metz, who plays the female lead, Audrey, in the show.

The stage itself ls only the cover of the show. What goes on behind the makeup and the singing ls what makes or breaks the show.

UTheatre ls like one big obnoxious family that doesn't really follow the rules," said senior Kerri Peters, assistant stage manager.

"Little Shop of Horrors" was no exception to the family rule. While the play was a little on the strange side, the members of the cast and crew had a lot of fun with it and created many stories to share in the future.

DREAM. The world beyond Skid Row is what occupies Audrey ' s (senior Mary Metz) thoughts. Ufe as she knows it is not going well, but the plant helps to bring prosperity to Skid Row. She longs for a better life outside of the slums. Photo by

FEED THE PlANTI The plant can give you success, but how far are you willing to go to get what you want? Photo by Wyn Wiley/Talon

MUST GET OUTI Seymour Qunior Harry Norman) has dreams that reach beyond the streets of Skid Row. He discovers the plant that can make your wishes come true and cares for it. Seymour is in love with the beautiful girl next door , Audrey (senior Mary Metz). Photo by Rachael Pflug/ Talon

FEED ME TO THE PlANTI Audrey (senior Mary Metz) asks Seymour Qunior

Rachael Pflug/ Talon

FALL MUSICAL

Spre a d by: Anna Thomas

(Top) SASSY! Crystal (senior Philicia Mizell), Ronnette (senior Alexis Schields) and Chiffon (senior Kathryn Moore) are the only members of the cast that can see all that is going on. They provide background vocals as well as having several of their own songs. The girls have a sassy element as they assist in narrating the actions. Photo by Rachael Pf1ug/ Talon

(Bottom Left) SKID ROW. Two citizens of Skid Row, senior Sean Grosshans and junior Jaden Trompke, observe the happenings. Chorus members often doubled as minor characters and were a very important part of "Little Shop of Horrors, " as they helped to tell the story. Photo by Wyn Wiley/ Talon

(Bottom Right) lNFUCTING PAIN! Orin (senior Nick Jester) loves his job as a dentist in Skid Row. Orin is dating main character Audrey (senior Mary Metz). He enjoys inflicting pain on others as evidenced by his abusive relationship with Audrey. Jester must put on this greasy , Elvis-like impression that presented a c)l.allenge for him. Photo by Rachael Pf1ug/ Talon

"l love expressing myself in any way l can. For me, l love heing a character that l can mold and perfect."

-Junior Harry Norman

So ... why did you do theatre?

"lt's cool because it's always changing and something new is always being done."

-Sophomore Emily Schmidt

"Theatre is a world in which you are able to put on someone else's shoes. You become that person, and everything they're about; habits, voice, physical stance. lt' s just theatre magic."

-Senior Mary Metz

"Theatre is dear to me because it helped me begin breaking away from insecurity as a sophomore by challenging me to come out of my element and try something new."

-Senf or Nick Dahlquist

"l did theatre because of the family atmosphere and the many things l learn from the shows. l love everything about the program.

-Senf or Sean Grosshans

MOMEC,OMIN9

Homecoming Spirit Week

Spread by: Lindsay Strong

(Top) NEON NIGHTS. A sign reading LSW Neon Night glowed through out the night. The JV cheerleaders made the sign after school and also helped decorate the rest of the dance floor for the big night. Every year before homecoming, dance team and all of the cheerleaders stay after school or come in the morning to decorate for homecoming. Photo by Lindsay Strong/ TaJon

(Bottom Left) THROW YOUR HANDS UPI Students put their hands up while dancing at homecoming. The floor was extremely crowded. Photo by Lindsay Strong/Talon

(Right) SMILE! Juniors Kylie Garrett, Allison O'Connor, Alexis Bartek, and Kaitlyn Steinacher take a break from dancing to smile for the camera. Photo by Kaley Cook/Hawk Talk

School Sptrlt Day Movie Character Day Farmer Day Dress Classy Day Neon Day

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Friday Oct. 24: Homecoming. As simple as it sounds, this one date caused some problems.

Students did not like the fact that the homecoming dance was the same night as the homecoming game. Combining the two left students little time to get ready for the dance, especially those involved in the game.

Not only was the dance right after the game, but the next day was the ACT test for seniors, the state band competition, and the beginning of fall break.

There was even an attempt to change the date, but students and faculty had already planned around the date. leaving the students to get ready for the night in a bit of a hurry.

Despite not liking the date, the theme, on the other hand, was a student favorite. Neon Nights was the theme for this year's dance. An assortment of lights, glow sticks, and glow paint filled the room as well as about 1200 students.

HOMECOMING KlND AND QUEEN. Homecoming royalty Bethany Wood and Drew Jagadkh were crowned king and queen. Other royalty for queen included Kaleigh Anderson, Mackenzie Laird, All Nelson and Hayley Raatz. For king it was Nick

and

Tickets had to be purchased by Thursday, Oct. 23. Students could not purchase tickets at the door, or after school on Friday. Students also had to arrive to the dance by 9 p.m. No one was allowed in the dance past this time.

Students danced the night away to their favorite tunes provided by the DJ. Some students decided to come late to the dance because of the game, while others didn't attend the game and came on time. No matter what time students came, they had a good time.

Seniors Bethany Wood and Drew Jagadich were crowned as Homecoming King and Queen. They were both awarded with crowns, a bouquet for Wood, and sashes.

As students stepped into the doors of the dance, each forgot about the complaints they had been talking about before. Help from parent volunteers or staff members made this homecoming safe and enjoyable for the students and guests.

PlCTURE TIME! Sophomore homecoming court Zane Mapes and his date, Morgan Lambley, pose for a picture while taking a break from dancing. Lambley ls a part of the Emeralds dance team while Mapes plays football and ls on Student Council. Photo by Undsay Strong/Talon

EMERALDS! "Dancing on the field at football games has been so much fun for the team, especially homecoming. "- Haley Meyer Photo by Kaley Cook/ Hawk Talk

DRINK BREAK! Students take a break to enjoy cookies from Braeda and also some water to cool down with. Every year the reserve cheerleaders are responsible for the refreshments table at homecoming. Photo by Undsay Strong/Talon

DANCE! Students enjoy their homecoming by dancing the night away. Over 1200 tickets were sold for the dance. Photo by Lindsay Strong/Talon

Dahlquist, Alex Hartmann, Nate Jones and Zach Watson.

Photo by Anna Thomas/ Talon

COURTS. Sophomores Becky Baxter

Zane Mapes are awarded homecoming court as well as Gavin Friehauf and Montana Whittle for the freshman. For the juniors it was Kelsey Arends and Garrett Esau.

Photo by Jami PinnelVTalon

CONCENTRATE! Senior Jake Hehn works on a project after finals in the library. Even though school work isn't that fun on computers , the lnternet ls a mainstream source of entertainment.

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"Hey! Wazzuup? RU goin 2 the football game L8r 2nite?!" "Ya most deffl plan on seein' U there?" "Wouldn't miss it:-)" "Solid!"

Some plan their weekend through texting, Facebook, MySpace and even the old fashioned phone call or two. However you plan it, it's your time to relax and take a break from all the school nonsense, so spend it wisely!

When you're sitting in class just staring at the clock ~aiting for. it to change to that fateful 3:03 on a Friday afternoon, you know you have weekend fever. lt always seems to get harder and harder to concentrate as each minute seems like an eternity. But some how you manage to get through. Then once the bell rings you're out of there!

Students anxiously rush through the hallways to escape the perilous hours spent inside a classroom, ready for the weekend. The locker sections are jammed and the school doors are hardly large enough for students to squeeze through. But eventually, everyone is free and off to a full two days of no . school to do whatever they please. Whether your weekend was good or bad, when school starts up again on Mondays, students always seem to bring back stories to share with peers as well as teachers. These stories are what makes Southwest, Southwest.

YOUR WORST KNIGHTMAREI Many students showed up for the white out against the Knights. Football games and sporting events were attended by a majority of the student body. Photo by Neleigh Frandsen/Talon

LAST MINUTE! Homecoming ticket buyers line up on the final ticket sales day. People stood in this line for as long as it took to get their tickets.

Photo by Ashley LeitnerITalon

SHOP TILL YOU DROP! Located just a couple of miles from school, the SouthPointe mall has everything from clothing stores to movie theaters. The mall was a great place to go for lunch lf you were an upperclassman. Photo by Ashley Leitner/ Talon

LUNCHING OUT! Sophomore Tessa Daugherty and junior Emily Owen sit down and relax at Chlll ' s for a lunchtime treat. Restaurants were popular places to go on weekends with friends.

Photo by Ashley Leitner/ Talon

Photo by Ashley Leitner/ Talon

Where We Go ln Lincoln

What are your favorite things to do?

Top 2 types of entertainment alone? with friends? participate or observe with famlly?

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Sophomores: Musk and cellphone/texUng

Freshmen: Cellphone/texUng and shopping

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This year we have seen changes all across the board. From musk to fashion, everyday there was something new brought to our attention.

Senior Sammy Hansen said, "Being yourself is something that is really important in fashion. People can tell if you're uncomfortable in what you're wearing, which can make or break your outfit."

Not everything one wore had to be in at Southwest though.

"l dress how ever l feel that day, said senior John Mulgrue. "l think a lot more people dress down and comfortable this year and more people are starting to not care what anyone else thinks."

But the fashion was not the only thing changing. From VCRs to DVRs and Escalades to Hybrid cars, the world experienced new things everyday. "Going Green " was a term used across America and at Southwest.

Being more environmentally friendly was definitely lN .

Another thing lN was school spirit. More and more students from all grade levels came together to support Southwest. From football to band, there was a wide variety of things that we could do to help our school.

ln entertainment, reality shows continued to be popular to watch with your friends.

"My two favorite shows right now are 'The Hills' and ' Rock of Love: Charm School'," said sophomore Alyssa Trautman. "Reality shows are the best thing to happen to TV."

Over the high school ye ars, students advanced in technology , changed their styles and made new friends. At Southwest, the only thing that stayed the same was everything ' s always changing.

Senior Collyn Cu r tis s trikes a pose on his w ay t o w eight training. Curtis said he g oes w th the ,, casual " loo k for school. Photo by B eth Embree/ Tal on

GO FOR GOLDI Micha el Phelps won eight gold medals at th e 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, five of w hic h w e r e w on in individual events. Phelps holds the r e cor d for t h e most gold medals won at a single Olympic s. Mich a el Phelps lN, Mark Spitz OUT! Photo b y Bet h Em b ree / Ta l on

A GOOD CHAN GE ! Southwest lunch room changed the type of pizza they serve to students who stay in for lunch. Valentino ' s lN, Godfather ' s OUT! Photo by Beth Embree/ Talon

GOING GREEN ! Changing the way we treat our environment is a growing trend spreading across America. From hybrid cars to environmentally friendly grocery bags , many are becoming more aware on how to help Photo by Nelefgh Frandsen/ Talon

BURNlN ' UPI Senior Kris Lynch admires the Jonas Brothers during p a ssing time. Kevin, Joe, and Nick are heating up the stage a nd melting young girls ' hearts around the world. Jonas Brothers lN, Cheetah Girls , OUT! Photo by Beth Embree/ Talon

SCHOOL SPIRIT! Scott Hakel supports the volleyball team during a g a me against Bellevue West School Spirit lN, too cool for school, OUT! Photo by Beth Embree/ Talon

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lf you walked through the halls and you were stopped a security officer, it was probably because you didn't have your lanyard on.

ln the '07- ' 08 school year, the board of education required all high school students to wear lDs during school.

There were a few negatives about lanyards, but there were also some positives. For example, students could use it as an activity pass and to pay for lunch. You could prove you're a student to get into movies and you could buy stylish lanyards, to be used for security and safety.

Lanyards were mainly used for identity at school or work, but students found other uses for them.

Sophomore Tyler Cook used his to hold things like his license, and if he saw a girl he thought was cute , he looked at her 10 for her name.

"l like how we can get through

lunch faster and get into games free by just using our 10," freshman Kayley Burd said.

One thing students would change about Southwest was having to wear lanyards, but some students thought there were other things that the school could improve on, like less crowded hallways, more locker space and different lunch rules.

Students like sophomore Lauren Mulgrue thought the lunch policies should be changed.

" l think that if you ' re 16, you should be able to leave for lunch. lt should go be age not by grade," Mulgrue said.

"lf l could change anything about Southwest it would be all the bad teachers. You know who you are," said Caulkins.

As you can see maybe the lDs aren' t so bad after all.

PEP Rally Seniors Alec Lowrey and Alex Hartmann and sophomore Christian Sanderfer even wear their lDs at pep rallies.

Photo by Jami Ft Talon

THROWlNG UP THE lDI Senior Tyler Caulkins holds up his lanyard to show off his picture. "l hate buying temporary lDs. l have to pay a dollar for a little piece of paper, " Caulkins said. Photo by Aubrey Woolman/ Talon

SECOND YEAR! "l feel like the school is trying to control us by using the lanyards, " said sophomore Tyler Cook. Cook came to higp. school having to wear lanyards the first year they started the new rule. Photo by Aubrey Woolman/ Talon

NEWBlEI "ln middle school everyone knew your name and you didn ' t have to wear lDs, but in high school you get yelled at for not wearing it, " freshman Kayley Burd said. Burd previously attended Scott Middle School. Photo by Aubrey Woolman/ Talon

LEARNING THE ROPES. Freshmen walk around the school on their first day , as they get used to wearing the lanyards everyday. Photo by Courtne y Powers / Ha w k Talk

LUNCH MONEY Junior Mogan Bergen hands a check to the lunch lady as he buys his lunch. When the lD was scanned the money automatically went out of his lunch account. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

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(Left) lD PLEASE! Junior Leo Navarro walks into the school building while the security guard, Lori Spivey checks for his lD. The laynards must be worn at all times during the school day. Photo by Aubrey Woolman/Talon

Left) CHECKlN OUT! Freshman Sarni Nelson scans her lD to buy 1 , lunch, as the lunch lady tells her the amount of money left in her lunch account. This was Nelson' s first year using lDs for lunch. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

Right) SIGN lNI Junior Justin Liekhus signed in using "Snoop Dog " in the attendance office. Snoop Dog was a new system in the school, to check us in at the health office, attendance office, counseling office and the library.

Photo by Aubrey Woolman/Talon

90UTMWE9T TRIVIA

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1.) On PLC day what time does L third block end?

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3.) What four letter word did I students strive to succeed by I through the year?

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Senior Dani.el Rogers sai.d the word was SOAR.

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4.) Lincoln Southwest High I School was the first school in I .. Lincoln since what year? _. - ---

Math teacher Jerel Welker sai.d 1972.

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Pyschologi.st Eri.n Stutzman sai.d Saratoga.

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Assistant pri.nci.pal John Hastings sai.d he thought i.t was Tom Ahlschwede.

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7.) During the first -six years, I how many different locations I has the prom been held?

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8.) What was the big deal I about the first Homecoming I at Southwest?

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9.) When was LSW's first full L colored yearbook? ---- J

Junior Drew Edmond said 2003 was LSW' s first full color yearbook.

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Sophomore Destiny Davis said she thought there were 58 PLC days through the year.

11.) What year and month was I the highest electrical blll, and I how much was lt?

.. Freshman Sarni. Nelson guessed December of 2004 at $70,000.00.

"'What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and l'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. l'U give you the moon, Mary."

This is one of the most memorable quotes from a well known Christmas movie and this year's winter play, "lt's a Wonderful Ufe."

With Spenser Stokes and Emily Schmidt holding the lead roles as George Bailey and Mary Hatch, the play depicts the classic film by Frank Capra.

The play is about George Bailey, a man living in the small town of Bedford Falls, who is held back from leaving his town by civic duty and family obligation.

George's guardian angel Clarence, played by Sean Grosshans, comes on Christmas Eve to show George what

the world would be like if he was never born. And to remind him, that what he has is certainly a wonderful life.

"l think this play really gets people in the spirit for the holiday season," said junior Chris Way who played Uncle Billy. "lt reminds everyone what this time of year is really about."

At the end of the play, George's brother Harry, played by Harry Norman, proposes a toast, "To my big brother, George. The richest man in town." But when Harry says this, the realization that George is rich without money but within his heart shows the true meaning of Christmas.

"This was a really fun play to do," said sophomore Connor Marshall who played Bert. "lt all came together really well and it got people in the holiday spirit.

An Angell Clarence (senior Sean Grosshans) earns his wings as George Bailey ' s Qunior Spenser Stokes) angel. Clarence helped George understand what his life wouldhave been like if he was never born. Photo by Wyn Wiley/ Talon

LETS THlNKI Henry F. Potter (senior Philip Baker) plots against George Bailey Qunior Spenser Stokes) to save his clients during a bank run. Everything that Mr. Potter does in the play is motivated by money.

Photo by Wyn Wiley/ Talon

GETTING READY! Kelsea Hughes makes up senior Philip Baker to get him ready for his role as Henry Potter. The make-up crew consists of 13 people including Hughes. Photo by Eva Lube/ Talon

WVE lS lN THE AlR! Mary Hatch (sophomore Emily Schmidt) and George Bailey Qunior

PAlNT UPI Junior Rachel Pieloch helps paint the scene. Many students help make the different scenery to make the show come together. Photo by Eva Lube/ Talon

WORDS OF WISDOM! Clarence (senior Sean Grosshans) talks about what life would have been like without George Bailey. He helps George realize the true meaning to life.

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Spenser Stokes) embrace in a gentle hug. They both are grateful for what Clarence (senior Sean Grosshans) has taught them this holiday season.

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Did You Know ...

There were over 40 scenery crew members!

Over 120 students worked together behind the scences and on stage to bring the show to life!

Over 270 students are involved in LSW's Theatre program.

More than 20% of the entire student body at Southwest has become a part of the Silver Hawk Theatre.

Bob Henrichs has been selected as the Nebraska Theatre Teacher of the year three times!

LISTEN UPI George Bailey Qunior Spenser Stokes) talks to Mary Hatch (sophomore Emily Schmidt) about the old house she longs to live in one day. George and Mary are finally starting to fall in love with each other. Photo by Wyn Wiley/ Talon

COME TOGETHER! Everyone joins together while FlGHTI George Bailey Qunior Spenser Stokes) is George Bailey Qunior Spenser Stokes) reads the book on the ground while Mr. Welch (senior Ben_Currin) his angel Clarence (senior Sean Grosshans) left him. yells at George for the mistakes he has made that George starts to appreciate what he has been given. come to affect others he encounters. George has

Photo by Wyn Wiley/ Talon only seen the beginning of many people angry with him. Photo by Wyn Wiley/ Talon

(top) Pree Throw. Sophomore Tina Fantroy sl a free throw against Columbus during the gan Dec. 13. Southwest won by only a single poin1

42. Photo by Eliza Hammond/ Talon

(top left) Wrestle. Senior Grant Peterson wrE against Southeast for the first dual of the se Southwest beat Southeast 60 -15. Photo by Jayl son/ Hawk Talk

(bottom left) Leavtn' for state! Varsity softbal; ready to leave for state softball held in Has1 The team placed first in state, improving or year's second place finish. Courtesy photo

(below) Runnin' for the gold. Parker Schoen during the HAC championship run. Schoen p first in the state competition for Class A. Phc Anna Thomas / Talon

t , 4 State. lt' s the one goal all varsity level teams Alex Hartmann defeated Creighton Prep in the fl-

to reach every year, with the hope of winning. nal match. ' s For the first time ever girls softball took home

Last year's boys golf team took state for the he state title. After losing to Papillion LaVista-South second consecutive year. The golf team became

n the first of the final championship games, the girls the only team so far to win state back to back.

1 ame back to take the state title in a 4-3 victory. They were recognized at the first pep rally.

Boys cross country runner Parker Schoen won Southwest sports team strived everyday in

individual state title. He was the first Class A practice to improve so they could reach state. lndividual medalist from Lincoln to win since 1994. They put in hours after school improving on basics

Boys tennis placed third at state with their num- so when it came to the big state game, they would r two doubles winning state. Alec Lowrey and win it.

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Serve lt up. Sophomore Sarah Fabel serves the ball to Papillion LaVista South in the state semi finals. Volleyball placed third at state. Photo By Beth Embree/

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Guard him. Senior Ethan Tompkins goes up against a Papillion-LaVista player during the game on Dec 5. The boys won moving them one step closer to winning the LinOma tournament. Photo by Nate Coatney/ Hawk Talk

So What's Your Story: Bill McEwen

From Bulldog to Silver Hawk, junior Bill McEwen joined the "nest" this year coming all the way from North Platte High School. "l came here because l wanted a better chance with football, " McEwen said.

McEwen started playing football when he was 7 years old in Colorado and played there until he was 12. "l have always loved to watch football as long as l can remember, " he said.

From there he moved to North Platte where he played ball in middle school, freshmen year and last year. Now he ' s here , playing defensive lineman for the varsity football team. Southwest is very different from his home in North Platte though.

"Mostly, the kids here are way more laid back. The academics are much better too, " McEwen said. "l like it here a lot. The teachers and the kids are really great and l'm glad to be here. "

The perfect addition to varsity football, without him, the team would be missing a passionate key player.

"From the very start , everyone has been really nice and the team has pushed me to become stronger and better, " McEwen said. "l really appreciate everything this team has done for me. "

(Left) Up and overf Junior quarterback Rylan Cotton dives over opponent from Lincoln Northeast before going out of bounds. Cotton has been playing varsity since his freshman year. Photo by Anna Thomas / Talon

(Bottom Left) All for one! Varsity players stand on the sidelines supporting their team during a game against North Star. Even though Southwest lost 40-39, they never gave up. Photo by Neleigh Frandsen/Talon

(Bottom Right) Comin' in hot! Junior Dylan Payne goes in for the six points against Fremont. Southwest beat Fremont 33-0

Boot ltI Sophomore Austin Tompkins goes for the extra point in a game against Kearney. Southwest beat Kearney 34-31 in the final seconds with a field goal also kicked by Tompkins. Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

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Dog pile! ln the fight to make progress , the team jumps on Grand lsland in efforts of recover the football. Southwest lost to Grand lsland 28 -14. Photo by Amanda Carnazzo/ Talon

In the Final Seconds

Hard work and leadership were words that described the varsity football team this year. Each player made a difference on how they all came together as a team. Win or lose, they always held their heads high.

"All of our captains are great leaders on the field," said senior Andy Day. 'They are vocal and they keep everyone in line."

With each game came a memorable moment for the players and fans.

For senior Ben Samani his most memorable moment was "the first game of the season against Fremont when junior Kyle Daniels returned a kick on the first play and scored a touchdown."

But not everything this season came easy.

A tough loss to North Star in double overtime came as a shock to everyone, but the Hawks fought until the very end.

"North Star is a very good team this year and our defense was just a little off that night," said

Getting seri.ousI Senior Ross Kremer walks off the field after a play against Lincoln Northeast. The

junior Jeff Seybold.

The players held high expectations for themselves and were always looking out to win. So singing "Hail to the Victors" after beating the Kearney Bearcats by a 49-yard field goal kicked by Austin Tompkins proved, that Southwest will never back down.

Southwest played Grand lsland in the first round of the state play offs. They lost 21- 7.

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For a Good Cause:

Hungry for the touchdown! The defense stands strong to Grand lsland hoping to get a stop against their offense. The Islanders beat Southwest, but not without a good fight.

Ed and Mary Copple donated $1 million for construction of the Student Athlete Development Center, which will serve as a facility open to the city and statewide. Physical and mental development for youth across the state will be available. The building is an addition to the existing 40-year-old locker rooms at Seacrest Field. The Copple' s were honored Oct. 16 at Seacrest Field followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours.

(Above) The touchdown 1s good.I Senior Ethan Tompkins scores six points against the r.ival team Southeast. Southwest beat Southeast 28-0. Photo by Jami FinnelVTalon

(Left) Go btg green! The Silver Hawks take the field in a game against Fremont. Every game the team breaks threw the banner that the cheerleaders hold along the side.

Photo by Kaley Cook/Hawk Talk

(Right) Ready to runI Junior Kyle Daniels makes a long run in a game against Fremont. Daniels ' season was shortened when he tore his ACL during the Southeast game. Photo by Kaley Cook/Hawk Talk

Hawks won 43-6. Photo by Anna llzomas/ Talon

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United by Pride

Before a Southwest junior varsity, reserve or freshmen football game, it ot unusual to find referees talking amongst themselves while the players rar p and down the sidelines, more than ready to begin the game. ln the stand pectators huddled against the walls of the announcers' boxes, talking to eighbors or looking up to the sky and praying that the game went off wiU any inclement weather.

On the turf the teams assembled on the line, the green clad Hawks on side, their opponent on the other. Conversations and weather were forgotte 1 attention turned to the young men lined up on the field.

Coaches Terry Berks, Jeff Jochum and Tony Kobza said they were pro he 107 young men that made up the junior varsity, reserve and freshman foo earns.

Kobza, the freshman team's new head coach was especially proud. heir loss against Lincoln Northeast "the boys were able to come back at E tlespite new coaching staff and bus troubles, to play well," Kobza said.

Kobza replaced coach Dan Carpenter mid-season after Carpenter's prom o an assistant on the varsity squad.

"There weren't any really major changes," said lineman Kyle Hinz. "S lays changed. We passed more rather than run all the time. "

JV' s goal was big: City Champions, and with their win against East, their as reached.

But more than becoming champs, JV just wanted to have fun an · successful. "'Our team showed a lot of class. We won and lost with dignity," • defensive end Aleem Malik. "We helped the opposing team's players up after lay and kept our mouths shut. We let our playing do the talking."

Reserve coach Jeff Jochum had simple goals for the season. Jochum wa is team to improve with each game, and his second goal went hand in hand is first. He won' t see his team outworked. Not overworked, outworked, "No • going to work harder than we are," Jochum said.

And as the young men lined up on the field their coaches stood on idelines making sure their players knew what to do. Throughout each g i oaches Berks, Jochum, and Kobza called plays, sent in substitutes and wo1 with the players to encourage their teams to do their best in every play.

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Taktn' a break. Sophomo r e Zane Mapes t akes a break on the s idelines during the re serv e fo o tball game versus North St ar play e d at Southwest Zane Mapes wa s one of t he quart erbacks on t he reserve football team. Photo by Elicia Rar don/Ta lon

Before the whistle. Southwest freshmen huddle to discuss their next play. They ended their season with a 5-3 record Photo by Ka it l yn Schneider/Ha wk Talk

One for the money. Running back Austin Tomp kins an d lineba cker Tanne r Lubach ct i down th e field with Lincoln Nort heast in hot pursuit. The JV te am ende d t he ir s ea s on a f , champions. Photo b y Nathan Coatn ey/Ha w k Tal k

Set up. Quarterback Jake Under sets up for kickoff. junior varsity took down their opponent North Star, 42-7. Photo by Courtney Powers/ Hawk Talk

Strong and proud. Coach Jeff Jochum talks to his team before their game against North Star. Coaches typically met with the team before the game, at halftime, and after the game.

Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

cit Just nm. Freshman Daniel Suiter heads down the field, clutching the ball tightly. Danny Suiter was one of reserve ' s two running backs. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

Home free. Defensive back Ryan Newsham takes the ball in for a touchdown during junior varsity's game versus North Star. Southwest won 42-7. Photo by Courtney Powers/Hawk Talk

Hike. Lineman Dan Peters number 64 tries to block East and get to the quarterback before he throws the ball. The freshmen defeated Lincoln East 24-6. Photo by Kaitlyn Schneider/Hawk Talk

So What's Your Story: Stacie Hansen

"l have always wanted to play division one volleyball. l went to a lot of Husker games as a kid. l worked hard enough and soon my hard work paid off.

l started looking at schools and l became very interested in Drake University because, for one , tt is close to home and they are in the Missouri Valley conference. l talked to the coach McDaniels and told him l was interested He had seen me play before at a national qualifier and was considering me to play at Drake.

Unfortunately , at the same time they had no scholarships because coach McDaniels had recently offered the scholarship to a girl in Texas. He wanted to take away his offer and give it to me but he couldn' t. So, we waited what seemed like forever before she finally turned the offer down.

So , now l have a full ride to Drake University and l can't wait to start my journey there l have been visiting the college and watching the volleyball games , and the more l visit Drake and the more l watch them play , l can not wait to be there as well. w

(Left) Spike? Junior Ashley Leitner jumps and smashes the ball to the opposing Millard North Mustangs. This was her second year on the varsity team. Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

(Bottom left) KfiU Sophomore Sarah Faubel uses her skills to avoid the block against the Grand lsland Islanders. She is one of the two outside hitters on the team. Photo by Jill Coatney/ Hawk Talk

(Bottom Right) Blocked.I Seniors Stade Hansen and Stephanie Daffer defend their court against the Kearney Bearcats. Together they made an unstoppable duo.

Photo by Jamie FinnelVTalon

Great digf Sophomore Rebecca Baxter digs the ball out of the Silver Hawks ' court and on to Grand lsland territory. The Hawks lost to Grand lsland two out of five games played. Photo by Jill Coatney/Hawk Talk

Bamf Senior Hayley Raatz launches the ball onto the court of the Millard West Wildcats. Raatz was one of the defense specialists on the team.

Photo by Jami FinnelVTalon

See You in Court

Sensing the determination of each serve and block, the floor rumbles as the girls scramble to keep each ball alive and out of their court. All for a win.

From beating North Star in the tlrst game to defeating Omaha Marian for a third place finish at state, the Silver Hawks took on all teams with pride and finished 26-10, their best record ever.

The girls had one motto for their team and senior Neleigh Frandsen couldn't have said it better: "One Dream, One Tearn."

Time and time again, they came together to keep each other motivated after each play.

"You think about each and every point. You have to focus one point at a time to gain and keep the lead" senior Stade Hansen said.

And that's just what these girls did. After sweeping the Silverstar tournament, Southwest was on a roll.

But, not all was as good as it seemed. The girls hit a rough patch, losing twice to Omaha Marian and once to Grand Island in the LPS Tournament. However this didn't put a wrinkle in the game. The girls came back strong to sweep the Spartan Invite.

"At the Spartan Invite we were really pumped to beat East. They are one of our biggest rivals and it feels amazing to be able to sweep them

Smack! Number 13 Ashley Leitner spikes the ball onto Papillion La Vista South. As her teammates rush to help keep the ball alive. Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

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on their home court," junior Ashley Leitner said.

Even though the girls didn't take state, winning third was a bittersweet feeling. They faced Omaha Mari.an once again. This time the Silver Hawks came out on top with a third place finish.

"lt always feels good to win especially when you work as had as you do to be on top" said junior Whitney Mason.

Advice for next year is to "work and stay motivated everyday in practice and do your best. lt will pay off in the end even though you may think your role ls small," senior Hayley Raatz said.

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Random Facts:

There were three team captains this year, Stacie Hansen, Kaleigh Anderson, and Stephanie Daffer.

Kaleigh Anderson has been on varsity all fours years and switched from outside hitter to libero.

The girls practice around 12.5 hours and 750 minutes in a week. They play around 15 games per month.

This ls the 3rd consecutive time volleyball has made it to state. Ended the year with a 26-10, the best school record in history of LSW.

(Above) Serve it upf Senior Kaleigh Anderson serves the ball onto the Islanders court. Anderson was a regular starter and the libero for the team. Photo by Jill Coatney/ Hawk Talk

(Right) Ttpf Junior Miki Freese tips the ball perfectly onto the court of the Millard North Mustangs. The Hawks beat the Mustangs 3-2 in the first round at state.

Photo by Beth Embree/Ialon

(Left) Single fflef The girls line up before each game. lt is a tradition that their names are called out and they run down the line giving each teammate a high five before each game. Photo by Courtney Powers/ Hawk Talk

The girls are all smiles after their victory against Elkhorn. They won the district championship. Photo by Jill Coatney/Hawk Talk

Working Togethe

Uke they always say, there is no l ln team. For volleyball, teamwor ssential. Whether lt' s passing to the setter to set, and setting the hitter fo ill, or even just setting up the net before practice. The JV, reserve and fresh earns definitely know how to work together.

Freshman Shelby Anderson described her freshman volleyball team nited. To help maintain this status, they developed a team goal to alw ommunicate. They always wanted someone calling the ball or telling t itters what to do with the ball. Accomplishing these goals helped them e victory against rival team Southeast, which was described as Anderso ' avorite game.

"Southeast was the best game for me because they are our rivials, but a cause our team came together as one to beat Southeast," Anderson said.

"l would describe our team as energetic," said sophomore Taylor Dob s aybe being so energetic was what reserve needed. Their favorite game gainst Lincoln East. "We played well together and they were our rivals l st ear, but we beat them 25-8," said sophomore Sydney Meister.

As for the JV volleyball team, coach Ashli True was expecting a li l ore than a win. Coach True had her baby boy, Westin Neal, on Tuesday, S t. 4. To help out the JV team, Nicole Kubik helped coach both reserve and JV u ti rue returned.

Sarni Merchant described her JV team as fun. " My favorite game gainst Millard West." Merchant said. "lt was a close game, but we pla ogether really well."

All the Southwest volleyball teams had big shoes to fill. Each year olleyball teams have excelled and been some of the best in the city. lf they kc p their communicating and teamwork, they can pass off the expectations he years to come. Whether it's freshman, reserve, or JV, teamwork was e ey.

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Back set! Freshman Shelby Anderson back sets for the freshman team. As a setter, Anderson along with all the rest of the Southwest setters, attends a session before practice on Tuesdays. The setters work on improving on their setting skllls and their consistency. Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

Ttp. Sophomore Sydney Meister tips the ball over the net against Papillion LaVista South. Meister ls a setter for the reserve team. ln volleyball the setter always gets the second touch on the ball. Photo by Beth Embree/Talon

Time out! JV takes a time out during their second game against Lincoln Southeast. JV wor tl first set and then continued to win the second. All of the Southwest volleyball teams plc yi at Southeast that night, and all came out with a victory. Photo by Lindsay Strong/Talon

Good game. The reserve team shakes hands with North Star after their game. This game was reserve' s first victory and first game of the season. Reserve beat them in two sets, the first set's score being 25 to 8.

Denied. Sophomore Lindsay Strong and freshman Mickey Morton send the ball back over with their block against Papio South. Reserve won this game 27 to 25. Reserve also went into a third game with Papio South and finally defeated them at the end.

Serve it upf Sophomore Jenna Sorensen served against Millard North. Sorenson was a libero on the JV team. The libero goes in for another player and stays in the back row only to pass and serve. Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

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Photo by Beth Embree/Talon

Block. Sophomore JV volleyball players Taylor Hansen and MacKenzie Ashton block against Millard North. Junior tight side hitter Taylor Rung gets ready to pass. Photo by Kelsey Michael/ Talon

Spike! Freshman Kaitlin Reiss hits in her freshman game against Millard North. Freshmen Sydney Svec and Sarni Nelson get ready to pass. Kaitlin Reiss is a setter for the freshman team along with Shelby Anderson Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

So What's Your Story: Monica Knabe

Junior Monica Knabe talked about the districts and state tournaments, • l felt great when we beat Papillion LaVista because they have only lost one game before," Knabe said. • After beating Papillion it put us in the drivers seat."

Knabe has had previous home runs/grand slams during the season. But when the varsity softball team made it to state, Knabe hit a two run home run in the fifth inning, which put them in the lead. They held the game from there with the score of 4 to 3.

·The main things that helped us win state was just being close as a team" Knabe said. This was Southwest's second time making it to state, but instead of getting second place like last year they accomplished so much more. They took the 2008 aass A State Softball Championship.

·u was so exciting winning state, our team really came together at the end of the season to accomplish a state title," Knabe said.

(Left) Hit hard! Senior Ashley Janssen swings at the ball to get her teammates home in the game vs Mlllard West. Janssen slap bunted for the team. Photo by Jill Coatney/ Halk

(Bottom Left) Seniors! Lindsay Hanson, Emily Hartman, Alli Catlett , Ashley Janssen, Ashley Dunn, Michaela Patt and Maggie Whiteley show off the trophy after the final game. Courtesy Photo

(Bottom Right) Hey batter batter! Sophomore Brittni Eltzmann gives the sign to the pitcher. Eitzmann was one of the main catchers for the team. Photo by Aly Ferguson/ Talon

Get ready! Junior Monka Knabe prepares for the ball to come her way during the game vs. Northeast. Knabe ' s position was first base and sometimes catching Photo by Aly Ferguson/ Talon

Tresl Sophomore Mallory Noakes prepares to hit the ball. This was the game against Northeast. Photo by Aly Ferguson/ Talon

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Ending as: Qtate C.hamps:

The smell of popcorn, the heerlng fans and tension rising as uthwest makes the first pitch of he season.

The varsity softball team ame out with a strong start with a ord of 11-3 and ranked 3 in class and they didn't look back.

Varsity softball won first lace in state. That was the first e in Southwest history for any girls team to win state.

The team defeated Papillion LaVista in the final game. The Monarchs have won the state

championship in the last 12 of 13 years.

Coach Mark Watt said the team was led by Alex Schmidt, Ashley Janssen and Becca Changstrom.

"We don't have just one player who carries us through. We have a lot of strong players," coach Watt said because they were all strong in different areas, Watt said that was what would lead them to a top finish in state.

"l think this year's team has good chemistry that makes us play

Shake shake shake! The starting players do a handshake before each game as a group. They believe that this will bring them luck to win the game. Photo by Kaley Cook/ Hawk Talk

Catch it! Senior Ashley Dunn throws the ball back to the in-field. Dunn' s position was pitcher and outfield.

better," junior Becca Changstrom said.

Changstrom was the number one pitcher and was named best softball player in the state by the Journal Star. Schmidt and Janssen were also named to the first place team.

On and off the field all the girls were like one big family. Every week, before the first game, they would have a team dinner at one of the players' houses.

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Origin of Softball:

George Hancock invented softball in Chicago on Thanksgiving day in 1887. lt was originally an indoor game but in 1889 Hancock wrote outdoor rules.

The first women's softball earn was formed in 1895 at Chicago's West Division High School.

The first softball was white and later changed to yellow as the sports popularity grew.

(Above) Eye on the ball! ln field players wait for the ball to come their way. The team needed to be prepared for the ball so they can get their opponents out.

Photo by Kaley Cook/ Hawk Talk

(Left) Fast pitch! Junior Becca Changstrom pitches a fast ball to the Wildcats. Changstom was the top softball player in the state for the 2008 season. Photo by Jill Coatn ey/ Hawk Talk

(Right) Focus! Senior Alli Catlett prepares to hit the ball during the game vs Millard West. Catlett was a big player for the team with many homeruns and numerous catches in the outfield. Photo by Aly Ferguson/ Talon

Photo by Jill Coatney/ Hawk Talk

~awks; Find Win

When it comes down to softball, players find inspiration in many pla s, including quotes to live by.

"Good, better, best we never let it rest, until the good is better and the ' et · ter is best." That was a quote freshman Kanai Kuhnel said she liked.

The game she loved the most was against Northeast because they all pla 'e heir best.

"You win as a team, you lose as a team." JV captain Ashley Neukirch ( i was her favorite quote to inspire players to work harder.

The JV and reserve teams did just that. JV team finished 23-1. JV pit c 1er Georgia King and catcher Ashley Neukirch also agreed that the Northeast g t ne was the most memorable and satisfying game.

As for the reserves, the team finished 4-9. Reserve pitcher and short op Morgan Pierce said she will remember the Fremont game the most.

"All three teams winning, and l pitched a good game and hit a grand sla ; Pierce said.

The freshman player said she had driven in two runs the first inning mt was out when she tried to steal third, thus ending the first inning. After get t ,ng yelled at for not stopping, Pierce came back to strike out the next three bat rs and then hit her first grand slam for Southwest ever.

While the schedules were tough and the weather didn't always cooper , te, the players continued to stay inspired.

"Everything is inside of you. All you have to do it look," said reserve pl , er Emily Frandsen. That is one quote she said she tried to live by.

"Ufe is what you make it," said JV player Ali Nolan.

That's what the team members tried to contribute during the season. • be team all came together and played their hardest.

They all were inspired by other team players, the coaches and the f aru to do the best that they could. And with that, the reserve and junior varsity te ns both had a great season.

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Huddle up. AB the reserve softball team huddles up to play their big game, the coach gives inspirational words to get the players pumped up. The team talked before and after each game to keep themselves pumped up. Photo by Jessica Anderson./Hawk Talk

Homenm hitter. Junior Kristina Wilson, center fielder, gets ready to play for the junior varsity softball team. This team played a double header with East. Photo by Aly Ferguson/Talon

Ready to play. JV softball team members stand by in the dugout waiting to bat. They 1ye Northeast and won. Photo by Aly Ferguson/Talon

Btg game. Georgia King ls a player for the junior varsity team. King throws the ball to catcher Ashley Nekuirch against Lincoln Northeast. They lost the first game. Photo by Aly Ferguson/ Talon

Gettin' better. Rebecca Toelle ls ln the outfield throwing to center field to warm up before the inning starts. Players did this before every game to stay loose and to be ready for any situation that could happen during a game. Photo by

Big wtn. Freshman Shanna Rurup throws the ball down the field to strike the batter out. This ls the last out before they switched sides so the Southwest could bat. Photo by Jessica Anderson/ Hawk Talk

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Btg run. Reserve player Atley Gustafson sits on second base after she was running from first. Silver Hawks ended up losing against East. She was safe on second. Photo by Aly Ferguson/ Talon

Getting better and better. Morgan Pierce throws the ball to get the East Spartan out. Pierce was one of the starting pitchers for the reserve team. She also played other positions during the season. Photo by Jessica Anderson/ Hawk Talk

So What's Your Story: Carly Belz ·

Every year the cross country team has the MBig sis, lil sis " buddy system, where the seniors are paired up with the underclassmen. But this year was a little different. There was only one senior girl, Carly Belz. She has been on cross-country all four years at Southwest.

M l can' t believe lam the only senior girl on the team. lt ' s kind of sad," said Belz. Ml'm excited to graduate, but l'm definitely going to miss Southwest and cross country. " She made history by being the lone senior, and hopefully there will be more seniors to come next year.

M lt ' s weird being the only senior. l'm used to being the underclassman and now l'm the only senior ," Belz said.

MThis was a last great year for me ," Belz said. M l had a lot of fun even if l was the only senior. l'm really going to miss it next year. "

MCross country was a great sport to be in. l met a lot of new people by being in it and got really close to them too We were like one big family, " Belz said.

(Bottom left) Senior power! Senior Carly Belz keeps up the pace at the LPS classic meet. Belz , the only senior on the girls ' team, shows to be a tough competitor and a great leader. Photo by Anna

(Bottom right) High Gear! Junior Kristal Schuster sprints to the finish line at the Lincoln High varsity meet. Schuster always finished the race strong.

Peace! Girls coach Ryan Mahoney smiles with pride at the LPS classic meet. The girls team was able to pull off another victory that day.

(Left) lntenseI Junior Brianne Brest el fends off a Lincoln High runner in the LPS classic meet. Brestel comes out strong on the last legs of the meet. Photo by Anna Thomas/ Talon

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Stride out! Mary Hillis approaches the finish line in the LPS classic cross country meet. Hillis has been a great addition to the girls varsity cross country team and will continue to be one. Photo by Anna Thomas/ Talon

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Cross Country proved to be n increasingly growing sport at outhwest. Coach Ryan Mahoney versaw the girls team with Ted rson as head coach.

"Being the head track coach eally inspired me to pursue oaching the cross country team o victory," Mahoney said. "l was a ong distance runner in high school and it just brings me back to the good old days."

The girls' team had runners qualify for state. "ln a normal week the girls run an average of 30-40

miles, some days we run eight to ten miles for endurance and other days we do 800' s for speed," Mahoney said.

During the cross country season, running was basically the girs' main priority. Even though practices sound tough, it all paid off in the cross-country meets where the girls made it look easy.

Three girls qualified individually for state: freshman Mary Hillis, and juniors Kristal Schuster and Kaitlin Weskamp.

The girls cross country state

All together. The girls varsity cross country team starts the race at the LPS classic meet. They show that staying together works in their fa-

meet was no walk in the park. They went against some of the top run- C ners in Nebraska. These girls did l 0 • 0 very well in this fight for the top ega/ l.lf1ft)! i spot. Hillis placed 23rd, followed We lo, ~ll.ictde, bht S by Schuster in 36th and Weskamp jh ve [f ,, '-' in 50th. '-'-f1for, •

These girls started their jour- B 'S Brt. ney to state by qualifying at dis- tesfe/ df1f1e trtcts with Weskamp coming in at So and J 9th, Hillis in at 11th and Schuster l.lcfe Os/)!f1 placing 15th.

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f ff: F~esh Meat.~ •

We all know what it ' s like to be a freshman, young and unknowing of what ts to come. The girls cross country team takes advantage of that.

Every year the upperclassmen and coach Ryan Mahoney play a few pranks on the unsuspecting freshmen. The most popular ts tricking them into eating pine cones. Some fall for it and others figure out that this ts just crazy talk. Either way, everybody always has a fun story at the end of the day.

vor. Photo by Anna Thomas/Talon

Time's up! Returning varsity runner Allie Kloefkorn checks her watch close to the finish line of the Lincoln High varsity meet. Photo by Anna Thomas/Talon

(Top) Determination! Junior Joslyn Soucie quickly approaches the finish line at the LPS cl~ssic cross country meet. Soucie pushes it to try for the win. Photo by Anna Thomas/Talon

(Left) Startin' out strong! Varsity cross country runners (from left to right) Mackenzie Steinauer, Kristal Schuster, Tessa Daugherty, Samone Pabst and Mary Hillis kick off the Lincoln High meet. Photo by Anna Thomas/Talon

(Right) Concentration! Tessa Daugherty sets the pace for the Lincoln High cross country meet. Daugherty is a strong cross country runner and major part of the varsity team. Photo by Ellie Clinch/ Hawk Talk

Running to State

lt was a bright sunny day at oneers Park. Several teens lounged around drinking lots of water or sleeping tn the shade. Parents wandered the outskirts carrying cameras and chatting with their children.

Coach Ted Larson wore the look of someone on a mission. This year was his last year at Southwest, and he was treasuring it. He as watching over the boys' cross country team at the Harold Scott lnvite, as they warmed up before they started their run.

No one looked worried, but

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there was a certain buzz of excitement as the seven Southwest varsity boys waited to start their run.

