North Star High 2017 Yearbook

You Had To .Be There

orth S ar Student Section

pride in being Gators. We worked hard the whole ·2016-201 7 school year. Whether it was in academics, athletics, theater, instrumentals, or clubs, we pushed to do our best and competed to be on the top. We came together to form the biggest student body in Li ncoln and North Star's fourteen-year history.

Our year was full of taking chances in the classroom, making memories at Friday night games, dancing the night away at Homecoming, participating in Spirit Week, giving our all at Saturday morning competitions, and simply making the best of everything. There were many special moments shared throughout the year, whether it was competing in a State Competition or getting an A on a test, taking the ACT for the first time, or getting accepted into your dream college.

At North Star, we excelled in unifying to make our high school experience one of the best. We were proud to be a part of this community and had many moments in the year where "You Had To Be There. 11

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the option to take more advanced and skill-dependent classes. oleza.l chose to take Pottery 1 and 2 to pursue her desire for sculpting and wen on to take an Independent Study to add to her list of classes and to try to take more than required if that is what they enjoy. "You have to have uate so I chose to take Pottery 1. I loved it so much I decided take Pottery 2 my senior year, I decided to take an Independent Study with my favorite isinger." Dolez was also a member of National Arts Honors Society and the cy Club which offered students another chance outside of school to express their

Senior Jasmine Suarez was also another active member of the newly formed National Arts BClltlrs Society and managed to take an art class every year. She liked that the classes offered Pl9 ded her with a sanctuary away from the rigid course work of her academic courses. "I love always having an art class. I get to put my own twist onto our assigned projects and give my mind a break to do it's thing without the stress of thinking I might be wrong. As long as I am bring1ng my creativity to the table I know I'm doing the best I can."

Se ni or Ri y McNair applies glaze to one of his clay works. Students had the hoice of what they ted to color their pieces.

Sophomore Maddie opp1ng laughs with a fellow student as they each decorate their pots. Many students enjoyed the social connections they made through art.

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Technology became a significant part of the students I lives. The North Star Department of Business strove to teach students how using technology could help them manage money wisely and learn many life skills for adulthood. Junior Kimberly Luis said "this class is really a life skills type of class. They teach you things that you wouldn't normally know in math classes such as balancing a checkbook or opening accounts, and it really gets you prepared for life after school." Topics covered in her class also included reviewing banking, learning how to invest, and how to manage a checkbook.

Knowing how to wisely spend money is a very important skill to have as adults. 11 This class has really showed us how to limit our expenses and not spend all of our money" ·said Liam Mosher . While learning how to spend money wisely was a very important part of this course, it was also significant to learn tips for impressing employers was also a key point covered in class.

Many students seemed to enjoy learning about interviews and job shadowing, especially being placed into a real-life situations and putting their knowle dge to practice. Earlier this year, students in this class got the chance to meet up with a professional and conduct their own interview. "I interviewed this guy at the YMCA, his name is Jeremy. The packet was about wh9't you want to do and I chose a personal trainer. It was pretty fun" said Jose Rangel Chavez. Hopefully, these students would be as prepared for real interviews as they were in class.

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Keyboarding taught different formats for Lauren Archer learns how to manage money in Take Charge class. Take papers. Charge taught students how to manage financial situations on their own .

Sadeer Ali and Ali Al-Baray work on their keyboarding warm -up. These warm-ups were done every day at the beginning of class.

Zoie Fitzsimmons focuses on her work in keyboarding She improved her typing skills by using correct typing skills.

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n used as an escape from r-eality or a way: to express dents had the ability to explore their ima.glnat.ion and push tt,er writers. The En,gJ.1.sh classes that were offered to students eir true passion outside of just reading books that their teachers

tudellts how to write in a. variety of genres including poetry, e 8Q&YS Junior Lauren Geerts said, "I Tea,J.ly enjoy writing beoaU8e I 11ke to express my feelingS through writing. It makes it ~t&wba.t I \9atlt to say " were llm1ted.. with what classes they were able to take., but the bi«Cest vari~ of J!lnglish classes to pick from. Seniors could es like Pop Culture, Literature Through Film, and many more. The allowed seniors to focus more on what they were truly interested in. e a variety of choices. It allowed me to· study a. subject that I really Culture," seJ.d senior Orlando Quiroz.

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"AP Language and Composition. because it really challenged me and made me a better student"

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Ashley Turner reads out of the textbook to her English 9 class. The students were learning about genres and establishing themes.

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Junior Jose Mireles helps out his classmates during a vocabulary game. Mireles sat by junior Hao Dao and was in Composition.

Abdullah Barakat participates in class. Barakat enjoyed doing class projects and activities to help him learn.

Turfah Mtro and Duaa Al Mirza write the definitions and examples of their new vocabulary list There were different levels of ELL classes that focused on different skills.

Ronahe Khudhur writes down the definitions on her vocabulary list and uses them to write a story. The class was working on descriptive writing.

Student examples of images from descri ptions they were read . Students agreed this lesson helped show how important descriptive writing was.

The English Language Learner (ELL) program was created for students at North Star whose native language was not English. In these classes, they worked hard to learn how to read, write, and speak English just as fluently as their native language. There were many students in ELL that just recently came to America and were trying to adapt to the different cultures, along with the English language. The ELL program had wonderful teachers that helped students improve and create important skills. When asked about what was the most rewarding about teaching, Cara Morgenson replied, "Helping students from very difficult situations learn skills to be successful." It wasn't easy to learn a new language. Many of the students admitted that the language barrier was intimidating, and some of them had never even been in a school. All of the teachers wanted their students to succeed, which took time and patience from everyone. When asked what she enjoyed the most about ·teaching, Amy Ridge Mitchell replied, "Seeing my students improve and move from one level to the next." All of the students agreed that they had special relationships with their teachers because they dedicated their time to help them succeed and they really cared for their future. •

Kevin Recinos Galdamez and Yazmin Valencia Pacheco pair up the picture that goes with the word in their matching activity in class. The teachers found different ways and activities for students to learn English.

Students drew monsters and described how the monsters look. They then gave another class the description of their monster and had them draw it to see if it matched. Students learned the importance of clear writing.

The students listen closely as their teacher explains a vocabulary lesson. Many ELL students agreed that it was hard to learn grammar in the English language.

Sophomore, Cassandra Corral washes the dishes. The students were required to clean up there areas around them before they left for the day.

FAcr: Stuaents got to -watch. a lot of' cooking shows tn. class w-hen they had e.xtra. tune. So:rne even. got to watrih. the oomec:1y-d.ra:rna Julie and Julia starring .Arny- Adams and ~eryl Streep, -w-h.o played. C!CX>king legend Julia Child.

North Star students offered students the choice to take Culinary Foundations, Beginning Sewing, or Interior Design in the Family Consumer Science CFCS) Department. Cooking classes were a place where students got rid of the homework, the pencils, and books, and get out the knives, recipes, and the pots and get ready to make delicious food. Family Consumer Science showed participants that cooking wasn't always stressful and tedious, but it could be rather fun and easy once you got the hang of it. Senior, Brendan Schultz said, "We made some fire cheese sauce for some scalloped potatoes. 11 Students also had the chance to make their own food with their own recipes. "We also got to make food that I was always craving. We made chicken pot pie and Mac and Cheese. It was amazing, 11 said Schultz. The students didn't only cook, though. Beginning Sewing was a semester- long class that taught students the basics of sewing. 11 They learn about clothes and they also learn about the cultural differences in sewing, 11 said teacher Jessica Meyers. 11 I learned so .-much in t~is class, 11 said senior Meagan Lovorn.

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Senior Braden Jones works on an architecture assignment. Jones liked to learn new building techniques.

Freshman Khairuldeen Haji puts wood glue on his project. Glue was a big component when students built with wood.

Freshman Ali Karkoosh uses a saw to cut off pieces of wood for his project. Karkoosh really liked £o build with wood.

Senior Justus Henderson u ses a little saw to tr i m p i eces

Sophomore Tristan Stroup plans out the style of room he of her wood. Intro to Woods students used a variety of will create. Industrial Technology students always make an saws on their projects outline before they build anything

Industrial Technology was one of the most underrated classes at North Star However, if you Md. Junior Niklas Vogel he would have argued for its importance. Vogel said "The class is resting because we learn how to build houses in the right way and we get to know how to Architecture programs on the computer."

mdustri&l Technology were special classes because they were the ones that offered skills bi allowed students to go into careers that required the knowledge that only the hands-on ledge of these classes c uld provide. "It helped me learn the correct building techniques :well as the foundation to any building. No other class can teach you that," said junior wester Nieto.

IndU.strlal Technology taught some valuable lessons as well. Designing a room or building was cult a.t times for some students, but they learned to try again if they didn't do right the st time. If a student measured something wrong or forgot a step in the building process, he r she could go back and fi~e out the problem and to correct thS mistake. As sophomore Jl1Triat--0n Stroup said, "Whenever I messed up on something I would find ·what's wrong and fix It teaches good life skills too."

Junior Dylan Deklvas checks out the piece of wood he cut, to see

Junior Caanen Casey measures the wood for his if it is straight. Deklvas always made sure his work was perfect project Casey liked this class because it was all hands-on work.

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Kathryn Price explains a confusing concept to her student. Price always worked to find new ways to increase student understanding ..

Rodolfo Fierro works on his missed test for Tisha Arens 1 Algebra class. Fierro was always good at keeping up .

Jason Leimbach teaches his students about solving sine, co-sine, and tangent angels. This was a fairly simple lesson for students to understand.

Freshman Jonathan Ramirez Rodriguez and sophomore Mario Ramos Perez listen to the lesson in math. Math was always one of the more difficult subjects for students.

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•While there were 6,500 languages spoke - the world, the only language used worldwide by everyone was Mathematics. Math showeq. ~ ~~- a variety of ways to communicate, even . when we couldn't understand each -other. Technology, for example, was one area where math provided insight. Senior Maycie Schwabauer said, 11 Math helped us communicate with others, in · a way of creating technology. We used math side by side with Science. 11

Simple interaction was also a way Math helped us communicate. 11 It can make students talk to other people, 11 senior Sara Al-Yasseri explained. " Personally, being socially awkward put a stop sign in my head, which made it very hard. 11 Math, being a world-wide subject made it easier, and it was a good motivation for people whose first language was not English to make friends and to encourage their friends to make friends. Separation by language was a terrible thing, especially in a place as diverse as North Star was. Finding new ways to communicate was difficult, but Mathematics proved to be an exceptional way of .communication, due to the diversity.

Mathematics may not have taught us how to add love, or subtract hate, but it gave us a reason to hope that every problem has a solution.

Bail ey Feit t e a ches her class to functions of lines by using real life examples. ·t

Fe it a lwa ys found fun ways to teach her classes.

Seni ors Br en d on Ba r be r and Ca l eb Osmond talk ab out the ir worksheet. Stude n ts of te n h elped ea ch oth e r in math classes.

The low brass practice a halt in the second second movement of their show. Marching Band met bright and early every morning to rehearse this years show Beatlemaina! The shew consisted of four different movements, each containing a mash up of different Beatles hits.

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Rob SaJ.istean takes a bow a.fter the Orchestras performance in the fall concert. This was 8&11stean I s 11th year teaching musio classes a. North Star. r

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Jazz Band practices a tune for their upcoming fall concert. The Jazz band participated in four different concerts this year. •

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For most students the word "school" brought to mind the image of sitting in a desk all day taking notes, but for the E-wingers it meant something a little different. The E-Wing

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was home to all music classes, including all band and orchestra classes. There were six instrumental music courses offered this year, each full of students eager to explore and advance their musical talents.

Whether in the Jazz Band, Wind Symphony, or Orchestra, all players seemed to agree on one thing: there was something special about a music class. "Band is more than just another group in the school. We're taught far more than just education and expectations," said junior Kimberly Luis. "We're taught to be leaders and we form lifelong friendships."

Instrumental music classes differed from other classes in a variety of ways. One of the biggest was that they demanded absolute participation. "It's not like other classes or activities," explained senior Chase Barton. "If you don't apply yourself in other classes it affects only yourself, if you don't apply yourself in a music class it affects everyone I s performance." These classes were loved by most all students who took them, and several of t hem said the same thing as sophomore Sarah Johnston when she said, "These classes are our ho m e away from home."

Amelia Eggerss and Eli Bryan perform a piece from the Pirates of the Carribean series. The Orchestra participated in three competions this year.

Tristan Nava and Maria Goertzen-Noriega are excited for their choir concert. Nova and Goertzen-Noriega spent some time warming up their voices to prepare for the opening of the concert.

Members of Joni Osborne ' s Women ' s Choir class sings bright and early during 2nd Period. The Women ' s Choir worked hard throughout the year to improve their vowels when they sang.

veryone a, a spo m e e mg, e mos m.QF:..I.VOI.L lace in high school. North Star offered four different Choir lasses. Women's and the Men's Choir were offered to veryone. The other two classes were Concert and horeographed Choir. F.or both of these Choirs students had to e accepted by audition only. Breanna Pfanstiel, a senior in oncert and Choreographed Choir said, "I've really' enjoyed ing in both Q_hoirs. It really' helped me become confident and ome out of my comfort zone when I'm singing. Choir has really ave me strength and motivation to do anything."

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Each Choir class participated in four annual concerts. At the ginning of the year, each choir worked hard to put their vocal kills to the test and came together as a, group. Choirs worked a.rd on building bonds between the groups to motivate one other to do their best. Tyler Sa.mp, a senior in Concert Choir aid, "My experience in choir for the past four years has been pectaoular. Each year I took notes from the seniors of the up to learn how to be the best I can be. This choir is literally am.ily to me and I wish I had more time to spend here. This is ruly a special place."

At the final concert of the year every student was honored or participating in the respective choirs. All of the students in he choir department sang because they loved it. Choir was not quired at North Star, and this was why it was special.. Jesus isneros, a senior in Men's Choir, said, "Men's Choir is more a class. It brings everyone together and doesn't make ingJng in front of people so scary or nerve racking. Mr. Brown d Mrs. Vandyke expected nothing but the best from usl I lnaJ.ly began to feel like Bruno Mars once I got the hang of it."

The Voc&l Music program at North Star was one of a kind d there was only one way to know this: you had to be there t e all the action, excitement, and laughs that these students xperienced. It was a bond that will never be lost and this was ecause of the dedication that each student put into the-nsemble.

