Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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State provides Proof for living the 'Good Life' I I Ihen coming into Nebraska on UUmost of the major highways ond interstates, travelers ore greeted with o sign soying LUelcome to Nebraska. . . The Good Life , find, for some outstoters. this is the only impression of Nebraska they hove. But. Nebraska is also the Home of the Huskers. UUho con deny the impressiveness of our Scarlet ond Creom? find, Nebraska hos more than the Huskers to testify to being land of the Good Life. Nebraska hos impressed mony other states with its Unicomerol form of government, which is the only one of its kind in the United States. Nebraska hos another feature that also sets it apart. It hos the only two mon-mode National forest in the U.S. The Nebraska National forest is located in the counties of Blaine. Dawes, Sioux ond Thomas, find the McKelvie forest in Cherry County. Nebraska also hos on impressive education system. One evidence of this is the fact that Nebraska SfiT and fiCT scores ore above overage when compored to the rest of the notion. Nebraska is more thon the Huskers. the Unicomerol. the forests ond education. But. these ore o few of the things that moke Nebraska ond its people impressive. Orgonaationollv. Nebraska has the nation s only unicameral combining senators and representatives Exhibiting massive enthusiasm. Nebraskans flock to Memonal Stadium to match the impressive Husker s display their incredible football skills Impressive State-7

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Stole offers abundance of 'Good Life' Cornhusker stole more than Corn, wheat and Big Red Fever, Nebraska, like many Midwestern states, is rich with corn, wheat and livestock. However, few states can pride themselves on their high academic achievements, beautiful cities, and intense support of both high school and college sports. Pride in their state runs deep for most Nebraskans. How ever they prove their pride, most people agree that it's worth the effort to be involved for the state's welfare.

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 Choices pose dilemma Activities keep weekend busy It's 3:00 on o Friday afternoon, ond the lost bell of the day hos just rang. The entire weekend is free for oil the students of Lincoln High Free to do the extro activities students cannot do durina the week Junior Becky Sheahon seems tc problem faced by many students. have 3 common Handing cut food t West O flunee hes become routine for tad Moritfam. Donong It upa UxoWest. Nidi Wilson. HuAiu. Knsto Hill, fingie Cavw. end Me MWcr get the best on Centenmo! Md' Most of the time, since I'm so busy during the week. I mostly cotch up on homework. she said. Homework probably takes a big bite out of everyone s weekend. Some people, such as Brenda Spilker who is a senior, set aside a special day for homework. I usually try to get my piles and piles of homework done on Saturday, ond then I go out on Sunday ond do something fun. she said Others like to just try and forget about homework and have fun instead! Going to movies, gomes, out to eot. or simply being with friends are activities everybody finds more appealing than geometry assignments. Junior Stefame Ortiz confesses what appeals to her the most about weekends. My weekends are spent mostly with those people I don t get to see during the week, she said. from 3:00 on Friday—to 8:00 on Monday mornings, students use these after hours to recover from the long weekdays in school. However, it does spoil people a little. It makes it that much harder to return on Monday morning. 8ut then the weekend rolls by again, and once more it's time to throw in the pencils and live it up. fifter all. weekends only come once a week! 8-Student Lite I