Southeast High School - Shield Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Lincolntest attracts crowds Pun and food fill the streets CIS DSC31319 WCITCT1 Clfld DGTTiCiDCITG rape stomping and bed races to talent contests and a parade were some of the events featured at the Lincolnfest celebration of 1982. Lincolnfest originated in 1977 when the first part of the remodeled UO Street was completed There was no festival in l98l because Lincolnfest was getting to be too big and the planning committee wanted to do something special for 1982. It was a three-day celebration with all sorts of activities to please everyone day and night. The cheerleaders ran a booth where they sold sugar, peanut butter, M 8a M, and chocolate chip cookies. Reserve cheerleader Ann Lawlor said Deb Kuhn's mom owns The Cookie Com- pany and she sold us the cookies wholesale and we sold them at full price so we got to keep the profits. Lawlor also saidthat it was fun to run it. Lincolnfest covered most of the main downtown area, but some activities were held at Pioneers Park, Wilder- ness Park Elks Field and Union Col- lege. The weather was cooperative most of the time, but rain did force officials to cancel or re-schedule some activities. Among the activities held were a street dance where people could do old dances to old music, contests and activities for teenagers and adults to participate in, a contest for elementary school children, a parade with floats, and bicycle races. Stuart Staley, a junior, served as a race marshall who kept people off the course and assisted with traffic problems for the Capitol Classic Cri- terium, a race for amatures with a few pro cyclists allowed Staley said that there were four races consisting of different age groups. The feature race was the United States Cycling Fed- eration CUSCPJ for junior and senior riders. lt's nice to watch a race with top level riders in it, Staley said 18 Lincolnfest PEOPLE FLOCK to the cheerleader stand to buy an assortment of cookies. The cheerleaders sold them as a profit-making program DRESSED TO FIT THE PART in his nightshirt and cop. KOLN-TV newscaster Mel Mains prepares to judge the annual bed races.

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XX' Lunchtime eating out is in Past food restaurants offer alternate places to eat ing! The hallways were sud- denly filled with students mak- ing an all out mad rush to their cars and towards the cafeteria. Hallways were crowded and slow, people were confused streets were getting jam- med up. Still sheer hunger drove these students to their appointed meals. Thousands of dollars were spent each year on food From the tradi- tional peanut-butter sandwich to the greasy taco, students ate whatever they could get their hands on. But nothing drew a crowd like a good cheap and quick restaurant. At noon. Runza-hut, Taco Johns CTJ'sj, Wendy' s, McDonalds, Dairy Queen and a host of other restaurants became the graz- ing pastures for hundreds of hungry students. nl prefer TJ's to sitting in the lunch- room, junior Jeff Jameson com- mented Some people spent a lot more money on food than others, but all had to eat and spend money to do it, unless they went home. Most com- plained about the high cost of eating out and some chose to eat in the school cafeteria. ul go home to eat because l don't have to pay for anytingf' said junior Kurt Johnson. For those who were lucky enough to be able to go home for lunch, the familiar smell of Mom's cooking was all too familiar in most cases. When it's free though, who was going to argue? THE CANDY MACHINES were life savers to those who couldn't last until lunch. Junior John Fynbu selects his favorite junk-food in-between classes. THOUGH HAVING A DRIVER's license may be an excellent incentive to eat out, some seniors still make use of the lunchroom. JUST TIME FOR a quick bite, senior Scott Leach consumes a sandwich over the lunch hour. SENIORS MATT MAUDE, Steve Gordon, and Rex Reason enjoy a lunchtime discussion at Taco John's. Eating l7

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, , ,V I V 7!,f,,!,V-,.,nt f ,V 4 ulllun' 'A' ' ' ' '-1-T::'1 'i WITH DUST PLYENG UP from the street behind them. two teams race their beds down the lane in an attempt to get to the finish line first. The Lnterna- tional Specialties team came in Iiist for the fourth time since the races began in 1977. - -M, SHOWING PRESHLY PAINTED clown faces and holding bright campaign balloons, Kristin and Matthew Miller happily watch a clever juggler. SOME OF THE MEMBERS oi the Southeast Stage Band set up for a pertormance at Lincolniest. Lincolntest 19