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1. Full Cover 2. Title page & Table of Contents (p. 1) 3. Opening (2‐3) 4. Student Life Divider (4‐5) 5. Student Life Example (18‐19) 6. People Divider (26‐27) 7. People Example (34‐35) 8. Academic Divider (58‐59) 9. Academics Example (62‐63) 10. Sports Divider (66‐67) 11. Sports Example (74‐75) 12. Clubs and Organizations Divider (80‐81) 13. Clubs and Organizations Example (84‐85) 14. Closing (94‐95) 15. Colophon (p. 96) 

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Another year at Dorchester High School came and went. “Behind the Scenes” we saw students return to school and get back into their routines. A new year brought new oppor-tunities to learn and discover who they were or who they were going to become. A new year brought new requirements. Stu-dents had to volunteer their time for communi-ty service in order to get their credits to gradu-ate. Finding time between academics, athletics and work, students did volunteer work “Behind the Scenes.” “I liked being able to give back to my community,” said senior Brooke Zoubek. Students in sports worked hard to be the best “Behind the Scenes” to succeed. “Making District Basketball was something I’ll never forget because we’ve never made it that far before,” said senior Kolton Kaspar. At State Wrestling, junior Eliseo Ruiz was the only one to qualify so he worked twice as hard to rep-resent the Dorchester Longhorns. “It was so exciting to meet my goal and to go to State,” said Eliseo. Every day students worked “Behind the Scenes” to get their work done and to study so they could get good grades or so they wouldn’t end up in ninth hour. “Now that I’m in high school, it feels like I’ve gotten a lot more home-work than I did in junior high,” said freshman Lydia Wells. “I have to study more than I did last year.” The students had a ton of school spirit stashed “Behind the Scenes” for their school. They would go to games dressed up in funky costumes to be noticed and to show their pride for their team. “I enjoyed cheering on the boys basketball team,” said junior Kyla Brummett. “It was so funny to see the guys dressed up in crazy costumes, and it gave me the chance to come cheer them on like they did for me.” “Behind the Scenes” work was done where it was least expected. Students tried their best “Behind the Scenes” at home even when teach-ers weren’t around. “To maintain good grades for NHS I started studying a lot more,” said senior Jordan Jensen. “I had a lot more work because of the Career Academy class I was taking.”

The boys basketball team worked hard all season to get to districts. To show their own personal vic-tory, the team holds up their plaque to celebrate their accomplishment of getting runner-up.

Behind the Scenes

Showing his school spirit at the Homecoming game pep rally, sophomore Nixon Nerud gets pumped up and works to pump up the students for the football game against Hampton that night.

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Pinning down his opponent to ensure his win, junior Eliseo Ruiz makes it to State. He put in many hours of practice to be able to earn the opportunity.

Doing Behind the Scenes work, senior Chelsea Knorr helps put up banners and blows up balloons for the Gradua-tion ceremony. The senior class came together to rehearse and decorate for their graduation. Afterwards, they stuck around for some pizza as a last meal together.

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Laid back, relaxed, comfortable, safe, welcom-ing, peaceful, and energetic were just some of the adjectives students used to describe “The Setting” of the school. Senior Michael Lee said, “I think the whole school’s setting could be described as open or free because there’s not a whole lot of restric-tions.” The art room was a favorite of a lot of students because it was a place students could be themselves and get away from all the traditional studying. “The art room is my favorite because I get to be creative without other people telling me how to do things, and it’s relaxed in there,” said sophomore Kacey Zoubek. “Some students even get to drink coffee that Mrs. Lutjemeyer [the art teacher] makes.” Other students’ favorite place was the gym or the weight room. “I like the weight room because we get to lift while hanging out with our friends and listen to music,” said junior Derek Pohl.

Students described the overall atmosphere as happy, friendly, inviting, nice, calm, and fun. “When I enter the school I automatically get this feeling of safety; it’s always a calm feeling too,” said freshman Brittany Knorr. By having a small school, students could give their opinions for how “The Setting” would be, how it would change, or what should stay the same. “I think the overall setting of the school is good the way it is,” said junior Tiernan Creamer. One of the ingredients for “The Setting” of the school was that everyone got along. Teachers were also something that most students wouldn’t want to change a whole lot. “For the most part, ev-eryone gets along with the teachers; the students and teachers always joke around with each other,” said senior Taylor Nelson. No matter the factors that made up “The Setting,” students found it was a good place to be.

