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Nestside IMCs go high tech The new system will be comprised of four Public Access Cata- - - - - - - n e w s editor logs (PACs). These terminals will fechnology marches forward be available to students to locate td Westside keeps pace with the books within the building. The w automated card catalog and terminals will also allow Westside :culation system. students to access the collection Dver the summer, Westside's records of the Omaha Public liedia specialists have been plac- brary system and Westside Middle g computer bar codes on the in- School le covers of all books. The PACs will also keep track of lnadditiontothis,eachWestside · the availability of books and when tdent will receive a library card they will be checked back in. th their own bar code. Every two PACs have their own lhesecodeswillmakeitpossible printer to print out a citation tellr Westside to join the Omaha ing where the book is located and iblic Librarycomputerizedmain- its availability status. une and start a citywide circulaThe terminals are to be placed in •n of information. the Student Study Center (SSC),
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and the Social Studies Instructional Materials Center (1M C). A laser checkout system will scan the codes and enter the information into a circulation module. Westside is the onlyOmahahigh school to be connected into the system. Every book in the building. with the exception of the books in the EnglishlMChavebeencoded. The English lMC is to begin the two month process ofcomputerization in November, with the anticipa·tionofhavingthe lMCon-linewith ·the rest of the building second :semester. According to media specialist :Betty Hallas, the media depart-
ment has been preparing for this switch for quite some time. "We have had students entering information into a database for three years now. It takes a lot of preparation for something of this magnitude," Hallas said. "It's a little confusing right now. There .. still are some odds and ends to be cleaned up." Social studies instructor Bill Hayes seemed enthusiastic about the new system. "The new system is exciting. It will keep an accurate count of resources available, allow us to access information from the Omaha Public library and reduce the service time at the front desk," he said.
Friday,August23, 1991
Official Newspaper o[Westside High School
Construction confusion continues at Westside _ _ __.Chris Bouc
EXPOSED Cross--sections of the EngUsh wing were revealed to passers--by In midjuly. Here, three
workers from unertcan Glass Co. 1ttempt to heal the wound with new window panes. lAnce photo by Todd
McCollister
------~--asst. news editor As part of a project to improve Westside, air conditioning. new windows, and many other unseenrenovationssuchasreworked electrical wiring have been added over the summer. According to Assistant Superintendent for Finance Les Sladek, up until this point, Westside was the only school in the district without air-conditioning. "The main reason it was necessary to purchase air conditioning is due to days of early dismissal in the fall of last school year," Sladek said. Several students and instructors said that the construction was a necessary inconvenience. "Sure it's a mess now, but it will be worth it next spring when we're able to studyinacoolandrefreshingatmosphere," senior Heidi Potthoff said. "Did Younkers close down when they remodeled? I think that the students won't be drastically affected by the messy construction," Social Studies instructor, Tom Carman said. The District 66school board, along with Superintendent Jim Tangdall and Westside's administration, had the fmal
say in the decision to add air-conditioning to Westside. The District has contracted the Wilscamand Birge Construction Co. of Omaha to complete the task of renovating Westside. Financing for the construction comes from a special building fund which generated around $1.1 m@on last year to complete the project. The finished product, seen and unseen, will make use of all the money in the special building fund. Some students feel this project is not worthwhile. "I think it's a waste of money for how little we are in school during summer months," senior Steve Walenz ~d. Construction workers have put in long hours during the summer to complete the construction. "We're just trying to keep the contractor happy," Bill Gibson, contruction worker, said. The project was scheduled to be completed on Friday, Aug. 16. However, the building is now scheduled to have air-conditioning starting Tuesday, Oct. 1. "With a few messy halls, we'll be open for business Aug. 21," Assistant Principal Ron Huston said.
~hurch and high school work together to ensure driver safety
:hanges introduced to underclassmen parking zones problem. The changes made are not drastic ones, just simply aids to organize traffic, Otis said. "We've always had a lot of traffic problems on Sunday editor Jnderclassmen parking problems are n othing new at mornings. These changes should make it aloteasierto enter estside and the new school year brings added confusion and exit the property," Otis said. According to Findley, the changes sh ould not really be a ith new changes being made to the Countryside /Westside problem for Westside students. lrkinglot. "Students will simply have to be more careful when they ::ountryside and Westside officials met together over the unmer to orgaiuze and renegotiate traffic patterns to en- are driving in the church lot," Findley said. "They will also need to pay more attention to where they park. We want to Ire less traffic congestion and driver safety. rraffic will now be two-way in the driveway between the avoid any head-on collisions." A stripe has been painted down the driveway in the back 1urch and school. \ccording to Principal Jim Findley, it was Countryside of the church to guide two-way traffic. Otis and other church officials had discussed the possibil1urch that had the concern with the traffic situation. 'The church was having a real problem with its parking ity of making access one-way, but decided the arrangement t. Westside has just agreed to work in cooperation with might prove unsafe. "We had talked about making the driveway one-way, but tern," Findley said. "A lot of the land that we park on :tually belongs to the church, so we agreed that we would whenlmetwithDr. Findleyhe saiditwouldprobablybetoo dangerous," Otis said. "The plan would force drivers to ythis." ' enter from Pacific street and would just be too hazardous to ~ccording to Bill Otis, grounds manager at Countryside hurch, the traffic problem in the lot has been an ongoing students."
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The parking changes were discussed briefly in a Westside news letter sent out in August. In the letter, students were encouraged to enter the lot via 89th street. "One ofour main concerns is that students enter the junior lot from 89th street," Findley said. "The area in front of the church lot on Pacific is on the knoll of the hill and could be a prime spot for accidents." In addition to the changes in traffic flow, changes have been made in the di~gonal parking on the north side of the drive. The parking spaces are now pointed to the northwest, as mandated by the new two-way arrangement. The spaces in the junior lot have been switched as well to make parking easier. Both Findley and Otis are optimistic about the arrangementthathas been made. Onlytimewill tellifthesechanges will prove to be effective, but as of now, no further changes are being predicted. "'We'll see come Labor Day, when regular church services are scheduled to begin again, whether these changes will be worth all the effort," Otis said.
Tangda/1 retires, board selects Ken Bird
Bird makes new nest - -Geoff Gust - - - - - - - asst. feature editor
Out with the old, in with the new. This age old adage describes the currentchangeatWestsideasKenBird replaces Dr. James Tangdall as superintendent of District 66 for the 199293 school year. Bird has spent most of his professional career in the district. He graduated from Westside in 1966, and rejoined the district in 1970 as a hall monitor. Untill975, he was the special education department head. Bird was a member of the Nebraska Department of Education, where he was the DirectorofComplianceuntil1981. Since 19B1, Bird has held many positions. He has been both assistant director and director ofspecial education, as well as Director of Governmental Relations. A few months ago, he was named associate superintendent. Bird was selected to be superintendentwhen Tangdall, who has held the position since 1988, announced his retirement Aug. 1. "I hope I can offer a smooth transi-
tion in leadership, and bring a perspective of quality education to all children," Bird said. Bird attended the U Diversity of Nebraska at Omaha, where he received his masters in Educational Psychology. He iscurrentlyworkingonhis doctorate at the UDiversity ofNebraska at lincoln. "After much discussion, we decided to hire within the district.' school board member Shari Hofschire, said. 'He was simply the best canidate. We interviewed him and went with him,"
Hofschire explained that no other canidates were necessary because he had the qualifications and experience the board was looking for. "He is outstanding with strategic planning concepts. He is a wonderful long-term planner, and he has great administration and people skills," Hofschire said. "He has experience with the state department, and he has lots ofrespect from those who lmow him,' she said. 'We decided no one would be more qualified."
Birdhopestocontinuethedi nationally lmown educational lence, but adds that some chan imperitivetocontinuethisexce "Year-round school is not n but reorganizing the school ca is necessary because we neec uninterrupted classroom time said. "There are currently too mar interruptions," Bird said. According to Bird, Distric doing all the right things for tlJ reasons and that there is no school district. Bird said that when the board came to him with the op nity of becoming superintend, realized because of the strengtl district, it was an offer he cm refuse. According to Bird, itis impm simply maintain District 66's< educational standards. While Bird does not plan changes for the district, he does nize the need to keep up. Hofschire agreed. "He ha long-range ideas, and is on top tional trends in progressional , tion."
Fresh faces for a new year Gwen Fox is a graduate of Wayne State College. She has her bachelor's degree and begins work this spring on her master's. Fox's previous experience includes teaching two years in Amarilllo, TX, and two years at McMillan Jr. High School. This year she will be teaching pre-algebra, basic geometry and geometry.
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Dan Hall, a Westside graduate, will be starting his teaching career this fall. Hall has his degree in math education from Doane College . Hall will be teaching math topics along with seventh grade math at the middle school. Hall is also coaching basketball this year for the middle school . "I'm glad to be back at Westside. My former teachers are now my colleages," said Hall.
New tO Westside's special education program this year is PaulaMcDonald. Originallyfrom Chicago, McDonald tested and tutored the learning disabled in North Dakota. She worked last year as a half-time teacher in the district. "I worked with home visiting and families with children from infants to preschool and kindegarden," McDonald said. McDonald's personal goal is to get to know the staff.
Greg Ratcliffbegins this year as the Department Chairman of Industrial Technology. Previously, Ratcliffwas an instructor at the UniversityofNebraskaatKearney where he taught industrial technology, robotics, and computer educations. He graduated from UNK with his bachelor's and master'sdegrees. Ratcliffwillbeteachingthe automotive classes and Applied Physics.
Dana Friehe is also new to the special education program Friehe attended the UniversityofNebraska at Kearney for three years. She then transferred to McCook Community College for one year. Her degree is in students who are mild to moderately handicapped. Friehe's past career experiences includ dent teaching for the district at Hillside ElE tary, and at Westside as well.
Vlusical plagued by small audiences AndyKanago --
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This year's summer musical, A mny Thing Happened on the Way to e Forum, opened to small crowds lt high praise. A Funny Thing Happened, which n from Thursday, July 11, to Sunly, July 14, is a musical farce set in 1cient Rome. It is about a young an named Hero who has fallen in ve with one of his neighbor's slaves, illia The problem is Philia is enlged to the General Miles Gloriosus. 1e action from there on revolves uund how Hero tries to win Philia •rhisown. The musical was given high marks f cast member and 1991 Westside :aduate, Geri Greeno. "The cast was talented," Greeno, h o played the character Gymnasia, lid. "We interacted well. It was an ccellent play." Audience members also praised 1e musical. "Overall, it was.done well," senior my Frisch said. The musical had a repertoire of 15 Jngs, and many who attended 1ought they were performed well. "The singing was great," freshman mell Winberg said.
Part of the reason the play was well received was due to the set, which was custom built by local designer Tim Gibbs. The set was three stories high and had multiple exits. However, the number of people who attended the musical was below average. Theaudiencewasestirnated at being half as large as regular summer musicals. "ltwasthesmallestaudiencewe've ever had," Greeno said Greeno thought one explanation for the small crowds was the play was
not as well known as some of the past summer musicals, such as Greaseand Singing in the Rain. Director L. D. Fortney denied that the name of the play makes a difference. "I don't think it makes any difference; musicals are musicals," Fortneysaid Even with the low attendence, the play was not any worse off financially than in otheryears. Fortney cited several reasons. "Really, it didn't lose money. We
didn't have a choreographer, we raised ticket prices, and we cut the amount of moneyspenton costumes by half," Fortney said. In addition, Gibbs charged Westside about a third of what it would have normallycosttoconstruct the set. According to Fortney, the cast did their best to attract crowds. Hundreds offlyers, posters, and postcards were distributed around the community in hopes of attracting people. Fortney, however, thought the attendance might have been higher had the district allotted money for advertising purposes. "This (providing money for advertising) is something that could be done by the school board," Fortney said "They could allow money for advertising. What they must learn is that to make money they must spend money." Fortney said the quality of the musical outweighed the disappointing audience turnout. It was successful for everyone concerned; the students who were involved, the set producer, and me as a producer and director," Fortney said. "You don't need crowds falling over one another to have a successful show."
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Film simple, superior Lollapalooza tours - -- -- -Darcie Rives _________ ,;;;;;,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ co-managing editor In a concise and simple form rare for movies, the ftlm The Ballad of the Stul
______ J en Stastny It has been called the "Punk Woodstock" of the '90s. Lollapalooza is a se-
l[e weaves unique characters and a Southern atmosphere into a story about ries ofday-long, outdoor festivals travelling across the United States. The tour llat it means to love and be loved Based upon a Carson McCullers short story of the same name, The Ballad of .e Sad Cafe centers around three people living in a nameless, rural Southern wn: Amelia (Vanessa Redgrave), an independantwoman who makes a living Uing homemade liquor; Lyman (Cork Hubert), a small, humbacked relative ' Amelia's; and Marvin Macy (Keith Carradine), an ex-convict and the :tranged husband of Amelia The focus of the ftlm revolves around the inter·l ationshlps between these characters, how they love or hate one another, and hy. What makes The Ballad of the Sad Cafe a superior film is that the story of tese characters is told in a straightforward, simplistic way. Nothing in the tovie is embellished or overdone. The actors portray their characters with only necessary amount of emotion, when, given the very emotionally-centered 1eme, there could easily have been a chance of over-acting. The result is a aturalness in the people the audience sees on the screen, and therefore an ;sential dimension of believability. Redgrave is particularly excellent as Arnea, making one forget that she is, in fact, a British actress. For two hours she is !1 offbeat Southern woman, capable of being both endearing and hardearted. Hubert and Carradine are also effective in their roles as the main dluences in Amelia's life. In addition, the setting of the fdm is also not overdone. Most of the movie's ction occurs in a plain, enclosed cafe scene, giving a more intimate feel to the :ory being told The result of the simplicity and intimacy is that the central theme of IcCullers's story, what makes one love or hate, takes center stage. It is not vershadowed by acting or setting; rather, these elements suppportthe theme. Overall, The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Is an excellent choice for those who unger for a compact and concise fdm that has something to say.
began on Thursday, July 18, in Phoenix, and is scheduled to conclude Sunday, Aug. 25, in Denver. Twenty-two shows were originally scheduled, but the bands have been adding dates as the tour unfolds. There are seven regular bands on the tour, including the Butthole Surfers, Ice-T, Jane's Addiction, living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, Rollins' Band, and Siouxsie and the Banshees, with guest performances by the Violent Femmes and Fishbone. Each show was scheduled to last seven hours, but they generally exceeded this limit. Long before each show began, fans gathered at the arenas to begin the celebration. Each show varied in music and en~rgy according to die moods of the bands and the weather in each city. Lollapalooza was more than just a musical concert. The variety of bands and outdoor setting were just the beginning of the differences. Art exhibits and information booths were also set up by social and political organizations including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Refuse and Resist, and Green peace. Reactions to the booths were generally positive. Junior Mary Hill-Haire attended the show in Bonner Springs, KS on Tuesday, July 30. "TQe booths were good because they made information more readily available to people of our age group," Hill-Haire said. Reactions to the Lollapalooza tour were varied. The general opinion was positive but there were some drawbacks thatkeptspectatorsfrom fully enjoying the show. Many believed the dancing facilities were inadequate. Despite drawbacks, the Lollapalooza tour was a memorable experience for many. "Overall it was excellent-a memorable concert. Itwas one ofthe best I've ever been to, • Hill-Haire said. The cost per show was $28.50 for seats, with grass-seating offered the day of the show for a lesser cost, according to availability.
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Warrior football planning to prove passing power
Volleying to a better seas~ ---Aaron Crook
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After a 12-11 record last year, the varsity voile team hopes to improve its record The team starts the season with the Bellevue In tional. Varsity volleyball coach Ann Royle said the 1 will prepare for the invitational by putting in their oft and practicing on the basics. According to Royle, several key factors will contri to the volleyball team's improvement, such as co. tency in the tournaments and duals. "In the past, the team has struggled in the tournan; and lost some confidence," junior Molly Moylan sai Moylan also said the team will be strongest in ext ing their offense, and that the senior leadership will the team obtain a winning record. 路'Despite losing four key players, the team appears s "We lost some good players last year, but I don't t it will be that tough replacing them because we have of depth and no major weaknesses," senior Emily Etl: ton said "We also have a tall team, and we are alii hitters."
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After a solid 7-2 record last year, Warrior football glory could be on the rise again. However, the team mayflnd it difficult to replace key players such as Tom Cornish, Tony Randone, and Dave Fehr, who graduated and will be playing on the collegiate leveL The team hopes to compensate with team unity. Over the past summer, 10 members of the varsity football team attended the Nebraska Football Camp. This camp enabled players to worlc together during the off-season. According to coaches, the team focused on individual skills which will prove beneficial for the upcoming season. Eighteen members attended a football camp at Colorado State. Unlike the Nebraska camp, this camp focused on teamwork. "The Colorado State camp helped develop timing the passing patterns and the quarterbacks," junior Michael Cooper said The team found success by winning the Colorado State camp's passing competition. "While at Colorado State, the Warriors placed first in the large school passing competition," varsity football head coach Larry Morrissey said One difference from last year is theWarriors' offense and defense are smaller but quicker. "Because of the smaller size ofour linemen we will rely on our quickness," assistant coach Marty Kauffman said "We will rely on the speed of our backfield and quick passes for our offensive attaclc," Cooper said KauffmansaidWestside'sschedulewillbeginwith top teams Uncoin Southeast, Omaha South, North, and Creighton Prep. "If we make it to the playoffs we'll know we belong because of the caliber of teams we've played, " Kauffman said
Girls' golf tees off seaso1 - - -- Trystan Crook ------~--------sports . After a very successful season last year which incll Metro and state championships, many teams woulc complacent. Not this year's girl's golfteam. Coach Bill McCormick has already predicted the' riors will make it to state. \ ,.._..., "I don't see any reason why the team can't finish in of the top two spots in districts to earn a state be1 McCormick said. "Our main competition will come f Burke." The team expects to have good depth. "Our varsity has five consistent players while ot may have one or two," junior Molly Hallett said Despite the expectation to do well, the team will fo three main goals in the upcoming season. "Our number one goal is to have fun; number two be competitive and our third goal is to never pass a Bu King without stopping," McCormick said.
Senior, underclassmen talent leads varsity tennis
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Westside boys' varsity tennis is gearing up to bounce into the upcoming season. Tryouts fortheteamstarted Thursday, Aug. 22, and cuts will be made shortly thereafter. Coach Paul Nyholm said he is expecting to have a good varsity team this year. "There are supposed to be a lot of good ninth graders coming up and there are several kids that have played throughout the summer," Nyholm said "I'm really looking forward to the upcoming tennis season because I feel our team has the talent, motivation, and teamworlc to contend for the state title," senior David Clarlc said. Clarlcis one whom Nyholm referred to as having played extensively this summer. He tookfrrst place in singles at the Omaha Closed Championship and at the Fremont Tribune Open. Clarlc, along with Justin Bigsby, CliffMiles, and Ben Rea, is a returning senior. . "I wouldn't pinpoint one player, but I feel that senior David Clark and juniors Aaron and Trystan Crook are likely to stand out as key players this year," Nyholm said
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Dedicated individuals and positive attitudes are pected to contribute to a successful cross-country : son. Some individuals have been preparing for the sea by running during the summer because hard wort dedication is necessary to becoming a good runner, : one team member. "Cross-country is a time consuming sport, and season time put in is almost necessary to have a g team," senior Josh Gerard said Carl Henningsen has coached cross-countryfortt years and this year will be assisted by Brenda Garrel1 The captains are Gerard for the boys and sen Amanda Gilbert and Mindy Haase for the girls. Henningsen has set goals for himself and the tear "One of my major goals is to get lots of kids out for teams and to win as many medals as possible," H ningsen said. "But our ultimate goal for both teams i make it to state."
vvarric:>r ''We will rely on the speed of our backfield and quick passes for our offensive attack.
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Collapse of communism brings hope __ G eoff Gust _ _ _....;;;...____ asst. feature editor During the recent coup d'etat attempt in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR),peopleoftheworldhadmanystrong feelings and opinions about the situation. Here at Westside, two students had their own unique perspective on this international incident Sophomores Alex and Inna Goldman emigrated from the USSR. Alex, and sister Inn a, have found that living in the Ukraine city of Kiev, and living in the United Sates is
of vast difference. "Everything is better here. We have the freedom to chobse whatever schools we want, and have free elections," Inna said. "Here, you can say whatever you want," Alex said. Although the coup led by conservative Communist Party members did not directly affect immediate family members, Alex and Inn a have strong feelings on the topic. "I'm very glad it failed. The overthrow-
ing party was very bad," Alex said. "I hope now things will be better economically and politically." It is hard to say how much better the USSR will be, they said, but they hope things will change for the better. "There are many problems. People receive special cards for food and only get one pound of meat per month, per person," Innasaid. "I can't tell you how much different it is on T.V. than actually being
there," Alex added. Their grandmother still lives in the USSR, and they haven't been able to reach her since the coup began Monday, Aug. 19. "All we've heard has been through the media," Alex said. lnna and Alex Goldman believe this coup attempt was an important time in the USSR and has improved the country. "I hope now the people won't be afraid to speak their own words," lnna said. On the response of the Soviet citizens to the failed coup, lnna expressed great pride. "The people made history," lnna said.
20 percent of applicants accepted into Westside Community Schools
District open for business under 'Choice' Chris Bouc ------asst. news editor Westside Community Schools will begin accepting Enrollment Option Program applications for the 1992-93 school year Tuesday, Sept.3, 1991, and ending Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1992. The Nebraska Option Enrollment Program, also lmown as Choice Legislation, was passed by the Nebraska Legislature in 1989, and approved by the District 66 Board ofEducation Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1990 for participation beginningwiththe 1991-92schoolyear. For the 1991-92schoolyear,33 students have transferred into District 66 on the Option Enrollment Program with 17 of those students coming to Westside High SchooL Onlyl3studentsoptioned out ofDistrict 66 with six students leaving Westside. Many applications for the program were denied. "There are four major reasons that an application would be denied. These are; not enough capacity to school the students, the application timeline was missed, inadequate education for Special Education students, or the student's resident district denied th路e student's application to leave," saidAssociateSuperintendent Ken Bird. Students optioned both in and out fo r many reasons including climate, instructional personnel,
A helping hand Is offered by junior Carrie Callahan to junior Amy Sofio on an assignment In the SS IMC while junior Sarah Thomas makes a note to herself. Many students like WP..stside because it offers opportunities for interaction with other students. Lance photo by Todd McCollister
support services, and athletics. "I think athletics and activities may be a legitimate reason to transfer, however, participation is governed by the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSM) rules, and students may not be eligible immediately," Bird said. Option Enrollment is nota new idea "OpenEnrollmentisaprirnary objective of President George Bush and the U.S. government is promoting open enrollment across the country," Bird said. Some students feel that they will not be affected by open enrollment. "I am not directly affected by option enrollment, but I feel it's a good idea for tuition paying students," junior Liz Rasgorshek said. For the 1991-92 school year, therewerel69 transfers affecting District 66. "I am glad Westside is participating in the Option Enrollment Program because I'm sure many schools will follow the trend," junior Beth Bowman said. Bird agrees this program will benefit Westside. "I'm really excited about the Option Enrollment Program because ofthe diversity it will give to Westside," Bird said. "I know it will spread throughout the country soon, so I am glad Westside could be a part of this now."
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., , . :==··LilD~~:: : : Slanc;~,:=: •:'· =·= · · Air-conditioning goes slow The last days of August and the beginning of September are infamous for their high heat and humidity indexes. This combination of elements makes it difficult for returning students and faculty to focus on educational matters during these crucial first weeks of school. Considering this, air-conditioning is a necessity for a comfortable educational environment. While the Lance applauds the efforts of the district to install air conditioning for the entire high school, the Lance questions the time schedule for making the air-conditioning operational. As of now, Westside's air-conditioning is estimated to be operational by the beginning of October. By October, air-conditioning will no longer be needed. In hindsight, the Lance suggests that for future construction projects, the district insist on a construction and installation contract that requires extended workdays rather than the customary eight-hour workday. The Lance believes that an extended workday would have provided an earlier operational date for the airconditioning, thus enhancing the learning process.
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Choice excludes possibilities Selection of a superintendent is of extreme importance to a school district because of the educational, financial, and personnel responsibilities of this position. Therefore, a district should examine all possible candidates to fill this position of leadership. District 66 Board of Education, in its effort to find areplacement for retiring superintendent James Tangdall, failed to interview a variety of candidates from inside and outside the di$trict. While the Lance believes the selected replacement, Ken Bird, is a qualified choice for superintendent, the Lance questions the process ofhis selection. Rather than interviewing several possible choices for this position, the school board interviewed only Bird before making the final decision to hire him as superintendent. ·While the Lance does not disapprove of promoting within the district, it does not approve of excluding possible candidates from outside the district. These outside candidates might have provided a different perspective on the educational process of District 66. An outside candidate could objectively analyze the district's current programs and suggest changes that would strengthen the programs, and the district as a whole. For future employment openings, the school board should keep in mind that it has not only the interests of promoting from within the district to consider, but also that of achieving the educational success of its students.
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Students, teachers Brush-Up Omaha
Work satisfies voluntee As part of the Brush-Up Nebraska program, a group of Westside teachers and students volunteered their services Saturday, Aug. 24. They refurbished ana repainted the home of an elderlywoman. little care had beentakenofthe house and yard. Although I know very little about painting and yard work, I chose to spend my Saturday morning pulling weeds and painting a garage. Why did I do that? For one, I underestimated the teachers of this school and thought the turnout would be minimal. That was not the case. I thought Bill Nelson's project could use my help, and I was right. From spending time with my own grandmother, I thought the woman, Mrs. Tierney, who owned the house, would be happy someone actually cared, especially someone young. I wanted to be the one who cared. Some students commit to volunteer without realizing the time and work involved. Helping someone out sounds very attractive, especially on college applications. But then they quit because volunteering takes up too much time or the novelty has worn off. One can hear them talking about how much good they have done. They do not seem to realize there is always more work to be done when they have finished. It involves more than one or two weekends. As with any job, experience makes a worker more valuable. Volunteers are not paid fortheir services and therefore, their dedication is invaluable.
Then, there are the people who are ind nant when they do not receive recogniti for even the smallest amount of work. I not believe that donating time deserves elaborate plaque or a memorial tree a reward. Volunteering is supposed to be unconditional giving of one's time and se ices. The recognition in one's own he should be reward enough. I have also heard insulting remarks rected toward those who donate just mon Donating money is much nobler than a l: of commitment. Those people cannot t nate time; yet they are still willing to give' are worth: respec Even thm they do 1 donate tl time, tl are do, some go forthosel fortuna Themone of mt more use to a cause than non-commit volunteers who fumble with their tasks< cause more problems than necessary. 1 type of disorganization tends to distort image of volunteer work and make it se worthless in the eyes of the general pub! I, personally, do not currently volunt mytimeforanyworkapartfrommyfami duties. I will, however, be able to list participation in the Brush-Up Nebraska the college applications I will begin fill out this fall. It is possible someone may say, "H Jen, that was really nice of you," but we' not see the Jennifer Stastny Memorial ( any time soon. The best thing that came from my w was not the recognition but the smile Mrs. Tierney's face when sh e saw then look of her old home.
Columnist sees the light; enriched by new calculator
Pre-calculus fun? My senior year is here, and I'm already starting to feel the rewards. Take my pre-calculus class, for example. (I know, how could that be rewarding.) I was amazed when I received my new graphics calculator provided by the schoolforuse in math. Why would anybody be amazed at just a calculator, you ask? If you haven't felt the power of a TI -81 Graphical Scientific Calculator, you are missing out. In the words of my Pre-Calc instructor, Mark Stegman, the TI-81 is so powetful, all youhave to do is "wave it over your math book, and the answers will appear." !thought, "Noway! Wavethislittle monster and it will know the answer?" It had to be too good to be true. So, I decided to try it out at home on my flrst assignment. To set the right tone, I dimmed the lights, lit some ceremonial candles, and burned some incense. Then I sat down, Yoga-style, on the antique Persian rug in my bedroom. But something was missing...
"Ah," I shouted. "I should be wearing my jeweled turbiD!" I retrieved the sacred headpiece from underneath its glass case in my closet, and sat down. Okay, everything was ready. Under the flickering candle light I sat. The cursor on the TI-81's screen was pulsing patiently, awaiting my every command. Gently, I picked up The M a chine, a n d held it ' over my wretched math book. I closed my eyes to concentrate and said, "TI-81, calculator from God, I ask you. Reaveal unto me, thy chosen master, the hidden truth buried in the mathemadness of No. eight on page 13 of this corrupt and evil mathbook." (A mathbook with no color or pictures is truly sadistic.) Suddenly, my hands felt the TI-81
start to vibrate. I opened my eyes, only to be blinded by a bright light from the display screen. It started to hum, and then... IT SPOKE TO ME! "Hello, Rob," it said. "Here is the answer to number eight." Following these words, a graphic solution appeared on the screen. It had worked! Yet I needed one more answer: How did my calculator talk? Themachine seemed Rob Jordan to know graphics co-editor what I
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w a s thinking. "I can see you are puzzled by my ability to speak," it said. "Suffice it to say that I can do many things a normal calculator can not. As for my name,itisCAL. CAL9000. Iamhappy to serve you." When I regained my composure, and was able to speak, "CAL" and I had a nice chat. He (it had a male
voice) demonstrated several interesting functions he could perform. As we talked, I began to realize just how valuable CAL is (and he's worth lot more than his $75 price tag). How much would you pay for a calculator that can: speak, think, calculate your math for you and print out on paper, receive 70 .......u ..,,.,,.., without cable hookup, store addresses and phone numbers? There's more, give advice, monitoryourpersonal safety, call911, mimmick sounds, play CO-quality music, disarm alarm systems, translate 64 languages, tap into computer data banks, record boring teacher lectUres, wake you up in the morning, and still be polite? IfCAL'svalueismorethanyoucan afford, don't try to steal him. That is, unless you would enjoy being electrocuted by his security system. By the way, tune in next issue to fmd out how CAL got such enormous powers in "My Journey to Hell: Westside's Secret Underground Catacombs."
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·Life, tacos and The Code 0' Conduct I asked Roger, a freshman in my The big question here is if the Code homeroom if he thought the Code of ofConductisfairandifitshould exist. Conduct was fair. He hesitated and, I can see both sides of the issue. The with a sheepish grin, said he didn't code came in to effect after an incieven really know what it was about. dent involving two star athletes from Icouldsympathizewithhim. Until Benson High School selling cocaine. I had engaged in an hour long conThe adrninistrationlooks at it quite versation with dean of boy's, Marty differently, Kauffman, I didn't know what it was though. all about either. I knew it existed and The code I knew that the student body gener- provides ally voiced a subtle contempt for it, the laws on but I didn't know who was affected by w h a t it or if anyone' had· ever b~en·- in.in=- ··snoui<f t5e ' ished as a result of its contents. done; it Uke my freshman counterpart I helps avert wasawarethatitwasasetofrulesthat chaos and supposedly confined restricted and confusion punished student. The three things inincidents ofasirniliar nature. There teenagers most resent. I guess that is hasn't been any cocaine scandle here why the code is associated with a at Westside so the code basically deals plague that infects our school and "our with thingslikeminorinpossession's (MIP's), weapons at school, and mioh so" precious freedom.
nor violations of the law. The conflict with students is that they're heldresponsibleforwhatthey do outside ofschool, in school. Is that right? It seems harsh and unfair but what isn't these days? Thewholeworldhas been deemed harsh and unjust. I feel that it isn't right it bothersme t
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know that what I d 0 away from school may be held against me in school. This could put much more pressure on students at school. Let's face it, after getting caught on Saturday night with a beer in his hand,
dealing with the police, then facing thewrathofhis parents, the last thing any student wants to do is come to school Monday morning to discover he has been put in suspension for two weeks. The administration, however, doesn't see this as punishment, but rather as constructive time to learn from one's mistakes. This whole scenario reminds me of my friend. She has these really over protective parents and they're really strict. You know the type- "crack thatwhip". Ofcourseherparentsare probably that way just because they areworriedabouther. Sheseesitfrom a different point of view. She sees them as tryants. Their love makes their actions easier to understand, but not to accept. Well I'd love to continue this, but Roger and I are going out to Taco Bell.
Sex, instructor says 'Co all the way' Is there anything wrong with sexual relations in e context of a truly "meaningful relationship?" Is t wrong when we really love each other? What is ong with going "all the way," as long as neither erson is exploiting the other? These are questions young people are asking ith great frequency and urgency as we progress eeper into what have been called "the permissive ears." As society in general flounders in moral confuion and indecision, many of its youth are searchng desperately for eaning and purpose their lives. This search has led to xperimentation and ocial revolution; along ·th drugs and music, ex has become an gent by which young eople are seeking selfealization, or, as the hrase goes, "what's really happening." And as this social revolution widens in scope, ost youth are confronted with the seductiveness fits appeal. Young people begin to ask questions: "If youth general are fmding something meaningful in a elaxed attitude toward sex, why does the establishent stand so adamantly against it?" "Isn't it time or us to catch up with the times and share in this ew and exciting discovery?" "Aren't we missing omething?" "Isn't it time we came of age in regard o sexuality?" What follows here is not a full-feathered defense f chastity before marriage-that would require ore than I am going to do-but simply a reflection
on the term "meaningful relationship." It is not simply an arbitrary distinction to suggest that at least four areas of need exist in the individual human personality: physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Deprive a person of any one of these and that person ceases to be complete. Leave the physical needs unfilled and there is death; leave the emotional needs unfllledand there is insanity; leave the intellectual needs unfilled and the result is an empty and purposeless shell of what could have been. The sexual experience involves the whole of a person. If a sexual relationship is to be satisfying in terms of not only of the physical but also of Bill McCormick guest columnist the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. To the degree that one or more of these areas are neglected, the relationship deteriorates away from truly meaningful sexuality. Now in theory, most people would agree to this formula In practice, it is often a different story. I've often heard the question, "Okay, what's wrong with going' all the way'?" Expecting a lecture on the virtues of self-restraint, young people are often taken aback by the return: "NOTHING." There is nothingwrongwithgoing all the way; the problem is that so few young people (or older people) really do! Too many are satisfied to go only physical. But to go "all the way" is to involve all the aspects of personality, as we have attempted to describe
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them. For one to go "all the way" requires more than an appeal only to the physical; it requires the establishment of a true emotional relationship-it requires one to know the other as a person, rather than as a thing, as someone to know rather than as someone to use. Going all the way requires the establishment of an intellectual connection, the blending of two minds into a real sharing ofexperiences and insights. To go all the way also involves responsiveness to the spiritual dimensions of each person as well. Just as we have seen that the physical, emotional, and intellectual dimensions interrelate and affect the other. It would not be easy to "take advantage" of someone if you expected to share your life with that person, especially if you thoughtthatwhatyou did might have an effect on the other's total selfimage. So, there is nothing wrong with going all the way-in fact, it is the only way to go. The important thing is to really go all the way, not just all the physical way. And remember that going all the way means showing concern for all dimensions of human Friday, personality not just the physical. And of course September 6, when you've got more to think about, you think 1991 more before you act. . . . . . . . . .. So we can saythatwhat might appear to be a rigid attitude toward the new permissiveness is not necessarily an attempt to restrain or inhibit. It is in fact an attempt to release the young person from the stereotyped, one-dimensional kind of relationship that predominates the "permissive society." Moreover, it is an attemptto open up the possibilities of a multi-dimensional approach to interpersonal relationships.
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DECA members begin to market themselves Marketing students will discuss voting for officers for Distributive Education Club ofAmerica (DECA) at the next Monday meeting, according to Don Gilpin, club sponsor. Elections have been delayed because of the three day weekend, but should get to full speed now that the holiday is over, Gilpin said. The elected officers' first duty will be to attend the Fall Leadership Conference in Lincoln the first week in October. Those who plan to attend will participate in seminars and meetings for the majority ofthe week.
Forum to sell activities at annual Club Fair Da Club Fair Day will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
....IIThe fair kicks off another year for Westside clubs and activities . Club Fair Day is sponsored by Forum. It is used to attract and encourage new members into Westside activities. Each club is allowed to set up a booth in the loge to display its club and post sign-up sheets for new members. The booths will be open to students all day on the day of the fair. At the first Forum meeting Tuesday, Sept. 3, a committee was formed to oversee and organize the fair. All members of Forum will participate in setting up booths. "We hope that the clubs will take advantage ofOub Fair Day. The event has been very success~~ the past," Lisa Taylor, senior Forum recorder,satd.. The underclassmen also enjoy the chance to expenence all the different clubs."
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Westside debaters earn honors abroad Westside debaters achieved nationwide recognition during performances at the National Forensic League (NFL) in June and at the University of Kentucky's Tournament of Champions in May. The NFL national tournament was held in Glenview, IL, at Glenbrook South High School from June 16-21. Westside's team ofl991 graduates, Jason Patil and Paul Skiermont, fmished second place in team debate. Also at the NFL tournament, 1991 graduate Troy Meyerson, fmished 11th in the nation in LincolnDouglas debate. "I'D Lincoln-Douglas (l..D.) debate, Troy had also established a strong reputation from his regional and national level successes," debate coach Dave Richardson said. The accomplishment of Patii/Skiermont ~ Kentucky was the nrst such victory in Nebraska history. "This concluded a season marked by consistently high national performances by both team and L-D debators. WHS has established a reputation as one of the top debate schools in the country," Richardson said.
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Westside's mathematics department to introduce new standards for 199l -M oily Hallett _ _..;...;...._ __ _ _ _ _ _ news staff The National Council offeachersofMathematics (NCfM), have developed 14 curricu·Ium standards for grades 9-12 after members of the organization resolved that a change in the math curriculum was needed. The change, however, will not take place overnight, according to Salerno. This 10-year project started approximately four years ago. "Most teachers around the nation have fiecome members of the NCfA" Gary Salerno, math department head, said. Each year the commission meets nationallyand regionally to discuss and improve teaching standards and methods. This year's regional meeting will be in DesMoines, lA, Thursday, Jan. 30, to Saturday, Feb. 1,1992. Last year, more than 10,000 teachers traveled to New Orleans for the national conference. The14standards are meant to derive outcomes from the math department according to Salerno. "It is criteria for learning... It not only expresses what to teach, but also gives an idea of how to teach," Salerno said. Salerno added that the standards only promote sound teaching practices, and they do not require specific forms of teaching. "Our math curriculum must set high but reasonable expectations for all students. Therefore, the math student must be the core of our mathematics curriculum," math instructor Richard Link said. "The 14 standards for grades 9-12 establish a framework for a core curriculum that reflects the needs of all students," states Curriculum and Evaluation, Standards for School Mathematics a book that is given to all NCfM mem-
hers. This individual point is a priority and will stressed at Westside. "Partoftheprocesslstocombineteachingme ads for different learners. For example, auditt learners will be satisfied as well as those who lee by hands-on experience," Salerno said. These 14 standards apply solely to grades 9Both K-4 and 5-8 have their own set of guidelli each containing 13 standards. "The 9-12 standards call for a shift in empha from a curriculum dominated by memorizatior isolated facts and procedures... to one that empl sizes COnCI tual und stan din! multiple rep sentations ~ connectio according the Curricul andEvaluat Standards School Mat rna tics. Within curricult standards, district-w decision J been made emphasi mathemat such as pr lem solvi communi tion, reasoiJ and mat matical c nections. Salerno; said he we like to see tistics probability corporated the curricu as it is a pa the student's life after high school. "Because high school graduates during thE mainder of this century can expect to have fat more career changes, we must adopt broad erg for all students. "We as educators must encourage and en; our students to value mathematics, gain confidE in their own math ability, become better prob solvers, and be able to communicate and rea mathematically," Link said. The commission would decrease attentio the areas of pencil-and-paper evaluation, v problems such as coin, digit and work, and column proofs. "My hope is to see the elementaries and Mi· School, along with the high school all hittinll same fmal goal," Salerno said.
1orin takes over at alternative school ~lternative -Jessica Mason
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Change is in the air for the stside Alternative School. It all started when Suzann Morin k over as the new administrator the school. Morin is a native of Mo;:;.tana, ere she did underduate studand received · bachelor's ;ree at Eastt Montana lege. Later, she nsferred to Jraska Here received her ster'sdegreeinreaC.i'1grrt~he Unisity of Nebraska at Omaha, olD). Receiving her bachelor's and ster's degrees wasn't enough for rin. She decided to pursue her 1cation even further. fo do this, Morin studied in See at the University ofWashington )eattle, and is currently working
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toward herAdministrative Certificate. Alongwiththat,Morinhashadtwo works published, one named "Strategies to Improve Reading." Morin has been in teaching for approximately 14 years. Her background is in special education. Before coming to the Alternative School, shewasformerlywith the Area Education Agency in Council Bluffs, and was a secondary special education consultant. She also taught basic English skills at Boystown High School, and taught atWagnerMiddleSchoolin Boystown as well. Morin has many goals, both personal and professional that she would like to see accomplished. "I'd like there to be more group work," Morin said. The reason behind this is to give the students a larger feeling of accomplishment. "In doing the group work, it will be much easier for the students, as well as the teachers to see just exactly what has been accomplished," she said. Anotherthing Morinwouldliketo see improved is the attitude toward school, and the attitude toward being
there. Morin would like it to become more ofa place that students would want to go, instead of a place they have to go. "School should be an inviting place, a place where students want to go, and want to learn, " Morin said. "I'd really like to enhance that atmosphere." Something else that needs to be worked on is the Alternative School student's experiences with the students at Westside. According to Morin, this is essential for success. "I think the kids will have a greater success ifthey are able to mainstream more with the students at Westside," Morin said. According to Morin, success for the students comes first. To improve this, she said, the students need to feel like they are doing well. "I'd really like to work on the morale of the students," Morin said "If they feel good about themselves, then they will do better." Success of the Alternative School in general is a high priority forM orin also. ' Although she doesn't foresee any drastic changes, there are some things that she would like to improve on.
One ofthese areas ofimprovement is keeping the teachers involved with the students. "I'd like to see more group instuction," Morin said. "This helps the kids be more successful., and it makes learning a more enjoyable experience." Most of all, Morin would like to see the number of students wishing to return to Westside increase. Since not all students lookforward to returning, Morin would like to see that change. "With what we have planned, the real success will be when the students want to go back," Morin said "That is when all of this will have paid off." The bottom line, according to Morin, is that the changes she has in mind may be simple, but she hopes that they will make school a more enjoyable experience for the students and staff. By working on the morale, improved performance based education, and an increase in the amount of group teaching being done, she hopes to accomplish this goal. If these are accomplished, then according to Morin it will be a successful year for the alternative school.
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pecial olympics games rely •n parents, volunteer efforts Katie Hamer feature staff
Athletes come in~ shapes and sizes: short, , thick, thin, young, old, and special; spe1athletes from age 8 and up compete in the :!eial Olympics. This summer, many Westside students npeted in the Summer State Games held at ~ighton University. Three ofthose students ·ng with their softball team went to Minapolis for international competiton and other was able to swim. Hard work, time and patience build the mdation of every athlete. Help from parts is vital as well for the sucess of any a the; however, much more responsibility is manded from the parent of a special ath-
e. In District 66 that responsibility has in!ased within the past year. Previous to the H games District66 has provided the coach~. transportation, and information for all :al competitions. Last year, however, all responsibility was nsferred to the parents, according to Guy Brien, the newly appointed coach and ordinator. Most large school districts in naha area operate in the same way. They ~ making the Special Olympics separate 1m school activities. "The responsibility was put on the parents J quickly. They were not ready to take over. was kind of thrown on them all at once." idO'Brien. The new dependance on parents seems to successful, but not solely due to the help >m parents and coaches, but from the coopation of the athletes. All athletes know practice and dedication ust come before competition. The particimts devote their time to prepare themselves td their team for the games. The weekly
practices prepare athletes for competition and most importantly, they're fun, according to O'Brien. Parents and other volunteers plan the practice schedule early in the year. "Practices are usually held a couple nights a week and are similar to club sports in college," O'Brien said. Competition begins at local meets included teams from the metro area. Events include basketball, swimming, track- and- field, and softball. Athletes compete in the local Area 6 games to qualify for state in the senior division ,ages 16-21. The International Special Olympics occur one year prior to the Olympic Games, every four years. This summer they were held from July 19-27 in Minneapolis. "It was a once in a life time experience for myself and the kids," said Terry Brennan, whose son Tun Brennan played softball. Also on the softball team were Dyan Eyler and Robin Me Kay. Westside student Shaun Beasley competed in the aquatics division. Brennan helped coach the softball team that started practicing two times a week in mid January. 'We were able to teach them the fundamentals." Brennan said. "They played excellenteventhoughwewerequiteoutmatched." Nearly 6000 athletes from every state and several countries attended and most could have played on a league level and won, according to Brennan. "The kids were out there to have fun. Although we didn't win any games, it was a tremendous experience watching teams from all over the world compete, and meeting the famous sports figures," said Brennan. Coaches are always needed to help with the Special Olympics. For more information, call Guy O'Brien at 390-6464.
Basketball : . Jason Ballard, Robert Conklin, Kristina Fowler, Andrew Gehrman, Tony Gray, Gregory Hoefer, Chad Kooiker, Jonathan Lindenmuth, Shari Samson, Scott Spitter, Kenneth Wee Boys 4 by 100 Meter Relay: Robert Conklin, Joe Heitoff, Scott Spitter, Joseph Ulanday Girls 4 by 100 Meter Relay: Kristin Molstad, Melissa Pilcher, Kathy Upton, Kristin Wilson 25 Meter Freestyle: Andrew Gehrman, Lee Wittke 50 Meter Freestyle: Andrew Gehrman, Kristin Molstad 100 Meter Dash: Scott Spltter Softball Throw: Brad Tierney Second places 200 Meter Run: Douglas Derby 50 l\!eter Dash: Kirsten Ellison, Jennifer Haynes 25 Meter Freestyle: Kristen Molstad 100 Meter Dash: Joseph Ulanday Third places 100 Meter Dash: Eric Aanerud, Andrew Gehrman, Tim Brennan, Melissa Pilcher 50 Meter Dash: Douglas Derby, Gregory Hoefer, Tim Brennan, Melissa Pilcher 50 Meter Freestyle: Lee Wittke 4 by 100 Meter Relay: Eric Aanerud, Tony Gray, Shari Samson, Brad Tierney
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Student spend~ summer weeks developing skil _ _ __ pete Chilian _______ ..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tea Although summer vacation is usually com time of relaxation by students, some chooses during their time away from school. Over the course of six weeks this summe Ben Rea attended the prestigous Corcoran Art in theGeorgetownareaofWashingtonD.C. fror until July 21. lhis was a summer course for ar1 15-18. Rea chose to attend this school for the pt: improving his art technique, as well as perfec adding to his art portfolio. "The class double< of my portfolio, which was the whole point," I lhis fall, he plans to submit this portfolio college application. "I don't necessarily kno\\ to go to an art college, but I do want to be an ar Rae said. Rea's class at the institute consisted of 23 : besides himself. According to Rea, the stude exceptional artists from various parts of the c "Overall, the class consisted of several e: talented young artists that came from states a the United States," Rea said. Rea said, however, that he was able to be o better students in the class because of his pre experience at Westside. The daily class routine involved the parti meeting six hours a day, three days a week. \ tending the school, Rea stayed with his fatl lived 40 min. away. After having spent so much time with the : at the institute, Rea said he had become close of his classmates. "Hopefully, I will be able to see a few of m: from the school the next time I visit Washingt< Rea said. Rea said that overall, his experience was Vt able, and he would readily repeat it ifhe had thE "It was a blast," Rea said. "It was a grea improve my skills while having a vacation."
Artist at work Final touches are added with precision to senior Ben Rea's scratchboard bloodhound. This piece took Rea over eight hours to complete. Lance photo by Josh Stubbe
Work, benefits part of student training _ _ Rachel Davis - - - - - - - - - f e a t u r e staff
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They are the silent helpers. Before the players hit the field, before the coaches call the work-outs, they are the hands that make it all possible. Who are these unknown workers? They are Westside's sports trainers. Westside's training program at is under the direction of Tony Martinez. He is assisted by Mark Jensen, a former student trainer at Westside. The bulk of the program is made up of studenttrainers, volunteers who help to keep the athletes fit during their sports season. Student trainers assist the coaches in many ways. Trainers tape up injuries, assist with sports physicals, provide water, and generally help an injured athlete to recover and get back into training. This program takes much of the burden off coaches, who would otherwise have to tend to these details themselves. "They do so many things, little subtle things that a coach would have to take care of, such as water or taping. With them (the student tJ:ainers)
taking care of that, everything runs also often face the scorn and ingratimore smooth," Fred Hutchinson, tude of their peers. HTheir friends belittle them, calltrack and freshman football coach, ing them a water-boy, and things like said. Trainers are volunteers, mostly that. Once I get them in here, and they begin to undersupplied by ((When you're a stand what they do, Martinez's they realize that it is physical edutrainer, you work an important job," cation and from August to june. Martinez said. personal According to junIt's hard work, I'd say safety classes. ior Laurie Ryan, the The only the kids average b en efits of being a requirement about to 25 to 30 trainer outweigh the to become a disadvantages. trainer is to be hours a week. "It's a big coma student at Westside, Tonu Martinu ' ' mittment and a lot of •r time to put in, but it's willing to make a major time comniittment in great to be able to help an injured attending daily practices, games, and athlete and know that you helped put them back in the game," Ryan said. meets. "While there are always some who "Training is the only activity that really eats up your time. Football take it for granted, the ones who applayers only eat up time during the preciate it, more than make up for the ones who don't," Ryan said. football season." Martinez said. Being a student trainer is not an "When you're a trainer, you work from August to June. It's hard work, activity that stops after high school. Martinez said many trainers plan I'd say the kids average about 25 to 30 to pursue a career in medicine. hours a week." Not only is the workload of a stuIt is also an activity that can be denttrainerstaggering, but they must carried on at a collegiate and even
professional level. Martinez has had three p dent trainers go on to work sionally and many use their 1 skills to help them earn m o college. "They can take this, go to get involved in the university r and then enter any field they c Martinez said. The hands-on m edical tra a big plus for many student t Sophomore trainer Laura plans to continue work in the J field, and considers the trainii a good place to start. "I'm a trainer basically bE enjoy athletics and I enjoy th cal training it provides," Stast Training is an essential pru athletic program. There is n in Martinez's mind thatstude: ers play an important role in · gram here at Westside. Anyone interested in bein the program should contac nez. "Without student trainE program at Westside wouldn ate at the high level it does, " ~ said.
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British ball player adjusts to 'football' -.___T_rystan Crock _ _ _ _ _ sports staff Rugby and soccer. These are the sports in England 1at draw h uge crowds and lots of ress coverage. Most people in England play these apular sports rather than the less apular, American football. This, however, does not hold true 1rEric Thomas, a new Westside senr from England. "People play American football in 1gland more for personal pleasure," lomas said. Although Thomas has never played otball in America before now, that lesn'tmeanhehasn'tplayedAmerinfootball. Thomas' football season recently Lished in England. Thomas played for the New Mart Hornets during the past club footJlseason. Since then, Thomas has packed his gs and boarded a plane for Omaha. Although his surroundings have ~atly changed, Thomas says there is tle difference in how football is
there but must continue to learn the (defensive) reads," Thomas said. Other players have noticed Thomas during his first week of practices, including senior Eric Kellstrom, withwhom Thomas is staying during the school year. "Thomas is a hard worker and does his best to get the job done. For the limited practice time he has done real well," Kellstrom said. Thomas hopes to start on defense for the Warriors this year. He also hopesthathewillgetanathleticscholarship to attend college. One thing is for sure. Thomas is notshortonathleticabilityanddesire according to defensive coach Tom Hall "Thomas basically brings a 6'4" frame with 4.8 speed (in the 40 yard dash). He is also competitive and agressive," Hall said. David Baht. The varsity football Although Thomas lived in England, teurn wore half-pads to wither thatdoesn'tmeanhehasnotfollowed the heat. college and pro football in the United States. Thomas has adjusted to American "I would like to follow in Pat Swilling's footsteps (New Orleans football "The level of technique is above Saints) because he is the ultimate linewhat it was in England I am getting backer," Thomas said.
With a rush and a push Senior and British exchange student Eric Thv.nas works on blocking drills against junior played in America. "The hitting is basically the same but everything seems to come a little faster," Thomas said
iummer legion goes to state .ppron Crook - - - - - sports staff America's favorite pastime
:s taken to the limit over the !IlDler. Summer Legion baseball )Jc up much of the participat: athletes' time this summer, t mos! members of the team t it was rewarding. George Jones coached the rsity baseball team, spon:ed by Holmes Freight lines. The team consisted of 1990 tduate Scott Standish and •en 1991 graduates: Jeff Chin, mdan Engstrom, Gerry Fey, rry Mayfield, Andy Peck, and dd Villotta. The team also included sens Jim Abbott, Chad Ehresm, Kelly Jones, Steve Racine, n Schneider, Keith Thomas d junior Scott Sladovnik. Beforetheseasonwasundery, the team had its sights set making the state tourna!nt. Jones, thestartingpitcherfor 1st oftheseason, was setting lis of his own. "I focused on my pitching 1stofall,"Jonessaid. "Ihoped lbtain 10 wins." "I usually pitched the entire ne, but if I didn't, I pitched )Ut five or six innings each 1e I went out," he said. "Jones pitched especially
wellinanightgame in Hastings," pects of the game in practice. Abbott said about the game they Head Coach George Jones played in the Firecracker Tour- drilled the team in hitting, fieldnament. "He pitched a two-hit- ing, and had them going over ter." game situations. The Holmes Freight team According to Jones, the highfaced tough competition light of the varsity season, was throughout its schedule. the fact that they made it to the "Our biggest competitors state competition in Gering, NE were Prep, North.west, and a goal they had envisioned. Gross, which At the we played tournatwice during The first time we ment, the the season," e a m played Gross we tied tplayed Abbott said. them. The next time both Kear"The first time we we played them we ney and played Gross Gross but eventually lost after were unwe tied them. The leading much of the able to pick next time we up a vicgame In the state tory. played them we eve ntutournament. ''1 Despite allylost after sen ior Jim Abbott ! the d isaplea d ing po i n ti ng much of the state tourgame in the state tournament," nament, the team finished with he said. an overall team record of 28 If Jones was unable to per- wins, 17 losses, and one tie. form his job, eight or nine other "I think next year's team will pitchers were ready to take over be just as good," Jones said. for him. 'We have a lot of senior leadScott Sladovnik, Jim Abbott, ership as well as some good upand Dan Schneider were some and-coming players," of the relief pitchers. Other players are optimistic Jonessaid in additionto hard about nextyear'ssummerbasework, a good team attitude also ball. contributed to the team's suc"I think we'll be pretty good, cess. considering we will be missing The team covered many as- some big hitters," Abbott said.
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Westside athletic game schedule /arsity Volleyball Sept. 6 & 7, Bellvue Invite Sept. 10, Marian at Marian Sept. 13 & 14, River City Classic t Millard North Sept. 19, Omaha South at Testside Sept. 20 & 21 , Lincoln Invite t Lincoln Southeast Sept. 24, Lincoln High at festside Sept. 26, Omaha North at mahaNorth
Varsity Football
Girls' Varsity Golf
Varsity Tennis
All games Friday at 7:30 p.m. • Sept. 6, Lincoln Southeast at Westside • Sept. 13, Omaha South at Bergquist • Sept. 20, Omaha North at Westside (Parent's Night) • Sept. 27, Creighton Prep at UNO • Oct. 4, Benson at Westside (Homecoming) • Oct. 11, Burke at Burke
• Sept. 5, Papillion at Tara Hills • Sept. 6, Grand Island Invite at Municipal • Sept. 10, South at Tara Hills • Sept. 12, North at Miller Park • Sept. 13, Lincoln Southeast Invite • Sept. 15, Duchesne at Site TBA • Sept. 19, Burke at the Knolls • Sept. 20, Fremont Invite • Sept. 24, Abraham Lincoln at Dodge Park
• Sept. 5, Lincoln Southeast at Westside • Sept.10, Northwest at Westside • Sept. 12, Abraham Lincoln at Westside • Sept. 17, Millard North at Millard North • Sept. 19, Millard South at Millard South • Sept. 21, Papillion/LaVista Invite
LANCE Friday, September 6, 1991
Good acting, great scrl1 highlight 'The Doctor' ---AndyKanago
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Imagine this. A group of people are standing aroun• ing jokes, making innocent conversation, and perfom delicate heart and lung transplant That is what the b ning of Touchstone Pictures, The Doctor, is like. The Doctor stars William Hurt as Dr. Jack. MacKee, , geon who is so confident that he plays rock music wh performs surgery. While he is likable in the beginning, is also cold to his patients, whom he considers to be sl; meat to be cut open. However, the tables turn on Hurt he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Needless to say, H w a taste of his own medicine, literally. Whileundergoingchemotherapyforthetumor,Hurt1 a terminally ill woman, June (Elizabeth Perkins). Fron Hurt expresses his fears and sees how he should be glac he at least has a chance at life. He discovers what it is li a patient to be ill and to have his doctor be so cold. WhilE is fighting cancer, he and his wife (Christine Lahti) are : throughtoughtimesathome. Hehaskepthiswifeandh separated so much, that he has trouble expressing him! her. This is simply an excellent film. Hurt, a truly great ; delivers a prize-winning performance of a man who di ers the mortality ofhimself and those on whom who he , ates. The moviegoer is able to see how Hurt transforms a likable, hip, but cold surgeon, to a caring doctor. The Doctor is currently playing at the Cinema u Southroads 4, and the Q Cinema 9.
Sting performs songs old and new for Omaha ----Cheryl Spicka --------------entertainment~
SAB dance questioned _ _ flrdyKanago ---------entertainment editor This article includes opinions of the author. Back. in the 1950s, when my parents were teenagers, they held dances at their school in which the people would dance, drink punch, and, if daring enough, kiss. That was the 1950s. This is the 1990s. Today's parties are held at large houses vacated by parents, where kids drink beer and have sex. But Westside still has its wholesome dances for the more law-abidin~ students. Therearestillschool-sponsoreddanceshappening at Westside, like the one held Friday, Aug. 23. While this latest dance drew a reasonable crowd, others in the past have been real flops, such as the MORP dance last year. There are things that could be done to improve the size of the crowds. I decided that, not being an extremely exciting guy, I would ask around about how the Student Advisory Board (SAB) dances could be improved. The thing most mentioned was the music, which is usually provided by a local band. Perhaps something else should be tried. It isn't that the bands don't perform well, they do. It's
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just that they lacked the danceable tunes that are needed for such an event The most logical solution would be to hire a DJ to run the music. Several seniors (yes, seniors do talk to lowly underclassmen like myself) complained about the location of the dance. I agree that holding the dance in the south senior lot is too close to the school (wherewespendeight unproductive hours a day for nine months of the year). Perhaps using the baseball diamond would be better. It is more open and further away from school. Also, the timing of the dance was bad. Who would want to go to a dance that celebrates going back. to school? It should have been held a few weeks after school started. We need time to adjust. Perhaps SAB could hold the party a few weeks after school starts, maybe it could celebrate Labor Day and the fact that we have a three-day-weekend. Of course, there are some more radical students who, if they had it their way, would allow alchoholic beverages, ban freshman, and stop having the faculty chaparoning the dances. Although having these radicals in charge would b.! interesting, it will never be.
Sting. Nearly 5,000 people flocked to the Civic Auditoriu Tuesday, Aug. 20, to see him in the flesh. The cost c concert was $21. At 7:30 p.m. Special Beat opened with an hour o Reggae style of music that influenced Sting's former The Police as well as his solo career. Following Special Beat was a percussionist from K; City, MO named Vinx. He gave a short routine of corned· song. His time on stage would have been too shor departure lead to Sting's arrival. Sting began his performance with the single "All Time" from his new album, "Soul Cages". Sting played several songs that were made famous d• his time with The Police. Old favorites that were perfo: include "Every Breath You Take," "King ofPain," "Mess;: A Bottle," and "Roxanne." The majority of the songs that Sting performed were his solo career. "Fortress Around Your Heart, ""Fragile, "If You Love Me" were just a few. Although the concert was excellent, it lacked thE spontaneity that can mean the difference between a concert and a great one. There were times when Sting seemed caught up i moment, but more often than not, it looked as if Stin. thinking of something else. Sting did not achieve the performance perfectior concert goers expect from such a performer, but nevE less, he is still one of the most deserving music icons i world today. This was a great concert if one takes the view tha enough to have shared a room with Sting, not just thE former, but the man himself.
Students feel the crackdown of WHIPS _ _ _ _ Kelly McGlynn
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - asst. copy editor It's lunch time. Agroup offriends are laughing and talking whil~ walking riskly to their cars. They are having a fun time and have all ut forgotten about school when they hear a shout from
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HHey!" a bouncer yells with extreme force in a Marineke voice. "Do you have passes?" The group tenses up- their minds racing for a plausible Kcuse for why they don't have passes. They make some ~eble attempts at excuses, while realizing the bouncer ron't believe them. They know they are "busted." Being "busted" is a familiar scene at Westside this year, ccording to students. According to Dean of Girls Peg >hnson, the bouncers have been doing an excellent job of
catching and reporting students out of the building without the proper pass. "The bouncers this year are older and more mature," Johnson said. "They take their job very seriously and are consistent." Students have different opinions about these "older and more mature" new bouncers. "The way they act, you think they're going to throw you down on the ground and handcuff you," junior Michelle Garber said. "I like to call them the WHIPs-Westside High Inside Patrol," senior Keith Thoma~ expressed. "They're doing their job, and that's bad," sophomore Jessica Chase said. According to Johnson, the fact the bouncers are doing their job is great In the first month of school29 girls were caught. The number of boys reported was unavailable.
Some students agreed with the administration. . "I think they [the bouncers) are doing a better job this year," junior Katy Ferrarini said. Junior Kori Fila thinks the bouncers are much stricter than they have been in the past. "They are always there when you don't have a pass, but when you do have one,they are nowhere to be found," Fila said. "We had a lot of complaints last year that the bouncers would report some people but not others. This year they are fair," Johnson said. "Even though there are only a few (bouncers), it seems lilce they're everywhere, all the time," junior Lance Kugler said. Whether you view these enforcers as an aggressive Gestapo, or as responsible enforcers of school regulations, it appears that the bouncers intend to continue their cr~ck颅 down on students without passes.
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Official Newspaper of Westside High School
Friday, September 20, 1991
Curfew questioned by majority of Westside student body
Curfew to possibly t~ke effect by winter '93 -Steve woodbury -....;~-----news
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Students who hang out at the ever popular lodge Street on weekends may be one group mong many affected by the proposed curfew rdinance. At the moment though, nothing is
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One of the most debated issues now being discussed in the Omaha City Council is the city curfew, a proposed ordinance that would make it illegal for juveniles to be awayfromhome between the hours of 12 am. and 5 a.m. The ordinance also states that parents or guardians of violators would be subject to a fme of up to $100 or confinement in jail for no more than 30 days. When Councilman Steve Exon first introduced this ordinance it affected only adolescents under the age of 16. Since then, the age group has been raised to 17-yearsold and under. Opinions on the proposed curfewvary. "I don't think the city has a say on what time kids should be inside their homes," junior Dino Squoralcis said. "It's up to the parents." "I don't think it would hurt to try," Bill Nelson, social studies Lance photo by josh Stubbe department head, said. "It gives the police a reason to get kids off stopping some students from enjoying a night the street. It's an excuse." on the the town. Seniors jason Blumenthal .and "However, I think it should Matt Pelan cruise Dogde street in a friend's jeep apply to kids under 16, as before," Nelson said. and master the art of joy-riding.
Some students and faculty think the curfew would be ineffective if passed because it would be difficult to enforce and young people wouldn't abide by it. "Probably not," sophomore Natalie Wilson said. "I think they wouldhave something better to do with their time than to harass us." "The police force does not have enough man power to parent thousands of young people," Bob Dornaker, an english instuctor, said. Forcing young people to go home路at a certain time has gotten little approval as well. "People will go out anyway," Wilson said. "They'll rebel." "Parents who can control their kids don't need to worry about it. The kids whose parents can't control them, won't." Domaker said. The curfew has been designed to help control the gang problem. Students think there are other alternatives to the gang problem. "Educating people at an early age about gangs would help," said senior Tom Maxwell_ The issue was originally to be voted on Tusday, September 17, but James Exon was absent. Th_e introduced Ordinance of the City-wide curfew is set to be voted on Tuesday, September 24.
Seniors undergoing statewide writing assessment
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In the first few days of the new chool year, some seniors were aleady taking a test. A writing assessment is now equired to be taken by students in ,rades five, eight, and twelve. This adjustment affects Westside ophomores and seniors. "The sophomores have been takng the test for years, but now the eniors take it instead," Doug Pieron, English department head, said. According to the State Departnent of Education's rule No. 10, !ach district is to assess students' vriting at these designated grade evels.
"This is not a new rule, just an adjustment," Pierson said. The directions of the assessment asked for students to write a letter to the Board of Education pretending that the Board was taking funds away from one of their favorite extracurricular activities. Studentswrote their views, either in agreement or disagreement. Some of the seniors felt the assessment was rushed. "I see the need to take the test, but I believe we could wait until the students adjusted to going back to school a little bit more,"senior, John Sgouralcis said. Senior John Shannon agrees. "It wasn't something we were
alldyingtodo," Shannon said, "but it was just one of those things that had to be done. I am anxious to get my scores back to see how I did." Some teachers felt the assessment was needed. "I feel we need the assessment, but I don't feel it should be done in English class," English Instructor Tom Hall said. "I don'thave a logical answer as to which class it should be taken in, but it was two valuable days of classtime wasted for this." Hall felt this assessment took away from valuable class time. "I agree that English class time should not be taken away for this," said Shannon. "Maybe we could have all the seniors do it at once,
Doug Pierson, creator of the lilce those P-AGf tests." Clarifications were needed for assessment, and Bob Domack:er, all of the Nebraska Department of English Instructor, were both members of the unit. Education's rules. "This is our frrst year giving the "Rule 10 is not a law, but a rule lilce it states," said Rod Johnson, writing assessment to seniors, so we want to collect data from two Director of Curriculum. "The District [District 66] fol- or three years before we make-any lows the rule lilce all the other dis- improvements, and/or adjustments," Pierson said. "But we do tricts." The assessment has been com- 路plan on giving the assessment for pleted, yet the scores will not be a number of years." Hall agrees the assessment is returned until mid-October. These scores will be kept confi- needed, but the timing needs to be dential to only the student, the worked on. "This is a great idea," Hall said, state, and the teacher. The assessment was produced "but we just need to fmd alternaby twelve teachers from Eastern tive time to have it completed." Nebraska known as Educational Service Unit#3.
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.Death by ca-f eteria lunches THEY are killing young people. A 16-year old, 10 years from now may have a coroner's report listing the cause of death as a heart attack. The report would go on to say that arteries serving the heart were completely clogged as a result of abnormally high levels of cholesterol in the blood stream. Death certificates, such as the one above may become common in the future if action is not taken to resolve an overlooked daily issue-the cafeteria. THEY, government nutritionists, food service personnel and administrative decision makers are feeding students food that is high in fats and cholesterol. Astartling25%ofAmericanchildrenages2 through 12 have dangerously high cholesterol levels above 170, considered the maximum cholesterol level for healthy children. The ideal level for adults is below 200. Obesity among children has increased 50% in the past two decades. Much of this increase can be contributed to dietary eating habits outside and inside the school system. Cafeteria lunches, according to Newsweek magazine, are 7% higher in recommended daily fat allowances. The recommended allowance for fat consumption is 30% of the total calorie intake. Thus, cafeteria lunches are 37% fat. Action should be taken by District 66 food service• personnel, administrators and students to create a lunch prog~am that is lower in cholesterol and fat intake. Lower intakes ofcholesterol and fat can be achieved by offering meals prepared in a vegetarian style, reducing the frequency of serving red meat and serving more alternative, healthy meals such as chicken and turkey. Changing to skim milk and baking normally fried foods such as french fries will help reduce fat and cholesterol in the cafeteria food. By revising the school lunch program, healthy eating is promoted and alternatives are provided to those avoiding meat, cholesterol, fat and calories. If action is taken immediately, food will not be a killer in the next decade.
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1HE 9JLV"Jl)N TO ~---~ fl'OR.E OUT W\-\Ai To WEAR. To ScH«>L
Vegans speak out "Hi, my name is Jen, and I'm alactoovo vegetarian." Clap. Clap. Clap. "We love you, Jen. We'll be here for you when your hair falls out, your wounds won't heal, you have no energy, and you become anorexic." "Wait, guys, wait. What do you mean?" "Well, didn'tyouknowthatyou can't possibly get all the vitamins and nutrients your body needs unless you eat meat at every meal?" "That is completely false. The protein I would get from eatingmeatis easily found in o t h e r foods like milk and e g g whites. FortheVeg an s , foods like nuts, beans, and green, leafy vegetables provide all the protein their bodies require. Getting this protein is just a matter of personal responsibility." "Don't tell me that a spinach salad has as much protein as a steak!" "You're right, it doesn't, but what does that say? A steak contains more protein than is required by the body, not to mention the fat and cholesterol. "Americans are disillusioned about the amounts of protein they actually need. This is due to the results ofstudies done by the meat and dairy industry. The studies were done on rats which require 1,000 times more protein per day than humans." "Then why are all the vegetarians I know so sick-looking? And, what's a Vegan?" "That just goes back to the idea of responsible eating. Maybe it seems more difficult to find proper nutrition
without meat, but it's only as difficult preparing a balanced meal. "A Vegan is a 'hardcore' vegetaria They consume no animal products i eluding eggs or dairy. They do not b lieve in the exploitation of animals ar do not wear animal skins or furs or u products tested on animals. Very oft1 they are considered the only true veg tarians." "So maybe you're right, but if ever one were a vegetarian, a major in dust would be eliminated and wouldn't th be bad for the United States?" "There is money to be made in ag~ cultur and tt technic develoJ ment 1 farming. p 1 ant based di is not on . healthyfi the bod but ah for the environment. "There is a quote from 'Meat Kills' t Consolidated which states, 'It takes; gallonsofwaterto raise a pound ofwhe< It takes 2,500 gallons of water to raise pound of meat.' Our water supplies a. being polluted by cattle farmers ar slaughter houses as they use our natur waterways to dispose of the anim waste. "Slaughters, as with any large factc ries, consume a large amount of fos! fuels per year. "Studies have shown that one plot 1 land can support 12 people who e, plants and grains, but only one person those plants and grains are frrst fed to a animal." . "Okay, stop preaching. I alwa~ thoughtthatvegetarians didn't eat me: because they felt sorry for the animals' "George Bernard Shaw stated th ideal best when he said, 'Animals are rr friends ... and I don't eat my friends."'
Mother nature tells all Last weekend I decided to give up my modern 1mforts and continue my quest to become one ith nature. It was not exactlywhatl had expected. hen my friends and I met at Quik Pik, to begin our terludewith the woods, we were hardly expecting bad remake of "Singing in the Rain." In all our .anning and speculation, we hadn't bothered to 1eck the weather report. Well, someone had 1ecked it but when asked why he hadn't warned ;, he quite assuredly replied, "I just figured they ere wrong." Our camping trip was off to a great art. So there we were, heading south on I-29 with te driver pursuing his vendetta with the speedmeter (that means he tried to hit 110 with out •tailing the car; at least we made it to Indian Cave t about an hour). After the ups and downs of the hellish hills of te midwest, we fmally reached our destination. eedless to say, the entire back seat was suffering om severe motion sickness. After our stomachs limed, (the whole experience can be compared to ungie jumping off the Empire State Building) we nxiously began the pilgrimage to our favorite amp site. There is a reason why this particular site is our tvorite, but I haven't figured that one out just yet. ·'s not the fact that it's a three mile hike, or that it's 1cated on a 90 degree hill, but I could be wrong. (I now how the male race likes to physically torture 1emselves in the name of fun). After putting up the tents, and establishing wood >r the fire, we began the typical camping routine. hat is, the "real men" went swimming in the MisJuri River while the rest of us hiked along the febraska "forests" and "mountains" From our campsite, you could hike to a cliff that verlooked the river. From that height you could ee the vast river basin. To me it exemplified the eason why I trekked so far from my warm, soft, ed. While we were communing with ·the trees, 1other Nature decided to let] her frustations out nus. I thought to myself that this was no ordinary
rainfall. I watched the mud turn into a river beneath my feet instantaneously. I can sympathize with the "boys" who were caught in their underwear making their way up from the river, but balancing on that two foot -ledge, slick with mud, was really scary. One wrong step and I would know nature closer then I ever wanted to. Even though death was before our eyes, there was something beautiful about it all. Looking out through the rain over the valley, I felt a strange serenity (Thoreau would have understood what I meant). There I was, cold, wet and scared, yet it didn't matter. Sometimes life's little inconveniences are not all that bad. Now the real fun began. The campstovewas out of propane, the batteries in the flashlights were dead, and all the ice had melted during the hike up; so disappeared our last clutches on civilization. We were now back to nature. (May I interject here that we had extra batteries, but someone wouldn'tlet us take them from the tape player because he wanted to listen to Bob Mould.) We somehow managed to cook our food over the smoldering logs that had once been our magnificent bonfire. Dinner consisted of soggy tofu hamburgers and warm Clearly Canadian (Yuppies, I don't see no yuppies). Two of the tents had collapsed long ago, (and no, it's not because the girls put them up) so we attempted to sleep in the shelters (Notice I say attempted). Between the continuous mosquito's kamakazi raids and vicious, poisonous spiders with fangs lurking about, few of us entered the precious land of sleep. To add to our tribulations, junior, Chris Hughes found this the ideal time to disrobe and strut nude
through the camp cooing "naked as a fawn." As if streaking us weren't enough, Hughes then proceeded to run around, still unclothed, chopping holes through the shelters and telling us all that he was a psyco-crazed killer in search of the life's real meaning. Finally the select few moved into the only remainirlg tent despite its mud-covered floor. Still more problems, the batterieshadfmallydied, much to the disappointment of those who had fmally gotten to listen to Jawbox (Bob Mould had mysteriously gotten thrown into the fire after the zillionth time). Within minutes of entering dreamland we were awakened when a guest entered the camp. An unfortunate little mole had wandered into one of the shelters. Its visit was short,however; the "men", in an attempt to protect us "girls" from the dangers of the woods, had captured it in an empty bottle. When the mole refused to exit the bottle willfully, attempts to a"break it out" were made. The poor little creature, subjected to the tortures of man's enduring touch, died of a heart attack, much to the disappointment of its captors. In the morning, as we made our way back to the cars, I couldn'thelp but think to myselfthatthiswas more than just a camping trip. This was a venture into ourselves. You learn a lot about yourself and your friends when you face the great outdoors. I'm just glad that we faced it hand-in-hand. The point of this is, that although the comforts of technology are nice, sometimes we tend to be dependent on our "21st century digital" world. A lot of the time we just use high-priced, computerized, electrical, portable, top of the line, mama-joboffo equipment because we have it, not because we need it. There's a lot to be said about simple pleasures.
Viva Las Vegas meets the Code of Conduct
Busybodies add new horrors to the '90s
LasVegashascometoOmaha It's 10t the casinos and gambling that 1ave arrived in the bustling metropois, but the tackiness of Las Vegas. Jright lights, flashing neon, and coninuous noise adorn what was once a Iuiet, forested, and relatively un~own neighborhood. Drive through the Oakdale neigh>orhood down the neglected road illed with potholes and patches of tsphalt that have failed to smooth the >avement and discover Omaha's own ittle Vegas. Sightseers will not find ittle Vegas in the neighborhood until >as sing the old acorn tree that resides n the middle of the patch-worked ;treet. Pass the tree and continue to the ~nd of the cul-dP-sac, and there it is 'or everyone to see, Omaha's little /egas. The sightseers eyes will widen iS they take in the view of the house ;itting in front of them. Eyes will Niden as they take in Christmas lights ttop the roof, exterior lighting that :eflects upon the glittering pink walls n a wonderful rotating spectrum of ~reen, blue and yellow, and 18 inch netallic gold balls that rest on pink Jedestals. Aslight disappointment compared :o Las Vegas? Don't worry there's nore to little Vegas. Again, a rotating ;pectrum of green, blue, and yellow lght that highlights a 12-foot foun:ain, little white disco lights outline the walkways and drive, and blue lght is reflected onto trees. The addition of a gold weather vane tops off ittle Vegas. Reaction to little Vegas have been ~xtremely positive. The 11eighborhood's inhabitants have
begun exchanging telephone numbers, business cards oflocal contractors, and the names of architects known for their design skills in repositioning homes away from "ugly" views. In short, the neighborhood is in revolution. Residents scream of the hideous nightmare that has moved in next door, declare their house values are decreasing 10% every time little Vegas adds a new beautification fixture and declare that "this is it. No more. It's lawsuit time." The lawsuit reflects the beginning of the busybodies, otherwise known as the neighbors. Time magazines writer Lance Morrow sums up a busybody precisely"The busybody is the bully with the ayatullah shirle in his eyes, gauleiter of correctness, who barges around tellingotherkids thatthey cannot smoke, be fat, drink booze, wear I furs, eat meat, or otherwise nonconform to the new tribal rules now taking place." What little Vegas' neighbors are doing is exactly what much of society is doing. They, the busybodies, are tryingtoforcesocietyintoconforrnity, and standard morals. Busybodies claim that they are simply trying to preserve America, and its commitment to spreading democracy throughout the world. Busybodies preserve the world by regulating the "evils" that might corrupt the nation
that was founded nearly200 years ago. What busybodies fail to see is the destruction they create of the basic rights of citizens. These rights- freedom ofspeech, press, religion, choice, and privacy- are threatened each day, yet society fails to take action against these supposed guardians of freedom. Society does not speak its voice, spend its money, or vote against these busybodies, and thus fails to guarantee the freedoms that were created 200 years ago. Westside society is much the same. Complaining is all that is heard in Westside's halls when the Code of Conduct is mentioned. The code represents the actions of the administration, which seem to reflect the definition of a busybody. The administration is trying to in-
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interfere. Students' values should come from the home, not from the administrators. What right does the administration have to decide that its values are to be correct for the student body? Only a few dedicated students take the courage to act against the code, and of those students few are hardy shining examples ofbeing" drug-free," the main focus of the Code of Con.duct. What is needed to relieve Westside
of the Code of Conduct, is there-examination of the code.by administrators with the prodding force of the student population. Students should ask what purpose the code has at Westside and whether the code is an implication of busybodies. Questions that should be asked by students irlclude: Is the code for the safety of students; is the code to reenforce that students are to remain drug free; or is the code a tool that administrators use to avoid bad publicity? Administrators should answer students' questions and analyze their own actions regarding the Code of Conduct. For example: is heresay all the proof that is needed to imprison a possibly innocent student in the "box"; do students really have "due process"; and are punishments given in the same manner and irl the same duration to every student? Is the administration involving itself in the private lives ofits students and what privacy do students possess after the Code of Conduct is applied to them; what is.the monetary cost of enforcing the code (this includes the time spent meeting with students, counselors, parents, photocopying, printing the code in the school handbook, telephone calls, etc.); and, finally, how much time and energy is taken away from tllle real purpose of schools, education? The questions regarding tllle Code can't be asked or answered by a single person. Instead, administrators, faculty, students, and parents must sit down and have a discussion to elirlllinate tllle busybodies in Westside.
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Molehills District to replace old technology in writing lab
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Rather than suffer becoming obsolete,the English writing lab will be replacing all of its Apple lie computers with Macintoshs. District 66 eh~mentary schools will receive the outdated Apples. According to Doug Pierson, English department head, District 66 elementary schools prefer the Apple lie computers. "I think it's great," Pierson said. "We can hardly wait." Instead of replacing the 17 Apple lie computers with more of the same, it was decided to update the lab with Macintoshs. Seventeen of the Macs were ordered for the lab at approximately the same cost as the Apples. •
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Cable class starts Westside Up Front season
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Ughts, camera, action. Westside Up Front, Westside's cable news program premiers on Cox Cable channel17 Monday, Sept. 16 at 7:30. The program features seniors Katy U rsick and Joanna Young as anchors of the news program. Lindsay Clanton and George Langabeer co-anchor sports. Jenny Logan covers feature stories, Heather Shepard is director, and Mac Smith is music video and video queston coordinator. •
Delman named new head of language department Norm Choat has stepped down as head ofthe foreign department and was replaced by foreign language instructor Mitzi Delman. Delman was selected by principal Jim Findley and her fellow teachers because she has the leadership capabilities to fulfill-the position. However, Delman misses the fact that she has no more French classes. "That's around SO kids that I don't see every day, but I'm grateful and excited to be the head of the foreign language department," Delman said. •
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design editor The Alternative School hired a new counselorfrom the social serviceofOperation Bridge last Monday. Mike Leonard, a counselor to families, mental health patients and substance abusers, enjoyed his ftrSt day working with the Alternative School adolescents. "It's interesting to work with them and hear their viewpoints," said Leonard. Before his work at Operation Bridge, LeonardworkedasafarnilyteacheratBoysTown, where he and his wife substituted as parents to those who needed some. He has also worked as a counselor at Uta Hallee Girls School in North Omaha The girls had psychological problems and were "harder" compared to the teenagers Leonard works with now. Leonard will work five hours a week. The Alternative School schedule enables students to choose whether to attend school morning or afternoon. Leonard will work Monday mornings and afternoons for two and a half hours.
Leonard has worked with a variety of peop and has gained experience with numerous situ ations through Operation Bridge. Leonard usually counsels adolescents, bu works with all others. His frrst experience wit! workingwithkidswascoachingafootball tean He has been interested in working with kid ever since. Leonard has been working at Operatio Bridge for two weeks, full time. His hours ru flexible and tend to work around him. He plans to stay at the Alternative SchO< and to continue his career in counseling fc sometime. "I enjoy it (attheAlternativeSchoo and I plan to stay awhile." Operation Bridge is open to anyone wh has problems or needs someone to talk t1 Therapy or counselling sessions are availabl to anyone with an appointment made in ac vance. Costs of sessions range from $5 to $81 Operation Bridge is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.n Monday through Friday and is located at 70 North 114th Street in Miracle Hills Square. Operation Bridge can be reached at 94f 4777 for information to set an appointment.
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SAB laminates student IDs, considers war memorial Two projects on the drawing board for the Student Advisory Board (SAB) have been taken a step further. SAB has purchased two machines to lanlinate student IDs. The board discussed the new idea for approxinlately one year and implemented the idea this September. IDs were lanlinated outside the little theater, and in the loge on Club Fair Day Wednesday, Sept. 11. Students may have their IDs l3!Jlinated all year in the bookstore for 50 cents. SAB is also purchasing a plaque memorializing former Westside students who served in Vietnam. Social studies instructor Bill Nelson is working with SAB on the project.It has not been decided where the plaque is going to be displayed. •
Interact 'clowns around', helps with Rockbrook Fair
Sayanora Takashi Ishii , a ~ Japanese English instructor, instructs a Literary Perspectives dass on the finer art of Japanese characters. Ishii leaves for Japan Sun~ay, Sept. 22.
Five Interact Club members went "clowning" around at the Rockbrook Art Fair Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept.7 for Methodist Hostpital. Juniors Erin Augustine, Sarah Kohli, Melanie Loebig, Anne Olson, and Katie Wane dressed in clown costumes provided by Methodistto promote the Children's Hospital Bazaar. The Bazaar begins Friday, Oct. 4. The five clowns passed out fliers to the adults and candy and stickers to the kids. "It was worthwhile being there," Wane said. At Club Fair Day Wednesday, Sept.11, Interact attracted over 200 students for this year's membership. "That'sgottobesomekindofrecord," co-sponsor Richard Link said. Hethen added thatthefirstmeetingwillbe scheduled as soon as possible, but more than likely will not be attended by all 200 new members. •
Lance photo by Todd McCollister
Forum to decide raffle for underclassman parking A -1uestion of seniority. ' Forum will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Sept. 23, to decide whether or not to raftle off senior lot parking spaces to underclassmen. The proftts from the raftle will be donated to the United Way as a part of the annual United Way Drive, ~londay, _ Sept. 23 through Friday, Sept. 27. _ . A similar venture was attempted last year when 10 spaces were raftled off to underclassmen in the west senior lot. ferences betwenJ apanese and The program, however, was cancelled due to vandalism American students. performed to underclassmen cars. "Students here," Ishii said, "lhopethattheseniorsthisyearwillbemoreunderstand"are very different. They ing and mature about the whole idea," senior and Forum chew gum and stretch their vice-persident Desmond LaVelle said. ""The raffie would legs out. Students in Japan raise a lot of money for a worthy cause:·• carmot do these things." The teachers were sentbythe Japanese government on a program called Japanese Teachers of English. The teachers were sent to A homecoming supper will be held in the Westside cafelearn more about the English teria from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15p.m., Friday, Oct. 4. Proceeds language and American culwill go to beneftt the US/USSR student exchange program. ture. Homemadechili,hotdogs,popanddessertswillbeserved. The teachers were also inIn years past, the food has been donated from corperations structed to ftnd methods to such as ConAgra. This is the third year that the event has solve problems in Japanese been sponsored. classrooms. Results from the dinner in the past have been positive. "In Japan, we teach 45 to 50 "We raised quite a bit of money last year," senior Russian students in one classroom, as student Beth Nielsen said. "The food that we didn't sell at opposed to 20 to 25 here the dinner, we took out to the homecoming football game Teachers don't have enough and raised even more money. time to teach each individual "We had a lot of fun last year. There were student and student like they do here," Ishii adult volunteers working together," Nielsen said. said. Tickets are $3 in advance and $3.50 at the door. Children "This is one of the problems under six will be admitted two for the price of one. Admisthe ministry is concentrating sion is welcome to the general public. · on and the government is Tickets can be purchased in the Main Office, in the foreign trying to correct," Ishii said. language Instructional Media Center(IMC), from Russian "Gradually this problem is destudents or at the door. • creasing as we learn more."
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apanese man learns, teaches in District 66 all, at the various District 66 elementary schools as well as ~----- news editor the middle school and the high school. :ulture shock. "I really enjoyed the presenFrom Saturday, Sept.7 freshman Michelletation," lfough Sunday Sept. 15, Disict 66 is playinghostto Taka- Carrigsaid. Carrigisoneofthe li Ishii, a teacherfromJapan. students in Mary Ann Sturek's Ishii is from the cityofOi-Sa- Literary Perspectives class,. ma, a subdivision about 30 lshiimadea presentation, mod tinutes from Tokyo. He 13Sept 13. In his presentations, Ishii aches ninth grade English to demonstrates the difference .panese students. Ishii is one of 22 English between writing in Japanese !achers sent to the United and writing in English. He presents the class with a :ates bytheJapanese Minisslide show of his home and y of Education. The teachers ftrst arrived in school as well as a video tape of his students. 1e United States Friday, July "I learned a lot about the 5 in New Orleans. From Japanese language and how it 1ere, the teachers have vised Washington D.C., Boston is written," Carrig said. "Itwas really cool," nd New York. Ishii, whose name translates After leaving Omaha, they to "Mr. Stone" in English, has •ill make a stop in Los Ange!S before heading home Sun- been living with Spanish instructor Norm Choat during ay, Sept. 22. While at Westside, Ishii has his stay in Omaha "We've really been getting een observing lasses,experiencing Ameri- along well," Choat said. "My an culture and making nu- family really enjoys him." Ishii commented on the diflerous presentations, 14 in
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Homecoming supper to benefit USSR Exchange
Westside to _bypass hosting Russian foreign exchange ---Carrie Johnson _ _ _ _.;;..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ news editor
Westside will not be hosting any formal Russian !Xchange program this year. For the last two years, Westside has participated nanexchangeprogramwiththestudentsofPskov, n the USSR. The ftrst year, Westside alone arranged the ex:hange . Last year, Westside Russian students, Llong with Russian instructor Mitzi Delman, paricipated in a joint exchange with Omaha North ligh school with the understanding that the two ;chools would trade off hosting the exchange.
Delman has travelled to the USSR forthelasttwo in the exchange, but Westside students will be allowed to go if openings are available. years. "It just is not reasonable to host the program Two senior Russian students have not been able everyyear. We entered into partnership with North to participate in the exchange thus far, seniors Jen with the understanding the responsiblity would Stasny and Kevin Sullivan. There are no guarantees volley back and forth from year to year," Delman that Stasny and Sullivan will be able to go. "I hope I get to go," Stasny said, "but if i don't it said. Westside and North aretheonlytwo high schools won't be a big deal. I know there will be opportunites to travel to theUSSR in the future when I am in Omaha to participate in such a program North is responsible for the program this year older. Learning the language has opened up new but has requested only 10 Soviet students to par- doors for me." ticipate in the exchange. .This means only 10 U.S. Welitside will host the program next year, acstudents will be allowed to participate. cording to Delman, allowing Russian students to North students have top priority in participating have the opportunity to travel to the USSR.
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Student population agrees questions Co' constitution a with junior, 'It's for the birds' Q ~ 路
later, but the school still punishes you," Bay said. According to some students, the code would seem more reasonable if the students had a say DEBATE ABOUT THE CoDE OF CoNDUCT HAS BEEN IN in the writing of the rules. "At the beginning of any sport, they make you existence since it was first introduced. The debate sign a paper saying that you ~ust follow the is still going on today. Students' opinions on the Code of Conduct are proper conduct as stated under the code," Bay said. "Everyone signs it, but I never thought anypredominately weighted against it. "You (the student) get in trouble at home and thing would happen to me. I do':l't think that the schoolwouldeveraskthestudentopinwith the law. The punishments are heavy ion though; students would be too lenienough. The school shouldn't be conant and give a minimal punishment." cerned with what happens out ofschool time and off school property, n junior said Bay. One question that has been asked is Kelly Grubb said. if the code is actually effective, and if "The school shouldn't have the code students are taking more precautions at all. The school's responsibility is to provide an education. It's the to avoid getting caught. "No, I've gotten in trouble and Ilived government's responsibility to enforce through it all. If I do anything again, the laws," junior Geoff Erwin said. they'll give me close to the same punMany students say that legal issues ishment, and it was acfuallyprettyfun," outside of school should be of no consaid sophomore Molly Dugan. cern to the administration. "Ah, I think it's for the birds," junior Matt "The school should only be concerned with the education ofits students--not their involvement in Dworak said. According to Dean of Girls Peg Johnson, breaking the law; leave that to the government," aproximately 14 girls have been reprimanded by Erwin said. the code, and the number for the boys has been Although the code deals with more about the same. The reason the numthan alcohol-related offenses, it is most commonly associated with alcohol. ber is not larger is students were being Many students also believe that punpunished for their actions before the code was instituted. ishment should be left to parents and Johnson acknowledges there are the law, unless school property is damaged, or school workisdirectlyinvolved. cases where the administration will not fmd out about a student's illegal activiJuniorSarah Baywas directly affected ties. Johnson said this may be because by the code last spring, along with four the chief way the administration finds other classmates. Chad feagler out about the students activities is Bay and t~?-e passengers of her car through word-of-mouth. drove through the baseball field one No tall students are against the code. AccordFriday night causing an estimated $500 worth of ing to f;路eshman Chad Feagler, the Code of Condamage. "Not only was I grounded for two weeks at home duct is a good idea He feels the school isn't inbut I was put in in-school suspension for two days tervening enough. "I think it's a good idea, but it's not enforced and given unexcused absences in most of my enough," Feagler said. "It hasn't really stopped classes," Bay said. "After that, for one week, I had to be in the box . anything, everybody is still doing it." One solution Feagler suggests is to have every open mod. We also had to plant grass all around the school to make up for the time the a line of communication between the janitors spent planting grass on the baseball field," administration and the police. "If a student (from Bay said. Not everyone who breaks the code's rules may Westside) gets caught, receive an equal punishment. One student adffiit- the police should ted to receiving a Minor In Possession (MIP) over notify the the summer, including a $121 fme, yet was not pun- !rlxxi" ished by the code at school. "It works both ways. It all depends on whether ornottheschoolfindsoutaboutit. People could get in the box for just being somewhere with alcohui and the charges could be dropped
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Conduct have been raised by both the faculty and 1 1n attempt to answer this ,the Lance contacted the Civil Uberties Union (NCLU), to ask its opinion of constitutionality. Executive Director Bill Schatz gave this res pons' "After analysis of the Westside Community Schc Code of Conduct for Co-curricular Activites, I can I our organization has serious concerns with constit implicit in the code. "Generally, we are concerned where students rr. ished by the school for non-school related activitie dents. In addition, the code raises concerns about ate pre-discipline notice and hearing. "It is the contention of our organization that stt: relinquish their constitutional rights by simply ent school building,-and should be afforded due proce protection of the laws, as guaranteed by the FourtE ment. "I am including with this letter a copy of the AC (Secondary School Students' Civil Liberties) and c< tion to paragraph 8, where it is stated: '"The school has no Jurisdiction over students' activities. A student who violates any law risks th ties prescribed by civil authorities; he or she shot placed in Jeopardy at school for any offense whicl concerned with the educational !nstltutlon.' "As a matter of policy our organization objects I Westside Community School District Code of Com curricular Activities in the present form, based on. Civil Liberties Union, (ACLU), policy #76. "As the Nebraska afflliate of the ACLU, the NCL consider, on individual merit, a request for assista1 sentation from any Westside student who is discip ing to this policy."
