Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Spare time Most people would lough when asked whar rhey do in rheir free rime—in high school free rime” is olmosr non-exisrenr. However, rhere ore students who hove monoged to squeeze into rheir hectic schedules, community activities. Stu- dents. more than ever before, hove o chance to get involved in activities outside of school. These activities range from ploying in the Youth Symphony to working with the Mayor s office on youth-relored matters. Lyn Ftarks was amazed when she joined the Youth Symphony. It's fun, but o lot of hard work. I hove to practice two or more hours longer than I used to. said the LHS Junior. She added rhor while rhe symphony proaices a lor os a group, she and others put in much more rime by themselves. You really have to work on your playing. One bad note and people know, said Lyn. Does she find herself short on rime between schoolwork. the symphony, ond other ocriviries? Sometimes, bur I try nor to think of them. Link to mayor A relatively new community organization is rhe Lincoln Lancaster Youth Council. Formed near rhe end of lost year rhe council is an advisory committee to rhe Mayor s office. They and private agencies In their first major oaiviry. rhey helped Sophomore Koren Honsen spends her spore time promoting spirit Morco Lincoln s first licensed srreer vendor enrerroins LHS students 4—Linked in 81

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Students ore encouraged ro demonsrrore rheir ethnic pride. Block History Month is celebrated by sound announce- ments high-lighting the accomplishments of Block Americans. Also there ore dramatic productions dealing with honored Block men and women ond some traditional problems encountered by Blocks. A Native American counselor is employed full rime or LH5, the only high school in the city ro do so. ro help Native Americans wirh the adjustment ro o non-Indian society ond to help cope with living in two worlds. Working cooperation From oil of this one thing is dear—ro be able ro get along ond ro hove dosses for special groups, there hos been o working cooperation between the faculty ana students. There hos been o willingness ro try new things. The one hour lunch period held earlier this year illustrates this. The Student Council, along with the cooperation of faculty ond administrative personnel, arranged for the music group. Srif Comperiron. ro ploy in the moll followed by o bond-led pep rally. It was considered o success oil around. These ore but o few examples of the cooperation between students ond faculty. The willingness ro listen ond work together hos mode the ties between the two groups tighter—making o solider link in Lincoln High. Debbie Steeves Vickie Kuehn. ond fnends discover fbe meaning of life Above: Vith Cooches Johnson ond Henry looking on no one dores to moke o misrake Below: Lunch a o time for o wide variety of ocnvines Linked in '81—3

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 Mayor son between rhe Moyor's office and rhe youth. Doosalis Their main goals ore ro educore rhe youth about drugs deSeprember 27rh Youth Doy Approximately o little over half (including alcohol), their civil rights and legal rights, o dozen They also hope ro gain knowledge about the functions of government LHS students ore voting members. The Youth Council is fun. You get ro know o lor of people, but it's also important. We ore helping Lincoln’s Youth ro get involved with rhe government.' said Suzanne Petuson. o senior. Community activities ore important It nor only breaks up rhe boredom of homework, it also gives o chance ro get involved Schools hove long been concerned with rhe image rhe public has of rhe school ond in its own way becomes involved with rhe community. The Copirol ftarkwoy sign in front of rhe school is one example The quotes ond announcements that appear ore reod by hundreds of motorists driving by. The school encourages rhe community to view rhe fine ploys or LHS. The school also lets some community activities or projects be held or rhe school. They provide students with o chance ro get involved ond give o break in rhe ocademic rut. It also helps the school ro communicate better with rhe community ond for the two ro work together Community activities moy nor give you more rime, but they ore worth it. Lincoln High School preaches to the world Above: Welcome ro rhe Rot McCann Show live on KZUM Below: Abdolrezo Kioni mons rhe Youth Counal booth or bncolnfesr Linked in '81—5