"You run for yourself, but you also run for your team," said senior Zach Sims, one of the captains of the varsity team. "Even if you're great, your team ls only as good as its last runner."

The team did very well this year. "(Cross Country) is a very individualized sport while still scored as a team. Each runner helps the team score by running their best as an individual," coach · Ryan Sa-

Review! Coach Dr. Ted Larson r eviews his teams ' s scores with a s tudent. Larson kept an unofficial time record for all of his runners so that he has a good idea of how the team performed before the official scores are released. Photo b y Anna Thomas/ Talon

Don't let him catch you! Junior Matt Petersen glances over his shoulder as he approaches the finish line. Peterson ran on JV for t he team. Photo by A shley Leitner/ Talon

lem said when asked to desert • team.

The boys cross country a qualified for state by coming in t ir Sophomores Drew Willis, C n Marshall, juniors Parker Scl Matthew Bax and seniors Zac Sims, Nick Jester and Evan B ran for Southwest in the state which was held at the KeCountry Club.

Schoen remained undefc by coming in first. The team o r ran a good race placing seventl o of the twelve teams that atten d.

Dr. Ted Larson has coached 4 teams of high school runners t state championships, eight individu l cross country champions and f ou nbeaten runners.

Larson has left a great coaching egacy at Southwest not only for his string of wins, but also because h enuinely cared about his runner and he wanted them to succeed.

Larson has always portrayed great leadership and character to • is runners, and he will be great sed at Southwest.

(Above) Work it! Sophomore Connor Marshall tries to beat his time in the final stretch of a Pioneers Park meet. Marshall consistently ran well on varsity and qualified for state. Photo by Anna Thomas/ Talon

(Right) Pass! Junior Cole Frederick passes a Kearney runner in the final stretch to the finish line. Frederick has run on junior varsity for the entire season. Photo by Anna Thomas / Talon

(Left) Make good time! Time has been a priority for senior Zach Sims. Sims ran v ery well this year and improved his time as the season progressed as well as qualifying for state. Pho t o by A nna Thomas/ Talon

So What's Your Story: Parker Schoen

A perfect season is what every runner dreams of. This runner accomplished it. Junior Parker Schoen • finished his final race in 16 minutes and 30.9 seconds winning the state title by merely seven seconds. Schoen won every race he ran this year. •

By winning this state title, Schoen was the first Southwest cross country individual champion, and also the first runner in Lincoln to win a Qass A title since 1994.

Schoen has been on varsity since his freshman year and this was his second year to run in state. As a junior, Schoen has been extremely impressive and the coaches are excited to see how he performs next year.

Schoen ran the race of his life at state, saying he did it for his coach, Ted Larson, who would not be coming back next year to coach since he took the Job with the state department of educatlon.

(Right) Gtve it alll Senior Nick Jester runs hard towards the finish line, striving for the best time possible. Jester was absent most of the season, but came back strong by qualifying for state. Photo by Anna Thomas/ Talon

(Bottom right) Win ltl Junior Zach Gokie beats out a runner as they head to the finish line. Gokie ran well and earned a spot on the varsity team, though he did not run in the state meet. Photo by Anna Thomas / Talon

(Bottom left) ln the lead! Junior Parker Schoen holds a strong lead during the Harold Scott run. Parker was undefeated all year. Photo by Anna Thomas/ Talon

Keeptn up the pace! Senior Nate Jones runs at a good pace, keeping up with his competitors. Jones, who was also chosen as one of the team captains, ran well in junior varsity this season, consistently running well. Photo by Anna

Sweat! Sophomore Ben Crelin sweats it out in the last stretch of the race. Crelin ran strong and always shows a lot of effort in his runs. Photo by Anna Thomas/ Talon

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So What's Your Story: Luke Yarabe

"The teammates, the coaches and the competition," is the best part about being on the team according to senior Luke Yarabe, "The team really supports each other." His biggest accomplishment was just getting through tryouts. Throughout the years, Yarabe has stepped his way up to varsity. This year, his favorite match was playing another African American because it was such a rarity.

Also everyone has their embarrassing moments. "Getting beat down by the varsity sophomore players was pretty embarrassing," said Yarabe. Yarabe has a little brother following in his footsteps, freshman Bo Yarabe and he was proud to see him play on the reserve team this year. "Tennis is a family sport so since they got into it, l did too," Yarabe said.

Even though he's graduating this year, tennis will still have a place in his heart. He plans to play tennis in intramurals next year in college along with many other intramural sports.

(left) Listen up! Varsity players Drew Bartek and Jake Marvin get words of encouragement from coach Dennis Hershberger after their first match of the day. They talked about what to improve on and what Marvin and Bartek should continue doing. Photo by Elida Rardon/ Talon

(Bottom left) Reach for the ball! Sophomore Carey Haefele stretches to reach the ball in a match versus Lincoln High. Haefele was on the JV team. Photo by Jill Coatney/ Hawk Talk

(Bottom right) Up and over! Christian Sanderfer returns the ball in a singles match versus Grand lsland. He placed second in number two singles at state. Photo by Elida Rardon/ Talon

through! Freshman Bo Yara-

Are you ready for this? Freshman Cale Neelly prepares for his opponent to return the ball to play theball back. Neelly was one of two freshmen on junior varsity team.

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be waits for the ball to come to him in a match versus East. Yarabe was on the reserve team for his first year playing tennis at Southwest. Photo by Elida Rardon/ Talon

Photo by Elida Rardon/ Talon

"ce the Competition Away

lt was all about the fun for the oys tennis teams. But in tennis, ove means nothing and the boys earns smashed the competition own to the ground.

Varsity started off strong and ontinued throughout the season.

They placed third at state th their strongest players, rtstian Sanderfer, who placed second in number two singles, and lex Hartmann and Alec Lowrey ho achieved first place in number o doubles at state.

'They are a good bunch of young men that l enjoy coaching," coach Dennis Hershberger said.

"Practice is the best part about the team. Guys rip balls harder," senior Luke Yarabe said.

Also standing in the limelight was the JV team coached by Nancy Brockley. JV placed second in the city tournament. Number one doubles, Brandon Boosalis and Chase Krueger won 1st place and number two singles, Muijj Ghant won the city title.

Use your back hand! Sophomore Chase Krueger uses a backhand swing to return the ball against his opponent from East. Krueger helped lead Southwest to the victory of the JV city title. Photo

Clear the net! Alec Lowrey keeps his eye on the ball versus Grand Island. Lowrey was number two doubles player who placed 1st at state.

"We tried our hardest to give coach Brockley a great last season," Boosalis said.

ln addition, reserve also racked up the points.

"The boys have been improving at an extreme rate and l hope to see them continue and play varsity," said reserve coach Chris Salem. The reserve team had hopes of taking the city title back from East with the final score of 19-19 but they lost in the tiebreaker.

"We all hustle when it matters," Bo Yarabe said.

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Superstitious?

The most common were:

1. Talk to themselves

2. Flip their rackets

3. Have a specific food and drink

4. Bounce the ball three times before serving.

5. High five their partner after every point.

6. Listen to Tech N9ne.

7. Kiss the trophy

8. Wear the same clothes if victory was acquired in them.

(Above) Setting up for victory! Sophomore Bryan Samani gets ready to serve against his opponent from East. Bryan Samani was on the reserve team. Ph oto by Eli d a Rardo n/ Tal on

(Left) Focus! Varsity player Ale x Hartmann prepares to return the ball in a doubles match versus Grand lsland. Hartmann and doubles partne r Alec Lowrey pla ced first in number two doubles at state. Phot o b y Elicia Ra rd on/ Ta lon

(Right) Serve U up! Sophomore PJ Bell serves the ball during a varsity match against North Star . This was his second year on varsity. Ph ot o by Ellie Clin ch/ H awk Ta l k

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Just Putting Around

Weathering the Storrr

The wind was coming in at 0 mph and rain had just started o fall. Clare Espinosa wiped the aindrops from her face as she took im down the fairway.

Then lightning stuck and everyone rushed to the clubhouse as et another tournament got postponed due to the weather.

This season, multiple girl's golf meets were played in dreary M7eather. But the Southwest team tlidn't let these conditions slow hem down.

Of the 11 girls on the team, juior Natalie Riggs and seniors Jenna M7iese and Clare Espinosa were the only upperclassmen. Still, leader-

ship existed despite a young team. This season was Wiese' s fourth year playing golf for Southwest.

"We are very proud of Jenna and the leadership she brings to the team," -coach Jim Danson said.

The experienced upperclassmen weren't the only players bringing their A-game. Freshmen Gentry Carveth and Emma Mabry played the number one and two spots.

"Gentry has a very powerful game and Emma's play is tremendous all around," Danson said.

History was made when the team won the first girls golf tournament for LSW ever, beating nine other teams, including runner-up

Tum it up Coach Jim Danson is either bumpin ' to some T.l. or is being soothed by the musical stylings of Mozart. Many players used their iPods to help pump them up and get in the zone before a tournament.

Get loose. Freshman Emma Mabry warms up by hitting a few range balls at Holmes golf -course before the East Kickoff Scramble. The girls would practice putting and driving before a competition.

Omaha Burke by just one strok Junior Natalie Riggs said tl was one of her f avortte parts of t Le season. "lt goes to show that ev l 'Y shot counts," Riggs said. Another highlight of t e season was when the girls qu fled for the state tournament a team. This was the third tim n school history that the girls te · n has qualified. They placed sec d in their district and finished l h at the state tournament.

Regardless of their plach , the girls found success in enj cing the game, competing hard d playing for each other.

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(Above) Let 'em fly. Freshman Makenna Kroeker drives a ball down the fairway at the JV LPS Open. Kroeker was one of five freshmen on the team. Photo by Kelsey MtchaeVTalon

(Right) Sweep the grass. Senior Jenna Wiese chips on to the green during the LPS Tourney at Pioneers Park. The tournament was later postponed due to lightning. Photo by Neletgh Frandsen/Talon

(Left) Right down the middle. Senior Clare Espinosa tees off during the Pius-X Shootout at Wilderness Ridge. The team played well regardless of the challenging wet course. Photo by Neletgh Frandsen/ Talon

Photo by Greg Smfth / Talon

Photo by Greg Smith/ Talon

So What's Your Story: State

Going to the state tournament can make any team tense up but the Southwest girls depended on each other to keep everyone calm, focused and smiling. The varsity team met at senior Jenna Wiese's house th • evening before the two day tournament and piled into a btg white 15-passeger van. Five girls, five golf bags and one coach departed for the two and a half hour journey to Norfolk. The team arrived at their hotel jus in time for #Desperate Housewives." After that it was lights out. The next morning the girls got up at 7 :3 o meet for breakfast and were then on their way to the Norfolk Country Club Golf Course. The sky was ey, it was sprinkling and cold but the girls played with fire.

"Of course we wanted to play good but we were so excited just to be there," senior Clare Espinos aid. The girls improved their score on the second day and ended up placing 10th overall. "lt was a grea xperience and l'm so proud of our accomplishments this season/ Espinosa said.

(Right) Stratagize. Coach Jim Danson gives freshman Gentry Carveth advice as she waits for her turn to putt. Carveth ' s personal best this season was when she shot an 83. Photo by Greg Smith/ Talon

(Bottom left) Reading the course. Sophomores Brianna Beard and Kirsten Bjorman look over the course and observe their competition as they await to Tee-off at the JV LPS Open. Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

(Bottom Right) Drive! Freshman Emma Fraser uses her driver to hit the ball down the fairway at the JV LPS Open. This tournament was held at the Mahoney Golf Course which is also where the team practiced some days. Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

Tee 'em high. Freshman Abbey Jones tees up her ball during the JV LPS Open at Mahoney Golf Course. The LPS Open was the JV' s final tournament of the season. Southwest finished the tournament shooting a 202. Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

Nlce and easy. Junior Natalie Riggs lines up to putt at the East Kickoff Scramble. The Hawks finished fourth shooting 202 as a team. Photo by Greg Smith/Talon

So What's Your Story: Jon Castro

Jon Castro had been wrestling for ten years before he started wrestling for Southwest his senior year. ln that time he rose to the top. Castro achieved third out of 16 at state in his weight class. Senior year was the ideal year for him to give it all he had.

"l was nervous at first but after l listened to my coach say things like, 'lt' s our match, make him wrestle your match, l don't want to see him score a single point,' l was relaxed and l went out there to dominate," Castro said.

Even though he spent just a year with the team, his favorite part was watching them as a whole overcome problems and work hard. The encouragement of his friends and blood pumping music of Queen got him in the zone to wrestle. Castro isn't sure about his future with wrestling in college, but he may wrestle for Hastings College with his friends.

(Left) Get Focused! Sophomore Trey Adams gets a pep talk from coach Jerry Morrow after his match. Adams was on the JV team this year. Photo by Eli za Hammond/Talon

(Bottom Left) All for one! Junior Dominique Pearson gets ready to take down his competition from Lincoln High. Pearson got a concussion later on in the season and could no longer wrestle.

(Bottom Right) Don't give up! Senior Grant Peterson tries his hardest against his opponent from Lincoln High. Peterson wrestled his freshman year and came back for his senior year.

Get ready! Freshman Connor Carstens waits to take down his opponent from Northeast. He was one of the two freshmen to make varsity this year. Photo by Neleigh Frandsen/Talon

Hit the mat! Varsity wrestler Rudy Fiedler pins his competition from North Star on the mat. Fiedler placed second in his weight class at districts. Photo by Eliza Hammond/ Talon •

Photo by Lindsey Leach/ Hawk Talk

Photo by Lindsey Leach/ Hawk Talk

a ka 'Em Down One by One

As always, wrestling was intense this year and the boys managed to stay strong as a team through the wins and losses.

'The best part ls the chemistry and jokes between the team and coaches during the meets, practices and duals," said senior Ben Samanl.

The boys supported each other through the district and state tournaments as well. Ben Samanl, Jon Castro, Jordan Brooks, Sam Schmidt, Rudy Fiedler, Beau Muellng and Connor Carstens qualified

for districts and state this season.

"Districts was super intense because it decided whether you went to state or not. lt was tough too because l had some really close matches, " said freshman Connor Carstens. He placed third in his weight class at districts.

At the state tournaments, senior Jon Castro placed third and senior Jordan Brooks placed sixth. Southwest placed 16th overall.

"Every single match was nerveracking. The worst part was right before a match because so many

Getting sertousl Senior Eric Hinz pins his Lincoln High opponent on the mat. He wrestled for the varsity team this year. Photo by Elfcfa Rardon/Talon

Keep going! Junior Juan Cordova keeps his game up while wrestling his opponent from East. He wrestled for the JV team. Photo by Eliza Hammond/Talon

people were watching you, " Brooks said. "Being a state medalist was a great feeling and l felt great seeing all of my hard work and dedication pay off. "

Wrestling's dual record this year was 8-7.

"The Columbus dual was the last dual for ·seniors and everyone wrestled their hearts out, " senior Grant Peterson said.

Through everything, the wrestlers stayed strong as individuals and a team.

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Did You Know?

1. On the bus rides back. from meets , the varsity team told G.l. Joe jokes to each other.

2. Senior Dominique Pearson danced up a storm at practices and meets.

3. There were only two freshmen on varsity this year.

4. Senior Jordan Brooks wears socks with blue flames for every match

5. Senior Grant Peterson punches himself in the face to get pumped up.

(Above) Strap up! Senior Jordan Brooks puts his head gear on before his match versus East. Brooks has been on varsity since his freshman year. Photo by Eliza Hammond/Talon

(Left) Take him down! Senior Jon Castro wrestles in the first round at the state tournament. He ranked the highest out of all the Southwest wrestlers at state. Courtesy of Champshots

(Right) Winner! Varsity wrestler Sam Schmidt is granted victory after his match versus Northeast. Schmidt placed second in his weight class at districts. Photo by Neleigh Frandsen/Hawk Talk

Random Facts

1. The team often likes to sing ogether.

2. A lot of them like to jumg p and touch their heads to th celling before games.

3.They all wear pink boxer or good luck.

4. Before the home gam ersus Fremont, they all hel nds and cried.

5. Most of the boys hav n playing basketball the w ole lives.

Keeping Their Same

The varsity boys basketball team ustled and muscled their way down he court to finish with a record of -3. The team also had a 19 game ning streak before the championhip game at the state tournament.

'That ls tough to do in Class A," aid senior guard Garrett Nitz. "State as a lot of fun."

The starters were Jake Marvin, ew Edmond, Garrett Nitz, Kyle eadley and Drew Edmond.

At the district tournament Southest beat Omaha Northwest in the rst round. The Silver Hawks came

out on top against Omaha Burke, 68 to 65, winning the first district championship in Southwest history.

"lt was awesome! We've never won a district championship and when that clock hit zero in overtime, let me tell you, the feeling was indescribable," senior Ethan Tompkins said.

The state tournament was also a major achievement for the team. The Silver Hawks pushed their way past Bellevue West in the quarterfinals, and in the semifinals, the t~am beat Omaha Bryan in the final seconds,

60 to 58. Sadly in the champi hip game , Southwest was beat o by Creighton Prep , 34-31.

"There's nothing like play i '.1 at Devaney. lt was great, the en on· ment was really good and t h fan support was amazing," junior rew Edmond said.

Losing at state didn't kee the team down. The boys held heir heads high and in the end, ere proud of what they accomplis ,

"We performed very well al ea· son long. l don't think there a r1 any regrets," Edmond said.

(Above) Dunk it! Junior Jordan Tyrance jumps up to score a basket. He was a new addition to the varsity basketball team this season. Photo by Nate Coatney/ Hawk Talk

{Right) Knock it down! Jake Marvin and Kyle Headley jump up to stop Creighton Prep from scoring. They were both starters for the team. Photo by Jami Finnell/ Talon

(Left) Dribble! Junior Drew Edmond dribbles the ball towards the hoop. He played the position of point guard with the team.

Photo b y Eli z a Hammond/ Talon

Think Fast! Junior Rylan Cotton makes his move to get past Millard West to shoot the ball. Cotton made the shot and scored two points.

Photo by Emily Kerl/ Hawk Talk

Rebound! The boys get ready to grab the ball after a missed shot in the game versus Northeast. Southwest beat Northeast 52 to 42. Photo by McRae BelV Hawk Talk

So What's Your Story: Jake Marvin

For senior Jake Marvin basketball is more than just a game, it's life. Marvin has been playng ever since he could walk. Starting out young helped him play his part in the team. Accord- • ing to him the best part was being part of a group that was so successful and having so much! fun while doing it. Marvin's biggest accomplishment this year was getting to the state final.

"It was incredible. The atmosphere and support from students, family and friends wa second to none. Even though we didn't win, l'm still super proud and wouldn't trade it fo11 anything," he said.

He earned scholarships to play at the University of Kearney or Hastings College and has chosen to play for Hastings.

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Keep away! Senior Garrett Nitz glides past Creighton Prep in the championship game of the state tournament. He played the position of guard on the team. Photo by Rachael

Look

pass! Senior Ethan Tompkins looks for an open player before passing the ball. Tompkins plays the position of guard. Photo by Jill Coatney/ Hawk Talk

(Bottom right) Get pumped! The boys huddle together before their game versus Norfolk. Southwest won 60 to 50. Photo by Elida Rardon/ Talon

(Bottom left) Grab that ball! Senior Jake Marvin jumps up to snatch the ball away from Southeast. Southwest lost the game but beat them later on in the season. Photo by Jill Coatney/ Hawk Talk

Winners! Devin Douglass-Wiley cuts the net off the hoop after winning the district tournament. Southwest beat Omaha Burke in the title game. Photo by Kaley Cook/ Hawk Talk

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Rebound! Travis Stoltenburg gets a rebound shot during the Millard North game. Alex Guyer blocks another player to make sure Stotenburg keeps • the ball to insure the team another point before the half time buzzer.

Photo by Elicia Rardon/ Talon

A good game! Freshman players Cameron Rose, Nathan Hummel, and Andy Nitz wait to shake hands with the Lincoln High team. The team played together well , and even though they did not have a winning season they learned to work together as a team. Photo by Tayler Lord/Hawk Talk

Strategy! Coach Kyle Schumann discussed strategy with the junior Dillon M uain. McLain started in JV games. Photo by Eliza Hammond/Talon

Taktn' a break! JV team members Dylan Heath, Jeff Seybold, Vino Brown and Alex Duff take a break from the game while a time out was called. Heath and Seybold both swung up to varsity. Photo by Eliza Hammond/Talon

Rebound! Freshman players Andy Nitz and Brandon aatz watch for ball to come down from a rebound sho t. Nitz and Raatz started most games for the freshman t 2am. Photo by Greg Smith/Talon

Playing to a Victory

The JV, reserve and freshman basketball teams had mixed success in their mes.

JV team finished with a record of 16-3. Sophomore Junior Varsity player ler Cook said, "l think the team improved from last year." The thing he liked the t about the season was the noise and how they beat Southeast. What got him tivated to play basketball was that he "absolutely loves the game."

JV player Dylan Heath said his best game was against Fremont when he ored 23 points and made almost all of his shots.

"My goals were to win the city championship, to perform better individually d to b e a leader," Heath said. The sophomore played power forward or center d plans to play basketball next year as a junior.

Reserve team finished with a 3-10 record. Freshman Reserve player Andy tz said that "the team improved" from last year. The thing he like the most about season would have to be the way people on the team would motivated each ther.

"l played my best except for the last two games where l didn't play very ll," he said. His reason for playing basketball would have to be "the love of the me ."

Freshman team tried their best but ended up with a 1-Useason. Freshman layer Cameron Rose said he played basketball because "my brother started to y basketball sol wanted to."

Rose's favorite game was the Northeast game because the team won. "l thought l did very well. l did a little bit of everything." He said the thing that he 'will never forget about his freshman basketball experience was coach Tony Kobza shooting and missing a basket.

The teams hope to continue to follow the winning tradition set by this year ' s varsity team as they move to the next level.

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Rebound! Taylor Doggett and Landon Schmidt both go up for the rebound. JV was very aggressive in getting rebounds which won them the game against Millard North. Photo by Brandon Boosalis/ Talon

Watt. Reserve players Logan Mullin and Danny Suiter wait for the game to start back up after a foul was called on Southwest. Southwest bounced back quick to make up for the foul that was called on them. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

Warm-up! Cameron Rose, Bo Yarabe, Spencer Lindahl and Keegan Sheridan go to the bench after going through pre game warm ups. Warm ups were required for the team to do before each game. Photo by Greg Smith/Talon

Traditions

• Before every game, Coach Brenden pumps up the team and then asks them a rhetorical question like #So, does that mean we can beat them?"

• Senior McRae Bell is always the last to leave the locker room and never takes out her earrings until the game is about to start.

• Before going into the locker rooms after warm up, the team makes sure the last shot they took went in the hoop.

Shooting to Score

The lights were bright and the crowd was cheering. The girls varsity basketball team was faced against Millard South in the final game of the season.

Coach Us Brenden was paying close attention to the team, making sure of every detaU.

Despite Millard South's 14-8 record, the SUver Hawks were focused and determined to win their final game of the season.

"Even if we are unexpected to win ln a game, after telling us how good the team is, Brenden always asks us a rhetorical question," said

senior McRae Bell. '"So does that mean we can beat them? Very much so. ' "

The girls gave it their best, but came up short, losing 57 -69, and finishing with a 7-15 record.

This year the team had eight letter winning players return which were McRae Bell, Kaleigh Anderson, Shayla Heimann, Tina Fantroy, Faith Fantroy, Liz Sundberg, Sarah Faubel and Alexis Bartek.

ln the addition to the Fantroy twins who were sophomores, freshmen Paola and Olga Mwenentanda joined the team this year.

Score! Freshman Olga Mwenentanda focuses as she shoots the ball into the hoop. Olga ' s twin sister, Paola , was also on varsity. Photo by Talon Staff

Highlights of the season 'ere beating North Star in overtime the Heartland Athletic Conference "I mr· nament, a team they had previ< ly lost to and team bonding. "lt w a fun getting closer to the underclassm t on the team" said senior Jami Finnell

Dribble! Senior McRae Bell dribbles the ball down the court to score a point during the Lincoln High game. Hawks won the game. Bell was the team leader in rebounds this year. Phot o by Talon Staff

The team looks forward to s , iing several underclassmen who s t , ted this year return for the next seas , When asked about the team, I en· den said, "The season was filled 'th ups and downs, but the last c 1ple of weeks the girls started to pro f ·ess and play better."

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(Above) Suspense! Senior Kaleigh Anderson and freshman Olga Mwenentanda wait for the ball to sink into the hoop. During the season, Mwenentanda was a starter. Photo b y Eliza Hammond/ Talon

(Right) Push on Through! Senior Shayla Heimann pushes past a PapUUon-LaVista player. Papillion-LaVista was the team ' s first game of the season. Photo by Nate Coatne y/ Ha wk Ta lk

(Left) Focus! Sophomore Tina Fantroy shoots a free throw. Fantroy has been staring on varsity since her freshman year. Photo b y Nat e Coatne y/ Hawk Talk

So What's Your Story: Tina Fantroy

As a sophomore, Tina Fantroy has a lot on her plate. Since freshman year, Fantroy has played on the girls varsity basketball team along with her twin sister, Faith. Tina has also been a starter since her freshman year and was a leading scorer all conference player at the Heartland Athletic Conference.

Along with the school team, Fantroy also plays for the Comhusker Shooting Stars during the summer and into the fall. The Shooting Stars practice for hours a day, multiple times a week and travel for games.

Along with her commitment to basketball, Fantroy also runs on the track team in the spring but basketball is her passion.

(Right) Passi Junior Alexis Bartek passes the ball to another teammate. Bartek tore her ACL last year during practice and had to wear a leg brace. Photo by Emil y K erV Hawk Talk •

(Bottom left) Watch out! Senior Kaleigh Anderson keeps a close eye on the ball This was Anderson ' s second year on varsity. Photo by Nate Coatney/ Hawk Talk

(Below) ln the lead! Freshman Paola Mwenentanda hustles back to the other side of the court. During the season Mwenentanda swung to junior varsity. Photo by Nate Coatney/ Halk Talk

Snatch! Sophomore Sarah Faubel waits to snatch the ball from a Northeast player. Faubel was named the freshman athlete of the year last year. Photo by Emily KerV Hawk Talk

One Step Ahead! The team huddles together to discuss the next half of the game right before the 3rd quarter starts. The team won the game against Lincoln High by 44 points.

Photo by Ta/on Staff

Takin' a break. Reserve coach Khari Wallace discusses strategy during a team out. Wallace coached reserve basketball.

Get open. Sophomore Alex Schmidt looks to her teammates to see which player is open while dribbling her way down the courtduring the Lincoln High game. Southwest girls went on to win the game against Lincoln High, 53-17. Schmidt was one of five sophomore girls on JV. Photo by Eva Lube/ Talon

Hands up. Sophomore Diane Banderas throws her arms up when blocking , Li n- g coln East Spartan. Banderas played on the reserve team. Photo by Elida Ra '.ion Talon

Time out. Freshman Coach Alisha Stopp calls a time out for Southwest girls during the Lincoln High •Strong and Proud. Sophomore Liz Dike blocks a game. Southwest won big against Lincoln High, 33 -2. Photo by Tayler Lord/Hawk Talk Lincoln East opponent when finishing the game to a win. Dike played for the Reserve team. Photo by Elicia Rardon/Talon

fetn.' the net. Junior Paige Traynowkz shoots a free throw during the Lincoln Southeast ame. Southwest pulled off a win against Southeast , 34-28.

Before a Southwest juni.or varsity, reserve or freshmen girls basketball game, was not unusual to find the girls ci.rcli.ng up wi.th team spiri.t, more than ready to 1egin the game. The coaches, on the other hand, were ready more than ever wi.th h.eir clip boards and play books on hand.

The starters made their way onto the court anxiously awaiti.ng for the game D start. The girls on the bench were just as ready as the girls on the court nowi.ng at anyti.me they could be called i.nto the game.

Coaches Ali.sha Stopp, Khari. Wallace, and Ni.cole Kubik said they were proud if all the young girls that made up the junior varsi.ty, reserve and freshman girls 1asketball teams.

Stopp, the freshman team's head coach was especi.ally proud. "The girls ~ere a joy to work wi.th this year. They all worked really hard and enjoyed playi.ng h.e game. Their abi.Uty to work as a team was a big part of thei.r success thi.s year," aid Stopp.

The reserves also thought this year went very well.

JV's goal thi.s season wasn't so much about wi.nning but bei.ng a team. Our goals this season were to play hard every game and to have fun, whi.ch we ucceeded in doi.ng. We didn't worry so much about wi.nning and losi.ng as we li d about getti.ng better everyday. l thi.nk every kid can say they improved on omething throughout the year, whether i.t was i.n confidence or a basketball skill," ~ubik said.

"This year's JV team made i.t fun to come to practice everyday. There vasn't a day that di.dn't go by that we didn't have a good laugh about somethi.ng. bese kids were a very coachable group and l enjoyed getti.ng to work wi.th them iveryday," Kubik said.

No matter win or lose the JV girls came together and memories were made. Morgan and l wore the same sports bras each game for good luck," said juni.or lri Brestel.

While watchi.ng the girls run up and down the court full of exci.tement coaches ,topp, Wallace , and Kubik called plays, sent i.n substitutes and worked wi.th the )layers to encourage thei.r teams to do thei.r best i.n every game.

B:restel summed the season up as "Get some get some more!" -

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Photo by Eva Lube/ Talon

Wide open. Freshman Erin Dike dribbles down the court while playing Lincoln Southeast. Southwest went undefeated against Southeast while meeting up three different times this season, scoring 24-23, 42-28, and 32-16. Photo by Tayler Lord/Hawk Talk

Circle Up. Junior varsity girls gather together before every game and encourage one other to do the best than can do, but mostly just have fun. Photo by Eva Lube / Talon

Since the opening of Southwest seven years ago, students know when the swim team is going to conference by the bleach blonde hair that is seen through the hallways.

"Their hair is already so fried (from the chlorine) that the swimmers going to conference bleach their hair before shaving it off the next week," said Coach Tanner Penrod "lt' s a popular tradition with a lot of swim teams."

S"'1irnrning to State

The water was splashing, coaches were talking and there was a sense of excitement in the air. The boys swlm team was at state and were focused on doing well. All of swimmers were warming up and prepared to do their best.

The first event Southwest was participating in was up next. The 200 yard medley relay. Matt Delisi, Tim Gladyshev, Justin Jones and Justin Nissen were all lined up, ready to swim. The sound of the buzzer resonated through the air and U swimmers jumped into the water.

The Southwest swim team fin-

ished tenth in that event only a a new school record. quarter of a second behind Millard "(As a team) we try to push c South. other to be better and keep a pm

Sam Heidelk and Tyler Mills also attitude," Nissen said. swam along with Nissen and Glady- The team began the season shev during the 200 yard freestyle ten returning letter winners an relay where they finished in seventh high hopes to improve on last y place. season.

"This year we had many younger At the end of the state meet swimmers like Tim Gladyshev and Southwest boys swim team w- l Matt Delisi take the place of last away wlth ninth place at state year's seniors that graduated," said 9-2 record for the season. coach Tanner Penrod. "lt was a great season, highl

During the 100 yard b~eaststroke, by the younger swimmers," P Gladyshev finished in second place said. with a time of 1:00.61 and also set

Focus! Senior Dalton Barnard focuses on his dive. This was Barnard ' s first year diving for Southwest. Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

Stroke! Junior Justin Jones performs a back stroke down the pool. Jones helped set the school record for the 200 yard medley relay for the 2009

(Above) Practice Makes Perfect! Sophomore Matt Ober practices hls jump into the pool before the competition starts. Ober improved greatly in hls freestyle sprints during the season. Photo by Kelsey MichaeV Talon

(Right) Get Set ... GoI Sophomore Paul Ahrens, senior Scott Hakel and sophomore Hayden Thomson jump into the pool. The boys swim team only lost two meets the entire season. Photo by Kelsey MichaeV Talon

(Left) Jump! Senior Sam Meister prepares to dive in the pool. Meister was the only male diver that competed at state and finished in fifth. Photo by Kelsey Michael/ Talon

season Photo by Kelsey MichaeV Talon

So What's Your Story: Justin Nissen

As a senior, Justin Nissen has a lot to think about and swimming is one of them. This year, Nissen was one of six male swimmers to go to the state championship. At the meet, Nissen set a new school record for the 200 yard medley relay. ln 2008, Nissen set two school records. One was for the 200 yard freestyle relay along with Logan Sutton, Sean Murphy and Blake Hoffmeyer. The other was for the 400 yard freestyle relay with Sutton, Hoffmeyer and Sam Heidelk.

"l performed the best at the state meet last year. l did well because of all the pressure and also because l had a great taper," Nissen said "l enjoy listening to music before my races. lt gets me pumped up and in the zone."

(Right) Talk lt Out! Senior Justin Nissen and coach Tanner Penrod discuss the swim meet. Nissen swam a 21.91 for the 200 yard freestyle relay. Photo by Lindsey Leach/ Talon

(Bottom left) Higher! Senior Sam Meister dives into the pool at the state competition. Meister had been on the dive team since his freshman year.

(Below) Ahead of the Competition! Sophomore Tim Gladyshev swims the 100 yard breast stroke. Gladyshev finished second at state with a time of 1:00.61. Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

Take a Breath! Sophomore Matt Ober sv..ims down the pool. Ober went to conference and swam the 1500 yard freestyle. Photo by Amanda Carnazzo/Talon

Swirnl Junior Tyler Mills swims second out of four swimmers in the 200 yard freestyle relay. Mill ' s highlight of the season was beating his brother's record at the 200 yard freestyle relay. Photo courtesy of Champshots

Photo courtesy of Champshots

So What's Your Story: Mlkl Freese

Miki Freese started swimming when she was 6 years old. "My brother started swimming so it made me want to try it. l just wanted to become better and faster than him, so it made me work harder and harder every time l swam," Freese said.

Memorable moments come easy for Freese but the one that popped up in her head first was last year when she got first place in the 100 back at state. lt was a big accomplishment for Freese. This year Freese took part in the 53 and 100 back for events.

"My best meet was at conferences when we placed first for 100 back and our relay placed first as well," said Freese. "The feeling of winning is a feeling you just can't explain. lt's an amazing feeling knowing you accomplished something so big." Freese will be back in the water next year swimming for Southwest.

(Left) Hard at work. Sophomore Erica Johnson swims the relay during the meet against Kearney. This was Johnson ' s second year swimming on the LSW swim team.

(Bottom left) Ready set, go! Senior Samantha Holechek gets ready to push off and dive at the Kearney meet. Holechek has been swimming all through high school. Photo by

(Bottom Right) Comin' up. Nicole Dreeszen swims a relay event at the Lincoln Northeast meet. She has been on swim team for two years.

Boot it! Freshman Clara Calkins shoots down her lane at state swimming. Calkins took part in one o( the relays. The relay finished fifth at state. Photo courtesy of Champshots

Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

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Photo by Courtney Powers/ Talon

High tn the air! Senior Amy Herman dives at state. Herman has been on the Southwest swimming and diving team since her sophomore year. Herman has attended state all three of those years. Photo courtesy of Champshots

Sirls; Finis;h Strong

Words that described the swimming and diving team his year included hard work and eadership.

Each girl made a difference they all came together to imrove individual times and scores o help the team.

With each meet and practice ame a memorable moment for the wimmers and coaches.

For senior Olivia Leblanc er most memorable moment as, "The first meet of the season gainst East was one of my best

meets. l think it was because our team really got pumped for that meet. l really got in the zone and l wanted to start my senior season out right."

But not everything this season came easy.

"Every team this year at state deserved to be there. There is always a next year for the freshman, sophomore, and juniors," Leblanc said.

The swimmers held high expectations for themselves and were always looking out to win.

Finishing fifth at state and ending the season being 10-1 made the Silver Hawks proud.

"The girls team came together as a team this season like no team l have ever had. This was a result of the work of a dynamic senior class who truly exemplify what it means to be a student-athletes," coach Tanner Penrod said.

"Our fifth place performance at state is something we are proud of, however we are no where near content," Penrod said.

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Two a days

Practice hours:

Practice starts at 6:00 in the morning and goes until 7:30.

School starts at 8:15 and goes until 3:03 in the afternoon.

Practice starts again at 3:30 and goes until about 6:00 at night.

Effects from two a days:

-Can't stay awake during school

-No time to do homework

-A lot of fun!

-Spend time with everybody and learn more about them

(Above) The touch is good! Senior Amy Herman dives up into the air with one perfect point. Herman finished third at state, making her trip back to state a proud one. Photo courtesy of Champshots

(Left) Swim btgl Junior Miki Freese swims her event during state swimming. Freese finished third at state. Freese had first and second place finishes last year. Photo courtesy of Champshots

(Right) Perfect point! Freshman Nicole Schwery dives off the board in a meet against Kearney. This is Schwery' s first year swimming on the team. Photo by Kelsey Michael/ Talon

Takin' a breathe. Senior Olivia Leblanc swims at the Kearney meet. Leblanc took part in the relay event verses Kearney. Leblanc and three other girls took part in this relay.

Photo by Kelsey Michael/Talon

Dive off. Freshman Nicole Schwery barely hits the water while diving at the state diving. This is Schwery ' s first time attending state. Photo courtesy of Champshots

Trap Taam A Team for ~veryone

"Hi, this ts Ryan Plager for the trap team and l' d like to say that we had 111 a pretty good season this year. With practice every Monday and Wednesday we worked hard to keep up our great reputation as a force to be reckoned with. Overall scores were high and we had a lot of shooters awarded for their high scores at our meets and most importantly, at state."

lf you don't know what trap ts, it's the sport where you go out to a range and try to shoot clay disks out of the sky. Sound hard? Well lt ts, but it's a blast!

Everyone on the trap team has great time all season long, especially at meets, when we bring a grill and cook hot dogs, or chicken wings. We've fried a whole turkey before. The team get together is awesome to. We have someone to cook up some BBQ for us. Then we go out to the range and take part tn a few fun shoots.

Well that's trap team tn a nutshell for you. Hope you had a great year!

Bowling Team

"'Many don't see bowling as a sport. Many consider it to be a fun hobby, but it's so much more. lt takes focus and mad skills to rock this sport. You have typical ups and downs with yourself competitors, and your team occasionally, but at the end it comes down to having fun and forming new bonds with new people, and also setting goals and achieving them. For

stance everyone wants to go to state. Chelsea

were lucky enough to achieve that; we did not finish in

ten though. But that's still an amazing accomplishment! And something we'll never forget!"

-Jamie Korth junior

TRAP TEAM members. Joe Anderbery, Derek Ballard, Jarrad Beardslee, Zach Bryant, Sam Elwood, Kyle Flanag 1, John Grubbs, Chris Hansen, Noah Hines, Neil Holly, Dillon Horne, Gregory Jeffery, Kevin Jeffery, Hunter Koch, Ka l b Luther, Shane Manson, Stacy Manson, Dillon Pfingsten, Ryan Plager, Seth Richert, Jacob Ripa, Alex Schneider, Z k Tripp, Mackenzie Woodward, and Brandon Zimmerman. •

Jotn us. Freshmen Celeste Labedez and her mom help promote the Bowlin Tearn at Future Hawk Night. Courtesy Photo

Strike. Senior Chelsea Patterson and freshman Haley Backman get some warm ups in before they get ready to bowl at Sun Valley Lanes. Courtesy Photo

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Patterson and 1

the top

The boys team took second at districts in Kearney and earned a wild card to state. Individual members qualifying for state at districts were seniors Kevin Newton and Ryan Brundege.

Bowling team members: Chelsea Patterson, Heather McCoy, Daniele Grau, Jamie Korth, Je :sica Backman, Haley Backman, Celeste Labedz. Courtesy Photo

Qpa cial Olympics;

Several students participated in Special Olympics. Events included r:::,m:~ basketball in the winter and track in the spring. The team also did ng. They were led by coaches Us Brenden and Alisha Stopp.

Intramural ~

Intramural opportunities were offered in both soccer and basketball. Soccer teams played in the evening while basketball teams met on Saturdays.

Students chose their team members and ~ually picked an interesting name to call themselves.

lntramurals were organized by teachers Dan Carpenter and Alyssa Watson.

Point and shoot. Freshman John Grubbs gets ready to join the rest of the Trap team out in the field.

Display. The intramural s team had a nice di splay at the Future Hawk Night.

Kicking it. Freshman Michael Horst participates in an intramural soccer game. Photo by Brandon Boosalis/ Talon

Special Olympics team members. Coach Us Brenden, Justin Liekhus, Chris Stone, Leya Feng, Dylan Hodges, Jacob Ready, Matthew Pettit , and Micah Hayden.

Gym floor soccer. Southwest intramurals get some warm ups in practice and play a game of soccer. Photo by Brandon Boosalis/Talon

Exercise. Para Kylee Foral works out with Dylan Hodges in the weight room. Photo by Melissa Ostfgutn/Talon

Staying flt. Using a machine, Leya Feng works out. Special Olympics team members usually performed conditioning exercises during fourth block.

Allie Hurlbut, says her "Me Sport " is horse ba ck riding. She became involved in it when she was 7 years old.

She came home from school one day and told her parent s she wanted -to ride h orses. They agreed to it but had no idea that she'd still be interested in riding t oday

She now shows her quarter horse, Hocus Pocus Time (Peaches for short), at the national level. ln October, she won th e All-American Quarter Horse Congress , which is a big honor and she thanks her family and friends for their support t hrough it all.

l-lor~eback Riding

Senior Rachael Pflug has been riding since the age of 9. Pflug contributes whe r e she is t oday to her late horse, Beebo.

"Beebo turned my life around and

she gave me responsibility, friendship and hope, " explains Pflug. lf it weren ' t for horses, Pflug would not be who she has become.

Sla1ng

How many people can say that they've been doing their ' Me Sport' since they were very young? Senior Evan Brown can and he ' s been skiing since he was 4 years old.

lt all started when his dad, after many years of skiing, decided to start teaching Evan and not long after that, his whole family became involved.

What Evan loves most about skiing is "the rush of going down the mountain and the struggle as you fight against the terrain to reach the bottom. "

Skateboarding

Sophomore Drew Labadie started his skateboarding career two years after he first got his skateboard, at the age of 6.

At Lincoln Southwest, there are so any sports and extracurricular activities offere but some sports just aren ' t able to be practice in a high school.

Students are interested in so many t ings ranging from lacrosse and ice skating to fe r ing and BMX racing.

Sometimes you don ' t hear a lot about h ose who are int erested in these ' Me Sports' su "1 as horse back riding, skydiving , snowboarding, and so much more.

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Tears and cheers. Sophomore Allie Hurlbut let ; out tears of joy as her family and friends applaud h e1 grea t accomplishment. Hurlbut and Peaches made c 1e of her dreams come true and won a big honor. Co1 rt es y

. iphomore Alli e Hurlbut ar 1 her horse P tc hes take a br e k after a ride. Hurlbut has been riding l xses since she 1as 7 years old. : ou r- 1 tesy Phot c

Roast beef 180 . Sophomore Drew Labadie does a roast beef 180 while skating at the park with his friends He enjoys skating at Tierra Skate park, where he spends most of his time but his faHis parents supported him by buying him gear and other stuff when he needed it. They also drove him to competitions and cheered him on the whole time.

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(Left) Just 1angtng out

(Below Left) Sweet memories . Senior Rachael Plug spends tim t with Thumper, her horse, out in a pasture. She ' s been riding since sh was 9 and has loved it ever since. Courtesy Photo

(Abov e ) Skiing down the slope. Senior Evan B1JWTI, downtown to street • his younger brother Jordan and his dad, ski to g ~ther skate . Courtesy Photo on a trip to the mountains in Breckenridge, Colo ado, Courtesy Photo

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Another student, Junior Alex Steinmeyer, has been playing hockey for 13 years.

lt all started when he was younger and played pond hockey with his dad. The Stars started in Lincoln not too long after he began playing and when his father signed him up, his hockey playing took off.

Hanging with the team, scoring a goal or getting a big hit on someone, are just a few of the things he likes about hockey.

Drag Racing

Imagine speeding down a racetrack at 120 mph, racing against an opponent. Your heart beats so fast as your cars are neck and neck trying • to cross the finish line.

Freshman MyRranda Sams has been doing this and more since she got into drag racing at a young age. Her whole family is into drag racing and has been since her grandfather started the tradition. What Sams likes best about racing is the opportunity to meet new people from all over the country.

"Even though it costs a lot of money, how well you do isn't determined by how much money -xou have," says Sams, "it's more about how much you put Y,our heart in. '

Snowboarding

Starting at a young age, freshmanJordon Thomas began snowboarding when he was 5. lt began when he first saw it on television and was intrigued and fascinated by the tricks those snow boarders were doing.

He talked to his parents about starting to snowboard and they put him into lessons right away. Thomas knew as soon as he strapped in that he was hooked.

He loves traveling to extraordinary and beautiful places in the mountains and having the opportunity to meet new people who love the same sport as him.

He has been the Captain of his team for two years and he also plays in a high school hockey league in Omaha.

He hopes of continuing his hockey career through college at UNL by playing club hockey.

Most people get to go skydiving maybe once or twice in their Ufetime, but not this Southwest senior. Tristan Stump has been around skydiving for nearly 12 years.

He started hanging around drop zones when he was really young and when his dad began teaching skydiving. Since then, Stump has learned many things including how to pack parachutes. He says it's pretty easy work for good money.

His dad took him on his first Tandem sky dive on his 15 th birthday. "lt's an incredible feeling," says Stump. Tm afraid of heights, but free fall doesn't give me that feeling at all ... it's like flying."

Stump hopes to get his skydiving license soon in hopes that he'll be able to "continue packing parachutes Sky high.

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Drtvtng ln The Fast Lane. Freshman MyRranda Sams loves racing and has been racing for two full years. Her grandfather started the tradition that Sams and her family still continue today. Courtesy Photo

Boarding down the mountain. Freshman Jordon Thomas boards down a snow capped mountain in Keystone , Colorado. Courtesy Photo

(Above) No High Sticking. Junior Alex Steinmeyer is on the ice, receiving instructions from his coach. Courtesy Photo

Senior Tristan Stump, then at at

the age of 15, is belted down in the air plane at 3,000 ft. Onset) Tristan' s father, Nebraska" any chance that Steven, skydives. Courtesy Photo he can get.

