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Central High School 124 N. 20th St. Omaha, NE 68102 Vol. 102 No.2 REGISTER
School renovations: OPS bond issue to appear on ballot
South, Benson West, Central Jennifer Smith Park, Ashland ParklRobbins. On November eighth, vot instructional improvement, de ers in the Omaha Public School ferred maintenance/contingency. District will approve or reject a 56 West Omaha elementary and million dollar bond issue. sites, Northeast Omaha elemen Dr. G. E. Malier, Central tary, Nathan Hale Junior High, principal, said that the plan is an site improvements. Norris Junior attempt to raise about 113 mil High, Dundee, and teacher/ lion dollars, over a ten year pe adminislration center completion; riod, to replace and renovate for 'an estimated cost of 90.1 manyO.P.S.schoolbuildingsthat million dollars. are old and deteriorating rapidly. The money will be used to get future projects' . those buildings in decent shape i tor1991 .and and to add life to them. "In other words, it would be Iyondinclude· completely unfair for present .....• Walnut Hill, taxpayers to pay 50-100 million dollars to repair a lot of buildings Yates, Belvedere,· right now and for them to have to · Nine Lusa, Mas- . foot the whole bill in a short pe riod of time," Dr. Moller stated. ters, Joslyn, "That doesn't quite seem fair Beals·and McMil because it's going to be parents and students using those build· lian ings for 20, 3D, 40 years into the future and this is an effort to raise Future projects for 1991 the money that we need to repay and beyond indude Walnut HilU those bills and divide the pay Yates. Belvedere, Minne Lusa. ment among people who are Masters, Joslyn, Beals, Chan using them now and who will be dler View. Monroe. and McMil using them quite a distance into lan, for an estimated cost of 22.9 the future.· million dollars. An estimated 113 million In 1988·89. Benson West dollars will be spent on building will target toward building mod projects through the year 1997. .emizations. For an estimated The proposed bond issue would 750,000 dollars, the improve generate 56 million dollars. The ments include additional construction tax rate for the site restrooms and reconfiguration of and the building fund will provide student support and specialized . the remaining money. The prop instructional areas. . Tech High School Is undergoing changes In order to accornodate tf* new OPS school erty tax is the primary source of The 1989-90year includes district offices. OPS expects to move In during late March to early June of 1989. school revenues in Nebraska. repairs for Central Park(estimated $1,200,000), "[The bond is Ashland Park/Robbins OPS administration finds new home ($7,400,000), South-North-Ben sue does raise son modernizations ($39,300,300),corrtingencyfund tiona! programs. During the 30's and 40's, Chris Chapman taxes fora ing($2,OOO,OOO), 'instructional Tech was the largest high school in Omaha improvement ($.2,000,000), and and offered acomprehensiveprogram d study. short time. h's Cramped, crowded, confined are all deferred maintenance The school received praise for its large and perfect adjectives thai could be used to de only a few pen ($7,500,000). weI equipped facilities. scribe the current Omaha PUbrlC School ad The 1990-91 yearincludes About the eleventh or tweUth year after nies per day ministration offICeS. Dueto these factors, "There West Omaha elementary and the federal desegregation ruHng, Tech became is obviously a problem with efficiency of opera per person." school sites pur a magnet school. drawing from an areas of tion,· said Dr. John Smith, Director d General chase($5,OOO,OOO) and North town. h boasted a different program of study. Administration Services. east Omaha Elementary Every student proceeded at his or her own Back in the 1950's, the idea was pro- "[The bond issue) does ($7,500,000). pace. and no one failed. Eventually, this pr0- . posed to the school board that the administra The 1992-93 plan includes gram died out and the school closed. raise taxes for a short time. It's tion offices take on one central location. The Nathan Hale Junior Currently, the building is undergoing only a few pennies per day per need for space has been evident since, but High($5,OOO,OOO) and site im many changes. They first removed the asbes person. Yet, there are people in there was always something of greater priority every community who feel any provements ($2,000,000). tos and had the building declared safe. Next, to deal with until just recently. raise in taxes is unjustified The 1993-94 years in the inside was completely taken out, and con and It was decided around 1982, when cludes Norris Junior High School struction began. Almost everything will be re unneeded: Dr Moller stated. the consolidation of schools began, that the old ($5,000,000). And 1994-95 year placed. New wiring, new ventilation, and new "I! the voters approve the Technical High School would the perfect place makes major repairs on Dundee windows are modernizing the structure. bond issue, as proposed, it will for headquarters. The building, when remod Elementary ($850,000). O.P.S.employeeswelcomethemoYe. be a short time after that that the eling is complete, will have offICeS for teachers, ~our years ago we Dr. Gerry Bennett, Assistant Superintendent in bonds will be put together and storage room for'records, administration of will be put on market,· said Dr. completed our renovation proj charge of General Adm!nistrative Services, fices, and an auditorium and jogging track for Moller. The bonds will be to ect that involved ten minion doI believes that O.P.S. will be able to save a lot of sold public use with plenty of parking. investors, companies, the ~. We're in pretty good shape.· money thai used to be spent on transportation, and Currently , Tech contains the career public. The bonds will be sold up stated Dr Moler. telephone costs, and up-keep of older building. center where many Central students go for Dr Moler said the bond • aI goes weH,D.P.S. expects to be moving in to the amount approved by vot- vocational study. The center will stay. Tech issue, • ... is absolutely essential during late March 10 early June next year. ers. holds a reputation of having tremendous voca- The proposed projects for for the long term good healh d 1989-1997 are Benson, North, our school district.· RE.GlS·TE-R ~00er7,1988No.2 editorials ......
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Re istered 0 inion Unneeded regulation hinders learning A matter was brought ·members present 'in the cl~ taxpayer's money can not ~ Poll Question: to the· attention of, all Omaha room is -only fair: . This is true. used to promote special int ~, Public SchOols social studies 8tj, are high school students so ' es1s. The schools are funded ~ Do you agree with the OPS regulation requiring repreSentatives teachers. A matter. or rather easily molded by one person"s the taxpayers. The time spent ; to of opposing poiticaJ opinions have the same opportunity to regulation, thai poses problems opinion?' Can they not differen-£ the Class is supplied from ~ speak to·the same OPS dassroom? for teachers who wish to hav,e. tiate between sold political p0l taxpayer's money. Hon e ~ Yes 66% No 33.7% politiCat speakers ia 1f:Ieir class- icy and simple persuasion? cal speaker is spending das; . -" 'Many schools in the room time (taxpayer's mOIle) Total questioned: 170 rooms. The reg! dalipn requfts Metro Area are not.restrided by expressing their ideas, then tn an invitalio" from tiach«s to aI this policy. The districts of .and money is spent on oneS[! opposing members who take a Wes~ide and ~ellevue are , cia! interest, thus, prod ucingl . specifIC stance on a political is 8mong t~ not regulated. A violation of the poliq' . sue. The binding regulation • misunderstanding exists. Why The policy suggeSi requires each member to speak are schools w.f1ich are suscep .objective learning. yet the bes to the exad' same students, tible to basically the same pOliti source of education is l eami~ anSwering the same questions cal issues as the Omaha Pubic through personal selection. Th as the individual who represeru Schools allowed political guest regulation is unnecessary am . the oppostiol'l. This regulation is speakers, without these restric offers more complications than l unreaSonable and is insulflg to tions, and OPS is not? Jt is solves. the student's intellig8nce. . illogical. Classroom time srolbJ According to Dr. John Money is a large factor 'be spent educating students, III Smith, OPS assistant superin- . in the source of this regulation. aiding to bureaucratic regula· tendent, having all opposing · Accord.ing to Dr. Smith, tions. Tracey Flynn. Sophomore: -I think it's a bad idea be cause the students should get whatever political views No way out they can.- Radioactive waste issue' 'clouded
Radioactive waste: it is had to,~enact ~ IegislaIiM and i we split from the coalitkYi an issue which we are hearing or certify their intent to develop we would have to pay for it OUI more and more of·each day, pri their own disposal siteS- (Ne selves. marily because Nebraska is re braska had joined a compact in -It's worth it: som! quired by federal law to have a 1983 with Kansas, Oklahoma. people say. -At least we wou~ n' ~ facility for disposing of this waste louisiana and Arkansas as the have to take any other states' by 1996. other members). By Januaiy radioactive waste. - Not true . Debate over the site 1988, nonsMd compact regions According to federal law • if N& - has been vehement, with sides had to -designate a disposal braska has its own disposal sl! split between those who wish to facilitY host state and develop a we cannot exclude waste froo ~e fronfthe regional rad'1O siting plan- for Iow-Ievel waste any other states. If we rem aini active waste coalition of whil:h generated within their borders-; the coalition, we would not o~ - Diamond Alexander, Junior: Nebraska is a member and and by January 1996, -compact be sharing the cost, t:d we \WJ - I think,they should have both tho~ wh9 .•wish to remain affili . regions ~ nonmember states also have to only accept Wa$ . sides present so the Oppon ated with the coalition. After a without disposal sites mUst as from the states in our coalitiOli ents can explain their own complete review of the fads, sume title to and liability for all views.- however, one reaches the ines- . Iow-IeveI waste generaled within Difficult to find a compact capable conclusion that splitting their borders.- , from the' coalition would be a The second point, thZ foolhardy and expensive· mis Protest group we could send our radioactiv! tak~. . . waste to other disposal site~ " The dificuly deveklped would not work: it is highly u ~ Waste legislation when Nebraska received the likely that any other state wou ~ decision that we were to be the accept our WSlSle. For example In order to fully under host state of the disposal facility. Vermont, which has much leS! • stand the issue, we-must firSt The NIMBY (or, Not In My Back Iow-level radioactive waste thill examine the legislation involved Yard) syndrome reared its pan Nebraska. is having a lot of d iff~ with low-level radioactive waste. icked head·and a group formed cully finding a compact or stat! In 1980, Congress passed the called "Nebraskans for the Right which will accept their sm a! low-Level Radioactive Waste to VdJJ.- They wanted to p&j the amount of waste. H a tiny statE Policy Ad. (Public law ~573J. issue of whether or nat Nebraska Ike Vermont can' find anyone t As described by the should remain afflialed with our dump their waste on, Nebraska definitely haYe a hard time, lIiles Lewis, Senior: - We U.S. Department of Energy, the coaItion on the November baI wi! shoUd hear aI least one speaker Act made Iow-ievel radioactive lot, and successfully petitioned if not both. because it's a good waste disposal a -responsbility enough signatuIas to do tis. The l.ocated on flood plain chance for people to Iearn.- of each stale.- States could ei issue was clouded, however, as ther accept responsNity for the iI &til is. . The final suggested waste by themselves or enter In November, Nebras solution of the Nebraskans to: into -interstate compacts to kans wil not be voting whether the Right to Vote would be to manage and dispose of Iow-IeveI or nat to have a ~eI radio .sfor8 the nuclear waste where I radioactive waste on a regional active waste disposal facility in is generated: at the nucle ar basis.- our state; we have to have this power plants. Apparently thej Edib~ JusWI Kerr . Because of the advan faciily in any evert, accordillgllO have not done their homew()ll Executive eth:w John T: Musselmat tages associated with a regional federal law. Whal we win be or they would have realized th~ Business manager \ Angela MIrin disposal site, chiefly that of cost E
Human Growth and Development course acknowledges need lor teenage awareness
Omaha Public Schools Sex.ually 'Transmitted / . took a step in the right direction. Diseases (STD's) are also dis The addition "Of the Human cussed. Due to the presence 'of Growth and Development course Acquired Immune Deficiency is applaudable. It is about time Syndrome (AIDS), education of OPS has acknowledged the SlO's is vital. OPS has heeded necessity for education of hu to the need of AIDS education. man maturation and sexuality. This is a large progression in the . _ The. need for this edu prevention ,of the spread of AIDS cation is apparent. The number and.other SlO's among Omaha of unwanted pregnancies and the youth. With knowledge, teims I sexually transmitted disease will display caution and. respon; I cases among teenagers are sibility. . I growing. Too fewyoung people . The ~lJcation of ado- are taught the adverse facts lescent growth and development about their own sexuality. has lacked consideration lOCally Often, the reasonJ or and nationally in the past. The teen pregnancy is lack of educa ' Human Growth and Develop tion. The Human Growth and ment course can not alleviate all Development · course teaches difficulties adolescents experi faa. Without this direction, many ence, but education encourages teenagers learn misconceptions responsibility and educated de- which can lead ·to detrimental cisions. circumstances. Omaha Public Schools A vital aspect of this have broadened their minds in / . / - course is birth cOntrol. All meth the attempt to educate students. ods of birth control are exam- . The Human Growth and Devel ined. bps has made this pro opment course is a needed ex gression to reduce the ignorance tension in the teenage learning of birth control use among t~ens. process.
