Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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1. Mindy Manley appears quite surprised that the entire staff finished on time. 2. Jason Herman and Lance Donaldson consult other references for their stories. 3. Valerie Kazcmarek and Heather Roland check out the page dummy. 4. Sharon Little entertains the class with the latest news. 5. Rachel Wolford smiles as she completes a story for the April Fool ' s issue. 6. John Kenyon considers the possibility of someday being on the Bacone College newspaper staff. 7. Shari Emmons puts a lot of thought into her feature article. 8. Looking for the key word to catch the read- er ' s eye, Melissa Johnson polishes her story. 9. Shellie McKeever and Mona Ubaldo know the importance of proofreading to spot any flaws before the copy is set into print.

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In its continuance of excellence, the RAILSPLITTER, under the guidance of Co-editors Jason Herman and Mindy Manley, completed the successful issues. The newspaper staff, consisting of 1 5 members worked daily to contrib- ute interesting and intriguing stories to inform and entertain the student body. Jason Herman commented, ' Working as a co-editor was something that I will never forget. I expect it will be very helpful this fall when I take journalism classes in college. This staff needs to be given all of the credit. They were a great team to work with. ' ' Mindy Manley said, ' ' I was very honored to work as a co-editor of the RAILSPLITTER and I am also very proud of the paper and the staff. We have worked hard and maintained our standard for journalistic excellence. InSurBncr iRUARY 12 3 4 ? t • I1 11 21 22 23MS nn Ncvi papcr Stall: (first row) Kristie Carnine, Valerie Kaczmarek, Lance Donaldson, Jason Herman, Mindy Manley, Sharon Little, Shari Emmons, (second row) Advisor Diane Weir, Mona Ubaldo, Melissa Johnson. Jim Lewis, John Kenyon, Jim Armstrong, Heather Roland. Rachel Wolford. (not pictured: Shellie McKeever.) 24

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Yearbook staff puts the pieces together After the theme Putting the Pieces together was chosen for the 1988 yearbook, the staff members worked hard to meet their many deadlines. Slowly, the yearbook became more than just an idea. Supervised by Advisor Diane Weir, Editors-in-chief Tad Johnson and Shannon McAninch began to take charge, and along with the other 28 staff members, strived to produce a book full of memories that everyone would be pleased with. 1. Denise Guslafson and Rac Lynn Park discuss changes to be made on the basketball layout. 2. Members of the staff grin happily on a successful dead- line day. 3. Senior editors Michelle Berkland and Dawn Petersen make a list of glossies for the senior section. 4. Advisor Diane Weir reminds her year- book students that good attendance is crucial in putting together a good year- book. 5. Co-editor Tad Johnson looks over photos for the opening pages. 26