Sport:s Team Picture~

C.ompiled by Kels;ey Michael and Aly Fergus;on

Varsity Volleyball: FRONT ROW: Erin Davidson, Steph Daffer , Neleigh Frand s n, Kaleigh Anderson. SECOND ROW: Maggie Anderson, Diane Banderas , Hayley Ra at :r Whitney Mason, Sarah Faubel. BACK ROW: Jami Finnell, Coach Charlene Johnson -1 galoa , Miki Freese , Stade Hansen, Ashley Leitner , Lindsey Purrington, Coach Schropfe r

Varsity Softball: FRONT ROW: EmUy Hartman, Alll Catlett , Maggie Whiteley, Michaela Patt , JV Volleyball: FRONT ROW: Jasmin Stonacek, Sarni Merchant , Jenna Sorens < 1 RaMallory Noakes , Alex Schmidt. SECOND ROW: Monica Knabe , Abbie Moser , Ashley Dunn, chel Naber. SECOND ROW: Hannah Hamilton, Mackenzie Ashton, Taylor Rung t elsie Ashley Janssen, Becca Changstrom BACK ROW: Coach Us Brenden, Lindsay Hansen, Kylie Bonow , Becky Baxter BACK ROW: Taylor Elgin, Morgan Nelson, Natalie Coope r aylo r Garrett, Liz Dike , Brittni Eitzmann, Coach Mark Watt Hansen.

JV Softball: FRONT ROW: Shannon Cleal, Erica Trautman, Bailey Schulenberg , Kathy Kurth , Megan Wharton, Kristina Wilson SECOND ROW: Georgia King, Ashley Nueklrch, Sam Essman, Erin Dike , Lacey Fulton BACK ROW: Coach Monk, Taylor Rowlett , Alyssa Eltzmann, Sara Johnson, Tania Carroll, Ali Nolan, Coach Rump

Reserve Softball: FRONT ROW: Atley Gustafson; Rebecca Toelle, Alexanndra Gallardo, Kanai, KuhnE:l SECOND ROW: Porsha Nyhof, Taylor Sharper, Shanna Rurup, Morgan Pierce , Chelsea Fri.eke BACK ROW: Coach Chris DeAmbrose , EmUy Frandsen Lucy Kneifel Katy ' '

Reserve Volleyball: FRONT ROW: Kendra Frank, Brynn Stewart , Sydney Meis ! r, Ali Carstens. SECOND ROW: Nikki Elgin, Alyssa Trautman, Taylor Dobbs. BACK ,OW: Mickey Morton, Tori Tramp , Stacy Kellough, Lindsay Strong , Lindsey Linville.

Freshman Volleyball: FRONT ROW: Shelby Anderson, Kaitlin Reiss, Delanie Bai 1ard , Madison Plautz SECOND ROW: Sarni Nelson, Haylee Cotton, Haley Janssen ;ACK ROW: Olga Mwenentanda, Jacqie Hansen, Kasha Meyer, Sydney Svec, Paola vtwe· nentanda , Coa ch Danielle Arganbright.

Varsity Football: FRONT ROW: Trenton Meyer, Dan Bock, Lynn King, Eric Hyde, Scott Fraser, Justin Straight, Zach Watson, Zach Elson, Beau Muehling. SECOND ROW: Joe Delaney, Robert Krapfl, Zac Ross, Kyle Daniels, Jeff Seybold, Dylan Payne, Brennan Johnson, Vino Brown, Austin Tompkins, Taylor Doggett. THIRD ROW: Christoph Beckmann, Tay Bender , Seth Shreve, Ben Samani, Zach Martin, Jake Hedgecock, Brady Gaines, Andy Day, Brian Hand, Emilio Cruz.

FOURTH ROW: Brandon Piening, Rylan Cotton, Andrew Essman, Grant Peterson, Drew Jagadlch, Jason Schrad, EU Cecava, HD Sader, Dillon Horne, Jordan Tyrance. FlFTH ROW: Morgan Bergan, Jordan Bell, Matt Robertson, Bill McEwen, Dylan Heath, Ethan Tompkins, Spencer Mullins, Dayton Graf, Ross Kremer.

BACK ROW: Coaches: Dan Carpenter, Grant Traynowicz, Scott Bender, Tony Kobza, Jeff Jochum, Andrew Sherman, Cody Fisher, Mark King, Kevin Schrad, Scott Vampola, Fred Thorne, Terry Berks.

JV Football: FRONT ROW: Trenton Meyer, Jake Under, Austin Tompkins, Ryan Newsham, Scott Fraser, Josh Weils, Brandon Guern. SEC-

ONDROW: Kyle Flentge, Tay Bender, Dominque Pearson, Brandon Earhart, Matt Marisette, Treyton Buresh, Dillon Horne, Beau Muehling. THIRD ROW: Robert Krapfl, Kaleb Bryant, Seth Shreve, Tanner Lubach, Taylor Wolfe, Brian Hand, Zach Ross. BACK ROW: Coach Terry Berks, Nakemm Evans, Christoph Beckman, Ryan Plager, Matt Robertson, Morgan Bergan, Spencer Mullins, Coach Kevin Schrad.

Reserve Football: FRONT ROW: Keegan Sheridan, Fresh Tagaloa, Pat Soucie, Trew Bushhousen, Zane Mapes , Daniel Suiter. SEC-

OND ROW: Alex Pleman, Omar Attaie, Detric Cook, Andrew Francis, Kash Wolff, Ali Taha. THIRD ROW: Seth Martin, Christaen Strauch, Charles Chen, Jay Holochek, Mustafa Attaie, Alex Stahl. BACK ROW: Coach Scott Bender, Justin Peet, Conner Koerperich, Ansel Whittle, Payne Schwerdtfeger, Jacob Sievers, Coach Jeff Jochum.

Freshman Football: FRONT ROW: Ethan Rohde, Sean Buckweld, Ricky Stevens , Dylan Mathew , Reagan Groop, Josh West, Cole Genrich, Jordan Horan, Danny Funk.

SECOND ROW: Derek Nordgren, Tren Minhas, Blake Walker, Jake Jordan, Grant Behrens, Cameron Price, Scott Luedtke, Trey Graf.

THIRD ROW : Cooper Payne, Darren Jenkins, Brady Eklund, Quentin Lazarro, Gavin Friehauf, Jordan Straight, Zach Shanahan, Michael Horst, Shane Batemen. FOURTH ROW: Dalton Miles, Dylan Exstrom, Jake Kloefkorn, Trevor Meader, Tyler Dittbrenner, Brandon Reilly, Keaton Hartsook, Brent Flentje, Shea Kravlg, Logan Mullin. FlFTH ROW: lan Kobler, Kyle Hinz, Joe Anderberry, Daniel Hanson, Chase Hartman, Dalton Kapke, Brandon Nyhof, Brandon Guether, Cody Bristol. SIXTH ROW: Michael lngle, Dan Peters, Ethan DouglasWUey, Cole Ridder, Andy Nltz, Trey Wayne, Boone Ueb, John Marsh, Derek Wagner. BACK ROW: Coach Dan Carpenter, Coach Cody Fisher, Coach Grant Traynowkz, Coach Tony Kobza.

Boys Swimming: FRONT ROW: Jayton Peters, Joe Howerter, Timothy Gladyshev, Hay n Thomson, Alex Johnson, Sam Meister, Max Taylor, Kal Singh. SECOND ROW: Matt Ober, t-' t Delisi, Scott Hakel, Sam Heldelk, Tyler Mills, Justin Jones, Ryan Geisert. BACK

Boys Varsity Tennis: FRONT ROW: Nealesh Padhye, Christian Sanderfer, Luke Yarabe. SECOND ROW: PJ Bell, Drew Bartek. BACK ROW: Alex Hartmann, Jake Marvin, Alec Lowrey, Coach Hershberger.

JV Boys Tennis: FRONT ROW: Brandon Boosalis, Nick Clayburn, Aleck Gao, Logan Gates. SECOND ROW: Chase Krueger, MuijJ Ghani, Suhaus Nataraj. BACK ROW: Nick Hamilton, C,ole Neelly, Carey Haefele, Coach Nancy Brackley.

Boys Reserve Tennis: FRONT ROW: Connor Barr, DUlon Town, Luke Thompson, Dani.el Jaber. SECOND ROW: Bo Yarabe, Andy He, Ahsan Kamal. BACK ROW: Coach Chris Salem, Bryan Samani., Seth Wolkenhauer, Dustin Wischmann.

Girls Cross Country: FRONT ROW: Allie Hurlbut, Katie McKitterick, Courtney Jaorsz, Hayley Hamm, Veronica Vanderbeek, Rachel Havekost, Allie Daugherty. SECOND ROW: Mackenzie ~teinauer, Mary Hillis, Joslyn Soucie, Bri Brestel, Jessica Erniestl, Sydney S~auffer, Enn Kocher, Tessa Daugherty. THIRD ROW: Kayla Magnuson, Amy Cofer, Alhson O'Connor, Katelyn Weskamp, Allie Kloefkorn, Carly Belz, Kristine Scalora, Kyvstal Sh~ster, Lisa Keys. BACK ROW: Coach Ryan Salem, Caylee Chambers, Ashley Richards, S1mone Abst, Emma Burke, Cecelia Prussa, Coach Ted Larson.

Boys Cross Country: FRONT ROW: Ben Crelin, Kal Singh, Max Nagel Zach Gokie , a y Frederick, Erik Astrom, Austin Ford. SECOND ROW: Dylan Lest~r, Matt Bax: J le Frederick, Nate Jones, Adam Foster, Parker Schoen. THIRD ROW: Matt Peterson, e d Kocher, Zach Sims, Albert Zhou, Connor Marshall, Drew Willis BACK ROW: Coach R a n Salem, Scott lngham, Evan Brown, Thomas Klostermeyer, Nick Jester, Jordan Br m, John Hoffman, Coach Ted Larson.

Girls Golf: FRONT ROW: Brianna Beard, Kirsten BJorman, Makenna Kroeker SE< lND ROW: Emma Mabry, Zoe Tobin, Abbey Jones, Emma Fraser. BACK ROW: Coach Da ,on, Clair Espinosa, Gentry Carveth, Natalie Riggs, Jenna Wiese.

ROW: Co h Andrea Luedtke, Coach Danielle Stansbury, Manager Amy Cofer, Andrew Murphy, Justin t sen, Paul Ahrens, Manager Ben Oevlnger, Coach Tanner Penrod.

Girls Swimming: FRONT ROW: Michaela Patt, Effie Greene, Emily Johnson, JuliA1 1a Scusa, Amy Herman, Lexi Dougherty, Hope Hamilton, Torri Borchers. SECOND Ri v: Stephanie Newton, Lisa Keys, Nicole Schwery, Ali Carstens, Katie Miller, Clara Calkins , Janna Connely, Mercedes Printz, Erica Johnson. THIRD ROW: Abby Collins, Amber H( fmeyer, Stacy Luedtke, Lauren· Meeske, Olivia Leblanc, Nicole Dreeszen, Meghan Sen · e, Sarah Kocher. FOURTH ROW: Megan Kaltenberger, Larisa Brockman, Ellen Calkins, iz Dalke, Miki Freese, Lauren Mulgrue, Heather Guenther, Samantha Holecheck, Hayley l zlden. BACK ROW: Manager Amy Cofer, Coach Danielle Stansbury, Coach Tanner Penn d , Coach Andrea Luedtke, Manager Ben Clevinger.

Varsity Boys Basketball: FRONT ROW: Jeff Seybold, Rylan Cotton, Alex Duff, Drew Edmond, Vinb Brown, Jordan Tyrance, Manager David Munro. SECOND ROW: Ethan Tompkins , Nathan Van Loon, Kyle Headley, Jake Marvin, Devin Douglass-Wiley, Dylan Heath, Garrett Nitz. BACK ROW: Coaches: Jason Schapmann, Chris Johnson, Matt Zajicek, Duane Baack, Brandon Coslor, Kyle Schumann, Kevin James.

Varsity Girls Basketball: FRONT ROW: Tina Fantroy, Jami Finnell, Faith Fantroy , Shayla Heimann, Jenna Cunningham, Neleigh Frandsen. SECOND ROW: Olga Mwenentanda, Kaleigh Anderson, Liz Sundberg, McRae Bell, Alexis Bartek, Paola Mwenentanda, Sarah Faubel. BACK ROW: Coaches: Khari Wallace, Alisha Stopp, Us Brenden, Jeff Rump, Nicole Kubik, Adam Monk.

JV Boys Basketball: FRONT ROW: Manager David Munro, Benjamin Shield, DUlon McLain, JV Girls Basketball: FRONT ROW: Kate Hunsaker, Brianne Brestel, Alex Schmidt, Leah Alex Duff, Jeff Seybold, Vino Brown. SECOND ROW: Landon Schmidt, Austin Siedel, Bran- Letcher, Kelsie Bonow, MacKenzie Ashton. SECOND ROW: Laurel Holmquist, Morgan Neldon Piening, Taylor Doggett, Taylor Anderson, Austin Tompkins. BACK ROW: Coach Kevin son, Paige Traynowicz, Rebecca Swenseth, Taylor Rung, Tori Tramp. BACK ROW: CoachJames, Coach Kyle Schumann, Coach Chris Johnson, Matt Robertson, Dylan Heath, Coach es: Khari Wallace, Alisha Stopp, Us Brenden, Jeff Rump, Nicole Kubik, Adam Monk. Jason Schapmann, Coach Brandon Coslor.

Reserve Boys Basketball: FRONT ROW: Brandon Remy, Gavin Friehauf, Alex Guyer, Jason ~itz, Manager David Munro. SECOND ROW: Jordan Straight, Travis Stoltenberg, Shane Davidson, Logan Mullin, Danny Suiter, Anthony Belling. BACK ROW: Coach Kevin James, Coach Chris Johnson , Tyler Cook, Zach Martin, Tay Bender, Coach Jason Schapmann.

~eshman Boys Basketball: FRONT ROW: Luke Gormley, Bo Yarabe, Cameron Rose, Spencer Lindahl, Dylan Matthews. SECOND ROW: Manager David Munro, Trevor Meader, Zach Shanahan, Keegan Sheridan, Brandon Guenther, Merrill Holden. BACK ROW: Josh Isherwood, Darren Jenkins, Harrison Drake, Cole Ridder, Andy Nitz, Coach Jason Schapmann. NOT PlCTIJRED: Coach Tony Kobza.

Reserve Girls Basketball: FRONT ROW: Porsha Nyhof, Kasha Meyer, Megan Haugeru SECOND ROW: Liz Dike, Caroline Flynn, Taylor Rowlett, Abby Graham. BACK ROW: Miranda lenn, Diane Banderas, Lucy Kneifl, Kayla Magnuson, ~oach Khari Wallace.

Freshman Girls Basketball: FR.ONT ROW: Abbey Jones, Bailey Schulenberg , Jill Kieffer, Emma Mabry. SECOND ROW: Bekah Miller, Kelsey Wolf, Samantha Essman, Erin Dike, Cecilia Prussa. BACK ROW: Laine Sanburg, Gentry Carveth, Monica Smid, Coach Alisha Stopp.

Karissa Hevelone, Conner Gerner, Beau Connely, Fresh Tagaloa, Juan Cordova, Jay Holochek, Andrew Hill, Aubrey Woolman FOURTH ROW: Madison Vachal, Chelsea Fricke, Rowdy Jensen, Chris Wasser, Dillon Maynard , Robert Krapfl, Alex Beasley, Patrick Lowrey, Megan Barnett FlFTH ROW: Leo Navarro, Trey Adams, Pat Soucie, Trew Bushhousen, Connor Carstens, Ethan Rohde SIXTH ROW: Alec Rowen , Dan Peters, Tyler Dittbrenner, Tren Minhas, Daniel Hanson, Milan Knezovich, Brandon Charroln

Varsity Baseball: FRONT ROW: Jeff Sward, Jason Schrad, Dustin Bloch, Dain Sue t, John Mulgrue, Mark Korsakas. SECOND ROW: Ryan Haas, Tanner Lubach, Vince Fly n, Adam Lavelle,

Wrestling: FRONT ROW: Sara Brolsma, Jordan Brooks, Sam Schmidt , Jon Castro, Ben Samani, Grant Peterson, Rudy Fiedler, Matthew Pettit. SECOND ROW: Vinny Delaney, Ty Zlegelbein, Erin Hinz, Beau Muehllng, Tony Delaney, Jeremy Fricke, Josh Weils, Becca Changstrom. THIRD ROW:

BACK ROW: Coaches: Aaron Finely, Terry Morrow , Marcus Hellwege.

Rylan Cotton, Taylor Anderson, Taylor Doggett. BACK ROW: Coach VY tterberg , Coach Kaltenberger, Nolan Schaeffer, Adam Peters, Ty Kuper, Coach Schie ff •

JV Baseballl: FRONT ROW: Andy Gospodarski, Zane Mapes, Matt Speich, Cole Frede1 Paul Nispel. SECOND ROW: Danny Suiter, Ryan Newsham, Alex Steinmeyer, Colby D

Girls Varsity Tennis: FRONT ROW: Ellie Clinch, Katie Everitt, Ashley Janssen, Kylie ke, Michael Nordell, Anthony Belling. BACK ROW: Coach Watt, Thomas Klosterm e er, Klockenga, Brianna Saeger. BACK ROW: Mackenzie Laird, McRae Bell, Courtney Pow- Elliott Engle, Kyle Flentje, Jordan Brown, Coach Monk. NOT PICTURED: Ty Headley. ers, Alexis Bartek, Saki Aota, Coach Hershberger.

Girls JV Tennis: FRONT ROW: Jayme Smock, Juee Trivedi, Ashley Amend, Rachel Havekost. BACK ROW: Coach Salem, Natalie Cooper, Alyssa Trautman, Sydney Meister.

Girls Reserve Tennis: FRONT ROW: Chika Yamanishi, Ahona Ghani, Lexi Dougherty, Eva Lube

BACK ROW: Coach Stempson, Felicia Phares, Dani Baker , Amanda Jones.

Reserve Baseball: FRONT ROW: Dylan Matthews, Derek Hemann, Dalton Miles, Ad o 1 Foster. SECOND ROW: Gavin Friehauf, Clay Frederick, Evan Novotny, Brandon Re ll ' BACK ROW: Coach DeAmbrose, Nick Urban, Dylan Exstrom, Kit Lofgreen, Justin Pe , Matt Schwartz. NOT PICTURED: Seth Martin, Austin Rathe.

Freshman Baseball: FRONT ROW: Quentin Lizaro, Grant Behrens, Keaton Hartsook, Brei t Flentje. SECOND ROW: Kyle Ellison, Shawn Fisher, Matt Sullivan, KeE>gan Sheridan, Tann< r Nolan. BACK ROW: Coach Beacom, Colton Leppoky, Mark Brown, Harrison Drake , Dam n Jenkins, Tyler Dittbrenner NOT PICTURED: Josh Isherwood.

Jasmin Stonacek, Hadlee Henrichs,

Boys Track and Feild: FRONT ROW: Ben Coatney , Josh West, Kal Singh, Matt Bax, Luke Gormley, Damian Martinez, Seth Wolkenhauer. SECOND ROW: Kyle Hinz, Aaron Schilling, Drew Willis, Zachary Sims, Zach Gokie, Nathan Jones, Brian Doland, Cole Reeder. THIRD ROW: ): Chris Gice, Brady Gaines, Griffin Perry, Scott lngham, Jacob Denniston, Schyler Kerns, Collyn Curtis, Caleb Brown, Ted Kocher, Jake Kloefkorn. FOURTH ROW: Collin Stange, Derek Nordgren, Patrick Soucie, Matthew Petersen, Teylor Wolfe, Brandon Earhart, Cory Williams, Logan Mullin, Albert Zhou, lan Kobler, Andrew Hoeven FIFTH ROW: Payne Schwerdtfeger, Benjamin Shield, Evan Brown, Zac Ross, Dominique Pearson, lan Stipke, John Hoffman, Parker Schoen, Jeremiah Sievers, Connor Marshall, Dan Peters. BACK ROW: Ethan Douglass-Wiley, Trenten Meyer, Morgan Bergen, Tay Bender, Kamal Harris, Matt Robertson, Bill McEwen, Zach Martin, Brian Hand, Spencer Mullins.

Va rsity Boys So~cer: FRONT ROW: Bryce Ficken, Jared Plautz, Jeff Walker , Andy Heckman SECOND ROW: Jacob Quandt , Jon Creglow , Aaron Mulgrue, Chad Bailey, Alex Duff, Drew Edmond, Shane Davidson. THlRD ROW: Travis Stoltenburg, Ben Currin, Brandon Schafer, Justin Jacobsen , Andy Day, Austin Tompkins, Coach Carpenter BACK ROW: Andre Devorss , Duncan Barnell, Brandon Guyer, Austin Siedel, Coach Weller, Coach Polacek, Coach Jespen.

Varsity Girls Soccer: FRONT ROW: Leah Letcher , Bri Badje, Shelby Knorr, Kendra Frank, Kelly Baer. SECOND ROW: Caroline Flynn, Kortney Frank, Sarah Delgado , Klorissa Kavan, Bri Exstrom, Steph Daffer. BACK ROW: Jami Finnell, Shayla Heimann, Sarah Faubel, Jenna Cunningham, Emily Kerl, Clare Espinosa , Coach Watson. NOT PlCTURED: Liz Sundberg.

V Boys Soccer: FRONT ROW: Nathan Kumwenda, Nick Mueting, Declan Walker. SECOND JV Girls Soccer: FRONT ROW: Emily Owen, Jamie Marker, Ali Carstens, Allie Hurlbut , Ally t0W: Treyton Buresh, Cole Lueckenhoff, Brandon Guern, Erik Aston. THIRD ROW: Jason Walker, Alex Bechtle. SECOND ROW: Jill Kieffer, Maren Finsand, Lauren Meeske , Jennifer ~itz, Dillon McLain, Chris Yokel, Taylor Taege, Morgan Price. BACK ROW: Coach Weller, Marks, Lexi Reeder, Tori Bohlen, Kate Meyer. BACK ROW: Coach Voigt, Kelsey Kinnison, \lex Gu yer, Alek Lien, Fresh Tagaloa, Matt Shallenberger, Casey Berger. Kasha Meyer, lmke Ostermann, Uz Dike, MacKenzie Ashton, Katie Higgins. •

leserve Boys Soccer: FRONT ROW: Gio Tapia, Cameron Price, Cole Genrich, Joss Miller, Joe Creg low. SECOND ROW: Erik Castillo, Branden Nyhof, Riley Anderson, Aaron Mack, Mithael Horst. THIRD ROW: Coach Jespen, Eduardo Zavala, Nick Hamilton, Nick Peters, Nate Rumm el, Coach Polacek. BACK ROW: Matt Lychei, Caleb Bryant, Boon Lieb, Alex Peiman, 3ran don Guenther, Nick Pierce, Travis Freeburg.

Reserve Girls Soccer: FRONT ROW:

Delanie Barnard, Abbie Sloup, Sydney Worley. SECOND ROW: Alison Everman, Megan Haugerud, Jennifer Jones, Dakota Sonderup, Hailey Batterton, Taylor Nelson, Chelsea Fricke, Madi Plautz. BACK ROW : Coach Penrod, Kayla Magnuson, Katie McKitterick, Sarni Nelson, Jessica Mills, Taylor Rowlett, Mallory Waller.

Girls track and fei.ld: FRONT ROW: Adrianna Ochoa , Erin Kocher , Monica Knabe , CeCe Laughter , Becca Changstrorn, Michaela Patt , Sydney Stauffer , Ali. Dougherty SECOND

ROW: Tessa Daugherty , Molly Hogancamp , Sara Brolsma, Kathrine Kroeyer , Wyki Walstrom, Kate Weskamp, Amy Cofer , Mary Hillis , Kelsey Helget, Balley Schulenberg , Mallory Noakes. THIRD ROW: Alie Kloefkorn, Abbey Jones , Bekah Miller, Ashley Peters , Tina Fantroy , Faith Fantroy , Gabby Alvarez , Cecilia Prussa , Makenna Kroeker, Kelsie Bonow. FOURTH ROW: Sammy Hansen, Lisa Keys , Carly Belz , DeDe Holder , Alyssa Stander , MacKenzie Steinauer , Caylee Chambers , Alma Donlic , Bri Brestel , Alissa Schellhorn , Alex Schmidt. FlFTH ROW: Abby Flory , Sara Johnson , Courtney Bryant, Taylor Rung , Veronica Vanderbeek, Maggie Anderson, Tania Carroll , Laine Sanburg, Sarah Ko cher, Brittni Eitzmann, Courtney Jarosz , Emily Allaire. BACK

ROW: Gina Babcock, Olga Mwenentanda, Paige Traynowicz , Haley Christiansen, Hayley Hamm, Arianna Dye ,

Morgan Emmert , Becca Swenseth, Lindsey Linville, Paola Mwenentanda , Joslin Stonacek, Kayla Frazier.

Boys Golf: FRONT ROW: Sam Gemar , Jordan Straight, Hayden Tompson, Spencer Lindahl , Eric Jaacks. SECOND ROW: Scott Fraser , Connor Stange , Aaron Wiese , Scott Witty , Dylan Lester, Brandon Boosalis. BACK ROW: Coach Danson, Bryce Brown, Jake Hedgecock, James Tussing , Justen Straight.

I Athletic Trainers: FRONT ROW: Kaleigh Hohensee, Shelbi Swartz. SECC D ROW: David M JullAnna Scusa , Head Trainer Crystal Kjar , Assistant Traine r \ebecca Townsend, Ryan Keys , Aly Ferguson. BACK ROW: Megan Kaltenber er , Elliott Engle Kaitlyn Waller, and Amy Cotton. NOT PlCTURED: Morgan Ber! m, Jacqi.e Hansen, Spenser Mullins.

First to arrive, last to leave, that's what athletic trainers do.

"We get here before all the athletes do. We get everything ready, like fill waters, get tape ready to go, and just be ready for what comes our way," said freshmen Shelbi Swartz, "After the games we have to prepare ice bags, clean everything up and help athletes with any injury they got during the game."

Athletic training ls something you have to want to do. lt' s just like a sports. You're there all of practice and have to maintain a 3.0 in order to be involved in it.

"l love athletic training. lt' s prepared me for what l want to go into after high school, massage therapy. lt has helped me get a heads up on how to massage injuries out and how to bond with the athletes," said senior Kaleigh Hohensee.

Training, however, is not as easy as it may look. Not only are you there long hours, you have to be pre-

pared to travel with the teams alone. Taping, stretching and rehab are just a few things you need to know in order to travel with the teams.

Trainers are also put in tough situations. lf an athlete ·hits the ground and ls complaining of head pain, trainers have to make the call if the athlete can continue to play or not.

"l was working an out of town freshmen football game and one of the players hit his head pretty hard. l had to decide lf he should continue to play or sit out. He sat out. The next day Crystal ran the tests and symptom check list and he had a concussion, " senior Kaitlyn Waller said.

Training isn't one of those things everyone can do. You have to want to be there and be prepared for anything that comes your way, from a simple nose bleed to a torn ACL.

They are the first to arrive and the last to leave.

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Player down. Athletic trainers Crystal Kjar and Rebecca Townsend tends to Ethan Tompkins after he got hit during the Northeast game. Kjar and Townsend cover all sports at Southwest. Kjar travels with the varsity football team and works at home events. Townsend only works at events at Southwest.

Return from Elkhorn. Afte r getting back from Elkhorn , tra iners Shebi Swartz , Kaleigh Hohonsee , Aly Ferguson, Elliott Engle and Ryan Keys take a break before t he players get back. After each game trainers would relax and talk about the injuries before players got back Courtsey photo

Water break. Seniors Kaleigh Hohensee and Kaitlyn Waller walk off the field aft er giving the players water. Giving water to players was one of many responsibilities student trainers had. Photo b y Ra ch el Pt1ug/Talon

Photo b y Anna Thomas / Talon

We devote nine months of the whole year

Classes were offered at different levels to a ,to our academic life. Out of those nine months commodate all. Some classes were required b1 t with five days a week and seven hours a day plus some appealed to specific interests. homework, sports and after school activities, the Sports literature was one example. lt was 1 first big chunk of many people's lives was getting new class born at Southwest this year. Taught c the proper education for their futures. Cindy Dwyer, five sections were filled, making it 1

Continued from last year our principal still vis- very popular class for its first year. ited the classrooms. Saturday School also contin- ''l think it is a really cool class because it ., ued from last year, however the academic center something l can relate to and l am super inte 1was shut down because of students not attending ested in it. Along with that, it is a lot easier top and cost. A new peer tutoring program by Na- attention," senior ~elly Baer said. tional Honor Society members was added to help School was a big part of our lives and it w er ; those who were struggling with their classes. important to strive to be successful.

Getting buff! Junior Jeff Seybold spots junior Mark Korsakas while squatting. lt was important to spot a partner when lifting a lot of weight for safety. Photo by Brandon Boosalis/ Talon

Roasting Hot Dogs! Juniors Alexis Bartek, Matthew Hammond and Miki Fre ( ;e roast hotdogs during their Pre-Calculus. This was a time to take advantag e ) f an experiment for a math class. Photo by Ellie Clinch/Talon

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Masquerade Balli Seniors Cassie Braymen and Mike Wehling go down the line for food after their masque dance. English Literature or "Brit. Lit. " as most students called it, focused on literature of Great Britain, including Colonial and Postcolonial writers Photo by Jami Finne/V Talon

Experiment. Freshmen Josh Isherwood, David Munro , Cole Ridder and Alec Rowen do an experiment for their Geoscience class. Geoscience was an introduction to all other science classes. Photo by Tori Fr y/Hawk Talk

The Sweet Sweets! Senior Tyler Rheault makes a ice cream cake in his cultural foods class. This class was a fun way for students to make and eat food from different countries and cultures.

Photo by Kelsey MichaeVTalon

Credits Credits Credits.

Taking math as a freshman, students knew they needed at least 20 math credits to graduate from high school. They also needed to pass Algebra to graduate.

The head of the department of math was Tom Ahlschwede. Southwest offered a choke of 16 different classes from 15 different teachers.

Some of the classes were Algebra, Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Pre-Cal, AP Cal, AP Stats, Problem Solving, Math Technology, Discrete Math and Pre-College Math.

Freshmen took part ln many assessments.

But one fun activity freshmen did was a writing project. For the writing project students found shapes and symmetry all around their neighborhoods and then did a project and related it to math.

All math students were offered a chance to go to Worlds of Fun twice a year. At Worlds of Fun the teachers picked what students did there. They might have students find the speed or the height of the roller coaster. After that students could ride any of the rides.

"All students need to be challenged and develop critical thinking and problem solving skUls. Math ls life," Ahlschwede said.

Practice Practice. Christin Sutter' s class works on some geometry practi~e on the white board. Freshmen Davis Rempe, Kana Leia Veny, Alyssa l:.itzmann and Spread by Greg Smith Taylor Tunnison.work on the white board.

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Helping hand. David Hartman's Al ebra extended class works on home ork. Sophomore Baqir Al-Rubaiai and esh· man Nicholas Rekhwaldt compa r , an· swers on the first question. Photo b } Greg Smith/Talon

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It is also helpful when using a calculator because then you ca show the class what buttons you ar hitting.

~It's such an imbedded pa of how you teach, that if you don' have access to one you're not doi as good a job, w Ahlschwede said.

tests. One of Jeff DeVrie ' s Calculus students hands in a test they have just completed. Another student also hands in his test so he can be graded. Photo

Speaker. Teacher Jerel Welker won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Technology last year. ln his honor CongressmanJeff Fortenberry spoke to his second and third block math class second term. Photo by Greg Smith/Talon by Greg Smith/Talon •

Wall Project. David Hartman' s Algebra extended class gathers some data. Freshman _ DJ Hosler takes and use the data for a school project. Photo b y Greg Smith / Talon

Hot Dog Roasting. Tom Ahlschwede ' s Pre-Cal class does an experiment with roasting hot dogs with tin foil , cardboard boxes and hot dogs. Photo b y Ellie Clinch / Talon

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Remember the popular 90' s television show "Bill Nye the Science Guy?" Each episode was aimed to teach a specific science topic to Nye's preteen audience. Many students were characterized by their distinct fondness for nature and eagerness to investigate the world around them.

Although the "Bill Nye the Science Guy" show no longer runs, these inquisltlons could be answered and explored in the 28 science classes offered to students. While 15 hours of science credit was required to graduate, many students ventured beyond the traditional science courses.

One-term electives like Zoology and Genetics grew in popularity. Those with an even greater appetite for scientific knowledge had the opportunity to join the Science Olympiad club.

"Science is fun," Biology teacher Charles Bittle responded, when asked why students should be interested in this subject. "lt can answer a lot of your questions about how the world works and what's around you."

Since Southwest offered the most science classes of any Lincoln school, students could easily find something to evoke their inner childhood scientist.

Students were not limited to the typical classroom experience associated with pages of notes or droning lectures. Students participated in hands on learning activities; from Physics and Chemistry

Green Thumbs. Sophomores Ellie Clinch, Sara Johnson and Emily Shanahan create labs, to dissections, and even field trips to the zoo. interdependent ecosystems in Dan Carpenter ' s Biology class. They·each included Spread by Eliza Hammond living orga~isms that could survive.

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Labs to Shock. Seniors Hayli Lo t reen, Samantha Holecheck and Caleb l rown measure and record the electric c rrent and voltage of batteries in Mark Sh 1rer 's Physics class.

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Much to do at the zoo

After spending weeks in the classroom learning about animals and their environment, students in Kevin Schrad' s Zoology class and department chair, Tim Golden's Marine Biology class were able to observe these organisms on a field trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha Each term they went to the zoo to see the animals.

Students were allowed to pick and choose which exhibits they wanted to see and also had the opportunity to watch an lmax movie.

Blast om Philip Monroe ' s Physical Science class listens to instructions as they prepare to launch their homemade bottle rockets. His students learned about motion, force and acceleration. Photo by Jessica Anderson/Hawk Talk

A Chatn Reaction. Juniors Wyn Wiley and Emily Pike observe chemical reactions as they mix powders and liquids in Greg Cooper's Chemistry class.

lt ' s Altv el Seniors Frankie Bruyette and Mike Meyers examine and dissect jellyfish and sponges in Zoology class. Students spent the week learning about cnidarians and other archaic, underwater animals.

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Caution: Radioactive. Freshman Bo Yarabe measures the radioactivity of granite in Philip Monroe ' s Geoscience class. Students explored everything from Earth's history to alternative fuel sources.

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Learning About the Past and Present

Every student was required to take at least 35 credit hours in the social studies department. Freshmen took Civics and Geography. Sophomores took World History for two terms. Juniors took two terms of U.S. History, and seniors were required to take two terms of Government and Politics.

Southwest also offered other classes that were not required in the social studies area. Two popular classes were Psychology and Sociology. These two classes were open to any junior or senlor.

The 14 teachers in the social studies department covered about 40 social studies classes per term.

"Students benefit from social studies classes by learning how to become a better citizen," said new department chair Russ Raatz. "By teaching students more about citizenship, it will help our community be a better democracy."

Social studies classes encouraged students to be involved witµ. our society and politics today. With the election this year, students were more involved in the election during the fall. Before the student vote, teachers educated the students on the different political views of each candidate.

Students had a chance to learn about the past also. ln World Hi.story students learned about different governments. ln U.S. Hi.story, students learned about how the United States became the country it i.s today.

"l like social studies because l learn things about our government and country that l never knew before," sophomore Abbie Albrecht said.

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Working 1n the Forum. Ryan Salem ' s Government and Politics clas s works in the forum. Salem also coaches Cross Country. Photo by Lindsay Strong/Talon

Presenting. Senior Luke Yarabe, Cl. y Upton and Amy Herman present at the Joard during their Psychology class. Psy c .->logy focuses on the behavior of humans Photo by Eliza Hammond/Talon

Military 1-lif;tOry

US Military History students listen to Prank Chambers as he speaks about a book he wrote Chambers , a WWU veteran, came to the class to talk about his involvment in the Battle of Bulge during wwu.

Toe US Military History class studies topics from the U.S. involvement on the battlefield to the social and geo-political impact of the war. ustudents are able to gain an appreciation for the sacrifices of our troops. And, they are able to understand that ' Preedom is not Pree ,'" teacher Jim Danson said.

Hard at Work. Freshmen Dylan Exstrom, Kennedy Naquin, Tearah Kendall, and Sydney Bacon Work in their project in Lisa Bales ' Geography class.

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Just another packet. Sophomores Katie Everitt , Logan Gates and Taylor Elgin work on packets for their World History class. Teacher Tanner Penrod assigned packets for each chapter. Photo by Lindsay Strong/Talon

Geography. Freshman students read out of their geography books during Brian Albre cht' s class. Geography and Civics are both required classes to take as a freshman. Photo by Hannah Scollard/Photo Journalism

Reading and Leaming. Junior Amanda Persson reads and takes notes in Brian Albrecht ' s 1st block U.S History class. Every Junior is required to take U.S History.

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Everyday students use English multiple times. They use it to read road signs, books and bulletin boards. They even use it to simply speak and understand others.

ln hlgh school, students might think they know as much as they need to about English, but English teacher Todd Pernlcek thought otherwise.

"You need to be more detailed and descriptive so others better understand you," Pernlcek said.

All students started out with 9 th grade English class. Some activities were reading choke books and performing "Romeo and Juliet."

"l like English because l love reading and writing," freshman Lacey Burgess said.

ln English 10, sophomores also took part in Shakespeare, including reading "Hamlet." Terry Berks ' class read short stories and discussed "meanings" for them. A meaning meant analyzing the story and commenting on what it meant.

Upperclassmen had more variety of chokes for English courses. Some of the many classes included Holocaust Lit, American Lit/Comp, Brit Llt, c£s and the new Sports Lit course. ,..(!/j)

Many teachers believed English was important ():5 to learn.

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Working Hard. Sophomore Bethany Duke writes a personal narrative assignment in Cindy Dwyer ' s 10th grade English class. Sophomore Allie lmhof states "Mrs. Dwyer is the best teacher ever !" Photo by Hadlee Henrich/Photojournalism

A Trip to Remember. Students fr m the Holocaust Lit class take a group ph , in Washington, D.C. They were able t C' ake the trip Dec. 5- 7 to experience the locaust Museum. Courtesy Photo

English 9 teacher 'Todd Pernicek quizzes freshman Tony Shrader about what he learned in class. He chose random students and rewarded them with candy if they answered correctly.

Although most teachers grade with letters that wasn't true for Pernicek. He graded using words like ,, exemplary. " He was definitely a favorlte among the students he has had in his class.

"l like the way he teaches," said freshman Tara Winkle.

Teamwork. Students from Lori Nakagawa's Reading ldeas class read a book together. 'This class is meant for kids like me who have a little trouble read-

Repeat after me. Senior Luke Honnen swears his loyalty in Mindy Wright's Brit Lit class while senior Anna Denell watches. The court session was held to review the ancient poem "Rhyme of the Mariners." Photo by Eva Lube/Talon

Pun and Games. Freshman Mickey Morton plays "Bananagrams" in her English 90 class. ln the game students made their own crossword with the given letters, and the first person to use all their letters wins.

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lnsptratlon. Students from Cindy Dwyer' s Sports Lit class listen to guest speaker Lori Sipple, assistant softball coach at UNL. Sports Lit was a new class available to students this year. Photo by Eva Lube/Talon

Staying l-lealthy for Life

P. E. and health classes were very popular. Almost every advanced weight training class with Mark King was full every term. It was the most popular class mainly because of all the athletes trying to get as strong as they could before their sports season.

With 11 teachers in the P.E. and health department, over 90 sections were offered. Two P.E. classes and one health for a total oflO credits were needed to graduate.

The only required P.E. class was Fitness for Ufe and all freshmen had to take it. All sophomores had to take Health too, with either Scott Skultety or Doug Kaltenberger.

Most students took P. E. classes for other reasons besides the required credits.

"Most people believe in a sound body and mind and we want to promote good fitness and want them to carry it out throughout their life," said department chair Mark Watt. Another reason students took P.E. classes was to take a break from all the tough academics and become more physically fit at the same time.

"Many people are overweight and one third of your generation wlll acquire diabetes. We at Southwest are trying to reverse that trend," Watt said. Watt and his department strived to make teens healthier and to live better lives.

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Body and Mind. Students are waiting to get starting in Modern Jazz and .Aerobics class with Jalaina Handa. This is a good P.E. class that offers moderate amounts of physical activity that help students ' bodies and minds. Photo by Brandon Boosalis/Talon

Hang tn there. Junior Mark Korsakas es hang cleans in advanced weight tra i' ng. Hang cleans is one of the lifts that s es overall strength. Photo by Brandon Bo o: 1/is/ Talon

Maxing Out

Junior Justin Jacobson maxes out on squats under the watchful eye of teacher Mark King during max week in advanced weight training.

Max week is a time for lifters to find out their true potential and see how much they can lift.

Many school lifting records are set each term during max week. A goal for lifters is to have their name on the record board in the weight room

Serves Up. Sophomores Nealesh Padhye and Matt Schwartz play badminton in team sports. Other games played in team sports include basketball, capture the flag and pickle ball. Photo by Brandon Boosalis/ Talon

Getting Big Junior Taylor Taege spots junior Cole Frederick as he does incline in advanced weight training. Students take advanced weight training to improve their strength and speed. Photo by Brandon Boosalis/ Talon

Falr Catch. Junior Parker Schoen catches a ball during team sports. Tearn sports is a great class to play organized P. E. games.

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Health ts Key. Doug Kaltenberger teaches his health class about topics ranging from drugs to sex. Health is a required class to graduate and most students take it sophomore year. Photo by Brandon Boosalis/ Talon

Talking Around the World

Freshmen or senior, junior or sophomore, it does not matter. ln the world language classrooms all grades were equal, whether students were just entering school or just about to graduate. Rather than being separated by their grade they were separated by their years.

World language offered Spanish, French, German, Japanese and even Latin. Of the languages French and Spanish offered five years with Spanish offering the most classes overall.

But learning wasn't reserved only for the classrooms.

French and Spanish classes offered trips to France and Spain every year over spring break, and German to Germany every other year.

Japanese class offered its students a trip to Japan every other summer.

Each language's requirements to go on their trip were different. ,, An application ls required," said French teacher, Madame Angle Knop. "And the students need teacher recommendations."

lncluslon on trips were not always by submission, however. The Japanese class trip was open to anyone who was willing to pay the nearly $3000 to finance it. Though it was open to anyone, teacher Jeremy Smith suggested that those going to Japan with them have at least one year's worth of Japanese experience.

Translation: Leaming. Senora Elaine Harris helps sophomore Justin Peet translate an article on the Nazca lines. Students in Harris ' Spanish 3 class worked in small Spread by Amanda Carnazzo groups to decipher information on the famous site. Photo by Amanda Carnazzo/ Talon

Telling Tales. Freshman Rebecca D Nell and sophomore Danielle Peterson , 10rk on tall tales in French 2. Their tall ales were based on an activity, place and t 1ing given to them by their classmates. i '1 oto by Amanda Carnazzo/ Talon

imSupposedly the celebrations of Christmas originated in Germany.

ln honor of the season and its traditions, Herr Aaron Finley ' s German 3 class made gingerbread houses the week before winter break.

Junior Erin Kocher cuts out dough to form a wall for her group's house on the second day of preparation. The class baked under the watchful eye of FCS teacher Sherry Mccranie in the cooking classroom.

Small Student-to-Teacher Ratio. Junior Lauren Wachter and sophomore Kadi Larson play Apples-to-ApJ?les with their Japanese 3 class. First semester ' s Japanese class had only four students. Amanda Carnazzo/ Talon

What's the Word? Freshman Matt Uckei looks up a word in his textbook. Angie Knop ' s French 2 class worked hard every day to learn the language. Pho to by Amanda Carnazzo/ Talon

Multllingual Jouma11sm. Senora Nila Jacobson explains a journalism assignment to Jake Hedgecock and Alexis Bartek in their Spanish 4 class. Jacobson encouraged her students to do their best with their groups.

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Just One Left. Junior Zedaya Hamilton plays an Uno review game with sophomore Amanda Jones and her group during Japanese 2. Students designed their own game to help their classmates prepare for the test. Photo by Amanda Carnazzo / Talon

The Real World

ln high school, many students ask, "When will l ever use this in life?" Southwest offered many classes in the areas of FCS and Business that helped students answer that question.

lf students were looking to explore what their lives would be like after high school, then a business class was right for them. lt combined all the basic skills they learned and gave them a chance to see how all classes in high school actually made sense in their future worlds.

The business department offered over 17 business and computer classes. Students also had the opportunity to work with Junior Achievement in Business Management and benefltted from the many speakers from the community who came to their class.

"Marketing was one of my favorite classes with Mr. Kobza," said senior Andrew Essman. "We learned a lot about the marketing world and had a lot of fun at the same time."

mFCS classes were another popular area. Students could take classes such as Culinary Foods, Culinary Baking and Foods and Wellness to get a hands on experience in the kitchen. They could also take a sewing class such as Creative Clothing.

"l saw things other people made in their Creative Clothing class and that made me want to take the class," said freshman Haylee Cotton. "lt's really cool to have something you made that you can keep forever."

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SmfieI Juniors Christina Dowd and Aubrey Thompson take a moment to smile for the camera during their first block cultural foods class. Sherry Mccranie had the class make traditonal Chinese food. Photo by Beth Embree/Talon

Excelling! Sophomore Jason Nitz pra , :tees working with Excel in his first block msi· ness class. He took Career Educatio n .v ith Tony Kobza. Photo Beth Embree/Talo n

Culinary Competition

The culinary competition is designed to bring together talented students to compete in plating and design.

ult' s a fun experience that challenges your eye for design in the culinary world," said senior Kelsey Michael.

Students are judged on clothing presentation, creativity, and overall appeal of the piece.

ult provides students the opportunity to think outside the box," said teacher Sherry Mccranie. u It helps them practice creativity and communication skills."

