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we WORK HARD in the classroom, in the science lab, in the shop, andin the kitchen. You will see students cooking a three course meal inpreparation for the state competition.

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we SUPPORT each other on the field, on the course, on the court, andon the track. You will hear the school song at the end of any game-win or lose, home or away.

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we make CONNECTIONS with teachers, with coaches, with mentorsand with each other. You will see high-fives, hand shakes, laughter, andconversation between teachers and students

that's howwe CELEBRATE the successes of teams, of clubs, and of individuals.You will see student art proudly displayed on the walls throughout theschool.

that's howwe VOLUNTEER to help others in difficult times. You will find us helpingat the soup kitchen, collecting clothing, cleaning up after naturaldisasters, and spending time with the elderly.

that's howwe UNITE as one school while we divide into our individual academies.You will find A-TEAM, BEACH, and STEAM classes and activities eachday.

that's howwe SHOUT with pride at DevilMania and at games. You will see classseparation during the fierce competition of DevilMania then see uscome together in the bleachers, loud & proud, supporting our team.

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It's a new year! A senior class has graduated, and a newsenior class has taken over. A new freshmen class hasmoved in, beginning the journey through high school. Thefreshmen began their day in the main gym where they splitinto their forever homes known as advisories. After thelunch, the rest of the student body began pouring into theschool. The newest trends, fanny packs, hydro flasks,scrunchies, and permed hair, could be seen as the upperclassmen arrived. The second half of the day consisted of allstudents going to their classes for both 'A' and 'B' days. Thisgave everyone the chance to become familiar with classlocation, advisory changes, and new teachers. The schedulethis year was new for not only the freshmen, but for theentire student population. Instead of two 'A' days, two 'B'days, and a 'C' day, there would no longer be a 'C' day in theschedule. Also new to the returning students and staff wasthe lunch schedule which, instead of two lunches, there wasnow three lunches; the lunches were based on academy, andresulted in a study hall and advisory time that totaled anhour for all students. Although students were apprehensiveabout this change, everyone adjusted.

The Plattsmouth High SchoolWrestling team walks down mainstreet for the parade showing off theirschool spirit and having a great time!

Freshman learn theimportance of highschool and theresponsibilities they willtake on. The studentsare then dismissed tolunch to eat before theother grades arrive.

ONE] Coach Bob Dzuris and freshman Benjamin Laney enjoy the first day ofschool. After being released from the gym, the freshman head into the halls tobegin walking through their schedule.TWO] Freshman RyAnne Carroll writes a letter to her senior self. The letters thefreshmen write are returned to them just before graduation.THREE] Freshmen Jennie Gunter, Onkamon Lerdrid, and Travis Fitzpatrick walkto their advisories where they will write a letter to their senior selves.

Preparing herself fora new year, freshmanAva Morehead takesin her surroundings

knowing that she'll bewalking these halls

everyday for the nextfour years. Reflecting

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Morehead said, "Thefirst day was reallyfun, and I felt really

accepted byeverybody."

Freshmen MadisonMarkham, HannahFoster, Lauryn Wise, andsophomore JessicaMeisinger gather in thegym with their newlyassigned advisories.Bonds will be formedsince freshman willremain with the sameadvisory during all fouryears of high school.

Junior Emma Field playsthe cymbals during theschool song at the peprally which ends the firstday of classes for allstudents.

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Senior Gracey Simms sings theNational Anthem on the main stagebefore the Harvest Festival paradebegins.

Horns up! The high school marchingband performs in their secondparade of the season.

Senior Sweetheart candidates EmilyMartin, Savannah Davis, AlexisSchroeder, and Kayla Harvey wait forthe winner to be announced.

