est -sc-ores ,`released - Omaha Central High School Archives

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est -sc-ores ,'released by
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general public. to have access to
could. . result in an invasion of
most records.
Monday, December 14, the
privacy need not be. feleased .
World· Herald published '
Senator Johnson added) "My
Some of the Board members
results of the California
daughter attends Monroe Jr.
felt that if the test results were
h''''J"rr'AnT T~sts (CATs) for the
High, and I wanted .to know how • released to public, comparisons
Public Schooll? For the
well the school was doing ' com·
would be drawn between the
time, the scores were releas·
pared' to the other schools In the
schools. One of the major reasons
by OPS on a building· by·
system."
"f6r differe.nces in the... school
ing basis.
Mr. Ulmer and Mr. Flannery
averages is socio-economic
California tests are standar·
thought that the score~ were a
sta!us of the students aocording
, multiple· choice exams
matter of pubhc interest and· that . to · or. Craig Fullerton, assistant
competency in Ian·
they " should be published. Mr.
superintendent
of
OPS .
, reading, and math skills.
Ulmer said that the World·Herald
T!'lerefore ,theoretically, the.
made- the decision to swit~
has been attempting to ascertain
schools with more students from
the scores "for period of more
CATs in 1977 from the
low-income fllmilies (thereby makBasics, which the district
than a year."
ing them eligible for Jree or
previously used. Students
Coincidentally, the requests by
reduced-price lunches) should \
the tests in..grades 1, 3, 4 , 5 ,
Mr. Ulmer_and Senator Johnson
have.. lower . composite test
, and 10.
reached the Board of Education
scores. OPS' does take into acthis year, OPS had releas· c almost Simultaneously. The
count the number of students on
figures only by a distriqt
School Board' took a vote on
free or reduced-price lUnches in
Through the efforts of_ whether the scores-- should be
each school when it studies the
<,;",~"'t,'r Vard Johnson and
released . Board ' member Mrs.
scores.
Herald Staff Writer Dick
Sandra Kostos recalled that " we
The test results, in general, do
and City Editor Jim Flan·
discussed at a meeting whether
seem to lend validity to the
this year's results.. show
or not the Public Record Act- apassumption about socio·
from each schopl. Senator
plied .to test scores or whether it . economic status. Suburban west· ·
stated that , the scores
was an invasion of privacy. " There --Omaha schools had the top
covered under the Public
is , a stipulation in the Public
scores in the elementary, junior
high, C¥'ld senior high divisions. /
rds Act , which allows the / Records Act that rec9rds which
a
build~n.g
Among the high schools, Burke,
Central, and Northwest achieved
the nighest composite. averages.
Central's rank surprised Mr. Ulmer
who stated " Central's score ' is
quIte good considering the low
economic status of many of their
students."
Scores from the surrounding
school districts such as Papillion,
Ralston , Bellevue, and District 66
are currently being gathered by
the World·Herald, and all wHI
eventUally be published. Millard's
scores were printed recently, but
a direct comparison between
OPS and Mi"ard students take tile
CATs when they are in ninth and
eleventh grades.
The secrecy of the scores was
a fact that puzzled Senator
Johnson. He mentioned that the
results on a school-by-school
basis were not presented even to
the School Board members them;
selves before this year. Mrs.
Kostos, whose first term on the
Board was three years ago, con·
firmed that the scores had not
been available since she had be~n
elected.
_ Senator Johl)son also said that
former Schooi Board member Mr.
James Monaghan was denied the
right to to see the results when he
requested them while he was on
the Board. Answering, for OPS,
Dr. Fu"erton stated, "We felt that
it just was ' not a good idea to
release them (the- results) by
I building."
Although the expressed pur·
.. pose of the CATs is to find a student's deficiencies in the tested
areas, Central's English Department does have a different,
though also very important use for
the tests. Students who score in
>the higher percentiles are offered
placement in the Honors English
courses, according to Mrs .
Patricia Autenreith, sophomore
Honors English teacher. /
. The debate will continue as to
whether results of standardized
_ tests should be published on a
building·by·building basis. The
consensus seems to be that the
releasing of the scores was we"
received by the public.
central .high •
anquet -to recognize
onored.CHSseo-iors
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and Central' PEP club
Educators, and Pupils)
recognize many honored
in a Sunday brunon at the
Lion Inn on February 1 4. j.t
be a particularily l8ecial '
for thQse senJors who'
been selected for _the Na·
Honor Society by the
administrators, and·
Washington Q . C" as a certified
member and the ,honor is placed
upon the the student's permanent
record.
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J 0 .be eligible for selectipn 'the
studem- must have a chieved a
grade point average of 3 .0 or bet-
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Omaha, Nebraska, JanuarY 21 , 1982
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serv/c'e s numerous
ta~:._l1Ue$tiOf1S_ answered
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waS'Qtve,; to the facult)l. on a b8119t
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sheet with a letter indicating cerThe year 1981 is over now, and - . part of 'your paycheCK was
'2) AVoid careless mistakes that
to Dr. G.E. Moller,
tain guidelines for su~estions
it'oS time for students to start thinkwithheld for income tax purposes,
could delay your refund :
of Central, of the 138
they could follow when filling out
ing about filing their income tax
you need . to file an income tax
a) Remember to sign your
up for nomination ap.
forms.
return to get that money refundreturn .
the ballot sheet.
75-80 will be chosen . '.
Ali of these. scores were added .
According. to federal law, a per
ed.
b) Check to make sure yout
up and divided by the number of - ' son must file an income tax return
If you have filed an income tax
Social Security number is correct.
e idea of the society is"-to
if a) he or she earned more than
return before , the Internal
c) Check and double-check
s\udeots _who have _ teachers that voted for the stu- '
$3,300 in 1981 ; b) he or she.:
ReventJe Service will mail you the
your arithmetic. Making mistakes
'dent for an average>score. After
hn"tr""h,rl exceptional traits 'of
this , a committee of approximafely
received more than $1 ,000 of
proper form . If this was you first
in addition or subtraction or just
,- leadership, service to
20..
faculty
membeJ'~
met
to
go
unearned
income
such
as
interest
year
working
,
however,
you
wi"
copying
the wrong numbers will
and / OJ community ,
on savings accounts or dividends
need to pick up the e,orrect form
almost certainly delay your reo
over the ballot sheets and to take
achiev~ment, and ability ,
into consideration the ~tudent's
from 'stocks; c) he or she is entitlfrom a local-bank or savings and - fund .
their high school years .• GPA, student rank, citizenship, ined to a refund.
. ' loan or from Taxpayer Service on
3) Remember to attach the right
being selected to the soc ieside and outside school activities,
. Most working teenagers did not
the first floor of the Federal Office
copy of your Form W-2 to the
student is honored by beand established guidelines formed
earn enough money in 1981 to
Building at 15th and Dodge
return . If you worked for more
with the national office in
by the society.
pay income tax on. However, if
streets (106 S. 15th- St.) , You
than one employer during the
can also call 221·3321 to or'der
year, make sure you gel a Form
tax forms .
W·2 from each one .
There are two versions of the
4) Remember to include (on the
standard income tax-form , but on- -- proper line) any interest earned
Iy one has to .be filled out.~"
during the year on mOl)ey in sav·
teenagers will probabl¥ want to fill
ing's accounts.
out Form 1040A because· it's the
5) If you get your income tax
shortest and the .simplest.
forms in the mail, be sure to pee~
off the gummed address label on
the front and stick it on the proper
Tips to follow
place on the return .
- Finally, if you have any other
wh~n filing:
questions, yo\.! can Gall the Taxpayer Assistant phone number,
which is 422·1500.
Here are some tips 10 follow
Happy filing!
when filing your tax re.turn :
1) File early if you want your re......fund back soon . If you file before
Are you still confused
February 1 , " you can possibly get
about how to fill out your
your refund back within six to
income tax forms?
,
eight weeks ," according to Phyllis
Martin , Problem Resblution OfMarketing's tax service will
ficer for the Omaha District IRS oj.
save time and money and
fice . She added that employers
offers the following sere
are required to furnish employees
vices:
with their copies of Form W-2 (a
,
form listing an individual's salary
1. One·day service
and tax withheld during the year,
2. forms if you don't have
information which-is needed to fill
your own
out an income tax return) by
3.
Information on how to
February 1. "The number Qf
photo by John Gibson
fill out your own forms.
returns filed increases , after the
Cost
Is 51 before or after
lor Albert Brown won't let that ball get· past hlml For m'ore sports Information and newl I . .
first (of February), and keeps inschool In room 132.
7 and 8. -'
creasing till April 19," she said.
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2/Editorials
January 21, 1982
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Test scores overemphasized
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Admissions Testing Program
From the time he enters
sends students with their SAT
kindergarten until he leaves high
results clear1y says that the test
school, a student's every activity
" does not measure motivation,
is given a rating . These ratings
creativity, or other abilities that
come in a variety of forms, from
may contribute to your success,"
pass-fail to percentage grades to
and that " the fact t hat your scores
standardized test scores. Stanmay seem either low or high
dardized tests are by far the most
. widely misunderstood and ab.used - should not discourage you or
make you feel overconfident. "
means of judging a student's
The recent controversy over
abilities or achievements. A better
understanding by the public of I the release of the school-byschool California ' Achievement
these tests and their validity as
Test (C'AT) scores shows another
scholastic measurements is
example of mistlnderstanding .
necessary .