Is I it bac'k to Kerouac, or 'On the Road,' again? ron ?), and other clothing sported the positions of the day. Of course, there still exists a clan of pseudo Well, now all of that seems to be over. melancholy priestesses of blacl.<, who dress in black, dye I began seeing the signs of a self-silenced their hair black, and paint their faces white to achieve the youth not long ago. I was happy to see the old styles f~eshly dead look. I asked a group of these dead girls if coming bacK. But only the fads have returned; there are they were assuming death-like appearances to achieve no movements. The most conservative, homegrown, av an affinity with death or perhaps a wild revelation about Another erage teenager can be seen now wearing a tie-dyed T- • their existence. But they just said that black is their Illusion shirt. I found out that they were being mass produced favorite color, and they didn't like the other less neutral . because they have become a recurring fad and are sold styles a~ound . with in shopping centers everywhere. . I guess everyone m.ust be content because Simon Joyner _ Not only are Jhe once individually homemade eve'rythfng is just accepted, and no single group is really shirts being brought back, but other symbols of the representing the youth of today. The Y9uth of yesterday sixties are also in styiEl. Girls have peace symbol earrings is being worn on the youth of today, but similarities seem and "Give Peace a Chance- pins on their purses, but, of to stop with ·clothing. Somewhere down the road to individuality, course, they are merely a fad; they mean nothing. Half Mental awareness of the situations of our day youth have lost their movements. They have burned - of the girls say they are even ReplJblicans and do no\ do not seem to interest these adolescents. Maybe there out, fizzled. Fashion was always the vehicle used to know the difference. look to the remnants of the punk really ire no situations worth creating a new fashion spread a movement. It could be a simple peace sign or invasion of the seventies. . . revolution over. Why be individual when it's been done, a tie-dyed shirt or long hair or no hair. All of the angry youth have ceased their mighty _ right? The fashions were-always radical to the adults screams of non-conforroity and pro-violence and social ,/ Well, I'm still waiting for Benetton Mills (or Bobby of that generation. So th& youth were, supposedly, haired. Now they are just middle-class skinheads who Brooks) to re-release bell bottoms, or maybe a Velvet successfully getting across the message they had been enjpy the whole idea of the style but don't like the punker Underground sweatshirt to be wom with ieans with the rips trying to convey to the people. Anti-war fashions, anti attitude, so they have become skateboarders: Le., and holes machine tom. Well, why would they want to in political fashions, anti-materialism fashions (an oxymo- harmless. . convenience the youth of today anyway?
.,,-II I ~l tI' ' UUl l(;A l tQ'4 li !.~tI;,~ ... ·ilo;.;~O'-· --i':'OAT.IO;IiLm,j··· .- i Money raised for needy <.",,,,1 Iligh ' • • 'ot"' ~ I 91 71 s 12 10 I I 9120i.g l ~- l . FA(OU(NCV Of ISSU£ lA. NO. OF ISSUU ""ILI'HIT »:' ANPNAl. SUISCAlrTlON I'"bl ltthed He'Ii-llUnthly (!XCl!p t ' ANNUAl.LY "'.e! 1I.,lhln· nlll! eX~~ '. ~I) !.~cr1od5 _ 1_4 _ $;. UO • . COM'UTl MAIt.lNG Aooni ss 0' reNOWN 6"ICf 0' ..uILl'::AtlQN '.f"" " '~' •. c'_ .. ,t , S l. "~"" i" "'4 1.".'1 (x• •, " ...,,") I Student ~ontribution appreciated for community service t:!:. Korth 20th Streett. o.aho . Doualoll. HE 6810 2-4899 , _ .. J " CQMI'U fl MAlliNr. Aooo cisor HI' iii'AiiOij;JiTcnt. 0' (".fNTh·~NH~iiIT iCff.iiniii"ifflij"Sii'i'ii";'... ~ - - -" j . I :U. Ho nh :lULl! ~ l l · ....ll. u..uho. Nt: CotUu!-4K'J'J , I Every fall the United American Lung Association of United Way/CHAD supported S. 'ULl NAMES AND COMI'lfTE 1olA1l.ING ADOI'IIS Of' 'UllIS"'". fOlTon. AND MAH"'GIHG lOtTOIl moll j~", "'t'STto'or •• tlulAl Way of the Midlands/Combined Nebraska, YMCA, ¥WCA, and agencies. Health Agencies Drive (CHAD) lOlT~~ ';::,:::::l':::;":=1 IhIVCIIIK)tl S tr.:.'l. CJ:n.:, lu ~. Nt; (,g-"-' ------J-i Big Brothers-Big Sisters are a First Call For Help, a
(AlIv!aor) T . H. CllhCl'ty. 12~ North 20th Street . Oauloh:l. n GS102-4S?9 asks OPS students and teach few of the many agencies that United Way information service, ...... NA .,n.IOHOft'to·_ ••...,~"MMIi ... AN,.;;J ' I ers to contribUte money to meet will receive portions of the money - answered nearly 15,000 calls human service needs in .the raised by the United Way/CHAD last year. Workers at this num r. OWN'I"'/._.'."..,,...... :.H'_' __ :;,;;;;;;;;::;-U;;;;;;;;;;., ... ~ ..~ t.-;;;:;;:;;: ;;;= ;;:.:;.;., .... , •• /. _'i.:;::;,~, ·_ , ~ ...... ''*'"'' ... I__ H.,.I4I_'.,,_ .. ,/ ..... ~,., . f'.. ~ ... ''''''_,., •...,~ ...· ·, ... ''-II~· _ _ ,, •'6ft ·' ... ,/.-.tI.'.,..._..... _f'oIIIII#r ...... ,...,."",... , .. _....J..,nll,., ...... _,WI_ ...... ,.~_.'k ...... '/.',..WON' I Midlands.' The annual drive in campaign . ber give callers requested infor . _",...."."...,.,.-...", ...... , ...... (.. _, .... ~u_ ...'k""~ . II"_ .. w.,,., ... _~"#fI1 the OPS system is a commend Volunteers from the mation and refer them to agen- 'U ... l "'AMI (QfoWUU MAILING"'001'1" 111 • . i\E 68 1n" - 4U9 able effort and one that students community make up most of the cies. and teachers should do their best campaign workers. These vol United Way/CHAD su~ to support. unteers determine which agen ported agencies are available to •. II:H~""" IOHOMOLOI"'. NOfIIITGAGUS. AHO OT"llil J(CUA,TV 1+01.0'''' ~'HG 0" HOUMNU I I'IACI HT (MIll "'0..( O' TOTA ", AMOUNT 0' toHOS. MOfIITGAGU (MIll OTHt .. ,lcU.UTlU ,1/",f'H M. _'. ,. '''''' 'Central students will 'UlLH... M, cie $. receive donations and the - anyone in Douglas, Sarpy, and receive small, manilla envelopes amount of each donation; Pottawattamie Counties. The in homeroom in mid-October in The volunteers base agencies do not· discriminate
•. fo.. COWllTtOH IV HO",",OllIT OfiIOAHIlATIONI AUTttOfIIlUO '''' MA'L AT "'ICIAlAATU~" #lV1 OJlf.W.."J,J which to place small donations ...... · their decisions on agencies' fi against race: -creed, or religion. n...... '_,...... , I '.~ ..... '...... '11_ .... ,..... _ 'I .... ' '" ,..... "'--... ___ ~n l _1 Students should be willing to part nancial need and the need for Also, the agencies do not deny 11/',..,....,. ,.tIbIo# ...., ....",.,...... " ... / ,*-r ...... ,,.~I. I with any spare change or even the service in the community. service to those unable to pay. ,. . IXTINT,." ANO ... ______NATUlill Of' Cllllcut.ATtOH.,1JI,h1 bring an extra dollar. After all, if Also, agencies must prove cost The agencies, with A. TOTA"'HO . COPI"'It.!'IW.It~J 1700 )685 each C9ntral student donates a efficient and meet certain stan portions of our United waylCHAD r.•. '7. ••=- 'D =•• D="""""n=""--"''''::-:''-.<-IIl(..:...'''-.''-n''--'----I- -· - ~ ~~if~------;-1"'-' --- ._ ~ . ~.' .' '': '~'''=' _''''~'': '' ~_ '~_'''_' ''''H'' '' '' ''' .. 1 •• _. _ • • •• __ mere quarter, Central's rontribu- dards of performance . contributions will meet needs of , tion will equal nearly $500. That SurE!ly agencies that youth, senior citizens, those in amount of money could go a qualify for donations will create a need of counseling; and many long way in helping the needy higher quality of life in our area others in our community. I . TOTA ... DtST .. IIUTION ',...,c: .... m _ . 1)00 I__ "_·?'l ___ .., people of the Midlands. , and make the best use of our The Register staff asks ~ , ~~~. :~~~.!!!-...-~~ .. - . ~ .. - ~~~~=~'.=~ - ---~-- - ~ The Salvation Army, money. the OPS students and faculty to I.A...... 1 Boys' Club. Girls Club, American' Each year, one in four remember the Midlands' needy C. TOTA ... /.. .,«."' .. ,~..."." , ,., __ ... _,. .. , 17no 1/,5\ • : Red Cross, Child Saving Insti ~ " [.:;;::f.. "'i':'iii"; ,. j';i7iiiTi... jj.. tii~ iii i"J:~' jji;·, .;;,:'" ..i t-.:·~'"j'.:;;,;ii . I;rT•• "..·.i ,. j persons in the Omaha and Coun and s4Pport the United Wayl I -: ""ilv 'hot l I' ... "...... '_." ..... 1.. I.. ,' " " ".. 1 4 I -t- ! tute, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, cil Bluffs areas is helped by CHAD campaign this October. , I · ' / "';eA...... A;)<~' ;<'.1'< ...... -i •. , . ... 4 REGISTER October 7, 1988 No, 2 news ConAgra relocation enhances riverfront renovation 'Roman Coliseum' crumbles to ground or-under buildings constructed of Ted said that once re Karen lee brick and glass with copper roofs. built, the formerly historically Imagine what down ConAgra was spending unique downtown district will be town Omaha will look like sev about 60 million dollars for the made up of "uniform every-build eral years from now. A rustic construction and development, ing-Iooks-the-same-architec cluster of historic buildings and she estimated. Along with ConA ture." He said that some of the warehouses? A metropolitan gra, other companies are going to buildings in Jobbers Canyon are area of modern corporate low be occupying the downtown dis- run-down, but the rest could be i; rises along the Missouri River? t rict, including Union Padic. The incorporated into a combination . ~ By the year 1992, the latter entire business district will extend of old and new style. . tl vision may become reality, due from Ninth Street to the River. "As for function, [the Cl to ConAgra's future relocation Although mail to ConA warehouse buildings] could have on the riverfront. gra has been "overwhelmingly served the function. As for & According to Ms. lynn positive," Ms. Phares said that beauty; beauty is in the eye of Phares, vice-president of pub some preservationists are against the beholder, and to some lic relations for ConAgra, ConA the demolition of Jobbers Can people like me, those buildings ~W gra is constructing a total of five yon , a turn-of-the century archi are very beaut~ul," said Ted. t buildings downtown to be used tecture warehouse district be "We [Omaha] don't Ii as corporate offices and head tween the Old Market and the have anything else," Ted argued, ~ quarters. Ms. Phares said that river. One such preservationist saying that Jobbers Canyon is two of these buildings will be fin group is PROUD, or People for one of the largest historical land Q ished by next August or Sep Responsible Omaha Urban De marks iA the Omaha area. He s tember, drawing about 430 em velopment, whose efforts are compared the importance of its a ployees from St. louis, Missouri, supported by the National Trust historic architecture to that of a , and Scottsdale, Arizona. She for Historic Preservation. the Roman Coliseum of Europe, tl expects that the other three Charles M. "Mike" saying that Jobbers Canyon is s buildings will be finished in the Harper, ConAgra Chairman and the "Roman Coliseum of Cl next three years, as late as 1992. Chief Executive Officer, has been Omaha." .. a Ms. Phares said that quoted in both the New York Times In 1987, Jobbers Can- ~ a park with a lake will be built in and the Omaha World-Herald as yon became a National Register ~ - the northeast site of the new describing the warehouses as Historic District but not a local ~ yiti<-- business district. She stated "some big, ugly red brick build historic district. Due to a non-in- -i that the park will blend into the ings," but Ted Fogarty, Central volvement of federal funds, a Missouri, providing "lovely senior, took an opposing view national register status does not views of the river" trom the park. point. Ted's father, attorney Mr. protect Jobbers Canyon fro-m Ms. Phares described the fu Edward Fogarty, represents demolition. The Jobbers Canyon area is under demolition and Is slowly taking ture ConAgra buildings as PROUD in their fight against the on a new look_ ConAgra is ar,nong the companies that is moving "people-friendly," four stories- destruction of Jobbers Canyon. to this area_ River City hosts vice presidential debate