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During the finale of the senior lipsync, senior Colby Quimby picks upthe gauntlet in a shocking endingresembling the popular movieAvengers Endgame. Describing howit felt to be the center of attentionduring the lip sync, Colby Quimbysaid, "I knew we were gonna win in asnap of a finger."

everyone excited for the busy day ahead of them.Students got creative with their class lip syncs and wenthead-to-head in challenges organized by the StudentCouncil. The lip sync winner was a tough decision for thejudges, but luckily the seniors ended up on top with ashowstopping performance. Although, if the parentscould have won, some agreed they were a closecontender. This was our day to show our school spirit, to getcompetitive, to honor our seniors, and to prepare for thebig homecoming game against the Crete Cardinals. Tomake things even more competitive, we had games suchas chubby bunny, musical chairs, numerous differentrelay races, and a crowd favorite- tug-of-war. The classesbecame rivals for the day. Some classes may holdgrudges against others, but at the end of the day, we allcame together, sat in the same bleachers with our BlueDevil pride and cheered on our football boys.

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SPIRIT WEEKSPIRIT WEEK

Seniors Alyssa Bock and Chloe Sabatka dressedas Patrick and Spongebob. "I literally spent over 6

hours and stayed up 'till 4 AM making thesecostumes the day of duo day, with no help," said

Alyssa Bock.

duo dayduo dayA little old school basketball for seniorKade Hansen, junior Ian Witherell, and

seniors Andrew Rathman and HunterAdkins.

decades daydecades dayJuniors Lily Roby, Emma Field, Faith

Olsen and Ava LaSure in their westerngear ready to giddy-up.

western daywestern daySeniors Ryan Slavicek and Brandt

Colbert posted up in their hawaiian gearafter school.

hawaiian dayhawaiian dayJunior Felicity Cronin, Sophomore

Corrine Frodermann and Senior ChristineFrodermann twinning with their tutus

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FOUR] Sophomore Krista Hardy leads fellow sophomores JoshAdkins, Brock Headley, and Caden Hinton in the Christmas dancefrom "Mean Girls".

THREE] Senior Brendan Simoens takes drumming to a new level byperforming upside down with the help of seniors Wesley Phillips,Ryan Kiroff, and Cameran Talbot.

TWO] Freshman Peyton Blankman performs an al second to impressthe judges during the freshman's first ever lip sync.

ONE] Junior Xander Rodriguez acting as Maui from Moana in the lipsync wows everyone with his splits.

DevilMania was the one day of the year we all had an excuseto wild out. To prepare for the big homecoming game, the entireschool came together in the gym. Leading up to this day, almosteveryone participated in spirit week and showed off their outfits.The band paraded the hallways the morning of DevilMania getting

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The Junior Varsity team wasfilled with juniors,sophomores, and even afreshman. The youngerplayers understand this levelof play will later help themgrow and prepare for thevarsity level.Junior Megan Vaughn, amiddle hitter, described herseason as persistent whilejunior defensive specialistMakenzi Cox described herseason as extraordinary.Sophomore setter LyndseyCaba described her season asexciting.

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This season was full of hard transitionsand many obstacles. The team enteredthe year blindly with a whole newcoaching staff. Varsity head coach AshleyClassen; junior varsity coach MeganPoppen; reserve coach Chase Loafing ledthis team to a 12-14 season which toppedthe previous year's win/loss record. Thistruly showed the passion and potentialthis group of girls had. "Since I came fromthe middle school to the high school [as acoach], it was so intimidating at first, but Ifeel like we had a successful year. Thegirls were so fun and welcoming. Overall,that was the best record our team has hadin 10 years, and I'm glad to be the one tohelp make it happen," Coach AshleyClassen. Not only did the girls improvepersonally on the court, but they also gaveback to the community through volleyballcamps for younger girls who are eager toone day play volleyball at the high school.Although this was a transition year forvolleyball, the team rallied together tosupport one another as well as the newcoaches. "I felt our season was an excitingexperience with new coaches and, for me,playing with the seniors who I've basicallygrown up with," junior Mackenzie Caba. As the season drew to a close, the teamheld a banquet to celebrate theachievements, and to gather one last timeas a team.