When the Omaha Public Schools
Various standardizea tests are
r eleased the scores, ' they emadministered at nearly .-every
phasized that the scores should
grade level. The scores may be
not be used to compare different
used to decide' whether a child will
schools . This was because some
go on to the next grade, what
kinds of classes he may take
people perceive that the ran'ge in
(honors or regular) , and , eventualscores is clo ~ely connected with
the differences in socio-economic
ly, what colleges will accept him .
Many high school juniors and
make -up within the various
seniors take college entrance exschools,
ams like the Scholastic Aptitude
Nevertheless, the public reacrest (SAT) and the American Coltion revealed more interest in
lege Test (ACT) several times, trywhich schools' scores were
ing to get higher scores . They
highest and which were lowest.
often have the idea that without
Even Senator Vard Johnson, who ·
originally asked for the release of
the highest scores possible most
' the scores, stated to a Register '
colleges will not even consider
them . However, the booklet the
report~r, " I was interested in see-
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ing what was happening in the
schools on a buildlng-by-building
basis. "
More and more possible
fallibilities are being found in standardized tests all the time. The
TIME magazine' article, " What
Those Rising j est Scores Mean"
(July 8 , 1981) stated, "Simpl{
switching one test for another can _
dramatically improve 's cores .
When the Cleveland Schools
substituted the California test for
the more rigorous Iowa test this
year, the number of students with
average . and above -average
scores increased by 1 0 per
cent. "
Awareness is what- is requir~d
when dealing with standardized
tests. When taking a standardized
test, be sure to find out exactly
how it is scored and how those ~
scores are going to be used. If
you feel tharthe use of some test
has been detrimental to you, do /
not be afraid to speak out in opposition . There are plenty of facts
Which indicate that standardized
tests are far from perfect. It is
your future that is affected by
them , and it is your right to see
that the effect is a positive pne.
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Ca-ra-sel
New bathroom's story a s.ad-one
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I was new, young , up-to-date.
How well I remember that first day of school.
There I was, shiny and sPOtless. Everything about
me sparkled. I was the epitome of claSs. How naive
'1was back then ,.
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Within days the terror began . Oh granted, at
first it seemed minor - a few paper towels thrown
c~elessly on the floor, a candy wrapper left in the,.
sink. If only it had stayed so simple! But now, there are the smokers. ' Their op- pressive smoke, seeps into every .crack !i/1d
crevice. They flick their/ ashes into the sinks and·
toilets, and they crush their cigarette butts on thi
walls and floors .
You look upset, sir. Unfortunately you have yet
to hear Jhe worst. There are also studen~s who rip
and mutilate! I, along with the other bat hrooms at
Central, have tiles missing - one even has a stall
door miSSing . Many have the doors to their towel
dispensers torn off,' arid more than half are missing
soap dispensers.
P.O.: Now hold it! looking through this folder I have
on ·you , apparently all ' these problems really can't
be blamed altogether on the .students. In fact, ypu
and the way you were designed contribute great
deal to the trouble. The architects deSigned you for
a normal situation - not a high school. Furthermore
it says here that there really aren't that many kids
that are doing any damage. Only a small handful
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seem to be.
look, if you agree to go back to Central , I'll see
what I , can do about making some changes.
Perhaps air-dryers will work better tHan paper
towels, and maybe we could get all of you a centrally located soap di~enser rather than those
unstable ones at each sink. We'll make sure that all
the locks on the stall doors work . ..
J.: The Men's rooms don't have doors.
P.O.: Well perhaps curtains will work.
J.: All right, ,all right. Maybe I'm not perfeC(t, maybe I
will stick it out. However, as a final word I would just
like to say this: Central students don't seem to
realize how lucky they are to get new b8~rooms
like me. All that is asked for and needed is a little
demonstration of care and appreciation.
Place: The . Omaha Public School'S Personnel
Department
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Time : Perhaps tomorrow
John: Excuse me. Are you the man in charge of
employment?
Personnel Officer: Why , yes I am . What may I do
,
for'you?
J.: Well, I work over at Central High School, you
see , and I would like to quit. I 'don't think I'm cut out
. to work in schools.
P.O.: Isee. Please start by giving me your name.
J.: Most people just call)ne John.
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P,p.: John what?
J.: Just John.
P.O'.: I suppose that will be sufficient. Exactly,what
is your position at Central High, John?
J.: I'm a bathroom.
P.O.: I beg your pardon?,
J.: Yes , that's right, a bathroom. One of the new
ones Central put in last summer.
P.O.: Yes, well if you've only been in that pOSition
since last summer, it seems to me that you really
haven't given yourslillf a chance to adjust. .
J.: It's not the job itself that I can't get used to , it's
those kids!
P.O.: I'm terribly sorry . I'm afraid I don't quite follow
you.
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J.: Usten. For who knows how long, everyone at
Central complained about the ~onditions of the
bathrooms. They said that they were too small and
dingy. Everybody said they were inconveniently
located, and they said they were a mess. Well
believe me, it certainly wasn't the poor bathrooms'
faults. Tnose students really bullied those poor
guys. They kicked them and scratched them, wrote
nasty things all oller them . At lunch they would
- have so much smoke blown in their faces it is a
wonder they didn't suffocate.
P.O.: Oh , how sad.
J.: You said it! Anyways, then Central decided to
hire me. Of course I'd heard all the horror stories
from the past, but I figured I had nothing to worry
about. Those guys were just too old to command
any respect. But me? Well that was another matter.
Ed ~tor- in- chief :
Ex~cutive
editor:
Editorial editor:
Associate editors:
Business manager:
Assistant business
managers:
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Kate Shugrue
Mark Juretic
-Debra Peirce
Cara Francke
Terrie Owens
Rob Rose
Alan Higley
Jackie Roth
Sue Srb
Usa Walker
Sports editor:
Sue leuschen
ASSistant sports editors: Mark Kerekes
Larry Station
Sports reporters:
Feature writers:
Reporters:
Photographer:s:
Artist ~
Adviser:
PrinCipal:
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Holly Zerse
. Rick Haggart
Diane Adcock
~ Beth Rheiner
Gretchen Vogel
Chris. Andreasen
. Kris leach
John Gibson
Ted Szczepanski
Mark Ervin
T.M.. Gaherty'
Dr. G.E. Moller
THE CENTRAL HIGH REGISTER seeks to Inform accurately and fairly Its readers as to
items of Interesfand Importance. Students publish the Register seml·monthly (except for ¥acatlon and exam periods) at Central High School, 124 North 20th St., Omaha, Ne. 88102.
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of .r__ ~n~.ng ~way .
Have yoo ever wanted to run away?
I haan't thought much about is since I was just a little tike
Remember writing tear-je*ing goodbye letters to Mom and Dad
Then , up to the attic f o hide thinking that your parents are thinkiO!
that you've jumped a train to New York or gone off to join the circuS
AfteFWaiting \Jpstairs for hours without hearing your mother weepill!
' in sorrow at losing your and your father yelling "Where did we gc
wrong?" it~s time to sneak down the steps to see if the note you left
slipped behind the bed- or ~mething. Well it didn't, so you walk ,
downstairs into the kitchen ~d find Monr cooking dinner and Dad
reading the paper, smirking at each other as you walk in the room.
They've won that round, but yOl( know you've got them bea!
• with the old sUit-case-twice-your-size routine. There isn 't anything ~
the suitcase of pourse , but when you stand there at the door in yM
rattiest clothes and with a stick slung over your shoUlder with a ba~
danna tied to the end holding your wor1dly goods (ajar of peanut bul
ter if nothing else) , then you know you'll have them on there kneel
begging for you not to leave.
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. like I said,' I hadn't thought mucf1 about running away ..
until last week.
'/ was a teenage Quasimodo!'
Oh woe is he or she who can't handle homework and a homeliff
at the same time! Central is "tough .enough to overstuff" yo
backpack with 'so much homework that your fingers drag on the II
. and get. stepped on because of your extremely hunched back
Som~day, just think, I'll be able to telll'11Y kids that I was a teenag
Ouaslmodo! A!'ld when there's not much homework, the social cale~
dar is "filled to' the rim " ... a grim situation for Ma and Pa who wan
you to spend time around the house doing wonderful family activitie~
like taking out the garbage and fQ.lding 'the laundry and worming thf
dog.
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That's the way it's been ~t my house lately. life isn't pretty ~
h~me anymore. When an eighteen ~ear-old comes home on a Satur'
day afternoon, a half hour late for dinner and gets grounded for twO
weeks, radical actions must be taken . I've tried to rationalize to therr
.th~t t~ere are kids youllger than me out there taking hard drugs a~'
skipping school and even sol11e are murderers, but they don't ge
grounded! For some unknown reason, rationalizing never works.
I just couldn't take it anymore, and I broke down, flinging mysel
on the bed; a violent, weeping, thrashing mass of flesh and blood.
had a pseudo-nervous breakcfown. I had been sucked up and tr~
ped by the " nobody understands" syndrome. Then while I was crall
Iy crying , my Mom walked in. Mothers seem to have a knack fa.
assuming the worst. She put her hand on my shoulder and ask
" Are you pregnant?" " Aaaahhhl " Yes Mother, and I've been I
hooker and mass murderer for the past 7 months! " Nobod)
,
.
understands!
The only thing left to do w~ to leave home. But when to go
where? I began to .plan my miSSion im'poSSible. I'd get up at three
carefully place some clothes ~d my Mrs. Beasley doll under t~
covers so as to make it look as though I was still there sleeping. And
COUldn't forget the note . .They'd find it by my pillow when the)
discovered that I was not Mrs. Beasley. Everything was set and
was ! eady to go wh8('l 1remembered'something which unbeknown
to me would spoil my plans. f went doym to the kitchen , opened ttlf
cupboard . We were out of peanut butter!
enior Cook has fun, adventur:e
Potpourri/3
t Siones'-New Orleans concert .----,Upcom.ing Events------.