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Petition drive asks for second look at current Code of Conduct
LANCE Friday,
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Pete Chi/ian, Rachel Davis, Geoff Gust, Katie Hamer, jessica Mason
ILLUSTRATIONDESIGN-
Brian Craft
jeremy Black
the school administration < body, a group of Westside ~ out" and tried to make a cha At the conclusion of the year, a petition was drawn 1: concerning the District 66 C. More specifically, the iJ petition is to revise certain p ent Code of Conduct that, a group, seemed unfair to the Senior Angie Spiehs was a in the developementofthe I and several other students s out-of-classtime (afterschoo school vacations) the studer ministrations's responsibilit According to these stude1 dent is punished by the law nc time, whetheritbeafelonyor; he or she should not have to b able to the administration. "When a student is charg ample, an MIP or a DWI, he c
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is expected of all students, at all times, whether on or off school grounds. Such is the intent of the current Code ofConduct employed at Westside High School. These rules were fust implemented in the fail of the 1990-91 school year, after an incident in the Omaha Public Schools (OPS) caused administration to consider the idea of a code of conduct. The administration decided that it was fmallytime to take some action, so they established the of Conduct.
the idea of affecting students in activities and athletics, but it now affects all students. If a student gets into the same trouble as a student-athlete, the _ __....o-,nly firen<e ;n tho pun;mmont
is that the student will not have to serve out a one-week suspension from participation in sports competition. "I think it shows our concern for the kids," Dean of Girls Peg Johnson said. "We aren't out looking to get the kids in trouble, we're trying to help them." Johnson said that the-school isn'ttryingto, "cutanyone'shead off." The administration believesthey have an obligation to the students. "Our main goal is to react to each situation on an individual basis, yet be consistent in what we do," Kauffman said. The basic rules reflect common standards for student behavior. If students disobey them, they will be punished by the.code. Donothaveorbearounddrugs or alcohol. Do not fight with students or teachers. Do not carry a weapon. Do not assault someone sexually. Do not steal or vandalise. Violating any of these rules can get students disciplined under the rules of the Code of Conduct. "I think they've been effective, because the kids think about it more before violating a rule,"
Johnson said. "The code has shown that the school isn't only able to tell studentswhattodo, buttoactouton what they do," Kauffman added. Violators may be subject to a parent conference, and have substance abuse evaluations. Their open mods in school will be regulated, and will be suspended from sports or activities. After each offense, the penalties get more severe. It is possible to be suspended from a sport or activity for a year. "The hard part is thatobviously we don't hear about all situations," Kauffman said. "We mostly find out byword of mouth, but sometimes we do hear from the police." The school has always had rules against such behavior, but had never formally put them in writing. Opinions vary about its effectiveness, but administrators say it is a problem school policy should address. The hope of administrators is students will conduct themselves appropriately wherever they may be. "Kids need to be responsible in and out of school," Johnson said.
Regulation: • Students involved in co-curricular activities arc representing not only themselves, but also their schools, the Westside Community School District, and the City of Omaha. It is the intent of the Code of Conduct to state that proper behavior and conduct is expected of all students, at all times, whether off or on school grounds. • All students who participate in co-curricular activities, who are elected to positions of responsibility, and who represent the school district in performances and events are governed by this Code of Conduct •students who are not in activities arc also subject to disiplinary action when found to be engaged in, received a citation and/or charged criminally with the prohibited conduct (sec "Prohibitive Conduct" below) or on whom a petition has been filed in juvenile court for prohibited conduct whenever or wherever such conduct occurs. They may be subject to inschool suspension, a drug/alcohol screening, or other disciplinary action.
;==========• of trouble with the law and their par)piehs said. "Receiving punishment ;chool as well is just too much." ~hs said although the petition action .ved down, the whole ordeal isfarfrom · have enough signatures to make a ent," Spiehs said. "All that we have to ' tum the petition over to the admini1. However, when we do so, we must ~ful who we give it to." h petition consists of 25 signature . To this point, about 20 sheets are vhich equals roughly 500 total signamg the petition signers are students, s, and faculty of District 66. he effort to receive more signatures, did run into some obstacles. .e day last spring, I approached (Prinim) Findley about the possibility of up a table in the "loge" to make it to receive more signatures," Spiehs "Dr. Findley denied my proposition d me that my efforts would take me no " ;, however, did not seem to slow down
the effort. Spiehs and other members of the petition group approached the student FoTunl about the possibility of backing the effort The Forun1 voted yes. Spiehs then attempted to recruit an even stronger organization for support. "Over the summer, when I was in Lincoln for a while, I went to the Nebraska Civil Liberties Union office for help," said Spiehs. "Unfortunately, the office was closed; I really think that they would have given me support." The Nebraska Civil Liberties Union (NCLU) aids citizens regarding their rights. Even though Spiehs realizes the school administraton does have the right to turn down her petition, _she said she has shown, with the roughly 500 signatures she has gathered, that opposition exists to the Code of Conduct. Spiehs said what will happen with the future of the petition will remain a question for an indefinite period oftime. "All I'm asking for is for someone to listen to the students," said Spiehs. "I just hope that the administration takes a lot of time and consideration into their final decision."
Prohibitive conduct This Code of Conduct refers specifically to prohibitive conduct, as follows: 1. Unlawfully possessing. intending to sell, selling, dispensing or using a drug, a look-alike drug, controlled su bstancc or alcoholic beverage. 2. Causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a school employee, student, or other person. 3. Sexual assault on any person. 4.lllegal possession of a weapon, intending to usc, attempting to use, or using a weapon. 5. Willfully damaging property, stealing, or attempting either. 6. Usingviolenceor threats to a studen·t, a staff member, or any other person.
1Disciplinary Action • S:udents, whom the District has found to be engaged in, received a citation and/or charged criminally with the prohibited conduct or on whom a petition has been nled in juvenile '-"""~~~IC:!!~.,J ::ourt for prohibited conduct whQreverorwhenever such conduel occurs, may be subject to a five-day suspension, an a pprO\ ~d cou nselingprogram, and disciplinary action concerning • ligibility to participate in co-curricular activities. The discij>linary action may range from a reprimand to suspen~ion from co-curricular activity for up to one school year. all If students are found guilty of the above prohibited.conduct, they shall be disciplined. the discipline may range from pro bationfor a semester to permanent removal from the co -curricular activities. Provisions for the educational program will be determined by the Superintendent or designee.
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Rules regarding other conduct • In the event that individual coaches or sponsors of activities impose eligibility restrictions for student participation in cocurricular activities for behavior other than those listed above, those restrictions or rules shall be written and communicated to the participating students. Violation of the restrictions or rules shall result in discipline ranging from a reprimand to permanent removal from the co-curricular activities. Appeal process • Any student suspended from participation in co-curricular activities CTWY appeal the suspension to the Superintendent. Any such appeal must be in writing and must be received by the Superintendent's office within seven calendar days of receipt of the written notice of suspension. • If the student disagrees with the decision of the Superintendent, he or she may appeal the decision to the Board of education, according to the procedures established in the Board of Education Policies.
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Parental notificatior Students take varied stand on new law of parental notification
Professionals clasJ on new bill LB42j ___ Jessica Mason
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The debate started with Roe vs. Wad continues today with LB425, the parental cation law. Right vs. wrong. Morality in America. The e""t\~ ~4A As of Friday, Sept. 6,1991, any woman longlastingdebateonthelegalrightsandrestric.1~ ~~ theageofl8whoisnotself-supportingwil tions concerning abortion has taken on a new condition in Nebraska. S) reC 4£-S quired to notify her parents before obtain l0\' , abortion. The only way around the law i The new parental consentlawthat took effect "" 0o\S 11 s'f.J),S tO (l.1} ~ through a court appeal process. Friday, Sept. 6, 1991, places a new restriction Planned Parenthood of Omaha is st uponminorswantingtoobtainabortions. 1 ~cSCl" .,..~e\11'\.N \(l.~ ft\\e ~~~'_! v.\1"\ .t\\ ~... f t\\e }.t Ol against the notification law. According t Along with the parental consent law, a legislative bill was in""(l.'\' ~"I ~\ • ol\ Ol <1'\\e te . Ann Ballinger, the Director of Educat eluded requiring pubQtl'(l. 11\1} •J :t\(l.t\ tS·· }. Planned Parenthood, the law, "looks an, lie schools to pro'f"'e ..\ tO cO }.1}\(l. :\,l.(}.el\ like a barrier." vide written notice • (}.el,'o (l.l\ e oO st _-<\'S "The law really is part .of the agenda t to students. his in(}.eC\. \\\.1'\~ £.£-,0 '5:)~~:.- se~\_ thewoman'srighttohaveanabortion,"Ba eludes what the law ,(l. te\~ s'\.\) \\\'b e' said. states and how one ':t'l\(l. 1 ., 1s 0~ 'Qe v.e t Ballingeralsostressesthatitisnotthe ! · d' 'all ~o"~~'" 1 '0'V' • -' -c • o'"' \S ~ \.\.. ~·" · th ey appose. ·we eJ b bl may ea etoJU ICI y f 0'"" I\.' \. ,\.~ o\. ~~v parental not ifiICatlon 111 '"" bypass its conditions. y tte1' l - ~~\0 ~'3.\_"\ '])..-.v.se 0.. o\ "''3.-s agekidstotalktotheirparentsaboutthei "We're (Westside) \e ~~v - •.~s.ot 'QeC o'3.t ~S v sionwhetherornottohaveanabortion," l doing it differe~tly. Other \~~0 _.A~'b ~ o\e\~ '\.~e ~ c.c~oO ~\\\\'b ger said. schoolsaresendmgacopyof ~0~ ~ o"V- S ~· ~\C ~ . ;\.\ C ~\C According to Ballinger, what the is! the law home," guidance ~e \.0 \_0 ~ \_e \~ ~"V-\) ~"V-\_\0 'Q"V-\) ally represents, is government interv' '\. . ~eO. ~ S'-'(); ~'3. esO to-'3.'in womens' rights. "Our biggest pr counselorDickLundquistsaid. "The superintendent, !~mes ~-.v.t\\\S e~\_S 0 0~~ 0.. '3. ~ :{0-e~'\)~ with it is that we are against the g• Tangdall, made the dec1swn to \. •:tet\" ~ '\0-e ~o-Q'-e ;V.\te . ~. e0.'3. ment telling women what they h post the law, and announce that it o,."V-~ 0\. '3.-U: te~ ~'3.\_"\ 'J>..sS :t '\0-e do," she said. has been posted and is available." 'J>..'-\0\\ -.v.s\~ ~'\0-e . ~\Ot ~'3.-S '9 "V-~0.e '3.-t' The law was necessary acc• The actual effects of the law on C ~\t\" e~ 0 '\0-\S ~ \_"V-te :(0-'3.~ ot "(\\ e to the Metro-Area Right tc Westside students are being ques"V-~~ ~he te~..\<'""\S~ -<. peAS\~-<.~~ ~0 <\.\\\'b %', ~'3.~, e "People are begining to b1 tioned. · ~~ \.v\..\.~ v"'" \.\. ~ ~0•\.. ~"' ~\. aware of the necessity of at "I don't really believe it will have a \Ot o\S '3.-s'f-.'3. o"V-· ~ ·s"V-'9'( c\Q.e 'Qe ~ this," representative I greateffect.AlwaysatWestsidewithastus0>0 ~e\)t '])..C\_~ se~, Q. o.e . \\0\. ~~e,t Dredla, said. "They are dent who thought she was pregnant, we've '\.~e , 1 \~'Q . S\\0'- ~\_ '3.~ ~~ ;\.\e 0 0.' realizing that abortioni ~~1 ro,o \' ~~ s~e . ~'b0 'Qe~ ally wrong" worked really hard to help the young person to-'3.'- ~ \.\) ~ 'Qte '3.-s'f-.'3.' ~'3.~~ ~'\0-e ;te '3. The reason th figure out what to do. The law can't change that," Lundquist said. oe 0 o~es ~e\)t ..~o"V-'- . \\eO. 0 'Qe\.0 \'?.- .paS:S~~t<l~C2!<!ing!~ Opinions concerning this issue are varied '3.-"o 0..\)eC . \\\ . ~ o'-~ '])..tS ~e 0.. ger was because and explicit among students. t\e ot'-\o\\ ;t\\o\\ Q.\'3.\\~ '3.'9-Qe to-'3.'- ~e pealed to human "I feel that the law is for the best for all stu~ '3.\) '3.\)0 -.v-'3.~ S~e . Q.'be . ~\Ot ~e tinns. "Eve dents. Toomanyillegalabortionsaremadewhere ~ e'-'3.\\ ~et 'b ~esS ~he \~ . ~'b \ '\0-'3.\ . thought, if it" girlsarehurtorkilled,"sophomoreLyndiPasser \_0~ \.Sot -.v.\\ eS ~~ ~ 'b\~\ ;\.\ot o'-\\\' daughter,l'd\ said. . '])..te\\ ;t\.\0\\ ~\\c; , e 0 ;t\.\0 ~\_ ~ ~ 1 '3.~ know." Bal 'Q '3.\)0 0.. co\\ '3.\)\. Q.'3.\)0 vi'-~0 -.v-'3.-tu:~ e said. "But Other studentsexpressdifferentfeelings, althoughmanyagreethatillegalabortionsaredan\\\'b e '3.~ 0. c'3.'9 ~ose \.\0\\ ~et 'b \-.v-0.~ same timt gerous. .;V.Q.~ e '3.~ e~tO ,._\)ot %'a. ot ~ '\0-e .,~'b "Teenagersaregoingtogetabortionsregard\ "V-~ '\).\! '( v.e ~ :\..\'-" \\ "'ov less of whether they tell their parents or not," ~'3.'\. \.\.0 '\0-e 1 '\0-e dersta 0\.\.\~ 'Q'3.te es\S· junior Courtney Smith said. "Parental consent ~set\ ~ce ~~et . ~\_e~ ~ \_0 ~ \_0 as f laws will just eventually force more teenagers to cO 0;t~~ e0 eS'- ~ i'3.c'-0 c\s\O what have illegal abortions under unsanitary and life'Qe~ actually 0\. 0~ ~et \) s'3.\\S '\0-e Q.e tails." threatening conditions." r'J>..'-\0~ \)e \~. ;.o\\-.v.\\ e~ Dredla thinks th Others feel the law restricts a woman's right. v 0~0. ~ ec\S.. n"-1 '3.-V'Q 0~ ,t\-· "I think that the decision to have an abortion ~ '3.u: "(\\"-1 0 .v will open the doors of corr should be up to the teen that is pregnant," so*es ~e e~e cation between teens and their p "(\\ :(0-'3.\\' S"V-"Q~ phomore Ben Davis said Ballinger disagrees completely. "Whatw Such strong opinions make the method of ~0 s'f-.'3. are saying is that it's not the girl, but the g providing information to students a tough deci-.\e\)t~ ment who knows best," Ballinger said. · sion for the school to make, said Lundquist. \.' Schools now are being asked to sen• "Most females (at Westside) aren't going to be letter to girls grades 7-12 explaining tl pregnant, and that's good, as long as we let it be Ballinger feels this is a way for the legisla known there is a law," Lundquist said. release some of the burden that comes\\ "l(s tough, the schools didn't really want to law passing. "Schools now are put in ch be involved. I think we chose a pretty good way of the education process which they didn't' handling it." be put in," Ballinger said. feature staff
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Abortion can be a very emotional issue. It prompts many people to speak out and work for what they believe is right. One example of this kind of protest was a pro-choice vigil held Friday, Sept. 6, on the capital steps in Lincoln. The vigil was held in protest of the recently passed LB425, a Nebraska bill which requires the parental notification for a girl wishing to obtain an abortion. According to Susan Koenig-Cramer, president of the Omaha branch of the National Organization of
Women (NOW), an estimated 200 to 300 people attended the event. ThevigilwassponsoredbythePro Choice Coalition, a Nebraska group made up of several organizations, including NOW, which take a prochoice position. 1his action was primarily attended by women. It consisted of a period of silence, followed by the singing offolk songs, and speeches by various prochoice leaders. Even though the legislation has already been passsed, Koenig-Cramer felt the event had significance. "I think it was an important event because it again took before the public safe, legal abortions. It does not serve
the proposed purposes, such as in- 1976 Danforce Abortion Rigl creased family communication. It made parents' and husbands puts young women's lives at risk with tion rights illegal. We belie1 the threat of such practices as back- parents have a right to helj alley abortions, self-induced abor- childeren make informed deci The pro-choice front, howe' tion, and second trimester abortions." Not everyone agrees. According believes that women, no matt• to Koenig-Cramer, approximatly 30 their age, must be allowed t< anti-protesters from the pro-life decisions about abortion for movement were also in attendence at selves. the vigil, expressing their support of "This law just takes awa~ LB425. Leann Dredla, a representa- from those who have the least tive of Metro Right to Life, feels that in our society," Koenig-Cram• the parental consent bill is a positive "Young women and girls, a poor, the ones who Will be IT document. "Until there is a time when abor- fected by this law, have very littl tion is made illegal, there need to be in this society." Koenig-Cram some guidelines," Dredla said. "The "1his makes them an easy tali
Hitting the Pavement Cross country members seniors Amanda Gilbert, Mindy Haase, and sophomore Jessica Jiranek run along 89th St. The team had a short practice Monday in preparation for their Tuesday "Class of the Metro" meet. "Lance" photo by Todd McCollister
Cross country team grows - - --Tim Hall - - - - - - . . . : . . . - - - - - - sports editor "Pain is temporary. Pride is forever." The varsity cross country team acquired the slogan this year, but has been living it all along. 'We have 55 people on the team this year; that's the most Westside's ever had," head coach Carl Henningsen said. Their first competition was the Ralston Invitational. The boys' team, led by senior Josh Gerard, finished sixth out of 13 teams. The girl's team ended the invitational fifth out of 10 teams. Sophomore Jessica Jiranek fmished sixteenth out of93 female runners Improving the number of runners on the team was one goal. Improving physically as well as mentally was another, according to Henningsen. The Benson Invitational illustrated the cross country team's improvement. The boys fmished fourth and the girls won the competition for a third year in a row.
n volleyball season with total one win, four losses Thefreshmengirls' volleyball team, whichconofan A and B team, began their season on a note. The A team opened the season with a loss to '"''•l!lleVI~eWest, 15-6 and 15-11. TheBtearn dropped theirmatchin three games, the deciding game 15-13. Both teams defeated Millard South the followday, at home. The Warriors then headed to Bellevue East losboth A and B games. TheA team lost 12-15, 16-14, and 15-12. The Bteam fcll15-1, (6-15), 15-5. The teams are coached by Connie Garland, is assisted by Jeff Nannen. "The team is improving. We justhaveto playas the whole time," Garland said. •
Freshman beat Bellevue West with combination of defense and offense
Five girls placed in the top 10, and took 11 out of 20 possible medals. The "Class of the Metro" meet was held Tuesday, Sept.17. This meet is unique in format. It gives the runners a chance to compete against members of their own class. A total ofeight races are run, four girls and four boys. The girls fmished second only to Millard North in the 18-team "Class of the Metro" meet. Only three meets into the season, the teams have won 26 medals. "We're doing pretty good so far," Henningsen said. "I'm really excited for the rest of the season." The rest of the season begins today with the Bellevue West Invitational. Both the girls' and boys' teams wantto make itto state competition. That has been their goal since day one of practice, Henningsen said. "I'd say we're off to a good start, but we'll most likely peak toward the end of the season when the district and state competitions come around," Henningsen said.
}V volleyball season off to promising beginning
Freshman football defeated Bellevue West 28-8 on Thursday, Sept. 5. Cort Irish scored two touchdowns and fmished with 69 yards rushing for the day. Aaron Johnson alsocontributedtothevictorybyscoringonetouchdown. The defense held Bellevue West to eight points. The defense was led by Ben Kingston and Adam Ostergaard, who had five and four tackles, respectively. Westside's next opponent was Omaha Gross Friday, Sept. 13. The Warriors beat the Gross Cougars 29-0. Aaron Johnson led the offensive attack by scoring two touchdowns. Brian Beckman threw a pass to Jarod Bearinger that gained 37 yards. Shane Combs also had one touchdown. •
JV volleyball is off to a fast start, according to team members. The team has played only one game so far this season. The team started their season with a two-game sweep over Omaha Marian. The scores were 15-13 and 15-ll. The reason for the the first victory was due to total team effort, according to head coach Howard Halperin. · Upcoming contests will put the Warriors up against Lincoln High Tuesday, Sept 24, and Omaha North Thursday, Sept. 26. Saturday, Sept. 28, the team will compete in the Bellevue East JV Invitational. The team is looking forward to the tournament, team members said. "We will do really well, if our team plays up to our potential," sophomore team member Regan Tompsett said. •
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Softball creates conflict -T rystan Crook - - - - - - - - sports staff Aconflict with school officials over the non-sponsorship of a girl's softball team referred to as "Westside," has team members concerned. The concerns are the softball team is not a school-sponsored sport, and is officially recognized by only the Omaha Softball Association (OSA}. To be school-sponsored a team or club must have a sponsor who works at the school. No sponsor could be located for softball. "We had hoped to have the school sponsor our team, but this was unable to happen because those who organized the league did not go through Westside's athletic department,"senior team captain Andrea White said. The OSA softball team would benefit in many ways through school sponsorship. Benefits for the team would include being allowed to have fund raisers such as candy sales and being able to
display game schedules throughout school. Another added benefit to raise interest in the team would be morning announcements of gametimes and location of that evening's game. Team "Westside" varsity softball is composed of 10 seniors, three juniorsand three sophomores. Theteam currently has an 0-2 record. "Since it is the first year, we hope to continue to get better in the future," senior Renee Hoffman said. Westside plays its games at Dill Fields, located on 70th and Military, or Kelley Fields, located at 125th and Fort. Westside plays in the Qass A division of the OSA fast-pitch softball against other Metro school teams. "We just want to let people know we represent Westside. It's too bad people are so close-minded to softball," White said. According to team members, player support is sufficient The only thing that is lacking is support from school-sponsorship.
Activity tickets: Forced is not fair - - - - T i m Hall - - - - - - - - - - - - sports editor This column includes opinions of the author. You don't have to do anything except die and pay taxes. Until the past couple of years, this held true for all people everywhere. Recent circumstances, however, have proven the once accurate hypothesis false. The athletic department has had to force spirit squads and athletes to buy activity tickets. My apologies. No one forced anybody to do anythingthe athletic department threatened athletes' eligibility with a simple option. The athletes could either purchase an activity ticket or not play. H violates decisions athletes have the right to make on their own. The athletes should buy activity tickets to support the program that supports them, but their reason for purchasing an activity ticket should not be because someone else threatened to not allow them playing time. The athletes are being somewhat punished for what the students don't do.
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Central student Lori Marsh d the softball game. The ur called Longacre out.
It isn't the athletes' fault they don't receive any school support or spirit. Why should the athletes have to pay when the people who should be buying the tickets don't? Paying for an activity ticket isn't expensive, and it shows support for the athletic department, which, in turn, shows supportforthe athletes. Because the major income of the athletic department is obtained through activity ticket sales, students, as well as athletes, should-strictly of their own option-purchase one. The athletes shouldn't have to support themselves fmancially as well as on the sidelines. Support in the stands, along courtside, down the fairway, and down the stretch should be more than it is. One of many examples was the Prep vs. Papillion football game Friday, Sept. 13, that attracted 8,500 fans. As much as I hate to admit it, I envy those schools because, while they had a crowd, our game against South gathered the usual1,000 or so "diehards." It is a sad statement about Westside when we have a wirming team in virtually every sport, and we still can not attract support from fans. What do the athletes have to do in order to receive a little support? Tlus topic is becoming boring. Couldn't we talk about something exciting, like the pennant race?
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• Never Forget- Afact-based story starring Leonard Nimoy as a survivor of the Holocaust who challenges a group of historical revisionists who claim Jews were not lcilled at Auschwitz. Co-stars Dabney Coleman and Blythe Danner.
• Dances With Wolves- Dances With Wolves, directed by .a nd starring Kevin Costner, was one of 1990's very successful and popular films. Costner stars as John Dunbar, a • The Five Heartbeats-A success drama about a musiUnion Army lieutenant who is given command at an outpost on the Dakota plains. The tale is about how the frontier cal group named, not surprisingly, the Five Heartbeats. affects Dunbar, and how the Lakota Indians (whose dia- This movie. stars Robert Townsend, Michael Wright and logue makes up nearly one-third of the film) adjustto him. · Leon. • Home Alone-Starring Macaulay Culkin, this was the highest gro.ssing film of 1990. It is about a 7-year old boy named Kevin (Culkin) whose parents forget him in the rush to go on vacation, and he finds himself home alone. Over the course of the following few days, Kevin learns to fend for himself. His most difficult test occurs when two bumbling burglars try to rob his home. Home Alone also stars Joe Pecsi as one of the thieves, and John Candy has a cameo. • Oscar- This film stars Sylvestar Stallone as Snaps Proballone, a 1920's gangster. The film is a misdirectional farce that deals with Snap's daughter, his sleazy bookmaker, his wife, and several other intertwined subplots. • The Icicle Thief- The Icicle Thief is a romantic comedy from Italy. While chasing the world's most beautiful angel, director and star Maurizio Nichetti laments the demise of the Italian cinema from its heyday in the 50s. He also makes jokes about his countrymen and the American culture. The cast includes Caterina Sylos Labini, Oaudio Fava, and Heidi Komarek. • Eve of Destruction- Eve of Destruction is a thrillrr
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New actors and small cast highlight production of play 'Glass Menagerie' --Darcie Rives ---=---managing editor New actors and a small cast highlight the upcoming Westside Drama production of The Glass Menagerie. The cast of the Tennessee Williams play consists of four actors: seniors Jon Fries, Katie Weitz, junior Matt Bowen, and sophomore Mary Swerczek. According to director LD. Fortney, working with a small cast was advantageous. "Part of the reason I wanted to do this play was because of the cast size," Fortney said. "With a small cast it is easier to get the actors together for rehearsal, and the process of putting the play together is quicker." "However, it can be a disadvantage if even just one of the actors does not come to rehearsal, since most of the scenes require all the actors," Fortney said. Weitz said a smaller cast made rehearsals less hectic. "I think that having fewer people involved makes the rehearsals less clutteredand crazy,"Weitzsaid. "It's a lot easier for everyone to know each other and to be friendly." Two of the cast members, Bowen and Fries, are new to Westside Drama "lt'salwaysinterestingcastingnew
people in plays, because you have to teach them the basics, such as stage directions, and show them how the theater operates," Fortney said. The Glass Menagerie is a story centered around a family living in 1930's St. Louis. The play is narrated by Tom Wingfield (Bowen), who recounts his memories of his -mother Amanda (Weitz), to his sister Laura (Swerczek), and Laura's suitor (Fries). Fortney said that because of the play's unique point of view, the set for the production would be sparse. "The Glass Menagerie is a 'memory play,' so the playwright suggests sets to be minimal, as one does not remember exact details when recalling the past," Fortney said. The Glass Menagerie. will be presented at 7:30p.m. in the Little Theater, Thursday, Oct. 10, through Saturday, Oct. 12. Tickets are $4 each, which includes the serving of ice cream sundaes. According to Fortney, tickets should be purchased in advance, due to lim- · ited seating. Tickets may be reserved in the English IMC. Fortney was optimistic about the upcoming October performances. Senior jon Fries and sophmore "Althoughwearestillinaveryrough Mary Swerczek rehearse their lines stage of rehearsal, I have high hopes for Westside Drama's production, for the outcome," Fortney said.
The Glass Menagerie.· The runs Thursday, Oct. 10 Saturday, Oct. 12.
Males dominate world of music
Women not getting respect - - - - Rachel Davis ---------------feature staff
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This article contains opinions of the author. With the return ofthe school year, many dances have taken place around Omaha. A popular feature of these dances has been the performance of live bands. · Recently, such bands as Fever Tree, The March Hares, and Nine Days Wonder have been playing at dances around the city. While these bands may differ in repertoire and style, th~y have one factor in common-they all are composed entirely of male members. As I began to think about this, I realized that men really do seem to hold a prevalent place in the musical world. Now why would there be fewer women than men in the musical field? It seems natural that as women make up about 50% of the population, they would also fill about 50% of the musical world. It seems like women in music, as in many other areas of society, are expected to play the role of a spectator and supporter of male effort. Even when "allowed" into a band, most women appear as Barbie-doll type vocalists propped up against a background of synthesizer pop. Was this just some paranoid fantasy, or do men really hold the comer on the music mar:ket? I decided this issue deserved investigation. I began to test this theory by checking out some local bands. Since different bands are always forming and disintegrating in garages around the city, no scientific conclusions could be reached. However, the maximum number of women I could find in any band was one. Then again, maybe that's just Omaha As senior and member of the Fever Tree band, Mike Hogan,
observed, Omaha is not exactly the musical center of the world. "I think Omaha is a bad example, because there is nothing happening here musically or culturally to any large extent," Hogan said. That seemed a reasonable argument, so I decided to look around and seewhatwas happening on the national level. First, I called 93.3 KRRK, a radio station that features hard rock. Upon inquiry, a representative of that station revealed there were no female artists in the top 10 requests ofthe day, and that women do not play a large part in the hard rock scene. "The women that do make it are the exceptions to the rule," the KRRKrepresentative said. "Basically, the majority of people who like to rock are men. There aren't any women who have albums out that fit our format." It isn't really surprising that few women perform in the hard rock arena. Society doesn't exactly encourage women to scream rebellion. Yet women seldom appear even on the softer, more conventional Top-40 pop charts. From Sunday, Sept. 1 to Saturday, Sept 7, seven of the top 10 songs in the nation (as reported by Billboard magazine) were by all male bands or male soloists. Of the remaining three songs, two were by male rap artists with female backup singers, and only one was by a female soloist. The lack offemale performers in music is upsetting. While I'm not putting this issue up there with equal pay for equal work, or other women's rights' concerns, this one area seems to reflect the general trend in societyto putthe talents ofwomen · in the back seat, as compared to those of men. It merits a moment of sadness for all the great songs that will never be heard.
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district parents, teachers, members of the business community, and administrators. The group has been meeting since last February to try to devise a new custom calendar for the 1992-1993 schoolyear. According to senior T0dd McCollister, the student n •emberofthe committee, an all year school calendar has been seri- ' ously considered. "Our job was to analyze the possibilities and try to determine the best alternatives for a calendar," McCollister said. "We looked at all the options being utilized in different parts of the country." "We discussed year-round school and decided that some form_ of an all-year calt-u.!.:.!" would be the best option. But we did not carve anything into stone," McCollister said. - The corruu.illce will g·•c li S presentation to the pub!:.: f ....T reaction and input Monday, Oct. 7. · "This will not be a firm proposal," Sladek said. "We want to hear people's ideas and comments aboutthe recomendation." After the public meeting has been held, the committee will regroup and revise the initial proposal. From there, a final n commendation will be draft•.•: ~d presented to the Distl.c~ 66 School Board in January or February of '92 for their finalconsideration and approval.
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naha, Baltimore top the nation •1n Education be found there, according to Shari Hofschire, District 66 School Board. - - - - asst. copy editor member. ~ Bush wants to be known All facets of the community, inlucation president." In or- cluding businesses in these cities is ieve this, he has proposed a committed to placing an emphasis known as America 2000. on education, Hofschire said. The entire community is involved rogram consists of a set ~f goals the BushAdministra- in the education of the people in the eveloped that is hoped to be Omaha area, which is one reason the city was chosen as an example 'Y the year 2000. goals include: (1) All kids America 2000 city. It is on its way school ready to learn; (2) to completing the six goals adopted school graduation rate will by the President. Yo; (3) American students in "The entire city is considered for urth, eighth, and 12 will ex- America 2000. The program inpetencies; (4) Students will cludes excellence in education from the world in math and sci- the preschool education offered in All adults in the US will be a city through elementary school, nd (6) Every school will be high school, colleges and universities, and graduate school," ugs and violence. t of this America 2000 pro- Hofschire said. "All levels of educa;h has singled out two cities tion are considered." !Xemplary achievements in This program is necessary to help 1. These cities are Baltischools in America realize they have l Omaha. fallen behind nationally in the area cities were chosen as ex- of education, Liz Karnes, District 66 1erica 2000 cities due to the School Board president, said. level of education that can "The program is wonderful, but
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we [in District 66) still have a long doesn't mean, however, we can't keep improving." way to go," Kames said. Students agreed with Hofschire Cities in the Midwest generally stress the importance of education that it is an honor for Omaha to be chosen. more than other cities across the "It feels good to know that I country, according to Hofschire. attend a school in a c ity recog~ "Everybody here [in the Midwest) really values the importance nized for its excellent education programs," junior of education Penny Waskow andhasagenusaid. ine concern Everybody here "It is very nice for the kids," to know that the Hofschire said. really values the school systems Because of Importance of here in Omaha can the emphasisbe compared to a placed on edueducation and larger city such cation, Omaha has a genuine as Baltimore," was selected as junior Scott Foral an example concern for the said. city. kids. . . Day-to-day ac"l think it's board member Shari Hofschire:7:? tivities of the stureally approdents will not be priate [that Omaha was chosen). lam concerned affected by the fact that Westside, a when national reports say education s apartoftheOmahaschool system, has been selected as a representain the United States is failing," Hofschire said. "Especially in tive school for the America 2000 program, Hofschire said. Westside I can see the national District 66 will continue to strive goals are being accomplished. This
to reach the national goals, Karnes said. "The main goal of ours, as a district, is to make sure the six goals are achieved," Kames said. In order to oversee the accomplishment of these goals, committee, known as Omaha 2000, was set up. Members of this committee include various community leaders. Kames represents District-66 as a member of this organization. The America 2000 program will greatly attract national attention to the Omaha schools, accor-ding to Hofschire. "More people will start asking, 'What are you [Omaha] doing that's right? And how can we emulate your programs?'" Hofschire said. Westside Community Schools will continue their quest for -excellence. According to the two board members, Hofschire and Karnes, District 66 schools are still not perfect; they are, however, well 'On the1r way to completing Bush's goals for the year 2000.
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Expectations There's something wrong. I tend to be traumatized when something that is supposed to provide entertainment, something like Homecoming, gives me nightmares. Sadly it's true, I have dreamed the unspeakable dream of terror, I have dreamed of the Homecoming from hell. It seems pointless to worry to such excessive measures about such an event yet nevertheless, I continue to remember that haunting dream I had the unfortunate opportunity to experience. I could be scarred for life. I had heard horror stories before, dinner from the McDonald's drive through, Mr. Annoying Man asking you out and the blind date that turned out to be more disastrous thangoingwithAnnoyingMan. Even worse, the dress that wouldn't stay up. But none of these·can stand up to the terror of my nightmare. The problem is there are too many expectations placed on events like Homecoming. There is too much emphasis placed on the romanticism of the whole ordeal. Pressure to get the "perfect" dress, to find the "perfect" tie, and most worrisome of all the pressure to make the evening a "perfect" memory. The night is expected to be perfect, and perfection rarely happens. Sure, the magical mystical dream date does occasionally occur but to the those who are not
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and I'm afraid we have no more roo able." His once "perfect" atmospl cent was now curdling my blood I moving we were at the zoo where w the lemmings). Anyway, we returned to the car. . delightful surprise awaited us-the~ lying right in plain view on the driv• right behind the locked doors. We walked through downtown still petting the lemmings, in search taurant when to our astonishmen1 jumped out of the alley. This was your typical whino alley walker. f knife and probably a gun and looke1 up on cheap ditch-weed. You kJ type, the kind of person your pare1 you about that really only exist i otypes like this. Despite the stere innuendo, I was scared for the ler We had affectionately named them Ralph, and Walt. With exhausted exasperation 01 handed overtheirwallets, and with dinner and any hope of salvatio11 waking up. Lucky for us my mother had pro'l "responsible parent" extra cash jus1 {I knew it was a dream when my mot being responsible). Unfortunately taurant we found was a little place 1 reassuring name El Chic Cafe. The blinking Christmas lights all aroun f ·, - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' stuffed bufallo wearing sunglasses i After a dinner, we climbed into fectsofar). Thecarmadeadrastic don't r~memberhowthe cab got there but Chris lurch and we pulled over to dis- was driving; wearinga pink leather leisure suit coverthatwewereoutofgas. After pet iguanas in the back seat, they didn't get alo ~b~see~•~ the lemmings too well.). Dreams never turn nity to get a ride to the nearest way they are expected to. On the way to the service station, my date, the "real something in our stomachs came alive. It seen man" that he was (no offence in- El Chic Cafe had poisoned us. I almost cried as I tended) began to walk the distance to the gas station. her date redistributed dinner (don't you hat Soon after he left the sky turned black and the wind dreams seem so realistic) all over each other. began to blow. Then it happened. I felt like I was in a As I lay in bed after my traumatizing night low-buget video version of "Raindrops Keep Falling came to me, gee, that my dream would make on my Head". The three of us remaining ran to jump feet" movie plot (or a column idea). Homeco into the car hutto much frustration, our hero had taken not a monumentally big deal. Life should not his keys with him and we were stuck outside in the rain. simply because you don'thave a date oryouha• Awhile later, after the car was full with gas, and we than "perfect" evening. Homecoming may se had fmished drip drying, we entered the "perfect" res· the biggest thing in the world, but it's not. lifE taurant of my Homecoming dreams. "I'm so sorry," on (don't get upset unless it's a lemming of the maitre d' told us. "You mi;;:;cd your reservations ning). Besides, there are better things to drean
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Once again, the annual Forum drive for United Way/Cl-IJ1 Every year at Westside, one of the highlights of the fall season is Homecoming. Along with the festivities comes the selection of come and gone, and once more, Westside has shown its I interest in supporting a charitable cause. For the week of Me Homecoming king and queen candidates. Every year the selection of the candidates follows the same path. Sept. 27 through Friday, Sept. 28, students and faculty were as All students, freshman through seniors, vote on the 24 candidates. cor:ttribute money to United Way/CHAD by donating througl The Lance·questions the appropriateness of this selection proc- homeroom and by participating in the "penny war," in whi1 ess. The Lance believes that underclassmen should not be allowed freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes compete a one another to raise the most money. The total amount raist to vote on senior candidates for Homecoming. The Homecoming king and queen are representatives of the en- year through homeroom donations was $1,344.06; the toti tire senior class. Underclassmen, voting by name recoginition lected through the penny war was $89.34. Although the Lance commends those who gave to United alone, would deprive the senior class of electing those who would best represent their class. It should be left entirely up to the seniors CHAD, it believes that, overall, the level of contribution was 1 tochoose who will represent them. After all, who knows the seniors isfactory, given the number of students ·and faculty at We<. United Way/CHAD is an organization whose purpose is to su better than the seniors. Underclassmen, who are not familiar with the senior candidates, charitable causes which benefit society. The Lance believes th would be more apt to vote by name recognition alone, rather than to needs to be supported by Westside. For the future, the Lance suggests that Forum, the Westside vote based on the candidates' qualifications for the position of Homecoming king or queen. The winners should be decided on the sor of this drive, emphasizes more the importance of contribu1 United Way/CHAD. The Lance applauds Forum's sponsors basis oftheir ability not their popularity. The Lance believes that by allowing seniors to be the only stu- this organization, but believes that Forum should make thi! dents to vote on the candidates would eliminate those students who raiser more visible and more important to those at Westside vote simply on name recognition and thus would enable those Lance suggests that measures such as homeroom handou students who don't have much n·ame recognition and are deserving plainingUnitedWay/CHAD,orposters,mightimprovetheWe response to future United Way/CHAD fund drives. of the honor and the chance to rise to the top.
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)istrict 66 overlooks 'other English'
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ling here, l listen. I hear a tele!ringing. pensclickingandscratch:udents feverishly trying to comtssignments. Voices overlap these Is. Chairs slide across the someone far off is coughteir companion is singing. rm breathing reaches my can hear. r millions of Americans, tgisnotsomethingto think . They don't understand ocess involved with hear•r how precious this sense uing people are generally Jus to the fact that there is erportion ofsociety which ~s each sound their mechanicallyears detect. gin ally, it was thought deaf people nentally impaired, or" dumb," bethey could not speak, thus the 'deaf and dumb." Deaf children mtinto mental health institutions 1t away from other children and llllilies and treated as if they could lffi.
ten it was decided that these chilNere able to Jearn, deaf schools !Stablished. These were generally :un, residential schools. The stuJived at the schools full - or partThis isolated the students from tg children and their families. !ntuallythis isolation was regarded
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The students' frustration helped teachers and researchers see the need for "total communication." Total communication consists of learning Signing Exact English (SE2) and oral communication. The idea of "oral communication" includes not only learning to speak, but learning to read lips. District 66 now has a program to integrate deaf children into public schools in which students begin participating as early as kindergarten. Most of the deaf students being enrolled in District 66 have parfust class of deaf children in the public ticipated in classes at the Boys Town Reschool system of Omaha. She fust at- search Institute (BTNRI) from the time tended the.Omaha Hearing School and they were found to be deaf-as early as later attended Western Hills Elementary one month of age. School in District 66 for two years. I have one reservation about these The students in her class were all deaf students coming to the high school. buttheywere expected tospeakandread These deaf students have been taught lips. Theywere nottaughtsign-language, total communication, but the society in a deaf person's primary means of com- which they will be functioning has not. munication. My sister did not learn sign Sign-language interpreters are prolanguage until she was in her second vided for the deaf students and attend yearofthirdgrade, which she completed each of their classes throughout the day. at the Nebraska School for the Deaf. This allows the students to Jearn the Many students, including my sister, material, but interaction with the teacher became frustrated with this style of learn- and students will not be on the same ing and returned to the residential deaf level as a hearing student who is placed schools. As a result, a reform movement in those d.i5ses. began in the education of deaf students. Deaf students should be in the hear-
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ing schools. The isolation deaf people have felt in the past has caused them to isolate themselves from hearing society. To make this country whole, deafpeople need to be able to understand the hearing. Just as important, the hearing must understand the deaf. Currently, foreign language classes are offered at the high school. Signlanguage, however, a different form of English, is not. If a student wants to Jearn to communicate with a deaf person, classes mustbetakenatauniversityoratBTNRI. If deaf students are expected to learn to sign exact English, speak, and read lips, is it not reasonable to offer a class to their hearing peers which would enable them to communicate without pencil and paper, or an interpreter? Integration to make deaf people feel a part of society is the goal. Not only should the deaf children be taughtto "fit in" to society, but the society in which they must Jive should be taught to fit theirneeds. This includes teaching signlanguage to hearing people who wish 1o learn, and teaching them to be sensitive toadeafperson'sneeds. Very often, that is as simple as looking at a deaf person while speaking to them, a concept hearing people never consider. As long as there is a language-barrier, no matter where they are educated, deaf students will feel isolation.
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nd it amazing that, even though 1 am a senior, are still places at Westside where I haven't been g my high school years. Take laSt Monday, for pie. I had just retrieved CAL (my souped-up calIf, remember?) from his safe in my locker (he had recharging) . ~L, my man, are you ready to do some Pre-Calc?" ted him. 1m available for your service, Rob," he said obe-
y. I was heading to the English IMC to finish my work, I passed an odd spectacle: I had come a secret room underneath the stairway that went the math wing up to the north English wing. body must have not closed the door all the way, nviting curious passersby to explore its contents. 1oked around to check if anybody was watching. 1the coast was clear, I went in. All that was in the was a vacuum cleaner, some cleaning chemicals lur lockers. wonder why lockers would be in this closed off ," I thought. Puzzled by this, I decided to look gh them in case there was anything worth findree of the lockers were empty, but the fourth was i "CAL," I said, "see if you can get the combinafthis locker. I'd like to see what's in it." nost before I had finished, CAL replied, "The ination is 6-6-6. However, Rob, I don't advise ng it. After all, we shouldn't be in here, and .... " ~ah. yeah, whatever. Who cares CAL? It's not like >dywill find out-did you say '6-6-6?'" I paused a te, then quickly dialed the combination and !d the locker. I could only stare in amazement at Ifound: a stairway leading downward into deep, darkness. as faced with a decision: should I fmish my PreIf go Indiana Jonesing for adventure? Mmmm .. >loring. "CAL, turn on your light, 'cause we're down." ustled down the stone steps and found myself at
a door. It creaked open by itself, so I went through thology, Newspaper, and finally, Advanced Differen(what courage, huh?). "Funny," I said while looking tial Calculus & Theoretical Mayhem. around, "this looks just like the hallway right above us. Things were looking bad for me, and then they got CAL, can you give me a map of this mysterious subter- worse. The classes I was signed up for allowed me no ranean labyrinth?" lunch mods, and classes had conflicting mods. "It's on my screen now, Rob. It appears that there "I guess you'll just have to skip a few classer " are two underground levels. Together, both of them Underground Counselor said. "Of course, the more have the exact same layout as Westside's main and you skip, the longer you stay down here to make up upper levels. your missed classes. HA! HA! HA! HAAAA!" 'Well," I said, "at least we'll know our way around. 'What about college?" I whined. Let's see what we can fmd. As soon as I took one step, Underground Counselor was quick to respond. I found myself 'Well, college applications are past-due, as arP a~" instantly telescholarship applications. Furth· ·rported to anmore, we have no record of an} of other room. your ACT/SAT test scores. Loc•h "Judging from like it's Metro Tech for you, slack cr! the looks, it HA! HA! HA1 HAAAA!" would seem 'What about my class rank? ' I we're in the meekly asked. Rob Jordan guidance of"That's the best part. Thanks to graphiCS co-ed1tor fice," CAL said. all the assignments you didn't fin"I wonder ish during the past three years, you why we were teleported here," I said. areLASTinyourCLASS.A-HA!A-HA!A-HAHAHAAAA!" "You know why, you little delinquent," a voice said. "One more question," I said. "Are you Satan?" I turned around to see a large, menacing woman scowl"Just about. Now get to class!" was the reply. Then ing at me. "Yes, Mr. Jordan, it seems I need to have a I was teleported to the gymnasium to experience a gym chat with you," she said. class worse than any I was in as a freshman or sopho'Who are you?" I demanded. more. After all, what was I to expect after seeing the "Just call me your 'Underground Counselor'! HA! Herculean nightmares who teach "Advanced Physical HA! HA! HAAAAA! Now sit down!" she bellowed. Education & Respiratory Torture." I sat. And I listened to this monster inform me that There were three of them, dressed in barbaric black one, I can never leave this underground "school," and leather outfits, masks, and spiked boots. Each carried two, I shouldn't try. Apparently, these subterranean a prod of some sort, and a whip. One of them spoke: halls were meant as an eternal hell for deviant, irre"OK slackers. I'm in a good mood today, so you'll only have a HALF hour of liners. Now, LET'S GO!" sponsible students. Furthermore, the "Underground Counselor" said It appeared that I was in jeopardy. If only I had "Hell School" started long ago, and I am late in signing chosen to finish my Pre-Calc, instead of going on this up for my schedule. Therefore, she had prepared one sweet journey in "Hell School". I wondered if! would for me: Advanced Physical Education & Respiratory ever get out of it. You'll just have to find out next issue Torture, Latin VI taught in Chinese, Knitting, Thermo- in "Oh, Not Doing Your Homework Really Does Affect physical Tectonics, Pastry-Making 101, Latvian My- Your Grades." P.S. Pray for me!
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International Club names '91-92 language delegates International Club held a general meeting before school, Tuesday, Sept. 24. At the meeting, the club elected two language representatives for each of the five languages: French, sophomores Jennifer Strickland and Hee Ran Yi; German, sophomores Beth Fletcher and Laura Stasny; Latin, freshman Kathy Verdirame and sophomore Katie Wychulis; Russian, junior Erin Augustine and senior Patsy Egan; and Spanish, sophomore Michelle McElligott and junior Stephanie Sueper. Also at the meeting, the club prepared fortheHomecoming Parade by designing a float. •
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National Honor Society (NHS) met Thursday, Sept. 19, to discuss projects and committees for the year. At the meeting, NHS members discussed participating in the Spina Bifid a Bowl-a-Thon held Sunday, Nov. 17. In addition to this, members debated about hosting a volleyball tournament at Westside that would include honor societies from other area high schools. Members also began preparations for the induction ceremony held each spring. •
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In pursuit ofl(!adership. Members of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBIA) attended the Nebraska Fall Leadership Conference Wednesd"y, Sept. 25. /,ttcndees from Westside FBIA included seniors Sara Bes~ ·nlehner, Angie Coyle, Kirni Ueda, Katie Wietz, and Unda 7 ucha; juniors Robyn Aase, Meredith Cain, Trent Fletcher, ; ... unifer Northam, 7\n.n Weide and sophomore Zach Niemann. FBIAmembersfrom Nebraskagatheredtolistentospeeches given by the organization's state officers. According to Ueda, the purpose of the convention was to ;:;~in leadership skills. 'We discussed becoming better speakers," Ueda said. "It was a good experience." •
Homecoming highlighted with candidates, bonfire
Parking raffle: round
Some students were more neutral towa raffle. asst. news editor "I don't see any problem with it," seni~ Despite last year's vandalism, Forum is holding Cotasaid. a parking raffle for underclassmen again this year. "It doesn't affect me because I don't drii "The idea failed last year because of vandalism, way," sophomore Elizabeth Hoffmaster s and so we wanted to try it again this year," senior Some students, as well as faculty, sugg . Forum vice-president Desi LaVelle said. "We dis- ways of raffling parking spaces. cussed the idea with AI Inzerello. Marty Kauffman "Although the raffle is great for undercla had been watching the [parking] lots for us to see 15 spots is a little ridiculous," senior Dav how many open spaces went unused throughout said. "I think that five to 10 available spotl the first few weeks of be a more appropriate," a a school,"LaVelle said. Other students disagree WINNERS~ "I think they should r2 Forum raffled off v Juniors J.T. Boehm, Larisa Byerhof, 15 spaces in the back even more unused spaces t David Carlson, Peter Chilian, Michael of the west senior lot. of all the juniors who drive, Cooper, Scott Farnham, Julie Tickets were sold Zach Daub said. Fogelman, Scott Fora!, Scott for $1 a piece last "I think maybe we shoul Grummert, Troy Honeyman, Chris Larsen, Justin Leuenberger, Kim week outside the little off the number of open spa McManigal, Marty Petersen, and theater. used in the faculty parkinglc ~ Winners of the .,.Stephanie Smith son said, "and raffle the parking raffle. were Maybe we could have the 1 juniors J. T. Boehm, Larisa Byerhof, David Carlson, park there only after 10 a.m." PeterChilian,MichaelCooper,ScottFarnahm,Julie Some seniors believe the senior lots sh Fogelman, Scott Foral, Scott Grummert, Troy for seniors only. Honeyman, Chris Larsen, Justin Luenberger, Kim "I feel that the juniors should wait likE McManigal, Marty Petersen and Stephanie Smith. other seniors had to because we have been "Last year's cars were vandalized by unhappy forward to that privilege for a long time,' seniors," senior Forum president Carrie Johnson Kelley Sparks said. Last year's vandalism nightmares are said. 'We had to cancel the idea and start all over this year." away in the eyes of some students. 'We feel that it will be a success this ) Some teachers say the raffle is a good idea, if students could expect no vandalism cause we don't fear vandalism from thi "If there are 15 spots, it's reasonable," social seniors." LaVelle said. studies instructor Bill Nelson said. "If the seniors "As long as people don't abuse the privil• can't be that responsible, we should just mark off follow the rules, it's fine," Assistant Princi an area just for juniors in one, or both of the lots." Huston said. • ·
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Homecoming weekend officially started with the traditional bonfire on the baseball diamond Thursday, Oct.3, at 7:30p.m. MC's for the event were seniors Jeff Krenzer and Tom Maxwell. The Homecoming Court was introduced at the bonfire. Queen candidates are seniors Maria Belfiore, Tammy Combs, Jennifer Elliott, Katie Kolbeck, Laura Layton, Heidi Potthoff, Tanya Swisher, Usa Taylor, Leigh Theisen, Angie Weaver, and Joanna Young. King candidates are seniors David Clark, Adam DiPrima, Mike Eversden, Andy Farrell, Adam Hartman, Josh Hoberman, EricKellstrom, Tom Maxwell,JeffMorford, Brian Nodes, Mike Rowen, and Earl Thornton. Today, at 3 p.m., will be the annual Homecoming Parade. The parade begins in the Countryside Church parking lot. It will cover one mile before returning to Westside. The Homecoming Dance will beheld atWestsideon Saturday, Oct. 5. The theme, "Puttin On The Ritz" is to be centered around the 20's era. Tickets for the dance are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. •
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at Peony Park Monday night, Sept. 30, along with ..;..;;....;._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ news staff Kully, and seniors Sara Bestenlehner, Dave Cota, Desi LaVelle, Kevin Sullivan, and Angie Weaver. tat Senator Bob Kerrey has announced his Students hope that Kerrey's campaign will iny for the President of the Unided States, clude the involvement ofall voting age levels, therestudents will be affected according to fore allowing him to associate with voting Westside rn Kully, president of the Young Demo- students. J. "It's a possibility that Kerrey could come to y' s presidency announcement will have a Westside and speak; presidential candidates don't . impact on many students at Westside. It speak at Westside every day," Smith said. tly affect the Young Democrats Club since "I guess that would affect Westside positively, ; activities over the rest of the school year and give us some great publicity," she added. rected to his campaign," Kully said. Bestenlehner agreed with Smith and said belition, the Young Democrats plan to help cause Kerrey and his political campaign are based .des, in which political candidates and fig- in Nebraska, it will be a terrific chance to work on a nvolved. presidential campaign. She thinks it will also give 3.lso plan to participate in polls that will her an excellent opportunity to work with a candipublic's thoughts and views onnemerous date for the presidency. "How many chances in a lifetime do you get to es. oung Democrats will be volunteering to actually work with a presidential candidate?" Beitations for political events that take place ste'nlehner said. yin the Omaha area. Bestenlehner plans to register this fall as a Rever, the Young Democrats are not the only publican; however, she says she strongly supports participating in the presidential campaign. Kerrey's views and political intentions. nts from Westside, not necessarily in the "Although I'm going to register as a Republican, emocrats Club, are also being encouraged I intend to vote for Kerrey. I believe his proposals, ipate in Kerrey's camsuch as his health care legislation, can ~ being offered extra credit do nothing but posiunent classes. For in. . I think that with tively affect _our ~xtra credit could have Reagan and Bush in nation's economy," 1ed by attending Kerrey's · Bestenlehner said. announcement for his office for the past 12 Others say a :y in Lincoln Monday, years that the change in the office of president is also government classes are American public is necessary. ~ed, through extra credit, "I think that with Lrt in Kerrey' s campaign," ready for a change. and Bush in Reagan d. enio av a~ office for the past 12 en added that somehow ter, the campaign will affect all Westside years, both being Republicans and both older, that the Anlerican public is ready for a change," Cota · students, though, had a different view on said. "Kerrey represents something new and fresh and 1ct of Kerrey's campaign. lk it'll put Nebraska in the spotlight," jun- he 'has a lot to offer the country as President," he - ~ •h Smith said. ",Maybe it won't directly added. KullysaysthatKerrey'scampaign,basedsoclose estside or Westside students, but it should ~braska very positively." to home, provides a chance to directly involve stu1 attended Kerrey's announcement party dents. - -- - -- --i - -. . . .. ~
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Counselors meet, learn ways to help students Many social issues were undertaken Wednesday~ough Friday, Sept. 18-20, when counselors from throughout Nebraska met for the annual Nebraska Association for Counseling and Development Conference. The conference was held at the Red Lion, 16th and Dodge Streets, in Omaha. Those attending from Westside included guidance counselors Ken Bennett, Sharon Bjornsen, Gary Cunningham, Dick Lundquist, and Maryanne Ricketts. "[The conference) gives you the opportunity to see and hear different ideas presented by counselors from across the state," Ricketts said. Presentations were given throughout the three days by various professionals in the fields of counseling and social work. Awidevarietyofworkshops were presented, ranging from AIDS to Skills for the 21st Century. Each counselor from Westside attended different workshops and will, during the next department meeting, discuss what was learned from each presentation, according to Ricketts. "It [the conference) was well worth going to," Ricketts said. •
WHS students, siblings participate In convention A Down Syndrome Convention was held recently in Boston. Junior J.T. Boehm, sophomore Allison Boehm, and their mother, Claudia Boehm, attended the convention. J.T. and Allison's sister, Ashley, both have Down Syndrome. "The brothers and sisters of people with Down Syndrome went to a sibling's conference,"Allison said. "The_parents went to various speakers that they signed up for about Down Syndrome." r . · · The annual convention is designed to help -f~ilies with siblings or ch.ildren with Down Syndrome. lt includes discussion groups, an_d le~J;'e,S on ~e subject. . . . · . "The convention js fleld evecy ye~r aro,und Octo~r, and varies from place to place. , lt.just helps ,us to learn more about people with Down Syndrome, and helps us.deal with our sister," Allison said. • ' · , , ; -.
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with the current topic of the clru The teacher will then work wi ridden pupil and, as with any allet lessons are not supposed to be normalhomework assignment \1 dangerous. · to be finished by the next meeti But in this scenario, Marshall the freshAt the beginning of second ! man wasn'tquiteasgracefulashenormally the 1990-91 school year, sophor was. With a "twitht" and a twirl, his dancing Passer was diagnc career lies in jeopardy. cancerous tumor. Marshall's severe injuries resulted Passer's tumor ' in a one -month stay in the hospital to enough thatshewa: mend his fragile bones. · chemotherapy. What about school? "I missed school The district administration consid100 days starting in ers it unfair for an unplanned oc,"stated Passer. curence, such as a chronic illness, inReturning to s jury, or an unplanned hospitalization, quite a shock for P; to hinder the student's learning prog"The work was ress. Lyndi Passer whelming," Passe1 More specifically, when a student is, for Thanks to the administration example, hospitalized to undergo surgery, able to prioritize her make-up \1 and will miss an uncertain amount ofschool, "The administration really he , special help will be given to that student to picking and choosing the impo! keep the student from getting behind. Passer said. A certified teacher, who is knowledgable Missing that much school in several subjects, will periodicallyvisit with caught up with Passer. the student's teachers, to come up -to -date When she returned, she fo1
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Equal honors? · Classes show balance of boys, ·giriJ English, 15. in foreign language) is far numbers, English department head Doug lower than the number of girls (288 in Pierson said he believed the English English, 40 in foreign language). department provided a lot of encoUrageDick Lundquist, Westsidecounment to male students. to meUenre. . "If you look around the department, That is the stated 'goal behind selling department head, believes Westside's variety of honors courses,an Westside's enrollments reflect a pattern , we do have many men teaching these courses,' Pierson said. excellence of effort and an excellence of that is going on nationwide. · 'We're probably following "We are providing good role achievement. models fortl_le boys at this school, Recently, however, a certain trend has the typical national patterns and it shows in enrollment," Pibeen noticet: in these honors programs. of Engljsh enrollment, and erson said. "As the classes get Enrollment for these classes is pre- we'rea-typicalinourmathand higher in level, from freshman to dominantly female, particularly in the science _enrollment," Lundsenio r year, the percentage of English and foreign la nguage depart- quist said. "It will be interesting to see what happens this male students in these classes ments. grows." Out of the school population of 719 year, as it is the first year that Another population that has boys and 701 girls, there is an honors the junior honors English class been growing in recent years is has been· combined with Adenrollment of 1059. Females comprise 584 of these en- vanced Placement U.S. His- D. Lundquist that of females enrolled in honrollments, while male enrollments only tory," Lundquist said. "Perhaps this will ors math and science classes. In contrast to the past trend of male encourage more boys to enroll in the honmake up 475 of the total amount. dominance, this year the number of This discrepancy of honors enroll- ors English." Junior Tony De Santi tells a different female enrollments almost equals that of ments grows even greater when examstory. Last year a studentofhonors Eng- male enrollments in these classes. ined department by department. This doesn't come to a suprise for all -The enrollments are fairly equalized lish, this year he dropped down a level. "I within the business, social studies, math changed my English course because to instructors. Advanced Physics instructor Bob Klein take it, you had to take A.P. history, and I and science departments. Within the English and foreign lan- didn't want to take that class," De Santi said he has noticed a gradual increase in the number and participation level of girls guage departments, however, the num- said. Despite the discrepancy in enrollment in science classes over a period of years. ber of boys taking honor classes (205 in
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"I think that in a sort of way, we've tried to encoura~ math and science departmt past 10 to 15 years," Klein sc: 'We've accepted them, a1 them,showinggirlsthatit'so to express interest in these < said. "I think it's happened ov£ time, especially after girls h success of women who hav from Westside in these field "There's never been a th to express themselves here,' Having female teachers partments may help encou enroll in these areas. Calculus teacher Jean female role models are ir sending the message that succeed in the math and sci "I thinkit'sgood to haveft ers in the math department," Jensen believes this is iJ order to make the girls feel • in the traditionally male-don " Otherwise girls would thiJ place for them," Jensen said "I think we should keep 0 1
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ld go home soon after school on into the night," Passer said. nissing such a large amount of is imperative for the student to ~mcndous parental support. !ally thankful for the support I rom my parents," Passer said. I found out from the doctors lid end up missing most of the !mester, my Mom called my to see what she could do." .ing to Passer, the counselors rtohelp. "Shelinedup ahomeur to make sure that I stayed on progress." .ing to Passer, the homebound not too different from the regu-
lar classroom. "My tutor gave me lots of homework, reports, and unit tests justl.ikeanyteacher," Passer said. Passer took advantage of having a tutor. "When I got back, I tried'to do the work myself at flrst, but the work was just too much so I got a tutor," Passer said. Modular scheduling, once a luxury for Passer, now became a necessity. "I was with a teacher, tak.ing a test or getting help just about every open mod I had," Passer said. Upon her return to school, with all of the work, things were different, according to Passer. "With all the work I had to do, I no longer looked at school in the same way," Passer said. Passer found herself using every spare moment to catch up. "Each day was very important in my catching up," Passer said. When a student is to m.iss, for example, a month of school, the school administration tries to be as understanding and as fair as possible.
"As administrators, we would like to see our students acheive to the best of their ability," administrator AI Inzerellosaid. "When a students misses, for example, a month of school, there are two programs that we can takeactionon: a homebound or hospitalbound tutor to aid the particular student.": Inzerello stated that the district does have a policy for very extented absences. "In the very rare occation that a student may miss about two months of school, we, as administraters, suggest that the student just retake the semester," Inzerello said. So far, according to Inzerello, such measures haven't been taken yet. "To my knowledge, no one has missed such a great amount of school that the~ had to retake the entire semester." -by Pete Chilian
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Holding power enough thatit allows the staff to work individuiillywith the students who might potentiallybe in c;langerofdropping out," cording -to guidance depart- Cunningham said. mentheadDickLundquist,!'Pyone_who., .. Accoc<Jing to Cunningham, the use walks the Westside halls is one. . ofhomerooin advisors has been benefiHehasbeensincehisfreshmanyear. · cial.. . .•. . : ... .. . ·: The straight-A, all-american, drug"Theadvisorsaretheretoacbisasoit free student might be surprised if he of middle man for the teachers and the - found out he was one. students," Cunningham said. What is he? :· t~ 1 •• ,, _,.,, ,, -:~~tth~Y;'fff S~p~~~-~'?bedoing He 18 a ·student at nsk. ts usmg the.tr experience to try to catch "Any~rie under the age of 19 is ci>n- problems that otherwise might go unsidered to be at risk," Lundquist said. noticed. Beingastudentatriskisn'talwaysthe "Therearetoomanychoicesoutthere that are dangerous." IAmdquist said. student's fault. Qassificationsofastudentatrislcvary. "Some students we have are at risk Low credits and displaying an inna- because of a bad family situation," bilityto handle modular scheduling are, Lundquist said. according to guidance counselor Gary "The environment they are being Cunningham, the two main factors that brought up in isn't stable. This puts qualify a student as being at risk. them in a good position to make some However, the number of students at bad decisions. " rislcandpotentialdropoutshasremained The counselors also work with the other teachers to try to identify possible relatively low at Westside. Lundquist says this is due to various "risky students" when they register as reasons. freshmen. "The programs we have are excel"We get a list from the counselors at lent," Lundquist said. the middle school of the students that "The alternative school, directed they think are most at risk," Lundquist studies, and call backs help minimize said. the problem of at risk students." From that the intervening process According to Cunningham, individ- begins. · ual help is what has been most benefi"For the students with behavioral or cial. academic problems, we try to help find "The student teacher ratio is low the proper resources that would benefit ·
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The three backs are juniors Cooper and Huber, and senior Eric Kellstrom. "I bring open field running to the backfield," Cooper said. Cooper rushed 19 times for 84 yards and averaged 4.3 yards per carry in the North game. Cooper is happy with his performance so far, but knows he has room for inlprovement in certain areas. "I think I could work on my blocking a little more, when I'm not carrying the ball," Cooper said. Cooper isnotonlyquickin the backfield, but is quick to acknowledge other teammates' accomplishments. "Huber's made a good transition from halfback to fullback," Cooper said. Against Prep, Huber ran eight times for116yards, andhadan80-yardtouchdownrun. There are many reasons for the success of the offensive squad. "Our line has really taken care of our opponents' fat guys," Huber said. "The coaches also do a lot to get us psyched up, and things like pic nights really help us get motivated for the games," he said. Kellstrom has a different idea of why the team has been successful. 'We're doing well, and it's because we're doing our job," Kellstrom said. This foursome has been the offensive force behind the team's 3-1 start.
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tly, a rumor about cheerleadlngable to cheer on the track at ootball games was floating te school. It was false, as most re, and now, all is well. rer, I present a question with a wer, ''What would it be like if lers, or any spirit squads for er, did not exist?" Ildn't matter,' the sexist male
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bigot says. "But it would," I would respond as as if to prepare for a heated debate. "They do so much for athletics: they provide support that doesn't come from most students, they keep a positive mental attitude, and most appreciated, the treats before inlportant events are essential." The players don't need that. Besides, cheerleaders distract the athletes from concentrating on the game.' He may have a point, but he kept ranting and raving about the worthlessness of the cheerleaders. 'Thefansdon'tlikethem. Theybother
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us with those monotonous cheers, but I do admit, they're a nice thing to look at.' "That may be true, in the sense that society puts a label on cheerleaders. They're stereotyped to be stupid, blonde airheads. However, just considering Westside's spiritsquads proves the stereotype incorrect." 'Cheerleaders are a pain to deal with. I once dated a cheerleader who was so stuck on herself, I thought playing with crazy glue was her hobby.' "That may have been true for that one cheerleader, but not necessarily all of them.''
The bottom line is, athletic events wouldn'tbethesamewithoutthecheerleaders. They keep the school spirit alive when it is dying. To rid the world of cheerleaders would be removing an essential part of athletics, thus destroying the very heart of the school spirit. The athletes recognize and appreciate the effort, dedication, support, and attitude that is put forth by the cheerleaders. Hats off to all the cheerleaders, Squires,flagcorps,anddrillsquadmembers. If you can't tell, I'm looking to get a lot of candy in homeroom.
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Overtime· wins prove JV team tough .under pressure The N football tearriwonits second game in overtime this season with a 20-14 victory over host Omaha CentnilThursday, Sept. 26. Junior Mike Jernigan blocked a puntand had eighttackles on defense. Jernigan also contributed one touchdow,pruri. · Sophomore Scott Ricke.tts threw a pass to sophomore Jercd Hellman for a two point conversion after Westside's .second touchdown had been scored. . ,,, Sophomore Brian Wishecobyhad 66 yards iushirig and scored the game's winning tOUFhdown in overtime. The team is now 2~ . . . ....
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Can the '91-92 girls' golfteam repeat last years' success? Last year's team won both Metro and state team titles. This year's team is without three of last year's The players top five players due to graduation. who graduated were Meg Hoffmaster, Christine Kozal and Jill Still mock. Returning members are senior Katie Kolbeck and juniors Molly Hallett and Jennifer Northam. This left Coach Bill McCormick in search of three new top golfers to help make a bid at another state title Despite the loss of key players, according to McCormick, the golf team still has a realistic shot at winning a state title because of the outstanding play of the top players, Hallett and Northam. Kolbeck also commented on the strength of this year's team. "I feel very confident in our team because we haven't lost any duals yet and because we have scored lower in major tournaments, as a whole team, than we have ever before," Kolbeck said. The '91-92 team is made up of Kolbeck, Hallett, Northan;:t. junior Lynn Dostal, sophomores Melissa Crew, Dawn Dietrich, Peggy Kozal, Jill Mann, Kara Monson, Dana Olson, Maureen O'Neill and freshman Sarah Taylor. The Warriors began their season with a victory in their first dual against Papillion. Since then the team has had a 7-0 record in dual competition. They have faced Omaha South, Omaha North, Omaha Duchesne, Omaha Burke, Council BluffsAbral1am Lincoln and Millard South. At the Grand Island Invitational the team finished flfth out of a field of 15 teams. One highlight of the Grand Island tournament was Hallett's individual play. Hallett, with a score
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of85, fmished second out of 65 players. "I've never had a kid shoot so well, said. The team made a strong showing by first in the lincoln Southeast Sept. 13. The Warriors also gained much defeating such top teams as Omaha Omaha Burke. The team's most recent cmnpent1on1• Fremont Invitational. At this •uuHta~ Warriors included three girls who were major tournament experience. This led place finish out of 10 teams. · ' With this year's top teams so close McCormick stressed that anything "A girl might get sick or play a hole that can be the difference in a tl"\111 rn I>Vti"•• McCormick said. "By the time a golf it to state, the team pretty much knows at. On a good day we might finish first so good day, we might finish flfth," said. "lt'sanewyearandanewteamand best we can with the team we have," Regardless of the teams' result in ing tournaments, McCormick stressed team is made up of 12 athletes who are responsible." Metro was held at Elmwood Golf Thursday, Oct. 3. Districts will be held Golf Course, Wednesday, Oct. 9 to State competition will be held in ~uJ. um.,.. on Thursday,Oct. 17. Recent articles in the Omaha World have given theW arriors Metro titlests. The newspaper did not on district or the state tournament "Our goal at the beginning of the be competitive but still have a good time, son said.
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Gllils N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has stopped teasing his hair, ta:ken off the makeup, stripped a_few chains from his cowboy boots, and acquired a new and interesting wardrobe. He, along with the rest of the band, including new members, drummer MattSorum(ex-Cult), and keyboardist, Dizzy Reed, have grown up and developed a bit of perspective. If you think for a moment that the new GWls N' Roses LPs Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II are carbon copies of their debut Appetite For Destruction, released in 1987, think again. From the opening track, entitled "Right Next Door to Hell" (a song about Rose's neighbor), to the lOminutecloser"Coma", the 16-track, 72minute Use Your Illusion I is a fusion of old and p.ew, as is the 14-track, 72-minute Use Your Illusion II, beginning with "Civil War" a song posing the question, "What's so civil about war anyway?", and dosing with "My World" -"You've been delayed in the real world .... guess what I'm doing now." Featured still are the grinding guitars, machine gun vocals, and downlAnce photo by Josh Stubbe right assault on anyone who's pissed them off since the last album ("Get in the Ring"). Illusion I and its sister lllusion II, are also full ofrange and surprises: including pianos, guest vocals by Alice Cooper., horns, saxoemploy over 2500 people. Question Is, phones, keyboards, acoustic guitars, ballads without the heavy metal, does Omaha need another center? cliche, whining guitar solo in the middle, songs sung by other band members, soWld effects, and an excerpt from the movie Cool Hand Luke. The two LPs also showthe diversity ofAx! Rose. He, of course; does plenty of yelling, but he also whispers, talk -sings, plays piano, and shows us his extremely broad vocal range. •
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---------leisure staff ·tide includes opinions ofthe author. •our plastic. rand opening of the new Oakview : mall located at 144th and West >ad opened yesterday. )maha need another mall? nore mall isn't really necessary. as hWldreds of stores. These stores mst be scrambling for business. etition from large chain malls is rting the small Omaha businessman, t afford space in a mall. The small, owned shop cannot compete with mes, financial resources, or with the ;>us advertising budgets of those think the space occupied by the new d have been put to better use. tew mall will take up land that could 1 used for a petting zoo," said junior :co. new mall really something to cry
:, the thought of another oppressive shop seemed quite appalling. but :oncept ofone more mall appears to :10re good points than bad.
In order to help Omaha's economy, nonshoppers must be willing to make a few sacrifices. There are many benefits of building just one more mall. Omahans benefit from the construction of the mall. It has provided many months of employment for construction workers, plumbers, electricians, and engineers. Once the mall opens, it will provide employment opportunities for hundreds of people, manyofthemstudentsworkingparttime. A mall the size ofWestroads provides· jobs for 2,500 to 3,000 employees in retail alone. On the lighter side, the growing West Omaha population will have much greater shopping convenience. Hopefully, people will be encouraged to spend more often, in search ot"the ultimate shopping experience. Everyone in Omaha will have more shcppingvariety. Differentstoresfromaroun~ the country will be attracted to the new, modern mall. Perhaps this new mall will attract more out oftown shoppers to Omaha. In spite ofall these benefits, don'texpectto see me in line at the door for the ribbon cutting ceremonies on Thursday, Oct 17. I'll be petitioning for a new petting zoo.
Clancy novel not for those who are techno-Illiterate ---~--Andy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _..;.....;._ _Kanago _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Jeisure editor Tom Clancy, the author of six books, is known for his realistic, narrative, high-tech thrillers that are able to completely confuse any reader who cannot translate the techno-jargon and detailed physics explanations into English. In Sum ofAll Fears, Clancy's newest novel, he docs not disappoint. In his newest novel, Qancy's favorite character, Jack Ryan, now the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI), proposes a plan that would help unite the three major religions of the world -Ouistianity, Judaism and Islam -by holding meetings in Europe. The plan follows through perfectly, and for a while there is peace between the Arabs and the Israelites. Several Palestinians, fearing that peace would crush their main objec· tive (driving the Jews out of the Middle East), build a nuclear bomb to use on the United States. Ryan must save the United States from the bomb and try to keep the fragile peace between the Soviet Union and the United States. Sum of.All Fears is one of his best book, but it is very good. As with all his novels, aancy shows off his ability to create a deeply intertwined plot that entangles his reader like the web of a spider. The only knock against Tom Clancy is that all the high-tech mumbo jumbo is fairly difficult to comprehend. Those who cannot understand the technical aspects will fmd his books boring and overly complicated. That is unfortunate, for Clancy is a great writer. •
Movie does not satisfy, leaves viewer feeling 'Defenseless' - - - - - C h e r y l Spicka
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Peppers will also be performing atthe Peony · · Park Ballroom. Tickets are $i8 in advance. For more information, call422-1212. • Appearing at the Ranch Bowl will be: Wednesday, Oct. 9 Trip Shakespeare with tickets costing $9.75 in advance; Sunday, Oct. 13 The Connells with tickets also costing $9. 75; and Monday Oct.14 TheHouseofFreaks with tickets costing $7.75 in advance. All shows start at 8:30 p.m For more information on events at the Ranch Bowl, call393-0900. • For more information on activities in the Omaha area, please call444-6800
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sign floats to drive down 87th s1 front of the school and through tht borhood. Before tonight's Homecoming J game, ther will be a Chilli/Hot Dog from 5:30p.m. to7:15 p.m. inthecc The supper is afundraiserforthe U: Student Exchange. Tickets are $3. At 7:30p.m, the Westside Warri host the Bunnies from Benson Homecoming game. The dance will once again featu band. · The Phenatics, a lical ban posed mainly of Westside gradu scheduled to perform at the dane« For some, the word "Homec means dining at some some fance} rant, buying dresses and corsag spending a lot of money in one nil To some, the highlights of Hor ing meant something else entirely "(Homecoming means)" eve that I can't say in the Lance," juni Brady said. To some, Homecoming did n mean going to the dance to dance ''I'm going out to dinner, and we' · to the dance to watch the coronat' then we're going out to someor house to hang out," junior Trac said. One of the most prominent tr associated with Homecoming is d fancy, expensive restaurants. Sori most popular places to eat include Fox, Noah's, the House of Ge1 Maxine's. Although Homecoming is cons big event for high school studen are some who are not going to it. Senior Chad Kroeger speculat why he decided not to go to Home "The cornucopia of females ployed among other males, and t females with attitude problems," Tickets for the I:-Iomecorning d $8 in advance, and $10 at the doo
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td and Deliver nt Superintendent Lee Perkins asks for ing. Other topics discussed included the ·Of abscence for a district teacher dur- jump Start progr~ and the custom cal: Monday, Oct. 7 school board meet- endar proposal.
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"To implement a calendar which will serve as a vehicle for significant educational improvement." This is the goal of the Custom Calendar Committee in forming a new custom calendar for the 1992-93 school year. With the proposed calendar, classes would begin throughout the district Monday, Aug. 3, 1992. The first break would be held Monday, Oct. 5 through Friday, Oct. 9, with the following week reserved as an intersession for students. The frrst semester would end Wednesday, Dec. 23. Classes would resume Friday, Jan. 8, with another intersession being held Monday, Jan.4 through Friday, Jan. 8. The fmal break would begin Monday, March 15 with an intersession being scheduled the week of the Monday, March 22 through Friday, March 26. Two more days will be added to the school year, increasing the number of school days·from 180 to 182. lntersessions are two week-long periods which allow for remediation of students who are academically behind. Enrichment programs will also be offered to students during the intersession pe- · rio d. "The intersessions and how we use them will be the key to how successful or unsuccessful this calendar will be," Les Sladek, Custom Calendar Committee Chairman, said. "lt will be a chance forat-risksudents to catch up before they get too far behind. Other possibilities could be explored too. All of this adds to more quality time on task. There's a lot of potential there," he said. Funding for the intersessions woul~ · come from the students or members of the business community willing to contribute money to sponsor the program. The committee proposed its calendar Monday, Oct. 7, at the District 66 school
board public meeting. Agroupofparents called Citizens for Responsible Education was present to submit a press release opposing the process through which the calendar was formed. The release urged caution and unity with other school systems. The group was also concerned with the length of time being spent to do the project, arguing that more careful consideration is still needed. "Are we so eager to be perceived as leaders that we rush into an expanded calendar much as we rushed into an open classroom in the '60s, only to spend additional tax dollars in the '70s building walls?" the release said. Thecomrnitteehasbeenmeetingsince last February to devise·this calendar. The committee is comprised of six administrators, four teachers, three parents, two members of the business community and one student, senior Todd McCollister. "I suppose, in retrospect, that we should have had more students on the committee," Sladek said. "ButTodd did a very good job of getting the other students involved. He didn't just come to meetings, he brought the input of other students." Sladek said thatadecisionhasnotyet been reached regarding the fmality of the calendar. A series of informational meetings will be scheduled for students, teachers and parents in the district; Followup meetings will then be held to gather input from the community. A fmal, revised ca,Iendar will be presented to the school board in December. If not enough time is remaining to fully adapt . the new calendar, the process will be delayed another year. "We hope we can ftnd some common themes in most of the common so that we can address them in our fmal proposal. Ther.e may be entirely new ideas that we haven't yet considered," Sladek said.
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Conflicting views expressed on calendar __ Katie Hamer ---=-=---feature staff "I love it." "I hate it." Positive and negative opinions are heard every time a change is proposed. Whether it be changing clothes, a tire, or the school's calendar year, not everyone will be pleased. Opposing opinions were expressed by teachers and students when asked what their reaction was to the proposed change in the calendar for the 1992-93 school year. Then~wcalendarwouldstart schoolMonday,Aug.3, withatWoweekvacation every12 weeks. · Some think that it leaves many problem sitUations without suggested solutions. "How am I supposed to work during the summer?" junior Jason Berg said. "I am not objected to it," math instructor Bruce Anderson said. "Yet there are many unanswered questions to the one proposed. I hope that they don't try to rush through it too quickly without considering all problems that might result." Others said this proposal is for
the best. "I think it's a good idea," English department head Doug Pierson said. "There are two key reasons why. First, I like the idea of kids who haven't done their work or failed a class having an immediate opportunity to make up their wodc. If they fail frrst quarter, they wouldn't have to wait until summer or the next year, they could have an immediate follow up. That could keep kids on track. "Second, I like the breaks being spread out over the entire year. Most people think there are too many breaks during first semester, and that people get burned out second. A break in midMarch would help students and teachers alike," Pierson said. "Hike it-thetwo- week breaks every 12 weeks are needed. It's just a change, something different," freshman Andrew Polt said. Other advantages include a boost for competition nationally and .internationally. "I think that as a teacher it's an educationally sound calendar," business instructor Carl Henningsen said. "In fact, I think we could add even more days to compete with other nations who
have a longer school year than we do. It would be a real neat addition to our school system. " . Others think the two week breaks won't help their performance on school work. "It takes a week for me to adjustaftervacations, and so there would.be a week lost after each break," freshman Emily Morse said. Students' general complaints focused on summer vacation. "Summer camps would be cut and people who take extended summer trips out of the country wouldn't be able to," freshman Leslie Hutchings, said. "I don't like it because it would mess up families' vacations, since parents get time off in the summer," sophomore GaryShyken said. "Other schools won't be going by it, so camps and sports will be messed up." : Many think the change is · unavoidable and is a step in the right direction. "We need to start change somewhere and this is a start to a minimal change," social studies instructor Bill Nelson said. "It's bound to happen sooner or later," sophomore Brad Williamssaid.
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Picture,ifyouwill,adark,smoke-filledroom. space in innumerable offices around One naked bulb dangles from the ceiling, cast- try; instead authority is delegated to tl ing eerie shadows against the stark concrete some feel really deserve it: the teacht walls. Inside, District 66's 49 different adminSchool-based management hash istrators are crammed wall to wall, huddled with kudos in school systems around ' together, fiendishly devising yet another try. For example, Dade County, FL, I scheme to unleash upon the unsuspecting using school-based management s!J residents of the community. and has subsequently had a 400% dl'l! One voice rises above the general hubbub: dents skipping class. "Okay, we hit 'em with modular scheduling Chicago schools are also experimen backin '67. I..astyearwegot'emwithout'come- their own form of school-based man based education and they're still trying to make and plan to strip the excess fat (1,000 sense of that one. trativejc I think now's the its cenu time to go for the Just big one-a CUSthe ben TOM CALENlonger DAR." tax p a With the promoney! posal of the new 路 Carrie Johnson on the news editor calendar, ferns in Westside seems to new offi1 be carrying on its No hallowed tradition of bungling by bureauc- would we have to pay administrate! racy-boldly going where no other school dis- search what type of "state of the art" trict has gone before and dragging its students methods or CUSTOM ~LENDAR \1 and teachers helplessly behind. impress the other area schoo1s and get! Now, I didn't just fall-off the turnip truck- publicity. 1 know there's a need for change and growth in It could be spent wisely by the pe~ modern education. But, how about moving really know what students need to Je Westside into the 21 st century? I think I may ones who spend every day with the1 have a suggestion for them. classroom. It's called school-based management, a After all, as any poor, ignorant stud trend predicted to sweep the nation in the 90's. . has gone through her entire high sch~ In this type of system, power is stripped from on the out -dated agrarian calendar can the school board, the superintendents, and the ifyoudon'thave good teaching, you de countless other administrators who take up good education.
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geWoods is no longerwith KFAB. to it on the way to school with my The radio station announced departure was on friendly terms. e it was because he was not alo say what he wanted. last Woods' program heard by md my "panel of advisors" dealt eidea of wealthy Omahans and elebrities camping out to raise for and understand the hardship he homeless. understand it, the 11 Omaha : are organizing a big slumber 1the Central Parle Mall. The partswillspend the night in the park. Ul raise money for the Jtomeless lclting 1 from
rs. fund this m is a Idea. ~l that about all prodeto raise for a good cause. As a moral ess revival, the idea is pompous It was stated that the particirill be trying to get a feeling for the homeless people. To think they e completely aware of the hardf life on the street after only one f sleeping outside is an overesti1
mation of their own emotional skills. For instance, the campers will be sleeping on the grass in sleeping bags and tents. I've seen homeless people sleeping outside- sleeping on grass. Never once have I been walking in the early evening and witnessed a homeless person setting up a tent or cuddling up inasoft,downsleepingbag. Thatwould be vagrancy. That would be against the law. A meal will be served to the participants, perhaps in the soup-line format. The majority of homeless people do not eat every meal in this manner. lf they really want to feel homelessness, they should use alternative methods offindi n g food. Garbage bins a n d dumps t
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genera I I y provide some form ofsustenance. Or, if that idea is not palatable, they could just go hungry. Let's not forget the security. The mayor of Omaha, P.J. Morgan, and his son will take part in the effort. Security will be provided to make these campers just as safe as Omaha'shomeiess. Where
are the security guards each time a bemoregenerousgivingtothesepeople, homeless person is mugged or beaten, identifiedasparticipantsinafund-raiser shot or stabbed, or harassed and heck- than to actual homeless people begging led by a group of insensitive, persecut- for money. It seems that people prefer ing people. Omaha's police force has a to be noted as giving to a cause rather continuous duty to the citizens of than deal directly to the people affected Omaha Theseeverydaydutiesareplenty by the cause. of work for the limited number of offiTheonlywaylcanforeseebeingtruly cers employed by the city. That night, able to empathize with the feelings of a when the campers are out, it should be homeless person is to actually become a business as usual. Private securityguards homeless person. Take away the money, should be guarding something and the the cars, the clothes, and the property of policeshouldkeepOmaha'sstreetsand those people who wish to understand parks free from crime. (Heh.) the feelings of the homeless. The futility There will be "light" entertainment of Icnowing there is nothing left to go forthosewhoparticipate. Arepresenta- back to when the sun rises again is the tive from the Open Door Mission men- only honest teacher. tioned, on the radio, that guest appearThis method is impractical and unreances will be made by the Omaha Rae- allstic. No one is going to give up their ers, the Omaha Lancers (sorry guys...), life like that, but then, no one but the and the Creighton University basketball homeless can truly understand. Raise team. When was the last time all of the money for the homeless, volunteer to members of one of these teams collec- work in soup kitchens or shelters, but tively sought out one homeless person don't try to be a homeless person. to entertain? The entertainment should Surely the campers mean well, but be created by the participants, not by although their money is appreciated, someone else. their methods seem a mockery of the If the purpose of this activity is to plight of people without homes. raisemoneywhilegivingtheparticipants (By the way, I made a mistake in my a feel.for homelessness, the participants column about deafness that appeared should raise money in a manner that a in the last issue. Western Hills Elemenhomeless person would. They could tary School is part of the Omaha Public wash windshields, play an instrument School System, not District 66. The or sing, collect cans, do odd jobs for mistake occurred due to a lack of comdowntown businesses, or ask for money munication between family members. My mother said "Un-unh" when I from those walking down the street. Somehow, I think that people would thought she said "Uh-huh.")
:1piness vs. education, priorities out of order
tucational motives neglect student s one of those oh-so perfect days. The ternwas resting mid-way between beautiful and Lll. The wind danced with our hair as we sped mter. The Cure blared from the stereo, vibrat.life and we sang along... 1 me show me show me how you do that trick. that makes me scream she said, the one th(lt e laugh she said and threw her arms around my !
10W sweet it is to be alive. There are times in e's life when invincibility seems conceivable .th reminds us of a toy we played with in our l days. There are also days when death seems ·alternative. Not death in the sense of a cold, dy in the morgue with a gunhole through the Rather death as in lifeless, soulless, unmotitum. The Pre-Calc test you forgot your mamacalculator for, or staying at school to meet vful journalism deadlines. mes like these when STRESS scintillates on the f your brain in pulsating neon flashes. school is probably the greatest stressor in a s life, but most people think of homework and tion as the enemy. Few tend to look deeper into stressor, the expectations placed on any one 1alasastudent. The "obligation"weasWestside s, we as Americans, IDYll. uphold. 1 the first day of kindergarten untill we die we ht that success is the eternal goaL Without sucu are nothing. Ufe does't matter anymore if After all winning isn't everything, it's the only
All our lives it has been programmed into our head that nothing less than perfection will be tolerated. There is so much stress students face every day of their academic life. Look at the stress involved with receiving an education. Learning is no easy task these days. Most of the valuable lessons we learn involve painful experiences. But that's not the type oflearning I'm referring to. I'm talking about the overall academic process, the education thing, the reason why we go to school. Sometimes I get the feeling this whole school thing doesn't concern us, the students at all. The parts that do seem to concern us seem to overlook the fact that we are human, flesh, complete with emotions. Why is it so necessary that we be the best? The best in our class, the best at the sports we play, just so that we can go to the best schools. Give up everything because this is the most important issue. Our EDUCATION is the most important We as an individual school must be better than other schools in the nation, we as a nation must be better than other nations. Sacrifice-wemustreachourgoalofgreatnessatany cost. Including the cost of our lives. Take away childhood by transforming children into miniature adults. Teach kids that they must live up to the expectations of
the "real" world. Teach the new, improved Americian values. Money and power make the man of the hour. Be the best. This custom calendar thing has raised the whole issue of mass production education. We must go more days to compete with other nations. I'm not against the proposal, I'm against the ulterior motive. Jam it in their heads, learn, learn, · parrot information just to triumph in glorious statistics . The cycle sickens me. Statistics tell us that Japan is ahead academically. Crisis, we are no longer the best. So what if Japanese kids are learning more- a lot more of them are killing themselves. Is the administration giving us a gun to use? Are they trying to kill us? Education is not more important than happiness Shouldn't success be measured by satisfaction? With all the stress ofgrades and college and family situations it isn't unlikely so many kids wind up in treatment, screwed-up and balancing on disequilibrium.There should be a Sanity Aptitude Test to get into college versus a Scholastic Aptitude Test. The stress involved in higher education begins in pre-school. That's along time to build up inside. Next time, you have the chance to stop and without worry, breathe in life, deep, and smile, hold your breath because you don't know when the next time will be.
Dear Lance: Having worked with dozens of hard-of-hearing and deaf students in Westside schools for 24 years, all of whom have graduated from Westside High, I feel compelled to respond to the Freelance columnist[Jen Stasny) in the Friday, Oct. 4 issue of the Lance. She clearly has some real concerns about how hearing -impaired students are educated, based on her family experience. Some of her perceptions, however, are not quite accurate since at the present time educational programs are, by federal law, planned by the parents of the child and a team of other people who provide professional assistance. Total Communication (TC), which means usingsignlanguageandspeech simultaneously, is appropriate for some, but not for all hearing-impaired people. Some of the graduates of Westside have used TC and have had interpreters for some of their classes, but ALL of them have used speech as their main means of communication. Hearing-impaired people are part of our society, and are often very successful in their chosen careers. I agree that it would be wonderful for all interested hearing people to learn sign language, and we could easily offer that at Westside if there is room for it in our curriculum or as an extracurricular activity. I hope the columnist will pursue her interest in the needs ofthehearingimpaired, and will ask more questions about the educationalservices being provided in District 66. Charlene Srb special education instructor
• In a cutline to a picture on page one of the Friday, Sept 20 Lance (number 3) sophomore Bryan Scovill was mistakenly identified as senior MattPelan.
• In a molehill story on page five of the Friday, Oct. 4 Lance (number 4) junior J. T. Boehm and sophomoreAllisonBoehmweremistakenlyidentified as having Down Syndrome. The Boehms' sister, Ashley, has Down Syndrome.
• In an infographic on page eight of the Friday, Oct. 4 Lance (number 4) the number of administrators at Westside was mistakenly identified as 16. Thecorrectnumberofadministrators at Westside is six.
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Newly elected officers for the Distributive Educatio~ Qub of America (DECA) are now promoting positive attitudes. This year's officers are seniors Kelley Sparks, president; Mark Worms, vice-president; Jeff Morford, secretary; and Kim Frederick, treasurer. These elected officers wlll be attending the Fall Leadership Conference on Monday, Oct 14, and wlll be involved in seminars and workshops for the entire day. For the time being, DECA plans to promote positive attitudes by placing affirmative statements around the building. According to sponsor Don Gilpin, a positive attitiude is essential in marketing and DECA members would like to share that with the rest of the school. DECA is also planning a trip to World's of Fun Saturday Oct 19. •
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Medical assistants plan a busy schedule for fall The students that are involved in Future Medical Assitants (FMA) will be involved in two upcoming activities. FMA wlll be going to Peony Parle: to attend a Red Cross Recognition dinner where they will receive an outstanding service award. FMA sponsor Donna Kendall said that the club's experience helps the students fo r the future. "A lot oflc:ids choose their profession this way," Kendall said. "They see the medicine fust hand." Coming up, FMA wlll be touring the University of Nebraska Medical Center Thursday, Oct. 24. •
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Amnesty International club formed at Westside --$ teve Woodbury Westside students mobilize for change with the formation of an Amnesty International club. Amnesty International is an organization dedicated to sending letters to leaders of countries that have political prisoners, demanding their release and fair treatment Westside's branch of this non-sponsored activity is headed by senior ·Rachel Davis. "I started it because of encouragement by Bill Hayes and I feel a deep personal commitment to the cause," Davis said. The first meeting was held Wednesday, Oct. 9 in room 225. Six people attended, but according to Davis, more are expected to attend later meetings. "A lot of people have approached me with interest in the group. There seems to be a lot of commitment on the part of the student body," Davis said. •
The month of October offered Westside juniors and seniors the opportunity to return to the days of elementary education. Between Wednesday Oct 2 and Wednesday Oct 16, counselor positions for the Outdoor Education program were made available to students. Sixth grade elementary classes from Hillside, Loveland, Oakdale, Paddock Road, Prairie Lane, Rockbrook, Swanson, Underwood Hills, and Westgate participated in the event. Outdoor Education, sponsored by Swanson elementary teacher Bob Telich, is a chance for students and counselors to get reacquainted with nature. "It's a chance for the lc:ids to spend a weekend with mother nature," senior Keith Thomas said. Interestingly, all ofthe student counselors who participated in the Outdoor Ed. program were from Westside. Most students think Westside is the right school to choose. "It's good that Westside students can be counselors," senior Dave Hauptman said. "It's public and the students are from District 66. Most of the students came from the elementary schools participating." Students counseled the sixth graders in one of two shifts, Monday through Wednesday or Wednesday through Friday. Most of the people involved in the Outdoor Education program thought it was a good experience. "It's good that the high school students are the counselors," Thomas said. "They have been to Outdoor Ed. before and they lc:now what's going on." The student counselors moved in a rotation of about 18 students per session. Throughout the duration of the program, almost 70 WHS students had the chance to participate in the program.
