Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Above: Pbrtery is one ospecr of air that is explored byrhe AnQub Oelow: ferry Roth says Don r shoot! Clubs for fun Clubs are usually thought of os being separate from school. In o way it is true: You meet after school, grades ore not token on what you do or don't accomplish, ond you ore nor bound to o textbook. Yet, while clubs may be separate from the ocodemic side of school, they ore on important port of school Clubs give students o chonce to get involved, meet new people ond to get to know themselves better. The Young Democrats is one club that tries to get the student body involved. Their goals reflect this. We will be focusing mainly on local ond store issues ond trying to get students owore of ony legislative bills that could affect them. Korie Hosveson told the members or their first meeting of the year. Their first project was to inform students, especially those of voting age. the platforms of each Presidential Candidate They also planned to work on local campaigns. This club nor only helps you leorn about politics, bur also how to help-or get involved with government. For some, clubs offer o chonce to meet new people, moke new friends. If you don't know many people, you con go there and meet new friends, said senior Borb Dunlou, o member of the dromo organization Mummers, Thor is what I did my sophomore year' 8—Linked in '81 Resident Ml fesch heods up the Boys I Oub meeting

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The cooch also rakes rhe brunt of criricism if the ream does poorly ond also be rhe peacemaker between reommores. Often this seems to be o more formidable task than trying to win rhe gome. Psychological shape While rhe cooch is responsible for the physical ospecrs of winning the gome, rhe athletes ore responsible for the psy- chological element of rhe gome. You nor only hove to be in good physical shape to ploy, bur also in good mental condi- tion . You hove ro keep your mind on rhe game or run rhe risk of ending up on rhe bottom or o very heavy pile of football players. The support of the student body ond faculty ore great for morale. At one rime or another we hove oil seen o ream rally from behind due ro rhe cheering ond screaming fans. So rhe outcome of rhe gome is nor only on indication of rhe ream's efforts on rhe field, bur also off the field. Above: Thomas Chnsrie suddenly realizes rhor he doesn't remember how ro he o shoelace Below: Gayle Adorns wonders how he'll get down without oetrino hurt The volleyball teom prepares for competition by thinking oggressive thoughts Linked in '81—7

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Girt s L Oub members listen attentively to Resident Lon tejo Usually you ore nor rhe only one rhere who doesn't know anyone else So through discussions, projects, and fund raising you con leorn more about rhe other members ond from rhere become friends. You're responsible From involvement ond friendship, you also leorn a little more about yourself ond others How you handle responsibili- ties. if you attend the meetings, ond your contributions to the club ore all indications about you. How others handle rheir responsibilities ond if they attend meetings regularly, ond rheir contributions tell something of themselves to you. Most of the rime we don t stop ond think this our. We let ourselves see ond moke note of it without really thinking about it. International Club helps you become more ocquoinred with yourself. Students from other countries tell about them- selves. rheir customs ond then countries. Almost always they ore asked how Americans ore different ond sometimes those answers ore reolly surprises. Lincoln High is lucky to hove o wide variety of clubs. It provides opportunities for students to get involved, meet new people, ond to leorn more about themselves They offer o chance for students to rake interest in rheir school ond what is going on within it ond their community, ond outside of rheir own narrow view Linked in '81—9 the FA (Future Formers ot Amenco) prepares students for the demands that ore placed on America s formers