January 21,1982
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by Cara Francke
just hanging around the Superdome." G~rge said he'd I~ave
any message about the backstage
passes at her hotel.
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Before Tanya's encounter with
Mr . .Thorougtlgood -was ovet, he
asked her if she had seen his concert in Omaha. "Well . .. no. I must
have had a lot of homework that
, night." She asked George if he
remembered the building up the
street frOm the Civic Auditorium trek started with some
"the ~ne that looks like Buckwhen her flighT to
ingham Palace," described
COUldn't get clearance. SheTanya.
over to the Braniff booth
"Oh yeah," said George.
and bought a ticket to New
"That's our schoql," Tanya said
s, her destination, five
proudly.
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before the plane's d~par"Next time I'll stop in," and with
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that, George was gone.
got the last seat on the
Tanya's cousin picked her up at
, and as she walked toI t, she . the airport, and they went straight
to the Superdome. The bought
a man "I knew I recognized
somewhere." The "fasten'
tickets from the first ~per they
seat belt" sign flashed, trigsaw for $25 apiece. Theywent in ,
ring something in Timya's
and found seats, but Tanya wasn't
bank as she realized that
satisfied. "I want the floor/:' She
man was. George
went down and got right up Q,ext
I"k.,,""," of none other than
to the stage. There weren't too
and the
many people on the floor when a
.. "I""".".." - the Rolling Stones' I local band called Neville began
act.
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the evening's music. Tanya's Unshaking in her seat unt!1
cle George was next with ' his
flashing belt sign went off, she , Destroyers, and people 'started
up to George and said, "Are
pushing for the stage. After
George Thoroughgood and
George finished his show, the
Destroyers?" The next thing
roadies took the stage for an hour
knew, she had let something
set cl:1ange.
out about backstage passes.
Then finally .the curtain closed,
wrote her name on the song
and Tanya could see "them" just
for that evening's concert and · . behind the cloth barrier, "them"
, "See me after the flight. "
being the Rolling Stones. They
soon as the plane landed.
came out and did " Under My
Thumb" as the opening· number.
went up to George and said
.. ?" He turned her arour,ld
The floor crowd got worse , and
face the man in the window
Tanya got "smushder and
"This is my niece Tanya from
smushder. " There was no ?ir to
how is our guest list situabreathe but"a knight in shining ar. ' Full. George said, "I tried"
mar came to ' her respiratory
asked where she was going
rescue. " _ Maybe not quite a
be until the show started. "Oh,
knight, but a security guard is
"Ladies -and gentlemen. The
Stones!"
Teenagers around the world
heard these words in their
and roll fantasies, but one
doesn't have ' to fan. .. she was there.
Senior Tanya Cook went on one
joumey to see and hear
giants of rock - The
good enough when a person can't
breathe..He lifted her straight up
out of the crowd and ·took her
under the stage and then
backstage.
Tanya _ended up sitting behind
the stage. She got a perspective
of the concert differing greatly
from the views of the other
87 ,499 fans packed into the
superdome, the biggest crowd
ever at an indoor concert. Tanya
could count herself one of few to
see Stones' drummer Charlie
Watts' bald spot.
Behind th~ stage, danCing to
the music were some of the
~Stones' fjirlfriends, including Patti
Hansen, the girl on the Flex sham. poo -commercials. Towards the
.- end of the concert, Mick Jagger, •
lead vocaJist, said "Goodbye New
Orleans," and the curtain closed.
"Everyone knew he .was lying."
Next, balloons came floating down
net near the top of the
from
dome. The band went behind the
stage where a table set up was
covered with what Tanya described as "every kind of booze she
ever saw." The Stones drank for a
minute, Mick put his half-American'
- flag, half British flag cape on, and '
they
did a reprise of
"Sati~faction." . Now they were really leaving,
and on their way out, fireworks
galore went off to get the fans to _
look up while the Stones made
their exodus. An apparently drunk
man stumbled around after them ,
yelling t heir names. Mick waiked
out with "a big black bodyguard
behind him with his arms around
him for protection."
Bassist Bill Wyman was the last
to .leave, and after Tanya shouted .
"Bill, Bill!" he waved back to her.
After that they were all gone, " off
to a party ,that I was unfortunately
.not invited to, " said Tanya.
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Friday, Jan. 22
End of first semester (no school)
Friday, Jan. 22
Due date for registration for the
ACT test to be given on Feb·
ruary 20 . ~
Saturday, Jan. 23
SAT testing at WestSide High
School located . at 87th and
Pacific ' Streets 'from 8:00 a.m .
to noon.
Monday, Jan. 25
Orientation for freshmen wishing
to attend Central. Starts at 7:30
p.m.
Friday, Feb. 5
Due date for registratior, for _the
ACT te'st to be given on April 3.
Saturday, Feb. Q
All-City Music Festival at the
Civic Auditorium. Over 175 Central students will participate.
Friday and·Saturday,
Feb. 12 & 13-
Speech and Debate Tournament
at Central.
.
Registered Opinions
Students are questioned
about prom in courtyard
tyard to hold activities and dances
such as prom . The Student
Assembly will make the final-decision this year ('and the courtyard is
being seriously conSidered .
After listening and' analyzing a
recent · soupd experiment in the
courtyard, the Register 'interviewed several Centralites. The
question concerned their feelings
toward the potential of the cour-
hess
cl'u b recefel
stands.at 7 -1 ;
,
igh .h opes' for metrq and'state
national chess tournament. This
and Tim Hughes, Central seniors,
trip, of course, requires substanand Roy Wright, Central. junior.
tial money for the rental of a van,
Angelo .Randazzo , Central
gas, room, and board. To help
sopt)omore, and Mark Kroeger,
Central junior, stand next in line to ..-' cover these costs, a chess
marathon is being' planned for
playas alternates for the king capsometime during spring break.
turing-clan .7
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Mr. Throne has set the goal for at
1Ty Soares, the only freshman
ext week the team faces its
least one thousand dollars. He
dn the team 8I]d number two
opponents of the season. The estimates that the players will duel
player, has the only undefeated
is against Papillion- at
for about thr~e ~ays : When asked
record of the season. Mr. Throne
Mr. Throne will enter this
how long he will pl~y in the
commented that ,1'Ty has added
with some confidence . " I
marathQn, Alex Applegate
quite a bit to the team. "
we stand a good chance 'of.
responded, '~ As long as I can stay
Each clash between schools
them ." This victory would
awake!"
'
consists of five ' matches -played
the Eagles at 8-1 entering
between the top five players. A
Th,e only loss so far this season
win is w"rth one point, a draw
was
to the annually rough South
(perpetual check or lack of power
Led by Ryan McGill, Central
High Packers. According to Mr.
to enforce a check) is worth onenior, club preSident , and
Throne, "South has a program
half point, and a loss is worthless.
one player, the next top
enables them to work with
that
Once
figai..,
th~
year
the
te.am
varsity players 8I=e., in order,
kiqs
at
a. young age. Only now is
hopes to load up and pacR off to
Soares, ninth grader from
Central beginning to catch up~ " _
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
for
the
and Clark, Alex Applegate
chess club this year is off to
start according to
Throne, Central French and
teacher and chess team
. With a record of 7 -1 , the
has high hopes for metro
state.
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Jeff Stock, Senior:
"I think that prom in the courBernie Simon, Senior:
"I don't want the prom in the . • tyard isa very good idea. The
courtyard is nearly completed and
courtyard . Judging from the
it is a very functional activity
sound I heard in the courtyard, I
center. ) t'should be used to its
would rather see prom at Holiday
fullest pote.ntiaJ. The Holiday Inn is
Inn. The music was distorted. At
too costly and unnecessary since
Holiday Inn the accoustics would
be much better. Also there 'is a - the courtyard is available." ,
more plush atmosphere that
comes with the Holid~y Inn, not to
mention we wo~ld be away from a
school atmosphere, which is bet'
ter for a weekend night."
Road ShoW
Managers
haYe . th~jr
ACTS
together!
.
I
,
Patty Powell, Senior:
"The courtyard echoes too
much for a·loud band. The Holiday
Inn would be 'much more comfortable and luxurious for prom.
However, I admit that it 'wasn't
unbearable, and to start a tradition
in the courtyard - if it works out
- would be great. "
"
Monica Baker, Junior:
" I thought that the sound was
overpowering in ~he courtyard . I'd
much rather go to a ballroom than
- return to school for prom . ,The
courtyard is suitable for a r~gular
school dance but not for a formal
occasion such as prom."
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photos by Ted Szczepanski
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January 21, 1982
- - - - - - 0 1 central impofta,~ce
-New flag A new flag can be seen flying in
front of Central. The white flag ~
with the letters CHS on it, was
given to Central by PEP last year.
The original purpose of the flag
was to have it flown on the day of'
graduation of last year's seniors.
The flag was designed and paid
for by the members of PEP and
later given to the school. It is now
b.eing flown below the U,S. and
Nebraska flags on the flagpole on
the south side of Central.
Rifle match
The Central High Rifle Team will
kick off its season with the annual
Burke Invitational Rifle Match
January 1 3 and 1 4 at Burke High '
School. Two teams · from Central
of four shooters each will fire in
the match; Central's .teams . will
shoot 0(1 the second day of the
meet.