FBLA meeting brings ConAgra guest speaker BYOB: bring your own ... banana, that is. &hools from all over the state involved in Future Business Leaders ofAmerica (FBIA) attended the area meeting held Monday, Oct.14. The meeting was held in the little theater, while dinner and banana splits were served in the cafeteria. The meeting lasted from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30p.m. The guest speaker was Steve Grissemore. Grissemore is an Omaha businessman with ConAgra. Grissemore spoke on becoming an active leader in the business world and having a positive self-image. •
Ecology club holds drive Members of the Ecology club are sponsoring a homeroom can drive Monday,Oct. 14 through Friday, Oct. 18. According to Ecology Oub sponsor Harley Hardison, all homerooms are instructed to dump all cans they collect in the greenhouse for weighing. The homeroom donating the most cans will win doughnuts. The proceeds for the drive will go to benefit 19 various environmental causes, including Greenpeace and the United Way. •
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Some people question the decision Westside students to counsel. "It's a nice idea and it helps their esteen studies instructor Bill Hayes said. "However kids out ofschool when some of them mightn in school." The activities for the elementary student from arts and crafts to archery and horsebac The basic purpose for the counselors was to l thelc:ids. "They'recrazylittlelc:ids,"seniorTomMaX1 "I had to look after them closely." Students gave different opinions on \1 wanted to be counselors, but most agreed or that it would be a good experience. "I work with children and I love the ot senior Ann Brosnihan said. "I've had experie both and I felt that I would do a good job as selor." To become an Outdoor Ed. counselor, stud to fill out an application. To participate in the I the students had to be passing all of their cla: "Youhave to fustfill out an application, " H~ said. "Then you are notifled if picked to be a Cl or a substitute." Allnzerellowasinchargeofoverseeingthe1 applications. "Basically what happens is lc:ids submit tht cations, and then a list ofthe names is publisht teachers," Inzerello said. "The teachers then chance to let us lc:now if a student has the abil Ability meaning he I she doesn't have their nan down slip list" The selection for counselors also depends cational seniority. 'We also give priority to then juniors and sophomores," Inzerello said. tlonally, we don't let freshmen go. " Westside students who participated in the• Education program found it to be a new and ing experience. "llove small children," Hauptman said. "A a good brealc: from school."
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1nslow received the BEST Eduacator Award :her business teachers across the state this , according to Winslow, which is sponsored by Education Department of the Nebraska De:ducation, started in California but has since >Nebraska to give needed recognition to teachestate. receive the award, business teachers must apr, the selection must pass a panel of judges. I is given according to the educator's yearly iteria for the award include both the teacher's nvolvementand school involvement. Winslow ted in both areas by not o.nlY sponsoring Fu; Leaders of America (FBlA) here at Westside, !king staff development courses. hinlcs her recognition will not only affect her, >o affect Westside by giving it some positive
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7 juniors from Westside were selected to attend along with students from other schools in Neents attending were Robyn Aase, Kara Bishop, •per, Scott Farnham, Lindsay Ford, C. Andy Frank, )ering, Laura Goodman, Nicholas Gwyther, Hall, Katherine Hamer, Catherine Hancock, nson, Christopher Landmark, Christian Larsen, ...arsen, Heidi MacKenizie, lindsey Madson, :;lynn, Stephanie Mustain ,Jason Quinn, StephaCoutney Smith, Stephanie Smith, Lisa Whalen, and Anna Winoto. ship winners from the class of '91 were recogJding Westside graduates Diana Sieben, who UNO Distinguished Scholarship and Debbie ho received an Omaha World-Herald Honors ).
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~ctory is put out by the Student Advisory Board lents can buy the books, which list all students by betically, by the little theater for $2. nted 1000 copies of the directory, 500 of which to the Booster club to be distributed to·members. ting copies will be kept at Westside. iday, books can be purchased through SAB sponrello in the dean's office, while supplies last. •
Anyone can still go walkin' after midnight according to the City of Omaha. The proposed curfew plan was voted down 43 Tuesday, Oct. 8, by the city council. However, City Councilman Steve Exon, the main supporter of the curfew proposal, will put the curfew plan on a citywide election ballot, according to the Omaha World-Herald. The curfew would have required that citizens under the age of 18 not be out in public after midnight on weekdays andafter 1 a.m. on weekends. There was a separate curfew for those under the age of 15. As the plan for the curfew was armounced, objections arose before the fmal vote. "If they don't~ we're responsible enough to be out on the streets why do they let us have driver's licenses," senior Kim Ueda said. "They were taking away our freedoms. That's (the curfew) not going to stop drug problems," Uedasaid. There were several exceptions to the proposed law. Those of the restricted age who had jobs which required them to be out after the curfew would be excused. Any activities with parents after the curfew would also be acceptable. Organized school events after the curfew, such as post prom at Westside, would be justified too.
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In response to suggested changes for improving overall educational standards, Westside has begun a process of curriculum review and enhancement. At the start of the 1990-91 school year, the Westside Planning Group, consisting of administrators, faculty, parents, and students, was formed to critique the learning process at Westside and det«;rrnine ways in which it could be improved. Originally, this self-evaluation was done to fulfill a state requirement that each high school review its curriculum every seven years. AccQr<!l!lg to A~Jstant Princ_ipal _AI ,Inzer~llo, however, Westside is continuing its educational review even though it has fulfilled the requirement. "Our accreditation with the state has been completed. The focus of the Planning Group now is to work on our goals for education," Inzerello said. In evaluating Westside, the Planning Group has named four objectives for Westside to accomplish in the following years: (1) increased graduation requirements; (2) The development
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t only did we just add air-condi' we had some repairs done on vious air-conditioning, we had r the building re-enclosed, with lls, and had some roofmg done," lt. Principal Ron Huston, said. project was started towards the vfay, with the workers starting by g on the air-conditioning in the tunnels. he work was finished by the end ember which may have caused 1ence for students and staff. ' knew the air-conditioning ly wouldn't be done by the time started. The contract stated, !r, that the new enclosures and : would be done when school ' Huston said.
"I'm really pleased they got the entire air-conditioning project done as soon as they did" A.drninistrators would like to think that Westside's former climate problem is now solved with all of this Sumnler's work completed Some students, however, have different opinions. Some students seem to think the problem was addressed, but the solution is yet to be reached "I don't think the climate problem has been solved. The current air-conditioning is insufficient for the needs of students and faculty," junior Ryan Blum said. "I believe remedy is in order, but has not been presented by the people involved," Blum said. All the academic areas are now fully air-conditioned. "The problem with it is, that they practically ·run the air-conditioning in winter. It's freezing in here," sophomore Andy Fisher said. Keeping the school at the right temperature is a difficult problem the school faces, especially with the weather constantly changing. According to Huston, the problem should be solved. "Ithinktlleclimateproblemhasbeen solved, but when you have this big of a building, getting it adjusted correctly is a problem,~· Huston said.
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kids in our community," Ab. douch said. "The positive alternative is community service." Youth who volunteer can either work in segments or for the entire string of sessions. Thro~ghout the course oflast summer, the corps was active with 10 agencies. The Humane Society, the Henry Doorly Zoo, various sumnlercamps, and day care centers are a few. . According to Abdouch, good organization and solid planning allow the group to cover more ground in a shorter amount of time. "Our group of volunteers splits up into teams of five or six," Abdouch said. "Each team works with a certain agency for four weeks, 9 am. to 3 p.m., Monday tluough Friday.' Stuctured activities are given to the group by a certain
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. .Some, for others, requll clilatric ~tterition. "The two main forms oi As a result of this, situations are m~ntforphobias is what is I avoided where this might happen. as exposure, and systema "Social phobias don't discrimi- sensitization," Hendriksol! nate," Hendrilcson said. "They Exposure is the most eft occur equally among men and and has the most long term 路 women,andgenerallystartaround 路 "This method is the bE the time of puberty." cause it actually exposes tt The most common of social son to whatever it is that tl: phobias is speaking in public, but afraid offor long period oft this can include anything up to Hendrilcson said. eating a meal in public. "This bel ps them leam t Another phobia is commonbly trol their anxiety attack! referred to as Simple phobia. This eventually overcome theil can be an irrational fear of any bia," Hendrikson said. simple object. Systematic desensitizati "The most common form of more gradual form of exp Simple phobia is a general fear of A person using this type O! animals," Hendrilcson said. apy learns to relax in on Another well known simple control the fear. phobia is claustrophobia, the fear "The only way this tech can work is if a person lea of closed places. "Claustrophobics who are bad relax," Hendrilcson said. "( enough will leave every window wise the next steps can't Wt open, every door open, and, in Next, thatpersonimagirl some cases, can't even sit in a feared object, and even particular room .for more than 10 builds up to confronting tl minutes without having an anxi- ject or situation. ety attaclc," Hendrikson said. Drugs have been usee The treatment methods for Hendrilcson feels that thi phobias vary, and some are still highly sensitive area. being developed. work only if monitored cl "Most people are ab~e to over- and taken for long periods oi come the phobias on their own," but then of course is the pr< Hendrikson said. "They simply ofaddiction," he said. This i: disappear after childhood for according to Hendrilcson, tl most" is not reccomended.
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Heights, man, food What do these things all have in common? They are phobias. "A phobia is defmed by the psychological and physical reactions to the object or situation feared rather than 'the object itself," Dr. Tun Hendrikson, area psychologist, said. _ According to Hendrikson, any person can suffer from a phobia. "There is no limit to age, race, color, or sex," Hendrikson said "They can attaclc anybody at anytime." Phobic disorders are divided into categories that defme the reactions and the avoidance of a particular thing. ThiS can be a fear of heights, closed places, or even fish. Phobias develop for a number of reasons. "A phobic condition may develop as a result of a person's panic attaclcs that come out of nowhere," Hendrikson said. Panic attaclcs may become so seriousthatthosewhoareaffected may resort to drastic measures. "There has been a case in the past where a woman was so afraid ofgettingherhousedirty that she - completely closed up her house, opening it up for 15 minutes a
phobias. These are Agrophobla, 路Social phobias, and Simple phobias. Agrophobia is the fear of being alone in public. "This is the most common kind because these people think that escape would be impossible if a situationarosethattheyneeded to leave," Hendrikson said People suffering from this disorder may avoid busy streets, or if real extreme, never go out at all. "If agoraphobics do go out, it is really rare, and more than lilcely they are ~ccompanied by a friend or family member," Hendrikson said. Even though phobias are not centralizedtoonegroupofpeople, approximately two-thirds ofthose who suffer from this particular . disorder are women. This disorder also tends to be prevalent in families where anxietydisordersarecommon,orinan alcoholic home. Social phobia is also another common type of phobia. "Social phobia is an irrational fear a person has ofbeing in a situation where what they are doing is being watched," Hendrikson Said. "This can be commonly referredtoasaformof'performance anxiety."
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. 10, Bellevue West (Semifinals): 5-11, 15-8 . 10, Mill. South (Consolation): l5-13, 16-14
•lty Tennis 7, Prep Dual: Won 8-1 ~hts:
Team's dual record is 10-0.
The girls' varsity volleyball team prepared for district competition as they played m the Metro Tournament that started Tuesday, Oct. 8, and went through Thursday, Oct. 10. The Warriors squared off against Millard North Tuesday night in their fust game. The team spiked Millard North 15-8, 13-15, 15-11, and advanced to the semifmals of the Metro tourney held at Bellevue East The Warriors went on tolosein twoclosegames,1511, 15-8, to Bellevue West. The Warriors' last game of the Metro Tournament was against Millard South Thursday, Oct. 10. The team defeated the Indians handily, 16-14, 15-13, allowing the Warriors to fmish third in the Metro Tourney. According to players, the team is improving as the season progresses, and is looking strong in some areas. ,, "The strongest part of our game is probably in our hitting," junior Kristin Whitted said, "and our defense is getting a lot better." The team plays in the district tournament Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 4-8. The Warriors' competition in the district tournament will be Millard South and Bellevue East, according to senior middle blocker, Unda Zoucha
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11, Burke: Won 31-19 ghts: Cooper scored 3 IDs. Dave ad 6 tackles and 7 assists. Jeff Hill 3 passes for 61 yards.
As the volleyball team prepares for their tournament, the Westside varsity football team is also aiming for a tourney of their own after posting an important victory over the Burke Bulldogs Friday, Oct.11, beating the Bulldogs 31-19. "Thegamewasimportanttoourteambecause Burke was a 50-point team with a 4-1 record," junior Dave Bahlsaid. Westside and Burke were running fust and second in the District 2 point standings. The team has increased their lead over Burke and the rest of the teams in Westside's district. "It (the win) puts us in a good position to win our district and make it to state," junior Michael Cooper said. Head Coach Larry Morrissey is confident about the chances of the Warriors going to state, especially now that the team has beaten Burke. "Everyone in our district has two losses besides us," Morrissey said. "Unless we beat ourselves, I think we'll make it." Teamwork has been the key to success. Coach Morrissey said he can't pick out any individuals because he thinks the team is playing as a unit. If Westside defeats Millard South Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Warriors are assured a spot in the Oass A playoffs.
Calendar questions athletics' importance
freshmen basketball team. However, in order to do so, Bench needs to improve on his dribbling. If Bench is not given time to attend basketball clinics during the summer, will he ever start in front of Brown Nose, his competition? , Another problem with a calendar change is many people participate in sports activities during the summer. These activities require much time and travel and are already plarmed for the upcoming summer. Many athletes would continue to participate in these competitions regardless of when school starts. They would continue to compete because these competitions are important to college recruiters and are more competitive than their high school counterparts. If a new calendar were adopted, many questions would need to be answered. One question is, would pr~ctices and games take place over intcrsessions? If so, the question arises, should an athlete who leaves town during an intersession feel he is missing out on a game when the game occurs over vacation time? When considering the new calendar it is important to realize Westside is a national leader in education , but it must also continue to be concerned with athletics as well as academics to maintain excellence.
This article includes opinions of the author. A new calendar for the 1992-93 school year would havemanyprosandcons.Atthispointintime,itseems as though the disadvantages strongly outweigh the advantages for Westside sports teams. This coming summer will consist of 81 summer vacation days. The new proposal would shorten the summer vacation to 59 days. With 22 fewer days of summer vacation it would become more difficult for a student to attend cam~s and sports clinics. These clinics are important for a young athlete because they stress fundamentals and allow an athlete to improve his or her skills. Forexample,lookatthisyear'svarsityfootballteam. Would the team be 5-1 if 18 players were unable to attend the Colorado State Football Camp because the new calendar had created fewer summer days? I am not a prophet and I have no crystal ball, but 1 would safely answer "probably not." Say Jim Bench wants to earn a starting spot on his
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Freshmen volleyball continues to succeed despite two. Injuries On Tuesday, Oct 1, the freshmen girls volleyball team squared o against Fremont at home. Both the A and the B team posted victories. The A team won 15-4, 15-13. The B team won 15-3, 15-10. Their next competition was held Tuesday, Oct 8, against Millard North. TheA team lost 16-14,8-15,15-7. The B team defeated the Mustangs in three close games. The score was 12-15, 15-5, 15-13. The most recent game, against Thomas Jefferson, ended in loses. The A team felllS-8, 15-9. The B teamlostlS-10, 15-9. The end of the season is near for the freshmen team. They have on remalnlng contest against Papillion. Then, they will play in the conference tournament Saturday, Oct. 19. The Warriors have had to deal with injuries to two team members. e injured players are Brenda Passmore with a stress fracture an Kendra Bigsby with a broken wrist •
Undefeated freshmen football: perfect season two wins away The weather may not have been perfect for the Westside freshmen football game against Creighton Prep, but Westside's record remained a perfect 6-0. The freshmen football team defeated Creighton Prep 9-6 Friday, Oct 4, during a steady rain. Westside's scoring began in the second quarter when Shane Combs booted a 27 -yard field goal to give the Warriors a 30 lead I Jarod Bearinger finished the Warrior scoring when he caught a fiveyard touchdown pass from Brian Beckman in the third quarter to put the arriors up 9-0. ~ Thursday, Oct 10, the Warriors played ThomasJeffersonandsquashed the Yellow Jackets 45-0. Seven touchdowns were scored on the Yello Jackets. Ben Kingston scored three times, with two 45-yard touchdown runs . and one 1-yard dive. Cort Irish scored on a 20-yard run, and Shane Combs added a43-yard touchdown. Aaron Johnson returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown. Paul Ramard rumbled 51 yards from scrimmage to add six points to the 45-0 victory. · The freshmen football squad will put their undefeated season record on the line todayatWestside Middle School against Papillion at4:15 p.m.. Theirfmalgamewill be played Tuesday, Oct.22, at Ralston. The game: will have a special 7 p.m. start under the lights. • I
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Angie Weaver managing editor
Westside's own varsity tennis team continues to rise to the top. The team remains undefeated in duals, 10-0, and Friday, Oct 11, took first place in the Omaha Metro Tennis Tournament The Omaha Metro took place at Dewey Park, Wednesday through Friday, Oct 9-11 . The top six varsity tennis players played in the Metro Tournament Players who participated in the toumamentweresenior Dave Clark and sophomore Brian Manczak playing singles, juniorsAaron and Trystan Crook playing doubles, senior Justin Bigsby and, freshman Bill Durham playing doubles, also. The Crooks placed fli"St in doubles. Clark placed third in singles. Other members of the varsity tennis team include freshman Brad Copple, sophomore Jeff Funk., junior Tun Hall and seniors Cliff
Miles, Ben Rea and Matt Woodbury. In the team's 10-0season, theyha Abraham lincoln, Bellewe West, 01111 son, Omaha Burke, Creighton Prep Gross, Uncoln Southeast, Millard N lard South, and Omaha Northwest Clark credits the team's success to ual motivation. "I believe that our success has beem result of our individual spirit, dediC8j desire to perform to our highest cap~ Clark said. Varsity tennis coach Paul Nyho utes the team's success to more than vidual effort. "I think that the reason we have successful this year is due to a stroJ effort, not to the effort of simply onl individuals," Nyholm said. The fli"St tournament the team pia the Papillion/ La Vista Invitational~ Sept. 21. Westside tied Millard Soutll ond place in the tournament.
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Jamming It juniors Brad MallSbach and Mark Brady get an "up dose and personal" view of the band at a recent concert. Firehose, the band playing at the Ranch Bowl that particular night. was one of many concert attractions this fall.
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ill many Westsiders will be atrarious concerts coming to the rea. In October and early Nolob Mould, Red Hot Chilli PepSmashing Pumpkins, Firehose, kespeare, Bullet Boys, Kenny :ush and more have already or lcing different stages all around icket prices ranging from $5 for :al shows, and up to $20, for tt-of-town bands, sometimes it t to attend concerts. t't go to Hoodu Gurus because l manyduckets (dollars)," sen:er Hestwood said, "but if I like nough, I will pay anything for · once in a while bargains are . Thealtemativeswnmerfestipalooza, that many students cost $20-$25 for advance tickevenbandsplayingattheshow. out $3 a band. nany bands have sold out and a certs are too expensive," junior n said. me students, paying a high price et c,tepends on the performer. ian Howard said tickets are not nsive. "Not at all, I'm a high e said. •uld've
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the money," sophomore Jill Johnson said of the Kenny Rogers concert that took place a few weeks ago in Omaha. "I am defmitely going to Sawyer Brown I love country music." Although Johnson may be one of the few country music fans, Westside students have a wide variety of musical tastes and types of concerts they prefer to attend. "Bands have to play to.their fullest ability," Hestwood said. "Everything needs to be balanced correctly, the music shouldn't just be loud."
bad becaus~ of all the rumors I had heard, but they were intense. Shelter has been my favorite concert so far. It was small and everyone there was into it," senior TLdd Baechle said. People being involved, ·dancing, singing along and generally having a good time at the concerts are also variables in concert going. Stories are told by bands of the great audiences they've seen across the country, while the Omaha audiences are sitting at tables, or just standing around with their arms folded across their chest. "The Omaha scene is usually weak," unior Brad Mausbach said "A good
crowd is a big part in wanting to go to shows or not. Every once in a while the crowd gets into the shows such as Bad Brains and 7 -Seconds. I want to support the local bands, but I thirlk when the bands aren't from Omaha it's usucilly a better crowd and concert." · Sometimes it's not only the crowd's fault. The closing of The Swing and the LifticketLounge putadamperonOmaha shows. "In Omaha, if a band wants to play here and sell fairly cheap tickets, they can't because there aren't many places to play," Boerun said "The owners of the places that are available know they can charge a lot for tickets and get away with it." Whatever type of music you might like, whether it be rap, top-40, heavy metal, alternative, classical, jazz, industrial. regae, hardcore, country/western, or good ol' rock 'nroll, a concert of your kind will be coming some time.
Fisher King highlights talents of Williams, Bridges, and the Holy Grail
I-------C hervl Soicko 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l e i s u r e staff The Fisher King, starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, is a wonderful film about two men who help each other heal their wounds and get on with their lives. Williams is talented as a former yuppie who became a homeless mental patient after the traumatic death of his beloved wife. Bridges gives an equally strong performance as a successful radio talk show host with a cult following who meets Williams after quitting his job and trying to commit suicide due to an unfortunate twist offate. The film takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride of emotion as Bridges figures out who he is anti what he wants from life and love, and Williams comes to terms with the painful reality ol the past. The two actors have many exciting adventures as they chase after the Holy Grail in Marlhattan, as weU aS pursue the object ofWilliams' desire, an eccentric maiden whom he watches every qay as she goes to and from work. Bridges matures as his feelings of responsibility toward Williams gives way to generosity and genuine kindness. He gives up his old ways for true love and the joy of giving. 1bls film is funny as well as dramatic. Williams' antics as a self-proclaimed knight on a mission are hilarious in addition to his usual high-energy humor.
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The Indian Runner is Sean Penn's directorial debut, and it is an impressive one. The Indian Runner is an excellent movie about two brothers, a gentle police officer and a disgruntled Vietnam vet, whose alcoholic habit leads to violent rages. ' Frankie (played by Viggo Mortensen) had returned from Vietnam a changed man. Before, although he was a troublemaker, he kept mainly on the right side of the law. After the war, he became insane, losing any faith he had in government. Joe (played by David Morse), the cop, just wants back the brother he knew before Vietnam. The two, after Frankie returns from the war, engage in a dance that throWs them apart ~d draws them together. Valeria Golino and Sandy Dennis play two women who are · ~awn to Joe and Frankie. If one is to look deeply at the Indian Runner, one would notice many similarities that ~e characters bear to Sean Penn's own life. Joe and Frankie are like two different sides o Penn's personality. The Indian Runner, set in 1969 Nebraska, is one of the year's most powerful dramas. ~ortensen is excellent as Frankie, delivering a gripping performance as a brother whose ~d swings perilously between sanity and madness. Golino, Dermis, Dennis Hopper, and Charles Bronson (as the depressed father) all ~ow a wide range of talent in an excellent film.
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~eaks English very, very well," Stastny said. "I am imner language skills because she has only been study! for five years." dents arrived Tuesday, Oct. 29, and will leave at 6:01 day, Nov. 21. pg to Stastny, she and Shelukhina seem to be very
Students host 70 excf}ange students from Soviet Union
"We like to watch Walt Disney movies, go shopping, and . United States. talk on the phone, most of which is done with all the other "They are anxious to learn about America as well as being ' to Russtan students as well as their host students," Stastny anxious to teach us about Russia," Stastny said. "They are also said. surprised at how many material possessions we Americans There was a reception for the Russian students on Friday, have." Nov. 8. Later, they went ice skating with the host students and Although they are living with different host students, the all of the 10 Russian students. group seems to remain in unity. The group often students spend much time together. "We get together every night, and I have found out that they "They like to be together and speak English... They love to are absorbing English, and remembering everything," Stastny speak english, • Stastny said. "They remember everything they said. hear throughout the day." · Stastny will go to Russia at the end of March with the Although only in the United States for a short time, the other nine United States host students as well. Russian students seem to be very adaptive. Stastny is looking forward to her upcoming trip to Russia. "I didn't expeCl them to speak English so well, or be so easy"I'm looking forward to going to Russia and having some of going," Stastnysaid. · the same experiences as Irina is having now," Stastny said. The Russianstudentssaid thattheytake strong pride in their The students have a full schedule until they return to country, but at the same time they are eager to learn about the Russia.
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he sagll' ofWestside's Code of Conduct continues. Bill Schatz, executive director of the Nebraska Civil Liberties Union (NCLU), has informed the Lance that the NCLU plans to challenge the constitutionality of the code. According to Schatz, the NCW believes the COde of Con- . duct is con tradiqory,to privacy issues contained in the constitution. The controversy began when the code was first implemented during the 1990-91 school year, in response to an incident involving the Omaha Public Schools (OPS). According to Dean of Boys Marty Kauffman, two athletes in OPS were arrested for selling cocaine. No Omaha schools had rules to deal with this type of situation; and the Code of Conduct was developed as Westside's answer to such IJisciplinary problems. The intent of the Code ofConductis to state that "proper behavior and conduct is expe.cted of au students, at all times, whether on or off school grounds." The code prohibits the involvement of students in areas such as possession of illegal drugs and alcohol,sexual assault, illegal possession of a weapon, willful damage of property, stealing, or violent actions against others. According to the code, students fourid to be participating in these activities are subject to disciplinary action that can .tange from five-day suspension, to an approved counselling pro~ gram, to ineligibility to participate in co-curricular activities. The Code ofConductupsetmanystudents. SeniorAngieSpiehs, alongwi a concerned group ofWestside students, developed a petition challenging code. These students thought the code·was too concerned with students' activities outside of school. For the Friday, Sept. 20 issue of the Lance, the NCLU was contacted to fmd out its opinion regarding the Code ofConduct At that time, Schatz told the Lance that the NCLU had serious concerns with the constitutionality of the code. He quoted the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) policy 1176 which states that schools have, "no jurisdiction over students' non-school activities." The NCLU's opinion hasn't changed. "The Code of Conduct was reviewed by a panel of attorneys," Schatz said. "They came to the conclusion that it was contradictory to privacy issues in the constitution.' · According to Schatz, the NCLU believes the code restricts students' civil liberties by denying due process, restricting the 14thAmendmentwhich states that "no state shall make' or enforce any law which shall abridge the privledges or immunities of citizens of the United States," and First Amendment rights concerning the right to privacy. The NCLU hopes to convince Westside's administration that the Code of Conduct should be changed and eventually repealed, Schatz said. Schatz will be meeting with Superintendent Jim Tangdall Tuesday, Nov. 12 to discuss NCLU's position and its thoughts on the Code of Conduct. "OnethlnglwanttostressisthattheNCLUalwaysfirStmakesnon-adversarial attempts m changing situations such as these," Schatz said. The NCLU first became involved with the Code of Conduct when they were contacted by an undisclosed member of the Lance staff. After a panel .......... ""•·" of eight attorneys reviewed the code, they decided to further their efforts ·and confront the District 66 administration.
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Age brings r.eligious dou "By the time you're a senior, you Lose your religion." I heard this being preached as I walked behind one lofty senior. Is it true by the time I am 18 I won't practice my religion anymore? Are we fmding alternatives to the The lAnce editorial staff re- religion we have been spoon-fed since birth? The lAnce is the official school publication of Westside High serves the right to edit all letters for No matter what a student does, they are School, Westsid,e Community clarityandgrammaticalerrors. The bound to come in contact with this foreign Schools, 8701 Pacific, Omaha, NE editorialstaffalsoreserves the right obstacle to the intellect-this contagious dis68114. The lAnce office is located not to publish any letters that are li- ease'(yet in many instances, a cure) spread by in room 122. Phone (402) 390-3339 belous, slanderous, or that contain peers and books, that leaves some students The lAnce is an in-house pu,blica- non-factual information. The lAnce is a member of the in doubt of their religion. Whether this be tion. Advertising rates are available Nebraska High School Press Asso- good or bad, it's bound to happen, .., , For some parupon request. The lAnce editorial ciation, the Columbia Scholastic staff reserves the right to edit all ads PressAssociation, and the National ents these foreign ideas are unwelfor clarity and grammati,cal errors. Scholastic Press Association. The editorial staffreserves the right comed, but what it not to publish any ads that are lidoes for the stuEditor: Jeremy Black. Managing belous, slanderous, or that contain Editors: Darcie Rives,Angie Weaver. dent- what it non-factual information. Design Editor: Anne Olson. Graphdoes for you- ·s The lAnce editorial staff also re- Ics Editors: Rob Jordan, Lori all that matters. serves the right to nullify contracts Wegener. This experience Copy Editor: Mary Ann McNeal. at any time without prior notificawill only help a tion. The lAnce also refuses ads Asst. Copy Editor: Kelly McGlynn. student become less narrow-minded. It will Photo Editor: Todd McCollister. that promote activities illegal to a either prove to be a test of faith or bring to majority of the student readership. Photo Staff: Josh Stubbe. Business light a more suitable alternative. The paper isanopenforumdis- - Manager: Linda Zoucha. News Editor: Carrie Johnson. tributed bi-weelcly to all students In class, many students learn about differ17 t:ynes a year, excepting vacation Asst.Neww~Edltor:ChrisBouc. News ent ways of thinking. This worries some, yet periods. Subscription rates tooth- Staff: Steve Woodbury. Columns these ideas are merely being brought into Editor: Aimee Folker. Columnist ers are $10 postpaid. Non-profit light- they are not being forced. The ideas Stastny. mailingratesclaimed. ThelAnceis JenFeature we learn open our minds, and though some Editor: Jessica Mason. printed by the Papilion Times, P.O. Asst. Feature Edltot: Geoff Gust apathetic students forget about these phiBox28940. Feature Staff: Pete Chilian, Rachel losophies the second they are out of a room, Reader response is welcomed Davis, Katie Hamer. others do not. This influence rightly gives in the form ofletters to the editor. Sports Editor: Tun Hall Sports Letters should be less than 300 Staff: Aaron Crook, Trystan Crook. I every student the range of choices yet to be words in length, signed by the au- Leisure Editor: Andy Kanago. Lei- 1 made in life. These choices let a student have thor, and sent to room 122. Un- sure Staff: Clara Fishel, Cheryl the freedom to choose their own opinion. signed letters are printed upon Spicka. Art Staff: Brian Craft AdThese alternatives are not only felt by the request. viser: Rod Howe. classroom, but also by peers. I admire those
students in the Bible Qub (as long as tl forcetheiropinions upon others) forsta against the mockerytheymayhave enct from peers. Other students may not be a willed andletpeerstalkthemoutof(ori ligion. I fmd myself talking about religion qt with peers; more new ideas are heard fr. thanfrombooks. Yet, some students h < talked about it seriously, if at all. Peer pressure to lose or switch religi dividual, as is every other peer pressur eyer, if .you are talked into dropping l gion, .yoursel ten witl eartoru ofanot ternati' gion i Anne Olson when design editor you, no it is the were born into or the one you are digj Most students are old enough by high not much earlier, to know what is best As for me, I'm in the process of fu own religion- a mixed one-- that inv one I have had since birth and include: the others I have learned recently. So, to those slackers or those of you don't care about religion orwhataltern outthere,rememberthatreligionhelps more and appreciate life. It is impc · people to know these alternatives not cause it opens your mind, but also b makesbroadensyourknowledge. For, a vens puts it, "There's so rimch left to • I'm on the road to fmd out."
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r:an'tdirectyourhateatotherpeople;hateis wt burns him who uses it tao. Hate never 'One a~y good. This was the lesson I had ught here to learn, and/ was amazed at the :and benign nature of it's composition. It 1ly grown in me, blossomed like flowers. It took root and grew from the very rage and vas intent on eliminating. Everything earin it the fu el of its own driving antithesis." t Bradfield, The History of Luminous Motion
eace Talks, ha, what a 7ednesday, Oct. 30, rom around the world tted in Madrid, Spain the grueling process iddle-east peace con-
e hasn't been such a ' of peace since the !'Jar; when it took the ssix months to decide ! size of the table. sn't going anywhere. 1't going to be peace unless the hatred stops. !rs run deep and the Arab-Israeli crisis seemS the same scale as the Grand Canyon. e we should ask ourselves if peace is really s conference is all about? Or is it as the anon KFAB saidWednesdaymorning, a "photo nity"? Is the goal of this whole ordeal the ex,f peace or is it to form a state of non-war? , all be traced back to hate, pure and simple. rho happen to make the mistake of refusing to 1ers their right of opinion have brought on a war.
Hate, however, is innocent. The lucid human emotion is not the cause. Love can not subsist without hate, peace can not prevail without war. They must co-exist in a congenial equity. · It's when hate becomes the dominate factor. When the obsessiveness of man's human nature takes over and refuses to allow flexibjlity, that the problem of illiberality arises. Hate is simply another word for intolerance. Man's own intolerance is the real cause of the quandary the world has gotten itself into. Hate paves the path·to several things. Students are probably affected most by hate, on both ends. Hate is the pre-eminent factor in the genesis . of stereotypes and prejudices. Students face these . things everyday. They see them in their classmates, in dealing with adults and with their own clique of friends. . It is important for us as the future generation, torealize the alarming consequences that hate breeds. We must look at our parents, and then at their parents and continue backwards until we see the evolution ofter· rible events that hate has spawned. The Holocaust is a prime example of the monstrol!ity of hate's consequences. We must keep such an event from ever happening again. The whole incident was a direct result of one hating one another. Somewhere the cycle must stop before We destroy our precious world. That is up to us. There is a saying, we do
not inherit the world from our parents but rather, we borrow it from our children. Hate also produces such negative outlooks. It burns the one that uses it more then the one it is being directed towards. Negitivitycan produce nothing con,. structive. There is so much pessimism in the world, so much cynicism. The world is sirnplywhatwe make it. It only takes one person to make a difference. We are in control of our own emotions, they do not control us. War may seem far away and you may think it is out of your control, but's thats so wrong. It's attitudes like this that that eventually lead to cold, miserable people. Wars are simply little spats, blown out of proportion. The goal of life is not to be dealt a good hand but rather to play a bad hand well. Problems will arise no matter what you do. When they do, consi<;ler them minor and don't let them lead to hate. · ~ Maybe the world isn't corning up roses today, but there's always tomorrow to change all that. life is sustained by balance. Although every ..one feels as though equilibrium is all there is, balance is attainable in everyone's life. It may not be easy to procure, it may take a lot of hard work and effort but nevertheless, it is within reach. Obstinacy is breaking up the world, and blaming others is notihe answer. As the old saying goes,.ittakes two to tango. Every individual needs to take full responsibility for their own, and only their own, actions. Everyone has the right to just be themselves without the threat of being hated for it. The definition of peace should not be that every one agrees on one thing but rather that everyone allows . everyone else to think, live, and believe in what they want to. The Peace Talks, ha.
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is a sign in the not-so-over-fre- Chinese. So, if we all operated on the Foreign Language Instructional · idea that we must speak the most widely s Center (IMC) "Which reads, spoken language, we would be speaking Jut Foreign Languages-Learn · Chinese. This idea, of English being so wide> the world continues along its hange, this slogan seems more spoken, could be a product ofAmerica's e logical each day'. isolation from non-English speaking lobal market is becoming ~ore countries. For Europeans, traveling to leas technology increases. The another country is just as easy as it is for of today has become much Americans to travel between states. This !lationship between the people . allows Europeans to be more internamies. As with any partnership, tionally oriented than Americans. There is another unfounded excuse ir and unrealistic to expect the tnerto putforth all the effort to that I ha':e heard for not learning a foreign language. That excuse is that Eng! relationship work. Therefore, h speakers, it is selfish of us to lish is much easier to learn than other I other people to learn our Ian- languages. That is certainly not true. we want to do business. With its grammar rules and excepicans have a reputation tions, the large amount of colloquialmt the world as being ignorant isms, and the pronunciation we fmd so cultures and their languages. simple, English is very difficult for people r this American ethnocentrism of certain cultures to learn. This is benpletely the fault of the Ameri- coming more evident to me as I interact ms. with my Russian exchange student. What most people do not realize is light overtaken by the Amerieers, most of whom were non- that our language is a compilation of i>eakingpeople, to buildacoun- many other languages. T-here are words Jcceeding in making it as pow- we use everyday from languages other influential as the United States than English. Latin, Greek, and German reat pride of the people for our are some languages whose words are nd our language. very predominant in our everyday cans seem to be under the irn- speech. Forexample,kindergarten. That that the most widely spoken is a German word but it has been readily ,in the world is English. That is adopted into English. Reasons for speaking a foreign IanI believe that it is Mandarin
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guagevarygreatly, as there are many. To both English and Spanish to become be successful in business, the United employed. This is due to the large Cuban States must be able to communicate with and Mexican immigrant population in the large industrial nations of Germany Florida Languages are being offered in eleandJapaD.. · Being able to read foreign books in mentary schools as early as kindergartheir native language helps to give a ten. Most universities are requiring two greater understanding of the work. This to four years of the same foreign lanis especially true when dealing with an guage completed during high school to even be admitted to the school. Further abstract concept such as philosophy. International relations would not language is gene.rally required for graduexist without interpreters to translate a ation from the university. Such requireconversation between world leaders. ments foi:ce American students to become aware There of opportuDia r e ties in foreign many business and interteaching. esting . These profesp e r sions further specpropagate the · tives on ' idea of an inlife and ternational politics world.· that can I,t is time only be found by speaking with the citizens of forthe United States to become involved · other countries. They are more likely to in international relations on a. higher share if they are speaking their own Ian- . level. Itis not enough to learn about culguage, and to be able to express one's tures and history if we are not sensitive . self in a foreign language can be very to people on their own level. The only way to accomplish this is to learn to gratifying. Many people are fmally understand- speak their language. So I guess ins true, the only way to ing that if the United States wishes to remain influential, changes must be stamp out a foreign language is to learn made. ln Miami, FL, one must speak one.
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Code of Conduct continued... The District believes it has an excellent chance against the NCLU's challenges. "NCW will have a difficult time trying to prove the code as .. unconstitutional. The code is perfectly legal as long as it doesn't deny students' the right to acc~ss to a classroom," Principal Jim Findley said. One student found controversy in Findley's statement. "The code cbee restrict student's rights, however, when it states that students 'may be subject to a five-day suspension,'" senior Kathy Sattem said. "This suspension obviously denies students' right to attend classes." The NCLU believes the code is obviously wrong. , "A deliberate reading of the code by anybody will automatically make them wonder about the fairness ofit," Schatz said. "The code gets into the private lives of the students. It is offensive to the basic tenements of their civil liberties." If the administration doesn't agree to revoke the Code of Conduct, NCLU could take the problem to a district court and seek an injunction against the administration. According to Schatz, the NCLU could ask the court to enjoin th,e school (prohibit the_rn from carrying out the disciplinary action called for in the code). "This is the least comfortable WilY to deal with the situation," Schatz said. "We hope we can solve this problem out ofcourt." . The administration is fully prepared to go as'far as it takes • • • • • • to keep the code in effect, · "We ar~ fully prepared to back up the code with precedence set in earlier court cases," Findley said. The struggle over the Code of Conduct will continue. ·"I appreciate their concerns, but what a student does on his own time is their business," Schatz said.
Amnesty sponsors reading Amnesty International sponsored a poetry reading, Sunday,Nov.lO,atSp.m. ThereadingwasheldattheAntiquariumat 1215 HameyStreet. All aspiring poets were encouraged to attend an<l read their poetry. In addition, those who were simply poetry fans were allowed to attend and read the work of already published poetry. "It's basically loraisemoneyto pay ourduestothemain branch ofAmnesty," senior Amnesty presi(ient Rachel Davis said. "It's also a chance for the people in the· club to get together and get acquainted." •
·Forum begJns f.ood drive In the spirit of-Thanksgiving, Forum is :;ponsoring its annual homeroom food drive for the homeless shelters in Omaha Cans and packages·will collected each morning the week of Monday, Nov. 18, through Friday, Nov. 22. All goods collected will go to the shelters in Omaha for the homeless. Prizes will be awarded to the homerooms who donate the most food. Gift certificates of $15, $10 and $5 will be given out to the first, second and third place homerooms, respectively. "We hope to _get a good turnout," junior Forum secretary Ben Engel said. ""The food drive was quite successful last year and we hope to do even better-this year." •
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Debate students have enjoyed success in the early season of the debate year, according to team members. "We're doing pretty well," senior Todd Richardsen said. "I believe that we will continue to improve." Several Westside High debaters compete .. independenaly as a club at tournaments before the beginning of the regular season. The participation is sponsored by a parent support group. The successes enjoyed by Westside's debate team include the West Des Moines Valley Tournament Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28. In Lincoln Douglas Debate, senior Erika Tay-
lor finished first out of 45 entries. On Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26, St. Marks Heart of Texas Invitational was he las. In team debate, Richardson and An reached the quarterfinals out of 110 en tournament. T;1ylor finished third in Lincoln Dougla Mark's tournament. By winning the Valley tournament and b thesemifmalsatSt.Mark's, ~aylorhasqu · U Diversity of Kentucky Tournament of Ch April. By reaching the quarterfmaJs at St. Mar debate, Richardson and Wick have also q theToumament of Champions. · "It's probably the most prestigious toun the year," Ri~hardson said.
Prejudice Elim-ination Program promotes positive
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horn and central Nebraska workshop," Bob Wolfson, chairman of the~ TheworlcshopissponsoredbytheAnti-Defa- · matlon League, said. live the dream. mation League and organized by a committee of Students attending the workshop listene , Students from Westside attended the fourth annual preju- teachers and educators. .ers of different races and genders. dice elimination workshop Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Jewish The objectives oftheworkshopwere identify"The worlcshop dealt with a number o Community Center UCC), in an effort to recognize the dream ing the information and misinformation that prejudices. We heard from representatives o of racial harmony. has been learned by other groups, identifying races, churchs, and incomes. We looked at! Students from Westside attending the conference were and expressing pride in the groups to which they ent families, too," Ricketts said. sophomore Jessica Bray, junior Larisa Byerhof, junior Aimee belong, learning how othe.rs deal with their own The students also participated in activiti Folker, junior Mary Hill-Haire; · prejudices. sessions in which they were paired up with Sophomore Kjirsten Jessen, senior Jennie Logan, S!!nior The students were to learn the personal i.m; , from other schools to discuss their preju Jen Silver, junior lindsey Taxman, and sophomore Victoria pact of specific incidents of discrimination, and role-playing. Walker. D~an of Girls Peg Johnson and counselor Maryanne · how to interrupt prejudicial jokes, remarks, and "One part that I enjoyed was getting intc Ricketts attended the workshop as well. groups and telling each other about an inj1 slurs. Students from 33 Nebraska high schools attended the "We try to focus in on 'our individuals re- had been done to you," Jessen said. "It helf conference, inclu~ing schools from Omaha; lincoln; Elk- sponses to different prejudices throughout the deal with those incidents. It was very in ten
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Are teens benefiting from stay in centers? J
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The popular attitudes towards "juvie hall" stiP exist. Hard-core criminals enter to be magically transformed into law-abiding youth. But just recently, this attitude has been under rapid fue by those in favor of the centers, and · those opposed. Are the youth of today 'being thrown away once they are placed in detention centers? According to ·attorney Joan Schwan, they are. "Out of all the kids put into Geneva, (NE), correctional center · for girls, only about 10% are any real threatto society," Schwan said. "And out of the boys placed in Kcarney,(NE), oorrectional center for boys, only about 15.% are any real threat at all." ]be two centers are used as last resort options for teens participating in a life of crime. Teens are sentto such facilities only if all other efforts of rehabilitation have failed. The use of these centers has raised many questions about their effectiveness. . Colleen Buchley, a juvenile court judge, says there is usually a specific personality type that ends up in these places. "The kids that we send there are usually repeat offenders." Buchley said. "They are stuck in a certain pattern of crime, and it becomes all they know." Despite what many may think. not all of the teenagers placed in these centers are from poor, uneducated families. According to Gary Detrich, juvenile court coordinator, anyone is a possible candidate. "The reason these kids are there is because they can't get straight," Detrich said. "This type of thing doesn't discriminate by color, · income, or sex.." A recent study conducted by the Omaha World-Herald questioned the actual effectiveness of the centers. What was found was that 90% of the boys released ·from Kearney eventually ended back up in the state penetentary. Detrich feels that it isn't necessary the fault of those trying to rehabilitate the teens, but that they teens themselves feel trapped. "When they are in there, for the
most part they all try hard to rehabilitate, because no one wants to be there, "Deitrich said. "But once they are released they fall bade into the same pattern because of family or friends." This patternmayincludedrug dealing. major theft, and in some cases, murder. _ B o t h . Buchley and Detrich agree that for many cases drugs and the de-· siretogetrich quick are an underlying cause for the return of many to the centers. According to Detrich, violence among teens is at a record high. He contributes this factor to the presence of gangs in the Omaha-area. According to Detrich, this may not expalin the violence seen in the middle to upper-class homes. This is because these teens don't relate to the problems of inner city life. "Kidswhoarebetteroffdon't relate to these images, and for the most part don't get trapped in them." The process of rehabilitation hasalsobeenquestioned. Teens in Geneva and Kearney go to therapy classes and are taught a trade that can be used once they are released. However, according to Buchley, this is not as appealing as some of the other ways they were maldng their money. "Let's face it, what 167yearold do you know would rather make minimum wage honestly, or earn a couple hundred a day dealing drugs?" ~uchley said. The only thing the experts seem to agree on is that a solution is needed, and fast, because as Schwan puts it, "What wt>'re doing t? these k!-ds is nothing short ofde~rtion, and that's all."
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Wests.ide stude _ _ pete Chilian feature staff
Have you ever wondered what the kid sitting riext to you in class does after school and on the weekends? Did it ever occur to you that hot wiring cars and robbing jewelry stores might be among his favorite pastimes? ' Hidden beneath the "polos and porches" stereotype of Westside students is a criminal element of which many people are unaware . · High school crimes are usually considered to be either minors in possession (MIP) or driving while intoxicated(DWI): However, according to ' police records, felonies such as robbery and assault have been committed recently by Westside students. To protect the confidentiality of the students in the story, they will be refered to with fictitious names. One student Tom, and his friends, only steal at certain times.
"A couple of my friends neat kinds of stuff found in Tom said. "To be more stereos, speakers, and fuzzAccording to Tom, when friends go out on their it's only in an effort to have receive some cash while not like we call each other up getting a certain car," Toms for fun wher. there is nothing Another Westside student's involves questionable arrest. Dick has been imprisoned crimes on numerous occasion convicted for jewelry theft, Di1 was innocent. "This is a real weird story; a Really late one night I was pla] with my gun in a creek," said so happened that a nearby je\1 was robbed at the same time. cops found me with a gun , I for something I didn't do." the
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was alright." "Later that day a guy came feature staff up to my bag where I was golfing and lifted the dub out. He "Been caught stealing?" "Once or twice, just a pack askedmelfitwasSunset'sdub; of gum. then some cigarettes, I said no. He then asked If he could check it out, so I told maybe a tape. No big deaL" The United States' "no big himthatlstoleit. Thenextday deal attitude" towards shop- I had tog«;~ talk to the head prolifting adds up to big bucks. fessional at Sunset. He really The annual loss attributed to scared me and made me pay shoplifting reported by retail- $80 so he wouldn't'tell my· ers varies between $2 billion dad," the student said. The second student has and $5 billlon per year. The United States is ana- been caught stealing several times, but has never had anytion of thieves. Approximately 10% to 15% thing permanently placed on of shoplifting is done by pro- his record. "I started stealing because I fessionals. lbese people commit the wanted crime as a something means of and didn't economic want to pay Theft rate of support. for it. AtftrSt, Omaha juveniles The other I only took 85% to 90% little things, (under18) is done by maybe some amateurs candy," the who steal student said. M T h e due to eco1991 1990 nomic limitime I retations, a member way to imbeing the p r e s s first time I 11 4 friends who took anyshoplift, or thingover$1 just for the was at,a pet thrill of it. store. Atfirst 87 115 "People, I was nervous, but mainly teens, steal then I got due to mateused to it." 98 119 rialistic jealA more ousy," Mitraumatic chael Teser, experience City of changed the 0 m aha second • Prosecuting student's atAttorney, titude tosaid. _ ward shop"It's a lifting. detrimental "Two Lance graphic by Lori problem. other people Wegener There are a and I took lot of teens $500 worth shopliftof stereo ing," Teser equipment. We got 'snitched on and we said Two Westside students tell were charged with a felony. their stories of being caught The charges were dropped shoplifting. since we each paid the dude "I stole a golf club from back $240, but we got to keep Sunset Golf Course," the firSt the equipment," the student student said. "They didn't said. ~I know that what I did was know I took it at the time; I left with it and I thought everything wrong, but I changedmyways.
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I got caught too many times. Next dme I could be arrested," the student said. If a teen is charged with shoplifting and taken before a judge, the consequences range from probation and a fine to five years bi a state penitentiary. "The sentence for a firstdme teenage offender varies greatly on his or her age and the circumstances; Teser said. •Anyone under IS-yearsold will be in juvenile court and will probably get on probation and have a dear record." "Eighteen-year-olds and older are exclusively in the county court's jurisdiction. Sixteen and 17-year-oldshave the right to ask to be in juvenile court. If they are a first time offender most likely they'll be put on probation," Tesersaid. According to Teser, although a small fme may not seem to be a serious punishment, letting frrst-time offenders offwith a clear record is a gift from the Nebraska legal system. According to Teser, serir ous punishm~nts are dealt to repeat offenders. MThe maximum sentences depend on repetition and cost If the shoplifted goods are less than $100 the maximum punishment would be six months in jail and a $500 fme. lfit is less than $101 to $300, one year in jail and a fine. Less than $300and up, it would be a .felony and depending on the person's record and th~ class of the felony, the punishment could be up to five years in a penitentiaryanda$10,000fme,"Teser said. "However, people rarely ever get the maximum sentence. Often, along with the sentence, the person will go through a behavioral modification program called 'Making Appropriate Decisions' designed for long range help," Tesersaid. Teens continue to shoplift despite efforts of the courts and store owners to punish and reform repeat offenders.
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child molester," Dick said. "He wasn't mean, he just 'chilled • in the comer while we stole his food." Harry's story tells how he learned that the police " It was so incredibly are not to be reckoned with. bad. And of all "Before I was even 16, I possible people, I snuck out with my mom's car at about 1 am. to pick had to share a cell up my friends and go out," Harry said. "While we with a child were out, we got drunlc, molester. He and when I'm drunlc I drive like a crazed maniac. wasn't mean, he Before I knew it, I was just 'chilled' In the getting chased by a cop." "I tried to ditch the corner. · n gqJITQI!S gjwina!~ cops because they were pretty far back," Harry said. s that his experience in jail As Harry drove home expecting to carefully return his mother's car, tuck 1credibly bad. And of all under his sheets and forget all about this to share a ~ell with a he discovered that his
only beginning. "I couldn't belive it;; as I turned onto _m y street, I noticed about three cop cars waiting in front of my house. So once again I tried to ditch them," Harry said. He soon found that the police are unavoidable. "After about 15 minutes of driving, I discovered myself surrounded," Harry said. According to Harry, he did all he could to avoid them. "Trying to avoid them, I drove off the road and bashed into a fence," Harry said. "With my last effort I got out and started running." Anticipating the amount of anger from his parents, he called them from the police station in fear. "As you can imagine, my parents were eXtremely disappointed," Harry said. "I was l~ft in the jail cell for over 36 hours." From the stories ofTom, Dick and Harry,all of whom are Westside students, it may fmally be concluded that kids at Westside are not all perfect law abiding
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Crime and Punishment. A risk that anyone commiting a crime must take is that of being caught, and accepting the consequences of his or her actions. Retribution exists in many forms and can come from many sources. Students, who have an especially large number of authority figures, have many people to answer to as a result of wrong-doing. The police, parents, and school system are all potential sources of punishment for student criminals. So, apait from the Code of Conduct, how does Westside deal with the students who have been apprehended for being engaged in illegal activities? The Code provides punishments for student involvment in illegal activities, but does little to allow for the counseling and emotional support that some students may need. According to Dean of Boys AI Inzerello, that is where Westside's
guidance counselor Lynn Hansen said Westside's couseling departguidance department comes into ment offers a lot of help to students said. the picture. who tneed it. "That student's counselor will "The Code is the only punitive "I'd say that Westside does a be actively involved in helping him measure Westside really takes good job as far as providing extra or her to get assignments caught towards crime," Inzerello said. resources," Stark said. "They have The counselor acts as the go up. "Incidents not covered by the Code (school psychologist) Dr. Evans between for the student iil dealing will be taken care of by the there, and are the only school with teachers and the administastudent's parents and the governthat I've worked with in district tion. mental court system. The counselOmaha that has a school psycholo"Counselors are also always ors help, and Westside's guidance gist there for emotional support. Often department "Some help is needed. A lot of a student is always kids that need counseling can't who comopen to afford it, so such services can be mits a crime those who " A lot of that really valuable to troubled students. has a bad need it" need counseling A student's life is filled by school. situation at When a When they get into trouble with the home, and can't afford it, so student is law, it is bound to affect their needs arrested for such services can be scholastic life. School officials support. committing know the students, and thus can Counselors really valuable to a crime the know how to aid them most are also arrest can troubled students. effectively," she continued. involved in directly Dr. Tim Evans is the school orobation officer Ma Star~ follow-ups to affect his or psychologist at Westside. He . checkup on her school believes student crime generates both that responsibilities. from two sources, an impulsive student's academic and emotional ''When a student has committed frustration with family or school. progress," Hansen said. a crime, they often have to miss He also believes it is the result of an Mary Stark, a probation officer school for court dates, appointunderdeveloped conscience. Evans who has been assigned Westside ments with a probation officer, and ' believes that counseling must meet students in the past, concurs. She all that goes along with that,"
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The Glance is a pull-outsection ofthe Lance, the official school publication ofWestside High School, Westside Community Schools, 8701 Pacific, Omaha, NE 68114. The Lance office is located in room 122. Phone (402) 390-3339. The Lance is an inhouse Pl!blication.
Editor-In-Chief: Jeremy Black. Managing Editors: Darcie Rives, Angie Weaver. Feature Editor: Jessica Mason. Asst. Feature Editor: Geoff Gust. Feature Staff: Pete Chilian, Rachel ·: Davis, Katie Harner. •
the individual student's "A lot depends on the that surfaces after my· interview with a student, said. Accordingf to Evans, important factor. "Most do need someone to talk alienated from adult needs to be a trust rela established early on,n E "When charg'es are student, he or she is~ threatened, so this trust important" Evans said that he is consulted on the reco of a counselor. He de large part of his job as d what can be helped in a life, and what cannot. Despite the conseling ment's optimistic view, students feel services for need of help have not very accessable to stud "I don't know very them, n sophomore Kristi said. "They haven't m sources very available."
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1lts blamed on Inconsistency tlte practicing 'extremely hard' girls volleyball team finished its season with a 7-9 record. m lost to Millard South Tuesday, October 22, 15-12, 15-4. The followin · Varriors played Bellevue West losing 15-12, 15-8. am playedatrealhighlevels but was just inconsistent sometimes," Coach alperin said m competed in a triangular meet with Millard North and Omaha Burke. une.matched the Warriors against Qmaha Burke. The team defeated the 6-14. 15-12 before losing to host Millard North 15-10, 15-6. rls were an extremely hard working bunch and always gave it their best llperin said. •
,r varsity football wins final · games to post winning record tior varsity football team defeated the Ralston Rams 27-13. ense was led by sophomore Terry Wilson who scored two touchdowns. ·e Tony Venditte and junior Ryan Blum each scored one touchdown. ·e Bobby Murnan booted ~ee extra-point kicks. . ;day, Oct. 30, the Warriors played Bellevue \Y~~t and recorded a 14-0 :ainst the Thunderbirds to complete the season with a 6-2 record. nore Tom Maine rumbled eight yards·for a touchdown score. •
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1man volleyball season closes ley avenge previous season loss shmen girls volleyball season has come to a close. earn defeated Ralston 15-9, 10-15,15-12. The B team fell in two close ing 15-9, 15-8. ay,Oct. 17, the teams battled Papillion. · iS the B team's last game of the season. The B team went out in style 4-6, 15-9, 15-8. The A team lost to the Monarchs 15-6, 15-12. earn competed in its fmal tourney of the season Saturday, Oct. 19. They te tourney with a 1-2 record, but did defeat La Vista. tad beaten us twice previously. We played very well in our last match of a," Coach Connie Garland said • ·
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True .sports fans scarce . As a true, die hard Olicago Cubs fan, I have reason to say I loathe the "fair weather" fan. A "fair weather" fan is a sports fan who decides to root for whatever team is doing the best at a given time in the season. Westside is very bad. It is a breeding ground for the lowly. Being a student at Westside with a regular attendance, I form my opinion bas~d on simply walking the halls every day. There are many more wearing Braves, Redskins, Oatdand.A's, and Buffalo Bills paraphernalia than there ever were be. fore those teams' success~s. · At several home football games this season, the "Tomahawk Chop," a gesture of approval for the Atlanta Braves from their fans, was used byWestsiders as if they were Braves fans too. Don't even try to tell me they were all Braves fans throughout the year. Another example is the '88 Chicago Cubs. When the Cubs won the National
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winning team but begins to lose, it is the downs. There will alw: your duty as a tan of that team to be No one team will be the be loyal cept the Redskins). A true fan is one who likes a terrible Neverdoubtyourtearr team, watches them; and roots for them are the worst at this. Unl eve n huskers are undefeated though National Championship, 1 t h e y · fully satisfied. have no First of all, Nebraska chance goodenoughtogoundef~ at win- football fans should be ning. I plainers or doubters. Tim Hall know it's The purpose ofthisisn' sports editor h a r d Nebraska. It's to tell you t so me- guns. Yourfustteamisal times, one. but there are people who change teams Remember, a like they do underwear everyday (proba- be trusted. You can't bly not the best analogy because I do you know he won't wouldn't be surprised if they didn't and drop you like a bad change underwear as often as it is I have one more thing needed). "fair weather" fans out To be a loyal fan, you have to staywith whoyouare. your team through the ups and through GO REDSKINS.
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!cent hot trend is social awareness. Lately, been more conscious of such issues as racism, l since the Oarence Thomas carnival, sexual Several recent clubs have popped up that te point. These include the Ecology Qub, the unnesty International, and the Westside Safe •Ye those T-shirts). Social awareness is one >uld be around for awhile.
t/ Sincewewerelittlekids, we have beeneatingin the cafeteria. Thatwasallrightin the K-8grades, but in high school; eating in the cafeteria becomes not hot. Most seniors even make a vow that they will not venture into the cafeteria at all during their senior year.
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feature on the hot scene would definitely have men. The beads, Birkenstocks, and ponytails rith this group have grown to such popularity 1te the more conservative, "preppy" ·11ociety.• ,. ·:· enough to wear love beads, and cool enough to tg enough to play with are definitely making a iome people are even attracted to the concept ving a social conscience. But even if their il.s lie in investment banking, these outer vest•pie-dom are in this year's hot object list.
t/ Another location where it is uncool (or unhip, or whatever today's terminology is) to be seen is the Science Instructional Material Center (IMC). Unlike some of the more popular IMCs, there is really nothing to do there other than study. Sure, there is a news paper in the Science IMC, but where isn't there one. Those monolithical desks impair conversation and there aren't any teachers in the Science IMC to make fun of. Sure, there is Mrs. Primeau, but because she's so sweet, it's difficult to make fun of her.
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tl' A defmite zero on the hot scale, few people will admit to listening .to the top 40 pop charts anymore. Apartfromafewstarry-eyedl2-yearoldswhothinkthat Wllson-Phillips is the ultimate in cool, most people now are searching for more in their music than Hallmark card lyrics harmonized to a synthesizer beat. The wide popularity that such groups as Jane's Addiction and Firehose have attained is evidence of the ever growing popularity of the alternative music scene. Despite its popularity among the junior-high crowd, it appears that the day of "top 40" is done.
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Jng that was hot in the beginning of the year, .'t have been was Westside's air conditioning ring the ftrst few school months, there were >nil ding in which the mercury reached intolervhile in other areas, the temperature was sub: to wild parties, consuming voluminous alcohol, and waking up with a migrane is still eatWestside. AsMondayrollsaround, people all talk about how much alcohol they could hey pass out, what insane things their fri~nds 1ey did while they were drurtk, and boasts of ; any sober man would consider to be an act of lllacy. Perhaps that is why alcohol is labeled ·age." If anything positive can be said about .ng today, it is the hot thing not to drive while illuence of alcohol.
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t/ The language of Bill and Ted, the two" dudes" from the movies, brought about a speaking trend of most "tri~ umphant" status. These days, it's totally "bogus." WhetheritbetheMcDonald'scommercials,ortheone's forRusso 's Music, this dialect is played out in the fullest. Besides, all the "excellent babes" goforthe Pauly Shore/ gangster talk now. So, go home, watch Totally Paully, then rent New Jack City. See how television and movies
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t/ One good thing that is not hot is casual sex. Those days'of"free love" that thrived in the 60's died in the late 80's due to the explosion of sexually transmitted diseases. The introduction of one such disease, AIDS, was probably the main reason for the change from unsafe sex and multiple partners.
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gda/1, Schatz, hold meeting on · Code of Conduct
:LU, school board still in disagreement ,.....arrie Johnson •--------co-news editor ......, 1tendent Jim Tangdall and Bill !Cutive director of the Nebraska Civil Inion (NCLU), held a meeting Tues2, to discuss the constitutionality of s disciplinary code, the Code of :le of Conduct is designed.to manit actions outside of school grounds he district the ability to punish stutheir weekend and after school and the NCLU recently announced IUestion District 66 and its code 'Ance contacted the civil liberties contacted Tangdall to arrange a o discuss legal action. Both parties ! meeting went well.
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"He (Tangdall) was extremely open and cooperative. He was receptive and very honestly concerned about our complaints about . the code,". Schatz said. "I don't think he realized there were such a· significant number of 'people who had problems with the code." "The end result of the meeting was I presented him with a letter that he assured mtl he would look into. I couldn't.have asked for anything more," Schatz said. Tangdall seemed equally pleased with the meeting. "Basically, all that was done was that he (Schatz) voiced his concerns about the code," Tangdall said. "I asked him to get me his complaints in writing. I will give those to the district's legal counsel and they will take it from there." Tangdall still believes the code is legally sound and does not have any plans to change or eliminate the code at this time.
"Right now we are just deciding upon a · plan of action. I can't predict what will happen to the code," said. "Our code was drawn up by the district's attorneys and we be!ieve it to be within the Nebraska legal statutes," Tangdall said. "Of course there are disputes. That's how attornies ea£"n their livings-by fmding different points of view in different cases." In defense of Westside's code, Tangdall cited a recent case decided in North Bend , NE, in which a judge ruled that a school district does have the legal right to ·discipline the students outside of school grounds. Schatz, however, does not view the case as relevant. "That case was more of a dispute about school .grounds. The judge's decision was more about the fact that federal courts cannot be used to relitigate disputes in schools," Schatz said.
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should measure a team's ;s by state playoff appearWestside's varsityfootball td left fora couple of years lCe returned. ; the 1987-89 seasons, . failed to qualify for the I offs, but since then, they · ~d impressive records. ), the team was 7-2 until to eventual state chamIlion, in the opening round· roffs. ar, they went one step furat 9-2, their only losses r1e hands of the two state :reighton Prep and Lincoln . Westside had defeated Jutheast score earlier in
Senior quarterback Mike Eversden struggles to avoid being tackled by defenders Mitch Kampbell (50) and Troy Smith (40) of Alliance fiigh School. The Warriors won the game Saturday, Nov. 9, 21-3.
After the game senior Eric Kellstrom takes a moment to cc:mgratulate an opponent.
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.ayed a difficult schedule ed we could compete with 1 the state," head coach -rissey said. "The unfortu- ' : is someone must lose." tyers were as pleased with 1 as the coach was. hard we worked on their ;ive drive was the epitome .son," defensive coordinalall said. · c altogether we had a great nd the excitement outhe disappointment of our s, " junior Scooter Huber
Couldn't score tate semifinals, the defense ~coin Southeast Knights -: :lawns inside the 10-yardon fourth down and goal ix-inchline, the surge from sive offensive line pushed gh for the ball to break the he goal line. ! time Lincoln Southeast fmal game was to watch these nly 39 seconds remained: yourig men use every ounce of en¥t time for the Warriors to ergy to stop their last drive." Morrissey said. "They played at that level ime we spent on the field every game." · >o much," Hall said. "I still Talented team have been surprised if we The 1991 varsity football team them. I was never more not only put forth extreme effort, but >ur effort than I was on that they also put forth talent. Outof23 players from five schools, .vas one thing this team did 11 were selected to the All-Conference Team. Seven offensive players, 1ost gratifying aspect of the three defensive players, and a kicker
were selected from Westside. The seQior attitude was obviously enthusiastic but st.UI different than the rest of the team. "Even though we had a great season, itskindofdepressingtoleaveon alossthatwasthatclose," seniorJeff Rill said. "Not knowing if I'll get the chance to play again is depressing, too." Since 1975, when the playoffs began, therehavebeenonlytwoyears whereCreighton Prep andWestside
have not been in the fmals (Central and Burke played in 1984, and Papillion and Grand Island played in 1990.) Ironically,thesetwotearnshavenever met in the state championship. Championship within reach The whole team and its coaches believe they could have reached the fmals just as easily as Lincoln Southeast or any other team. "I think we could have contended with Prep and possibly beat them." Hubersaid. ·
1h.is was a year of ftrsts for the varsity football team. They have never had a game completely cancelled because of bad weather. It was the ftrst year they have had a game forfeited to them. Before this year, excluding the Shrine Bowl, no high school team had ever played at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Even though an overall successful season ended Wednesday, Nov. 13, the memory of this season and the outlook fornext year are stlll present.
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Agreement to meet shows true concern for students, not code . True courtesy is exemplified best when two opposing sides agree to meet and discuss their differences. The Lance commends District 66 and the NCLU (Nebraska Civil Lib~rites Union) for displaying such courtesy. Tuesday, Nov. 12, Superintendent Jim Tangdall and NCLU president Bill ~hatz held a meeting to discuss the Westside Code of Conduct. The meeting was the result of 'the recent NCLU announcement which stated the NCLU questioned the constitutionality of the code, and was considering the possibility oflegal action if the district did not repeal the code. According to both Tangdall and Schatz, the meeting was both amia~le and informative. The Lance supports the effort ofboth the district and the NCLU to learn each other's viewpoints. It is/ important, when making decisioas, to understand all factors that may influence that decision. It is important for the district to realize that many stu-· dents believe the code is violating their rights.. not looking out for their well-being. It is also important for the NCLU to know the district believes the code to be necessary for the safety of its students. Through such a meetingofthe minds, perhaps an agreement can be reached on the issue of the code.•
Football season epitomizes Westside ·students' school spirit Hard work and talent are two qualities necessary for success in any discipline. This is especially true in the area of sports. A COll)bination of daily practice and talented playe~s are the basic elements which create a successful team. ' The Lance congratulates the varsity football team on its winning season and its berth in the state championship playoffs. The Warriors finished their season with a 9-2 record, including the playoff games. The o~ly losses were to formidable teams: Creighton Prep ,during the regular season and Lincoln Southeast in the state playoffs (Lincoln Southeast eventually succeeded in winning the state title). Such success ~s not due to pure luck. The Warriors practiced regularly after school for several months and th~ contributions of talented players such as senior quarterback Mike Eversden and junior halfback Michael Cooper and outstanding offensive and defensive teams, helped to make the Warriors a success. The Lance applauds the team's efforts and show of sportmanship throughout the season. •
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In late June of the summer before last, I needed a job. I d~ided to try to apply to the nearby retirement home, called Crown Pointe, in faith that most people my age printed upon request. would avoid working there. The lAnce editorial staff reserves Naturally, thanks to my charming smile the right to edit all letters for clari and grammatical errol's. The edito- and the fact that they needed people, I got my first job working in the Crown Pointe rial staff also reserves the right no to publish any letters that are libel- dining room. My first few days were rather mundane:. I ous, slanderous, orthatcontainnonlearned how to bus tables, how~o run a juice factual information. The Lanceisamemberofthe Ne- m~chine, and how to interpret my Oriental braska High School Press Associa- boss's Engtion, the Columbiil Scholastic Press lish. I was so Association, and the National Scho- busy in the first week lastic Press Association. Editor-In-Chief: Jeremy Black. learning a new job, Managing Editor: Darcie Rives. D~ sign Editor: Anne Olson. Co-~raph however, that lcsEditon:RobJordan,LoriWegener. I didn't get to Copy Editor: Mary Ann McNeaL know the 'Photo Editor: Todd McCollister. residents. Photo Staff: Josh S'tllbbe. Business That changed. Manager. linda Zoucha. BeforeigotmyjobatCrownPointe,Ihad Co- News Editon: Carrie Johnson, Angie Weaver. News Staff: Kelly · a rather large misconception of what the McGlynn, Steve Woodbury. Columna elderly were really like. After 15 months at the Crown Pointe, I Editor: Aimee Folker. Columnist: Jen learned many other things besides what the Stastny. Feature Editor: Jessica Mason. best method of scrubbing dirty pans was. Asst. Feature Editor: Geoff Gust. I learned that elderly people have a lot of Feature Staff: Chris Bouc, Pete Chil- life left in them. Granted, the residents at the ian, Rachel Davis, Katie Hamer. retirement home are not the most active Sports Editor: Tim Hall. Sports people in the United States, but they still Staff: Aaron Crook, Trystan Crook. Leisure Editor: Andy Kanago. Lel- fmd a way to keep up with events. Also, I learned a lot from the people with sureStaff: Clara Fishel, CherylSpicka. Art Staff: Brian Craft. Adviser: Rod whom I worked. I was shown the benefits of a good education. Most of the adults who Howe. """"---
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three months was one of the harde that I have ever had to make. I loved the residents at the r' home, but the pressures of home my disagreement with how the ran the place were the two reason: my quitting my job. After that, I tried volunteerinl there once a week. I was happyth; dents were thrilled to see me on but some how it just didn't feel ri1 The foremost reason I quit .m because I realized that some dayth' whom I had come to care forwoul that was the hardest thing of all.
Two p·oints of view rime has been committed. ~career of the greatest basketball that ever lived has been cut drasand suddenly short. en Earvin "Magic" Johnson an~d to the world Thursday, Nov. 7 ~ had contracted HIV, the virus ~uses the acquired immunodefirsyndrome (AIDS), myworld stood [ow could it be that Magic Johnson, lnd role model to millions, could fpsuch a serious and usually fatal F7 Hewasthemanwhohaditall(,ortune, talent, respect, and love. !I 'the perfect life; it seemed as if [gcould touch him. ~ is the man who led the fabulous ~eles Lakers to nine National BasI Association (NBA) final games, lampionships, and received three hluable player (MVP) awards, three ofNBA championships, and was 1 to the All-Star team 11 of his 12 s.. This 6'9" point guard .out of :an State University had a versatilnatched by any other. me championship series, Magic all three positions for the Lakers, in for an injured Kareem Abdulat the center position. No other as played with such ability at all sitions. was the best player to ever grace :A; blessed not only with extreme al talent, but also with the ability :e everyone around him play bet-
merousopportunitiesforfelRecently, as most everyone knows, it low Lakers. Magic's leadership was publicly announced that Earvin will be missed on the Forum floor. "Magic" Johnson has tested posiHe was the greatestteam player ever tive for the HIVvirus. In other words, to play the game ofbasketbalL one ofAmerica's greatest basketball stars, NotonlywasMagicamodelbasherotomillions,mayeventuallyhave ketball star, but he was also a model '- Acquired Immune Deficiency citizen, concerned with the problems of Syndrome (AIDS). today's society. His Many talk shows and countless contribu- .-------~ news programs are protionstovariouscharividing much coverage ties have helped to Johnson's story and thousands of people. the pJ.iWltofothernameNowhere can there less victims of the disbe found a mark ease. The amount of against his reputa-· coverage could lead one tion. Magic is well to believe that AIDS is a known for his infecnewly discovered distious smile, both on ease, thata~ajorbreilk and off the,court throughhas occurred, or · His congeniality that a cure for HIV is has won him respect soon to be found. Not and helped him deso. It is simply Magic velop an excellent reperJohnson. He has HIV and he is toire with the press as well as the public. going to die. That is reality: He announced that he ·plans to be a This concept, dying spokesman on the AIJ?S virus, educating from HIV, is not such an people on prevention of the disease. Magic unfamiliar one when one has the ability to influence many kids in the looks at the national mortality United States. Hismessagewillreach people rateftgures. IntheUnitedStates from all walks oflife, regardless of race, age, alone, as of September 1991, or gender. 126,159 people bave died The fact that Magic Johnson, superstar, from AIDS related illnesses. It is has such a dreaded disease is frightening, but if there is some good to come of the situation it is that Magic is going to use his influence to urge safe sex. others to
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uth discrimination orm of prejudice, too emember right, the word prejudice covers a lot more than just You wouldn't really believe it though if you attended the ce Workshop at the Jewish Community Center. I'm not saying :· ~s,n'1 importi}Jlt; it is just as much a prnblem as the environ! our world today. However, we shouldn't isohi.te our uiciination prejudice is solely racism. y day, we as students at Westside, we as under age minors, are . I by a form of prejudice known as ageism. sm however, is not strictly confined to the elderly. I once ata benefit for my father's company called "Age is no difference." nber asking him where all the children were when I found myself lffi filled with senior citizens. youth of today have been denied their rights, yet have been given JOnsibilities of adults. We are expected to think, behave, and ! to the adult world. Yet, we have few rights the adult world ·in. The only possible privilege of the adult world we have been 1ould be the legal permit 'o drive despite the stereotype that !rs are all ruthless, flighty, reckless drivers Teenagers are not ibleenough tovoteandareregardedasunawarebymostadults. The law does notalwaysgive minors equal judicial rights guaranteed in the constitution. · Minors have the reputation as bepicious and ambiguous. Several times this summer, while my and I were innocently abiding our time at one of the local paries, terrupted by pollee and que~tioned as to why we weren't doing .ing productive. As if there was anything to do. ·e is no real place for teenagers to go and just "hang." Besides, tfraction had we committed by conversing in a parlc the city !d for the enjoyment and relaxation of its inhabitants? The city !Sfew alternatives for places teenagers are "allowed" to go. It's •incidence that teenagers spend their weekends participating in !Slike drinking and other such activities. At least it's somethlng n to do. !nagers are treated inferior by our teachers. Our opinions, once are dismissed as being a disillusion, an unrealistic assessment of rid. Our elders abet us as if we were puppies and they were 1g a stick for us to fetch. Most teenagers are quite ready to form dividual opinions based on their own impressions. >ssly mistaken society has hackneyed teenagers into a evil lot of ms obsessed with creating havoc. We are only a product of our unent, and we are each individual. ce heard someone say that a student relinquishes all rights as a when he enters the doors of school. The Code of Conduct seems ate that point very well. What right is the student guaranteed? >Wer is none. rtcaseslike Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeir, are an excellent example of lial of rights to students. In that case the court decided that :~.dministrations have the right to censor student work. Even our :ions are invalid as far as the adult world goes. be we are rebellious, it shouldn't be surprising. Most sup1people do tend to rebel against their suppressors. Perhaps, if ; not a factor in equality teenagers would have a less rebellious on into adulthood.
Friday, Nov. 14, 96 students were asked the following question by"'the Lance. Do you believe the custom c~endar proposal will · benefit the districtlWhy? 33% YES, it will benefit the district. 63% NO. it will not benefit the district.
4% Undecided " ·No. With the other schools in Omaha on the traditional calendar, activities that involve Westside and other high schools (sports, band events) would be hard to schedule." senior Sarah Partsch
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While most schools are experiencing a decline such as the SAT and the ACf." in their stardardized test scores, Westside's scores According to Lundquist, the studentswt are improving. basic core classes which consist of Englis Westside's Standard Achievement Test (SAT) ence, social sciences, and foreign language scores for the 1990-91 school year have been eral points higher than students who do ·returned to the guidance office, and they are the core classes. highest ever reported. "Students who take the 9asic core cl "Everyone in the United States, it seems like, is clear advantage over students who don't t1 talking about how "!?ad American schools are and Lundquist said. "The counselors here a how the test scores from students from the United work very hard to get kids to take the core States are lower than those from other countries ACT and SAT scores at Westside have such as Japan," guidance counselor Dick Lund- over the last two years. Westside's ave SAT scores are quist said. "SAT scores as in Westside's · good as the ones reported this ye~ at Westside are Westside 1990-91 the school b reallyencouiagingandgood · ing the averag to hear. average SAT test scores~ SAT scores Drama Club students will be participating in a Christ"Sometimes we feel like .Q. be recorded · mas production for elementary students. Westside is thrown in with ~ 1960s, while On Sunday, Dec. 15, 18 students from Westside will be the bad schools in America. ...... scores were firS involved in a Christmas show for Field Club Elementary. This gives people a bad in 1969. "It's a series of poems, short stories and songs for the impression of Westside children," Drama Club sponsor L.D. Fortney said: "We when they put us with all enced a gradm will hopefully perform for elementary students in District high schools, but scores such in SAT scores 66." as these ought to dispel the years. The program will be scheduled for the week before people's misconceptions." According Christmas break and will be directed by student teacher One hundred students, quist, if the SA Verbal Math Composite Kevin Kluge. which is 31% of last year's eragesfromW Auditions will also begin this week for the February graduating class, took the charted, the ov production of Side by Side by Sondheim. • · SAT. Th!;!ir scores resulted in an average verbal would be ascending in nature. "I hope this year's senior class can do jw score of 491, and an average math score of 573, Westside's highest ever. These two average scores the class ofl991 did," senior Kelly ~rnithey Twenty-four Westside students received lUI- State combine for a total score ofl ,070, a new record for scores are really impressive and some · Music awards. for to try to achieve or surpass." Westside. Each year over 2,000 of the best student musicians in The class ofl992 doesn't have as many! "There were a lot of good test takers in the class Nebraska audition for the Nebraska All-State Band, Cho- of 1990-91," Lundquist said, "but the important the upper SAT scoring range as the class o rus, Jazz Band, and Orchestra. This activity is sponsored thing is to realize that there isn't a lot of change in however, as a whole, there is a larger gr<I . by the NebraSka Music Educators-Association. the average score from year to year. Westside has dents whose SAT scores are above average Those Westside students selected include four orches- really consistent scores." "The average is what is important," Lun tra, four choir, and 16 band and jazz !>and students. . Lundquist believes the high average scores are "so who kilows7 Since the average is what i These students will be performing Saturday, Nov. 23, due to Westside's curriculum. maybe this year's class at 6 p.m. at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. • "The school district is doing a lot of things right," scores."
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Only the strong survive. This season, junior Michael Cooper, Warrior running back and middle-linebacker, has proven thattalent, coupled with hard work, is a winning combinatio~.
His effectiveness on both offense'and defense have contributed to a banner season for the Westside varsity football team. Cooper leads the team ip scoring, rushing yards, tackles, and intercepqons. A showcase ofhis ability was his performance in the state playoff opener with Alliance HighSchool. Cooper rushed for 180 yards, scored twQ. touchdowns, and intercepted a pass. According to Cooper, his two main pre-season goals were to rush for over 1,000 yards and to help the Warriors make it back to the state playoffs and survive past the first round. ichael COc::>pc:~~ \The season .has come to lude n~t~n•"i ... rl exciting fiqish and Cooper h<lli !son (60) achieved both of his goals. : High According to Cooper,many tsidewon pieces fit into the puzzle of 1e of the Westside's success. ayoffs 21-7 "This year's team had a wellbalanced attack from both sides ial Stadium of the ball," Cooper said. "We stuck to the running game and our defense gave up no big · plays." ' - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - ----' Starting at strong-safety on
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defense last year, Cooper made a difficult transition to middlelinebacker this season. "At middle- linebacker you're in charge. You need to know all the defensive sets and offensive formations/ Cooper said. "At linebacker you take some shots that you wouldn't get at strong safety!" Cooper credits much of the teatn' s success to senior quarterback Mike Eversden. "Mike (Eversden) really worked hard over the summer. He'd have the backs and recei~ ers meet at school every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, so he could practice his passing," Cooper said. "Eversden is a good leaderone of the best quarterbacks Westside has ever had." According to Cooper, Westside's offensive line proved that size is not everything. "The line, even though they're smaller than most, did a great job at opening up seams, which makes running the ball a ton easier," Cooper said. Cooper also credits his fellow teammates sor an excellent effort. "Scooter Huber (junior) and Eric Kellstrom (seriior), and the other backs, did a great job at putting in the key blocks ," Cooper said. "Without their blocking, I would have had no big plays, " Cooper said.
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1ting we will go, a-hunting we will go ... unt is on for college scholarships. These may 1m academic and leadership scholarships to >nes as well. !adlines are fast approaching, many seniors riencing the panic that follows procrastinacolleges offer a variety of scholarships to
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newsreleasewarningstudents and their parents about According to the counselors, the guidance center is a student's safest bet when looking for available scholarship scams. In this release, seniors are to be scholarships. Most students, however, advised about the "millions of dolaren 't concerned. about the Jars unused every year." What these alleged scams do is The information scam. Senior Kelley Sparks isn't send aletterto students advertising is there, it's just worriedaboutWestsidestudents largesumsofmoneyinscholarships being caught in the scholarship that go unapplied for each year. A a matter Of . trap. student then fills out a questionttl d "Most of the students know naire, and submits it with a fee that ge ng aroun that when so~ething like that usually costs between $60to $100. and grabbing lt. comes in the mail, and it costs "It is a myth that millions of dol. . about $60, that it probably is a Iars ofscholarship money is unused . ._ _ _ _-'lliitiiiliiliiiliiiiilillililiitiaiiirk., ~ scam," she said. · and just looking for a recipient/ Many other pla.ces in the gUidance counselor Lynn Hansen said. Omaha area offer assistance for those searching for According to Hansen, these are usually obscure fmancial aid. scholarships which have very specific requirements. For the most part, students seem to be satisfied Students are urged to use the sources availabe in with the total information available to them. "The information is out there," Sparks said. "It's the guidance center, and not to be swayed by the allure of the easy scholarship money. just a matter of getting around and grabbing it."
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AIDS -----=----Katie Hamer _ _ _ _ _ _....;....;...______ feature staff Safe sex, AIDS, and death. These aren't the most appealing topics to high school students, yet they are brought up in classrooms, on television shows, and on the news throughout the U nlted States. These topics are beat into the heads of students from elementary school through high school. The means of contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Vtrus (HIV) that becomes full blown Acquired Immune DefiCiency Syndrome (AIDS) have been identified. Doctors have devised rules which, if evecyone followed them, would virtually halt the spread of the virus among people who are not yet infected, according tQ Newsweek magazine. In Nebraska alone there have been 240 reported cases of people with AIDS, 151 of who me have died. These numbers only include those who were diagnosed while living in Nebraska, not those that have been diagnosed elsewhere and are now living in Nebraska. According to Dr. Michael Gottlieb, except for a brief flu-like lllness shortly after contracting the infection, people with the AIDS virus may feel com-
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HastherecentMagicJohnsonincidentreallymade Now that a wealthy, world class athlete who more people more aware of the ever-increasing prob- seemed to have everything has tested positive, people lemofAcquiredimmuneDeficiencySyndrome(AIDS)? don't seem as immortal as they once did. This has Most people would like to believe so, and the changed many students' awareness. , consensus at Westside seems to be that it has made "My awareness has changed because now that quite an impact somebody who is well-known has HIV, it's going to "I think people will be much more careful. They make people realize that it can happen to anybody," will definitely think about using protection more, and freshman Mandy Kean said. The media does not always paint a correct picture be sure to use it when having sex," sophomore Victoria Walker said. of how someone contracts AIDS. People have had Education about AIDS has improved -in recent ... -misconceptions about AIDS for a number Qf years. years, but the Magic Johnson incident seems to have The media's omission of the causes has led to some of opened people's eyes to the problem. the problems, according to social studies instructor "I've never really thought about it much until this Dick Wtlson.
"We are losing some very talented peo disease. In.the past, we condemmed war, will condemn AIDS as a new age of death a tion," Wilson s_aid. AIDS is a problem that everyone in the face as a harsh reality of life. According protection may hold the key to prevent t spread of AIDS. They advise protection by using cond~ ever having sex. The only real form of prot _ stanance. Students at Westside are taking this me ously, realizing the only other alternative _tio.J:l ,is,ab:;t_anance. _ ' 0 • "These days, you have to watch out an cautions. We can't have any more one-nig junior Dino Sgourakis said.
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Growing pastime attracts Westsiders t---------Ciara Fishel It's not like skiing, it's not like skateboarding. Everyone has a preconnotion of what it is-it's different for everyone who does it. What is Snowboarding. According to senior Chad Kroeger, "Snowboarding is the closest thing nirvana (an enlightened state of being)." "It's the best way to be free, andgetawayfromitall," junior BradMaussaid. Contrary to popular beliP.f, snowboarding has nothing to do with,slding skating. In the early days, when it was first developed, snowboarding under the influence of swfmg, and skateboarding. Now.snowboaris an entirely different entity. It's not just a winter habit picked up by In fact, many skiers and skaters have switched over to
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Little Man Tate is, for lack of a better word, boring. The film is a movie about an adorable little boy whose extremely high intelligence will notallow him to be a normal child. During this period of a little more than one year, Fred (played by Adam Hann-Byrd) transforms from a miserable, maladjusted 7-year-old to a happy, hopefulS-year-old. It is not Fred that changes; the environment around him simply becomes more accomodating. His mother, played, by the director Jodie Foster, and his teacher, Jane Grierson (played by:Diane Weist), are the people who change for Fred. · Due to these changes in the people who take care ofhim, he is able to live more like a little boy·should. Fred is laughed at in a normal elementary school, and he is lonely for playmates who will understand him. Unfortunately, Fred cannot just relax ana play; he is too busy worrying about things like the rainforests and nuclear weapons. At the Grierson Institute for Gifted Children,little Fred Tate finally finds an environment which stimulates him and in which he begins to feel comfortable. The movie should have displayed either how Fred ~as forced to adjust to the world around him or put forth a conscious efforno make neede~ changes happen. Neither of these could be realistically expected of a 7 -year-old, but it was even less realisticforthe necessary changes to occur spontaneously. little Man Tate would have.made a better after-school special than a feature fllm: It depended too heavily on Fred's cuteness and the emotional reactions of the viewer to his rejection and insecurity. Of course, the movie has a happy ending. However, the conflicts are not really resolved. The viewer is left with the feeling that it will all work itself out. This is where it lacks believability, because real life isn't like that.
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se·mester test schedule revised -Kelly.McGiynn
_....;,....;.._ _ _ _ _ news staff Tune for a change. The format used for second semester testing will now be used for the fust semester exams. All but three departments recommended that the end-of-the-year format be implemented for first semester. Five testing periods, each an hour in length, have been scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 15, and five have been scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 16. This differs from the second semester schedule in that one extra testing period is scheduled. At the end of the year, nine testing periods are ·~cheduled, while at the end of first semester 10 testing periods are scheduled. The change in first semester test scheduling has been discussed by Westside teachers and administration for _about three or four years, according to Principal Jim Findley. "Thestaffhasbeensplitoverthis decision," Findley said. "I've received mixed feelings from the various departments. Departments such as Foreign Language, Industrial Technology, and Science arc against having_the new format for firstsemesterbecausetheyareyearlong courses and the semester exams don't always fall on the dates on which they fmish materials," Findley continued "The fact they are required to give an exam on a certain date conflicts with their schedules." All courses taken by sophomores through seniors are required to have an hour-long semester test, assess-
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ment, or project of some ldnd. Unit, quarterly, or semester exams will be scheduled for all freshmen. Physical education, 9th grade English, and lOth grade World History tests will be given prior to the Jan. 15 and 16 test dates to ease the burden of testing for 9th and lOth graders. According to Findley, his main concern with the new semester testing schedule is the weather. If the weather conditions are such that travel is dangerous, students will be restricted to the buildL-lg between tests. "We don't want kids going out on the streets if the conditions are dangerous," Findley said. "Once students are in an IMC (lnstmctional Materials Center) , they have tostaythereandstudyquietly. They will be quiet testing periods." Another problem cited by Findley is that the staff will have more students in the building to monitor. When thesemestertestingprogram is used for second semester, the seniors have already graduated, thus reducing the number' of students taking tests. "The advantages of this program are that semester tests and preparmg for them help students wtien they enter college and have c;lifficul t tests to plan for," Findleysaip. "The idea for this form of semester testtaking came to us by way 'o r stu. dents through Forum 11 or 12 years ago." ' The new form of semester scheduling is just a trial run to see if it will work for first as well as second semesters, Findley said.
School Board to make final decision jan. 20
Public reaction ·forces c.alendar revision -carrie Johnson
and comments about the new cal- before winter vacation.. Third quarter would begin after the endar. Gathering public reaction pro- break and continue until Thurs"It's the beginning of the begin- duced several dominant themes. day, March 12. A two-week break ning, not the beginning of the end." Among the issues were testing the and intersession would be held These prophetic words were value pf intersessions, how the Sunday, March 15 through Thursspoken by District 66 board mem- intersessons were to be financed, day, March 26. School would be ber Mary Daugherty upon hearing the stress level the new calendar dismissed Thursday, June 4. "I feel confident we can provide the new calendar proposal at the would create and the importance a quality intersession next year," school board meeting Monday, of summer vacation. Tangdall Dec. 2. The Cussaid. "The The new proposal was an up- tom Calendar This calendar Is commu date of the Custom Calendar, anew C o mm1tt e e n ity felt calendar proposed for the upcom- met Tuesday, p o orly r esear c h e d. that three ing school year. · Nov. 26, to I would like to see intersesThe original Custom Calendar compile the s i o n s proposal began the 1992-93 school reactions of district-based data were too year Monday, Aug. 3. First semes- the public compared to the many, ter would conclude before winter and try to that it was vacation and second semester address their paradigms in primary too big a would end Thursday, June 3. Sev- concerns in research on issues. risk witheral two week intersessions wquld devising a outevalu~ be held throughout the course of new calendar. Their research would ation and the year to provide tutelage for From there, score an 'F' in any research. needy students and provide vaca- superintention time for others. • This caldent Jim h .Ig h SCh 00 1 COUrse . endarwill The old proposal was submit- Tangdall creDistrict 66residentDebMcCollis ter~ · allow us ted by the Custom Calendar Com- ated a revised 'to evalumittee for approval Monday, Oct. version of the 7. Since then, over 28 orientation proposed Custom Calendar and ate an intersession. I personally do and follow-up meetings for stu- presented it to the Board of Educa- not see the down side to it." The proposal submitted is a dents, staff and parents in District tion. 66 to explain the Custom Calendar The new proposal begins school three-year plan. The 1993-94 year have been held. Monday, Aug. 17, two days earlier would be essentially the same as Since that time, concerned citi- than the present calendar speci- the 1992-93 calendar. No specific calendar has been zens have voiced many complaints fies. First semester would finish _ _;.... _ _ _ _ co-news editor
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devised for 1994-95, but the proposal states the calendar must contain a minimum of 184 student days with a starting date no earlier than Monday, Aug. 8 and an ending date no later than Friday, June 9. The board meeting was well attended. Approximately 40 citizens ofthecommunitywere or{ hand to voice their displeasure of the new calendar. "I think they (the committee) are patching together something that did n't work well at the start," District 66 resident Deb McCollister said. "This calendar is poorly researched. There is very little written trail to follow. ·I would like to see district-based d~ta compared ' to the paradigms in primary research on these issues. Their research would score an 'F' in any high school course," McCollister said. The board will meet to vote on the ptoposal Monday, Jan. 20. "I think a lot of us will be doing .a lot of reading and research between now and January," Daugherty said. "I just think we snould proceed with caution . It's like a yellow light-some people would have us run right through, while others would slam on the brakes."
: :;: r:m':': : :':mmrr,:u: m: :;:rJLao•e:m;S tan•• I , , , ,, More debate about calender leads to needless circumvention Ever since its proposal was announced in October, the Custom Calendar, a revised version of the current school calendar, has been surrounded in controversy. Originally, the Custom Calendar called for the 1992-93 school year to begin Monday, Aug. 3, and end Thursday, June 3, with two-week intersessions held throughout the year for tutoring and vacation purposes. . This proposal met with opposition from several members of the District 66 community, who cited that not enough research had gone into the development of the Custom Calender. Other ·concerns included the feasibility of the suggested intersessions, and the repercussions of a shortened s~mmer cation. • In response to these concerns, SuperintendentJim Tangdall introduced a revised version of the Custom Calendar at the Monday, Dec. 2, school board meeting. This new proposal would begin the 1992-93 school year Monday, Aug. 17, with summer dismissal occurring Friday, June 4. Only one trial intersession would be held to test the effectiveness of such a two-week break. Following the announcement of this proposal, several District 66 residents have expressed continuing concerns that the district is still proceeding too quickly with calendar revision. Comments made included beliefs that the district had not yet researched to an acceptable exteQt the practicality of the Custom Calendar, nor had the concerns of parents, students, and faculty been satisfactorily integrated into the revised ersion of the Custom Calendar. The Lance believes the current calendar quagmire that has developed is the fault of both the school board and the residents of District 66. The school board should not be satisfied that it has worked out all the bug~ in the Custom Calendar ·tli the Tangdall proposal, nor should the residents refuse to accept changes in the calendar. The Lance suggests that a mutually acceptable calendar might be reached if the distrjct would wait until the 1993-94 school year to begin implementing gradual changes, using the preceding year to collect further data, integrate suggestions of District 66 residents, and giving all members o Westside Community Schools a period of one year to prepare for the changes in the calendar. ' At the same time, District 66 residents must accept the inevitable, that American schools must revise and improve their calendar years in order to insure the competitiveness o the United States in the future. The Lance appreciates the points ofviewofboth sides, but emphasizes that compromise can only be achieved through give and take.
