For the second time in five years, the attendance policy has been revised. Instead of permitting a student two unexcused absences before removal from class, in 1983 there will be no unexcused absences allowed.
Vice Principal Dr. Charles Jones believes the system will work.
"Why wouldn't it?" he asked. "I think it will keep a lot of stud~nts in school."
The punishment for infringement of this rule is spending time in detention before or after school. Jones said he checked with PSAB to affirm the legality of the move, and received the nod.
"If we say you must be in class
every day and you're not, you've become insubordinate," he said, which, according to Lincoln Public School policy, is grounds for being expelled.
Rumors circulating last year about the possibility of serving detention time on Saturdays were confirmed by Jones. H<~wever, he said the chance of that happening was remote.
Faculty had input
The new policy was developed by a· representative group of faculty members, consisting of one person from each department.
"Everyone had input," Jean Kleitsch, attendance director, said, adding that decisions were being
made three weeks before the 1981-82 school year ended.
Study halls played a major role in the decision to change.
"There were too many people in study halls," Kleitsch said. "It would be better to keep the students in class rather than get · a teacher to babysit."
Kleitsch admitted that out of almost 1800 students, only 2-300 caused serious attendance problems.
But, she added, "Students have said they wouldn't take them (skips) if they weren't allowed and most parents don't want students to skip."
To improve communication with parents, phone calls will be made
whenever possible instead of mail .big slips home when a student skips.
"The slips were , ineffective," .Kleitsch said Students intercepted them, and some parents ignored them."
Besides better communication, Kleitsch is excited about another change in attendance procedure. This year, Lincoln High will be the first school in Nebraska to use computers as aids in attendance recording.
"I'm enthusiastic about it," she said. "We'll be a pilot ·school."
Kleitsch is pleased with the overall policy.
"I just think we were ready for a change."
Lincoln, Nebraska Vol.
Hi_ghest in state
Enrollrn ·ent shows • increase
Enrollment counts taken during the 1981-82 school year shows that Lincoln High will have the largest enrollment in the state for 1982-83.
Th~ Nebraska Schools Activities Association (NSAA) is responsible for the enrollment count - and classification of Nebraska Schools. Founded in 1895, the NSAA was voted upon by the schools of Nebraska to tally enrollment.
Figures accurate
"Our job is to organize, regulate and conduct the activities program for the state," said Executive Director James Riley. According to Riley, NSAA tallies enrollment by using the previous year's enrollments of ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students. Thus, giving the enrollment forthe tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students for the follo.wing year.
"We receive our information from the State Education Department," Riley said also adding, "usually the figures are very accurate."
The NSAA classifies the schools for · competitive reasons such as sports. But Riley also stated the
"Maybe more kids are coming . because it's a better school" -Dean
figures were used for journalism, debate, speech and other activities as well.
"Theoretically speaking, there should be 1775 students attending LHS this year; but theoretically that exch1des the drop-outs and so forth," he said.
According to Vice Principal Don Dean, the keeping of LHS's official
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enrollment records begins on the first day of classes and ends the last Friday of September. But that doesn't include the daily enrollment record that is kept yearly.
"Even though we're the largest there are still less and less students since ten years ago when I first came here," Dean said. "There isn't one essential positive or one essential negative happening that is due to the fact that we have the largest enrollment."
According to Dean the fewer amounts of students are not only at LHS, but at all schools.
"There just aren't that many student aged kids around anymore," he said. "People aren't having as many babies these days."
Transfer stats stabilize
Dean also said that the transfer statistics have stabilized over the · past few years. "Obviously we'd like more than out transfers," he said. "Maybe more kids are coming to LHS because its a better school."
But Dr. Charles Jones, assist. principal to student services, thinks of the large enrollment in different terms.
"We've always had a large enrollment at LHS, and its never had an effect on the school itself," Jones said.
· Jones also stated that LHS had the largest enrollment, with the least amount of damage done to the school.
"The student body views LHS as their school," he said. "So they tend not to vandalize something that's theirs."
counters
Reagan policies
By John Smeltzer
Editor's note: This is the first of three reports on the issue of the nuclear afflls race. This report deals with the Nucle<J,rWeapons F'reeze Campaign, the second will investigate the Reagan Administration's nuclear weapons policy and the third report will deal with student opinion. · ·
Thousands of people across the country, fearful of the prospect of nuclear war, are joining together in the call to halt the nuclear arms race.
passed in over 400 New Englan d town meetings, in over 125 city councils and 36 county councils around the nation, and in 14 star,,~ legislatures, including thos., of Nebraska's neighbors, Kansas a1~d Iowa.
. -The resolutions call for a mutual freeze on the testing, production,
Here in Nebraska, tentative plans are being made to put the Freeze resolution on the state ballot in 1984, while residents of Kearney are voting to put the resolution on the city ballot this year.
Brian Coyne, Nebraska state coordinator for the Nuclear Wea pons Freeze, said the resolutions are being used ·to "let the voice of the people be heard."
The ultimate goal of t he mQ,vement, Coyn said, is for the U.S. to adopt the Freeze policy as a method to stop the arms race.
Coyne criticized the current nuclear arms reduction policy of the Reagan Administration as ineffi-
Called the Nuclear ·;.1t ;~ pons Freeze Campaign, the m ovt m1.:nt is responsible for Freeze resolutions and deployment of nuclear weapons in the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Opinions
New policj is i no improvement
Just as Lincoln High School student's were becoming accustomed to the old attendance policy instituted in 1980, the administration slapped us with a new, tougher one this year.
The written philosophy of the new policy "to keep students in class" makes · the old policy and its allowed, unexcused absences obsolete.
The new format of detentions or suspensions after only one unexcused atisence, however, gives the new policy a likeness to martial law. Be there, or else; no mistakes permitted. · ·.
It is easy to · understand the administration's view. A student cannot learn when he is not in class. Nonetheless, a student forced to be in class will not want to learn.
Taking away a small but important freedom, the students' allowed, unexcused absences, i.e., their leeway for difficult situations, is certain to cause anger and resent- · ment.
The stated purpose of the new policy is to help students "assume responsibility, learn more, earn credit, improve grades," and "be graduated from high school''. Unfortunately, it probably will not help with any of these things.
Force does not teach responsibility. Likewise, the atmosphere of bitterness and animosity does not promote learning or improve grades.
The irony of the situation is that the animosity certain to be stirred up by the new · policy does not need to be. Lincoln High did not have a substantial attendance problem under the previous policy.
The administration simply does not know when to leave well enough alone.
Welcome back
Opinions want~d
The Advocate staff woulcj.like to welcome all Lincoln High School students back for the 1982-83 school year. We thank you for taking the time to read our paper and we hope we can be of service in this and future issues.
The Advocate welcomes response from its readers. We would like to know what you think, and also appreciate being informed of any factual errors made in our publication. All responsible opinions will be accepted; if you disagree with our coverage, we want to know about it. The Advocate is the paper of all Lincoln High students, not just those wh o write it.
Guest editorials, letters, and free lance photography are accepted and will be run on a space available basis. All letters and editorials must be signed and the Advocate reserves the right to make minor editing changes.
Copy may be dropped off in room 308 or to any Advocate staff member. With your input, we can make this a very successful year.
Sideline sitters stymie ERA
Active supporters of ERA had a right to be outraged when the measure failed June 30. After all, nationwide polls consistently reported an · overwhelming majority of citizens favored the amendment, which, if ratified, would - have prevented job discrimination on account of sex.
So, who are the culprits with whom these supporters are so angry? They shouldn't be upset with Congress, which did its part in 1972 by passing ERA and •ending the proposal down to legislators in individual states.
Some may contend that these, our representatives in state government, are the ones to blame. But how fair is that? Elected officials are supposed to listen to their constituents, butif their people aren't talking, they have no choice but to vote their consciences. Unfortunately, many conservatives did.
Perhaps now.:...when a new effort for
ERA's ratification is being made-is the time to stop pas!ling the buck. The La-Z-Boy cheerleaders who sat on the sidelines, leaving a few fellow citizens ' the responsibility of caring, are the true scapegoats. All the poll support in the world is not enough to carry an amendment through.
Some people may question the 'necessity of an amendment that guarantees equal salaries to equally qualified individuals. But in 1979, Nebraska women made an average of 43.8 cents per dollar less than their male counterparts, indicating that there truly is a need to legislate equality. ·
Maybe this time more Americans will recognize their responsibilities as citizens of a democracy, and become active in the passage of the amendment. ERA's new day won't dawn until they do.
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McDonald's 'McRib' isn't McReal
No bones about it, the McRib pork sandwich being served in over 2,000 McDonald's fast food restaurants is not made at all from ribs.
That boneless pork patty "swimming in barbecue sauce" is actually composed from ·small flakes of meat taken from a pig's shoulders, deceptively pressed into the shape of a pork rib.
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Apparently, McDonald's does not want anyone to know. ·
The information, however, leaked out this summer when the Associated Press reported in the LincolnJournalthat the technology for the making of the sandwich was developed through research done right here in Lincoln at the University of Nebraska.
The report stated that an 85,000 dollar grant from the National Pork Producers Council financed the research, and that McDonald's is now buying as much as 1.5 million pounds of pork shoulder weekly.
Why then is there all the secrecy? Why does McDonald's continue to serve its pork shouJder incognito, behind the mask of "McRib"?
Could it be that people are possibly turned off by the prospect of consuming pig shoulder?
Roger W. Mandigo, professor of animal science at the University of NebraskaLincoln, doesn't think so.
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Mandigo said people frequently consume the lean meat from the shoulder of a pig in sausage and other cuts of pork without complaints.
Why then will McDonalds not go ahead and market the infamous sandwich under the worthy label of McShoulder? After all the McChicken is really chicken, isn't it?
, Furthermore, why does McDonald's feel it must keep secrets from it's customers? Is this a conspiracy, and who really is Ronald McDonald anyway?
The answers lie in the befuddled and disjointed minds of the corporate executives who actually believe the average consumer cares more for the superfluous name of a food rather than its flavor.
It has happened before.
For years we have accepted the glorified label of "hamburger" for the quite common patty of ground beef.
If we succumb, and do the same with pig shoulder and accept the label of McRib, we may be sorry in the future.
Unfounded difficulties may lie' ahead for forthcoming generations who will not be able to differentiate between a rib and a shoulder.
News Roger Clough to take over as LPS superintendent
Former Everett principal vows to continue Prasch support of journ alism, drama
by Debra Fiala
·"Making good schools better" will be the motto of Dr. Roger Clough as he fills the seat of Superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools vacated by J oho Prasch this fall.
Clough, who was chosen after a lengthy application/interview process, has a long history in public education.
This history includes two years as a teacher and coach in Polk, · Nebraska, four years as superintendent in Yutan, and Clough served from 1963 to 1966 as principal of Everett Junior High.
The time at Everett gave Clough a special empathy for Lincoln High ·School. A review of LHS records showed Clough the accomplishments of his former Everett s~udents.
Most recently Clough served -s superintendent in Ord for two year~. as superintendent in York for seven years, · and as superintendent in Mason ,City, Iowa for seven years.
Clo~gh is leaving Mason City, a town with a population of 33,000, for Lincoln for several reasons both professional and personal.
He included the outstanding educational system; the good people, and the nearness of Lincoln to both his and his wife's family as some of those reasons.
"If I could pick any community and school system to be part of, Lincoln would be it," said Clough.
Clough is due to take office sometime prior to January 1, 1983. The date could vary to as early as October, 1982, depending on the speed of the transition from his
district in Mason City to the Lincoln system.
C1ough's youngest son, Marty, 17, a senior in high school, is a factor in the speed of the transition to Lin• coin.
Clough explained that his son must decide on where to go to school this fall. Should he decide to attend a Lincoln school, the transition would be quicker, Clough said. Clough has two other sons, ages 21 and 23.
Clough also stated a review of how the district operates, a review of how each administrator serves the district, and the cooperation of Prasch as factors in making the transition speedier.
"Mr. Prasch Jtas been very cooperative with involving me in decisions concerning next year,"
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said Clough.
Clough feels the biggest difference between Mason City and "If I could pick any school system to be part of, Lincoln would be it" - Clough
Lincoln schools will be the size. Lin~ coin has approximately 25,000 students to Mason City's 5-7,000, ex· plained Clough.
Clough's first priority in Lincoln is to find out how the district stands before making changes or plans. He also expressed a strong support lor student activities such as journalism a,nd drama.
Clough also expressed a strong support for student activities such as journalism and Qrama.
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Activity tickets $9
Activity tickets are available and ready to accomodate students who wish to save $191. Up from last year's price, the Photo-Activity Ticket is $9, and can be used for sports events and identification. Tickets are available at the School Bank both before and after school, and during lunch.
NCTE selects Grant
Pomalinks win trophy
At the Dynamic Cheerleaders Association camp held July 6-9 at UN-L, the Pomalinks won a firstplace trophy for overall performance in addition to three ribbons. Spirit groups from 10 Nebraska high schools attended the camp.
GloHiea due Nov. 8
Seniors are reminded to turn in their glossies by November 8 to insure their picture appears in the 1983 Links. Failure to do so, or havMerrell Grant, English depart- ing portraits taken by a non-Lincoln ment chairperson, has been selected Public Schools approved to serve as regional judge for the ·photographer, will result in the pic1982 National Council of Teachers of ture not appearing in the yearbook. English Achievement Awards in Underclassmen pictures will be Writing Program. NCTE award win- taken September 8, -and color ners, who were nominated by their packets will once again be available. high school English departments, Yearbooks go on sale the same day, will be announced in October. and cost $10
PRINCIPAL SANFORD Nelaon lleftl ehata with Superlntendent-~be Roger CJousb In tile Llaeela Blsll Meila Center oe A11P
t 18. Cloup wu In the bullclhlafor the auaal fall conference of the LPS Admhmtratiall,
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, ·Narveson has unusual hobby
. '':.r A new spa~ has emerged into the ·. _.f:.public eye, and'although it's not as com-
• 1 rnon in Lincoln as it is on the west coast, Martha Narveson has managed to master the sport.
The sport is windsurfing. Although it is very common in California, windsurf• ing may take · some time to gain popularity in Lincoln, mainly because of the · difference in climates, Windsurfing is so popular otherwise that it is going to be used competitively in the 1984 Olympics.
{ Narveson, a junior, began windsurfing in June of 1979, three years after her father brought the sport to their resort in Minnesota, where he taught himself. Since then, Narveson has started teaching kids her own age. She does most of her teaching on Blanche Lake at their resort, but Narveson said she has
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given a few lessons on Holmes Lake, where she said shifty winds make it very hard to windsurf
Narveson said anyone can try windsurfing.
"That is, if you like a challenge," she added.
"A person can learn in a few hours of instruction, and then keep on improving indefinitely," Narveson said. Windsurfing can be a difficult sport to learn, and very frustrating, especially if you're young and impatient."
Narveson pointed out that windsurfing is low in cost, compared to most other water sports, because there is no use for motors or fuel, and it's nearly maintenance free.
"It's just a fµn, relaxing and gr~at way to get a tan!" concluded Narveson.
Above: Juniors Susan Strelder and Kris Yates
• were supporters of the ERA rally held this summer on the north steps of the State Capitol. Right: A coal train ls featured at the Stuhr Museum In Grand Island, Nebraska.
Narveson practice• at Blance Lake In Minnesota.
Foreign tours off er excitement, variety
Well, summer is over and it's back to school. All that's left are the memories. For some people, this means a memory of a vacation to somewhere abroad. Several students were able to take overseas trips arranged through the foreign language department.
One such student was Junior Cheryl Richardson who went to France and was able to see several cities including · BEAUNE, Nice, Anaque, and Paris. Along with seeing the cities, she stayed in a family's home for seven days.
"We mainly got to sightsee on our own," said Cheryl. She added that when they did go, they were to have about four people to a group and at least one boy to every group.
"I especially liked the cities," she said. "They were really different." She added that · the cities were really old looking, not like the ones here. Her favorite part of the trip was · seeing Paris and the bright colored clothes the people wore. · Other things the students saw as a group was a trip through a perfume factory in the southern part of France. Also, they journeyed to the town of Versailes.
The process of getting to France took some extensive periods of travel. It involved a 3 a.m. train to Chicago, followed by a flight to Belgium, which took about eight· hours. From there the students took a bus around France.
The trips are commonly referred to as "Know Your NeiAhbor" study tours which
are presently lead by Foreign Language Consultant Sue Webster. They were started in 1971 by former language consultant Elizabeth Grone.
The tour program offers several different trips which are priced accordingly. The tours vary in lengths of time too. For instance, the trip to France lasts 22 days and costs $1,469, according to Webster.
Other trips offered are a tour of French Canada which lasts 16 days and costs $947. A Mexican trip is 15 days for $793. A trip to Germany is one month for $969. If a person would like to· take one of these trips, but is not financially capable of paying for it, there are scholarships available which can pay up ,to $500.
Clockwise from upper left, Venice, Italy; Lucerne, Switzerland; and the Windsor Castle, England, , were visited by Dutch Flchtome, LHS Drama Instructor. Senior Kevin Fullerton took this photo, (lower left), while traveling In Guadalajara, Mexico.
A'-ny doubts I had about the acting ability of Robin Williams were dispelled after _viewing
The World According to Garp.
Director George Roy Hill succeeded in limiting Williams' convulsive one-liners to what was written in the script, and the result is a charming perfor- · _ mance that made me forget his television identity.
His brilliance, however, did not overshadow the fine story.
T .S. Garp (the initials standing for, by turns, Technical , Sergeant, Terribly -Shy, Terribly Sexy, and Terribly Sad) was born in a coastal town near the end of World War II. He never knew his father, who was a pilot , in the U.S. Air Force. Garp's mother (played by Glenn Close) was a nurse in the hospital where the pilot lay dying. Their relationship was brief, but far from impersonal.
The opening minutes of the film follow Garp through his childhood. Although this was the slowest part of the movie, it set the plot into motion. Everything that happened to Garp as an adult related in some way to events in his childhood.
Actually, there are some ordinary aspects of extraordinary
Garp-he attended college, married, and started a family. His parental duties included preparing meals, and chasing a truck that regularly raced through the residential neighborh_~. _ -
But Garp is not perfect, and one of his mistakes almost shatters his marriage. He is forgiven by, and has the sympathy of, the audience because he is genuinely remorseful for what he did. Garp is just not the type to purposefully hurt anyone.
Basically, the film is a collection of psychological studies. Garp's mother Jenny is a Freud lover's dream, and the sequence between the hero and the transsexual Roberta (played with sensitivity by John Lithgow) are particularly heartwarming.
Even a picture this good has 'shortcomings, however. One of its few flaws is the use of tooobvious foreshadowing, especially concerning one of the sons, Walter.
But this should not stop anyone from seeing Garp. Steve Tesich's script-from the novel by John Irving-combines the emotionalism of E.T. and the naturalness of On Golden Pond. It is an exhilarating film.
Smokeless alternaiive
TobaccQ chewing unsafe
"Just ,a pinch between the cheek and gum gives you mild satisfaction" is the slogan -of a popular brand of chewing tobacco. But what else does this 'pinch' give students who chew?
According to Dr. Gerald Ott, chewing tobacco contains a harmful chemical, which is an irritant to the mucosa, the inner surface of the mouth. This chemical causes inflammation of the mouth. Over a period of weeks a white callous is formed. This callous is the body's defense against the chemical. Ott says that over a number of years the mouth could aevelop cancer.
"In most cases it takes about 10 to 20 years for cancer to develop," says Ott. "Usually a person starts chewing tobacco in their teen years or twenties and develops cancer in their forties or fifties."
Besides oral cancer, chewing tobacco also can cause the supporting bone of the teeth to errode,
"If a person never moves the tobacco around in his/her mouth and always keeps it in the same spot for several years, the chemical can begin to eat through the bone and
cause a number of different problems," Ott stated.
More cases of oral cancer have been reported in recent years which concludes that more and more people are chewing tobacco. Ott added that it also could be that doctor's are becoming more accurate in detecting the cancer.
Due to the publicity that cigarette smoking has received in the past years about its dangers, many people have switched to chewing tobacco believing that they can still enjoy tobacco without the risk of developing cancer. Although the risk of lung cancer is decreased, the chance of developing oral cancer is increased. This means that by chewing tobacco instead of smoking cigarettes cancer is still not avoided.
Along with the hazards that the · chewer risks, the health of others is also at stake.
"There is always the risk of the transmission of disease from the tobacco chewer's spit," Ott said. Is the 'mild satisfaction' really worth it in the long run?
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According to Coyne, the Reagan ween the United States and the Administration START (strategic Soviet Union in nuclear weaponry, arms reduction talks), proposal Coyne said now is the time to freeze. allows for reduction in only some Coyne also mentioned other areas, while allowing for increased reasons for the U.S. to adopt the production in others, including pro- Freeze proposal.
· duction of the United States' MX Winning a nuclear war or fighting and Trident missiles. a limited nuclear war, according to
A report issued by the Federation Coyne, ai'e impossibilities. Coyne of American Scientists in May of warned that if United States' this year stated that because of the leaders continue to talk about and increased production that START believe that the U.S. can win a permits, "START will do little to nuclear war, the likelihood of such a stop the nuclear ar.ms race." war happening is greatly increased. Coyne suggested instead, that the Furthermore, Coyne cited United States take the initiative and economic and social implications to issue a voluntary freeze upon its the nuclear arms race. own nuclear weapons program, giv-
The cost for the U.S. of maintaining the Soviei-Union a specified time ing the nuclear strength is in itself, period to follow suit. If the Soviet according to Coyne, responsible for Union refused, the United States an increased budget deficit and could always lift the freeze, Coyne fewer funds for social programs insaid. eluding that of student loans.
Coyne emphasized that the Coyne said the threat of nuclear Freeze proposal is verifiable and war has also changed the attitudes would not leave the United States in of students and people of the a vulnerable position. younger generation.
Moreover, the latest Department According to Coyne," these of Defense Annual Report states,".. "children of the nuclear age" have .while the era of U.S. superiority is grewn up with the understanding long past, parity-not U S. in- that at any moment the U.S. and · feriority-,has replaced it, and the Soviet Union can destroy the world. - U.S. and the Soviet Union are "More and more people are fearroughly equal in strategic nuclear _ ing nuclear war," Coyne said.
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Double duty for coach
Henrichs
This season the boys' and girls' Cross country teams will share more more than just an interest in running.
This season both teams will be coached by Jean Htmrichs. Henrichs, who will replace Harold Scott as the boys' coach, feels that coaching both teams will help both teams.
Boys'Cros1country
A new coach just may be what the Boys' Cross country team needs.
In past seasons the Cross ~ountry teams haven't progressed like they ·would have liked too, but this year could be the year they do.
"I think we're going to be okay. With the kids coming back and ifwe stay away from injury I think we can stay within our goal, which is to qualify for State," first year Coach Jean Htmi'ichs said.
Returning from last year's team are seniors Matt Benorden and Jon Fisher. Two promising newcomers to the team are junior Wes Pohlmann and senior Dean Rexroth.
At this point, Heilrichs doesn't · see a weakness in the team.
"I really don't see a weakness. We have senior leadership, which we need. We have some depth and some sophomores that are coming to potentiai, and some upperclassmen that haven't come out before."
Henrichs also went on to say, "After the first meet we'll know. It (the meet) gives you a pretty good indication on where you're going to stand."
The team opens their season September 2, at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational.
Henrichs is pleased with the number of athletes that are par-
Sophomores are welcomed
Volleyball
When you think of volleyball, sophomores may not be the first thing that pops into your head. For Lincoln High Volleyball Coach LanaPeterson, sophomores is all she can think of.
"We're going to have sophomores on Varsity, sophomores on Junior Varsity, sophomores are going to be everywhere," said 2 year coar.h Peterson.
Upperclu1111en contribute
With seniors Kathi Carstens and Lisa Spadt being the only returning letter winners, the new crop of Rhonda Carstens, Jennifer Maxson, Angie Parsons, and Tammy Waterman are a few of the many sophomores that will add to Petersons team.
"I've never had upperclassmen come out that were not out as sophomores,'' said Peterson. Thi'1gs are different this year though. Devri Armstrong, Staci Cords, and Tammy Wiler are all 'new' players for Peterson. Even though all these players will be seniors, Peterson knows she can make volleyball players out of them.
Seuoa preparations
"We're going to build maybe early in the season but by the end of the
season we want to be built," said Peterson. Coach Petersons 'building' techniques is to convert all the athletic ability to her players into volleyball ability. Summer Leagues are an important part of the building phase. If the YMCA Summer Volleyball Leagues are any indicator of the upcoming season, Lincoln High should do pretty well. The girls won a few and lost a few but most of all they learned through actual game experience.
"The main idea of "Y" league is for them to learn as much as they can learn in playing a game," said Peterson. She went on to say that the YMCA summer league is mainly for girls who haven't played much volleyball. The summer games help them gain experience and confidence · Attendance is low
"We're in the largest high school in Nebraska and we get half of one set of bleachers in Johnson Gym," commented Peterson She also said that she would like to see more students attend volleyball games. There are usually a large number of people at districts and the Lincoln Public Schools Tournament but spirit is lacking at other weekly games.
ticipating in Cross country this season, but would like to see more' studeiiis take ·part in what he considers a relaxing sport.
"Cross country is a nice relaxing sport. All practices are usually held away from school, which is nice for it's relaxing. It's also a pretty time to run."
_ Total dedication to Cross country is not something that everyone can do.
"Cross country is a matter of having to put in all those miles. Cause if you have, it pays off and if you hav en't it shows. I would say if there is a weakness it would be that tht:?y (both teams) haven' -t totally dedicated themselves. Some people can do that and some can't," said Henrichs.
Girls' Cross country
This is only the second year for Girls' Cross country at Lincoln High. Last year the Links had a good season, finishing second in City and fifth in State. This season should be no different.
"It's hard to tell right now how we'll do, but I think we'll be right in there,'' Coach Henrich said.
There are three returning letterwomen from last year's team. Senior Carol Nunnally, who led the team last year, should do the same this year, while providing leadership. Junior Dee Wendling also returns along with junior Kristen Brookes. There are six newcomers to the team this year, juniors Gaylene Gaskins, Lori Allison, Allison Benorden, and Teresa Kuper, and sophomores Shelia Leackley and Laura Steinke.
Football preparations underway
Every since last season ended Lincoln High School football players have been in the weightroom getting ready for this season.
Returning letterman , Alan Muthersbaugh said, "A lot of football players have lifted weights and conditioned hard all summer. As a result the football teams, varsity, reserve and sophomore should be pretty good."
"We are going to be a stronger, bigger and an experienced team, with 12 returning lettermen backfrom last year, including two year letterwinner Don Wilken," Head football Coach Harold Simpson said.
"Don (Wilken) should contribute a lot to the team," Simpson said, "We also have a good group of sophomores this year, two or three sophomores may find a spot on the varsity
team."
A three week football clinic washeld during the end of July for those who planned on going out for football.
"The clinic got us all together, and practicing together after a summer of doing other things,'' Muthersbaugh said.
"There will be a lot of competition this year," Simpson said, "with Omaha probably overpowering a lot of the teams, especially Omaha Westside," he said.
"East should be pretty strong," Muthersbaugh said, "along with Southeast, but Lincoln High should be right there with them all," Muthersbaugh said.
Lincoln High will host Columbus on Thursday, September second at Seacrest field.
For your convenience, two JA companies will meet at Lincoln High School on Thursdays, 4-6 p.m., or You may choose a JA Company -that meets at the JA Center, 56 & Seward (pick a Mon., Tues., or Wed. evening.)
all starts the week of Oct. 4
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Henrich went on to add, "We'll know in a couple of weeks where we stand."
Girls Basketball Baseball
Tab A 15-1 Garry's 9-16
Tab B 14-3 T.O. Haas 8-16
Boys Basketball Volleyball
Coke A 2nd place Weaver league (no official
Coke B 2nd place , records kept)
Gy1nnastics builds strength
Although this year's boys' gymnastics team will be without standouts like Pat Wensel and Jack Densberger, who led the Links to a third place finish in State last year, the team will compensate for their loss by concentrating on their individual strengths.
"Our strength this year will rely a lot on specialists. Last year we had a real strong year in all-around. This year most of our strength will lie in specialists. Like if a guy works on one event or if a guy works three events that's the way we'll become strong," second year Coach Mark Shearer said.
"This year it looks like we'll be led by Craig Stewart who is our allaround. Also by Br~d Paswaters and all-arounder Daryl Watermeier," said Shearer.
The team's depth appears to be fair according to Shearer.
"Our depth is fair-it's not bad, it's not what we would like it to be, but I'd say it's fairly good," he said.
According to Shearer it is too early to say how the team will do this year. But a team goal at this point, is to qualify for the second day of State. '
Girls show talent
The 1982 girls' gymnastics team looks to have a promising season, if the team works together and can a void injuries.
Last year the team was plagued with injuries, which dampened their spirits and hurt their overall performance.
This year's squad shows talent according to second year Coach Mark Shearer.
"The girls overall have a lot of talent and show a lot of potential. Later on (in the season) they can be tough," he said.
'l'here are three returning letterwomen on this year's squad. Senior Debbie Olston, who according to Shearer is really strong on the uneven bars, looks to add leadership to the young team. Junior Jody Janousek who qualified for State last year also returns along with junior Jenny Ackerman. Two newcomers to the team are allarounder Tammy Knisely and Brenda Brehm.
At this point, according to Coach Shearer, the team looks pretty good and should become stronger as the season progresses.
"The team doesn't look too bad. I'd say we're strong on the bars and weak in vaulting, but we can be tough," Shearer said.
Qualifying for State is the Girls' Gymnastics team's main goal for the upcoming season.
Tennis lacking numbers
What the Lincoln High boys tennis team has in quality is not a problem, but the quantity of players is a problem. With only one returning letterman and a few juniors and seniors, the boys tennis coach Dennis Weixelman may be in for a rocky season.
"Right now I'm looking for numbers," said third year coach Weixelman. Weixelman said the tennis program is advertised in the junior highs but interest in the sport is still lacking with sophomores. He also emphasized that anyone who is interested in playing tennis is still more than welcome to come out for the team.
The numbers on Weixelman's team may be few but the workouts are by no means easy for any of the players on this year's tennis team. -
" The conditioned person is going to be in there a little tougher and a little longer than the unconditioned person," said Weixelman. The daily practice starts with a two or three minute warm-up which includes stretching, arm circles , rope jumping, and laps around the tennis court. After this they work hard_ throughout the entire practice ses -
State Security state champs
The eyes were groggy but the cheers were loud as the bus full of state champions rolled in at 1 a.m.
After climbing their way through city and district softball competitions, the girls on the State Security Savings softball team were overjoyed with their State Championship win in Norfolk The girls won the 1982 State Championship for Girls 15 and Under High School Fast Pitch in Softball.
The next stop for the State Security Savings team and their coach Arnie Wells was Tulsa, Oklahoma for the National Tournament. While they were at the Nationals they beat the Pennsbury Gems 16-0 and then fell to the NorCal Tremors 7-3.
In the losers bracket they defeated the Tulsa Edison Eagles 4-3. Their final game in the double elimination tournament was a loss to the Utah All-Stars 13-4. Overall the State Security Savings team finished twelfth out of 31 teams.
The Lincoln High students who competed were: Junior Julie Roberts, Sophomore Jennifer Maxson, and Sophomore Tammy WaterJllan.
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sion of actual tennis playing. At the end of each practice the players run a lap or two around the football field, which, according to Weixelman, is essential in any tennis player's conditioning program.
"My goals are minimal," stated Weixelman. He went on to say that his main goal is to do better than last year.
_"I do have some players that I think can compete," said Weixelman. He thinks he can do better than last year if these players who he feels can compete can do just two things. The first is to listen to a little corrective criticism on their stroking technique and the second is to work hard in practice. Weixelman also said if his players keep working hard on these things the boys' tennis team may surprise a few opponents. ponents. ·
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Juaior Brad Puwaters practices the iron cro11 in Joha10n Gym Ja preparation for gymnutic • coapetidon.
Jordan DeGrazia concentrates on a 1hot
by Janel Ullman
For those students who have an interest in government, and who would like to see Washington D.C. up close, the chance coutd be as close as April, 1983.
The · state of Nebraska was fortunate enough this year to have a Close-up project started. The Close-up project is an intensive citizenship program aimed at getting young people interested in government at a national level, as well as being able to see it in action.
Students from approximately 20 high schools around the state, including the four Lincoln high schools, will participate in the project on April 24-30, 1983. The cost of the trip is $710, which wiH include travel to and from Omaha, room and board and all materials needed.
Close~up offers educational view of Washington, ,D.C.
Teachers as well as students are encouraged to participate: Applications will soon be available in the high schools ·for those interested in going.
Lincoln coordinator for the Close-up project, Neal Cross, hopes the requirements are minimal.
"Most anyone with an interest in government and who can afford or come up with the money is welcome to come," Cross said.
Heads up!
by Kelli Kellogg
The list of notable alumni such as Dick Cavett and Sandy Dennis will someday include Eric Salem's name.
Like his well-known · predecessors, Salem has become a media giant. Already his name has appeared in news papers from coast to coast, including the ~os Angeles Times, the W uhington Po,t, and the New York Time,. He has also · been seen on the Today Show, Good Morning, America, and the Tonight Show - all in a little over 10 months.
But Salem ' s claim to fame is not directed at Hollywood. A political career is closer to what he has in mind
The youngest candidate in the race for Lancaster County weed commissioner, 15-year-old Salem is urged on by a personal conviction.
"Kids can do things as well as adults can," he said. "I've 'always been kind of interested in weeds, and I have some friends who had tlteir mothers killed in accidents thijt w:ere weed-related. That's one of the reasons I took action."
Cius tpeaker prompt& idea
The idea of entering the political -arena was born one , morning in November, 1981, during his social studies rlass at Irving Junior High. A woman"' speaking about the government offices, reading through the list until she came to sheriff. There was no age minimum for ihe job.
"I decided I wasn't old enough to have a gun," Salem said, "so we came to weed control and I thought, hey, let's run for this."
After d iscussing the idea with friends and family for three or four weeks, he decided to register in December. The process sharpened Salem's awareness of bureaucratic red-tape:
He filed an affidavit with Election
A $500 scholarship will be divided among four individuals to help lower the cost. This money will be made available on an application basis.
Upon arrival in Washington, the activities are endless, according to Cross. Students and teachers will explore the three branches of government, meet with lobbyists and guest speakers, as well as senators and congressional representatives. Trips will be taken to
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the White House, Supreme Court, Senate and House of Representatives. Cross commented that he was once fortunate enough to go into the Israeli Embassy as a part of the project.
Although all high ~chool students can participate, the main emphasis will be on sophomores and juniors.
"The iast week in April will be pretty busy for most seniors," Cross said. "We want to hit the juniors pretty hard so they will be able to help advertise next year and promote the project."
Cross said he is really impressed with the pr-0ject and hopes the interest will increase.
"The people who I have talked with seem interested. We'll be doing a lot of high quality things in Washington and I hope there will be a good group going," Cross added.
Lincoln, Nebraska Vol. 81, No. 2
September 24, 1982
Pius dress code controversy has been diminished by
Debra Fiala
The storm of controversy brewing over the new Pius X dress cQde seems to have calmed as the 1982-83 school year began peacefully.
"The code basically says no jeans and no T -shirts," said Mr James Rouse, principal at Pius.
According to Rouse, response to the dress code has been good.
"The students have been really cooperative, especially since they've had · time to adjust over the summer We'r~ (the Pius admftlistration) happy with the response."
Rouse said that there have been no deliberate infractions towal'ds the code Pius senior Linda Robertson expressed similar comments.
"Nobody really cares about the dress code this year, they're not protesting like they did last year," said Robertson.
EnforeeJMllt confusing Robertson, however, was a little confused as to the enforcement of the code.
"Some ~rls get away with wearing mini-skirts and walking shorts, while others get sent home," she said.
Commissioner · Elaine Usher, who sent his statement to Paul Douglas, state attorney general.
"Even though she knew it was fully legal according to law," Salem said of Usher, " she decided it (campaign) was immoral and illegal."
Usher denied the charge, saying, "I wasn't sure in my own mind if we could accept a minor because we'd never had anyone his age So I asked the attorney general's opinion."
Douglas, in turn, sent the issue to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Supreme Court rules favorably
· "I sent a lawyer to the Supreme Court to speak my case, and I had to go through a judgment with Douglas," Salem said. "The court judged favorably on it , and told Douglas, who handed down a decision."
The story was picked up by the Associated Press, and that, Salem said, is how "the whole ball got rolling."
Despite the media attention, he is anxious for the campaign to be over so he can "get back to normal." However, since he is the youngest candidate ever to run for office in Lancaster County (according to Usher), normalcy may be out of his reach - especially if he wins. ·
But winning is_not necessarily finis,hing first. Although only two of the four candidates (Jeffrey High, Elwyn L. Rolofson, Don Keller , and Salem) will be officially elected in November, there is the possibility of the third-place candidate serving a two-year term on the weed control board.
Normally, Salem said, the term for weed commissioner is four years. But one of the board members is running for register of deeds, If he gets elecied, there will still be two years left on his term.
" If that happens," Salem said, "whe-
Erie Salem
ther I win or lose, I will ask to have that two-year term."
Salem won ' t reveal his plans for the $400-800 yearly salary he'll earn if elected as a board member, but did say he wanted to "create stiffer fines for people who violate the weed law."
The purpose of the board, he said, is to get a diversity of opinions on the use of pesticides and labor. For this, Salem feels he is as qualified as anyone.
"It's simply the ability to make those kind of decisions, and make them quickly and well," he explained.
Currently, Salem is contemplating his political future beyond the weed board.
"I've toyed with the idea of running for U.S. Senate, and heavily toyed with the idea of running for governo~, " he said. In fact, Democratic candidate Bob Kerrey and Salem met three years ago, but that was before either ran for a political office.
Salem has also been considering a slogan suggestion for his $500 campaign. "No weeds? Pull for Salem." The sophomore hopes that voters in Noyember will.
Rouse explained tha,t new girls' styles cause a little trouble because girls aren't quite sure if what they have is against the dress code or not.
In cases where a student is not proper- · ly dressed, a parent is asked to bring a change10f clothing to school, said Rouse.
According to Robertson, most parents have also adjusted to the dress code.
"At first it was a big deal because they (parents) had to spend money (to buy dress clothes). This year they're not saying much," said Robertson, "and some parents like it (the dress code) because they like to see their kids dressed up."
Lincoln High senior Scott Schiefelbein, a transfer from Pius, had several comments to make concerning \ the ~ress code.
More input needed
Although the code was not Schiefelbein's reason_for transferring to .LHS, he felt that the group that created the code should have had more student, principal, and faculty support Schiefelbein, while expressing strong support for his former scho~, felt that the administration was too concerned with "looks and not education."
Schiefelbein says he finds LHS to be a "lower pressure type atmosphere," and "more informal" than Pius , but felt that in some classes "things don't seem to be as geared towards college prep" as some of his classes at Pius. ·
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m,tingui,hed Alumni DQted 3 Henry Fonda and the Playhouse 4 · START- 11econdin a 11eries 5
'Angry teacherS Policy aids ailing bus system -
voice opinions, . reject proposal
Resentment and frustration were the primary factors motivating the Lincoln public school teacher to reject the final school board contract proposal, prolonging the seven month impasse between the two groups indefinitely.
fi;lced with an ultimatum, the teachers found themselves in a no win situation, and chose to go down scrapping. This decision, however, probably will eventuate in a poorer contract for the teachers.
By. rejecting the proposal, the teachers forced the dispute into the Commission on Industrial Relations (CIR), where it will undergo at least six months of litigation.
Most people agreee that this process will not give the teachers a better contract than the one providing an 8.6 per cent salary increase offered by the school board. The teachers were requesting an 11.5 per cent raise. Teachers now must work on last year's contract and won't see a pay increase until the new contract is worked out.
Apparently, the teachers felt that the sending of a negative message to the school board by rejecting their offer was worth accepting a lesser contract.
The school board's proposal was put to a vote by the teachers when the Lincoln Education Association (LEA) teacher's union negotiating board accepted it arid recommended it for approval.
The fact remains that teachers are underpaid, and the school board could have offered more money.
The school board, knowing that the LEA was out of options, refused to compromise any further than they did. In fact, their final 8.6 pay increase proposal was not much more than what was first offered. The school board has not offered to continue ta-lks with the LEA as well as working through the CIR, but it is doubtful whether something new can be worke4.out that was not considered in the last seven months.
Perhaps Lincoln High economics teacher Buford Crosscup put it best when he said teachers have and always will be underpaid because they are at the mercy of the pubHc."
Now the teachers are at the mercy of the CIR.
Feedback .
Sidewalk scripts
0 Glorious Advocate!
I was surprised while walking to school on Tuesday, September 14, to see a small bit of vandalism in a patch of new cement next to the student parking lot. It was a not-so-polite reference to Dr. Jones. • · Man, whoever did that, do you want to DIE?
Don't you know how Mr. Nelson has been pulling his hair out over vandalism? He's practically paranoid about the school image. He'll have you behind bars for years.
I bet you were smoking when you ·composed your little poem in the wet concrete. Dr. Jones takes good care of people who smoke on school grounds. Besides, he might just have more than ordinary interest in an aspiring young writer like you.
And you were prol:!ably skipping at the time you did it. Don't you know the Kleitsch Law of Attendence? That lady is going to be all over your. Detention city-you'll never see the light of day again.
Kid, you'd better grow a beard, change your name, and head for Mexico before it's too late.
But remember to turn in· a pre-arranged absence form before you go. With sympathy, Jon Fisher LHS Senior
The Lincoln Transportation System's (LTS) new policy of not allowing students to ride buses after 4 p.m. with student tokens may seem unfair, but if examined it shows a sound economical background.
The reduced student fee goes back to the years after World War 11, according to an LTS spokesperson, when the system which ran transportation wished .to raise fares for all passengers to decrease their deficit.
The system was allowed to raise the fare to 10 cents for adults, but to only five. cents for students who rode to and from school.
As time progressed and the fares increased, student fares remained cheaper. In 1971 the system which was running transportation at the time went broke, said LTS, and the fare policy was lost.
"Now in 1982, with prices out of sight, there is l1RSSIMMS!WHYARE YOOONOERTlfE DESK?
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no basis for providing reduced fares for students," said LTS. • The company explained that students were using the buses with tokens during peak bus traffic hours. Therefore, seats which could have been filled with full fare customers were taken up by nalf fare students. This resulted in a loss of money for L TS.
According to LTS, a "passport" system is available on a montly basis that brings down the co~t of riding the bus if a student wishes to ride during peak hours.
But, to those students who wish to ride at times other than those between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. (the time allotted for student tokens), maybe a re-examination of the "large expense" of 60 cents will enable you to ride during peak hours without hurting the already hurting LTS.
A commonly discussed (or cussed) item around Lincoln High these days is the infamous detention arising from class skipping, or the avoidance · thereof.
My own personal experience, however, shows that steering clear of detention may not be as difficult as it seems to be. The entire process of attendance and detention appears to be in quite a disarray.
The attendance policy states quite frankly that a student is to serve detention after his or her first unexcused absence. There ' is, however, some discrepancy in the procedure of transferring students from their absence to their just punishment.
After talking the matter over with several teachers, I found they were ho better informed of · the process than I.
One teacher thou'ght that skipping students had to be recommended by their teachers for detention, while another teacher was certain the attendance office took care of the procedure on its own. Still another teacher suggested that perhaps a student needed two consecutive absences before the attendance office would take notice. (You can never get teachers to agree.)
I decided to put all speculations to rest by going to see the empress of attendance herself.
While visiting with Dr. Jean Kleitsch, attendance coordinator, I learned first-hand that teachers are not responsible for seeing that students get to detention.
That took the teachers off the hook, but put the attendance office on the line. I could not help but find their efficiency questionable.
I must, however, backtrack to make my condu-
Observations -John Smeltzer-
sions understandable.
I had initially planned to attend a detention period myself, to experience what the horrors for the students are really like. Kleitsch had told me, "we don't chop their heads off," but I wanted to know for sure. I made my proposal to the powers that be, but was denied such access.
Unabashed, I decided to pursue my only recourse and on Wednesday, September 8, I recorded an unexcused absence in my seventh period class.
To date, nothing has come of it.
Going back to the atterrdanJe office, I wonder what it really takes to be assigned to detention if I could not get in by making a concerted effort. Perhaps my mistake was in trying.
It does seem, though, that there are enough talented Lincoln High students who have mastered the art of achieving detention to keep the ranks full.
Kleitsch said there were 15 students on detention the first week of school and that the number should increase to about six students per day. By the way, for those students who are relying on the attendance office to overlook future skips, it probably won't happen very often.
The office is presently awaiting the arrival of a computer to facilitate the attendance process.
But in the mean time
Distinguished Alumni return
by Toni Beckwith
On October 8, in the auditorium, another awards assembly will take place to honor this year's Distinguished Alumni. The three alumni are: Terrance McLary, John Campbell, and George Sauer. Each one of these men has met the criteria required to become a Distinguished Alum· nus. "They are chosen according to how successful they are in their field, whatever is considered successful, and are Lincoln High graduates," said Charles Jones. Jones added that there is no set of criteria in choosing the alumni.
Jones said that the process of choosing the alumni is done by a committee of staff and students. They start working the fall of the preceding year of the ceremony. It starts by the committee looking over a list of all the possible alumni. The list is then discussed, and the students on the committee are asked to research the nominees and report back to the rest of the committee.
John Campbell of Lincoln is presently the president of Miller and Paine department stor~s. Campbell graduated in
i933, and went on to graduate from UNL with a degree in Business Administration with high distinction. He was also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma Business Scholastic Honorary. Along with his education in business, Campbell has many honors in the military including Brigadier General, an Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, and a World War II Air Medal of seven oak leaf clusters.
New business leadership club is introduced
Lincoln High has a new chapter of an old club, the Future Business Leaders of America, and its sponsor, Nancy Wolfe, has high hopes of its success.
, The prerequisite for the club is that students are, or have been, involved in a business class. Students wishing to participate should be interested in preparing for business and office careers through the group's planned meetings, speakers, tours, and community service projects.
Although new to the school, the FBLA has been around nationally for nearly 40 years. Local branches at both Northeast and Southeast have also been established for several years.
The club hopes to help individuals learn to lead and participate in group discussions, preside at meetings, engage in problem solving and decision making,
Georp Sauer
George Sauer is from Waco, Texas, and graduated in 1930. Afterwards he went on to UN-L, majoring in business education. Later, he went to Columbia University, studying master of arts and education. His main interest became football in college when he was voted All American Player in 1933. From 1935 to 1937, he was a member of the Green Bay Packers football team, and later in 1964 was elected to the National Football Hall of Fame. In 1970, he became the general manager for the New England Patriots, and afterwards, from 1974 to 1976, was the team's scout.
Terrance McLary, from Easton, Connecticut, graduated in 1939 and is currently Vice-President of the General Electric Company. He is the member of the Financial Executives Institute, and the association of Government Accounts. Finally, he wu a fer.mer Presidential Appointee in the New York area.
and compete in skill groups at local, state, regional, and national levels.
Objectives have been the same since the club's establishment. They include easing the transition from school to work, developing business leadership, encouraging scholarship, and understanding the American free enterprise system.
Meetings will be held monthly and the chapter will meet year round. A nominal annual membership fee will be required for state and local dues. Members will receive a magazine and newsletter informing them on both national and state levels.
Officers will be elected this month to allow them the opportunity to participate in a state officer convention in Omaha on September 28.
The F.B.L.A. continues on into the college level, becoming the Phi Beta Lambda.
Mrs. Wolfe says this chapter's goal for it's first year "isn't size, but to be involved and meet the community business people."
News Briefs-----
Homecoming will be October 8. The theme of Homecoming will be "Ageless Memory." All American Music Group wil be the entertainment. The cost will be $4 per couple. King and Queen will be crowned at the game.
Semi-finalist. aamed
This year's National Merit semi-finalists are: Debra Fiala, Jon Fisher, Beth Kolb, Alaina Lemon, James Paul, John Smeltzer, and Kim Stoakes.
Lincolnfest will be a very exciting time for the city of Lincoln this year.
Last year Lincoln was unable to hold the festival because of problems in the coordination. This year, Lincolnfest should be the best ever because of two years of preparation.
"A learning experience," said Carrol Jess, director of Lincoln Center Association, is one of the many positive comments about the festival.
The sponsors of this year's Lincolnfest will be the city of Lincoln, Lincoln Center Association, and the Lincoln Community Arts Center.
The "fest" will include over 100 · exhibits, including a variety of ethnic foods, free demonstrations, and more. People will be coming from all over the state to participate in Lincolnfest.
· Activities will include street dances, a bed race, a grape stgmping contest, plus much more.
Lincolnfest is a time for the people of Lincoln to get together and have fun.
anyone is interei,ted in VICA they may contact Mr. Weixleman.
Computer needed
The new attendance room computer which was to arrive before school started, will not arrive until the end of September or first part of October. According to Dr. Kleitsch, L.H.S. will be the first school in the
Jelan Campbell
Terrance McLary
Computer lifestyle of Friesen
Wherever computers will concern the Lincoln Public Schools this year, Charles Friesen, a former LHS math teacher, will be concerned too.
Computers are a very important part of Chuck Friese n's life right now. Friesen, who has been teaching for 16 years (10 of those spent at LHS), is now the head of a new project set up at PSAB which will help the LPS with its computers.
This year-long project is designed to develop computer courses for teachers so they will be able to work with computen. Other aspects are to review equipment and decide what computer goes where and what curriculum to use for Elementary computer programs.
Not until more computers are in the schools, Friesen says, will there be a major impact on the education pro~am. To a certain extent, Friesen felt he was ready for the change.
"I'm very interested in computers and • working with them full time," he said.
The native Nebraskan played a key role in getting compu~ers into the LPS.
"Three years ago, I wrote a grant to get computers at LHS, but we just missed it," he explained. "Then PSAB got with it and bought four computers in January of 1980. They were ,,given to LHS, therefore LHS was the first school in the city to have computers."
His fascination with computers began nine years ago when he started teaching a computer class at the University of Nebraska. Then he · started teaching several computer classes when he made the decision to teach math full time and drop coaching, something else Friesen was involved with.
"I regret I'm not at LHS to teach computer classes," Friesen admits. "LHS has a good program that any kind of student can take and get something out of."
Friesen says he anticipates teaching all his life; even now he is still teaching a class.
"I got involved with computers plus a full-time teaching job," he continued. "It was too demanding, but it was by my own choice."
Friesen took his new position in late sum~er before the 1982-83 year_ began.
It's hard to believe that there will never be another Henry Fonda performance to grace the screen or stage.
Some of his 85 films are already being revived, and will continue to hold audiences in awe for generations. Still, if Fonda's career had gone the direction he'd originally wished, his film legacy may not exist today.
His intention was to be a stage actor, with possibly one or two films a year on the side. Fonda's love of the theater stemmed from the opportunities it presented to build a character in sequence, which he preferred to the motion-picture process of filming scenes out of order.
His natural style reflected his Nebraska upbringing, and it's no surprise that both Fonda and his commitment to the theater were nurtured in Omaha.
Fonda's acting career started at age 20 in an Omaha Community Playhouse performance of "You and I" In the fall of 1925. He had been coaxed into accepting the role by Dorothy Brando, mother of Marlon.
Later that year he became assistant director, collecting a $500 annual salary for duties that includedbelieve it or not - sweeping the floor.
"It was not a very exalted position," admitted Joel Knutson, public relations director at the Playhouse.
Fonda continued acting the following year, appearing in four productions, and got his first lead in "Merton of the Movies." One of the lines in the play was particularly prophetic, according to Knutson.
"He said, 'God, make me a good act6r'," Knutson said, addiing that the line can be heard live this fall when the Playhouse revives "Merton" for the first time since the 1926 production.
Fonda left the Playhouse in 1928 for a crack at New York, but did not abandon Omaha. He returned in 1930 as a
Fonda's legacy includes gifts to Playhouse
by Kelli
Kellogg
guest star in "A Kiss for Cinderella," which was also the stage debut of 13-year-old Dorothy McGuire. Fonda had not as yet achieved stardom, but was "the local boy who made good," Knutson said.
Fonda continued to support the Playhouse, teaming again with McGuire in 1955 in "The Country Girl," a benefit to raise money for the construction of the theater building. His last visit was in January 1981 for a film tribute and black-tie dinner.
Knutson, who had known the actor briefly and described him as "a crusty gentleman with a lot of charm," said Fonda's contributions to the Playhouse weren't limited to his acting talents. Funds were donated generously and frequently, and Fonda was also involved in the development of the Henry Fonda Theater Center wing, slated for completion in 1985.
Upon the actor's death, his family directed memorials to the new Playhouse addition, and as a result funds poured in from all over the country.
Knutson could not release any figures, but said the Playhouse had heard from notables like Henry Winkler, and Loni Anderson.
The donations, Knutson said, demonstrate the love Americans had for Fonda. He pinpointed the actor's honesty as a- possible explanation.
"He was totally honest as an actor and as a human being," he said. "In the characters he played, people recognizeq things they wished they could , be."
Knutson added that as successful as Fonda was, he always returned home to Omaha.
"He never forgot where he came from," he said. "He was very proud to be from Omaha. For someone to become a,llving legend, that's very extraordinary. B1-1tthat's the kind of man he was."
There will never be another like hjm.
Omel enjoys horses, special skill of drawing
by Lori Baehr
She also collects, model horses. One might say that Omel likes horses.
Besides drawing, Omel also likes to do a little painting, pottery, and sculpture, but confesses that drawing ranks as being most popular with her.
Omel has been enrolled in several art classes such as drawing, print making, and acrylic painting.
"Lincoln High has one of the best art programs I've ever been involved in," says the art club member. "I think that the art department gets a little bit of attention from the · students buL not a whole lot."
Among thP zne1.nyartists that Orne] admirpe, Andrew Wyatt is one of her favorites. According to Omel, she likes the professional western artist's work the best. · Omel is planning on a future career in art.
Reagan supports ST ART
The nuclear arms race between the United States and Soviet Union has caused controversy and opinion in all walks of life, from classroom discussions to natioeal policy.
