Northeast High School - Rocket Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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We're Ihe newcomers in Ihe faculty—Mrs. Janice Krause, Charles Johnson, Mrs. Joyce Badami, Mrs. Joan Blacksher, Mrs. Joan Tews, and Ronald Steinke. In Guidance, Students Define Goals and Armed with the patience of an angel and the wisdom and understanding of a Solomon, the guidance teachers stand ready to offer a helping hand to the students of North- east. They offer counseling to students as they choose a curriculum, decide on a life’s work, or solve the problems that every high school boy and girl faces. In twelfth grade guidance classes, stu- dents are urged to examine their ideals, morals, and fundamental beliefs when they prepare to write their philosophy of life pa- pers. Guidance counselors aid the seniors in deciding on post graduation plans. By instructing them in such things as filling out an income tax form, it is hoped that the students will be as well prepared as possible to face the responsibilities of adult life. In junior guidance classes, the students are helped to evaluate their own personal- ities and strive to improve them. Juniors are also given access to information on various occupations. Some students are absent too often— Frank Simon and Mrs. Loraine Calkins. 20

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Is Developed in Language Arts Classes. Mrs. Krause, please explain yourself—Mrs. Eliza- beth Reeder, Miss Elaine Simithberger, Jack Muel- ler, Mrs. Barbara Kos, and Mrs. Helen Krause. It's a never - ending stream—Mrs. Ula Maher. is asked to answer every day. Many of these can usually be answered with one brief sentence, “Check the card catalogue.” In no place, other than the library, is there so much information so readily available to LN students. Deadlines and more deadlines must be met by those students that bring us our paper every other Friday. They help re- establish the fact that deadlines will have to be met all through life. While those working on newspaper do short-range plan- ning, those on yearbook staff must use long- range planning to fit the many elements of the school into one unit that reflects the personality of LN. In order to accomplish anything in the line of journalism, literature, or speech one must first have a knowledge of the basic elements of English. These basic elements can be gained through courses in junior high English, English III and IV, and Sen- ior Composition. When all elements of English, our country’s “talk”, are tasted, chewed, and digested by the student, then, certainly our democracy must be enriched. My first point is — speech class. 19

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Strong emphasis is laid on choosing and studying a vocation in tenth grade guidance classes. A paper to be written on some oc- cupation, along with I.Q. and aptitude tests are in store for every sophomore. In ninth grade guidance classes, students choose a curriculum and decide on their majors and minors for senior high. Dur- ing this year, they also receive the begin- nings of vocational guidance. Information on and training in good reading and study habits are presented to eighth graders in their guidance classes. These junior high students are helped along the difficult road from adolescense to ma- turity by helpful hints on grooming and ways in which to achieve greater self-confidence and a more out-going personality. It is easy to imagine how huge and pos- sibly frightening the long, crowded halls of Lincoln Northeast appear to seventh graders entering the school for the first time. It is in their guidance classes that these new students receive their orientation to their new life as junior highers. Here they learn the grading system, the school personnel, the policies of the school, and exactly what will be expected of them as they face this phase of their life. Their Contributions A glimpse of one of fhe lively discussions in Senior Guidance. Exams exhaust me, too —Mrs. Beryl Bowlin. Now, this is a bulletin—Brad Bigelow.