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Marijuana
!:: After this story is printed, I will probably be under suspicion of drug use. A person doesn't have·to smoke marijuana to advocate legalization of it. Not many people know the facts. The history of marijuana also called hemp, doesn't appear in history lessons; it should In 1619, thefJrstmarijuanalawwas enacted in Jamestown, ordering all farms to grow Indian hemp (marijuana). In 1776, the fJrst two drafts of the Declaration of Independence were written on hemp paper. In 1850, a census counted 8,327 hemp plantations;- prior to the Civil War, hemp pJt?duction was second only to cotton. From 1000 B.C. to · 1883,hempwas thewodd'slaJgestagricultural crop. In 1935 Henry Ford grewmarijuana to produce methanol fuel to power his automobiles. In 1942, during World War II, the Department of Agriculture's slogan was "Hemp for Victory." This crop can save our country's farms, , help the economy and is great for: the envi- . ronment Sowhydoweknownothlhgabout · it, when the government does? Every part of the marijuana plant can be used. Hemp seeds produce oil, lubrication and fuel, and are the highest source of natural protein. The sterns of the hemp plant can be used for rope, durable high quality clothing, paper, paint, plastics, sealants, and methanol fuel. The roots of this plant invigorate the soil to stop erosion, regenerate forests after fires, and control mud slides. Positive research on hemp has been forbidden in the United States since 1976. However, marijuana is a proven safe treatment for glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, spasticity, asttuna relief of nausea caused by chemotherapy, and is also a successful appetite suppressant. One acre ofhemp can equal morethan20 barrels of oil. Hemp is cheaper, cleaner, and stronger than cotton and lasts longer than any other fabric. ·. The same amount of paper is produced from 10,000acresofhemp as is produced by 40,000 acres of trees; 75,000 trees are used for one New York Times (Sunday Edition). In Oregon, growing marijuana is a class A felony, more serious than rape.
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Regulated ma1rijl1an.a s<t.les, woullll erate an estimated $10-$15 billion nual tax revenue. But rather than taxes on legal marijuana, our federal administratiop prefers more than $6.5 billion waging a drugs. The United States' war on not only completely ignores popular, lethal (and legal) drugs, and tobacco, but coined the slogan "Just Say No. " "The problem is we're symptoms not the disease. .. the on drugs will never be successful
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1991
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The lAnce editorial staff reserves the right to edit all letters for clarity and grammatical errors. The editorial staff also reserves the right not to publish any letters that are libelous, slanderous, or that contain non-factual information. · The Lance is a niember of the Nebraska HighSchool Press Association, the Colwnbia Scholastic Press Association, and the National Scholastic Press Association. Editor-In-Chief: Jeremy Black. Managing Editor: Darcie Rives. pe. sign Editor: Amle Olson. Co-Graphics Edlton: Rob Jordan, Lori Wegener. Copy Editor: Mary Ann McNeal. PhotoEdltor:ToddMcCollister. Photo Staff: Josh Stubbe. Business Manager: linda Zoucha. Co-Ne- Editors: Carrie Johnson, Angie Weaver. News Staff: Kelly McGlxon, Steve Woodbury. Columns Editor: Aimee Folker. Columnist: Jen _ Stastny. FeatureEdltor:JessicaMason. Asst. Feature Editor: Geoff Gust. Feature Staff: Chris Bouc, Pete Chilian, Rachel Davis, Katie Hamer. Sports Editor: Tim Hall. Sports Staff: Aaron Croolc, Trystan Crook. Leisure Editor: Andy Kanago. Leisure Staff: Clara Fishel, Cheryl Spicka. Art Staff: Brian Craft. Adviser: Rod Howe.
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said (Sept 19890mahaWnrltt-H Education. We are told all howterribledrugsare. Drugs kill, your brain, etc. I don't disagree (except for the fact that there has been a recorded death caused by marijuana). I do disagree and I was never told the good side of juana. Why is our government Whatiswrongwithlegalizing Nothing. If marijuana is would be regulated, so the ..,.r....mw users would not substantially Notonlythat, but people who now don't really care if it's legal They'll smoke it anyway. Crime,suchasamajor nn~rtinnnr• gang violence, would cease if were legalized. America wu;w u lld1n:a cash crop, one that is able to where, all year round, with an of uses. The United States sev,eral birds with one stone. There are active groups whose goal is marijuana legalization: tional Organization for the Marijuana Laws (NORML), and the ness Alliance for Commerce in (BACH). These groups distribute mation about marijuana and around the country putting on Fests. Education is the key. Ignorance kept this country down fo r way too 101
vareness key in preventing more pain
e Native Americian !ntly, as Americans we ted Thanksgiving Day. 1day on which Amerie thanlc:s for the things ve and spend time with tmilies. The original giving Day was a celn of the first year the Native Ameri. "Indians" taught :rims how to suring their farming nting techniques. mid seem that the s, and their ancesmld owe much to people, the true ans. But,duetoour and treatment of Nanericans throughout itwouldseem that they mr mortal enemies llan friends who helped tblish the European .e nt of North America. 1ave all been .taught of agery of "Indians" and loodlust during battle eAmerican soldier, es, during such battles as led Knee which was amous by false report1 staged photographs. re are not taught in histsses is that the Native:ans are a relatively .1.1 people, varying in from tribe to tribe. NativeAmericanswere ~red heathens by the s and Puritans because I not worship theChris:1, nor did theyworship 1e god. They do, howave a very strong and 1 religion based on nad natural elements. The scametothiscontinent ~ious freedom, but they :tolerate the religion of JSt.
Raids upon tribal camps were common during the settling of the country, and the majority of the Native American population was destroyed. A famous ·example of such treatment was the Trail of
Tears during which the Cherokee and flve other Eastern tribes, a total of about ·70,000 Native Americans, were forced tomarchhundredsofmiles. It took place during the winter and a majority of the Native Americans died en route to their new homeland, a reservation in Oklahoma. The power to uproot these tribes was given to the president by the Indian Relocation Act of 1830. Reservations are located throughout the United States now. That is where most Native Americans are born and that is where they die. The government runs the reservations and there seems to be no way out, and no way up for the residents. Education on the reservations is of low quality. To get a good education, the children must go away to schools which teach them the ways of the Western world and force them to lose their rich heritage and languages. (No, they did not speak English when the Pilgrims arrived.) When Native Americans fl-
:oNDOMS
1t come·s in regular or ribbed,large and t:rge, flts in your pocket and promises to biggest fad in 1992? 1t now there's a lot of hype about AIDS prevention. People talk freely about sex ~ encouraged to do so. This new" opentbout sexual activity can be seen every"Safe sex" is a trend that has swept the and awareness about the hazardous risks ned with sex has followed suit. Everypeople are practicing safe sex. Americian ~ seems to have once again adapted to er changing macrocosm. tis trend is not surprising, sex is a comartof our society. On television, in books, and the movies, sex plays a common be New York woman now has sex on 1e sixth date. It seems as though casual s become sotcceptable. lple are en~ed to know artnerandthe ve that domithe 60's and 1s joined bellnsandbutter•llars in the . People are , but thanks to a neat little pocket size !Ctor" society moves into the 90's, the era servative sex. not be disillusioned. It is a falsity to say ondoms provide safe sex, for in reality 1 thing does not exist. Condoms merely le safer sex. Condoms are only about SO% tve in stopping pregnancy. Still, this does iminish their importance at all. Since tence seems out of the question condoms >ecome perhaps the single greatest aegis >t the spread of AIDS. ndoms are vital to our society. Not only ~y aid in the combat of sexually transmit>eases (STD 's) but they help prevent many nted pregnancies. teard about a school in New York that d out condoms to their students. This .on angered many people and the school 1et with much opposition. What's wrong >tudents receiving condoms? Does this
nally do "better themselves" they either give up their heritage or are persecuted by the people around them. Recently, in Omaha, a young Native American man was murdered by young, white men. It is believed that the murder was racially motivated. Talk of racism generally treats the problem of black people within our . society, butwhatwe must realize is that other races are affected also. There has been an uproar lately over racial names pertaining to Native Americans, such as professional football teams like the Chiefs and the Redskins, professional baseball teams like the Braves and the.Indians, and the Mutual of Omaha logo. Such names seem to be the least of the problems but they do teach children that insensitivity to another race is all right. It is not. The point ofall this is to create a little awareness. Awareness not onlyofwhathasbecndone, but of what is currently happening to theNativeAmericanswhoarestill livingtodayandwhatwillhappen to those born in the future. So maybe, next Thanksgiving when families are giving thanks, they will also remember those Americans who allowed us to be here today. Hopefully, in the future, we will work to make the Native Americans as welcome in their homeland as they made our ancestors who claimed it for their own
Thesday, Dec. 3, 64 students were asked the following question by the Lance. The first semester testing schedule has been changed to follow the format of second semester. Do you agree with this decision to change the forman Why! 88% AGREE with the decision. 11% DISAGREE with the decision. 1% Undecided
"Agree. It's much easier to concentrate on tests when you don't have other classes and homework." senior Angie Coyle
"Disagree. The old was better on students."
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action promote promiscuity among students? As a student I can safely say that the only impact the condom has on teenage sexuality is that it's a palladium against the evils ofunprotected sex. Teenagers had sex in previous generations and they will in generations to come. I understand where parents are coming from. The thought of contraceptives in school does seem a little strange. But in the best interest of all, especially their children, it seems a necessary step. Teenage sexuality is very prevalent everywhere. Sex is not isolated. There may be more cases of unwanted pregnancies reported in the lower-income populace, but's that's only because they do not have the resources to better. equip themselves. Everyone must be equipped with information. Pick up any magazine. It seems as though everyotheradvertisement is for cigarettes or for alcohol. Beercommercials haunt ourtelevisions during all hours of the day. Whyarethesethings permitted in the wonderful world of advertising but not condoms? It is a tragedy that these things which have been proven over and over to cause bodily harm are permitted yet condoms are not. Is this a religious aflliction? I don't think any religious creed advocates needless death. The free distribution of condoms is not a moral issue. The contention is not whether sex is morally right. Rather, it is stopping the spread ofAIDS and preventing unwanted pregnancies thatresultin abuse, dysfunction and even death. Condoms are a major factor in stopping this. Especially among teenagers. If it is against someone's religion or morals to participate in such activity, fme, but most religions also fmd it morally wrong to kill and AIDS kills.These things are also controversial morally,yettheyareadvertised. Thekeytostopping this portentous plague is to inform. In our culture, what better way is there to inform then to advertise. Condoms save lives ~ Does alcohol, does tobacco.? I didn't think so.
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"Agree. We can schedule tests when we want to anq then leave to eat at Burger King or Taco Bell." sophomore Mike Miloni
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Agree. I can take all my exams on the first day of testing... then I can sleep start partying early on next day." '----'='-'------=-=="'---' senior Jennie Logan
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Teams prepare fof season
Basketball Boys varsity basketball he varsity basketball team has it all this seasonspeed, talent, experience, size, and depth. \ Head coach Tom Hall hopes these a5sets will add up to a successful season, which begins Friday, Dec. 6, when they host Omaha Gross. "We don't set goals in the traditional sense, ~ut we want to getto the state playoffs," Hall said. '!Ve want to become as good a team as we're capable of by playing efficiently." Hall said the team has improved defensively, and has an excellent work ethic. Size could be a problem, especially with injuries to three centers. Junior Scott Sladovnilc:, sen: iors Dave Hauptman, and <luis Workman have injuries. "We'renotverybigoverall,sobigteamscouldbeaprob· lem," Hall said. "When we get everybody healthy, we'll be · competitive with anybody." The Metro Conference is full of good teams from top to bottom, including last year's state champion Millard South. "It' shard to sayhowwe'lldo because the Metro Conference is the best it's been in recent years," junior Shawn Fasbender said. There is a good balance in scoring, led by Sladovnik, who was a starter last year, if\the low post,.and better overall shooting out of the guard positions, Hall said. "We have a very competitive league ahd district, but if we play efficiently we can be a good team," Hall said. Add all the factors up, Hall said, and Westside should put a solid varsity basketball team on the court forthe 199192season. -Geoff Gust
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Boys reserve basketball ptimistic views have the sophomore boys basketball team looking toward the season. "We're not the biggestteam around, but by workinghard on defense, rebounding, and ~ningthefloor, we canout-quicktheotherteams,"headcoachJohnGraffsaid. Practice has concentrated on these specific areas, but Graff indicated another key to winning. . "We'll improve individually and within the team, but in order to win, we will need to fmd a combination of the two," Graff said. The players are determined to succeed, with dedication. "Success isn't going to come to us," sophomore JeffFunk said. "We're going to have to work hard to fmd it" The team opens the season at home Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8:30 a.m. against Omaha Gross. -Tim Hall
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Girls varsity basketball
arsity girls basketball can be summed up by one word-inexperience. · Last year's team fmished with a 17-5 record and qualified for the state tournament. However, due to graduation, this year's team consists entirely oflast year's junior varsity players, with the exception of three players who swung between both junior varsity and varsity games. They are seniors lindsey Clanton and Tera Hauff, and junior Kristin Whitted. "The team's biggest weakness is the lack of varsity experience," head coach linda Adamski said. Because of the inexperience, the team needs to work hard and be aggressive, senior Amanda Gilbert said. unior varsity basketball team members hope 'to use "We are better than most people make us out to be," team unity and talent for a successful season. senior Tera Hauff said. "They work very hard, they're unselfish, they all get 'The team will will also look to compensate for the lack of alo1,1g well, and they have a good attitude," coach Ed Howe• varsity experience through communication with each other. said about his team. "Everybody seems to get a long real well. The team Howe said the team is well-balanced, and can be members all have strong personalities," Adamski said. successful if it stays healthy. The season opens Friday, Dec. 6, at home against the "We don't have much depth at point guard and center, defending state champions, Omaha Gross. but that won't be a problem if we can stay healthy and out - Trystan Crook offoul trouble," Howe said. Team imprpvement is important to prepare the players to move on.to a different level of competition. "The only goal I have is that at the end oftheyearwehave etermination of the junior varsity girls basketball improved, and I have prepared them to playvarsity," Howe team will overcome the youth and inexperience. said. "We are young and inexperienced, but with good Howe said the schedule is tough but that is the type of tough practices, we can win some games and improve," competition they like. sophomore Donna Baughman said. · Experience could be the thing that makes it a good The first two weeks of tryouts and practice focused on season for them. individual fundamentals. "We're a well-rounded team. We're experienced be~ The team plays its season opener against Omaha Gross cause we all played together last year," junior Matt Graeve at Gross Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. said. "We'remakingsteadyprogressandbecomingapretty "We've had a lot to add and learn before our first game," good team." head coach Rick Vranicar said. "We'll be ready though." ~he overall outlook seems to be that no matter what The team, which consists of all sophomores and two their win-loss record .is, it's a good team. juniors, has some goals for the season. To improve as a "If the players work hard and we have fun, that alone team as well as individually is one important goal. Team makes it a good season for us," Howe said. unity, teamwork, and competitiveness are a few others. -GeoffGust According to Vranicar, the most important goal of the seasonisriottowinallofthegames, buttoenjoytheseason. -Tim Hall
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reparation by the freshmen boys basketball team will bring talent and skill to the floor. Winning would not be new to the freshmen basketball team because of some of the team members' involvement with the undefeated freshmen football team. The players are excited about t,he season opener. Most of the players have been looking forward to this season for quite some time. "The team is very anxious and pumped," freshman Steve Hall said. "We'll be ready to ij.lay." Preparation for the season continued until they met Omaha Creighton Prep at Prep in their season opener Thursday, Dec. 5. Their next game is at Abraham lincoln Thursday, Dec. 12, at4:15 p.m. According to team members, to be successful they will need to work hard and give great effort. -Tim Hall
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Girls freshmen basketball nlike some freshmen girls basketball teams of the past, this year's team has talent beyond the starting five, according to head coach Richard link. "This has been an impressive group to work with, "Linlc said. The team plays together as a team and works harp, but ' · they don't forget to enjoy the game while they are playing. link has prepared the team for their first game of the season at Westside against Abraham lincoln Thursday, Dec. 12, at4:15 p.m. According to link, the team will need to play at a higher level of intensity to win. "They haven't made the jump from eighth grade basketball to ninth grade basketball yet," Unksaid. "There's a big jump and a big difference." -Tim Hall
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Swimming, diving look tOward- state ike the fish control the ocean, this year's Warrior swim team looks to continue the dominance it has held in the past. -With the Warrior boys winning a state championship last year, a repeat seems possible, according to head coach Doug Krecklow. "We have a good chance to win state. A big plus for us is we have five guys out for diving, which is four more than last year," Kreclc:low said. One wealc:ness of the boys squad may be due in part to the fact that there are only 18 boy swimmers and divers. "More depth could be an advantage. But we will just have to work as hard as we can," junior Brian Davis said. Due in part to the low number of swimmers, the boys team may be without one type of swimmer. "The only thing we seem to be missing is a 50-meter sprinter," senior BarrettJiraneksaid. Another plus is returning senior Chris Mailliard, who just recently signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Nebraskalincoln. Mailliard placed second in the 100 baclc:stroke at the state meet and fifth in the 100-meter freestyle. "Mailliard is one of our better performers at this point," Kreclc:low said. Last year at state, the girls team finished second to Omaha Burke. The girls team hopes to capture the state title this year, according to team members. "Our girls team has a chance to unseat Burke. With the swimmers Burke lost to graduation and our very good class offreshmen girls, we are in a lot better position (to win state)," Kreclc:low said. Girl team members also expressed hope about the upcoming season. "Our season should be really good. We seem to have a lot of depth on the girls team. Although we have a very young team, we still feel we can win state," junior Danya Boyer said. "We're stronger in every event. Wealc:nesses in past years, such as diving will .be covered better," junior Katy Ferrarini said. According to Kreclc:low, for both teams to be competitive in the state swim meet, the team will need to getleadership from the seniors.
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are very good, we are especially strong in the lower weight classes," senior Andy Farrell said. The main competition for the varsity wrestlers comes from Omaha North, Millard North, and Papillion. The varsity wrestling team is not the only wrestling team preparing for the season. Sixteen freshmen malc:e up the freshman wrestling team, and strengths are already apparent. The .team consists of David Balc:er, Randy Bartlett, Shane Combs, Andy Goranson, Michael Johnson, Adam Kamphefner, Chris Kerr, Chris Kriegler, K.C. Livingston, Jason McKenzie, Pat Riesberg, Dan Robb, Brian Rymill, Scottie Tarascio, Andy Wane, and Jordan Wassom. "There has been a lot of improvement," freshman wrestling coach Jim Fey said. "A lot of our lc:ids are new at the sport, but good leader-
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"The seniorshave beenhereforfour-years and lc:now what it talc:es to win," Kreclc:low · said. According to sophomore Bob Murnan, the senior leadership seems to be worlc:ing. 'We have strong senior leadership. They seta positive attitude for the team," Murnan said. • The Warriors have already set one goal this year: "Our main goal $is year is ~o win state, which our team decided at the beginning of the season," Boyer said. However, for either team to win a state championship one thing must happen. "Both teams need to qualify as many people as possible for state," Murnan said. The main competition for both teams will Burlc:e boy and girl teams, according to Kreclc:low. "Burke swimmers are the front runners right now," Kreclc:low said. Westside's boys team won state last year by a total -of 19 points, while the girls team came in second by 60 points. The boys team did not clinch the title until the last event. Kfeclc:low also believes chances for state _ titles are good. "We will be there (state) in the end. The people we have in the water swim with the idea they are going to win," Kreclc:low said. "It should be really close, like last year," )iranek said. The Warriors' season opens Tuesday, Dec.10, against Council Bluffs Abraham Uncoln.at home. The Warriors will compete in the Burke Invite Saturday, Dec. 14. "This will allow us to get a chance to see the c o m p e t i t i ·o n swim, "Ferrarini said. "This will help us see where weare as a team compared with t h e. other teams.v - Trystan Crook
ship and a willingness to do well are our team's strength." The freshmen wrestlers finished third at the Metro conference meet last year, and are hoping to match that success this year. "I thinlc: we're even stronger than last year, and many new guys are coming up, " Ryrnill said. Goal setting will be helpful to the freshmen wrestlers as well. "I'd lilc:e to see our team finish third or higher in the tournaments," Rymill said. "I will be loolc:ing for the team to improve together, and for individuals to improve over the duration of the season," Fey said. According to team members, hard work and dedication will malc:e the season successful. -Aaron Crook
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Students aiming at becoming attorneys are having the opportunity to test their courtroom knowledge. · Westside's Mock Trial, an organization that teaches students about the trial process, began a tournament Monday, Nov.18. "The single elimination tournament started four weeks ago," senior Dan Kully said. •At this point in time there are six teams left out of 60." With Westside still in the tournament, the chance for a state title is possible. "We have already won four straight trials," Kully said. "We have to win three more to take district, and then state." •
Peer Advocates celebrate the holiday season In style Students involved in Westside's Peer Advocates program are preparing their schedule for the holiday ·months. "We just had our Thanksgiving party Saturday, Nov. 16," senior president Adam Hartman said. •And we're having our Quistmas party Wednesday, Dec. H." The program. designed to bring special education students together with other students, is at an all-time high. There are close to 150 people involved in the organization. Compared to last year, when there were about 70 students participating, membership has increased by almost 100%. "It's good that people are interested," Hartman said, "It's the only organization that has any social interaction between the special education kids and the students." •
Bloodmobile visits WHS Future Medical Assistants (FMA) were busy finding donors for the visit by the bloodmobile, Tuesday, Dec. 3. "Last year we had 93 donors," freshman Julie Wunderlich said. "This year we wanted to try and make it to 100 donors. .. All students over the age 9f 17 and weighing more than 110 lbs were encouraged to donate blood. Representatives from the Red Cross solicited donors in the Westside Activity Gyro. Students and parents were on hand to give to the worthy cause. "It was a real success, • Wunderlich said. •
.··sAB provides holiday fun for elementary students The Student Advisory Board (SAD) is preparing to spread a little holiday cheer with their annual Holiday Fun Festival, Saturday, Q_ec. 15. . The festival is a gathering for allDistrict66 elementary (kindergarten through third grade) students. The eventwill be held in the Westside auditorium and gymnasium. SAB members will be present to organize games and contests. A magician h_a s also been hired to entertain the elementarystudents. "I think we'D have a really good turnout," sophomore SAB member Jessica Chase said. "It,will be reaDy fun." •
Youth to Youth: prepared for second semester Off to a slow start Due to unforeseen circumstances, Youth to Youth has had a number of setbacks in planning activities. The annual fall conference has been postponed until February because of the football playoffs. However, the group did organize an ice-skating party, Saturday, Nov. 23. "Wehadanexcellenttumout," seniorScottNorlen, Youth to Youth vice-president, said "It was a good opportunity to meet a lot of the new members and have a good time." •
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The Young Democrats are gearing up for the months of work ahead on many democratic campaigns. On Tuesday, Nov. 19 the Young Democrats had staffer Kevin Lube from the Kerrey for President campaign office come to Westside to discuss volunteering and other activities that the club could participate in. Presentlytheclub is participatinginSenatorKerrey's presidentialcampaignbypromisingthecampaignfourWestsiders each Tuesday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to help with phone-batl.king. Anyone interested in helping with the phone banking for the Kerrey campaign should contact senior Dan Kully, president of the Young Democrats at Westide. •
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Many Westside students who have or are currently in his class also bell deserving of this award. • State recognition. . "I think that it is great that Mr. Ne Westside social s~dies instructor and depart- award. I liked Mr. Nelson because In ment head Bill Nelson was awarded the Paul Beck cussionshe always had the ability to Award at the Nebraska State Council for Social important parts of the discussion and Studies (NSCSS). their importance in the world today, • Tom Carman, the past president of the NSCSS Sparlcs said. and a Westside social studies instructor presented "Mr. Nelson is the best AP U.S. H' Nelson with the Paul Beck award on Friat Westside. I liked the way day, Oct. 25 at the annual meeting of the class and I thought that he NSCSS. grader," senior Greg Lopes The recipient of the Paul Beck award is Juniors think that Nels chosenbasedonhis/herpersonalskill!iin the transition to a comb' classroom teaching and excellent leaderHistory and honors En ship in the field of education. smoother for students. Nominations for the Paul BeckAward "Since English and AP were submitted to the NSCSS Board of this year, Mr. Nelson ai Directors. The board then reviewed the English to what we are stu ca,ndidates, checked their credentials and small group as well as large made a fmal decision. ior Danya Boyer said. Hayes said that Nelson has pre According to Bill Hayes, Westside social studies instructor and publishing editor of the Nebraska in a number of leadership capaci State Council Newsletter, Nelson is deserving of served as the President of the NSCSS President of the Westside the award. "A number of outstanding teachers were Association(WEA). nominated for the PaulBec.kAward. His (Nelson's) Nelson has also been awarded the receiving this award represents both his personal Bell Award. Nelson was chosen to skills in classroom teaching and his leadership in award, once again, because ofhis," ing skills and leadership for others, • pointing the way for other teachers," Hayes said.
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SAB members to Crisis Cen "Sometimes they get a little worn housing on the playground so we ----------------------------news staff side and watch T.V. with them. They' Starting the 1990-91 school year, members of cool .kids." According to Susan Phillips, volun the Student Advisory Board (SAB) began volunCrisis Center, children who stay at teering at the Children's Crisis Center. The members visited the center on Sunday, vary. "The children's ages range from Nov. 24, and Sunday, Dec. 1. They plan to continue to volunteer their services throughout the years old," Phillips said. "Most are Omaha, Bellevue, or Papillion area.• year. The Children's Crisis Center is It was decided by last year's board to adopt a 10 children to stay there at a time. permanent community service project and com"Kids can ·usually stay for 10 da mit to it on a regular basis. This year's chairman for the project is junior days depending on circumstances," "Children come and go." • Sarah Bay. The children brought or placed In "I organiz.C the food we take down to the children, and I deeide which members will go and are given choices of activities to pass "If the .kids are old enough to go to when," Bay said. Those members who have alreadyvolunteered try to enroll them into their old sch said. "The younger .kids take field tri were juniors Sarah Bay, Chris Bouc, Allison Long, !llld Courtney Smith; sophomore Scott Kroeger games." Though the Crisis Center helps wi and freshman Matt Klauschie. The purpose of the visit was for those partici- it is not a foster home. The parents are pating to interact with the children and entertain come and visit their children at any there are conllicting circumstances. them for an afternoon. "If the family puts them in there, "We visit the abandoned and abused children," · senior SAB member Adam.Findleysaid. "We pack them back," Phillips said. "It can de child's case worlcer whether it is lunches to share with them. During the afterfamily to visit." noon, we play on the playground with them.
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Visions and Voices. This was the theme for the Na· tional Council for the Social Studies 71st annual meeting. The annual meeting was held Friday, Nov. 22 through Monday, Nov. 25, in Washington, D.C. Westside social studies instructors who attended included Tom Carman, Joe Higgins, Rob Johns, and Don Meredith. The meeting included everything from pre-conference workshops to daily sessions to watching the House and Senate in action. One such pre-conference worlcInternational aub held a meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the shop was "A Diversity of Visions Student Study Center (SSC) to discuss plans foJ'possible travel and Voices: Teaching Constroverabroad. Representatives from groups such as NACEL and sial Issues with an International People to People, a student ambassador program, were pres- Perspective." This was a worlc· shop examining the study of conent to relay information to International Qub members. "We'realsoplanningaholidaypartytoshowhowdifferent troversial issues in the social studnations celebrate the holidays," senior Darcie Rives, Interna- ies classroom. tional aub president said. Daily sessions dealt with issues The party is scheduled for Thursday, Pee. 19, in the cafete- . such as genocide, human rights, ria. The party will include food, entertainment, and decora- technology, and cultural diversity. tions that reftect various ethnic and religious ~ustoms. • One example of a daily session
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was "Human Rights for All." This session introduced the participants to a new curriculum based on the l)niversal Declaratiqn for H~an Rights and otherhuman rights documents. Teachers also had the chance to enjoy the frequent happen· ings of Washington, D.C. Time was spent visiting the offices of members of Congress and watching the House and Senate in action. "We spent some time visitingwith the staffin the offices of Senator Kerrey, Exon, and Representative Hoagland, and also watching the House and Senate in action," Higgins said. Higgins thought that the location ofthe meeting was well chosen. "As a government teacher, I enjoyed having the meeting in D.C. Itgavemeachancetovisit the House, Senate, and mem· hers of Congress," Higgins said. The conference also included an extensive material exhibit that included approxi· · mately 200 companies. The
material exhibit for companies to products on the serve as tools in classrooms. The eluded books, co ware, and other s materials. The exhibit was for teachers to to oneofthehighligh to Johns. "There was a t display ofmaterials. a total of about six conference look' supplemental mate and software for well as for other te didn't attend the cc: Johns said. Overall, teachers believe that this wa cial conference. "At a national c such as this you ha• best leaders in the ar studies discussing issues and that's w this conference ou Carman said.
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•checkered fiag waves as Debbie Hawks roars past the finish first place in another race." :ducation teacher Debbie ltawks races Corvettes in her spare .983, when her husband started her in this unusual hobby. 1yhusband'shobbyfor a number ofyears, and he signed me up 1d I won that day," Hawks said. Hawks's husband, Dave, races s class. 11 and race against strictly Corvettes. This way, no one has a car dvantage. ito have a 1977 and we sold itlastyearto buy a 1987," Hawks nly have one car at a time that we are constantly working on." !lcs travel to race throughout the country as well as inN ebraska. d all over the country in places lilce Brainard, MN, Topeka, KS, , and Indianapolis, IN," Hawks said. "We also drag race right boer." . 1ks don't receive any money from racing Cof'Vettes, but they · ted a lot of valuable harnware. no money at all, justtrophies-1 know we have over 100," she ppears to be a top competitor. I was the Midwest Points Champ for the National Corvette llso won 'Top Eliminator.' I beat all the women racers in my 1en beat the top racer of the men's class. It was an honor," she ~
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18 fundraiser goes to lung transplant ciency patients is that the lung tissue is progressively "It's for a good cause. It Wasn't actually SAB tha · being destroyed by the natural proteins of the body started the fundraising. The tickets were given to u _...;...;.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ feature staff due to the extreme vulnerability of the lung tissue by the Davisoos, although we do support it," junio 1g to give the chance to continue life was the without the needed ·enzyme, according to the inforSAB member, Beth Bowman said. · mational sheet sent by Lavon Davi! StudentAdvisory Board (SAB) when agreeThe fundraiser collected $2 from the three days of ticket sales 11 raffle tickets to raise money for Gary s_on. After they hear_ d "While selling tickets man ; stay in a St. Louis hospital, . w ~TheoolysoJution}Vol,lldbet9l)Ily.~ people wouldn't buy any until lavison, father of freshman Todd Davison, a lung transplant and that can't be its cause, many explainedwhatthemoneywasfor, tmarareconditionknownastheAipha One done in Omaha," Inzerello said. people were Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO, Bowman said. "After they heard it )eficiency. This enzyme deficiency causes many people were eager t cause, offers a successful program. Dr. Coorna. .eager to buy buy one." 's mother (Lavon Davison) fust contacted per, heads the program which offers itplained h is illness," SAB sponsor Allnzer- extended life to patients with chronic one. Ticlcetsalesarefmished, but an ·unior Beth Bowman~ otherfundraisermaybeonitsway 'She then sent me a two- page sheet explain- debilitating lung problems. "A band has contacted our of "Gary must stay in St. Louis for up ndition along with some raffle tickets. " fice and offered to play at a dane ;e was given to all homeroom advisors ex- to a year. He will have fairly substantial expenses with )avison's deficiency and asking that all ad- the transplant and his extended stay out of town visitfor free to benefit the Davison'sfundraiser," Inzerell ing the hospital," Inzerello said. said. "The plans are indefinite right now, but look fo d it over with their students. a dance perhaps after Thanksgiving or even ·at th "I thought that I could certainly approach SAB with !nzyme (that Davison lacks) counteracts start of next year on a weekday night to help rais tein that the body produces," Inzerello said. the idea of the fundraiser and they decided to take on more moo for the Davisoos. • 'the tendencies of AI ha One Enz e Defi- the ro ·ect, "he said.
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Things perked up with the perform- could only place the Fifth of May in an ance of the ever popular March Hares anti-climax rut Both of these bands, and reached a pe,alc during an explosive however, managed to spark some life set by Bamboozle. The Fifth of May into what had formerly been a someclosed the show with their dependable, what lethargic group of spectators. voter registration booth, if somewhat generic, beat The crowd camposition of this show mation table from the Some disappointment was shown was unusual for this type of event Many Now located at the over the schedule of bands playing. A shelter volunteers arrived with their braskaatOmaha (UNO). performance by Fever Trees was families. The diversity of the bands lead provided escapes during cancelled due to a prior committment, to a diverse crowd, in which hard line weaker bands, and and a rumored set from the reunited Bambozle fans rubbed shoulders with community service. Mousetrap was cancelled due to short- Moral Wall's teeny bop per following. Overall, this benefit ageoftime. • One of the best features of this show experience of music and Of the bands that did perform, Bam- was an art exhibit iQ the upstairs hall of ter, it did suceed in its boozle came off with the highest en- Sokol. This provided a place away from money and food to help ergy. The band would have been better the music where the work oflocal artists it That perhaps gives closing the show, as their blasting sound could be viewed in peace. Many diverse faction of all.
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Westside juniors were forced to make a big decision when signing up for classes this semester. No longer would they be able to choose either Advanced Placement (A.P.) U.S. History or American literature Honors. They would have to choose both with the combination of the two classes. "On; of the goals decided upon by the high school planning committee was to implement more interdisciplinary courses," guidance counselor Dick Ludquist said. "The long term goal is to have two interdisciplinary courses offered in each department by the 1993-94 school year." been sick for the past three About 130 juniors are presently signed up I still have a pretty bad cold," for the class. However, many have already !Abbot said. "During that time, dropped the course or arc planning to at the ~ about a week of school and I end of the semester. t six Spanish quizzes to make Honors students sacrificed for format "l'mreallymad," juniorSarahSteuvesaid. who miss school caused not "I really like English but I'm going to have to blem for themselves, but for drop tl!e whole class just because of history. as well. As a result, schedule It's a very competitive class and it's hard to do eed to be made to compensate well." · lbsent. "I think they should keep the new format g thing is that when students for students who want it, but I wish you could ol, they really cut into th.e intake one class without the other," she said. time," social studies instructor Those juniors wanting to take only one lilth said. "I feel that I must have . honors course were taken into considerafor the students. I also feel that . tion, but were eventually discounted against (ficult to reenact or redo someLance pholo by Todd McCollisler the majority. flap pens in social studies." "That was the big drawback," A.P. U.S. ver convenient for a student to History instructor Tom Carman said. "I would A healing touch Is administered by school Throughoutthepasttwoweeks, the nurse's ~lme under normal situations, saysome cases have been sacrificed, but those nurseDeeAnnjohnson to sophomore Mark office was swamped with victims of lnflu' g school at the end of the sccases were definitely in the minority." as she takes his temoerature. enza, CQids, and other winter Ulnesses. McCormlck ill the more difficult. The new course has students meeting at fhe flu and missed a few days of different intervals during the week. Instruccoming siclc. cause of it," senior Mike How- off. tors can have as many class meetings per "I've noticed that my advanced pl_ace"I'm sure I was contagious when I was "Most of the time I came to week as they feel necessary. For example, yways because I didn't want to ment students are here more often than at school," Howard said. "Someofit proba- one English class may only have one hour !behind. Especially with semes- other students," Meredith said. "It seems bly spread around." long meeting outside of large group while that more illness plagues and more snow Students feel confident that their snifeginning soon." another may have three 40 minute sessions. falls around some students' houses." fling and sneezing was due to being at mt absences questionable The only mandatory class is one 80 minThe danger of a student. coming to school. ;tudents might not be as ill as ute large group mods three and four on Fri"Everyoneseemstobesiclc." Abbot said. During the long winter months school whiletheystill are contagious forces day which is shared between the two departcan be prone to taking the day healthy students to be succeptable to be- "I'm confident that I got sick at Westside." mcnts. ~~~~~----~~~~~~~ ~~~..--~-.~..~~~~r--.~.Instructors teaching the combined A.P. U.S. History and honors English class appear to be pleased with the results. "I would say, considering, this is a new concept, it is working very well. There is a tremendous effort being made for the two i responsible for influenza, comcurriculums do the same things in uni~tiered toof asthe theinfluenza "flu." There are · h fever, Absentee .rates in schools have son," Carmanto said. tin·types virus, ymptoms me 1u d e h Ig "I know I have a much greater appreciaB, and c. chills, muscle aches, fatigue, dry been reported to be 10 to 15% on tion of what they are doing in honors English \.- The type A virus is highly hacking cough, sore throat and average with some schools report- as a result We (thesociaJstudiesand English :; new loss of appetite. Vomiting and di- ing absentee rates of up to 20%. departments) are trying to use a lot of the il'e arise arreah are not symptoms of the Westside has reported absentee same terminology when relating events," he said. flu. rates as high as 20%. Student reaction d. r ar;ment eported cases of influenza like Students seem to be of a divided nature ~ Infected people should rest in a illnesses in Douglas County tripled when it comes to the course. "I like it," junior.D;lVe Wunderlich said. sis warm ventilated room, digest between Friday, Dec. 6 and Friday, "But there could be a lot more done with it lble warmfluidstosoothethethroat, Dec. 13. They could malce a lot more correlation beaalters and take painkillers to relieve 99% of the reported cases in tween the two subjects. The two classes go in ttly to aches and pains. Douglas County have been type A. chronological order together, but they don't really tie together." le f r eventiO'l In 1990 type B was the predomi"My students are doing just as weU if not better than last year," honors English instrucce. Anti-influenza vaccines can be nant flu virus. C- A person who had been intor Tom Hall said. taken to kill types A and B of the Sources: Lancegraphicby}eremyBIDck,AngieWeaver rith the type C virus acquires Douglps Counly Heallh Department, NGarAccording to Ludquist the course will be ies that provide immunity virus. 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Energy. Kinetic, potential, electrical, merely a gloss-over. so to speal , heat, solar, nuclear, hydroelectric-en- change and improve this schoo ergy comes in a number of different vari- would have to dig deep, and eties, strengths and sources. But it's not school by its very foundations. really the energy itself that matters-it's It would be hard, a lot hardc how its used. ating a new calendar, howeverd I'm discouraged. I see tons of energy, might be. To really solve majo emerging like never before, but it's being in education, we would have , channeled in the wrong direction. No,l 'm such delicate matters as tenur• not talldng about OPEC, or even Kuwait tration policies and teachin~ I'm talldng about the rally held Sul)day There are a ton of other thing Dec. 15 by District 66 parents in opposi- copy from the Japanese or E1 · '. tion to the new caJcndar. !:, ••· • wanted to really compete in It's frustratcor ing.to see energy sai get in the way of ------------~------------------~ ·ch; reason. There is virtually no difca ference between wo Carrie Johnson the new calennews editor am dar proposed by tric superintendent len JamesTangdallandthecalendarweareon administration keeps coming u now. True, it's just more energy spent in like this, maybe it's time to talce another direction, but perhaps we need to our own hands. talcc a look at how all this misspent energy Don't worry about the cale1 could be conserved and controlled. good thing, more or less (des Two days-on!y two days are creating misspent energy, not to ment all this fuss. And to tell you the truth, those But don't let up. All of the p< two days give students a big payoff. Fin- · have just started to attend boar. ishing the semester before winter brealc keep going. has long been a big perogative of both the If anything positive has com administration and student governments whole ordeal, it had been getti when planning calendars. ents of the Westside communi Hold on, I'm nottelling anyone to calm in education. If what I'm hea down. Let's just use all that energy in a rect, the parents are fed up. I different way. this energy simply die off. Fin This new calendar is not the solution to about school-based managem District 66's education problems. It is most energy-efficient system I
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~sdaymymomhadadinnerparty. Itwasher ristmas shindig. Every year she plans for it dvance, yet at four in the afternoon, everylas planned becomes obsolete, and she rerming around the house screaming hysterit how next Christmas she isn't going to do ohell withtheholi-
t time of year, the e everyone gets all with the holidays ), Ho, is the way to traffic is backed up tecause of the new n despite the fact are just around the students seem to 1t ishowaretheygoingto find the perfect gift y leave to spend Christmas break in the Oh yes, welcome to the winter wonderland. ounting pressure of the Christmas s~ason ny people to the brink of insanity. Everyone a little to too crazy to deal with reality. The e pressure, the bills, everything's enough to Christmas spirit for anyone. Somewhere
along the line people forget the "real" meaning of Christmas. They pick up the synthetic Quistmas joy bought only with Master Card, Visa or American Express. Althoughitwouldseemimpossiblewithmovies like "It's a Wonderful Ufe" and "The Grinch that Stole Christmas" on every other night, people-Slill seem to miss the point of the Christmas spirit. Everywhere people are trying to commercialize that good old Yuletide feeling. Nextthing you know they'll be packaging the instant Christmas warm fuzzy pill, guaranteed to giv.e you the warmth that only the holidays can bring. The real meaning ofChristmas can not be found on the inside of a Hallmark card. People get so caught up in the holiday ado, that they forget it's a holiday. Of course, people overlook the fact that all these pressures can be avoided quite easily. The Christmas spirit does not have to result in a nervous breakdown. People expect too much from Christmas. When people
have high expectations of other things, things they can't control, they're setting themselves up for disappointment Too often, people anticipate that things will be a certain way. The problem with expectations is that they usually aren't parallel with reality. Noteveryonecanhavea miracle on their street, but that isn't so bad. Christmas is a time to be grateful for what is, not to be concerned with what isn't. It's not necessary to become so uptight, that doesn't do anything for the festive holiday ambiance. Why is it that people get so wrapped up in what isn't? People become so engrossed in the way things should be that they can no longer enjoy things for what they are. If just one little thin)? is askew, everything is catastrophic and nothing at all can be right. People have this mind set that they have been given this divine power to control everything and dictate it's course. Christmas shouldn't be synonym to stress but so often ·it is. Everyonewantsa "WhiteChristmas". Thebestway to get a cup of the holiday cheer is to give it. Stressing out doesn't exactly bring out that old warm feeling. Stop expecting things to be a specific way and you'll probably find it's a lot better then what you would have expected it to be.
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nges in the class structure of the Junior Honors English and ;tory courses seriously affect many procrastinators, and if 1stem is called beneficial, a domino effect could result. If ns, the future of true procrastinators could be in jeopardy. ;e unfamiliar with the new class structure implemented at ting of the year, it is rather complex. Last summer, the 1 the English and Social Studies departments who instruct honors courses decided to alter their programs. s done in order to coordinate the time periods that are to . For example, at the time the AP U.S. History (AP) are thy the Civil War began, the Honors English classes are :tck FinTL Also new this year is how the number and the lasses per week vary from teacher to teacher. N way of teaching class is an experiment to give students a change in howthestudents' classes are formulated, and it is an Andy Kanaoo attempt at leisure editor having the honors stu1 about coinciding literature and history of certain periods
Thesday, Dec.. 10, 91 students were asked the following question by the Lance. Should class time be interrupted fof pep rallies? Why? 94% AGREE classes should be interrupt.e d 3% DISAGREE classes should be interrupted 3% UNDECIDED
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mately, this combination does have its flaws . . First of all, ctually very few historical references in the books that we ~ish class. InAP, I'm not really sure if the historical authors rs love really write English. Also, it is more difficult for the ) plan tests, mrns, lectures, etc. in large group with the om the other departments. :ede, the new system is good for most students. People, if ~n to be very studious, can thrive with having only one class They are able to pace themselves throughout the week. On hand there is the classic procrastinator (yours truly). ut the week the slacker thinks about the assignment, in the etting it done tomorrow. Finally, on the night before, the gins reading 74 pages of a novel, writing comprehensive ,discussion questions, and composing a two-page paper on the author (then there's that huge Physics unit test that 1e studied for). Finally, around 3 a.m., the student fmally >sleep with megabytes and Old Southern Codes dancing in s. ;tina tors everywhere may be well advised to beware.
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st for scandal ignores real problem of rape 1s that the American palate is edifthereisnotsomesexscan!ating the evening news. Most we have seen young William Smith accused of rape. Alwoman is raped every six secte United States, it is not comthe alleged rapist is a member er-celebrated Kennedy clan. :, their names and every minute their trials are not smeared e faces of the gossip-hungry . public to be gobbled up like a liday treat. . me could blame the media for l. sideshow of this trial . In rhere the Smith trial was heard, mon practice to air trials on 1. ThispracticegivestheAmeritc the chance to judge the deNithout knowing all the facts ~orne biased, which may not a fair trial. .the blame should be placed on
the American public. The fact is, ifSmith were not a Kennedy, the general public would not care whether or not the alleged rape took place. It would only be an issue to the parties involved. The lives of the rich and famous are enviable in that they wellare known and loved and they do possess great wealth. Does that mean that it is the duty of the common man to tear these people down? They are humans and they have problems just as we do. Even worse than this blood-lust Americans have for scandal is the chauvinistic attitude taken toward such things by men and women across the United States. I saw this both in the of
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William Smith and Judge Clarence Tho- advances towards a colleague, as in the mas; men are most often biased against case of Judge Thomas. . Then, there are the people involved the woman, and women are biased against the man. These are decisions in these scandals. Sometimes there is a based generally on sexism and have legitimate reason for going to court and a real crime was committed. Most often, nothing to do with the facts. have though, suits such as these are entered heard men into to extract money from the famous say, "Well, party or to try to ruin their name orcaIF he even reer by causing them to lose favor with did it, I'm the American public. This is simply selfsure she de- ish gain, one of the bad characteristics served it." promoted by American society. Please, · We are two-faced. If someone we gentlemen, knew did this to another acquaintances, we're dis- we would be appalled. But, when an . cussing an unknown person does the same to a cealleged rape. No one deserves that. On lebrity, we are hungry for the details. I the other hand, I have heard women say, thinkitistimeAmericansevaluatethem."I hope he gets put away for life." Well, selves and realize how much time and evenifthecrimewerecommitted, which energy is wa.Sted on trivial matters such has not been proven, I doubt anyone as following the latest detail on a rape would send a·man to prison to die be- trial in Florida, when here, in Nebraska, causehemadesuggcstivccommentsand women arc raped every day. .,,,
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teve Woodbury Westside's Distributive Education Club of America to look for when viewing a particular (DECA) tasted the success of the Honey Sunday Greater w---------------------------ne~staff • Next comes the history of the art. Omaha Association for Retarded Citizens (GORAO projFor the pas~ year, art faculty from District 66 have contains a certain history or heritage of ect Sunday, Dec. 8. The total raised on Honey Sunday by been finding new and interesting ways to teach stu- the students will be required to know the Westside students was $2,142.72. the historical significance. dents art history. Ajunior team consisting of Debbie Dolleck, Ray Gibson, "It'sanattempttoputstudentsin touchwithartaad • Finally, students learn how to Mike Hoffman, Scooter Huber, Chris Klien, and Shawn culture throughout Nebraska," Sue Evanich, asst work. They are able to evaluate and Stadola raised the most money, a total of$205. ments of work on different regards wh••thP:r . . principal ofWestside Middle School, said. Senior DECA member Tom Maxwell said the success of The technique be.ing used is called disciplinary art, student's own ~ork or others. Westside's participation in Honey Sunday was due to a way of not only teaching students about artwork, These four steps increase students' DECA's enthusiasm about the event but the history of artwork as well. about art. Instructors said this is a "IthinkthattheDecamembersreallytalkedituparound "It's a combination of both painting and showing teach art. their friends and got everyone exfited about being a part th_~ kids the background of other paintings. We do "With all four of these categories, it's a of Honey Sunday," Maxwell said • more th.an just cover hands-on projects," Evanich effective way to teach art," art instructor buch said. "I'm said. So far, the disciplinary art proit's the right way to It's an attempt. To make the u•~·~• 11u-. .... Westside Middle School hosted "Career Day for the gramhas been taught on the eleto put students in mentary level. Plans to expand program possible, 21st Century" Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 am. to noon. the program throughout the Disto be made to ensure touch with art and Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from Omaha Public trict in the near future are being results. The research Schools (OPS), District66,Millard, Bellevue, Elkhorn, Papilculture throughout ·made. lion-LaVista, Ralston, and area parochial schools were With this program, students will Nebraska. invited to attend Career Day. learn not only from their own Getty family has vvw"''"Guest speakers gave occupational presentations conSue Evanich asst. prindpal art education '""'"tt... v ..... but others as well. paintings, cerning topics/positions including architecture, diesel Westside Middle School ~ "We show them certain paintbling extensive study to mechanics, engineering, health and medical careers, radio ings that have been painted to on the program. and lV, volunteer activities, and hobbies. depict a portion ofNebraska's history," Evanich said. Although District 66 iS trying tO nl1>1m1>ntfW Career Day was co-sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha(UNO) .Qepartment ofSpecial Education "We do a lot of work with Joslyn Art Museum. We'll gram, it is being considered for other "Right now, it's a method that the and Westside Community Schools/Excellence in Youth also schedule a field trip out there." Disciplinary art deals with the history of the paint- trying to implement," Heimbuch said'. program. • ing. However, the program is broken down into four gram is called 'Prairie Visions.'" separate sections. · For all of the good educational value the • The first section is production. This is the actual nary art program seems to offer, there construction of the painting. The thought that goes drawbacks to it. With all of the categories Friday throut7h Saturday, Jan. 24 and 25, Westside will into the art work, the colors used, and the shading or to be covered, time is an issue. "We're trying to teach it, but it's hard to be hostinganationaldebatetournament. Varsitydi~ision drawing are stUdied. time," Heimbuch said. "I only have • Aesthetics is another step in discipline based art. debate teams from approximately 65 schools from eight utes when I teach elementary students Aesthetics is the actual feeling received when looking states Midwestern states will participate. The tournament them all four sections in that cult to teach at a sketch or painting or how the artwork is received includes policy, lincoln-Douglas debate and speech. "This tournament is a qualification for the debate by the students. Instructors can show students things time." 'Sup~rBowl, "' junior Courtney Smith said. "To qualify for the 'SuperBowl' the debater is required to receive two bids from national tournaments. The Westside tournament is one ofthe bids for the 'SuperBowl'." ticipants have prepared Moines, lA," Taylor said. The Westside Debate Team will not participate in the __ Angie Weaver Taylor placed third in the St. one ofTaylor's stfleng:tllSISPII editor Mark's tournament and won the actual tournament, but all members are required to be ____....;--...____ ration. involved in the ineet. • · "This Will really rPni.....-01Senior Erika Taylor has starte~ Mid-America Cup tournament. her preparation for "a tournament Overall, Taylor has attended 0f preparation. One of of champions." seven tournaments this year. She strengths has always Taylor, a third yeardebator, was has attended five national tourna- ration," he said. Taylor expects to invited to attend the Montgomery ments and two local tournaments. Forum, along with the senior class officers, is planning Bell Academy Round Robin in The resolution to be debated at prodimately 48 hours to host a dance, Friday, Feb. 14. The dance will be held in Nashville, TN. The round robin this round robin will be one that for the round robin. the Activity Gym after varsity basketball games. will be held Friday and Saturday, the participants have not debated Taylor does not The goal of the effort is to make money for the senior Jan.3 and4. previously. lincoln-Douglas de- about her competition. class board. In an effort to keep costs to a minimum, enTaylor is one of 12 Lincoln- bate changes reolutions every two "I know so little tertainment will not be provided by a live band or disc Douglas debators in the United months and this will be the first people I will be hitting jockey, but will be provided by senior Nick Herfordt, who States invited to the round robin. tournament that any of the par- that I don't know how I will play various compact discs. • A letter of application was sent to ticipants will debate the new reso- up to them," she said. Despite this, Taylor is Montgomery Bell Academy by lution. Westside debate coach, Dave Because she will be debating a and optimisic about the Junior Oassical League members carried out theirtradi- Richardson. The letter contained new resolution, Taylorbelievesher robin. "All I want is to do tiona! holiday project by sponsoring a family referred by Taylor's national tournament rec- success will be determined by the St. Martin de Porres Center ofU nited Catholic Social Serv- ord-23 winsand5losses at the time amount of time she spends re- finish last and I know I the letter was sent. searching the topic. my best then that's ices. Taylor was chosen based upon "It is a new -resolution and I finish third or fourth Topping all eight previous years' donations, the club collected over $170 which was used to buy items on the her success at two national tour- won't have debated it before I get even better," she said. Richardson also there, so over break I will be spendfamily's "wish list," plus several bags of used clothing, toys naments. "The two national tournaments ing a lot of time researching at the be difficult to predict and books. Seniors Stephanie Shalbcrg, president; Angie Coyle, that they based acceptanc;e to the library, writing cases, and meeting of the tournament. "Anyone could ht>O,t-• vice president; JCL member Jenny Paasch, and sponsor round robin on were the St. Mark's with Mr. Richardson," she said. Richardson believes a new reso- any time, they are all Mary Ann Pederson delivered the gifts to the Center at Prep School Tournament in Dallas and the Mid-America Cup in Des lution will show how much par- enced debators," he said. 24th and Burdette Sts. •
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Nhat extent do the images about !Stside really exist? Are they really e7 Hopefully not, but through the her schools have half-jokingly, half{ referred to Westside as "Hollywood ; this stigma still exist today? 1hat reasons does this reputation ex•rding to Omaha Gross senior Melinda the fact that District 66 is separate ! other school districts is one reason. were a situation where just anybody tend Westside, no matter where they ten there would be more diversity," aid. since it's an isolated district, it seems ct an elitist image," she said. fact that the district is enclosed is not reason given for the "Hollywood High"
because all the people I know from e are really rich doesn't mean that ire, • Papillion junior Scott Finan said. iking for the other people at my school, e is known as the school where all the t girls go," he said. ·easons for the stereotypes, according us students, seem to revolve mostly money and the lack of racial integraVestside. !re are images surrounding each " Creighton Prep sophomore Phil !iald. "It'~> jU5t because Westsid~' has
few blacks and alotofmoneythatthey received that image." How other students react to this image is entirely different. "It's stupid to say that since some students at one school are one way, the entire student body is that way, " Lugart said. Other students disagree. "If you have a group of students that act a certain way, at say a football or basketball game, then the entire school is thought of as that way. That is just the way it is," Finan said. Not all people were aware of the "Hollywood High" reputation that Westside holds. Millard South junior Sara Sinclair was oblivious to it. "I and my friends had never even heard of "Hollywood High," Sinclair said. "We just thought of Westside people as Westside people," she said. According to students, the image is there, and probably always will be. "There's not a lot you can do about a reputation like that," Phogie said. "You live irt the district with the most money, and people are going to make cracks about it. • According to Lugart, the most important thing is to try and look past the image, which she admits is not always easy. "People always say to me 'oh, you go to GROSS,' so it's just about the same thing," Lugart said. "But if you are to shallow to see past the image, and past the school they go to, than that's really sad." When it comes down to it, Finan says that for Weitsidcrs, the best thing to do wbuld·justto
get used to the idea that when people hear as well. where they are from, the image will be recog"People think all the guys from Papillion nized before the personality. arc greaseballs," Finan said. "But that's not "There's nothing always the case. We that can be done to have dirtballs, but change it," Finan there are preppies, said. "Thereputation hessians, the works." precedes the personFinan said he wouldn't have it any ality, you'll find that other way. whereveryougo. The "I think that's betbest thing to do is recterbecausewehavea ognize this, and find diversity that stua way to deal with it." Students seem to dents at Westside are feel that Westsider's lacking by being 'lillydoliveuptothe repuwhite'," he said. tation of "Hollywood Not all students High." agree. "People at "I think it is stupid Westside do have to say that ifyou go to money," Sinclair said. any school that you "But as far as that beare better prepared ing all there is to it, I than ifyougo to a difthink there is much ferent school, • Lugart Yes No Undecided said. more. If the person was shallow to start Total: 65 people questioned •If you want to do well, then you will, • with, they will still be 10 percent ® 1 percent she said. shallow, no matter what school they go Lance graphic by I.Dri Wegene Does theWestside to.• "Hollywood High" Students also mentioned Westsiders are image still exist? According to Omaha stuguilty of prejudice as well. dents, yes. However, these students also "People at Westside hate girls from Millard agree that while such school stereotypes conSouth," Sinclair said. 'We have a reputation of tinue to prevail, they are not necessarily based being stupid, blond, and easy." upon truth. PapiDlon students suffer from stereotypes
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over winter break, it can be really hard on the student whose major holiday concern is wondering if their father will still have a job. It really has to hurt." One of the major concerns of a student in an economically disadvantaged home is the many problems that can be encountered when a student wishes to attend a college that his or her family cannot afford. "I think that sometimes we have kids who have college expectations beyond what their family is able or willing to pay for," Lundquist said. "We try very hard, with every student that comes in, to find out what the family's ideas about college are. "It is very difficult for many students to realize that they could <Zet acceoted Into the
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ter break memories. "All of my money will be spend strictly on holiday rebelry, " Kellstrom said. On the other hand, some stu· dents will be using their money to purchase exotic things in distant places. 'Tmgoingtospendmy money on as many hot dogs as I can eat at the 'Thong Bikini Parlor' in the Florida Keys," senior BrettJohnssaid. Junior Sarah Bay, like Johns, will be using her money in far away places. "With whatever small amount of money I have, I will use for a good time in Denmark," Bay said. Junior Andy Kerr, on the other hand, can already picture where his money will go. "Over winter break my family and I are going skiing in Winter Park," Kerr
According to a recent article in the Omaha World-Herald, 52 local firms have been fined for violating child labor laws in the past year and a half. The fines come to a total of $253,575. The problem ofviolating the laws is not confined to only local businesses. According to the United States Department of Labor, an estimated 7,000 minors are working under conditions prohibited by the Fair Labor Standards Act. These conditions include too many hours as well as minors employed in hazardous jobs. Although working creates conflicts, many students are content with their jobs. Another additional benefit for some student workers is the gain in cash. Moststudentsagreed that working would help with Christmas or personal spending. "I usually spend the money I'm supposed to put in savings on myself," junior Kori Fila said. -Katie Hamer
said. •After 1 purcflase gifts for everyone, I'll waste my money on some cute ski bunny. • ~ Other students, like freshman Wendy Sargent, stick to ~e traditional postChristmas sales. 1 • "I will spend as !ittle as possible on my parents and the rest will go into a big shopping spree," Sargent said. Senior Kelly Jones claims that he canspendasmuchmoneyashewants, without losing a penny. "Over the holidays I'll be in Colo· 'rado, and I' won'f be spending my money; I'll be sp~nding my father's money," Jones sai~. Withmanystud~nts turning 16, there also comes the ro.fe of responsibility. Sometimes that c~p mean. every penny that one spend~, 'tqey m4st earn. Thi~ applies to sophomore John Bednarz who will'.lbe saving his petty cash for only the n~cessities. "I'll buy both fuy mother and my aunt a nice.present" Bednarz. said. "But . t 1 ; . t I'!
every other penny will go into ~as." . Sophomore Re_gan Tomsett ts look· mg f?rward to usmg ~er money for a fu";,ttme over the hohdays. Mostof~ymoneywill be spent on Chnstmas prom, but ~e r~st will be for a fun tm~e, Tomset said. Juntor ~oe Pelle re· cently recetved an unex· pecte~ holiday bonus ~at ~ill help to pay for hts gtfts. ."Last weekend I ~ecetved $100 at a ~hnst· mas partyforguessmg ~e corre~t10 a~o~n t of Je_ll beans a Jar, Pelle satd. "That money will be spend on Om~a Lan~er appa~el for my family in \•ttsb~rg. Overall, thts hohday season, Westside students will be spending their money in several different .._v~ys. - Pete Chzlzan
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elping to keep people company at a retirement center, serving food at a homeless shelter, or just being a friend to a crisis child. This is what makes up the volunteer efforts of many Westside students during their free time. Many students volunteer to do community service work not for pay, but for personal satisfaction. They feel that if they don't do it, then who will? ''I'm the president of Interact which is a community service club here at Westside," senior Joy Mann said. "We volunteer to help the elderly, the homeless, underprivileged children, and retarded children as well. These are just a few of the things Interact docs, but
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The Glance is a pull-out section of the Lance, the official school publication of Westside High School, Westside Community Schools, 8701 Pacific, Omaha, NE 68114. The Lance office is located in room 122. Phone (402) 390-3339. The Lance is an in-house publication.
her out. It was a neat, refreshing experience." "I helped out some of the elderly in my neighborhood by mowing their lawn, shoveling their snow, and shopping at the store for them," junior Mike Jernigan said. "It wasn't hard work at all, I felt great after I finished." Other students do community service work to benefit their future plans, but not all students at Westside volunteer. "I haven't done any community service work or volunteering, but people who want to get into a good college do a lot of it," senior John Sgourakis said. Whatever the reason for committing to volunteer work, or whatever payment students find satisfactory, many Westside students seem to have been doing their part to help those in need. -ChrisBouc
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spirit of holiday giving, the of Interact begin their an;tmas projects. : the activites Interact has I for this holiday season are al clothing drive for the sheltersofOmaha, a Christy for the children of the ;Crisis Center, and the sponanecdyfamilyfortheChrist-
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· always been very active e holiday season," Interact ob Klein said. othing drive was held the Monday, Dec. 16, through !C. 20. All Westside students uaged to bring clothes to for the drive. sually give the clothes we an area church, either St. PorresorOurLadyofGuadaistribute to the members," . "We've been very successsin.the past." !r traditional holiday activ'en the Christmas party for 'nts of the Children's Crisis Iembers oflntcract go to the set up games and rides and !nts to the children. ,ar's party was held Sunday, illdren's Crisis Center is set ldren who arc brought in by ! or by foster agencies bey have been abused or mis' their parents or gua-rdians. neat little deal," Klein said.
"We give Christmas to kids who might otherwise not have one." "The Christmas party went really well," seniorJoyMann, Interact president, said. "We played with the kids and Santa came to visit." · Some families in Omaha can't afford a Christmas dinner, or gifts for their children. Each year Interact sponsors a family and provides them with a Christmas dinner and small gifts for the children. "I always enjoy going to the Children's Crisis Center Christmas party, " senior Molly Mahoney said. "It always put me in a good mood to see the children light up at the sight of all the gifts that we give them." This year, Mann, through the Jewish Con;ununity~enter, has contacted Russian families who have come to Americ'a since the crisis in the Soviet Union. Interacthasmadeplanstosponspr one ofthese families and provide them with a traditional U.S. Christmas. "We are going to try to respond to these families, provide them with a Christmas dinner and some gifts," Klein said. "We don'thave a big budget but we can definitely buy them a nice meal," he said. According to Mann, the event has been extremely successful in the past. "We're helping a family that can't help themselves. Anything that benefits the needy, especially around the holidays, is successful," Mann said. The family will receive clothing from the clothing drive as well as the other gifts from Interact.
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! the 1990-91 school year began, District 66 ·d four Atari 1040ST computers to use with the !r Curriculum Corporation (CCC) terminals. : system came under heavy criticism from students, and computer distribl!tors. ·ding to the Friday, April6, 1990 issue of the e complaints were directed toward the lack of Ients spent using the computers, the in comof the Atari computers, with other school rs and the high cost of the system. These prove now been modified into use with other sysre in transition between using a network veris connected by phones, to experimenting k off the Macintosh LC and the CD ROM,"
Dennis Mcintyre, district instructional technological alternative delivery system used to help students learn, coordinator, said. and it is a management system that allows the student According to Mcintyre, two devices in Westside's to progress at his own rate. "The computers have been very successful with readingroom workofftheCDROM. These systems are compatible with the IBM PS/2, and are not dependant math and reading programs. There is statistical inforupon a computer that depends on the phone lines. mation that shows that the students using this pr,oThe CCC computers are used as a whole set of gram Jearn at higher rat~s than they would without curricular tutorial programs. The tutorial programs using the program," Mcintyre said. · include from math, reading. science, and general livThere are CCC units in every building in the district, including elementary schools, Westside Middle School, ing skills. "These computers can be used by students !it any and Westside High School. According to Mcintyre, level, be it young kids to adults," Mcintyre said. "With District 66 is responsible for providing remedial math this system, students are allowed to interact with com- for parochial schools in the area. District 66 no longer puters, which are constantly collecting information on sends teachers to aid with math skills; it sends the the progress of the student. The tutorial programs service of the CCC computers. "The only drawback is that the system is very expengradually stairstep the student along so he can learn at . sive," Mcintyre said. "They are, however, very successhis own pace, going as fast or as slow as he wants." The two basic principles of the program are it is an ful in aiding kids with their learning skills."
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junior Varsity • Dec. 7, Gross: Won 64-52 • Dec. 11, Ndrthwest: Lost 58-53 • Dec. 14, South: Won 57-51
Sophomores • Dec. 7, Gross: Lost 67-43 • Dec. 14, South: Lost'61-40
Freshmen • Dec. 5, Creighton Prep: Won 61-45 • Dec. 12, Abraham Lincoln: Won 88-36
Girls Basketball Varsity • Dec. 6, Gross: Lost 85-39 • Dec. 7, Northwest: Won 45-34 • Dec. 10, South: Won 39-36
junior Varsity . • Dec. 5, Northwest: Won 29-23 • Dec. 7, Gross: Lost ~0-33
Freshmen • Dec. 12, Abraham Lincoln: Lost 46-27
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North Invitational: Placed 4th in 16-team tourney • Dec. 10, Ralston and Thomas Jefferson: Won 49-28 against Ralston, Lost 43-28 against Thomas Jefferson ~ Dec. 13, South Invitational: Placed 3rd in 12-team tourney
Swimming • Dec 10, Abraham Lincoln:·Boys won 132-54; Girls won 128-56 • Dec 13-14, Burke Invitational: Boys lost 374.5-224 to Burke; Girls lost 283280 to Burke
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"March Madness?" In December? What basketball league could possibly produce a mania equivalent to the NCAA's of March? The one that comes closest is Westside Intramural Basketball. That's right-it is intramural basketball time again, and with that comes The Lance's exclusive coverage of the Wes(side Intramural Basketball Association (WIBA). Included in the "all rights reserved" coverage is the WIBA ratings. In the past, teams and spectators have criticized the ratings and accused the system of being corrupt. This year will 'be different. The best team with the best record will be No.1 (or whoever pays the best). However, instead of being astrict Top 10 list of boys and girls separate, the rating system will be fair to everyone. Proportional to the number ofteams in each division, the top seven teams will be from the boys' junior and senior division, theeightandnineslotswill belong to the top two teams from the freshmen and sophomore division, and No. 10 will be the bestteam from the girls' division. The ratings are (drum roll please): •The faculty holds the No. 1 spot with ease. After two impressive victories over teams that thought they had a chance, they make my top pick simple. No other team in the league has dominated their opponents as if they were in another league, or another dimension. Examine as you will, Jeff Nannen, taking off into the
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Flight Dimension, soaring over helpless little (everyone is helpless and small when facing~ to score two points with an overpowering, me dunk. •The No.2 spot goes to two teams: Cheer ford and The Ricky Fighters (they're the same team undecided name). This talented team has) challenged, but they have shown their supe1 non-contenders. Even with the help of Eric · I'm Bad" Kellstrom, the faculty is far too tale[ •Third place goes· to Jeff"Lct's Play Football" the Sweet Pen Islanders not for their recor~ their valiant effort against a faculty team·Whic impossible to beat. •An impressive team, Explosion, falls in at No have yet to be strongly tested, but behind tl: moves and muscle of Brad "1 eat, I sleep, llif they'll prove to be tough. •The fifth, sixth, and seventh spots are I William's Wild Wonders, FountaipofYouth,aJ respectively. These teams have displayed thl in the early going and should contend forseco later in the season. •The two teams from the lower division at Sugar, and Magic at No.8 and So phs at No.9 •The ~enth place in the ratings goes to the t team in the league. The Dreadlock Rasta Que only undefeated team in the girls' division. receive the honors. Several former varsity pi on ihe squad, including Heidi "1 Haven't Pia ketballln Over A Year, And It Shows" Potthol
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By the time this is published, Rover Dangerfield will probably be in either the 99 cent theatres or in limbo between movies and video. Such is the way of movies of this genre, abandoned after the .preview 'by big movie companies more interested in higher-budget, lower quality flicks. Fora change, thismovicisactuallygood. The cartoon, named after its star, Rodney (Rover) Dangerfield, is an easy-going comedy that will not leave the audience feeling cheated. Rover Dangerfield casts its namesake Rodney as a cross-eyed, overweight, gambling mongrel in Las Vegas. Early in the movie, he is kidnapped and thrown into the Hoover Dam. Through unbelievable odds, Rover lives, and he is taken in by a farmer and his family. The majority of the.movie is s ent showing how Rover adjusts to life on the farm. It is clear from the start that the transition will not be easy foqhc canine champion, as he fails to even recognize what pigs arc. While he adjusts, Rover fmdslovc in theformof a neighboring dog named Daisy (voice by Susan Boyd). His attempts at romancing the Lassie-like female is filled with slapstick comedy. It is unfortunate the head-honchos at the Warner Bros. studios decided early that this cartoon was not worthy of spending hoardes of advertising money. It is one of the highest quality ftlms to come out this Christmas· season. While at times the animation docs sag pcrccptilbly, the persona of Dangerfield is just about perfect. The only other weak point of this ftlm arc the songs. By the end of the first ballad, it is crystal clear that Dangerfield is not musically talented. However, e corny rcpctoirc could be intentional. · Despite some flaws, Rover Dangerfield is an excellent cartoon movie in a year of disappoint· ments.
Many people between the ages ' think they are too old to go to the mo a cartoon. Animated films do have t1 corny love songs and slapstick comE as funny the SOOth time as it was the animated tales, however, h~ve a mo theme throughout them. Beauty within was the theme Beauty and the Beast, an animated f Walt Disney Pictures. A prince turns down an ugly old\\ lng shelter, because he is repulsed old woman, actually a beautiful so chants his castle and changes him i Since he has no love in his heart, he v. a beast until he is able to love somt loved in return by them. Belle (Beauty) is a young woman 1 with the everyday life of the small Fre which she lives. She reads lots of boo. ing of traveling and of handsome p and her father, an inventor, are the H< the town. Gaston is the most admired ma1 lage. He is strong, brave, and han also arrogant, stupid, and unkind. ( to the extreme to get Belle to marry ~e end, he fail1'· One night Belle's father, Maurice the woods, and stumbles upon the B1 Belle goes after him, fmds him, an< freedom for her father's. At first Belle is frightened by the B shorttemper, and very unhappy. Soo realizing this could be the one whc spell, loosens up and is very kind and two begin to fall in love. The essential moral to what is de a Disney Classic is that the outside docs not determine what is underm
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They're creepy and they're kooky... The Addams Family, is a delightful tale of the reunion of a twisted and eccentric family. The Addams family members, which include Morticia, played by Anjelica Huston, and Gomez, played ·by Raul Julia, have many wonderful adventures while trying 'to determine if the long lost Uncle Fester, played by Christopher Uoyd, has truly returned, or is being impersonated by a treasure-seeking look-alike. The introduction of some new members of the Addams clan, who appear to celebrate the return of Uncle Fester, gives the movie extra excitement. The old characters are the most endearing. however. The antics of the devoted and comical Thing, the disembodied hand, is the high point of the movie. A delightful subplot is a love story revolving around the squeaky but adorable Cousin It. The movie is full of entertaining scenes, many of which involve the children, Wednesday and Pugsly. On several occasions, Wednesday attempts to electrocute Pugsly while her mother, Morticia, urges her on. The humorous climax takes place during Wednesday and Pugsly's school play when they act out a Shakespearean sword fight, dousing the audience in fake blood. Scenes like this, which showed the contrast between the Addams family and the normal people, were the funniest in the movie. The huge, creepy house, fllled with gadgets and torture devices, along with the costumes, makeup, and special effects, is wonderful enough to assure audience satisfaction.
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The final chapter. in the Star Trek saga is a suitable farewell to the cast and crew of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nemoy), BonesMcCoy(DeForestKelley) and the rest of the aging crew ale back in what is surely their final adventure, Star Trek VI, The Undiscovered Country. ·As with the previous Star Trek movies (Trek V not included), the latest installment is jam-packed with blazing adventure. Strewn throughoutthe movie are scenes of betrayal, melees, battles in deep space, dry humor, and lines from Shakespeare's Hamlet. The violence and excitement that dominate the movie are all in the pursuit of one basic goalpeace. At the start of the film, the mighty Klingon empire is in dangerofdestruction, with only 50 Earth yearsleftoflifeon their planets, due to the eradication of their atmosphere. Captain Kirk and crew are volunteered
Peter Pan is back in Never-Never time, however, he is not the rebellio1 once~was- Peter has grown up. While staying at his loving grand to escort a Klingon diplomatic law's house in London (who hap entourage to a peace confer- Wendy, the little girl in the original ence. While doing so, the Klin- Peter's children get kidnapped by Ca gon ship is attacked and their (Dustin Hoffman). Later that night, Chancellor Gorkon is assassi- Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts) comes to nated. (Robin Williams) away with her to fl In the past 25 years, the Star ."Land where Hook has Peter's childre Trek saga has dealt indirectly val,HookgivesPeterthreedaystosh< with many current issues. A back his identity, and learn how to f central theme to Star Trek is with the help of the Lost Boys and Ti that the future could be great if The sets throughout the movie are society learns to control its most brilliant and colorful ever problems today. Part VI is no Spielberg movies. Spielberg shows ~ exception. The delicate subject and striking colors in the magical fl of racism is raised throughout Land which makes the fllm worthwh the movie. When the prospect There were many inconsistencies· of peace is brought up, many themovieandonewouldhavetowatc try to disrupt it in fear of the really fit it all together. The dialogue 1 other race. The hated race in perfectly either, of what little dialogu1 Star Trek VI is once again th'e ThecharacterofCaptainHookwru Klingons. the book's; he had a superb pirate l It is rumored to be the fmal · Robin Williams did not exactly fit Star Trek movie, and. perhaps ·. Peter. Throughout the movie he act• rightly so. After a quarter of a ·as if he wanted to jump back into l century of playing the crew of trousers as Mork. Robert's acting 1 the Enterprise, the stars have problem with her character, Tinkerbe begun to show their ages. Kirk script. Some scenes of her making pa! has a toupee, Scottie looks like just seemed irrelevant to the plot. a Goodyear tire ad, and Bones Hook is a ftlm worth seeing. if you islittlemorethanthatandskin. confusion and the "is this getting l As has been said before, "They feeling. It is definitely something to can't take much more of this brotherorsisterto-oranyonewhois captain!" heart.
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Dec.20, 1991
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~ving petitions, quesstitutionality, student tally a challenge by the ivil Liberities Union District 66 adrninistra!<1 to review the Code of 1 a committee of par'• students, and admin-
of the current Code of been to clarify and en~per behavior and coned of all students, at all 1er on or off school e code prohibits the instudents in areas such of illegal drugs and alassault, illegal possespan, willful damage of ~ing, or violent actions
against others. within the school," Dean of Boys Al Accordingtothecurrentcode,stu- lnzerello said. dents found to be participating in The code was ftrst instituted with these activities on or off school the idea of only disciplining students grounds are subject to disciplinary inactivitiesandathletics. Howeverit action that can include a now five-day suspension, an affects approved counselling We want to keep the all stuprogram, or ineligibility dents. strength of the stateto participate in coThe cirricular activities. NCLU ment and activities The code was first argues that the code adimplemented in the fall that of the 1990-91 school t h e dresses. year, after an incident in curDean of Bo Allnzerello the Omaha Public re nt Schools (OPS) cau~e.d code District66administratorstoconsider violates the American Civil Liberties the idea of a code of conduct. Union (ACLU) Policylf76. Policy#76 "The incident involved two ath- states: letes in OPS who were arrested for "The school has no jurisdiction selling cocaine, and OPS had no over students' non-school activities. school rules to handle the situation A student who violates any law risks
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the legal penalties prescribed by civil authorities; he or she should not be placed in jeopardy at school for any offense which is not concerned with the educational institution." Followingtheargun1entpresented by the NCLU, the District agreed· to review the code with a committee. The NCLU stressed that their first attempt with any controversial situation is non-adversarial. The District66 administration says they want all sides of the issue to be represented on the committee they are organizing to review the code. 'We truly want a committee with people on both sides to solicit good, honestrecommendationsonhowthe code could be written, and clarify the stand that the district takes on student activities on and off school grounds," lnzerello said. Inzerello said the administration
still feels a need to address students' out-of-school activities. "We want to keep the strength of the statement and activities that the code addresses. We also feel we need something in the policy that enables us to decide upon a certain course of discipline for possession or use of illegal substances or even criminal activity outside of school," Inzerello said. The future of the code and the time frame will be determined by what the committee accomplishes and how fast. 'We're going to review the code with this committee and then we're going to take it from there," Principal Jim Findley said. After the committee makes its recommendations, the next step is to take the revised code back to the NCLU to review again.
Monday, Jan. 27, 1992
It will be tough for students to fio a summer job an families will not b able to take lo summer vacation -junior Butterfield
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Candi Troia (right) presents a petition in the postcard to school board member Shari Hofschire In opposition to the proposed calendar, which was proved by the school board, Monday, jan. 6, In a 5-1 vote.
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the 1993-94 school year. The only change that might quality education, and a lack of consideration of be made would be switching the intersession from other options. news editor Although the calendar was passed despite her the second week of spring vaction to the ftrst. An intersession is a week long block of time to be protests, Troia was not disappointed. nded calendar proposal was approved "We shot down the original proposal and the '· 6 school board meeting at Westside used to help students who are performing poorly in classes or to provide enrichment opportunities for third year, so I don't feel defeated. I defmitely will ol. stay 100 % involved with what is going on in the •sal lengthens the school year two days, other students. Planning has not begun to determine how to district from now on," Troia said. 'for an intersession to be held the sec· Over46 members of the community spoke before sprink break, Monday, March 22 to fund or use the intersession. A plan for the 1994-95 was originally introduced the board, voicing either their approval or dissent h26. After a few hours of discussion, District 66 board in the calendar proposal. The school year was to ~I'm pleased thatwe got as much passed uperintendent James Tangdall said. "I start no sooner than Monday, Aug. 8 and let out no president liz Kames fmally closed the floor to public mewhere along the line we're going to later than Friday, June 9 with no more than 190 speakers and a vote was taken on the amended calendar. ze that to compete in a global society student days throughout the year. The fmal vote was five for the new proposal and At the meeting, board member Jack Lewis moved o have to lengthen the school year. It's that the proposal be amended and the third year one against ;t step." The one opposing vote was cast by Carl Williams. -93 school year will begin on Monday, thrown out, due to ambiguity. The amendment was "We need a bigger consensus from the commurst semester will finish before winter passed unanimously by the board members. District 66 resident Candice Troia arrived with a nity, more cooperation. We need more time and esday, December 2i. Two weeks will be ring break and intersession Monday, petition signed by approximately a thousand mem- study," Williams said. "People want an increase in quality. I think this ' Friday, March 26. School will be dis- bers of the community opposing the calendar. Reasons for opposition included a likely tax in- has been a positive process; there's going to be imnruner on Wednesday, June 2. tdar will remain almost unchanged for crease, insuffiicient parental input, no guarantee for provements beyond additional days," he said.
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Resistance to change conflicts with ability to Improve and grow During January, President Bush and an entourage of erican auto executives held talks with the Japanese government regarding the current trade imbalance between the United States and Japan, an issue of concern to the American public. The purpose of the presidential "sit was to develop a trade agreement in which concessions would be made by the Japanese to the effect that theywouldlowertheirproduct-qualitystandardssomore erican cars would be able to be sold in Japan. It is ironic that at the same time Bush was requesting the Japanese to be more lenient with the quality ofAmerican products, there was a barrage of opposition within District 66 to a proposal to modify the school calendar. The proposal, which was eventually accepted by the school board Monday, Jan. 6, included lengthening the 1992-93 and 1993-94 school years by two days, and the adoption of an intersession during spring break. Those who oppose the amendment claim the modifications will result in a tax increase and insufficient quality time between parents and students. Americans complain about the United States' inability to compete with Japan's economic prowess, and yet are resistant to any change in our educational system which might make us more competitive trade-wise. Such improvement, if practiced here and around the nation, ould eventually result in the ability of the United States to be effective in the future world community. Japan and Germany, the world economic leaders, each have an average school year of240 days compared to District 66's 180days. '· The Lance understands the doubts of many district . residents; tax increases and the amount of parent-studenttime are legitimate concerns. However, the sacrifice of time and money would be a worthy one, considering the future well-being of the United States is at stake. It seems illogical to fight .a change towards improved education while we watch the economic situation of the nation slowly erode. The Lance suggests that those in the district who oppose the modified calendar put their anger and uncertainty aside, and give the new calendar a chance to work. They might fmd that the benefits of the altered school yearwill, in the longrun, vastlyoutweighanydrawbacks.•
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lim villains in the Middle East; we have our Desert Storm. Hamlet was a brooding, black-wearing, spoiled college kid who hated his stepfather and had a crazy girlfriend; in other words, he would have loved R.E.M. Welcome to the new DarkAges." -fohn Brodie "American Gothic" February, 1992 Spy Magazine History really does repeat itself- at leasttoacertainextent. Although mankind has advanced scientifically, has it advanced morally, politically, and socially? Of course it has, to some extent. Like the Dark: Age commoners and peasants, the masses of Americans today are just as naive. There are still psychics, palm readers, matchmakers (like 1-976 numbers) creeping about, and we still have millions of people who actually believe them. You know the ,
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goals yet to accompli: the sexes- from equ ties to getting a single the social studies dep On the brighter : things have stayed the ment has not changE
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audience has never s stories never get old. These observatio overused saying, "Ev1 around comes aroun1 more in common wit dare to think. Mru have elevated us to think thatwe are sma rior to our ancestors In reality, our m theirs, and many of now, somehow rese back then. So as far Welcome to the New
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John Fudge wrote a column 1he described a strange creawhich he termed a "jackius ills ofWestside, and could be ature and insensitive actions. described manyofthe main ture, but this year some new assius" have been observed nistakably recognizable and rmeaning. of this breed haunts the In::enters (IMCs) of Westside. pie are sitting at a table, this 1eakaround and craftily place
preference should be so amusing. Most of society has moved on to a more accepting era, but apparently the "jackius assius" still fmds cause for mockery in the subject of homosexuality. Of course, the jackius assius is not exactly known for its social conscience. When faced with aconflictbetweenactingforsocialgoodoracting for its own convenience, the jackius assius invariably acts for itself. One example of this is the tendency for many of the breed to drive to and from school in their own cars. I'll admit to a large amount of personal guilt in this area. Still, we all know better. Carpooling saves gas and helps the environment, - - - - - - - - = - - - - - - - , andreallydoesn'tinconvenienceanyonem.uch. Itisonelittlestep we can all try in order to ensure a safer world in the future. There are many other signs of jackius assiuses in smaller areas. They Rachel Davis are basically lazy, refusing to walk feature staff across an IMC to dump a pop can in a recycling bin rather than the trash. Jes seem to be a male dorniThey are cruel, mocking others for things beyond ;e amusing little cards bear their control, such as those who are physically or 1\M GAY" or "I LIKE MEN'S mentally challenged. stickers are discovered, the The jackius assius can always be recognized slap each other around, exfor its terrible sense of humor. They fmd amusete nts. ment in the strangest sources, such as leaving ng to disrupt some kind of dead animals lying around in IMCs. If you ask ~ or anything, but I fail to see me, the only animal that deserves to be subjected ts such as these. I just don't to that kind of treatment is the jackius assius gapersonhasacertainsexual itself.
Friday, Jan. 10, 84 students were asked the following question by the Lance.
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Do you think Martin Luther King Day should be celebrated at school1 71% AGREE it should be celebrated 29% DISAGREE it should be celebrated
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because I am not those people. It is the same with people of my own racial background and even peoplewithinmyownfarnilyunit Although we share the same genetics and many of the same experiences, I am not of them. Actually, it seems people within one's own family tend to be the most difficult for them to understand. Most forms of intolerance come t o mind a this point Phobias, wars, h a tred; they have all been fueled, throughout history, by a lack of understanding. But something even more pathetic and disheartening comes to mind. It is a fact that, so often, no one is trying or willing to try to understand. Thereissuchaneed, especially in this country, to hurry up and live without a moment to spare.
Slow moments are not allowed. Those slow moments are when use of the "superior human brain" occur and without them, without thought, there is no understanding. In my own mind I have equated understanding to expansionoftheuniverse. ltisfeasible that the edge of the universe, like complete understanding, will never be reached. This seemi n g futili t y
senior Steve Atkinson "NO, in the spirit of Martin Luther King, the last thing he would want students to do is-to celebrate him. He'd want students to study and learn to be all they can be.~
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physics instructor Chuck Lang "YES, it's a holiday that shouldn't fade away. He did a lot for the way we enjoy life today."
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It's about that time when .e new year fall apart and 11to the role we were as: year. Our aspirations to into a subtle realitywhere 'new year's resolutions"
>lutions to better themtselves happier and more ;. But in today's society impossible. People are >le, they are pessimistic, sfied with where they fmd urge to constantly refme t is not right with them~ople make resolutions to I better. m sees himself is based on I. It's all a matter of opinr you look at it. We've all "a glass half empty is also d isn't so bad when you es and look at what you
As a columnist, I'm expected to pinpoint society's flaws and write social commentary week after week pointing out just exactly how bad the world is. How our world is falling apart My resolution was to stop concentrating on the negative facets of our world. I c.on't want to look at life through inimical eyes. I don't want to bash anyone or anything. Everyone knows the harsh truth of reality. I'm tired of sitting at this computer and writing about all the things that are wrong. Lots of things in this world are askew. I quote The Breakfast Club; "Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place". Sure, but that doesn't mean that I myself, have to dwell on it. What if I had started out by saying, you know, new years resolutions are like bagels. I like bagels-the Bagel Bin is one of my favorite places to eat. Bagels are better though. because you can'thave new year resolutions with strawberry creme cheese. Cherry creme cheese is betterbuttheydon'tmake it But they do make cherry slush puppies. Slush puppies are neat because they're cold. Wmter is cold and winter
isn't a good time to have slush puppies. You can have ice cream though, ice cream in the winter is O.K. You know they even have kiwi and lime ice cream now. My friends and I spent an afternoon deciding if we liked kiwi and lime ice creme. We still haven't decided if it's pleasing to our taste, it has one of those unique flavors, sort oflike raspberry slush puppies. I am so in love with slush puppies. Ioncetold thisguyiwasseeing that if he wanted to take me on the perfect date he could take me down to the 7-Eleven and buy me a cherry slush puppy. He did but 7-Eleven doesn't sell slush puppies, Quik Pik does (it was still really sweet of him). 7- Eleven only has slurpees and not even cherry ones. So we drove down to Quik Pik and the rna-
chine that shoots out the slush was broken. 1hinlc about it-an entire column on bagels and slush puppies. There is absolutely no paradox in dealing with bagels and slush puppies. Nothing to criticize, or nothing to fmd fault in. No wrong decisions, no mistakes or social fauxpas to condemn. Nothing to dissect. Just bagels and slush puppies. Strawberry creme cheese and driving through the surnmernights. Ufe is so much more enjoyable if you don't take it so seriously. Approach it with a somewhat comical disposition and you would probably be surprised at just how much fun it really is. living in a world where you calculate every thing as being terrible and bleak does nothing for the mindset Next time you think to yourself, gee, life sucks, go get a bagel with strawberry creme cheese and maybe a slush puppy (even if the machine is br-oken, there's always 7 -Eleven) .... -- " -
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DECA participating In conference tournament Students involved in Distributive Education Club of America ( D ECA) will begin a metro conference tournament Saturday,Jan.25tlL The tournament wil be held at the Southroads shopping mall from8 a.m. to 12 p.m. DECAmembers from all over the state will take tests, participate in role-playing and compete in various other marketing related activities. "It's a series of competitive events," DECA vice president, senior Mark Worms said. "You participate by picking occupational categories to compete in." The tournament involves 12 high schools throughout the metro area After each student picks their occupation category, two tests are given and then two judged events. "If you do well in metro and state, you are eligible to compete in the national conference held in Anaheim, California." Worms said. "We did really well at the conference last year," Worms said. "We had several people place in the top three in their respective categories." Thirty members of Westside DECA will compete in the conference. "We hope to do quite well," Worms said. •
SAB sells spirit tee-shirts, students like new design Student Advisory Board (SAB) has beensellingspiritteeshirts for the past few weeks. The shirts are on sale for $10 near the candy store and also in SAB sponsor AI Inzerello's office. This is the first spirit tee-shirt that SAB has sponsored in the past three years. Students and teachers are pleased with · theshirts. "I think that people fmd that they really like the t-shirts because of the design on both the front and back of the shirt. Sales have been very successful," senior John Shannon said. •
Drama department goes all out for 'All Sondhelm' "All Sondheirn" will be on Westside's stage Thursday, Feb. 6, and Saturday, Feb. 8. · "All Sondheirn" is a compilation of all of Stephen Sondheirn's musical works, similar to a musical review. The production contains much solo work with a few ensemble productions. The cast, which totals 18, is predominately Westside choral students. However, there are students in the production not involved with Westside's choral deparment. Drama instructor Dave Moore and Drama instructor L.D. Fortney will also be performing some duets and solos in the production. After preparing and practicing since the end of December, the cast feels good about the upcoming production. "The show is jam packed with comedy and excitement," senior cast member Dan Schneider said. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Westside Auditorium. Cost is $4 for adults and $3 for students. •
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The members ofWestside's boys cross-country team posed for a work of art that was displayed Friday, January 10 at Creighton University. According to cross-country coach Carl Henningson, Mindy Harvey, graduate of Westside and sister to senior cross-country member Jim Harvey, held her bachelor offme arts thesis art show in Creighton University's Fine Arts building and requested the aid of a few ofWestside's cross-coutry runners. Harvey was showing a large painting, approximately eight feet
by four and one-half feet, of cross-country ru1 line of a cross-country race. Westside cross country runners seniors Jo Harvey and juniors Trent Fletcher, Justin Let Rehtmeyer posed in starting positions in frm their cross-country uniforms. "Three boys posed in front of the painting i1 for a half of an hour at a time," Henningse minutes another runner would run through tl one of the posed runners." According to the runners participating in th1 fun but tiring.
Senior class officers, Forum to ea debt with fundraising Valentine [ _____ Carrie Johnson
____________...;;::;;..._________________ co-news editor In the hole. Due to insufficient fundraising, the 1992 senior class is now over $576.05 in debt. "To be honest, last year the juniors (this year's seniors) really dropped the ball," senior class sponsor Ken Bennett said. A fundraiser was held to provide money for the activities the junior class is responsible for, but only $1000 in total was raised. "My understanding is that their fundraiser flopped," Bennett said. "They just wouldn't go out and sell," junior class sponsor Donna Kendall said. "We also had trouble collecting the money from people who had sold things." Otherfundraisers, including sales in the candy booth did raise money for the class of 1992, but it was insufficient to offset the cost of the activities the class is responsible; primarily the junior/ senior prom. The expenses for prom last year totaled approximately $5000. According to Bennett, the effects of this lack of funds will not be felt until future events such as high school class reunions are
planned. "The senior dinner will basically pay for i prices. However, it will become a factor in Right now we don't even have enough mone tions for a reunion, let alone plan one," Benr In an attempt to offset the debt, the seni• tance from Forum, is planning a Valentine's Feb. 14 in the activity gym. The dance will b1 Westside vs. Omaha North basketball game 1 Senior class president Nick Herfordt will dance. Herfordt will play a varitey of his cl encourages other students to bring their owr "It will be a throwback to the old traditior held after basketball games," Bennett said. Ticket prices are not defmate as ofyet, but 1 be $2, payable at the door. "Of course this dance is not going to off: Bennett said. "But at least it would be a stan According to Herfordt, if the first attem dance is successful, others may be planned. "I hope it will be a big success and if it is, " one. It's a lot more fun than just selling chocol
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1e flrst ever jay, Jan.16 lm. by the StuH. featured n 7:30p.m. ·equesting event were h band was tdition tape ers ofSAB. tcluded the md; the Fe~nior Mike erson,Brad side gradu.d two non.Vatson and niors John •ler, Scott Testside stu1t, featuring 1ris Larsen, man Justin junior Matt
Bowen and non-Westside students Matt Banta, Kevin Cruise, Brian Good, James Me Mahn and Kurt Olson. The bands were to play for an equal amount of time and be judged by a panel offour judges. The judges were to rate the bands and pick both a flrst and second place winner. Judges included members of the band311: ChadSexton,NickHexum, Ese Martinez, and Tim Mahoney. Approximately 200 students attended the Battle of the Bands, and $400 was raised. The frrst place band won 20% percent of what was raised, and the second place band received 10%. The FeverTreestook flrstprize and the Concert Jazz Band took second place. Juniors Ryan Walsh and Chris Larsen came up with the idea for a battle of the bands and headed the committee in charge of the event 'We suggested the idea last year, but no one was very interested," Walsh said. 'We kepttalkingtheidea upduring summer conference and when we proposed it this year, there was a lot more interest. Everyone was very enthusiastic," Walsh said.
