Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Above: Nancy Wolfe preporeso typing assignment for her students Below: Dol realty have ro retype the whole assignment? moons Leslie Hackenbetg Courses vary The LHS Business Department prepares srudenrs for rhe business world of today Classes such os typing, personal finance and office automation ore just o port of rhe business curriculum. This deportment's main goal is ro prepare stu- dents for jobs after rhey graduate. But many students take dosses such os typing and shorthand ro prepare themselves for college. Miss Lydio Lekoi, Business Deportment Head, would like to see one semester of typing required for everyone. She explained that many college profes- sors will not accept papers unless rhey ore typied. A special class in rhe Business Deportment is on office internship. Students ore placed in firms through- out rhe city where rhey receive school credit and pay for their work. According to Miss Lekoi. a few srudenrs hove earned os much os five dollars on hour or their jobs. LHS has hod o placement program for many years. At rhe beginning of rhe program Miss Lekoi hod ro go to local companies and convince them ro try rhe program. Those firms that accepted hove been very hoppy with it. Through rhe years many of these students hove stayed on or their jobs after graduation. Students wish- ing ro participate must take Office FYocedures. Those chosen ore placed in jobs according ro their abilities. Joe Folsom educates his doss with anecdotes drown from first bond experience. 134—Academics

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Wider horizons Why is ir a good ideo for students to leorn o foreign longuoge? Mrs. Jill Honshew. Foreign Longuoge Depart- ment Chairperson, believes that knowing o foreign lan- guage opens up job opportunities. She explained that many companies hove offices in other countries This gives those employees with o knowledge of o foreign longuoge o chance for travel ond advancement in their professions Another reason for knowing o foreign lon- guoge is that people travel more now than ever before increasing contact with people from other backgrounds ond cultures who speak o different longuoge. Three languages ore taught of Lincoln High. They ore: German. Spanish ond French Enrollment in oil three languages is fairly equol even though German is thought to be more difficult by some students, said Mrs Honshew The main goal of the Foreign Longuoge Deport- ment is to teach students to communicate in o lon- guoge other than their own. But learning the culture ond history of the countries that speok the longuoge is olso stressed. During the year most dosses hold potties to celebrate the holidays of these countries. Food is sampled ond sometimes songs ore sung, depending on the customs of the country. An important port of this education is the Foreign Longuoge Lob. The Lob is designed to help students in learning o longuoge by listening to native speakers of that longuoge. Students use head sets with micro- phones to listen to the speakers. They then repeat what they hove heard The microphones allow students to listen to themselves, helping them to determine how well they ore pronouncing the words ond whor is needed to improve. The reocher olso listens to oil the students or one time or listens to each student individ- ually through the head sets Mr Honshew takes otrendonce in his German doss Amy Ellenwood and Jetty Gray work diligently on the blackboard Foreign Language Staff members ger some time to chat ot the LH5 Open House Academics—133

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Above: Mrs. ftjnence Fisher s desk is o meeting pkxe for snxJenrs in need of exrro help Below. Jeff Dechfolr ponders he nexr yep on the computer Competitive spirit “Moth contests ore great, they generore interest in moth, and the problems con be very challenging to the better students ' soysMorh Instructor Chuck Friesen. This seems to be the popular opinion of LHS students, who hove been involved in the Atlantic-Pacific Moth Contest. This contest, which hos been in existence for o few yeors become instantly populor or Lincoln High. Stu- dents really enjoyed the competition, ond the contest added another dimension to the regulor moth dosses Lincoln High proved their superiority eorly. when they finished first in the store on the second rest. The main obstruction to Lincoln High participating in more moth contests is cost. The secret to success for the Lincoln High students seems to be the well structured Moth Deportment. The specific mathematical need of each LH5 stu- dent con easily be met through the great diversity of the courses offered For those students who don't plan to continue their education after high school, courses such as consumer or applied mathematics ore suggested In these courses students apply mathematical skills to the solu- tion of practical problems foced by teenagers and young adults. The Math Department offers instructional courses beginning with Algebra 1-2. and extending through Colculus, for those students who wish to go beyond minimum moth requirements. Extensive Computer Programming courses are also offered. Corbett Ffcmfords program is o rare one, one tbot puzzles Mr Friesen Academics—105 OopNcs ottroci Scon Holler s undivided ottennon