Get tt GtrU Senior Hayley Raatz works on her boxer shorts in her first block Creative Oothing class. Sh~ -said this class has been one of her favorites. Photo by Beth Embree/Talon

Getting Serious! Sophomore Tayler Culhane converses with her interviewer during her first block career education class. At the end of the term, each student takes part in a professional interview fair. Photo by Beth Embree/ Talon

Breakin' Dishes! Senior Adam Lavelle cleans up the dirty dishes in his Cultural Foods class. This class is a popular elective for seniors. Photo by Beth Embree/ Talon

Work tt Out! Freshman Riley Anderson works on a project in his computer applications class. Most students took the class to meet part of the technology credit requirements. Photo by Beth Embree/ Ta/on

Thinking Outs;ide the Box

From designing and sculpting, sketching to painting, to developing film, art classes kept students busy. Southwest offered 31 classes to choose from ranging from Painting, Photography and Pottery to Jewelry Students were required to have five credits in Pine Arts and five credits in Applied Arts.

Applied Arts classes included: Business, Industrial Tech, and Family and Consumer Science. lf Applied Arts didn't seem like the rtght for you Fine Arts included Dramatic Arts, Music and Visual Arts.

Many of these classes offered hands on experience. They also gave students a chance to relax and unwind from the typical everyday core class. These classes were a way for students to express themselves.

"l like the opportunity to take something in my mind and to see it come alive in front of me," said senior Nick Dahlquist.

Students who took photography had the privilege of going qn field trtps down town Lincoln and the freedom to walk around Southwest to take pictures.

"l like to be able to walk around the school to take pictures. lt's better than just sitting in class." said junior Rosemary Anderson about Photographic Techniques. Students looking to take something that was more technical could take Industrial Technology and Intro to CAD Tech or others.

Senior Chris Jacobson said, "l like this class because we think of ideas and then we make them happen. We also get to work on fun projects like building a chess table set and more."

Tune Out. Senior Morgynn Sullivan works on her water color painting in Julie Walstrom' s first block Beginning Painting class. Students were allowed to listen to their iPods to help them concentrate. PhoSpread by Kelsey Michael to by Kelsey Michael/Talon Academics

Rough Draft. Freshman Melissa B erly sketches during her free time in Valstrom ' s Beginning Drawing class. lr t his class students usually work on mor e han one project at a time. Photo by Kei s Mi · chaeVTalon

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Junior Chris Chu is trimming the edge on his cabinet door. Chu took lntro to Woods and Construction.

This class was designed for students who were interested in furniture construction and cabinet making.

This class helped teach students the basics to woodworking construction safety, equipment and tools.

Some things students have made in this class include cabinets ; chairs, tables and more.

Shape Up Senior Chris Jacobson finishes shaping a chess piece in Foundations of Industrial Technology. ln this class students learn through robotics, rocketry and much more. Photo by Kelsey Michael/ Talon

Hands On. Beginning Pottery teacher Melissa Mordy gives hands on help to her students. One of the tasks they learn is how to construct a pot on the potters wheel.

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Say Cheese. Sophomore Brittani Salvatore and juniors Kacie Hill and Rosemary Anderson stop to take a look at the pictures for their Photographic Techniques class.

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Careful Sophomore Alex Michael saws carefully around his cross design in Beginning Jewelry. Other pieces you can design include rings and necklaces. Photo by Kelsey Mlchael/Talon

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Encore in ~he E-Wing

The E wing, also known as the entertainment wing, was a side of the school that included band, orchestra, choir and show groups and theatre.

Theatre was often taken as a freshman elective. ln that class with Bob Henrichs, students practiced all different acting techniques. Tawards the end of the term they performed a monologue and a duet scene that had to be fully memorized. Students could also take advanced theatre.

For choir 30 students represented Southwest at All-State. lt included 20 choir members, three band members, and seven orchestra members

There were also eight alternates.

Choir consisted of 204 members throughout the many different groups. Some groups were Woman's Choir, Mixed Concert, Freshman Concert, Varsity Concert, Ambiance and Resonance Show Choirs and Select Chamber Choir.

"All the choir groups are strong. lt's really just a building process," said musk department chair Denise Cotton.

Cotton was one of the two vocal instructors along with Jonathan Dyrland. Cotton worked with Chamber choir, Dyrland worked with the show choirs, and they both worked with concert choir.

Band and orchestra instructors were Lori Falcone, Alyssa Wilhelm and Megan ManningKechely.

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Practice, Practice, Practice. Freshman play their instruments in orchestra, during a term 2 first block skinny class. Photo by Aubrey Woolman/Talon •

Play loud. The brass section in band ,ractice. Band meets everyday as a clas s Photo by Aubrey Woolman/Talon

Excelling in the E-Wing

Freshman Kelly Krueger remembers singing Zippity-DoDa, at age three, at the mall. It started her passion for the performing arts. Krueger was strongly involved with the EWing her freshman year.

She was in theatre, band, choir, sang in "Little Shop of Horrors" and was tech crew for "lt' s a Wonderful Life." She helped with the student directed play, "Encore Encore."

Krueger plans to pursue a career in acting and singing.

Don't act out. Sophomore Chelsea Keller and freshmen Carleigh Whelan and Elsa Hines practice for th~ir final group scene in theater class. This skit was there final grade for beginning theatre class. Photo by J4ubrey Woolman/Talon

let f.t out. The boys in varsity choir sing at their fall concert. Choir was directed by Denise Cotton and Jonathan Dyrland Photo by Kelsey MfchaeVTalon

Pay Attention. Sophomores PJ Bell and Cole Lueckenhoff take a quick break during their choir class. Choir was practicing for a concert in the winter. Photo by Aubrey Woolman/Talon

Looking good. Sophomore Alanna Connely is dressed in her Woman ' s Choir robe for their group picture. Woman ' s Choir is one of the many skinny classes available. Photo by Aubrey Woolman/Talon

The Information Station

Information fuels the world. The best sources for information at Southwest other than the classroom were the media center and the counseling center.

The media center provided resources through books and technology. Freshmen started out learning about the library and its uses through a scavenger hunt. Sophomores used online resources and were provided with research help. More juniors and seniors required the technology and software available.

"The media center always has somebody here whether they need the technology or need a place to

Q)study," media specialist Laurie Logsdon said.

The counseling center helped students with personal and academic issues. Freshmen gathered in groups with their counselors to review graduation requirements.

ln career education, sophomores met with their counselors to make sure they were on the right

Juniors had meetings with their counselors in the fall and spring to discuss college or future plans.

Senior interviews with counselors continued to help with college applications, scholarship research, financial aid, school searches or other future plans.

Whether help was needed to find a book, do research for a major project, or simply just graduate, the media center and counseling center were the places to go. Spread

Study Hard. Senior Carey Brant studies in the media center for a math test. The media center was open before and after school for students to work. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

Sign ln Please. Junior Cpenta Port e i ving signs in to the counseling cen t , before seeing her counselor. The coun ~ling center also enforced the Snoop Dof process to sign in. Photo by Elida Rard oTI.I -alon

Saturday School

The media center was also the headquarters for Saturday School. Southwest was the only school to have Saturday School.

"lt' s a great tool for students that want to work on projects or catch up on assignments," media specialist Ken Cromwell said.

While some students chose to come, most were assigned because of attendance or disciplinary reasons or to catch up on class work.

Let's Get Technical Junior Brandon Jensen and senior Kyle Anderson work Use Your Noodle ...Tools. Media specialist Laurie Logsdon helps freshman Jessie Mc- · quietly on the computers in the media center. Juniors and seniors were often Cain do research for her project in her English 9 class. Students had access to many found using the media center. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

The waiting game. Freshman Michael Ausdemore wai.ts patiently in the counseling center with his pass. The counselors ·helped students with personal issues and academic issues. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

A whole new world. Sophomore Brett Bancroft digs deep in the non fiction section. He was searching for information about raccoons for a paper for his oral communications class. Photo by Elida Rardon/Talon

(top left)School spirit. Southwest has its fir s ,ink out ever, Southwest dressed in all pink duri1 the boys varsity basketball game on Dec 12. So u t •est won by only two points, 39-37.

(bottom left) Make up time! Seniors Chelse a 1alz and Julia Didier put on each other's make up 1 ore the fall chorus concert. Didier did a lot of m a up and hair for the other girls in chorus as well oto by Kelsey Mk heal/ Talon

(below) Playtn' the drums. Senior Cohagen Y... ;.inson plays the drums at a band competlon at Se, est Feild. Wilkinson has been in the band all fou r ars of school and also in a number of other ac tl es.

(top) Dance, Dance. Juniors Harry Norman a n mily Pike share a laugh together as Pike prese n t lorman with the first place trophy. Many stude n lartkipated in the dance off and had a really fu , me with it as well. Photo by Courtney Powers/ Hm 1 r azk

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With around 1, 900 students in our school, it school activties, ranging from being in drama prowas hard to get to know everyone. Even having ductions to being in math club. Most students took at most 16 classes throughout the year with a full part in something they enjoyed outside of school. schedule, the chances of knowing everyone in your With the number of different actvities Southwest class was slim to none. t "f offered, it was hard not to be involved in one thing

Each year Southwest welcomed foreign exchange or another. students. They were Erik Astrom and Amanda Pers-

•The students also took time to help out the ... son from Sweden, Christoph Beckmann from Ger- school and come together as one. Students, aged •many, Kathrine Kroeyer from Denmark and Sindy 17 and up, gave blood each time the Blood Drive Basdevant from France. came. Students also participated in door decoraPeople participated in a number of different tions to show spirit when our teams played a big

Blood drtve. Senior Stephanie Charron watches the needle as she starts to giv e blood for the first time. Any student or staff above the age of 17 were allow ed to give blood if they passed all the tests first. Photo by Jessica Anderson/ Ha wk Talk

Deca v olley ball. Seniors take part in the Deca volleyball tournament held on Nov. 11. All grades competed in the tournament. Each team h ad to pay a fee to play and had to have at least six members on the team. Photo by Jayk Wilson/ Hawk Talk

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Before any senior can graduate, they must first complete 20 hours of community service. Students vol ... unteered for many organizations and participated in numerous activities. Matt Talbot Kitchen, Safe Quar .,,, ters and Huskers Helping the Homeless were popular ways to rake in the hours among students. Studentwould volunteer for a few hours on the weekend or after school until they met the requirements.

"lt feels really good to help the people in need," said Jamydn Delro. She helped out at the food bank anc

• volunteered with the Special Olympics through the Friendship Club. The Friendship Club and Key Club we r , • .. helpful clubs that informed students and involved them in volunteering within their community.

Students could complete 20 service hours fast if they went on a mission trip the previous summer. A •• ... long as no religious instruction was given, work done on mission trip counted towards the essential 2 ( - hours.

When asked what senior Drew Jagadich gained from his mission trips to ldaho and Honduras this sum mer, he responded, "Bruised feet, callused hands, memories, friendships and the satisfaction of makill! someone's life better."

Government and Politics teacher Alyssa Watson agreed very strongly the required 20 hours of servic ( was important. "lt gives students the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than themselves," Wa t son said. The memories will last ·a lifetime. Watson recalled completing her high school hours at the chU dren' s museum in the pretend grocery store checkout line.

"Volunteering can be a fun thing. As educators, we want the students to get involved in the communi and feel comfortable enough to go back in the future," she sald.

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Travls Davidson

Hillary Davis

Andy Day Chalsey Debaere

Krista Decker

Jamkyn Detro Joseph Delaney

Sarah Delgado Anna Denell

Jarett Denning Andre' Devorss

Julia Didier Kyle Digilio

Christopher Donahoo Zachary Donahoo

Jeremy Down

Jackson Duba

Ashlie Dughman

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Emily Dunn

Stephanie Edmonds

Kara Eide

Joe Elekes Chri.stanna Elllott

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Zachary Elson

Beth Embree

Nicole Ernst Clare Espinosa

Andrew Essman

Madeline Eversoll

Brianna Exstrom

Brittni Fagan Andrea Felker

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Jami Finnell

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Michael Fortkamp

Neleigh Frandsen

Victoria Fry

Kimberly Fuoco

Paige Gaver Chasmine Gerschefske

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Vincent Flynn Bess Folsom

Kourtney Frank Laura Franz

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Christopher Glee Anna Golden

Heather Guenther

Paige Guilliams Ben Gustafson

Josh Gustafson

Jessica Gutierrez

Ryan Haas Matt Hahne

Scott Hakel Jacob Hamann

Andy Hamelin

Hannah Hamilton

Eliza Hammond

Kyle Hampton

Samantha Hansen Stacie Hansen

Lindsay Hanson Emily Hartman

Alex Hartmann

Courtney Haydu Kyle Headley

Erin Healey Christopher Heble Jake Hedgecock

Jacob Hehn

Sam Heidelk

What are your plan, after high ,chool

l'm graduating at midterm to work for a while before l go to college.

-Danielle Urban

I'm enrolled in the military. My base ls in Ft. Jackson SC. l will also go to college.

-}aiden Hruby

l'm going to vet school at Kansas State.

-McKenzie True

I'm going to Milford t c study auto technolo

-Dusty Bloch

Mow have you changed since freshtnen yea

"l don't know ... more mature l guess."

-Vera Konovalchuk

"l think I'm more responsible and l have been thinking more about what l want to do once l graduate."

-}amicyn Detro

''I've gotten taller and more mature. And my bench has gone up 200 pounds"

-Andy Essman

'Tm more outgoi and not afraid to talk class."

-McKenzie Tisdale

Shayla Heimann

Kaleigh Hohensee

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Justin Holbrook

Samantha Holechek

Joel Holmgren

Luke Honnen

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Haley Hoppes Katie Hottovy

Shareyah Howell

Jaiden Hruby

Ally Hudkins

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Levi Irons

Dianna Izaguirre

Chris Jacobson

Drew Jagadich Marcus

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Tyler Jarosz

Lindsay Jeffres-Dryden

Nick Jester Jacob Jochim

Alex Johnson

Brittany Johnson

Christopher Johnson

Lexie Johnson Bryan Jones

Nathan Jones

Steven Jones

Ivana Juresk

Megan Kaltenberger

Bilal Kamal

Amy Kellough

Katie Kieffer

Lynn King

Addi.son Knuth

Natalie Knuth

Vera Konovalchuk

Jorgan Kantor

Julie Kovanda

Ross Kremer

Adam Kriz

Tyler Kuper Mackenzie Lai.rd Adam Lavelle

Gabrielle Lazaro

Lindsey Leach

Olivia Leblanc

Yoon Lee

Brandon Leeds

Lindsay Leikam

Karissa Livingston

Hayli Lofgreen Jayce Logsdon Brady Long

Alec Lowrey Gong Lual

Caitlin Lukin

Kristoffer Lynch

Jamie Lyons

Taylor Mack

Alec Malone

Shane Manson

Josh Martin

Jake Marvin

Andrew Matthies

Christina Mayer

Taylor Mayer

Chistopher Maynard

Heather McCoy

Daniel McManus Sam Meister

Jose Mendoza

Rudee Mercado

Mary Metz

Haley Meyer Michael Meyers

Kelsey Michael

Jarnell Michaels

Casey Miller

-Last year you were complaining that you had no time for your friends And n<?w you have no time for schoolwork.

-You were taught Pluto was a planet.

-You and your friends always pretended to be Spice Girls, and everyone fought to be Baby Spice.

-You think underclassmen shouldn't be allowed to park in first lot.

-You tailgate before the football games.

-Sweatpants and T-shirts are the only thing you wear.

-Gym class is basically mini golf, bowling and roller-skating,

-Applying for schools and scholarships is all you worry about.

-You always wished your science teacher was Ms. Frizzle so you could go along on the magic school bus.

-"Graduation" by Vitamin C finally makes you cry.

-You had to have all of the NOW eds

-Your friends and you fought over which boy band was better, N*Sync or Backstreet Boys.

-All you can think about is graduating.

-You wish high school still had recess.

-You remember when club day was during the actual school day.

-You felt rebellious for watching the "Titanic."

-You only had one best friend.

-You only invited the same sex to your birthday party because the opposite sex had cooties.

Jesica Miller

Laurabeth Miller

Kathryn Moore

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Nick Miller

Philida Mizell Kamala Moore

John Mulgrue

Taylor Muskopf

Hana Mustafa Shawntel Myers

Lucas Nalley

Ali Nelson

Trevin Nelson Taylor Neuhaus

Nicole Newell

Kevin Newton

Sam Newton

Bill Nguyen Justin Nissen

Garrett Nitz

Justin Noakes

Benjamin Norton

Samantha Ogden Kara Olson

Myles Olson

Melissa Ostiguin

Anastasia Oulianova

Keith Ozanne Alexander Pace

Stephanie Pankoke

Dylan Parker

Michaela Patt

Chelsea Patterson Ryan Pavel

Talissa Payne

Griffin Perry Adam Peters

Amanda Peters

Nick Pfeiffer

Jared Plautz

Taylor Prai

Bekah Reddish

Kerri Peters

Grant Peterson

Rachael Pflug

Tarrah Phares

Joshua Poppe

Jed Potter

Maddie Reddish

Kim Pettinger Micah Pfeiffer

Henry Pinto Piedrahita Stuart Piper

Makenzie Poulsen Courtney Powers

Alexis Pulver Hayley Raatz

Chelsi Relchwaldt

Phil Reinhardt James Reynolds

Tyler Rheault

Erinn Richert

Tiffany Ricketts

Adela Rikalo

Benjamin Rlkalo

Cory Ritter Shafae' Rivera

Maggie Robertson

Griffin Rocke Todd Roeber

Chris Rogers

Daniel Rogers Justin Rogge

Taylor Rohe Justin Rosenbohm

Nicolas Russell

Ethan Rymph HD Sader

Cassandra Sadowski Derek Saltzman

Ben Samani Sinan Sayood

Christine Scalora

Seniors left notes for the juniors on their cars parked tn the school parking lot to "'Go find your license plate." Plates were lined up on the sQCcer field. Unfortunately, for the students who didn't know their tag number, it was a long ordeal

-Martist High SchooV Chicago , Illinois

School officials found a Honda Accord "'patnted neon pink and covered with green question marks" on the roof of the high school "'Nassau police and school officials said yesterday that dozens of students used crudely made ramps to drag the Honda Accord onto the roof.

-Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High SchooV Plainview , NY

Students spread baby oil on the school's floors, resulting tn injury for one teacher. "'The principal of Om.aha Burke High School underwent knee surgery Tuesday for an injury she suffered when she slipped on baby oil spread by vandals on the school's floors. Officers had caught five 18-year-olds tnside the school, where 20 locker doors had a glue-type substance put tn their locks and where the floors and stairs were coated with baby oil.

-Omaha Burk e High SchooV Omaha, NE

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During the night before their last day of school Friday, about 20 members of the senior class strung a $215, 3-foot-by-9-foot vtnyl sign with large, red letters spelling out "'Entire School For Sale" and the school's telephone number between two posts tn front of the school yard on South College Road. Another 20 or so smaller "'For Sale" signs were peppered around the grounds.

-Cape Fear Academy/Wilmington , NC

Students released a squealing 31-pound piglet named Hamilton (nicknamed Hammy) tnto the halls on the sinister date of 6/ 6/06. Purlotned from a county park for an end-of-year stunt, the 3-month-old pig appeared Tuesday morning tn the math wing of the Annapolis area school between the first and second class periods. Administrators cornered the frightened animal near an exit as students recorded the moment on their cellphone cameras.

-Severna Park High SchooV Severna Park , MD

Students let seven chickens n: nbered 1,2,4,5,6,7, and 8. Administ ators and staff were running wU to collect the numbered chickens li1:le did they know there was no chicl :m numbered 3. lt took them three de f s , ·to realize that there wasn't a chid m with the number 3 on it.

-Timken Senior High SchooV Cant o , OH

Nolan Schaefer

Aaron Schilling

Brandon Schafer Alissa Schellhorn

Tyler Schenk

Alexis Schields

Jordan Schliesser Anna Schmidt Blake Schmidt

Rachel Schmidt

Samuel Schmidt

Jason Schrad

Josiah Scollard

Coco Scott

Stephanie Seacrest

Amanda Sedor Brad Sedor

Jay Seiffert

Bryan Sell

Leah Shaffer

Kyle Sherbeck

Jenay Sheridan

Margaret Sherwood

Jordan Shields

Dillon Shryock

Jeremiah Sievers Danielle Simpson

Zachary Sims

Chase Small

Lexi Smalley

Megan Smid Brandon Smith

Tara Soucie

Steven Spalla Channiyel Spataro

Cassee Spellmeyer Ni.ck Spencer

Christopher Stepanek

Sarah Stevens

Brandon Stokes

Joslin Stonacek

Tristan Stump

Dain Sudik

Jeffrey Sward

Kathryn Swartz

Shane Spivey

Harrison Stark

Jacob Steward

Tyler Stewart

Justen Straight

Casey Street

Brooke Sullivan Morgynn Sullivan

Karzan Taha Samuel Tanner

Kyle Steinacher

Shane Stierwalt

Chris Street

Chase Sund

Roberto Teniente

Jonathan Terrebonne Spenser Tetmeyer

Anna Thomas

Kristi Thornburg

Alexandria Threats

Nathan Timmins

Ethan Tompkins

Anna True

McKenzie True

Clay Upton

Danielle Urban

Nathan Van Loon

Cory Vermaas Adam Wagner

Emily Walkenhorst

Cole Thompson

McKenzie Tisdale

AmarTumeh

Tyler Vannice

John Wallace

Lindsey Thomson

Jess Tommeraasen

Jared Tupper

Nicholas Varga

Kaitlyn Waller

l will miss the awesome friendly interactions that l have with my friends and random people everyday.

-Kris Lyn ch

l will miss the teachers and seeing my highschool friends everyday.

-Anna Thomas

l'll miss hanging out with my friends on the weekends and not having the stress of college yet.

-Ashley Dunn

l will miss seeing my friends everyday. lt will be a big change next year not seeing everyone.

-Mike Meyers

l will miss the sev e1 second announceme that we have eve Wednesday.

-Aaron

Chelsea Walz

Nicolette Ware

Dylan Warren

Sarah Wasserstein

Alexis Watson Zach Watson

Nicholas Webster

Brittany Weedman

Julia Wehrli

Taylor Weiand

Liza Welles

Bryce Werts

Schilling

Lauren Watmore

Mike Wehling

Blake Wewel

Maggie Whiteley

Valerie Whitney

Amy Wiederholt

Jenna Wiese

Cohagen Wilkinson

Alaina Williams Jacob Wilson

Mara Wilson

Nora Wilson

Bethany Wood

Jessica Wright Ryan Yanagida

Luye Yang

CJ Yank

Luke Yarabe

Paul Yarabe

Jack Zhang

Daniel Zhou

Tyler Ziegelbein

Chris ZUly

Nicole Zimmer

Taylor Adams

Steph Addleman

Allyssa Allaire

Courtney Allen

Nicholas Allen

Alejandra Amaro

Rosemary Anderson

Gabri.el Arenas

Kelsey Arends

Rachel Arkebauer

Cody Arnold

Omar Arraseef

Eric Astrom

Rochelle Athan

Kelsey Aude

Megan Baade

Jessica Backman

Caleigh Bacon

Jonathan Barber

Kelsie Bard

Taylor Barg

Drew Barker

Alexis Bartek

Sindy Basdevant

Matthew Bax

Alex Beasley

Alex Bechtle

Christoph Beckmann

Hayden Bell

Sadie Bennie

Morgan Bergen

Casey Berger

Carina Berkowitz

Kerry Blackburn

Tres Bletz

Preston Block

No Longer Underclas;s;men

As a junior, you are finally considered an upperclassman and making your way to the top. lt means only one year left until you're out of high school. But junior year comes with many responsiblllties and opportunities.

llBeing a junior means stress! But it also means freedom. l'm able to go out to lunch, drive and finally have pass periods," junior Makinsey DouglasHill said.

Junior year was claimed to be the toughest year in school. Students take most of their important classes during this part of high school. More ~tarted to worry about meeting graduation requirements and for college. Teachers expected more of you since you're older and have the ablllty to go above and beyond.

llThe classes are more challenging and more in depth. You definitely have to work harder," junior Noah Hines said.

Junior year was the year to really prove what you've got. Grades were definitely not a place to slack.

llMy grades are very important to me. l do my best so l can get into a good college," Hines said.

Also students started their college search and took many rigorous tests for scholarships and college requirements, such as the PSAT, SAT, and ACT. Some juniors took it the extra mile and graduate early. AP classes were also a way to get college credits.

School was important but the best part of the day for most juniors was lunch. Ever since freshman year, there was a longing to go off campus for lunch but as juniors, they didn't have to sneak past security just to get a bite to eat. As a junior, a sense of trust was gained and the right to go off campus for lunch was earned.

lllt's nice to know that l can. l don't really use my off campus right that often, so it's not that big of a deal, but it's still nice!" Douglas-Hill said.

Stress, grades, college prep and off campus lunch were all part of the junior year experience. The juniors were making their way to the top just waiting until next year when they would rule the school.

Story by: Elicia Rardon

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Ben Boardman

Jalisa Bonilla

Brandon Boosalis

Abby Bordeaux

Tate Bomhoft

Ashley Bott

Brittany Botz

Brooke Bowers

Morgan Boyle

Lisa Bradbury

Cary Brand

Junior T.J. Dennis and Donnie Earl work hard in their Advanced Algebra class. The junior year is considered to be harder because students must make sure they have graduation requirements met as they head toward the senior year.

Kally Brennan

Brianne Brestel

Anne Brewster

Amanda Brown

Bryce Brown

Jordan Brown

Shantaye Brown

Trevino Brown

Zach Bryant

Treyton Buresh

Catie 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

Chris Chu

Eun-gul Chung

Shannon Cleal

Amy Cofer

Greg Cohn

Kelsey Comfort

Morgan Condello

Bianca Conway

Alexa Cook

Kaley Cook

Juan Cordova

Rylan Cotton

Cole Cramer

Jon Creglow

Makenzie Crew

Jeanne Cumbry

Colby Dahlke

Lora Dakan

Melissa Dakan

Casey Dallman

Tony Delaney

Vinny Delaney

T.J. Dennis

Max Dilley

Jackson Dinh

Jacob Dittmer

Josh Doehling

Dian Domach

Alma Donlk

Brenda Dougherty

Makinsey Douglas-Hill

Samantha Douglass

Devin Douglass-Wiley

Christina Dowd

Erin Dresser

Alex Duff

Justin Dugas

Jesse Dunn

Colbi Duren

Arianna Dye

Donnie Earl

Drew Edmond

Ashley Ekeler

Brian Eley

Karolyn Elsberry

Sam Elwood

Elliott Engle

Garrett Esau

Allen Evans

Anna Fangm.eter

Riley Fetung

Bryce Ficken

Nathaniel Fink-Humes

Maren Finsand

Marshal Fisher

Kyle Flanagin

Kyle Flentje

Hayden Florom

Scott Fraser

Kayla Frazier

Cole Frederick

Miki Freese

Lacey Fulton

Kylie Garrett

Lauren Geisert

Taylor Genrich

Rachel Gerner

Muijj Ghant

Brittany Goodrich

Effie Greene

Collin Grobe

B.J. Gropp

Brandon G~ern

lnga Guliyeva

Brandon Guyer

Kody Hamelin

Tyler Hamersma

Hatley Hamilton

Hilary Hamilton

Zedaya Hamilton

Matthew Hammond

Brian Hand

Chris Hansen

Nate Hansen

Junio~ on &bbli~hing Tradi~ion

What is tradition? Webster's New World Dictionary defines tradition as the, "'Handing down of stories, beliefs, or customs from generation to generation." Southwest High School opened its doors to 1150 students and 77 teachers in the year 2002, making it the first new public high school in Lincoln since 1968.

Since the school's inaugural year, a variety of student clubs, activities, and sports teams have been established, ranking among the best in the state. But, has six years been long enough to establish tradition at Southwest? Junior Tim Miller thinks we're off to a great start. 'The ones we have so far are good, but we need more time to really get traditions established." Junior Rochelle Athan also shares her thoughts on tradition at Southwest.

What are your favorite school traditions at Southwest and why?

Do you think it's important to establish these traditions?

"'My favorite Southwest tradition is Spirit Week. Everyone, including the teachers, unleashes all of their spirit and pumps up the football team for the Friday homecoming game. SFF has also become a tradition. They pick a theme for each game. Yes, it ls very important. The traditions we build go on through generations to come and represent how school spirit is never lost, but will keep on building throughout the years." -Rochelle

Athan

"My favorite tradition ls the switch rally. lt' s fun to see the roles of the guys and girls reversed. lt' s important to establish traditions because it brings everyone from the school closer together." -Tim Miller

Alex Hargrave

Rebecca Hartz

Chad Hassebrook

Daniel Head

Andy Heckman

Kalie Hejl

Julianna Hernandez

Rosa Herrera Enrtquez

Marisa Herrington

Karissa Hevelone

Christopher Hibberd

Katie Higgins

Mitchell Hight

Kacie Hill

Ryan Hill

Noah Hines

Sarah Hoffman

Shaunte' Hoffman

Amber Hoffmeyer

Laurel Holmquist

Paul Honnens

Dillon Horne

Ciera Horse

Joseph Howerter

Jason Hudgens

Kelsea Hughes

Kate Hunsaker

Becky Hutchins

Ashley Hyde

Rafael Izaguirre

Ashley Jaber

Justin Jacobson

Kevin Jeffery

Kourtney Jensen

Jacob Jirovec

Brennan Johnson

Kecia Johnson

Macey Johnson

Trent Johnson

Justin Jones

Randy Julien

Alex Jurgena

Mariah Kµiser

Emily Kerl

Amanda Kessler

Ryan Keys

Brandon King

Kelsey Kinnison

Kylie Klockenga

Alyssa Kloefkorn

Monica Knabe

Brenton Knight

Didi Kobler

Erin Kocher

Ted Kocher

Anna Koenig

lgor Konovalchuk

Mark Korsakas

Jamie Korth

Kelsey Kramer

Kathrine Kroeyer

Emily Kroll

Brian Kuhnel

Hilary Kuhns

Katherine Kurth

Spencer Labedz

Shelby Lang

Paige Langfeldt

Angelica Larios Alvarado

Trisha Lee

Ashley Leitner

Carly Lemka

Carolyn Levtsenyuk

Kirstie Lewis

Melissa Lewis

Justin Liekhus

Aleksander Li.en

Micheal Lind

Jake Under

Sara Lobo

Ashlee Lojka

Tayler Lord

Melanie Lorenz

Alida Lovato

Stacy Luedtke

Kevin Machovec

Tonya Maksimenko

Aleem Malik

McKenzie Malone

Dylan Manthei

Matthew Marisette

Jami Marker

Jennffer Marks

Katrice Martin

McCartney Martin

Jani Martinez Romana

Whitney Mason

Tess Mayer

David Mayers

Dillon Maynard

Emily Mazur-Mickells

Sean Mccollum

Bill McEwen

Dillon McLain

Lauren Meeske

Trenten Meyer

Danny Middleton

Katie Miller

Timothy Miller

Tyler Mills

Nisha Minhas

Tyson Mizell

Shannon Moon

Zach Morrissey

Abbie Moser

Luis Mota

Beau Muehling

Nick Mueting

Spencer Mullins

Alexandra Myers

Rachel Naber

Suhaus Nataraj

Leo Navarro

Casey Neemann

lan Neemann

Nina Neisius

Don't Be Late

Curfews are a huge issue between parents and students in high school. Curfews vary a lot for different students. Some parents are very strict and others aren't about what time their child comes home.

Junior Vi.no Brown doesn't have a curfew.

"My parents don't really care when l come home as long as l stay out of trouble, n Brown said. He was an example of one of the lucky few and could roam the city until whatever time he wanted.

Gera Carstenson, who is also a junior, on the other hand had a curfew of midnight.

"My parents aren't too strict about it. As long as l call them l can usually stay out past midnight, n Carstenson said. She said her parents understood the weekend was the time to hang out with friends, and they respected that.

Next year as a senior, most students expect to have their curfew extended. Brown doesn't need to ask for a later curfew but Carstenson does. She thinks that she won't have a curfew next year as a senior.

Curfews were a huge topic in most households and are a great issue to communicate with your parents about.

Gera and Vino sit on a bench together after talking about curfews. Although they have different curfews all high school students experience many of the same problems.

Story by: Brandon Boosalis

Morgan Nelson

Travis Nelson

Kaylie Neuhaus

Jordan Neukirch

Jim Newton

Cindy Nguyen

Paul Nispel

Josh Nitzel

Michael Nordell

Harry Norman

Jordan Nunn

Elena Nurbabayeva

Allison O'Connor

Sam Olson

Vinny Osburn

Cynthia Ostiguin

Jesse Overton

Emily Owen

Kati Page

Shelby Parks

Brittany Paul

Sarah Pawling

Dylan Payne

Shawnia Payne

Dominique Pearson

Kyle Pedersen

Macy Perry

Amanda Persson

Matthew Petersen

Julia Peterson

Nathan Pettigrew

Dillon Pfingsten

Rachel Pieloch

Brandon Piening

Emily Pike

• Ryan Plager

Maral Popal

Cpenta Porter Loving

Angelique Prewitt

Morgan Price

Joseph Prokasky

Peter Ralston

Elicia R ardon

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

Matt Robertson

Shelby Rood

Zachary Ross

Natasha Rozmiarek

Taylor Rung

Jameson Rupert

Ebad Sadat

Paul Schiefelbein

Landon Schmidt

Alex Schnelder

Benjamin Schnelder

Parker Schoen

Melissa Schorr

Elliott Schrage

Kristal Schuster

Mikala Schwery

Jordan Selko

Jeffrey Seybold

Aras Shakir

Matthew Shallenberger

Benjamin Shield

Seth Shreve

Aaron-Dakotah Sicking

Austin Siedel

Katie Sleps

Thom Snyder

Joslyn Soucie

Jamie Speth

Connor Stange

Kaitlyn Stelnacher

Alex Steinmeyer

Whitney Sterns

Krys Stevens

Taylor Stimbert

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Billy Stock

Spenser Stokes

Christoffer Stone

Alex Stroman

Jordy Strudl

Rebecca Swenseth

Taylor Taege

Taylor Teska

Aubrey Thompson

Senad Topalovi.c

Holly Torell

Kramer Traynowlcz

Paige Traynowlcz

Juee Trivedi

Jaden Trompke

Jordan Trube

Rebekah Turner

Katlyn Tyler

Jordan Tymace

Jesus Valladares Morales

Brady Vance

Alicia Villagomez-Watson

Connor Villanueva

Lauren Wachter

Ashley Walker

Jeffrey Walker

Chastity Wall

Wyki Walstrom

Kiefer Watson

Chris Way

Christopher Webb

Meredith Weber

Randy Weedman

Marianne Wegulo

Joshua Wells

Kaitlin Weskamp

Stupid Driving Experiences;

Beware, teens driving freely. Junior year was the year you were finally allowed some freedom and got to cruise around in your car. Everybody makes mi.stakes and there was no exception to that when driving.

'Tm always texting and driving so l hit a lot of curbs. Also l was going down 27th street and accidentally cut someone off "

-Hailey Hamilton

"l was eating a taco and dropped some lettuce on the floor. l went to pick it up and my friend started yelling so l slammed on my brakes, but it was too late. l rear ended an lmpala and had a $104 fine."

-Megan Wharton

"l was driving and l hit some black ice. l slid sideways in front of a train and l got out and pushed my car out of death's way. Then l kept driving to school."

-Vinny Osburn

Story by: Elida Rardon

Emily Young

Tyler Zachek

Alec Zeilinger

Scott Zeutnger

Megan Zoz

Megan Wharton

Taylor Whelan

Michaela Whitesell

Wyn Wiley

Kris WUliamson

David Wilmarth

Davin Wilson

Kristina Wilson

Teylor Wolfe

Danny Yang

DUlion Yawn

Katie Yokel

Breanna Abbott

Trey Adams

Paul Ahrens

Dayshan Aki.ns

Baqi.r Al-Rubai.ai

Abbie Albrecht

Eli.a Alvarado

Ashley Amend

Ubby Anderson

Taylor Anderson

Aaron Arauco

Nick Arena

In what ways is SW better than SE? "The schedule is easier to follow and the halls are wider."

What will you miss about SE? "Definitely the people, and the time length of classes."

Do you like the block scheduling? "I like changing classes each term instead of semester."

What about lunch? "I like the snack shop because we didn't have one at SE."

Kayla Schaaf: Sophomore. Trans;fer Students; Formerly attended Southeast High. Story by Aubrey Woolman

Why did you choose Southwest? "It's the best school in the area."

How is SW better than your other school? "The scheduling, I feel safer, the teachers care more, and there are more ways to keep up your grade."

How is it worse? "The classes are longer, the days last longer, people don't really talk to new people as much as kids in Cali."

Do you like wearing IDs? "No, I think you should have to show an ID when you enter the school but not wear one the whole day, I understand the safety of it. It is a good idea."

Sara Brolsma: Sophomore. From Victorville California, formerly attended Serrano High School.

Ali Arraseef

Mackenzie Ashton

Mustafa Attaie

Omar Attale

Danielle Baker

Mikaela Balfany

Brett Bancroft

Diane Banderas

Emily Barker

Connor Barr

Drew Bartek

Tony Bartels

Jtm Bash

McKenst Bateman

Sabra Baustert

AJonique Baxter

Rebecca Baxter

Brianna Beard

Patrick Beardslee

Joanne Becker

Joyanne Becker

Evan Beer

Hannah Bell

PJ Bell

Emylee Bellefeume

Anthony Belling

Allison Bennett

Brogan Bennett

Hillary Berger

Madeline Bien

Jessica Billings

Carly Birman

Kirsten Bjorman

Austin Blankenau

Torl Bohlen

Kelsie Bonow

Tasneem Bouzid

Tyler Braden

Jerome Breaux

Larlsa Brockman

Caltlln Brophy

Kaleb Bryant

Tort Bryer

Sam Buckner

Emma Burk

Bailey Burkett

Robert Butler

Taylor Byers

Heather Byrne

Nathan Caldwell

Suzanne Carnazzo

All Carstens

Derek Carstens

Samuel Castagna

Haley Cecava

Shawn Chaloupka

Caylee Chambers

Dakotah Cheever

Charles Chen

Haley Christensen

Taylor Chrtstlansen

Sara Christianson

Bryce Churchill

Ellle Clinch

Ben Coatney

Jill Coatney

Abby Collins

Dalten Colllns

Tegan Colton

Alanna Connely

Beau Connely

Detrk Cook

Savannah Cook

Tyler Cook

Natalie Cooper

Richard Cornejo

Cattle Cornelius

Benjamin Crelin

Skyler Crowl

Tayler Culhane

Jenna Cunningham

Jacob Dalton

Tyler Damerst

Tessa Daugherty

Shane Davidson

Destiny Davis

Brandon Delgado

Matthew Delisi

Katie Deuell

Natalie Derr

Tony DeVries

Taylor Dobbs

Taylor Doggett

Brian Doland

Michael Donovan

AU Dougherty

Elizabeth Dughman

Bethany Duke

Brandon Earhart

Adam Egger

Breanna Eisenhauer

Brittni Eltzmann

Taylor Elgin

Melissa Elseg

Morgan Emmert

Jessica Ernesti

Nakemm Evans

Katie Everitt

Faith Fantroy

Kristina Fantroy

Sarah Faubel

Dekken Felmley

Jami Felton

Leya Feng

Samantha Fergus

Victoria Ferrusca

Ben Fischbein

Aaron Fischer

Genesis Flores Robles

Abigail Flory

Will Folsom

Alex Ford

Austin Ford

Adam Foster

Andrew Francis

Emily Frandsen

9urvey 9ayr;

Favorite Fast Food

1. Runza

2. Subway

3. Taco Bell

4. Culver's 5. Amigos

6. McDonald's

Favorite Musk Genre

1. Rap/R&B ~---, 2. Rock

3. Other

4. Country

Favorite Sport

100 different sophomores were surveyed in November 2008 to tlnd out what the majority's favorite things were. These were the results ...

Favorite Superhero

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4. Flash

Favorite Candy

1. Twi.x

2. Reese's

3. Gummy bears/ Worrru

4. Snickers

5. M&Ms

6. Suckers

Favorite Beverage

1. Mountain Dew

2. Water

3. Kool-aid

4. Pepsi

5. Coke

6. Sierra Mi.st/ Sprite

Favorite Pizza place

1. Valentino's

2. Pizza Hut

3. Sam & Loui' s

4. PapaJohn's

5. DaVinci's

6. Little Caesar's

Story by Aubrey Woo

Kendra Frank

Matthew Frank

Ellie Franke

Clayton Frederick

Travis Freeburg

Chelsea Fricke

Jordyn Fuller

Corinne Fuoco

KarU Gaines

Gregory Gandall

Aleck Gao

Logan Gates

Schuyler Geery-Zink

Conner Gerner

Briana Giles

Timothy Gladyshev

Zachary Gokie

Berenice Gonzalez

Andy Gospodarski

Abby Graham

Danielle Grau

Cody Gray

Tori Greene

Atley Gustafson

Carey Haefele

Alexander Hagan

Sarah Hamelin

Nicholas Hamilton

Sally Hamnett

Taylor Hansen

Colleen Harris

Kamal Harris

Samantha Hart

Kayla Hass

Hamilton Hasty

Rachel Havekost

Micah Hayden

Ty Headley

Dylan Heath

Jake Heidelk

Michael Hekl

Derek Hemann

Hadlee Henrichs

Andrew Henry

Hannah Herman

Taylor Hernandez

Kyrsten Hessheimer

Adam Hill

Andrew Hill

Heather Hillebran

Sophie Hines

Dylan Hodges

Joshua Holbrook

Jayson Holechek

Emma Hoppe

Matthew Hormandl

Allie Hurlbut

Miranda lenn

Allie lmhof

Scott lngham

Alex Janssen

Courtney Jarosz

JohnJasa

Gregory Jeffery

NkaJensen

Rowdy Jensen

Emily Johnson

Erica Johnson

Sara Johnson

Amanda Jones

Ashley Jones

Jessica Jones

Alan Julien

Tyson Jurgens

Stephanie Kahler

Kaitlin Karins

Klorissa Kavan

Chelsea Keller

Stacy Kellough

Schyler Kerns

Kun Young Kim

Tae-wan Kim

Jacob Kiner

Georgia King

Dani Kinser

Thomas Klostermeyer

Lucy Kneifl

Shelby Knorr

Skyler Knuth

Hunter Koch

Conner Koerperkh

Robert Krapfl

Mitchel Kremer

Sarah Kroll

Chase Krueger

Spencer Krull

Zachary Kuhn

Nathan Kumwenda

Chelsea Kyle

Drew Labadie

Morgan Lambley

Kadi Larson

Kassandra Laughter

Courtney Leikam

Chelsea Lemburg

Dylan Lester

Kaleah Letcher

AdamUf

Lindsey Linville

Kit Lofgreen

Mary Beth Logan

Logan Logsdon

Nikki Loomis

Felicia Lopez

Patrick Lowrey

Tanner Lubach

Cole Lueckenhoff

Kayla Magnuson

Zane Mapes

Nathan Marks

Connor Marshall

Seth Martin

Zach Martin

Diana Martinez Romana

Tate Mattingly

Kathryn Maude

Wha~·.. in a nama'?

ln the 1990's, the most popular male names were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Daniel. But many people with unique names g here and to other schools all over the world. They have names like Dayshan, Mustafa and Alanna.

Alanna Connely

Q)Where did you get your name?

A) My mom liked Alonna but wanted something different.

Q) What do you Hke about your name?

A) lt' s a unique name and no one else l know has it.

Q) What do you dislike about lt?

A) lt sounds Uke a duck quacking at you.

Dayshan Akins

Q) Where did you get your name?

A) lt is an African American name. lt was my mom's best friend's son's name.

Q) What does lt mean?

A) lt means 'love.'

Q) Do you like your name?

A) Yes, l like it a lot because no one else has it.

Mustafa Attaie

Q) What does your name mean?

A) lt means God's warrior.

Q) Where did you get your name?

A) My grandfather and it comes from Afghan.

Q) Do you Hke your name?

A) Yes, l love my name because it is different.

Story

John McCave

Melissa McDermott

Katie McKitterkk

Sydney Meister

Angie Mendoza

Sarni Merchant

Cameron Meyer

Katelyn Meyer

Alex Michael

Emily Michael

Mandy Miller

Marlon Miranda

Drew Mitchell

Katy Mohatt

Spencer Montoya-Kaplan

Mason Moore

Emmanuel Morales

Lauren Mulgrue

Miles Mulgrue

Jordan Mundt

Levi Munns

Jordan Murphy

Brittany Myers

Taylor Nelson

Nicole Nessetti

Ashley Neukirch

Ryan Newsham

Michael Nguyen

Joseph Ninh

Jason Nitz

Mallory Noakes

Alexandria Nolan

Evan Novotny

Porsha Nyhof

Cori O'Neal

Sarah O'Neill

Matt Ober

Maisie Ocampo

Sarah Oertli

Thomas Olin

Harry Oliver

Hanna Olson

Maggie Olson

Tyler Osborne

Antonio Ostiguin

Tyler Ostrowsky

Samone Pabst

Quintin Pack

Nealesh Padhye

Danielle Parde

Megan Parker

Jordan Pavel

Anissa Payne

Justin Peet

Alex Pelman

Kelli Pekarek

Marissa Perkins

Ashley Peters

Nicholas Peters

Austin Petersen

Micah Petersen

Danielle Peterson

Tyler Peterson

Matthew Pettit

Lac Phan

Katherine Pieloch

Joe Pinnell

Makall Poulsen

Paul Poulsen

Mercedes Printz

Brittany Prokasky

Jacob Quandt

Amelia Rangel

Austin Rath

Micah Reddish

Tanner Reed

Halley Reiser

Alex Renken

Jeff Reyes

Ashley Richards

Desiree Ricketts

Becca Ringleman

Jacob Rinke

Hannah Robertson

Markyl Robinson

Alexa Roper

Alyssa Ross

Marielle Saathoff

Hannah Sader

Brianna Saeger

Brittani Salvatore

Bryan Samani

Chelsey Samek

Christian Sanderfer

Jacob Saner

Kayla Schaaf

Stephanie Schantell

Hannah Schlemmer

Alexandria Schmidt

Emily Schmidt

Skyler Schmutzler

Matt Schwartz

Baileigh Schweitzer

Devin Scott

Julianna Scusa

Kyle Seuferer

Emily Shanahan

Amanda Shaner

Chelsea Sharp

Evan Sheaff

Matthew Sherrill

Jacob Sievers

Dylan Simmons

KaMnder Singh

Megan Sjulin

Abigail Sloup

Miranda Smetter

Gregory Smith

Samuel Smith

Jayme Smock

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Jenna Sorensen

Seth Spataro

Matthew Speich

Alex Stahl

Ashley Stahl

Katherine Stauffer

La-ta. Bir-thday: Ups;/Downs;

When you turn 15, there ls only one thing to be excited for. Your next birthday, when you turn 16. Most students turn 16 their sophomore year, but not Ashley Amend.

