LHS Advocate 1984-1985

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by Becky Boswell

On Monday, Principal Sam Nelson, science teacher Linda Crump, and Dawn Densburger, a senior will attend a ceremony in Washington D.C. to accept an award that placed Lincoln High as one of the top 117 high schools in the United States. Nelson said that Dens burger, Student Council President from last year, will be accepting the award._

The ceremony is the final event in the nationwide search for schools possessing qualities of excellence.

In January, Lincoln Public Schools decided Lincoln schools could enter the competition. Then, after selected Lincoln High staff members compiled a written report, LHS was selected as one of the schools to represent Nebraska. Later LHS and Lincoln East High were chosen by the national committee to receive an onsight visitation. After the visitation in May, the committee representative return to Washington D. C., examined the schools in contention for the award, and chose Lincoln High.

''/ think it (the affect of national recognition) will be a very positive one. I think it will be one that will allow us to stand just that much taller, with our heads up a little higher, not snobbish at all. ,,_Nelson

According to Principal Sam Nelson, the qualities of excel!lencethat the committee was looking for included teacher preparation, course offering, national test scores, and student governance Nelson felt Lincoln High has several outstanding qualities, but also acknowledged that there is always room for improvement.

''I think the academic preparation and class offerings are a plus. I think the preparation of the faculty and the governance of the student body are all blended in to climate, and that's not to say the everything's perfect because we know it's not. There's always ways to improve.'' he concluded.

Nelson described Lincoln High as a school where people try to work together to make

LHS better.

''There's a willingness and an openness of all the people to strive for better, and people can sit down and talk and they can argue if they need to argue, but then I think they join hands and go on,'' he explained.

When the national representative visited LHS, he met with 12 students, a parent group, classroom teachers and support staff, and ·according to Nelson, he felt a strong sense of pride in Lincoln High.

''I debriefed with him when he left and he had nothing but admiration or the different groups he met with,'' Nelson began. ''He told me that he'd never experienced the commitment or feeling that came from all the groups as _he did here at Lincoln High, and

that was unique to him because of the diversity that we have. This was not orchestrated, I could not have stacked the deck to have that come about.''

Nelson said that d11ring the summer, the representative called him to tell him how much he liked LHS.

'' He called me this summer and he wanted to say that of all the schools he visited, how much he enjoyed Lincoln High,''

by Angiey Westlund

With 1700 to 2000 students enrolled every year and an average of 132 students transferring into Lincoln High, some renovation of the school is needed, said principal Sam Nelson. '' Lincoln High is the largest school in the city as well as the state and covers 13 and one half acres. The extension of Johnson Gym doesn't leave the school much area to expand, so we have decided to build up instead of across. That way we won't cut into the practice fields or parking areas," said Nelson.

Classrooms are being shared and moved around to accomodate all students while others are getting a new additons, Nelson noted. According to Nelson, industrial art's is going to be one of the main renovations with the addition of a balcony. On this balcony will be placed drafting, graphic art, and electronics with additional space for more classes. In the basement area the machine shop will be improved and a new

welding shop is being planned.

The mentally handicapped area will also be expanded to include the basement with a new elevator running from the basement to the new balcony, Nelson said.

He added that the band area will be expanded to the east, which will provide more practice room.

''The building of Johnson Gym is just one of the renovations, but the largest. Over the last 20 years and the school board should be complimented for providing and maintaining such an excellent physical facility," Nelson said. With Lincoln High's large enrollment, changes in faculty were also needed. Approximately twenty changes were made in the teaching staff during the sun1mer, said Kathy Raymer, Assistant Principal for Instruction. Although most of the changes were replacements, there were new positions added in the social studies, English and Math Departments.

Vol. 83, No. 1

(TOP)-BAND PRACTICE looks more like

game of follow the· leader. (Above)-Judy Zak and Jennifer Olin make it easy for Dawn Jurgens to do the splits. (Right)-Melinda Harre prepares herself for the volleyball season by practicing her serve.

Lincoln not only has a university that has held national titles to be proud of, but also a high school that carries the city's own name. In June when Lincoln High selected as one of the top 117 high schools in the nation LHS received recognition that is long overdue.

Regarded by many as the "tough, inner-city school,.. where rights brake out hourly, LHS hasn't been highly regarded in the academic field or in any activity other than self defense. For many people, to use the words "excellent" and "Lincoln High" in the same sentence, it would take great pursuasive speaking and a twisting of the arm, or else the sentence would come out something like this: "Excellent fight I read about at Lincoln High."

Now, of courses, Lincoln should realize it's proper to use excellent as an adjective to describe

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The Whole Truth 7«&a-

For most students, summer slips by quickly, but for department store owners, the end of August couldn't come soon enough. The reason, of course, is Back-To-School sales. But to the average customer many aspects of these sales can appear strange.

First and most confusing to the student shopper is the fraction games the retailers play with these -sales. Some stores have been known to raise their price tag to one and one half the regular price and then declare a one half off BackTo-School sale. Thus the customer ends up paying three-fourths instead of the advertsied onehalf original cost. There is another store whose name claims their prices are normally halfprice department store prices. They too are having what they claim to be an amazing sale for the start of school. Does this mean their prices are

Lincoln High. Examples of this area: "Lincoln High posesses qualities of excellence" or "Wasn't it excellent the way Lincoln High won state in football, debate, etc?"

Excellence is not only evident at Lincoln High now, but in alumni that have made great achievements. Lincoln Mayor Roland Leudke is a prime example of a Link becoming an elected official, and Lincoln High's own Weed Commissioner can be added to that list. Graduates of LHIS can also be found in Washington D.C., where one serves as an aide to one of our state's representative, and in California where a former Link served as mayor of Los Angeles.

At Lincoln High excellence is also found in the athlete department. Lincoln High athletes have found their ways to state titles numerous times. Same is true for the English department where Lincoln High has established a reputation of ex-

cellence in areas such as Forensics and drama productions. Excellence can also be associated with Lincoln High School's offering of extra curricular activities. At LHS a student can participate in activities ranging from being an athletic supporter to a young political activist. Musical talent at LHS is identified as excellent as Concert Choir has proven. Lincoln High's math and science clubs are being recognized for their excllence, as is Foreign Language Department which always produces several high placing scores in national tests.

Excellence may even find its way in to Lincoln High's favorite saying. LHS may rise from being the average "Good place to be," to an "Excellent place to be."

Who knows, Lincoln High may find its way in to excellence, as a word defining excellence in Websters Dictionary.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SCHOOL STARTING ON A FRIDAY?

Areal bargain?

now approximately one-fourth of what a department store would charge?

Another seemingly useless feature of the BackTo-Schoo1- sale is the trivial savings that stores advertise on items such as pencils, pens, erasers, etc. Prices on these items drop from 95 cents for a set of pencils to 70 cents. Usually one pays for an item like this with a dollar bill and will not bother to save the change whether it be five or 30 cents.

One major fault of the store owners in planning these sales is starting to advertise them in late July. Not only is school the furthest thing from most students minds in the middle of summer, but the mere mentioning of school at this time is more likely to start a student boycott than to bring them into a particular store.

Dave Meints, Senior: "Starting on Friday allows everyone to beorganized Monday instead of waiting around until Wednesday."

Rachelle Junior: Stahn, "My initial reaction • Mary Misner, Sophomore: I think it's a good idea because then over the weekend we can kind of get used to the idea of school starting " again.

Finally, one must realize· for what reason retailers put on these sales. Store owners are not generous good samaritans who care about the underprivileged student. They see this as a grand opportunity to make an enormous amount of money. is that it's dumb, although it does have • its good points."

Editorial Board: Editor-in-chief-John Tidball

Managing Editor-Copy-Becky Boswell

Managing Editor-Design-Susan Morris

Copy Editor-Charles Frederick

News Editor-Eric Lemke

Feature Editor- Tami Atkins

Special Assignments Editor-Becky Routh

Sports Editor-Rick Riggins

Photography Editor-Chris Stewart

Layout Editor-Christopher Wing

Re1porters: Jullie

Westland

Stewart

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Artists: Christopher Wing • Rick Riggins

Business: Sales-Eric Salem

Graphics-Christopher Wing Mailing-Sam Goodson

Briefs Students and organization re,ceiveawards

During the summer, the Pomalinks · Last year Paul Haar won the spent four days at a camp at Creighton Rensselaer Award, which is given naUniversity in Omaha. They returned ·tionally. The a·ward is presented to a with two trophies, one for first division junior who is considered outstanding dance and marching, and the other for in math and science. The Rensselaer being the team most admired by the Award consists; of a medal and the other teams. eligibility to atttend a four week proBrenda Brehm, a senior, said that gram at the Re:nsselaer Po.ly Tech Incamp went well and that the Pomalinks stitute in New Y( ork, which Haar chose would be using some of the material not to attend. from camp for their performances at football games.

In the conclusion of the Kansas University debate clinic David Hargrove and Tom Graf placed third in the overall tournament. The twoweek camp held at Lawrence, Kansas was sponsored by the University of Kansas Debate Center.

At this camp, debaters researched topics and talked about the resolution, or debate topic. Hargrove also placed second in speaking competition.

The LHS <eheerleaders attended camp from Jurue 18 to June 21 at the University of N1ebraska. The camp was arranged through the Universal Cheerleader Association and cheerleaders from the south instructed · the teams.

The LHS che,erleaders were the only Lincoln team at the camp and they brought back four superior blue ribbons, four ribbons, won the spirit stick twice and brought it home the second time. Their ribbons and sticks will be on display this year.

Registrationnearing

The ACT registration deadline is September 28 for the October 27 test and November 9, for the December 8 test

''If you are in the upper one-fourth of your class you will be eligible to enter the Regents Scholarship competition at UN-L," said Alma Howdeshell, LHS counselor, in which case the ACT would be neccessary.

The SAT registration deadlines are September 28 for the November 3 test date. October 26 is the deadline for the December 1 test.

Lot restriped

The north student parking lot was restriped due to complications that occurred in the past. Last year some students used the excuse that they couldn't see the lines, thus they didn't know where to park.

''After the students are more informed (about parking lot rules) we will be stricter on the enforcement (of towing), but don't read this as. a threat," said Sam Nelson, LHS principal.

Nelson also indicated that the newly painted lot should help reduce parking problems. He also said there is_m?torcycle parking and arrows to 1n~1cate directional flow, to help prevent Jams.

Summer is many things to many people; swimming, lemonade, garage sales, the Army reserves. Yes, the Army reserves-at least thats what summer consisted of for senior Mike Wittstruck.

Although Wittstruck felt that nine weeks was a little long being reimbursed for 65 % of his college tuition made it well worth his while.

''I go ahead and pay for my college," said Wittstruck, ''then they (the Army) pay me back." ,

Nine weeks may seem like a long time, but Wittstruck said they were kept quite busy.

''We did everything, just like on T.V." he said. ''We simulated war, painted our faces, learned to crawl, threw grenades, and camped out. It was definetely interesting."

Learning to be a soldier is a lot of hard work,-but it does have its lighter side.

''After five or six weeks we got to go out on post passes," said Wittstruck. ''It enabled us to go anywhere on post you wanted and if we worked hard and did a good job we got the ·whole Sunday to ourselves."

Being confined to the post may sound a bit restricting but there • was quite a bit to do.

''We got Sunday's off to ship, play video game or pool at the barracks, • and there was an enlisted members' bar and • movies to watch," Wittstruck said.

Wittstruck wasn't t e only person who put in some hard labor this summer.

Senior Melissa Coleman was kept busy too and she would be the first to tell you that detassling corn is no laughing matter.

''It was fun at times but is really hard work,'' Coleman said. ··At times the cornleaves were so dry and sharp that it would cut our hands and we would have to stop working to wait for the bleeding to quit because we were leaving a trail of blood on the corn."

Even though they only worked for three weeks out of the summer, every possible ll)inute of work was squeezed out of the crews.

''We worked from six to eight hours a day, every day-even Sundays." Coleman said. That meant getting on a bus at LHS at 5:30 a.m

''Its not So bad. After a while you get used to it," Coleman said. When its done you're used to less sleep."

On top of everything else, there was always the Nebraska weather to contend with.

''Sometimes it was so hot that when noon rolled around you felt too hot and sick to eat lunch," she said. ''Then there's the humidity. One day it was so bad we literally, prayed for rain. We did work in the rain once and it wasn't too bad except for having to walk around in a foot of mud and water."

Al I the negative points were forgotten thoUJgh as Coleman said, ''It's still a great way to meet people."

Summer wasn't all work and no play, though. Quite often summer turns out to be a. reason for goofing off and wasting lazy days watching soap operas. Junior Andrew Broman had that kind of summer. It consisted of four weeks at music camp in Lawrence, Kansas

''That's all I did that's worth anything," Broman said.

Summer is also the season designed for vacations. Although many people took family trips, not too many had the

opportunity to visit another country as did Senior Chris Tietjens.

For TietJens, two weeks in Spain was the ideal holiday. ''It was great! We got to see flamenco

dancers and cathedrals, all the sights found in Grendada, Toledo, Segovia and Madrid. It was just like we studied in Spanish class," Tietjens said.

!Even though most of the transporta· lion didn't work out, the $700 scholarshiip Tietjens earned made the trip more be,arable.

"'Our train was five hours late so we to<0k a plane to Spain instead and it all was a big mess'' said Tietjens.

!But once they were on their way, the furn really started to happen.

1Qverall, the most surprising thing ab,out the trip for Tietjens was the cities.

"'I think it was more modern than I expe,cted it would be," said Tietjens.

by Coralette Damme

TAKING A MUSICAL break this summer are (1-r)juniors Shum McShane, Luana Fiehtner, and Paul. Gregory.

BIRDS APPEAR TO outnumber people in this park in Madrid, Spain, where senior Gregg Peterson spent several weeks vacationing this summer.

• MIKE THOMPSON, A junior, poses with his stepmother Bev at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Thompson attended track and field, basketball, and wrestling.

Column by Tami Atkins

There are over 600 acres of hills, trees and grass trails that lead right to where the deer and buffalo play, ponds that are crowded with waterfowl, a quiet piece of land-all your own.

For some this would be the dream place to live. For an LHS sophomore it is a reality.

Jim Shorney ljves in the spacious, ever changing Pioneers Park in southwest Lincoln.

Jim has lived in the park for about four and one half years enjoying the solitude of a home in one of Lincoln's favorite places to visit.

Does his dad own the park? Is his family excessively rich? Jim said these are just a few of the questions he is asked when so'meone finds out exa.;tly where he makes his home. To both, he said the answer is no.

Jim's dad, Jerry Sh0111ey,is the caretaker of Pioneers Park. He also oversees other parks in the south part of Lincoln.

Jerry has worked for the city 16 years. His last position before coming to Pioneers ' Park was supervisor of Wilderness Park.

Jim gets right in with the process of maintaining the parks. He works alongside his dad and the crews, all of his time, though, being volunteer. He has been hauling hay lately. Also, everytime there is an event at Pinewood Bowl he helps the sometimes record crowds get parked.

''I enjoy the work I do," Jim said. ''It's outside and that's where I like it."

Pioneers Park is scenic, and for any

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visitors there's more than an eyeful. Jim said he remembers seeing wild deer just a step away and a man with a bullsnake wrapped around his head while riding a bicycle.

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''We get a lot of strange and unusual people out in the park," Jim said chuckling. Yet, he said his family has experienced few problems from the parks visitors.

''Most people drive by and think our house is a ·maintenance building gr they don't even notice it,'' he said.

If visitors are aware of the house they use it to everyone's advantage letting the Shorney family know of any unusual happenings in the park or informing them of • emergencies.

Jim said he has never felt invaded by park visitors but has seen how when people get together they forget things. Jim said he feels offended when there has been vandalism or trash all over.

''Maybe I just realize it more,'' Jim said, ''since it all seems like my front yard."

Shorneys have quite a fiew family gatherings for the 16 Lincoln relatives since they have a big private yard of their own. Jim said they have the freedom to do what they want anywhere from playiing softball to going up to the animal pens.

Uncertainty welcomes sophomores

by Dan Sweeney

August 14, 1984. Today is the beginning of a whole new educational experience for· over 500 new Lincoln High sophomores. Along with the beginning of high school life for these new students comes a feeling of uncertainty of what lies ahead of them.

One of the most common fears found among sophomores was that of getting lost.

Gretchen Geiger, a sophomore from Goodrich Jr. High, said the fear was simple.

''It (LHS) is big. I'll get lost probably, but hopefully in time I'll know my way around. I'm not afraid of the school or the people, I'm afraid of the size and being with the people," she said.

Geiger might not even be at Lincoln High except for a decision she made with her parents. One year ago she was considering an education at Pius X.

''l sort of wanted to go to Lincoln High and my parents decided that LHS would be a better experience,'' Geiger said.

Linc Blackman is another sophomore that chose to go to Lincoln High. Being promoted from Irving Jr. High and living in the Lincoln Southeast district, Blackman had to transfer to LHS.

''I think Lincoln High has more to offer than Southeast," he said. '' I hope to do well academically and in sports and hopefully make new friends. I've already made some."

Blackman faces the same problem as

Dionne Kelley from Lefler, having close friends going to other high schools.

Kelley will have friends going to both Southeast and East, but said she hopes to make new friends at Lincoln High.

''My old friends and I will be able to get

together on weekends and I'll have new friends during the week. Even though we're little bitty sophomores, it should be easy to make new friends," she said.

Robin Zechmann, a sophomore from Goodrich, expressed concern about Lincoln High's image. She realized that a lot of the stories about LHS aren't true.

''I can see how Lincoln High got a bad name, but I can't see why,'' she said.

Blackmann was also concerned with the name Lincoln High has.

''People I know at Lincoln High aren't bad. You're going to find bac people at every school, not just Lincoln High," he said.

Another experience these sophomores are looking towards is tougher classes. The transition from junior high to high school also includes moving from junior high level wo'rk to high school work. Kelley said she hopes that she will be able to take this transition in stride.

''I don't want all work and no play, but I'm going to try and work hard this year. Hopefully I'll be able to keep everything above a three,'' she said.

Blackman felt that academics are very important and that is what he is going to concentrate on.

''I'd like to go to an Ivy League school after LHS and my grades and academic performances are going to have to help get me there," he said.

No matter how confused some of the sophomores may be, they are beginning a new experience and deserve to be confused. Everyone was a sophomore once.

Geiger summed it up best.

''I'm not too worried, most of the other sophomores are just like me,'' she said.

''Sometimes though,'' Jim explained, ''it's kind of nice to go somewhere else to have a picnic.''

Jim explained that it's so much different from living in the city.

TAKING CARE OF the lawn at Pioneers Park is Jim Shorney.

White is hopeful about runners

f In years past the boys cross country team has ·run in the shadow of a very talented girls team, but according to Coach Bob White, this years teams have the same possibility of doing well this season.

''I'm very optimistic for both the boys and the girls,'' White said. ''They both have a realistic chance of reaching the number one goal of qualifying for the state meet.''

Although the teams have similar potential, White said the boys and girls teams differ greatly.

''The girls team is a balanced one this year, instead of having one stand out, the girls are fairly equal in ability,'' White began, ''while the boys have more quality runners than I have had in my two years of coaching."

White said another thing helping this years teams is th.e number of runners out. Ten girls and 20 lboys makes this the largest combined team White has seen at LHS.

''Last year if there were seven or eight teams in a meet we would have gotten fourth or fifth. This year both teams could place second or third in those meets '' -. ' White said.

Each runner will run nearly 400 miles in the short one and a half month season, White said, but tfuat may not be the hardest part of the sport. ·

''To run a lot of miles it takes mental power as well as :strength and stamina. Enjoyment is the key,'' White began, ''you have to enjoy running to put your best into it."

Gymnastics team stresses basic skills

According to Mark Schearer, head coach for the gymnastics team, both the boys and girls teams are taking a back-to-the-basics approach to training. Along with weight training more intense than in the past, nightly warm down exercises are being added to the workout, Schearer said.

The fourth year head coach at LHS felt that the boys team is one of the top three teams in the state on floor exercise, led by Darrel Watermeier, defending silver medalist on the floor exercise.

Shearer felt tha~ the boys team will be ready for their first official meet on September 8, especially since there are no team members that have been recovering from injuries. Also aiding in competition, Shearer said, is the fact that the boys have been working out and competing all year.

Anita Montgomery, assistant coach for

the girls team said that the emphasis this year will be on meeting individual goals rather than team ones. Although she would like to see the girls team have a winning season, she emphasized that winning isn't everything, and above all the team should have fun.

Montgomery said that the girls team has a good chance of qualifying for state. Last year, she said, the team was third at districts, and this year, although LHS is in a tough district, the girls could get the wild card ticket for state.

Before the regular season starts, there will be an alumni meet that will be at LHS and will have this years team competiting against past gymnasts, including Francis Allen and Steve Lococo, Shearer said. The meet is scheduled for September 6 and there is no admission charge.

Tennis team faces a tough circuit

his tennis playing seriously as he practices over the summer

Although the boys tennis team does not appear to be a major strength in the high school tennis curcuit, coach Dennis Weixelman said he looks forward to the upcoming season and working with talented individuals.

Weixelman has no returning players from last year. He has a team of six sophomores and two juniors. Lincoln High has never had a large boys' tennis team. Last year, LHS had a team of nine varsity players. Southeast, however, had nine on their varsity and 11 on their reserve team. Weixelman said that while a small team hurts team strength, it gives more opportunities to play.

''If a kid comes out for tennis at Lincoln High, he's going to play a lot of tennis,'' W~ixelman said.

'' All it takes is the right attitude," Weixelman began, ''the attitude to improve, and be coachable."

The team still has the shadow of Southeast, East and Northeast lingering over them. Weixelman rated East and Southeast as equally being the two best tennis teams.

''I would really appreciate some more bodies out there. It only takes two or three good tennis players to make a good school team," he concluded.

This year's tennis team is different in that it has a very wide range of abilities, Weixelman stated.

''I've got two or three tenth graders that could really become good tennis players,'' said Weixelman. He named Linc Blac_kman, Jeff Parker, and Andy Nelson as players he's anxious to work with.

BRIAN SCHMIDT TAKES

LBS volleyball team works at individual skills

by Susan Morris

Pride is apparently going to play a major part of this years volleyball team, said head coach Lana Peterson.

''Our philosophy this year is to try and make sure that the girls know it's a privilege to play here. They are going to have to work hard enough so they can be proud of where they're at," Peterson said.

Practice for the team started August 13.

They practice twice a day, morning and afternoon and the focus this year has been directed a lot toward individual work.

''This first week in the mornings we've mainly done individual skill work, one reason is because we're still making team selections. Individual work is also helping us to find the best place for each player (Junior Varsity or Varsity) and their in- · dividual strengths,'' Peterson said.

Coach Peterson explained that not much time has been devoted to scrimmaging.

''We've only scrimmaged a couple times and for only a few minutes. The main purpose was for evaluation,'' she said.

The Varsity volleyball team is dominated by seniors and after losing only two players from last year, the outlook on the season is promising, said Peterson.

'' In talking with the Lincoln Journal/Star they plan on putting us fairly high in _the ratings. That means we're going to have a lot to live up to,'' Peterson said. ''We're going to have to be proud of what we do."

The teams which are 11 to 12 players in size have already been through a few cuts.

''We've made cuts a couple times in the sophmore group, and a couple times in the senior group. Today (Aug. 17) should be the last day," Peterson said.

When going through the process of team selections there is one major quality the coaches look for. It's simply athletic ability.

''In basketball they look for basketball players, in volleyball we look for athletic ability. We can make a volleyball player out of someone who has ust plain athletic ability," Peterson said.

The first game of the year is an away game against Grand Island on August 31, followed by their first home game against Beatrice on Tuesday, September 4. For the first game coach Peterson urges students and faculty to attend.

''We're going to be good this year and therefore we would like a lot of Lincoln High support. Our sport has been growing over the years, but there are still a lot of people who don't know what they're missing by not coming to the volleyball games. We've changed the times this year too. Sophmores start at 5:30, Junior Varsity at 6:30 and Varsity starts at 8:00 Schedules will be posted and I'd like people to knov. that we'd love their support.''

The Two- inute- • arn1ng -~,

With the opening kickoff on August 30, However, there are good points to this Lincoln High's football season begins. : year's team. This season is the return of last Another season of high hopes and exciting year's Bryan McWilliams. With the exballplaying starts against Columbus. perience of last year's season behind him,

The Links are going to have the same problem that the Cornhuskers are. Namely, the

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by Angie Westlund

More students will findthat they will not receive their schedules, report cards, or diplomas this year with any overdue fines, said· Kathy Raymer, Assistant Principal.

LHS has been holding report cards for over 20 years for unpaid fines, but holding schedules and diplomas have been developed over the last two years.

· ''We find holding diplomas the most effective method to get students to return materials, but holding schedules and report cards is usually efficient for most students,'' said Raymer.

Students who cannot pay the fines because of financial reasons will find there are various jobs that need to be done in the building such as cleaning and other janitorial jobs. Those students who refuse to pay the fines will also be refused in all extra curricular activities, said Raymer. ·

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''Using desks, book8\ or any other school materials is a privilege,'' Raymer said,'' and those who abuse these privileges and refuse to pay th,e fines for the damages done will then be refused of all other privileges, such as football or cross-county. We also halt all shop projects.''

Students receive warnings before any actions are taken against them. Letters are sent home and phone calls are made to • parents and/or guardians to inform them of the student's fine, then if the problem is still not solved actiions against the student is taken according to their fine.

''The biggest problem we have are students who drop out of school and have outstanding fines, because then we never see these materiials again and have no way to take action against these students to urge them to return tlhe materials," said Raymer.

The minimum fine at LHS is a nickel for

an over due book but the maxium so far has been $100 or more for broken windows. All money collected from these fmes go to pay for part.of the shipment for new materials.

''We do not want anythiing more than for the students to return the materials and to take care of what the school supplies them,'' said Raymer.

Another important problem facing LHS is the possibility of a shortage of supplies.

Raymer receives forms from each department between January and February every year and then analyzes materials used in previous years to help her decide what to order for each new school year.

Each year new equipment, books, paper, and minor supplies such as pens, pencils, grading books and planning books are received, but every year LHS has to think about conservation by the end of the yew;

so as that they do not have a shortage of any one particular thing.

''The biggest problem with a shortage we've had has been with the paper because we have used twice as much then in previous years. We expect teachers only to run off enough copies for this year, but not all teachers do this,'' said Raymer.

• The last paper shortage LHS has had prior to this one was in the early '60's where there just wasn't enough paper for all Lincoln Public Schools to run off ditto's for every student, recollected Raymer.

''If we could save money by not using as much paper, we would have money for books and other materials,'' Raymer said,'' but kids have become 'ditto cripples' and expect everything to be handed to them on a ditto. This also effects their ability to listen and to take notes efficiently.''

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by. Susan Morris

Lincoln High is a great place to be, but an even better place to come back to. Just ask any one of the 14 alumni inducted into the-Lincoln High Sports Hall of Fame who came from as far away as California to accept the award.

Twenty-two Lincoln High alumni were inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. Of that group, 15 were either present or represented at the award ceremony held August 30. Five of the inductees were honored posthumously.

This is the second year for the Hall of Fame, and according to Jim. Sommers, LHS Athletic Director and Hall of Fame board member, it has been a long time in the making.

Interest not lacking

''There have been a lot of people in~rested in getting this started for a long time, but it probably originated with Mr. Harold Scott, former LHS teacher and coach,'' Sommers said. ''Bill Pfieff, also a former LHS coach and teacher, was also very instrumental. We sat down and discussed it and got several other alums together and set up a committee which is now the board of directors.''

''Within the board, there is a seven member committee that brings before the entire board their researched recommendations. The board then makes its final decisions,'' Sommers said.

The requirements for the Hall of Fame are few and are somewhat flexible.

''The main requirement is that they must have been a letterman. (As of this point there have been no women inducted.) They also have earned their letter at least 15 years ago. There also is a category in which we may select people who have been instrumental in LHS athletics, yet may not have accomplished a great deal as an athlete," Sommers said.

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eluded that no1t only is it an honor for them to become a member of the Hall of Fame, but it is an opportunity for them to return to their alma mater.

Viewed as an honor

''From tho5e who have visited with us, they have felt it has been a tremendous. honor,'' Sommers said. ''They've enjoyed very much co,ming back to Lincoln High and taking part in it (the ceremony). We are also extremely happy with the response from those honored. When there are 17 people who are known to be alive at this time, and 14 in one way of another participated, it's very outstanding, especially when they are coming from California and Washington.''

For all of 1the honored athletes, sports was obviously a large part of their high school career. However, many got more out of sports than the basic rules for the game.

Charles Moore (1965-68) was a seventime letterman in football, basketball and track. He explained that sports helped him learn to deal with life.

''Sports gave me the experience on how to deal with life in general because life is dealing with winning and losing,'' Moore said.

Sports aid in education

Dr. Richard ''Pete'' Hagelin (1932-35) was a four-time letterman in swimming. He is the only person in history to have ever let 0 tered four times in one sport. He stated that sports only increased his desire for a good education.

''Sports gave me the incentive to continue my education enough to earn three degrees, including my Ph.D. I also gained fellowship camaraderie, team spirit and a lifelong love of LHS,'' Hagelin said.

''Lincoln High, a great place to be,'' is a phrase well known to all of us. Maybe it should be changed to include,'' a great place to come back to.'' Because for some, like Dr. Hagelin, ''the best part of my life was my years lhere at LHS."

Changes in requirements prompts concern, questions

by Bfcky Boswell

Legislative Bill 994, the omnibus education bill, has become the center of controversy in the state of Nebraska. The bill was passed in April, but since then examinations of the bill have been conducted · and questions have been raised. The bill increases requirements for schools and establishes new criteria for students and teachers.

The bill established new guidelines for Nebraska schools in various areas. Students must now attend secondary school for 1,080 instructional hours, teachers will now be accredited by four different levels, and new guidelines for school certification that require the offering of a core curriculum, were established in the omnibus education bill.

According to State Senator Dave Newell, a member of the Education Committee, the bill was a response to the national report ''A Nation at Risk,'' that found education in the United States to be falling behind other nations. Newell said that the Governor's Committee on Excellence was also responsible for the creation of LB994.

The primary purpose of the bill is to offer students education by good quality teachers, Newell stated. He continued by saying that learning should be emphuized first, other activities second. ·

''The legislative intent that we emphasized was learning above other activities, and the aim at academics,'' Newell said.

Educators have come out in support of LB994, and ag~nst it. Dr. Roger Clough, Superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools, expressed his concern over LB994.

''Our district has supported the basic components,'' Clough said. ''Basically we're supportive of improving education in the state of Nebraska, though we do have some concerns.''

One of Clough's main concern is finances. He questions whre the extra funds to the bill will come from. Clough estimated that LB994 will cost $1 million more. According to Clough, there will need to be more days added to the school calendar, and an increase in the number of teachers, all of which are included in the need for more money.

Newell said he is unsure of a need for more funds.

''I wouldn't be surprised if some of the provisions in the bill will have a financial impact on some of the schools,'' Newell said. He continued by saying that he doesn't know how significant the i,mpact will be.

In answering Clough's charge that the bill will iincrease the number of school days, Newell said that the larger school districts probably won't be affected.

''In many school districts, probably Omaha and Lincoln, it won't be necessary to have more hours or days,'' said Newell. The terms, in LB994 have also become an area of concern. According to Newell, the decision of what an instructional hour is rests with local officials.

''The Department of Education, through rules and regulations, will leave the decision up to the local school boards,'' he said. Clough stated that even through the local decisions, a strict interpretation of the bill Continued on page 3

ACCEPTING A KEY to the city from Mayor Roland Leudke are (l-r) Principal, Sam Nelson; Student Council, President, Shelly Loos; Leudke; teacher, Sue Cain; and teacher Linda Crump. The key was presented on Tuesday for Lincoln High being selected the nation wi(le search of schools possessing qualities of excellence. ·

Legislative Bill 994 has a very good premise: to aid education and educational services in the state of Nebraska; unfortunately, Senators Vickers, Scofield, Goll, Newell, Harris, and Hagland, who submitted the bill to Governor Robert Kerrey, at times did a too thorough job defining terms, and at other times, an incomplete job.

Section three of the bill states that high school students will have to attend school for 1,080 instructional hours. In order to meet this requirement, a student must be enrolled in at least six periods and attend school for the required 180 days, buteven with that schedule, 9-3 is six hours that include lunch time an the time between classes. Under a strict interpretation of the bill, the 1,080 hours requirement would also mean that students involved in extra curricular activities that ·take place during school hours would not get credit for that time, as they do now. Only illness is an acceptable reason for missing school.

Another problem with this section is the defining of an hour. The bill leaves this up to the State Board of Education, but the state board wants to give the power to the local school boards. If this

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• happens, the Omaha district could define an hour as 40 minutes, and in Lincoln an hour could be 50 minutes. A variation like this hardly seems fair.

Dr. Roger Clough, Superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools, has made a suggestion to the State Board .of Education that the the terms ''instructional hour'' be changed to ''educational hour'' to avoid confusion and deprivation of credit hours.

In section eight, the bill increases the number of credits need for graduation. The change of the required credit hours will not effect Lincoln schools, but what will be accepted as credit will. Under an interpretation of the bill as it was approved by the governor, a stricter enforcement of the physical education will occur. Currently ·a student who is participating in a sport is able to count that sport as credit for P .E. No longer will this be allowed. Waiving P .E. by taking all academic classes will no longer be an option either.

The bill establishes new standards for awarding school certification. The State Board of Education will establish a core curriculm standard that will include vocational education. The purpose of this section is to assure that every school and it's students is offered the same educational opportunities as every other school in the state.

Teacher competency and certification are also covered in LB994. New teachers will now be required to take oral and written tests along with other examinations to judge their ability to understand and interpret materials. Tests on basic math will also be given. The bill states that no one applying for a teaching position will be granted a job unless the candidate can pass these exams.

Four new levels of teacher certification are introduced in the onmibus education bill. The levels include (1) the apprenticeship teaching certificate which allows an educator to teach at a Nebraska accredited school for three years, (2) the initial teaching certificate which allows a teacher who has been an apprentice for at least Monday, September 17, 1984

two years to continue by being accepted to the entry year program; (3) the standard teaching certificate which deals with higher education for teachers; and (4) the professional teaching certificates which is the final level of certification for a teacher who has earned a master degree. Although LB994 is intended to help education, there appears to be a major obstacle involved. The problem is where the money is going to come from. With new programs and increased requirements, it is logical that there needs to be more money added to the budget, but so far none has been. It· will be interesting to · see the outcome of LB994, how well the programs will work, and how they will be financed.

Is the loss of trees necessary? The Whole Truth _&,,,e~

When settlers came from the East, they described the Central Plains as a sea of grass. For many years Nebraska was critized by many for being so barren of trees, and the state then attracted such comments as, "What's the name of the Nebraska State tree? A telephone pole!" Funny? Not really.People in Nebraska then decided that trees just might be an OK thing to have around after the Dust Bowl, and during the depression years, millions of trees were planted in Nebraska. It seems though that now the former "Tree City" has abandoned the need for trees.

On Normal Boulevard, a short distance from Lincoln High, approximately 100 trees were removed to make way for another three lanes of traffic. These weren't exactly shrubs either. The trees had grown to about two to three feet in diameter.

Apparently the Lincoln City Council has decided that Lincoln is more in need of another main arterial street rather than such things as scenery, air pollution control, and something that's kind of nice to have around, oxygen.

In a recent issue of Sports Afield, a single tree

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was assesed the value of $196,250. The magazine considered services such as oxygen production, air pollution control, and control of soil erosion. It seems that Lincoln has just flushed about $196 million so that some people can get to and from work in 10.3 seconds faster.

The City Council can't be solely blamed for the destruction of the trees. The apathy of the people of Lincoln can field some of the blame.

The idea of another major arterial street may not be such a good idea. This will encourage businesses to locate along Normal Boulevard and therefore pull business away from the downtown area. To some, this may be all right, but it is possible that Lincoln could acquire the same problem Omaha did. When the businesses pulled out of downtown Omaha, it essentially created a slum.

The newer businesses chose areas that potentially would be better because the new streets and would attract people such as the area around 48th and Van Dorn seems to be doing.

So actually it's up to the Lincoln people, we must decide between another inter-city speedway, or trees and other plant life that offers one of our basic needs, oxygen.

So take the extra time when you're on a treecovered street to sit back and enjoy the scenery and, most importantly, the air.

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Deb Mcginn, Faculty: It is apparent that Lincoln High offers a variety of overall excellence. To be recognized as tops nation wide is a deserving honor.

Yolanda A vidano, Senior: From what I can see, it offers a lot of opportunities, a variety of classes, and offers a chance to better yourself.

Barb Mathias, Junior:

Russel Neil, Sophomore: It's the largest in Nebraska and has a lot of good people running it.

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Secret Service questions Broman

by John Tidball

Can one letter from an anonymous source lead to an inqu4)r by the United States Secret Service? For Andrew Broman, a junior at Lincoln High, it did.

In June an unsig11edletter was written to the FBI saying Broman had been heard saying he would like to see the president dead, and that he had no respect for the flag. This resulted in an investigation. Broman said he was asked questions concerning any relations he might have with the Communist Party and how he may be a danger to the president. They also checked the Lincoln Police Department and the Regional Center to see if either had records on him. Finally a file with all the information gathered on him will be kept for five years with the Secret Service.

The most serious part of the investigation, according to Broman, is having his record on file for five years.

''If there was to be another Red Scare within those five years, I could be listed as a Communist and blacklisted.''

Although Broman does not agree with · many of President Regan's ideas he said he doesn't think any sane person would try to kill a president.

''Even though I don't like what Reagan does," Broman said, ''if he were killed, things would be worse."

Special Agent Kirby Hutchison of the Omaha branch of the Secret Service said they investigate every phone call, letter, or any other report that someone has an unusual interest in the president.

''We are required to check every report

ANDREW BROMAN PROUDLY wears his · political ideas on his chest.

we get,'' Hutchison said. ''I don't think the people would want it any other way."

One factor that may have provoked the letter writer is Broman' s Socialistic ideas.

He defined Socialism as the people owning the means of production, and Communism as the people owning all property.

''Most people think of socialism as Russianism or Communism. Socialism is different than Communism," Broman stated.

Broman also stressed the fact that it would be unrealistic to think the people could own all means of production in the U.S., so a Socialist in this country would be supportive of just giving the workers more of a say in how a company conducts business.

Is he bitter over what happened?

''I was never angry. I was scared at first, but not angry," Broman said.

Distinguised Alumni to be honored

by Charles Frederick

On -Friday, October 5, 1984, three former Lincoln High students will be honored at this year's Distinguished Alumni Day.

Nineteen eighty-four's Distinguished Alumni are Francis Allen, gymnastics coach at the University of Nebraska and head coach of the 1980 Olympic Gymnastics Team; Carl Oleson, chairman of the board of Oleson Construction Co.; and Susan McClanahan, president of Keller/McClanahan, Inc., a packager of textbooks for grades Ka_l2.

Activities for the Distinguished Alumni Day include a reception · open to staff, students, and the community and a doubleassembly in the morning during which the three Distinguished Alumni will be presented their awards. · They will eat lunch in the cafeteria where, according to Vice Principal Dr. Charles Jones, they will acquire ''fond'' memories of school food.

The Alumni will spend the afternoon visiting with classes and reminiscing about their years at LHS. Jones indicated that

many past Alumni liked visiting with classes above other activities. The day is finished by introducing the Alumni during half-time at the Homecoming game.

Distinguished Alumni are chosen by several methods. Staff and students recommend Lincoln High graduates who have made outstanding achievements in their careers. Jones said there is a file of graduates that is periodically checked.

Newspaper articles of Lincoln High graduates, the University of Nebraska - Alumni Journal or recomendations from reunion groups arer also used in choosing Distinguished Alumni.

Jones said that they try to represent different occupations, a good cross-section, in their choices for Distinguished Alumni Day. They try to get the ''movers and shakers in the community,'' Jones said.

Candidates for Distinguished Alumni Day are contacted in places like Arizona, California, Puerto Rico; but if they come back to Lincoln, they have to pay their own way.

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''Buenos dias, hay setenta grados hoy '' the radio announcer said as Jennifer Thornton awoke to her fiFst day of two months to be spent in Asuncion, the capitol of Paraguay.

Thornton arrived in Paraguay on June 28 as a .Part of the American Field Service. Jennifer became familiar with the AFS when her family was host to a foriegn student several years ago. '

''They (the AFS) handle U. S. students abroad and foreign students that come here for six months to a year,'' she explained.

While in Paraguay, Jennifer stayed with a host family, the Vegas.

''My family owned a restaurant, so we were there quite a bit; especially in the afternoons,'' Jennifer said.

During the day she went to school with her ''sisters.''

''I went to school with them, but I really didn't do too much.'' Jennifer said.

''Basically I just talked to the people around me.''

''It was really nice, they tried to make you feel at home and they did a good job.,, - Thornton

When at home, the family often watched television.

''It was surprising how many American shows were played there,'' Jennifer said.

''We saw Giligan's Island, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and American cartoons. There were also a lot of English commercials.''

The t. v. scene was similiar in other ways too.

''It was strange because they had afternoon soaps too, only these were from countries like Argentina and Brazil,'' she said. said.

In the evenings if the family didn't watch t. v., they would usually visit with other families and neighbors. Jennifer felt that one of the best things about the country was how nice all of the people were.

''They would come up to you and introduce themselves,'' she said. ''It was really nice, they tried to make you feel at home and they did.a good job.''

Another surprising thing for Jennifer was the large amount of American music that was listened to.

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One would expect that communication would be a problem when traveling in another country, but such was not the case.

''I had a hard time at first feeling comfortable with my Spanish, but after a while I started feeling more secure,'' Jennifer said. ''There was a lot of English spoken too.''

Even though there were numerous sights to see, things to do, and people to meet, it was still possible to get bored.

''Sometimes I would get bored becau1-e we were just sitting around, but it wasn't the same as oeing bored here;'' Jennifer hard to explain.'' Thornton said.

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''Everyone was nice and really excited about my being there ;pid about my coming

''I had a hard time feeling com/ ortable with my Spanish, but after a while I started feeling more secure.,, ' - Thornton

from the U.S.,'' she said. ''It makes me feel willing to live there someday. In South American countries the people are , friendlier to everyone, not just the natives."

JENNIFER THORNTON MODELS the ''It was just surprising that it was so ASUNCION, PARAGUAY is where Jennifer Thornton spent most of her two month stay in South America. Pictured above is the downtown area newest fashion. popular over there.'' she said.

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It's Sunday night. While some teenagers ponder what to do, others are already at Midwest Speedway (27th & Superior) to watch the sprint car races. The races are held every Sunday from late May to late August/ early September.

For each evening of excitement the admission charge is $5 per person, sometimes more if it is sponsored nationally or has an extra-special attraction that evening. Some people say it's expensive entertainment. The drivers know it's an expensive .sport.

''If you're a true race fan," said sophomore Thane Maxwell, ''You'll pay anything to see a race.''

Thane is definitely a true race fan. He also pays more than the admission fee, he's paid his lifetime to the sport.

Thane has lived in the fast lane of racing all of his life. His father, Don Maxwell, has raced for about 19 years and his mother spent some time racing stock cars.

Thane has watched his father's involvement with cars all 15 years of his life and is now on his fathers pit crew. Being on a pit crew involves the responsibility to see that the car is ready for each race. On the crew with Thane are three LHS students, senior Garrett Zinsmaster, junior Tim Zegers, and sophomore Chris Zegers.

Thane and. Chris met in second grade because they had racing in common. Chris' dad was on a pit crew and Thane's dad was a racer.

Even though they're older now and have a choice of attending the races, they both can be seen at the races and together.

''You can't lose it,'' Chris said about the feeling of being around races. ''It's total devotion."