Let's l)lsaJSS Senior Andrea Nicholson listens Intently to adassmate during a discussion on the proposed calendar. This first semester sodology dass, taught by soda! studies instructor
Walshwasonlymoderatelypleased with student turnout, but hopes the idea will catch on in the future. "We did pretty well for our flrst year, we hope it grows larger with each year," he said. Larsen was also disappointed in the lack of turnout "I thought the audience was not that great, but that was probably our fault for not advertising the event more," Larsen said. 'Dhe Battle of the Bands was supposed to take the place of the illfated and unattended MORP, or backwards prom, sponsored bySAB last year. "MORP didn'tgo oververywelllast year," SAB sponsor AI Inzerello said. 'We were looking for a new idea, and some members of the club suggested a Battle of the Bands. Apprantly such events have gone over very well in different schools," he said. However, Inzerello did not rule out another SAB sponsored attempt at a backwards prom. 'We're not sure yet if we are going toattemptanotherMORP. ldothink that we will try and continue iliis event (Battle of the Bands) nextyear, however," Inzerello said.
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Student protest prompts change for Martin Luther King Jr. observance __S teve Woodbury news staff
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Monday, Jan. 20, America celebrated the birthday of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. King's birthday, a national holiday, is recognized because of his achievements in the area of civil rights reform, through the use of non-violent methods. As with other national holidays, all of the banks, government offlees and the U.S. mail system were closed. Schools including Omaha Public Schools (OPS), Papillion, Millard North and Millard South didnotholdclasses. Oneofthefew schools that did hold classes was Westside. Some Westside students thought the District neglected to show appreciation for the holiday. "Ididn'tgetanyeducationabout Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday," sophomore Jean Potts said. "I didn't hear his name mentioned while I was at school." Agroupofstudentsshowedtheir disapproval by staging a protest across the street from Westside. Students arrived at different times throughout the day with posters of
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protest due to Westisde not observing participate will see a illm or hear a guest speaker. Other students who the holiday. According to protesters, having school are not interested can go to the cafon King's birilidaywas not the issue. eteria" By working with tQe faculty, stuThe main concern was that Westside didn't do anyiliingto inform students dents were able to institute new methods of observing the holiday. about King. "Next year we are going to work "I was told that homeroom was to be set aside to better educate us about with SAB and the social studies inKing," Potts said. "Time needs to be l!tructors to organize the convocaset aside besides one 15 minute pe- tion," Thomas said. "We want people to remember riod." There is a conflict of opinion be- what Martin Luilier King was flghting tween Westsidestudentsandfaculty. for. Some students had no idea what Westside does offer educational we were doing iliat day or that Jan. 20 baclcround on King and black rights was King's nationally recognized birthday," Thomas said. according to students and faculty. Students feel the protest was nec"I would really be concerned ifwe didn'trecogrtize Martin Luther King's essary to have thier opinions heard. "Protest was necessary. It was the birthday," Principal Jim Findley said. "Wehaveavarietyofgoodsocialstud- only way that we were going to get attention," Potts said. 'We could have ies units that deal with civil rights." At the termination of the protest, written a letter or something, but that students responsible for instigating probably wouldn't have worked. " Perhaps Martin Luther King Jr. the protest met with District 66 faculty members. Juniors IlsaAbboud, would have admired iliatstudentsacClara Fishel, Sarah Thomas, and complished theirtaskilirough the use sophomore Anna Fishel met wiili su- of non-violent, civil disobedience. "Our non-violent protest was sucperintendentJim Tangdall to discuss cessful," Thomas said. 'We wanted changes to be made in ilie future. "We're going to have a convoca- people to know King's dream lives tion next year on King's birthday," on. We also wanted to show that not Thomas said. "Students who wish to just blacks want racial equality."
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"Animal hunger." That is the Greek translation of"bulimia," a disease characterized by binge eating. As many as 25% of all college age women may develop bulimic symptoms, according to Ellen Erlanger, author of Eating Disorders. The disorder is affecting growing numbers of both non-college-age, as well as college men and women. Erlanger refers to the eating disorder, medically termed bulimia nervosa, as epidemic in recent years. Dr. Louise Jeffry, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) eating disorders clinic, defmes bulimia as recurrent episodes of binge eating. "It is a disorder that puts those who are bulimic out of control," Jeffry said. A bulimic can eat up to 10,000 calories or more during the course ofasin~e binge. Foods high in calories and carbohydrates are commonly consumed. "Bulimics often use laxatives, diarrhetics, fasting, or vomiting to rid themselves of their guiltafterepisodesofbingeeating," Jeffry said. Although more than 9 out of 10, people with eating disorders are females, they are not the only ones who are at risk. "Eating disorders affect all stages of life. Although aftluentwhiteyoungwomen are the most at risk, that doesn't mean that it is only they who are affected," Jeffry said. "Many athletes who are weight conscious have bulimic tendencies. Wrestlers, who practice at one weight and compete at another, are an example of athletes that are at risk," Jeffry said. Unlike anorexics, bulimics are aware that their eating habits are abnormal. Bulimics also tend to be harder to identify 路 than anorexics. They are characterized as being high achievers, people who seem to have it all but are extremely weight conscious. They are usually within 10 to 15 pounds of normal body weight, unlike anorexics, and they are very secretive about their eating habits, according to Erlanger. Westside has people who fit into the high risk category. A Westside graduate, who is a recovered bulimic, has a younger sister currently attending Westside. The Westside student will be referred to as
Dana's diet started in a normal way. "Jane" as she tells what she knows of She wanted to lose a few pounds so she her sister's eating disorder. "After dinner she would always go would look better in her bathing suit. into the bathroom, especially after a Many of her friends dieted that sumbig meal," Jane said. "When I was in mer, too. But by mid-fall there was a disturbseventh and eighth grade and she was a junior and senior is when she had the ing difference between Dana and her problem. After a while her hair became eleventh-grade companions. She was the only one who had never stopped dry and started to fall out. "I think it was all the pressure she trying to lose weight. In fact, she was had in high school. All of her friends trying harder than ever- even though she was were skinny, and she must have thought she already down to a weak-looking80 pounds. She never thought she was quite thin enough. didn't compare to them," Jane said. At lunchtime the year before, Dana had usu"She was even an aerobics instructor and ally eaten pizza or a sandwich, potato chips, a was not overweight. If I were to ask her about piece of fruit, and dessert. Now she ate nothing it, she would deny it and change the subject. "She never got any professional help," Jane at all. She brought a can of diet soda and sipped said. "My parents didn't notice until it had itfor a half-hour while her other friends ate. Dana suffered from an eating disorder called gotten bad. Once she had got really tired, and anorexia nervosia that affects many Americans I think they caught on." Jane's sister appeared to end her binge- everyday. Anorexia is an eating disorder which slowly purge cycle after attending college away from prompts the afhome. fected person to I stop eating all think foods . t h a t Anorexics beonce she come exwas in tremely thin college and malnourthere ished, somewas a lot times even to I e s s Effects of bulimia nervosa the extent of pressure and anorexia nervosa: passing out on from her severe occafriends," sions. J a n e -decreased heart rate and reflexes Westside said. -increased sensitivity to cold "I'm students have -dry skin, hair, and nails been known to sure that -physical weakness have cases of every-tendency toward mild anemia anorexia. onefeels -extreme stress "In the past, pressure -heart and kidney failure we have had to look -suicide around two or good, I three students do. It's peryearwhowe just that have suspected I could of have eating never disorders," Dean of Girls Peg Johnson said. live life the way she did. ''I' m sure there are tons of people at "That's just the people who we have found out Westside that are bulimic," Jane said. "I know about. There could be many morethatwe never for a fact at least one person is. I think that find out about." Johnson said that they have tried to prevent appearance is very important at Westside." Not everyone may be able to recover from the problem by confronting students. 'We theireatingdisorderwithoutprofessionalhelp. talked with the students who we believed had a Eating disorders can continue for many years, disorder, and if in fact they did, we found some and can cau~ severe damage to one's health. needed help for them," said Johnson. Some students think it's the路 emphasis on Deaths can occur from bulimia as a result of heart failure, kidney failure, and suicide. In looking good that drives one to acquire an eatmost cases, professional help is a must. ing disorder. "I think people are too self-conscious about "The first thing we do at the clinic to break up the cycle is to create regular meals and their bodies. I know a lot of girls who think they're fat, yet really they are almost too skinny," change eating habits," Jeffry said. -Katie Hamer junior Chris Wagner said. "I think many people
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Smoking "Cigarette smoking is the single most important environmental factor contributing to premature mortality in the United States," according to the Smoking and Health report of the 1987 Surgeon General. In other words, smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. Tobacco use is responsible for more than one in six deaths in the United States. Based upon data from the Cancer Prevention Study, it is estimated that smoking is related to approximately 400,000 deaths in the United States and 2.5 million deaths worldwide. The American Cancer Society estimates cigarette smoking is responsible for 85% of lung cancerdeathsamongmenand75% ..,....................... of such deaths among women. However, cancer from smoking notonlyoccursinthelungs. Smoking is also associated with cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, uterine cervix, kidney, and bladder. Smoking accounts for 30% of all cancer deaths, is a major cause ofheart disease, and is associated with conditions ranging from colds and ulcers, to chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and cerebrovascular disease. Smoking doesn't only affect those who smoke. Smoking also hinders the growth of a pregnant woman's baby inside the womb. In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, babies of smoking women weigh an average of six pounds less than babies of non-smoking women. This is caused by several factors. Nicotine restricts the blood vessels and breathing movements and carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen level in the baby's blood. Vitamin metabolism is
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evision, you see beautih y looking men and tdorsing p roducts such rhich in reality is n ot a oduct," Krecklow said. tW said portraying a false omething that ethically thappen. :es people think they will ·if they drink beer which ;ase," he said. have changed people's o the extentthatthe pubt believe it needs to get ercisetobehealthy. As a ny Americans today are :ally fit, and do not realley need to do to be so. c as a society we have a to be slow. People just what they need to do," said. ·r common m isconcept if you play a sport, you exe rcise enough. stresses this is not true. ave some athletes that
Getting Enough? make the assumption that because they're athletes they exercise enough," Krecklow said. "A percentage of them choose not to exercise in their necessary capacity." Recent tests conducted nationally said half the girls ages 6 to 17 and 30 % of boys ages 6 to 12 couldn't run a mile. Fifty-fl.ve% of girlsand25percentofboyscouldn't do a single push up. Through education, instructors are trying to change these statistics by making kids understand the importance of being physically fl.t. "I'm idealist enough to assume that when you give kids strong reasons, they would see the advantages and get involved," Krecklow said. Although an idealist, Krecklow is also realistic. "Unfortunately, that doesn't happen," he said. Of course, there is more to being physically fit than just exercising enough. Being physically fit means living a lifestyle of intelligence and discipline. 'We contribute to a society that does not understand the concept of total fitness," Krecldow said. "Fitness is the improvement of your ability to live healthy every day." That means that to be physically fl.t you must not only exercise to your necessary capacity, but must also eat healthy foods and refrain from bad habits such as smoking or drinking to excess. 'We must talk about fitness as a whole issue. Most kids don't yet understand the importance of physical fitness. It's very hard to make the connection of reality with them," Krecklow said. -Geoff Gust
Danger still there; students still smoking also disturbed in the babies of a smoking mother. "Why should an innocent baby have to start their life under a cloud," said the reports from the Surgeon General1988. Smoking can cause many deaths and injuries without even being inhaled. This secondary smoke may possibly cause premature cancer for non-smokers. Smoking is responsible for one in four of all mortalities caused by fl.re and accounts for close to $500 million in other losses. Smoking-related fl.res claim more than 1,500 lives and and injure another 4,000 people annually. It is estimated that every day more than 3,000 teenagers in the United States become regular smokers. According to the American cancer society, there has been an increasN=~..;::.. ing amount of new legislation protecting the rights of non-smokers. Despite protest, as of 1990, 45 states and the District of Columbia limited or restricted smoking in public places. The bottom line is smoking is not only dangerous to those who smoke, but those who don't as weU. Students, however, don'tseem to be getting the message. It is frequently said that if smoking affected one's physical appearance on the outside oftheir body as it does .on the inside, no one would smoke. Now you have the ugly inside story.
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'More sex' means more disease
TD 's for teens on rise Considering one-half of all teenage that's at risk." girls, and two-thirds of all teenage boys Another fact that is staggering to h ave had sex by the time they are 18, a Ballinger is that slightly less than half new surgence of studies on teenage ofteenagergirls who have had sex have sexuality has mushroomed. never used effective contraception. Studies confirm the beliefthatteenWhat's most frustrating, according · agers today are having sex more freto Ballinger, is that all diseases being quently, and at an earlier age. This contracted are preventable. study also confrrmed another fear, that "If the information is out in the this sex is unprotected. . homes and in the schools, and if it is • A new concern related to this inbeing communicated, the cases of creaseinsexualactivityis the spread of STD's among teens has been proven to sexually transmitted diseases among decrease signillcantly," Ballinger said. teens. Studies show that overall, the These diseases are all treatable. spreadofSTD'sin the teen community Medications, mostly antibiotics, can at is up 33% in the last three years. · least treat, if not cure, the diseases. According to an article in the SaturThe one in particular which can be day,Jan.4, editionoftheOmaha Worldcalmed, but is incurable, is genital Herald, nearly 1,800 Nebraskans, ages herpes. 15 to 19, were diagnosed as having a OneSTDwhichisnotthemostcomsexually transmitted disease in 1990. mon now among teens, but is on the Out of these diseases, four diseases rise, is the AIDS virus. in particular have escalated. These are "HopefuUy, with the educational efchlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and forts about the AIDS virus, cases among genital herpes. teenagers will not skyrocket," Ballinger Omaha gynecologist Dr. Robert said. Jernstrom, accredits the 101% rise in "However, with the reports of all the • chlamydia to the new and improved unprotected sex happening among fo1l!~ screening methods recently developed. teens, the idea of that doesn't look to "The increased screening being promising," Ballinger said. used m akes the disease more detectWestside is doing its part to h elp able," Jemstrom said. students educate themselves ab out The numbers are making health ofprevention. The sociology class, taught • ficials worried, according to Jean Ann byRobJohns andBillMcCormick,proBallinger, Director of Education at vides a unit on sexuality. Included in Planned Parenthood. this unit are sections on human sexu'With these new figures out, hopeality and the problems that can come C'.nmii"lntii"'wl~iiiin fully people will be able to realize that along with it, such as teen pregnancy the idea of sex education can no longer or SID 's. be debatable. It's necessary," Ballinger Students tend to agree thatteenagsaid. ers today are n ot only h aving more sex, Ballinger suggests an increase in the but more unprotected sex. educational efforts in the school sys"The fact that SID's are on the rise tems, but also realizes it is not the sole d oes n 't surprise me," se n io r Jim responsibility of the school. Robino said. "A lot of my friends have "Outofl,OOOteenssurveyedin1985, had sex, and only a few use something • SOii'lii:i; j~ j'if j ;.iii i'l!l 38% said that they learned about sex for protection everytime they do. " 'on my own,"' Ballinger said. Sophomore Mandy Mason has .the Ballinger said the media probably same attitude. According to her, the had a role in the increase indirectly. knowledge does not matter. Lance graphic by Rob jordan. "Now this could either mean "Kids are stupid when it comes to Informatwn ta/Cen from the sex," Mason said. "Even if they know Saturday, jan. 4, 1992 issue through television or experimentation, the stuff, when itcornestoit, they don't of the Omaha World Herald. or any other method, but it does not think. " give them the kind of education neces-
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watching the faculty dominate the Westside Intramural Basketball Association (WIBA) overthefirst weeks of the season, I am prepared to make a bold statement (not really, when consideringthe faculty's talent and domination). Iwillguaranteethe No. 1 spot to the team that upsets the faculty. Since I believe the faculty will go through the season untouched as they have so far, it won't matter if the upset is the only victory for the opposing team. A 1-100 record with a victory over the faculty deserves the top spot. ThefacultyisstillNo.1 and still led by JefiNannen, but he is not a one-man team. He is assisted by Carl Henningsen, the oldest but most experienced player in the league. Henningsen plays what he teaches-all business. Math instructor Dan "Buster" Hall, the newcomer to the squad, is a recent graduate of Doane College where he was an National Association oflntercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)All-Starand the league's
dimension to this p assist leader. aggressive team. Th• Assistant boys freshmen coach accused of being h Steve Oark, like Hall, brings quicknothing is wrong wit ness and a hot hand to the team. tirnidation. With these guys and theirteamMaad Circle came mates on the floor, nothing can nowhereandcaughtn stop them. If the team stays They are sixth after I healthyand plays consistently, their team chemistry will ously unranked. S "Nike" Ehresman lee: dominate the league iirnilar prise team. They are n to the UClA Bruins of the 60s. picktofmdthefacult} The No.2 slot still belongs to the Ricky Fighters. Senior Mike "I The seventh spot i Can'tWaitTII' Friday" Rowen, who Hats. Senior Nick "2 can shoot a basketball as well as he Herfordt is the sil• can kick a football or a soccer ball, another surpris• brings fun and excitement to this caught my att team. Ricky Fighters is the No.1 week. I see busiJ contender to defeat the heavyfor the team. T weight (faculty). serious and det The Sweet Pen Islanders conmake a run at the t tinue to occupy third place in the Eight and nine gc ratings. Senior Dan "Choir Boy" and the Sophs, n Schneider is a constantthreatfrom Sophomore Brendar the outside and can't be left unpesky little guard wht guarded. This team will make you rass you if it means a pay for lazy defense. tory. The Fountain of Youth jumps The top girls tear two spots to No. 4. With Senior Dreadlock Rasta ~ Earl "Every Rose Has A" Thornton Pauly's Girls took th1 constantly banging away on the dendea inside, it is difficult to get into the Th offense or defense. I expect big the things to flow from ing The Fountain spot later in the sealha Ido1 son. Explosion drops one spot to fifth. they win. I was in They were deS::<iii~~(2Jrl~---~ Senior Kathy "Toe stroyed by the faclill Good Thing Is Still A ulty, but who isn't? Junior Sattem, who heavil} Ryan "Pretty Boy" Blumaddsanew to the overtime win.
Referees 'need . a raise' asketball officials, or referees, come in all shapes, sizes,
an~C:U7~ay think an impartial / ee is a good one. However, the difference between a good referee and a fair referee is significant. A good referee is one who makes all of the calls in "my" favor all of the time. There is no such thing as a good referee. Fair ones exist, but good ones don't. The reason referees are labeled bad by certain teams is because not every call is made in that team's favor. In Westside intramurals, the situation is the same. Referees are being bad-mouthed for "bad" calls. In my opinion, bad calls don't exist, just bad responses. "I know now how the refs feel," senior Terry Hanna said "I get yelled at every call I
make." When referees are making split second decisions during the intensity of a close, overtime game, one can hardly expect perfection. They're human and make Qlistakes just as players do. Just think, if the players played a perfect game with no errors, there wouldn't be a need for referees. Plus, without referees, the game wouldn't be. appropriate for young audiences anymore. It would be a combat zone, like the Biondo St. Social Hall on New Year's I Eve. Police, let alone referees, couldn't stop the violence and brutality. If the referees had time to think about the calls and weigh their options over a length of time, like replay officials do in the National Football League, a wrong call would be a bad call Split-second wrong calls are always right
and shouldn't be questioned. I never understood why referees put so much at stake for a game, especially in Westside intramurals where the pay ($10 per night) is minimal considering the task at hand. "I ref so young men and women can enjoy the game of basketball," junior Scott Sladovnik said. Sure, but is it worth it? Refereeing isn't easy. The skill for refereeing isn't Tim Hall something that someone is born sports editor with. Special qualities must be developed. Several essential qualities must exist in a referee before he can ref effectively. They need patience. They need to be able to make on-the-spot decisions. They must love the game as much as the players do. Mqs' of l!ll•.• , , they can't be bothered by coaches, players, or
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the crowd. When the crowd chan beats his wife", "Get some glasses other lovely comments, he can't : him. Referees in any league are trea During an intramural game Mont between the Dreadlock Rasta Qw Pauly's Girls, few calls were madE result in some sort of disagree me ward. I thought the professional~ until I witnessed such a sad show sportsmanship. I know winning isn't everythin only thing. However, contrary to opinion, complaining to the refer time during any sport won't heir severely hurt Because the complaining will most referees agree that refereeir worth the remarks they receive. "Refereeing isn't very much fu considering the stuff we take," se Thomas said. "We work far too h Yfay tpq much .~oaningfrom the girls to be paid so little. We need
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Jst successful women in the history lis will be in Omaha Sunday, Feb. 9. rtina Navratilova (currently ranked ld) and Pam Shriver (ranked 37th in be playing in the "Healthy Choice 1ition. ature match, two doubles matches uring 10 promising local girl tennis >were selected on the basis of their nd regional rankings. rlsattendWestside. Theyaresopho:::hman and freshmen Betsy Chilian :k. Each of the three girls was excited been selected to participate in the could have been chosen. I feel very !none of them," Chilian said. ited but a little nervou·s because we :Cont such a large crowd," Fitzpatrick ent featured Navratilova and Zina racted 5,450 spectators. The event ted to draw more people because it lay evening, as opposed to Monday t was held last year. ill be sponsored by Miracle Hills. racle Hills Head Tennis Pro John
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Rasmussen, the reason Miracle Hills is sponsoring such an event is to allow the area to see Omaha's junior talent. "Since Navratilova is playing Shriver, we felt girls would be most appropriate," Rasmussen said. Due to time constraints, the doubles matches will consist of five games each. "Since we are playing for such a short time, I just hope I play well and have as much fun as possible," Chilian said. Because of the event's publicity, two local television news stations are doing segments on the girls playing. Channel 6 sportscaster Dave Weber will be conducting a group interview with the girls. In addition, ·Channel '?·. sportscaster John Knicely will air the girls on the weekly "I Challenge John." Although neither Shriver or Navratilova are among the girls' favorite pro tennis players, the girls are excited to meet pros who have achieved such success. "It will be great to meet Martina because she's so famous," Fitzpatrick said. "Meeting Pam and Martina will be very interesting because they are so big (in popularity)," Borchman said. A professional event rarely occurs in Omaha AccordingtoChilian, because of their world-wide ranking, "it's neat to see famous tennis players in our hometown."
"Fiveofourrelaysgotsecond,"Krecldow said "Freshman Robb Gage swam especially well in the 500 freestyle." The boys team fmished fifth overall. Over Christmas break the swim teams swamnearly8,000yardseachpractice, with two practices a day. These tough practices became known as "Hell Week" and a tshirt was made that said "10 days 3,169 miles." Teammembersthinktheyworkedhard over Christmas vacation and hope it will pay off in February, when the state meet takes place. "We worked hard and had a great hell week, and I think a lot of people are very tired right now, but I think it will pay off at the right time," junior David Wunderlich said. "I think state will be interesting this year because the teams are so close, but I
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think we will do pretty well," senior Collette Heavey said. "We're going down to win it, and I'll set up the team so they can get as many points as possible," Krecklow said. The Westside diving teams have contributed to the team's success. There are only four boys left on the boys diving team because two of the six members are injured. Five girls make up the girls diving team. These numbers may sound small, but actually the number of divers has increased from last year when only one girl and one boy participated. "Three divers have qualified for the state meet," Krecklow said. Senior Ian Jacoba, junior Marca Bucholz, and freshman Michelle Heiliger are the qualifiers. The teams' next meet is tomorrow, Jan. 28, Benson at Monroe.
ely hard to wake up at 5:25 ano. to be in the water by practice is fmished, I'm ause I know for sure it will ! long run," junior Anne aid. ords of both the boys and lain nearly perfect, each 1f 3-1. Abraham lincoln, .nd Bellevue West have all in the wake ofWestside's naha Burke handed both ly losses. rimmers have also made e felt at invitationals. invitational was held Sat:~.tBurkeHighSchool. The :ond and lost by a margin to Burke, themeetcham: also placed second, loslurke. t Lincoln Southeast Invi, Dec. 20, and Saturday, 1ys placed third with 159
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Boys Basketball Varsity_ • Dec. 20, Millard North: Won 70-65 OT
Holiday Tournament • Dec. 23, Burke: Won 71-69 • Dec. 27, Quarterfmals-Bellevue West: Lost 79-76 20T • Jan. 11, Lincoln Southeast: Won 57-55 • Jan. 17, Abraham Lincoln: Won 83-59 • Jan. 18, Papillion: Lost 48-45
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Dec. 17, Millard North: Lost 54-44 Jan. 10, Creighton Prep: Lost 59-44 Jan. 11, Lincoln Southeast: Lost 60-56 OT Jan. 16, Papillion: Lost 65-54 Jan. 18, Abraham Lincoln: Won 55-30
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mrningseasonnearly half 1bers aren'tsure ifthey've llpontential. CoachDoug >wimmers say hard work un attitude will ensure a on for both swim teams. ill seem to have a positive klow said. e is at least as good as last unpion team, and everyag more confidence in our use of their solid perforllston Ram Relays," junior :ki said. n . 11, the boys competed lston Relays Invitational, first invitational after the
Freshmen • Jan.16, Bellevue East: Won 37-32 • Jan. 21, Millard South: Lost 42-27
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• Jan. 7, Burke: Won40-33 South: Won 41-30 • Jan. 11, Millard South Invitational: Placed 11th in the tourney. • Jan. 21, Millard South: Lost 35-33 Prep: Won 37-31 • Jan. 17 and 18, Metro at Abraham Lincoln: Placed 9th in the tourney.
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_ _ /lrdY Kanago - - - - - - - - - - - - l e i s u r e editor This is the time of the year when all the awards for the best movies of the year are announced. The Golden Globes and the Oscars, are presented to various peoplewhoeithermalce excellent timely fllms.In the spirit of these awards, the Lance's leisure staff picked winners for the Lance equivalent of the Golden Globes and Oscars, the Andys. Several categories between the Oscars and the Andys are different. There are several awards the Oscars give out the Lance doesn't (Best Foreign Film? Who can understand what they are saying. While there are several Andy categories that don't appear during the Oscars. • Best Picture In a poor fiscal year for Hollywood, some good ftlms were still made. Among the best were City Slickers, Terminator 2, and The Fisher King in the comedy, action, and drama genres respectively. The Andy for this year goes to the Fisher King. This soft drama with abundant humor drives home a message, something many dramas have trouble doing. The excellent acting of Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams help bring excellence to this drama about a mournful disc jockey and a pleasent but insane vagabond help drive tHis ftlm to excellence. • Worst Picture Usually during the movie year, one film is so pitiful it wins this category hands-down (past examples are Leonard Part VI, and the mother of all bombs, Jshtatj. In 1991, we have been blessed with several. Life Stinksstunlc:and Stone Cold was a poor example of pulp action. However, the worst motion picture to come out in 1991 was Vanilla lee's debut ftlm, Cool as Ice. The "badH white rapper out of Texas (not Miami) needs to walce up and discover blondes don't malce it in the rap business. Ice, in his defense, was not helped by a flavorless plot (lhe Vanillaness is stuck in a small town when his motorcycle brealcs down, and he changes the town with his presence), or horrible reviews. •Best Actor During the typical year, the awards for the best actors and actresses usually go outto those in the best movies. This year is no exception. Robin Williams wins the Andy for his portrayal of a harmless madman in The Fisher King. Williams was able to combine humor and seriousness at the same time. Williams has come a long way since his drug-addicted days of Mork and Mindy (Nanu-nanu). • Best Actress There were not as many stupendous acting performances for the actresses this year as there were for actors. The best came from Jodie Foster for her role in Silence of the Lambs. The
former child-starwas utterly convincing in her role of a rookie FBI agent outto catch a psychopath with the help of an incarcerated, insane killer named Hannibal the Cannibal (Anthony Hopkins). Between the characters of Foster and Hopkins exists a thiclc: psychological tension that truly merits an Andy.
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• Worst Actor As with the best actors, the worst actors typically come from the worst movies. Vanilla Ice, Brian Bosworth, and Mel Brooks all gave terrible performances that are deserving of this dubious honor. Also, Warren Beatty is up for nomination because no one is really sure Beatty was acting in his steamy scenes with Annette Benning in Bugsy. However, Brooks wins the Andy for his role as a millionaire turned bum in life Stinks. The deciding factor was that Brooks is truly a better actor than his shallow, unconvincing performance in the film History of the World Part I, Space Balls, and ToBeorNottoBeallprove his ability to act, whereas Life Stinks doesn't. • Worst Actress Unlike the Worst Actor category, determining the worst actress is much tougher. Many performances had little conviction or believability, such as Mary Elizabeth Masterantonio (in Robin Hood) and Julia Roberts (in Dying Young). The Andy winner for worst actress this year is Kathleen Turner for V.I. Warshawski. Turner played a female detective so violentitwas scary. Why she ever took the job in the first place, we'll never know. • Best Director For the past six or seven years, Oliver Stone has been the movie leader in malcing controversial, question-raising dramas. His standard of excellence continues in his newest project, JFK. Throughout the three hour marathon, Stone weaves together fact, assumption, stunning visuals, and tension so thick it can be cut with a
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lc:nife. It really doesn't matter ifStone's hypothesis about the assassination is true or not; what matters is how elegantly he puts it together. Stone is also responsible for directing The Doors, a three hour journey through drugs, music, and rebellious movements. In 1991, there was no contest for best director. • Best Directorial Debut SeanPennwinstheAndyforhis first-time directorial job in Indian Runner. Penn does a magnificent job of creating a poignent story of two brothers seperated by war and the law. Penn, who has been plagued by the Madonna questions and nosy photographers, shows both sides of hispersonalityinthetwomain characters. Joe (David Morse) is the police officer just trying to help his brother Frankie (Viggo Mortensen). Penn shows promise as an up-andcoming-director. • Best Sequel The best sequel of 1991 would have to be Star Trek VI. To thousands of devoted Treldcers over the past 25 years, Jrlc:, Spoclc:, Scottie, and the rest ,f the crew have been household names. Star Trek VI, the old generation's last hurrah, combines the drama, action, and moral stands of the past quarter century and rolls it into one film. In Star Trek VI, the crew of the Enterprise faces racism in the form of their age-old enemies, the Klingons. What malces the film sospecialishowthecrewhandles it. The Trek actors have been worlc:ingtogetherforsolong,and they are so natural with their performances, it is like reality. Terminator2mayhavebeenofequal quality and exceeding popularity, but this time the Andy goes to the veterans. • Worst Sequel The Andy for this year's worst sequel goes to Child's Play Ill. Inapoorexcuse for a movie about a psychopathic doll named Chuclc:y, while cussing more than Eddie Murphy, virtually every law of physics, biology, and tastefulness is broken. Child's Play III is typical of today's sequel in which the producers try to get rich quick by conniving people into ~~~g a cheap,
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• Most Annoying Ac1 Sandra Bernhart receives the roleinHudsonHawk. The mainr victory of most annoying actress It looks like someone very stron~ a watermelon through Bernhart Hudson Hawk, what made her was how she moved her lips wh1 It was as if her lip muscles all mo ent impulses. Thought: What w if Bernhart and Miele: Jagger h Steven Tyler Jr.?
• Best Special Effe If the phrase "you get what y indeed true, then Terminator 2 · egory hands down. The special for T2 was rumored to be hig Pentagon budget, and it show explosions, awesome shots of and the special effects on the TlO special efffects which have nev before.
• Best Anlmatlo The best animated feature · clearly Beauty and the Beast. Dis chugged out a timeless classic w recognition. The storyline of fir worth of a man underneath the less as the movie will be. What 1 and the Beast so excellent is a cc a timeless plot, life-like animatlo tiful soundtrack.
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students participating in the winter musical. According to Fortney, the cast is ----------leisure editor excellent. "lbe cast is the cream of the crop of This year's winter musical features performers," he said a new twist-it is an original. Unlike last year's summer musical, A English instructor LD. Fortney and Funny Thing Happened on the Way to music instructor Dave Moore have written and composed a new mWiical the Forum, All Sondheim will not rely on an excellent stage, but on the talent titled All Sondheim. All Sondheim is a musical review of the cast and the uniqueness of the featuring the melodies of composer play. According to Fortney, the mWiical Stephen Sondheim. Mit's various songs from all of will stack up well with those of years Sondheim's musicals covering four past. "lt'sgoingtobereallygood," he said. decades,"Fortney said. Members of the cast agree with Musicals All Sondheim borrows Fortney's assessment of the musical. from include Westside Story, Gypsy, "I think it's going to be different, beInto the Woods, and A Funny Thing cause it is all music," Larsen said. Happened on the Way to the Forum. A FunnyThingHappenedon the Way All Sondheim uses songs from 16 muto the Forum was well received by the sicals. people who saw it. Unfortunately, the According to cast members, All number of people who did see it were Sondheim lacks a definite storyline. "There is no plot. It's the weirdest relatively small. This raises the question of the ability of All Sondheim to thing," junior Jon Larsen said In addition, Fortney and Moore will draw in the crowds. According to Fortney, the audience will be attracted perform in All Sondheim personally. They will be performing one solo each, to the musical' squality and uniqueness. "The uniqueness of it will draw one duet, and will narrate the mWiical. crowds. It is a class event people don't According to cast members, Fortney and Moore possess veteran often get to see done by talented per.formers," Fortney said. performer qualities. The musical will be performed Thurs"Fortney and Moore are good singday, Feb. 6 and Saturday Feb. 8 at 7:30 ers," senior Dan Schneider said Schneider is one of over a dozen p.m.
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on the autobiographical novel by Kim Wozencraft, Rush is the story of Kristen Cates, played by Jenn Leigh (Miami Blues; Last Exit to Brooklyn), and Jim >layed by Jason Patrie (Lost Boys; After Dark, My
The Prince ofTides is an emotional roller-coaster about getting on with life. Nick Nolte gives a great performance as Tom Wmgo, the twin brother of a suicidal sc~ophrenic. ' Wmgo comes to New York City from South Carolina to try and help his sister after a recent suicide attempt. In order to piece together his sister's memory, he spends time working with her psychiatrist, Susan Lowenstein, played by Samara Streisand Nolte's character is a white-trash child of a southern shrimper who learned from his mother that just because someone ruins your life, you can still feel love for them. With lessons like these under his belt, it's no wonder that none of the children in his family can seem to overcome the darkness of their childhood The best scenes in the movie were those in which Wingo has flashbacks to little slices ofhis childhood a time in his life which has laid buried for many years, but one in which the pain is still fresh and the wounds are far from healed This is a great theme for a movie because many people still fm(J their childhood mysterious and confusing, and have unresolved feelings toward growing up. While in NewYorlc, Tom becomes separated from his wife and becomes involved with Lowenstein, who helps him to overcome the death of his older brother. The focus of the movie is never on Tom's suicidal sister Savannah, the one with the worst problems, but on Tom's own inabilities to conquer the past. The dialogue in the scenes between Nolte and Streisand is hard to take, but it doesn't ruin the movie. There just isn't enough chemistry between them to justify Wmgo's supposed attraction to Lowenstein. It was not convincing that Tom Wingo would be willing to toss his years of marriage and his frustrated, yet loving wife to the wind when the only thing standing in the way of resuming a happy marriage with his wife was his own uncertainty and inability to come to terms with his past and his brother's death. Streisand directs as well as stars in the movie. This may be the cause of her eccentric behavior on screen. It seems as though she tries so hard to put everything into the character that she can'trelax and just let herself be Lowenstein. Perllaps it is the added burden of the director's hat. One high point of the movie is George Carlin's performance as Eddy, a mutual friend ofWingo and Lowenstein. As the movie's token homosexual, he adds a bit of spicy wit that helps keep the movie entertaining. The climax of the movie comes when Wmgo reveals the horrible secret ofhis childhood to Lowenstein. This brings the two of them together fmally and binds them forever. Unfortunately, the movie goes overtime and becomes increasingly sappy as Wmgo' s narration ends it, leaving the viewers feeling rather silly as they wipe away their tears away and begin to head horne.
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is a fresh-faced, naive graduate of the Texas to is new partner. lSsignment, from the concerned, paternalistic, polio Larry Dodd (Sam Elliot), is to live as a drug couple in the fictional Texas town ofKatterly, buyny drugs from as many different people as possible. mate goal (as set by the acting chief of police, who •ens to be the extremely religious local zealot), is to 1se against cowboy bar and porn shop owner Will 1usician Gregg Allman), a smart, untouchable opho may not even be the major drug dealer he is obe. er to maintain an effective cover, Jim and Kristen est most of the samples offered to them by drug Everything from cocaine to heroin must be taken systems, and they have to look like they know what :>ing. Naturally, the two are addicted to the very yare sworn to stop. going undercover, Jim tells his new partner she ays be in control, able to get up on her feet even !ts tough, and no matter how good it makes her feel, ? it too much. hough, Jim has crossed the line, tearing into evigs to support his own habit. Kristen follows, with 1eir addictions intensified by their growing addicchother. se performances by both Leigh and Patrie, espeing their fall from grace, make the audience sympal shaken, forgetting that they are only watching two tors. d Kristen hit rock bottom, falling into a pit of addledesperation. Their need for a case becomes so ! that they are forced to use a junkie informant 'alker, played by Max Perlich (Drugstore Cowboy) , ; an exceptional performance, in order to get closer Lines. <!n with Walker's help they are unsuccessful, and are y forced to falsify a case against Gaines. neofthisfllm(byfirsttimedirectorLiliFiniZanuck) ·omantic and moralistic. The acting is superb and :~ted. All characters and character relationships are loped. hough the movie starts slow and there are some 1ble events occurring throughout (especially the h will leave the viewer drained, thinking, disturbed, 'i.ed ~ ~t the sanu:,WJl.e. •.t " • , ' . .. , ' • • ' . .. • • :~.demywho is drafted byveterannarcJim Raynor
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A Lean Back and Wall Bassist junior Mark Anderson and lead singer Gerardo Casanova shine in the foreground while senior Mike Hogan plays drums in the back. This group, the Fever Trees, took first place.
Under the Fish ...,. Ralston students Brian Good and Kevin Cruise play guitar for the Soapstones. The Soapstones finished in a three way tie for third place.
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...,. Strumming In the dark Taking his tum at a solo, junior Chris Olson shines In the limelight. His band, Pearly Whlrly Ash Aght, tied for third place.
~Jammin' Seniors Dave Slebler and Scott Zimmerman play the guitars while Randy Tolls sings along. Their band, Abadon, tied for third place.
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fwo legislative bills, LB 336 and LB 1045, e recently been introduced on the floor he Nebraska state legislature, and if sed, could affect the daily lives of stside students. I LB 336 states 16-year-olds cannot obI a drivers license until a drivers educal course has been taken by the appli,t. Otherwise, the individual could not ain a license until the age of 17. LB 336 continues the current policy aling 14 and 15-year-olds in rural areas to te to school by obtaining school driving mits. However, students seeking these mits would have to complete a drivers tcation course within a year of obtainthe permit. The bill further states drivers under the :e of 17 who have already completed a .rivers education course, but who accunulate three moving violations or who re involved in two accidents would have retake the drivers education course. Unless a driving course is offered free of 1.rge through high school, the teenager teenager's family would be required to rthe cost of the drivers education course 1e student wishes to drive at the age 16. vers education courses range from $65 i1 25. Under this bill the state would be uired to offer the course at least once a tr in areas where programs are not availe. However, the state would be allowed :harge students for the course. LB 336 was introduced by State Sen. ugKristensen, representing the 37th dis:t According to Kristensen, 19 states 1e already enacted similar laws. In Iowa, ~enager must be 18 to drive unless he or ~ has attended a driver-safety course. Kristensen's bill is designed to encour! more young Nebraskans to take driverety courses so they can learn defensive ving and other safe-driving skills. LB ) was given ftrst round approval, by a ·e of25 to 18, Tuesday, Jan. 21. Students believe the bill will have a posi-
- tive effect "It would make for better drivers on the road and help the parking problem at Westside," juniorMichaelCoopersaid. • LB 1045 is a proposal to amend section 79-201 of the Reissue Revised StatutesofNebraska, 1943. The bill would ultimately change the legal high school dropout age in Nebraska from 16 to 18years-old. The amendment would state a student must have "received a high school diploma or a diploma of high school equivalency," rather than stating a student must simply "have graduated from high school." The amended Statute 79-201 would read as follows: Every person residing in a school district within theStateofNebraska who has legal or actual charge or control of any child not less than seven nor more than eighteenyearsofageshallcausesuchchild to attend regularly the public, private, denominational, or parochial day schools which have met the requirements for legal operation prescribed in Chapter 79 each day that such schools are open and in session, except when excused by school authorities, unlesssuchchildhasreceived a high school diploma or a diploma of high school equivalency. The term shall not be less than (1) one thousand thirty-two instructional hours for elementary grades and (2) one thousand eighty instructional hours for high school grades in any public school district or private, denominational, or parochial school, except that in the event of the failure of any district which receive receipts anticipated at the time ofthe adoption of the school budget from taxes, state funds, federal funds, tuition, or other sources, the board of education of such district may, at any time during the school year, elect to close all or part of its schools. The percentage of Westside students who dropout of school between the ages of 16 and 18 is minimal. "It (the dropout rate) appears to be no more than 3%, although that might not
be accurate because no one really knows how to figure a dropout rate," guidance counselor Dick Lundquist said. Lundquist says he is not opposed to LB 1045,buthesaysitisn'taddressingtheproblem. "If some 17 or 18-year-old has no desire to be in school, the bill is giving the county attorney some leverage to reach the young person. However, the real dilemma is how theygottobe17andhateschool,"Lundquist said. Some students believe raising the dropout age from 16 to 18 would have a negative effect on schools. "Most students drop out to get a job and start working in the real world doing something they want. A bill like this would keep students from being a productive part of society doing something they want to," senior Adam Findley said. Other students believe that if passed, LB 1045 would have positive effects. "This bill would keep kids in school, where they should be. What kind of negative effect could it possibly have?" senior Diana Slack said. "Students need to be in a school where they can not only learn academically, but also how to survive in social aspects and interaction with others," sophomore Scott Kroeger said. Lundquist said other problems could occur with raising the dropout age. "If a student comes to Westside Monday, Feb. 10, because they find out that if they don't attend school they'll be punished by the law, what are we supposed to do with them as far as class placement in the middle of the semester?" Lundquist said. Overall, students tend to believe both of the bills would have a positive effect on Westside and school systems in Nebraska. "I believe both bills will have a positive effect on schools throughout the state. LB 336 will allow schools to demand students to stayinschoolandwilllet us competewell with other states and nations. LB 1045 will decreaseaccidentrates ofteenagers through increasing awareness in drivers education courses," junior Beth Bowman said.
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_....;,..;..;...._______ copy editor In order to prepare the Code of Conduct for revision, a committee comprised of students, faculty, administrators, and parents met and discussed alterations to the code Friday, Jan. 31. The meeting was held to review the present Code of Conduct and recommend changes. An agreement reached between District 66 and the Nebraska Civil Liberties Union (NCLU) prompted the review after objections to the code were raised by NCLU Executive Director Bill Schatz. "I think there are a lot of fallacies in it (the code) as it is now, but the committee is working to make changes. In the end, it will be better for everyone," junior Beth Bowman, Code of Conduct committee member, said. According to Committee Chair AI Inzerello, committee members were selected to represent various views of the Code of Conduct. At the start of the meeting, Inzerello supplied the committee with copies ofother school districts' conduct codes, mainly those of Omaha Public Schools (OPS), Millard, and Ralston. Open discussion concerning the Code of Conduct as a whole followed. Next, the meeting shifted toward a more specificformat. The committee read and discussed the code paragraph by paragraph. Due to insufficient time, the committee was only able to work through the fourth paragraph concerning disciplinary action. The decisions of the committel are as follows: startingwithparagraph oneofthe code, the committee will recommend that it be revised to pertain to all students regardless of their involvement or non-irt- volvement in school athletics or activities. The committee will also recommend the clause "proper behavior and conduct" be clearly defmed in the code, and that it be clarified where and when "proper behavior and conduct" should be expected of students. The committee will recommend eliminating the second paragraph of the code entirely. The paragraph deals with students involved in activities and athletics. According to Inzerello, the clause is misleading because people believe that only specific students are subject to the code. Unanimously, the committee decided to recommend paragraph three of the code remain unchanged. The paragraph outlines the types of prohibitive conduct the Code of Conduct addresses. According to Inzerello, the fourth paragraph of the code, disciplinary action, promoted the most discussion among committee members. Committee members found the clause "whom the District has found to be en· gaged in" based on hearsay alone, and will recommend its deletion from the code. It is proposed the clause be replaced with an intervention process for suspect students. Time did not allow the committee to ftnish evaluating the code Friday, Jan. 31. The committee met a second time to complete the review of the Code of Conduct and to fmalize recommendations. According to Inzerello, these are recommendations only and still must be reviewed by Principal Jim Findley and Superintendent James Tangdall before implementation. The final committee meeting was held Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. The results of the meeting were not available at press time. "I was surprised with the way the meeting went on Friday," senior Angie Spiehs, committee member, said. "It went really well. It was productive, and the administration was good at listening."
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: : : : : : Lanee.r6tanee : : , , . 路..路路 World-Herald misrepresents Code of Conduct In editorial An open letter to the Omaha World-HeraldThe World-Herald prides itself in being responsive to the community it serves. It is through the coverage provided by the World-Herald that a. majority of Omahans receive their information. Through local news, sports, and lifestyle stories, the newspaper facilitates an image of the city, positive or negative. Although the Lance believes the World-Herald has accurately reported issues affecting District 66, the Lance does not concur with the favorable image presented of the Code of Conduct in the World-Herald editorial, "Reasonable Conduct Code Helps Teach Citizenship." "' The Lance takes exception to the opinion of Superintendent James Tangdall thatthe code does not interfere with a student's academic worlc. Students who are punished by the code are given In School Suspension (ISS), during which time they are talcen out of all classes. By talcing students out of class, the student is denied the same academic opportunities as his or her counterparts, such as interaction with instructors, and participation in experiments or class discussions. Thus, the code does interfere with the student's academic worlc. In addition, the Lance also questions the validity of the statement made by Westside officials that the "code has been effective in curbing student drinlcing and drug abuse." Following the implementation of the code in the 1990-91 school year, a formal survey of the entire student body has never been conducted to determine the extent of alcohol and drug abuse among Westside students. It is therefore not len own whether or not the code has been effective in curbing such abuse. The Lance also believes the World-Herald's statement that the code is "legally sound" is inaccurate. According to the United States Constitution, all citizens, regardless of age, are innocent until proven guilty. The Westside Code of Conduct is in concordance with this. The actual administration of the code, however, is not. Often, students are given punishment merely on the basis qf heresay, rather than proof of guilt in a court of law. In this respect, the code is not "legally sound." Finally, it is the opinion of the Lance that the jurisdiction of the code extends acceptable bounds. The code allows the school administration to punish students for wrongful acts committed outside the school campus, or on non -school time. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Policy #76, "The school has no jurisdiction over students' non-school activities. A student who violates any law rislcs the legal penalties prescribed by civil authorities; he or she should not be placed in jeopardy at school for any offense which is not concerned with the educational institution." The Lance believes the jurisdiction of the code should be restricted to only school affairs. The Lance concedes District 66 has a right to maintain discipline within its schools. However, discipline must be administered correctly, talcing into account the constitutional rights of students. The District 66 Code of Conduct, in its present form, does not provide for such discipline.
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'Hail the King' It happened last year, also. District 66 schools didn't celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. I'm sure some students found that wrong (probably only because their friendwhogoestoCentraldidn'thave togo to school), butnoonetriedtodo anything to change things. This year District 66 schools again didn't celebrate King's birthday. Nextyearthey will if there is support from Westside students. Principal Jim Findley told me one reason we don't celebrate it is because in the past, when they did have programs during school celebrating King, few students attended. There still is not enough interest from the students or community, and that was evident to me on Monday, Jan. 20, when I stood outside the building all day protesting. Passersby showed a little interest in the protest Some even stopped to read our signs, and give us a thumbs up. Some people didn't even lenow it was King's birthday. A few even cursed King and made demeaning racial remarks. Many of the people wallcing by just laughed. Let me ask those of you who walked by with smirks on your faces, what was so
funny? white school to do son There's nothing humorous in the fact students going to Westsi that amostlywhite school district didn't much, if any, contact adequately aclcnowledge a 路great man Americans which is un who fought for ~,\l<;e and equality. cause that brings about One ladywallcing by said, "Don't you ceptions. lcnowwhyyourschool doesn 'tcelebrate When we as people s Dr. King's birthday? There's hardly any other people as just bt black kids that go to Westside. Why stead of different charac should you(celebrate)?" It is a disappointClara Fishel ing exleisure staff ruse not to celebrate King because only a few African- ignorance stop and racis Americans reside in District 66. I' msure ist. ifDistrict66hadahigherAfrican-AmeriWhen you're born, an can population, we would have cel- dead, color doesn't matt ebrated King's birthday. pens in between is up to Throughout the rest of the year, a Whenyouseesomethin group will be trying to develop a pro- just stand by and letithaJ: gram with speakers and activities to take thing to change it. At leas place next year on King's birthday. A work. day off from school won't teach anyWe are a new generatic thing. The support of the student body areoldenoughtovote, to is greatly needed if this is going to work, ence. That protest mig so think seriously about it. funny to some of you, but It is twice as important for a mostly achieved our goals. Hail
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'orrns of self-censort of words, thoughts, .. Thereislittleawareship not imposed by ! fmd the word "cen1 negative meaning. lfort ourselves in this as "being tactful" or efs of our parents or 1ough, we are avoidrious reasons. These n the fear of punishto present a certain Ives. Self-censorship and bad. :ea in which it seems 1sor ourselves. ObvilOsen based upon the !vel of the audience. 1ry, or slang. is generfriends and those who
are comfortable together. Within groups not so familiar, words are much more important. Most of the words used in formal situations are carefully chosen -that is, with the objective of not offending or embarrassing those around us or trying to impress upon them a certain image of ourselves. However, words only mean whatwehavedenotedthemtomean.lf society is so offended by certain words, why did society delegate to them such offensive connotations? Actions, for the m o s t part, are learned behavior. As children, hwnans have little or no inhibition. In successive years we learn the "proper" manner in which to act so as not to be disruptive or harmful. Certain forms of action censorship can be good. For instance, if one committed a violent crime each time one felt hostility, this world would be uninhabitable (and, most likely, uninhabited). But, on the opposite side of that issue, as humans grow older, the tendency to relax and enjoy life diminishes because the actions enjoyed in youth are no longer acceptable in society's eyes. Something so simple as jumping rope or playing a game of tag can be relaxing but is looked upon as immature. The excuse is given that old bones cannot do all they used to do. In some cases that is true. For the most part, though,
old bones are simply too afraid to let themselves go and act a little crazy once in a while. Thoughts and beliefs are two areas which can be clouded if not scrutinized closely. Thoughts occur daily and can changefrommomentto moment based on moods and environment. Beliefs are much more concrete, and to be changed, they require greater influence than do thoughts. Frequently, I find myself thinking something about someone that perllaps is not kind or optimistic. My immediate response is to think about another subject or something about that person that is nice or kind. Now, I realize if the thoughts are unnatural or not meant to be, they would not be manifested in my subconscious. Beliefs are formed in a different way than thoughtsandarethebasisformany of the ways in which we censor ourselves. As our minds are developing. our system of values is also developing. Through experiences with family and other people, wetakethosevalueswhich are comfortable to us and incorporate them into our own philosophy for life. Starting at a veryyoungage, our parents tell us that certain beliefs are good or bad for certain reasons. Religion is another major factor in the development of the beliefsystem. Often, children are taught that to be of a certain faith, they must hold certain morals as their own. That is fme for children, but as adults, morals should be based on whatever is comfortable to the individual. Self-censorship is not always bad, but sometimes it is inhibiting. It is not so important to worry about what other people think as it is to do what is comfortable to you.
ople were only like futons 1 my new year's resolution, I tried to think ;itive to write about. I was sitting all day .spacing and typing some more, and then ~ again until it hit me. Futons. Nobody ng more positive than futons. In case you a futon is, it's a wooden Japanese bed that Jff the floor. I was blind not to think of it 1t because they're so real. No facades about 1ow frrm. You get what you see. No fake oxymoron. Just cotton (or goose-down), 路le of screws. Good for your back and for ,d-set - I read that on a tee. 路ds (we weren't really, but m do that, it's my are sort of like ::>ftandcave idle. Some rock,and ( light very 1ere's al- \ !parable e best :the type obably a
>pletoo. 1g to be redundant -1 know all people are mg real as in the opposite of imaginary, as in lking about REAL people. individuality here. Non-conformity, cadidissident, it doesn't matter what word you an the same thing. Now there is a line here, line, a fine line between being an individual posite. You know, the leech that does every;;e someone else doesn't. The type of person nto a store just because someone else nlight .s type of person always has to be radically ~remotely recognized as normal. The person anti-personality. In other words, a fake. a person disagrees with the majority, how-
ever, does not make them an opposite. It has to do with the reasons why. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and quite frequently, people are going to have different opinions. Differences in how to dress, what's acceptable, what's not. Morality variety is a constant debate. Individuality is an admirable quality, but just because someone is not like anyone else, it does not mean they have individuality. True individuality comes only from self-reliance (yes, I'm using Emerson as the basis for this). People often -.__--..., .......... getconfusedinthinking that to be self-reliant they aren't entitled to share other people's opinion. They try so hard to be unlike everyone else they forget to be who they really are. They become a negative reflection of society, rather than themselves. They get so enmeshed in not conforming, they conform anyway. Being different is good, ifthat's what you want to be. If what you really are just happens to fall under normality, that's good too. The important factor here is that you are what you are. People are not impressed with shallow imitations, and pretending to be something you're not defmitely falls under that category. People are entitled to their own opinion, and they are entitled to change any time they feel the urge. That's what individuality is all about. Valuing your own opinion before anyone else's. Self-reliance is the key to being real. Especially during these "teenage" years, there's a lot of confusion about who we are. There are a lot of decisions to be made and a lot of pressure to make the "right" decision. It is important that we base our decisions on what we believe in, not what we think we should believe in, or what we think will impress others. I'd rather sleep on a futon than a bed made of synthetic fluff, but that's only my opinion. . .
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Thursday, ]an. 30, 83 students were asked the following question by the Lance: Do you agree with Nebraska senators to change the legal dropout age from 16 to 18-years-old? 71% YES, I do agree the dropout age should be 18. 29% NO, I do not agree the dropout age should be 18.
"YES, in this growing age of technology, a high school education is a must. The longer a student is made to stay in school, the more opportunity they have to learn." junior Ann Weide
"NO, it's a waste oftime and the school's time to force someone to go to school." freshman Undsay Mitchell
"YES, by the time kids are 18, many have completed high school. This way, kids almost have to graduate and thus will have a better chance of getting a job." junior Jen Moore
"YES, we would have less of a dropout percentage. Today teens are too used to taking the easy way out." senior Sam Nivongsa
"YES, education in the U.S. is going to pot. Hopefully, by raising the dropout age to 18, America will be able to compete better with foreign countries." junior Lance Kugler
"NO, personally, I feel it should be the student's decision. My sister dropped out at the age of 17 and has a good job and is a lot happier." sophomore Debbie Robinson
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W u B mine." "UandMe4-Ever." Cute messages on Valentine candy may malce some students shalce with fear. Not all Westside students seek a Valentine; committing themselves to one person is the last thing on their agenda Mixed feelings about serious relationships are common in high school. "In most cases, serious relationships are a big mistalce," junior Brad Bostic said. "I think it's bad when people become so possessive." Just as people are drawn to one another for different reasons, people are turned off for different reasons. "In a relationship in high school you see each other at school all day and when you go out at night. Married couples don't see each other as often," junior JeffEverroad said. "You always just end up getting so sick of that person you hate to see them at all." Feelings are always at stalce when entering a serious relationship. "I think that in high school people are too young to get into serious relationships," freshman Barbara Zach said. "All that happens is that people get hurt, especially the girls." The time and attention that usually go along with a relationship can cause others to question their friends' love life. ''WJ!en people have serious relationships, they focus all of their time with that person," Bostic said. "They don't spend a lot of time with their friends. You should have a lot more fun in high school; you only go through it once." Spending time with the same person is preferred by others. "There's nothing wrong with them. This is high school; we're here to have fun," ·sophomore Stephanie Spong said. Somestudents don't object to relationships in high school, yet think relationships should have their limits.
"They're (relationships) fme in high school, but I'd hate to see people drag the things into college," senior Adam Hartman said. Others are concerned that relationships might interfere with activities in high school. "I think they're great, but you have to know when to stop. You wouldn't want to screw up your academics and sports," freshman Court Irish said. When a relationship becomes serious is determined by each couple's feelings and attitudes about what should and shout not be expected . "When you are just 'seeing each other' you don't always know where the other person is," junior Steph Smith said. "If you are pretty serious, you always know what the other person is doing, even if you aren'twith them." "You might not necessarily be with them all the time, but you spend a majority of your time with them," Smith said. The decision to become involved is a big one, according to most students. However, they do realize that it is a decision that should be left to the individuals in such a situation. Most students see the up and down side of having a serious relationship, while others are strongly opinionated. "BI!@eq 'em," senior Josh Hoberman said. -Katie Hamer
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very year in mid-February a special day recognizing romance is celebrated as a result of centuries of tradition. The origin ofValentine's Day has been traced back to several possible events, one of which has to do with a saint of the early Catholic church. According to the story, a Roman emperor in the third century prohibited young men to marry because he believed single men made better soldiers. However, a Catholic priest named Valentine disobeyed the emperor and proceeded to marry young couples. When the emperor discovered this, he executed Valentine on February 14, 269A.D. Two-hundred years later, February 14 was proclaimed Saint Valentine's Day. Every Valentine's Day couples traditionally celebrate their love for each other, or acquaintances celebrate their friendship. Tracing the course of history, famous couples come to mind: Romeo and Juliet, Ozzle and Harriet, and, of course, Fred and Wilma Flinstone. Are there any dating rituals that occur among Westside couples? A Westside Romeo, senior John Shannon, has been dating sophomore Laura Troia since last June.
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dating." "A high school relationship is Kingery also met her boyfriend good only if the two people involved can handle it," Shannon at school. said. "Prior to this relationship I "I first met him when he asked to use my 'Tess of the avoided commitments, but now that I'm in one, it means a lot to d'Urbervilles' book in the English me. I think it's great." IMC," said Kingery. According to many students, Another Westside couple met through relationships between people involved with high school older brothers and sisters. relationships are predominantly "My older happy. "I'm really happy with my brother and my girlfriend's older relationship," senior Katy Taylor said. sister have been "My boyfriend has a tremendating for several years," sophodous sense of humor and is really fun to be around. Whenever we go . more Jered out, whether it be with a big group Hellman said. of people or by ourselves, I have a "We were great time," Taylor said. introduced by Junior April Kingery adds that them a long time her boyfriend is also a friend. ago, ,b ut finally "I've been dating my boyfriend decided to date about three for almost a year," said Kingery. months ago." "We have a great time together. It Westside is great because my time with him doesn't subtract from my time with couples agree that the decimy friends because he is also my sions of the best friend." relationship are Other couples meet through paired class assignments and in the generally made equally by both partners. school Instructional Material "The decisions in our relationCenter, ( IMC's). ship are mostly made to a point "We first got involved through the sociology marriage project," where both of us agree and are senior Terry Hanna said. "She happy," Shannon said. "Although, since I'm whipped, she asked me to 'marry' her at a party on the weekend. Through the tends to get her way more, which is fine." project we got to know each other really well and eventually started Hellman agrees, but also relies
on compromising to insure both parties' happiness. "My girlfriend and I malce whatever decisions equally; neither one of us has more say than the other," Hellman said. According to several couples at Westside, after a week of straight school it's pleasant to spend time alone with each other. "On the weekends we always have a lot of fun with each other," Hanna said. "We generally go to dinner then a movie and maybe a party if a good one is going on." During the summer months, the large amount offreetime allows couples to enjoy themselves outdoors. "In the sunnmer, there is always sonnething to do," Kingery said. "If there are no good movies out we just go to a park and mess around." Some couples who didn't nneet through school met each other from past relationships or were introduced by friends. "My boyfriend and I have dated for over seven nnonths," Taylor
said. "It's funny beca for a long time, about f ago, in eighth grade. " Another Westside c also previously dated. "I've dated nny boyf basically a year and a t sophomore Regan Tm "But this isn't the first dated. I dated him for in fourth grade." Most couples agree pany of a boyfriend or one nnajor advantage t involved in a relations] 'Tnn having a lot m that I'nn in a relationst said. "A really good thin relationship is always· someone to talk to ab< thing. " Hellnnan agrees. "It's really nice bei.I relationship," Hellnna enjoy always having s< to for anything," he s Senior couples in h often run into trouble decision of what to do two involved go their! ways to different collE However, one Wes1 couple won't run into lem. "It's really nice bee right now, my boyfrie1 attend the same colic said.
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otta have it. Not only is the phrase Pepsi Cola's new slogan, it is how millions of teenagers today think about premarital sex. Twelve million teenagers are currently sexually active. The average age of first intercourse among United States adolescents is 16, and may be as young as 12 in some urban areas. "Having sex is all right if you have the right protection, and the right partner," senior Jeff Hill said. Sophomore Molly Dugan agrees. "If it's with the right person, then it's fme. You shouldn't just sleep around with anybody," Dugan said. Approximately one third of adolescents from ages15 to 19 use contraception at first intercourse or consistently thereafter. Among 15 to 19-year-olds who initiated intercourse before age 18, 75% reported having had two or more partners, and 45% reported having had four or more partners. "If you've liked them a long time and it's the right person, it's fine as long as you use the proper protection," freshman Carly Kudrna said. Unfortunately, not enough people use birth control, and problems can arise. These problems include pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) . "lfyou're going to do it, make sure you're responsible and it's someone you care about, because if the girl gets pregnant, chances are you'll have to spend the rest of your life with her, " junior Buff Radii said. One half of all premarital pregnancies begin in the fust six months of sexual activity, and more than 20% begin in the first month. Approximately one million adolescent women become pregnant in America each year. More than 40% of these women obtain abortions, and about 38% of those who give birth are 17 years of age or younger. "I don't approve of it, or recommend it, due to the health problems it can cause. I would encourage children to abstain, since it's the only real prevention," school nurse Deann Johnson said. STD rates.among adolescents have . steadily increased in the United States. Statistically, 20 to 24-year-oldshave the highest rates ofSTDs in the U. S. population, and 15 to 19-year-olds rank second. Despite all the facts, the proportion of adolescents who reported having had premarital sexual intercourse has .-----~------------, increased steadily since 1970. "I don't think kids should have sex before they're married. If they do, they have the ' unfortunate possibility of getting her pregnant, or either both of you 1 getting a sexually transmitted disease. i Frankly, I'm not sure it's really worth it, " junior · Jason Quinn said. Fifty-folli percent of high school students nationally as well as 54% in Nebraska report having had sex. The numbers increase throughout high school, where 75% of senior \ boys report having had
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estslde clubs to head to the mountains this month Hittin' the slopes. Two clubs from Westside will be taking ski trips in February othStudentAdvisory Board (SAB) and Westside Band will b veiling to Wmter Park, CO, to ski Friday, Feb. 14, throu onday, Feb. 17. The two groups will be taking separate buses, however, e band will be participating in two concerts along the way Thirty-three people will be attending the SAB ski trip. Th 'p is not restricted to SAB members, as it was originall tanned, but is open to any Westside students. SAB membe ave priority over others attending the trip. •
tudents, faculty add talent o SAB annual talent show Student Advisory Board (SAB) will be hosting its sixth anual talent show Tuesday, March 3, in Westside's Auditoium. According to SAB co-chairmen of the talentshowcommitee, sophomore Jessica Chase and junior Quis Bouc, anyone ssociated with Westside was welcome to audition, includg staff. The tryouts were held Wednesday, Feb. 5 and ursday, Feb. 6, after school at 3:30 p.m. "We have a wide variety of acts this year," Chase said "It's oing to be a great show this year and we're expecting a great mouton March 3." •
SAB plays Cupid, puckers up or annual Valentine's Day fu Cupid will invade the halls of Westside when the Studen dvisory Board (SAB) sells IGss-0-Grarns for Valentine's Day riday, Feb. 14. The IGss-0-Grarns will be sold all day Wednesday, Feb. 1 d Thursday, Feb. 13. Fifty cents will buy a kiss from a SA ember, a Hershey's kiss, and a note from the sender of th 'ss-0-Grarn. Students purchasing the messages are in tructed to give the name of the recipient of the kiss and th omeroom. However, SAB will notbeselling"Heartson theWall," duet dministration difficulties. SAB sold paper hearts to be writ en on and posted on the wall outside the little theater. According to SAB members, too many of the comment erederogatory and upset members of the adrninistratio d parents of the students. •
John Crook named Nebraska Assistant Principal of the Yea Westside Assistant Principal John Crook was recently named Nebraska Assistant Principal of the year. The award is sponsored by the McDonald's corporation nationwide. One recipient is chosen from every state each year. The purpose of the award is to honor secondary assistant principals across the country for leadership and contributions toward secondary education. The honor includes a trip to Chicago where an awards dinner, several meetings and a workshop will be held. The meetings and workshop will be held to exchange ideas and information on educational improvement. •
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'Westside Up Front' gets ne\N loo 'We were really sick of the plain black background we had been using," senior --=-------c,o-news editor Mac Smith, "Westside Up Front" direcAudiences tuning into Westside's tor, said. "The new background looks cable news program, "Westside Up more professional." Front," will be treated to a new look this Grisham also took the graduation picsemester. tures of the cable news team to the KPTM Cox Cable Channel42 (KPTM) anchor studio and composed a new opening to Kent Grisham has been visiting the the program using the studio's graphics Westside television studios recently to technology. offer suggestions The ento the cable news trance features team. new opening It's a softer. more "He's kind of music and a adoptedus,"telepicture of each professional vision instructor of the members Willa Boe said. of"Westside Up look. I'll be "Nothing formal Front." has been anexcited to see "The kids are nounced, but really excited. how it looks on he's been helping The opening out a lot." looks very protape. fessional ," Boe As a result of senior Mac Smith~ Grisham's visit, said The new the students decided to redo the opening can be traditional black curtain backdrop of the seen in the program airing now, while television studio. The studio now sports the new background will be dis played in a new gray and pink background design. the program airing Monday, February A Westside crest will be added through 24. the use of advanced comptuter graphics The show is featured weekday afteron television. noons, Monday at 7:30p.m., Tuesday at
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en lor writing assessments omplled, ready to mall District 66 officials are gathering the results of the district wide writing assessment. The assessment was given to District 66 fifth graders, eig graders, and seniors in their first semester English classes. The samples were graded by a group ofDistrict66 parent called the Westside Volunteer Counselors. The papers wer judged on content, organization, style, and conventions. 'We try to gather information on how our students ar doing as writers," English department head Doug Pierso said, "so we teachers can take the assessments and chang our instructions. This gives us a check." The results of the assessment are being compiled and ar to be mailed out to parents and students within two to thee weeks. •
Juniors ·'jump' for math test given at Westside Westside juniors were asked to take a math testto determine eir mathematical preparation on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The test is known as the JUMP program and is offered to all ebraska high school juniors. "We encourage all juniors to take it," math instructor Roge offman said. "It lets kids know where they stand in math" The JUMP test is used to make suggestions for improving athematical skills in preparation for post-high school. The JUMP test has been administered to Westside students or three years. A bill passed by the 1989 Nebraska legislature ppropriated funds to provide the test at no cost to students. The test is also used to measure the ability of each student d to ase5s the level of math the student should take in the nlor ear. •
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- - - - - - - - - - s p o r t s editor Jay is Valentine's Day, a time to be extrato your sweethearts. Don 'tyou wish I was 1eart so I might rank you in front of the 10n't do that; instead, however, I will not te faculty's ultimate domination of the last few weeks I have received numerous ; and some on how I should go about rating tral basketball teams. lso complain to me about how outstand1tyis-likeitismyfault. Idohavetoadmit jng the teams a lot easier, but it was no thy contrived. ·r squashing of opponents is the name of s game. Their opponents have been contumiliated on offense and defense. A 'few Rick "Marathon Man" McKeever always Jrecise moment to explode with a barrage inters. ·et Pen Islanders regain second place with er the contending Explosion team. Senior Be Like" Mike Eversden can do it all for the slanders. He scores, passes, and rebounds possessed. Icy Fighters were destroyed by the faculty, n't the reason they dropped. They went to No.3 because in their attemptto knock tlty, they used a very clever and subtle way ~the faculty's fast break. They substituted ickly when the faculty got on a break. Esnen, they played with six little boys to the 1emen. y monkeys on the fourth-place team, Explosion, are the losses to the No. 1 and No. 2 teams. They have bounced back in their last two games to outscore their opponents, 131-16 combined. Junior Geoff "I'm Huge Like My Ego" Gust has played a significant role in their recent success. f'S WILD wtl'JIIRS The fifth place MMYHATS team was overrHE HOSE looked last week. I DA BULLS apologize for notreXlGS AND CATS alizing the Williams :R.WXX-ai!HI Wild Wonders were d and had beaten one of the rated teams. lay, they challenged the faculty only to lose 1ts. Senior Keith "Where's My Brow" Tho~ry large force for the Wonders. ttest team in the league (besides the always faculty) was the No.6 Jinlmy Hats until they IS heartbreaker to ratings contender Pistol mdejos. With the help of Senior Chad "Forng, they had been victorious in theirlasttwo (streaks don't last very long in leagues with 1g authorities, though). >se returns to the ranks at No.7 after a long lunior Mike "The Ideal Role Model" Jernigan •any are determined to rise in the rankings. ~th and ninth spots go to DaBulls and the Cats (nice name) respectively. nth and fmal spot goes to the Dreadlock ~ens. They continue to dominate the girls' rith a faculty-like ease. Leadership from Joy " Mann has aided the domination.
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Top 10 love pictures of all tin ____ A_mee Folker _ _ _ _..;....;:~---- columns ed1tor
• Wild at Heart-Nicholas Cage and Laura Dern portray a couple of dim-witted lovers in David Lynch's story of true love. Cage portrays a ex-convict who, while on parole, elopes with his lover, Dern. They run away from Dern's possessive motherwho sendsherlovesick boyfriend after them. ~-~ Faced with more I el( {...()/H!; fVf tltNM trouble than they can deal with, the couple concentrate on eachotheranddiscover they are all that matters.
Trying to come up with the 10 greatest love moviesofalltimeisnoeasytask. Manybattles were fought over love in the history of movies, butldon'tthinlcanyofthem matchedthefightmyedi- A. I torial board had when rflllfU ~ I trying to decide the top 10. One of the maindebateswas over whether 9 and 112 Weeks was alovemovieornot. We decided although it was not really a great love movie, it was great to watch with your sweetie. However, we did agree the words" cry," "ripped," and "overcome" are very useful when reviewinglove movies. So here they are, Aimee's Top 10 Greatest Love Movies of All P~tiree.tJ' B~tde Time. 0
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their suggestion, all the guys sai you have got to put Ghost on th almost cried in that movie, the tea I had to blink them back. Yeah, Y' Ghostonthere." So,becauselals• this movie, I added it to my Jist. even death, Patrick Swayze and play the touching roles of sta1 erswho aretc a terrible< murder.
• Gone With the Wind/ Casablanca-These classic romances speak for themselves. Oarlc.Gable'simmortal words to Vivian Leigh, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn," compare only to Bogart's, "Here'slooking atyoukid,"toLaurenBacall. Both classics are as good, if not better than any love movie made today.
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Mr. Bungle among up-and-coming ban - - - - - M a t t Bowen ___....,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ leisure staff Mr. Bungle is a band that truly defines the terms "original" and "progressive." The madcap antics ofcharismaticlead singer Mike Patton has re-invigorated the band after his brief musical stint with Faith No More. The band's self-titled album is breaking boundaries in the alternative music scene. Along with unique and engrossing cover and inlay art, the album presents a wide and interesting scope of musical styles. The funk rock style of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers is reflected by the band in "Squeeze Me Macaroni." Mr. Bungle even achieves a ska sound in the song, "Carnival." However, Mr. Bungle also creates its O\Vn unique thrash sound in "Love is a Fist." The highlight of this excellent album is the vocals. Patton in particular has a dynamic vocal range and melodicintensitywhichhelpadd to Mr. Bungle's distinctive style. The album is not for the weak of heart-Mr. Bungle has achieved the now common dubious honor of being awarded an "explicit lyrics" label. However, for those who like any kind of progressive or alternative music, this album should satisfy all ~es.•
The currently popular "Seattle sound," exemplified by such music groups from the Seattle area as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, is also present in the new up-and-corning band, Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam, with their latest album "Ten" and video of the single "Alive," has recently been the focus of much attention. Already well-known to those who have seen them as an opening act for such bands as Red Hot Chili Peppers, they continue to gain exposure through MlV and various alternative radio stations. With "Ten," Pearl Jam blends the soulful, yet energetic vocal style oflead singer Eddie Vedderwithdistinctive, abstract, and powerful guitar riffs. This unique combination is strengthened by a tight, pounding drum groove on everytrackofthealbum. Pearl Jam's vocals, guitars, and drums are especially highlighted by the tracks, "Even Flow," "Jeremy," and "Black." Pearl Jam not only has a unique sound, but also has unique song lyrics. In a disjointed style, Pearl Jam is able to express both angst and hope. "Ten" is an album which is a must for those who like the "Seattle sound," or alternative music in general. Even for those who don't, Pearl Jam may still hold appeal.•
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The Smashing Pumpkins is a greatly underra1 ting a good deal of buzz lately. Many saw them a Chilli Peppers concert (with Pearl Jam), and ju reaction of the crowd, at least one or two people The band has gained recognition in Omaha s peared at the Ranch Bowl with 311. 311 received t at the show, but the Smashing Pumpkins were a prise. Their energetic, yet soulful blend of60 's blues and newer, hard-edge alternative on their album "Gish" adds a fresh new perspective to alternative musical horizons. The methodical drumming on this disc is really a standout feature. The Smashing Pumpkins add a poundingenergyto even the mellow and soulful songs. The blues guitar work of the lead and base guitarists really adds a more laid back dimension to the overall feel of this disc. "Gish" is an album for someone who wants to dlifl to excellent music. The interesting thing is, " kind of music that packs enough raw energy a create an impulse to grab a tennis raquet and thr< a testosterone rage. In plain English, "Gish," by the Smashing Pt notable collection of songs.•
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First Seat Candidates >b Buckley ill Jack Lewis ?cond Seat Candidates •bert Doyle • Liz Karnes
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aucus election under fire Tie Johnson
----news co-editor ('system. 66 has received criticism tcus method of electing LCd candidates. Nebraska state senator l, in the Omahjl Worldlesday, Feb. 11, argued ~ caucus system used by callingit, "rigged between oplewho attend." tcus system was subjected :riticism through a group rs of the District 66 comlied Citizens for Responm. The group· published 1tionalletter and sent it to ty residents. The letter
cited the shortcomings of both the caucus system and the school board itself. The caucus system is unique to District 66. In other school systems such as Millard and Omaha Public Schools (0PS), school board candidatesmustfirstgothrougha primary election b~fore the'fmal election. UndeJ," the caucus system members of the community who attend the caucus nominate District 66 residents for election to the school board. Each candidate is allowed the opportunity to make a brief speech and is allowed to have three citizens of the community speak in his or her behalf. Those who attend the caucus then vote on the nominated candidates, with the top two vote-getters
for each open seat advancing to the Former Westside alumnus and general election: school board candidate JeffVoorhees Candidates' reactions to criticism voiced strong disapproval ofthe cauwas extreme-<andidates were either cus system. opponents or proponents of the cau"My reaction (to the caucus syscus system. tem) is that it is an elitist system in "I think this systemhasmanyposi- which the same people decide who tive aspects," school board president should be elected year after year," liz Kames said. "It gives each of the Voorhees said. "That has got to stop. candidates an opportunity to think What happens is that the incumbent aboutwhytheywanttorunforschool keeps getting re-elected. The caucus board. It gives voters a chance to system is anti-democratic.~ hear from each of the candidates. Problems Voorhees cited include "It'sliketheoldNewEngland town no absentee ballots, the inability for hall meetings," Karnes said. "It (the members of the community who are system) is actually quite good becatise sick or out of town at the time of the you don't have to spend a lot of caucus to vote, and the fact that the money. Ther-e isn't a need for all of caucus is on a Wednesday night, trathe campaign financing and yard ditionally "family night" and church night. signs."
"This keeps the same country club elitist crowd coming year after year and electing the same people," Voorhees said. Two seats open up this year with both Kames and Jack Lewis reaching the end of their six-year terms as school board members. The ·candidates caucused Wednesday Feb. 19, at 7:30p.m., in Westside's main gym. Karnes and school board vice president Jack Lewis are running for re-election. Other District 66 residents who have announced their intention to run for school board include members of Citizens for RespoPsible Action, Bill Gaughan, Cindy Hansen, Duane Hennings, and Candi Troia
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- - --Carrie Jdhnson .on sense conservatism. the policy District66 school board candidate JeffVoorhees endorses. ~been opposed to many of the school board policies throughout the •orhees said. "This is what happens when you add this oppo!;ition to ~ to make change." ~es, 20, is a junior at Creighton U Diversity. This will be his first attempt office. However, he believes he has the benefit of being a recenr graduate, including having been a student during the District 66's · f the Bridget Mergens-Mayhew bible case. •fmystrongpointsisthatlamaWestsideHighalurnnus,kindergarten enioryear. Iknowwhathappens. I've experienced the Mergens case. ved the consequences of the school board's decision in the past," .said. ees has been matched with Liz Karnes in the caucus and must run 1e president of the District 66 school·board. tough. I respect her. I think she is heatable, however," he said. ees has stated his positions on some key Westside issues, issues that cted him in the past and will affect students in the future. nesdown to commonsense. I've always opposed the Code ofConduct one of the more vocal students opposing it when it fust came out," ; said. , with the Nebraska Civil liberties Union (NCLU) challenging it, we ict) are trying to change the code. It just doesn'twash. The code is not ional. If the district were to be sued by the NCLU, we would lose. st common sense," Voorhees said. "The Mergens case was the same 'hen the case went to the Supreme Court, given the conservative bent iupreme Courthas, we knew we were going to lose. You just don'tfight :e that. Common sense tells you that." tees said his philosophy on education is one of ess~ntialism.. .eve there is a basic core ofknowledge that each student needs to know to function in the world. We need to get back to that. The philosophy ard right now is one of progressivism; that is, if it's new let's try it. Let's a use we don't want to be the last ones to do it, even if it isn't going to 1inlc that's wrong and it's something our school board does all the time. . got to stop," Voorhees said. 1ees said his plan, if elected, is to get back to more of the basics, with a on social
nite walkways unlike now, where the walkways are unclear." . The cilrrent 30-year-old bleachers have When Westside's varsity basketball teams been in a constant state of disrepair for a hit the floornext season, fans will be watching number of years, according to Huston. from a new set of bleachers. "Theyhave been repaired and upgraded as The District 66 Board of Education ap- much as possible. Spending money on improved Stephenson School Supply's bid to proving the bleachers is like pouring sand replace the bleachers, Monday, Feb 10. The illto a rat's hole," Huston said. "It's necessary Stephenson bid, $1 1'9, 857, was the lowest of that they be replaced, because, even though all submitted bids. they may be safe now, it's hard to say how According to Athletic Director Ron Huston, much longer they will be safe." the bleachers in the main gym Will be disOthers have a different opinion concernmantled at the end of the 1991-92 school year ing the necessity of new bleachers. and replaced over the summer. "I don't feel that new bleachers are neces'f.!~-.;;..;;;,;;...;..iii.l...liiiiii-.--.. "Thenewbleacherswillbemadeofaheavy, sary when there isn't any good ventilation in plastic material rather than the cur- · the girls locker room," physical education inrent wood," Huston said. "There will be defi- structor Debbie Mazgaj said. "When we use
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these every day and the bleachers aren't used very often, I can't believe they are spending $120,000 on new bleachers. The girls gym needs air conditioning." Replacing the bleachers in the main gym ha8 been on the Board of Education's list of maintenance priorities for approximately five years. Other conditions, such as the installation of air-conditioning and improvements made to the heating and cooling system earlier this year, were a priority over new bleachers until now. "The current bieachers have been here at Westside since a few years .before I began working here," Huston said. "If they have lasted over 30 years, I think the new bleachers will last just as long." ·
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Caucus election·process unfair choice for District 66 Elections and controversy seem to go hand-in-hand. Whether if. be a candidate rumored to have had an extramarital affair, or a candidate who is criticized for false advertising, an element of scandal. is always .present in the political process. Even Distric~ 66 is notimmuneto election controversy. The caucus election process, which the district uses to elect its school board members, has recently come under fire from the Omaha World-Herald, as well as potential school board candidates, for being an unfair selection process. At this time, the six-year school board terms of liz Karnes and Jack Lewis expire this year, and each are seeking reelection to the school board. Under the current caucus system members of the community who attend the caucus nominate District 66 residents for election to the school board. Those who attend the caucus then vote on the nominated candidates, with the top two vote-getters for each open seat advancing to the general election. . Opponents ofthe caucus system claim this process is unfair. They cite the caucus process does not provide absentee ballots, and that the election occurs on a night designated as "family night," a time when many community members cannot be present at the election. Opponents state only those candidates who can fill the audience with the most supporters can win election to the school board. Opponents suggest the school board elections be amended to elections through primaries, as is the case with the Omaha Public Schools (OPS) and Millard school districts, as a means of making the selection process fair . . The Lance agrees with the opinion of the opposition .. The . caucus process does not allow for aU community members to express their opinion, as the cau.cus is held for only a short period at an inconvenienttime. The result is the candidates chosen reflect only the opinion of the audience at the caucus, and not the district as a whole. The Lance recommends the district convert to a primary system, so that all voices may be heard. The purpose of elections, after all, is to choose those who will represent the general public in government, not to determine who is most o ular with a selective few.•
• In the Monday Feb. 10, iss~e of the Lance, ·H eather Shepherd's name was misspelled on page 6. Also, Cable Television produces "Westside Up Front", not Television II.
• Mark Williams was misidentified as Carl Williams on page one of the Jan. 27 issue of the Lance: · _
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Senegalese Skiers w The Olympics are here. Once again we get to ~share a moment with the world" The best athletes compete for the . greatest thrill, the most hono~ed of all titl~s- an Olympic gold medal. They are proclauned the best with this one medallion of victory. In watching these sacred events, I happened to hear about the Senegalese ski team. They were, as the announcers put it, geographically challenged. Senegalhasnomountains, and they have no snow. Their experiences were comparable- to "an Eskimo trying to grow pineapple." They came, they competed, they won. No, they didn't receive a gold, nor a silver, or even a bronze medal fortheirefforts, but they still won. They were there. They were part of the greatest athletic event in the history of civilization. They had no intentions to return home with a medal. It wasn't their goal. They didn't have to win first place to be the best They had proven to the only people that mattered that they were capable of the ultimate glory, themselves. Vince Lombardi said "winning isn't everything; it's the only thing." Well, that is true. But winning doesn't mean youhavetocome infrrst, second, or even place itl the top 10. You can finish dead last and still win. If you have given everything you have, performed the best you can, then you are worthy of being called a winner. The attitude of America is sickening. So what if we don't
win many medals. So what if the "Unifi nates over us. We have sent to AlbertvillE we have. Their only goal should be to prt selves. The world can see that they havE succeeded, and they have won. It's not about scores, times or dista sweat, work, and tired moments of self-d can bes giv1 dm lie\ wh. the
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Holidays lose ·meanij Perh'!ps it is senior burnout or one daywhen, iflove exists between two somethingmoresevere, but one thing people, they should. be able to show that has entered my mind frequently their love year round. It is simply anthis past week is the concept of use· other way to commercialize a human less holidays. Don't pretend you emotion. Yes, the silliness of the holidays is don't know what I am talking about You know, holidays like April Fool's part of the fun, but, an entertainmentDay and Columbus Day. Now, as fun oriented society like this does not need as holidays may be to celebrate, what holidays for enjoyment. There are so purpose do they really serve in this many ways to spend free time now, one · can never enjoy them all. age of instant entertainment? The part ofholidays most objection~ It is my theory that holidays, for the most part, have a rich past They able is they detract time from work and sprouted from the roots of some folk school. I would like to have a logical tale, or as an excuse for entertain- justification for being out of school on ment in the dark, dreary days of the Martin Luther King Day 01; President's . Middle Ages. Other holidays, of Day. Such prestigious men (l-am sorry to course, have their bases in various religions, but they also were meantto still have to refer to our presidents colbeenjoyed. . lectiv~ly Each holiday was developed to asmen)as celebrate or remember an important the pre~i event or person, but I must question dents of the manner in whichAmericanshave this councelebrated these holidays through- try or a out our history. Easter was originally man like meant to celebrate the resurrection Martin Luther ofChrist · We do this by believing in a large Ki-ng, Jr. rabbit who brings candy and painted w h 0 worked towards equality through eduq.ard-boiled eggs to children. St. Patrick's Day is a day to re- cation would not want to be rememmemberSt. Patrick, another religious bered by giving children a day offschool figure,andmorerecently, to celebrate and closing businesses throughout the Irish pride. To do this, even non- country. They would prefer students work Irish people drink green beer, wear "Kis5 Me I'm Irish" pins, and eat com hard and improve thelnselves on those beef and cabbage, two of the most days, not sit around, watch television, and allow their minds to become lazy. foul subs~ances on this planet. I am not against holidays. I am · St. Valentine's Day, seems to be the most distorted of all. It has turned against ~hat they have become to our into a day to say "I love you," to that society. They are a day to relax and special someone. Now, why is it so forget about business at hand rather imperative to express affection on this than to remember an event in history or
a special person who country, or helped l progress. That is a con of the original intentic I also question the ing school for Christi: not for holidays of oth1 country was built on re yet dis<;rirnination in t something so simple a en dar. Two of the ma school year occur aroui Easter, two undeniabl days. I do agree everyor now and then, but the not be based aroun• should be equally sp< the school year for rna
which occurs with Ion, ods followed by seven In effect, holidays st a major part of our People should celebr. but on their own tin reason why a family < together in the evenin end. Some people do no ing off school every tin around and maybe ou of those people) opir considered as well.
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tnse to a recent student opinion poll, Student Advisory lB) and Forum will publish an informational pamphlet g the duties of each of the two governments. ught that the students needed a clearer idea of what the >th SAB and Forum were," SAB and Forum sponsor AI said. "Hopefuliy ~s pamphlet will help define the differ:>f the two organizations." ng to Inzerello, SAB is to be used primarily for student ;uch as dances, Warrior Mania, and spirit week. Forum have a treasury, and concentrates mqre on ftind-raising ch as the United Way drive, and stud~nt complaints. tts claimed that SAB did not listen to their complaints," said. "But what they dOn't realize is that is really the role bis pamphlet will be designed to clarify all of that." •
evaluates candidates, ns annual selection process rs ofNational Honor Society (NHS) are busy tallying points this year's inductees. mplicated process," NHS treasurer, senior Mara Chadwick ?have to look carefully at each of the candidates." to become a candidate for NHS, students must be a junior with a mark point average of 6.25. All qualifying students asked to complete a form listing all extra-curricular and :work. Service points are given out for each activity. >is to figure out how many points to give for each activity," c said. "From there, the forms will be sent to another ?e for further examination." iuctees to NHS will be announced in May. • !
;tslde clubs play cupid, ! homemade valentines rea retirement centers estside clubs participated in distributing homemade valo the elderly the week of Valentine's Day. r, Feb. 9, Interact met at Westside at 12:30 p.m. to create tion-paper valentines. Later Sunday afternoon, Interact s split up into three separate groups and distributed the !S to three retirement centers. The centers Interact visited l the Jewish Community Center's Rose Blumkin Home, the are Center, and the New Castle Retirement Center. ght it w~s really fun and I felt very good about myself after vay the valentines to the elderly," junior Anna Wmoto said. h.er Westside organization involved in dispensing valens Future ~edical Assistants (FMA). They made approxi0 valentines the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 11. Senior Kim lk the valentines to the Crown Point Retirement Home on According to Ueda, thereaction'-'""'uPoru
FBA~ hosts. ll!!t;m~P.~ ~~~Day _ pgte eaver - - - - - - - - - co-news ed1tor Hani o Hola. Irasshaimase. sashiagemashooka? Gueten tag! Westside's Future Business LeadersofAmerica (FBIA) hosted an International Career Information Day, Thursday, Feb. 20, from 8:15a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the loge. Thedaywastobeinformationaland consisted of 16 international business people from all are~ ofNebraska. Different fields arid areas of international business such as medicine, law, transportation, and linguistics were repre~ sented. Career day guests included Mike Beltz and Kent Flury of First Data Resources, Tan a Bender and John Tunakan of Streck Laboratories, Tom lindemeieran:attorneyatLaw, Francis Jelensperger a CEO at HDR Inc., Patrick Boyd of ConAgta, Melissa Switzer of Aptlied Communications Inc., Denis Egan and Sally Ware from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Denis Goeser representing Leo A. Daly, J. Lee Salmans ofValmont Industries, Conway"Red"Keenanrepresentingthe office of Omaha Mayor P.J. Morgan,
road, Wanda Nesbitt of First National FBIAsponsorsOarann Winslow and Bank, and Bob Porter from the Federal Sharon Salzman were excited and enExpress Corporation. thusiastic about the first time event. EachoftheseguestscametoWestide "I think it will be great, I just hope free of charg~. The guests, however, that studentS will take time to stop in wereprovidedlunchfromSpiritWorld. and talk with many of these internaThe Business Instructional Materi- tionalbusinessprofessionals,"Salzman als Center was closed from 11 a.m. until said. 1 p.m. for this event. . FBIA members in charge oforganizStudents involved in FBIA acted as ing the first ever International Career student hosts at the lunch. Selected Information Day were seniors Katie guests and administrators such as prin- Weitz and linda Zoucha. cipal Dr. Jim Findley and school board Weitz said the first thought of this president Dr. Liz Karnes were present. new FBIA event was was introduced Allofthebusinessclassesalongwith duringameetingoverChristmas-break. some government and social studies The idea came about in a brainstormclasses visited the loge for the Interna- ing discussion of a new topic for the tional Career Information Day. Stu- FBIAState Leadership Confe(ence busidents had the chance to inquire about · ness report. the skills they will need to su<;ceed in . "Asagrot,~pwedecidedthattheFBIA theworldofinternationalbusinessto- shado~ program, though it went exday. They also had the chance to in- ceptionally well this year, was a tired quire about student internship pro- subject for the business report. Somegrams available now and in the future. one suggested the idea of ~orne kind of Some classes tied the career day viscareer day and we agreed that itwould its into following class periods. The be a great project for us (FBIA) to take keyboarding classes were required to on this year," Weitz said. typeashortparagraphexplainingwhat Internation'al Club was invited to they learned about international busi- help coordinate the career day event ness from FBIA's International Career with FBIA. ·
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Vandals pay through punishment ----Steve Wodbury - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - n e w s staff Where can one fmd a dead tree, toilet paper ftres, a couple of week old trout, and stolen smoke alarms The past few weeks Westside has been bombarded with an assortment of practical jokes. But the pranks that have been pulled have not been all that practical. "We have had some very serious situations," assistant principal John Crook said. "Students have been involved in dismantlingfrre apparatus and smoke detectors. People have also been lighting toilet paper rolls on fire." The Social Studies lnstuctional Media Center (SSIMC) has also been the recipient of practical jokes. For the past three weeks, unknown delinquents have el)tered the SSIMC with the intent of malice. "There have been some fun practical jokes and some unfun impractical jokes," social studies instructor Tom Carman said. "A practical joke that doesn't cost anything is funny." Pranks pulled in the SSIMC have included the placement of two dead trout behind bookshelves, duct taping Catman' s desk, killing a tree that was placed in the IMC a month ago, and spreading a foul smelling substance, identified as catfish bait, throughout the lMC. Other pranks have also been committed recently around
Other pranks, and acts of vandalism have been committed around the building recently. Some sophdlnore boys were recently caught stealing smoke detectors and fire alarms. Reportedly the boys were stealing the ·smoke detectors and ftre alarms so that they could then display them on their bedroom walls at home. After offering a reward, the administration received enough information to catch all of the sophomore boys and other students involved in the vandalism. Other items, such as tools, were also found in lockocrs. · The students have been suspended and all are in the box for each of their open mods forth~ next three weeks. One st~.;tden t responsible for cutting wires and damaging equiptment be- longing to the school will, in addition to spending three weeks in the In School Suspension room (ISS) during open mods, have to pay for replacement costs. Another freshman boy was caught and will soon meet his punishment for lighting toilet paper dispensers on fire. He has started 15 different ftres over the tourse of the school year. The administration has not yet decided on his punishment. The Fire Marshall and the Omaha Police have become in~ volved in the investigations. The students responsible for these actions are facing serious punishment. "Students need to understand that associating with things like this is poor decision making," Crook said: "They can and will be held responsible for their actions."