Showing off his moves, junior Tiernan Creamer, gets down low into the splits in the middle of the dance floor at Prom. “I like showing my flexibility, and Prom just seemed like a fun place to show off my skills,” said Tiernan.

Playing with the balloons, senior Ivan Strilkivsky helps set up decorations for the Homecoming dance in the wrestling room. Getting out of class to help decorate is one of the perks of being a senior. Dances and the camraderie of working together and having fun is what can make school fun.

Supporting the boys basketball team at District Finals against Sterling, students [BR: Jordan Jensen, Eliseo Ruiz, Alex Stern, & Justin Schwisow. FR: Olivia Plonkey, Lydia Kahle, Deidre Stevens (Exeter-Milligan), Clarissa Bors, & Kyla Brummett] dress up to cheer on the team.

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Student LifeThe Setting

What was the best?

The night of the 2013 Prom won’t soon be forgotten. With the carefree environment and delicious food, it was hard not to have a good time. Themed “Dance Party,” the Prom was held at Tabor Hall on April 20th. As everyone arrived, the students and their dates were lined up for Prom Preview. “I like how we did Prom Preview,” said sophomore Cassidy Olson. “It was a good way to show off our dresses.” Supper was then served. On the menu was pasta, the choice of Alfredo or meat sauce, chicken, breadsticks, fruit, and cheesecake with the choice of blueberry, cherry, or choco-late topping. “The buffet line was an awesome idea,” said junior Riley Zahourek. “And the food was delicious.” For entertainment, the senior prophecies and junior wills were read. “The wills and prophe-cies were the best thing about Prom,” said se-nior Taylor Nelson. “They were so funny!” Finally the dancing began. “The greatest thing about Prom was that everyone was dancing,” said sophomore Kacey Zoubek. However, not everything ran smoothly. “I did not like the DJ,” said senior Alyssa Cochnar. “He kept messing up the music, and it kept stopping.” The DJ circuits weren’t running the best, causing the speakers to give out a few times throughout the night. After Prom, most changed and then rode the bus to Post Prom held at the YMCA in Lin-coln where students swam, played basketball, jumped in bouncy houses, and played games. “I played Twister with Olivia, Kyla, Audra, and Lydia,” said junior Tiernan Creamer. There were also prizes to be won. “I won a microwave,” said senior Jordan Jensen. “but I wanted the TV.” The 2013 prom was definitely a unique one. From a bad DJ to Tiernan Creamer doing the splits, the students wouldn’t forget it anytime soon.

Prom 2013Food, Dresses, & Dancing!

Eyeing his birdie friend, senior Kolton Kaspar checks out the Prom table decorations. The center pieces were made out of painted sticks placed in vases.

Grooving to the beat, seniors Alyssa Cochnar and Chelsea Knorr, sophomore Nixon Nerud, and junior Olivia Plonkey enjoy dancing to the Cha-Cha Slide.

The sound system dying so many times. it was hilarious.

~Jacob Hrdlicka (12th)

Watching Tiernan do the splits was really funny.

~Brooke Zoubek (12th)

“Party-boying ”Ms. Combs’ fiancé Chris was a lot of fun.

~Nixon Nerud (10th)

Having a great time together, sopho-mores Cassidy Olson and Kacey Zoubek dance with freshman Clarissa Bors to Too Close by Alex Clare.

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Showing off how he gets down, junior Tiernan Creamer uses a balloon to show off his dance moves. “I had fun at Prom because I got the moves like Jagger,” he said. When the juniors were decorating, they realized they forgot to get bal-loons so Tiernan was made an emergency trip to Walmart to get some.

Holding his date close, senior Michael Lee slow dances during one of the rare close moments. Overall there were only three or four slow dances, and at the last dance of the evening the speakers gave out. “The music wasn’t really that good,” said Micheal. “That DJ was terrible.”