"I will neverforget butalwaysremember thisteam,"-Senior CaptainAlyssa Bock

ONE] Junior Kennedy Miller goes up for the killagainst the Gross blockers. "Whatever you do,work at it with everything you have," Milleradvises.TWO] Junior Mackenzie Caba celebrates thepoint from the ace serve.THREE] Senior Katie Rathman celebrates herace serve. "Volleyball is my second family, andI'm glad I got to participate in it! Both of mycoaches and teammates were amazing, and itwill be one of the things I miss the most abouthigh school," Rathman shared.FOUR] Diving to the ground, senior ChloeSabatka keeps the play alive. Sabatka has beenunstoppable with her phenomenal defense.

"By far one ofmy favoriteseasons, andthis is theseason I willalwaysremember,"-Senior Captain,Taylor Caba

I am sothankful for anamazingexperience witheven betterteammates,"-Senior CaptainChloe Sabatka

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ONE] Keeping an eye on the court, sophomoreSydney Hobscheidt prepares herself to to receivethe ball.TWO] Setting up the ball, junior Rylee Hellbuschpushes it to the outside hitter. "I feel like jumpingthrough the roof after a great set. Every set is ateam effort, and I am just thankful I have suchamazing teammates by my side," Hellbuschreflected.THREE] Demonstrating her enthusiasm, seniorAlexis Schroeder keeps the team pumped up.Schroeder is an outstanding asset with herdefense.FOUR] Down and ready, senior Renae Mixanconcentrates on the ball. "When I played, I was sohappy and felt accepted. Every season has itshighs and lows, but I feel as though we were ableto overcome the lows as a team," Mixan spokethoughtfully about her senior season.

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ONE] Junior varsity sophomore RileyEdmonds tips the ball over to score thepoint.TWO] Enthusiastically running downthe line-up as her name is announced,junior Savanna Berger pumps up herteammates before taking the court.Berger is one of many strong hitters onthe varsity team.THREE] After the point is earned,seniors Taylor Caba, Alyssa Bock andChloe Sabatka, junior Rylee Hellbusch,sophomore Sydni Hobscheidt andjunior Savanna Bergercelebrate atcenter court. Photo by: Alexia GibsonPhoto by: Alexia Gibson

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the last four years, Grahamhas run thousands of milesand raced dozens of times.

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ONE] Senior Stockton Graham smileshis way to victory at the district meetchasing down the gator to break theseventeen minutes time barrier on theWaverly course.TWO] Senior Madison Nelson drafts offan opponent from Platteview for spotnumber five. Nelson cuts two minutesand seven seconds from her time onthe same course earlier in the season.THREE] Senior Sydney Nelson isfollowed closely by teammate SophiaWehrbein. Nelson and Wehrbeinfinishing with times seconds apart,23:18 and 23:24.FOUR] Packing it up. This pack ofsophomore Sam Campin, seniors CoreyWiseman and Caleb Davis, and juniorKaleb Wooten would go on to medal in4th, 6th, 7th and 11th place.

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Freshman Carter Moss in stride with fellowteammate Jacob Zitek (behind CCS). Mossfinishes 14th with a time of 19:44.

Senior Caleb Davis shows his infamous warrior runat the Syracuse Invite, finishing with a time of18:02.

Freshman Carter Moss, senior Caleb Davis, junior JacobZitek, senior Hunter Smith, and sophomore Sam Campincelebrate their strong performances at the Lewis CentralInvite.

Senior Corey Wiseman takes on the statecourse, finishing the race with a time of17:52. "I have ran so much that I feel worsewhen I don't run! I am addicted to running!"

Freshman Natalie Briggs runs just aheadof teammate and junior Sophia Wehrbeinat the Lewis Central invite and finisheswith a time of 23:18.

