Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Keddrin Weber learns the exciting, ever growing technology of the computer. The computer room can rarely be found empty. Catching up on homework in the band room, Diane Ngyuen “hits them books ’ Diane plays the clarinet, the violin does not belong to her. Second Home—19

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Class becomes 2nd home They’re “home away from home” for most If someone had wandered through the Lincoln High School building, around four or five o’clock at night, they might have expected to find nothing but a vacated stack of hallways. However, upon peering into some of the classrooms, they would have seen a bit more than janitors and empty desks. Many LHS students could be found in late hours of the afternoon and early hours of the morning to be right here at school. They might have been working on homework, talking with a friend, or typing at a computer. Some were waiting for rides, while others just liked to spend a little extra time in the classrooms of their favorite subject or activity. Mummer Stephanie Ortiz explained why she spent her spare time at school in the drama room. “If you spend so much time,” Ortiz said, “in a room, doing the activities that go with that room, you sort of begin to think of it as home. And you feel more comfortable in that room than in any other room in the school.” Many LHS students, like band drummer Rochelle Stahn, had to wait for a while after school for someone to come pick them up. Rochelle thought that it was great that she had a place to go where she really belonged. “Rush lets me stay in the band room after school a lot of the time,” Rochelle explained, “since my mother doesn’t pick me up till five.” There were still other students who spent extra time in classes out of necessity. Senior Mike Evans explained why he spent about an hour each day in the computer room. “I like learning as much as I can about computers,” Evans said, “and I like experimenting with new things. But all that takes time, and since I don’t have a computer at home, I come here a lot.” For whatever the reason, Lincoln High students seem to have been comfortable with, and made good use of, their “homes away from home.” Studying after hours in the photography room, Doug Logan seems to be able to work well without paying attention to what he is doing. Art students have been known for staying after school in order to finish special protects. As an afterschool tradition, Mike Rozmarin, David Hinkle, Tom Boellstorff, Ginger Dzerk, and Jochen Dorenberg gather to relax and talk in the lunchroom. Mrs. Baker offers after school munchies from her concession stand in the cafeteria to needy students. 18—Second Home

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Showing one of their many breakin' talents. After crashin’ the dance floor, Randy Nuss, Brian Bryant Bishop and Danny Tucker prepare for the Cada, Mike Rozmann, and Clyde Wilson find it break dance contest to follow. They came in second necessary to take a short break. Even John Travolta place in the contest. had to get some rest. Dances favor “Breakin” Hit song “Fame” inspires dance creativity Lincoln High dances are ever-increasing in popularity, partly because of the grown enthusiasm about break dancing. A lot of people showed up at the first dance; it was the first LHS dance to hold a break dancing contest. Keno Mordecai thought the contest was great, but disorganized. “Breakin’ takes a lot of physical activity, we needed a tot more room.” Mordecai and his team took first place in the contest. People go to dances for a wide variety of reasons. Marion Jahreis, an exchange student from Bavaria, goes to see the people “I like to see how American students have fun.” Sophomore Don Foley goes simply because it’s something to do, and “it can help you improve socially.” But, to Emily Jagoda, a junior and a compulsive dance attender, “I love them.. . you get that certain special mix of all the right people.” When asked what she likes best about the dances, Emily replied, “I like snappin’ my fingers to the beat. I like the lights, the action, and the beat of the music.” And when asked what she dislikes, “nothin’, just nothin’,” was her response. Sophomore Troy Marbowls, on the other hand, dislikes the fact that there are no free refreshments served, but he does like the selection of music played and “just dancing with my girlfriends.” Senior Becky Boswell appreciates the tow cost; “they’re one of the cheaper forms of entertainment and they’re fun.” She especially enjoys the fact that “you can do whatever you want and you don’t have to be John Travolta.” Boswell’s favorite aspect of Lincoln High dances is when they play the hit song “Fame.” “It brings out the ‘Fame Dancer and creativity in everyone.” 20—Dances