The current U.S. nuclear weapons policy being backed by President Ronald Reagan is the ST ART (Strategic Arms Reduction Talks) proposal.
The ST ART plan places specific limitations on types of nuclear weapons and weapons systems within the U.S. and U.S.S.R. The major objectives of the ST ART proposal are to establish nuclear weapons equality by setting limitations while also allowing the U.S. to increase production in some areas.
A report issued by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress states one of the goals of ST ART is to "permmit the U.S. to aevelop and pos• sess a sufficient capability to deter the Soviet Union and to execute the national · military strategy, taking into account the military capability that would be allowed the Soviety Union.
A further report by the Congressional Research Service, however, showed the Soviet Union rejecting the proposal.
While Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev agreed that nuclear limitation talks should take place without delay, he criticized the ST ART proposal as being "absolutely unilateral" and "unrealistic."
The report went on to say that the Soviets believe the U.S. proposals were one-sided and they deliberately ignored certain areas of weaponry in which the U.S. uyincreasi~g production.
The Soviet Union attests that there is rough parity at present in nuclear forces and that U.S. plans to deploy nuclear
weapons such as the MX and Trident missiles are attempts to upset the balance and restore U.S. military superiority.
The report· stated that Brezhnev and the Soviet Union are proposing instead a nuclear weapons freeze to preserve that balance.
Brezhnev suggested that as soon as talks between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. beiin, the strategic arms of both sides be "frozen quantitatively and their modernization limited to the utmost."
Major Leonard Krenk, public affairs officer of the Nebraska State Department of the Military, holds a position closer to that of the Reagan Administration.
While Krenk said he supports the idea of a weapons freeze, he feels the U.S. must reach a level of equality with the Soviet Union before a freeze can happen.
Krenk said the U.S. should not adopt a freeze now because it is not equal, in man-power or in number of nuclear weapons, to the Soviets.
Krenk stressed though, that these were only his personal views and he could not give any official views of the military. He also added that the military must act as ordered by the President.
A major portion of the Reagan Administration's nuclear arms proposal is the necessity of increasing nuclear strength to defend the U.S. from Soviet first strike capabilities.
While Krenk agrees with this position, he sees no possibility offighting and surviving a nuclear war.
Nuclear war would be difficult to stop once started, Krenk said, both countries would g~ all out.
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Bowlers ·gain victory
By Mary Hall
Even though the spirit signs hanging in the hallways may be asking for touch• downs there are three LHS athletes who are hoping for strikes.
Senior!J John Harms, Dan Kuenning, and Walter Williams have all joined the ranks of competitive bowling. Their unsponsored team has been together three seasons and has won the first place trophy all three years in the Sun Valley Lanes Fall Bowling Tournament.
For team captain Dan Kuenning, there is one experience that stands out for him
"As an individual, my most rewarding experience came when I had my first 600 series and my 267 game , " said Kuenning. A series is a combined score for three games and a perfect game score is a 300. ·
The m~mbers of the bo~l i ng team would like to see their sport become school sanctioned but doubt it will ever happen.
"Last year I went to Mr. Nelson and talked to him about it and he said we could-except the funding would have to come from the students," said Kuenning
Kuenning commented on the fact that they would need Athletic Director Jim Sommers' approval for bowling to be a · school sport and school officia~s from other schools must also agree.
"We just bowl and improve our scores, " said Kuenning. He also said they practice on approaching the pins, which means to time the approach steps so the ball is released at precisely the right moment. Practice is held two to three times per week .at Sun Valley Lanes.
"We have three games every Wednesday," said team member John Harms. If their success continues the team members hope to win their fourth consecutive trophy.
New policy affects sports
By Staci Cords
Policies at Lincoln High are always changing. Most LHS students know about the ones that directly affect them, · such as the attendance policy. However, one policy most students do not know is the one that does not affect them directly, but affects, Jan Bates, LHS teachercoach.
The new policy is that a coach can only coach at one high school.
Last year Bates coached reserve volleyball at Lincoln Northeast, and was also an assistant coach for the LHS track team.
"There is no written policy in the Lincoln public schools on a matter like this," LHS principal Sam Nelson said. "I talked
to all the Lincoln public high school principals·and we (principals) agreed that a situation like this puts pressure on a coach, if they should meet in opposition with kids the coach might teach."
"I've never had any problems with LHS teachers coaching at a junior high, or a junior high teacher coaching at LHS. Because of the age difference there is no conflict," Nelson added.
The administration was afraidmixing with two different high schools would bring a "conflict of interest," Bates said.
"I don't think it effected my teaching and coaching, but I had nothing to say about the policy; the administration made the decision," Bates said.
Nunnally wins big in roadrace
By Karen Munsterman
Nothing can stop Senior Carol Nunnally from running. Not even Germany, as she proved this summer.
Nunnally, who went to Germany on a student exchange program, ran competitively during her one month visit to the country. Running in Germany was a new experience for Nunnally.
"It (running) is a big thing in Germany, but not on the streets. I never saw one person on the street, it was always in the forest or in the 'mountains'," Nunnally said.
In Germany there are a lot more set areas for running.
"There's a lot more paths to run and more trails. It's better. It's prettier and more enjoyable," said Nunnally.
Nunnally added, "I just enjoyed the European way of running. Especially in the 1000 meters. The atmosphere with everyone speaking a different language was neat."
Nunnally participated in the 1000 meters Track Race basically just to get the feel of it.
"The main reason for running was to get the feel of it. I never ran the · 1000 before and I decided I wanted to run it," said Nunnally.
Despite being sick the day before the race, Nunnally finished first with a time of three minutes and five seconds.
She was also the winner in the 21 K Mountain Run, which she ran in one hour and 27 seconds
"I w~s especially happy with my time, in the Mountain run," Nunnally said. Beating t he women from Germany didn't mea~ much to Nunnally. "(Winning) really wasn't important. I don't know whether there were any good runners or not. I guess in Germany the women runners train so very intensely for the Olympics or just jog. So there's really no in-between," said Nunnally. The wins did give Nunnally the satisfactio.n of knowing that she could compete with runners around the world.
"Yeah, they even asked me to stay and go to college there. It was kinda neat," Nunnally said.
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Lincoln, Nebraska Vol. 81, No. 3
October 22, 1 982
Potential solution to litter problem
Open campus policy faces possible change
by John Smeltzer
Parents and neighbors upset by the off campus litter and smoking problem at Lincoln's public high schools may bring an end to students' freedom during the noon lunch period.
The toughened no smoking policies at the high schools have forced students to take their cigarettes and litter onto private yards adjacent' to their schools, angering neighborhood property owners.
Some people are suggesting that the high schools return to a closed campus policy to combat this problem.
Aithough upset by the problem, A_urthur Basso, a resident living near Southeast, said he is not in favor of such a policy.
Basso, who spoke about the issue at a September 21 school board meeting, said he is "disgusted with the litter high school students are throwing around the neighborhood," but he thinks the problem can be solved by working with the students.
Litter, attitudes cause conOicts
The problem, according to Basso, is not only student smoking on private property, but also litter from fast food lunches blowing ' onto neighborhood lawns.
Basso noted that this, plus student attitudes has caused older residents around the school to wish for a return to the closed campus.
The issue had its beginning mainly from complaints in the Northeast and Southeast districts, but Lincoln High has also received some complaints from residents in its area. If a closed campus policy is adopted it will likely encompass all the public high schools.
Principals at the high schools, however, emphasized that the problem is not one with all students.
Northeast Principal Harold Dietrich said only a small number of students cause the problems while "98 per cent of the students handle open campus well."
Wesley Lauterbach, Southeast principal, referred to these problem students as a "few unthinking individuals" who are jeopardizing everyone's freedom.
Alternatives mentioned
Several alternatives to closing campuses, though, ~ere mentioned.
Lauterbach said the most desirable but perhaps least likely solution to the problem is for students to "clean up their act," while Dietrich suggested that more police supervision during the lunch period might lessen the problem.
Lincoln High Principal Sanford Nelson said it should be impressed upon the students that there is a potential for a policy shift if students' actions do not change.
Volunteers aid candidates
For some students, an election year rey campaign at one time or another to means more than the interruption of be close to 200. This includes students "Three's Company" for local results. An' from all the Lincoln high schools. election year means a time to exercise In general, volunteers are used for political efficacy through volunteering visibility said Nielsen. This includes for a political campaign. working at the state fair, handing out
According to Ross Tegeler, Citizen- stickers at UN-L home football games, as ship Issues teacher, the reason for re- well as helping with mailings and looking quiring volunteer work in the Citizenship up phone numbers. Issues class is to teach students good Patricia Prieb, of the Thone campaign, citizenship through actual experience in also feels that the approximately 50-75 the community. student volunteers on the Thone cam-
"Kids seldom get the chance to actual- paign have been very helpful. ly be good citizens, it's something you "There are different things that need can't do in class, like making an omelet in to be done at the last minute, things need Home Ee," said Tegeler. to be picked up, and students do it well.
Nelson remarked though, that there are some things already being done at Lincoln High to lessen the problem.
Community, student cooperation helpful
The problem, however, still exists.
Currently task forces from the high schools are studying the problem, preparing recommendations .for the public school board. A decision on the issue could possibly be made as early as late November or December.
Developing community outreach, visiting with neighbors, working with students, and cooperating with the Lincoln Police Department, Nelson said, are all wa s Lincoln Hi h has tried to kee its litter and smoking problems at a minimum.
Although the required volunteer work They also seem willing and energetic for the class is not limited to campaign- about doing it," said Prieb. ing for a candidate, Tegeler feels that One such Thone volunteer is senior those involved in such an activity gain a Kevin James. worthwhile experience.
James has been involved with various
"In the last election, only 53 per cent of types of political campaigns for three eligible voters voted, that is just appall- years ing, and a national embarrassment," said James ·'wanted to get involved" Tegeler, "One of the reasons for his is A Republican from a traditionally that people don't understand the politic~.~ strong Republican family, James cites a process. Working for a candidate or a want for involvement as the reason political party teaches more about the behind volunteering. political process than reading from books "I wanted to get involved, and do what or my answering questions can." I could to help the Republican party," Tegeler also hopes that those involved said James. in such activities will accept "participa- Handing out brochures, posting signs, tion on the political process and and distributing stickers are some of knowfedge of the political process" as a James' duties for the campaign. life long habit.
James supports Thone, in spite of dif-
Volunteering is "very worthwhile" ferent views on some issues, because he Carolee Nielsen, of the Kerrey for feels that Thone has the advantage of experience in office.
Governor campaign, also feels th at st u- However, he does feel that Thone's dent volunteering is a worthwhile experience, and very beneficial to the cam- challenger Bob Kerry is a better public speaker. paign."Student volunteers are very produc-
Such insight into the political worktive, they get here, receive instructions, ings is one of the reasons James would sit down, and do it. I've been very pleas- recommend political volunteer work to other students. ed with the people we've had," said Nielsen.
"I encourage it to other students
Nielsen estimates the number of stu- because it gives you a better idea of who to vote for, as well as which party to dent i;luii.r~ participating in th e Ker- choose if you aren't decided," said James.
comedy to be presented November 11-12
The all-school play, "By the Skin of Our Teeth" will be staged November 11-12 in the auditorium.
The play, written by Thornton Wilder in the early 40's, is a subtle, clever blend of modern man going through the problems and conflicts of the Bible, according to Charles Fichthorn, drama director. "It's sort of a tongue-in-cheek type of attitude," Fichthorn said, referring to the play. "It's an extremely unique comedy with lots of symbolism."
Fici1thorn said that they hope they can get more students to come to the play than ever before.
"We're going to try to get publicity started sooner.' We have to depend a lot on the community since the students' interest isn't really there, which is sad," Fichthorn said. An approximate 72 students showed up at the last drama production.
For Senior Gretchen Eisentrager, be-
ing in "By the Skin of Our Teeth" will be a first. , Eisentrager said she was pretty shocked and nervous all day when she learned of getting a major role.
"Being Sabina was more than I expected to get," said Eisentrager, who will be playing her first major role. "I also wanted the experience of being in a high school play and to kill some time because I'm not working right now."
Sophomore Devon Schumacher will be a new talent added to the stage also. He feels that being in a high school play is a big step up from the junior high stages.
"It is a very good play with a great director" - Schumacher
"All the people have more talent are are more organized. They know what they're doing," Schumacher explained With a cast of 46, elements of a comictone fantasy and lots of student support, "By the Skin of Our Teeth" should be a production that appeals to all audiences. "It is a very good play with a great director. I hope a lot of people go to it because it's a good way to support your school," Schumacker added.
Reagan urged to join Freeze Feedback
When the Lincoln Cit,: Council joined late in September with the coalition to call for a nuclear weapons fre~ze, Lincoln became the first city in Nebraska, but more importantly , the 277th city in the nation to do so.
In fact, in view of growing endorsements across the country for the nuclear weapons freeze, it seems only President Reagan and a few stubborn constituents continue to ignore it.
There are some undeniable facts, however, that we hope will make Reagan take notice.
First of all, both the United States and the Soviet Union possess the weaponry to annihilate the world many times over. Each new weapon built can no longer be categorized as providing a greater deterrent to nuclear war, but instead as providing a greater threat of it.
Secondry, there is a rough parity in nuclear weaponry between the U.S. and U.S.S R., leaving neither side with an advantage. Freezing nuclear weapon production now would not leave either country in a vulnerable positio n.
Lastly, nuclear war is not controllable, winnable, or survivable. The talk of a "first strike" or of limited nuclear war serves only to increase the
likelihood of nuclear war and full scale destruction.
Moreover, the fact that Moscow has sent messages to Washington denouncing the Reagan Strategic Arms Reduction Talks, (START), proposal, but in favor of pursuing a nuclear weapons freeze, should capture Reagan's attention.
Ronald would also be wise to notice that the threat of nuclear war has moved beyond the purview of politics, to being the originator of a changed national attitude.
Children are growing up in this country taking for granted that their world can be taken away from them at any moment. The imminent danger ·posed by the nuclear weapons race has become accepted the same way we accept other certainties, like rainstorms and taxes.
The awful part of this situation is the fact that youth have the most to lose but the least to say about whether a nuclear war will happen.
We fervently hope that those who do have a say about it in this country and the Soviet Union will take it upon themselves to accept the freeze resolution, giving everyone just a little more security.
Grosscup misquoted
I have been quoted out of context. Your recent story on LE.A. negotiations would lead your readers to believe that I am supportive of the LE.A. negotiating efforts. Quite to the contrary I believe that their tactics and methods have been harmful economically to the L.P.S. teaching staff.
Sincerely yours, Buford Grosscup Social Studies Teacher
Luedtke expresses gratitude
As an L H S graduate (Class of 1942), I really looked forward to returning to my alma mater to discuss the vital issues of the Gubernatorial campaign with Bob Kerrey. The bi-partisan Student/Citizen Awareness Forum was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on October 7, 1982 and was designed to be an excellent exercise for youth participation in the current political campaign.
1 am very sorry that Mr. Kerrey, for whatever reason, refused to honor his commitment to attend this well planned event. I particularly want the young people of Lincoln High to know that, as a former L,H.S. Varsity debater, I had hoped to be able to help answer your questions about the issues of State government and to tell you why Governor Thone and I feel we deserve another term as your Governor-Lt. Gov~rnor team.
GIVE MEALL OFYOUR MONEYI
I hope to return to LliS on some other occasion in the future. Thank all of you, students and faculty alike, y,-bo went to so much work to plan for this joint appearance of Luedtke and Kerrey. Thanks again!
Sincerely, Roland A. Luedtke Lieutenant Governor
Salem campaign questioned
Somebody made a mistake. Somebody, long ago, forgot to put an age limit on the Weed Board positions. Now we ' ve got Eric Salem. rve had enough of this stupidity, and I think it's time somebody called a halt to this fiasco.
For the uninformed, Eric Salem has been seen on every major network in this country, in major newspapers, The Tonight Show, and now he's a shooin for the weed board Why? Because he's reached that age we all reach at least once in our lives: 15. Let's not get carried away. Let's have a little sense Let ' s hope the voters of Lancaster County have more sense than to elect a 15-year-old, squirt gun -wielding kid to a public office.
The whole thing is a wonderful exercise in human nature. I have no doubt the kid will win. I mean, TV can sell you anything, and as often as this kid's been seen, he ' s a cinch. I don't know who any of the other candidates are, do you? It's rather amusing too, that such a thing could happen in our political system. It could on• ly happen in America.
For the moment, let's forget about the sensationalism and humor of the idea, and look at this rationally.
We're about to elect a sophomore.
Fable of the ill-advised journalists
Once upon a time, from a writing desk somewhere below the halls of Lincoln High, the tradition of underground publications surfaced.
This tradition ran on rather harmlessly, until this year when a paper calling itself the Daily Hoser seeped up through the floor boards.
The editors of this paper, unlike their predecessors, shows a blatant disregard for the established procedures of journalism. In short, they printed nothing but slanderous lies and malicious mistruths. They merely portrayed a dubious talent for misspelling and an unusual fondness for words of the four letter variety.
Moreover, they succeeded in scoring a quite unenviable hat trick. They made fools of themselves, enemies of the administration, and scathed the respectability of all future underground papers.
Their one critical mistake was being ignorant of, or choosing to ignore the fact that what they
Observations -John Smeltzer-
did was entirely illegal. Any publication presented in the public domain, from the most indiscreet leaflet to the New York Times is subject to the same laws of libel.
So it turns out that the venture these students started as a joke, backfired in their faces in more ways than one. These "journalists" reportedly were subjected to disciplinary action as well as' having to face those teachers they slandered for the remaining school year. Justice prevails! And the moral of the story? Any aspiring young writers who feel they must employ the use of lies and obscenities may be better off limiting themselves to bathroom walls.
Eric Salem is no different from any other • sophomore. I have been sitting at the table next to him during lunch for the past couple of weeks, and I speak from experience. Most sophomores I don't trust behind the wheel of a car, much less representing my views in any office other than Student Council.
Why does Salem want to be elected to the weed board? He can't be Sheriff. Thank God for small favors. One can imagine Eric riding around in the patrol car, lights whirling, with his Learner's Permit.
Does Salem want to improve the weed control office?
Does he even know what the Weed Board does? Not really, but then neither does anybody else. Eric just wants to hold office. Satisfy the old ego. I don't blame him. l often fantasized the same thing myself. It's a fun dream to be Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltraine chasing the Dukes of Hazard.
Seriously, Eric has admitted on The Tonight Show that he doesn't know what the Weed Board does. Carson asked him, and Salem said, "Control weeds, I guess." Do we really want an official who doesn ' t even know his
Students take act.ion on new bus token policy
Recent changes in the Lincoln Transportation System's policies are causing discontent among many high school students, but William Stone and Tim Brown, two seniors are trying to do something about it.
The new policy, which was passed early in the school year, states that students may not use student tokens before 7 a.m., after 4 p.m., on holidays, vacations or weekends.
"The petition states that we're discontented with the new policy," Stone said.
Stone, who supplied materials for the petition, says his parents support him in this proiect
"I don't have the money to buy myself tokens , so they (his parents) pay for them," he said :So they pay six dollars for tokens and when I can't use them after 4 o'clock, it means I have to take 45 minutes to walk
home."
Stone believes that if they sent all the petitions it might get something done.
· "It's a bad policy," Stone said. "They didn't consult anybody that could make a difference when they passed it , so they're just making it so we have to be out of here
earlier."
Tim Brown also feels strongly against the new policy. "This is the first time I've wanted to go against something," Brown said. "Sure, I've complainred before, , but I've never done anything about it, and I guess thats the only reason I'm doing it because it affects me and other kids in the same dilemma."
Brown says progress on the petition is slow, because it gets in the way of his studies.
Although almost no one has opposed the petition, Brown said a few students refused to sign for no reason at all, "They said they didn't want to sign the petition, actually, I don't think they even read it, but it's a free country and I'm not forcing people to sign it."
According to Brown, Ross Tegler, social studies teacher, helped them with the petition by using it for a class project in his Citizenship Issues classes.
"We have about 480 signatures right now, but we want as many as we can get," Brown said. "As far as making a profound difference, I don ' t know if the petition will, but at least I'm trying , and if I do fail, at least I'll have the knowledge I did something to try and get it
Local elections reviewed
The Advocate placed the following questions before the candida~es up for election in the local state senate races:
1. What is your impress i on of high school students? 2. What student rel,ated bills do you support? 9. Do you favor i ncreased state aid for local school districts? Answers of the incumbents are given first.
Don Wesely
DISTRICT 26
1. I am impressed by today's high school students. They seem more interested in our government than I remember being ·the case when I graduated from high school 10 years ago. I have been particularly impressed with the high school interns who have worked in my legislative office. I helped set up the Legislative High School Intern program with Youth Service System.
2. I supported allowing a student to serve on the school board. I opposed raising the drinking age and raising the driving age.
3. Yes, I've consistently supported increased stat e aid to reduce our property
taxes, which are too high.
Jim Brown
1. I am continually impressed with the political awareness of many high school students. Having spoken to government classes , I find they ask some very pertinent questions. They have a great deal of insight into many of the issues effeding our world today. Their active interest and involvement today will help assure a better future.
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2. I support a strong university system which is student related in that it will impact the opportunity for high school students to go to college. I also strongly support a healthy vocational educational program, for those who choose that route so that we have people well trained in important vocations.
3. Yes.
Chris Beutler
DISTRICT 28
1. High school students today seem to be especially hal'd workini;; but not too motivated The emphasis seems to be too much on · making bucks to buy things other than on learning to understand
people and the world wherein lies the possibility of true happiness, in my opi-
Band Competition Held
"Dark Side Of the Moon" shown
On October 31st, the Mueller Planetarium is featuring "Dark Side of the Moon" which features the music 'of the rock group Pink Floyd. The showtimes are 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 p.m., and midnight.
Teachers' Convention
There will be no school on October 28 and 29 due to Teacher's convention.
Royalty Crowned
On October 8 at the Homecoming game versus Southeast, Tim Roseberry and Janel Ullman were chosen to preside as 1982's Homecoming King and Queen. The rest of the court included; Pam Wenzl, Les Monroe, Pam Walden, Russ Ehrlich, Laurie Haas, Dennis Latcher, Sarah Babb, and Fred Hicks.
The Lincoln High School Marching Band competed in Lincoln Public Schools Invitational Marching Band Festival Saturday, October 16, and received a superior ranking. Thirty-seven bands competed in the contest, including all five of the Lincoln bands.
Finalist Named
Senior John Smeltzer has finished a finalist in this year's National Council of Teachers of English essay contest. It's the first time in several years that Lincoln High has had a finalist. · Fall Concert Scheduled
The Prep Jazz Band and Girls Chorus will combine on October 26 to give their first performance of the year at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln High Auditorium.
Students Certified
Fifty students in Joan Huffer's beginning and advanced Health Occupations classes have received certificates in cardial pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques. Th~ students had to pass written a.nd manual tests to be certified.
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changed."
Brown, who originally thought of the idea for a petition, said even people out of school, who believe the policy is "morally wrong," are signing the petition.
"I can see why some parents are concerned," he said. "They'll say 'great, I'll sign it!', and then I ask them why ario tlfey have two kids that rode the bus and they can't ride the bus now because of the new policy."
Although LTS doesn't know about the petition yet, Brown said they plan to go to other schools and down on campus because UN-L students are considered in the policy too.
"I do know one thing about the policy," Brown said, "It has increased the amount of people buying bus passes from the bank and they cost a lot more than what they spend at school on tokens. Also, it's encouraging the use of car transportation so you have more cars on the roads, Jess people riding buses, which defeats the entire purpose of the Lincoln Transportation System."
"The petition," Brown continued, "will let us ride the bus, it will restore the honor in bus tokens, or it will get rid of them all together."
2. I strongly support the early trans(er proposal which would allow vocational students and academic students meeting certain criteria to transfer to tech college and universities prior to their senior year.
3. Yes. • John Butler
1. The outward appearance tends to reflect the improved self-image in the majority of students. But, one concern of mine is that a large percentage of seniors that I deal with as a professional photographer, do not seem to accept responsibilities, examples: letting dad or mom call to set -up appointment for setings, picking up proofs and returning order. I usually visit with seniors during a portrait setting about their plans for after graduation, and so many of them say they haven't decided or don't know what they will do. I would remind all students that the more responsibility you ean accept the more rights and freedoms you will enjoy. Set your goals high, then set a plan to achieve them.
2. Post high school studies, example: college and trade schools extend student loans to students that need to attend school on part-time basis.
3. The budget has been greatly increased within the last four years in spite of fact that tax collections are lagging. We can not increase state aid even further at this time and look at budget regarding high education.
DISTRICT 46
David Landis
1. I have been in many classrooms talking to high school students during the ' last four years. Their questions and statements have led me to conclude that they are responsible and intelligent. Students have more knowledge and opinions about contemporary issues than when I attended high school in 1966.
2. Because students are responsible, I have voted for a bill permitting student members to be appointed to school boards. They have an important volce to
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add in the governance of our school. Again, because of demonstrated maturity I have voted to lower the age of jury duty so that young people can sit in judgement of their peers.
3. Yes, I do. I have voted to increase state aid during my years in the Legislature. This is a _valuable way to keep education of a high quality and shift away from property taxes at the same time.
Stan Heider
1. High school students are at the worst stage .in life. They are given many adult responsibilities but not always given adult privileges. Because of this frustratio•n that exists, those who are old enough to be considered adults, need to take steps to understand, listen to, and work with high school students to give them the privileges in areas they have shown responsibility in.
2. Because of the frustration explained in question #1, many high school students are trying to escape the pressure through alcohol and drug abuse. I support legislation that would make stiffer penalties for adults who are supplying drugs and alcohol to students. I also support rehabilitation programs for students who have been pulled into drugs and alcohol. Those programs should be manditory and include the paFents in an atmosphere of understanding and willingness to bend over backwards to help.
3. Since the money to run the schools comes from the same people, whether it is through state aid (which is supplied by taxes) or local taxes, I prefer that the responsibility for school districts funding remain with the local people. With increased state aid, comes decreased local control.
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Students find clifferent ways of coping
'Teens have fear of n ot fitting in'
Whether you're preppy, punk or a Valley Girl, you may be using your lifestyle to separate yourself from others, according to Dr. Natalie P"orter, ·-psychologist at UN-L.
Porter said teens concentrate on forming a notion of who they are all through junior and senior high.
"Popularity is a main concern of teenagers today," said Porter. 'Teens have a fear of not fitting in."
Porter also said teens have strong attachments to peers. This attachment enables individuality to develop.
"Popularity is a way for feedback," said Porter. "It enables teens to know who they are, and who their friends are."
Porter said the different types of peer groups ·all have qualities which influence teens and make them unique.
"New Wave enables creativity to be put forth differently, which is good," said Porter, ''yet punk may reflect social alienation without any solutions."
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Valley Talk and everything associated with it is an exag-geration of sororities, said Porter.
"Valley Girls are of upper middle class teens who are preoccupied with themselves," Porter said.
, Porter said everything which is influenced by peer groups is a form of fads, which circle from generation to generation.
"We'll always have the different peer groups, whether they're hippies or preppies," said Porter. "Only with each generation there will be a slight variation."
by Debra Fiala
They're easily identified in a crowd; whether walking down the halls of Harvard, or those of Lincoln High. Yes, it's the American Preppy, seen more and more frequently these days.
A big part of the popul~r preppy lifestyle is the preppy manner of dress. It is easy to spot a preppy by the worn Topsiders, the khaki pants, and the button down oxford.
Senior Brad Walker does not consider himself a preppy, as he "does not go to a prep school," however he does admit to in• dulging in the preppy style of dress.
Walker said_dressing well is an important part of his lifestyle and personality.
"I tend to have a business type attitude about things, and I feel more comfortable like this (in preppy attire), " said Walker.
"One pays for the name and quality" -Walker
Walker considers himself to be a long time prep who dressed preppy before preppy became a fad.
"I've always tried to dress well, and I was never coined a "preppy" until the preppy movement," said Walker.
Walker sees today's preppy fad as "cute," but feels that too many people are partaking in the wear of lzods, polo shirts and the like.
He therefore tries to wear hard to find designers such as Chaps by Ralph Lauren, and Giorgio Armani to keep his head abovethe flood waters of fad preps.
The preppy style clothing tends to be more expensive than regular clothing, said
Walker. This is because preppies "frow unnatural fibers which tend to be che than natural fibers, such as wools," because many preppy clothes tend t, designer, and "one pays for the name quality."
"I spend a lot of money for clothes month," said Walker.
Most of Walker's clothes are bought e Hitchin' Post and Ben Simon's. Howeve likes to shop in New York whenever i:: ble.
Will Brad always be preppy?
"Yes," replies Walker emphatical! don't plan on any massive change i titude."
· Sophomore Michelle Wylie is also a son who does not consider herself a pre know a lot of people who are more preJ she said), but who tends to dress in p, style.
Wylie's typical outfit includes we shorts, penny loafers with knee ,5 sweaters, and oxford --cloth shirts. 1 , winter, a wool skirt takes place of the ing shorts.
Wylie described her clothing as it fi1 her personality as being "neat and or d e
She agreed with Walker that preppy ing may be more expensive than "av1 dressing, and she finds most of clot Hovland Swanson-Cochran, Miller Paine, Brandeis, and Ben Simon's.
She also agreed with Walker on thE that she likes the preppy style "beca the clothes and not because it is "in.'
Will MicheHe be preppy in the futu "Probably, because I like the st clothes," said Wylie.
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The punk scene today has taken on many forms since its beginning. For some people, it's a trend to follow, for others, like Nick Wilson, it's a totally different lifestyle.
" The true punk scene died years ago , and there are branches of things that came out of punk like all the hard core: L.A. scene, Chicago, Boston and electronic music and then things like Oi , Romantic and Blitz," said Wilson.
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He also added that the attitudes of the punkers are a lot different from what they were when punk started.
The two biggest attitudes are individuality and anarchy, which is no government to rule over the people
"Myself, I'm not a true anarchist, it's a principle to be admired if you're not a fake about it," he said. "Individuality is the biggest part. I'm an individualist , but I'm not a total anarchist "
The life style of the punker is mostly "do your own thing" and there is a stress of being your own person. ·
"It's not a revolt against the government so much, it's more be your own person , do your own thing, " he said. "It ' s a lifestyle, yes, but they
"It's not revolt against the government so much, It's more be your own person, do your own thing," -Wilson
can pursue other interests, there's nothing that says they can't."
Among the several interests punkers have are the music and the clothing.
A lot of punkers, according to Wilson, shop at the local thrift shops and buy various articles of clothing Other people, like the Romantics, buy really expe nsive clothes. Mods buy button down shirts, ties and would wear bowling shoes.
Music plays a big role in the punk lifestyle. People might just listen to it, or they might try to put their own together. According to Wilson, the music has gone th r ough some changes.
"It's totally different from what it was when it started, " he said.
Gary Numann , a popular recording artist , is among the many who write lyrics to songs that have a lot of meaning to them.
"It's a personal meaning to the people who write it or it's meaning towards everybody ," he said. You have to really contemplate the lyrics of songs before you really understand what they mean, it's not that you know what they ' re saying right off. "
ARMY LIFE MAY not be what Rolin Lemon is seeking , but military styles meet his clothing needs
Joe Swanson:
Candidate without a race speaks out on socialism
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by Kelli Kellogg
Thwarted by what one candidate called an "unfair law," the ideological showdown between capitalism and socialism will not take place on the ballot this November.
On August 30, six days after the filing deadline, Secretary of State Allen Beermann ruled Socialist Gubernatorial Candidate Joe SwansQn ineligible for ballot consideration because petitioning efforts failed to produce the necessary number of valid signatures.
Helen Lang, Beermann's administrative secretary, explained that independent candidates need 2,000 verifiable signatures to be placed on an election ticket. Although Swanson had garnered 3,672 names, only 1,831 were declared valid. Swanson, 42, was unhappy with the decision.
"We feel that they didn't want us on the ballot in the first place because of some of our ideas and programs," he said.
Lang, however, denied the charge. Swanson's political party, she said, "had nothing to do with the decision.
"Mr. Beermann explained in detail why he wasn't on the ballot," she said.
Lang thought the process was actually quite easily met, citing Ernest Chambers (candidate for attorney general) and Senate hopeful Virginia Walsh as ex-
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"They both went on because they followed the law," she said. "That's all you have to do."
Swanson disagreed with Lang's view that the law was equitable.
"We feel that the laws are wron~," he said. "With close to 4,000 signatures, we figured that people wanted us on the ballot."
He was realistic about the chances of getting elected as the third candidate in a two-party system, but said, "At least we could have got our programs out.
"We think we have some that can really help the workers and farmers in this country and in this state," in whose hands Swanson felt the powers of government should rightfully be vested.
stay- on the farm.
"What's really hurting them is the tremendous amount of interest that they have to pay to the banks and loan companies," he said.
Current educational and medical policies would also have been overhauled by a Swanson administration.
"Education and all medical care for all people shol.lld be free," he said. "Right now, the medical industry is based on profit, and there's a lot of people who can't get medical care when they need it."
Swanson's views on education encompassed all levels from primary to post-secondary. He thought schooling should be free "for as long as a person wants to go to school, and as far as he or she wants to go," he said.
"With 4,000 signatures, we figured that people wanted us on the ballot " - Swanson
His proposals would have included a complete moratorium on all foreclosures and bankruptcies, and interest-free loans for farmers Since farmers are so important "as far as what they · do best-feeding not only us but the starving people in the world," Swanson felt that's where they should be allowed to
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Funding for such a program, Swanson reasoned, could be found in other areas of the fiscal · budget.
is familiar with current national and world issues and has voiced his opinions.
El Salvador and Guatemala, and the U.S. would like to get troops there."
"The laws are unfair. They don't give socialists a chance" -G. Swanson
The 6-1 majority vote of City Council members favoring the freeze on nuclear weapons pleased Swanson, who admires the amount of energy and time concentrated by citizens. However, he felt the movement was being u·sed by Republican and Democratic party politi,cians.
Swanson added that the blame for nuclear build-up lies :solely with the U.S.
"They're the first country that built the atomic bomb, the first country to use it," he explained, "and they've threatened to use it probably 10-15 times since 1948."
Tbe Soviet Union, on the other hand, "is the second most powerful country with nuclear
Still, faults found in the system have not convinced everyone that capitalism should be abolished · in favor of socialism.
Senior Jacob Meyers said he would not have voted for Swanson or any other socialist candidate.
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"Everything I've heard about socialism is bad," he said, adding that he gets his information from television and newspapers. Swanson wasn't surprised by similar responses.
"Big business press is capitalism basically," he said.
Although he thought the press had been fair to him during the campaign, he has been compared to Adolf Hitler by one citizen via the Lincoln Journal Public Mind.
Former President Jimmy Carter proposed a 25 per cent reduction in nuclear buildup, which was refused by the U.S.S.R. Swanson said Carter's reaction to the rebuttal was unjustified.
"With the elimination of the military budget, and by taxing the corporations," he said, "there would be plenty of money to give to schools." weapons, and they've never threatened to use it," he said.
"He said, 'this is terrible.
Domestic problems within the state notwithstanding, Swanson Brezhnev said no, so we have to build more nuclear weapons',"
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how the MX missile and the B-1 bomber actually started."
Most of all, Swanson felt the focus of the freeze movement is taking away from perhaps more urgent issues such as draft registration.
"What the government wants to do is get the draft and then try to start a war, just like now they've got U.S. Marines in Lebanon," he explained. "There are already lUU or so aav1sors m
"That comparison is kind of ridiculous," Swanson smiled, "Hitler was a · Fascist, of course," while he identifies himself wit~ men like Malcolm X and Karl Marx.
Although his campaign could be deemed a success based on the exposure it received, Swanson's political leanings did not convert daughter Gina to the party.
"He encourages us, but we didn't get into it," the junior said.
However, she agreed with • her father's assessment of the treatment he receiv ed from state officials during the campaign. ·
"The laws are unfair," she said, "They don't give socialists a fair chance.
'.'It's ~!most like they (off1c1als)didn't want them to get any control." •
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by Kelli Kellogg
It was a case of being in the right place at the right time.
When Dr. Charles Jones, t'ice principal, took his son to the zoo during a family vacation to Minnesota in July 1982, he had no idea he'd return to Lincoln as a television celebrity.
Actually, that's not quite what happened.
While at the Minneapolis Zoo, Jones was approached by two women who asked him if he'd be willing to take the Pepsi Challenge. Jones accepted.
He was then led to the site of the test, and he recognized the booth and the Pepsi logo on a screen.
While he was filling out forms, Jones
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noticed a row of windows on the second floor of a building in the area. One of the panes had a blanket cover.
This, Jones explained, was the in: famous "hidden camera."
"If you were looking for it, you could see it," he said.
His curiosity aroused, Jones said to one of the assistants, " Are you going to videotape?"
"No, audio tape," he was told.
So Jones took the challenge, and chose Pepsi over his favorite, Coca-Cola.
Music provides outlet for emotional expression
by Patti O'Brien
"Music is beauty and essence; all emotions can be expressed in music, " senior
Kenny Meints said, "That's what I think is really neat about it."
· Yet at that time Meints failed to mention the five hours he spends daily creating music. He also failed to mention · the Band, Varsity Jazz Band, Orchestra and Youth Symphony classes which compose his musical lifestyle.
Living in Lincoln all of his life, Meints began music at the age of 10, starting with the trumpet and switching to the
That may have been the end of the matter until Jones and family returned to Lincoln on July 31. The following day, he received a phone call saying that, indeed, a television comercial had been made. The agency wanted to present it for 13 weeks to Minneapolis-St. Paul audiences.
Jones.agreed, and was sent a membership card to join the Aermican Federation of Radio and Television Actors union, and also received a check.
He .declined to disclose the amount, saying, "That's just between me and the Internal Revenue man." However, he d1d say the money was enough to pay for the trip to and from Minnesota.
Jones admitted he may not have been totally honest while taking the test.
Although he could tell the difference between the colas, and thought Pepsi a trifle sweet, that isn't what he said.
"I told them. I thought it was refreshing," Jones smiled.
Visitors in the Twin Cities can see the administrator until the first week in November. He said he'd be glad to share a program listing with anyone from the school who will be visiting the area before then Jones added that autograph seekers will also be welcome.
Review
by Toni Beckwith
Kenny Meints diligently practices on the trombone in the band room.
terflies in the stomach, and that's the same everytime."
A musical performer , Meints says the feelings of self-consciousness are all a part of the music he plays.
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"You're portraying something to the audience, like an actor.," he said. "You have to project your feelings at that time whether it's the beauty of the music or the sorrow."
Family and social life are just another ingredient in Meints busy life. He says music helps his social life, and his home life is anything but bothered by his
For a first effort in two years, Bruce Springsteen ' s "Nebraska " album is one of the most talked about works around.
In this age of synthesizers and electronic rhythm machines, "Nebraska" proves that the guitar and the voice are still the backbone of American rock-n-roll.
Songs like "Johnny 99, " "State Trooper, " and "Open All Night" have a rock-n-rollish flair to them and are based around breaking the law. There's a feeling of being in a James Dean movie when hearing them.
lncontrast to those songs are the slower songs t h at pertain to the dark side of small town living. The song " Nebraska " was written about Charles Starkweather and ironically, is the only song about Nebraska on the album.
When initially hearing the album,
a person can go from one extreme to the other. It's a matter of turning the album off after the first song, or being so intrigued that the only thing to do is to listen on.
The all-acoustic album was recorded at Springsteen's New Jersey home on a 4-track recorder. It was originally planned to be a demo for his "E" Street Band to hear. However the songs were complete, so with the help of Mike Batlin and others, it became the "Nebraska " album.
If you're high strung, and heavymetal oriented, this album will be like taking a sleeping pill. On the other hand, for the mellow ones, it's pleasing to the nerves. All of the Springsteen fans are in for a treat. (Bruce may not be another David Lee Roth, but does he need to be?) This album came around at just the right time. by Kevin Fullerton
trombone (his present instrument) during his junior high days.
" Basically, I never liked playing the trm.npet, it's just that everyone else was doing it at the time," he said. "I started trombone because it was a less common instrument and we needed it for our band."
Being tall, dark and very shy , the 17-"going on 18"-year-old says he has problems expressing himself verbally and that music is one way to express his feelings.
"I like performing best of all," Meints said thoughtfully, "You always get the opening night jitters, you know the but -
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"I have three younger brothers who are interested in music," he said smiling: "Yeah, I think I may have had a little to do with them being interested."
Late night practices are out of the question, but Meints says encouragement is plentiful from h$ parents.
"I've always been fascinated with music, and I try to be involved with it deeply," he said. "I like to keep the academics separated from music and do as well in them (academics} as I do in music."
"But more than often," Meints adds laughing, "they aren't. "
Involvement important, high interest of Hein
by Patti O'Brien
Some high school students believe the definition of "active" is nothing more than attending high school football games, but for junior Kim Hein active means involved.
Born and raised in Colorado, the 16-year-old began her involvement in elementary school , starting with class plays and student councils Since then her list of activities and accomplishments has increased greatly.
Intending to live her life to its fullest, Hein in the last two years has been active with many school clubs and organizations including speech team, drama, debate and many others. Highlighting her sophomore year Hein participated in a state leadership seminar and was then chosen to represent Nebraska at the national seminar in Chicago.
"I am very active and sometimes I come off snotty because I'm busy or have something on my mind," she said. "I'm not that t y pe of a person who puts on an act when I don't have the time to say hi, so some people think I'm snotty. I don't think I am."
In her spare time the tall, slender, brown -haired student devotes two nights a week plus weekends to being a Miller and Paine "high visor." When given the chance, Hein loves working with people and is self-satisfied with what she accomplishes, but she looks for more.
Future plans are already in mind for Hein. After she's acquired a degree in fashion merchandising and has had a few years as an airline stewardess, Hein says she will return to her native state to own her own clothing store.
She and her family visit Colorado three or four times a year, seeing relatives and doing something Hein loves to do-skiing
"Not a year goes by where we don't go back at least once," Hein said.
Having a close family consisting of her parents and an older brother, Brian, Hein says she is very much supported in her activities.
"Sometimes when I'm too active my parents might say, 'Kim, aren't you a little too busy?' but they still support me," she said.
Hein admits pushing herself too heavily, and she also confesses a very strenuous no-routine lifestyle which takes its toll.
"I do have my physical sicknesses ," she said. "I'm hyperactive and can go on two hours of sleep and not let it bother me, but I do have my sicknesses."
Striving for her studies , the "generally a 1" student said, is another part of being active , but in her opinion there isn't enough involvement in school activities.
Nuclear war opinions vary
by John Smeltzer
"Nuclear war is possibly the greatest issue of our time, but the radical reaction for nuclear disarmament is not what the world is looking for."
Such is the opinion of senior Brad Walker on the nuclear arms race, a subject which lately has generated many feelings among Lincoln High students. ,
Referring to the call for an immediate nuclear weapons freeze, Walker stated that a United States policy moving too quickly in the direction of a freeze would be inadvantageous and harmful to current foreign and domestic policy. Walker is a varsity debator who is working this year on the topic of arms sales.
Walker said the U S. should follow the Reagan administration's arms reduction policy, concentrating on updating U.S. weaponry, before a freeze is instituted.
Senior Ingrid Olson, who is involved with the organization Nebraskans for Peace, disagreed.
Olson believes a nuclear freeze should be issued right away, and that such a freeze should take place in all nations as well as the U.S. and Soviet Union.
Building more weapons, Olson said, does not provide a deterrent to war. and the idea that a weapon can be built to end all wars is absurd, as proven in the past.
"First it's the club, then the musket," Olson asserted. "If you don't want any more wars, you 9on't invest any more weapons · According to these students, economics also plays a large role in the
nuclear arms issue.
Walker stated that a nuclear freeze could hurt the U.S.' defense indus try including the sale of conventional arms, · which could drastically affect the U S. economy.
·According to Olson, this is exactly the reason the U.S. does need a freeze. If the economy continues in a slouch, Olson said, the likelihood of a war increases, when war is used as a device to generate the economy.
Olson said instead that )he economy should be used to bring the United States and the Soviet Union together.
If the U.S. and U.S.S.R. increase trade and increase dependability on one another, Olson sated, they won't be able to battle each other.
The students did agree though, that the chance of nuclear war happening in their lifetime is very real.
Sophomore Eric Lemke said he is worried about the threat of nuclear war, and has written several letters to the editor of the local newspaper to show his concern.
"It can happen so fast, there is nothing we can do," Lemke said.
Olson suggested that such fear of nuclear war could cause apathy among youth.
Students feel they have so little power, Olson said, they have a "loss of hope" and could develop a non-caring attitude.
Walker said simply that the nuclear war threat is just "something that we have to live with.''
Dances give students a choice
When the weekend rolls around many teenagers find themselves contemplating what to do. Starting October 8, high school students have been offered something different to do.
From eight to eleven o'clock on Friday nights, every two to three weeks, a Teen dance will be held at Auld Pavillion in Antelope Park, for a series of four dances, or for as long as threre is support by high school students.
During the 50's and 60's,. dances were held in the Pavillion every Friday. Randy Fisher is trying to recreate the old Friday night high school activity.
The purpose of the dances is to keep teenagers off the streets and out of trouble.
bars. This way high school students will be able to see them.
Cost of the dances is three dollars and the doors are open to all high school students between the ages of 13 and 18 years.
Although there are two police officers on duty and chaperones present, the atmosphere is laid-back and relaxed.
Fisher says as Jong as there is student support and he has the city's o.k., the dances will continue.
"Everybody's always complaining that there's nothing to do," Fisher commented. "If I get a lot of support from the students, I'll keep doing it (having the dances)."
"Supposedly LHS is the highest (enrollment) in state, but yet it has the highest drop-out rate," she stated. "If there is more student involvement at LHS, we wouldn't have the highest dropout rate " "I don't want to be just a student at LHS or another face the crowd," Hein said, "I want to be known."
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'Tm trying to avoid all of the drunkeness," says Fisher, who works at Pickles records and tapes. "I was in high school once too, and I know what goes on."
"That," Hein concludes, "is the solu
tion."
The dances will feature bands such as Charlie Burton and the Cutouts , the Click and other bands that often play in
According to Fisher, the dances can and will be successful only if the students support it. If there isn't enough support, the dances will result in failure.
- When asked about what he gets out of having the dances, Fi~her replied, "I think that there really isn't anything for the kids to do in Lincoln, so I'm attempting to give them something to do, because they're worth it."
KIM HEIN TAKES a few minutes out of her busy scheduleto share a laugh with a friend.
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Student demand prompts soccer intraniurals
by Staci Cords
The demand for and interest in soccer were two of the reasons behind the new intramural program which was started this year, said organizer of the program Aldie Johnson. _ The soccer games started in September with a wide range of players, both male and female.
"Intramural soccer is a great way to get to know a lot of kids from different countries," said Roy Moran, player for the Kicks.
"The Kicks have kids from six different c.,untries," said Moran. "The mcKs are in first place right now with a winning record of 4-0-1," he said. "All the players on the Kicks do pretty well, however, I have to give recognition to Krizytof Lopata because he has scored about 11 goals for us," Moran said. ,Moran also feels that soccer is a good way to get in shape.
·The Baseball Braves is a team that Baseball Coach Bill Zuspan organized to get the baseball players in shape for their season. / "'Rules and regulations of soccer were !Jiven to the Braves by Coach Zuspan," Braves team co-captain Mike Little said.
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by Karen Munsterman
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A game most thought the Links would lose, and lose badly, turned out to be an exciting win as they doubled the score on Southeast 20-10.
The Links took charge early and never seemed to look back as both the offense and defense were in full form to hand third ranked SE its first loss of t'h c .,-,ason. The offense, which had been sh•1,t,fon m the early going (of the season) h11clfiuaHy gotten on track.
"Our offense didn't play very well to begin with, but they're beginning to come around now," said Coach Harold Simpson. "Mitch (Waechter is throwing the ball very well and Dave (Cuddeford) is catching the ball. We didn't catch the ball early well, but now everyone seems to be coming together and that's what you'd hope for this time of the season."
"We (Braves) did not know the rules, but we are learning the rules fast," said Little, "Tfte Baseball Braves are not too bad of a team, considering no one on the team has ever played soccer before."
"Playing soccer now will help the baseball teams' unity and comradeship when baseball season comes around," Little said.
The other teams are the Plaids, Foreigners, Happy Hobos and the Bui Doi's.
'.fhe interest for soccer is growing and more people are participating in the sport.
"I organized this intramural program because there was such an interest from certain groups, mostly foreign groups, which is a growing group at LHS," Johnson said.
According to Johnson soccer is a growing sport in the United States and could become a competitive sport.
"Soccer is a cheap sport in comparison to football. All the equipment needed for foot.hid! isn't needed for soccer," said Johnson.
"Soccer is already a competitive sport in high schools in other states. I think that it will be a competitive sport in Nebraska in the near future," Moran said, "Interest has picked up in the last few years." · There are other intramural sports with the hope of other sports beginning each year.
"A lot of kids participate in intramural basketball too. Right now I'm starting to get a team formed. Last year they were talking about forming an intramural softball league in the spring, maybe it will get started this year," Moran said. "Intramural sports are a lot of fun and it is something to do after school."
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"The group of kids we have on our football team are <'apable of be11ting anyone else," said Simpson. "Just because someone was rated up above us (doesn't mean muchl: we were playing as good of football at that time as anyone in the state was playing as far as we were concerned, so we don't consider ii an upset, for we felt we should win and were gomg to win when we went on :he field."
Besides the fact that LHS played sound football in thrashing SE , intensity was a key factor in the win.
"The intensity that our young people had on the field was the key in the football game," Simpson said. ''They played hard all the way and they played aggressive. We told them what they had to do and they carried those things out very well "
"The found out that yes, we can play with anybody. In the last two weeks we've played with the number four in the State (Grand Island) and played with the number three in the State (Southeast) , and beat them and should've beat number four So I think our kids have confidence now that yes, we can play with everybody," Simpson said.
According to Simpson, District A-4, which includes the Lincoln schools, is in a scramble right now, with Southeast leading the di!!trict with 38.5 points. LHS and Northeast are tied for second with 37.8 points. East is fourth with 33.5 and Beatrice rounds it off with 28.9 points.
While moving into the number ten spot in the Class A ratings, the Links handed Beatrice its sixth loss of the year 10-0.
The outcome of the game was not an upset in Simpson's eyes. The win gave the players confidence in knowing that they can play with anybody. The Links will face 4-3 Fremont tomorrow at
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Spadt: asset to team
by Karen Munsterman ·
Not every team has a player willing to work for the team and help others, but the Varsity Volleyball team is fortunate it does.
Sen ior Lisa Spadt is that player. The role Spadt plays in LHS success is becoming much more noticeab le.
According to Varsity Volleyball Coach
Lana Peterson, Spadt is a very consistent volleyball player. Spadt has the highes t serving percentage on the team "".it~94 per cent. She also has the highest h1ttmg percentage and is a consistent passer.
Could she want more? Not really Spadt is happy with her role and never intended to be the " star" of the team.
"I'm satisfied with what I'm doing. You can't do anything without playing as a team. You have to be a team player to be on a team or it just doesn't work, " Spadt said.
Mainly due t o her many years of playing team sports , Spadt's team play ha s come naturally for her.
"It was a role that came natural for me I've been playing team sports for as long as I can remember, so it's just been natural for me ," said Spadt.
Team play has taught Spadt th i ngs that can help her later on in life.
"I've learned to be a better sportsman and to listen to people better," said Spadt, "Also, team members look up to me and respect me more."
Team play has a big effect on whether a team wins or loses.
"Team players help with the coordination of the team from offense to defense.
They usually take charge on the court, and Lisa is one that does that," Peterson said.
"Wi t h just one person playing you can't get much done In volleyball you first have to have the pass, then the set ,md then the spike. It takes three diffe~ent peoQ)e," "a.id Spadt, "If players thmk only about themselvc" and not the
"You have to think team, for anyone can score points, but it's the team and team players that win games " - Spadt
team, you don't win."
According to Spadt, being unnoticed doesn't upset her.
"It really doesn't upset me. If the team gets the ~rodit then I feel I get the credit too, for Im on the t o <>rn," Spadt said.
"But I think they shoula ,,,.,.Y it was a team effort, rather than saying so a1,.1.,0 won the game," she added.
Not everyone is cut out to be a good team player.
"You have to think of the team Anyone can score points, but it ' s the team and team play e rs that win games," said Spadt.
Peterson summed it up best saying, "A team player is somebody that helps somebody else, and Lisa fits into that catagory. She's out there for a team win."
Booster Club plans activities
The Lincoln High Booster Club is a group of parents of athletes, band members and pep club members who assist these groups in man y different ways The Booster Club has been activ,; at LH S for four years.
"It started to promote and help the sporting groups and athletes " said Copresident Gloria Haas.
"There are approximately 50-75 members in the club ," Haas said, "We have a fall sign up and membership cards are available at all home games. "
Coaches speak on their sport at the meetings, so the booster club can ge t an idea of how the sport is run.
"Mr. Jean Henriches spoke on October 11th meeting on Cross Country. The workouts and meets, were his main topics It is a way to get the members familiar with the sport," said Haas At the meetings the members decided on what activ ities to do, said Haas. One such activity was the road trip to Grand Island. .--
"The Grand Island trip was fun but wet, " said Jack James, vice -president, "We had a great time, and we're proud of · the football team. I am proud to be a Links supporter. "
The Booster Club has a wide a variety of activities planned. A chili feed is planned for October 29th at LHS the tickets are $2.00 and there will be swimming, the gyms will be open and so will , the weight room.
Other activities planned are a parentchild basketball game, a caravan to Omaha Westside in De r.ember for the boys' basketball game A t:aravan to Omaha N orthwes t is also scheduled in January for the boys basketball game.
"A van trip is a possibility to Norfolk for the girls basketball game in January," Haas said.
This is one way of raising money, another is to sell things.
"We sell scarfs, hats, sweaters, pins," said Club Treasurer Pam Lindholm.
Support for the athletes is the Booster Club's goal, but the club also receives support from the coaches and teachers at LHS.
"This is the first year the sponsors and coaches have been sent a let t er for their opinions and suggestions Their responses have been positive toward the Booster Club and they appreciate our efforts," Haas said.
"Students even want to join the club," Lindholm said.