"We'll be ready," asserted Rifle
Team captain Paul Aufenkamp ,
" and we have a good chance to
win if the team shoots to its poten'
tial: We have shown almost constant improvement. "
The two teams consist of Jim .
Beerman, Paul Aufenkamp , Stan
Hahn , Rod Hauk, Jeff Swanson ,
Ted Szczepanski, Oscar Matiock,
and Charles Crinklaw.
Presentation of the awards will
take place at 7 :00 at Burke on
'January 14.
Land trade
Central High School may soon
be undergoing still another-step in
its renovation . Currently there is
talk of trading some .. land with
Joslyn .
"The land that will be traded, "
according to Dr. G.E. Moller, Central High Principal, "is what is now
known as the lower part of the
teaclners' parkirig lot, directly east
of Joslyn, and the student parking
lot."
The lower part of the parking lot
currently belongs to the school
\
'
. students, as well as their
abHities.; were put to the test
district but the ~ity holds the title . Peirce and Claudia Herzog attended the meeting which was attendthe judging of Student
for the' school distriCt. Thi~ I?iece
ed and organized by high school . annual door decorating
of land was Originally deeded to
'age students.·
which was heldpn December
the city for educational purP9ses
The topiCS were lectured on by
. Judging '\Yere Rob Rose. i
during the 1880's, according to a
designate~ expert. speakers ~d , president of Student
recent World-Herald article..
then the meeting was br-Oken Into
senior representa tiv e,
It is now thought that the school
smaller . groups for discussion. - Fisher; junior represen
board will have to take the matter
The . Youth Awareness Program
to the Legislatore so the swap can
was basically de~igned to help , Usa Benetz and Wendy
be ma'de.
students help themselves or
Mrs. «arol Valdrigh i,
Dr Moller commented that he
others to deal with the proBlems
studies teachJ;lr; and Mrs. i
was ' in favor of tRe trade and
today's teenagers face according ) Anderson;-p panish teacher
thought is could be to the school's
to Sue , Leusctien. The group · Student Assembly sponsor
advantage to acquire the land. He
f h
, The doors were judged,
continued, that this piece of land
meets once a momh at one 0 t e
Anderson explained, in
members' houses and plans for
.
. . .
would add·to the landscaping that
events to .help Nebraska yout~s . _ categories - originality and
is intended and Joslyn could also
The group would like to expand . ti~tic creativ~ty ~ .The judges
benefit from the trade .
with more members in order to ~ sidered not only the work put
the ' decoration , she added,
the colorfuloess and appeal
. get a broader perspective of the
proQlems all kinds of teenagers
.eaCh one, The decorations
en counter, accarQjng to ' Jts
J'udged on a scale of one to
The exorbitant rate of teenage
members. Interested studenls .
should contact any of Jhe
one.being the highest.
. alcoholism ar'rd suicide was
.members or President · Sharyn
,After' the scores were I
recently discussed at a meeting of
room 31 7 was picked as the
. the Nebraska Council of 'fouth.
Stein.
_. origin~: while room 425 was
Discussed were four of the main
....
bed as the most creative.
problems_confronting teens today
students 'in those
including a'tcoholism, suicide, were treated to a breakfast
psychology, and self-esteem .doughnuts
and orange juice
The
work
of
many
'
central
Seniors Sue Leuschen, Debby
Youth cooncil
- Door contest
~,
Many miles to trek before Over 175 C'entralite
school for some 'students . to perform at f~stiv
said, " I don't have as much time
Central's students, unlike other
for homework beqause I don't get
.Omaha Public high school
home until 4 :30."
students, do - not live in any
Karina Lathrum, a sophomore,
, specific area·of Omaha. They live
rides
the city bus to school
as far west at 1 32nd Street, as far
because' she lives in the Benson
south as the Douglas-Sarpy counarea, Sbe said it was hard to get to
ty line, and as far north as
games at both Central and other
FIQrence.
schools because, "I don't want to
According to Vice Principal Mr.
ask my parents to' take me all of
Richard Jones, students from all
the time . But I am becoming an
of the high school districts, exexperienced bus rider," she adacepf North High School, can ated. .
.
tend Central. As a result, there
After-school activities can be
- are Central students who live over
difficult to attend for students who
ten miles from the school.
live far from , Central. Ted
Most of these students ride a
Szczepanski, a senior, who lives
school bus to get to Central. The
in the Maple Village area, recalled,
ride is from a half hour to fifty
"During my, sophomore year, I
minutes long . Junior Amy
was prevented-ftom doing a 16t of
Schmidt, who lives in the Bryan
things because I didn't have a way
School district, says if she misses
to get to school early or come
her bl!$, the city bus cannot get
home late. And the city bus only
her to ' scnool before school
came out near my house twice a
starts. " I usually miss homeroom
day."
'
or even first hour, " she added.
Matt Ahrens, a junior from Burke
Riding the school bus can be a
district, agreed. ','It was really hard
situation that a stadent is':'not likely
for me during ' baseball practice; I
to forget - especially on snowy - had to Ade the city bus home."
·days. Sophomore Marla Hadden,
And both Matt and CheryJ can
from the Bu~ke district,
recall times that they have ·been
remembers the first heavy snow
stranded at Central until their
of the year. "We got stuck in the
parents could come to taRe them
snow four times. The bus driver
home.
almost gave up and was going to
Football and basketball games
take us home.,, are often far from many students.
One solution, according to
The lengttlOt the bus rides can
reduce the time spent on other
sophomore Rina ' Aden, living in
things. Cheryl Sqhlagenhauff, also ' Burke district, is to carpool. But
senior Chris Powers remembers
a sophomore from Burke district.,
having her car break down. " I was
going to graduation because I had
to play in the band , and I was a
half hour late because someone
had to come and get me."
Amy tells of another problem .
_"People are cautious about taking
me home from things. They think
.it takes a long time to get tei my
house. From Central,. it only takes
ten to fifteen minutes." .
The only way for a student who
Jives in- the North district to attend
Central, is to receiv~ a "special
needs transfer." This is in order to '
get a class that the student cannot
get at another school. Senior Verni Hultman received one of these
because North and Tech, . the
other. high school she could have
attended, did not teach German.
She says that to get to Central,
she either has to catch a 7:00 city ,
' bus or drive. She recalls a day
during her sophomore year when
she 'stayed' after school and end'ed up walking home from Central.
"It had been snowing , and by the
time I reached home, my pants
were frozen s.tiff," she
remembers. " Also my car broke
down once and I got to.ride home
in a tow truck."
The ' Civic Auditorium will again - and Ken Dutch: bass
David Billig, i:>aritone ~ v~.nM""
be th~ site of th~ annual AII.City
the Band .
Music Festival"; The dat§ of this
year"s festival will be Saturday,
Central also has the
February 6 .
Instrumental students. could try
number of vocal music
out for -either the All-City Band or
tl;Je Chorus ' according
Robert McMeen, vocal
Orchestra. Vocal music students
- structor. Out of '..... r""'''ma;:
are selected by their directors to
,} ~iciljl8te in the All-City Chorus. ,70G-SOO Chorus mem
Mr. Warten Ferrel, instrumental
will be wearing the purple
music director, said that over 50
Central.
o
Highest 'number of vocal music' students and
first chair players will highlight thtl festival.
students from Central were
selected for the two instrumental
groups. Each student was re- .
quired to audition in front of a
panel of judges .in order to participate. Mr. Ferrel mentioned that
Central had the highest number'of
students chosen to perform out of
all the schools in the city.
Six Central students achieved
the' distinction of being chosen to
play first chair. The students and
their instruments are Matt Ahrens;
trumpet; Sheri Curranl cello; and
Alan Higley, tuba in the Orchestra
Vemi, Ml!tt, and Cheryl all admit
that they see their friends from
other schools more 'than jbeir
friends 'from Central because of the. distance. But, according t o
Cheryl, "It's all worth the trouble."
.
'Super Gold
Service to community
Wesley House 'brings aid
,
Wesley House and ' its scolarships and youth awards are some
things tnat many Central High
Students have probably been
hearing about.
But what exactly is Wesley
House? According to Elizabeth
Green, Wesley House Neighborhood Developer,. "Wesley House
1s a non-profit organization
dedicated
to
help
the
community."
It was started back in the
189'o's by a group of Protestantwomen . During the year of 1875
the organization cbanged .hands
and was then run by the Women's
Home MiSSion Society. In 1957 it
.
Mr. McMeen has "'.,'''vl'O "I.......
.singers from Junior Choir
ed' Chorus along with the .
C~pella Choir. Students in
,Junior Choir or Mixed
wanted to be in All-City
audition in front of Mr.
All-City Chorus members
have three full-choir
before the performan
February 4, the choir will
two-hour practice at Central.
students will spend the
- rehearsing on February 5
ready .for the concert
there will be a morning
'
again changed hahds and the
United States ' Department of
United Methodist Community
Agriculture after ~chool Hot Supper.
Center took it over. Finally, in
. 1959 , Wesley House w,as conAlso- coming up in February
structed at 'its current location of
there is an essay contest on Mar2001 North 35 Street.
tin Luther King . The essay is to be
According to Ms .. Green,
on Martin Luther King and can be
"Wesley H,ous,e comes in contact
no more than three hundred
with hundreds of people each
words. Also in February is a Black
year through many of its pro- , History Program sponsored by
Wesley House.
grams." ~'.
