Southeast High School - Shield Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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WCHHH Ol NIB HHIIOH: 56,2 Trillion and Pilmg Higher STUDENT COUNCIL TASK Force representatives Lendy Nickerson, Bill Dimon and Cathy Betten- hasen think of new ways to improve conditions at school. OPEN CAMPUS PROVIDES students like Barb Hillier, Kris Siemer, and Kvmm Schell a time to get away. ,WN ' 415 ,Q ,,.,W,k.,J5',,f ff ff f g I ff 3 it 'lii I X ' X7 ' ' X M , ff INSTEAD OP INVADING neighbors' lawns across the street, Task Force members voted in favor ot the area between the curb and the sidewalk along the east side ot 37th street for smokers to go. Cleanup Task Force 29 M

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Task force initiated Student problems affect surrounding neighborhood andalism, smoking, loitering on private property, reckless driv- ing, and littering were all major prob- lems at Southeast and the neighbor- ing area. Due to these problems, Southeast and Northeast high school both set up task forces to help deal with and solve these concerns. The task force was composed of neighbors, parents, stu- dents, faculty members, PSAB student service members, and the police force. One of the main problems was with students trespassing on neighboring lawns. They destroyed the lawns, lit- tered. and smoked during passing periods, study halls, and especially during the lunch hour. Several neighbors voiced their com- plaints. Dorothy Gruenmeyer, who re- sided across the street from the school on 37th Street saidthat a lot of students didn't respect the residents when asked to leave. 'tlt's my yard I don't want them sitting in it, pulling grass up, and setting fire to leaves. On 37th Street the kids stand out in the street. We're concerned about someone getting hurt badly, Gruen- meyer said Another neighbor who voiced his opinion was Meyer Lederman, who lives at 3640 Otoe Street. nl don't care if they smoke, but theyre outstepping their bounds when they put butts on the lawns, he said Both people agreed that closed campus was not the answer. They said the entire student body should not be punished for the actions of a few people. Police officer Ed Ragatz, the team captain for the Southeast area said he probably got about five calls a week about litter, noise, and occasionally vandalism near Southeast. Patrol cars around the area also received some complaint calls. The Student Council printed and distributed a flyer to neighbors who lived within a two block radius of Southeast. It explained the p1.u'pose of the task force, and also asked the residents to call the school office if they witnessed any trespassing, speeding, reckless driving, or any other suspi- cious or unlawful acts. RON ROCKENBACH explains to Kim Haes that litter at Southeast is a problem. 28 Cleanup Task Force PICK IT UP! Lendy Nickerson helps with the litter clean-up at Southeast. TASK FORCE FLYERS were distributed by student council representatives Deb Kuhn and Lendy Nickerson to neighbors within a radius of two blocks of Southeast.

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Winter attracts people Skiing to ice skating, whichever is more appropriate en the weather turned colder, some people preferred sitting in their houses near a fire rather than going outside into drifting snow and freezing temperatures. These people sacrificed pleasure for comfort though the wintertime offered many exciting activities for hardier people to take part in One of the most popular winter activi- ties for those with sufficient funds was downhill skiing. The nearest state with good slopes for the serious skier was Colorado though Nebraska opened its own ski area - Trailridge - December 17. Trailridge is about 30 miles from Lincoln and has five slopes. Another nearby skiing area was at Crescent Hills in Iowa. Though neither area featured the mountains of Colo rado, they offered chances for people who could not get to Colorado to ski Popular resorts in Colorado included Steamboat Springs, Keystone, Mary Jane, Vail and Aspen Junior Christy Wherrit said that she went skiing for the first time over Christ- mas at Keystone. Though she had a skiing accident and tore ligaments in her knee, she plans l'to go again soon Junior Mary Jane Colleran said. I've been skiing since I was little. I like the feeling of going fast. I like to be isolated on a mountain A skiing sport situated better for Nebraska was cross-country skiing. In Lincoln alone, skiers had an assortment of park areas to choose from for skiing use. Senior Dave Tewes who had been crossfcountry skiing for about three years said. it's a type of sport that you can only do in the winter. He also said that he liked to do it for exercise. Junior Tripp Dobson said he like cross-coun- try and downhill skiing because of the uexcitement of the mountains. Winters cold temperatures also gave ice skaters a chance to show their talents. Student teacher Kristy Johnson said she liked to skate because, t'It's fun and it's good exercise. Johnson said that she skated in Omaha, usually at Aksarben or Hitchcock Park Lincoln skaters could use several lakes, among them Holmes Lake and a small skating lake on l4th and Lake Streets. Pershing Many students took advantage of Lincoln's heavy snowfalls to indulge in simpler winter sports like sledding, snowball fights, and snowman build- ing. Pioneers Park featured two sled ramps for tobaggoners and sledders alike. Though snowball fighting was discouraged at school, many students engaged one another in friendly but cautious snow throwing. - -fx 1' THE COLORADO ROCKIES were a perfect winter get-away for ski buffs looking for a challenge. 30 Winter Sports A POPULAR SPORT in a state that lacks moun- tains, cross-country skiing was the thing to do as senior Ingrid Wendorff finds out. EYING THE SLOPES, senior Matt Maude prepares to undertake his first Trailridge skiing adventure.