Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Above: Pborogropby reocher Pachord Wolrer wcxfcs with some snj- cJenrs Below; Susie Goins creares o mosrerpiece Art for oil The Art Deportment consists of four teachers. George Sedlacek. deportment head. Rosalie Korwas. Richerd Walters, and Anita Ross. The deportment is divided into specialty oreos such os photography or pottery. Introduc- tory dosses in general art also ore offered These dosses ore divided among the reochers so that each reaches related subjects. The main objective of the deportment is to provide something for everyone. The goal is to appeal to those people with little ortisric ability os well os to those with o surplus, and to help everyone appreciate art. The deportment also tries to give extra help to stu- dents with more ortisric ability. These students con set up their own independent study dosses. The Art Deportment was remodeled the summer before lost. All the rooms ore adjacent and connected by wide openings. This is colled the open concept. Its pur- pose is to give students o chonce to see other kinds of art dosses. Of course this arrangement con be o problem or rimes, but the atmosphere is generally o good working one. “I strongly believe that it is o change for the better, soid Sedlacek. An important task of the deportment s is working with the English Deportment ro publish Image Magazine. Mr. Walters is the advisor for the Image Art Board, which selects pieces of art to appear in the magazine. These works ore nor just o sample of the Art Deportments efforts bur ore o reflection of the whole school.

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and Speech ro meer rhis requirement. The remaining five aedifs must be completed in Literature. The courses counting toward rhis requirement are Americon Litera- ture. Multi-Ethnic Literature. Poetry Meaning, Contempor- ary Literature, Science Ficrion Literature, Nebraska Writers, British and Europeon Literature, ond General English. According ro Deportment Head Merrell Grant, district graduation requirement learnings hove been incorpo- rated into oil LHS courses which meer graduation requirements. The districr goals ond objectives of Target: Writing have also been included in all English dosses. The deportment has been faced with on oddirionol challenge rhis year. Renovation of the classrooms has required extra work from both teachers ond students ro moke the best of temporary facilities. Several classes had to shore o large room such as room 300while their classrooms were being remodeled This wos inconvenient because of the noise ond inability ro use audio-visual ond reference materials. Everyone felt that relocation wos a general disrup- tion. bur they were looking forward to new, attractive facilities. English indudes much more than o variety of courses. The deportment sponsors many extra activities for which teachers volunteer rime outside of school hours. Some of these activities are Mummers. Reader s Theatre, Image, ond ploys ond ploy competitions, debate tournaments, speech contests, ond entrance of English contests The great involvement of the students ond staff in these activi- ries proves how important ond useful Language Arts is in most every aspect of life. top Carolynn Goodwin teases o smile from Woyne Wolker top left: Mrs Sue Coin consults her files for odditionol teoching motetiol Bottom left: Ws Jeon Grainger helps Dorerhy Moe Brown in Americon Lit Below: Ws BortJ Whitney reaches Vocobuloiy Building with o flotr Academics—127

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Above: Donny Srorkweorher ond Dob Schoonover find day very inviting Above right: Todd Dorry worfos on on intricate piece of jewelry Delow: DryonRiley cuts paper Detow right: Candy Stabler works on her weaving projea Dottom: foby Zmnedser plies her latchhook in on art doss Academics—129