Seth Kotok presidential and one vice Omaha's image. volunteered their time to help about' activities in Omaha, presidential debate .. Ms. Vicki Krececk, with the debate. Twenty-seven statistics about Nebraska, and The vice presidential Two have already taken manager of communications for Central Register students general information about th e - debate took place at the Civic place, the presidential debate in the Chamber of Commerce, volunteered to act as runners ~ n debates. Auditorium Wednesday, Winston-Salem, North Carolina describes Omaha's current the press room at the auditorium October 5. Texas Senator lloyd and the vice presidential debate image as "not bad, we really just on the day of the debate. Bentsen (D) and Indiana in Omaha. The final presidential don't have much of any image." Senator Dan Quayle (R) debate site is los Angeles. Omaha volunteers and answered questions from Tom The debate will be workers tried to change that this "I felt like I-was Brokaw of NBC, Jon Margolis of between Vice President George past week. The Downtown area, part of the the Chicago Tribune, and Brit Bush and Massachusetts especially the Civic Auditorium . Hume of ABC. Governor Michael Dukakis. . was given a thorough cleaning event." The modern About 2,500 people as well as some remodeling. presidential debate format including media came to Omaha Hotels around the Emily Rasmuss, senior, started in 1960 when John F. Chamber of Commerce figures. community have benefitted from said, " I felt like I was part of the Kennedy (D) debated Vice The visitors resulted in the debate. The Red Lion said event." President Richard M. Nixon (R). 3-5 million dollar boost in the they were "booked solid" from Also volunteers and city Th is year a bi-partisan economy. The Chamber is also Monday until Thursday the week employees l1lade up visitor comm ittee planned the three hoping that the national attention of the debate. pa~kets for the media. These debates, including ' two Omaha received will boost Many peopJe in community packets contained information Cheerleaders prepare for Homecoming events Lucas unlocks the door
Jason Auslander 7, will begin with a Homecoming to a possible career Parade starting at Washington It's that time of year Elementary and proceeding to the - .-Aaron Dennison he did. From that point on Keith again: when · the leaves are UNO field . The game against had a new hobby. changing colors, old man winter Northwest will begin at 7:30. Keith Lucas, a junior Today Keith Lucas is hinting at arrival, and . Th is year Homecoming at Central High, is involved in works independently out of his Homecoming rolls around. It's IS an all-school dance so , yes one of the more interesting house for various customers. His the time for all the girls to worry underclassmen may attend. ~The hobbies that an average teen accomplishments include about who's going to ask th em tickets are $12.00 a couple and may pursue. His.11obby is one making a master key system for and who's not. Time fo r the for singles, $6.00. that he says involves, ".. . an apartment complex and guys to worry about who, if Before Homecoming caring about what you do, working on the locks for his dad's anyone, to ask. . can begin, the cheerleaders and practice, and honesty . ~ These office. Th i s year ' s pom squad decorate the school requirements are necessary To enhance his hobby, Homecoming dance is being for spirit week. "This tradition is to because Keith Lucas is a Keith keeps a lock and key held at the Milo Ba il Student get everyone psyched up for the locksmith. collection at his home. The prize Center at UNO. "Groovy Kind Homecoming game Friday night," Keith first became of his collection is a key from 1'0 place sum z,o, of Love" by Phil Collins is the interested in working with locks said senior pom squad member aproximately the year 1500. He firm YOlllnr song of the night, and the theme Stacey Chamberlain. in seventh grade because he explains that he bought the key 1989 of the night is "The Best of "For the first time in a knew a retired locksmith, who from an antique store owner who : O-Jaoot, CO !l1\~21~t Times." The dance, which is put few years, the administration is formerly worked on locks for didn't know what he had. on by the cheerleaders and the Mill". Galhterty In: letting us have a pep rally during government buildings. When Although Keith says he pom squad, will take place on school hours,· said senior Lucas asked him about his doesn't plan to go into the October 8. \ ll"oom 315. cheerleader Debbie DUbes. former career, the locksmith locksmith business as a career Friday night, October showed him his tools and what ' he does plan to stay with it. ' news October 7 ,1988 No. 2 REGISTER Magnet schools accelerate student curriculums, , King Science Center offers advanced courses When asked how high ments, "Last year I enjoyed the schools would accomodate the classes a lot, but this year Aaron Dennison advanced students, Mr. Gotner seems to be lacking excitement.' said he did not know. However, The King Science Cen Dr. Robert Wolff, Central High Two of the more ter, formerly Horace Mann, is physics teacher, said, "I doubt one of the many magnet schools very much that our science pro . exotic ani- throughout Omaha now special grams will become obsolete." Dr. mals ~re Clyde izing in certain areas of study. Wolff added that if the existing Naturally, the King Science Cen programs were not advanced the tarantula ter has advanced classes in biol ~mough for incoming students, and ogy, physics, and chemistry. new classes would be added to Mr. Dick Gotner, a sci- . the program. Balboa the ence teacher at the center, said In the spring, students boaconstrictor the school currently has fourth, throughou\ Omaha rece ive let through seventh graders attend ters to inform them and their par ing. However, Mr. Gotner added ents about the King ,Science Mr. Gotner explained that next year the school will Center. Students who have an that to help with education of the include eighth graders also. In interest in science and wish to students, many animals have fourth grade, biology is the main attend school at the center then been brought into the King Sci focus of the Classes. The fourth send their names back to the ence Center. Two of the more grade curriculum includes the dis school. The students are cho exotic animals are Clyde the section of animals such as frogs sen through a type of lottery or tarantula and Balboa the boa and sheep eyes. Mr. Gotner technically random sampling. constrictor who is 250 pounds also explained that in the fifth Zach Abraham , a sev and approximately ten feet long. through seventh grades they enth grader at the Center, says The 475 students attending the st udy chemistry and the basics last year he went to school at the , King Science School chose the of physics such as acceleration center and participated in many names of the animals. and motion. interesting courses. He com- Balboa, the 250 pound boaconstrictor, is one of the many unusual "It began as a class project. ' attractions that has captured the attention of the 475 students who attend the King Science School. Students graduate, but leave behind LR25.3 Kate Leuschen government class. Mr. Dean Because of the heavy of the voter turn-out must vote tenth grade. Students are two Neff, government teacher, initi load of bills, no certain time could one way or the other on the pro years or more away from vot ated the idea. be given as to when the bill would posed amendment. Otherwise, ing," said Mr. Neff. Many people may want "It began as a class come up on the floor. On a trip to the proposal is dropped. Twelve states already to change Nebraska laws, but project," said Mr. Neff. "We the capital, a group of students Mr. Neff said voters have adopted legislation allow very few people actually do. Last started gathering information and and Mr. Neff missed the bill's should be notified of the resolu ing 17- year-olds the vote, though year, four seniors decided to try, ideas iast fall [1987]: Mr. Neff passage by 10 minutes. tion' just before voting. To aid in only a small turn-out of 17-year and they proposed a state con said he wanted to have students The resolution must awareness, Mr. Neff contacted olds have used this privilege. The stitutional amendment. The learn about the bill passage proc now be placed on the November groups such as the League of 18-24 age group has consis amendment would give 17-year ess by actually doing it. ballot. According to law, a state Women Voters and the Ameri tently had the lowest percent of olds the right to vote in the pri Once the students constitutional amendment must can Legion just after the bill's voter turn-out nation-wide. The mary if they turn 18 by the No decided on the bill's topic, they be voted on by the people in a passage. Little can be done on' Douglas County Election Com vember election. approached State Senator Mrs. general election. the school level, said Mr. Neff, mission does not keep statistics Charles Tomlinson, , Carol McBride Pirsch of Omaha. The proposed amend because money and interest on this age group. Votes are only Wes Vogel, David Bentz, and State Senator Pirsch introduced ment will appear toward the end becOme a factor. "It is difficult to divided by party affiliation. Wade Peterson, now Central the bill to the S.tate Legislature as of the ballot and voters may easily get anyone's interest because graduates, began the project in LR253. skip it. In Nebraska, 35 percent government classes changed to , In Brief------
Outstanding Volunteer New Central Custodian Open House The date of Central High School's Open - Jim Merrifield, head custodlan\englneer - - Central senior, Anne Lietzen, was named House has been changed from October 5 for the past several years, was promoted to 1988 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year in to October 12,. due to the October 5 vlce the Health-Youth category of the United a district-wide supervlslor job. Alonzo presidential debate at the Civic Frazier, Merrifield's replacement, Is now Way Volunteer Bureau. Anne worked a Audltorlum.The time remains from 7 to total of 482 volunteer hours last year. on duty at Central. 9:00 p.m.
