LHS Advocate 2012-2013

to make money selling food, crafts, and games Photo by Debbie Hernandez

By Katie Chiplaski and Sydney Claypool

What's more intense than waiting two hours for a Bow Wow concert? Being thrown against the stage by crazed fans so excited that they could not control themselves

That's what happened to these two Advocate reporters on Sunday, September 2, 2012, at The Grove in Lincoln, Nebraska. Needless to say the security guards didn't stand a chance. That's how popular Bow Wow is.

A few hours before one of the biggest back to school concerts here in Lincoln Nebraska, we stood in line, nervous to see this rising star, along

Minutes before the doors opened more fans crowded around The Grove, ready to see Bow Wow, hoping that he would notice one of them, or just touch their hand.

"I can't believe that he's

As we entered The Grove with only a few people on the dance floor and the D .J playing Trey Songz ft. T.I., 2 Reasons blowing the speakers, more people started to gather ,-,----, around the tightly squared flpor ready for the show to start. Most sat back in the booths patiently waiting for the concert of a lifetime.

The opening acts really set the stage for Bow Wow. Their energy was high and, they were boosting up the crowds. You could feel the power of "want" pulsing through the screams.

Annual celebration offers kids, staff a I! i chance to experience variety of activities ;,;. By

Katie Chiplaski and Michael Scotto

What d used to be h known as li the "Back ! to School /!; Bash" in the '( 90s is now ij[ knows as .i Festivus - a illbeginning \; of the year

holiday alternative to the commercialism of Christmas. To students and teachers at Lincoln High it's a celebration about different cultures coming together as one. "Festivus is us, because it's a celebration of the student

·••celebration Above: Principal Mike Wortmansells his Ii for Lincoln signatureTwizzlersat Festivus. 'i High students Photo by Katie Chiplaski groups we have. Without us, Festivus isn't anything!" i and staff :' J involving games, food, activities, self-proclaimed "Promoter of ii; ! and fun. On Friday, Septe1nber Festivus" and Social Studies ;/ 21, 2012 Links poured out of the Teacher Andrew Bargen said. ~ibuilding and onto the practic€ Bargen coordinated the 1 field to the west of the school Student/Staff Challenges during I with tickets in hand to enjoy the day. Students and teachers I some time off, and a chance to signed up for various events, and 1 co n nect with ea ch ot her in a ____._ested e a ch other.s'_ahilities in '/ relaxed atmos ph ere Jou sti n g , th e Rock Wall, and the The name Festivus com e s Blow up Obsta c le Course (: from a Seinfeld episode about a (Continued on page 4)

Bow Wow gets the crowd on their feet at a back to school concert at The Grove on Sunday,Sept. 2, 2012.

with his opening acts: Shannon Marie, Scru Face Jean, Fieldhouse, Tae & Ace and the AllStars. The line was growing, and fans were getting anxious. It's not every day a big artist comes to Lincoln, especially high time performers like these.

actually coming to Lincoln," 01naha fan Maya said. "Usually he goes to places like Kansas City or something. Tickets are really cheap too$25 for general seating and $60 for VIP. I just wonder how they got somebody like him to come here."

"I love performing in Lincoln, the participation is way different then

Omaha," opening R&B singer Shannon Marie said. "Teenagers know how to have fun - no drama. I just love it; it makes me feel young again." And right she was. The majority of the crowd surrounding the stage were in fact teenagers ranging from ages 15-20 - mainly girls but there were Continued on a e 6

Photo by Katie Chiplaski

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Yes, the law does have a purpose, but is promoting patriotism in schools really the issue that needs legislators' time and attention right now? In this day and age, we have so many important social and political issues, and we're spending our time making sure that schoolchildren say the Pledge of Allegiance? Patriotism is a good thing, but will saying the Pledge every day really even prom ote it? If you really want to promote patriotism, teach about the Pledge of Allegiance, and how it was written, and what it meant to the people who wrote it, and what it means

to people now. Learning the words and reciting the words won't d,o any good, in fact, if they become just another !tedious habit, people will b6: even less likely to want to understand thtem.

Seni,or, Katie Chipalsk ii, states "I don't really have a religion1 right now, therefo,re I feel lilke something is being pushed into my face. I als10feel as though if you sit in class and ignore what's going on, y<)U may be judged as ""unAI]1eri'''' I fi can am not a supporte:r or saying the Pledge in scho1Dl:"

Junior, Nikolai Nastin, felt "What'$ wrong with honoring

Studen_t <;ounci~~-Big

By Samm1 Yelk1n

Student council is starting off this year with a bang. They already have 38 active members which is a much larger group than it was last year. "With this bigger group, the students are looking forward to being more involved with both the school and the community," states Denise Craig, the new student council sponsor for this year. One main thing that the student council members are focus-

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the land that you live in? Is the flag, the symbol of America, really not worth standing up for? Isn't that what this country was founded on? A 'new' land of opportunity? Sure -America has done some horrible and otherwise malicious things, but I respect the American people and their help to me as an immigrant - not what the backroom bottom-line of the government is now-a-days. I think respecting the American flag is merely showing your gratitude not only for the people of America, but for those who lost their lives GIVING you that freedom - for freaken FREE."

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for K1d1sevent for the Make- The one main person that they A-Wish foundation. Last, but have in mind for the keynote

not least, they arc plannin1g on speaker is Michelle Obama. doing Bands Against Bul Jlying. How amazing would that be?! There will be more inforrnation They do have other speakers on what all of these events are in mind just in case she can't later on. attend the convention. One important project tk~y One last thing that student are doing this year is hos t ing council is currently working on, is putting plans together for the Homecoming Spirit Week and the Homecoming Dance itself. They are working on plans and decoration~ for the dance, the theme this · year is going to be Candy land. ing on this year is trying to get other LHS students to ' come to them with new ideas member of student council posing for photo. on how to make Lincoln High photo by student council even better. the District 6 Student Co11ncil

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Some community and school <;on~ention. This conven•service projects that are already t1on 1~volves 250-300 stu~cnt being planned for this year counc1ll students from not JUSt include Trick-or-Treat So Tots Lancas,ter County, but otl1er Can Eat and a Halloween party surroumding c?unties. Th ,e for special education students. studenlt council members are Also, they are planning on busy trying to recruit a k{:ynote holding a Thanksgiving dinner spe~e:r, holdin~ mini bre ,akout for ELL students like they did sess~ons, -pl_anmng meals and last year. There is also the Lids service proJects for everyone who atltends the conventicJn.

President- Emily Gasper

Vice President-Andy Ngo

Secretary- Penny Bui

Morale Officers Gage Hyberger and Elizabeth Yost

Historians- Briannah Hunt and Rosa Guerra

Class representatives: 9th Grade- Caleb Martin 10th Grade-Anie Bista 11th Grade- Jesse Snyder 12th Grade- Brittany Warta

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Students in makeuppromote .ACTPrep Sessions

By Sammi Yelkin

Around the beginning of September, during a quiet lunch period. Thriller, by the one and only Michael Jackson blared through the speakers in the cafeteria. Puzzled students looked around to find the source of the noise and slowly hobbling through the doors were some freaky looking zombies! Some people faked screamed and others were just plain freaking out. Maybe for show?

This wasn't just something the theatre kids did for fun. Mary SchusterGraf, the new guidance counselor, used this to get LHS juniors and seniors to take the ACT prep classes. The main slogan

Thomas had helped provide all of the make-up and the students who dressed up as zombies. The idea came from a student who was going to JJarticipatc in the zombie wal~:. -

Schuste:rr-Graf thought, ma :ybe this could be a great way t<) board even allow it? The only thing for Schuster-Graf to do was to try. Once it was ran passed the theatre board, the plan was set into action. The theatre kids did not hesitate to volunteer either. "That was one of the coolest things. How people just ....,,.,,.,..,..,.,,,,,., kind of came together to make this happen," Schuster-Graf states. The first session for the prep classes was a few weeks ago, and they're already half way through all of the classes. The classes are held after school, on LHS campus in room 300, during the PLC from 2:15-4:15. It's not too late to sign up, but if you do it's best to talk to =w a counselor so they can

Above: Emma Fisher (11) dresses up as a zom- help you get somewhat i);! ! was, "It's coming, but I'm bie walking around the luch room to promote caught up.

promote the ACT prep classes.

Although, something stoocl in the way, "I thought, 'Wltlo would have enough couraf;e to walk through a crowded[ lunchroom dressed as a zombie?' Of course drama kids," Schuster-Graf said. Then a: couple more problems pop1ped up. Would the theatre kids

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Photo by Sammi Yelkin "At this point, they'd be '"'' f 'd " LLnot a ra1 , which some !!!;! !students carried signs mr around that said this. The j'//1 / main idea was to get kids to ll1!'!see that even zombies aren't 1ii iii afraid to take the ACT, so they h ld ' b E l s ou n t e either lit Kim Szelag and Molly I: i Thomas had also helped. "Of //1/i; course Kim Sze lag helped (!iian awful lot with running the }!: } music," Schuster-Graf stated. ,,,,m=:

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missing half of what they could've gotten," SchusterGraf sadly says. There will be other sessions starting on October 23rd and going through to December 1st. "My recommendation would be that students should take the prep classes, because it'll raise their ACT scores by 6%," Schuster-Graf added.

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By Tesha Ba

The Leadership Team here at LHS met over the summer to come up with a new "Hat Policy," and although it caused some confusion at first, most students have taken it in stride.

The new policy states that students can't have any hats on

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their hats with them, and during school hours they would put them on. Many staff would have to tell the same student to take the hat off repeatedly throughout the day. They were spending more time telling people to take them off, than controlling the hallways. "With this new hat · policy it'll help kids be prepared and successful in life outside of school, with college and in job interviews." says Associate Principal Mark Larson.

As we know the old hat policy was that students could have hats with them, but wasn't allowed on top of their heads. A couple of students ask why change it now?

"They should let us come to school with it. Why should they have change it our senior year, when they

Above: Associate Principal Mark Larson displays could've changed it awhile a collection of hats that students have voluntarily ago" asks Kalen Ward a turned in to him to keep during the day._Stu~ents are senior at Lincoln High In no longer allowed to even have hats v1s1ble1n the response Larson said "It building or they may be confisca_ted. Larson keeps really doesn't depend on

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of the school day. Photo by Tesha Ballard d h' ' or in sight from 7:55 a.m - 3:05 p m. The reason for the sudden change was because there had been students who would have

Lea ers 1p Team can JUSt take a look at the school policies and anything is up for change." There are some students who think negatively of this new rule but there are also others

• that have a different perspective on the new changes. "If people would have listened the first time, we wouldn't have it now. It's not hard to take your hat off and keep it off. As for the students who didn't, they ruined it for themselves," senior Abigal Young said. When students don't take off their hats there are some consequences.

The first time having your hat in sight, you will get your hat taken away and get it back at the end of the day.

The second time you get it taken away you may have to talk to an administrative to see the problem.

Lastly you get a call home.

There are ways to avoid all of this. You can choo&eto bring your hat to school but you're suggested to keep it in your locker or backpack.

There are some students who actually give Larson their hat._ and he keeps it in a cabinet. They're not in trouble or anything, he just keeps it safe for them, and they can come get it after school without any hasslti.

Larson has said that they haven't had any problems with students and their hats as of the first full weeks of school and hopes that it will continue like this throughout the year.

Link Crew Crowned Membershonoredfor backto schoolefforts

By Grace Green building activities

so kicl.s You hear horror sto- , from other middle school~ ries about freshmen year - kids could get to know each other. getting duct taped to the wall, "You're all going to have being pushed into lockers, etc. to go to the same high school, The students of LHS 's Link so you might as well get to Crew worked hard this year know each other," Szelag said. in order to Szelag help fresh- and Stetson men not be have been Wonied about with Link their f,rst year Crew since here at "The the beginHigh." ning two In years ago. room 300 on Many of August 30, the sopholO l l, all the Above: Shelley Swartz crowns students mores, and · members of during a ceremony, etc. Photo By Grace of course the Link Crew Green freshmen, gathered in have them order to be crowned for their to thank for making the first efforts. Link Crew sponsor week of school not so scary. Kim Szelag dressed up like a "I wished something like queen and knighted members that had been done for me while co-sponsor Amy Stetson because, I just kind of came in gave them a Burger King lost," Szelag said. crown and a prize. Link Crew is still plan' "We wanted to let the ning some of the events for itudents know that we appre- later this year, but we have a Cl'-ltedeverything they did for good crew this year and if it the freshmen's first day, and is going to be anything like to encourage them to stay in the crowning it will be goofy Link Crew," Szelag said. and fun. Next year anyone Link Crew organized the who would like to be in Link entire Freshman Orienta- Crew talk to either Stetson or tion on the first day and team Szelag.

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Not a lot of people know this, but Lincoln High has a number of faculty members that once graduated from Lincoln High , itself. Each issue, The Advocate will share a different staff member's expenences.

You'd be amazed at how different Lincoln High was three decades ago. This month, we interviewed Special Education teacher Linda Johnson-Flowerday who graduated in 1975, about her time at Lincoln High.

''What were some differences in the dress code?''

"The dress code was a little differ-

and root beer. And then there was a student lounge that was in the basement that also was a great place to hang out."

Instead of students walking around aimlessly texting and listening to iPods, Pitch , a very popular·card game at the time, was a huge deal. Johnson-Flowerday said that kids would sit everywhere playing the game; in hallways, during lunch, and after school. It was the way they hung out.

"There was no Facebook or any of ·that, so we weren't as connected. If you wanted to talk to somebody, you had to call them at home on the landline and hope they were home and hope there wasn't a busy signal, because even then, ent. I know for me, on Fridays was when we would wear jeans, and we called it 'scuzzing out.' It was a deliberate choice, and I think now, students wear things that when I was in high school, we would've never dreamed of. We would wear nice slacks, and be a little more dressed up."

''Were you in any clubs, and how were they different?''

message machines didn't exist to leave a message. We wouldn't have dreamed of owning our own phone. There were 1 payphones on every corner, and you would have to drive up and pull out a dime to make a call."

Lunch was a different story, too. There was no open campus for the first couple of years. There were no nearby fast food places, unlike today, where McDonald's is right

closest senior year. Photo by Christie Do f t ,, d t t , as 100 res auran was

"Well, I was a cheerleader, and that's about the same. We had a club called Coed Councilors, which was upperclassman working with the new 10th graders coming to try to make them feel at home. Back then, we would host teas, which I can't imagine anyone doing now. We would also hold punch parties and served punch and cookies. I was also in Aqualinks, which was a really big club that

was selective back then, and had 3-day tryouts. It was also a class that was all year long. Also, Pep Club was a huge thing. If a girl wasn't a cheerleader, they were in Pep Club, and they would cheer at every game."

"Chubbyville," which was on 27th and Vine, and is now a church. There was also no south building yet, because it was the district office. Room 300 was the library with a typical librarian that expected silence 24/7. ·

Football games were also different. The student section was huge because everybody went to games back then. There were two boys that would fire up the crowd, called Yelkings. After every football game, students would go to "Kings'' restaurant, and they would drive up and down O Street for entertainment ·

There were some things that stayed the same, though. Homecoming, Prom, and Joy Nite are still the same traditions, and "Another Lincoln High job well done" was recited too just not by Mr. Heinemann. It's incredible to be able to see what Lincoln High was like 30 years ago. Stay tuned for the next installment of "Lincoln High Back In the Day"!

Christie Do popcorn

Above: Special Education Teacher and LHS across the street. The closalum Linda Johnson-Flowerday holds up est McDonald's was at 55th the _Lincoln High yearbook from 1975 - her and O Street. The

Pi Kylee Jol1nson

Jeans, shirts, shoes and sweatshirts fill a closet undlemeath the northeast 4th floor stairs. Th<~free clothing service

the closet or ask a teacher to take them to the closet. Since the closet has opened about two dozen students have used it to get clothing for themselves The sizes in the closet range and they may not all have is open to ALL sizes, BUT there is a whiteboard in the closet that they use to communicate with the volunteers to let them know that they need a smaller or bigstudent attending Lincoln Hi;gh school. The idc:a for the closet 1 came from twd local volunteers, Barb Soloman

• ger size. They ask, however if you do use the closet £0 write a thank.you note for the volunteers. "I think it's important that the volunteers and people and Tamara Ca,ss, who noticed that kids were gett ng teased for not wearing brand name clothing items. The closet opened on the first day of school itfter the two volunt,eers spent over 500, dollars and their whole summer working on it. Students are allowed to get cloth-

FORMOREINFORMATION volunteering that its important to kids." GO TO THE COUNSELINGCENTER,ROOM203 ing from the closet before and aft~:rschool or during lunch periods. To gelt acce ss, a student can go to the counseli11gcenter and ask to see

Sue Dutton, the school social lVOrkerstates. There are pieces of paper in the closet for you to write your note.

Spirit "'eek is a chance to break your normal choice of attire. Students will be encouraged to show school spirit by following the "Spirit Week Dress Code."

Monday - -··Class Color Day: Student will be e nc o ura ged to show pride for their graduating year. Fresh m en - Cl Sophomores - IID;lt, Juniors, Seniors - llllt

Tues d a y - - · Twin Day: Dress like a friend, come to school matching with any individual or grou p Wednesda~~--- WaCKy WeDNeSDaY: come to school in the most unorthodox fashion. Wear ,anything and everything you can to show how irrational you can be.

Thursday--- Super Hero/ Favorite Character: Consider this day an extra Halloween for the year. (No Masks nor face paii:it) dress as our favorite character from any (school appropriate) T.V show, movie, anime, or cartoon.

Friday--- ]LINKS SPIRIT DAY: Come to school wearing black and red.

By Kylee Jol1nson

High Food Market is provided by Saint Mark's Church and

On Every 2;nd and 4th Lincoln Benefit Life and their - Wednesday of every month, donations. This was great marthe Lincoln Hi!gh Cafeteria ·ket was created by Sue Dutton turns into a ,..----------------and Marj Food Market full of free food for students. During : their 8th period and until 4 o'clock on these Wednesdays, students and their parents can come in and grab some free groceries to take home. The only thing that is required is that when students or their parent/guard1an comes

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ewcomer wo years ago when hey sat own with incoln ood Bank nd asked if this could e possible nd it was. The maret is set up • y vanous eople within the incoln igh community. ommunity olunteers as well as throt1ghthe ._______________ __.student line, they havf: to sign their name and studlent ID number. After finishin!~that up, they are handed a bag :andthey can grab as many groce:ries they need and want.

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volunteers come in around the beginning of 8th period and help set up the market so that is ready for students to come too at the end of the day. This Market began last year and will be continuing for years to come!

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By Hala Fadhil

During the years that I have been at Lincoln High School, I have met students who come from different countries to the United States for a year or a half-year and then return to their countries. I was wondering about their situation, so I asked some friends about this phenomenon. They explained to me about the Exchange Students Program.

A student comes from another county for a short period to get experience about other peoples' lives or to learn about that county's culture, so there are plenty of reasons for these students to come to the United States.

For example, most · of these students come to improve their skills in English, to learn new things about American traditions, and to get

an opportunity to make new friends and interact with students who are their same age.

This experience builds the student's

Junior,JasminKohleiin her scienceclass here at LincolnHighPhoto by Coleman Johnson

transfer to their school, so they have to retake the same grade that they studied in the U.S. The experiences help them in their resumes so it makes it easy for them to get a job based on this experience. The host family doesn't get paid for this service, and the family should provide at least food for the student. Other than that, the student should be accountable for his or her own expenses, so basically the student pays for everything.

Wanamakersaid, "We always share some of the fun times and the wonderful memories between me as a host family and the exchange student. We always talk about the differences between my country and their country. As we talk, each of us learn about other culture which is really cool thing."

Exchange students and the host family do not choose each other. There are organizations that are accountable to find a host family or state to live in based on the student's interests, and these organizations match up the student and the host family.

Jasmin Kohlei is a junior from Germany. She came here to get some experiences, improve her English, self-esteem by accomplishing or discovering new things in their lives, helps them to build a strong personality, and gives them a little clearer vision about the world in their early age. Also it makes them aware of how to encounter problems and to find a solution for it by themselves.

German teacher and World language Department Chair Marissa Wanamaker has been a host family for several students. Students who want to come to United States should have good skills in English and be advanced in their education so they can catch up with English sulbjectsand pass with high expectations. :!Mostof the students come to the U.S. to iget to know more about American culture and traditions. They come for a year mostly, and it's hard for them to leave their friends and family. The class credits that they get in United States schools, however, do not

learn about American culture, and also see the differences between the students in her country and in the U.S. in general. She is very happy here, and she - likes the kindness of people. She also mentioned that she is learning a lot of things at Lincoln High.

Traveling and changing place from one to another, meeting new people, learning new things, and earning experiences are the most valuable gift that the exchange student get to own. They might have to spend money for it, but the results worth more than what they pay for this extraordinary expenence. If you are really interesting to be one of the exchange students you can contact Karen Carlson , Regional Coordinator, E F Foundation for Foreign Study. The phone number is (402) 489-3551 or (4020 770-4686, or you can reach her@ Karen. carlson42@gmail.com

estivus continued

This year Festivus was run by Associate Principal Jill Able and organized by Special Education teacher Richard Jackson. This event is to recognize all the clubs and have a fun activity day as we begin the 2013 school year.

"It brings students together to see teacher in a different light," Jackson said. "Instead of the traditional classroom, students see teachers in dunk tanks, hooked up to a pulley system for the rock wall, and beating students with jousting sticks. Many of them get enjoyment out of seeing the teachers showing their child-like side."

"The students take great care of it, and it showcases their interests," Associate Principal Mark Larson said. "After all

The High, and they have a lot to think about. That's why this is a good "relaxing point" for them.

Festivus has many activities such as a DJ, who plays music for them so they can dance, Pie a Porn-A-Link, Football toss, and the brutal, unforgiving obstacle course. Spanish

teacher Amy Stetson participated in a student/stall challenge. "Its dangerous," she said. "I just fought a student in the jousting and they kicked my you know!"

vus is a great way to start of the school year." When the day was done, the cleaning crew comprised of students, teachers, and custodians cleaned up the Festival's remains with both speed and precision, like a pit crew on a racetrack. Booths, food stands and activi-

ties were all taken down in a matter of 10-15 minutes, no time was wasted cleaning up Lincoln High's field.

With students heading home and the school grounds cleared of 1 what remained from the days' events, it would be easy to forget how much work actually went into Festivus. So let's not write it off as the testing, work, and preparation, it is important because there aren't enough celebrations anymore." Many students are rushed back into the school year and hit with tests and subjects they tried to forget over the summer - especially seniors, since it is their last year here at

Senior Tristan Sommars said, "I personally think Festi-

some kind of school charity, but think of it as what it represents; a day where both students and staff can see each other in a different light, have fun, eat food and maybe, just maybe, throw a pie in someone's face.

Above:RuonChuo!(9) firesa fastballat the DunkTanktargetto try to sink Math teacherTiffanyOgdenat Festivuson Friday,Sept 21, 2012.Teachers took turnsin the wet seat all day as studentslinedup to try to dunkthem.

Photo by Renessa Crowl

By Thomas V. DiBacco Los Angeles Times (MCT)

Wednesday marks the 52nd anniversary of the first televised presidential · candidate debate, between John F Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. It's a dubious distinction. Although there's every indication that debates matter in voter selection of a candidate, such rhetorical confrontations are poor indicators of future leadership.

By any reasonable standard, debates are won on form and rarely on substance.

Those of us who grew up with debating as an essential part of our high school curriculum recognize that debates don't measure leadership skills. They measure the ability to think quickly and speak coherently. The more prepared and articulate the speaker, with honed theatrical skills (in terms of eye contact, sincerity and, when appropriate, gesture s and humor), the more likely he emerges the victor. It does not matter whether a debater presents the better argument_ or, more important, has the leadership ability outside the debate forum to carry out his argument.

The situation becomes more serious in presidential debates, as reflected by polls that suggest likability an'd good acting, and egregious slips of the tongue, matter to voters in deciding the winner.

Of course, the real litm1Jstest of leadership has little to do with such traits and gaffes. Leadership, whether in private or public activities, includes negotiating

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Sammi Yelkin

You have six minutes to get to your next class. As you make your way through the already crowded hallway, you encounter one of the worst types of walker known to student; the texter. These people are the ones who either a) can't text and walk at the same time or b) walk slower than a turtle as they type on their phones.

I don't have a huge problem with texting while walk as long as YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH THE CROWD!

I'm sorry but traveling from 3rd floor south to 3rd floor main building is already quite a journey and you being all up on your cellphone just makes

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in terms of fairness to both candidates, moderators who can't really enforce the time limits and counter-responses and, perhaps worst of all, can't require that the candidates answer the specific ques~ tion asked.

On top of that, there's the ever-present matter of bias in terms of the question s asked. So how does -the average American make a reasoned judgment on a candidate's leadership skills and record? The same way that has punctuated our history since the era of Andrew Jackson: through campaign appearances and advertising. And in a presidential race that could end up with an estimated $6-billion price tag, voters will have plenty of opportunities to weigh the evidence.

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carry it out, and other characteristics that

result in a record that can be evaluated. , ' I 1960 TV · " d th th · th 1 country survived. And it s little wonder n rein1orce e esis

form 1s more important thafl substance.

Kennedy appeared rested and vigorous,

in sharp contrast to Nixon's tired, sweaty and worn look, irrespective of the arguments they espoused. Radio listeners, in fact, gave Nixon the edge. To be sure, evaluating presidential leadership in terms of a candidate's negotiating skills and record is also difficult.

But there were no TV debates in 1964, 1968 and 1972, among the most • nuance.

What is worse today is the media absurdity preceding the debates that mars objectivity, as illustrated by a CNN poll conducted this month asking respondents to pick a debate winner. Then there's the problem, illustrated by past debates, of audiences that can't be controlled

Perfect? No. But debates are more · flawed as a critical component of how voters reach a final decision. And for some Americans, the three presidential debates, with the first one on Oct. 3, may be irrelevant.

The District of Columbia and 32 states have early voting by mail or in person. Voting in North Carolina started Sept. 6, and as of last Sunday, 602 ballots had been returned to election officials.

ABOUT THE WRITER Thomas V. DiBacco is a historian and professor emeritus at American University in Washington. He wrote this for the Los Angeles Times._ (c)2012 Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes.com Distributed by MCT Information Services es 10 s; a ain!

do that, move to the side of the hallway and text your heart away. You don't necessar ily have to stop, but moving out of the way of main traffic in the hallways, helps immensely.

it a whole bunch harder for me to get to where I'm going.

The only thing I can think of that would remotely help with this situation is if you are going to text while in the hallway, try to either keep up with the pace or if you can't

And same thing with talking in the hallways. People always clump up in little clusters and talk, blocking the way for people who actually KNOW how to walk and talk at the same time. I mean seriously, is it hard to walk and talk at the same time. Why do people find it necessary to just stand there?! Some people actually like to make it to class on time, unlike you others who could care less.

You may have classes all on the same floor, or in the

same building. But just an FYI, there are people who have to go from 4th floor main building ALL the way to 3rd or 2nd floor south. You try doing that and making it on time with all the blockades and stuff. Six minutes is just not enough time to screw around people! So, the main point we're trying to prove here; stop causing blockages in the hallways! It's terrible. You just have to remember that the whole school doesn't revolve around you and we don't all have to stop for you to talk to someone or stop walking to text someone real quick and walk again. Learn how to walk and talk/text. It's not that hard.

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Above: Students on their way to their next classes often text while walking. It creates traffic jams and potential accidents. Photo by Katie Chiplaski

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By Kylee Johnson

So school has started once again and here we are back in classes shuffling to and fro. On the weekends, it is a great time to relax and relieve some of our school related stress with a nice and GOOD movie complete with some of that buttered popcorn and our favorite soda. One of the hardest things about picking out a movie to watch is knowing which movies are good and which movies to stay away from. But have no worries, for I'm here to soothe your movie anxiety.

Freedom Writers Rated: PG-13 123 Minutes (2007)

This movie isn't a chick flick BUT it is a little bit on the serious side. This movie is about an English teacher, Mrs. Gruwell. She starts off in this school that used to be at the

top but since integration has fallen down a few rings on the ladder. Since she is new she is only allowed to teach ninth and tenth grade students. When she starts off, her first day there is a fight in the classroom and none of the students respect her. They tell her that if she wants respect that she has to earn it because they don't think that just because she is a teacher she should have respect. As teacher, Miss Gruwell dives deeper and switches around the curriculum to fit her students better, which happens to go against what is "allowed." The students eventually learn to respect her and it seems as if all is going well. Then the students are about to go into 11 and 12 grade and Miss Gruwell can't teach those grades The kids work their hardest to get her to move along with her, but can they make a change?

The Pianist Rated: R 150 minutes (2002)

This movie is another one of those serious ones. It takes place during World War II in Poland. The protagonist is Jewish and trying to become a great and famous pianist. Before the war took place, he was playing piano for the Polish radio. Then the Germans came into the Poland and kicked the Jews out of their homes and placed them

into a Ghetto. They were there for awhile concentration camp.

1 Somehow, along the way, he escapes and hides in Poland where it has almost been iilmost entirely taken over by the Germans. How long can this Jewish Pianist survive in hicjing?

The Butterfly Effect Rated:

R 113 minutes (2'.004)

In this movie,Ashton Kutcher plays E~ran.A guy who has all his life blocked out significant things from his

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unr eco g ni za b le but the crowd loved it. They chanted his name wanting more, he loved the attention and participation of the crowd. Everyone was dancing as best as they could with minimal space, and jumping to the beat of his music.

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it all Students and adlu l ts b o t h lo v e d th e performance. Tl1e participation was beyond all bc:lief. It was an e.ll(Cellent concert in our opinion. We c2tn't wait to see who Lincoln will bring us next. Keep ct1ecking our Faceb ~Dok and Twitter fe ,eds for future live • • rn:usic reviews.

life. For example, he could be hanging out with his friends one minute and wake up the next to a police officer questioning him about something that has just occurred and he would have no recollection of what has just happened. This has become a problem for him during his childhood and it has effected the way that his mom and him have to live. For awhile, the blackouts stopped occurring, but they came back. Something else happened. Evan has figured out how to go back in time to those blackouts and relive them to figure how to change the situation; by reading his journals. By going back in time, Evan is able to change the outcome of things that have happened in the future. But how far is he willing to go to protect the ones he loves?

What-'s Eating Gilbert Grape Rated: PG-13 118 minutes (1993) This is another one of the serious movies, but it's really good! So in this movie, Johnny Depp plays Gilbert Grape and Leonardo DiCaprio plays his younger brother, Arnie Grape who has a disability. Gilbert Grape has taken the role of caring for his mentally ill brother, Arnie, since his mother, who is obese, can't do very well. Eventually, this becomes a

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struggle. Arnie has a habit of loving to run off and climb up things and his favorite thing to climb up, the city's water tower. Each time, the cops threaten to take little Arnie to station and Gilbert has to persuade the cops again and again not to. This is normal for Gilbert, but

when Becky comes into town, Gilbert begins to fall for her, only to learn that she's going to be back on the road again soon. Will Gilbert choose love over his family?

This list is a bit on the more serious side, but I promise you that the next will be lots of fun for you ghouls and witches. If you have a movie that you would like to me watch and possibly review you can send the Advocate a tweet with the hashtag #PickThisFlick or yoti could leave us a post on our Facebook wall. L

After hearing all the talented opening acts. It was time for the main event. "Back away from the stage! You can't touch the stage!" warned the staff as we waited for Bow Wow to come rock the stage.

As the remix of "Teach Me How To Dougie" blasted through the speakers deafening the crowd, he finally ran on stage with his black shirt

As more and more opening acts went by, tensions in the crowd built rapidly. Some began to chant, ''Bow Wow" over and over. But still they introduced more acts holding him off till the end. "It feels good to be in Lincoln again," opening performer Scru Face Jean said. '' I opened up for Kid Ink here in Lincoln, went on tour with Taylor Gang (Wiz Khalifa), and opened up for MGK (Machine Gun Kelly)." The same thing goes through the crowd jumping and yelling along.

Bow Wow gets close to his fans and sings to them at The Grove on Sunday, September 2, 2012. Photo by Katie Chiplaski

Fans were chaotic - screaming, dancing and singing along, meanwhile pressing us against the stage. When Bow Wow moved stage left, the crowd somehow moved with him. When he'd rush back to stage right we'd be back where we started. They would do anything to get close to him. There was no space between any bodies, so when Bow Wow took off his shirt and leaned down right in front of us singing to a fan, you can bet that lack of space, somehow became even less.

