Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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A field trip with meaning Renaissance Fair offers fun and education Early one fall, Sunday morning, LHS students began to gather in the north lot. They were waiting—some were nervous, some sleepy, others anxious and still others were bouncy with energy. Finally, the bus came. This was what they’d all been waiting for and slowly they filed onto the bus. These students, and a handful of faculty, were leaving for the annual Renaissance Fair, held near Kansas City. And, every year a group of students gathered at school one fall morning to attend the Fair. But, this year was different. This year the usual group—the Madrigals—was joined by students from the English and Art Departments. Mr. Curt Ratliff, the British and European Writers teacher, said that Mrs. Merrell Grant was to thank for the interdepartment cooperation. However, all three departments were anxious to work together to make the trip possible. At the Renaissance Fair, there were many things to do and see. Mr. Ratliff especially enjoyed the comic act “Puke and SnotHe said that the firm understanding of the period and the updated version of what times were like made the act his favorite. “In fact,” Mr. Ratliff said, “I spent most of my day watching them over and over again.” To senior Devon Schumacher, experiencing the time period helped him see what he was studying in Brit. Lit. “Seeing the period recreated,” Devon said, “really put it in perspective.” Devon also liked talking with the people working at the Fair. And, because the Renaissance Period interested him, he knew that those people were correct in their portrayal of the time. Out of all the activities, junior Sheri Spilker most wanted to do the Maypole. However, when she made it to the Pole, she discovered that she was too late. Instead, Sheri and her companions watched several plays and made some taste-tests on the food. Mr. Ratliff, Devon and Sheri all agreed on some points. For instance, it was very realistic—from costumes to personalities to activities. All three commented that the trip was fun, besides being educational. “If the students didn’t gain any interest in the Renaissance Period,” Mr. Ratliff said, “they gained knowledge about each other removed from the classroom setting...I hope this trip becomes an annual event, everyone had a good time.” Something was happening everywhere you looked whether it be dancers (above) or a parade of walking comedians. All performers working at the Fair dressed according to the time period and most developed the voice and mannerisms of the past also. Performing for the audience, this magician uses a volunteer for his dollar bill trick. Even though the magic was a bit modernized at the Fair, magic was popular during the Renaissance Period. Renaissance Fair—25

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Members find time Organizations membership varies In finding members for organizations, such as Math Club, Student Coun- cil, Band, Mummers, Chess Club, Computer Club, etc..., the members and sponsors have many ways of finding new membership. These members and spon- sors try to find students interested in the kinds of things that particular or- ganization has to offer. In Student Council, the junior and senior represen- tatives go to sophomore English classes to find per- spective sophomores for Student Council; “We go to their (sophomore) clas- ses to try and get new people interested in Student Council,” President Shelly Loos said. “We tell them about some of the past activities and about some new activities being plan- ned, it seems we’ve had pretty good success with it.” Shelly went on to say that in 1983 less than 100 sophomores voted for who they wished to represent them in the Student Coun- cil. In 1984,22 sophomores ran. and about 270 voted. The junior and senior representatives also tell the sophomores about the Student Council as a whole, “We tell them it’s fun, but it takes a lot of time. Some of this time is out of school. We also tell them it’s not a normal activity in that it is a class, and a member of Student Council gets nor- mal class credit.” “As a whole, I like the sophomores’ creative ideas,” Shelly said, “They bring new ideas to Student Council, and therefore make it a better organiza- tion.” Mrs. Patience Fischer, from Math Club, said they depend mainly on “word of mouth.” “New members are usu- ally friends of old members interested in Math, she said, “The members tell their friends about Math Club and hope they participate.” In the Organization Section: Publications....................Pg. 28 Spirit .........................Pg. 32 Membership......................Pg. 38 Government......................Pg. 44 Music...........................Pg. 48 Fine Arts.......................Pg. 58 Productions.....................Pg. 64 Planning the next activity. Student Council members Dan Sweeney, Shelly Loos and Trevor Bassen decide the details. A total of five sophomores were elected to Student Council. Showing definite leadership, Advocate Editors critique the latest issue. The Advocate is published 12 times a year. Meeting the deadline, the yearbook staff decides on a certain picture. This is just one of the seven deadlines the staff had to meet throughout the year. Organizations—27