2015 Crusader

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Volume 59 2014-2015

York College 1125 E 8th St York, NE 68467 www.york.edu (402) 363-5600

photo by Jade Hodge

The York Experience

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The Crusader 2014-15

Student Life, page 4 Organizations, page 40 Sports, page 58 People, page 86 Index, page 110

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arah Van Deusen, Maegan Detlefs, Stephanie Wilson

Kailey Firm and Dacy Bonner sign up for free stuff during the fair.

At opening chapel students pray together over the new semester.

Tyler Courtney and Michael Ortiz work through their intensive labors.

Juan Flores, Alex Reyes, and Bernie Garcia were happy to serve.

New Beginnings Opening Days

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ew beginnings, new friends, new schedules, a new home. Welcome to York College!

Exit 353 orientation had a different look this year with freshmen arriving on a Saturday rather than at midweek. After a day of moving into the residence halls, introductions, and the opening picnic, it was off to Nebraska Youth Camp on Sunday for a mini-retreat away from campus and bonding activities. Monday’s agenda

included everything necessary for setting each student’s schedule. An overnight rain cancelled Tuesday’s service projects, but Campus Ministries came through with some Deal or No Deal before the soccer scrimmages and tailgate party.

During the first week of classes, the town of York came up to campus for the community fair, which included free prizes and a picnic dinner served in the Campbell Center lobby by chamber members.

While moving in the freshmen, Eric Runions gives a pose to fellow soccer player and photographer Osei Afriyie. (right) move-in photos by Osei Afriyie

Before students arrived, RA Shane Stover decorated her wing in Thomas Hall with a festive Hawaiian theme. (above) Tyler Cox and Kailey Firm hand out freebies on behalf of SA to freshmen Taylor Abraham and Jolene Herzog. (top) Amanda Myers, Leslie Galindo, Kelsey Dallimore, and Hannah Parker chill in Thomas lobby while waiting to welcome any newcomers on behalf of YCM and the RA staff. (right)

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Opening Days

Alec Monaghan and Baye Fall enjoy the soccer games’ tailgate fixin’s.

Community businesses did a great job in welcoming the students.

Coach Diaz visits with Willie Fox, one of his outstanding recruits.

Ashlee Ivey lends a helping hand outside of McCloud Hall.

The tailgate crowd enjoys the great weather at the soccer game. (above) Thomas Eckhart and Caleb Magner chill while playing cards. (top left)

photo by Hannah Gund

Halie Ewing, Melanie Baxa, & Jolene Herzog are set to take on the world. (top right)

Luther Thomas Jr. and Heyvis Jackson wait patiently in line for the block party food. (above)

Roberto Romero helps Andre Yeku get settled while Darreon Collins provides the needed manpower on the frig. (above)

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Cameron Coleman and Darreon Tolliver enjoy a good parade.

YC class of 2016 is in the capable hands of Melanie, Nicole, and Chloe.

Volleyball players and coaches get into the spirit.

During the parade, the baseball team reacts to Brett Onnen, one of their biggest fans, jumping into the arms of freshman player Colton Cranmore.

Alyssa Becker, Ebony Carther, Emily Rivera, Mesha Ellison Taylor and Corey play some ladder ball at the block party. (right) The block party provides students an opportunity to meet classmates.

Keaton Holland, Kris Little, Rocco Cirelli

Sabrina, Caleb, and Emily help represent the cross country team. parade photos by Eryn Jacobson block party photos by Hannah Gund

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Opening Days

Hannah Parker and Brittany Marceau are great ambassadors. (far right) Brittany, Molly, Destiny, MacKenzie, and Courtney relax during the block party. (below)

Havin’ Fun Food, Games, and a Parade

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he threat of rain moved the Wednesday night block party from Kiplinger Avenue to Larsen Commons and took away the usual inflatable games.

Quick thinking brought in smaller versions of entertainment such as the ladder toss and bean bag throw. Thumbs up were received for making use of the fire pit and providing the fixin’s for tasty s’mores to go along with the usual picnic fare.

There’s nothing like a parade to celebrate what’s great about York, Nebraska, and the beauty of a small

town college community. YC put their best feet forward as over a third of the student body marched in the downtown festivities in early September. For many of the freshmen and athletes transferring in from other colleges, this was their first exposure to the local support found in York. The reciprocity of smiles, friendly waves, and contagious laughter were a welcomed beginning to the YC experience.

Daymian Marshall entertains for the parade patrons while Tre Howe passes out the candy on behalf of the basketball team. (above) Sabrina Austin and Shania Brown find great joy in the perfect s’more. (above) President and Mrs. Eckman lead the York College crew in the 2014 Yo r k f e s t c o m m u n i t y parade. (top) Students line the sidewalk outside of Sack Hall as they prep for going downtown. (left)

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Togetherness Club Week

S Eryn Jacobson, Darrien Gomez, and Rachel Dollen pose after Theta Psi’s paintwar. (above) Sig Tau brothers Cameron and Corey Holmes wrestle after the flour war. (top)

ocial service clubs are at the core of campus life and a vital part of the York Experience, providing close, personal interaction among students as well as staff. The eight organized clubs give students the opportunity to meet together regularly and enjoy the fellowship during the school year as well as participate in the yearlong activities. They also provide opportunities for leadership, strengthening relationships among students, service to the community, and spiritual growth.

After a few weeks of getting to know some of the particulars of clubs and their members, freshmen and transfer students are able to pledge one that they feel best fits their personality. Club Week is filled with intense fellowship, friendly competition, abundance of fun, conversations around food, and a community service project. Every club strives to build relationships, while serving God and one another. In general, clubs provide a way for students to get involved on campus and build friendships that can last a lifetime.

Douglas Deuel holds his Kingsmen sword with pride. (above)

Beta newbies Colby Smith and Abby Brock are welcomed by Soren Tobey and Beth Ann Brock. (above)

Tyson Lewis

Heyvis Jackson goes in for the 8 score in Kyodai vs Kingsmen.

Mercedes Bayless opens her Delta egg invite as Anela Auala looks on.

Beta builds their traditional pyramid at the early morning football game.

Sig Tau’s John Jones stretches for the flag of Koinonia’s Tre Howe.

Students like Shania Brown of Delta retrieve with anticipation their club invitations. (above) Delta and Kyodai give a rousing yell at the early morning football game. (top) Josh Knoll brings down the hammer in the car bash fundraiser sponsored by Koinonia in which they charged $1 per hit and $5 to smash a window. (right)

photo by Maegan Detlefs, York News-Times

flour and paintwar photos by Eryn Jacobson

Zane Berner, Andrew Rush, Shelby Terrell

Luther and Emily battle rock, paper, scissors during club week chapel.

Proud Omega Phi members Danielle Berry and Aileen Edmonds.

Theta Psi spells L-O-V-E after their all-out paintwar.

Club Week

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Jerome Taylor is flooded with candy by Omega Phi. (left) Jenny Long receives a flower from Grady Johnson as a token of Koinonia’s devotion. (below)

Bedazzled Club Coronation

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oronation was hosted in the Campbell Center for the second year in a row as each of the eight social clubs quickly put together choreographed moves, coordinated outfits, interpretive dances, and some sweet serenading as part of the evening mix.

Heidi Swenson served as emcee for the event and was assisted by Aaron Conyers to run the music. The evening was full of entertainment and laughter as the chosen sweethearts and beaus for the year were placed on a pedestal and adored by new club members.

Club Sweethearts: Koinonia - Jenny Long Kyodai - Sheyli Thomas Kingsmen - Aileen Edmonds Sigma Tau - Chelcie Holloway Club Beaus: Beta - Bryce Tyler Delta - Peter Holmes Omega Phi - Jerome Taylor Theta Psi - Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller seems to be in his element as the Theta Psi beau. (above)

Sheyli Thomas can only smile as the men of Kyodai offer up their best dance moves. (above) To the delight of the crowd, Tyler Goodwin gives everything he has to serenade Aileen. (left)

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Coronation

Caleb Magner provides the music for Sig Tau’s tribute.

Dakota Menke is carried by his Kyodai brothers in the production.

Chelcie Holloway is presented with the Sig Tau kangaroo.

Aileen Edmonds is ecstatic with being Kingsmen’s sweetheart.

With the ladies’ undivided attention, Peter Holmes enjoys his new honor as Delta beau. (above) The crowd shows their appreciation of Kingmen’s tribute to Aileen. (left)

The men of Sigma Tau don the shades in their memorable serenade to Jenny. (above) Bryce Tyler gets the royal treatment by the Beta babes. (above inset)

United from the beginning was the message given

by Kingsmen and Omega Phi’s entrance. (right)

Katy Keefer stretches to make a save during the 1-0 win over Grace University.

Melanie Baxa and Nolan Henningson bask in the attention from Chloe Pittman and Nicole Gates.

Ben Sullivan makes a defensive stop in the Homecoming victory against Grace.

photo by Hannah Gund

Jaquar, Laesha, Parker, and Ana sport their matching shirts during Spirit Week’s Twin Day.

Sabrina Austin and Ben Wubbenhorst enjoy their moment of fame.

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Homecoming

photo by Hannah Gund

photo by Tim McNeese

The theatre department presented The Face on the Barroom Floor, an hilarious old fashioned melodrama. (right)

A Royal Weekend

Homecoming 2014

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he annual Homecoming and High School Days weekend, October 10-12, welcomed several hundred guests to campus. Alumni returned to relive their great college memories, while prospective students and their families visited to see all that York College has to offer. The weekend included an alumni golf scramble, the theatre department’s old fashioned melodrama The Face on the Barroom Floor, Athletic Hall of Fame inductions, alumni chapel and awards, a choir concert, a couple of soccer games, and many class reunions that met late into Saturday night.

Several alumni were recognized during Homecoming Chapel with special awards. Dr. Jackie Humphrey ’59 and Dr. Scott Abraham ’99 were honored with Alumni of the Year Awards, and the Roger and Betty Lessly ’58 family received the York College Legacy Award.

To the delight of the crowd, both men’s and women’s soccer teams saw game-winning goals in the final minutes of their contests against Grace University. At half-time of the men’s game, the York College Homecoming Court was introduced.

Jake Hasenauer, a senior physical education major from North Platte, Neb., and Brianna Bailey, a senior vocal music education major from Wolverine Lake, Mich., were crowned this year’s Homecoming King and Queen.

Homecoming Court were senior candidates (l-r): Kailey Firm, Tyler Cox, Morgan De Boer, Alfred Peters, Brianna Bailey, Jake Hasenauer, Rachquel Banducci, and Collin Tucker; (back row) Freshmen – Sabrina Austin and Ben Wubbenhorst; Sophomores – Delaney Woods and Corey Holmes; Juniors – Melanie Baxa and Nolan Henningson

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Famous opera singer, Theda Swansong, reluctantly introduces Sweet Madelaine Mockingbird. (left)

The villainous Roderick Rodent attempts to trick Sweet Madelaine Mockingbird out of her newly found riches. (below)

Painter turned tramp, Jack “Toulous” Goodhart draws his true love’s face on the barroom floor. (cutout)

The Face on the Barroom Floor or Glimpsed Through the Sawdust

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To the disgust of Chick Dogtemper, Little Gloria throws a tantrum while Mrs. Van Cleve ignores her spoiled daughter’s complaints. (below)

photo by Maegan Detlefs, York News-Times

nsidious villains, a chamber maid with a fortune bequeathed by an old miner, and a dashing romantic hero were just a few of the over-the-top characters that appeared on the York College stage in early October.

With piano accompaniment to underscore the action, the theatre department presented an old fashioned melodrama The Face on the Barroom Floor, or Glimpsed Through the Sawdust during the Homecoming weekend. Along with all the drama on stage, patrons enjoyed root beer floats, sarsaparilla, and popcorn during the entertaining production.

Described by Director John I. Baker III as dramatic fun for all audiences, the show featured hilarious sight gags, zany action, classic vaudeville routines, and really terrible (and very funny) jokes. Audiences were prompted to boo, hiss, cheer, laugh out loud, and even throw popcorn at the villainous Roderick Rodent.

At the “Old Teller House,” Herbie Rainwater confirms that Jack is indeed the painter. (above)

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Homecoming Theatre

Fatima finally realizes her master is a goodfor-nothing crook and that it’s time to fight back. (left)

Madelaine reacts to the news that her estate belongs to the miner’s widow, the Strange Lady. (right) Judge Fleesum reveals that Roderick Rodent is a lowdown crook. (left) Dusty Rhoads gives a snarl revealing that she’s not the trusting sort. (far left) Emcee Abby Gonzalez asks the audience for a big hand of applause. (right)

Roderick Rodent puts the swindle over Sweet Madelaine Mockingbird as she falls unconscious under his evil scheme. (left) Bella Yukon’s singing infuriates Little Gloria. (right) Chick Dogtemper and Annie Quakenbush think it’s going to be just another boring day. (below)

Cast in order of appearance: Emcee ....................... Abby Gonzalez Annie Quakenbush ........ Samantha Berry Sweet Madelaine Mockingbird .. Bethany Miller Chick Dogtemper ........... Jameson Trauger Herbie Rainwater ........... Danielle Berry Dusty Rhodes ..................Jasmine Agee Mrs. Van Cleve ............ Soren Tobey Little Gloria ............................ Aubrey Tate Jack “Toulous” Goodhart ... Nolan Henningson Bella Yukon ...................... Laurel Simpson Fatima ................................ Laesha Yeager Roderick Rodent ............. Eric Leo Massey Judge Fleesum ............. Andrew J. Leonard Strange Lady ............... Natalie Ostrander Theda Swansong .............. Brinna Horvath Piano Player ...................... Caleb Magner Assistant Director ........ Danielle Berry Director ...................... John I. Baker III

Cast: (1st row): Danielle Berry, Laesha Yeager, Aubrey Tate; (2nd row) Brinna Horvath, Sami Berry, Bethany Miller, Laurel Simpson, Soren Tobey; (Standing) Abby Gonzalez, Jasmine Agee, Jameson Trauger, Nolan Henningson, Eric Massey, Andrew Leonard, Natalie Ostrander, Caleb Magner

drama photos by Tim McNeese

Production Crew: Vocal Coach—Ali Linstad; Choreographer— Soren Tobey; Stage Crew—Caroline Seilstad; Light & Sound Operator—Troy Rowen; Light & Sound Apprentice—Josh Kountz; Spot Light Operator—Kacey Fatuch; Set Design—John I Baker III; Set Dressing—Courtney Baker; Costume Mistress—Aileen Edmonds; Costume Apprentice—Amanda Myers; Set Construction— John I Baker III, Nolan Henningson, Courtney Baker, Danielle Berry, Aileen Edmonds, Eric Massey, Aubrey Tate, Brinna Horvath, Isaac Berry, Abby Gonzalez, Josh Kountz, Soren Tobey, Natalie Ostrander, Bailey Kinney, Sami Berry, Nick Floyd; Backdrop—Laurel Simpson; Logo & Poster Design—Courtney Baker; Head Usher—Caleb Smith; Box Office—Ali Linstad, Leslie Galindo, Erin Wallgren; Servers—Brianna Bailey, Caleb Smith, Morgan Goracke, Michaela Hartman, Tisa Wharton

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photo by Hannah Gund photo by Steddon Sikes

Aubrey Tate goes nuts about a gift at the Omega Phi & Kingsmen party.

photo by Tyler Cox

Juan Flores and Manny Rivera went all out with their facial makeup.

Sabrina Austin and Seth Walker dosey doe at the Autumn Festival. photo by Eryn Jacobson photo by Eryn Jacobson

With a motley cheering section at his back, Jordan “Tutu� Pella gets ready for the pitch during the Halloween game. (above)

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photo by Eryn Jacobson

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Laura Morrill and Laesha Yeager arm wrestle during the Halloween party.

The volleyball team chills at the home of Ross and Jenny Anderson for a Christmas celebration. (left)

Sam Mwago, Danielle Bowlby, Ana Moyers, Kayla Durham

Cameron Holmes gives up his hair in honor of Sketchy Tuesday

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Special Occasions

Sketchy Tuesday brought out the best in some and the questionable in others. (above)

The baseball team introduced a Halloween scrimmage that was a screaming success. (right)

Special Occasions

photo by Hannah Gund

Thomas Hall’s Abby Gonzalez and Ainsley Mountjoy give out the good stuff to Dawson Alley during Halloween. (right) Patricia Robinson, Leilani Roman, Laura Morrill, Erika Garcia, Karsyn Maya, Molly Bartee, Jacob Gibson, Joel Morien, Justin McQuiddy, Bryce Ballard, Lucas Anderson, Macy Mountjoy

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rom the wild outfits of Sketchy Tuesday and Halloween to the flannel shirts of Autumn Fest and retro-sweater looks of Christmas, the fall semester offers some interesting wardrobe choices alongside the celebratory events. But getting into the spirit of the moment and forgetting your worries for a while is all part of the plan.

SA’s Halloween Party and the soccer teams’ Sketchy Tuesday were joined this year by baseball’s hilarious costume scrimmage that begs for an annual repeat. Costumes ranged from the deranged and offbeat to the classic and creative productions. Whatever the style, participants seem to enjoy the comic relief and that everyone’s in the moment together.

This was the third year for Autumn Fest hosted

by Student Association at the Wessels Living History Farm. Complete with some interesting two-steppin’ moves in the barn to pumpkin decorating and a nice spread of food, the evening gave relief from the studies and was a great time of fellowship.

As the semester came to a close, there were several Christmas events on campus that gave students the opportunity to think of others and make the most of their friendships and blessings.

Jacqueline Esquivel and Cory Minjarez look the part of Twin Day during Homecoming Spirit Week. (middle)

Hannah Boucher and Dr. Mountjoy get into the spirit of Christmas. (inset) After purchasing matching sweaters at a mall, Ben Wubbenhorst takes Jeff Finch, Bryce Tyler, Brett Reich, and Nick Waldron, on a crazy drive. (left) photo by Ben Wubbenhorst

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Danielle, Andrew, and Bethany learned what it takes to direct their own show. (left)

Character A (Laesha Yeager) begins to realize that her love for Character B (Nolan Henningson) is gone. (below)

Character B makes a heartfelt, last-ditch effort to convince Character A to change her mind. (below)

Emerging Director

One-Acts

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he York College Theater Department presented the annual Emerging Director One-Acts the weekend of November 14 and 15. The one-acts were the capstone projects of senior theatre student directors Danielle Berry, Andrew Leonard and Bethany Miller. A unique feature of the production was that all three shows dealt with similar themes and took place at the same address, the fictional 216 Nokomis Lane.

Tisa Wharton provided narration to weave the three shows together.

Authorial Intent, directed by Berry, seems to be the tragic tale of a love gone sour; however, the content goes much deeper, says Berry, who describes it as “a show that explores meaning and asks the question is there anything behind the façade?” Laesha Yeager and Nolan Henningson comprised the cast of this intriguing production.

In When God Comes for Breakfast, You Don’t Burn the Toast, married couple Harry and Beatrice, played by Richard Penrose and Ainsley Mountjoy, frantically prepare for a casual visit from The Almighty. Many questions arise as God, played by Brinna Horvath, shows up and the couple must interpret the meaning behind the Divine visit.

Leonard commented before the show that the audience should expect the unexpected and “things you assume to happen may not be happening.”

The Man in the Bowler Hat: A Terribly Exciting Affair, directed by Miller, had the largest cast with Grady Johnson, Aubrey Tate, Eric Massey, Beth Ann Brock, Natalie Ostrander, Samatha Berry, and Tyler Goodwin. Miller said, “As soon as I read this script, I knew that I wanted to give my actors an opportunity to put this piece of art on for the community.” The play tells the story of John and Mary, an ordinary English couple who live completely ordinary lives until their wish for the extraordinary comes true. When their house is invaded by classic melodramatic characters, pithy dialogues and slapstick humor ensues.

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

Stage Crew—Hannah Gund, Austin Kupper, Ali Linstad; Light & Sound Operator—Kacey Fatuch; Spot Light Operator—Jameson Trauger; Set Construction—Danielle Berry, Andrew Leonard, Bethany Miller, Ainsley Mountjoy, Grady Johnson, Aubrey Tate, Hannah Gund, Ali Linstad, Eric Massey, Emily Clark, Natalie Ostrander, Richard Penrose, Saia Lotulelei; Costume Mistress—Collette Berens; Logo Design—Courtney Baker; House Manager—Troy Rowen

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One-Acts

photos by John I. Baker III

Tisa Wharton narrated all three productions to tie them together. (above)

Character A and Character B share a moment of sickening realization as they break apart—physically and emotionally. (above)

Authorial Intent ONE ACTS Character A …………. Laesha Yeager Character B ……. Nolan Henningson Narrator …………...…. Tisa Wharton Assistant Director ......... Austin Kupper Director .......................... Danielle Berry Playwright ..................... Itamar Moses

When God Comes for Breakfast, You Don’t Burn the Toast

ONE ACTS Harry Katzman ….. Richard Penrose Beatrice Katzman …. Ainsley Mountjoy God …………….… Brinna Horvath Narrator ………...…. Tisa Wharton Assistant Director ................. Ali Linstad Director ................... Andrew J. Leonard Playwright .................... Gary Apple

God, played by Brinna Horvath, tries to assure the couple that the visit is commonplace. (left) Harry and Beatrice must decide what God might like for breakfast. (right) Ordinary English couple Mary and John are thrown into a whirlwind of extraordinary occurrences as they try to figure out what their gagged hero is trying to tell them. (left) Harry attempts to calm Beatrice down after they inadvertently sleep in on the morning of God’s visit. (right) The Chief Villain and Bad Woman try to get the Hero to tell them where he has hidden the Rajah’s Ruby while, John, Mary, and the Man in the Bowler Hat watch the action. (left) The Hero and Heroine share a tender moment. (right) The 216 Nokomis Lane cast, directors, and production assistants. (below)

ONE ACTS

The Man in the Bowler Hat: A Terribly Exciting Affair John ……..................…... Grady Johnson Mary ………….......................... Aubrey Tate Hero ……….....................…... Eric Massey Heroine ….................……. Beth Ann Brock Chief Villain …................. Natalie Ostrander Bad Woman ……....................... Sami Berry Man in the Bowler Hat …....... Tyler Goodwin Narrator ………….……… Tisa Wharton Assistant Director .............. Hannah Gund Director ......................... Bethany Miller Playwright ................................ A.A. Milne

216 Nokomis Lane

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It’s a mixed bag of expressions with Seth Walker, Bre Goben, and Courtney Lovelace.

Kelsey, Morgan, Zanoria, and Paige enjoy their quiet breakfast before hitting the books.

The introduction of karaoke at the pre-finals breakfast was an instant hit.

Colby Smith and Nenia Wilson go for the extra toppings to make the perfect dessert. (above)

Mark Miller studies with his worried math students during the meal.

Ashley Dugan and Chelsea Holland feel at peace as they prepare for their exams.

Bryce Tyler appears as relaxed as he can be for 20 the upcoming finals. (right)

As always, Sketchy Tuesday drew out many interesting and creative looks: some funny, some creepy, and thanks to the men’s soccer team, some just plain awkward. (above) Zane Berner and Randy Lewis have fun with their backwoods look. (right)

Finishing Strong Food and Fellowship

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Breakfast photos by Bob DeHart; ice cream photos by Steddon Sikes

ood and fellowship seem to take a higher priority among the students as each semester comes to a close. Whether it’s pre-finals breakfast, an ice cream social, or just getting together with those in your inner circle, those final moments with friends aren’t to be wasted. Faculty and staff step up their involvement outside the classroom to help bring some of these special times into play and to wish students the best in a great finish to their studies.