Dropping it down to the floor, senior Jordan Jensen and junior Kevin Dono-hoe get down low. One of the songs played that evening was “Get Low” by Lil John, and the students sang the lyrics at the top of their lungs.

What is a movie without “The Cast”? Just like a cast, the students and faculty help bring the school together and try to make it a better place. Without each character, the show could not go on. Each individual student and member of the faculty brought a needed spark to help bring school to life. Just like a “Cast,” every student could relate his or herself to a stereotype from a movie or a play. “I would say that I’m the type of per-son who always wants to have fun,” said senior Kolton Kaspar. While some people were having fun, others were off behind the scenes. “I start to daydream and then don’t understand things because I wasn’t paying attention,” said junior Riley Za-hourek. Other characters in “The Cast” were the so-cial butterfly, class clown, or the slacker. “I’m the

slacker because I wait until the last minute to do everything,” said sophomore Kacey Zoubek. There was also the outspoken one, the pro-crastinator, and the forgetful one. “I never re-member anything, ever,” said sophomore Cas-sidy Olson. Other students were more interested in how they spent time offstage. “I like hanging out with my friends and just talking about random things,” said junior Olivia Plonkey. What each student enjoyed about being a part of the cast varied with each person. “I like going out for things that would help the school and my classmates,” said freshman Avery Beh-rens. With the incoming freshmen joining “The Cast” and the seniors getting ready to embark on the story of their life, “The Cast” was always changing along with the storyline.

Finding a friend just like you can be a way to find identity. Freshmen Lydia Wells and Audra Bulin take it a step farther on Twin/Matching Day.

On Injury Day, sophomore Taylor Vavra wraps his head and fakes serious wounds. For Spirt Week, students dressed up in all kinds of outfits to be judged the best and to win points for their classes. Many students enjoyed dressing up because they could portray a different person than who they normally were.

Juniors Olivia Plonkey, Justin Schwisow, and Kevin Donohoe scream their graduation year during class chants. Being part of a class was a common identification.

Junior Lydia Kahle and freshman Avery Behrens bring out their Czech Heritage, a common ethnic identity in Saline County during Spirit Week.

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PEOPLEThe Cast

Juni

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Working Togetherto Meet Any Challenge They Faced

“The best part about being a junior is that I’m finally an upperclass-men,” said Riley Zahourek. “I got most of the harder classes out of the way too.” He was correct; a lot more respect came from being an upperclassmen. “I love being a junior and having the freshmen look up to me,” said Olivia Plonkey. The juniors definitely had a busy year. Between sports, Prom, school-work, and testing, they had a lot on their minds. “Juniors’ Math really wasn’t the greatest, mainly because it took time out of my study hall,” said Tiernan Creamer. Juniors’ Math was Mr. Voelker’s way of helping the juniors increase their math

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Having fun with the table decorations before the meal at Prom, Riley Zahourek waits patiently for the food to be served. “Making a bird crown was pretty amus-ing,” he said.

Being a leader and directing the crowd, Lydia Kah-le holds up the sign whenever her section is sup-posed to yell “Longhorn” of “Longhorn Power.”

Showing off their school spirit and junior camaraderie, Lydia Kahle, Derek Pohl, Kyla Brum-mett, Olivia Plonkey, Justin Schwisow, Kevin Donohoe, Eliseo Ruiz, Riley Zahourek, and Tier-nan Creamer dressed for Blackout Day on Friday of Spirit Week.

Trying to gain the “Spirit Horns” for the junior class, Riley Zahourek and Justin Schwisow cheer as loudly as they can. The juniors only received the Spirit Horns once throughout the year.

Best Part of the Year?“Funday Monday was

pretty fun.” ~Eliseo Ruiz

scores on the ACT, SAT, and NeSa tests. It was held every eighth period on Fridays. Not all things that needed to be done were boring though. “I loved planning Prom,” said Kevin Dono-hoe. “We did what we call ‘Funday Mondays,’ which were the days we worked on Prom stuff.” Every Mon-day first period the juniors would talk about and plan Prom with their sponsor, Ms. Combs. Prom is something that most students anticipated putting on their junior year. “I loved the decorating we did,” said Lydia Kahle. “A lot of the time we messed around, and it was fun.”

