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lluve yon trJed it? All for the twisting craze a re Westslders P eyton Whitely a nd Krlsty Isaacson (lett) ; Barb B elnlrod and Harvey Lemon (center ); and Bob Garret t and Car ol Bloom (right) .
Just a glance to lhe right will tell you the latest on this discAnd while you're reading you can feast your eyes on: rtra-new photos. All the last-action photos In this issue of the were taken by the cubs' own pb.otographers. After you have been ughly entertained by such 11lustratlve delicacies you can turn more sober: Extra.-new editoriAls. Sizzling hot ott. the press, and written with l Interests In mind, these tlroely pieces tlrst awaken and then !of· Your editorials, student opinion articles, are included too. r his is the extra-new Lance. lts aim Is not only to bring something and clifferent, and to show what variety the Lance can have, but present you, the student, as well.
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WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, OMAHA, HEB., FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1962
arriors Will Beat Their Drums 8th Annual Downbeat
estside's Warrior Band will present its 8th annual Warrior ynbeat tonight in the Little Theater. ~his is the second formance. The first was held last night.
. Darwyn Snyder, band dlr, explained that the perunce got the name Downbeat se it Is the "drat fu 11 eveconcert" of the year. e 80 member band and some will all partlclpoat.e with &eeoroton solo by Carol R unt, pr, and a clarinet quartet v~rot "Tenderly."
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partet members are John Pippophomore; Woody Hovland, r; Steve Lagerberg, junior; Les Johnson, sophomore. ther members scheduled are tory a t Sea.," f1'0m t11e tel evi'"erslon by Richard Rodgers odgers a nd H runmersteln, Trombones" by Carl .Frang' and "Crescent City Suite" a ul ~Weston . T be l a t ter deals "Crescent City" - New Ors. be performance Is at 8 p.m. tickets may be obtained from band member. For adults the is $1 and for students It is or an activity ticket.
Rotary Assembly On Occupations The West Omaha R otary club will sponsor a senior high convo-
cation tor Westslders, Jan. 30 . Book lets w111 be handed out to the senior high s tuden ts prior to tbe convocation. These booklets will contain names of different counselors and the occupations in whJch they speclal1ze. At the convocation, various civIc and professional lea der s will discuss the opportunities open to seniors. In t he evenJng stndents w111 be able to attend m eetings a t which speclfle occupations w111 be discussed. A qnall.fied represen tative will head t h e meetings and answer all questions; giving detalled information and reqn:irem.en ts. If only a few people are in-
terested In a certain occupation, they will be able to talk with a counselor found in t he directory.
1nch Hour Rush Soothed by Lounge {d you know that Llle sLnci• t ~e has been reopaaedr li&'re een there since tt.a oPeDhlC? , yo u couldn't hel p lit o tlce
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3e lounge will remaha ~ as th e students ~ the (l and i ts propertJ, Boll ms, Student Council PrellldeDt. nee it& opening Jua. ge has seemed both pr
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ed by Student CouncU Senat~. The r eopening and future sncooss of the l ounge is this year's pr<>Ject for the Senate. Stated speaker Oam Lucas, "As ide from small pr oblems such as keeping the pop and candy machines med and keeping the volume of the television down, the lounge b as been a su ccess as f a? as we can te U. We will decide for sure a bout keeping it open as a result of the a ttendance." AddiUons of more recreational next project taclllt1es are planned as the next project money f rom candy machines and sock hoJ)s will be used. ·Any suggestions for recreational facilities are welcome. Perhaps the next addition could be a ping-pong table or pool table?
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JANUARY 28--Wrestling, Boys Town, h ere, 8 :46p.m. 26--Student Recital, Little Thea ter , 8: 4tS p.m. ----lnter...(Jity 8 \vim !\feet a t Lincoln, 1 p.m. Basketball, South, here 2'7- Basketball, Frosh vs • Central, here, 9 a .m . W restling, here, 7 p.m . 29-Englneering Lecture, Lit tle Theater , 7 : 80 p .m. ~r. HJgh Convocation, 10:10 p.m. Wrestllng, Boys Town, here, 4 P.~m.
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See Page 2 For Lance story on the Twist
Semester Closes Jan. 26 Students to Face Exams As the semester oftically comes to a close Jan. 26, teachers, students, and om.ce personnel scurry about, in preparation for the dreaded event. For office personnel It means schedule change and enrollment of new students. To day is the last day for schedule changes. For teachers as well as students it means extra work on exams. This year as was done last year stud~nts will be given 2 hour exams. Final exams will be given
New Year Brings New Lance StaFF With the coming or 1962, come many changes and resolutions. Westside's Journalism department Is not without changes either. A rotation ot staff. positions on the Lance is one ot the first orders of new business for the coming year. The reason for this rotation Is to give different people an opportunity to do different jobs Due to this reorganization, and the end of the semester (also finals) the next lssue of theLance will not be published until Feb. 16.