Students appreciate the meal service provided by YC faculty and staff volunteers during the pre-finals breakfast. (above) Bob DeHart gets a table pose from Peyton Horton, Brett Reich, Kermit Thomas, Ben Wubbenhorst, and Alex Boss. (left)

Trey Sokolik looks over his options during the evening breakfast party.

Ighor Tavares uses all his available minutes to practice the more difficult equations.

Josh Knoll gives a farewell salute as he takes in his last pre-finals ice cream social.

Michelle Orduna and Shane Stover seem happy about the upcoming week.

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Card shark Jolene Herzog has a killer hand... or is she bluffing?

Willie Sanchez introduces Chris Luther before his keynote address.

Troy Kelly catches the kill ball and ignites a freedom celebration by his fellow teammates. (above) David Black and Renee Wubbenhorst successfully meet the challenge. (far right) Aubrey Tate gets the giglles while sitting on Grant Seufferlein’s knee during the challenge games. (right)

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Shine Retreat

Brad, Janelle, Brianna, and Renee find their partners in time.

Hand slapping card games are a necessity at the Shine Retreat.

Ben Berry gives his keynote, “Why We Belong to God.”

Lilianna Herrera and Juan Flores smile through the mixer.

Members of the women’s softball team chill before the keynote.

Delaney, Corrine, Lilianna, and Morgan mix it up.

Soul Revival

Shine Retreat

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here’s nothing like the mid-winter Shine Retreat for spiritual renewal and fellowship for YC students, Campus Minister Willie Sanchez and YCM hosted the retreat with all the ministry staff involved in planning the event.

Along with the worship times, classes, and keynote lectures, there were plenty of times for great fellowship. Group encounters, mixers, paintball, card games, and kill ball were among the activities. Keynote speakers this year were YC alumni Ben Berry, Stephen Colwell, Chris Luther, and Carson Tuttle on the theme of True Faith.

A special thanks to to Chef David Kretz for volunteering his time in the kitchen and to the East Hill church of Christ for coming and serving the meals.

Student bow in a time of prayer at the beginning of a worship session. (above) Communication and patience was key as Brianna, Renee, Jolene, and Bryce try to keep their fingers on the rod while lowering it to the ground. (right)

MacKenzie Bush, Delaney Woods, Nicole Gates, and Troy Kelly are entertained by the Timberlake Ranch goats. (left) Retreat photos by Eryn Jacobson Keynote photos by Hannah Gund

Shine Retreat

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The Logician explains to a rapt audience of villagers the conundrum of whether they’ve seen two rhinoceroses or the same rhinoceros two times and whether the creature had one horn or two. (below)

photos courtesy Danielle Berry

Rhinoceros

photo by Chrystal Houston

In chapel, the cast of Rhinoceros recognized John I. Baker III for his milestone achievement in directing his 100th theatre production.

They also gave him 100 flowers on opening night to celebrate the occasion. (left)

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he York College Theatre Department presented Eugene Ionescu’s Rhinoceros for their spring semester show, Feb. 26 - March 1.

The production had a special significance for Director John I Baker III as it was the 100th play under his direction.

In Rhinoceros, a small town is besieged by one roaring citizen who becomes a rhinoceros and proceeds to trample on the social order. Initially outraged, the townspeople gradually start turning into rhinoceroses themselves and the trampling becomes overwhelming.

As Berenger, the play’s protagonist, watches his fellow-humans succumb to “rhinoceritis,” he finds himself struggling to save humanity from extinction.

The play, written in France in 1959, is an allegory about the dangers of conformity and groupthink. It is often read as a response and criticism of the popularity of Communism, Fascism, and Nazism during the events preceding World War II. Baker described Rhinoceros as “one of the most influential theatre of the absurd scripts,” and that although the subject matter is heavy, the script is actually quite funny.

Mr. Papillon, Mrs. Boeuf, and Berenger are perplexed by the rhino in the street. (right)

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Spring Theatre Production

production photos by Tim McNeese

Jean begins to have a change of heart regarding the rhinoceros situation plaguing the city. (above) Rhinoceros Production Crew Stage Manager—Kacey Fatuch; Stage Crew—Bethany Miller, Aubrey Tate, Caroline Seilstad, Austin Kupper, Tyler Goodwin; Light & Sound Operator—Troy Rowen; Set Design—John I. Baker III; Set Dressing—Courtney Baker; Costume Mistress—Collette Berens; Set Construction—John I. Baker III, Nolan Henningson, Courtney Baker, Danielle Berry, Aileen Edmonds, Bailey Kinney, Eric Massey, Aubrey Tate, Brinna Horvath, Erin Davidson, Brandon Brown, Abby Gonzalez, Josh Kountz, Jasmine Agee, Tyler Goodwin, Jameson Trauger, Caleb Magner, Sami Berry, Jolene Herzog, Collette Berens, Emily Clark; Backdrop—Laurel Simpson; Logo & Poster Design— Courtney Baker; Head Usher—Caleb Smith; Box Office—Brianna Bailey, Leslie Galindo, Tisa Wharton

Berenger is in inner turmoil, when faced with remaining true to himself, or succumbing to the “rhinos” all around him. (above) Emily and Erin arrive to save the employees trapped in their office. (below)

Mrs. Boeuf is in shock to find that her husband has transformed into a rhino. (below)

Captions – top to bottom: Sami Berry doesn’t see how life can continue without her cat.

Things get tense between Dudard and Botard.

Aileen wants to know what all the ruckus is about.

Berenger and Daisy share a moment, as the last humans in the city, maybe even the world.

RHINOCEROS CAST (1st row) A Fireman — Emily Clark, The Grocer’s Wife — Natalie Ostrander, The Housewife — Sami Berry, The Logician — Brinna Horvath, The Old Woman — Abby Gonzalez, Mrs. Boeuf — Danielle Berry, A Fireman — Erin Wallgren; (2nd row) The Grocer — Caleb Magner, Jean — Andrew Leonard, Berenger — Nolan Henningson, Daisy — Jasmine Agee, Dudard — Eric Massey, The Little Old Woman — Aileen Edmonds; (3rd row) The Cafe Proprietor — Ali Linstad, The Waitress — Melissa Strong, Mr. Papillon — Troy Kelly, Botard — Josh Kountz (not pictured Kacey Fatuch, Assistant Director and John I. Baker III, Director)

2014-15 YC Theatre Awards Best Actor .............................................. Nolan Henningson—Rhinoceros Best Actress ................. Bethany Miller—The Face on the Barroom Floor Best Supporting Actor ................... Matthew Miller—Wild Pecos Bill Best Supporting Actress ... Laurel Simpson—The Face on the Barroom Floor Best Assistant Director ..... Danielle Berry— The Face on the Barroom Floor

Best Technical Crew ............................................................... Troy Rowen Best Actor in a One-Act ...... Grady Johnson— The Man in the Bowler Hat Best Actress in a One-Act .............. Laesha Yeager—Authorial Intent Most Improved Actor .................................................... Natalie Ostrander Drama Department Appreciation Award ...................... Danielle Berry

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Life’s a Stage Songfest 2015

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his year’s annual Songfest production, under the direction of Mrs. Amy Fraser and student assistant Brianna Bailey, was a great mix of club shows and performances by the hosts and hostesses: Jasmine Agee, Cameron Holmes, Peyton Horton, Eryn Jacobson, Laurel Simpson, and Caleb Smith. The chemistry they had on stage was readily apparent as was the tight blend of their voices. Their closing acapella number “Run to You,” became an instant classic in the production. Serving as emcees for the evening were Soren Tobey, Cole Craddock and Samatha Berry.

This year, the social clubs chose a wide range of themes. Audience members were

able to experience a Flashback to High School with Delta Chi and Kyodai’s high energy show and traveled the world in style on K & B Airlines with Beta Beta Sigma and Koinonia. Theta Psi and Sigma Tau’s Show Me the Money pulled out some dazzling moves and costumes while Omega Phi and Kingsmen put together a wide variety of fun musical hits in Battle of the Ages.

Sig Tau and Theta Psi repeated last year’s sweep for Best Music, Best Costumes, Best Choreography, and Best Theme, earning them the 2015 President’s Award for Show Me the Money while Kingsmen and Omega Phi’s Battle of the Ages won the well-deserved, first ever People’s Choice Award.

Club reps joined the hosts and hostesses for the finale Eye to Eye. (above)

photos by Bob DeHart and Steddon Sikes

Caleb Clark gave a memorable cameo in Beta and Koinonia’s K & B Airlines. (right)

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Eryn Jacobson takes her mama’s advice and is Done.

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Kyodai’s Bradlee Carls and LP Eickhoff lift Michelle Orduna and Paige Horton.

Caleb “Moose” Smith finds love close by in Thinking Out Loud.

Ainsley Mountjoy gets twirled by Tyler Goodwin.

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Bryce, Renee, Colby, and Gabby have a good time on stage representing Koinonia and Beta.

Laurel, Jasmine, and Eryn had tight harmonies in their trio of Rather Be.

Aileen Edmonds won a Festie for Best Solo Performance in Omega Phi and Kingsmen’s Battle of the Ages.

Laurel Simpson’s Dog Days are Over was in a word, Awesome! (top left)

2015 Festy Awards Best use of a Cameo Appearance: Omega Phi / Kingsmen Outstanding Facial Expressions: Justus Bjelland Romeo and Juliet: Simeon Combs and Bailey Carr Best Solo Performance: Aileen Edmonds

Delta and Kyodai joined forces in their Flashback to High School.

Soren, Sami, and Cole try to one-up each other as emcees for the evening.

Theta Psi and Sigma Tau swept the awards for their Show Me the Money production. (above) Caleb, Peyton, and Cameron pulled the heart strings in their trio performance of Mirrors. (right)

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Inset photos (l-r): Led by Darrien Gomez of Theta Psi, this cool effect was a real crowd pleaser; Jasmine Agee has the full attention of her dancers in Upside Down; Nothing was cooler than Peyton Horton in his solo.

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Caleb Clark

Natalie Ostrander and Josh Kountz pose during their routine.

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Songfest Production Crew Director Amy Fraser Assistant Director Brianna Bailey Co-Producer Dr. Shane Mountjoy Co-Producer Catherine Seufferlein Co-Technical Director John I Baker III Co-Technical Director John W Baker Stage Manager Morgan Goracke Light Operator Aaron Rhodebeck

Spotlight operator Brinna Horvath Spotlight operator Eric Massey Spotlight operator Andrew Leonard Backstage Supervisor Collin Tucker ICC Sponsor Jeff Finch ICC President Delaney Woods Emcee Coach Shannon Leinen House Manager Ross Anderson Advertising & Ticket Sales Regina Horton

SONGFEST ’15 Emcees — Sami Berry, Cole Craddock, & Soren Tobey

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Radioactive — Hosts and Hostesses

Shining Star — Hosts and Hostesses

BATTLE OF THE AGES

K & B AIRLINES

Omega Phi and Kingsmen

Beta Beta Sigma and Koinonia

Done — Eryn Jacobson Cooler Than Me — Peyton Horton Dog Days Are Over — Laurel Simpson

Who’s Loving You — Cameron Holmes Upside Down — Jasmine Agee Thinking Out Loud — Caleb Smith

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Rather Be — Jasmine, Eryn, Laurel Mirrors — Peyton, Cameron, Caleb

OMEGA PHI/KINGSMEN: Maple Leaf Rag Remix, The Charleston, Sing Sing Sing, Smells Like Teen Spirit (intro: Let Me Clear My Throat), Wannabe, Larger Than Life, At The Hop, Great Balls Of Fire, Hound Dog, Jump, Maniac, Jukebox Hero, Hello Good Levels, Let’s See How Far We’ve Come THETA PSI/SIGMA TAU: Royals, Rich Girl, If I Had a Million Dollars, Money, Money, Money, Billionaire, When I Grow Up, For the Love of Money, Material Girl, Fancy, Money Talks, Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems, Price Tags, Counting Stars BETA/KOINONIA: Turn Down for What, Come Fly with Me, Danger Zone, Under Pressure, Airplanes, Starships, I Believe I Can Fly, Like a G6, Glamorous, Talk Dirty to Me (changed to Come Fly with Us), Take Me Home DELTA/KYODAI: Fifteen, ABC, Cool Kids, Shower, Saved by the Bell theme song, Here I Go Again, Greased Lightning, Shake it Off, I’ll Make a Man Out of You, Jessie’s Girl, Boys of Fall, Footloose, Basketball, Allstar, I Made It

FLASHBACK TO HIGH SCHOOL Delta Chi Alpha and Kyodai Run To You — Hosts and Hostesses Eye To Eye — Finale Cast

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SHOW ME THE MONEY

Large photo: The hosts and hostesses wowed the audience in the second half of the show with Shining Star. Inset photos: Simeon Combs and Bailey Carr won the Romeo and Juliet Festy for the best guy/girl duo in choreographed sequence; Cameron gives it his all in Who’s Loving You.

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Pecos Bill gives up the ghost to be with his one true love.

Kids talk with Drew Leonard and get to see his gun up close.

Matthew Miller’s rattlesnake character delighted the kids.

Wild Pecos Bill

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ach spring the York College Traveling Children’s Theatre performs its show more than 20 times, delighting hundreds of children at elementary schools, libraries, and community centers around the area. Under the direction of John I. Baker III, this year’s hilarious slapstick production was the rootin’tootin’, ropin’ and shootin’ Wild Pecos Bill.

Pecos Bill, separated from his family as an infant, was raised by coyotes until as a grown man he discovers he’s not a coyote at all but a human being. In one adventure after another, he rids the town of Pecos of CAST Wild Pecos Bill ................................. Nolan Henningson Narrator ...................................................... Eric Massey Fiddle Player, Ma, Horse, Buck ............... Bethany Miller Pa, Coyote, Tex Mex, Tom, St. Peter .... Andrew Leonard Cowpoke, The Old Timer, Snake ............ Matthew Miller Coyote, Sweet Sue ................................. Jasmine Agee Coyote, Bowlegged Bob, Cougar ............ Danielle Berry Mule, Coyote, Chuck, Gabriel .............. Aileen Edmonds Assistant Director, Stage Manager .............. Sami Berry Director ................................................. John I. Baker III PRODUCTION CREW Stage Crew .............................................. Kacey Fatuch Logo Design & Set Painting .................. Courtney Baker Costumes Construction ..... Ruth Carlock, Louise Bailey, Danielle Berry, Judy Andrews, Deb DiToro, Aubrey Tate photos by John I. Baker III and Steddon Sikes

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all its outlaws, tames some purty wild desert creatures, and rescues his Sweet Sue from a couple of mean hombres called Buck and Chuck. Pecos even takes an hour or so to dig the Rio Grande for Sue’s catfish.

The production had a very talented crew of eight with 23 various roles. Starring Nolan Henningson as Pecos Bill, the cast included Jasmine Agee, Danielle Berry, Bethany Miller, Aileen Edmonds, Andrew Leonard, Eric Massey, and Matthew Miller. Sami Berry and Kacey Fatuch provided stage assistance.

Jasmine Agee as Sweet Sue visits with the kids at York Elementary before the show. (right)

Tex Mex and Bowlegged Bob go at it on stage.

2015 Traveling Children’s Theatre March 3 March 5 March 17 March 19 March 24 March 26 March 31 April 2 April 4 April 7 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 14 April 16 April 21 April 23 April 25 April 28

Friend Elementary St. Paul’s Lutheran Elementary York Elementary School Humann Elementary Osceola Elementary Cross County Elementary Hampton Elementary School Emanuel Lutheran YC Panther Days High Plains Elementary McCool Junction Gurganus - York Community Seward Library Warren Opera House Thayer Central Giltner Elementary St. Joseph Elementary Fillmore Central Elementary Nebraska City Centennial Elementary School

Pecos sees Sweet Sue riding her catfish down the Rio Grande.

Danielle Berry plays a wild cougar that craves a taste of Pecos Bill.

Ma’ tells Billy not to bite the rattlesnake ‘cause he might poison it. (left)

The Narrator, played by Eric Massey, is tired of being interrupted and gets the attention of the cast. (above)

The evil outlaws Chuck and Buck argue about who will kiss Sweet Sue first. (far left) Pecos Bill chugs down a boiling pot of coffee to quench his thirst. (left)

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2014-15 Club Awards Academic Excellence Award – Beta Big Heart Award – Theta Psi Community Service Award – Delta All Sports Award – Delta & Kyodai

Doreen, Courtney, Bre, Deborah, and Ebony group for a photo momento.

Cody Wyatt and Nicole Gates fist bump for luck.

Gail Miller is honored for 30 years of service to YC by Todd Sheldon.

The buffet spread was once again full of great choices and was complimented with the traditional varieties of cheesecake. (above)

Ighor Tavares and Amanda Myers strike a pose.

Loretta Goben was honored for her work at YC and especially with the ladies in Thomas Hall. Jared Stark presents Saia Lotulelei with the Colis and Dolores Campbell Transformation Award. (above insets) Awesome food in the buffet line was provided by Kerry’s Restaurant.

Drew Geiger, Sara Geiger, Jason Lloyd, Collin Tucker, Andrew Aragon, Tierney Gensler, Carrie Berzins, Ashley Kuehl

After the banquet, Cameron Holmes performs a mock wedding ceremony for Laurel Simpson and Matthew Miller. (right)

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All-College Banquet

YORK COLLEGE STUDENTS HONORED: Student Athletes of the Year – Morgan De Boer and Caleb Smith Colis and Dolores Campbell Transformation Award – Saia Lotulelei Mr. and Ms. York College – Caleb Smith and Brianna Bailey

Sitting with friends makes the occasion even better. (below)

On the Town All-College Banquet

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s the academic year came to a close, York College made the eight-mile drive south to the Stone Creek Event Center in McCool Junction for the AllCollege Banquet. The end-of-year celebration was blessed once again with awesome food and was a great night of recognition and fellowship.

Honors for the evening included the various clubs awards, athletes of the year, Campbell Transformation Award, Reppart Service Award, YC employment recognition, staff and faculty members of the year, and a special honoring of Loretta Goben for her years of service to Thomas Hall.

Mr. and Ms. YC Candidates: (l-r) Hannah Sheldon - York, NE, Bethany Miller Milford, NE, Morgan Tackett - Findlay, OH, Karlie Mountjoy - York, NE, Emily Meranda - Goshen, IN, Brianna Bailey - Wolverine Lake, MI, Collin Tucker - Lakewood, CO, Caleb Smith - Colorado Springs, CO, Matthew Miller - Tacoma, WA, Jake Hasenauer - North Platte, NE, Brady Sikes - York, NE, Kellan Goben - Omaha, NE

To complete the evening in traditional fashion, faculty and staff honored the 2015 Mr. and Ms. York College candidates from the senior class using leadership, involvement, academic performance, and personality as the voting criteria. The winning duo was Caleb “Moose” Smith, a Bible major from Colorado Springs, Colo., and Brianna Bailey, a vocal music performance and education major from Wolverine Lake, Mich.

SA President Morgan De Boer presents Jeff Finch with the Staff Member of the Year award. (right)

YORK COLLEGE EMPLOYEES HONORED:

Faculty Member of the Year — Dr. Jaclyn Spivey Staff Member of the Year — Jeff Finch David & Nellie Reppart Service Award — Nick DiToro 30 Years — Gail Miller 25 Years — Dr. Shane Mountjoy 20 Years — Beverly McNeese, Eric Tremaine 15 Years — Jo Kite, Dr. Terrance Kite, Gary Pinney 10 Years — Dr. Adrienne Dickson, Travis Stoltenberg 5 Years — Joel Coehoorn, Ramon Diaz, Amy Fraser, Rachel Odom, Dr. Tracey Wyatt

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Brady Sikes helps Hannah Sheldon with her graduation wardrobe.

Ruth Carlock is presented with the Dale Larsen Teacher Award.

Rachquel Banducci’s smile says it all as she poses with the Pres.

Daymian Marshall gives a heartfelt embrace after receiving his diploma.

Panther Pride 2015 Commencement

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t was a happy day on the York College campus Saturday, May 2, as over 90 students graduated during the morning’s Commencement Ceremony. Held in the Campbell Center, the seats and bleachers were filled with proud parents, excited family members, and eager graduates ready to receive their degrees.

Richard James, YC class of 1997, gave the commencement address. After obtaining his J.D. with honors in 2000 from Washburn University School of Law, James became a lawyer in Wichita, Kansas, and has served as a trustee for York College since 2013. He encouraged the senior class to be grateful, gracious and generous.

“York College’s proudest moment is not a building, it’s not an academic or athletic accomplishment. Our proudest moment is you... our graduates. York College is thriving like it’s never been before. York is succeeding, if you want to know how we’re succeeding, look at our graduates.”

At the conclusion of the commencement address, Dr. Shane Mountjoy presented the Dale R. Larsen Teacher of Achievement Award to Ruth Carlock, Director of Levitt Library,

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Dr. Shane Mountjoy presents the Dean’s Award to Chelcie Holloway.

who completed her 26th year at York College. Mountjoy then presented the Dean’s Award to Chelcie Holloway, an education major from North Platte, Nebraska, who graduated summa cum laude. The award is the highest academic honor given by the faculty to a graduate whose involvement and leadership are matched by their high academic success.

Besides the 88 students who received their Bachelors Degree, this year was a first for York College graduates earning their Masters. President Eckman described the event as exciting and congratulated the graduates on being pioneers in the college’s new foray into graduate education.

Troy Kelly and Bailey Kinney are ready to get the show on the road.

Matthew Madole is hooded by his wife Traci and Dr. Kirk Mallette.

Chris and Megan Fifield share the proud moment with two of their kids.

Shannen Kryfka, Brenna Johnson, Jordan Suter and Chris Costanza, Clark, Sansom friends onAmber and off the Mallory ballfield.

Smiles abound as graduates are hooded. (above)

2015 Graduates: Luis Arevalo, Jeff Austin**, Brianna Bailey***, Rachquel Banducci, Quentin Becker*, Chris Bottini, Kyle Bottom***, Christina Brigham, Beth Brock, Bradlee Carls, Ebony Carther, Nicholas Clarke, Chrystina Contreras, Aaron Conyers, Chris Costanza**, Tyler Cox, Britney Curry, Joe Davis, Shermon Davis, Saleena Deal***, Marcelo DeSouza, Tori Ebel, Robert Eklund**, Chelsi Evans, Megan Fifield, Chris Fifield*, Erika Garcia, Kellan Goben*, Jessica Gonzalez***, Josh Gonzalez***, Morgan Goracke***, Eric Guetterman, Dacy Bonner, Jake Hasenauer***, Tyler Helms**, Jade Hodge, Chelcie Holloway***, Cameron Holmes, Demetra Howlingwolf, Stephan Johnston, Sarah Jones*, Katy Keefer, Troy Kelly Jr., Bailey Kinney, Josh Knoll, Andrew Leonard, Jensen Lessig, Dani Marks***, Daymian Marshall, Joey Massay, Karsyn Maya, Elissa Maynes, Justin McQuiddy, Emily Meranda*, Remington Mignott, Matthew Miller**, Tyler Molder, Laura Morrill, Dylan Morrow, Karlie Mountjoy**, Nick Mueting, Asher Palomo, Jordan Pella, Saul Perez, Alfred Peters*, Raquel Pineda, Luis Pulido*, Cheryl Ratliff, Arica Reeves*, Nick Reeves, Roberto Romero, Riannon Romero, Shelby Rush, Amanda Saldivar, Dale Schramm, Hannah Sheldon***, Brady Sikes***, Caleb Smith*, Kayla Struck**, Jordan Suter, Kyle Svehla, Courtney Swope*, Morgan Tackett, Alisha Tennison, Collin Tucker*, Seth Walker, Brett Wise. *Cum Laude - GPA of 3.40 or higher **Magna Cum Laude - GPA of 3.60 or higher ***Summa Cum Laude - GPA of 3.85 or higher

2015 M.A. in Education: Jenny Anderson, Matthew Madole, Leaf Moore, Brittany Wiley

class of 2015 Jenny Anderson becomes the first graduate with a York College Master of Arts in Education degree. (left inset)

Gail Miller was tickled with the flowers that Cameron Holmes gave to her at graduation. (right inset)

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Jake Hasenauer was very passionate about his walk with God for senior chapel.