However, it didn’t always go smoothly. “Deciding what we want-ed was really hard to do some-times,” said Eliseo Ruiz. “It made it even harder that we were on a tight budget.” Another worry was the ACT test. “I was very proud of my ACT score,” said Derek Pohl. “I studied for it, and did well for my first time taking it.” Others weren’t so satisfied. “I didn’t like my score,” said Kyla Brummett. “But then I took an ACT course and raised my score by six points.” The juniors had a busy year, but by working together and helping one another they met the challenges presented to them.

“No hard classes was great.”

~Riley Zahourek

“Knowing I only have one more year left.” ~Olivia Plonkey

Justin SchwisowEliseo RuizOlivia PlonkeyLydia Kahle

Kevin DonohoeKyla Brummett

Goofing around on the last day of school during community service, Kevin Dono-hoe practices his hedge-cutting abilities with Eliseo Ruiz.

Tiernan Creamer

Derek Pohl

Signing up to receive information on Midland University, Olivia Plonkey fills out an information card at the Juniors Day Col-lege Fair.

Taking a break from doing yard work to smell a flower on the last day of school, Tiernan Creamer enjoys a piece of na-ture.

Riley Zahourek

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The Script As we grow up and learn new things, we come to terms that there is a certain “Script of Life” that we are supposed to follow: in the work-force, in college, and even in high school. For ex-ample, sucking up to a teacher or a boss is not necessarily bad, but classmates or co-workers may not be too fond of someone for doing it. Even more so, stereotypes fill our society, es-pecially around high schools and adolescents. For example, the stereotype that teenagers just like to party and have fun may be a common one. Some may even choose to go along with these stereotypes or scripts. “I go along with them just to let people do what they do to be happy with who they are,” said freshman Jordan Keller, “unless of course, it’s bad.” However some people disagree with these stereotypes. “Not everyone is the same,” said

sophomore Cassidy Olson. “We all aren’t ‘bad.’” Some of us even try to prove these stereo-types wrong. “Sometimes people do match their sterotypes, but not all,” said junior Olivia Plonkey. “In my opinion, I’m a good example of someone who isn’t the typical sterotype because I dress a certain way, but people still assume I’m in the ‘wrong crowd,’ which I’m not.” Maybe who we really are is meant to be, des-tined, unavoidable. “I believe we have a certain fate to fulfill,” said senior Alyssa Cochnar. “I think some people are meant to do certain things.” Or maybe we decide our own destiny. “I be-lieve fate is a path you create,” said senior Mi-chael Lee. “People create their own fate by the choices they make every day.” So, this “Script of Life” is out there, but it is up to each individual person whether or not he or she will follow it, or write his or her own.

Trying to power up a mini light bulb, freshman Jordan Keller sorts through different wires during an electricity presentation from NPPD.

Performing the “High School Musical jump,” the geometry class of sophomore Nixon Nerud, juniors Olivia Plonkey and Justin Schwisow, sophomore Cassidy Olson, and junior Kevin Donohoe enjoy a trip to the Roca Berry Farm for a geometry lesson on mazes and how to mathematically solve them.

Building a house model for his shop class, junior Eliseo Ruiz makes sure his structure is sound.

Investigating an unborn baby kit-ten, seniors Chelsea Knorr and Amber Kobes dissect a cat in anat-omy and physiology.

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Carefully measuring the correct amount of water, freshman Avery Behrens works on her experiment. All of the freshmen had to find and present experiments to the rest of the science class.

Shunning Valerie Ortiz because she broke a cultural rule, Co-rey Bird exhibits his culture’s social consequences on Culture Day in English 10. Students created their own cultures and then visited the other group’s culture and tried to fit in.

Making the gradeAchieving, Cruising, or Barely Getting by?