Some ·of the programs that
Ms. Green concluded, "Anyone
V'(esley House currently..sponsors
wishing to jOin Wesiey House
are Recreation and sports
should come to the main office
Groups, Education and Tutoring ,
and fill out an applicatio!'l, which
Senior Site, a senior citizen
must be signed by the student's
group, Neighborhood Developguardian, and the office wUI take it
ment, Youth in Business, and
(rom there ."
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John.and Sue's
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record reviews
Camille plays the grand piano
in the vocal music room where
she spent many hours of her
high school music care~r ~
)
photo by
Te:d Szczepanski \
he's ~ got
~......
..,;..
...
a
graduate 'Camilie Schmidt's'dream of
career is becoming a reality . In March, she'
on national television with Singer Tony
perform_rulce will be part of a fund
for National Public ,Television. She was one
vocalists chosen from the Berklee College
, where she is a ~tudent. The f.our will bofh /
talk with Mr. Bennett, and according to another segment of tbe show will feature
peFforrning with Count Basie.
, who graduated in 1980, only spent
at Central. She attended Bryan Hign
her sophomore year. ·At that time, hecfather
the vocal music instructor there and htlr
was his accompanist. _
'I had my father as a teacher two classes a day
" said Camille , " and then I heard about ·
There were more things to'do here." While
::IH,~nrIArt Central, Camille was a Jl1ember of A
ChOir, CHS Singers, and Stage Band. She
performed in the 1979 fall musical "Hello, 001Irene Molloy and in the 19~9 an<;l 1980
Shows, performing songs she had written . . ~
was an outstanding composer for her.
, said Mr. Warren Ferrel, Central instrumental·
teacher. "She is exceptionally -talented and
easy to work with in Stage Bgnd."
And according to Mr. Robert "McMeen, Central
music teacher, Camille has "tremendous
. Performing comes first in her life," he·sald'. .
"I've written about 25 songs, including the
that I had to write for school," stated Camille.
had a couple c6pyrighted." When she was
which she liked better, singing or composshe replied, "That's hard. I like to perform, bl:lt I
Kiss's .greatest problem 'used to
be its reputation as a bubOle-gum
punk rock band. Now its music
- seems to be more of a handicap.
Kiss produced passable heavy
metal in the past, but the group
has failed miserably in its attempt
to mix hard rock and orchestral
music for' a motion picture soundtrack. The contrast between the
two styles of music is too great for
continuous listening, and the
ominous feeling intended on this
album comes off as humorous instead.
Best Picks: Just a Boy; Only You
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In
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by: Beth Rhelner
KISS: Music from "The Elder"
alsoJike to write ."
- Camille spent her freshman year in college at
the University of Nebraska at lincoln. Acccording
to her, the university "1s great for education ," but
based its program on traditional music. Camille add'
ed, "But I took an opera class there , and when it
was over, I felt like my voice was ten time bigger. " .
The Scadet and Cream Singers, the
university's swing choir, was a group ' in which
Camille was a member. Bu.t it was not a part of the
music ,department, and the university's School of
Music did not offer many courses about popular
music. "I was so busy with my classes, I didn't get
the chanc'e to do what. I really wanted," stated
Camille: .
Then Camille received a general letter from the
Berklee College of Music in Boston, She replied
and later went to Boston to audition. l 'U was a really
. casua( audition. Everyone was relaxed," Camille
recalls. "I wasn't very nervous at all."
Camille describes the school as "jazz
oriented. " There is a concert choir, but she is not in
it. ';1 dO'sing traditional music on ' my own, to .keep
my voice in shape," whe admitted;.
. 'I wasn't nervous at all'
JOHNNY WATSON: The Best
of Johnny Guitar Watson
From laid-back dance music to invigorating ' funk, this album has it
all. _Johnny "Guitar" Watson
demonstrates' his wide range of
talents convincingly here; soul,
jazz and hinfs of blues make each
song unique . His lyrics are clever,
- amusing , and sometimes advisitory. This album should appe.al
to both soul and open-minded jazz
enthUSiasts.
Best PiCKS: Ain't That a Bitch;
Booty Ooty; Ain 't Movin'
THE BEACH BOYS: Ten Years
of Harmony
Almost none of the " have-a-party"
beach music that gaye the Beach
Boys fame is on this album, as it
contains only songs from 1971 to
• the present. Of the twenty-nine
songs on the two record set, only
three or four are memorable. The
Beach Boys' trademark harmonies
,are so overdone that iUs diffictllt
10 listen to the album in its entirety. The result Is that the Beach
Boys sound much like a parody of
themselves.
Camille has also done some recording . She has
sung for commercials that were recorded at Sound'
Recorders in Omaha and for Spectrum Recording
in Uncoln. In Boston she has sung jingles and some
background vocals for a couple records.
"I really like studio work," Camille said. She exBest Picks: Rock and. Roll Music;
plained that when she goes into the recording
School Day; Cool, Cool Water
studio, tHe Instrumental part of the commercial is all
on tape. She is given a piece of paper with the
PATTI AUSTIN: Every Home
. words and melo'dy at that time. "It's a good fhing
Should Have One
that I cah sightread well," Camille added.
Camille said that she would like to continue do- .. This latest Quincy Jones producIng studio yvork after she leaves Berklee. "I'll con- _ tion is a fine follow-up from her
tinue writing, and maybe I can ,Sing backup vocals
. last album, "Body Language."
for. someone famous and tour the country ."
. Patti Austin continues her, fine
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vocal ability_ along with aceguitarist Eric Gale on a couple of
the tunes. The pulsa,ting sY..Dthesized rhythms and the slower
ballads are a pleasing mix on this
album.
Best Picks: Do You Love Me?'
. The Genie
THE J. GEILS BAND: Freeze.
Frame
/Side one of this album is definitely
the better half of this latest collaboration by The J. Geils Band.
The . amusing story-telling lyrics
stand out here, along with the
quick tempos, whereas side two
contains slower disco-type
rhythms . Seth Justman ' s
keyboards and Peter Wolf's
vocals contribute to the band's
unique style.
'
Best picks: Freeze-Frame; Insane, Insane Again ; Centerfold
CARL Y SIMON: Torch
Since her latest newer-waved pop
album " CQITle Upstairs," Carty
Simon has changed her direction
musically to jazzy, slow, modern melodic tunes on her latest album,
"Torch!" With such popular in- strumentalists as David Sanborn,
Hugh McCracken and Lee
Ritenour, the album is filled with
melancholy ·Iovelorn torch songs
that consist of a blend of popular
tunes from the era · of the ;
1930's-80's. (Included is a more
orchestrate'd version of the Duke
Ellington hit, "I Got It Bad and That
Ain't Good") . SImon wrote only
one song on the album herself,
although she added a few lyrics to
two of the ·songs.
Best picks: Blue of Blue; Body
and Soul; I'll Be Around
DAVID BOWIE:
Changestwobowie
David Bowie has always Deen difto classify, and a greatest
hits album does not make the task
easier. His varied styles are all
represented here, with the most
disconcerting order possible. But
throughout the different styles of
his songs, the dominant theme of
his music is that the listener can
not ever fully understand the
musician. This Idea has been carried over from Bowie's other
album.s
well ,
making
Changestwobowie a masterpiece
to his fans and a dismal effort to
his critics . .
ficul~
Best Picks: Sound and Vision ;
Ashes to Ashes; Aladdinsane.
Happy Birthday
Stevie
Love Mousie
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THE REGISTER
Any student or faculty
member who would like to
come to a "review session"
of this week's Regfster is
asked to-come to room 3-17,
7th hour today.
The·staff will discuss complaints and hear problems
and good points of this
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January 21,1982
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Snow not a pr.oblem
for Winter Festi'val
"Don't Hibernate .,..... Participate! " That is the slogan of the annual
Omaha Winter Festival. Winter doesn't have to be the season to stay
indoors. The festival, co-sponsored by the Omaha World Herald
and Omaha Parks and Recreation Department, will be held from
January 23 to-February 7 at various locations in the city._.
Local clubs and groups are sponsoring events to get the public
involved in winter sports and activities. The festival has been growing for the past few years. Last year 17,009 people attended activities . " And that was without snow, " clalmedCindi Whitfield,
publicity chairman of the Winter Festival. This year 2"0,000 are expected to attend a gamut of events such as: dog sledding, hanggliding , toboganning , ' under-the-ice scuba diving, and snurfing,
(snow surfing) at Dam Site #11, Cuningham .Lake, 93rd and State
Streets. An ice skating competition , hockE}Y games, and a CystiC
Fibrosis Skate-a-thon will be held at Hitchcock Ice Areria, 45th and P
"Streets. The World Herald Winter Festival Ski Race will be held at
Crescent Ski Hills in Crescent, Iowa.
These ate just a few of the many events. Dam Site # 11 ,will have
activitie.,s Qn both weekends of the festival all day.' All events at the
Dam Site are free of charge and limited rental is available for events
such as'cross country skiing and skating.
"
Winter Festival
events
Saturday, January 23
1 :00-3:00 p.m. SNOW BALL (Dance) Paxton Manor
Monday, January 25
'
1 :00-3 :00 p.m. Shuffleboard at the Paxton Manor
Friday, January 29
7 :00-10:00 p.m:. Curling Bonspeil at Aksarben livestock
Building
Saturday, January 30
All Day~amily Activities at Dam Site # 11 (hang gilding, sports,
' .
contests)
.
10:00 a.m. to-5 :00 p.m. Curling Bonspeil at A1<sarben livestock
Building
5 :30 p.m. Mite Hockey Game at Aksarben Ice Rink
6 :30 p.m. Pee Wee Hockey Game at Aksaroen Ice Rink
7 :30 p.m. to 8 : 3~p . m . Ice Skating Competition by the Figure
Skating Club of 0
ha at Aksarben Ice Rink
.