Chelcie Holloway talked about the important things you can learn from children.

Aaron Conyers: YC has changed me; I’m now a man of God.

Bethany Miller: We will get more out of life when we have the right attitude.

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hapel is more than a few songs, a prayer, and listening to a speaker.

It’s about community. At no other point in the day is the entire YC family invited to share time together in fellowship... to catch up on what’s going on, to celebrate victories, or to just see a familiar smiling face that says, “You belong here.”

The 125th anniversary of York College produced a lot of great alumni speakers throughout the year as well as our own graduating seniors giving their final reflections. From President Eckman’s welcome and optimistic vision at opening

chapel to the final Monday morning singing of the alma mater, there was no better place to be on campus.

A new and improved twist to the regular schedule was the introduction of Community Day by the chapel committee. With Kailey Firm and Emily Lutz guiding everyone into an organized chaotic frenzy of friendly competition, students, faculty, and staff were able to let loose on those special days and just enjoy time spent together in laughter and a heightened sense of brotherly love.

The conversations after chapel are an important part of the daily experience. (above) Caleb “Moose” Smith gave a memorable senior chapel about his choices in life. (left inset)

Austin Benton delivers a cream pie to the face of Dennis Leinen in celebration of the BPAC “planta-tree” fundraiser. (above) Mary Eisenhower visits with Elizabeth Maher after speaking in chapel while Greer Kleber, Jordan Nelson, and Max Fleig wait their turn. (right)

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Brady Sikes: We’re getting a much better deal than we deserve.

Roberto Romero: God’s plan for our life may be much greater than our own.

Karlie Mountjoy talks about feeding the soul what it needs to stay strong.

Cameron Holmes recounts his hilarious story of falling through the Mackey ceiling.

Hannah Sheldon talks about the uncertainty of God’s plans and trusting him.

Matthew Miller displays a sign that sums up his faith journey.

And the crowd erupts in applause as the final ball goes into the trash can on a Community Day competition.

Students enjoy the offbeat fun of an all-encompassing showdown that started with a rock, paper, scissors tournament. (far left) As this part of the competition winds down, Jamaane Jordan and Devyn Pearl battle for the chance to represent the east chapel section. (left)

The battle between chapel sections dwindles to eight with Devaunta Cuba eventually being the last man standing. (right)

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In December, Dr. Harold Nordlund guest lectured Dr. Eckhart’s anatomy and physiology class.

Dr. Ed Bailey teaches his business ethics class on the 3rd floor of Sack Hall.

Michael Ortiz gives his full attention to Dr. Erin DeHart as she utilizes the new technology available in Middlebrook Hall. (above)

photo courtesy Gail Miller

Middlebrook Hall offers a round-about teaching approach for Dr. Kirk Mallette.

Gail Miller’s botany class took a trip in September to the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center.

2015 Senior Science and Math Seminar Class on presentation day: (l-r) Jordan Suter, Heather Negley, Josh Gonzalez, Chrystian Banuelos, Gail Miller, Demetra Howlingwolf, Troy Kelly, Hannah Sheldon, Holmes. (right) 38 and Cameron Experiential Learning

Chrystian Banuelos goes over the chemical equation of Omega-6 in his senior seminar class presentation. (left)

In and Out of the Classroom The Learning Curve

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ransforming lives through Christcentered education begins in the classroom and permeates the entire college experience.

York College faculty go the extra mile to deliver their discipline of study, sometimes coming up with new and improved ways to ensure students are successful in their coursework. Creative thinking and teaching, tutorial assistance, road trips, extra office hours... all make the learning experience more complete and attainable.

Matthew Gastineau, Josh Gonzalez, and Laurel Simpson have a group discussion during their human anatomy and physiology lab. (above) The YC Business Simulation Team, Big Foot Shoes, was one of 16 worldwide to earn a perfect score in the game and tie for first place. (l-r) Ben Sullivan, Daymian Marshall, Julien Ezika-Michael, and team captain Brady Sikes - not pictured Naaman Karbhari. (left)

Corrine Pearl and Morgan Moore examine the different bones in the human skull.

Raquel Pineda models a rib cage during a human anatomy and physiology lab.

Psychology professor Cara Kroeker teaches in one of Middlebrook’s new classrooms.

Tom Miller ’71 was a guest lecturer in a business class during Homecoming weekend.

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The Caleb Hawley benefit concert for Haiti sponsored by members of YCM raised money for the relief efforts.

It’s all smiles at Autumn Fest hosted by SA at the Wessels Living History Farm. (above photo by Tyler Cox) Members of Student Association pose in front of the chalkboard highlighting Autumn Fest 2014. (right)

Beth, Nicole, Troy, Tyler, and Cameron do a little pumpkin painting at the festival. (right)

Emily Lutz swabs her cheek to register as a bone marrow donor during a drive hosted

by York College in partnership with Earl Young’s Team and Delete Blood Cancer.

Morgan De Boer and Troy Kelly volunteer their time to register donors. (above) Singled Out Mystery Dates and Winners Brittany Rayls & Bryce Tyler Corey Holmes & Amanda Myers Courtney Swope & Alex Boss Dalton Bergstrom & Chloe Pittman

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Student Association

2014-15 Student Association: (1st row) Renee Wubbenhorst, Caris Clark, Kailey Firm, Delaney Woods, Morgan De Boer; (2nd row) Ross Anderson (sponsor), Caroline Seilstad, Nicole Gates, Karlie Mountjoy, Taylor Abraham, Halie Ewing, Corey Holmes, Troy Kelly, Catherine Seufferlein (sponsor) — not pictured Johnathan Jones and Tyler Molder

Egg hunt photos by Kailey Firm

Bryce Tyler scored big in the Easter Egg Hunt with the 32” TV while Aubrey Tate was tickled with her $25 Subway gift card find. (left and lower left)

Morgan presented Dr. Jackie Spivey the award for Faculty of the Year. (right inset)

E Student Association Executive Council: President: Morgan De Boer Vice President: Tyler Molder SAB Chairman: Kailey Firm ICC Chairman: Delaney Woods Secretary: Corey Holmes Treasurer: Nicole Gates Class Senators: Freshmen: Taylor Abraham John Jones Sophomores: Halie Ewing Renee Wubbenhorst

Juniors: Caris Clark Caroline Seilstad Seniors: Troy Kelly Karlie Mountjoy

very York College student brings something to campus community. They bring their passions, talents, joys, hopes, convictions, their thoughts and their hearts: many different individuals, but one student body. It is the job of Student Association to serve that body, meeting once a week to bring all corners of the college to the table. Student Activities Board, the Inter-Club Council and Student Senate together combine to make up this organization, as they plan student events, govern matters of student concern, and strive to promote campus community.

Though much of their work is done behind the scenes, their visible efforts in the fall included Club Week, Autumn Fest, and the Faculty Appreciation Dinner as well as the Haunted House Halloween Party, Campus Christmas Event and monthly YC Night at the Movies. Much time in the fall was also given to discussions of an academic Honor Code, a policy that would promote academic integrity on campus.

Events in the spring included Nertz Night, the Super Bowl Dinner, YC’s “Singled Out” Valentines Event, Open Mic Night, Easter Egg Hunt…and of course YC Night at the Movies. SA also held a Town Hall Meeting, where senators met with their respective classes to gather input from students on various areas of their experience through an interactive questionnaire created by SA. Their comments were worked upon by student senate, and efforts were discussed in a follow-up presentation given later in the semester. SA also helped host former NFL Football player Kenny Onatolu’s visit to campus, and Olympic Gold Medalist Earl Young for the York Community Bone Marrow Drive. At the All-College Banquet, officers presented on behalf of the student body, the Staff Member of the Year Award to Assistant Dean of Students Mr. Jeff Finch, and the Faculty Member of the Year Award to Psychology Department Chair, Dr. Jaclyn Spivey, while helping to support the BPAC tree dedication in their honor. At the end of the year they helped provide desk chairs for Sack Hall, and new furniture for the McCloud Hall lobby, to benefit students both in and outside the classroom. YCSA is a team of students that is designed to serve YC students, and to encourage a YC family that strives to be light in our world.

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Laesha Yeager shows the “No Deal” $50 box during freshman orientation while Troy Kelly and Hannah Parker look on. (left)

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YCM Campus Ministries

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ampus Ministries stayed busy throughout the year making a difference in the spiritual pulse at York College. They began their ministry helping new students unload and check into their residence hall, served as group leaders for orientation, and helped put together an impromptu “Deal or No Deal” when the freshman service projects were rained out. A few days later they assisted with the welcome back party as the 2014-15 school year got underway.

The YCM staff was very involved with the year’s course of daily chapel, 9’o clock, Wednesday Night, dorm devotionals and social events. As always, the big event was the February Shine Retreat at Timberlake Ranch. The annual winter getaway was a time for spiritual renewal and fellowship for YC students and had the theme of “True Faith.” Group encounters, mixers, paintball, card games, and kill ball were among the activities. Keynote speakers were YC alumni Ben Berry, Stephen Colwell, Chris Luther, and Carson Tuttle.

This was Willie Sanchez’s second and final year as YC Campus Minister as he took a preaching position in Oklahoma toward the end of the year.

Grant Seufferlein leads singing during chapel. (above)

photo by Hannah Gund

Everyone got friendly during the Shine Retreat mixers. (right)

YCM: (l-r) Sarah Shafer, Corrine Pearl, Troy Kelly, B a i l e y C a r r, M e l i s s a S t r o n g , A u b r e y Ta t e , Taylor Abraham, Amanda Myers, Dalton Bergstrom, Delaney Woods, Halie Ewing, Austin Benton, Corey Holmes, Grant Seufferlein, Bryce Tyler, Renee Wubbenhorst, Ben Wubbenhorst - not pictured Rachquel Banducci, Zanoria Echols, Kelsey Dallimore, Kacey Fatuch, Leslie Galindo, Hannah Parker, Shane Stover, Abram Veasey, and Willie Sanchez (sponsor).

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Taylor Abraham writes a few notes before pancakes while Troy Kelly balms the photo.

Trevor Lenear and Corey Holmes are in charge of the griddle.

Max Fleig can’t lean far enough out of Mr. Sikes’ view to escape the picture frame.

Devaunta Cuba always has a great attitude and willing to lend a hand as was shown on move-in day. (above) Melanie Baxa, Nicole Gates, and Darrien Gomez unknowingly pose for the photo.

Abby Brock is happy that her shift at the coffee counter coincides with the YCM pancake feed.

Bailey Carr, Aubrey Tate, and Zanoria Echols get a little prefinal study session in before the YCM pancake feed. (above)

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ORK COLLEGE CONCERT CHOIR, DR. CLARK ROUSH, CONDUCTOR: (1st row) Delaney Woods (Secretary), Taylor Abraham, Darrien Gomez, Aubrey Tate, Jenny Long (Section Leader), Soren Tobey, Brinna Horvath, Kailey Firm, Ashlee Ivey, Aileen Edmonds, Bre Goben, Caris Clark; (2nd row) Bethany Miller, Kaylee Becker, Tisa Wharton, Colby Smith, Grady Johnson, Hannah Sheldon, Gabby Siebenaler, Jasmine Agee, Weston Bich, Eryn Jacobson, Caleb Stewart, Rachel Dollen; (3rd row) Brittany Eckerberg, Emily Clark, Matthew Miller, Tyler Goodwin, Caroline Seilstad (President), Drew Leonard, Bailey Kinney (Vice-President), Saia Lotulelei, Laurel Simpson, Peyton Horton, Ali Linstad, Karlie Mountjoy; (4th row) Corey Holmes, Caleb Magner, Austin Benton, Cameron Holmes, Caleb Smith (Section Leader), Nicole Gates, Brianna Bailey (Section Leader), Brady Sikes (Treasurer), Nolan Henningson (Section Leader), Grant Seufferlein, Troy Kelly — not pictured Tyler Odom and Richard Penrose Tour pics courtesy Eryn Jacobson and Alaia Navratil

There are smiles all around when it comes to the menu at Lazlos. (above)

Dr. David Van Kampen, composer of Cradle Hymn, led a rehearsal in November and gave feedback on the nuances of the music as he intended it to be. (above)

The group takes one final picture on tour before heading home. (above) Winter Tour Jan. 3 Garden City CofC Jan. 4 Northside CofC Jan. 5 O’Fallon CofC Jan. 6 North Park CofC Jan. 7 Walled Lake CofC Jan. 8 Southside CofC Jan. 9 Central CofC

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Bailey Kinney and Brianna Bailey carry their soprano solos well, as Ali Linstad and Megan Kroeker accompany Pie Jesu. (above)

January 3-9 Garden City, KS Wichita, KS O’Fallon, MO Machesney Park, IL Walled Lake, MI Milwaukee, WI Cedar Rapids, IA

We’ll Call Him Jesus The Glory of the Father All in the April Evening Let There Be Light Sweet Babe Lullaby Soloist—Ali Linstad Does Jesus Care? Soloist—Laurel Simpson John the Revelator Purge Me, O God, From All My Sin Locus iste Free at Last Create in Me, O God, a Pure Heart Cradle Hymn I Got a Home in-a Dat Rock Soloist—Jasmine Agee Lord, Make Me Thine Instrument The Lord Bless You and Keep You

The choir was well prepared for their homecoming concert. (left)

Choir members make the most of being stranded on tour. (right)

With teddy bear in tow, Corey Holmes and Peyton Horton are stylin’ for Winter Tour. (below)

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he 50-member Concert Choir delivered inspiring and edifying performances throughout the Midwest under the direction of Dr. Clark Roush, Endowed Chair for the Performing Arts. Their Winter Tour over the Christmas break included concerts in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa. They went through three tour buses and spent several hours during one breakdown, held up at a convenient store.

They performed their Spring Works Concert to a nearly packed auditorium at the First Presbyterian Church in April. Kay Magner provided the evening’s piano accompaniment and Don Keelan-White was the evening’s orator. The concert was recorded and made available on YouTube.

The following students were honored at the annual choir banquet: Outstanding New Male: Peyton Horton

Outstanding New Female: Aubrey Tate

“WOW” award: Aileen Edmonds

Outstanding Male: Nolan Henningson

Outstanding Female: Laurel Simpson The choir recorded a CD at the end of the year featuring their 2014-15 repertoire. Dr. Roush completed his 29th year at York College.

Dr. Roush conducts the choir during the Spring Works Concert. (above) Spring Mix

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Three Madrigals Affections and Wishes *N. Henningson Pie Jesu *B. Bailey, B. Kinney Clarinet — Ali Linstad Flute — Megan Kroeker Animal Crackers Three Prayers Festival Sanctus L’Dor Vador *Sue Roush Innisfree A Gaelic Blessing Sing Out Bass — Tim Spivey Fiddle — Dr. Jackie Spivey Guitar — Dr. Billy Lones Keyboard — Caleb Magner Accompanist - Kay Magner Orator - Don Keelan-White *Soloist

The choir is accompanied by Caleb Magner, Tim and Jackie Spivey, Billy Lones, and Kay Magner for their Spring Works finale, Sing Out. (above)

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Celebration Singers

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elebration Singers made the Gurganus stage come alive once again with their end of semester performances of “Cocoa and Carols” and “Ducktails and Bobbysocks.”

In December, their four-day production “The Spirit of Christmas” was sold out in advance of opening night. The family-friendly production featured a variety of solo and ensemble numbers, including beloved Christmas favorites with choreography and skits. The admission price of $5 included cocoa and cookies that the local chapter of Helping Hands made available.

The Singers presented their high-energy spring production “Ducktails and Bobbysocks” on April 21 and 22. Audiences once again packed Gurganus Hall for both nights. The show featured a wide variety of music from the 50s and 60s, including Walk Like a Man, Stupid Cupid, You Don’t Own Me, Blue Moon, and a medley of others that took the audience back to the early days of rock and roll.

Dr. Clark Roush directed both shows with Nolan Henningson co-directing “Cocoa and Carols” and Amy Lindstad co-directing “Ducktails and Bobbysocks.”

Gabby Siebenaler takes center stage in the opening Cocoa and Carols number. (above) photo by

Nolan, Matthew, Caleb, and Drew were showstoppers in their Walk Like a Man quartet. (right)

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Ducktails & Bobbysocks April 21–22

Jasmine Agee’s I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas was a crowd’s favorite.

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Matthew and Laurel partner up during the holiday number Underneath the Tree.

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Soren Tobey had the audience wrapped around her finger in Stupid Cupid.

Rock Around the Clock .……………….. Singers The Great Pretender ……………… A. Leonard I Got a Spell on You ………………………. K. Firm Walk Like a Man ………… C. Smith, A. Leonard, N. Henningson, M. Miller It Had to Be You ………………………… J. Agee Hey Paula, Hey Paul ……… M. Miller, C. Seilstad Stupid Cupid ……………………………. S. Tobey Lost in the 50’s Tonight (Medley) ..…… Singers You Don’t Own Me …..……………….. A. Linstad Great Balls of Fire …….…………………. J. Davis Where the Boys Are …………….. G. Siebenaler Fever ……..……….... Celebration Singers ladies Ladies’ Choice ..…………………… N. Henningson You Really Got a Hold on Me ..……… B. Bailey Blue Moon ……………………..…………. Singers Put Your Head on My Shoulder ..…… C. Smith Cry Me a River ..……....……….….. L. Simpson We Go Together …………………………. Singers PRODUCTION STAFF Co-Directors: Dr. Clark Roush & Ali Linstad Choreographer: S. Tobey; Set Design: L. Simpson; Tech. Dir: Tisa Wharton; Apprentice: Austin Kupper; Stage Manager: Aileen Edmonds; Sound: Troy Rowen, Delaney Woods; Spotlight: Josh Kountz; Ushers: Tyler Goodwin, Emily Clark

photo by Steddon Sikes

The skirts were twirlin’ in the opening number of Rock Around the Clock.

photo by Eryn Jacobson

It’s hard to beat the blend of the ladies’ voices, especially when they’re singing a song like Fever.

The Beach Boys’ Little Saint Nick was given a memorable performance by the men.

Cocoa and Carols photos by Eryn Jacobson

The finale of Ducktails and Bobbysocks produced a moment of great expressions.

PRODUCTION STAFF Co-Directors: Dr. Clark Roush, Nolan Henningson Choreographer: Soren Tobey Production Assistants: Matthew Miller, Laurel Simpson Technical Director/Lights: Tisa Wharton Sound: Troy Rowen; Spotlight: Aileen Edmonds Stage Manager: Austin Kupper

photo by Andrew Leonard

Members of the production staff: Delaney, Troy, Tisa, Austin, and Aileen, take time for their Christmas portrait.

photo by Hannah Gund

Cocoa & Carols December 11–14 All I Want for Christmas is You …........….. Singers The Christmas Song ………..…..……. G. Siebenaler Little Saint Nick …….….. Celebration Singers men Mary, Did You Know? ……….. B. Bailey and A. Tate The Man with the Bag ……………...……. C. Seilstad Swing a Christmas Carol …………...……….. Singers It Must’ve Been Ol’ Santa Claus ……….. A. Leonard Breath of Heaven ……………..…..…..…… A. Linstad Santa Baby ……..………. Celebration Singers ladies I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas ..... J. Agee Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas … N. Henningson Silent Night …………………....………………….. Singers Joy, Joy ……………………………………………. C. Smith The Christmas Song ………..…....……..… L. Simpson Underneath the Tree ………….……………….… Singers

The group has some downtime for a little fun before the Christmas program.

2014-15 Celebration Singers: (1st row) Aubrey Tate, Ali Linstad, Soren Tobey, Laurel Simpson, Kailey Firm, Caleb Magner; (back rows) Andrew Leonard, Caleb Smith, Brianna Bailey, Matthew Miller, Nolan Henningson, Caleb Stewart, Jasmine Agee, Caroline Seilstad, Gabby Siebenaler — not pictured Joe Davis, Dr. Clark Roush

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Troy gives a passionate delivery in his duo with Johnathan.

Melissa and Bailey smile for the camera while waiting at nationals.

Bailey Kinney portrays a conflicted woman in her dramatic interp.

Emily and Melissa’s duo had great success in competition.

Dates Oct. 25-26 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Nov. 6 Nov. 7-9 Dec. 6-7 Jan. 17-18 Feb. 7-8 Feb. 14 Feb. 21-22 April 3 April 16-20

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City Crete, NE Omaha, NE York, NE Mankato, MN Kearney, NE Seward, NE Hutchinson, KS Seward, NE Hastings, NE York, NE Athens, OH

School Doane UNO York College Bethany Lutheran UNK Concordia Univ.

HCC Concordia Univ.

Hastings College York College Ohio University

Competitive Speech

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Joe Davis and Bailey Kinney’s duo took first at the Sleet and Snow Swing receiving perfect scores from the judges and qualifying them for Nationals. (far right)

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After Day 3 of competition at Nationals, the team is happy with how they are doing. (right)

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The forensic team jokes around during their photo shoot. (above)

Event Clover Classic Tourn.

Halloween Swing Coffee Shop Talks Vocal Viking Outer Limit's Swing Sleet & Snow Swing Zombie Apocalypse NIFA State Tournament Bronco Bash Panther Days Showcase NFA Nationals

2014-15 Forensic Team: (l-r) Emily Clark, Bailey Kinney, Joe Davis, Nolan Henningson, Caroline Seilstad, Troy Rowen, John Jones, Brittany Eckerberg, Melissa Strong — not pictured Head Coach Shannon Leinen and Assistant Coach Jacob Williams

Johnathan and Troy gave a moving performance in their duo.

Winning the NIFA State Tournament Sweepstakes trophy was sweet!

Forensics

The team competed in Sioux Falls in November and even got the coaches in a family photo.

team photos courtesy Shannon Leinen

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he forensic team celebrated a strong finish to their season in April. Five team m e m b e r s q u a l i f i e d fo r multiple individual events and four made the trip to Athens, Ohio, for the national competition at the University of Ohio, April 16-20. After five days of performance, the scores were tallied together and the York College team finished in 6th place nationally in their division.

Congratulations to the entire speech team and especially to the national qualifiers Nolan Henningson, Joe Davis, Bailey Kinney, Melissa Strong, and Emily Clark! Kudos also to Coach Shannon Leinen, assistant professor of communication and forensics.

Caroline Seilstad puts a lot of emotion into her dramatic interpretation. (above)

Joe Davis and Nolan Henningson were exceptional in their portrayals of co-workers exposed to deadly radiation. They each qualified for five events at Nationals. (left)

K&B Airlines utilized the smoke and lights for some dramatic looks in the production. (above) INSETS (l-r) Koinonia went all out in their early morning football game with Sig Tau; Jenny Long gets the Koinonia serenade she’d dreamed about; Bryce Tyler is inundated with confetti by Nenia Wilson and Gabby Siebenaler; Beth Brock, Jenny Long, and Soren Tobey have the look.

