Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Apprehension expected at first Vet, exchange students leave fulfilled Height 509 oouj ready for passenger LcxjriehjIler.alsoajunior.livedinStoney I boarding, the flight attendent an- nounces over the airport loudspeaker The thought could moke any exchange student tremble with anxiety end apprehension Leaving their home country is hard, but having to live with and get to know o strenge family is even harder. However, most ex change students really do enjoy making new friends, and learn a lot about the country in which they're staying. Shelly Loos, a junior, hod Patrick LeConte stay with her for one month lost summer. He originally came from France; however, he returned there as on avid Cornhusker fc i! LUhen asked how she liked having Patrick stay with her. Shelly replied. He drove me crazy at times, but it was fun! Stratford, England. for one year with her family. She attended school in England and said that the difference between the schools here and the schools there is the testing system. In England, they take tests only once at the end of the year, she said. Torston Slmke from Kassel. Germany, stayed in Lincoln for three months, and went to school here for five weeks. Torston was not impressed with the schools here, senior Nick LUilson confessed He thought there was too much homework, said Nick. Torston didn't stay with Nick, but they did get to be good friends. However, he did say the people were much friendlier here,” according to Nick. 22—Exchange Students Surrounded by bodyguords, tenny Thorton and Shelly loos. Phil Hindley from England, takes o quick glance around him for ony ottocking spies

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ft clutter of books tipifies o students devotion to school work in 1984 Study habits expected to change Students' study time multiplies with age In the midst of oil the trends end fads that moke students individuals ot Lincoln High, there is ot least one thing that everyone con discuss: their study habits for most students their study habits will change, slowly, as they progress through school. Adapting to those changes ore easier for some and harder for others. Sophomore Megan Gnggs explained what she saw. I really haven't noticed oil that much of a change between junior high and high school,'' she said, except that everything is on a much wider scale. Students ore doing more now than they ever did before. But it really all depends on the individual and what his or her goals are. Link UUilson. a junior at the University of Nebrosko-Lmcoln and member of the Lead- 24—Study Habits ership Development Project here at Lincoln High, was asked about those changes. In junior high. he said, basically the classes were set up where you could get most of your work done within the confines of the school. He continued. High school was a bit more demanding. But. I don't remember, that often, doing more than three hours of homework an evening. Col- lege. on the other hand, is a different story. Students here usually spend three times as much time on homework as in dosses. Getting students to study is a difficult task that all teachers are faced with. LHS history teocher, Mr Bill Zuspon. explains his solution to the problem. I think learning is like anything else. he said. If you like something, you're going to work at iL