Drama Club Flesearch Program Close-Up Program Michelle White, senior, was one of three, The Close-Up Found,atlon will once again The 1988-89 Drama Club officers are - - - minority students chosen out of 25 area host Its program In Washington D.C. this Stephan Dietrich, President; SUSie Donel- / applicants who participated In a research year. The program will run from April 23-29, son, Vice President; Holly Stom-mes, program at the Eppley Institute for Cancer 1989, excusing students from school. The Secretary; Pari Smart, Treasurer; and Scott and Allied Diseases at the University of School Board compensates for part of the Easton, Historian. , Nebraska Medical Center this past sum- cost so more students can participate. Those mer. students Interested in the program should contact Mr. Jack Blanke, Close-Up Coordi ':Iator, in room 216.
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She said that her Karen Lee parents encourage her, even the decision to live by herself in New "There are a lot of York.City for a fe!", months. "The things in life you don't expect," - news hit hard," she said, " But said Kelley Browne, junior. my' family is still re ally sup· "This is one of those things I portive." Kelley 'also said thai didn't expect." she has received "a lot of support "This" is winning a from true friends." $200,000 grand prize modeling . Modeling-not always easy contract in Elite modeling Kelley said sh e ad· agency's Look of the Year . mires Iman, model fo r Calvin contest. Klein and one of Revlon 's Last summer at uOnforgettaQle Faces." "Iman Hanscom Park swimming pool, a came out of nowhere , , , real male model approached Kelley, poor .. . now her life is totally suggesting that she try modeling. changed," said Kelley. " It do esn~ "Psycho .. . a freak,· was K-elley's , matter what social clas s you're first impression of a stranger in," she said. a You can still be using some hokey, you-~ught beautiful:" to-be-in-pictures line. Paulina Porizkova, Eltte After some persis model for Estee Lauder, has s a~ tence, she finally said she would ' in' several media interviews that meet a photographer for a photo modeling is not as easy r.or fu n session . as it may seem." It's veri hard Kelley sai~ that the to pinpoint your value s when pictures turned out so well that your work consists of only whal she agreed to send them to the you look like," Ms. Porizkova said - Look of the Year contest. "What in a recent ' issue of Model a joke, " Kelley said she had ~ magazine. thoug ht. " I can't believe I Kelley agreed '.vith entered." some of Ms. Po rizkov a's Selection process . Kelley survived the first statements, saying th at "everyone sees a pretty fac e." round of cut-ofts when she . . "No one realizes the hard work became one of fourteen regional put into modeling," Kelley said. finalists. She said she was" totally . - blown away" with surprise. Alyson . L· She said that models have to be . --,~- -.. -.. ------.., , -- ~ .. Bruns, 1988 Central graduate, "mentally strong" because th ey was also a regional finalist. often face a "lot of reject io n.' Kelley said that despite her The next step of the Kelley Brown, Junior, displays her modeling expertise In this photograph by. Rhawn York• . Kelley success with modeling, sh e is contest was selecting twenty was named Elite modeling agency's Look of the Year. As a result she received a $200,000 . \ determined to eventually become five finalists from forty 'United modeling contract. _ . States regions to compete in a doctor, " I'm hoping [modeling) won't totally change my life." Japan against other international The final round of 1hrough Elite for the next two Kelley's schedule for Kelley's advice to finalists. competition in Atami, Japan took years. the,.near future includes a trip to ,potential models, " You should Kelley said when she place August 29 through Kelley said that she - New York in October for publicity, give a lot of thought to what you found out she had reached the September 17, causing Kelley enjoyed her stay in Japan, ·press 'stuff,· and possibiy an have to give up." Accord ing to second set of finals, the good to miss the first few weeks of_ , although she experienced a appearance on the Today Show Kelley, the hardest parts fo r her news "didn't seem real." At that school. During the second week "language barrier, " with some of For the second semester of this are being away from her fa mily time, she said she did not expect of Competition, she was named the competitors. She described school year, Kelley is planning and friends. Kelley said now she to win the contest. "The one of the top ten of sixty-two Japan as "so clean, " and said to move to New York City to . is trying to "get back into school' experience of going to Japan is finalists. that the Japanese people were attend the Profession.al and with my family a lot. " good enough for me," she said. $200,000 prize "polite" and -"patient." Children's School She will return ·be Kelley began taking After criteria on "Eve.ryone there was to Omaha for her senior year of . Kelley's other activ ities modeling lessons from John portfolios, interviews, swimsuit, so pretty, " said Kelley of her high school. include cheerleader, JCL Casablancas' modeling school movement and face, Kelley competition. Kelley said that she Kelleyplans to use the member, soccer player, and before leaving for Japan. Kelley emerged as the grand prize and some of the other contes money she makes first to get her honor student. said she is learning how to do her winner and Elite's Look of the tants ev:en had a probable wimer settled in New York, then for al am making the right own makeup in order to lower Year. Her grand prize is · a pick9d out, a French model who - college and medical school,. After decisions," · Kelley sai d, the costs of hiring a make-up $200,000 modeling contract went on to win a $50,000 . that, she said she is ~nsure of Considering the success she has artist. . which is guaranteed income ~contract. how she will sperid her earnings. had s~ far, she is probably right. Guard volunteers geared up for boot camp NAr\C:Y Chris Chapman of each day, there was about an a weekend and will go to college hour of free time. free of charge. He feels trlat basic " You came here as T eriy became inter training and his National Guard children, you'll be leaving as ested in military service as a involvement on the whole, men." Terry Goehring, Eric Riley, freshman in ROTC. He felt that amakes you look at life in a and Kyle Bolte, Central seniors, basic training was hard, yet, it different perspective.· He said . ' l'S:TE&~ 1 .. ~: ';. , ' Senior 'finds -'plenty-of fun and guns in ,Israel ~~!!!I~!!l!!!!:== they participat8d in Gadna, a ' , . _ .' • , ' ~ program 0' army lectur:es and = basic skills. lbey toured the Uzis, M1's. M14's. and base and held twelve hours of M16's are common sights found lectures from Israeli pikJIs. They in Israel, according to Reggie alsO did the obstacle c:ou~ and . ~ RA,\n;!,d Central seniOr. -Israeli , learned how to use the guns. !';l}1l111A1"S are reqUrad to carry their According to Reggie, weapons even when they are off everyone in Israel is required to duty whie they are in the~: , join the army. Males go for three she said. Reggie we,. to Israel years, and females go for two six w8eks on a ~rk~- ' years. It is only possible to get program caRed me Ramah out for re6gious reason. Pilgrimage. '", Scaling dm. ' Climbing ~~ :. .-" .' ' While traveling back to ....<, Forty-one teenagers the group's touring base) they •• .-. her, incIudinn six from w.n. -"II' took an army hiking path. Two vlI ••CII.d.First,thegroupdimbed guards and one medic ' Matzda (Masada), a ~ buil, accompanied them on the two" , , top of a mountain during the kik?,meter hke.• toOk neaiJy. _ ' of King, Herod. hours to'eomplete and included 'We climbed it at nine scaling walls of Cliffs. ' in 'the morning when it Both of the guards abolj one hundred degraes, "' , carried guns. The, guns are Reggie. -. usually takes an ... ~ unloaded, but the soJdiefS to climb, but I did it in thirty- with them and ;;;;~munition Whle traveIng 1n,IsraeI, Reggie Rennard, Centra...... Ior, rode camels wIh the native Bedouins. minutes because ,!as.!O _ are prepared for anything. - I Bedouins are peaceful, nomadic Moslems and "are very hospitable people," said Reggie. to re~ the top>, They _ went to EIiaI, For part of her time in a city on the Red Sea that has , during the day and eighty-f1V8 at "They are one' of the richest Studying in Jerusalem Reggie ~ in a ktiUz. clear water and a snorketing night According to. Reggie, sleep grQups in the country, yet they During the last week, a colJective farm. She was center. otTI._..NIl s ...... ______w-...:.- , • , said aid not com, easily'due to a fear live in burlap huts,· said Reggie. Regg,;' spent time in Jerusalem as a Volunteer for six days Reggie,l-except for about six ice ,of scolpions. j / She added that they are so studying everything from religion worked ,il axi:hange for room cream parlors.· The group eve" 'We always, checked wealthy because th~y are weD and philOsophy to politics. They board. Some of the work spent an afternoon e.;ding lunch our shoes in the morning to be known for smuggling hashish. " also visited the Israeli senate. I('l:lllln.... milking the sheep at across ,the border in Egypt. / " sure nothing crawled inSide,· she , -They are very The trip lasted' ...... ' a.m. , planting grape \(illes, , Scorpion ~ol said. hospiabIe pebpi8. They showed approximately six weeks. Reggie clearing the land. tA rocks. When touring, the gnq> .' Riding camels us how 10 ride camels, cooked ~ said upon returning, -There is , meals, ancf allowed us to sleeP more to Israel than just guns and Army lectures slept in 'the desert for four nights. During the trip, .Reggie visited Bedouins, a group of the oight in the,ir tents, - Reggie flQhting: ' The group commuted from The temperature held constant said. - the ktixJIz 10 ail army base where at around one hundred degrees , peaceful, ' nomadic Moslems. C,!stodians are o'n the lob ...... ~ ...... tioning, with family 'is n,o joy-ride Donya craddock d boring,lU iI is'ajob1halcan' on the car stereo for the if you are a boy, take advantage can' go 'undone, and it is Worth For enjoyn'Ient d aI. .', " '.'" d the nNid"1ng mat""proVided , ~en stJldents are , -the ~i1ey. '. What 4. The· Q,rother- He is to you on the machine above \ doing something wrong, I tell During the school year, usually quiet , and easily your head. Thirdly, ,stcx:k up on them. But they 'feel thJ'Y don' some custodians are here from H's inpressed..,an. One thing you gum, pop, and- snacks now, have to liSten to cUskldians' 3:30 ' until midnight and are wil never gel hin to do is put bec8l1S8 chances are this wiI be beCalS8 they,are not teachers or assigned dilferent rooms in whi:h Worth your last stop for hours... Daddy , adminislrators, just custodians, • they have to vacuum, sweep; Seth away his endless arJay of , KoIok Matchbox Transformers, must stay on ~uJe. said Mr. RiCk McCoy, a janitor at empty tr~h, and deen chalk cars, , ' antGlJoes. Forsomereason TIme to drive Central High.Sixteen custocflanS brails. work day-in and day-:out keeping Mr. Jim Merrifield, chief his constant playing wII gel on AItM the pi slop, a long the building of Central clean. engineer, said thai the assigned Oneofihe~d - your 118fV8S. stretch of driving is likely to be -Everybody needs a rooms' are in the regular routine a teenager must go through 5. The Qw-The "family coming up. • you tal asleep, T~ if you wi. It does not can' job, and being a custodian is a of deaning that also incudes the dreaded "family now is I the time to drive ~ This job thai is rd easy, but ~ hallways, restrooms, stairways Vaca~ion.