Northeast High School - Rocket Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Physical activity, fine arts enrich students' lives Through the halls, and up the stairs, during first period, drifts the singing of the Lincoln Northeast Choir. Many of the oldest and best-loved Rocket traditions stem from the vocal and instrumental music departments. Performing for the school and for the public, they represent LN well. The Christmas Vespers, the spring operetta, the Rocket Revue—these are some of the big oc- casions for both singers and instrumentalists. The Swingin' Rockets play for most Rocket dances and parties. The band plays for rallies and games. At Music Clinic at North Platte in November, several orchestra members took first or second chair. Triple Trio performed as usual for many com- munity groups as well as for their fellow students. Last year for the first time, an art exhibition of pupils' work was held at Lincoln Northeast and was a terrific success. Faculty and students alike en- joyed the show and bought students' paintings. Most people can't even draw with their right hand—Carol Reidel. No other instrument otters so much leanabillty—Linda Mahoney. In phys ed, you can mix fun with football—Bill Hoppe, Doug Bailey, Dorrance Faiel, Gary Schaffer. 26

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Isn't this in in-trig-uing—Jim Hartman and Peggy King. This geometry is really solid—Ruth Ann Waist. national interest in science and mathematics Biology and physiology are also part of the science curriculum at Lincoln Northeast. No one should be ignorant of the bodily processes of the lower animals, or of the relationship between plant and animal life. Even more imperative is it that everyone understand his own body, and the delicate relationship between physical and emotional health. Six semesters of mathematics are available to students of Lincoln Northeast who need this back- ground for further study in engineering, science, or business careers. In this area, as in chemistry and languages, students are able to earn credit from the University of Nebraska if they pass examina- tions at the end of the high school course. Several LN students graduating in I960 obtained such credit, and some of the Class of 1961 will also. Hurry, Don. the world is breathlessly waiting your audacious invention—Ann Munnis and Don Hanway. MSgs ills

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Social studies, languages bring world to LN Again this year an exhibition is planned for the main second floor hall, and everyone is anticipating it. A double period art class is one of those con- sidered for the early period second semester. The whole wide wonderful world, past and pre- sent, is brought to LN by the social studies and for- eign language departments. French, German, Span- ish and Latin are offered. The language lab is part of the modern approach to teaching language. American history, a junior or senior course, is the second TV course at LN this year. Mr. William Gillies is the TV instructor. Mr. McCormick, Mr. Mueller, and Mr. Willemsen are the classroom teachers at Northeast. World history is also re- quired—usually during the sophomore year. A class without a text is a title which could be applied to the Modern Problems Class. Students taking this course use the current material in the U.5. News and World Report and the Ameri- can Observer. It doesn't look as though this class will run out of material for discussion—if there's one thing the world had plenty of in the school year 1960-61, it was problems. The U-2 Incident, unrest in the Congo, trouble with Cuba, revolution in Laos, depletion of our gold reserve were only a few of the headaches. It looks like fun, but it's really work—Dean Anderson, Jack Hatfield. 27