Weight programs effective
by Mary Hall
Many high school students feel that college and high school differ greatly in most respects. Athletic weight-lifting · programs are an exception to these thoughts.
UN -L Strength Coach Boyd Epley feels that high schools with a weight training program will have more success on the playing field, similar to that of the college teams nationwide who have increased performance due to their weight proi;rrams.
"It (weight-liftin ,g) produces more successful teams," said Epley. He also said that high school teams Who not on a weight training program are getting out performed on t he playing field and are not sure why.
"It (weight-lifting) makes muscles resistant to injury," said Epley. Epley also said that if an injury does occur, a strong and toned body will help decrease recovery time.
Assistant Boys Basketball Coach Bill Zuspan agrees with Epley.
"Weights have helped their (the students) strength level, their confidence level and we feel its going to help our (athletic teams) performance level," said Zuspan.
• Not only does a weight program help increase performance levels but it also increases strength, power , self confidence, and flexibility.
UN-L Assistant Strength Coach Dennis Vokolek feels strength increase is only a small part of a weight program
"A lifter is more effective in terms of strength," said Vokolek. He also said that a person who lifts can gain strength and power supplemented with flexibility. SeU confidence gained
Both Epley and Zuspan agree that a person who lifts can feel better about
themselves.
Epley notes that a liti has a "better sense of well-being," and is •--t a t to visit the doctor quite as often as tnf athlete. Being physically stronger fight off minor colds and so forth which may become very bothersome to a physically weak person.
"If you think you are a little bit stronger you might be able to perform a little bit better," stated Zuspan. Senior Brenda Eschenbacher, who lifts weights twice a week agrees that a lifter feels better about themselves.
1 l.hink a person can feel better physically and you o.re doing something · better with your time thJln jnd going home and watching T V.," said Eschen· bacher.
Women are involved Eschenbacher notes that she has been on a weight program for a month and according to Vokolek, she's not alone. Vokolek said women are joining the weight lifting trend to tone themselves and to get rid of that loose body fat.
Women often worry about becoming 'muscle bound' but Vokolek feels this won't happen.
"Most women's muscles don't become bigger- just more effective," said Vokelek.
Anyone who is interested in starting a weight training program should consult a coach or a weightroom supervisor first. Instruction on the proper use of machinery will add the benefit of safety and efficiency.
· Teachers upset by hallway noise
by Patti ~'Brien But counselor Dick Patterson Patterson
also said · that added that he's never ,een in h ~ecent 1stur~ances md th e said if kids control the noise and students would study and talk trouble for sitting the hJls.
u ~odnts the litter, they won't have to in the cafeteria if there were "There's nowhere elseto go''
ere ore he said. "Every other pace is t aveh en adptrod em or many "It's not healthy for kids to sit the mess would be controlled to too imoersonal." eac ers
s u ents. in cold halls on cold floors," he one area.
Dr. Charles Jones, asistant
The noise le_vel, trash, and said. "If we get a better place for principal for student se-vices, ~mount of f~d m the .halls dur- the students other than the hall, says the problem with stidents mg these periods has increased, According to Patterson, there I think they will adapt to it," he , sitting in the halls is gettig betand according to English is no heat in the cafeteria, so said. ter. teacher Judith Keller, someone thel'll is no other place for the - .But some students who sit in "There is no rule tha says should be there ~o. patrol the kids to congregate other than in the hallways would like to stay students can't sit in the 1alls," halls and keep the kids out. the halls. there. Jones said. "But there is1 rule "Sometimes I go out and ask "Your locker is the only per- stating no food on the 1pper them to be quiet, but it's not ef- "I think we should heat the sonal space you have at school," floors." fective for me to go out in the cafeteria, get comfortable ben- sophomore Rolin Lemon said. Jones also stated the p11blem halls," Keller said. 'Tm not get- ches in the cafeteria halls," Pat· "It's like your little home." was a frequent one, and ting paid to patrol the halls, I'm terson added, "and it wouldn't Lemon says he eats, sleeps, although some disciplinay acgetting paid to teach those kids hurt if kids look at having more reads, and does many other tion has been taken, it'snot a in the classroom." pride in their school." things at his locker, and he also big problem.
Communit shocked by violence
Equity Comnittee strives to rebuild d1m3.ged image
I've got a Theragram.
PREPARING TO DELIVER a message, telegraph boy Brad Walker informs Mrs. Antrobus of her husbands whereabouts during the drama department's all-schoolproduction of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth". The play ran November 11-12 and drew an ~stimated audien~1e of 1000 pe<>' pie
Spiriters
club seeks members with enthusiasm
by Janel Ullman
If you are looking for a group that has plenty of enthusiasm and school spirit, the Spiriters may be just what you are looking for.
The Spiriters is a new spirit club that was started this year by seniors Linda Nitz and Shari Rice.
The purpose of the club, according to Nitz, president of the Spiriters, is to promote school spirit, to get both girls and guys involved, and to support LHS. So far there are about 30 members, Nitz said, but they are hoping for at least 100. She said the only qualifications needed to be a member are an activity ticket and a desire to participate.
In This
Meetings will take place approximately every two weeks.
"The club is for kids of both sexes to sit together at games, be a group, and support Lincoln High in a positive way," Ruby Grell, the club's temporary sporisor, said.
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Nitz said the Spiriters is school spor,sored and they (the school) won't spons<r a group with the name "Rowdies."
"Maybe," Nitz said, "it W¥ because they had a bad experience with tht Rowdies."
Unlike Pep Club, there will be no dues / or uniforms. However, the group plam on having club t-shirts and sweatshirts.
·.Although the purpose of the Spiriter~ is not to compete with Pep Club, they will have their own yells and chants.
"We will have things like rubber chickens, sunglasses and do the bit witl the newspapers as well as some cheers," said Nitz.
Nitz felt there wouldn't be a bad turn out because everyone involved is too excited.
"It's just a good way to support LHS," she added.
by John Smeltzer
A recovery process is undrway at Lincoln High as a resulL of raci I tensions tha t took place during the ~ek of October 18 through 22.
In that week, several figits between Vietnamese and white st1dents occurred, weapons · were coniscated, and seven students were irresed. The fights started with a dispure ata video arcade across from LincolnHigton Monday, increasing in intensity .hroughout the week and culmina~d wth the arrests on Friday.
Principal Sanfrrd '1elson said the incidenh probabJr hippened because of deep rtsentmerx.s tilat started outside of the sciool. According to Nelson, communityproblens manifest themselves in· side th! sch~l. which serves as a social as well as eiucational institution.
Actio11taken
Couises of action being followed to contro the situation include disciplinary action and awareness programs within Lincoh High.
Tw, students have been expelled permaneitly, and six others were put on short o long term suspension.
In tie other method, the Student Equity Conmittee and the Public Schools Equity Committee, along with ESL (EngliS1as a Second Language) instructor Mile Baker, have developed a program b make students become more aware of the problems Vietnamese studen1s have encountered, and the needs faey face.
Inclu•ed in this program are plans to have equity committee members and resource people, Vietnamese parents or people with close ties to Vietnam, visit and exchange ideas with classes. A film about Vietnamese refugees, which has been p11rchased by the public schools, will be shown to small groups and classes in room 300.
Not an apology_
8enior Bapi Gupta, president of the Student Equity Committee, said it is important that students learn about the different cultures in school but he also emphasized that the program "should not be treated as an apology for what happened."
· According to Gupta, the program was not developed just to make up foi: the incidents that occurred, but was in planning stages before the incidents happened. Initial efforts to make students aware of the problems, though, began as early as the first week of incidents.
On Friday after school, Nelson called a
meeting in which approximately 250 students attended, to clarify the events of the week. At the meeting , Nelson discussed prejudicial attitudes, saying that racial slurs and indignition have no place in our society.
Baker, who has spent time in Vietnam and who feels strongly about topics relating to the Vietnamese, spoke at the same meeting.
"They've (Vietnamese) come to this country looking for a chance," Baker said, forcing back tears. "It's really up to all of you to help them and give them an opportunity."
Nelson feels the students have the potential to help.
Nelson said he is "fully confident that the student body and the community will respond, and make LHS a stronger, and better place."
A second problem, however, evolving from the original tension is concern over the reputation of Lincoln High.
Star ~rticle damaging
Nelson said the bad publicity centering around these events will reinforce negative ideas some people have of Lincoln High.
This problem was exacerbated by a story appearing on the Saturday following the incidents in the Lincoln Star, containing several mistruths.
The Star reported some incorrect facts including one stating that a fight occurred on Friday, when there was no actual fight that day. The Star corrected some of the inaccuracies in a succeeding edition.
Concerned about the damage that the story might have done, Nelson, Baker, Vice-Principal Dr. Charles Jones, and a couple students visited with some editors of the Star, and expressed their feelings on the ·story.
Star Editor Tom White said the inaccuracies in the story were honest mistakes, and that their motive "was not to be sensational in any way."
Nelson countered, though, that the "damage is done."
In Nelson's opinion, however, the school will recover.
"I'm not worried about the reputation of the school," Nelson said. "The reputation will stand up over the long haul."
See related article, page 3
Elections display negative feeling~
Now that the frantic campaigning anl mudslinging is over, there is time to step b1ck and evaluate the outcome of the elections.
Nationally, this was the year of negati'ism.
Negative· feelings toward the state of the economy and the high unemployment rae led to the defeat of many Republican g<Yernors, congressmen, and supporters of Reagnomics. Ironically, this same sort of negativisn toward the economy and mistrust in governnent of• ficials caused the ousting of President Cirter and liberal Democrats two years ago. -If the state of the economy remains the way it is, thi~ see-saw pattern of politics is likely to continue ii 1984.
Negative sentiments in this election am led to an unusually large amount of dirty camaigning and cheap shots. Observations of ths year's - Nebraska gubernatorial race showed ce1didates campaigning on each others' weakneses more than their own strengths. Incumbent Reublican Charles Thone especially used an ex:ess of negative ads, and some people attrilite his defeat to these campaigning technique~ Either way, the Bob Kerrey victory forces a chnge in Thane's campaign slogan, which can na, read, "Charley Thone WAS Nebraska."
Record spending was also a nationaltheme during this election year, with more anc more candidates trying to buy political office.These days it seems you either have to be a millt,naire or be married to one to even consider venuring into the political arena.
One big spending campaign in Nebrask, was unsuccessful, though. Over $200,000 of 01t-ofstate insurance money was ir:wested in the \rive to ~efeat Initiative 300, the family far"'1 amndment. Many voters were disturbed by this atteript to control Nebraska politics by "foreign" groos however, and they voted in the initiative, desp :e overwhelming media support for its defeat.
Finally , we come to Lincoln High ' s own En Salem, who is becoming quite a budding politica1 star. Upon being elected to the Lancaster County Weed Control Authority, and subsequently ap• pearing on national television, including ABC's "That's Incredible," the 15-year-old Salem is turning into a household name. It is the opinion of many, though, that only the voters who elected our precocious sophomore deserve "That's Incredible" coverage.
HE DOESN'T STANDA CHANCE!f
What are you talking about?
Information tends to take different forms as it travels from one person to another. This was evidenced by a conversation that I had with a friend from another city high school, earlier this month.
"Oh God, I feel sorry for you!" my friend exclaimed.
"Yeah, and it wasn't even my car," I replied.
"No, I mean what's happening at Lincoln High," my friend clarified.
"It's nothing," I shrugged. "I hear the food is bad everywhere."
"Come on, you know what I mean," my friend stated becoming impatient, "the violence, the guns, the knives, the armed guards " "Yeah," I said, finally realizing what he was t:;ilking about, "I read about it in the papeir; SJunds pretty bad."
"You bet it was bad," my friend said. "I heard tt ere were stabbings, and brawls, race riots, and well, you know."
I was mystified.
·You must have seen the fights," my friend exclah,ed, sensing my confusion.
I 9'\ook my head.
Observations -John Smeltzer-
"But I heard they were happening all the time. You know, like gang wars."
"I have no idea what you are referring to," I countered. I was beginning to wonder about the state of his consciousness.
"You mean they haven't called out the National Guard and declared a state of emergency?" he asked, almost disappointed. " and they haven't arrested 30 students, suspended all afterschool activities, and instituted body searches?"
'Tm afraid not," I replied. "We are starting student awareness programs, though."
"Shoot, and here I thought something exciting was happening," my friend sighed, suffering a tremendous letdown. "Oh well, how about the hole in the roof," he said, quickly changing the subject, "have they fixed it yet. You know, from the fire in October "
Racial tensions exaggerated, hut significant
Damage done by the events that occurred the week of October 18 may be easier to grasp if spoken in terms of possible loss in school population (from transfers, not fatalities).
Thanks to adverse publicity aroused by a handful of irresponsible students, Lincoln High stands a chance to lose the distinction of having the largest enrollment in the state next year.
Although the damage has already been done, and any punishment would be inflicted too late, the administration handled the offenders well.
Additional praise goes to Principal Sanford Nelson, whose willingness to share information was appreciated by the 1 728 students not involved.
Perhaps if Mike Goff had listened to Nelson's presentation that Friday afternoon (October 22) before writing his story for the Lincoln Star, the article may have presented a truer picture of what had actually taken place. Maybe the misinformation was not entirely his fault (how was he to knowhis supposedly reliable sources would fail him),
but it apptars the media satisfied its prejudiced public by reinforcing the misconceptions already held against th~ school.
Still, Goff wOJldn't have had a story to write if the skirmishes-isolated though they were-had been avoided.
Placing full ,lame on either party would be wrong. With uremployment at 10.4 per cent nationwide, feelirgs of frustration and resentment towards job-hdders might have contributed to the hostilities •etween the Vietnamese and white students invohed.
However, their anger should have been directed to'Aards the causes (government policies) rather than the effects. Displaced agression serves cnly to start a chain-reaction of ill feelings.
But government responsibility may go deeper than just economic prog rams, especially when prejudice is introduced. The ever-present bitterness from the Vietnam conflict-one of the
more embarassing chapters in U.S. historytranslated into discrimination that probably spawned the isolated outbreaks of violence.
Spokesman for the school district Joe Rowfson said in a Lincoln Journal article that "There is a problem going on in that neighborhood " If Rowfson was referring to the violence, he was correct-that is uniquely the school's and has apparently been solved. But the prejudices that led to the fighting are the responsibility of everyone. Discrimination is an ill of society, not just a problem in the schools.
The Lincoln High Student Equity Board is faced with the challenge to sensitize the people both within anC.:without the community to the needs of various ethnic groups, including the Vietnamese. Lincoln High has a strong tradition of racial tolerance, and it is this example that should -be publicized and imitated. Efforts of the Equity Board to set this record straight are vital to the school's reputation and, subsequently, its survival.
Arti1t: Kevin Fullerton
Bu1ine1111: Business Manager- Brian Carstens Assistant- Ginger Lindholm
Ac~or Corkey Ford hopes to ('enlighten' Nebraska
by Edee Davis
Former LHS student Corkey Ford has kept himself busier than usual since graduating in 1977.
Ford, has been in 12 T.V. shows, including "M*A*S*H," "Trapper John MD," .and "White Shadow," just to name a few. He has also made two motion pictures, I Dreamed Differed, and Alligator. I Dreamed Differed has not been released. He has also done other stage performances, includir g those he was involved with at LHS.
"I've turned down some jobs (acting)," said Ford.
As of now he is not involved in any filming. His non-involvment has a lot to do with the black actors boycott in California whch has been going on for approximately a year and a half.
Ford is the spokesperson for the Young Black Actors Association. Although some black actors are taking
jobs, Ford doesn't think he should get involved as of yet. ,
As a teacher at the Lincoln Community Playhouse, Ford is trying to arrange a play which would include some of the actors from the discontinued series "White Shadow," including Devin Hooks, Wolfe Perry, and Byron Stuart.
Ford wants to put as much back into the community as possible. He doesn't think he obtained very much experience as far as T.V. acting while he was still in school, although he did learn · a lot about stage acting.
Ford will be the guest ·speaker at a drama workshop which is to be held in the near future. He wants everyone to know they can do whatever they want to when they set their minds to it, whether it is acting or another field of work.
"To get the kids in this community and others involved in career orientation as far as drama," Ford states as his main goel to reach, in having the workshop.
"I am hoping to enlighten Lincoln and the state that acting isn't just on the east and west coast," said Ford. "This should be understood by anyone who is thinking of acting."
He looks up to the actors from Nebraska, such as Dick Cavett and Henry Fonda. He says he feels they could have put more into the community as far as bringing what they had learned from the coasts to the midwest.
· --........ LYS plan• trip · The Lincoln Youth Symphony will be going to Chicago December 13-17, to at · tend the Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic. The symphony is conducted by June Moore, and consists of 90 members, including 20 LHS students.
Staffs take trips
Members of both the Advocate and Yearbook staffs will be attending a journalism convention in Chicago November 19-21. Advisors Carolynn Goodwin and Lee Johnson will also attend.
DECA attends convention
Members of DECA will be attending a convention in Omaha November 19-21. The Central Region Leadership conference will also be attended by DECA Advisor, Bill Myers.
Documentary aired tonight Lincoln High School: A Good Place To Be will be shown on Cablevision public access Channel 10 tonight at 8:00 and tomorrow night at 7:30. The 28-minute program filmed between January and September 1982, is designed to acquaint people with the diverse activities at Lincoln High. A parent advisory board of the Teacher Corps Project financed the film to benefit Lincoln High.
Prejudice doubted as motivation in fighting
by Kelli Kellogg
Senior Le Anh, a Vietnamese student who arrived in the U.S. in 1980, said the incidents upset him because "when I come to school, I don't want to fight."
Despite media-implied racial overtones, Anh doubted the discrimination motive. If it had not been for tempers flying over a pinball game, there would not have been a fight, he said.
Mike Baker, second-year counselor for the English as a Second Language program, agreed. " It could have happened betw een any
Accepting a new lifestyle has been a constant challenge for the people who fled Vietnam. This assimilation process was set back the week of October 18. However, Vietnamese bystanders have downplayed bigotry and racial discrimination as contributing factors.
two groups of students," he said. "The fact that it was between a Vietnamese student and an American student only exasperated the situation ."
However , Baker, a Vietnam veteran, admitted that reactions by the students involved may have been influenced by · ethnic discrimination.
"Although the students who were in- • volved in the incidents were a very small minority of the ESL students," he said, "it's possible that many of them reacted in a way that has been boiling up for a long time.
"Unfortunately, the reaction was of a violent nature, while often times it's more covert."
Baker thought the outbreaks were motivated by a lack of cultural awareness from both groups. To break down those barriers, he suggested a program to be started at the junior high level. Such a program, Baker believes, would help sensitize incoming sophomores (which he targeted as the main problem area) and make their transitions into a multi-ethnic high school setting easier.
If such a program had existed, Baker said, the confusion about the Vietnamese lifestyle would have been neutralized.
The Vietnamese culture, based on Confucion philosophy, is one in which the family plays a major part. In addition to the trauma of escaping from their country and entering a new cultural experience, Baker said Vietnamese refugees carry the added burdens of Iear-
by Debby Nicholson
Although she didn't win, there was a candidate for president in this school. The candidate was junior Jill Johnson, and she ran for office of president of the Nebraska State Student Council.
The State Student Council consists of a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer chosen to represent Nebraska at national conventions.
Qualifications Johnson had to meet to be eligible included being an underclassman and attending a week long leadership workshop in Blair this summer. In addition, she has also attended two other non-required leadership workshops.
_ The LHS Student Council supported Johnson hr making and di§ti:ihµting _ a. flyer with her background and a photograph. Johnson said their enthusiasm really helped.
ning English and finding work.
"There's a definite.need for them to be working because they left families back in their countries and they need to help them," he said.
Baker added that employers of Southeast Asians discover they are "very hard-working and conscientious. Most employers certainly respect hard work, and those people who attack others for working hard perhaps should reflect on their own work ethics," he sug,a gested.
Senior Chau Tran, also from Vietnam, is employed at Szechuan Wok, a Chinese restaurant. She admitted she had been the victim of racial harassment at a previous job, where all of her co-workers were Americans.
"Sometimes some of them did not treat me right," she said. "That's why I quit "
Working three jobs in 1980 was a necessity for Tran, who had to support her mother and two brothers while her :ather was still in Vietnam. Since his arrival in 1981, Tran has cut down to one job which she enjoys.
"Most of (my co-workers) are Chinese, so they treat me the same," she said. For identification purposes, Tran prefers to work with Orientals. It was ethnic identification that made Tran fearful during the week of October 18. She was afraid to drive to school because "someone might break my car or something." ·
When walking alone, she stayed alert
If she had won, she would ha-ve been responsible for publishing a newsletter to keep all her constituents informed, and to lend support and help individual students councils when requested.
The campaign brought about a cooperative effort between three of the Lincoln high schools. Both Southeast and East had candidates running for vicepresident, and they supported Johnson's run for president.
"I don't really care who wins as long as they vote with their heads," Johnson said before the conference. "It's kind of a big deal to have someone from your city win ."
There were approximately 1000 representatives at the conference, and Johnson lost by two votes. She said she was "disappointed, but not looking upon this as a failure because tve gained experience."
for fear "someone might hit me because I'm Vietnamese."
Baker reiterated that the Vietnamese students involved were "mainstream kids" and not part of the 89 in the ESL program (which currently totals 75 students). He also thought that the incidents may be a blessing in disguise.
"From now on, perhaps students will be more culturally aware of their surroundings," he said. "The students involved are glad it's over and hope it doesn't happen again."
Le Anh Johnson's
Chau Tran
Corneer
Graphics consists of • various tyJ)es of art
by Edee Davis
Gary Corneer has taught graphic arts at LHS for 6 years. Although Corneer has the experience to begin a print shop of his own, he says he feels being a teacher and being with young people allows some freedom for him to do things he likes to do outside of class.
as Boy Scouts, Crime Stoppers, and local fraternities and sororities, to name a few.
"I'd like to see a time when LBS could have its own print shop" - Corneer
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Graphics deals with many _ different areas of art, for example it can deal with printing, and design of what is to be printed. Activities in whiell the students participate in during the class time are: designing t-shirts, printing anything from wedding announcements to brochures. The students also get to deal with the duplication of film, and how to use a computer.
According to Corneer, many students miss the opportunity to take graphics as juniors and sophomores.
"90 percent of the seniors say they wish they had taken it (graphics) sooner," said Corneer.
The graphics department does many projects for non-profit organizations such
The department does not try to compete with printers in town and around Lincoln. They do the work so the students will have the opportunity to work in a job related area.
''I'd like to see a time when LHS could have it's own print shop," said Corneer. A print shop would give students a better opportunity to understand work out in the world.
"I don't care if people never become printers, that's okay. At least they've tried it," said Corneer, adding that graphics is also an art which people can sometimes misunderstand.
One of the goals of the class is to "train people in a job situation and try to place them on a job while in high school," said Corneer.
One gets to wondering why a band with three albums out is still somewhat unheard of, when a few other bands might have only two albums out and they are the hottest thing around. That's a dilemma that faces Shooting Star. However, their third album, "Ill Wishes", just might surprise people. But the only way to find out is to hear it.
The group, based out ·of Kansas City, could very well be considered hard rock. The only catch is that this band has a violin and a piano taking more of a lead than the guitar, which is more typical in other bands. Shooting Star has been put in more of the category of melodic hard rock. The hard rock comes from the solid drum and bass section of the band, which makes a dense platform for the violin, piano, and guitar to work with.
Themes for songs range anywhere from running away, to bad love af-
Review
by Toni Beckwith
fairs, to getting rowdy and hyper, and in a partying mood. Some good ones to listen to are: "Turn It On", "Do You Feel Alright", "Heartache", and "Where You Gonna Run". Overall, the album is suggesting that one should go out and experience different things in Iife. It may also be a reflection on things the members of the group have already gone through.
Technically, the album is put together well. It's almost like a taping of a rehearsal. All of the songs have a definite ending, they don't fade away. In other words, what you hear on the album is what you would hear live, but without the audience. And if you had the chance 1P see the band as they warmed up for John Cougar this summer, you would know what to expect from the album. But if you didn't, well, buy the album , and go home, and listen to it.
-RIG-HT?
· Kevin Fullerton THE RACERIOTSAT LHS. )rioh?!( I DO YOUKNOWANYOFTHE 300 WHOW£RE ARRfSTED? AREYOUPACKIN' A G-IJNTOO? I - -
The weekend of November 19-21 marks a special occasion for several Lincoln High School students involved in music. This is the weekend of the Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEAl convention.
The NMEA convention, also known. as All-State, is an annual convention where music teachers gather for workshops and to listen to several exceptional musical groups, including the highly select high school choir, orchestra, and band. This year's NMEA convention will be held in Elkhorn, Nebraska.
The choir, orchestra, and band consist of high school students from all over the state of Nebraska. LHS is contributing 33 students, 16 members to the orchestra, 14 to the choir, and three to the band.
"Lincoln High always has more students than any other school in Nebraska at All-State, which makes us pretty happy," John Ulrich, band and orchestra director stated.
The All-State orchestra consists of about 135 members, with the band having around 165 members, and the choir having approximately 450 members.
Requirements
In order to try-out for any group the students had to learn a solo, know scales and do some sight reading.
According to Ulrich, there are usually about 10 times the number of people trying out than the number who actually make it.
Every person who tries out for AllState is good, according to Ulrich. The judges just have to pick the best from the good.
Although Ulrich believes it's not easy to make All-State, senior Jon Fisher, who made the All-State orchestra and also plays the viola in the orchestra, disagrees.
"It's not hard to make All-State," confessed Fisher. "If you can play in Mr. Ulrich's orchestra, you can make All· State."
Other students disagree with Fisher, saying a requirement for All-State is hard work.
"I did a lot of practicing for All-State tryouts," said junior Kristen Brookes,
who made the All-State band and plays trumpet in the LHS varsity band.
"I did most of my practicing at home in my own time and I also worked on it at my private trumpet lessons," said Brookes.
Junior Sarah Baker, All-State choir member, who sings in the Concert Choir and Varsity Swing Choir, agreed with Brookes.
"I spent a lot of time preparing myself for All-St{lte, because I wanted it so much," said Baker. "But some kids made it who didn't practice much."
Instruction
The directors of the choir, orchestra, and band are selected by the NMEA. The director this year for the choir will be Dr. Beverly Henson. The orchestra will be directed by Henry Charles Smith who is the director of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, which consequently is one of the top 15 orchestras in the world.
Dr. Richard Stranger, director of the Arizona State University band, will be directing the NMEA band this year.
All-State is no joke in Ulrich's eyes. He feels that in sports it's a lot easier to make the All-State teams because athletes get a lot of publicity.
"If an athlete gets a lot of press coverage, you ·can usually see them on the All-State team," says Ulrich.
Ulrich doesn't find this true for musicians. The judges have never heard of any of the people trying out, so the musicians really have to prove themselves, says Ulrich. Of course, Ulrich does believe the athletes who make All-State teams are good, deserving athletes.
Sizable honor
"All-State is very prestigious," Ulrich stated. "It takes a lot, ·and it's a great honor for musicians."
Most of the students have the same goal for All-State - to meet people from other schools and to have a good time.
'Tm excited to meet a bunch of new people," said Baker. 0I want to also get to know the kids from LHS better at Allstate, so together we can represent LHS."
Matmen are optimistic
· by Staci Cords
With nine returning lettermen back from last year, this year's wrestling team has high hopes for a rewarding season.
"We should be a pretty competitive team this year," head coach Thomas Christie said. "Ronnie Mah, Scott Burkland, Henry Pence, and Dan Lovercheck all qualified for state last year. Garland Gaskins was the only sophomore to letter last year," Christie said. "He should be real good this year: he probably has the most potential of the juniors."
"The team is exP.erienced," senior Todd Nichelson said. "We had seven guys who went to the big red wrestling camp this summer, so that will help the team in many different ways. One way i~ that it will help us achieve our goals because we all learned a lot from the camp."
This year's goals for the team are the same as last year's, Christie said.
"The goals are to be city champs, qualify at least six people for the state meet, and have a state medal winner," he said.
In the 112 weight division, Scott Burkland has set goals for himself.
"I want to have a winning team, and take state," Burkland said. "For myself I want to be a top respected wrestler." Nichelson said, "Goals for the team are to be city champs and finish strong in all our tournaments. My personal goal is to wrestle good and consista nt."
Besides summer camps, wrestlers have been working out in the weight room.
"I and other wrestlers have been conditioning for wrestling since last season," Burkland said.
Other things that will help the team is sophomores, Christie said. "There are some sophomores that look pretty good, from seeing them last year at the junior high city meet. But it takes sophomores a while to learn the wrestling rules. There is not a very good junior high Program in Lincoln compared to some schools like Norris," he said.
"Sophomore and juniors should give wrestling a try," Christie said. "We don't cut anyone, and if you are willing to work hard, you'll be good."
Team to improve with season
by Mary Hall
The Lincoln High School Boys' Basketball program is off and running for the 1982-83 school year. With the help of Coach Alden Jo~nson and devoted team members, they may be hard to catch.
Thirty-three year Coach Johnson feels very optimistic about this year's team.
"I still honestly feel that as this season progresses that this team will improve and they will get better," said Johnson.
If this progress continues Johnson feels that by February the boys' basketball team may be one of the top teams in the state.
Before this success can be attained, the team must combine their talents and work together.
"Their (the players') weak point is not going to necessarily ):>ein basketball itself, but it will be getting the right combinations," said Johnson.
This means that the team members must be able to interact with each other, explained Johnson. The players must work with a certain "chemistry" amongst themselves. This "chemistry" should make playing ~asketball as a team easier and differences between players should not show up on the basketball court.
Johnson's process for choosing members for the team does not begin on the first day of try-outs.
"Basketball players are made between March and November. Teams are made between November and March," said Johnson.
The regular season is between the months of November and March but according to Johnson, this process for choosing players begins in the off season.
Johnson said that the ninth graders for this year were being looked at as far back as seventh grade. Through this method Johnson becomes aware of the players' skills, attitude, and ability to get along with others.
Basically, Johnson is happy with the
following of spectators that the athletic teams get. He can also account for the decrease in attendance when a team is faring poorly.
"They (the· spectators) identify with them (the players) as being their team," said Johnson.
He also said that if the team is doing well then, of course, it will be supported. But, as in any sport, if the team is not doing well, the spectators' numbers may drop off slightly. Johnson is not too concerned with this because every sport, including basketball, has its up and down seasons. Johnson concludes that he is proud of all 33 years of his coaching and is proud to be a part of Lincoln High.
Lcluhs become united?
Even though the L-elubs have not held a meeting yet this year, sponsors and athletes have thought of ways to raise money, spend it, and have also planned future activities.
Boys' L-club Member Don Wilken said, "We plan to raise money by selling candy and selling Christmas things."
"We (boys' and girls' L-club) would like to go on a ski trip to Colorado sometime during the year," said Tammy Wiler, senior L-club member.
Jean Henriches, girls' L-club sponsor, said he would like to see the boys' and girls' L-clubs turn into one club.
"I think it would help Lincoln High if L-club was made up of both boys and girls letterwinners," Henriches said.
"They (letterwinners) could concentrate on doing things for LHS instead of girls concentrating on girls' athletics and boys on boys' athletics," Ilenric~es said.
The clubs have always been separate because that is the way the letterwinners wanted it.
"When girls' sports started, the girls and boys wanted separate clubs, mostly because they (boys' L-club) had been a long standing club, while the girls' was just starting, so it has just stayed that way," Athletic Director Jim Sommers said. "It would not bother me any if the clubs became one." There are advantages and disadvantages to having one club.
"If there are more people then there is an advantage, but only a few people seem to become really involved," Sommers said.
"There would be more ideas to work with, if there was one club," Wilken said. ''I'd be for it."
"But on the other hand there might be different opinions that would cause some disagreement," he said.
Mike and Dave Delgado work out
Leroy Harris watches hia shot aa Clark Weaver waits for the rebound during practice.
Girls to set game tempo
by Karen Munsterman
The 1982-83 girls' basketball team looks to improve last year's 11-9 mark by setting a faster game tempo.
Despite six returning letterwomen, the Links still lack experience in some key positions, and will look towards younger players to help out.
"At some positions we're going to have to look at younger players. We don't have a lot of experience at center. We're gong to need some young people to step in there. We also don't have a lot of experience at guard, we lost our top three guards last year. We don't have a lot of depth in either one of those positions, so we're going to need someone to step in there and get the job done, and it looks like it's going to have to be some younger kids," Varsity Basketball Coach Bill Myers said.
Myers is counting on the team to get the job done.
"The scoring will be pretty equal. Last year our high scorer averaged eight points a game, so we had to rely on a lot of people. I think we'll do the same thing this year. We don't want to have to depend on one or two people, we want to have six or seven or eight people who will do the job when they're in there," said Myers.
Taking advantage of this year's quickness Myers plans to add a faster
tempo to the game, something he couldn't do last year.
"We're going to do some things differently. I've been to some clinics and got some different offenses to run, but really the philosophy doesn't change that much. I've always liked to have full court pressure defense, but I probably didn't do enough of that last year, but I didn't think we had enough depth or speed. I think we'll work towards full court pressure and fast breaking and more of a faster tempo of a game this year," Myers said.
How the team does is still to be seen, but it looks as if it's going to be a tough battle in City for all the schools.
"It's really hard to tell at this point. My first reaction is we'll do real well. Southeast has a lot of players back that have played together now for three years, but we've always been able to play good against Southeast. Northeast has a couple of real fine players back, but they didn't get a whole lot of help from the junior highs this year, so I know we can play with them. East has a bunch of new sophomores in, but some of their juniors and seniors have not played that much, so I think we'll be able to play with all those teams," said Myers.
The Links open their season at Columbus on December 4.
Talent is available, interest may he lacking
by Mary Hall
With the cold weather and heavy coats out for the winter, the days of swimming are over for most until the hot and humid summer days set in once again. For a few students, swimming has just begun.
Second-year swimming Coach Greg Rice feels the Lalent is there, but he is still concerned about the interest level for the boys and girls swimming teams this year.
"Take the people who don't have any interest but do have the talent, and develop that ability and see what we get out of the deal," said Rice.
Rice also said that some Lincoln high schools have swimmers on their team that have been swimming since they were four or five years old. Through their long years of work, their talent has been developed but Rice feels swimmers who go out for swimming in high school tend to do just as well.
"Some of the better swimmers in the state and in the country haven't started swimming until they started high school," said Rice.
He knows he can develop the talent ·if he could only find more students willing to go out for the sport. Rice also emphasizes that swimming, as any other sport, can help pay for further education through scholarships and grants.
If a student is considering competitive swimming for the first time, Rice is not worried about their current abilities as much as the possibility of their future abilities
"I'd like to see a: lot more members go out and I'm really not too concerned with their talent at this point." said Rice.
"What I'm worried about is what they can do four months from now," he said.
Rice feels this to be true with sophomores and juniors especially.
compete in," said Rice. One of the reasons swimming is a hard sport is the fact that there are six to ten practices a week. Most of these practices are after school but there is also an early morning practice at 6 a.m. for the team.
Not only are the practice hours long but at times very painful.
"It's (swimming) a paimful sport," said Rice. He also pointed out that in football or wrestling someone is trying to give you pain or trying to hurt you, but swimming pain comes from a different source.
"In swimming you have to hurt yourself. You have to find your point of
uln swimming you have to hurt yourself, you have to find your point of pain and go beyond it to improve." -Rice
Rice likes to stimulate his sophomore and junior swimmers into the event or events that they are able ·to score the highest in and by the time these swimmers reach their senior year they will be at their best. ·
"We (the coaches) will help our individuals to reach their peak and hopefully that peak will occur in their senior year," said Rice.
According to Rice, swimming is not an easy sport.
"They (the swimmers) work their tails off all week and it's not an easy sport to
pain and go beyond it to improve," commented Rice.
As is true in any sport, practice is the main key to a successful team. This year's swimming practices are going to work on cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal endurance.
Rice has asked senior Don Wilken to help out the team by supervising a weight program for the swimmers.
"He (Wilken) has a lot more abilities in the weight room and that will free up our coaching staff," said Rice.
The cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal endurance will be improved through many laps of swimming. The coaches will also help the swimmers on their stroking techniques and help them find the area they will excell in for competitions. Rice will also intensify on a mental training program. He hopes to help the kids' mental attitudes by tying in some psychological training.
Season Outlook
"We will not have the talent we had last year," stated Rice.
He said he lost two good male swimmers last year but he does see an improvement for the girls team. Rice thinks junior Kellie Kahler has a lot of potential as a sprint freestyler and junior Janene Hoskovec has good potential as a diver.
Large numbers of sophomore girls will help the team also.
"We have seven sophomore girls that can really turn the program (girls swim team) around," commented Rice. Coach Rice hopes these girls will stick with swimming and won't lose interest to other school functions.
The main problem facing swimming is low attendance at meets. With a little student involvement and a lot of hard work on the team members' part, swimming may prove itself this year.
GIRLS STRETCHING FOR try-outs for the girls basketball team on November 12.
Linooln, Nebras
Fine Arts get needed support from new group
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by Patti O'Brien
Attending a conference in Austin, Texas, during the middle seventies, PSAB administrator Betty Dillon Peterson brought back an idea for the students of Linoln; since then, the idea is known as Venture.
Venture is a weekly group consisting of a variety of students and teachers fr-om the four public high schools.
Chairperson Peterson said the group helps students with relating.
After unsuccessful attempts to organize the Fine Arts Support Group in 1982, parents and students have joined forces in 1983 to get the committee into existence.
Anne Baker, a member of the group, said she was pleased with the turnout of the November meeting to organize the group.
"I think it's easier to talk about sticky problems by acting them out than just talkingabout them," she said. "When you can act it out, sometimes the other person can relate to it better than if you would have just told them." •
Peterson also said the group could im- • prove itself by having a much larger cross-section of society and equal representatives of boys and girls.
"We have acceptance by the administration, and I am certainly glad I brought it (Venture) back," she said.
Baker received several phone calls from • parents concerning the meeting. Many people were interested, yet unable to attend.
"The meeting went very well," said Baker. "We have a lot of interest, and
much more support than last year."
Members discussed such projects as a permanent display for the art department, a fine art calendar, and much publicity of the art, drama, and instrumental/vocal music departments at Lincoln High. Also discussed were ideas on parent involvement with things such as props for the drama department, and baking cookies for receptions.
A project of receptions after every fine arts performance was started after a band/Soundsation concert on November 23. Baker was pleased with the turnout. ·
"We need the support of parents at any performance, whether it be concerts or plays," said Baker.
John Ulrich, instrumental music director at Lincoln High, said he was pleased with the idea of the support group.
"We desperately need support. Anytime we can make parents more involved with school activities, it's to everybody's benefit," said Ulrich.
He added that he was pleased with the turnout at the last concert, hoping it continues throughout the year.
The committee plans to meet again in mid-January.
Lincoln, Nebraska Vol. 81, No. 5 December 21, 1982
While the possibility of closing campuses at the public high schools to decrease the litter problem is still under consideration by the school board, forces at Lincoln High are working to make that possibility less likely.
Hoping to preserve students' lunch time privileges, the student council has developed a program to ccµnbat on-campus litter, especially that accumulating during the lunch periods.
The council sponsored an anti-litter slogan contest, and has placed new trash cans around the school, including places between Lincoln High and Super "C", a convenience store from which much of the litter IDriginates. The council is also splitting the cost with the admini s tration to purchase plastic trash bags for the s tudent s More work needed
Student Council President David Duffy said the litter problem has improved somewhat since the initiation of the clean -up campaign, but added that work still needs to be done.
Ginny Bauer of the Lincoln -Lancaster County Health Department pointed to the LHS parking lots, especially those nortl_l and south, as being problem areas, particularly from broken glass and food.
EVEN AFTER THE ADDITION of new trash barrels, students are still missing the mark (left). If the Jitter situation doesn't improve, the no-food policy may once again be enforced, said Principal Sanford Nelson.
Success, according to Peterson, depends on the attitudes and dedication of teachers and students. The right mix of people is also helpful.
"There are still enough people interested in the idea to keep it going," Peterson said. "Venture," she continued, "can have a great influence on a person's
l ·rI e. According to Ms. Christy Tisdale, an LHS teacher, it's a group that provides socio drama presentations for students.
· "Socio drama," Tisdale explained," is a form of theater that people do concerning society or social topics."
Although Tisdale is not an active member, she is one of the original teachers who helped start the group, and has also helped train the people who now run it.
"I love the group because it's exciting," Tisdale said. "All the presentations come from the students, so it's original material."
Never had a bad group
Tisdale also said that there has never been a bad group of kids in Venture, but added tha t every year is a different matter.
"LHS students are well represented in Venture, and are good kids," she said.
Bauer photographed litter at the four high school campuses earlier this year to aid schools in clean-up programs.
According to Principal Sanford Nelson, however, litter inside the school is worse than that on the grounds. Spilled beverages and crushed chips as well as other trash from students consuming food in the halls appears worse inside, Duffy clarified.
Food restrictions considered
Nelson said if students are unable to place trash in proper receptacles, a policy banning all food in the halls could be enforced.
The Lincoln High Student Handbook reads, "all food and beverage items purchased in or brought to the buildin g a re to b e con s umed in the caf e teria area," but strong enforcement of this policy has not existed.
Apparently, a sizable litter problem is relatively new to Lincoln High, as well as the other high schools.
According to Nelson, when the open campus policy started in the early 1970's, students were committed to keeping the campus clean so they could retain the policy.
The current problem, Nelson said, is due to an "erosion of responsibility" among the students.
Bauer said the overall litter problem comes from ignorance about the issue, and that attitudes need to be changed.
"Litter is not the problem," Bauer said, "littering is."
A decision on whether to return to a closed campus system, Nelson said, will probably not be made until January or February
Time, for Tisdale, is a problem and because she holds two jobs, she cannot actively participate. Finding another teacher to represent LHS is also a problem.
"Hopefully, we'll find one by second semester, but if not, we might choose not to continue Venture," she said. "It's a very rewarding group, and I will gladly take volunteers." ·
If Venture continues as it has in the past, Tisdale said they would be able to give presentations to the other schools. Venture, according to junior Kitty Henderson, is a fun and enjoyable way of expressing and applying oneself.
The 16-year-old LHS student said relating to the people in the group is very easy for her.
In This
"We have something in common, by being ourselves; we're all in the same boat," said Henderson.
According to Henderson instead of enlarging the group, there should be more groups of Venture because it is needed and wanted by students.
"It's friendly and exciting in Venture and the lack of pressure is involved," Henderson said. "It helpes me relate and express myself in a very tactful and meaningful way."
The group meets on Monday, which in Henderson's case, is her only day off. '
Another Venture member, senior Roy Moran, said this is not his first time in Venture.
"I was in it my sophomore year," Moran said. "Last year there wasn't any Venture becuase it wasn't organized."
Moran said he enjoys participating in the skits that deal with parents, school, and other problems.
Pre-high school age students in Lincoln shoul? be advised not to form allegiances yet for their latter years in public school_. B~.u~da ~y c~anges are coming, and a prospective Link might be surprised to find himself a "Spartan" in the end.
The boundary problem is not new.
East High enrollment has been dropping steadily for years and the school board has been considering doing something about it for almost as long.
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The board members do not appear to be bluff. ing this time though; they have appointed a committee to study the problem and provided it with a schedule, including a forum and a public hearing in March. They even gave themselves a deadline of April 12 to make a decision.
To many, that decision seems easy. It's all in the numbers.
Only Lincoln High and Southeast are not projected to show significant losses in enrollment. In
Residents the
Chicago may be the windy city, but its residents do not live up to the bil ling. After a visit to the nation's third largest city for a journalism convention late in November, I sensed that Chicagoans possess quite an aversion toward small talk.
Filled with small city Nebraska naivete', our group of newspaper and yearbook members from Lincoln entered the excitement and splendor of downtown Chicago the same way Dorothy entered Oz. We did not know what to make of it all.
Obviously expecting the people of Chicago to · share our enthusiasm, we were disappointect when they carried on in the same mundane fashion, as if it was any other weekend in the city. Moreover, I think I could sense a resentment among local folks for the tourists to take their • cameras and their "oohs" and "aahs" and go home.
The only people willing to carry on a conversation were other visitors or the drunks, who would just as easily talk to a lamppost.
I was determined, however, to get the people to speak.
While returning by foot to the hotel with a group of students after attending a Bulls basketball game, I sensed my opportunity. It was around 10:30 at night, and we were approaching a crowd just beginning to leave an opera house.
I put on my friendliest smile and aimed a gentle "hello" at the first two men who walked past. I was promptly ignored. Deciding to add a little country flavor, I addressed the next party that came my way with a broad "howdy" -again no
bservations
-John Smeltzer-
dice. The following "hi" and another "hello" were equally fruitless.
Depressed but undaunted I continued. We were approaching a large mass of people, so I gave it my all.
"Hello," my voice rang out louder than before. Two women passed, now acknowledging my existance.
"How are you," I perservered. Two more couples passed, not even flinching.
"Nice night," I tried, followed by "my aren't we friendly" and practically screaming "isn't Chicago a friendly city" at a passing group. Again no reply whatsoever, and I was forced to admit defeat.
· In all, I passed at least fifty three-piece suits and fur coats pretending to have people inside, and I achieved only one small murmured "hello'' by a man who looked embarassed to say it.
The people of Chicago apparently could not let their guards down enough to flash a smile at harmless Nebraskans. They had built a shell around them that would not crack for the most innocent of gestures.
Small talk may not be intellectually stimulating, or have any practical uses, but in its absence one can feel dreadfully lonely, even when in the midst of millions of people.
fact LHS is expected to show steady gains and continue to have more students than any other school in the city, at a time when total enrollment is dropping. Northeast and East, however, are in trouble, with East being the big loser. Enrollment projections for 1992 show East's at 577, as op· posed to Lincoln High's projected enrollment of 2057.
The obvious solution then (in a simplified version), is to give 'East and Northeast the eastern portion of Lincoln High's and Southeast's districts.
Lincoln High Principal Sanford Nelson does not see it that way.
The favorite (and most overused) adjective used to describe Lincoln High is "diverse". Administrators love to speak about the "diversity" at LHS and they strongly want to see it preserved. Nelson believes the "obvious" boundary change has the potential _ to disrupt ethnic and social balance at Lincoln High. ·
Inside Nelson's office is a map of Lincoln, including high school boundaries, dotted with P!ns representing Lincoln High's students. Gold pins are for athletic leaders of 1981-82, green for athletic leaders of '82-83, red for national honor society members, and black for students in leadership activities. A large number of these pins lie in the eastern edge of Lincoln High's boundaries. To save this area of potential pins for LHS, Nelson favors a plan shifting the south portion of Lincoln High's district to Southeast, the East portion of Southeast's district to East, and part of the northeast area of Lincoln High's district to Northeast.
The whole idea of placing pins and preserving them may seem a bit ridiculous, but it brings up a good point. Quality as well as quantity should be considered when redrawing the boundary lines. The type of student that will attend a school, not only the amount of students, is important.
Returning to practicality, location of students from the school also deserves attention. Already most students are expected to drive to school, and increasing the distance between student and school through boundary changes will create more energy, parking and convenience problems.
The possibility of the City Council playing a cruel joke on the school board is yet another concern.
If the council decides to open the Stevens Creek area for development in the near future, much of the school board's work may go for naught. Opening of this area east of East High would assure growth for East and possibly make boundary changes unnecessary:
City Councilman and mayoral candidate Joe Hampton said because of the city's central pl~n of growth and the new sewer system that would be required to open the Stevens Creek area, it is not likely to happen until after 1990. Might this mean another boundary change around 1995?
Whatever happens, there is one policy change that now seems to be a sure bet.
All four high school principals agree that the transfer policy should be uniform and closed for all the schools. Up to now, Lincoln High and Northeast have had the luxury of drawing students out of East and Southeast on transfers, without these two schools being able to retaliate. Currently LHS has about 150 transfer students.
The new boundaries will not affect students already in high school, c,1ndit will not separate families, but everyone else is stuck, and can tune in in April to find out where.
Editorial Board:
Editor-in-chief-John Smeltzer
Managing Editor-Kelli Kellogg
Copy Editor-Patti O'Brien
Feature Editor-Lori Baehr
Sports Editor- Staci Cords
Photography Editor-Bryan Ohmberger
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Melisa Merlin
Artist: Kevin Fullerton
Business: Business Manager- Brian Carstens Assistant- Ginger Lindholm Advisor Carolynn Goodwin
ussians, un ers, concession ines iscusse
Afghans fight Communism
Years ago, the Russian government wanted to start a war with the Afghan people. Every time they told the world's people, "Afghan people are our friends and brothers," but it's not true. They started a hidden war against the Afghan people. They trained some special agents and sent them into Afghanistan. Those people were very active. They invited students and a few other people for communism to speak with them. After a long time, they changed the Afghanese government by students and other communist soldiers.
In 1980, Mr. Traky became the new president in Afghanistan. He was a K.G.B. agent; he was president for one year. After that, the Russian government changed their policy for Afghanistan and made a decision to change the president. They killed him.
Amine, who was Prime Minister then, became presi· dent. After a year, he was changed by Russians, too.
They brought in their second K.G.B. agent. His name is "Babrak Karma!." He, with 100,000 Russian soldiers came in Afghanistan.
This man and other communists preach and say, "Russian soldiers came to help with Afghan people." It's not true; they want Afghanistan to be communist, but we don't accept this. We are fighting against the communism. Our people are in the mountains. They ' re waiting for freedom. They have many problems with food, clothes, anti tank and anti airplanes.
When I was in my country, I fought against the com• munists for about two months. Then, life was dangerous for me, and for my family. I escaped to Pakistan, and then came to the USA, May 11th, 1982.
Senior Nasrat Attaie
If you would like to know about Afghanistan's problem and Russia, see me during 4th period, room 325 (ESL class). Thanks a lot.
Prejudice affects punkers
I would like to make a protest against one of the least publicized problems at LHS, and that is social prejudice. Not against blacks, whites, Vietnamese, or any religious group. I'm talking about what you may like to call Punk Rockers, or in less derogatory terms, the fans of the new • music.
Those of us that happen to be "Punkers" aren't closet Sid Viciouses. We are just like the average high school students, except our ideals and views are different from the norm.
But what I would like to address is the problem of students at our illustrious establishment who get kicks out of yelling crude, vulgar and utterly impolite remarks at the back of some "Punker's" head.
These are the types of bigoted attitudes that have given LHS a bad reputation in the first place. I'm sure those of you I have spoken of won't agree with me, but this kind of action spells BIGOT in big bold letters.
I think I could safely say that we, the fans of the new music, harbor no bad feelings towards our tormentors. But we sure are embarassed for them when they flaunt their four-letter-word vocabularies at us in the halls. Rolin Lemon LHS Sophomore
Advice given for unruly lines
The final bell of the day rings-the doors of classrooms swing open. The thunder of feet fills the hallowed halls of Lincoln High. The rush is onto follow the aroma of fresh, hot buttered popcorn. You've smelled it since noon and
the thought of waiting another 3 minutes is incomprehensible. But the line! A bus to catch? A meeting to attend? A date to keep? Hurrying home to attack tomorrow's homework? But the line. What's the hold up?
The doorway to the concession serving area • is wide enough to accomodate two people at a time. If people wait their turn, have their order in mind, their money out of their pocket or purse and then are allowed to turn and leave the serving area, the line moves amazingly swiftly. Why the long wait you ask? Students push into line and suddenly the window for two is bulging with four eager, hungry, thirsty faces The order is shouted from the loudest students, while the student whose turn has rolled around tries to explain his/her order. The order completed, there is no way that student can retreat. Help! A patient, friendly student steps up and places his order. Popcorn, a large Mr. Pibb, one Twix and one Snickers-that's $1.30. And then a friend suddenly appears and yells from yonder corner, "Hey, while you're in line get a punch!" The money is closed back into the hand and the friendly, patient student adds, "Oh, I forgot, I want a punch, too." Large or small? The friend has disappeared and the friendly, patient student ponders the big decision. Why the long wait?
Let's work on this! Have your order in mind. A 'Pop' needs to be more specific. Kind and size, please. If you want to order for more than yourself, that's fine if the entire order is organized. Separating the cost is not a bother and will be done gladly. Change is nearly always available and I'm happy to make change for you when it's your turn at the window.
If you must wait while a teacher is being served, please be patient. They too, get hungry. You'll be pleasantly surprised how quickly the concession line can move if you'll follow the above advice. And besides, a friendly face will greet you and serve you as you step up with your order.
I like Lincoln High Students! I love my job! My Lincoln High family does not like a distraught mother after a day of line _cutting, pushing, foul language and rudeness. Let's work on it.
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Employment search begins at
Counselor gives career guidance to jobless students
JOB MARKET student outlook
Accounts are in; high school teachers out
hni c a n s c a shi e r s, sec r et aries and sto c k clerk s, man y o wh o m start at less than $7 000 p e r year. According to Diane Nyangira a Job Service counselor , it is important to start p lf ep ar n g fo r a po ss ibl e fu t u re c ar ee r now O ccas o n a lly, an empl o ye r will sp eci ficaly equ est an LHS student and thes e e mplo y er s u s u all y dir ectly not fy Lincol n High of the vacanc y. If the job is open o all students , t s pla ce d in the bulletin, he said
The report compar es over 100 differ ent car e ers and states th e earn ng pot e ntial fo r each job, tells where to get post -high school training, and how to pay for it Care er s listed with the high est b e ginn ng wa g es w e r e engineer s, chem cal e n g in ee r s be ng the high est with the potential of start ng between $18 ,700 and $21 ,000 per year. Other fields of engineering are also in the above-$15,000 category. v o u n eed to deve op hab ts and ge t nform1ation about f ields of int e r es w hile still n hiigh sc hool. " Nyan g i ra sa id A hi g h sc hool dipl o ma is a must , she added and th e Job Servi ce can help wi hout one C re dit
Nyangira said that not many students select careers in high school , caus ng them to change majors frequently in college. She also sa d more self-discipline is needed.
The report , furnished by the State CoorNyangira also commented that she felt the Lincoln High Career Center was the best in the city. Minimum wage ; or $3 35 ar e words well known by students in the working world who are receiving it but according to Gary Mauer compliance officer for the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Labor Department in Omaha some businesses can pay students less. " If retail establishments and agricultural employers obta i n a special certificate from the Department of Labor in Kansas City , then they can pay students 85 per cent of the minimum wage, " Mauer said. " That works out to be about $2 85 ." Mauer also said retail bus nesses must have a sa e volume of $326 500 per year.