· Although most trips necessarily hsva to be an solves three ' proble1ms. has to do it- Mr. McCoy refered , and the courtyard in preparation as awful as National' OIdsmo-8uick statidnwagon, Obviously, it is Jess boring than to his work as a year round job for the students coming the next LamlntV,n'. version of a family . "hough it is~. Is only silting in the back counting mile he needed and is conveniert. day. ' vacation, rve been on some that, raq~ is tta it be spaIkIng maJkers. ,. also allOws you 10 tta Mr. McCoy also said his job is Mr. Merrifield said he close. Before 1he start d a c:kNwI 'inside and out ,before you choose the tape for the stereo. -fiwalCially wise and easy to work vacation, you need some leave, and Iopk Ike Nagasaki Finally, and possibly most 'kes the work, - or he would not into his family life. ' ' , have stayed in it for seventeen componenls; circa 1945 on the l'8tum ~. important, you move up to the "Mr. McCoy, believes years. Off and running ' ) front seat th8raby aW*fingyour TipS for the road that students should take more , Ms. Geitrude Sachon, you five brother and sister. 1. The FathW- He is the Once have the pride in their school -I know I get thecustodian in charge (if necessities: you are ready to • one who plans and plans and ' . \ ~lQps ' , , , paid to ~an up your building, deaning the girls. locker room ' begin your descent into hell It overplans the vacation. He .·ana when you reach but this is more your building said that she I WI ' S~ES THE EAG~ES ; HAVE A S'AFE AND HAPPY , THE BEST OF LUCK I HALLOWEEN !!! \ , IN TON1GHT'S Floral Creations • I ByT'daZ • HOMECOMING GAME. \ 2505 N. 24th st. .455-5995 MARKETING VOUTH GROUP I. (int~e BusinesslTechnologyCtrlthe old Sale..aybldg) , ·-8 Seoul Hartung remembers Olympic -exper~en~e / ahead of the other countiies_ and other countries arourd the . "To be a communist world to compete. "' missed sen Karen Lee athlete would not be much fun: ior prom, but I didn't really miss said Mr. Hartung. oUi: said Mr. Hartung. "It' s easy to ask what He said that in coun What it is like to win a [the Olympics] is like and for me ' tries such as East Germany and gold medal in the Olympics is to spit out an answer, but it's , U.S.S.R., the coache~ look for "i!!J)OSSille to desabe: said Mr. really ten times deeper than that,· athletes at a very young age. ' Hartung. '1The feeling] is a aoss said Jim Hartung, 1984 Olympic "They dOn't have better athletes: , between euphoria' and something United States gold-medal-win said Mr. Hartung. "They have else: he said, "a dream come ning gymnast. In los Angeles in better training: He said that in true" Mr. Hartung said that he . 1984, the U.S. men's gymnastic the Soviet Union, the coaCh to has been involved in gymnastics team won first place in the over= athlete ratio was one-to-one_ In smce he was five and has all competition. the United States, he said, the dreamed of winning the gold in .Mr. Hartung went to ~ame ratio is about one to ten. the Olympics since ,he was Seoul this year to work with NBC "00 we want to make a twelve. As a kid, he said, he, television's coverage of the Olym bunch of little freaks who are 1ook~ up to aD the great athletes pics. He said he was a spotter, great athletes?" Mr. Hartung anQ hoped one day to emulate helping the ' camera crew, and asked. ' "' don't think it's worth it, them. - kept track of scores and the personally." He said that at the Jim Ha~tung, now gymnasts themselves. world championships and the twenty-eight, graduated from the Mr. Hartung described Olympics, the Soviet gymnasts University of Nebraska at lin- . Seoul as being "very nice,· but . were very serious about winning_ , coIn with a degree in business. ~. said that, in a way, it was "silly for "U you say 'hi' to them, Prior 10 attending U.N.L, he went \ Seoul to host the games.· He they say 'hi' back. 11 you say to Omaha South High School CHINA explained, saying that the Kore 'good luck,' they wish you good and trained at Sokol Hall in ans spent millions of dollars on luck back. Don't try to start a con Omaha. / building new spOrts complexes versation or be buddy-buddy with He Said he- is now a which may not be very useful them: he said. "That isn't going "gymnastics consultant" and a . after the Olympics are over. On to happen." . salesperson for gymnastics the other hand, some of the dor As far as the numerous equPnent He said tha he hopes mitory-type buildings which drug scandals in this year's Olym to eventually become an Olym served as housing for the ath pics are concerned, Mr. Hartung pic coach in 1992-or 1996. letes are bei"g rented out to pri said that maybe there should be "I'm a fan of all the vate owners, he said. He compli ~ two classes, "Drug-free Olym Olympic sports: Mr. Hartung Illented the Koreans on keeping pics and the Steriods World said. "rm ,one d [the U.S. team'~] . the streets clean and the city Championships." "U Carl lewis number one cheerleaders.. -A "dressed up." had taken drugs, maybe he would lot of sports , never watch," he Mr. Hartung said that have run the 100 [meter] in 9.5 said, "but if it's Olympics and the the Seoul games "opened up seconds . .• but when you use U.S. is competing, ru watch" diplomatic relations" with the at [drugs], you get hurt, " he said. He said that he doesn't Olympjc-spi tendi!lg countries. This year the Olympic training, ac "personally place much empha , ' Soviet athletes participated, and cording to Mr. Hartung, is sis on medal counts.. To the among the 131 medaJs they won, "tough •..but it's Ike a way of life: average athlete, he said, it is an --Jennifer Smith they also took the men's gym He said that prior to the 1984 honor just to be able to go and Many Central marketing stUdents are getting nastics overall title_ East Ger Olympics, he trained three to five take part in the Olympics. He involved with the Olympics by delivering medal resub to many was second in the final hours a day, six days a week for ~ that most people back home McDonalds franchises allover the country. medal count with 102 medals, ten years. -expect gold medals, but don't The students must arrive at ldelman's tele and the United States was third "You get exactly what do anything. - , He said thal:lhe marketing at 5:30 a.m. for the fifteen days of the Olym with 93_ you put into it," he said. - In nigh home vieWers could make dona pics. The students folow a ~ teling the results d the East Germany has the school, he said, many people tions or contribute to sports or m~at winning events from the previous day. best athletic program in the wOOd, told him, "Gosh, it must be ter ganizations, instead of just sit • Both Damon Todd and John Kozak,Centrai according to Mr. Hartung_ He rille 10 miss auf on so much .. He ting in front d thO lv. and saying said that as far as medals per said that by that t~e he had al "Why aren't 'w9 winning?" -It's not that bad. You get free donuts. you miss capita, the East Germans were ready been to the Soviet Union zero hourr and you get to meet new people,. Julie Games enhanced by U. S. gold The students remcm at ldeIm8n's until 7:30a.m. DL!ring the two hours, the students make My caDs each. ,U. S. leaves · -Seoul with hardware "For some reason, I adually ~joy going,- Seth Kotak events however Ameripans found was in Seoul he walked away a lot to be happy about. In the with the gold in the long ;"111», the Although flag waving is boxing fing the U.S. team won siver in the 200 meter sprint and not necessarily in the Olympic medals in most weight ctasses won a gold in the 100 meter after spirit, it seems the United States even with aI the controversy. the controversial disciualification Olympic fans love to do it. So Greg louganis, who hit of Ben Johnson for USing ster here are a few d the people and his head in the praliminaries and oids. , . events Americans cheered and receivad 5 stitches, .went on to AI. the swin1ning evanIs cried about during the Seoul win gold medals in the three meter Matt Biondi, with his seven games. spring board and the 10 meter med~ led the men's swimming The games started on a platform. team to a strong performance in/" bad note for the U.S. when a He is the first person 10 ' all events. . boxer forfeited his match be win 4 consecutive gold medals in Sixteen year old, 101 cause the coach did not gat him diving. He' also received the pound Janet Evans led the to the ring in time. Olympic spirit award from the women in swimming. She smiled The games also ended U.S. Olympic ·committee. throughout the games as she on a bad note in boxing ring for In the track and field won her 4 gold madats. the U.S. team when American events the American team had a . The U.S. teams also I ight middleweight Roy Jones lost lot d standouts. , _ received medals in men's voIIey to Park SHiun d South Korea in -Topping the list is baI, wraslling, equeslrian events, a oomoversiaI3-2 decision. NBC Florence Griffith Joyner. She water polo, basketbaR, basebaI \\ reported that even the Korean was the 'highly touted woman (exhbition), canoeing, rowing, \ network thought that Jones \ sprinter. She won the gold in the , yachting, and ten ~is(exhibition). . \ should have won. 100 meter dash and the 400 In between these mater,.. Of COLI'S8 c.t l.swis ~ober7, 1988 No.2 close i ' REGISTER -fourth Olympic Games NBC's Olympic coverage 'sound and professional' the games-where he seemed to According to Aaron Dennison ~arm up a little. W Newsweek, the ratings went On the pOsitive side, down to 18 when the network For 24 years ABC has Ann Schatz said that she be expected 21.2: Newsweek said hosted the Olympics ,by literally lieved 'that NBC had dorre an NBC's rt:listakes included hav outbidding the other networks. excellent job in I)andling the Ben ing a block of comme~iaIs when However. this year was different. John'son controversy and other Rosa Mota took the lead on her This year NBC paid for the right incideflts which needed immedi way to a gold medal and using a to host the XXIV Olympiad on ate attention. split screen which showed the their network. climax of the diving competition Ann Schatz, the and an early basketball game, sportscaster at KMTV3, said, MI between, the U.S. and Canada. thought over,a11 it [Olympic cov Another problem NBC erage] ,*!as pretty sound and pro faced was the preconceived no fessionaLw tions of the television viewers, ' Ms. Schatz added that 'they being use~ to ABC for the although interruptions in the past 24 years. MWe're the new games were common, many of' guys on the block; said NBC -, them were necessary, such as sportscaster Gayle Gardner. the extensive commercial breaks. Besides' new The - commercials Rebecca Bames, Cen sportscasters, the music, long . helped pay the expenses of tral senior, Said of NBC's cover considered an Olympic tradition, covering the OlympICs. How age: WI don't like it because they has-been changed; the original KOREA ever, she,added that she thought keep going back and forth be music is owned by ABC. the taPEtd features offen broke tween events instead of finishing In any event, the next intO'1he broadcast of the Olym one out W When asked about the network to host the Olympics pics at bad tim~s. commentary, she said, "It [the will be able to leam from NBC, , She also CQmmented commentary] seemed'to lack ex both in NBC's mistakes and in that Bryant Gumble was a little citement and sometimes was the moments when the cover unenthusiastic until the end of kind of biased.w age excelled. Top ten final me~al standings I Silver IBronze Total lose to home Gold - 1. Soviet Union 55 30 46 131 ior, stated. She supportive. The man is dedicated, WJackie said. 2. East Germany 37, 35 30 102 missing zero hour, The students deal with various people from 27 93 all acros,s the nation. 3: United States 35 31 doftars an hour. The "Some of them were friendly. Some didn't 4. W. Germany , -11 14 15 40 sPeak EngliSh well; Mary Budny, Central senior, The account 5. Bulgaria 10 12 13 35 trips to Indianapolis, stated. - 6. South Korea 12 10 11 33 ,and possibly, -At first they sounded illiterate, WJulie said. ~ -/ 12 28 Jennifer handleC:J it m~er that was upset. 7. China - 5 , 11 "One of the managers burst out crying be- 24 8~ Romania 7 11 6 cause her grill exploded,· Jennifer explained. 9 24 1t wasn't as hard as people thoughtrit would ·9. Britain 5 Hi - 23 be. More people should have given it a chance 10.Hungary, -. 