Hannah Barnes readies her smile on

the stage. Barnes sang in Concert Choir for her second year.

Miriam Cluck strikes a pose during Choreographed Choir rehearsal. Cluck has been in this choir for two years and has enjoyed every minute of it.

Savanah Red.I, Lilly Ball and Berbida Kalokola sit in the audience before the concert. These three girls were part of the Alto section in Concert Choir.

Women I s Choir practices their music notes. The class used solfege hand signs to show each different note they sang.

Taylor Yaussi jams out in Concert Choir. Yaussi loved as much as possible in the choir room.

Vi ctoria F ter uses her textbook to find answers in order to fill out a He alth wor sheet. In Health class students learned different ways to care free for their bo ·es.

Senior Morgan Edwards golfs in Lifetime Sports class. This class allowed student to be active without any rigorous demands.

Senior Edward Shulyak lifts dumbbells. Weight Training was a class offered nearly every period of the day.

Senior Jacob King squats during Wetgpt Tra.ining. 'If students could complete squats a.t a\ certain weight, they woul

earn a. spot on the record boa.rd.

Alexis Buezo makes a move &ga.inst another student playing soccer Sports. On Fridays students could choose from a variety of

Senior- Amelia. EM ss treads water in es t,o participate in for the period. the deep end ·of pool. Students could participate in a. v r iety of swimming classes.

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Not everyone had the time r effort to exercise were bombarded with thro out the weeks of each se mest Thankfully, North Star provided our student ody with rigorous r light physical educ a •on classes which owed them the

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Senior D&nny Ren ria took a gym class at least once every schoo year to get his mind off of a stressfUI school <UJo1j. He enjoyed the challenges unit provided and tried his hardest in every class. Ren ria took a wide variety of b1,\t he said he eitjoyed Team Sports the most, "My fa,vori e class is Team Sports. I love it get to play a lot of different sports." As well as being active participant in class, was a, part of the North Star soccer program. every ye r. Brandon .Mai, also a North Star student-athlete, sai he liked to take his physical classes in the spring because they helped him stay n top of being in shape for the next on. "Football is my passion and I eitjoy beiµg a rt of it, but I enjoy staying in shape u.oh," said Mai, "Taking a weight training class hel s me get bigger for the next season."

e was surely mence class offered for veryone's interests, including the addition of a new class offered this year, there were eight different science classes available at North Star. Between Chemistry and Physics, every student was bound to find at least one class that stoked their interest.

With the addition of the new AP Biology class taught by Mitch Bern, students were given the opportunity to go more in-depth with biology and grasp a greater understanding of the study of life. This course was only offered as a 7 A.M. class during the school year and took a lot of hard work and dedication from every student that was involved. Senior Kolbi Graul described the class as, "extremely rigorous but also very fun and rewarding. '°1

No matter which class you took, the content of every science classes was important. Whether it was counting valence electrons, calculating velocity, or knowing the difference between your femur and your humerus bone, ..scienoo was such a fascinating and valuable subject that students were lucky take part in. As Camryn Ceradsky (12) explained, "Science is important to learn whether you like it or not, because it's all around us constantly."

Laura Metzger conducts a lab to discover the elements of velocity in her Physics class. This was a class favorite experiment that brought ·students out of the classroom for science fun.

David Rittenhouse measures out different molarities of solutions. The students used different colored solutions to identify molarity.

Allison Cruikshank. tests the rate of disffusion through osmosis in Mitch Bern ' s AP Biology class This was the first lab done in this new class at North Star this year.

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_Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "We are not makers of history We are made by history. " Social Studies proved to be an important subject since the first day humans walked on the Earth . The _various Social Study classes at North Star which ranged from Geography to Government an d Politics offered endless opportunities to enhance one's knowledge in the study of life and history. 2016 brought not only new opportunities but a new class that sophomores could take: Advance d Placement Human Geography. Sophomore Jessica Gardner said, "Human Geography is a really coo l class because it helps you understand concepts in a different way. For example, when talking about culture it goes in depth as to why people behave and act in the way that they do," said Gardner , "So instead of just looking at other cultures and seeing them as different than what is normal t you, you have a better understanding of their actions, thoughts , and beliefs." Sophomores had th e option of taking either World History or Human Geography.

With the range of different classes, there were many opportunities in learning different type s of history. Junior Laura Metzger said , "I like learning about how the United States got its freedom and grew as a county. The class has helped me learn a lot more about my country." While senio r Kyler Johnson described his all-time favorite Social Studies class, Advanced Placement Government and Politics as "a very useful class. It has made me more aJl'vare of how our government works and it has allowed me to see my fellow classmates points of view in term of their political standpoint. " Government and Politics was a class that challenged students to stretch their knowledge of th e world of politics and challenge their prior views ~nd beliefs.

Junior Mason Austin works on a project using the newspaper in Economics Economics is usually taken by seniors or juniors.

Maria Noriega works on her class work in Economics. Students had the option to either take A.P . Macro- Economics or regular Economics.

Freshman Aidan Kovach studies vocabulary on the board. Freshmen had to take both Civics and Geography.

Lucas Wiester tells a history-related joke to a World History class. Wiester taught multiple world history classes.

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Solomon Tut talks to his classmates while engaging himself in a game . Game days were very popular for the students Aihad Ilyas and Mason Defruiter focus on their domino game. Game days helped a lot with social skills.

l-fu bow-le:i on the Un.if'"led. Bow-ling Team w-hich. ended up 3-1 a:n.d second in Districts. l-fu also happened. to be a very w-ell-1:iked. member or student council. "Whenever seen. in the hall he had the brightest smile on. his face by far. Senior 'lvrario Flesner -w-as quite the student at North Star H:igh School.

Flesner's day was a busy one th.at consllrt:ed or seven. classes. l-fu took w-orld h.:istory, w-e:ight training, oral conunu.r.ricatio:ns, GoPo, student council. w-as a student assistant. and w-as part or men's choir all :first semester. Flesner said T 1.:ike absolutely everything at school especru]y being around all or my f'riend.s..

Flesner w-as alw-ays happily representing a:n.d supporting the Gators.. l-fu said T love being a Gator a:n.d w-ouldn.'t w-an.t to go to school anyw-here else.· ~r had. .t attitude a:n.d someone th.at everyone • loved be" arou.:n.d

Maryam Al-Rifaie and Cash Elasser play dominoes. The students learned great cooperation skills when they played

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e s u en s m e pec1a uca ·on p rogram stayed very busy throughout th day at North Star. They helped with a lot of tasks around the school such as taking out the recycling bins, te,king back lunch trays, and helping to ·clean off the lunch tables. These things may not seem like a big deal, but it was a big part of the students I day and the tasks helped create routines.

After a long day of learning and completing the daily tasks, the students ot to have some free time. 11 ! like when e get to watch movies II said Ngb.ia Ngo. Movies were always the reward for getting all work done. The Special Education students also frequently played games.These sort of games helped with • cognitive and social skills. Hien Nguyen said II I had a lot of fun playing the game with my friends. 11

North Star was very unique because of the Special Education program in place. There was such a wide range of skill leve and diversity. The one thing these students all had in common was how friendly they all were. These students continuous had smiles on their faces while they waved and conversed with the rest of the student body. They definitely made North Star a little more unique and special every day.

Paula Ryan helps John Duong with his game

Ryan is a Special Education para educator, which means she is in the classrooms to assist the teachers with their students and their learning

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Many people were not aware of the Student/Child Learning Center offered at North Star. This program provided daycare for student parents who attended .Norj,h Star. This way the . parents knew their kids were in good hands while they went to school. "This program is all about helping parents become the best parents they can be and having their kids learn throughout the day," said the director of the center, Katelyn Holthus.

The staff in the center did a great job keeping up with the busy toddlers. "The best part of working with the kids is seeing them learn and change throughout the year," said Holthus. The children learned how to play and share with others, as well as just playing with blocks and toys. They also took naps daily to help their sleeping schedule.

The parents also changed greatly in a year, almost as much as the kids did. The student parent and child learned so much from each other and the staff could see it. "I love seeing the parents and their children play with each other. That connection is so awesome to .. see," said Holthus.

Sebastian looks up from his toys while a staff member walks by. The staff said Sebastian was always happy.

Alessandra giggles while sitting with an adult. Her parents enjoyed when she laughed with them.

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Ariella puts a bag on top of her face during a game. She loved pretending with adults in the room.

Brianna loves to smile and laugh with others. Her family loved when she talked.

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At North Star students could take one of four languages to help them after high school, as most colleges required at least two years of a language for admittance. Spanish, French, German and Chinese were the choices offered to students.

For some students it was easy to choose. Freshman Cha Johnson, a German student, said "I chose German because l am part German and my mom made me." Junior Helene Nguyen, a French student, whose decision was hard and made for her as she expressed "I only took French because • couldn't take Chinese."

Through all of the silly activities the teachers had students do, deep down they enjoyed them and it helped them learn. Most teachers used similar techniques to help their students learn the new language. Some used flashcard or matching Engl.ish to their language, while other teachers used coloring pages, research powerpoints, or partner ro·ects.

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Tb.ere were over 100 students taking Spanish this year'" One of those students was senior Emil Jaoobsen who was in Marcie Castillo's Spanish 4 mass. Jacobsen took all four levels of Spanish d.ur1ng his high school career. "It's really fun and ~t" Jacobsen said. "My advice to those currently ta Sparlish or those who are gom.e to start Spanish wOUld be don't resist the activities, they really help ,au learn and they are really fun. "

Germany

German 1 and German 2 were offered in 2016. was one of the language classes that not t1,tu.dents took. When asked what her advice to itudents who wanted to take German in the would be, Freshman Shae Johnson said, sure to pay attention in class, participate no how weird it is, and make sure to study." the favorite things that Germ.an students learn about was the culture, the clifferences •001 system, the clothing, and food.

Chinese students write stories

their

They

printed out copies of the Chinese characters to help them correctly translate properly.

Junior Helene Nguyen and Freshman Stephanie Jepson watch other students perform a song in French. They were laughing at the actions their classmates were doing.

Amy Millspaugh instructs the class on its most recent project. Their project was learning how to write and say the time, their teachers, their classes, and how to write their schedules in German.

,G 'ator Admins •.

Administrators could be scary. Like really scary. Every upperclassman figured that out eventually. Maybe a student got into trouble as a freshman and was disciplined by an administrator or maybe a student actually did something very well and was congratulated. Either way, being spoken to by authority figures within the school could be terrifying. It might be difficult to believe, but it was never the job of administrators to be scary. Their goal was to make students feel safe and at home, make students fee safe and productive at school, and to make sure students thought highly of the school.

The administrators regularly showed students that their safety was one of their top priorities within the school. Junior Jose Rangel Chavez said, '"They would always do their best to care for the school and to help their students, including me.·· Administrators always looked out for the best interests of the school and the students. They monitored hallways between classes, made sure every student was wearing their school I.D, and contributed their time and care into making our school great.

··My contribution was trying to always make sure that everyone felt good about who they are and what they brought to our building," said Dr. Vann Price, principal of North Star. The little things they did for each student explained indefinitely how much they loved their jobs. As Price said, "Every day is different and I am never bored at North Star. It is so much fun to have a job where I get to meet and help students from all walks of life

(Left to Right) David Pauli, Marcy Harrifeild, Rachel King, Megan Kroll, Lori Devine, John Matzen, Sara Jones, Kevin Simmerman, Dr. Vann Price, Tracy Nelson, and Tom Focht all pose for a goofy picture with our gator friend! They all had so much fun taking this photo.

Dr. Vann Price poses for a glamor shot. Dr. Price always loved to be fabulous.

Lori Devine works on an email for one of her students. Devine often took time out of her day to help her students.

Tom Focht readies the pep rally for the freshmen first day. Focht prided himself on being organized.

Kevin S!mmerman presents his speech at Gatorfest. Simmerman was rather good at public speaking .

Marcy Harrifield takes a moment out of her busy day for a funny pose Harrifield was always willing to be goofy for the kids.

The custodial staff cleans up the Bayou after lunch . They worked very hard to keep the school clean

Shery l Woodward says her favor ite part of h er job as " working with the ki ds ."

Jessi Cota helps to keep students on track and po ints t hem to t h eir Woodward worked with a smile on h er designated counselor. Cota enjoyed working wi th student s every day face every day.

Every day we listened to new lectures from many different teachers, whether they were life lessons, the theory of evolution, or how to find the magnitude of a vector. But we always forgoto take into account who ran the show behind the scenes. Our support staff always worked very hard at North Star to maintain order and security for all students and staff.

When asked what tp.e best part of their job was, the support staff members' answers carrie out a sJmiJ&r theme, which was they loved working with the students. "The students. Being abl to work with all the smiling fa.ces." responded Jessi Cota, the counseling center secretary, with a illum1n.a.t1ng smile on her face when we brought up the question. Without a doubt, high school was hard to get through, especially alone, but having someone there to answer all of our questions made things a little easier.

Of course we also had those who protected us year-round from anything menacing inside or outside of school. Eric Williams, one of the campus supervisors, said "Everyday is different. There are just so many personalities here that you can't think of one situation but you never have a dull day. I would just say the kids are the best thing about this job."

[ "V\lha.t they do]

Th.e·service and. therapy dog-s vVBlk:ed. th.roug-h the h.al1s and. kept company- i:n. the cl.aE&roorns throughout the school day. Th.e dogs h.a.ve to go th.rough a certifica.tio:n. and. train.ir.lg prc:x.:!0S$ to be allo,:,v-ed. i:n. the school. V\Te had. a h.a::n..d.ru.l of' dog-sat North St:ar. Eve:n. though they could:n.'t talk, they probably v.rou.ld've said it v.ras v.rorth the process.

Kaley Brewer smiles as she carries on an important phone call. Brewer is the attendance technician at North Star .

Scott Cotton and Janet Lange help students in the media center. The librarians

held in the media center.

""What vVere :topics that vVere most talked aJ:x::rut i:n. the h.allvVayS betvVeen. classes?

