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Vol l l l No. 1
Lincoln High School 2229 'J' Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68510 -
September 30, 2005
ts By Marcus I-tall Hurricane Katrina slammed into the gulf coast area in late August with a fury that, until then had yet to have been seen in America, leaving behind a massive cleanup bill that is expected to run into the ten's of billions of dollars. Closer to home though, Lincoln High students and staff have been opening their hearts and ,vallets to send donations to hurricane victims in affected areas, a drive which is being orchestrated by JV football coach Richard Jackson and his Red Cross Club, Red Cross Club took donations during the opening week of September, through the I 6'", they solicited donations
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owl'scastle Moves udience ByIzzyKoch Critically acclaimed movie maker Hayao Miyazaki has done it again. Miyazaki 's talent for creating new, wonderful worlds shines through with his latest masterpiece, "Howl's Moving Castle." For those of you who don't know, anime is a fonn of animation; basically, Japanese cartoons. The style used in anime is very different from that used in American cartoons. Hayao Miyazaki is a director, writer, producer, editor, and animator who works for Studio Ghibli. Haven't ever heard his name, or heard of the studio? I'm not surprised. While growing in popularity, anin1e still is not as widespread as Mickey Mouse, or Spongebob Squarepants. You may have heard of, or even seen Miyazaki 's last movie before Howl's Moving Castle. It's called Spirited Away. It had a two week run in Lincoln Douglas theatres. Spirited Away was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003 as the Best Animated Film of the Year. Other ,vorks by Miyazaki are Nausicaa: Of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Laputa:Castle in the Sky, and Kiki's deliv. ery service .
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Quarterback Grant Davis ( 11) scrambles to find an open receiver during the Homecoming game against Bellevue East on Sept. 15. The Links lost the game 28-7. . Photo by Ida Akokoh
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By Monica Yapp Lincoln High 's Homecoming Dance was Friday, September 16'" at Lincoln High from 8:30 to 11 :30 pm. The theme was Summer Nights or the Nifty Fifties. The LHS Student Council and LHS Cheerleaders sponsored the dance. For the seniors the nominees for Queen were Li11dsey Hand, Kristin Rasmussen and Hanna Skiff. The nominees for King were Ethan Grell, James Oliva and Jordan White.
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For the juniors the nominees for Princess were Chelsea Coatman, Liz Porter and Jessica Thompson. The nominees for Prince were Preston Harris, Tim Moeller and Jeremy Tinnean. For the sophomores the Duchess were Morgan Ballard, Amelia Ells and Ashley Gove. For Duke it was Jacob Adams, Cody Fultz and Josh Riser. For the freshmen the nominees for Lady were Dominique Brown, Shannon Harris and Stella Yoon. For Lord there was Jonathan Garza, John Kingston and Benito Sanchez.
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omecom1n The royalties for this year's homecoming were the following individuals . Freshmen Lady and Lord were Shannon Harris and Benito Sanchez, Sophomore Duchess and Duke were Amelia Ells and Jacob Adams, Junior Princess and Prince were Liz Porter and Preston Harris, and Senior Queen and King were Kristin Rasmussen and Jordan White. Homecoming King Jordan White appreciated being recognized by his peers, and he said that he had a lot of fun at the dance, but he felt that there was not enough rap music played.
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There was food and music, and there were a lot of people out on the floor dancing, eating and -taking pictures. They had many decorations set up in the halls and in the gym, balloons, records and decorations on the tables. Some students had unique outfits on; one girl had on skates to go with the theme and other girls had on poodle skirts. Despite the disappointing _loss of the Homecoming game the night before, students has a great tirne at the dance. (Homecoming Photos Page 12)