Issuu

September 12, 1973

VOCATE VOL. LXXX, NO. 1

SEPTEMBER 12, 1973

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

School Prepares for People, New Term

During the summer, Lincoln High School underwent several changes:

Student's Future Taking Top Priority; Career Education Coordinating Program Changes in Lincoln High School for the 1973-1974 school year include the introduction of a new program, Career Education, " a comprehensive, systematic, and cohesive

plan of instruction that will provide each student the opportunity to plan and prepare for a meaningful and satisfying role as a contributing member of society."

Prasch, Student Reps Initiate Conference "The Year of the Arts," new programs, school starting dates, and optional attendance were among the topics discussed at a superintendent's press conference held Thursday. Re pre sen tatives from each of the four public high school's newspapers and the presidents of the student councils were present to ask questions and get explanations of new ideas and recent developments in the Lincoln educational system . Tom Diehm, John Hopgood, and Robin McCleery were present from Lincoln High. The results of a poll taken of high school students last year were revea-led' showing that a Ithough a majority of students feel that they need and are receiving a good education, almost I 0 percent would drop out if they could. Although most students were satisfied with their relationships with teachers, 40 percent felt that their relationship with administrators was "poor" or "very poor." Two-thirds of the students feel that their counselors do not know them well enough. They also feel that more career education should be included in the curriculum.

*. * The 1973-74 school year has been designated as "The Year of the Arts." This will mean that students kindergarten through twelfth grade - will be introduced to the various fine arts as subjects for leisure rather than subjects in which one must have special talents.

most will be held after school or in the evening.

* *. Graduation requirements were also a topic of discussion. According to Superintendent John Prasch, without requirements "some kids could elect themselves out of an education." Guidelines for graduation are being studied, however, and new requirements will be announced sometime in December.

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... a new Career Education program was implemented ... an organization, Concern, was formed. This group is concerned with the well-being of members of minority and ethnic groups ... a new system of permanent quarter-grades was put in effect for Lincoln High, the only high school involved in the project. Under this plan, the motivated and assisted to dev_elop th_eir potential, and student· receives 2.5 hours of credit for courses there would be no dropouts. passed during the quarter. Q-45 is intended to provide students with the opportunity to drop or Students of Lincoln High add new courses at the quarter breaks l_l~e=impresse_g.,.._Mr ._ Bean

New AssJt. Principal 'Enioys Young People' The new assistant principal, M.r. Do_nald W... Dean, has fulfilled his lifelong dream. He has always enjoyed working wit!kY.oung: peor.le-and now he has the opportunity to work- with the students of Lincoln j:Jigh.

deeply. He said;- "Most ... because. of Federal~regulations,. the vending ·y_oung p_eople seem tg be here with a seriousness- of inachines,_boih- in the concession 1rea and in the The reasons given for purpose. Lincoln High has corridors are locked between the hours- of- (0:30 starting school in August Mr. Dean is quite something to contribute to a.m. and 1 :00 p.m. were to co-ordinate as outspoken on the subject of their growth and ... the school year has been· designated as "The closely as possible the high education. He feels schools development." school schedule with that of are providing choices for Year of the Arts." Students at all grade levels will the universities and to fulfill He has a high opinion of be introduced to the various fine arts. young people and if the the required number of students choose wisely from young people, noting that school days. The reason for_ among these alternatives, they have "more potential Pictures on page 3 school starting so early this their needs will be met. He today than ever before." year was because of the way observed, "Lincoln High has Labor Day falls in a lot of OP.p6rtunities to September. Prasch said that meet young peoples' needs some thought has been if they choose wisely." given to ending first semester before Christmas The new assistant as is done at the universities, principal feels schools but that it has not yet "should not be a become an important issue. preparation for life but an experience in life." Schools and what goes on in them * •• should be experiences more like those which young people will actually face in Such press conferences as life. that held this week will probably be held According to Mr. Dean, periodically. "The value of education is its providing a place for young people to learn basic skills through interpersonal Attention seniors! relations and cooperation to equip them to learn This is to remind every throughout life." senior that if he wants to be represented in the 197 4 High schools should be a Links, he must have his place for students to begin glossy print in room 219 no to learn and accept both the later than Monday, behavior and the skill November 12. requirements employers will expect of them. Here, When the student brings students are able to explore his picture to the Links things they're interested in, room, a $1 engraving fee in a protective environment. will be collected. In other words, the high school lets a person "get his feet wet."

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Strength in Unity

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New Foreign Exchange Students ......... 2 1 New Sound System ..... . ............. 3 1 Varsity Football Team Has New Look ..... 6 1 Links Life ........................... 2

With the implementation last year of EPIC, (Educational Participation in the Community), LHS led the way for the present plan which includes eight other Lincoln community

Senior Pies Due

Several workshops will be set up, involving students from all schools and ''artist s-in-residence." Because of the inter-school nature of these programs,

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This statement is from the Lincoln High School Career Education Plan, prepared by the LHS Career Education Cadre which consists of 14 faculty members who attended a summer workshop to participate ir. designing a career program that would involve all Lincoln High students.

... a new assistant principal and 14 new teachers were added to the faculty ... a new sound system was installed. The new system now permits announcements to be made clearer and louder. An added attraction is that schools. music can be played all day in any room if the Mr. Gerald Gruber, teacher so wishes. Since the main control is in the Career Education Project Coordinator for Lincoln office, it must be regulated from there High School, Goodrich ... new lockers were to have been installed, but Junior High School, and due to a steel shortage, they are only now Brownell Elementary School, says, "Career becoming available. As a result, there are huge Education is for everybody. holes in the walls; however, these are rapidly being It is not synonomous to filled and the job is to be completed within the out-of-school placement. next month However, we do want to emphasize that outside ... two art rooms were combined to form a double employment is extremely classroom. Also included in this new area is a important in education." complete dark room, the best equipped in the City of Lincoln According to a booklet issued by the U.S . . . . the 1973 Senior Gift was put in place

The ideal school, according to Mr. Dean, would be a place where young people looked forward to going because something good and exciting would happen. In this perfect school, "kids would feel good about being kids," they would be

Student lounge in front of the 1972-73 Senior Gift, a sculpture entitled "Strength in Unity," at the East entrance to Johnson Gym.