Everyone came together for the finale of the K&B Airlines show. (above) The Beta ladies really get into a cheer for Koinonia. (left)

BETA BETA SIGMA: Beau—Bryce Tyler (1st row) Bre Goben, Amanda Myers, Lindsay Jones, Renee Wubbenhorst, Nenia Wilson, Alyssa Brown; (2nd row) Laurel Simpson, Jenny Long, Emily Meranda, Kayla Struck, Beth Brock, Abby Brock, Colby Smith, Jennifer Magno, Elizabeth Maher, Caitlin Nipe, Gabby Siebenaler, Delaney Woods, Soren Tobey— not pictured: Chrystina Contreras, Shandie Curtis, Saleena Deal, Ashley Dugan, Brinna Horvath, Courtney Johnson, Jordan Nelson, Raquel Pineda, Laressa Roe, Sarah Shafer, Kelsey Sharkey, Patricia Sylvester. Sponsors: Kelley Andrews, Courtney Baker, Maegan Detlefs

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Beta Beta Sigma

Beta: (Semester 1st/2nd) Pres—J. Long, VP—L. Simpson, Sec/Tres—E. Maher, Spiritual Life—D. Woods/B. Brock, Activities—A. Myers, Service—D. Woods/B. Brock & A. Myers, Songfest Rep—R. Wubbenhorst, Intramurals—C. Nipe, Historian—B. Goben, Apparel—S. Tobey

The Beta girls mobbed Lindsey Jones when she made a surprise visit at Coronation. (left) Grady Johnson and Jenny Long get into the Songfest moment. (right)

photo by Bob DeHart

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eta and Koinonia kicked the year off hosting their traditional luau with the exciting new addition of the car bash fundraiser in which participants were charged $1 per hit and $5 to smash a window. Events that took place during Club Week were kiss and tackle, speed dating, Beta’s paint twister/slip n’ slide, and more.

Members of Beta and Koinonia acted as servers at a wedding held at the convention center in December and volunteered at Adopta-Pet throughout the year. Other activities included movie nights, bonfires, game nights, Fugitive, a special endof-the-year/birthday bash for Beta’s VP Laurel Simpson, and the K&B Airlines Songfest show. Beta received the Academic Excellence Award for the highest accumulative grade point average among clubs at the All-College Banquet.

Ighor Tavares takes a selfie with other club members at the All-College Banquet. (middle) Jenny Long accepts the Academic Excellence Award on behalf of Beta from Delaney Woods. (above) KOINONIA: Sweetheart—Jenny Long (1st row) Brett Reich, Bryce Tyler, Juan Flores, Tyler Wilt; (2nd row) Ighor Tavares, Grady Johnson, Manny Rivera, Kolby Foote, Osei Afriyie, Dee Lenear, Baxter Defore, Ben Wubbenhorst, Grant Seufferlein—not pictured: Devaunta Cuba. Sponsors: Stephen Detlefs, Quin Johnson, David Odom, Terry Seufferlein

Koinonia: Pres—B. Tyler, VP—C. Roseke, Spiritual Life Dir—G. Seufferlein, Activities Dir—I. Tavares, Songfest Rep—I. Tavares & B. Tyler, Finance—G. Johnson

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photo by Jaci Smith

Bradlee Carls and Meghan Tackett partner up in a Songfest number. (left) The white elephant gifts brought a lot of smiles at the club Christmas party. (right) In the show’s finale, Sheyli Thomas is lifted high above the masses. (middle)

Delta & Kyodai

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rom Club Week to graduation, the women of Delta Chi Alpha and the men of Kyodai were busy doing what social service clubs are designed to do: fellowship and service. Many of the activities enjoyed during the year were together such as their Halloween and Christmas parties, club banquet, and the Delta/Kyodai bowling night.

The two clubs put a lot of time together in the spring semester rehearsing for their fun and energetic Songfest production Flashback to High School with many memorable moments. At the All-College Banquet it was a repeat performance for both clubs as they were once again awarded the All-Sports trophies. For various service endeavors such as babysitting for the holiday Drop ‘N Shop, Delta was also the recipient of the Community Service Award.

Justus Bjelland won the Festy Award for Outstanding Facial Expressions. (above) DELTA CHI ALPHA: Beau—Peter Holmes (1st row) Michelle Orduna, Bailey Carr, Brianna Perez, Chelsea Holland, Sabrina Austin, Ashley Spagnolo, Amanda Saldivar; (2nd row) Jade Hodge, Meghan Tackett, Destiny Sandoval, Ashlee Ivey, Sheyli Thomas, Hannah Boucher, Michaela Hartman, Molly Reyes, Lilianna Herrera, Paige Horton, Shania Brown; (3rd row) Mercedes Bayless, Kaylee Becker, Karsyn Maya, Emily Clark, Anela Auala, Melissa Strong, Corrine Pearl, Brittany Rayls—not pictured Andrea Bowman, Caroline Seilstad, Morgan Tackett. Sponsors: Deb DiToro, Chelsea Mayer, Jaclyn Smith

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Delta Chi Alpha

Delta: Pres—S. Thomas, VP—A. Ivey, Sec/Tres—H. Boucher, Spiritual Life Dir—C. Pearl, Activities Dir—A. Auala, Community Service Dir—C. Swope, Songfest Reps—P. Horton & K. Becker, Historian—A. Bowman, Fashion—J. Hodge & K. Maya

Delta brought the cheers, smiles, and signage to the early morning football game during Club Week. (above) INSETS (l-r) New and old members alike show it’s great to be in club; Trow Rowen gets reprimanded by Joey Massay in the show; Everyone comes to center stage near the end of Flashback to HS; Austin Dredge escapes the pursuit of Eric Massey during the flag football contest.

The men of Kyodai show off the hardware after receiving the All-Sports Award at the year-end banquet. (below)

Sabrina Austin and Shania Brown are welcomed to Delta by Hannah Boucher. (above) Paige Horton gets a bird’s-eye view of the world in Delta and Kyodai’s Songfest production. (middle) Amber Parker takes a selfie of some of the Songfest crew. (above) KYODAI: Sweetheart—Sheyli Thomas (1st row) Kermit Thomas, Jameson Trauger, Casey Kaup, Bobby DeLorge, Kodiak Ratzlaff, Austin Dredge, Peyton Horton, Justus Bjelland, Trey Sokolik, Dakota Menke, Simeon Combs, Eric Runions, Lupe Jimenez; (2nd row) Alex Boss, Troy Rowen, LoganPaul Eickhoff, Sean Jones, Peter Holmes, Landon Bruce, Bradlee Carls; (3rd row) Kyle Svehla, Eric Guetterman, Joe Ventry—not pictured: Patrick Clark, Joey Massay. Sponsors: Nick DiToro, Dr. Milton Eckhart, David Kretz, Dennis Leinen Kyodai: Pres—P. Holmes, VP—C. Kaup, Tres—T. Rowen, Sec—B. Carls, Spiritual Life Dir—K. Svehla & A. Boss, Activities Dir—A. Dredge, Songfest Reps—LP Eickhoff & T. Rowen

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Omega Phi and Kingsmen were extremely proud of how they pulled together for Battle of the Ages. (above) INSETS (l-r) Sami Berry takes a selfie with Omega Phi beau Jerome Taylor; Scott raises his arms to the embarrassment of his show partners; With a Kyodai defender closing in Boone Berry is ready for the catch; Tisa Wharton welcomes Abby Gonzalez to club.

Battle of the Ages finale brought the audience applause. (above) Aubrey Tate and Ainsley Mountjoy show off their People’s Choice Award. (left)

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OMEGA PHI: Beau—Jerome Taylor (1st row) Angela Case, Ainsley Mountjoy, Aubrey Tate; (2nd row) Laesha Yeager, Collette Berens, Mikayla Griffith, Danielle Berry, Tisa Wharton, Aileen Edmonds, Laura Morrill, Abby Gonzalez; (3rd row) Jessica Lewis, Sami Berry, Shane Stover, Sara Hansen, Kacey Fatuch, Hannah Gund, Natalie Ostrander, Sammie Baker—not pictured: Emily Clark, Abbey Draper, Jessica Gonzalez, Bonnie Packer. Sponsors: Louise Bailey, Jennifer Dutch, Chrystal Houston, Lisa Menke

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Omega Phi

Omega Phi: (Semester 1st/2nd) Pres—A. Edmonds, VP—T. Wharton/J. Lewis, Sec—H. Gund, Tres—A. Case, Songfest Rep—L. Morrill, Devo—A. Mountjoy, Sports—S. Stover, Service—K. Fatuch, Activities—S. Berry, Historian—S. Baker & A. Gonzalez, Clothing—D. Berry

photo by Hannah Gund

Omega Phi ladies put their heart into an early morning cheer. (left) The club Christmas party was a great time to enjoy lots of food, silly gifts, and great company. (right)

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mega Phi and Kingsmen do so many things together that it can be difficult to not think of one without the other. Joint activities included their trip to the zoo in September, caroling at Hearthstone, club Christmas party, devotionals, and service projects. But none was bigger than putting an amazing show on display at Songfest and winning the first ever People’s Choice Award.

Members enjoy one another’s company and it shows. The clubs do, however, enjoy their “alone” time where they can let loose and treat each other as family. As Omega Phi president Aileen Edmonds said, “Every week for club meeting we all have the best time because we’re all friends. A lot of times our meetings last a while because we love catching up and spending time with each other.”

Tyler Goodwin and Ainsley Mountjoy are at home under the stage lights. (middle) Aileen Edmonds eats up all the attention given by her serenaders, especially Tyler Goodwin. (above)

KINGSMEN: Sweetheart—Aileen Edmonds (l-r) Jerome Taylor, Boone Berry, Douglas Deuel, Eric Massey, Austin Kupper, Scott Tatum-Lovett, Tyler Goodwin—not pictured: David Black, Josh Gonzalez, Josh Kountz, Caleb Magner, Justin McQuiddy.

Sponsors: Luke Case, Leo Miller, Kyle Renz, Josh Scheffler, Travis Stoltenberg

Kingsmen: Pres—J. Taylor, VP—J. Gonzalez, Tres—J. McQuiddy, Sec—D. Deuel, AD—J. Kountz, Spiritual Director—A. Kupper, Songfest Rep—T. Goodwin & B. Berry

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The ladies assemble as their Greek letters. (left) Austin, Joe, Corey, and Dalton take Brittany across the stage during Money, Money, Money. (right) Taylor Abraham and Eryn Jacobson go after it in Joey Boxing. (below)

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t was another big year for Theta Psi and Sigma Tau. From Club Week and Coronation to the All-College Banquet, members seemed to be involved in about every aspect of campus life. During the year the clubs volunteered at York’s Adopt-A-Pet and several members went to Lincoln to participate in the Buddy Walk to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October. With devotionals, movie nights and fugitive games all in the mix, members were able to hang out together throughout each semester.

The clubs made a repeat appearance at the Songfest closing ceremony as Show Me the Money, under the direction of Joe Davis, Nicole Gates, Darrien Gomez, and Nolan Henningson, swept the awards for Best Music, Best Costumes, Best Choreography and Best Theme to take the coveted President’s Award.

At banquet, Theta Psi was presented the Big Heart Award for having the highest percentage of participation in the campus blood drives.

Tyler Cox is lifted high in the finale of Theta Psi and Sig Tau’s Show Me the Money. (above) THETA PSI: Beau—Matthew Miller (1st row) Chelcie Holloway, MacKenzie Bush, Hannah Parker, Eryn Jacobson, Jolene Herzog, Camery Nielsen, Taylor Abraham, Erin Wallgren, Rachel Dollen; (back rows) Caris Clark, Ebony Carther, Hannah Sheldon, Morgan Moore, Morgan Goracke, Ariel Warrior, Karlie Mountjoy, Courtney Lovelace, Brittany Eckerberg, Halie Ewing, Chloe Pittman, Jasmine Agee, Nicole Gates, Darrien Gomez, Melanie Baxa, Natalie Carrasco—not pictured: Bailey Kinney, Kayliana Rodriguez, Alyssa Didier, Rileigh Lienemann, Kelsey Buglewicz, Heather Negley, Brittany Marceau.

Sponsors: LaRee Eckman, LaRae Melvin, Alaia Navratil, Tamara Sanchez

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Theta Psi

Theta Psi: Pres—J. Agee, VP—E. Jacobson, Tres—H. Sheldon, Sec—C. Holloway, Spiritual Life Dir—K. Mountjoy & N. Gates, Songfest Reps—N. Gates & D. Gomez, Fashionista—B. Kinney

club week photos courtesy Eryn Jacobson

All-College Banquet brought club members together and had everyone looking their best. (above) INSETS (l-r) Theta Psi gathered in LaRee Eckman’s house for a meeting; If I Had a Million Dollars produced a choreographed proposal; Newbies and returning members were at the bookstore to celebrate their club invites.

The ladies had a blast with the paintwar during Club Week. (above)

It was a repeat sweep of Songfest awards for Show Me the Money. (right)

SIG TAU: Sweetheart—Chelcie Holloway (1st row) Cole Craddock, Jake Hasenauer, Troy Kelly, Caleb Stewart, Mark Richardson, Marcus Morgan, Matthew Miller, Matthew Gastineau; (2nd row) Caleb Magner, Corey Holmes, Seth Walker, Tyler Cox, Nolan Henningson, Austin Benton, Tyler Odom, Dalton Bergstrom—not pictured: Joe Davis, John Jones. Sponsors: John Baker, Danny Cunningham, Larry Good, Willie Sanchez

Sig Tau: Pres—T. Cox, VP—C. Holmes, Sec—D. Bergstrom, AD—T. Kelly, Songfest Reps—J. Davis & N. Henningson, Spiritual Life—C. Craddock

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“This cross country season has been an honor to coach. You will not find a better group of men and women, who display character, faith, and hard work, both on and off the field. This is a very special team and holds a very special place in my heart. God is good and living in our student athletes.”

– Coach Carver

Matt Gastineau takes the early lead in the MCAC Championships with Brennan Jarvis and Caleb Magner in close pursuit. (above) (Insets: l-r) Caleb’s 6th place finish at conference earned him Freshman Runner of the Year; Brennan digs deep at the Woody Greeno Invite; Kelsey Dallimore, who finished 20th at conference, runs her pace at a Lincoln race; Kyle Bottom keeps his eyes focused ahead at Nationals.

Emily Meranda, Morgan De Boer, and Ariel Warrior finished in the top 15 at the conference championships with Morgan earning All-MCAC honors and Honorable Mention going to Ariel. (right) Race photos by Renae Bottom

After a grueling hot race early in the season, Ariel is taken to be cooled off in an emergency ice bath. (left) The men’s team made good on its #1 seed in the MCAC Championships, qualifying them for the national tournament. (right)

Date 8/29 9/20 9/27 10/18 10/25 11/8 11/22

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Cross Country

Invite Twilight Hokum Karem - La Crosse, WI Woody Greeno Invite- Lincoln, NE Doane College Invite - Crete, NE Bethel College Invite - North Newton, KS Mid-States Classic - Southwestern, KS MCAC Tournament - Lawrence, KS NAIA Championships - Lawrence, KS

Photo courtesy Justin Carver

2014 Cross Country Team: (1st row) Ariel Warrior, Jaimee Stutz, Kelsey Dallimore, Sabrina Austin, Heidi Swenson, *Emily Meranda, Morgan De Boer, Paige Horton; (2nd row) Caleb Magner, Brennan Jarvis, Tyler Cox, AJ Scheerer-Hamm, *Jake Hasenauer, Troy Kelly, **Matthew Gastineau, Warren Lannon; (3rd row) Head Coach Justin Carver, Assistant Coach Danny Cunningham – not pictured *Jeff Austin and *Kyle Bottom *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes **MCAC Runner of the Week

Photos by Renae Bottom

Morgan De Boer was York’s lone female representative at Nationals. (left)

The men warm up with a run at the Woody Greeno Invite. (right)

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he cross country teams turned heads as usual at the end of the season with the men winning the MCAC Championships and the women taking third. With five athletes running their season bests, the women’s team was able to clinch a 3rd place finish. YC’s lead runner, senior Morgan De Boer placed fourth in the race overall with a personal best of 19:59, earning her All-MCAC honors and qualifying her for the NAIA National Cross Country Championships.

Behind the outstanding running of junior Matt Gastineau and four other top 15 place finishes, the men hoisted the MCAC Championship plaque and qualified as a team for Nationals.

Gastineau’s first place time of 26:58 was 46 seconds faster than his closest competitor, earning him MCAC Runner of the Year. Brennan Jarvis and Caleb Magner had outstanding races as well finishing 5th and 6th respectively and earning All-MCAC honors along with Gastineau. Magner was also named MCAC Freshman Runner of the Year. Jeff Austin and Kyle Bottom completed the top five slots with 11th and 12th place finishes and Honorable Mention All-MCAC honors.

Gastineau, Austin, Bottom, Tyler Cox, Jake Hasenauer, and Emily Meranda were also named MCAC Scholar Athletes and Justin Carver was named MCAC Men’s Coach of the Year.

Matt Gastineau, a three-time MCAC Runner of the Week, ran a strong race at the Doane Invite, finishing 3rd. (left) He set a YC 8K-record with a time of 26:27 at the Bethel College Invitational where he placed 2nd.

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The YC family surrounds Dr. Kite in prayer for Jo’s fight against cancer.

Pink Out raised $1,735. (left) Melanie Baxa goes high for the set. (right) Sarah Mertens brings the heat against College of Saint Mary. (middle)

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he Panther volleyball team improved on last year’s season with a 9-23 record and 3-5 in conference play under third-year head coach Jenny Anderson. Nicole Gates led the team with 291 kills and 64 blocks. Melanie Baxa was credited with an incredible 964 assists, and Kailey Firm was the leader in serving aces with 42 and in digs with 430.

Gates, a junior middle blocker, was recognized for her hard work on the court as she was named 1st Team All-MCAC. Gates led the Panthers with a .292 hitting percentage. Baxa (setter) and Sarah Mertens (outside hitter) received 2nd Team recognition, and Kailey Firm (libero) was named Honorable Mention.

Eight players were named MCAC Scholar Athletes: Baxa, Dacy Bonner, Alyssa Didier, Halie Ewing, Firm, Gates, Lienemann, and Jolene Herzog and Halie Ewing Rileigh embrace for the camera. (above) Delaney Woods.

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The ladies are pumped after a key point in their 3-1 win over Grace University. (above) (Insets: l-r) Kailey Firm makes good on the bump; Nicole Gates and Halie Ewing go up strong for the block; Dacy Bonner uses good form to deliver the spike; Rileigh Lienemann focuses on delivering the kill.

Date Opponent W/L 8/26 Mount Marty L 1-3 8/29 Missouri Valley L 1-3 8/29 Avila University L 1-3 8/30 Ottawa University L 0-3 8/30 Graceland University L 0-3 9/1 AIB W 3-1 9/5 Manhattan Christian L 0-3 9/12 Mayville State L 0-3 9/12 Dakota State L 1-3 9/13 Valley City State L 1-3 9/13 Grace University L 1-3 9/19 Mount Marty L 1-3 9/20 Manhattan Christian W 3-1 9/26 Central Christian W 3-0 9/27 Peru State University L 1-3 9/27 Bethel College L 1-3 9/30 Grace University W 3-1 10/7 Concordia University L 0-3 10/14 Central Christian* W 3-0 10/17 Central Baptist* W 3-0 10/18 College of the Ozarks* L 1-3 10/21 Bellevue University* L 0-3 10/24 Benedictine L 0-3 10/25 Fort Hays State W 3-1 10/25 Johnson & Wales L 0-3 10/28 College of Saint Mary* L 0-3 10/31 AIB W 3-2 11/1 Waldorf College* L 2-3 11/3 Grace University L 1-3 11/7 Oklahoma Wesleyan* L 0-3 11/8 Haskell University* W 3-2 11/14 Haskell University* L 0-3 *MCAC game; Home games in bold

The team celebrates as they defeat MCAC opponent Central Baptist in three straight sets. (below) Name 1 Baxa 2 Herzog 3 Lienemann 4 Rodriguez 5 Gates 6 Mertens 7 Woods 8 Firm 9 Ewing 10 Abraham 12 Bonner 13 Carrasco 15 Didier

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2014 JV Volleyball Team: (1st row) Shania Brown, Michelle Orduna; (2nd row) Karsyn Maya, Jen Magno, Delaney Woods, Natalie Carrasco, Alisha Davis, Mikayla Griffith; (3rd row) Head JV Coach Ross Anderson, Taylor Abraham, Halie Ewing, Jolene Herzog, Kayliana Rodriguez, Shane Stover, Assistant Coach Erica Berry

2014 Volleyball Team: (1st row) Head Coach Jenny Anderson, Melanie Baxa, *Kailey Firm, Rileigh Lienemann, Taylor Abraham, Delaney Woods, Natalie Carrasco, Assistant Coach Erin Davidson; (2nd row) Alyssa Didier, Dacy Bonner, Halie Ewing, Jolene Herzog, Nicole Gates, Sarah Mertens, Kayliana Rodriguez *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

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Senior Day: (l-r) Elizabeth Callaway, Katy Keefer, Rachquel Banducci, Kelsey Buglewicz, Morgan Tackett, Adiana Loya, Britney Curry. (above) (Insets: l-r) Katy stretches to save the header from finding its mark in York’s Homecoming 1-0 victory; Morgan leverages for some power behind the kick; Hannah Boucher clears the ball in time; Liz goes high for the header against Grace.

The ladies have a unique way of unwinding after a team huddle. (right) photo by Hannah Gund Date Opponent Score 8/26 Mount Marty College L 0-1 8/30 Providence College L 0-4 8/31 Presentation College L 0-6 9/4 Bethel College L 1-2 9/6 Sterling College L 0-3 9/13 Tabor College L 1-5 9/16 Manhattan Christian W 1-0 9/19 Grace University L 0-1 9/23 Briar Cliff University L 0-1 9/27 Saint Mary University T 0-0 10/1 Concordia University L 0-2 10/4 Oklahoma Wesleyan* L 0-5 10/11 Grace University W 1-0 10/15 Saint Mary College* L 1-9 10/18 Central Baptist* L 0-1 10/22 Bellevue University* L 1-10 10/25 Waldorf College* L 0-4 10/29 Central Christian* L 0-2 *MCAC game; Home games in Bold

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No 1 2 3 5 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25

Women’s Soccer

Player Keefer Banducci Loya Negley Bayless Callaway Auala Tackett Ivey Wubbenhorst Buglewicz Curry Sylvester Tackett Boucher Carr Gund

GP 18 16 16 17 10 17 18 18 5 7 17 17 2 18 18 1 5

GS 18 13 16 17 7 17 18 18 3 7 17 17 2 16 15 1 2

G 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

A Pts G/SH SH SOG SOG/SH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0.375 0 6 0.094 32 21 0.656 0 4 0.095 21 12 0.571 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 8 0.889 0 0 0 5 3 0.6 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 16 8 0.5 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.083 12 8 0.667 0 0 0 12 9 0.75 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

YC RC 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Anela Auala gets her foot on the ball before the Bruins defender arrives. (above) 2014 Women’s Soccer Team: (1st row) Patty Sylvester, *Elizabeth Callaway, Nenia Wilson, Meghan Tackett, **Katy Keefer, *Kelsey Buglewicz, Heather Negley, Edith Rodriguez, Adiana Loya; (2nd row) Assistant Coach Jordan Veness, *Hannah Gund, Caitlin Nipe, Hannah Boucher, Britney Curry, Anela Auala, Mercedes Bayless, Rachquel Banducci, Morgan Tackett, *Ashlee Ivey, Shandie Curtis, Head Coach Ryan Davis – not pictured Renee Wubbenhorst *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes **MCAC Player of the Week

“I am truly excited to begin a new journey with YC women’s soccer! I am looking forward to creating new goals, expectations, and experiences with the team.” – Coach Davis

Kelsey Buglewicz has a step on the Bethel opponent. (left) In an all-out sprint, Heather Negley controls the ball against a Mount Marty defender. (right) Adiana Loya kicks the ball in stride. (middle)

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ew to the YC coaching ranks this fall was women’s soccer head coach Ryan Davis, a former player for the Panthers and longtime high school coach in Grapevine, Texas. Davis joined the program with a lot of anticipation. Even though the wins were few, the Lady Panthers were focused as a team and enjoyed great chemistry on and off the field.