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Many of the students had different goals they set out to strive for in their classes. Some wanted to get the highest grades and were willing to work for it, while others were okay with just getting by. The “Achievers” pushed to do their best, and it usually paid off with an A. “I always push myself to work hard and get good grades. I give everything I do 100%,” said senior Alyssa Cochnar. Staying up late at night and making sure they had done everything that was possible to get the best

How long do you spend on your homework?“I spend about an hour on my homework.”~Alex Bonilla (10th)

“About 30 minutes. I get everything done at school.”~Derek Pohl (11th)

“I spend about one hour on just my algebra homework alone.”~Audra Bulin (9th)

grade were some of the actions students did in order to ensure a high grade in a class. “I stay up late some nights to finish my homework, and it usually pays off for me in the end,” said junior Lydia Kahle. A majority of the students considered themselves to be a “Cruiser,” the type of student who is okay with getting B’s in their classes. They put forth effort, but don’t try as hard as they could. “I try to work hard in all my classes, but if I get a B in that class I’m not going to complain about it,” said sophomore Kacey Zoubek. “I could probably have better grades, but I sometimes procrastinate.” The students who were having trouble in their classes, or “barely getting by” also had their reasons. “Sometimes I don’t pay attention in class so I have no idea how to do my homework,” said sophomore Alex Stern. “I get distracted really easily from my homework,” said freshman Agustine Perez. Many students were motivated by different things such as Graduation or being able to play sports, and some students suffered consequences if their grades slipped. “I needed to do well in my classes so I could get more scholarships to colleges,” said senior Chelsea Knorr. “I try to get good grades in all my classes because I really don’t want to hear my mom or dad yell at me,” said sophomore Cassidy Olson. No matter what motivated the students, every-one wanted to at least pass their classes. Whether it was pulling an all nighter, taking lots of notes, or asking questions, students who put forth their best efforts knew it paid off. “If I work hard and get good grades then it will all be worth it in the end,” said sophomore Valerie Ortiz.

Concentrating, freshman Agustine Perez tries to pull the paper from under the pennies, making them fall into the glass jars below in sci-ence showing how objects at rest, stay at rest.

Freshman Thomas Vavra steadies his hands as he welds the metal together. Students in welding learned the basics of welding and how to build a metal box.

Peeling back the wax paper, freshmen Chris Nelson, Jordan Keller, Avery Behrens, and Brittany Knorr reveal the smashed chocolate chips underneath. Students learned about the rock cycle by melting chocolate chips.

Carefully working, sophomore Nixon Nerud slowly cuts the piece of wood he has cho-sen for his project in industrial tech class.

Sophomore Kacey Zoubek draws a flower with colored pencils for her art class. Students took art to relax and to express themselves.

During the NPPD presentation, Junior Tiernan Creamer turns the crank to generate electric-ity and learns more about electrical currents.

Whether it was on a field, a court, a mat, or a track, the athletes were always in “Action.” Playing their final games on their home field be-fore next year’s co-oping with Milford, the football team struggled with keeping enough players to play a game. “The team gave it their all, and that’s all we can ask for,” said Coach Ryan Voelker. One game was even forfeited due to lack of numbers. This didn’t stop them from working to play their best. “We always went out to win, no matter the odds of winning,” said senior Jordan Jensen. The volleyball team put in a lot of hard work, and didn’t give up when the competition was tough. “We set goals before each game and statistics tell us what we needed to work on,” said Coach Larry Burrows. With only three wrestlers, the team had to put in extra effort during practice. It payed off for junior Eliseo Ruiz who went to State. “I was so excited to go to State, especially since it was my first year to

wrestle.” The girls’ basketball team had a tough season due to lack of participants and injuries. For a time, the team was down to eight girls. “I’m pleased with the performance and how well the girls adjusted,” said Assistant Coach Scott Pohl. Boys basketball brought quite a crowd, once referred to as a “barn burner” by a fan. The team made it all the way to Districts, ”It was cool to play at Districts my senior year. I just wish we could have won and gone to State,” said senior Kolton Kaspar. Weather played a role in track, with three meets being cancelled or postponed. Two athletes met the challenge and made it to State: junior Riley Zahourek in long jump and triple jump and sophomore Corey Bird in high jump. “I was excited to make it to State,” said Corey. No matter the odds or the outcomes, the Dorchester athletes put forth the “Actions” to win.

Running the ball down the field, senior Jordan Jensen looks for a route to make a touchdown.

Looking for a shot, junior Lydia Kahle drives the ball to the basket while avoiding Blair Hoffstetter of Meridian’s block. Even though Meridian won the game, Dorchester still gave it their all.

