Southeast High School - Shield Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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LAST PICTURE ln the last picture taken before his death, Mike Hansen poses in front of his car as he prepares to leave on a trip to Colorado. KSJ Mike Hansen died in a one-car accident on Au ust Death of student fuels seat belt issue Q 26, a week before he was to begin his senior year at Southeast. Hansen, senior Scott Wright, and two others not from Southeast, Denise Badders and Sydney Brown, were thrown from the car when Hansen lost control of it on South Coddington Drive, a gravel road. Wright, Badders. and Brown were injured, but survived. Seat belts were notwom by Hansen or his passengers. lf Mike would have wom his seat belt, Wright said in a letter to the Clarion, he would be alive today. As a result of Hansen's death, Wright and teacher Mike Ware waged a campaign promoting the use of seat belts and asking voters to support the seat belt law. We want to have something good come from Mike's death, Ware wrote in a Clarion editorial. Help us prevent another tragedy. . ,, ,, ,. ,,,. Stuart Campbell 3 Suzanne Campbell Q N , laura Camtona Jeffrey Carsten: , Eralna Carter ,y at f 5 Qi A A X Amy Castro Steven Cerveny ' Andrew Cherrlok John Christensen Nancy Chrlstenson lnurle Christy Angellsa Clsney H Samuel Clarence Stephen Clarence Jeffrey Classen -Qs., As a part of their campaign, Ware and Wrlgh ducted a seat belt poll and an obsewation of Sl drivers. The seat belt poll was taken by approximately equal numbers of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Out of 173 students, 50 percent said they always wore their seat belts: 15 percent said never . To observe student drivers, Ware, Wright, and eight volunteers positioned themselves at the exits of the school parking lots. Out of 219 cars and 505 people, 44 percent of the drivers, 41 percent of the front passengers, and 16 percent of the the rear passengers were wearing their seat belts. In memory of Mike Hansen, a memorial fund was formed which was to be used for scholarships for Southeast students. -Carrie Richardson V on-:7 J -JR WW Kaz?

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