Thane has seen the devotion to the sport through his father. His father's life is racing, with a welding shop on the side. They also work together on bicycles and the two sprint cars they race.

Working with his dad, Thane has found his true abilities to be in auto racing and working with machines.

''It's just something that you pick up,'' said Thane. ''It's easy to watcli and to. learn.''

Thane has had no formal training, but according to his friends he has developed an extreme talent for working with machines, engines, and building things up.

''It's promising,'' Chris said of Thane's future, ''He. has the natural ability to work."

In~ide the classroom Thane is witty and easygoing, said Chris, but once he's working with his father he becomes serious.

''He wants to excel like his dad,'' Chris explains.

Not only does he want to excel! like his dad, but Thane also would like to follow his dad's footsteps in racing. He someday would like to get out of the pits and on the race track to compete himself.

But for now he'll continue working on his 1938 Chevy truck, ride his dirt bike in the fields around his house, and of course, help his dad get ready for the next racing season

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IN BETWEEN RACES on Labor Day, Thane Maxwell works on his father's car.

RELAXING BEFORE THE final race are Garrett Zinsmaster, Thane Maxwell, and Tim Zegers.

Win starts off football season

The Lincoln High football team started their season with a 19-0 win over Columbus. According to Coach Harold Simpson, it was the first opening game victory in four years.

But Simpson said the win was only one of many differences between this te~m and teams of the past.

''The change in our offensive set worked well in the game," Simpson said. ''Running from the I formation allows. us to run ball fakes and the play action pass, which suits Bryan (Mc Williams) better."

Simpson cited another difference as being the change in attitude of the players towards the team.

''There is really a great sense of cohesiveness on this team. Everybody does their job and knows the pet son beside, behind, or in front of them will do their job,'' Simpson said.

Todd Eno, a senior offensive lineman, also noticed that change in attitude. ·

''This year we have been working and learning together," Eno commented. ''Last year some of the players were in there for personal satisfaction, this year we realize we have a job to do as a team."

Simpson added quickness to the teams list of positive aspects.

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bus.'' Simpson said. ''Because of their quickness we were able to run new blocking patterns."

''We may not look big, but that's because we don't have one really big man,'' E'.nostated, ''but our line weighs more than last years did.''

Heat no problem for teams

The Two-Minute Warning

''First National Time, 3:02. It is now 98 dc:;grees.'' Luckily, Lincoln High coaches haven't heard this much. As far as the weather is concerned, the '84 season has · been good to the fall sports.

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by Angie Westlund

Computers are found in many departments at Lincoln High School not only in Math and computer classrooms.

Three of the most expensive computer systems within the school perform administrative tasks.

Two of these computer systems are found in the main office. One is an IBM and the other an Apple. The IBM system contains a list of all student schedules and it is hooked into a main-frame at PSAB. The Apple system contains a list of all adds or drops to each class, a master schedule of classes for each teacher, and a program that lists all students enrolled at LHS alphabetically. This program was made by Jon Fisher, a 1983 graduate of Lincoln High, said Jane Schrage, Kathy Raymerssecretary.

''This compuer ads a new dimension to our Career Center and there is always growing interest in our computer, or any other computer, it seems to be a growing trend. ,, -Mal/um

''These computers cost an estimated four thousand dollars, and were purchased out of the Central Office Data Processing funds,'' said Kathy Raymer, Vice Principal. ''The estimated cost is only about 50070of the original cost when the computers were bought though."

The third computer system, called TSAS,, is located in the Attendance office. The TSAS is a computer which is made of two computers combined, the Apple and the Scantron. This computer system reports a period by period attendance, records all absences, and summerizes all absentees for • any given name.

''TSAS cost eight thousand dollars and was well worth it for as effective as it is and everything it does,'' said Dr. Kleitsch, at ten dance coordinator. '' The school will continue to grow with the computers." Inside.

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Out of 50 students, 35 agreed with Dr. Jean Kleitsch that the computer was a benefit to students and the administration. Ten students disagreed and believed that the computer is more of a problem than a benefit. Five students had no feelings on the TSAS.

''Computers are something people will have to adapt to, they (computers) are more efficient and precise. ,,

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Another computer system that is not as expensive, but which is used as much, is located in the Career Center of the library.

This computer, called the NClS is leased from UN-L for $500 per year. It has been at Lincoln High for about a year. The NCIS holds 541 career options, 140 training programs, and offers references to 110 schools in Nebraska with specialties in these • various careers.

''The career computer system (NCIS) is open to all students throughout the day, except during lunch, said Carole Leever who operates the c omputer. ''It's not only for the use of the Career class."

''This comp,uter adds a new dimension to our Career Ce :nter and there is always growing interest im our computer, or any other computer, it just seems to be a growing trend," said Susan Mallum.

Other depa1rtments who are currently using computer:s are Band, Music, Science, Business, Maith, Computers, Electroncis, Home Ee., Athletics and Instructional Resources. Alli these computers are used for instructional reasons, grading, and other scholastic pla1nning.

''Computerrs are something people will have to adapt to, they (computers) are more efficient and precise," said senior Donn Petitt. ''Of course it's going to put some peopl_e out o,f jobs, but so did President · Reagan.'' ACT and SAT nearing...

There comes a time in every college bound student's life when he or she must take the Scholastic ·Aptitude Test or the American C,ollege Test. The question in many student's mind isn't whether to take the tests, but. which one to take.

The idea of an objective test on which to base college admissions upon first came about in 1900. The first test was used to screen applicants of Ivy League colleges and tested a students knowledge in the areas of English, French, German, Greek, Latin, history, mathematics, chemistry, and physics. At that time these areas of knowledge must have been studied by all college bound students before they entered college.

''It (the ACT) wasn't designed for admission, but for counseling and guiding.,, -Reckase

In 1926, the first SAT was administered as an additional part of the College Entrance Examination Board program, the board was the organizer of the first test. The sole purpose of the new SAT was to provide a test in which colleges and universitie~ could base their admissions upon

''The test (SAn is still used primarily for a dmissions,'' said Mrs. Smith-Root, a customer service representative with the SAT company. ''However, some schools and orginizations use the scores to award scholarships.''

The idea behind the ACT was completely different than that of the SAT. First administered in 1958, the ACT was developed to fill the needs of different students and institutions than the SAT served. · ''.It (the ACn wasn't designed for admission, but for counseling and guiding," said Mark Reckase, ACT Director of Test Development for Assessment Area. ''The schools of the Midwest are more open and the scores tell them where a students needs are.'' For both tests, the questions and answers are changed for each test date. The tests are formulated to be as easy or as difficult as all ·previous tests so that students one year have no advantage over those another year. Scoring the tests is a different process for the SAT and the ACT.

The SAT measures a students ability in the areas of verbal skills and mathematics. A student receives one point for every correct answer and one-fourth of a point for every incorrect answer in each section. No credit is given for omitted answers. The raw scores from each section are then processed

through a formula that places the score between 200 and 800.

''The test is very accurate at measuring the students abilities,'' said Smith-Root, ''the rest is up to the college to interprate." Four subject areas comprise the bulk of the ACT. The student is tested in the areas Qf English, mathematics, natural-science reading~ and social-studies reading with students receiving credit for each correct answer. The raw scores are then scaled from Oto 36. ·

''The test is very accurate at measuring the students abilities. ,,

Reckase said that the accuracy of the ACT varies in the use of the scores.

''It's very accurate in prediction and placement," he said. ''For example, it can tell that a student may do poorly in Calculus, so that student can be placed in an Algebra class.''

Smith-Root offered advise for those students unsure which test to take.

''If the student doesn't know what is right for them, they should ask their counselor," she said.

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Homecoming is historically known as a time of celebration and fun, but before attending that action-packed night, most students must go through the nerve racking experience of finding a date to the dance. The kind of evening one wants should be the first criteria in choosing a date. Homecoming is tradition, ,therefore there are some people who feel obligated to take a serious date. A serious date would probably consist of the girl/guy of your dreams, a corsage/boutonniere for your date, a fancy dinner, and a romantic slow dance. For some people this may sound like an ideal date, but for others it would be a night of torture and uncomfortable scenes. Some common awkward occurrences on these dates are:

1. Asking for the date.

2. Pinning the corsage/boutonniere to your date.

3. Eating such foods as salad, chicken, or spaghetti.

4. Stepping on toes during slow dance.

5. Kissing or not kissing her/him goodnight. For those who experience a phobia of these situations, a friendly date is an option. A date with a friend of the opposite sex is more relaxed and casual. Although it may be a good time, it would probably not be something you remember by souvenirs in your scrapbook.

Another possibility is to go with a group. Attending homecoming with a group is similar to going with a friendly date, only you are not just going with one member of the opposite sex, it may be even more relaxed.

While we're on the subject of the opposite sex, whatever happened to "the girl asking the guy" craze. Remember when at least once a week you would see the question asked on television, "ls it all right for girls to ask a guy on a date?" This issue seems to have died, but this columnist, for one, would not mind at all if a girl took some initative.

Hopefully homecoming turned out well for everyone, but if it didn't you may want to choose one of the other options for Prom.

Editorial Board:

Editor-in-chief-John Tidball

Managing Editor-Copy-Becky Boswell

Managing Editor-Design-Susan Morris

Copy Editor-Charles Frederfck

Feature Editor- Tami Atkins

Sports Editor-Rick Riggins

Layout Editor-Christopher Wing

Junior, Bill Lemay

''Mondale, because Reagan was nervous, Mondale was in more control.''

Faculty, Norma Sturgeon

''Mondale, because he ' was so articulate he looked good and Reagan looked nervous.''

Letters

To the Students and Staff of Lincoln High:

We would like to thank all of you for your many kindnesses in the weeks since the death of our son, Victor Day, Jr. Your cards, letters and expressions of smypathy have been greatly appreciated. We would especially like to thank the many students and teachers who attended the funeral services .and those who stopped by our house that day. Your presence was a tremendous comfort to us and a tribute to our son.

Perhaps what has helped us the most during these sad days have been our conversations with those of you who were Victor's friends. All of you shared with us amusing and touching stories about Victor times like those he spent with us when he made you laugh ,or brightened your spirits. From these conversations, we realized that he brought as much joy and happiness to your lives as he did to ours and that he touched all of us in a very special way.

Obviously, we will miss him dearly in the years to come but he remains with us in our hearts and in our memories memories which many of you generously shared with us. We hope you too will remember Victor and honor him by living your own lives to the fullest and by making the lives of those around you, particularly your families' and friends', as enjoyable as possible. Nothing you could do would pay Victor a greater tribute or please him more.

Sincerely,

Mr. & Mrs. Victor W. Day, Jr.

THE STAFF

Reporters: Julie Cox

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Sophomore, Brent Drake ''Reagan, because he gave statistics about his last four years in office."

Senior, Dana Cochrane ''Mondale, - because Reagan was on the defensive."

LINCOLN HIGH ADVOCATE

•·' Many ~fudents dislike school. Many more-enjoy it saying that it is a great place to sorialize,...but does this change when one has a sibling in attendance? For most the

• ang,wer 1s no.

• Sophomore Merri Frederick is one that says h'aving her brother Jeff, a senior, enrolled in the same school isn't all bad; and its not just because of occasional help with math homework.

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''The first day it wasn't like everyone was a complete stranger to me," she said. '• I knew my brother's friends, people from _ band camp, people from last year."

After the first few days of school the acknowledgement seemed to wear off.

''We ignore each other,'' Merri said.

$eeing each other during the day does have its effect on homelife.

'_'He (Jeff) teases me about my friends an(l things, but its o.k., because I tease him back." she said.

·However, Jeff and Merri don't only get teased by eachothe.r. .•., _

'' Jeff's friends tease us becausethey say I loqk like him, but I don't think that I do," .Merri stated. ''I look like my dad."

Even though two people are brother and ' sister, they're still individuals. According to · ''-When-I get a class with a··teacher that my brother had, they sometimes give me a hard time but after I prove that our attitudes are different things usually turn out all right. ''

-, -Merri Fredrick

Merri, people, especially teachers, tend to forget 'tliat.' '

''When I get a class with a teacher that - -· my brother had, they (the teacher) sometimes give me a hard time, but after I -prove tliat · our attitudes are · different, things u~ually turn out alright.'' Merri said.

Having a brother or sister going to the same schQol is a different experience for everyone. Such is the case with sophomore Tye·:osburn who h1;1sboth a step-brother and a step-si_ster enrolled in Lincoln High. As far as influencing his actions, Tye feels that having them around doesn't make any .difference.

'' It doesn't really matter if I see them in the halls or not--we don't speak," Tye said.

''We all have different tastes.''

Tye said that his step-brother and sister - often have a hard time adjusting to his ''strange ways and various objects'' which include a dehydrated cat and a partial skeleton named August.

Being different from his siblings may be a problem for Tye Osburn, but for Rick and Russ Wittstruck things are just the opposite. These two sophomores are identical twins. (Although Russ.seems to believe that

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-Merri Frederick

they don't really look that much alike.)

Rick and Russ also have an older brother, Mike, at Lincoln High. Mike is a senior.

According to Rick, being twins does have its minor disadvantages.

''One of our friends in particular likes to make dumb jokes ab,out being identical twins.'' Rick said.

Russ agreed that having brothers at the same school has its bad side.

''The only one (disadvantage) that I can think of is having to get Rick's homework whenever he's sick'' Russ said.

Both Russ and Rick agree that having Mike at LHS is a major plus, but they had different reasons for feeling this way.

''Mike is an advantage," Russ said. ''He knows a lot 't>fpeople b,ecause he's a senior, so we get to meet a lot of people that we wouldn't meet ordinarily.''

Rick agreed that his older brother's popularity is an advantage, but appreciated Mike"s presence at LHS for another reason.

''We can borrow money if we forget ours at home or need some extra,'' Risk said. ''I guess its nice to be able to talk to someone you know in the halls too, even though we don't see each other that much."

As twins, most would expect Rick and Russ to be alike. Rick confirms this fact and says they have a lot more in common than their appearance

''We act a lot alike," Rick stated. ''We like the same music,· t.v. shows, and have the same opinions about people."

''Mike is an advantage, -he knows a lot of people because he's a senior, so we get to meet a tot of people that we wouldJn't meet ordinarily. ''

-Russ Wittstruck

Monday, Octot>er. 15, 1984

RICK AND RUSS Wittstruck find many advantages of having siblings in the same school. ·

Russ agrees, but he still feels that they have their differences, ''There may be a lot of similarities, but there are plenty of qualities that i:nake us individuals." he said,

rather that Indians are ''born already knowing how to do it.''

Carla is a member of the dance group Young Feathers, which is organized by the Lincoln Indian Center. Currently, Carla said, there are only five members.

The group was formed last year, and is performing as much as possible. They are asked to perform at Boy and Girl Scout meetings and various other places and events.

The money earned from these performances goes towards buying material for new costumes and jewerly, Carla explained.

Carla has attended pow wows at the Indian Center, on East Campus and many places out of town, and even out of state.

Pow wows consist of dancing contests, supper, and a story session by the older adults.

Carla said the supper consists of traditional foods including squaw burgers, Indian tacos, and buffalo meat.

There are two types of dancing that the females do explained Carla. Traditional dancing is with the chants by men and a drum beat, keeping the body still and moving the feet a little at a time. Shaw dancing ·is more modern, using more hops and movement such as doing the splits.

Carla said when she is dancing she is out just for a good time and to let people know who she is and what she is.

''It's interesting to know of your own culture," she said.

Carla is a member of the Omaha/Cherokee/Creek tribe.

''We dance to be recognized,'' Carla concluded.

LIFE

to Iif e in United States

by Lynette Little

Going to school is a foreign country can ·be exciting and different. There is so much to be learned and so many things to do. For the exchange students at Lincoln High, life in the United States has been full of surprises.

Rohon Perera, 18, is a senior at Lincoln High. He is from Srilanka, an island off the coast of India. Rohon said he's spending one year in the United States.

He said he finds life here very different from his native country. Rohon explained that he chose to come study in the U.S. to learn more about · the English language. Rohon said he enjoys going to school at Lincoln High, but has found the work and classes more difficult than at home.

Rohon said he's had a difficult time adjusting to life in the United States. Rohon explained he's had the hardest time getting used to the people and the language. The cultural differences between American and Srilanka have also caused some problems, he said.

Although Rohon isn't involved in any clubs or activities at Lincoln High, he said he does enjoy sports, especially swimming. He enjoys American football and finds the Nebraska Cornhuskers impressive.

Curious about America

Iris Verhey is another exchange student who was curious about American life. Iris, 18, is a senior from Rotterdam, 1in the Netherlands. She has been here six weeks and will return to Rotterdam next June.

Iris said she's enjoying her first trip to America. Iris explained that she chose to study here for several reasons: she wanted to know what it's like in the U.S. and said everything she has heard about the United States sounded interesting.

Iris said she enjoys school at Lincoln High, and explained that school here is different from her country, and the level of difficulty varies. When she returns home, she will continue in school for another two years, she said, then hopes to go to the university to study cultural anthropology. In her country, school is different every day. Subjects are not always held at the same time or on the same day. Iris said that there are more sports and ''fun'' classes here than in Rotterdam.

School in Holland is more strict than it is here, but it really depends on the teacher. Iris said there is a big difference between the amount of school activities here and in Holland. Although sports such as soccer and softball are popular in Holland, football isn't. Another differenee is the bands, cheerleaders, and drill teams American high schools have. There is nothing like that in Holland.

Iris is involved in several activities in Lincoln High. She is a member of Young

Democrats and Mummers and has a part in the upcoming school play, and she would like to play on the tennis team in spring.

Second visit

Michal Arey, 16, a junior, is from Tel Aviv, Israel. Unlike the other students, Michal has been to the U.S. already. Michal said she didn't choose to come study here; she was sent here, but she is happy about it.

Michal said she enjoys going to school at Lincoln High, and has found a few differences between schools. In the U.S., she explained, there are classes like cooking and music, in Israel, the subjects are harder and the classes are larger.

Jochen Dorenberg, 17, and Dirk Fritsch, 17, are both semiors at Lincoln High. Jochen is from Mu1nich, Germany and Dirk is from Wiesbadem, Germany. They have both been here since late August and will return to Germany, in late June.

This is the fir:st time either Dirk or Jochen have been to the U.S. A curiC'sity about American c:ulture and language are why Dirk and Joclhen chose to come study here, they said. Both wanted to experience living without theilr parents and wanted to live like Americans.

Jochen and Dirk enjoy school here, although both felt that ''school is school.'' For them, school isn't that much harder here than in Germany. Dirk said that where he lives, there aren't as many quizes and tests. The tests they do have are very hard, but are held only twice a semester.

Adjustment not hard

Jochen and Dirk said they haven't had a hard time adjusting to life here, but each

Student involvement

by Charles Frederick

Many high school students who are eligible to vote don't take the chance to make a difference in government.

Judy Behnke, Nebraska State Education Association Executive Director, said that fewer people than are eligible to vote are voting. Special interest groups, Behnke said, can have more effect on government because the general populace isn't voting.

''I think it's not only their right to vote but their responsibility,'' she said.

Behnke explained that older people use · their right to vote more than younger people do.

According to Behnke youth could have a greater impact if all who could vote did. One reason that young people may not vote is that they are not organizing behind issues or a candidate, Behnke said. They may not feel that their vote will make any difference. Also, they may not be encouraged to vote, she explained.

Behnke felt that it's important to vote.

''I love to go and vote," she said. ''It's my chance to make a difference.''

Behnke said that there are many issues for students to be interested in. Behnke listed education, equal rights, human rights, and others; such as a nuclear freeze. She said that it is important to get involved in a candidate and perhaps do volunteer work for the candidate.

could do without Nebraska's fluctuating Neal Cross, social studies consultant for climate. Jochen said he finds getting used - Lincoln Public Schools, said that students to the drinking age rather ha rd In Ger- should be aware of issues by reading many, a person can legally drink when

· they're 16, but Jochen explained that drinking age has one drawback, the driving age is 18.

Dirk and Jochen have both made many friends here, but find remembering names difficult. Dirk sai d he spends a lot of time with his older host brother. The two of them often go to movies or to the university to visit friends, he explained.

Both enjoy sports like skiing and football. Jochen is involved in Mummers, has a part in the school play, and said he enjoys windsurfing. Dirk said he enjoys· motorcycling and collects minerals and stones.

The experience of going to school in a different country is sure to have benefits for all the foreign students at Lincoln Hign. For some, it may be a first time experience. For others, it may seem routine. But one thing is for certain. The memories and experience will last a lifetime. /

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newspapers and watching t.v. Cross also said that it is important and enjoyable to do volunteer work for campaigns.

''I think that working for campaigns is fun,'' Cross said.

Cross said that a candid~te should be followed up if he or she wins the election and that voters should tell them what they feel ·about issues.

''/ love to go vote, It's my chance to make a difference.,, -Behnke

Many students arc uninterested and apathetic about voting, Cross said, or they forget to register or are involved in other activities.

''As soon as students can, l think it's in their benefit to influence decision-making," Cross said. '' Participation is important in democracies. If you don't have participation, you don't have a democracy.''

Cross said that Lincoln Public Schools may possibly be participating in a nationwrde mock election on November I Schools would set up a place for students, and maybe their parents, to vote for candidates in the presidential and congressional races. Schools would count their ballots, send that information to PSAB. to be compiled, then sent to the state<and national level. Texas Instruments will be providing computers to tally the votes, Cross said. There would also be PBS coverage of th~ mock election.

The art department will be publishing student artwork in each issue. If you have some work you would like to show, please contact us .

ENJ~YING

IN the United States are (J-r) Jochen Dorenberg, Dirk Fritsch, and Michal Arev.

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Journal/Star ratings show inconsistencies for LBS

Two-Minute-Warning - Rick Riggins -

During the morning chill of the fall mon-

ths, Lincoln High football Coach Harold Simpsoq's paperboy delivers his paper on Monday mornings. During a cup of coffee, Coach Simpson turns to the sports page and the top ten ratings of the Class A footballteams. He then uses that particular section of the paper to wipe up the coffee he spilled on his breakfast table.

Simpson said he's indifferent to what the paper's ratings say about the football team. His concern, he said, is the ranking at the end of the year.

Every Monday and Wednesday, the top ten ratings for the Class A football and volleyball are published in the Lincoln Journal and Star. The ratings are the opinions of the Lincoln Journal/Star P rep Sports Editor, Chuck Sinclair. Compiling the statistical information of the weekend's games, Sinclair sets down what he feels are the ten best football teams for Classes A, B, Cl, C2, DI, and D2.

''Ratings aren't easy to do," Sinclair said, ''there are so many factors you need to weigh."

The college football ratings are done by asking every football coach whom they think are the number one team. The high school list is done much differently. Sinclair said that every week he receives statistician's books containing every score of every game, yardage statistics, season records, and team's opponents' season records. Adding to that the strength of a

team's schedule and division strength, Sinclair decides his ''ten best'' list.

Most ranks are made purely by the individual statistics of a particular game, Sinclair explained.

''Seventy to 750/o of the ratings are done from hard facts,'' he said.

However, the performance of a team is the way they show their strength.

''They have to prove themselves on the field,'' he said.

During the '84 season, the LHS football · team bounced up and down and on and off the top ten list like a rubber ball; whereas the volleyball team has consistently remained among the best. However, LHS' movements on the list are rather questionable as if they are deserved.

For example, in pre-season, LHS was rated fourth in the state. After a 19-0 shutout over Columbus, LHS dropped to seventh. After a loss to North Platte, LHS fell off the list. Two wins later, 32-6 O'Ver Scottsbluff, and 42-7 over Northeast, LHS reentered the top ten at ninth, and after an (in Sinclair's opinion) upset to Grand Island, LHS is off again.

One could examine the history of this fall's season and raise both eyebrows and questions. Sinclair's explanation is: ''It's just my opinion."

Sinclair said that he's never received a complaint from a coach due to a bad rating, but once in a while a fan will get irate. One should remember Sinclair's explanation and realize that the top ten list is just a service to monitor the top ten teams in the state, after all, Lincoln High will always be number one in our minds.

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Varsity soccer a possibility

To be varsity or not to varsity. That is the question the Lincoln High soccer team may be asking.

Senior Roger Davies said that he is one player that would like to see soccer become a varsity sport.

According to Davies, the soccer team is at this time sponsored by the Soccer Club. The team was first formed during the 1982-I 983 school year. The first team which was founded by Andy Beecham, an '84 graduate, only played three games the first season.

''There's a lot more interest now than in previous years.''

-Baker

Davies said that last year's team not only played the Lincoln teams but also teams from the Metro area. Both Lincoln High teams were city champions and won the Capital Soccer Association's Cup. The cup is now displayed in the school office, he said.

''I'm pretty happy that they gave us that big, shiney, brand, spanking, new cup,'' said Davies. ''Sort of puts those football players to shame.''

Davies thought that the soccer team should do well this year because the team didn't lose many people from last year's team.

Davies is not only one who thinks the soccer team will do well this year, Michael Baker, ESL teacher, also agreed.

''We're going to have a good team this year," Baker said. ''There's a lot more interest now then in previous years.''

Marlon Lozano, a senior, also said there will be a strong soccer team this year. He said he is hoping soccer will become a varsity sport.

Sports decision allows for ninth grade varsity athletes

' by Tami Atkins

''It's too new to kruow the effect it's go-

''Soccer is the Universal ' ing to have,'' explained LHS Athletic sport. '' Director Jim Sommers on the new rule allowing 9th graders t10 compete on Varsity teams of the high school of their choice.

-Lozano

''I had a dream to make it (soccer) varsity as a sophomore," said Lozano. ''Soccer is the universal sport.''

L~zano said that even though soccer d1dn t become a varisty sport while he was playing, he's happy that the soccer team won the city championship two years in a row.

There are, according to Athletic Direc- · tor, Jim Sommers, reasons why soccer isn't yet a varsity sport.

''Right now there just aren't the facilities for practices and games," Sommers said. ''Even if it were a Varsity sport teams for them to play at this time."

To be varsity or not to be varsity· may beanswered, now the question is, when?

This is the ·first year Lincoln freshmen can try out for Varsity sports. Other high schools in Nebraska have allowed freshmen to compete in the past. According to an editorial in The Advocate (date) Lincoln has not passed this rule earlier because of money problems, mental maturity of 9th graders and the possibility of too much competition for the 9th graders to contend with.

The rule was reviewed by Superintendent Roger Clough and then approved by the Lincoln Board of Education. The result of the passed rule is four freshmen competing for LHS during the fall season.

Those four competing are Daryl Lindholm-Gymnastics, Sanyi DegraziaGymnastics, Mark Hargrove-Cross Country, and Heidi Tussing-Cross Country.

Lindholm sees the changed rule as a great advantage for him. He said without com-

peting with the LHS team, his only exposure to gymnastics at this time would be working out with the UNL Gymnastics Club.

''It (the changed rule) gives you a lot of experience in competing.'' said Lindholm. Tussing agrees, noting that ''three years isn't that much competition.'.' , A Freshman needs mor~ than being good in his or her sport to participate on high school level. •

Sommers explained the freshman must · first apply to Virgil Horne LPS Athletic Director. They go through an interview considering their maturity and abilities. After getting Horne's consent they meet with the high school director. With permission they may then try out for the Varsity sport. According to Sommers they don't get any special allowances. The athlete can only participate on the Varsity level.

At this point, Sommers said, only the individual competing sports will be affected. These sports include Cross Country, Gymnastics, Swimming, Golf, Wrestling, and track.

Reagan speaks to L,HS on gender gap and more

''Women who cli1mb the ladder on the corporate structure, women who rise to great positions in the:ir professions, who are elected to public offi,ces, who are appointed major policy positio,ns. All of them have this great responsitbility," Reagan said, ''and that responsibiility is that we have to be what we say we'r·e going to be, and we have to do what we say we're going to do, because if we fail, b,ehind every one of us are a thousand wonnen far more qualified than any of us couldl have ever been."

Reagan, who beca1me involved in politics at the age of 19, explained that politics is the business of people getting involved in their government. She encouraged the· students to get involved also, as a way to pay back society.

MAUREEN REAGAN visited LHS last Wednesday to speak about the gender gap.

by Susan Morris

Before an audience of approximately 700, Maureen Reagan addressed a first period assembly on Wednesday, October 24, about the gender gap.

Reagan, daughter of President Ronald Reagan, was in Lincoln last week and came to l.incoln High because, according to Principal Sam Nelson, she was here, we asked, .ind she responded.

''l-ast year Mr. Tegeler had visited with me to see if we could get some political speakers. Republicans, Democrats and Independents were all written. Monday, Carol Walker, who is a patron at LHS, called and said Ms. Reagan was going to be here," Nelson said.

Ms. Reagan began her speech with her favorite subject: the gender gap; she then proceded to talk about other topics.

She pointed out that the biggest problem facing women is that they are still newcomers to the political scene, and there are still some inhibitions about what they should do.

''For 15 years we have been working to bring women to the center of the political· arena and now that we are here, nobody told us what to do,'' Reagan said.

This year th.ere are 400 more women running for public offices, not including those running as incumbents. Reagan said that not only women in political offices have great responsibilities, but also those in other kinds of power or decision making positions.

''Who's going to play the music for the next generation? Who's going to write the great books? Who's going to find the new technology? You're going to. And all we ask of you is that_you give something back. Your time, your creativity, your energy, your money. That's all any society has the right to ask anyone, that we be the best we can be and that we give something back."

Reagan commente,d on the fact that some students are of voting age and that they should take advantage of that. They can now have a part in the decisions made in this country.

''You have to ha1ve faith in yourselves and your ability to create the future. There co1nes that moment in time in which all the theory and all the sititing in assemblies with somebody telling yo1u about it come to an end, and it's your tu1rn. I just hope you are anxious for your tur1n,'' she said.

Reagan ended her· 26 minute speech with some words of wisdlom and some suggestions for today's yowth.

''Only if we dream great dreams, only if we create great succe:sses, only if we do the things we are best alble to do individually, can we build a better society in which we live," she said. Ye:ars from now, never think that anything you are doing is what you are going to do lforever. The horizon is absolutely unlimited out there, so prepare for it, dream about it, think about it, and then go do it."

Nelson commented that he thought Reagan's speech encouraged today's youth to think about getting envolved.

''Her message was, one that was thought · provoking,'' she said. Encouraging young people today to get involved. No matter what their political view may be."

Elections '84: LHS students find they can get involved in the elections by doing things other th,1n just voting.

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The boys gymnastics team advances to State competition.

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Counselors do more than discipline

by Lynette Little

Getting a pass from a counselor usually leaves students wondering what they did wrong. While some counselors must call in students for discipline, that is not their only job. Counselors are in a position to provide help, and sometimes students don't realize this.

The type of relationship a student has with his counselor depends on his awareness of the counselor'~ job. A counselor may be used for an occasional scheduling problem, but they are there to help with all types of academic and personal problems, too.

Diane Leggiadro and Mary Beth Lehnianowsky, both LHS counselors, said that most students do come to them when they are having academic problems. It is sometimes necessary, though, for the counselor to reach out to the student and let him know he is in trouble academically, they explained. Failing a class and student/teacher conflicts are two of the n1ost commor, school related problems counselors are faced with, Leggiadro said. Talking to counselors about school problems is easy for students to do, but personal problems may be more difficult. Students are sometimes scared or nervous about discussing private matters.

Todd Johns, a sophomore, wasn't sure whether or not he'd feel comfortable talking to his counselor about a personal problem. Johns hadn't visited his counselor yet this year and said it would depend on the type of problem he had before he'd go talk about it. He felt that if he knew the counselor and sensed he could trust him or her, he would go see his counselor to discuss a problem.

''They give you someone to talk to they are all around good people'' -Cada

· ''I think I can help anyone who wants to be helped,'' Lehmanowsky said. A student has to want to be helped before any good will be done, she said.

Brian Cada, a junior, said that he would definitely go to his counselor for personal help. Cada said he visits his counselor about once every two weeks. Cada felt that counselors are very worthwhile to have.

''They give you someone to talk to for help with schedules, help with friends, and oth:r troubles,'' Cada said. ''They are allaround good people.''

Cada said counselors are like a second parent, and they are there when you need them.

Not every student can have a relationship with their counselor like Cada, but they should know that counselors are there whenever they are needed. Lehmanowsky said that most students don't use their counselors wisely.

''Lots of kids don't use their counselors because they don't know what their counselor can do for them,'' Lehmanowsky said.

Leggiadro felt that some students do use their counselors wisely, although the majority have support and help elsewhere, through friends and family.

Some teachers do more than just teach; Mr. Olsen plays in a rock band.

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Junior Barb Schmidt said she wouldn't go to her counselor for personal help. ''I'd feel awkward,'' said Schmidt. She would first go to friends or family, she said. Not every student can be expected to feel comfortable talking to a counselor about a personal situation. Leggiadro explained that it depends on the relationship between the student and the counselor. If a student knows his counselor and feels he can trust him, it is easy for the student to talk. If the student and counselor are virtually strangers, it is a lot harder, she said.

And how does a counselor feel when he knows they have really helped a student?

''I feel terrific," said Leggiadro. The hard part is a lot of the time students don't come back to say how things turned out, she explained. Lehmanowsky said s~e felt it is important for a student to let his counselor know if they helped.

When a student does come back to report how things turned out, Leggiadro said she feels she had done something that really matters.

''It's those days that keep you coming back," she said.

SENIOR. CORKY SIMMS runs away with a pass during the Northeast game. The game, ended in a LHS victory 42-13. Photo by Clyde Wilson•

res1 can I

' On November 6, the American people will choose the president of the United Stastes for the next four years. This may well be the most important decision this country will make in its last quarter century. Never have the two presidential candidates had such different paths on which to lead the nation.

President Ronald Reagan seems to have created a good feeling about America. Although the patriotic feeling ls good, the fact that it is the main element in Reagan's campaign ls frightening. America must look at the issues.

There is no issue on which the candidates' views differ more than on education. In the past four years President Reagan has cut $1.5 billion in federal spending on education. These cuts reduced aid given to financially disadvantaged college students as well as public school districts. The Democratic candidate Walter Mondale wants to invest in this country's most important resource, an educated public. Mondale would restore federal aid to education to make it what it needs to be. Mondale is opposed to the tuition tax credits which Reagan advocates. Tuition tax credits are tax deductions given to parents who send their children to private schools. Reagan has said this allows people to decide how their children are educated when actually it only encourages the rich to take their children out of the public education system, which will, in time, lead to a superiority of the private school over the public school. Reagan is also in favor of passing school prayer legislation which directly violates the first amendment of the constitution. Such legislation would create unforseeable problems in our pluralistic society. Unemployment is an issue which should con-

ceri:, all Americans, and it is also another problem where the candidates solutions are on opposite sides of the spectrum. Mondale wants to start at the bottom. He wants to train the unemployed for work by giving tax breaks to employers who train and educate the unemployed. Mondale is also in favor of creating jobs for the unemployed through public projects. Reagan is in favor of establishing a subminimum wage to encourage the hiring of teenagers. There is no doubt this would encourage employers to hire unemployeed teens, but has the president thought this through? A subminimum wage would discoura 1ge the hiring of the unemployed adults who may have a family for whom he or she provides. Who needs a job more, a teenager with social habits to support, or an adult with a family to support? This proposal was a poorly planned one.

With a one and a half trillion dollar dell>t, reducing the federal budget deficit is something that must be done. Mondale's plan to do this is clear cut. He will redu1ce the deficit by monitoring defense expenses, (so we're not paying $500 for a coffee pot) and by creating a ''fair tax.'' Mondale's tax system would actually be lower tax rates but eliminate many of the unfair tax deductions and loopholes that Reagan has provided for the wealthy. On the other hand, Reagan wants to rely on the economic recovery and future cuts in governmental spending to reduce the deficit. This policy seems unclear and scary. What does Reagan plan to cut? Are Social Security and education going to be his future targets as they have been in the past? And which economic recovery is Reagan referring to? Unemployment is higher than when he took office, small business failure is almost at 50 percent, and we have one of

the largest poverty populations this country has ever had. Economists have concluded that under the Reagan Administration the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer. As one of the two major powers ot the world our foreign policy affects not just the people of this country but citizens of other countries as well. We must have a foreign policy that is moral, ethical, and peace oriented. Reagan's is none of the above. Mr. Reagan has given military support to rebels attempting to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The question here is does Ronald Reagan have the right to dictate how Nicaragua is governed. Mondale has pledged he will not use U. S. troops anywhere unless war has been declared or there is a threat of attack on the US or its people. Reagan endorses a South African government who denies the black people the right to vote even though nearly two thirds of the country's population is black. And although he hates to admit it, President Reagan has failed at any attempts to negotiate arms control. Reagan has met only once in four years with even a representative of the Soviet Union, and that was just six weeks ago. Among Reagan's other ridiculous mistakes is his backing of the MX missile. Any land based missile silo is not a deterrent as Mr. Reagan suggests, they are merely Russian missile targets. Mondale will put the defense dollars into "stealth" bombers and Trident 2 submarines which are difficult to detect by radar.

Many Americans have voted and will vote for Reagan on only the mood he creates. That is a dangerous way to pick the leader of the most powerful nation. If people will vote on the issues instead of acting ability, the · right person will be elected.

DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS IMPORTANT? WHY OR · WHY NOT?.

Jane Schrage, Faculty: It's a privilege to be able to vote on who's president, so therefore it's very important.

David Stokes,

Yes, if we go one way we might end up having a war, if we go the other way, we might end up at a ' disadvantage.

decide

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Junior:

Dennis' Heuke, Senior: I think it's important for the future of America. The country is at a critical point as far as nuclear weapons. Whoever is in there will

what happens with this issue.

Kelli Kraft, Sophomore: Yes, because we need a president.

With the elections only days away, students, although too young to vote, are actively involv~d in various political campatgns.

by Becky Boswell

''Would you like a balloon for Representative Doug Bereuter?'' asked Tammy Clift.

''This is John Copeland calling from the Exon campaign headquarters. Are you familiar with Senator J. J. Exon?'' Copeland inquired.

''Would you like some infomration on Nancy Hoch who's running for the United States Senate?'' John Pierson asked.

''I'm· campaigning for Max Larsen today. Here's a leaflet that describes some of his concerns about education," Shelly Loos said.

Although Clift, Copeland, Pierson, and Loos have campaigned for different candidates, their involvement sterned from wanting to know more about the political process and campaign work.

Loos, a senior, said that working on a campaign gives her personal satisfaction because she wants to see the people she's volunteering for elected. She added that she's more knowledgeable on issues and has been able to meet important people through can1paigning.

Clift attributed her involvement in the Bereute\ campaign to Citizenship Issues, a class that requires 20 hours of volunteer work. Clift explained that it wasn't Bereuter himself that inspired her to volunteer for him, but, she added, while working for his campaign she's discovered issues she agrees with him on, and some that she doesn't.

For Copeland, a senior, involvement with the Exon campaign also came from Citizenship Issues class. But, he said, he will continue to do volunteer work after his required 20 hours are through.

Pierson's involvement with Hoch's campaign was merely a transition from looking at her as a friend, to regarding her as a candidate for the U. S. Senate.

''She (Nancy Hoch) was a personal friend of mine before she ran for the Senate," Pierson said.

Pierson added that, he too, will recieve Citizenship Issues credit for his volunteer work.

All four of the student volunteers have been involved with various aspects of campaign work.

Clift, a senior, said she's built yardsigns, handed out brochures, and gave out balloons to people at Lincolnfest, all for Bereuter.

·•Meeting the candidate brings them down to a personal level instead of working for a name," Loos explained.

Clift said that she too has been able to meet, and work with her candidate, Bereuter.

Loos' activities have been similiar.

Handing out leaflets for Max Larsen, looking up phone numbers, giving stickers to people, and phoning registered voters for various Democratic candidates are among Loos' activities.

For Pierson, a senior, putting up yardsigns, stuffing envelopes, and giving out literature at parades, have kept him busy campaigning. Copeland said he's worked at phone banks, and has handed our leaflets for Exon.

Each student explained that wo1rking on a campaign has helped them un1derstand the political process better. Pierson said that the knowledge gained by campaigning is important and special.

''It's neat to have a feeling that you're being politically aware," Pierson said.

Copeland felt that his volunteer work will help to make him a better voter. He explained that he's learned more about how elections are run, and how to examine a candidate on the issues.

''My campaign work will help me make wise decisions when I vote," said Copeland.

Along with learning about politics, volunteers can also help to get someone elected who shares their views on va1rious issues.

'!ff I help get Democrats elected, I'll have people representing my views in office," Loos said.

· Loos has worked for candidates that include Exon, Larsen, Ralph Johnson, and Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, and she said that the volunteer work means more once she's met the candidate.

Copeland has met his candidate Exon. He explained that meeting the candidate is important to him. Copeland said that when he works on a campaign, he doesn't restrict himself to the Republican Party or the Democratic Party. The person, he said, is more important than the political party.

''I'm more interested in the person than the party," Copeland said.

Copeland, who's now working for Exon, a Democrat, said he's worked for a Republican who ran for Congress in Illinois. Bereuter, Republican, may be anothe_r person he'll do volunteer work for, he said.

''I don't care if it's a Democratic campaign or a Republican campaign," Copeland said. ''I look at the candidate."

Carefully choosing a candidate to work for can be important, especially if a volunteer is hassled while doing campaign work. Pierson said that he hasn't had a lot of bad experiences while cam-paigning. He said that people are generally receptive to the idea that he's out in public working for a candidate.

High school students are very important; that is the opinion of two campaign representatives in Lincoln.

According to Mary Johnson, campaign manager for Doug Bereuter J who is seeking reelection to the House of Representatives, student involvement is important and necessary.

"High school students are very important," said Johnson. She said that students are involved in activities that include building yardsigns, giving out stickers at Nebraska football games, and meeting constituents. Johnson explain.ed that all of these activities are necessary because they give Bereuter public exposusre and visibility. Kathleen Neary, Youth Coordinator for J. J. Exon who is running for reelection to the U. S. Senate

also felt that high school students play an important role in the camto the Bereuter campaign because they felt welcome and comfortable. Neary said that the Exon

paign does actively recruit high school students and explained that the number of young volunteers grew by word of mouth. Students have to do the work for a class like titizenship Issues, she said, but they have fun at the same time, so they b_ring friends to the campaign. pa1gn.

Neary said that students do many activities that are related to voter contact. Giving out stickers and leaflets, putting up dorm room signs, and phone banking were listed by Neary. as activities that youth are involved in.

Neary said that youth can add life to a campaign.

''Energy flows from them (youth)," she said.

Both campaign representatives said that students become involved in campaigns for various reasons.

They agreed that Citizenship Issues, a class that is required for graduation, has been helpful in getting students involved with campaigns.

Neary and Johnson explained what drew students to their candidates. Johnson said that students came

"Youth do activities they feel good in," Johnson said. Johnson added that many students are attracted to Bereuter because of his young ideas. Johnson .also said that all of the high school student vol unteer.s have met Bereuter personally. Neary said that the diversity of the students that do volunteer work in really interesting and that support has come from all over. Neary said that volunteers have come from smaller high schools and the larger high schools in Lincoln.

According to Neary, Exon's sincerely, charisma, and trust, drew youth to his campaign. Neary said the Exon is concerned about youth and has looked out for them in Congress. "Most of all," she said, "is his ability to relate to people of all ages."

Johnson said that the Bereuter campaign has taken anyone willing to work, and stressed that i's important for everyone to like working.

, Johnson also said that Bereuter volunteers can't be catagorized into one school of type of student. While Johnson and Neary are working for candidates both representatives agreed that high school volunteers are extremely important to the campaign.

Each of the four candidates running for Congress were sent three questions f ram the Advocate, the candidates were restricted to 80 words for their responses and were allowed six days to respond. The candidates, with the exception of Monica Bauer, candidate for the House of Representatives, responded.

for a perspective voter.

Along with a few bad aspects to political involvement, the good appear to outnumber to bad, for all the volunteers.

''It (campaign work) helps me understand politics," Clift said.