Photo by Katie Chiplaski

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By Miata Wallace

Our varsity volleyball girls are ready to win games this year. Practices are five days a week 3:45 to 5:45, and sometimeson Saturdays.Just a way to prepare themselves for future games. Even though our senior varsity players Tiona Brown, Angie Bustamante, Sam Ells, Lindsey Keller, Medinda Kovacevic, Emma McKeignhan,and Morgan Myer left last year, we have 9 players joining the team, making our team consist of 12 players. This years varsity volleyball players are Caitlin Holman (12), Cheyanna Kempel (12), Merissa Swinnerton(12), Ariel Millsap (11), Reagan Myers (12), Brianna Kempel (11), Mariah Ward (12), Alysha Toman (12), Kylie Herbert (11), Chloe Bontrager (12), Jaida Jackson (10), and Briannah Hunt (12). As the this year goes on a few of their goals are to beat at least one city team, make it past 1st round of District, play as a team, improve on winning, and communicating

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Jaida Jackson and Tyren Baker are both 14-year-old Varsity players. Jaida Jackson a sophomore player on the Volleyball team and Tyren Baker a freshman on the football team are- atr eatly s carring their ht ghschool year s off with a b ang in the sports world. I asked J aida if being the youngest on the team was a disadvantage and she answered, " When I first got to Lincoln High people ;J.i really didn't know meso they where shy towards me, but the team was really nice. It can be ' a disadvantage sometimes like when I try to give the older girls tips on playing volleyball." She is a starter as a middle hitter and a blocker. She thinks she should be on varsity because she has worked so hard starting her 7th grade year at being a good volleyball player. She is the only one in her family that plays/plated volleyball. Even though she loves volleyball she has decided that she does not want to continue this sport in college. She wants to go to college and become an ob/gyn to deliver babies. d Varsity..£.Q

through t the team, while be· positive and having fun. Last year our record was 3-29. Their plan is to beat that this year. The varsity girl's first game was on August 30, 2012 against Grand Island and Fremont was an intense game. Even though they lost both games they still kept their head up. When playing Grand Island the score for the first set was 15 to 25. Grand Island starting off the game with the first point. The second set score was 5 to 25 leaving Grand Island with the winning score for the day. Jaida Jackson (10) stated, "During that game the star players were Cheyanna Kemple! (12) and Brianna Kempel (11)." The game was also described as intense from Jaida Jackson. The Fremont Game we played a little harder, but we still didn't win The first set wa:s21 to 25 and the second set was 11 to 25. Our star players of the game were Caitlin Holman and Chloe Bontrager. Our games on the 14th and 15th were the LPS classics. On day one they played LSW, Elkhorn,

Rychecky to describe Jaida she said, " She has a great personality and has fit in well with the team. Plus, she isn't afraid to voice her opinion if she thinks · something is wrong. She also asks questions from the players or coach if she doesn't understand something," She also said -Jaida-is-1~atcd-ii:k.1: a var :.ity player and deserves to be on the team

When asking Tyren is being young a disadvantage he stated, "No". Tyren says he deserves to be on varsity because he has worked long and hard to be where he is today. Baker also played midget football with NFA and was one of the star players there. He is a fullback and nose guard and starts on kick offs and kick returns. He is the first pe r son in his family to play football. Baker wants to continue his • career 1n football at UNL. He also said he wanted to be an " extructional engineer. Tyren's head coach Mr. Macke says Tyren is a hard worker and he is really good even though he is still young. He said, "We have high expectations for all our players regardless of grade." ·

and Bellevue West. On day two they played Papillion , Norfolk, and Bellevue West. I asked c:oach Ryc:hecky rubout tlhe game rundshe s,aid, '"After

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LNE. We lost, but we put up

a fight. Jaida Jackson blocked multiple hits of Northeast's star player, Toni Tupper (11) now we are 2-13. We have an additional person to the VarsityVolleyball

and Jaida Jackson (10) runs for the ball as Cheyenna Kemple sets the ball, on varsity i11the Silver against East, August 10th in the Johnson Gym at Lincoln High Division, and ended up 6th out ())f8th." On the 20th Our Varsity Volleyballplayed Norfolk and Columbus_. We lost both games, but we played lik!,':champions. On September 25th LHS play

her team supported her. Make sure you come the games and support our Varsity Volleyballteam.

P oto y: Ma uba Mudmudundulu Llinks get in their sarting position as they away for the signal for them to go at Pioneers Park on September 10th, 2012

The rain did not faze the Lincoln High Cross Country Team as they ran for the first meet of the season Friday, August 24th at Pioneers Park. This was their time trial meet to set the pace for the rest of the season, and if their performance was any indication of things to come, you're going to want to keep an eye on them.

As a young team this year they are excited to get things under way. Coach Jon Dawson said, "There are a few freshmen running in the first meet as varsity, including Mackenzie Healey, Mackenzie Cline and Mariana Ossenkop for the girls and Jordan Smith on the boys team." He added that varsity could change week-by-week depending on the performance of each athlete.

Lincoln Hi h has a number of returnin run-

ners, including sophomore Rebecca Vanneman who qualified for state last year as a freshman and sophomore Frank Cuddy who, according tc Dawson, narrowly missed qualifying for state last year. There are several other returning runners to watch on the girls' team like Ami Naff, Elizabeth Yost, Hana McMahon-Cole, and Cassidy Taladay. For the boys, "Adrian St. Martin, Rawson Ngoh, Douglas Tesch and Joseph Carlson look to be much improved," Dawson said.

Judging from the results of the time trial, the season looks promising for the Lincoln High Cross Country Team. Frank Cuddy set the top boys time for this meet at a time of 17:39. The top girls time was set by Rebecca Vanneman with a time of 17:30

Photo by Brooke Putty on Septemeber 26th, 2012 of Erin Tharnish (12)

Photo by Katie Chiplaski of Max Ihrie (12)

Wartta

Toman (12)

Team. Her name is Meosha Wallace (10). Her first game was on the 25th and

Photo by Marlene Rashidi on September 21st as Lincoln High played against Lincoln Northstar at seacrest feil< U8pm. ,

LHS Ptj , cipal Mike Wortman slides down the Obsticle Course F Sept~rliber 21st. at Festivus. (Photo By Katie Chiplaski)

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the MediaCenteron Nov.7,2012. He explainswhat it was like to avoidbei,ng taken away,his separationfrom his parents,and the hard times he went throughas a runaway. Photo by Katie Chi;plaski

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By Sanuni Yelkin

The blood drive came back to LHS on a Friday, October 26th, to collect blood to help save people's lives. It was held in West Gym and was ran by both StuCo and Red Cross this year. "It went well and the two clubs that worked it, did a great job," says Richard Jackson, the Red Cross sponsor. There were 95 units of blood collected this timearound.

Students either had to set up a time beforehand, or could've just shown up and signed up for a certain time. ' t Both teachers and students · ' were allowed to participate, as usual. For some students it was their first time, like it was for junior Brandon Sheperd

Lou Leviticus shares his experiences with LHS students

By Katie Chiplaski

In 1940, eight-year-old Lou Leviticus knew that when the Nazi's entered his house and he escaped out the back door, he would never see his parents again. · The Holocaust was in full swing, and each day more and more people were being taken into concentration camps. While his parents were unlucky, Leviticus was fortunate enough

told them story after story about his experiences. Keefe said "I thought getting first hand information from to never get caught, but

that doesn't mean he doesn't

have to deal with the

of his past. "Never give up," Leviticus said." "As long as you're alive, as long as you have a life ahead of you and you can do things never give up!"

On November 7th, 2010, English Teacher Terry Keefe took his Holocaust literature class to the media center where .hie' ctuelontc lictcno-d --i.ntentl)' ; to, now 80 -year -old Holocaust I survivor Lou Le v it icu s as he

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first-time donor, senior Bryce Tyler just after he had donated blood, "I felt pretty relaxed and calm."

There are those first-time donors, but you can't forget about the students who have donated before, such as senior Tyler York. "I feel pretty awesome, I'm saving people's

"I feel the same as I did KiristenWinters( I 2) gets her blood drawn before I sat down," Sheperdin WestGym on Friday,October26. She, said as he was getting pre- alongwith many other LHS Staffand stupared to donate blood. dents, donatedan overalltotal of95 pints of "It was kind of scary in blood.P,hoto by Leah Kash-Brown the fact that I've never given lives." blood before and the only shots The needles may be intimithat I've had were these really dating, but you can't forget that tiny needles,'' says another you're saving someone's life

with just a pint of your blood.

The process for donating blood isn't that bad. All you have to do is sign up, show up at the time you asked for. The actual process of donating blood seems scary because of those people who are afraid of needles, but in all reality, it's not that bad.

"First of all, it was stuck in my arm," says Bryce Tyler as he explains the process "And it was just this giant needle that's piercing into me and I'm like, 'Ow, what're you doing?' Then, it stings for a little bit because of the iodine. After that, I didn't really notice it until I was almost done."

Yes, you will feel a little light-headed after donating a pint of blood, but that's what the food is for - to re-energize your body afterwards.

Another bonus is you get this awesome arm bandage that you can't take off until four hours afterwards!

The next blood drive isn't until January, so if you didn't get a chance _ to donate during this one, you can always come back next time.

someone who lived through the Holocaust was valuable to help them understand what they have been reading and studying all semester."

Senior Brooke Putty said, "Listening to him speak to us it made me realize that the Holo- · caus t a ct ually l1appened. I t ' s n o t ju st som e thi ng we read abo ut in class." (C o nt'd on p 2)

Vietna111 Veterans Honored at Halftin1e

Over 50 VietnamWar-eraveterans (who also happenedto be Lincoln High alumni)gatheredin front of the main buildingon Friday,Oct. 19, 2012 for a tailgateparty before the varsity footballgame vs Grand Island game at the LHS Beechner AthleticComplex. LHS carried in by the Vets. The LHS MarchingBand played the National Anthem,and after the recognition, LHS band directorChris Watson played Taps to honor those who didn't make it home.

The ceremonyand honoring were coordinated and sponsoredby the, LHS Vietnam VeteransCommittee (Gary Greg, $ ThomasAguirre,

LPS AFJROTCColor Guard, led by Trent Woodruff, vets from all branchesof the military ate hot dogs and chili in the frigid · temperatures while getting reacquainted with old friends and swapping presents the United States flag during the LHS vs. Grand Island game as part of a recognitionceremony honoringLHS VietnamVets.Fiveservice flags for the branchesof the military were also carried in by the Vets. Photoby GregKeller \ Larry Owens, and James Hoke) as well as LHS Principal Mike Wortman, AtllleticDirector Pa~Gatzmeyer, and Band Directors Chris Watson,and Jill Oetken.LHS stories,but they were there for 111ore than the food and companionship.

Duringhalftimeat the game, the veteransfiled onto the track behind the color guard in front of the home stands to be honoredby the fans for their militaryservice This year marks the 50th anniversaryof the U.S. enteringthe war.

The crowd of studentsand parents rose to their feet as the LPS AFJROTCColor Guard, led by Trent Woodruff,presentedthe United States flag. Five service flagsfor the branchesof the milita were also

teacherRichardConradtwas also instrumentalin putting the program together, and he receiveda plaque from the VVC in recognitionof his efforts.

The hot dogs were providedby WinnersCircle Auto at 840 West "O"

The water and soda were provided by the LHS Athletic.Department (Pat Gatzmeyerand LaDona Claus), and the LHS VVC provided the buns, chips, and cookies. LHS ScienceDepartmentChair Sean Putnam rovidedthe chili.

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HolocaustLiteratureclass pose for a group

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According to n2pp.info, On August said Mondo We Langa and Edward 17, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska the 911 Poindexter were the guilty ones. At the dispatch received a call say- .--.-, illl!illl! ""'"" · · • time Mondo ing a women was screaming I •.·•·· we Langa and r.:::; · for help from an abandoned Edward Poindhouse. When the police came exter were part to check it out they found

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• convict them case on their way in. As they Ed Poindexter (left) and Mondo We Lango Of killing the were searching the house the (Right) have been fighting for thier rights white police suitcase exploded instantly Photo courtesy www.nebraskaforjustice. officer. Mary killing Larry Minard, one of org Dickinson, the the police officers, who was closest to Vice-President it. Later investigation showed that there of Nebraska for Justice, stated that, "We was dynamite in the suitcase and was have uncovered FBI memos that colset to exploded when someone moved laborate what we all have thought. We it. have a memo from the FBI that instructs

A 15-year-old boy named the Omaha Police Department to supDuane Peak was charged with first- press the 911 call." Both of these men degree murder for planting the bomb. were found guilty and have been sitting

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By Sammi Yelkin they need help with anything. Not only are there student volunteers, but there are a few from the community including

"Link Zone, it's helpful and it's a good environment," says Nancy GrantColson; a supervisor at Link Zone and a teacher here at Lincoln High. Four or five weeks into the school year, a new

·some LHS alumni. The Alumni are busy college students who take time to come back to Lincoln High to help kids with their homework. Student volunteers don't just help kids out with their homework, but they also get their volunteering hours filled.

Nebraskans for Justice held an event for Ed Poindexter and Mondo We Langa on October 13 in Omaha, NE. It was at the Malcolm X Center, l ocated at 3463 Evans Street. They are trying to reopen their case, but they need more evidence and witnesses that were not able to speak on the first trial for many reason. This event is held every year to mark another year that Ed and Mondo have been in jail.

At this event, Ramsey Clark, a U .S Attorney General and a long time supporter of Ed and Mondo, spoke at the event in which he went in d.etail of their achievements. Mondo is now an author of many books and Ed has mastered works on self-esteem. He stated that the people of Nebraska should realize that 42 years on being behimd bars is a fair punishment especially for a crime they didn't commit. Mary also stated that, "Unfortunately we live in a state where the people in power do not have the courage t admit thpJ they made a

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mistake. We live in ate where the police departments do not want to admit they were involved in a cover up."

They also discussed the evidence that was used to convict them. The only evidence they had was a tape that was given to them by Duane Peak (the first suspect), which later was found out that the FBI told the prosecutors to get rid of. When continuing the interview with Mary Dickinson, she stated that, "Monad and Ed are innocent. They are extraordinary people and have not let their incarceration break them. They have accomplished more behind bars than most of us do who are free."

Many people have a strong opinion on this case and want justice for these two men. People not only think their story is unfair, but also very interesting and ongoing. Now all of the Nebraska for Justice needs to do is find more evidence and witnesses to reopen the case and get these men out into the real wo l

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with it because they could never come not required to stay the whole time You

up with the money for it. Lighthouse can come for as long as you want, and also had a program at LHS after school if you have something else to do, then

and they were going to come b:ack this you are welcome to leave whenever year, but there was not enough funding needed. "It's just like we're creating this for it. cool culture. Kind of a culture within a ' idea was brought to Lincoln High. Link Around 20-30 students show up at culture," she says. Zone is a basic homework zone held Link Zone each afternoon. The supervi- "A lot of kids just don't do their in the library after school, from 3: I 5 • and lasts until 5. "I would encourage students to come to Link Zone, because it is a good place to get work done. There's snacks. We are going to provide you with some really friendly, helpful student,, Jlunteers," says Grant-Colson.

"We were kind of worried on where we were going to get volunteers from," Patterson states One of the main concerns for Link Zone was finding volunteers to help out with homework "We felt really strongly that, 'Let's tap into our own student body and our own resources at Lincoln High to build that community," says Grant-Colson. So,

sors, Patterson and Grant-Colson, only homework, they forget about it. It's a count the students who're there and ac- structure that's set in ,place," Patterson

tually working on homework. It's pretty sadly states. So, will Link Zone be a busy most days except for on tuesdays permanent thing here at Lincoln High? after PLCs since most students either Grant-Colson thinks that, "It's somejust go home, or have some type of thing that we can really nurture and sports/theatre practice. Some kids may keep a part of lincoln highs commuThere ure two supervisors, Nancy Grant-Colson and Janice Patterson. The supervisors coordinate the student volunteers, make sure there are enough vol u nteers , m onitor t he e n vir onment, check and see if they ca1rhelp any s tudent, they start and wrap up L in k Zo ne and student s can al wa y s go to t hem if

think that Link Zone is only for stu- nity." Link Zone is a good thing to have dents in higher classes, or for specially here at LHS. "I think that it is something , privileged students. Well, you're wrong that could kind of be a permanent part if you think that. "All kids are welcome, of the landscape of Lincoln High. We they di d j ust that to get the ball rolling a nd y ou can come , you can get some- u nderstand that at Lincoln Y:i,.;lrwe ha,,,.; thing rlnnP in~() rnin-1.1tP~ Thenl r" )/C'l."J _L,;.O,..n. Q__oc---A nm:J. tt e progrnm_ I ~y --,-u, hs, no t The i;:1.,:,,,o£Lin.JL.7_nc n.<>,i nc hro ,,g~ up sometime last year by Mr. Tolson, but Lincoln Hi g h never went through go on and go do whatever else :you need at Lincoln High, we establish this home :to do,'' states Grant -Colson. Aliso, it is work zone, " G rant- C o lson states

By Tesha Ballard

As a child Leviticus says he he went on living. Leviticus simply Can you imagine walking out those was a "trouble maker from the word answered, "Well, are you going to kill doors of Lincoln High on December gq." A quote from his book, "Tales yourself? Exactly! NO! You have to 21st, feeling that cold winter air hit you From a Milestone" says "I was an only find the alternative, and that's to go on the moment you push them open and child, a spoiled brat, who had every- living " He also mentioned how he went walk out as a Lincoln High graduate? thing a boy could want. My mother on living "I've got my own family now. The feeling of not having to go back to class, no homework, no more wakapparently could not have any more I'm married and I've got kids and I've ing up early in the morning, no high children, so I had no siblings." got grandkids and they all know how to school drama but now what? What's

He explained his adventures while handle things!" in you're future? College? Take a year he was on his own living as a Jew and Leviticus even had something to off and just work? Travel? What's your how he made it past his troubles. He say about the election. "Don't not use next step into the future? As I plan to graduate at admitted to stealing as a younger child you right to vote! Because its not only semester, t first I was very scar:ed and while he was in hiding and vows to a right it's your duty. Same thing as questioned if I'm doing the right thing. never do it again. having a duty to your fellows in class... People have always told me to 'finish

He also spoke of sleeping on hay and to be a good friend to them." out your high school years. You'll never being caught by a farmer who put him

Senior Eric Shulz said, "Even though get these years back.' But my family to work He was sick, sleeping with lice, he went through this [the Holocaust] he encouraged me to do what I think is best and graduating early and helping on a water heater and admits that noth- was still joking around with us.'' Leviti- out my family before I go to college. ing was easy, everyday was a challenge, cus left everyone with some encourag- Thinking about not seeing my friends but he did it His job while in hiding ing words. "Everybody can be a success everyday does made me a little sad, yet was handing out false papers to help in something. To be a good parent is a it prepares me for starting out my life. others survive. success. You don't have to be a genius

There are some doubts that I have but I'm dedicated and devoted to my deci-

Senior Felicia Dyer said, "My to success in something, or at least to sion on graduating early, and start my favorite part was when he said he was feel you are. If you're handicapped, like college life. running, jumped of the railing, saw a I am today, I am still a success. I can Some of our students are excited guard and he ran he survived.'' make you smile. I can make you laugh. and ready while others are nervous and

Senior Kadeja Sangoyele asked how That is a success. It's a good feeling." confused just as I am. As November is , slowly starting it's actually hitting our i.

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more. "I'm, happy and relieved that I am going to be done soon I can move onto bigger and better things with my family. I felt that I need to graduate early because having a child made me want to impress people, ;ind let them know that not all teen moms are the same." Based off of LPS graduating teen moms rates as gone up since last year. Due to the schools resource cent~rs like the "Student-Parent Program" 84% percent of teen parents have went on and graduated high school early or on time. There were a couple of students who wanted to graduate early at semester but couldn't get Government and Politics · for the first term. With the chaos of schedule changing going on during the locker check outs before school and the the first two weeks of school it was hard to get in to change your schedule. Not everything was set in stone after · the first two weeks and even then students weren't allowed to change their schedule completely. "I really want to graduate early but they didn't give me "GoPo" (Government & Politics) this year, so now I'll have over credits. I even heard that a lot of students have dropped AP GoPo and regular GoPo but it's too late now." says Maria BeltranGarcia a senior here at Lincoln High. Even though some students didn't get the chance to graduate early like they wanted, we have 41 who will be able to It's encouraging to know that my fellow students are finishing they're high school career and begin to live their lives in the adult world. I am proud to be one of the few to getting their head start If you're wanting to graduate early there might still be time. Check in with your counselor and see what you can do!

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Twenty-Two years ago, Lincoln High eople that worked there had to park, Is there a difference in ho~ teachwas a different place This month, we teachers had to park in the south lot, ers are teaching today? Yeah; I mean, interviewed Mr. Sandberg, a computer seniors at the north lot , so I'm trying to unfortunately because of budget cuts. apps/ math concepts/ intro to economics think how the people used to park. A Even though we had a lot more studenfs teacher who graduated in 1990, about lot of people used to park at Lewis , the here, I would say our class sizes are his time at Lincoln High. softball field, and off streets around the bigger now just because we don't have

What' were some differences in the area. Yeah, it ' s changed quite a bit. the teacher to student ratio we would dress code? We were able to wear hats, ._,....._ like. Back then, and big coats, I guess. ' · ', · we got our own

Did they do lunch different? There i books in every were no freshmen, so sophomores J class, which kind couldn't go out. The cafeteria was tiny }of sucked for and wlfat's funny is we used to have !your back pack, Amigos and some other fast food places ; but now, some that would actually bring trucks to the : classes just have south parking lot and so people would l a class set that go outside, and they'd get tacos and l don't leave the stuff from those little trucks, which was •••room.Obviously, kind of cool, and I wish they would still what I think is do that. Otherwise, we had the same awesome for thing. 29 minutes. A lot of times, we you guys are would zip downtown and go to a few the Internet and places or just cross O Street on 27th. It computer labs. I was the same pretty hectic. And the mean, we had a cafeteria stigma hasn't changed. People computer lab, but really didn't want to eat in the cafeteria, they were these and I would actually say that the food little Apple 2C's looks better now because we have the that only allowed salad bar, and I mean we didn't have you to type your pizza. We didn't have chicken sand- papers. wiches or hamburgers. Whatever was on Were the the menu was what you got. students' atWas the building different? Well, _.. titudes different see the south building was actually the compared to district office. What's funny is here today? Well of we only had 3 classes and we had over

they are. I 2000 students, and we just had the

every genmain building and the mezzanine area, eration thinks the the link area in between the Johnson new generation Gym and the main building, and I don't So is parking better now? Well... has it easier. I would say the negative remember classes ever being empty. you know what? It's probably not better part about what's going on is the social Classes were always pretty full, and for students. When I was a senior, it was

media. The ability to have negative conwhat's funny is the north teachers' lot kind of cool to have that parking lot versations or bullying is so much easier, was the senior lot, so I'm trying to think right out there. So, no, it hasn't gotten and it's so much harder for teachers to of how the parking was because here better for students it's gotten better for catch because of face book and twitter.

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By Christie Do

For seniors, college right around the corner. That's a scary thought if you don't know what to expect. We interviewed some college students that attend UNL who graduated from Lincoln High to show you guys what you should know before entering. We interviewed Kandy Do, current sophomore at UNL and Jay Springer, current freshman at UNL.

How many colleges should you apply for?

Around four, but apply for as many as you want

How many scholarships should you apply for?

Kandy stated, "As many as you can. I applied for over 20 different scholarships, and all those reference letters and essay questions pay off, literally. Make sure you do the FAFSA as soon as possible, right when it comes, out because federal aid is first come, first serve."

Jay said, "As many as you can. It may seem like a lot of work but they really, really, really do help."

How much money should you borrow?

Only borrow the amount that is not covered by your scholarships. Borrow money for that year, not for all four years, because scholarships can be added every semester. Also, get loans or borrow from your school first then your bank because the loans your school offers will have a lower interest rate. When you get a school loan, you don't have to pay it back until you graduate. Borrow as little as you can. How do you avoid debt?

Apply to as many scholarships as you can. Don't spend what you don't have or can't get.

How much should you spend on textbooks?

The question isn't how much because you can't choose not to buy books. How to save money on textbooks? Order them online at stores such as bookbyte. com of half com. Whenever the univer-

sity bookstore has the oniine version of a book, it is cheaper, and it can be with you everywhere you go when you need it. Some classes dom't even use the book, like Statistics 218 So incoming students should ask older students if the book is necessary .-You can also ask professors if you can get an older edition because tho s e are cheaper. Only buy books if you need them. Where should you get them?

University bookstore, online like amazon.com, bookbyte.com, half.com

When should you get them?

You can wait to get them the first · week of classes because sometimes you drop or add a class.

You can also predict if you're going to use the book or not during the first week of classes sometimes. Plus, you can ask if older editions of books are still applicable for the class. Otherwise, you can get them before class starts, just whenever you are comfortable. How much time should you spend studying?

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'For each hour you spend in class, you should spend 2-3 hours o,utside of class studying So if you have 3 classes on Monday, Wednesday , and Friday, you should spend 6-9 hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday individually.

Should you live in the d,orms?

Kandy stated, "I've never lived in the dorms, so I don't know what that experience is, but living at home, I'm saving about $9,000 of room and board. It is realistically cheaper to get an apartment for $300/month than spend $1000/ month on the dorms." Both Jay and Kandy say if you want the experience

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·• .• 'Ai~th~;J'tlil~gs yd '·rwish'~titi "·" · existed today, that existed back then? I think the one thing we had back then was boundaries. Like, if you lived in Lincoln high district, you went to Lin 7 coin high. If you lived in the Southeast district, you went to Southeast. I kind of wish we still had boundaries because it would ere ate a sense of community. You know, I don't think we have that tightness and that Lincoln High pride. I think we have too many kids that live in the Lincoln High district that are leaving Lincoln High, and so there's not that togetherness. Once, I taught at Northeast People that live in the Northeast district don't leave Northeast, and there's that sense of pride and community. So if I could change anything, I would definitely go back to have some boundaries. That way, people would have some pride in their school. It's just too easy to transfer, and to blame things on the school. Is there anything else that's diff~rent? Et's funny, because I never thought I would be teaching here. I never thought I would be teaching, period, but its kind of neat to see when I went here, there lrre still some teachers teaching here today, like Bob White, Carolyn Goodwin, Deb McGinn, Bill Zuspanwho recently retired-so I would say that those who work here, really do love it here, because we do get to work with a unique group of students. I've taught at Northeast, Southwest, and Lincoln high, and Lincoln high definitely has the most unique characteristics about it. Its crazy how we get to see what Lincoln High was like two decades ago. This is an attribute that not many schools in Lincoln can say they have. Stay tuned for the next "Lincoln High Back in the Day!"

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and can pay for it, yes. Should you enter with a specific major? · Yes, come in with a specific major, and if you want to change then go ahead, but a specific major can tell you what you want and like and what you don't want and like in specific classes as oppose to taking these general classes that don't show you a specific direction. Should you change your major? Change only if necessary, and it is beter to change ' t as early as • ossible so you on't waste oney and ime on classes hat aren't gong to contribte to your area f study. houldyou '· oin clubs? ororities? raternities? 'You should ·oin student rganizations. eadership roles is what future careers are looking for and there are over 400 clubs at UNL and you can even make your own club. You want to feel connected to your campus because you 're spending a lot of time and your money there. Living at home, I like the Sorority I am in because there's always a group of close friends to spend time with at school and just makes your studies a little bit more enjoyable Joining organizations can get you some serious networking with potential programs, internships, jobs, study abroad." -Kandy "Definitely yes for any group. Frats and sororities are great for meeting people." -

Jay

Should you have a job?

Job experience is rea)ly nice especially because you're so close to the job field. The recommended hours is 12 hours/

week and that is so you can also spend your time in college doing what you're suppose to be doing doing your studies. You can get plenty of jobs in your area of study that you can get really excited about your job because it 1s one step closer to your career goal. J Should you talk to your professors?

It is really hard to talk to your professors that teach large classes, and in your freshmen year, a lot of your classes are huge. Start by talking to your teacher's assistant. Usually, they are graduate students, hence younger and more approachable for questions. You need to talk to your professors because sometime or another you are going to need letters of recommendations, and they're there to help.

Should you get an internship?

An internship always looks nice so if you can get one, do it. It can show you your field of study more in depth. Should you ever skip class?

You want good grades since you're paying for them. Professors don't care if you miss class because you're the one paying for them to teach the class. Don't skip class.

Anything else? Tips? Things you wish you would've known before entering?

Ask older students if they still hav.e their books you could borrow. If you live off campus, you can find parking in neighborhoods instea d of spending $400 on a parking permit. Go have fun and enjoy campus events and activities. Go to ratemyproffesor.com and look at professors before enrolling in a class. Get out there and meet people. Connections are great, and the people you meet may help you later.

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Above: Computer Apps Teacher and LHS alum Todd Sandberg holds up course

the Lincoln High yearbook from 1990 - his senior year. Photo by Christie Domean

By Tesha Ballard

''I feel good about being here in Lincoln. Never been out here, it's my first time," Ben J of New Boyz said in an interview with me after their show at Bourbon Street on Friday, Oct. 19th. "I like the people here, everyone's chill." I think it's good to feel comfortable and I feel comfortable here."

Although I was really excited to see them and get the chance to meet Ben J, I was disappointed. The New Boyz only performed for an hour, disappointing many of their fans. "I expected a lot more." Senior Sydney Claypool said. They were supposed to come out on stage around 10 p.m. but didn't walk on stage till 11:27 p.m. A lot of the crowd gave up and left before they' came outthinking that they were a 'no show'.

The doors wouldn't open until 7 p.m. so Sydney and I waited outside in the cold for about half an hour. Actually we got a chance to meet the New Boyz as they came through the front doors, and got a hug and pictures from them.

After talking with their manager, he agreed that they would do the interview when they were "comfortable''. So after the doors opened Sydney and I waited inside and watched the opening acts, Young D Boy, and B.O.S.S. perform.

By Christie Do

Do you ever get tired of eating out at the same places every day for lunch?

I don't blame you if that's the case. I mean, we only have 29 minutes get to the car, drive to the restaurant, drive back, EAT, and walk back to class. To help out, I've come up with a handy directory for a varie ty of place s to get lunch fast. Here are over 25 sp o ts, each o f w hic h t ak e les s tha n 5 minu t es to reach.

Downtown

Ali Baba Gyros (Greek food) - 3

Minutes - 14th and O St

Amigos (Mexican/ American food)

- 3 Minutes - 14th and Q St

Arby's (Sandwiches,fries) - 3 Minutes - 14th and Q St

Chipotle (Mexican Grill) - 3 Minutes - 13th and Q St

Doozy's (Subs, pizzas, salads) - 3 Minutes - 14th between O and P St

Five Guys Burgers and Fries (Burgers and Fries) - 4 Minutes - 13th and P St

Gourmet Grill (Greek Food) - 3 Minutes - 14th and O St

Jimmy John's (Subs) - 3 Minutes - 14th between O and P St

Juice Stop - (Fruit smoothies) 4 Minutes - Q St between 12th and 13th

Mr. Goodcents - (Subs) 3 Minutes - 14th between P and Q St

Noodles and Co. (Noodles, salads, sandwiches) - 3 Minutes - 14th and PSt

NuVibe (Coffee and smoothies)- 3 Minutes - 14th between O and P St

Oso Burrito (Mexican grill) - 3

Minutes - 0 St between 14th and Centennial Mall

Qdoba Mexican Grill (Mexican grill) - 4 Minutes - 12th between P and Q St

Raising Canes Chicken Fingers (Chicken fingers)- 3 Minutes - 14th and PSt Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill (Asian grill) - 2 Minutes - 17th between' Pand Q St

Subway (Subs) - 3 Minutes - 0 St between 13th and 14th

Wahoo's Tacos (Fish tacos) - 3 Minutes - 14th between P and Q St

Wendy's (Sandwiches, fries) - 3

Minutes - Q St between 13th and 14th

isThe opening acts didn't really move a lot of people, almost everyone stayed in their seats, making the room feel a bit awkward. The crowd was shockingly small, mainly because the concert wasn't as promoted as most other concerts. One of the workers informed us that they sold over 300 tickets but only 75-80 people showed.

Even as they came out on the stage both members didn't seem as enthusiastic to perform as expected. The first few songs they performed were 'Crickets', 'Crush on You', and ended with their most well known songs "Backseat, and Better with the Lights Off' Ben J, one of the group members interacted with the crowd most of the time, slapping hands, and singing towards the crowd and looking them into the eyes trying to get the few crowd they had pumped up. While Legacy, on the other hand was to himself and barely sang when he had to. Only towards the end of the show he began to interact with the crowd as Ben J did.

At the end they had planned to have an after party at Bourbon but admitted that they expected to have more people and were disappointed that they decided to move the party to anoth-

Near I ,incolnHigh

Amigos (Mexican/ American food)

- 2 Minutes - 27th and E St

Burger King (Burgers) - 3 Minutes - 25th and O St

D'Leon Taco Rico (Mexican food) - 2 Minutes - 27th between Randolph and F St

Ideal Grocery (Deli)- 2 minutes27th a nd E S t.

Little Caesar's (Pizza) - 2 Minutes - 27th and E St

M&N Sandwich Shop (Sandwiches) - 1 Minute - Randolph between 26th and 27th

McDonald's {l3urgers) - 39 Seconds - Right in front of LHS

Runza (Sandwiches, Runzas) - 5

Minutes - 40th and Randolph

Taco Bell (Mexican fast food) - 5

Minutes - 0 St between 45th and 46th

Taqueria El Rey (Authentic Mexican Food) - 2 Minutes - 27th between N and O St

Valentinos Pizza (Pizza) - 3 Minutes - 33rd and A St

Sometips for eatingout during school:

* When class gets out before lunch, walk faster to your car in order to beat the traffic rush

* Remember, DOWNTOWN GETS BUSY DURING LUNCH, so parking is more difficult

* When buying food downtown, bring a friend or two, drop them off at the location so they can buy food if you can't find a parking spot

* If you have "A" lunch, be sure to get back to LHS by 12:13 on regular days and 11:56 on PLC days, so you will still have the same amount of passing time to get to class

* If you have ''B" lunch, be sure to get back to LHS by 1: 11 on regular days and 12:37 on PLC days

er location. Back stages the New Boyz were squished inside a dimly lighted hallway to chat with fans. I managed to get through the crowd of girls that were

By Hala Fadhil

Ask most studentsat LincolnHigh about the amountof time for lunch,and you'll get this response:"It's just too short."It's that simple.It's almostimpossibleto have lunch withinthe limitedtime spanbecauseof the dreadfullylong lunchlines and the numberof students who have to get throughit

Thereare about600 studentswho must go throughthe lunchline in 29 minuttes That means(in the best-casescenario)abo>ut20-30 studentshave to be able get their trays, fill themwith food,and pay for their meal every minutefor everyoneto just get throughthe line Weknowthat doesn't alwayshappenthat smoothly,and that doesn't includeth:e amount of time neededto actuallyeat. Some students don't even have the chanceto eat their lunch once they finallymake it throughthe line.

