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ADVOCATE September 27, 1991
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2229 ''J'' Street
Lincoln, NE 68510 ·
September 27, 1991
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District-wide debts incurred by non-athletic district-spon- · sored student activities were cleared last August and a policy prohibiting organizations from borrowing money to According· to Finance Secretary Ruth Jewell. the district paid fund activities was instituted, said fvlarilyn Moore, Associ- · $20,236.87.to bring Lincoln High out of debt. Moore estimated the .. ate Superintendent for General Instruction. total cost to be $120,000, which was taken from the instructional · "Fiscal responsibility" is the goal of the new policy, said budget .. Purchases of reading. materials, furniture and other · lements lanned or summer were de erred until all. . Vice Principal Barry Stark. ... The speech and debate team and the Advocate had negative accounts at the end of last year and were brought to "base zero". However, all clubs, whether or not they are sponsored by the district, will be expected to remain out of debt on their own, said Stark. By Jon Rehm · · . Moore expected a variety of effects. on individual organiTeachers will be able to introduce new material, and give visibility and the activities of their clubs. zations. They would either be required to raise funds on tests ailld quizzes on Club Day this year, Vice Principal "If the students are committed, they'll be responsible their own, expend "carryover" accounts from previous enough to have tl1eir work made up once a month," Chrisyears, operate "within the dollar allot1nent", or reduce Barry S,tark said. According to a survey sent out to teachers at the end of last tansen said. financially draining activities. .. But aside from changes in actual policy, some fi1nda1nen"If they (organizations) do not have funds existing, they· year, teachers favored continuing to have Club Day 1nonthly, but objected to not being able to teach new material, Club ta! questions behind the purpose of Club Day remain. In its must.have the vehicle to raise funds," Stark said. four years of existence Club Day has more than doubled If organizations within a school do incur debt, it will be Day coIDrdinator Susan Pierce said. Stark said students will have to make up work missed on club participation and new clubs such as Ecology Club, · paid out of the school instructional budget. At Lincoln Club D1ay, like they would for any other school related Animal Rights Club, and Amnesty International have been High, overexpenditures made by department-affiliated organizations such as VICA or Mummers will be taken out absence. In previous years teachers couldn't introduce new fonned, according to Opal Stivrins, attendance coordinator, .. and early ..proponent o!ClooDay sC1id.·. ·· ··· ... ·····• ..· Qf departme.ri1Q!lQ&~t~, said Stark. ·. . .. ... materiall or give quizzes or tests on. Howe.ver,Piercesaid, teachers have,seen advised by the "Clu.bs were big in. the late l 960's a11d..91 Iy 197.<J.'s,but "I don't think anybody feels good-about that, but it will require depart1nent chairs to see that there is a higher degree admistr,ation not to give a lot of work 9r ha.ve majortests on then more students started working to ~µpp6rt their families Club Day. · .. · · and doing other activities outside of school, and club particiof fiscal responsibility," said Stark. The mumber of students that go to a club in a particular pation was down nation wide and at LHS. Club. Day has Non-departmental clubs must cover their own expendi-. given stt!dents opportunities to participat~ they wouldn't tures either within allocations from the district or the school class wiill affect how much material can be presented. "Last year I had one class where half of the students left have otherwise," Stivrins said. or they must supply their own additional income. Stark But, Zietz said fundamental problems in the education named cheerleading other spirit organizations as those that on Club Day. If half the class leaves in one class, and the other class in that section doesn't, I have to make uptwodifsyste1n were being overlooked. · would be affected. ferent lesson plans for that day. So if I ca.n'f teach onecliss, ·. "Club Day is a band 0 aid, it makes a]ittte i1nprove1nentbut "Any club without instructional ties will cause the general instructional budget to be debited" if they overspend, said I can't teach the other and I don't teach either class that day," it really doesn't cure the fundamental problem, "Zietz said, English teacher Eli Zietz said. · "I view high scho9l as a skill building period. We're an inStark. Despit1ethe changes in Club Day policy, Students Against dustrialized society. While Club Day is a valuable asset in The athletics budget is funded separately, primarily by learning a variety of social skills and information about gate receipts and district allocations, and is not affected by Drunk Driving sponsor Joel Christiansen and Rainbow Club President Eric Ukpaka saic!member.shipin th~irclubs ..• Jssue~, I'm uncertain as to what Club Day does when it this policy, said Stark. has not decreased from last year. They attributedthis to the .. competes with.academic time," he said. The district made the decision following a recommenda-
New material, tests allowed on Club Day
Perfect attendance to be rewarded with. finals·. option By Fred Ulrich
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The attendance recognition· ptogtarri ·offers students the choice not to take a semester final if they achieve perfect attendance, according to Vice Principal Barry Stark. In addition, many other rewards are offered to students if they meet the necessary requirements. "It (the attendance program) is solely to give students who have perfect attendance a way to say thank you," Stark said, "Realistically, it is not meant to be a deterrent for absences, but ifit works, great." Eli Zietz, English teacher, disagrees with the administration's decision to give students the option to not take finals. "Other rewards are perfect," Zietz said. "They can give stuqents an automobile, money, scholarships or clothing, but when to give a test is for the teacher to decide, not the adtninistration." According to.. Stark, a major effort is needed ·on ·the students part to meet the. qualifications of the program. To be recognized, a student cannot be absent or tardy, except for school-sponsored absences, Stark
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. ..... •....... ·.· •· .· ..· . ·.· ..·· · • · absent or tardy, quarter and semester incentives would be eliminaited, yet the student would still be eligible for the months after the month they were ab>sent..or tardy .. The program gives sttudents an option of three rewards if they meet the requirements for the month or quarter incentives. Itemr, inclt1de certificates from local businesses like Amigo's, Valentino's and Sports Courts. ..According to Stark, the certificates will be distributed to students at school just following the month, quarter or semester they qualify for . The students that achieve perfect attendance throughout the whole semester have the option not to take their finals. In addition he or she will havebrea1kfast with their parents or guardians served by Stark and either a plaque from Square D or a team hat or Tshirt fro1n Pro Image. According t<>Stark, the program will last throughout the school year, except for the option to take finals which, depending on a semester review, mightnot be in effect for second semester.
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