Lakeview High School - Viking Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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Dress Code Changed After years of tension over whether students could wear shorts to school, the rule was fi- nally changed. When the tem- peratures reached the 90’s dur- ing the spring many students dared to wear shorts and were sent home to change. But the Student Council intervened and a compromise was reached with the Administration. Shorts of appropriate length were permissible, but appropri- ate length was determined by the principal, Mr. Schmidt. Most students took advan- tage of the rule change and wore shorts during the last few weeks of school. Tina Paige said, “Shorts are cooler and a lot more comfortable.” Students T Jse Boycott Due to a lack of food the students of Lakeview boycot- ted the cafeteria. Of the 200 stu- dents who usually go through the lunch line, 144 brought their own sack lunches for about a week during the end of November. The boycott was sta- ged to protest the small quantity of food served to the students. The boycott was highly publicized by receiving media attention from the “Omaha World Herald” and Big 8 TV . The publicity probably played a role in settling the issue. The boycott was settled when the Student Council and School Board met and made some changes in the lunch program. Some of the changes made were the creation of a breakfast meal, the availibility of salads everyday, the installation of a combo line, and the purchase of a malt machine. After the boycott ended students went back to eating in the cafeteria. Student Council President Ron Klink stated. “The boycott united the stu- dent body into one force with one purpose.” How Much Does It Cost? Can of pop $ .50 Big Mac $ 1.29 Tape $ 8.98 Guess jeans $49.00 Movie ticket $ 3.00 Candy bar $ .45 Gallon of gas $ .92 ■ STUDENTS FIND WAYS TO RELAX Each school year is characterized by its own unique fads. The 1986-87 school year was no exception. Several new activities were dreamt up by Lakeview students to keep their lives in school inter- esting. One activity that was extremely popular was flipping pennies. Guys somehow snapped their fingers and pennies flew toward whatev- er target they were pointing at. Another popular activity at Lakeview was the Pit Bowl. During the winter the guys met daily in the pit to play football. When spring arrived the Pit Bowl was moved outside on the front lawn. Guys from all grades participated in the games. Rory Sindelar stated, “Football is something to do, and it's fun to beat on other people.” Guys like Kory Nelson and Mike Harris think tackling each other is a way to relax during lunch. 19

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Almost A Snow Day... At 0 Culture Exchange Coming to the United States alone for a whole year was very frightening, but I'm glad I did it be- cause I learned so much about Am- ericans and about myself.” These are the words of Emma Fabbri, Lakeview’s foreign exchange stu- dent. Emma came from Italy to study for a year in the United States as an AFS student. The most diffi- cult thing Emma had to adjust to was the strictness of the rules at Lakeview. “In Italy if you want to smoke at school you can. If you want to stay home and sleep instead of go- ing to school you can. Here everyone is so concerned about what you are doing. Emma has one year of high school left to go through when she returns to Italy and then she plans to attend a University in her home town. I hope to return to the U.S. someday because I really like it here. The 1986-1987 winter was relatively mild. Most of the winter passed by without much snow. The only major snow- storm of the year came March 28. Ten to twelve inches of snow covered the area and many students were snowed in for a couple of days. Unfortunately for the students. March 28 was a Saturday and by Monday the roads were cleared enough to hold school. The students didn’t even get to sleep in since school started at regular time Monday morning. This week-end snowstorm kept Lakeview’s record of three years without a snow day alive. Following the snowstorm. Mike Hilger and Brian Foral find time to play in the drift behind the school. nICE TRIP TO ORD If you drove down the road this past year you might have seen a big yellow bus coming toward you. This was the new bus Lakeview purchased to transport students to various activities. Everyone from the football team to the National Honor So- ciety used the bus to get to their activities. One of the most interesting trips on the bus this year was the basketball trip to Ord. Both the boys and girls varsity and junior var- sity teams made the trip. The trip to Ord took about two hours, but the trip home was a little more lengthy. During the basketball games it rained and as the temperature dropped the roads became sheets of ice. The bus and vans crawled along at a snail’s pace and the top speed was reached when they slid down the hills. Many times during the trip the bus slid horizontally down the hills. Cory Kapels stated, “It was pretty scary when the bus started sliding all over the road.” The Lakeview bus waits for its next load of students. 18 News

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 Homecoming Queen 1987 Charissa Corcoran states, “It wasn’t my most important goal in high school to get crowned queen but it sure was one of my happier moments.” Homecoming Royalty: Allen Gehring, Kerri Muhle, James Wilke, Stacy Smid, Ron Klink, Charissa Cor- coran, Margaret Kosch, Brad Kapels, Kim Brakenhoff, and Brian Foral. The Commons Area holds special memories of Homecoming 1987. Tim Cech and Fawn Riggle share a dance to remember.