" That is after sales tax is subtracted, " he said. " So their total gross must be much larger than that. Most businesses base starting wages on such things as experience dedication , reliability among other qualities Although large enterprises such as McDonalds go by these standards, the lowest wage paid there is $3.35/hr-the minimum wage According to Brian Papenfuss , assistant manager of McDonalds on Businesses pay :7t~~v:~d Street, the more you pay, the better quality of people you
d l h " You basically pay for what you get ," Papenfuss said StU entS eSS t an Papenfuss also said wages were decided upon by the minimum ; wage and the demand for employees Benefits and pay reviews are a mtntmUm Wage part of McDonalds wage system with a wage review three times a year.
'I've known some places that take advantage of kids through wages, " Papenfuss said "When was a kid I refused to take anything lower than minimum because felt the work I did was just as good as an adult's If an employee is doing well and is a good worker, of course he ll get more money. But personally think these kids that take lower paying jobs are nuts "
Manager Joe Towns of Da ry Queen Brazier on West "O " disagrees Towns believes a good worker will work for $2.50 just as well as if he we r e getting
payroll would raise 33 per cent, which would make the cost of food even higher. " Towns stated when he grew up lower paying jobs were the only ones available to students.
Most jobs available are still in the food service area, Hamsa said, with Chr stmas help being big right now. Hamsa is not fied after each job is filled , Ideally, Hamsa would like to see students be able to shadow five or , six aspects of a business for a semester and allow them the opportunity to view different aspects of the business.
Although there are approximate y 300 students currently involved in the OSL program , not ncluding the Citizenship Issues classes , Hamsa said they re trying to avoid becoming an employment agency " Our first priorit y is stil k ds that counselors recommend as really needing jobs."
Yet another place to investigate for help making career decisions is the Caree r Center , located n the media center, and available for use by all students media specialist Marj Sawin sa d The program is run by Judy Roderick, and has been located in the media center the past six years Prev ously , the counselors had handled all the career education and colleae ad vi sory mate r ials
"If they know the general field they're interested in, we can advise them and possibly save them money they'd hav e to spend for college courses" -Sawin
Available for use in the center are aids in p re paring for college entrance exam is, a colle c ti o n of co ll ege c atal og s , and a m e fill ed w ith in fo rmation o n a va ri et y o pr o f ess o n s. T h e cen
" sympathize with the students ," he said T ve been through it. " One student who is working for Jess than m nimum is junior Tracy Borgman who works at one of the Runz.a Drive-Inns of Lincoln. Borgman who started at $2.85 is now receivin g a $3 wage This is her second low-paying job. Her first paid even lower.
" couldn't really expect to get minimum at 'hat age, and I needed the money, " she said. " Just the fact that a job would help students with responsibility, they'd have their own spending money and wouldn have to spoo n' off thei r parents ." The 16-year -old also said she will stay w i th her job until someth ng bette r comes along.
This job s temporary until find something as convenient and practical as my present job. "
Jul e Pohlman another working student is getting paid over minimum wage at Godfather s Pizza on South 48th and Highway 2
Pohlman a jun i or, started out at minimum afi d, over an eight-month period has increased her wage to $3.55 per hour
"It's a fun job and I love to work with the people, " she said.
'.Although sometimes it does get in the way of school the $3.55 helps a lot. " The 16-year-old has also had previous jobs for a lower wage
" One t i me worked for $2 30 and did the same work as everyone else and they got minimum really don t think it's fair ," Pohlman sa d
At first taking her present job for the money, Pohlman admitted there are some problems
"It's (Godfathers) 25 minutes out to work, and way out of my way ," she said "All in all , if I didn have a job, I'd sit at home and go crazy ." Junior Sherry Burback is also cau!1ht in the lower wage range, but feels it's not too bad
"My job doesn't interfere with social things I want to do or school, and if really need off, my boss will let me off. "
This is Burback's first job and she is presently making $2.50 bussing tables at Arrow Inn Restaurant.
"I took this job because didn t get another in the other places I've applied," Burback said. "Some money is better than none at all." Burback contends that most students are too pushy in getting a job and should take what they get
" You should take what you can find and not what you want " she said. "You can always wait for something better to come along , can t you? "
High unemployment undermines job search
same jobs there are lots of applicants w th better references and more experience than me ," she said.
Reed isn t alone. Ed Eddens also a junior shares her frustration
"A lot of times they (businesses) say thtoy II give you a call and tha t' s all you ever hear from them ," Eddens said.
One factor that Reed arid Eddens agree on is that they haven t found jobs because several businesses aren t hiring Hamsa believes that the reason for this is because of employee cut backs and part time help
" Many places are hiring on part time instead of full time ," Hamsa said. " They do this because that way they don't have to pay minimum wages "
Students looking for work haven been picky about where they apply.
"A lot of times they (businesses) say they'll give you a call and that's all you ever hear from them" -Eddens
has been looking for work for almost a year and has been unsuccessful. Reed believes that one of the reasons she hasn't found a job is because of large numbers of people apply ng for the
"I apply for anything that catches my eye in the paper " Eddens said. I have also been tocking for jobs in the work-study program here at school."
" I had a job and was on work-study but s nce don have a job anymore lost all my credit for work -study, Eddens said.
"l thought that being 16 years old would help me find -a Job, but I guess not" -Reed
At LHS, the only way a student may be on work -study is if he/she works a minimum of twenty hours a week A semester of this is required in order to receive credit for the work-study program.
The frustration of not being al.11eto find work is " unreal" according to Eddens. Reed sided with this emotion.
"It makes me feel like nobody wants to hire me, " Reed said. " thought that be ng sixteen years old would help me find a job , but I guess not."
Many teenagers who have been unsuc- · cessful in finding employment are almost to the stage of giving up. Hamsa said that students should hang in there" and keep trying and maybe one day they too, will become one of the lucky, employed students
Eddens used to be on the work-study prog r am at LHS earlier th s year, until he found himself out of work
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Plans for lot uncertain
No plans have been made yet for the public school owned empty lot ·immediately south of Lincoln High's Beechner field, where the former CocaCola bottling company stood. LPS spokesman Joe Rowson said three suggestions have been made for the property, including one to close off the streets surrounding it, extending the Lincoln High campus, one to use the land to enlarge parking areas, and another to put in a soccer facility. No date has been set to finalize the decision.
Links staff wins awards During November 19-21, two Links staff members won awards at a· JEA NSP A journalism convention in Chicago. Troy Johnson received honorable mention in yearbook photography, and Jenny Barron received hon,orable mention in yearbook layout.
Renaissance relived
CAPTURING THE SPIRIT of 15th-century England were the Madrigal Syngers, who joined the orchestra December 9-10 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus. A total of approximately 240 people were entertained by a host of jugglers, strolling musicians and a court jester (Matt Ricchini, top) in addition to enjoying a roast beef dinner. Guests were greeted by lords and ladies (Beth Kolb and Lance McCord, left) while eating, and beggars' searched for sympathetic diners.
Joynite tryouts held
Tryouts for "The One and Only Joynite '83" were held December 9 & 10. This year the theme for Joynite is open. The annual event is sponsored by Mummers.
Forensics take trophies
The Southeast High School DebateSpeech Tournament was held Nov. 10-11. Many people from all over the state attended the tournament.
Senior Bradley Walker and junior Jenny .Ackerman won the second place trophies in varsity debate. Walker also received a second place trophy in extemporaneous speaking.
Senior Bill Stone received a second place trophy in dramatics interpretation. Alaina Lemon won fourth place in humorous interpretation.
ree seniors intpressed
A theater apprenticeship program was held for the first time at Nebraska Wesleyan during the month of November, involving three Lincoln High students. '
Included in the program were seniors David Duffy, Jill Holbert and Bill Stone. Students from all over the city attended.
David Duffy was happy with the program.
"I loved it. It was really interesting, because we learned a lot," said Duffy.
Every Tuesday night for four weeks, students studied all aspects of the Wesleyan drama department. Students watched rehearsals of the play Whose Life Is It, Anyway? and assisted with scenery and lighting. They also attended costume and make-up sessions. Henry Blanke, professor of drama at Wesleyan, was pleased with the program.
"It gave kids the chance to work with the Wesleyan faculty and students. They learned what a real presentation at Wesleyan is like," said Blanke.
On Sunday, November 28, apprentices and their directors were invited back to Wesleyan for a final review. Blanke felt everyone had learned a lot, and hoped everyone enjoyed the program.
Blanke felt the first year for the program had went well, and he said he hopes to try the program again with more students in mid-February.
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This may not sound familiar to most students, but to seniors Marty Williams and Richard Miller, these words r.re part · of a daily routine at KOLN/K.GINTelevi-
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Janda. "I feel it's adventurous," said Miller. "I go to all kinds of events." Helping to cover the Raymond explosions was something he was able to be a part of.
Williams, who plans on going into electronics and computers after high school, felt his job is a stepping stone in his career. •
• Since the beginning of November, Miller and Williams have been employed at Channel 10 through an internship program. The interns are first recommended by teachers and counselors, and then are referred to Len Hamsa, who works with out-of-school learning. Prospective in-
WILLIAMS FINDS working at KOLN/KGIN Television "really fun and helpful. ,"
terns are notified, and if they are interested in the job, they fill out an application and go through an intervie\v at the station with Paul Jensen, vice president and general manager. Usually two interns are pick,ed out of ten possibilities.
Jensen said they look at grade point averages, personality, if the student is planning on going to school, and the student's interest in possible employment as well as talent. Jensen also added that they look for students who may not have an opportunity otherwise.
"We lean towards the disadvantaged student," Jensen said, "the ones who may not have ar opportunity for such a job."
In the past years Lincoln High has been the only sch'.>olinvolved.
"There are nore disadvantaged students going the·e so there's a greater number to choose from ," said Jensen. However, they aren't limiting it to LHS,
and other schools are contacted.
Miller and Williams feel very fortunate to be involved in such a program, which is in its eighth year.
"The job has really helped me as far as a learning experience. I feel very fortunjlte," Miller said.
Williams agreed.
"It's really fun and helpful to those interested in going on in media, and you get paid!" said Williams.
The internship program will last until the end of the school year and in that · time the interns will learn all kinds of different jobs at the station and will be qualified to do them, according to · Jensen. He said many students don't get much of a taste of what broadcasting is really like in high school.
Miller, who works mainly in the news department said his job is to take feeds (news updates), answer the phone, and occasionally assist Mel Mains and Dick
The villians of the movie are the Skekis, creatures who rule from a dark, deplorable castle.
The Skekis are the rulers of the Dark Crystal. The end of their reign could be caused only by a Gelfling hand. To guard agains t this chan ce , th e Skeki s have created warriors, Garthim, to assassinate the Gelflings.
"I like helping to communicate with people," Williams said Jensen added, "We've had very fine groups of interns; some have gone on to college to pursue broadcasting, helping us to fulfill our mission."
Just in time for winter break is the release of muppet-creator Jim Henson's new flick, "The Dark · Crystal."
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The Mystic, the good guys of the movie, have rescued a Gelfling boy, Jen, from Garthim, while the Pod People, forest peasants, have .rescueC: .>ne girl, Kira. The Skekis know of neither.
The movie begins with the death of UrSU, the Mystic Master, who raised Jen. The fate of Jen's life was protected by UrSU. UrSU, 9n his death bed, tells Jen that he must discover the secret of the Dark Crystal, to find the crystal shard, and restore its light when the Three Suns come together as one. If Jen does not succeed, the peace of society shall forever be lost.
As Jen travels through an alien wilderness to fulfill UrSu's wishes, his existence is discovered by the Skekis. At the fear of losing their reign of the Dark Crystal, the Skekis send the Garthim warriors
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As Jen completes his journey to the observatory of Aughra, Keeper of Secrets, he discovers the crystal shard and learns something of his destiny. Garthim then attacks and Jen fleas to the swamps. i \t this point, a frightened Jen then meets Kira. Together they realize that another of their kind lives.
They journey together through the ancient ruins of the Gelflings, where Jen realizes the importance of his mission, then to the castle of the Dark Crystal, where they meet their fate.
The movie reflects the image of immense hard work, as Henson has worked on the movie even before the first muppet movie.
With a PG rating, the film tells a good, enlightening, boy meets girl, good guy, bad guy movie - a relief from many of the ho hum movies around today. It's an enjoyable show for people of all ages.
"Basically, it's (the Dark Crystal) an adventure film," said Henson. "Our first goal is to entertain."
Henson's predicting success if the movie is promoted enough so people will know what to expect. Henson said, "If this picture works out, we may make another one of its nature."
Student Special
MARTY
by Mary Hall
is new sensation
Lincoln High's latest sporting sensation is all due to a man by the name of John Stalberger.
Ten years ago Stalberger introduced a little leather footbag that has soared in popularity sihce 1972. This footbag, more commonly referred to as a Hacky Sack, has become very popular within the last couple of years. Before school, after school, and during the lunch hour is when a person is most • likely to see a group of Hacky players standing in a circle batting around the leather footbag.
The Hacky can only be kicked with the feet and can not be hit with any other part of the body. Hand, arm, shoulder, and head hits are not allow e d. A ccordin g Lo s enior Walter Williams, Lincoln High players are only restricted from using their arms and hands.
"You're not supposed to use anything but your legs, but the way we play, you can use anything but your hands and arms," Williams said.
When playing Hacky, a player must ·have flexibility, balance, quickness, and concentration. Since the Hacky Sack is only about 1 ½ to 2 inches in diameter, it can become very difficult to hit accurately. There are only about five ways in which to kick a Hacky, so quick thinking is essential.
"It's (Hacky) hard to control," Williams said. "Sometimes you kick it all over the place."
I, incoln High's latest Hacky cr az e may not be as cheap as pitching pennies, but Hacky is proving to be one of the most enjoyable pasttimes to hit Lincoln High hallways.
B-ball dunker ducks doorways
by Staci Cords
He is a 6"10 senior, plays basketball, and ducks through the doorways at Lincoln High.
How tall can a guy get? Well, for Bryon Haas the sky is the limit.
"I am still growing," Haas said. "I hope I grow to be 7', but not taller than that."
Being so tall is unbelievable to some of · the people Haas meets.
"I get a lot of stares from people; especially outside of school. I think everyone at LHS knows me, so they don't stare as much," he said. "But since I have always been the tallest in my class, I am used to people staring. I was 5'10 in sixth grade and 6'2 in ninth grade."
Even though there are some negative things to being tall, Haas sees tallness as an advantage.
"The only bad thing about being tall is I have to order my pants from Fort Western. They (Fort Western) make my Levi's for $50.00 a pair," Haas said. "My pants have to be specially made becau~e my inseam is 42 inches. I also have to duck through almost all doorways. I seldom hit my head because I am used to ducking through doorways."
According to Haas, there are a few advantages of being tall.
"You get lots of attention from people," he said. "Being so tall helps me see over crowds. And of course it is great for basketball. I am the taLest guy playing basketball in high school this year," the 200-pound senior said "My mom is 5'11 and my dad is 6'4, mr eighth grade brother David is 5'8. Als, I have a king size waterbed and I ha,e to sleep side ways."
Going out with girl,, Haas said he always looks at the tall ones first.
"I look at the tallestones first because those are the ones I ,ee first, but that doesn't limit my choiies," he said.
"After high school I plan to go to college. Maybe Coloraao or Pittsburgh, and aft e r playing basketball iin college, I would like to play profess;ional basketball, and being tall will hel1p with future plans because ctlleges look at a person more for recruiti1 ,g if they atre tall," Haas said.
lntra~urals give competition
by Karen Munsterm1.n
No one is asking you t• shoot a layup with your left hand, or driJble and run at the same time, all they're asking is for you to have fun.
Intramural basketball was designed for people who may not be good enough to make one of the competitive teams, but have an interst and d esire to play, while having some fun, said, the organizer of the program, Harold Simpson.
At the present, no females are participating in the program, which consists of fourteen teams and an estimated 100 students.
"It seems the only females that are interested in participating are the ones that have gone out for that sport," said Simpson. "We would like to have a whole league of gals if we could, but they just seem to be too sliy, I guess. I don't know,
Scott Burklund went out for gymnastics this year to improve his wrestling.
"It was the first time in my life I had ever gone out for gymnastics," Burklund said.
Not only was it his first year, he also went to state.
"I didn't really expect to make it to state. I thought the team probably would, but not me," he said.
Burklund also said he sets high goals in everything he does.
"My goal this year in wrestling is to win state," Burklund said. "I am capable of winning state, I went as a junior, and
missed going to state as a sophomore by 12 seconds." Burklund also has something else that people notice about him. He's short.
"People tease me about being short at least 100 times a day. My shortness is just a joke among friends," the 5'1" senior said.
"Even though I'm not growing anymore it does not bother me being short. I get lots of attention, and I also know where my body is at, and my body's balance," he said. "I don't have to duck · through doorways either."
Standing next to tall people does not
bother Burklund in the slightest.
"When I stand next to Byron. Haas I don;t really think about it," he said.
they just don't seem to want to come down to the gym when the guys are there or whatever."
Some students are taking part to keep in shape for the SJ>ring sports, while others just enjoy playing.
"Some just enjoy playing as a team and working as a group. I think another thing they enjoy doing is just getting down there and playing," said Simpson. "As we say, it's not the NBA or anything. We would like to give every kid an opportunity to participate in some activity if they want to."
The intramural games take place every afternoon in the West gym from 3:10 to 4 p.m. Team scores and records are kept and a tournament is slated at the end of the season, but no individual records are kept.
But there are a few· things he dislikes about being short.
"It is hard to see in my locker," Burklund said. "Also people don't think I am as old as I really am. I like going out with girls my own height."
Burklund also said a lot of things are presently going well.
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"Wrestling is going good, and my grades are doing o.k. too," he stated.
Plans after graduation are still a question for Burklund.
"I plan to go to the University of Nebraska, but I'll have to wait and see what happens after the season," he said.
COORDINATION IS THE KEY for hacky sacker Brad Paswaters.
by~~rrey puts emphasis on education
As newly elected governor, Bob
"Language training may not have school. He was quick to pomt out
Kerrey comes into office concerned been as essential 20 years ago, but that opportunities are definitely with improving the quality of educa- today we're heavily dependent on there for those who are willing to go tion in this state. In a January 12 in- the entire world. Very likely, a se- out and search for them.
terview, Kerrey said that his con- cond language for an American is far cerns were only to improve an more valuable today than it was 20 already exceptional job. years ago, and is very likely to be
"I intend to support, trust, and tr;r even more valuable 20 years hence," to get mo ving those professionals he iaid. "Similarly, comput e r who are involved with education," literacy is an adjustment we obhe said. viously have to make."
Kerrey also stated he felt com- One useful course the governor puter literacy is very important to took at Northeast High School was those in and out of school. Latin. He wish e s he would have
Property taxes: a problem
One problem Kerrey sees in Nebraska's educational system is that too much of it is funded through property taxes. · "It tends to make things difficult in accomplishing excellent education," he said.
Another problem area that Kerrey refers to is the curriculum. Kerrey would like to see foreign language courses strongly encouraged, if not required.
taken two more years of it. He also sees science and math as vital courses. But, there are problems with getting and keeping teachers in those areas.
"Science teachers and math teachers can get paid so much more, taking one step further into a career that is much more lucrative," he added. The dilemma is we need science teachers more than ever today. "
Kerrey: bright future
Kerrey believes that there is a very bright future for those in high
Wrong codes foul up registration process
by David Hinkle
Pre-registration errors are one of the main reasons an estimated 700 students have gone through cardpull, according to Kathryn Raymer, !lSSistant principal for instruction.
"There were approximately 20 errors per page of numbers, meaning students wrote down the wrong number," said Raymer. "So that is one of the main reasons this has hap-
pened."
She stated that schedules were checked before being handed out, but some problems were not discovered until students received them.
"We went through all of them, and attached notes to them about whether they needed to go through card-pull/' she said. ''They were also checked for the message 'schedule problem'."
But, she added, schedules were not received until the day before they were handed out. This was apparently caused by a computer breakdown, and some problems at the central office.
In the future, Raymer would like to be able to look for some other problems that happened, and have counselors look them over.
Although Raymer feels the ·current situation has been handled correctly, some students disagree "I don't like what has happened," said junior Preston Butler. "Now I have to go through card-pull, and I won't get the classes I want."
Butler's schedule problem was having one class listed twice on his schedule. Other students have been
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registered for classes during first and seventh periods without requesting them.
"I have never had a first period class," said sophomore Lisa Murray. " All they talked about was how easy registration was going to be, and you would get the classes you wanted. I didn't ask for much."
To better the registration problem, counselors feel a year-long registration might help.
"I think a year-long registration would be helpful," said counselor Mary-Beth Lehmanowsky. "If students push for that, they're going to have to be satisfied with the fact that we're not -going to change schedules."
She also added, "I don't think students understand the preregistration process."
Lehmanowsky feels students didn't understand the scheduling process with filling in the schedule grids. She also thinks students should do some pre-planning on their own.
"I think it would be helpful if students knew how many hours toward graduation, and what classes they've had," stated Lehmanowsky. "I think students are responsible for knowing what they need for graduation."
Although counselors feel yearlong registration will help, Raymer feels there will always be a need for card-pull.
"It seems to me that we will always have to have some way of resolving the problems that we have," said Raymer.
Kerrey used this example to describe his point: "Take any discovery that has been made by an individual," he said. "Regardless of what it is, most discoveries are not accidental as they may appear. Usually they are the result of very hard work."
Opportunities exist in this state
because of the kind of people that are here, and our abundance of natural resources, the governor added.
Kerrey pointed out that a strong grasp of reading and writing has helped him the most. These are tools he has to use almost every hour of the day
Youths get a chanrP
Kerrey feels that some youth don't have an appropriate understanding of government and the way it works.
See Kerrey pg. 3 ·
Joy nite '83 Talent thrives
by Joyce Welsch
Joy Nite is back this year with more talent and variety than ever, according to Dutch Fichthorn, Joy Nite faculty advisor.
"There's more well-written comedy and outstanding music in Joy Nite '83 than there's been in a long time," said Fichthorn.
Joy Nite will have an open theme this year because many complained that one theme is too restrictive.
"If Joy Nite lends itself to this ," said Fichthorn, "it will be a rather creative endeavor."
Problems were encountered in arranging Joy Nite, but Fichthorn said they caused no real threat. Two problems were that many people didn't show up at their try-out time and that they weren't prepared.
Joy Nite won't be held on two consecutive nights this year. Joy Nite will be held Thursday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, J{ln. 22 at 7:30 each night in the LHS auditorium because of an inner-city basketball game.
According to Fichthorn, Mummers, who sponsor Joy Nite, consider it to be profitable.
Alan Gehr, Mummer's publicity officer, is working on an extensive publicity campaign, including the printing of 750 posters.
"My publicity campaign," claimed Gehr, " is going to bring thousands of people to Joy Nite."
This year's acts include: two bands, performances by Flag Corps and Pomalinks, singing performances, and a wide range of skits. The emcees will be Keith Hale and Patti O'Brien.
Fichthorn said he feels Joy Nite really depends on the people who are in it.
"They didn't practice hard last year and it wasn't too good of a show," he said, "but this year's show has a lot of potential."
Student reps-going nowhere?
The 1981-'82 school year marked the birth of a total disaster that now occurs monthly. The disaster? The communication period representative meetings.
The idea behind these meetings was to get student input and involvement on problems that the sch ool encounters dur ing the year. This would be done by having an elected representative from each fourth per iod class in the school meet together monthly to discuss issues that the school faces, and come up with solutions to these issues. This all sounded great on paper, but when it was made a reality it beca91e a month ly disaster.
Why has this great plan become a disaster? First of all these so-called meetings are nothing more than huge "gab " sessions. When an issue is brought to the floor to be discussed, the representatives just take turns talking about how bad the problem is, and when the parking lot problem was discussed, it took up the whole meeting as well as the meeting that followed it a month later. Yet not one proposal was drawn up for action. Instead, everybody in that whole room told their story about how one time they could not find a single place to park because other people were taking up two spaces By the time everybody had told their stories, people
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were so sick of talking about it that the whole issue was abandoned.
Conversations going on during these meetings, besides the st:nseless complaining, ranged from representatives talking about how trashed somebody got last night, to someone else raving about their new Atari. This kin~ of talking just proves to the rest of us that these meetings are truly "gab sessions."
The second thing that makes these meetings disasters is the lack of responsibility shown.
During a meeting earlier this year the new attendance policy was pulled into the arena for discussion. After about 40 minutes of everybody (again) telling their stories and complaining, the suggestion came up that if everyone was so dissatisfied with the new attendance policy they should form a committee to bring up possible alternative plans. Everybody agreed and a chairperson was selected to head the committee and to make sure that they had something to present to the group at the next meeting. One month later when the meeting was held, there was no plan. When the chairperson of the committee was questioned about nothing being done, he responded that nobody had told him where he should hold the committee meeting.
So once again another issue was abandoned.
The last and most important reason for these meetings being disasters is simply that nothing gets done Not one single issue can be claimed by our representatives as being taken care of. The fact of the whole matter is that for a year and a half time has been wasted by students and administrators with these meetings.
Can these monthly disasters be changed into something effective? We think they can be, if, and only if the student body takes the time to think twice about the person they are electing to represent them at these meetings. The representatives, in turn, must also think twice about what they are doing, and make sure they are holding up to what the student body has elected them for.
If these two things do not happen, then we suggest that these meetings be abolished to save the student body ' s time as well as the administration's.
· After receiving their second semester schedules many students noticed a few problems , such as classes repeated in the same day, or classes registered for not placed on the schedule.
One student even received a study hall on his schedule, and study halls aren ' t even offered this year.. How is it possible, with all the time and effort taken by the students and their counselors in pre-registration , that these mistakes can occur? Or hasn't the administration heard of the long lost art of double checking?
If the schedules had been double checked with the registration forms, students would not have had to go through the monotony of card pulling Problems are expected to arise in any type of service of this magnitude. Registering, programming, and distributing 1,700 schedules is not an
easy job But why is it that it was running so much more smoothly before we moved to this "more simple" process? What prompted this sudden and , in our opinion, unnecessary change?
When this many problems arise out of a supposedly well working system someone must have taken a wrong turn somewhere.
But where? Our administration should look deeply into this problem and find some way to make reg istration easy and simple for all parties involved.
Perhaps the former system was the most effective for Lincoln high. With the amount of students involved in registration, complete automation is bound toJoul up.
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Kerrey continued
''I'd like to see the youth of Nebraska have an opportunity in my administration to get a chanc·e to participate, and see that it's not easy," he said. This would also get them to see the issues of taxes , budgets, and law charges have a great deal of impact on their future.
He mentioned that people could get this same kind of experience in every day life if they realize that "government is just a democratic exercise."
Unemployment a problem
The governor understands and sympathizes with high school students concerning unemployment. He pointed out that jobs that used to be reserved for teenagers are now being taken by older, unemployed workers
Kerrey realizes that high school is preparing youths in almost every way- not only the job market, but in every aspect. -He also said he wasn't sure whether or not this is being done adequately.
Money-top priority
Solving the state's monetary pro-· blems is Kerrey's top, priority as governor. The basic prnblem is not enough money coming from taxes to meet expenditures. Kerrey's solution is to raise taxes and reduce expenditures.
The state receives most of its income from state taxes, which is only 18 per cent of the federal tax. Since the federal tax is decreasing, so is the state's. This is the root of the problem, according to Kerrey.
Kerrey believes he must get in
But he does have plans to create control of the administrative side of jo?,t have an economic development th e government to be effective.
"It won't necessarily be a big plan that I will propose to th e government, but a strong one," KerUnicameral that will have at least rey said. two pieces of enabling legislation," Confidence in youth
Kerrey said. ·
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Manilow concert sells - out
by David Hinkle
Hit vocalist Barry Manilow will perform before a sellout crowd at Pershing Auditorium on January 22.
According to Pershing Auditorium manager Doug Kuhnel ticket sales were estimated at 6,500 the first day of sales. Tickets went on sale Dec. 13, and by Thursday, Dec 16 the concert was a sell out to 7,984 ticket holders
,The Manilow tour began January 6 in Sunrise, Florida. This is the second part of Barry's world tour, which began before thristmas.
Jonna Carter of Rogers and Cowan in California, Manilow's public relations manager, said ticket sales are doing well in other parts of the country also.
"Most of the concerts are sold out, but there are two that are not," said Carter. "So far it looks really good, sales are doing very well. Barry sold out in Houston in two hours."
The concert will be the first inthe-round for Pershing Auditorium. Set up for the concert will begin at 8 a.m: Saturday.
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"011this tour, every show will be in.-the-round," Carter said.
Some of Manilow's hit songs include "Even Now", "I Write The Songs", and his new pop hit "Memory". His new album is leaning more towad rock-and-roll, stated Carter.
"He still has the same style, only a few songs are more toward the rockand-roll style," said Carter.
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Honors choirs chosen
Selected Concert Choir students will be singing in the annual Wesleyan Honor Choir, 'held at Nebraska Wesleyan College February 10 through the 12.
Kerrey went on to say that
Specifically, Kerrey pointed to dence in the youth of the state. ''I agriculture. He would like to see think they are generally hardNebraska foods processed in the working, optimistic; they have a state. Not only will this create jobs, sense of humor that enables the m to it will make the state more self suffi- not be overwhelmed by bad events. cient. Tele-communicati-Ons and ThP, old standard worth ethic does other fast-growing industries would continue to be exhibited conbe another part of Kerrey's siderably by the youth of our state." unemployment plan.
To a certain extent Kerrey feels Nebraska youths tend to be very inhand-cuffed. He said there is only so quisitive, and have certain life skills much he can do at the state level. which are essential in being producThe majority of possibilities lie at tive. the federal level..
Kerrey is concerned with educa-
"The system is equipping you tion in Nebraska and the youth of with some skills so that you can go our state. lie knows without a good out and find your place," Kerrey education the youth of our state will said. struggle.
High school students from around the state _ were selected by judges and audiences early in January. ~tude~ts selected from Lincoln High mclude: Barbara Goodwin, Andrea McWilliams, Lance McCord, Michelle Speights, Brad Carlson, and Gary Chubbuck.
Representatives experience problems
by Eric Lemke
Communication period representatives are students chosen by their fourth period classes to represent them at monthly meetings. These students and Lincoln High School administrators meet and try to solve problems that directly or indirectly affect the student body, said senior Chris Ricchini.
· The meetings are monthly dur-
N ew bookletaids registration
by Eric Lemke
A new registration booklet is be ing developed for the use of registration next school year, said Kathryn Raymer, assistant principal for instruction.
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- --Theneed of the new booklet is a unification of course names and numbers, said Raymer. This unification will make all courses and numbers the same so that transfers and registration in different senior high schools would simpler.
A new feature that will be offered is a system of suggested classes to be taken according to the position you wish to take after high school, said Raymer. There will be "fourteen or fifteen" occupations for posthigh school employment and recommended courses for each of these positions, according to Raymer. The classes recommended are being formulated by the district committee which is comprised of representatives from the Lincoln Public High Schools.
Graduation requirements are going to change also. A full year of either American Literature or General English is needed to fulfill communication or Literature classes, said Raymer.
1rig fourth period and generally last one hour.
One week before the meeting a steering committee, which consists of two elected students from each sophomore, junior, or senior class, decides on the agenda for the following meeting, said Nelson. This agenda is then passed out to each class-room to be discussed.
In the actual meeting the elected chairing pair govern and direct the meeting. Each topic is discussed approximately 15 to 20 minutes in an open floor discussion, said Nelson.
"The representatives _group was formulated to help voice the student opinion and try to change or make rules that will help students as a whole,' 'said Ric-
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But according to Nelson its purpose is to "give me the recommendations of what students are thinking and wanting."
"The representatives are a group that makes recommendations not decisions," said Nelson. Ricchini says "Although it (the representatives) informs you of what's going on, the followthrough just isn't there."
Although Nelson said the original purpose of the communication period reoresentatives was to "increase the communication link between administration and students, and provide a broad representation into Lincoln H -igli SchooL" it seems to ahve been flawed by confusion about the purpose and
Another Concert Choir student Sara_h Baker, was chosen fo; Hastmgs Honor Choir. Tryouts held This year's musical will be "The King and I". Tryouts will be held January 25-27. The production, under the direction of Mr. Joseph Skutchan, and staged by Carol Svoboda, drama teacher at SE will be presented March 17-19. · ., There will be small children involv~d. Anyone with a small brother or sister who can sing, please contact Mr. Skutchan, in room 329.
lack of organization.
''We're just not getting the commitment needed," said Ricchini. "There are subcommittees for instance, but we just haven't gotten past just forming them."
chini.
Coach leaves Henrichs takes new job
by Karen Munsterman
Teaching has brought satisfaction to math teacher and coach Jean Henrichs, but it's time for Henrichs to move on.
Henrichs, who has taught 4 ½ of his 19½ years at LHS, is calling it quits today, as he leaves teaching to pursue another goal.
'Tm pretty goal oriented and I've pretty much accomplished everything that I wanted to do, so now it's time to do something else. It was a hard decision, but I guess I'm to the point in my life where you've got to think, do you do this for the next ~O years before you retire, or do you look for something different, not necessarily more challenging, but a different type of goal that perhaps may have more opportunities for advancement."
Henrichs is joining the management of Lutheran Brotherhood · Insurance Company, and will be working with the agency in Lincoln. But he will spend quite a bit of his first year of his two year training in Minneapolis. After the training Henrichs hopes to have his own agency somewhere in the United States. ·
Henrichs could have finished out the year at LHS, but he. felt he would not have functioned as well.
"I had the choice of whether I wanted to wait 'til the end of the year, but I'm the type of person that if I'm going to do somthing I'm going to do it now," Henrichs said. "I don't function very well if I don't. I've got to put my effort into one thing. I think you get better results."
While at LHS, Henrichs coached girls' and boys' cross country, and girls' track. He led the girls' track team to its first State Championship in 1982 and had a hard time leaving because of it.
"I thought about that (track), but then it would be a long semester of teaching. I -'Would enjoy the track,
but not the teaching," said Henrichs.
"I feel the need to work for myself. This way you're free to come and go as you please. If you want to work 20 hours you can and if you want to take a day off you 'can do that too, where here you don't have that choice," he added.
The absence of Henrichs as a teacher and coach will have an affect on many students and · staff members, but also on himself.
;'I'll miss it. I'll miss the kids. Track almost kept me here, but the thing that worried me though was how good of a job teaching would I do. It's not fair to the kids if you're not doing a good job. I could
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According to Henrichs, no one has been appointed as head track coach, but he hopes the decision is made soon. He thinks the girls need to know.
Hitlers' • rise
by Wm. Stone III
"Lawlessness and immorality," says Henry Wirschke. "That's what caused Hitler's rise to power."
Wirschke, during the latter part of World War II, served as a medic in the German army. He was assigned to both the Eastern and Western fronts, serving nearly seven months on the lines. He was sixteen when he was drafted, about the age of many Lincoln High students.
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Reviewed by J .F. Thornton
The Stones are rolling again with their new movie, "Let's Spend the :Night Together", which will be released next month.
The film is made up of legendary concert footage from the Rolling Stones' 1981 American tour. It opens with the Stones back stage at a sold out New York stadium. The curtain parts, and the Stones storm into "Under My Thumb". The rest of the film captures the energy and excitement of a live Stones performance beautifully through magnificient photography and sound.
The camera moves in on stage to bring you face-to-face with lead guitarist Keith Richards playing a series of fancy guitar licks, Ron Wood complimentin 1g Richards with steady rhythm guit.ar playing, bass player Bill Wymam and drummer Charlie Watts keeping the beat and Mick Jagger prancing around on stage while pounding out song lyrics.
The sound in the film was recorded in rich Dolby Stereo, a couple of steps up from the Stones' two previous movies "Gimme Shelter" and "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones", which were of poorer sound quality. Thus, you will see and hear the Stones in an excellent blend of great camera shots and rich sound, performing new and old hits alike.
Some of th'e songs featured in the movie area; "Beast of Burden" (1978), "Tumbling Dice"(1972), "She's So Cold"(1980), "Brown .Sugar"(1971), "Shattered"(1978) and their encore, "Satisfaction"(1965).
The movie ends with a recorded Jimi Hendrix version of "The Star Spangled Banner" along with a fourth of July fireworks display that finishes the concert and the movie off with a bang.
"Lets Spend The Night Together" is a must for all rock music fans that enjoy well performaned concerts. It is rated "PG" and should be opening in Lincoln in late February.
experienced by Wirschke
the experiences most of us read about in history classes.
Finding teen-agers on the front was not uncommon at the end of the war, says Wirschke. "If a many is drowning, he'll grab anything he can. "
Germany, before Hitler came to power, was literally drowning. Their inflation rate made today's thirteen percent seem miniscule. Wirschke recalls his father coming home each week after being paid with a grocery sack of money.
"The money was literally worthless," Wirschke says. He recalls his father being able to buy a loaf of bread with the money, which represented forty-four to forty-six hours' work.
Compounding an already intolerable situation, was the state of the German law enforcement system. Wirschke remembers an incident from childhood when a young friend was hit by a car. "The cops didn't even bother to come," recalls Wirschke.
Then Hitler came along with a "law and order" campaign.
"To a point, he kept his promise. If he hadn't started World War II and persecuting the Jews, you'd see parades in honor of Hitler on 'O' street today.
"If you have a politician who keeps his promise~ he'll get re-elected."
History credits Hitler with literally producing miracles. He brought inflation down, and most important to Wirschke, re-established law and order in Germany.
"If you have a politician who keeps his promise," says Wirschke, "even in a free democracy he'll get re-elected."
Wirschke contends that Hitler could have easily avoided World War II by "turning loose" his minister of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels.
He was the biggest liar in Europe. He could tell you that wall was blue," Wirschke pointed to the white wall of his living room, "and you'd believe him."
Wirschke objects to the stereotypes Americans have of Germany.
"The German nation did not turn into a monster when World War II started and then suddenly switch back when it was over. All it takes is a few lunatics. It could happen anywhere.
"All it takes is lawlessness and immorality."
Boys varsity basketball gains respect
by Chris Riccbini
The Lincoln High boy ' s basketball team has gone from a 1-3 record to ranking No. 5 in the state after claiming their seventh straight victory by upsetting last week's No. 5 team, Omaha South, last Saturday night 63-61.
The Links played host to Omaha South, on Jan. 15, in a crucial game involving two top ten teams. Lincoln High took the early lead and upped it to as many as 13 points before going in at the half leading 28-19. South came back, outscoring the Links by eight in the third period to pull within one point going into the final eight minutes of play.
The Links were unable to score as South reeled off four quick points to take a 41-44 lead with 6:51 left in the game. Lincoln High suddenly gained new life, firing off twelve unanswered points to take a 53-44 lead with under four minutes to go in the contest. South made a desperate come back, closing to within three points, 62-59, with only 25 seconds left. But, the Links proved to be too much, as they held on
for the two-point victory.
"I think a lot of people took us for granted at first, but I feel we're starting to gain some peo- · ple's respect, especially with our two wins against Lincoln teams," said senior guard, Clark Weaver.
The Links started their winning streak by beating their first Lincoln opponent, Southeast 48-40. Lincoln High then traveled to St. Joseph, Mo., where they captured the LeBlond Holiday Tournament by defeating three St. Joe Schools.
"The competition in the LeBlond Tournament would be very similar to what it is in our own city," stated coach Alden Johnson as to the quality of competition the Links faced. · Rough road ahead
Although LHS, now 8-3, has faced some very good teams, they will be confronted with the toughest part of their schedule in their next couple of games.
"I think we're a good solid ball club," Weaver feels. "And with a lot of hard work and determination we'll be able to _put together
Positive attitude aids Steer
by Tami Atkins
"Any team can beat any group of individuals," a recent television ad states. Senior Gary Steer seems to agree with this feeling.
.l<'ootliallCoach Harold Simpson gave Steer a positive attitude that he carried on into basketball.
"Coach Simpson gave me a positive attitude toward LHS sports He made me realize that I , wasn't only playing for myself to win, bot for LHS to win," Steer said grinning.
Steer played basketball on Little Fry teams, on a church league, and in junior high. Steer started out on the Lincoln High School sophomore team, but didn't finish the season because he wasn't happy with the way the program was run.
A past teammate thought, "Our sophomore year wasn't good. nbout five guys quit because they got discouraged or frustrated."
Steer played on intramural teams his junior year and on a church league. But, not on a Lincoln High team.
After some encouragement from other players and Steer's confidence in himself, he tried out his senior year.
Steer explains, "I knew my chances were slim to get on the team, but I tried out and made Varsi-
ty. Coach Alden Johnson may not of let me have a chance, but he did."
Steer's personal goals are to accept his role as back up to Byron Haas and play it to his best ability, to play strong and be part of the team.
"I really think we'll be good this season. Southeast was our turning point. We shouldn't lose any more games. East may be tough though."
The Links proved this by oringing home a trophy from the tournament in St. Joe, Mo. They earned this by play:£ngand winning Dec. 2'7-30. So, what comes after high school? Steer has applied with a double scholarship of Football/Basketball to many schools. Three important ones to him are Doane, Kearney and Peru.
But for now the Links goals are to win Districts, and go to State.
four quarters of basketball in which we could play with the best of them."
The Links might need those four quarters of basketball in their next couple of games as they'll face the preseason ranked number one and two teams, Lincoln East and Omaha Northwest, as well as eighth ranked Grand Island and Lincoln Northeast, all of these in nine days.
"They're all tough," said Johnson. "When we look back at last year's reserve games we'd have to say we've got our hands full, but I feel we're going to do all right."
The Links play East tomorrow night at Pershing and Omaha Northwest Saturday in Omaha.
Girls gain confidence
The Lincoln High girl's basketball team has relied on a variety of defenses and a quick moving half court press in defeating their first five of eight opponents this season.
After losing two of their first three games, the Links were able to gain a lot of confidence as they defeated their ' next four opponents, including the number three team in the state, Omaha Westside. At Westside, the Links trailed the Warriors by 17 points at the half but came roaring back, outscoring the Warriors 17-1 in the third period, and nudging ahead ,in the final eight minutes to obtain a 46-43 comefrom-behind victory.
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"We have the ability beat anyone," said senior guard, Staci Cords. "Like in the Westside game, at halftime we decided we wouldn't give up."
Three nights later, the Links survived a 31-10 win over North Platte on a Vallery Brown 35 foot shot at the buzzer, giving the Links their fourth straight win.
The Links' streak came to an end during last week's game against Lincoln Northeast. The game was very physical as well as an emotional one, which the Links lost in triple overtime, 33-39.
The 5-3 Links will now prepare for their next game with fourth ranked Lincoln East.
Track team starts conditioning
Matt Ricchini
With track just around the corner, some of Lincoln High's students are getting into the swing of things concerning winter conditioning.
"Conditioning is the best way for anyone to prepare for the track season, and I urge those planning to go out for track, to do a lot of running, " advised coach Bob White.
Returning letterman Jon Fisher also recommends running as the best thing to do.
"With a lot of hard work, and dedication this year's team could be one of the best teams in the state," Fisher said.
For his conditioning, along with other long distance runners, Fisher is running thirty to forty miles a week, and is doing some individual swimming
Along with Fisher, Tim Rose berry, and Alan Muthersbaugh are also doing their conditioning for the track season. Muthersbaugh, who is one of the weightmen, feels that weight lifting is an important key to off-season conditioning.
"For us weightmen, the best conditioning we can do is to just get in the weightroom, and pump the iron," added Muthersbaugh.
· As for Roseberry, he is doing a combination of running and lifting, because he's a sprinter and needs the speed and the endurance.
"I think that our team could be a fairly good team, as long as we get the support from the whole team, and I mean everybody," ad-
ded Roseberry, regarding how he feels this year's team could be.
Muthersbaugh feels that the weightmen may not be the strongest group around but feels they could be one of the best.
"Muscle isn't all a shot putter needs," Muthersbaugh said. "He needs to have a firm technique that he uses every time and works on the development of it, and if he works at it he could be good.''
Important aspect
So most of the returning lettermen feel that this could be .a very good team, but they also feel that the training one does in the off season is an aspect that can't be forgotten.
"As a whole, this year's team should be good, probably one of the best, but right now the most important thii:ig that anyone planning on going out for track to be doing, is conditioning," said coach White.
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Cancer-causing agent sought in insulation, roofing materials
A survey is being conducted of all Lincoln Public Schools, some of which may contain asbestos; a hazardous fiber which has been proven to cause cancer.
The survey, which began on January 12, is being conducted in every elementary, junior, and ~enior high school in Lincoln, as well as Seacrest Field and PSAB.
Certain roofing materials, plastics, insulation and floor tiling contain asbestos.
Particles found in asbestos can cause a number of illnesses, including Jung cancer and asbestosis, a chronic lung disease, involving permanent damage to
can also induce susceptibility to Health Administration guidel•nes are may also contain asbestos. pneumonia and bronchitis, These designated to control exposure to Dr. Robert Den Hartog, Associate diseases do not usually appear until 15-35 asbestos. Pete Sommers, head of Opera- Superintendent of Business Affairs at years after the first exposure to tions and Maintenance at PSAB, said the PSAB, said a company called Hoskins, asbestos. testing is being done to comply with Western and Sondregger will be visitng these regulations by June 1st every building for the purpose of locating
Once items containing asbestos are manufactured, they're relatively safe. But when materials are scraped, sawed, crushed or in any way torn, fibers are released into the atmosphere. They can be inhaled and swallowed. Because of the size and needle-like shape, asbestos fibers can penetrate body tissues and remain embedded for life.
As these fibers build up, they produce chronic irritation. This causes scarring and difficulty in breathing.
by John Smeltzer
The pattern of drinking among youth in Nebraska may be i'l for a change, depending on the progress of a bill introduced in January to the state legislature.
Senator William Nichol of Scottsbluff, who is sponsoring LB56, said the bill is primarily an attempt to decrease difficulties arising from drunkeness among youth.
The biggest of these problems is drunk driving.
Although Nichol was unable to pinpoint exactly how many alcohol related accidents could be prevented by such a move, he said that taking alcohol away from 20 year -olds is almost certain to lead to accident reduction.
According to Nichol, "Young people assimilate alcohol quicker than adults," which causes more accidents among youth.
Return to 1969
If the bill passes, it will mark a return of Nebraska's legal drinking age to 21.
In 1969, the state legislature passed a bill which reduced the legal age of adulthood, including the right to possess alcoholic beverages, from 21 to 20. At the same time, a bill to reduce the voting age from 21 to 19 failed.
Presently the voting age and the age when young men must register for the draft is 18. ·
Nichol said descrepencies in drinking and draft registration ages', however, are not important because the two subjects are "not related at all."
The Nebraska bill to raise its drinking age is part of a national trend.,
A story in the Dec. 15, 1982 Christian
Courses'
A high school student in Lincoln interested in taking courses in graphics communications can find such classes only at Lincoln High. Likewise, a student wanting an agricultural program would have to attend Northeast. Only Southeast offers an advanced placement chemistry course, and Greek and Latin roots courses can only be found at East. These examples, however, are the exception rather than the rule.
A consensus between the assistant principals of instruction from the four public high schools affirms that the cur-
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As of 1980, 24 states, including Kansas, South Dakota, and Colorado had a drinking age of 21.
Science Monitor reported that within the past seven years 20 states have raised their drinking age:s from one to three years, a11dthis year 26 state legislatures will consid e r prop<0sals to take alcohol out of the hands off 18, 19, and 20 yearolds.
Michigan is model
As of 1980, 24 stattes, including Kansas, South Dakota, and Colorado had a drinking age of 21, six states had one of 20, in 12 states, including Iowa and Wyoming, the drinking age was 19, in seven st.ates it was 18, and one :state, Arizona, had a drinking age of 17. (Arizona has since switched to 19.)
One state that has had considerably improved accident totals since raising its drinking age to 21 is Michigan.
According to an analysis by the Highway Safety Institute of the University of Michigan, 1,100 fewer alcohol related crashes and 20 percent fewer vehicular deaths have accurred among 18 to 20 year-olds during the first year after the state returned its drinking· age to 21.
Federal action urged
The federal government is also considering getting into the act.
Former Reagan administration cabinet members Drew Lewis of Transporation, and Richard Schweiker of Health and Human Services urged the making of a national drinking age of 21.
LB56 is currently under review in the miscellaneous subjects committee.
riculums at these schools are very similar and equal in quality.
Barry Moore of Northeast explained the situation
The course offerings are basically the same, Moore said, but "the number of kids who participate (in the separate programs) is different among the high schools."
Moore added that this could be attributed to the different needs of students.
East and Southeast offer mostly college preparatory curriculums, while Northeast and Lincoln High haveadditional vocational offerings.
"I don't consider any schools as being hazardous," said Sommers. "But if problems do arise in the safety of the schools, all hazardous materials will be removed."
Robert Knaub, principal at Lefler Junior High, was concerned about the problem.
"We still have asbestos in the building, but I've been here 14 years and never heard of any problems resulting from Lefler," said Knaub. Lefler was built in
Still, some of the differences in curriculum are due simply to logistics.
Mary Kelly, the assistant principal for instruction at East said that East is able to offer some upper level science courses, such as microbiology and zoology, that other schools do not, because East Junior High students are allowed to take Biology, a course usually reserved for sophomores, in their ninth grade years, giving them a head start.
· Other differences among the high schools' curriculums depend on students' interests.
"We (LHS administrators), have the resources to offer just about anything, if
samples may be taken. Lincoln High is not thought to contain ·asbestos, anywhere in the building. Sanford Nelson, principal, said at one time the school had contained asbestos, but it was removed in 1976, during the renovation of the library.
Scheduled testing is to be completed within the first week of February.
we have the enrollment," Kathy Raymer, LHS assistant principal for instruction said. Finding enrollment for specific programs, however, is becoming difficult for the high schools.
Raymer did not wish to single out specific programs, but said th~re was also an enrollment problem in some areas at Lincoln High. Despite these problems, though, the curriculums are still sound.
"A student can get a quality education at any high school in Lincoln," Raymer said.
Tough, drug-users
If Lincoln High's rating depended on the opinions of students of the other three high schools, it would fail on almost every count.
According to a survey in the Jan. 1 Lincoln Star; East, Southeast, and Northeast students ' gave Lincoln High low marks in academics,. athletics, vocational offerings, community involvement, etc, and the highest marks in toughness, alcohol usage, and drug or marijuana usage.
Fortunately, a school's grading is not determined by its peers. Unfortunately, its reputation is For years Lincoln High has been looked down upon by the general populace. East is snobbish, Southeast is cliquish, and nobody knows or cares about Northeast; but Lincoln High is just plain bad.
Situated in the tough inner city "slums" of Lincoln, our city's oldest hiAh school has come torepresent in the minds of many, violence, drugs, brawls, and a lack of academics. Lincoln HiAh's best grade in the Star poll appeared in the category of "snobbishness," where it got the low score. Apparently Links don ' t favor social elitism; they will beat up anybody without consideration of ethnicity or social standing. This bad reputation, however, could not be farther from the truth.
Lincoln High's vandalism rate has been consistently one of the lowest of the high schools and incidences of violence have been very infrequent. Lincoln High's vocational program, especially in, dustrjal arts cannot be matched, while its computer program and math teams are among the
Correcting problems in schedule process is unfair to students
The recently completed registration process for this semester's classes caused a good deal of complaints. The new computerized process apparently did not eliminate many of the old difficulties.
A new course appeared on many students ' preliminary schedules, entitled "schedule problem". (Most students did not seem pleased with the new offering, but enrollment was high.)
Name-calling of administrators, however, is not in order.
Acc:ording to Kathy Raymer, assistant principal for instruction, 500 of the approximately 600 schedule problems were caused by stt , dents writing down incorrect course numbers when making up their schedules. Perhaps students enjoy bringing these problems on themselves. Mixed up, confusing, and ritliculously arranged schedules have nostalgic value. Registering for class without problems is like enjoying school lunch or always finding a parking space. We would never have anything to talk about.
Registration for next year's classes, according to Raymer, will be done at one time· for both semesters to reduce unnecessary paperwork. It is a shame.
Signing up for courses has always been a pain in the neck. Changing that now would be unfair to future students.
Besides, most students relish the opportunity to skip class to organize their schedules.
"Oh darn, I have to miss the chemistry lecture to straighten out my classes for next semester."
Registering for classes can be thought of as a game, wherein the participants see how many mistakes they can get away with. It is good preperation for dealing with the IRS.
top in the state. LHS athletics has one of the strongest traditions of any Nebraska high school, and the programs today continue the same excellence.
In a nutshell, the oyerall social, academic, and athletic offerings at LHS are just as good, if not better than those of the other schools in the city. Lincoln is fortunate to have four high schools of-
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fering equally sound and comprehensive programs. It seems unfair that Lincoln High has to be the object of the bulk of criticism.
Lincoln High has its problems, like all other high schools, but it is not without significant achievements, most of which seem to go unnoticed. Lincoln High may be the best kept secret in Lincoln.
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The room is dark, lit only by the illumin1ating video screens; cigarette stench fills the air. ::i1cessant blips, bleeps, and other unrecogniizable sounds at uncontrolled decibal levels pollute the air, waging a battle with the juke box cranked at ful I capacity.
A convenient snack counter is available for those who are now on break between Pac-Man and Defender if they can tolerate the wait and abundance of salt.
Many people will spend hours and countless quarters in video arcades with such an atmosphere. it seems to me like a case for extrastrength aspirin and stomach antacid.
Tylenol and Tums sales, however, are not rocketing, while the electronic game industry is growing at incredible rates.
Video games are everywhere; in grocery stores, gas stations, arcades, schools, and homes.
A story in the November 23, 1982 edition of the Washington Post states that 80 per cent of arcade machines are in "street business" rather than actual arcades.
Video arcades grossed about $600 million more in 1982 than in 1981 and reached a total income of nearly $7 billion at the end of last year, the Post reported. If a five cent tax had been put on each quarter for all video games played, the government could have collected around $1.4 billion--quite a few MX missiles--but that is a different story.