'I-low-- great my cofi'ee :is in. the morn.:i:ng and -w-a:n.ting to go home all of' the time _·

- Senior Brenna Bode

"Being sick all of' the tirrie and wanting to go home.·

- Senior Naomi Gomez

Talking about ho-w- I got out of' the hardest test of' my l:if'e or the st.ruggle of' scholarship applications.·

- Senior All:ison Cru..iksb.a.:nk

T'm in. theatre pretty :rnuch. all day so my f'riend.s and I just ty-pical]y talk about thin.gs that -w-e have to get done f'or the sh.o-w- and ho-wmuch tirrle -w-e have to get it all done b;y- :

- Senior Felipe Serra.no

All of' the horn.e-w-ork and af'ter school activities I -w-ould have to get caught up on af'ter school·

- &>phomore Kiley Kahler

How- tired I -w-as af'ter going to theater , ha:n.ging out -w-ith f'riend.s , a:n.d then going to -w-ork:

- Senior Kaedyn Caxnpbell

was bei:n.g o:n.. the soccertea:rn...

All of' the amazing people I'-ve met, ari.d all of' the great f'rie-.r.1.d.s I'-ve made o-ver the past

The best thin.g" was gettin.g" super close to all or my rriend.s.

mood. She ma.de lea.rn.ing £u.n. an.d

never a dull mornen.t with her.

"lv1:rs. I-Iar-pster~ she taught Tne that ±n order £or you. to achieve the best in.gs ±n lrre you. have to vV"Ork l O t.rrnes you. v\Till succeed..

Ferrel

me to a hjg"her sta.n.dard an.d makes me vvork harder and it carries over in. life.

St:alsberg

I """ould relive the i:,ep rallies.

out on. the court "v'\Tith. some or my I've ever had..

Katherine Kra:rner v'\lh.en. Coach Lauck chucked a he could at a

K.eod.oua:ngdy

Being a f'rien.dly person. and ah,vays being happy.

Being a joyf'u.1 person.. Alvv-ays giving l 007. on. and of'f' the f'ield.

Emmanuel Abdelkarim

Hakdad Abdul Basir

Ramadhan Abdullah

Ghadeer Abdulridha

Bahar Abdulridha

Jackson Ackli e

JUNIORS The Class of [ ]

Payton Adamson

Andrew Aguirre

Ronak Ahmed

Ahmed Al Mafrachi

Taleb Al-Abij

Nasir Al-Amiri

Nour Al-Ghareeb

Ruqyia Al-Ghareeb

Ali Al- Haidari

Alameer Al-Lami

Marwah Al-Lami

Murtada Al-Lami

Duaa Al- Mirza

Ali Al-Nidawi

Zahraa Al-Rubaye

Mohammed Al-S adoon

Muhammad Al-Sh amkhani

Zainab Al-Turki

J ovonna Alatriste

Aaron Albin

Dazlond Allen

Deanna Allen

Naser Alshalah

Luis David Alvarez

Isabelle Amberg

Andrea Andrade

Tatum Anno

Lauren Archer

Jaedyn Armstrong

Andrea Arroyo

Jose Artiaga

Malik Asaad

Zida Asaad

Eze Asuoha

Leza At-Ali

Saliman Attaie

Mason Aust in Mac Ayotte

Morgan Badousek

Jacob Bajc

Ubaldo Balderas

Lilly Ball

Mohammed Barakat

Jackson Barger

Hanna Barnes

Jaylen Barrett

Grant Barton

Hail ey Barton

Amaya Bauersachs

Will Beard

Dzenis Becic

Brianna Beck

Zach Beckman

A llie Bender

Jarod Bengtson

Morgan Bennett

Schyler Be rtalot

Kameron Bertram

Joshua Betts

Christian Beye r

Lauren Bieber

Caine Birkel

Keegan Biven

Jessica Black

Wasan Blaseeni

Jan ee Bl e cha -Coleman

Katrina Bluhm Marc Bothe

Alyssa Bowers

Nakia Braaten

Ceaira Brandt

Dillon Brandt

Selma Bratic

Emily Bretting

Justin Bridges

Mirra Brooks

Austin Brown

Nate Brown

Sa Harra Bullock

Ian Burk

Hayla Calixtro Sanchez

Rhiannon Camacho

Susan Cao

Will o w Carde r- Ric hm ond

Tyler Carlson

Richard Carney

Lilibeth Castanon Oro zco

Khobi Ceballos

Francisco Cervantes Rodriguez

Thuy-Linh Chau

Cristian Chavez

Nyapak Chieng

Joshua Chilen

Trenton Collins

Ross Cota

Caleb Covert

Trinity Cox

Mickela Cruz

Joel Cruz Caraballo

Ireland Currey

Hana Daldoum

Hao Dao

Dylan Dauenhauer

Dalton Davis

Tenaya Davis-Abbott

Josie De La Concha

Mariah De Los S antos

Paige Deb rie

Devin Degarmo

Carso n Deisley

Wade Deist

Dyl~n Deklavs

Vlad Denysyuk

Latreas Deras

Vu Dinh

Li ndsey Dittrich

Hailey Dolezal

Allen Du ong

Baha Durukan

Navid Ebadeh Ahwazi

Emily Eckley

Victorai Edwar ds

Nancy Eggerrs

Derek Eitzmann

Cash Elsasser

Isabelle Engel

Heba Engles

Myah Erickson

Breanna Erlewine

Enrique Escamilla

Isabella Escamilla

Zane Eskra

Emily Espinoza

Ricardo Esteban Gonzalez

Christopher Ewoldt Farog Farog

Trevin Feely

Briana Figueroa

Cynthia Figueroa

Austin Florentine

Brody Flynn Olivia Foster

Grant Francisco

McKenzie Frank Lucas Freita s

Savannah Fulton

Aboula Garang

Jose Garcia Perez

Andrea Gardner

Lauren Geerts

Jake Goertzen

Alexander Goll

Nohemy Gomez -Rosales

Aubre Graham

Noah Griffin

Garrett Grunder

Tanya Guerrero

Bailee Gunnerson

Lazaro Gurisle

Keri Guticz

Amber Gutierr ez

D I Angelo Gu zman

Hayley Hagerbaumer De rek Hahn

v'\lb..at is one thi:n.g you would like to tell L1-n..derclassmen.. abo1.1.t • Il.ior year?

Keegan. Sh.a:eer

Sw--isher

Use th.e corner sta:irvv-ells.

advice because I'm a very \/\Tise man., but :my n :u:rnber one tip -vvould be to believe i:n. yourself' an.d get your -vvork done -vvhile getting in.valved

Tera.Hu:n.t

Do your ho:rn..e-w-ork and keep your GPA u.p .Also, just be happy

Hanaa Haji

Bethlyn Hall

Peerless Hall

Chloe Hallett

Nada R amy

Noah Hansen

Olivia Hanson

Domonique Harr is Carina Hartley

Sara Has an

Chace H atten

Avery He m me rli ng

Marissa Hennings

Jhoanna Hernandez-Sanchez

Halley Herring

Traivyn Hickman

Tyler Hier

Makenzie Hoer

Tauria Hoffman

Jaliyah H olmes

Taylor Hop kins

Haden Horn

Brooke Horne r

Jonah Housh

Hanna Howell

Caleb Hudson

Dominic Hughes

Tera Hunt

Nora Husein

Esma Hu senaj

Radhi Hussein

Sicily Hutchinson

Felix Huynh

Omeed Ilyas

Thomas Ireland

Trenton Irland

Rana Ismail

Garrett Isom

Trevor Ives

Andy Izaguirre

Dulce Jimenez

Mauricio Jimenez

Brock Johnson

Kathleen J olito

Tawni Jones

Sam Juracek

McKenzie Kapperman

Mahsa Khafaji Z ad

Stefan Khodida

Nibras Khudaida

Saud Khudhur

Riley Kimbrough

Anthony Kirby

Maddy Koebernick

Vasyl Kokhanets

Jayden Koll

Jordan Koll

Enna Konovalchuk

Devin Kovach

Alana Krieser

Brieanna Kroeger

Pierce Krouse

Lagu Ku ot

Taylor Kvi ttem

Benjamin Lacey

Jasmin Lagunas

Adrian Lamberti

Samantha Lamborn

Ryan Lampe

Wyatt Lampe

Mikhael Laravie

Tristyn Laturno

Alexander Le

Paul Le

Paige Leary

Sean Lebita

Andrew Leija

Danielle Lemons

Dominique Lenhoff

Daniel Lewis

Chase Lierman

Viviana Linares Rivera

Mayra Linarez Urieta

Gage Lopes

Emma Loschen

Keara Loyd

Owen Lubker

Kimberly Luis

Ashley Lukehart

Ricky Ly

Corbin Maas

Gabriel MacFe e

Nada Mahdi

Brandon Mai

Joey Malanga

Dorca s Mandungu

Seth Markovic

Trent Marr

Guillermo Martinez-Muneton

Anatole Martynyuk

Rebecca Massa

Christian McClellan

Mercedies McCulley

Sean McMorris

Miranda M eader

Brooke Meints

Ryan Menard

Llaquelin Mendez

Daniela Mendoza Velazquez

Kwayera Mensah

Laura Metzger

Alex Meysenburg

Hellen Mikaya

Acacia Miller

Alyssa Miller

J aela Miller

McKenna Miller

Jose Mireles

:aeath Mittan

Muneer Mohamed

Davis Moody

Maliya Moore

Trenton Moore

Leyten Morley

Liam Mosher

Tammie Moss

Julisa Muniz

Dawood Murad

Hadyah Murad

Miyo Murad

Solaf Najeeb Berwary

Tristan Nava

Tamara Neal

Bill Ngo

Brandy Nguyen

Bryan Nguyen

Helene Nguyen

Johnny Nguyen

Sandy Nguyen

Selena Nguyen

Thanh Nguyen

Thinh Nguyen

Tin Nguyen

Tommy Nguyen

Vy Nguyen

Tram Nguyen Huynh

Marisa Niemann

Sylvester Nieto

Isabel Olivas

Ethan Ostendorf

Keiovion Overstreet

Noah Page

Rachelle Palacios

Ryan Parson

Neil Patel

Shraddha Patel

Matthew Pautz

Amanda Pere z

Jose Perez

Leynah P erez

Diego Pe rez Buezo

Cameron Peters

Hunter Petersen

Brittany Pfoltner

King Phan

Luke Pierce

Silas Pierce

Na heda Piso

Dasha P lair

Mylinh P luta

Jacob Pooler

Nate Priest

Hozan Qaedi

Kaylea Ramire z

"Wh.at "is your f'avorite elective clas.c; arid

Team sports because it is alvv-ays active.

Vanessa Ramirez

Daniel Ramos

Karen Ramos

Jose Rangel Chavez

Gharib Rauf

Markeita Reeves

Taylor Reineke

Joe Reitz

Nicola Renshaw

Natalya Renteria

Trevon Renville- Murray

Alondra Reyes Barbosa

Jamal Reynolds

Marvin Rivas Villanueva

Makayla Robertson

Rylee Robinett

Teijah Robinson

Lorenzo Rodriguez

Stephen Rogers

Alex Rooks

Stormie Rubottom

Derek Ruhl

Ruot Ruot

Zahraa Salem

• Bev Scrivner

Orchestra because I en.joy playing the viola eve:n. if everyo:n.e tb.i:nk.s its a violin..

Ge:rrna:n. because I love the e:n.vrron.:rn.en.t and hm,v- people act rrhe rcx:x:l is also a perk.

Brittney Sanchez

Isaac Sanchez

Julio Saquic Huajan

J ad.en Schachterle

Sienna Schaefer

Emily Schroeder

Bev Scrivner

Treyton Scully

J aden Seevers

TJ Setterlund

Sydney Settles

Daddiz Settrini

Kegan Shafer-Swisher

Khalid Shammo

Ahmed Shata

Lauren Sherman

Jenna Shipley

Chloe Shively

Samantha Sipes

Trevor Skaggs

Jason Slater

Shi Slater

Rebecca Slattery

Sara S]jivo

Cameron Smith

Chastie Smith

Christian Smith

Emma Smith

Jasmine Smith

Shailey Smith

Mohamed Solaiman

Edgar Solis Paredes

Victoria Solkan

Ashley Solorzano

Caleb Soto-Smith

Annastazya Spickelmier

Eddy St abler

Kendra Stabler

Peyton Sta rks

Kyle Stefkovich

Brooke Stephe nson

Christian Stolley

Claire Streeter

Caleb Stuefer

Kayla Sturges

Jackson Swanson

Igor Synyuk

Shamar Tafoya

Vincent Teburso

Karen Tello Rosales

lliya Ter-Markaryan

·Dorothy Thai

Katelyn Thomas

Tara Thompson

Za I niah Thompson

Jacob Tiedtke

Delanie Tinnerstet

Travon Tolliver

Kenny Tong

Michela Tongish

Izhar Torak

Jessica Tran

Toan Tran

Andy Trang

Jaci Tubbs

Nathaniel Ulmer-Schmit

Zachary Underwood

Faith Urbanec

Javier Valencia

Treyton Vaughn

Pavel Vecherinskiy

Jonathan Velasquez Sosa

Jumyaat Versch

Isaac Villa Saucedo

Bryan Virgen Mindieta Nhi Vo

Niklas Vogel

Evan Walbridge

Taylor Walker

Troy Walla

Cain Wallen

Hanan Waters

Sarah Waters Kade Wehrs

Riley Weitz

Sara Wells

Alex Wesslund

Owen West

Morgan Weyant

Savannah Whisenhunt

Taylor Whitson

Dylan Will

Anthony Williams

Zac Wobken

Tabitha Wood

Jontece Woodward

Logan Woollen

Kenzi Wulf

Taylor Yaussi

Trenton Young

Daniel Yslas

Erin Ziegelbein

Ho-w- do you plan. on. preparing yourself' £or the ACT?

Dill.on. Brandt

I take my core classes seriously and try my hardest because I kn.ow· the ACT V\Till have those essen.tial things on. it Tara. Thor.npso:n.