The team finished the year with a 2-15-1 record, 0-6 in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Katy Keefer was ranked 2nd in the nation on total saves with 204, averaging 11.33 saves per game. For her efforts in goal, Keefer w a s n a m e d A l l - M C A C Coach Davis makes his case to the S e c o n d Te a m . S e n i o r referee. (above) mi d fi e l d e r Ad i a n a L o ya led all scorers with 3 goals on the season. Six players were named MCAC Scholar-Athletes: Kelsey Buglewicz, Elizabeth Callaway, Hannah Gund, Ashlee Ivey, Morgan Tackett, and Renee Wubbenhorst.

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Job Yapp makes a run at the goal against Manhattan Christian. (left) Luis Sanchez, who was named MCAC Defensive Player of the Week 3 times, elevates to defend the goal against Oklahoma Wesleyan. (right) Santiago Castano looks to score one of his 3 goals against Manhattan Christian. (middle) photo by Hannah Gund

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ah Gund

control of the ball. (above)

photo by Hann

nder third-year head coach Jon Ireland, the men’s soccer team had a breakout season including six shut-outs and winning four games on the road, all huge feats for a program that had two consecutive 2-win seasons. They finished the year at 8-9-2, 1-3-1 in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference, and made the postseason for the first time in seven years. York was eliminated by nationally ranked Bellevue University in the MCAC tournament by a score of 0-2, but Ireland’s team fought to the end against a loaded Bruin squad.

Senior midfielder Santiago Castano led all scorers with 7 on the season while Eric Runions led in assists with 4. Luis Sanchez was 2nd in the nation with 139 saves, averaging 7.7 per game.

Three players were named All-MCAC Second Team: Castano (MF), Sanchez (GK), and Job Yapp (F).

MCAC Scholar Athletes were Axel Mendez, Bestley Pierre, Ighor Tavares, and Junior forward Eric Runions keeps Ben Sullivan.

“There is a lot of excitement for the soccer program going forward with so many players returning and new expectations.

The future is bright.” – Coach Ireland

Bernie Garcia attempts a dramatic bicycle kick at the goal in the Homecoming 1-0 victory over Grace University. (above) photo by Hannah Gund

(Insets: l-r) Stephan Johnston gets his foot on the ball ahead of the Grace player; Michael Ortiz lets his hair fly; Jacob Rodriquez gets a breakaway on a Grace defender; Ben Abraham elevates for the header against Oklahoma Wesleyan.

Tyler Wilt goes airborne against Mount Marty. (below)

Luis, Ighor, and Raul are entertained by the other canoers’ mishap during the fall retreat. (above) Date Opponent Score 8/26 Mount Marty College L 1-3 8/30 Providence College L 1-2 8/31 Presentation College W 1-0 9/4 Bethel College T 0-0 9/6 Sterling College W 2-1 9/11 Hillsdale College W 3-0 9/13 Tabor College L 0-3 9/16 Manhattan Christian W 3-1 9/19 Grace University W 2-0 9/23 Briar Cliff University W 3-2 9/27 Saint Mary University L 2-4 10/1 Concordia University L 0-4 10/4 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 0-4 10/11 Grace University W 1-0 10/18 *Central Baptist College L 0-3 10/22 *Bellevue University L 0-4 10/25 *Waldorf College W 1-0 10/29 *Central Christian College T 2-2 11/7 *Bellevue University L 0-2 *MCAC Game; Home games in bold

No 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 23 24

Player Courtney Tavares Sanchez Yapp Roseke Garcia Wilt Johnston Sullivan Castano Ortiz, M Rodriguez Santo Runions Collins Mendez Ortiz, R Pierre Abraham Rivera Lesly Fonseca

GP GS G A Pts G/SH 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 18 14 4 2 10 0.19 18 2 0 0 0 0 18 16 0 0 0 0 19 18 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 0 0 0 18 17 1 0 2 0.143 13 13 7 2 16 0.125 19 13 2 1 5 0.095 14 10 3 2 8 0.25 19 5 0 0 0 0 19 19 3 4 10 0.115 6 2 0 0 0 0 19 14 1 1 3 0.038 18 17 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 15 11 1 0 2 0.25 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

SH 0 0 0 21 2 4 8 4 7 56 21 12 4 26 0 26 1 0 4 4 0 1

SOG 0 0 0 11 0 1 4 2 4 30 10 6 2 18 0 7 0 0 1 3 0 0

SOG/SH 0 0 0 0.524 0 0.25 0.5 0.5 0.571 0.536 0.476 0.5 0.5 0.692 0 0.269 0 0 0.25 0.75 0 0

YC 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 3 5 4 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0

2014 Men’s Soccer Team: Team Mascot Finn Ireland (1st row) Juan Flores, Connor Roseke, Eric Runions, **Luis Sanchez, Tyler Courtney, Ighor Tavares, Tyler Wilt, *Ben Sullivan, Osei Afriyie; (2nd row) Assistant Coach JB Benjamin, Student Assistant Luis Arevalo, Manuel Rivera, **Santiago Castano, Alex Reyes, Ben Wubbenhorst, Louba Lesly, Axel Mendez, Michael Ortiz, Head Coach Jon Ireland; (3rd row) Assistant Coach John Baker, Ben Abraham, Anthony Santo, Stephan Johnston, Bernie Garcia, Job Yapp, Raul Ortiz III, Jacob Rodriguez, Bestley Pierre, Darreon Collins, Team Chaplain Billy Lones *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes **MCAC Player of the Week

Coach Ireland calls for some halftime adjustments. (above)

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MacKenzie Eller goes up for 2 of her 15 points against Waldorf. Along with shooting 67% from the floor, Eller led the team with 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. (above) (Insets: l-r) Courtney Swope looks to pass as she makes a move to the basket; Doreen Lopez goes to the floor for a chance at a loose ball; Deborah Miller elevates for the jumper in the 73-49 win over Grace University; Cory Minjarez dribbles around the Sterling defender.

Brianna Womack tries to draw the foul in the first home game of the season against Bethany. (above) Jacqueline Esquivel lets fly a three in a set in-bounds play against Waldorf. (below)

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Women’s Basketball

Name 22 Minjarez 21 Eller 13 Swope 10 Esquivel 20 Echols 24 Lopez 30 Payne 32 Sharkey 40 Nelson 45 Miller 40 Howlingwolf 23 Shafer 1 Womack 3 Maher 33 Bonderer 25 Ellison 12 Carr 14 Wubbenhorst 11 Parker

GP 27 27 27 27 26 21 25 20 24 21 17 17 7 22 4 10 8 2 2

GS FG PCT 3-Pt PCT FT PCT PTS P/G Asst BLK ST Reb 26 150 0.378 76 0.314 152 0.788 528 19.6 85 4 91 31/94 12 88 0.398 19 0.292 31 0.795 226 8.4 30 47 28 36/142 26 73 0.348 30 0.306 17 0.447 193 7.1 35 5 33 53/68 22 53 0.312 18 0.286 45 0.608 169 6.3 51 0 27 17/41 17 51 0.364 1 0.2 57 0.76 160 6.2 40 1 14 63/48 20 60 0.357 1 0.111 32 0.696 153 7.3 16 16 23 23/58 0 26 0.286 8 0.167 14 0.5 74 3 9 4 9 16/41 0 25 0.338 8 0.276 8 0.615 66 3.3 4 7 6 13/28 0 13 0.265 0 0 18 0.692 44 1.8 4 2 6 24/27 0 13 0.245 0 0 14 0.368 40 1.9 4 5 4 11/25 2 16 0.327 5 0.333 0 0 37 2.7 18 1 11 5/20 0 10 0.278 1 0.111 13 0.52 34 2 4 0 4 9/13 1 8 0.276 4 0.308 8 0.667 28 4 14 2 5 2/14 0 8 0.178 2 0.133 8 0.727 26 1.2 14 0 4 11/28 3 8 0.381 0 0 3 0.25 19 4.8 0 3 1 7/7 1 6 0.4 3 0.429 2 0.286 17 1.7 8 0 6 2/7 0 1 0.25 0 0 0 0 2 0.3 2 0 1 0/3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

2014-15 Women’s Basketball Team: (1st row) Erin Wallgren, Brittany Marceau, Ebony Carther, Demetra Howlingwolf, Brianna Womack, **Cory Minjarez, *Courtney Swope, Jacqueline Esquivel, Elizabeth Maher, Damesha Ellison; (2nd row) Student Manager Bre Goben, Head Coach Matt Madole, *Alexandra Payne, Renee Wubbenhorst, Hannah Parker, Greer Kleber, *Zanoria Echols, Doreen Lopez, Deborah Miller, MacKenzie Eller, Kelsey Sharkey, Jordan Nelson, Bailey Carr, Sarah Shafer, Akilah Akbar, Assistant Coach Misty Brestel, Assistant Coach Tori Rath - not pictured Carlie Bonderer, Assistant Coach Jen Spickelmier *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete

**MCAC Player of the Week

Zanoria Echols attempts a three in the overtime win against AIB. (left) C o a c h M a do l e m a i n t a i ns t h e intensity in the huddle in a double overtime win against Bethany. (right) The Haskell defense couldn’t hold Cory Minjarez down, even when they tried. (middle)

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Opponent Score att Madole completed his third Date 11/4 Bethel College L 82-69 W 109-106 (2OT) season as head coach of the 11/7 Bethany College Sterling College L 71-67 women’s basketball team and 11/8 11/14 Southern Nazarene Univ L 101-59 L 88-56 was able to notch another 11 11/15 Oklahoma Christian Univ AIB College of Business W 79-71 (OT) games in the victory column. The Lady 11/18 11/21 McPherson College W 82-58 L 99-64 Panthers finished the season 11-18, 5-11 11/22 Kansas Wesleyan Univ Mid America Christian L 77-50 in conference. A highlight for the team 11/25 12/4 Grace University W 73-49 L 62-60 was upsetting Haskell University in the 12/6 AIB College of Business Concordia University L 112-45 first round of the MCAC tournament by a 12/11 1/2 Kansas Wesleyan Univ L 76-52 W 75-63 score of 74-70 after suffering two regular 1/3 McPherson College Grace University W 76-49 season losses to the Indians. Clutch free 1/10 1/16 *Waldorf College W 63-60 L 103-69 throws from freshman Jordan Nelson in 1/17 *College of Saint Mary *Central Christian W 88-60 the waning seconds of the game sealed 1/20 1/23 *Haskell University L 75-61 1/24 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 71-49 Haskell’s fate. *College of the Ozarks L 83-41 Cory Minjarez, senior guard from El 1/30 1/31 *Central Baptist L 86-80 L 92-53 Paso, Texas, was named All-MCAC for the 2/6 *College of the Ozarks *Central Baptist W 77-72 second year in a row. She led the Panthers 2/7 2/10 *Central Christian L 80-70 L 66-56 in scoring as she averaged 19.6 points and 2/13 *Haskell University *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 112-67 3.15 assists per game. She was second 2/14 2/20 *Waldorf College W 70-57 L 83-72 in the conference in scoring, shooting 2/21 *College of Saint Mary 2/27 *Haskell University W 74-70 31.4% from beyond the arch, and led the 2/28 *College of Saint Mary L 55-109 conference with 3.37 steals/game. Eller *MCAC game; Home games in bold MacKenzie led the team in rebounds with 6.6/game and in block shots with 47 on the season. Zanoria Echols, Elizabeth Maher, Hannah Parker, Alex Payne, Courtney Swope were named MCAC Scholar-Athletes.

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Tre’ Howe, who led the team in assists with 66, looks to pass inside the Bellevue defense. (left)

photo by Bob DeHart

Devaun Evans goes up for an easy two against Waldorf. (right)

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Cameron Coleman protects the ball with his body during a fast break against Central Baptist. (middle)

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he men’s basketball team completed yet another winning season under fifth-year head coach Delton Deal. The team took pride in causing turnovers as they were ranked #7 in Div. II in steals per game (9.8) for a total of 294 on the Date Opponent Score year. The Panthers were also ranked 10/31 Friends University L 63-53 #10 in offensive rebounds averaging 11/1 Hastings College W 83-82 11/4 Bethel College W 77-74 13.77 per game. The fast-paced offense 11/7 Avila University W 82-77 and tenacious defense helped them to 11/8 Grace University W 79-64 11/11 Midland University L 103-78 a regular season record of 15-14, 6-8 in 11/14 Saint Xavier Univ L 83-77 the conference.

11/15 Trinity Christian W 86-81 Junior Devaun Evans and sophomore 11/18 Tabor College W 91-81 11/22 Concordia University L 76-71 Cameron Coleman were highlighted as 11/28 USAO W 82-79 11/29 Valley City State Univ W 67-59 honorable mention small forwards in 12/9 Benedictine College L 73-54 the MCAC. Both Evans and Coleman 12/18 Midland University L 88-80 1/10 Grace University W 86-83 helped the Panthers to the #4 seed in the 1/16 *Waldorf College W 78-52 MCAC North Tournament, averaging 12.7 1/17 *Bellevue University L 90-86 1/20 *Central Christian W 82-73 and 10.2 points/game respectively. Both 1/23 *Haskell University L 107-100 players shot over 50% from the field on 1/24 *Oklahoma Wesleyan W 88-77 1/30 *College of the Ozarks L 91-80 the season. Coleman and Darreon Tolliver 1/31 *Central Baptist L 86-80 were leaders on the board as they each 2/6 *College of the Ozarks L 88-86 2/7 *Central Baptist W 94-76 grabbed over 5 rebounds per game and 2/10 *Central Christian L 90-64 together had 83 blocks on the year. Fort 2/13 *Haskell University W 77-68 2/14 *Oklahoma Wesleyan W 81-62 Worth, Texas senior Daymian Marshall, 2/20 *Waldorf College L 85-62 who averaged nearly 9 points/game and 2/21 *Bellevue University L 71-64 2/27 *Bellevue University L 70-60 led the team in steals (45), was named *MCAC game; Home games in bold an MCAC Scholar-Athlete.

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photo by Bob

DeHart

Haskell photos by Bob DeHart

Daymian Marshall makes a power move for two over the defender with Darreon Tolliver and Leldon Love in rebounding position. (above) (Insets: l-r)) Luther Thomas Jr. elevates for the jumper over a Tabor defender; Leldon Love makes a defensive lunge toward the shooter; Deon Willis, who led the team in total points (352), gets a massive dunk against Haskell; Josh Bates makes an aggressive move to the basket.

Darreon Tolliver glides through the air in a breakaway two-handed dunk in the 77-74 win over Bethel College. (left) Name 11 Willis 33 Coleman 1 Marshall 23 Thomas Jr 24 Love 22 Tolliver 25 Evans 2 Howe 10 Bates 5 Johnson 4 Michael 3 Cooksey 21 Brandenbe 0 Lenear 32 Agholor 12 Karbhari 99 Jordan 98 Yeku

GP GS FG PCT 3-Pt PCT FT PCT PTS P/G Asst BLK ST Reb 29 27 119 0.397 35 0.294 79 0.738 352 12.1 39 2 28 10/38 29 3 116 0.577 9 0.321 54 0.675 295 10.2 23 4 38 69/87 29 28 84 0.431 33 0.359 56 0.789 257 8.9 43 5 45 25/71 29 12 84 0.491 15 0.395 35 0.593 218 7.5 58 3 19 37/73 29 21 75 0.419 18 0.295 34 0.642 202 7 12 14 11 43/65 29 18 75 0.51 0 0 34 0.596 184 6.3 13 18 17 62/90 14 12 64 0.516 3 0.273 47 0.635 178 12.7 11 6 22 22/31 29 13 41 0.436 5 0.25 35 0.538 122 4.2 66 1 27 17/41 29 6 43 0.43 15 0.375 18 0.667 119 4.1 35 0 17 8/24 26 2 43 0.494 7 0.304 9 0.692 102 3.9 13 8 11 24/24 15 0 27 0.355 21 0.375 11 0.579 86 5.7 17 0 10 5/19 19 0 15 0.294 4 0.222 10 0.625 44 2.3 14 1 9 4/11 14 0 13 0.52 1 0.25 3 0.6 30 2.1 2 0 9 3/11 18 1 12 0.24 4 0.182 2 0.667 30 1.7 13 1 10 7/12 11 2 10 0.4 1 0.25 6 0.75 27 2.5 9 2 9 2/8 14 0 5 0.333 2 0.2 4 0.667 16 1.1 1 0 3 2/4 5 0 1 0.25 0 0 1 0.5 3 0.6 1 1 1 0/2 8 0 1 0.125 0 0 1 0.5 3 0.4 0 1 0 2/2

2014-15 Men’s Basketball Team: (1st row) Johnny Cooksey, Terrence Cole, Josh Bates, Donja Brooks, Deon Willis, Tre’ Howe, Calvin Bonner, Trevor Lenear, Zachary Ruff, Kevin Brandenberg; (2nd row) Assistant Coach Joe Lundstrom, Jamaane Jordan, Naaman Karbhari, Devaun Evans, Michael Johnson, Andre Yeku, Darreon Tolliver, **Cameron Coleman, Luther Thomas Jr., Leldon Love, Daymian Marshall, Travis Williams, Head Coach Delton Deal **MCAC Player of the Week

2014-15 Men’s JV Basketball: (1st row) Scott Tatum-Lovett, Mark Richardson, AJ Scheerer-Hamm, Jarvis Richard, Malik Dotson, Marcus Morgan, Cameron Buckley, Josiah Ahart; (2nd row) Head Coach Delton Deal, Camereon Smith, Demetrius Lenear, Marquis Jackson, Shaphan Gross, Julien Ezika-Michael, Nate Newton, Will Eckhardt, Abram Veasey, John Jones, Head JV Coach Alec Monaghan

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Anaheim, Calif., senior Carlos Arana takes down his Bethany opponent to the delight of teammates and fans. (above) (Insets: l-r) Brandon Brown attempts to turn a UNK wrestler; Quentin Becker stretches for extra leverage; Alfred Peters makes his move; Chrystian Banuelos takes on a WBU opponent early in the season.

photos by Ramon Diaz

photos by Hannah Gund

The York College Open, hosted at the Holthus Fieldhouse, was a great success in large part to the 35 student volunteers. (right) Willie Fox went undefeated at the YC Open at 157 lbs., and was named CoOutstanding Wrestler for his first place finish and also received the Gorrarian Award for the most pins in the least amount of time.

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Event Bethany Open UNK Holiday Inn Open York College Open Menlo Open National Duals UNK Mid West Duals Hastings College Dual Bethany College Dual North Region Qualifier NAIA National Championships

Wrestling

photo by Ramon Diaz

Date 11/8 11/22 12/13 1/2-3 1/10-11 1/14 1/17 2/4 2/10 2/21 3/6-7

Freshman Lupe Jimenez went 5-2 at the YC Open for a fourth place finish at 157 lbs. (above)

Santa Ana, Calif., senior Sergio Sanchez ties up an opponent early in the season. (above)

2014-15 Wrestling Team: (1st row) Brandon Brown, Brett Reich, AJ Jaramillo, Josh Lopez, Marcus Banducci, Sergio Sanchez; (2nd row) LoganPaul Eickhoff, *Alfred Peters, Chrystian Banuelos, *Coach Robert Eklund, Coach Bradlee Carls, Associate Head Coach Greg Smith, Coach Joey Massay, Lupe Jimenez, Willie Fox, Justus Bjelland; (3rd row) Carlos Arana, Saia Lotulelei, *Quentin Becker, Coach Jotham Andrews, Head Coach Ramon Diaz, Eric Guetterman, Devaunta Cuba, Devan Rosser *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

North Region Qualifier photos by Hannah Gund

Nationally ranked at No. 3, Saia Lotulelei took 2nd at the North Region Qualifier. (left) After losing his first match, AJ won his next five at the qualifier to finish third. (right) LoganPaul Eickhoff manhandles a Midland University wrestler during the region qualifier. (middle)

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t was an exciting season for the wrestling program as an experienced squad of eight seniors and three juniors led the team to success on the year. Four seniors: Saia Lotulelei (2nd), AJ Jaramillo (3rd), Carlos Arana (3rd), and LoganPaul Eickhoff (4th) were able to punch their ticket to the NAIA Wrestling National Championships by placing fourth or better in the regional competition hosted

by YC on February 21. Two juniors: Josh Lopez and Chrystian Banuelos earned their way via at-large bids after finishing fifth and sixth respectively.

This was a return to the national spotlight for Arana, Eickhoff, and Lotulelei as all three wrestlers qualified for nationals their junior year, with Lotulelei receiving All-American honors. York finished 28th out of the 43 teams represented at this year’s championships in Topeka with two wins each by AJ at 133 lbs., Carlos at 165, and LP at 197 lbs. Josh went 1-2 at 141 lbs.

Quentin Becker, Robert Ecklund, and Alfred Peters were named Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athletes. Ramon Diaz completed his fifth year as head coach and associate head coach Greg Smith was in his ninth season with the program.

Josh Lopez gives a wink after a successful match. (above)

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Crossover Tournament photos by Ron Pearl

Renee Rayls lays out for a great defensive stop at short in the Oklahoma Wesleyan game. (left) MacKenzie Bush gets physical at the plate with the Central Christian runner. (right) Corrine Pearl blasts one over the fence in the 16-8 victory over Haskell. (middle)

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eronica ‘Roni’ Miller realized one of her lifelong dreams in taking over the YC softball program as head coach this season. She pitched for the Panthers from 1997-2000 and was named to the All-MCAC team all four years. Coach Miller’s squad doubled their wins from last year and had impressive non-conference wins against Midland, Hastings, and Morningside.

The Lady Panthers finished 1031 on the regular season, 7-13 in conference play. Six players received conference honors with Chelsea Holland, Corrine Pearl, and Brittany Rayls named to the All-MCAC Second Team and Lilianna Herrera, Renee Rayls, and Molly Reyes named Honorable Mention All-MCAC. Stat leaders were Brittany Rayls’ 35 hits and a .376 batting average, Lilianna Herrera with 19 RBIs, Corrine Pearl’s 6 home runs, Molly Reyes with 5 stolen bases, and Morgan Moore with a 6.01 ERA, 35 strikeouts, and five wins on the season. Mackenzie Bush, Courtney Lovelace, Dani Marks, Morgan Moore, Corrine Pearl, Brittany Rayls, and Molly Reyes were named MCAC Scholar-Athletes.