11 6 6 because it was kind of fun; Jackie said . .Unusual sports 'backbone' of the Olympic Games' Andy feels that Olym cording to Ryan, -enhance the John T. Musselman ; pic sports like these are "impor spirit and excitement of the The excitement that tant to the games because they games.. allow athletes -in little-kngwn Although sports like emerges from the Olympic sports to compete on a competi gymnastics and swimming re games is frequently the result of tive level like the Olympics.· ceive more air time than the trad~iona! sports such as swim Ryan Gaughan, Cen ming, track events, and gymnas lesser-known sports, they are High senior, that the not' always more. exciting to ticS. The lesser-known Olympic tral believes Olympics' are important'to the spOrts, however, are often the watch. According to Andy, the athletes that participate in these more unusual sports Wcan be most interesting to watch and sports. just as enjoyable to watch as the ~ing to Central High senior -The games give the ' major sports. Often times, they Andy Huff, "form the backbone of ,-athletes of the sports a chance to are more fun to watch because the Olympic Games.. Throughout the history compete in an international, they are unfamiliar to us and cOmpetitive atmosphere that is thus a(e very interesting.· of the gameS, Olympic audiences normally' absent in these unUsual Along with being en have witnessed events ranging joyable to watch, these sports from races in suits of armor in the sports, - said Ryan. ThroughoUt the games a dimenskm of variety the first Olympics to the rigorous add to in Seoul, Olympic viewers have of athletics. According to 50,000 meter walk and the tug world seen sports such as handball, Ryan, this variety is important in of-war ih the early 1900's to rowing, equestrian, table tennis, that it -inspires athletes around modem day events such as wheel fencing, archery, badminton. 8nd the world to compete in many chair racing and synchronized I water polo. These sports, ac- different kinds, of sports which in swimming. turn betters all sports. W , I _1 0 REG IS TE R October7,1988 No.2 out and aboLJt__..._ Six different ways to dine with your date ~ niment to their gourmet f ~ After you finish, you must i~ - dulge in one of de lic ious des. serts, which are all made fre shr their bakery. Although the crOll: discqmast, generally consists of aduns, ~i of li$ll are always a group of teensel· the n joying themselves just as ml.t exist! If you want to impress your da:, · foity Adrian Ferguson the Baking Company would ~ radio the perfect place to dine. with, W ~h Homecoming ex -towal tremely close, the dance tomor MR. C'S row night, if you really don't start, know where to take your date to Are you looki;)g 101a Soph/ dinner, here are a few ideas. If restaurant that serves a gr e~ com, you miss them on Homecoming steak, but isn't just your "run ·, broac night, they would be great any the milr place? Well, if you donI then time. mind eating under plastic grapes said I and Christmas tree light s, Mr. inte" INDIAN OVEN C's is 'the restaurant for you. Th who waitresses are exactly what yoo'( .. If you have never in expect they would be like: ve ~ Cent dulged in the Indian Oven's spicy friendly and very motherly. Th~ decic cuisine, ~'s time you treat your are the types that wo u ldn ~ drear;. mak self. But don't forget to bring a of letting you leave without bei~ Om date or a good friend. The food is absolutely stuffed. A grou p twen very exotic, but ordering is no three musicians travel from ta~ st~ problem. Each dish is thoroughly to table playing songs you hay! ter 11 described so you know exactly never heard with the ir gu itar abo what you are ordering. If you violin, ·and mandolin. Never th, the ~ have any questions, the wa~ers less it adds to the atmosphere tion t (and waitresses) are always It m~y be border lining on tack, "So i pleased to offer their input. Some but Mr. C's is a wonderfully exdt· chan of the food is prepared in an ing experience. to a' authentic clay oven, which has a . ~ FCC window enabling diners to see Iii their food being prepared. I'm ~ IMPERIAL PALACE ' bac~ sure you will find Indian food ~ and wonderfully different, but that ~ H you had ever been k won't prevent you from finding the old Imperial Palace, you W something you will like. be amazed at its complete trans- formation. The new build ing's ( The chefs at Genjl prepare the food right at your table. This. chef displays his self-taught culiinary GENJI and entertainment skills, by twirling salt and pepper shakers In the air and around his back. exterior architecture sOd inteoo decor reflect traditionl ChineS! style. A stream, complete w ~ Have you ever wanted tremely tasty food is served with very warm and comfortable at overgrown, multi-colored go ld· to watch your food being pre Generaly, the crowd tends to be authentic Japanese soup and mosphere. Although many pared? At the Genji, a cook the white collar, yuppyish, art fish, meanders over a waterlall sera hot Japanese green-tea. Genji people indulge .gnly in the makes your food right at your patron types, but anyone could and through the restaurant. N- cus, makes a wonderful place to bring Goose's deIectabJe desserts and table. Each chef puts on a little. have .a pleasant time. though there is often a long wal liber a group of friends, and the serv colfee, they also have a wide on weekends, the superior local show while preparing your food ice is extreme·1y fast. by slicing and dicing your vege variety of appetizers ~ entrees. Chinese food and the unique vel'S If you're the adventurous type, BAKING COMPANY atmosphere make the wa ~ we ll nor tables, meats and sea-food. To NEON GOOSE· top this off they throw their salt you might want to try their worth it If you make a reserva· MeG Skabanna, an omelet with pea Eating at the Baking and pepper shakers in the air tion in advance, this would be an tio Company is a very pleasant ex and around their backs. The ex- Neon lights, antiques, nut butter and banalas. • sounds enjoyable and affordable choice -M9 and old advertisements create a sick, but it is actually very tasty. perience. Simple decoration and for homecoming. new 'Moonstruck'in Jewish guise: light music are a great acx:ompa- Crossing Delancy not up to par ~- -- who uses and tries to manipu late her into a relationship. On the other side of the tracks lies another option: the pickle man • who is madly in love with her but , wrong time does not measure up to the level of sophistication of her author. Many scenes in the Justin Kerr film are sweetly humorous, es pecially those in which the young woman's aged Jewish mother is Moonstruck, the hit puttering about. The acting is movie of 1987 and nominee for well done and believable, the the academy award best pic ~ mother and the marriage broker his ture, not only reintroduced Cher she hires adding a light humor pol ~ into the forefront of the cinema touch. radi world, but has also inspired The only complaint that tel, a spin-off, CrOSSing Delancy. I had wa'S in the soundtrack, CrOSSing Delancy is basically which was obnoxious enough to Moondtruck in a Jewish guise, be distracting. Ickily sweet re7 and if you enjoyed Moonstruck, trains of A Cappella singing is not you would probably enjoy this the way to frame the backdrop of movie. New York, no matter how appro Set in New York city, priate ~ would be for this movie. Crossing Delancy deals ' w~h The music does become less the personal life of a successful noticable, however, as the movie woman publisher and editor advances into ~s second haH. pray.ed by Amy Irving. She is All in all, C; o s sing One in ten . .. That's the number Get the __..... r1rs ( torn between two worlq~: the in Delancy is a decent flick, but not of teenage girls who will get telligent, somewhat corrupt but as good as its predecessor, pregnant in the-U.S. this year. Will fP-J Planned Parenthood· tempting aura of high-class New Moonstruck . In my patented ~ be that one? of O mana-Council Bluffs York sociey, personified in .an rating system of $0 to $5, Gross (402) 554- 1040 insenSitive, hypocritical author ing Delancy gets a $3.75. out and about october 7,19813 No.2 REGISTER RCK provides alternative to trendy top-forty twenty-four hours a day. But, as Paul feared, the FCC did catch Attention: metal heads, up with him and shut him down. freaks, thrashers, mix The next day Kriegler and anyone that is tired phoned Cox Cable, and they li stening to the same thing on agreed to carry the station. radio. An alternative now KRCK's studio is located in the to the usual trendy, top basement of Paul's house. The . KRCK, Omana's newest actual broadcasting booth is a io station, appeals to those small room packed with albums, a less mainstream attitude CD's, stereo equipment, and music. broadcasting equipment. KRCK Paul Kriegler originally is definitely not what one ex-. KRCK when he was a peets a radio station to look like. In hl"',mnrj:l at Central. "I would "Originally, I started e home after school and playing what every other station for a couple of hours in the area was playing," ex switch off the transmitter," plained PaUl, "but since we were Paul. He originally became considered a college radio sta in radio from a friend tion, record companies started worked at KVNO at UNO. sending us 'college bands.'" After he graduated from College bards are bands like in 1986, Kriegler then Camper Van Beethoven, R.E.M., that the only way to New Order, and the dB's. e his station known in the The station has applied ~ aha area was to broadcast to the FCC for a permit that (ij nty-four hours a day. The would, ahhough exp~nsive, al- ~ io n got into some trQuble af low them to use the public air- ~ WOWT Channel 6 did a story waves without having to go c:i ut them. "They broadcast through Cox Cable. There are phone number and the sta two other applicants for the per KRCK originator Paul Kriegler (right) and disc jockey Bradley Thiel broadcast "college bands" from frequeflCY on t.v.," said_Paul. mit,.one of whom is from out of a unique studio located In Kriegler's basement. This broadcasting booth consists of a normal room in th e summer of 1987, we state, the other Paul knows noth the frequency in-order ing about. Within two months filled with Kriegler's personal supply of albums and CD's as well as the broadcasting equipment. avoid being caught by the KRCK will be notified whether C." they will get the long-awaited tion for the permit," said Paul. they sponsored a concert by but Paul said about four times Eventually, they went permit. "I have gotten calls from Kriegler said that he would offer local bands and two concerts by that many receive it illegally. to their original frequency lawyers offering me 10,000 dol the same amount to the other the Minneapolis based bands One can obtain KRCK by calling went all out, broadcasting lars to back out of the competi- competitors if they drop out. Soul Asylum and Firehose. Cox Cable and paying the three KRCK also supports According to Cox dollars per month for a sub manv area concerts of local and Cable, approximately 2700 scriotion: then iu st tune in and less-known bands. Recently, people subscribe to the station, enjoy. His politics are to the right of con servative, and he seems to be FROM THE DlREClOR OF ''THE FLY" The blood-hungry mob the spokesperson for the new ms lustily at the man ac breed of the teen age conserva COMES A NEW KIND OF THRILLER. of being a "commie pinko tive. Not all his attitudes are No that's not a modern right wing. Downey, whose i of the Salem Witch Trials brother has AIDS, is liberal on a revamped version of the Gay rights and AIDS treatment trials. h is a descrip- issues. of the audience on the Regardless of his atti n Downey Jr.. Show," a tudes, if a guest disagrees with controversial talkshow. him that's where the fun starts. Before the star of this Downey often says things like comes on stage, the audi "Zip it, (bleep)," or "Get the e pumps itself up into a (bleep) out of here" to even the ing frenzy ready to prey most eloquent debators. whatever victim Downey The audience will join to criticize that eve- in with chants of " YOU! YOUI YOUI" as the shows guards The show, which airs escort a guest from the studio. . WWOR (Cox channel 25) at Downey uses many p.m. CDT, features a vari gimmicks and shock tactics to • of poignant topics. These