And will all the hours of volunteer work that these students put in pay off?

On election day, it will for some whose candidates are elected, but for all, it will be an experience to learn from.

Describe your policies for arms control. I believe the greatest threat to our survival is the ever-escalating nuclear arms race and have urged the current Administration to make arms control one of its highest priorities. Every effort must be expended to reduce the levels and types of nuclear weapons and I have cosponsored the Guaranteed Mutual Build-Down proposal and every other reasonable proposal to negotiate a reversal of the nuclear arms race and have opposed wasteful expenditu_res such as the vulnerable MX missle. What do you consider to be the most Important aspects of education today?We must increase our nationwide emphasis on education, which is an investment in our future. While this responsibility is primarily that of state and local government, the federal government has an important role to play and I have suported increased student financial aid and other assistance to meet unmet educational needs. I have also supported enhanced technical education initiatives and many other measures to make education a wellrounded experience to prepare our youth for tomorrow's challenges. What would you do to ensure that the aspects yo111identified are put Into action? I will continue to advocate nuclear arms reduction measures while we protect our national security and urge that we use our agricultural abundance as an instrument for peace by offering the Soviets more food in exchange for a reduction of the arms race. I will also continue working for an improved educational system for Nebraska and our nation to ensure the greatest posible opportunities for our young men and women who will be tomorrow's leaders.

Q.S. SENATE

Describe your policies for arms control. support a STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE. We must work diligently to reduce the dangers of nuclear war and negotiate a verifiable reduction of nuclear weapons.

I will support Presidesnt Reagan's "build down" concept to reduce nuclear arms. I believe we can only negotiate for peace from a position of strength. The MX missile is the most realistic defense and deterrent available to us today.

More than anything in this world, I want peace with freedom for our children and grandchildren. In all history, r\o nation has ever gained either peace or freedom by making itself weak.

What do you consider to be the most Important aspects of education today? Quality education is the right of every child. I am a long time friend of education. I will support local and state control of education. I believe that good teachers must be well paid and that salary decisions must recognize productivity and ex· cellence. I will support proper federal incentives to develop needed programs.

What would you do to ensure that the aspects you identified are put Into action?

* At the request of Nancy Hoch's campaign, her answers were taken from her position paper. Therefore, she was unable to answer- this question. •

OF REPRESENTATIVES

· Describe your policies for arms control. U.S. policy on arms control must be based on a realistic view of the world and the guarding of America's national interests. Harsh realities demand that we be militarily strong. This does not mean that we must be locked into a steadily · escalating arms race. We must

and science programs in the public schools in response to a recognized national need for im• provements in those areas. I also believe that the government has a responsibility to assure equal access to public education on the part of all Americans. Lincoln High students have participated in the annual Bereuter Youth Institute at Nebraska Wesleyan University and the CLOSEUP citizenship education program, both brought into being by my direct _efforts.

SHELL y LOOS CAMPAIGNS for Senator J.J. Exon b!J handing out lea/lets.

Buttons, Lea/leis. Stickers, and bags are among the many devices used by campaigns to get their candidates name in to the public eye.

SEN. J.J. EXON, INCQMBENT

Q.S. SENATE

NANCY HOCH, CANDIDATE

Lollapalooza

For some high school students the idea of living alone and supporting th1mselves is far 111the future, but for senior Jan Khowjazadah, others' dreams are his really.

Jan is in his second year at LHS, he came here after spending two months at Omaha Benson. He hopes to complete high school for the second time. He had completed high school in his home country, Afganistan, but never received his diploma due to political regulations.

The regulations are what make Jan steal away from his country, his home, and his parents at age 18.

Jan explained that after completing high school, students are expected to enroll in the Russian forces and become soldiers.

After serving a required time in the military, they can return to school, receive their diploma, and go on to college. Jan had different ideas about serving for the Russians.

''I have a fear that if you are a soldier, you will never come back alive," Jan said. ''You're going to die."

With those feelings in mind, Jan and 12 others walked during the night to Pakistan to get away from the Russian government.·

by Angie Westlund

He spent nine months in Pakistan waiting for his application to the U. S. to be approved. After the approval, he journeyed to Omaha and stayed with a cousin. He then went to school and worked until he found employment in Lincoln.

He 1s currently working ·at a men's clothing store making clothing alterations.

He said that he enjoys his lp.m.-9p.m., six days a week job, and he also enjoys school.

''I like to study," Jan said.

He is working at learning the English language better, and would eventually like

to go to college. He atteITTdshigh school from first period to fifth period, and then goes to work.

How can a 20 year old ,do all this while living on his own in a foreign country?

''I have to do that," Jan said. ''If I don't, what will I have?''

Not only does Jan support himself, but he sends some of the money he's earned to his sister in Afganistan. Jan explained that his sister and nephew live alone because her husband was killed by the Russians. He also keeps in touch with his parents through letters.

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Jan said he sees that '' everything is different'' from his native country, but he takes everything in stride.

''I see what the people do and I do the same," is how Jan explained adjusting to American culture.

He noted two main differences from his country's teenagers and U. S. teens. One, he said, is that U. S. teens use a lot of alcohol, his Moslum beliefs prohibit the use of alcohol. The other difference is in dating rituals.

'' In my country," Jan explained, ''if you go out with some girl, you have to get married to her."

School 'subjects are about the same in both countries Jan said. The main differences are that in Afganistan students are separated by sex, and students attend classes six days a week.

Jan is content living in the United States even though his day consists of four hours of school, and eight hours of work, and then homework. He also puts in two hours volunteering at Eastmont Towers for his Citizenship Issues class.

He doesn't have much time to spend with his freinds, but this doesn't seem to bother him.

''I must take care of myself," Jan said, ''even if it is difficult."

Difficult it must be, for just two years a_go, all that Jan knew in English was one phrase: ''Hi. How are you?''

work study or Out Of School Learning Program. These students range from 10th to 12th grade. One student who is enrolled in the Out Of School Work Program is Doug Terry, a • senior. Terry is now holding down three jobs with varied hours and days. He works as a busser and diswasher at Johnson's Cafe, a binder and delivery person at Big

Red Q Quick Print, and table setter for First National Banquet Room on University home football games and during the holidays. He also is a volunteer assistant for the Grapl'\ic Arts class of Gary Corneer's during seventh period.

Terry has been working for a total of four years and said he enjoys what he's doing. ''I enjoy the people I work with and I enjoy what I am doing,'' he said. ''There are so many benefits-money, new friends, meeting new people and gaining new associates, plus plenty of experience. Experience. is very helpful, especially if your getting it in the field of work you plan to go into, like I am ( printing).''

Terry said he has found he's been able to keep his grades at a stable average level in school by doing homework before and dur-

ing the school day. His money is spent on Home Entertainment items (stereo equipment) and pocket money, he said. ''I feel having money is very important," Terry said. ''I don't hav1e to rely on my family as much.''

For every student on the work study program there are four to lfive students who are not. One of these istudents is Julie White, a junior.

White said she works at Lee's Restraunt, in the kitchen. She works .approximately 20 hours per week,· during week ends and two days during the week.

White said· she's maintained her grade point average, if not raised it by doing her homework before she goes to work and often afterwards.

''I really like my job," White said.

''Even though there are some tiring hours, I like the people I work with, but this is not the field of work I plan to enter once out of high school.'' '' I truly do like working. There are so many benefits, they outweigh the disadvantages by far-the biggest ones are gaining independence and money·."

With an ever-changing economy, students have a difficult time trying to find their first job, but this year has been good so far, remembered Edwards.

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''LHS students have always had a good reputation around Lincoln for being good hard workers, I think LHS's past record for this has helped everyone. There is only one thing I think all workers should do-go into work on time, give 60 minutes work for 60 minutes pay, and keep a good attitude, Edwards concluded. •

JAN KHOWJAZADAH HOLDS a job at Landons making alterations.

awson,

by Julie Cox

This winter instead of shivering because of the cold like most Nebraskans, senior Debbie Lawson will be strolling the beaches in Acapulco, Mexico.

The week-long trip is all part of the AllAmerican Honor Drill Team, of which Lawson is a member.

''At a drill team camp (last summer) which I went to, you were awarded ribbons, if you did well on your routines. At the end of the camp there were tryouts for the people who had won ribbons, and then the winners applied for the All-American Honor Drill Team," explained Debbie.

The honor drill team will be performing in Acapulco at the Cultural Center and at the Municipal Auditorium.

''We will be in Dallas for a few nights,

there we will h,ave Christmas dinner, then on to Mexico,'" said Lawson.

After they check in at Dallas, drill team members go to an orientation, and then to practice where the honor drill team will learn new routi111es.

''This is an exciting trip for me. I have no idea what it will be like. I'll also have my first airplane ride,'' she said.

Although the, team will be working hard, they will have time to have fun, relax, and go sightseeing, Lawson said. They will see cliffdivers, take a tour of Acapulco, and ride on a glass-lbottom boat.

''Because a sponsor paid for the whole trip, and they supply the uniforms, I feel I should have to work to show I deserve the honor," explained Lawson. ''I would be disappointed if all we did was have fun and

Olsen pre ers his teaching over previous occupations

by Kip Koll

Most people have an occupation, and then there are those who have ~many occupations. One such person in Lincoln High School is teacher Don Olsen.

Besides being a math and computer teacher, Olsen said he is currently in the band ''Screemer." The band rehearses about twice a week and has played at two places. He said that the band has played at The Pub in Beatrice and at The Green Frog downtown.

Olsen said that he is a drummer and doe!/' lead and back-up vocals in the five person band. The band plays mainly top 40 songs.

''I enjoy playing a lot of the pop sounds because it's fairly simple," said Olsen. ''If it (a song) is technically hard, the band is exhausted after the first two sets."

He said that being in a rock band has a positive effect on his relationship with the students.

'' 1 think it's very positive, mainly because there's a common tie," he said.

''Screemer'' is not the only band Olsen is a member of, he is also in the LHS Variety Jazz Band this semester. The band meets every day during third period and he said he enjoys being a member.

''It (being in the jazz band) is something so completely different than what I've been doing for the last ten years,'' Olsen said. ''It's good to be involved in a different style of music.

The jazz band performed in the LHS auditorium on October 29 and will be performing at the Kiwanis Pancake Feed held at Pershing Auditorium on November l. Olsen has more than just a teaching and musical background. He was also in the. Navy.

He said that he entered the Navy six months after high school and was medically discharged when he was 26. He spent two years with a nuclear submarine that was stationed in the North Atlantic Ocean. Olsen said the Navy is where he received most of his computer knowledge.

There is still more to Don Olsen; he also has skills as a bartender.

''While I was in school the hours were

flexible," said Olsen. ''I've put about eight years into barte111ding''

He said that when he tried to go back to bartending this summer he found that he didn't like it as much as he used to.

However, he said that he does enjoy teaching.

''I enjoy teaclhing, I really do,'' he said.

''I think I'd enjoy teaching anywhere."

Students who have Olsen as a teacher agree that he enjoys teaching. Rochelle Stahn, a junior, said it was obvious.

''He relates really well to the students," said Stahn. ''He makes the class more interesting.''

Sophomore Corey Layman shared the same feelings. He said that Olsen doesn't make learning ruew things a hassle because he uses humor, and he's easier to listen to than $Omeone \Who only uses mathmatical terms.

''The fact that he does those kinds of things (being in the bands) makes him easier to talk to and t<Oapproach him with questions,'.' said Layrman.

be nervous performing in front of so many people. ''I've been on stage before with dancing and other things, so I won't be really nervous," stated Shoemaker.

BY RECEIVING ALL-AMERICAN and Who's Who drill team honors Debbie Lawson and Vicki Shoemaker qualified for trips to Dallas and Acapulco.

Gymnastics team moves on to State

by Rick Riggins

With a District Boys title the Lincoln High Gymnastics team will enter the state meet looking for a climax to their successful season.

''We'll go in fairly strong," said Gymnastics Head Coach Mark Shearer. The LHS boys now have the district title, city title, and is the third highest scorer in the state to add to their confidence. The girls gymnastics team's season is highlighted with wins over North Platte and Omaha South.

''The whole thing has been a highlight," Coach Shearer said about the entire season. However the competition will be tough, Coach Shearer said.

''We feel that this year's state race will be one of the closest and tightest ever." Shearer said, referring to the fact that all four Lincoln high schools qualified for the state meet. LHS and East as the two top teams, and Northeast and Southeast on wildcard status.

''Lincoln is a kind of Mecca for gymnastics," Shearer said.

Previously, the boys' team had problems with injuries, like a broken hand to freshman Sanyi Degrazia, and back complications to senior Darrel Watermeier, but the state meet performance shouldn't be affected by any of those, Shearer said, ''We've got everyone healthier now," he said. ·

''The pride's gotten back into cross country at Lincoln High,'' said Cross Country Head Coach Bob White, ''and it shows."

October 19 marked the end of the crosscountry season with the varsity boys team getting a fifth place at the district meet and the varsity girls bringing home a second place title from the state meet. That's quite a change from the previous year, Coach White said.

In previous years, LHS would be seventh in an eighth-team meet White explained.

'' Lincoln High was in the cellar," he said.

Now, however, LHS has the talent and strength to handle the competition, White said. For example, at the Omaha Bryan Invitational, the varsity boys were fourth of 22 teams, and the girls third of 16. The Links' latest achievement, a girls state second place trophy, can be attributed to good preparation, confidence, and the determination to get the job done, White observed.

The girls team has performed well all season, White said, as their record would indicate. A team of nine, the talents of Heidi Tussing, Kelly Loos, and Amy Tidball, Sara Korte, and Carmen Swenson,

Haar proves brawn have brains

Two-minute-warning -

It is a common misconc:eption that many people have about male athletes being ''dumb jocks.'' Paul Haar is a senior who has managed to break this stereotype.

Having played structured football for nearly five years, Haar said he doesn't know exactly why he enjioys the sport so much.

''Maybe it's because I'm usually mild mannered and when I'm out playing I'm allowed to let out my viole:nce that has built up," Haar said.

The offensive and defensive tackle not only enjoys playing vario1us sports, (which include track and intrarruural basketball), but he also enjoys the classes he takes, both at LHS and at the Univerisity of NebraskaLinco:n.

''I'm taking physics at tthe ''U'' and it's really interesting-except fmr going in early two days a week and ridirng my bike in the rain," Haar said.

According to Haar, the llack of time is the one thing that makes keeping a straight-A report card from becoming blemished, difficult. After two and a hatlf hours of practice at night and then doing two hours worth of homework, the night becomes short.

"Time gets pretty short !because on a normal night I usually don'tt get home from practice until seven or so,'' he said. ''Then I have to eat, do my homework, and relax a little bit in order to retain my sanity."

Haar is a National Merit Scholarship' qualfier and is looking at ''excellent'' universities for continuing his education.

''I have my eye on Chicago, Stanford, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Princeton," Haar said. It all depends on who makes the best offer."

- The seven boys, nine girls team will be sending five boys and one girl to the meet.

James Cotter, Darrel Linholm, Brad Reed, Watermeier, Shawn Young, and Nhadine Leung will be the athletes representing Lincoln High.

In preparation for the meet, Coach Shearer explained that getting the bugs out of the routines is important.

''We want to clean up our pommel horse routines. The judges have been very critical on these," he said. He added that a team score higher of 145 is the team's goal; a score higher that they have ever gotten before.

Shearer stressed Watermeier's excellence and forecasted his performance, ''He'll be one of the top three all-arounders in the state," he said. Watermeier will also be shooting for a gold medal. For a medal, an athlete must be in the top ten scorers on the first day of competition, and the top five on the second day.

''It's been a good year in all sports. It's good to see all the sports doing so well," Shearer said. ''Lincoln can compete as well -as anybody else," he added. He said that he wished that the team would receive some support from the student body.

''We really encourage anyone to attend the state meet," he said. The state meet is tonight at 4 p.m. at Devaney Sports Center, and tomorrow at 2 p.m.

among others, aided the team over their stiff competition, White said. He also named John Tidball, Robb Smith, Robert Butler, Albert Maxey, Rob Samson, Mark Hargrove, and Doug McDonald as key runners fors the boys team.

In Lincoln High's district, Southeast earned first place boys and girls state titles. East earned the second place boys title, and Fremont got ninth place boys and third place girls titles.

''It (the competition) was pretty hard this year," said sophomore Smith.

White said that to overcome the opposition the athletes would have to want to beat them.

''I'm just there to watch things,'' he said, ''the motivation must come from themselves."

''Next year it should be easier,'' Smith said. ''Southeast is losing a lot of players."

White explained that Lincoln High is catching up.

''Where Southeast was two years ago, that's about where we are now," he said.

In 1972, Lincoln High was the cross country state runner-up. Both boys and girls teams hope to better than that next year.

PAUL HAAR'S STUDIOUS habits help him achieve top grades.

A future in football isn't the most important thing for Haar, he said.

''I'm going to choose a college on academic standards only, and then if they happen to have a team, maybe I'll play some ball," Haar said.

Haar said that even if he did have a goal of becoming a professional football player, he probably wouldn't be able to become - successful at it.

''I'm not really interested in playing professional ball," he said. ''I may be good at a high school level, but I'm way too small to be a pro-lineman."

Without football to focus his attention on, Haar is able to choose a serious major in college.

"I'rn going to major in physics," Har said. ''I find physics very fascinating."

As all good things, college too must eventually come to an end. Even after that, Haar has set tentative plans.

''I'd like to get my Ph.D and then find a good job in the area of physics,'' Haar said. Whatever the future should hold, with Haar's determination and desire to acheive, it should be successful.

Volleyball team goes to semifinals

by John Tidball

Today-at- 8 p.m., Lincoln High will play Lincoln East in the distric;t volleyball semifinals. That, according tco senior Jennifer Maxson, is the most impo>rtant piece of information the students iand staff should know.

''It would be a lot more: fun to play with people at the game," Miaxson said. ''We want to win for ourselves ,of course, but we want to win for the school too."

According to Coach Lana Peterson, the team deserves some attention.

''We've been ranked nlllmber one or two in the state all year, and it would be great to have the school there," Peterson said. ''It would be great to show Lincoln that we have the support that is needed to put together a good program."'

A good program according to Peterson, would also contain a certain consistency, which the Links lost temporarily two weeks ago at the Trans-Nebraska Tournament.

'' All of our team members have strong personalities, we have a lot of even talent, no one person stands out. So they expect a lot of each other," Peterson said. ''If someone makes a bad play, the team gets

negative, which puts players."

pressure on the

Maxson agreed.

''Everyone comes together under that same emotion,'' she said.

That pressure, according to Peterson, is the major reason the team stumbled at the Trans Nebraska Tournament. She also said that the teams satisfaction with just winning was another excuse for the three game losing streak.

''We had not been playing well before Trans. We had just been playing well enough to win," she said. ''We hadn't been playing tough teams either. We were coasting, which becomes a habit."

Peterson said she feels that after working hard last week, her team is ready to play how they are capable of playing.

''They found out they could be beat," she said. ''Last week we prepared to play the best teams and play our best, not just good enough to win."

Maxson said that if the team plays together, many goals may be reached but stressed a point possibly just as important.

''We want fans, lots of fans," Maxson said. "•.' ,-

''State would be very, very reachable for them," White said. Before that time, however, those runners also participating in track have good cross

country preparation behind them, White said.

''The benefits they'll see will just be tremendous. It's unbelievable," he said.

's resi na ion won' • IS ear •;

by Becky Boswell

, Superintendent Roger Clough's resignation, which becomes effective at the end of this school year, won't affect students and teachers this year; this is the opinion of Clough, Principal Sain Nelson, and James Wickless, President of the Lincoln School Board. According to Wickless, the school district will continue to run smoothly.

''It (Clough's resignation) won't affect the school district as a whole," said Wickless.

Clough said he believes his role as superintendent hasn't changed because of his announced resignation.

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'' As far as I'm concerned, nothing .has changed," Clough said.

Nelson said that all Lincoln schools will be affected in the same way.

'' He didn't single out any one school

over others," Nelson said.

But, Nelson said. Clough has always been supportive of Lincoln High.

''We lost a person who understood and was supportive of programs and the student population we have," Nelson said.

Clough' s resignation announcement didn't come as a total surprise said Wickless. Nelson said there were warning signs that led up to the resignation It became apparent during the summer that there were problems when the board reacted to the budget, Nels on said.

Clough explained that his resignation was brought on by not having enough support on the school board.

'' It was a matter of being aware that I did not have the support of a majority of the board,'-'- Clough said.

Both Wickless and Clough said there is a problem with the chemistry between the

school board and Clough. Nelson agreed and said that a person in the position in Clough's position needs the support of the board. Nelson explained that styles come into play between the board and the superintendent, and that the board has changed from the one that hired Clough.

·Wickless said that the criteria for choosing a new superintendent has not been established, but there is a three member committee comprised ·of Milan Wall, Shirley Johnson, and Marceil Dreier, that will be reporting back to the entire board to give recommendations on the procedure of finding a new superintendent.

Wickless said that one of the primary things to be decided by the committee is which school board will choose the new superintendent, the current board, or the board that will exist after the elections. In the spring three members Milan Wall,

Shirley Johnson, and Louis Roper, will be up for reelection. Wickles~ would not comment on which board he would like to choose the new superintendent, but said he will express his opinion after the committee has reported to the board.

Clough's reign as superintendent will last approximately two years, and according t<) Nelson, this is a short term. Nelson sai,t that the two peole who served as superintendents before Clough served 15 and 17 years respectively.

''Lincoln historically has had long-term superintendents,' l Nelson said.

Wickless said he feels this one short term won't set a precident for the future.

'' Around the country school districts the size of Lincoln over several years have superintendents that serve shorter terms than Lincoln is used to,'' Wick less said. November

II learning project successful for students

by John Tidball

In an attempt to bring students closer to what l,incoln High student teacher Mark Harper felt was a distant history, he assigned his classes a unique class project. During the class' study of World War II, each student was to interview a relative or friend that was directly affected by the war. When some of the students could not find individuals who were in some way affected by the war, he asked students to interview people who knew former l , incoln High students that had died in WW 11.

''This (class project) will give perspective on the immediacy of World War II," Harper said. ''History seems dated, but talking to people who were affected by World War 11 makes history 1neaningful."

Sophomore Jerry Hudson, a student involved in the project, agreed that this was a good way to learn history.

''People can tell what it was like to be there, where books can only tell about the event," Hudson said. ''In the interviews you get details, books are general."

Harper said he ;assigned students the project not only to learn about World War II, but to see how tragic war can be.

''The students have found that war is not just flag raising, it is a very painful thing, we must make sure that history doesn't repeat itself," Harper said.

Hudson -confirmed Harper's idea that he was teaching more than World War II.

According to Hudson, the class has received letters and experiences with the history class.

Harper said alfter an interview is completed the studentt is required to write about the former LHS student. He said the reports will be collected in a book form, and copies will be kept in the school's archives. According to Harper there has already been some demand for the book.

'' A woman called from Omaha who had heard about our project and wanted to buy a copy," he said Harper said tlhe books would be given away to intereste d people.

Board to examine schools needs

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by Rick Riggins

Between now and 1985, the Board of Education will decide which Lincoln schools will receive funds to renovate their buildings.

Currently, Lincoln High has architectural drawings for changes amounting to a total of $1.3 million, according to Dr. Robert Den Hartog, head of Business Affairs for Lincoln Public Schools. These changes, all tentative, concern the industrial arts, MR unit and basement areas.

Plans include a new basement hallway, ramps for the handicapped, a new shop, a second floor addition to the· auto shop, larger woodworking, graphic arts, electronics, and welding areas, a larger band room, a driveway to the

basement and a new elevator. The

project LHS started seven years ago,

being area being the last project.

· However, the other three Lincoln high schools and some junior highs have changes either in the works or drawn up by architects.

According to Southeast Vice-Principal Larry Eaton, in addition to remodeling being done now, the school would lik e a new cafeteria, drafting area, and serious renovations to its auto and woodworking shops.

Northeast Principal Harold P. Dietrich said that drawings for their school include a $200,000 drama department• and air conditioning for their Media Center. Other plans call for an all weather track and increased seating for their gym.

Principal of Lincoln East, William Moss, said that plans under discussion are a girls locker room and a new media center.

Lincoln High Principal Sam Nelson believed that the most attention belongs to LHS.

· ''Based on instructional needs and instructional space, Lincoln High is the number one priority," he said.

However, the other schools, representatives believe the same about their schools.

''We think we have a great need," Southeast's Eaton said. ''Because of congestion, it's interfering with our academic purposes." Two years ago Southeast received funding for its new $3.1 million gym.

LHS' rising enrollment poses a problem.

''Our choices are that we can renovate the basement, add • on to the existing building, or reduce the number of programs that we have," Nelson said.

Nelson said that he was pleased with the fact that so many students want to attend Lincoln High, but that major

hanges are in order.

'' I "W·ouldbe bothered if all they did is put a coat of paint on the wall (of the basement), tile the floor, and let it go," he said. For the students' sake, Nelson hopes that some changes will be made.

'.'We want the best facilities for our young people," he said.

The Board of Education will look over each school's proposal and decide who deserves the funding. The funding comes from the Building Fund, a separate deposit reserved for remodeling by the Board and funded by the taxpayers.

According to Milan Wall, District School Board member, severa' criteria will be used in deciding who will receive funding. How much money is available in the district for the cost of the changes; program needs of the school; comparability among · the four Lincoln High Schools (assuring that one school isn't ahead or behind of the rest); and the school staff's ability to manage a large remodeling project will be looked at for the Board's decis1on.

Should the board's decision favor LJIS, work will begin in late-April/early-May, and will continue for at least a year. Complex work will be done in the suriimer, but students' schedules will be affected.

''There's no way we can do it without disrupting classes," Den Hartog said. ''It may be important to recognize that students may have to go clear across the building for a class."

Den Hartog, Nelson, and the heads of the affected departments will sit down and reorganize, Nelson said. He added that if certain non-movable classes (automotive, welding) are not done in time, they will be discontinued for the duration.

Vol. 83, No. 5

THE BOYS G YMNAST!CS team accepts their first place trophy at the State Gymnastics Meet. Enjoying the victory are (l-r): Assistant Coach Steve LOC(?CO , Seamus Cotter, Shawn Young, Brad Reid, Darrel Watermeier, Jim Jackson, Daryl/ Lindholm, and Sangi DeGrazia

here are the geography lessons?

The

Whole Truth

The last geography lesson I had was in eighth grade when we were learning the countries of Africa.

Well, that's all fine and dandy if for a blue piece of the pie a question would turn up like; WHAT IS: THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN AFRICA? or WHAT IS AFRICA'S SOUTHERNMOST POINT? But that sure wouldn't help in placing Chicago on the map. (By the way, the answers are Sudan and Cape Agulhas, respectively )

Why we no longer have required geography classes is a mystery. If , as graduating seniors, we have to ha, ,e five credit hours of gym classes, why aren ' t we being required to take just a quarter of basic geography? I don't think that it would be a waste of time.

Maybe the administration feels it is no longer necessary to know the location of our 50 states or how close Cuba really is to our border. But it certainly can't believe that geography is an unimportant subject. If the trend of non-emphasis keeps up, the kids in grade school will learn less than we did.

On the subject of the 50 states, I don't remember ever really learning them all. Friends have tried to convince me that we learned them in a song in music cl;;iss in fourth grade, but I must have been gone that day. I couldn't name them all now if my life depended on it.

Now don't get me wrong; I'm not totally stupid.

Editorial Board:

Editor-in-chief-John Tidball

I could place California, Texas and Florida on a blank map, maybe even Iowa and Arizona on a· good day. But get into Idaho and Kentucky and I'm doomed.

Some students may not think geography is very important. I sure think it is. I know I've looked pretty stupid when a friend told me she was going to school in Minnesota, and I thought Minnesota bordered Nebraska to the west.

Not only would a layout of the country be nice to know, but some basic knowledge of this state alone would not hurt.

Don't you kind of feel uneasy when you hear about tornado sightings and touchdowns in Cherry county, and you have no idea where Cherry county is , let alone how close it is to you?

Twenty years ago, when our parents graduated, geography classes were required all through high school. I think I'm jealous. Not jealous of all the work I missed out on , but of the knowldege they gained, and jealous of the fact that I can't rattle off the states in 1 6 minutes or less

I admit, and very openly, that I am very bad when it comes to geography. That is by far my worst Trivial Pursuit category, but that shouldn't be. Everyone should know about wher_e they live and what is around them.

The question is, if there is blame to be placed, where should it go? The administration , the school, or the individuals? I guess I could have learned geography on my own but I am much too lazy for that. I want it spoon-fed to me, and it hasn't been. But I haven ' t figured out how to reverse the times and go back to how it was. All 1· do know is that something is rotten in Denmark. By the way, where exactly is Denmark?

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60's and 70's the best

Dear Editor:

I believe the ' 60 ' s and '70's were the best years mainly because during those times you really didn't have to have millions of dollars in order to be happy. Now you must have tons of cash to "fit in." That ' s the thing I like about Lincoln High: you are your own person; you don't have to be rich to be cool. Over at Southeast , God h elp anyone who doesn ' t have loads of money.

Life in the '80 s is really tough: worrying about nµclear wars, the raising of taxes , etc Everything in the 60 ' s and 70's was mellow. The music wasn' t anything like Michael Jackson or Duran Duran. I just think that the '60 ' s and ' 70's is the only way to handle things. Sure, bad things happened in the 60's, like John F. Kennedy ' s assassination and Kent State , but a lot of good things happened too like Woodstock, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and most of the groups that are "in " today.

I know a lot of people are really satisfied with this "preppy " stuff, but I, and a lot of others who feel the same way, say the 60 s and 70 s are the best.

Signed, Amy Mitchels

Selfishness is evident

The self-age is upon us. This is proved by the election Those whose positio ns have improved these past four years voted again for their improvement. It is a known fact that the poor have gotten poorer and their aid has been cut these last four years, but the same leader was again elected How can one who knows that the poor are poorer vote for the one who continues to make them poor? Is it possible for people to overlook the fact that their neighbors are starving so that their own position can improve? I am sc ared for my future of my neighbors and friends Lauri Fuller

DO YOO THINK THE TOWING OF ILLEGALLY PARKED LHS CARS IS FAIR? WHY OR WHY NOT?

Jerel Welker, · Faculty: You bet I do. Certain students need to leave at different times of the day and it s not fair to them if · they can't leave wheri they need to.

Kathy Gehr, Senior: Yes, people need to learn to park where they are supposed to so cars won't get hit.

Graeme Simpson, Junior: No, they should be free to park anywhere they want to if they go to the high school.

Kev.in Martin, - Sophomore: Yes, because they should know better if they are told.

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The next time you get to discussing the "good old days" with your grandparents, ask them about school and they'll tell you about discipline and knuckle rapping. This kind of action by the school is now not only unheard of, but illegal. On the opposite side of the spectrum is the nonenforcement •of school policy which is almost as radical and has been used selectively at Lincoln High. Some policies are strictly enforced, such as attendance, while others appear only to fill the LHS handbook.

Towing illegally parked cars is one policy where the administration has been extremely lenient. Granted, they did bravely declare they would begin to tow cars (after consistant prodding by groups of students), but this towing of cars should have started the first week of school. Not only has it been stated as Lincolri High policy, it seems only right that people who clog the lots by parking their cars illegally. should have them towed.

The infamous parking sticker is another nonpolicy policy. What exactly is the purpose of these stickers? The logical explanation is that only Lincoln High students could get the stickers so any car_ not having a sticker could be removed from the lot. Bah! How could one think they

Clough resignation proves educational

_ When Dr. Roger Clough, Superintendent of Lincoln Public School announced his resignation, it became obvious that something's wrong with our educational system. When the relationship between the School Board and superintendent comes to a point that the superintendent feels that his best alternative is to resign, rather than try to deal with a noncooperative board, there's a major problem.

When Clough steps down his term will have been shackingly short. He will have served for approximately two years. Traditionally Lincoln has had long termed superintendents; the two superintendents before Clough served in Lincoln for 17 and 15 years respectively.

There must be something wrong when Clough, a man whose accomplishments in education are numerous, s_teps down from his position. The explanation for the resignation was that · the chemistry wasn't right between the School Board and Clough. This explanation is weak. Granted there were conflicts between Clough and the board, but all of the people involved are supposed to be concerned about students getting the best education possible.

• The board and the superintendent have set an awful example, and possibly a precident that if two groups of people that must work together don t agree, one must quit. Compromise must be out of the quest_ion. But stop for a minute and think abou,t what this resignation could mean. What if the President and. Congress don't agree, does this mean that the President steps down? What if a teacher and a student disagree on an issue, does this mean that the teacher quits his or her job, or that the student drops out of school? More often than naught, the answer is no.

Clough has been personally responsible for many changes in Lincoln's educational structure, and he will be missed. Clough's accomplishments range from improving the relationship between private and public schools to accelerating the rate of computer technology available to Lincoln schools. Clough has also created a good climate between teacher and administrators and has become a friend of teachers because he has been reasonable during salary negotiations. Clough has also worked on the boundary negotiations that have been favorable for Lincoln High. Perhaps Cloughs main accomplishment has been development of long range goals and plans and implementation of them.

Clough has done a great deal for education in Lincoln, and his presence will be missed. It is hoped that the board will choose another superintendent who will be as great of a force for quality education as Clough has been.

would tow away a car for not having a little red sticker when they don't even tow cars parked illegally? Each year it is advertised that you must have such a sticker to park in the school lot. This year six such stickers have been issued and sev,eral hundred cars are parked in the lots each day. Enforcement may not be the solution to this cas,e, but if you can only give six parking passes away in a school of 1500, why not save the announcements ladie's breath - and the school district some money.

One section of the Lincoln High handbook states that the willful causing of damage io sch1ool property and any activity declared uni awful by the State of Nebraska, are forbidden. Littering seems to fall under both of these catagories. The littering problem became known to the city of Lincoln when a letter to the editor appeared in both Lincoln newspapers concerning the problem. While the school officials are not responsible for the trash, if the students won't do anything, the administration must. One solution would be to have people serving detention pick up the trash instead of wasting an hour. Each student could be given a garbage bag and not be giv,en credit for the detention until the bag has been filled.

Littering has cause more than appearance problems at Lincoln High. Due to problems with debris left by students with food on the upper floors, students are no longer allowed to eat at their lockers. If the administration would just have punished those who littered the halls, the whole student body wouldn't suffer. They are going at it the wrong way. If a person in math club skipped would the entire club serve detension. Punish those who deserve to be punished.

Another seemingly futile policy is suspending students after they have a certain number of skips. It. seems that students who are willing to skip classes would be more than happy to stay away from school for a few more days. A better punishment would be to lock them in a classroom over the weekend.

Of course the administration can't lock students up, but there must be a better solution than suspension. Why don't they just continue to increase the number of detentions? It seems more logical than to relieve them of school for a day. Eventually students will be skipping school so they can be kicked out.

In the future the administration should either enforce their policies or drop them. If this is done students will know that if they don't follow school rules they will be punished. Right now they don't.

L1~ncolnHigh staff and students must be recognized for their great efforts

Soins of the Black and Red Fight for your alma matter, Fight for the fame of Lincoln's name Untdaunted forge ahead.

Hearts that are brave and true Loyal and eager too, Sh1oulder to shoulder, fight and win So,ns of the Black and Red.

Lincoln High has a lot to cheer about, and the school deserves a huge pep rally to commend all staff and students that are doing outstanding jobs. Also deserving recognition are events and changes that can make Lincoln High and even better place to be.

Class project important

A Lincoln High social studies class has taken on a problem that not only affects the school and community, but everyone. Judy Roderick's global perspectives class has sent care packages to Russia in an attempt to learn more about the So·viet people and inform them on what life is like in Lincoln, Nebraska. This class project is the fir:st, and very important step towards establishing good relations between the two super powers. By learning about different cultures, we can better understand other peoples feelings and actions. This project is worthwhile and will provide insight to .understanding the Soviet Union.

Student involvement needed

Andrew Broman, a junior, has also become involved with easing the tension between the United States and Russia. Broman attended the Fifth Annual Youth Conference on Disarmament

held at the United Nations. Broman had the chance to meet with Soviet citizens and talk with them. This project is also necessary to developing good relations with Russia, and Broman is to be commended for his efforts to bridge to communications gap between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

, Interesting classes evident

Classes at Lincoln High are becoming more and more interesting because of teachers that care about students education. Mark Harper, a student teacher, had students in his Modern U.S. History class learn about World War II by researching Lincoln High graduates that were involved with the war. Students gained a new perspective on the war and were able to learn how tragic war can be. Harper's idea was a very good one, it got students interested in learning about history and provided incentive to research the war.

Renovation neccessary

Lincoln High has the opportunity to become a better place to be. Currently funds to remodel schools with in the districts are in limbo. There is $1.3 million worth of repair work and remodeling that needs to be done. The industrial arts and basement areas are in drastic needs of remodeling. If the funds were granted to LHS, plans for a new basement hallway, auto shop, larger woodworking area, ramps for the handicapped, and a larger bandroom would become a reality. Lincoln High deserves the remodeling and should receive the funds that are needed.

Lincoln High has a lot to be happy about, although staff and students don't c!lways realize it. LHS is tops academically, athletically, and many other -ways. The school and its organizations and teams deserve the support of everyone. •

Studentstackle problems

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by Becky Boswell

Satarist Fran Lebowitz said she views high school students today as conservative and concerned about money. Lebowitz was in Lincoln as the guest speaker at the YWCA's ''Tribute to Women."

Lebowitz, who frequents on the college curcuit more than the high school one, said there is an astonishing difference between todays college students and those of the '60's.

''If I was a college student today, I would be rebelling," said Lebowitz.

Although Lebowitz described college students as being competitive and too concerned with making lots of money, she said they are still cuter than adults.

Lebowitz, author of Social Studies and Metropolitan Life, said she liked teenagers better when they were less responsible.

- ''It's better when teenagers are stupid idolists,'' said Lebowitz, who never looked up to anyone but writers.

''It's better when teenagers are stupid idolists, '' - Lebowitz

Lebowitz, who was president of her class and was expelled from high school, said she doesn't have fond memories of high school. Lebowitz said that she learned to read and add in school, but, she added, she learned those skills in the first grade. When talking about being expelled from high school, Lebowitz said she was secretly delighted because she didn't have to go anymore. She said that she liked grammar school best because she got to cut, paste, and color.

Lebowitz said that gym class and Algebra were what she disliked the most about high school. Algebra, she said, always followed her, even during the summer. Lebowitz explained that she failed Algebra and took it six times. Gym, she said, includes aerobics, squash, and tennis, and she avoids all of it. ''Football is like Algebra in motion,"

Lebowitz said, comparing the two activities she disliked the most in high school.

Lebowitz said her parents are still hoping she'll return to school, but it's doubtful.

Lebowitz recalled one time when she was about to leave her apartment to go to Harvard and her mother called. When Lebowitz was asked where she was going, she· told her mother Harvard. She said her mother was overjoyed, but Lebowitz then explained that she was going there to speak, not to enroll. Her mother's response was

FRAN LEBOWITZ GETS her message across during the recent conference at the YWCA that Harvard might accept her now. Lebowitz said that she doesn't like, or approve of, computers. Th~ writer said that she doesn't even own a word processor, a computer that many journalists now own. Lebowitz said she even talked someone out of buying het a Video _Cassette Recorder. ''Computers do things we can do,'' she said, ''only very fast.''

One job that people usually do that has been taken over by a computer; is making wake up calls. Lebowitz said that her morning call came from a computer. ''This is your automatic wake up call. Have a good day," Lebowitz said, mimicking the call she received. Lebowitz said her visit to Nebraska came as a surprise, she replaced the scheduled guest speaker. She explained that she was on her way to San Fransico when she was told to come here. Lebowitz explained that she recently required a mortgage and was ready to do anything, even fill in for a farmer.

Lebowitz said she noticed a difference between people in the Midwest and people iR New York. Nebraskans, she said are quiet and courtious, and have pride in the state. She said that she'd only been here 30 seconds, and people were asking her how she felt about the Nebraska football team. New Yorkers, she said, are more self absorbed. To illustrate this, she explained that

she lives near the finish line of the New York Marathon, she wasn't concerned about the race, all she did was complaine about the lack of parking places in ther neighborhood because of the marathon. ''I'm the opposite of a workaholic, '' -Lebowitz

Lebowitz, who is currently working on a new book that she said will be out in this century, said she's only has one other marketable skill, and that's driving. Lebowitz was a cab driver and then graduated to chauffer. She said that she's never had a good job. ''I'm the opposite of a workaholic," she said. Lebowitz said that she rarely reads and learns of news by word of mouth. ''If something really important happens, I feel my mother will call me," Lebowitz said.

Help available at tutoring center

by Lynette Little

• The tutoring center at Lincoln High is a helpful learning center for all students. Help ranging from math to foreign language is available before and after school.

· The center is run by Sue Cain and Marilyn Greve, both LHS teachers. Cain and Greve are in the center several periods a day to help those students in need. Greve and Cain are not the only tutor the center has. there are also several student tutors who come in to help. Some are doing it for_ class credit, while others are tutoring b.ecause they enjoy helping students.

All types of subjects are dealt with in the tutoring center. According to Cain and Greve, math, science, and English are the most common subjects students seek help with. Students with all levels of learning abilities come in for help in all types of subjects.

''We try to cover most of the curriculum," said Cain.

On the average, students come in for help before school. Activities after school, work, and other responsibilities often hinder students from coming in after school, said Greve. Those students who use the tutoring center benefit by getting the extra help they need. Junior Todd Sintek said he uses the center every day and finds it very helpful. Lori Cain, a sophomore, also uses the center every day.

''The ones that want to learn are helped,'' said Sintek of students using the center. He felt that some students don't want to learn and will not be.helped even by a tutor.

The idea of having students tutor students has advantages and disadvantages. Senior Roger Davies is a tutor, and he felt student tutors were a good idea.

''Those getting help are often more comfortable with other students," said Davies. Greve felt that student tutors are sometimes easier to understand because they use the same language as their peers. Cain said that both student and student tutor benefit.

''You learn better when you teach something,'' she said. The subject matter is often fresh in the mind of the student tutor, while the teacher may not have had any learning on the subject for some time, she said. Sintek said he doesn't like the idea of stu• dent tutors. He felt there is too much messing around when students get together, even if their main purpose is to learn something.

''There are a few that would seriously study together, but it wouldn't work," Sintek said. ''Students will just goof off or they won't know as much as the teacl').ers." Whether a person uses the center to get help or just to study, it is very useful for all. It's a calm atmosphere and the help is there · on call.

''It's a nice, quiet area, and a good place to study,'' Sintek said.

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atermeier excels in gymnastics

When Darrel Watermeier entered the Lincoln High gym to compete in the ninth grade gymnastics program, he had no idea that in his senior year he'd lead the boys team to a first place finish at the State Gymnastics Meet, and win seven medals there himself, including the gold medal in all around,

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Darrel's 59 medals did not come without hard work and dedication to the sport, But, Darrel said, all the time he's put into gymnastics has paid off, He explained that when he began to compete in gymnastics he easily learned new tricks, but now that the level of difficulty of the tricks has increased, learning and perfecting them has become tougher,

Darrel said that he started to excel in gymnastics after ninth grade with the encouragement of head coach Mark Schearer, ''Mark said to be at the gym everyday," Darrel said. Darrel explained that each year of high school competition taught him · something different, '' As a sophomore, I learned to compete, as a junior, I got experience at state, and as a senior, l won," he said, Along with competing in high school, Darrel is a member of • Nebraska School of Gymnastics, a private club, and competes with the club too. He said, that there are several differences between high school and club gymnastics, The biggest one, he said, is that club doesn't have as many meets and in club, a gymnast competes by age group, as opposed to high school where there are no divisions.