I read th.rough the practice qu.estion.s an..d t.al'i.e :my classes very seriously

Taking ACT prep • classes and also ta.king thePSAT

Adeg Abdelkarim

Mark Agee

Aras Ahmed

Marya Ahmed

Adong Akot

Mujteba Al Hajaj

Mohammed Al Qaracha

Ahmed Al Shammary

Rana Al-Ali

Mustafa Al-Amiri

Fuad Al-Dhary

Mehdi Al-Ghazawi

Mohammed Al-Haidari

Nabaa Al-Mahdawi

Hamza Aldekhel

Kaylie Aldred

Jalen Alexander

Josiah Allick

Muna Almairez

Abdul Almajeez

Muna Almajeez

Maria Almazan

Charles Altman

Carmen Andrade

Delaney Ashmore

Isaac Back

Silver Badousek

Matthew Bailey

Michael Bailey

Jessica Baker

n Bar row

ory Batista

randon Beall

Jordyn Becwar

Becky Bedolla

Kaden Berge

Za chary Be t

J ullian B st

Aiden ishop

M az Blaseeni

J tin Boecker

Colton Borchers

Caitlin Bothe

Antonio Botti

ulian Botti

pphire Boyd

Ca; pian Bradford

Gal:> iel Breazile

Ozx:uu-~

rrh.ere js a lot of home-w-ork, so you. have a lot more responsil:>ility

Adrian Cam.pe

Pamela Ca.nte •

Katie Chernyy

Joseph Chhath

Nicolas Chhath

Christina Chilen

Nyagoa Choat

Chantielle Christenson

Isabel Cisneros

Alexys Clark

Parker Clarke

Adylin Cogley

Ja I marcus Coleman

Raven Collins

BrayanColmenero

Haleigh Conard

Jes Cas

Ale.xis Herrera I met n.e-w- :peaple a:n.d a lot of :peaple ch.an.ged Some stayed the S82X1.e, though.

The maturity level I knowI was ir.n:rn.ature as a f'resh.rn.an., a:n.d. have grovVT.1. u.p a little since th.en.

Vanessa Cruz-Alatriste

Lizeth Cruztitla

Darwish Darwish

Elder Davis Garcia

Draven Delgado

Mark Demyanovskiy

Cody Denesia

Makayla Dierberger

Dalton Dietrich

Gabrielle Dooley

hn Duong

rant Dvorak

Drewann Edwards

Katlyn Eggert

Mohamed Elhaj

Tiana English

Ashley Enriq z Es trella Escobar arcia

Chase Ev ett

Shante Ewings

Matt w Ewoldt

Kasey Fazel

Ashly Felipe-Espino

Garrett Ferguson ra Ferrel

K te Fetterman nko e

Matthew Heider

Cade Reneger

Connor Henning

Jaden Hilkemann

Lyvi Hillman Bergson Ho Matthew Ho

Huynh amuel Izaguirre

Jinright

Berbida Kalokola

Faiza Kari

Firdaus Kari

Ghariba Kari

Mohammed Khudhur

Basher Khudur

RonaJ).e Khudur

Katlyn _Klinginsmith

Nicole Klosterman

!yree Knapp

Jordan Kocian

Jeremy Kohlman

Nabila Koko

Shelby Konecky

Max Konovalchuk

Clare Krajewski

Olivia Kriz

Trento

Sy

Dylan Le

Jonathan Le

Tyler Le

Erin Leach

Keyara Lee

Gavyn Leitschuck

Yexon Leon Ramos

Sadie Lewis

Savananna Linch -Morissey

Crist,ina Loaria -Bernabe

Devin Lockwood

Justin Lettman

Jo omar

Os

Get gcx::xl grades. Fresb.rna:n. year is your fbu.:n.dat.io:n. a:n.d you don't w-a:n.t th.at £oun.dat.ion. to be -w-eak

SJ.acy--1ar Tang

Start doing your home.-w-ork and don't full behind in. class

Pay attention. i:n. class a:n.d do our horne-w-ork because tha is a big ~Y to your grade n w Mangels Manuylo anzo-Granad0s

Sammi Marcellus

Francisco Martinez

Laurianne Martinez

Daniela Martine

Daniel Matamo s Em ma Mat ies

L ily Mee

Zainel cGarrell

Cait McGarvie McMeen-Mitchell

Peyton Meier

ichelle Menendez

P rker Menne

K ·uan Mensah

mith

Paige Miller

Devin Minnick

Sutton Molacek

Anthony Nguyen

Christine Nguyen

Jack Nguyen

Lynn Nguyen

Matthew Nguyen

Mellisa Nguyen

Qui Nguyen

Whitney Nguyen

Saahil Niazi

Jacqueline Noriega

Andres Novoa

Anthony Nunez

Teren Nunn

Wiech Nuot

Yad.irha Ortiz

Mirnesa Osmanovic

Aylin Osorio Paz

Julia Ovalle

Quinn Parker

Ryan Pascoe

Ryan Pate

Hannah Payne ..tt!'J':P~ Camila Pedroza

Aaliyah Pekarek-Agbo

Zach Pennington

Yazmin Perez

Paul Perez Rodriguez

Madeline Perry

Maddie Peters

An Pham

Phu Pham Tran

Shayla Phan

Neri Pineda ----

Dalton Pinzon

Jesse Po llard

Allison Pompa T ama

Corey Poore

A lily Po lo

Rodri z

Kyli 1,obst

Ja es Quintana ondra Quiroz Pompa

Laura Ramirez Maya

Cindy Ramos-Parra ario Ramos-Perez

ta VO Rangel Chavez

Sa annah Redl

"'\iV'h.a.t.

is your favorite aca.d..ernic class

a:nd v.rh.y-?

Jacobi "W'"alton. French, I'm ah,11Tays

learning D.e"'II\T stuff' and I love k:n.o"'II\Ting a ne"'II\T la:n.guage

Emma, Resler

.Angelica Reynolds

Blayne Re Pa

KiralishaRobinson

Gisselle Rodriguez

Vanessa Rodriguez

Frances Rodriguez Caraballo

Liam Rogge

Trevor Rowland

Eduardo Ruelas Nava

Jayce Rutherford

Curran Ryan

Aaliyah Sabin

Abiel Sabio

Talal Sabri

Aaron Sadler

Caleb Harling Math, I like the challenge

a:n.d it is like a puzzle

v.rhen you're trying to f'ig-ure it out

Donovan Schauer

Traishon Schmieding

Xander Schmit

Allison Schneider

Ethan Schneider

Reed Schrunk

Calvin

Rylee Schurman

Autum

Jackson Scrivner

Amanda

Skyler Tang

Isaiah Taylor

Alan Terrazas rrazasAgu

Tyler Thomas Nin1.an Tong

AdmirToplica

Madison Topping

Stel& To:rres-RabagO La1cjor Tot

Lexi Totenhagen

Crystal Tran Donny Tr&n.

Ricky Tran

Christine Trinh

Kaylie Trumble

Samuel Tu.ach Tor

Imaya Tucker

Brian Verdecia

Gabriel Vicharra Hung Vo Frizabel Waki

Kendall Walker

Shealynn Wallace

Jacobi Walton

Cassidy Warta

Michael Weers

Elena Wegner-Zavala

Nathen Wells

Zach Wendling

Jarod Wenger

M Tre s

Dalt

Bria Willi

Hayder

Mic Mar Moh

Trevor Bishop

Cameron Biven

cl cob Boyd

cJoshua Boyd

Collin Brannan

J ackey Brasfield

Kayla Bratrsovsky

Dominic Brazda

Jacob Breazile

Dunya Breem

Preston Breneman

Brewster des Bright

da Brooks

ryan Buchanan

·chard ui

You get th.e char.i.ce to You. have more respon.sib:ility

a:nd also have to spend more tim.e lear.nin.g a:nd u.:ndersta:n.d.i:n.g concepts.

'I'h.ere :is a lot more £reed.om a:n.d -w-ork you have to get do:n.e

enee Dolezal

ustyn Dougherty

Edwards

Edwards

ckinnon Egger

Ismail Eldoud

Azza Elhaj

Evan Elicerio

Samuel Elliott

Bahar Ellis

Sadie Emmett

Kayla Enfield

English Erving

Estell

Averi Ford

Abbie Francisco

Madison Frank

Nathaniel Fredenburg

Gage Frischie

Marah Fullerton

Tobal Gallegos

Stacy Gallegos Garcia

Anjelita Garcia-Gonzales

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2016 was a special year for the Cross Country team. The girls' team qualified for State for the first time since 2006. "Through my years of cross country, I have learned that it takes dedication and hard work," Diana Lado said. "You only get what you put in with running. You have to believe in yourself and your potential to be strong and. persevere through the pain. I've learned through running are some I will always cherish and use throughout life." Lado ran all four years of her high school career and ended her senior year by qualifying for State and getting 12th place.

When asked about the biggest lesson one could learn during the Cross Country season, junior Luke Pierce said, "It's important to know that it doesn't really matter what place you get, as long as you go out and run with everything you have, no one can ask anything more of you." In cross country, it is so crucial to have a positive mindset.

Senior Jesus Cisneros said, "Cross country is a mental sport. You need to run a 5K from point A to point B without walking, you must keep up a good tempo for the rest of the race while attempting to pass every obstacle or person that may be in front ·of you."

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against Omaha South. The Gators won that game 49-12.

Senior Chase Lauver works past an Omaha South tight end. Lauw was playing defensive end.

Braden Dey punts the ball to the othe r team. This was the first year Dey punt E for the team.

The Varsity footba ll t eam run s onto the field after halftime. They play e d Om a h a Nort hw est in the homecoming game 2016 North Star f otball team had experience back to the team on both sides of the ball. They 1n.to the season with 29 seniors suiting up. The were led by senior captains Braden Dey , Cha e , and Riley McNair. "I loved every second of being • . Everyone on the team was like a brother to d I was honored to play with them ," said McNair team worked hard in the summer and in practice to where they wanted to be in games. The players cad every weekday on d~ys they didn't have a an.d they came in on some Saturday morning s. 48,ys the team focused on offense and other days lanned for defense. "My favorite memory of was one tlay when Andrew Merrick trucked n Barber. The scrimmage literally stopped an how serious we took every practice," said smond.

lcally, the Gators had a great season. The n.cked up 912 rushing yards in 2016 and re quarterback Gavyn Leitschuck passed for The defense made 441 tackles on the year of those tackles were for a loss. ended their season 3-6 with wins against tfortlieast, Omaha South, and Omaha Northwest. rs were close in all of their games this season. margin was never more than 20 points in the other team. Although the North Star football 't make the Playoffs that year, "its been a Journey all four years of high school football,"

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The Varsity Softball Team added six freshman to the team which ade this ·a greater challenge to build their bond between the team they ad in the past. One of the team I s freshmen, Halie Gibson, scored two ome runs this this year. Gib s on said, "I felt really excited when I inally hit my first home run! I t ried to hit one for a long time and actually hitting one made me fe el a lot more confident and happy to ake my team proud!" Ot her players hit home runs that year as well. • Starting pitcher Alana Krieser explained that before each game they ad a cheer they all participated in to get their adrenaline pumping! uring the games, the girls showed support to one another by coming p with motivating chants for each individual person as well, which eally motivated them to do their best. The captains for the team that ear played exceptional role models on the field and continued to do so off the field. Senior Baylee Goff said, "Some things that I will never orget are connections we made every single year. We had such little ime to make sure everyone got along on and off the field and it's amazing how everyone ended up coming together. The softball diamond ·s a special place and my time on the field as a Gator will always be emembered because of all the girls and lifelong friendships that were

Freshman Mikaela Lawrence bats for the JV Senior Baylee Goff prepares to throw a striking pitch. Goff Softball team. Lawrence played the shortstop and has played as one of the starting pitchers on the team for outfield positions during this season. the past two years.

Hard work and dedication were just a few of many things needed for a successful tennis season. The fall of 2016 brought a new season for the North Star's Boys Tennis team. It also brought new players, breaking records, and a lot of success. Collin Bugbee and Trey Miller were the only seniors to play on varsity. The two seniors brought experience to the young varsity team since both played all four years. "It was weird being one of two seniors and not having upperclassmen to look up to," said Miller. "Suddenly, we were the ones our teammates were looking to." Bugbee and Miller shared their knowledge of the game to their teammates and were a key part to the team I s succes_sful season.

Miller started the season with a concussion which landed him the seventh spot on varsity. Starting his senior year injured was upsetting for him because he played since his freshman year, but he was glad to be apart of such a successful program. The team ended the season by placing 13th in the state. Even though they didn't place as high as they wanted to, they scored the most points at state in North Star's history. The younger teammates on varsity also experienced great success. Junior Zach Beckman played number two singles at state. Beckman finished in fifth place, becoming the first state medalist for boys tennis in North Star 1 s history.

The JV and reserve teams also showed great potential throughout the season. "It was a really fun season. We were able to joke around with each other, but at the same time we knew when to get serious and give it our all. That ultimately led us to a really successful season," said Sophomore Justin Lettman (10). This was ·Lottman's second year playing tennis, and his first year on JV. With the Boys Tennis team coming together and giving every match their all, they were able to break records, achieve their goals, and have a fun and successful year.

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Junior Niklas Vogel prepares to serve the ball. Vogel was a foreign exchange student from Germany.

Seniors Collin Bugbee, left , and Trey Miller wait for the serve against Southeast. Bugbee and Miller played tennis all four years.

Zac Wobken lines up his serve against Southeast. Wobken played on varsity

Sophomore Garrett Ferguson goes back for a ball during a match against Southwest.

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Members of the varsity volleyball squad celebrate after winning a long rally against East High Sc won three of the five sets played that night.

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There are many words that could be used to describe e 2016 North Star Volleyball team but the one that stood out the most to senior Brook omeyer was family . ."It felt like every time we were together we were continuously bv,a.-.1.•U,.1..1..1~," said Homeyer, "which is pretty cruci order to have good team chemistry on an f the court." Another memorable bonding mome ~ for senior Mackenzie Ferrel was bein ·th her teammates on the long bus rides when they . 1 away games. Ferrel said, "We bo ed a, lot during these long rides because we didn't have o • phones to distract us, whic ought us all closer." Whether it was celebrations after a wino : the court or laughing at am dinners, the girls -were always bonding the way a family would Motivation is a er word that best described the team. Through the wins and the losses , the Lady Gato always found a way to push themselves to become better as individual play< and as a . Homeyer would always turn to one question for motivation throughout the seas , "'If I were to leave the volleyball court today, would I have any regrets or would I b e to look back and say I gave it my all?' This always kept me focused and motivated and •~ to better myself as a player." When asked about her biggest motivator, Ferrel had a heartfelt response about her teammates. "They were hands down m,: bigSest motivators through.out my four years of high school ~oneyball," said Ferrel, "if it weren It for them I don It think I WQUld've made it this far as a person and volleyball player."