Amend won't turn 16 until September of her junior year. She said that she is often teased about being ~he youngest. "lt doesn't bother me much. l just remind them who will be giving me rides everywhere when they get their license," Amend said.

Having a birthday in September, there were probably freshman that were going to turn 16 before her. Amend hadn't met one yet, but was sure that there were some freshmen older than her.

One positive way to think about having a late birthday is getting rides from other people. Amend said her friends have told her that they are willing to give her rides to places she needs to be. Now instead of wasting her money on gas, her friends will be the ones paying.

"lt' s hard to know that you have to wait almost a year before you get your license by the time most of your friends already have them." For Amend, waiting ls the hardest part. After waiting this entire year, someone will be happy by next September.

Story by: Lindsay Strong

Too young. Ashley Amend is one of the youngest, if not the youngest sophomores with a September birthday.

Sydney Stauffer

Grace Stebbing

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

Fresh Tagaloa

Alexander Tagart

Ali Taha

Joshua Talbott

Colby Talcott

Max Taylor

Grant Thomas

Kayla Thompson

Lucas 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

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

Brittny Warren

Chris Wasser

Kelsey Watson

Jacob Wavada

Alex Webster

Jessica West

Ansel Whittle

Aaron Wiese

Berindin Wiese

Jacob Wilkins

Ellen Wilkinson

Drew Willis

Shay Wilson

Dustin Wischmann

Scott Witty

John Wohlgemuth

Mackenzie Woita

Kash Wolff

Corinne Wolford

Mackenzie Woodward

Aubrey Woolman

Kristy Yoakum

Chris Yokel

Dylan Yuen

Mark Yuen

Catherine Zhang

Albert Zhou

Finally Swveet Sixteen

"'Being able to drive is a freedom and much more convenient," sophomore Katie Maude said. Getting your license when you're 16 gives you a lot of freedom. No longer will you have to wait outside in the cold or sweldering heat for your parents to arrive, or have to walk to your destination.

On the other hand, there are certain restrictions to teenage drivers. Until you are 18, you are not allowed to be out driving past midnight. The law that applies to most teenagers is being able to have only one passenger in the car.

To become safe drivers, most students enroll in driver's ed. Driver's ed is taken by students who have a driving permit and want to be ready to get their drivers license. At the end of the course, students take a driving test that allows them to be able to get their license on their birthday without having to take the test first.

Taking drivers ed is not the only option though. Students may also keep a driving log of how many hours they have driven with their permit, and take a driving test before they get their license.

Along with getting your license comes responsibility.

"Just knowing the fact that l could hurt myself or someone else is scary," Maude said. Some drivers have specific situations they fear. Larisa Brockman said that "driving on the interstate scares me the most."

Story by: Lindsay Strong

Brandon Zimmerman

Sophomores Larisa Brockman and Katie Maude show off their drivers' licenses.

Nicki Ahlschwede

Sarah Alby

Emily Allaire

Gabby Alvarez

Joe Anderbery

Austin Andersen

Julia Anderson

Maggie Anderson

Riley Anderson

Shelby Anderson

Tawny Anderson

Elena Andrade

Tyler Anthony Saki Aota

Darcy Arends

Michael Ausdemore

Macy Baade

Gina Babco ck

Haley Backman

Sydney Bacon

Skyler Bales

Derek Ballard

Jason Barber

Delanie Barnard

Megan Barnett

Ashley Baroud

Shane Bateman

Hailey Batterton

Derek Beatty

Grant Behrens

Tavarius Bender

Noemi Berkowitz

Jaraka Berringer

Haley Beyersdorf

Megan Birman

Evan Bischoff

James Bletz

Tyra Bluford-Bedford

Kelsey Boesiger

CJ. Bolden

Torri. Borchers

Tori Bowers

Casey Brant

Dani.el Brawner

Cody Bristol

Makenzi.e Brook.houser

Jordan Brooks

Mark Brown

Freshmen ·s Biggest Fears

Every year freshmen enter high school. That's a given, of course. lt is also given that they have no idea what to expect. Southwest freshmen come from all over leaving established friendships and routines. They leave behind a school and a staff that they know to enter into a new building full of strangers. From a survey of 49 freshmen, here are the worst of their worst expectations.

Courtney Bryant

Sean Buckwald

Emma Bueling

Julian Buettgenback

Kayley Burd

Lacey Burgess

Trew Bushhousen

Melissa Byerly

Oara Calkins

Tania Carroll

Connor Carstens

Gentry Carveth

Erik Castillo

Saul Castillo Rosales

Andrew Castor

Courtney Catlett

Brandon Charroin

Eun Jin Chung

Taylor Churchlll

Yaquelln Cisneros

Shelby Oausen

Nicholas Clayburn

Andrew Clyne

Hannah Coatney

Kyle 'Coffey

Tyler Comfort

Haley Condello

Zachary Cook

Mikala Cooper

Amy Cotton

Haylee Cotton

Joe Creglow

Katelyn Crew

Michelle Crites

Balley Crowl

Azia Cruz

Dakota Cusatis

Elizabeth Dalke

Benjamin Damke

Madison Deeds

Rebecca Denell

Jacob Denniston

Zachary Dietz

Elizabeth Dike

Erin Dike

Kathy Dinh

Tyler Dittbrenner

Mitchell Domant

Alexis Dougherty

Ehan Douglass-Wiley

Rachel Dowd

Shaylyn Doyle

Harrison Drake

Nicole Dreeszen

Chasidy Drueppel

Drew Dupont

Austin Dutcher

Alyssa Eltzmann

Brady Eklund

Nikki Elgin

Kyle Ellison

Samantha Essman

Cashmear Evans

Allison Everman

Dylan Exstrom

Addison Fairchild

Coren Fielder

Shaun Fischer

Brent Flentje

Caroline Flynn

Kelsey Follmer

Alexandra Fowler

Brant Geller

SamGemar

Cole Genrich

Maliha Ghani

Sophie Giesemann

James Gilson

Dylan Glen

Luke Gormley

Hayden Grabast

Trey Graf

Reagan Gropp

John Grubbs

Emma Fraser

Gavin Friehauf

Danny Funk

Alexandra Gallardo

Ryan Geisert

Emmajane Gruhl

Brandon Guenther

Alex Guyer

Christian Hale

Hannah Hamilton

Hope Hamilton

Hayley Hamm

Lee Hampton

Jacqie Hansen

Daniel Hanson

Andrew Hargrave

Chase Hartman

Keaton Hartsook

Megan Haugerud

Sydney Hayes

Andy He

Chris Heath

Hayley Heiden

Kelsey Helget

Austin Hempfling

Allison Herbert

Mary Hillis

Elsa Hines

Alex Hinton

Kyle Hinz

Nancy Ho

Andrew Hoeven

Molly Hogancamp

Merrill Holden

Darian Holder

Fre~hrnen ·~ Fir~-t Dance

And all the pressure that goes along with it.

High school dances are a big event for all "students, especially freshmen.

Homecoming was officially the first high school dance for new ninth graders. Many freshmen prepared themselves for the night weeks before, but that wasn't true for freshman Elena Andrade.

"l bought my dress the day before," said Andrade. "lt all turned out fine though." Some of the popular places to shop for homecoming dresses were Deb, Von Maur, and Younkers.

Freshman Blake Walker got prepared by buying dress clothes a week before. Then he cleaned up and headed off to the dance.

Along with the pressure of having to find an outfit, there was also pressure on freshmen being the youngest.

"l was nervous," said Ashley Rudd, freshman. "l didn't know who

l was going to find there. All of the upperclassmen are so big!"

Freshman Kyle Elllson felt the same way. ''l was definitely nervous," said Ellison. "l didn't want to look weird when l danced or anything."

Eventhoughthecommonswas crowded with people, freshmen were able to find their friends and have a great time dancing to musk and socializing.

Freshman Sydney Konigsmark agrees that the dance was a great experience. "l got to have a great time with all my friends and was able to get a taste of high school," said Konigsmark.

For freshmen, the dance was a little scary at first, but soon they found out that there was nothing to be afraid of.

"l had a great time," said Andrade. "lt was much more enjoyable than l thought it would be."

Story by: Eva Lube

Freshman Kyle Ellison said that he had a great time at the dance. "lt was fun to hang out with all my friends," Ellison. said.

Ashton Holechek

Neil Holly

Juli.a Honnens

Clayton Hora

Jordan Horan

Michael Horst

DJ Hosler

Jaydee Huddleston

Nathan Hummel

Rebecca Humphress

Thao Huynh

Kelsey Imhof

Michael Ingle

Josh Isherwood

ErkJaacks

Daniel Jaber

Marissa Jackson

Grace Jacobson

Ashley Janssen

Haley Janssen

Darren Jenkins

Kristof Jensen

Berit Johnson

Elizabeth Johnson

Kayla Johnson

Taylor Johnson

Abbey Jones

Ashley Jones

Jennifer Jones

Jake Jordan

Austin Jurgena

Ahsan Kamal

Dalton Kapke

Russell Kaup

Tearah Kendall

Lisa Keys

Jill Kieffer

Tae-woo Kim

Sydney King

Devin Kirstine

Jacob Kloefkorn

Milan Knezovich

Breeanna Knopp

lan Kobler

Sarah Kocher

Jacob Koenig

Tom Kolodziejski

Sydney Konigsmark

Luda Konovalchuk

Katelyn Koozer

Katie Kortan

Ali Korte

John Kosch

Kristen Kramer

Shea Kravig

Makenna Kroeker

Dominique Krout

Kelly Krueger

Kanai Kuhnel

Mi.rela Kulovac

Valeriya Kutsenko

Jordyn Labadie

Celeste Labedz

Kristin Larson

Cecilia Laughter

Quentin lazaro

Chung Jae Lee

Jimmy Lee

Logan Lemka

Colton Leppky

Ella Leupold

Sadie Lewallen

Matt Uckei

Boone Lieb

Spencer Lindahl

Lana Livermore

Hannah Love

Chris Lowrey

Eva Lube

Scott Luedtke

Emma Mabry

Aaron Mack

Austin Mack

Tayler Mack

Ghazal MahJouri Samani

Stacy Manson

John Marsh

Marisa Marsh

Damian Martinez

Paige Masters

Dylan Matthews

Corey Maxfield

Marissa May

Jessie McCain

Lexis Mccaslin

Seth McCollum

Trevor Meader

Jessica Mendoza

Jessica Meyer

Kasha Meyer

Dalton Miles

Jasmine MUler

Joss Miller

Rebekah Miller

Jessica Mills

Morgan Mills

Tren Minhas

Guadalupe Morales

Unique Fres:hrnan: David Munro

"Small on the out~ide-tough on the in~ide"

Like an average high school guy, David Munro likes to cheer on the Huskers, play video games, go to movies, and hang out with friends. However , he is anything but average. Munro was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) which affects only one in every 5000 babies born.

Having HLHS essentially means that Munro was born with half a heart. In babies with HLHS, the left side of the heart is so underdeveloped or missing that it cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs Treatment for this rare medical condition means either a series of heart surgeries or heart transplantation. Without it, 95 percent of babies born will die within the first month of life. Munro has had a series of four heart surgeries, and a number of other surgeries for various things.

On top of battling with HLHS, Munro has other physical problems as well. He visits three different specialists in addition to a pediatrician 8-10 times a year, sometimes more, depending on how healthy he is staying.

Having these conditions makes it harder for him to do normal, everyday things that most take for granted.

"Almost all activities are harder for me," says Munro. "Things like walking a good distance, or carrying a load, or going down stairs is really hard."

Munro cannot pump enough blood to his lungs like others do to oxygenate their muscles, so his tire out easily. And with significant lung disease, it adds to the breathing problems.

Because of his respiratory capacity, he is unable to physically participate in sports, but that does not stop him from pursuing his dreams. He is part

of Southwest sports, but in his own way.

He was a student athletic trainer this year for the football team and a student manager for basketball.

"I like just being around sports, since I can't participate," he says.

He also is an active member of Student Council and Youth Leadership Lincoln, and part of the Southwest choir. Munro has a couple of things in mind for when he grows up also.

"I might want to be a teacher, physical therapist for kids, or an actuary," he says.

Though he didn't know her very well, his former classmate, Lauren Johnson, who died of cancer in December 2007, inspires him.

"She battled strong and made the most of every day," he says.

Others that inspire him include military, teachers, his parents, and younger brother and sister. Munro also has great friends to support him.

"Collin Stange has been a good friend to me over the years," he says. "I have lots of other friends from other activities also."

Through all the hardships he's faced, Munro still has a positive outlook on life.

"All in all, I'd rather not have the medical conditions because the future is uncertain for me, but I just think having this problem as a kid and young adult makes you appreciate life and gives you a different perspective."

One of his favorite quotes is one by Mahatma Ghandi- "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

Story by: Eva Lube

Jose Moreno

Mickey Morton

Sammi. Motschenbacher

Seherzada Mu.hie

Logan Mullin

David Munro

Andrew Murphy

Olga Mwenentanda

Paola Mwenentanda

Maxwell Nagel

Kennedy Naquin

Cale Neelly

Freshman David Munro i.s involved in many activities. He is a student trainer for football and manager for basketball.

ShahdiNegahban

Sarni Nelson

Stephanie Newton

Kasha Nicholes

Nathan Nickell

Courtney Nissen

Andy Nitz

Tanner Nolan

Derek Nordgren

Branden Nyhof

Jason O'Neal

Adrianna Ochoa

Nina Okazaki

Jack Olson

Shane Oltman

Jorge Ortiz-Zavala

Mimi Ostlguin

Nicole Overton

Natasha Page

Jordan Patterson

Cooper Payne

Miranda Perez

Pauline Perez

Daniel Peters

Jayloq Peters

Krystal Peters

Melanie Petersen

Ellen Peterson

Lindsey Peterson

Felicia Phares

Morgan Pierce

Nick Pierce

Shellle Pinell

Jonathan Pitcher

Madison Plautz

Breanna Ponder

Kinsey Poskochil

Katelyn Potter

Jared Poulsen

Cameron Price

Cecilia Prussa

Brandon Raatz

Ashley Ray

Makayla Reed

Colton Reeder

Lexi Reeder

Nicholas Reichwaldt

Brandon Reifschneider

Brandon Reilly

Kaitlin Reiss

Davis Rempe

Candra Reynolds

Jake Reynolds

Mike Richards

Timothy Rickabaugh

Cole Ridder

Jtgme Rlnchen

Jacob Ripa

Zachary Roach

Taylor Roberts

Ethan Rohde

Cameron Rose

Makayla Ross

Alec Rowen

Taylor Rowlett

Ashley Rudd

Shanna Rurup

Austin Ryder

Landon Sadler

Senad Salja

MyRranda Sams

Laine Sanburg

Georgina Sanchez

Kyndra Satterthwaite

Sydney Schaal

Taylor Scharper

Halley Schlemmer

Kaitlyn Schneider

Jordan Schoen

Justin Schoen

Bailey Schulenberg

Shelbi Schwartz

Payne Schwerdtfeger

Nicole Schwery

Hannah Scollard

Ashton Scott

Meghan Senne

Jaden Seuferer

Alissa Shanahan

Zach Shanahan

Katy Sheaff

Andrea Sheets

Keegan Sheridan

Anthony Shrader

Jessica Shriner

Nick Small

Stefin Smalley

Monica Smid

Lillian Snajdr

Dakota Sonderup

Linda Sonthixay

Patrick Soucie

Michaela Speth

Collin Stange

Danielle Stark

Molly Steadman

Samantha Steele

Jennifer Stevens

Ricky Stevens

Ian Stipke

Brynn Stock

Tyler Stokes

Kaeli Stone

Jordan Straight

Daniel Suiter

Matt Sullivan

Sydney Svec

Tyler Svoboda

Halle Swann

Ali.da Szudlo

Gio Tapia

Emily Thomas

Jordon Thomas

Natalie Thomason

Erik Thompson

Reb e cca Toelle

FavoriU Word

There are over 200,000 words in the English language from numerous backgrounds. "Kimono " comes from Japan. lt means "thing to wear." The word "beef" comes from the French word "boeuf" meaning "the meat of an adult domestic bovine." With so many options there must be some words that strike a chord, so we asked:

What's: your favorite word and why?

Stupendous. lt just sounds cool.

Shelbi Schwartz

Random, because it describes me! Coren Fielder

Velvet, l guess. It's kind of different. Brady Ecklund

Story by: Amanda Carnazzo

Erka Trautman

Cole Traynowkz

Zak Tripp

Erika Troester

Lauren Troester

Tram Tu

Taylor Tunnison

Caleb Ullman

Nicole Ullman

Devin Ullsperger

Marissa Upton

Haley Urwller

Madison Vachal

Madeline Van Deusen

Kana Leia Veney

Jimmy Vo

Fred Vogel

Austin Von Rentzell

Courtney Wagner

Derek Wagner

Blake Walker

Mallory Waller

Trey Wayne

Timothy Webb

Jenny Wehrli

Jake Weldon

Josh West

Carleigh Whelan

Tyler White

Montana Whittle

Michaela Wilson

Amanda Wimmer

Tara Winkle

Becca Wolf

Kelsey Wolf

Seth Wolkenhauer

Sibyl Wood

Sydney Worley

Chika Yamanishi

Jennifer Yanagida

Bo Yarabe

Kaleb Young

Brittany Zeiger

Emily Zeilinger

Leon Zhang

l=rechman ·~ Rrd" QaA

Each year hundreds of 14 and 15 year olds enter Southwest as freshmen. They come from being the "big kids" in middle school to the "'little kids" in high school. The classes are different and the halls are always packed with large upper classmen; but eventually, freshmen begin to find their place. Michael Ausdemore, Candra Reynolds, and Joe Anderbery were a few of the freshmen that were new this school year.

Q: What are s;ome things; you've liked?

Ausdemore: More freedom, block scheduling and lunches.

Reynolds: All the lunch choices, fun classes, and getting out early every Tuesday.

Anderbery: l like that there is better food and football games.

Q: What are {;Orne thing~ you ·ve di~liked?

Ausdemore: Long classes.

Reynolds: l don't like how we only get 30 minutes for lunch. l think we should get 40 or 45 minutes. Anderbery: l don't like some of my teachers.

Q: Overall, do you like high ~chool better or middle ~chool better?

Ausdemore: Hi.gh school a lot more.

Reynolds: High school.

Anderbery: l like high school better because there ls better food, and fewer classes.

Story by: Eva Lube

~duardo Zavala

Freshman Michael Ausdemore works on his assignment in health class. Michael said that he might participate in track in the spring.

Freshman Candra Reynolds reads her choice reading book in her English class. When asked about the homework, she replied, "l think it's just fine."

Freshman Joe Anderbery works on his line design project in Melissa Mordy's 2D Design class. Examples of other proJects that are made in 2D Design are making a mendella and putting together a newspaper collage.

l-lelping Students S.O.A.R ~o Success

From the beginning of the school year, the S.O.A.R theme became a part of Southwest. lt stands for Safety, Opportunity, Attendance and ResponstbUty /Respect.

Prindpal Rob Slauson had a group of eight people vtsU a spedaUzed camp to help children succeed. The group came up wUh the theme as something easy to remember. What do hawks do? Well, of course, they soar. S.O.A.R. ts an acronym that students can remember.

For students to be Safe, they need to follow all the rules that are applied.

Adminis;tration:

Throughout their Uves they need more than one Opportunity. Students also need to Attend to be able to strive to succeed. Finally all students need to be Respectful and Responsible to everyone and everything around them at all Umes.

"S.O.A.R ts an effective and effldent way. This ts how students wm be successful tn school and Ufe," Slauson said.

S.O.A.R posters were posted throughout the buUdtng to remind students of the beUef statement.

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Road to success. Principal Rob Slauson holds l the school's mission statement. The S.O.A.R po s can be found throughout the school.

Photo by G Smith

Rob Slauson Prindpal

Keri Applebee

John Hastings Susette Taylor Virginia Geiger Assodate Prindpal Associate Prindpal Associate Prindpal Instructional

Sara Mann Spedal Ed. Coord.

Mark Reeder Chair

i.'lli Dave Gillespie Athletic Director

Melissa Mordy

Kim Carson Assistant Athletic Director

Willie Sapp

Duane Baack Asst. Attendance Coordinator

Julie Walstrom

Coordinator

Tracy Way Chair

Sherry Mccranie

English:

Music:

Business:

Teny Abrahams Chair

Matt Heimes

Terry Berks

Tonie Helmes

Elaine Caster

Bob Henrichs

Tracy Piper Anthony Reda Shelly Shanahan

Marge Kneifl Chair

Duane Baack Sandi Campbell

Linda Kreifels Judy Noteboom Mary Schropfer

Cyndi Dwyer Lorrie Ford

Dianne Kuppig Lori Nakagawa

Toni Siedel Mindy Wright

Josh Hinrichs Tony Kobza

Shelly Tvrdy

Melanie Gross Mark Gudgel

Marla Payant Todd Pernicek

Denise Cotton Chair

Jonathan Dyrland

Lori Falcone Meghan Manni.ng-Kechely

Alyssa Wilhelm Jeff Agler Accompanist

Not pictured: Bill Roehrs (Itinerant) Starr 181

Mathematic~:

Joyce Lehn Chair

Colleen Flnkhouse

Dee Slpmson-

Gretchen Baker Case Manager

Nancy Bare Social Worker

Kirkland

Julie Schmoll Speech/Language

Becky Tegeler

Heather Foster (Speech/Language)

Peggy Volker

Erin Stutzman Psychologist

Kelley Winter

Lori Mescher Kim Heise r Media Secretary/ Media Paraedu c o Technician

Tom Ahlschwede

Shayla Bushhousen Jeff De Vries • Shukria Gharzai

David Hartman Brent Hennes

Cullen Stevens Christin Sutter

Rudy Moser

Jill Phipps

Ashli True

Chris True Jerel Welker

Staff: Judy Fleischman (manager), Lisa Ashenbach, Sandra en neise, Marva Cayetano, Lori DeVries, Teresa Gifford, Lea Ho "Ne Michelle Kavanaugh, Marla Lottman, ' Marilyn Paolini, Pat pe Amy Whitmarsh, Paul Winkler

Technicia nG:

Mark Watt Chair Us Brenden Nancy Brockley

Jalaina Handa Doug Kaltenberger Mark King

Scott Skultety

Not pictured: Anna McVay (PE)

Scott Vampola

Tim Golden Chair

Mike Geist

Kevin Schrad

Charley Bittle Dan Carpenter

Eugene Kirianov

Mark Shearer Tracy Wiese

Greg Cooper · Court Monroe

Not pictured: John Strain (Science)

Kathy Herz (Instructional)

Scott Engel John Himmelberger

Jeff Jochum Chair

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Hennecke Fred Thorne (Theater/ (TI1eater/Dist.)

Not pictured: BLDG) Brandon Gunderson (Computer)

9ocial 9tudies;:

Cus;todial:

World Language:

Ted Larson Chait (TV

Russ Raatz Chair (T2-4)

Brian Albrecht

Dennis Hershberger Ryan Mahoney

Not pictured: Leslie Mann (Social Studies)

Jolynn Bomberger Susan Cornisfi

Elaine Harris Lori Hemmett

Lisa Bales

Tanner Penrod

Nila Jacobson

Angella Knop Martlyne Phelps Shirley Roeber Jeremy Smlth (Gifted coordinator)

Not pictured: Melissa Hernandez (World Language)

Travis Brady Jim Danson Jalaina Handa

Chris Salem Ryan Salem Alyssa Watson

Mike Dudek Karl Bauhof Building Superintendent Assistant Building Superintendent

Rich Dondlinger Lou Wilken

Night Crew: FR.ONT ROW: Bev Krier, Bozica Milos, Mike Caldwell, Nathan Unkugal, Jay Badorak. BACK ROW: Jim Belk, Richard King, Mike Dudek, Charles Boyce. Not pictured: Mark Franckowiak, Rich Harten, Mark Kemper, Darrel Kuhlman, Mike Lundy, Scott Williams.

Special Education:

Secretarie(;:

Trida Ostermeier Chair

Brian Bullington

Pattie Brown

Mike Devall

Angela Kramer Matt Mezger

Alisha Stopp

Amy Jewell

Jessie Sazama

Lynn Strack

Lanette Dunn Executive Sec.

Peg Aldridge

Lois Brown Bookkeeper Pa ol Subs Ke s

Jan Buman Spedal Ed.

Christine Carman Ula Comer

Sandy Hays

Victoria Hesshelmer Registrar Assodate Principal Attendance Attendance

Nicole Kubik Linda Shonka Janene Way Athletic/A ivities Receptionist Counselors

Keshia Allee Kylee Foral

John Froschheiser Joyce Scheneman

Loree Woods

Not pictured: Tim Frisch, Linda Graham, Sharlene Lowrey, Karen Schmidt, Sarah Schweers.

Diane Ditmars

Clubs and organizations were another way to times until 10:30 p.m. on nights before the >ig get involved at school with people who shared the show ln order to make the performances perfe . same interests as you. Clubs ranged from Math Yearbook and newspaper crunched deadU es Club, to HOSA, to Student Council, to FCA. during class along with before or after school to et

For those who joined clubs, meetings were once deadlines done. again outside of school; there were no club days, This year's Talon yearbook staff decide to and with everything before or after school, clubs take a twist on what clubs and organizations ,re had smaller membership numbers. doing for the year.

Most organizations also were held before and We wanted to know ''What your story" a ·uafter school. Cheerleading and dance team members ally was. The Talon staff asked the clubs and ret in the morning while speech and debate mostly ganizations to ~rite a short 'chatty' postcard s 1le practiced after school. Choirs met during class time, letter and submit pictures on about what the along with having after school practices. did, what went on during the year, and what Drama students worked after school, some- club was all about.

1st place! Senior Daniel Zhou and sophomore Albert Zhou show off the first place plaque from the UNL Math Day Probe Competition. Math club participated in different events through out the year. Photo by Cary Brand/Talon

Go hawks! Senior Taylor Mayer leads a cheer during a varsity football ganThe varsity cheerleaders made it to every football game during the seas c l along with going to every basketball game as well. Photo by Rachel Pflug/Ta i 1

Lead.in' the band! Seniors Kyle Hampton, Sean Grosshans and Luye Yang march to the front to lead the band at Seacrest Field. The band led the school in the fight song during pep rallies and every touchdown made during the season. Photo by Kaley Cook/Hawk Talk

Danctn around! Emerald dance team performs at half time during a Friday night football game. The dance team performed at every home event. Photo by Anna Tomasi Talon

Champions! Senior Danielle Simpson holds up the 2008 Mid West trophy that Speech and Debate won. Speech and Debate won a number of trophies through out their season. Courtesy photo

NHS Members : Kaleigh Anderson, Brianna Badje, Lauren Barbee, Heather Berck, Alex Bischoff, Caleb Brown, Evan Brown, Lauren Brunken, Sabrina Buckwald, Jamie Burbach, Marilyn Buresh, Michael Crelin, Ben Currin, Nicholas Dahlquist, Anna DeNell, Qare Espinosa, Vincent Flynn, Elizabeth Folsom, Neleigh Frandsen, Victoria Fry, Paige Gaver, Chasmine Gerschefske, Eliza Hammond, Kyle Hampton, Samantha Hansen, Alex Hartmann, Jake Hedgecock, Ashley Hemann, Amy Herman, Eric Hinz, Katie Hottovy, Ashley Janssen, Nathan Jones, Megan Kaltenberger, Bilal Kamal, Amy Kellough, Tyler Kuper, MacKenzie Laird Lindsey Leach, Lindsay Leikam, Alec Lowery, Caitlin ·Lukin, Jacob Marvin, Mary Metz, Nick Miller, Philicia Mizell, Kamala Moore, Kathryn Moore, AU Nelson, Benjamin Norton, Anastasia Oulianova, Rachael Pflug, Courtney Powers, Hayley Raatz, Christine Scalora, Alexis Schields, Anna Schmidt, Jason Schrad, Jenay Sheridan, Danielle Simpson, Zach Sims, Tara Soucie, Cassandra Spellmeyer, Anna True, McKenzie True, Danielle Urban, Nathan Van Loon, Emily Walkenhorst, John Wallace, Chelsea Walz, Nicolette Ware, Zach Watson, Mike Wehling , Julia Wehrli, Blake Wewel, Maggie Whiteley, Cohagen Wilkinson, Bethany Wood, Jessica Wright, Luye Yang, Luke Yarabe, Paul Yarabe, Jack Zhang, and Daniel Zhou.

NI-IS:

The Lincoln Southwest Chapter of the National Honor Society had an exceptional year. We were commonly active i.n community service acti.vi.ti.es both i.n the community and the school.

From going door-to-door asking for pennies to battling the blistering cold while bell ringing , we were always happy to be helping our community. ln the school, we led another successful dodge ball tournament.

The proceeds from the tournament helped us add a new and innovative addition to the school: the memorial garden.

Our group ' s devotion to the four pi.llars of NHS -scholarship, leadership, service, and character-was the key to our success. Each member actively di.splayed the commitment our NHS members held so high, we were able to reach a standard that no other Southwest Chapter had achieved before.

Trumpets United. Among many other groups at the dodgeball tournament, one group, Trumpets United, took ti.me to have a group photo taken before the games began. Photo by Kaley Cook/Hawk Talk

Silently Waiting. NHS officers sit patiently and wait for Principal Rob Slauson to give a little speech of welcome to the new group of seniors admitted. NHS focuses on helping the community out through volunteer work. Photo by Talon Staff

Huddle Up. NHS members decide which teams play next and what the placement is for the dodgeball tournament. The tournament was the second annual and it was a hit. Photo by Kaley Cook/Hawk Talk

Who Wants Ple? One of the r games Student Council hosts a t rallies is the famous pie eating co and at the Switch Rally, junior Miller got really into his pie, lite and won the contest. Photo by Co L 1 Powers/Hawk Talk

Have You Got Sptrl.t? Student Cc members, senior Mike Wehling, j : Kate Hunsaker and sophomore • Caldwell, sell LSW fall sports T- [ • at the Spirit Fest, which took pla , : Aug. 23 in the commons area. Ph ( , Aly Ferguson/Talon

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Students Honored. Senior s Alexis Schields and Michael Crelin r ead n ames off as the students get rec ogni zed for their academic a chieve m ent for the previous school year. Ph oto by Kait l yn Sch neider/ Ha wk Tal k

Let The Dancing Begin. Junior Chris Way int erviews junior Ha rry Norma n and the rest of the memb ers of the team, Drag lt On The Florom , b e fo re they perform at the Student Coun cil hosted Dance Off. lt was a fun d r aiser fo r O! Ambassadors and, in one nig ht, they raised $1 ,300. Ph o t o by Courtney Po w ers/ Ha w k Talk

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STUDENT COUNClL MEMBERS :

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Darcy Arends , Kelsey Arends, Mikaela Balfany , Joanne Becker, Joyanne Becker, Noemi Berkowitz, • Nate Caldwell, Caroline Flynn, Vince Flynn, Kendra Frank, Cole Genrich, Taylor Genrich, Chris Gice, Hailey Hamilton, Sammy Hansen, Kate Hunsaker, Jenny Jones, Nate Jones, Chase Krueger, Morgan Lambley, Za ne Mapes , Connor Marshall, Davi.ct Munro , Jordan Murphy, Sarah O'Neil, Austin Rath, Halley Schlemmer, Kal Singh, Kaitlyn Steinacher, Hillary Stoll, Rebecca Swenseth, McKenzie Tisdale, Connor Villanueva, Kaitlyn Waller, Chris Way, Kate Weskamp, and Ellen Wilkinson.

Anyone Got A Sweet Tooth? Student Council members s e nior Sa m m y Hanse n , juniors Kaitlyn Steinacher, and freshmen Darcy Arends Noemi Berkowitz, and Jenny Jones a tten d to t h e b a ke sale t a ble after school. Many students bough t food knowing that the profits went to a good organization

Photo by Emily Kerl / Hawk Talk

STUDENT COUNCIL:

Student Council had a busy year this year. On top of the annual projects Student Council plans, Prom, Powderpuff Football, and participation in Pep Rallies, we took on a few new directions as well.

The O! Ambassadors campaign was new to Student Council this year, along with the "Go Green" campaign, and new service projects like tutoring at Holmes Elementary School and a "Senior Prom" at Savannah Pines.

Student Council also changed Us format to run from January - December, instead of following the School Calendar. This allowed for two sets of Leadership this year.

Nate Jones was President and Vince Flynn was Vice President for first semester; Sammy Hansen was President and Chris Way was Vice President second semester. This year Mrs. Watson and Ms. Handa were co-sponsors of Student Council.

Student Council worked to positively impact our school and our community.

Chillin' Out Student Council members huddle close together around the mas cot for the Polar Bear Plunge. This year ' s fundraisers were set to help out many diffe r e nt organizations. Photo by Kelsey Arends/ Hawk Talk

Team line Up. Teams line up at the NHS hosted Dodgeball tournament. There a r e m any who h ope that this exciting, second annual tradition wi.ll continue on for y ea r s to come.

Photo by Kaley Cook/Hawk Talk

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DECA: Tony Kobza (Sponsor), Stasia Oullanova (President), Paul Yarbe (Vice President), Colbi Duren Or. Vice President), Lindsey Leach (Treasurer), Ali Nelson (Secretary), Hailey Hamilton (Public Relations), Michael Crelin, Taylor Dobbs, Mike Wehling, Bilal Kamal, Bethany Wood, Bailey Burkett, Alex Hartmann, Hope Hamilton, Sarni Nelson, Eliza Hammond, Anna Schmidt, Kate Meyer, Lindsay Strong, • Allison Everman, Abbie Albrecht, Karli Gaines, Tonya Maksimenko, Megan Sjulin, Katie

Art Chlb: Casey Brant, Courtney Bryant, Michelle Crites, Elizabeth Dalke, Laura Franz, Sydney Hayes, Merrill Holden, Julia Honnens, Rebecca Humphress, Grace Jacobson, Lisa Keys, Celeste Labedz, Mary Beth Logan, Emily Mazur-Mickells, Katy Mohatt, Nina Okazaki, Miranda Perez, Rachael Pflug, Felicia Phares , Morgan Roark, Maggie Robertson, Ashley Rudd, Rachel Schmidt, Hannah Scollard, Kaeli Stone, Lindsey Thomson, Erika Troester, Carleigh Whelan, Ansel Whittle, Michaela Wilson, Tara Winkle , and Chika Yamanshi

Asian Caucus: Luye Yang, LAC Phan, Danny Yang, Leon Zhang, Dan Zhou, Chris Chu, Michael Nguyen, and Allan Vo (Laying)

Maude, Melissa Schorr, Cameron Rose, Tae Woo Tafoya, Nick Small, Hilary Hamilton, and Andrew Castor

(Above) Get Creative! Art club members create Christmas cards for friends and famUy. The LSW Art Club was one of 25 groups that were selected to paint a rain barrel for The Friends of Pioneers Park Nature Center. Photo by Lindsey Leach/Hawk Talk

(Top Right) Smells Good.I Asian Caucus sells crab rangoon after school to raise money for the community. Photo by Ta/on Staff

(Right) Sell ltI FBLA members sell tickets for the movie "The Express. " Along with the movie ticket, students would also get free soda and popcorn. Photo by Talon Staff

(Below) Get Up and Play! DECA sponsor Tony Kobza talks to students participating in the student volleyball tournament which took place in November. More than 60 students participated in the event. Photo by Jayk Wilson/ Hawk Talk

ARTC.LUB:

Art Club has been brought back to life this year! This year the club had about 40 members and is looking forward to growing in the future. Since the club has started off fresh this year, the members played an important role in deciding what our club should be about. The club members decided they wanted to discover new and innovative art techniques.

As the year passed, the students learned how to design and screen print their own art club T-shirts, experimented with pottery, designed holiday greeting cards for family, friends, and those in need. They also learned how to design on the computer, amongst many other things.

LSW Art Club had the honor of being 1 of the 25 local artists to design a rain barrel for The Friends of Pioneers Park Nature Center and the City of Lincoln Watershed Management Division, which was on display throughout Lincoln in the spring. The members are excited to continue learning about what exists in the art world.

ASIAN C.AUC.US:

Asian Caucus is a group open to anyone who wants to help spread Asian culture in our community, may it be within the school or beyond.

This year we have tried to reach the community by fund raising. These fund raisers involved either good or entertainment in which the profits went to treating the group to eating out. Even though our hard work is tough, there has always been enough time to just hang out.

The group is a place where people can be themselves and speak their minds. Asian Caucus openly welcomes those who want to have a sense of belonging in this school, which is a must for all students.

AP SPANISI-I PREP:

The goal of this club is to increase awareness of Spanish culture and use Spanish language. Members will participate in community service, as well as practice and use AP test taking strategies to prepare for the AP Spanish Exam while increasing language skills. This club is geared toward students who intend to take the AP Spanish Exam.

D EC. A :

This year we've kept ourselves busy with a variety of different activities. We kicked off the year with a clothing drive in which we raised over 800 items of clothing for the Friendship home. ln November we hosted a student volleyball tournament with over 60 participants. ln April we had our 3V3, as well as our faculty basketball game.

Our hard-working and devoted members have also kept themselves applied to the DECA goal by attending conferences which began in Omaha for the annual DECA Fall Leadership Conference, a lead-in to our Central Region Leadership Conference in Kansas City. ln both of these conferences we gained unforgettable experiences and met people from all over the region.

ln February, we attended Districts at the Nebraska Student Union, which helped us prepare for state which was held in March at the Cornhusker Hotel. We've worked hard to make this a memorable year and succeeded by accomplishing an astounding amount and establishing connections that will remain with us for years to come.

FBLA:

FBLA has had much success this year. We have seen our membership increase from 8 last year to 32 this year. Our first event was a fund raiser; a movie night in October. Over 100 Southwest students attended the showing of "The Express" and it started the year off on a positive note. Then we worked with Texas Roadhouse to start another fund raiser. They were generous in giving us 10% of their sales each day for four whole days.

Officers and members also attended the Fall Leadership Conference in September, Districts in January, and State Competition in April. At some of these events, members are tested in certain business categories and have the opportunity to win awards for their high scores. lt provides a chance for members to learn more about the business world as they think about their future.

FBLA: Josh Hinrichs (Advisor) , Marilyn Buresh (Pr esident ), Tori Fry (VicePresident and Treasurer), Lindsey Leach (Publicist) , Melanie Lorenz -(Secretary) , Paige Gaver , Connor Carstens , Hannah Bell, Haley Christensen , Taylor Christiansen, Benjamin Crelin, Michael Crelin, Brittni Eitzmann, Clayton Hora, Courtney Jarosz , Sara Johnson , Kaitlin Karins , Samone Pabst , Mackenzie Steinauer , Grant Thomas , Danielle Urban, Lauren Wachter , Ellie Clin ch , Madeline Eversoll, Rebecca Hartz , Chung Jae Lee , Yoon Jae Lee , Jordyn Fuller , Luke Yarabe, Anna True, Brianna Saeger , Emily MazurMkkells , and Jack Zhang

FRENCI-I:

Members will expand their knowledge of French culture; activities may include trip to UNL French Week, art projects, cheese tasting, French cinema & fundraising; sign up if you are considering ACTIVE partici.pation.

FRIENDQI-IIP:

Members of Friendship Club will support ndividuals with disabilities both in and out of school by developing friendships through social activities and community involvement. friendship Club members will also support the LSW Special Olympics team by attending Special Olympics events.

GLBTSA:

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Straight Alliance; club formed to support those who are gay or lesbian; do not have to be gay or lesbian to join; welcomes people of all sexual orientation to help spread tolerance and equity.

LATINO:

Latino Club is a club for any interested student who would like to learn more about Latino culture. Club events will include opportunities to experience Latino musk dance and food. Club members will participate in activities to •·learn or volunteer in the Latino community.

FCA BREAKFAST:

The 2008/2009 school year marks the birth of THE BREAKFAST CLUB. The Breakfast Club was created for students at Lincoln Southwest whom are involved, or interested, in FCA (The Fellowship of Christian Athletes) as the alternative on-campus huddle.

Every Friday morning presented an open invitation to join us for some "Food, Fun, and Fellowship". We share the good news of Jesus Christ through scripture, testimonies, guest speakers, videos and games to cultivate our relationship with our Savior.

FCA:

lSW Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) had a great year in the 2008 - 2009 school )'ear! lSW FCA focuses on equipping, empowering, and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ. FCA met approximately every other Sunday afternoon at members' homes or at Nu Vibe for group Bible Study.

Several members attended the annual FCA Weekend of Champions in the beginning of the year and had awesome experiences while growing closer to God. ln December, we collaborated our own money and bought a shopping cart full of presents to be donated at City lmpact' s Gifts of Love Program.

We finished 2008 by having a holiday dinner at Val's Buffet. Sponsored by Mr. Schumann and Mr. Gudgel, FCA reached out to the community in 2009. We volunteered at the People's City Mission and helped out at Club Edify. lt wc1s awesome to show God's love to Lincoln's homeless youth. FCA concluded the school year strongly, continuing weekly Bible studies and getting sweet T-shirts.

FCCLA:

FCCLA is a Nationally recognized leadership organization. Activities for this last year included a trip to Milford for the District meeting, where we heard speakers on nutrition, cake decorating, seat belt safety, Relationships and many more.

Then in November a couple members went to Dallas for the National Cluster meeting. We heard the most amazing stories on bullying in High School, leadership skills and many more!! Finally we concluded the year at the Sate Meeting downtown at the Cornhusker Hotel where again we had the BEST ·ume. Good company, good speakers and good FOOD!

We will always remember this year as the time we paired up with the Reserve Cheerleaders for the Valentine Sucker sales in February. Money raised was to help El Centro Hispanic Center. Sponsors were Ms. Way and Ms. Schlemmer, FCS Teachers

(Top) Breakfast anyone. Shea Kra' Hanson, and Makayla Ross from Bre, listen to sponsor Terry Berks while et\ juice and donuts. Courtsey Photo (Bottom) Getting serious. Halley and Alyssa Eitzmann represented FC vember at the annual cluster meetinJ Texas. Courtsey Photo

Selling Suckers. Sponsor Jolene Schlemmer helps Alyssa Eitzmann, Brittni Eitzmann and Becca Wolf sell suckers for FCCLA before and after school for Valentine's Day. Photo by Talon Staff

Symbol. GLBTSA sponsors the day of silence on April 17 every year. Courtsey Photo

Speaking out.Terry Berks, sponsor of FCA Breakfast Club, gave ate the first Friday morning of meeting by explaining what it means to l of the club. Courtsey Photo

; t Top) Beads for sale. French club members sell Mardi Gras beads before and

lfter school during the week of Feb. 24. Photo by Talon Staff

~m:&ttom) Sportin' lt up. Liz Sundberg, Sammy Hansen, Sarah Faubel, Grant

A t/ete rson, and Ross Kremer get dressed up for an FCA T-shirt design. Courtsey

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FCA: "F CA was a great encouragement for all the students participating this year.

Leadership Team of FCA: Sammy Hansen- president , Kaleigh Anderson, Drew Edmond, Ross Kremer, and Grant Peterson.

FCClA: Halley Schlemmer, Alyssa Eitzmann, GregJeffery, Trey Wayne, Becca Wolf, Gina Babcock, and Destiny Davis as President.

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a af We had loads of fun worshiping God and enjoying the company of each other as

French Chili: French club consisted of about 11 members throughout the well as eating lots of DONUTS! This is a club that students will definitely remem- year and one sponsor. ber, joining in the fellowship every Friday bringing each other up from every high school trouble putting the light back on God. " Daniel Hanson, freshman FCA.,

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(Above) We need your blood. Seniors Lindsay Leikam and Ashley Janssen help students sign up for the blood drive before and after school. Southwest had two blood drives and each of them was hosted by H0SA. Photo by Talon Staff

(Right) Donating for the good of others. Senior Aaron Mulgrue smiles as he finishes donating blood. Senior Luye Yang waits off to the side to help Mulgrue over to the waiting area. Many students and teachers decided to donate blood for the second time this year. H0SA ' s goal for the second blood drive was 400 donators. ln actuality, 150 people donated blood, 124 units were donated and 372 Uves will be saved. Photo by Cassee Spellmeyer/ Talon

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mile. Japanese students , some of which are members of Japanese club , pose for a group photo on a trip in Japan. Students who have taken at least a third year level of a language were given the opportunity to go on a trip to a country that primarily speaks that language. lt allowed them to expand upon their speaking abilities. Courtesy Photo

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(Below) Helping out. Senior Danielle Simp;on mans the Key Clul at Future Hawk Night. That night, students from many clubs, spot organizations had tables displaying information about what they d some facts that future students could take home. Photo by Cassee Spell. Talon

JAPANESE:

Members learned about and celebrated the Japanese culture, festivals, calligraphy 1 food and its language. They welcomed outside speakers to share experiences.

They had additional meetings once a month outside of school. Students who weren't taking Japanese were also welcomed to learn more about the Japanese culture.

I-IOSA:

HOSA, Health Occupation Students of America, is a national club composed of 49 states. Lincoln HOSA, includes members from LNS, LSE, LHS and LSW, is involved with the Community Blood Bank blood drives, Autism Speaks walk, and volunteer with Kindergarten Roundup.

HOSA attended Mid-Winter conference in Grand ls land, State Competition in Boys Town, and will be attending Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee, June 24-27. HOSA' s mission is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill, and leadership development.

Officers: Anna True, Amanda Peters, Melissa Sukhram (LSE), Nick Peters, Sara Christianson, Ashley Janssen, Lindsay Leikam, Tyler Peterson, Abbey Beardsley (LHS), Tori Amerson (LHS).

MATI-I:

Ahoy from Math Land! We're traveling all over Nebraska to compete in many math competitions of epic proportions. We went to Omaha Central, Doane, and UNL Math Day and dominated! We will host the American Math Competition along with our own LSW math competition.