Date Opponent Score 2/24 Kansas Wesleyan (2) L 1-9, L 0-7 3/7 Friends University L 11-17 3/7 Ottawa University L 7-16 3/7 University of St. Mary L 2-11 3/8 Langston University L 0-8 3/8 Bethany College L 0-5 3/10 Benedictine Univ (2) L 1-3, L 0-8 3/17 Kansas Wesleyan (2) L 1-20, L 0-5 3/18 Friends University (2) L 0-10, L 5-8 3/19 Morningside College (2) W 4-3, L 5-14 3/27 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 9-10 3/27 *Haskell University Wf 3/28 *Central Christian W 6-4 3/28 *Central Baptist L 1-8 3/30 Midland University (2) L 1-9, W 11-3 4/2 *Bellevue University (2) L 3-12, L 1-5 4/6 Concordia Univ (2) L 3-6, L 6-8 4/8 *College of St Mary (2) L 2-11, L 1-10 4/10 *Central Baptist L 2-3 4/10 *Central Christian W 3-1 4/11 *Haskell University W 16-8 4/11 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 9-11 4/20 *Waldorf College (2) W 5-4, L 9-10 4/21 *Bellevue University (2) L 1-11, L 0-8 4/23 Hastings College (2) L 3-7, W 9-5 4/25 *Waldorf College (2) W 9-0, W 12-2 4/26 *College of St Mary (2) L 2-4, L 2-7 *MCAC game; Home games in bold

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Coach Roni Miller goes over the game plan with the team.

(Insets: l-r) Morgan Moore delivers the heat against Central Baptist; Brittany Rayls went 2 for 4 in the 11-3 win over Midland University; Janelle Krening gets the tag at third on a Kansas Wesleyan runner; Chelsea Pitching Stats BB OBA SO Name ERA GP W L IP H Holland led the team in hits with 39 Krening 7.73 21 3 12 70.2 133 30 0.390 15 on the season.

Moore Rodriguez

6.01 8.82

26 19

5 11 115.1 197 37 0.381 1 8 60.1 128 31 0.448

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Leaders at the Plate Name

GP

AVG

AB

R

H

Bush Derengowski Herrera Holland Krening Lovelace Marks McCoy Moore Pearl Perez Rayls, R Rayls, B Reyes Rodriguez

39 29 37 37 26 29 13 31 27 37 16 40 30 40 22

0.310 0.225 0.294 0.358 0.000 0.281 0.281 0.226 0.200 0.313 0.300 0.262 0.376 0.293 0.154

113 71 126 109 8 64 32 53 5 96 40 122 93 123 13

20 6 21 8 2 13 3 10 2 14 8 19 15 19 1

35 16 37 39 0 18 9 12 1 30 12 32 35 36 2

2B 3B

7 5 3 4 0 4 3 1 0 8 1 6 4 8 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HR RBI

3 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 6 2 0 2 1 1

16 6 19 19 0 10 7 2 1 18 6 8 15 13 1

SLG% BB HBP

SO

SF

SH

0.451 2 0.338 8 0.429 3 0.505 4 0.000 3 0.438 6 0.469 0 0.245 1 0.200 0 0.583 11 0.475 6 0.311 3 0.484 1 0.382 12 0.385 3

12 9 16 18 3 17 6 12 3 16 7 21 8 28 2

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0

1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 3 1

0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 5 0 1 0

2015 Softball Team: (1st row) Ashley Spagnolo, Heather Negley, Morgan Derengowski; (2nd row) Chelsea Holland, Courtney Lovelace, Morgan Moore, MacKenzie Bush, Lilianna Herrera, Renee Rayls; (3rd row) Head Coach Roni Miller, Assistant Coach Amanda Saldivar, Brittany Rayls, Janelle Krening, Laykin McCoy, *Corrine Pearl, *Dani Marks, Vanessa Rodriguez, Molly Reyes, Brianna Perez, Assistant Coach Ryan Davis *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

team photo by Bob DeHart

Lilianna Herrera stretches for the near errant throw to get the Midland runner out at second. (above)

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With junior pitcher PJ Matha as backup, Garrett Anctil has his eyes, and soon-to-be glove, on the Central Baptist player. (above) (Insets: l-r) Ivan Perez led the team in doubles on the season (13); MCAC Coach of the Year Brian Walth ponders a decision; Michael Johnson slides his fingers under the tag and across the plate; John Mead delivers the heat.

Pitching Stats Name

Angulo Baack Costanza Covarrubias Gutierrez Lindsley Matha Mead Perez, R Walker

G ERA W

11 15 12 10 11 16 24 14 5 10

6.12 3.26 5.14 5.08 4.84 2.05 1.77 3.45 3.76 3.18

7 7 0 3 4 9 2 5 3 0

L S

2 3 0 2 1 5 1 4 1 0

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50 60.2 14 28.1 48.1 96.2 35.2 78.1 26.1 11.1

0.294 0.267 0.316 0.267 0.304 0.195 0.252 0.261 0.270 0.380

58 59 18 32 56 68 34 77 27 19

197 221 57 120 184 349 135 295 100 50

R ER BB SO

37 35 11 30 29 32 18 37 13 10

34 22 8 16 26 22 7 30 11 4

20 19 6 16 12 19 17 24 6 4

28 29 10 17 46 62 47 52 31 6

game photos by Bob DeHart

Anthony Enriquez gets the throw in time for the tag. (left)

Name Anctil Baack Bennett Bueno Burgener Dredge Enriquez Goodall Henan Johnson Jones Marquez Murphy Pella Perez, Ivan Perez, Rudy Rhodes Roller Suter

G 56 27 12 58 26 21 59 53 8 52 3 33 4 57 59 57 19 3 50

Avg 0.315 0.500 0.211 0.293 0.267 0.500 0.311 0.201 0.167 0.288 0.333 0.211 0.250 0.253 0.318 0.352 0.375 0.250 0.198

AB 178 2 19 184 45 2 190 154 12 160 3 76 8 154 214 216 8 4 116

Leaders at the Plate R H 2B 3B HR RBI 12 56 12 0 4 34 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 18 54 8 0 4 42 6 12 1 0 0 5 15 1 0 0 0 0 44 59 11 1 4 30 16 31 1 0 2 9 3 2 0 0 0 1 35 46 9 2 6 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 16 3 0 0 15 1 2 1 0 0 1 29 39 9 1 0 28 48 68 13 0 5 41 55 76 10 0 14 45 17 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 23 2 1 0 10

Slg% 0.449 0.500 0.316 0.402 0.289 0.500 0.442 0.247 0.167 0.481 0.333 0.250 0.375 0.325 0.449 0.593 0.375 0.250 0.233

BB HBP SO SF SH 12 13 31 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 19 4 13 3 4 3 4 16 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 25 15 24 2 6 12 3 34 1 8 1 1 4 0 0 17 19 28 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 13 0 7 0 0 4 0 1 19 8 46 0 5 11 4 35 5 3 18 3 45 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 45 1 3

2015 Baseball JV Team: (1st row) Kodiak Ratzlaff, Simeon Combs, Dakota Menke, Douglas Deuel, Sean Harral, Dylan Roller, Colton Bennett; (2nd row) Preston Riley, Corey Holmes, Colton Cranmore, Grayson King, Douglas Rhodes, Cody Henry, Casey Kaup, Travis Moore, Sean Jones; (3rd row) Student Asst.

Coach Josh Knoll, Asst. Coach Jordan Leis, Baxter DeFore, Max Fleig, Ryan Murphy, Evin Kercher, Austin Dredge, Asst.

Coach Aaron Conyers, JV Head Coach Mike Miller

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2015 Baseball Team: (1st row) **Rudy Perez, PJ Matha, Anthony Enriquez, **Ivan Perez, Lamar Smith, Brady Henan, D.J. Drews, Dylan Roller, Mike Johnson, Pepe Marquez; (2nd row) Seth Walker, Sean Goodall, **Garrett Anctil, Casey Kaup, *Josh Burgener, Austin Dredge, Douglas Rhodes, **John Mead, Colton Bennett, *Chris Costanza, Jose Bueno; (3rd row) Associate Head Coach Dylan Connolly, Student Asst. Tyler Helms, Jordan Suter, Cody Baack, Fito Gutierrez, Ryan Murphy, **Brad Lindsley, Robert Covarrubias, Julio Angulo, Jordan Pella, Asst. Coach Erik Gray, Student Asst. Tyler Molder, Head Coach Brian Walth *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes **MCAC Player/Pitcher of the Week

game photos by Bob DeHart

Rudy Perez stole 31 bases on 36 attempts. (left) Brad Lindsley led the MCAC in innings pitched at 96. (right) Jordan, Sean, and Rudy give a congratulatory bump after a defensive play. (middle)

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he baseball team notched another great season under MCAC Coach of the Year Brian Walth and reaped the rewards with an at-large bid to the NAIA Championship Opening Round, Oklahoma City Bracket. Walth and his coaching staff guided York to a 40-19 season, including a 4-2 win over Dakota Wesleyan in the post season. The Panthers were ranked 25th in the final NAIA Coaches Poll.

Brad Lindsley (SR/Bakersfield, CA), Rudy Perez (SR/Stockton, CA), and Ivan Perez (JR/ Clovis, CA) were selected as 1st Team All-MCAC. Lindsley pitched the most innings in conference play and was third in ERA. Rudy Perez earned his first team honors as an outfielder. He led the Panthers with a .352 batting average, 45 RBIs, 14 homeruns, and 31 stolen bases. Ivan Perez had the second most hits on the team with 68 and led the team with 13 doubles. He was also named conference Newcomer of the Year.

MCAC 2nd-Team honors went to Garrett Anctil (C), Cody Baack (P), Anthony Enriquez (IF), and PJ Matha (P). Lindsley and Jordan Pella (OF) were each named MCAC Gold Glove winners.

MCAC Scholar Athletes were Cody Baack, Chris Costanza, Jordan Suter, Josh Burgener, Brady Henan, and Max Fleig.

The Panthers were MCAC Co-Champions with Oklahoma Wesleyan, each with 19-5 records.

2015 Season 40-19 Day Opponent Score 2/6 Oklahoma Baptist (2) L 0-12, L 0-14 2/7 Oklahoma Baptist (2) L 2-4, L 3-10 2/13 Hillsdale Baptist W 3-0 2/13 Sterling College L 1-2 2/14 Hillsdale Baptist W 7-3 2/14 Sterling College W 3-2 2/19 St. Gregory Univ (2) W 7-1, W 16-6 2/20 St. Gregory Univ W 7-4 2/25 Bethany College (2) W 8-0, W 9-5 3/5 Kansas Wesleyan W 13-8 3/7 Tabor College (2) L 0-2, L 2-7 3/8 Tabor College (2) L 6-9, W 6-5 3/11 Midland University W 6-3 3/14 *Oklahoma Wesleyan (2) W 4-3, L 3-5 3/15 *Oklahoma Wesleyan (2) L 2-5, W 6-4 3/21 *College of the Ozarks (2) W 4-2, W 7-5 3/22 *College of the Ozarks (2) W 3-0, W 9-3 3/25 Concordia University W 10-8 3/27 *Bellevue University (2) L 0-14, L 1-2 3/28 *Bellevue University (2) L 0-2, W 3-1 3/31 Hastings College (2) W 4-2, L 5-7 4/3 *Waldorf College (2) W 9-1, W 7-1 4/4 *Waldorf College (2) W 7-2, W 15-5 4/6 Briar Cliff University (2) W 3-1, W 11-3 4/11 Grace University (2) W 9-0, W 6-5 4/12 Benedictine College W 13-7 4/14 Concordia University L 0-3 4/15 Hastings College W 9-3 4/19 *Central Baptist (2) W 10-0, W 6-3 4/20 *Central Baptist (2) W 4-3, W 13-6 4/21 Grace University W 11-9 4/24 *Central Christian (2) W 8-6, W 8-2 4/25 *Central Christian (2) W 11-5, W 2-1 4/30 *Bellevue University L 3-5 5/1 *Central Baptist College L 6-8 5/12 Concordia Univ (CA) L 1-2 5/14 Dakota Wesleyan Univ W 4-2 5/14 Oklahoma City University L 4-10 *MCAC game; Home games in bold

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photo by Calli White

The 4x100m relay team of Ashley, Melanie, Jade, and Cory grabbed gold at the MCAC Track and Field Championships. (left)

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he men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams dominated the competition and brought home their respective MCAC Championships for the third year in a row with a number of individuals also earning the top spot in their events. The men scored 230 points as a team, 100 points more than second place Haskell and won 12 of the 16 events. The women scored 199 points to 2nd place Haskell’s 111 and won 10 events. “We came in with the same mind-set we do every day - to work harder than everyone else,” said head coach Justin Carver. “We had a great meet and fed off of each other really well.

It was a great day for our programs and a great day for our school.”

Ashley Dugan, a freshman from Spring Hill, Fla., and Joe Ventry, a sophomore from Omaha, Neb., were recognized as the MCAC Outstanding Female and Male Athletes of the Year, both winning three individual golds and a gold in a relay event. Carver was named men’s and women’s coach of the year for the 10th time.

At the NCCAA National Championships in Rome, Ga., Brandin Fry, a sophomore from West Fork, Indoor Track and Field Schedule Jan. 17 Scott Nisely Memorial Classic Crete, NE Ark., was named an NCCAA AllJan. 23 Nebraska Wesleyan Invite Lincoln, NE American for placing 2nd in the Jan. 31 Wildcat Classic Wayne, NE Feb. 7 Fred Biele Classic Crete, NE javelin with a throw of 51.78m Feb. 12 Concordia Invite Seward, NE (169’10”). Ventry earned dual Feb. 20-21 NCCAA National Championships Cedarville, OH Outdoor Track and Field Schedule All-American honors for placing Mar. 28 Bronco Invitational Hastings, NE 2nd in the high jump with a Apr. 4 Loper Invitational Kearney, NE Apr. 11 Concordia Invite Seward, NE mark of 1.98m (6’6”) and 3rd Apr. 17-18 Jim Dutcher Memorial Crete, NE in the triple jump with a leap of Apr. 25 MCAC Conference Championships Lawrence, KS May 1-2 NCCAA National Championships Rome, GA 13.62m (44’8.25”).

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photo by Tyler

photo courtesy Jade Hodge

Brandin Fry placed first at the MCAC Championships and went on to a 2nd place finish at the NCCAA National Championships in Rome, Georgia, to earn All-American honors. (right)

Joe Ventry won the triple jump at the MCAC Championships with a leap of 12.56m and then gained more than a meter at the NCCAA Nationals for a third place finish and All-American honors. (middle) 2015 MCAC Track and Field Champions: Women’s Champions Men’s Champions Ashley Dugan—Outstanding Female Athlete: Joe Ventry—Outstanding Male Athlete: long jump 5.24m; 100m 13.05; 200m 27.47 long jump 6.19m; triple jump 12.56m; Jade Hodge: triple jump 10.68m high jump 1.82m Camery Nielsen: high jump 1.51m Jeff Cathey: 100m 11.72 Kayla Struck: javelin 34.86m Brandin Fry: javelin 51.36m; Jaimee Stutz: 400m hurdles 1:14.52 Matt Gastineau: 1500m 4:13; 5000m 16:28 Sierra Trower: shot put 11.72m; discus 36.34m Brennan Jarvis: 800m 2:03.06 Caleb Magner: 400m 51.17 4x100m relay: 51.90 Caleb Smith: shot put 14.14m; discus 41.28m Jade Hodge Cory Minjarez Ashley Dugan Melanie Baxa 4x400m relay: 3:31.50 Peyton Horton Joe Ventry Brennan Jarvis Caleb Magner

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Athletes and coaches give their thumbs up pose after a three-peat showing at the MCAC Championships. (above) photo by Barb Hasenauer

(Insets: l-r) Joe Ventry and Ashley Dugan each won four golds at the MCAC Championships and were named Outstanding Athletes of the Year; Coaches Cunningham and Carver crash the cool party of Camery, Joe, Jaimee, and Jade; Emily Meranda passes a Haskell runner in route to a 2nd place finish in the 3000 meter run at the MCAC Championships.

2015 Track and Field Team: (1st row) Brennan Jarvis, Melanie Baxa, Ariel Warrior, Sierra Trower, Emily Meranda, Kayla Struck, Cory Minjarez, Collin Tucker, Jeff Cathey; (2nd row) Jake Hasenauer, Jaimee Stutz, Camery Nielsen, Forrest Burr, Jade Hodge, Ashley Dugan, Sabrina Austin, Warren Lannon, Matthew Gastineau, Peyton Horton; (3rd row) Head Coach Justin Carver, Dalton Bergstrom, Brandin Fry, Joseph Ventry, Caleb Smith, Caleb Magner, Kermit Thomas, Jeff Austin, Kevin Brandenberg, Assistant Coach Danny Cunningham - not pictured Cameron Holmes *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

photo by Barb Hasenauer

The men’s and women’s track and field team show their crazy side... or not. (above)

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Enthusiasm wasn’t in short supply during the victory over Central Christian as the cheerleaders fired up the crowd. (top) (Insets: l-r) During basketball introductions, the squad would help in cheering for the starting lineup; Win or lose, they gave their support to the men’s team at the end of the game by joining them on the court and singing the Alma Mater; Just before the Thanksgiving break, the tie dye shirt was added to the wardrobe options.

The Shirt, as it was known, was part of the cheerleaders’ uniform in the fall semester and featured a Panther claw mark on the front. (above and right)

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Cheer and Pom Squad

Coach Lindsey Eckert joins the squad for a team photo. (left) The cheer and pom squad give a great look from above the gym floor. (middle) Brittany and Bailey, friends on and off the court. (right)

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C Cheer and Pom Squad was under new management this year as Lindsey Eckert, YC class of 2003, took over the coaching duties. The ladies in blue and white did their best to keep the fans engaged and supportive of our athletic teams. Whether it was using enthusiastic cheers to get the crowd into a game or making signs supporting various athletes as they represented YC on the field, the encouragement given by this group was invaluable.

Returning members to the squad were Andrea Bowman, Bre Goben, Bailey Kinney, and four-year veteran Sheyli Thomas.

Joining them were Brittany Eckerberg, Courtney Lovelace, Makenna Morris, and Ashley Spagnolo. Aubrey Cote, Michelle Orduna, and Destiny Sandoval were part of the group during the fall semester.

Getting the home crowd fired up has its demands, but it was readily apparent the support provided by this Panther team made a difference in its service to the student body.

Go Panthers!

Cheer & Pom Squad 2014-15: (l-r) Bre Goben, Ashley Spagnolo, Courtney Lovelace, Bailey Kinney, Brittany Eckerberg, Andrea Bowman, Makenna Morris, Sheyli Thomas窶馬ot pictured Coach Lindsey Eckert

Amelia Kynion holds Aubrey Cote steady on her shoulders. (right)

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Brianna Bailey played a violin interlude before the ceremony.

Dr. Louise Bailey places the medallion on Jessica Gonzalez.

Dani Marks is congratulated by Dr. Shane Mountjoy.

Hannah, Bethany, and Natalie pose for a photo after the ceremony.

Alpha Chi 2014 Alpha Chi Inductees: (1st row) Dr. Frank Wheeler - honorary faculty member, Brittany Wiley, Zanoria Echols, Jessica Gonzalez, Bethany Miller, Caris Clark, Chelcie Holloway, Hannah Gund; (2nd row) Dr. Terence Kite (sponsor), Mrs. Gail Miller honorary faculty member, Corrine Pearl, Natalie Ostrander, Danielle Marks, Dr. Shane Mountjoy, Dr. Louise Bailey (sponsor) — not pictured Kelsey Buglewicz, Joshua Burgener, Joshua Gonzalez, Nolan Henningson, Matthew Madole, Alexandra Payne, and Delaney Woods. Returning members not pictured: Jenny Anderson, Brianna Bailey, Saleena Deal, Kailey Firm, Morgan Goracke, Jake Hasenauer, Ali Linstad, Leaf Moore, Mallory Sansom, Hannah Sheldon, Brady Sikes, Jaclyn Smith

The York College chapter of Alpha Chi, the collegiate national honor society, inducted 17 new members at a ceremony October 23. Students receive recognition as distinguished scholars and are members of one of the largest college honor societies in the world.

Sigma Tau Delta

S Joe Starita, author of I Am A Man, presented at the Writer’s Workshop along with Tim McNeese. (above)

2014-2015 Officers: President: Quentin Becker Vice President: Tyler Helms Secretary: Amanda McAllister Treasurer/PR: Ashlee Ivey

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Honor Societies

igma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, actively pursued their love for the spoken and written language through various venues throughout the year.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, some members attended the Poetry Out Loud event hosted by Mark Houston and the English Department. It featured the readings of Dr. Robert Lawrence, Houston, and several students. On April 19, they attended the English Department’s third annual Writer’s Workshop, arranged through the Nebraska Humanities Speaker’s Bureau. Nebraska author Joe Starita was brought in for an hour-long lecture as well as a question and answer session. York’s own Tim McNeese, who has authored over 100 books and education materials, followed that by giving a hands-on workshop for writers. The group also stayed busy during the year with their annual edition of Unvarnished Words. The collection of creative prose, poetry, artwork, and photography from York College students is a mammoth undertaking and spills over into the fall semester for completion.

Mark Houston was the guest speaker at the Sigma Tau Delta induction ceremony. The 2014 inductees were Ashlee Ivey, Amanda McAllister, and Sarah Mertens. Returning members were Quentin Becker, Danielle Berry, Kyle Bottom, Morgan Goracke, Tyler Helms, and Bethany Miller. Beverly McNeese was the lead sponsor and Dr. Jennifer Dutch was the co-sponsor.

Jessica Lewis’ “Dusk on Kiplinger Avenue” will be the cover photo for the 2015 edition of Unvarnished Words. (left) English Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Lawrence blessed students by sharing some of his favorites during the Poetry Out Loud event. (right)

photo by Bob DeHart

Andrew Leonard gave his recital in the Yorkshire Playhouse downtown.

Brianna Bailey performs an overthe-top aria from The Impresario.

Tisa Wharton charmed the audience with beautiful soprano solos.

Aileen Edmonds partnered with Tisa in singing Wicked’s “For Good”.

Tisa’s finale number, “The Song That Goes Like This,” was an hilarious duo with Nolan Henningson. (above) Brianna confesses she would love to do “Much More” from The Fantasticks. (inset above) Drew Leonard’s got the word out about his recital with an eye-catching poster. (far left) The prayer chapel provided a wonderful venue for Brianna’s recital. (left)

Senior Voice Recitals

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Experiential Learning Beyond the Books

photos by Chrystal Houston

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he classroom is only part of the education experience as opportunities arise to think outside the box. In December, 200+ elementary students from York and surrounding areas attended the 2014 Geography Fair, hosted by the students of Christi Lones’s Cultural Geography class. With food, games, costumes, and language lessons, it was a fun and educational event for all who participated.

In early May, Dr. Erin DeHart and Tim Lewis took a group of 19 students on the Holocaust Studies course, traveling to New York City and Washington D.C. While studying in an experiential format, the students also learned about Jewish culture, immigration themes, and social justice. Students were able to meet two survivors that were hidden as children during the Holocaust — Dori Katz (Belgium) and Simon Malkes (France). The class also visited places like the Jewish Heritage Museum, Museum of Tolerance, Shabbat at a Synagogue, Ellis Island, Tenement Museum, Memorial Library, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Abram Veasey puts on display his knowledge of Venezuela to a group of students while professor Tim McNeese listens in on the presentation. (above) Elizabeth Maher, Jacqueline Esquivel, and Caitlin Nipe each dressed the part for their country of Lebanon and even got a minion to play along. (right)

Kenya representative Rudy Perez plays Bao, a traditional mancala board game, with some students.

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Molly Reyes smiles as she looks over a trio of boys camped in front of her Netherlands’ booth.

Experiential Learning - Geography Fair

Bethany Miller, Brinna Horvath, and Delaney Woods display their Ukraine nesting dolls.

Team Thailand members were Kayla Drummond, Chrystian Banuelos, and Brittany Marceau.