AssociatePrincipalMarkLarsonbelieves that it's not a problem,becauseall studentsget throughthe line with about 13 minutesleft. "Thirteenminutesfor all of our studentsto get back to a table and eat their lunchI think is enoughtime. Plentyof time for a studentto go out and get somethingand comeback," he said

Who are the peoplewho bringup the end of the line? "We feel like we have a lot of students this year who are waitinguntil the lunch line goes downbeforethey get in line, because they don't wantto stand and wait,they'd rather sit and wait.But the realityis that those are the studentswho don't end up gettingthrough quickenough,and so we ask those studentsto get in line, becausethe line does actuallygo a lot fasterthan peoplethink,"Larsonsaid.

The cafeteriacouldhaveanotherlunchline to make thingsmovefaster , we couldgo back to having3 lunches,and the time for lunch couldbe extended,but thereare complications.

"To have 3 lunches,it wouldmean that a third of our studentswouldgo to class and then go to lunchand then go to class again," Larsonsaid."I thinkthat's not really goodfor learningto be able to go to class for 15 minutes and then go to lunchfor a half an hour and then have another15 or 30 minutesof class in between.I think havingthat break in between isn't good for learning.To have 2 lunchesyou can have all of yourclass time together."

Lengthenthe lunchperiod?Accordingto Larson,the time couldnot be any longerthan 29 minutesbecausethat couldaffectotherclass periods."If ~e were to lengthenthat time, it wouldmeanthat we wouldbe gettingout of schoollaterand goinguntilabout3:30, so I think that gettingout at 3:05 is a good thing," Larsonsaid.

For studentswho leavecampusto get food,

taking pictures and taking shots with them to get an interview with one of the New Boyz, Ben J. Unfortunately with Ben J, it was hard to comprehend what he was saying after he answered her questions, with the fans trying to talk to them, and the DJ still playing. Only a couple of questions in, when asking about other artist he wants to work with Ben J gave conflicted answers, "Man I want to work with everybody, everyone out is good I mainly want to work with Wiz (Wiz Khalifa)" Unfortunately the New Boyz were getting bombed with fans trying to meet them, pushing me out of the way, so I didn't even get the chance to interview Legacy with all the fans surrounding him.

Both of us were disappointed how things turned out for the New Boyz concert, but we're looking on the bright side for up and coming concerts in the near future. Despite all the waiting, we had fun and enjoyed ourselves as we danced to the music of the DJ, meeting some new people, and getting the opportunity to meet such celebrities even if it was just a short amount of time.

We're looking forward to some upcoming concerts like tlie Trey Songz concert November 30th, in Kansas City.

there is anotherproblem."The time is very shorteven to go out and get lunchbecauseof the traffic,"SeniorSuahirAskersaid. Also, duringthe schoollunchtime,thereare other employeeswith the samelunchtimeas the schools,so most restaurantsare full duringthat period,whichmakesit hard for the studentsto get throughfasterthan the others. It's also not reallysafe for the studentswho go out for lunch,becausethey haveto hurryso theyget back to schoolon time Also, it is dangerousfor the students to drive in the winter, especiallywhen it is snowing.Moststudents resortto drivingfastjust to get to the restaurant and go back to school.It's an importantissue that studentsencounterdaily.

SchoolResourceOfficerChassidyJackson said that therehave been no accidentsinvolving LHS studentsduringlunchsinceJanuaryof this year."Bu~I have pulledstudentsover for speedingand recklessdriving,thingslike that aroundcampus,so that doeshappen,"Jackson said.

Anotherpoint is that it's not healthyto eat fast and be rushjust to finishand go to class. Eatingfast mightcauseweightgain and also lead to indigestion.

There'sal~oan issuethe teachershave with their studentsarrivinglate to schooland being late to theirclasses. SocialStudiesteacher, BrianGoodbrakesaid,"I have a hugeproblem in my 6th periodclass with studentswhoare either verylate, or who come intoclass with entire uneatenmeals. Eitherway,this disrupts the learningehvironmentin the classroom.I can't have studentseatingin my class,because food and trash windsup on the floorno matter what I say. This invitesbugs into the classroom, whichthen furtherdisruptsthe learning environment."

Goodbrake'ssolution? "I thinkit would be fair to ext~ndthe schoolday by JOminutes, and specificallyset asidethat IOminutesfor lunch. I thi~ this wouldmakeit easierfor studentsto make it to class on time".

TheatreDirectorJustin D. Holbeinhas a differentproposal."Why not have students bringhealthy1altemativesfrom homeor have a studentkitchenwherestudentscan prepare healthysack lunches? Or maybeevencontract the foodand beverageclassesto providelunches a la carte. , Anotherpossibilityis to contract local foodtfl\cksto becomelicensedto sell on schoolpropertyover the lunchhour,providing the off camp4sfood alternativesstudentsseem to crave."

Thesear~someof the problemsthat the studentsface everydayduringthe shortageof ~hetime,_andlit lookslike a solutionisn't commg any timesoon.

New Boyz performedat the BourbonTheateron October 19 Photo by Tesha Ballard

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Mosby their char 1acters, speaking towards the touch? What is a bad touch? Who can I children i n the crowd to make early tell? Is it my fault I am being sexually ''It's so big and so different from any connections before the counseling even harassed? Should it feel good? These are other theatre program, that you cannot starts. For example, when the actors act some very serious questions that have to help but be changed," LHS senior and out a sce11tewhere a kid gets bullied, Le- be answered. Thanks to Letheby and the veteran Illusion Theatre performer Bryce theby (th~:director and moderator) then T.R.U.S.T program they are. Tyler said. "It really brings out a lot of asks the crowd something like, "What The last script "Talk It Out," is used feelings about situations you've experi- would yo 1u do in this situation if it were to perform for older students and has enced but never really thought of." you being; bullied?" Kids, enthused to two different versions, one for grade Lincoln High's Illusion Theatre gives be a part (>fthe show, then courageously levels 6-8 and another for 9-12. It targets high school students a chance to coach raise their hands for a chance to be a part two different crowds using language apyounger students all around _,,_... __, propriate for each age group. "Talk Nebraska about how to practice It Out" (for grades 6-8) is a play empathy • the idea of putting about respecting others and doing oneself in an others shoes - by unto other as you would like them presenting short plays on a vari- to do to you. The middle school ety of topics, including bullying, ••• version of this production bounces touch, classism, and physical around form skit to skit explaining abuse. how your actions can and usually

Illusion director Sue Le- do affect other students. The show theby says Illusion Theatre, a explains that you could be more T.R.U.S.T program (Teaching aware of others' feelings, and who and Reaching Using Students you can talk to if a problem persists and Theatre) that targets K-12th after you've used appropriate antigrades, gives students positive bullying methods. "This show is role models to deal with these about teaching understanding, and focused subjects. accepting differences and diversity,"

Illusion performers have put Letheby said. together four different shows for

These actors want to be part of three audience groups. They have Illusion Theatre performing "Be Nice" for elementary students. this program and love the idea of two shows that are specifically designed of a group metaphorically and literally changing children's lives for the better. to target grades from K-5 speaking on bigger than they are. The actors then act "We do this for the students that get bulbullying and violence prevention. One of out the cl~ildren's ideas, creating the illu- lied," sophomore Cat Nyberg said. "It's those shows "Be Nice" a show written sion that the show was partially created our job to let them know they don't have by the performers, Letheby, and artistic by the ya1unger students. to stand for bullying they can stick up director Molly Thomas. Part o ,f the preparation for doing that for themselves."

These shows are done in what is is to go tlirrough counseling traincalled, scripted improv, which consists ing. Learning the script and blocking of taking a group of actors, giving them (choreography) is only half of the basic characters, and having then1 por- job. To oe in Illusion you have to be tray them in their own personal fashion comforta ,ble talking to small children unbound by a script. Audience members about sei~ous situations. After each give ideas as well, so the kids in the au- show kids are allowed to come up to dience "magically think they wrote the the stage and speak: to each individual1 <> show," Letheby said. performe :r, trying to figure out if they

Scripted improv allows actors to handled llt correctly, or how they 'break the fourth wall' and engage the should h:andle it in the future. audience, creating a more interactive ; ''Touc:h" is another show designed approach Se nior performer B ryce Tyler to target grad e s K -5. I n this show ,, said, "Thea tr e , in n orma l c as es , is pu t - the focus: is di rected to wards sex ual ting on a show for an aud ience and not harassmf:nt. This show does not being able to interact with or even look practice scripted i mprov and was 1not at them. However, in Illusion you can created b1y the performers. "Touch" is Ki@i+, react with the kids." a commc,nly used script that Letheby liiiii:;iii >· These characters are not limited to has used for over 15 years. This show i!IiIWH!iil • speaking and reacting to whomever else is a brealcdown on the different levels ,,$ii'< is on stage. They are allowed to project of physic:al affection. What is a good L.....;..;....;=~ii&i£

Illusion is not only investing time into changing the lives of those who have seen the show, it also has made an impact on the actors themselves. Illusion is more than just a class, sophomore Alberto Malcolm said. "Illusion is a home. School used to be, 'I want to hurry up and get through this so I can go home.' Now it's, 'I want to hurry up and get to my 7th-8th period class which is Illusion!'"

The cast originally consisted of 10 students, the majority from LHS one from East, and one from Arts and Humanities. Former East High senior Shanda Shappell said, "Illusion .led the way in making me fall in love with theatre. For once, I was happy with what I was doing." Shappell is now enrolled at LHS and is a full time student. What made her change schools? Shappell says Illusion played a huge part in her transfer. "One day it dawned on me, if these theater kids are this cool imagine what the rest of them are like."

The group traveled around western Nebraska performing for elementary, middle, and also high schools almost every day throughout October & November.

Students interested in joining the group can contact Sue Letheby through LPS or talk to an Illusion Theatre member.

nti- lUl otes · a\tvareness

By Christie Do

If you saw someone wearing purple on October 19th, they might have been supporting Spirit Day, an anti-bullying campaign to raise awareness.

Bullying is the most common form of violence in schools, verbally and physically, and it is a basic right for students to feel safe and to be spared the hurt from being bullied.

This October was Anti-Bullying Month. It started as an awareness week in 2006, initiated by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center, and it turned into a month's worth of activities and events to provide resources for people who need it, and to raise awareness.

Bullying happens everyday, but what exactly is it? Bullying is any repeated hurtful or aggressive act that is used to intimidate or intentionally frighten others who are weaker or smaller. This includes spreading hurtful rumors, intolerance to differences, threatening words, looks or gestures, and physically hurting someone.

Bullying is different than teasing. Teasing isn't meant to cause harm, and stops when the person teased becomes upset or objects to the teasing. Teasing is enjoyable to both sides, and leaves the individual's dignity intact.

So what do we do if we ( or others) are being bullied? Here are some suggestions:

-IGNORE THEM. Don't give them tht, attention that they strive for. Rememlber that all bullies want attention, so if you give it to them, they will just continue.

-BLC)CK THEM. This will make it easier fc>ryou to ignore them.

-TEL,L SOMEONE YOU TRUST. They willl give an outsider's perspective to tllle situation, and will support you.

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-DOl~'T DEI1ETE THE MES- · SAGES. If the bullying continues, you willl need proof to show that you are a vi<;tim of bullying. Save them to your co1mputer, and not just the mean ones.

Bull:ving is a problem that happens everywl11ere to all ages. Just remember that yo ,u are in control - NOT them.

Linc,oln Public Schools has an anti-bullying policy that provides physicaJlly safe and emotionally secure e:nvironments for all students and staff.

As teenagers in this generation, we know that bullying isn't just a problem in schools. Cell phones and computers have become instruments oJfbullies. Cyber bullying is when tei:hnology is used to attack and threaten others. Instead of physical abuse, people attack each other through technology, such as Facebook or Twitt,er.

''Li11coln Public Schools provides physically safe and emotion-.ally secure ~:nvironments for all students a11d staff. Positive behaviors

(non-violence, cooperation, teamwork, understand-.ing and acceptance of others) are encouraged in the educa-.tional program and are required of all staff. Inappropriate behaviors, including but not limited to bullying, intimidation and harassment, must be avoided by students and all staff. Bullying means any ongoing pattern of physical, verbal or electronic abuse on school grounds, in

a vehicle owned, leased or contracted by the school being used for a school purpose by a school employee or designee or at school-sponsored activities or school-sponsored athletic events. Strategies and practices are implemented to reinforce positive behaviors and to discourage and protect others from inappropriate behaviors."

For more information, see a counselor in Room 203.

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By ColemanJohnson

The Nebraska State Board of Education has made it mandatory for all Nebraska schools to set apart time to say th e Pledge of Allegiance every day, but at Lincoln High we do not have enough flags for all the rooms. A local chapter of the V.F.W (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post#l31 learned of our need and donated flags to Lincoln High in a ceremony on October " 19th in the Ted Sorensen Theatre.

Wortman to ask if they could donate flags to Lincoln High. The members that came to donate flags were Auxiliary Americanism Chairman - Wilomine (Willie) Tomes, Auxiliary President- Terrie Hultquist, Post Commander Wilbur (Bill) Bechtolt, · en Tomes, Delores echtolt, Vern Hoffart, nd Bernice Hoffart.

Social studies students ame and watched as he V.F.Wpresented he flags to Green. fter the presentation f flags Green gave a speech about how

It all started because Social Studies Department Chair Jarrell Green was uch he appreciated

mentioned in an article in the Lir1colnJournal Star, because he was using a flag he put on YouTube to use for the pledge. The V.F.W. saw the article and contac:ted Dr

always respect people who lay down everything for this country, so those flags are important but especially coming from a group like the V.F.W who fought for what that flag stands for."

Jerrell Green accepts flags from VFW member the flags. In an inter-

Photo by Ktztie Chiplaski view later Green said, "I

For juniors Emma Fisher and Andrew Miller-Schell's October 4, 2012 was more than just the opening night of the fall play, "To Kill a Mockingbird." It also marked their first performances as leading characters in a Lincoln High production.

"It didn't really hit me at first," Fisher said. "I was really worried just because it was a lot o f lines, and I never really had to do tha t be f ore ." Fisher played Scout, and Miller-Schell played Atticus.

There was also a lot of pressure, but the show received standing ovations every night. "A lot of people were counting on me to do m y best," Fisher said "And I did do my best, but you know there is always tha t ch a nce that somebody's not going to like what you're doing, so that was kind of sc ary."

Mil l er-Schell d idn't ' do theatre last year becaus e he felt too nervous, but this year was different "A lot of my friends said I should try out, and I'm like 'Okay I'm probably not going to get it."' Being with those friends on stage made it easier, and he delivered a compelling performance.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" was first an award-winning book written by Harper Lee and has won many awards including the Pulitzer Prize. "In high school I didn't like to read, but "To Kill A Mockingbird" was

Christie a former Lincoln High teacher, and current LPS Multicultural School Community Administrator, talked to the audience about what the "N-word'' means to him and what it was like growing up ,during that time.

"That word is the most peculiar and most profane word in the English language," Christie said." When I was a kid in the '50s and '60s in the South you had to take that word. If you responded to being degraded you could be killed, hung, locked up, and you could be accused of things you didn't do if you responded to that word."

The cast and crew of the 2013 school year Fall Play production of "To Kill a Mockingbird." Christie challenged young people to been accused of raping a white woman. character your having trouble getting into." st op using it as part of Hip Hop culture. Because of Atticus's decision, Jem and Because the play was set in thel930's Whe th er it is spelled with an -er at the end

Scout are subjected to abuse from other a few of the cast members had to say the or an -a, he said, "That word still means children. "N-word." For Beard and other African th e same th ing."

At the beginning of the play, an older American actors, this was difficult. "I'm telling you the elders, the grandversion of Scout (junior Mary Stine) is "1 wasn't angry at parents, some of your looking back on all the events that hap- the people who said it, parents are hurting. pened during that period in her life and the I wasn't angry at Molly The ancestors who play unfolds as she remembers. [Thomas]. I wasn't an- died and marched and

The audience sees the themes of moral gry at anyone," Beard fought for you to have education, the goodness or evilness of hu- said. "I got a little bit freedom and opporman beings, and .social inequality through of a chill. It doesn't · tunities, to be able go

Scout's eyes as both a young girl and as an even sound right com -

Pi@;;;g to school, to be able adult. ing out of peoples, to work and play to-

For junior Landon Beard, who plays mouths. It doesn't ffiiiiM gether even marry and a book I would read over and over again," director Molly Thomas said.

The play takes place in Mayco1nb, Alabama in the 1930s. The main characters are Scout (junior Emma Fisher) and her brother Jem (junior Paul Schack) and their father Atticus (junior Andrew MillerSchell) who is the town lawyer. Atticus agrees to defend a black man named Tom Robinson (junior Landon Beard), who has

onore

By Michael Scotto

You use your supernatural abilities to see through the thin walls, you watch a guard slowly walk out of y our line of sight , whe n he's g one you teleport up int o a n ope n window a nd sne ak down to the floor below you. You use the key you pick pocketed to enter your targets office, you can hear him search for his keys to open the door, you only have moments before you're caught. You poison his drink as he opens the door, you then use your powers to possess a rat that's found its way in the room You scurry away through a ventilation shaft into the cellar. You un-possess the rodent and enter the sewers to escape undetected, as your target drinks the poison and falls to the floor, dead.

You are an assassin; this is Dishonored.

Dishonored is a firstperson stealth action adventure video game developed by Arkane Studios and Bethesda Software. Games this polished, this refined, and this fun don't come around often. You play as an assassin named Corvo Attano. Early on, the empress you swore to protect is murdered in front of you and her young daughter is kidnapped. Your soon forced to break out of a maximum security prison, after being tortured and framed for the crime, and set off to clear your name as a fugitive, save the empress' daughter and assassinate ( or remove in a non violent manner) everyone responsible; and that's just what you get from the prologue

Many games fall under the pressure of high expectations, but Dishonored lives up to about every one of them. Let me start by saying, I wasn't initially sold on the concept ; A semi open world game, with supernatural powers, moral choices and an intuitive and original gameplay style in the vein of Thief and Bioshock?

It sounds like my kind of game, worthy of game of the year even, "but can it make it work" I asked myself. And I'm pleased to say it did. Straight away the game

Tom Robinson, the play was a mixture of matter who says it have children together experiences. white or black, it just - that word has af-

"It was really like hard to slip into doesn't sound right. fected everybody and character, because of all the emotions, But it helped convey it continues to affect

l , h I th'nk Andrew Miller-Schei [Atticus] questions Landon everybody psycholog- and stress, and all the like rac1a tension.' e message, so ,, I Beard [Tom) in,!he !"all Play production of"To Kill ically. It has affected Beard said. "It was hard to act like I was 1t was necessary. a Mock1ngb1rd. being hated by everyone." This was also

Director Molly Thomas read a dis- African Amer1c_ans,but Beard's first larger speaking role. "It's claimer before each show (which was also it ha~,also affected European Americans as definitely stressful to step up sometimes printed in the program) saying that the well., and have to speak a lot, especially on a characters' views did not in any way reflect It s ~ord that should not be used at the views of the actors all, ,~~r 1st1e said·. themselves. Before com- Find something el~e. When you use

tugs on the heart strings and tries attempts to have the player form a bond with an integra1 character to the plot, Emil y, the daughter of the late emp ress J es sam in e However, this can be a hi t o r mi s s depending on the player and the plot i tself is not as strong as other elements of the game. There are several alternate endings dependent on the choices you make during your playthrough, affected by who you kill or whose lives you spare, and the actions you take to complete your missions. I took a

very murderous route through the game my first time around and this resulted in a not too pleasant ending for me, but enough about the story, on to what really matters, the gameplay. Gameplay mechanics are where this game shines; every mission can be tackled in different ways, want to rush in, guns, swords, bombs, and crossbows blazing? You can do that. Want to take a sneakier route, taking out enemies silently one by one? You can do that. Want to use magic for everything? Sure why not. Or maybe you don't want to kill anyone, at all, and play the entire game without spilling a single drop of blood? It'll be difficult, but you can do that too. It's all about choice in Dishonored and there are many different courses of action to choose from. Besides the various weapons and gadgets available to you, such as swords, bombs, flintlock pistols, crossbows with

arrows and s leeping darts, traps and a wide selection of upgrades, there are also dark powers available to you, relatively early on. T he se in cl ud e a force push like wind blast, teleportation, x-ray vision, possession, the ability to bend time an d more, all u pgr adable by way of co l lectible bones placed throughout levels There the highlight of the game, but it is possible to play through the entire story without using a single power, if challenges are your thing. Yet, any self proclaimed gamer knows, all these cool toys and abilities don't mean anything if there not fun to use, and Dishonored, suffice it to say, has some of the most visceral, intense and downright fun combat of any game to come out this year. Imagine Bioshock mixed with assassins' creed and you have a pretty good idea of what it plays like, it's smooth and responsive, like it should be. But unfortunately, Dishonored isn't p erfect, one of the main problems 1 had with the game overall was its length, the game is short, depending on how you play, it can last anywhere from 6 to 12 hours. A game with so many collectibles, upgrades, and secrets to discover should be longer and with no new game+, it'll feel like the adventure was over when it was just getting started; A disappointing downside to an otherwise exceptional game.

Dishonored, one of the best games of the year, a must buy in my opinion. So many 1 d

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ing to the school perfor- that word you are ?urs1ng the s!ruggles of mance, English and Social th~ ancest?rs. You r~ _pe7,etuat1ng someStudies teachers prepared thing t~at _isnot pos~t1ve.

their students for the show Chr1st1eended h1srema!'ks Wl~ha direct by having discussions challenge to Lf1:S students 1n particular to about the topics addressed try change things.. in the play including I know that at L incoln High School racism. ' you are better than that. I challenge you After the school You ca n make a dif ference i n y ou r scho ol , pe rf orrna tnce Thomas in this city, an d in this country. " (Grace Gr een c o ntr ibuted to this story )

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By Katie Chiplaski

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November has arrived and you know what that means! Winter coats come out of our closets, as the air gets colder. The thing is, if you are anything like me, ·you would rather stay inside and watch a good movie instead of being outside freezing your behind off. The only downside about being inside is there isn't much to do, but one of the things you can do easily is pop in a movie or you could enjoy a nice season of a new show. (Also, there is a Halloween Pick,the Flick up online atlhs.lps org/advocate)

e Lake House ated: PG 99 Minutes 2006) his movie, I won't 'lie, is a chick flick. It's ery interesting and es, I did cry during it a couple of times. The movie is about a doctor, whose name is Kate who is single. She moves out of this lake house in 2006 and writes a letter to the new person living in it, leiiving it in the Lake House mailbox. The "new" owner of the house gets her letter, but the thing is, he gets her letter in 2004, which doesn't make any sense. Anyways, these two people don't know each other, although

they end up meeting a couple of times. The two communicate through the series of letters that they write to each other that they leave in the mailbox. They, of course, end up falling in love with each other, but how can love last when one lives in the past and the other lives in the future?

Critters Rated: PG-13 83 minutes (1886)

This movie came out being one of the scariest movies out there. Watching it today, it has a completely different vibe In fact, this movie has become a comedy in today society. The movie takes place in Grover's Bend where Brad Brown and his family lives. Brad is just a normal teenager who loves to make his own fireworks and pick on his sisters. One night, ,everything changes for them. Furry little space aliens come to earth landing on their land. Now you would think that these fuzzy balls would be cute and adorable, but really, they are your worst nightmare. These Critters eat everything in sight and their favorite food, is us. How can the Browns survive with no experience with the space aliens.? How long ean Grover's

Fall Sportsseasoncomes to an end

By LarissaFlowers

Afteranothersuccessfulseasonof sportsat LI:JS,the fall sportscometo end Withmuch success this year, anotherLincolnHigh

DangDang,AustinTrejowithjuniors Caleb Thiessenand Race Shuurmans,and freshman ChristianStoneall-Nelson.ThoughLHSdid not place,it is a valuableeffortandlwas an iob well done wa .,.P..x.e.mn li ti.erl ihi< b et £ oll season A totalof 8 players/runners from lwth the cross-countryand boys' tennishad qualified to compete at the state tournament to represent their sport of choiceat school.The cross-country successorsthis year wereboth

PhotoBy:SativahWil_lia~s sophomores, Race Shermans (11) hitshiswaytowardsstatewithhisfellowteammatesFrankCuddy onAugust28th,2012. & Rebecca Vanneman. Whilethe latterhas beenin statebefore,it was FrankCuddy'sdebutat statethis year. Witha lot of hardwork,bothof them were able to representtheir school.Withthat said, the Boys'Tennisexemplifiedthis hard work this past season.A totalof 6 playersfrom the boys' tenniswereable to qualifyfor the statetournament.SeniorswereAaronCook,

By Tesha Ballard

This year Lincoln High's football team decided to start things out differently by choosing a team captain. Senior Trey An; derson was nominated by other players to be a captain amongst two other SeniorTreyAndersonsits fellow teamwithhis fellowteammatesmates, and was as theywaitto be an- announced as nouncedduringthisyear'sthe team captain.

Lincoln High hasn't done captains before this year, and th~ coaches thought it would be nice to try it out this year.

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Untamed Heart PG-13 102 Minutes (1993)

I'm not going to lie, I watched this tnovie mainly because Christian Slater was it and I wanted to see how cheesy this movit! was. Tums out, this movie is far from your typical romance movie. I mean, I would have never thought that someone could fall in love with his or her stalker! Anyways, the movie starts off in a !estaurant where Caroline is a working waitress who can't seem to fall in love with the right man. She isn't really aware the right one for her is actually closer than she thinks. One night, as Caroline is walking home from work, she gets attacked by a couple of drunken males who attempt to rape her, But 1dam, her stalker, saves her life. You would think that it would end there, but there is much adventure in this love story.

Workaholics (TV Series) 30 Minutes (2011- still running)

This show is absolutely hilarious. I didn't know of its existence until like a month ago when I heard a couple of kids in the hallway saying it's the big kid version of Ed, Edd, and Eddy which I remember watching a little kid. Intrigued, I took the plunge and watched it and I love it. In fact, I watch this show all the time

with my best friends and I can't tell you how funny this show is. It's absolutely great. It does have content that probably wouldn't be approximate for younger chil- ren, but I definitely

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G-13 93 minutes (2006)

ovie is one of avorite zombie movies! Mostly because that this zombie movie is absolutely hilarious! Besides who doesn't · want a pet zombie? In this movie, zombies have become a part of every day living in world. Each zombie has a collar that switches its brain eating mind into a "let's-serve-the-humans-instead-of-eatthem" mind. In fact, they are servants and depending on the number of zombies you have in your house, determines your social status, the more zombies you have, the wealthier you are.

The Robinson's are the last family to get a zombie and it turns out that the youngest member of the family, ' Timmy, has befriend their zombie, Fido: The thing is, after Fido eats the next door neighbor, Timmy's parents do NOT want him apart of the family any longer. How far will Timmy go to keep Fido apart of their family?

Withthe end of fall sports,it signifiesthe end of 1stquarterand mostimportantly, the beginningof wintersports.Fromlate Novemberto early March,the seasonat LincolnHightakesoff. Mostconditioning sessionshavepassedand teamshave since transitionedinto practices.Wintersportsare as follows:Basketball,Wrestling,and Swimming/Diving.The wintersportsseason

Photo By: Joseph Dodge was officiallykickedoff on November

Lincoln High's Cross Country teams 20th,2012 withthe WinterSportsLinkruns at Pioneer Park Septemeber 13th, Up. SportsLink-Upsare a good time to 2012 against 14 other schools. Frank meetthe coachesand to showsupportfor Cuddy (10) evently went on to state the seasonalteams.The firstgameto start 1 t · t h the seasonwill be by the Boys' Varsity a er 1n e season. · Basketballteamon November24th.It 1san

''We needed some general leadership amongst the guys, because leadership is a key quality for the team to get behind, and we felt that we needed a few guys like Trey Anderson would help make it work," Coach Richard Jackson said.

With captain being such a new thing here there were some concerns if it would cause any conflicts with the players.

Jackson said, ''Well team captains were elected by vote, and Trey Anderson pretty much got almost everyone's vote, so I don't think it would cause any problems."

The definition of a captain is an influential leader in a field or organization, and Trey was believed to be a good example of one.

already paid benefits," Jackson said. "He's one of the kids that others look up to, he leads by example because of the way he talks, and carries himself."

You may ask, 'Why do captains now?' Coach Mark Macke says, "Well we want to try doing captains last year, , but we got started so late, and by then it wasn't our first priority, but from here on out it's going to be high on our priority list."

With being this year's first team captain it may have put a lot of pressure on Trey Anderson but he feels good about it.

"It feels good to be one of the first captains under Coach Macke," Anderson said. "We just need to work on being consistent with everything that we do. There's times when we aren't as fo-

"With him being captain, it has awaygamevs CreightonPrep and Ralston.

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cused and on task and that shows in, practice and in the game. We all know what we need to and to get done, and I'd like to help us keep our momentum from what we have in the first quarter to the end."

"I think Trey did a good job," Macke said. "He lived up to our expectations, and represented us very well."

Since Anderson is a senior this year a new team captain will have to be chosen, so he gave some advice for the up and future captains "Stay focused, and show up to practice with a great mindset and work with each other. The team won't work out if the captain isn't ready and motivating " ., .,

Photo By Brooke Putty Erin Tharnish (12) Practices her swing October 4th, 2012 before the girls goft tomament at Homles Golf Course, October 5th.

Photo By: Zoe Streckfuss Girls Softball team plays against Lincoln

Above:Atticus [And rew Miller-Schell] cross examines Mayella Ewell [Madeleine Miller] during the Fall Play, "To Kill a Mockingbird."

AboveRight:The townspeople watch the trial with interest. Right:(Left to Right:) Erin Howard, Deborah McGinn, Karen Thacker,

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Above:Austin Dredge, Colema11 Johnson, Corbin Oppegard, and Emily Gasper show off their Superhero costurnes during Spirit Week Left:Back Row: Left to Right: Jordyn Stover, Grace Green; E mily Gasper, Rachel Kingston, Jasmine Brown, Mariah Ward, D'Marqueyon Whittington, Rachel Curtis-Beard. Front Row Left to Right: Brenda Alvis, Rosi Torres, Jarrell Brooks dress up for Wacky Day of Spirit Week.

NewTardyPolicyShakesthingsUpSecondSemester

By Christie Do

If yo u had to make a guess of the number of tardies Lincoln High has accumulated first semester, what would you say? If you guessed 1,000 or even 10,000 you were way off! We had 23,411 tardies first semester. After talking to associate principal Mark Larson, we got an idea of what is taking place to lower that number.

What Lincoln High is doing now is called hallway sweeps. Certain periods, teachers are instructed to close and lock their doors, and if students are locked out during that period, they get "swept up" by teachers and administrators, and receive a detention slip, which is a thirty minute detention for the next day. Only after they have a pass can students enter the classroom after the bell rings. "I think there are two different problems. There are kids who are late, and kids who are skipping class. And when they skip class, they're just kind of wandering around in the hallway without a pass. So, we know that both of those are problems, but they're two kind of separate problems Our tardy issue is really big," Larson said.

There are not very rnany students who skip class, but they are the same ones all the time. "We want kids to be where they're supposed to be, and be held accountable so their teachers know where they're at," Larson said. Two things from first semester

h av e ch an ged to c ut d ow n the tardies The first thin g is doi ng random tardy sweeps during the week. The other change is that in the past, tardies were counted for each class. For example, you wouldn't get a consequence until your fourth tardy in your fifth period class. Instead of counting tardies for just your fifth period class and your fourth period class separate, now they are accumulated.

For your first 5 tardies total, you have a 30 minute detention

wo rk. R ight n ow, de te n t ion s are assi gn e d to the follow i n g da1yso students can figure out rides and so the administration knows how many students have detention the next day. Right now, there is an average of 80-90 students in detention per day.

If you can't make it the next day, there are two options. Bring the detention slip on that day that you received it to the detention room, and you can serve it that day. If neither days can work, you can always talk to your administrator and they will work with you a plan.

Heads

By Zachery Wheat

class during a tardy sweep. Photo By Katie

each;lOth tardy total, you have a 30 n1i11utedetentio11; l 5tl1 total tardy, 60 minute detention; 20th total tardy, 6th period ISS; 25th total tardy, all day ISS; 30th total tardy, you have an out of school suspension.

If you have a 30 minute detention, and you don't show up to that, it will double to 60 minutes. If you do11't show up to that, you get suspended out of school until a meeting with your parents is arranged. In detention, you can do home-

"Right now, 75% of Lincoln High students-so about 1200 kids- have 10 or less tardies for the whole semester. So 75% don't have a tardy problem. Maybe they're late every once in awhile, and they probably have a good reason, but that other 25% accounts for almost 90% of tardies. Those are the kids that this would really work for," Larson said

"It [a tardy sweep] only happens a couple times a week, a11dwe wa11tedson1ething that held students accountable every day, every period. So, that's kind of why we're looking at this."

Is it working?