8 :00 p.m. CystiC ibrosis Skate-a-thon (all night skate) at tiitchcock Ice Rink
/ 8 :30 p.m. to 9 :30 p.m. Ice Skating Competition by the Blade &
Edge Club at Aksar~en Ice Rink .
_ .
9 :45 Kansas City All Stars vs. Omaha 'High School All Stars
High School Hockey Game at Aksarben Ice Rink
To Be Announced Kick-off for the Charity Bowling Tournament
for Multiple Sclerosis at Leisure Lanes.
Sunday, January 31
All Day Family Activities at Dam Site # 11 (hang gliding, sports
contests)
8 :00 a.m. Completion of the CystiC Fibrosis Skate-a-thon at
'
.
Hitchcock Ice Rink
9 :00 to 9 :45 a.m. Squirt Hockey Game at Hitchcock Ice Rink
10:00 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m. Curiing"Bonspeil at the Aksarben livest06k Exchange Building
10:00 to 11 :00 a.m. Blade and Edge Figure Skating Exhibitions
'
at Hitchcock Ice Rink
11 :00 a.m. to 11 :45 a.m. Banta ' Hockey Game at Hitchcock
Ice Rink
Noon to 1 :00 p.m. Figure Skating Club of Omaha Exhibitions at
Hitchcock Ice Rink
1 :00 p.m. High School Hockey Game at Hitchcock Ice Rink
2:00 p.m. City Class Skaters at Hitchcock Ice Rink
•
3 :0CY p.m. Omaha Seniors All Stars VS . Ex-Pros from Sioux City
Iowa Hockey Game at Hitchcock Ice Rink
• 5:30 p.m. to 7 :30 p.m. The 1982 Winter Festival Invitational
Figure Skating Competition at Aksarben Ice Arena
To Be' Announced Kick off for the Charity Bowling Tournament
for MS at Leisure Lanes
\
Wednesday, February 3
6 :30 p.m. World Her~ ld Winter- Festival Ski Race at Crescent
Hills
.
Saturday, February 6 \
8 :00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ice Fishing Contest for MS at Dam Site
.
#11
10:30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m. while feed forM S at Dam Site #11
4 :30 p.m. Preliminaries fo! the Speed Skating Contest at Hitchcock Ice Rink
Sunday, February 7
All Day Family Activities at Dam Site #11
Noon Finals for the Speed Skating Contest at Hitchcock Ice Rink
.
•The winter festival hotline number is 444-5933.
,
Fo'od donations bring-happine
As the woman thanked the caring pr.>ple for bringing her a food
basket, tears came to her eyes.
She had1>een sick anCl told the
group she desperately needed
the food they had given her to
make,up a good Christmas meal.
This was just.. ohe of the many
scenes that school nurse Mrs.
Geri Thomas described from past
years after being part of a team
that donated food to needy
families. Many people like this
woman - were l oad at Christmas by the JROTC at Central,
Through a' canned food drive and
raffle during the month of
December, ten food baskets went to people' who were selected by
.
the nurse to receive them .
" When I gave JROTC names, I
picked those families who could
really·use the extra holiday food . It
didn't matter how large the
families were; if they needed the
food"I suggested that name," Mrs
Thomas explained. "The larg~st
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Ma;. McDaniel hoped
expansion in the program
year. "The drive wasn'l
cessful as we had hoped,
might have been due to
publiCity. You always
than you get. "
But "for "the ten
were grateful for the
99t. 'According to Ted
." ski, JROTC student, the
acted this way: "the
for the most part
wished us a Merry C
Adding to the canned goods the
school staff and stUdents brought
in, the $200 was, used to buy
other gr~eries _to make the
baskeTs complete.
.
t
"
"There was a turkey in each
For.JROTC, the
- basket : There ' we,re _ also_
following through on a
vegetables, fruits, andsoOlQ... · community I project such
ChrismlaS candy in each box
One was worth their
besides the other canned foods.
organi.zing, distributing,
AC.Qording to Mrs. Thomas, there
c hasing the holiday
was enough in each basket for at
Because of their efforts,
least one complete , m~aI ; She adten Omaha families had a
ded, " Sometimes it's hard for the.
holiday season.
-
The word ice reminds most people of cold
winters and hazardous driving, but for Tony Fagan
ice means hockey. Tony, a jl!nior, plays football in
the fall , runs track in the spring, and saves hockey
for winter. Toily began his skating when he was seven .
He took skating lessons at the public ice rink for
two years. "I used to go to the Omaha Knights
games with .my mother. Motto McLean (a coach
and former hockey leag ~e director) saw me hanging around the rink and got me to.join the., league, "
related Tony.
.
At nine , Tony joined the Squirt division of the
Omaha Metropolitan Amateur Hockey Association ,
(O.MAH .A.). The divisions are divided by age'
group, according to Tony. He progressed to the
Bantam and High School leagues, and .row plays
for the Men's Senior division. His High School team
was the league champions for two years. Tony
played on the all-star teams for both Bantams and
High School teams. These teams are made up of
the top play~rs in each division , and travel to compete with teams irrvarious Midwestern citie.s.
The an-star team' for the seniors, the Omaha
Flyers, has not been chosen for thi~ season, but
Tony has confidence. " I think I have a very good
chance of making the Omaha Flyers." Tony plays
right Wing and has scored four goals playing on the
Duffy ~rothers team this season.
Acco[~ing to Tony,,, his hockey schedule isn't
as bad as It used to be. When I wa~ in the younger
league we had practice at six in the morning before
school. As you get older the scheduling isn't so
bad. " Tony sees no problem in playing defense in
football and offertse in hockey. "The. sports are so
different. Hockey is a much faster sport."
Is hockey in the future for Tony? " My favorite
sport is probably football. I'd like to go on in that. If I
got the chance to go on in hockey, I'd take it." Tony
admits that Omaha is not the city to realistically plan
a career in hockey. When asked if hockey might
_ become a high school sport lik~ football he immedi~""said, ':Not ln Om~ha; not in Nebr~ka. v
~ony's achleyement In hockey is kept in a
mo~est tone. "Right now it's just for ~un . It keeps
me 10 shape all year and I've made some friends."
Hockey may 'not be his first love, but Tony 'Fagan
~as proved that dedication and accomplishment
aren't dependent on the field, rink or track he's
competing on.
boys'basketball
,..
J.V. at 6 : 15 p.m.
~arsity to follow
Jan. 23
Jan. 26
JaOl. 29
Feb. 6
Millard South at
M.S.
Westside at Norris
Thomas Jefferson
at T.J. North at North
Roncalli at Norris
Jan. 26
Feb. ~
, Feb. 4Feb. 11
girls" basketb'all
Jan. 22
Jan . 28
J.V. at 6 :15 p.m.
Varsity to foliow
Jan, 29
Jan. 21
Jan. 30
'vYestside at
Westside
.J
photo by John
Tony Fagan Is a prime example of an 81
athlete. He competes for Central in
track and saves winters for1he rigors of hocKII"I-
North at Central
Northwest at NW
Roncalli at Central
Marian at Marian
swimming
Jan. 26
"
-
families to believe the
food is really theirs. But
to them SO they can do
want with it. "
Skates, sticks
filFFagan's wint
-...
Jan. 22
/
family that . we gave a basket to
this year had eight members, and .
the . ~allest had only two or
three.;'
Ma;. McDaniel hoped for · an.
mstructor at Central, said, "The
students ,organized the entire
drive. "Through this strong
leadership the / students made
$200 by selling raffle tickets. 'the
prizes were things such as movie
passes, corningware, resfaurant
certif~tes , I!"d other items
Soutl'! Sioux Cityl
Norfolk 4:30 p.m.
at South Sioux City
Millard South
4:00 p.m. at Norris
Burke.
4:00 p.m. at Norris
U.N.l. Invitational
3 :00 p.m. in lincoin girls only
Co. Bluffs In vitational 10:30 a.m.
at Kim Jr. Hi
Co. Bluffs
girls only
- Feb. 2
Millard
boys only
LewiS Central
Feb. 6
vitational girls
Feb. 11 -13METRO
wrestling
Jan. 22
Burke
4 :00 p.m. al
Central
Jan. 23
Burke
Jan. 26
Roncalli
6 :00 p.m.
Central
Jan . 29
Bryan
4:00 p.m. at
Feb. 8-13 DISTRICTS
ffm~n£lowns· around "in.rodeo
boys dream of following in
of their fathers. For
Centralite this dream
true , in the form of a
clown . Fred Huffmen atCentral in 1974 and 1975
and a sqphon1ore.
was World Chamnrn,IA~:",inlnAI bareback bronc
once but three times.
also was a rodeo clown.
I always wanted to
Ray '
fighting . A clown must be skilled
to avoid the numerous dangers in
Rddeo clowns like many other
this lin~ of wOrk. Besides working
profession go through apprenrodeos, clowns compete in bull
ticeships. Fred spent two years
fighting competitions.- According
as an apprentice and then started
to Fred, there are four things that
~ partnership with 'Skip Beerier
partiCipants are judged on. First
Rod~os
hire
and Mike-• Monroe.
I
'
technique, the ability of the clown
cl<?wns in groups ,of three. These
to spin the bull as he comes ouf of
three worked 50 straight rodeos , the - chute. Second, the clQwn's
this past season.
ability to work the bull in the ring.