Danielle Berry, Amanda Myers, and Natalie Ostrander win kids over with their Barbados charm. (top)

photo by Hannah Boucher photo by Hannah Boucher

Students took a guided bike tour of Washington D.C. one evening.

The Empire State Building was a constant reminder of a past skyline.

photo by Doreen Lopez

The Museum of Jewish Heritage was among the places visited by the group. (above)

photo by Erin DeHart

Catching a New York Yankees game was a highlight for some like Doreen, Kailey, AJ & Joey.

2015 Holocaust Studies at Memorial Library: (1st row) Dr. Erin DeHart, Kailey Firm, Chelcie Holloway, Delaney Woods, Kayliana Rodriguez, Hannah Boucher, Holocaust survivor Dori Katz, Adiana Loya, AJ Jaramillo, Shandie Curtis, Katy Keefer; (back row) Tim Lewis, Greer Kleber, Joey Massay, Corey Holmes, Cameron Holmes, Doreen Lopez, Cole Craddock, Dacy Bonner, Chrystina Contreras, Tyler Cox, and Luis Arevalo. (above)

The group enjoyed a meal at Ben’s Chili Bowl and heard the history of the restaurant and civil right events of Washington D.C. in the 1960s and 1970s.

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The Hungary group pose with their missionary host family.

The first Taiwan group used nightly singing to invite and encourage their Taipei readers.

Taylor Abraham spots Jordan Herzog with the camera while the group gets detailed directions from a local and then both get in a tourist pic with a selfie. (above and left)

Bradlee Carls, Renee Wubbenhorst, and Carlie Brisco were part of the second group in Taiwan.

Sweet reader Winnie gives a big smile as Nolan Henningson goes over the text. (below)

Moose’s proposal to Brianna was a mountaintop experience... especially since she said, “YES!” (below)

A lot of selfies were taken by the Croatia team during their tour of Varazdin.

Rod Goben

6/23/15 7:38 pm

Dear Bre, Your mother and I would love to see you post on Facebook while on this trip. I’m very grateful for Traci and Courtney’s posts, but Jesus would like for you to post as well about this mission trip.

Love Dad Bre Goben

6/24/15 3:33 am

Well after a long daythe of proper travel, a way missed and lost These gals know to flight, eat ice luggage I can officially say I have had the best night of cream. sleep ever! Today we meet our readers for the first time, and I am so excited to start this adventure! We got to eat Croatian food last night, and it was amazing! Now the goal is to not go back to sleep till tonight, and to have a really great first party with our readers! Again thank you for the prayers, and keep praying!!

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As always, Sketchy Tuesday drew out many interesting and creative looks: some funny, some creepy, and thanks to the men’s soccer team, some just plain awkward. (above) Zane Berner and Randy Lewis have fun with their backwoods look. (right)

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ets Start Talking oversaw four YC teams in their summer missions program with the first group leaving two days after graduation and the last group not returning until the end of July. Using the Book of Luke as their English text, the 18 participants from York College were able to have one-on-one conversations about the Gospel in the countries of Hungary, Taiwan, and Croatia. The summer experience gave them a unique opportunity to display the love of Christ and to see firsthand the global impact of the Good News.

Country Date Hungary: May 4

Taiwan: June 1

Croatia: June 22

Taiwan: July 6

2015 LST Team Taylor Abraham, Halie Ewing, Jolene Herzog, Johnathan Jones, Grant Seufferlein Brianna Bailey, Nicole Gates, Nolan Henningson, Caleb Smith, Clark Roush Bre Goben, Courtney Lovelace, Matt Madole, Traci Madole Carlie Jo Briscoe, Bradlee Carls, Marissa Mayer, Renee Wubbenhorst

A sightseeing day in Budapest, Hungary captured this panoramic view of Parliament. (above) Nolan, Caleb, Brianna, and Nicole have great attitudes using Taiwan’s public transportation. (left)

Halie Ewing peeks over her American marshmallow during an LST party.

Moose and Brianna had a caricature made of the occasion by a local artist.

Tr a c i M a d o l e a n d B r e Goben chow down during their first day in Croatia.

Bradlee Carls, together with guide Amy, see the sights of Taipei, Taiwan.

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Trustees

Mr. H. Jarrell Gibbs Hot Springs Village, AR Mr. Rick W. Hendricks Tulsa, OK Mr. Richard W. James Wichita, KS Mr. David F. Lynn York, NE Chairman of the Board

Vice Chair

Secretary

Treasurer

Dr. Michael Armour Dallas, TX Dr. Edward J. Bailey York, NE Dr. Jeff W. Hannel Lubbock, TX Dr. E. LaVerne Haselwood Omaha, NE Dr. Jackie M. Humphrey Austin, TX Mr. Chester M. James Kingman, KS Mr. Edward E. McLoud Leavenworth, KS Mr. Norman E. Morrow St. Francis, KS

Mr. Mike V. Myers Littleton, CO Mr. Ed G. Nill Pierre, SD Mrs. Cassandra Savage Overland Park, KS Mrs. Carolyn R. Stephenson Lubbock, TX Dr. Charles B. Stephenson Lubbock, TX Mr. G. Wayne Studebaker Norfolk, NE Mr. Paul E. Touchton Brentwood, TN Mr. Charlie J. Watts Eudora, KS Dr. R. Wayne White Carrollton, TX Dr. Gregory N. Woods York, NE (not pictured) Dr. James R. Lackie Baton Rouge, LA

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Todd Sheldon gives members of the Board of Trustees a tour of the new classrooms in Middlebrook Hall. (above)

Administration

Dr. Steven W. Eckman President

Brent N. Magner VP for Advancement

Willie Sanchez

VP for Admissions and Campus Minister

Billy Lones, JD

Dean of Online Studies

Dr. R. Wayne Baker Chancellor

Dr. M. Shane Mountjoy Provost and VP for Student Development

Todd L. Sheldon VP for Finance and Operations

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rom the opening chapel ceremony in August through May commencement, York College celebrated its 125th anniversary. Faculty members Tim and Beverly McNeese and Christi Lones were commissioned by President Eckman to chronicle the history of the college and released their 128 page book at Homecoming. In recognition of YC’s rich heritage, a number of alumni and friends of the college were invited to present in chapel and devotionals as a Year of Celebration speaker series.

The start of the Beyond 125 capital campaign was met with great success. At the public launch, $8.5 million of the $10.7 million goal had already been secured. Campus seemed to be constantly under construction with the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center taking center stage among the campus initiatives. The Clayton Museum of Ancient History featuring the Stanback Collection continued its progress with a grand opening slated for the fall of 2015. The Touchton Clubhouse sprang into view just east of Sack Hall as students were leaving for the summer. The baseball team will have full use of the locker room facility at the beginning of their 2016 season.

Fall enrollment came in just under 400 students as 2014 had one of the largest graduating classes. Dr. Kelley Ritter (Education) joined the YC faculty in the fall while Dr. Erin DeHart was promoted to Associate Professor of Education after completing her Ed.D. On the financial side, York College was able to finish in the black for the sixth consecutive year.

Jared Stark

Athletic Director

Authors Christi Lones, Tim McNeese, and Bev McNeese autograph copies of their books on the history of York College during Homecoming. (above)

Dr. Tracey L. Wyatt

Dean of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness

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Faculty Ed Bailey, JD Associate Professor, Criminal Justice & Business

Dr. Louise Bailey Associate Professor, Education

*John I. Baker III Associate Professor, Communication

Ruth Carlock Levitt Library Director/Instructor

Dr. Michael Case Associate Professor, Bible

*Bob DeHart Assistant Professor, Physical Education

Dr. Erin DeHart Associate Professor, Education

*Dr. Jennifer Dutch Assistant Professor, English

Dr. Milton Eckhart Associate Professor, Biology

Amy Fraser Assistant Professor, Music

Mark Houston Adjunct Instructor, English

Chad Karcher Assistant Professor, Physical Education

Dr. Jo Kite Associate Dean of Online Studies

Dr. Terence Kite Professor, Physics

Cara Kroeker Assistant Professor, Psychology

Shannon Leinen Asst. Professor, Communication & Forensics

Tim Lewis Assistant Professor, Business

*Billy Lones, JD Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Dean of Online Studies

Christi Lones Assistant Professor, History

*Dr. Kirk Mallette Associate Professor, Education

Bev McNeese Assistant Professor, English

*Tim McNeese Associate Professor, History

Gail Miller Associate Professor, Biology

Dr. L. Ray Miller II Professor, Chemistry

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*Mark Miller Associate Professor, Mathematics

Leaf Moore Adjunct Instructor, Art

*Dr. Mark Moore Associate Professor, Business

Ramona Ratliff Levitt Library Assistant Director/Instructor

Dr. Kelley Ritter Associate Professor, Education

*Dr. Clark Roush Professor, Music

Dr. Terry Seufferlein Associate Professor, Bible

Marti Soderholm Associate Professor, Business Director of the Student Success Center

*Dr. Jaclyn Spivey Assistant Professor, Psychology Chair, Division of Professional Programs

Harold Tandy Moodle Services

Steve Thompson Associate Professor, Business

*Dr. Frank Wheeler Professor, Bible

*Dr. Alex Williams Associate Professor, Chemistry

*Chair of Department and/or Division

Staff Brien Alley Director of Financial Aid

Jenny Anderson Volleyball Coach, Instructor

Ross Anderson Director of Intramurals

Courtney Baker Administrative Assistant, Education

John W. Baker Admissions Counselor

Laurie Briggs Financial Aid Officer

Tim Bruner Special Assistant to the President

Justin Carver Cross Country & Track Coach

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Staff Joel Coehoorn Director of Information Technology, Instructor

Dan Cole Human Resource Manager, Instructor

Dylan Connolly Associate Head Baseball Coach

Erin Davidson Administrative Asst., Admissions

Ryan Davis Head Women’s Soccer Coach

Delton Deal Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Stephen Detlefs Admissions Counselor

Ramon Diaz Head Wrestling Coach

Nick DiToro Development Officer

Jeff Finch Asst. Dean of Students, McCloud Hall Mgr

Bob Gaver Director of Facilities

Loretta Goben Custodial

Gayle Good Administrative Assistant, President’s Office

Larry Good Director Residence Life

Robin Hinton Receptionist

Trent Hinton Sports Information Director

Regina Horton Thomas Hall Manager

Chrystal Houston Director of Alumni & Communication

Jon Ireland Head Men’s Soccer Coach

Quin Johnson Admissions Counselor

Dennis Leinen Buildings and Grounds

Jared Leinen Helpdesk Manager, IT

Emily Lutz Advancement Associate

Matt Madole Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Asst. AD

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Lisa Menke Associate Dean of Online Studies, Instructor

Leo Miller Circulation Assistant, Library

Roni Miller Head Softball Coach

Rose Miller Accounts Payable

Barb Munoz Administrative Asst., Student Development

Alaia Navratil Admissions Counselor

David Odom Director of Admissions

Rachel Odom Kiplinger Apartments Manager

Devyn Pearl Admissions Counselor, Asst. Softball Coach

Gary Pinney Buildings and Grounds

Tori Rath Asst. Women’s Basketball Coach

Janet Rush Campus Store Manager/Mailroom

Catherine Seufferlein Dean of Students

Ron Shields Campus Store/Mailroom

Steddon Sikes Director of Publications

Greg Smith Associate Head Wrestling Coach

Jaclyn Smith Gibbs Apartments Manager, Math Instructor

Jen Spickelmier Asst. Women’s Basketball Coach, P.E. Instructor

Travis Stoltenberg Custodial

Barbara Thompson Director of Student Accounts

Eric Tremaine Buildings and Grounds

Collin Tucker Thomas North Hall Manager

Brian Walth Head Baseball Coach/P.E. Instructor

Sylvia Warren Custodial

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Freshmen Taylor Abraham Sabrina Austin Sammie Baker Mercedes Bayless Colton Bennett

Collette Berens Boone Berry Justus Bjelland David Black Alex Boss

Andrea Bowman Abby Brock Alyssa Brown Shania Brown Bailey Carr

Natalie Carrasco Emily Clark Simeon Combs Tyler Courtney Colton Cranmore

Clarence Dawson

Baxter Defore

The men’s soccer team came to chapel unified for Sketchy Tuesday. (right)

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(l-r) Anthony Santo, Juan Flores, Bernie Garcia, Eric Runions, Osei Afriyie, Tyler Wilt, Stephan Johnston, Michael Ortiz, Raul Ortiz, Luis Sanchez, Bernie Garcia, Manny Rivera, Bestley Pierre.

Freshmen Bobby DeLorge Douglas Deuel Rachel Dollen Malik Dotson Abbey Draper

Austin Dredge Ashley Dugan Brittany Eckerberg William Eckhardt Juan Flores

Kolby Foote Bernardo Garcia Abby Gonzalez Tyler Goodwin Sean Harral

Justin Harris Lilianna Herrera Jolene Herzog Chelsea Holland Peyton Horton

Lupe Jimenez-Martinez Grady Johnson

Johnathan Jones Sean Jones

Caleb Magner, Troy Kelly, and Boone Berry look out over campus in front of McGehee Hall. (above)

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Freshmen Lexi Kellogg Evin Kercher

Taylor Abraham gets to be a princess again as friends throw her a surprise birthday party in the Spiritual Life Center near the end of the year. (l-r) Taylor Abraham, Shaphan Gross, Ivan Perez, Darrien Gomez, Anthony Enriquez, Natalie Carrasco, Corey Holmes, Jolene Herzog, Grant Seufferlein, Dalton Bergstrom, Trevor Lenear, Alyssa Didier, Bryce Tyler, Melanie Baxa, Seth Walker, Nicole Gates, Chloe Pittman, Halie Ewing, Colby Smith.

Instagram photo by Taylor Abraham

Greer Kleber Jacob Kreinbring

Janelle Krening Austin Kupper Demetrius Lenear Trevor Lenear Caleb Magner

Joseph Mazzara Dakota Menke Travis Moore Marcus Morgan Makenna Morris

Ainsley Mountjoy Jordan Nelson Nathaniel Newton Camery Nielsen Michelle Orduna

Bonnie Packer Richard Penrose Brett Reich Douglas Rhodes Jarvis Richard

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Nenia Wilson, Hannah Boucher, and Morgan Tackett cool down at the fall sports retreat. (below)

Freshmen Mark Richardson Preston Riley Jacob Rodriguez

Lacey Roe Dylan Roller AJ Scheerer-Hamm

Sarah Shafer Kelsey Sharkey Gabby Siebenaler Camereon Smith Colby Smith

Melissa Strong Meghan Tackett Aubrey Tate Scott Tatum-Lovett Kermit Thomas

Erin Wallgren Travis Williams Nenia Wilson

Ben Wubbenhorst Job Yapp Aware of the camera, Aubrey Tate, Sarah Shafer, and Ainsley Mountjoy each do their own thing. (left)

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Sophomores Akilah Akbar Moses Aken Kaylee Becker Dalton Bergstrom Rhyan Bonine

Calvin Bonner Hannah Boucher Landon Bruce Cameron Buckley Austin Cole

Cameron Coleman Aubrey Cote Devaunta Cuba Alyssa Didier MacKenzie Eller

Jacqueline Esquivel Halie Ewing Kacey Fatuch Leslie Galindo Bre Goben

Darrien Gomez Mikayla Griffith

Shaphan Gross Sara Hansen

Bryce Tyler, Brennan Jarvis, Troy Kelly, Matt Gastineau, and Caleb Magner pose after serving at a special event while Destiny Sandoval and Brianna Perez photobomb the occasion. (above)

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Leslie Galindo, Amanda Myers, and Kacey Fatuch visit during opening days picnic. (below)

Sophomores Michaela Hartman Corey Holmes Brinna Horvath

Tre Howe Justice Ingraham Darius Jenkins

Michael Johnson Louba Lesly Jessica Lewis Rileigh Lienemann Courtney Lovelace

Axel Mendez Ariel Michel Deborah Miller Morgan Moore Amanda Myers

Tyler Odom Ana Osborne Hannah Parker Caleb Pope Kodiak Ratzlaff

Brittany Rayls Molly Reyes (l-r) Emily Lutz, Morgan Moore, Amanda Saldivar, Renee Rayls, Dani Marks, Arica Reeves, Courtney Lovelace, Brittany Rayls, and Molly Reyes Members of the softball team give their support to teammates who graduated in December.

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Sophomores Kayliana Rodriguez Vanessa Rodriguez Connor Roseke Devan Rosser Troy Rowen

Zachary Ruff Destiny Sandoval Grant Seufferlein Trey Sokolik Ashley Spagnolo

Caleb Stewart Shane Stover Ighor Tavares Bryce Tyler Joseph Ventry

Eric Walker Ariel Warrior Renee Wubbenhorst Laesha Yeager Andre Yeku

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The ladies of Thomas Hall gather for a photo tribute to Loretta Goben in honoring all her hard work and friendship. (above)

Caitlin Nipe sticks her tongue out at photographer Hannah Gund during the fall sports retreat. (below)

Juniors Osei Afriyie Josiah Ahart Garrett Anctil

Carlos Arana Anela Auala Josh Bates

Melanie Baxa Sami Berry Weston Bich Donja Brooks Jose Bueno

Josh Burgener Forrest Burr Angela Case Jeff Cathey Caris Clark

Terrence Cole Johnny Cooksey Cole Craddock Kelsey Dallimore Morgan Derengowski

DJ Drews Parker Duensing Devaun Evans Julien Ezika-Michael Baye Fall

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Juniors Max Fleig Willie Fox Brandin Fry Nicole Gates Hannah Gund

Rudy Gutierrez Nolan Henningson Cody Henry Amelia Hinnergardt Jordon Hinnergardt

Madeline Hinnergardt Paige Horton Ashlee Ivey Eryn Jacobson Michael Johnson

Jamaane Jordan Grayson King Josh Kountz Toby Lewis Josh Lopez

Leldon Love Jennifer Magno Elizabeth Maher

Brittany Marceau Jose Marquez Eric Massey

Brinna Horvath and Bestley Pierre share a walk after chapel. (above)

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Juniors PJ Matha Laykin McCoy John Mead Kristin Menge Caitlin Nipe

Michael Ortiz Raul Ortiz  III Natalie Ostrander Brianna Perez Ivan Perez

Bestley Pierre Chloe Pittman Manny Rivera Eric Runions Anthony Santo

Caroline Seilstad Lamar Smith Jaimee Stutz Heidi Swenson Patricia Sylvester

Soren Tobey Darreon Tolliver Abram Veasey Deon Willis Brianna Womack

photo by Bob DeHart

A skating party in York, Nebraska isn’t something you want to miss. (left)

Delaney Woods

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Seniors Ben Abraham Jasmine Agee Julio Angulo Luis Arevalo Jeff Austin

Cody Baack Brianna Bailey Marcus Banducci Rachquel Banducci Chrystian Banuelos

Molly Bartee Quentin Becker Austin Benton Danielle Berry Carlie Bonderer

Dacy Bonner Kyle Bottom Christina Brigham Beth Brock Brandon Brown

Kelsey Buglewicz MacKenzie Bush

Elizabeth Callaway Bradlee Carls

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Jenny Long and Dr. Jackie Spivey enjoy their conversational walk after chapel with Warren Lannon, Mikayla Griffith and Kacey Fatuch doing the same behind them. (above)

Seniors Ebony Carther Santiago Castano Patrick Clark Nicholas Clarke Darreon Collins

Caleb Connolly Chrystina Contreras Aaron Conyers Chris Costanza Robert Covarrubias

Tyler Cox Britney Curry Shandie Curtis Alisha Davis Joe Davis

Shermon Davis Saleena Deal Morgan De  Boer Marcelo DeSouza Adam Dubberke

Tori Ebel Zanoria Echols Aileen Edmonds

LoganPaul Eickhoff Robert Eklund Damesha Ellison

Remington Mignott wasn’t bashful for his photo with the Pres. (above)

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Seniors Anthony Enriquez Kailey Firm Graduates were given York College Alumni hoodies at the senior banquet. (right)

Erika Garcia Matthew Gastineau

Kellan Goben Jess Gonzalez Josh Gonzalez Sean Goodall Morgan Goracke

Eric Guetterman Jake Hasenauer Tyler Helms Joseph Brady Henan Jade Hodge

Chelcie Holloway Cameron Holmes Peter Holmes Demetra Howlingwolf Heyvis Jackson

Darrell Jantz AJ Jaramillo Brennan Jarvis Stephan Johnston Naaman Karbhari

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Seniors Casey Kaup Katy Keefer Troy Kelly

Bailey Kinney Josh Knoll Warren Lannon

Andrew Leonard Brad Lindsley Ali Linstad Jenny Long Doreen Lopez

Saia Lotulelei Adiana Loya David Maple Dani Marks Daymian Marshall

Joey Massay Karsyn Maya Elissa Maynes Justin McQuiddy Emily Meranda

Remington Mignott Bethany Miller Matthew Miller Cory Minjarez Tyler Molder

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Seniors Alec Monaghan Laura Morrill Karlie Mountjoy Ryan Murphy Heather Negley

Asher Palomo Alexandra Payne Corrine Pearl Jordan Pella Dana Penze

Rudy Perez Saul Perez Alfred Peters Raquel Pineda Luis Pulido

Renee Rayls Arica Reeves Nick Reeves Chelsi Reichwaldt Riannon Romero

photo by Christi Lones

Roberto Romero Shelby Rush

Amanda Saldivar Luis Sanchez

Dr. Billy Lones shared a parting gift of matching bow ties with his criminal justice graduates Jordan Pella, Aaron Conyers, and Tyler Molder. (above)

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Seniors Sergio Sanchez Mallory Sansom Hannah Sheldon Brady Sikes Laurel Simpson

Caleb Smith Kayla Struck Ben Sullivan Jordan Suter Kyle Svehla

Courtney Swope Morgan Tackett Jerome Taylor Sheyli Thomas Jameson Trauger

Sarah Trembly Sierra Trower Collin Tucker Seth Walker Tisa Wharton

Tyler Wilt

Brett Wise

Saleena Deal and her father Roger, YC class of 1994, grab a photo opp during the graduation recessional. (above)

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Roberto Romero takes a final pic with the Pres at graduation.

Mark Miller photobombs Ebony Carther’s and Courtney Swope’s proud moment.