attract an audience. On one Dead Ringers • 'a new kind of thriller' show he had a convicted mur from the death penahy to . this riveting movie causes you and facial expressions alone, he conflicts in the Middle East. derer sitting in a mock electric to sit back in your seat with a makes the difference in the twins What makes this chair. dumb-founded look on your face • apparent and enables the viewer different from others is The shock value and and a feeling of horror in your to distinguish between the two. Downey differs from entertainment often overshad chest. . His performance is completely contemporaries not only in ows the issues, but usually The movie is a psycho believable and extremely mov litical stance but also in his Downey will let people with op logical portrayal Qf identical twin ing. ical approach to hosting a posing views present their cases. psychopathic g'ynecologists. David Cronenberg di leviseci show. h is a fun way for youth to hear Hilary Fenner These twins share everything; rects the film in such a way that From the moment he current issues. And Downey is from medical fame to female the viewer fo'rgets Jeremy Irons on stage and lights his first much more entertaining than With a queasy feeling patientsliovers. Scene by scene, is merely one man playing the arette, he is controversial. Geraldo. in the pit of my stomach and a their incredible bond is revealed two roles. He incorporates subtle look of awe on my face, I rushed until their disasterous attempt at hints of the twins' psychotic out of the dark movie theater, separation makes the full extent bond into the action and charac Full Serv ice Salon into the sunlight and away from of their attachment to each other terization and leaves the viewer HAIR ETC..... ·1·!U·7HI:; the gloom of the movie Dead apparent. mentally and emotionally Ringers. The superior acting drained. , , and direction distinguishes this Dead Ringers is a very Bri ng this coupon in, and receive 1.0% off any service . Created by David Cronenberg, the director of The heavy and lengthy film from oth powerful movie, one that keeps Fly, Dead Ringers is definitely "a ers of its kind and makes it wor you thinking for days. If you go to call for an appoi ntment today! new kind of thriller." h is not the thy of its full two hours and ten a movie for action and light enter traditional sort of thriller filled with minutes. Jeremy Irons' perform tainment, then you may not en " A II Services & l-' rodllCls C,uaranlced " action and adventure and a fast ance as the twins Elliot and joy this one. But if you appreci ()()4 0:. 1081 11 0 , moving plot that leaves you on Beverly Mantle is absolutely in ate superb acting and direction Old 1\. 1i1l Nonl) Orn()l)a . NE 68154 the edge of your seat. Rather, credible. With varying gestures this is the thriller for you . 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Not only According to Jeff, many October 14: Westside Home Game did Jeff win Mr. Teen Nebraska, people who lift weights experi The old proverb, "one but he also placed second as the ment with steroids. October. 21: Gross Idn't judge a book by its Junior Mr. Nebraska and "I have never used Away Game r," definitely doesn't apply qualified for Mr. Teen U.S.A. steroids," claimed Jeff, ''with hard uilding. The American "I qualified for Mr. Teen work and dedication, I believe an October 27: Prep c Union sponsored a Mr. U.S.A., but I wanted to athlete doesn't need steroids." Away Game . Nebraska contest, June concentrate on football this year Before the competition, , at the Civic Auditorium. A instead," said Jeff. each builder received a pamphlet Gymnastics October 11: North ra l sen ior, Jeff Braesch, The competition was illustrating the mandatory poses. Home Meet first in the competition. advertised by posters through The competition started in the The contest divides out fitness centers. Jeff, who morning with a pre-judgirlg.-The ito rs by height, and Jeff powerlifts in the winter, saw one actual competition started in the October 13 and 14 first in his height division. of the posters at Alpha Fitness afternoon, followed by the awards Tennis body builders entered Center and decided to enter. ceremony. State Meet petition. The judges Jeff trained at Alpha for Jeff plans on entering a at th e builder's body, and three months, lifting everyday for competition in May. When asked ilder's body symmetry a'nd three hours. In addition to lifting if Jeff plans on making? career Volleyball October 11: North ·on . They also judge the - weights, Jeff also dieted. of bodybuilding, he replied,"1 Away Game er's muscle size and "I deleted fats from my don't plan on making a career Each builder does a diet because it giv~s a person's out of bodybuilding, just a October 17: e to music. Jeff did his body better definition," stated hobby." to "Pour Some Sugar On Jeff. Millard North Away Game , October 20: Burke '1 could swim before I walked', Home Game October 25: Bellevue West Teacher finds swimming both Away Game relaxing and. good for health Cross cheap, and they could make a swims five days,a week for about October 7: Metro suit easily. "I could swim before 45 minutes a day or 25 laps, Country Conference Meet Although Mrs. Hansen I walked," said Mrs. Hansen. whichever comes first. She look right at home in her • Mrs. Hansen said that a swims after school at the Park classes, she is really a coach at her pool took young Avenue Health Club. She added October 11: Shenan out of water. kids and began teaching them to that she swims on the weekends doah Invitational Miss Hansen said that swim competitively. Mrs. Hansen if she is frustrated. She said that has been swimming since swam competitively, bl,lt said, "I her swimming helps her relieve was three. She also said was . never Olympic material," the frustrations of the school October 14: Nebraska her parents were poor and she added,"1 swam for health day. "Swimming relieves ten Districts n't afford a tennis racquet and to stay in shape." sion, and I can leave it all in the kates . But material was . Today, Mrs. Hansen pool," said Mrs. Hansen. Mrs. Hansen still swims October 21 : Nebraska for her health. She said that she State Meet has arthritis in her back and that her swimming helps her to Say it with style. avoid problems with it, She also said, "I like to eat good food, and with swim Findit at Goodwill! ming, I don't gain weight. I eat But don't tell.~ like a horse." 'where you fiJiiiiifiE Mrs. Hansen finds They'll all want to know where you swimming to be a great alterna found it, but it's your secret. The tive to doing aerobics or jogging. perfect jacket, scarf, hat or accessory. She hates these alternatives. What a surprise. And the best part was the price ... unbelievable! 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Most of the playersw Just because basket attended the camp werejun' ball season hasn't arrived yet, 'We did pre tty well !.I that doesn't mean it is all play though we had a yo ung lea' , and no work for the basketball mostly juniors, " SOld Huff, team. Many sport watchers "We beat ihe n u~:, don't seem to understand every one team in th e state, M., thing that goes on behind the South: said junior, Brian p. scene. Very few people "We played pretty 9"od, we ~ , realize all of the time and effort lost to North," add ed s enior , ~ , put into basketball according to Prince. varsity basketball coach, James The cam p consisip. Martin. mainly Metro teams Ceni', Ii Every Wednesday and team placed second out 01i h Friday morning at 6:30 A.M. the the teams in th e fir'al s, Nc' ,. team conditions for the upcom High School placed t;rsl. Nc~' ing season. In addition to condi basketball players were mi' d tioning, the team also attended a seniors. "This ye ar th e tear basketball camp at UNO this goal is to make it to st ate,'s, 11• summer. The summer league Page. b started in June and lasted through Accord in g :0 Ce, n most of July. Martin, the team's a tte~ d anc : the ,summer leagu e '/.'as prr ~ "It keeps you good, considering mos' st udr • have jobs or fam ily vacation; going during the "Working ane pia) sum'mer." basketball, it beco mes pli hectic, but basketball IS sor >~...... ~ thing that I really war.t to c: ~ Central students who said Page. ~ attended the summer league When aske d whai' 3' were seniors Louis Prince, Andy thought about the upcom' ~ Huff, James Maloney; juniors, season, Prince repl:ed,'V Walter Outlaw, Karribu Cruddup, should be pretty good, el, Brian Page and Ed Wilson. Juniors WaHer Outlawand Scott Thompson play one-on-one during an early morning practice though we lost two or thrt? e d; at Central. Players not Involved in a fall sport must attend these practices. Andy Huff said, the starters." camp is " a good experience; it Page feels that: keeps you going during the team needs more support, ' Football summer." want Central to be knowr Old game for new teacher Central's team is trying basketball not just footb"IL' --Peter Festersen semi-pro, the Mustangs went un defeated. "We had a tremen Mr. Paul Blazevich, dous season with good crowds,· ' Central geography teacher, was he said. recently inducted into the Uni versity of Nebraska at Lincoln Mr. Blazevich, who played split-end, still holds the and the University of Nebraska two records for the ,'-I"· - at Omaha football hall of fames. Mustangs,scoring four touch "!\ Mr. Blazevich, played 't " " , downs in one game and thirteen ,,;:! ., high school football in Pennsyl .Ii .' , I receptions in one game. •• i • ~ I . vania and later played college " football for the University of Miami, a Kansas junior college, "I wou Id have and UNO. The hall of fame induc dedicated more tions at UNO, last March, and time to my educa UNL, two years ago, also hon ored other players, including tion, if I could Vince Ferragamo, according to have financed it: Mr. Blazevich. He tu rned down Accordirig to Mr. an offer to play Blazevich, after the team estab lished itself, it joined other semi for the Baltimore pro teams such as Des Moines Colts. and Michigan in tying up with professional teams. The Mustangs became the training camp or feeding As a sophomore in col lege, Mr. Blazevich turned down team for the Kansas City Chiefs, he said. an offer to play professionally for the then Baltimore Colts be Recently, however, the cause of an ankle injury and his Mustangs have had financial dedication to finish his educa troubles despite winning the tion. Midwest semi-pro division last season, Mr. Blazevich said. No Bones About It. After college, Mr. Blazevich found himself sur When asked if he At Pickles you pay less, would have done anything dif GP- kl rounded by "a lot of good ath letes, [who had] nothing to do if ferent, Mr. Blazevich referred to Or, to look at it another way. they weren't pro.· playing football, working, and J..-:IC e5 going to school at the same time " Things just escalated - you get more. '::~~:fc~~~:2i ' from there," Mr. Blazevich said and said, "I would have dedi: cated more time to my educa as he soon found himself co~ In either case, you keep more of in Omaha In Uncoln tion, if I could have financed it .