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Controversy. Believe it or not, there is contr Westside intramural basketball. lt1 lieve people are making a big deal thing so trivial. I suppose it isn't trivial to some ceptable. Admittedly, the Lance give prominent coverage because of tb est. But those to whom I am ad column are those who live for lntramurals are supposed to be dm of it, not for the ratings. First of all, intramural basketbal to be for the enjoyment of the stud faculty. Itseemstheonlyoneshavil faculty. The faculty is not only the c is enjoying the~elves legally, the] only team deserving of being rate< ning and being in the ratings det1 happiness? If so, I feel for them. If intramt impact whatsoever on the emotional wellbeing of someone, they need · to seek profesl. Faculty sional help. 2. Faculty People are de3. Faculty pressed when 4. Faculty something so minimal 5. Faculty (intramurals) 6. Faculty controls some7. Faculty thing so impor8. Faculty tant (happiness). · 9. Faculty Anyone who 10. Faculty would take the time to complain or worry about the ratings is seriously and needs to lighten up a Second, some injuries have occ the intramural games due to rough been accused ofcausing the rough p ing an irresistible desire in the playe ratings. If the reason for rough play extreme desife to be in the ratings, but it isn't mine or the rating's faul· I see intramurals as a "make-bel ball league designed for students n in a school team or people invol activities: In the "real woi:ld" bask1 the coaches advise their players 1 ratings because it takes away from t player is too focused the ratings, ra game itself, they will play poorly. Third, what's one writer's opini Ratings don't mean anything becat day, any one team could beat an) One might argue faculty can not bE beg to differ. Minus Nannen, Ha McKeever, the faculty would be he Alllamsayingistotakeintramw seriously. Itsjustagame. Itisahapi way to acquaint yourselves with ym Love one another (I'm being sarca~ too much hate in the world. Consi tude when you play tonight. By the way, the real "fight to the ever the cost" ratin s will return ne
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Varsity • Feb. 7, Bellevue West: Won 69-67 Highlights: Rich ~eed scored 19 points as Scott Sladovnik added 16. • Feb. 8, Central: Won 62-56 Highlights: Sladovnikscored 20 points as Reed added 18. • Feb. 14, North: Lost 69-48 Highlights: Reed scored 16 points as Shawn Fasbender added 15. • Feb. 17, Creighton Prep: Won 56-43 Highlights: Reed led all scores with 23 points.
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Feb. 1, Ralston: Won 62-43 Feb. 5, Papillion: Lost 67-64 20T Feb. 13, Bellevue West: Won 53-48 Feb. 15, Bellevue East: Won 71 -41 Feb. 17, Bellevue West: Won 63-58
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• Feb. 6, Central: Won 67-47 • Feb. 15, North: Won 65-47
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Wrestling • Feb. 15, DistrictA-2 The team finished 2nd with 118 pointsbehind No. 1 Millard North which had 167.5 points. 112 weight class: Andy Fischer placed lst 119 weight class: John Tomich placed 1st 125 weight class: Ryan Anglim placed 1st 130 weight class: Jeff Everroad placed 2nd 135 weight class: Sam Murante placed 4th 152 weight class: Josh Gerard placed 3rd 171.weight class: Jeff Cichello placed 4th 189 weight ~lass: Andy Farrell placed 3rd
Swimming_ • Feb. 8, Westside Invitational The boys finished 3rd with 331 points. The girls placed 1st with 482.
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It's unanimous: Karnes, Lewis remain on ballot ____ flrgie Weaver
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uden ts were disget involved in the !mocratic process 1 an isolated cornior April Kingery Jd example of deaction. It was in' see former stuand participate." studies instructor Dick Wilson ncouraging to see pic involved with 1 making process. ~r of people that was impressive." junior Ryan Walsh not surprisingly e are a number of >ur school district ·ery up set when omes in trying to tgs. Youcanhardly mge. But this cauintercsting to me, t to vote twice." I studies instructor Bill Nelson pport towards the · Responsible Edu; overwhelmingly m." nior Mike Behrens
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What's So Funny? Social studies instructor Bill Nelson talks to juniors Beth Bowman and April Kingery about the speeches just given by the candidates. Approximately 1,000 people attended, with 984
voting. The winning candidates indude Jack Lewis, Bob Buckley, Liz Kames, and Bob Doyle. Other nominees induded Jeff Voorhees, Candi Troia and Ondy Hansen.
After almost four hours of nominations, seconds, speeches, and elections, four candidates for the two vacant spots on the District 66 school board were chosen to have their names placed on the May ballot, on which District 66 residents will vote. Jack Lewis and Bob Buckley will run against each other in the November ballot, to fill the first of the two vacant spots. llz Karnes and Bob Doyle will be the other two candidates running for the second vacancy. Approximately 1000 people attended the caucus, with 984 voting attendants. This was the largest caucus turnout in the history of District 66. In the first round of elections Lewis defeated Cindy Hansen approximately 850 to 250 votes. In the second round Buckley defeated Candi Troia with a vote of753 to 281. Round three produced results much like the others with Karnes defeating JcffVoorhccs, 891 to 93 votes. In the fourth and final round, once defeated Voorhees decided to run again, this time again st Doyle. Once again, Voorhees was defeated. Doyle took 740 votes, and Voorhees, 49. There was a total of27 write-in candidates, including everything from Bob Kerrcy to Donald Duck to a Westside senior student. Assistant Superintendent Ken Bird believes the District 66 caucus system if> unique. "This is the only caucus system in the city like. this where the people have a chance to talk to the candidates at a forum like this," Bird said. Westside students who attended the caucus also found the caucus system interesting. "I really thought it was interesting to see how the caucus system \YOrks. I also thought that there was a very big difference in the candidates' experience; they were either very qualified or extremely under qualified, which I also found very interesting," senior Sara Bestenlehnersaid.
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)de of Conduct wording changed !Ve Woodbury -----news staff
e Code of Conduct's final n place, the fate of the >osed code is in the hands tendent James Tangdall. !r a year now, Westside's >de of Conduct has been j . Students, faculty, and ttors have worked to make 1 the original policy. the original Code ofCon•ritten very poorly," senior !hs, current Code of Connittee member, said. "It m like it was thrown tot 24-hour span of time." le originated after an inciJlving two students at 1gh School. The two memenson's basketball team ;ted for the possession of :enson, whichhadnoCode t, had a problemdetermin.e r or not the school had a estrict the boys from the stside adopted the code to ncident such as this. the past year, Westside's fallen under question. A 1f students challenged the oliciting a petition against nittee was formed to try to e current code. Those who
felt Westside's Code of Conduct was unfair were able to state their grievances to the committee. The committee has met with administrators and faculty on several occasions to discuss changes that could be made to the code. The argument was students were being punished on the basis of hearsay and had little chance to prove their innocence. "The Code of Conduct recommcndationsdealtwithchangefor interventions," Dean of Boys AI Inzerello said. "This would be to make sure due process is used to guarantee students' rights." The primary change is the addition of an intervention program. The intervention program would allow the administration to contact the parents or guardians of a student if they think he or she is involved in any prohibited conduct. Disciplinary action may ensue after the student is cited or convicted. According to Inzerello, the changes being suggested to the administrative board are all basically to ensure the rights of the students. The title of the code, which originally stated that it was for all students involved in Westside extracurricular activities, would be changed to all students at Westside High School. 'T d like to make it clear that
there would be actual changes made to the Code of Conduct, besides just the words," Spiehs said. "The meaning will be altered for the prevention aspect. It's going from just punishment to trying to help kids." One of the major changes being discussed is the matter of whom the code affects. The Code of Conduct originally centered on the students who were involved in Westside activities. Now, the changed code centers on the fact that students represent themselves and their school. The new code would promote responsible behavior for all students at Westside. A student who thinks he or she is punished unfairly may also me an appeal to the Code of Conduct Board of Appeals. "We think we've got a good recommendation," Tangdallsaid. "The administration wants a code that has good flexibility on disciplinary actions." Students weren't the only individuals involved in the attempt to change the code. The Nebraska Civil Uberties Union (NCLU) also became involved in the matter in September, 1991. With all of the attempts to change the Code, its adoption is not guaran-
teed. The revised edition of the code is currently being reviewed by Principal Jim Findley and Tangdall. They will make the final decision on whether or not the proposed policy will be accepted. "If they don't do anything to
change the code, the attempts won't end. My initial response will be to contact the school board and approach every member," Spiehs said. "I will basically go back to the very beginning, except I will try ten times harder."
Code of Conduct proposed revisions Intervention program This would allow the administration to contact the parents or guardians of a student if they think the student is involved in any prohibited conduct. Disciplinary action may ensue after the student is cited or convicted.
Responsible behavior The new code would promote responsible behavior for all students. A student who thinks he or she is punished unfairly may also file an appeal to the Code of Conduct Board of Appeals.
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District 66's money well spent In recent years, education in District 66, to students' benefit, has become increasingly technol- ogy-oriented. The installation of Macintosh computers, Newsbank, Infotrac, a public-access card catalog, and Text On Microfiche (TOM) at Westside are all evidence of this. These services have aided students immensely by providing access to a wide variety of information they would not have been ?ble to acquire otherwise. · Within a month, Westside will be adding a new information service in the form of CD ROMs, or Compact Disc ROM computers, in the Social Studies Instructional Materials Center (SS IMC). CD ROMs are Tandy computers which use compact disks, on which information is stored. Not only are these compact disks able to provide a greater amount of information than the TOM or Infotrac systems, it is also possible to print the information directly from the computer. The Lance commends District 66's allocation of money to purchase this and other beneficial technology. Such technology encourages students to realize their creativity. In addition, it prepares students for the future job market, which will require the ability to operate and utilize technology. The Lance encourages the district to continue acquiring technology which would make learning easier and more interesting. With moneywell-spent on increased technology, the district will improve education more than by rearranging the calendar, or buying new bleachers.•
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I am currently a member of the Westside bowling team. We have had this team for the last two years and we have received no recognition for our efforts. We compete against all other schools in Omaha and Elkhorn. Our picture doesn't even get in the yearbook. I feel that if the Ping-Pong club gets recognition for their efforts, the Westside bowling team should also.
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Presidential perspectives In the wake of the presidential primaries and our own caucus fu District 66, I have a confession to make. The secret is not so steamy and torrid as most Westside gossip, but it is MY secret. Ready? I am not a politically minded or motivated person. Stick around, it gets better. I mean, I lmow that I should take an active role in the government. That is the stuff a good democracy is made of. But I am of a pessimistic age, which says this is not a good democracy. Too much power has been assumed by our conservative president and our conservatively stocked Supreme Court who, together, seem to be more interested in intruding in every aspect of our personal lives than helping Americans achieve the dream of"life,liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." What happened to the philosophy of limited Government? Whatever, these indiscretions are not the main issue on my mind; the presidential race is. I have been considering those running for nomination by each party, especially a man named Patrick Buchanan. He is running for the Republican nomination against a powerful incumbent (do not forget, George Bush gave "We the People" a war). As I understand it, by political standards, Patrick Buchanan is quite popular. Now, that says something about the voters in tl1is country.
The philosophyofPatrick Buchanan is not only racist but anti-semitic and totalitarian. He believes in taking America back from the minorities and enforcing his high moral standards upon the citizeus of the United States. This man is everything this country is NOT supposed to be. Why then, does he receive so many votes in the primaries? First of all, Americans, in increasing numbers, do not like George Bush. There have not been many improvements in thestateof t h e economy or society during his term, and Americansdon't like that. A Is o, there is widespread concern about the degeneration of morals in this country due to the publicity given to such cases as the m urders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer and Mike Tyson's rape trial. Candidates like Buchanan can be popularbecausetheypreach the recapture of America for Americans and a return to "good old American values." But, are the voters really considering what a president like that would do fo r our country? , If Buchanan were in office, it seems I,, • ; • • • • • o
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!iide club is getting a late start on its activities this year. lub began competition Wednesday, March 4, in the . The competition ran an day with the members coming ilring their open mods to play ping-pong. ngheld Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Ping-Pong Qub mem~ themselves into categories according to their playing 1e three categories include novice, average, and above
nSchneider, Ping-Pongpresident, saidhehopestohave laments throughout the semester to ~eep p~gpants thedub. ., lpion ping-pong player is determined at the end of the mament involving members from an levels. Dave aart and I are hopefuls,in the King Ping race this idersaid.•
prepares to compete te Leadership Conference
ISiness Leaders ofAmerica (FBIA) State Leadership ConIC held Thursday,April3, through Saturday, AprilS, at the Central, 33215 S.72nd St. 's delegation at the convention will consist of 33 people 1 a broad range of business skill-oriented areas. ttending the conference will be participating in a compeerview. The interview indudes submitting a resume and an interview with human resource representatives in
seniors will be competing with 300 to 400 high school , across the state. 's delegation will be going to the Holiday Inn the night of April2, one day earlier than the other schools_participatone each year in an effort to anow extra preparation time :s students will be competing in. •
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:bing their candidate "take the bronze• in New HampLpture the •gold• in South Dakota, the Westside Young ll.an to stayinvolvedasvolunteersforSenator Bob Kerrey's campaign. Kerrey campaign started up this ran, the Young Demoeen actively involved. Members have been volunteering lay evening, from approximately 6 to 8 p.m. to work the tle headquarters and do any other volunteer worlc that edone. tg Democrats do not have a designated time to go in as lteers, but they do hope to stay active as a club in the
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lot of fun," senior Tracy Tlmperley, executive board id. "lthinkthatthefreshmenthatwentalongleamedalot Youth to Youth is really an about-having fun drug-free." , to Tlmperley, the day's activities included family group which Youth to Youth members divided into groups and he positive aspects of drug-free life. vities included skits and a dance at the end of the conferdance was my favorite part, • senior Ryan Harrington said. ryone a chance to getto know one another. I've made a lot Lds through Youth to Youth. • ,n ference is one of our most popular activites, • Youth to sor Maryann Rickett said. "It's encouraging to see all the fun together in such a positive way. • •
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~ Writing Qub is accepting entries for its annual literary hrough Friday, March 13. llt short stories, drawings, poems; we'll even take essays, re haven't done a lot of that in the past," Creative Writing ·g Newkirlc said. 'DUSt comply with established guidelines. All entries must All literary pieces must be typed and all drawings must be lhotocopied. s must submit their entries, along with an authenticity to the English Instructional Materials Center (IMC) no : riday, March 13, to be considered for publication. llite date is set for publication of the magazine. [>C to have everything ready to go by (Wednesday) April l5, e a week," Newkirk said.•
English instructor appreciates support, undecided on retu111 to teaching duties Darcie Rives
---=:::;;...____ managmg ed1tor "I have had a lot of support." English instructor, Don Kolterman absent from teaching since December, due to cancer treatment, has appreciated -support from stUdents and faculty. "1b.e chemotherapy regimen runs in about a six-week cycle. The first chemotherapytreatmentwasthe 13th, 14th, and 15thofJanwuy,followed by a three-weekwaitingperiod, and then. a super-infusion of several other chemo substances," Kolterman said. - -IColterman was diagnosed in December as having a melanoma, a cancerous tumor, which had surrounded his aorta and was connected to his heart and lung. Kolterman underwent surgery, during which·time it was determined the cancer was inoperable. External treatment, by means of chemotherapy, was decided upon as the best method of counteracting the cancer. "I am very tired. The treatment is pretty debilitating; it causes all sorts of physical reactions. My body changes every day," he said. Kolterman is also being treated for nausea, one of the side-effects of chemotherapy.
"The anti-nausea drugs have worked fairly well; I haven't been terribly nauseous, although I have been without appetite several times and I often experience sleeplessness,," he said. Kolterman said neither he nor his doctors know if the treatment is successful at this time. "We are waiting until the 16th of March, when I go in for my next CAT--- scan. 1hey will be able to tell then . whatthe.cheino has done, as far as my r.e nilssion is . concerned; .. he said. "From there, they will determine what to do. I will probably have 24 more weeks of chemo, in combination with radiation treatment "I tell my students never to assume anything, but my doctors tell me to assume that it (the treatment) is working, which is contrary to everything that I know," Kolterman said. "My doctorssaidtheyhavetowortonwhat they know, by virtue of their experience and what has been successful in the past However, I tell my kids nothing is predictable, and when I try to relate this to what the doctors tell me, it is difficult for me to fathom." Kolterman said he was not sure when he would resume teach.ng. "I don't know how soon I will be back at school. After they put me on
radiation, we'll determine how I feel. I don'tknowifl'll be back this spring or not. lreallywant to be back this fall. I had wanted to be back this spring, but it depends upon the medication," he said. Doug Pierson, English department head, is hopeful ofKolterman' s recovery. "Everyone knows Mr. Kolterman, be is probably one of the most loved people in the English department, and we and the kids miss him;" Pierson said. Nancy Gady is currently teaching Kolterman's sophomore ·h onors and College Prep (CP) English classes. Kolterman said he appreciates the concern and support he has received. ' .: "Hove the notes students send, and there is a lot of psychological support I can feel, arid I feel really good about that," he said. "I'm sorry I haven't been able to meet my students second semester. · "We teach a great deal about life and tragedy being synonymous. It is a lot easier to talk about it, relative to it being in literature, than it is to live it," Kolterman said. "Now, however, it is much more personal, and I think I am a better person for it; I think I will be able speak more knowledgeably to my students."
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______...;:::;;.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ co-news editor request these new ROMs. They obviously felt that it was a In less than a month; Westside students will be able to access enough information to prepare for an entire graded discussion without even checking out a book. In addition to the Newsbank,lnfotrac, electronic public access card catlog and Text On Microfiche (TOM) already available in the Social Studies Instructional Materials Center (SS IMC), Westside will be acquiring three new Compact Disc (CD) ROM computers. A CD ROM is used in conjunction with different COs, much lilc:e the COs used for music. However, instead of songs, these CDs store words. In addition, students can printstraightfrom the computer, rather than having to find the article on ollicrofiche, as is necessary with the TOM and lnfotrac systems. "We feel it's the wave of the future, " media specialist Betty Hallas said. A CD ROM computer is already available to students in the IMC. However, with the acquisition of the three new computers, new opportunities for accessing information will open up with the formation of a network system. According to Hallas, the four CD ROMS will be used togetherasanetwork. Thisway,astudentcanaccessanyof the different programs available on the COs at any given time. The three new CD ROMs will be used on Tandy computers. The old ROM is used with a BSR, an IBM clone. The four computers will be compatible, however. Estimated cost for the entire system is about $9,000.
worthy request. We really needed more for the size of our . . student body," Hallas said. ' Programs available include an electronic encyclopedia, the World Book encyclopedia, Social Issues Resources Series (SIRS) and Library of the Future, among others. "TheseCDsgive more information than just the lnfotrac. Not only can you get information from magazines and newspaper articles, students can call up books and entire works of literature," Hallas said. . For example, if "a student were to do a research paper using the CD ROM, Library of the Future disc, the student could get both factual information from an encyclopedia stored on the disc, recent information printed on the subject from magazine articles, and opinion on the subject through what was written at the time in books. "The thing about all of this is for students to use the process and find information easily and quickly. It's as fast as anything I've ever come across," Hallas said. According to Hallas, teachers are already requiring students to use the new information systems in the IMC. However, not all teachers are enthusiastic about the CD ROM system. "I rarely tell students to use the new information systems," social studies instructor Tom Carman said. "I would rather they use a variety of sources. We have to guard against students thinking that these things are the fountain of knowledge. It's important to learn how to access data from electronic methods; however, it shouldn't be the sole source used."
Students take program by storm ~-Kelly McGlynn - - - - - - - - - - n e w s staff The questions were no match for three Westside students on the recently aired,local gameshow for high school students, Brainstormers. Seniors Mara Chadwick, Darcie Rives, andAnders Wick comprised the Brainstormers team from Westside that competed against a three-person team from Plattsmouth, NE, Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. The competition was filmed on Saturday, but aired on Cox Cablechannel1 7, Thursday, Feb. 20, at6p.m. Brainstormers is a quiz show oriented toward high school students from throughout Nebraska. Kent Grisham, a news anchor from Fox42, acts as host of the show, questioning the participants throughout the various rounds. The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) sponsors
Brainstormers, which is in its second hard, like the ones asking about the history of Omaha and the surrounding year of production. "A representative from UNO con- counties," Wick said. "I went in with no real strategy. I tacted me about Brainstormers and asked ifl would choose three students had thought about watching Jeopardy from Westside to participate in the the night before, to get prepared, but I show," science instructor Don Wisch never got around to it. !found the best way to prevent the other team from said. "I was unsure of how to go about scoring was to buzz in before the host choosing the three students, so I was finished reading the entire questhought back to students I had known tion, and then anticipate the answer," and spoke with Mr. (Dick) Lundquist Wick said. The strategy seemed to work well about them. We looked up their class for Westside, as they pulled ahead and ranks and went from there," he said. Ch adwic k, Ri ves, and Wick won their round over the team from conveened in the basement of the en· Plattsmouth. "I felt they were pretty fair competigineering building at UNO, Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8 a.m. to record the show. tion," Wick said. "They ran us neckGrisham recited various questions and and-neck the whole time." According to Wisch, the next whoever hit his buzzer first would be allowed to answer the question in an Brainstormers competition for opportunity to gain points for h is team. Westside will be held sometime in "I thought most of the questions March, although the exact date and were really easy, but others were really time will be determined by UNO.
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A typical summer vacation for most Westside students does notincludeatriptoaforeigncountry. However, if it does, then those students probably plan on returning home, with no problem. For one Westside student, getting home was the problem. Junior Delvar Benjamin thought nothing of spending a few weeks in West Palm Beach, FL, with his brother to get away from his family back in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Benjamin was on his summer vacation. His original plan was to return to Haiti Monday, Oct. 7. However, Saturday, Sept. 28, a military coup d'etat seized the city. This prevented Benjamin from being able to return to Haiti. "I had called my family in Haiti after !had heard of the attempt," Benjamin said. "They told me not to come back. They said people were being killed in the streets, and it just was not safe." Since Benjamin was planning to stay in the United States for only a few weeks, he had only the necessities. Caught in a state of limbo, he had few clothes, and nowhere to go. "My brother and I w~re trying to figure out where we could go. We both wanted to go home, me to my parents, and him to his own family." Benjamin's brother made a few calls, and contacted some friends in Omaha. They agreed that Benjamin could stay with them until everything worked out. Tuesday, Oct. 1, I;lenjamin arrived in Omaha. · "At first I didn't like it because it is so different. The language is strange,
a lot oftime, and I don't do it," he said. The main goal for Be to adjust to life in Ame1 "I just want to get us to live like an America return to Haiti eventual come back here for coli said. Benjarninsaysthatth has been beneficial for "I am thankful that I g to travel and see new world. "It gives me the cha new experiences for m the idea that Westside s1 know that feeling," he s Quality of life in Hait dining. A poor country, to repair its economy. Benjamin believes t govern! take act "Tht govern! do sorr Lance photo by josh Stubbe not alw: the last I English instructor Bob Domacker helps junior Delvar Benjamin and dassmate comjamins; prehend the finer points in the latest short story. Originally from Port-Au-Prince Haiti, • Population: 6,409,000 "Th ( 1990 estimate) Benjamin began attending dasses at Westside this fall, after an interesting trip to the Haiti WI • Population density: 580 forfreec United States. Benjamin hopes to return to Haiti sometime. per sq. mi. is what: • liaiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere Righ and it is also really cold," Benjamin Haiti and school in Omaha are nu- to our parents • Economy: chief industry is jaminis merous. the way kids said. sugar refining and chief the way "In Haiti we stay in the classroom here do," he Theweatherwasnottheonlything crops are coffee and sugar ingforh Benjamin had a hard time adjusting and teachers come to us. We also said. • Ufe expectancy: 55 years headm show more respect for our teachers, Benjamin for males, 56 years for to. picture "Before I came here, I knew the no one in Haiti would be friends with shares many of females graphic by Lori Wegener suchaf American cui ture, but the differences them the way they are here," he said. the same in"Ifyo Respect in the family is another terests as are so many," he said. Since Benjamin was on a visitor's quality of Haitian life that, according Westside students. He plays bass asked me before I left il guitar and is hoping to play soccer up in Omaha, I would I visa, he enrolled in school at to Benjamin, is missing here. "In Haiti there is more respect for fortheboysteamthisspring. "I'dlike that you were crazy, I Westside. According to Benjamin, the differences between school in the parents; we could never talk back to playfortheteam, butitwill take up here now," he said.
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"Use it or lose it." This phrase is often used in association with the right of citizens to vote in the United States. Many Westside students were recently able to exercise this right, by means of a voter registration booth set up on school grounds. Friday, Jan. 31, the Douglas County election commission set up a table for voter registration in the Westside loge. At the booth, any student who would bel8 by Nov. 3, 1992, could register to vote in the upcoming fall elections. The table was a part of a registration drive that takes place during election years. Tables are set up in local businesses and schools to make the process more convenient for perspective voters. Another aim was to reach students who would be eligible to vote in the up-coming elections. Many students appreciated the convenience of an on-campus registration. "Ineverwouldhave registered so soon if the booth hadn't been here at school," senior Sarah Krieger said. "It took me five minutes to register. I thought it was going to take forever. Having it here cut down on the waiting time, and all I really had to do was swear to tell the truth." The registration procedure used at Westside was the same as that used at other registration locations, such as the public libraries and government offices. To be eligible to register in Douglas county, one must be a resident of the county for at least one day, and be 18 years of age by the time of the next election. To register, a perspective voter must swear an oath to tell the truth, give his or
her name, address, and party affiliation. is the most important involvement that In Nebraska, only three political parties there is." are legally recognized: Democrat, Inde- . Some students explained their relucpendent, and Republican. tance to register to vote was because of Despite the ease of registration at theirlackofknowledgeaboutcandidates school, many eligible students did not and issues. exercise their rights by registering. Many Senior Dan We is said he has not yet students claimed they did not have time registered to vote, and he doesn't intend during the school day, and said they in- to before the upcoming election, as he tend to register before the fall elections. does notknowenoughaboutthe current Senior Laura Buresh did not have a candidates to make an informed decichance to register at school, but plans to sion. register as a Republican before that Krieger disagrees with this attitude, party's primary. calling it an excuse for laziness. "I think that a lot of people don't think Buresh recognizes the duty of citizens to vote, since not all countries have that it's their problem," Krieger said. "I think opportunity. thattheyhaveto learn that governmental "It's important because we're lucky decisions affect us all." enough to have the right to vote, and too Krieger believes the solution lies in many people don't use it," Buresh said. becoming politically active and voting. Buresh tl1inks voting leads to political "One way to do this is by becoming responsibility. "Youth have to learn to involvedandvoting. Thatway,insteadof make their own political decisions," she just complaining, people are actually dosaid. ing something," she said. Senior Ellen Struve, who registered as Senior Scott Fonda agrees. Though he a Democrat, concurs. Her biggest con- has not yet registered to vote, Fonda excernisthefactthatmanydecisionsmade pressed a real eagerness to get involved by elected officials can directly affect with the political system, stating his beteenagers without them even realizing it. lief that each vote can make a difference. "It's important that we use the voting For students, the act of registering to powers we })ave," Struve said. "Political vote was seen as something of a rite of decisions are generally made by much passage, a symbol of the new age and older people. There is a lack of identity maturity they are accepting towards the with the candidates, and teenagers don't end of their high school career. realize that voting can directly affect "l felt like I should register because them. This concerns me." I'm old enough now," senior Sharon Struve also said she believes it is the Liedel said. "It's time to accept my reresponsibility of voters to educate them- sponsibilities as a citizen." selves about current issues. This, howWhile opinions and party affiliations ever, does not necessarily mean being may differ, almost all eligible students politically active. praised the easy proximity of a registra'Tm not politically involved,"Struve tion booth within the school. said, ''l'mnotworkingonanycampaign. ''I'm really glad that they made it so I think to be educated on the candidates convenient for us," Liedel said.
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pare for their seasons, so they will be in proper shape. "I want to be used to the pain I will go through, once the season starts," junior Christi Kampschneider said. "In order . to be ready, I've been running and practicing kicking the soccer ball." Senior Greg Andersen has been lifting weights during the winter. "Because I have been lifting, I will be in better shape to throw the discuss,"Andersen said. According to junior Kristin Whitted, the preparation she has taken will give her the same advantage as her competition. "My competition is also gettingajumpontheseason. I also want to stay in shape for track," Whitted said. According to sophomore Jim Griffiths, many soccer players have been playing unofficial games after school each day. "We've been playing unorganized games without coaches, because that is against the rules," Griffiths said. "In order to be a team you have to play together as a team. Ateam could have all the talent in the world and not win a game if they don't play together. This early season practice is helping players get their touch back on the ball." Accordingtotheathletes, offseason preparation will help the Warriors have a more success.ful spring season.
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·amural ratings leave out faculty; ~et Pen Islanders take first place "im Hall - - - - sports editor CAA basketball regular nes to an end with the m of the top 64 team nt, Westside's intramualso ends. •eryone already knows ; the faculty is the best te league, not because '!Wiess record but beteir superior talent and 1ill exclude the faculty and give another team ,ing rights." tltyisthebestteamand J be No. I, but because 1't matter to them, they ed their usual top rater the league. spot goes to (drumroll ~ Sweet Pen Islanders. obably as shocking as tings were. Who do I t causing such an outintramural rater or :?) ·an, consistent play all e Sweet Pen Islanders :ivethe prestigious recfNo. I with the faculty The inside roughness 1ness of senior Tom The" Saklar proved to dng of the team ~Fighters are second. .vas the only otherrealnderfor No. I, but after Sweet Pen Islanders, s were destined forseclrSteve "Filters Are For loodbury contributed fashion as the season lowever, flley ~re a 1e and very su~, sful
the league, but they might have team throughout the year. A surprisingly tough junior played the hardest. Effort won team, Explosion, returns to the them this No. 7 spot. The Jimmy Hats receive the No. 3 spot after a long absence. Untimely losses and the faculty's MostlmprovedAwardfortheseapresence prevented their rise in son, as well as eighth place. Sethe ratings all season. Juniors Pete nior Corey "Hammer Time" "The Meat" Chilian and Chris Anderson and the team wouldn't "Row, Row, Row Your" Bouc have give up despite a slow start. DaBulls finished the season played a key role in their success. The fourth-rated team is Maad strong and hold on to the No. 9 Circle. Even though their record spot in the ratings. Dominating isn't outstanding, they played the the sophomore and freshmen difaculty with more intensity and vision, DaBulls continuously desire than any other team. Only showed what they were made of. Dreadlock Rasta Queens are in down by nine at the half, they played tough to the bitter end, at No. 10 this final week. I think people underesand lost by only timate this team IS points. because it is a Williams girls team. ConWild Wonders fall in at No. 5 trary to popular opinion, girls ' behind the strong and imteams can pl ay. 1. Sweet Pen Islanders pressive play of With their talent, 2. Ricky Fighters they should be on senior Kelly 3. Explosion "Cheek And the girls varsity 4. Maad Circle team. Susie Gum" Jones. 5. Williams Wild Wonders "Flash" Gordon This team has sparked the team improved their 6. Pistol Packin' Pandejos to a dominating play from day 7. Foutain of Youth 8. Jimmy Hats one and conseseason. quently has 9. DaBulls Some told me risen in the rat- 10. Dreadlock Rasta Queens the ratings should have been ings. done this way (to Pistol Packin' Pandejos is No.6 after losing their exclude the faculty) all year. I place in the ratings early in the know the average high school inseason. They did redeem them- tramuralteamdoesn'thavea6'7" selves, however, with several im- ex-professional center, and it isn't portant wins to be recognized. fair the faculty does. Unfortunately, this will be the Junior Kelly Gilliam led the team to its success. last intramural rating of the year. Seventh place is taken by The It has been a good year, a comFountain of Youth. This team petitive year, and most imporwasn't the most talented team in tantly, a fun year.
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Boys basketball teams finish strong The boys varsity basketball team's season ended abruptly Saturday, Feb. 29, with a 59-54 loss to the eventual district champion, Milard South. The team fmished with an 11-8 record. Junior Rich Reed led the team with an average of 18.2 points per game; junior Scott Sladovnik averaged 14.8 points per game. Next year's team will be virtually the same because four of the five starters were juniors and will be returning in 1993. The boys junior varsity basketball team lost to Uncoln High Saturday Feb. 22 in its fmal game of the season. The team lost 60-45. Junior Tim Hall finished with 11 points while junior Kevin Bearinger contributed seven. Despite the loss, their overall record was 8-8. According to coach Ed Howe, some of the more important victories included wins over Millard South and an overtime game against Benson. Westside's freshman basketball team finished the season with a 12-2 record, with wins over teams that had beaten them in their previous meetings. In the last game of the season the freshman boys team faced the Papillion Monarchs, who beat the Warriors the first time they met in double overtime. The freshman basketball team got revenge when they rolled over Papillion 60-50. "We had 12 quality players that made each other better throughout the season," coach Rick McKeever said. Bench strength also helped the team succeed. "When the first group wasn't getting the job done, the second group would come in and play well," McKeever said.•
Youth provides optimism for future Westside's girls basketball teams had a rebuilding year. All the girls basketball teams were young and inexperienced. The junior varsity consisted of all sophomores and one junior, and the varsity had its share of juniors. The junior varsity finished the season 4-12 with two losses. "We won the games that we should have," head coach Rick Vranicar said. Two years younger but improving just the same, the freshmen finished with a 6-7 record. "We made a tremendous amount of improvement," coach Richard Unk said. "We kept a great attitude and worked hard." The varsity girls finished the season with a 3-16 record in a loss to Omaha South.•
Successful wrestling season concludes Although two individuals were the spotlight of the season, the varsity wrestling team put together a successful year with a 4-2 dual record. "This year was successful for as young as the team was," head wrestling coach Lou Miloni said. Junior Ryan Anglim finished with a 31-3 record, including 20 pins and the state championship in the 125-pound weight class. Senior Andy Farrell finished 28-11 with eight pins and fifth place at state in the 189-pound division. In duals, the team defeated Creighton Prep, Omaha Burke, Omab'l South, and Ralston. The losses resulted from matches with Thomas Jefferson and Millard South. As a team, Westside finished 14th in the state meet.•
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_ _ _ _ _..;;;.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ columnist "Did Hamlet really see his dead father's ghost or was it all a Norwegian plot?" This one query sets the mood for the Bluebarn's Fortinbras Gets Drunk, a play by Janusz Glowacki. A setting of yellow and bl<.tck striped columns containing television scre.ens and sneakered tables which·lower from the ceiling are a haunting tribute to the beloved Dr. Seuss books. The costumes range from medieval, to "seventies lounge lizard," to space-age. Futuristic guards welcome and amuse the audience before the play begins. Guest appearances are made by actors playing Groucho Marx, who plays the ghost of the King of Norway, George Burns as Eight Eyes the executioner, and W.C. Fields as Sternberg, the self-appointed dictator of Norway. The actors and actresses are, for the most part, local artists. They are enthusiastic about their performance and their energy quickly transfers to the audience. Such energy was refreshing to witness. The atmosphere of the Bluebarn Theatre, though somewhat bizarre to the average person, is warm. Because the audience is smaller than that of an average production, there is not the sense of isolation from the action one generally feels as part of an audience. Audience participation is encouraged, before and during the performance, and at some points is forced. An audience member, unwilling to participale in the noise-making, lost her shoe and was forced to chase an actor-guard to retrieve it. There are two basic plot lines to follow when witnessing Fortinbras. They are the story of HamletbyWilliam Shakespeare, whose characters and story are used to depict and satirize the Polish Solidarity movement of the early 1980's. As the subtitle states, it was all a Norwegian plot. Each tragic event that took place in Hamlet's life was the doing of Sternberg, the self-appointed ruler of Norway. The philosophies depicted and characteristics of Hamlet, the character used in the play, symbolize the attitudes and occurrences within the Polish government in the 1980's. The play is an innovative look at politics. It deals with the justification ofterrible acts and the passing of blame through the levels of governmental rule. · This is not a play for the disinterested or unaware. Prior knowledge of both Hamlet and the Polish Solidarity movement are helpful to completely comprehend this play. It is an interesting and entertaining interpretation of Shakespeare and contemporary politics.
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Almost 700 Westside students attended the seventh annual Westside · Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m., in the main auditorium. The show is sponsore• Advisory Board (SAB). Acts ranged from a serious reading on equality by senior Adam Hartman Megan Walsh and Cindy Thompson singing "The Rose," to a comedy lip sync Senoritas," performed by the junior varsity cheerleaders. Masters of ceremony David Clark, Josh Gerard, Nick Herfordt and Desmond LaVelle. Students and faculty found the show entertaining. "It was really good, but some parts did get to be a little long," senior Lindsey 1 SAB Talent Show co-chair sophomore Jessica Chase thought the show wa "I think that, overall, the show went really well; the acts were great and 1 seemed to really enjoy it. We have had a lot of good comments from both · students," Chase said. SAB sponsor Norm Worley thought the show was the best he had seen in "I think this was the best show I've been associated with in four years, and of the audience was the best it's been in the past three years. A fun time wa Worley said .
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;, students have been required eries of required classes and 1 order to receive their diplodiscussion of changing the irements has begun. Changes. ting requirements were flrst the Westside Long Range nittee held in the spring of mg way from accomplishing n Findley said. "It will take
another year (of discussion) before we even make the recommendations." The existing requirements include eight semesters of English, six semesters of math or science, four semesters of both practical arts and physical education, and flve semesters of soci&). studies., ,A student is required to complete' a minimUm of 200 credits by his or her senior year. Minimum competencies are also required for graduation. Minimum competencies are avarieties of tests on different subject, including reading, consumerism, problem solving, and math. At this time, the ideas being discussed are broad. However, new requirements could include a portfolio of writing, demonstration of speech and speaking abilities, a demonstration of global awareness or enviornmental
competency, and possibly a requirement to fulfill an act of community service. Whether or not these changes will be initiated is unknown at this time, but the decisions of what changes to make will not be rushed. "If we changed the requirements for graduation next year, it wouldn't affect the students currently at Westside," Findley said. "We would begin it with the new freshmen the year after. The earliest possible graduating class under the new requirements would be in 1997." If a student does not complete his or her requirements, the student will not graduate. Westside has not had a problem with students failing to pass their requirements. Less than 3% ofWestside's senior class students failed to graduate last year. That ratio is one of the
best in the country. Westside uses what is known as the Phi Delta Kappa rule to calculate tile averages of students who drop out or fail. A record is kept of students who have either failed or droppedout. "Phi Delta Kappa is a new process used as a holding power index," Findley said. "In 1991 only 2.6% of the students did not graduate." The basic federal goal is to keep 96% of students in high school. Westside has exceeded that goal with a graduation rate of al· most 98%. The proposed requirements have had input not just from faculty, but from parents and students. The requirements will not be decided upon for at least one more school year.
Outcome-based format considered --Carrie Johnson
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--"""""-------- co-news editor Imagine a school with no books, no tests and no grades lower than a B. Future classes in District 66 may involve such formats ifoutcome-based eduction is implemented. This is the basic idea befilnd outcomebased education, an idea that District 66 has been looking into for over a year now. Members of District 66, along with representativesfrom25otherschooldistricts from all over Nebraska, attended a meeting Tuesday, March 17, from I p.m. to 3 p.m. at tile Community Education Center (CEC). They listened to William Spady, a pioneer in the field ofoutcomebased education. Spady is the founding director of a highly successful program on outcomebased education and the network for outcome-based schools. He is also the author of many articles on outcomebased education and educational transformation. According to Spady, outcome-based education is "focusing and orgainizing allofcurriculumandinstructionaround the essential learning. "Mostofthetimespentinourschools is spent preparing students for tile end. But the question is, the end of what? In our system, teachers decide what kind of outcome they want from their stu-
dents and work backwards from there. It means using time in a flexible way so kids have opportunity to use outcomes," Spady said. According to Spady, this type of education requires a less structured calendar, allowing students to work at a pace more comfortable to their needs. Summer school would be used, not as the opportunity to retake a failed course, but rather as a means to continue working until they have lived up to their expected outcome. "What we wanNs more effective learning time. We want all kids to be able walk out the door of their school with a strong command of basic principles," Spady said. According to Spady, this system has been used with great success in Michigan, Iowa, and is presently being implemented in the Millard School District. Science instructor Louis Neimann attended the meeting. Neirnann has been instructing an outcome-based class, General Biology, for two years. . "We've implemented it (outcomebased education) to a point. The fact is, when the quarter end the quarter ends," Neimann said. Neimarm believes tile rest ofthe school will eventually take tile lead his biology course has provided. "It'll take a while to implement," Neimann said. "But the school is changing already."
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ts. ter, a group of teachers J-3 building to figure r assessing the writing ~nts," English departug Pierson said. f around a dozen En-
glish teachers, myselfincluded, came up with what actually turned out to be a book about the writing assessment," he said. "We came up with the procedure and so forth for the assessment." The assessment is proctored two times a year to all fifth, eighth, and · twelfth graderS in District 66. The fifth graders write a narrative, the eighth graders write an explanatory piece, and the seniors are called upon to write a persuasive essay. "We decided that a persuasive piece would be the most difficult to write, so we had the seniors do that," Pierson said. This fall, Westside seniors were
given the situation that the district had removed an extra-curricular activity from their list of organizations supported by the district, due to a lack of funds . Each student was instructed to pretend that the deleted activity was his favorite extra-curricular activity. They were then told to address a letter to tile District 66 school board requesting that the activity be saved and whytheyshouldcontinuetofund it. "We thought we'd have the students write about something that means something to them, something they know about, like extracurricular activities ratilerthan world
hunger or nuclear arms," Pierson said. The writing assessment was given in two 30-minute sessions. During the first one, students were given the instructions for the assessment and could begin composing the rough draft of their piece. In the second 30minute session, students completed their write-up of their piece. "One Saturday morning 30 teachers from throughout Eastern Nebraska graded over 1,000 papers. I had given them an overview beforehand ofwhat to lookfor in the letter," Pierson said. Theletterswerescored twice, read by two separate teachers, and given a
score from two to eight, eight being the highest score. The school average for Westside was 5.57, which was one ofthe best in the state, according to Pierson. "The purpose of this assessment is not to compare the writing abilities of separate school districts, but to gather data over a period of many years to let us know how we (District 66) rank with our writing ability," Pierson said. "We want the kids to feel confident as writers." According to Pierson, Westside won't be able to actually assess the writing ability of its students until it hastheresultsofseveralyears'worth of writing assessments to compare.
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Dear Lance, Unfortunately, I have to disagree with the Talent Show summary printed on page 8 of the Monday, March 9th edition of the Lance. It was very uninteresting and a waste of my hard earned two dollars-but the production by no means was a total flop. I would rather have spent the evening inflicting myself with paper cuts in a pool full of lemon juice then attend this monotonous event. (Well, maybeitwasn'tthatbad.) The MC's seemed nervous and inexperienced. Their skits were poorly written and presented. It seemed as if all the introductions were unrehearsed. Also, there was a lack of variety. Westsldetalentshows arenotoriousfor their over abundance of song and dance acts. Although I enjoyed some of the numbers, you can only stand to watch so many similar performances. Adam Hartman's reading was especially popular. It was a pleasant change from the all to familiar routine. And to think that I sat and listened to two percussionists beat their drums for a quarter of an hour. It is too bad that Chris Larsen and Andrew Polt didn't limit their act to three or four Jllin. utes. I think Talent Shows are usually very entertaining. But I think that they deserve more work and preparation. Hopefully, next years talent Show will conta~ more variety and originality. Name with held by request
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Death not something to : I don't know if I'm heartless, or if I lack value for further exploration, I found another answer. I human life, or what. cause of my belief in some type of afterlife, I al1 Acoupleofweelc:sago, oneofmybestfriends, "Jenny," lack fear of my own death. This could be, an( lost a good friend in a car accident. That day it was 75 rigl}.t answer. Jenny's friend had a system ofbeliefs similaJ degrees and sunny. I was getting ready to go biking. She came over to my house and sat down with me in the fore, I don't think he feared death much eitheJ driveway, showing the kind of thoughtful but blank stare So I ~oncluded somehow that I shouldn't fE shehaswhensomethingiswrong. Iaskedherwhatitwas . passing .on. I believe that he has gone on t andshehesitantlytoldme·the .~:·•> ' (maybe better, n whole story. ably not worse), , Alii could do was sit there, ences, new chall· though. I couldn't teO her it pletely new joys. Should I fee was OK; it wasn't. I couldn't say it would get better; it Jenny? I don't k wouldn't. I don't remember friend and that i: exactly what I did say, but it ever, I don't thinl wasn't very substantive. Then gation to stop he: lwentbacktoworkputtingtogetherthebilceraclc. Don't he "moved." So I don't think I should feel ask why. I don't know. consoling her. I do though. Go figure. After awhile, I was ready to go, and we went our Apparently there was some unreturned ro1 separate ways. between Jenny and her friend. She told me shE That night, I called her and apologized for "not being treated this inconsiderately and cruelly; I gue very receptive... She said she was glad because I had - for her to feel guilty. But there's nothing any• taken her mind off it, but I still felt guilty. We had always such things, so it's not worth worrying about. been there for each other, but something was different but neither of us felt any better. this time. I realize that this whole spiel sounds like i She came over and we studied for a test. Again, I idealistic mouth of a typical Westside senior, v ignored her feelings. I could see that she was hurting, but any significant setbacks or problems. This m I didn't do a thing, Upon trying to justify this to myself, I accurate observation. But I keep asking my1 realized that I had neverlost a close friend, and therefore friends or a member of my family was to die, ' Yeah, I'm sure I would feel upset about the 1 couldn't relate. But that wasn't it; we had each helped the other with don'tthinld could feel sorry about the death. previous problems we didn't completely understand. On wonder what I'm missing.
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hat to do with only $119,000 uld you do with $119,000? because I don't have $119,000. If I did, I !lblyspend quite a large sum ofit on a car (an tr, we must buy"American" cars like Honda), leg~ education, and a really nice Kirby Puckett d baseball. i6 has $119,000 to spend this year, and they !d to put it into new bleachers for the main
modules to spend with their students. New teachers would also help cut unemployment, therefore stimulating the economy (remember, good new teachers, not bad new teachers). • Automatic locks are another item Westside should look into. The system would keep exits except one locked during school hours, unless there is a flre drill. This would virtually eliminate the need for bouncers and would unfortunately end the age old game of cat-and-mouse while trying to sneak in and out to lunch. )irector Ron Huston has noticed the need for • Many students believe Westside would beneflt from the rs for several years. The bleachers, now over addition of a massive, two-story, concrete parking complex in I, have been repaired annually for over flve place of the junior lot. The additional space this complex would year, the athletic department determined it create would cure any parking problems, make Westside more 10re eftldent to replace the bleachers, rather attractive for state tournaments, and add a touch of recll life terror for students walking out .there in the darlc. Unfortunately, the construction bids would all be 20 to 30 times more than $119,000. However, the Odysseyofthe Mind students could probably build one out of balsa woQd for a fraction of the cost. · • One thing I have always believed Westside has · Andy Konogo needed is a central library. With the current sys- , '· t' ~ i t ('" r tern, a student needs to play IMC Scavenger Hunt in order to flnd a certain book. While modular l scheduling is designed to eliminate the need for a lete list of what Westside could use. central library, one would still be useful. was the last time a complete overhaul of the • Journalism also desperately needs more advanced comvas considered? The latrine near the Business puters and printer. The Macintosh Pluses there are years out of al Materials Center (IMC) smells like New Jer- date and the Laserwriter takes a long, long time to print a page. te main hall restroom should post up lung ~other computer idea the school coUld consider is the nings. Perhaps the district might even imple- distribution of the computers into other parts of the school. .e alarms to catch those "Smokiil' in the Boys instead of just having computers in the computer labs, there by some miracle, the school board does so, should be Macintoshes located in the IMC's. .remembernottohookuptherestroomalarms • Finally, the school could have a better exchange program system, or most of the school day will be spent with its foreign language students. Every year, we send and receive-students from the former Soviet Union (or whatever it is ide could use more teachers. The selection of called these days). Perhaps Westside could sponsor sending avenowisgood, butitcouldbebetter. Westside Spanish students to Madrid, French students to Paris, and Germanstudents to Berlin. The United States is desperately lacking ~fit from more generalized computer courses, xi current affairs course, and a speech class skills in foreign languages, and sending our students to other > eliminate (via shock therapy, perhaps) the c.o untries might help. One thing to remember, however, when thinking of ways to " "like," "totally," and "that" from everyday m. Also, the addition of new teachers would improve the school, is that Westside is very fortunate in the way 1resent staff to have more independent study of resources, so we shouldn't complain too loud. lOW,
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rather depressing exp.erl:her day. I was cleaning my low and behold, I found an ok. As I scanned the pages ' had written what It was t.k that many of the people :e, "You're such a good 1d "I hope we never grow >longertalktoonaregular alization drove me to pull >to album and look at all the !ld taken. The memories of places were so vivid, yet the erience was overshadowed le sadness-the people I >se memories with aren't a life anymore save an occa," in the hallway or a brief ton about nothing in par1 how
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-"O.K., I guess." . . · people will drift ap£rt. Some of our -"That's good-see ya." friends now will follow us past high -"Yeah, seeya." school. Some won't. I know all things change, especially One of my favorite songs sort of people and just because you're not as close flts the point here: to someone as you used to be doesn't mean "Love's strange so, relive the part. that you still can't manage on some sort of Think ofall the tender things that we friendly terms. The fact remains though, were working on. Slow change may the idea pull us apart. that someWhen will/ get one you into your shared heart? Don't your seyou forget crets with, about me. Will someone you sta~d above me? y 0 u Look my way laughed never love with, and even someone you cried with isn't a part of me... " your life anymore is a rather morose It is sad that friendships have to thought. drift apart, whatever the reason. The Throughout the four years at Westside good experieces can't be forgatten many people will be close and many of though. That's how a memory dies.
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is Women's History Month. Although I belong to portrayed herself during her career as an entertainer. This did ity minority of the female gender, I was unaware . not necessarily make her a bad person, but simply a person :il an anonymous phone call was received in the exploited by herself and others. The one picture that did not sit well with me was that of a room. This caller was concerned with the al>t portrayal of women in a display on the east wall Shirley Temple as a child. Perhaps the only perspective of her al Studies Instructional Materials Center (SSIMC). most people have is that of a performer. That is tlOt all she was. minist, I promptly visited the IMC to investigate As Shirley Temple Black, she became involved in politics and .tion. was an ambassador to the United Nations. ~erhaps a photo of · · Kpecting to fmd an inaccurate and insulting par- her as an adult is difficult to obtain. women. Instead, I saw pictures of women who This project was put together by three female students, tportant roles in the development of society and juniors Debbie Dolleck, Kelly Grubb, Shannon McCormack, roles therein. and Bill Nelson, social studies instructor. The students did not ld of art and literature is represented by receive credit ous women as Grandma Moses, Willa ~-----=-------, for this project 'ld Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Scienand I commend loration is represented by Christa efforts. i.., .. _________ ---4 their But, just as •, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curle, and Jane .7""""..._,., withanyproject Politics, a fleld known for its exclusion of ,.-a~~~-~..~~ of this sort, help Jroduced such contributors as Indira ·ackie Kennedy, Harriet Tubman, and could be reams. I was very impressed with these cruited from the · > as they illustrated the strength and _male as well as .ents of women in various professions. female populailler was particularly concerned with a poster of tion of the student body to include more than three students. tfonroe. However, I was not insulted by her pres- In this way, the information and portrayal of women could be !r image is an accurate portrayal of the expecta- more thorough. This would inform those unaware of the 1 desires of certain women's roles of the time. many important roles of women in the history of the United nking ofMonroe, most people consider her a sex- States. And maybe, some of the sexism notoriously taking :ather than an individual woman. Although I do place in the very room where this women's display is located will be eliminated. l with this image, it is accurate of the way she
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 82'students were asked the following question by the L~ce: Do you agree with the school board's decision to purchase bleachers for the gymnasium for approximately $119,000 (the low bid)? 79% NO. I do not agree. 21% YES,I do agree.
· "NO, we already have bleachers and the money could be spent on so much more . productive items." junior Marca Bucholz
"NO, the bleachers we have now support the crowd sufficiently, at least to my knowledge." sophomore Justin Madson ' '
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"No, not that many people sit in them because not that many people go to Westside's basketball games ." · junior Dustin West1
"NO, don't we have bleachers?" senior Brad Johnson
"NO, the money should go towards something more 'educational', this is a school · where you le~n isn't it?" sophomore Jessica Jlranek
Monday, March 23
.Richardson, Wick take top honors Students 'go for the gold'
Each year, foreign language students have tile opportunity to talce national tests in their respective fields of study. Recently, Spanish and French students took the Natio~al Spanish and French Exams. The students' scores will be reported to Westside teachers sometime in May, according to Mitzi Delman, foreign language department head. Students studying Russian took the National Russian Exam in November. The scores have recently returned. Students can take the tests on three separate levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced Those scoring a gold medal at the beginner level were sophomores Michelle Bylund and LimraStastny, and juniorAnnaWino to. Sophomore Dan Wigodsky scored in the silver medal range, while junior Erin Augustine and sophomore Katie McGuire received a bronze medal. Those receiving honorable mentions were sophomore Anne Ferando and senior Amy Frisch. Scoring a bronze medal in the intermediate level were juniors Jason Berg. Ben Bushnell, Lynn Dostal, Aimee Folker, Chris Landmar~ and Lindsey Taxman. Junior Lindsay Ford received an honorable mention in the intermediate categocy. In the advanced category, senior Patsy Egan received a gold medal, senior Wendy Lodes received a silver medal, senior Beth Nielsen received a bronze medal, and senior Joe Peschio received an honorable mention. •
Band plays for sweet success Although the school year is corning to a close for most students. The jazz, concert, and symphonic bands have a long road ahead before their year is done. Saturday, March 14, the jazz band competed in the BeUevue Eas Jazz Festival. In upcoming events, the jazz band will perform Saturday, March21, at the Lincoln NortheastJazzFestival. Later in the year, they will participate in the National Adjudicators Invitational in St. Louis MO, Friday. May 8, through Saturday, May 9. The Warrior band and the Warrior voices will perform on Tuesday,April21, at Westside. From Friday,April24, through Saturday, April25, the Warrior band will participate in the District Contest. TheWarriorbandfinishesuptheirseasonbyplayingatWestside's graduation. • '
Junior Achievement teaches leadership through example Students enrolled in Freshman Economics are currently getting the opportunity to applywhatthey are learning in the classroom to the business world. Since the beginning of the semester, three business representatives have come into the classroom to speak to students about differentforms ofbusiness.· Rick Berkshire, lawyer, Mike Kiroff, banker., and Walt Mallard, retired executive ofMutual of Omaha, come to Westside every Thursday to speak to . the students about business. The classes taught by the former businessmen are art of the Junior Achievement ro am •
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Richardson and Wick will compete against regional winners from across the country. Richardson and Wick finished their Outstanding is h9w the success of the Westside debate team can be de- regular season by winning every Nebraska tournament they attended. scribed The Varsityteamanddebatecoach They finished with a 32-1 record Dave Richardson have recently re- against Nebraska opponents. They ceived. numerous state and national have also qualified for the University of Kentucky tournament of Champihonors. The Nebraska debate qualifiers for onswhichwillbeheldinLexington,KY, the National Forensic League National Friday, April 24, through Saturday, , Tournament were held Friday, March April25. Junior Policy debater Ben Engel has 13, through Saturday, March 15, at also had a very successful debate seaBryan High School. Westside senior Policy debaters son. Engel has been selected by the Todd Richardson and Anders-Wick University of Kentucky as one of their took top honors at the tournament in Summer Debate Fellows. The Fellows programselectsthetop qualifying for nationals. They will represent Nebraska at the national tour- 12 juniors in the country to particinamenttobeheldinFargo, ND, Tues- . pate in a cooperative research and day, July 14 through Sunday, July 19. think tank projectfornextyear's policy
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debate topic. The Fellows also help with b tion for the three week Univers tucky debate camp. The progra Tuesday, June 19, through Thw 21.
Aswell as coaching a nation nized debate team, coa Richardson has recently been the Board of Directors of tht Debate Coaches Association (1 The organization promotes tional goals ofcompetitive deb< a number of activities. . Some NDCA projects inclu ing services to beginning debru helping with new or strugglin~ and coordinating of tournarr dars. The annual meeting ol will be held at the University< High School Tournament oft in April.
Survey reveals students' confusion, dissatisfaction
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In order to more clearly defme the purposes of the two student governments at Westside, Forum and Student Advisory Board (SAB) will jointly publish an informational pamphlet. The pamphlet is scheduled to be released to all students through homerooms this spring, this week. According to student governments pons or AI lpzerello, the decision to publish a pamphlet came as a response to a recent survey distributed to homerooms. According to Inzerello, not too many students were pleased with SAB. "Students put comments on the survey expressing their dissatisfaction with SAB, claifr$1g they never listened·to their complaints and · never did anything for them,"Inzerello said. "But what students don't understand is that they should really be going to Forum with their compiaints." SAB is comprised of six elected representatives from each class as well as honorary members, 74 students in total. SAB meets twice a week and members have meet-
ings planned into their schedules. . According to lnzerello, SAB's purpose is to impr life. Their activities include dances, Warrior Ma publishing of the telephone directory, along with c decided upon throughout the year. Forum is made up offour elected officers, one elt sentative from each homeroom and one alternate. l Inzerello, Forum was created without a treasury, tt ing the group unable to provide activities like SAB. "Forum was created to take care of student co: example, I think the whole Code of Conduct shout, handled through Forum," Inzerello said. "Since Fo: have a treasury, this allows them to concentrate problems, rather than activities." In addition to taking care of student problems, F in charge of the United Way Drive, the can drive fc less, and extended homeroom. Senior SAB treasurer David Clark is in charge c the pamphlet. "Not enough people know the di tween Forum and SAB. Hopefully, this pamphlet\\ things up and allow both of us( the governments) t job," Clark said.
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Forum reps complete plans ·f or annual extended homeroom Westside students will get the chance to become better acquainted with the members of their homeroom when Forum sponsors extended homeroom, Friday, April10.· This is not the first year Forum has sponsored such an activity. In past years Forum has sponsored an extended homeroom and other activities. However, no extended homeroom was held last year. "I'mnotquite surewhywe didn'thave an extended homeroom last year," Forum sponsor AI lnzerello said. "There were some problems .with the administration and it just never got off the ground" On the momingofthe extended homeroom, classes will begin at 8:50a.m., allowing homerooms the opportUnity participate in activities such as miniature golf, bowling, or other similar activities. "We hope homerooms will take the time to get to know one another as well as have fun," lnzerello said.•
International club celebrates Winter Olympics with style Let the games begin. International Qub held their first annual International Club Winter Olympics Thursday, Feb. 27, from 6:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. in the Westside cafeteria. The club held the Olympics as a follow up to the 1992 Winter OlympicsheldinAlbertville, France. The purpose of the event was to heighten students' awareness about Olympic events and the Olympic spirit The club opened the event with junior club historian Anna Wmona carrying a representative Olympic torch. The opening and closing Olympic ceremonies had been video taped and were watched. An Olympic trivia contestwas also held and prizes were awarded to those who knew the most information about the 1992 Winter Olympics.•
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Student hang-out Reckless driving threatens parking privileges Day after day, invirtuallyallkindsof weather, anumberofWestsidestudents gather at the west end of Countryside Village to "hang out" The majority of students who meet there after school are simply having fun talking with their friends, enjoying a smoke, pumping some music, or viewing a good fight. However, other students have been caught or have been seen driving recklessly through the Countryside Village parking lot or on Shamrock Road in front of Christ the King Elementary School. Christ the King Elementary School, employees at Countryside Village, and concerned P!U"ents have recently contacted the Westside administration about the dangerous driving. Last week, a distressed parent contacted the Westside journalism department about the situation. This parent has always driven his child, who attend!! Christ the King, to and from school. The parent is worried that the dangerous driving, especially in an area
congested with people, will eventually result in a serious injury. Dean of Boys Marty Kauffman emphasizes that if the trouble continues, Christ the King will no longer provide the extra parking. "It would really be a shame to lose the 85 to 90 parking spots that Christ the King has provided for Westside students," Kauffman said. "If the students can't begin to park legally, keep the trash in their cars, and keep the music down, they will lose the parking privilege," Kauffman said. One Westside student claims all the trouble has taken the enjoyment out of meeting at Countryside. "The guys who are always driving too fast through the parking lot ruin the fun," junior Landy Sweet said. "Because of them we can only meet on the street (west of Countryside)," Sweet said. "And the true solution really isn't changing to a new place to meet, like the administration promotes. Just as long as everyone can behave them-
selves, it will be okay to continue meeting at Countryside," Sweet said. In spite of the continuous problems, some Westside students stress that it isn't only Westside students causing all the problems. "There really isn't a solution to this problem that Westside students can provide,"Sweetsaid. "Almosteveryday, guys from Burke (High School) drive by, yell bad things at everyone, then speed off very dangerously. Basically the only reason why any Westside kids drive that way is to 'show off' their 'sweet' cars or stereos," Sweet said. "People have been running off their mouths at employees and security guards which makes them (Countryside employees) even more against allowing us (Westside students) to hang out over there," Sweet said. Junior Nick Gulizia agrees. "There are always a bunch of Burke guys who speed by and start fights with everyone; and it is always Westside studentswhotaketheblame,"Guliziasaid. -Pete Chilian
Teenage males pay for poorer driving statistics
Insurance rates discriminate Equality among the sexes. This is an issue which plays a "Youcan'tsaythatthisorthatpersonisabetterdriverjust part in many areas of life: school, work, politics, and even because they're a boy or a girl," senior Mara Chadwick said.. such typical things as auto insurance premiums. "I can see how they came up with that system, and I know In Nebraska, state law requires every automobile opera- that it's a necessity for the companies to make a profit, but I tor to possess liability insurance to cover damages in case of feel that a statistic is just an unfair generalization." an accident. Rates drivers must pay depend on such variHowever, the prevalence of this view hasn't seemed to ables as the company they deal with;type of car, past driving' affect the insurance companies. Most Omaha insurance · ·record, whether the incompanies follow this surance holder is the trend. As shown in the principal or part-time accompanying driver, the age of the graphic, rates for a driver, and the driver's male between the Mutual: 75% -under 21 years old ages of 17 and 25 are gender. Hartford: 50% -16-18 years old Historically, the much• higher than Nabity: 50%-17-20 years old highest rates of auto lithose of a female with AAA: 85% a comparable driving ability insurance preChastain: 22.4%-18 years old, without driver's education record and automomiums have been paid Allstate: liability coverage=$193, collision coverage=$165 by teenage males. bile. For example, Allstate costs $193 These rates have been set using statistics more for teenage males than females which show that this driving under similar group is involved in the conditions. largest percentage of car accidents per popuIn accordance lation. Teenage fewith driver safety stamales, who are statistically safer drivers, receive consider- tistics, the gap between the rates for males and females ably lower rates. reduces as the age levels increase. As the safety levels equalSome students believe the statistical method of setting ize, so do the premiums. rates is an unfair generalization of driving ability. -Rachel Davis
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bill updated Some feel this is too lengthy a vait. "I already have to wait long mough to get my license," freshnan Danny Letter said "Why ;hould they make us waitlonger?" The bill will either be accepted n rejected in the fmal session of he legislature. "I really don't mind if this bill ~oes through or not I have al·eady completed driver's educaion," freshman Deb Goldstein. "If this will help keep some of he crazy 16-year-olds off of the ;treet until educated, so be it," :;oldstein said.
Bright lights, big city: another Saturday ously," Kully said. night on Dodge Street. Other students agree the ordinance Cruising Dodge Street has been a long- would be a violation of rights. term concern of many Omahans, including "I think it is ridiculous; it's an unfair reDodge Street merchants and the Omaha striction," sophomore Garth Patil said. Police. Some students question the ordinance The concerns of many were expressed in and its ability to successfully address the writing when city councilman Lee Terry cruising "problem" "If the council proposes to try and take proposed an ordinance dealing with the prothe kids off of the streets, they should also hibitio~ !?[Dodge Street cruising, Tuesday, MarchiO.· propose a proper place that they can conThe ordinance would make it a traffic gregate," junior Jake Covert said. violation to drive past a traffic checkpoint Some believe the ordinance will affect more than three times within a two-hour innocent drivers. "It's not necessary. They'll end up with a period between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m, Monday through Sunday, in a posted lot of innocent people," sophomore Sarah no-cruising area. Hennings said. Initially, the orOthers think dinance would apthe ordinance ply to Dodge Street willbringoutbiand West Dodge ased tendenRoad from 69th cies. "I believe it Streetto96thStreet The city council will be enforced may thereafter desunfairly," Kully ignate other areas as said. "Teenagno cruising areas. ers would suffer Punishment fora while adults violation in a noand parents cruising area can would not be afinclude a 120-day fected, despite probation in which their guilt of the violator may not breaking the be allowed to operviolation." ate a motor vehicle The ques30days. tion of how the Fines of up to ordinance will be enforced and $500 or six months • The no cruising area is its success rein jail would be the main to be dis- · Dodge St. from 69th to 87th St., maximum penalty cussed. Howfor violating the orand West Dodge Rd. from 87th ever, according dinance. to 96th St. to the Omaha Many people World-Herald, have questions • The ordinance shall not Mayor P.J. Morabout the ordiapply to: Taxicabs, buses, or gan and many nance; many of Dodge Street those questions other vehicles being driven for merchants supbrought up in business purposes, and port the ordithe public hearing authorized emergency vehicles. nance and its held Tuesday, lAnce graphic by Rob Jordan purpose. March 17. A few stuTwo Westside dentsagreethat students planned to something should be done about "Dodge bring their concerns to the hearing. "AngieWeaver and I are planning to speak cruisers." "The ordinance is a good idea," freshbefore the council to voice our opinions," man Leo Rowan said. "I don't know if the senior Dan Kully said. "I believe tnat the ordinance is a viola- idea they have now will work, but it has a of our right of privacy. Many Supreme good purpose." Barring all delays, the city council will Court cases have dealtwith similar subjects, and the ordinance contradicts all the deci- vote on the ordinance Tuesday, March 24. -Katie Hamer the Supreme Court has made previ-
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A program that puts emphasis on stude~ts having to Some Westside students will travel to Mars. A new c~urse was added to next years' indus demonstrate what they have learned. An entire course aimed in the direction of specific goals and expectations. nology curriculum: Aeronautics and Space. T Put the .above statements together, and you have the three course, offered second semester, meets thr defmition of Outcome Based ~ducation, the way adminweek for three credits and includes a simulated l< istratorshopetohaveallclassestaughtatWestsidewithin landing on Mars. five years. The newdepartmenthead ofindustrial technc "An outcome is a statement of what a student should gory Ratliff, looks forward to teaching the course know or be able to do. Itis a statement of how they will be "The content and activities of the course will e assessed, and a minimum level of expectation," science my number one goals," Ratliff said. "They inch instructor Ron Crampton said. work, individual discovery, problem solving skill~ Crampton said times have changed from 10 years ago, making skills, social and communication skills, and students need to be taught more effectively today. written skills." "The old days when teachers would lecture and give a As the title suggests, Aeronatics and Space v test are gone. Today, we need kids to demonstrate what I;======!!~~~:;;;;:;;:J~~2..::::::::~~~~ main focus on aeronautics, including how airpla1 they know, and show that they can do the important the history of aerodynamic design. things," social studies instructor Bill McCormick said. k'"-~r-~--~....~-w---"'C"..;.,..S.""!'---"""~l..a.~l/ "We will talk about why the designs have gone Westside has 10 outcomes the administration thinks days of Wilbur and Orville Wright to the sleek je1 students today can accomplish by the time of graduation. oftoday," Ratliff said. Such outcomes are called exit outcomes. Models of airplanes and rockets will be indue "Curriculum will tie in with exit outcomes that we course's curriculum with an emphasis on matl expect kids to be able to do when they graduate," assisand scientific concepts. tant principal John Crook said. "We seek to combine math, science, and ted: "In an outcome based system, teachers must design the course, which is a fairly easy mix," Ratliff sai down, that is, dovelop courses with unit outcomes, and Space exploration in terms of planetary stru getting as specific as daily outcomes," Crook said. eluding a group project of building a space static Student reaction to outcome based classes has been ends the first quarter of this course. With the ba mixed. , information and history learned during the first I "I think it's a lot easier. to learn the material when you course, students will then begin the MarS simul< know what's expected of you beforehand," senior Zach 'We will simulate an entire project to reach a Thomas said. life on Mars," Ratliff said. "This goal is probal Not all students exposed to the system are as positive. national, perhaps international, goal." "I learned how to write a lot-about nothing." senior The simulation will be as close to real life as Keith Thomas said. Speakers will be brought in physically or by satE Instructors realize that it's still an imperfect system, theNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministratio but they hope to improve it. Access to NASA's Mars library will also be ava "There's a lot of people who are enthused, and some students while researching for their journey. skeptical. We need to learn aboutitmuchmore as we go," "The last part of our simulation will included' Crook said. a full size command center, including the televisi' puters and telephones," Ratliff said. 'We will desi1 Crampton has similar views concerning the direction the curriculum is going. launch pad and space craft" "There will be need for teachers to have training on Ratliff hopes to have an overnight in the stU< new ways of handling students. There is plenty of evispacecraft in order to simulate traveling in spa dence that it is a better way to teach more meaningful "It takes six months to travel to Mars and nil1· things. There's always room for improvement. It's not a back to earth. Iwantto give the students an idea o solution, butit'smovinginthe right direction," Crampton trip would be like living in the housing quarters c said. craft," Ratliff said.
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Physical education class reformattE Students, by majority, dislike the change the bookkeeping, and to remember exactly where each student is at what time," Krecklow because the class is much more intense during 11-----....;;;-.._ _ _ _ _ _ feature staff said. the nine weeks of health. Not everyone loves change... even if it's "I don't like the way the program is set up "We also have heard students talk of how for the better. much more homework they have thiS year as now because I hate to change into my gym The health and physical education classes compared to last ye~ but that has to be ex- clothes for just 40 minutes. I think, when we are in the gym part of have taken on a new format this year in both pected when con- · the year, we should schedt.ilfug and course content. densing a year-long have only two Last year, and in previous years, gym classes course into ninemeeting~· · for so' met twice a week for 80 minutes, and once a weeks," he said. rniriutes," sophoweek for 40 minutes. The 40-minute meeting The nine-week more Michelle was considered health class. health period for "All we did to change it this year is instead freshmen girls is first Tharnm said. "I also don't of spreading out the health classes through quarter, for freshlike how we have the entire year, we condensed and eliminated men boys is second · material, and made the health class into a quarter, for sophoso much homenine-week intensified program," health in- more girls is third work in health all the time now. Last structor Doug Krecklow said. quarter, and for year we only had All classroom time during the nine weeks sophomore boys is one assignment is spent on health issues, and there is no physi- fourth quarter. perweek, and now cal activity. "It is good and we have many "Some of the students were high-level bad to meetwithjust more," Thamm learners, so it didn't matter when or how of- one sex at a time besaid. ten we met," Krecklow said. "The way we are cause when we're Others also disgoing about it this year, the academically at- dealingwithsuchisliked the format risk students are being affected directly. suesassexandAIDS, due to the amount Therefore, all students are achieving a higher it sometimes is imhomework. level and we, the teachers, are also learning as portanttoknow how "I don't like the we go." the other sex feels The teachers are finding the change in about the subject," ~~~~~~~~~~~~~============~ way we have so health/ gym classes to be a lot more work on Krecldow said. much homework their part, as well as the students. "And if we can't talk about the issue with all at one time," sophomore Eric Anderson 'We have found it to be a bit more chal- both sexes there at the same time, we're not said. "I haven't been in the health part yet, but lenging. as teachers, to keep up-to-date with ready to deal with the issue," I have seen what I will be going through, and I ___ 1
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don't like it." Sophomore Andy Fisher thinl health at once is too much. "I think the newformat is stupid to have 40 minutes of health, and that was unbearable. It's just toe Fisher said. Others enjoy the change. "It'ssomewhatbetterthanlast) of meeting because we don't alwa~ worry about health homework unle in the health part," sophomore Sa: said. Krecklowsaid the changes are fo "Kids by in large appreciate the we've taken-it's an area we need t• of," Krecklow said. "Every year we've got the program set up the wa it, and then it is not always the exa wanted it. Who knows what next bring?" he said. The course stresses cardiovascul nutrition, family life, substance al stressmanagcment. Withenoughti topics will be touched on in class. "Perhaps if we have time, we' neuromuscular fitness, and fust ai of which require excessive planni Krecklowsaid. "I hope we continuE into a program that meets all the r cause it's bad to overdo a group, wl to frustration. We want a progr< there is a desire for working kno• health."
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WBLING 1ever been a historical period or culture to which unknown. Gambling was in the past, is in the •ill continue to exist in the future. n sporting events is illegal in most states. However, ·appealing illegal activities, it is commonplace and jay's society. :AA's field of64 nowfllled, most college basketball ·nly awaiting the "Oy-slamma-jamma" basketball , but also a chance to prove knowledge of the game y over friends' knowledge in their annual betting
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Bowling into college aron Crook ----=--=-------sports staff A. good bowler must possess many .skills such as concentration, coordination and strength. For senior bowler Scott Sacks, it is a combi- nation of these skills and others which enable him to excel in the sport. Sacks is a veteran who learned the game at a young age. · ·"This is my 13th year ·bowling; I started when I was five years ~ld," Sacks said. · Sacks got interE.'sted in bowling through his grandmother, wh•J i'i the president ofan Omaha bowling league. "After my g~·andma got me interested in bowlir.g, I received a lot of family support," Sacks said. Sacks's talent attracted the attention o Wichita State University, which offered him a bowling scholarship. · It was difficult for Sacks to obtain a bowling scholarship, because bowling is not a school sponsored sport. · "I had to search around a lot, but I didn't give up looking for a scholarship," Sacks said. Sacks plays on several bowling leagues at the same time. "I am (currently) on five different leagues," he said. Sacks has an average score of 188. Sacks's future goal is to become a professional bowler. He does not idoliie any particular pro bowler. "There is no certain bowler. I look up to. I lookup to all of them, butlwantto be my own A good follow through enables senior Scott Sacks to roll a strike. person," Sacks said. · Sacks has won many awards in his bowling Sacks plays in up to five leagues a week, averaging over t 85 pins . per gam~. Sacks will attend Wichita State in the fall on a bowling career. "I have won 50 to 60 trophies, 30 ribbons, scholarship. and about 50 emblems," Sacks said.
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'Running' Into spring seaso Thevarsitytrackteamisalready"oneup" onlastyear's According to head coach Fred Hutchinson, the number participating is more than previous years. encouraged bythetremendqus work ethic and the put forth," Hutchinson said. team has.a returning hurdler in senior Mike Eversden. J:>e:niors Greg Andersen and Earl Thornton and junior Dave are expected to fill the loss of Greg Armitage. Senior Josh Gerard has potential to have a good season in ldi~;trur1ce events, according to Hutchinson.• .
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The girls and boys varsity soccer teams bring waves of new experienced athletes to the field this year. "We have a lot of returning seniors, but what's most imptesthe number ofninth graders," girls head coach Don Gilpin Gilpin's.attitude toward the season is one of determination. "Every game is important, even more so than usual because in what I think is the toughest district," Gilpin said. According to Gilpin, the key to the team's success be the I'"'Cl'u"'J'"u•v of seri.ior captains Heidi Potthoff and Kelley Sparks. ·coach Bruce Skinner said leadership from seniors lis E~ssEmtialDave Clark and Mike Rowen and junior NickGwyther. "Although the team may not be as goodilS in past years, hard and playing as a team can make up for this," Skinner said. The girls begin their home season todayagainstMercy at4:30 The boys play Millard South at Sunset Friday, March 27.•
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The varsity baseball team's·season is underway. "We have a lot ofinfield positions that need to be filled from year," head coach Mark Stegman said. · The team's strength seems to be in the pitching department seniors Jim Abbott, Kelly Jones, and Dan Schneider, and Shawn Fasbender and Scott Sladovnik. Stegman said the team is preparing for the season opener at Friday, March 27, against Omaha North.•
olfers seek Improvement The varsity golf team is ,working to improve for their frrst the Beatrice Invitational, Thursday, March26. Tim members are playing this season, and the team is yo.tmg. 'We'reyoungand were fairly good, but we'll have to improve a lot," coach Roger Hoffman said. This year their home course, Benson, is under renovation. forces the team to go to Carter Lake, lA, for practice. Junior Matt Meusey is in the No. 1 position, averaging a 79. Bradley and senior Eric Pruehs are tied for second,
Unusual sp9rts gain popularity
Lazer Tag, Paintball expa --T rystan Cro~ - - - - - - - - - - sports staff
Picture several grown men and high school-age kids running around a park. This may sound weird, but when one considers these people are shooting each other with guns, one may instinctively pick up the phone and dial the cops. These are not real guns, but closely resemble · them. These are the games of "Paintball" and "Lazer Tag.'' In Lazer Tag, the goal is to shoot the opponent's sensor with a Lazer Tag gun. The lazer guns operate on infrared light beams. "The problem with Lazer Tag is people can cover up the sensor ahd cheat," junior Dan Massara said. "Lazer Arena was an indoor place people could play Lazer Tag, but it closed," freshman Bill Durham said. ·
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Lazer Tag is now played in parks or anywhere there is open space with ample covering. LazerTag seems to be dyingasqqicldy as it hit store shelves several years ago. "Everyone who got LazerTag became interested in Paintball," Massara said. Although it is painless to be shot- in LazerTag, people seem to favor Paintball, despite the pain involved. According to reformed LazerTagplayers, PaintbaU, it similar game except the bullet actually hits~etargetunlike
the lazer and sensor of Lazer Tag, is reallygettingbiginthe area. When a player is shot in the face or body, he is killed and elinrlinated from the round. "Rules vary. No one cheats, but there are a lot of cheap shots," junior Chris Hughes said. "If somebody is shot and isn't sure th~ paintball broke on them, they yell 'Paint Check."'
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The game equipment it paint, and protective gogg range in price from $100 gunshavecarbondioxidetl to them. · The paintballs contai paint and cost from 5 to 1 The paint comes in 60 cole Goggles are required. ( tive gear is also worn. · "Sometimes people wi ears to prevent abrasions cover their hands," Hughe APaintball game is usual guns set at 300 feet per s1 The impact of the paintb cording to the players. In high-speeds requires prop of the eyes. Players enjoy Paintball like shooting their friends I strategy involved. · One problem is the var "There are little schiest grandmas and houses wi guns. They're destroyin: Massara said.
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to go back, way back in 1agical era of music when 1 was simpler. No comto digital audio tapes, no tn you rememberthedays l thesoulful soundofSam m Butterfly, or Saturday on the old 8-traclcs? about spinning tlie old ite Album backwards on >le to get the full effect of No. 9?" These days are past. Vinyl records are ppearing from the shelves >res everywhere. 1 reason for the demise of oompact discs. The techmpact discs holds several over the older recording
talk of backwards messages on Ozzy Osborne albums by Tipper Gore. Inthefaceofthisnew technology, vinyl has still managed to survive to some extent, however. Both used record stores and alterrtative record labels have not allowed ':inyl to <P.~!!PCDs pear completely. For record labels such as Sub Pop, C/Z, and Wax Trax, many of their titles are available only on record. It's far easier for them to press one or two hundred records if the sales aren't projected to be spectacular. When producing compact discs, thousands must be pressed to make it worth the effort. Then the compact discs would have to be sold to distributors who would be unlikely to buy such quanities. Many local vendors, such as the Stage Door416 S. 15th st., carry old, valuable records. In addition, the collectabilityofvinyl has allowed the medium to continue. There is money to be made in collecting records, even in alternative music. Reco~ds from as little as over ten years age have increased in value ten times the original cost. Piut of the collectability of records has always been the interesting variety of art. The 12-inch square album cover format can provide a forum for eye-pleasing art. Some classic examples o(great album-cover art are the Beatles' "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Qub Band."
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This article contains opinions of the author. If one is an active member of the alternative music scene, there's almost no way of avoiding local bands. While most are MloM...,. good for a party, or a little fun on the weekend, how many are really worth wasting $6.50 on a Ranch Bowl fiesta featuring3- 'II~..P. Records Tapes 11. Believe it or not, some energetic and original bands are Rob]ortkln Lance floating around the Omaha area One band truly worth checking out is the newly formed Compact discs, however, are beginMousetrap, featuring local grunge-rock king Pat Buchanan. ning to answer the public's need for Mousetrap, originally disbanded and now reformed, delivers I..~... album art, with inserts that not only a hard-driving power guaranteed to whip the tamest offans include artwork but also easy-to-read into a frenzy. The special bonus to this band is their unbeliev- Nit+ and conveniently-placed lyrics, as opable stage performance. Just when a steady groove seems to posed to the typical pullout sheet found be established, Buchanan, who plays guitar and is the priwith records. mary vocalist, breaks into a furious exchange of guitar and w.w.• Furthermore,compactdiscsarealso vocal solos to be rivaled by any performance ever seen. appealing to the public's growing enviIf the desire for chunky, hard driving power still remains, Nt++ ronmental awareness. tryCellophaneCeiling. ThisOmahastandardhasbeenaround As mentioned earlier, fewer cherni- · foryears,butsomehowhasbeenforgotten. Nowlt tN....,_.. cals and petroleum are needed to proseems they're making a comeback in the area duce compact discs. The manufacturnlnimal amount of care, The last few shows they've played have been ers of compact discs have also decided iCS are virtually indestrucreal killers and the best should be expected to do away with the deceivingly overds, however, are by far and from them in the future. Their music blends sized boxes that were a trademark of the energy of the aforementioned Mouse1st delicate of all recording compact discs in the past. Thus, less In addition, the cost to trap with the technical stylings and singcardboard will be used than would be tre compact discs is song melodies of Nirvana. with a record or former compact-disc 1d so the profit margin is The Westside music scene also npact discs, therefore, are format. has a couple of new bands to offer Despite the efforts of certain music arket and are more envias well. One new band making stores and musiclabels, the production y sound. It takes fewer quite a stir lately is Fever Tree. ' of vinyl will eventually be discontinand petroleum to make This band features junior Mark ued. The factors in favor of compact scs than records. Anderson on bass, lead singer discs are too great. Compact discs offer contributor to the popuGerardo Cassinova, Westside npact discs is the issue of greater quality, durability, and quangraduate Dave Heimbuch on tity for less cost, easier distrlbutability, seems everyone has their sax, senior Mike Hogan on and reduced environmental damage. shiny new compact disc drums, and Jim Watson on Within a decade, records will ultimately e days. The record player guitar and vocals. This band ! obsolete. The advantage go the way of the dinosaur and the 8displayed their obvious talent . can put an end to foolish traclc. \ at the first annual Battle of the · Bands, and deservedly received , first place. They played to a · disappointing turnout at the Sokol Hall Saturday, Feb. 22, but they still put on an excellent per- . formance. The talent posSessed by every · member of this band is apparent to anyone who has seen them in concert or even heard their cassette, releasedabouta:monthago. Theirmusic contains technical grooves and catchy really good are the ones that have beat melodies that are truly outstanding. The to listen to is diverse. ~mee Folker overall lack ofraw energy in the music is "My all-time favorite band is Pink . and meaning," he said. ----columns editor made up by a highly dancable drum "A song is really good if you can feel Floyd, but I like other older bands like beat Supertramp, too," sophomore Neil the emotion and power of the band lSic is your only friend ... " without even seeing them play, " Another rising Westside band is 1e Doors to Green River, Bailey said Pearly Whirly Fish Fight. This Hughes said. Hughes has different tastes. tudents consider music a Ulce Hughes, freshmanAndyAscherl band features freshman Justin "I like Mission to Burma, Dinosaur part of their lives. Beller on bass, juniors Mark has become an obsession Jr., and the Pixies, but I like the Zom- said a song needs a strong, poignant Brady on vocals, Chris biesandFleetwoodMac, too," besaid. quality. Lior Chris Hughes said. Larsen on drums, and "Asongneeds a significant message, "ldon'treallyhaveafavoriteband 1e dawn of time, music has Chris Olsen on guitar. mtertainment and enjoy- but I really like Red Hot Chili Peppers not just empty lyrics," he said. Ascherl is an avid follower of the They also appeared at til races of people. It has and bands like that," sophomore Jody hard-core scene. He likes such bands the Battle of the Bands :ietal centerpoint between Schnittgrund said. and placed third. A lot of students prefer the main as YouthofTodayandShelter. Although 's populace, from Niger's Theyhaven'thadany Is to London's punk scene. stream alternative bands like Red Hot he likes music with a harder edge, he major appearances he types and sounds of the Chilli Peppers, Nirvana and of course, listens to other types of music like Nick locally as of yet, but the long standing Westside favorite, Cave and the Bad Seeds. ~rs, the common genesis is Students often listen to several types they're a band to R.E.M. even at Westside. watch in the "I think students here at school of music, not just one classification. astes atWestsidevaryfrom "I like all kinds-country to dance, Their oldies to newer movements. probably prefer bands thatallowthem while SlllllpllSU<caJII~·;tl rdcore and Sub Pop. What- to act individual yetstillletthemlisten Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to straight forward, mre of music, students be- to the radio," junior Andy Letter said. the Chilli Peppers," junior Sarah Borer contains Letter said he likes bands that have said. ic is an important part of pleasing technical "I think by limiting themselves to obscure sounds, such as Sonic Youth ife. one type of music, people are just limelements for the doesn't go by when I don't andPegboy. musically oriented "I think the sound and tone quality itingthemselves by not allowing change msic," senior Qaire Noller ear. Their energetic ; very important to me; it is as important as the lyrics," Letter and diversity," Polt said. "People shouldn't restrict their tastes for any grooves should catch · said. ! relax and feel not so reason; that's shallow. Music is for enattention in the Hughes agreed. . Omaha area soon, de"A song is nothing without a good joyment It's not a status symbol." ,ller, freshman Andrew Polt "It doesn't matter what you listen spite shortcomings in beat," he said. ~ helps him unwind the lyrical department For some music lovers, a steady to, everyone listens to something difmusic that does more than Undoubt edly, someone it's got to have substance," beat and meaningful lyrics makes a ferent. People just have different tastes," Noiler said. will notice the exclusion of the good song. notorious 3-11 from this article. Most students agree. Music is for "Asong hasto spark something ins also considers music benThese are the good up and--··---., •.,.,., side, nothing that makes you mellow," enjoyment and emotion. From the hat way. calm t ones of Enya to the bands. 3-11 is far from up ly helps me cool down after Schnittgrund said. invigoratorating beat of Bad Religion, coming, since they moved to Los Bailey looked at it differently. nsely stressful day at Angeles (good riddance). They "There are some songs that you just from U2 to Ice-T, music provides a " he said. will surely be back soon, so check gh students agree that mu- listen to the beat, notreallythewords. common bond between all students, them out if you haven't already. )rtant, themusictheychoose lhat's okay. But the songs that are whatever the type.
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Just about any saying dealing with unfulfilled potential would be adequate in describing Once Upon a Crime, a comedy-mystery starring a plethora of well-known actors and actresses. Among the well known stars in Once Upon a Crime are James Belushi, John Candy, Giancarlo Giannini, George Hamilton, Richard Lewis, Omelia Mutti~ and Sean Young. The plot of the fllm is fairly simplistic. A penniless tourist named Phoebe (Young) and an unemployed actor named Julian (Lewis) find a little weaner dog (otherwise known as a Dachshund) in France who has a $5,000 reward out for him. At the villa where the two are to return the dog, Lewis and Young discover a murder victim. Through unlikely circumstances and some poor attempts atlying, a "recovering" gamblernamedAugieMorosco (Candy), anotherAmerican couple, Neal and Marylin (Belushi and Shepherd), and a French gigolo (George Hamilton) all become involved in the murder investigation conducted by the inspector (played by Giannini). A lot could have been done to considerably improve Once Upon a Crime. The movie spent so much time introducing the main characters, and showing ttJ,em lying about what really happened, that barely any portion of the film concentrated on the actual crime. Very little motive was given for the murder, and only the hand and foot of the victim were visible on screen. The bulk of the best humor derives from basic slapstick and. sight gags. Some of the best come from the inspector and his misfit assistant. Unfortunately, the funny pratfalls and jokes are few and far between. ' Belushi is pitiful in his role as the wimpy other half to Shepherd's more dominant, yet just ·a bout as comedic wife. Candy is completely wasted in his role as an adventurous gambler with a beautiful wife (Mutti). He should be cast in more down-to-earth slapstick, in the spirit of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Hamilton looks silly with his sun -scorched tan, which makes him a prime skin-cancer candidate. There was a vast amount of room for improvement in Once Upon a Crime. Seven well-known actors and actresses are in the film. If they had a decent script, the movie would be funny, but they don't and it isn't. Another point on which Once Upon a Crime could have improved is by slowing down the pace a notch or two. The characters seem to be in fast forward throughout the whole movie. Actually, the underachievement of the movie began quite early when it became apparent that a major portion of Once Upon a Crime would revolve around the dog, a gimmick which rarely succeeds A half-dozen other higher-priced performers were more worthy of the starring role than the dog.
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screen in years. Supposedly based on the short story by mac Stephen King, this is a confusing tale of a" mentally young lawn worker by the name of lobe (Biblical played by Jeff Fahey, whose intelligence and c: learning are infinitely expanded by the use of virt: Virtual reality is a technique that is available to logical community even now, but the movie exi concept. A brilliant young scientist, played by PiE (who must still be recovering from the shock of lo role on 'IV's Remington Steele and the part as th Bond) has derived a way to use virtual reality, with mind enhancing drug, to expand one's intelligenc1 ties. When "The Shop", the infamous and overwheh ment agency (untouchable bylaw ofcourse), nece: movie of this type, learn of Brosnan's progress, tl step in and reinstitute an older program, which be: nently dangerous to Jobe's mental well-being. mind capacities that are overwhelming such as te telepathy, which of course drives him slowly im decides to become the God or"cyber-christ" ofvir1 he calls it. The beginning of this movie is generally int engrossing. Although acting is weak, and chara1 ment goes little beyond lobe's abusive guardian, has him do chores and repeatedly beats him for characters are strangely enduring. As the plot movie becomes more and more interesting and il engaging. The second half of the movie, which consists 1 tory revenge on Jobe's past life, becomes painstak able and even a bit humorous. Even in the height of the suspense and actio11 chuckle or two to be heard in the theater. This m prey to the one fault always seen in blockbuster f producers with money to burn. Visual Effects · effects in this movie, which consist mainly of con · atedJmages, are truly incredible, so incredible th2 draw attention away from the real substance oftl This has been seen before in features like B Terminator 2, which both contained excellent act esting plotlines that were disappointingly oversha breathtaking effects. This movie is worth five bucks and the loss of t1 overall, well done: The characters aren't very in1 the plot and effects make up for that loss.
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said. "The parents on the committee are those who are concerned with what goes on at Westside and those who are heavily involved with, school •·activities. The deans are on the com¢ttee because they are in charge of punishment at Westside." The cominittee has been meeting for approximately four months, discussing the Code of Conduct and ways to revise it. In a meeting Wednesday, April 1, the committee reviewed the revised Code of Conduct for their fmal approval. "Basically what we did at the meeting was to go over the wording of the CodeofConductand discussedifthewordingwaswhatwewanted," committee member Jinnie Jones said. "I'm really~happywith the response we've been get-
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School board, parents, students approve latest code revision tingfrom the students at Westside as well as the parents about the Code of Conduct." "The committee has been meeting for months about the code. The most recent code was reviewed last week at a last-minute meeting. · From what I heard, all went well at the meeting," Spiehs said. "All of us on the committee are really happy with the revised code." The new Code of Conduct· consists of four sections which include students' conduct off schoolgroundsatnon-school sponsoredfunc- · tions or events, students' conduct on school grounds or ataneducationalfunctionorevent, a section describing other disciplinary provisions not aforementioned in the above two sections, and a section stating the definitions'of the Code of Conduct's discipli,vary terms. "The problem we had with the original code was that ithad lots ofloop-holes. People nf:ed to know the rules so they know how to handle
themselves. Iftheydon'tknowthem, then they can't make appropriate decisions," Jones said. "The bottom line is that we wantto help the students. We want them to know that if they want help we're here to give it to them. I think . it's tough being a teenager now. I admire all of you. I'm not sure my generation could've put up with all you have to put up with," Jones said The revised Code of Conduct went into effect Monday, April 6 following the District 66 Board of Education meeting, according to associate superintendent Ken Bird. "We want to be satisfied that everyone's needs are met with this new Code of Conduct as well as keep in mind thatstudentsareyoung adults and they know the difference between right and wrong," Jones said. "They deserve the respect that they're capable of understanding the new code. If the newCodeofConducthelps just one student, it will all be worth}t."
Four staff members to leave Westside
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Three_-teacher:S and one a~trat..,o.......,""'""~""' 1992-93 school year. After almost 25 years, English instructor Bob Dornacker will be transferring to the Alternative School. Dornacker is sad to be leaving Westside, but requested to be relocated to the Alternative School. "I asked to be moved to theAlternative School because I feel it will be a real challenge for me and a strong experience," Domacker said . English department head Doug Pierson believes Ddmack:er has added a lot t9 Westside's English department and says that he trien to persuade him to stay at Westside. "ldon'twanthimtoleave andltriedtopersuade him he should stay, but he really wants this change in his career. I would never try to stand in his way of doing what he wants to do," Pierson said. "This poor man has had the same desk and chair and it has bCen in the exact same place for more than 20 years." " Physical education instructor Connie G!U'land will be leaving District 66 due to her husband's job relocation. After more than 20 years at Westside, Athletic Director Ron Huston will be reloca~g to the district warehouse as a Central Office Advisor. Huston will be responsible for grounds maintenance, transportation, service center supplies, budgeting, asset management, and supervision of workers in these areas. Huston is looking forward to the new role he will play in the district. "I am very excited. It is something totally different and I'm leaving this role feeling positive about what is to be done in the future here," Huston said. . . Math instructor Jean Jensen will also be leaving District 66. Jensen is to be married at the end of May and will be moving to Missouri with her husband Jensen is excited about her marriage, but.explains Westside has been a big part of her life for the past 10 years. "I am excited about this person and the life we will have together, but Westside has meant alotto me for the pastJO years. On my last day at Westside with students and teachers I am sure I will cry," Jensen said.