"It passes the eyeball test. What I mean by that is first semester, when you were out in the hallway after the bell rang, there would be 80 or 90 kids still trying to get to class. This semester,

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By Sammi Yelkin

A handful of students walked the hallways with fake passports around their necks. Some people may find that just plain odd, but here at Lincoln High, we know exactly what it is. The day before December 7, students could go into either Marissa Wannamaker's room, a German teacher, and pick up one of these passports. Students could also get the passports from their world language teacher. Then on December 7th, these students were allowed to speak the language that they had chosen all day long, without speaking a word of English if they wanted to. "The passports are two fold to let you know or let people around you know that you're participating in target language day. Some of the students took frequently used phrases in that language and put them inside of the passport and used that as a helper

or a little cheat sheet while they were participating," says Amy Stetson, Spanish teacher. Language day has been going on for around three years now and it gives students a chance to try something new. The main motivation of it all is for students to try a new language different from english and to apply themselves to what they have learned in class. The three languages available were French, Spanish and German. "It's a chance to break · out of your comfort zone, it's a chance to show your friends and everybody else around the school what you have learned," states Christie De Vries, a Spanish teacher. The world language teachers didn't do anything different for language day. It was like any other normaJ day in school. The lesson plan never got changed; the only thing that did was giving directions and answering questions in a differ-

ent language. "It was frustrating at times because I wanted to just break down and speak English to them," says De Vries. "Like in our school, there also is a pretty appropriate experience in the number of languages that are spoken here at Lincoln High. Our prospective needs to be aware of just how that might feel for those students. It's quite a big number. It changes everyday, too," says Stetson. Not only does language day take students outside of their comfort zones, but it gives them part of the experience of traveling to a different country. Not very many students will actually get that opportunity. "Target language day is an opportunity for students to experience what it's like to only speak a second language. The experience for them I think is mainly curiosity It is also a way to show what students actually learn in a world

By Grace Green

language class," states Stetson. Sometimes students just learn it and forget it. Usually students need to apply themselves to remember it. "It's a way to show what they have learned and apply it in a more autl1entic manner," says Paula Yunge, another Spanish teacher, "they think it's fun, especially upper level students."

"I felt like a majority of the students will not have an opportunity to spend a lot of time in a foreign country, so this is kind of a way to immerse them in a language," says De Vries.

"It's almost like wearing a costume. It's like they're impersonating someone from another culture," states Yunge Basically students get to step into someone else from a different culture's shoes. Not very many students actually participated in the language day, though Only around 14 to 15 students participated in all

of Yunge 's classes combined. And De Vries said, "Not very many because this was my first year here, so I wasn't for sure exactly what it all entailed and what they needed to do for it." The numbers weren't very different in any other of the world language classes, or even any other class at all throughout the school.

"I think that when you are living in a country with a dominant language that is English, it's really hard to come up with emergent experiences unless you go into a neighborhood where only Spanish is spoken, or you 're at a church where only German is spoken. The experience whether you're able to stay in a second language all day long are not as worth it to think about just how hard it would be to be communicating with people when you don't know," finally states Stetson.

Black LeadershipSymposium LHS TheatreTakesRunner-upat Districts engages LHS students

By Tesha Ballard

Wednesday, November 28th a group of LHS students were chosen to be apart of an African American Leadership Symposium. The event was hosted by UNL - University of Nebraska Lincoln for students of grades 9th-12th. Hill Harper, an award winning actor best k n o wn for his role on CSI : NY , spoke about bettering Ame rica and guid e students on w ard t o helping out in their o wn co mmunities by being a leader. At · the symposium students in the black co1nmunity were encouraged and learned to make a difference. "It was great! I loved it," says Briannah Hunt. "I got to learn a lot of new things and meet of new people, it was fun. Plus I got to see ·

to the conference that started at 8: 15am and ended around 2:20pm. All schools in the Lincoln area got the opportuni t y to come to th i s symposium, such as East, Northstar and others as they got the opportunity to learn about being a leader. Fellow seniors like Briannah Hunt, Shaundra Freeman, and Trey Anderson a ttend e d the event and very much appreciated what the conference had to show them " I liked it a lot, Hill Harpe r interacted with us and it was cool to learn and hear what he had to say. We broke out into sections and talked about what a good man looks like, and how to be one. Also find a good woman, nd what to look for in a woman. It was very inormation and I enjoyed ·t." Trey Anderson UNL also hosted an American Indian and ' Latino Leadership SymHill Harper from CSI; I didn't really think that he'd have a good speech that he gave, it made me think

Jazi Lott (11) waits to get i~posium a few weeks the bus for the Black Lead- before the African · ership Symposium. Photo American Symposium. by Malaik Muhammad. Patti Solis Doyle, the that black people can be really educated. You can get a really good education and he took his route and got on CSI but he also is going around giving really good speeches, so it really influenced me a lot. Also the speakers there gave a lot first Hispanic Woman an advisor to Senator Clinton, spoke at the Latino Leadership held on Wednesday, November 28th. On Monday November 5th, Chad Smith, a former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation was the main speaker at the American Indian Leadership Symposium.

Our school theatre depart- and taunt

the other ment competed with all the side, his sister Meg begs him other schools in our district not to make himself a target by with the play "Friday's Child." arming himself. Tara, a charac-

The play was performed on November 29th in the Ted Sorensen theatre at 7:00 p.m.

" We don't believe in putting on a play just to put on a play," Justin Holbein said. "We believe that the students should have some sort of educational b asis to understand the play," "Friday's Child" is based on what is c a lled "The Troubles" in 1972 Ireland. At the time Ireland was under Brit i sh military rule. The British government thought that Ireland should worship protestant and not catholic Tom, the main character, is torn between proving his manhood by killing an enemy and following his own judgment by healing a victim of the war. He has to make tough decisions. On one side, his grandpa recites the stories and ballads of heroic Irish war-

characters in the performancce "Fridays Child" on November 29tth in the Ted Sorensen Theatre. Photo by Kylee Johnson ter who is th e embodiment of mystical Irish folklore, encourages Tom's humane and caring instincts Ollle Act is different from any of the other plays we do the rest of the year There is a time limit, the play has to be less than 30 minutes and 30 seconds or you are disqualified. " It gets super competitive," junior Madeli11e Miller said. We compete with all the other

schools' drama departments in the state." There is a lot of pressure to succeed and to do well for them and yourself," junior Lillian Bornstein said. On December 1, all the schools in Lincoln traveled to districts, hosted at Lincoln High this year, to present their play to the judges South Sioux City High School won districts. They then traveled to Kearney, Nebraska, and represent our district in the state competition. Ultimately Gretna high school won districts for the third ye ar in a row. The performance of " Friday's Child " went fan t as tic ; jud g e s awarded the performance with a perfect score. Unfortunately because we hosted districts that meant we could not represent our district at state, but we were runner up. A rule saying schools can ' t be judged on their turf we were not able to go to state but we could be judged. For the next play grab 5 dollars from your dresser or wallet and support Lincoln High theatre.

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tu ents ow e1r

By Larissa Flowers

Lin coin High boasts its diversity of student interests among the student body. If you have wondered why art was flooding the school, then it is simply because of the Winter Art Show.

landscaping art was done with a multitude of different kinds of paint (watercolor, oil, etc.) Done on a canvas. The 3D art was

pleasure. Teachers got the opportunity as well to look at the students' art and pick out there favorites. About 300 students from all art classes have participated in this event. This was nothing competitive; it was only an opportunity for students to ·• take pride in their art work. / It is likely that you may have noticed artwork while you were standing in the of information, they played a few songs that weren't really good songs But then it taught me that there are some people that can make good songs and have a really good significance in it. This helped me learn a lot about black history also."

To get in admission was $15 per person with no refunds with provided buses. Students A year ago UNL also held another conference like this around November having Jesse Jackson speak at the Black Leadership Symposium. Every year UNL hosts an event like this so if you'd wish to attend one of these, contact your counselor. It'd be a great opportunity!

"For the history of Lincoln High, it's been going since I've student taught here," says Shawn Stokes, an art teacher at Lincoln High. Stokes also guessed that it began in the

60- 70, but wouldn't

be surprised if it

sooner. Each

more prominently seen in the cafeteria in the glass displays, with sculptures made of clay. The reception was December 6th at the school throughout the media center & cafeteria, where the art was open for public viewing for parents, other relatives, and maybe a chance to talk with the art teachers. Even though the reception is one night only, the art show remained on display from December 4th-14th for the students'

elaborate, advanced work was placed in the media with mostly works such as photography from the students who take photography and landscaping from the AP/IB students.

Many of the Students in the IB/ AP art courses develop a portfolio of their art projects created to submit to colleges for potential scholarships. Maybe you're looking towards art school? You might want to consider taking AP Studio Art.

· line at lunch in the glass display cases that looped around the whole cafeteria or maybe you were doing dome work in the media center and noticed art everywhere. Some of the more art students display their work. •••••• ••· The artists featured are enrolled .;\) ! in some art class. "So anything 1\l i from beginning level drawing ;!;;or pottery pieces to upper-level flt : AP Studio Art or IB Visual Art," 'Ii t Stokes said in what type of art l;;l!was displayed. The types of 11 ; pieces that the students are dis';!;! } playing can vary form portraits, l)/j: ! photographs, landscaping, and ;; even 3D forms. The photo,\f:graphs appear to be basic photos +; with added effects & filters to ill!make it stand out. A lot of the "<->:·: - -:

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By Christie Do Lincoln High was a different place four decades ago. This month, we interviewed Robert White, a Government and Politics teacher and track coach, about his time at Lincoln High.

What year did you graduate in? 1972. A long time ago.

About how many were in you_r graduating class? Approximately 670 students.

What was the dress code like? The dress code was, if I remember right, I don't think we could wear hats like now. It's pretty much what it's like now. I do remember very tough times in class with girls with mini skirts, and that was early 70's late 60's. I mean those were the actual mini skirts. Mini skirts now are not mini skirts, and back then, it was extremely, extremely short. For some of the young ladies, to try to sit down in a desk was unbelievable, and so as a high school student at that time, it was a little tough to focus. They kept wearing them, and the administration didn't say anything about it. Also, back then; jeans did not have holes in them, like now. You know, you bought jeans so that they didn't have holes in them, and now you buy jeans so they do have holes. So I think the dress code is

pared to Southeast at that time. Southeast and Lincoln High would always take each other on. As far as overall competitive athletics in Lincoln, Lincoln High was pretty much either at the top or even with the top.

Was the building different? The building was different. We did not have a math wing, and the south building was the LPS administration building. There was nothing in between, and there was no south gym. You just had Johnson gym and the little gym, and that was

pretty similar to what it is Above:Government and Politics Teacher and LHS alum today, just a different decade, Robert ~hite _wearshis Lincoln High letterman sweater from and a different time period. I 1972 - his senior year. Photo by Chr,st,e Do really don't remember a lot of baseball it, along with just the main building. hats or hats being worn in school. I I think there were 2,100 students and don't think that was part of the culture three grades, sophomores, juniors, and back then. Sagging- people made fun seniors , and it worked. o f them. H i gh Sch ool ki ds w o ul d m ake What was lunch like? F or lunch, jokes about them. "D o you have to go we had three periods. There was and to the bathroom? What ' s up? What A, B, and C For some rea:son, I always happened?" There was no sagging back got killed because I alway1s had the B then. lunch. You would go to class for half the Were you in any clubs? Back then, period, then you'd go to lunch, and then there were clubs, but there ,vas no club you'd have the next half period to come day. If you had a club, they would meet back, so your lunch was right in the either before or after school on their middle of class. You would go to class own. There wasn't a set day when clubs for 25 minutes, lunch for 25 minutes, met. So, yeah, I was in a couple of · and back to class for 25 minutes. Also, clubs, but it wasn't the organized club you could not leave campus, and of day that we have now. Maybe once ev- course kids did leave campus, and they ery two months, a club would say they were caught coming bacR.,.and then they had to meet, and you would meet. had to go around and pick up trash or How were athletics doing? Athlet- serve time. But at that time, there were ics back then compared to now pretty 2100 students going through the OLD interesting. We were very competitive. cafeteria that was not large There were only four high schools at the What were teachers like? Teachers time. Lincoln high was very competi- were teachers of the early 70 's and late tive in football. In track, which I was 60's. Pretty interesting, pretty neat. One a member of, we were city champs, I teacher influenced me to go into educathink, three years in a row. The year tion. I was either going to be a lawyer or after I graduated, we were state runner coaching and being a high school teachup. Basketball was city champs two out er, teaching government and politics, so of the three years I was in high school. still dealing with law. There were pretty Volleyball was really competitive, and influential teachers back then, kind of swimming was very competitive com- like the teachers of today.

What did people do for fun? We went to outdoor theaters at the time. There was one on 48th and vine, one on West 0, and one on 84th and 0. Everybody would go. They'd sit on top of their cars and socialize. There were crummy concession stands with stale popcorn and pizza, too. We would also go to lakes, such as Pawnee and Conestoga. Also, we went to "King's", which was a popular restaurant. Every school had one. Lincoln High's Kings was down town. East high's was where Petco is now on 48th and 0. If you were from LHS and drove through Southeast's kings or just <\ different schools, you'd be lucky to get Gut without scratches on your car. We would also drive up and down O Street and listen to music and go to parties. What was it like without technology, phones, and social networking? There was no social media. You would call people on landlines or phone booths. A lot of times you would pull into a restaurant, put 25 cents in, and call your friends. People usually got messages by word of mouth. You would drive up to someone else's car and say "Hey, so and so should meet up at this time", and they would pass the message on. Everything wa s fine without the high tech we have today. Are there any teachers that are here today that were in your high school years? Coach Mike Fultz retired 2 years ago, and he was a student and athlete. Rus Hitz was also a student and athlete. I used to be the youngest teacher when I started at Lincoln High, and now it seems as though I have been here the longest. This is my 35th year. It's crazy. I was going to be a lawyer, as well as a friend of mine, Dave Watermeier He actually became one and moved out of Lincoln, and I stayed here a nd ta1.1ght government and politic s.

What are some things you wish still existed today? Today in high school, I feel like there is a lack of motivation of many students to get a diploma and a career. Lots of students don't know what to do in their future. Sometimes the feeling of LHS being your high school, and just pride in general, is gone. There is a lack of identity in all schools. Where's the pride today? Do · you wear your school colors? Do you go to the games? That's the difference between the 70's and 2012. In '71 and '72, about 300-400 girls were in uniform and about 120 guys in the L club would go · cheer on our teams. Students would take up the whole bottom floor of one side. No,v, with facebook, everybody is doing their own thing, and not supporting their school as much.

It's pretty neat that we have the opportunity to see what our school was like before we were here. Not many schools have this rich history that can be seen by so many. Stay tuned for the next "Lincoln High Back in the Day!"

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By Michael Scotto

Are you prone to spontaneous acts of kindness? Its not a common question, but it's one I found myself asking Special Education Para Brian Mack, whose answer (if his track record is any indication) should be a resounding yes. Brian Mack started working here at Lincoln High in 2009 and has made no shortage of contributions to our students since he joined the LHS Staff. Recently, Brian found a bike, laying on the curb, and decided he wanted to fix it up He would eventually hand this bike to Lincoln High student Kayla Martin. Kayla originally rode her own personal bike from home, to school and then to work and back home again, until it broke. Leaving her with the burden of having to walk everywhere she needed to go, even at night. Brian stated that she was the, "perfect person to have the bike" and that "[he] was afraid she

would have to quit her job since she was without the proper transportation".

When Brian Mack fixed up the wayward bike and gave it to Kayla, she was unsurprisingly thrilled, and she now uses the bike "constantly" When asked if he's prone to kind acts like this Brian replied, "I've done this a few times before and I think it's been a good thing, a bicycle can be an important tool".

Brian worked at a bike shop before his time here at Lincoln High and has used his reparative skills to help many other students by fixing or tuning up their bicycles as well. On a more random note, he also owns a copper 1963 Mobylette (french for moped), which he found in a barn a little over a year ago. He restored it for his own personal use and now drives it to Lincoln High instead of using a car. Students should go take a look at it when given the chance.

By Christie Do

In addition to being a part of an amazing school, LHS Social Studies teacher Bob White was a recipient of the ''GOAL Award'' given by the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in October of 2012 for his hard work recovering from a devastating injury.

On Decerr- -her 23, 2007, White was returning ho r,-JO:from a hunting trip. He was exam,"-i.ng a

Above: Government and Polititcs teacher and LHS alum Robert White holds his "GOAL Award" given by the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. trailer on the shoulder of Interstate 80, when a drunk driver ran into him, pinning White between his vehicle and the trailer, which c a used a skull fracture, broken · pelvis, and severely injuring his left leg.

He spent more that six weeks at Bryan LOH Medical Center, endured 18 surgeries, and the amputation of his left leg.

Even after the accident, White was still determined to reach his main goal, which was to officiate at the U .S Olympic Track and Field Trials. Being a dedicated teacher and track coach, he chose Madonna's outpatient program, Therapy Plus, for intensive rehabilitation training with his new prosthesis.

White was totally surprised when he found out he had re- , ceived the award. ''For me to receive the award amongst all those former patients of Madonna was extremely humbling," White said There were four former patients chosen to receive the award. The award ceremony was held in October at the Cornhusker Hotel's Grand Ballroom, approximately 700 people in attendance.

LHS Principal Mike Wortman represented LHS. ''I believe that Madonna has approximately 5,000 patients a year that they work with thru rehabilitative services," White said.

''I myself met some amazing patients during my rehabilitation therapy sessions of learning how to walk all over again, using a prosthetic leg. I still envision a number of those patients also deserving this award. They exemplified amazing attitudes of persistence, motivation and just an over all change of their perspective in life. What they needed to do just to 1;11oveon 1 both mentally and physically. Many of them that come to mind were very deserving of this award, among all of the thousands of patients that Madonna works with each year. This award is like their Hall of Fame; each recipient portrait is displayed in Madonn~'s hallways throughout their hdspital," White said. I

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By Katie Chiplaski Brujser

By Neil Shusterman

Bruiser experiences things like no one else. He feels what others are supposed to feel. Bruiser is alone, and he prefers it that way. But when he gets involved with Bronte, and her brother Tennyson; things get worse for him. As he tries to hide the biggest secret in his life, Bronte, and Tennyson figure out why he's been hiding, and what he u,as hiding from.

I r:>.i-;this book 8 out of 10

I really liked how the author kept the suspense going, and how you could figure out what the secret was earlier if you • were paying close attention. Neil shows how much love and care can affect one person. Once you start reading, I'm sure you won't want to stop.

Sorta L1ke a .Rock Star

By Matthew Quick

What happens whe n the one thing you have left disappears? Amber Appleton is the happiest, most

optimistic, and most faithful girl in the town. Everyone loves her and her energy. She, her mom, and her dog Bobby Big Boy are making it work, while living on a school bus in the middle of winter. Things aren't at the greatest point in life but at least they have each other until the night her mom disappears. Can Amber continue to live her life to the fullest or will the truth shut her down for good?

I rate t11isbook 7 out of 10. I wish some things could have turned out differently, however I loved the passion that Amber had it kept me on the edge of my seat. I thought about how I would have given up. How she keeps pulling ahead of the game, kept me wanting to know the end.

Somet/Jinglike Fate

By Susane Colasanti

Lani and Erin are best friends; they have been friends for years. Their biggest bond with each other · is fate, it f a scinates them, ho w everyone is destined to be with someone and be at an exact point.

onore

On Wednesday,February 6th, 2013, studentsfilledThe Ted SorensenTheatre for Lincoln High's Winter Honors Convocation. Students with a grade point average of 3 .5 or higher and/or perfect attendance

·'·· Lincoln Public Schools YouthDevelopment CoordinatorPeter Ferguson,who graduated from Lincoln East High. After a couple of laugh-out-loudjokes about how he prepared for his speech, and surprisingly pointing out his neighbor in the audi-

But when Erin gets a boyfriend she thinks she is madly in love with and thinks he could be the one. Lani knows he's the one for herself. What happens when the one you are destined to be with is your best friends boyfriend? I rate this book a 6 out of 10.

It's more for younger teenage girls. It really captured my attention though because sometimes things like this happen in • our everyday lives. Not really the being destined, but maybe liking your friend's boyfriend or girlfriend. I thought it

was a good read, you can really guess the ending, its just how you feel about the ending that might make this book good or bad for you.

Perfect Chemistrv » By Simone Elkeles

Brittany is perfect. Her life is perfect, her clothes are perfect, and her boyfriend is perfect She has everything she ever waI:Ited,granted it t ook her a lot of hard work to get there. But nothing could ruin

ence, Fergusongave students, parents, and staff members a memorablespeech.

He spoke about how working to become successful is better than the goal of becoming significant.An analogy that was used was that Ted Sorensen worked hard to become successful,not so that he could have a theatre named after him.

Fergusonalso stated that students should progress not by motivation,but by inspiration.He explained to the honorees that motivationis like somethingor someonethat lights up the room when they enter, but once they leave, the light is gone. Inspiration,on the other hand, is somethingthat leaves a light on, even when they leave the room.

Fergusonconcluded his remarks by saying that the students in the room should be thanked; not only because they have worked hard to get good grades, but because they chose to be at school. He explained that no matter what someone says

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this for her.

Alex is a gang member, he's misunderstood, he knows he's tough, and he's known as a bad boy. When his friends make him · a stupid bet to date Brittany, Alex thinks nothing of it. He thinks it'll be easy; she's the perfect target. He'll have her in no time. What Alex didn't expect was to fall for her. Whe11he learns the true Brittany and what her life is about, the bet is no longer on his mind. Find out what happens when perfect and not so perfect come together?

I rate this book a 8 ouf of 10.

Suspense. That is what this book had. I was on the edge of my seat. I didn't know what to expect, and I loved it. Simone portrays a reality in her story, with people pretending to be something they are not. So how it all plays out in the end definitely took me by surpri se I will definitely read this book again.

or makes them do, studentsalways have a choice to be somewhereelse, other than school.

"The speaker?He was great!" Junior Landon Beard said. "When I go to an honors convocationor somethinglike that, I'm expectingto sit there, confinedin my chair for half an hour while a boring person talks about how great they are. Okay, that guy That guy was charismatic,he had lots of jokes to tell, he was funny, [and] he was engaging. I enjoyed every minute of it."

"I always feel positive about award assemblies,"said PrincipalMike Wortman. "In all three of them, I always feel proud to be a part of Lincoln High. It's always kind of amazinghecause some of these students you don't think about or see or hear much about. We have a lot of studentswho work very hard. The honor roll is about 22% of our students. So those studentswho made the honor roll are the top quarter of the studentshere, and that's a big honor."

Above: Peter Ferguson gives an inspirational speech to the students and parents at the Winter Honors Convocation on Feb. 6, 2013. Photo by Kylee Johnson By Christie Do were honored.The keynote speaker was

Above: Principal Mike Wortman shakes hands with honorees at the Honors Convocation in the Ted Sorensen Theatre on Feb 6, 2013. Photo 'by Kylee Johnson

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By Marlene Rashidi

Based on a true story, Coach Carter

(starring Samuel L. Jackson) is a movie that is dedicated to those who tend to give up easily, those who think life has a smooth path ahead of them, and those who think education doesn't matter. It reveals the inner meaning of life and its struggles. Coach Carter didn't care whether you were good at dribbling, if you were good at shooting, or even dunking; all he ever cared about was after high school you had a college to attend. He taught his players respect, how to be the master of your domain, and mostly how to be respected. Coach Carter benched his players, missed lots of games, so that his players can enrich their poor grades. All the players came • •

from different backgrounds, bi t their have a backup even if you' in sports , worlds collided when it came sports isn't everything. to supporting each other and ··•·"'"'·Ii' '" Payton Helmstadter a when it came to basketball. junior and varsity athlete at Coach Carter put education Lincoln High said, "There's before sports and before the more to life than just basgame his son loved and befor ketball." the game he coached. The I had a little talk with game of creativity, dedication Malaik Muhammad a senior and demanding; basketball I varsity basketball player chatted with Tyson Wilson a and this is what she had to junior and athlete at Lincoln say about the movie Coach High School and he said, "Det ,er- www.amazon.com Carter, "Being a basketball mination will help you succee -" player I thought it was reTaylor Baker a junior at Lincoln High ally inspiring. I like how everybody said, "Some people actually ca:re about came from different places and how your education outside of sch p l." Joe one person can actually make a differAddison a senior and varsity athlete at ence - he kids' life stories and how the Lincoln High School said, "You got to coach put everythin he had in those

kids. Not only in basket 1, but also in education too. Basketball now in high school is important but if you don't have an education you're not going to play in college. Anybody who's playing sports or doing anything they love you've got to put school first." Things that I learned after watching Coach Carter the movie are that just because we have no inspirations in our lives doesn't mean ,ve're dorre, just because we let failure take a peek doesn't mean we got to let it watch the full length movie of our victory in life. And mostly we tend to put education down when we shouldn't So if you love a sport so much, put education first because it will get you in college where you'll play your most favorite sport(s) and be successful.

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We have kids who are running to class, which may or may not be a good thing, ' but it shows that they are trying to get to class on time. I think it is working," Larson said Originally, there had been talk about a computer system that was going to be used. What happened with that idea?

"Basically, we were told we that we kind of had to hold off on that now by the district

That was going to be used. What happened with that idea?

"Basically, we were told we that we kind of had to hold off on that now by the district office. The technology that was required to do that didn't really fit with the technology that the district has in place right now, so we are pursuing that possibly in a year or two down the road. What that would've looked like is that every period, all teachers lock their doors, and if you're locked out, you just go to the computer and scan your id · and print off this slip that tells you have detention," Larson said.

"We have a plan for when we're going to do those sweeps, and we knew that looking at the data from last semester, Advisory was a class that some kids see as important and some kids don't. So we kind of had an idea that we wanted to send a message that getting to all of your classes on time is important. What kids need to know is that when we have tardy sweeps, the doors are locked all period. So, if they stay in the bathroom, they are going to be counted truant. There are no legal consequences for being tardy There are legal consequences for being truant and not being in class. So, in my mind, serving a 30 minute detention is a lot easier than

serving the consequenee ,of no t showing up to class at all," Larson said ! "We are hearing a lot of positive feedb· ck from parents. When we call parents ito let them know that their ki<ilhas b tention, 95% of parents are total l y ins pport of what we are doing So, I thi kids may not like it, but hopefully it wil l get better I already think it's workin -"

We interviewed a couple o f students on how they felt about th,e cun lent policy.

How do you feel about the ew tardy policy? What happens if it's n D t your fault if you're late?

"Well, considering that the :e were 10,500 tardies first quarter, I t tink it's reasonable and justified. I don tt know that's a hard one. It's not fair. "fhings happen, but this is for tbe peo ,le who just like to skip class, and who are always late to school they jus 1 t need to walk faster and stop stoppin1g in the halls. I think the punishment is. harsh, but it's for a good cause. Althc iugh, teachers need to be here on tine, too."

-Daniela Martinez (11)

"I dislike the policy becausl e it's like they're treating us like ki,ds w 10 can't take care of ourselves. Before, they didn't really do anything, but t ow, all of ' a sudden, we can get suspe u ded. I think the punishment is very li sh for not making it to class on time. It's not really fair if it's not my fault t l at I was late. So, they should understan1d that they could be late too. I know hat some teachers don't even come to s ·hool on time when they are supposG:d to be here."

-Lynn Diep (11)

"I like it because it doesn't eally affect me because I'm always on time I notice it's a lot more quieter 1in the halls than it was before. I woulld expect teachers to let certain situation ~ slide if they understand it. If they ma e me go to detention, I would probabl Just do it because I wouldn't want to be uspended."

-Andy Ngo (11)

We asked a few teachers hew they

feel about the new policy to come.

How do you feel about the new tardy policy?

"I'm excited about it. Our tardy situation is a joke right now, and it's about any sort of consequence, not being right now, but being somewhere down the road eventually, and so I think anything that's immediate and specific right now might be a big help. My understanding is it works well at Omaha South. There are a lot of kids that are trying to get to class, but what you see when the bell rings are kids standing around until the bell rings, and then they go to class, and I think that's bologna."-Micah Heibel

"I think we needed to do something about the tardies. With 10,000 accumulated-probably even more- you know, that's not respectful behavior. I do understand that there are extenuating circumstances, like a car accident or a speeding ticket or a legitimate problem with a car or delivering a bunch of siblings and children to different schools, and things like that. But I know in my second period class, it's always the same like 4 or 5 students who are consistently tardy, and the consequences are just not enough to eliminate that problem. And another thing I want to say is I've been at Lincoln High for 28 years, but I've never seen the accumulation, the number of students that we have not in classes during class time. And sadly, when you ask them to please move to their classes or please get to lunch, as you're moderating in the hall, some of them are just really horribly disrespectful I had a student say, "who are you to tell me where to go?". And that doesn't represent the Lincoln High school that we want to be known for. We need to be a school that we are proud of, and that tone of voice and behavior- when someone is telling you to move along nicely, they don't deserve to be handled like that. I believe that nothing changes if nothing changes. So, this consequence , I think, is necessary, and people

out of a phone book from New York. It just so happens the name that she tears from the book is no other than Max Jerry Horowitz who is 44 years of age. Mary decides that she's going to write a letter to this man to try to get a picture of what America is really like! She asks him many things suc h qS \Vher e b ab ies come from and if he likes chocolate and also includes a chocolate bar. Will Mr Max Jerry · Horowitz reply to Mary's letter? ne ed to be where they're supposed to be. Legally, teachers are responsible for those students during their class period, and we want them to be there, because we give out critical information as soon as the class starts."-Deborah McGinn

"I think it's going to really help students come here on time. I have already seen an improvement since they have established the hallway monitoring. I've already seen a grade improvement. What I like the most is everybody has the same poli cy, so there is no "Oh, such and such teacher lets rne do this and another doesn't. My only concern is that students who are already a little tardy will say "well, I might as well skip because I've already started". That's my only concern. Other than that I think that there is plenty of time to come here on time, and I think it will help everybody to be more focused, and less disruptive."-Paula Yunge

"I am in total favor it. I think it is something that has been a long time coming to Lincoln High school and possibly Lincoln Public schools. I think it puts responsibility of being on class on time back on the students, instead of making it an educator or an administrator's problem. Having to deal with students who have been approaching 27-35 tardies per one class. The ability to hold students accountable on a daily basis for getting to class on time, I think is an admirable goal of this school I know as a teacher, it will save n1e a lot of paperwork, because, inevitably, today, our policy we have right now, I was in charge of any referrals coming from my class. This way, they're computerized, students can't argue about them, they have to go be on class on time. I think it is going to help clean our hallways a little bit, and I think it's going to hopefully make Lincoln High one of those responsible schools that we like to see and show off."-Justin Holbein

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By Zachery Wheat

Did you know that we have campus supervisors?? Exactly! Not many people realize thats what they actually are. Although most people probably call them security, or door and hallway monitors, their technical job title is campus supervisors. Its interesting, because many students chat with them everyday, and many also complain - about them as well. The LHS Campus Supervisors are John Goodwin, Barbara Hardy, and Dave Medina. Lets get to know them shall we?

Where'd you go to highschool?

Hardy went to Omaha Central and Omaha North.

Medina : "I went to a small high school in Deshler NE. Its about 110 to 115 miles southwest of Lincoln."

Goodwin went to Gordon Ridge High School in Chicago. Where'd you go to college and what was your major?

Hardy : "I went to UNL, and majored in Counseling. It actually is a large part of my job, finding out what's going on and talking to the kids."

Medina : "I went to two different colleges. I started at Peru State, and went there for about a year, and then transferred to Chadron State for football and wrestling. I \vas majoring in Physical Education and Health,

as well as getting a coaching endorsement on top of that."

Goodwin : "I attended ITT Tech, then UNL for a semester, and I'm currently at Bellevue University. I'm majoring in Security Management."

Why'd you become a campus supervisor?

Hardy : "I was unsure about applying for the job, because I didn't like the 'security' part of it, but its more that just that. I mainly applied for the job because of the interaction with students and staff. I'm a people person and working as a campus supervisor allows me to talk to the students and see how they are doing."

Medina started his career in security at the airport here in town, and was there for several years. In 1993, a friend told him about a security pilot program LPS was trying for the schools.

"The first year, it was just Lincoln High and Northeast that were doing the program. I started at Northeast, and was there for 3 years before I was transferred over to Lincoln High."

Goodwin started when he was 22, back in '99. "I wanted to be able to help youth. I had a friend tell me about the job, so I went out and applied, interviewed a few times, and got the job and I've been doing this ever since."

What does a normal day look like for you at LHS?

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By Zachery Wheat

Senior Adam Gleeson lays on a gurney in the est Gym as blood spirals own a tube like a crazy straw coming out of his arm. ''I came out to save lives," Gleeson said. He is one of 88 students and staff who donated 68 pints

B ur k left, Denise Craig took up the role of StuCo Sponsor and kept the blood drive going with. Jackson.

Some students were returning veterans to giving blood, and some were new to the scene. The new people tend to be a bit nervous, but at the same time, are excited. ''It's my third time

Hardy : "When I arrive, I stand in a designated area, and as the students enter the school, I make sure I'm out in the open and they know that I'm someone that they can talk to if something is going on. We walk around the halls, checking that students are where they need to be and that doors are locked and secure

corner there."

Goodwin arrives between 7:30 and 7:45. "I clock in and stand at my assigned door for that day as the students come in.

We are on a rotation. We rotate between 1st floor main building, upper floors, and South building. Two days out of the week we work ISS as well."

What's your favorite a.rtof the job and do ;you enjoy your job?

Hardy : "I do enjoy •·my job. I wouldn't be oing it if I didn't. My ,favorite part of being a , ampus supervisor is that ' get to interact with the ' tudents on a daily basis , nd see how they are.

my and we just keep the building secure."

Medina : "I get here at 7, and I make a schedule for the Campus Supervisors. The others get here whenever their assigned time was. Two days out of the week I go and check South Lot and make sure that the students are parked where they are supposed to. Also, a new job they gave me is to, 1 or 2 days out of the week , I am supposed to go to 21st and J st and check the corner and make sure kids are smoking or doing anything improper at the way to do it," senior Austin Green said.