Jutnor Ireland Currey said, "We have such great team chemistry i\Ud we work so well together, we always look after each other

and hold ourselves and our teammates accountable to be the absolute best we can be."

The Lady Gators finished the 2016 season with a winning record of 17-13. A memorable achievement for The Gators was when they won against Lincoln Southwest at the first home game in September. The two schools were considered rivals, and that night the Gators took down the Silverhawks in three of the five sets which was a big deal for the team.

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The 2016 Volleyball team stands in unison for the National Anthem. This was a tradition before the players were introduced.

Junior Claire Streeter serves the ball during a set against East High School. Streeter was a defensive specialist on the team.

Senior Abby Olsen goes up for a kill

Senior Mackenz i e F e rr el prepares to receive a serve from Omaha against East High School. This was Olsen's Westside. This wa s Ferrel ' s fourth year playing volleyball for North Star. second year on varsity.

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specialist for the Gators.

(Left to Right) Row 1: Sadie Lewis, Marisa Niemann, Alex Wesslund, Jaci Tubbs, Row 2:McKem e Kapperman, Coach Scott Friesen, Erin Miles, Abby Hull

(Left to Right) Row 1: Zac Wobken, Trey Miller, Collin Bugbee, Sam Juracek, Row 2: Zach Beckman, Treyton Scully, Row 3: Brock Johnson, Nathan Renter

Brandt, Trey Miller, Zach Beckman, Zac Wobken, Collin Bugbee, Sam Juracek, Owen Baker, Garrett Ferguson, Row 3: Brock Johnson, Matt Lickliter , Nathan Renter, Logan Broekemier, Treyton Scully

(Left to Right) Row 1 : Lagu Kuot, Rana Ismail, Muhnd Ahmed, Angel Kimenez, Muneer Mohammed, Dominic Hughes, Dulce Jimenez, Thanh Nguyen, Bradyn Hasenpflug, Asim Ali, Truong Dinh, Nahomi Ayotitla Cortez, Josh Maxfield, Row 2: Orlando Quiroz, Daniel Pierce, Don Nguyen, Jaden Hilkemann, Rheinholdt Frerichs, Wesley Pham, Faith Urbanec, Stacey Grant, Ethan Renken, Randa Ismail, Owen Kluck, Tin Nguyen, Amir Erving, Row 3:Salim Zaida, Omeed Ilyas, Sydney Settles, Taylor Whitson, Zacchary Collins, Cody Denesia, Mason Austin, Diana Lado Andrea, Jordan Gibbons, Keegan Biven, Husham Zaida, Luke Pierce, Paige DeBrie, Tara Thompson, Eli Bryan, Mustafa Abddulqader, Row 4: TJ Mandachit, Kaitlin Hellbusch, Savannah Whisenhunt, Joe Reitz, Olivia DeBrie, (Stdt Mgr) Coach Mitch Bern, Coach Matt Musiel, Brian Wandzilak, Coach Tony DeGrand, Coach Johnny Hower, Lucas Freitas, Paige Howland, Brooke Horner, Ethan Ostendorf, Row 5:Goanar Chat, Tasneem Ali, Champayne Archie, Jesus Cisneros, Ryan Lampe, Max Van Arsdall, Gabe Macfee, Trystyn Cox, Miriam Kluck, Trent Kriz

(Left to Right) Row 1: Mason Williams, Nick Crosby, Niklas Vogal, Aiden Bishop, Michael Bailey, Noah Hudson, Justin Lottman, Ethan Mustard, Felix Huynh, Josh Mikus, Row 2: Jullian Best, Dillon

(Left to Right) Row 1: Andres Mensching, Jake King, Matt McNair, Tyler Will, Riley McNair, Miles Farr, Noah Nevitt, Colton Borchers, Jayce Rutherford, Beto Martinez, Kobie Hill, Keovin Keodouangdy, Nathan Enriquez, Jonathan Terrazas, Traishon Schmeiding, Row2: Andy Mai, Gavyn Leitschuck, Mac Ayotte, Anthony Bretthauer, Easton Towle, Rourke Jensen, Brandon Ma Iman Ebrahim, Traiq Goode, Michael Olsen, Weich Nuot, Caleb Osmond, Chase Martin, Row 3: Taylor Kvittem, Blaine Houlden, Brandon Yost, Payton Meier, Corbin Maas, Jacob Bajc, Brendo1 Barber, Derek Hahn, Jon Gruber, Anthony Kirby, Chase Lauver, Chase Barton, Phillip Mendoz a Dalen Hauptmeier, Olivia Foster, Row 4: Brayden Hansen, Cody Schweitzer, Kaden Barnes, Tim Amen, Jake Hasty, Tyler Vrba, Elijah Brown, James Thompson, Mark Waller, Ron Kubik, Jake Froscheiser, Brian Lauck, Justin Eggleston, John Catlett, Ryan Lorchick, Braden Dey, Andrew Merrick, Chris Ewoldt, Row 5: Brady Jones, Alex Goll, Matt Pagan, Tristan Stroup, Jonah Hous l Travon Tolliver, Ter Matet, Matt Alexander, Tyrric Scott, Josiah Allick, Not Pictured: Coach Darnell Woods

(Left to Right) Row 1: Garret Isom. Jacob Bajc, Anthony Kirby, Austin Florentine, Cameron Smith, Brandon Mai, Mac Ayotte, Marc Bothe, Row 2: Chris Ewoldt, Vlad Denysyuk, Alex Goll, Jonah Housh, Bryen Roach, Derek Hahn, Row 3: Corbin Maas, Travon Tolliver, Jake Hasty, Elijah Brown, Ron Kubik, Matt Alexander Not Pictured: Coach Darnell Woods

(Left to Right) Row 1 :Xavier Grant, Antonio Botti, Jayce Rutherford, Gavyn Leitschuck, Denis Francis, Weich Nuot, Matthew McNair, Mason Dallegge, Jacobi Walton, Row 2: Riley Springer, Miles Farr, Ryan Pascoe, Colton Borchers, Hayden Gusler, Tariq Goode, Noah Nevitt, Wyatt Schwindt, Traishon Schmieding, Row 3: Rourke Jensen, Ryan Pate, James Sykes, Cole Jinright, Peyton Meier, Christian Lambertz, Zak Reese, Kasey Fazel, Blaine Houlden, Zach Pennington, Row 4: Jon Gruber, Matthew Pagan , Tristan Stroup, Jake Hasty, Elijah Brown, Ron Kubik, Josiah Allick, Tyrric Scott, Kwajuan Mensah Not Pictured: Coach Darnell Woods

(Left to Right) Row 1: Jackson Quevedo, Benjamin Housh, Tyler Burrows, Chase Lynch, Dominic Brazda, Jervon McDonald, Chase Brewster, Ian Fink, Row 2: Jeremiah Ritchie, Malachi Beherens, Treyton Meyer, Hunter Towle, Jace Barlow, Austyn Dougherty, Peyton Holloway, Korey King, Skylar Wolfe, Row 3: Jake Mason, Antonio Martinez, Logan Carder-Richmond, Justin Yost, Jehrett Meyers, Mason Miller, Jeffrey Newton, Sheldon Isom, Row 4: Evan Elicerio, Cole Wayman, Nathan Fredenburg, Ryan Lorchick, Jake Froscheiser, John Cattlet, Cameron Biven, Riley Kutschkau, Dalton Hellwege

(Left to Right) Row 1: Patia Wolfe, Myah Erickson, Madison Frank, Halie Gibson, Alana Krieser Addison Barrow, Camryn VanDusen, Chae Miller, Carly Dembowski, Row 2: Mikaela Lawrence, Andrea Arroyo, Baylee Goff, Bailey Brown, Becca Perry, Caitlyn McGarvie, Macy Howe, Brecken Schossow, Row 3: Brittany Hansen, Angela Davis, Jeff Coufal, Sarah McManaman, Not Pictured: Coach Anna Runge

(Left to Right) Row 1: Victoria Edwards, Madison Hallet, Morgan Weyant, Madison Frank, Camryn VanDusen, Abbie Francisco, Dominique Lenhoff, Row 2: Carmen Andrade, Macy Howe, . Chastie Smith, Andrea Arroyo, Brecken Schossow, Mikaela Lawrence, Row 3: Brittany Hansen, Angela Davis, Jeff Coufal, Sarah McManaman Not Pictured: Coach Anna Runge

(Left to Right) Row 1: Erin Williams, Claire Streeter, Emma Loschen, Brooke Homeyer, Ireland Currey, Ashton Emmett, Mackenzie Ferrel, Row 2: Addie Hansen (Stdt Mgr) Jenna Tederman, Ab1 y Olsen, Haley Seip, Alexa Mustard, Andrea Gardner, Row 3: Coach Kinslie TeKolste, Coach Jessy Denker, Coach Molly Shields, Coach Aisha Bourke, Coach Cindy Wright, Jake Mangels (Stcft Mgr) Fall Tearn Photos

(Left to Right) Row 1: Hanna Roth, Emily Bretting, Shelby Cain, Olyvia Hillman, Ireland Currey, Rylee Schurman, Sadie Emmett, Row 2: Tara Ferrel, Ashtyn Olsen, Delaney Ashmore, Emma Loschen, Row 3: Coach Molly Shields , Miranda Roth

(Left to Right) Row 1: Kaley Love, Gabe Dooley, Cassandra Corral, Ashly Felipe, Briza Manzo, Jadyn Nimetz, Row 2: Audrey Scully, Jessica Rang, Abigail Estell, Kate Fetterman, Row 3: Isabel Cisneros, Coach Cindy Wright, Jordan Love (Stdt Mgr) , Kaitlyn Burback

(Left to Right) Row 1: Jadyn Nimetz, Michele Martin, Mikyla Kucera, Ciara Ritterbush, Abigail Rosenthal, Lexi Thompson, Row 2: Daphne Masters, Suha Al-Dabbi, Abigail Estell, Taylor Bargmann, Linda Kuku, Dakarai Davis, Row 3: Coach Kinslie TeKolste, Aaliyah Sabin (Stdt Mgr)

This year North Star was the home to the 2016-201 7 Heartland Athletic Conference Boys Basketball Tournament. This tournament takes place every year during the last three days of December. The conference currently has eight member schools, six of which are from Lincoln.

Each team played three games and whoever won all three got the title of HAC Champion. The basketball tournament traveled from school to school each year. North Star gets to host the event once every eight years. In the upcoming years the conference could expand, adding more schools from out of town. Getting to host the tournament was a very special part of the season for players and coaches.

Brock Johnson dribbles around a defender. Johnson played post for the Gators.

The Varsity basketball team watches during a game against Norfolk. The team had 11 home games this season.

Sam Juracek looks to pass to one of his teammates. Juracek was one of seven juniors on Varsity.

The 2016-201 7 boys basketball team had a good mix of experienced and new players. The Varsity team was made up of four seniors, '"sevenjuniors, one sophomore, and thre 11 freshmen. Seven of these players had two or more years of Varsity experience. Captains Andrius Jones, Dillon Brandt, and Brock Johnson were a part of the starting five along with,juniors Derek Ruhl and Sam Juracek. Jones was the point guard of the team after taking the 2015 season off.

The team really enjoyed being around each other and team bonding. 11 One of my favorite memories of this year was getting to go bowling for practice one day, 11 \ said Iman Ebrahim. Going bowling gave them a new way to show competitive spirit. It helped them get along in practices and games. Brock Johnson described the season by saying "it was lit. 11

The team ended the season with a win against North Platte and a tough loss against Papillion La-Vista in districts. 11 The North Platte game was really great because we got a win for the seniors in their last game at North Star, 11 said Dillon Brandt. Altogether, the team had a season full of hard work along with many ups and downs.

Derek Ruhl brings up the ball against Westside. The Gators played tough against the Warriots

Dillon Brandt and Caleb Osmond play defense. Both have been on Varsity for three years.

Andrius Jones calls out a play. Jones Dillon Brandt makes a move past a Norfolk defender. The Gators was the starting point guard. played Norfolk twice in the 2016 season.

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Senior Jenna Tederman shoots her Senior Trystyn Cox plays defense against free throws. Tederman had the Bellevue West. Cox was on varsity for three highest free throw percentage on the years. team.

Whe Girls Basketball team began their season bonding and coached under the direction of new head coach Ellen Jorgenson. It took the team many days, nights, and weeks of practices, drills, and workouts to put their skills out on the court. You had to be there

see the dedication that the Gators had throughout the entire season. Each team worked hours and and learned many lessons each time they went out on the court. "The est part about being on this team is the Saturday morning practices " said Brooke r a Junior on the Varsity team. The girls had determination to get back up onto their every game and find ways to improve their teamwork.

;rhe Gators began this season with many difficulties. After losing multiple strong seniors m last year, many younger teammates had to become leaders. Captains Jenna Tederman, Brown, and Drewann Edwards showed their dedication to the team by motivating one er and keeping everyone working up to their full potential. Junior Acacia Miller said, e hardest part of the year was staying positive even when things got hard. What made gain confidence was all of my teammates pushing me and finding out that I can do s I didn't think I could do." These girls had each other's backs through all of the ups downs during the season, which was crucial to being successful.·

Mter four seniors graduated this year, many underclassmen will have ·to step up to ll1fi11 their incredible shoes next season. Sophomore Caitlyn McGarvie said, "After this ~on is over,! will miss all of my teammates. They are like a second family to me so they very special. If I could give -back advice, I'd say putting 100% effort is necessary or not the games but the practices as well. You can improve drastically if you put the time effort in."

The varsity Girls Basketball team warms up for their game. Each member worked hard \, to make sure she was prepared to play.

At the beginning of each game each team member pumps each other up as the starters names are being announced. Trystyn Cox was a starter for this game.

The LNS bench pays close attention to the game. The players and coaches on the bench were always very engaged in the game.

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Senior Grace Halsted competes in the 100 fly. Halsted has been on the swim team for four years and competed in four different events.

Chase Austin swims the 200 individual medley. Austin was one of the few seniors on the swim team.

Senior Morgan Edwards is on her last lap of the 200 breaststroke Edwards was also a part of the Va:csity North Star cheer squad .

Sophomore Jessica Gardner prepares to execute one of her dives. Gardner finished ninth in dive at state this year.

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Ahmad Almafrachi places his feet at the start. Almafrachi swam the 200 backstroke.