The Math Club attended many competitions this year, they included Doane, Omaha Central, Omaha North and UNL Math Day. The students had a lot of success at all the competitions with exceptional results at UNL Math Day.

Albert Zhou finished first and Dan Zhou finished in sixth place. The math bowl team finished in third place at the UNL competition.

OUTDOOR ENCOUNTER:

Outdoor Encounter Club offered a chance to have the greatest "outdoor" experiential learning. They had fun taking part in the experience on rq,es courses, climbing walls, canoeing and even in scuba diving.

The club was working on an adopt a stream project, K-State Plant materiais project, school recycling project, maintaining the outdoor classroom and outdoor skills that lead to canoeing, camping and scuba trips

KEV:

The 2008 - 2009 school year was busy for Key Club! Starting the school year off, Key Club members volunteered for Quarters for Safe Quarters and Huskers Helping the Homeless. Around the holiday season, Key Club put on our annual Holiday Hawks!

This year we had record attendance of around 100 kids of all ages with around 45 volunteers. This was truly rewarding, especially pulling off this big of an event while planning it entirely in under three months.

Key Club finished off the year volunteering their cooking skills and time at the Matt Talbot Kitchen, Adam's Elementary Movie Night, and the programs Kids Against Hunger. We wrapped up the year with our annual Banquet catered by Noodles & Company. All in all, Key Club had a pretty eventful year.

I-IIS TORV :

Members discussed global and local current events, expanded upon their knowledge of political, social, economic, and religious history, and discovered the rich history of Lincoln. They also commemorated important events in history.

Members also had the opportunity to prepare for AP exams in World History, US History, and Government and Politics.

(Above) High honors Sophomore Albert Zhou proudly pres en t s his a ward from UNL Math Day. lt was a big honor to pla ce first out of 1500 other students.

Photo by Talon Staff

(Below) Golde n fun. Science department chair and Outdoor Encounter sponsor Tim Golden (right) was given an award by State Farm for his outstanding teaching and also for making learning fun. Photo by Cassee Spellmeyer/Talon

Key Oub officers: Katie Hottovy was president, Sammy Hansen was the vice president, Danielle Simpson was the secretary, Wyn Wiley was the treasurer, and Courtney Powers was historian.

Math Club: Math Club sponsor was Jeff DeVries, co-presidents were Dan Zhou and Jack Zhang, and the vice president was Albert Zhou. The Math Club had much success this year and two students, Albert and Dan Zhou, received scholarship money for their high placement in a competition held at UNL.

AMBAQSADbRS:

Student Ambassadors worked hard this year to help welcome new students to Southwest. There were more members this year , as 50 students became Student Ambassadors . Students applied to be ambassadors through the counseling center.

Student Ambassadors was also a class during zero hour second term. The 12 members of the class formed the Leadership Corps, and planned many events including Future Hawk Night and eighth grade open house. Ambassadors also helped with online registration, locker checkout , parent teacher conferences, and many more events.

Student Ambassadors is sponsored by counselor Colleen Finkhouse.

CLOSE-UP:

Ten students and two teachers from Southwest had the privilege of traveling to Washington, D.C. the week of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.

The trip lasted from Jan. 17-23 and included the Inaugural concert, visits t o several memorials and museums , workshops wih students from other states and the Inauguration inself.

SKILLS U.S.A.:

The goal of Skills U.S.A. is to promote the academic , social and industrial skills needed to succeed in today ' s workforce.

Nebraska Skills U.S.A

State Competition representatives and Academic Achievement award winners are Megan Kaltenberger , Todd Roeber, Mackenzie Laird, Ty Kuper, Justin Rosenbahm.

PRINCIPAL ·

• ADVISORY:

This advisory council is small group of students consisting of all grades. lt provides an opportunity for students to be able to discuss and improve relevant issues that affect the student body , to our principal, Rob Slauson.

We work together to enhance the Lincoln Southwest community the first Tuesday of each month at 7:15 a.m. Topics this year have included and focused on PDA, recycling, traffic before and after school, and dance ticket sales.

. .... SCIENCE :.·.· -• . -·· oLVMPIAD: .

Greetings from Science Olympiad! We ' ve had a super year, competing at the Northland Kansas City tournament and also placed very well at the Ames high school tournament.

The team also had a great time studying our events, building bridges and autonomous robots , launching rockets , and doing all that science stuff we do!

ln mid-April, we attended the State tournament at UNL. Southwest science and engineering is the bomb!

ENGINEERING CLUB:

A new club this year, Engineering Club, is making strides toward being another dominant academic team here at Southwest.

Formed to prepare for the TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude in Mathematics and Science) competition, the club is made up of students who are interesting in the field of engineering.

Tearns competed in the state TEAMS competition on Feb. 25 , at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Our two teams placed first and second in our division. One team advanced to nationals and received a national ranking.

We had a lot of fun and achieved much!

Engineering Club: Daniel Zhou (Founding Co -President ), Michaela Patt (The Fa ce book W i z Co -Presi dent ), Ashley Janssen (Doctor Co -President ), Nathan Van Loon (Silent but Deadly President ), Jayk Wilson (T-s hirt Dude Co -President), Tori Fry (Happy Cheerleading Co -Preside Albert Zhou (Not Dan ' s Brother) , Nealesh Padhye (Muscle Shirt Enthusiast), Nat Fink-Hur (Calculator Man), Ted Kocher (Engi.nerd), Erin Kocher (Token Smart Girl) , Michael CreUn (C servative Representative ), Evan Brown (Lazy Guy ), Tom Ahlschw e de (Sponso r/ Math Ge el

Skills USA: Megan Kaltenbe r ger (President ), Sam Schmidt (Vke President ) , Todd Roeb er (Parliamentarian) , Mackenzie Laird (Secretary) , Ty Kuper (Treasure r), Tori Fry (Secretary), Justin Rosenbohm (Reporter)

Ambassadors: Shrutti Daggumati, Ashley Hemann, Mary Metz, Talissa Payne, Maggie Robertson, Madeline Eversoll, Adam Kriz, Ben Norton, Courtney Powers , Jason Schrad, Tori Fry , Lindsey Leach, Anastasia Oulianov a, Erinn Richert , Morgan Bergen, Kayla Frazier , Chad Hassebrook, Mark. Ko r sak.as, Ryan Plager , Paul Schiefelbein, Mik.ala Schwery, Juee Trivedi, Connor Villanueva , Marianne Wegulo , Hannah Bell, Ellie Clinch, Ali Doughtery , Brandon Earhart , Abby Flory , Alex Janssen, Erica Johnson, Emily Johnson, Lucy Kneifl, Chelsea Kyle, Kassy Laughter, Adam Uf, Ryan Newsham, Cori O ' Neal, Brianna Saeger , Evan Sheaff, Veronica Vanderbeek, Cody Bristol, Jason O ' Neal, Katy Sheaff, and Nicole Ullma n

Principal Advisory: Alexis Bartek, Drew Bartek., Joanne Beck.er, Shruti Daggumati, Hilary David, Erin Dike , Lindsey Leach, Lindsay Leikam, Matt Lick.el, David Munro , Suhaus Nataraj , Ali Nelson, Trevin Nelson, Myles Olson, Sarah O ' Neill, Anastasia Oulianova , Nealesh Padhye, Maral Papal, Courtney Powers, Matt Robertson, Christine Scalora , Melissa Schorr, Dillon Town, Kana Leia Veney, Connor Villanueva , Courtney Wagner, Nicolette Ware, Mike Wehling, Wyn Wiley , Bethany Wood and Daniel Zhou

(Top Left) Explore! Senior Ashley Hemann giv es a tour around the school to parents and incoming freshmen. Photo by Talon Staff

(Above) Discuss! Sponsor Coleen Finkhouse talks to Ambassadors about current events. Photo b y Tal on Sta ff

(Left) Swing! Senior Clay Upton shows off his pendulum and second place certificate that Science Olympiad receiv e d a t the Northland lnternational Science Olympiad Tournament.

Photo by A usttn Chrtstensen/Talon

(Bottom Left) Think! LSW students compete in the Skills U.S.A technical team problem solving competition Co urtesy Photo

(Below) Smile! The Close Up group is all smiles for the camera. The ten members of Close Up took. a trip to Washington, D.C. for the presidential inauguration. Ph oto b y Emil y Kerl/Hawk Talk

Science Olympiad: Paul Yarabe and Clay Upton (Co-Captains) , Nate Caldwell (Vice President), Dan Zhou (Secretary), Erk Hinz (Historian), Luke Yarabe (Treasurer), Mike Wehling (Public Relations)

Close-Up: FRONT ROW: Sponsor Alyssa Watson, Katie Higgins, Emily Kerl, Dakota Sonderup, and sponsor Jalaina Handa BACK ROW: Christian Berg, Jake Hedgecock, Blake Wewl, Jarrett Denning, Jordan Brown, Evan Brown, and Myles Olson

SPEECI-I:

The Speech Tearn had an exciting year. They went to a summer camp in July, took trips to Des Moines, lA and Apple Valley for tournaments, and hosted a successful spe~cti tournament onJan. 24.

They placed in the top 3 a most tournaments and top 5 at a few others. ln Speech, they gained skills and confidence in speaking and performing illl front of many.

Their officers consisted of Caitlin Lukin and Christina Mayer as co-presidents, Kelsey Arends as the junior captain, Austin Blankenau as the sophomor captain and Ahsan Kamal a the freshmen captain.

DEBATE:

Wish you were here! We are always better when we're together!

"There's no combination of words l could put on the back of a postcard

No song that l could sing But l can try for your heart, our dreams, and they are made out of real things like a shoebox of photographs

Love is the answer at least for most of the questions in my heart, like Why are we here? And where do we go?

And how come it's so hard?

lt ' s not always easy and sometimes Ufe can be deceiving l'll tell you one thing, it's always better when we ' re together" "Better Together"

Jack Johnson

Speech Team Members: Michael Crelin, Bess Folsom, Caitlin Lukin , Christina Mayer, Mary Met z, Kerri Peters, Sinan Sayood, Jordy Schliesser, Jenay Sheridan, Danielle Simpson , Kels ey Arends , Brendan Byrne, Kelsey Comfort , Kaley Cook, Chad Hassebrook, Alie Kloefkorn , Emily Kroll , Aleem Malik, Brittany Paul, Juee Trivedi, Marianne Wegulo, Jo Becker, Joy Becker , Maddie Bien, Austin Blankenau , Heather Byrne , Jill Coatney , Tegan Colton, Will Folsom, Austin Ford, Andrew Francis , Jacob Kiner, Lucy Kneifl, MB Logan, Spencer Montoya , Nealesh Padhye , Grant Thomas , Kelsey Watson, Ellen Wilkinson, Emma Gruhl, Ahsan Kamal, MyRranda Sams.

Debate Team Members: Noemi Berkowitz, Maddie Bien, Jordan Brooks , Charles Chen, Ben Crelin, Michael Crelin, Lauren Geisert , Sam Gemar, Hillary Hamilton, Sydney Hayes , Jake Heidelk, Alex Janssen, Bilal Kamal , Emily Kroll , Katherine Kurth , Jimmy Lee, Diana Martinez, Jani Martinez, Christina Mayer, Shahdi Negahban, Sarah Oertli, Sarah O ' Neill, Lindsey Peterson, Paul Poulsen, Alex Renken , Landon Sadler , Brittani Salvatore , Jordy Schliesser , Danielle Simpson, Kaitlyn Steinacher , Renna Van Deusen, Kelsey Watson, Jack Zhang , Albert Zhou 198 Clubs & Organlza tlons

Talking

Up

(Above left) Think really hard. J1 nil Brendan Byrne and Chad Hass e ,re strike funny poses as they he l , judging process go faster. Ph c o Kelsey Comfort/ Hawk Talk

(Below) lt's that time of year! al1 tine flower sales are always a bu~ 1 hectic time for all of those inv, lv Theatre has been sponsoring th a for two years and it has been < s cess. Courtesy Photo

(Above) Taking turns. Junior Katherine Kurth and sophomore Ben Crelin present their duo at the Lincoln East hosted debate tournament. At the tournament, senior Jack Zhang was a semi-finalist for public forum debate and Southwest placed first. Photo by Kelsey Arends/ Hawk Talk.

DRAMA:

The 2008-2009 school year for Drama Club was filled with many activtttes and traditions. Our theatre season consisted of Little Shop of Horrors, lt ' s A Wonderful Life, and Pirates of Penzance. We also had a special production called Encore Encore. lt was a student directed , choreographed, and performed show We had curr ent and alumni students performing.

ln January , the Drama Club , along with the cast and crew fo r lt ' s A Wonderful Life , atten de d the State Theatre Festival which was held at UNL. Students had the chance to perform individual events , apply for s cholar ships , compete in the Tech and lmprov Olympics

After the State Festiv al , w e h ad auditions for Pirates of Penzance a t the end of January. With all of the hours the student s put forth w or king on shows , attending fes tiv als , and committing a lot of time t o the theatre, they a r e r eco gni zed by being inducted into t h e Internatio nal Thespian Society. We had t he honor of inducting two groups of thespians , one in the fall and the one in the spring. They the can attend In t ernational Festival, which is at th e end of June. The Festival is held at UNL, bringing thespians fro m all around the world.

At the end of the year banquet , we gave out sc holarships, awards for actors a nd technicians, and looked back on all of our hard work a nd dedication. ln all, it has be en a successful and busy y ear fo r the theatre and Dram a CTub , a lways keeping th Southw est Theatre Tradition.

Heidelk, Karissa Hevelone

Ryan Hill, Heather Hillebran, Alex Hinton, Ashton rolec h ek, Ke lsea Hug hes , Drew Jagadich, John Jasa , Nick Jester , Jake Jiro vec , Kecia Johnson, Stephanie Kahle r, Schyler Kerns , Jacob Kiner , Anna Koenig , Jake Koenig , John Kosch , Makenna Kroeker , Kelly Krueger , pencer Krull, Jordyn l,a badle, Spencer l,abedz, Cece l,aughter , Chelsea Lemburg, Logan Lemka, Missy Lewis , Jake Linder , 1,ana Livermore , Tayler Lord , Melanie Lorenz , Hannah Love , Eva Lube , Austin Mack, Tay lor Ma ck, Connor Marshall, Tess Mayer, David Mayers , Melissa McDermott , Mary Metz , Jessice Mills , Tyson Mizell, Kathryn Moore , Casey Neemann, Shahdi Negahban, Travis Nelson, Jim Newton, Harry ~rman, Adrianna Ocho a , Allison O ' Connor, Sarah O Neill Danielle Parde , Megan Parker , Brittany Paul, Kelli Pekarek, Amanda Persson, Dan Peters , Melanie Petersen, Julia Peterson, Lindsey Peterson, Rachael

(Abov e) Talk. it out. Speech team members have a discussion in their Competitive Forensics class. Courtesy Photo (left ) Speaking out Freshman Sam Gemar performs in front of an audience and the judges at a tournament hosted by Lincoln East High School. Photo by Kelsey Arends/ Hawk Talk

(Left) What a wonderful day. Sophomore Sarah Oertli collects her thoughts as she prepares to make her next point. Debate members, as well as speech members , always have such a professional way of dressing for their competitions Photo by Kelsey Arends/ Hawk Talk

(Below) Hangin' at the football game. Seniors Bess Folsom, Caitlin Lukin, Christina Mayer , Mary Metz, and Jenay Sheridan hang out as the varsity football team plays yet another amazing game Speech and Debate members were honored at the pep rally on March 11. Courtesy Photo

~ cers: S~an Grossha ns- Presid ent, Kerri Peters -Vice President , Michael Fortkamp -Se cre tary , Philicla Mizell-Scribe , and Hillary Davis-Historian. Members : Philip Baker , Mikaela Balfany , Derek Ballard, Brett K n lscroft , Smdy Basdevant , Brianna Beard, Joanne Becker , Joyanne Beck e r, Hannah Be ll, Brogan Be nne tt , Christian Berg , Noemi Berkowitz , Madeline Bien, Alex Bischoff, Kerry Blackbum, Austin Blankenau, e ey Boesig er , Mor gan Bo yle, Carey Brant, Casey Brant, Jordan Brooks , Emma Bue l\ng

Kayle y Burd , Catie Burgess , Brendan Byrne

Heather Byrne, Nathan Caldwell, Courtney Catlett , Haley Christensen, Jill o atn 1e

, Abby Collins , Tyler Comfort , Kelsey Comfort , Bianca Conway , Ben Currin, Nic k Dahlquist , Elizabeth Dalke, Travis Davidson, Rebecca DeNell , Jarett Denning , Natalie Derr , Colbl Duren, Arianna Dye, a ro

Els berry , Mad eline Eversoll,

Members of Uncaged: FRONT ROW: Joseph Delaney, Anna Thomas, Andrew Matthies, Natalie Knuth, Maggie Whiteley, Kamala Moore, Chalsey Debaere, Julie Kovanda, and sponsor Lori Nakagawa.

BACK ROW: Robert Athey, Julia Didier, Brandon Smith, Nick Jester, Hannah Hamilton, Jamie Lyons, and John Hekl.

The Literary Magizine came out in May and was filled with students' work of poems, writings, and art work.

YEARBOOK:

The Talon yearbook staff has worked really hard on the '08'09 yearbook. We had 17 people on staff throughout the year who helped in creating the yearbook.

We start the beginning of the year getting used to the lnDesign program and then we go through the theme process. ln past years it has taken two weeks to choose a theme , but this year it only took one.

We send multiple people to state each year for many dlfferent catagorles. Some are theme development, theme copy, feature writing, layout, sports feature, feature photography, and action photography.

We end the year fourth term we finish with the supplelment and make iMovies. Our iMovies have an over all theme and it is a partial overview of the year.

NEWSPAPER:

The newspaper staff has been working really hard to · get issues of the newspaper out each month. We had a larger staff this year, with 17 people on staff.

The year started out on a high note, with the newspaper receiving a Cornhusker Award for the 200708 newspaper. This award goes to the top high school newspapers in the state.

Our first in-depth was "Behind the Scenes: Southwest." Eleven members of newspaper each chose an area of the school to document.

Newspaper competed in the state journalism competition in May. We also placed entries into a Journalism Educator's contest and had seven entries place.

The staff has gotten along really well this year. We work hard to get the papers done, but we have fun too!

Members of Yearbook: FRONT ROW: Cassee Spellmeyer, Elicia Rardon, Jami Finnell, Aly Ferguson, Aubrey Woolman, and Amanda Carnazzo. BACK ROW: Greg Smith, Kelsey Micheal, Beth Embree, Neleigh Frandsen, Anna Thomas, Melissa Ostigiun, and Austin Christensen. NOT PlCTURED: Brandon Boosalis, Eliza Hammond, Lindsay Strong, Eva Lube, Cary Brand, and Ashley Uetner.

Working hard. Senior Courtne) ers works hard on corrections , newspaper. Powers was edi the newspaper. Courtsey phot c

Donut! The Hawk Talk newspaper staff takes a break from finishing deadlines to have some breakfast. Newspaper worked hard to get deadlines to the printer on time by working during class, before school and after school. Courtsey photo

Writing it Down

LITERARY MASIZINE:

ln Advanced Creative Writing our main purpose ts to work on the Literary Magazine. Tots includes deciding how the pages will be laid out, what will be allowed in the magazine and how to advertise it. For this year's advertisement we did a video to the music and dance of Thriller, and it was great fun.

We are hoping to get around 500 submissions. These submissions, which should be anonymous, can be things like poems, short stories, drawings and photos. The Advanced Creative Writing class will look through these submissions and choose those that the class feels are the best.

Working on the magazine isn't the only thing we do in class, though. We also do a lot of writing, much of which we wm submit anonymously for the magazine.

Ending a Tenn. Yearbook shares their thoughts on the book, what they like , what th ey thin k w a s their b est piece. Yearbook did this at the end of every term. Talon pho t o.

Talk lt up! Seniors Nate Coatney and Aly Ferguson speak to adviser Dianne Kuppig ' s second block journalism class about newspaper and yearbook. Questions ranged from what is the theme of the yearbook to how many deadlines newspaper has a month. Journalism photo

Spread by Jami Finnell and Aly Ferguson

Pow Locker Trip. Junior Elicia Rardon takes a trip to uring her locker during a yearbook activity. At the or of beginning of every term yearbook has the new staff members go out and practice using the camer a Courtesy photo

(Left) Selling. Senior Jami Finnell and sophomore Aubrey Woolman sell yearbooks during lockcer check out. Yearbooks were sold throughout the yea:r for a week at a time. Co urtse y photo

(Below) Newspaper Staff: FRONT ROW: Emily Kerl, McRae Bell, Courtney Powers , Lindsey Leach , Shali Wilson, and Kelsey Arends. BACK ROW: Kaley Cook, Kelsey Comfort , Jill Coatney , Nate Coatney , Tayler Lord, Jayk Wilson, Ellie 0inch. NOT PICTURED: Jessica Anderson, Sally Hamnett, Kaitlyn Schneider, and Tori Fry.

(Far left) Senior ads. Editors Jami Finnell and Aly Ferguson work hard to finish senior ads. Senior ads were sold for $35 to senior parents. Talon photo (Left) Award. Newspaper staff receives a Cornhusker award for the Hawk Talk. Newspaper received the award at the Fall conference. Hawk Talk photo

VARQITV

C.I-IEER:

The 2008-2009 school year was a great year for varsity cheer. We left summer cheer camp with tons of ribbons and trophies for extreme routines and All Stars.

We planned Homecoming and decorated for the theme "Neon Night." All of the squads and administration produced an excellent spirit week too. Varsity cheer had a successful car wash and had the best switch rally ever!

Cheering will always be part of our fondest memories from high school and this school year was the absolute best!

RaiS:ing the Spirit

ENVY:

Rock on1 Junior Hilary Hamilton and senior AU Nelson rock out at the varsity football game versus Fremont.

Photo by Rachel Pflug/ Hawk Talk

Spread by Elicia Rardon

Varsity Cheer: FRONT ROW: Taylor Mayer, Jessica Wright, Kally Brennan SECOND ROW: Katie Sieps, Kara Olson, Melissa Beard, Tara Soucie BACK ROW: Hilary Hamilton, Victoria Fry, Katie Hottovy, Lindsay Leikam, Jenna Wiese, AU Nelson, Jess Tommeraasen, Bethany Wood, McKenzie Malone

Go Hawks! Junior McKenzie Malone holds up number one while cheering at the varsity football game versus Fremont. Malone waas one of few juniors on the varsity squad. Photo by Rachel Pflug/ Hawk Talk

Envy ls the Southwest ste Envy performed during halft e varsity basketball games a r rallies.

Switch! Senior Jenna Wiese ch < !rs , the switch rally. Wiese has c eere since freshman year. Photo b l Emii KerV Hawk Talk

Pose! Seniors HayU Lofgreen and Cassie Sadowski, sophomore Ashley Am e d an junior Hailey Hamilton pose at the end of their routine for the homecomi g pe rally. Photo by Jami FinnelV Talon

Cheer! The Varsity Cheerleaders pump up the crowd at a football game. The crowd loved to join in on cheers. Photo by Jill Coatney/ Hawk Talk

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EMERALDS:

The Emeralds Dance Tea had an awesome time this year! We started the season off by ttending the NOA Dance Camp at Wesleyan University.

lt was not only a great opportunity for us to grow as dancers, but the perfect chance for us to really bond as a team. ere, we each got numerous individual awards, but our team as a whole won first overall. lt as a great experience and we'll keep the memories forever.

We began the school year erforming at the various pep rallies and the always exciting football games. One major highlight was homecoming. We came up with the theme of "Neon Night" and helped decorate the school for the tlance. The best was performing the dance that the whole team choreographed together for the big game.

With a majority of us on competition teams outside of school, we often times lost ome dancers to competitions and conventions. We managed to keep strong as a team through making practices and performances fun.

The best thing this year was the Switch Rally. We had wide variety of guys, rangl rom sophomores to seniors, singers to athletes. Teaching them the dance was super fun. U was exciting because we found the inner-dancer in some guys that we never knew could dance! When the actual pep ally came, they rocked it an they did some amazing dancing. Congrats to the Maneralds!

All in all, this year was great. lt sped by quicker than any ofi us realized and we had to sa~ goodbye to our seniors, but it' not the end of the Emerald Dance Team.

Shine! The Emeralds dance for their halftime performance at a varsity football game. This was practice for their competition on April 5. Photo by Rachel

Kick!

Jordan Murphy high kicks during the Emerald's half time performance for the homecoming game.

6, 7, 8 ! The Envy step team ends with their signature pose. Envy performed at the homecoming pep rally. Photo by Jami FinnelV Talon

Emeralds: FRONT ROW: Gera Carstenson, Morgan Lambley, Jordan Murphy, Ashley Amend SECOND ROW: Kalie Hejl, Emily Pike, Cassie Sadowski, Haley Meyer, Chasmine Gerschefske, Hayli Lofgreen, Hailey Hamilton, Whitney Sterns BACK ROW: Abby Flory, Kyla Richardson, Kylie Klockenga

Envy : FRONT ROW: Lydia Ullman, Ghazal Mahjouri Samani, Molly Hogancamp BACK ROW: Sabrina Buckwald, Hana Mustafa , Natalie Derr NOT PICTURED: Marianne Wegulo

Pflug/Hawk Talk

Senior

Photo by Kaley Cook/ Hawk Talk

Kick off. "Even though our squad has lots of different people we all come together like a family and work hard. lt was such a good experience to have sophomores on our squad this year. l got to know some new really great girls. " Junior Lauren Geisert.

"This year was a lot of fun for our squad. Camp especially was great because we won the biggest spirit award two d~ys in a row. That was one of our biggest bonding experiences. We also got closer during a few squad nights, which were loads of fun. We had the smallest squad, so it was a lot easier for us to get close and become friends. This was a really great year for all of us, and we ' re all sad to see it go. But l'm sure we ' ll carry the memories with us for a very long time. " Junior Tayler Lord. Photo by Courtney Powers/ Hawk Talk

JV

CI-IEER:

The JV Cheer squad experienced a lot of great things together, like going to cheer camp, going to competition, and having our annual Valentino ' s night.

The thing we did that was the most fun and heart warming was we rang bells for the Salvation Army.

Our squad also worked hard together to make our competition routine. Aside from the food , sleep overs, and many games we attended this year, it was really about being unified and supportive of each other.

RESERVE CI-IEER:

Reserve cheer was comprised of sixteen girls, all were sophomores. . Captains were sophomores Abby Collins, Kate Meyer and Sydney Meister. During the summer Southwest cheer attended cheer camp at Creighton University in Omaha and placed second in the "Home Porn" competition.

As a squad we connected very well, we got to know each other better, and accomplished many things together. Our most memorable moment was competing at Cheertym in Elkhorn and placing first in our division over higher-level squads.

Reserve had a successful year and enjoyed cheering at every event anc;:l games. We loved supporting and representing Southwest as the Reserve squad.

Reserve Cheerleaders: SlffiNG: Sydney Meister , Abbie Sloup , Katie Maude, Abby Collins. STANDING: Lindsay Strong , Courtney Leikam, Kate Meyer , Alexa Roper , Caitlin Brophy, Marielle Saathoff, Hanna Olson, Chelsea Kyle , Megan Sjulin, Abbie Albrecht, Hannah Schlemmer, Hannah Bell

N Cheerleaders: FRONT ROW: Michaela Whitesell, Allison Bennett, Tess Mayer. SECOND ROW: Colbi Duren, Karli Gains, Mikala Schwerey , Amy Cofer, Courtney Jarosz, Lauren Geisert. BACK ROW: Tayler Lord , Kayla Fraizier, Tonya Maksimenko, Bailey Burkett , Missy Lewis

(Top) Fi.re up. Freshman Allis c bert , Morgan Mills , and Lexi shout out for the freshman bo1 ball team. Photo by Kaitlyn Scl , Hawk Talk (Right) Watchin' close. Junior s : Lord and Mikala Schwerey ct the Junior Varsity girls play 1 Southeast in volleyball. Photo t say Strong/Talon (Bottom) Up, up on your feet. , mores Megan Sjulin, Abbie Sl Courtney Leikam cheer on the boys basketball team as they p coln East. Photo by Lindsey Lea c ' Talk

Get on up. "The freshman squad had a lot of different types of people. When l started, l didn't know anybody. But when we were at practice and at games, we were all best friends. Even though we ' ve had problems as a squad we always have gotten through them," freshman Megan Birman. Photo by Undsey Leach/Hawk

Raising the Spirit

Spread By Cary Brand

FRES~MAN C~EER :

The freshman cheer squad has had a great year. We have become very close as a team and have had a lot of fun this year. At cheer camp we won first place and at our cheer competition in January we received first place.

At all of our games we cheered loud and proud while having an exciting time. We really enjoyed the annual switch rally while having a great experience. We also had a blast at laser tag this year joining the freshman basketball team for a fun filled night.

Talk

Kneelin'. 1 Cheerleading is a great part of the high school experience. l have made some great friends and have had the opportunity to support other teams, and do some grea t ch arity work through cheerleading." Sophomore Alexa Roper. Photo by U ndsay Strong/Talon

Freshman Cheerleaders. FRONT ROW: Nicole Schwery , Rachel Dowd, Makayla Reed, Sarni Nelson, Lexi Reeder, Montana Whittle. SECOND ROW: Kana Leia Veney, Megan Birman, Morgan Mills , Haley Urwiler, Allison Herbert , Kennedy Naquin. BACK ROW: Tayler Mack, Stacy Manson, Makenzie Brookhouser, Maddie Deeds, Brynn Stock, Kanai Kuhnel.

(Top) Smile big. Sophomore Kate Meyer cheers at the reserve football game verses Lincoln North Star. Photo by Lindsey Leach/Hawk Talk (Left) Yell a Hl louder. Juniors Taylor Lord, Missy Lewis, Colbi Duren ~Balley Burkett and Tonya Maksimenko cheer at the junior varsity Grand lsland game. Photo by McRae Bell/ Hawk Talk

VARSITY AND FRESI-IMAN MARCI-IIN9 BANDS:

This yearwas a very succe ssful ear for our two marching bands, freshman and varsity.

Freshman march i ng band participated in Links Marching Conte st and LPS Marchin Contest as exhibition only.

Varsity marching ban competed in Links Marching Cont est and LPS Marching Contest and received a one. The yj received an excellent rating a NSBA.

Both bands combined fo the Star City Parade held in December.

In varsity band, the three dru majors were Sean Grosshans , Kyle Hampton and Luye Yang. The freshman band drum majors were Rachel Gerner and Rache l ieloch.

Rais;ing th~ Spirit

Fres h ma n Band : Nicki Ahlschwede, Au tin Andersen , Julia Ander on , Evan Bischoff, Casey Brant , Mark Brown , ,a Burd, Clara Calkin s , Eun-Jin Chung , Nick Clayburn, Bailey Crowl, Biz Dalke , Ben Damke, Jacob Denniston , Alys a Eit 11 Brady Eklund, Emma Fra ser , Alexandra Gallardo , Ryan Gei sert , Sam Gemar , Cole Genrich , Hayden Graba t , Cha e H ; t1 Andy He , Alex Hinton, Kyle Hinz, Molly Hogancamp , DJ Ho sler, Rebecca Humphre s , Daniel Jaber, A s hley Jan s sen K Johnson , Abbey Jone s, A s hley Jones, Tae-Woo Kim , Sarah Kocher , Jacob Koenig , Ali Korte , John Ko s ch , Kelly K J Kanai Kuhnel, Celeste Labedz, Cece Laughter , Jimmy Lee , Lana Livermore , Au s tin Mack , Ghazal Mahjouri-Samani , Mills, Andrew Murphy , Max Nagel , Kasha Nichole s, Adrianna Ochoa, Kry s tal Peter s , Daniel Peter s, Jared Poulse n Richards ,Laine Sanburg , Sydney Schaal, Jordan Schoen, Justin Schoen , Hannah Scollard , Meghan Senne , Alicia Szudlo , Thoma s , Erika Troester , Lauren Troe ster, Devin Ullsperger , Fred Vogel , Courtney Wagner , Michaela Wilson , Becc \) Sydney Worley , Bo Yarabe , Leon Zhang

(Below Left) Eight to Five at Half-Time. Trumpet players perform one of many songs that varsity band had memorized for football games. A couple of the songs they played included: NGeorgia on My Mind, " NMy Funny Valentine, " and NBlg Noise from Winnetka. " Photo by Talon Staff

(Below Middle) Helping to Keep the Beat. Band members senior Karissa Livingston and sophomore Stephanie Kahler play the xylophone. Photo by Talon Staff

(Below Right) Marching Silver Hawks Show How lt 's Done Clarinet players perform one of their songs during halftime at a varsity game. Varsity marching band enjoyed playing their lively music at football games, getting the crowd excited for the next two quarters Photo by Ta/on Staff

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rsity Marching Band: Paul Ahren , Courtney Allen, Libby Anderson, s Dani Baker, Jonathan Barb er, Jim Bash, Christoph Beckmann , Christian Berg , Austin Blankenau , Sam Buckner, Jamie Burbach, Marilyn Buresh, Catie Burgess, Ellen Calkins, Suzanne Camazzo , Ashlee Carstens, Katelyn Carstens , Ben Coatney, Nathan Coatney, Juan Cordova , Benjamin Crelin , Skyler Crowl, Alyha Culver, ick Dahlqui st, Christine Dalton, Erin Davidson , Travis Davidon, Matthew Delisi , Katie Denell, Jarett Dei;ming , Makinsey DouglasHill, Brandon Earhart , Morgan Emmert, Ann a Fangmeier, Maren Finsand, Hayden Florom , Travis Freeburg , Miki Free e, Kim Fuoco, Corinne Fuoco , Rachel Gerner, Sean Grosshans , Brandon Guern, Nicholas Hamilton , Hannah Hamilton, Kyle Hampton, Colleen Harris, Emily Hartman , Erin Healey , Jake Heidelk, Christopher Hibberd , Ryan Hill, Paul Honnens , DJ Hosler , Kelsea ' Hughes, Kate Hunsaker , John Jasa, Greiwry Jeffery , Bryan Jones , Amanda Jones, Nate Jones, Justin Jones , Stephanie Kahler , Amanda Ke s ler , Lucy Kneifl, John Kosch, Spencer Labedz, Adam Lif, Lindsey Linville ,Karissa Livingston, Stacy Luedtke , Taylor Mack, Jani Martinez , Diana Martinez Romana, Heather McCoy , Katie Miller , ick Miller , Laurabeth Miller , Kathryn Moore, Michael Nguyen , Ben Norton , Alli on O'Connor , Brittany Paul , Kyle Pedersen, Alex Peiman , Micah Petersen , Julia Peterson, Rachel Pieloch, Joe Pinnell, Ryan Plager , Amber Reece , Chelsi Reichwaldt, Alex Renken , Cory Ritter , Shelby Rood , Sinan Sayood , Steph Schantell, Paul Schiefelbein , Coco Scott, JuliAnna Scusa , Jeremiah Sievers , Lexi .yle i S~alley, Nick Spencer , Chri s Stepanek, ian i Michael Steven s, Jordy Strudl , Hayden Ti a» Thorn on, Cody Tinnean , Trent Toelle, :ay l Jared Tupper, Brady Vance , Veronica !g_er Vanderbeek, Connor Villanueva, Brian ;si V E ·1 W 1k .1i b uu,. ffil y a enhorst, A hley Walkrd o er, Kiefer Watson, MacKenzie Wood/o il war d, Luye Yang, Kristy Yoakum , Catherine Zhang

C.OLOR GUARD:

Well, color guard did a lot this year. We had a ton of accomplishments. We had our routine and our drill worked out fore our first competition.

By our first competition we ere ready to go kick butt. We clid really well all throughout the season with all of the three competitions that we attended. We got Division 11 ratings at all competitions but we all know that we performed well.

The best part of guard this year was the bus rides to and from the football games. Also e bonded a ton and that there asn't much drama! We all put ton of time and effort into this season. And everyone is proud of how well we have done.

Color Guard: FRONT ROW: Coco Scott, Amber Reese, Lexi Smalley , Chelsei Reichwaldt, Heather McCoy. BACK ROW: Katie Denell, Courtney Allen, Stephanie Schantell, Ashley Walker , Katelyn Carston, Shelby Rood.

Sweet Music. Freshman Evan Bischoff plays his saxophone along with four other clarinet players at a varsity game. A few of the songs that freshman band played at games included: Nfor Your Eyes Only ," NLive and Let Die " and the James Bond theme song. Photo by Talon Staff

(Above Top) Half-Time Show. Varsity marching band member junior Amanda Kessler and senior color guard member Amber Reece perform during a varsity football game at Seacrest Field. AU varsity games in town were played at Seacrest. Photo by Talon Staff

(Above left) Ahhh. .. Music to My Ears. Sophomore color guard members Chelsei Reichwaldt, Steph Schantell (baton twirler), Katelyn Carston and varsity marching band member junior Maren Finsand perform at half-time to the song NGeorgia on My Mind. "

Photo by Talon Staff

C.ONC.ERT BANDS

"There were three concert bands this year: Freshman Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. During second, third, and fourth term they each played in three concerts. On April 20 they competed in the district musk contest an~ did very well. All of the performers had a blast competing and performing such fun music!"

JAZZ BANDS

This year, we had five jazz groups including Jazz l and ll, two Freshman Jazz Bands, and Prep Jazz. Varsity Jazz l attended the UNO Jazz Festival in February where they performed at the beautiful Holland Performing Arts Center. They also participated in the Essentially Ellington Contest. ln addition, both Jazz l and Jazz ll attended the Bellevue East Jazz Festival.

The Freshman Jazz Bands are designed to give Freshmen an idea of what Jazz is like and a sample of participating in Jazz band in their next three years. Also, all five groups performed at the fifth annual Swing Night which was a dance hosted by the Jazz bands and music department.

Jazz l had a blast performing with the Bobby Layne Orchestra at the Pla Mor Ballroom on April 1. They opened for Bobby's group, played at intermission and were also able to sit in with the professionals and play a few songs with them. lt was an experience they will never forget!

ORCI-IESTRA

Orchestra was for string players. There was a varsity and a freshman orchestra. The orchestras performed in a concert each of the four terms.

Keep up. Kie son, Amanc Lindsey Un Ben Coatney saxophones

The vari.ou groups often skinny class by Cassee Si Talon

Blow it away. Senior Jeremiah Sievers has a great time playing his saxophone at the jazz concert. Photo by Jill Coatney./Hawk Talk

Play to the beat. Senior Jarett Denning trumpet at one of their jazz concerts. Ph Coatney/Hawk Talk

Jazz Band 1: SAXES: Jeremiah Sievers, Brian Vuu, Harry Norman, Anna Fangmeier, Kyle Hampton TRUMPETS: Maren Finsand, Nate Jones, Jarett Denning, Nick Miller TROMBONES: Jordan Neukirch, Nathan Coatney, John Jasa BASS: Taylor Mack RHYTHM: PIANO: Sinan Sayood BASS: Luye Yan PERCUSSlON: Nick Jester , Hayden Florom

Jazz Band 2: SAXES: Jani Martinez, Corinne Fuoco, Hannah Hamilton, Britl Rachel Gerner, Matt Hahne TRUMPETS: Kate Hunsaker, Meredith Weber, E1 man, Austin Blankenau, Juan Cordova TROMBONES: Jake Heidelk, Connor V Ryan Plagar, Teyler Wolfe RHYTHM: PIANO: Jake Jirovec BASS: Travis Da PERCUSSlON: Christian Berg, Hayden Thomson

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LSW Orchestra: VlOUN 1: Carina Berkowitz, Paige Langfeldt, Tasneem Bouhzid, Noemi Berkowitz, Valertya Kutsenko, Kelsey Follmer, Cameron Price, Ellen Peterson

VlOUN 2: Gabriel Arenas, Emily Pike, AU Nelson, Allyssa Allaire, Coco Scott, Suzanne Carnazzo, Sophie Hines, Sydney King, Kinsey Poskochil, Shaylyn Doyle, Rebecca Toelle, Lindsey Peterson

VIOLA: Heather Berck, Chelsi Reichwaldt, Kirsten Bjorman, Andy He, Kana Leia Veney, Elsa Hines, Kristen Kramer CELLO: Albert Zhay, Caitlin Lukin, Travis Nelson, Shelby Clausen, Courtney Catlett, Jordan Brooks BASS:Davis Rempe, Melanie Lorenz, Tim Miller

NOT PICTURED: VlOUN 1: Laura Barbee, Kara Eide, Krista Decker, Kelsey Watson VlOUN 2: Amber

Reese CELLO: Meredith Weber

BASS: Connor Barr

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Hitting the notes Junior Kiefer Watson and sophomore Danielle Baker play the saxophone during class. They ar e members of the symphonic band. Ph oto by Ca ssee Spellmeyer/Talon

p l 1ys IPracticing hard. Sophomore Connor Barr practices o t I by the bas s during class time. He ls a member of the Sout hw est orc h estra. The orchestra performed a concert each t erm. Photo by Cassee Spellmeyer/ Talon

Jazz Combo: Travis Davidson, Adam Uf, Hayden Thomson, Nick Spencer, Spencer Labedz, Benjamin Norton, Tim Miller, Kyle Petersen

Prep Jazz Saxes: Michael Nguyen, Kiefer Watson, Matt Delisi, Libby Anderson, Amanda Jones, Ben Coatney

TRUMPETS: Skyler Crowl, Chis Stepanek, Ryan Hill, Jonathan Barber TROMBONES: Brooke Sullivan, Rachel Pieloch RHYTHM: MacKenzie Woodward, Michael Stevens, Nate Caldwell

VARSITY C.ONC.ERT

C.I-IOIR:

Varsity Concert Choir is an auditioned choir that consists of sophomores, juniors and seniors. First and second term, the choir focuses on preparing for All-State Choir, as well as a performance with the Omaha Symphony. This collaboration consists of various opera choruses, with three high school choirs, the Omaha Symphony, and four professional opera singers. During terms three and four, the Varsity Concert Choir focuses on strengthening their musical skills, and prepares for two spring concerts.

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C.I-IOIRS:

Resonance and Ambience placed high at four different show choir competitions.

Starting off the season big with going to Rock Bridge in Missouri, Rez earned over all grand champion, best vocals, best band, best opener, and best female soloist, Danielle Parde. Ambience achieved a goal never before done, they joined Rez and were 3 rd going into finals, finishing 6. At Midwest Cup Resonance earned another over all grand champion, for two in a row, while Ambience placed runner up. At Touch of Class in lowa Resonance finished 3 rd and Ambience placed 4 th •

Ending the season Resonance finished 3 rd in finals and Ambience competed open class for the very first time.

Jester, Natalie Knuth, Anna Koenig, Paige Langfeldt, Jake Under, Melanie Lorenz, Jamie Lyons, Christina Mayer, Haley Meyer, Philicia Mizell, Harry Norman, Danielle Parde, Kerri Peters, Me-

Belting It Out

Show the applause. Brt Giles, Karolyn Elsberry, Katie Miller, and Michaela Whitesell perform at the Fall Concert.