Being on the rodeo Circuit
, Most importantly is the ability of
allows participants as well as
the clown to protect the cowboy if _
is home to me, " Fred
clowns to tral{el extensively. Fred
-he has been thrown from the ride .
After attending Central for
reve~~ed that he trav~ls anywhere
lastly, for ninety sec<?nds a clowri
he moved with his famifrom '1 30 to 1 4.0 cities every year
must work with the bull and a barSydney , ·Nebraska . , between January 4 and Decemrel.
, Fred recalled two
ber 1O. . The .best rodeo he ....has
that stand out in his
worked in . is the New Mexico
Fred performs with
of Central. Mr. Stan
State Fair held in Albequerque,
was his J.V. ~asketball
New MexiCQ. Promoters havetwo trained buzzards
"I got along with him·· asked Fred and his partners to
remembers Fred .
return and work their rodeo for the
Some 'Clowns have tricks which
o they often start~d up a
past three years. This rodeo, as
they like to play on the bulls.
of street ball.
with many others, .requires nine
Fred's favorite trick is to spin the
favorite teacher on ' the
performances in the span otbull. Once the bull is di~zy , Fred
seven days,. ,
side is Mrs. Marlene
sneaks around behind him. When
. Fred recalled, "She
The biggest rodeo Fred ' has
the bull spots him and dizzily
nted things in a Simple way
ever ridden in 'is 'in Calgary,
charges, Fred jumps over him.
a lot of fun , too."
Canada, which is the second
"That's how I got the broken ribs,"
began riding with the Little
largest rodeo in the world . Closer
joked Fred.
<
when he was nine years
to home, the Cheyenne Frontier
Although there is always a
his eighth birthday Fred
Days' Rodeo .held this fall is the
serious and dangerous side to his
to ride in his first profesbiggest rodeo Fred and his team
profession, Fred likes to add a litrodeo. With a parent's
have ever worked .
tle humour into his work. Besides
he was able to ride
Bareback bronq and bull riding
his two partners, his te\lm conand bulls for the Intermay seem difficult and ,often
sists of two trained buzzards namRodeo Association , now
dangerous to the average city
ed Ralph and Aggie. Fred and the
dweller, who knows nothing about
buzzards perform a scarecrow
Rodeo clowns
riding . However, Fred points out
skit where the birds swoop and
that "clowning is a little more
work in threes
often land on a bull's head~
dangerous." He has suffered·
Fred revealed that after a hard
as Mid-'States. He began
many injuries including a broken
day's work on the road, a group of '
the year .after gradualeg, a dislocated shoulder, and
riders and other l1ands sometimes
broken ribs. A bull kicked him in
get together and play music in
first dabble into rodeo '\ the mouth whil~ he was rolling in a - night clubs 'or extra money. When
ng for Fred came that sumbarrel, a,' 'standard prop Qf all
not on-the circuit, ' Fred and parthe attended
bull
clowns. The bull's kick knocked
ner Skip have a ranch in Phoenix,
school in Colorado. There
out teeth -and required several stit- ' I Arizona . There they raise
photo be Ted ~z(:zeparlski
~
ches.
the tricks 'of the trade
registered quarterhorses and InEx·Centrallte Fred Huffmen Is a professional rodeo clown. Fred
three of the - top rodeo
,Clowning is a form of bull
dian painted horses.
donned his clown garb on 8 recent visit to Central.
'
""t"t.",,,,
clowns:
Quail
Sports/7
January 21, 1982
Dobbs,
Mo~rs, and Whit Peth.
ao,,,-
a
ape up your,eody;
-
ness can
-
be ~tun
that body! Work that body'" ]:his is the main theme i n
rstreet Mob's hit song Monster Jam. It is also the main theme in
of our lives. Exer~lse: any type of physiCal activity that uses the
_
of the body.
is important thrbughout Ufe. Young children need exercise
to develop properly. later in the adult years, exercise helps to
body in good p'hysical condition . .
"'A"/"'<l,nn aids health by improving- such body functions 'as blood
, breathing, digestion, and metabolism - the process by
the body transforms food into,energy and tissue. Exefcising also
mental health by aiding physical health.
~
effects of exercise are noticeable among persons who obproper amounts and kinds of exercise. People who exercise
usually develop firm muscles, have good posture, and,-good
. Exercise also improves the sense of balance and the general
, power and enduranc~ of the body.
"Exercise Is not really' boring
activities provide different kinds of eXercise . .Sports )of all
great source of exercise. 'So are activities that require run, throwing , squatting , lifting, pushing, or'other movements
body's muscles to work.
exercising is Important, it can also be very boring. Exercise
Richard Sir;nmons states In the Never·Say·Dlet·Book" "The
consensus is that exercise is a bore. I can understand ' why
people look upon it as a drudge. But heavy hips, bulging thighs,
waistlines and flabby upper arms arert't a very exciting alter, :~\,hen you think of it that way, exercise doesn't seem quite so
Everyday chores are ex.rclse
/
people do not realize when they are getting exercise. Doing
raking leaves, mowing the lawn and cleaning house are just
of the semi-strenuous odd jobs that provide some exercise.
Janelle Davidson gets her exercise a different way. "I walk my
morning. This is not only exercising, but allows me to sort
My dogs get exercise, too, and exercise is just as impor,.
\
.
as it is for people."
phYSical education teacher Mrs. Jo Dusatko feels a strong
towards exercising. She primarily feels that stretching is im,"People are concentrating on stretching to loosen up \ th~lr
before other physical activities," said Mrs. Dusatko. "Stretchto minimize injuries that can occur because of tight muscles.
team stretches out from a half-hour to 45 minute§ before
by Jaki Frilz
up aC6 :30 a.m., to the bus by
During her early skating years
Kim collected over 80 trophies for
7 :30, a full day at school, and to
first, second, and third place
work by 4 :00 p.m. is a familiar
schedule to many high school
finishes in her division. Kim's instudents. One Centralite ,
terests shifted and she temporarihowever, has one more specially stopped skating. "I got involved
in my junior high volleyball team ,
stop to make before going home.
Junior Kim Balkoliec's extra stop
tennis, and cheerleading. I just did
is the Omaha Skatetown Club
not have the time," said Kim .
where she is a semi-professional
Mrs. Rose Balkovec, Kim 's
roller skater.
mother, was disappointed along
Kim started skating under her
with Kim's coach to see her quit
mother's coaching at 'the early
skating. "She was, and is, an exage of five. " Mom was a huge , tremely talented skater. Once you
source bf direction for me, " Kim '~ start that young , it's almost second nature," said Ki]1l's mother.
revealed . Kim skated for eightand-on,e-half years, from her first
After much persuasion from her
mother and other club members,
grade year at Abraham Lincoln
Elementary School until h~r eighth
Kim resumed practice in the midgrade year at Bancroft ' Junior
die of her sophomore year.
-High.
:..
" It was difficult ! o get back into
,
shape again, but with the help of a
great partner and a lot of support
from team members and coaches,
I was able to do it," explained Kim .
Through hard work and deter·
mination" Kim has once again
reached her previous semiprofessional status. She hopes to
reach professional status someday.
"The competition is great and a
lot tougher thfln it used to be,'.'
she said, "but I don't want to give
up this time, " Kim is determined to
reach total success with her very
talented skating ability. As Kim
revealed, "It seems strange to
think of myself as a semiprofessional athlete, but all it
takes is a lot of determination."
,Wrestling· Auxiliary ends service
"Roll 'em over, lay 'em flat; pin '
were used to pay for the trip to
their shoulders to the mati " This
the State Wrestling Championship
cheer may be heard this winter,
in lincoln. Girls also had to attend
75 per cent of the wrestling matbut it will not be chan fed by the
Wrestling Auxiliary. According to
ches to qualify for the privilege of
former Auxiliary sponsor, Miss
attending the state meet.
Joy Morris, a gheering squad for
The Wrestling Auxiliary was not
wrestling meets will not be
intended to be a cheerleading
chosen this year.
group. When the cheerleaders did
The Wrestling Auxiliary was
not have time to cheer at wrestling
originated in 1965 by Mr. George
matches, the Auxiliary a~umed
Garrett, former Central High
that responsibility.
'
wrestling coach. The functions of
Each
year
the
re"quirements
for
the Auxiliary were numerous. Of, Wrestling Auxiliary became mor e
fic~ly, the Wrestling Auxiliary was
specific. Interested girls were ena group of girls who were incouraged
to attend a week-long
terested in keeping statistiCS, serworkshop that was held before
ving as sCorekeepers, selling and
school, directed by the coach and
taking tickets, and boosting spirit
some wrestlers.
for the wrestling team.
In the early years of the WFestlThe coach and wrestlers taught
ing Auxiliary, during meets, the
various wrestling procedures,
girls also managed a " courtesy
rules, regulations, and terms. At
the end of the workshop, each girl
table," where they sold coffee
was asked to complete a test.
and donuts to spectators. Profits
"Sample questions i ncluded: Who
placed in the District Wrestling
- Tournament from Central?, list
the weight classification of each,
and How is the position of the
wrestler in the third period determined? A score of 75 per cent or
higher was required for selection
to the Auxiliary .
1980-81 was the final year of
the Wrestling Auxiliary . Miss Mortis feels that the squad lost its purpose when it started cheering.
There are two reasons for the
discontinuance of the Wrestling
Auxiliary: The-squad was not fulfilling its Original purpose, and other
teams such as sw imming ,
baseball, and volleyball felt they
were being deprived of having
their oWfl cheering squad.
Miss Morris stated, ':i enjoyed
working with the ·girls. They were ,
a one-team squad and were
dedicated to the wrestlers." ,
Jan.,.ry 21, 1982
a/sports
~~
On
the
Sidelines
I •.