There was a rumor that went around saying that th Community Blood Bank had been training people at the last blood drive. Mr. Jackson confir111ed that the rumor was true, and that he had talked to them about it.

job, but there are parts of it that I don't. I've been doing this for 20 years. The biggest part that I don't like is that we don't have the respect of the kids like we used to. Years ago, the generation was more respectful to adults, but that has faded with the newer generations. My favorite part of my job is the coaching aspect of it. With coaching, you can see the rewarding factor, that you are making a difference in the kids lives. I always say, 'We are building champions for their whole life.' and I tell the players

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to respect their adults. 'Respect your parents. Say 'I love you'. It doesn't hurt to remind your parents you care about them, and your never too old to say it,' The coaching is definitely the rewarding part of my job." Mr. Medina coaches football at Southwest, and Wrestling at Southeast.

Goodwin : "I do. Not quite like I used to, but I do still enjoy it. I get the satisfaction of getting to impart some wisdom that I have, to the students as we interact through the day. We get to be a positive influence and guide the kids through their day. My favorite part of the day would

be, clocking out. No not really, actually, my favorite part of my job is that I get to help somebody. That's kind of why I chose Security Management, is because its all about helping people and the community."

Many students think that all the campus supervisors do is wander around the halls looking for troublemakers or students to write up. "I dislike just straight away writing up a student. I like to find out how they are and what's going on and if I can be of any help," said Ms. Hardy. The campus supervisors actually do a training course every year, consisting of scenario videos, training courses, as v,ell as working with the Lincoln Police and Fire Department.

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"The :stage is there to say w hat yo u ne e d to say," the man who invented slam poetry Marc Smith said. Mr. Smith led a workshop on January 26 at nu Vibe Coffee on 126 N. 14th street; Lincoln High students attended the workshop, to learn about performing and writing poetry.

Curtis-Beard, Sophomores Ra w so n Ng oh P aul Schac k and Alberto M al c om , an d Freshman Bobbi Dyas made the slam team, representing Lincoln High. McGinn first got the idea to start a slam poetry club at Lincoln High after seeing the documentary Louder Than A Bomb.

Above: SeniorAdam Gleeson, and Junior Andy Ngo chat while Adam gets f blood on Friday, January 18th as part of an annual Student Council-sponsored lood Drive.

This is actually the 8th ear that the blood drive as been going on. Math eacher and Red Cross lub Sponsor Richard ackson started the blood rive when he came to Linoln High. Former Student ouncil Sponsor Melinda Burk and Jackson worked ogether to get the blood and when.

giving blood. I enjoy it and it doesn't really worry me," senior Coleman Johnson said. Whereas junior Tony Ratumaimuri said ''It was my first time and I was nervous, but when it was over, I realized it wasn't actually so bad."

Many students come out because they know its something that can be helpful to others in the future.

"I wanted a way to giveback to the community, and ivin blood was a ood

''My only drawback with that was that when you are dealing with first time people, especially students, that are giving for the first time, it has to be a good and positive experience. If it's a negative experience, it might not go well and they may not want to do it again," Mr. Jackson said. ''We are hoping that we can get it put between the winter sports and the spring sports and then more people can give and hopefully we can get more walkthroughs than this last time. We planned it pretty close to getting back from Christmas break, and we weren't able to get word out as well as we had hoped."

All in all,. Jackson said the blood drive went well, and they have planned another blood drive for March, so if you missed the blood drive or weren't old enough in January, you've got another chance coming up in March.

"Performing is an art, it's a craft. Anybody can learn to do it," Smith said. Lincoln High's Slam Poetry Team has been instrumental in getting Lincoln on the slam poetry circuit, which is why Smith wanted to host a workshop here. Our slam poetry team was created last year by English teacher Deborah McGinn, and started out with huge success; 53 kids tried out to be on the team, and this year 28 students tried out. Tryouts were held on February 8 at 3: 15 in room 300. Students got the opportunity to write and perform their own poetry and brought two original poems in order to compete.

This year, Seniors Reagan Myers, Elaine Samsel, Itahi Sanchez, and Natalie Wiebehaus, Juniors Lillian Bornstein and Charlie '¼ W~

"I thought I could slam," says junior Lillian Bornstein in one of her poems "But then I came here and heard the electrifying voices of all these fiery poets; voices shouting love and whispering passion; voices spitting words that slither into my eyes, and ears, my mouth, coil themselves around my heart, burning meaning into my soul, wonder into my tapping feet."

"This is the most comforting, welcoming, accepting group I know. I would hate to have anyone count themselves out." Said McGinn.

"There are sports for the kids who like that kind of thing. There is theatre for the kids who like to perform and science club, mathematics club. All of these multiple things but what about that small percent, who just live to write." McGinn said.

Above: From left to Right: The Campus Supervi-Everyday is a little differsors John Goodwin,Dave Medina, and Barbara ent too."

Hardy. Photo by Zach Wheat

Medina: "I enjoy

Above: Slam Poet Marc Smith talks to the Slam Poetry team at NuVibe Coffee on January 26th. Photo Courtesyof Deborah McGinn.

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By Michael Scotto

It's been 11 years since Halo: Combat Evolved changed the face of gaming, and turned competitive gaming into a professional and profitable enterprise for hardcore gamers. Now the Halo franchise is out of founder company Bungies' hand's and the future of the franchise rests on the shoulders of ne\vcomer studio 343 Industries. It's been 5 years since players got behind the visor of the legendary super soldier John 117, the Master Chief. At first it seemed, everyone was skeptical, a new developer with no prior releases, and a whole new Halo. What would 343 do to the beloved franchise?

Quite simply , they've done the impossible. They've made , the best Halo yet. Not only that, Halo 4 is one of the greatest games of this generation of consoles. Not since Halo 2 has the series left gamers in awe and wonder in terms of graphics, game play, balance and sheer unadulterated fun, more over, not since Halo 3 has the series been so primed to dominate multiplayer gaming once again. With few flaws far and in between, 343 has constructed a masterpiece. Sound epic? That's because it is.

The story takes place 4 years (I wonder if that was intentional) after the end of Halo 3, with Master Chief frozen in cryo-sleep, Cortana, the Chiefs

A.I companion has spent the last 4 years and 7 months by herself aboard the UNSC Forwar d un to Dawn A Is' b e g in t o deteri o r ate (die") after 7 years in activ e service, from something called rampancy. Essentially thinking themselves to death, ,_.

By achery Wheat

Almost 500 people, ·ncluding over 200 8th graders, ook a seat in the Ted Sorensen heatre on January 10th at 7 .m. to start their open house. he open house was a time to learn about LHS, so lasses and clubs hat go on here, as well as meeting some of the teachers hat will help them hrough their high school career.

Jazz Conection started the pen house off with a song from heir competition set, then told the 8th graders where they went to middle school After that, he Link Crew

all while becoming mild y psychotic. Here in lies the problem, Cortana has been active for 8 years and rampancy has set in. Tlien without warning the Forward unto Dawn finds its way to the Forerunner planet Requiem, along with a rogue faction of the evil covenant known as Storm. Cortana wakes Chief up and the game begins. Halo

fans will feel immediately comfortable starting the game, it looks, feels and sounds just like halo should, with the added bonus of looking absolutely gorgeous, this is the best Halo has ever looked. This is a game that ' s meant to be played on an HD television.

One of the more noticeable , new additions to the series is the ability to sprint at will, much like in other well known first person shooters like Call of Duty or Battlefield. It fits in nicely and helps keep the game moving along at a brisk pace, so you're never far from the action.

Speaking of the action, there's lots of it, the opening missions are far from a challenge on lower difficulties as they try to ease you into t he game. Something worth mentionirig is the fac t that t hi s is t he most cinemat ic Halo to date, this is both a blessing and a curse however, as players for • •

Moving around the cafeteria , the 8th graders had an opportunity to search out classes and clubs that they were involved in at their middle school, as well as new ones they may have heard about

the most part are just meant to watch what unfolds in first person instead of actually getting to play it out for themselves, it serves the story and always looks great, but can pull you out of the experience as you're not really playing them, you're watching them.

The plotline to Halo 4 delves deeper into the universe of the franchise, bringing up events · and characters some players might only • recog· n1ze from non game sources _ such as • comic books

novels.

At times it almost seems to take inspiration from Star Wars; this is Science Fiction at its best if you have · a very strong suspension of disbelief, as the plot and events that unfold seem to get more ridiculous as the game ·goes on. There were points where I literally scratched my head wondering, how or why. Besides the campaign there are three other modes Forge Mode returns with more options and a quicker more accessible layout, forge fans will be happy they can get · rig ht back into making \Vhatever their architec t ural heart's desire. The newest and most interesting mode is Spartan Ops, ·

house, said they had parents or grandparents who were alumni, and that really pushes a lot of students to come to LHS, and pushes parents to send their kids here, and we have also been able to get our "feeder " students ocome o LHS." aid Ms. 1azebose. he went n to say hat it elped any fthe ,,, \ aren ts to ;, get to talk t o another HS parnts, and he same

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.;: this might sound like Call of Duty's Spec Ops missions, but there are key differences. For example, Spartan Ops missions are released weekly, meaning every week, a new episode along with a new cinematic are released for you to play however you like, whether it be with three other friends or by your lonesome. Each episode has 5 miss 'ions that follow an actual story, although its paper thin and is only there to give you an excuse to have your customizable Spartan soldier kill tons of alien bad guys. It's more fun than you'd think and an easy way to level up over time, the episodic nature of Spartan Ops is something entirely new and refreshing to jaded gamers The final mode is of course, INFINITY; the new name for Halo's esteemed competitive multiplayer experience. All the classic game types return, along with newer tweaked variations, such as Regicide, a free for all/juggernaut variant or Flood mode, an elaborate replacement for infection. Something new to Halo multiplayer are the now customizable classes, with weapon, perk, and ability unlocks. It's much closer to Battlefield than Call of Duty, and it fits well with the overall game and changing demographics of players, it's the new norm for this generation of gamers. The balance between all the weapons and abilities is nothing short of a miracle, making every match fair and entirely dependent on player skill and teamwork, Halo Multip layer has never been so hectic, but conversely, it's never been so much fun, and that's what matters. It's a

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blast and the must play multiplayer experience of the year. Many fan favorite weapons make their return,along with weapons completely new to the series, these new Promethean weapons are fun and easy to use. Another new feature are the Specializations, only accessible once a player reaches level 50 and above, they give new perks and armor variants for anyone interested in that kind of thing, as well as giving new goals for players to reach after they think they've done it all Some odd design choices in terms of selection layout, accessing profiles, stats and more, hinder the experience until the player can get more acclimated to the new look and controls. Also, some designs for many of the customizable armor pieces are outright ugly and blocky.

Halo 4 is the whole package, a great story, a wide variety of modes to play and things to unlock, and a highly devoted fan base that will keep it going for years to come. This series has been going strong since its inception in 2001, and it's only getting stronger, many were worried about the fate of Halo now that it rested in 343 's hands, but it's safe to say they've done an excellent job in crafting what may be the best Halo yet, aside from a few odd design choices and a campaign that leaves you wanting more, this is a near perfect game that deserves praise si1nply for being what it is. I-Ialo is back, hail to the Chief.

Rating: 98% out of 100

White accused of killing mayor George Mosconi and superviso Harvey Milk Dan claimed that eating junk food like Twinkies made him more aggressive. His defense was given the name "Twinkie Defense" and White was given a light sentence for murder. Then in 1991 Bill Clinton called the Twinkie "an object of enduring American symbolism," and placed the Twinkie in the national millennium time capsule. "

It's weird that they are closed because they are such a big name," senior Nathan Gillispie said. "If you say Twinkie ,everyone knows."

on st ~~· t~ Above: Families sit in the Ted Sorensen Theatre and listen to Principal Mike O oom IC a Wortman during the 8th Grade Open House. Photo by 'Zachery Wheat · or the students to talk oom" with the 8th graders and their families. Prin- able to sign up for shadowcipal Mike Wortman followed ing, dance teams, or meet with hat up with the video talking representatives from classes to about life at LHS, and then he learn what goes on throughout went into his presentation, and the day or school year. hen Mrs. Brestel sta~ed her In an interview with resentation about class sched- Instructional Coordinator les, and dismissed the families Chandra Diaz-Debose, and o the cafeteria. VISTA volunteer for America

"The parents and Carly Iwanski, we asked them students were all very positive how they thought the open about what they had seen and house went. Both of them said eard. They were impressed it was a very nice turnout, and with the students they met, the was a better turnout than the staff members they spoke to, last few years and the programs they heard "A good amount of the about," Wortman said students that came to the open

to teachers and other students about classes and clubs that they are interested in.

"We were much better with getting students to work the tables and booths for the open house, so there were more people for the 8th graders to ask questions of and get a feeling of what the activity is like." Said Ms. Diaz-Debose. Ms. Diaz-Debose and Ms I \Vanski are planning on getting together to talk about how to get more parents involved and ways to bring more students to LHS in the coming years.

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After 82 years in business ostess has decided to shut its oors and stop making prodcts such as Twinkies, and onder Bread. On November 21, 2012 Hostess was given approval by a bankruptcy judge o shut down the company and ·ts factories. A baker's strike and other factors led to Hostss going bankrupt and closing according to Hostess and CNN. After Hostess announced its ankruptcy EBay entrepreneurs started selling boxes of winkies online. One seller had an opening bid of $200,000 he Continental Baking ompany invented Twinkies in 1930, during the Great Depression. Cake pans used to make little shortcake fingers were left lying around because the strawberry's used for the filling were out of season. The filling was changed from strawerry to banana creating the winkie. Later during World ar 11there was a banana shortage and banana filling was changed to vanilla and was ever converted back. Though he Twinkie had been around for years it didn't become faous until the 1970's in a San rancisco murder trial. Dan

"If we really care that much about Twinkies, there is something wrong with America," Junior Tiara Hawkins said. "I think that they are going to open back up again," junior Eve Lanik said." It's devastating that they aren't making Twinkies anymore," senior Tristan Sommars said. It is obvious that the Twinkie has been an iconic symbol for America and many are sad about the snack not being sold anymore.

The Twinkie still continues to be " an object of enduring American symbolism."

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''I want to go to college because I want to be successful and have a future." Senior, Lwel Moo said. Many seniors and juniors are already thinking of college. Around nine state colleges and universities are just in Nebraska. College bound lets you visit some of those colleges and help you make an informed d,ecision about where to get a higher education. The program lets student visit a college campus and learn about the benefits and scholarships of attending that school.

High, because of our diversity and acceptance," Anderson said.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, The rally meant a lot to him as it did Jr. Youth Rally has had its place here to many others and has grown in size in Lincoln for the past 18 years. This over the years. Anderson, who sang M d "I Look to year, on on ay, January 21st, nearly 400 You," with people, students and LHS senior adults alike, got togeth- Keyara Tayer at the State Capitol lor, said, to honor the memory "It's~ great of the late civil rights experience leader with both spoken that's only word and song. getting

Everyone from bigger and 3rd grade students to bigger." doctors and teachers

Above: Trey Anderson (12) prepares for his big speech LHS attended and were able to at the capitol during the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Vista Volunte~r speak aloud about their Jr. Youth Rally. Photo courtesy of Pete Ferguson Carly Iwans~i feelings for Dr. King and helped coord1his contributions to civil rights , and hu- nate Schoo Middle School students man rights in general. The participants who read from the Langston Hughes met at the UNL campus, then marched book, "I, Too am America." The stuas a unified group to the Nebraska de~ts als<;>gave persona~ remarks about State Capitol Building at 15th and J their feelings and experiences. Street.

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LHS senior Trey ally successful," Anderson, who Iwanski said. spoke and sang at All o~ the youth this year's rally, has ~ere involved attended since he in speeches and was in 7th grade. presentations. Anderson said it

"They were all, "just kind of very deep and clicked" for him heartfelt and reafter Youth Devel- Above: The Planning Committee for the 18th annual ally empowered opment Coordinator Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Rally and March people to want to Pete Ferguson took s~;ve and ~ol~nTrey under his wing. teer in the com~unity_, Iwans~ said.

"It's amazing to lead [that many] "They are making a difference. people to march, and it fits so well with '

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By Miata Wallace

Are you a strong, motivated young person with a good sense of leadership skills? Then you may want to try to be a Teen Court Volunteer. Chelsea Wittgren the Teen Court Coordinator for Lancaster County Juvenile Diversion is trying to recruit volunteers to serve as jurors or bailiffs during the Teen Court sessions. Wittgren stated this about ages excepted to volunteer, "Youth volunteers range in age from 13-18. However we dowelcome Adult volunteers as well."

The purpose of the Teen Court is to help give opportunities to youth who have disobeyed the law the first time a chance instead of them having a criminal record. Wittgren commented, "Youth volunteers serve as jury members and bailiffs. As jury members, youth listen to cases presented, ask the youth defendant questions and deliberate over the information they have gathered. With the assistance of trained adult volunteers, jury members decide

the consequences that must be completed by the defendant to fulfill their diversion requirement."

You will participate in a two-l1our orientation and training which teaches you about the rules and regulations of teen court, and what to expect when your actually doing it. "Due to the amount of paperwork and the required training prior to volunteering we request that all volunteers commit at least 20 hours of their time. Volunteers are not required to complete all 20 hours right in a row. If it works easier for them, they may volunteer every other week or once a month," stated Mrs. Wittgren. This is set up to be just like a regular courtroom and the process is similar. Teen court is every Thursday from 4:15 to 6:30 p.m. Seniors, this would be a great opportunity to complete your high school community service hours. If you are interested in this or have questions contact Chelsea Wittgren at (402) 8901403 or at wittgren@cedars-kids.org.

''You want to go to as many campuses as possibl,e so that you can compare prices compare the feel of the environment and also to understand what supports schools have and what supports schools don't have." Instructional coordinator Chandra DiazDeBose said

''You don't want to eliminate a school just because it's not in your top 3 ." Diaz-DeBose said. LHS student have already been allowed to visit UNL, UNO, and Peru State colleges and there will be more trips second semester. Diaz-DeBose posts what colleges they are going to visit and what college preparation they are going to work on in the library on Mondays and Wednesdays on twitter @LHS CollegeBound. They will meet in the library every Monday and Wednesdays all throughout the year until February. ''They sho,wed us the benefits of being in college."

Sophomore, DeAnthony Ruthwell said.

By Grace Green

On December 5, 2012 Lincoln

High students visited the University of Nebraska- Lincoln for a day to learn about economics. Students of Tiffany Holka and Laura Rikli's Economic classes visited the UNL City Union for a day to learn about economic issues going on this year like the fiscal cliff, health care reform, and oil market stimulation.

UNL professors that have done research on different topics relating to economics taught students. Sam Allgood discussed with students about the fiscal cliff and economics graduate student, Jamie Wagner, engaged students with a discussion about the economics of Healthcare.

"The professors where very interesting and they did a good job of, if you weren't int~rested in economi ,cs before they got you inter ,ested and keep you wanting to learn more." Junior, Jenny Prinsloo said.

Director of Programs, Jennifer Davidson, led the students through a hands on oil market stimulation where student where buyers and sellers of oil.

Once a year, in the fall,170 inspir-

Fo11ns to go on the campus visits are outside room 209, if you need help with scholarships or college forums just go to the library Monday or Wednesday after school. College Bound right now is just for 11th and 12th graders but is going to be opened up to 9th and ' 10th graders second semester. ''We are trying to target all grade levels. But the problem we are having now is getting the word out there and getting students interested." De-Bose said. College Bound was started with the grant money Lincoln High School receives from Education Quest; the money we get from Education Quest is part of a program called College Access Education Quest Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve access to higher education in Nebraska. They provide free college planning services, outreach services, need-based scholarship programs, and college access grants. Because of the grant money students get to miss a day of school and visit college campuses and get a feel for what college is going to be like.

''I want togo to college because I want to be successful and have a future." Senior, Well Moo said. College bound has helped student continue their education. ''I wanted to see what I have to look forward to for my future and what it's going to feel like and if I'm going to like it or not." Kevin Franklin- Gallardo, sophomo re said.

College bound is available free to all students.

ing entrepreneurs and economic students from all over Nebraska signed up to be part of this event.

"It was definitely helpful for if I wanted to go into a job concerning economics. Also with helping me decide if I wanted to go into economics," junior, Amber Ligon said. "It supports what they have been learning throughout the semester," Rikli said. Students al-soheard all that the college of business has to offer and the benefits of maJoring 1n economics.

The trip was a chance for students to get an experience to be on a college campus. Lincoln High students received a full college experience from eating in the dining hall to a tour of the Business Administration campus.

Students from Waverly, Wakefield, Bishop Newman, Skutt, Aurora, Lincoln High, Norris, Entreprene urship Focus Program, and Lutheran High Northeast all attended economics day

Anyone was able to go as long as you had an economics teacher willing to sign you up.

"My favorite thing was learning about the fiscal cliff because I'm really into politics and it was cool to learn about the economic side of it too," Prinsloo said.

Above: LHS students and Lincoln residents march fro1n UNL campus to the Capitol on January 21st for the 18th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Rally and March.

Photo courtesy of Pete Ferguson

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By Kylee Johnson

Bullying is one of the biggest issues today in this society. The thing is, do we even really know what bullying is? Is the definition of bullying today the real definition of bullying, or are we just categorizing every little thing as bullying because it seems ''mean'' and people can't take consequences for their actions?

The first time it came to my attention was while I was sitting in Advisory, all of a sudden, getting the word out about bullying was everywhere; Facebook, the hallways, announcements, and now it was even being taught in class. It was eye-opening to me, but then I sat back and took a look at what •

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now tfiey have freedom of ech and they are taking advantag of it. If it really does bother yo , you should talk to someone abou :, not just give up. There are other options than Just giving.

The Awareness of bi,.llyin~~ should be spread. The thing i s not every little ,.vord that's defensive should be labeled as bullying·. Bein~ bullied is the continuous ~ct of being put down by peers. Bullying is the act of being picked on y things you can't change suc H as ent.

This sort of thing is unac ptable. Also the whole cyber b ] Ilying thing with people send'ing death threats through facebo !Dk and making those stupid pages aloout everyone was say ing.

T h ere is a differen ce b etween who is the ' ' hotte st'' in the c i ty I mean, not only is this compl:!tely immature, but it is bullying. Be- being bullied and just being uncomfortable with what people say. If you did something that other people may consider wrong, then you should kind of expect people to say something about it. They •

sides, when everything has ,een labeled as bullying, when th~~reis , actual bullying going there i ssless attention ~eing put on those i:::ases And bullying 1s not okay at alll.

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By Marlene Rashidi Seniors,

have you ever wondered how life for you would change once you're out of high school? Some say it will be a great experience and others say that they will miss or won't miss their high school life.

After spending four years in high school, I don't think it's going to be that easy to forget the good and bad parts, like your favorite teachers, annoying friends who'd always take credit of your work, and detention times.

After getting that diploma and saying few words of thankful inspiration, and saying goodbye to all of your teachers and counselors, I don't think it's going to be easy to forget about high school.

Most seniors that I talked to say they want to go to a college that's far fro1n home because they want to experience life on their own, they want to depend on their ability and not their parents'. Some said that they wanted to go to a college close by home, and it's because when things ge t harder they can go to their parents or if they don't have money to pay for boarding.

Chandra Diaz-DeBose the Lincoln High Instructional Coordinator has dedicated her time and energy to helping seniors apply for college and scholarships, and get recommendations. Diaz-DeBose helped seniors Shanon Al-Badry and Brenda Alvis who are preparing for college in Nebraska. · They both want to go to University Of Nebraska-Lincoln. Al-Badry has already been accepted through the help of DiazDeBose helping her apply for the Susan

Buffett Scholarship, and she wa ts to major in Civil Engineering whic is offered at UNL.

Al-Badry said, "I'm more us ·d to High School life, so getting rea · for college I'm going to make sure work along with the little time colleg life offers, increase my study habits, ai d make sure I end up successful."

Alvis said, "I'm the first gen ration in my family to go to college. I ·want to go to UNL and major in Biological Sciences, and getting help from eachers and Diaz -DeBose with editi my scholarship essays means a lot. ] 'm ready for college life with all its 1responsibilities. I hope I can graduate successfully and make my hard 1r-orking parents proud and it's because o : them I'm going to college so I can tak:e care of them one day."

The Susan Thompson Buffet : Foundation provides scholarships tha i! can help students cover expenses wijth any college needs like tuition, fees, Etousing, books, etc. It's for Nebraskan st dents who are going to attend any coll,ege in Nebraska. Diaz-DeBose and 01ther members of the College Bound ]Links are willing to help any Senior with college needs such as resumes, e·ssays, scholarships, grants, and applyi lg for the college you find interesting 01 r can help with what you're majoring i n.

· Every Mondays and Wednesda)'.s in the Media Center in room l'ilOM thr,p ughout March. So if you're a stuo~nt at [Lincoln High and you need any help witlh.college needs, you already know w :here to go. Get started! ,,

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(Photo courtesy of Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center.)

By Grace Green

As children we were taught that "sticks and stone may break my bones but words will never hurt me," students worldwide have discovered, words do hurt.

If you ask the question "How do you feel about bullying?" Most respond that it's bad or it's not right. October is considered National Bullying Prevention month, and Lincoln High spent the week of January 7thl l th dedicated to bullying prevention. Lincoln High's student council made a video to raise awareness and at the end of the week there was a battle of the bands

Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center defines bullying as a" behavior that hurts or harms another person physically or emotionally. The targets have difficulty stopping the behavior directed at them, and struggle to defend themselves."

It is a worldwide problem in schools and it has become even more accessible through the Internet, social networking sites, and new technology.

It is supposed to make the victim feel powerless and the bully in control. Senior Jasmine Brown says," People who b u lly othe r s are just mean people." Which is an obvious answer to the question, what do you think about bullying? If it is such a clear problem then why is it still happening, and why is the problem growing. Bullyingstatistics .org states that one in four kids •

are bullied on a regular basis in the United States. Around 160,000 teens skip school everyday due to fear of being bullied, according to DoSomething.org. Being in school and feeling safe is important for that student to succeed, which is why admini2,trators are concerned with the problen,. Associate Principal, Jessie Carlson explains that LHS has a policy meant to preve nt harassment called the NonDiscrimination and Anti-Harassment Agreement. When a student feels like they have been harassed or bullied, the victim can get the administration involved in investigating the incident. Some students have been suspended and even expelled.

According to a Finnish program called KiVa which focuses on eliminating bullying says that the answer is to support the victim rather than the bully. KiVa says their bullying prevention program works with amazing success.

Junior Tiara Hawkins says," It's unnecessary, and it's not okay to take your feelings out on someone else."

" Schools have let it happen way too much. Teachers don't really crack down on it as much as they should."

Senior Na t h an G il l isp i e sai d A lth ou gh that is somewhat true not all the blame should be directed at the school system. According to Stopbullying. gov students also have the power to prevent bullying, their slogan is Be More Than a Bystander.

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For example, in a ·ng disorders, even though, their Disney Channel show ctresses look as if they all have eatcalled "Shake It Up", ·ng disorders. What kind of message one of the characters s this sending out to the youth? Do ak k b t Theaudiencegetsachancetopar- you know how many kids feel as if m es a JO e a OU ticipate in Storytelling W11hBelle at an eating disorder by the new Fantasyland, which officially they aren't "skinny enough" because opened December 6, 2012, at Disney f · bl" saying something along World in Orlando (Ellen Creager/De- 0 JUSt pu IC peer pressure anythe lines of "if I ever ways? If Disney Channel is really ate, :". This gained a lot more atten- as great as they claim to be, shouldn't tion when former Disney Channel star, they be hiring actors and actresses of Demi Lovato, began to tweet about all shapes and sizes to show that every it. Demi's tweets ended up in Disney individual is beautiful they way there Channel pulling the episodes as quickly are? as possible. Yes, episodes. There were Disney Channel just isn't the same more than one occasion of where this as it used to be. In fact, it seems to be has happened : growing worse and worse _with each What kind of sick twisted person new show they put out. With negamakes fun of an eating disorder! I tive messages being put out with each mean, honestly. That is not the kind episode, it makes me wonder what kind of thing to be making fun of! Disney of cruel world we are really growing up Channel always talks about not bully- in where this is okay because to me, this ing, but then they go onto their shows is just wrong. •

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The Lincoln High Girl's Junior Varsity and Varsity teams have worked really hard this season to bring home victories. There are stories behind their determination and love for basketball. These girls put time and energy, and they dedicate themselves and their lives for basketball and Lincoln High. For the love of the game they resist for failure and let positive thoughts roam around their minds.

Varsity Captain Akilah Akbar a transfer student from Northeast and a senior varsity basketball player looks up to all of the other pla)'~rs and they look up to her. They depend on her, and she depend.s on them on the basketball court, practice, and outside of school. Akbar has the heart of a leader, which is what the girls want; leaders to lead, leader~ co advise, and leaders to encourage. Akbar is one of them and we are all leaders of our success. Much work and potential is being put in practice everyday. I interviewed some girls in the team and most had one thing in common: they think this year and probably next year will be different. And by different they say more games are being won and more will be won in the future. They all recognized the effort in teamwork that they applied in practice and on the basketball court. We fight for championship, and as one of the players put it, the one thing that they've learned is that giving up on yourself is like giving up on the whole team. Briannah Hunt a senior varsitt basketball player who's been playing for Lincoln High for almost four years said, "Something that I'll always remember about my basketball years is my teammates and the strong bond. I've

By Marlene Rashidi

The Boys VarsityBasketball Team got off to a shaky start this season, but these last few games, they've really shown that they have what it takes to play some good ball. The boys have had a couple of big wins, beating Columbus 55-43 and defeating North Star 67-58 that have motivated them to step up their game. [At the time this story went to press, the boys were leaving to take on Kearney, and hopes were high.

SophomoreJason Toweryis one of the varsity captains. "It's been a different year for us, and we're trying to tum it around, hopefully we can get something to happen."

He thanks his teammates for always doing what they do on the court and especially after defeating Lincoln North Star. "I'm really proud of how we played with North Star, and I know we can play like that all the time," Towery said.

He also talked about the upcoming game with Kearney. "We're going to have to battle with all our energy.We just have to play hard throughout the whole game and we'll be alright," Towery said.

"We have to bring it to them before they do, and we're going to have to come out ready to play."

VarsityCaptain senior Khaleefa Muhammad had some thoughts about the team earlier in the season. "I've been playing basketball ever since I was little, when I

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been playing basketball since I was in second grade. Basketball is just a thing that I've always loved to do. I play for Lincoln High because ever since I went to the freshman orientation, when Coach Pierce spoke, immediately I felt like I was already part of the team. The bond on the team just keeps me go1ng on and the fact that we are getti11g bi>tcer every day and learning from every loss. To teenag-

there. The bond here is just so much different from North Star. l love basketball. My favorite basketball players are Skyler Diggins, Candace Parker and • Maya Moore, and I can see myself just like them in the near future, if I just put work and effort in what I'm doing now.

ers wldhoAbove:The Girls JV Basketballteam in the JohnsonGym.Photoby tviarleneRashidi. WOU like to make basketball a part of their lives, work super hard and don't make excuses. You can do anything you set your mind to." You put effort in what you want just like Je'Kerra Hopper a junior varsity basketball player who said, "As long as you can give all you got, nothing matters." As long as players put effort and positive attitude in practice, why should the games be a wreck? It all comes to one thing: how much do we really want what we claim to want? Malaik Muhammad a senior varsity basketball player said, "I transferred from North Star to Lincoln High, because I just felt like I didn't fit

was little basketball wasn't that serious, but now; today things are getting serious," Khaleefa said.

"I was the first one in my family to play basketball and now everyone does. Coach doesn't have to tell me to leave my heart out there on the court; I leave my heart out there regardless, because I love the game so much. It feels good to be a captain, because my teammates look up to me. To teenagers who would like to make basketball part of their lives, don't make basketball your only getaway option to get into college. Make sure your grades are good, and make sure you're doing great in school, because there is no promise in being recruited to a Division 1 college."

Always have a plan B. Junior Varsity Captain Mara Hollamon said, "What motivates me to play basketball is the love that I carry for it, and because it gets my mind off of everything else. Basketball is not just a sport, it's part of my life." Success in everything doesn't have to happened in season, it has to happened every day of our lives.

Basketball is a big commitment. It's an everyday thing. You don't only have to be physically fit for it but also mentally fit. When in doubt, I ball out." To some girls her~ at Lincoln High basketball is the answer and to the Links basketball is part of the sport tradition. So far this season much improvement has been made among the girls. Teamwork, encouragement, and inspiration are being applied. Even when the coaches are hard on us, it's because they want the best for us. Jarelle Brooks a senior varsity basketball player said," I play for Lincoln High because it gives kids like me opportunities that other schools don't. I keep going on for the love of the game and of my favorite Coach Veron Jiles. The Reserve Girls Basketball coach helps me to keep me going on. Do it for the love of the game." The Lincoln High Girl's Basketball teams do what they do on the basketball court and at practice for the love of the game and the meaning behind it. Akbar said, "Everything happens for a reason, whether in season or not." She also said, "To me basketball is like my getaway. When I am mad, I play basketball. I'd like to play college basketball and if I don't it's okay I can always pick up a game with my siblings. The people who inspire me are myself, my family, my friends, and especially my siblings.