Freshman Ethan Moore runs with a largepack at the Creighton Prep invite breakingthat 22 minute barrier midseason with atime of 21:58

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Cross country is more than a team; it's a family. "Cross countryis one of this schools most successful sports and to be apart ofit feels really good. You won't see a group of more determinedpeople," senior Sydney Nelson shared. Rain or shine- runners do what they do best. Run. From thehottest summer days to the bitter cold of fall, this sport isabout pushing your body to the absolute limit. Step-after-step,mile-after-mile, they built their endurance for the ultimate goal:run at the state course in Kearney. To cheer for the runners, you almost had to be in just asgood of shape as they were. Every course is different andunique in its own way. Many of the Blue Devil runners favoritecourse was at Syracuse because it is notorious for being a fastcourse, and often, the first cold meet of the season. Some races, it was more important to focus on time cutsthan place and vice versa. At the district meet, where the fieldof runners was a lot smaller than most other races, so it wasmore important to focus on those places. Boys had a field of36 and girls had a field of 37. Senior Stockton Graham tookfirst place at the district meet breaking the 17 minute barrierwith a time of 16:57. The boys team won with five of six varsityboys earning medals. It was remarkable to see how much the teammates mean toeach other. At the cross country banquet, awards, voted on byteammates, were handed out: Team Captain and Most ValuableRunner was awarded to seniors Stockton Graham and MadisonNelson; Rookie of the Year was awarded to freshmen CarterMoss and Natalie Briggs. The runners, led by head coach Todd Nott and assistantcoach Mikayla Rhone, learned more than just running; thecoaches shared, with the team, valuable lessons to carry withthem for the rest of their lives. Rhone left the team at the endof the season, and she will be greatly missed. She left hermark and shared many miles of smiles with the runners.

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"Put in the miles in the summer, that is where themedals are won," senior Corey Wiseman advised.

"Don't quit. If you're feeling the pain andhurt, get a reward from it," a philosophysenior Sydney Nelson shared.

"Take time to enjoy the team you're withand don't put off working hard if you wantto be good," encourages senior StocktonGraham

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"Have fun running... thesefour years go by fast,"senior Hunter Smithrecommends.

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ONE] Senior Ivy Weddle stands with theband during the pep rally at the end ofthe first Harvest Festival parade.TWO] Senior Savanna Davis andsophomore Gracie Stonner performduring the final football game.THREE] Taylor Sunderman catches herflag after a perfect toss during halftimeat the Homecoming football game.

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Three} "It was great to see our progressfrom our first performance to our last,"shared senior Sydney Nelson.

TWO} Senior Taylor Jones gives her all ather final football game with freshmanAlyssa Carney.

ONE} "Over the last four years, the bandhas gone through many changes, buttogether we've become a unified familyand I've loved seeing the growth of theband," senior Emily Martin reflects onher band career.

The band's motto for the year was "Striving forExcellence." They earned an "Excellence" rating at theNebraska State Bandmasters Association competitionwith their show titled "Afterworld", mastering thismotto. There were many changes this year, includinga new band director, new equipment, and newuniforms. The band was able to purchase newuniforms and equipment because of the schoolcontribution, of the student fundraising, and a greatamount of donations from community supporters. The Plattsmouth Alumni Association puts on aBand Galla every year. In the spring of 2019, theyhelped to raise over $40,000 in donations. Thesedonations gave the band the ability to buy somemuch-needed new equipment, including: new mallets,mallet racks for the bass drums, a field sound system,an auxiliary cart, a marimba field cart, chimes on afield cart, two drum major podiums, a drill-writingsoftware called "Pyware", and marching drill. Theschool district approved a grant of $67,000 thatcovered new drum heads, a fifth bass drum, threenew Sousaphones, and all new uniforms.

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ONE] Senior KaitchaBrannan looks at thephotos taken of studentsdiligently working on theirEnglish projects.

TWO] Yearbook adviserMrs. Knust discussescaptions with seniorsRenae Mixan and OliviaMiley-Baxter.

THREE] Senior MadisonNelson edits photos for thecross country page.

FOUR] Deadlines meanlate nights and yummysnacks for senior yearbookstaffers Renae Mixan andKaycee Bancroft.

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