Darrel explained that the experience and training that comes with competing in club has helped him in high school,

''If I hadn't started club," he said, ''I wouldn't have been able to compete in high school the day I did,'' Although Darrel has had a successful high school gymnastics carrer, he said that quitting has crossed his mind, but, he said, gymnastics is currently in his plans for the future. Darrel said that his parents have always been supportive of him being in gymnastics.

''But," he said, ''mom's always scared of me getting hurt." While Darrel has accumulated fans of his own, including family and friends that follow him to meets, he has gymnasts that he admires. Darrel listed the UN-L team, Olympicas, Scott Johnson, Jim Hartung, and Jim Mikus as his favorites.

Disarmament the topic Broman attends. Youth Conference .at United Nations

by Charles Frederick

( ioing to New York City to talk about .the nuclear arrns race may not be the most worthwhile trip for many high school stud(nts to make, but it was for junior Andrew Bro1nan, ''I think it was worth it to go," Broman said, '' I learned a lot about the Soviet Union from people who had traveled there and I learned a lot about disarmament and the ar1ns race that I didn't know before.''

Rr(>n1an attended the Fifth Annual Youth Conference on Disarmament at the Llnited Nations, organized through the llnitarian Church. To be chosen to go to the C<Jnference, Broman had to fill out an application which asked questions about why he wanted to go to the conference and what he had already done concerning the nuclear arms race, '' I guess they picked the people who knev. tht: rnost about the subject," Broman said.

The conference was nation-wide with 26 youth attending; Broman was the only one front Nebraska, ''It was all the nation plus one person from ('.anada," Broman said, '' People from Ohio, from Oregon, California, from New York, from Florida, from all over the place,''

The ccinference mainly consisted of

discussions and lectures on nuclear disarmament.

''When we first got there," Broman began, ''the first meeting we had was basically a get-to-know-each-other meeting a'}d ,small group discussions about the subject. And then the next day we had three hours of just talking about the nuclear arms race and what could be done about it and the different problems with it. And we also had some people come to speak. Like a man from the Peace Network (a newly formed Unitarian group that Broman knew nothing about) and he spoke about what the arms race has to do with the Central American conflict. And a man from the Soviet Union who is a reporter for the newspaper there (Pravda) spoke about what the Soviet Union thinks about it (the arms race); how people in the Soviet Union think about it and what the Soviet government is doing about peace.

''Most of it (the conference)," Broman continued, ''took place at the UN grounds. We went to a meeting of the First Committee. They talk about disarmament, It was rather boring, though, because all there was were three different delegates. They made speeches which they just read from some xeroxed paper. So we really didn't see how a UN meeting worked."

There was no debating at the meetings, only discussion about disarmament and how people felt about it.

by Sara Korte senior

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''There was no debate at all," Broman said, ''They were just making speeches about how they felt about disarmament and I tell you the truth, I didn't really pay attention to it. It was rather boring and I couldn't quite understand their English.''

Broman didn't feel that the meeting of the First Committee was worth going to.

'' I think for some people (it was worth it to go) but I don't think personally it worth it to go," he clarified, Broman felt that the conference was well organized, but he thought it would be better if it was longer and if they had more speakers and more experts about disarmament, There were, Broman said, about five or six speakers at the conference. There was a speaker who was a college student from Florida who is a peace-activist.

''They were mostly just peace-activists," Broman added, describing the other speakers.

The conference was set up ''to give more information to youth about a subject that is very important to everyone," Broman said.

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BY BEING /NVOL VED with the nuclear freeze, Andrew Broman, a junior, had the opportunity to attend the Fifth Annual Youth Conference on Disarmament held in New York at the United Na-

The trip was paid for by the Unitarian Church and the youth stayed in the Vanderbilt Y in the middle of Manhatten. The trip lasted four days; he left on Thursday, November 8 and returned the following Sunday. lions.

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'Care package' en route to Russia

Included in the mail sent out in the next fe,v weeks will be a package on its way to 1\kademgorodok, Russia. This package, a Global Perspectives class project, will include letters of friendship and photos of Lincoln High and Lincoln, said Social Studies teacher, Judy Roderick.

'' The project started with a class discussion about the class' concern over a nuclear war. I also read about other schools doing this in several publications. Programs such as this have only been in operation this year," said Roderick.

''This is an excellent way to bridge a lack of understanding. Also it will bring some personal involvement into ·an activity such as this," said Principal Sam Nelson.

Although mail may be censored there should be no delay or problem with getting a return answer, Nelson explained.

''We're very limited on what we can send for several reasons, the sheer cost of postage being the main one," said Roderick. ''We have to be careful so we don't interfere with the young people being able to receive the package."

Lincoln was paired with Akademgorodok as part of the Ground Zero Pairing Project of November 1983. Akademgorodok is a scientific and academic community of 35,000 people located about 2,000 miles east of Moscow. The city, which has a famous school for the gifted, has an Asiatic cultural background and .is in what we would call the Siberian area, explained Roderick.

''We're sending individual letters of friendship, a photograph of each (of the 90 students) and information on the back of each photo," Roderick said. "This inf or-

rackefeller

mation will tell about each student. Their

likes, dislikes, family and other facts. We're

also sending newspaper clippings and

photos of the school, and themes outside the school building, and of the city around LHS including the downtown area.''

Even though the letters are to be kept

strictly personal, anyone receiving them

should get a good idea of what life is like in

the United States, Roderick said.

'' I kept my letter basic," said Senior Cin- • dy Berscheid, a student participating in the

project.

''We have so,me students getting pictures • of special monuments like the Links, the

state capitol, and also individual and

several group pictures of all the students in-

volved. On the back of these pictures we

Story Theatre recapped

THE LINCOLN HIGH also told about our family, future plans,

• formed November 8 and

• and hobbies," explained senior Lisa Mur- : all school play was perray.

''Even if someone returns my letter I • JO. The entire play is don't think I'd want to write back,"

• made up of several short Berscheid said. ''I'm not the type of person • skits. (Right) Stefanie who likes to write, but I do think this is a • Ortiz is the wife in The great idea."

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''I'm really interested to see what they

• Old man and Sea. She have to say. It's kind of exciting because it's • pauses contently for a not something you do everyday," Murray

moment after becoming said. ''I've really learned quite a bit." • Pope. Her husband

''This project is a great idea and I'm

• Devon Schumacher, totally supportive. It may also result in : waits in the background lifelong friendships and a possibility that

• wondering what her next some of these letters could result with a visit • request will be. to the U .S.S. R.," said Nelson.

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''If you don't try (to get to know a Russian citizen) you'll never know what it's like, ''Nelson said." We'll just have to give this generation a chance to make up for some of my generation's mistakes."

(Above) FOXY WOXY (DEVON SCHUMACHER) explains to Goosey Poosey,,.

(Sharon Mosher), Ducky Dad/es, (Rita Greder), and Henny Penny, (Beth Shan-

non), that he will personally take them to the King's castle to tell him the sky is•

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S·tate tournaments show students lacking school pride

Two-Minute-Warning

Tami Atkins

• ''Who dat say the Links ain't bad? Who dat? Who dat?''

I say the Links ''ain't bad." I say the Links are terrible! No, not the athletic teams, but the fans. The state volleyball tournament confirmed my feeling of boredom with my school.

Over 800 tickets were sold to students to attend the tournament, and 64 staff members took the afternoon off to watch our team play. Curiosity makes me wonder how many showed up.

Why, after nine weeks of competition, did 825 students and 64 staff members suddenly get interested in volleyball? Many will answer now because they were in the state tourney. Oh, but what about the boys gymnastic team? Not only were they in the state tournament, they won it! How many hundreds of students attended their meet? Not even a handful (and how many students can you get in your hand?).

Each year it seems like more students lose interest in their classmates, achievements whether it be the debate team bringing home a trophy, a music group's performance, or an athletic team's rating. Girls basketball

Stude nts are showing less support for the athletic teams by not showing up at their events, and if they do attend, they seldom express their excitement for our teams.

One reason I can see is that now since we're in high school and all grown up, we're uh ''too cool'' to cheer for our team. And those 76,000 people in Memorial Stadium every Saturday I guess they need to learn how to control themselves.

Another reason (this is just an excuse) is the student saying '' I love basketball, but swimming just isn't a spectator's sport." This may be true, but support can mean as little as wishing luck to your favorite athlete · (or debator as the case may be.)

Another reason given for not attending school events, although I personally cannot believe this, is student s are embarrassed of this gri;at school and its students. Two examples of this once again involve the staie volleyball tournament. Before the games started a host had to bring about ten guys over to the Lincoln High side from the Westside fan area. I guess these guys got lost, saw Westside's fans in red and black and remembered they had seen Peppers in red and black. And, after all there were empty seats common to most previous volleyball games.

Another example comes from overhearing two flag corps members talking about other members on their squad, actually being too embarrassed to wear their uniform

Season relies on teamwork

The girls varsity basketball team is fairly experienced and has a lot of talent, said coach Bill Myers.

''I'm guardingly optimistic (about this season). If the girls work together we should do pretty well," said Myers.

The team will have to work hard because it lost some key players from last year. The team is also behind because six of the players missed practice beca11se they were involved in volleyball.

''We're a little behind," said Myers but even so, the team should be ready for their first game which is today at Columbus, he said. The varsity team is comprised of 12 members, nine of whom lettered last year.

''It's tough (playing) in Lincoln, because Lincoln always has some good teams," said Myers.

The girls reserve basketball team should also have a fairly good season, their coach said.

''We just decided teams so it's hard to say what the team will be like,'' explained reserves coach Deb Van Dusen.

'I've only worked with them for a short time, she said."

Of the 12 members on the team, two played reserves last year, three are ~ophomores, and the remaining seven were

on last year's sophomore team, Van Dusen said.

''They know what to expect from me, and I know what to expect from them," said Van Dusen who worked with some of the girls as sophomores last year.

''As sophomores they didn't get a lot of competition. This will be their first real taste of competition, but most of the team has the experience of playing last year,'' said Van Dusen.

''We have a lot of potential and I'm optimistic abo_ut what we can do and will do,'' said Van Dusen.

The sophomore girls basket ball team should have a good season, if they can learn to play the game as it s meant to be played and if they _can keep up their enthusiasm and continue to work hard in practice, said sophomore coach Alex Czeranko.

''Most of the girls played in junior high. They need to come together and work really hard as a team," said Czeranko.

''We've got 11 girls on the team and they're all good hard workers. I'm optimistic for a good year, and we will have one if they continue to push themselves in practice," said Czeranko.

Their first game is December 4 at Raymond Central.

to the tournament. This really makes me wonder

I guess the most logical reason I could come up with would be si nce Lincoln High is the largest school in Nebraska, everything can become impersonal. Lincoln High becomes a place for many students only to study in and not to socialize around. Lincoln High can easily become ''your'' school and ''my'' school, when all along it should be our school.

This really began to make sense as I watched the final volleyball game in Class D-2. All the fan s for the blue team were wearing blue. This made sense. In their hands were sticks with :sayings that they were proud to be clleerimg for their team. The red teams fans were outrageous. No one stood out in the solid red block. They chanted their cheers loud and proud. Even · after their team lost tlhe championship game, they proudly spelled out their mascot's name.

Let me tell you, at that point I had goosebumps and my hair was standing on end. I couldn't imagine such loyalty and enthusiasm! Then I also remembered it was a small school, but I also remembered not too long ago the Northeast fan's had rallied their team to district channps.

Then I realized, not e wen a large school should have an excuse for not supporting their teams. Northeast proves this to be true.

At every sporting event of Northeast's that I've attended, there were at least seven guys, enough to spell out Rockets, and sometimes the entire football squad front and center chanting, eager to let everyone near know who they wanted to win. They're enthusiastic, they're fun, they're true fans, and they're great. But back to Lincoln High, where pep rallies have been limited to one a season because no one ever showed up, where the cheerleaders fight over who will have to go to what event, where the faculty members don't recognize the cheer to stand up and hollar for their team, where peppers are required to attend games. Lincoln High School A good place to be?

Yes! It is! It can be made even better by joining together! Bring back those pep rallies and involve the students. Make them exciting, make them fun! Introduce the participants and let them have their glory! Support rather than ridicule the spirit groups. Wear your school colors, by the way they are red and black.

But, most of all, attend events and let your presence be known. Yell, shout, scream! You should all know how to spell Links by now. Let everyone around know you're from Lincoln High.

With a joint effort we can turn your school and my school into our school, and together we can be proud to be Links. And let the world know it!

LISA HUNTER SHOOTS o,ver the defense of Tracy Lightbody in girls practice.

by Dan Sweeney

swim ers, 1vers in season

When the temperature in November drt)ps below 32 degrees and most students are dreaming about skiing or winter break, a select group of students are thinking about swimming pools and ''chlorine green'' hair.

No, these people aren't ill, and they're not necessarily longing for the summer. They're probably a member of the swimrning and diving team.

''You've got to be tough to be a swimmer," said 22-year veteran-coach Gene Cotter. ''The swimming environment makes people highly susceptable to colds in the winter."

Colds aren't the only thing the swimmers need to be tough for, according to Cotter. Daily afternoon workouts and optional morning and. Saturday workouts occupy much of the swimmers' time. The two optional workouts are available for those

team earns

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by Angie Westlund

The wrestling team has nine returning lettermen this year, and Coach Thomas Christie said the year loo ks very promising.

Seven of the returning lettermen are enrolled in an out-of-school .clinic for \vrestlers which help them learn the modernization of old techniques. Christie visited universities including Oklahoma State, Mi ssouri, Iowa, and Nebraska at Lincoln and at Omaha to keep up on new athletic technology.

'' During the off season I try to get our wrestlers to enroll in club wrestling or clinics which upgrade and modernize the techniques as much as possible,'' said Chri s tie, ''since those kids who have 111odernizedtechniques are the kids we will be playing against."

"I try to give them as much support as the rules will allow because it helps their training program and gives them the ex-

TIRED OF PAYINGHIOIIER

perience I can't since competition is the name of the game," Christie said.

Practices are held everyday after school, followed by a study hall on Mondays and Wenesdays which lasts 45 minutes to an hour and a half.

''The main purpose for these study halls are_to relieve the stress of being an athlete and a student. I want them to understand that school is to be first," he said. '' It seemed to work last year, hopefully it will this year."

On December 1, the wrestling team will have its first meet, the Fremont lnvitional. The meet will include eight teams. ''l '.his meet will be a good test to see what we've got, but I believe we have the potential for several state places and hopefully a chance for the championship,'' Christie said.

swimmers who would like to spend extra time developing their breathing and strokes.

''I can'fbe too tough,'' explained Cotter, ''otherwise I'd be left with two or three boys and two or three girls."

The varsity swimmers not only spend time in the pool working on their swimming, but also time in the weight room developing their strength. Usually, around 45 minutes are spent Iifting .weights and then another hour-and-a-half is spent swim1ing, Cotter said.

''I've always worked swimmers on weights," he said. ''Last year didn't work because there wasn't enough time, moving kids in and out. In the 60's, we made our own weights. We used coffee cans full of cement."

Along with several returning letterers for both the boys and the girls are several new prospects. Some of the returnees include Julie Prange and Scott Steele, both juniors, and John Tidball, a senior. Some new swimmers that have a chance at doing well are Amy Tidball, a sophomore, and Jody

For boys team

by Rick Riggins

''I am hoping that our" main advantage will be quickness," explained Lincoln High basketball Coach Alden Johnson.

Johnson said he sees a team very much like last year, a team not strong iri the height department, but able to apply pressure to a team's offense.

''We'll score a lot of out points th•s year from fastbreaks and stealing the ball," Johnson said. He explained that using speed to apply defensive pressure, forcing the other team to make errors and extending themselves was the way to win ball games. The team's speed will mean court play that won't end until the final buzzer, he said.

''We'll be the kind of team that might be down 10 points, but b'at an eye later, and then up 10 points," Johnson said. Presently, practice drills on the fastbreak and conditioning are done, due to emphasis on speed.

Of last year's team, four athletes graduated, and two others won't be back.

The Reserves will show a more integrated basketball team. Several members of the reserves will be among the varsity, also. Johnson cited junior Robert Nicholas as an example.

In order to live up to last year's accomplishments, the District and City titles, the team will use a vast array of talent, Johnson said.

''In Lincoln, as always, it's always dogeat-dog. It's tough," he said. ''All four high schools should have good teams."

Johnson said he and Sophomore Basketball Co ach Tim Muggy scout LHS' opponents with a careful eye by critiquing each team's strength, and virtually every player.

Wanek, a ninth-grader from Goodrich Jr. High, Cotter said. Also expected to do well are two foreign exchange students, Marion Jahreis and Janet Nielson.

•' I don't like putting pressure on the ninth graders or the sophomores. In swimming, you need a strong team, not just individuals," said Cotter.

Returning for the divers are juniors Paula Vilda and Mike Block.

Goals are an important part of this year's swim team. At the start of the season, swimmers were asked to fill out forms about self-awareness and individual goals. Most importatant, according to Cotter, is that the goals are attainable and realistic. It's hard to project where we are going to go. I want the kids to set goals for themselves. I'm taking it one week at a time asking 'Can we beat this team?' '' Cotter said.

The 1984-85 LHS swimming season began on November 27 with an open house at the Lincoln High pool. Competition on the 14-meet schedule began November 29 against Millard South and culminates February 21-23 with the state meet.

''Basketball is a game of percentages," Johnson said, interpreting why the team may have an off-night. ''Sometimes the ball just won't go in the hoop for you."

Johnson has 14 different defenses, divided into three series, prepared for Lincoln High's opposition. The first game, Columbus, is tonight. Last year's score was 56-54 for Lincoln High. Johnson predicted some exciting basketball.

GOOD SWIMMING TECHNIQUES are important to sophomore swimmer Amy Tidball.

The Dead Kenndeys have a song called ''Stealing People's Mail!' The lyrics say:

''We ain't goin' to the party

We ain't goin' to the game

We ain't goin' to the disco

Ain't gonna cruise down main

We're stealing people's mail on a Friday night.''

Although Lincoln High st udents do many different things on their two days and three nights of freedom from chores and scheduled life, none are that extreme.

Downtown is a place often visited by various members of Lincoln High's population. One · person who goes there frequently is sophomore Amy Cada.

''Basically we go to football and volleyball games and downtown for movies and shopping,'' Cada said.

Of course it isn't just Cada who goes, a lot of her friends go also.

''My friends and I all go in a group and look for clothes,'' she said. ·

The baffling thing to Cada is that rio matter how often Cada goes downtown or to Gateway, she always finds something new and interesting that keeps her and her friends coming back.

''It just never gets boring," Cada said. ·

''It's not really where I go but who I go with-.'' -Feldt

Many other people go downtowp and junior Darrell Jones is dtle of them. The reasons that Jones goes down,town are different from Cada's. When Jones goes downtown, he always has a definate de.ti nation in mind. This destination is the Game Gal-ry.

''When I go downtown, I mostly g0 to the Game Gal-ry with my friends,'' Jones said. ''It's great because there's a lot of people and you can always meet someone new.''

Jones said that even though it was fun meeting new people, there are other reasons why •he

keeps going back.

There are those who feel that the destination of an evening isn't the most important thing. Senior Charles Feldt is one of these people.

''It's not really where we go, but who I go with," he said. '

Some people try to draw themselves away from the center of town. One such student is Susan -Bitenieks who can quite frequently be found at Madson's Snookerbowl.

Bitenieks said she goes to Madson's to play pool and to have an honest, good time.

''It's a good place to have fun and stay out of trouble," she said.

Bitenieks said that part of the reason for her regular return to Madson's the past four months is because of the improvements that have bee:n made in the place. ·

''It's a good place to go to have fun and stay out of trouble.,, -Bitenieks

''It's better now that it used to be," she said.

''Its a great place to just hang around and - ''They used to have a large (video) arcade and break dance,'' he said. ''Its not just that though, now it's been replace with more pool tables." the best part is that we' re together."

· Other people pref er to skip over downtown all Jones said he's been visiting the Game Gal-ry together, and simply go to parties with friends. on a regular basis for nearly a year and a half Senior Jennefer Olin is one such person. and he said that his first impression of the place '' A bunch of us girls go out to parties," she also helps in keeping him coming back. said. ''Sometimes we'll stop at McDonald's, but

''I liked it the first time I was there," he said. we mainly go to parties.''

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time in sixth grade and has been going back ever since because ''it was different.''

Something different is often what lures students in the door of various locations. Junior Ben Miller said that there are a lot of ''cool'' places to go in Lincoln. On the top of his list was Parkway Bowling Alley.

''We go because there's cool people there. Sometimes we'll hit a fast food place, but that's to eat, not to 'hang-out'.''

Miller also said he likes to go places that are good for skating as in boards, not roll~rs.

Another of his favorite haunts is the Regional Center Cemetery.

''The cemetery is the best place," he said. ''There's no one ever out there, it's so removed.'' · Other fun places to go at night according to Ben Miller are Wilderness Park and Tanker Hill.

''I like to run the obstacle course at - Wilderness Park by moonlight,'' Miller said. ''It's also cool to go to Tanker- Hill and check out all the lights from the airport.''

Miller and junior Tony Menard agreed that J & J Video is another great place to go. Although Menard ·likes J & J, he also stressed that good times can be found at Pioneers Park.

''Pioneer's Park in the middle of the night is great because it's dark, secluded, and no one can see you,'' he said.

· · Menard and Miller also said that they liked going to Happy Chef, Karen's Apartment, and Village Inn.'' They said they could go to these places and be accepted.

''There aren't a lot of people there who'll give you a lot of guff,'' Miller said. ''There aren't a lot of faddy people.''

''Sometimes there are too many people-or the

Another popular location downtown with Olin said it's fun because it allows her to be LHS students is the Lucky Lady Lounge. The with her friends and get away from school, but regular Sunday teen-dances have attracted the even the best party can turn sour. attention of junior Darci Anderson.

''I go to get out and have some fun and to music is too loud, but overall we usually have a forget about things,'' she said. good time," she said.

Some may wonder why the Lucky Lady would Loud music is qne of the things th.at attract teens, but Anderson said that after one sophomore Pat Bomberger looks for when he visit, it's hard to stay away.

• goes out on the town.

''What I really like is the people and excite- ''On the weekends I like to go downtown or to ment and especially the music,'' she said. · the Brickyard, but only when someone good is

But even things as fantastic as the Lucky Lady playing there'' he said. have their dark sides according to Anderson.

Other than that, Bomberger said he likes to go

''The price of getting in is a bit high, qut it to ''Tye's house and "Rocky Horror Picture could be worse," she said. '' I guess the worst show." thing is that it's on Sunday.''

He said he saw ''Rocky Horror'' for the first •

·Menard also felt that ''cruising the halls'' in various hotels and motels is entertaining, but Miller was able to fit all of the great places to go in one sentence when he said, ''anyplace otherthan school.''

. . . ''It's not just that though, the best part is that we're together. ''-Jones

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by Coralette Damme

ONE.POPULAR WEEKEND hangout is VI, (Village Inn). The toughest decision of the evening may be deciding what to order.

by Charles Frederick ·

The Lincoln Public School Board on December 18 turned down a plan for expanding Lincoln High's facilities and instead approved a plan to renovate existing space.

There were three plans for renovation submitted to the School Board. Plan One was to leave the auto shop as it is and move the MR Unit and other classes not already there into the basement. :plan two would take all classes currently in the basement out and build a 14,000 square foot addition the east side of the building, which would cost $1.55 million.Plan three is basically identical to plan one except the MR Unit would not go to the basement and the auto shop would be moved to the east, removing the east cor-

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by Kip Koll

Beginning next year there will no longer be quarter classes at Lincoln High. Kathy Raymer, Assistant Principal, for Instruction said that quarter classes will either be extended or paired up with another quarter class in an effort to reduce students' scheduling problems.

Raymer said that approximately 90%

Freeway Station faces shutdown

The Lancaster Freeway Station, a youth group home, is in threat of being closed down. Freeway is located at 2201 S. 11th, across from the county elderly people's home, Lancaster Manor.

Lancaster Manor is in need of remodel-. ing and Freeway's location is needed.

Marla Nelson, program director of Freeway, said that they need to come up with enough money to relocate the home before April. Most of the money will come from grants, and a local fraternity held a bike-a-thon to help raise funds.

The home has a capacity of 10 youths and allows them to stay up to 30 days. The youths are counseled in group sessions, as well as family and individual counseling by residential counselors.

''The residential counselors know what they are doing, they are great because they give their time to help others but," said Lincoln High sophomore Ed Holloway. ''They take care of the anger for 'the time being."

Holloway has been a resident of Freeway to help work out his problems. He said the counselors try to get the youths' and their parents' problems worked out before the court system is involved.

''It'd be bad (if Freeway is closed) because most of the youths that go there are having problems and need a rest,'' said Hollo.way. ''There would be a lot more kids in trouble with no where to go."

ridor that passes the auto shop and the classrooms there and creating a hallway in the ~iddle of the building to Johnson Gym, costing Sl.2 million.

Principal Sanford Nelson said that he ·was disappointed that plan two was not approved. He said he was disappointed that students and parents didn't get an opportunity to discuss the proposals with the School Board before the decision was made.

''I'm disappointed they didn't see fit to spend $350,000 more to upgrade our facility," Nelson said.. '

Lincoln Public School Board President James Wickless said that plan 'two was not approved because the plan did not make use of the basement.

''If we had approved that we would have approved an additional cost without using existing facilities,'' Wickless said. He added that the School Board tries· to provide facilities in the most efficient way possible.

Since plan two would take several staff parking stalls that would have to be reclaimed somewhere else and since he considers plan two not to increase actively used instructional sp'ace, Wickless said the plan was not an efficient use of money.

Nelson said that Lincoln High's situation shouldn't be compared with the renovations done to other Lincoln high schools. He said that schools will probably never have equal facilities. Lincoln High has some things other schools don't have, Nelson said, and other schools have things that Lincoln High doesn't have. Nelson cited that Johnson Gym was the envy of other Lincoln high schools when it was built.

''I think we're talking about apples and oranges,'' Wickless said, referring to comparing facilities and their costs to determine whether Lincoln High was treated fairly or not. ''I don't see that that's a parallel argunent."

''We are going to request that the Board reconsider," Nelson said, adding that it would give Lincoln High's staff a chance to air their concerns.

Wickless said that he would listen to Lincoln High's views but he said he didn't know how he would respond.

''I won't know until I hear what they have to say,'' he said. He added that he would listen to any new information offered.

Nelson said that he would find the School Board's decision more acceptable if there had been opportunity beforehand to discuss it with staff, students and parents. But he said that he did accept the Board's decision. ''I accept it," Nelson said. ''You may lose a game but you come back to play the next one."

Wickless said that Lincoln High staff were consulted in making the plans but not in the decision making.

of all scheduling problems are due to registering for two quarter classes which do not meet the same period.

This results in s:cheduling problems for two quarters two different periods.

"I met with dlepartment chairpeople, who spoke with the people in their departments and they arrived at modifications in class offerings," said Raymer.

Crime and Law is a semester course for next year that for the past twelve years has been a quarter class.

"The course has grown in popularity and interest," said Bill Zuspan who teach.es the course. "Personally, I'm very excited about the possibilities in making this a semester class."

He said that tthe course material has increased so mu,ch that the class needs more than nine weeks to cover it all. The course includes seven field trips, discussions, and many speakers $Uch-as police officers.

There are. other courses that are changing to semester classes. One is an English class called Independent Reading.

''It seems to me there are very few courses in English in which the content can adequately be covered in one quarter,'' said M,errell Grant, the English department chairperson.

Grant said th.at she has found that semester courses have less chance of being dropped, especially for low ·enrollment, than quarter classes. She thought that the students feel more comfortable with the teacher and subject in a semester course.

Over the years the English department has had to drop classes such as the Meaning of Poetry and has combined some low enrollment classes. Some of these classes are Multi-Cultural Literature and Nebraska Writers, which have both been worked into Contemporary Literature.

by Becky Boswell

Although the purpose and goals of the Equity Committee are the same as in past years, the committee is making an effort to improve its image with staff and students.

According to Ruth Kupfer, Equity Building Facilitator at Lincoln High, Equity Committee is trying to promote cultural awareness, and at the same time promote a good image for the committee.

''We try to promote cultural awareness and harmfulness of stereotypes and the various 'ism's,' '' Kupfer said.

Kupfer explained that the purpose behind Equity Committee is to moniter activities and policies that may be deemed i!)equitable. But, she said, the committee doesn't patrol the school searching for inequitable policies and actions.

''We're not police officers," Kupfer said. ''We want to be available to people if they feel they have been discriminated against." ·

LHS committee a leader

According to Anne Irvine, Equity Administrator for the school district, Lincoln High's Equity Committee has been a pioneer. •

'' Lincoln High has served as a leader in Equity Committee's." Irvine said. She explained that the Equity Committee at LHS is one of the few that has both staff and students on it, and that the committee has taken an active role at Lincoln High.

Irvine said the both the district and school Equity committees realize that equity has a direct relationship to learning and understanding different cultures. Irvine said that through different classes, stude.nts are exposed to various cultures. In Citizenship Issues, she said students are ex-

posed to civil rights, and in social studies classes other cultures and religions are explored.

Thomas Christie, Sociology and Citizenship Issues teacher, felt that education about various cultures and

people is good, but he said, it's time to move on. Christie said that he's questioned the directions of Equity Committee before, and that he feels that the committee has strayed from it's original purposeof battling racism and sexism.

'Practical stage' needed

''For the amount of ethnicity the school cmd district have, they (Equity Committee) do an outstanding jpb, but if they want to be great, they have to take it to a practical stage,'' he said.

Christie explained that racism and sexisminvolves everyone and that it's become easy to push them under their rug and act as if they don't exist.

''Most people have gotten imn1une to 'conventional' tools of evaluating if a person is racist or sexist,'' Christie said. ''Peoole know not to call people derogaratory ,·thnic names."

Christie explained that the subtle social actions are what people aren't aware of, and fixing them is the practical stage.

Christie said that he and other staff members have made a conscience effort to offer practical solutions to racist and sexist practices. He said the practical solution involves providing opportunities for people to be in a situation they normally wouldn't be in. Christie explained that as wrestling coach he requested a MR student to be the wrestling manager and he also had a woman be the announcer for the meets.

Need to be minority·

Christie said that it's important for members of the majority to put themselves in a situation where they are in the minority. '

Irvine echoed Christie when she said that majority is generally not receptive to a change towards equity for the minority .•

'' Anytime that you have a group that speaks up for the oppressed, the· majority isn't going to like it," Irvine said.

Vol. 83, No. 6

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The Lincoln School Board made a very unwise decision when it voted to approve the plan that will renovate the Lincoln High industrial arts department and possibly lower the basement floor. For a body that is supposed to be supportive of and dedicated to education, the board ap· parently made a decision without thinking. The board's uneducated decision to go with the least expensive, and least benificial renovation plan for LHS was an error.

Perhaps the board did not closely examine Lin• coin High and put much thought into its 5-1 decision. Lincoln High's student population is con• stantly increasing. Lincoln High has one of the largest student population's, if not still the largest, in the state. With a constantly growing student population it only seems logical to ex• pand rather than try to shift students and classrooms around. Simply moving an area does not create more room, or more importantly, provide a long term solution to the problem.

The board had several options to choose from, one that included building a new wing that would be used for industrial arts. This plan would not only create more room for industrial arts, but would leave additional space that could be used in another way. This plan would cost approximately $300,000 more than the plan that was chosen by the board. It only seems logical that if over $1 million is going to be spent on a project, it should be spent wisely. The board appears to disagree.

Hopefully the board will reconsider it's decision that was unfair to Lincoln High and wasteful to Lincoln High. The School Board should have had sufficient time to examine their current choice and realize that it is not the most benificial, fair, · and thoughtful to all involved.

As the average American eats dinner and sits · back each night to watch his favorite situation comedy, someone is making decisions, in the name. of this country, that affect people all over the world. In their efforts to make this country a better place to live, our leaders often seemingly forget that they are acting in the name of our country. And when, o ccasionally, our leaders make immoral decisions, it is, as the old saying goes, time for all good men and women to co ,me to the aid of their country. aid, in this case, would not mean to fight for their country but rat lher against it.

The Whole Truth · 7utlall;.

Fight against your country? Although it sounds like a revolution it is actually what our found iing fathers and mothers would have wanted us to do when the situation calls. It is not just a right, but a responsibility of every American to keep an eye on what our government is doing in our name. Too many people are concerned with politics only during elections when actually th?it should just be the beginning. This doesn't mean that air pol iticians are evil, it simply suggests that the public must not become passive. We must make s ure that our elected officials are doing and saying what we elected them to do and say. When we elect a person to lead our country, whom we trust with blind faith, we are no longer ruled by the majority but by one p e rson We could be lead by a

- ..Letters-

Geography lessons exist

I am writing in response to the article written by Ms. Susan Morris in the November 30, 1984 issue of the Lincoln High Advocate It is indeed unfortunate that Ms. Morris feels that the last geography lesson she had was in eighth grade. The only conclusion I can draw from her statement is th ,at she has not taken a social studies course at Lincoln High. Geography in general, and map skills in particular are an integral part of the :JOcial studies curriculum at Lincoln High.

At a minimum, students are given the opportunity to learn geography and map skills in Global Perspectives, World History, U.S. History and Modern U S. History. In addition, as of the 1984-1985 school year, Lincoln High is the only school in the city to offer an elective course entitled Geography.

If one were to attempt to assign blame ·for the predicament Ms. Morris finds herself in, 1would sugest that the fault is her own. Ms. Morris candidly stated that she is too lazy to learn much about geography on her own, and instead would try to learn only if it is "spoonfed to me."

Let me assure you that no social studies staff member nor any other member of the instructional staff at Lincoln High is inclined to spoonfeed anything to anyone. While students certainly have the right to demand competent instruction, teachers have the right to expect students to make some minimal effort on their own to learn as well.

I would be glad to discuss this or any other curriculum issue with Ms. Morris or any other student(s) at their convenience.

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the article written by Ms. Morris. Ross Tegeler, Chairperson Social Studies Department

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Editorial Board: Editor-in-chief-John Tidball ,

person who has different values than he lead us to believe in the elections, a person who may stop at nothing to promote the American way, or a person who may have become senile since we last heard him speak.

During the 60's and early '?O's there was great public participation and demonstration. The peapie put a stop to the Vietnam War and made racial di-scrimination an issue to which a solution had to be found. Although many called the demonstrators troublemakers, there's no better way •to let the government know what the people want than by demonstration. Had the boys with long hair not burned their draft cards and had the couragous not marched for racial equality , we could still be fighting in Vietnam and the black people in this country might still be riding in the back of the bus.

Currently our country is involved in situations similar to those of our past Why is it that our president sees it fit to trade with, and thereby support, a South African government that oppresses the black people of their country. Are we saying that racial discrimination is fine anyplace but in our country. In Nicaragua we are coaching rebels to perform political assasi nations , all to promote capitalism and democracy around the world. Who are we to say what kind of economic and governmental systems other countries should have? We consider ourselves a peaceful country whose defense department is for defense yet we allow this murderous involvement to continue.

Political laziness has become a norm in our country. It shouldn't take a war, or the threat thereof to excite the people into action. Where are the political rebels of today? We could use them.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD'S DECISION TO RENOVATE LINCOLN HIGH'S INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT BY MOVING IT TO THE BASEMENT AND LOWERING THE FLOOR?

Alden Johnson, Faculty: Inequitable. To say that one area isn't good enough is ineq u i tab I e. There shouldn ' t be a second class person who belongs in the basement, the shop kids.

Mike Wittstruck, Senior: Do it,

because the shop's the big thing for a lot of kids.

Eric Smith, Junior: I Don't like it. The idea I like is moving the upstairs to the downstairs, the first Robb Smith, idea.

Sophomore: I'd rather stay here (upstairs). You · don't feel so confined. It (the industrial arts department) needs renovation, but it doesn ' t need to be moved.

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Thi~space will be reserved for correcting the Advocate. Please feel free to bring to our attention any misquote or : inaccurate statements that appear in the papet. Bring all corrections to room

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Currently under consideration by Principal Sanford Nelson is a proposal made by Student Council to replace the bells that ring to begin and end class periods with taped music.

Instead of bells ending and beginning each period, music would start playing at the end of a period and stop when the next period began.

''It's unique. I,Jion't know of any other place where it's done,'' said social studies department head Ross Tegeler, who originated the idea of replacing bells with • music.

Nelson said that the idea was unique, but he also cited some problems with it that haven't been resolved yet. He said there is a problem sequencing the music with the bell schedule and piping it into the halls. Since there are no speakers in the halls, they would have to be installed and wired to the rest of Lincoln High's public address system. Another system would have to be designed to play the music. Nelson said that he doesn't know how much this would cost.

Nelson said that students might be a problem. He said that they would have to be

-New1 Brief•

Wt;ting contests available

One of the writing contests which are now ·available issponsored by the Optimist. , International Fo ation. This contest may · be entered by a 400-500 word essay on the official subject, ''Freedom, Our Most Precious Heritage.'' A student who is a sophomore, junior, or senior during the 1984-85 academic year may compete at club, district, or national lev.els.

·Another contest which is sponsored by the Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped includes English, journalism, and art students. The writing eon· · ·--at· -~ lndependenc!'for Disabled People'' and be entered by February 1, 1985. The information should be collected from talking to disabled people and people connected with them. The 1985 Poster Award Contest, also ,sponsored by the Governor's Committee, should ilustrate disabled people as an intergral part of our society. This should also be entered by February j.

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able to respond to music in the same way that they do to bells. He also said there might be a problem getting the attention of 1, 700 talking people.

''I don't know if it'll work or not,'' Nelson said.

Tegeler felt that music would have a positive effect on Lincoln High.

''It would be good for the staff to be exposed to tasteful music,'' Tegeler said.

Tegeler said that Lincoln High is ''pretty mellow,'' but that it is sometimes ''somewhat regimental''. The school day is divided into 50 minute cubicles, he said, and accented by harsh bells. Tegeler said he feels that exposure to different kinds of music would be healthy.

Tegeler took his idea to Student Council, who discussed it and had Student Council President Shelly Loos look into it. Loos said that the music would be varied, ranging from classical to rock. She said there wouldn't be a day of classical or a day of jazz, but that every period would be something different. Loos said that there could also be taped performances of LHS musical groups.

LeETTA SPRACKLIN(;, SCIENCE teacher, has been notified that she is qualified to give chemistry demonstration shows for the school district. Sprackling became eligible to give the demonstrations after a class she took at the University of W,sconsin sponsored by the Institute of Chemical E;ducation.

oreD1ics dents place the Deee 8 speech and debate Wang to teach at LHS · nament s al I.HS stude11ts were · fi s. T nd place speaker in Ping Wang, an English teacher from junior varsity debate was Dan LautenPeking, China, is coming to LHS to teach. bach, a junior. Semifinalists in junior var• Wang has had two years of English teaching si De were Lautenbacli and Be experience. Wang studied English at Kunm~ Isl phomore. r~ Stone, ing Teachers College in Peking for four was first (W.'ator. T y,ears. She received her University diplo oplfomore, s &st p in 1982. Wang was previously employed r,-neousspea : Jenny , a the Middle School attached to Pe s r, and Darby Zenor, a junior, were Universit3/. second place in duet acting. ,

Students balance budget

by Julie Cox

A Citizenship Issues class recently balanced the federal budget. -

"The materials (for this project) were put together by the Roosevelt Institute. The objective (of the project) is to acquaint young people with the federal budget and the process of balancing it," said social studies teacher Judy Roderick.

The class was divided into five groups: a committee on national security, a committee on health, education, and welfare, a committee on incoming revenue (taxation), a committee concerning local governments, and a group of economic advisors.

The purpose for having economic advisors to help negotiate cutbacks, amount of revenue, and give advice based on careful consideration, explained Roderick.

"We cut (the budget) wherever we could," said senior Denise Claridge, who acted as an economic advisor.

In the first session, every group discussed the budget from their viewpoint, for example the group on national security wanted most of the budget to go for military improvements, explained Roderick.

NCTE participantschosen

Selected to compete in the' National Council of• Teachers of English (NCTE) Essay Contest are Samantha Goodson, Diane Malley, Amy Lee, and Jeff Batson, said English Department · head Merrel Grant.. The four will write an extemporanious essay on a selected topic that will be sent to LHS from the national council in February or March and will be judged on the regional and national levels. Grant described the contest as holding a prestigious honor for participants and students who are national winners. Altho.ugh the contest has no monetary prizes. Grant said that the. contest can be used as .a.recommendation for 11niversit)1 scholarships. The four st.udents were selected through inner school competition.

Hutchinsontens stories

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Storyteller Dwain Hutchinson spoke to several classes Friday, December 7. "

''Because a good storyteller is also a writer, I thought that it would be worthwhile for him (Hutchinson) to co talk to the class,'' said student teach kH arper

'He can get the audiences so actively involved. Also good storytelling is a vanishing art, and it is more interesting than hearing a lecture,•• ex · Harper. : ·

''What chinson does is v izing writing. can tell where the mas, semic and other punctua are plac istening to Hutdlinson is y good way to learn about creative escriptions,'' said Harper.

In the second session the economic advisors directed each group and gave advice based on considerations after they studied each groups proposed budgets. In this final session every group balanced the budget and several groups ended up with a surplus.

This role playing project was done as a follow-up looking at the recent election because the budget was such a major topic, said Roderick.

"The project helped students to realize what the budget is, and helped everybody to realize what a hard job it is to balance the federal budget," said senior Dave Phillips, an economic advisor.

"This project really made us aware of what the deficit means," said senior Lisa Murray, a member of the committee on national security.

"Some students were reluctant to cut back on some areas, and we didn't want to cut

Deb Placek Senior

Crisis line to begin in March . ..

by Susan Morris

• A new program is in the planning in Lincoln, and in March when it's scheduled to begin, it's goal will be to help teens deal with their problems.

The teen crisi's line was developed as a way to deal with teens' most common problem, finding someone to talk to, explained Barb Phalen, faculty representative for the teen task force for the Status of Women.

''It started with the Lancaster Commission of the Status of Women because they wanted to know what they could do to help

teens," said Phalen. They got a bunch of girls together and asked them what wasn't

''When we asked for a good way to solve this problem, they came up with the idea for a crisis line and it sounded like it might work.

''It sounded like a great way to get kids informed about problems that can come up. The idea was that if we could get some kids informed, hopefully it will spread,'' she said.

Senior Scott Loos, a student representative from LHS said he heels that this type of organization will greatly benefit the community.

'' I feel there's a real need for this type of program in the community,'' Loos said.

Phalen explained that before students start work on the crisis line they will be put through tough training. Training that will include basic counseling skill and a lot of information on how to refer them to others, as well as learning to deal with some crisis.

''They'll put these kids through pretty tough training. Professionals from specific areas are to train them and they will go

through between 20 to 25 hours," Phalen said. A point that Phalen made was that there won't just be teens doing all the advising, but that an important part of their job will be to try and detect serious situations.

'' Parents should realize that these kids are also going to be taught how to detect and pass potentially serious situations off to adults," Phalen said.

Phalen's one request was that more students become interested, and agree to help out with the crisis line.

''There certainly is a lot of room for Lincoln High students.''

JAZZ BAND

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High Staff and students during Brown Bag day. During the annual event entertainment was provided by Madrigal Singers, Swing Choir, and Jazz band.

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• The Mentally Retarded Unit at Lincoln High offers special students like Bill and education, job training, and more.

Sixteen year old Bill Gushard likes hard rock, his favorite group is Ozzy Osburne. He likes car races, playing with his two dogs, going to movies and talking with his friends.

Bill's activities seem normaJ, but Bill is special. He is a mentally retarded student at Lincoln High. Bill understands he has a disability, but doesn't let it overpower him.

The special education program came to Lincoln High in the fall of 1981. Before 1981 the program was at the Hayward school.

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There are approximately 85 students in the special education program at LHS. Although all of these students attend Lincoln High, there are two programs they can be in. The first one is the high school program, serving students from the age 15 to 18. The Out of School Learning (OSL) program serves students from the ages of 18 to 21. In each of the programs the main object is to teach the student to be as independent as possible.