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"Our season also makes is not going me a better too well, but it person. If I'm can be better if working hard we continue to on the court keep on work- it means it's ing. I think it's · going to carry good for us to on in school go through some too. As a caphard stuff like tain I expect this, because it's my players to only going to do as they're make it better. told. It's frusWe can only · trating when progress from Above:KeeshawnWilsondrivesfor a layupduringthe Varsity you tell your now on. So BoysBasketballgameagainstColumbuson February8th in theplayers to do that's what we JohnsonGym.The Linkswenton to win the game55-43. certain things 1 Photoby GregKeller. d th d , are p ann1ng an ey on t on doing. Our goal for this season is to listen. As a leader you try to do as best as progress from game to game. In every game you can to make sure your teammates are we ask ourselves, 'Did we do better or how doing great in school and are making smart did we do?' It's not always about wins or decisions and choices. losses, it's mainly about progressing. I love "I stay strong because your team is only

as strong as your weakest link and I feel like as a leader, if you're up, they look up to you. If you're looking down and sad, your whole team's going to follow, so as a leader you got to set an example, you got to come out with the most energy and they're going to come as strong as you. To teens who want to make basketball part of their lives, be willing to sacrifice a lot, it's not easy at all. You gotta be prepared to work long nights, early mornings, and you can't give up; you gotta keep on fightingthat's what I'll tell you."

As Khaleefa said going through this might probably be their inspiration is doing better. Muhammad also said, "Fight through the pain now and receive the reward later." There's more time to make up for the losses.

One thing young dreamers should always remember is that everything is possible as long as you set your 1nindto it and you gotta fight for it. Lincoln High sports is all about teamwork and that's what is being applied in every sport this season and forever. basketball because it's almost as

Above: The LHS Varsity Wrestling State Qualifiers pose for a photo after the Send Off Rally in the Johnson Gym on Wed. Feb. 13 2013. Back Row Left to Right: Evan Bohnet (assistantY Evan Vicroy, D.J. Costello, Cody Morse, Lucas Wiester (assistant). Front Row Left to Right: Wesley Dawkins, Hunter White, Jaime Beltran , Willy Hernandez, Aidan Arnold, Head Coach Andy Genrich.

Above: Jason Towery (10) dunks the ball during a Varsity Boys Basketball game against Columbus in the Johnson Gym on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The Links won the game 55 -43.

Above: Marlene Rashidi (10) shoots duririg a Girls Varsity Basketball against Northeast on January 18th a LHS. Photo by Ronnie Beetem.

Above: Christian Luedtke (12) competes in his swim meet at Northeast on December 11, 2012. Luedtke is the team captain. Photo by Allison Holt

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Above: Jazz Connection performs at Peru State for critiquing on Tuesday October 23rd Photo courtesy Tammy Wheat.

Right: Pomalinks perform at The Spirit of America Championship competition at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Dimitria Sierra.

Below Right: Adam Gleeson (12) donates blood at the Blood Drive on January 18th. Photo by Zach Wheat.

Below: Cheerleaders perform at the pep rally Friday February 1st. Photo by Katie Chiplaski

Top: Friday January 11th On Approach, which included Jim Rhian (12), Sam Costello (12), and Will Roper (11) perform for Battle of the Bands Against Bullying. Photo by Zach Wheat

Above: Alberto Malcom (10) and Paul Schack (10) get patted down during One Act Friday's Child on November 29th Photo by Brooke Putty.

Left: Alberto Malcom gets dragged away during the One Act student performance. Photo by Brooke Putty.

Below: Madelin e Miller (11) and P aul Schack (l 0) share a stage kiss during the One Act. Photo by Brooke Putty.

Left: Youth Inspire members present an award and a $200 check to Principal Mike Wortman for being the School that donated the most clothes for the Clothing Drive. Photo by Katie Chiplaski.

Below: Ground Zero fires up the crowd at the Winter Pep Rally in the Johnson Gym on Feb. I, 2013. Photo by Zach Wheat.

Top Left: Heather Wilson (12) stands beside her painting in the art show. Photo by Hiyam Hesso.

Above Left: Laura Aten, her husband Jonathan Aten and her 2 children Gavin Aten (2 yrs), Myles Aten (2 mo.) visit Lincoln High's Santa. Photo by Hiyam Hess ,o.

Left: Lincoln High's very own Santa visits (12) Andrea Gannon and her daughter Arianna Gannon. Photo by Leah Kash-Brown.

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a 2-1 decision to Millard North Additionally, please congratulate [junior] Soreti Teshome who was a semifinalist, [senior] Raymond Wunder and [senior] Zach Hadenfeldt who were semifinalists,and • ; !h~ U~ited ~tates Photo by Greg Keller · is Justified in intervening in the internal politi-

cal processes of other countries :Ii to attempt to stop human rights !l abuses. She won the final round Iion a 3-0 decision, defeating {? Connor Brown of Millard West. :Ii "This is the first state champ we I! have had in quite a while," said !ii: head coach Brian Goodbrake ; i;;i "Lincol n High came in 3rd !ii overall at the tournament, our :::::c

[junior] Erin Wilford and [junior] Trevor Obennueller who were octofinalists."

Nationals are coming up. We interviewed DiMagno on her thoughts about this event. "I've known I was qualified since last June, because I placed 9th, and the top 14 in any category get an automatic qualification to Nationals the next year," said DiMagno. Moveii'.FlielFJebatetfeam(BackRow;ueff•taRigntjsorlitiwesnomet<il,1;J.;1Frevtir€>nermut1ettll

Torrence (12), Zach Hadenfeldt (12), Brian Goodbrake. (Front Row, Leftt to Right) Erin Wilford (11),

Mary Wickizer (10), Sarah DiMagno (10), And Raymond Wunder (12), $land together, proudly showing their trophies from State. Junior Sarah DiMagno took First Place. Phot0 ,by Greg Keller

Former Lincoln High Teacher, US

Army Veteran

Speaks To Links

ByMarleneRashidi SallyHunt,an Englishteacherat pathizewiththecurrentissuesfacing OnMach4th,studentsandstaff LincolnHigh,says,"Mr.Holbert's soldiers." at LincolnHighgotto hearstoriesof willingnessto sharehispersonal Holbertreceivedhis commissionas AfghanistanfromformerLHSteacher experienceas a soldierin Afghanistan a SecondLieutenantin theMinnesota andcurrentArmyReservistRobert remindedstudentsof whatto remem- NationalGuardon May20th,1990. Holbertwhotaughtsocialstudiesat berandunderstandthepast.It also Hewasawardeda l\vo-yearArmy LincolnHighschoolfor tenyears.Hol- providedstudentstheopportunityto ROTCScholarshipat the University berttalkedto theLincolnHighstudents be responsiblelistenerswhocanem- of Minnesota-Minneapolis.Afterhis andtoldthemthemainreasonwhy commissionhe receivedhis BAin he wasin Afghanistanwasto educate HistoryfromMacalesterCollegein theArmyon thelocalpopulation.His SaintPaul,Minnesotaandhis Secondgoalwasto establishrelationships, aryEducationTeachingCertificate learnlocalhistory,cultures,religions, fromUniversityof Nebraska-Lincoln customsandbuildrelationshipswith in 1995.Holbertservedin theMintheAfghans,becausewarwasn'tthe nesotaNationalGuardandtheUS solution.He describestheenviron- ArmyReserve(Nebraska)as a Squad mentbackthereas,"Beautiful, Leader,RiflePlatoonLeader,Training incrediblewildlife.Peoplethereare Officer,CompanyExecutiveOfficer polite,"Holberttoldtheaudience. andCompanyCommander.He served HisteamhelpstheAfghansfightback as a BattalionExecutiveOfficer,and againsttheTaliban. LogisticsOfficer.From2006-2010 Holbertsayswhengoingintoa RobertvolunteeredforUSArmy villageandchildrenruntowardyou, humanTerrainSystemandservedon it's probably a goodsign,because firstHumanTerrainTeamassignedto bomberswon'tbombwherekidsare. the82ndAirborneDivisionto Eastern He carriedhis daughter'snecklace:~ Afghanistanas theResearchManager thatweresupposedto protecthim, andAssistantTeamLeaderin 2007. andhe sayssomecarriedBibles, He is a graduateof theInfantry pictures,drawings,andcoinsfor OfficerBasicCourse,USArmyAirgood-luck.Theonepersonhe missed Above:RobertHolberttalks to Lincoln borneSchool,TheInfantryCaptains themostfromhomewashisdaugh- High studentsabouthis experiencesover- CareerCourse,HumanTerrainSystem ter.Holbertsaysjoiningmilitaryis a seas,workingwith the ArmyReserveand ClassI andAnti-TerrorismProgram personaldecision. Afghancitizens.Photo By

Zachery Wheat

ManagerCourse.

By Zachery Wheat

How many times have you and your friends wanted to go out to lunch, but you couldn't decide where to go? LHS Senior Henry Sipp has the solution, an apphe made called "Find My Dinner". First semester, ·· he created this i f app that he had Sen~~r_Henry Si~p, a~? a screen been working shot of his app, Find My Dinner. on for 3 months Basically what you do is spin a as a project for a class in his In- wheel, and whatever category of fonnation Technology Focus Pro- food it lands on, it will bring up a gram. "The idea came from when list of restaurants that serve that my friends and I would go to food category, and it will tell you lunch, we couldn't always decide how far away the restaurant is where to go. It's kind of a way to from where you are. It can also randomly decide," says Henry, tell you reviews on that restau"It was a very difficult process rant and give you a map to the that took several months to figure restaurant. everything out. It was a lot of You can spin the wheel left math." He currently is doing an for a specific food category, or Internship at a local program- spin it right to have a random seming company called Nebraska lection. The categories that are on Global, which came around when the wheel in the app are, Pizza, he finished the app. American, Mexican, Italian, Find My Dinner is a free app Seafood, Chinese, Sandwiches, for iPhone (3GS and newer), iPod and Burgers. (3rd gen and newer), and ipad.

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By Cl.1ristieI)o

I.,incoln l-Iigh ,vas a.different JJlace four decades ago. '!'his i11cn1th.,ve intervie\ved Sue I)11ttcn1,a11I.J-IS cou11selc1r, al1c1uther time at I .incc1lnl-Iigh.

\Vl1at year clid you gracluate in'? "1971"

"\-Vl1atwas the stvle like? • "1'here \Vas a strict dress ccJcle.It in--cl11declrH)jea.11s.I diclri't eve11o,vr1a pair ()f jearis u11till ,ve11tti) cr,llege. Skirts ,vere really sh(>rttl1en, so tl1e skirts had to cr,rr1eclr,,vn to like vour little finger. ,, You co11ldwea:r sl1(Jrtskirts ,v1lile s,,vearirig l)()()ts.Like gi)- g(J t,r,f)ts. PetlfJle \V()rel(,ts ,1f : cril<Jrs.\Ve cliclri't l1ave a l<)t r,f sell()()!T-sl1irts, [and] 11c1 s \Veat pa.r1ts. I dcir1 't recall ,veari11gsl1t)rts.EverylJ()dy \va11tedl1ar1gs.\Ve'<i !1ave I\1iclie1le ()l)rtrria ba11gs.F()t girls, y,111'(1pul1 y,)ut t1air d()\vn, and then y(JU'd sc<Jt<:l1tarJe tt1e111clfJ\vn,a11dir1tlie rrl<>rr1ingJ()U'd rip tl1err1(iff, arid y()U'd l1ave tJ-1esel1uge ta1Jerriarks, lf y,)u l1ad 1()nghair, y(JU · r()ilecl tlp y(Jur r1air,vitli ditlerent size cans, like <Jra11gejuice ca11s."

Ho\v \Vere athletics tlc)ing?

"Weil, tt1ere ,vere ncJ athletics. I dc>r1't tl1ink atl1letics c,tr11e.t1r1til1972. 5() there were 11<Jsp()rts f()f girls. 1\t l.,inC(Yln Hlgti, YfJUC(Juldbe a S\vi1111ner,a11dy()lt C(>ulds,virri f(>r/\quali11ks. 'fhere 1nayl)e ,vere a little intra111urals,vimrr1i11gand a little intra11111ralb,tsketball. 'I'here ,vere als(>gy111nastics.I d()n't k11,)wthat per say we C<Jmpetedreal l1e,ivily as the b()ys !)ut the year I was here, (.>urclass

t<)<>kthe state cl'1rtrr11>ionsl1ir,ir1f,:,,,tlJitll

197 l st,tte cl1a.r11J>i()r1 !"

Was the l>ttilding diffcrw e11t?

"\Vell, \IIC did11't l1ave ttie S()tttt1buil,iir1g 1.lt all. \Ve ,ii(ln 't ha·veparking~·l(Jts si11cenf>b()(l y ,lrtrve. \Ve ,ii(ln 't have a n1,tssive parki11gl{}t1.,tall. 'I'he libr1.1rywas up ()n thir(i tl()()r. We hati l)ig lecture h,1lis cic)\Vn ,vhere the fvle,iia (:enter [is]. fv1aybe 1()() ki(ls ~n a clacss,'.f'l1at's hci,v yciu (Ii,i your social st11c1ies,

with Mr. Sc<}tt.

cr11iseti1rciughtl1e 5()trtheast King's. If ,ve hit,i e11{)tii.!hmcH1eva11,ie11<Jugh ,._, gas, ,ve ,v()tild clrive thr,)11gh the N{1rtl1eftst Ki11g's,It \vas like a S<>nics.\Ve (licia lt)t.,)f thi11gs in gr,)tlps, [ancij there f,veren 't.] a11ySjJ,)rts.'I'here • w,1s no runn111g, [and] no jcigging. Nob(J(1yexer• cisecl. We (ti(ln't kn<JWanyt11ing "' al,(,ut that tl1en.

Students ca.me t,) every basketball, [a.n1.i]foc>t!Ja!l ga1nc F'rii.ia.ya11d Sat11rday11igbts. 'I'he fielti ,vas ft1II,the gym \vas full. We \Ve11tt1) every ga111e,,md every play."

up tt,e

°'l l ·i 't I l,inc<)ln High yearbook fr(,m !.971 - her senior year. 1. (lU ;.;f)ll.i.n f'I (··; D

ff b 1oto tJy u·1stu~ o go o ca.1n.p11s,ut · S(l1netin1es\Vt~ ,vou Id sneak an<iget a little J)ass fro111the A,iv(Jcate r)r Yearbc1clksta.ff aniJ sa )( that ,ve haci to 111nan erran(I sr)me,vl1erc, !Jut tl1ere rt~allv ,vas , 11c1fast food." '

\Vhat did pl-'Opledo for free tirnc?

I "Son1eti111eswe cruised up a11d ,to\vn () Street. f.~veryl1iglJscl1c1olha.da certain "King's" drive thrt)11gh.\Ve hacl kind of self.-assig11edtl-1e111.LinccilnI-iigl1's ,vas ,Jn al1c1ut2(Jtl1and (_)st.81), \\ 1e w0ulci c111iset!1rol1gl1th ,e Li11col11 I I-!igl1King's, [,mcl]the11we \Vi)llld

utomotive

What ax-esome thi11gsthat you still wished existed today?

"Whe11I \v,1shere, tt1ere ,v,1s a lciunge, a11dafter scl1ool the l,Jr1nge i)pened up a11dyou coulcl buy sr1,1ck foods, aI1d slr,ppy joes :tvirs.Je11senran tl1e l(,u11ge,,tr1dslie ,v,iuld pclp 111c1v ie pf1pc,,111,s,) every day, I W,)ulclbuy ft big bag <,f PfJpcrJmf(,r like a riickel. It was set u~,like a rest.1urar1t,vitl1 bc,r)tl1s, a.ridyr,r1crJuld g<)i11tl1ere a11<.ihave a pclp a11<iJ)()pC(,111ru1cla sandwicf1 llef,}re Y<JU,verit l1(i111e.Li11c<Jl11High \vas11't air cr>r1ditic>r1edtr1e11.It was just like \Vi11d<)WS,arid it ,vas !l()t, s1Jtl1at I'rr1 •

ters Auto s -kills Co - etition Center He

()n 'I'ues<Iay,f<'e!)n1ary19tl1,I inc<}ln l-Iigl1·s A(l·vance(l.A.11to111f)trveclass t,)ok their seats in the (~','\!) rtli,m here at "l'he l-ligl1,getting rea,iy t<)take rl1e\vritten exan1, trying to get inti) tht, ,'\ttt() Ski! ls (:t.J1npetitiJ.)nsponsc,re(i l)y r•(,rd Mc,tor ('.01111Jany,1n(i.A.AA Insurance.

pc1ssible\Vbile ensuring i.llI,iJityworkmanship. r~·verytea111l1asan identic:11 I-1,)rcl vel1icle, ,1nc!each vcl1icie l1as tl1e sain.e thing \vr,Jng \Vitl1it. f;crrd SJJe11ds a lot c,f 1110.ney111akingnew, bacl J)arts, a11dthat al!i)VVS tl\em tci set U]J c!iffere11t ty{Jes c1fsit1111tio11sthat the st11<ientsca11 c!iagn,)se a11dtry t>ofix," I)ori said.

Tl1e \v.ir1r1i11gt\VO--· -· 1--,ersontea111fror11eacl1 ~tate is recog11izecl ;,,vithscl1t)larsl1i1)s, ~ools, a,va.rcls,a11da11 all expense paicl trip to tl1e natii)rtal fir1alsiri Dearborri Ivlicl1iga,1. •• ffhe r1atirJrialfir1als ir1cludes a ,vritteri test a11<.iha11ds-<1,1C(>r111,etiti()11,sir11ilart() tt1e State level ex.cei,t tl1at tl1ey are give11a different "bugged" f()rd1et1icle.

Tl1e team \Vitl1

.Above: Seniors Jake :tvlichal.skiand Zacherv Wheat \VOrkon the - the fe\vest c•ualitv-r,f- brakes on l.jr1colnHigh ' s Saturn during .-:\utornolive'lcchnology. J , \V(">rkrr1ansr1ir>derrier- l'hoto by lliyarn lfesso

Y(Jll e11terffJr the co111J)etitio11l1y v,ritteri test. Tlie ti)[) 2 stucle11lsft"<)1r1 eact1 scJ1f)f.lll1ave ttieir test scr>res averag.ed <iutand tl1at l1ecr)rr1esy(>urscrH)f>l SCf)fe.

"Tt1e Ha11c!s-()11r)art is usually tl1e t<lp t () scr1<)<)ls in t!1estate:• Said Df>rl Si r,lJ)S,)n,The i\ut,>r11<)tiveTecr111<)lfJgv -' teacher. D()IJ J-1rtsactuallv g(Jne tlJ tJ-1e "' Ff,rclJ\i\t\ ct.JillJ)etiti<Jll 3 ,)r 4 tirr1es \Vitl1 [Jrevi,Jus students fr(>Ill ,)ther sctJ()f)is. He tia<i()ne tertrr1that was ,\\Varcledsec()nd [Jlace <)Verallat state in tr1e\Vritteri test.

- "T!1e stu(ie11tsare cl1aller1geclt(l fix. a "bugged" new F'c>r,lvehicle, <ira ne,v vetiicle tl1at t1as pr()blerris, rts quickly· as

, its itn(l best C()rr1bi11ed t()taI sc<Jre()f repair tiine 'arid ,vritteri dxain SC()res,vill be the winner. Students yvin scl1,-,it1rs!1ips,trf>phies, ,tpparel, certificates, sl1,)p mr1nuals, trips, an,i aut~')rrl(JtiveecJttipn1e11t.

I "Overall I thi11kthat the wh,)le C()mpetiti,)n is an enjf>yable tirrie anti it al\vays went smf>(>Ut!yarid wits well f>rga11ize(i."l)<.)tlsai,i.

I.,incfiln t-ligh seniclrs Jake l\1icl1alski a11(lZach.erv \Ii/heat are g(>i11gt() the State l1anlis-()n (:'.ciinJ>etiticlntl11'l'hurstlay, April 2,1th, ()Utat S()Utheast c:c,1n111unityC:,1lJegei11!v1ilfc1rfl ,,

glad changed

I ,vish that [_jncol11I-·lig!1ha<la huge follc,,ving of st11,icnts11ppcnt.In eve1y ga111e,Jc,l111sr)n , gym wol1lcll,e f11JLIn tl1e lc>unge,tl1ere ,vas a big sacred. I., [rl()\vi11tl1e glass wir1cl,"J\V at ttie eritra11ce].It v.·<tsa Lir1e<)h1Higl1 sy111bol. It ,vas {)artiti<J11ed<>ffwitt1 [)()Sts a11d fa.ricv velvet r,)1)es.If a11v,)net,)uclied • t • tl1e s,tcrecl L, y,,ti l1aclt(l clea11it \Vith a t()tJtl1brusl1<tftersct1(J()]. I believe it \Vas embetitied i11 ttie flf)flfd(J\vrii.11the l(>ttnge,Every cl,lss gave a gift. The l 97()s class gave tlie Liriks <)Utir1fr()nt. Thev had tl1er11made. but lt1ev, c<.1uldn't -p,ty ff>rthe1n, S() (JlJR cl.-assrnade rr1cl11eytc.)1,ay the li11ks,b11t\Ve didn't get rtny cre{lit, S()I ,vant y,1u tcJgive us sf>r11ecreclit. S(.><>Urgift ,vits tri pay f,)r tl1eir gift. I \Vltsthe 100th gra{iuating class 1971,

I reme1nber (ince when l \Vas a seni<Jr,,ve ha(l a big sit i11t<lt1r(1testthe Viet11ar11w:c1r.\Ve sat ()Uti11trl)nt <1nthe 11ri11ciJ),il ·s ,)ft:ice ti) 11r<.ltest. I df.)ren1ember ,getting int<.la bit ,)f tr<)uble.

We use,l t(, p,1i11ta railr,)a(l I1rick b1idge (.lver at ,'\ntel(>pe Park. We wcH1lci sneak f.lVerthere :1nci,ve wcH1icit)aint tl1e l1ri(ige. So, l..i11C()l11lfigl1 woul,i paint it fJne 11ightbefore a focitball 2an1e, and ;_--, th.en [~;1st I·ligh \VC.)Uf(1 p,1int it before their f,)l)tbalJ game. Sc.ievery·IJf.lciyin t,)\Vn ,vas JJainting tl1is bri,ige."

It's {Jretty neat tl1at ,ve have tl1e opport1111ityto see ,vbat t}Uf school was like l)efort~we ,vere here. NrJt n,any schi)Ols l1ave this rich l1istorv that ca11beseen by SC) 111anv.Stav ttincd for tl1e next • • • "I.,incoJn l-Iigh [tack i11tl1e I)ay !"

s

f{v Grace (}ree11

• Scl1c,c)lis Slll)Pf}Se,:I to prepare yi,u for the real ,vorld , the ,11orkforce, anti living <Jn yc>ur()\Vn. I.,i11C()!nl-ligl1has ta.ken it to a \vl1ole new level of educatingstudents on n1Jtj11stthe skills for a job bl1t al sci 1.1arenting,'I'he l..,i11colnJ:ligl1St1lije11t (~l1iJ,JL,ea111i11g(_~enter(S(_~I..,(~)ni)t only c,1res fcrrtl1e child during the time tl1ey are at scl1c1c1l.l1utit is also a class. Student pare11tsca11i11teract\Vith tl1eir

S,)111epe()ple believe ttiat Li11c(-;ln Higr1t1a,'i11ga Student1<.:t1ildLearr1ir1g (~e11teri.s enc(Juragirig teer1pregnancy, ftnd tl1ey use the fact tJ-1alLinc(.llnHigh

· has created a safe envir{>rirnentf<irtri.e tJaby ,tnd t(J decrease dr(ll><>utrates as a reas(,n t(l c,)nsider Linc,)ln Higl.1a "baq sch()(ll." Ttie fact is th.it ()UrStudent Child l.ean1ing Center all<i,vsstudents t(.l · le,m1 t<1care f'<>rtheir chilcl and attend classes. fv!(Jstparents ()f teen 11l(ltherswant their daughters t<.Jfinish C• their high sch()()le(luc,iti()11,but the c,Jst ()f (lay care can ina.ke gra,iuati,)11seen'l imp()Ssible. Alth()Ugl1the sc:1.,c:C()Sts n1riney it is still cheaper than scH11e ()f the ()ther ce11ters.

\Vith sh<.l\.VSlike 1'ee11 i\.." -~~··1··\r ' ' h l 1()/N ()J1 .lVl 1.tS ar( t,) believe that a simple St11cle11t/(;hiJcll.,carning<:enter ,viii ~)nc,)11rage teens tr) get pregnant. .Actually Accorciing to ,<\liciaI{eck 11regnancy rates have declined aJl across the naticrnan(i the (iistrict. R.ightno\v thete are al,c>11t50 parents in

;\bove: ;\ndrea Ciannon ( 12) and her daughter. 1-\ri:tnna(}annon, drawing a picture ,vith one of the sc:1,(:staff, Ki1n Belford Photo by Brittany l¼1rta l,incoln I-Iigh. r\ccc1r4.ii11g to 'I'ee11help.co111,011ly011e thir(i ,)f teen n1c1thersco111pletetheir educati()n a11dreceive their <iipl-crn1as

children and 1-1racticetl1e'skills lean1ecl in their J),trenting classes, Like learr1ing b()\V tcicare f(lr their child f)J'()perlya11d practice tl1eskills learned in their parerit1 .n" ,:]· •?S i:::t,, "It's rrl{>reth<tniust a dav care:· SC'I,(: direct<Jr;\licia Beck said. "The r>urpl)Se (,f it bei11ghere is tel be a learning center ••.. .r.., f1)ri,arents t() leani r11cJreab()Uttl1eir kids a11dthings they cari (l(>\vith their kids. It's alsf1really f,)Cuses ()n the educati1.)nal (levelf>pment,)f the children that are in there," /\licia Beck said. Alth,Jugh all seh,l<.,lsha ve s,1n1escirt ()t' p·1rePtinc,,·l'i"'- 1·1·n,,,,1n '·1 1•g·1·"'as· (. .i 1 ·1 E ',IV ,i,:,, the first tf>(>ffera stu,ie11tchil(l learning cenler

13eca11seS('I.,(~ gets most of its 111011ey fror11gra11ts,l.,inci)ln 1-ligh's S(_~l.,(_~ is on1::of tlie l1est\vays tf> keer-,teen 111clll1ers (Jut c,f pi)Vt:rtya11dallo,v the111t1)firi.-• isii tl1eiretit1catio11.Other tee11pare11ts witl1c1utthis i)[)[)fJrtu11itySf>meti111esdo11't gi>t() scl1,,ol because tliey have nrJ cine to watcl1tl1eir cliilclren. In 2()()2.(J11lv 1{)0o()f 111rJthersbe-, t\vee11tl1e ages f)f 15 and 17 graduated fro111l1igl1scht>r1lt"Jntir11e.,.\JIp,1rents want trJ kn(},vthat tl1eirct1ild is l1eing taken care <>f,vhile they are tt\vay.

Ab..Q.Y.I:.::LfIS cotrnselor, Sue Dutton, holds

13yKylee Jc)l1nson 'l'l1cre are many \V11ystl1at \ve get (Jur e11tertainrr1e11tfix, bt1t(111eof n1,, favorite ,vays is • •

• • IC • ' ..-XOfClSill an ass ants

sct1(i(1l.m(lStlv tha11kstci her n1otl1er ' s i)\rcr protectivelle cs Sl'e <TJ""rl•1•:ites··11'··1"1··•s - H1>, .• 1'... s. -··'-'"' ,;, s_\_ l i;;1,,._ -· l1<iI)CSa11(lc!re,1mscJfg(}ing t() a f,1sl:1ic,nccillt~geto \Vl:1icl:1

yciu're in tel those kir1dsof 1novics, this ,V{)ltldl1e ,l great cJ11e fcir.\VARNINC}tl1is ti1111rr1.:ty cause yell! to tear UJ), 'I'h,tt's rigl1t, it's a tear-jerker. bv ,va1cl1in2:rr1f)Vies.Tl1etl1ing 0 ab<)11t1111Jvies is that tl1ere are S()1,1a.11vrrl(lViesand l1a!ftl1e s 1i~f1~:~1~! lft~11111r11111:1:11:1111111:

ti111e, I dci11 t k11<)\V,vl1atmcivie is al)fJllt u11tilI really

it. But lucky f()r you, l h,l\'e pickecl a fe\v t,) tell Y!)U ab1)ut so that ycn1'11krl(l\Vif y,)11vvill like it or not. Scr1nethi11eth,tt I ~· lu1velearne,l ab()tlt

movies, as well as 111a11y tliings is, you sll<illldn't ,v,1tc!1

a lll()Vier)eca11se

it dcies11 'r seem

like )l(Jurja:rn,y<JU shcluld ,vatcl1 ne,,, n1ovies in different ge11resy(iu're not

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Su111n<)reand sl1e d,ly, l'i11t\Vl1atd{)es11' t 1n,lke · used t,Jt), because ·11ns()ff, r11<YV- a1i:y1n()rese11seis that l1c y(Hl 1·11sl111ig 1 J-1tenJ,()V - ,.I i11gin \vith l1er spe 11(ls his free tin1e perfcH1111ad \Vittil101,es i11gfake exrJ.rcisrristc) rria.ke them, Sassv l'ants '" if going after scH11elll()ney on tlie si,le, He Rated: R(2() 12) C'ourresyqf ,v1v11•.a1na;;on,co;-n her c!rearr1s. lJelicved th,tt sort cif stuff didn't Be1J1anyr1arlbee11ll()J1Je scl1()()]e(l,,ll tl1rc}ughhigl1 Tl1is 111ovie exists St),,,J1enhe gcll.a letter is n.1ostdcfi11itely,1dra111a,S() if frcJmLic}usSweetzer ab1)ut

By :r-,,1arler1eRasl1idi I.jnc()!n Higr1 \Vfl(i'sbeing !'vtan:yst11(lentssteJ) fci(Jtin i11spiredl,:yl1cr d,1(1srlid, "If scl1rJril1)r1lytrJ tlii.rtk, ,"What's ytlUd<.lg;()()tliri t1igl1sclJ()()!, t!1eJ)()intcif gciing to scho()l?" the11)'<)11' ll <leig(J(Jllin c,)llege, Tliere are 111a11v,vl10are f1)rced and t!1en V<lu'llbe sr1ccessfl!l." -~::1~~:~c~~;l~~~(;~:1~~1 . d,,~r1~l'l • l~1ii~l:~\fic111•i~lhe fac!,!~;:1;11y it's an (>ptl{)n1t yciu ) 1!l,%Ih ; , W/t\i !Jarents " :

\V,111t to l1esuccessful ,Jtt'f'' )i ''.:;: never ~1;:l~till (Jtli,ers :liink " ;;if finishe(.l 1t :s JlISt a 11,1t , 1rc1l 'ttt i tt scl1ci(il ·,·,w, tl1ir1gtel always ,v,1ke""'"'' 11 •.,;/ln(lthe ,1p i11the 1ni)rning •·• r '" ol, their tii t tt1esl1rJvvers,eat \\'<.)rkis l,reakfast t,J 0 o tc1 11,it tl1eir b : scl1(i(11as 't teenager ·'Wf,:v:rt::··:'::•,':''''''t'IW/I:t· · Ire ·;11 1 - · --~ _ - - ,~ -, -:· · 1%~M;i•i:~:~:~~~~v = _. _ '-· ·-

So111e.i.re111s1)1rcd , ··· ;,-,=,,,, , · · j cit1 , "fl1e b , , ·· l l horo by (,nar (atner 1 l y t,1e1r1>arer1ts,,v 1,) · · ·act l 1at n1avI}e11everfinishe(l schciol, thev've dcn1eall tl1eir best t() -or by a hero ,vl1oseedticati,Jn ')f(1viclefcir rr1,,everv 11eerl,[tncl J:: \vas their ,vay tl) tlie top. E\lu- 111(Jstlyl,ecause tI1ey survive(! c:atio11is riot all al)crutgcJi11g ,var \Vitl1rr.1e(Jfl tlieir sl1clu1t() sch()1.)I,it's alsci ab()Ut the {lers. It 111akes111e\Vant t(J give c,Jrr1111(111sense VCJll !1avetl1attl1e111 a l)etter life \vr1e11I,1c• V\,U can share. fl.1(JStsav V()U C()mplishn1v d.rea1ncar~:er, ,I don't l1ave tci gc)ti) schi)i)l to be N()t every{Jr1el1as ir1sr>ir[tfarr1(>11s,but tl1atis ,leb,ttable. t.i(111 in their l.ives,pare11ts, Educatii)n does11't0111y1Jrc1vide te,1cl1ers,neigl1t)<)rsericrJurage

V(JU \Vitl1a better career, l:H.:tt the V(lu11g ,J11esart)ttn(1V(lU ,I als(J better u11dersrandi11g , Nc}t a11dare the reast)n \vhy tl1e)' everv stuclent }1ere[tt sch{J(Jl •Jick up their bags a11{lC(l111e ti.) l .;,... \vants t(1 l,e here, anl'Iit's be- school ,vith big smiles c,11their cal1se tliey d(>rl't liave ir1sr>ira- faces. But let it 11,lt be because ti.oni11 their Jives. they ha, 1 e 11clchoice. Ja<.ieParker a stucle11tat J11stir1Hc,ll1ein,i I._inccJlri

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Iligh f.l,nglish teacl1er ,vb() ,vas insr)irec!tJy liis 11are11tssaid, "(:i{)ingt{) schi)()l is t!1e 1nost i1111)(Jrta11tthi11gycit1can do \vitJ-1yciur life. E(lucaticir1is the l1uildi112bli)ck fc1rsuccess l,1ter 1111·-·,~ Jte , Eclucatio111sa l111gething 1r, {Jllr,la.ily lives, St11der1ts,y<Jll ca11never get a j,)b tl1at dcles11 't i11v,)lveeducatiflil, u11lessit's illegal an{i \Veall kno\v \Vhere tt1at leads; rHJgfl<.ldresult at all. [)e sbavvn Willian1s a st11derit ,tt l.i11C()l11 Higl1 ,vlit)se ft ' ! t · u 11re c are er 1.nsi,1res 11rn1J) g(J t(>sch(>1)lsaid. " Educ ati (lll belJ)Sy()ll achieve your g()als i11 tl1e future."