Courtesy photo

Ready to start. Southwest director Jonathon Dyrland presents the Chamber Choir to start the Fall Concert. Courtesy photo

Chamber Choir: Philip Baker, Mikaela Belfany, Casey Berger, Alex Bischoff. Austin Blankenau, Carey Brant, Ellen Calkins, Tegan Colton, Ben Currin, Nick Dahlquist, Stephanie Edmonds, Christanna Elliott, Kyle Flentje, Lauren Geisert, Chad Hasse brook, Erin Healey, Ashley Hemann, Nick

lissa Schorr, Aubrey Thompson, Jaden Trompke, Kaitlyn Waller, Wyn Wiley, Cohagen Wilkinson, Alaina Williams

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Usten. Everyone listens quietly as the girls let their voices be heard nice c 1c at the Fall Concert. The choirs joined together to sing at the first conce1 year. Courtsey photo

Big smile. Ambience sophomore Danielle Parde and senior Chelsea Walz perform with excitement at the Fall Concert. Courtesy photo

ln Your Arms. Sophomores J, s bott and Emily Schmidt per J "Crazy Little Thing Called Lov , " tesy photo

Resonance Varsity Show Choir: Soprano: Sabrina Buckwald, Jade Cattoor, Julia Didier, Kim Fuoco, Philicia Mizell, Kathryn Moore, Arianna Dye,, · Melissa Schorr, Mikaela Balfany, Allie Hurlbut, Danielle Parde Alto: Jami Burbach, Stephanie Charron, Lexie Johnson, Haley Meyer, Alexis Schields, Katilyn Waller, Chelsea Walz, Amanda Brown, Anna Fangmeier, Lauren Geisert, Allison 0' Connor, Julia Peterson, Aubrey Thompson Tenor: Alex Bischoff, Carey Brant, Ben Currin, Scott Hakel, Nate Jones, Micah Pfeiffer, Shane Spivey, Zach Watson, Chad Hassebrook, Jake Jirovec, Jake Under, Jaden Trompke Wyn Wiley Bari.tone/Bass: Brett Amen, Philip Baker, Nick Dahlquist, Nick Fett, Chase Sund, Cohagen Wilkinson, Casey Berger, Tyson Mizell, Harry Norman, Brady Vance , Austin Blankenau

Ambience Prep Show Choir: Amelia Rangel, Matt Ober, P.J. Bell, Alex Janssen, Fresh Tagaloa, Bryan Samani, Emily Schmidt, Cole Lueckenhoff, Josh Talbott, Sydney Stauffer, Haley Williams, Taylor Byers, Undsey Carden, Kate Meyer, Brandon Leeds, David Myers, Kirstie Lewis, Cary Brand, Kylie Klockenga, Michaela Whitesell, Suhaus Nataraj, Chris Way, Megan Sjulin, Karolyn Elsberry, Michael Nguyen, Katie Miller, Brianna Giles

WOMEN'S CHOIR: Jalisa Bonilla, Kelly Coleman, Alanna Connely, Christy Dalton, Ashlie Dughman, Elizabeth Dughman, Jordyn Fuller, Heather Hillebran, Ashley Jaber, Shandrelle Kilgore, Katey Rehm, Brooke Sullivan

WIND ENSEMBLE: FLUTE: Kathryn Moore, Allison O'Connor, Ali Dougherty, Erin Healey, Kim Fuoco, LB MUler, Katelyn Carstens, Jamie Burbach OBOE: Corinne Fuoco BAS · SOON: Spencer Labedz CLARI.NET: Luye Yang, Anna Fangmeier, Brittany Paul, Emily Walkenhorst, Ashlee Carstens, Katie Higgins BASS CI.ARlNET: Kyle Hampton ALTO Si Jeremiah Sievers, Brian Vuu, Jani Martinez, Matt Hahne TENOR SAX: Hannah Hamilton, Rachel Gerner TRUMPET: Maren Flnsand, Nate Jones , Kate Hunsaker, Nick Miller, M edlth Weber, Emily Hartman, Paul Honnens, Brady Vance, Jarett Denning HORN: Julia Peterson, Miki Freese, Kelsea Hughes , Ellen Calkins, Juan Cordova TROMBONE: Jorda Neukirch, John Jasa, Taylor Mack, Brandon Guern, Justin Jones, Teylor Wolfe BARITONE: Nathan Coatney, Ryan Plager TUBAS: Jake Heidelk, Connor VUlanueva, Sean Gros s

PERCUSSION: Sinan Sayood, Christian Berg, Hayden Florom, Adam Lif, Veronica Vanderbeek, Marilyn Buresh, Hayden Thomson, Ben Norton, Nick Spencer

SYMPHONIC BAND: FLUTE: Suzanne Carnazzo , Joe Pinnell, Lucy Kneifl, Morgan Emmert, Catie Burgess, Catherine, Zhang , Christy Dalton, Erin Dresser CIARINET: Jordy Strudl, Colleen Harris , Amanda Kessler , Tre nt Toelle, Kristy Yoakum BASS Cl.ARlNET: Katie Yokel BASSOON: Paul Ahrens ALTO SAX: Michael Nguyen, Kiefer Watson, Matt Delisi, Dani Baker, Sam Buckner, Emily Kerl TENOR SAX: Libby Anderson, Amanda Jones , Lindsey Linville BARI SAX: Ben Coatney TRUMPET: Skyler Crowl, Jim Bash, Erin Davi dson, Chris Stepanek, Jonathan Barber, Brandon Earhart , Ryan!:Bryan Jones, Nick Hamilton, Courtney Allen HORN: Greg Jeffery TROMBONE: Alex Pelman, Rachel Pieloch, Cody Tlnnean, Chris Hibberd BARITONE: Alysha Culver , Paul Schiefelbein TUBA: MacK er Woodward PERCUSSION: Micah Peterson, Kyle Pedersen, Jared Tupper , Michael Stevens, Travis Freeburg , Spencer Montoya , Nick Spencer, Cory Ritter , Stephanie Kahler

FRESHMAN BAND: FLUTE: Erika Troester, Rebecca Humphress, Alyssa Eltzmann, Devin Ullsperger, Julia Anderson, Courtney Wagner, Sarah Kocher, Jessica Mills, Emma Fraser, Michaela Wilson, Lana Livermore, Sydney Worley, Alicia Szudlo , Kayley Byrd, Krystal Peters, Cece Laughter, Pauline Perez OBOES: Celeste Labedz, Sophie Giesemai

BASSOON: Alexandra Gallardo CLARlNET: Tae-Woo Kim, Abbey Jones, Hayley Urwiler, Addison Fairchild, Nicki Ahlschwede, Jennifer Stevens, Sydney Schaal, Ghazal Mahj Samani, Ashley Janssen, Ashley Jones, Balley Crowl, Ali Korte-TBA, Kayla Johnson BASS CLARlNET: Adrianna Ochoa ALTO SAX: Kyle Hinz, Casey Brant, Dan Peters, Evan Bischoff, Meghan Senne, Lauren Troester, Cole Genrich, Daniel Jaber, Biz Dalke, Michael lngle TENOR SAX: Molly Hogancamp Bart Sax: Ryan Geisert TRUMPET: Jimmy Lee , Hinton, Laine Sanburg, Clara Calkins , Jacob Denniston, Kanai Kuhnel, Justin Schoen, Leon Zhang, Austin Mack, Max Nagel, Jordon Thomas TROMBONE: Andy He, Nick Clay Mike Richards, Becca Wolf, Fred Vogel, Austin Andersen, Ben Damke, Jordan Schoen HORN: Sam Gemar BARITONE: Chase Hartman TUBA: Jared Poulson, Brady Eklund , Hayden Grabast PERCUSSION: John Kosch, Eun-Jin Chung, Kelly Krueger, Bo Yarabe , DeWayne Taylor, DJ Hosler , Kasha Nicholes

Clubs and Organizations

CONCERT CHOIR: Brett Amen, Philip

Balfany, Casey Berger, Cari~a Berkowitz, Alex Bischoff, Austin Blankenau, Carey Brant, Amanda Brown, Sabrina Buckwald, Jamie Burba ch, Marilyn Buresh, Ellen Calkins, Jade Cattoor, Stephanie Charron, Tegan Colton, Ben Currin, Nicholas Dahlquist, Erin Davidson, Julia Didier, Arianna Dye , Stephanie Edmonds , Chris tan n a Elliott, Anna Fangmeier, Nicholas Fett, Kyle Flentje, Hayden Florom, Miki Freese, Kimberly Fuoco, Lauren Geisert, Sean Grosshans, Scott Hakel, Chad Hassebrook, Erin H ealey, Ashley Hemann, Allie Hurlbut, Nick Jester, Jacob Jirovec, Lexie Johnson, Nathan Jones, Natalie Knuth, Anna Koenig, Paige Langfeldt, Jake Under , Melanie Lorenz , Cai tlin Lukin , Jamie Lyons, Christina Mayer, Haley Meyer, Philicia Mizell, Tyson Mizell, Kathryn Moore, Hana Mustafa, Harry Norman, Allison O'Connor, Danielle Parde , Brittany Paul , Amanda Persson, Kerri Peters, Julia Peterson, Micah Pfeiffer, Alexis Schields, Melissa Schorr, Shane Spivey, Chase Sund, Aubrey Thompson, Jaden

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Evan Bischoff, Jordan Brooks, Courtney Bryant, Ka ley Burd, Clara Calkins, Andr e w Castor, Shelby Clausen , Amy Co tt on, Baily Crowl, Elizabeth Dalke, Harrison Drake, Nicole Dreeszen, Brady Eklund, Brent Flentje, Emma Fraser, Alexandra Gallardo, Ryan Geisert , Hayden Grabast , Christian Hale, Mary Hillis, Molly Hogancamp, Ashton Holechek, Julia Honnens, Grace Jacobson, Ashley Janssen, Darren Jenkins, Kayla Johnson, Abbey Jones , Sydney King ,

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Baker, Mikaela

Trompke , Brady Vance

Emily W alke n horst, Kaitlyn Waller, Chelsea Walz, Zach Watson, Wyn Wiley, Cohagen Wilkinson, Alaina Williams

CONCERT CHOIR: Jo natha n Barber, PJ Bell, Brogan Bennett, Kirsten Bjorman, Jalisa Bonilla, Cary Brand, Taylor Byers , Lindsey Carden, Natalie Derr, Karolyn Els b erry, Briana Giles , Colleen Harris , Ry an Hill, Alex Janssen, Kylie Klockenga, Brandon Leeds, Kirstie Lewis, Cole Lueckenhoff, David Mayers, Katelyn Meyer, Katie Miller, Suhaus Natar aj, Jim Newton, Michael Nguyen, Ma tt O b er, Makall Paulsen, Amelia Rangel , Bryan Samani, Emily Schmidt, Megan Sjulin, Sydney Stauffer, Fresh Tagaloa, Joshua Talbott, Chris Way, Michaela Whitesell, Haley Williams, Corinne Wolford

FRESHMAN CHOIR: Nicki Ahls chwede, Da r cy Arends, Hailey Batterton, Noemi Berkowitz,

Sarah Ko ch er, Katie Kortan, Ali Korte, Makenna Kroeker, Dominique Krout, Kelly Kruger, Kanai Kuhnel, Valeriya Kutsenko, Jordyn Labadie,

Laughter, Logan Lemka, Lana Livermo r e , Austin Mack, Stacy, Jessica Mills, Manson, Morgan Mills, Lisette Morales, Sammi Motschenbacher, David Munro,

Newton,

Ochoa , Jack Olson, Natasha P age, Daniel Peters, Krystal Peters, Madison Plautz, Davis Rempe, Cole Ridder, Shanna Rurup, Laine Sanburg, Sydney Schaal, Dakota Sonderup, Collin Stange , Alicia Sudlo , Emily Thomas, Erika Troester, Nicole Ullman, Devin Ullsperger, Mallory Waller, Cohagen Wilkinson, Becca-Wolf, Sydney Worley, Bo

(top) Shrink. The Lincoln Journal Star n e spa shrunk in size and they changed their f01 s t "more readable font. " This change in local 1 ~ws per size affected our school newspaper siz e eca it is printed by Journal Star. Photo by Talon St rf

(top left) GMng to save. Senior Emilio Cn gi blood on Feb 26. This was Cruz ' s first tim gh blood but he reacted calmly. Photo by Ja mi Pfnr Talon Staff

(bottom left) Leavin' for state! The Harris C err carried "0 " Street over the rail yards and t e r market District, from 3rd to 9th Streets.Toh .:lo: was right in the middle of football seaso n o made it difficult for fans to enter the stadim Pl by Talon Staff

(below) New school Adams Elementary or !ne August of 2008. They are located right a c ) SS street from Scott Middle School. Photo by Ta i n S1

The southern part of Lincoln has been expanding

The economic crises caused some parents and

ever since the school opened in 2002. New shops students to get a wage demotion and some even

and restaurants were built and remodeled. As well lost their jobs, making it harder for students to ge t

as adding a new elementary s chool right across the jobs. Once someone was laid off fr om their full

street from Scott Middle School.

time jobs, they looked first at part time jobs to Little Caesars (27th and Pine Lake) and Russ's keep them on their feet.

(off of 27th and highway 2) w ere two stores closed With the economic crise s many businesses

on the south side of town. were cutting the size of their products , but keep-

From all the growing businesses students were ing the price the same. A h alf gallon of ice cream able to find jobs easily at the b eginning of the year became 1.75 or 1.5 of a gallon . A case of 24 sodas but then the economy started to sputter. became 18 instead. Every student was affected in some way by the crises.

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Ready to graduate. Senior James Tussing buys a graduation package which usually included cap and gown, tassels and pins. Senior packages were sold by Balfo ur. Ph oto By Talon Staff

New. A new Kohl's opened in October on 27 and Yankee Hill road. This opened up many job opportunities for students to work on their spare time for some pocket money. Photo by Talon Staff

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ool, you've be ng bi.g and reach rs.

Love always, Dad, Mom , Rachel and Haley

Christopher U T opher · time has gone by so fast. From t -ball, baseball, marching band, Jazz band, p band, Orchestra , and Theatre. Be proud of your accomplishments. Your new j ourney begins

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years now go so proud of

Mom, Dad and Tyson are such a bl ring joy to every e your f amUy. T you to sue

Love, Dad, Mom and Scott

Beth

Congratulations on all your accomplishments. Good luck as you chase your 'perfect storm'. You will do amazing things in your life.

We love you!

Mom, Dad, Mitchell and Josie

Congratulations! From YMCA youth soccer to a Di.vision 1 college soccer scholarship at SDSU.

We are very proud of everything you have accomplished. Good luck and enjoy playing the next 4 years at SDSU.

Love, Dad, Mom, Kendra and Katelyn

Vince, we could not be . more proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Caroline ynn

For always marching to the beat of a

We are so proud of you!

Love, Mom and Dad Gramma and Papa

JustenWe are proud of your dedication and accomplishments and we appreciate your good judgment in life's choices. They will serve you well in your future. We love you. Mom, Dad and Jordan

Congratulations,

Tara! Look how far you've come!

We love you, Mom, Dad,)oslyn and Patrick

· Youth Fellowship

St. Mark's United Methodist Church - 8550 Pioneers Blvd. - Lincoln, NE 68520 - 489-8885

Schedule

Worship

Saturday-5:00pm

Su nday - 8:00, 9:00, 10:30 am

Refuel Sunday Church School

Con firmation 9:00am

7th -1 2th grade 9:00, 10:30am

Jesus And Me (JAM)

Middle School (6 th-8 th ).... Sun., evenings

Sr Hig h (9 th -12th) Sun., evenings

House of God Worship Service (6th-12th) 4th Sun. 7:00pm

Christian Outreac h Pro gram .... 1st Wed. 7:00pm

Youth ServantTea m............... Mon., 6:30pm

Youth Cross Roads Choir & Band Wed. 6:30pm

Youth Bible Study ............ ....... Wed., 7:30pm

Youth Leadersh ip Team ... 4th Sunday of the month

Sr. High Bible Study............... Tues., 7:00-7:30am

5th Quarter-Fridays, September-October (football)

and January-March (basketball) 9:30pm-midnight

St. Mark's.... Athletics-Mon., Tues., Thurs.

Softball, Fall Volleyball, Summer and Winter Basketball, Sand Volleyball, Flag Football (depending on the season)

St. Mark's Youth group's Goals:

* growing closer to God

* growing closer to others

* growing closer to our group

Work Camps 2009: Dallas, TX., San Francisco, CA., Denver, CO., Lincoln, NE.

Phone numbers

Church office 489-8885; Youth hot line 489-2532

Youth Minister Don-Stewart .489-2738

Good Luck, Silverhawks

In all the work you are doing, work the best you can. Work as if you were doing it for the Lord, not for people." Colosslans 3:23

"God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son so that whoever believe in Him may not be lost, but have Eternal life."-John 3:16

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Abbott, Breanna 148

Abernathy, lssa 110

Abrahams, Terry 181

Adams, Taylor 134

Adams, Trey 54, 78, 148

Addleman, Stephanie 134

Agler, Jeff 181

Ahlschwede, Nicki 164, 206, 212, 213

BBaack, Duane 77,180,181

Baade, Macy 164

Baade, Megan 134

Babcock, Gina 80, 164, 193

Bennett, Allison 149, 204

Bennett, Brogan 149, 199, 213

Bennett, Schuyler 111

Bennie, Sadie 134

Brown, Amanda 136, 211, 213

Brown, Bryce 80, 136

Brown, Caleb 79, 86, 1l2, 188

Brown, Evan 48, 70, 76, 79, 112, l 8, Berck, Heather Ul, 188 196, 197

Berg, Christian 111, 197, 199, 207, 212

Bergen, Morgan 24, 79, 134, 197

Berger, Casey 79, 134, 210, 211, 213

Berger, Hillary 149

Berkowitz, Carina 134, 213

Backman, Haley 68, 164 Berkowitz, Noemi 164, 189, 198,199,213

Backman, Jessica 68, 134

Bacon, Caleigh 134

Berks, Terry 36, 75, 90, 181, 192

Berringer, Jaraka 164

Bacon, Sydney 89, 164 Beyersdorf, Haley 164

Badje, Brianna 79, 111, 188, 244, 227 Bien, Madeline 149, 198, 199

Baer, Kelly 79, 82,111,224

Bigelow, Raevi.n 242

Ahlschwede, rnomas 26, 84, 85, Baher, Melad 242 Billings, Jessica 149

Brown, Jordan 76, 78, 136, 197

Brown, Lois 185

Brown, Mark 78, 165, 206

Brown, Patti 185

Brown, Shantaye 136

Brown, Trevino 58, 75, 77, 136, 1·

Bruce, Jared 112

Brundege, Ryan 68, 112

Brunken, Lauren 112, 188

Bruyette, Frankie 87, 112

Bryant, Courtney 80, 166, 190, 21

Bryant, Kaleb 75, 79, 150 182,196

Ahrens, Paul 64, 76,148,207,212

Akins, Dayshan 148, 156

Albrecht, Abbie 88, 148,190,204

Albrecht, Brian 89, 184

Alby, Sarah 164

Aldridge, Peg 185, 243

Allaire, Allyssa 134

Allaire, Emily 80, 164

Allee, Keshia 185

Allen, Aaron 242

Allen, Courtney 134, -207, 212

Bailey, Chad 79, 111 Bindel, Matt m

Baker, Danielle 78,149,207,212 Birman, Carly 149

Baker, Gretchen 182

Baker, Philip 28, 111, 199, 210, 211, 213

Bales, Lisa 89, 184

Bales, Skyler 164

Birman, Megan 164, 205

Bischoff, Alex 111, 188,199,210,211, 213

Bischoff, Evan 164, 206, 212, 213

Bryant, Zach 68, 136

Bryer, Le 242

Bryer, Tort 150

Buckner, Sam 150,207,212

Buckwald, Sabrina 112, 188, 203 , , 213

Bittle, Charles 86, 183 Buckwald, Sean 166

Balfany, Mikaela 149, 189,199,211,213 BJorman, Kirsten 53, 76,149,213 Buellng, Emma 166, 199

Ballard, Derek 68, 164, 199 Blackbum, Kerry 134, 199 Buettgenback, Juli.an 166

Bancroft, Brett 103, 149, 199 Blankenau, Austin 149, 198,199,207, Bullington, Brian 185

Banderas, Diane 62, 74, 77, 149 210, 211, 213 Buman, Jan 185

Barbee, Lauren 111, 188, 227 Blase, Dave 183 Bunn, Caitlan 112

Barber, Jason 164 Bletz, James 165

Burbach, Jamie 1l2, 188, 207, 211 2, Allen, Nicholas 134

Alley, Taylor 110

Al-Rubaiai, Baquir 148

Alvarado, Ella 148

Alvarez, Gabby 80, 164

Amaro, Alejandra 134

Amen, Brett 110,211,213

Barber, Jonathan 134, 207, 212, 213 Bletz, Tres 134 213,227

Bard, Kelsie 134 Bloch, Dustin 78, 111, 118 Burcham, Chelse 112

Bare, Nancy 182

Barg, Taylor 134 Bluford-Bedford, Tyra 165 Buresh, Marilyn 112, 188,191,20 7 12,

Barker, Drew 134 Blundell, Trenton 135 213,221

Barker, Emily 149 Boardman, Ben 135

Barnard, Dalton 64, 111 Bock, Daniel 75, 111

Buresh, Treyton 75, 79, 136

Burgess, Catherine 136,199,207 , 2

Amend, Ashley 78, 148,160,202, Barnard, Delanie 74, 79, 164 Boesiger, Kelsey 165, 199 Burgess, Lacey 90, 166 203

Amerson, Tempest 195

Anderbery, Joe 68, 164, 179

Barnell, Duncan 79, 111 Bohlen, Tori 79, 149

Barnett, Megan 78, 164 Bohling, Annie 1l2, 225

Burk, Emma 150

Burkett, Balley 150,190,204, 2 Anania, Jon 110

Baroud, Ashley 164 Bolden, CJ 165 Burns, Tobias 136

Barr,Connor 76,149 Bomberger, Braden 112

Burt, Kimberly 1l2

Andersen, Austin 164, 206, 212 Barrett, Johnathon 111 Bomberger, JoL ynn 184 Bushhousen,

Anderson,

Anderson,

Anderson,

Anthony,

Aota, Saki 78, 164

Arena, Nick 148

Arenas, Gabriel 134

Arends, Darcy 164, 189, 213

Arends, Kelsey 189, 198, 199, 201

Baxter, Ajonique 149

Baxter,

Beardslee, Jarrod 68, 111

Beardslee, Patrick 149

Beasley, Alex 78, 134

Beatty, Derek 164

Block, Preston 134 Burd, Kayley 24, 166, 199, 206, 2 213

CBrant, Casey 165, 190, 199, 206, 212

Brawner, Dani.el 165

Braymen, Cassie 83, 112

Breaux, Jerome 150

Calkins, Ellen 76,136,207,210 , ! , 213

Campbell, Logan 136

Campbell, Matt 136

Campbell, Sandra 181

Carden, Lindsey 112, 211, 213 Arkebauer, Rachel 134

caster, Elaine 181

Castillo, Erik 79, 166

Castillo, Liliana 112

Castillo, Saul 166

Castor, Andrew 166, 213

Castro, Jonathan 54, 55, 78, 112

Catlett, Allison 42, 43, 7 4, 112

• Catlett, Courtney 166, 199

Cattoor, Jade 113, 211, 213

Caulkins, Tyler 24, 113

Cecava, Andrew 136

Cecava, Elijah 113

Cecava, Haley 150

Celesky, Ashlee 113

Chaloupka, Shawn 150

Chambers, Caylee 76, 80, 150

Champoux, Jamie 113

Chancellor, Drew 242

Changstrom, Becca 43, 7 4, 78, 80 , 136

Chapman, Katy 242

Charlebois, Reece 113

Charroin, Brandon 78, 166

Charron, Stephanie 107,113,211, 213, 229

Cheever, Dakotah 150

Chen, Charles 75, 150, 198

Chopp, Shelby 136

Christensen, Austin 136, 200, 243

Christensen, Haley 150, 199

Ch~tensen, Nate 136

Christiansen, Taylor 150, 191

Christianson, Sara 150, 195

Chu, Chris 99, 136, 190

Chung, Eun-gul 136

Chung, Eun-jln 166, 206, 212

Churchill, Bryce 150

Churchill, Taylor 166

Cisneros, Alma 113

Cisneros, Yaquelin 166

Oausen, Shelby 166, 213

Clayburn, Nicholas 76,166 , 206 , 212

Oeal, Shannon 7 4, 136

Oevlnger, Benjamin 76, 113

0inch, Ellie 78, 191,197,201

Clyne, Andrew 166

Coatney, Ben 79, 150, 207 , 212

Coatney, Hannah 166

Coatney, Jill 150,201, 202

Coatney, Nathaniel 113,201,207, 212

Cofer, Amy 76, 80 , 136 , 204

Coffey, Kyle 166

Cohn, Greg 136

Coleman, Kelly 113,211

Coleman, Kevin 113

Collins, Abby 76, 150, 199, 204

Collins, Dalten 150

Colton, Tegan 150, 198, 210, 213

Comer, Ula 185

Comfort, Kelsey 136, 201

Comfort, Tyler 166, 199

Condello, Haley 166

Condello, Morgan 136

Connely, Alanna 76, 101, 150 , 156,211

Connely, Beau 78, 150

Conner, Michael 113

Conway, Blanca 136, 199

Cook, Alexa 136

Cook, Detric 75, 150

Cook, Kaley 136,198,201 , 203

Cook, Savannah 151

Cook, Tyler 24, 59, 77, 151

Cook, Zachary 166

Cooper, Gregory 87, 183

Cooper, Mlkala 166

Cooper, Natalie 74, 78, 151

Cordova, Juan 55, 78, 136,207 , 212

Cornejo, Richard 151

Cornelius, Caltle 151

Comish, Susan 184

Cornwell, Kenneth 182

Cotton, Amy 80,166,213

Cotton, Denise 100 , 101 , 181

Cotton , Haylee 7 4 , 9 6 , 166

Cotton, Karisa 113

Cotton, Rylan 34, 5 6 , 75, 77, 78, 136

Craig , Tessa 113

Cramer, Cole 13 7

Creglow , Jo e 7 9, 166

Creglow , Jo n 79, 137

Crelln, Benjami n 49, 76, 151, 191, 198, 207

Crelin, Michael 113, 188, 189, 190, 191, 196, 198

Crew , Kate lyn 166

Crew , Makenzie 13 7

Crites , Mic h elle 166, 190

Crowl , Bailey 166, 206, 212, 213

Crowl, Skyler 151,207, 212

Cruz , Azla 166

Cruz , Emilio 75, 113, 214

Culhane, Tayler 97, 151

Culver , Alysha 113,207 ,212,220

Cu mb ry, Jeanne 137

Cun n ingham, Jenna 77, 79, 151

Cunni ngham, Tammy 184

Currin , Ben 29 , 79, 113, 188 , 199, 210, 211,213

Curtis, Collyn 23, 79, 113, 221

Cus at is, Dako ta 16 7 __________ __

Daffer, Stephanie 38, 39, 74, 79, 113, 218

Daggumatl, Shruti 113, 197

Dahlke, Colby 78, 137

Dahlquist, Nicholas 98, 113, 188, 199 , 207 , 210, 211, 213

Dakan, Lora 137

Dakan, Melissa 137

Dalke, Elizabeth 76, 167, 190,199,206, 212,213

Dallman, Casey 137

Dalton, Christy 113, 211, 212

Dalton, Jacob 151

Damerst, Tyler 151

Damke, Benjamin 167,206,212

Daniels, Kyle 35, 75, 113

Da nson, James 52, 53, 76, 80, 89, 184

Daugherty, Tessa 20, 47, 76, 80, 151

Davidson, Erin 39, 74,114,207,212,213

Davidson, Shane 77, 79, 151

Davidson, Travis 114, 199, 207

Davis, Destiny 27, 151, 193

Davis, Faith 242

Davis, Hillary 114, 199

Day, Andy 35, 75, 79, 114

Debaere, Chalsey 114, 200

DeB oer, Linda 180

Decker, Krista 114

Deeds, Madison 16 7, 205

Deiro, Jamicyn no, 114, 118, 223

Dela n ey, Joe 75,114,200

De la n ey, Tony 78, 137

Delaney, Vinny 78, 137

De lgado , Brandon 151

Delg ado, Sarah 79,114,225

Delisi, Matt hew 64, 7 6, 151, 207, 212

Denell, Anna 91, 114

Denell , Katie 151, 207

De nell , Rebecca 167

Denning , Jare t t 114, 197, 199,207,212

Dennis , T. j 135, 137

Denniston, Ja cob 79,167,206,212

Derr, Nat a lie 151, 199,203, 213

De v all , Mi k e 185

De vor ss, An dre' 79, 114

DeV ri es , Jeff 182

De vrie s , Tany 151

Diaz, La cey 114

Didier, Juli a 106, 114, 200 , 211 , 213 , 224

Dietz, Za chary 167

Digilio, Ky le 114, 221

Dike, Elizabeth 62 , 74 , 77 , 79 , 167

Dike, Erin 63, 74 , 77 , 167 , 197

Dilley, Max 137

Dinh, Jacks on 137

Dinh, Kathy 16 7

Ditmars, D ian e 185

Dittbrenner, Ty ler 75 , 78 , 167

Dittmer, Jaco b 137

Dobbs, Taylor 40 , 74 , 151 , 190

Doehling, Josh 13 7

Doggett, Taylor 5 9, 7 5 , 77 , 78 , 151

Doland, Brian 79, 151

Domach, Dian 137

Domant, Mitchell 16 7

Donahoo, Christopher 115

Donahoo, Zachary 11 5

Dondlinger, Rich 184

Donlic, Alma 80, 137

Donovan, Michael 151

Dougherty, Alexis 76, 7 8 , 167

Dougherty, Ali 80, 151, 21 2

Dougherty, Brenda 137

Douglass, Samantha 13 7

Douglas-Hill, Makinsey 137

Douglass-Wiley, Devin 5 7

Douglass-Wiley, Ehan 16 7

Dowd, Christina 96, 137

Dowd, Rachel 167,20 5

Down, Jeremy 115

Doyle, Shaylyn 167

Drake, Harrison 77, 7 8 ,167,213

Dreeszen, Nicole 66, 76, 167, 213

Dresser, Erin 137, 212

Drueppel, Chasidy 167

Duba, Jackson 115

Dudek, Michael 184

Duff, Alex 58, 77, 79, 137

Dugas, Justin 137

Dughman, Ashlie 115,211,225

Dughman, Elizabeth 151, 211

Duke, Bethany 90, 151

Dunbar, Desire' e 115

Dunn, Ashley 42, 43, 7 4 , 11 5 , 130, 226 , 244

Dunn, Emily 115

Dunn, Jesse 137

Dunn, Lynette 185

Dupont, Drew 167

Duren, Colbl 137, 190, 199, 204 , 205

Dutcher, Austin 167

Dwyer, Cynthia 82, 9 0 , 97 , 181

Dye, Arianna 8 0 , 137, 199 , 211 , 213

Dyrland,Jonathan 100 , 101 , 181 , 210

EEarhart, Bran don 75 , 79 , 151, 197, 207, 212

Ear l, Donnie 135 , 137

Edm ond, Dre w 27 , 56, 77 , 79 , 137, 193

Edmonds, Ste phanie 115,210,213

Egge r , Adam 151

Eide, Ka r a 115

Eisenha ue r, Breanna 151

Eitzmann, Alyssa 74, 84, 167 , 192,206, 212

Eitzma n n , Brittni 42, 74 , 80, 151, 192

Ekele r , Ashley 137

Eklu nd , Brady 75 , 167,206,212,213

Elekes, Joe 115

Eley, Brian 137

Elgin, Nikki 74, 167

Elgin, Taylor 7 4, 89, 151

Elliott, Chrlstanna 115 , 210,213,225

Ellison, Justin 115

Ellison, Kyle 78, 167, 169

Elsberry , Karolyn 137,199,210,211, 213

Elseg, Melissa 151

Elson, Zachary 3, 75, 115

Elwood, Sam 68, 137

Embree, Elizabeth 115,118,200,223,243

Emmert, Morgan 80,151,207,212

Engel , Scott 183

Engle, Elliott 78, 80, 81, 137

Emesti, Jessica 151

Ernst, Nicole 115

Esau, Garrett 137

Espinosa, Clare 52, 53, 76, 79, 115, 188, 228

Essman, Andrew 75, 96, 115, 118, 225, 244

Essman, Samantha 74, 77, 167

Evans, Allen 138

Evans, Cashmear 167

Evans, Nakemm 75, 151

Everitt , Katie 78, 89 , 151

Everman , Allison 79, 167, 190

Eversoll, Madeline 115, 191, 197, 199

Exstrom, Brianna 79,115 , 244

Exstrom, Dylan 75, 78, 89, 167

FFagan, Brittni 115

Fairchild, Addison 167, 212

Falcone, Lori 100, 181

Fangmeier, Anna 138,199,207,211,212, 213

Fantroy, Faith 60, 77, 80, 152

Fantroy, Kristina 32, 60, 61, 152

Faubel, Sarah 33, 38, 60, 61, 74, 77, 79, 152, 193

Feiling, Riley 138

Felker, Andrea 115

Felmley, Dekken 152

Felton, Jami 152

Feng, Leya 69, 152

Fergus, Samantha 152

Ferguson, Aly 80, 81,115,200,201,216, 243

Ferrusca, Victoria 152

Fett, Nicholas 115, 211, 213

Ficken, Bryce 79, 138

Fiedler , Rudy 54, 55, 78, 115

Fielder, Coren 167, 177

Fielder, Sabrina 116

Finch, Jordan 242

Finley, Aaron 95, 184

Finkhouse, Colleen 182

Fink-Humes, Nathaniel 138

Finnell, Jami 74, 77, 79,116,200,201, 216, 243, 244, 245

Finsand, Maren 79,138,207,212

Fischbein, Ben 152

Fischer, Aaron 152

Fischer, Joy 116

Fischer, Shaun 167

Fisher, Marshal 138

Flanagin, Kyle 68, 138

Flentje, Brent 75, 78, 167, 213

Flentje, Kyle 78, 138, 210, 213

Flores, Genesis 152

Florom, Hayden 138,199,207,212,213

Flory, Abigail 80, 152,197,203

Flynn, Caroline 77, 79, 167, 189

Flynn, Vincent 78, 116, 188,189,229

Fogg, Mysti 242

Follmer, Kelsey 167, 199

Folsom, Bess 116, 188, 198, 199, 228

Folsom, Will 152, 198

Foral, Kylee 69, 185

Ford, Alex 152, 199

Ford, Austin 76, 152, 198

Ford, Lorrie 181

Ford, Taylor 116

Fortkamp, Michael 116, 199

Foster, Adam 7 6, 78, 152

Foster, Heather 182

Fowler, Alexandra 167

Francis, Andrew 75, 152, 198

Frandsen, Emily 44, 7 4, 152, 199

Frandsen, Neleigh 116,200,220,243

Franke, Ellie 153

Frank, Kendra 74, 79, 153

Frank, Kourtney 116,229,244

Frank, Matthew 153

Franz, Laura 116, 223

Giles, Bria na 153, 199, 210, 211, 213

Gillespie, Dave -180

Gilson, James 168

Gladyshev, Timothy 64, 65, 76, 153

Glen, Dylan 168, 199

Handa,Jalaina 183,184

Hansen, Chris 68, 138

Hansen, Jacqie 74, 80, 168

Hansen, Nate 138

Hevelone, Karissa 78,139,199

Hibberd, Christopher 139,207,212

Higgins, Katie 79, 139,197,212

Hight, Mitchell 139

Hansen, Samantha 23, 80, 117, 188, 189, Hightower, Christopher 242

Gokie, Zachary 49, 76, 79, 153 193, 195, 221

Golden, Anna 116

Golden, Timothy 87, 183 , 195

Gonzalez, Berenice 153

Goodrich, Brit tany 138

Gorgen, Hayden A 242

Gormley, Luke 77, 79 , 168

Gospodarski, Andy 78 , 153

Gouty, Hank 116

Grabast, Hayden 168,199,206,212,213

Graf, Dayton 75, 116

Graf, Trey 75, 168

Graham, Abby 77 , 153

Hansen, Stacie 38, 39, 74,117,225

Hansen, Taylor 41, 74, 153

Hanson, Daniel 75, 78, 168, 193

Hanson, Lindsay 42, 117

Hargrave, Alex 139

Hargrave, Andrew 168

Harris, Colleen 153, 207, 212, 213

Harris, Elaine 94, 184

Harris, Kamal 79, 153

Hartman, Chase 75,168,206,212

Hartman, David 84, 85, 182

Hill, Adam 154

Hill, Andrew 78, 154

Hill, Cameron D 242

Hill, James 184

Hill, Kacie 99, 139

Hill, Ryan 139, 199, 207, 212, 213

Hillebran, Heather 154,199,211

Hillis, Mary 46, 47, 76, 80, 169, 21 :

Himmelberger, John 183

Hines, Elsa 101, 169

Hines, Noah 68, 135, 139

Hines, Sophie 154

Hartman, Emily 42, 74, 117,199,207, Hinrichs, Josh 181, 191

Grau, Danielle 68 , 153 212,218

Graves, Kelsey 116

Gray , Cody 153

Greene , Effie 76, 138

Greene, Tori 153, 199

Fraser, Emma 53, 76,168,206,212, Greenwood, Preston 116

Hartmann, Alex 33, 117,190,245

Hart, Samantha 153

Hinton, Alex 169,199,206,212

Hinz, Eric 55, 78, 118, 188, 197, 22 6

Hinz, Kyle 36, 75, 79, 169, 206, 21:

Hartsook, Keaton 75, 78, 168 Ho, Nancy 89, 169

Hartz, Rebecca 139, 191, 199

Hodges, Dylan 69, 154

Hassebrook, Chad 139, 197, 198, 210, Hoeven, Andrew 79, 169 213

Fraser, Scott 75, 80, 138

Frazier, Kayla 80, 138, 197

Frederick, Clayton 7 6, 78, 153

Grobe , Collin 138 211, 213

Gropp, B.j. 138

Gropp, Reagan 168

Hoffman, John 76, 79, 118

Hass, Kayla 153 Hoffman, Sarah 139

Hastings,John 26, 180

Hoffman, Shaunte' 139

Grosshans, Sean 28 , 29 , 116, 187 , 199, Hasty, Hamilton 153 Hoffmeyer, Amber 76, 140