According to Alice Philippi, a special

education team leader, each student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP) which meets each students individual needs. There are three areas that students take classes in. Th.ey are: self help courses, vocational courses, and academic courses.

A few classes in these three areas include time, money, transportation, grooming, grocery shopping, survival words, sex education, and many tool stations.

The OSL students take w-hat they've learned in these classes and are placed in jobs. Jack Carroll is in charge of placing the students iin jobs. Currently he has over an 80 perc,erit placement- rate. Students work in places such as McDonald's, Valentino's, UNL Student Union, Harris Laboratory and many more places.

Bill is still in high school program. His favorite class is tool station four. His least favorite is time.

Philippi shared Bill's experience in transportation. In this class the students learn to ride a city bus to and froip

school. After many trips as a class, students must be able to ride the bus by themselves. They learn how to do this by using cues, telling them when to get off, where to get on. To check out of this class, the student is put to the challenge of riding the bus five days in a row by themself, with little or no problem.

Philippi explained this was being "a real test."

Bill was one of the few in his class to check out.

"His mom was much more afraid than Bill was," Philippi said. Bill said he likes Lincoln High and described it as "the· number one school." •

"It's got a lot of fun stuff to do." said Bill. He has many friends, some that he's met through Comrades. Comrades is a group to blend students in the MR unit with regular students. Comrades have had two major function this school year, attending the school play and a concert.

"It's fun," Bill said describing ComWaterboy disproven ...

,rades, "I get to talk to my friends."

Bill is quite content -'1th school except when he gets teased by other students.

"Sometimes when they're teasing me it gets on my nerves," Bill said. "I get angry."

Philippi and other staff members said they see Lincoln High as the perfect place for their students to mix in.

"We think the atmosphere is real neat." Philippi said. "Lincoln High has such a diversity of students that we think the atmosphere here has been real accepting."

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Philippi once taught in an elementary school and said she saw a lot more teasing from the younger kids. She sighted two reasons for the kids in her unit to be better accepted at Lincoln High. One would be that the students are mature enough to handle the situation, the second reason is that since Lincoln High is do diverse anyway, everyone is accepted.

"There's nice people around me," Bill said of Lincoln High's population.

Craig overcomes image

_The position isn't glamorous, nor is it often recognized, but it's a position that senior Scott Craig is content to be in charge of. Scott has helped manage the boy's basketball teams since his sophomore year. An upperclassman friend had encouraged Scott to become involved, insisting it would be fun and give ·them more time to be together.

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''He said it was really fun so I figured I'd try it for a while.'' Scott said. Fun it may be, but Scott has many responsibilities managing the team. Scott and the two other managers are responsible for the basketba:lls and taking care of the uniforms, cleaning them and checking them ou.t to the players each game. They a:lso take the statistics at the games, which Scott said can be confusing at times.

As a manager, Scott devotes anywhere from 15 to 25 hours a week to the teams, this includes practices and games. Scott admits when he first started to manage the thoughts of getting in free to games, traveling,a nd eating with the team lured him into the position, but now he

realizes there's a lot more to managing the team than that.

Scott said he is very involved with the team, making the games much· more exciting for him. There have been many times that he has left a gym hoarse from screaming and with a heada~he from a:11the tension a game can create.

Scott a:lso said that when the team wins a game, it reflects on· the managers work.

''I've-noticed that when we win a game, we usua:lly get those uniforms counted and down to the wash a lot faster.''

The managers get kidded a lot by the players, but Scott said it's mostly done in fun. One fear he does have, however, is gettng thrown in a shower after a win, as he saw happen to a fellow manager.

''You never know,'' Scott said, ''how the players will handle an important win.''

Scott knows many students don't realize a:11the work managing requires, but knows the players and coaches appreciate the work.

''It (the 'water boy' image) doesn't rea:lly bother me,'' Scott confided, ''because we take pride in the work we do.''

Team managers may be seen as small people, but Scott Craig proves that sometimes sma:11people are what hold the program together.

and, the big guys play the little guys. Sometimes, watching an intramural game is like watching an old Harlem Globetrotter game. or watching Georgetown play your old church team. Not every game is a blowout, far from it, but it can be funny watching a 5'2", 110 lb. guard try to stop the driving offense of a 6'4", 225 lb. forward.

Then there are the captains of "rack up the points," the faculty team. "We played faculty the first game. We Girls win tourney

Wrestlers pin opponents, grades

Besides the individual aspects of wrestling, watching weight, physical conditioning, and mental preparations, the Lincoln High Wrestling Team works together at winning; both on the mat an,l in the classroom. On the mat, the Links are coming out on top.

The team started the season at the Fremont Invitational, and eight team, class A tournament. Robert Farber claimed first place in the 167 lbs. division and Shane Lair won the 185 lbs. division. Despite the two championships, the Links only placed sixth in the tournament. However, they were only 5½ points from fourth place. According to coach Thomas Christie, wrestler Pat Perez, 112 lbs., would have made a big difference if he could have made weight.

"If Pat would have been there, we would have been in the top three teams," said Christie.

Perez, along with Joel Maynard, 98 lbs., and Lair, are undefeated so far this season. Lair has also been ranked second in the state in his weight division and Farber has been ranked fourth in the 167 lb. class.

After Fremont, the Links scored three big wins over Grand Island, Lincoln Southeast, and Lincoln East. The win over GI, a traditional wrestling powerhouse, served as a confidence booster for Lincoln High.

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"It made the kids realize that the things we teach work," said Christie. "The young kids are picking things up and they're seeing the success."

Very important to the team, stressed Christie, is the use of the most modern,

most advanced techniques. Someone that helps the ~am with these techniques is second year assistant coach, Bill Selman. He was an All-American Wrestler with the University of Nebraska and participated in the NCAA tournament two years. Selman is a key factor in the teams success, according to Christie.

"In any good program, the head coach doesn't make it. It's the whole coaching staff," he said. Besides coaching on the mat, the wrestlers also receive coaching for the classroom.

In order to make sure that school work is more important than wrestling, Christie provides his wrestler with a oneand-a-half hour study hall twice a week. During the study time, the wrestlers are encouraged to do their homework and to contact teachers in the subject area they are having difficulty with.

"Before our dual with East, I had to get an okay from one of my wrestlers teachers. If they wouldn't have said yes, he wouldn't have wrestled, and he knew it," said Christie. "I'm not going to let wrestling be and excuse for school work. If I do, I'm being "irresponsible, and I don't get paid to be irresponsible."

After the Creighton Prep Invitational on December 29, the Links will be looking forward to a dual with Hastings, the number two ranked team in the state.

got blownout, like ·86-43,'' said junior Mitch Markussen of the Uptown Brawlers. "They haven't been beaten since '68 or '71."

The faculty team does not play ii) semifinal play, l;!ut does play in the regular season (probably just to give the other teaµis a hard time). It ought to be the duty of every student team, not only to avenge every other team which has fallen under this mighty foe, but to humiliate it.

However, according to health teacher Harold Simpson, coordinator of the competition, there is no real great team to dominate over everybody else. More people came out this year than in previous years, which adds to the competition, he said. Last year, the Flames dominated the tournament, losing to only the faculty team, and winning th~ competition. The Flames? Jerry's Kids? Uptown Brawlers? The The? The Nads? These are names of basketball teams? Only at Lincoln High. By the way, the winner of the best name and getting away with the oldest joke in high school for 1984-85, The Nads. One .would think that everyone would be on to "Go Nads!" by now.

In 1985, the winner of the tournament should be evident, and the games go on. Simpson stressed the whole point of the tournament.

"The idea is to come down and have fun," he said.

Cagers spend vacation on court

The Lincoln High varsity basketball North Platte at 8:00 tonight in Johnson Gym. teams spent part of their holiday vacation in In .the opening round of the William tournament action, the girls winning the Jewel Tournament, Lincoln High faced 6-1 Lincoln Public Schools/Optimist Club of Winnetonka, Missouri. In the fourth Lincoln Tournament at East, and the boys quarter Winnetonka held a 50-33 lead, but traveling to Liberty, Missouri, for the the Links surged to 52-54. Foul trouble put William Jewel Tournament, Winnetonka to the free throw line and the The third-ranked girls defeated Nor- win. Senior Rod Gourdin and senior Tony theast in the first round 52-30 and Jordan both had 11 points.

Southeast in the championship game 38-17 The Links took on Blue Springs, to win the tournament for the second time. Missouri, in the consolation bracket, winAgainst Northeast the undefeated Links ning 75-68. Senior Albert Maxey scored 17 earned their 22-point win, help from high points to aid the Links to a 39-31 halftime scorers Rhonda Carstens with 11 points and lead. Playing a man-to-man defense, -LHS Lisa Hunter with 10. Using the press, LHS held Blue Springs offense to 43 points for took control, starting with a 12-2 first three quarters and a 12 point lead. In the quarter lead. fourth quarter, LHS switched to a zone

At the half of the Southeast game, LHS defense and held on for the win. put the game away, firing up a 22-11 lead. Maxey was the high scorer in both games Southeast never made up the points, only with 28 against Winnetonka and 26 against scoring six points the rest of the game to the Blue Springs; Gourdin scored 17 points in Links' 16. Senior Becky Polivka was the the consolation game. high scorer with 11, and. senior forward Now 2-4, the boys varsity team continues Sonya Aupperle scored 8 points and 11 re-. to play on the road. Their next game is bounds. Now 6-0, the gi)/"l'svarsity plays· tonight in North Platte.

by Becky Routh

A recent Supreme Court ruling giving teachers more power to search students for contraband won't affect the current policy concernig search at Lincoln High, said Dr.Charles Jones, vice principal at Lincoln High.

The ruling came as a result of a situation that arose in New Jersey. A girl was cought by a teacher smoking on the school grounds. The teacher took the girl to the viceprincipal for discipline, but when asked by the viceprincipal, the girl denied all charges. This prompt.eel the vice-principal to look through her purse where he found the cigarettes he was looking for. In addition, he found some rolling papers and a list of marijuana sales.

When the case reached the Supreme Court, it ruled that the girl's constitutional rights had not been violat.ed. This ruling states that search is warranted when reasonable grounds exist to suspect that it will produce evidence that a student is violating the law or school regulations. It also provides that public school teachers and administrators don't need the warrants required of police officers to search students.

When reading these new freedoms given to teachers, students may tend to panic feeling that their rights are being

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by Becky Boswell

After a group of Lincoln High Parents, staff members, and fire deparbnent inspectors voiced their concerns about the Lincoln School Board's decision to renovate Lincoln High with plan three whieh moW& industrial arts to the basement, there is a possibility that the board will reconsider its decision, said James Wickless, President of the school board.

Earlier this week the Lincoln Fire Department inspect.eel the basement to see if it would pass fire standards. According to inspector Fred Soflin, the low ceilings and lack of fire exits in the basement among other drawbacks caused the inspectors to think that the area would not be suitable for renovation.

According to Principal Sam Nelson, plan two, which builds a new wing on to the school is a better proposal than plan three.· Nelson said that he and others wanted a chance to express their concerns to the School Board because they didn't have adequate time to study and react to plan three. The issues raised by parents and staff members ranged from fire safety to decreasing student morale by being placed in the basement.

- Arlan Urmacher, industrial arts teacher, explained that on the basis of needs and expectation of the renovaiton, plan two has a

ta1ken away. However, according to Jones, there will be no clnange of policy at LHS.

__ Lockers have been searched in the past but very rarely-an awerage of. four or five a year. Even then, Jqnes said, the lockers aren't ''broken into'' and ransacked. If the situatiion calls for a search, the student, Jones, and another pers,on are always present, and it is the student who opens the locker.

'' I always ask the student if we can go check in his or her locker,'' he said. ''He or she may say yes or no, but so far ruo one's said no,'' he said.

Personal belongings won't be searched, Jones added. ''I wouldn't search someone's person,'' he said. ''I've ruever done it in the past and I can't imagine why I'd start ruow."

Lockers are fair territory for search because they don't belong to the student, they are loaned to them.

In reference to the situation in New Jeise;', Jones felt it would have been handled differently at Lincoln High. He explained by saying that if a student was suspected of smoking at LHS they would not be brought to him, but instead the teacher would fill out a referral. He adds that in any case he wouldn't have searched her purse. '

79 percent approval rating as opposed to 42 percent earned by plan three.

Art teacher George Sedlacek said that although art isn't directly affected by the renovation, it's ruear the industrial arts department, and he has been through moving before. Sedlacek explained to the board that he _favors building on to Lincoln High. ''I feel that in th1e long term the addition

people associated with the unit were excited when they learned they would not be moved to the basement. But, she said, the excitement ended when they discovered they wouldn't be there at the expense of others.

Hobie Boswell, president of the Parent Teachers Student Community Association and a parent explained that he is interested in both now and the future of Lincoln High when considering remodeling. Boswell also said he's looking through two perspectives, that of image of LHS and that of safety. He explained that he's heard negative comments about LHS and that placing students in the basement

THE BASEMENT, WHICH is currently used sparingly as :,vould increase the negative classroom space will l!Jethe new location for industrial arts. image.

to Lincoln High would be the most beneficial,'' Sedlac:ek said.

Marvin Mueller·, health and physical education teacher, said that teachers who teach both health and p. e. need to be near the gym so that they don't interupt other classes while moving from a classroom to the gym. Mueller said. that remodeling the basement may make the area a little better, but he said, physic:al obstacles such as eolums would still be in the way.

Linda Johnson-Flowerday, a teacher in the Mentally Retarded l.Jnit, said that the

by John Tidb:all

While most peopile find who the United States government is aiding, , who it's fighting and why, through television and newspapers, Ingrid Olsen, a 1983 Lincoln High graduate, sees, it first hand. While attending Friends World College, Ingrid studied last semest,er in San Jose, Costa Rica where she said she has seen the affects of American policy in Central America. Ingrid spent some of her winter vacation at Lincoln High telling students about her exper1ence.

''I came back to tell you people what is happening down th1ere because I'm scared about it,'' Ingrid told one class. ''There's a strong possibility of U.S. military involvment, and you'll be: fighting.''

According to Ingrid, American involvement throughout Central America is primarily, if not solely, to aid American business in those countries.

''The American g,overnment is only looking after their trade interests,'' Ingrid said. ''The U.S. has private business interests, and buy natural resources and farm crops

Boswell also discussed the issue of fire safety. He read an article about electrical fires and drew a parallel to the electrical vault in the basement. Boswell also noted that the Fire Department Masterplannnig Committee will be deciding what an acceptable risk is for fire safety for the entire city.

''As a parent I'm concerned about what an acceptable risk is,'' Boswell said.

JoAnne Maxey, a parent and former School Board member, said that if the basement is remodeled, it's still the basement, an area that wasn't intended to be used as a

from Central America, and they want low prices.''

Ingrid said many American businesses are established in Central America because of low labor costs. She said the huge population living in poverty and the lack of organiztion among workers allows businesses to exploit the working class.

''One American bananna company fired it's workers after they had worked for three years so they couldn't get worker benefits,'' Ingrid said. ''Other workers are forced to work in ·fields while they spray the crops with insecticides.''

Ingrid said the Sandanistas, the government in Nicaragua to which the U.S. is opposed, are representative of a true democracy and can only improve the situation the workers find themselves in.

''There are community groups that help in Sandanista decision making, so most of the people are involved,'' Ingrid said. ''The Sandanistas are the people.''

Ingrid said she saw the affects of what she called the United States lack of respect for human rights at a recent peace convention she attended.

classroom.

'' Although it's been painted and things look nice, it's still a basement,'' Maxey said. ''The basement was never designed for classrooms.''

Maxey said that moving one group of students to the basement may lead to moving others there too.

''If we move one set of students down to the basement, '' she said. ''Why not move another set down?''

Ross Tegeler, chairperson for the social studi~s department, echoed Maxey when he said that a basement is still a basement.

Tegeler described the basement as being in dismal condition and suggested to board members that they would not want to wbrk under such. conditions. He also said that moving industrial arts to the basement would decrease morale. Tegeler said it would be substandard and industrial arts has been waiting to be remodeled.

''It doesn't seem like what the industrial arts department has proposed is ridiculous in any way,'' Tegeler said. ''They consider the students first."

Tegeler also encouraged the board to reconsider because of safety factors. Nelson said that the group went before the board with hopes of persuading members to reconsider the selection of renovation plan three. Nelson felt that the board would seriously consider the proposal and make the right decision.

''There were people from all over the world there, and many perceive the United States as becoming fascist,'' she said.

Ingrid said she blames the continuation of current American involvement in Central -America on an uninformed and apathetic population.

''So much is in the news right now about Nicaragua and El Salvador, people don't know that there are problems throughout Central America and the United States is on the side of big business,'' Ingrid said.

She said the American public should get involved because when American business moves outside the Untied States it costs Americans jobs. She said if the people are upset they must speak out.

''Disagreeing with what is going on and not doing anything about it is just like agreeing,'' Ingrid said.

Although Ingrid said her views were probably obvious, she said her objective was not to influeace people iri any way.

''The most important thing is to be informed,'' Ingrid said. ''I want to inform students on what was happening, and let them decide how they feel about it.''

INGRID OLSEN, A 1983 graduate of Lincoln High, has seen U.S. involvement in Central America while living in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Competition. Americans thrive ·on it. ''World Series baseball, the best hot dog, and blue ribbQn apple pie" is how the saying should go. Competition is a part of almost everything we do.

The Whole Truth 7udatt- .

It is prevelent in the clasroom. Students are taught to compete against others for grades, rather than to do their best. Not only do students compete for grades, but we all remember when the teacher wOuld ask for volunteers, and everyone tried to raise their hand the highest while still sitting in their desk.

Athletics is all competition. Schools try to put together the best athletic teams possible and go out and embarrass the other schools. Many students scrap their education for the thrill of

athletic competition. Even the pep clubs; who cheer for the athletes, compete. They cheer back and forth, seeing which team's pep club can yell the loudest.

Others our age compete for having the fastest car, the best looking or most outragous clothe:s, and the longest senior biography iri the yearooolk.

This kind of competition only teaches us to compete in our adult lives. In the real world we compete for jobs, money, and spouses. Adults compete with their neighbors to see who can have the most cars, go on the most vacations, and have the nicest lawn.

And finally, there is our government, which you must compete in to become a part of it. To help make decisions in our country, one must go through. one of the toughest, most expensive types of competition, the election. Government itself competes against other governments. One of the .more important contests going on now bet-

Court verdict violates student rights

The United States Supreme Court recentely ruled that teachers and administrators have the right to search students, their lockers, and handbags without having "probable cause." The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision helped to strengthen teacher's rights and decrease, if not abolish student's rights.

When the U.S. Constitution was written, everyone was guaranteed basic freedoms. These freedoms included the freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, which is guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment. It now appears that the Bill of Rights is being reserved for some people, and studens aren't included.

The issue came to the attention of the Supreme Court after a vice-principle searced a 14-year-old girl's purse at Piscataway High School in New Jersey and found cigarettes, rolling papers, and finally records of marajuana sales. The decision is intended to decrease the aniount of drugs and

weapons in public schools. While this is a noble idea, sacrificing basic freedoms is not the best way to solve the problem.

The court, while trying to issue justice blindly, handed down a decision that not only grossly destroys students rights, but sets a dangerous precedent. If a right can be taken away from one group of people, what's to stop the court from limiting freedoms in other ways? What's to go next, our right to vote, or what about freedom otf speech and freedom of the press?· The decision also opens the door for violations of personal freedoms and privacy. Under the court's decisions, strip searches could be justified, as could searching a students for any obscure reason.

The impact of the Supreme Courts ruling will be felt for a long time.

The court might feel obligated to hand dow11 even more restricting decisions not only affecting students, but everyone.

ween the tlnited States and Russia is to see who has the capability to blow up the world the most times. Our government makes everything a contest between the capitalists and the communists. They compete for popularity, first in space, and for the best Olympic athletes.

Why is it that we must know who is the best at · everything we do? Why must there always be a winner and a loser? ls that the way we want it to be?

I think not. An ever rising suicide rate shows that a growing number of people are tired of competing. If it were acceptable in our society, or in our world, for us to work together for common goals of peace and food for everyone, most of us would.

We've been trained to look at everything as a contest. We think that everyone has to fight for themselves because no one else will. Maybe today that's true. Someday it will be different.

HOW DO YQO FEEL ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION THAT GIVES MORE POWER TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO SEARCH STUDENTS?

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Patience Fisher, Faculty: It worries me. I don't think it'll be a problem at Lincoln High if you give teachers that right, but at schools outside of Lincoln it might

Susan Swenson, Senior: I think it's sort of silly because kids have their own private property, but there are some cases where teachers should be able to search for stuff they shouldn't have • 1n school.

Clint Nagel, Junior: With probable cause they should be able to search students with reasonable susptcion, but not without it.

Richard Gray, ·· Sophomore: I think it's against the privacy in the Constitution. Unless the person whose locker it is says it's okay, I'm totally against it.

Sen. Beutler proposes 7 member school board

by Eric Lemke

Lincoln Senator Chris Beutler recently introduced a bill to the State Lflgislature, which will add a seventh member to the Lincoln School Board. Beutler said LB 244 was introduced primarily to eliminate possibilities of a tie vote.

''It seemed to be better to have an odd number vote for the purpose of precluding a tie vote and not make necessary a supermajority vote,'' Beutler said.

Current board member Marceil Dreier agreed with Beutler, but added that citizens may feel different.

''I do approve of the odd number of

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members. Recently though I met with some citizens, and they didn't think a tie was that bad. They thought that maybe if there was a tie, the proposal must be alright and maybe we ·should go back and discuss it some more as in the case of the the recent budget,'' Dreier said.

Besides the problems with the '84-'85 budget, Dreier thought that another reason Beutler could have drafted the bill was the sometimes slow decisions of the board.

Although she admits that this certainly is a problem, Dreier had some reservations about quickening decisions.

''Some of the decisions made are major, and some not. Consider the '84-85 budget. It involves 77 million dollars and is important to the future of Lincoln," said Dreier. ''With a seventh member it would speed it up and add another point of veiw, but I think it's sometimes good that we don't rush into things," she said.

Wickless was also concerned and critical of the seventh members possiblity of speeding up the process to much that it would dispose of careful thoughty and deliber.ation.

''If you want fast decisions, an odd number would let members cast a vote and forget about it. If you want a workable coalition, a two-thirds vote would offer more interaction among board members and a more thought out decision," Wickless said.

Dreier and Wickless pointed out that tie votes do cause problems and are handled in seperate ways. According to Dreier, if it's a major proposal, such as a budget, the proposal is turned over to the county Superintendent who then has the power to propose his own budget. The budget then has to be approved by the County Assesor.

On lesser policies that for some reason may need to be changed, Wickless said that in the case of a tie vote the policy would be treated as a 2-4 vote against it and therefore killed.

Task force begins

Teenage sexuality and suicide are growing issues in society, the community, and schools. Lincoln High is making an effort to address these problems with discussion groups. These discussion groups are aimed at both students and parents and provide nonjudgemental information, said principal Sam Nelson.

Currently Nelson is receiving, gathering, and studying all published materials so that he and other group members may be well informed and can give out accurate and useful! information.

Nelson has formed two committees consisting of 10 to 12 members. These two committees d~al with teenage pregnancy and suicide, however teenage pregnancy is the furtherest developed.

to tackle student problems

"We want to answer questions, help students, and beter inform them on the dangers to themselves and the child, financial responsibilities, life long responsibilities, and how important it is to let their parents know," said Nelson. Another discussion group which focuses directly on teenage pregnancy is the Youth Task Force which was formed by Dianne Leggiadro, a counselor.

The Youth Task Force is a voluntary organization that was formed after a survey was taken that showed 91 OJoof the students felt that there should be sexual education in the schools, said Leggiadro.

These committees have discussed hotlines, after school sessions, and resource contacts, but have not made final decision on what they are going to do

Goals and main objectives have been decided upon though by each of these groups and.all three hope to make nonbiased information available, be supportive to all students, find different methods to get community, parents, and students involved, and to be a friend.

''This issue is a very controversial one to our society and no one wants to discuss it or approach it in a responsible way, we want to change all that. We can all make a difference, but if no one does anything then nothing changes,'' said Nelson, ''We can bring up issues but we can't tell them what to do, and I don't think that Public Schools can legislate morals and ethical values but I feel we can represent what we believe and have each student as an individual make up their own minds.''

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SNAP approximates aid

by Julie Cox

The Student Need Advisor Program (SNAP) is a financial aid computer program that gives an approximation of the amount of financial aid a student may receive for college, explained Don Dean, assistant principal of student services.

Advanced ·Process Laboratories (APL) of Omaha provided the SNAP diskette, and Commercial Federal Savings and Loan of Omaha arranged for every Nebraska high school to receive this guidance program at no cost.

''The (SNAP) program only helps to predetermine the amount of financial aid a student may receive according to a family's financial need," said Dean.

The SNAP disk is based on APL's federally approved financial need analysis system, and uses the 1985-86 financial aid methodology for the 1984-85 school year.

''You still have to go through the formal financial aid process, but the (SNAP) program does help in the preparationand practice of the actual financial aid process for students and families,'' explained Dean.

''The program is considered 'userfriendly' because it includes the needed in-_ struction on the disk in a step-by-step process. All the user needs to know is how to boot a disk and how to tum on the computer,'' said Dean. ·

This disk uses the same formula as colleges to determine the amount of financial aid requires information form the most recent tax returns and other income/ expense information. This information is kept confidential and is erased from the computer -immediately after use.

''This program can be really helpful in relieving the tension of waiting for the official financial information,'' said Dean.

Nati·onal Honor Society

Change wittnessed this year

This year seniors are seeing a change in the National Honor Society's requirements. Now to become a member the students not only have to have a good school record, but after they become eligible they need to do community service work, said Assistant Principal Donald Dean.

Dean explained that in the past the society was only for student recognition, and students were not eligible for National Honor Society until after they had completed five semesters in high school.

The five semester ·plan provided problems with the nominations of students for the National Honor Society Sch,olarships, Dean said. The nominations for the _scholarships are · usually held during January or February, but Lincoln High students were not initiated until spring, therefore no Lincoln High students have ever been nominated.

The requirement has been changed to a four year semester requirement this year, he said. This will be the first year Lincoln High students will be nominated for the National Honor Society Scholarships. There are a total of 450 scholarships of $1,000 each.

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nominated.

''I think it (the change in the group) will make National Honor Society a more visible thing so juniors and sophomores will strive more to become a part of the society,'' Dean said.

He said that there are 86 students eligible for the National Honor Society this year and that most of them will meet their community service requirement. Some students already have, but there will be other projects later this year for those that have not done so.

Two projects have already been completed by the group said senior Gregg Peterson, president of the society. The group held a toy drive and rang bells for the Salvation Army.

''I think that when you get that many high achievers in one big group they are doing something potentially constructive,'' said Peterson.

Senior Shelly Loos, parliamentarian of the group, said that she agrees with Peterson and Dean that the changes are positive.

''Before they just picked the people and there was no purpose,'' she said. ·

J oynight to be presented tomorrow

The theme for Joynight this year is BOOB TUBE REVIEW III. It is this theme that has inspired many of the 12 acts that will make up the show. These acts include take-offs from ''Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,'' ''Wheel of Fortune," and the ''Lawrence Welk Show," to name a few. In addition to these acts are the three emcees, The MC's for this year's show are seniors Laurie Fuller, Naomi Nagy, and Susan Morris.

Joynight is definitely an opportune time for previously uninvolved students to take part in a major dramaticle production said Director Dutch Fichthorn.

'' According to this year's cast, it seems to be a lot of people just off of the street,'' he said.

Joynight will be presented again Saturday, February 2, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $1.50 or an LHS activities ticket is also acceptable.

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Visit to America proves educational

The first thing clarified was her name. In students in the same grade all work at the China she is Wang Ping, but by American same pace. She also said that in order for a standards she should be Ping Wang. Either student to pass on to the next grade, they way she is an exchange teacher from Pek- must pass a very strict exam. ing, China, to observe and teach for six Wang explained that it was very diferent months. for her to see a pregnan\girl at school. She Wang arrived in the U.8. December 12, said in China a pregnant student would not after a 15 hour flight from Peking to San go to school. Public display of affection Francisco. She said the first thing she notic- was also a shock for her. In China, she said, ed when she stepped off the plane was how married couples, let alone students, very nervous she was. rarely show any type of public display of af-

' 'I felt real nervous at first because I had fection. never been abroad, but I do know some An interesting difference she had Americans who had taught me," she said. discovered, is the prices of higher educa-

In Peking, Wang teaches English in the · tion. In China she said that once a studetn middle school atached to Peking Universi- passes a very rigid test, it only costs about ty, which is one of the principle higher five yuen (roughly $3) a semester to attend education institutions in China. She said college. She said this eliminates students atthat this experience will help her in her tending college just because they have classes because she wil be able to teach from money. • her own life rather than what a book says. ''You must pass a very strict exam, so

Wang lias been at Lincoln High for a month, but as of now has not been permanently assigned to any one class. She has been observing many classe, and has also talked to some Social Studies classes about China. She has also helped with some of the English as a Second Language students.

Though Wang's time so far has mostly been growing accoustomed to the school structure, she has noticed several differences already. Differences not only in the students, but in free system we do have.

In China, Wang explained, students country wide use the same text books, and you can't go just if you have money,'' she said. What spare time Wang has, she spends watching television. She said this helps in trainiong her ear to English. While Wang is here, she is staying with Hack Dodd and his family. She said they have been very helpful and been very kind. Wang said that her main goal is to learn English. She said that since this is such a wonderful experience she will be taking full advantage of it. ''This is a great chance for me to learn English and about this country, my biggest goal is to learn my English," Wang said. •

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by Lynette Little

Debate has one of the longest competitive seasons, running from the first week of November to March.

Lincoln High's debate team has done very well this year, said Sue Cain, debate coach. The team hasn't been in a tournament in which they didn't bring home a trophy, thanks to debaters such as.David H...gto\Te, Tom Graf, Dan Lautanbach, and otheTS.

''The trophies are put in the office for the year they've been won and after that they go in boxes,'' explained Hargrove, a 16-year-old junior. There is no official display box for the trophies, said Hargrove, which is unfortunate because of the success of this year's team.

''Resolved:

Debaters go to tournaments almost every ·weekend. Omaha, Norfol, an Des Moines, Iowa are just a few of the cities they debate in besides Lincoln.. The school and debate coach receive invitations to tournaments from the host high school and the coach makes the decisiom of where the team will go io compete. Diebatersoften times have to stay overnight, depending on the length of the tournament A hotel or the home of a host debator are 1Usualaccomadations .for overnight debate trips.

There are t·wo main types of debate-policy 1debate and LincolnDouglas debate. 'The topic for LincolnDouglas debate changes throughout the year, usually every· month, explained Cain. In policy debate, the topic remains constant and deals with public- policy.

Cyclist competes nationally

• A fascination with bikes, the way they work, and their worth started junior Tom Stoddart on the way to his IO-speed racing career.

Tom has raced only two years, last year being the first he was a member of the U.S. Cycling Federation, enabling him to compete for money.

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In Tom's two short years of racing he has competed in one national race, participated in Olympic training and has gained the title of Nebraska State Champ.

During the holiday break, Tom spent two weeks in Colorado.at the Olympic Training Center, under the supervision of the national training coach. Tom was given advice on riding and tips for training. While there Tom noticed quite a difference in altitude and biking. Through out the winter months Tom occasionally lifts weights to keep in shape, but he mostly rides outside for short distances, or he puts his bike in rollers and rides inside.

Some goals Tom has set for himself this year are to win some good midwest races, and to win state again.

Tom predicted this years competition as being a bit more tough, due to an increased interest in cycling.

''Cycling is starting to boom since the Olympic wins,'' Tom said. Tom gets himself psyched in training by listening

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varsity giri basketbal team ains unde eate

With their January 25, victory over Norfolk, the Lincoln High Girls Varsity Basketball team continues their unbeaten record.

Cur~ently the number-three-ranked girls basketball team in Class A, their success so far is due to the depth of their team, said Coach Bill Myers.

''We can play nine or ten people without any drop-off," Myers said.

Against Norfolk, many Links saw time on the court. Myers said that it's the use of the full-court press that makes him substitute during the game and the depth of talent that lets him.

''We can stick someone in for four or five minutes, and they can play their hardest," he said.

Senior guard Rhonda Carstens said that she likes working harder for a shorter amount of time.

''I can do the best I can, and not slack off,"_she said.

Myers called his team a defensive team. Most of the team's points come from steals or rebounds and the team has the best defensive average in Class A. They allow an average of 29. 7 p9ints per game. Numberone-ranked Omaha Marion is the team closest with 29.9 average points per game, according to Lincoln Journal/Star sports writeF, Ryly Jane Hambleton.

(in post-season-play) if the Links' speed can offset (Omaha) Marion's height.''

According to Myers, the team's strategy is to use their speed and quickness in court pressure to tire the other team.

''We tend to work the other teams to bring the ball to us, so they're too tired to

press us,'' he said. Ths strategy has been employed most of the year, he said.

Carstens agreed that this is a successful strategy.

''We get a lot of steals and fastbreaks (off the press),'' she said. Running up and down court necessitates

the need for conditioning in practice. The Links prepare themselves for their upcoming games by doing running drills, and preparing for the individual strengths of a certain team, Myers said.

Myers said he's seen all the teams, and prepares a way to counter their strengths.

. Brothers defeat the Faculty team by Coralette Damme

Elation was the norm for the intramural basketball team, The Brothers after their 66-65 victory over the faculty team on January 17. They hadn't been defeated for the past four seasons. The Brothers consist of Luis Hunt, Terrel Bell, Curtis Ellis, Danny Tucker, Lorey Burton, Robert Mosey, and Darrell Jones, captain.

The name for the team is significant according to Mosey. ·

''Since we work together as brothers and play basketball together and hang out together it just kind of made sense,'' Mosey said.

Although the team didn't use an extraordinary strategy for the game, Jones said they didn't go into the game blindly.

''We had been watching the faculty team play since the season started,'' Jones said.

Jones felt that the team was prepared both strategically and mentally.

''In the locker rom we said that we 'wanted to win," Ones said. ''We were pretty confident.''

One team member, Mosey, agreed.

''Before the game, all we could think of was victory,'' he said.

Many of the team members felt that the game was a very exciting one.

''It was definitely exciting,'' Tucker said. ''It was close. We really wanted to beat those guys.''

Although the team was self-confident, Tucker said he still had doubts at half-time whether they would win or not.

''At half-time, I felt the game was over because we were down by six (points) and we didn't have any enthusiasm,'' Tucker said. ''Later one of the members yelled 'let's play some street ball,' That got us thinking and got us going again."

At their return from the half, Jones called for a change of strategy.

''We had been playing a two on two zone," Jones said. ''Then we came back with a man-to-man (defense), stalled a little while, and won.''

The team was satisfied with their performance, said team members Tucker and Mosey.

''I'd play just like we did,'' Mosey said, •'maybe a little harder.''

''I'd do it just the same because if we changed anything we might lose,'' Tuck~r · said. , '

LHS CENTER SONYA Aupperle wins the tipoff for the Links as

Northeast. Photo by Clyde Wilson.

impressed with them (the Links),'' Hambleton said. ''It'll be interesting to see

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• • one 1s raise

by Coralette Damme

By holding benefits at the Nights of Ptyhias building, 1100 ''Q'' over $900 has been raised to fund the opening of a ''club for people of all ages that is to be open 24 hours a day, seven davs a week.

There will, be no alcohol sold at the club which is to be opened in early March, according to Colleen Gowin, a former Lincoln High student who is working with Mike Lewis an art major at Wesleyan University, and Brian Butler, primary musician and organizer of the club.

A permanent location for the club hasn't been found yet, but the search is on.

· ''Wer're looking for a place that is as close to downtown and campus as possible," Gowin said. ''Where we have it (the club) is going to have a lot to do with its popularity."

Lewis agreed, but said that they also want a rather large place where they don't have to worry too much about noise.

A name is still being sought too, according to Butler.

''We may hold a name-the-club contest with a one percent share of ownership going to the person who comes up with the name that I like best," he said.

The club will feature music from many of

Lincoln's bands, photographers, filmmakers, and artists. Lewis said that they would also like to mix drama into the scene.

''We're also looking for one-person acts such as magicians, comedians, and jugglers,'' he said.

Butler summed it up by saying '' As long as it's morally decent and fairly good with some talent, we'll! display it.''

The club will be open to people of all ages, but wiln accent primarily on high school and college students. Prl.ces will also cater to th.e student crowd.

''Admittance will be $1 for a 24 hour period, and we're going to sell pop for ten · cents," Butler said. ''We're thinking of selling food, and if we do, it will be as close to cost as possible. We want to keep the prices low so that everyone can come."

Butler said he has been to the mayor in order to secure permits Jor the benefits and to ''let them know of our (the club's-) existence."

''We let them know that we have nothing to hide and that we want and need their support and understanding," he said. ''We want to work with them, not against them.''

There are a nu.mber of reasons for opening this club. Bultler said it is partly to give his band a place to play.

Lewis said he feels the club will be an incentive to local artists.

''If an artist knows that there is a place for him to show his work, and it will be appreciated, he's more likely to continue d·o-

Lincoln High Concert Choir received first place in an All- City choir contest on Thursday, February 11. Lincoln High, having won three out of the seven contests, received 92 out of a possible 101 points.

Joeseph Skutchan, director of the choir, commented, ''It was a true pleasure to be able to conduct a group that refined.

(ABOVE/·THE CONCERT choir performs at Wesleyan en route to winning the first place trophy. (LEFT) CONCERT CHOIR President Lisa Murray poses with the trophy.

''The Sound·o

Lincoln High's auditorium will be alive with the sound of music March 14, 15, and 16 when the music department presents its annual musical ''The Sound of Music''.

The musical is based on the book by Maria VonTrapp and is about an Austrian · family escaping from Austria through Italy during World War II.

Auditions for all stage parts were held before winter break and throughout January. The qualifications for these auditions were determination, strong voices, clear distinction, and pronounciation of words, explained Joseph Skutchan, music teacher and musical director.

''The O)ltcome for auditions was really good.· We had 92 children show up for seven parts and about that many for the rest of the parts," said Skutchan. ''It's always

hard t-0 decide during auditions though because we have a lot of very talented people and you want to chose the best one for the part so you can utilize their ability the best."

The four judges during auditions were Skutchan; Barbara Ludeman, music teacher; Shelly White, student teacher; and Barbara Copenhaver, student teacher. After. the selections were made on vocal parts the judges then called back these students for a non-speaking audition. Final cast inembers were then chosen from these two auditions.

The leads in this musical are Maria VonTrapp who will be played by Lissy Degrazia, a junitor, and Captian VonTrapp who will be portrayed by Pat Gaines, a • senior.

ing it," he said. He said he also saw the opening of the club as a good way to ''make ours a more artistic community.''

Gowin said that by opening the club they are hoping to give something back to the community.

''We want to give some publicityto local artists," she said. ''There are a lot of minors in bands, and this way they'll have a place to play and we'll be able to promote them.''

''We also hope to offer an alternative to places like the Lucky Lady," she added. ''I think of it in terms of KZUM offering alternative from the top 40 station.''

Gowin also expressed the need for more ''dedicated individuals'' to become involved. She sltjd that if anyone is interested in working on developing the club, he should attend the organizational meetings, which are ·held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, when there isn't a benefit, at seven o'clock at Godfather's restaurant in the Glass Managerie downtown.

''Or," she said, ''they can just support us by coming to the benefits."

Admission for the benefits is $3 per person. The next one is scheduled to be

by Ri~k Riggins given their proposal report. The architects

The Lincoln Board of Education's deci- were assigned the report after the last Board s1on over the Lincoln High renovation meeting, but were not given a deadline. plans has been pushed to an unknown date. '' As soon as the architects have an alterThe ~oard's original plan of moving the In- nate proposal, there will be a decision produstr1al Arts dep~rtment to the basement mptly," Wickless said ''It's really in the ararea has been reJected by several groups chitects hands now. and new options are being reviewed. Wickless does not feel that the project is On January 29, fire inspector Fred Soflin being delayed. ''We don't want to build appeared in front of the School Board and without good plans,'' he said. He also said pre~ented a thre~-page-lett~r stating his ob- that the architects felt that the project could Ject1ons. According to Sofl1n, the basement be nearly completed in time for the 85-86 area would not meet new fire code re- school year. quirements. He cited problems as travel Inspector Soflin said that an addition to distance to exits, the costly installation of Lincoln High would be a better proposal smoke removal systems, low ceiling height, for increasing instructional space. a difficulty in evacuation, and that the ''For the money involved, everyone basement was never built with the idea of would be better off with an addition to the containing classrooms in the first place. building,'' he said. However, he said that

The architects who drew up the basement after the School Board appproves a proplans agree that the lower level is not a good posal, the Fire Prevention Office would place for instruction, said School Board have to approve it before any construction President James Wickless. The architects could be done. He described the approval are looking at alternatives. process as a ''very complicated process,"

''The likelihood of addition to upper taking from three to five days. levels for instuctional learning is pretty Speculation by Wickless is that, depengood," Wickless said. However, he added ding on when the architect's report is that it's too early to say what the Board will received, the decision could be made on the decide. first School Board Meeting in March.

''It's premature to say that we will decide ''They (the architects) know that we want d~finitely that there will be an addition to to get on with the project," said Wickless, Lincoln High,'' he said. ''Wait until we ''We've been anxious to get on with this for have a discussion." some time."

And according toWickless, the discussion will wait until after the architects have

Another musical cast member is Dana Cochrane, a senior, who will play the part of Mother Abbyss.

Cochrane said the musical is hard work and lots of practice, but lots of f_unand well worth the time and effort.

The musical has approxiametely 50 stage members in it, including the Nun's Chorus, and many others for behind the scene's theatrical work.

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Skutchan said he was very excited about doing the musical this year.

''It's a chance for LHS to do a big name play in a big way and we want everyone to be involved, ''said Skutchan. ''We don't just want the Music Department involved, but the entire school and we can always use different talent in all areas."

AR1WORK IS DISPLAYED in conjuctiun with the band benefit. This piece was shown at the Knights of Pythias on

Reagan concocts bad-tasting federal budget

When President Reagan announced his budget proposal, many people, myself included, went into shock.

After I recovered (from the traumatic experience) I began to wonder how the President could create a porposal that pleases so few and disgusts so many.

"Surely," I thought, "the President had something to follow while preparing the budget.

"May be he followed something resembling a recipe that was handed down generation by generation in the Reagan family. •

"Maybe he he got the idea from someone in his cabinet." Then I realized that was it, the cabinet, the kitchen cabinet to exact.

Reagan enters the White House kitchen and realizes

The Whole Truth - ~o4«td,t-

that he has an awful lot of guests in Washington - Congress is in session, and maybe he should whip them up something. Reagan decided to make the "President's Special," the federal budget.

"It'll make a nice read, white, and blue light special," he thinks.

, The President finds his chefs hat, puts on his apron that reads "Over 70 and Still Cooking" and decides he's ready to begin.

He starts by opening cabinets to find a bowl large enough to hold the federal budget. He opens one cabinet only to find stacks of plastic kitchenware. It looks suspicious so he decides to investigate. He finds lids in the cupboard and places them on top of the containers. Amazingly enough they fit. The President spots a marking on the top of the lid.

"Tupperware," he reads out loud with a questioning look on his face. "I guess it'll do."

Reagan examines the recipe he has before him and gathers the indredients he needs. He easily finds defense, foreign aid, and space spending, but has dif-

ficulty locating the other ingredients.

"Maybe.I can leave them out," he thinks, but decides to include them. The President stops and thinks "I know social programs are here somewhere, at leaist I think they are."

