Lincoln High School - Ahdawagam Yearbook (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

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Reflections of the old and new. Below: 1984 grad- uate Penny Sonheim talks with Ann Lund- quiet Oakes, a 1924 graduate of the original Lin- coln building. Oakes said. 'I remember Old Abe well. It 's a delight to come back to Lincoln. From a family of five. I was the only one who had the opportunity to go to high school.” Right: The new symbol of LHS reflects on the glass protecting Abe. the old symbol of Lincoln. The return of the statue was planned for with the inclusion of space in the design of the new school. Bottom left: Opening the day 's activities. Jean Hellner and Dan Osinski accompany Rich Tyznik during the Jazz Ensemble performance. Bottom middle: Demonstrating welding skills. Chuck Breiten- stein works on his metal sculpture of a twelve foot dragon which was accepted for the 1984 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's Seventh Annual Student Art Exhibition. Bottom right: While Chris Belknap gives directions, her dad. George, and younger sister. Holly, drive behind the wheel of a simulator. 20 Lincoln Day

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Left: Abe is lifted onto his new residence by the capable hands of Gus Mancuso, Roy Peterson and Norman Schultz. Below: Norman Schultz, Dennis Austin and Peter Schneider get ready to enclose Lincoln into his place of honor. Lincoln Statue Traced Back To 1903 The rededication of the seven-foot statue of Abraham Lincoln on Lincoln Day, Sunday, February 12, raised ques- tions about its origin. Assistant principal Roy Peterson started the journey through time, trying to trace the age of Abe. As word spread that the age of the statue was unknown, others took interest. Kurt Bushman, a senior, started an in-depth study one week before Lincoln Day. Bushman and Theresa Tomczyk, also a senior, paged through old Ahdawagams and made telephone calls to past school board members, faculty, and students. “Once the first phone calls were made, others called to fill me in on information they remem- bered,'' stated Bushman. “It is not easy to scan through seventy-one years worth of annuals within a few days,’’ expressed Tomczyk. Bushman received the help of Tri- bune writer Dave Engels. Engels be- came interested in the statue after Bushman contacted him about infor- mation. Bushman also asked for infor- mation on Arnie St rope's Kaffee Klatsch, a program on WFHR. Progress on dating the origin was made as each day passed. “Overnight the statue jumped five years backward in the time from 1924 to 1919,” recalled Bushman. On Tuesday of that week, Bushman received the phone call which he had hoped for. The caller said the statue arrived when the school was built in 1902-1903. The statue was in bad shape when it was removed from many years of stor- age. Under the supervision of instruc- tor Bill Karberg, Chuck Breitenstein and Steve Johnson patched holes, re- paired cracks, sanded down the stat- ue, and then primed and painted the statue. After one week of work, the statue was ready to be placed in the display case built by Norman Schultz. The statue looked like new after the job was done. “The restoration was well done. It looks better than it did in ’55, commented Ralph Lau, a visitor during Lincoln Day. Ardean Clark, an- other visitor, also expressed her feel- ing, “I’m glad Mr. Lincoln is back to normal.” The statue has survived being trans- ferred into two different schools and the loss of its head to seniors many times during its eighty-one years. It now rests behind glass and under lights by the front entrance of the school. Bushman expressed, “People visiting can see this wonderful mark of time and those who pass by Abe day to day will remember him a long time.” Lincoln Day 19

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LHS Celebrates 5 Lincoln High School celebrated Abe’s birthday in style this year. On February 12, the school opened its doors to over 1200 people who drudged through sloppy, damp, and foggy weather to help celebrate Lincoln's fifth anniversary in the new building and to be present for the unveiling of the refurbished Abe. Every area of the school was open between 1:30 and 4:30. The visitors toiled on the new computers and watched the drama club, debate and forensics members perform. The industrial arts, homeec, business, and phys- ical education departments sponsored various demon- strations. The library, newspaper, yearbook, and tutoring program had displays. The parenting class offered free babysitting, HERO ran a coffee shop, and the EEN Club sold popcorn and pop. The Social Studies Pep Club presented the Atomic Cafe for the adults and cartoons for the kids. The foreign lan- guage department showed travel slides from France, Ger- many, and Mexico. The visitors had the opportunity of a lifetime — a ride on a school bus. Dianne Lau explained her reason for riding on the bus, “I have a five year old who wants to be a bus driver. After the ride Lau said, “It’s really neat they includ- ed this in the schedule of events” Preparations for Lincoln Day began in February of 1983 with Shari Marsden as coordinator. Marsden explained, “Timothy Laatsch and I bounced the idea around various faculty members. We soon decided the idea could become a reality and the planning began.” Comments about the school included, “Impressed,” “Fine building, and “Superb.” Carol Allworden stated, “I think that students are very fortunate to have the facilities that they do. They should take the opportunity to take advantage of them all that they can.” “Through hard work and great cooperation of adminis- tration, faculty, and students, Lincoln Day was a day we can all be proud of, ” expressed Marsden. Visitors to Lincoln had the opportunity to experience several aspects of school life. Top: Swing Choir members Brent Dennison, Darrell Patter- son, Bob Karl, Kurt Brown, Curt Hepp, and Mike Prange harmonized at 3:30 in front of a full house. Middle: Taking a bus ride. Ralph Lau and the Allwordens enjoy a youthful experience. Above: VICA supervisor Rich Westpfahl, and members Lynn Moquin and Jeff Wunrow check in coats and hand out literature about their organization. Above: Members of the Social Studies Pep Club. Bridgette Bodette and Chellie Chaltron vote, while Jon Crail, Sue Zimmerman, Diane Crail, and Tammy Schroeder, hand out literature on nuclear awareness and take votes on their question. ‘ Which presidential candi- date would you trust to keep us out of a nuclear war?' Reagan received 35% of the votes, while the Democratic candidates received 65% divided among them. Lincoln Day 21