Not only are video games a main source of entertainment, some experts now say they are excellent for developing hand-eye coordination and have therapeutic value.
The eighties apparently is the decade of the video game, but there are still some of us who are not excited by them. Therefore, I have put together a list of rules for non-video players for
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survival during this time.
First, you should never attempt in the pursuit of humor to disturb or bother a video game player. What may seem a trivial gesture of fun to one persc,n is to another a blatant crirninal act punishable only by death. I once made the mistake of covering a friend's asteroids screen with my hands. He was still hostile a week later.
Second, when you are going out to lunch with a friend who has a video game fetish, never choose a restaurant with arcade machines, especially if the friend is driving. A true video nut is never satisfied and will always make you late unless you drag him out of the establishment by his ankles.
Third, always pretend to be interested when someone is telling you about the high score he just received on Donky Kong. A mistakenly placed yawn might be greeted by an outburst of anger or the old "I'll never speak to you again" treatment.
Fourth, if someone is insisting that you visit an 9,cade with him, never bring any quarters along. The real game freak is highly competetive and will always pay for you just for the sake of showing his superiority by wasting you in a game of Tempest.
Finally, if a stranger comes up to you and asks you what the former capitol of Honduras was, do not tell him. Nobody should have to pronounce Tegucir;ialpa. (I realize this last rule has nothing to do with video games, but I was getting bored with them anyway.)
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". .THERE MUST HAVE been a slip-up somewhere in the organization of Britain, because I was the first American that wasn't a fasci s t that they let into the country."-Fuller
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After a two-month visit to England, Amy Fuller discovered that the only difference · between American and British teenagers are the countries in which they live.
by Kelli Kellogg
A sense of culture shock may have been the first feeling she experienced, bot senior Amy Fuller discovered during a two-month period in Milton Keynes, Great Britain, that despite differences in vocabulary and customs, the English teenagers share worries with their colonial counterparts.
Fuller, who left for the United Kingdom with her family on Nov. 11, 1982, said that the fear of nuclear war was uppermost in her schoolmates' minds.
"They're very concerned about it," she said, "because Britain would probably be the first country to disappear because of all the U.S. missiles there and because of its position." She said the more active British students are involved in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), which differs slightly from America's freeze campaign.
Fuller said there is a CND in the United States, but "evidently it's been kept under by the administration or lack of interest, or just since the nuclear freeze movement' is much bigger." 1
But, she said, size isn't the only·difference between the organizations. Fuller stressed that the freeze supports bilateral disarmament of nuclear weapons, while Britain's CND want unilateral disarmament.
"A lot of people are interested in that," she said.
Beyond the nuclear issues lie questions about the political structures of the two countries. Fuller said the majority of students she knew in England were confused
about the U.S. governmental system.
"They didn't understand federalism at all," she said. Fuller characterized the British system as democratic • socialism. Taxes pay for education, health care, and services such as garbage collecting and street cleaning, she said.
She also found out what the general conception that British students held about Americans was. Fuller is not a fan of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but she didn't want to say anything before she knew how her peers felt.
Although she was relieved to discover that most of the British teens she knew shared her political beliefs, Fuller nonetheless was amused by a statement made by a girl she met at school.
"She said there must have been a slip-up somewhere in the organization of Britain, because I was the first American that wasn't a fascist that they let into t,1c country," Fuller said.
Fuller returned to Lincoln on Jan.17, 1983, and said she planned on returning to Britain some time during her junior year in college.
"I looked at the U.S. frotn another perspective," she said. "I found that we weren't the only country that was '' 1n a mess
The beginning of second semester brought not only a change in classes and teachers for students at Lincoln High, but also a change in the lunch schedule.
Although' Principal Sanford Nelson said he feels that the new lunch schedule composed of three lunches instead of two, would resolve many of the problems for the school, students have their own • • op1n1ons.
Brenda Spilker, junior, said she liked two lunches better than three, but enjoyed the twenty-five minute communication/study period.
"The study period is nice, but some people talk instead of doing something constructive with the extra time," said Spilker.
Trevor Bassen, sophomore, also commented on the new lunch system.
"I like it better because the lunchroom isn't as crowded," said Bassen. "I also like the twenty-five minutes of study."
The new lunch schedule has changed the length of all classes, ·especially 5th period, which is now held from 11:26 until
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1:08. Nelson said one reason for the change was the weather.
"I feel that we cannot · accomodate everyone comfortably in the cafeteria," said Nelson. "Many students choose to stay at school during the winter months, rather than go ,out to eat somewhere. This makes the cafeteria extremely crowded. I hop,e the program helps in terms of places to go during the winter months."
Nelson said lne also hoped the new lunch schedule would encourage students to use the lunch, instead of sitting in the halls during it.
"If students would use the cafeteria more, classes being conducted at the time would not be interrupted by- disturbances and noise in the halls," said Nelson.
LeEtta Sprack.ling, teacher at Lincoln High, agreed with Nelson.
"I hope the change will help with noise problems in the halls," said Sprackling. "We have a lot of interruption, especially on third floor."
According to Lincoln High counselors Dick Patterson and Alma Howdeshell, students need to familiarize themselves with their counselors in order to receive maximum benefits
by Debby Nicholson
A common belief is that students who are very good scholars, and students who have some outside problems, receive more of their counselor's time. Howdeshell disagrees with this saying that, "Some students, once they get to know you, will -drop in two or three times a week just to visit, while others, especially sophomores, you see o~ly a couple times a year, usually at registration."
To help better acquaint herself with the sophomore portion of her 300 delegated students, Howdeshell call slips each student during the first semester.
She also pointed out that information cards, distributed annually to all students are returned to the counselors. Patterson, however, agreed with the belief, stating that the "middle d6es suff " er. He believes .that the gifted and. problem students do receive more attention, but points out that they have separate counselors for these areas, with the student /counselor ratio of 30 to one, while counselors operate on the ratio of 300 to one. As to where~the greatest amount of their time is spent, Howdeshell felt that her time was pretty evenly distributed in student problems, parents requesting conferences, and information giving of all sorts.
Patterson, though, felt that most of his time was spent handling paperwork, of which registration is a part. Both agreed that their main -responsibility as a counselor was to get the students through high school, having completed classes that will help them in the future.
Presently, preparation sessions before the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, financial aid information, and even letters of recommendation are some of the benefits students can receive.
Howdeshell and Patterson both felt that a change to year-long vegistration would ena?le thei to speii~ ~or_e _time concentrating on" students 1nd1v1dual needs
Howdeshell urges students not to just come to their counselors when they have problems, but to feel free to stop in and keep their counselors aware of their changing needs.
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"I sit at the park till long after dark trying to make the people see, but they put up a fight and blow out the light and throw away their only key."--Tom Frye
After being in various foster homes, part of the court system, and actually coming close to sµicide, Tom Frye, author of the book, · Scratchin' on the Eight Ball,is trying to help teenagers realize they aren't alone.
"I knew when I was little I wanted to write, it was a release for me to write, instead of going and getting in trouble," said Frye. Many of Fryes' stories, as a child involved violence.
"I'd come to the end of my rope," said Frye. He had been a r!Jnaway at the age of fourteen and in 1970, he decided to become involved with church and other activities.
When sitting in the park Frye would often sing songs and play his guitar, hoping he could reach juveniles.
"I got frustrated sitting at the park trying to reach some of these kids, they'd go by me, loaded to the max," he said.
As Frye became more involved with aiding teenagers, he decided to try and do what he could to make their lives a little easier.
"I tried to get a recreation center in Havelock as a diversion," said Frye. "I got frustrated because city officials were uncooperative and unsympathetic to the I
plight of the kids in the area."
Frye asked certain businessmen in Lincoln if they would give him some support for the recreation center. "One businessman commented, 'If the kids are gonna act like animals, then lock them up and put them in cages."'
Mayor Helen Boosalis gave a similar response, said Frye, "She didn't think Havelock had a need at the present time."
After many unsuccessful attempts to get a recreation center started in Havelock, Frye allowed things to cool down a little but he still hasn't given up hope for the community in which he grew up.
"Outside of the Agency (Attention Center), I've done my own style of social work, which has included drug counse ling, and my own way of talking about Jesus."
Aside from free-lance writing, Fr7e also works as an on-call juvenile care specialist, bus driver for St. Mary's, and a single foster parent. While keep'ng busy on his three other jobs, he fi1ds time to work on his next book, Wbgs Like Eagles, which is nearly completed. He also plans to work on some rrore stories which will have sequals. Scratchin' on the Eight Ball has ganed much popularity throughout Linc~ln. Now the popularity will have the ctance to spread to other states incltding Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and many
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"My point in writing this story is not to tell you 'don't do drugs', because I have no right." said Frye.
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by Debby Nicholson
A visit to Show Biz Pizza is like combining trips to the state fair, Pinball Pete's and Pizza Hut, all into one.
The concept behind the restaurant seems to have added a new dimension to eating and entertainment.
Upon arrival, you are presented with a menu consisting of pizza, sandwiches, icecream and beverages, a palate directed at the younger , generation.
After placipg and paying for your order, you are given a token (or tokens) and left to your own devices for the short time it takes for your food to be prepared.
If you expect to be waited or1,
you're in for a surprise. You · wait for your order number to appear on TV screens distributed throughout the builcing, before heading to the pick-up counter to obtain your food and drinks.
The process of eating the food, once obtained, may be done in one of two places.
The first is the Show Room, equipped with tables, chairs and employees to clear away dishes, is the largest of the two, an<\ draws in mostly youngsters a.nd whomever has been handed 1he duty to supervise them.
Actually eating is a slow process, largely due to the fact · th~re's just too much else going on.
On the largest of the three stages, is a band known as "The
teenagers what kind of trouble drugs and alcohol could cause; and in his book, he used a main character who went through many · of the problems which many youths are going through today.
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Its members consist of four mechanical animals, playing such well known songs as "Elvira", every three minutes.
The songs and co,mical skits, which alternate bet.ween the other two stages arnd ending with such punch lin es as "It just goes to show you, if it's not one thing, it's your MOTHER!", seem to be enjoyed by all ages, with the under 12 age group being particularly amused.
The second place to eat, possibly a retreat for the fathers, is a Sports Room equipped with all the necessities of eating, plus a large television screen showing sporting events.
The restaurant has a special appeal to youngsters and video game fans.
A complete room has been devoted to video games of various shapes and sizes, in-
eluding everything from ''PacMan" to ''Arm Wrestling."
In the back is ''Billy Bob's Barnyard'', with rides, such as a helicopter and train, but alas, you must be rather small to participate.
All machines operate on both quarters and tokens.
On any given weeknight, the restaurant is well filled, while on weekends eager customers are willing to wait in a line outside,, until able to get in.
Show Biz Pizza has the appeal to keep drawing in the youngsters ,and the originality to bring in adults, but after a while the newness is bound to wear off.
All in all, it's a fun place to go. · with a group of friends, but not the place for treating mom to a birthday dinner, or your date to a romantic evening.
If you'd rather start college \vith the !TIOney to pay for it than finish college in debt, it could pay ybu to consider two years in the Ar111y.
If you participate in the Ar 111y'scollege financial assistance program, the money you save for college is matched two-for-one by the government. Then, if yot1 qualify:rhe Army will add up to $8,000 on top of that.
That's $15,200in just two years.
Regulation will force agencies to tell parents of prescriptions
by Lori Baehr
Current events touch the lives of everyone, either directly or indirectly. Once behind on issues, it's often hard to get caught up. One way to keep informed is by taking the course International Relations.
International Relations is a class offered during third period at Lincoln High. Ross Tegeler instructs the course.
According to the LHS course description booklet, International Relations is a course which concerns itself primarily with political, economic, social and diplomatic relations, and interactions a~ong and between various nations of the world.
"People don't know what's going on," senior Scott Reighter said. "They aren't expanding themselves to what they could be when they aren't up on international relations."
Reighter believes that one way of becoming more aware is by taking the class.
"I suggested to a lot of people to take the class," said Reighter. "I think it's bad when people don't know what's going on. Not just students, but adults too."
Junior Stevie Wilson feels that International Relations is a worthwhile class.
"I listen more closely now to what's going on since I have had the class," he said. Wilson took International Relations first semester of this year.
The structure and curriculum of International Relations is different from that of other classes.
A new regulation facing young persons under the age of 18 may soon go into effect. This regulation, made by the federal government, would cause all family planning agencies receiving federal funding to report all prescribed contraceptives to the parents of all minors receiving the prescription.
The regulation, which has been • discussed for over a year now, according to Nan Schweiger, public relations spokesperson of Planned Parenthood of Lincoln, was created for the purpose of making the family talk about sexuality.
Although Planned Parenthood supports the •idea that minors should discuss their sexual activeness with their parents, the organization does promise confidentiality to the patient at his/her wish.
• ·The regulation is to take effect one month after it has be~n.published in all family planning agencies handbooks. This way minors will have the opportunity to be informed. The regulation is expected to take effect sometime in early February.
Planned Parenthood isn't the only family planning agency affected by this regulation. All agencies receiving federal funds will be affected.
According to Schweiger, Planned Parenthood, the Federation of America, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Yciung Womens Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) feel the regulation is a mistake and are planning on having this regulation reviewed by the court in hopes that it won't go into effect.
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current if I was required to discuss the same things every semester," Tegeler said.
The class structure is also a looser one than that of other classes; according to Tegeler and several students who have taken the class.
Donna Blankenbaker, also a senior, finds the International Relations class structure much different from her other classes.
"We spend a lot of the time just discussing what's happening in the world," Blankenbaker stated.
Reighter agreed with Blankenbaker saying, "If something really big has happened you might just spend that whole period talking about it."
According to students who have taken the class.Tegeler is a teacher who relates well with students and has high expectations of them.
"He (Tegeler) really seems to care and he expects a lot from his students," Wilson said.
Tegeler feels that he can place a lot of responsibility on "his International Relations students.
"I don't need to lead them (the International Relations students) around by the hand," Tegeler said. "The kind of kid who is willing to put in the time to work can do very well in this class."
Tegeler also believes that the class should be a requirement.
"The world is becoming more and
The reasoning behind this action is the agencies believe that the regulation could result in an increased number of teenage pregnancies and a greater number of abortions.
Ken Killman, educator at Planned Parenthood, feels that though many minors do discuss their sexual activity with their families, many fear to do so. "On a national level, 50 per cent of young women under 18 who go to family planning discuss it. with their parents," said Killman. "But some are afraid and probably won't seek any form of birth control due to the new regulations."
Schweiger added that if the new regulation survives, Planned Parenthood of Lincoln will not see a minor without informing him/her that a message will be going home.
more inter-dependent every day," Tegeler commented. "Other countries affect our lives that we know very little about."
Although Tegeler feels strongly about the class making the requirement list, most students feel it should be the student's choice, whether to take the class or not.
"I think it's good that the class is so strongly suggested because I think its a good class for going on to college, but I don't think it should be required," Reighter stated.
Wilson agreed saying, "Not everyone's interested in International Relations."
Although after taking the class, most students really found they enjoyed it, the enrollment has decreased in past years. Tegeler thinks this is due to the increased number of graduation requirements placed on the students.
According to a poll taken at the beginning of the course given to other students and adults, about international affairs, there seems to be a general lack of knowledge amongst people about worldwide affairs.
"It bothers me that people don't know much about world wide issues," Tegeler explained. "It's a function of education a lot of people haven't had the opportunity to learn."
"A lot of people are not aware of what's happening in the world," said Blankenbaker. "Either they aren't interested or they don't take the time."
Although events may be sometimes frightening, Tegeler feels that it's important not to ignore these issues
"They affect ouf lives," he said. "We can't bury our heads in the sand."
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Lincoln High's girls basketball team is becoming one of the better Class A teams in the state.
The team showed their true capabilities early in the season, as they came back from a 17 point half time deficit to beat then third-rated Omaha Westside 46-43.
The Links didn't stop there as they nipped North Platte 31-30 on junior Vallery Brown's 30 foot shot at the buzzer.
But LHS couldn't convert on key free throws in the closing minute of the game against city rival Lincoln Northeast and suffered a heart breaking loss, as NE topped LHS in triple overtime 33-39.
"I thought we had a lot of chances to win it, but it wasn't any one person's fault. I think that each person that played somewhere along the line made a mistake. So it wasn't just the free throws ri2:ht at the end of the game, there were other things," coach Bill Myers said. "I was proud of the girls just for playing that hard and to push it to three overtimes. I'm pleased in that aspect that we never did give up."
According to Myers, the scoring has been pretty equal, with all five starters being the leading scorer at least once, which helps the team remain balanced.
Senior Tammy Wiler leads the Links in scoring with an average of 10 points a game. Sophomore Sonya Auppe rle and Wiler share rebounding honors with an average of seven a game.
The Links bench has not contributed many points, but on defense and rebounding they're doing a good job.
"As far as their play, the bench is coming in and working hard on defense and getting some rebounds, and not hurting us any. We really haven't found anyone on the bench yet who is going to come in and do a lot of scoring, but they certainly have come in and did a good job," Myers said. ,
LHS is 1naking good use of their quickness by applying half court pressure and some full court pressure.
In the 48-46 overtime win over tenth ranked · Lincoln East, LHS had nine steals and forced 25 turnovers.
Senior Kathi Carstens provides the Links with leadership and encouragement, as she quarterbacks the team out on the court.
"Kathi seenms to be our floor general out there. She's not very talkative, but she seems to lead in a quiet way. She never gives up out there. She keeps encouraging the other kids," Myers said.
The Links were dealt three major set backs in the past two weeks, all to top ten teams.
LHS was tripped up by eighth rated Grand Island in overtime 42-45.
The following week, No. 2 ranked Kearney lead by senior Stacy Imming's 35 points stopped LHS 46-49. The following night LHS dropped a close game to sixth rated Norfolk 43-44. Junior Vallery Brown paced the Links with 17 points, while Kathi Carstens added 12.
The girls reserve team is 10-1, with their only loss coming against Lincoln East 25-26. Myers cited Becky Polivka, Tracy Lightbody and Tracy Thompson as top player for the
the ball as the Links are defeated by No. 2 rated Kearney. •
Enjoying a sport is one thing, but enjoying and being good at a sport is another.
Kellie Kahler has been competing in swimming for two years, that year beiny her second.
"I like swimming competitively because swimming is the only thing I'm good at," Kahler said.
Kahler has placed in every meet this year so far.
"I placed first in all but one meet so far this season," the junior swimmer said.
Placing first in one meet this year got Kahler a place in this year's state swim meet.
"I qualified in the 50 free style, I was able to qualify because my time was good enough," Kahler said. "The time I got was my best time ever."
Besides swimming the 50 free style, Kahler also swims the 100 free style and either the 200 medley relay or the 400
free style.
"Thinking about qualifying for state, I hope I can qualify my other events also," Kahler said. "Those are my goals to qualify for state, and then place."
Other goals Kahler has for next year are to improve herself and be better than this year.
Kahler would also like to find a way to not get nervous before meets.
"I always get so nervous before a meet, I don't ever get rid of the nervousness even before I'm ready to swim," Kahler said. Practices are not always fun, but to be good, practices are important.
"We (swimmers) have a minimum of eight practices a week. We practice at 6:30 every morning and then again after school," Kahler said. "When things get closer to state, the practices are more individual. Long distance people work out different than sprinters.''
Nebraska welcomes resort
"Ski Nebraska." Cross-country skiing is very popular in Nebraska, but now I'~ebraska has mountain skiing.
Trailridge resort, located between Lincoln and Omaha opened on December 28.
There are seven trails at Trailridge, three expert hills, two intermediate hills and two beginners hills.
The ski resort took lots of time and planning.
"Trailridge has been in the making for two and a half years," said employee Sandy Monico. It is owned by a corporation of 23 people.
The idea of the placement of Trailridge ski resort was thought of by Tom Valasek. He is in the corporation and is also the manager of Trailridge.
"Trailridge is a lot like skiing in Colorado. The trails are all lined with cedar and pine trees," Monica said.
There are some things at Trailridge
that are not like skiing in Colorado.
"The elevation or steepness of the hills and the length of the hills," Monico said.
"We (Trailridge) have a 100 percent snow making process, so we never have to worry about snow," Monico said.
The cost is also different than that of Colorado. "The average cost for a day skiing in Colorado, including skis, food and lodging averages to be $125 a day. At Trailridge, including skis, food but not lodging averages to be $25 a day," Monico said.
"The best route to Trailridge from Lincoln is to take Highway six. There are signs along the way," Monico said. Trailridge is open on the weekdays from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and on the weekends from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., he said. There is also a toll free number to Trailridge ski resort; it is 1-800-642-2222.
Boys and Girls Swimming Jan. 14 Hastings B-32-86 G-44-82
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18 Lincoln East B-32-78 G-60-64 21 UNL
20 Hastings 9-34 29 Trans-Nebraska 3rd
going to the games, but most end up having a good time.
These are a few reactions received from students on why they attend LHS basketball games.
"It's a form of exciting, rowdy entertainment. I also like to show school spirit and watch my friends play," said senior ·Alan Vivier.
"You know that there's going to be a good game and you get your money's worth," stated junior Tracy Stark.
Junior Tracy Thompson has more than one reason for going to the games.
"It's fun to go and support your school's basketball team especially during intra-city basketball games. Those are the most exciting.'' Some of-Thompson's reasons include; "Watching Byron
(Haas) dunk is one thing that a lot of people go to see. It's fun to watch the players improve through every game."
Many other students said they enjoyed the games because they liked being with friends, cheering the team on, and wat ching the team win important games.
Improvement is the main key to any success and l,HS student fans have noticed the improvement
"They have a better team and have improved a lot from last year," said junior Julie Roberts.
Thompson thinks confidence and playing together as a team has helped the outcome of the season.
"This year's basketball team seems to have more confidence and team play," Thompson also says, "Coach Johnson has given them some pretty high goals and they're reaching them."
The LHS Boys Basketball team is highly respected by many fans including Thompson who concludes by saying, "We hav·e such talented players and they make you proud to be a tJart of l,l-!S. ·
Links.
TAMMY WILER SHOOTS
Lincoln, Nebraska
Vol. 81, No. 8
February 25, 1983
u . est1ons ma e to amen snow
by Jan T. Roth
Due to the Feb. :J snowstorm, recommendatior..s have been proposed to ch1111gethe Lincoln Public Schools snow policy.
Joe Rowson, administrative assistant of publication and information for LPS, was assigned to review the current severe weather policy. Rowson stated recommendations which he hopes will be added to the policy.
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The first recommendation Rowson proposed would be to try and make an assessment of the weather conditions around 9 p.m. before the new school day. Policy now states "a decision will not be made for a period of more than one. day at a time, and will not be made on one day for the following day."
Another recommendation by
Internationally speaking.
AS ONE OF the delegates for West Germany, senior Scott Reighter gives his opinion on one of the many issues discussed at the Model UN General Assembly, which met February 10-12 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Union. An estimated 500 college and high school students attended. Delivering the keynote address was Yehuda Blum, Israeli ambassador to the UN.
Rowson was not to open schools at the normal time, but to wait up to two hours for roads to be cleared.
Better communication needed
Better communication was also suggested. Rowson said he felt there was a need for more direct communication with the city street department to check on conditions of roads He added all school closing decisions are made currently with the Lincoln Civil Defense Office.
"Civil Defense gives us the_ best overall picture of the weather," said Rowson. "We appreciate the help and information they have given us in past experiences.''
All faculty and student parking lots are cleared by grounds crews which are in contact with LPS -
through two-way radios. Rowson suggested better emergency radio equipment, such as an entire channel for the select purpose of the ground crews.
"W~ have a lot of interference on the frequency we have now, which makes communication difficult," said Rowson. "The only problem with a separate channel is that the equipment is extremely expensive, and wouldn't be used more than once or twice a year.''
Prank calls will also be guarded against with a special code.
"We need to make it clear that it is an LPS official," said Rowson. "With the last storm there was a prank call which caused some confu" SIOn.
Activities cause problems
Rowson also commented on problems with activities during the storms.
"Right now, principals are to decide whether or not activities will continue during bad weather," said Rowson. "I'm recommending the superintendent make all final deci" SlOnS.
Rowson said problems arose with the last storm when one high school
sent its team to Omaha for a game, while another school cancelled.
"You can't say who's right and who's wrong," said Rowson. "They are tough decisions to be made."
Rowson said policy is usually reevaluated every year, based on problems of that winter's storms. Consistency is concern
··Even though we try to do our best, we can still make mistakes," said Rowson. "Each time there are different problems. It's hard to predict what will happen."
Rowson met with a parent advisory board on Feb. 16 for feedback on the recommendations. He said their concerns were placed with consistency on the part of all schools being closed at the same time. There were questions whether all schools closed at the same time or not.
Another suggestion made by the parents was for the school staff to have a regular radio station on in case messages were related.
Rowson said he also will be talking with teachers and students for their reactions before any changes of policy are made.
Johnny's offers bar atmosphere without alcohol
Johnny's Lounge has apparently become the norm among LHS students as well as other teens around Lincoln.
"I think the parents as well as the kids should like Johnny's, because they know where their kids are," said John Areson, owner of Johnny's.
Many parents have expressed concern, as far as the influence Johnny's will be on their children.
"One year they are 18 or 19 and still in high school, the next year tl}ey can go down in the bars, so I don't say it's a bad influence," said Areson. "I think it's a really good influence and it keeps them off 'O' Street and out of parking lots."
umnus to cast arts or movie 'Terms of Endearment' will he shot in Capital city
by Patti O'Brien
Starting in April, the people of Lincoln and surrounding areas will have a first-hand look behind the scenes of movie making when the film "Ternis of · Endearment" is scheduled to be shot in the Capital area.
At the same time, a few lucky Lincolnites will have a chance to meet and work with the Nebraska casting director for the film, Jackie Beavers. Beavers, who is in charge of the casting of extras and small parts for the portions shot in Lincoln, is no stranger to the city. Now living here for the second time, she is an alumnus of LHS.
"Moving back to Lincoln was one of the best decisions I've made," she said. "I'm very happy and have no regrets.''
After attending LHS and the University of Nebraska, where she intended to go into law, Beavers changed her mind and began a career in television (mostly casting and production work on a number of pilots and shows), that took her to New York, and finally Los Angeles.
is doing casting fo.r the film.
"The school is what's really important now," she said. "But I never really thought that I'd be doing the work I did out there, (L.A.). It feels good to be doing what I used to do."
Beavers also said the response to the shooting of the film in Lincoln has been tremendous
"People have been really wonderful and very cooperative for us," she said. "When the people in L.A. came and saw the response, it made them anxious and happy to start the film because it seems the people of Lincoln really want the film shot here."
"Terms of Endearment", according to Beavers. is a film based on a mother and daughters' relationship and the different directions their lives take them over a 30-year span.
"It's definitely not a "light" film, but yet it's a true to life story so it has its light moments," she said. "It's a sensitive story, that has a lot of emotional moments that tug at the heart."
were really interested they should send a letter and description of their appearance. She also said experience was not necessary.
"When I do an audition, I talk to them and ask why they want to do the movie and why they like· the idea," Beavers said. "Then I tell them how really hard and difficult the job would be if they got it."
Beavers guessed Lincoln was chosen as the place to film because the director had previously traveled the Midwest and liked what he saw in Lincoln.
"I'm very glad to be back in Lincoln," Beavers said smiling. "I'm still very loyal to LHS and I still root for them; except of course when my son (who attends East), plays baseball against them.''
Without A Trace
Johnny's offers much of the same atmosphere as that of a bar. The main factor is that it is not a bar, because no li- · quor is allowed inside.
According to Terrance Micek, executive director of the Liquor Commission, Johnny's never had a liquor lfcense to begin with. Johnny's did, however, provide the facilities for liquor to be catered.
"The first time there are any drugs, people drinking or fighting in here, I won'd have it open," said Areson. Areson and his employees made certain that no alcohol or drugs are brought inside. This is enforced by a thorough check of everyone's coats before enter• 1ng.
There has been some disagreement on whether girls' purses are checked. According to Areson, they are.
But not everyone agrees. "They never checked my girlfriend's purse," said Pat Leapley, senior.
There has not been any alcohol inside of Johnny's since they began examining persons entering, whether girls' purses were checked or not.
Areson said he would not allow adults in Johnny's unless it was a parent or one of the teenager's dates.
"It's not against the law to let them in, I just don't want them here," said Areson. "All they can do is cause trouble."
February 26, Johnny's will move ne~t door to the previous location at 2604 Park Blvd. They will be featuring two bands, Straight Shot, and Ecstasy. They will also have a disc jockey. ·
Improvements that Johnny's plans to add are, a snack bar and possibly
Beavers returned to Lincoln three years ago, and now owns the Midwestern Computer School, and
The mother and daughter will be played by Shirley MacClaine and Debra Winger. 'l'he casting of extras and background people will begin in March, but Beavers said if people
dance contests.
ents orce
For the past 2_½ years, President Reagan has basically remained faithful to his campaign promises. Plans for cutting taxes, i ncreasing defense spending, and balancing the federal budget were all clearly outlined before the elections of - · November, 1979.
One of the blatant exceptions to the above rule was when Reagan publicly denounced the draft registration proclamation signed by President Carter in 1980. During the campaign, Reagan vowed that such an act would not be tolerated by his administration.
Obviously the proverbial old dog learned some new tricks. Since Reagan took office, more than 9,997,000 young men born between 1960-64 were required to register (95 percent of them did), and they have more than one reason to be unhappy.
First, the draft registration is inherently discriminatory. The pool of names it creates also makes it far too easy for the government to reestablish the draft.
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Army Colonel Reynold Andreen, senior operations officer for Selective Service Region 3 in Great Lakes, Ill.; said that's good. At least six months would be saved by peace-time registration in the event of a national emergency, he said.
However, American Marines are currently stationed in Lebanon for the sixth month of their two-week stay in the country. U.S. paratroopers
to 're ister' or ID
• recently held joint maneuvers with Honduras (a next-door neighbor to Nicaragua-a nation where President Reagan has ill-concealed his desire to see a replacement for the leftist Sandanista regime). Also offering summer camp possibilities is El Salvador, whose humanitarian leaders and hostile rebels promise to authentically recreate Vietnam conditions, thus making the Americans feel right at home.
Any of these three volatile situations can erupt into fighting without warning, giving th"' Reagan · · Administration all ·the justification it needs to issue draft cards.
To prevent such an action from occuring, the logical solution would be to ignore federal law and skip registration. Odds are on the side of the abstainer (Andreen said only 20 of the 477,000 non-compliers have faced prosecution, and most of them received probation sentences of two to three years).
But the estimated two million 1983 registrants (men born in 1965) will have another consequence to consider. Backed by a Republicandominated Congress, Reagan has decreed that anyone failing to register for the draft will be ineligible for financial aid, effective July 1.
Reagan's justification is that lawbreakers should ·not receive government aid. But his selection of punishment is no less discriminatory than the draft registration itself.
From the mailbag and over the wire
January and February are the months of the year when many high school seniors frantically piece together college applications. It is also when the colleges pour it on strong.
Soliciting by mail is a device that almost all colleges and universities use. Any defenseless students who find themselves placed on mailing lists may end up buried beneath stacks of brightly colored brochures and congratulatory letters stating why Never-heard-of-it University in Whocares, Minn. has more to offer than any other.
What these colleges fail to realize is that after a student receives over a hundred letters from dif• ferent schools, there is nothing new and interesting that can be said.
I was digging through the pile of college propaganda that had accumulated in a corner of my room (I hate to throw anything way-I have about 150 letters now), and I came across two envelopes I had not yet opened. One was postmarked Dec. 22.
To comb,at the problem of obscured identity, many colleges are adhering to the common "more is better' adage.
Washington University of St. Louis proved to be most persistent, sending me a pamphlet or letter at every opportunity. I lost count after six.
Other schools, however, try to get it all done at once.
In one mailing, Fort Hays State Univeristy in Hays, Kan. sent me a general information pamphlet, and eight-page full color brochure, a foldout informative poster, a FHSU trivia bookmark, an application, a campus guide, a campus-visit appointment card, and a personalized letter, all enclosed in a sturdy y '!ow folder complete with student admissions checklist and a drawing of the mascot on front.
No offense intended, but I had never heard ofnor had ever cared to hear about-Fort Hays State University, so their extensive information packet got thrown by the wayside. Well, most of it anyway. The folder is working nicely for carrying school work.
Still other colleges got my attention in less intended ways.
bservations -John Smeltzer-
Reed College of Portland, Ore. sent me a ltetter addressed to Lihcoln, NB. I wonder about t lhe quality of education at a school whose aidministrators cannot spell or abbreviate.
The George Washington University of Washington, D.C. got the spelling correct, but was a little confused in geography. Their letter to me was addressed to Lincoln, Mass. It is understandable though; Nebraska and Massachusettes are very much alike. · I am, however, in favor of colleges continuing t? send such ~ail. Although it may serve no practical purpose, 1t can provide for an uplifted spirit. Without mail from these colleges, I would never get anything in my mailbox except an out-of-date Linksletter.
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Reach out and touch someone
On the afternoon of February 9, during seventh period Newspaper class, I received quite an interesting phone call.
An unidentified caller stated, "I have a message for you from the entire student body of Northeast: *#$@ you!" Then he hung up.
With no trouble at all I reatized the basis for his hostility. An editorial in the Feb. 4 issue of the Advocate listed common stereotypes for each ,of the four public high schools and in doing so said "nobody knows or cares about Northeast." '
In the same paragraph, however, were similarly negative statements about the other three high schools. The article was in no way intended to offend any Rocket (or Spartan , Knight, or Link, for that matter), but instead was to point out how unfounded some of these reputations are.
In response to the caller, I can thank him for now ~avin~ somethLng to "know" Northeast by, espec1all_ytf, as_he stated, the whole student body · share~ his sentiments. I hope this is not the case.
Nevertheless, there is a positive aspect to the situation. I was glad to see somebody reads the paper.
Obviously only the needy will be eligible for financial aid. Perhaps this subtle p·ersuasion of another kind-Reagan would like to see his military buttressed, and each branch offers lucrative financial aid programs to college-bound enlisters.
Consequently, options are limited for those who need aid to go to college, but who find themselves unable to register for the draft. This conflict of interests may force them into the same military that they sought to avoid in the first place.
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Unnamed difficulties ·
To whom it may or may not concern: It was just like any other day. I was reading my Advocate in Brit. Lit. class. Turning to the next-to-last page, I noticed this neat little bar graph showing the results of a recent nuclear war survey. The current chart was very enlightening and informative. Looking down at the caption I saw the poll was prepared by a person named Craig Reicke.
Well, I didn't give it much more thought until 1 rememberd a poll that I took in December.
I checked the article again, and the poll questions were about the same. And, come to think of it, the results were the same, too.
"Hey!" I thought to myself. "This is my survey."
But, my name is Craig RIECKE.
To be blunt, I'm really sick and tired of irresponsible journalists who spell my name wrong. My last name is riot Reicke or Ricky or Reich or Reeky or Rookie or Schmookie or Manny or Moe or Jack or Smirky.
The name's Craig Riecke, bucko.
For compensation, I demand a full-page written apology from the Advocate's editor-in-chief, Jon Smetzler.
Sorry about that, Greg.- The Editor Signed, Anonymous
Students show interest • ID Latin
'~atin
is a dead language,' says one ad_ ministrator. But some students are unwilling to let the matter rest in peace, and they're clamoring to have the class offered
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by Patti O'Brien
again.
The class, according to Kathy Raymer, assistant principal for instruction, was dropped in the 1960s due to a lack of interest. Today, Raymer believes the situation has not changed.
"I don't think there is enough interest in Lincoln High alone to have a Latin class," Raymer said "but we would like to offer a Latin class here and have students from the other high -schools come take the class."
The possibility of a Latin class in the near future is also slim, because Raymer feels there still might not be enough interest.
"In order for us to offer a Latin class, we would have to have a formed proposal passed before the principal's councils, and then find a qualified teacher to teach the class ," she said. "We can't offer the class just for two or three students."
Although there is not a Latin class available to Lincoln High students, Raymer suggested that students should consider taking the Vocabulary Building class offered, considering it covers a wide vocabulary of words and some Greek and Latin roots.
"Latin is a dead language," Raymer said, "but some fields of sciences and medicine contain a lot of Latin words, and I would like to see Latin as a class for those students wanting to go into those fields in high school as opposed to college."
News Briefs---------------
Boys seeded #1 in district
The Lincoln High Boys Bask etball team is scheduled to play the winner of the Southeast-Beatrice game on Monday, Feb 28 at Pershing Auditorium at 5:30 p.m.
Senior receives scholarship Three LHS seniors have artwork displayed in the Nebraska Wesleyan High School Honor Art Show. These students include Jerry Gaines, Pat Leapley and Deb Omel. Gaines was awarded $300 partial scholarship at NWU
Jill Hanshew, head of the Foreign Language Department, believes students should take Latin beginning in the seventh or eighth grades.
"I can see the benefits of having a Latin class," Hanshew said. "Students would have a· better understanding of English, and at the same time, prepare them to understand when they take the modern languages such as Spanish, German, and French
'Tm sure if they wanted to learn Latin they would want to have it offered more than just one year," she said. "But recently, I haven't had any students ask about a Latin class "
class."
Senior Katie Barron believes that a Latin class would help prepare her for college much better than the more modern languages.
"I would be taking something I like and want, and will use for the rest of my life," she said.
Barron, who has taken the Vocabulary Building class, · believes that the class had helped, but a regular Latin class would help even more.
Hanshew estimated that around 25 students would have to be interested in order to offer Latin as a class. "I retained a little of what I learned in the class, and that was helpful on the ACT/SAT tests, but it was only a semester class," she said. "Everyone should at least take Vocabulary Building because it offers general vocabulary, and some Greek and Latin roots, which are helpful."
She also stated that finding a teacher certified to teach Latin might be a problem.
"Finding someone who would be willing to come in for just one hour a day would be hard, because one hour of teacher's salary doesn't amount to very much," said Harishew.
- Transportation is yet another problem.
"Kids would have to give up two periods a day to take a central Latin class," she said. "Most of the kids that would be interested in taking Latin are in classes such as chemistry, mathematics and music, and it would be difficult for them to give up an extra period just for one
Two make a difference
Senior Joe Janecek and janitor Jerry Ohlschwager were selected to receive the · 1983 Student Council "I Made A Difference" award. Janecek is student athletic Jerry Ohlschwager trainer. Error in headline A copy reading error caused a headline on page 6 of the Feb. 4, 1983 issue of the Advocate to be incorrect. The headline, which read "Local author expresses concern for
Another student, junior Jason Becker, said he would take a Latin class if it was offered because it would be very helpful for his modern languages.
"Latin would help me understand the words of the language we now speak," he said. "It is the base of the English language and with the other languages, it would help with the similarities."
"Latin," Becker concluded, "would overall improve my English vocabulary and my vocabulary in the other languages as well."
Choir members to present <-TheKing and/' in March
Once a year, Lincoln High School and its surrounding community has the privilege to see a musical. This year's musical promises to be doubly exciting as the LHS concert choir presents its rendition of The King and I.
The King and I, a Rogers and Hammerstein classic, is being directed by Southeast High School drama teacher Carol Svoboda, with the choreography being handled by dance instructor Marianne Sanders and musical direction by LHS's Joe Skutchan.
According to senior Beth Kolb, who portrays Anna Leonowens, the female lead, the King and I requires an incredible amount of hard work.
''I'd llke to think that the King and /is more difficult to put on than other musicals," said Kolb. "The characters in No No Nanette, last year's production, were two dimensional. It was a silly musical because that's the way it was supposed to be. The King and I has three dimensional characters that have to be realistic, because it's based on a true story," she explained.
The king, played by junior Tony Lopez, agreed with Kolb that the work amount for the production is great.
"Production for The King and I required four times in the work of a regular
dramatic play," Lopez said. "The musical is very large. There are many parts. There are also eight sets for the produc-
Rehearsals for the show are many. Every night and also on weekends mark the calendars of the busy cast. There are also many children in the musical who are required to be in attendance
Lance McCord, senior, who also stars in the musical, explained the need for numerous practices.
"It depends on how good people want to make the musical," said McCord. "Since it's a popular musical, you have to Jive up to the expectations of the audience."
Senior Michelle Speights, portraying yet another major character, shares the same thought as McCord.
"You have to be devoted to the musical to make it a success," Speights explained. "It's (the King and 1) a popular musical. People expect a top-notch show."
Kolb, Lopez, McCord, and Speights all agree on at least one thing-The King and I will be successful.
"The cast has an incredible stage presence," Kolb said. "They also have a good relationship with one another."
Lopez summed it up by saying, "If everybody, (the cast), gets a good, positive attitude and works hard, The King and I is going to be fantastic."
WHEN REHEARSING, THE only thing on the minds of Brad Carlson and Beth Kolb is their music
tion."
Self-dependence. • •
by Eric Lemke
"At first when I saw Tony, I thought it might be kind of hard to work with him, but la t er there wasn 't any prob lem, " said Nancy Sputheit, PBX supervisor of Goodwill Industries.
Tony Ullman, a former student of Lincoln High School; has been living on ·his own for approximately six months. Normally this situation is common for a 23-year-old, but Tony has cerebral palsy.
Marvin Rader, a Lincoln High teacher explains, "Tony was willing to become independent and he was not really happy with the home situation though it was to be expected. He didn't feel comfortable spending time in his father's home when he wanted to be self-dependent. "
"I wouldn't have it any other way," Tony said. "I had to do something and once I got things going for myself, it just started ,falling into place. I have no regrets about going out on my own."
Tony credits some of his ini t iative to his parents. "My folks did not baby me. They didn't give me self pity. In other words, they kind of forced me to be independent. If I didn't do something I sat there.
"If I was as bad off as some that have C.P. also, I would probably still be living under my father's roof," he said. "You see some people don't have a choice, they just have to live with somebody. They can only take care of themselves up to a certain point."
"I would say 85 percent to 95 percent • of the time Tony is independent He does
get minimal assistance from his father in
handling some of his finances and things like that," said Rader "He also gets some assistance from the rest of the family in any way they can help out, but he doesn't request any form of assistance."
After being uncertain of what to do after high school, Tony's rehabilitation counselor submitted his name to Goodwill Industries
Sputheit said that he adjusted really well because he had visited there a couple years ago. "When we had the old switchboard it was harder to learn, and when he came back to work for us in June, we went over the switchboard again and he hadn't forgot how to run the old one and could run the one we just got," she said.
According · to Sputheit, Tony's job right now is working with the switchboard, answering calls, transferring calls, taking messages, paging, and he has also been typing and working with the adding machine.
As an employee Tony has few problems, said Sputheit.
"At times he does get upset about people calling in complaints because we have a pick-up service here and people call in and complain about something and we have to deal with it. But that's his only problem." she said.
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Spirit promoted by Yell Kings in trial season
Anyone attending a basketball game ' lately, has probably done a double take at the cheerleader section. Amidst all the short skirts and pompoms, appears three pairs of sweat pant-covered legs.
These legs, owned by juniors Kaul Henderson, Tony Lopez, and senior Vince Cruickshank, along with their respective bodies, make up Lincoln High's "Yell Kings."
Yell Kings do exactly as the name implies -yell (Along with the cheerleaders, of course). Combined with the special spelling of L-1-NK -S, the three have attempted to expand Lincoln High's spirit.
The idea was brought to Vice Principal Dr. Charles Jones and cheerleader sponser Jane Moody, by Lopez, who "wanted to do something physical, and promote school spirit."
Permission had been granted by November to instigate a trial basketball season
Or gin ally, the idea was to hold meetings and tryouts to see how many males would show an interest,
Tony will freely describe the disease he has had since a child.
"Cerebral palsy has different ways of affecting different people. Like for me it affects my eyes, legs, and arms. As far as my voice though, it doesn't affect me," he said.
When questioned about how he reacts when people stare or gawk at him he said, "When they ask, 'What's wrong with you?' I tell them what it is and what it affects basically.
"I am an aggressive person sometimes and other times I just let life go," he said. '.'I don't want people to think of me as something special. I was brought up to take each day as it comes and not let my handicap get to me. I tell people to think of me as a normal human being even though they do have their own perspectives."
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His first weeks at Lincoln High were a little awkward, according to Rader.
"I know the first six weeks he was at Lincoln High, and his classes were on the third floor. The elevator wasn't working yet so it was necessary for him to depend on the assistance of staff and students to get up and down the steps. There were always volunteers willing to help Tony , and lie appreciated it."
"I feel I could have done better in Lincoln High School, and fought a little harder," said Tony. "I took a woodcarving class. It might of helped me in some way, but I don't think I tried hard enough."
According to Rader, in his senior year things changed for Tony.
"Tony attacks life. He was very concerned about what the future would hold for him. He was worried about what he could do," Rader said. "In his final year of school, he seemed to enjoy classes quite a bi! here at ~incol_nHigh. He showed promise of takmg his work very seriously He wanted to learn as much as he could."
While at Lincoln High, Tony was a person that made friends easily.
"He made friends real well,'' said Rader. "Students were very sympathetic to his needs here around the building. When people got to know Tony they usually remained his friends, however he did relate a little bit more to the adults and staff than to his immediate peer group at that time."
"If Tony maintains the same ability that he has now, or he improves his abilities in the PBX program he's now in, he will pretty much be able to continue the way he's going for a long time in the future," said Rader.
Even cerebral palsy and the need of crutches to walk with are not in his top priority of problem of Tony Ullman.
"I would like to be portrayed as a normal numan ·being I don't want you to show me as a cripple , but just a plain, normal person," said the student of the Lincoln High class of '79', Tony Ullman.
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Moody said. The field was narrowed · to five, and when two had to drop out because of schedule conflicts, Lopez, Henderson and Cruickshank became the first three Lincoln High Yell Kings.
Although they share some of the cheerleaders' duties, their responsibilities and regulations are not the same. Because of the late organization, and work conflicts, attendance at all games is not required. Also, the rules are "less strict," as Lopez said, concerning their guidelines.
Although Cruickshank says he "got some guff from the guys," all three felt the reaction to them has been generally positive. Lopez pointed out that "they don't seem to mind most think it's neat."
If the idea continues into next year, all three wanted to see more involvement on the Yell Kings behalf.
"I think' if they do Yell Kings again, they should have more discipline and more responsibility doing routines with the cheerleaders," Lopez said.
A woman ' s bravery and a police detective's relentless search for the woman's missing son provide the elements of a suspenseful drama in "Without a Trace. "
One morning, Columbia University English professor Susan Selky (Kate Nelligan) watches her 6-yearold son Alex wave goodbye, and disappear around the corner on his way to school.
After returning from work that afternoon, Susan waits for her son to come home A half-an-hour later, she is on the phone with the police. Alex has vanished without a trace.
Susan ' s best friend Jocelyn Norris (Stockard Channing) tries to comfort Susan as police detective Al Menetti (Judd Hirsch) starts the relentless search for her son.
Days , weeks, and months pass without even a clue, but Susan never gives up hope that her son will return. Finally, a suspect is arrested; Philippe (Keith McDermott), the Selky's gay houseboy , is charged with the disappearance of Alex
After ' visiting Philippe in jail, Susan is convinced that he didn't kill her son-mostly because a
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body has not been found She refuses to let the police close the books on her missing son
Kate Nelligan feels that her role as Susan Selky is the kind of role all actors want to find on their door step
"S4san is an emotionally and morally gifted woman with an abundance of dignity and intelligence. "
Producer-director Stanley Jaffe picked Nelligan out of a long list of hopefuls. Jaffe wanted someone the audience could immediately like. He also needed someone that could act with the character's feelings going up and down so dramatically.
The film is an examination of how people interrelate when the normality of their lives is interrupted," stated Jaffe "It is ultimately a movie about courage and hope, as personified by Susan Selky."
The opening scenes are predictable, but by the last 20 minutes you will be on the edge of your seat. The film has a tear-jerking ending, so don t forget your box of Kleenex
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After years in their homelands, two Lincoln High students found ·the situations occuring in their countries gave them valid reasons to flee.
by Lori Baehr
Issues facing foreign nattons affect students more than they may realize. The United States has taken in thousands of refugees from troubled lands. Lincoln High has students roaming its corridors who have been through more fear than most will ever experience.
Krzysztof Lopata, junior, knows well the uneasiness and fear which many countries are faced with today. Lopata has been in the U.S. for approximately six months.
Lopata feels that many forms of the media are untruthful about the situation occuring in Poland.
"The newspapers say that the situation in Poland is not dangerous," he said. "It's very dangerous. The police and the government have control over industry and the people have little freedom."
Also fleeing his homeland, Nasrat Attaie speaks of the situation forcing him to leave Afghanistan.
According to Attaie, the Soviets are fighting against Afghanistan because of their desire to turn it into a Communist country.
"Before I came here (to the U.S.) I was very actively against the Russians," Attaie said. "I fought for about two months. I then went to visit my family and was arrested for leaving. I escaped to Pakistan with my older
by Lisa Schleiger
It seems everywhere one looks these days, the latest fad is showing up on someone's head. It is, of course, the pocket stereo, first introduced in this country as the Sony Walkman.
These gadgets ar~ showing up everywhere from joggers iri the park to students in the classroo~, where Lincoln High School chemistry teacher LeEtta Sprackling feels there is no place for them.
"Kids really shouldn't even bring them (Walkmans) to class, but I think the reason they do is because they're afraid they'll get stolen if they leave them in their locker," said Sprackling.
Besides the annoyance the headsets cause teachers, ears may also be bothered by the sets, accord- · ing to Joseph Rizzo, Executive Director of the Better Hearing Institutute in Washington D.C.
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brother, where we went to the American embassy and I told them about our situation. I wrote to my brother, who lives in the United States and asked him to help me come to the United States."
Attaie waited approximately nine months before arriving in the U.S.
Lopata fled Poland due to Solidarity and martial law.
"I escaped in 1981 to Austria because of the situations in Poland," Lopata confessed. "Solidarity was a very big, very bad situation. We couldn't go to school or have a job. There was no hope for the future."
He said if he were to return to Poland he would most likely be sent to jail because he escaped the Polish army.
Lopata commented that the U.S. is unable to help Poland by sending exports because of the martial law. But he does say that the U.S. helps out by letting refugees into the country and offering them help.
and medicine.
"It will be a long time before the crisis is solved if other countries don't help out," said A ttaie. "Afghanistan needs money to buy weapons. They ~lso need food and clothing. If other countries help out, I
"There isn't anything dangerous about the stereos in themselves, it's how people tend to misuse them that ,can cause a "health hazard," explained Rizzo.
If the headsets are played at a comfortable volume, Rizzo believes, there is no danger of hearing loss.
· Since the maximum out of the a·verage Walkman is 90 decibles- aborut the limit of a human shout-you'd have to listen continuously for six to eight ·hours at the highest VIDlumefor permanent hearing damag:e to occur, said Rizzo.
Some people seem to have a different idea about the headsets altogether, tho,ugh.
In the January '83 issue of Seven· teen magazine, it was reported that in the town of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, all pocket stereos were banned for fear listeners would become involved in traffic accidents.
The ordinance prohibits the use of the headsets by drivers, joggers, WELL,1300'5 5LEEPIN'WITH MA"RY,WHO'STOM'~WIF[,WHO'.S DON'SBE5TFRIEND.W~IO'S OB'5 BROTHfR.
"SOLIDARITY WAS A very big, very bad situation," said Lopata. "There was no hope for the future." • think the problem could be solved in a few months or in a couple of years," he said.
Attaie and Lopata have different feelings for the United States.
When asked if he likes the U.S., Lopata replied, "It's okay. I would go to jail if I went back to Poland."
Attaie, on the other hand, seemed more enthusiastic about the U.S.
"I want to sta,y here for a long time. I have a lot of American friends," he said. "I want to try and learn the American culture. I also would like to go to college here and I want to join the air force."
Lopata also would like to ·attend college here, but holds more concern with the increasing unemployment
"I have no job. I want to stay here and find work," he stated. "If I don't find a job, I will probably join the army and afterwards go to college."
• and cyclists. Although people can play them in parks and_on sidewalks, they must turn the sets off when they come to an intersection. Failure to do so would result in a fine.
Robert F. Gawroniak, President of the Woodbridge City Council felt the city shouldn't wait for a tragic accident to occur before taking steps to prevent one.
Even though some of the headset wearers have claimed the ruling interferes in their private life, the majority of the Woodbridge residents support the idea.
Communities in Pennsylvania and New York are also considering similar ordinances. In New York, City Councilman Steve S. Orlow has proposed a law that would forbid drivers and cyclists to use the headsets, but, pedestrians wouldn't be affected
Closer to home, Gene Armstead, Head Assistant to the Mayor said a banning in Lincoln is not likely,
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because he knows of no incidents where a pocket stereo has been a cause of any accident.
"If a pocket stereo was responsible for an accident of any kind, I think the Lincoln Police Department would say something to the City Council, who would then probably come up with an ordinance," he said.
Even with the known risks involved, people continue to buy Walkmans according to Dave Stear, Manager of Electronics Unlimited. "Sales," said Stear, "have gone ~t a steady pace so far.
Stear believes the Walkman fad will continue to be - as "hot" as it is right now.
Melinda Stott, LHS Senior, feels it's a good way to listen to music without bothering anybody else.
"You can listen to anything you want and it doesn't bother anybody as long as you don't turn it up too loud."
by Kevin Fullerton
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The U.S. also helps Afghanistan somewhat, according to Attaie, mostly by sending clothing
Although life in the United States may not always seem sunny, if one had the chance to view it through the
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Varsity B-ball Boys
Feb. 4 at Southeast 61-55
Feb. 5 at 0. Tech 68-60
Feb. 12 Papillion 59-34
Feb. 18 at East 70-61
Boys Reserve B-ball
Feb. 4 at Southeast 47-45
Feb. 5 at 0. Tech 65-63
Feb. 12 Papillion 49-38
Feb. 18 at East 40-62
Sophomore Boys B-ball
Feb. 1 at Southeast 34-40
Feb. 7 at Northeast 50.57
Feb. 10 East 57-63
Feb. 15 Southeast 43-40
Girls Varsity B-ball
Feb. 3 Southeast 24-25
Feb. 8 at Northeast 32-43
Feb. 11 Hastings 52-28
Feb. 17 East 49-37·
Girls Reserve B-ball
Feb. 3 Southeast N.A.
Feb. 8 at Northeast N.A.