• founder of the semi-pro Omaha h . b 8027 Dodge 17th & P Mustang football team. Mr. Blazevich is cur your. money were It elongs. Milia", Plaza 3814 No"",,1 Blvr. rently involved with football at Hatwy Oaks PIau Esquire Pall< Piau . In the first of the seven I (1441h & West Cenler) (237 S 70th) years Mr. Blazevich played as a Central as coach of the sopho n your back pocket. Nebr•• b'. Largest Music more team. ~t.lle, ) sorts Odober7, 1988 No.2 REGISTER Sports Childhood games remembered Briefs as the pros, at least we thought so. We would sometimes just toss the ball around, but usually we ended up in a vicious two-on-one Personal • •• Head wrestling game with an all-time quarterback. Otherwise we'd play "intercept: coach Gary Kubik and ·Intercept" was amazingly similar to the two-on-one games, but our head basketball coach Foul carefree minds were easily amused, and the ~milarity never struck Jim Martin were recog with us. Oh, and don't let me leave out the highlight of every winter- the nized In LIncoln for 25 Dan Pansing blizzard. We would call everyone we knew, get all our warmest years of coaching by the clothes on, and play an all-out game of snow football. The Nebraska Coaches Asso quarterback's hand would always be nearly frostbitten because he ciation. Can you remember back to your grade school days? had to take off his glove to throw, but somehow the game didn't hurt Remember back in fifth and sixth grades when life was easy and as much with sixteen layers of clothes on and two feet of snow to be homework was too? Sometimes I wonder whether life and home tackled into. • •• The Boy's Tennis work are not one in the same. The winter wasn't prime basketball time because it was just Team placed second in Well, anyway, I was thinking about what I did during all too plain cold to play, but once spring came we were out on the the Ralston Invitational that free time I had after and, dare I say, before school. Back in driveway shooting. We not only shot, we'd also play twenty-one. Tournament September elementary school, there was little or no need to worry about one's Sometimes we'd get an actual game going with more than three tenth. Freshman Josh appearance during school. Sure, boys liked girls and girls liked people in it. Boy, that was it; when you had two-on-tWo or three-on Cooper Rlaced first In the , but both sexes were equally ·scummed out" so it didn't three, you were really living. number tWO singles, Sen atter if your hair was combed or if your jeans had stains on them. We even went through a serious bike-riding stage. Our Ior Dan Panslng and particular type of riding wasn't for distance, endurance, or speed. worrying about appearance gave one free time before school, Freshman Matt Hoffman pecially when school didn't start until nine o'clock. We rode to kill! Justin and Trevor would ride up before school, and placed first In the num So, as I sat and thought of the glory years of my youth, we \'W)uld play "bumper bikes: It was great! The only bad thing about ber two doubles division_ which are probably gone forever, I remembered how I passed the it was the time Justin and I got into a fight because he had broken Freshman Andy Urias off my rear reflector. ti me. I thought of the pickup games of all kinds I played with my took the sliver medal In riends. We played during all hours of the day and night. That reminds me, fights were kind of the highlight of the the number one singles_ Justin, Trevor, and I spent a lot of time playing ttle ·sport whole thing. We would fight in football games if we were tackled too the season," that is, football in the fall, basketball in the winter hard; or in basketball over blatant fouls, but we always ended up friends within a day or two. and spring, and so on. We did not play any sports exclusively in • •• The Central Sum one season, but we tended to emphasize certain sports according Some of the games have lost their pizzazz, but there's mer Legion Baseball to wh en our idols were playing on television. still nothing like a big group of guys together after school for a giant team sponsored by We did play for organized teams throughout the year pickup game of tackle football. We're sure lucky each of our teach Velentino's finished In which provided entertainment during the weekly practices. We ers come up with an hour of homework a night. After all, we wouldn't fifth place In their league. played soccer; man, did we wish we could beat the guys from Har want time to play games like we did when we were younger. Steve Barajas led the rison. We played softball, baseball, and, of course, basketball. I guess that's what weekends are for-or not for. I forgot team with a .406 batting During the fall, we played football. We were just as good about those term papers and long term assignments I have to do. average. Matt Delber was voted out stand Ing pitcher with a record of five-and -two. Sean Wilson and Junior,. Tre Girl's golf team starts fresh vor Flynn shared the team's outstanding playing on a golf team, and player title. she has managed to stay in Tyler McLeod the second and third spots. "I like it because we just play for • • • , Josh Cooper, 'We try to come out and fun," said Sabina. She added Freshman, was among six have a good time,· said Central that she likes the courses that Nebraska teens who Hig h freshman, and girls' golf she has played here better traveled to Chicago for the te am member Dana Souser. than the courses in Sweden. 1988 North American This seems to be the basic atti Coach Dusatko said Maccabl Youth Games. tude of this year's team. Their that most of her players had _Josh participated In the current record is three wins and experience playing, she said, "I tennis competition. three losses. can only coach them, not teach them. • •• The Central Eagle Other players on the Varsity Football Team Is "The potential team are seniors Sue Peters undefeated, at flve-and and Gina Wieberg, juniors zero. The team wlJl play is there and Jenefer Deroy and Sharon the Northwest Huskies Stoolman, sophomores Kate with experience tonight In the Homecom lundholm, Sara Torrens, and Ing game. The game will it will be some Heather Collins. be at 7:30 at the U.N.O. thing to look Sophomore ,Heather Collins practiceS her putting stroke during Football Stadium. forward to." a team practice at Elmwood Go" Co~u=r:..se=.~ ______~======~ ment held September 4, and placed seventh in the Metro tour "WATS MARKETING" nament September 30, with I SNOW HI RING I NBOUND AND OUTBOUND The team as suffered Dana Souser on top with a TELEMARKET I NG REPRESENT AT I VES score of 102. loss of last year's varsity WE OFFER: The team hopes to te am that consisted of graduates Flexible Schedules Sara McWhorter, Alex Zinga Competitive Wages and Jennifer Urias, and has Career Opportunities been replaced by a predomi "If everybody nantly sophomore and freshman OUTBOUND-$6 PER HOUR team. "I lost them and got a fun plays well and Complete training, scripted presentation and calling guides thoroughly prepare you to ., loving young golf team," said concentrates, represent some of America's most prestigious companies . coach Jo Dusatko. INBOUND-$4 PER HOUR According to coach we'll do well." You must possess excellent communication skills, type 20 ""pm and enjoy customer Dusatko, the team doesn't have contact. the experience of last year's team FULL TIME AND PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE an d isn't as consistent. "My qualify for state competition at FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 402-572-5634 number one spot changes every districts, Thursday October 6. week." "If everybody plays well and OR APPL Y BETWEEN 8AM-5PM AT concentrates we'll do well, said She went on to say that "WATS MARKET I NG OF AMER I CA, INC." next year "they'll be close to last sophomore Heather Collins. year's team. The potential is Playing w.ith this year's 9242 BEDFORD AVE. OMAHA, NE . there and with experience it will team is senior Sabina Boberg, AN EQUAL OPPORTUN ITY EMPLOYER be something to look forward to." a foreign exd'lange student from The team placed fourth Sweden. This is her first time at the Abraham Lincoln tourna- REGISTER, October 7, 1988 No.2 rts Calvin Jones leads metro fU,shing yards Calvin said, "I'm sur Peter Festersen prised because I thought rd come in at fullbaCk, but instead I'm at I back." Calvin Jones, Central Calvin was bumped up junior and I-back sensation, cur to number one I-back before the rently leads the metro in rushing first gaine due to injuries, but bas with 758 yards in 56 carries after remained there because of his . his first four games .• performance, according to Coach "He's doing all things Reed. right on and off the field,• said Mr. " The first game helped , William Reed, Central football me out a lot: Calvin said. In the coach. season opener against Lincoln Calvin has been play Southeast, he ran for 245 yards. ing football for three years, start- . Calvin's response to the ing in ninth grade at Lewis and added pressure of being the Clark Junior High. leading rusher, folloWing in big According to Calvin, his footsteps, and trying to keep the longest run this season was 84 number one I-back position as a yards and his average per carry junior, was, "I just feel equal to is 11.8 yards. He runs the 40 any other player on the team: , yard dash in 4.41 seconds. "All pressures are being Coach Reed compared handled extremely well," Coach Calvin's running style with previ Reed said, referring to Calvin. ous Centrall-backs. He feels he An impressive charac has the speed and acceleration teristic of Calvin is his team play of Keith Jones and the overall and attitude. "He is certainly instinct of Leodis Flowers. "Calvin willing to wait his turn," Coach brings both together," Coach Reed said. He added that even Reed said. though Centrafs offense features Calvin is one of the very the I-back, "[Calvin] is the last few high school football players guy you would expect to be the to lead the metro in yardage as a best I-back." junior. Leodis Flowers and Calvin's goal right now Pernell Gatson are two previous is to beat Central graduate, Lemar Central players that also held Jackson's record, of over 1800 this distinction. yards in a season. However, he When asked how he felt said, "I don't really think about about Calvin'S performance so any records rght now. I just think far this season, Coach Reed said, about running the ball hard, and "I didn't really expect someone if I keep running( the records ~II young to play this' kind of role for • come sooner or later.· .; us; he's playing exceptional. He's Coach Reed concluded on a level way above 100 per by saying, "[Calvin] fits our of- cent football." fense perfect.· . Junior calvin Jones tapes ~up befOre a friday night game. calvl~ leads the Metro In ru'shlng yards ana hopes to beat , Lemar Jackson's record of over 1800 yards In one season. On the move Teacher, finds alternative-' tran'sportati sists of a touring bite, two moun Tyler McLeod tain bikes" , one for aoss country riding, and the other equipped . Imagine riding a bite to with bags and lights tOr his ride to school every day,through ~ and CenttaL For fun, he has a racing cold seasons, battling the ele bike that handles high sPeed ments of rain, wind and snow. riding, and a Tandem; a bike Central High School science powered by two people. . teacher Mr. AI Roeder, has Mr. Roeder and his been cycling to Central nearly daughter have used the Tan every day for the past twelve dem bite in the past two BRAN years. (Bike Ride Across Nebraska) bns.. "It's harder going up hi! on ,the Tandem and easier on flat ground.. said Mr. Roeder. "The cold days by' wearing several tandem is pedaled by two and layers d winter cycIying gear th3 has the wind resistance of only sometimes takes fifteen minutes one.· He has ridden in all eight taget out of. The mountain b~e BRAN tours and partiq)ates in is equipped with fenders to keep Pete'~ Century, annually held in off slush, and wider rim med Richfield,Nebraska. tires. , - Bidng 10 school tIvough Four years ago. Mr. traffic can cause problems. Mr. Roeder had his only major ace Roeder feels that many drivers dent. He was hit from behind()11 realize that biters have the don, his Wf!II home from Central, ThI Mr. Roeder cycles fif right to be on the road. He must teen mUe.$ round trip and aver accident tore ligaments in hIS often take verbal abuse. -You right hand and up his forearm, ages three to five thousand miles just have to 'grit your teeth and per 'year. His decision to bite to and cracked vertebrae on the rough it out,· said Mr. Roeder. not just for exercise'. b!IICk d his neck. -It was the fi~ work was Weather condiflOns "Primarily I was concerned with time I had experienced a re~ can 8Iso offer a rough ride. Mr. the environment. and not pump- . squad and emergency room. Roeder prefers not to ride in said Mr. Roeder. His helm el ing exhaust into the .... He also weather below zero degrees, or was crushed in the accident and added that he' likes the excer in or mainly .. sise. . ~ bIzzard CXlndtiOns saved him from serious head Mr. Roeder begins his trek hom. riding his mountain bike, a becau~ of the danger of reck His collection d bi