Soon he remembers where they are ·· in the freezer. He places social programs on the table and realizes that most of them have freezer burn, but he can save a small portion. , ·

He eventually finds energy, student loans, trasporta· tion, housing, and jobs and places them on the table.

Reagan carefully measures three cups of milita.ry spending and puts it in the bowl. Next he adds two cups of foreign aid and stirs. The two indredients look a lot alike. He adds one cup of space programs then tosses in an extra half cup just for good measure.

• There's not very much room left in the bowl; he'll have to cut down on some of the remaining ingredients.

Reagan finds a knife and places social programs on the cutting board along with hotusing, agriculture, and transportations and cuts them into smaliler pieces. He then measures a fourth c•up

of each and places them in the bowl.

He returns student loans and jobs to the freezer.

Reagan mixes up the federal buget and notices that it's almost filled to the rim, but there's a little more room.. The President places one more cup of defense 'in the bov-:1.

"C.aspar always takes seconds," he says.

Reagan pauses and takes a moment to admire his creation. He pours it into a pan and places it in the oven. He sets the timer and leaves to go set the tab,le for his quests:

Reagan sets the table with Nancy's famous china.

Soon members of Contress arrive. At last everyone is seated.

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The President brings in the budget and places it on the table. Reagan returns to the kitchen and members of Congress begin to tear into the President's budget proposal. Reagan returns to the dining room to

School Board can show they care

The Lincoln School Board has a tough job. constantly trying to please the public, and dealing with money problems, they must also try to better the educational system. The board currently has several opportunities to show its dedication to -improving education.

One important step the board could take would be to be receptive in teacher contact negotiations. The teachers have proposed a teacher evaluation system and an increase in their pay scale. The board must consider the teachers' request. An informalevaluation system is needed. In the past teacher evaluations have been left up to the administrations of individual schools. All t~achers, not just those whose administrations think it's necesary, need to know what they're doing right or wrong. The board must also be cooperative in salary negociations. A satisfied

teacher will teach better than one who fee! he:'s getting the short end of the stick.

Another important issue the board must reconsider is the interpretation of LB994. If the State · Legislature thought that an increase in instru,ctional time is needed, the school board should i01crease the time students spend in school.

Finally a quick withdraw! of the previous decision on renovation at Lincoln High must be made. The board has been told by experts their plan won't work, they must reconsider.

Properly dealt with, these situations could make the Lincoln School Board look like saviors of education.

..-New, Briefs

Negotitions begin

Pay raises for beginning and career teachers, and teacher evaluations were the main objectives that the Lincoln Teachers Association negotiating team presented to the Board of Education last Tuesday, according to Milan Wall, board member.

LEA negotiator and Lincoln High teacher, Ross Tegeler, believes Nebraskans are willing to pay for higher teacher salaries.

''We have made a commitment to provide good salaries for career and beginning teachers," Tegeler said. ''I think though that they want some proof that they're getting they're monies worth.''

Tegeler said that he and many other teachers are in favor of teacher evaluations by administrators and groups of fellow teachers.

Wall said that he was for the evaluations but wasn't sure about the other members.

The next meeting will be Monday when the LEA and the school board are expected to start negotiating.

French dinner held

On Wednesday, February 13, the French Club held a dinner at the Lincoln Hilton.

Approximately 50 students went to the French service dinner. French service is when empty plates are set on the table and then filled and the salad is served after the main course. Norma Sturgeon, French teacher, said that the event was set up just to have a nice French-style dinner.

Culture Day scheduled

According to Principal Sam Nelson, Culture Day, scheduled for March 6, is intended to give students the opportunity to learn about and appreciate cultures which are different from their own.

Students will also have the opportunity to share the different cultures represented at Lincoln High, Nelson said.

Studenti. will have a chance to learn about several aspects of a culture, such as history, language, and foods.

''This (activity) will help to bridge the community and school by having the community involved with it. In other words it will help let the community know what we (the schools) are doing,'' explained Nelson.

Several people from the community will be comming to speak to students about their own culture, or about some aspect of a culture which they know about, Nelson said.

''This is anticipated to take the majority of the day, and should be educational, yet entertaining enough to be enjoyable for everybody involved," stated Nelson.

Convocation scheduled

The honors convocation for students who received twenty hours one's and two's with no failing grades will be held on February 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the LHS

The Venture Student,s pe:rform a skit durmg Build Peopl,e With Peopl,e on Jan 30 Auditorium, said Don Dean, who is in charge of student services. Involved students and families will receive invitations by mail.

Good Night Knights

The Lincoln High Pep Club Pomalinks, and cheerleaders celebrated ''Good Night Knight's'' on January 30 during the LHS Southeast game held at Pershing Auditorium.

The three spirit groups dressed in their pajama's, carried teddy bears, hung signs, and carried signs on their backs that read G.ood Night Knight's to cheer on the Varsity team to a 70-51 victory.

• ''This novel idea was thought of by two Peppers, Julie Corbin and Alexa Beutler, to gain more spirit and as a kind of pick up or gimmick," said Terry Ourada, Pomalinks sponsor.

Pilot counseling

by Kip Koll

John Dudley, director of counseling for Lincoln Public Schools, will begin a pilot counseling program during the third quarter of the 84-85 school year. The program will have counselors logging in their daily activities and will include the counselors from all Lincoln high schools and junior highs. will fill out a form every 15 minutes to document their activites. Dudley said the purpose of the program is to see what the counselors do during the majority of their day.

''We are taking a look at all the things counselors do and how they spend their time," he said. ''That way we can figure out ways for counselors to help more students.''

Dudley said that as a part of that study

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questionnaires were sent to parents and students to see what they thought was the most important part of the counselors' job and whether they thought their counselors were doing the best job they could. As a result of the study they are trying to create ways of saving counselors' time so they have more time for students, Dudley, a former LHS counselor said.

''The pilot is to look at creative ways to help deal with a large number of students,'' said Dudley. ''One thing we are considering is placing information on computers.'' He said that the logging pilot is only one of the pilot counseling programs being considered. Group and peer counseling are other programs that will probably be experimented with within the next three to five years, Dudley said.

LB 994 to change the school day

The school day, as Lincoln Public Schools students know it, is up for a change according to Dr. James Wickless, president of the Lincoln School Board.

Wickless said that after the passing of Legislative Bill 994, there are many new policies up for consideration by the board.

''The calendar for the year would consist of 178 school days with 1092 hours of instructional time," he said.

Wickless defined instructional time as the period of time between the start of the student's first class to the end of his or her last class including passing periods and excluding lunch time. Because of the new Jaw, the school day is to be increased in length by approximately 40 minutes, for a total of six hours and eight minutes a day. Wickless said that the extra time could be added in a variety of ways.

''One method could be to add an additional period to the day or to lengthen each period equally,'' he said. ''It will probably be the lengthening of each individual period."

_ These new policies will take effect in September of the 1985-86 school year.

The Jaw states that a student may only register for one supervised study hall a semester.

'' A student can only have one study hall so that you can't register for five or six study halls and, have the required time filled,'' Wiclcless said. ''This way the student benefits more."

The new policies will also exclude club or sport-related activities as instructional time. Tradition will also be altered by the new policies according to Wickless.

''The tradition of seniors getting out of school a week earlier than everyone else will probably end," he said. ''After all, this law is a requirement of everyone and seniors are included."

JOYNIGHT EMCEES, (L-RJ Laurie Fuller, (Right) Susan Morris and Naomi Nagy discuss their pro~lems with worms in between the skits. Joynight was performed January 30 and February 1. During the two performance nights, an estimated 350 people attended.

Future quickly d,:awing closer ...

Lollapalooza ~ifll4,

For most juniors, college seems a long way off, but for junior Margaret Carpenter, it could be just right around the comer.

Margaret would like to skip her senior year in high school and go to college, taking a GED instead of graduating. Margarethas applied to Oberlin College. She won't find

''Some of the best players in the world were there; -Carpenter

out whether or not she's been accepted until April

''I wanted to finish (school) after my sophomore year at first,'' Margaret said. A trip arranged by an Omaha violin teacher

took Margaret to Colorado last summer for the Aspen Music Festival. After the trip Margaret decided to stay home and finish her junior year.

''Some of the best players in the world where there,'' Margaret said about the enormous music festival. While there Margaret studied with Juilliard.

If she's accepted at Oberlin, Margaret said ·she would like to study Russian and violin performance as majors. She plans to go to college for five years on a double degree program. She would like to receive both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees.

Margaret has been taking private violin lessons for the past 12½ years. She has performed chamber music and has attended several music camps. She is currently a member of the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra.

''I want to study in a different place,'' said Margaret. She would like to go

somewhere that she can stay with the same teacher for a long time. She is currently taking music lessons once every two weeks in Omaha. She used to have lessons more often usually at least once a week.

''Now I'm putting more emphasis on language than my music,'' Margaret said. ''Last year all I did was practice.'' She said she didn't do much else last year, but now there is so much she'd like to do. Margaret enjoys writing and is involved with Nebraskans for Peace and the Nuclear Freeze movement. She also enjoys talking with people who have studied Russian.

Margaret made the decision to go to college early because sh.e felt the Lincoln Public Schools were not as flexible as she felt they should be for what she wants to do. Margaret said she is violently opposed ·to the methods of teaching in the classroom. She doesn't like the method of 'learning by memorization, which she said is popular in most classrooms Even though she is opposed to the schools, Margaret felt that Lincoln High is one of the best schools around.

Speech team members work hard, bene it much

By Samantha Goodson

Get up by 5 a.m., arrive at the East parking lot by 6 a.m. in a van stuffed with 20 other people and their luggage. This is a typical Saturday morning for the students on the speech team.

Every weekend from November until March, about 20 students from Lincoln High attend speech tournaments around

''Being on the sp•eech takes as much work_ as being on any sports team ''-Fichthorn

Nebraska. They compete- in ten different events that range from extemporaneous speaking, where they talk about topics they research at the tournament, to duet acting, where two people do a scene from a play.

''Being on speech team takes as much work as being on any sports team,'' said speech coach Dutch Fichthorn. Speech team members schedule rehearsals from 3 to 5 after school every weekday. They work on writing speeches, memorization, and speaking skills, Fichthorn said.

''Rehearsal can be tedious. Things tend to get old after constant repetition. But they

never get old enough for me to get discouraged,'' said senior Devon Schumacher, speech team member.

Team members agreed that the work pays off. Someone brings back a trophy from almost every tournament. Beside those obvious rewards, they gain communication skills that can help them for the rest of their lives said Schumacher.

''The first thing I learned was not to be embarrassed in front of people,'' said junior Paula Yelick, team member.

''I was terrified when I started out," said Schumacher, ''but you lose your stage fright when you get up in front of 30 people four times in one day.''

''The thing I like best about speech team is the people,'' said junior Darby Zenor, and she was echoed by others from the team.

''Saying that we're like family is trite, but let's say it anyway,'' said Schumacher. ·

Attending tournaments is expensive. According to Fichthorn, it costs the team about $400 for food and lodging for a single tournament. The district budgets $500 for speech team for the year.

''Speech is a way to get more recognition and it shouldn't be put on LHS's back burner,'' said sophomore Tom Boellstorff.

JUNIOR MARGARET CARPENTER is anxious to leave high school to attend college.

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·Students are to compete in the Special Olympic games -

by Julie Cox

Last year the boys basketball team won the first place trophy in the state games. Another boys team placed second in state, as did the girls basketball team.

These results are quite valid and the trophies are in the office. These results weren't found in the paper. They are some of the results of last year's Special Olympics games.

Other Lincoln High participants did very well iri other events, especially in swimming. David Brinkman, an alternate for the U S swim ·team at the next International Special Olympic Games in 1987, will be able to go to Park City, Utah if someone who is presently ,;,n the team should be unable to go or participate, said Bill Keckley, who has been in charge of Special Olympics at Lincoln High for the past several years.

''The events in which Lincoln High participates are bowling, swimming, basketball, and track and field,'' said Jim LaFollette, a former LHS Special Olympics coach." Students from Lincoln High may participate in rollerskating as well.

"The Special Olympics Games were started around 1969 by the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, because they (the Kennedy's) wanted to start something for mentally disabled people, because "normal" people have more opportunity to show their skill," explained Keckley.

''The kids really look forward to Special Olympics because at the beginning of the year they come up to me and ask when the Special Olympics will be,'' Xeckley. ''It's probably one of the thin~s they look forward to most during the school year, and for many of them, for life."

Of the students who are eligible to participate in Special Olympics, 75-80 percent do. In order to participate the student (or adult) must be mentally retard-

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ed, or have an I.Q. of 75 or less. For a few participants thils may not hold strictly true, as people who are borderline (close to mentally retarded, but not quite) are also eligible to participate.

The kids us:ually give their best, and they really try hard. People of similar ability compete against each other. So if the person is really slow he won't be competing against someone who is really fast," explained Keckley.

This program relies on volunteers, so without them there probably wouldn't be a Special Olympics. These volunteers also give their best, and in many different ways.

The largest )Portion of volunteers probably comes from the M.R. and O.S.L. staffi,. However office personnel, and the instructional, custodial, administrative, and media staffs have all helped in the past. This may be by way of the coaching, judging, and timing of events to the typing and runnig off of forms. But all in all, every department has helped by time, money, or publicity. Everybody has been very receptive, Keckley stated.

The community has also been very receptive and helpful when it comes to Special Olympics. For example, many retired citizens have been involved through volunteering. It's really gratifying to see all of the help people give either by time or money, Keckley said.

Many people, especially the participants, are involved in Special Olympics for life. The minimum age requirement for a Special Olympic athlete is eight and there· is no .maximum age.

The dates of the 1985 Special Olympics games are as follows: Bowling Jan. 20 at Hollywood Bowl, swimming is Feb. 16 at LHS, and the sltate games are May 23-25 at Creighton University in Omaha.

BRAD PFEIFER, Linc Blackman and Troy Novak are all dressed up with no place to go on Clash Day. (Right) Julie Cox and Kelly Glancy look a little lost on Tourist Day. (Bottom) John Tidoall, middle,

Lair, Perez claim championship wrestling titles

by John Tidball

Boys Basketball Fast team pleases Johns~n

by Kandi Gordon

The Lincoln High Bioys Varsity Basketball tea~ currently hollds a record of 9-8.

Head coach Alden Joh ,nson said he is very pleased with the group .and the way they are playing.

Johnson explained that there is much more to offensive playiing than the number of times the ball goes through the basket.

''Most of the game i:s played without the ball," he said.

• The defense needls more intensity Johnson explained, butt offensively they are doing well.

''They have becom,e a good offensive team with their fastbreak and they move down the court well," J ohnsg_n said.

Although a midseason slump seemed to have slowed the Links cdown, team attitudes brightened to produce four consecutive wins with victories ove 1 r Lincoln Northeast, Omaha South, Lincoln Southeast, and Papillion.

Coach Johnson expllained that the team

h;arned to unite individual strengths in order to obtain their ex1.:elle11tsuccess.

''They learned to play their roles and what is expected of each one of them in relationship to the game," Johnson said.

· Forward guard, Albert Maxey agreed that there has been improvement in the team.

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''We were lacking at the beginning of the year but we have solved some problems." he said.

Johnson said that the goal is to do well at districts and win. But he explains that being average is okay

''When you're average you are just as close to the top as you are to the bottom," · he said.

Maxey said he felt that the team has • made their adjustments, and they are now at their peak. He said pe felt their outlooks for district tournament were good.

'' I think we will do really well at district tournaments."

Swim Team wants State Tournament

"We',e going for it. We're going for the big enchiliada."

Nine swimmers have qualified for the State Meet, said Lincoln High Swim Coach Gene Cotter. The qualifiers are: for the boys, Charlie Hammer, Scott Steele, and John Tidball; for the girls, Marion Jahreis, Julie Prange, Amy Tidball, and Jodi Wanek; and two divers, Mike Block and Paula Vilda.

To qualify for the State Meet, a swimmer must beat the 18th fastest time of the year before in their event.

The number of State qualifiers is only one of the accomplishments of this year's swim team.

The team went into the Trans-Nebraska Meet with the record 7-3.

In years past the team record hasn't been as good. Last year, the team finished with an 8-7 record. The '83 swim team finished with an 0-9 record.

Senior swimmer Dennis Heuke has been on the team all of his three years at LHS. He said that morale has risen due to their success, and their success is because of their better attitude.

''We've improved our dual meet record, and that's given us a better attitude,'' he said. Heuke also said that the successful season so far has encouraged more people to come out who might have not.

Cotter said that everyone matters because the team can rely on one person sometimes.

'When you don't have a lot of depth, one person counts,'' he said. Cotter is in his 22nd year of coaching. He cited good athtetes working harder and the swim team developing as the reason for steady improvements over years.

Heuke and Cotter said they see Lincoln .swimming as competitive. LHS continually

places with Southeast and East. Their best competition might come from within the city, as the only out-of-city team they've lost to is Hastings.

After the Trans-Nebraska Meet the team faces Northeast before going to the State Meet. Cotter said he's optimistic for the rest -0f the season.

''We're going for it. We're going for the top banana,''Cotter said

LINCOLN HIGH WRESTLER, Brett Wegner controls his opponent from Columbus THE GIRLS BASKETBALL team has suffered only two losses this year.

Next year ten students each semester will be trained to be better friends through the help of Positive Educational Experiences in Relationships (PEER).

PEER revolves around friends going to friends with their problems. The grouptrains students to be better communicators, better listeners, more mature decision makers, and theybecome more aware of different issues. This program has been sponsored by the State Health Department for eight years in over 100 schools in Nebraska, however, Lincoln High has only recently became a member, explained Dianne Leggiadro, guidance counselor. By spring, Leggiadro said, she hopes to

have the PEER program well publicized at LHS. She hopes to have an orientation meeting sometime in April so the program can''get going'' by the first day of next year.

According to Leggiadro the PEER program has three main goals: to increase constructive behavior through improved self confidence and decision making; to decrease destructive behavior; and to capitalize on the fact that students help each other.

''The ten people in PEER will meet weekly for one semester and then help to train ten more students the next semester," said Leggiadro.

The students that will be involved in ; PEER will be a cross section of the social · groups at LHS and not just the recognized school leaders. Any student who is capable of being a leade.r and has friends who talk to them about their problems is capable of being a leader.in PEER, Leggiadro explained.

''PEER, however, is not a counseling program and any students trained in PEER are not advice givers, problem solvers or psychologists. PEER trains students to deal with their feelings, talk about their feelings and accept themselves, their friends and their fellow students for what they are," read a phamphlet about PEER.

After a semester of PEER, students will be better informed and trained on major issues. They will hopefully stick with it, accept responsibilitieS,t and use PEER to help new students, said Leggiadro. PEER representatives can also direct students who have alot of personal problems to a helpful, understanding resource. Any and all problems or information will remain confidential.

Leggiadro said she sees PEER as planning special programs for school related items in the future, but says that the success of the program depends on the group and their decisions on what they're going to do.

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usical pleases Skutchan

Director Joseph Skutchan, with assistance from the officers of the Lincoln · High Concert Choir, selected a Rogers and Hammerstein classic to produce as this year's musical.

The Sound of Music was selected after Skutchan submitted .a list of titles to officers and discussed various choices with them, Skutchan said.

Skutchan said that he was pleased with the performances, which were held on March 14, 15, and 16.

''I'm very tired, but I'm very pleased," Skutchan said.

Skutchan said that the matinee performance served a special purpose.

''This is 'Music In Our Schools Month' and we felt that it would be a good opportunity for younger kids to see it during the day," he said.

Seating was reserved this year, a change from performances in tpe past, according to Skutchan. He said that it worked well, but that tickets for future shows may or may not be sold in this manner.

Skutchan said that he didn't think that this year's additional charge would keep people from attending the show.

''They don't have a dollar?'' he asked. ''I don't think that it's too m11chthat's the way it's done at other schools in Lincoln."

Skutchan said that the money received from ticket sales will pay for bills. The bills, including scenery, and costume rental, publicity fees, mal«.e up costs, and purchasing rights to the musical, helped pay for the $300 that it cost each night to present the musical.

Skutchan added that the musical was costly in ways other that monetary costs. It also required the payment of many hours of rehersal he said

Senior Brent Wells, stage manager, 30 hours a week'', Skutchan said.

Senior Brant Wells, Stage Manager, agreed. He said that he spent ''aroung 140 hours'' in preparation for the musical

''The production of the musical was well worth the effort," Wells said.

Culture·Day designed to broaden students perspectives

Celebrate Our Heritage Day was a day meant to inform students about different cultures. It was held on Wednesday, March 7.

Judy Strand; a member of the planning committee, organized the special day. She said that those students who did participate, benefited from the program.

''I was in the planning committee, helped organized supplies, equipment, and speakers,'' said Strand

The day began with an opening · assembly. The assembly included a display

of flags that represented many of the nations that Lincoln students originated from. This was followed by a presentation of difrerent folk dances, and the assembly ended in ·a jazz presentation. Students then followed their sche,dules and attended many different classes about various cultures

Stiand commcnit:<l 011 the diversity and said, ''I was amazed at the support that the different ethnic groups gave the progralTl."

Tina Lederer, junior, said that she enjoyed the day. She said her favorite session was 'Roles of Women', with guest speaker Patricia Brown.

Lederer said that Brown personalized her

'speech' so it wasn't just a boring lecture. Lederer also said that Brown had some important things to say.

'' As long as you· re a human being you · should feel proud and happy about who you are," said Brown. ''The most important kind of beauty is inside."

There were many sessions given other than ''Roles of Women." One Session was on ''Cambodian Culture.''

Mitchell Brache from the Refugee Center spoke at this session. He gave information on Cambodian culture. Most women are married at around the age of 14, he said. Brache explained that their husbands are chosen by their families. He said that the

groom-to-be must meet with the bride's family and offer gifts to the bride and her family.

Brache said that Cambodia was once known as the ''Jewel of the Orient'' and is primarily an agricultural society.

Cambodia is now being ruled by a Communist government, he said. Cambodians are forced to work in order to eat. Education is not permitted, in fact, the educated people were killed when the current government took over, he said. The Cambodians had to prove that they were illiterate in order to survive.

Brache said students should know these things about Cambodian students in order to better understand how difficult it is for the Cambodians to adjust. He said that this kind of organized day is very beneficial for students

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Kelly Kraft, a sophomore, agreed that she did learn about different cultures. She attended Latin Music and Japan Labor sesSIOns.

''We listened to a zillion different kinds .of Latin Music," said Kraft, ''and we learned about how Japenese business' are run."

Sophomore Walter Ambrosius agreed that he did learn about other cultures other than his own.

''It's (Celebrate our Heritage Day) more fun than regular classes,'' said Ambrosius. ''They (the sessions) are interesting in their own way

• · He said the day was long, and some of the sessions weren't as interesting as the others, especially the assembly.

FOLK DANCERS PERFORM at all school assembly before Culture Day Festivities.

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Behavior not appreciated

Dear students and staff, I would like to -comment on the way, the students acted at the assembly on March 14. I thought they were inconsiderate and childish. The students that tried out for the play (The Sound of Music) and got the parts worked oh remembering their lines hours upon hours, and for what? Not for some childish students making comments, cracking their gum, and whistling.

If I were a teacher, and my students kept saying they were young men and women, and one day we went to an assembly and they acted like that, I would be embarrassed to say "Those are my students."

We are supposed to be one of the best schools in Lincoln. I sure couldn't tell that on the 14th.

Concerned, Doug Terry

Is music better?

Well, the music in the rooms have had a two day try. Frankly, I don't like it. Mr. Tegler who suggested the idea said he felt too institutionalized with bells running his life. However, I feel more institutionalized with the school's administration deciding the musical taste for the entire school body. A person can stand hearing "The Sound of Music" only so much. I know that much planning and forethought have gone into this idea. However, I d on't think people like me need to be programmed by Musak when we're still in high school. We can spend the rest of our lives in hospitals 9r supermarkets if we want this alternate form of mind control.

If this program really is going to be implimented, I suggest using it <?tmost only one day a week My ears and mind would gratefully appreciate this use of moderation. Thanks.

Jim Foote

Irresponsible students hurt school

In an attempt to give Lincoln High students a day of a different kind of learning, the administration recently okayed Culture Day. The purpose was to learn about different cultures from around the world. This unique day was a failure. It failed not because of bad planning, not because theses, sions were not informing, but because one third of all the students thought the day too trivial to attend.

The number of excused absences on Culture Day were nearly doubled that of an ordinary day -and there was an unknown number of students skipping sessions. This was truly a time when students let their immaturity shine.

Culture Day, for these who attended, was an educational experience. Students were given the opportunity to learn more on this day then a regular school day. Many people took time to share their interesting cultural backgrounds, and one out of every three students thought shopping

here have the good ol' days gone?

What ever happened to nap time? When did show-and-tell disappear? Where did field trips to pizza places and potato chip companies go? What happened to recess?

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Ah, the good old days, when life was tough, but in a different sort of way. In elementary school the question of the day was "What can I wear to hang upside down on the monkey bars?" Now the question is "What am I going to wear to the big teen dance?"

The care free days of K-6 should be lengthened to include high school. With the activities that high school students are involved in, recess, and even nap time would be a plus. Many students hold down jobs and are involved in extra curricular activities. Because of this involvement, it seems logical that students would need a break from the hectic weekly schedule.

I envision a 20 minute recess time between third and fourth period. Then, after students rid

themselves of their bottled up energy and e at lunch, a 20 minute nap time could be placed between fifth and sixth periods. The addition of 40 minutes to the school day would work well since the School Board has said that either the school day of the school year must be lengthened. Another all-time favorite of elementary school students was the field trip. After sixth grade the number of field trips declined and now they've hit an all-time low. While some teachers do take their classes on field trips, they're not to the places where free food samples are given.

Show-and-tell has also disappeared from the classroom agenda. Show-and-tell gave students a chance to bring a favorite pet from home or the· sea shell that students would put their ear to and try to hear the ocean in, but it also provided students with the chance to show and tell something that is special to them. Although some teachers allow class discussion to stray away from the class subject into other areas, it's not done on a regular basis and Charlie the goldfish isn't shared with the class.

The golden years from k-1 provided some interesting classroom situations that students benefited from. Those same students could benefit from them now too.

The Advocate is published 12 times a year by the Journalism department at Lincoln High School. All letters

or television more important.

Some may think that this kind of turn out only deprives the absent students of cultural knowledge. If that was true the number absent would be tolerable. But it doesn't effect just the students gone, it effects all df us. How likely will it be that the administration tries something like this again.

Hopefully the corrdinators will forgive the student body, and not give up. The importance of education outside the regular classroom should be recognized by administrators, even if it isn't by students.

DO YOU THINK THAT CULTURE DAY WAS A WORTHWHILE ACTIVITY? SHOULD A DAY SIMILAR TO IT BE HELD NEXT YEAR?

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James Bayless, Sophomore: No, they took _away from school to do it. It was boring and unorganized

Misty Tomason, Junior: I think it was worthwhile because it makes you more aware of what other people are like, but it needs to be more organized.

Deb Schreiber, Senior I thought that it was worthwhile for people that were there to learn. I think thev should reevaluate their programming for next year.

B.J. Hirt, Faculty: I was disappointed that a good number of students didn't take advantage of · it. I'd like to see something like it held within a three year cycle so that everyone can take advantage of it. '

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by Eric Lemke

Teacher appraisals, or evaluations, have been a controversial topic in the media lately, and have the support of most instructors.

News of a new system of evaluations has eclipsed our present form of appraisals.

According to Kathy Raymer, assistant principal for instruction, the current method of teacher appraisals involves more than a classroom observation, although this is a vital part of the evaluation process. Before observing a teacher the administrator requests information on. what the teacher plans to achieve in that day of class. The appraiser evaluates the \\·ay he or she carries out the day's classroom activiti~s and a follow-up conference is held afterwards in which the appraisal is discussed, Raymer said.

LEA negotiator Ross Tegeler said that he would like to see fair, frequent, and consistant evaluations of teachers. He would prefer a system that would guide teachers from day one of their careers if they needed assistance. Tegeler couldn't yet disclose what the - LEA was negitiating with the School Board concerning a different way to evaluate.

Social Studies instructor Jeff Bayer thought that the present system was satisfactory.

''Usually the administrator or department head has a form that they take notes on and then they call you in. I've heard about moving into a different method, but I don't see anything wrong with current evaluation methods,'' Bayer said.

Ray Fallstead, gym instructor, felt that the evaluations should be carried out by peer instead of administrators or consultants because they might not have been in the classroom environment for a while. Fallstead accounted for the recent popularity of the issue as a growing interest by the public. People are concerned about how their money is being spent, especially when the teachers are requesting a salary • r!llse.

Olsen thought that another reason may be the emphasis on the quality of education in the country that has made the public more aware of their public schools.

Bayer, although appreciative of the present system, didn't think that imposing a new way of evaluating would 1,e an excessive burden to the tax payers.

''I can't imagine them spending too much money on anything,'' Bayer said. ''They dole out money around here with an eyedropper. I don't think they will waste any money, because some classrooms don't have books and we run out of paper. They don't have enough money to waste any."

Interest in committees lags

by Kip Koll

The interest in steering committees has recently been declining, said sophomore Steering C.ommittee sponsor Richard Patterson. Patterson said that the sponsors have tried to hold meetings and two elections for officers, and virtually no one came to them. He added that those who did come to a few meetings weren't consistent. ''It's certainly not the kids' fault,'' said Patterson. ''With more students working, school plays, other extra-curricular activities, etc., there just isn't enough time."

The Junior Steering Committee has more interest and involvement then the other committees, said Ray Henning, one of the sponsors of the committee. He said that this year the committee sold carnatio~s to raise money for plaques honoring V1c~or Day and Shawn Markel. They also helped with Honors Convocation on February 2. June Klein, also a sponsor of the Junior Steering Committee, said that there are about six people that are loyal to the com-

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mittee. They are planning on helping with the Special Olympics and holding a bake sale on Saint Patrick's Day. Chris Tetherow, vice-president, and Tammie Swale, a member of the committee said that the steering committees need to advertise themselves.

Swale said that the students do not know what the committees do, not even the members are exactly sure of what they are meant to do.

Tetherow said that in the past the Junior Steering Committee handled the JuniorSenior Prom, but not this year. Members of the Junior Steering Committee were appointed to the Prom Committee. This year the Prom Committee and the Junior Steering Committee are two separate committPPs. The Senior Steering Committee has not been able to organize a quorum this year, said committee sponsor Alma Howdeshell. Therefore, there has not been a decision made on this year's class gift.

Thursday, March 21,

Prize winner is LBS grad

By Rick Riggins

Most of the people that graduate from high school are the average John and Mary that you see on the street. It's those that excel in school that are supposed to excel in life. The average people aren't supposed to go anywhere, right?

But then there's stand out James Risser

who graduated from Lincoln High in 1955.

''He was really an average student in high school," said his mother Ella Risser. She described him as ''bookish'' and not introverted, but not out-going either.·

His grades were average, such as a low ''B''-on, she said, and she remembered he read constantly.

At Lincoln High, Risser was a member of the Apollo Choir, one of the two senior choirs at the time, and the assistant sports editor of the Advocate. Risser recalled that he got that position only because he was the second person on staff that could write sports stories.

Due to being pushed into school early, Risser graduated from LHS when he was 16.

''He was immature when he graduated from high school,'' his 1 mother remembered. ·

James and his wife Sandi came to Lincoln from their Washington D.C. home to discuss topics concerning both of their related fields.

What has become of that average high school boy?

Jim Risser is now the Washington D.C. Bureau chief for the Des Moines Register and Tribune.

In 1976 he won his first Pulitzer Prize for an article exposing corruption in the grain export market. In 1979 he won his second Pulitzer Prize for a seven-part series on the environmental effects of modern farming methods.

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posstble, and the locker seemed the best pla.ceto start. Now they yth gexc p M VanDusenands esatd hat1twasverycreat1ve.

~yt~ing to me, it's just a .Placeto hat1g.my ~oa!and put my be!?ng- · 1ngs1n. but l try to keep 1t clean at1dtidy like it was my own.

Yet some lockersare not decorated at all like junior MicheleTanna~:;~e people decorate their lockers an~ some don't - it's just personal preferencesand other factors. To me its just a place to.-

''Jim in spite of all his honors, he's just an average person.'' through them.

- Ella Risser

In April, Risser will leave the Register to be at Stanford University. He applied for the job and was voted for unanimously.

He has won several other awards including Farm Editor of the Year (1979) and the Worth Bingham Prize for investigative reporting (1976). He has spoken to the Governor's Conference and in Brussels, Belgium.

Although he has many accomplishments in the field of journalism, the decision to enter the field came late. After high school graduation, he took five semesters of engineering, hoping to follow his father's and grandfather's footsteps. Then he enrolled in law school, graduated, and practiced law for two years.

He met his wife while she was working for the Daily Nebraskan, and he realized that journalism was more fun. To her he gives the credit of starting his career.

Although Jim Risser is successful, his mother maintains that he is still average. '' Jim, in spite of all his honors, he's just an average person. He's just like everybody else,'' she said.

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Lollapalooza

Traveling can mean many things to many people. For some, it may just be a chance to see the world. For others, it could be to obtain an education, or it may even be necessary. For one Lincoln High school student, traveling is all of these.

Krzystaf Leszczynsky is a 20 year old

senior from Lubin, Poland. He has been in Lincoln since January and has so far enjoyed his experience. Krzystafs interest in traveling beganwhile he was still in Poland.

''I couldn't live there," said Krzystaf. ''I would like to see something in my life.'•

At this point in his life, Krzystaf doesn't want to stay in one place. After leaving Poland, he lived in West Berlin for one year, and would like to go to California or Washington.

''I like the West. I don't like climate like it is here,'' said Krzystaf.

Krzystaf has enjoyed living in Lincoln

He felt it is a very peaceful place. He also enjoys going to Lincoln High.

''I think it's the best place in Lincoln because there's a variety of people,'' he said.

After high school, Krzystaf would -like to go to college, but he said there were several - problems. Money was ope problem, and his knowledge of the English language was another. Krzystaf taught himself English and has been speaking it for only three months. -

''I want to change my life,'' said Krzystaf. Although college is on his mind, he would still like to travel. 1:he need to travel was the main reason Krzystaf left Poland. There was a slight problem with leaving Poland because he couldn't obtain a passport. The reason for this was because he had not yet been in the army, so he left illegally. Krzystaf said he was glad he made the decision to leave his country.

Krzystaf left Poland by plane. He is very interested in flying. While in Poland, · he was in an airclub in which he piloted airplanes and gliders. Krzystaf has been flying for four years and would like to fly here, but said he doesn't have enough money to. He said that life in Poland wasn't boring

because he was flying."

''I couldn't live without this (flying)," said Krzystaf. Besides flying, Krzystaf enjoys the construction of planes, playing tennis, volleyball, soccer, and traveling.

The interests of students in Poland are no different from those here, explained Krzystaf, but the attitudes usually am.

''People are different,'' Krzystaf said.

''People in Poland have more problems.'' Krzystaf said that people in Poland are

usually more quiet and serious. They also think more about the future and their lives.

''In the -United States, young people work after school. In Poland, they don't work,'• said Krzystaf of teens in Poland and the U.S. Krzystaf felt that after the age of 18, most students in Poland become more serious than those students here.

''They start to think about the future,'' · he said.

by Becky Boswell

by Julie Cox

''You Can't Take It With You," will be presented by Mummers, the LHS drama club, on May 7 and 9.

This three act comedy, written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, centers around the Sycamore family during the • 1930's.

Senior David Schumacher has the lead role of Martin Vanderhoff, or Grandpa. Grandpa is about 75 years old and he's spunky, said Schumacher.

''Grandpa is very funny, and I like being funny. I really enjoy the style given to him (Grandpa) by the playwrights," he said. Paul Sycamore, the head of the Sycamore family, will be played by sophomore Randy Nuss.

''He (Paul Sycamore) is in his mid-SO's and he is childlike, but he ts also charming, polite and caring. His hobbies are playing with fireworks and ariplanes. He doesn't have a job, but then no one in the play really has one,'' said Nuss.

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Other members of the cast include senior Stefanie Ortiz as Penelope Sycamore, senior Jennifer Holt as Essie Carmichael,

senior Pat Gaines as Tony Kirby, and junior Paula Yelick as Alice Sycamore.

According to Dutch Fichthorn, the play's director, this year's annual spring play should be a success.

''We have a great cast. (In fact) one of the best that's eve1r been. There are a lot of good roles and the characters are challenging," explained Fichthorn.

The performances were scheduled on a Tuesday and ·Thu.rsday in the hope that attendance at the play would be higher this year. In recent years atrendance at the spring plays has been rather low, possibly because on -nice spring weekends most students have other plans, explained Schumacher.

Another possibility, according to Schumacher, is that in the past few years the spring play has lbeen of a more serious nature. Traditionally, comedies are performed in the spring because when the weather is nice outside people want to see something nice such as a comedy. In the fall and winter more serious plays are performed because usually the theme of the play seems to fit the weather outside.

Sexism prevalent in classrooms

by Tammy Ortega

Anything boys can do girls can do better, but not if you're in an American school room.

Sexism in the classroom has become a big problem in America's schools today according to David and Myra Sadker, professors of education at American University in Washington, D.C.

The Sadkers have recently finished a three year study showing the favortism of boys in classroom activities. Their study of over 100 classrooms, grades 4, 6, and 8, showed significant evidence of sex bias in classrooms nationwide they said.

''When 50 percent of the students are being shortchanged, that's a problem'' said David Sadker.

Sexism is not only prevalent in grade school classes but in college classes as well said the Sadkers. Although they did not study high school classes, the Sadkers suspected that high school years may be ''the most sexist years of all."

Spring fever-a pheonomenon experien- found that this theory is also supported by ienced by many people around the time the his work with clients. He explained that sun starts warming the weather up. there is a significant difference in a perAn average case of spring fever might son's memory between pleasant and include a change of mood, a feeling of unpleasant memories. The difference has · ·restlessness, and a desire to get outside. to. do with the a-mount of light and the Though many people may feel these symp- intensity of colors involved •..

toms, it is ·a little known fact that ''spring

"Usually, unpleasant memories are dar• · fever'' is actually recognized and accepted ker and less colorful as compared to the by psychologists and psyciatrists alike as a pleasant memories which tend to be brightrelease of tension that has built up over the er," he said. winter.

He added that this doesn't mean that all

Dr. Y. Scott Moore, a psychiatrist, said bad experiences happen on wintery days, that the changing of the seasons, especially but said that there are filters inside of our from the cold, dark, short days of winter, to heads that darken bad memories. the warmth and brightness of spring, has This lends itself well to the theory that aneffect on people's moods. The result is people who like warm weather and sunspring fever. shine tend to feel better and more hopeful ~'Spring fever is just a matter of getting when the sun is shining and the weather is over the doldrums of winter," he said. warm, he said. Leech added, "My guess is that more ''People were cooped up inside and now 1 h people are likely to feel a greater amount of they ';~nt to get outside and ay on t e freedom in the spring.,, gr~:• Keith Leech, a psychologist, agreed Moore agreed with this and added that with Moore that the outdoor climate has a he felt the best place to observe spring fever in action is in the schools. In the. profound impact on people's moods a nd l-inter all there is for students to do is stay general outlook on life. inside and do schoolwork. Springs offers a

''Our moods tend to change according to release, he said. the amount of sunlight .there is,'' he said. Both Moore and Leech concluded that ''After a period of darkness, people feel_ spring fever isn't harmful to a person's · better in the light." · · · health. Moore summed it up by saying, ''I

Leech said that research in the past few don't think spring fever is a problem; it's years supports this theory. Leech has just a change in attitudes."

The Sadkers attributed classroom sex bias to three major things; societal attitudes, the subtlety of the problem, and the more aggressive nature of boys.

''Females become the background in adult communications," David Sadker explained. ''Males do more talking. Women do more listening, questioning, and gaz- ' 1ng.

Another factor in sex bias is the subtlety of the problem, said the Sadkers. They called it a ••subtle and powerful dynamic'' and said that in most cases the bias is not intentional

"Most teacher do not want to discriminate," David Sadker said.

Finally, the fact that boys are generally more aggressive than girls causes them to receive more teacher attention, Myra Sadker said.

•'Boys are more assertive in literally grabbing teacher attention," explained Myra Sadker.

Sexism in the classroom can be almost completely eradicated, however, according to the Sadkers. They said the best steps for eliminating sex bias are increasing awareness and training teachers on how to avoid discrimination. Students, too, need to become aware of the problem the Sadkers said.

''Education is not a spectator sport. you learn more when you talk. We need to educate not only the teachers but the students as well," Myra Sadker said in closing.

All is fair in love and war, but everyday life doesn't come close, right? Wrong. Left!

One person in every ten is lefthanded. I think every one of us is very special. Everywhere you look lefthandedness is a rarity.

In the stone age everyone was equal. There was no such thing as a left or right handed rock. No one was ·

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any better than the next guy. Then someone got the idea to start making tools. That was when the discrimination started. To this .day, no orie has ever made a left handed scythe.

The prejudice that started so many years ago is still with us today. If you are lefthanded, scissors cut the wrong way, (t,1nlessthey have green handles), watches wind the wrong way, pencil sharpeners face the wrong direction, and monogrammed pencils read backwards. Even here at our own school, the Chemistry desks are a little hard to live with when

I· think the· worst part about being left handed· is that all you right handers out there don ,t realize what an inconvenience it can be sometimes.

you 're a lefty (but at least our lefthanded Chemistry teacher can sympathize with us).

I think the worst part of being lefthanded is that all you right handers out there don't realize what an inconvenience it can become sometimes.

I don't want to seem to be knocking right handers

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and all of their conveniences, but it can be very discouraging sometimes. Come to think of it though, there are some things especially set up for us lefties. Things like rampark pay booths, toll bridges, and fast food drive thrus. Isn't it interesting that all of these are places where your money is taken. But then I suppose that ~ould be because we all sit on the left · side of the car to drive.

I suppose that there is another advantage of belonging to the left persuasion. We get some real rieat nicknames.

Pyschologist who study the brain say lefthanders tend to be obnoxious, stubborn, impulsive, and temperamental. We of course know that this is not true.

If you have the pleasure of being lefthanded, I'm sure you're familiar with the nickname ''south paw.'' In case you don't know, this name has an interesting • • or1g1n.

In 1890, a Chicago baseball diamond was built to shade batters from the afternoon sun. Therefore the pitchei:s faced the west and a pitcher who was left handed inevidably became known as a ''south paw;'' Not only have we had nicknames placed on-us, we have also beenthe subject of psychological studies. Since we are fairly rare, everyone is trying to figure out why we are lefthanded. Doctors are always trying to stereotype us, and some of them get a little bizzare.

Psychologists who study the brain say left handers tend to be obnoxious, stubborn, impulsive, and temperamental. We of course know that this is not true.

Physiologically speaking, the left half of the brain deals with the talking, thinking, planning and deducing, and is righthanded. The right hand of the brain does the looking, the imagining and the detail work and is lefthanded.

Maybe-this is why so many righthanders are thinkers, and so .many lefthanders are feelers. This could also explain why politics cold conservatives are called right wingers, and liberal bleeding hearts are called left wingers.

That brings up another point. Left handers are also supressed subliminally. Sayings like, ''Left out,'', ''Left behind,'' and ''Out in left field,'' all suggest that left is bad or negative. While phrases like ''right on,'' and ''All Right,'' imply that right is good and even better. We just can't win. But hand in there comrades. I know we can make it. We are in great company. People like Pablo Picasso, Michealangelo, Greta Garbo, George Burns, and Marilyn Monroe were all lefthanded. They all made it and I know we can.

And if all else fails, just remember that old stand by comeback, ''If the left half of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then .we are the only ones in our right minds.''

DO YOU TIIINK THAT SCHOOL STARTINGON AUGUST29 AND ENDING ON JUNE 4 FOR THE '85-'86 SCHOOL YEARWILLCAUSEMOREDROPOUTS? WHY ORWHYNOT?