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consensils was that students wanted a D.J. instf,!ad of a band," student government sponsor AI Inzerello me of year again-the said k in the trees, the grass , Spirit Day' is scheduled for Tues, and Westside prepares day. All students are asked to w~ar Narrior Mania. their class colors. Class colors will ntAdvisory Board (SAB) be blueforfreshmen,whiteforsophofor a week of festivities mores, red for juniors, and black for ·ril 20· through Friday, seniors. SAB has planned an outdoor carVlania week kicks off nival for Wednesday. The carnival 1 a luau dance from 7:30 will be held all day on the track. The carnival will featureadunkp.m. in the south senior The dance is free to all ing booth as well as several other n.traryto past years, SAB outdoor attractions, if weather periring a live band to play mits. The fun continues Thursday with ·e sent out our student the first annual Disco Day. Students lre, the overwhelming are encouraged towearpolyester lei-
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sure suits and bell bottoms. live which events are going to be in the by junior SAB members Sarah Bay and Jennifer Peterson. games this year. bands will play on the football field "The Warrior Games should go "All events are secret," Inzerello Students will be allowed to take said "However, we hope to do some over really well," Peterson said their lunches_ out- side tolisten new ones "They always do. We will still have to the music. . this year. the worm (a group race in which 12 The festivities A lot will teammates wrap their legs around end Friday with the be the the person in front of them and Warrior Games. All events are same, but slither across the gym floor to the The Warrior I think finish), food eating contests, belchGames will be held secret. However, that we ing contests, and the obstacle from 10:00 a.m. to wehopetodo will have ·course." 10:50 a.m. in the According to Peterson, the facafewsurmain gym. some new ones prises for ulty has also armounced that they .Each class is to everyone will be participating more this year wear their respecthis year. through- than they have in the past. tive colors and root "The faculty feels that they have their classmates to SAB sponsor Allnzerel/a ~ out Warrior Ma- a lot of younger t-eachers now that victory. will put up a pretty good race," she nia." No announceThe games are being o~anized said. ment has been made of yet as to
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Injuries In crosswalk accident are reminder of public safety Friday morning; April3, two Westside students were injured by a car on Pacific St., while crossing from Countryside Village to Westside. One student received minor leg injuries, while the other remains hospitalized in serious condition. Although it has not yet been determined wheth~r it was the students o'r driver who was at fault for the accident, the issue of blame should not b~ the primary focus of the situation. The accident should serve to remind all that traffic safety is the responsibility ofboth pedestrians and drivers. Drivers' must remember that pedestrians have the right-of-way, 'and must be cautious and observant at intersections and crosswalks. Pedestrians; however, should know they cannot cross a street until given clearance by the crosswalk signs. Some residents in the community have suggested erecting overpass between Westside and Countryside Village, so as to prevent such occurrences in the future. However, the Lance considers such extreme measures unnecessary, if both pedestrians and drivers exercise common -sense caution. Only through awareness on the part of both can such incidents be avoided in the future.•
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Pamphlet answers questions · about student government Having two student government organizations, StudentAdvisory Board (SAB) and Forum, can at times be confusing. Many students are often not sur.e or are unaware of the exacdunctions of these services. In an effort to answer students' questions about the purposes of SAB and Forum, the two organizations, released an informational pamphlet Thursday, April2. Included are explanations of both organizations, how the organizations are structured,· how members are - elected, and who sponsor~ the organizations. listed within the pamphlet are the activities with which SAB and Forum are involved, as well as a series of answers to possible questions students may have about SAB and Forum. The Lance considers itnecessaryforthe student body to be aware of how their student governments operate, so thatifthere are suggestions or complaints, the proper sources can be contacted. The pamphlet will hopefully lead to improved communication between student government and the student body.•
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Well, my four years of hard(1) work at Westside have tain areas are eligible. so·me scholarships are giveJ fmallypaid off. I recently received aletteJletting me know class rank, leadership (including offices in any and that I've been accepted to Texas Christian University citizenship(voluntaryism),fmearts,joumalism,and (fCU). I am happy because TCU is my second choice of various sports. The more activities you are invoh the colleges I applied to. J found out that a friend of mine better the chances are that you could get a scholars! alsogotacceptedtoTCU. However, there'sonebigdiffer- ·- - Unfortunately, I ·didn't know all of this informal ence between him and me: he was offered a substantial was a senior. When I was fully enlightened aboutwb scholarship from TCU, and I wasn't. · looked for (after I had completed my applicatiOil I'mnotangry.orjealousofmyfriend, because I know he dered, "Why wasn't I told this when I was a freshm deserves that scholarship. After all, he works hard in then,collegeseemedsofarawayandeverybodysald school, gets excellent gi:ades, and is involved in school juniorandsenioryearmatter." ltwassoeasytobeal activities. There are several qualities which I believe notworry. Icouldalwayssay, "Nextyearl'lltryhardl schools look for in pro- .--·-------------~---. I said thatforthreeyearsanddi spective students. throughuntillastsemester. Bl Most important of all, "'I was too late. Isentinmycollt!i is that students get ,.~ ,1,. 1 ' -_ tions with a prayer hoping tha1 good, solid grades three would bring good news. (consider this some Ifanyunderclassmenarere1 brotherly advice to all ' hopeyoutakemyadvice: get] underclassmen). AIgear (or keep it up) and don'tg you have a diploma in your t tho1Jgh not everybody cari get straight A's, there is a good way to drastically promising future ahead ofyolL The only thing tha improve one's grades. It's called doing homework, and you fail is yourself. It's not your instructors, or yow turning it in on-time. this school- it's you. I also have some advice for the guidance dep Getting good grades shows that you are a·responsible, hard-working student. When it's time to apply to college, Westside. It's high time to rethink how students wil your instructors,will also give you a better recommenda- when it comes to their future. Counselors aren't tion if they know you work hard. students whatthey should do, or let them bifftheirl Besides grades, keeping busy with extracurricular ac- counselors should help students to decidetheirfut I don't comprehend the logic of starting colleg tivities impresses colleges. Being in a few sports or clubs shows admission boards that you don't just sit around and when students are juniors; it just doesn't work. Hi1 watch M1V all the time. Now, if you don't choose to be in meant to prepare students to succeed in the real wo1 any school activities, it's just as good to have a hobby with is olir first taste of this world. So why isn't our preJ which you can achieve recognition. Whether you are an college begun when we are freshmen? It isn't enough ~o tell students "get good grades, artist, writer, singer, musician, orwhatever, there is sure to beoneortwocompetitionsyoucouldenter. Having some study, and join clubs." That's like saying "don't' awards to show for your talent will add more weight to smoke, don't have sex." It doesn't work. Students your college applications. Nevertheless, just having some shown what's in store for them based on their I productive hobbies can set you apart from other decisions. applicants. Colleges judge students not on what they did 1 But all this hard work and school involvement is good year, butwhattheydidthroughallfouryearsofhigl for more than just getting into college- it's good for I appeal to the guidance department to hear my paying for college. Although there are many scholarships more to help the Westside students succee~. Ull available to students, often only students involved in cer- Homed Frogs! ' ' ·· '"
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decade of fighting, a peace settlement has been reached in El Salvador. Mideast peace conferences have been held, with the Arab and Israeli leaders actually sitting down and discussing issues together. The Cold War is over. . Considering all this harmony, it seems rather strange that the U.S. government hlis set aside almost $300 billion for defense for this year. That's about $800,000,000 per day (source: "Budget ofthe U.S. Government," fiscal 1992). · This spending shows the militarized mind set of the U.S. government Because building bombs is good ind us try , policyRachel Davis · makers feature staff haye o convince t h e people that these bombs are necessary, and that their violence is the only solution to problems. So, let's have a war! Sensationalized media and a quick victorywilltakecareofallthat,aswasthe case with last year's war with Iraq. Of course, when this violence i!i reflected inanincreasedcrimerate,allthesesame policy-makers .can do is shake their heads and act shocked at the fall of our moral values. ' While the government is building all the big guns that it can, they are also, ironically, trying to restrict the rights of citizens to bear arms for themselves. Whilelresentandfeartlieviolencethat is caused by having easily accessible weapons, the second amendment was added to the constitution for a reason.
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"The right of the people to keep and bear arms" must.n ot be infringed if we wish to keep a free state. Note that this amendment does not require, or even encourage people to bear arms, it only givesthemtherighttodoso. Ifthisright werei:akenaway,tht:governmentwould be the only body which could legally hold weapons. This would lead to an imbalance of power, with the governmentabletocontrolthepeoplethrough violent methods. The United States !llready claims control over its citizens. The so-called "selective service" can force unwilling peopleintocombat.Consciensiousobjection is an option, but many people areunawareofit,orcannotobtainC.O. status, and get caught by the "registration" system anyway. Proposed anti-abortion legislation wouldgivethegovemmentcontrolover what women.could do with their own bodies. The use of the death penalty gives the United States control over the very lives of its citizens! Many people not only do ·not protest, but actually support such wide· spread governmental control over the lives.ofits people. What else can be expected when the whole structure of society is built on the indoctrination of the concept of obedience7 Churches, schools, corporations - they all have their power structure, with total obedience due to who ever happens to be on top. Well, it's time for a change. This is high school. We are young, the generation of the future. Whether through taking to the streets in protest, letter writing, or even ,.... gasp -voting, we mustmakeourvoicesheardinacryfor freedom, before it is too late.
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their lives. , The election in South Africa is a step towards ending racism, but (humor the analogy) stepping on the moon didn't really help us understand the universe any better. Neither will the ending ofapartheid have much ofan effect on the racism problem as a whole, despite its wonderful aspirations. l'msuretheveryweekSouthAfricawasstrlvingtograsp :a recently voted on a referendum to alter their .vhich will hopefully lead to the end of their previ- equality, there were race related crimes committed here at borne, probably even affecting someone reading this ar>vernment, apartheid. ewise, thiswouldseemagreatstepforwardinthe ticle. Racism is everywhere and that's notthe way it should : racism. However, be. th Africa is reformIt would be nice if this ~ in the cozy country ending of apartheid would lead towards the end ofracthings will go on beism, but unfortunately people oftoday are that's not the way life hap1 living their closed, pens. : with the illusion of There are other aspects 1dmasked by hatred. of racism that need to be aren't about to open addressed. Apartheid is in black and white, racism is and stop thinking st because someone says to, That's the mind set not. Racism is not synonymous for black-hater. There is a misconception that all people who are racist hate bla~ks. . racist in the firSt place. my people go, all blacks are thieve sand all Italians That's an ignorant misconception, just like racism itself. ·r the Mafia. It's sad, butit's true. The other day in Racism affects all races as prejudice affects all people. I found an old T-shirt with the words "The time has ry, we discussed how racism led to World War II lSn't changed in today's world, save the fact that come to open your mind, ignorance has made you blind," ismaren'texterminatedlngas chambers. But that printed on the back of it. It's so.111ewhat comforting that :Or the hate is still there. Everyone sitting around even if people here in my country are blind, South Africa nltted being influenced by racism at one point in seems to have opened up its eyes. The word now is almost obsolete, and that's mmunism, this form of government will soon be only in history textbooks as tyrant rulers who · people. e division between blacks and whites is ending, whatever. Racism is still around and it's here to
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"YES, those little blue bags are funky and we all love them."
senior Adam Hartman "NO, the majority of Omaha probably doesn't even know it exists. People are ignorarit and lazy or just don't know where or how. "
sophomore Kim Hager
"NO, the program has good intentions, but not enough emphasis is placed on success-only on existence."
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In order to become better informed citizens, citizens who could help improve public education, approximately 750 community members attended the Omaha 2000 kick-off rally held at the Holiday Inn Central, 72nd and Grover, Thursday, March 26. The kickoff was an informative session dealing with the steps the Omaha 2000 Steering Committee is taking to help Omaha reach the six national education goals set by President Bush'sAmerica2000 plan. The kickoffwas held in a community forum structure. ~ Chairman of the Steering Committee for Omaha 2000 is John Gottschalk, president and chief executive officer of the Omaha WorldHerald Co. Mayor P.J. Morgan also sits on the Steering Committee. The kickoff featured James J. Renier, chairman and chief executive officer of Honeywell, Inc. and a boardmemberofseveral educational organizations. He initiated educational programs at Honeywell. . Those attending learned how they can take an active role in the Omaha 2000 effort. ~u Omaha is going to continue to have a superiorwork force to fuel its future growth, it is essential that business, government, and the
social services work together in a partnership with education," Gottschalk said in an Omaha 2000 brochure. The0maha2000effortincludesadoptionof the six America 2000 goals and strategies on the local level. The America 2000 goals are: 1. All children in America will start school ready to learn; 2. The · high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90 percent; 3. Students will leave grades four, eight, and twelve having demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter including English, mathematics, science, history and geography, and that every school inAmerica will ensure that all students learn to use their minds well; 4. U.S. students will be first in the world in science and mathematics achievement; 5. Every adult will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; 6. Every school in America will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a dis<;iplined environment conducive to learning. Omaha 2000 plans include a community-widestrategyforachievingthenational goals and the development of a "New American School." At the kickoff the committee asked those
attending which of the six national goals and the local plans in which they were most interested in taking an active part The committee then assigned task forces to contact those people interested and actively involve them in the Omaha 2000 process. Part of the community-wide strategy is to recognize current points oflight in the Omaha educational system. The fact that District 66 children attend any of six early childhood centers which offer day care and preschool is one of those points of light. Omaha has a 90% average high school completion rate, far above the national average. Westside's rate of the seniors graduating is 97%, according to the guidance office. Some people question the effectiveness of the Omaha 2000 program for District 66 and Westside, specifically. "Omaha 2000 has made no educational impact at Westside," social studies instructor Bill Nelson said. "It se~ms like it's helping Omaha Public Schools (OPS) more than Westside." By the end of April, Omaha 2000 is to complete a survey of the business community, educators, and community groups on what programs are in place to address the goals. The remainder ofl992 will be spent studying issues and strategies to fill voids identified through the survey.
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The tournament was held at sity of Nebraska-Lincoln (U March 27 through Saturday, Ma and Engel defeated Millard Sout round. They defeated LincolJ Millard North, and Creighton F elimination rounds. Policy debaters senior Brand; junior Jennifer Northam a t quarterfmals. In Lincoln-Douglas compet Erika Taylor made it to semifma Trish Mooney went to quarterfi Westside fmished regular se; tition with wins at both the Natic League (NFL) National Qualifier Tournament. Thepolicytearnso Richardson and Wick, Engel Courtney Smith, and L-D com lor and Mooney have qualified versity of Kentucky Tournamer ons. Wick and Richardson also the NFL National tournament.!
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Making the grade. Seventy-six juniors and 20 s1 that by meeting the academi< service, leadership and charac membership to National H (NHS). To be a member of NHS, s first meet an academic criteria mark point average, or the equi rank. . Another criteria to be met if school and community. A stu tee evaluates and recommend~ for the amount of communit; student should have complet« The third areain which cand membership are judged is char. ership. The faculty evaluates have met the academic and cc vice criteria. Students are e point basis in this area. Fac evaluateonlystudentstheybel well enough. NHS initiates were tapped 7, and inducted Wednesday, 1
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e long days of travel, senior Jen Stastny is f~~y in ;tny, a Russian III student, left for the city of Pskov, in 11 Republic Saturday, March 22 ~ She will return to lfsday, April16. :s travelling to Russia with the joint North High School(Change program. However, she is the only Westside ing this year with nine North students. was not concerned about the recent unrest in the iet Union and the affect it would have on the exchange
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Saturday, March 28, two of Westside's College Prep teams placed fust and second in the primary division, ochemistryteam placed ftrst in the advanced division. twas for schools 'in the Omaha area. ry instructor Lou Niemann was the sponsor of the ftrst ge Prep Ollemistry team which included juniors Andy ian Fogarasi, Nick Gwyther, Heidi MacKenzie, .a nd . liPottoff. md place College Prep Chemistry team was sponsored ry instructor Kevin Biga and included juniors Chris md Steph Mustain, and seniors Mara Chadwick, Dave lOd Katy Taylor. . .• , , , • :hemistry team, sponsored by biochemistry instructor pton and consisting of seniors Kristi Blake, Emily Kristen Letter, Meeghan Smith, and Kim Ueda, took
really good time at the Chemistry Field Day," Mustain to win. Chemistry is fun and interesting. I think made it en·o able." •
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Exc'ell.ence -Bird's goal Pne of the most frequently asked questions of me but demands it during the last several months is, "where do you see Given our community support and outstanding staff, I District 66 going in the next few years?" believe that the Westside Community Schools is in an Simply put, I see our school district continuing on its_ excellent position to meet this challenge and to realize our mission to be an innovative educational system which mission. I also realize that the future will be marked by ensures academic excellence while providing for the change, and we must be prepared to deal with this change. unique needs of all learners. Outcome-based education; As we set the course to achieve · greateremphasisonaccountabilthis mission, it is imperative that : ity of students, staff, and parents "we"-the students, parents, staff, • for what students learn; and the Board ofEducation, and cOIIUQU· changing demographics of our nity at lluge-work together to communitY. are just a few of the assure that a quality and caring changes we must be ready to adeducational environment contind.-ess. Change is inevitable! ues to exist in our schools. We must understand that We also must focus on the de· · "good enough" is the enemr of velopment and maintenance of--------.....::....-----.--- excellence and tbat everytping an educational system committed to accountability and can be improved. equity in what we do. As I look to the future, I realize the district has a great The Westside CoiDIJlunity Schools has long been challenge before it to ensure academic excellence while viewed as one of the preeminent school districts in the providingfortheuniqueneedsofalllearners. Iamexcited country. It is a district built on a solid foundation of about, and loolc.forward to, the opportunity to serve in the community involvement that not only expects excellence, role of superintendent during this time of change.
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When I was selecting classes for my senior year, I kept thinlc.ing of who I hoped to getforteachers. Then, I wondered why I couldn't do any- ersareopposedto thing about it. are afraid that no The goal of District 66 is to give forthe01. Itiseasy students the best education possible. would be one '"''""""''• Ithasbeenproveninnumerousstud- dred perspective ies that high school students are best teacher with zero. suited to learn in an environment the administration with which they are .pleased. If all are doing their jobs, this is true, just what is the where the process of administration's rationalization for third choices would not allowing us the freedom to place. choose our teachers? Adults are scared Charlie Hoff, the first District 66 School B<?ard presi· Also, the Wall Street Journal cited Westside as one of I realize dent, stated in 1947 that the Westside Community Schools the best in the country when you compare coi.rrse work, that every is a very fragile district which exists entirely to be an teacherinvolvementandexperience, testscores,'students teacher can ; i ( (\1\' example of an outstanding educational program sup- going on to college and dropout rates. only teach a ported by a large number of involved parents. When and Much of this development and progress I have ob- cert .a in ifthat fails to exist, District 66 should no longer exist served during my 36 years with District 66. I have been numbe'r of · Vaughn Phelps (former .superintendent) believed that fortunate' and privileged to be part ofit and, in some small students. As • we· need lighthouse school disway, enabled to make a contribu- soon as that • tion. trictslilc.e "66" to "demonstrate to number has : all citizens the value of an excel· However, we must not be con· been fllled, lent, not just good, but excellent tent for the status quo-we must the student -------------~-education for every student." grow. We must constantly seek would have to opt for his or her secthebestfromthepast,utilizewhat ond or third choice. These beliefs have been the foundation upon which we have I am not saying that we should we know today, and strive to acbuilt this school system. We have complish our dreams. have absolute control over our Education is going to be front schedules. We just want a voice in succeeded in developing a program that has been the envy of and center of every political our education. High school is supposed to pre- learning more. non-residents, the pddeof"sixty· ---------...:..~------ agenda well into the 21st century. sixers," and has garnered national recognition. Ourveryexistence depends upon how well we do in the pare us for the real world. Many After looking at all seniors can vote! iii' order to deter- outcomes of choosing Charles Harrison, in his consumer's guide to quality classroom. schools, rated Westside as one of the 11 best in which to It is imperative that we are successful in educating mine the President of the United hope the adrninistnltiOJUIJ locate in his comparative guide of some 500 metropolitan ev~ryone-to make every person a productive and self· States, but our administration insists that we do have our own school districts. fulfilled citizen. That will be our greatest challenge. that those seniors aie absolutely in· our own opinions.
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Column ·advises. o't hers to· 'break dOwn wa Tune out What's going on here? There's In fact, we all know there are lonely and something very wrong. In fact, there's a bunch miserable people outthere.I'mlonely and misofthingswrong.Forthreeyearslhaven'tbeen erable sometimes, and I'd even bet that on able to put myfmgeron it, but in my fourth and occasion you might be too. fmalyearasaWestside ::: ~~-~·~ Wealsoknowthat student, l'vefmallyflg- < we're all partially re· ured it out sponsible for this; yet We all notice the each and every one of problems, but appar· usispretendingnotto ently we don't care to notice, or make an efchange them. I thinlc.we fort to break down the can do better than that. barriers. Some changes have to We roam the halls bemade,andnowisthe passing judgment ori time to make them. --~~~~--~----s_e_n_lo_r everysingleindividual As you analyze things, you might fmd your· that passes. We are being so self-righteous as we deterself to be happy ·with your life. Now.. the real questionis"Doyouthinlc.everybodyishappy?" mine who's cool and who's not. Remember, you aren't the only one being a pig. The next I doubt it
guy's porlc.ing-out too, and he probably has an equally unjustified opinion of you. Are we rl)allY all that cool7 Yeah, we are. In fact Westside's a pretty cool group of kids. Now ifyou've pre-determined yourselfas the coolest cat and the next guy thinlc.s he's pretty slick, then why don't the two of you share? Break down the walls. What keeps you so pent up? Is it your friends? If it is, you need some new friends anyway. Westside has an image of being a stuck-up school for rich kids; an image which we all take offense to. But aren't we perpetuating the rumors? We aren't only too good for others, we're also too good for our own peers, our own faculty, andourownschoolspirit. Noone wants to be involved. Everything's too "stupid" or "lame."
The only planet in the entire solar system to have an entire day dedicated to it. It is not a result of the hippie-movement ofthe 60's. It is all the result of one senator. What once began as only a suggestion, fumed into inspiratio~ for Sen. Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin. He began to notice small things: chemicals used on crops, air pollution from car exhausts, and trash build-ups. It was not until 1969, in Santa Monica, CA, when people began to notice the environmentalcrisis occurring. An enormous oil spill occurredofftheCalifomiacoast,killingmillionsof sea-animals and .causing irreversible pollution. -'This -outrage Ne1son.- He be'gan speakirrg _.,.___ schools all over Califoinia to get the children interested in the environment. Mtermuch legislation, Congress finally set aside 路a day dedicated to the Earth, with the sole purpose of educating the country about its environment. This is now known as Earth Day. The first Earth Day celebration was held on April 22, 1970. The celebration included demonstrations all over the country. Benefit concerts were held, and Congress did not meet. Instead, they attended classes on such topics as recycling and pollution control. It was 20 years later that over 200 million people in over 140 countries celebrated Earth Day with the same fervor that created the first celebration. Many of the same activities took place, this time in countries 路that had never recognized the day before. Omaha has its own way of celebrating. Evecy April22 Earth Day is celebrated in the Central Park Mall. Various environmental groups setup booths to educate and recruit new members. This year's Earth Day promises similar activities.
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NY STUDENTS, teachers and professionals are rapidly becoming aware of the endangered environment. Some professionals believe the environment is in trouble, enough that everyoneneedstochipinandhelpput a stop to the negative actions society performs towards the.environment. "If we woUld all work together, everyoneofus, wecouldreallymalce a dent in the environmental problem," Craig Hensley, program manager ofFontenelle Forest, said According to Hensley, st.udents can participate in activities at school to help the environment "If you use both sides of notebook paper; fewer trees need .to be cut to malce more paper. And if you buy recycled paper, you save even more trees," Hensley said. "You can even ask your principal not to have paper cups and plates used in the cafeteria Instead of asking someone to drive you to school, wallc, ride your bilce, talce the bus, or ride with friends in-a carpool. This would save a lot of money, and do a lot to help the state of the world," Hensley said Hensley also. urges·
write letters to government officials about the environment. "Send letters to your mayor and city council members, and to your county and state officials. Tell them that you want laws to support recycling, to stop pollution, to save animals, and !o protect the places in which imimals live," he said Hensley said the key to saving the envirqnment is educating people abOuttheenvironment,and the consequences if they don't preserve it. Fontenelle Forest emphasizes education. "I feel that we need to educate lcids and teach them good habits about the environment," he said. "That's one of the main interests in • the education programatFontenelle Forest, to .educate people on what they can do to save the environment. We strongly feel that when people are educated about the problem, people will begin to talce action." · Hensleysaidpeoplecandomany things at home to help the environment. "Thete are a few things we can all do every day to help out," Hensley said. "Reuse containers, and recycle all the garbage possible. Plant trees. Dl~er1enNt1vtum-
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simply shouldn't have to hire someone to clean the trash off our school grounds," Hardison said. Such student problems are thought to originate out of school. · Not all people have become aware of the · aware of the fact necessity of taking care of the earth. at home, but also "I think our student body is a reflection of their ·s," Hardison said. homes. If at a shopping mall, or in a ditch, people always be done to · shouldn't just throw their trash. You shouldn't do anywhere elsewhatyou don't doinyourownbackyard. Everywhere in the world is your hom.e." Hardison said. According to Hardison, thereareveryeasywaysindividuals in the coiiUJ!.unitycan make a difference, and everyone can help in this effort. "People just need to make sure that everything recyclable gets put out in those ·obably been taken blue bags. The whole family needs to get together and treas have yetto be help," Hardison said. "Recycle not just some, but all things which can be, 1e parking lots and and buy products which have less throw-away packag'teven touched the ing around them," Hardison said. :he litter here. We -Geoff Gust ' school instead of ardison said. for improvement,
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The districtis also aware of other ways to help the environment, including the elimination ~f s1:yrc1fmunand paper products from cafeteria Instead, all table ware is now perma'"w' ..."'u washable. 1 "Here at the ABC building the communicadepartment is going to more publishing on "-""'!!!!l!lllilll!!!ll="t4~CV'Cle~d paper," Tangdall said. "Also, we've real! styrofoam cups with glass." Many agree that recycling should be the priconcem of the district, and that the ability rru•on!>rD be made more convenient for Stu• "Every classroom shoUld at least be equipped different trash cans to separate the waste," .,.• -....rr..- --· Brian Billmeyer said. suggested better orgimization in the disof recyclable products. "Instead of just 'generic' trash cans· , each :Iassroom should have a trash can for paper, etc.," Irish said. "The key to the improvethe school's recycling process is a greater -ji!IW!~!m•ent of students." -Pete Chilian
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Ecology Club sponsors earth• VER WONDER WHY there are pcyclebinsforaluminumcans, and paper scattered ... u,.. v·•~•vu• the school? Who thebinsanyway?Andwheredoes fh~ money go? Recycling various products and spending the money earned are the two major activities of the EcologyQub. The Ecology Oub at Westside is comprised of approximately 17 students and their s~nsor, science instructor Harley Hardison. · _ ~thopgh the dub is lacking the numberofmemberstheywouldllke,theyhave beeninvolvedinse-veralactivitiesthroughout the year. They haw held an aluminum can drive for homerooms, and are currently selling T-shirfs, as well as continually sponsoring therecydebins. "I think our homeroom can drive was suctessful," sophomore Andy Dickson, Ecologydubpresident,sci.id "Weare planning to · have another contest in a few weeks." Thehomeroomsthatcollectedthemost pounds of aluminJllll cans received free donuts for their efforts. . "Ournextacpvitywillbetotryandsell ourT-shirts," Dickson said The T-shirts are being sold for $9 and are currently on display in room 202. A majority of the Ecology ct 4 b's time
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cesSfut without their sponsor. ·~.WO to three times a week some of us wifistayat'terschoolbutMr.Hardisongoes around coUectingtrashonschoolgroUilas and coUecting the cans," Scovil said Club members perform many odd jobs as well "We will crush cans, collect paper or do whatever needs to be done," Scovll said EcologyOubsupports the environment by donating money to different agencies. they believe will use 1he money wisely. ProgramstheEcologyClubhasfunded in the past include Earthwatch,
Greenpeace, Sierra Club, the Jacques interest and help out," Scovll said "With Cousteau Society, International Wtldlife, more members we could get more ideas Nature Conservancy, the National Arbor and do more interesting things." Day Foundation, Rainforest Preservation, Anotherproblemisencouragingpeople United Way, Amnesty International. the tousetherecydingbins. American Farmland Trust, and nearly 20 "People don't use the recycling bins. othernationalandintemationalorganiza- They are all over the school; there is no tions. excus'! as to why they can't throw their AERATE FAUCETS Oneadditionalwayt;hemoneyisusedis ~clables away in ttie bins," Hutchings The average family of four can red , in the sponsorship of different whales and said · . . consumption by 280 gallons a month, 3, rare arumals. . Students are also not bringmg Ions a year by installing a low-flow fauc~ "We have adopted animals from the recyclables from home. 4 · · · HenryDoorlyZooandotherorganizations · "People could bring cans, bottles, and • Theaeratorreducesupto50%ofthewat like Whalewatch, Wolfhaven,·and the Dol- newspapers from home that they aren't thr~ugh the faucet. The reduced water fkl phinResearchCenter,"Scovllsaid goingtorecyde,"Scovllsaid 4 noticed because the pressure of the "Omega," a dolphin, "Van The reduced number of cans and the • creased. Aerators are available for appro Halen," a right whale, "Crys- . reduction in the amount of money re$3. tal" and "Onyx." humpback: ceived from recycling is partly due to 4 whales, and a rockhopping conditionsoutsideofEcologyOub's • BRUSH & SH.AVE WITH LESS ~nguin «;«>mpromise the p I control· , . . . Three to five gallons of water are list of animals the dub eop e Omahasctty-Wlderecyding A minuteafaucetislefton.Byreducingthe has adopted · don't use • 0f d · · 'bl th Many obstacles contributors away wa~r use • lt IS P 0551 e to save ~ have made the Ecolthe recydlng from the EcologyOub. ment ~well as money..Follow ~ese ~un ogyaub'swork:difbins . There Is no Hardison is having ~ IIShaVln~place water m a bast~ to nn ficult Freshwater Ecolzor. SaVIngs: 14 gallons each ttme yo Many obclasses read •Brushing teeth-just wet and rinse stacles have the pamSavings: 9 gallons each day. stood in the and inforway of the at ion a 1 PUMP IT RIGHT Ecology Club, of all .& . • According to the Environmental Pr making their orgaruzaability to get . tions the club Agency, 20% of drivers whose cars sh things done has contributed to 4 unleaded gas use leaded gas anyway. I difficult in the past • leadedgastheanti-pollutioncontrolsare Dickson, Scovll, and freshman Leslie Thestudentswritetotheorganizations ineffective. Pre-1976 cars should use a · Hutchings, secretary, agreetheirmaingoal inordertosee how they spend their money. .& , regular and half unleaded premium with a is to recruit more members. · They then prioritize the organizations in • · octane rating. "We've talked a lot abouthowwecould theordertheyfeelappropriate. With Earth· attract more members," Hutchings said DayapproachingtheEcologyClubhascon- 4 RECHARGE IT "We've tried to advertise our club with sideredseveraldifferentactivitiesthatthey . Using rechargeable batteries reduces p(>stentellingwhenmeetingswillbeheld" could do to recognize the holiday. Some ardous waste problem. Mercury, a hazard Different activities may be possible if students are plai'lning to take part in the 4 stance, is used in approximately 75% of more students become involved local festivities in to be held in downtown • ies. Prolonged exposure to mercury can "People should thint of the long-term Omaha:. effects and what th'ey could do to prevent "We are think:ilig about going to the 4 dividuals to become sick mentally and ph what is happening to the environment Earth Day celebrations downtown and ei- • now," Scovll said. ther helping clean up or pbssibly. running "''be basic stuff that we do after school, a booth, along with the others that will be A crush cans and buect paper, would go there," Dick:son·said lfl
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Fabulous clothes, professional hair and make-up jobs, photographers. This idealized life of a model is the dream of many teenage girls. Junior April Kingery got a chance to experience the reality frrst hand, appearing as a model in the March issue of Teen magazine. Kingery was featured in a story about the fmalists Of the Miss TeenageAmericamodeling contest Kingery appeared~ one ofl2 fmalists chosen from over 10,000 entries. Criteria for judging were leadership, academics, commu/ \ . . nity service records, and the modeling contest. • Kingery, who had been featured in Teen previously as a part of the Teen Great American Model Search, de<:ided to enter the competition when she received a letter detailing the use their notes, we have eliminated test," junior Mark Brady said. "I get away with the act competition from a former Teen magazine hris Bouc "I got caught cheating in zool- that problem," social studies in- tried to explain that it was just contact ----feature staff ogy," sophomore Dan Behringer structor Tom Carman said. ''We mere coincidence, but the In a lengthy application process, Kingery :ing is prevalent at said "I had shrunk down a dia- have o World _History large teacher knew the real story." was required to send in pictures and write 31 . according to students gram. They saw me using it, and I groups, and sometimes a testmysInstructors try to persuade essays. She also underwent a taped iriterview J.ctors, because it is "an got, a zero on that part of the test." .teriously gets misplaced from the . studentsnottocheat. Theyrealby phone. After being selected as a fmalist, out" Students use other methods to firstlargegroup, which is probably izeit is hard for students to earn Kingery and the 11 otherfmalists were flown to 1sually catch around cheat as well. back the instructor's trust once given to someone in the second Los Angeles for a week lai>t November. :en cheaters per year," , ·"The main way kids try to cheat large group. We have more than it is destroyed by cheating. "I was so excited when llld physiology instruc- that we've found is by trying to get one copy of the test, now, though, "I give a lecture at the beginI heard," Kingery said. "I y Hardison said. "They a hold of old tests that may be the so that way of cheating is elimi- ning of the year to kids about foundoutoverthephone, ~d sheets they have recheating," Klein said. "I tell them same or at least similar," physics nated." and I was just jumping up size that they bring into· instructor Bob Klein said. Students have tried different thatihaveanenormousamount and down." nd we see thc;m looking Instructors have created vari- meathods to avoid punishment of trust invested in them, and I Kingery describes the itudents feel that cheat- ous solutions to the cheating prob- once they've been caught will continue to trust them untrip as "a blast" -s them to get a decent lem. "A bunch of us were caught less they prove to me that they "We went everybout studying." «vve used to have kids try to use cheating because we all had the are not worthy of that trust," where,"Kingerysaid. «vve students don't always crib notes, but now that we let kids same wrong answers on a math Klein said visited Universal Studios, and the Hard Rock Cafe. Kingery We went sailing on the ~. e · producer'syacht,andwevisitedveniceBeach · ·~ and M·uscle Beach. itwas greatfWe got in free , everywhere, and we never had to wait in line! to that, the problem becomes much more seri"I drive my friends to a party and they get We stayed in Santa Monica, and the hotel was . pete Chilian _ous." totally 'sauced' it will be boring for me," Brian just beautiful! ..:..-------feature staff Parents and staff members question why · said "Everyone was great We all got so many The difficulty denying to drink and drive is presents, from the contest sponsors and from member, if you have too much to students choose to dr~ and drive. According can always call me." "Remember, to some students, the practice is the result of great, according to other students. Teen magazine. I.had to get another suitcase get behind the wheel drunk you are · persistent friends. Fictitious names are being "The major debate every weekend is to de- and a huge box just to carry all the presents," ives of the passengers into your own used to protect students who were interviewed cide who has to drive. Of course no one wants she said. "When I was IS-years-old, I always told my- . to ever drive, so the dispute is settled by joustThe trip was not all just touring, however. number of Westside students over self how I would never drive after I had been ing (another name for the game-paper, rock, . WhileinCalifomia,Kingerywasinterviewedby old ' drinking," scissors)," John said "Can anyone really ex- the corporate executive officers of the compaably Teen druftk driving is still a major ·Chris said. "I pect the person driving not to get drunk when nies which sponsored the competition, and she 1ese neverexpected evetyone else is7" participated in the final competition, which problem, both locally and nationally the urge to be nts · Counselorssaythistypeofattitildeis what was won by a contestant from San Diego. No ·ent. so tempting. If leads to the fact that 8,500 teens are killed in otherplaceswereannouncedwithinthetop 12 DWI (driving whlle intoxicated) charges made :uch you'reataparty alcohol-related deaths each year. According to fmalists. >ofin Omaha (1991) . and everyone CurrentHeathmagazine, alcohol-relatedhighThis contest was not Kingery's first experiittle Juveniles under 18, mostly ages 15-18: 39 and their uncle way deaths are still the number:one killer oflS encewithmodeling. Notonlyhassheappeared Aduits, ages 18 & over: 3,776 is drinking, I'm to 24 year-olds. Ricketts thinks these numbers formerly in Teen as a part of the "Great Model t ling Liquor violations, juveniles under 18: 243 not going to be could be rising. She thinks this is the reason the Search," but she has also done print advertising · work locally. >ide Alcohol-related accid(mtsin the United States the odd man problem is hard to prevent. 1c e out. It's pretty While Kingery enjoys modeling, she does "The statistics of the number of drunk driv8,500 teens killed annually, another 40,000 sad to say, but ing related fatalities for those between the ages not plan 'to make it her future career. ) rs' ving disfigured it's almost im- of 16 and 20 is scary," Ricketts said. "Unfortu"It would be great if something did happen, Alcohol-related highway deaths are still the possible to nately teens tend to believe ,they're invincible but with modeling, you just can't count on it," stu: a number-one killer of 15-to-Z4-year-olds have any fun if or untouchable, whifh is probably why this shesaid "I'dliketocontinuemodelingthroughrobthere is no al- problem is very hard to prevent" out college. I'd really like to go to school in Los Statistics: Public Information Office, Omaha Police Division cobol." According to Steve, preventing teen alcohol Angeles or New Yo ric, so that I could model, and (William Muldoon-PR officer); DeVore, SheryL Current Health B r i a n abuse is absolutely impossible. ' earn mon~y for tuition, rather than getting anas 2, Sept. '88. Lance graphic by Lori WeRener agrees. Ac"1 hate to say this, but this problem is virtu- . other job, which might be more time consum:>rs, cording to ally impossible to prevent," Steve said "The ing and not pay as well .uch ."So much of modeling depends on being in 1 the students realize," guidance Brian, when all of his friends are drinking at a only real prevention is to abolish alcohol comMaryarme Ricketts said. "Drinking party, the only person who stays sober usually pletely, and anyone knows the severe unlikeli- the right place at the right time. It's just not problem, but when driving is added has a boring time. reliable enough," Kingery said. hood of that."
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counting down from five to ze ~o for my jump," Spiehs said "You had to jump when the people were finished counting, because of the peer pressure," Shannon said. While in mid-fail, the bungy jumper begins to place all faith in the wrist-thick bungy cord "I had acompleteadrenaline rush andwastotallyawake.Iwasjustwaiting for the bungy cord to recoil," Shannon said. According to Shannon and Spiehs, many thoughts go through thejumper'srnlndonthewaydown. "On the way down, I was just thinking what it was going to be like on the way back up (when the cord recoiled), "Spiehssaid. Although it is a precarious sport, both Shannon and Spiehs enjoyed . . .:.• :.,. . bungy jumping.
Women have had a long and tedious battle to fight for equali men. How women ever started off unequal.is beyond this rep Recently, females have become considered equal to men as 1 but they-have yet to become equal to men in the sports world The most noticeable aspect of this fact is that crowd support 1 athletics is generally greater than tha~ of female athletics. It is a general consensus of observers that female athletes do1 their sports in as high priority as the male athletes do, a COil based on their unwillingness and lack of desire to improve in ' season. The number offemales in theweightroomnotcurrentiyinv• a spring sport Is small compared to the number of males. In a1 only males occupy the gyms for pick-up basketball games. Crowds turn out to see boyS varsity games because of the en ment their talent and their desire to win provide. Becaus1 participating in high school sports outnumber the females b) two to one, according to national averages, males have to prac improve on their own off-season time to make a varsity tem A female, however, knowing not too many people will be tr} slacks off and doesn't improve. . f There are athletes who don't have time to improve because involved with different sports year roun~, but these are a fev tional athletes. I can see where most females wouldn't have that desire be an attitude implanted
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What could be fun about falling towards the earth from high above the ground, or hittiQg the water at speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour7 The thrill of a bungy jump and the speed of a jet-ski are two reasons a person might consider doing either. Althoughthetwosportsarevery different,accordingtobothbungy jumpersandjet-skiers,bothactivities are exciting. "The speed of jet-skiing gives the rider a high," senior jet-skier Corey Tarascio said. Senior Angie Spiehs, who recently bungy jlimpedoffacrane in Colorado, agreed. "Bungyjumping ·
~:'EE.~~~;:~. ~~ · m ··~ :~;~;~·~~; ~~Shannon Bungy jwnpffig traoe• its roots to the native "land divers" of the New Hebrides, who tied vines to their ankles to make ceremonialleapsfrom80-foottowers. . Abungy jump beginshigh'above the ground. Jumpers leap headfirstfrom bridges, c~nes, and hot,. lr balloons located 90 to 300 feet above the ground, with only along. :~.ylon-enclosed· bungy cord to break their fall. The bungy cord is anchored around the ankles, or to a body · hamess, and it allows for a free fall before it stretches and recoils. The jumper then bounces skyward and back toward the ground again repeatedly, like a yo-yo, before motion ceases and the jumper is left dangling. like a spider from its web. "In Breckenridge, CO, we jumped off a 14-story high crane," senior John Shannon said The jump preparation Is minimal, according to veteran jumpers. "There were not any instructionalclasses, wewerejusttoldhow to jump from the crane," Spiehs said. "First, we were to lock our knees, keep our feet together and put our arms out at our sides, like a bird." Then, the jump comes, a moment in time where the person jumping realizes there is no turning back. "There were around 20 people
•.Ud. Jet-skiers, too, find thrill in challenging the el~ments of nature. BotJt juniors Mike Jernigan and Tarascio have been jet-skiing competitively for over two years. They started off in the sport for recreation. After they had been doingitforsometime,theyheardabout jet-skiing competitions. Both Jernigan and Tarascio have been involved with the Nebraska Jet SkiandBoatlngAssociation(NJSBA). The NJSBA organizes jet-ski competitions throughout the state. Jernigan and ~Tarascio also have traveled to Kansas, IDinols, Iowa, and, South Dakota for competitions. "The good looking women and the great excitement of competition lsrad;toseernanandrnachineworkirfg together Is awesome," Jernigan said · "Besides the babeage, I enjoy the sport's speed and competitivenessi Jet-skiingalsorequiresskill, and it's something I can apply myself to," Tarascio. "The ultimate goal of every competitive jet skier is to be on ESPN," Tarascio said Jet-skiing is not cheap. Jet-skis range from $2,500 to $7,000 for topof-the-line equipment. "Jet-skiing Is really fun. Everybody should try it," Jernigan said · Jet-skiingand bungyjumpingare continuing to become popular as more and more people participate each year.
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in them by society. In _ my opin~ ion, the ones who Tim choose to sports ignore the initial opinions of society are those who are good at what they do. Good athletes don't become good by accident. The v, tennis, golf and swimming teams are generally more motiva leyballplayersworkhardintheoff-seasonbecauseitisdemru heavily suggested. Most tennis players play in clubs and hopes of improving. To be a state contender in golf, which is, requires constant practice, in and out of season. The s1 team, probably the hardest working team year-round, is als ered the most successful. Females, though, have come a long way in the past decac U nlted States' Wmter Olympics gold medals this year, all we females. Also, the number of female sports has increased cally. Because sports are a major part ofAmericans' lives, peopl ing women, are affected daily by the sports world. But the ne tell us female sports are not as important as male sports. The ratio of male sports stories to those of women is very 1 informal survey showed the ratio of male sports stories to fet stories to be 30-3. Westside's athletic program is well-respected. Even athletic program may be one ofthe best, the difference in namely the locker rooms, Is unbelievable. The females ' small, out-dated, and in terrible condition. When the room·was in that condition, they renovated and ex~liluueq This tells our female athletes they are inferior. This aren't as important. The biggest obstacle facing women athletics is the valved.. As children, females are supposed to do female house) and males are supposed to. do boy things (play ever, when Babe Didrikson Zaharias, perhaps the woman athlete ever, was askediftherewas anything she in her life, she replied, "Yeah, dolls." As the years progress, women athletics improve. emphasis and acknowlegement is put on the girls sports. I am a supporter of all sports as a way ofhaving others to .excel. Men or Women sports, it just doesn't matter.
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Patton in conce·rt - - - M a t t Bowen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l e i s u r e staff The event of a lifetime. The performance one will never forget. Though seemingly few people knew, the infamous Mike Patton was here, in Omaha. That's right, the lead singer of Faith No More, Mike Patton. As reported in an earlier edition of Lance, Patton's former band, Mr. Bungle, recently reformed and recorded their new self· titled album. Now it seems that with the new Faith No More album in the pre-release formalities, Mr. Bungle has found the time to do a small club tour of the United States. This rare performance, in Omaha, was one to remember. Hundreds of Patton fans came to the Ranch Bowl Entertairiment Center Sunday; March 22, for the performance put on by Patton and Mr. Bungle. The opening act was an offer from Grotus, just the type ofloud, strange band expected to play with Mr. Bungle. ThehighlightofGrotus'sperformanceWa8asmall television located behind the band, which displayed such dismaying visual images as animals being led to slaughter interspliced with clips of the animal revolt from the film version of George Orwell's "Animal Farrn." The disappointing feature of this band, despite their obvious creativity and talent, was that a good portion of their music wa:; pre-recorded. For example, the guitarist took a break to play keyboards, yet the guitar kept playing. Then the long wait was soon over for anxious
flY a ·kite· then you'd get a new and even better leisure staff one! Ne~ time you have a day off work or mtains opinior:rs of the school on a nice sunny, breezy Sunday, you .know what to do. No, not watch kite, up to the highest television-go fly a kite. You'll be sur· fly a kite and send it prisedhowrelaxingitis,likeastrolldown memory lane. .cters in Mary Poppins You can buy kites almost everywhere. hey were bummed that From hobby shops, to toy stores, to the dtheycouldn't7 Is that South Omaha Thrift Store, you can fmd a .d kite flyirig today-to variety of kites in all shapes and sizes. 1tions of not being able Thekitesarejustwaitingforyoutocome, irplanes, Superman, or take them out of their casing, put them together, and send them up into the gr~at reason maybe, it's kite blue yon4er. The amount you pay for a kite is just •ring is when the winds as wide and varied as the style and shape he sky's the limit. it comes in. A sales representative at ~ a poll of how many ighschoolhaveflowna Hobbytownsaid that a kite can cost anyin the last four or five · where from $2 or $3 all the way up to other kite-flyers would $300 (an expensive price for a kite with '{ the lack of students an eight-foot wing-span). He also said that, naturally, the most popular kites :ite flying. 1en you were just a wee were of the less expensive variety (the i te .flying was synony- non-nylon kites). So, in effect, Dying kites is also one of ~7 Oh, those beautiful, >with long tails-bow I the most inexpensive ways to have fun. Spending $2 or $3 is certainly less than !lort life span though. the price of going to a movie or going either got tangled in bowling. Don'tyou ever miss being young and tstacles like wires and ught in someone else's notcaringwhateveryonethoughtofyou7 your neighbor-boy, Be free, run free with your kite. Go to a r it and it'd do so many park. I guarantee you won't be the only oneftying. t would fall apart. But
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Patton fans as Mr. Bungle took the stage. All of the band members were adorned with strange masks to hide their true identity. The band unexpectedly opened not with a high powered party song, but with a cover of Cole Porter's "The Thrill is Gone." Surprises were many as they crintinued their set by performing their jazzy, carnival-flavored song, "Dead Goon," with a cabaret rendition of Nirvana's "Territorial Pissings" in the middle. Surprisingly enough, the show consisted of many cover tunes, ranging from old Dead Kennedy songs, to an old favorite from the Alan Parson's Project, to Billy Squire, among others. Despite the hefty amount of entertaining, and at some points hilarious, covers, the original portion of the show was equally pleasing. Mr. Bungle's "new and improved" version of their popular underground hit, "Squeeze Me Macaroni," was very satisfying. "Slowly Growing Deaf" was the highlight of the show. The i!lstie to really consider is stage presence, the one quality that can make or break a live performance. Local fans have often been disappointed by many concerts because the bands, despite their musical ability, lacked appeali_!!g and strong stage presence. Patton is the true embodiment of stage presence and energy. However, his performance with Mr. Bungle paled in comparison with his display of on· - stage anti_cs at the Faith No More concert early last year. Still, Mr. Bungle's overall performance was one of the best shows to hit the Omaha area in quite some time.
Comparing th·e .Oscars -Andy Kanago ---------leisure staff In a previous issue of the Lance, the Andy awards were issued for deserving movies. The Oscars were · given out Monday, April 30. How did the Andys fare with the Oscars7 - • Best Picture: , ~ Oscars-Silence ~
ofthelambs Andys-Fisher King • Best Actor: Oscars-A n · thony Hopkins, Si· lence of the Lambs Andys-Robin Williams, Fisher King • Best Actress: Oscars-Jodie 'Foster, Silence of the Lambs Andys-Same as Oscars • Best Director: Oscars-Jonathan Derome, Si· lence of the Lambs Andys-Oliver Stone, JFK • Best Score:
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effort to give all Westside students a erience in writing and literature, the lepartrnent is proposing to impleofoundation courses mandatory to 1 and sophomores. murses are not expected to be added 1993-94 school year, in order to give rtmentachancetodomore developthe classes. ding to English department head erson, all freshmen will be required ne semester of speech and one sel writing. Sophomores will be reltalce two semesters of world litera-
!courses would ensure that all stuould have a similar foundation of gethat could be called upon in higher I!Ses. ese foundation courses, students ot be divided. into honors, college !regular, as is the case now. Instead, !Its and all levels would be mixed
rnnted there to be a heterogeneous in each class," Pierson said. will be especially beneficial in the asses when there is a mixture. For , in my composition class, there are fromalldifferenttracks. lt'sdifficult 11e that the students all know anyroffering a foundation course, teach! be assured that all students have a re of knowledge," he said.
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Round and Round Seniors Bart Cox, Amy Frisch, Todd Metzler and junior J.J. Coles wait intently to see if lady Luck will treat them well tonight. Parent Jim Weaver was one of the cage-spinners at a game at
Post Prom, Sunday, April 26. Gambling ~as not the only popular event. Fortune tellers, game booths and free food stands provided non-stop entertainment.
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tdrive along Dodge Street next Satur~~ you might notice something differHars might pick up the uncharacterllte; your eyes, the absence of traffic. If 'carefully, you may even notice the :ns posted every three or four blocks f. NO CRUISING. 1a Mayor P.J. Morgan, along with the ~ity Council, has passed an ordinance ng cruising on Dodge. The ordinance ed Thursday, March 26 and came into t 15 days after the date of its passage, \pril10. :ding to the ordinance, a person drivtorvehicle who passesatrafficcontrol
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weekends anymt>re. Also, since the ordinance passed, our business has increased 15% to 20%." Muldoon doesnotlookatthe ordinance as a violation of teenagers rights. Rather, he sees it as a protection of city taxpayers' rights. "We needed to give the street back to the majority of Omahans, instead of singling it out for the social purposes of the cruisers. This road belongs to the taxpayers of Omaha," he said. As of now, the traffic crew is monitoring Dodge for cruisers at certain traffic control points. According to Muldoon, officers at these points will be using four lap-top computers giventothembythecity. Officerswillbeableto enter license plate numbers as the cars pass by. The computers can keep track of how many times a vehicle has passed the control point.
Snowstorm disrupts Warrior Mania
Games yield champions Kelly McGlynn news staff Omaha is known for its diverse weather condi~ tions. In the summer, the temperature can reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while in the winter, sub-zero temperatures are common. During the spring, Omaha weather is extrernely unpredictable, with weather conditions ranging from torna~ does to blizzards. Tuesday, April 21, Omaha was caught off-guard by a tremendous snow storm that caused numerous traffic accidents and led to the cancellation of Omaha-area schools, includ-' ing District 66 schools. The unpredicted snow storm caused many problems and delays in school-related activities. One area that was affected by Tuesday's school cancellation was Warrior Mania Week. Warrior Mania was supposed to kick off with a luau dance, but that was cancelled due to the adverse and threatening weather conditions Monday night. Due to the cancellation of school Tuesday, there wasn't a Spirit Day, and students were unable to sign up for Warrior Games.
"lhe most disappointing aspect of the Warrior Mania Week was the fact that the luau dance, which was supposed to be on Monday (April20), was cancelled," junior Jennifer Peterson, Student Advisory Board (SAB) member and head of Warrior Games said. All activities plarmed for Wednesday, April22 were outside activities that had to be cancelled due to the snow. A carnival day was planned with outdoor games and a dunking booth. Thursday, April23, was supposed to be Disco Day, with students having the opportunity to eat lunch on the football field, but that also had to be cancelled. Thursday then became the week's Spirit Day. "We thought of having the carnival day inside on Thursday, but it was too short of a notice for people to plan for it," junior SAB member Sarah Bay said. Friday's activity was the only.one not affected by the snow day. Seniors won the Games title. "Although the bad weather conditions caused many unforeseen problems in Warrior Mania Week, the delay gave more of an anticipation for the Warrior Games on Friday," Peterson said.
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District will modernize writing lab with new Macintosh Classics Technology is essential to a modem education. It is important for students today to use tools such as computers, not only to enhance their learning abilities now, but also to prepare them for the increasingly technical work force ·after graduation. The Lance commends the district's decision to replace the writing lab Apple lie computers with the more advanced Macintosh Classic model. The new computers will be installed prior to the 1992-93 school year, in time to benefit incoming freshmen who are required to attend writing lab as part of their English curriculum. These freshmen will have the advantage of becoming familiar with an up-to-date technology. that is extremely. user-friendly, and has greater power and capabilities than the Apple lie. The Macintosh computers utilize a mouse, windows with picture icons, and offer greater efficiency. In addition, the Macintoshes will be equipped with Imagewriters. Three computers will use one printer instead of each computer being paired to its own printer. This method will save money and time. The use of such a computer will help students improve the quality of their school work, as well as give them a glimpse of the technology they will be expected to know in the future. The elementary schools also benefit from this overhaul of the writing lab. The Apple lies will be given to them and used to acquaint elementaryschool children with basic computer technology.
The Lance supports the effort of the district to modernize and improve learning conditions at both the high school and elementary school levels, and hopes to see a continuation of such beneficial projects in the future.
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Combined classes limit divers The Lance is the official school publication of Westside High School, Westside Community Schools, 8701 Pacific, Omaha, NE 68114. The Lance office is located in room 122. Phone (402) 390-3339. The Lance is an inhouse publication. Advertising rates are available upon request The Lance editorial staff reserves the right to edit all ads for clarity and grammatical errors. The editorial staff reserves the right notto publish any ads that are libelous, slanderous, or contain non-factual information. The Lance editorial staff also reserves the right to nullify contracts at any time without prior notification. The Lance also tefuses ads promoting activities illegal to a majority of the student readership. The paper is an open forum distributed bi-weekly to all students 17 times a year, excepting vacation periods. Subscription rates to others are $10 postpaid. Non-profitmailingratesclaimed. The Lance is printed by the Papillion Times, P.O. Box 28940. Reader response is welcomed in the form ofletters to the editor. Letters should be less than 300 words in length, signed by the author, and sent to room 122. Unsignedletters are printed upon
request The Lance editorial staff reserves the right to edit all letters for clarity and grammatical errors. The editorial staff also reserves the right not to publish any letters that are libelous, sianderous, or that contain non-factual information. The Lance is a member of the Nebraska High School Press Association, the Columbia ScholasticPressAssociation,andtheNational Scholastic Press Association. Editor-In-Chief: Jeremy Black. Managing Editor: Darcie Rives. Design Editor: Anne Olson. Graphics Editors: Rob Jordan, Lori Wegener. · Copy Editor: Mary Ann McNeal. Photo Editor: Todd McCollister. Photo Staff: Josh Stubbe. Business Manager: Linda Zoucha. News Editors: Carrie Johnson, Angie Weaver. News Staff: Kelly McGlynn, Steve Woodbury. Columns Editor: Aimee Folker.. Columnist: Jen Stastny. Feature Editor: Jessica Mason. Asst. Feature Editor: Geoff Gust. Feature Staff: Chris Bouc, Pete Chilian, Rachel Davis, Katie Hamer. SportsEditor:TimHall. Sports Staff: Aaron Crook, Trystan Crook. LelsureEditor:AndyKanago. Leisure Staff: Matt Bowen, Clara Fishel. Art Staff: Brian Craft. Adviser: Rod Howe.
Diversity. The opportunity to exercise strengths, and receive help for weaknesses. The freedom to explore interests and grow as an individual. These are characteristics that I have always believed the Westside system of modular scheduling and class registration possesses. Recent changes in the core curriculum have made me slightly change that opinion, and fear some of these opportunities will be lacking for future students. For many years, Westside had ~ open- registration policy that allowed students to take higher I e v e 1 courses in subjects in which they w e r e strong in, and basic coursesinsubjectsinwhichtheyneeded extra help. These courses could all be registered for · independently of each other, allowing students diversity in their education. This year, that pattern has been broken. Arecentcurriculuinchangewithin the English and social studies departments has created a mutually exclusive registration for all levels of the jwiior year American Literature and American History classes. Thus, any student
taking the Advanced PlacementAmerican History class must also take the Honors American Literature class. The 'p urpose of this rearrangement of curriculum is basically an attempt to help student learning. The combined curriculums and class schedules can help students combine the factual aspects·ofthe history class with the more subjective "feeling·;~tha~ can be gained from the literature course. The two schedul(!s can complement each other, leading the student to a more comprehensive view of both subjects. However, this is done at . the cost of some Rachel Davis fine stufeature staff dents. If t h i s trend of honor-course combination continues, students will become limited in the exercise of their individual strengths. A student who is strong in English may not be capable of taking the honors social studies, and thus may be denied the opportunity to utilize his or her full talents. According to proponents of this new combined curriculum, only about five students were lost to the honors pro-
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gram by the course chang are five students who are I portunity to develop to the tellectual potential. The administration at ten talks about utilizing n ments in education. This n fully-comprehensive and learning is an example of su vation. However, it seems t step back to a more stereo I have a kind of vision sion to the type of"tracking on in high schools of the students took either shop, school, or college-prep throughout high schoo~ an future determined at age 13. Often, which "trade• a placed in was determln family's social and econ limiting a child to the level ment that his or her paren tained. The breakdown of these such a free system as Wests using in recent years, has • dentsfromsuchlimitationof and opportunities. let's not on that track again. Westside is a good school, important to try new eel velopments. However, thla be done by limiting any stude portunities to learn.
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In case you don 'tknow ll explain. You jump off a ledge, mountain, or :on to a rope and sort oflet yourself fall, guided d harness it's attached to. It looked easy enough . Tried though, is the key word here. If there is vay to fail at rappelydid it. 1 the rush ofhanging anicked and let go of friends told me later ~ afraid to look over j see my mangled, I laughed. It was a •n't think falling hurt :he constant ridicule sporadic bruises. Of ed to do it again, and ; time. But no, I was litted on the hill after e that's understands d II
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there is. That is, if you try. Try to do better next time. If not, then you really did fail. Anyone can fail, especially if they don't care or don't try. That's O.K., if that's what you want out ofit. See, I didn't get what I wanted out of repelling. I didn't get the free falling adrenaline rush that comes with hanging off a mountain. I wanted to do it right, and if I had fallen again (knowing me, I would have). I would have wanted to do it again and again 1mtil I did get what I wanted. Satisfaction does not fall out ofthesky. Ittakeswork. After all "triumph" is simply "try" plus "umph." Ifsuccessisamatterof doingitright on the first attempt, I might as well curl up and die now because my life is, was, and will be, only a disastrous failure. Looking back, everyone has . shortcomings and everyone has accomplishments. It's not a matterofhowmanyorwhatthey were- it's all about learning. I 1--=_;_--=-- - - - - ' know that percentages, grades, pride and vanity place a certainresistive urge against failure, but it's going to happen. So why not just have fun and fail. As long as you pick yourself up and strive to do better it's not even an impediment. Failing is not a weakness-giving up is. Just because you · dido 't pass the pre-calc test orflunked the biology lab, doesn't give you the reason to give up. If you do, then you deserved the "F" you got. Failing is not synonymous with failure, quitting is Maybe the next time we go camping my friends will have recovered enough to risk letting me try again. Maybe not. It doesn't matter because I can always go buy my own equipment and try it anyway.
course Haught, everything began to run together. When I encountered some students after a school break, I couldn't ' recallwhethertheyhadbeeninmyclass last week, las~ semester, or last year. I began to feellike an assemblyI i n e worker. Bob Dornacker And that is I English instructor when knew I needed a change. But change is hard to come by when youlikewhatyou do and like the people you do it with. God help me, I do trulyloveworkingwith teenagers and English instructors. Thus, the alternative school seemed my only chanceforneededchangewithoutlosing touch with the mostimportant parts of my professional life. And there are some advantages to my new job. First, I'll get to know every student
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much better than I do here at Westsi&. I grew up in a small town where everyone knew everyone else. The alterna- _ tive school has much the same small town atmosphere. Since I don't have much of a Mr. Roger's public persona, students here come in for help are usually surprised to learn that I do care and am willing to help them. I will not need that persona in a more intimate atmosphere. Another advantage is the chance to develop an entirely new curriculum. Currently, curriculum work is often limited to an occasional new exercise before wading into the next set of essays. Finally, I don't fmd my role as oneofthetechnicianswhohelpslaunch intellectual rockets at East and West Coastschoolsasfulfillingasitoncewas. I'd rather be a "catcher in the rye" for awhile. Even though thecliffislonger and the chasm deeper than in Holden Caulfield's day, I still believe that I can "catch" my share.
:ing takes 'our' country back want to be president of this country. If everyone ages 18 to 25 voted, an entire election would be ed States of America has every kind of person on swayed. It's so simple. It's not a hassle to register to vote ving right here, in this land 1'7-:-...,..,=:::---------------m either. There are voter regisomeofthebrave. Different _......,__ tration booths at libraries, aces, different ideas, differpost offices, and schools to name a few. It only takes be1 d needs; it's impossible to ·ne satisfied. tween five and ten nlinutes; we the people have a handthen, you have the power. ;ouls who are actually comYou might think all the can1e job. And it's up to we the didates are jokes, you might u, 18 and older) to do our think that George Bush is the Jte. The ability to vote once .best thing since sliced bread. o,~.~. Well, whateveryouthink,just e18l·san"ghtweareoivenas 00 . '\ makesuretoexpressyourfeels. When this right is taken 1, our country falls further ingsthroughapencilonto paper. Check the . into the dark pit of no relis where it's heading right box by the most fab politician (i~ that rtimes when someone I know turns 18, I hear, an oxymo1 buy cigarettes or Playboys legally!" When a Clara Fishel ron?), or write !S for granted the fact that they can vote once in your best leisure staff the golden age ofl8, they are basically saying friend, your ," not only to our country and it's people, but ople abroad who are still fighting for this right that dog, Frar>.k Zappa, or Mickey Mouse. The possibilities are endless. When we all come together, on this one basic ran teed. only one voice; I won't matter. Think about this. principle, a change will be made. let's take ourcountry back.
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Thursday, April 9, 68 students were asked the following question by the Lance:
Will the current ordinance be effective in reducing cruising on Dodge Street? 53% YES, I do not agree. 38% NO, I do agree. 7% UNDECIDED ~YES, those
dirtheads are to stupid to figure out a way around the ordinance."
senior Jeff Schaffart
"YES, however it's still stupid."
junior Tim Troia
"UNDECIDED, good luck."
senior Chad Williams
"NO, I don't think our tax money should be spent on cops sitting and counting cars go by. They should be somewhere else." sophomore Jennifer Harlfeld
"NO, The police pick you randomly making it ineffective and unfair. Taxpayers money could be spent a better way." freshman Brad McGowan
"YES, it will reduce traffic on Dodge Street but people will just start cruising on other streets." senior Tera Hauff
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Thirty-six sophomores and juniors are ready to kick up their h and stretch their legs as members of the 1992-93 Drill Squad Squires. Drill Squad is comprised of24 members. Those qualifying indl sophomores Alison Boehm, Gretchen Boswell, Melissa Crew, U DiPrima, Kristi Hasse, Jessica Jiranek, Amanda Johnson, Hea Paskevic, Chloe Preheim, Tina Ramirez, Kelly Schnauber, Step Spong, EmilyVokt, and Hee Ran Yi. Juniors fornextyear'ssquad include Danya Boyer, Hollie Davis,] Ferrarini, Melanie Loebig, Ali Schatz, Nicole Schoneboom, Slowiaczek, Chris Wagner, Penny Waskow, and Anna Winoto. Only 12 women qualify for Squires. All those trying out must m a minimum height requirement of 5'7". Sophomores qualifying for the 1992-93 Squires includeCiaireCa Laura Farha, Beth Schaffart, Lisa Standish, Jennifer Strickland, Regan Tompsett. JuniorsincludeSarahBay,JillBomer,AprilKingery,AliLong,Cow Smith, and Stephanie Smith. Elections for captains of the two squads were held Thursday, 23. Winotowaselected captain of the Drill Squad, with Boyer, Fern Wagner, and Waskow elected as squad leaders. Co-captain is Jin The Squires captain is Stephanie Smith, with Schaffart elect captain. •
Deals Senior Georgia Hatzidakis rummages for a deal at the first ever DECA garage sale. Students could buy used dothing from every sport in the Activity Gym Wednesday, April 22 and Thursday, April 23. All proceeds from the sale went to the athletic department
International Club celebrate Earth Week with trivia contf In commemoration of Earth Week, International Club plann activity in which all homerooms were able to participate. Club bers wrote three Earth Week trivia quizzes and distributed them Westside homerooms Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, All through April 29. According to International Club President D Rives, the quizzes consisted of questions about the environm well as questions about world geography. "All homerooms got a quiz on Monday. On Tuesday, the 50 scoring homerooms received a second quiz to complete: Fin Wednesday, the 10 best out of the previous 50 homerooms took and final quiz," Rives said. "The winning homeroom will be annot Friday (May1) and International Club will treatthatwinninghome to free croissants Monday (May 5)." International Club planned their trivia quiz to raise awaren Earth Week. •
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ed1tor Freshmen and sophomores will no longer be subjected to the headaches of learning how to use obsolete and complicated computers with the replacement of 17 Apple lie computers in the writing lab with Macintosh Classics. "It's just a matter of trying to keep up with thestateofthe art," writing lab instructor Dave Richardson said. "We're preparing kids for things that will change by the time they get out. If we don't at leasttry to keep pace, then we're really hurting. The change is costly, but worth it." Approximately 22 new computers are being purchased for the lab. The computers will be hooked up to a "server unit;" that is, they will be networked, allowing teachers to program the computers to do the same things. Seventeen of the Macintoshes will be in the writing lab for student use. The others will be staff stations and a main unit that will"be located in the English Instructional Media Center (IMQ. Several new Imagewriter printers will be purchased as well, to replace the Epson printers that were used with
the lies. there and the kids think they're the The new printers are designed spe- neatest thing since popcorn." cifically to be compatible with the Plans to update the outdated comMacintosh Classics. However, only one puters have been in the works for quite printerwill beusedforeverythree com- sometime. puters, unlike the previous system, in "It's been a long-term process," which there was one printer per com- Mcintyre said. "The Macintosh gives a puter. writer more capabilities. We're makAccording what we'd ing to techlike to think is a District 66 spending on computers necessary nology supervisor change to enAdmnistrative: t!\~E!f!f!f! Dennis hance the writMcintyre, ing process." Elementary schools:f!!:!t!.f!.f! the approxi1becomputmatecostfor ers are sched!:! Middle School: the entire uled to arrive package is next fall, at the $10,CXXJ Writin~ ~b: $30,000. beginning of This infirst semester. Computer Lab: cludes the But, unlike precost of a Iavious years ser printer, which may also be imple- where freshman have had the writing mented to the new system. However, lab for one semester and sophomores this addition is still under discussion. the next, it will only be the incoming The old Apples will be given to el- freshman class that will have the opementary schools in the district. portunity to use them. "Those old computers are starting Freshmen will now spend a year in to get a bit frayed around the edges," the writing lab where it will become Mcintyre said. "We will juggle these part of their regular English class. StuApples to someplace where there will dentswill be required to showcompebe less traffic, like the elementary tencewith the Macintoshes as a part of schools. The Apples work perfectly their English requirement.
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All Westside students will have the chance to exercise their right this May. Student Advisory Board (SAB) and junior-senior class elections will be held Wednesday, May 7, and all students are si encouraged to vote. Anyone who wished to run for an office had to pickup a petitio Dee Meyer in, the boys' dean's office. Each SAB candidate had to write at least a paragraph explainil they wish to run for SAB. This was submitted to the dean's ol Friday, May 1. • Students running for either SAB or class officer positions wil speech to their class during convocation Tuesday, May 5. Freshmen will be speaking in the Activity Gym, sophomore! Boys' Gym, and juniors in the main auditorium. Senior SAB m and senior class officers will be running both the convocation, elections. All other seniors will be excused during the convo Students can vote by the candy store Wednesday, May 6. In ' vote, students must present their student ID. Candidates were encouraged to campaign by using original starting Thursday, April30. Photocopied or computer generatE are not allowed and will be taken down. Candidates are not alii distribute campaign stickers, either, as they become a maint problem. "We'd like to encourage as many people as possible to run, • government sponsor AI Inzerello said. •
Mann, Smith to address clu about WHS Interact activiti Senior Inter~ct. membe~:sJoyMann and Jenni Smith will have a to speak to the Nebraska Rotary Club, Saturday, May 1. Interact, a club that is intertwined with the Rotary Club, has~ chapter at Westside. "We have one of the strongest chapters in Nebraska," Mann, I president, said. "We're going to speak to the Rotary Club ab community." Other events Inte(act club has been involved in have been de Valentines to senior citizens at Mercy Care Center and Ne~ Retirement Home. They have also offered other services at thl Care Center involving interacting with the patients. •
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•nt drug use f 'recreational' -_ _ _ Rachel Davis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ feature staff :, and reefer. Whether many instructors, administraould like to admit it, drug use is a part of many ,ool experience. ugs in many different ways, and for many different ange from an experimental smoking of marijuana to ic habit, while some students combine a steady use Jerimentation and drug diversity. mple of such a student At various times he has used mushrooms, peyote, speed, qualudes, crank, hashish, !, and pentathol. He describes himself as a dail/r(.pot tudent, Jack does not believe that his 'drug use had ! effects on his school performance. · 'fects are pretty localized, like if I come to school hung like that," he said. "Sometimes it has a positive effect. ;ts stoned before, and I've gotten 100%'s on them." ~ has never carried or used drugs on school grounds. to school stoned before, he has never been questioned
.y he uses drugs, Jack says that it is mostly for am~se flat there is always some risk of being caught, but says vorried about the consequences. tught before, and nothing happened," he said. "I'm k around with a 'bong,' (a water pipe used for smoking Jacket or anything." the reported mind-dulling effects of drugs, students the hazards that coincide with drug use. does effect me, and there are certain drugs that I've :ause of that," Jack said. drugs have effects of intellectual enlightenment, but ·e negative effects, and I set limits on what I do in But it's true, after smoking pot, sometimes I can'tthink 1." ide student who engages in illegal drug use i_s "Jane." >makes pot regularly. In her opinion, the largest myth 1s those who use it. ry of honor roll attainments and a class rank in the :lass, Jane says the stereotypical image of a wasted pot ly misleading. :of people smoking pot who you wouldn't expect to be I. "Peoplewhoaretopstudcnts andhaveagoodfamily Jt and do it all the time. So many people have no idea I think a lot of parents and counselors would be :new some of the people at Westside who smoke pot." Jle at a party introduced her to the use of marijuana. 1y peer pressure," she said. "I was just really curious. I and this really hot guy was getting high, so I did too. I oit. pretty easy to get pot. I either get it from friends or use y no problem," she said. hat she doesn't believe her drug use has had an adverse ormance at school. illy badly on a test that I took stoned, but that's really all ed," she said. "I don't usually come to school stoned, smoke some during open mods, and end up corning med. I've never been questioned by any instructors or ~ss it's not really obvious." >. A regular pot smoker, Linda said she doesn't believe j with her academic life. anal thing," she said. "I generally limit myself to weekny mind is clear during the week. If someone went out ~very night, I can see how it would hurt their grades. I t smoking pot would kill your brain, but that's just not it in control though, it's really no big deal."
Wolfman In a performance with the Fever Trees, senior Mike Hogan really gets Involved with his music. The band opened for Trip Shakespeare, a Minneapolis, MN, based alternative band on Wednesday, April 22 at the Ranch Bowl Entertainment Center: Lance photo by Todd McCollister
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Making tapes, cutting records, and opening for major bands may not be a daily occurrence for some stu3ents at Westside, but for the members of the group Fever Trees, it is. Westside juniors Mark Anderson and Brad Mausbach, and senior Mike Hogan are the students who comprise the furlk-blues rock based band. Other members of Fever Trees are former Westside student Dave Heimbuch and Bryan HighSchool students Gerardo Cassonova and Jim Watson. According to Hogan, they just got together and started playing one day. "Jim put out a flyer saying that he wanted to get a band started, and I saw it," Hogan said. "I had played with Dave before, and knew Mark and Brad from school. After that it just started to snowball."
The members first got together in - the summer of 1991. It wasn't long until they had land~ their first gig. "Our first place playing was the Welcome Back Dance at Westside in the fall," Cassonova said. "We played with another band called March Hares, and that was a lot offun." It didn'ttake longfortheirsound to catch on. Within a few months they were in the studio recording their first tape. "I almost think we recorded too quickly," Hogan said. 'We really didn't have time to polish off our songs, and our sound." Wednesday, April 22, Feve,r Trees opened for the Minneapolis, MN, based band Trip Shakespeare at the Ranch Bowl. The members of the band were really looking forward to opening for a well-known and popular band. Fever Trees landed the job as aresult of playing some smaller shows at the Ranch Bowl and other places, with
Omaha bands such as 311 and the March Hares. "The owner of the Ranch Bowl called us up and asked us if we wanted to open for Trip Shakespeare. It just happened like that," Hogan said. The idea of high school students opening for a major band may seem unusual. According to Cassonova, it was just a good time. "Trip Shakespeare was a blast," Cassonovasaid. "The crowd was huge, and everyone was really into it. Playing for something like that is a rush." According to the band members, it seems as if things couldn't be better. The only foreseeable problem is the membersleavingforcollege. Onlytime will tell what happens to the band. "Well, Dave is already at Lincoln, so I just hope that we all stay together in a close vicinity to one-another so we can continue to play," Hogan said. "But I·guess we'll just have to wait and see."
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Guide to school board candidates 1\Iesday, May 12, District 66 residents will decide which candi~ dates will fill two school board positions open to election. Incumbent Jack Lewis will vie against Bob Buckley for one school board seat, while incumbent Liz Karnes will run against Bob Doyle for the other seat. To help voters make an informed decision, the Lancepresents the views of the school board candidates on a varietyofissues currently affecting the district, from open enrollment to outcome-based education.
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1) What developments do you foresee in the restructuring of the district calendar? 2) Do you believe the Omaha 2000 plan is feasible?
3) What do you see as the district's weak points, and how would you remedy them? 4) What are your views on open enrollment?
5) Is the school board caucus a fair preliminary election process? 6) How far should the district proceed with outcome-based education?
7) How do you meet the needs of the district when limited to a 4% spending limit? B) What is YfJUr evallflltiOn of the early childhoodlall-day kindergarten program, and hoi would you rmprove rt?
9) Does the alternative school meet the needs of its students? 10) Do you believe the district does not fully recognize post-graduate options other than 1
I) The only development is that it is going forward, albeit at areduced level proposed from the calendar committee. 2) Yes. 3) The district doesn't have too many weak points. It is certainly the top school district in this area, and one of the top in the country. It has to stay on the cutting edge of education. We need to be very active in modifying the calendar. Also, requirements should be stiffer. 4) To the extent that we have room and can accommodate them (students outside the district), I'm in favor of it. I would be more inclined to have minorities integrated into the educational experience. 5) I think it is as good as a primary because there are no people spending money to reduce numbers. In a caucus, votes draw out p_eople interested in education.
6) I think they're taking it at a good pace, looking at results in ot~ paris of the country. They are taking the better parts and applying here. 7) I would prefer no 4% lid. It should be up to voters to decide iftl school board is spending too much money. B) I don't think I could improve it. I've had two daughters go thro it and was very pleased. It could, however, be funded better by the district. 9) I don't know enough about it, but from what I know I think it's doing an excellent job. 10) No, /don't believe that. I think they understand that not every student can or wants to go to college. There are other options available. -
1) A lot of exciting things are upon us. I see the intersessions as a great way to help the students who need it, and also give the teachers some extra training. 2) The Omaha 2000 program has set good goals, and ifyou don't try to reach goals, you '11 never get to them. I am not yet sure at this point if all of the goals can be reached by the year 2000. 3) I feel that we need to continue teaching skills, and teach better skills. We have a lot of great teachers in the district, but there are some that need a little bit more help than others. 4) A lot of students are coming to District 66, and that's great if we have the room. It is a great idea, but it still has some problems. 5) I feel the caucus is a great, cost-free way to really get to know the candidates and what they stand for. 6) I feel that we may need to slow down and cater to the college's
needs. The district is moving very fast and the rest of the world nee to catch up. 7) Well, that's tough, but it can be done if we put the funds where they are needed and not use money carelessly. 8) It is one of the best in the country. Like everything, it needs to improve. 9) Yes, on the high school level. Suzann Morin gave the board a list for the alternative school and we may need to put a bit more money in that area. 10) I think they do a good job also preparing for other areas such the industrial classes.
1) I feel that it may get some negative press, but in the long run, it will benefit the district. 2) It's feasible. It needs work but the basic plan is good. 3) I am sure there are some flaws, but I have not studied the district in enough depth to find any yet. 4) I'd like students to be able to go wherever they want, but there are still some flaws. 5) I like the caucus. This isn't a paid office, so you lose a lot of good people because they don't have the time if they are not getting paid. 6) It may or may not be feasible. It needs lots of work. 7) That's one of the hardest things you have to do. It's tough, but can be done. 8) I like what I have seen with the ali-day kindergarten program. It should continue to be supported.
9) I was unaware it even existed until recently-it's a good pro but it's tough to deal with all the dynamic needs ofthqse kids. 10) There is more focus on college. Students are always going to tough time not going to eollege and this is why so much emphasis put on college.
1) It's set in stone for the next two years. We will probably add more days as time goes on. If, by the turn of the century, we could have 10 days added, that would reach our goal. 2) We can achieve it if we all get together. 3) One of the weakest points is that we do not have enough people of color. Integration is important in order for students to understand cultural differences of other races. 4) It's a financial problem. We spend more money per student than any other district. There must be an economical way to make the taxpayer pay fairly. Room, teachers, and economics are its problems. 5) The caucus system is fair. It allows the public to see and hear all candidates at one time. 6) I think they should proceed much further than they are now. It's being started in many areas and it's a part of the Omaha 2000 plan. It
gives students a better idea of what you need to learn to get along· the real world. 7) Our biggest problem is that salaries are not limited, so some · has to give. If you don 'fhave money, you have to find it from so where else. B) It's excellent. We need to get more people in it and cut the cost so of the district can be involved. It does a tremendous job. It fills the need from 18 months to kindergarten to teach them how to leam 9) Alternative studeq_t§ pave many different needs. We could use more counselors, as 'some students' needs are not just that of educ tion. 10) When trying to get a majority to go one direction, it's hard to recognize the others. Education is b.iased towards college because most students go there.
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Dodge Street has recently been empty of cruisers. The""Move the Cruise" movement has not yet found a new location.
The long-lived tradition of cruising Dodge Street came to an abrupt halt as the city passed ·an ordinance prohibiting any further C'ruising. The ordinance states that anyone who passes a certain checkpoint three or more times over the course of several hours will be ticketed. The banning of Dodge Street cruising may have left many youths with nothing to do on the weekend, but some predict "the cruise" will move to another part of town. One Westside student said that if people start cruising at another location, everyone who previously cruised Dodge will move with them. · "It is a real shame that cruising has been stopped," senior Dava Loomansaid. "Butitprobablyhasn'tbeenstoppedforever. Thereare rumors that the cruise will move to Center Street, and ifit does, I'll be there." Another student, who will be referred to by a fictitious name, is angered by the new ordinance. "To be honest, it really makes me mad that I~ forced to stay anonymous; I have rio choice in order to keep from being made fun of," Kathy said. "I'm so mad at them (the city council) for ruining my fun on the weekends, especially my senior year. I and all the people I hung out with never caused any harm to anyone. I would like a better explanation," Kathy said. Kathy agrees there is a good possibility the cruise will move. However, Kathy believes it will not happen soon. "There are several rumors going around that the cruise will move. I can't assure it, but I think it will," Kathy said. "I've heard rumors about Center Street and 72nd Street. If we (those who cruise Dodge) move and again get in trouble, the cruise will just move again." Because ofwhattheyclaimare boring weekends, manyyouthsare against the new ordinance. Over the past few weekends since the ordinance has gone into effect, the cruisers have held many protests. "I was more than glad to hold up a sign on Dodge Street telling everyone exactly how I feel," Kathy said. "My sign said .'Forget the ordinance; move the cruise', and I meant it" "There had to be at least 200 people all along Dodge Street last weekend," Kathy said. "I really think we made a strong statement, and I hope that people will just listen." Westside students who cruised Dodge claim that no damage was ever done to any of the businesses along the cruising strip. Many believe that a fair warning would have prevented any further trouble. "No one did any damage; we just hung out and talked with our friends from other schools," Kathy said. "If we (the cruisers) just had received fair warning, things would've been much different." '
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tas paid offforWestsidestudents. Odyssey of the Mind (OM) team vorld competition this year. emberteam, consisting ofsophoitil, and juniors Nate Green, Andy s Landmark, and Steph Mustain, ing to Boulder, CO, Tuesday May ·iday May 29. rcompetitionbeganaroundJanum prepared for Regionals. > were held at Westside Middle :fay, March21," Mustain said. "Our egan about two weeks before this
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teams in the category ofClassics with the prob- titian, held Saturday, April4 at the University of lem, "Alice in Omerland." Kearney-Nebraska, and won their division. "ThecategorywecomAccording to team peted in was a linguistic members, much time problem.Basically,wedo In sports, you must mustbeputintoprepara sketch that has to have ing a skit before compeseveral required elehave athletic titian. ments," Mustain said. talent. In OM you "The amount of time "The skit must be no we practice varies. We longer than eight minare able to really spendanywherefromlS utes, it must include an use your mind and minutes to an hour after increase and a decrease school a couple of days a insize,aneccentriccharbe creative. week to as much as five acter, a humorous inven·unior Ste h Mustain~ hours at a time," Landtion, and other integral mark said. parts of Alice in WonderThe preparation inland' eludes writing the dialogue of the skit itself, The five students then went to state compe- building scenery, and constructing and creat-
ing props and costumes within the restricted budget of $75. This year's finished product was a type of political satire. "We tried to point out one of the problems with the government," Landmark said. . "They (politicians) have a preoccupation with themselves that keeps them busy bashing each other and away from being productive by dealing with real problems. We tried to make this our main theme." Mustain finds being a member of the club a unique experience, unlike any other offered at Westside. "If you are in sports, you must have athletic talent. If you do well in school, you must have knowledge, but in OM you are able to really use your mind and be creative," she said.
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stantly be checked for wear. "Ifsand builds up inside Exhilaration and thrill. These two words adequately sum up the mountain sports of begin to tear away at it. A mountain climbing and snowboarding. A careful the rope will not break small group ofWestsidersare involved with climb," Patil said. The result of a broken rope these quests for outdoor thrills. As there isn't an opportunity to rock serious injury or even death. While snowboarding does not climborsnowboard in Nebraska, the climbers and snowboarders must pursue their serious threat of injury, it too sports in the Colorado Rockies. It is, how- participating a natural rush. "Snowboarding causes such a ever, possible to snowboard at NebraSki or climb at the Indian Caves near the Ne- cause of its speed and jumps,• · snowboarder Matt Boone said. braska-Missouri border. The sport of mountain climbing has many variations. There are the hikers, who climb mountains without the use of equipment, and the climbers, who fmd equipment necessary to traverse up the steep and sometimes dangerous mountain slopes. "A mountain hiker does not need harnesses. Hiking is good exercise and also very scenic," senior hiker Adam Findley not placed on said A mountain climber, however, does use snowboard," he said. With snowboarding's ever special equipment. "A special rope is used, which can sup- popularity, a problem has surfaced. "There are too many little port up to 2 tons of weight," sophomore out of control. They give the sport Garth Patil said. According to Patil, other equipment is reputation with the ski areas," necessary, such as special boots and gloves, Bostic said. Many - sqowboarders a body harness, and a figure 8 (a piece of equipment used to control the climber's snowboarding while they were in rado skiing and witnessed a few descent). With climbing or hiking, precautions snowboarding. "Snowboarding is three times as need to be taken often and thoroughly to fun as skiing. Skiing can become ensure safety. "Boots or something with good ankle With snowboarding, you feel more support needs to be worn to avoid a of the mountain," Boone said.
Girls Junior Varsity Soccer • April4, Burke: Won 14-0 Highlights: Molly Swartzbaugh scored 3 goals. Sarah Bay scored 2 goals. Mindy McKinney scored 2 goals. Anne Lewandowski scored 1 goal. Kara Brosnihan scored 1 goal. Goalies Michelle Gardner and Erin Moriarty had a shut out • April 7, Thomas Jefferson: Won 13-1 Highlights: Swartzbaugh scored 3 goals. Jill Tinglehoff scored 3 goals. Molly Dugan scored 2 goals. McKinney scored 2 goals. Kim Estee scored 1 goal. Brosnihan had 3 assists.
Girls Varsity Track • April16, Bellevue East Invitational Highlights: Mindi Haase finished sixth in the 1600 meter run. The 4x 100 relay finished fifth (Carrie Green, Kristi ~se. Kristan Hauff, Trish Kucirek). The 3200 mete.r relay finished third place. (Mindi Haase, Julie Norlen, Tina Ramirez, Kristin Whitted). Whitted pl~C;ed second in the 800 meter run.
Boys Varsity Golf • April16, Bellevue Invitational: Placed third of 17 teams Highlights: Matt Meusey shot a team-low of 79 Jesse Bradley shot an 81. Bill Cutler shot an 81. • April 24, Norfork Invitational: Pl~ced fifth of 11 teams Highlights: Meusey and Cutler shot a team-low of 84. • April27, Benson dual: Won 167-198 Highlights: Eric Pruehs shot a team-low 40.
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Boys Varsity Baseball • April14, Burke: Won 7-1 , Highlights: Dan Schneider was ~e winning pitcher. • April15, Ralston: Won 7-5 Highlights: Kelly Jones was the winning pitcher, had 10 strike outs, and hit a home run. • April27, Gross: Lost 11-8 • April 28, Millard South: Lost 17-5 Highlights: Scott Farnham was 3 for 4 with 3 singles. Jones hit a home run, but he took off his helmet too soon. The hit was nullified.
Boys Varsity Track • April24, Lincoln High Invitational: placed 7th of 8 teams Highlights: Mike Eversden finished third in the 300 meter ·intermediate hurdles. Josh Stubbe fmished third in the pole vault with a vault of 11 feet 6 inches.
The girls' varsity tennis team began the season with a .3-2 dual record. Westside lost 4-5 against ·lincoln Southeast, Tuesday, April7, at Woods Parkin lincoln. The termis team was without its No. I singles player, sophomore Brittni Borchman. "Brittni was (and couldn't play) sick against Lincoln Southeast, which may have been the difference between wirming and losing," girls tennis coach Doug Pierson said. The team bounced back from their initial loss to Southeast to post victories over Omaha Northwest,
Abraham Lincoln, and Omaha Gross. "Beating Gross was probably our best win," Pierson said "The meet was tied 3all, butourdoublesteamswon all three matches." This enabled the Warriors to win 6-3 over Gross. Pierson's philosophy is to get his line-up set as early in the season as possible, so his players can build up a record that will allow them to be seeded in the tournaments. The team played in the Ralston Invitational Saturday, April 18. Despite a cold and windy day, the tennis team placed sixth out of 30 teams across the state. Players were not satisfied with their sixth place fmish, however.
"It was a bad date to have the tournament because of the break and the ACf test," senior Katie Kolbeclc said. Onlytwoofthetopsixwere able to participate in the event, which gave other players a chance to move up and contribute. "We would have done much better if our top players would have been there," sophomore Melissa Crew said Bad weather also played a role in tennis practices. "Because of the snow storm we missed one day of practice," Pierson said. Theteamdidnotmisstheir usual workout, however. They scooped snow off the courts and had a giant snowball fight
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Golfers look for state berth, flawless golfing essential The varsity golf team's season is approaching an end. "Right now, we are playing about as well as I expected," head coach Roger Hoffman said. Because of the snow, their practice and dual meet schedules were hindered. "As the season gets toward the end, our primary goal is to get to state," Hoffman said. Hoffman said the tt>am has a realistic shot at maldng state iJ they play well. To make state, the team needs to finish at least third in districts Tuesday, May I2 at Tiburon, NE. Junior Matt Meusey leads the team with an 82 competitive average. Junior Bill Cutler follows with an 83, and freshman Leo Rowen is third with an 84. Junior Jesse Bradley is currently shooting an 85. The team has a busy week with a dual or invitational each day. Tuesday, the team faces Lincoln Southeast at Pioneer. Wednesday, they dual Omaha South at Shoreline. Thursday, their double dual against Abraham Lincoln and Millard South will be at Dodge Park. Friday, the Burke Invitational is at the Knolls course. Players have optimistic outlooks. "If we play as well as we can," junior Jesse Bradley said. "We could go a·longway." •
:ride Out to run with the junior Kristin ted finishes the . After protests ·om the Omaha :h coach, all the mity girl milers Nestside had to tith the JV boys. IS,
Varsity baseball experiences streaks of winning, losing
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fhitted, the student, very day in order to ive in h!!r classes. ~.also practices every ·top ofthefieldof800 mts. start while being on rst two weeks of the itis, Whitted has risen ·anks with a time of in the 800 meter run harts. y well for missing the hitted said. "I wasn't uts (training in the Juld be enough trainunable to run on the i stranger to the top. 1etro champion in the
800 meter run and finished fourth in the state meet. She has gone to the national meet with the Cornhusker Flyers Running Club for the past five years to Florida, Washington, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana Her 4x800 relay team won at nationals two years ago and placed second last year. Two years ago, Whitted was named theAthleticCongressAthlete of the Year. She doesn't think sports along with her academic load and activities is too much. "I'm glad that I've done all that I've done," Whitted said. "Doing all these things gives me a good sense of accomplishment." Of all the sports in which Whitted participates-volleyball, basketball, and track-track is her favorite. "II ike the sport that is in seasonatthe time,"Whitted said. "But Ilookforward to track the most because of the indi-
viduality of it. If I screw up, it's entirely my fault. " Whitted hopes to cut her time down to 2:I7 or 2:I8. Her other goals include defending her metro title in the 800 meter run and placing in the top three in the state meet. Whitted's father, Warren Whitted II, ran for Westside and for. Drake University. He started Whitted running track in the sixth grade field day. Her raw talent qualified her for her first national meet at Brigham Young University. Whitted said she would enjoy running at Nebraska with a former teammate, Jenny Johnson, a I990 Westside graduate. According to Whitted, she hopes to run at a Division I college and possibly compete in the Olympics . . "The Olympics are obviously any athlete's dream," Whitted said. "It may be far-fetched, but I stiiJlike to dream."
