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Vol. 103 No. 1 · Lincoln Blfh School 2229 "J" Street Lincoln Nebraska 68510
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Robbyn Burns-· p.m for 1,400 people in LinOn September 14 1997, · coln, Kearney, Omaha and · the second annual Lincoln Norfolk. In Lincoln people AIDS Walle raised $14,000 to came up to an hour early to help fund AIDS research. Toe hand in their money. The Neevent began at the Nebraska braska AIDS Walk made AIDSProjectofflceat3lstand .$75,0QO to help fight AIDS. Winthrop Road and wound up People brought their dogs, · side streets for 6.1 ·kilometers. babies, and fundraisingmoney Wallcers asked sponsors to do- for· the 6.1 K walk. Evert the· ' nate money for each kilometer Lincoln High Student Council they walked. showed up for the walk. . Nebraska has sponsored People walked for many theAIDSWallcforsfxyears, but reasons; for friends or family. Lincoln has participated only _ they have lost, or just for the the past two years. Derric · cause. Some people carried Fields, the walk coordinator, · signs with names of people washopingforanywhere:from who have died of AIDS. Bar200 to 250 participants, and bara Barnawell walked in the . about 250 people showed up. memoiy of Princess Diana, Fields, who has been -living sinceAIDS was one of Diana's with AIDS for 14 years, said he main causes. LincolnHigh StudentCouncilmemberstake a break after the 6.iK AIDS walk. Back row,left to is happy to help with anything Next year the organizers right: senior Christa Loch, senior Kristen Sasso,junior Steven Bailey,seniorAshley Jones,junior thathastodowithflghtingthis , are hoping for an even bigger MaroyaSpalding,junior Erin Frerichs,junior Jessica Colombe,and senior Sadie Stephens.·Front· deadly disease. turnout to help fight this · row, left to right:junior Nick Messing,senior David Dinh, senior Jessica Turek,junior Ingrid - The walk started at l :30 deadly disease. Naumann,andjunior ShannonRaymer.
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American Football. , night school and cramming in her vol-. has some trouble understanding To apply for the foreign exunteer hours. She is ruow in Poza Rica speech," said Kolm's mother .. The · repeated to students seemingly since . De Hildago, Mexico. She lives with a classes all take place in the same room, change program one should contact the Lincoln Rotary group or a coun· the second grade, is usually not taken Mexican family and attends a private with no 'interaction with the teacher, Catholic school. (Attending school ts a and all students must wear uniforms. . selor at Lincoln High for more inliterally. Lincoln High School alumnus In comparison to Lincoln High, Kolm formation. The first step is to be Coriilne Kolm, however, is seeing ~ Rotary Club requtrement.) seemed interviewed by the local Rotary, folKohn is taking Chemistry and Phys- · said that the experience completely new horizon -in Mexico_. · lowed by an interview on the state Kolm was selected last November by ics, which are· taught exclusively in rather "diy." · Anyone ·assuming that life for level, If accepted, multiple forms. the Lincoln Rotary Club to be a foreign Spanish. Since Kolm is not yet commust be filled out and sent to counexchange student. Although Kolm was _ pletelyfluent. her comprehension of the Kolm is all work and no play would tries in which one is interested. material is· hindered. "She (Kolm] is. be quite wrong indeed. . Recently, an LHS Junior last year, she graduated The Rotary Club cannot guarearly by taking Citizenship Issues at doing fairly well with speaking but still during a phone call to her mother, she was. watching HBO and eating an tee that the student .Will be as. Pizza Hut ptzza with a group of other signed to the requested country, but exchange students. It seems that they will try to find a country with _ no matter_ where one goes in the _ the requested language. Kolm had world, one can always find a small to submit 4 essays on various subpiece of Americana. jects, a physician's release, a denKolm has visited the beach, the· tal release, recommendations from· Mayan ruins of El Tajin, Mexico. the school counselor, and photos · City, and last week she went to an of herself, her family, house, and authentic Mexican fiesta. Despite pets. the language challenges Kolm is fac~ Finally, once accepted by a for- · ing, it seems that her. Mexican eign Rotary group, that group sefriends are having similar problems lects a host family for the student. with English. She is receiving as- . The A~erican family pays for the sistance with her Spanish while also. fli~t and medical expenses while _ speaking a lot of English with her· - the host family provides room and · friends. board. Although the Rotary Club ·_UNKS OVERSEAS: During a reception this summer in l,ineoln's sister . Kolm ts staying with Luis and provides $50.00 a month, all other . , Taipiag,. Taiwaa, cleleptes from:LBS • the l,ineoln a1reaposed with _ fnm LHS's iider school Cha'Lin Hip. LBS faculty members Rosalena Lopez, who have a 22- spending money must be supplied bbertson, JUIHaBSllew,Cons&anceKingston, and Untllal Risenltoover . year-old son, Manuel, and a 17- - by the American student's family. year-old nephew, Luis. Within the Becoming a Rotary club foreign; · Ille reception •long wiltliijaaior Jeremy-Jew-ell_aadlLBS alumnus -·month Luis is leavtng on a similar.,·-· exchange student requires a·lot of llaasllew. The - · traveled aeroH Taiwan for six days in June. . · Rotary Club trip for McCook, Ne~ work, but, according to Kolm, "The .. braska. His dream is to play payoff is definitely worth it."
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