Sophomore Jacobi Walton got ready to perform a back dive. There are multiple different dives a diver can choose from.

Max Van Arsdall takes a huge breathe during the breaststroke. van Arsdall swam 3 different events majority of the season.

FStro:ng-

&nior Jav"ie~ Perez vv-as a Class A State medalist th-is year I-Ie placed !3th ill vv-eight class l4!3,vv-itha4-2 sta.terecord,anda

2 6 - 8 season record.. Perez vv-as a 4 trrne Varsity vv-restler. He didn't stop there though. Perez also broke tvv-o school record£ th-is season.: most re-versals or holds and the most take-dovVTIS ill a season. "When. asked vv-h.at vv-as h-is favorite thing about vv-restl~ Perez said, "getting to take out anger or rrzy f'rust.ration.s ill a -very positi-ve vv-ay." He vv-as -very pleased vv-ith the vv-ay h-is f'uial season a i North Star vv-en.t and def'illitely got the recog-n.ition he deser-ved..

Jake Froscheiser coaches one of his Va

Senior Brandon Yost attempting to keep his opponent below him. Yost wrestlers. Froscheiser was the head coa

was a multiple sport athlete, but focused mostly on wrestling. for North star wrestling.

Senior J a vien Perez gets ready to wrestle his opponent. Perez was one of the best wrestlers in school history.

Javien Perez warms up his teammate Christian Beyer for the Gator Invite. This meet was always a big event that North Star hosted.

Freshmen Sheldon Isom pins his opponent for a win. The wrestling team trained hard on the mat and in the weight room.

Junior Vu Dinh starting to pick his opponent up and slam him. Dinh's main goal was to make it to state wrestling.

Senior Jesus Cisneros on top of his opponent trying to take him out. Cisneros was one of the leading wrestlers for the Gators.

(Left to Right) Row 1: Harley Kessler, Angel Jimenez, Connor Henning, Bradyn Hasenpflug, Zakariya Alsarhani, Talal Sabri, Alan Terrazas, Truong Dinh, Bradley Wills, Logan Meyer. Row 2: Omeed Ilyas, Wahhav Hussein, Sheldon Isom, Noah Nevitt, Chris Ugarcina, Cristian Chavez, Vu Dinh, Kade Wehrs, Antonio Martinez, Austyn Dougherty, ~icholas Crosby, Colto r Borchers. Row 3: Ashly Felipe, Megan Barela, Shailey Smith, Evan Elicerio, Logan Woollen, Nathaniel Fredenburg, Jonathan Terrazas, Blaine Houlden, Christian Beyer, Riley McNair, Michael Weers, Justin Yost, Garrett Isom, Madi~on Broeker, Kathy Huynh, Brenna Bode. Row 4: Eric Jensen, Christian Lambertz , Coach Winkler, Coach Prai, Coach Fr c Coach Birdzell, Christopher Ewoldt, Abdul Salman. Row 5: Flora Price, Jacob Bajc, Brandon _ Yost, Jesus Cisneros, Seth Howard, Trenton Winkler, Taylor Bargmann, Michela Tongish

(Left to right) Row 1: Sam Juracek, Caleb Osmond, Andrius Jones, Chase Townsend, Emmanuel Abdelkarim, Marlon Stalsberg, Iman Ebrahim, Luke Juracek, Derek Ruhl. Row Kenzie Kapperman, Lauren Bieber, Jonah Housh, Dillon Brandt, Brock Johnson, Alex Goll , Donovan Williams, Jared Lopez, Lauren Archer. Row 3: Coach Harris, Coach Quattrocchi, Coach Wiehn, Coach Eickhoff

(Left to right) Row 1 : Treyton Scully, Emmanuel Abdelkarim, Carson Daisley, Owen Baker, DJ Cain, Luke Juracek, Peerless Hall. Row 2: Keiovion Overstreet, Jared Lopez, Alex Goll, Julian Best, Donovan Williams,Derek Webb. Row 3: Wesley Pham, Coach Wiehn, Dee Dee Wuowrut, Buok Koang

(Left to right) Row 1: Matthew Mangels, Brian Verdecia, Matthew Bailey, Michael Oourtney, Wiech Nuot, Traishon Schmiecling. Row 2: Noah Hudson, Nate Muir, Jevon Shoecraft, Michael Bailey, Jalen Alexander, Aaron Sadler. Row 3: Coach Harris, Josiah Allick

(Left to right) Row 1 : Daniel Pierce, Ben Housh, Zane McGarrell, J ervon McDonald, Logun Edwards, Darick Edwards, Asim Ali. Row 2: Broe Homeyer, Zacchary Collins, Marshall Austin, Jack Wie, Ken Piyotem, Cole Wayman, Ethan Mustard, Ismail Eldoud. Row 3: Coach Eickhoff, Demarcus Love, Josh Maxfield

(Left to right ) Row 1: Hunter Kinnaman, Hussein Alhasan, Dulce Jimenez , Alondra Quiro z , Jacobi Walton, Vanessa Cruz Alatriste, Hassan Alnajem, Sophia Halsted, Yesenia Valdovinos, Jackson Quevedo . Row 2: Becky Bedolla, Kate Gonzalez, Savannah Fulton, Lu i E Alvarez, Paul Le, Siaira Baustert, Esma Husenja, Kaitlin Bothe, German Flores, Ruben Aguilar, Laurianne Martinez, Jayce Yung, Fatema Shaker. Row 3: Alyssa Bundfuss, Mohammed Alhasan, Xander Schmit, Ivonne Sinda, McKenna Miller, Niklas Vogel, Jonatha L Luna, Riley Tompsett, Macy Nemeth, Zaid Albayati, Ahmad Almafrachi, Ann Le. Row 4: Jessica Gardner, Tyler Akins, Tristan Stroup, Coach Ahlberg, Coach Mueller, Coach Prate r , Katlyn Klinginsmith, Max Van Arsdall, Nathaniel illmer Schmit, Cristina Villa-Huerta. Ro w 5: Jayden Chatman, Victoria Foster, Emma Halsted, Grace Halsted, Miranda Roth, Natalie Haney, Berbida Kalokola , Mac Morse, Chase Austin (not pictured)

(Left to right) Row 1: LaTreas Deras, Emily Bretting, Trystyn Cox, Brooke Horner, Caitlyn McGarvie, Keara Loyd, Jada Cathey. Row 2: Drewann Edwards, Nyapak Chieng, Bailey Brown, Isabel Cisneros, Acacia Miller, Jenna Tederman Row 3 : TJ Mandachit, Rusty Moreno, Ellen Jorgenson, Kymesha Key, Mackenzie Ferrel

(Left to right) Row 1: Gracie Fry, Jordan Kocian, Emily Bretting, Teijah Robinson, LaTreas Deras. Row 2: Abola Garang, Riley Weitz, Nyapak Chieng, Olivia DeBrie, Nyayiech Wuol, Shaelin Watts. Row 3: Rusty Moreno, TJ Mandachit

(Left to right) Row 1: Shealynn Wallace, Karla Perez, Fernanda Perez, Sapphire Boyd. Row 2: Ashtyn Olsen, Macy Howe, Adeg Abdelkarim, Anna Vu Row 3: Tara Ferrel, Daphne Masters

(Left to right) Row 1: Zahraa Fanharawi, Kayla Enfield, Macy Howe, Lou Pair, Nahomi Cortez. Row 2: Stephanie Jepson, Suha Al-Dabbi, Champagne Stutzman, Nyakuoth Tuach. Row 3: Abigail Estell, Daphne Masters

my senior year of' fbotball."

- Senior Riley :McN"air

"Get-un.g- to shoot trap with my broth.er."

\ - Fresh.:rnan Hu:n.ter Tow le

"Getting a lead role and betn.g recog-:n.:ized. at state on.e acts•

- Sophomore Kay lie Trumble

"Going to nationals i:n. Kentucky £or R.obotics."

- Junior Felix: Huynh

''Getting in.to All State Jazz Ban.a..:

ur f use I & part of the were showing of a good time for 13 different acts and much more. judges including, Mr. 8e neros and Ruth Njuguna. At t were awarded a trophy in n their performances. The winn belted out a beautiful song by Sam ok the audience breath away with

, Desire Stephens who left who the r intense dancing, and the LNS Choreo o performances that included singing an ount of preparation and work went into t went into the show automatioa.lly pa.id s had a great tim. enjoying this new tra rience was being able to put sJD.lles on pe ·ends." The Gators Got Talent show was b of bringing diverse talents from across

Elijah Hopkins, Sarah Johnson, Victoria Foster, and Elizabeth McIntosh take a break from dancing. The bayou V\ packed so students had to frequently take breaks throughout the night.

Sophomore Patia Wolfe takes a break from dancing. Wolfe said her favorite song to dance to that night was

Beyonce.

Freshmen Scout Lawver and Ben Housh are dates t c the dance. Many freshmen were excited to attend t

first formal dance.

Having the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics in mind, the North Star Student Council dedicated the 2016 Homecoming theme to the big event and called it II Road to Rio. 11 As students walked into the school, they saw the bayou had been transformed into a vibrant rainforest with tropical trees, assortments of flowers, sparkling lights, and to top it off, an extravagant waterfal thanks to the hard work for Student council members.

Everyone arrived energetic and ready to dance the night away. Even though he had injured himself in Team Sports, senior Andrew Merrick had a lot of fun dancing with his friends and said "wearing a boot didn't stop me. 11 Many students commented that this homecoming was by far the best one they'd been to. Sophomore Jessica Gardner said, " Everyone at homecoming seemed to be having fun and enjoyed themselves. My favorite part in particular was having an excuse to dress up and look nice. 11

The turnout this year was excellent and the students who went had an amazing time. Senior Addie Hansen said II I wouldn't have wanted my last homecoming to happen any other way. It was definitely something unforgettable, and I had a great time with all of my friends. 11 Homecoming was always a popular event that all students were excited to attend.

}ir The student body dances to Party Rock Anthem. There were various types of songs that students danced to.

Seniors Kyler Johnson and Meagan Lovorn are crowned king and queen. Crowning took place in the middle of the dance.

LEAVING

I

Kaedyn Campbell talks about putt-putt golf in the restaurant scene. Campbell said Leaving Iowa, was one of his favorite shows to date.

Senior Jennifer Yuma, and Junior Liam Mosher played Don BrowninE s crazy Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Phil.

:ter director, Bre:n.da BroePier in. :fbr su.pporting role Brea:n.n.a

• 1. Pfanstiel -w-ho played. Do:n. r:n:tn.a-'s younger sibling named Sis, eznergen.cy appe:n.decto:rny hours

oeker played Pta:n.stiel's character three show-s. Pta:n.st:iel also ca.me o:p. the th..ird :night to-w-atch. the from the l:>Ooth.

There were not a lot of set p i eces f or Leaving Iowa The car is a set piece that the fa m ily drov e in fo r the majority of the show. The technica l di r ector at LNS was Michael Fortkamp.

Naomi Gomez and Breanna Pfanstiel involved in a scene. Gomez played a calm, orderly mother in the Browning family, while Pfanstiel played the youngest child who gave Don trouble every chance she could get.

Kaedyn Campbell talks about putt-putt golf in the restaurant scene. Campbell said Leaving Iowa was one of his favorite shows to date.

Fall Play

Senior Jennifer Yuma, and Junior Liam Mosher played Don Brownin crazy Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Phil.

Dorothy approaches the 1 Land of the Munchkins for the first time and meets the Witch of the North. All of the flowers and trees had to practice holding their poses a lot because their arm frequently got tired.

THE [ WIZARD ] OFOZ

Dorothy and Lion comfort one another as they are trapped in the lair of the Wicked Witch of the West. The Witch has Lion bound, and Dorothy brings him water and then thinks of a plan for escaping. 152 Ohe Act Play

Grant Francisco, (Oz) getting ready to depart from The Land of Oz. He trj_ed to help Dorothy get back to her family.

This year North Star theater put on the state recognized production of 'The Wizard of Oz' for their One Act show. With one exception , it was not the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Wizard of Oz that most people have known it by. It was, in fact the version based on the original book by L. Frank Baum. A lot of information was indeed the same, but there are also a few tweaks that changed some of the content in the play.

Most people know the classic story about the protagonist, Dorothy, the Kansas native, who gets swept up by a tornado to the wonderful land of the Munchkins. There, she is directed by the witch of the north to go to the land of Oz and go ask the great wizard to bring her back home to her aunt and uncle. While she is on her journey, she meets tp,e clumsy Scarecrow, the gentlemanly Tinman, and the Cowardly Lion. The leads were sophomore, Kaylie Trumble, who played the role of Dorothy, Tin Man played by senior, Kaedyn Campbell, Lion played by senior TJ Lopez, and Scarecrow played by senior, Breanna Pfanstiel. Alongside them were senior, Miriam Kluck and junior, Grant Francisco who played the roles of Wicked Witch of the West and Oz, the Great Wiza.rd.

North Star competed in the District competition and won first place, allowing them to move on to State, were they got fourth place. 11 It I s amazing that we got to bring this show to state, because we haven't been there since my freshman year, Really proud, 11 said Campbell. Sophomore Kiley Kahler said, "Everyone worked so hard to get to where we are right now. We went through a lot as a cast that only made us closer and value this amazing show that much more. 11 Breanna Pfanstiel said 11 I I m really happy with how it went. To have this be the seniors last one act, we laid it all on the line and the show truly is about playing make believe and using the talents we I ve been gifted with. 11

.1?C..TN FACT: There vVere no musical nu..rnbers in this Orie Act competition, as it was 'based on the book and not the film "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" actually was not used. in the book at all, hence why it was not used in the play.

Lion, Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Dorothy are all getting introduced to the Great Oz for the first time. The spectacles were on them so they would not become blind, as told by the Guardian of the Gates.

Dominique Harris poses as a happy flower. Trees and flowers were added to give a real life effect and reaction to the world around Dorothy and her friends.

Senior, Miriam Kluck and her entourage of monkeys, sophomores Kiley Kahler and Nikole Klosterman, are getting ready to capture Dorothy and her friends. Kluck had a great time playing the Witch.