Feb. 11 Hastings N.A.
Feb-. 17 East 54-42
Boys and Girls Swim
Feb. 3 Fremont b 47-63; g 78-45
Feb. 12 at Trans-Nebr. 6th
place Feb. 17 at Northeast b 40-87; g 48-78
Varsity Wrestling
Feb. 1 0. South 45-20
Feb. 3 at Beatrice 30-24
Feb. 11-12 at Dist. Tourney NA
Reserve Wrestling
Feb. 1 0. South 42-0
Feb. 3 at Beatrice 34-6
Feb. 8 LHS Reserve Tourney 1st place
Season was a year for individuals ·
Lincoln High swimmers finished the 1982-83 season with some disappointments by competitors, and improvement by others.
"LHS swimmers did as well as expected," said swimming coach Greg Rice.
"We had some swimmers who contributed a lot to the team. John Tidball and Mark Jameson add to the boys team while Kellie Kahler. Jeannette Vilda and Janene Hoskovec improved throughout the season," Rice said.
The second-year-coach said if he could do the season over he would do very little differently, but next year
some changes will occur.
"Next year I will try to encourage more underclassmen, to go out for swimming, and try to make the sport more fun to be in and to watch. I also will. raise the requirements and standards and try to win more meets," he said.
Swimmers have their reasons for liking a sport as does the coach.
"I enjoy coaching because I like working with the kids and watching them improve and grow in the sport and as people• as well as sharing in their victories and accomplishments throughout the season," Rice said.
c an es rues; uirements tou er
by Staci Cords
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is tightening the rules for athletes who want to participate in college sports.
Proposal 48 is the new rule for the NCAA effective in 1986. It says an athlete has to achieve a certain. score on the college entrance exams.
The college bound athlete has to have a score of 15 on the ACT or a score of 700 on the SAT test to compete in freshmen athletics.
The NCAA is made up of all universities. The new ruling for the NCAA was specifically made by the academic testing and requirements.
According to Jan Steele, academic counselor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UN-L) there are two ways to compete in sports at the college level.
"A scholarship or competition. An athlete can still get a scholarship even if he or she did not get a high enough score on the ACT or SAT but can not compete during his or her freshman year The same goes for if you walk-on," Steele said.
These rules are being changed by the NCAA to "increase quality of education," Steele said.
"The old NCAA rules stated that an athlete just had to pass a certain number of hours to be eligible to play college sports. Nothing else was required," said Robert Morris, executive director of Nebraska high school coaches association. "An athlete could take underwater
Wild card chance for Links if districts present loss
by Karen Munsterman
_Lincoln High's boys basketball team enters districts Monday in a good position.
LHS, who has beaten Lincoln Northeast and Lincoln Southeast twice, and lost only to Lincoln East may have some advantage over the other teams in its district, which includes Eas.t, Northeast, Southeast and Beatrice.
At the start of the season East was an overall favorite by many to dominate city and state, but it hasn't been the case. The Spartans have been defeated by Southeast twice and Northeast once, but have given the Links some trouble.
"Without doubt any team in the state that everyone felt was going to be a dominant team. They had by far the most material back, the greatest number of oeoole who had played. They had three returning starters from a very good ball club from a year ago, but they still were not as dominate as they felt as they would be," coach Aldie Johnson said.
The Links started the' season off on the wrong foot, losing three out of their first four games, but they turned things around as they capturned the LaBlond Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo. The Links then put together a six game winning streak only to see it stopped by Lincoln East. The following night the Links were blown away by Omaha Northwest. But LHS got back on track with four wins in fi,ve games. The victories came ovrer Northeast, Grand Island, Southe1ast and a romp
qver Papillion 59-34.
The team has done much better than Johnson anticipated.
"The team has certainly made improvements this entire year," Johnson S}lid. "Again, I sing their praises over the fact that they have _ done much better than I guess I had anticipated. I've mentioned many times during this year that they were a group of young men who had not experienced any success in the past, coming up in their basketball program, so I think it's a tremendous credit what they have accomplished this year."
Whether LHS will get a wild card is still unclear. Wild cards are based on the win-loss record and winning percentage of the teams scheduled. The two teams with the highest point average& after Districts are over, that failed to qualify as district winners are awarded a wild card.
The Class A wild card standings show Norfolk the leader for a qualifying berth at the state tournament March 9, 11, and 12, followed by Millard South, Omaha Northwest, Omaha Westside, Lincoln High and Lincoln East. · ·
If the leaders in each district become district winners, wild cards would be awarded to Westside and Lincoln East.
LHS has the top seed in district which start tomorrow at Pershing Auditorium and have received a first round bye. The Links will face the winner of the SoutheastBeatrice game on Monday at 5:30. Northeast plays East following the 5:30 game. Districts conclude Tuesday, March 1
basket weaving and courses like that and still be eligible. These old rules are not good, but I do not agree with the new legislation either," he said.
"If an athlete takes courses showing interest toward a certain degree, this would be better than proposal 48," Morris said. "Because what the NCAA. is trying to do is to encourage athletes to graduate."
With all new rules there are faults and with the NCAA rules there is no difference.
"The argument and question against the new NCAA rules is, does it discriminate against minorities?" Morris said.
''Minorities are being· discriminated against with these new rules." Steele said. "The ACT and SAT tests are very biased. These types of tests are very valid. The ACT and SAT are cultural biasd " e • These types of rules effecting college-bound athletes could eventually have some effect on high school athletes also.
"Several major school systems are tightening up their rules also. Like the Los Angeles public schools, that size of a school," Morris said. "These big schools are considering new rules for high schools to meet NCAA guidelines. That would prepare the high school students for college."
"I feel that other schools will follow this ruling on high_schools," Morris said.
CAROL NUNNALLY DRIVES
lay-up against Hastings as the girls basketball team prepares
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by Debby Nicholson
On March 28, at 9 a.m., Lincoln High students, faculty, parents, the school board, Superintendent Roger Clough, and the Lincoln High community will have an opportunity to see, hear, and speak to Nebraska Governor Bob Kerrey.
Kerrey 's visit will be his first to a high school, and according to Social Studies department head and coordinator of the visit Ross Tegeler, he's coming "because he said he
would, because he wan t ed to, and because he was asked."
The governor believes very strongly in education, and Tegeler said the visit, "speaks well for him, because during his campaign he said he wanted to get out and talk to the youth."
Format outlined
The format will consist of the visit taking place in the gym, with Kerrey on a podium, speaking first for 15 to 20 minutes, followed by a 20 minute
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question and answer period.
''It's a great honor for Lincoln · High'' -Tegeler
Tegeler planned on a communications period to give students a chance to write down one or two questions they would like asked of the governor. Questions will be read and selected by four to five Citizenship Issues students, and be presented to Kerrey.
Earlier in the year, Kerrey declined to come and debate the thenLieutenant Governor, Roland Luedtke, but said if he became governor ,he would come to Lincoln High.
Tegeler feels that many students have never seen ihe governor.and have no idea what he does or who he is, and that this is a very good chance for them.
"I'm very pleased he's (Kerrey) coming. It's a great honor for Lincoln High," said Tegeler.
Litter, noise orce in en orcement o changes policy
by Jan Roth
Litter problems in the halls and on the campus of Lincoln High have necessitated stronger enforcement of school policy in regards to food items in the building.
Charles Jones, Vice-Principal at Lincoln High, said no substantial improvement of the litter problems, as well as noise problems, had resulted from months of discussion with groups such as Student Council and Communication Repre5entatives.
Jones said one of the reasons problems have occured was because enforcement of the school policy was not evident.
Although some students may feel the policy itself is new, according to Jones, only the enforcement has changed.
"Can't force students"
"We can ' t force students to do anytl)ing," said Jones.' "But this is the policy, and we wish students would cooperate."
Jones said he thought possibly 90 percent of the student body are not the ones causing problems with litter and noise.
"Only a small percentage of students are littering," said Jones. "But that small percentage makes it inconvenient for the whole group. This includes teachers, not just students."
Teachers monitor
On page 16 of the Lincoln High handbook, policy states, "Lincoln High School has provided a cafeteria for students who wish to eat their lunches or snacks. Unfortunately, there have always been students who eat their lunches or snacks in the hallways. It is a very unpleasant sight, and puts an extra burden on the custodians. All foods purchased in, or brought to the building are to be consumed in the cafeteria. Your cooperation is appreciated."
Monitors have begun to patrol the halls during classes and lunches in order to keep food and litter out of the halls, and control the noise problem. Monitors are those teachers who have a planning period with no class. All teachers have been assigned to patrol the halls at least once a week, according to Jones.
"Teachers finding students in the hallways or at their lockers during lunch are to direct the youngsters to the cafeteria, west gym or Media Center," said Jones. "If students are dismissed from a class they are ·.not supposed to be in the building."
At all of the other three Lincoln high schools, students have lounges or areas where they can go purchase items and consume items throughout the day.
At Northeast, janitors periodically clear the halls of litter during the day.
Included at these areas are vending machines, which Lincoln High does not have. But students involved in interest g:roups, such as Junior Steering Committee, sell candy for fund-raising. ·
"If kids can't eat in the halls during the day, or have to go to the cafeteria in order to eat, they aren't 11oing to buy any candy," said 13rookes. "They'll have to wait until after school, and then they just go to the cor1cession stand or Super C for food."
Funding see page 8
Asbestos found
Ed in all schools; few hazardous
In January, all Lincoln Public Schools were inspected by a company called Hoskins, Wes tern and Sounderegger to determine possible amounts of asbestos, a cancer causing agent.
In February, results of the testing
City demonstrates. But Lincoln exceeded the Federal allowance for CO , in the air twice in 1982, thus making it susceptible to losing federal funding Csee page 71.
were completed. Although all schools were found to contain asbestos, only a few had dangerous amounts.
One of the schools found to contain a high level of asbestos was Lincoln Southeast. According to Den Hartog, Assistant Superintendent of Business Affairs at PSAB, Southeast will receive high priority of removal and replacement when construction begins. Cost of removal is estimated to be between 1.5 million and 4 million dollars.
by John Smeltzer
A break-in at Lincoln High on Feb. 22 cost the school district at least $527 according to a school district estimate but was not assessed as a major problem by Principal Sanford Nelson.
Nelson said the break-in was only the second this year and the damage was relatively small.
The estimate takes into account materials and hours required for repairs but did not include damage to the vending machines.
Six windows were broken, two pop machines, a notebook vending machine, and a pencil vending machine were damaged. Police reports put money stolen at $120. The identity of the vandals is still unknown.
Vice-Principal Charles Jones dismissed the incident as "miniscule", but admitted there is nothing to prevent it from happening again.
Jones added, however, that the vandalism rate at Lincoln High compared to the other city high schools has been consistently low.
Recent figures released by the Lincoln Public Schools covering events through the first several weeks in February, but not including the Feb. 22 incident at LHS, show Lincoln High ranking third among the four public high schools in cost of vandalism.
Lincoln High had sustained $1,246.26 of damage to that date, compared to $2,030.68 for
East, $1,520.63 for Northeast, and $808.15 for Southeast.
Robert Den Hartog, Associate Superintendent of Business Affairs at PSAB stressed that these figures not only include vandalism by students but also that occuring by non-students and damage eventuating from student carelessness.
From Aug. 1, 1981 through June 25, 1982 of the last school year, the Lincoln Public Schools sustained a total of $37,617 worth of damage.
Public School's spokesman Joe Rowson said the vandalism is an important concern, but is relatively less in Lincoln than at other school districts.
Calling vandalism not a major impact on the budget, Rowson said, "It is more a concern of morality than it is a financial problem."
Still, Den Hartog said that a continuing emphasis needs to be placed on the fact that, "destruction of school board property takes away from money for education."
Extensive security systems, however, have not been installed at the schools.
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Rowson said the district has looked at the possibility of using alarm systems but nothing was decided and it is not an agenda item for the near future.
As of now, Rowson said the schools rely upon traditional security systems and keeping the building well lit.
Drivers
The new enforcement of an old Lincoln High "no food in the halls" policy, proves that discrimination does not exist at the school, since any innocent standing by his/her locker is subject to being accompanied by a teacher to Vice Principal Dr. Charles Jones· office.
Actually, students can probably survive without eating in the hallway (although it's ridiculous to allow school organizations to openly sell candy if the students can't consume their purchases openly as well). The real problems center on the judgment of both the administration and the teacher-turned-hall guards.
The first and most obvious mistake the administration made was when it decided to implement the new enforcement procedure in the middle of the school year. This decision allowed little time for adjustment. Even teachers are having problems controlling their coffee and food intake in front of students , which according to the rules, is prohibited.
Judgment used by monitoring teachers is also
questionable. If the purpose of the new enforcement is to cut down on hallway noise during the three lunch periods, then certainly a few people minding their own business at their lockers pose no threat to tranquility. (Solitude isn't a crime yet. That may be the next thing to go.)
Perhaps the most devastating effect of the new enforcement is the change it has made in the school's atmosphere One of the most attractive drawing cards Lincoln High has is its air of freedom. If that is destroyed regardless o •f its fine academic and athletic traditions, students will no longer think that Lincoln High is a good place to be. This attitude may manifest itself by lower enrollments in 1983-84.
Students have been left limited options with which to deal with this change. Protesting is the first alternative, and probably the most popular. However, this method won t work--Henry David Thoreau ' s civil disobedience is wonderful to practice, but isn t entirely successful for people in controlled settings, which students are. All that
sit in-type demonstrations would do is give the administrators more to shout about.
Option Number Two is do nothing. This wouldn't be a good choice either. Students didn't protest against the smoking policy implemented in 1982; next came the new enforcement procedures. There is already talk of the possibility of losing open campus in 1983-84. The time to prevent that is now. Inaction would assure an undesired result.
Since the preceeding two options have undesirable consequences, the best choice a student has is to compromise. The faculty should be monitored to insure that duplicity stops (one teacher took candy away from a student in class, then proceeded to eat it). If a teacher is caught breaking the "no food in front of students" rule, they should be escorted to Dr. Jones' office immediately.
Perhaps after a few weeks, the enforcers will relax and an atmosphere free of suspicion will once again exist. The fate of Lincoln High may depend on it.
Bathroom manifesto
Sex discrimination is rampant at Lincoln High. No, we're not talking about sports or P.E. We're talking about the · bathrooms. If you are a male, or an adventurous female, you may have noticed that there are no doors on the stalls in the boys ' bathrooms. Nary a one. And yet every stall in the girls' bathrooms has a door. Something is rotten in Denmark.
It is a bit embarassing to respond to the call of nature in open view of whoever cares to look, and it is just as embarassing to wander in on someone else in that position. Would the faculty put up with this? To quote a friend , who shall remain nameless, "I never use the bathroom unless I'm about to die. "
Worse than this is the sex discrimination at work here Boys are supposed to be macho and n ot c ar e about privacy. Girls, on the other hand, are delicate and need their privacy protected Or perhaps bo y s are suspected of smoking more than girls, and this means they don't deserve privacy rights Balderdash! Either remove all the doors or put them back in the boys ' bathrooms (We would rather have this.)
We challenge the administration to justify this 1984-like scenario. Remember , Big Brother is watching you! Matt Fischer, Kandalyn Hahn, Nick Wilson and the silent majority
is soun e an assi nment or t
A considerable portion of United States tax money is currently being channelled into El Salvador in the form of military aid. In fact President Reagan has suggested that an additional $110 million be sent to this small Central American country to assist the government in its fight against leftist rebels.
Along with this small monetary token, the U.S. has provided the El Salvadorian government with some military personnel to help in their war effort. Presently there are 37 such people in El Salvador and Reagan would like to beef up the number of southern vacationers to 55.
Curious about exactly what these people are doing, I decided to give one of these "advisors " a call. Our conversation went something like this : "What is your official capacity as a military advisor in El Salvador?"
'.'I give advice. "
"What type of advice?"
"Military. "
"I see , and does this mean you help train recruits, inform generals of the most recent battle strategy, or lead troops into combat?"
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" Combat? Who said anything about combat. I am strictly a non-combat advisor who deals just with advisory matters, is entirely separated from front-line operations, and draws his weapon only in self defense. "
" What then is your purpose there? ''
To thwart the imperialistic expanse of the totalitarianistic Communist regime , and make the world safe for free enterprise and capitalism guaranteed to us by the Constitution."
" with liberty and justice for all.''
Exactly ."
"But this war is nearly 2,000 miles from the Pentagon with a country that has neither the political influence nor the economic position to affect the United States. "
"Give the Russians an inch and they take a mile.' '
"Russians? I thought you were fighting a civil
" war.
"Not fighting--advising. Besides, the KGB is everywhere. No one can be trusted.' '
"Don't you think that is a little extreme?"
That s what my mother said just before I put her behind bars. I caught her attending a meeting for the nuclear freeze. Before long, she would have been smoking Cuban cigars.''
"Amazing. "
"All in a day's work .''
"But getting back on the subject, how is your work in El Salvador going? "
"Not too well, I'm afraid. We are desperately undermanned and the power structure of the El Salvadorian government is not always receptive to our instructions. "
"Sounds like a job for the CIA."
" The power structure of the El Salvadorian ,Government is the CIA."
" One final question then. Why are government troops fighting rebel gorillas?"
"I believe that is guerillas--with a u-e ' .' '
"Oh never mind."
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Scholarship awarded
This spring at commencement ceremonies there will be a scholarship awarded to a student who plans to pursue further home economic skills.
The scholarship is in memory of Jean Bowman, a former teacher in the home economics department for 16 years. This memorial was designed to help students who plan to be , active in home economics.
Students give blood
The Blood Mobile, sponsored by Student Council, will be held at the West Gym, March 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For appointments, go to room 109 and ask for information.
Before giving blood, a donor must be at least 17 and weigh over 110 pounds. Other requirements include; no citrus fruits three hours prior to donation, and no aspirin or medication containing aspirin 48 hours prior to donation.
Speech team ~onored
The Lincoln High Speech Team competed against area teams in the Panther Invitational at Norfolk, Nebraska on March 5 and brought home the following awards:
Oratory - Katie Barron 1st
Extempt. - Brad Walker 1st Joyce Welsh 2nd
Informative - Lance Schumack 1st
Humorous Interpretation - Keith Hale 1st Jennifer Barron 2nd
Dramatic - Jay Thornton 1st Stephanie Ortiz 2nd
Poetry - Devon Schumacher 2nd
Duet Acting - Jay Thornton 1st Alaina Lemon
The teams of Alaina Lemon, Jay Thornton, David Duffy, and Gretchen Eisentrager in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe, and Keith Hale, Jill Holbert, Jenny Barron, Alan Gehr, and Lance Schumack in Present Tense tied for first place in the Reader's Theatre competition.
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After three years of working with the Lincoln Youth Symphony, John Ulrich will be stepping down as assistant director.
Ulrich named the biggest reason for quitting, as the big demands placed on his time. The combination of his increased amount of work at Lincoln High and his responsibilities to Youth Symphony were consuming so much of his time that his family life was suffering.
Ulrich feels that in order to keep going at the pace he has been, it wouldn't be long before he would burn out.
"This is the time in life when a burn out is possible," he said.
During the first semester, Youth Symphony spent two and one-half hours every weekend plus two and one-half hours a week rehearsing. Second semester rehearsal time was cut back to two and one-half hours a weekend. In addition to · this organized rehearsal time, Ulrich usually spends an hour a week of his own time working on Youth Symphony material.
Cby Tom Vontz
There is an ever increasing amount of concern directed towards scholarships and their availability. Two bills are in the legislature that would greatly help financial aid to needy students. Legislative bills 141 and 215 were both introduced on behalf of the children of the state of Nebraska, andl were designed to help those who achiev e acad e mic excellence.
Scholarships financed
Legislative Bill 141 would provide up to $1,000 a year in financial scholarships to high school juniors. This bill provides the early transfer of students to the college of their choice after their junior year. To be eligible for such a scholarship a student must be in the top 10 per cent of the graduating class.
R u1nors circulate on .
A lack of dedication and interest may be the cause for the rumors that the Madrigal Feaste and the school musical might be terminated.
Although no one knows when or where the rumors actually began, many students expressed the same idea as to why they started: the expense of the two activities. Joseph Skutchan, one of the directors of the musical and the director of the Madrigal Singers agreed.
"The expenses are great. They include payments to use the scripts, paint, lumber, make-up, and the costumes are a large expense." said Skutchan. The ticket sales money · goes to pay off all of these. these.
Senior Lance McCord who is a member of Madrigals and has a lead role in this year's musical, said that if the musical was to be no longer, many students would not stay enrolled in musical classes. musical classes. · The musical is a highlight of the year, he added.
"Without the musical, there is nothing to look forward to," McCord said. "It would take a lot away from the music classes."
· The Madrigal Singers have an annual event called the Madrigal Feaste. THe setting is the 15th or
Ulrich got involved with the Youth Symphony because of the group's good reputation. He felt that it would help him to grow as a music teacher. Another reason for his choosing to become involved was the large number of Lincoln High
students who are members of the group. Ulrich got the job of working with Youth Symphony by being selected by the music consultant at PSAB. The job is volunteer and Ulrich works mainly with the winds.
i-Visors to include males
If there are any young high school men interested in clothes, fashions or styles, Miller and Paine Hi-Visors might be for them.
· Having male Hi-Visors has not been totally approved, but many are in favor of the idea, including many male high school students at LHS.
"We're thinking about adding guys, because it would help them work with clothes even better," said Alice Beddy, Hi-Visors coordinator.
Two Hi-Visors from each high school are chosen every year, one junior and one senior. The Hi-Visors that were chosen for the 1982-83 school year are Kim Hein, junior,
and Dawn Kopines, senior. Kopines said the Hi-Visors program has given her experience in modeling and working with the public. She also works at Miller and Paine one or two days a week. This is one of the requirements for being a Hi-Visor.
"I encourage guys to sign up," said Kopines. "It's a good reference for future jobs. You can also continue working at Millers."
Miller and Paine is looking for applicants who aren't very active in school activities, but keep good grades as well as being well &:oomed and having a good personality.
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If a student in the top 10 per cent of the class did not meet all graduation requirements, this bill enables these students to complete their high school credit in college.
According to Gary Healy, Finance Consultant, for the Department of Education LB141 could _ provide students with an outlet to advance earlier and have financial help doing it.
It would be feasible to think that a student in this program could be finishing their advanced degree while a regular student would just be finishing their four-year degree," said Healy.
Healy estimates that about 1,000 of the possible 2,500 high school juniors would take advantage of such a program. Healy went on to say that the bill had a good chance to
16th century. A meal is served with the singers acting out parts such as a king, queen, jester and other roles from this century. The feaste has been annual for the past four years when the Madrigal group began.
This year's Madrigals consist of 12 seniors and one junior. Skutchan encourages sophomores and juniors to try out for this group. Not only do the Madrigals participate in the feaste, but they also do many community performances and a spring concert as well.
"Losing the feaste would be really bad," said McCord. "The students would lose the experience and the fun of doing it."
pass, estimating it would cost the state somewhere near $25,000 a year.
Five million provided
Legislative Bill 255 would put five million dollars from the general fund into the scholarship award program. The program, which is outlined in the State Statutes 85-880 to 85-9,102, provides financial aid to Nebraska residents up to a maximum of $1,800. Mike Stefkovich, Fiscal Comp troller, at the State Department of Education said that the bill would, probably not pass this year, _be~~use the legislature has other pr1or1t1es.
Stefkovich did show optimism for the future. "At this point there really isn't enough revenue to finance something like this, not to say that there won't be in the future."
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uiet study atmosphere is goal o library sta •
by Edee Davis
During the past six years LHS has had many compliments about the Media Center it provides for the students and faculty.
Although many of the comments have been good, there is one comment which concerns not only the students but the media staff. The concern is about the strictness of the Lincoln High media center staff.
"We are trying very hard as a media staff, to provide a climate and atmosphere if they (students) need to do serious or fun reading," said M~rj Sawin, representative of the media staff, adding; "we want the atmosphere to be used for study purposes. If students want to visit, they may go into the cafeteria."
According to Sawin, many of the students have been very supportive as far as keeping the media area quiet.
The hallway rule enforcement,has also contributed to the increased usage of the media area, therefore the staff has had to become more alert of disturbances. become more alert of disturbances.
"You're infringing on individual educational rights," said Sawin.
Sawin felt students shouldn't be told to be quiet, but should respect each other when they need time to study.
"To uphold the academic standard of LHS," said Sawin, "is one of the many purposes of the Media Center, and to also contribute to the goals of LHS students."
Sa win said if everyone would try and do their part, as far as keeping the media center quiet, it could give the Media Staff a chance to help other students with questions instead of always having to monitor.
Restaurant menu provides unique entrees
Review
The Skylight Bistro, formerly The Glass Onion, is the sort of place that has a tendency to bring out the natural food chemist in all of us. It's hard to resist analyzing flavors and guessing at seasonings.
The ingredients are a sure bet, though. FRESH. A single stalk of broccoli-cooked so briefly it's still crisp-is served with every dinner. The potatoes in the cheese potato soup are still in their jackets, and the
salad bar includes a variety of greens (including spinach) instead of the everyday lettuce.
Five distinctive dishes are included in the Friday and Saturday dinner menu. They are:
Lamb Marrakesh; A comb_ination of chunks of lamb, spicy tomato sauce and raisins marinated in sherry.
Opulent Chicken; A boneless chicken breast with artichokes and mushrooms in a light sherry sauce.
Java Pork Roast; Pork tenderloin that lhas been soaked in an Indonesian soy sauce, fresh ginger, an,d sherry marinade.
Cod Provencale; Shrimp and cod in a tomato sauce.
Fondue Bouguigonne; Chunks of beef tenderloin are brought to your table for you to
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cook. You cook the meat in hot oil and dip it in your choice of horseradish, barbecue, or mustard sauces.
All dinners are served with the house salad, and fresh broccoli.
The emphasis the Bistro puts on fresh ingredients and time consuming preparation is not, of course, without a price. Dinners range from $6.95 for the Cod Provencale to $9.95 for Fondue Bouguignonne.
Owners Corinne Simon ano Evne Rudorf intended the restaurant to "be a busy, bustling, sort of New York-style cafe for lunch, and a very relaxed dinner place with an international menu."
They play to keep the Bistro open after 9 P .M. this summer to serve desserts, fondue, and the like to the late night crowds.
The Lincoln High Musical Department Presents:
Tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 in the Lincoln High Auditorium Cost $3.00-adults $1.50-12 and under or L.H.S. Activity Ticket
Lincoln pollution
by Patti O'Brien
Air pollution in the city of Lincoln can be a very serious problem, but according to (lene Robinson, chief of the Air Pollution Department of Environmental Control, Lincoln's air pollution has decreased through the help of local programs.
In Lincoln, there are two sites in which the carbon dioxide (CO2 ), levels in the air are measured and monitored for specific periods of time. The monitors are located at 22nd and O and 56th and Colby, two streets that have a continuous flow of traffic. CO2 is admitted into the air mostly from motor vehicles.
"Last year Lincoln exceeded the federal standard twice at both locations," Robinson said. "Now at one time we had at least 50 violations a year."
According to the Federal Clean Air Act, cities such as Lincoln are all
allowed to exceed the CO2 limit once a year. Last year Lincoln exceeded the level twice, which may result in the loss of federal funding. But according to Robinson, losing federal funds is highly unlikely.
"The level of CO2 in the air depends a lot on the weather," he said. "Sometimes CO2 can be trapped between layers of warm and cold air which puts a lid over the entire city."
Robinson also stated that CO2 can cause _many health problems. Nausea, headaches, loss of consiousness, and even death may occur.
Gary Walsh, Assistant Chief of the Division of Environmental Health believes the trend tin Lincoln), towards air pollution is improvement.
"The city has car pool programs, a1d new bike paths to encourage dif-
St. Patrick's Day, a day which is
flled with merriment and festivities is celebrated by the people of Ireland and their descendents all over the world. Here in America,
the celebrations are no exception.
Yesterday being the "festive" occasion it was, I being of Irish decent started the day with a cheery dispositi•n. After all, I had another day of grueling schoolwork ahead of J
me-whowouldn't be cheery?
I gref!ted my parents with a "top o' the mornin' ", and sat at the
br~akfast table. Suddenly, tem-
p•rary BLINDNESS set in. My nother was wearing a pair of loud, GREEN checkered pants that I, or iny army couldn't help noticing.
Commentary :--rotseeing my temporary handicap, she served breakfast.
by Patti O'Brien
It was then that the day's troubles began. On the plate in front of me, sat three horrid looking GREEN pancakes. Obviously, my father didn't notice the dye job Mom had done. He finished his before I risked taking anotlher look at my plate
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ferent methods of transportation," he said.
Walsh also said that cleaning control equipment is now installed in all cars which filter pollutants. Synchronization of traffic lights is another method used.
"I suggest that people with heart and respiration problems should take precautions and reduce activities when levels of CO2 are likely to exceed the limit," Walsh said.
He concluded by stating that people should keep their cars maintained, and should not tamper with the pollution control systems installed in their cars.
"Those things will help keep Lincoln's pollution problem down," he said. "But if people don't take certain measures, air pollution could become a much more serious problem in Lincoln."
Needless to say, I lost my appetite. I bid farewell and set off for school. Before I could run through the door, my mom reminded me of the "traditional" Irish dinner she w~s going to serve that night. It would consist of corned-beef, cabbage, and potatoes. (I could imagine Mom attacking a lump of beef with a large box of green dye.) Somehow eating GREEN foods didn't make me feel proud to be Irish.
Arriving at school, things at first appeared to be normal. At first, that is. As soon as I had stepped inside the building, everyone and their mothers had become Irish for the day. Either that, or they were all violently ill. It would be no ordinary day.
The names and jokes came first. Things like "Leprechaun", "Wee One", and "Hey, Potato Head", were shouted in my direction. "What's GREEN and sits in your backyard?"
''Patio Furniture!'' My Irish heritage was in great danger.
Caldicott airs nuclear concerns
by Kelli Kellogg
Unless the Soviet Union and the' United States learn to live together peacefully, according to Dr. Helen Caldicott, president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, "we live on borrowed time every day."
Caldicott, an Australian native who emigrated to the U.S. in 1977 with her husband and children, was the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Peacemaking Workshop held March 11-12 at First United Methodist Church and at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
In her keynote address delivered March 11, were references to the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the first cities to suffer the effects of nuclear weapons. Caldicott said a bomb dropped on Lincoln would blind people 40 miles away, would vaporize anyone within a six-mile radius, and 500 mph winds would be flinging people living 26 miles away against walls. Shue used examples from the effects of the Hiroshima bombing on Aug. 6, 1945 to make her, predictions.
However, Caldicott expressed hope; that nuclear weapons will cease to exist • in the near future.
"I have a dream that within the next 10 years, we will get rid of nuclear weapons here on earth," she said.
A trip to the cafeteria further proved my beliefs about all Americans being Irish for the day. GREEN foods were being served. Visions of my green-beef dinner came to mind I ran, clutching my stomach.
The day came to a close, and I somehow managed to keep my sanity.
As I went to sleep that night, the days' events came back to me. The names and jokes, and being asked if "O'Brien" was Irish over and over • again.
Then it hit me.
I realized that it didn't matter what your heritage was. It was the spirit for living that counted on St. Patrick's Day. I realized that I myself hadn't shown or had much spirit that day.
So as I counted my shamrocks, I dreamed of next year's celebration. Besides, with the luck of the Irish, who knows?
Anything can happen on St. Patrick's Day.
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Tournaments over for winter sports
by Staci Cords
Tournament time is over for winter athletes. Some will move on to spring sports, others will take a few weeks off, then practice for next year, and yet others are finished with high school sports.
The Lincoln High swim team ended its season at the state meet. Senior Mark Jameson finished 7th in the 50 Free and 6th in diving. Junior Janene Hoskovec finished 10th in the diving. The LHS medley relay also made it to the finals.
The boys' basketball team ended their season losing to East in the finals of districts, and the girls' basketball team finished their season losing to Northeast in the semi-finals of districts. Not all was lost at districts for the basketball teams. Tammy Wiler and Clark Weaver were named members of the Sun newspaper all-city team.
Sports are something that take up a lot of time.
"I feel I could have done better this season if I would have put more time in at diving. Even though I dove really well in state," said Hoskovec.
Cheerleading, homework, and a job all kept Hoskovec from perfecting her diving. "Next year I pfan to put more time into diving," she said.
"I should do pretty good next year because those that beat me this year in state are graduating, unless some good freshman comes along," she said.
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Varsity Boys Basketball Feb. 28 Lincoln Southeast 58-49 Mar. 1 Lincoln East 62-79
Varsity Girls Basketball Feb. 24 Lincoln Northeast 33-50
New track coaches selected
· by Staci Cords
A new class, a new year, new things are always happening, and this spring at Lincoln High the girls' track team will be opening their season with a new coach.
This new coach, Janet Bates, is taking over a defending state track team.
Bates was named the head coach after Jean Henrichs moved on to the insurance business. Bates was an assistant coach to the team last year.
The boys track team also has a new head coach, Bob White. He was named head coach after Harold Scott retired last year.
Being new coaches, both want to try new things.
"This year the boys' and girls' track programs will be combined to promote team and school unity,"
If you'd rather start college with the money to pay for it than finish college in debt. it could pay you to consider two years in the Arr:1y.
If you participate in the Ar111y'scollege financial assistance program, the money you save for college is matched two-for-one by the government. Then, if yo 1 ! qualify."the Army will add up to $8,000 on top of that.
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by Karen Munsterman
Special Olympics give mentally retarded and physically disabl,d kids the opportu·nity to participa;e in various athletic events.
The Special Olympics has com• a long way since it started in 1968. At that time, the only sport event included was track and field. Now~he events have expanded to include bowling, swimming, track and feld, basketball, gymnastics, a1d roller skating. According to Bill Kechely, a supervisor at the Special Olympics, there is in the city d Lincoln, participants in every one of those events.
Out of the 80 students in the MR and OSL units at Lincoln High, 6') to 65 are taking part in the Spe1ial Olympics, with most of their traning coming through Kechely's Physical Educ ation classes.
"Basically the kids that are here at Lincoln High get the biggest part of their training during my Physical Education classes. We train on the specific events that are coming up - and with what is going on at that time," said Kechely. "Right now the kids are basically concentrating on
Bates said. "There will be more stress on conditioning and injury prevention."
Bates has a strong interest in track, as she ran in high school and college. She holds a Big Eight Conference long jump record of 19'1".
"I applied for the head coaching position because I have an interest in track and field. Being a coach also gives me an opportunity to work with a fine, talented group of student athletes," Bates said. "I have always wanted to be a head coach in a class program."
"With a state championship team I feel honored that the school, students and community have confidence in my abilities to lead the girls' track program," she added. "I am excited and proud to be part of the Lincoln High program."
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basketball skills during P.E. classes. This is one way I serve the kids and help them train."
Kids have an opportunity to get away from home and develop socially, while gaining · a sense of accomplishment and belonging through the Special Olympics.
"It used to be thought these kids couldn't do anything because they're mentally retarded, but I think through Special Olym{>ics it's been shown these kids do have potential, and I really believe that people will be quite surprised at the things these kids really can do." he said. "I have some athletes who I'd venture to say would come very close to running on the Lincoln High School track and field team. I have a couple athletes who would be very close to being able to make the junior varsity basketball team. Some of these kids are really good athletes and before the Special Olympics came along there really was no opportunity for them to show the things they could do."
Tomorrow the Special Olympics Basketball Tournament will be held at LHS from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MARK JAMESON TAKES the backward plunge.
JILL GIES
by Mary Hall and Karen Munsterman
Girls' track coach is optimistic
The Girls' Track Team is off and running at LHS. They are looking for a repeat performance of last year's State Championship.
Janet Bates, who is tackling her first year as head coach for the girls' track team, is very optimistic about this year's team. She would like to see the Lincoln High Girls' Track Team repeat their 1982 State Championship as well as retain their fine reputation.
"I would like to retain our state championship from last year," said Bates. She also said she would like to keep LHS's fine reputation as a leader in track and field.
One of the main changes in this year's track team is the practice format.
"It's (practice) a: lot different because the girls and guys are together," said Bates. "The first three or four weeks of track practice are primarily going to be conditioning. The girls will run long distance and work on a weightlifting program." Bates feels this type of training program will help the track team members become quality athletes and may also help prevent injuries.
"There are a lot of returning letterwinners on the 1983 girls' track team who will add depth to the team," she said.
The Girls' Track team opens the 1983 track season _tonight with the Weselyan Indoor Invitational.
Boys Track running
On any given day after school the Lincoln High boys' track team can be found practicing in hope of gaining the city, district, or state championships.
First year track coach, Robert White, hopes the team improves as the season progresses.
"I would like for us (the team) to improve as the season progresses- both individually and as a team," said White.
White feels this year's team is strong in the areas of: sprints, hurdles, jlllmping events, middle distances, long distance, weight events, 400, 1600, and 3200 meter relays.
Since the team is so strong in so many areas, White feels the boy's track team could be very successful if everything clicks at the right time. · · "If we (the team) do the best we can in Districts and State, and with a little luck on any given day, we could be the ones to beat," said White.
The boys' track team open their season today.
Baseball lettermen return
bv Karen Munsterman
The weather has been ideal -lately, and that's good news for the 1983 baseball team which looks to improve on last year's 4-8 record.
Last season the Links were only able to practice three times outside before their first game, and then saw 15 games postponed, four indefinitely, all due to bad weather.
Seventy-five prospects are trying for spots on the varsity, reserve and sophomore teams this season and according to varsity coach Bill Zuspan, around 15 players will be on the squad.
While Zuspan will coach varsity, Tom Papas will be the reserve coach and Tim Muggy will coach the sophomores.
Seven lettermen return to this year's team. They are: two year lettermen Mike Little (left field, catcher); Rick Buritt (catcher); Mike Giannola (Utility, pitcher); Fred Hicks (center field); Dan Osborn (third bench); Walt Williams (short stop); and junior Craig Little (first base).
To help these goals come about, the team will have some games and practices videotaped, so they can see where they can improve.
Tennis season opens March 28
More and more girls each year are becoming interested in the sport of tennis.
This year there are a total of 23 girls trying out for the Lincoln High girls tennis team.
Rose Kotwas, tennis coach, said this would be a rebuilding year for the team with only two returning varsity letterwinners. The returning letterwinners are juniors Peggy Keller and Sarah Baker.
"We lost a lot of girls last year, but we have a lot of sophomores and juniors to look forward to," Kotwas said.
Amy Delisi is one of those juniors.
"I like the challenge and tennis is a good way to get in shape," Delisi said.
"This year there will be two practices, dividing the squads, one from 3:15 to 4:15 and one at 4:15 to 5:30/ 1 Kotwas said. "This way one group can be on the courts and the other group conditioning."
Conditioning for the tennis team consists of running, usually about two miles a day, aerobic exercise, lifting weights, running stairs, and • • Jumping rope.
"Running is really · helping us to get into shape if no one gets discouraged from it. Lifting weights is helping us get stronger," said Delisi. "Conditioning will help improve so I can be the best that I can ibe this season."
The girls tennis team will open its season on March 28.
"The outfield has good speed and experienced personnel, and the infield should be real soild," said Zuspan.
According to Zuspan, two tough teams they face during the season are Omaha Westside and Millard South.
One goal the baseball team has set for the upcoming season is to play up to their potential.
"We want to do the best we can do. We want to close out 1982-83 \\-'ith a winning season, and we want to play up to our potential," Zuspan said.
KATHI CARSTENS AND Shelly Yeackley jog before practice.
TIM ROSEBERRY AND Mark Davis warm up for track.
JEFF PARRISH TOSSES the ball during tryouts.
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Governor Bob Kerrey has proposed to end state funding for the drivers' education program. Because of this, changes could result in Lincoln High's drivers' eduction class.
by Debby Nicholson
In his - January - budget message, Nebraska Governor Bob Kerrey proposed to end the state's funding of thP. driver's education program. The <>utcome of the legislature's decision on the issue, could result in changes in Lincoln High's Driver's Education class as early as next year.
Previously, the state had been reimbursing the school districts $80 per student involved in the driver's education program. The withdrawal of funds woud leave the school districts to pick up the 1.25 million dollar difference. What this means, according to Virgil Horne, Director of Driver's Education for the Lincoln Public Schools, is that school districts may not be able to afford to offer the class. He said private schools would be able to, for a fee of $150 to $200.
Two years ago, the reimbursement rate rose form $40 to $80 per student. Driver's license and permit fees rose to offset that expense. expense.
Schools to set priorities
In 1981, a Driver's Education Fund was established, but in 1982 it was made a line item in the State Education Budget, and Mrs. Holly Jensen, Director of Motor Vehicles, said the Governor has to prioritize
programs because the money just isn't there.
Jensen also said that although Governor Kerrey has proposed eliminating general fund support, he is not for the elimination of the Driver's Education Programs.
"School districts will just have to set their priorities, as did Governor Kerrey,"said Jensen. "I don't feel that everything that is important to everyone needs to be subsidized by the state."
Responsibility to the parents -
In an editorial in the Lincoln Star, appearing on March 7, 1983, the article read, "Thus, the first line of responsibility for driver education in the schools is with the school." The second line of responsibility for the driver education is with the parents, either through the schools or on their own.
"We did not always have driver education and we did quite well as a society without it. Parents can teach their children to be good drivers if they want to, and if they are responsible parents. If they don't want to, then they should be willing to pay the local property tax support of the program in the schools."
But Lincoln High Drivers' Education instructor Harold Slaight, said a lot of families are one parer1t, or both are working, and they just
don't have time to teach their kids to drive. His reply to the Star's Editorial was "You don't hand ·a teenager a gun and tell him to go out and use it."
Slaight approximates that without Driver's Education, twothousand kids in the Lincoln area alone would come out untrained drivers. Two East High Driver's Educators came up with the figure of 88% of Nebraska high school students take Driver's Education, a class that is not manditory.
Slaight also gave his students an opportunity to express their views on the Driver's Education class at LHS. Sophomore Jeff Amos wrote, "The Driver's Ed course taught me how to drive, because I never drove before in my · life. It showed the danger of not wearing your seat belt and the danger of mixing drinking and driving. The films we saw told you how to react during certain situations."
Horne supports Drivers' Ed. Horne also listed several reason to support Driver's Education in the schools. First, it provides students with an opportunity to learn how to operate a vehicle in a safe manner, teaching not only skills, but attitude as well. Secondly, it produces better drivers, reduces accidents, and results directly in lower insurance
rates. Since insurance rates are based on the number of accidents in a geographic area, an increase in accidents would result in an increase in insurance rates.
Finally, it ·provides an insurance discount for students that take the course, and if the school board decided to drop the class, the only ones able to receive the insurance break would be those who could pay to take the class.
Another point Slaight mentioned, is that many people don't realize the proposal is retroactive. This means the elimination of funds would become effective for the period of time beginning last September first.
If the proposal, which is currently before the Appropiations Committee, would pass, the Lincoln Public Schools District would have three alternatives, Horne said. The driver's education class could continue to be taught to everyone, and the district would pick up the cost, the class could be offered, but the students would have to be charged, or lastly, to drop the class entirely.
Horne concluded by saying, "What we hope happens is the reestablishment of the Driver's Education Fund." Lincoln's Largest Formal Wear Specialist
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''The single largest threat to our democracy is the apathetic citizen."
"The salvation of the state is watchfulness of the people. "
Outlining what he thought was the relationship between youth and state government, Governor Robert Kerrey told the entire LHS population and members of the community at an assembly held March 28 at 9 a.m. in Jolfnson Gym that "all of us are obliged to be watchful" of government. Involvement "vital''
That awareness, the governor said, starts with involvement.
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"Involvement is very vital," he said. "The single largest threat to our democracy is the apathetic citizen - the one who will not contribute his or her thoughts or talents."
The best preparation for involvement is learning to make sound decisions, Kerrey said, and students should "be constantly aware of the fundamental qualities that underly should decisions - faith, hard work, and sound personal values."
Kerrey also urged students to recognize the strength of the democracy created by Amer;ca's founding fathers in 1776.
"As we stand some 200 years later and look back, and at our problems today," he
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by John Smeltzer
The decision on the proposed boun·.dary changes for Lincoln's four public high schools is now in the hands of the superintendent and the Lincoln Board of Education.
A committee that was appointed to study possible boundary changes has finished its work and turned in a recommendation to Superintendent Roger Clough, who will decide if and when to take the proposal before the board.
The committee, which was composed of parents, teachers, students, and the principals from the four high schools, recommended that the Northeast boundary be extended to include the Belmont area from Lincoln High, and that the East boundary be changed to include the southeast area of the Southeast district:
• Change is necessary
A boundary change is necessary to keep enrollment at Northeast and East from falling much below those of Lincoln High and Southeast. The change is scheduled for the 1984-85 school year. Lincoln High Principal Sanford Nelson said the committee recommendation was based solely on numbers.
If the proposal is implemented, enrollment figures in 1984 for Lincoln High would be 1432 and for Northeast 1491. The figures for 1987 would be 1574 and 1431 respectively. Approximately 396 students from the Belmont area will attend LHS next year.
Although Nelson said it is difficult to willingly give up the Belmont area, he said he would like to see the committee proposal passed after discussion in the community.
Forum11are scheduled
Public forums are scheduled to be held later this spring in the Belmont and Southeast areas.
Janette Nichelson, who has lived in Belmont for 22 years and has a son atten-
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by Kelli Kellogg
said, "we must remember that they set out to find a more pertect union, and not an absolutely perfect one."
Four types of involvement
In addition, the governor outlined the four ways a person could be involved in government:
Voting ("You need not be afraid that the decision you make in voting may be wrong. A far more serious error is not to vote at all ");
Advocatiq ("It is not fatal to stand up in a group of people to say what · you believe in. It is far more fatal for all of us if you do not stand up at all");
Contacting representatives ("You need not wait until you achieve voting age to do that. No one age has a monopoly on good ideas. Your suggestions are not onlv necessary but they are also very valuable"); and
Seeking governm ,ent office ("Get your preparation now. Supplement your
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education in the marketplace of experience.").
After Kerrey fielded six previouslyscreened questions that had been con-
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ding Lincoln High, sai(j she will attenq the forum to voice her opposition of the proposal.
Nichelson is against the recommenda-·tion because she feels it will divide her neighborhood between students who will attend Northeast and those who will transfer to Lincoln High.
The proposal would also split Goodrich Junior High students into two high school districts. Under the proposal, Goodrich students from Airpark will attend Lincoln High, while those from Belmont will go to Northeast.
Although Nichelson does not expect the opinions of Belmont residents to have a great effect on the school board, she said, "I am hoping that they'll listen to us and take our side."
No decision made
Terry Workman, an assistant to the superintendent, reiterated that no official decision has been made and Lou Roper, a member of the school board stressed that the proposal is "not cast in stone."
Roper said there would definitely be some refinements and some "give and
take" before the proposal is passed. Roper also alluded to the fact that the school board also has to decide on a transfer policy, which would affect the boundary change.
Suggestions differ
Roper said that perhaps the real answer is to open all the schools to transfers to see what happens. Presently only Northeast and Lincoln High are open.
Nelson feels differently.
Nelson said the problem of recruitment under such a system would be too great.
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Northeast Principal Harold-Dietrich also said that the boundaries should all be closed for the boundary proposal to work.
Dietrich added, however, that any decision would probably be temporary. ·
Dietrich said in five or six years the same situation of dropping enrollment at Northeast and East would again exist. Projected enrollment figures for 1990 show LNE with 1299 students compared to Lincoln High's 1574 for the same year.
by Patti O'Brien
In early March, President Reagan announced a new proposal that may reduce the nation's rising unemployment through the reduction of youth wages to $2.50 for the summer months.
The proposal suggests if businesses hire older people as opposed to youths (who would be receiving lower wages), they will receive a tax credit for doing so.
Wesley Hayes, compliance officer ·for the United States Labor Department, in the wage and hour division, said that people who oppose the proposal are afraid that businesses will do the exact opposite.
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"People (ages 20-21) are afraid they will lose their jobs, because it would be cheaper to hire youths," Hayes said. "But it's hard to say what will happen now considering that it is the first proposal."
According to Hayes, how the proposal will affect youths depends on what's included in the whole package.
"There are so many changes that are made when it's going through Congress," he said. "So you don't really know what will happen in the end."
Hayes said one possibility is that people now receiving a minimum wage may not lose it. Another may be Jhat the decreased youth wages will continue after the summer months are over.
"I can't really say whether or not the proposal is good or bad," Hayes said. "It is my job as a compliance officer to make sure the laws are enforced. In my position, it doesn't really matter."
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AT THE RECEPTION held in the West Gym, Governor Bob Kerrey greets Terry Workman, an assistant to Superintendent Roger Clough (center).
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Poor President Reagan.
- With the inevitable announcement of his reelection plans waiting in the wings, the last thing he needs is to find himself in the midst of a political uproar caused by a contrary House and a scandal-ridden Environmental Protection Agency.
During the 1980 campaign, he shook the hands of the American people- he has since shaken ·their confidence in both his inconsistent foreign policy and his personnel choices. · Five House of Representatives sub-committees and one full Senate committee are investigating the EPA's affairs, especially concerning its distribution of $1.6 billion "superfund" intended for toxic waste clean-up. Former EPA chief Anne ·t;orsuch Burford was finally pressured into resigning after shielding herself from congres-&i@nalsubpeonas with the "executive privilege" , · blanket that Reagan so generously provided. She • has. not fully escaped the heat, but the American · people may never get the full story about Burfor.d's ·dealing with !Jidustry chiefs, since she appaTently put her agency's paper shredders to , good use; · · ·
· · Regardless, Burford has joined Alexander Haig and Ray Donovan - among others - as resignees of the Reagan Administration. Now all the country needs (besides a new president) is to have Interior Secretary James Watt join that illustrious • group. As b ad as his personnel selections have proven to be, Reagan has at least been consistent in his poor ·judgment. Consistency is the operative description that can't be used when talking about his foreign policy.
No other president has been so successful at confusing and/or alienating allies as Reagan. His distaste f~ communism has led to a reactionary foreign policy that actually makes the Cold War of the 50's attractive.
One of the proposals to end the arms race is the Zablocki nuclear freeze resolution. It was frozen in the Democratic-controlled House March 18 to be resolved on April 13
Reagan hasn't hesitated to voice his opposition to the nuclear freeze, and is expected to veto the resolution if it passes Congress.
But perhaps the president's decision shouldn't be automatic. If he wou·ld veto the freeze, the message sent to the Soviets would be clear: the U.S. isn't serious when it talks about halting the economy-draining arms race. This would seriously damage Reagan's chances of persuading Andropov (Soviet premier) to accept the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (ST ART) or the president's "zero option" plans for Western Europe, where U.S. allies are nervously awaiting Reagan's next move.
We'd like to comment on a problem that's been present for quite some time now: THERE ARE NO HANDLES ON THE DRINKING FOUNTAINS ON THE 3RD FLOOR-WEST!
This creates much chaos when one wants to get une boire de l'eau (for those of you who aren't bi-linqual, that means "a drink of water. " ) When everyone is griping about students roaming the halls between classes, they should consider the inattentiveness to this problem! ·
The drinking fountains are approximately 25 feet from the door of our French room. Our throats get extremely dry when reciting french parables and phrases. It not only robs us of valuable class time but puts the · hat! monitors in a bind when we have to run down to second floor to get a drink. Mrs. Sturgeon does not have a bionic hand and can't write a pass-for every petit garcon to get une boire de l'eau, so they must waste even more valuable time quarrelling with hall monitors!!
We, as a group, would appreciate it deeply if ·something was done to correct this problem! Merci beacoup, La classe due Francas en period seven
However, the possibility of a freeze veto may not be the biggest obstacle to peace. Reagan' recent address to the nation-in which he called on the scientific community to develop the laser technology that would render all nuclear weapons impotent-reaffirmed the beliefs of many Americans that their president would rather deepen the rift between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. than attempt to mend it. Democratic _presidential candidate Alan
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Cranston has made the nuclear freeze his major campaign platform. Persons disillusioned with Reagan Administration rhetoric should listen to what Cranston has to say- his alternative to the arms race is, at least, more e«:onomical.
· He may not have to do much campaigning to win in 1984, though. All Reagan has to do to insure a Democratic Party victory at the polls is to make more televised speeches.
- Kelli Kellogg
Patti O'Brien
Editor - Lori Baehr
<"/will read no book be ore its . , time
If textbooks were like fine wines, the economics manuals presently being ltSed at Lincoln High would be classics. Nineteen-sixty-four was a good year for such publications, Still, I have trouble envisioning Orson Wells endorsing outdated economics volumes. "I will read no book before its time." It just doesn't fit.
I think the trouble is with Mr. Well's physique-it doesn't coincide with the practices of good economics. His food supr,ly has far eJK:eeded his body's natural demand, causing a glut on the market.
It does not appear, however, that studenlts will be able to celebrate their 20th anniversary with the textbooks. Rumor has it that Ross Tegeler, head of the social studies department, will order new books for next year, which would put the old books out of commission just before the two · decade mark.
The biggest reason for the books lasting as long as they have is current economics teacher Buford Grosscup, who doesn't seem to mind teaching from books older than his students.
Grosscup, who is set to retire at the end of this year, said he has stayed with the text because he has not found one better. Grosscup said, "for information it is a good book," and although he admits it contains some old fashioned stereot~es and prejudices, he said it is his job to point out the book's shortcomings.
Even though the logic behind this argument cannot be denied, thE! text is apparently destined to retire along with Grosscup.
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Economic books will not be the onfy new ones purchased for next year.
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According to Assistant Principal for Instruction Kathy Raymer, Lincoln High is constantly buying new books and adding to department stocks.Among the new books to be bought for the 1983-84 school year are Spanish, algebra, and geometry texts. These will not be new titles, though, just replacements of the familiar lines.
Despite these additions, Raymer said Lincoln High has had somewhat of a problem with insufficient funds.
"I'm not saying we have terrible equipment," Raymer clarified "I want something better for the students." ·
According to Raymer, LHS has not had an increase in allocations for supplies in two years, while prices during this time have risen an average of 25 to 30 percent and as much as 60 percent.
Everything always gets back to economics.
Raymer explained that as inflation increases, the school's purchasing power is reduced. (Perhaps she is looking to be Grosscup ' s replacement.)