Tammy·Engler, • senior: ''Yes, because the school year seems long enough now for some students, lengthening it would create even more of a problem.''

Corey Burton, • • JUntor: ''Yes because people are used to getting out at an·earlier time.''

Lana Wood, sophomore: ''Yes, a lot of the students can't even go the whole year as it is now.''

Gene Cotter, faculty: ''I'm sureit will affect some students who let things like that affect them."

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In the March 21 issue of the Advocate Judy Strand was the only person on the planning 1committe for culture day who was listed. The committee was compromised of coordinator Opel Stoehr, Judy Roderick, Jim Stork, Marilyn Greve, Rith Kupfer, and Strand •

Artist's work displayed

The Wesleyan Senior Honors Art Show is an art contest for high schol seniors across Nebraska. Wesleyan University offers scholarships to three students across the state. Gretchen Swetzig, LHS student received an alternate scholarship. Other LHS students whose works have been chosen are: Debbie Placek, Sara Korte, and Bret Jurgens.

NHS members inducted

Members of the National Honor Society will be designated by decorative cowls that can be worn over graduation gown during promotional actvities, according to Alma Howdeshell, NHS sponsor. The formal induction ceremony for NHS will be held on April 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Students Compete

John Knipple and Bob Hansel have been chosen to compete in the ''Hands-on'' Plymouth Trouble Shooting Contest May 16.

The top ten schoo1s from Nebraska will be competing in this event which is hetd at Southeast Community College in Lincoln, said Dennis W eixelman, auto shop teacher.

LINCOLN HIGH ADVOCATE Thursday,

Speech team wins district tournament .

The Speech Team won the district they kept trying even in the face Qt' tough speech tournament which was Saturday, competition,'' explamed Fichthom. March 16. Lincoln High had six groups going to ''It's kind of an amazing thing (tha,t the state competition. The participants were team won), because we only have three David·Hinkle, Stefanie Ortiz·,Devon Schuseniors from last year who came back to be macher, Rita Greder and Ginger Dzerk in' on the team again. We had several people group drama; Devon Schumacher in seriwho were interested, but no one had any ous prose; Darby Zenor and Jennifer Holt experience,'• said speech team coach in duet acting; Kirk Malzer in informative Dutch Fichthorn. · public address; Ortiz in petry reading; and

According to Fichthorn, despite every 0 Sara Stone in oratory. thing that was against the team, members

''Everybody on the team contributed to kept working. the winning of this tournament, not just

'· Even though they had those who went to state," said Fichtorn.

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.... .STUDENTS ATTENDING CLOSE-UP are: (top row) Greg Canby, Sama,itha Goodson, Dawn Densberger, Dana Cochrane, and Sponsor Thomas Christie; (middle row) Shari Hunt, Margret Scott, Bryan McWilliams, Albert Maxey, and Cleland Johnson; (bottom row) Amy Carlson, and Eric Salem.

Students go to D ..C.

Lincoln High will send ten stuaents to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Close-Up Program. The Close-Up Program is

Financial aid plays a large role when one is considering a college choice. There are many different forms of financial aid, but in all forms it is to be used to aid a student in pursuit of higher education, beyond high school. There are six types of financial aid forms available. A short explanation of each form will follow its name.

Scholarship- This is a financial aid award based on high national standardized test scores, and high academic records. Many times other factors are considered in this type of scholarship such as extracurricular activities, citizenship, or leadership. Scholarships may or may not be presented because of. financial need. In any case, scholarships are not repaid.

Grants-In-Aid- This award is based on the recipient's special skill, talent, or ability in an area such as music, art, theatre, athletics, etc. Other factors considered may be academic achievements, leader;hip, extracurricular and citizenship records. This award is not paid back, but is received with the understanding that the student will continue his/her talent at that college.

Loans- Loans are given by federal government, private lending institutions or by the educational institution. Loans are given to students that, without a loan, may not be able to attend the institution. Financial need and demonstrated ability to pursue further education are both prerequisites in qualifying for a loan. Loans must be paid back.

Work Study- This is a promise by the attended institution of employment to earn money to help fill a portion of a student's financial need. Jobs are given to students who present a need and the ability to pursue college education. Earnings from work study need not be repaid.

Mfiltary Service- Financial aid in this form is given in return for an individuals service to a particular military branch, for a specified time.

Special Beneftts- This type of financial aid is awarded to individuals who are under special conditions or situations covered by state or federal statutes; Generally some organization other than the post educational agency administers this type of aid. Some examples of special benefits, pro-

grams would be Social Security, Veterans Administrations, GI Bill, or State Rehabilitation Agency. With all of these financial aid forms available it seems students would be well informed and ready to search out these forms. According to Don Dean, assistant principal for student services, many student wait until second semester of their senior year to look for money available.

Dean encourages students to start early. ''Learning about financial aid requires some effort," Dean said. ''It takes time." There's a check list of what a student should do each year planning for financial aid in a booklet produced by LHS called '' Student Financial Assistance· for PostSecondary Education.''

According to the check list and to Dean, a student in his/her junior year needs to begin the research of available aids. Dean emphasized that a student needs to read.

''If they take time to read, kids are fairly bombarded with information about finan-

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cial aid," Dean said, but concluded, ''If they don't read, they won't be so well informed.''

Dean said Lincoln High provides quite a bit of information about available aid. Some information can be found on bullentin boards, in the Links Letter, counselor letter, in the booklet mentioned earlier and through counselors or the financial aid director at the institution the student is considering.

Some students receive information on search programs that for a fee will help the student search out financial aids to fit that particular student's needs. The agency may also be able to predict the aid that the family will need.

Dean is very much. against these types of programs, and insists the same information can be found out in a student's own school.

'' It is high unlikely that they will tell you anything that you can't get free, either from your counselor or director of financial aid at the institutions you're considering," Dean said.

ark Townsley joins military,· training begins in July

Making the decision to enter the military service is important to many people. Deciding which particular branch of the service to go into is a decision that must also be made.

People join the military for many reasons. Some feel an obligation, some join for the experience, and others join for the money. Mark Townsley, 18, is a senior at

- Lincoln High School. Townsley has chosen the Marines for various reasons.

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'' First of all, they can give me a job that I want and they offered me b.onus money in case I want to go to college," Townsley said. '' And, I think it'll do me a lot of good.'· Townsley also said that by being in the Marines, he can see different parts of the world.

Townsley will be leaving for San Diego on the first of July for an eleven-week training program. While at this program, Townsley said the trainees will be put through obstacle courses, taught how to march, and learn how to fire a weapon. Townsley said he was looking forward to the experience.

Townsley said there were different ways a person could go about getting into the military.

''When you're a junior or a senior, they (the different branches of the military) start callng you or sometimes they'll send you brochures in the mail," said Townsley. "They gave me a brochure, and I sent it in, and then after that, they gave me a call." All of this happened last year, Townsley said.

Townsley said he hasn't really made up his mind about college. He said he was thinking about making a career out of the Marines. A person must take an ASVAB, which is a three-hour test, before going into training. The test consists of questions ranging from mechanics to math. Males must have a score of 30 to pass, while females must have a score of 50. This test determines academic abilities.

Having good academic abilities is not the

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Although you don't have to be in top physical condition when you begin, you must be in fair condition to endure the training. ''Either they make you or break you," added Townsley.

After passing the ASVAB, a potential trainee must go to Omaha to have a physical taken. Some people are turned down for

various reasons, such as high blood pressure, but most can go through with the training.

Townsley said he enjoys school, but is excited about getting out. He said he enjoys hunting and fishing, or anything in which he can sit back and relax.

Townsley felt it would be a good idea for people to have at least a couple of years of experience in the military. ''It's a good way for them to get out on their own and to see what they're made of,'' Townsley said, ''and to see how they can handle things on their own.''

MARK

by John Tidball

Nearly 30 students came out for the first day of practice for the Lincoln High soccer team. That, according to Coach Eric Davies, was a welcomed surprise.

The first day tum out doubled the number the team originated with just two years ago. Coach Davies said that one reason for the large number of people <rli!!/)'VaSsoccer's new found popularity th,f6.\ighout the

more publicity."

Lemke said he also felt that .publicity given their team helped them tlits year.

''Even the marquee congratulated us on what we did last year," Lemke said.

Experience is one factor the younger Davies said was responsible for the team's success. -

''We have 7Jot of people who have

three times a week. From those scores he places them in rank order. In a tournament, he can only take five players, and only the top four count. Christiansen said he is optimistic about the season.

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tion as one of the top soccer teams in the area.

''We'll be in the top two or three teams of our. division,'' Coach Davies said.

The younger Davies was more optimistic

''We beat Elkhorn already, and they beat us last year,'' Davies said. ''It should be between Southeast and us for the city title. It should be a good game." state. , ''The likelihood of soccer becoming a varsity sport could have£:lffi'~htrtg/t'o>do with the large number;Jo/0f'~6.a,chDavies

said. J::J:r"T/; Senior soccer player Enc/Eetnke agreed with Coach Davies tha~ffi'4'ltt:rigsoccer a varsity sport would help:pjfj~sport's popu-

larity. , ,.;.: ·)//>//. ,. ''I'm a little upset th,~t•I'm not:g91ng to play varsity socc~r,'TJ;J4emkesaid./''It will help soc<:~Jl\~,:ibebause kids. are i~t.erested in PtmWarity; they want to w~~r the .· letter.",''' •/'I /' Coacht>avies son, Roger Daviest,also:a', senior soccer team member, said that the team's past success may have influenced more to take up soccer.

''We've been city champs both years Lincoln has had soccer," he said. ''We got

played before.:}iti'Jot of people who come from other cou#tties where soccer is a big sport," he ! Lemke agf~4/?,////\! · .· ,·.• .· '' Really A'#.J'~ll';~a,i no soccer program to speak ~.!a,jjMi who comes from a soccer potlntr~W~}y(6.fngto be better than the ::averag~ji:z~~~ttcan," Lemke said. '' Since Lincolri!-fgltls so diverse culturally we get go<>qsoccer players."

CoacJl,/lJa.viessaid that the reason players fr<>.t#>soccer~µntries are usually more tal~iltid is bec~se soccer is a difficult sp:9rt in whicil.:to excel. /t}/You can't·pecome a good soccer player 1quickly," Co/l"l':hDavies said. ''I have players playing for me who have been playing for years, and they still want to hit the ball with their hands it's automatic."

Both Coach Davies and his son agreed that Lincon High should retain their posi-

Golf team works around handicaps

The Lincoln High Golf team plays with game, he said. more of a handicap than most people think. Lincoln High isn't as close to· a golf

According to Coach Joel Christiansen, the course as other Lincoln schools, but getting LHS golfers are playing against kids to a course hasn't been a problem, Christiwho've had opportunities to play more ansen explained. golf, and while interest in golf is up, it still While some of the Lincoln High golfers hasn't been the same as in other schools. don't have a lot of experience, 17 golfers · ''It's getting there," Christiansen said. came out for a team that has a limit of 12. ''We've gotten more competitive (because of it)."

Junior golfer Shawn Cepurniecks believed that the competition can be positive.

''I think I'll play better," he said. ''It's easier to play with more competition. I love the pressure."

Christiansen said that a good attitude is evident in the golfers.

''The kids believe now that they can play with the best schools. There's some pride there," he said.

Cepurniecks thought that LHS can be competitive with the other school's more experienced golf teams

''The kids believe now that they can play witht he best schools, there's some pride there, '' - Christiansen

''We've got a good shot. We can be as good as anybody if we've got the right mental attitude," he said.

Christiansen said he believes the "team'' aspect is important.

''We have good kids; they think about the team, and not about themselves," the coach said.

''We've got a good shot. We can be as good as anybody if we've got the · right mental attitude,''

-Cepurniecks

During practicce, the coach said he tries to have the play,ers hit at least nine holes

•'I would be disappointed if we didn't be in the top half of every tournament. Our attitudes need to stay good, and work hard,'' Christiansen said.

Interest in girls tennis growing, -

but not as popular as elsewhere

Ever since the 60s when the Girl's Tennis team took the State title, the team has been lacking interest, Coach Deb Van Dusen said. However, this year 28 athletes came out for the 17-member team:

· ''It's not real popular at Lincoln High," Van Dusen said. ''We're trying to get more interest to develop the talent."

''We're playing with a handicap," she continued. ''We're playing against kids who play year-round."

''We're probably the least experienced team. We'll stand our own,'' - Powell

She said that her goal for the team 'was to match last year's record. So far, with a win over Grand Island in their second tournament, they're half way there.

Number one ranked at Lincoln High in singles, and number two in doubles, senior Myra Powell explained how. she sees the team. · ''We're probably the least experienced team," she said. ''We'll stand on our own. She said that the team was not a large one, and some people have not played a great deal.

However, Van Dusen said that there is a growing interest in tennis. The number of young players that came out shows this. She said she hopes that the younger play-

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ers will stick with tennis and develop their skill.

She said that the only to get better is to practice, and other schools have better opportunities to practice.

''The only way to get better is to play a lot. With lost time the only way is to work twice as hard with the time

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Warm, sunny days and sitting in school are things that definitely don't go together. However, sittin_g in school is something that must be endured, and the sunny days-they inevitably come. Along with them, just as inevitably, comes an epidemic commonly referred to as "spring fever."

Most students and teachers agreed that the first symptoms of spring fever coincide with the first few days of nice weather.

''In school I slack off a bit, but my social life peaks. I'm always in a great mood,'' - Wittstruck

Thomas Christie, a teacher at Lincoln High, said he noticed more liveliness displayed by the students in the halls as well as those in the classroom as soon as the nice days hit. There is also an increased desire by students to get outside.

"Toward the beginning and end of class the students are more antsy,'' he said.

Melinda Harre, a senior echoed these sentiments.

•'I feel like I can't just sit around in school," she said.

This increased obsession with being outside could pose some problems concerning a students ability to concentrate on schoolwork. Junior Margaret Scott expressed her feelings on that subject.

"I feel like I want to slack off, but I don't let myself,'' Scott said.

Senior Mike Wittstruck said he felt that he definitely Jet things slide during the spring months.

''In school I slack off a bit," he said, ''but my social life peaks. I'm always in a great mood."

Christie added that while ·he felt students might procrastinate more once spring arrives, he didn't see any widespread drop in grades because work wasn't being done. He added that he felt the procrastination was due to the amount of work due around this time of the year.

The thing most students do if they catch spring fever, is make sure they spend as mu.ch time as possible outside.

'' After we had those first couple of nice days, I felt like I wanted to be outside all of the time,'' said junior Rod Gourdin. ''I like to walk around without a coat on and play basketball outside.''

Wittstruck said he didn't care what he did at long as it involved being outside.

''If it's nice out, ·I'd be willing to do anything 1 " he said. ''When spring comes around I get really into music. I put the stereo in the window and just be outside.''

Junior Susie Hansen, who felt she definitely showed signs of spring fever said that she was preoccupied with the weather and that she also wanted to be outside instead of indoors. She showed another unique condition she classified as a symptom of spring fever.

''I don't know why, but I go to bed later when the weather gets nice,'' she said. ''Then I always want to sleep late."

'' After we had those first couple of nice days, I felt like I wanted to be outside all of the time,'' - Gourdin

Scott identified another aspect of spring fever. Besides a preoccupation with being outside, spring also means new clothes. She said that spring fever usually hits her around Easter.

Spring and spring fever hit people in different ways and to different degrees. So, what exactly does spring fever mean?

"It's getting ice cream and going to the park," said Scott.

''It's softball and warm weather," Harre said.

"It's riding my bike," said Wittstruck.

' ' It's going to a park, playing frisbee, and driving around,'' Hansen said.

"It's short pants and legs," said Gourdin.

Stories by Becky Routh

Senioritis hits

Senioritis is another common affliction associated with this time of year. It is rumored to hit seniors around the time second semester begins. The most common side effect is losing interest in school · and more ·specifically - homework Mike Wittstruck, a senior, said he feels he's definitely been struck by senioritis.

"I'm living proof that senioritis exists," he said. ''I feel like I'm only concentrating on the classes I have to pass. I know which ones I need, but other than that it's live and let die.

Wittstruck felt that he started experiencing this let down around Christmas. For Melinda Harre, another senior, it took a little while longer, but the symptoms are \ the same. ·

''I know that I have senioritis," she said. ''It hit me around the first week of March when the weather started getting nice.''

In her case, Harre said that she doesn't do anything different or out of the ordinary as a result of senioritis. The only difference she's.noticed is that if she doesn't get her homework done, she doesn't worry too much about it.

Senioritis is rumored to be caused by the fact that school is close to being out, and for seniors that means no more high school _ - forever. Seniors are coming to an end of a phase of their life, and this causes restlessness.

Wittstruck offered his own personal remedy on coping with senioritis.

''I don't try to cope with it," he said. ''I just let it take advantage of me."

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{ABOVE) SPRING WEATHER means more students ride their bikes to school {right) Tammy Schriner, Peggy Carpenter, Michelle Maulsby, and Cleland Johnson enjoy a break from school.

{ABO VE) FRISBEE IS a popular spring pastime. {left) Melinda Harre, Sonya Aupperls, and Tracy Lightbody try to catc;h a few rays.

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by Tammy Ortega

Recognizing students for outstanding achievements can be accomplished in many ways. At Lincoln High, the two main ways to recognize students are sound announcements and the bulletin.

One means of student recognition is sound announcements. There are many factors governing the use of sound announcements, according to Assistant Principal of Instruction Katherine Raymer.

One factor to be considered is that sound announcements interrupt class. This can be distracting to both students and teachers. If there is testing or something special going on, classes will not be interrupted because students need the instruction more than the recognition, said Raymer.

A second factor in determining what ' things receive sound announcements is whether or not the accomplishments meet the criteria. Accomp,lishments such as city, state, or district championships or exceptional individual performances are examples of· things which meet the sound criteria, accordin1g to Raymer. Not everything meets thiis criteria, though, she added. ''Some things do1n't lend themselves to recognition,'' she salid.

Sound announcements aren't the only means of student recognition, however. The bulletin also recognizes students for their achievements, but it is only as effective as the communlication period teachers make it, according to Raymer.

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''Some teachers do a really good job,'' she said. ''Others take care of it in a minimal way.''

Speech Coach Fichthorn expressed similar feelings.

''It gets read," he said, ''but not everyone understands it.''

The announcements for the bulletin are submitted by the sponsors of the various groups and basically summarize the students' accomplishments according to Raymer. Sponsors are also responsible for bringing student achievements to the attention of the administration for sound announcements, said Raymer.

The burden of publicity, then, is placed on the shoulders of an activity's sponsor.

''I have to do all the work myself for a

bare minimum of publicity,'' said Fichthorn.

Publicity takes time- time that many sponsors have a hard time finding. Yet, if they don't find the time, student achievements in their area may be overlooked

''Ifwe don't know about something, it's hard to acknowledge it,'' said Raymer.

''If I don't boost the team nobody else will,'' added Fichthorn.

The announcements are not for the sponsors' glory, however, said Fichthorn.

''It doesn't matter to me,'' he said, ''But it hurts the kids' feelings (when they aren't recognized)."

Students may also be recognized in the city and/or school papers, pep assemblies, honors convocations, and the Links Letter.

King and queen to be revealed at ay 11 prom

by Christopher Wing

This year's prom will be held May 11 at the University of Nebraska East Campus Union from nine until midnight, said Diane Leggiadro, sponsor of the prom committee.

The highlight of the evening will be the announcing of the prom king and queen, said Leggiadro. The nominations for kin!,!: are Kevin Burbach, Patrick Gaines, Michael Morris, Bill Sheets, and Devon Schumacher. "Nominations for queen are Debra Lawson, Tracy Lightb.ody, Lisa Murray, Tammy Schriner, and Michelle Wylie.

Tickets will be sold at the door and will also be sold in advance for a savings of 50 cents. Tickets may be purchased from Leggiadro in her office.

''We would like them to buy tickets early so we can have money available to buy decorations with,'' Leggiadro said. They also want money so they can start paying the bills for the production.

The production of the prom this year has gone more smoothly than previous years, according to Leggiadro.

Part of the success is because this is the first year that the prom has been organized by a separate committee instead of the junior steering committee. The prom committee is much smaller than the junior steering committee, which was formally in

charge of organizing prom. That made it easier to get things done.

''They took a lot of initiative on their own,'' Leggiadro said. The committee finished all the work that needed to be done in advance before Chri:stmas.

Seve11members are on the prom committee. 'fhis is less than. half as many people as previous years. Th,e committee was formed early in the yealf by volunteers from the junior class. Committee members are Elizabeth Price, Diiane Nalley, Tiffany Bryer, Terry Vogel1tanz, Chris Winkler, Chris Tetherow, and Kathy Wiruth.

Leggiadro said th at they had to start organizing the prom at the beginning of the school year. The first thing was to decide on the theme. The theme this year is ''Up Where We Belong." They also had to book the union dance hall, find faculty members to be chaperones, and choose colors to accompany the theme. The colors will be dark blue and silver.

Another thing the committee had to do early was to organize music, Leggiadro said. Instead of a band this year there will be two DJ's playing albums. They are Mike (Opie) Compton and Brad Johnson who call themselves Total Sound. While one of them plays albums, the other will walk around the floor and ask for requests.

Changes coming

Longer days are ahead

In the 1985-1986 school year students will notice some changes in the Lincoln Public Schools format. These changes include the addition of vocational education programs and longer periods, according to Kathy Raymer, Assistant Principal of Instruction.

Legislative Bill 944 prompts the biggest change, ·said Raymer. It requires high school students to attend school for 1,080 instructional hours a school year. The

definition of an hour was left to local school boards, Raymer said.

The length of the day has been increased. First period will be from 8:00 to 8:50 a.m. as always, but second period through seventh period have been increased by 5. minutes each. School will get out at 3:35 or 3:40 depending on whether there will be a 30 or 35 minute lunch period, Raymer said. The district vocational education program prompts another change. This program allows students from Southeast and Northeast high schools to attend LHS for classes that are not offered at their schools. Students from Southeast will be attending advanced electronics and students from Northeast will attend food service classes, Raymer said.

LHS students will also attend classes at the other high schools, if they are not offered here. Examples of these classes include machine and architectural drafting, graphic arts, advanced architectural drafting and design, according to Raymer.

Crews work hard on spring play. See page 4.

• THIS YEAR'S PROM court includes (from left to right): Patrick Gaines, Michelle Wylie, Kevin Burbach, Debbie Lawson, Mike Morris, Lisa Murray and Bill Sheets. (Not pictured-Devon Schumacher, Tracy Lightbody and Tammy Schriner.)

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Remember those days, years ago, in elementary school, when the school nurse would spend her day going from classroom to classroom, teaching us about a little something called "good hygiene," the underlying concept being "wash hands after using toilet"?

I, like many other students, at first wondered "why?" "Why should we have to wash our hands after using the toilet; they aren't dirty!" The nurse then informed us that after using the restroom many germs are present on our hands (microscopic in size), and by not washing, these germs can hang around to torment you and anything you come into contact.

The Whole Truth

Tom Graf

This was one of our first steps down the road towards good hygiene. Fear of what could happen by not washing provided enough incentive to wash our hands. After looking at LHS bathroom facilities, however, it appears that the nurse's attempts at cleanliness may be in vain. Consider some of the bathroom conditions.

Many of the bathrooms at LHS have no soap to wash with. Either there are no soap dispensers in the bathrooms, or there is no soap in the dispensers. How does a student even make an honest attempt at washing his hands if there is no soap?

Many of the bathrooms lack paper towels. Either th,ere are no paper towel dispensers in the bathrooms, or there are no paper towels in the dispensers. Why are students even going to bother washing their hands when they know that there is nothing to dry them on? Who wants to dry their hands all over their pants or shirt so that it looks like they didn't make it to the bathroom on time. Instead of using their pants or shirt, many students use toilet paper as a paper towel subsitute. However, one thorough drying leaves an

· entire roll of toilet paper shredded and useless (a nasty surprise for one who later seeks relief in the stal 1).

Lack of towels and soap leads to the destruction of good hand washing habits. If there are too many factors stopping or discouraging washing, people often refrain from doing so.

"So what?" You say. Consider this.

Students come in contact with many materials each day at school; objects· are often passed through many hands. If some of these people used the bathroom without washing afterwards, chances are that they are passing around mutant germs. Just getting a call slip from an assistant who didn't wash his hands after using the restroom could be an invitation for the germs to hang around you for awhile.

Ever borrow a pen from someone? Sure, they are handy little gadgets, but they also come in contact with many vile germs from others' hands.· The scariest thing is that around 1,500 students use these restrooms everyday. This adds up to many potential health hazards.

Even if vandalism is the major reason for the bathrooms' condidtion, non-vandal students still have the right to a somewhat ·germ free restroom.

If vandalism is the problem, why not use electric blow dryers bolted to the walls instead of paper towel dispensers? By taking this action, students would be able to dry their hands properly. It would also eliminate paper towels which clog the toilets and sinks.

The soap problem could be solved by installing soap dispensers in the bathrooms currently lacking them, and by taking time out during the day to make sure they're fitled. To combat vadalism1, these too could be bolted to the wall.

No matter what the solution is, it must be a policy other than neglect. We ail have the right to clean bathrooms. We shou_ld protect this right. By preserving the quality of the bathrooms, we make them look nicer and preserve the important value of good hygiene.

Achievements often go unrecognized

''We would like to recognize the following people for Lincoln High jobs well done. Congratulations to the Lincoln High Swim Team for their win over Student in last Friday's meet. Congratulations also to the Lincoln High Girls Basketball Team for their finish as state runner-up '' :sound announcements such as these are one way of recognizing outstanding students accomplishments. Yet, they seem to recognize outstanding sports achievements mosroften. Although there are probably a number of reasons for this, it is unfair to those students involved in activities other than sports. We need, therefore, a more proportionate distribution of student recognition.

.·.Accomplishments in areas such as instrumental music, speech/debate, art, business and many other groups are seldom; if ever, announced over the intercom. This could be because many of the group's activities do not meet the criteria for sound anoouncements. However, when the speech team became district champions for the first time in 10

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years, team members received no sound announcement for their effort. They did get a bulletin announcement, though, which is more than some groups get.

The bulletin does a better job of equality in recognition. Still, many groups such as instrumental music are rarely mentioned. Art, along with many others, is also neglected. Furthermore, the bulletin is only minimally effective. Because of its ineffectiveness, student recognition by the bulletin is not equal to recognition by sound announcements.

In addition to the inequality of recognition by sound and the relative ineffectiveness of the bulletin, there is also the unfair burden of publicity placed on the sponsors. Publicizing their activity takes time, and time is sometimes hard to find. Because sponsor:s don't have time to submit announcements in all cases, students deserving recognition get overlooked. Lack of time would also account for some activitie:s being neglected.

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'' A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

No matter why this inequity exists, something needs to be done.

To begin with, the administration needs to be more sensitive to the accomplishments of students other · than athletes. Sound announcements should be divided proportionately among the various activities. If sports then get more announcements it would be because there are more sport activities. Other activities, however, would not be overlooked. The bulletin should be taken seriously by everyone and treated as a way of recognizing achievements that don't merit a sound announcement but do merit recognition.

Finally, something should be done to lessen the burden on the sponsors. After all, sponsors should be focusing their attention on coaching their activity, not on promoting it. Possible solutions might include a committee soley concerned with finding out what noteworthy things are happening in all activities, perhaps a committee branch of the student council. More immediately, sponsors need to find the time to write announcements concering their areas.

By following some or all of these suggestion, we can lessen the amount of inequity in student recongnition. After all, everyone deserves recognition for something they have worked hard to achieve, no matter what the area they achieve it in.

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In.the April 12th issue of the Advocate, the name of the freshman member of the girls tennis team was mispelled. Her name is Maren Banwell. Members of the Varsity Tennis Team were also left out. Myra Powell, Jennifer Maxson, Maren Banwell, Patty Snyder, Helga Anderson, Marla Styles, Anne Beecham, and Jennifer Brooks are tennis competitors.

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by Amy Cada

The complaint, ''I hate the· school's food,'' echoes through the halls of LHS. Actually, students might be eating the same brand of food in school that they eat at home.

Phyllis Cox, cafeteria manager at LHS, explained a few things about school food. First of all, the pizza that is served is actually from Tony's, a company that makes pizza for grocery stores around the region.

Students also complain about all the soybean in the hamburgers. The hamburgers are 100 percent pure beef-no soybean or fillers. Another bonus is that a lot of the food served is made from scratch.

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Hamburbers, krautburgers, bread, and chili are all made this way. All fruit and salad items are ordered two to three times, a week, to insure freshness as well as quantity. Because the food is homemade and ordered fresh, students might think the Lincoln Public Schools would be losing money by charging S.95 a meal, The price was actualfy lowered $.05 from last year's price of Sl per meal.

''In the 83-84 school year our receipts were greater than our cost,•• said Helen Carlson, Director of Food Service for LPS

&&Thebiggest fault with quantity cooking is that students are used to having their own individual food cooked to tastes.,, -Cox

The lunch system is non-profit so the cafeteria will lose money this year to make up for last year's gain.

Thirteen cooks serve approximately 600700 students each day. The staff starts at 6:45 each morning. Among favorite student foods are lasagna, spaghetti, and pizza.

Two times a year a 'panel' of 12 or more people get together and try several sample foods entrees. According to Carlson, this is called food cutting, and the panel includes students from the home economics department and other people who are interested.

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(right) NOT ALL SCHOOL food is wellbalanced, Vi Caddell and Sue Clymber arrange dessert-cookies.

After the sampling, the group rates the food, and the winners are ordered for the next semester. Examples of past winners are egg rolls, taco salad, and tamale pies.

Yes, the staff does burn food occasionally, but they don't serve it unless it's just a little overdone, said Cox.

The biggest cause for complaint is that the food is bland. The meals must be cooked in enormous amounts and all the 'little spices' cannot be added.

''The biggest fault with quantity cooking is that students are used to having food cooked to their own individual tastes,'• said Cox.

Devon synonymous Schumacher • IS with drama Lollapalooza

Devon has done well in speech this season. Of the 12 competitions attended, he has been to the finals every time in at least one event. Devon does several events, including dramatic interpretation. At one meet, he juggled four events at the same time.

For senior Devon Schumacher, the last year at Lincoln High has been an eventful one. He has performed in many of the LHS stage productions, the last of which will be the lead in ''You Can't Take It With You.'' He was the captain of the speech team, and is the first person from LHS in 18 years to qualify for National Speech Competition.

Devon moved to Nebraska in 1977 with his mother. He attended Lake View Elementary School and Everett Junior Junior High and discovered acting at an early age.

''I guess I've always been into acting, ever since I was a little munchkin. I've always wanted to be in front of people,•• he said. "When I got involved in the plays here it really confirmed my interest."

He has been in numerous plays, including ''Skin of Our Teeth,•• ''Night Watch,'' ''All My Sons," ''Story Theatre," and "You Can't Take It With You."

Dutch Fichthorn, the LHS speech coach, introduced Devon to competitive speaking.

''He's been like a father to me. He's taught me so much about acting and interpretation. He is a great guy," said Devon.

Devon says that it's a natural progression from drama to speech.

''It helps out a whole lot with drama. You 're bound to improve your acting, and you lose your stage fright really quick,'• he said. Fresh As The Morning Sun

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Devon feels that people have a misconception about speech. The events are made up of reading from plays as well as reading information. When selecting a play to read from, Devon has certain criteria.

"I love pieces that mix drama and humor," he said. ''I feel you shouldn't have a serious piece without comedy, or a piece with jokes that have no meaning."

His big piece is his dramatic interpretation of scenes from the play ''Billy Bishop Goes to War.•' The piece is about a young fighter pilot in WWI who wants to go fight and be a hero, but soon realizes that war is horrifying.

''It shows a change from being gung-ho to being terrified," he said.

He will use this piece when he goes to the National Speech Competition in EauClaire, Wisconsin. It is hosted by the National Forensic League (NFL). Only the top two people from each state go to the competition.

''I'm overwhelmed that I could beat out everybody in the state and qualify to go to the competition. It's really a great honor,•• Devon said.

In addition to going to Nationals, Devon holds many positions. These positions include president of Mummers, president of Forensics Club, President of the NFL chapter, and captain of the Speech Team.

''The team becomes dear to me, it becomes my baby,'' he said. '' I get a little bit of the feel of how a coach feels. I feel the team effort comes across more than the individual effort. I think we did wonderful. We went from a lot of new and inexperienced people to 4th in the state. Also having the amount (of people) in tlae state competition as we did, I feel we did remarkably well."

· Some things concerning the lack of support for the speech team troubled him, though.

''Lincoln High is 'l great school, it's got a lot to offer a student,'' he said. '' I feel badly that LHS has not received the funds for the activities. We m:issed out on some opportunities to go places because we didn't have the money. We could have gained more out of the speech experience had we gone.''

The current budget for Lincoln High's speech team is $500; it costs around $150 · for one tournament.

When Devon has free time, he likes to play and compose music. He enjoys amateur movie making, drawing, biking, singing, going to plays and movies, and dabbling in computers.

''I keep busy," he says.

After high school, Devon plans to go to college and study film editing and acting.

•'Acting is what I would want to do most, but it's a risky business,'' he explained. ''Film editing is something I could put food on the table with."

Most of all, Devon just enjoys performing for people.

''I like to entertain people most of all. I like to touch their emotions, whether it be humor or sadness.

PHYLLIS COX, CAFETERIA manager, works hard at her desk.

(above) EILEEN COMER STIRS a vat of chili.

right) DOROTHY GOODS ARRANGES crackers for chili day.

WA/TING IN THE wings of the LHS stage, Devon Schumacher notes that his interest in drama goes back to when he "was a little munchin. ''

about other people and you need fellowship throughout your life,''

junior Marla Styles added.

The group got a slow start, but it has picked up this semester. The group started four years ago from students' .jind coaches' interest, according to ,co-sponsor Ray Hen• ntng.

Anne Osborne and Denise Claridge.

Along with regular meetings and activities, there are also summer mini conferences held all over the United States and the weekend of champions held in the spring and fall here in Nebraska.

''You have Bible discussions and assemblies where a speaker tells how Christ has effected their lives," senior Todd Eno ex-

''It started with athletes' interest in the Christian belief," says Henning, who along with coach Mark Shear and coach Alex Czeranko, started a new system of plained. ''The only difference between organization at the start of this semester. them is their length."

This may have been a major factor in the ''The purpose basically is to get exposed increase in student involvement. · to Jesus Christ," said Henning. ''FCA is

''The battle of the sexes was a good way also a place where people can go and have to get started,'' junior Margaret Scott said. fun with friends.''

FCA meets every second and fourth Sun-

''It seems like an ideal group because we day of the month at 4 p.m. at the homes of have things in common,'' said Styles.

State Games set or July

· by Doug Logan

Nebraska will be holding the First Cornhusker State Games in Lincoln July I 9-21.

These games will be a statewide amateur sports festival patterned after the Olympics.

A private, non-profit corporation, the Nebraska Sports Council, was created to plan the games.

The games, which wilt feature 18 sports this year, are expe •cted to be expanded upon in future years.

The sports in this year's competition are archery, bowling, boxing, cycling, diving, golf, gymnastics, ju do, road racing, sailing, pocket billiards, shooting, soccer, softball, track and field (youth and masters), and wrestling.

State Athletic Commissioner Jerry McGinn, of Lincoln, who is the counciI's vice-president, said competition is open to any Nebraska resident, as long as the person has amateur status in the sport ered.

''It is expected that most events will be open to competition from various age groups. Novice athletes, as well as experienced ones, are encouraged to participate. Like the Olympics. medals will be awarded to top performers,'' said McGinn. ''Boxing and cycling will be the only restricted sports for competition, where membership in the sport's national governing body is required.·•

According to McGinn, registration forms will be distributed to the athletes by sports clubs and governing bodies throughout the state. Information will also be available at various outlets around the state and from the Cornhusker Games office in Lincoln. Details telling where to obtain entry forms will be announced soon.

Money to hold the games will partially come from entry fees, concessions, and ticket sales.

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(Above) Curt Lyons throws a pitch in the Links' 8-5 varsity baseball win over Pius X. Lorenza Adams (left) edges teammate Jody Brown in the 4xl00 meter relay. Lincoln High won the dual meet · against Beatrice 77-64. (below) Todd Rychecky gets ready to make the putout in a game against Pius. ·

Gregg and Deb, Congratulations on a LHS job, well done.

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Doug Logan senior

after a decline in interest

Skateboarding is again becoming popular after a decline in interest in the sport for several years. Lincoln, too, is caught up in the craze.

When skateboarding first gained popularity in the '60s and early '70s, it was an un.:irganized, individual sport. Skateboarding in the '80s is much more organized, and it is much safer.

Skateboarders must wear a lot of protective gear if they don't want to get hurt.

Knee pads,. wrist pads, elbow pads, a helmet and hip pads are several skateboarding devices that protect the wearer from injury.

There are several skateboarding ramps

in Lincoln. David Gaither, a sophomore at

Cummings was referring to vertical ramps, which have sides that arc and have a few vertical feet to take the skater into the air. Gaither's ramp is smaller than a vertical ramp, and the sides go up at a 65 degree angle.

Rich Flowerday, 21, owns the biggest ramp in Lincoln. It has tripled in size since he first built the ramp in 1979. It is now 16 feet wide and 10 feet tall with eight foot transitions. Flowerday has hosted the Midwest Melee twice. The Melee is a skateboard contest where the top skaters in the nation come to Lincoln to compete for·· five days.

Competing and ramps aren't the only Lincoln High, owns one such ramp. He things to skateboarding, however, accordbuilt his ramp for a creative thinking skills ing to Flowerday. class last spring. His ramp is used by many skaters including junior Jay Cummings. "Skateboarding is an individual sport. "Skating at Gaither's is real fun, but I You don't have to compete to do it. You can like to skate vertical much better," Cum- skate just about anywhere, on a variety of min s said. terrains,'' he said. '

Many people have a bad opinion of skateboarders, however. They think that they run around destroying 1things and generally don't care about anythiing. There are some skaters, _suchas the Skiinheads of San Francisco, that don't impr<0ve skateboarding's image either according to veteran skater Daniel Kelley.

''It's the few people that go about spray painting 'Skate and Destroy' or 'Skate Punks' on walls that give skaters a bad name7'' he said.

Kelley and his brother Brian started skating off and on in 1975. They started skating ramps in 1978::

''What I like about skating is that it's pretty cheap, and you can do it just any time you want," Kelley said.

Kelly also gave some advice for beginning skaters.

"You should start skating on the street with an inexpensive board until you are comfortable with the board; then try ramping," he said.

CHEATING

Cheating is an every day activity that occurs in classrooms and executive suites alike. Students and adults are cheating on tests and income tax forms. See pages 4 and 5.

PROM traditionally carries a sense of glamour and excitement. The 1985 Prom was no exception. See page 6.

NE:<.:iOI JA I IONS

Lincoln teachers voted to approve a proposal by the Lincoln School Board to increase their salaries. Although the pay increase passed, some teachers were displeased with the settlement. See page 8.

OPINIONS

Students must attend school for 1,080 hours next year, and the school day will run from 8-3:40. The "improvements" in education aren't viewed as being helpful. See page 22.

THE STAFF

Editorial Board: Editor-in-chief - John Tidball, Managing Editor for Copy - Becky Boswell. Managing Editor for Design -Susan Morris, Feature Editor - Tami Atkins. Sports Editor - Rick Riggins.

Reporters: Julie Cox, Coralette Damme, Kip Koll, L.ynette Little, Angie Westlund.

Photographers: Stephen Burke, Kar 1 di Gordon, Deb Placek.

Artists: Jeff Kirk, Christopher Wing.· Business: Sam Goodson, Amy Frame · Advisor: Carolynn Goodwin.

GRADUATION

The activities for seniors that lead up to graduation are coming to an end. Senior awards and graduation speakers have been announced. See pages 12 and 13.

SPRING SPORTS - baseball, tennis, soccer, and track - have come to a close. See pages 18 and 20.

IMAGE

An at-random-survey of people in the community by the Advocate shows that the image of a "tough school" is disappearing. See page l 6.

SPORTS STAR

Albert Maxey has earned nine varsity letters in his three years at Lincoln High. His participation in cross country, basketball, and track earned him this honor. See page 20.

CLASS GIF'T

The class of 1985 presented Lincoln High with an electrical message board that will be placed in the cafeteria. See page 15.

SPEAKERS

On Wednesday, May 22, Becky Boswell and Jeff Merriman will address the graduating class, parents, and friends at the graduation ceremony. See pa_qe l 3.

A(.' 11VT I E.S

Clubs and organizations for the '85-'86 school year have been decided and they wi 11 be meeting and practicing over the summer. Advocate, Links Board, Madrigals, Varsity Swing Choir, Pep Club Officers, Pomalinks, and Cheerleaders are pictured. See pages 14 and 15.

SENIOR PL.ANS

Members --of the senior class were surveyed about their plans for next year. This year's seniors will be next year·s freshmen in college, members of the armed forces, and full time workers. See pages l 2 and 13.

NATIONALS

This summer junior Dan Sweeney and senior Devon Schumacher will be competing in the National Forensics League Tournament. Sweeney will be a lawmaker in student congress and Schumacher will compete in Dramatic Interpretation. See page I 0.

See page 8.

Dr. Jean Kleitsch, Twila Schafer and Max Lein are retiring from the Lincoln High staff. See page I 0.

J>l: 0 J>l_.E:

Columnist Tami Atkins pays tribute to all of the special people at Lincoln High. Lollapollooza honors al I LHS students. See page l 6.

SPACE HERO

Space Hero enters his last adventure for the year. Who will win, Doom or Space Hero? See page ?3.

BASEBALL

The varsity baseball team finished the season with a record of 6- 10 and third places in the city· and district tournaments. The reserve team ended with a 5- 10-1 record, and the sophomores with a 6-3 record. See page l 8.

A PROTEST in favor of a nuclear freeze was held by Lincoln High students.

Students and teachers views on cheating differ

Slowly one student moves his test to the left side of his desk. Next, he shifts his body so that he's sitting sideways in the desk. It appears that he's just getting comfortable in this desk. At the same time the student behind him is also getting comfortable. By the time that both students are comfortable the second one has a clear view of the other's paper.

In another class a girl in continually scratching her ankle. While she's taking care of an itch she's also looking at the answers she's written on her shoe.

A boy in the same class in being fashionable by wearing his sunglasses inside. While it may be avant-garde it is also a way to disguise cheating. With his dark sunglasses he's free to look at the answers on his neighbors paper without the teacher noticing.

Are the scenes described above really happening at Lincoln High?

According to Jill Hollinger, a junior, they are.

"I think cheating is a major way of life at Lincoln High," Hollinger said.

LeEtta Sprackling, science teacher, disagreed. Sprackling said she doens't see a large amount of cheating in her classes, but she said that may be because of what she teaches.

"It's hard to cheat on a chemistry test," Sprackling said.

She said that she tries to prevent cheating by placing students far apart on test days and by giving them different tests.

According to Sally Roper, math teacher, cheating is a problem, but she said, it always has been. Roper cited pressure to success as a reason that students cheat.

"There's so much emphasis on grades and college that some students feel it's the only way to make it," Roper said.

Jim Foote, a senior, also said that pressure to get high grades is a reason people cheat.

"Pressure for grades is one of the biggest incentives to cheat," Foote said.

Senior Naomi Nagy said that the pressure to get good grades exists, and causes people to cheat. She said that the pressure comes from parents, friends, and teachers.

Hollinger described cheating as "kind of a game between teachers and students.

"A lot of the time they see me cheating and they give me a stern look, but by the fourth or fifth time, they're still giving me a stern look," Hollinger said.

Nagy said that some teachers do other things while the class is taking a test and don't pay attention_ to classroom activities.

Both Nagy and Foote said that

teachers are harsh when they know students are cheating, and lenient when they can't prove it.

According to Roper, it's hard to decide if a student is cheating.