This group of intellectually and musically inclined students came together one Tuesday a month to discuss how to spread the benefits of music in a club called Tri-M. Every year Tri-M members attend a symposium to learn new ways to bring music to elementary and middle school students. This symposium also helps the group find ways to make instrumental music more fun for those who don't quite know what to expect. "The goal of the group is to bring music into every aspect of school," as said by senior member Amber Michael, ··Tri-M is special because it is so unique. We are a group of diverse students with one goal, to make music exciting and relatable to a wide range of individuals. ··

First Row: Brittany Kramer, Anna, Savanah Fulton, Elisiah, Danielle Lemons, Savanah Redl, Sarah Johnston, Sean Lebeta, Hannah Ross , Samantha Lamborn , Grant Fransisco

Second Row: Elizabeth McIntosh, Clare Krajewski, Hanna Barnes, Kaylee, Sydne- Settles, Felix Hunyh

Third Row: Jameson Albin,Burbida, Jhoanna Hernandez, Trinity Cox, TiAna English, Abigail Struckfast, Lynn Nguyen, Jack Thomas, Elijah Hopkins, Kimberly Luis

Fourth Row: Left to Right: Kasey Du:riaski, Madison Miller, Amber Michael, Zac h Wendling, Maddy Perry, Jaci Tubbs, Brittany Pfoltner, Helene Nguyen

Not Pictured: Katelyn Neumann, Mykinze Hahn

[Thespians]

Thespians was a group of students who went out and did community and school outreach. Through their lo v of theater and the arts theJ hosted plays along with supporting and attending other LPS theater program E This year they hosted

Second Row: Logan Myer, Tera Hunt, Grant Francisco, Miriam Kluck, Jennifer Yuma, TJ Lopez, Kaylie Trumble

Third Row: Trinity Cox, Brooke Williams, Lizy Stutzman, Kyleigh Estrada, Ross Cota, Ian Zabel, Adrian Lamberti, Scott Fetterman, CLover Zabel, Sammi Marcellus

Fourth Row (Left to Right): Kody Robinson, Tristan Nava, Christine Trinh, Mauricio Jimenez, Jack Thomas, Isabel Gudgel, Vanessa Weers, Serenity Johnsen, Nikki Klosterman, Aylin Osorio Paz, Adong Akot, Lillian Mccall, Hannah Ross

districts along with Clinton Elementary while they performed their Martin Luther King Jr. play. They went and supported Lincoln High by watching their spri g musical. The thespian troo p also brought in the Lincoln Community Playhouse to ta ) about the penguin project f c

a volunteer opportunity. Junior Council Member Hanna Barnes said "I regre t not joining sooner. Everyo rn has made me feel welcome and I have found my friend : here."

First Row: Conor Gray, Mykinze Hahn, Camryn Ceradsky, Felipe Serrano, Hanna Barnes, Kasey Dunaski, Taylor Yaussi, Naomi Gomez, Haleigh Conard

[Pottery] Club

Pottery Club was an art club that allowed members to express their artistic abilities through making art with clay. The club was open for any student whether they were enrolled in an art class or just wanted to try out something new. Students could either finish work that they had been doing in class or make entirely new art. "It was really chill and you could create anything that you wanted which was why I enjoyed this club," said Sydney Lamb.

Second Row: Amanda Smith, Aubrey Baldwin, Brieanna Kroeger, Sydney Lamb, Matthew Ewoldt

Third Row: Mollie Leisinger, Ethan Schneider, Allison Schneider, Tabitha Thornton, Paul Malanga, McKenna Miller, Skye Hubbard

Newspaper was an activity that consisted of writing articles of anything ranging from politics, to current events, recipes, and everything in between. The students work independently to write their own stories and take their own pictures which get sent to Senior, Kyler Johnson (Editor-In-Chief) and Mrs. Christina Nevitt. "We have two different types of editions that we put out with different deadlines. We have our Print Edition

which we have to create the layout for ourselves, and then we have our online Edition which has more of our current events, and day to day stories that we can quickly edit and post online" said senior Naomi Gomez.

First Row: Curran Ryan, Veronica Santos, Jernee Johnson, Makayla Polak, Payton Rezac, Morgan Spellman

First Row: Matthew Bundy, Olivia Kriz, Olyvia Hillman, Katelyn Neumann, Jennifer Yuma, Jacob Cruikshank, Dillon Brandt

Second Row: Matthew Mangels, Chase Martin, Kyler Johnson, Naomi Gomez, Brenna Bode

[National Art] Honors Societ

[Jazz] Band

First Row: Gretchen Payne, Addison Hansen, Zoe Johnson, Emma Loise Loschen, Andrea Arroyo, Andres Novoa

Second Row : Brooke Meints, Hannah Rebuck , Laila Hansan , Seanna Aleen , eila Al-Aboudi, _Emily Espinoza, Isabelle Engel

First Row: TJ Lopez, Mykinze Hahn, Jackson Barger, TiAna English, Scott Fetterman Second Row: John Spahn, Sean Lebita, Ross Cota, Elijah Hopkins , Chelsie Pickel, Brody Flynn, Elizabeth McIntosh, Mr. Salistean, Jameson Albin

First Row: Mr. Coatney, Nahomi Ayotitla Cortez, Emma McCormick, Jenny Nguyen, Soriah Sanders, Tram Nguyen Huynh

Second Row: Kamrin Feely, Caitlyn Gish, Sean Lebita, Maia Bryan, Brittany Kramer, Savahanna Linch-Morrissey, Vanessa Cruz Alatriste, Pamela Cante Mijangos, Rob Salistean

Third Row: Samantha Grove, Cassidy Warta, Chloe Shively, Clare Krajewski, Helene Nguyen, Brittany Pfoltner, Hannah Ross, Katharine Kramer, Paige Howland, Jaeda Walter, Elizabeth Stutzman, Breanna Rittenhouse

Fourth Row: Bradyn Hasenpflug, Abiel Sabio, Desiree Figueroa, Jessa Alspaugh, Nicholas Euter, Ahmed Darfur, Brandy Nguyen, Zach Wendling, Shelby Stutzman, Samantha Lamborn, Eli Bryan, Allison Schneider

Fifth Row: Madison Miller, Luke Pierce, Peyton Holloway, Kayla Sturges, Shane Lucas, Owen Kluck, Paul Malanga, Nicholas Crosby, Allen Duong, Logan Woollen, Rain New Holy

Not Pictured: Kasey Dunaski, Beverly Scrivner, Madysyn Casch, Student

' , Tina Le, Tabitha

[Marching] Band

First Row: Jacob Hansen, Caleb Covert, Jack Thomas, Aaron Albin, Jordyn Corn, Andy Nguyen, Tj Lopez , Jake Goertzen, Silas Richard Second Row: Makenzie Hunzeker, Lily McCall, Haleigh Conard , Julian Menendez, Jameson Albin, Sean Lucas, McKinnon Egger, Ross Cota Third Row: Mackenzie Minnick, TiAna English , Kaley Love , Abby Streckfuss, Nyagoa Choat, Johannah Hernandez-Sanchez, Mikyla Kucera Fourth Row: Kimberly Luis, Grant Fransisc o Nohemy Gomez-Rosales, Sarah Johnston , Ricky Ly, Haylie Shapland, Megan Stratton, Elizabeth McIntosh F ifth Row: Chase Barton, Caleb Herling, Cameron Colberg, Serenity Johnson, Monica Medina, Natalia Black, Skye Hubbard, Kate ly 1 Neumann, Jaci Tubbs Sixth Row: Kirk Brown, Mykinze Hahn, Ashley Lukehart, Jackson Barger, Josh Cline, Scott Fetterman, Makayla Back, Kayla James, Rob Salistean Seventh Row: Brittany Pfoltner, Brody Flynn, Sidney Thigma n Nathaniel Ulmer-Schmit, Elijah Hopkins, Ethan Renken, Eric Jensen, Steven Klosterman, Stacy Grant Eighth Row: Chelsie Pickle , Trent Papstein, Jarod Wenger,Bertin Renteria,Alex Meysenburg, Alexis Shauda, Mr Lamberty, Chloe Shively Eigth Row: Elizabeth Stutzman, Savannah Fulton, Danielle Lemons, Felix Huynh, Issac Back , Sydney Settles, Devin Minnick, Victoria Foster, Carlie Nelson, Jason Vu,Allison Schneider, Ninth Row: Trevor Westerholt,Donny Tran, Brandon Weiler, Amber Michael, Faith Slater, Harrison Guyton, Emily Robinson, Trenton Harper, Tenth Row: Nancy Eggers, Emil Jacobson, Madiline Perry Paige Miller Christian Smith Eleventh Row : Amelia Eggers, Chelsie Bird, Siaira Baustert

Speech

Speech was where one competed in several different events including platform speaking, dramatic ·scripts, or humorous prose. They have practice Tuesday and Thursday nights, although the majority of the time the students practice their events individually and perfect in on their own. These students go to Speech meets and compete against other performers and get ranked individually by judges, debating whether or not a performer has placed and gone on to the next round to compete in the Honor's category. "It's a lot of fun except for when you have to spend your whole Saturday at a speech tournament and wear a suit and heels all day long. You also have to really know your judges, and what they're into so you can get a good score from them, 11 said senior, Miriam Kluck.

The Debate team was made up of many divers members from all different grades and opinions. Debate team meets every week with Mrs. Williamson and research and work on their arguments. "The Debate team is a great and fun way to bring people together," said Junior Saliman Attie. Th e team competed in events throughout the year and tried to get their ideas an • opinions across in competition.

First Row: Ruben Aguilar , Miriam Kluck, Cristina Villa-Huerta, Zach Wendling

Second Row~ Saliman Attaie, Kiley Kahler, Hanna Barnes, Britney Meints

First Row: Ms. Vanek, Maab Shogar, Ezza Elhaj, Brooke Meints, Mauar Al-Tewaig, Mesoau Hassau, Layla Omari, Ms. Williamson

Second Row: Christina Willa-Huerta, Britney Meints,, Emma Smith, Sara Hasan, Kayla Sturges, Saliman Attaie

·Future Health [Professionals]

The Future Health Professionals Club, also known as HOSA, exposed the members to the different health care professions. The members learned a.bout effective leadership skills an developed an understanding of the variety of health ca.rears. They had guests like a, pharmacist, medical student, nurse, orthodontist, and other health professionals come and talk to their members. They spoke about their educational experience, professional experience, as well as giving helpful advice. Amy Li; one of the leadership team members, said "I think HOSA is important to our school because it provides students who are interested in health care or pre-med the opportunity to explore and learn more about the health care field. It is also a great way for students to meet others with similar interests, volunteer in the community, and promote disease awareness in our school." During Diseas Awareness Week, the club put up posters to promote it throughout the school. They also p • up an appreciation poster for the Health Office. HOSA is a great way for students to learn more about the health field.

Row: Mesoun

Second Row: Shraddha Patel, Thanh Nguyen, Allison Cruikshank, Ruqyia Al-Ghareeb, Niniah Tong, Naur AlGhareeb, Randa Ismail, Kolbi Graul,Sam Elliot

Third Row: John Pham, Jillian Gillipsie, Lynn Nguyen, Kate Fetterman, Ema Shaker, Banas Dah, Matthew Ho Layla Omari

Fourth Row: Alicia Vuong, Kajal Desai, Harlie Davis, Mahaa Albusharif, Daniah Abdulqader, Skyler Tang, Hassan Alnajem, Nora Husein, Mr. Doughty

Third Row: John Pham, Jillian Gillipsie, Lynn Nguyen, Kate Fetterman, Ema Shaker, Banas Dah, Matthew Ho 1 Layla Omari

First

Hassan, Arny Li, Kate Gonzalz, Vanessa Cruz, Gaby Rosales, Nohemy Rosales

[Leaders]

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) was known for developing its members to becoming entrepreneurs as well as getting to know the business side of many things. FBLA had an increase in membership this year, which would help them to compete in a variety of events. During the meetings they would prepare for the many competitions they attended throughout the year. During competitions members were allowed to pick subjects of their choosing and continue strengthening them by showing their knowledge on the subject. One could receive a medal or ribbon at these competitions. Some of the seniors received scholarships at these competitions. Hassan Alnajem, president of FBLA said, "Hard work and dedication are like innovative products. If effort is put in, you can achieve great things. Those who take the time to prepare will be rewarded greatly FBLA has helped me to learn more about business subjects."

[Native America n] Cauc us

Native American Caucus was a club at North Star that brought together students a part of the Native American community. The club focused on Native American culture. "My favorite part about being in the club is learning about the culture," said senior Natalia Black, "that's really interesting to me." Black was in the club for all four years when at North Star. Students learned about Native American history and traditions. They were encouraged to learn more about the early history of the Native Americans.

Left to Right: Brian Johannes, Al ec Rip p , Mo r gan Badousek , John Pham, Hassan Alnajem , Lynn Nguyen

Le ft to Right: Natalia Black, Jovonna Alatriste, Jonathan Alatriste, Stacey Grant, Fernando Torres-Rabago, Estella Torres Rabago, Terran Ortiz, Amir Erving, Kelli' Degarmo, Suzy Toplica , Ariana Welton , Kendra Stabler, Deanna Allen, Halie Allen, Andy Carias , Mikhael Laravie

Spanish Club was a group of people who all enjoyed learning about Spanish culture. The members were usually enrolled in a spanish class or had previously been enrolled in one so it was like an extension of Spanish learning. Students would watch Spanish movies or play games. On the last Friday of the month they would cook a hispanic dish. "I really enjoyed hanging out with other students who also care about the culture," said Senior Yaa Baeta.

[Latinos] Unido~

Latinos Unidos was a place where latino students could come together and share the i culture and heritage. Members would conne ct and become pretty clos t friends. It is a growing club, especially since North Star is very diverse. Sophomore Pamela Cante said 11 I joined this club freshman year and absolutely loved it. I plan on staying in Latinos Unidos throughout my high school experience and enjoy meeting new people that have the same interests as me. "

First Row: Lauren Sherman, Lynn J{guyen, Harlie Davis, Shraddha Patel, Marcie Castillo

Second Row : Riley Tompsett, Isabel Olivasn, Savannah Whinsenhunt, Yaa Baet , McKenzie Frank, Katelyn Thomas

First Row: Daniel Ramos, Hayla Calixtro , Soriah Sanders, Pamela Cante, Luci Beltran, Angelica Jaimes Uriostegui, Gustavo Rengel Chavez

Second Row: Anthony Footz, Antonio Cubas, Susan Baker, Llaquein Mendez, Aide Sanchez- Soliz, Marcie Castillo, Jose Ranger Chaves

International Student Club brought members with different backgrounds together to learn about each other's cultures and traditions. Nobody in the club was from the United States so the students would often take field trips to museums to understand the history. They would also do activities like bringing dishes that would traditionally be made in their culture. "Everyone speaks a different language, and you get to see the different cultures which is really cool," said Banas Dna.