Raymer is being forced anyway, to face a harsh lesson of economics-one that even a 20-year-old textbook could teach.
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Fisher wins
Junior Matt Fisher won a t";f' to Germany. Fisher placed in the top 97 percent nationally in thP 1-1'AA TC test. The Federal Republican German government offered o,1ty70 trips to the states. Fisher is in his third year of German.
Blood Drive proves successful
The Blood Drive sponsored by the student council on March 30, proved to be successful. There were 125 donors.
Freak Week scheduled
Spring Freak Week will be April 25-29. Each day will have a different theme, including a brown bag day and an all school carnival.
Breakfast offered
The parent association will be fixing a breakfast for prom-goers. Tentative times will be 12 midnight to 2 a.m. The breakfast will be held in the Lincoln High cafeteria
Can drive continued
The student council is still collecting aluminum cans to support the Lincoln High Special Olympic teams. The money raised goes to pay the $350 bill for t-shirts. The council is asking for strong student support.
Students receive awards
In a recent state DECA Conference competition five students received awards. Those students are Phyllis Young, Jenny Merkal, Roy Lamb, Cindy Hagerty, and Cindy Ohschlawager. Special awards were received by Young and Merkel, who finished in the top 8 in Restaurant Marketing out of 120 participants.
Cheerleaders chosen
The 1983-84 cheerleaders are: Varsity- Lana Austin, Pam Clift, Kelly Gerner, Tina Gustafson, Dayna Haynes, Lori Jenssen, Stacy Falls, Dawn McNulty, and Lola Stone; Reserve-Lisa Fiala, Debbie Lawson, Kim Williams, and Danelle Turner.
orn er near1n
By Jan T. Roth
In February, 1982, the Cornhusker Hotel was demolished, and an era ended. In 1984, a new Cornhusker shall take its place: the beginning of a new era.
Dave Green, general manager of operations for the Cornhusker, said the hotel should be open in late December or early January.
"We're hoping to open before Christmas," said Green. He added that scheduled completion of the hotel had been in March of 1984, but a mild winter had enhanced completion.
"I'm very pleased with the speed of construction," said Green.
The hotel will ,consist of 10 stories, including 304 roomts, a coffee shop, dining room, cocktail lo,unge and a convention
hall which seats 1,000 people. An office building, adjacent to the hotel, will have seven stories, containing a skywalk and an atrium, consisting of four or five small shops. Also included is a 300-slot parking garage. The entire cost of the hotel is $41 million, with the garage, skywalk and atrium estimated at $7 million, and the hotel and office building expense estimated at $34 million. The entire hotel complex is to be called the Cornhusker Square Project. Construction of the hotel is being handled by Murdock Development. Green is in charge of operations in the building, such as booking conventions and general preselling of the hotel.
"The Cornhusker should potentially
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Prom is a tradition that will. never change. With prom comes many other traditions such as .formal wear, going out to a luxurious supper, buying corsages and boutonniere, tuxes and long dresses, crowning of king and queen.
Junior Ste~ring Committee and its sponsors plan the prom. Sponsors Diane Leggiardo and Mary Beth Lemanowski tried to get the formal attire to change by· having last year's prom with the Hawaiian theme. Lemanowski said most everyone still came in formal wear. The two sponsors believe the prom isn't as successful as it could be.
The prom outcome is usually 300 to 500. Many of the dates are from other schools or older people. It is believed the cost of the tradition limits several people from asking a date.
The average cost for a guy to take a girl to prom is $150-$200. The cost ~ould be as small as $25 or up to an •
bring in 2,000 to 2,500 delegation count," said Green, which means those people whose stay should consist of two to three days.
Green said he believes the opening of the Cornhusker will have a major impact on Lincoln.
''The Cornhusker may affect the Hilton Hotel to some extent," said Green. "There may also be some degree of compliment to one another." Although promotion for the hotel has not yet been decided, Green is optimistic for the opening of the Corn husker.
"The new Cornhusker should bring vitality to the downtown area which has been missing for quite some time," said Green.
•exorbitant amount, depending on how extravagant he wants to go. The costs include rental of a tux, supper, flowers, and breakfast.
The Junior Steering Committee is in charge of how the prom goes. They have five separate committees that plan the , decorations, invitations, refreshments, band, and time and date. The committee is selected at the begining of the school year by a vote of the junior class. The committtee then raises money to pay for the one night. The band, Footloose, will be payed $1250 for three hours of play1ng.
Money comes from the fund raisers the committee did throughout the year. They sold candy, first-aid kits, and calendars.
The crowning of King and Queen is one highlight for many prom goers. Lemanowski and Leggiadro both feel that there is no point for this, and its
seems unimportant except for those who have the chance of being: chosen. It was discovered in a survey taken last year that not too many of this year's seniors cared whether king and queen existed or not. Since the juniors plan tl)e prom for the upperclassmen, they. are somewhat afraid to kill it. The prom itself has been mentioned of getting rid of, yet tradition. will go on.
"With all the money we spend on prom, it owuld buy several pizzas for a class party. I think it would bring a better outcome," Lehmanowski commented.
Leggiadro agrees but believes prom is "the one main event of high school for everyone to get really really dressed up. "
There are many different outlooks for prom. Some common beliefs are it will be the most magical night one will have. The prom is supposed to be really romantic, as the theme for this year is Moonlight and Roses
ARTIST'S RENDITION OF Cornhusker Square, courtesy of Leo Daly.
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Autos are useful, hassle
by Lori Baehr
by Lori Baehr
It's almost that time of year again. Time for try-outs to be held for many of the 1983-84 school related clubs, such as cheerleaders a~d Varsity Swing Choir. It's also time for the fortunate few who are selected to start paying up.
Although these activities may provide members with memories they will always cherish, they'll probably also never forget the cost of participation either. What is the cost? It's the cost of paying for a uniform, which is a requirement of each member.
Each year, the Varsity Swing Choir
• selects new outfits. In recent years, both the Varsity and Reserve cheerleading squads and the Pom-a-Links have chosen new uniforms also. Pep Club has kept it's same uniform, · but since the club's members are mostly first year members, the cost for purchasing a uniform is quite • expensive.
·Because of these high costs, the Lincoln Public Schools has put together a committee to study these costs and hopefully come up with some sort of a solution.
According to Virgil Horne, supervisor of student activities for the Lincoln Public Schools, the problem was brought
One of the hottest new groups to hit the music scene is the Los Angeles based group Missing Persons.
Although some of the members first recorded with Frank Zappa, "Spring Session M" is the first full-length album for the band. "Spring Session M" contains the band's two smash hits "Destination Unknown" and "Words." These two songs were first recorded
to the superintendent of schools cabinet and a committee was formed. The committee is currently discussing how to reduce costs for students who participate in the clubs. Horne said that a proposal is being discussed which would require clubs to select a uniform and keep it for a certain number of years. The organizations which would be affected are junior and senior high swing choirs, pep clubs, drill teams, and cheerleading squads. Louise Bailey, Porn-a-Link sponsor, said that Horne met with the Lincoln
Public Schools drill team sponsors and conversed with them about the possible proposal.
"We talked about standardizing uniforms for at least two years and not spending over 10 per cent of our budget on uniforms at the meeting," Bailey said. Horne also met with the cheerleading sponsors. Swing choir and pep club sponsors have not as of yet met with Horne. LHS cheerleading sponsor, Jane Moody said that one of the largest reasons for the proposal is the lM"ge
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amount of concern shown by parents about the high prices.
"The cheerleaders spent an estimate of about $125-200 per person on their uniforms," said Moody. "That includes sweaters, skirts, shoes and· porn pons. LHS spent the smallest amount on cheerleading uniforms of any school in Lincoln this year."
Horne believes that the plan would give parents a better understanding about what they would be able to let their children participate in with an estimated price.
"Some people have said that it's discrimination when you have. to pay $300 for a uniform because some people can't afford it," Bailey said.
Moody feels that if the proposal should become effective it could spark more interest in cheerleading.
"I don't think the cheerleaders would be thrilled with the idea at first because • they like to have new uniforms each year to separate themselves from the rest," Moody explained. "But they'd get used to it, and it actually could increase the number of girls who are interested in cheerleading if the costs were reduced."
Although the 1983-84 clubs won't be affected, the clubs of 1984-85 may find themselves saving money on their uniforms.
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on the seyen-inch, four-song EP ( extended play) "Missing Persons.1' Despite having only four songs, the EP was tracked as a full album on national charts, and made its way into the Top 40. The EP also included "I Like Boys" and "Mental Hopscotch". Missing Persons is made up of five members including husband and wife team, Terry and Dale Bozzio. Dale is lead vocalist for the group, with
for suininer season wear
This summer a pair of good sunglasses will serve a dual purpose. The first of course, will be to block out the sun, while the second will be to block out the loud, bright colors one can expect to see in this season's clothes.
According to Monica Aksamit, manager of Braun's in the Centrum, this summer's look will be the "Marilyn look." Named after famed movie starlet Ma,ilyn Monroe, it's a look from the past which consists of lots and lots of polka dots, big, bright geometric shapes, big buttons, and puffy sleeves.
The shirts and blouses will be very bright and wild looking. They'll sport big sleeves, and huge, square buttons, said Aksamit.
"The shorts will also come in a variety of colors, and will also be front pleated with slash pockets."
The cheerleader mini-skirt will also be popular this summer due to its ability to "go with anything" and also the variety of colors it will be available in.
Since colors seem to play a big part when it comes to this summer's fashions, Aksamit feels it's important to choose "color wheel colors" that can be mixed and matched easily.
"If you go out and buy the basics, such as a polo shirt, and a pair of walking shorts, and so on, make sure they're either blue, red, or white, as these colors will go with anything. Build your wardrobe from there, adding the prints and brights as you go along," she said.
Colors that will be most popular this summer are the pink-gray combination,
the kelly green/navy duo, and also turquoise, purple, arid hot pink.
"I think that this summer is the most innovative as far as colors go," said Aksamit. "People are really ·going to have fun dressing during the spring and summer months."
Even though the style of clothes will be different from last year, the price will be about the same, stated Aksamit.
"If someone wanted to buy a polo shirt, walking shorts, a mini-skirt, a pair of dress slacks, a pair of jeans, and a blouse,. they could get all of that here at Braun's for less than $100," she said.
Hitchin' Post manager Greg Mallam, couldn't decide on a price for a male's summer wardrobe, but he agreed that bright colors were also in the forecast.
"Almost all the boat shirts and pants we'll be getting in will be brighter than usual. A few will be toned down with the new 'sun waslied' look," said Mallam.
Old favorites such as Ocean Pacific and Hobie are still strong sellers, especially during the summer months. This season
OP T-shirts are showing more touches of Oriental art, rather than the original surfing and beach prints.
OP and Hobie, price wise, run · anywhere from $10 to $20, Mallam also said "Van" T-shirts, which take their cue from the popular Van shoe, are being offered for the first time at the Hitchin' Post this year. The shirts are similar to the Hobie Cat long sleeved T-shirt.
"I expect them to sell just as good as the OP stuff does," said Mallam
Tfrry on drums, Warren Cucctrullo on guitar, Patric OHearn on electric bass, and G1uck Wild on keyboards.
Most of the band's songs are vritten by Terry, along with Dale and Warren. If Terry looks amiliar, it's because at one cime he was Frank Zappa's drummer. Of the 12 songs on "Spring Session M", Terry had a hand in writing them all. "Bad Streets" shows his unique quality as a writer and drummer.
The elusive name of the band was settled on after· a million different ideas, and according to Terry, in an articlle from BAM magazine, "The name is all missing from some name bands."
The album's title, "SSM" also lends a touch of elusiveness. The· title is an anagram of the band's name.
In a recent interview on Music
Television (MTV), Dale stated that the group would like their fans and the listeners to get their own meanings from the bands lyrics. She also said that she designs her own costumes out of plastic tubing, plexiglass and 45 rpm records.
"I make most of the costumes I wear on stage, and they aren't out of the ordinary for me," Dale said in the BAM article • If you're a heavy metal or mellow fan watch out. Dale's high powered energy and girlish "squeaks" put a different perspective into "new wave".
The band has made a couple of videos that can be seen on MTV. If you don't have the pay service don't worry, I'm sure we'll be hearing (and seeing) a lot more from them.
Missing Persons. destination? Unknown.
by Kevin Fullerton
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CHEERLEADERS, AS WELL as other spirit groups and swing choirs may find themselves keeping the same uniforms for a specified number of yiars if such a proposal should go into ef-
Golfers not lacking determination
The 1983 boy's golf team may be hindered by low numbers and lack of experience, but what they lack in these areas they make up in ·determination.
Boy's golf coach Bill Myers is not cer-
tain how his team will fare this season.
"I'm not sure how competitive we are going to be this year," said Myers. Myers feels there is one way for his team to be competitve.
"For us to be competitive;we've got to become consistent," said Myers.
· "To be consistent the golfers must score consistently and each contest has to be a team effort because Lincoln High doesn't have any outstanding golfers."
"We're not going to have anybody that's really going to burn up the courses. We have to have everyone on
by Mary Hall
After only two years of basketball schedules that state the Lincoln high schools should play each other twice, the boy's and girl's basketball rosters for next year will include each of the Lincoln schools only once.
For the past two years, the Lincoln high schools have been playing each other twice during the regular basketball season (double round robin). After districts the teams may have picked up another ' game or two with one of the other three high schools. There is also a chance two Lincoln teams could meet once again in the state tournament.
Lincoln High Athletic Director Jim Sommers feels that all these games with similar schools may have been the reason that a change to a single round robin was made. · ' -
the team score for us to score well," said Myers. · This year's golf team consists of underclassmen and seniors. Many of tliese players don't play a lot of golf all year around so during the rlaily practices fundamentals are stressed. They wurl, _ on their swing and stance in practice.
Senior Roy Lamb is considered the "team leader" on the 1983 golf team.
"Roy Lamb has lettered two years and he's taken his roll as our number one man very seriously and he's worked real hard," Myers said. · Myers main goal is to see his team of 10-12 players improve.
"I would like to have each young man improve himself and enjoy the season," he said. ·
Girl's basketball coach Bill Myers feels that after his team plays each of the city teams once - it is very easy to predict what the team will do the next time they meet.
Boy's basketball coach Aldie Johnson thinks the double round robin was installed two years ago for • economic reasons.
"The main reason we went back to the double round robin was the energy crisis and the need to cut down on traveling," said Johnson. He also said traveling costs that seemed high at one time are now more excepted _and adjusted to. He feels this may be why the single round robin is being installed once • again.
Since the basketball teams will only play each Lincoln school once, they must pick up three additional games. The · boy's will pick up
Kearney, Beatrice, and Omaha North. The girls will play Omaha Northwest, but the other two spots are still unfilled.
Myers feels the addition of new teams is a positive change.
''That's a big part of athletics - getting to play new and different teams in new and different places," said Myers. He also said that other schools in the state probably would like to have a chance to play the Lincoln schools.
Sommers also feels the new competition is a _positive factor. These new schedule changes will lead to competition with different schools that Lincoln High wouldn't have the chance to play if they were to keep playing the same Lincoln teams a second time. Sommer feels 1t is an advantage.
Omaha soccer -more popular than in Lincoln
by Karen Munsterman '
Lemke's team, the Kickers, which ineludes LHS sophomoi:e Roger
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"We won the first game then we played a west Omaha team and they beat us pretty bad. Then we played Creighton Prep's freshmen team and they beat us, so we only won one game," Lemke said. Out of the 18 teams competing in the tournament, the Kickers were the only team from Lincoln. The other teams were from Omaha and the surrounding area.
Soccer is progressing in Lincoln, but Lemke feels that if soccer doesn't get going we aren't going to produce 11uMI1~y teams.
"They're tal,~i"o «~ou~,getting !t,g~ing in i11n: l11gn, he said. J guess 1t S JUSt not the American sport."
SHOWING HIS FORM, senior golfer Scott Clark
Davies,
recently played in the Nebraska Indoor Soccer Tournament up in Omaha, where they finished 1-2 and seventh overall.
All star accomplishes goals
Goals are not easy to achieve in a single season, but Tammy Wiler accomplished what she set out to do in basketball.
Wiler's goals for the season were 1) to make the Liacoln Journal-Star all-city basketball team (which she did); 2) to make the all-star team (which she also did), and 3) to become a better all-around ball player. Wiler went beyond these goals and was chosen for the Sun newspaper all-city team, coaches all-star team and all-state honorable mention.
"After being defeated by Northeast in Districts," Wiler said, "I thought I would not be able to accomplish any of my persq,ial goals this season."
"I've had these goals ever since I was a sophomore," she continued. "I've always wanted to be a recognized basketball player, a player other players looked up t o."
Making ~ho i.11-starteam came as quite a SUrn-rlc.o '-- ,.1"'" •
"First of all I got a letter that said I was a finalist, and if I wanted to be considered further to fill a form out and send it back," she said. "I had it filled out and back in the mail the next day.-I was really shocked to even get that letter, and I thought I didn't have a chance. But when the letter came that said I made it, I was super excited. It was like a dream come true. I fell really honored being chosen to play on the north all-star team with people like Karen Moore of Northeast and Shelley Block of Gothenburg."
The clinic starts on July 31 for a week at Nebraska Wesleyan for both the north and the south teams.
"It will probably be pretty rough, but I'm looking forward to playing at of all I'm looking forward to playing at the Bob Devaney Sports Center."
The game will be played on August 5. There will also be a boys' all-star game. Next year Wiler plans on attending · Kearney State College and walking on to play oasketbaJI.
Desire to win against opponent l(eller' s goal
by Karen Munsterman
Not many have the desire or determination to reach the goals they set for themselves, but when it comes to tennis, junior Peggy Keller is one that does.
An important part of Keller's goals centers around one of her opponents.
"I hope to beat Tish Larsen," said Keller. "She's from Southeast. Ever since last year I've wanted to beat her. It's going to be hard and I'll have to work double hard, but I want to beat her." · Keller also wants to improve on her weak points, which she says are her serve and volley.
The team has one very important goal they'd like to see accomplished this year for their coach Rosalie Kotwas.
"We want to win at least one home match this year because Ms. Kotwas has been here two years and coached two years and she hasn't won a match yet, so that's what we're hoping for," said Keller. As one of the two returning letterwomen from last year's team, Keller sometimes finds teammates coming to her for advice. This is something she has mixed feelings about.
"They do sometimes ask for advice and sometimes I just give it to them," Keller said jokingly. "Sometimes (them asking for advice) it is a real booster for me, but I don't like to say you're doing this wrong because it makes you look like you're a real snot."
Although coach Kotwas is not certain on how the players will be seeded throughout the season, for their first two matches the top six seeds will be as follows: Peggy Keller, Sarah Baker, Kim Stoakes, Jennifer Maxson, and Theresa Zoucha.
TAMMY WILER SHOWS one of her uc., talents rebounding.
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On May 14, a special Links-Fest day is being held in hopes of raising money for extra equipment and funding needed for the special programs and acitivies at LHS.
Carol Walker, president of the Parent's Association (which sponsored the event), stated Links-Fest will be the basic, "runn-of-the-mill" fund raiser.
"Besides all the money raised at the Fest will go directly to LHS. None of it will be retained by the Parent's Association."
ing: compiled by teachers and sponsors of the special prmgrams or activities.
'"Some cuts have been made in the school's budget ancl more are coming in," she said. "Some items, of course, will be donated by people or we will raise the money to provide them."
The original idea's for Links-Fest began last fall. By the beginning of January plans were being made.
been helpful in the planning of Links-Fest. "Links-fest is made up of many, many things," Walker said. "People will (hoepfully) come just for the fun of it."
Some of the activities available at Links-Fest are: a silent and regular auction bake and garage sales, plus plenty of entertainment.
"It's a way to support the school," Walker said. Jill Johnson, president of student council, believes Links-Fest is a good idea.
"'To my knowledge there are not any real probems," · she said. "Everyone seems to think Links-Fest is a good 'd " 1 e ,a.
According to Walker a special "wish" list is now beWalker also said the cooperation of Student Council, pal!'ents, the community, and even Alumni of LHS have " image.
"They're (the Parents Association) doing it for the students of Lincoln High," she said. "Hopefully it will bring in money for the school and may better our school
"THE MOST COMPETITIVE field that can be entered today is that of economic development. You'd better have someone who knows what they're doing"-Hampton
Party politics notwithstanding,· the two candidates for mayor of Lincoln vowed to unify the city's various sectors into a cooperative force at an April 14 public forum held at the Southwest Civic Center, 2604 Park Blvd.
by Kelli Kellogg
Republicans Roland Luedtke who garnered 8,334 votes in the April 5 primary elections, and Joe Hampton, second-place finisher with 7,097 votes, let the crowd of approximately 30 people know that their approaches to the office would be decidedly different.
Hampton, a six-year City Council member who also owns a construction firm, favors an economic plan aimed at encouraging business growth, which he said had taken a back seat to governmental expansion in the 1970's. 'Lincolnites can help'
"I INTEND TO win and more importantly, I intend to be prepared to govern" - Luedtke
LPS gives up · .Baccalaureate responsibility
by John Smeltzer
In accordance to the first amendmentprovision for the separation of church and state the Lincoln Public School System will no longer coordinate the Baccalaureate service, including the service scheduled for May 29 of this year.
The Lincoln Board of Education voted earlier in the year to transfer control of Baccalaureate, which is a religious service for graduating seniors, to the Lincoln Fellowship of Churches (LFC). Subsequently, the service will no longer be funded with tax dollars.
Concerns raised ·
· According to Public Schools spokesman Joe Rowson, the ·action was made in respect to concerns brought up by the public schools' educational equity committee. Because of Baccalaureate's popularity and Jong-standing tradition, however, the school board decided to approach the LFC rather than terminate the event.
Reverend Charles Wildman of Vine Congregational Church, who was appointed by the LFC to chair the Baccalaureate committee, is pleased with the schoo~ board's decision.
Considering the separation of church and state, Wildman said the transfer of Baccalaureate from public to private control was "the only proper thing to do."
Father James Dawson of the Catholic Chancery in Lincoln disagreed.
Dawson said that because of continued public schools involvement in Baccalaureate, it should have been rid of altogether.
Although the school system will not · finance the service, it will advertise the event and provide volunteers to help coordinate it. According to Wildman, the principals ·.from the four public high schools have already been involved with the logistics of the program. Donations solicited
Dawson feels it would be much better for individual churches to organize their own recognition. services for graduating seniors, · instead of holding Baccalaureate.
Wildman countered this claim, however, saying that the ,people of Lincoln still want a community-wide service, as evidenced by its financial support.
According to Wildman, the Baccalaureate com mittee has raised over $2,000 which was well beyond their $1,500 goal. Ninety percent of the total, Wildman said, has come from five dollar donations solicited from parents of graduating seniors. The surplus money will be put into a fund for next year.
The switch in control of Baccalaureate should not have a great affect on its content.
Rowson said a person attending the service is "not likely to notice any difference (from last year)."
"Government is no longer a growth industry in the city of Lincoln, so we're no longer providing that as an everincreasing base of employment," he said. "We did not pay any attention to expanding the private economic sector, so consequently we're faced with very serious concerns."
Lincolnites, Hampton continued, have the choice to either "accept everincreasing burdens" on their property taxes and the "curtailing of the quality of life" in the city, or they could aid in the expansion of Lincoln's economic base.
Of the latter, Hampton said, "If you're going to do that, it's vitally important that leadership starts out of the mayor's office."
Most important on his list of priorities is the maintaining of the quality of life in the city.
"I don't think anyone disagrees ·with that," he said.
Luedtke does not. The former lieutenant governor cited "key groups" in Lincoln (labor, government, business, the University of Nebraska, civic groups, etc.) and said he intended to "provide the leadership necessary for these groups to
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work as partners in the building and the maintaining of the quality of life we've all come to expect in Lincoln."
Luedtke hopes to achieve a concensus through the establishment of working coalitions within the groups. After talking with representatives of various organizations throughout Lincoln, he said he has received specific proposals aimed at improving the city's economic development.
A citizen's advisory committee would be created by a Luedtke administration, he said, and city government would make a "commitment to meeting the needs of the special population" which he cited as women, minorities, the handicapped, and the elderly.
Transportation is problem
Also receiving special attention, Luedtke stressed, would be Lincoln's transportation problems, particularly in southwest Lincoln.
"All you have to do is try to drive over to this part of town and get stopped by a long coal train to know that Lincoln has distinct transportation problems," he said.
But, he added, "We must attack this problem whether we live here (southwest Lincoln), or in any other part of this city."
He also said that work will be done on the K and L interchange, his answer coming in response to a citizen's complaint.
"I'll see that you are helped," he vowed.
Halloween? In April?
Pictured above
leftl: Shelly Loos, Ginny Bauer, coordinator of the Clean Community System, Melissa Miller and David Duffy.
acca aureate enu ere
The Lincoln Board of Education made a wise move when they decided earlier in the year to transfer control of Baccalaureate into private hands. The public school system had no business organizing and financing a religious service.
The board, however, may not have gone far enough. By allowing Baccalaureate to c ontinue, it set up somewhat of a double standard. The school system supposedly now has nothing to do with Baccalaureate since they no longer finance it, yet at the same time the principals from the four high schools are actively playing a part in organizing the service, (on a voluntary basis, of course), and it is being advertised as normal within the schools.
In other such areas, the public schools have been strict, e.g. calling Christmas vacation "winter break" and banning the use of Santa
Claus. Now the school system seems content to allow a half-in, half-out policy on Baccalaureate. It can be argued that because Baccalaureate is voluntary, it is a threat to no one's beliefs, and thus should be allowed to continue. Still, instead of asking ourselves "why not?", maybe we should be asking "why?"
One of the main reasons Baccalaureate is still around is tradition. There has always been a Baccalaureate service, so it is assumed there must always be one. Prayer in public schools was a similar tradition we were wise enough to do away with.
Another reason Baccalaureate is being continued is community support. The service has been popular in Lincoln, and has received solid financial support this year. It is doubtful, however, that graduating seniors would really · miss Baccalaureate if it were discontinued. ,
This Tuesday, Lincoln voters will go to the polls to decide on the highly competitive mayoral race between Joseph Hampton and Roland Luedtke, (or is that Roland Hampton and Joseph Luedtke?)
Yawn.
Either way, this race is not between two of the most flamboyant candidates. Whoops, did I say two? I meant four.
Since the April 5 Primary, two candidates, Don Bercey and a Barton Chandler, have announced their write-in candidacies, and could have a large effect on the outcome of the election. Chandler, who is an unemployed warehouseman, ran in the primary and finished un-officially in a healthy last place with 5 7 out of 21,904 votes.
Chandler and aarcey are apparently running as Democratic alternatives to the only two people on the ballot, Luedtke and Hampton, who are both Republicans. A Republican is a Republican is a Republican, one might say. Never mind, though, the Lincoln mayoral race is supposed to be "nonpartisan."
Despite the added attraction of the write-in candidates, the race has not generated much excitement. Unless the heated contest for the Airport Authority draws voters to the polls, we can expect another record low turnout.
The mayoral primary between twelve candidates drew only 23 percent of the registered voters. For a while it is appeared as though there would be more people running for mayor than those casting ballots.
During his visit to Lincoln High on March 28, Governor Bob Kerrey said, "the single largest
bservations-John Smeltzer-
-· threat to our democracy is the apathetic citizen." If this is correct, Lincoln harbors quite a large threat to democracy.
It is difficult, however, to blame Lincoln voters for their "who-cares" attitude.
To put it bluntly, Lincoln politics are incredibly boring. They lack the competitive spirit and intensity of the politics in a city like Chicago.
The mayoral race in the "windy city" that saw Harold Washington barely beat out Bernard Epton to become the city ' s first black mayor, drew a walloping 88 percent of the registered voters.
In fact, media coverage in Lincoln of the Chicago race was more intense than the coverage of this city's own mayoral race has been. A headline in the Wednesday morning, April 15 Lincoln Star screamed "Washington victorious; Margin less than 5% out of 1.3 million votes."
While the Lincoln race is not as interesting as the one in Chicago, it is also not overshadowed by mudslinging, racial tension, and corruption; as the one in the nation's third largest city. As compared to these alternatives, boring does not seem all that bad.
Chicago politics are fascinating to observe, but you would not want to live there.
Still, headlines in the Wednesday morning Chicago Sun-Times are not even going the 1 mention the names Hampton or Luedtke; Chandler maybe. ·
Yet another reason cited for continuing the Baccalaureate, is that this service is the only event that gathers students from all four high schools as companions, instead of competitors. Since it is a religious service, however, Baccalaureate is an exclusive rather than an inclusive event. Only religious students from the four high schools gather. It is not open to all.
Finally, some people might feel Baccalaureate to be important for its purely religious value. The impersonality, however of several thousand people packed in a public arena to observe a watereddown nondenominational service cannot have much spiritual value. Such matters are better left to individual churches.
Baccalaureate will undoubtedly remain for • several years of graduating seniors to come, but its days are numbered if a really good reason to continue it cannot be found.
School no place for religion
To whom it may concern: There are a few of us who are shocked at what's going on around Lincoln High.
A certain group called "Links for Jesus" is taking the freedom of passing out religious fliers and pamphlets. An example of this activitiy was exhibited on April 21 in the cafeteria during first period. If our "Spring Break" can't be referred to as "Easter Break" and our "Winter vacation" as "Christmas vacation" that proves an effort is being made to keep religion out of the schools. So why is this group allowed to promote religion here at LHS?
Does the equity board have anything to say about this behavior? Are they ignoring it (it's been going on for quite some time now)? Do we still have an equity board? (We're not attacking the equity board.)
We feel religion is important. We do believe in God and are Christian~. but we also feel school is not the place for it. There are too many conflicting opinions. We aren't knocking God or religion. We feel there is a time and a place for everything, and our opinion is that school isn't the right place for religion. We know we are not alone in what we feel.
Tracy Borgman
Brooke Baker
Lynda Lancaster
Jan T. Roth
Brenda Spilker
Skipping to read
When reading the daily bulletin, Wednesday, April 20, 1 came across an announcement from counselor _ Dick Patterson.
The announcement was a request for some new magazines for those students serving detention. "The regular customers really use them and our supply is literally worn out," reads the announcement.
My question is, what exactly do students do in detention? Are their hands tied behind their back while being forced to read Hot Rod magazine? If this is the case I may consider skipping Chemistry class so I can go in after school and catch up on the Supersonics in Sports Illustrated.
Dan Kuenning
Thanks offered for invitation
Dear Links,
Thank you for inviting me to Lincoln High on March 28 to hear Governor Kerrey speak and to share the morning with you.
The Governor, the music, the refreshments and your hospitality made it a memorable morning.
I sat with some folks who ' d never been to Lincoln High before; what impressed them was the dignity of the students-I
News Briefs-----
Swing Choir takes first
Lincoln High Varsity Swing Choir took 1st place in the Midlands Jazz Festival held in Fremont on April 16. Members of the group are Sarah Baker, Sarah Hermann, Bobbi Scheerger, Kim Wymore, Andrea McWilliams, Chris Gordon, Jordan DeGrazia, Gary Chubbuck, Bruce Brady, Matt Ricchini, David Sherwood, and Scott Mitchell.
Pom-A-Links chosen
The 1983-84 Porn -A -Links are Sand y Burr, Kim Soderstrom , Sandy Scheerger, Tammy Knisely, Debbie Miller, Chris Taube, Amy Delisi, Angie Guildner, Lisa Lang, Brenda Brehm, Sheri Hunt , Laura Grell, Diane Schoen, Valerie Polivka, Diane Paulick, and Kristi Kalivoda.
Germans hosted
Lincoln High students Donna Blankenbaker, Gregory Schuerman, and Renee Wi e chert were selected to serve as hosts for three German students from Kassel, West Germany. This summer Blankanbaker and Wiechert will travel to Kassel for four weeks to live with the reciprocal host families
Omel wins contest
Debi Orne!, senior, was announced overall winner in the Congressional Art Competition for Nebraska's 1st District. Seven high school artists were recoginzed by the judges. Omel's entry will be sent to Washington, D.C. after Memorial Day to be placed on exhibit in a corridor leading to the nation ' s Capitol as part of a national art recognition effort by the congressional uts caucus of the House of Represelltatives.
Computer arrives
The new long awaited attendance comput e r arrived April 11. The computerized system was frst put in t o use on April 25.
Delegates sel~ted
The LHS Delerates to the 1983 Cornhusker Boys St~te Program are Jim Baird Craig Little Matt Ricchini, Steve Sexton, and Stevie Wilson. The girls attending the 1983 Girls State Program will be Brooke Baka- and Kelly Gerner
Drivers compete
Sam Pulee and Gerry Dickinson, sophomores, particip~ted in a Driver Excellence Test and a Fuel Efficiency Test April 20 in Kearney. Dickinson placed 5th in Fuel Efficiency. The contest requirements were to be a good driver with no bad record and to have teachers approval. The contest is sponsored by Am vets-Dodge.
Band night held
All City Stage Band Night will be held at Southeast on May 3 at 6:30 pm. Stage Bands from all of the four city high schools will be featured.
Maxey and Drier near election
by Tom Vontz
In telephone interviews April 19, District 4 school board candidates
JoAnne Maxey and Marceil Drier expressed some of their top priorities and concerns, as the May 3 election creeps upon them
Maxey, the incumbent, who has served on the board for six years, said the "basics" are on the top of her priority list.
"If we can't teach our young people basic survival skills then we have failed," Maxey said. " If you can't fill out a job application, how can you expect to get a job?"
Drier's top priorities differ from those of Maxey. Drier is more concerned with the math and science aspects of education
"We need to meet today's standards in math and science," Drier said "We are all going to have to use computers, and we need to do whatever is necessary to update ourselves."·
The candidates had different views on the major problem with youth in the city.
Maxey said she is concerned with the drug and alcohol related problems as well as kids coming from broken homes.
Drier pointed out the employment problem and said that one way we can solve this problem is by better equiping our students through education
The two candidates both seem qualified, for a position on the board.
Since coming into offic~ Maxey has seen students test scores rise every year. Lincoln students are above national norms on test scores. Maxey also pointed to the Headstart program as being very productive.
Drier has been president of the PT A at Hartley Elementary School, has worked with the Malone Center and has raised over $1,000 for the zoo.
The candidates had different reasons
for running for the school board. Drier singled out citizen input as being important.
"The citizens own the schools. We should provide more opportunity for the people to have input," Drier said.
Another reason Drier decided to run was that she really cares about kids, and she wants to see "equal opportunities for quality education."
Maxey's reasons were similar.
"I want to see all kids reach their ultimate goal, whatever that might be," Maxey said. "I feel a very strong commitment to education in Lincoln as well as Nebraska."
Maxey added that she had been on the board for six years, and wanted to see Lincoln and Nebraska students continue to compete academically.
Maxey defeated Drier in the primary by 574 votes Drier credited this to no name recognition, and said she is very confident going into the May election.
Mummers approach 'Nightwatch'
by Lisa Schleiger
On May 12 and 13 when the lights go down and the curtains rise, the Lincoln High School community will be treated by the annual spring play sponsored by Mummers, the drama club "Nightwatch " , accord ing to drama teacher Dutch Ficthorn, is a mystery /suspense about a lady who sees dead people in a building and tries to convince other people to believe her.
This year's spring play will have a tendency to stand out from all other LHS stage productions because it will be the only one t o contain serious material.
" We (Mummers) decider! t o do something serious for the spring play since all other stage productions have been comedy. Also, the spring play last year was a comedy, and we wanted to try something different," said Ficthorn.
Another reason "Nightwatch" was chosen said Ficthorn, was because it contains a small cast, which is much easier to work with
"The all-school play, Joynite, and the musical, " said Ficthorn, "contained huge casts and with this play having only nine cast i:nembers, it'll give everybody a break."
Junior Eric Lipsky, who portrays Sam Hoak in the play seems to agree with Ficthorn.
"I think it's easier on the director, and everybody in general. You get to work together more, and rehearsal schedules are definitely easier to work out ," said Lipsky.
Although the spring play is generally Mummers best effort , Ficthorn still finds that audiences are quite small.
" I think it's because it's towards the end of the year and people are 'burned out' on activities, the weather is nice and
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Senior gains knowledge, enjoys police internship
Senior Scott Clark wanted to know more about law enforcement. With help from out-of-school Learning Counselor
Len Hamsa and the Lincoln Police Department, Clark has become the first high school student to have a police internship.
In most cases, the program involves a student in a two to six week internship at a business they're interested in, while earning school credit. For Clark, it's a semester of experience lasting four hours a day, 12:30 to 4:30 pm, Monday through ;Friday, without school credit or pay, according to Hamsa
He's currently training in the warrant office, the area he began working in, but can also include the victim witness area in his experiences.
In the warrant office, Clark says he types names into the computer, checks to see if they've paid their fine, calls and notifies them if they haven't, while warning them that a police officer could come and arrest them.
Clark admits the job gives him access to a lot of information, but feels it's based on a trust attitude. He added that if he misused his privilege, he would probably be removed.
In addition to his office training, Clark says he occasionally gets to ride along with officers in the squad cars. This has lead him to incidents involving the arrest of a couple of transients, and a man a voiding his warrant.
Another branch of police work Clark can claim involvement in includes the Explorers Club, where he is basicaly a junior policeman. This club is run through the police department. Explorers have uniforms and work for free at such events as basketball games and concerts, their job being to find people who are breaking the law.
"The program is good to get into, it teaches you lots of things," he said.
Clark listed his plans as going on to college and majoring in business law and psychology, before beginning a career in law enforcement. Currently, he's enrolled at Southeast Community College taking the psychology course, on the advice of a Sergeant Clark at the department.
He added that he's always wanted to be a police officer, and recommends the program to people interested in law enforcement because it "shows what's going on , and .it's great!"
THE ANNUAL STUDENT council sponsored Spring Freak Week, held April 25-29, consisted of a variety of unique activities. Senior Lance Schumack portrayed the ever-popular "Tootsie" on Monday, which was slugged u Hollywood Day.
Cast and crew • arrives by
David Hinkle
One of the most exciting things to happen to Lincoln arrived last Wednesday. This of course is the cast and crew of Paramount's new film, "Terms Of Endearment".
According to James L. Brooks who is producer, director and writer of the film, Lincoln is one of the main settings and primary locations for the motion picture.
"It (Lincoln) is half the picture," stated Brooks. "It also serves to repres ,ent other primary locations for the film besides Lincoln."
Martin Ju row, co-producer to Brooks, explains that Paramount is grateful to the city and people of Lincoln for letting the films' cast and crew come here.
"There is a quality of people that we have met," said Jurow. "Every person who has been here in advance talks about the people of Lincoln."
"Te rms Of Endearment" began filming last week on Thursday with Debra Winger, Jeff Daniels, and a 10-year-old Lincolnite Troy Bishop. The film also stars Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, but they will not be arriving in Lincoln for another week or so.
Debra Winger has starred in such hits as "Urban Cowboy", "Cannery Row" and "An Officer
and a Gentleman", which got her an Oscar-nomination this year for best actress. Winger feels that her role of Emma Horton in "Terms" is one of the most demanding for her.
"This is the most challenging role I've ever taken on," she said. "First of all, I guess it's because of the age-with the passage of time, (she ages from 16 to 32 in the film)."
She also feels that her role as mother of three will be demanding.
'Tm sure many of you women can relate to this, and I'm a good wife," said Winger.
But she added, "I think most of my roles have been more pubescent."
Jeff Daniels plays Winger's husband, Flap Horton in the film. Daniels is a veteran of the New York stage, and made his screen debut as a policeman in last summers sleeper "Ragtime".
Daniels feels that Winger is a great actress, and he doesn't feel any pressure about following Gere or Travolta as her leading man.
"She's (Debra) teen great," he said. "There's been no star trip."
According to Erooke and Paramount's pre 'iminary production notes, 'Terms of Endearment" is a comedy about the evolution o a relationship between a mofler and a daughter (MacLaine and Winger).
"I wanted ta do a motherdaughter relationship," stated Brooks.
The picture has a thirty year spanning, and the plot reveals the love-hate relationship between the two women. Because of this relationship, Brooks has already said that the film will have a soft R rating for some rough language.
Can "Terms of Endearment" mean the Oscar? According to Brooks "We're rooting for survival."
by Lori Baehr
The 1982-83 Junior Steering Committee had its work cut out for them this year as they had to raise approximately $3000 to put on this year's Junior-Senior Prom which approximately 400 students attended.
The largest expense was the cost of the band, Footloose. The steering committee found itself juggling the date of prom in order for ·the band to be available for the prom, as well as paying out a large sum of money. The prom was held April 9 from 8 p.m. until midnight.
Another of the major expenses was the cost of renting the East Campus Student Union Ballroom.
According to Kim Hein, Junior Steering Committee member in ch~rge of fund raising, tll,e committee was not allowed to cater in for the prom. All refreshments had to be purchased from the union.
Other expenses consisted of decorations, advertisements, announcements,
The nation -wide trend of wearing Vans has reached Lincoln, and it has not left Lincoln High untouched.
The reasons for an increased interest in Vans vary. Sophomore Mike Wittstruck bought his because they offer the bright colors that he likes. Junior Jim Campbell bought his because he wanted shoes that were easy to get on.
Vans are manufactured by the Van Doren Rubber Co., in Anaheim, Calif. The trend began there -(Anaheim) and then spread eastward.
Vans have been available in Lincoln for three years, but until about a year ago, they were mostly worn by motocross riders. The original production of Vans was for skateboarders, with a high-top version for motocross bike •riders.
The Freewheelin' Bike Shop was the first store in Lincoln to carry them, though now other stores such as The Athlete's Foot, the Hitchin' Post, and Stacy's Locker Room have them in many varieties.
According to Mark Scudder, an employee at The Athlete's Foot, they first began selling Vans last July, and the demand has steadily increased since then.
"Though people of all ages buy these shoes, the vast majority of sales goes to people in the 13 to 16 year-old age group," Scudder said.
• •
enses con 1n o rise
Students unhappy with prices
and ticket -printing.
The junior steering committee estimated a cost of $2500 for prom, said Stevie Wilson, Junior Steering Committee member. The committee started out with $600 left over from last year's sophomore steering committee, which left the committee r aising approiimately some $2400 to foot the near $300') bill.
Funding for the Moonlight and Roses themed event came from a number ~f different activities. The junior stee~ing committee sold first aid kits, lots of 01ndy, calendars, held a few bake sales, arrl, of course, sold Prom tickets.
A survey was taken April 12, during the 5th period communications period, by Junior Steering Committee sponsors and LHS counselors Dianne Leggiadro and Mary Beth Lehmanowsky concerning prom. The purpose of the survey was to find out the reasons why many students did not attend prom and what their - fe!llings_about prom are.
According to the survey in which 391 students (214 juniors and 177 seniors) were polled, only 106 of them attended prom. Of the 285 polled who did not attend prom, the most popular reasons were that the students had other plans for the evening or they felt that prom is too expensive. Other reasons given were the students didn't have dates or they feel prom is a stupid idea.
A space for feedback was also included in the survey. A common statement found on many surveys was found similar to this;
"LHS is being terrible to us juniors and sophomores," one student complained. "You've chased us out of the halls, are thinking of taking away open campus, and now you want to take away prom."
Another popular complaint is that J)rom is too costly.
"Lower the price of prom tickets and don' t pressure the students to wear suits, tuxes, etc "was one junior's sug-
• gestion.
Hein and Wilson both agreed that $3000 was a large sum of money to spend. "Cost could have been cut by hiring a band that charged less and also by renting out a ballroom from somewhere less expensive that would have allowed us to cater food in from somewhere else," explained Hein. "But we wanted prom to be a big success this year, so we went allt " OU •
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"Only 400 out of a possible 1000 or more students who could go went to prom," said Leggiadro. "We're not trying to do away with prom. We just want to know what kids think so we can have something they'll like." _
Shoes becotne weaning trend as popularity • ID
The Athlete's Foot began carrying
Vans when owner Judy Rogers went to a shoe show in Anaheim, Calif. She saw Vans, liked them, and brought them back to sell at The Athlete's Foot. Some feel that the trendiness of Vans doesn't affect t lheir popularity. Jim Campbell feels differently. Though he first bought them for comfort, he said, "I took mine back because I didn't like them anymore since everybody was wearing them."
Vans usually run around $29 a pair. For a small extra fee, special orders can be sent to the Van Doren Rubber Co. specifying and individual's preference of color or design. In an interview with the Lincoln Journal, Dallas Parks, the company representative for four Midwestern states, said that since the shoes are all handmade in the factory, special orders are no problem. Two of the most popular styles are the floral design and the checkerboard pattern. The floral design has been discontinued but may be offered for sale again because of public demand, Parks added.
LHS sophomore, Denise Claridge got her Vans about a year ago in Las Vegas. She still wears them but feels a little differently about them since they have become a new fa -d. She may echo the feelings of other LHS students when sh€ said, "they're not as special anymore."
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Track is a natural for Brown
by Mary Hall
For some athletes it's enough to be good at what they do. However, this doesn't hold true for girl's track team member Vallery Brown. She not only wants to have a good performance in every meet; she also wants to improve her times and help her fellow teammates.
Brown, a junior, competes in the 400, 200, and the Mile Relay team. She places in each on a regular basis. Occasionally she is placed in other events as the 800 for a change of pace.
Brown is consistently out in front in the 400 but she admits there is one person she would like to beat above all others.
"I would like to beat Maurtice Ivy in the 400," said Brown. "She is fast and would be a real challenge."
Brown is constantly working on improving her times at each meet.
"I would like to get all my times- I don't care if I win or lose sometimes," said Brown. "When I don't get better times I get mad!"
Brown doesn't consider herself one of tfie team leaders at this point.
"They (the other team members) look up to me but not really as a leader; maybe just because I'm good at track," she said.
Even though Brown doesn't consider herself one of the leaders, she still offers advice to other team members so they can improve on their performances.
"Sometimes I tell people what they are doing wrong or help them," said Brown. Before a meet Brown tries to get rid of
some of her nervousness by looking bacltat previous meets and noticing how easy those victories seem now that they are over.
"When a meet comes up I say 'Well Val, here's the meet.' Next week you'll think, God that meet was easy last week," says Brown partly thinking to herself.
Brown's strategy for success is to go to every meet and run her best.
"I go out there and really run. After awhile I look back and say: 'Hey look at these track meets I did.' " VAL · BROWN SHOWS her style for the cam.,ra.
Off-season work ·aids Fisher
Staying in shape over the winter has helped senior Jon Fisher come closer to accomplishing his goals this season in track.
Fisher attributes working out in the off season the reason for starting the season off with times he had before • districts last year.
"This year I started out running times in the first week of practice that I had right before districts last year, so I worked out all winter and stayed in shape," Fisher said. · Fisher has two main goals he'd like to accomplish.
"I wouIJ like to get under two minutes in the h1lf mile and I would like to get close to. if not break the (Lincoln High's) record in the mile whi;ch is 4:26."
Fis.\er's best time this season in the 800 lhalf mile) is 2:01.5 which came in a due, against Beatric,e. Fisher placed foxrth in the 800 at the Grand Island Inv,'tational and fifth in the Fremont Intitational.
Movies are everywh ,ere, at the theater or on television. But it is seldom you see a movie at school, especailly with the actresses being the Lincoln High Aqualinks.
This year the LHS synchronized swimmers' performance is "The Aqualinks go to the Movies."
"The show will be performed sometime in May, for two days," vicepresident Christi Gish said. "We had a · late start this year because of the swim team, so we (Aqualinks) have not set an exact date yet."
Try-outs for the Aqualinks team didn't take place this year.
"We have 14 girls <0nthe team," said Gish. We usually hawe about 20 to 30 girls, so there were not any cuts this year."
Aqualinks president Jill Gies noted that the girls have been working hard in preparation for the show.
Rain and snow by
Karen Munsterman
Cancellation and postponements are two words athletes participating in spring sports are accustomed to.
In the four spring sports, baseball, golf, tennis and track there hae been eight cancellations · and 20 postponements of games and meets this season, all due to bad weather.
But the weather seems to have little effect on the athletes , when they do participate as it was seen in the Grand Island Invitational Track and Field meet held April 9.
Throughout the day, athletes battled with rain, sleet and snow, and when it was over, saw defending Class A girls state champion Lincoln High capture first place out of eight teams. The Links tallied 94 points to win by ten over second place Lincoln Southeast:
"In the mile (at G.I. Invite) I tightened up, so I didn't do too well. The same thing happened in the mile at the Beatrice meet. I tightened up in the second half, · so I didn't get too good of a time," Fisher said.
In the duel with Beatrice the boys and giris running events were combined to save time.
"It · really screwed everything up because it took about five minutes to get everyone lined up and everyone froze to death, but other than that it was all right," Fisher said. "Actually it helped Carol Nunnally, and it helped in the mile for it gave me some company at the end of the race."
Fisher who ranks first in the senior class says track doesn't interfere with his studies but helps them.
"Actually track helps it. In the off season I get into a whole bunch of activities and still have to run, but in track I drop everything else, so I have a lot of time," Fisher said.
"Most of the new people do not have the skills yet," Gies said. "But the girls we have are doing really good and working hard:''
However, the shortage of girls won't · stop the show from going on.
"We will just have more trios instead of the acts with seven or eight," Gish said. "We will work with more three's and four's."
The annual solo act, which is performed by a senior, will be presented by Gish.
"Pat Osborn, the new sponsor-coach of the Aqualinks, judged the solo tryouts on experience, basic skills, and stunts," Gish said.
The other annual act is the officers act, which consists of all four of the Aqualink officers and four male swimmers. The other officers besides Gies and Gish are secretary Ginger Lindholm and scenery chairperson Karen Sears. ·
Carol Nunnally set a meet record in winning the 3,200 meter run for fourth place scoring 46 points.
Junior Darrell Jordan set a new meet boys long jump record with a 22-6 leap. The terrible weather has resulted in a loss of timing in some events, discus being one of them.
Not being able to throw until the Grand Island Invite senior Brenda Eschenbacher found herself frustrated · and upset.#
"Not being able to compete until the 9th was very frustrating and nerve racking. I was really psyched up for the Grand Island Relays and the Lincoln Relays, but when I found out I couldn't throw it, it was a big let down," Eschenbacher said.
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History
Advocate Changes Throughout Years
Besides being the Senior Edition of the Lincoln High School Advocate, this paper is the 518th issue of the Advocate to be put out since its beginning in 1905
The first Advocate, which is the oldest high school newspaper in the state, was in magazine form, three columns across, and usually averaged around eight pages. One cbuld find more lighthearted, humorous items in one of these issues than news. One of the biggest parts of the paper was the humor section which contained puns, riddles, and jokes. The Senior Edition, then called the Senior Number, contained pictures of the entire Senior class along with Senior biographies.
In 1920, the size was enlarged to a regular newspaper size. The pages were widened to five columns across, but the layout was still one story to a column. A l 920's Advoci'l{e usually averaged four pages. Senior Edition was 10 pages long and contained the proceeding year's clubs and their members, descriptions of new classes, and also Senior prophecies.
In 1940, the Advocate was discontinued for two years due to World War II, but resumed in 1942 with seven columns instead of five. varied headline type, and many more advertisements.
In 1950, the Advocate sported the same number of columns. and an average of four pages. but more feature news was added. Gossip columns seemed to be popular. as
the paper ran two of them. One included "cutest couples," and "surprise date of the week," while the other one dealt with fashion and beauty news. And for the first time, the reader could begin to see a definite placement in regard to the sections, as page one was news, page two was editorial, three was features, and finally, sports was page four.
In 1960, it was still newspaper size, but it was once again five columns across. Layout creativity was limited, and very few photographs were used.
Lincoln High's Centennial year, 1970, brought back the seven columns, and also the layout creativity. Advertisements were also bigger in size. Photographs were also brought back into play.
Presently the Lincoln High School Advocate has the largest circulation in the state, and is distributed free approximately every three weeks.
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'Our present plight did not appear overnight, and the responsibility for our current situation is widespread.'
he American educational system is being sabotaged by an apathetic society that has allowed a "mediocre educational performance" to foster and grow in a country that was once unchallenged in world commerce, industry , science and technical fields
This charge was made by the National Commission on Excellence in Education, an 18-member panel appointed by Secretary of Education Terrel Bell on August 26 , 1981 , as a result of Bell's concern about "the widespread public perception that something is seriously remiss in our educational system." The report, A Nation at Risk : The Imperative for Educational Reform was completed in April, 1983 , and raises questions about the condition of public education in the United States Growing interdependence of world nations, according to the report , increases competition in world markets and is all the more reason for the U.S to stress in its schools "Five New Basics" including English, mathematics, social and natural sciences, and computer science .
"If only to keep and improve on the slim competitive edge we still retain in world markets," the Commission claims, "we must dedicate ourselves to the reform of our eductional system for the benefit of all."
The need for updated requirements became evident during the course of the Commission's 18 months of study, and declines in educational performance were not difficult to find.
Testimony received by the Commission included international comparisons of student achievement, and in 19 academic tests, American students were last seven times when compared with other industrialized nations, and were never first or second. Functional iiliteracy among 1 7-year-olds is at 13 percent nationwide, and figures for minority youth may be as high as 40 percent.
Perhaps the most serious charge made by the Commission was that "average achievement of high school students on most standardized tests is now lower than 26 years ago when (Russian satellite) Sputnik was launchcl " e
But Lincoln Public Schools spokesperson Joe Rowson pointed out that, for this scho~ district, achievement test scores "have either maintained themselves or, in most cases,
' ew' ren
have gone up." In terms of student performance, he said, "we compare very well" with the national average.
It is that average, however, that is causing the trouble.
Anne Campbell, former state commissioner of education and the only Nebraskan to serve on the panel, said some steps have already been taken by educational institutions throughout the country to improve curriculum and thus raise the Campbell
average, but "sometimes young people don't see fit to take advantage of them."
To insure that students have sufficient opportunity to learn the "new basics", the Commission recommends a seven-hour school day as well as increasing the school year to 200-220 days.
Current Nebraska law requires 175 days of actual attendance, and Campbell noted that "many school districts have gone
ren'
Movement began with 1930's economic conditions
he current emphasis by United States' public schools on curriculum other than the traditional courses of reading, writing and arithmetic is not new.