<'
59
E.R.A.
-Male' world infiltrated
/
..
,
What is all this hulla-balloo about E.R.A.? Equal rights . .. equal pay
. .. equal opportunities, nex thing you know th.ey will want equal playing
time!
Don't get me wrong , there are eertSin places where equal righ~s
'should be established (like sportswriting). The playing field , however, IS
not one of them . There has to be a line drawn somewhere , What does
equal rights mean in the sports world?
.
, When you hear the words
"basketball player" what do you
think of? The thought of an agile,
6'9",' long-limbed man comes to
mind. If you don't, then you must
be either from a foreign planet or a
staunch supporter of women's
basketball. Of course, there are
-women's teams just as there are
men's professional basketball
teams. Here at Central, the girls are
compiling one of the most jmpres~ive 'records _ in Central
history. Ihe boys, well, they
seem to fill auditoriums. This is
something which seems to have
eluded the girl's team . .
Then again, .how about those
professional lady wrestlers. They
found equality in the ring, but who
is going to argue with them. over .
howt hey earned that.
How about America's very own football. .. the Monday night line-up
will be the San Diego Charge Cards versus the Pitts..burgh Shoplifters.
Equal right&. does mean total equality, even in football. A new breed of
women will be established: The "women of tomorrow" will be Miss
Universe body building types.
Will the Dallas Cowboys be cheering the Cowgirls on to victory? If
this is true, would the Cowboys' new uniform be as skimpy 'as their
predecessors? Ladies, !pere may be merits to E.R.A. after all!
Ann Schatz and PhylliS George have set precedent.s in female
sportscasting. Will the me.n have to fight as hard to get into the women's
lockerroom? Will women finally have their chanc~ to take their frustrations out on an oval piece of pigskin? Most importantly, will the men run
to refrigerator to get you something to drink during the big game?
Wrestlers hopes turn dim
The optimistic attitude which accompanied the Central High
wrestling team at the start of the
1981 -82 wrestling season , has
dwindled away as did the number
of wrestlers on the team .
, Central High wrestling coach,
Mr. Gary Kubik, said , "We've had
four of our top wrestlers quit the
team because they didn 't have the
desire to put in the necessary
time to be a wrestler ,"
.
However, as the saying goes,
every cloud has a silver lining, and
this one is no exception. The
silver lining composed of Byron
Allen , Freddie Harris, and Pernell
Gatson have conSistently scored
points for the team in all of the majormeets,
.
Coach Kubik said, " Byron , '
Pernell, and Freddie have set fine
examples of what it takes to be a
good wrestler:- I am very pleased
with their leadership on the team ."
Pernell, last year's J.55 pound
state s;hampion, is currently ranked first in the state in the 167
. ~ ' eagle
/" feathers
Sophomore Maurtlce Ivy was
selected to the Metro Holiday Alltournament basketball team .
Selection was based on coaches
nominations . . .Senior Larry Station has been named to' Parade's
1 981 All-American High School
Football team., Larry is one of
sixty-four players chosel1\ for the
team.
matters either.
,
.
In the game against South, It
b!rt-StiH got beat by 18," He
The Central boys' varsity
was a case of two frustrated
ed, "Even then , we did
basketb8J1 team -continued, to play
some shots that we should
.500 ball with a -50-43 victory . teams trying to get back on track.
With the lead sV'it~hlng back and
On theother hand, we took
over South and a 60-42 lo~ to
forth several times in ahe first half,
shots. that we should not
Burke. The cagers record now
the Eagle£! held a four po~nt lead at
/ According to Coach
stan'ds at 4-4 prior to this past
uth game we were
the intermission 24-20.
,
_ the
week~cf. _ .
'.
, By the end of the third period - , to play man to man , but we
In the game against Burke, the
Central was clinging to a three
some foul trouble trying to
Bulldogs grabbed an early 1 0-0
lead
35-32
.
But
in
the
end,
Cedric
Hunter (South's
point
lead and never looked. back. Led
Central's balanced scoring attack
scorer). So, " Mr. Martin
by Scott Harris who scored a
was too much for the Packers.
"we switched to a zone
game-high 26, points and J8f'!1es
Three senior players, Vince Carr, _ ceeded- to fall asleep out
Moore who grabbed 1 6 rebounds
Lester Harrison, and Albert /
Fi~Iy," Mr. Martin
and tossed in 1 4 points, tfte
Brown, finished in double digits. .
"we went to a trapping
Bulldogs were si~ply too much
In reference to the Burke game
get some emotion into the
for the out-manned , Eagles: A
. Coach James Martin noted, UWe r It worked, and we were
dismal 27 percent field goal
sl'\ot 22 more times than Burke
win the ball game."
shooting for Central ~id not help
.'
pound weight class with a 12-0
record .
At the Metro wresjling tournament last Saturday, Pernell
recorded two pins and a compOSite scor~ of 26-8 against the
two opponents he didn't pin on
the way to his second straight
metro title .
Freddie Harris, last year's 112
pound district champion , placed
fifth at the Metro meet in the 126
pound weight class .
Freddie, who is currently rank·
ed sixth in the state in his weight
class , comm~ntecf about the team
situation . He said, "The team really doesn't have a chance to win
the state championship because
we don 't have wrestlers in every
weight class. I'm just gOing to try
my best to win the state championship since this will be my last
year wr.estling ."
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The wrestlers will now prepare
for the district meet to be held on
February 8-9 and for the state
meet on February 18-20.
r
Holiday tournament . comp~tition sti
Nurse M obtained" her doctors
degree just in time to' revive the
ailing boys' performance in tne
Metro Holiday Tournamel1t. After
first round action, the boys were
taken out on a stretcher and Doctor M, better known as Maurtice
Ivy, had taken charge of the girls
team.
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The bOys were recuperating
from a 69·54 dJfeat. -North proved to be too tall a match for CEm'
tral. The Eagles' six foot average
players were outscored by the'
6 '3:' and 6 '5" Vikings.
According to Coach Jim Martin,
" We really got hurt in three very
broad areas : poor shooting,
defense, and we did riot play well
disciplined and ul1der-contr91
ball."
_Leading scorers for Cen~ral
were ,Seniors. Albert Brown ' with
21 points, Vince Carr with 1 2
points, --and .Ron M8[lin with ' ~
points.
Th~ girls survived the first round
of play by defeating Ralston,
68-60 . Sophomore Maurtice Ivy
led the team with 30 points. The
following evel')ing" the_E~gles met
the- Crimson Pride of Roncalli.
Maurtice scored-29 points to lead
the Eagles on o? 47-44 win .
Millard South ended the girls'
roll. Up to that point their record
was j -0 . -The Eagles were
def~at~d 59-57 . Leading scorers
were Maurtic.e with 2.0 points,
-Senior Crystal Hicks arld Junior
JoJo . Mayhue each with 1 0
points. A play-off for third place
pitted Central against Westside .
Sw;mm~rs
Bad luck kept the Central swimming tearn from a better showingat the nine-team Bryan Invitational
swim meet. According to-Coach
John Geringer, " Car trouble caus_. ed a few girls to miss the meet including,. senior standout Lynne
Gillaspie." Her absence obviously
hurt the girls team who have_compiled a duel meet record of 3- t .
Both teams then stroked by
Thomas Jefferson with the-boys
gaining a 86-70 victory and the
girls drowning the OPPOSition
93-35 . Carrying their momentum
on to Roncalli both teams again
dominated with a 96-38 victory ,
for the bovs' team. and a 100-58
win for the qirls' squad. Senior
Lynne Gillaspie.
Carrying a tough burden for the
boy
swimmers
are ', two
underclassmen who were forced
to take over for two Qutstanding
'81 grads Flip Crummer, an AllA!11erican diver , and Steve
Caldwell. The two underclassmen
are doing well. Sophomores Kirk
Byrd has won all three of his
meets and Junior Bob McMeen is'
diving solidly, according to Coach
Geringer. " But more divers are
needed to add depth," he added .
Ahead the-Eagles face a grueling next four meets while facing '
both Millard Schools, Burke, and a
roadtrip to face tough South Sioux
City.
' ,
. The Warriors were too
the Eagles in the end ,
"We didn't do as well
should have, " said Coach
Semrad. ' .
Offensively, Coach
- the girls "need to con
pasSing the ball better to
~st RQssilble shot and
rebounding: " On defense
they gave up too many
"We havero be.:able to
phases of the game
After five days of
action, first place crowns
worn by Creighton Prep
Bryan . Second place was
ed to Benson and Millard
the boys' and girls '
respectively. Central's gi I
tured fourth _plac e
Westside.
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making-big $plas
"Senior Mark Day strokes
way to victory. (above)
Sophomore Kirk Byrd
, through the air with
greatest of ease. (left)
Coaches' comment
Mr. Paul Semrad, girlS' 'basketball: We have some tough games
coming up_ With a good team performance, we should be able to
win those games.
Mr; John Geringer, swimming :
I'm very impressed with the talent
of the girls that we have and the
dedication and time they are willing to put in to be good. The boy's
team has been totally dedICated to
making the best of a small team.
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Mr. Jim Martin, boys' baSketball:
We are stilll>eing p'lagued by a
problem of rebounding and
shooting. We should get some
help in the rebounding area this
next semester.
Mr. Gary Kubik, wre~tling : We
have a v~ry strong nucleus of
wrestlers who' work very hard.
After Christmas is the second half
of our season . Hopefully, we will
dowell.
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