Frederick, Cole 48, 76, 78, 93, 138 207 , 212 , 213 , 216 , 245

Freeburg, Travis 79,153,207,212

Free, Cory 2, 183

Gross , Melanie 181

Grubbs , John 68 , 69 , 168

Freese, Miki 39, 66, 67, 74, 76, 82, Gruhl, Emmajane 168 , 198 , 199

Haugerud, Megan 79, 168

Hogancamp, Molly 80,169,203, Z

Havekost, Rachel 7 6, 78, 153 Hohensee, Kaleigh 80, 81,118,222

Hayden, Micah 69 , 154 Hohnstein, Evan 242

Haydu, Courtney 117,216

Holbrook, Joshua 154 138, 207, 212, 213

Fricke, Chelsea 74, 78, 79, 153

Fricke, Jeremy 78, 116

Friehauf, Gavin 75, 77, 78, 168

Froschheiser, John 185

Fry, Victoria 116, 188, 201, 202, 222

Fuller, Jordyn 153,191,211

Fulton, Lacey 7 4, 138

Funk, Danny 75, 168

Fuoco, Corinne 153,199,207,212

Fuoco, Kimberly 116, 199, 211, 212, 213

GGaines, Brady 75 , 79 , 116

Gaines , KarU 153, 190

Gallagher, Ronnie 116

Gallardo , Alexandra 74 , 168,199,206,

Gudgel , Mark 181 , 192

Guenther , Brandon 77 , 79, 168

Guenther , Heather 76 , 117

Guern, Brandon 75 , 79 , 138 , 207 , 212

GuUliams , Paige 117

Gully eva , lnga 138

Gustafson , Atley 45 , 74 , 153

Hayes, Sydney 168, 190, 198 Holbrook, Justin 118

Hays, Sandy 185

He, Andy 76,168,206,212

Head, Daniel 139

Holden, Merrill 77, 169, 190

Holder, Darian 169

Holechek, Ashton 170, 199, 213

Headley, Kyle 56, 77, 117, 220 Holechek, Jayson 154

Headley, Ty 78, 154 Holechek, Samantha 66, 118

Healey, Erin 117,199,207,210,212,213, Holly, Neil 68, 170

Gustafson , Ben 117 227

Gustafson, Josh 117

Gutierrez , Jessica 117

Guyer , Alex 58 , 77 , 79 , 168

Guyer , Brandon 79, 138

Guyer , Nathan 242

HHaas, Ryan 78, 117

Haefele, Carey 50, 76, 153

Heath, Chris 168

Heath, Dylan 58, 75, 77, 154

Heble, Christopher 117

Heckman, Andy 79,139

Hedgecock, Jake 75, 80, 95, 117, 188, 197

Hehn, Jacob 20, 117

Holmes, Star 242

Holmgren, Joel 118

Holmquist, Laurel 77, 140

Holt, Kay 180

Honnen, Luke 91, 118

Honnens, Julia 170, 190, 213

Heidelk, Jake 154, 198,199,207,212 Honnens, Paul 140, 207, 212

Heidelk, Sam 64, 65, 76, 117 Hoppe, Emma 154

Heiden, Hayley 7 6, 168 Hoppes, Haley 119

Heimann, Shayla 60, 77, 79, 118, 223 Hora, Clayton 170, 191

Helmes, Matthew 181 Horan, Jordan 75, 170

Helmes, Toni 181

Heiser, Kimberly 182

Hejl, Kalle 2, 139, 203

Hekl, John 242

Hormandl, Matthew 154

Home, Dillon 68, 75, 140

Homer, Brendan 242

Horse, Ciera 140 212 , 213

Gandall , Gregory 153

Gao , Aleck 76 , 153

Garrett , Kylie 74 , 138

Haertel, Mary 180

Hagan, Alexander 153

Hahne, Matt 117, 212

Hakel, Scott 23, 64, 76, 117,199,211,

Gartner , Freddy 116 213,223

Gates, Logan 76 , 89, 153

Gaver, Paige 116, 188 , 191

Geiger, Virginia 180

Hale, Christian 168, 213

Hamann, Jacob 117

Hamelin, Andy 117

Geisert , Lauren 138 , 198 , 204,210, Hamelin, Kody 138

Hekl, Michael 154

Helget, Kelsey 80, 169

Hemann, Ashley 118, 188,197,210,213

Hemann, Derek 78, 154

Hemmett, Lori 184

Hempfling, Austin 169

Horst, Michael 69, 75, 79, 170

Hosler, DJ 170,212

Hottovy, Katie 119, 188,195,202, 2

Howell, Shareyah 119

Howerter, Joseph 76, 140

Hruby, Jaiden 118, 119

Hennecke, Kevin 183 Huddleston, Jaydee 170

Henrichs, Hadlee 79, 154 Hudgens, Jason 140

Henrichs, Robert 29,100,181 Hudkins, Ally 119 211 , 213

Geisert, Ryan 76 , 168,206,212,213

Geist , Michael 183

Gemar, Sam 80 , 168 , 198 , 206 , 212

Genrich, Cole 75 , 79 , 168, 189 , 206, 212

Genrich, Taylor 138 , 189

Gerner, Conner 78, 153

Gerner, Rachel 138,207,212

Hamelin, Sarah 153

Hamersma, Tyler 138

Hamilton, Hailey 138, 147,190,202,203

Hamilton, Hannah(l2) 117

Hamilton, Hilary 138,190,202

Hamilton, Hope 7 6, 168

Hamilton, Nick 76, 79,153,212

Gerschefske, Chasmlne 116, 188, 203, Hamilton, Zedaya 95, 138, 199

Ghani, Ahona 78

Ghani, Maliha 168

Ghani, Muijj 51 , 76 , 138

Gharzai, Shukria 182

Gice , Christopher 79 , 116, 189

Giesemann, Sophie 168, 212

Henry, Andrew 154 Hughes, Kelsea 28, 140, 199, 207 , '.t

Herbert, Allison 91,169,205 Hummel, Nathan 58, 79, 170

Herman, Amy 66, 67, 76, 88,118, 188, Humphress, Rebecca 170, 190, 2C

Hamilton, Hannah(9) 74,168,207,212 228

Herman, Hannah 154 212

Her:mes, Brent 182

Hernandez, Carlos 242

Hernandez, Julianna 139

Hernandez, Melissa 184

Hamm, Hayley 76, 80,168

Hammond, Eliza 106, 117, 139, 200, 243

Hammond, Matthew 82, 138

Hamnett, Sally 153, 201

Hampton, Kyle 117, 187,188,207,212

Hampton, Lee 168

Hand, Brian 75, 79, 138

Hernandez, Taylor 154

Herrera, Rosa 139

Herrington, Marisa -139

Hershberger, Dennis 50,184

Herz, Kathy 183

Hessheimer, Kyrsten 154

Hessheimer, Victoria 185

Hunsaker, Kate 77, 140, 188, 189 , .0

Hurlbut, Allie 70, 76, 79,154,211 l12

Hutchins, Becky 140

Huynh, Thao 170

Hyde, Ashley 140 228

Hyde, Eric 75,119,244

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lenn, Miranda 77 , 154

Ulc, Boris 119

• Imhof, Allle 90 , 15 4

Imhof, Kelsey 170

Ingham , Scott 76 , 79 , 154

lhring, Sid 183

Irons, Levi 119

Isherwood, Josh 77 , 78 , 83 , 17 0

Izaguirre , Dianna U9

Izaguirre, Rafael 140

JJaacks, Eric 80, 170

Jaber, Ashley 140,206,211

aber, Daniel 76, 170, 206, 212

ackson, Marissa 170

Jacobson, Chris 98, 99,119,220

Ja<;pbson, Grace 170, 190, 213

acobson, Justin 93, 140

acobson, Nila 184

Jagadich, Drew 75, 110, 119 , 199, 217

James, Marcus 119

Janssen, Alex 154, 197, 198,211, 213

Janssen, Ashley (12) 42, 43, 74, 78, 119 , 188, 194, 195 , 196, 228

Janssen, Ashley (9) 170, 206, 212, 213

Janssen, Haley 74, 170

arosz, Courtney 80, 154 , 191,204

arosz, Tyler 119, 225

asa, John 154, 199, 207 , 212

Jeffery, Gregory 68,154 , 207, 212

Jeffery, Kevin 68, 140

~effres-Dryden, Lindsay 119

~enkins, Darren 75, 77, 78 , 170, 213

Jensen, Brandon 103,242

Jensen, Kourtney 140

Jensen, Kristof 170

Jensen, Nka 154

Jensen, Rowdy 78, 154

Jester, Nick 48, 49, 76, 119,199,200, 210, 213, 227

Jewell, Amy 185

Jin, Eun 166, 206, 212

Jtrovec, Jacob 140, 199, 211, 213

Jochim, Jacob 119

Jochum,Jeffrey 36, 37, 75,183

Johnson, Alex 76, 119

Johnson, Berit 170

Johnson, Brennan 75, 140

Johnson, Brittany 119

Johnson, Christopher 77, 119

Johnson, Elizabeth 170, 197

Johnson, Emily 76, 154, 197

Johnson, Erica 66, 76, 154, 197

Johnson, Kayla 170,206,212,213

Johnson, Kecia 140, 199

Johnson, Lexi 119,211,213,221

Johnson, Macey 140

Johnson, Sara 74, 80, 86, 154, 191

Johnson, Taylor 170

Johnson, Trent 140

Jones, Abbey 53, 76, 77, 80,170,206 , 212,213

Jones, Amanda 78, 95, 154, 207, 212

Jones, Jessica 154

Jones, Justin 64, 76 , 140, 207, 212

Jones, Nathan 49, 76, 79, 119, 188, 189, 211, 212, 213

Jones, Steven 119

Jordan, Jake 75 , 170

Julien, Alan 155

Julien, Randy 140

0uresic , Ivana 119

Jurgena , Alex 140

Jurgena , Austin 170

Jurgens, Tyson 155

Kahle r , Steph anie 155,199,207,212

Kaiser, Mariah 140

Kaltenberger, Douglas 78, 92, 93,183

Kaltenberger, Megan 76, 80, 120, 188, 196,218

Kamal, Ahsan 76,170, 198

Kamal, Bilal 120, 188, 190, 198

Kapke, Dalton 75, 170

Karins, Kaitlin 155, 191

Kaup, Russell 170

Kavan, Klortssa 79, 155

Keller, Chelsea 101, 155

Kelley, Alfson 184

Kellogg, Dalton 242

Kellough, Amy 120, 188

Kellough, Stacy 7 4, 155

Kelly, Kaitlin 242

Kendall, Crystal 242

Kendall, Tearah 89, 170

Kerl, Emily 140,189,201 ,202

Kerns, Schyler 79, 155, 199

Kessler, Amanda 140, 207, 212

Keys, Lisa 76, 80, 170, 190

Keys, Ryan 80, 81, 140

Kieffer, Jill 77, 79 , 171

Kieffer, Katie 120

Kilgore, Shandrell 242

Kim, Kun-Young 155

Kirn, Tae-wan 155,212

Kim, Tae-woo 171,212

Kiner, Jacob 155, 198, 199

King, Brandon 140

King, Georgia 44, 45, 74, 155

King, Lynn 75, 120

King, Mark 35, 75, 92, 93,183

King, Sydney 171, 213

Kinnison, Kelsey 79, 140

Kinser, Dani 155

Kirianov, Eugene 183

Kirstine, Devin 171

Kjar, Crystal 182

Klockenga, Kylie 78, 140, 203, 211, 213

Kloefkorn, Alyssa 47, 76, 80, 140, 198

Kloefkorn, Jacob 75, 79, 171

Klostermeyer, Thomas 76, 78, 155

Knabe, Monka 42, 74, 80, 140

Kneifl, Lucy 77, 155, 197, 198, 207, 212

Kneifl, Marjorie 181

Knezovich, Milan 78, 171

Knight, Brenton 140

Knop, Angella 94, 95, 184

Knopp, Breeanna 171

Knorr, Shelby 79, 155

Knuth, Addison 120

Knuth, Natalie 120, 200, 210, 213, 219

Kocher, Sarah 76, 80 ,1 71 , 206 , 212 , 213

Kocher, Ted 76, 79, 141, 196

Koch, Hunt er 6 8 , 155

Koenig, Anna 141, 19 9 , 210 , 213

Koenig, Jacob 171,199,2 0 6

Koerperich, Conner 75, 15 5

Kolodziejski, Tom 171

Konigsrnark, Sydney 91, 169, 171

Konovalchuk, lgor 141

Konovalchuk, Luda 171

Konovalchuk, Vera 118, 120

Kantor, Jorgan 120

Koozer, Katelyn 171

Korsakas, Mark 78, 82, 92, 141, 197

Kortan, Katie 171, 213

Korte, Ali 171, 206, 212, 213

Korth, Jamie 68, 141

Kosch, John 171,199,206,207,212

Kovanda, Julie 120, 200

Kramer, Angela 185

Kramer, Kelsey 141

Kramer, Kristen 171

Krapfl, Robert 75, 78, 155

Kravig, Shea 75, 171, 192

Kreifels, Linda 181

Kremer, Mitchell 155

Kremer, Ross 35, 75, 120, 193

Krivda, Emily 242

Kriz, Adam 120, 197

Kroeker, Makenna 52, 76, 80, 171, 199, 213

Kroeyer, Kathrine 80, 107, 141

Kroll, Emily 141, 198

Kroll, Sarah 155

Krout, Dominique 171,213

Krueger, Chase 51, 76, 155, 189, 197

Krueger, Kelly 101, 171, 199, 206, 212, 213

Krull, Spencer 155, 199

Kubik, Nicole 40, 63, 77, 185

Kuhnel, Brian 141

Kuhnel, Kanai 44, 74,171,205,206, 212,213

Kuhns, Hilary 141

Kuhn, Zach 155

Kulovac, Mirela 171

Kumwenda, Nathan 79, 155

Kuper, Tyler 78, 120, 188, 196

Kuppig, Dianne 181, 201, 243

Kurth, Katherine 7 4, 141, 198

Kutsenko, Valeriya 171, 213

Kyle, Chelsea 155, 197, 204

Leblanc, Olivia 67, 76,120,223

Leeds, Brandon 120,211,213

Lee, Jimmy 171, 198, 206, 212

Lee, Trisha 141

Lee, Yoon 1.20, 191

Lehn,.}oyce 182

Leia, Kana 84, 178, 197, 205

Leikam, Courtney 155,204

Leikam, Lindsay 120 , 188, 194, 195, 197, 202,216

Leitner, Ashley 74,141,243

Lemburg, Chelsea 155, 199

Lemka, Carly 141

Lemka, Logan 171,199,213

Leppky, Colton 171

Lester, Dylan 76, 80, 155

Letcher, Kaleah 79, 155

Leupold, Ella 171

Levtsenyuk, Carolyn 141

Lewallen, Sadie 171

Lewis, Kirstie 141,211,213

Lewis, Melissa 141, 199, 204, 205

Lickei, Matt 95, 172, 197

Lieb, Boone 75, 79,172

Liekhus, Justin 25, 69, 141

Lien, Aleksander 79, 141

Uf, Adam 155,197,207,212

Lind, Micheal 141

Lindahl, Spencer 59, 77, 80, 172

Under, Jake 37, 75, 141,199,210,211, 213

Linville, Lindsey 74, 80,156,207,212

Livermore, Lana 172,199,206,212

Uvingston, Karissa 120,207,225

Lobo, Sara 141

Logan, Mary Beth 156, 190

Lofgreen, Hayli 86, 120, 202, 203

Lofgreen, Kit 78, 156

Logan, Mary Beth 156, 190

Logsdon, Jayce 120

Logsdon, Laurie 102, 103, 182

Logsdon, Logan 156

Lojka, Ashlee 141

Long, Brady 120

Loomis, Nikki 156

Lopez, Felicia 156

Lord, Tayler 141,199,201,204

Lorenz, Melanie 141, 191, 199, 210, 213

Lovato, Alicia 141

Love, Hannah 172, 199

Lowrey, Alec 24, 33, 51, 76,121,222

Lowrey, Chris l 72

Lowrey, Patrick 78, 156

Lual, Gong 121

Lubach, Tanner 36, 75, 78, 156

Lube, Eva 78, 169,199,200,243

Lueckenhoff, Cole 79, 101, 156,211,213

Luedtke, Scott 75, 172

Luedtke, Stacy 76,141,207

Lukin, Caitlin 121, 188, 198, 199, 213, 216

Luther, Kaleb 242

Labadie, Drew 27, 70, 155

Labadie, Jordyn 171, 199, 213

Labedz, Celeste 68, 171,190,206,212

Labedz, Spencer 141,199,207, 212

Lacefield, James 242

Laird, Mackenzie 78, 120, 188, 196, 219

Lambley, Morgan 155,189,203

Langer, Denton 242

Langfeldt, Paige 141, 210, 213

Lang, Shelby 141

Lang, Tami 183

Larios, Angelica 141

Larson, Kadi 95, 155

Larson, Kristin 171

Larson, Ted 47, 48, 49, 76, 184

Laughter, Cece 212

Knuth, Skyler 155

Jones, Ashley(9) 170, 206, 212

Jones, Ashley(lO) 154

Jones, Bryan 119, 207, 212

Jones, Jennifer 79, 170, 189

Kobler, Didi 140

Kobler, Ian 75, 79, 171

Kobza, Tony 36, 59, 75, 77, 96 , 181, 190

Kocher, Erin 76, 80, 95, 140, 196

Laughter, Kassy 80, 155, 197,199,206

Lavelle, Adam 78, 97, 120

Lazaro, Gabrielle 120

Lazaro, Quentin 171

Leach, Undsey 120, 188, 197, 201, 219 •

Lynch, Kristoffer 23, 121, 130

Lyons, Jamie 121, 200, 210, 213, 217

MMabry, Emma 52, 76, 77, 172

Machovec, Kevin 141

Mack, Aaron 79, 172

Mack, Austin 172,199,206,212,213

Mack, Tayler(9) 172, 199

Mack, Taylor(12) 121,207, 212, 216

Magnuson, Kayla 7 6, 77, 79, 156

Mahjourt-Samani, Ghazal 172,203,206, 212

Mahoney, Ryan 47

Martinez-Romana, Jani 142,198,207, Mitchell, Drew 157

Jordan 143, 212 Ozanne, Keith 123 212 Mizell, Philicia 122 , 188, 199, 210, 211, 213 Newell, Nicole 123

Martin, Josh 121 229 Newsham, Ryan 37, 75, 78 , 157, 197

Martin, Katrice 142

Mizell, Tyson 142,199,211,213 Newton, Jim 143, 199 , 213

Martin, McCartney 142 Mohatt, Katy 157, 190 Newton , Kevin 68, 123

Martin, Seth 75, 78, 156

Monroe, Court 183

, Sam 123

Martin, Zach 75, 77, 79, 156 Montoya, Charlie 242 Newton, Stephanie 76,174,213

Marvin, Jake 50, 56, 57, 76, 77, 121, Montoya-Kaplan, Spencer 212

Mason, Whitney 39, 74, 142

Moon, Shannon 142

Moore, Kamala 122, 188, 200

Michael 157 , 190 , 207,211 , 212 ,

, Samone 4 7 , 158 , 191 Masters, Paige 172 Moore, Kathryn 122, 188, 199, 207, 211, 213

Peters, Samantha 242

Raatz, Brandon 58 , 175

Rose, Cameron 58, 59, 77, 175, 190

Schoen, Parker 32, 33, 48, 4 9, 76, 79, Petersen, Austin 158

Raatz, Hayley 38, 39 , 74 , 97 , 124 , 188 , Rosenbohm, Justin US 93, 145

Petersen, Matthew 48 , 79 , 144 224

Petersen, Melanie 174 , 199

Petersen, Micah 158 , 207 , 2U

Peterson, Danielle 94 , 158

Peterson, Ellen 17 4

Ross , Alyssa 159

Schorr, Melissa 145, 190, 197,199 , 210,

Raatz, Russell 88 , 184 Ross, Makayla 175, 192 211,213

Ralston, Peter 144 Ross , Zachary 75, 145 Schrad, Jason 75, 78, U7, 188, 197

Rangel, Amelia 159 , 211 , 213 Rowen, Alec 78 , 83 , 175 Schrad_ , Kevin 75 , 87, 183

Rardon, Elicia 144, 200 ,201,24 3 Rowlett , Taylor 74 , 77 , 79, 175 Schrage , Elliott 145

Peterson, Grant 32, 35 , 54, 55 , 75 , 78 , Rath, Austin 159

Roz miarek, Natasha 145 Schropfer, Mary 74, 181 U4, 193

Ray, Ashley 175 Ru dd, Ashley 169, 175, 190 Schulenberg, Bailey 74, 77, 80, 176

Peterson, Julia 144 , 199 , 207,211 , 2U, 21 3 Ready, Jacob 6 9, 14 4

Peterson, Lindsey 174, 198 , 199

Peterson, Tyler 158 , 195

Pettigrew, Nathan 144

Pettinger , Kim U4

Pettit , Matthew 69 , ,78 , 158

Pfarr, Renee L 242

Pfeiffer, Mi.cha U4 , 211 , 213

Pfeiffer, Nick U4

Pfingsten, Dillon 68 , 144

Pflug, Rachael U4 , 229

Phan, Lac 158 , 190

Phares, Felicia 78 , 174, 190

Phares, Tarrah U4 , 199 , 226

Phipps , Jill 182

Pieloch, Katherine 158

Pieloch, Rachel 28 , 144 , 199 , 207 , 2U

Piening, Brandon 75 , 77 , 144

Pierce, Morgan 44 , 45, 74 , 174

Pierce, Nick 79 , 174

Pike, Emily 87, 106 , 144 , 203

Pinell, Shellie 174

Pinnell, Joe 158 , 199 , 207, 2U

Pinto-Piedrahita, Henry U4

Piper , Stuart U4

Piper, Tracy 181

Pitcher, Jonathan 174

Plager, Ryan 68, 75 , 144 , 197 , 207 , 2U

Plautz, Jared 79 , U4

Plautz, Madison 74 , 79 , 174, 213

Plymesser-Hansen, Aaron 242

Popal, Maral 144 , 197

Poppe, Joshua U4

Porter , Cpenta 102 , 144

Poskochil, Kinsey 175

Potter, Jed U4 , 226

Potter, Katelyn 175

Poulsen, Jared 175 , 206

l3 Poulsen, Makall 213

Poulsen, Makenzi.e U4

Poulsen, Paul 158 , 198

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Rung , Taylor 41 , 74 , 77, 80 , 145

Schulte, Connor 242

Reda, Anthony 181 Rupe r t , Jameson 145 Schumann, Kyle 58, 77, 182,192

Reddish , Bekah U 4

Reddish , Ellie 242

Reddish , Maddie U 4

Reddish, Micah 159

Reece , Ambe r U4 , 207

Reed, Makayla 17 5, 205

Reed , Tanner 159

Reeder , Colton 7 9 , 175

Reeder , Keli 144

Reeder, Le xi. 79, 175, 205

Reeder, Mark 18 0

Reeves , Log a n U4

Rehm , Katey 14 4,211

Reichwaldt, Alicia 144

Reichwaldt , Chelsi U4, 207

Reichwaldt, Nicholas 84, 175

Reifschn e ider, Brandon 175

Reilly , Bran don 75, 77, 78, 175

Reinhar dt , Phil US

Reiser , Hailey 159

Reiss , Kaitlin 41, 74, 175

Remme rs, Shelby 144

Remp e, Davis 84, 175, 213

Renken , Alex 159,198,207

Rentsc hler, Andrew 144

Reyes , Anthony 144

Reye s , Jeff 159

Reynolds, Candra 175, 179

Reynolds, Jake 175

Reynolds, James 125

Rhe ault , Tyler 83, US

Richard s, Ashley 76, 159

Richard s, Mike 175,206,212

Richar d s o n, Kyla 144, 203

Richert , Erinn US, 197

Richert, Seth 68, 144

Richm ond, Matthew 144

Rickab augh, Timothy 175

Ricke t ts, Desiree 159

Powers, Courtney 78 , U4 , 195, 200 , Ric ke tt s, Tiffany 125

Rurup , Shanna 45, ?4 , 175,213 Schuster, Kristal 46, 47 , 145

Ru s sell, Nick US

Ryder, Austin 175

Rye, Debby 180

Rymph, Et han US

sSchwarten, Ethan 242

Schwartz, Matt 78, 93, 159

Schwartz, Shelbi. 176, 177

Schweitzer, Bailei.gh 159

Schwerdtfeger, Payne 75 , 79 , 176

Schwery, Mikala 145, 197

• Schwery , Nicole 67, 76 , 176,205

Scollard, Hannah 89, 176,190,206

Scollard , Josiah U7

Scott, Ashton 176 , 199

Scott, Coco U7 , 207

Scott , Devin 159

Saathoff, Marielle 159, 199 , 204 Scusa, Julianna 76 , 80 , 159,207

Sadat, Ebad 145

Sader, Hannah 159

Sader, HD 75, 125

Sadler, Landon 175, 198

Seacrest , Stephanie U 7

Sears , Kayce 242

Sebek , Dawn 185

Sedor , Amanda U7 , 220

Sadowski, Cassandra US, 202 Sedor, Brad U7

Saeger, Brianna ?8, 159, 191, 19 7 Seiffert , Jay U7

Salem, Chris 51 , 76, 78, 184 Selko , Jordan 145

Salem, Ryan 184

Saija , Senad 175

Saltzman, Derek U5

Sell, Bryan U7

Senne , Meghan 76,176,206, 2U

Seuferer, Jaden 176

Salvatore, Brittani. 99, 159, 198 , 199 Se uferer , Kyle 159

Samani, Ben 35, 55, 75, 78, U5

Se ybold, Jeffrey 35, 58 , 75, 77, 82, 145

Samani, Bryan 51, 76,159,211, 21 3 Shada ,Jill 26 , 183

Samek, Chelsey 159

Sams, MyRranda 71, 175, 198

Shafer, Erika 242

Shaffer , Leah U7

Sanburg, Laine 77, 80,175,206, 2U Shakir, Aras 145

Sanchez , Georgina 17 6

Sander fer, Christi.an 24, 50, 51, 76, 159

Saner , Jacob 159

Sapp, Willie 180

Satterthwaite, Kyndra 176

Shallenberger , Matthew 79, 145

Shanahan, Alissa 17 6

Shanahan , Emily 86, 159

Shanahan , Shelly 181

Shanahan,Zach 75, 77,176

Sayood, Si.nan US, 198,199,207, 2U Shaner, Amanda 159

Sharp , Chelsea 160, 199

Sazama, Jessica 185

Scalora, Christine 76, U5, 188, 197 Shea ff, Evan 160, 197

Schaaf, Kayla 148, 159

Schaal, Sydney 176, 206, 2U, 213

She aff, Katy 74, 176, 197, 199

Shearer, Mark 183 201 , 204 , 218, 245

Prai, Taylor U4

Prellwitz, Jordan U4

Prewitt, Angelique 144

Prewitt , Gregory 242

Prewitt, Porche U4

Price, Cameron 75 , 79 , 175

Price , Morgan 79, 144

Printz, Mercedes 7 6, 158

Prokasky , Brittany 158

Prokasky , Joseph 144

Prussa, Cecilia 76 , 71 , 80, 175

Pulver, Alexis U4

Ridd er, Cole 75, 71, 83, 175, 213

Rigg s, Natalie 52, 53, 76, 144

Schaefer, Nolan U6

Sheets , Andrea 176, 199

Schafer, Brandon ?9, U6, 217 Sherbeck, Kyle U7

Rikalo, Ade la U5 Schantell, Steph 159,207

Ri.kalo , Benjamin U5

Rinchen, Jigme 175

Scharper, Taylor 176

Sheridan , Jenay U7, 188, 19 8 , 199

Sheridan,Keegan 59,75, 7 7,78,176

Schellhorn, Alissa 80, U 6 Sherman , Andrew 75, ?83

Ringleman, Becca 159 Scheneman, Joyce 185

Rinke, Ale c 145

Rinke, Ja cob 159

Ripa , Ja cob 68, 175

Ritter , Cory U5, 201, 212

River a, Sh a fae' 125

Roach , Zachary 175

Roark , Morg an 145, 190

Roberts , Taylor 175

Robertson , Hannah 159

Robertson , Ma ggie 125, 190,197,218

Robertson , Ma tt 75, 77, 79, 145, 197

Robinson, Mark yl 159

Quandt, Jacob 79 , 158

RSherrill, Matthew 160

Schenk, Tyler U6

Sherwood, Margaret U1, 199

Schiefelbein, Paul 145,19 9, 207 , 2U Shield, Benjamin 71, 79, 145

Schields, Alexis U6, 188, 19 9 , 211, 213

Shields , Jordan U1

Schilling, Aaron 79, U 6 , 130 Shonka, Linda 185

Schlemmer, Halley 176, 189 , 19 2, 193 Shrader , Anthony 91, 176

Schlemmer, Hannah 159 , 204 Shreve, Seth 3, 15 , 145

Schlemmer,Jolene 18 0, 192

Schliesser, Jordan U6, 198

Shriner , Jessica 176

Shryock, Dillon U7

Schmidt, Alex 43, 62, 7 4 , 77 , 80 , 159 Sicking, Aaron Dakotah 14 5

Schmidt, Anna 126, 18 8 , 190, 217

Schmidt, Blake U6

Siedel, Austin 77, 79, 145

Siedel, Toni 181

Schmidt, Emily 28 , 29, 159 , 199 , 210 , Sieps , Katie 145, 202

Robles , Eliie zer Calderon 242 211,213

Rocke, Griffin U5

Roeber, Shirley 184

Roeber, Todd U5 , 196

Rogers, Chris 125

Rogers, Daniel 26 , U5

Rogge , Justin US

Rohde, Ethan 75 , 78 , 175

Rohe , Taylor US

Rood , Shelby 145, 20 7

Sievers, Jacob 75, 160

Schmidt, Land on 59 , 77 , 145 Sievers, Jeremiah 79, U1, 201,212,21 9

Schmidt, Rac hel U 6

Schmidt, Sa muel 5 5 , 78 , U1, 196

Schmoll, Juli e 182

Schmu tzler, Skyl er 159

Schn eide r , Alex 6 8 , 145

Schn eider, Benj amin 145

Simmons, Dylan 160

Simpson, Danielle U1, 18 7, 188 , 194 , 195 , 198,221

Simpson-Kirkland, Dee 182

Sims , Zachary 48, 76, 79, U7 , 18 8

Singh, Kalvinder 76 , 79, 160, 189

Schn eider , Kaitlyn 176, 201,204 Sjulin, Megan 160,190 ,204 , 211 , 213

Schoen , Jordan 176, 199, 206, 2U Skiles, Cindy 183

Roper , Alexa 159, 204 ,205 Schoen , Jus tin 176, 199,206, 2U

Skillett, Ricky 242

Smith, Amanda 242

Smith, Brandon 127, 200

Smith, Gregory 156, 200, 243

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Stroman, Alex 146

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Topalovlc, Senad 146

Virus, Kelsey 162, 199

Vo, Allan 162, 190 Smith , )eremy 94, 184

Smith, Samuel 160

Strothkamp, Paige 161

Strudl, Jordy 146, 207, 212

Smock, Jayme 78, 160 Stump, Sascha 161

Snajdr, Lillian 176 Stump, Tristan 70 , 71, 128

Snyder, Thom 145 Stutzman, Erin 26,182

Sonderup, Dakota 79, 176,197,213 Sudik, Dain 78, 128, 221

Sonthlxay , Linda 176

Sorensen, Jenna 41, 160

Soucie, Joslyn 47, 76, 145

Soucie, Patrick 75, 78, 79, 176

Soucie, Tara 127,188,202,229

Spalla, Steven 127

Spataro , Channiyel 127

Spataro, Seth 160

Speich , Matthew 78 , 160

Suiter, Daniel 37, 59 , 75, 77, 78 , 177

Sullivan, Brooke 128, 211

Sullivan, Matt 78, 177

Sullivan, Morgynn 98, 128, 216

Sund, Chase 128,211, 213

Sundberg, Elizabeth 60, 77, 79, 161, 193

Sutter, Christin 84, 182

Svec , Rosa 242

Svec, Sydney 41, 74 , 177

Torell, Holly 146

Torres, Joana 161

Town, Dillon 76 , 161, 197

Townsend , Rebecca 182

Vo, Jimmy 178

Vogel, Fred 178,199,206,212

Volker, Peggy 4, 182

Von Rentzell, Austin 178

Tramp , Tori 74, 77 , 162 Vuu , Brian 162,199 , 207 , 212

Tran, Kevin 242

Tran, Nam 162

Tran, Tobin 162

Trautman, Alyssa 23, 7 4 , 78 , 162

Trautman , Erica 74 , 178

Traynowicz , Cole 178

Traynowicz, Kramer 146

Traynowicz , Paige 63, 75 , 77 , 80 , 146

Tripp , Zak 68 , 178

wWachter , Lauren 95, 146 , 191

Trivedi , Jue e 78, 146, 197 , 198 Wagner, Adam 129

Spellmeyer, Cassee 128, 200, 223, Svoboda, Tyler 177 Troester , Erika 178, 190 , 206, 212 , 213 Wagner, Courtney 178 , 197,206, 2 243

Spencer, Nick 128 , 207,212

Speth, Jamie 145

Halle 177 Troest e r , Lauren 178 , 206 , 212 Wagner, Derek 75 , 178

Jeffrey 78 , 128 , 217

Swartz, Kathryn 128

Trompke , Jaden 146, 199 , 210 , 211, 213 Wagoner , Ali 162

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Wehrli, Julia 130, 188

Weiand, Taylor 130, 218

Wells, Joshua 75, 78, 146

Weldon, Jake 178

Welker,Jerel 26, 85,182

Welles, Liza 130

Werts, Bryce 126, 130

Weskamp, Kaitlin 47 , 76 , 80, 146, 189

West, Jessica 162

West, Josh 75, 79 , 178

Wewel, Blake 130,188, 224

Wharton, Megan 74, 147

Whelan, Carlelgh 101, 178 , 190

Whelan, Taylor 147

White, Tyler 178

Whiteley, Maggie 42 , 74 , 131, 188 , 200

Whitesell, Michaela 2, 147,204 , 210 , 211, 213

Whitney, Valerie 131

Whittle, Ansel 75 , 162 , 190

Whittle , Montana 178 , 205

Wiederholt , Amy 131

Wiese, Aaron 80 , 162

Wiese, Jenna 52 , 53 , 7 6 , 131 , 202 , 222

Wiese, Tracy 183

Wiley, Wyn 28 , 29 , 87 , 147 , 195 , 197, 199 , 210 , 211 , 213

Wilhelm, Alyssa lOO , 181

Wilken , Lou 184

Wilk on, Cohagen 106 , 131 , 188, 199 , 210, 211, 213

Wilkinson, Ellen 162, 189, 198

Williams, Alaina 131 , 210 , 213

Williams , Cortez 242

Williams , Cory 242

Williams , Haley 199, 211 , 213

Williamson, Kris 147 , 199

Willis, Drew 48 , 76 , 79 , 162

Wilmarth, David 147

Wilson, Davin 147

Wilson, Jayk 107 , 190 , 196 , 201 , 227

Wilson, Kristina 44 , 74 , 147

Wilson, Mara 131 , 221

Wilson, Michaela 178 , 190 , 206 , 212

Wilson, Nora 131 , 221

Wilson, Shali 162 , 201

Wimmer, Amanda 178

Winkle, Tara 91 , 178, 190 , 199

Winter, Kelley 182

Wischmann, Dustin 7 6 , 162

Witty, Scott 80, 162

Wohlgemuth , John 163

Wolta, Mackenzie 163

Wolf, Becca 178 , 192, 199, 206 , 212 , 21 3

Wolf, Kelsey 77 , 178

Wolfe, Teylor 75 , 79 , 147 , 212

Wolff, Kash 75, 163

Wolford, Corinne 163, 213

Wolkenhauer , Seth 76 , 79 , 178

Wood, Bethany 131 , 188 , 190 , 197,202 , 229

Wood, Sibyl 179

Woods , Loree 185

Woodward, Mackenzie 68 , 163, 207 , 212

Woolman, Aubrey 148, 163, 200, 243

Worley , Sydney 79 , 179 , 206 , 212 , 213

Wright, Jessica 131, 188 , 202, 227

Wright, Mindy 91 , 181

Yamanlshi, Chika 78 , 179 '

Yanagida , Jennifer 179

Yanagida , Ryan 131

Yang, Danny 147 , 190

Yang , Luye 131 , 187 , 188, 190,194

Yank, CJ 131, 222

Yarabe, Bo 50 , 51, 59, 76 , 77 , 87 , 179 , 206 , 212, 213

Yar a be, Luke 50 , 51 , 76 , 88 , 131, 188, 191

Yarabe , Paul 131 , 188

Yawn, Dillion 147

Yo a kum , Kristy 163, 207 , 212

Yokel, Chris 79 , 163

Yokel, Katie 147, 212

Young, Alison 242

Young, Emily 147

Young, Kaleb 179

Yuen, Dylan 163

Yuen, Mark 163

zZachek, Tyler 147

Zavala, Eduardo 79, 179

Zeiger, Brittany 179

Zeilinger, Alec 147

Zeilinger, Emily 179

Zellinger, Scott 147

Zhang, Catherine 163, 207, 212

Zhang, Jack 131, 191, 195, 198

Zhang, Leon 179 , 190, 206, 212

Zhou, Albert 76, 79, 163, 186, 195, 196, 198

Zhou, Daniel 131, 186, 188, 190, 195, 196, 197

Ziegelbein, Tyler 78, 131

Zilly, Chris 131, 218

Zimmer, Nicole 131

Zimmerman, Brandon 68, 163, 199

Zoz, Megan 147

he Story of the Index

Created by:

Cary Brand & Elicia Rardon

We worked on the index for almost four weeks , • marking all people names , booking and running the index, and then finally editing and editing and editing it. It wa n't easy but we did it! We apologize for any errors or omission We gave it our best.

So that' our story ENJ O Y.

Yearbook

Qeniors

Jay Card Jacob Waters

Misti Fogg Alison Young

John Hekl

Evan Hohnstein

Crystal Kendall

Anothony Mkhalecki

Samantha Peters

Aaron Plymesser-Hansen

Kayce Sears

Genesis Sy

James Tussing

Kevin Tran

Junior~ Qophomores Freshma

Kayla Brolsma

Jordan Finch

Hayden A Gorgen

Christopher Hightower

Cameron D Hill

Brendan Horner

Brandon Jensen

Kaitlin Kelly

Emily Krivda

James Lacefield

Denton Langer

Jessa Manthei

Charlie Montoya

Samantha Musiel

lmke Ostermann

Renee L Pfarr

Erika Shafer

Amanda Smith

Brian Stephens

Faye Veeke

Cory Williams

Brando Brethouwer

Sara Brolsma

Eliiezer Calderon Robles

Austin Cassner

Drew Chancellor

Katy Chapman

Faith Davis

Shandrell Kilgore

Sara Norman

Connor Schulte

Nick Stout

Cortez Williams

Aaron Allen

Melad Baher

Raevin Bigelow

Le Bryer

Nathan Guyer

Carlos Hernandez

Star Holmes

Dalton Kellogg

Kaleb Luther

Kevin Morales Bolanos

Ater Mapieu

Whitney Munn

Gregory Pr e 'tt

Ellie Red • h

Ethan Schw ,. 1r ter

Ricky Skil 2 tt

Alyssa St ar er

Jordan Sto • lard

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Every week there was a new theme that students dressed up t o Talon/Hawk Ta li photos

used a Ufetouch photo or student identification photo, if available. Seniors were permitted to turn in a senior photo, due end of October. Not pictured list came from a list of students dated end of September and the end of third term.

School spirit

So, What's Your Story? No , really, what is your story? This year's theme was based on getting to know the people in the school on a different level, an actual one on one basis. When picking the theme we narrowed it down to , Guess you had to be there, Goin' Green, and So, What's your story. Editors Jami and Aly had the final decision on what the theme was going to be. What's your story won hands down.

What's your story unfolded much easier than expected. The theme gave our staff a chance to explore different types of people and what their stories were. lt allowed us to get in depth with varsity athletes, leads in the plays, ·and just a regular person who didn ' t do anything inside of school.

For the cover design this year we asked six English classes to write what they might write in the yearbook signing at the end of the year. We asked one class from each grade. We asked them the write a memory from their high school experience, or what stuck out the most out of this year. As we collected the note cards we scanned each note card in one at a time and colored them in Adobe Photoshop CS3. The Talon staff thanks all classes who participated in helping us create this year ' s cover.

We ordered 1300 yearboo ks to sell through out the year: lt took five deadlines to complete the book.

Fonts used in the book were Michael, Abyss, and Alice. We used lnDesign CS3 for layouts and Adobe Photos hop CS3 for the photos.

The 2009 Talon would like to thank Dianne Kuppig for all the time she spent editing and correcting the pages in the book. This was her 7 th year as Talon adviser and 25 th year as a yearbook adviser. We would also like to thank our Walsworth representative Mike Diffenderfer for taking care of our book and helping us with any questions we had. We would also like to thank Champ shots for taking the team group pictures and any pictures we used from them in the book and Light Impressions for music group phots. We ' d also like to thank Lori Nakagawa, Peg Aldridge, Brandon Gunderson, in addition to administrators, teachers, coaches and sponsors for providing information and assistance as we asked for information.

Finally, we would like to say we are very sorry for any misspellings or any other mistakes we made in the book. We think we did a pretty good job, but a'i with any great book, there are errors that have gone unseen.

Co-Editors-in-Chief: Aly Ferguson (Terms 1,2,3,4) and Jami Finnell (Terms 1,2,3,4)

Student Ufe Editor: Beth Embree (Terms 1,2)

Sports Editor: Kelsey Michael (Terms 1,2)

Academic Editor: Amanda Carnazzo (Term 1,2)

People Editor: Neleigh Frandsen (Term 1,2)

Seniors: Aly Ferguson, Jami Finnell, and Neleigh Frandsen

Juniors: Brandon Boosalis Elicia Rardon Eliza Hammond

Sophomores: Aubrey Woolman, Greg Smith and Lindsay Strong

Freshmen: Amanda Camazzo and Eva Lube

Faculty: Greg Smith (Terms 1,2,3)

Cubs Editor: Cassee Spellmeyer (Terms 3,4)

Business Editor: Jami Finnell (Terms 1,2,3,4) and Aly Ferguson (Terms 1,2,3,4)

lndex Editors: Elicia Rardon (Terms 1,2,3,4) and Cary Brand (Terms 3,4)

Adviser: Dianne Kuppig

Staff: Anna Thomas (l), Ashley Leitner (l), Aubrey Woolman (1,2), Lindsey ·Strong (l,2), Eva Lube (2), Eliza Hammond (2), Brandon Boosalis (2), Austin Christensen (3,4), Cary Brand (3,4), Melissa 0stigiun (3,4)

Greg

Kelsey Michael, Beth Embree, Neleigh Frandsen, Anna Thomas, Melissa 0stiguin, Austin Christensen. FRONT ROW: Cassee Spellmeyer, Elicia Rardon, Jami Finnell, Aly Ferguson, Aubrey Woolman, and Amanda Carnazzo. NOT PlCTURED: Brandon Boosalis, Eliza Hammond, Lindsay Strong , Eva Lube, Cary Brand, and Ashley Leitner.

Spread by Aly Ferguson and Jami. Finnell

Talon Staff! BACK ROW:

Smith,

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil! Elicia Rardon, Jami Finnell and Aly Ferguson were on staff all four terms.

Friends 4 Ever! Co -Editors -in-Chief: Jami Finnell and Aly Ferguson. They wish everyone a successful future and to the next year's yearbook staff to create a great book.

· From walking in to the school for the first time activities, but the school also focused on impn , on your first day of freshmen year, to walking out ing academic scores. The school's mission and l of the school for the very last time your senior year, lief statements were posted in each classroom a Le the stories from high school will last a lifetime, teachers put grades onllne.

The first homecoming, the last prom, the signing The softball team won a state title and b e ': to your dream school, to walking across the stage basketball got second place in state. We wen at graduation, the stories will remain alive. very successful school in all sub divisions. Students bra-.;iched out to keep things new, . The year overall was a story teller, whethe SFF and Sports Lit teamed up and bought tow- was because you stayed out late with your frie r i els that were sold during school for the basketball on the weekend or had to load up on caffeine b games to help raise awareness of Breast Cancer. get your project done for the next day. Other groups donated money to Save Darfur. ·_..·.~·.··.·.•. The 2008-2009 year will be talked about !,

• Students not only worked hard in sports and many years and never be forgotten. •. -~- ~-- .• ·• •

• Spread by Jami Finnell and Aly Fergu s >r a .

Signing day! Seniors Kourtney Frank, Jami Finnell, Ashley Dunn, Brianna Ex - Making The News! Senior Alex Hartmann gets into a Channel 8 shot w le strom, Brianna Badje, Andy Essman and Eric Hyde all signed their National cheering on the basketball team at state. Hartmann played a big role in tE Letters of lntent for college sports. Signing day was on Feb 4. Photo by McRae themes for the student section. Photo by Jami FinnelV Talon BelV Hawk Talk

Rock on. Senior Sean Grosshans plays the guitar during a basketball game. He showed his school spirit for the beach theme th a t was announced to the student section by senior Alex Hartmann. Phot o by Ja mi Finnell/Talon

Swltchtn' it up. Manleaders perform during the February switch rally on Feb. 12. The switch rally w as the most liked pep rally of the year. Photo by Courtney Powers/Hawk Talk

Green Man.,. Senior Nate Timmins was the star of the state basketball student section. "Green Man " was on the news and in the newspaper for helping make the opposing team miss their free throws at state. Photo by Jami FlnnelVTalon

What's Your Story?

Junior Devin Douglass-Wiley dunks the ball in the semi-finals of the state basketball tournament. The team advanced to the finals and lost by three points. Even though we lost the team, fans, staff and parents still kept smlllng faces because they knew there are many years to come and many unfulfilled chapters in our story. As Southwest's seventh year came to a halt it was obvious that a mark was made and many more stories are yet to come.

Courtesy photo by Ted Kirk/Lincoln Journal Sta r

ORIC ELECTION

To win the Democratic nomination, Obama defeated Nl9w- York Sen. Clinton, the former first lady and the person considered the frontof her party. The highly charged campaign included five other ser Democrat candidates. The Republican field was even bigger, with M coming from behind to best eight others to win his party's nomination

DRAWING A CROWD Y

People came to hear Obama speak during the campaign. His Democrat Party nomination acceptance speech was held at Invesco Stadium, abOut two miles from the convention center in Denver, to enable more than 70,000 people to attend. On election night, Obama held a victory rally in Grant Park, attended by 225,000 people.

PARTY HARDY Y

Washington, D.C., was packed with more than two million the historic inauguration of the nation's first African-American cold weather and the need to huddle together, the crowds Obama took the oath of office with his hand on the Bible used W Unco ln during his first swearing-in ceremony.

SEEKING VOTES A.

Candidates would do a lot of things on the campaign trail in pursuit of votes. Obama got winded playing basketball with the University of North Carolina's team. Mike Huckabee, a Republican candidate, played bass in his rock band Capitol Offense and even took a turn trying to rope a fake steer at the Fort Worth Stockyards.

VOTERS TURNED OUT A

tn the genera election , a record 127 million votes were cast, with about 31.7 million voting earty for the first time in 30 states. However, as a percentage of voters, turnout was about 61 %, versus the record of 67% in 1960. Long lines to vote, either early or on Nov. 4, were orderly. Lines were also orderly the next day as many people snatched up newspapers carrying the results.

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BACK IN THE SPOtlJQffT A

The oomeback of ti,toi- Robert Downey Jr. from a serious drug problem became complete this year When he landed e lead role in the hit movie Iron Man. Downey followed it up with another critically praised role in the comedy Tropic Thunder.

A MORE URGENT NEED A

Rising o il prices and continued cli mate changes made the search for altern ative, renewable sources of energy a more prevalent topic of di sc ussion. Solutions like win d farms, using large turbines , became mo re c ommon.

without , exmandUSC- • Pla'\fOTSi:SVStem and staked their own

GAS UP, GAS DOWN Y

After a record high of $4.11 per gallon on July 17, prices were down 60% to a five-year low of $1.63 dunnij last week of December, according to the American Autornobite Associatio n Prices began rising again in ear1y 2009. Despite the lower prices, Americans continued to drive less.

Investors ranging from small charities to major international banks appeared to have lost about $50 million in a fraudu lent investment allegedly devised by a former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market. Bernard Madoff , 70 , was charged with securities fraud in what might be one of the biggest fraud cases ever.

Photo credits : Newscom

American swimmer Michael Phelps made history at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, by becoming the first athlete ever to win tpight gold medals at one Olympics. During his breathtaking week in tile pool, seven of Phelps' eight victories were new world records.

Phelps was not the only American making history at the Beijing Kobe Bryant led the men's basketball team, dubbed ''Redeem Team," to a gold medal and helped Wldicate U.S. II after a poor showing four years ago. Nastia f.AUl<in won gymnastics all-around and tied the for • 'medals at one OlymJ)i98 with

GAMES TO REMEMBER Y

vernments around t he United States, contin ndated switchover f n broadcasting to di • S ., an original Febru s pushed b ngress deemed that bein g done to all

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one of the greatest matches . r, Nadal did it again en he beat Federer in another five-set marathon to win the Australian Open.

CO NTAMINATED FORMULA KILLS

In China , several babies died and more than 12 ,000 were hospitalized after drinking baby formula contaminated with melamine Melamine also was found in chocolate and other products exported from China to other countries , including the United Stat es. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration began limiting imports of Chinese dai ry products until they were free of melamine.

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LFTEST Y

Over-the-counter home DNA tests could now be found at the local drugstore. Kits and results could be purchased for as little as $200, and all they required was a swab of saliva However, debates raged on the accuracy of the tests, a well as the ethical concerns.

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ltics re-emerged as the do tball when they defe

NO JOKE A

Anchored by the haunting, Ledger as the Joker, Batman 7he fJai1c Knight dr,w rave tevtews and shattered box office records. Earning more than $500 miltfon, The Dark Knight became one of 1he most COl'TVTl8l'Cially successf\Jt American movies ever made.

ROCKETS ANO RETALIATION

Israel declared war with Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, in an effort to stop continued rocket attacks from Gaza into southern Israel. Israeli officials said they were targeting militants in its ainind ground assault of Gaza, while Hamas said It would continue to defend its people against Israeli aggression. The Israeli offensive lasted 22 days.

·te playing on what was later found to be a toni knee ligament and a stress fracture in his left leg, Tiger Woods p l ayed through the pain and won his third U.S. Open title, defeating Rocco Mediate in a playoff. Afterwards , surgery on the leg forced Woods to miss the remainder of the season , the first extended absence of his pro career.

CREATIVE CLASSROOM FUNDRAISING

Needing money to print tests, a California calculus teacher began selling ads on his quizzes, tests and exams. Tom Farber of Rancho Bernardo High School sold ad space on the bottom of the first page to parents and businesses. Parents and students enjoyed the ads, but Farber said he did not plan on using the fund-raisi method permanently.

SULLY SAVES THE DAY A.

An experienced pilot, Chesley "Sully" Su wh en he crash-landed his US Airways plae, New York after the engines failed during tl,~ passengers and crew on board survived by' w here ferries and U.S. Coast Guard boats .1"8$Cijed; in itially blamed for blowing the engines.

NASA's Phoenix spacecraft became the sixth vehicle to a uccessful landing on Mars. Phoenix conducted more than five months of experiments before losing contact, more than expected, and discovered the presence of ice on the red planet.

Despite ratings being down slightly, American Idol was still the most watched show on TY, averaging more than 27 million viewers a week. David Cook was chosen the winner of the 7th season, and changes were made for the show's 8th season when producer Kara DioGuardi was added as a fourth judge.

Photo credits : Newscom

ANOTHER TROUBLING ADMISSION

New York Yankees third baseman

Alex Rodriguez, a 12-time All Star and three-time MVP, shocked many when he confirmed published reports indicating he had used performance enhancing drugs during the 2001-03 seasons. Rodriguez's admission came after news surfaced that had failed a confidential drug test in 2003. Despite his apology, Rodriguez's legacy was immediately debated.

PRESERVING T

The Globai Investigators said a Los Angeles Metr engineer appeared to have .been te job prior to a crash that killed 25 injured 130 in September. It was nofm known whether the engineer was te>rting at of the crash, however, investigators said the were not applied before the crash.

MILLIONS GO SLUMMING

Slumdog Millionaire, the story of an inner-city from India who strikes it rich on a popular TV garneshow, won Best Picture at the Oscars. The rest of the nominees included Milk, The Reader, Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

HARD TO STOP 48

Jimmie Johnson became just ffie second driver in NASCAR history to win three consecutive season championships, when he put together a 2008 thatincluded seven race wins and five runner-up finishes.

Gossip Girl, the TV drama based on the series of books of the same name, continued to get strong ratings from the teen crowd. There were even rumors that the show, centered on the lives of socialite New York City teens, could lead to spin-offs.

JUICE GOES TO JAIL

Former Heisman trophy winner O.J. Simpson began serving at least nine years in prison for his conviction in the robbery of sports memorabilia from dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2007. The trial garnered fewer headlines than his 1995 trial, in which he was acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman.

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FAR-REACHING STORM

Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston.Texas, whenit hit Sept. 13, and caused damage and powtl[ outages in at least 10 states from Texas to 0 At least 34 people were still mi~ngat tht.~ Janaury. Also in the wake of the~' U.S. experienced grave gasotirie

OT QUITE SASQUATCH 'f

Two Georgia men, R'ICk ton, fooled much of the to have found the Georgia hills. Th a deceased collecting found t

Nebraska's legislature revised its Safe Haven Law after parents some of them teens. All states have Safe Haven laws regarding i original law allowed parents to drop children as old as 18 without fe parents came from other states, including Teri Martin of Michiga termination rights in Michigan.

NOBODY BETTER THAN

Annika Sorenstarn announced her retirement from competitive golf .the winningest female golfer of all time with 90 c.aiatar tourname • titles.

ritically acclaimed sitcom 30 Rock won the Emmy Awards and began to slowly ing a boost from the fame star Tina Fey tial election.

ONE LAST PITOK t

After 85 years, the orl9inal Yankee Stadium closed its doors to make way for the new stadium being built for the New York Yankees. The final game was played in the "House That Ruth Built" on Sept. 21, 2008, against the Baltimore Orioles, with the Yankees winning 7-3.

European scientists build the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland , a giant particle accelerator designed to study advanced physics and unlock many of science's mysteries. Before the LHC's launch, conspiracy theorists speculated that the machine's power would create a disaster such as a black hole. While that did not happen, the LHC did suffer a malfunction shortly after becoming operational, which delayed the project's work.

Astronomers have known for several years that exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, existed. But it was not until this year that a group of astronomers from the U S. and Canada were able to produce photographs of two of these planets in actual visible light.

commercially successful rap star of the moment, released an experimental pop album titled 808s and Heartbreak. West surprised his fans and critics alike by choosing to sing, rather than rap, on most of the songs. The heavy use of drum machines and an audio processor to alter West's voice brought mixed reviews, but earned the star praise for innovation.

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PIRATING FLOURISHES

A multinational task team led by the U.S. Navy was cracking down on pirates off the coast of Somalia In February, the U S. Navy made its first arrests of pirates on behalf of the team. Piracy has become big business and a big nuisance in the Gulf of Adert In 2008, pirates attacked almost 100 vessels, hijacked at least 40 and reoeMid an estimated $150 million in ransoms.

LIVING THE GOOD LIFE 'f British alternative rock band Coldplay released the album they previous two years working on, \l'iva la \l'ida or Death and All His Fri one of the best selling records of the year. l11e qoartet also I l • ations and launched a successful t9Uf.

L regular season where big n Green Bay's Brett Favre • into trading him to the New his finest season in years and nwhile, New England's Tom B he was knocked out in week o

THE FUTURE OF COUNTRY

At only 19, young country star Taylor Swift became Billboard's highest-selling country artist of the yea,:: when her second albu Fearless, joined with self-titled debut record t five million in sat ter purses were one of the fashion statements of year. Neutral or multired, girls and women d carry almost anything y needed with them. es and boots remained must-have accessories. For boys, the slightly spiky look was being worn in short to medium hair. In college, showing up to class in sweats was cool.

Governments struggled to get a handle on the potential dangers of Bisphenol A. or SPA, an organic compound present in some plastics used to make products such as baby bottles. When new studies showed that exposure to BPA had links to many diseases, Canada and several U.S. states moved for legislation to ban the use of BPA in bottles.

A LONG nME

the Philadelphia Phillies won just the second wor1d title in tHeir 125-year history by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in the Wor1d Series. By winning a rain-soaked Gane 5 that was delayed for two days by storms, the Phlies ended Tampa's hopes of going from the worst record in baseball to the champla !Ship.

When NBC and News Corp. launched their streaming website Hulu.com with almost no content, there were ske everywhere. By the end of the year, once full episodes shows from a variety of channels was up on the site for Hulu.corn had become one of the most popular destinatio the internet and a rival to YouTube.

MORE BRATZ A

e makers of Bratz dolls were ordered to stop making er M~ttel Inc., makers of Barbe dolts, won a f dispute. MGA Entertainment, which ned to appeal the decisiQn.

·ngs that designer Carter while~