"I feel that kids are basically honest," she said.

"I feel sorry for the kid that feels they must cheat," Roper said. "They're the loser."

Hollinger explained that the student who cheats doesn't always lose out.

"Even in cheating you still learn," Hollinger said.

Nagy echoed Hollinger.

"If you're smart enough to get away with it you're learning something," Nagy said.

Foote said he didn't belive it was possible to cheat and still learn. He explained that cheating isn't an alternative to studying.

Nagy also said that cheating can be easy. She said that some students aren't suspected by teachers and therefore get away with cheating.

The students said that looking over a person's shoulder to see answers and wearing dark sunglasses to see answers without a teacher detecting cheating are methods used by students. Writing answers on a desk, using crib notes, and whispering were also named.

"Cheating is a way out of studying," Foote said. He said that people Advocate Sr. Edition, May 1 7, 1985

are too bored or too lazy and don't study and then cheat.

Hollinger said that procrastination is a reason that many students cheat.

Nagy said that sometimes there are more important things to do than studying. She offered sleep as one activity that is important to her.

Corey Layman, a sophomore, said

that not studying for a test is a "weak excuse" to cheat.

"It's your responsibility to make the time to study," Layman said.

According to Hollinger, cheating is easy if a person knows how to cheat. Some people are too obvious, she said. Copying off another person's paper in class is too obvious she said.

The students listed wearing dark sunglasses so that a teacher can't see a student's eyes, and using notes as ways of cheating. Copying an old research paper and looking off another person's paper were listed too. Students can also look at the teacher's answers if the teacher keeps the test answers on their desk.

by Becky Boswell

Cheating exists outside of school

Although students may not consider cheating as something that occurs outside school, forms of cheating do exist in the "adult" world.

Webster's defines "cheat" as "to defraud by trickery, especially in business, cards, etc." Besides using crib notes, peeking at another person's paper, stealing answers, going through a red light, stealing towels from a motel room, shoplifting, and tax fraud can also be considered cheating.

Enforcement of rules which govern fraud and cheating fall under many organizations. Other than the various law enforcement agencies, such organizations as the Better Business Bureau, the Game and Parks Service, and the Internal Revenue Service also govern cheating.

Recently, the theft of cable service has become a crime. Lincoln Cablevision has joined the Crime Prevention Service in their ongoing audit system. According to Terry Santo of Cablevision, over $500 million a year are lost nationally to cable theft. This includes illegal hookups, tampering with hookups, and illegal connections to cable lines. As of April 1985. Santo said that 365 calls have been made reporting illegal cable use.

Santo said that existing cable crimes do hurt, "just like shoplifting."

Law Enforcement agencies are the groups most concerned with catching "cheaters." According to the Lincoln Police Department, Lincolnites received 5,791 tickets for speeding and 1,414 for running red lights in 1984; almost 16 and four a day, respectively.

Lt. Jerry Smith said that cheating could be a continuation of life after high school.

"Any violation of the law could be considered cheating," Smith said. "If anyone ignores rules and violations, they very well could continue in later life."

Not only do traffic violations get one in trouble with the law, cheating on taxes also violates certain laws. Tax preparer Pat Misner believes that taking certain liberties is widespread.

"I think that everybody has some sort of tax break which may or may not be legal if the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) found out," Misner said.

"I imagine that there's so many people that the IRS would never catch up with them," she continued.

She explained that because there are so many tax loopholes for corporations and businesses, the average wage-earner pays the brunt of the nation's taxes. Without him, she said, the revenue system would fall flat on its face.

Large corporations investing in foreign countries to build factories and plants, she said, is an example of a tax write-off that businesses have over the wage-earner.

As long as the federal government allows, they're just going to take advantage of it. The government could do Advocate Sr. Edition, May 1 7, 1985

an awful lot to curtail corporate tax advantages," she said.

"There are a lot of coporations that don't pay a dime," she added.

The salary earners are the people who are forced to pay the build of taxes, she said. "The only people that pay are the wage-earners. There's no choice in the matter. I don't know what the fair system is."

Misner said that while the tax laws were confusing, one would benefit by understanding them. "If you're smart enough, you can figure out what all their laws and rules mean, then you'll probably get a tax break."

However, she disapproved of deliberate tax fraud and cheating.

"There's nothing good about cheating. If you I ie about one thing, you have to lie about other things," Misner said. "It's a rebellious act, really."

Corporations and individuals can cheat not only on taxes, but in other business ventures as well. The Better Business Bureau exists to keep them in check. The BBB is a non-profit, non-government organization that promotes honesty in business and the principles of the free enterprise system.

They give information, mediate disputes, and conduct investigations on corporations. According to Marge Thomssen of the Lincoln Bureau, the BBB has better than 85 per cent rate in resolving complaints. Still, with many dsputes resolved, "the nastiness continues," Th6mssen said.

She said that the Lincoln BBB recieves an average of 125 complaints per month and gives an average of 1,800 reports about businesses to inquiring consumers. Their most popular inquiry, she said, are about insurance and mail-order companies.

These companies, not all, have a past record of unsatisfactory business dealings. According to a recent BBB report on advertising specialty product promotions, some misuses of mail-order selling are faulty merchandise, promising a free gift (either non-existent or not what promised), hidden costs in handling, fraudulent contests, or misuses of the collect of delivery option.

The days of selling land in Florida or the Brooklyn Bridge may be over but, "we (the BBB) can spare some disapointment," she said.

When the BBB gives information, they give past records of dealings and a rating that the BBB has given them. They leave it up to the consumer to decide whether or not to do business with that company. Their goal, she said, is to be objective.

"We're here as in favor of the customer as in the company._ We work very hard to be objective," Thomssen said.

by Rick Riggins

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Sheets, Schriner crowned royalty

Tammy Schriner and Bill Sheets were crowned Prom Queen and King, respectively, at Lincoln High's Junior Senior Prom. The Prom Court consisted of Deb Lawson, Tracy Lightbody, Lisa Murray, Michelle Wylie, Kevin Burbach, Pat Gaines, Mike Morris, and Devon Schumacher.

Prom was held May 11 at the Campus East Student Union. Approximately 300 people attended the dance.

ENJOYING THEMSELVES

AT Prom, these couples dance to the slow tunes.

TAKING A BREAK from the wild activities at Prom, Janelle Warner and Corey Springer sit one dance out.

FOLLOWING THE THEME of "Up Where We Belong" the East Canzpus Student Union Ballroon1 was decorated with balloons, clouds, stars and streamers.

QUEEN TAMMY SCHRINER and King Bill Sheets dance after 1he announcement of Pro,n Royalty.

• • eac er sa ar1es rise

Lincoln teachers voted Monday to accept the new contract agreed upon by the Lincoln Education Association and the Lincoln Board of Education. By a vote of 55 percent, they accepted a 6.5 per cent increase in pay over the 8.5 per cent increase they requested in February.

The Lincoln Education Association (LEA) and the Lincoln Board of Education have been negotiating since early February for a new contract. After 25 meetings, LEA presented the agree-upon contract to Lincoln teachers at an LEA meeting on May 9.

According to Toss Tegeler, member of the LEA Board of Directors and the negotiating committee, some new additions to the contract are the LEA is the exclusive representative of Lincoln teachers, excused leave with pay for catastrophic illness, and seniority defined as length of stay in same school district.

When the groups first met, the board offered a 5.5 per cent increase in pay, no fringe benefits, no guaranteed planning time, and an unguaranteed limit of a seven hour, forty-five minutes school day, LEA Executive Director Peggy Shafer reported. Now Lincoln teachers have a 6.5 per cent

Students march or nuke reeze

Approximate\y 115 Lincoln High students, staff members, and people in the •· community marched to the state capital and around the capital in what Margaret Carpenter, an organizer of the event, called a protest in favor of nucelar freeze and against the MX missile.

According to Carpenter, a junior, the march was intended to make people aware that there is concern about the arms race.

''We wanted to protest the MX missile in Nebraska, the expense of a nuclear arms race, and the escalation of it under the Reagan Administration," Carpenter said.

Carpenter said she was expecting 100 people to join in the march and was surprised by the number of people that marched and by the · 'incredibly different types of

increase in salary, a guaranteed seven-anda-half hour school day, guaranteed planning time, and fringe benefits.

Tegeler attributes getting teachers what they did to the methods of negotiation the committee used. ''We couldn't have gotten the opportunities for the future had we not operated as we did," he said. Shafer explained that the negotiation committee was very honest with the board in its needs.

However, at the May 9 meeting, many teachers expressed concern over Legislative Bill 994 requiring teachers to remain in shcool a 10 per cent longer time for only 6.5 per cent more pay.

''I can't make in on 6.5 per cent," one teacher said.

'' I think that they could have afforded to give us more money," Tegeler said.

In the forum part of the meeting, Lincoln High music teacher Robert Olmstead expressed his views. "I appreciate the work you've (the negotiating committee) put in, but I'm sorry, I can't buy it."

The new contract will be ineffect for the 1985-86, I 986-87 school years and the LEA and the board of Education should meet in February of I 987 to discuss further.

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people'' that participated.

Carpenter credited the high turnout to people having an interest in the arms race, but being hesitant to take action on their own.

'' A lot of people are concerned, but won't do it on their own," she said.

Carpenter said that education about the arms race was one of the goals of the march.

''The main thing we need to do for the cause is educate people that don't know about the MX missile and the arms race.

Pon1alinks Will Canada trip

Brenda Brehm and Vicki Shoemaker will be packing their bags for Canada. The LHS students will be performing drill team routines with 40 other girls from the U.S. in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick this summer.

To be selected for the Canada trip, applications were sent to the American Drill Team School in Dallas. These applications contained a resun1e of past records, grade-

point averages, activities, pictures, and letters of recommendation said Brehm, a senior. Each candidate must also have attended a drill team clinic during the past summer.

The girls will leave for Dallas June 20. They will stay overnight and leave for Canada the next day. The will return to Lincoln July 13.

A ward allows

Zietz to study

Lincoln High English teacher Eli Zietz has been informed that he has been accepted to a four-week seminar entitled ''The Romantic Imagination in New England'' at Oberlin College from July 22 to August I 6.

The seminar is a discussion-oriented study of four New England authors, Hawthorne, Stowe, Thoreau, and Dickinson, he said. Hawathorne and Thoreau are in the LHS English curriculum. Zietz called it an open discussion focusing on interpretations of the four authors. In addition to discussion, he will be required to help in presentation and write several papers during the seminar, he said.

''I consider myself a student first," Zietz said. He added that the will use what he learns at the seminar in his classes next year.

"I enjoy talking about the things that I learn," he said.

He said he will receive a $1,700 stipend to cover expenses from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the sponsors of the seminar.

"To say the least, it's one of the most wonderful things that's ever happened in my life," he said. Zietz said he considers the choice prestigious and himself quite lucky.

Ninety-eight teachers applied for the seminar from across the country and fifteen were chosen.

NSI members named; nine to attend

Nine Lincoln High students were selected to attend the Nebraska Scholars' Institute this summer at the University of NebraskaLincoln campus. According to LHS Gifted Student Facilitator, Sue Cain, the program ''promotes academic excellence and interest'' beyond the classroom. The students choose one major subject of study from four categories which are: the social sciences, math and sciences, communication, and the integrated arts. The students part1c1pating are: Coralette Damme, Samantha Goodson, Beth Hansen, Susan Hirt, Emily Jagoda, Amy Lee, Nhadine Leung, Lynette Little, and Anita Sarata.

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English teacher Eli Zietz will attend a tnonth long seminar studying New Eng/ad writers. Zietz was awarded $1,700 to cover hit expenses.

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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

Sweeney, Schumacher

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Devon Sch 11macher and Dan Sweeney have qualified for the National Forensics League national tournament which is held at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, on June 16-21, according to Sue Cain, debate coach.

Senior Devon Schumacher said he is in the Dramatic Interpretation for Serious Prose Literature event. Each competitior chooses their material from plays, novels, or short stories, he said. Schumacher chose Billy Bishop Goes to War, written by John Gray.

'' It is about a World War II fighter pilot who learns the true meaning of war," said Schumacher. He said he will act out the

parts of four characters for ten minutes from a cut of the play.

Each competitor qualifies at the national qualifing tournament which is the state districts meet, Schumacher said. The top two in the state get to compete at nationals. About 100 people will compete in Schumacher's event and after many rounds will eventually be eliminated until they get down to the semifinals and then finals, he said. A competitor does the same piece in each round and may do it seven or eight times in a day, he said.

Schumacher said he started competing as a sophomore and has done it all through high school. He said he did the same event last year and got second in state. This is the

Staff members Kleitsch, Schaff er, Lein retire

As teachers say g.--lodbye to their students at the end of the school year they will also be saying good bye to three fellow staff members. Three staff personnel retiring this year is Dr. ·Jean Kleitsch - head of Attendance, Twila Schafer - MR teacher, and • Max Lein a teacher in the driver's education department.

Mr. Lein retired early this year due to a heart attack. Lein worked in the English department before being transferred to the Drivers Ed. department approximately 13 years ago. Grant described Lein as, ''an excellent teacher,'' ''devoted his entire life to teaching and his family.''

Mrs. Schafer has taught at Lincoln High in the MR Unit for the four years that the department has been at Lincoln High. Working with special ed has enriched Mrs. Schafers life.

''I've learned as much as any student I've ever had.'' Schafer expressed. She received her Bachelor's and Master's in Vocational Home Economics. Mrs. Schafer will always have memories of the students she has taught. Her most exciting part of tea<;hing would be that she and fellow teachers have taught their students what

once was thought to be impossible.

Dr. Kleitsch won't actually be retiring. Kleitsch will be working with other school systems in the United States on and improv• ing their attendance policies.

Kleitsch has worked at Lincoln High since 1964 as a counselor. After the staff recognized attendance problems she became head of attendance.

Kleitsch will best remember the past years senior gifts. She helped many classes pick them. Lincoln High will be hard for Kleitsch to leave as she thinks highly of the school and of the students.

''I think Lincoln High is outstanding because of the attitude of the students,'' Kleitsch said. ''You are who you are and nobody cares.''

Kleitsch will leave many things behind The most visible is the attendance policy.

''I'm real happy with what I've done here," Kleitsch said. But she realizes she did not do it alone. Kleitsch will miss the many friends she has on staff.

The three retiring members of the LHS staff have all left something behind them, and will take many memories with them.

first year that he has qualified for nationals, he said.

Junior Dan Sweeney will attend nationals as a senator in the Student Congress. He qualified at the Nebraska Student Congress held at Omaha Mercy High where he was the president of the senate. Sweeney was elected president of the senate at Mercy and will run for the position at nationals he said.

The student congress simulates a real legislature where bills are presented and debated between members of Congress, said Sweeney. All debates will be based on facts that the students will have to research before they go to competition, he said.

Normal routine ended for week

Student Council recently sponsored the Spring Fling week. From April 29 to May 3, Lincoln High students were able to do things that were out of the normal routine.

Dan Sweeney, Student Council member, said that the idea was to provide a change in the routine for students.

"It gave those students that usually don't have the opportunity to participate in school activities the opportunity to do so,'' he said.

The week began with an all school Peprally on April 29. At the rally athletes that participated in winter and spring sports were recognized The players from the soccer, tennis, baseball, track, and golf teams competed in a relay race.

On Tuesday, students wore their tropical clothes. Hawaiian films were shown in the cafeteria after school.

On Brown Bag Day, students were allowed an hour and a half for lunch. Many students chose to listen to the bands that played in front of the school. They were Baby Hotline, Lunchmeat and Power of the Spoken Word.

On Thursday students were encouraged to don their togas.

The Cheap Dance was held Friday. The dance cost $2.00, $1.00 for those that brought a record or a tape.

Tidball 1st in editorial writing

John Tidall placed first in editorial writing in competition at the Nebraska High School Press Association Write Offs. Juniors Jeff Kirk and Rick Riggins placed in the top ten in editorial cartooning. Seniors Robin Rathjen and Chris Stewart placed in the top ten in yearbook writing and photography, respectively.

MEETING THE SYCAMORES for the first time Tony Kirby (Pat Gaines) finds value in the unique family in the play ''You can't take it with You''

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Seniors' plans for life after graduation

G:-1 May 22, seniors will be graduating and wi!l be ending a major part of their life, public education. Thirteen years of books, studying, teachers and a whole lot of work will be ending once they have walked across the stage and are handed that one piece of paper that thirteen years of effort have went into.

Now for the tough part, ''What is ahead for those seniors?''

A recent sruvey of Lincoln High School seniors shows that approximately 84-percent of the seniors will continue their education.

Jennifer Holt is in the majority of her class that will continue their education. She will attend Midland College in Fremont. She said that she will probably study English or pyschology. Holt said that Midland is a small school that has a lot to offer in liberal arts.

She said that she's excited about moving away from home next year and that she's not scared about leaving home like most students are.

''Most people are pretty scared about leaving high school, leaving their families, and the security about knowing what is gong on," she said. ''But l'm excited about college, to get on with my life and not being so dependent on my parents."

Holt intends to attend college full-time, as do 65-percent of the seniors that intend to continue in education. But there are those students that intend to work as well as continue their education

Rick Ideus will be working full-time until January then will begin attending UN-L for second semester. He will be working at his father's construction company. When he begins at UN-L he will study business management. He said that management skills will be helpful in the field of construction.

Another of Ideus' career possibilities in-

Forty-five seniors were honored on Wednesday, May 15, during the senior awards convocation.

''The department chairperson and certain people within the department choose the award recipent based on excellent performance in the area of the award, and academic perfromance is usallv considered as well. Each award has its own criteria.

Paul D. Haar was chosen for the Ned Scholarship Award because of his ranking in class.

Jennifer D. Maxson was cr.osen for the Ned Prucha Memorial Award because she ranked number one on the Nation:cil Honor Society ranking syste1n.

Recipients of the Cum Laude Awards were chosen after considering their rank after a cumulative five sen1esters. The winners of this award are: Amy J. Beecham, Rhonda J. Carstens, Denise D. Claridge, Dana L. Cochrane, Lisa J. Fiala, James S. Foote, Rhonda R. Frank, Laurie S. Fuller, Patrick B. Gaines, Paul D. Haar, Sara M. Korte, Jennifer D. Maxson, Naomi G.

Nagy, Laura A. Neeman, M. Angie Parsons, Gregg L. Peterson, Gretchen M. Snoddy, Jennifer L. Thorton, and Lori A. Zangari.

The Harry Sidney Dobbins Award winner, Paul D. Haar, was chosen on the basis of skill in athletics and academics. Jennifer D. Maxson won the Girls Athletic Award, the equivalent of the Harry Sidney Dobbins Award.

Winners of music awards have either participated in instrumental or vocal music (sometimes both) and have done outstanding in their ''specialty." Music award winners are Patrick B. Gaines, the Arion Foundation award; Tamela A. Clift, John Philip Sousa Award; Susan C. Wilson, Lincoln Symphony Orchestra Award; Eric G. Jones, Louis Armstrong Jazz Award; and Michelle A. Wylie, National School Choral Award.

Several departments at LHS give out awards for a student who has done outstanding in the field in which he or she is involved. Department award winners are: Debbie L. Placek, Art Award; Devon Schumacher, Drama Award; Rhonda_ J. Carstens, Business Education Award; Michael T. Evans, Computer Award; Paul D. Haar, Mathematics Award and Science Award; Gregg L. Peterson, Student Council Senior

eludes racecar racing. But, he said racing will probably remain a hobby to him. He said that he will probably miss high school and his friends.

''It's like in summer you get tired of summer and you want to go back to school," he said. ''Afer working full-time I'll probably be ready for the university."

Service A ward; Rebecca J. Boswell and Denise D. Claridge, Social Studies Student Citizen Participation AwarJs; and Susan E. Morris and Gregg L. Peterson, Journalism Award.

Award winners in the Foreign Language Department include Paul D. Haar, French Award; James S. Foote, German Award; and Kristin E. Yates, Spanish Award.

Michelle L. Vanek won the Outstanding Home Economics Student Award and the Jean Bowman Memorial Home Economics Scholarshiop and Rhonda D. Alderman, Clothing and Textiles; Robert E. Stockman, Food Service; Tamra Jones, Human Development and Relationships; and Chrislane K. Conklin, Nutrition and Foods.

The M.R. unit awarded Randy L. Trunkenboltz with the John Denkovich Award, and Kenneth V. Campbell with the Lori Hunt Award.

The Vocational-Technical Student Award, John J. Knipple, Auto Mechanics; William J. Dolezal, small engines; Robert A. Blacketer and Douglas A. Terry, Graphic Communication; Larry E. Lekai, Machine Shop; Scott W. Giannola, Woodworking; Shawn L. Frey, Drafting; and.Kip A. Yeackley, Electronics and Mike Robins, Instructional Resources A ward.

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Other possibilities in continuing in education are the armed forces. Eleven-percent of the seniors said that they will enter the armed forces.

Of the students that are interested in the armed forces 16 per cent said that they will enter the National Guard. Melissa Coleman is enlisted in the National Guard. She will be in reserve duty for six years and will remain on a list for national emergencies for two years longer.

Coleman already attends guard drills • She is now able to give shots, respitory tests, and EKG tests.

She'll be in Basic and Technical training in Texas from June 18 to October 11, and then she will be stationed at Offut Air Force Base in Omaha for hospital training for six months.

Her medical training will help her when she attends UN-L for the second semester. She said that she will be taking courses in pre-medicine and physical therapy. Coleman hopes to be a physical therapist.

She said that the reason she chose the Guard over all the armed forces is because they will pay 75 per cent of her tuition at UN-L.

Coleman said that her high school days were fun but she is a little scared about leaving high school.

''I'm happy, but I'm scared," she said. ''Because I won't have a 'set place' to go, at a 'set time', no bells, to 'tell' me what to do."

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The class of 1985 presented its class gift of an electrical message board Tuesday, May 15th during Senior A wards Day where it was unveiled by Darrin Jameson.

The responsibility of deciding on the class gift was formerly laid on the shoulders of the Steering Committee; however, this year a Senior Advisory Committee was formed to do the task.

The Senior Advisory Committee had originally started with approximately 25 members but now only consists of five members and two advisors, Darrin Jameson, Pam Bartles, Lisa Murray, Krista Hall, Gloriann Sola, Sam Nelson, and

Alma Howdeshell.

The Senior Advisory Committee decided upon the message board for the class gift from a list of various things such as a new podium for the auditorium, built in benches in front of the cafeteria, or a new sound system in the auditorium and gymnasium, said Murray.

Nelson said he was worried the gift wouldn't arrive in time for Senior Awards Days, but it arrived in time to be presented.

Murray said she is unsure of exactly where the message board will be placed, but said one possible location is the wall of the cafeteria where everyone will see it.

Boswell to speak ednesday

As the dealine for Commencement draws closer, feelings of excitement and anxiety grow for this year's senior speakers, Becky Boswell and Jeff Merriman.

Boswell and Merriman will present their speeches on May 22 at Pershing Auditorium to the 1985 graduating class.

The speeches focus on the real world and the scariness of being a senior and graduating.

''My speech is on the real world," Boswell said. '' I thought about what the real world is supposed to be and how after

high school you're supposed to enter into it."

''I wrote on the scariness of being a senior and the moving on of it," Merriman said. ''A lot of the speech is based on my own thoughts and feelings on the subject, but I also asked others what they will miss.''

In order to achieve the position of senior speaker, the contestants auditioned before a judging panel of five faculty members and representatives of the Senior Steering Committee.

Boswell and Merriman had different reasons for wanting the position.

''I have always thought that it would be kind of neat to be a graduation speaker," Boswell said.

''I thought to myself about how I haven't been involved in too many things this year and decided to try out and give it my best shot," Merriman said.

Boswell was in charge of the Young Democrats club and was Managing Editor in charge of copy on the Advocate staff.

Merriman was manager of the football teams, played intramural basketball, and was manager for track.

Now that they have their positions as speakers, the reality of having to get up in front of the graduating class is becoming more evident.

''I'm very excited," Merriman said. ''I'm glad that I got the position and I can't wait.''

Merriman said that the excitement began right after he found out that he had ''made it."

''When I walked out of the building that afternoon, I was bouncing," he said. ''I was calm while inside, but when I got out, I let loose.''

BECKY BOSWELL WILL JEFF MERRIMAN WILL addiscuss the real world. dress ''the scariness of moving on. ''

CLUBS UNDERGO CHANGES

In the 1985-86 school year four clubs will be slightly different. Madrigals, Pomalinks, Flag Corp, and Cheerleaders. The reason for changes is because of not enough students trying out for the groups here at LHS.

Madrigals, which was originally for juniors and seniors, has accepted two incoming sophomores, Wyn Andrews and Chad Wenzl. Out of the 18 that tried out, 16 were accepted by Joseph Skutchan, music teacher and sponsor of Madrigals. Skutchan said the reason he accepted the sophomores is because they were ''very fine singers."

Cheerleaders will also be changing this year. There will no longer be varsity, reserve, and sophomore groups. Instead it will just be varsity and sophomore. The varsity squad will include 10 juniors and seniors, and the sophomore squad will also consist of 10 members. Five from Goodrich, two from Lefler, and three from Everett. The last change will be in Pomalinks and Flag Corp. These two groups will be mixed into one group and called Drill Team, or Pomalinks. This combined group will wear the same uniform and will combine the porn-porns, hand movements, and flags when ever needed.

Teri Ourada, Pomalinks sponsor said she feels that combining the groups is better because it takes away the competition between the two and they can both work towards the same goal as one group, and work much better at it.

Student Council

(Back Row 1-r) Brad Pfiefer, Vicki Shoemaker, Troy Novak, Seth Peterson, Scott Warren, Ben Miller. (Middle Row 1-r) Molly Merwick, Michelle Cudeford, Elizabeth Price, Am}' Tidball, Alexa Beutler, Shelly Franklin. (Front Row) Lincoln Blackman.

Cheerleaders

(Back Row 1-r) Kristi Allen, Nancy Boswell. (Middle Row 1-r) Courtney Willis, Despi Panos, Debbie Lococo. (Front Row) Krisha Dudley.

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Swing C hoir: (Back row 1-r) Michael Arroyo, Shari Yanak, Joe Glaser, Tricia Petersen, Jill Mastera, Renee Polivka (Middle row 1-r) Lissy DeGrazia, Gregg Hackbarth, Dana Snook, Heith Fulmer. (Front row 1-r) Kelly Miller, Misty Thomason. (Not pi c tured: Matt lei/um and Dan Weis.)

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP left: Links: (Back row 1-r) Bruce Madison, Kip Koll, Michele Williams , Terry Vogeltanz. (Front row 1-r) Chris McBride, Melissa Gadeken, and Sharilyn Bullock. Advocate: Back row 1-r) Tom Graf, Amy Tidball, Adam Branting, Rick Riggins, Tammy Ortega, Jennifer Lynch, Andy Nelson, Julie Cox, Christine Crough, Paul Tisdale. (Front row 1-r) Lip Koll, Jeff Kirk, Angie Westlund, and Coralette Damme. Poma/inks: (Back Row 1-r) Shari Yanak, Kathleen Byrd, Joanna Davis, Joanna Heckman, Vicki Shoemaker, Shay Davis. (Middle Row 1-r) Sharon Moser, Kerry Keelan, Elizabeth Price, Julie Corbin, Brenda Sherwood. (Front Row 1-r) Dawn Nungesser, Alexa Beutler. Madrigals:(Back row 1-r) Shane Lair, Beth Hansen, David Hargrove, Scott. (Third row 1-r) Kevin Morrow, Chris Winkler, Rod Cooksey, Debbie Nguyen. (Second row l-r) Kelly Glancy, Julie Witt. (Front row 1-r) Shawn Province, Dana Mjelde. (Not pictured) Jill Martin, Jolene Jon, Chad Wenzl, and Wyn Andrews.)

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Varsity

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As the school year winds down many of you will reflect, as I have, on the people we've met this year, our old friends and the new friends, all of the special people in our high school life.

But what about all of those faces we've rushed by in the halls every day of this school year? What about all of those empty, nameless faces that we've never met?

The Lollapalooza column was meant to bring out some of those faces. The column was dedicated to the students of the shcool who have something special about them that few other students knew.

Some of the students recognized were Jim Shorney, living in Pioneers Park, Carla Porter, dancing to her culture's music, and Margaret Carpenter's goals for her future.

But somehow the column has failed. True, each of these people are special, but only eleven students have been recognized.

To be totally successful the column would had to have included some 1,525 other students, other faces, and other unique facts.

As I've looked at so many nameless faces I wonder what each face has behind it. Does the boy who wears the chains love smelling the flowers? Does the girl wearing polyester hope to become a star? Does the

School image

is deceiving

Lincoln High School's image is something that causes nearly every future Link a little anxiety. In junior high, student hear about the fighting, bullying, and other evils that supposedly go on in the halls of Lincoln High. These images are not just in the minds of students, but also with a great number of adults in Lincoln.

In a recent Adovcate survey most adults described Lincoln High as rough, and as a problem, or fighting school. On the brighter side, nearly all who attended, or whose children attended Lincoln High, had good things to say. They called our student body diverse, they knew about our special education program, and said we had the best teachers in the city.

If those who attended Lincoln High have positive things to say about their alma mater, from where do these negative images come? Principal Sam Nelson said they mainly come from stereotypes.

Alice Heunick, a Lincoln High office secretary who worked in the school from I 953 to I 984 said that those bad images come from pre-set ideas.

'' It comes from the ethnic combination," Heunick said. ''People think that causes problems, but at Lincoln High it's a positive thing."

Despite Lincoln High's image problem, and despite the fact that only 14 percent of

hotrodder dream of going to Harvard? I wonder if the rich boy really just wants a white house with a picket fence? Does the shy girl secretly desire driving a souped up '67 Chevy? What does the smart boy want to be? The athlete may hate the glory, and the singer dreams of one day finding glory.

I start to question how much I've missed by not knowing each of the faces I walk past each day.

I started to realize that every person in this school is so special, so unique. And I know so few of you.

The more I look at these faces that I know so little about, the more I wonder.

Maybe it's time, past time, that we all wonder about the people that we share this school with. It's time we break out of the cliques that have been formed. It's time to realize that we are all people, not punkers, or brains, or jocks, or freaks. The group each of us associates with shouldn't be what we are judged on. We are all just people. Isn't it time we look around us, out of our own group. I think somehow people become narrow minded, and sometimes it's hard to accept someone a bit different than ourselves. How sad it is that we base our friendships on clothes, money, haircuts, clubs we're involved in, etc.

A person is more than a car, a haircut, style of clothing, intelligence, and money. Behind every face yot1 pa~sed today lies a very special unique human being. What stopped you from meeting that person?

Next time you walk past someone you don't know, say hi. It's simple enough. The next time say hi and even try to smile. It's not too painful. Keep doing this and soon you will have enough established to stop and talk to this person, and before you know it you will have developed a friendship. you both will have learned something about each other, and how simple it was.

Wouldn't it be great if everyone in the school knew each other? There would be no need for groups or stereotypes or cliques.

A dream you say? Yes, I am a dreamer, but sometimes dreams come true. I don't think it's such an outrageous dream, and certainly it's a nice thing to dream of. But if it should ever come true, not only in the school, but even outside of school depends on you and me.

'' Imagine all the people, living for today," sings John Lennon. ''You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be one."

Imagine. by Tami Atkins

"ff you had a choice, where would your children attend high school?'"

The Advocate conducted an unscientific survey, concerning the images of each of the four high schools. The interview victims were chosen randomly from the downtown area and Gateway.

those surveyed said they would send their children to Lincoln High if they had a choice, LHS has a large number of transfer students into Lincoln High who do have a choice. Nelson said he knows why that's happening.

''Some people recognize we are a good school academically, athletically, in drama speech, music, in every aspect," Nelson said.

Nelson said Lincoln High appeals to a wide range of students.

''Out course offerings accomodate out diverse student body," Nelson said.

Heunick agreed.

''Letting youngsters have a schedule con-

s1st1ng of classes other than reading, writing, and arithmetic made a big difference in attendance,'' she said.

How do we convey the good things at Lincoln High to the rest of the community? Nelson and Heunick also had answers for that question.

'' A satisfied customer is important,'' said Nelson. ''If students have good experiences at LHS they will tell other students what a good place Lincoln High is.''

Heunick offered another suggestion. Invite students into the school and show them what it's like,'' she said. They go out and excel." by John Tidball

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IDDID ase season IBIS

The Lincoln High baseball team finished its season with a 6-10 record and third places in city and district tournaments. Coach Bill Zuspan said he is ''not one bit down about the -season."

''This was probably the best hitting team, in averages, I've had," Zuspan said. Several Links hit over .300 this season. Senior centerfielder Mike Morris finished with a 386; senior second baseman Rick Stevens had a .353; junior pitcher Curt Lyons had a .322 and senior pitcher Tim Johns had a .313. Morris added nine RBI's and two homeruns to the season.

Stevens said the beginning of the season was off-and-on. ''The beginning of the season we were really sporatic," but he said there were some good moments.

''We had our spurts," he said.

Stevens added that after the third straight loss the team felt a lock of confidence.

''We kind of lost faith in ourselves," he said.

Zuspan agrees, calling the beginning of the season ''a little disappointing."

However, he's proud of winning four of the last six games, scoring six to seven runs a game, and team effort, he said.

''The effort from these kids was terrific," he said. ''In terms of effort, sportsmanship, fun, those are hard to measure, but they were great.''

The season came to an end when LHS lost to Southeast, 16-7 in the semi-finals of the district tournament.

''We had some errors that hurt us," Zuspan said. Stevens agreed and said ''A few bad defensive plays, and we lost the game."

Meeting potential important to track teams

To track coaches Bob White and Janet Bates, meeting potentials is important, but they interpret it differently. To Coach White, performing as well as an athlete can is important, and to Coach Bates, improving week after week to meet potential matters.

While Coach White said that the boys team had a good season, he said that in performance, potential wasn't met. ''We had a very good season, up until the last few weeks.''

The season was highlighted by a third place Links finish at the Trans-Nebraska meet, a third place finish among nine at the Grand Island Invitational, and four athletes qualifying for the State Meet.

''We performed very high," he said, ''we set very high expectations for ourselves, and we met them."

The Links finished sixth place in what White calls a ''tough district.'' He said that the competition was tough enough to be a mini-State Meet.

Overall, ''We've had a good season," White said.

Coach Bates agreed, saying that she was overall pleased with the season; especially

with improvement shown. ''You can see improvement from where we started to where we ended," Bates said.

At the District Meet, 15 girls qualified for the State Meet in 11 events.

Senior distance runner Sara Korte said that the team did ''very well'' this season. ''The relays are in the top ten. The relays have taken first places at the Grand Island Invitational, the Harold Scott Invitational, and second at the District Meet.

''I'm pleased because we were very young," Bates said. ''With only three seniors, that's not very much leadership." She credited the seniors of the team with helping support the team toward the honors they received.

Bates called the team "One of the hardest working groups since I've been at Lincoln High. A lot of unity (was involved). Track is supposed to be an individual sport, but we were relatively close."

Both White and Bates called their teams "young'' and looked forward to other teams losing their seniors with LHS athletes moving up.

''Make one bad play and that's all she wrote," he added.

When looking back at the season as a whole, however, Stevens said that he felt that the team did well.

''Considering that we started out (with a record of (3-8, the record is pretty good," Stevens said.

''Records don't mean that much,''

Zuspan said, "It's how you play the game.''

''I'm very proud of these kids. they love baseball. What more can a coach ask?'' he added.

The Reserve team finished the season with a third place in the Reserve Tournament with a record of 5-10-1.

The Sophomore team finished the season with a 6-3 record and a second place in the city.

Christiansen-This season better than last

The golf team has had an overall good season and has made team progress from previous years, said coach Joel Christiansen.

''Good progress was made in becoming competitive," said Christiansen. More competition will encourage participation, he said.

Recent tournaments have been highlights 18

for the team, Christiansen said. In a nine hole tournament the team beat Pius with a score of 157. In 18 hole tournaments they beat Beatrice with a score of 326 and at the Capital City tournament they received a score of 325.

A goal Christensen had set for the team was to finish in the top five in major tournaments with around 10 teams comp_eting.

The team reached their goal five times out of nine major tournaments, he said. Christiansen said he has a good outlook for next year's team. The team has four returning lettermen and three promising sophomores, he said. Christiansen said he is trying to encourage participation by meeting with ninth graders that come to visit Lincoln High.

Advocate Sr. Edition, May 1 7, 1985

SOPHOMORE KELLY LOOS begins the start of the girls 1600-meter run.

occer

A poor second half to the soccer season spoiled Lincoln High's chances to win their third straight city championship, according to soccer team starter, Marlon Lozano, a senior. Despite a 4-0 record after their first four games, Lincoln High went on to lose three of their remaining five games.

''We tied our fifth game, and after that

we didn't play as good as we had in the beginning of the season," Lozano said.

Soccer team faculty sponsor, Michael Baker said the team placed well despite a 5-3-1 record.

''We finished second in the city, and I'd say we were in the top ten in the state,'' Baker said.

The number of students out for soccer this season doubled the number from recent years. Senior soccer team member Hai Ton said soccer's papularity is not growing just at Lincoln High.

''Other schools have gotten better. They are taking soccer more seriously,'' Ton said.

According to Baker the state and local school administrations are about to realize that soccer is a sport growing in popularity. He said although it may be unrealistic to think soccer will become a varsity sport next year, it could happen in the near future.

''It is reasonable to think soccer may become a varsity sport, maybe two years from now,'' Baker said.

Lozano said that he too thought soccer will become a varsity sport.

''Andy Beecham (a former LHS soccer player) and I have been working to make it varsity for three years,•' Lozano said. ''Something will happen soon.''

All three said making soccer a varsity sport would be beneficial for the schools and the sport.

''We'll be able to become athletically involved," Baker said.

Lozano said if soccer was school backed it would make soccer even more popular.

''More will go out for soccer if they are going to get rewarded for it." Lozano said.

Ton echoed Lozano's remarks.

'' More will be playing soccer. It will be good for the school and our sport,'' Ton said.

Girls tennis team improves,

Starting the year off with a young somewhat inexperienced team can sometimes prove to be uneventful; however, the Lincoln High varsity tennis team has managed.

Coach Deborah VanDusen explained that even though they had a team that was for the most unexperienced, there has been

Athletes excel

a certain amount of improvement. The team set their main goal at the beginning of the year, and that was to improve. They have done just that.

Returning varsity letterwoman, Myra Powell, supported what VanDusen said about the young team.

"Our weakest point is the lack of ex-

meets goals

perience we have."

Powell attributed the inexperience to the lack of facilities.

Powell and VanDusen both expressed a desire to win enough matches to match last year's record. As of now they have done that with a current record of 2 and 8. They won out over Grand Island and Pius X.

L-Club Newsletter unique for LHS

Using a roomful of information on every Basketball players Albert Maxey and Rod letterman who ever lettered at Lincoln High Gourdin have each received special honors. and a memory dating back to his earliest Senior Maxey has been the first athlete in days at Lincoln High, ex-coach Harold twenty years to win nine varsity letters. Scott has been putting out the L-Club

The letters were won in cross-country, Newsletter since J 957. basketball, and track; receiving three letters The L-Club Newsletter is an annual in each sport. Maxey ran middle-distance in publication that reports on current sports at track, and played guard in basketball. LHS, and happenings with lettermen. The Maxey said he has been offered scholar- newsletter is mailed out to J ,500 LHS letships from schools from various parts of termen across the country. the country. He said that the main ones ''It's a link between Lincoln High and were from Burlington, Iowa and Westlund. those who have graduated from Lincoln He added that he plans to accept the High," Scott said. He said that he knows of basketball scholarship from Burlington. no other high school in the country that has Junior Gourdin was selected to play on a newsletter on a comparable basis. the NDBA All-State team to represent Scott's sources for information are files Nebraska at the NDBA tournament in Las for every letterman who has ever lettered at

considered a small museum.

It's getting so big that I don't know where I'm going to put it all," Scott said.

(Sam) Nelson has said that it's the biggest publicity thing that Lincoln High has ever had."

Mailed all over the country, to pay for the newsletter requires private sponsorship. While the newsletter has been in danger of ceasing publication, Scott said that past graduates have been very helpful in donat1ons.

''The president of Amoco just made a big contribution. Even as busy as he is, he's still interested in ties in Lincoln.''

Besides the L-club-Newsletter, Scott has with a current record of 2 and 8. They won out over Grand Island and Pius X, Vegas this summer. Only three basketball a Lincoln High, including awards received, players from the Lincoln high schools were statistics, etc. Gathered form old Lincoln

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Advocate Sr. Edition, May 1 7, 1985

SOCCER PLAYER TRU Nguyen dribbles around a Southeast defender.

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"What's in it for the senior?" The answer is "a lot." The people at Wurtz Photography take the time to listen. They take the time to help. They take the time to treat each senior like a unique individual. They take the time because they care. For those members of the class of '86 who want something special, we wholeheartedly recommend J/R Wurtz Photography of Lincoln.

Last year when the Legislature passed LB 994, a bill that requires high school students to attend school for 1,080 hours, it created a monster.

To meet the state requirement, the Lincoln board of Education decided to have the school day run from 8-3:40. This is where the monster is created.

For many students, and teachers, 8-3 was long enough, but now the addition of 40 more minutes to the school day will be devistating. Many students who work start work at 4. Going to work directly after school gets out and getting there on time will be difficult.

In addition of 40 minutes will also make sports practices get out even later, keep activities that meet afte_r school here for a long time and cause extra curricular activities to take more time out of a students' day.

Letters-

Academic achievement not acknowledged

Has the spirit of academic achievement died? We jump, scream, hoot, and hollar for the success and triumphs of our fine, talented athletes, but does this school, as a whole, do anything for the academic achievers of LHS that would come close to a pep rally or spirit rally?

1 think that school spirit should be equally channelled into these two areas of achievements (athletic and academic areas) instead of almost completely centered around the athletic field. After all, isn't our school spirit a main part of what makes Lincoln High the best? And being a main part, it shouldn't have any "favorites" or show any partiality to any one particular section, but all sections should be respected equally.

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Teacher burn out is another problem created by the addition of 40 minutes to the school day. Requiring teachers to fill 40 more minutes with productive and educational activities will put a strain on them.

The Legislature's concern over education is good, but causing this much anxiety isn't. Adding 40

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minutes to the school day won't help education; it will hurt it. The attention span of students is short enough already, that adding more time will decrease the attention span even more.

The additional 40 minutes makes seniors very glad they're graduating this year.

ebraska to be commended

In a bold a courageous move, the Nebraska Legislature passed a resolution calling for a bilateral, verifiable, nuclear freeze. Although the resolution is non-binding, it shows that Nebraska lawmakers are concerned about the arms race and value the sanctity of human life.

The members of the Legislature who vote for the resolution are to be commended. State Senator Don wesley, the primary sponsor of the resolution, realized the treat of a nuclear holocause is great and wanted to do something about it.

During debate on the freeze

resolution, one senator said that time was wasted by discussing the freeze, a matter he said Nebraska lawmakers have no qualifications to be discussing and voting on.

Unfortunately, this is the attitude that many Americans take. People don't believe that the freeze is a pressing issue, when it is the most pressing issue of today.

Nebraska became another state to join the movement of adopting a resolution calling for a nuclear freeze. Hopefully the resolution will make it to Washington in the form of a bill and the freeze will become a reality.

Lori Goemann

Ginger Dzerk, sophomore: Yes, because I support the nuclear freeze. I don't think we're gaining anything by making more bombs when we already have enough power to destroy the world several times over.

Elizabeth Price, junior: Yes, I support it. Nuclear weapons don't bring anything but frustration and frightened people, and the freeze helps calm people and it makes me feel safer.

Kenny Stabler, senior: Yes, I don't want a nuclear war.

Judy Keller, Faculty: Yes, I guess because of the obvious reason of the possibility of the end of mankind.

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