Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Above: Todd Schnoer is possessed by UNKS Spinr Below: The foorboll reom musr run rhe gounrler before eoch gome Above: A outer moment before the gome Below: An open-air Pep Polly reoches its dimax Bond members draw lofs to see who has ro march Student Life—15

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Spirited Links Whor is if rhor keeps school from being dull, redious. and mind-numbing? Doubtless your firsr reaction is rhor norhing keeps school from being dull. Well, you ore wrong. School doesn't hove to be boring. Spirit, school spirit, mokes school fun and exciting. We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit, how bout you? This well known chonr may be heard from the mouths of many screaming girls at any major sport- ing event. What is spirit? And who are those girls odomed in vivid colors of red and black? Let's rake one question at a rime. What is Spirit? Well, depending on the individual, spirit may be expressed in many different forms. For some, being o cheerleader or compering for on athletic team shows school spirit. Still others feel writing LHS oil over everything in sighr is a for better way of expressing their school spirit. Then there ore the few who disguise their spirit by kicking out the roillighrs of the opposing school's vehicles, or booing or the referees for making those close colls, whoops, bod calls! As mentioned before, spirit is expressed in o rather wide range of styles. Tradition continues Walking down the halls of LHS on a Friday, one might see approximately 120 girls dressed in short skirts ond sweaters, that consist of two main colors,- red and black. Conformists? No! fromoring school spirit? Yes! These girls, dad in four basic uniforms, comprise the LHS Pfep Club which has been on LHS tradition for many years. This organization consists of the Fbmalinks, the Varsity ond Reserve Cheerleaders, ond the Peppers. You ask. how do these girls promote school spirit? Firsr of all. one of the most noticeable woys this group shows spirit is or the LHS fpotboll ond basketball gomes. Yes. that mob of screaming girls chanting along with the Varsity Cheerleaders, is definitely advocating school spirit. This group also spends many hours making deco- rative locker signs ond planning pep rallies to get every- one fired up before o big gome. But wait! Whor ore those runes of the Lone Ranger one hears coming from the stands of Seocresr Field? No, you shouldn't expea to see a masked man riding o silver horse dort oaoss the field, but instead the Links Marching Band. This is perhaps the largest spirit organiza- tion or LHS, with 140 members. Once ogoin you ask, how does this group promote school spirit? Obviously the bond keeps the morale of the Link fans high with an almost consronr flow of pep- music. The bond also supplies a variety of songs at the pep-rallies And don't forger the notorious band mem- ber who fires up the crowd with his bizarre body lingo at almost oil games. Your last question must surely be, how con I pro- mote school spirit? It isn't necessary to be involved in one of the above spirit groups. Whor is necessary is for you to wont to get involved, and together with your friends pool your spirit for one common goal—on LHS victory! Above: . ontheirbodssrsaysGayleAdorns Below: Benny Mientko the Humon Alphobet is turned on ot the football gome 14—Student Life

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LHS publications At Lincoln High, students ore provided with three opportunities to develop their creative and journalistic talents. The LINKS covers the year's activities with stories and eye-catching pictures that show student involve- ment in the school ond community. The Advocate fea- tures news stories as well os special interest articles dealing with subjects that concern LHS students. And for those interested in creative writing. Image provides o chance for students to hove their works published. Dut Image is not only o literary magazine, it also publishes photographs ond artwork by students. The Print Shop is another aspect of journolism. It is responsible for many of the posters ond bulletins posted around the school. Combined, these opportunities provide o well-rounded journalism program of which LHS con be proud. A new look The LINKS staff starred off the decode with a new look of their own—new form and division of responsibili- ties. Previous sroffs consisted of one to three members working on each section of the book, designing layouts and writing stories for their section. This year's staff was divided into two main areas, oil under the direction of Editor Janet Kendra, who was responsible for everything that went into the book. Layout Editor Brian Everman and his assistants Lisa Scott and Carol Sroddorr were responsible for the arrange- ment and design of each page of the annual. Copy Editor Terry Cain and his assistants Chris Burbach. Indro lesolnieks, and Faith Miller rook on the writing responsi- bilities. In charge of advertising and overall financial duties was Business Manager Connie Carlson. Staff pho- tographers were Don Alit, Jim Gilmour, ond Steve Pieper. Lee Johnson was the LINKS staff advisor. The new staff form brought many advantages. Members could concentrate on developing the main skills that pertained to their area. Also, everyone had work to keep them busy until the end of the year, and the styles used in the book were more unified. The year started slowly though, as the staff encoun- tered numerous difficulties with underclassmen pictures Less than 250 of the 1100 pictures taken during the first picture day were printable which resulted in a second underclassmen picture day. Again, disaster struck the second rime around as only half of the second retakes were good. It wasn't until the third retake day that all pictures were deemed printable. The problems de- layed the yearbook's deadline schedule during the first semester. Many extra hours went into the onnual throughout the year, after school ond during vocations. Work started during the summer with a five day workshop at UNL sponsored by the Nebraska High School Fhess Associa- tion. Janet Kendra and Terry Cain attended the work- shop and brought new ideas to the staff. The effort ond success of the 1960-81 staff can be evaluated only by a glance through the pages of the LINKS 16—Student Life