Who i11s1)iresy,)1..1re(lucatii)tl'! \Vl1c,1nakes vc,u 1iste11 • t,) y,)11rteacl1ers? \Vil() makes yi),l 11otski1, classes a11cl\Vl10 rr1ak:esy(lUbelieve tl1a1e,Iuci1ti<)llis irr1i1clrtant'?ls it the fut11rey·c)u're ,vr}rrie{ial)()ltt?Is • it tl1efa1r1eV(JU're airriing !'11r? Is it a t,etter career you vvant? l)(> YiJU,var1tt<) rriake V<lUr r,,tr-e11tspr,)ll<i?[)() y,)11not ,vant tel live jtist a11average life? 1'11en Cici'J<)School, I,et every !Jitter i)r s\veet remembra11cethat lias ever haJ)t,ene(ii11yt)ur life l)e y(Jllr inspiratio11 , •

iJ()\V he tl:1inkshis {laugl1J.eris p(issessc(l !)cc,111se ()f Ji,,;-est()ck ' clvi11g.J-1ecli,ln't tl1ir1krlTLtch,)f it, in fact, !1ejust prepared fr)r a11cJt1'1erf.:tke exc1rcis111,r,rily tc, realiic cn1cehe g()t tl1ere, th,1t this ,vasr1 ' t fake. \Vl1atever it ,vas, it vvasreal. ;\1th1)ugI1this 1n1)vieis '• classilie(.las a h(J11·cirfiln1, S!)111e,like my (la(!, find it !J.) l:ie ·1bso·!t1t,,J,, h. 1·1•11•1·~,"""' ,, - ::r~:;;,::: ::-,· ;;) (lUSan(l can Ii11d. · ·cv erytl1i11gtc1l)e s!ii\i\ I '1 · ,·,_,•...f Jl arl{)USa1)()Ut /;_\'i'.;j}/ • it. But f{)rclthers ·. · like 111yself,it's • scary and VCJ!U • • k:cepc(rveri112~V(1ureyes evc11 thou c.!1 V()U ~• l k.no\vexact!)'

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Yl)U' re i11t1)111cJviesi)f tl1is S()rt, th,111tl1is rrl(lVieis (ie1initely for • V(JU [ • §p{1rk lJrirate,1 (2() 1()) Sp(irk has a]\vays felt

Bv K vlee Jt1h11so11\Valking tl11\1ughthe halls, r eavesdr(lp,n,it because I \var1t\(), lJnt because jJe<ipletalk extren1ely h:Judly,I c1nlyget bits and pieces of C(Jnversati,}nsbut that's all I need to get heatecl u;.1and cle11ch

• at)sc,ltitclvfantastic. and it's re-allv surprisi11g.f'eople ,vh(l like to lat1gl1a11dare 11pf{)f a 1n1),,,ie tliat's <fltite,1 bit <liffe.rent,tl1en this fil111 is 111()St definitely for

lJniversitv in Ifk;omington. 191-;i; ., {Ji' \V<.ir11encl1eatand 230'Srif rner1 cheat, 'fhat's (1nlya ,t1it difference \Vhich1·ea11yis11 ' t that i.nuch, 1\s f(lr the teasing, that just ha1:11)ens. [t's a J)arti'.)f life. (iirls aren't the (Jntv(;nes hat• n1yfists. \Vhen l hear JJe{iplt i11gagai11stthe i}p]l\)Sit,'.sex, g11ys lJeginning t;J iJick olit things about d,) it tf.l{J, l (Jften tin1es hear that h l '('. l t' ,. the {lthergender just t at they p.1rase,·· Jlr s are s,,c,,n 11s1ng. · "hat,:'" I just ca11'ti1elJJbut get lfh111,Il(J.'T'helrutJ-1(Jf the rnatter rnad. \Ve sh(Juldn't put a label c1n is hun1ankin<tis c,Jnfusing.'(eah, the gender l)eca,1sei}rtej)erson girls aren't all sugary s,veet all in that gr,lup :scre\vetiup 'I'J-1at's the time a11dthey sometin1es they .Jike...;;i.1¥.i,ig..Lii-=cu n .l ·liJ.:ili i s a.ha d - doJJ'I s av ,vhat's b ,i1Jw,riJ1g IJ1e;r.1, sch(>Cllbecause one kid skipped \Vhichn1akesc(1n1111unicatitin a bit l d j I k t' t ' t l1ard.,but there's like no need tc1 c ass, an we a , ,.nc,.,v JJa. s no t g o off on a rant ab(lUtit because rue, ,, ()ne of tJ1en1ost comn1tlll · l1onestly, guys dci the sa.n1ething, things I hear said ab,)utrriales ' !'here are plentv (lf times that .,:;: fron1fema.les\V{luklbe the "all ['ve asked.a guy v,l1at's,vrong and gt1ysare 111,lnsters·•tJ-1ir1gUsually he has said "n()thing" ,vhen t)bvit.hiscc1mesab()Ut,vhen the fen1ale ol1slythere is siJmething\Vrong. r J t th th l 1 · l h ' \Ve all do this, It's .1·ustS(Jmett1in_g JD( S OU a. e C 1ea e{ (ll' e S picking on her ('l'his could range that hu111ans(hJ, so there is no I 11· t 1 · l need at all to .i'ustslap.these labels •-ro111narnc ca. in g o p 1ys1ca. abuse). Yes, tihese tl1ingssh(Juldn 't on the gender. 'r'eal1,it's a11n,.1yi11g happen. l),1tjtist !,eca11seone guy and frustrating l)ut ric,tall girls are did the1nd{lesn't mean V(lUshould like this all of tl1eti111e.t -k th 1,.,1,, on s th''t Let's i'ust be real here, \Veare JJU. sm,1c. e ")c, guy,.· ·" they are all n1fJr1stersall cl1eat, al! humans, ,ve 111adeup the same 'J'hat's not really fair to th.em in tl1ir1gs.There is really r1t)reason · tI1cfirst place. f()f us t() lJe JJicking(ln ()r teasing S 'C(l 1 , f 1·1, 1•rls 1" the or 1lltttin g.·labels fJn people. \Ve a.re ,. t t t1 ., a. , g ( t, ,. san1eexact tJ-1ir1g t,) guys, S(J pe(Jple , and that should be enougl1. really, if guys are n111nsters,sci There should be nrJotl1erlabels are girls. Girls cl1eatabout just becattse in the end it causes more as n1uchas guys ti,), .Accord- co11flict that \vha/is needed, /\nd ing to researcl,crs at thi~lndiana h(lnestly,tl1creis ll{Jp,lint f(lr it. ~· girl l1t1dthe JJ0,, 1 er to sl1c)ot ( ;(>11e1\.-fi<:h,1el(:;rlt11t strearris {.lf litjltifl fire f1J)rr1 l.:very perS()O f)ve.rthe age l1er hantis, 1.vhich is ,vl1y 1)f 15 j11stcor111)lctely v,1r1- tl1ere was a. tire ir1 tJ1e first isl1es, N<Jtj11st t!1e sc h<.)cfl,1)11t pl,1ce. alsf) tl1e entire tCJ\\'I1.Nc1,)Ile S()(>rlcliffererit kids \t}&f~tt%~t:ttt1n1w2t\:@t:Jbt~C-(1 mt~a.,v,1reof k11,J\VSvvl1.:tt!1rtp- · pe11ecit)r ,vhat's go irig (ll1, bt1t !;11er the • · •·' ,;r·":1 1 1J<lifferer1.tf,l()\Verstl1ey

1nav have, ~. cl1ilc!ren cliscover a11(l eriergy ba11ier tl1at ;ff.ii t·t· h k. l - ,:11tsCl t e 'I(S trCllTI it .11!i« tt .,, , i , ld i~::~:r:tt::ut:::-·--:~ le ()lltSl( e \Ii ()r ;U\t' It's a l,1rge l,r1bl)le "l;; tllttt tr1ey ttre st1.1ck y • (:l1ildrer1 get ,. scare(l, focJciis g()i11g o r11J11t)\V,and a l 4 year (>ltl is left in cl1r1rgewitl1 lris I 5tli l)irthclay ,lp]Jf(),1chir1g,.\Vriat lies 1,rtst t!1,1t11.0()ne kncl,VS• , i.11a11dthe rest <)f the \V()rlclis <Yutside{>fit, if tl1ere is a.n (H.ltsiclt: ,vorld a11y1nt)re. pl'.U"O CO'./l'"f'f\' of ,l !. - ~·.}' J I 1·ate tl1is llo(il.: a 10 f)tlt t,f' 10. HlYVlV,llrna.z.on{--:OnJ. 'l'l1crc are 5 bc,,)ks in this series an(I I an1 clying to reacl tl1c last c>r1c.It isn't relei1se,l till tlie 23rcl (if r\~1ril.'l'his is a series l r1ever tll()l1gl1tI ' ,l rea(l. It rias [t ]{)t cif fiction a11(1 1nagic i11it, b11t I l,)Ve(l it. I \V()l1l(lt'l.efinitelv 'T'l1eycall it the li'__f.\YZ(f't1llrJut 1\lley Yt'Juth 7,()0e,) "I'h,tt's ,vhe11 Sam 'I-c1r11Jleconies i.11.\Vl1en S,,111 steJJSup a11citries tci S[tve a girl frc)111,1 burning bu i lcli11g, lie IJeC()111es "l1eacl tirechief''. Sl1e did 11,)tsurvive, b11tlater tl1ey lear11 tl1at tr1ereacl it ,1gain!

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l\-t:c{:on1!)s,an(l J1.)shfviatz are als(J 'lt)ITI& Jerrv 's fa11,\vl1c1 , srty tl1ey ,v(Jtild\V(Jndcr\V!l)' it \Vast,iken ,:_)fffrom the cartf.Jf.lll

shov;,•s,ln{ino,v part f). 111y cl1ildh(Jf>dis rr1issir1g." f{err1en1bertht)se ,iavs Vl.)U " t1se to do vc1urlittle ch1)res " 'ar1yjust o get that l1(Jme11tY<)ll seat, cl1e,v ()ll son1eto fear tln(ierdcig is tl1ing :,,vhile l1erel' Just as~()t1e()f dt@l!iulrlt,vaiting f(lr (.lUr arrlJ)USSuper- ,qR · il!lfiiWWW tfil •,)ur fa,•orite ,·iscn·anc! I{eserve ltP•r rt · C[trt,l(Jflt(J (}ir1's Bask··•".tl),,J] ., '()me ll[-,? (\),1ch Verncll1Jiles /\licia Beck .,lllC(lU sai(l he'd always fe'.lt · i v,;l1er1riis frtV{lrite r· cartf.l()llcame ()il ()id cartoons fro1;~-the90"s to O(l's. l'h;];'itcourtesyoJ·1111[(!.iigt;;;~f•/;:~f [igh ·s (~~u-li11arvSkill back i11l 9fi4, \vhicl1is "lincler- net,vr,rk and tr1attl1ey rr1iss anrl Ht1rr1anBehavit>r te'acher ,i,)g " it. It's the little fu11in life that s,1ys rhe Sn1t1rfs\Vere her l\1ost {)f ciur childl1c){)C! 1-1uts a srr1ileof ot1r faces. It ' s fa vc)rite cart()flns 1.,vl1erislie \Vas rnerri<iriesrtre r)ased ()11tr1efu11, the little cartci(llls!1,Y\~1s\Ve little. "l'v·e outgr(:i,vn it. mavbe love, ancl feelings ,ve exi)eri- \Vatche{ias ki(is an(! still (leithat 1' 111a little sad 111v kicls ,V<)r{'f enced as ,ve reV()lved ,1rciu11cl 111akesour struggles disa1JJJe,lf see it as it ,vas, b~ttthey'll 11,tve tl1e tt1i11gstl1at ,ve !,Jve,l tl1e [tnclteacli us ht)\Vt,) l,e her()es. their c1,v11shcl\VS. I ,vciu!t.lkin(! n1ost a11dca n clain1 ,ve still ,Icl ('art()i)ns li ke InsJ)CCti)r('iadget, 1)f ,va11tt,) see it agai11just t(J till 11cJ,v.Serine say it's a. p,tst Dexter's l.at){JratcJry,Jril111r1y see if it ,vas rts ct)t)l [ts I th(>t1gl1t part ,)f life ~tri,1st1111esay it's the 13ravo,'I'he vV()()(i)'W()(){ipecker it \\'as." things that bl1ild us to be ,vbJ) Sl1(l\V,·1ee11agelvlt1tantNi11ja I)ic!n't it ,1rr1azey{JU vsreare. c:(lltin Phi[)f)S,t srude11t Turtles, and !\.laddin TV Series the l)H{lguys irl the car(()()ll tit l_jncol11IIigh is a l)ig fa11()f tht)Se l)uild UJ),vl1c1v;e aie a11ci al'.v,1ysgot l1l()\V11a11clt1ur11tby '1'0111& Jerry l,eca,1se it's ,t clas-- r11acle(Jur childl1r,c,dsee111cool. rt bt:Jrnl),lJut al,v,tys ca1r1eback sic ttiat brir1_gsf)ack l1iscl1ild- _, _ _,.e·-•t.l1.e1· ''T 1 · 1., ,)rJ ,1s_·t••1··Ie· nt J ·1 1·1 v, "' •. " tci 11c1rn1a ? 'I' 1at's just ho,v ()tlr l1(1c1dan(1l1e \VOt1ldbe sa(iif it at l,incoln Iligh sa:ys,"Jay Jay cl1ildhr)fJdis, it ca11t)e fcirgcJt\Vas taken otr·. The Jet f>Jane\Vas 1r1yfa\/()rite ten, but srJrrieh,;\vit still c~tn ()ri the f)t!1erl1a11,ltvlarytza cariA)f)n,vhe11I was ! it.tie an(l it be remembered. 1)011 't let vciur Abel)e, I~JaineSan1se1,J,unes vvas ra.kc11()ff fi·c1111 the carti)On cl1ildhr>f)dr>.erisl'1 ·

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By Grace Gree11

sc<)re is a ter1!' And LiilC()lllHigr1's t hey really (lid deSlam f'<)etrv Tetlill serve it, It \vas.11 ' t li ke W<lnthe state l · i th i ti t? Cl\V ( 1( ey ( o 1a preli111.ina.ries<111 l'hey earned it." E~ng Su11clay,1\1,irch24 ish te,1cl1erl)el1c,r,1h i11 Omaha. 0111\pril 1c(}ir1r1said. 6, Saturday Li11c<)ln " \Ve g<}tlike High's Sla.rri Prietry str,tight te11s,\vhich team \\/()IJ first place vas J)retty C(>(il. ) ()U at the State Ser11ifl- lcn1't se(~that verv 11al. S<)far l ,ii,cohi 1'\bovc: Lincoin IJigh's Sla:r1f'oetry Tearn eel- ()ften ," I'au! Scha~k l lio-h'· s·l'lm po't iv ebral:es the announcement lhey are n1ov1ngon to l '"J''' , , ,., ., ·b · ::, ,;; S · !''' 'I I'' ('' n • :sa1c 1lt;;\ \\ c;! t;; · ,. ern1- ·ina s. ,1oto (lUrtesv ot r..ca0 an i.v1vcrs. · · · tean1 l1as ,vo111st • "' tl1ree str,r1es al)()ve pl,1ce i11all tl1eir C(lrripetitirJnstl1is sea- tt1e C(J111petiti<)n ," T\1aril)'n Scl1trl1ersaid. S(Jn,a11cltl1is is (Jr1lytt1e sec(i11dseascl11 The Slarr1 P,>etry tea n1 ,viJ:!C(>rllJlete J. , i11c(Jl11 , High tias ever C<)rripeted. agai11stI)ttscl1ene Ac1t(iemy,()inaha "'I'he e11ergytra nsfers all thrcH1gh{lltt <::entral, an,l l.,i11c<1lnN()rth Star. f)Iease t.l1eroo111{iuring tl1e C{lmpetition, just show SUJ)!)Ort for tbe Slam P()ctry the exciten1e11t()f \'iatchi11gthese you.ng tean1 011l"rida}', 1\pril 12, in ()r11aha at people prese11t tl1ese extraordi11ary p,).. (~reigt1t(JnUriiversity's Harper c:er1ter erris. It's just a111azingltl rrie I c;;1n 't everi Wl1ich is (Jil 6()2 N<>rtl12()tl1 street. descrit>e tl1e feeli11gs," E11g!isl1teitcl1er J.,i11c(ll11Higr1's Slarr1 PfJetry tea111is flill l\1arily n Schaffer sai(l Tlie Sla111p(Jetry c)f a.111.azing;vriters an(i tl1is \V()tll(ibe a tea111sgr{)Upp()em g(it a J)erfect SCl)re. great cl1,1ncct() suppclrt (.lUrteam. " 'l"he ju{ige sai<l, \,VelJyc)tir !()\Vest

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Students all (Jver tl1e stttte l1ave () · the n,l)St cii1,'e r se, h,111rlicaJ),1ccessible, an(i 113pr(lgra.111s. at le,:tst <)11ething in C<J111111t)11.··r·hey are all reqti ire{l t<.) take tl1e N esA test a.t le,ist 7 tin1,~s befc)re they gri:1dt1:1tefror11 l1igl1 scl1ool. St11(le11ts i11grt1des 3 tllrf)ugl1 8 ;;111ti.11tll grrtders i11 tti<.~stitte f>f Nel)ra.sk,1 are reqt1ired t<) trtke tl1e NeS,.\ test, Nebr,lska State Acc(;unt.[ability (NeSA) is a tests i11re<t(1i.11g,n11tthe1n;,1tics, scien,:i~. a.11(1 1,vriti1111,\Vl1i,:h c.ietcr- '-" • 1n111e:s jf l)Uf scl,(><)ls

'''J'J1is test is d iff'ere.11tfr1)tn tl1e ,,\(~'l', in tl1at \Vitl1 the 1\(~'l' a kid has S()r11etl1i11gi11ves1ted111it, l>t~c:attse ttl[tt is g()i11g t() g:l) t() trle C(J]Jege c,f tl1eir cr1<.)1<.'.e;t1ut tt1is test isri't gt1ing t.,) gc) tr1'Ci(i 1t11ything else other tl1,111get re J/)()rtec.i to tl1t~st11te," l.,,1rso11 sa.icl. "I'he, NeS/\ te:sts 11c1t 011ly rc~flect 011 the~ stt1cte11ts,but tl1e tea.cl1er s lts \V<.~11.l\cc('Jrdi11g t() LarS<)r1teachers .:rri'.' curreritly \v·c,rk:i11g tf) l)ri11g 11r,the ru·e a sc<lrt~s bv 111,1k- • "l<.)\V i11g st1re. stt1clents acl1i,~\'1ng b1t)V/ v.1 hat is t)ll scl1c,c)l'' tJie test. ,\lr11{>St c>r11,)t. everv ter1cl1er ir1Grac!ua•• tt1e bui ldi11g \V<.)rks tit)Jl r.:ttc ()11,vit vs lti bri1111·-~ is alst) 11pti1e rca iing a fttct(>r. Photo courtesy oj: 1v11w.ops.<1rg klll{l r11atl1skills of { ,i11- the students t)Il l l'uesci.1y 1neeti11gs -~•)In l-figl1 11,1sbet)n C)llt~c,f tl1e lc,,v cluri11g PLC~ days. Matl1 tt•ac:.I1ers ac'.l1ic:ving schoc,ls in reading fc,r the l1a\.'Cals(J been \lv{)tkir1g t1ll yea r t<.l last 2 years. get j,111i<)rsrettCl)' ft)r NeS,\ test"Sc<)res dc,r1't trtke i11tc,accr,urit ing with \\.'ar111-u1J)San(i test. s,1n1ple the cJi1,'ersity·l.i11c(>lr1High !11:ts,'·/\s- t 1uesti,)ns, \\,'l1ile EI11glish tea,>hers S<)ciate [)rinci1)i:tl Ml.lrk I arstln sa.icl. give their stt1clen1twriti11g pr,)ITIJ)ts \Vt! art~ (in,; ()f t\,VC)l1igl1 s,ch(l()ls t(> l1elJ) tl1en1 i)repare fi.)r tl1e NeS,l I th • · t · t th t 11' 1 1 1· l test. Li11c{.>lr1Hi ,.,_.I-1rr1et ali ()f •J-1e ll e (11 S .fl C a .& ,,S 11x::,11g .l S 1 ,:: L,111gu,tge Lear11ers (ELL) p,)JJtJ1tl·· l)asic l"i'.'c1uire1r1e1:1tsf<)r tlie NeSA · ti()n; ..,,,;hictitias .1 sig11ific:ant ir1rpact text eX('.CIJtfr.Jr:\.-1,tth,1,vl:uch,ve ()Il C)t1rNeS,t SC<}res,Lars<)Il ,tdcled. were <)ne pf)i11t ],t)\.\ 1 • 'I'here r1re n<> All EI.,I., stutle11ts, exceJ_Jt f(>r level co11se{Juen(:es 11<1,vf<)r if a scl1c,c)ls t)11e,l1ttve tt) t.,tke tl1e NeSA test. does11't clci 1,vell (1n the NeSa. test. t1nagi11e a n E:l.,l, It!veJ t\Vf.)<.)r a levt~I '' l\t i)ne tin1c ~,erhaps tl1e sct1()0l :, stt1(ie11ttryi11g tt) ta :ke tht) test ,1ftt!r ,V<)ttld sl1t1t d()\V1r1(.>rtl1e scl1<><)1 11ot eve11 bc:i11g111tl1e lf11ited States WlJUltl l1itve t() rt'.le,1se l1alf t}1eir frlr vt~1·y!,)rig, La.r sf>IIsaid. Lir1col11 tea(·l1ers ,a11clget n e,..,, te1.t('.J1ersif y<JU Higl1 rtlS<)}1,1sa J1igt1p<)[>ulatif>Il<)f (iicln 't rneet. the st,1nti11r(is ft)r a l,)11g l 1·~ h N C'l 1..,1· [~ J i stuclent s V\'1tl1s1,e('.i,t neelis \Vh(l ,tre t1n1e. ·.11t t. e 'C> , 11 ,, ,eft ,e 11nc req~ire<i t(l tak:e IJ~e~eS.A test. l1,1scha:11ge(i ,vitl1 th e ne, v })resi (I Oll t '11.Ke1J e 1ng ffiSlf. ru-mry,-----.- < lU l)lilCI on 11g,s ilCJill WTICTI11 t l1i11g,' ' l.,,1rso11sa.icl. ''We m,1y not ()rigi ria lly s tartc cl 1\t tl1is p(Jir1r ..,,,;e like the tes t , l1t1t a t the s ~11ne ti n 1e as get r11e s s,l g es t }111t srty tl1ftt ,ve ri.eed ,1 sc}1,)(ll ,ve sJ,,-,uJcl11,1,-eS('lrl'le1,ricle t<.)1n<.l\'etlJ) a11<lfl<.lbetter. a.11(1,ve ir1 dc,irig ()tlr best t<l r11rtk:es11re ,ve tlre tryi11g t<) <.iclt!1,1t:· 'I'!1e 11r()Cess ptit f)tn: best ff><ltf,,rw,lrd ttrl(l let is e, 1 olvi11g W(lrt1na sa i<I. ''I tl1ink pe<.)ple krl,)\V 1,vh<tt l ,i.11ccllr1High is the: r11,1inJ)oi11to:f tl1e Nc:S,1 test 111)\V reaJJ }' a!)(Jtlt." l ,,1rS()J1sai(.f. is ti:} Cl)lilJ);;1resclll)C>ls fr(>In ar()und Pci11,:i1).:lll\,1ike vv·c1rt1na11S,li(.l tl1e city lill(l ar()t!Il(l tlie sta.te. Tr1cre '' 1\11othe.r tl1i11gis we II,l'-'e tl1e l1igf1... is tl1at pride (>f t1,yi11gt<) d,, tl1e r)est est r11f,t)ility r,tt(;' \.'Vtiicl1 rr1ei1r1s,ve ycJtl c,tn." Wc1rt.111rt11said l.1.:tvestude11ts tJ-1atct;1r1e arid g,() clur- S(>1ne say t.h.-1tthe tests a ren ' t t!1e ing tl1e yea.r. Stude11ts wt1<)rr1aybe pr<)per way t<1ei,,1!11,1tea. schc.l,;_)Ja11,i n1()Ve l1ere fr<)111a11()tl1erstate, its stude:nts. 'I'e1:1,cl1c:rs at (,,1rfield whert: tl1t>irst,111<iarc.isare a little <iif- tiigh i11Wt1sl1i11~;t(,rtstt1te bc,y fere11t. /\bo11t 25'?{; of C)llr st11(ie11ts C{>tttl1e stf111d11rdLizetests. (.:iarfiel<.i in tt year c-c1r11ea11d go while otl1cr H.igl1 s;1y, t!1e e1<.rt1r1sdc,.11 't evf1J11ate l1igr1sclll)()]S lt,lV(;~12\l{, ()f gc*, C()IIle le11111111gllll(i a.re fl \'>i,tSte(.)f t.i1;1e arid gc> Tl1rtt's Tl()t tl1e <)Illy·re[tS<)11, is fueJi11g ,1 [!rCi\'>lin[!(1ebat,~ al)()Ut bt1t it is f>11ec,t· the reast)tls," \Vc,rt•- tl1e 1nist1se c,f stf111tiarc.l.izet'Itests in rr1ar1s 1icl. J)llblic e:ci.uc.:1tior:t.()tl1c:r sc:l1c11)ls

Tl1e NeS;\ test dl)esr1't really l1ave j<..1ir1edGarfit~lcl l·iighs way affect y<.lt1rgra(ie <lr yclur cl1tt11.ces ()f t}1i11kir1g,tt1d lbt'>yc:{>tttl1e tests. (lf getti11g i11t{)a cci!Jege like the 1\ccr>rclir1g t<>Th:e \Vast1ingt(>tl Pl)St, .A(~'[' clr SA'I·. l)lJt is I inc,)] n I·li i:rl1 Nf;,L\ Jlresicle11t [)e11n is Vt)11Rc>ekel ~really ::111Jo,v ac11ie1,,ing schocil? s,1ic.iin his stater11t:nt, ''I, al<)11g,vit]1 Is tl1e NcSi\ test .} n1illic,n ec.ll1t:,1t(lrsa.(~fC)SStl1e (:()Un111<'lccurritt~,vay tc) try, !)rc,t1clly SllJ)r1,)1t their ef·fcirts in deterrr1ir1e if a scltf)(>l sa)·ing '11,)' tf) giving their students is lf)\V act1iev·i11g? a flrtwed test tl1r t till<.es rt,v·ay fr('!rr1 :\-1(.lstsay the ,111.- Iei1rr1ir1gand is rt(>t aligr1e(l ,.,,·itl1tr1e s'>;veris 11c)t<) l)cith CL111-ic11lurr1." like us on I) Visit us ()nline: of· tl1ese c4t1estio11s. \Vt: are still Cll>11.si(fert:,i ,1 Pl.,AS l\t Li11c,)l11l-iigl1 scl1cH)l, lJtit at thic~t!nct Clf t.he ne xt 1r1c1sttettcl,ers arid scl1l)C1lye,1r tl1e <:listrict will revie,v

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Bv KvleeJc;hr1sl1n " \-Vrestli11g: '·· 'l"hisvear, Linc(1!11Iligh had ~ a pretty gcioci,vrestlingseason as \Veplaced 1()tl1in state There \Verea lot ,)f \Vrestlerstl1at,-ve sent t(l stiite inclu,tingF.:van\Ti~· ;1'.1 •, ·1·"1.) '!.') o ·1·C" ·11 ·1" c 1,;l\J) , , a~tl (l ( .-}, .,ody lvi{1rse(12),\Vt:sleyDa\vki11s(9), IIunter White (9), Jain1eBelrra.r1 ( ! 1), \Villy Hernadez( 12), a11d Aiden ,<\r11old(9). ()11eof tl1e I.ink ,vrestlers,f)J Castill<i(12), ending up placing first i11state ,vitl1,u1unbeate11rec(irdcif36-() Fresh111an - \Veslev I)a\vkins J>lace(l3r(l state n1ak·· ing him the l1ighestplacing

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Below: Lincoln High Culinary Team 2 cooks during the ProStart Competition on March 2nd. Team 2 consists of, from left to right, Dee Moo (12), Max Ihrie (12), and LNS student Colton Heferer (12). Photo courtesy of Sheri Weiden.

Right: Junior Charlie Curtis-Beard, perf orn1s for Slam Poetry on March 5th 2013. Photo by HiyamHesso

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By Kylee Johnson

The Lincoln High Slam Poetry team was on a roll this year as they got first in every single bout that they competed in. And that didn't change when they headed off to state - In fact, Lincoln High kept their first place streak going as they placed first at the Louder than a Bomb State Competition in Omaha on April 22, 2013. "Winning the statetournament was the ultimate prize

ing. They spent a lot of time revising to make sure their pieces were as amazing as they could be and that they fit in the three-minute time limit that each poet was given. Lincoln High Slam Poetry •

This y<><Us senior class p"'1led over $3 million in scholarships, grants, and other awards.

During the Senior Honors Convocation in the Johnson Gym on Monday, May 13th, seniors took turns walking across the stage, shaking hands with a staff person, and collecting tlieir awards while the crowd cheered in appreciation.

Principal Mike Wortman started the ceremony off by reminding everyone of the story behind the phrase, "Another Lincoln High Job Well Done," and then he turned it over to Instructional Coordinator John Heineman and World Languages

By Zachery Wheat

Department Chair Marissa Wanamaker who introduced the students.

Over 150 students were given a variety of awards, from LHS department awards to full scholarships and other recognition.

The presenters had to take several breaths to make it through the long lists of awards earned by a number of seniors, including Trey Anderson, who received 18 different awards.

This was the seniors' last gathering as a group before commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Pershing Auditorium at 6 p.m.

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Th ie teal!n was incredibly confident in tht:ir writing - so confident im fact that they submitted four birand 111ewpieces to the coaches th : week of finals, wanting to perform •·them at finals that week. The coaches knew how gutsy and risky it was, but once they heard them, they were convinced.

Each team member stood out a lot this year, according to Andrew Ek. "Bobbi Dyas to honor the collective community of a Lincoln High School team in the arena of original writing, performance art, and excellence," Deborah McGinn, the sponsor of

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[Leftto Right]ItahiSanchez(12), CoachAndrewEk, ElaineSamsel(12), Coao,h KatieS-F,ReaganMyers(12), BobbiDyas(9), CharlieCurtis-Beard(11), Paul Schack(10), LillianBornstein(11), RawsonNgoh(10) Photoby KyleeJohnson

Coach Andrew Ek said, "They seemed to embrace the ethos that, "The points aren't the point; the point is the poetry", but even more 'The point is the commu-

unique sou1ndingpoems in the whole tou1nament, and also grew massively as a performer. Paul Schack dicl great work with the group piece and with helping the

(our alternate) made huge progress in her writing and performance, and will be an absolute dynamo next year. Rawson Ngoh had one of the most the Lincoln High Slam Team, said. The primary focus this year was not on the points. Instead, the team focused on their writ-

Associate Principal Mark ers and do something positive Larson went to the student and feel good about thempopulation in search of students selves," Larson said. Larson is that didn't have an 8th period. one of the administrators at LinHis goal was to recruit dedicat- coin High that is spearheading ed stude nts for a p rogram called the pilot year of the prugra1n. Links Read. In partnership with "T his is our firs t year d o ing teachers at nearby "1"""""""'1! this, so we startElliott Elementary · ed just looking School down the for a few seniors street the program that would be pairs high school able to go over students with third and help the kids graders who need You had to be a help learning to senior who didn't read. have an 8th Seven Lincoln period, and were High Seniors, Nick Coleman (12) helps a third recommended by Markeisha Reis, grader from Elliot Elementary their administraEmily Gasper, School learn how to read. Photo tor. Next year, Renessa Crowl, Courtesy of Mark Larson we're hoping to Megan Powers, Nick Cole- offer it as a class of sorts. We man, Agya Adabie, and Kayla only have 7 students now, but Fredenburg went to Elliot four I'd like to see that number grow days out of the week to help the to 20 or so. It wouldn't just be children there. Each senor was 8th period. People could take it paired with two 3rd graders, different times during the day. and they spent 40 minutes with You'd still have to be recomthe pair of them - 20 minutes mended by your administrator per child - and worked through though, not just anyone can sign books with them, teaching them up." basic reading skills. Elliott and City Impact, the Sidewalk to Success, as it is people that are involved with npw being called, is offered as this program, think that it's very a 2.5 credit hour class during important that the students who 4th quarter. It counts as elective are involved and go to Elliott be credit, or you can use the time students who are good students. as Community Service hours for People that are going to be good Government and Politics. You role models and that are dedican use the hours as one or the cated to being there each day of other, but not both. the 4 during the week. There's a

"The students are really strict attendance policy. If your enjoying working with the kids going to be gone, you have to over at Elliott. Part of our rea- communicate with the teachers soning for doing it was that it's and let them know, because the a way for students to give back kids are counting on you to be to the community. I think some there. of the perceptions that people Interested students can have of teenagers, is that they contact Larson in the Associate are lazy and selfish, and this is a Principals Office

Photo by Greg Keller

Linco n Auto Stu For Nationa s

Lincoln High Seniors, Jake Michalski and Zachery Wheat, competed in the Ford AAA Student Skills Competition on April 25th, out at Southeast Community College at Milford. They also were given the opportunity to go see Gary Kuck's Private Car Museu111on A_pril 24th. Gary only allows people to see his collection by invitation only.