Reaching to get the block, senior Brooke Zoubek focuses on her placement and getting the kill.

Sophomore, Kacey Zoubek jumps 12’ 6” in the long jump at the Crossroads Con-ference Meet in Osceola.

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SPORTSAction

Confidence is a very important factor when playing a sport. Too much of it can be chaotic, but too little can bring a team down. The boys’ basketball team learned this as they progressed. “As the sea-son went on, the boys got more confident to the point they thought they could beat Coach Rosenboom in a 1-on-1 game,” said Head Coach Adrian Allen. “It was their desire to get better that was the best part [about this team], they overcame inexperience to become a better ball team. It was great to watch them grow.” Confidence wasn’t the only thing a team needed. “I love the good chemistry this team shares; we all

get along and play together,” said Agustine Perez, the only freshman on the team. The best part of the season for the team was making it to District Finals. “It felt really good being able to be a part of one of the top teams in the state,” said Kolton Kaspar. “I was really excited be-cause Dorchester hasn’t always been the ‘best of the best’ either.” “I felt really good [going to Dis-tricts] since we were the first team from Dorchester to go in a long time,” said sophomore Nixon Ner-ud “I kept thinking, ‘We’re going to win and go to State.’” Sadly, however, the boys lost the District final game by eleven

points. “I felt bad after losing that game,” said senior Eric Bird. “I cried because it was my last high school basketball game, but it also felt great because we made it so far.” Even through all the wins and losses, the team made it through the season and finished out strong. “I thought we played well through-out the season,” said Coach Allen. “At times we were inconsistent and that hurt us in a few games, but overall we were willing to work and learn, which helped us grow as a team.” At the end of the season Riley Zahourek was awarded with All-Conference Honorable Mention for his efforts.

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Going in for the block and meeting his match, senior Eric Bird re-alizes how high his rival can jump. “After knowing we were going to District Finals to face Sterling again, I thought, ‘We gotta get to State.’”

Boys Basketball. BR: Derek Pohl, Niclas Roelen, Head Coach Adrian Allen, Assistant Coach Zach Rosenboom, Sebastian Gredenvall, and Rick Palky. MR: Kevin Donohoe, Nixon Nerud, Corey Bird, Eric Bird, and Kolton Kaspar. FR: Student Manager Ridge Hoffman, Riley Zahourek, Agustine Perez, and Student Manager Tim Havlat.

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Spinning around and showing off his ball handling skills, junior Riley Zahourek avoids having the ball taken away from him in the first home game against Meridian.

Confidence and TeamworkBoys BasketballDriving the ball to the basket, senior Kolton Kas-

par makes his way past his Meridian opponent. The boys’ first win of the season gave them the confidence to know that they could go far.

Trying to defend his spot under the basket, senior Rick Palky makes sure he is in the best position to get the rebound away from his Osceola opponent.

Clubs & OrgsEncore Just like an “Encore” is an additional perfor-mance, so are clubs and organizations. They are the extra that students do after school hours, the additional time and learning that happens in ad-dition to the well-planned eight period day. Over the roar of the whistles and claps, the students each take a bow. Some get instant rec-ognition for their performances, others gain per-sonal growth. Whether it was in drama, speech, band, choir, Student Council, FBLA, D-Club, NHS, or journalism, students worked hard to accom-plish their goals. Helping out the community, do-ing fundraisers, coming early or staying late were just a few of the tasks the students performed. In FBLA, students helped with many com-munity activities. “I had fun helping with the Halloween party at Tabor Hall,” said freshman Jordan Keller, “because it was fun to work with little kids.”

Being a strong student leader was what the Student Council was all about. Some activities they were involved in included buying and selling yuda bands, a silent auction for the Make a Wish Foundation, and helping keep the community clean by picking up trash. “My favorite activity we did for Student Council was the silent auction for the Make a Wish Foundation because I didn’t have to do much,” said sophomore Cassidy Ol-son. One group that always put on good perfor-mances was journalism. “We’ve consistently won many awards and had students win med-als at State,” said senior Brooke Zoubek who earned a fifth place medal at State. No matter if it was helping others or perform-ing in front of a live audience, students knew that they needed to put on a “good show” and put in the extra time to be worthy of an “Encore.”

