Lincoln High 2229 ''J'' Street Lincoln Ne. 68510 October 11, 1988
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By Brandy Toombs The dimmed lights and the sounds of the live band filled the gymnasium to kick off this years Homecoming Dance. The evening started off with the varsity football teams victory over Scottsbluff. The game was held at Seacrest Field at 7:30 p.m. and many Lincoln High students, faculty, supporters and alumni , came to cheer the Links on when they defeated Scottsbluff 21-0. The dance then started around 9:30. Admission was three dollars at the door and two dollars in advance. There was punch, cookies, door prizes, and a live band. According to Student Council member Erica Beutler, senior, they chose a live band to try and interest more people. "D.J .'s only attract a certain group of people. We thought with a band we could interest more people to come." said Beutler. Randy Ernst, Student Council sponsor, stated that they chose a live band because the senior class hasnever had a live band at a ~ance, it would be more attractive to students, and it would better fit the theme of the dance. The live band, Project S, was chosen because they were within fmancial reach, they play all kinds of music, they're not a bar band, and have a good reputation, according to Beutler. They played everything from REM to Guns and Roses. This was the first live band in seven years. Ernst thought Project S was too fast the first set and too slow the second set. However, Project S was missing their regular guitarist which Ernst thought was a big part of the problem. When asked if Student Council would have a live band next year Ernst said, "We'd work extra hard at finding a band that perhaps had better expertise at controlling the pace of a dance." · Chosen as this years Homecoming King and Queen were Scott Jurgens and Kerri Anderson. Also on the Homecomingcourt were Kevin Johns, Ralph Allen. Dean Cummings, Wendy Johnson, Proj~ct Splays at this years Homecoming Dance. Kelli 'Thomas, and Jenny Allen. Student Council raised over six-hundred dollars which they will use for various activities.
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Attendance policy sparks controversy By Jane McManus
The attendance policy changed drastically between the end of last school year and this one. The·policy of detentions l&Ddallowance of ten absences per quarter is gone. In. its place is a policy which allows for 12 absences per semester, but doem't require a detention for a truancy. The new policy atten1pts to involve parents more actively in the attendanceof their student. To achieve this goal, the attendance staff hasdeveloped a system to notify parents as the student accumulates absences. · With the accumulation of three absencesthere is a confecence with the student to make them awrareof the penalties. With four to seven absences,· a letter gets sent to the parents to make them aware of the policy. After eight to ten absences the student will be referted to their counselorr if they are ·a sophomore, and to Charles Jones if they are a junior or senior. At 13 absences, the:teacheroftheclassis
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notified that the student willnotreceivecreditfor that class. If a student misses more that twelve days for any reason and they don't feel that they deserve to lose credit for that class, there is areview board made up of one student, one parent, one administrator, one counselor, one attendance coordinator, and two teachers. Thereview board will tske into account how many absences are excused or truant This board has the power to reinstate credit for a course if it sees the need. and their decision is final. Ted Rethmeier, vice principal of student services, went around to classrooms explaining the policy to students at the beginningoftheyear. He did this so that students would know the penalties of missing class before they actnally did miss. "If a student is gone for a good reason, such as hospitalization, they would not lose credit for that," said Rethmeier. ,
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''We wanteda policy that said if you choose not to be in class, you won't get credit for that class," said Stoehr, "If you don't graduate from high school, you can't go on to do the things you want to do." Erica Beutler, Vice Preident of student council feels differently about the new policy. "I disagree with the attendance policy be"IJJSe I feel that it inhibits students from participating in school related and community activities, but I do like the fact that there are no longer detentions," said Beutler.
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Although the policy is a district policy, other schc)olsin Lincoln have applied it differently. Opal Stoehr, the head of the attendanceotTice, ' said. that_-!tebe_lievea this J!Olicywill help increase attendance. If you nuss 12 days you are missing 14.4%of the time that you should be in
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By Jack Dempsey Sidetracking from his campaign speeches, Bob Young Democrats, said that this was more than Kerrey, democrat candidate for Senate, talked at just a campaign visit for Kerrey and that Kerrey a special, open forum of the Lincoln High Young really wanted students opinions on certain issues. Democrats on September 14. · "He wanted to count on them for their opinions Kerrey spoke to students at Lincoln High and insights regarding youth issues," said School about the important role young people Barstow. play in government affairs. Kerrey also talked about his feelings on the . ''I thought he did a good job of anissues that faced his candidacy; nuclear weapons swering everyone's questions, "said and nuclear waste to abortion and child care. Beutler. "He relates well to young He then opened himself up to questions. Erica Beutler, President of Lincoln High people." Young Democrats, was present at the forum. "I thought he did a good job of answering Barstow said that Kerrey might have surprised everyone's questions, "said Beutler. "He relates some students on his response concerning aborwell to young people." tion and a nuclear waste dump; Kerrey was proPatrick Adams, member of Lincoln High choice concerning abortion and was in favor of Young Democrats, said Kerrey clearly knew Nebraska the site of a nuclear waste dump. what he was talking about and that people could The Bob Kerrey Forum was sponsored by the understand him. Lincoln High Young Democrats, Southeast '1 think he established himself pretty well on Young Democrats, Northeast High Students for where he stands on the issues," said Adams. Kerrey, Politically Concerned Students, and . James Barstow, sponsor of Lincoln High Lincoln Area Students for Kerrey. •
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