The competition is made 11p of 20 juniors and seniors from 9 different high schools across Nebraska; Tekamah Herman, O'Neill High, West Holt High School, Beatrice High, Hastings Senior High, Lincoln High School, Kearney High, Madison High, and Columbus High, (who had two teams going.)

The two person team that wins the State Competition gets to represent Nebraska at the Nationals at the Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn,

Michigan in June. Whoever wins the top spot will receive additional prizes and scholarships, as well as the opportunity to shadow a professional racing team for a week. Each team earned the spot in the finals by scoring among the highest in the state in the preliminary onlin o e xams administered earlier this year. Afte r State the , winners of State will have an all-expense-paid trip to go to De~l5om Mi hisan to compete against the _wmnersfrom every other state 1nthe country for the National spot. T'nqy'll face off against 98 other students in a race against the clock.

·The Lincoln High team had been working to get everything that they needed for the competition, from the tools, to a car to study, to perrnis sions forms. The biggest thing that was needed was an update for the schools Diagnostic Scanner

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By MarleneRashidi

As a studentborn miles away from Lincoln,or the United States, I can relate when students from other countriessay, "Here at Lincoln High I feel welcomed." It ' s about the bonding that brings every culture, tradition, and race together.LincolnHigh is mostly known for its acceptance and warm embraceit offers refugees and foreigners.I remember the first time I enrolled here, I thought it was going to be the worst 4 years of my life. I came in and out without a word from students,teachers,custodians,and even lunch maintenancepeople. I was wrong, and if I evet had not come here I would've regrettedit for the rest of my life I feel like I belong even if my home is miles away, I feel like I have a story I can tell when I go back. I feel like I have witnesseda lot that I don't think I would have if I ever went to any other school. My ELL teachers acceptedme as I was, with the little English that I knew, studentsacceptedme with the big accent that I had and still have, and mostly the school accepts me, a refugee, as I am.

• I talked to Hala Fadhil, a student from Baghdad,Iraq. Fadhil said, "I like the teaching system at LincolnHigh and that there's no abuse." Where she's from students are abused for forgettingtheir homework,giving the wrong answer, or doing somethingwrong. LincolnHigh is different and the fact that it's that way Fadhil feels safe here and respected.When, or if, she ever goes back to her country,Fadhil said, "I might do somethingto hey, my country;to change the schools." The feel-

ing of home matters at schools the feeling of needed matters at school, and the feeling of being welcomedmatters at school.

Lincoln High is where you are not judged by what country you come from or what race you are.

Tea Ilic, a student from Yugoslavia,you know as, Slovenia_,_ Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro , Bosnia and Herzegovina said, "My favorite thing about Lincoln High is its diversity I love the school for that. I don't think I could ever go to any other school,because there are so many differentpersonalitiesand different perspectives.The people here understandwhat it is like to go through different things like being tom apart. I like that there's a lot of diverse populationhere and kids aren't picked on for that."

Lincoln High is respected for the fact that all diversitiesare acceptedand welcomedhere, feeling left out is the last feeling you could ever feel here. Representation of love is presentedhere and there's no doubt successfulness comes out of it.

Khoo Thoo, a student from Burma a sovereignstate in South Asia, and his fatnily moved to Thailand because of war between Burma and Karen. Thoo describes the school that he went to there as "in the middle of the woods " He likes that all ethnicitiescan come together as one and learn. I asked Tho if he felt welcomedhere, "Yes, because Lincoln High has Link Crew and all other different programs that help." I've never regretted coming here and I bet all these other studentswho come from differentcountrieswould say the same. We all call LHS "A WelcotningHome."

for 2013 cars. Snap-on tools graciously sent a free update when we asked them about an update for the competition.

Jake and Zach took 7th place at state, working to get past a few difficult bugs in the cars. They started out strong, fixing an Oxygen sensor and a Trunk fuse. They replaced a Transmission sensor that tells the car what gear its in, and when they went to cto a cest drive, the car wouldn't shift. What they didn't realize was

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also, so the car didn't know you wanted to shift. They also l-h <>t1_ged a bad brake light on the drivt..r~ side. They never got to the brake se,"'-" t , bad cyclops tail light, or the bad 1\..,.,,erse light. Jake and Zach both received several pieces of gear and clothing from the competition and its sponsors, as well as $2000 in scholarships. Kearney

High School took first place. Ford invests largely in these competitions. They have even offered jobs to winners and runner-ups in past years. The State competition has over $120,000 in scholarships and rizes. After Nati nals finishes

-0ver 12 Million dollars in prizes and scholarships will be given out. elow:LincolnHighSeniorsJake ichalskiandZacheryWheatwork ·nthe EngineBayof a 2013 FordFous, diagnosingand fixingproblems. hoto Courtesy of Tammy Wheat.

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otherstudentscrafttheirperformances."

Lillianwroteandarrangedthegroup piecemostlyby herself(theotherstudents helped),andherindividualpoemonFinals stagewasbrilliant.Charliehadtwoof themostmemorablepoemsofthewhole tournament.Natalieis a smart,subtle writer,andhasa reallyawesomegraspof nuanceandambiguity,whichis rareeven foradultwriters.

Itahiwastheheartof theteam,andher poem"ToMyself'movedpeopleto tears. Reaganprovedherself,timeandtime again,asoneof thesharpestwritersin the tournament,especiallythepoemsheread onFinalsstage.AndElainenotonlyhad the -best doorkisker ffirst~reund poem) in thewholetournament, but shealsofound a way to channelhergriefintoa storyshe couldsharewiththeworld."

Withallof thisin mind,it washardto

choosea "slamstrategy",whichis figur- hada goodslamstrategy,theteamalso ingoutwhowillperformwhatandwhen hadto havean amazinggrouppiece.This theywilldoso year,thegrouppiecewaswrittenbyLilThisyeartheteamstartedoffwith lianBornstein(11).Sheactuallyhadused a veryaccessiblepiece,knowingthat to thepiecein hertryoutfortheteam. theaudiencewouldn'tbe accustomed to Afterdecidingthattheyweregoingto listeningearlyonin thecompetition.Then usethatpoemasthegrouppiece,Lillian theywoulddriftintowhattheycalltheir arrangedvocalarrangementwithKatie "hammers."Hammersarethepiecesthat F-S,whois oneofthebestarrangersof heavierandstrongin writing.Theywould choralpoetryin thecountry.ThenLillian endtheroundwiththeirstrongestpiece choosethreeotherpeopleontheteamthat (onethatwouldrequirea lotof listening) shewantedto performit with.The four orthemostuniquepoemtheyhadto offer. thenpracticed,revised,rehearsed,untilthe "Ittakestheaudiencetimeto learnhowto piecewasgoodasit couldbe. listen,soit's bestto makeit easyforthem TheSlamPoetryTeamdidextremely earlyon sotheycangetusedto thewhole wellthisyear!AndrewEksaid,"KatieS-F thing:."Ek stated."Judges typicallyscore (theothercoach)andMcGinncouldn't early -piooespretty-lew-andclater-pieces haveaskedfora betterteam.Evenif we'd prett)yhigh , sothe bigge r a score leadwe readthe some poemswedidandplaced canbJuildearly,theeasierit is to ridethat dead-last, we ' d have beenexactlyasproud waveto theend." ofthemas wearenow,whichis very Other thanmakingsurethattheteam proud."

''A Co111edy of Errors'' Keeps Students Laughing

By Christie Do

If you were iR a play,how far would you go to fit a character?

Wouldyou physicallychangethe way you look, even when you weren't on stage?

SeniorsCatherineBums and MirandaGunnersonwent to that extent for LincolnHigh's Spring show,WilliamShakespeare's"The Comedyof Errors," which was performedon April 25th, 26th, and 27th.

"I play Antipholusof Ephesus," said senior CatherineBums. "I cut my hair and she [Miranda

Gunnerson]dyed her hair dark so that we could look like twins. Becausewe are playingcharacters who are supposedto be very alike, we have to get the mannerismsto be similar."Bums said. "One of the directorsmentioned that I need to look more masculinebecausethats how she is portrayingherself,and thats how its supposedto be And then she also needs to be more charming because thats how I portray myself," Bums added.

Lincoln High performsShakespeare every other year for the

Spring show."It's fun and exciting becauseit's a comedy,"saidjunior Lillian Bornstein."and we usually do more seriousplays. It's nice kind of gettingto branchout a bit."

After talkingwith some of the cast members,we learnedthat rehearsalslast until aroundsix or seven,until the week of the show came, whichthen lasts much later

"It's a pretty big time commitment,but it's worth it. Even thoughthe languagingis a little bit difficultbecauseit is Shakespeare, hopefullywith the visual additions, it willbe better,"Bornsteinsaid.

By Christie Do

Lincoln High was a different place four decades ago. This month, we interviewed LHS English teacher Carolynn Goodwin about her time at Lincoln l{igh.

In what year did you graduate?

1975. There were four high schools, and it was 10-12.

wasn't all of this testing, like state tests. It was really more creative. But again, the '70s would have been a response to the '50s and '60s which were really structured and tight. The teachers were less restricted and less restrained, and they were experimenting more.

What did you/students do for fun?

Occasionally, we'd go to sleep! There were drive-in theatres. There would have been three theatres. We'd go to Kings [restaurant]. Each high school kind · of had its own Kings.

People would cruise 'O' Street. There were of course movies and the occasional concert Back in the '70s it wasn't like a 24/7 town

Things really would shut down. Groceries stores would close.

First of all, there was a downtown There were stores actually downtown, and they would stay open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays. Thursday was like shopping Camera shy English teacher Carolynn Goodwin day. Otherwise, they'd holds up a yearbo?k from _1975,the year that_s~e close at 6 p.m. There graduated from Lincoln High Photo by Christie Do weren't big box stores

What was the dress code like Best Buy or Target. They like? were more locally owned. We

You know, it was the mid '70s

w hi c h means it was a reaction

t o the '60s. So in the '6 0s the r e • wo uld'v e b e en a strict dr ess c o d e , but b y the '7 0s the pendulum had swung way in the other direction. I don't remember the dress code being much of an issue. We could wear jeans, halters, alld tank tops. There are a lot more rules now than there were in 1975.

Were you in any clubs?

Yes, most of the clubs I was in don't exist anymore. They had a club called CoEd Counselors which meant it was a girls club. The idea behind CoEd Counselors was to work with new students to Lincoln High and introduce them to the school. I was yearbook editor.

How were athletics doing?

Athletics were doing well. It would have been the beginning of Title IX, so that competitive girls athletics were just starting to be a big deal, but I didn't participate in any athletics.

Was the building different?

Much different. In fact, it underwent a big renovation right after I graduated, so in the four years I was at UNL before I came back to teach, the media was recreated. We actually had a student lounge and there was an area called the little theater, which was kind of a multi purpose room. It was set up more like an auditorium. The south building was where district offices were. The mezzanine didn't exist. Science classes would be on the fourth floor.

What were teachers like?

It was the '70s. There weren't as many requirements so that scheduling was more flexible. They had quarter classes and poetry and grammar, and there weren't graduation exams and there

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By KyleeJohnson

The Lincoln High cafeteria made some changes to lunch options for what the students could get that would count as a typical school lunch. Instead of having what's listed on the menu, there is a new option that is called "Express Lunch". This was created so that the lunch would move faster. Express Lunch counts as school lunch, which means that the students don't have to pay any extra like they had to before. The only thing is, for it to count as Express Lunch, there are certain rules they have to follow.

The guidelines that are set into play for Express Lunch are what the guidelines are for regular school lunch which is set by the USDA A student must take three out of the five things :

~Protein - 2 oz.

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-Grain - 2 oz.

(Since hot dog and hamburge r buns only weigh 1 1/2 oz, students must take crackers with their meals)

~Vegetables- 1 cup

~Fruit - 1 cup

~Milk - 1 cup ( a carton )

Since the Lincoln High cafeteria is encouraging students to eat more fruits and vegetables a minimum of 1/2 cup of a fruit or vegetable must be taken with each meal. There are still a few items that don't count as Express Lunch. The Fast Food a la carte sandwiches and fries aren't counted as school lunch meals and meal credits can't be used for these items. Students are allowed to take them if they are able to pay for them. The sandwich is $2 and the fries are $.80.

Since Express Lunch has started, the cafeteria has served an additional 10 to 15 meals per day. Food Service Manager, Wendy Mathiason said, "The line is ending 5 to 7 minutes earlier than before, so I would say it has been a success."

didn't have even video recording like VHS, so if we were going to watch something in class, it would ac tu ally b e a film projec t or or film strips S o th ere wasn't much in term s of audio visual, and in fact, if you had to make a copy of something with type, you had to use carbon paper. You didn' have Xerox machines. They were super special if something was going to be xeroxed. TV- I remember we had cable, which meant that you had the over the air channels and they came in with more clarity, and you had channel 9 and you could watch Speed Racer and Felix the Cat. But no reality TV. Not hundreds of stations. We had to listen to records - vinyl records. And you couldn't carry them with you. Or you'd have little transistor radios. There was not the technology, and yet we survived! You had to make your own fun. It wasn't ready-made. And again, w~ did a much better job of getting sleep because there wasn't much to do after nine. There wasn't even much TV to watch. Channels would go off at midnight.

What are some things that you wished still existed today that existed back then?

I really wish that we still had a student lounge. That was a place for students to go and kind of mellow out. I wish that things could be a little more slowly paced. Like right now, there's so much stimuli and you're being hit from every direction constantly, so I really wish there were down time. I really think human beings were designed to have some downtime [and] some privacy, so that's one thing that I wish.

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It's pretty neat that we have the opportunity to see what our school was like before we were here. Not many schools have this rich history that can be seen by so many Thanks for staying tuned for "Lincoln High Back in the Day!"

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It's been 13 years since these seniors started school in Kindergarten.They began learning things like numbers and letters, things they will use forever. Now they stand as tall proud seniors leading the way for many more years to come. May 25th these seniors will walk across the stage and receive their diplomas. But before they head out for good we thought we'd get a little look at what's going on inside their heads. Are you ready to graduate?

KaylaFredenburg:"Yes! I am ready to graduate, because I'm ready to start my future and begin my journey."

JaydenSmith:"Yes! I'm ready to broaden my horizons. I have goals set for my future and am prepared."

TiffanyWallace:Yes! I'm graduating. This has been a long journey for me, I'm ready to begin my adult life."

BrittanyWarta:"I am ready to graduate in some ways, others I'm not. Lincoln High has been a second family to me for four long years."

CaitlinHolman:"Yes, I am ready to start a new chapter in my life."

AshlieIzzo:"I am most definitely ready to graduate. I'm ready for a change in scenery and to take the next

By Marlene Rashidi

Are you a writer? Do you find yourself lost in the world of words? The Nebraska Writing Project and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is presenting Young Writers Camp this June --...,2"'tl - 'l R , '20J-3.J',,,:,mJO · am- I :OOpmeveryday at the Andrews Hall.

This is their first year of having the camp, writers and teacher that will work with students are all looking forward to doing that. The purpose of this camp is to help young writers (grades 9-12) to connect fully with their creative abilities through workshops in all kinds of writings such as slam poetry, mystery, crime fiction, playwriting, mem0ir, fantasy, short stories. Any kind of writing that you name is welcomed and enjoyed at Writer Camp.

"Maybe the best part of the camp is getting to meet other kids from all over our state, all of whom think of themselves as creative writers. Young Writers Camp is a community of writers, a place where playing with words and imagination is what we all have in common"

Stacey Waite a Englisµ Assistant Professor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and director of Young Writers Camp said. On the final night of the camp, young writers are offered a celebration where they

step of my education and life."

MeganBiegert : "Yes I am ready to begin the path of my future " The future is not far along for these graduation seniors.

What do you plan on doing after high school?

MariahGreggs:"Af- · ter high school I will do my basic training for the army then go to SCC. I'm already moved out, so my plans are half way fulfilled."

SydneyClaypool:"I plan on going to college to be a music producer and to help kids with music. That's all I'm focused on."

BryceTyler:"After high •

school, I plan to go to SCC

Each student has achieved his or her goal, graduating high school. And though it seems like such a simple goal it took a lot of hard work to get here. From IB classes to AP classes, from AP classes to simply getting to class on ime, these tudents have one much ore than they hink. Lincoln ' gh was just steppingtone to the ea! world

nown, but and do the academic transfer ·· · · ith a differProgram and hopefully Photo Courtesy of Katie Chiplaski ent view on go to a 4-year accredited life. university."

AnaPecina: "After high school I will be attending UNL in the fall, living on campus. I'll probably do some kind of international study/ biology major."

MiataWallace:" I start SCC in July. I will also continue working and being a mom!"

Thinking back on your years at LHS, how have you been changed as a student or as a person?

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LHS, I have become more outgoing as a confidentboisterous senior."

KristaHauptmeier:"I don't even know who I was when I walked through Lincoln High as a freshman. I've been through so many things in the past four years that it really is hard to imagine Walking out of Lincoln High I still won't know who I am, but at least I am four years closer to figuring out."

ShyannJohnson:Oh My! I have changed so much. When I first started High School. I was quiet and didn't really care about much. Now, I broke the shell, I talk more and care a lot about my future."

PriscillaWhite:"I have been challenged to do the right thing even when no one is watching!'"

MirandaGunmerson:I've become a little bit more seri,ousabout what is going on around me. I look at things that not only affect me, but how it affects those around me."

What advice would you give underclassmen?

MaraDidrichsons:"I'd definitely tell underclassmento learn the balance between good grades and having a healthy social life. I know you've all heard it before, but your freshman and sophomoreyear matter just as much

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Lincoln Highs advanced ead out photography class has disoud their played all their semesters hard ritings work, on the walls of lvanna nd feature Cone a local ice cream shop, he work in the Haymarket. April 26 to hey've May 23 when the show will omposed end. The class spent all of ver the second semester taking and ourse of editing photos to hang up in ne ' u: we ek - ,an. art s-he~ · a t ~:an-a-Gene. - ~ e y o ung They have spent hours in the · riters darkroom and on the computer will get perfecting pictures and digital o mee.t prints , s o th ey will be ready to and write be show n Th e show will folith some low the theme of ••My Homepublished town''. authors What does America look like and lo- to young people today? Is the cal writers. You get to be in question that Yvonne Meyers control of what you describe as class has worked all semeswriting. ter to answer. The goal was

to create a new, 21st century portrait of America by photographing their family, friends, neighborhoods and schools. Yvonne Meyer's class is also submitting their photos to an online photo contest of ''My Hometown''. Many of the photos will be archived at the Library of Congress. The proj~ct is being sponsored by the New York Times blog ''Lens''.

This camp is offering a lifetime chance to go out there and be yourself as a writer. The advisors there will help you improve on your grammar and your writing strategies. This is an opportunity not to miss as a writer who wants to share his/her stories with others.

••1 take images to show others what the world looks like through my eyes. I enjoy showing others what the world looks like to me and how I interpret it," senior Alex Sorensen said.

''I think it will be cool because a lot of people don't get to see things from

• a high school erspective," juor Rian Quinn said. ••it does reflect the different interests and the · different personalities that my students have,"

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as your junior and senior years."

SpencerPhillips:"I would say cherish the time you have in high school."

TrungHoang:"Take challenges and school seriously.Start thinking of the life career and what college you will attend. Apply for scholarships and any kind of financial support as well as tr to be active around the school."

CheyannaKempel:"To underclassmenI would say do not limit yourself. High school is all about you and at LHS, you are lucky to have the opportunity to do anything and everything you want to. Don't leave with any regrets and enjoy the time you spend in high school. Take risks and be smart about your choices."

MaxIhrie:"I would say to embrace the experience. Get involved in everything you think you can handle. Have fun,

til ten on most weekdays so there is plenty of time to visit and look at photos and eat ice cream ''It's in the perfect location, right in the middle of the H aymarket in a b eautiful old - 01:1-ildin g, " Yvon ne s aid. lvanna Cone is in the haymarket a t 701 P street, the ice cre am s h op has had many artist exhibi t their artwork altho u g h this will be the fi r s t time f or Lincoln High.

''I have a huge interest in supporting the community and am lucky to be able to see the artwork they produce, hang on Ivanna Cones walls," owner Amy Green said_ Art teacher Yvonne Meyer knew that she wanted her students to have a chance for • them to go through the process of editing and putting on a show also to have their artwork shown to the public.

••it makes me feel awfully special. I have really grown attached to photography, it's been one of my classes this year. It makes me feel really grateful that my photography will be looked at by other people and I like showing it off," Senior Melissa Wilson said. ''I'm excited and I want to hear · all the compliments, but not the insults," Junior Rachel Kingston said. ''It's a personal achievement for me I want to get my workout there and show everyone what I am capable of ·doing.It's really

exciting to have it shown to the public," Senior Kelly Hales said. The - art will stay hanging up until May 23 when it will be taken down

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Over a hundred students from all across the district attended Pride Prom on April 19, at Southeast High School. Students from any school or any grade were allowed to attend Pride Prom. The idea to start Pride Prom came from same-sex couples who did not feel welcomed or accepted during their high school prom. With Pnde Prom students have a dance where they can feel comfortable being themselves without being criticized.

The theme was '' A Night in the City'' so students had a chance to dress however they wanted, according to Pride Prom's coordinator Allison Meister, at Southeast. The event is alternated between the different hi h schools.

Lincoln High has hosted it for the last two years,, so this year it was held at Southeast. The school was decorated with rainbow balloons, gold stars and a giant cityscape.

''The goal of Pride Prom is to create a night where LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered) kids can just be themselves amongst other kids just like themselves," Meister said.

''It's great. People should have right to date whoever they want to date and take to prom and not be criticized or judged," sophomore Martha Martinez said.

''It is also a great way for all the GSA (gay straight alliance) clubs in the LPS district to come to~ether as a community,' Woog said.

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in order to find out specifics you need to talk to a GSA sponsor to find out the details of where the dance is held and when. The process is supposed to decrease the chance that there will be any protests or acts of violence. For last two years that Pride Prom has been held at Lincoln High there has been absolutely no problems. Creating hope that Pride Prom might be advertised more in other schools, without an incident occurring.

''It's a very unique and wonderful night." Allison Meister said.

This year, Pride Prom was held on the National ·Day of Silence, a day where people all over the world, including LHS students and some staff members, took a pledge to stay silent the entire day to draw attention to the millions of people who are being bullied into silence ev- eryday because of their sexual orientation.

'' [Pride Prom} is like a celebration of the Day of Silence and kind of expressing that celebration of breaking out of the silence," freshman Bobbi Dyas said.

Students at Lincoln High went to GSA sponsor Sam Woog's room to get a piece of paper explaining why they weren't talking.

Varsi t y Soc cer te am had their · last game on Wednesday April, 30 against Papillion-La Vista South High School. Because of the weather Nebraska has been having, Lincoln High's ,girls soccer team was forced to cancel 4 games. The games cancelled were against North Platte, Norfolk, and a tournament where we were supposed to play two games against Omaha Benson and Omaha Northwest. The girls soccer team played 12 games this season and won 2 games against Grand Island and Bryan High School.

"The season was way too short, and we didn't get all our games in which was tougl;i," Coach Amy Cariotta said.

"There were a few that we could have won. That was kind of upsetting, like the triangular, we usually do really well on so we were excited for that but we didn't get to play," Junior Rachel Biegert said about the

cancelled games. Though the girls soccer team had many gf their games cancelled they still had plenty of time to improve throughout the season.

"We really focused on defense this year, and if we go back and watch the videos of the games, you can really see the improvements they made m their defense over the course of the season," Cariotta said.

"They were really wellfought games," senior Brenda Alvis said. "We just communicated a lot better and played as a team instead of just going out there and running towards the ball," Alvis said. Lincoln High's girls soccer team is currently ranked 56 in the state. · "I was impressed at how much these girls improved over the short season," Cariotta said. "Considering where we started and the soccer experience of some of our players, we did a great job. Especially toward the end of the season when we played several very good teams."

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By Marlene Rashidi

The athletes who made state for this year's track season are, Keiteyana Parks in 100, 200, and 4xl Relay, Brihannah Hunt in shot pot, Sydney McAlister in 300 hurdles and 4xl Relay, Benie Buzi in 4x1 Relay, Torri Brown in 4x1 and Thanh La in long jump and triple jump.

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Above: Lincoln High runners puoll .,uough during districts on May 8. Pbot<JoyEmily Reed. side, but they ~ actually doing a .._cy good job and the nighlights are Keiteyana Parks, Sydney McAlister, Mariah Ward, Briannah Hunt, and Abbi Young. On the boy's side the highlights are Thanh La, Austin Phipps, and Frank Cuddy.

district championship, and this year new faces roamed in the track and the coaches hope that these athletes can perform at the varsity level to get to state. The track team gave out almost 43 personal best to the JV team that was invited to the Seward Meet on Monday 29th because of

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The Varsity team started the season inside. They also had to practice inside instead of out in the sunshine due to the mud and wet grass. Varsity Coach Sandberg also said, ''The goal this year would be just to be outside and kind of get into a rhythm and let the guys have some fun." Other than the weather, there was another factor making the beginning of the season rough.

This year's varsity team was brand new except for the two returning starters and a returning pitcher.

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By Zachery Wheat

The Girls Varsity Tennis team has started off the 2013 season strong, winning their first 5 matches against Beatrice (9-0), Norris (8-1 ), Omaha Central (7-2), Northeast (81), and Southeast (5-4) The Varsity Team consists of Junior Hana Mcmahon-Cole, Senior Linh Nguyen, Senior Ami Naff, Senior Heather Wilson, Senior Jasmine Brown, Senior Cheyanna Kempel, Senior Hannah Higgins, Senior Alysha Toman, Junior Brianna Kempel, Manager Alleha Conway, and Coach Kevin James.

"The girls are working very hard at all levels and show a great team effort in getting the wins. Ami and Linh pulled out a victory to seal the win against Southeast. Cheyanna and Brianna Kempel started off undefeat-

Caleb Thiessen (11) was pitching and the temperature was about 25 degrees, but the team was focused and beat Southwest for the first time in 7 years with the score ot · 3-2. S andberg comm e nte d, ''It was not ideal conditions, but we were focused and we played a very good baseball game.

In Districts, the team placed fourth, losing to Omaha Westside with the score of 5-0. The Varsity Baseball team ended the season with a final record of2-14.

The reserve baseball team had 4 games postponed due to the rain, but they did do a great job of keeping up a competitive game with East and Papillion. Reserve Coach Andrew Haake said, ''First, I want our players to develop into sound baseball players as they move into their junior varsity and

ed in singles play and only have one loss at# 1 doubles. Hannah Higgins continues to play very well at #1 singles, as does Heather Wilson and Jasmine Brown in singles and doubles play." Said Coach James. "What I am most proud of is the way this team gets along. All the girls will do whatever it takes to be successful, and they have a motto which is 'It ain't over until we win."' The girls are now 6-1 after a 6-3 loss to East. They finished 6th out of IO teams at the Fremont Invitational on Saturday the 20th. All the girls show great promise. We lose 6 seniors this year, and are lucky to have Brianna Kempel and Hana McMahon-Cole returning next year. We have JV and Reserve Girls that are playing very well at their levels so the future

varsity levels. Secondly, I want our guys to be in a position to win when we reach the LPS Tournament."

According to Coach Haake, Ben Hadley (10) has been a strong pitcher and has only had two tough losses which -were to Lincoln East (4 - 2) and t o a Papill i on team (4-2). While Hadley is at t he mound, Brian Aguilar has been doing a great job at the plate with a batting average of .333.

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their hard Vv<>rkand courage. I spotted ~eiteyana Parks one of the athle-es who 's doing big things for the Links ' track team on the );irl's side and this is what she h<.(fto say about this season so far, ''This season has been tough, I've had a couple of • • m3ury prot,la,ms. We've had crappy weather. It's differern. From my freshma. "-nd sophomor..,. year, because we;; had great weatntr omside. This year we' re a lot more voi - .o- - -c,,._.-........__uic season started I set time goals .,u ,c:: r I want to hit..,.,...an faster and ....,,,..'1lher goal was to get ac districts or :state," Parks said. Parks is aiming for gold medals at state and at this point nothing or no one can stop her from achieving that goal.

Than La is a long and triple jumper for the Links and this is what he had to comment about the this track season, '' As for track being an individual athletic sport there's

a lot of pressure, but still there's some team points that you get placing in the top 6. As an individual athlete in your ow n area you want to be in the top 6 tu get the points for the team and that would be the most pressure. I've had an alright season. I've had some very great jumps, I haven't hit the marks that I wanted, but with districts oming up I feel like I will be 1 "' - · - "'v then. This being n>y .:e n1or yei... ~ , rr '-.._ ---"""""113.1"'Pnt. to think that T' - t ,goini:!-tn 1,<1.ve a chance to play High School sports anymore, I'm hopefully going to go in college for track. It's more pressure bei ng a senior because you're expected to be a leader, to get points for the team and leading the team. As a long and triple jumper I set goals for myself for a certain distance, but I also have a goal to go to state." La said. La has hope for the young teams for next year, because they've showed so much potential.

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By Christie Do

The crazy Nebraska weather has clh.allenged the boys golf team this season. "This season has been going fast," said Coach Larry Elwood. "We have been limited somewhat by the weather in regards to practice time which makes it toug h t o work on consistency. li'he weather h as caused several c ancellations and resched u lle d I n v ites."

The team consists of [freshman] Jake Skarp, [Senior] Zach Johnston, [Junior] Stephen Kirschbaum, [Sop homore] Trevor McLachlan, [Senior] Spencer Phillips, [Sophomore] Channing Schultz, and [Senior] Brandon Haeffner · "This year's team is about the same size as years past. We have two seniors this season (Spencer Phillips and Zach Johnston) that have been good leaders for the younger players and have lbeen improving throughout the season and are looking forward to Districts." said Elwood.

''The season has been pretty good," said Spencer Phillips. "The weather has been

pretty bad on playing time. What I like about this season is that I've been playing better than last season. My goal is to do very good at districts and make it to state."

The Junior Varsity boys golf team will be competing in the City Championships T ou rname n t which will be held on May 7th at 9AM at the Pioneers Golf Course. The Varsity District Tournament will be held on May 13th and 14th. The Varsity State Tournament will be held on May 21st and 22nd. Come support the boys!

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The Girls Junior Varsity has started their season off a little slow. Consistently colder weather has made the schools postpone several meets. "Our doubles teams are still getting used to each other since I made some adjustments at the beginning of the season. Our doubles teams have shown some promise though as they have gotten used to one another. Christie Do also boasts an undefeated record in singles," Said JV Coach Lisa Effle. The Junior Varsity team is made up of Junior Daniela Martinez, Junior Christie Do, Junior Alyssa Roberts, Sophomore Paige Roach, Sophomore Megan Hamann, Junior Eve Lanik, Junior Jasmin Kohlei, Junior Lexi Carpenter, Junior Emily Toman, Freshman Clara Higgins, Manager Alleha Conway, and Coach Lisa Effle.

The Girls Reserve Tennis team has had a rough start to the season at 1-2. With the weather being bipolar, they haven't been able to consistently practice. Many of the girls on the reserve team are also beginners to tennis. The Reserve team is made of Sophomore Trang Hoang, Freshman Madison Hyberger, Freshman Lauren McCall, Freshman Vy Mai, Freshman April Inamura, Freshman Desiree Britton, Freshman Ashley Wilson, Sophomore Emily Wang, Freshman Naomi Fredenburg, Sophomore Mikaela Sparr, Freshman Rachel Andreini, Freshman Madison Moore, Freshman Jazzmyn Brooks, Manager Alleha Conaway, and Coach Samantha Woog. "I am really impressed by the athleticism and drive the girls on my team have." Woog said

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By Shyann Johnson

PrideProlftIsa placeto gobeyou,to "spreadthelove:"thepride:and justflat outhavea goodtime,thesearesomeofthe repliesyougetwhen youaskpeoplewhattheyLov,aboutthiswottderful,futt,attdsupportive dance.

,.Ilikethe factthat everyorielaopenaridcanbethet1'1selveshere, aridnotbeafraidto dancellkelosers:set1lorNataliaUrzedousklsaid.

"PridePromisaneventforqueerldentlfylngpeoplearidstraight alliesto cometogetherto havefunanddariceIna saf, envlronmerit."'Litt· coinHlgh's&LJTSASponsor:SamanthaWoogsaid , PridePromisan everitheldeveryyearbyorieofthe lil1ariypublic highschoolsInLincoln.ThisIsa danceto supportthe &ay,Lesbian,JIsexual &-Trattsget1dercommunityandstudentsacrossLlricol11.Mat1ystudents gettogetherforthisdanceeveryyear.ThisdanceIsprimarilyset upby &LJTSAclubsaroundLlncolttPublicschools.

ThepasttwoyearsIt hasbeet1hostedat LffSwhenreally,you're ttotsupposed to havethe dat1oe at the sa11Kesohool 2 yearsl1i1 a rowso thisyearSoutheastheldthe dattce.Studentsat LincolnHighsaidthat the dancewaaJustas funas ItwasInthe past. Jetweenalltheawesomel\1Uslo,brightcolors,prettydresses,fancy suits,andnoshoespeoplelovethisdance.Theylovethe faotthat theycan betrueto themselves;lettheirInnerorazlriesscomeoutanddaricelike tnanlaos.

StudentsJustwantedto dance a lotthisyear.Theyplayedgood dat11olngmusic.WhenOha-OhaSlidecat1teOI\the crowdscrealftadandthere wast1'1' a persontherethat wasn'tOha•Chalng.

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