According to James O'Hanlon, dean of the teachers college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, current trends in education away from the three R's are the byproducts of an ever increasing movement that began in the 1930's.
The economic conditions of the 1930's, O'Hanlon said, caused the switch in education to occur.
O'Hanlon attributed this to the fact that in "times of turmoil" additional responsibilities are placed on the public schools. The Great Depression triggered a time of broadening of the educational base in hopes of improving the state of the nation, O'Hanlon said.
Since that time, public education has changed in many ways.
O'Hanlon pointed to vocational education, social studies, economics classes, classroom labs, and more recently drivers' education, and citizenship education as developments of the last 50 years.
Within the last 15 years, increases in these areas accompanied by decreases in more traditional classes has been the rule.
An article in the May 9 edition of Time Magazine shows significant decreases in the average numbers of studen.ts enrolled na,. tionwide in classes of English, U.S. govern-
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ment, western civilization, algebra, and French from 1969 to 1981, while during the same time enrollment in courses of drivers' education, general social studies, training in marriage and adulthood, foods and cooking, and health and physical education showed significant increases.
In 1969 the number of high school graduates who took U.S. government courses for credit was 87 .8 percent while in 1981 it had dropped to 51.1 percent. Over the same period the number of graduates who took courses in training in marriage and adulthood rose from 1.1 percent to 16.8 percent.
Again, O'Hanlon attributed these changes to changes in society.
O'Hanlon said that today there is a recognition that an e<;lucated person needs to know many things to become a good citizen while in the colonial times, education was "simplistic", in that it only required the ability to read.
In this way, O'Hanlon called education a "mirror of society."
Whenever our society needs something, O'Hanlon said, it turns to the public schools, and thus as society becomes more complicated, the schools become more complicated.
Changes in curriculum, however, are not the only ones that have taken place this century.
Increases in the number Qf students and length of time students spend in public
beyond that without any problems."
Principal Sanford Nelson said he didn't have reservations against the LPS system adopting a longer school day, but felt that the quality of time spent was more important than quantity.
"Just because you go a little longer doesn't mean you'll come out better," he said.
Campbell agreed. "It has to be looked at," she said. "It depends how that time will be
arranged."
As a result of the report, however, Nelson said a review of graduation requirements would be conducted in the near future, which may lead to an increase of hours necessary for graduation. He is satisfied that the courses offered at Lincoln High "would allow any student adequate preparation to pursue any goals, " but professed disappointment in the motivation of students to
schools have also been prominent.
According to the Historical Statistics of the United States, total enrollment in public schools including kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools was 16.885 million in 1900, which constituted 78.3 percent of all youth between the ages of five and 17. The same numbers for 1970 were 51.319 million and 97.8 percent, respectively. The book showed the median years of school completed for all students to 8.6 percent in 1940 compared to 12.2 in 1970.
As more students enrolled in public schools, the nation's literacy rate went up.
Figures from the Statistical Abstract of the United States show the percentage of illiteracy in the U.S. dropping steadily from 11.3 percent in 1900 to 4.8 percent in 1930 and .5 percent in 1980. The percentages include those people 15 years of age or older who cannot read or write in any language.
Despite the increase in literacy, the nation has experienced a decrease in achievement on college entrance tests.
According to the College Board Annual Report for 1981-82, increases in the average Scholastic Aptitude Test, (SAT), scores for that year marked the first increase in the last 19 years.
The average SAT score out of a perfect 800 in 1963 was 478 on verbal and 502 on math and it fell to 466 and 424 respectively in 1981 before rising again to 467 and 426 in 1982.
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take advantage of them.
Discussion resulting from the Commissions' findings, Nelson said, may be the means to correct that inadaquacy.
"It's good that it allows the American public a chance to openly discuss what undoubtedly is the most important aspect of society-the education of our young people," he said.
Rowson agreed that the report called at-
tention to "the importance of education for the survival of society, especially in a world like we live in," but hesitated to believe the bleak picture of American education painted by the report. Some of the information used by the Commission, he charged, was "at least 10 years old" while recent studies show that American students compare more favorably in academic achievement to their European counterparts.
Campbell agreed in Rowson
part, saying that the upper 9-10 percent of U.S. students "can hold their own anywhere. Students are as smart as they ,, ever were.
However, she said, "They're not quite as committed. They want things to happen immediately."
Campbell believes that educational awareness comes in cycles of about 20 years, but that it's a positive repetition.
"We're in a spiral, not a rut," she said. "We learn from what happens before, and then build on that."
Paul Copperman, educational analyst, believes the trend is a downward one. According to the report, Copperman said, "For the first time in the history of our country, the educational skills of one generation will not surpass, will not equal, will not even approach, those of their parents."
Campbell, however, said the statement was "one person's opinion" and is "subject to question."
Also controversial was President Reagan's interpretation of the Commission's discoveries, made April 26, the day the report was released. f\ccording to the report Reagan spoke at the Commission's first meeting of the importance of education when he said, "Certainly there are few areas of American life as important to our society, to our people, and to our families as our schools and colleges."
When he had reviewed the report, however, Reagan saw in it a "mandate" to abolish the Department of Education, grant tuition tax credits to parents whose children attend private schools, and put prayer back into t4e public schools.
At the same time the Commission with the results of the most recent Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, reported that people C<)nsider education more important than developing "the strongest military force."
Campbell wasn't surprised by Reagan's remarks. "I think he's following his agenda in that particular issue," she said. She thought
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the irony of his statement was that "both defense and industry depend a lot on education."
Nelson also expressed disappointment with Reagan.
"It (public education) is the lifeblood of the nation. and our tax dollars can't be dih1tco,cl by supporting private education," he said.
Another national issue concerning education is the question of whether or not teachers should be certified. Campbell is convinced that it is a necessity.
"It's more important now than it ever was," she said. "The breadth of the knowledge needed takes training."
However, the Commission reported that "too many teachers are being drawn from the bottom quarter of graduating high school and college students."
Part of the problem, according to the report. can be rectified by increasing teachers' salaries. The salary schedule for the 1982-83 school year includes a base salary for first-year teachers at $13,200. According to the Lincoln Star. this figure is $3,000 below the national average.
Rowson pointed out that, historically, teachers' salaries have never compared well with those of other professions.
"[ don't know if people are willing to rally around that or not," he said.
Still, the overriding issue is educational quality. Although she hasn't read the report, Kay Sayre, home economics department chairperson, is satisfied with the job done at LHS.
"We offer a wide variety of classes to meet the needs of all students," she said.
"Evidently, there are many students who feel learning job and life skills is important their education."
by Kelli Kellogg
Teachers Say Attitudes of Students Reflect Demands of Society
Lack of dedication interest, education attributed
School curriculum isn't the only aspect of education to experience changes
Although some instructors felt that they haven't observed a general swaying of attitudes, specific changes were noticed.
Buford Grosscup, Lincoln High Social Studies teacher, said that there's not a great deal of difference in students the last four or five years.
"I think from the late 60's and early 70's that there is maybe a difference in their interests in education and being more intellectually inclined."
According to Jean Kleitsch, attendance coordinator the period of time makes a difference in the influence of students. "I think there are some very dedicated students, although probably not as many. I think there pretty much the same when it comes to dedication," she said.
Grosscup attributes this lack of dedication to lesser demands by society. "There were great academic demands placed on young people 20 to 25 years ago that we have not demanded since. Educations have been watered down.
However, Coach Alden Johnson looks optimistically at today's high school students.
"I envy these students. I think the only thing that's wrong with the present generation is that I'm not part of it.
"One great thing is that young people today have more genuine concern and feeling for each other," said Johnson. "And I think that it's very sincere. I think one of the best examples I could use is how easily the M.R. unit moved into our environment, and I don't know a problem it's caused. There were a lot of older people that were very concerned about it causing problems."
Johnson said that students who were in the past members of Pep Club, now are competing and or participating in athletic competition that was previously not offered to high school girls. This therefore is distributing students to more aclivies and cut-
ting down the numbers in certain groups.
In the 1960's and early 70's college and high school students participated in political demonstrations.
According to Kleitsch, "There is not really as much participation in demonstrations. That used to be a big thing, but I don't think it is any more, unless they really have some cause."
Grosscup offers several reasons for the decline of active participation.
"One is lack of interest, two is lack of education," he said. Three is society's attitude towards young people as they're too young to make an intelligent decision. Four is probably the apathy of young people, they wouldn't have any influence anyway so why vote."
Kelley Outson, yearbook and newspaper advisor for Malcolm High, thinks that "because of the economic times students are more concerned about getting scholarship for college and acquiring financial aid."
"I also see a lot of kids making deals with the military, like, "I'll come in now for your $1800 bonus," he said. "When I first started teaching the army recruiter and all other recruiters came out to the school and tried to sell the program. Now I see kids going in there and the recruiters don't have a need to come out anymore."
Kleitsch also agreed that the future is one of the main priorities of high school students.
"Right now, especially some of the young men who are about to graduate, are very concerned about what's going to happen the them. I think it's more true with boys than girls, because maybe more is expected of them."
The times, according to the general consensus of all teachers interviewed have a definite effect on students attitudes.
By Eric Lemke
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Remember; H.V., green ties, screwdrivers, forget, always check your ASA. dips, Lon, Hee Hawl, oranges, hoops, Emma, Luv Sus t-ping, Wabonsi, stairs, white frats, BZAM!! vans, and N.Y.E. Don't ever change. It'd be so Dee Dee WHY? boring.
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policemen, walking home at 1 a.m boys bestest friends' singing to us in mom's car. 'Wanna take a Polly P. CATS EAT PORK (DRUGS) bath?", 84 miles , Bacardi, In moms car, P.S. Don't lose too many calories this sum- Oak Lake and three jerks, Midnight Movies, mer! Tam, Good luck in the all-star game this 14 year olds, Waverly guys, Anyone over summer. 20?, new car, Now we can meet some REAL Hi 6th and 7th period composition classes. men 1 You 're the greatest!
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Revelations unfold in episode VI
by David Hinkle
, , .eturn Of The Jedi" is the concluding chapter of the "Star Wars" trilogy by George Lucas. !he nine-part saga is divided into three separate trilogies and set "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away "
The Star Wars saga began in 1977 with Lucas' "Star Wars" (episode IV), and followed in 1980 with a climatic "The Empire Strikes Back" (episode V).
Now to answer all the cliffhanging questions from "The Empire Strikes Back", the gang is back for "Return Of The Jedi" (episode VI).
When last leaving our heros, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) had been
told by Darth Vader (David Prowse) that he was Vader's son, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) had been carbonfrozen by Vader and given to the bounty hunter Boba Fett, (Jeremy Bulloch), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) had lost her boyfriend Solo, and Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) along with Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) were off to rescue Han.
According to Lucasfilm, here is a brief synopsis of "Return Of The J d .,, e I •
"The Rebel Commanders are planning their next move against the evil Galactic Empire. For the first time, all warships in the Rebel fleet are being brought together to form a single, ~iant Armada.
Commander Luke Skywalker and
Princess Leia Organa have made their way to the desert planet Tatooine in a11 attempt to rescue their carbonfrozen friend Han Solo from the clutches of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt.
Little do they know that the Rebellion is doomed: The Galactic Emperor has ordered construction to begin on a new armored Space Station, many. times more powerful than the dreaded Death Star " "Return Of The Jedi" consists of all the action any Star Wars fan could want. Action ranging from an unsuccessful raid on an Imperial bunker by the Rebels, to the explosive climax between Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and the Emperor.
In an attempt to rescue the frozen
LUKE SURROUNDED, LUKE and Leia swing to safety, Han and Leia at the raid, Leia quiets C3-PO, Han is captured. t
AND Chewbacca before
Han, Leia poses as a .• · bounty hunter trying l+ to sell Chewbacca to Jabba. Leia unfreezes Han, but the two are taken to Jabba.
After being captured, Leia becomes a slave girl, and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) is turned into a waiter.
Luke comes to the rescue of his friends. After the rescue, Luke returns to Yoda (Frank Oz) only to be told he must face Vader to
turned into
IVader fight it out to the end with their trusty Light Sabers.
Mark Hamill feels that his role as Luke Skywalker has changed during the last three adventures.
"During "Star Wars", I was in a white floppy rag doll outfit. Then for "The Empire Strikes Back", I wore a militaristic-looking khaki-colored
FRONT ROW-GEORGE Lucas, C3-PO, costume," stated R2-D2, Richard Marquand. Back Row- Hamill. "In "Jedi", I Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker. wear the black become a true Jedi.
While trying to deactivate the shield around the Death Star, Han, Leia, R2-D2, C3-PO (Anthony Daniels) and Chewie are taken prisoner. Luke is also captured and taken to the Death Star by Vader.
Even with all the action "Return Of The Jedi" offers, Luke and Darth
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uniform of a trained Jedi. But the question is: What kind of Jedi? Is he a wizard, a religious figure, or just a glutton for punishment?"
' Hamill feels that the Star Wars saga has been one of the best projects he has been involved in.
"It's been a great thrill being involved in a project that has had this kind
of impact," said Hamill. "The Star Wars saga will always be a major aspect of my acting career."
Director Richard Marquand stated in a recent interview with ST ARLOG Magazine that "Return Of The Jedi" will have a much different ending than that of the first two Star Wars films.
"There are some deeply sad moments. Not everything ends as you necessarily expect it to end," Marquand reports. "There are such interesting revelations about the characters and there are still open endings for most of them. And there are places to go for those who don't die."
WHAT?! Does this mean the end for Luke, Han, Leia and the rest of Rebel friends? According to Hamill, "Return Of The Jedi" will be a thrilling conclusion to the first two chapters.
"I think people already sense that "Jedi" is the final chapter in the story, and not a cliffhanger," said Hamill. "It's the big finish-all stops are out and all systems are go."
"Return Of The Jedi" is a Lucasfilm Ltd. Production, directed by Richard Marquand. "Return" is rated PG, and is showing at the Stuart Theatre.
HAN. LUKE
Jabba, R2-D2
waiter, Luke and Vader in a lightsaber duel.
'Graduation' To Include Teachers Farewell
Heckman has seen many changes at LHS, and predicts the future will bring "stiffer requirements for graduation."
It seems even teachers learn. "I've learned something new everyday from students," Heckman said. The process being mutual, she hopes they've learned from "how to meet the world."
Satisfied with her career. she felt that if
After spending three years in high school, there was one phrase she would like io be
"Education swings like a pendulum, or in cycles."
-Clawson most students are ready to leave. Teachers remembered by, it would be "I tried." return again and again each fall. For five Retirement for Industrial Arts Teacher He said, "I'm leaving because I'm 64 years faculty members with the combined total of Wayne Osborn means a chance to "do other old, and wish to enjoy some travel. find ' 137 years in education, the time to depart things such as travel. work on my house, other ways to keep me occupied." has arrived. and find a good part time job."
During this time here Clawson says he's
At the completion of this 82-83 school Having spent 26 years teaching Graphic seen changes in everything from the building year, faculty members Louise Baugher, Arts and Mechanical and Architectual Draw- and curriculum to hair and clothing styles. Dean Clawson, Buford Grosscup, Betty ing, Osborn has seen many changes in the
He feels, "Education swings like a penHeckman and Wayne Osborne will be retir- building itself. dulum, or in cycles. The big change is now 1ng. computers, but there will be greater changes
Buford Grosscup, currently in the social 1---------------------: in the next ten years." studies department, has taught at LHS for
"If you be good to them (students), they 32 years. will be good to you," Clawson said. "My aim
He said the reason he's leaving is hard to has been to teach students to plan ahead. explain. "I'm at an age where the school
"I've learned I think out their problems. and to work toward district has made early retirement a vocation." something new economically beneficial."
He wished to be remembered for being
Thirty-two years have seen changes in everyday from dedicated to youth. Lincoln High and society, and Grosscup students." feels the most noticeable one has been the
-Heckman "decline in young people's desire to learn."
Although teaching has such drawbacks as a low salary, Grosscup himself said he'd do it,---------------------, all over again. "I'm always after my seniors to consider going into teaching."
One benefit Grosscup can claim from students is they're "teaching me how to stay young." In turn, he hopes he's taught them how to mature.
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"I'll probably regret (retirement) a million times over."
Grosscup won't be leaving education all together. He says his plans include going on a substitute list and doing some work with the NSAA, in addition to working as a crophail adjuster along with a variety of other jobs.
Grosscup says, "I'll probably regret (retire! ment) a million times over. I've enjoyed the I years and will miss teaching. It's been a tremendously rewarding 37 years."
Betty Heckman of the Business Education department also will not return in the fall.
1 She has spent thrity years teaching, and is leaving to take advantage of early retirement.
He said_ he's seen improvements in the MEDIA, Science and Art rooms, while still waiting for some in the Industrial Education. Osborn hopes he's taught students "to be better citizens, and to improve in their drawings. To have respect for the work we do, fellow students, and hopefully for me."
"I'm proud of Lincoln High, and it's different people and backgrounds."
-Baugher
He's found his job to satisfactory by "seeing students improve in their work, attitudes, and to grow to become responsible young adults." active at Lincoln High. and even though r_etiring, she said she'll keep on being as ac- I t1ve.
In accordance to his wishes, the sentiments he would be remembered for would include "I've tried to help students improve and grow into well adjusted, mature students with dignity."
Dean Clawson began teaching at Lincoln High in 1958. Having spent 25 years teaching in the Vocation arts department, he's been satisfied to see "Many students advance and be a success."
"I've tried to help students improve
and grow into well adjusted, mature students with dignity."
-Osborn , " tr·
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Her plans include free lance photography. · traveling, oil-painting lessions under Jim McClelland. and attending a National arts workshop this summer.
"I'm retiring because I think it's time," Baugher said. "but I couldn't be without k .d " I S.
She's seen many changes in society's attitudes of people, with the pendulum swinging from permissive to family oriented. I
"In the future I see a great push for more academic and less frivolous classes," said Baugher.
Baugher said, "I'm proud of Lincoln High. and its diff,ren, : ,,, ,ple and backgrounds. It's an exceptional schou: ; ve learned a lot by just listening."
Her desire to be remembered for seems fitting for all five of the retiring teachers. A lot is said in the words "had compassion for people."
by Debby Nicholson
Louise Daug1Hcr nas spent L'.4 years oe1ng
Summer
Juniors to 'Build Bridges'
This summer seven LHS students will be among 250 high school students from across the state who will attend a two-week instructional program at the University Nebraska-Lincoln. of
These students will spend two wet'llks (June 19-J uly 1, 1983) living on campus and attending seminars taught by speciai University professors and selected high school teachers. From Lincoln High, Patience Fisher will be teaching courses specializing in computers.
There are three basic areas of study open to qualifying students: communications, math and science, and social sciences. From LHS in the communications category juniors Debby Nicholson and Lori Allison qualified. In math and sciences it was Denise Mjelde, Dawn Ruben, and Tom Harville; in Social Sciences it was Tim Vandenack and Susan Steider.
This program was set up by the Nebraska Scholars Institute (NSI) and is designed to provide highly gifted students with a challenging educational experience not available during the regular school year. This is the first year such a program is being offered.
"The whole idea is to take highly talented kids and let them all get together," said Dr. John Dudley, counselor for special vocational needs of students at Lincoln High.
In addition to the requirement that all participants be seniors in the 1983-84 school year, Dudley added that in order to qualify for the NSI program a person must "be smart."
Scholarship Given to Tegeler
Instead of getting a way from school this summer, Lincoln High School social studies teacher Ross Tegeler will be spending a large portion of his summer vacation doing an intense study of United States government at Harvard University.
1'egeler was one of the 20 teachers out of some 1000 applying from across the country to receive a scholarship to the National Institute for Education/Harvard University seminar for teachers.
According to Tegeler, the application consisted of data concerning himself, and two main criteria. The first criterion was to identify what he considers to be the 10 books which every student should read before going to college. The second criterion Tegeler had to meet was writing a 250-word essay of what he believes to be the single largest factor lacking in education today. Tegeler said that he spent three weeks writing the essay. After another three weeks of waiting, Tegeler received a phone call asking him to come to Harvard this summer.
The scholarship is financed by the Na-
tional Institute for Education and by Harvard University. The seminar is held and taught at Harvard by Harvard staff. It lasts five weeks, beginning at the end of June. Tegeler learned of the seminar by information sent to him through the mail.
"The seminar t:lke-; place at the John F. Kennedy Cent ~r of Government, which is one of the nation•~ best schools of government and is probably one of-the best in the world," Tegeler said. "If you want to gain the best training, that's (Harvard) the very best place to go."
Tegeler, who has received other scholarships to do undergraduate and graduate study, has never receive-d a scholarship of such magnitude.
"It (the seminar) will make me a better teacher because of the studying that we will be doing," Tegeler said. "Also, the information we will be learning ties in with Citizenship Issues."
The teachers will be looking at the United States government, especially self-government and how it is working. They will be reading two books, one by
Students are initially singled out according to their past performance on achievement tests. To be eligible for one of the categories, a student must have scored above the 98 percentile in one or more areas, said Dudley.
After the students were notified about qualifying, they had to fill out an application and they were further screened by a committee from each school district. There are nine school systems in Nebraska eligible to send students.
The price that each individual students must pay is $50. The rest of the expenses are paid for by a special grant for the program of nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
One of the key goals of this instructional experience is to build bridges between people and issues. Dr. Dudley feels that this point is important and stresses it in saying "The neatest thing is the chance for students to interact!"
by Becky Routh
"It will make me a better teacher because of the studying that we will be doing," said Lincoln High Social Studies teacher Ross Tegeler about a Harvard seminar he will be attending this summer.
James Madison, who basically wrote the constitution, The Federalist Papers, in which he gives his view of what the country ought look like governmentallyspeaking. The second book was written around 1835, by a French philosopher who was especially interested in American government and came to the United States to see if the great experience in self government was work• 1ng.
"It's hard to react to such a great honor," Tegeler claimed. "I'm really pleased to be accepted. This could open up some doors for me."
by Lori Baehr
uates
Senior year, Awards
This the Convocation was traditionally observed by students and staff when graduates were recognized for accomplishments throughout their years at LHS.
In addition to the traditional senior awards, this year three new awards were added to the list. These awards include the Social Studies Student Citizen Participation award, Foreign Language awards, and the Science award. Students were recognized at the senior awards convocation on Tuesday, May 25. Recipients of all senior awards are listed below.
Art Award
Debra R. Orne/ Girls Athletic Award
Carol J. Nunnally
Harry Sidney Dobbins Award
Jonathan S. Fisher
Business Education Award
Kathi Carstens
Senior Class Gift to Benefit Public
Each year the senior class faces the question of what to choose for the senior gift. This year the Senior Steering Committee chose a clock to be added to the current Lincoln High Marquee.
"This year we asked people what they wanted; that way people couldn't complain about the gift," said Debra Fiala, president of the committee.
"It was then decided to choose between either a scoreboard or a clock." said Fiala. A scoreboard would cost approximately $10,000. But funds l-1ad already been established for a scoreboard by the Lincoln High Oval Fund, she added.
The gift will cost approximately $800-$950, not including installation. When the clock is installed, the whole marguee will be completely renovated and relocated to make it visible from Capital Parkway. Total approximated cost of relocation and installation is $4,000.
Nelson said seniors' resources, along with the districts' cooperation was needed to make this year's gift possible.
Social Studies Student Citizen
Participation Award
Carrie A. Drinkwine
Debate Award
Bradley Walker
Drama Award
Jill R. Holbert
Foreign language Awards
French - Craig A. Riecke
German- Jonathan S. Fisher
Spanish - Beth E. Kolb
Home Economics' Awards
Clothing and Textiles-Wendy L. Day
and Becky L. Sargent
Human Development and Relation-
ships - Christine M. Kiihne
Nutrition and Food-Marsha Lyons
Journalism Award
John L. Smeltzer
Mathematics Award
Jonathon S Fisher
Music Awards
Arion Foundation Award -
Barbara D. Goodwin
John Phillip Sousa Award -
Kenneth L. Meints
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra Award -
Christine M. Gordon
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award -
Gregory W. Schuerman
National School Choral Award-
Bobbi L. Scheerger
Scholarship Key
Jonathan S Fisher, Debra R. Fiala and John L. Smeltzer
Science Award
Jonathan S. Fisher
Student Council Service Award
Joseph W. Janecek
Ned Prucha Award
Jonathan S. Fisher
SCHOOL
"1-he clock wiil not only be used tor the students at Lincoln High, but for the public as well," said Nelson. "It will be beneficial to everyone."
Although the gift won't be installed in time for graduating seniors to view, installation has been started. The clock should be displayed sometime this sL1mmer.
Seniors who received Cum Laude Awards for being in the top three percent of their class include:
Kathleen M. Barron
Donna Blakenbaker
Michael K. Bone
Debra R. Fiala
Jonathan S. Fisher
Amy E. Fuller
Ashish K. Gupta
Jill R. Holbert
Scott R. Langenberg
Alaina M. Lemon
Ronald J. Mah
Carol J. Nunnally
Ingrid E. Olson
Shelley R. Reinke
Craig A. Riecke
John L. Smeltzer
Julie L. Vader by Jan T. Roth
Seniors to Speak on Past, Present
With Commencethe ment comes realization of past accomplishments and future dreams.
Exactly four days from now, in an auditorium filled with graduating students and their friends, seniors Brad Walker and John Smeltzer will pass their thoughts and comments to the Class of '83 as this year's commencement speakers.
Walker, a long lime orator, will give a speech entitled "Our First and Last Lesson."
It is directed at the responsibilities to one's self, their community and to the nation.
"It is a very serious, serious speech," Walker said. "Simply because I believe reflective and humorous speeches are sort of stupid."
Although Walker will be going on to college, he stated he would miss high school because it lacks responsibilities.
"Being commencement speaker is an honor," he said. "It is another chance to speak and it lets all of them know who I am and what my accomplishments are."
Walker intends to go into international relations and economics.
"I was sitting there trying to think of a dynamite-socko speech to write," Walker said. "It (the responsibilities) sounded good so I stuck with it."
Smeltzer titled his speech "Live for Today" because he felt it was important for graduates not to forget about now.
"Graduation is a time where most people think about the future and what they're going to do after school," he said.
"It really is an honor speaking in front of all my Family encouragement and the honor that classmates. "-Smeltzer goes with commencement speaker were Advocate, May 27, 1983
Smeltzer's reasons for trying out.
"It really is an honor speaking in front of all my classmates," Smeltzer added. When asked if he lived by the title of his speech, Smeltzer stated, "Well, I try to. I try to be happy and not always worry about what I'm going to do or what will happen."
Commencement will be held in Pershing Auditorium May 31, at 7:15 p.m. by Patti O'Brien
Clubs
Right-Madrigal Syngers (First Row) Steve Spencer. Martha Narveson. Lori Allison. Dana Cochrane. Keith Hale. Jenny Barron. D. Todd Duncan. (Second Row) Holly Heffelbower. Kirk Malzer. Brent Wells. Jill Johnson. Kim Lorgan. Mary Tutt. Below-Pep Club Officers (First Row) Tarni Atkins, Nancy Zegers. Clarind.i Chadd. Mrs. Marian Morrison. (Second Row) Martha Harring. Judy Zak.
Right-Pomalinks (First Row) Lisa Lang. Sandy Burr. Amy Delisi. Laura Grell. Diane Schoen. (Second Row) Kim Soderstrom. Shari Hunt. Kristy Kalavoda. Diane Paulick. Chris Taube. Vallery Polivka. Angie Guildner. Brenda Brehm. Debbie Miller.
Above-Reserve Cheerleaders (First Row) Debbie Lawson. (Second Row) Kim Williams. (Third Row) Lisa Fiala. Right-Advocate Staff (First Row) Tonya Stewart, Becky Boswell, Tammy Knisely, Jennifer Maxson, Becky Routh, Lori Zangari, Renee Sm ice, Christopher Wing, Debby Nicholson, Patti O'Brien. (Second Row) Cynthia Hanger. Deb Placek, Chris Stewart. David Hinkle, Jan Roth, Susan Morris, Eric Lemke.
Choir
Sarah Hermann. Don
Krista Hill. David Sherwood. Debbie
Scott
Jordan De Grazia.
Andrea McWilliams. Shane Sackett.
Bill
Michelle Wylie.
Left-Swing
(First Row)
Robertus.
Lawson.
(Second Row)
Mitchell.
Sarah Baker.
Sheets.
Below-Links Board (First Row) Jenny Barron. Jenny Thornton. Julie Pohlman. Jenny Holt. (Second Row) Robin Rath Jen. Gregg Peterson. Jeff Frederick. Deb Placek. (Third Row) Kim Soderstrom. Lisa Allison. Gary Cunningham. (Fourth Row) Eric Salem.
Left-Student Council (First Row) Shelley Loos. Dawn Densberger. Dee Wendling. (Second Row) Amy Delisi. Keith Hale. Janene Haskovec. Jill Johnson. (Third Row) Troy Thompson, Melinda Harre, Trevor Bassen.
Left-Varsity Cheerleaders (First Row) Dayna Haynes, Kelly Gerner, Lana Austin, Stacy Falls. (Second Row) Pam Clift. Dawn McNulty. Tina Gustafson. (Third Row) Lori Janssen, Lola Stone. AboveFlag Corps (First Row) Suzy Hergenrader, Renee Smice. Kristy Foreman. Cathy Martin. Kerry Greenwald. Lisa Schneider. (Second Row) Julie Brough, Mindy Leapley. Carrie Briggs. Crystal Yanek. Jenny Merkel. Dee Dee Rose. Kim Frerichs. Kathy Bartwell. Mary Earp
Campus
Custodians Try To Save Trees
The Lincoln High School mall. which was I completed in 1978. adds greatly to the looks ' and prestige of the school. Unfortunately. : the appearance of the campus may suffer within the next few years. The reason for · this is due to two large maple trees which are , dying.
A large amount of concrete was poured around the trees. located to the north of the ! building. when the- mall was constructed. and could be the reason behind the trees· mortality. But according to George Steer. LHS building superintendent. the trees· misfortune is based on a number of different factors.
"You can't pinpoint the trees dying to just one thing," Steer explained. "It could be that the trees aren't getting enough food or water. that there is too much concrete around them, or it could just be old age."
The city forester. as well as specialists from the University of Nebraska. have examined the two maples and the outlook for the trees is not good. The custodians at LHS have been feeding and watering the trees regular-
ly. and have also fertilized them in hopes of saving the trees.
"I am not very optimistic that the trees will survive." Steer said. "We 're doing all that we can to try and keep them alive."
The largest of the two maples is a state champion winner. meaning that the tree is one of the largest of its kind to be found in this area.
Steer feels if the cause of the trees· mortality is due to the concrete, that it was an
honest mistake.
"[ don't really think that it was anyone's fault." Steer said. "It was a natural mistake that no one ever really thinks about. It's too bad that it had to happen."
Most of the trees on campus are in good health. expect for a few saplings which have had their branches broken off. Steer believes that no other trees are in danger of dying.
by Lori Baehr
OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL LINCOLN HIGH ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SPORTS PROGRAM DURING 1982-1983. THE LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BOOSTER CLUB
Gloria & Gary Haas
Jack & Pat James
LeRoy & Phyllis Krueger
Gary & Pam Lindholm
Sam Nelson
Jim & Carol Sommers
Jim & Donna Lightbody
Jim & Gladys Meyer
Don & Darlene Muthersbaugh
Carol & Cec Walker
Barb & Don Nunnally & Gary
Mary E. Haar
Jim & Shirley Yanak
Marlene Robinson
Ardean F. Ott
Carl & Shirlene Langenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Christie
Frances & George Osborn
Byron & Karen Malone
Mel & Nina Armstrong
Erwin & Elda Mae Pohlmann
Bill & Marlene Saunders
Avis Johnson
Del & Bonnalyn Salomons
Albert & JoAnn Maxey
Alden & Shirley Johnson
Harvey & Dorothy Bennett
George & Judy Hunt
Joe & Connie Swenson
Barb Lovercheck & Darin
Sam & Jane Treves
Bill & Kathy Zuspan
Joan Davis
Mrs. Fisher Room 209
Moses & Myrna Gaskins
Frans, Carol & Alan Amelinckx
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Harold & Lavonne Simpson
Ed & Marian Potter & Family
Duane H. Wilken
Ed Vader Family
Frank & Vernell Schumacker
Dennis & Donna Craig
Daryl Lindholm
Skip & Kathleen Morris
Rhoda & Dennis Claridge
Gene & Janice Carstens
Cynthia & Leon Harre
Darrell & Joyce Aupperle & Family
Mike & Mary Anne Loos
Bill & Mary Ann Myers
Kraig & Colleen Anderson
Donna F. Pitcock
Lee Johnson
Duane Mohlman
Julia McCord
Dean & Pat Delgado
THE FLOWER CART
Russ & Ruth White
Larry & Joann Vilda
Eldon & Joyce Jameson
Tony Marquez
Don Dean & Family
Ed & Carol Carlson
Annette Marquez
Ted & Valeria Kahler
Marlene Hoskovec & Sisters
Willard & Kathy Heuke
John & Linda Tidball
Dan Lovercheck
Frank & Bern Blythe
Bob & Pat Wood
The Burklund's
Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Loos
Steve & Carol Sackett
Don & Helen Carnes
This foliaged view of Lincoln High may lose part of its beauty within a few years due to two large maple trees that are dying.
Forensics
eec tea • a1nsreco nition
In a mere two years of existence, the team has assumed a place among the powerhouses of the state.
I In only two years. the LHS speech team I has worked its way up from a fledgling
organization to the second place team in the state.
Although Lincoln East took first place. the Lincoln High team has gained much recognition amongst other schools.
Lincoln High did succeed in tying East in the districts. a feat no other team has been able to claim during the last eight years.
"We felt if we were going to win state. we had to beat East, because taking state means beating East," said Dutch Fichthorn. Speech coach. "I'm sure that name recognition helped the East High team."
As in previous years. Creighton Prep. Omaha Westside. Norfolk, and East have been the speech powerhouses.
"It's a miracle. with only two years of work, we got second in state," said senior David Duffy.
"Now LHS is one of the most respected speech teams in the state." senior Lance Shumack added.
The speech team has participated in 16 tournaments and brought back at least one trophy from every tournament except for one (UNL). Altogether, the speech team has brought back 40 trophies this season.
"Actually we did very well considering they (East) had two extra qualifiers and the state competition," said Fichthorn. ;
One of the factors which could possibly hurt next year's speech team is that many of this year's members will be graduating. These seniors include: Bradley K. Walker, Joyce Welsh. Jay Thornton, Alaina Lemon, Lance Schumack, Bill Stone, Katie Barron, David Duffy, Gretchen Eisen tr ager, Alan Gehr, and Jill Holbert.
According to sophomore Keith Hale. a speech takes a lot of time, but can be a very good experience as far as public speaking.
"Speech is one of the fairest competitions there is, based on material and talent. You don't leave hating your opponent, but respecting them," said Schumack. by Edee Davis
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The Industrial Ed. department of LHS wishes to congratulate Dean and Wayne on their successful teaching careers. We all wish them the best in the coming years and are very proud to have been associated with these two fine individuals. They both should be commended for another ''Lincoln High Job Well Done.'' (Photos taken 1963
The speech team brought these trophies along with many other awards and prestige to Lincoln High.
Hobbies
Just Horsing Around
While many students go home after school and watch TV, or stay and participate in sports, one junior goes home to her four friends.
Jenny Ackerman goes home to her two quarter horses, a thoroughbred, and a mixed thoroughbred-appaloosa. Ackerman rides and trains these horses.
In the spring and summer. Ackerman competes in horse shows throughout Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas. Before competition starts, she said. there is much to prepare for.
When they got their horses, said Ackerman. you could only get on and ride them. She explained that one must go slow in training horses.
"You have to be real patient." she said. Using rewards when the horse does well. results in a better trained horse than if punishment had been used. she added.
Ackerman said her family is very supportive of her. Her father and grandfather were once active competitors, she said.
Ackerman competes in ,four different events: English, Dressage. Equitation. and Jumping.
At the Wilderness Park Stables. Jenny Ackern1an concentrates on the Jump.
In the Dressage event. she and her horse go through a complex pattern. Judging is based on how well the horse follows. the directions of the rider.
Equitation is a pleasure ride, Ackerman
said, all the riders are in the ring together. Judging consists of the riders' compatibility with their mounts.
The English Riding event has the rider dressing up in old-fashioned style. Ackerman said the outfit consisted of breeches (tight pants). a blouse with a choke collar. a long, blazer-like jacket made of wool, tall knee-high black boots, and a velvet hunter cap.
Jumping, according to Ackerman. is when the rider and horse must cooperate with each other. The horse is directed over obstacles of different heights and sizes.
"You have to jump with the horse. You have to be as one," she said. "You can't do it alone. On really good days we'll help each other."
Besides some bad bruises. Ackerman said she's never been seriously hurt, although once she did sprain her wrist. She added that when she's bucked off, "my dad gets me up and has me doing ii once again."
All the trophies and ribbons Ackerman has won during her years of riding are displayed on her walls in her bedroom.
by Tami Atkins
Donna Blankenbaker
Seniors To Be
First house south of 70th and Adams on the west side of the road. We'll have a big sign. It's easy to get to. Take 'O' street to 70th, turn north and go 2 miles to Adams street. MOVING JULY 1, 1983
Girls Finish Season 4th in State
Girl's track coach Janet Bates and team members of the 1983 track and field tean1 have been working all season toward THE meet STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Bates feels that part of the team's strength is due to each girl's devotion to the sport and their willingness to push themselves a bit further than is necessary.
"Track is a very difficult sport,'' said Bates. "It (track) is very team oriented, but you have to push yourself individually."
"The team has improved in everything. Individual performances have improved, team unity has improved. I can't think of anything that I'm not satisfied or pleased with as far as where we are now and where we started in the beginning,'' concluded Bates.
This year's team was very strong in many events but, perhaps, the distance events were one of the strongest areas.
Senior Carol Nunnally, juniors Dee Wendling and Allison Benorden, and sophomore Sarah Korte all added depth to the distance events.
"Korte has been sconng for us in the distance events." said Bates. "Benorden and Wendling have also been placing in the distance events so those points along with Nunnally's make us very strong in the distance areas."
Bates also commented that Vallery Brown has done an excellent job in the 200 and 400 meter events.
Bates has noticed improvements in every girl that stayed out for track. She feels if her training was correct then improvement should be an end result.
"We (the team) talk about improvement and improvement comes if I've done my job ·in conditioning them. The result of that will be doing the best we can,'' said Bates.
The 1983 Girls track team finished 4th in the state meet.
(Top) Carol Nunnally runs to victory. (Inset) Melinda Stott, Karen Munsterman, Magdalena Meza joke around at practice, (Third) Dean Rexroth shows his form going over the hurdle, (Bottom) Paul Haar tosses the shot while Don Wilken looks on. · ,,; 2c..4--------------------;,;f~;)j<;iw,·····
Sports
Boys' Track Finishes Well
The 1983 boys track season was full of ups and downs, and according to head coach Bob White, it wasn't normal by any means.
"We have the nucleus for a good team and we just had some bad breaks with some of the weird things that have happened this year,'' White said. "It hasn't been a normal season in that sense. It's been a very bizarre season with all the ups and downs and all the twists that have happened."
White was pleased with the team ·s performances in the Harold Scott Invitational and in their duals with York and Beatrice.
In the dual with York the Links scored an impressive 118-27 victory. and in the Beatrice meet LHS won 99-23.
"In the Harold Scott Invitational, winning the boys championship and defeating the state champs, Omaha Central was certainly a very high point for us." White said. "We were up emotionally for those meets ,.
The following two weeks the Links slumped a bit finishing sixth out of seven at the Trans-Nebraska Conference and then coming in last at the city championships
Several LHS athletes were among the top performers in the state this season in their individual events.
Tim Roseberry was tied for first in the state in both the 100 and 200 yard dash.
Mark Davis was third during the season in the 300 intermediate hurdles. while Tony Jordan was fourth in the triple jump and Darrell Jordan was seventh in the long jump. The 400 meter relay team of Davis. D. Jordan. Keith Brooks, and Roseberry ranked fifth during the season.
White was satistied with the overall performance the team displayed throughout the season.
"I'm pleased with the overal1 perforn1ance of the team. Certain individuals didn't have a good season, but overall the team has done a very good job." White said. "They're very cohesive and there's a lot of pride with our ,, unit.
by Mary Hall and Karen Munste man
Talent Brings Summer Challenge
Booster Club Supports Sports Events
The Lincoln High Booster club does many things for LHS athletes and school that many people are not aware of.
"Our main thing is to support all the LHS sports," said Mrs. Pam Lindholm, who along with her husband, Gary were this years' booster club treasurers.
Along with supporting each sport, the booster club also sponsor's the annual chili feed and open gym.
"The booster club also has an open house for each sport before the season begins, where the parents of the athletes can meet," Lindholm said. "We (booster club), also sponsor van trips, like the one this year during football season to Grand Island in the " rain.
The booster club also sponsors the annual all sports dance.
"The dance didn't go over real well this year." Lindholm said. "Because of the weather. the dance was postponed, then it was rescheduled for after the track meet, and it (the dance) got a late start, and a lot of kids didn't think they could get in without a ticket."
To earn money the club sells hats, caps, buttons and boostering sweaters.
"Our goal isn't to earn money," she said. "We just want to be in the black."
Nex1 year there will be dues charged at the beginning of the year.
"The dues will be a $1 a person or $2 a family, that's a good deal, because the other Lincoln Public High School dues are between $5 and $10," Lindholm said.
This year the officers of the booster club were Gary and Gloria Haas-presidents, Jack and Pat James-vice-presidents, LeRoy and Phillis Krueger-secretaries and the Lindholms-treasurers. The 1983-84 officers will be Kruegers-presidents, Jim and Donna Lightbody-vice-presidents, Lindholms-secretaries, and Jim and Gladys Meyers-treasurers.
"A person doesn't have to have a child at LHS to be a member," Lindholm said. "Just ! be interested in LHS sports."
Staci Cords
Lincoln High senior Don Wilken (pictured with teammates Al Muthersbaugh and Alan Vivier) has been named to play in the 25 annual Shrine Bowl.
Wilken, a 6' 1", 205 linebacker-center is one of 66 high school football players choosen to play in the Shrine Bowl August 6, at Memorial Stadium.
Wilken, who plans to walk-on at the University of Nebraska next fall, felt honored being named to the bowl.
"It's an honor, because there's only 33 people on each side, and there's some good football players," Wilken said.
Wilken will play for the North side, along with Danny Noonan and Matt Holt both from Lincoln Northeast.
Thirty-five people from Lincoln tried out for the team but Dean Baker was one of the two people to make it from Lincoln. A total of 500 young men from Nebraska tried out but only 12 were selected for the final team to represent Nebraska.
The coaches for the July 24 game in Las Vegas are the Creighton Prep and Beatrice boys basketball coaches. The players spend a week at UNL to practice and then they go to Las Vegas with all expenses paid to play in the tournament.
Junior, Dean Baker, pictured with Clark Weaver, has been selected as a member of the Las Vegas All-Star basketball team.
Sports
Weather Plagues Baseball Season
Although the Lincoln Hiqh 1983 baseball team has been plagued with postponements, cancellations, and indoor practices, they have still managed to play consistent baseball.
Head baseball coach Bill Zuspan feels the poor weather was a contributing factor in a couple of areas.
"This year's weather has been one of the real dismal parts ' of the season," said Zuspan. He also commented that the dozen or so postponements· have affected performances. "It (the weather) has affected the hitting in terms of timing and the throwing in terms of a few sore arms."
Even though the weather made it difficult to have outdoor practices, six of the top nine players have batting averages over 300. Along with an excellent batting average the Links have been consistent fielders.
"Our fielding is very, very consistent, we come up with some very outstanding plays in the field," commented Zuspan.
Some of the individuals that Zuspan mentioned were Mike Little, Fred Hicks, Mike Giannola, and Garv Steer.
Little is a three-year letterman who was an all-city selection for last year's
baseball team and looks as if he may be honored again this year.
"He (Mike) is hitting 384 and giving top effort in practice and games," said Zuspan. Hicks is hitting at .322 and is a tri-captain with Little and Walter Williams.
"Fred has played errorless ball in center field and continues to perform as one of the outstanding fielders," added Zuspan
"Mike Giannola has come through and played well at 3rd base. He has had some timely base hits and excellent fielding." said Zuspan.
Pitcher Steer. has also added to the Links baseball program.
"He (Gary) has defeated East, Southeast, and Pius,., said Zuspan.
Zuspan feels the Varsity, Reserve. and Sophomore baseball programs have all done an excellent job and feels the 1983 baseball season has been enjoyable for the players
"These kids have consistently played some excellent baseball," said Zuspan. "When they look back on the 1983 baseball season, they will remember it as being successful."
Tennis Team Gains Improvement
The girls tennis team has ended the 1983 season with improvements and good attitudes, according to coach Rose Kotwas.
Kotwas was pleased with the season and considers it the best one she's had at Lincoln High.
"I'm real pleased with the season. I think it's been the best one that I've had here at Lincoln High." she said. "I think the spirit of the team has been good throughout the season and the attitude of wanting to work to improve has been good, and each girl has seen improvements in her game scores."
As the season progressed, the team developed a competitive spirit in their play. forcing longer points and matches.
"On this year's team there's a real feeling that they want to win, and they'll do what it takes to win. They'll practice, they'll work out, they'll play this summer. All these things they know they have to do if their going to be competitive and win more," said Ko twas. Kotwas didn't see any major downfalls this
season in the two teams. consisting of 19 girls. nine on varsity and 10 on reserve. She was pleased with their efforts and was glad to see students assuming leadership on both squads.
Junior Peggy Keller was the team leader this season for the varsity team. while junior Kirn Teater lead the reserves.
Kotwas was happy with the individual performances of her players.
"It's hard to separatie anybody. but I guess I'm most pleased to see the juniors that came out last year as sophomores, as beginners, make the Varsity this year. and then also win," Kotwas said, like Whitnev Steller who played #6 and Teresa Zoucha who has been a real steady singles player at the #5 spot.
"Also. Jenny Maxson is a real exciting sophomore in determination and strength. Myra Powell is another sophomore I really look for next year as a junior to gain confidence and a little more determination."
Senior Teresa Shuttler practices her serve.
Links baseball team takes advantage of the good weather.
Boy's Track
Coach : Bob White
Assistant Coach : Ray Henning
Assistant Coach : John Beaver
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Coach : Janet Bates
Assistant
Attitudes Keep Golfers on Par
The 1983 golf season wasn't quite up to par, but according to coach Bill Myers everyone maintained a good attitude
The bad weather co ntributed to the team's I troubles this season.
i "It's been really tough , because of the weather to get out more than a coupl e of days in a row and that's contributed to why we haven't done as well as I thought we 1 would." Myers said.
The biggest downfall came in the team's : lack of consistency.
i [ "I've been a little bit disappointed in our ' consistency. It seems every meet we have o ne guy that shoots really well and consistent and the next m e et its a different guy, " said I Myers. ··Two guys have been shooting pret1 ty g o od golf , but it's been really hard to get ' anyone else to shoot real well. "
Although the golf team as a whole had very little success this season, finishing : towards the bottom in every meet , two individuals performed well.
"Sophomore Shawn Frv , who was our #2 man on Varsity, shot better in almost every meet , and just missed a medal at TransNebraska up in Fremont by a couple of strokes, " Myers said. " Senior Roy Lamb played # 1 , and started out well and shot real well."
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EDOCATION
James Wattch Out
Interior Secretary James Watt certainly keeps himself busy. When he is not cutting down national forests, strip· mining on federal wildlife reserves, or developing condominiums in national parks, he has found time to watch out for the nation's morality by separating Independence 1 Day celebraters in Washington. D. C. from the evil and licentious influence of the Beach Boys. Only a mind as disturbed as Mr. Watt's knows what is next. Watt gave us some forewarning to his insane actions though, when he changed the official seal of the Interior Department from that of a buffalo facing left to one facing right. to symbolically point out the new conservative direction of the office. The new department policies have been far from "conservation", however. The only appropriate symbol for James Watt's actions, no matter which direction it faces. is a bulldozer with buffalo horns as a hood ornament.
The Final Lincoln High Job ell Done
If I had a dime for every time I have heard or seen the phrase "a Lincoln High job well done," in the past three years, I could pay off the national debt (or at least make a lot of phone calls.)
The saying has been used more than any other describing LHS accomplishments, and it is beginning to trouble me.
The phrase reminds me too much of steak. I prefer mine medium rare, thank you.
While we're on the subject, how about the infamous, "Lincoln High, a good place to be." It sounds so noncommital.
The problem is with the word "good". Nobody would ever take vacations to the balmy tropics of Tahiti or the Bahamas if the travel brochure described them as "good".
Nebraskans, however, love the word.
The three most used phrases in Nebraska are, "the good life", "good crop", and "good play, Turn er."
Nobody ever visits Nebraska.
Then there is everybody's favorite, "proud to be a Link."
There is nothing ostensibly wrong with this statement. It's succinct, direct, and effective in conveying its point. But what about the name "Links"?
For years Lincoln High students and faculty members have been describing themselves as cold, metallic, inanimate objects which collectively serve the purpose of holding someone or something down.
In all fairness to those who originally chose the name,
Observations -John S:neltzer-
"Lincoln High Links" does roll off the tonsiue better than "Lincoln High Spartans", or "Lincoln High Bunnies." Still, did they have to pick something that rusts?
Let's not limit our criticism to phrases and names, however. The Linkman mascot was an obvious mistake, and the colors red and black can be a bit gaudy for casual wear. Another item that cannot be left off the list is the Lincoln High joke.
It never fails. Every time a group of LHS students gather and there is an absentee, someone always has to bring up that same old joke.
Well I would like to take this opportunity to relate to all aspiring comedians that it has been done. The "missi11g Link" pun isn't funny anymore.
For most of the members of the senior class, these phrases, names, colors, mascots. and jokes will soon be memories to be forgotten. Constant day to day exposure with these items will no longer be. Graduation night might well be the last time class of '83 graduates will be reminded of a "Lincoln High job well done.'
I miss the phrase already.
We're Still Waiting
Another school year has come to a close without a decision on the controversial boundary issue. The Lincoln Board of Education had us eagerly expecting some type of action earlier in the year when they appointed a committee to look into changing the high school boundaries to even enrollment, and our expectations peaked when the committee made a recommendation, but it has been all quiet since. Perhaps the school board is waiting to slip a decision by when we're not looking, to avoid controversy and criticism. Prolonging the wait, however, is just giving people more time to believe nothing has to be done. Since a boundary change is absolutely imperative, the school board would serve all parties better by making a decision as soon as possible.
Reviving the Schools (Reagan: Take One)
Rest easy students. Despite an April 26 report by the National Commission on Excellence intducation which cited serious declines in the nation's educational system, President Ronald Reagan has a sure fire method to get America's education back on track. In comments made within a day after the report was issued, Reagan said the negative content of the report was a mandate to abolish the Department of Education, encourage students to attend private schools by giving tax breaks, and put prayer back in the public schools It makes terrific sense. The school system is having problems, so we remove its governing body and let it go to ruin. Since the public school system is then in a ruin, we tell students to go to private schools. And why do we put prayer back in public schools'? Those unfortunate students who are left need a method for calling forth a miracle.
Learning a Lesson
In a May 4 vote, the House of Representatives reinstalled faith in the Democratic system when it passed the nuclear freeze resolution by a 278-149 final vote. Throughout the brief history of the grassroots movement that was the main impetus behind the freeze. polls have consistently shown that Americans favor a freeze of nuclear weapons, and at last the Republican filibuster rhetoric was broken.
It's interesting to note that the three Representatives from Nebraska-Hal Daub, Virginia Smith, and Doug Bereuter-voted against the non-binding measure, especially since Reagan is interested in a plan to base 31 MX missiles in the Nebraska panhandle. Apparently, Reagan knows he has a block of support here and is intent on keeping it protected, even if the use of religion to justify his actions is necessary.
The Catholic Bishops, however, know the score as far as nuclear weapons are concerned, as they drafted a letter endorsing a freeze resolution. They know that there is nothing even remotely moral about nuclear weapons.
Reagan has two lessons to learn here: 1) leave religous rhetoric out of defense plans, and 2) leave the affairs of the cou11try to someone more qualified. He would do well to take both rnatters under advisement.
ls This Freedom?
(Reagan: Take Two)
President Ronald Reagan likes to bring up freedom when he speaks about the communist threat to the western world, but in the same breath he has dealt a severe blow to freedom of speech within the United States. A White House directive of March 11 requires all persons with access to "sensitive compartmented information" to submit their writings to "prepublication review" to protect secret government operations. In simpler terms, this means that all present or past government officials who have had or have access to classified information, and who want to give an opinion, grant an interview, or testify before Congress, will not be able to do so without first receiving Reagan administration consent. This order effecitvely puts a muzzle on any former government employee who wishes to voice an opinion opposite that of Ronald Reagan's and subsequently the people of the United States are not going to know what the government is doing with their tax money in places like Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Inscribed over an entranceway to the state capitol are the words of former University of Nebraska-Lincoln classics professor, Hartley Burr Alexander which reads, "The salvation of trie state is watchfulness in the citizen." Perhaps Alexander should have taught Reagan a thing or two. Reagan pretends to be a great advocate of democracy, but in truth he is willfully damaging it by keeping U.S. citizens in the dark. Government by the people cannot work when the people are uninformed. What the people don't know will hurt them, and Reagan seems to be doing his best to assure that the people don't know.
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KC Munchkin!
How could you forget the ice cubes and the walk from Crown Center? Somehow I knew we were going to end up ''good friends."
If you can drag Julio away trom Rent-A-Date, drop over sometime and we'll treat you to tacos (or pizza, if you prefer). How 'bout that Advocate?
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JUNE 10, 1983
Holmes Golf Course, Lincoln, Nebraska
This tournament for youths 10 through 17 (cannot be 18 before August 1) is a qualifying round for State and National tournaments
Trophies for boy and girl age groups will be awarded. Boys 11 and under and girls 12 and under age groups will play 9 hole competition. The older youth groups will play regulation 18 holes as required for state qualification.
E,,try Fee: $6.00 in adv·ance (all fees, sou\,·er,irs, caps and lunch are included)
To Register: Contact-your local BIG "I" Agent or Golf Pro. Registration deadline is June 8, 1983.
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