Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Hanging from a trolley car, Susan Morris enjoys Relaxing to the sound of the waves, Cheryl the sights of San Francisco. Susan’s trip was Branigan wonders what to do next on her vacation, enjoyed by her whole family. Cheryl spent the summer with friends in New Port. Finding a bit of Americanism in Paraguay, Jenny Thornton saw that “Coke is it” around the world. Jenny spent most of the summer with a family in Asuncion, Paraguay. Looking from the window of the tour bus. Deb Nichols was inspired to capture the beautiful scenery. Deb’s trip lasted two weeks this summer. 12—Road Trips

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Teens seek jobs elsewhere Some LHS students take out-of-town jobs Most Lincoln High students agreed that summer vacation was a very busy time. From day one, it seemed, the hot summer months were clogged with ac- tivities, and some believed that summer- time was more busy than the school year. Usually, all of this activity revolved around a job of some kind, but some students, for a variety of reasons, decided to take their summer jobs in places other than Lin- coln, Nebraska. Senior Roger Hulinsky was the mainten- ance man at a summer camp sponsored by the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska. “The camp, Hulinsky explained,“was located about twenty miles west of Fremont. I stayed there for about two and a half months in a small trailer- camper that wasn’t at all comfortable. Whenever there was grass to be cut, or dishes to wash I’d be doing it. The job paid 80 dollars a week so that hard work was worth it.” Roger particularly enjoyed the inde- pendence involved. “Getting away,” he said, “from house and family was kind of nice, it was really a new and exciting experience for me.” Senior Maura McLaughlin stayed the entire summer with her uncle in Lake Tahoe, California where, for the duration of the summer, held down three different jobs at once. “My main job,” McLaughlin said, “was head hostess at a pizzaria in Lake Tahoe, but I also worked at a jet-ski rental a couple of days a week. I got to rent out jet-skis and motorized surf boards, and teach people how to use them, and on top of that, I worked at my aunt’s flower shop.” Maura liked to stay busy during the summer with many different activities. “I like to work a lot,” she said. “I don’t want to sit around and be bored, and I’m not the type of person who would lay in the sun for three months and just veg.” Money-making wasn’t the only motive for out-of-town work. LHS senior Naomi Nagy was a junior counselor at a foreign language camp for a week last summer. She taught French to beginners, and helped plan the regular Camp Kataki activities. “We went swimming,” described Nagy, “played soccer, went on hikes, sang songs, and ate bad food.” Naomi had been going to Camp Kataki for three years as a camper and enjoyed it immensely, and then decided she was getting too old for that so she went on and became a counselor. Careful not to bump his head, Brad Gross reattaches a spark plug wire. Brad works at the Gross Standard at 48th and Calvert. With painstaking precision, Jill Engle lays out the salad spoons at the salad bar. Jill earns her wages at Valentinos on 34th and Holdrege. Listening closely to her customers, Deb Placek punches up order after order without mistake. Deb works long hours at Popeye’s on West O. Summer Jobs—11

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Vacation—An experience Summer trips combine thrills, culture This summer was a different experience for some students at Lincoln High. Students traveled throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. Cheryl Branigan went to Oregon this summer. While there she stayed with some friends and housesat in the moun- tains. The best thing Cheryl liked while in Oregon was the weather. “It was perfect; warm during the day and cold at night.” Cheryl also traveled to New Port to see the ocean. Pam Bartels was a private exchange student in Germany. She stayed with a family in Kassel, Germany. Pam was there for a month, learning traditions and “eating five times a day.” The most exciting time Pam had was a four day trip to Berlin. There she went on a tour of the Rhine River and saw all the castles and many grape fields. Jennifer Thornton was also an ex- change student. She went to Paraguay for two months. Jennifer stayed with a family the whole two months. She went to school and found the schools quite dif- ferent from ours. “They had no text books, so we did a lot of copying.” Jennif- er’s parents were excited about the trip. They were glad she had an opportunity such as this. When asked what she liked most about the trip, Jennifer replied, “Just being able to do what you wanted to do was fun.” Deb Nichols and a group of students went to Spain this summer for a couple of weeks. Deb stayed with her group, traveling to different parts of Spain. Deb explained that, “You really had to know Spanish to understand what was going on.” She learned much about the culture and the way things were run. “The culture was really backwards from ours.” Deb told of the people; “They were really nice and friendly.” The driving age is higher, about 18 or 20 years old, and they have no sp eed limits. Deb said the most excit- ing thing she did on her trip was an adven- ture to a nude beach, and getting lost on the subway.