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Student Index A Abraham, Ben 65, 99, 102 Abraham, Taylor 4, 6, 10, 16, 27, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 56, 61, 85, 92, 94, 98, 112 Afriyie, Osei 1, 10, 11, 26, 51, 65, 92, 99, 112 Agee, Jasmine 1, 7, 13, 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 44, 47, 56, 102, 108 Ahart, Josiah 69, 99 Akbar, Akilah 66, 96 Aken, Moses 96 Anctil, Garrett 17, 74, 99 Angulo, Julio 16, 17, 74, 102 Arana, Carlos 70, 99 Arevalo, Luis 35, 65, 83, 102 Auala, Anela 1, 8, 40, 52, 62, 99 Austin, Jeff 35, 58, 77, 102 Austin, Sabrina 1, 5, 6, 7, 12, 16, 40, 52, 58, 77, 92, 98

B Baack, Cody 9, 16, 17, 21, 74, 102 Bailey, Brianna 12, 13, 15, 24, 28, 32, 33, 35, 44, 47, 80, 81, 85, 102 Baker, Sammie 1, 16, 40, 54, 92, 98 Banducci, Marcus 70, 102 Banducci, Rachquel 13, 34, 35, 42, 62, 102, 104, 108 Banuelos, Chrystian 38, 40, 70, 82, 102 Bartee, Molly 102 Bates, Josh 1, 69, 99 Baxa, Melanie 1, 5, 6, 9, 13, 16, 27, 40, 43, 56, 61, 77, 94, 99, 108, 111 Bayless, Mercedes 1, 8, 9, 52, 62, 92, 98 Becker, Kaylee 21, 27, 44, 52, 96, 98 Becker, Quentin 35, 70, 80, 102, 108 Bennett, Colton 17, 40, 74, 92 Benton, Austin 27, 36, 42, 44, 57, 102 Berens, Collette 1, 11, 18, 24, 27, 54, 92, 98 Bergstrom, Dalton 27, 40, 42, 57, 77, 94, 96 Berry, Boone 1, 11, 16, 28, 33, 55, 92, 93, 112 Berry, Danielle 1, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 25, 27, 30, 33, 54, 80, 82, 102, 112 Berry, Sami 15, 16, 19, 25, 27, 29, 30, 33, 54, 99 Bich, Weston 4, 44, 99 Bjelland, Justus 6, 9, 11, 27, 53, 70, 92 Black, David 1, 22, 27, 55, 92 Bonderer, Carlie 66, 102 Bonine, Rhyan 96 Bonner, Calvin 1, 69, 96 Bonner, Dacy 4, 35, 61, 83, 102 Boss, Alex 6, 9, 21, 40, 53, 92 Bottom, Kyle 35, 58, 80, 102 Boucher, Hannah 1, 9, 17, 40, 52, 62, 83, 95, 96, 98, 112 Bowman, Andrea 38, 40, 52, 79, 92 Brandenberg, Kevin 7, 69, 77 Brigham, Christina 35, 102 Brock, Abby 8, 43, 50, 92, 98 Brock, Beth 4, 8, 16, 19, 20, 35, 40, 50, 102, 104 Brooks, Donja 7, 69, 99 Brown, Alyssa 1, 8, 16, 50, 92, 98 Brown, Brandon 24, 70, 102 Brown, Shania 1, 7, 9, 40, 52, 61, 92, 98

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Bruce, Landon 53, 96 Buckley, Cameron 69, 96 Bueno, Jose 6, 17, 74, 99 Buglewicz, Kelsey 56, 62, 80, 102 Burgener, Josh 17, 74, 80, 99 Burr, Forrest 77, 99 Bush, MacKenzie 6, 23, 56, 73, 102, 108

C Callaway, Elizabeth 12, 62, 102 Carls, Bradlee 22, 26, 27, 35, 42, 53, 70, 85, 102, 104, 108, 112 Carr, Bailey 11, 16, 27, 29, 42, 43, 52, 66, 92, 98 Carrasco, Natalie 9, 16, 27, 40, 56, 61, 92, 94, 98 Carther, Ebony 8, 32, 35, 56, 66, 103, 104, 109 Case, Angela 11, 54, 99 Castano, Santiago 65, 103 Cathey, Jeff 21, 77, 99 Clark, Caris 7, 16, 20, 22, 23, 38, 41, 44, 56, 80, 99 Clark, Emily 1, 7, 9, 18, 25, 27, 44, 46, 49, 52, 54, 92, 98 Clark, Patrick 53, 103 Clarke, Nicholas 35, 103, 108 Cole, Austin 96 Cole, Terrence 7, 69, 99 Coleman, Cameron 6, 69, 96 Collins, Darreon 1, 5, 16, 65, 103 Combs, Simeon 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 27, 29, 53, 74, 92 Connolly, Caleb 38, 103 Contreras, Chrystina 35, 50, 83, 101, 103, 104 Conyers, Aaron 1, 10, 17, 35, 36, 40, 74, 103, 106, 108 Cooksey, Johnny 69, 99 Costanza, Chris 17, 35, 74, 103 Cote, Aubrey 40, 96 Courtney, Tyler 4, 65, 92 Covarrubias, Robert 17, 74, 103 Cox, Tyler 4, 8, 12, 27, 35, 40, 57, 58, 83, 103, 104, 112 Craddock, Cole 27, 29, 40, 57, 83, 99 Cranmore, Colton 6, 17, 74, 92 Cuba, Devaunta 16, 37, 40, 43, 51, 70, 96 Curry, Britney 35, 62, 103, 104 Curtis, Shandie 21, 50, 62, 83, 101, 103

D Dallimore, Kelsey 1, 4, 16, 20, 40, 42, 58, 99 Davis, Alisha 35, 61, 103 Davis, Joe 27, 28, 35, 47, 49, 57, 103, 104 Davis, Shermon 35, 103 Dawson, Clarence 92 Deal, Saleena 26, 35, 50, 80, 103, 104, 107 De  Boer, Morgan 12, 20, 32, 33, 38, 40, 41, 58, 103, 108 Defore, Baxter 7, 11, 17, 51, 74, 92 DeLorge, Bobby 10, 53, 93 Derengowski, Morgan 22, 73, 99, 108 DeSouza, Marcelo 35, 103 Deuel, Douglas 1, 8, 17, 55, 74, 93

Didier, Alyssa 8, 9, 16, 40, 56, 61, 94, 96, 98 Dollen, Rachel 8, 10, 27, 40, 44, 56, 93, 98 Dotson, Malik 69, 93 Draper, Abbey 42, 54, 93, 98 Dredge, Austin 17, 40, 53, 74, 93 Drews, DJ 1, 17, 74, 99 Drummond, Kayla 82 Dubberke, Adam 103 Duensing, Parker 12, 39, 99, 101, 108 Dugan, Ashley 20, 40, 50, 77, 93

E Ebel, Tori 35, 103, 104 Echols, Zanoria 20, 42, 43, 66, 80, 98, 103 Eckerberg, Brittany 5, 10, 27, 40, 44, 49, 56, 79, 93 Eckhardt, William 69, 93 Edmonds, Aileen 1, 9, 10, 11, 15, 25, 27, 30, 44, 47, 54, 55, 81, 103 Eickhoff, LoganPaul 16, 26, 27, 38, 53, 70, 103 Eklund, Robert 35, 70, 103, 108 Eller, MacKenzie 38, 66, 96, 108 Ellison, Damesha 66, 103 Enriquez, Anthony 17, 74, 94, 104 Esquivel, Jacqueline 17, 40, 66, 82, 96 Evans, Devaun 7, 69, 99 Ewing, Halie 1, 5, 9, 16, 27, 40, 41, 42, 56, 61, 85, 94, 96, 98, 108 Ezika-Michael, Julien 39, 69, 99

F Fall, Baye 5, 99 Fatuch, Kacey 11, 15, 18, 25, 30, 42, 54, 96, 97, 98, 102 Fifield, Chris 35 Fifield, Megan 35 Firm, Kailey 4, 6, 12, 16, 40, 41, 44, 47, 61, 80, 83, 104, 112 Fleig, Max 1, 17, 20, 32, 36, 43, 74, 100 Flores, Juan 1, 4, 11, 16, 23, 40, 51, 65, 92, 93 Foote, Kolby 11, 40, 51, 93 Fox, Willie 5, 70, 100 Fry, Brandin 77, 100

G Galindo, Leslie 4, 15, 24, 40, 42, 96, 97, 98 Garcia, Bernie 1, 4, 65, 92, 93 Garcia, Erika 1, 35, 104 Gastineau, Matthew 39, 57, 58, 77, 96, 104 Gates, Nicole 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 22, 23, 27, 32, 40, 41, 43, 44, 56, 61, 85, 94, 100, 108, 111, 112 Goben, Bre 7, 20, 32, 40, 44, 50, 66, 79, 85, 96, 98 Goben, Kellan 33, 35, 104 Gomez, Darrien 8, 27, 28, 40, 43, 44, 56, 94, 96, 98 Gonzalez, Abby 1, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 54, 93, 98 Gonzalez, Jessica 35, 54, 80, 104 Gonzalez, Josh 16, 35, 38, 39, 55, 80, 104 Goodall, Sean 17, 74, 104 Goodwin, Tyler 1, 7, 10, 11, 16, 19, 24, 26, 27, 33, 44, 46, 55, 93 Goracke, Morgan 8, 15, 28, 35, 56, 80, 104 Griffith, Mikayla 54, 61, 96, 102 Gross, Shaphan 5, 69, 94, 96 Guetterman, Eric 35, 53, 70, 104, 108 Gund, Hannah 1, 16, 19, 27, 28, 40, 54, 62, 80, 98, 100, 112 Gutierrez, Rudy 4, 17, 74, 100

H Hansen, Sara 1, 54, 96, 98 Harral, Sean 6, 16, 17, 74, 93 Harris, Justin 93 Hartman, Michaela 9, 15, 52, 97 Hasenauer, Jake 12, 13, 33, 35, 36, 57, 58, 77, 80, 104, 108 Helms, Tyler 17, 35, 74, 80, 104 Henan, Joseph  Brady 6, 9, 17, 40, 74, 104 Henningson, Nolan 8, 13, 15, 18, 25, 27, 28, 30, 40, 44, 47, 49, 57, 80, 81, 85, 100 Henry, Cody 17, 74, 100 Herrera, Lilianna 22, 23, 40, 52, 73, 93, 98, 108 Herzog, Jolene 4, 5, 9, 10, 16, 22, 23, 24, 27, 40, 56, 61, 85, 93, 94, 98, 112 Hinnergardt, Amelia 100 Hinnergardt, Jordon 40, 100 Hinnergardt, Madeline 40, 100 Hodge, Jade 35, 52, 77, 104, 105, 112 Holland, Chelsea 11, 20, 22, 40, 52, 73, 93, 108 Holloway, Chelcie 10, 11, 34, 35, 36, 56, 57, 80, 83, 104 Holmes, Cameron 8, 16, 26, 27, 28, 32, 35, 37, 38, 40, 44, 77, 83, 104, 105 Holmes, Corey 6, 8, 13, 17, 27, 28, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 57, 74, 83, 94, 97 Holmes, Peter 10, 11, 20, 32, 40, 52, 53, 104 Horton, Paige 6, 9, 20, 26, 40, 52, 58, 98, 100 Horton, Peyton 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 21, 26, 27, 28, 40, 44, 53, 77, 93 Horvath, Brinna 13, 15, 19, 24, 25, 28, 44, 50, 82, 97, 98, 100 Howe, Tre 1, 7, 8, 69, 97 Howlingwolf, Demetra 35, 38, 66, 104

I Ingraham, Justice 97 Ivey, Ashlee 5, 9, 40, 44, 52, 62, 80, 100

J Jackson, Heyvis 5, 8, 9, 104 Jackson, Marquis 69 Jacobson, Eryn 1, 8, 26, 27, 28, 40, 44, 56, 100, 108, 112 Jantz, Darrell 104 Jaramillo, AJ 70, 83, 104 Jarvis, Brennan 58, 77, 96, 104 Jenkins, Darius 97 Jimenez-Martinez, Lupe 10, 11, 53, 70, 93 Johnson, Courtney 50 Johnson, Grady 10, 11, 16, 19, 25, 26, 44, 51, 93 Johnson, Michael 69, 97 Johnson, Michael Anthony 17, 74, 100 Johnston, Stephan 1, 35, 65, 92, 104 Jones, Johnathan 8, 40, 41, 49, 57, 69, 85, 93 Jones, Sarah 35 Jones, Sean 9, 10, 17, 53, 74, 93 Jordan, Jamaane 37, 69, 100

K Karbhari, Naaman 39, 69, 104 Kaup, Casey 9, 16, 17, 53, 74, 105 Keefer, Katy 12, 35, 62, 83, 99, 105 Kellogg, Lexi 94 Kelly, Troy 22, 23, 25, 28, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 57, 58, 93, 96, 104, 105

Kercher, Evin 17, 74, 94 King, Grayson 6, 17, 74, 100 Kinney, Bailey 7, 15, 24, 27, 35, 44, 49, 56, 79, 105 Kleber, Greer 36, 66, 83, 94, 98, 108 Knoll, Josh 9, 17, 21, 35, 40, 74, 104, 105 Kountz, Josh 15, 16, 25, 28, 33, 46, 55, 100 Kreinbring, Jacob 94 Krening, Janelle 22, 73, 94, 108 Kupper, Austin 11, 18, 24, 40, 47, 55, 94

L Lannon, Warren 58, 77, 102, 105 Lenear, Demetrius 11, 51, 69, 94 Lenear, Trevor 5, 40, 43, 69, 94 Leonard, Andrew 15, 18, 25, 28, 30, 35, 44, 47, 81, 105 Lesly, Louba 21, 65, 97 Lessig, Jensen 35, 104 Lewis, Jessica 1, 11, 33, 54, 97, 112 Lewis, Toby 100 Lienemann, Rileigh 1, 16, 40, 56, 61, 97 Lindsley, Brad 16, 17, 74, 105 Linstad, Ali 15, 16, 19, 25, 44, 47, 80, 105 Long, Jenny 8, 10, 11, 16, 20, 22, 44, 50, 51, 102, 105 Lopez, Doreen 32, 66, 83, 105 Lopez, Josh 70, 100 Lotulelei, Saia 18, 32, 44, 70, 105 Love, Leldon 69, 100 Lovelace, Courtney 6, 20, 40, 56, 73, 79, 85, 97, 98, 108 Loya, Adiana 62, 83, 105

Menge, Kristin 101 Menke, Dakota 9, 10, 11, 17, 53, 74, 94 Meranda, Emily 6, 33, 35, 50, 58, 77, 104, 105, 108 Mertens, Sarah 8, 16, 61, 80, 104 Michel, Ariel 1, 97 Mignott, Remington 35, 103, 105 Miller, Bethany 13, 15, 18, 24, 25, 30, 33, 36, 44, 80, 82, 105 Miller, Deborah 32, 66, 97 Miller, Matthew 10, 25, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 44, 47, 56, 57, 104, 105 Minjarez, Cory 17, 38, 66, 77, 105, 108 Molder, Tyler 17, 35, 41, 74, 105, 106 Monaghan, Alec 5, 69, 106 Moore, Morgan 1, 23, 39, 56, 73, 97, 98, 108 Moore, Travis 17, 74, 94 Morgan, Marcus 40, 57, 69, 94, 108 Morrill, Laura 10, 11, 16, 35, 54, 106 Morris, Makenna 79, 94, 98 Morrow, Dylan 35 Mountjoy, Ainsley 1, 10, 17, 19, 26, 27, 40, 54, 94, 95, 98 Mountjoy, Karlie 1, 5, 35, 37, 40, 41, 44, 56, 104, 106, 108 Murphy, Ryan 16, 17, 40, 74, 106 Myers, Amanda 4, 15, 32, 40, 42, 50, 82, 97, 98

N Negley, Heather 1, 38, 56, 62, 73, 106, 108 Nelson, Jordan 36, 50, 66, 94, 98, 108 Newton, Nate 69, 94 Nielsen, Camery 9, 10, 56, 77, 94, 98 Nipe, Caitlin 50, 62, 82, 99, 101

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Odom, Tyler 5, 16, 40, 44, 57, 97 Orduna, Michelle 11, 21, 26, 52, 61, 94, 98 Ortiz, Michael 1, 4, 39, 40, 65, 92, 101 Ortiz III, Raul 1, 65, 92, 101 Osborne, Ana 12, 97 Ostrander, Natalie 13, 15, 16, 19, 25, 28, 33, 38, 40, 54, 80, 82, 98, 101

Packer, Bonnie 54, 94, 98 Palomo, Asher 1, 9, 35, 104, 106 Parker, Hannah 4, 6, 42, 56, 66, 97, 98 Payne, Alexandra 38, 66, 80, 106 Pearl, Corrine 1, 22, 23, 38, 39, 40, 42, 52, 73, 80, 106, 108 Pella, Jordan 16, 17, 35, 74, 106 Penrose, Richard 19, 44, 94 Penze, Dana 106 Perez, Brianna 22, 23, 40, 52, 73, 96, 101, 108 Perez, Ivan 17, 74, 94, 101 Perez, Rudy 17, 74, 82, 106

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Chloe Pittman, Nicole Gates, and Melanie Baxa get a selfie on the Harrison Park slopes. (right)

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Perez, Saul 35, 106 Peters, Alfred 13, 16, 35, 70, 104, 106, 108 Pierre, Bestley 1, 65, 92, 100, 101 Pineda, Raquel 35, 39, 50, 104, 106 Pittman, Chloe 1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 23, 27, 40, 56, 94, 101, 108, 111 Pope, Caleb 97 Pulido, Luis 35, 106

R Ratliff, Cheryl 35 Ratzlaff, Kodiak 10, 11, 17, 53, 74, 97 Rayls, Brittany 6, 38, 40, 52, 73, 97, 98, 108 Rayls, Renee 40, 73, 106, 108 Reeves, Arica 35, 106 Reeves, Nick 35, 40, 104, 106 Reich, Brett 10, 11, 17, 21, 51, 70, 94 Reichwaldt, Chelsi 106 Reyes, Alex 4, 65 Reyes, Molly 6, 40, 52, 73, 82, 97, 98, 108 Rhodes, Douglas 17, 74, 94 Richard, Jarvis 69, 94 Richardson, Mark 11, 57, 69, 95 Riley, Preston 17, 74, 95 Rivera, Manny 1, 11, 16, 38, 51, 65, 92, 101 Rodriguez, Edith 62 Rodriguez, Jacob 65, 95 Rodriguez, Kayliana 9, 16, 27, 40, 56, 61, 83, 98, 108 Rodriguez, Vanessa 22, 73, 98, 108 Roe, Lacey 50, 95 Roller, Dylan 6, 17, 74, 95 Romero, Riannon 35, 106 Romero, Roberto 5, 35, 37, 104, 106, 109 Roseke, Connor 40, 65, 98 Rosser, Devan 5, 16, 70, 98 Rowen, Troy 15, 18, 24, 25, 40, 47, 49, 53, 98 Ruff, Zachary 69, 98 Runions, Eric 1, 4, 40, 53, 65, 92, 101 Rush, Shelby 35, 104, 106

Stewart, Caleb 44, 47, 57, 98 Stover, Shane 4, 21, 40, 42, 54, 61, 98 Strong, Melissa 25, 40, 42, 49, 52, 95, 98 Struck, Kayla 8, 35, 50, 77, 107 Stutz, Jaimee 58, 77, 101 Sullivan, Ben 12, 39, 65, 107 Suter, Jordan 17, 35, 38, 74, 107 Svehla, Kyle 35, 53, 107 Swenson, Heidi 9, 10, 40, 58, 101 Swope, Courtney 20, 32, 35, 40, 66, 104, 107, 109 Sylvester, Patricia 50, 62, 101

T Tackett, Meghan 27, 52, 62, 95 Tackett, Morgan 1, 9, 33, 35, 52, 62, 95, 104, 107 Tate, Aubrey 1, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 24, 30, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 54, 95, 98 Tatum-Lovett, Scott 11, 16, 33, 55, 69, 95 Tavares, Ighor 21, 22, 32, 40, 51, 65, 98 Taylor, Jerome 1, 10, 54, 55, 107 Thomas, Kermit 21, 27, 53, 77, 95 Thomas Jr., Luther 5, 7, 9, 69 Thomas, Sheyli 9, 10, 20, 27, 40, 52, 53, 79, 107 Tobey, Soren 8, 15, 16, 27, 29, 40, 44, 47, 50, 101 Tolliver, Darreon 6, 69, 101 Trauger, Jameson 13, 15, 18, 24, 53, 107 Trembly, Sarah 22, 107 Trower, Sierra 77, 107 Tucker, Collin 13, 28, 33, 35, 77, 104, 107 Tyler, Bryce 5, 10, 11, 17, 20, 23, 26, 27, 40, 41, 42, 50, 51, 94, 96, 98

V Veasey, Abram 42, 69, 82, 101 Ventry, Joseph 1, 16, 20, 27, 53, 77, 98

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Saldivar, Amanda 1, 35, 52, 73, 106, 108 Sanchez, Luis 1, 8, 22, 65, 92, 101, 106 Sanchez, Sergio 70, 107 Sandoval, Destiny 6, 40, 52, 96, 98 Sansom, Mallory 80, 107 Santo, Anthony 1, 65, 92, 101 Scheerer-Hamm, AJ 58, 69, 95 Schramm, Dale 35, 104 Seilstad, Caroline 9, 15, 24, 27, 38, 40, 41, 44, 47, 49, 52, 101 Seufferlein, Grant 5, 16, 22, 40, 42, 44, 51, 85, 94, 98 Shafer, Sarah 42, 50, 66, 95, 98 Sharkey, Kelsey 50, 66, 95 Sheldon, Hannah 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 44, 56, 80, 104, 107, 108 Siebenaler, Gabby 8, 11, 27, 44, 47, 50, 95, 98 Sikes, Brady 7, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 44, 80, 104, 107, 108, 112 Simpson, Laurel 1, 8, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 39, 44, 47, 50, 107 Smith, Caleb 15, 24, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35, 36, 44, 47, 77, 85, 107 Smith, Camereon 69, 95 Smith, Colby 8, 11, 20, 26, 27, 44, 50, 94, 95, 98 Smith, Lamar 16, 17, 74, 101 Sokolik, Trey 16, 21, 27, 53, 98 Spagnolo, Ashley 40, 52, 73, 79, 98, 108

Walker, Eric 98 Walker, Seth 16, 17, 20, 35, 40, 57, 74, 94, 107, 108 Wallgren, Erin 8, 10, 15, 16, 25, 40, 56, 66, 95, 98, 112 Warrior, Ariel 10, 56, 58, 77, 98 Wharton, Tisa 7, 15, 18, 24, 44, 47, 54, 81, 107 Wiley, Brittany 35, 80 Williams, Travis 1, 4, 69, 95 Willis, Deon 69, 101 Wilson, Nenia 11, 20, 50, 62, 95 Wilt, Tyler 1, 51, 65, 92, 107 Wise, Brett 35, 107 Womack, Brianna 38, 66, 101 Woods, Delaney 1, 8, 12, 16, 23, 28, 40, 41, 42, 44, 47, 50, 51, 61, 80, 82, 83, 101 Wubbenhorst, Ben 11, 12, 17, 21, 42, 51, 65, 95 Wubbenhorst, Renee 16, 22, 23, 27, 41, 42, 50, 62, 66, 85, 98

Y Yapp, Job 65, 95 Yeager, Laesha 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 25, 54, 98 Yeku, Andre 5, 69, 98

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photo by Eryn Jacobson

The CRUSADER is a publication of York College under the supervision of Steddon Sikes, Director of Publications and Yearbook Editor. Brady Sikes was the Student Editor and Graphics Designer for this volume. Hannah Gund and Eryn Jacobson were the student photographers.

Steddon Sikes

Brady Sikes

Yearbook Editor

Student Editor

A special thanks goes once again to Bob DeHart for providing great photographs of life at York College, Tim McNeese for covering many of the theatre productions, and Chrystal Houston for contributing many of the stories.

Photography was also contributed by Taylor Abraham, Osei Afriyie, John I. Baker III, Boone Berry, Danielle Berry, Renae Bottom, Hannah Boucher, Bradlee Carls, Tyler Cox, Justin Carver, Ramon Diaz, Kailey Firm, Nicole Gates, Barb Hasenauer, Jolene Herzog, Jade Hodge, Chrystal Houston, Shannon Leinen, Jessica Lewis, Christi Lones, Traci Madole, Tim McNeese, Ron Pearl, Steddon Sikes, Erin Wallgren, and Maegan Detlefs for the York News-Times.

Hannah Gund

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Eryn Jacobson Yearbook Photographer

This yearbook was printed by the Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as the annual representative.

YORK COLLEGE

CRUSADER

2014-15

VOLUME 59