Playing the school song, freshman Av-ery Behrens makes sure she plays each note correctly for the pep rally.

Rolling out the cookie dough for the FBLA Valentine’s Day Cookie fundraiser, junior Kyla Brummett makes sure the dough is of the perfect consistency before she cuts out the cookies.

In the high school play, the boarding school girls (Ripley Creamer, Savannah Plonkey, Jess Kalkwarf, & Lynn Cooke) swoon over Eustice (Jacob Hrdlicka).

Eighth grader Brittney Zoubek helps make bid lists for the Make A Wish Foundation Silent Auction.

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Extra effort, commitment, dedication; these were all found “Behind the Scenes” at Dorchester Public School. One might see the awards students win, but not the time and commitment it took to win the awards or gain the skills needed that hap-pened “Behind the Scenes.” The junior high and high school quiz bowl teams both did well at the CRC competition, with the junior high placing third and the high school-ers placing first. The middle school quiz bowlers also did well at the ESU#6 competition with the B team beating the A team and then going on to receive the runner-up trophy. “I was surprised to beat our other team, but it prooved we were good at quiz bowl too,” said middle school team B cap-tain, eighth grader Brittney Zoubek. The Journalism staff had two students com-pete at the State Contest in Lincoln: junior Olivia Plonkey in Yearbook Layout and senior Brooke Zoubek for Yearbook Feature Writing. Brooke ended up placing fifth out of all the school classes. “I was very happy with my accomplishment, es-pecially considering a lot of my opponents were from bigger schools,” said Brooke. There was a ton of “Behind the Scenes” work done by the yearbook staff and adviser Mrs. Sev-erance to make this yearbook a success. Students often have to come in during the summer to finish their pages. “I don’t really like coming in during the summer to finish up, but I know it is needed to make the yearbook great,” said sophomore Val-erie Ortiz. The track team sent two people to State: junior Riley Zahourek in long jump and triple jump and-sophomore Corey Bird in high jump. Junior Eliseo Ruiz also competed at State in wrestling. “I am very happy with placing seventh in long jump. It makes me very excited to work hard and do bet-ter next year,” said Riley. On the last day of school, elementary students had an Excellence Rally and Talent Show. Mr. Pohl, the fourth grade teacher and A.D., was hon-ored for his thirty-three years in Dorchester. He put in a lot of work “Behind the Scenes” and will be greatly missed. No matter if it was “Behind the Scenes” work or not, the students and staff still did it in the same manner and tried their best.

Competing at the State Journalism Competition were senior Brooke Zoubek and junior Olivia Plon-key. Brooke placed fifth in Yearbook Feature Writ-ing against all classes.

Behind the Scenes

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Running down the tunnel walk at the Elementary Excellence Rally, kindergartner Kellan Kubicek high fives the faculty and staff including Mr. Brent Zoubek. and Kellan’s dad, Superintendent Mr. Mitch Kubicek.

It may not be a glamours job, but someone has to do it. Working as a team to get their community service job done on the last day of school, juniors Derek Pohl and Kevin Donohoe use their rakes to put weeds into the bag held by freshman Jordan Keller. This is just one of the jobs done by Dorchester students. Other tasks included picking up a pile of boards, sticks, pulling weeds, and painting fire hydrants.

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After 33 years of service, Mr. Scott Pohl, 4th grade teacher and A.D. retired. He was given the Longhorn of the Century Award during the Elementary Excel-lence Rally. Here he is pictured with part of his last fourth grade class and the card they made for him.

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GREG ADAMS

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ANDERSON STUDIOS

KEITH McCOY

JESSICA HANSEN

MRS. SANDY SEVERANCE

BROOKE ZOUBEKKYLA BRUMMETTAMBER KOBESVALERIE ORTIZBRITTANY KNORRJORDAN KELLERMARIVELLE MAGANAAUDRA BULINBRYCE ROCKENBACHMRS. SANDY SEVERANCE

The greatest Walsworth Representative ever

Supplier of some of the sports’ photos

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Walsworth Designer of our 4-color cover

Graphic consultant & assistant to designers

Enabler of this book through all her effort, time, and dedication. This book would not be possible without her.

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