Occu pying the new 'POSitions are edllor, Sue Tlchacek ; mana-ging edJtor , Joan Olson; 1st page editor , Pat Miller; 2nd page editor, Karen Kozak; Srd page editor, Connie Oolllton; 4th page edi-
tor, Priscilla Young; Junior High columnist, Susie Johnson; fea-tu re editor, Lori Whitted; staff. reporters; Judy Nelson and Jan Wright; circulation and exchanges, Kay Fuchs; business manager , Cheryl Bird; and advertising, Cathy Eaton.
Hum at Mardi Grass Come as a "Song Title" to the Thespians MardJ Gras March 10 I Costumes for this year's Mardi Gras are to represent some song title. The Thespians hope to present t be Mardi Gras as an annual event. This is the second year. Cathie Filkins and Nick Kostos are the chairmen of the dance.
Sweetheart to be Feb. 17 W:estslde's tribute to the Warrior basketball team, the annua l Sweetheart Dance, will be held Feb. 1'1. Pep Club members wm decorate the gym under the theme of "Go for Broke, '62." Cupids and basketballs In basically red and white, wlll adorn the gym. Candidates for the Sweetheart wlll be voted on by the basketl>all team from a Ust of senior Pep Club girls who have er-rned their letter. All senior varsity basketball players wlll automatically be Prince candidates. The Sweetheart and Prlnoe will be chosen
at the dance. The Pep Club will be in charge of hiring a band and selling tickets. All preparations for decoration and refreshments will be under the supervision of over-all chairman, Josie Hapner. Other chairmen and their committees are Reba Fosler, stage; Pat Moore, walls; Marleen Stark, programs; Suzy Tichacek, ceiling; Kathy Llerley, procession; Ginny Stein, advertising; Kathy Zoroya, punch and punch table; Gayle Hubbard, cookies; Nancy Simmons, crowns; Phyllis Sharp, table decorations; and Carol Bloom, card tables.
Jan. 23, 24, 25. Tue$day- Pttiod 1 alld 5 8 :()0. 9 :55 ----··-·· .........period 1 exam - - -· ~ ..period 3 class .. ..... . perjod 4 class ..... -· ...... periodS exam \.\'W>~y-Pcriod 2 and 3 8 :00· 9:55 ... _.period 2 exam 10:00-11 .33 _ -··~- period 3 uam 11 :39·12:34 -·~·· ..... period 5 class II :40. 2:35 . .period 6 class Thunlday- Period 4 and 6 8 :00. 9 :55 ... .. .p eriod 1 class 9 :Ol· 9:56 ... ···- . .....period 2 class 10:02·12:33 ...... • ... . .....period 4 exam 12 :39· 2:35 .............period 6 exam
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Senior high students wUl not be required to attend study halls on these days. H a student chooses to attend a study hall during an exam period he must remain for two hours. Students are not to be Jn the halls during an exam period. They must either go to a study hall or leave the school grounds. The classes llsted below will be taken by these teachers during exam periods. Mr. Gloor-Jrd per-iod algebra in A138 with ~ 1"$. Edmiston Thunday Mr. Gloor - Stb oeriod algebra in Band room with Mr. Welch Thursday . Mr. Flalfey-5th period scimcc 9 10 ¥r. Bath room 209 Wednesday Mr. Haywortb-4tb period algebra to Mr. Holm!juiat room 206 Wednesday Mra. .Hu:kman-No 8th gnde Spanish Mr. Kellogf!-lrd period (8th grade) music to Mr. N'oodeU in Little Th~ter M r&. Kbrounelc-3rd period ~ gen. math in Little Theater with Mr. Nooddl Thurs· day M iu La.nham - 2nd _J)eriod Eng. 9 A 134 with Mr. Mansur Tuesday Mr. Lemon-3 rd J)Uiod math 8 i.o Little Theater with Mr. Noodell md Mrs. Lucu Thursday Mlu l\icConnell-4th period algebra 8 in Little Theate r Wednesday Mr. Mansur and Mr. Wllitte.o no Ju.oior lJigb readinjl on e>Cam da:ys Mr. Wwerquast-4 tb period shop 9 witb Mr. Engelbart Wednesday .Mr. Pfenninger-8th .Krnde math to Mr. .Fuerst in room 212 Tuesday Mr. P£enninger-4th hour algebra to study hnll Wednesday Miss Stlllder-4 th bour 8th grade to Mrs. LimboURb in room 207 Wednesday
Debaters Take 2nd At Kearney Meet WestsJdo's debate teams were runners u p tn the Sweepstakes at the K earney Debate Tournament. On Jan. 6, Westside h.a d one undefeated debate team; J eff Parish and Dave Allen; Gregg Eden had a first In Radlo Newscasting; Jeff Parish had a first in Original Oralory; Scott Crabtree, second in Interpretive Poetry; and Jan Laltos a third ln Interpretive Public Address.