Chinese Club was a group of students that gather biweekly to come together to complete one goal, to spread the prosperity of the Chinese culture. These students came from different backgrounds but every other week they met to work on projects to spread knowledge of their unique culture. The purpose of the group was best described in the words of Tommy Nguyen, a senior who had just join at the beginning of the school year, .. I feel like our club represents the culture we all come from and every week we learn something new and try our best to understand the Chinese culture

[ African American] . Caucus

African-American Caucu s was a group of African American students from all different areas of interest in school. The clu b meets bi-weekly and discusses current events from local and national levels. "The best thing about this club is how it brings different personalities together a nc celebrates what we all have in common," said Sophomore Madeline Perry. A-s well as current events, the club talks about engaging more students to learn more about African American ...culture.

[Frenc~] Club

French club meets up afte r school with the students trying to immerse themselves in the French culture. One of the many things that they do each week is try new French cuisines and play popular French games while being educated about the culture at the same time. The President of French club is Ms. Melissa Pilney. "I enjo y French club a lot because I actually feel like I'm learning something, and w e get to eat good food, 11 said freshman Aya Boko.

First Row: Rashanti Patterson, Desire Stephens, Yaa Baeta

Second Row: Evamarie McDowell-Coffin, Rosiland Rennel, Kwayera Mensah, Maddy Perry, Shantera Ewings ,

- First Row: Tammie Moss, Kayla Wise, Frances Rodriguez Caraballos, Whitney Nguyen

Second Row: Melissa Pilney, Aya Boko, Kolbi Graul, Tabitha Thornton, Nathaniel Ulmer Schmit, Nakia Braaten

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Anime club varied from four to eight members that got together every Friday immediately after school for an hour. Anime is Japanese animations that look life-like.

Anime club members watched a different episode of anime each time they got together. "I come here because it's a place to hang out and watch animated movies, which is fun," said junior Jose Rangel Chavez, a two year member.

Students apart of Car d Gaming Club played many different games during the meetings. Games such as Yu-GiOh!, Pokemon, and Magic the Gathering were among the favorites and were oft E~n played the most. "Our main goal is to provide a place where student can go to spend time with others who shar e similar gaming intere S' 3 and have fun, 11 said club sponsor Angela Scrivner. Students we r- ! encouraged to come to the club meetings wit h ideas for games.

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First Row: Carina Hartley, Khalid Nammo, Issac Sanchez Second Row: Adrian Camper, Jose Rangel Chavezs, Miles Rothlisberger

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First Row: Anna Grigoras, Gabby Minnick, Imaya Tucker

Row: Aaliyah Pekarek, Shantera Ewings: Marie West, Mecky Bedolla

Pictured: Matthew Bundy, Xavier Grant, Azizkhon, Yourdashen, Elif Bahadir

Row: Brooke Meints, Isabel Olivas, Laura Metzger, Ruben Aguilar, Yaa Baeta, Jaylen Barrett, Emma Smith

Row: Olena Yarmolyuk, Lynn Nguyen, Selena Nguyen, Sara Hasan, Kayla Sturges

Row: Harlie Davis, Savannah Whisenhunt, Kade Wehrs, Ninian Tong, Kate Fetterman, Marisa Niemann

Row: Kajal Desai, Amy Li, Saliman Attaie, Heba Engles, Daniah

Thanh Nguyen, Mesoun Hassan

Row: Allison Cruikshank, Britney Meints, Cristina Villa, Shraddha Patel, Ema Shaker Banas Dna Erin Miles Caitlin. Wolfe

Reading club was a, very unique member of the clubs family, as their primary meeting grounds was the world wide web. The club rarely met in person as they would all read the same books on • their own time. Then the group would meet together online at GoodReads.com where they would have disscusions and debates over the reading material. "It's a really cool way to express my love for reading with others who feel the same wa;y," said freshman Ghariba Kari.

[Science Olympiad]

Left to Right: Hanaa Haji , Ghariba Kari, Cara Morgensen, Elif Bahudir, Ch e Olsen, Mahsa Khafajizad

Left to Right: Phillip Ho, Rolan Hadi, Hobbs, Donny Tran

Robotics was a team that met every week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to build, repair and improve their robot -yveek to week. They competed in competitions that started in January and continued through.out the spring. This year they qualified for Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky for the second straight year. To build the robot they ;needed to use engineering and computer programing. Their competition consisted of using arms to lift and carry foam stars and 6 pound bean boxes over a white fence to the other side. Senior Conor Gray said, "I have been on this team for the last 4 years and have enjoyed every step of it. Going to Nationals last year was the highlight of my time in robotics." His partner Felix Huynh, junior president, built thre~ robots for competition in his free time. Huynh said II Robotics is my life. It's all I do and it's what I enjoy. I spend majority of my weekend building or fixing the robots. The last 3 years I finally found what I really love."

First Row: Silver Badou se k, Ta nn er Motham , Rylee Rob inett , Joel Seberger

Second Row: Felix Huynh , Coner Gray , Bradly Gesch, Shaun Sherwood, Devin Degarmo

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Fencing club was a great and unique way to stay active this year. The group of three members met every Thursday after school in the Upper Bayou with an instructor.

In the club, members were taught the basics of how to use the sword and the fundamentals of how fencing tournaments work. "Its just such a fun way to stay active." said Junior Erin Ziegelbein.

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The members of Spike ball me t every Monday and Wednesday right after school until 5:00 p. m. Spike ball was a place to go if someone wanted to have some f un and be active. "I was bored aft e r school one day and I saw peop l e playing it. It looked fun , so I t r i ., d it out and I liked it, " said junio r Christian Stolley.

Spike Ball could've been comp a . ed to tennis and volleyball. There were usually two teams of two people that would play each oth :r One player on a team would s e r ' e the tiny ball by bouncing it off , mini trampoline. Once the ball 3,s served the other team had thr e times to pass the ball to a teammate. Both teams tried to bounce the ball off the trampo U e , so their opponent would miss tr ball, giving the team that serv e a point. Spike Ball had no sco r 6 limits.

First Row: Joshua Cline, Daniel Netsvetayev, Cody Denesia, Nate Gotschall, Jacob Hammett, Saliman Attaie

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Hubbard, Christian Stoney, Hakdad Abdul Basir

Left to Right: Remmy New Holy, Erin Ziegelbien, Kit Boesch, Khalid Shammo

Student Council was in cb.arge of organizing events such as Homecoming and Prom. They al s o ran multiple fundraisers and volunteered around the city. Most of the fundraisers went to non-profit organizations, like Make-A-Wish. ''We try to get all of the student body involved throughout their high school experience," said third year member, Sienna Schaefer. Student Council was also in charge of spirit week and sent out idea ballots to try to increase student involvement in spirit week. They got jobs done by splitting into five different committees to organize different topics throughout the school.

Semester 1

First Row: Mario Flesher, Kajal Desai, Megan Barela, Ami Li, Ninian Tong, Kiley Kahler, Aahaa Albuswwharif Taylor Whitson, Maliya Moore

Second Row: Bailee Gunnerson, Khalid Shammo, Chau Nguyen, Harlie Davis , Laura Metzger, Kate Fetterman , Annastazya Spickelmier, Sienna Schaefer, Hasham Zaida

Third Row: Maddy Perry, Andrew Showman, Jesus Cisneros, Max Van Arsdall, Yaa Baeta, Kaitlyn Burback, M Ahlberg

Semester

First Row: Mr. Ahlberg, Helene Tran, Kate Fetterman, Kiley Kahler, Ninian Tong, Shraddha Patel, Madison Broeker, Kaitlyn Burback, Jaden Hilkemann

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Archery was a club whe r e students competed in tournaments by shooting a bow and arrow at a targe t. "The best part about archery is definitely all of the friendships I've built, , said junior Aaliyah Pekarek, "they're all ve r y supportive of me." The team practiced at the Nebraska Game and Park ~ Outdoor Education Cente r Students were encourage c to have fun and work on improving their archery skills. "What I like about archery is improving, s a h Pekarek, "the other students and the coach were pill really nice in helping me improve."

Fellowship of Christian [Athletes]

Fellowship of Christi '"' Athletes was full of students who wante d further their faith a n learn how they could implement it into th e i sporting events. Th e club normally began with an icebreaker a then continued with reading from scriptur The leader asked questions and the members discussed what the reading ha s meant to them. "My favorite part of FCA L being able to talk ab m Christ with my peer s a safe environment, " said Rylee Schurman .

First Row: Jacob Hammett, Odell Beckham, Luke Pierce, Hunter Kinnaman, Cameron Biven, Jerhett Meyers

Second Row: Head Coach Gotschall, Nicholas Croby, Abby Olsen, Haley Seip, Jenna Tederman, Rylee Schurman, Merdre Manungu, Keegen Biven, Assistant Coach Hauserman

The cheerleaders were highly involved in the athletic community of North Star. It took a lot of time and dedication to be a part of the cheer team. They played a key role in supporting the teams and promoting school spirit. Cheer actively supported football, volleyball, unified bowling, basketball, swim and dive, and wrestling.

• Cheerleaders gained distinctive qualities such as leadership, respect, persistence, patience, and social confidence along with many more. "My favorite part of cheer is havin g the opportunity to meet new people, volunteering, and just going to the events and cheering on the Gators II said varsity cheerleader, Morgan Edwards. •

First Row: Taylor Louthan, Amber Long, Mayzee Rappl

Second Row: Katie Bruggeman, Taelor Evenson, Lisbeth Flores, Delanie Tinnerstet, Julia Fomenko, Emily Schroeder, Alyssa Bundfass

Third Row: Flora Grandel, Tyger Magorian, Elizabeth McIntosh, Alexa Mustard

Fourth Row: Brooke Homeyer, Morgan Edwards

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Row: Keri Guticz, Lauren Bieber, Jessica Black

Third Row: Lauren Archer, Rebecca Slattery, Kaylie Trumble, Sutton Molacek, Hailey Barton

First Row: Shelby Lammers, Juana Manzo, Caitlyn Gish

Second Row: Alyssa Fischer, Mikyla Kucera, Lexie Shum

Third Row: Kayla Bratrsovsky, Mikaela Lawrence

This past year year NSAA decided to add a new activity, unified bowling. This 2016 tea m was very successful and won 3 duals and ended their season getting second at districts . Senior Mario Flesner said II I love my teammates, they are my favorite part of being on the team. 11 Flesner was a part of both the unified and boys bowling teams. Both boys a nd • girls teams were always quite successful and are looking to win districts and place in state again.

First Row: Mario Flesner, Chae Miller, Callie Hall, Lexi Totenhagen

Second Row: Trey Geiger, Tarrin Koll, Marquez Reynolds, Erin Ziegelbein, Jamal Reynolds

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of beauty, spunk, laughter, ve all, you have awesome dance moves!

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Thank you for being such a wonderful person.

You have brought so much joy and sunshine into our lives with all your accomplishments. Your strong work ethic and dedication to everything you do will take you far in life.

Keep smiling!

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As this chapter comes to an end, may you always remember all you have accomplished!We are so proud of you! Keep after your dreams and remember "you can't do it" isn't true!

• Love, Mom, Dad, Alyssa, Emalie, &: Kendall

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Chase Barton

Congratulations, Chase! ! We are so proud of everything that you have accomplished the past 18 years of your life. We pray for nothing but the best for you in the years to come.

We love you! Mom and Dad

You've brought so much happiness into so many livesespecially ours. We love you so much!

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Mario, we're so proud of everything you do and the wonderful young man you are. You spread joy wherever you go, and that has made life better for everyone lucky enough to know you.

Love, your whole family and all of your many, many friends.

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We are so proud of you. Always remember, ou can do anything you want to do, if you put your mind to it. Never underestimate your abilities. Look at what you've already accomplished! Always proud of you, and love you very much!

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All of our individual journeys had the same beginning when walking into North Star on our first day of Freshman year. We have been together since our first Gator Walk during freshman initiation, to the final walk across the stage to receive our diplomas. We will never forget we came from North Star High School.

We will never forget the Navy, Maroon and White, while watching Al the Gator at the sporting events: it will always mean something to us. You had one final time wearing your high school jersey, marching across the football field in the band uniform, singing your heart our at a choir concert, walking across the auditorium at Honors Convocation, one final time being a part of North Star.

There are many things we experienced in high school that we don't get the chance to do anywhere else . Its quite a unique four years of our lives, but it is also only the beginning. It was a great year full of smiles, tears, and laughs that you had to be there to experience.

You Had to Be There

Felix Huynh

Polaris Staff

Lilly Ball

[Adviser]

Cyndy Maddux

[Edi tor-iR-Chief] Alexa Mustard

[Chief Photographer] Hannah Ferguson

[Section Editors]

Tori Osborne, Jenna Tederman, Jennifer Yuma, Mykinze Hahn, and Katelyn Neumann

[Copy Editor] Samantha Ugarcina

[Staff]

Lilly Ball, Pamela Cante Mijangos, Lizeth Cruztitla, Am· Michael, Madison Miller, Mas, Miller, Isaac Sanchez, Maddi Spale, and RyLeigh Wright

The 2016-201 7 Polaris Staff would like to thank the North Star administration, faculty, sta and students for helping us create our yearbook. A special thank you goes to our Walswor1 Representative, Mike Diffenderfer, for the assistance in the completion of the publication through a tough year. The final and biggest thanks goes to our adviser, Cyndy Maddux, fc her guidance, time commitment and correcting all of our mistakes to make sure the yearbo could reach it's full potential. Thanks for all of the life-long advice, laughs, and lessons taught. We all enjoyed having you in our lives, and hope we made your last year as advisE the easiest it could be. Thank you for everything.

First Row: Amber Michael, Madison Miller, Maddie Spale, Jenna Tederman, Jennifer Yuma Second Row: Isaac Sanchez, Katelyn Neumann, Mykinze Hahn, Tori Osborne, Samantha Ugarcina, Hannah Ferguson,

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