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Baseball is a game of streaks-some streaks are hot and others are not. The boys varsity baseball team was on a hot streak until a recent losing streak hit them the last two games. The team appeared to be on a permanent roll by posting a 7I win over Omaha Burke Tuesday, Aprili4, and a victory over Ralston the following day. The team was led by the pitching of seniors Dan Schneider and Kelly Jones. Jones recorded 10 strikeouts en route to a 7-5 victory over Ralston. While on their hot streak, the Warriors reached a height rarely before attained by Westside's baseball team-2nd in the Omaha World-Herald rankings. Since then, the Warriors lost II-8 to Omaha Gross and subsequently fell from 2nd to 6th place in the rankings. Tuesday, April28, the team lost again, with Schneider on the mound, falling I7 -5 to Millard South. . Varsity baseball now hoids a 5-4 record for the season.•
Boys varsity soccer improves, positive attitude maintained · Leadership of seniors and a closeness among team members are the strength of the varsity soccer team. Westside's schedule has been tough this year with teams such as Millard South, Mi11ard North, Papillion, and Prep. "Every team we've played has been in the top IO in state at one time or another," head coach Bruce Skinner said. According to Skinner, the soccer team has been in every game but haven't taken advantage of scoring opportunities. The team played in the Millard South Invitational Thursday, April23, and Saturday,April25. Papillion, Millard South, Millard North, and Westside were the four teams at the invitational. Westside played Papillion and lost 3-0. On one scoring opportunity Papillion may have been offsides, and another goal was scored after Westside's goalkeeper was knocked down, according to Skinner. Tuesday, April 28, the team played Benson at Benson and won the dual 2-0. Despite losing a majority of their games, the team remains positive after their win over Benson and will play in the Dcstrict Tournament Saturday, May9 to Wednesday, May 13.•
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The musical is set in St. Louis, at the tum of the century during ' thefirstworld'sfair. It centers around ., the trials of the Smith family and the .' trouble they encounter when their i father has to move for his job. · Fortney is enthusiastic about the quality of the upcoming preformances. The play's sets are being professionally done and even include a moving trolley car. As well as the elaborate set-design, the draml\ department has hired choreographer Dan Hayes. Hayes's previous work has been seen in Westside's production of All Sondheim and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Auditions for the play will be
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held Monday, May 18, Tuesday, May 19, from p.m. to 5 p.m. in the auditorium. As with the '"'~"'"''i:':"': mer musicals in the past, auditions will be open to men through graduating regardless of school restaenc-'1~ There will also be a few cast for adult actors and roles for student actors. als will begin Thursday, June from 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m will be daily. The playwill be performed~~··~'' ' ' '' ' ' ' ' ' ' Thursday, July 9, to Sunday, Jul:it ;: 12, at7:30 p.m. in Westside's torium Although attendance poor last year, Fortney is tic about this summer's turnout. Fortney said last year's lack attendance may have been due to the adult nature oflast year's production of Sondheim's, It Happened On the Way to the Forum "This play is for the whole family," Fortney said. "Another reason people have a hard time coming is because they are busy in the summer. Ihadmanypeoplecome to me saying they wanted to see the show but were out of town or had company."
Watching Sleepwalkers is like buttoning a long button shirt and coming up with a few extra buttons or loops. The new Stephen King movie is fashioned in the same way: too many strings are left unat- · tached, leaving the viewer feeling cheated. Fordie-hardStephen King fans (present writer included), his trademark pen is sprawled all overthe screen. The story, the first he has written exclusively for a movie, consists of a typical Kingstyle plot. He takes something about our human lives such as asking a girl out on a date, and creates a whole movie (that, incidentally, is how he got his idea). In Sleepwalkers, the boy asking out the girl is actuallyanearlyNordicformoffelinelycanthrope who derives nourishment from sucking the life out of virgin girls. Brian Krause is so-so in his role as the werecat (as opposed to werewolf) riddled with an Oedipus-Complex (inlovewith his mother). Madchen Amick is the innocent teenager who is the target of Krause and his mother (portrayed well by Alice . Krige). As the plot unfolds, Sleepwalkers turns into a cat-and-mouse game of sorts. One of the toughest parts about this movie is deciding who the main bad guy is. During the movie, the evil emphasis shifts from Krause to Krige. Having only one mean nasty evildoer is vital to films of this genre; it gives the audience something to hate. Kathy Bates, for instance, is very convincing in her role as James Caan's "number one fan" in Misery. But in Sleepwalkers, neither
of the main bad guys have enougl convincability to pull the role off. Also inconsistent in Sleepwalkers loose ends at the end of the fllm. For reference is made early in the fllm a being more Sleepwalkers than just 1 and son. It was slightly disappointir the whole movie and see no other Sl1 appear on the screen. In addition, why do the two Sleep sist on chasing just that one girl tl whole movie? Is it conceivable tha easier targets than Amick (who hurt! Sleepwalkers)? Giving the monsters b1 vastly improve the movie. The mostdisappointingfeature of ers was something internal. While the like Stephen King, sounded like Ste and even included Stephen King in a it lacked an underlying message son best works so silently plant in the rea The Stand, for instance, told of thE civilization. Sleepwalkers had no me: soever. For faithful King fans, his first proj specifically for the silver screen is n< King fllm (Maximum Overdrive) , bu best (Misery, The Shining). For those not completely devoted ings of the macabre master, Slee pwall ably just another cheesy Stepher which follows a long line before it. One final note is a warning: Ca even people who like cats will not e1 scenes in Sleepwalkers (especially t scene). Sleepwalkers apparently ha1 fear of cats, which are the only thing: harming them•
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rrefOot in the Park' 'trays rea/love life imee Folker -----columns editor ur grown adults, an apartment the ceiling, and lots of ozuo. ve to imagine it, you can see it use Dinner Theatre, through t
mrst returns to Omaha to diJn's play, Barefoot in the Park. , played by Jean Arbeiter, is a 10 buys a run-down apartment )treet in New York. The year is md her husband Paul, played ~e, live on the top floor of the re "all the crazies live." veringthe beautyoflove, Corle mother Ethel, played by Lois ld also have a companion. She mother "one of the crazies," co, played by George Hansen. Jove the Bratters in the attic of •De. Unable to pay the rent, he apartment only by climbing ~r's bedroom window. e have Victor help arrange their td, in a hilarious escapade, set i Ethel on a blind date.
Oneeveningthefoursometravelsacross NewYorktoStantonlslandfordinneratan Albanian Restaurant. Returning baclc to the apartment, "loaded up on Zuzos (ozuos)" Victor and Ethel leave to take Ethel back to New Jersey. Corle and Paul begin to fight and through all of the second scene in Act 2, the couple humorously portrays the typical squabbles any \overs hav.e,1from time to time. They decide to divoree. Both Arbeiter and Longe are magnificent in their roles of spatting lovers. Nemec and Hansen give equally entertaining performances as an older couple rediscovering love's appeal As in all Neil Simon's plays, the simple emotions of human life are brought out in a humorous interpretation. Simon's ability toportrayreallifeandrealemotionsinsuch a way has been one of the reasons for his success. Barefoot in the Parle is no exception. So go down to the Firehouse, 11th and Howard in the Old Market, for a very enjoyable evening. They'll even serve you dinner and dessert, as well as put on a great performance.•
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tic to none other than 1990 Greenwood, MS. Twenty-four-year-old Mina crashes a car ------leisure staff into Demetrius' van. There is an instant tot Jungle Fever, it's not Look attraction the viewer wishes to last. tg to Dinner, but it is a story The director of Mississippi Masala, Mira .cial relationships, with a twist Nair (Academy award nominee.for her film SalaamBombay!j shows the viewer the con•i Masala, now showing at the trasting, yet related lifestyles of the characiter, 50th and Dodge, is a won- ters. Jf characters, music, and story. Nair shows these lifestyles through the an incredibly appropriate title amusingly eccentric atmosphere of the InIn Indian cooking, a masala is dian motel, and the good natured hospitalfferent colored spices. All the ityofDemetrius' close-knit family. Treating this movie are different colors. all characters with affection and obvious :ars Denzel Washington (Glory, sensitivity, Nair makes them hard to resist. Throughout this film the music goes tes) as Demetrius, a Mississippi 1ner. Newcomer Sarita through many changes to fit every scene, ;tars as Min a, an Indian woman from tribal drums in Mrica, to Mississippi 'rica who now lives in Missis- blues, to Indian folk songs. This excellent ler family, along with other In- variety in music gives the viewer an even ., runs a small motel. better feel for what's going on in the film. Suffering is experienced by all in Missisbegins in 1972 Uganda Six.a and her parents are forced to sippi Masala Mina's father Jay (Roshan a along with all other Asians. Seth) missesthelandwherehewasboroand lnd this exodus is the notorious longs to return. 6,min. MinaandDemetriussufferaftertheirstar1a a·n d her family are Indian, crossed love is discovered Neither of their J leave their homeland even families are too thrilled about the idea of were born in Africa They lose interracial relationships. The odds are >, all their property, and part of against all the characters in this film, and in the end Jay concludes, "Cruelty knows no !r then travels across the Atlan- color. "•
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• Come see •one of the master funny men of be presented at the Artspace through Friday, May the age," Saturday, May 9, when VIctor Borge 22. Gallery hours are 9 am. to 4 p.m. weekdays. comes to the Orpheum Theatre. The evening of For more infomiation, call341-791 0. music and mirth begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are • Come visit the lions, tigers, and bears, oh my, $15.25, $19.25, and $22.25. For more information, at the Henry Doorly Zoo. A must see is the new lied Center Tropical Rain Forest. Zoo gates are call422-1212. • A concert featuring The Temptations and open9:30 am. to4 p.m. daily. Tickets are $5.50 for Four Tops at the Orpheum Theater is scheduled adults, $3 for children ages 5 to 11, and free for June 26. Tickets for this single children under 5-years-old. For more information, call733-8401. night onlyciincertare$23.50 and $30. 1be show begins at 8 p.m. • Fpr a change of pace, the For more information, call422Fremont Dinner Train will be showcasing a Murder Mystery 1212. Car, Friday, May 8, and Friday, • The Omaha Community Playhouse currently has two May 15. The train ride will inplays running at the same time. clude dinner and a good old-fashCome meet 20 of the more upioned whodunit, which the guests standing citizens ofTuna, TX, in are to solve in an audience-parGreater Tuna. Starting times for ticipation marmer. Tickets are the comedy are 8 p.m. Thurs$47.50. The train leaves the station, located at 1835 N. Somers day, Friday, and Saturday; 2 p.m. and 6:30p.m. on Sunday. TickAve. in Fremont, at 7 p.m. and ets are $12. On the mainstage returns at approximately 10 p.m. through Sunday, May 10, is Lend Me a Tenor. For more information, call1-800-942-7245. • A new farce based on Stephen King's The Starting times are 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 6:30p.m. Sunday. Both plays Shining entitled, The Shining, is playing at the do not run on Monday. Tickets for Lend Me a Circle Theater through Saturday, May 23. The Tenor are $14 for Tuesday through Saturday per- show begins at 8 p.m. Monday, Thursday, and formances, and $11 on Sunday. For more infor- Saturday, and 8:30p.m. Friday. Dinner and show tickets are $12 and $13, and show only tickets are mation, call553-0800. • A photography exhibit featuring the works of $7 and $8, with student discounts available. For Tom Bartek, entitled "Spiritual Travelogues" will more information, call553-4715.
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Enthusiastic seniors Chad Kroeger, Jeff Krenzer, Thomas, and Heidi Potthoff enter the gym in tote1 pole fashion. Each dass's contestants in the game paraded around the gym to excite the crowd.
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Psyched-up seniors respond outwardly to the that they had once again won the Warrior ... J ...... n:-c-., scored 185 points, which were accumulated an out~tanding performance.
<IIIIIIGiug, Glug, Glug Sophomore Ryan Gray pours soda pop on the face of teammate sophomore Heather Herold, in an attemptto get some of it into her mouth during the soda chug.
TGettlng Creamed Frantically,senior Eric Thomas digs into a pie while sophomore Mike Birmingham gets his pie from freshman Kory Kames in the obstade course.
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points is then ranked from the bottom to the while. " Like many dedicated students, both top of each class after every semester. - - - - - - feature staff Mark point average is determined by di- Chadwick and Rives are very active outside completing high school and viding the total mark points by the total of the classroom as well. Chadwick is the National Honor Society fe can be considered an ex- amount of credits earned. :omplishment, yet for two The students ranked at the top ofboth, or (NHS) treasurer, and a member of the exiors, simply meeting the re- either one, of the ranking systems at the close ecutive board of Interact and Welcome to ; far from enough. of the seventh semester has earned the honor Westside. She is a member of Peer Advowick and Darcie ,-----------.!.. cates, and she plays the piano. '. , of gtftdllating as valeRives is managing editor ofthe aduating with the dictorian. co-valedictorians Lance, president of International "Itisthefairest rank· 339 students. Qub, and a member of Creative ing system that I have Writing Club, NHS, and Quill and >guidance counever heard of," Hansen Scroll. Rives also plays the piano. tsen, the position said. "It's almost matht is determined by Thenextstep forbothstudents ematically impossible rankingatseventh to tie, and it takes into will be attending college next fall. Chadwick will be attending account the hard work es a dual ranking Creighton University in Omaha and dedication needed ncludes both total on a Presidential Scholarship. She to succeed in the exRives Chadwick d a mark point avplans to have a double major in tremely difficult 'or every student beginning courses." chemistry and Spanish. Rives will be attending Grinnell College •ftheir freshmen year. B.oth Chadwick and Rives found the news points are an accumulation of becoming co-valedictorians a nice sur- in Grirmell, lA, on scholarship. Rives plans to · major in English and history. iifficulty of and credits re- prise. Chadwick and Rives agree their careers at . class offered at Westside. "In March, Mr. Huston sent me a note in difficulty of the course and homeroom," Rives said. "I didn't really ex- Westside have been rewarding. "The friends I've made has been the best ved translate into a number pect it. I hadn't worked directly for it, I just nultiplied by the number of tried to always get good grades. It is a great part of attending Westside." Chadwick said . The total accumulation of honor that makes all my hard work worth- "I will not forget them."
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A community-based steering committee, consisting of Districl 66 staff members from every school as well as community members from throughout the district has been established to determine how the intersessions in next year's custom calendar should effectively be used. The intersessionforthe 1992-93 school year will be Monday, March 22, through Friday, March 26. According to Dean of Boys AI Inzerello, the committee has been meeting and discussing district-wide what will be done with the intersessions. "What we are discussing is what should happen in the course of the intersession week," Inzerello said. "We will have different things offered at each education level, either elementary level, the middle school level, or Q.ere at Westside, the high school level." The intersession is designed into the calendar as a one-week break from school for all District 66 students, but will be used as a time for students to make up incomplete work or receive some extra assistance in a troublesome area of school. "About 80% of the students and staff will be off during the intersession time. It will mainly be used for remedial and enrichment activities, which will affect
about 20% of the students and faculty," Inzerello said The steering committee has developed some ideas on howthe intersessionsshouldbeusedatthe high school level. The committee believes that the intersessions will be able to allow students, as well as staff, the additional time needed to provide for activities such as more individual instruction for .those students requiring more time and individual opportunity, a time for re-t~aching concepts and skills to students who have not yet acquired such skills, and "callbacks" forstudents who have not completed required course work due to illness, or haven't completed the coursework. at an acceptable level. The committee believes the intersessions will also provide time for special curriculum related activities such as band and vocal music trips, mini units of instruction for students interested in pursuing a specific line of study, a time for more efficient planning of curriculum activities, and time for specific staff development activities. "None ofthese ideas are carved in stone," Inzerello said "The committee will meet and continue to discuss things over the summer and we will have a more outlined plan of what we want to do with the intersessions next fall."
Student government .results
SAB, class officers elected year's freshman class SAB mem- PresidentChrisLarsen,Vice-Presibers. dentGeoffErwin, Secretary Keland Those eighth graders elected Regan, and Treasurer Ben Engel. According to student governWestside student government to SAB include Beth Bowen, Britta ,went, through its annual chang- Bucholz, Kim Hassenstab, Beth ment sponsor AI Inzerello, aping of the guard with Student Ad- Shyken, Maria Troia, Jere my proximately 620 out of900 underclassmen at Westside voted in the visory Board (SAB) and class offi- Tworek, and Andy Vokt. Sophomore SAB members are elections. cerelections, Wednesday, May 6. "The turnout wasn ' t bad," Elections were held outside the BetsyChilian,AdamDubuc, Robb activity gym all day long. Stu- Gage, Ben Kingston, Melissa Mar- Inzerello said. "Not bad, but not what it should be." dents were allowed to vote for six tin, and Andrew Polt. The junior members ofSAB are "We should have every single candidates for SAB. Sophomores and juniors could Alison Boehm, Gl~e Carlin, Jes- student participating in the elecvote for their respective class of- sica Chase, Brad Hertzler, Kara tions," he said. SAB held a lock-in Saturday, Monson, and Aaron Rider. \ ficers as well. Senior members elected ' are May 9, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. SpeechesweregivenbyallcanThepurposeofthelock-inwas didates for election Tuesday, May Sarah Bay, Chris Bouc, Beth Bo\v:5. Candidates were advised to man, Peter Chilian, Molly Hallett: \ to initiate the new members, to bid farewell to the seniors gradulimit speeches to no more than and Jennifer Peterson. Junior class officers for 1992- atlpg and to elect officers for the two minutes in length. Candidates also campaigned 93 are President Scott Ricketts, uproming year. Officersfornextyear'sSABwill by hanging posters around the Vice-President Jill Mann, Secre- _ tary Neal Bailey, and Treasurer be Bd,lc, president; Bowman, viceschool. preside~t; Chase, secretary; and Elections were held at West- Ryan Hom. Seniorclassofficerselectedare Bay, Treasurer . side Middle School as well fornext
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Speeches lack substance The purpose of campaign speeches is to enlighten the voting public about the political ideologies <!Ild agendas of candidates for office. Many Westside students campaigning for positions in student government seem to have forgotten this purpose. Often, speeches are not substantive; they do not explain the worthiness of the candidate to hold a student government office. The Lancebelieves student government campaign speeches could be valuable if used in a meaningful manner. Student government is a serious matter; it should be treated as such.•
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Just recently a friend thatl hadn't spoken to in quite some time w killed in a car accident When I first heard this news from my mother I was very shocked and didn't really comprehend the fact that hew dead. Laterthatevening, though, I had sometimetothinkaboutwha had happened and came to realize something that was almost mor shocking to me than his death. I realized that I don't regret nothavin been able to say good-bye to my friend. What I do regret is not havin taken the time to say hello. During the last few months I have driven by my friend's place o work three times a week, every week, and have always seen his c there. And each time I drove by I would tell myself to stop and sa · hello to him the next time I went by. Yet instead oftaking merely tw minutes to stop and say hello, I took the easy way out and said t myself, "Next time." Now when I drive by his place of work Ilook int the parking lot and see that his car isn't there and realize there w' never be a next time to say hello. For this I am sorry. However, I hav learned something from this incident that I think everyone els should realize. Many times in life people let little things get in thewa of their relationships with ofh;er people and soon friendship turns t ignorance and/ or hatred, We've all been through the situation oftw friends both thinking that one is mad at the other and vice /versa. An because both of these people think that the other person Is mad neither is willing to talk to the other. What is so stupid is that in th end, these two friends discover that neither person was mad to beg' with, but all that time is lost anyway. Now I'm sure you're all asking, "What's your pointi'" My point· this: what if during this little quarrel between friends one of the tw suddenly leaves-for goodi' This may seem a little far-fetched, but i happened to me, which means it can happen to anybody else. In m case, I hadn't been responsible enough to take flve minutes out ofm life to say hello to an old friend. Now he is completely out of my life The circumstances may be different for you, but the end result will b the same. So my message to you is this: take the time to say hello to peopl you know, people you don't know, those you care for, those that ar your friends. Maybe if you take the extra chance to say hello, the when and if the time comes, you won't regret so much not havin been given the chance to say good-bye. -senior Justin Bigsby
Administration neglects woun TheLanceistheofficialschool publication of Westside High School, Westside Community Schools, 870 1 Pacific, Omaha, NE 68114. The Lance office is located in room 122. Phone (402) 390-3339. The Lance is an inhouse publication. Advertising rates are available upon request. The Lance editorial staff reserves the right to edit all ads for clarity and grammatical errors. The editorial staff reservestherightnotto publish any ads that are libelous, slanderous, or contain non-factual information. The Lance editorial staff also reserves the right to nullify contracts at any time without prior notification. The Lance also refuses ads promoting activities illegal to a majority of the student readership. The paper is an open forum distributed bi-weekly to all students 17 times a year, excepting vacation periods. Subscription rates to others are $10 postpaid. Non-profltmailingratesclaimed. The Lance is printed by the Papillion Times, P.O. Box 28940. Reader response is welcomed in the form ofletters to the editor. Letters should be less than 300 words in length, signed by the author, and sent to room 122. Unsignedlettersareprintedupon
request. The Lance editorial staff reserves the right to edit all letters for clarity and grammatical errors. The editorial staff also reserves the right not to publish any letters that are libelous, slanderous, orthatcontainnon-factual information. The Lance is amemberofthe Nebraska High School Press Association, theColumbiaScholasticPressAssociation, and the National Scholastic Press Association. Editor-In-Chief: Jeremy Black. Managing Editor: Darcie Rives. Design Editor: Anne Olson. Graphics Editors: Rob Jordan, Lori Wegener. Copy Editor: Mary Ann McNeal. Photo Editor: Todd McCollister. Photo Staff: Josh Stubbe. Business Manager: Linda Zoucha. News Editors: Carrie Johnson, Angie Weaver. News Staff: Kelly McGlynn, Steve Woodbury. Columns Editor: Aimee Folker. Columnist: Jen Stastny. Feature Editor: Jessica Mason. Asst. Feature Editor: Geoff Gust. Feature Staff: Chris Bouc, Pete Chilian, Rachel Davis, Katie Hamer. Sports Editor: Tim Hall. Sports Staff: Aaron Crook, Trystan Crook. LeisureEditor:AndyKanago. Leisure Staff: Matt Bowen, Clara Fishel. .Art.Staff: Brian Craft. Adviser: Rod Howe.
Now I'm no doctor, but I think I can recognize an epidemic when I see one. And I see an epidemic; nay, plague, running rampant throughout the main offices of Westside High School and the ABC building. This rare affiiction is easily recognizable by its tell-tale symprtoms- most noticeably, sore arms and a strained back. No,it'snotfromplayingtoomuchgolf; thlsdiseasecomes from too much patting your own back. And from what I've seen, this has been a record year for it here at Westside. The administration has prided itself continually this year on being pioneers in the Held of education. They have come up withnewschedulingprocesses (pat, pat), new methods of teaching, such as outcome based educa- tion (pat, pat), and even new calendars (pat, pat, pat). But do we really deserve as .much credit as we're giving ourselves? Well, if being best in education means being the first to try out a cockamamy new idea that has hardly been researched, then by all means we are far and away the bestdistrictaround. Butifyouaskmostof the students and teachers, you'll see that Westside still has a long way to go. And before anyone gets too anxious to point out awards given in the past, while we're still congratulating ourselves on our superiority, USA Today recently snuck up on us and picked the 10 best schools from each state. Surprise, surprise- Westside wasn't there. The simple fact of the matter is that every day students are sitting in classes with ineffective teachers, who are frustrated by the demands the administration puts on them to try out the las test "new age" method of teaching. Every day students are using their open mods to go to Taco Bell or sleep instead of their intended purposes of studying. Students graduate from Westside who can hardly write a complete sentence. Yes, it is happening. And the thing that frustrates me is that instead ofrecog-
nizing these problems and trying to overcome tl administration chooses to focus their energies elsE Let's compare the underlying problems here at· to a big, ugly wound. Trying to really clean it out' painful and awfully unpleasant. But the adrnir doesn't really like the sight of blood. "Ow," they complain. "Our arms are too tired to· deep into the problems here at District 66. Why doll slap on a band-aid insteadi'" And so we.put on a pretty band-aid, one that wil problems and make the outside world believe tl dr;ling great.' \A band-aid like an extended calend; won't do any good unless you clean out the WOUll neath. Don't get me I'm all for chang cation. Obvious' thing has gone w Carrie Johnson anything we can and get back or news editor good. But why really try to be 1 Why, instead of trying new little gimmicks and tren we try a major ovemauli' This process would be ugly, sticky, messy and th unpleasant It would mean a re-evaluation of curre laws. It would mean teacher evaluations, course ev and an overall shift in the balance of power here at 1 Most of the people regulating how the teachers sh< cate students haven't even stepped foot in a clas over 20 years. It would mean a more concentrated effort on tl teachers, students, and members of the communi the administration is really serious about making ; let's stop beating around the bush and do it. Meanwhile, let's hope that the administration~ liniment, limbers up their arms and digs in. It's goi.J a lot of elbow grease to get this school back on tra<
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owing up vexes student te happiest time you can remember? Is it a time childhood when innocence permeated every ur soul? Atime when you heard about the "bad" but they were so unreal, so distant, that you did tend to wish to comprehend? with the rare exception, face life with abandon. freedom of spirit and conscience as enviable as glewhichsoarsout •ugh the blue sky. y to control their making them obey e threat of punish~nds to restrict their d their actions. teyfeelitnecessary le adults upon the f youthful minds? 't wanttheirchildren to grow up as animals, they ~it is deeper than that. Adults are jealous of the ldren have. I know I truly am. out it. Children can do anything within their its and we write it off as, "Oh, they're just kids," 1 be boys." :EO of a major corporation were to slide down irs in a sleeping bag, something more negative d about such actions. f last column of my last paper of my last year as ld." I do not really feel sad that I am moving on
to the "real world" Actually, it is just another challenge to conquer. What does bother me are the expectations other people will have for me because of my position in life. People will expect me to behave in a professional, adult manner. I will be expected to have adult fun doing adult things in an adult world. That sounds so terribly blah and boring. Why do I wantto grow up to be an adult? What awaits me at the end after I've sacrificed ·countless hours for my job, spent many nights away from my family, and caused myself stress to become successful? A happy retirement with my significant other when my body is too old and tired to do all the little things I can do now? I refuse to accept this as my fate. There is no reason why childish fun should be prohibited to adults. That is why I want to grow up to be a more intelligent, responsible child. Yes, that does sound rather contradictory, but that is my wish. I wish myself the strength of character to ignore those who reprimand me for my actions. Ilike to play in fountains and fly kites. And, I think that an attitude like mine is more beneficial than any special foods or exercises recommended to reduce stress. "You're only as old as you feel."
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Friday, May 8, 91 students were asked the following question by the Lance:
Do you believe candidate speeches are a necessary element of student · government elections? 66% YES
34% NO
"YES, but I don't like it when they bring in a band or do some other stupid tricks."
freshman Lara Ermellng
"NO, there should be a matching game on the ballot instead. Match the photo of the candidate with the student government position." senior JeffTessin
"YES, it's funny to see how they are going to make fools of themselves each year."
senior Earl Thornton
"NO, I think they should be, but most people know who they're going to vote for before the speeches." sophomore Julle Hamilton
"YES, they allow us a different perspective of the candidates. They also allow us to judge them more critically than a poster." sophomore Scott Bowden
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Westside candidates for the annual Cornhusker Boys' and Girls' State were recently announced. Juniors Micheal Cooper and Andy Frank were selected to attend Boys' State. Juniors Lindsay Ford, April Kingery, Ann Weide, and Kristin Whitted were chosen to attend Girls' State. Candidates are selected to attend Boys' and Girls' State by a vote of faculty members. According to Weide, the purpose of Boys' and Girls' State is to educate high school students about civil service. "We spend a week simulating state government. People are elected to positions such as governor and lieutenaQt governor, all thewaydowntocountypositions,suchastreasurer.It'sachance to find out what it's like to run a government," Weide said. The events are sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary. It will be held at the University of . Nebraska-Lincoln from Sunday, May 7 to Saturday, May 13. •
National Honor Society elects officers for 1992-93 The new National Honors Society (NHS) members attended their first NHS meeting Wednesday, April 29. Senior members had the opportunity to select the color of the cords they wanted to have on their graduation caps and were then excused from the · meeting. Junior members and the 1991-92 NHS officers stayed to nominate members for the 1992-93 NHS offices. Prior to the nominations, the current NHS officers, who include President Joanna Young, Vice-President Usa Taylor, Secretary Mary Ann McNeal, and Treasurer Mara Chadwick described their jobs and the duties they entail. Voting for next year's NHS officers was held Thursday, April30, and Friday, May 1, in the English Instructional Materials Center (IMQ. The new NHS officers for 1992-93 include juniors Katie Hamer as president, Ben Engel as vice-president,Anna Winoto as secretary, and Kara Slowiaczek as t{easurer. •
Senior places In· top 20 at National DECA contest Distributive Education Club of America (DECA) held its national competition in Anaheim, CA, Thursday, April28, through Saturday, May 2. Westside was represented in the competition by senior Kelley Sparks, who qualified for the national tournament by placing as one of the top three students in the area of marketing in the D ECA state tournament. The area of marketing in which Sparks competed was food marketing. "There were about 200 people in my category offood marketing at nationals," Sparks said. "I participated in three judged events, one written test and two oral situations in which I was givl!n a situation involving food marketing and had to come up with a solution to the problem." Sparks placed in the top 20 in her category. "The DECA national tournament was really fun," Sparks said. I had a great time and really enjoyed California.' •
FBLA prepares for 1992-93, elects new representatives Out with the old and in with the new. Thirteen students were elected to serve as officers for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Wednesday, April 29. There are more officers for the 1992-93 school year due to the amount ofties that took place in the elections. Next year's officers will be Robyn Aase and Anne Weide, copresidents; Meredith Cain, vice-president-cooperation with business; Laurie Goodman, vice-president-membership; Mary Swerczek, recording secretary; Laurie Ryan and Beth Fletcher, co-corresponding secretaries; Tony Coppola, treasurer; Neal Bailey, Katie Hughes, and Christina Mushi, historians; Mike Boyer and Katie Hamer, co-recorders. Executive board members, the main governing body of FBLA were also elected. Next year's senior executive board members include Tony De Santi, Trent Fletcher, Troy Honeyman, Monica Johnston, Heidi McKenzie, Jennifer Northam, Fred Rieser, and MarciWrightsman. Junior executive board members are Michelle Bylund, Oaire Carlin, Anne Ferando, Mark Griffith, Jessica Jiranek, Jorun Kaufman, Zach Niemann, Kristi Salzman, and Marc Ueda. Nextyear's sophomore executive board members include Cindy Cain, Tim Fries, KristenParker,JackieShalberg, KathyVerdirame, and Roger Weitz. The induction of these members took place at the annual FBLA awards banquet, Sunday, May 17 at the Marriott in Regency at 5 p.m..
Language students honored Spanish students all across the country recently completed the National Spanish Exam. Students were divided into two categories, regular students and those with outside experience, or exposure to the foreign language. Westside students placing in the regular category were freshman Barb Zach, level II, third in state; sophomore Brian Ryrnill, level IV, first in state; and senior Laura Buresh, level V, fifth in state. Placing in the outside experience category are freshman Julie Gwyther, level II, first in state and sophomore Jessica Kaasch, level III, ftfth in state. •
National Youth Service Day
Success, despite low turnout _ _ _ _ Kelly McGlynn news staff Every year, the firstSaturdayofMay is regarded as National YouthServiceDay. OmahahasparticipatedinNationalYouth Service Day for the past three years, with students from area high schools participating along with the Mayor's office in various community beautification efforts. "Each year we try to do something different. For instance, the first year we had what you would call a neighborhood clean-up, while last year we planted over 2,000 trees," Ron Abdouch, Director of Special Programs for Mayor P.J. Morgan, said. "This year we went to Adams Park and made park beautifications." Park beautification consisted of many activities, with students participating in events such as planting trees, shrubs and flowers, painting, clearing brush and weeds, and picking up trash around the park. "We had about 300 participants," Abdouch said. "The day was great. The weather was beautiful. The projects were designed to last about two to two and a half hours, but you have to give a lot of credit to the young people in that they got their projects done in less than two hours. "Young people have so much energy and they use all the energy they have on these kind of projects," Abdouch said. . Turnout was expected to be around 400 to 450 students, butAbdouch attributed the low turnout to the situation in Los Angeles and the threat of riots. "People's perception about the situation really cut down on the numberofvolunteers this year," Abdouchsaid. "People concentrated on their perception rather than the realityofthe situation. On that Saturday there wasn't a hint of danger." Westside took the possible danger into consideration when Principal Jim Findley held a meeting with all the students who
had signed up to participate in National Youth Service I activities Friday, May 1, the day prior to National Youth Sen Day. "Basically what Dr. Findley did was to explain to all of what was going on with the Rodney King riots and to tell us t we should talk to our parents and make sure we had tli permission to go down to North Omaha," junior Geoff En said. "We started out with approximately 20 people signed UJ go, but after Dr. Findley talked to us, only two people, IDYl and (junior) Aimee Folker, went," Erwin said. "I don't thin was due to Dr. Findley that no one went. I give him credit talking to us. I think the problem was that a lot ofkids' pare wouldn't let them go, which was too bad, because I never: any danger." Folker was also disappointed that fewer people wenj Adams Park. "I wish more people would've gone. I understand if peo didn'tgo because of the bad neighborhood, but that neighh hoodisjustmadeupofpeople, too, " Folker said. "I thinkm people should've gone. It was a good experience and I h1 more people go next year." Abdouch had nothing but praise for the work of yot people who participated in National Youth Service Day. "Young people do have positive things they can do in community. There is a small groupofthemthatdo things b while 99% of them are doing well and we need to Jet community know that,' Abdouch said. "Wheneveryoung people are involved in doing good thii we try to get the media to cover them doing good. This yeat were able to get the media coverage for National Youth Se Day, I think maybe KMTV and WOWT were there videotapl In the community we need to focus on the positive thl young people can do,' Abdouch said.
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Student ; wishing to test their abilitis in school n lated subjects were given the opportunh y to do so during the Knowledge Mast•:r Open. The Knc .wledge Master Open is a way for Westsiue students to test their skills in areas such as math, socials sciences, and English. As well as the typical classroom questions that are offered, there is also a potpourri of questions about astronomy, poetry, current events and art. The Knowledge Master Open was
held twice this year, once in November, and again this May. Four mods during the day were open for students to come in and challenge their intellect. "It can help students to really think hard and try to get an answer. Plus the questions are not singled out into just one categor;, there are many areas that are tested," Jean Jensen, Knowledge Master Open sponsor, said. 'The questions are also current. Students could be asked about news that occured two months ago." Benefiting the students is what the Open is for. Being able to know what
areas they are superior in and what 111 need work. Jensen has been the spo for the Open for the past three years plans to have someone continue it 1 year, as she will be relocating. "It's good for the students becaus the variety of questions ' Jensen "They would have to know about e thing. " The Knowledge Master Open tel compiled of 200 questions run by computer. The Open runs out of B der, CO. The Knowledge Master Open wilh tlnueatthe beginning ofnextyearan available to all Westside students.
Seniors focus of special videotape _ _ _ Mary Ann McNeal
____....;:...;...:.,.__________ copy editor As the school year comes to a close, the senior class officers will pay tribute to thP. class of '92 by hosting the annual senior banquet. The banquet will be held tonight, Wednesday, May 20, at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria. The cost of the banquet is $7 per person. The banq11et will kick -off with a dinner catered and served by Valentino's restaurant. Following dinner, the seniors will migratefromthecafeteria to room 116wheretheseniorvideowill be shown. The video was produced all during the year by the senior officers. The officers are Nick Herfordt, president; Mike Pariset, vice-president; Kristen Letter, secretary; and Anders Wick,
treasurer. Also helping these seniors with the productiot the video were media assistants Willo Boe and Grace Bun The video is comprised of clips from classes, IMC's, pass periods, games and other school related activities. "The purpose of the video is to present the average evei)'J life of a Westside High School senior," Herfordt says. "So tried to videotape as many different activities and student possible." According to Herfordt, most seniors will be featured at IE once in the video. "This year we were able to videotape more seniors than 1 class ever has in the past," Herfordt said. "We were give checklist ~f.seniors· ;md we tried as hard as we could tom sure we taped each one at least once." The senior video will be available in the Media center.
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1992 Nebraska Press Women's H.S. Journalism Contest Todd McCollister, first place, photography Darcie Rives, first place, editorial Josh Stubbe, second place, photography 1992 Creighton Byline Awards Jeremy Black, 1st runner-up, best editorial Trystan Crook, 1st runner-up, best sports story Todd McCollister, 1st runner-up, best photograph Josh Stubbe, 2nd runner-up, best photograph
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Advice from the 1991-92 EditoiS-in-Chief to the 1992-93 Editors-in-Chief
"Plan, plan, plan... just do it! Keep your expectations high and use the talents of eauh st~ member to reach the goals of the 1992-93 Lance staff. Most of all, delegate the responsibilities you don't care too much forespecially the editorial writing. Oh, don't forget your aspirin." -Lance Editor-in-ChiefJeremy Black "I think the best three things about being Editor-in-Chief are: One, usually you can do what you want when dealing with the rest of the staff. Two, sometimes you can do what you want when dealing with Mr. Howe. Three, if you don'twantto do anything at all you can always tells someone else to." -Shield Editor-in-Chief Kathy Sattem Michelle Miller. Academics Editors: Kelly Grubb, Traci Kutler. Organizations Editor: Kara Slowiaczek. Assistant Organizations Edltor:MeginSchulte.AdvertlsingEditors: Shannon McCormick, Scott Wanetka. Photo Editor: Kiki Zach. Index Editor: Elizabeth Hoffmaster. Photographers: Laura Farha, Julie Fisher, Scott Thompson, Victoria Walker.
SENIORS '93
• Quill and Scroll inducteesSeniors Rachel Davis, Kristen Letter, Ruthie Liddy. Juniors Marca Bucholz, Aimee Folker, Tim Hall, Katie Hamer, Cassie Hancock, Andy Kanago, Traci Kutler, Lindsey Madson, Kelly McGlynn, Anne Olson, Jennifer Peterson, Nicole Schoneboom, Katie Wane
Jeremy Black, second place (Class A), Top Ten and state qualifier, editorial writing Jeremy Black, second place (Class A), graphic design Aaron Crook, Top Ten and state qualifier, sports news Trystan Crook, Top Ten and state qualifier, sports feature Rachel Davis, Top Ten and state qualifier, sports feature Aimee Folker, Top Ten and state qualifier, column writing Tim Hall, Top Ten and state qualifier, sports news ll..att~ Hamer, Top Ten and Alternate #1, feature writing Car~e Johnson, T~p Ten and state.qualifier, newswriting Carne Johnson, thrrd place contest winner, newswriting Rob Jordan, second place (Class A), graphic design Rob Jordan, ~op Ten and state qualifier, editorial cartooning Todd McColhster, Top Ten and state qualifier, photography Kelly McGl_y~, second place (Class A), Top Ten and state qualifier, newswr1tmg Jen Stastny, _Top Ten and state qualifier, column writing Josh Stubbe, first place (Class A), Top, Ten and state qualifier, photography · Josh Stubbe, third place contest winner, photography Pete Chilian, Brian Craft, Rachel Davis, Geoff Gust, Katie Hamer, Jessica Mason, third place (Class A), in-depth coverage
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Wednesday, May 20, 1
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This summer many Omaha-area teens will probably become easily bored, thinking that there is nothing they can do in and around Omaha. In light of this, I, Supreme Graphics Master/Level 26, of the Highest Order of Visual Communicators, and teen idol of the Westside masses, Robert W. Jordan, have compiled a list of summertime activities for my beloved brothers and sisters. This list is by no means a complete lineup of every possible method of entertainment, but rather several highlighted activities. Baseball lovers of every age can venture to Rosenblatt Stadium,13th &Bert Murphy Dr., in the coming months for Omaha Royals baseball games. Cheer them on as they attempt another AAA title. In June, also at Rosenblatt, the College World Series will take place. Last year, Omaha's own Creighton Blue Jays made a run for the national championship. This year, the Se-ries should be just as exciting. Also, there is the annual July 4th fireworks celebration in July. So go and see the action at the newly renovated Rosenblatt Stadium. For more information, call 734-2550. If animals is your thing, explore the Henry Doorly Zoo, 1Oth & Deer Park Blvd., with its new Lied Jungle. The new jungle boasts the largest indoor man-made forest in North America, if not the universe. The Henry Doorly Zoo has a wide variety of plants and animals and is sure to be adelightto anyone. . For more information, call 733-8400. Another famous Omaha attraction is the • Old Market. Covering the area from 1Oth & Howard to 13th & Howard in downtown Omaha, the Old Marl<et has restaurants, art galleries, theatres, specialty shops, and open air cafes. If need be, Olley the Trolley can provide a tour of the historic area. How about visiting one of Omaha's many recreational parks, such as Memorial, near 57th & Underwood Dr.; or Central Park Mall, near 10th & Farnam? Going on a picnic, playing Frisbee, flying kites, bike riding, or relaxing in a quiet, scenic atmosphere can all be enjoyed at a park. Nature lovers can even go hiking at Neale Woods or Fontenelle Forest. Why not cruise by no, don't cruise, that's illegal- drive down to the ConAgra campus at One ConAgra Dr. and visit the eighth wonder of the world. Of course, I can only mean the towering Heartland of America Fountain. • Omaha also has several movie theatres, amusement parks, goH courses, outdoor sports facilities, and shopping malls. Just check out your nearest Yellow Pages for a wide variety of options. For more information about things to do in and around Omaha, call the Greater Omaha Convention and VIsitors Bureau at 444-4600. Or drop by their office at 1819 Farnam St. and pick up a handy events calendar. Summer wasn't made for just watching MTV and Perry Mason reruns; instead, use the next three months to experience Omaha and have a good time.
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side students turned to Happy Hollow when looking for jobs this spring.
Making money. Summer employment is a way of life for many 1 side students. Some mow lawns, while others hamburgers in paper. In any case, a large numl students feel the need to hold a job over the sun "I run my dad's lawn service during the sum juniorScottForalsaid. "Itmakesmesomegoodm and I get to choose my own hours for the most I Students enjoy jobs for various reasons. "I work at the Garden Cafe because it's a fairl] job, and I like most of the people I work with," j Chris Olsen said. If a student has a problem fmding employmenl canlookatthe employment opportunities board Guidance Center, or acquire free consultation Nebraska Job Service. "Last year we had around 1,000 applications of school aged students who needed a little help fi jobs," a Nebraska Job Service employee said. • here to help, and we have no fee. Many of the stl are encouraged to use other options as well." Students worry that lengthening the school ye take away from their summer employment. "If the summer gets shortened any more, I we able to work for enough money for the things I \1 do," Foral said. Some students feel just the opposite, school' above the desire to work. "I would like more breaks during the year, ar summer months," sophomore Clay Hoberma1 "My mom would like me to work over the sum like my job, but I'd rather be lazy." Many students work for pleasure. "I work on the Henry Doody Zoo railroad," s more Mike Boyer said. "I give the speech m loudspeaker. I do it because I like the job." For students, the real benefit comes at the end summer. "Ilovetheendofthe summer when I can spend money I've worked so hard making," Foral said "Or at least what I haven't spent already."
Workshops benefit student
to learn jumps. Then, as a squad, we learn six "In early August I'll be travelling to' new cheers, fourorfivedances, and compete NE, with the rest of SAB (Student A< · feature staff with the other squads at the camp." Board) for the NASC (Nebraska Asso' No confusing books, no nagging teachOther students like to use camp as an of Student Councils) annual surnme1 ers; no loud bells, and no homework. opportunity to get away in order to recuper- shop," sophomore Scott Kroeger said.' These are thoughts that make every stu- ate from a stressful school year. · that the NASC summerworkshop isve dent look forward to summer. No obliga"Every summer for five wee~ .J..go to ' \ eficial to one as a whole. The new SJ. tions means freedom . Sanborn Camp in the Colorado Rockies. and officers get to know each other However, . - - - - - - - - - - - = = - - - - - - - - - - - , The camp is lo- and receive tips on board improvem cated one hour formanyWestSome students claim that camps: side students, west of Colo- portant in order to try something di their summer rado Springs in from the everyday routine at home. vacations will the middle of "Throughout the five weeks that I consist of the Pike Na- Sanborn I will do somethingdifferen Exampless tional Forest," day," Radii said. "One day I might< camps and Iowa State Cheerleading Camp junior Buff mountain and go horse back riding worlcs~ops of -......,,__ •Intern '92 at the Srmihsoruan all kinds, and Radii said. the next day I might go backpacki Institution •Nebraska Association for Student •Sanborn camp white water river rafting." for all reasons. Council (NAS.C.) annual summer isagreatopporHallet claims that cheerleadingca M y worksho~ cheerleading tunity to get thoughitisentertaining,ishardwod •Nebraska Scholars Institute (NSD at the squad and Iwill away from ev- long. University ofNebraska-Uncoln be traveling to erything and "Whenpeoplethinkpfcheerleadin Baldwin Academy in Kirksvi~e, Ames, lA, Tues- •Joseph gives a good theythinkofabunchofhyperteenag MO. _ day through •Flint Hills Publications Workshop chance to meet screaming their lungs out all the time, Friday,Aug. (4- at.Kansas State University people from all said. ··· ·· -·.·.·.·.... . ... 7) for the Iowa Lance graphic by Lori Wegener "However, there is much more to overtheworld," ·.·.·.·.·.-.·._.·.-.•_•.. •.. •_·-··-···.··.·S t a t e he said. that. Every day we get up really early1 Cheerleading , While some tice. After a day full of jumping and s Camp sponsored by the UCA (United students use camps as a chance to get out ing we're pretty worn out and only J Cheerleading Association)," junior Molly and challenge themselves, others attend sleeping. Yet overall, surnmerworkst Hallet said. workshopstoimprovetheirleadershipquali- a beneficial way for students to spe1 "Everyday at camp we attend workshops ties. time during the summer," she said.
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appears to be on a roll. iistricts the Warriors gained momentum by placing fourth in ament, held Thursday, April30. The team was led by junior 10 shot an even par 72, finishing second. nvitational, Friday, MayS, Westside fmished second, shoot>f313. Individually, senior Eric Pruehs tied for first with a oneoeared optimistic heading into districts. ough district, but if we play the way we have been lately, we or state," Meusey said (prior to districts). 1 paid offTuesday, May 12, as the Warriors shot a combined irst in the A-3 district at Tiburon. ·rs who contributed to Westside's first place were sophomore ors Bill Cutler, Jesse Bradley, Meusey, andPruehs.•
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tchieved by this team was defeating Omaha Marian. No other ty soccer team has ever beaten Marian. tt-scored their opponents 60-7 through the course of the
holding our opponents to just seven goals was the key," head ·andowski said. .consisted offour juniors, four sophomores, and 11 freshmen. i said the team was enthusiastic. e Warriors. They were always hunting for the ball and usually 1dowski said. "They sure made me look good." 1 was optimistic about the future. ill be heard from again here at Westside," Lewandowski said. iris soccer is bright."•
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Imagine a 250-piece jigsaw puzzle. The person attempting to complete the puzzle seems to never enjoy the puzzle until it is fully completed. But once the puzzle is whole, the person is able to relax, sit back, and enjoy his hours of strenuous work. The varsity baseball team's season has assembled a nearly completed puzzle. The puzzle was steadily put together with Warrior victories over Burke and Ralston (both ranked ahead of the Warriors in the Omaha World-Herald top five). Westside was then forced to practice indoors and postpone games, due to the arrival of the spring snowstorm. Westside, along with other Metro teams, was confmed to the gym for practice. As the weather grew warmer, the puzzle lost several of the remaining pieces. When the Warriors took the field Monday,April27, theyweredefeated 11-8 by Omaha Gross. "There have been a lot of ups and downs. Before the blizzard, we had beaten two top five teams," junior Shawn Fasbender said. "Then, the first game back, we lost to Gross." Westside returned to the diamond the following day against Millard South, losing 17-5. It seemed as though the puzzle was falling apart altogether, and all the team could do was watch. "The layoff slowed down our momentum. Wheneverythingwascom-
ing together, the snow arrived," jun- well," Blum said. "Ourdistrictislikestate. Ifwewin ior Ryan Blum said. Westside bounced back Thurs- our district, we will know we belong day, April30,to pound lincoln East in state," Fasbender said. "We need our hitting and defense 20-0. The Warriors then faced Omaha to come together as one. Then, we'll South, Tuesday, May 5. After lead- make state," senior Keith Thomas ing 7-0 in the bottom of the seventh said. Possibly one of this team's strong inning, the Warriors' pitching was points is the way they play against hit for eight runs and lost 8-7. "(In baseball) there are so many the top notch teams. "We play well against good teams aspects that all have to be in mesh. Otherwise things could go awry," and have enough pitching to get to head coach Mark Stegman said in state," Stegman said. n reference to Westside's the two losses There have been a to Gross and most recent South. Jot of UpS and game, Bellevue The two West defeated losses had a downs. Before the theWarriors4major impact blizzard, we had 1 and ended on the the Warriors Warrior, s beaten two top five questforawild t~ms. Then, the card. chances for a wild card The Warberth into the first game back, we riors played state playoffs. lost to Gross. Omaha Boys "We're not . . ~ Town of Class . contro1 o f JUmor Shawn Fasbender B, T ues d ay, m our own destiny. We must defeat May12,fortheirfirstroundofplayin Bellevue West and Omaha Central District 2. Westside defeated Boys and then let things fall into place," Town 14-0, due to the pitching of Stegman said. juniorScottSladovnikandhomerun The road for Westside in districts hitting of junior Rich Reed and sewas difficult, according to team nior Chad Ehresman. members. Teams such as Millard The Warriors next obstacle was North, Northwest, and Ralston (all semifinal opponent, Millard North three ranked in the top five) were in (16-5). The team lost 5-4 in a game Westside's way of completing the that went down to the wire. . puzzle. Despitethetoughroad ahead With two men on base and down for the team, the players remained one run, Sladovnik hit a shot to the optimistic. right field wall. · However, Millard "lfwekeepourlevelofplaywe're North's right fielder was there to capable of playing at up, we can do make the play and· end the game.
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• May 4, Papillion: Won 3-2 Westside won in 10 innings. Senior Dan Schneider pitched the first nine innings; senior Kelly Jones won in relief.
• May 5, South: Lost 8-7 • May 6, Lincoln High: Won 13-1 Junior Scott Sladovnik only allowed one unearned run in his first start of the year.
• May 7, Bellevue West: Lost 5-1 • May 8, Central: Won 8-6 Junior Rich Reed allowed 2 runs in 4 innings of relief,had 2 hits, and had 3 RBis.
• May 12, Boys Town: Won 14-0 Sladovnik pitched a 2-hitter and Reed went 3 for 4 with a triple and a home run. Senior Chad Ehresman added a home run. Senior Jim Abbott and Schneider each had a double.
Varsity Boys Golf • April24, Norfolk Invitational: Westside was fifth with a 338. Junior Matt Meusey shot an 84. Junior Bill Cutler shot an 84. Freshman Leo Rowen shot an 85.
• April27, Benson Dual: Westside won 167-198. Senior Eric Pruehs shot a 40. Meusey and Sophomore Scott Ethington each shot a 41. Junior T.J. Shaw shot a 43.
• April 30, Metro: Westside was fourth with a 321. Meusey finished in second place while shooting a 72. ,
• May 12, Districts: Westside finished first with a 315. Cutler was third with a 77. Pruehs was fifth with a 78. Junior Jesse Bradley was eighth with an 80. Meusey was ninth with an 80.
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Junior Kristin Whitted won the 800 meter run, defending her title. Her time was 2:21.3 which is 4th in the state. Whitted finished second in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:29.6. Senior Mindi Haase placed sixth in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:42.1.
Varsity Girls Tennis • May 5, Benson: Won 8-1 • May 7, Marian: Lost 5-4
Varsity Boys Soccer • May 5, Abraham Lincoln: Lost 43,0T Westside scored 2 goals in regulation to tie and one in overtime to tie again. The two teams went to the eighth penalty kicker before A.L. scored the winning goal.
• May 6, Bellevue West: Lost 2-0 Bellevue West scored the second goal with less than 1 minute remaining.
• May 8, Cathedral: Won_3-l OT In this Distric~ A-1 game, freshman Mike Wood scored 1 goal in regulation and 1 in overtime.
•May9, Lincoln High: Won l-OOT Senior Dave Clark scored the winning. penalty kick in a shoot out after a scoreless overtime to defeat the No. 6 ranked team.
• May 11, Ralston: Lost 3-1 Ralston won the right to go to the state tournament with this win. This game was the fin;Us for the district tournament
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According to Phillip Gray, volunteer parent, the Special G givespecialeducationstudentsthechancetobelongandmak "Most of the kids don't know what coming in fll'St me said. "They do, however, know what it means to finish." "The Special Olympics gives every handicapped student to participate in an extra-curricular activity," Guy O'Brie Olympics coordinator for District 66, said. Awards are presented differently for the Special Olympi Olympics. Medals and ribbons are awarded to the fmishe race, rather than to overall top performers. The Special Olympic state qualifying games were held atO University, Friday, March 6. This was the qualifying meet for the state games to be through Sunday, May 24 at Creighton. District 66 had man place in the Area VI track and swimming games. In the 15 meter walk, junior Chris Luebbert finished Two teams placed in the 4x25 meter relay. The 66ers pi and the District 66ers third, respectively. Senior Charles Berg placed fust in the one meter sprin~ Freshman Jennifer Haynes fmished third and sopho Aanerud fmished fifth in the 25 meter backstroke. In the 25 meter flotation, Dani Stenneche placed fll'St Stenneche fmished second in the 25 meter back float Several contestants placed in the 25 meter freestyle. Ju Gray, junior Kristin Molstad, and senior Kenny Wee finish place. Aanerud and junior Joe Heitoff placed second. Se1 Derby and freshman Darmy l.Dftus finished in third pla~ Kristin Ellison placed fourth. Junior A.J. Gehrman and Jennifer Haynes were fifth. Junior Lee Wittke placed sixthl Berg was second in the 50 meter backstroke. Many participants placed in the 50 meter freestyle. Gel fust. Junior Rob Challender, Gray, and l.Dftus were second. Lance photo by Todd McCollister Wee were third. Heithoff and Wittke placed fourth. Both basketball teams qualified for the state games at ' In preparation for the state Special Olympics, juniors A.J. sity of Nebraska at Omaha, Saturday, March 14. The top three in each race of the meet qualify for the s1 Gehrman and Robert Conklin play a little one-on-one basketThose interested in volunteering for or attend the Neb ball. Two of District 66's basketball teams qualified for the Special Olympics, call330-8200. state meet.
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Leading up to the district track meet, the boys team realized the path to state was difficult. The district meet was held Wednesday, May 13, and Thursday, May 14, in Columbus, NE. State is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 22.and 23, at Burke High School. According to head coach Fred Hutchinson, a runner must finish in the top four places in the particular event to qualify for state. "Qualifying (for the state meet) will be difficult," Hutchinson said. "We are in a tough district. Bryan, Columbus, Fremont, Norfolk, and Ralston are in Westside's district." State hope centered around the 4x100 relay team composed of sophomore Steve Taylor, juniors Scooter Huber and CliffPerry, and senior Eric Kellstrom. "I expect that our 4 x 100 relay will make it to state," Hutchinson said. "I will be dissappointed if they don't." Team members also were confident that Huber, Kellstrom, Perry, and Taylor would qualify in the 4 x 100 meter relay. "I think our 400-relay team ha5 a good chance of making it to state and doing well," junior Ben Bushnell said. Hutchinson also thought senior Mike Eversden would qualify in the 110 meter high hurdles, as well as in the 300 me~er intermediate hurdles.
Huber and Kellstrom each in the 100 and 200 meter dash had a ·good chance of qualifying for state along with senior Josh Stubbe in the pole vault. The team participated in the metro meet at Burke High School Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 and 6. The boys team fmished with nine points, and placed 15th overall. Stubbe placed fifth in the pole vault, Huberfmished fourth in the 100 meter dash, • Ralston Invitation with a time of 11.24. The 4x100 relay team •Westside scored 28 poi! was fifth with a time of 44.17. Eversden also • The 640 meter inte placed sixth in the 300 meter intermediate hurdle relay of Mike Evers Larsen, Jayte Burns, hurdles. Thursday, April16, the track team com- Hanrahan placed 2nd witl peted in the Westside Invitational. Despite 1:26.2. •The 800 meter relay of1 the fact that five of the top runners were not at the meet, Westside still placed fourth with Eric Kellstrom, Steve T~ 38 points. Huber placed third in the 100 Scooter Huber placed 2nd 1 meter dash, and junior Justin Leuenberger of1:33.3. fmished fourth in the 400 meter dash. • Westside Invitatic Eversden placed fust in the 110 meter •Westside scored 38 po high hurdles, and second in the 300 meter • Mike Eversden placed intermediate hurdles. 300 meter intermediate h1 The next invitational was,twJP at Line.oln •Eversden was 1st in thE High, Friday, April 24. Westside fmished high hurdles. seventh with 21 points. Lincoln East ran •Josh Stubbe was 1st i away from the competition with a score of vault with a vault of 12 feE 115.5, followed by Millard South, with 94 points. • MillardSouthlnvi With the track season nearing an end, •Westside scored 50 po team members hoped they would score well • The 400 meter relay te~ at districts. Kellstrom, Taylor, and Hu "It will be cool, because we get out of with a time of 44.8. school, and it's our fmal chance to prove • Josh Gerard placed 3rc how fast we can run," Bushnell said. meter run with a time of :
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l e i s u r e staff Powerful. This is the one and only word that can accurately describe the raw intensity and sheer musical integrity possessed by the band Pearl Jam. As featured in an earlier edition of the Lance, Pearl Jam is the latest personification of the infamous "Seattle Sound" demonstrated by other up-and-corning mainstream icons such as Soundgarden, Faith No More, Queensryche, and the everpopular Nirvana As noted earlier, PearlJamis made up mainly of members from Seattle's disbanded Mother Love Bone. They broke apart after their former singer died and they discovered Vedder. The hype preceding this concert was almost as impressive and interesting as the show itself. The Saturday, May 2 Pearl Jam concert, held at the Ranch Bowl Entertainment Center, sold out well ahead of time. When the promoter of the show suggested they move the show to the Peony Park Ballroom, Pearl Jam's management refused because they wanted a sold out tour. For reasons unknown, Ranch Bowl proceeded to sell tickets until they were more than 200 over capacity. It bothered none of the fans surrounding the building that they were admitted after 9 p.m. Others stood discretely, hoping to find unwanted tickets for prices that ranged from $30 and up. Still others found their own industrious ways of getting in, to further complicate the increasing problem of overcrowding. No onewasinitiallyturnedaway, but many fans who decided to get a breath of fresh air had a rude awakening when they were denied re-entrance to the show. Despite all complications with the initial parts of the show, the performance was worth waiting for. The openingband, Tribe After Tribe, was unimpressive, but not all together unpleasantto listen to for 45 minutes. It seemed as if they tried too hard to be a 90s version of old Pink Floyd, and this flaw was not helped any when they offered a rendition ofFioyd's classic "Astronomy Domine." This, luckily enough, was not the ~portant part ofthe concert. That was soon-to come. After the usual, slight between-band delay, Pearl Jam . was ready to take the stage for the second time in Omaha. They apparendy remembered Omaha well and showed their gratitude for the warm reception with an incredible performance that outdid their first one. The first numberwas a mellow, unreleased track called "Wash." It got the crowd in the mood with frontman Eddie Vedder's soulful vocal display, but nothing prepared the crowd for the unbridled emotional power that was to be released when the band began their emotionally charged offering of"Once," the high-powered opening cut from their debut album, "Ten." The performance continued with the same raw intensity with which it began, all the way through the encore. For any concert-goer, this show was nothing short of true experience. True stage presence and energy have not been seen like this since Faith No More visited the Ranch Bowl two years ago, and is not likely to be seen again soon. If anyone gets a chance to see this band, do it-buy some extra tickets, too.•
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for pa1mts, not city Matt Bowen ..,__ _ _ _ _ _ leisure staff It seems that once again the "civil liberties" you and I all seem to hold so dear are being placed in_jeopardy by another right-wing, manure scooping idealist who somehow managed to gain support in his quest to control the minds of every man, woman, and child on the planet The man I'm talking about is Don Kohls, the head of "Omahans for Decency," the conservative group concerned with removing all labeled records from the shelves of local record stores. They hope to protect our frail, sheepish minds from the music in question which they believe, if not stopped, could cause a further decline of our moral standards. Not too long ago, some friends of mine and I had a brief, one-anda-half hour dialogue with Kohls about his policy of censorship and reform. As much as we wished to get down to the "meat and potatoes" of the issue, so to speak, the entire conversation turned into a sour arguement of religion and ideological beliefs. It seems that instead of a political goal, Kohls has in mind more of a spiritual awakening of sorts-to free our souls, to lead us all down the path to Jesus's glory. Now spiritual faith is a great thing, if it is one's means of moral awareness and conscience, and I've never been one to publicly bash religious beliefs. However, if I'm not mistaken, the Constitution not only calls for freedom of speech, but for a separation of church and state. I see this campaign as a crusade, to show people the "right way," without giving them the opportunityto decide for themselves what that right way is. At first, I was astounded at the gall of someone self-righteous
enough to do this, and then I was appalled. The main problem with this issue, and with others we face today, is that it concerns minors who have not yet reached the status of "registered voter." Therefore, they are powerless, and have little free will to speak of. It seems there's no use in trying. Inthedialougewith Kohls,notone question was answered, but more were created. What can we do to save our freedoms? Our congressmen don't care. Some support the idea, others ignore the unregisterd peasants whose opinions don't matter. This move threatens to hurt local business and the music industry as a whole if this proposition goes national. The large irony here is that in Kohl's silly quest to reduce exposure to "evil" music, the controversy surrounding it has caused sales of2 Live Crew's Sports Weekend to increase by 180%. Since it has been introduced, I've grown accustomed to, and even agree with the labeling of records. It's as effective as the ratingsystem employed by the movie industry. If parents know what's on the record, they can-make the decision of whether or not their child is mature enough to handle the content ofthealbum. Ifsomeoneldllshimselfbecause of a song or an album cover, they need to seek proper guidance, not be protected and sheltered. One whose sanity is upset by such trivial events was never stable to begin with, and if a song hadn't caused a problem, something else very well might have. Proper parenting can solve this problem, not censorship. I may not agree with what Luther Campbell is saying, but he has the right to say it If you don't like what the music is saying, then don't buy the album. Let people make their own decisions.
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rith the new freshman class coming to Westside next fall ~ral new instructors. 1structors_will be found in the industrj!il techno~gy. and ics departments as well as the administration. ;h none of these departments will be seeing increases in they will be receiving new staff members. These changes the retirement, resignation, and advancement of instruciministrators. stside administration offi-ce has one of the top openings. 1be hiring a new assistant principal," District 66 Personnel ee Perkins said. w assistant principals duties will include that of athletic swell as other administrative duties. The district is in the ·selecting the person for the position. nile, current Athletic Director Ron Huston will be moving oinistration and Board Office (ABC) Building. At the ABC .e will be carrying out several duties. 1 be doing a lot of organizational things that he is good at," id. t will also be working with the Americans with Disability
Seniors Tracey Fletcher, Adam · ·DiPrima, and Danielle Bf(Jggeinan rehearse ,· the necessary roles Commencement. · •P.tactice Commencement took place after . 'third mod on Friday, May 22, to prepare seniors for the real cerem~ny at the . Ovic Auditorium on Wednesday, May 27.
!r change will come in the mathematics department. .ath teacher, Jean Jensen, has resigned," Principal Jim Findley are in the process of interviewing the applicants." !r change will occur in the industrial technology departis is due to the retirement of architectural instru~or Paul
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we offered the industrial technology position to an appli. we are waiting to hear," Findley said. 1istrators say the selection process for new teachers is not : procedure is difficult ~nd time consuming. advertise, we get a lot of applicants," Perkins said. ·ar there were 80 applicants to chose from to fill one opening tth department. The position was filled by mathematics rG~~ten Fox. :andidates apply and meet with Dr. Perkins," Findley said. ·rally involve the department head and other staff members :ision." :t administrators also rely on other sources. mmendations are very important," Perkins said. istrict also relies on a large research company known as . Research Incorporated (SRI). The company that owns the >IL SRI helps the districtfmd exactlywhatthey are looking for p an interview with that person. ver, this process is not easy to use . to attend a one-week training course to learn how to effec! the process," Perkins said.
Review of 7992-'93 calendar .Melissa Crew
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year, Westside administrators racked down on "Skip Day." who thought about skipping md having parties during the >re graduation were warned to school or suffer the conses. worst penalty seniors would :ed is not getting their diploma night of May 27. In addition, eniors who participated in a !d "Skip Day," would have to >ack to school and make up l time. tiors have no excuses having a :~.y," Ron Houston, assistant ,a} and athletic director, said. have plenty of other benefits n't need to participate in such vity. 1iors are let out a whole week half before underclassmen," 1said. "Seniors have been given ges including senior passes, :ampus, and parking benefits : the year." some seniors thought they dea skip day. They were angered administration for not treating ar's seniors fairly. cniors basically were planning
to have a skip day just to bug the administration," senior John Schmid said. "Wewanttohavefunregardlcss ofwhat the administration wants. Skip days, sponsored by the school, have taken place in the past. Students have had picnics and parties to celebrate their graduations. This year, however, administrators elected not to sponsor or sanction such an activity. "Every year there are rumors of a senior skip day," counselor Dick Lundquist said. "Students in the past have gotten together and had parties or have gone places during the school day." Seniorssaythat "SkipDay"hasbeen a tradition but at times has been sponsored by the schooL "It's a tradition that has been carried out each year by the seniors," senior Laura Buresh said. This year, however, Westside did not sponsor any type of skip day. Students who thought about participating were warned they would not receive their diploma until time skipped is made up on a later date. SeniorsgraduatedWednesday,May 27, and there were no reports of any seniors having to forfeit their diploma because of a skip day. Be advised 1993 seniors: Skip Day? Better skip it!
Calendar finalized S cott Ricketts
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After many months of committee meetings, battling unsatisfied community members and trying many revisions, the 1992-'93 calendar has been finalized. School is to begin Monday, Aug. 17,andendFriday,June4. Thefirst quarter will end Friday, Oct. 16. Parent/Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday, Oct. 29. Students will receive Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27 off for Thanksgiving. Winter break is the next major vacation, starting Thursday, Dec. 24, and ending Friday, Jan. 8. "Wirlter break is almost longer than some would like to see," Principal Jim Findley said about the 20day vacation. Others like the idea of a long vacation. "I think the break is perfect to recover from first semester," sophomore Tina Ramirez said. There are no breaks again until spring break, starting Monday, March 15, and ending Friday,
March 19. "I feel that our breaks should be more spaced out," junior Shawn Fasbender said, "instead of having two big breaks." The second Parent/Teacher Conferences will be during spring break. During this time, parents and teachers will decide if a student needs to do work during the student intersession, Monday, March22, to Friday, March26. It is also possible that enrichment activities will be offered. One plan for the student intersession is to help students who are not passing classes or who have been absent for an extended period of time to make up the necessary work. "lntersessions are important and needed," social studies instructor Bill Hayes said. "When fully implemented, no student should be more than nine weeks behind their contemporaries." After spring break and the intersession, students have to face therestoftheschoolyearwithonly a one-day break, Friday, April9. This will be difficult for some students.
1992-'9:5 Calendar Review Quarter I August 17-Oct. 16
Quarter II Oct. 19-Dec. 23 Quarter Ill Jan. 11-March 12
Quarter IV March 29-June 4
Student Intersession: March 22-26 "I can't live without at least one dayoffamonth," sophomore Meena Bewtra said. The new calendar will be subject to review after the '93- '94 school year, but most think it will work for the better. "I think it (the calendar) will be a success," Findley said.
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Industrial technology: low percent female enrollment Recently, 612 female students received surveys homeroom concerning their opinions in relaion to industrial technology classes. The survey's urpose was to find out how many females have an interest in Industrial technology, and wh only 24 of the 380 industrial technology students re females. The results showed that approximately 85% o he females answering the survey believed industrial technology classes are important. Aproximately half of those surveyed said the ould like to take a class but would feel somehat uncomfortable in a mostly male subject. Many females are lacking in industrial techology skills. These skills are important to kno ·n modem society. There are as many women driving cars, doing manual labor, and living in his modern world as there are men; yet males, in eneral, seem to have a greater knowledge in hese fields than women. Every woman should ow the fundamentals ofindustrial technology. I women should be able to check their own oil or know how to replace a flat tire just to begin •th. The fundamentals of industrial technology, however, go far beyond just simple auto echanics. They include basic skills required in imple maintaining a'house hold as well as others. Not only is the lack of encouragement for females to become involved in such-classes sexist, eople forget that females need some ·of these skills to survive in the world on their own. The ance commends the department for bringing he topic out in the open and showing concern or the gender gap existing in industrial technolgyclasses. Females should know the basic skills within industrial technology. Perhaps a basic industrial echnology course could be included among class uirements.
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Now is the rest of your 1· This is the last column I will write as a junior. Ilcnowthat's nothing monumental, on my death bed, or even probably next year, I won't have any conception as to what I wrote about or even care what I wrote about in my last column as a junior. That's not really the point though, I don't write things so they will be remembered as profound statements ofimportance. I write whatever seems good at the particular time, something that seems important then. This column isn't like that though, it's not about a flaw in our society or about how awful humanity is, or how we can change these things. It's not about anything save the fact that next year I'll be a senior and I'm scared. College scares me, not the act\ial process of going away, rather the thought of what am I going to do with therestofmylife. Idon'tknow. ldon't even fully comprehend much less grasp the ideal oflife beyond high school. All this graduation hype, all this "future planning". It's just something l d on't think I'm ready to deal with. Just yesterday I was a freshman looking up at the "BIG" seniors and wishing that one day l' d be like them. Well, now I am about to be and I don't know ifl'm ready. All my life, there's been that saying, "I'll worry about it later... " Well, later has become now somewhere between being a lowly scruffmore and a "mighty" junior. Ilook back and see nothing really monumental. Maybe that's what scares me the most? Time is running out. There's no more next years to do better. My grades are what they are, my college ap plication is basically already filled out. All I have now is all I have. At least that's what it seems like. I lcnowtherewill always be a tomorrow, but what if today sounds more appealing? What if I'm not ready to step forward quite yet, or worse, what if I'm not equipped to
move ahead in life? What if I just don't lcnow? The answers aren't here. There's just this w.1 feeling oflostness, just this blank void looking into tlj It's like a vacuum, pulling me in and demanding tl swers. I don't want to lcnow the answers, at least n There are a lot of decisions to be made over the months and they aren't those petty, little whattype decisions either. They're flashing neon lights, of my life" decisions. The ones that keep me awake Decisions involving things I haven' t even come a Roads to take and maps to make of places I've neve trilicn less kiiow about. All these u nanswered co just keep co · just don' t know all, no direction, Yeah sure, rna get to leave ev mod I have. And get to park wi minutes of schoo doesn'tdiminish
bridge later, later when I len ow more, when I have picture of what to expect, as well as what l want. I time to grasp some sort of clearer idea of who, where. Right know I want to concentrate on being ate want to have fun and enjoy my youth. I don'twan ahead, I like it here. So I guess that time really does fly, because its right past m e. Life's going to move on and I'm going right along with it and walk into school next year, not, to face the rest of my life. Atleast Ihavethis summertotryand preparem knows, maybe I'll fmd the "answers to these cr oflifeatthebottomofmybananaSlushPuppie.(l · a flavor better then cherry, life is amazing!)
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last few days of school. the seniors are studying :1e semester finals, SchoTests (SAT's), andAmeri!Sts (ACT's). s vacuum of knowledge :s and notes, perhaps it is )Od time to look at the
Mypersonaldisapproval with President George "I'm your environmental president" Bush started way back when he was Vice-President to Ronald "what does this red button do" Reagan. Since he took office, my admiration of him has not improved. Sure, everybody loved Bush when he gotAmerica's kids involved in the Iraqi "war," but that was because we Andy Kanago didn't see what kind of columnist economic abyss we were then in at home. On the democratic side, Bill "almost as slimey as David Duke" Clinton appears to be a lock for the Democratic nomination. In the early going, I would have voted for Paul "what is with the T" Tsongas or Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown,
buttheheadDemocratic party honchos musthave thoughtto endorse the worst candidate; henceforth, that means Clinton. Sowecometomycandidate, H.Ross "affiliation to no party" Perot. People are complaining that Perot will not take a stand on any issue. Then again, how many politicians stick to their guns after they are elected? There are also comments that, as he has no political experience, he would have no idea what to do on the job (what would happen if Dan "IlikeMurphyBrown"Quayle were to become president?). Perhaps what we need is just the kind of change Perot can offer, a really big change. There must be few good reasons fora billionaire to want a presidency, if not to improve the country in which he lives. Although he is not the guy I would most want in the White House, he looks ' to be the best candidate in an otherwise poor field.
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Do you think seniors should be allowed a senior skip day? 87% YES, they should. 9%, NO, they should not 4% UNDECIDED
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summer, hit the road streets, the alleys, the backroads, the mountains, the water, the skies. I want to meet its people. Real people, not the ones who greet you for your day at Disneyworld. I'd rather go off the rope swing attached to a giant willow tree, by the train tracks, at Mill's Pond in La Crosse, Wisconsin, than go to another mall with a Gap and Banana Republic in it. Call me crazy. There'sa whole world outtherewaltlngto be discovered. ~completefreedomtodowhatwewanttodo,and 'le want to go? Probabally not. ·Does anyone else To know this country, you need to dig past the plasticity, to the grunge, and further, to the core. I need to have a real feel ·my parents are feeling like this, they just leave. for the place I call my home. I'm sick offeeling so sheltered. I'm not sayingthatrunning away is a great thing to do, I'm !I.Ve to ask me, they don't have to worry about the notsayingthatitisn't, · tails for taking off. I'm not saying any!Y' re older, and wiser (?), but teenagthing. WeU, maybe I )ad as, if not more so, than adults. --------1-~------~ am. Break the mold! ~ryone else is satisfied with the whole Before you start ner job, party-party-party, swimming Clara Fishel your life after high :out, lameness that has encompassed columnist school, whateverthat ers past. Or, maybe it is just me. maybe before you're re are always those family vacations, too settled down, get :to see as many trendy, touristattracout there and dig. Dig into the country, to the core and not ;ible, within the short time you are there. ~ no time to fulflll your real purpose: to get away only will you fmd a better understanding of yourself, but a better understanding of reality. Besides, there's nothing ~cause when you do, you're right back in it. ~o. IwanttoseetherealAmerica. Iwanttoseethe freer than traveling on the open road. tat impulse to just get in your car, or any car and .1ttaOmaha? 1er is driving me insane! I've skipped more endtSses in the last two weeks than I have my whole :areer. I have this feeling all over my body; I'm basically freaking out. tlmostout,summerisuponus. Freedom. Butdo
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riew of the Earth's future inevitable end We too, like the dinosaurs, will die out. I really don't think that we are going to be able to "fix" the Earth or reverse the cycle we are in. There has already been so much damage done. The Earth has survived for roughly nple onlyillustrateshowin- 3,000 million years. It has been through ice ages, mass nt ;t- . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , destruction, and countin less other cane tastrophes . ed ire Jim Griffiths Surely we of columnist can't completely deth. stroy someifi'act that we have destroyed thing that has been so many millions of years in the making. so little time. A lot of professionals predict the m has and still is acceleratruction that is occurring on Earth will freeze over because there is te can onlywait for nature to eventually going to be so much pollu.li'Se because, as far as we tion that the sun will be blocked out. Otherssayglobal warming will warm ways has. To me, it is the ncalculatedthatifonewere e existence of planet Earth ar calendar, human existdate back to only the early fDec. 31 , and today would alent of only one second on
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the planet to the point where it will burn up. To me, this would be the Earth's only way of getting rid of the problem and starting over again. If the Earth is going to be saved, it will do it on its own. Now, I'm not saying that all of the environmentally conscious people out there are not helping anything, because they are, but they aren't going to be able to stop nature's course. I really begin to wonder if America reallycaresabouttheenvironmentwhen its government spends 22 times more of its federal budget on the military and its expenses than on environmental protection and control. Many people believe the ftrStsigns of life arose from natural substances still found on earth today. These substances may be all that is left after our destructive behavior on earth comes to its tragic end Perhaps, as they say, history will repeat itself.
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sophomore Tom Maine
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senior Steve Racine ~NO, Why? I mean if you're · getting out for good in the summer, one more day of school is not going to kill you! Plus we have open campus scheduling"
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"Ich fahre im Sommer nach Deutschland," or"l'mgoingtoGermanyinthesummer." Both have the same meaning to some students. Those students have been given the opportunity to experience Germany for three weeks. On Thursday, June 4, a plane destined to Braunschweig, Germany, will be carrying six Westside students, and one Westside graduate. Junior Mary Hill-Haire is the oldest member of the six students. "I have been attending classes for the past two months in preparation for this trip. I hope to gain the cultural experience needed to retum to Europe next year. I don't know if I can wait until June 4," Hill-Haire said. The students will be staying with pre-designated host families. In exchange for German hospitality, theAmericanstudentswillbehostingGermanstudentsoftheirown. Ineveryhost family there is one student the same age as the American student. They will be visiting the United States almost two days after the American students return from Germany Saturday, June 27. The Germany Exchange is directed through Heinz Olk, a member of the German-American Society. Olk, in conjunction with the German instructor at Westside, Carol Stoltenberg, has organized the American part of the exchange. Stoltenberg will be travelling with the students en route to Germany. In all, 18 students from Westside, Burke, and Central will traveling to Germany. ' JeffChin, a l99lgraduate,willbetakingpart in the exchange. "I have wanted to visit Germany all through high school. I asked Ms. Stoltenberg if I could take part in the exchange. I thought it would be
helpful as well as fun to experience Germany up close," Chin said. Sophomore Marty Schmid, along with fellow sophomores Scott Kroeger, Laura Statsny, and Sandy Von Dollen, is prepared for the cuiture shock he might experience. "I don'tknowexactlywhatto expect. I will be sure to bring many American necessities such as deodorant and a cassette walkman. I hope my host student also plays the drums," Schmid said. Statsny would rather integrate more with the German culture. "I feel this trip will be much more fun if I can use my German speaking ability effectively," shesaid. "Ifeellknowthelanguagewell enough to get the full effect of the trip. " · The students will be staying in the German city ofBraunschweig, which is located approximatcly 100 miles west of Berlin. Braunschweig just announced that Omaha is to be its sister city. The only cost of the trip was the airfare. The restofthecostsforthetripwillbepaidforbythe city of Braunschweig. The students were recommended to exchange half of their spending money in the United States to prevent prob!ems with German banks. One concern Stoltenberg has is that the students take extreme care of their passports. One cannot leave the country without a passport. "One year we had a student lose her passport and we had to convince customs that she wasalegitimateAmericancitizen,"Stoltenberg said. "This year I am requesting that all students make a photocopy of their passports just in case we have an accident. " Stoltenberg thinks the trip will be beneficial for both the German and American students involved.
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time in the U.S. Navy, Tangdall was a ;tructor at Westside High School from mber most about teaching is that I had nityto have the freedom to try innovative tssroom. It was rewarding being able to gifted students," Tangdall said. also a football, basketball, and football coach rs. He became an assistant principal in 1968, and Westside from 1970 through 1984. mt principal, I developed the system of modular estside," Tangdall said. "As principal, I tried 1 .. ongprogramsduringatimeofrapidgrowth. , //
"When he was the principal of the building, two girls streaked the halls from the old locker room by the bookstore up the stairs and out the ' guidance doors. The girls had a car waiting outside for their quick getaway. By pure luck, Jim was entering the building through the same doors. He stopped, remained calm, and asked the girls if they had a pass to leave the building. The two girls looked at each other and ran out to catch their car. Later, Peg Johnson asked Jim if he could identify the two 'streaking' girls. Straight arrow Jim said 'I didn't get a look at their faces.' But seriously, Jim Tangdall is a man who lives the life we all should aspire to live. He is a moral and dedicated person."
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; natned superintendent of Westside Com- \ 1 in 1988. \. ·eloped a good, high level ofcredibility and lff and patrons of the district," Tangdall said. ·ell-respected by his peers and the commulent service in each of the many posts he -· rict. angdall is probably the most respected adlin not only our own district, but all other. :ate," Assista-nt Principal John Crook said.,....~ dership, stability, integrity, confidence, and district." tks that practically all the goals he set for the , Nith the school board, have been accom>rovement is always possible. need a wiser .use of technology to deliver •grams, and I think we must fmd a way to ulturally diversified," Tangdall said. 1ngly supports the selection of currentAssociate Superind, as his successor. ites and understands the importance of technology in tas a tremendous understanding of kids with disabling and he is very sensitive to all youth," Tangdall said. "He edge of the legislative processs, and he knows many key
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contacts. It's excellent that we're bringing youth to the superintendency." Tangdall says he is leaving at a good time for the district, and has nothing but fond memories of his 36 years with the district. "I thoroughly enjoyed every year in this school system. I am retiring with nothing but good feelings and compassion for our students, staff, and patrons of the district," Tangdall said.
superintendents led 66 )ete Chilian program for the kids in the state of Nebraska," - - - - - - feature staff Pickrel once said. District66hasdevelopedfrom From 1957 to 1959, C.L Retelsdorf served e of rolling hills to one of the as District 66's third superintendent. Serving . school districts in the Mid- for less than three years, Retelsdorf considlis expansion is because of the ered himself a transitional superintendent. ix superintendents who have Retelsdorf remarked that his greatest accomlistrict. plishment was obtaining the sites for ro a history of District 66, Allen Westbrook and Arbor Junior Highs. vas the district's first superinVaughn Phelps was District 66's fourth ·. At the beginning of his term superintendent froml959 to1983. Phelps as:t did not exist Uchtenberger's sumed the responsibility for the construction ishment in his three years as of six elementary schools, three junior high : was merging school Districts schools, the ABC building, and the reconstruc'form District 66. tion ofWestgate Elementary School (after the 's second superintendent was 1975 tornado). It was under the administralbo started his eight-yearterm tion of Phelps that District 66 received recogel passed five bond issues to nition nationally and internationally as a school ~- "... My greatest personal satsystem dedicated to quality education for all Juilding the best educational children.
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"I've seen him frorp. many different angles. _He has beim a teacher, my principal, and my superintendent. He is a wonderful person to work with and I am really going to miss him." -Eng!ish department head Doug Pierson
"Dr. Tangdallrepresents the best individual in education that I've ever met. I've really enjoyed working with him as a teacher, a counselor, a principal, and of course, superintendent." -Science department head Ron Crampton
Next in line was Ken Hansen, who served "Dr. Tangdall is a real class act. As a from 1984 through 1988. Hansen came to Disand a superintendent, he was principal trict 66fromNorth Platte, where he had served about the best interests of concerned as a junior high principal. His first position was all persons affected by change, the as high school principal at Westside beginning in 1957. He moved overtotheABCbuildingas faculty, students, administration, and director of secondary education in 1970, the the community." year Jim Tangdall became the Westside princi-Business department head Ann Royle pal. As superintendent, Hansen helped develop the modularschedulingsystemforWest"I'm going to miss his counsel. I beside. He was also involved with the decisions lieve that we tend to think alike on to close two junior high schools, and he initiated the strategic planning process. many day to day decisions and I trust The sixth man to serve as superintendent his judgement. I'm surelygoingto miss is Tangdall. He retires thls year, and will be that." replaced by Ken Bird. -Principal Jim Findley "This is a pretty visionary group of folks," personnel director Lee Perkins said. "The early guys fought to establish the district. Phelps I.!;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;! took it through all the major growth."
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Interact takes a majorrole in the lives ofpeople around the community. Throughout the year, Interact helps out the less fortunate in our city. Recently, Interact held its officer elections for the 1992-93 school year. The new president is junior Katie Wane. Juniors Anne Olson and Kara Slowiaczek will be the secretary and treasurer, respectively. A student class representative for each class was also elected. Freshman Suzi Hutchinson, sophomore Peggy Kozal and junior Kelli Johnston were the representatives chosen for next year's classes. -
The 'Legacy' continues The Creative Writing Club again printed Legacies, a collection ofliteraryworks and art. Legacies is currently available in the English Instructional Materials Center (IMC) fm 50 cents a copy. Over 700 entries were submitted by students of all grades, and 114 worlcs are presented. Legacies also includes artwork selected by Art instructor Diane Murphy. Last year's issue oi Legacies was路awarded a superior rating in a national contest. "Most people write out of forum," English instructor and Legacies sponsor Peg Newkirk said. "The proof of any writer's ability is the reaction from the reader."
Senior Dinner success The annual senior dinner was held Wednesday, May 20, and was a night filled with memories, good times and food. The senior dinner began when the seniors received their yearbooks. They then spent much of the time signing books as well as looking over the 1991-92 Shield. Then the seniors ate dinner which was catered by Valentino's. Ahighlight ofthe evening was the unveiling ofthe popular senior video. ,"The video was great," senior-Sara Bestenletiner said. "It wasfilledwithreallyfunnyplctut"esofeveryonefromallages. It was also great because everyone was really well represented. I think just about every senior was in the video. The ending was really touching and special." Another event of the night was when the students received their senior awards, which the student body voted upon earlier in the year. The awards ranged from such things as the senior with the "best legs" to the person "most likely to succeed."
Youth to Youth officers Youth to Youth has elected its new officers for the 1992-92 school year. The new officers include co-presidents juniors <llristie Kampschneider and Kristin Whitted, secretary freshman Julie Norlen and treasurer junior Erin Augustine. Executive board members include juniors Nate Green and JenniferWalter,sophomoresSaraAndcrsonandGaryShyken, and freshmen Andy Walter and Warren Whitted.
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Seniors jeff Schaffart and Tom Maxwell exchange signatures in their yearbooks that were distributed at the senior dinner Wednesday, May 20. The seniors enjoyed this time to look back at the past year of high school and offer their hopes for a good future.
Summer school is only for people who failed during the regular school year. This is a common myth related to summer : according to guidance counselor Dick Lundqu "There are three other main areas that incl most half of the students enrolled in summers; Lundquist said. Enrichment courses, sports clinics and the summer musical are the other options open dents who desire to take summer school. Manystudentselectto participate insummeJ clinics. Clinics are offered in boys football, gi boys basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, weigh ing and swimming. These clinics are led by c from the Westside Community Schools. Another option offered by Westside are en ric classes. "An example of this type of course, is ACT (An College Test) and SAT (ScholasticAptitude Test) ration classes. They allow students to prepare tests when they aren't so busy," Lundquist saic Other enrichment courses offered are spee ing and study skills, Nebraska History, Introdw Psychology, Social Problems and Geography. One area of summer school which attracts st who wouldn't otherwise participate is the s1 musical. This summer they are presenting then "Meet Me in St. Louis."
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UN Day proves beneficial
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------------------news editor To give students a better understanding of the United Nations (UN), a model UN Day was held Wednesday, May 13,in the Westside auditorium. 1be event was mandatory for all students enrolled in World History. UN Day originated 11 years ago when the teachers decided to organize an event where students could observe othercountries' cultures. The frrst UN Day was held during World History large group. Students were divided into groups, and each group received a country. Due to a lack of time and experience of procedures, the instructors elected tofurthertheprogram. As a result, the single large group event has evolved into a four hour program, including 9 weeks of preparation. This year students participated in the
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Junior Scooter Huber and the 400 meter relay team accomplished all they wanted and more at the state track meet, held at Omaha Burke High School Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23. Before the state meet, participants had to qualifyforstateatthedistrictmeetheldatColumbus Wednesday and Thursday, May 13 and 14. Huber qualified by placing ftrst in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.08, ftrst in the 200 meter dash with a time of22.78, and second in the 400 meter relay with a time of 44.04. Senior Mike Eversden qualified in two events. He placed fourth in the 110 meter high hurdles and third in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles to qualify. Other state qualifiers consisted of senior Eric Kellstrpm, juniors Jayte Burns, Cliff Perry, and Kristin Whitted, and sophomore Steve Taylor. Kellstrom, Perry, and Taylor teamed with Huber in the 400 meter relay. Burns qualified in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles. Due to the accomplishments of Huber, Perry, Kellstrom and Taylor, the 400 meter relay team took fourth place at the meet with a time of 43.49. Taylor thought the team worked hard for this. "All that running at long, hard practices really paid off. Getting fourth place was better than we expected," Taylor said.
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Mistakes made in the past by the relay team had to be worked on intensely to ,prepare for state. • "At metro, the relay team was running the last leg of the race in the lead when Scooter and I had a bad handoff. We didn't end up winning, and we knew we would have to work on this," Taylor said. HeadcoachFredHutchinsonhadhighhopes for the relay team from the beginning. "I was expecting the 400 relay team to do really well at state because they've done so well in the past" Hutchinson said. After placing first in the 100 meter dash at districts with a time of 11.08, Huber claimed fourth place at state with a time of 11.07. Huber had personal and team goals to motivate him for state. "Going into state, I really tried to focus on making itto the finals and being included in the top eight in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. I also wanted the relay team to make it into the top five." Huber said. Junior Kristin Whitted also placed at the state track meet. Whitted came in fourth in the 800 meter dash, with a time of 2:22.99. Hutchinson believes everyone worked equally hard this season. "The success of the track team was reached througheveryoneworkinghard, even those who didn't qualify for state," Hutchinson said.
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four hours, and thefollowingnighttheteam t ff . played for five hourS. . The tryout consisted of a testing of a variLas Vegas. Junior Rich Reed ety of skills. Layups, defense, fast breaks to. the basketball team from (three on two), and pressure defense were twilltraveltoLasVegas, Thurs- the basic skills in which participants were evaluated, but the full-court, game-simun will participate in a tourna- lated scrimmaging was practiced the most •olves approximately 50 teams often. he nation. The tournament is "We actually scrimmaged for most of the start Friday, June 19. time," Reed said. will be practicing June 10-17, The team doesn't know who their first 1evaney Sports Center in Unopponent will be, so they are working on actices will allow the 12 team every aspect of the game to be ready get to know each other better, anything. ne which players will ftll each For Reed, the Las Vegas team is step among many he has taken in basketball .sketball players from Westside since childhood. the Las Vegas team along with Reed got involved with basketball through -s Michael Cooper and Shawn strong encouragement from his father, who ilong with sophomore Jered is a regular fan of the game. !mpted to make the team, but Reed touched his first basketball in first to make the cuts. grade, and continued to play in leagues such Reed made the team, he wasn't as the YMCA, and on many school teams as his tryout. he grew older. 'rised I made the team after the Reed attended Omaha Northwest, and 1t," Reed said. "I did as well as played basketball for the Huskies during his ~ at the tryout, butldidn'tthink freshman and sophomore years, before transferring to Westside. Reed played on the varsity baseball team m. r
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As the 1991-'92 school year draws to a close the school sports season also comes to an end. -Summertime fun is now 1:1pon us.-Time for swimming, lounging by the pool, sunbathing, water skiing, vacations, and of course sleeping. For many Westsiders, the summer is the perfect time to prepare for the 1992-93 school sport seasons. The 1992-93schoolyearlooksto be a fun-filled and maybe even awesome event for sports fans. Warrior sports teams will most likeLy return to the glory years of the past. Did I mention a state championship or even state championships? Well, let's not jump the gun. Sure, the football team will run over or through most opposition. Sure, the hoops team will be one of the teams to beat in the Metro. Let us not forget how competitive teams such as baseball, soccer, swimming, volleyball, tennis, and wrestling will be! Even more state championships, or at the very least, some individual gold medals. But heed the warning athletes. Other teams will be gunning for Westside's sports teams. Take for instance the Chicago Bulls, in the second round playoff matchup with the New York Knicks. The Bulls failed to give the Knicks respect, and the Knicks almost pulled off the biggest upset in the history of basketball.
Sowhenyouathletesarethinkingabouttaking it easy this summer, remember the competition may-already be hard at work. • The current Godfather's commercial may serve as constant reminder. The Godfather says, "What are you doing there sitting on your duff, when you could be sitting on your duff wrapping your chops around a Godfather's pizza"
Well not exactly. How about, "What are you doing there sitting on your duff, when your compeTrystan Crook tition is out working columnist hard, striving to get better, practicing, setting goals... " Okay Godfather, we get the message. Summer is a fun-ftllcd time. A time to enjoy. But remember the Godfather's message and then think about the other high school teams who are out trying to steal your gold medals and state championships. I only hope no Westside teams fail to reach their potential because certain team members get lazy over the summer. The years of hard work most Westside athletes have put into their sports arc too important to waste. So when you're sitting in bed debating about whether to go back to an endless sleep or go work out, remember the· Godfather ends the commercial by saying, "Do it!"
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ng cast, the girls tennis team 1e regular season with seven Jses. Takingawinningrecord J tournament, the girls team mt of 18 teams. Burke took e, Millard North placed sectside tied Marian for third. re Brittni Borchman, o. 1 singles player, placed to Burke's Ashley Miskell in ;. Sophomore Melissa Crew, '· 2 singles player,lostto Jenny n Millard North in the
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well in singles," girls tennis coach Doug Pierson said. Both of the doubles teams came back from losses. Junior Molly Moylon and freshman Betsy Chilian, playing No. 1 doubles, lost to a talented team from Millard North. Then the duo carne back to beat Bridget Daeges and Shannon Berry of Omaha Marian to place third. TheN o. 2 doubles team ofseniors Katie Kolbeck and Julie Henderson came back from an earlier loss to a Burke doubles team to beat Amy Kottmann and Julie Jensen of Ralston. "As a team we've improved a lot, especially the doubles teams. They have learned toworkreallygreattogether," Crew said. The OassAState Championships were held Thursday, May21 and Friday, May22, at Dewey Park. Chillian and Moylan led the Warriors with a second place ftnish in No. 1 doubles.
Stretch Freshman Betsy Chillian reaches to return a backhand in a doubles match during the regular season. She teamed with junior Molly Moylan and finished second in the stae tournament. photo by Rod Howe
Basic instinct Bring sunglasse'sto this blinding m ---T racey Johnson
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Sex. Blood. Nudity. Bisexuals. These topics aptly describe Basic Instinct. The twisting tale of Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) and his bizarre obsession with the suspect of a nauseating sex murder is set in the Home of Gays, San Francisco. The plot, in itself, is so far-fetched, that is seems rather pointless to continue on with the complicated movie. Halfnaked bisexual women prance around billion dollar homes, flaunting the fact that they are psychopathic killers. . Curran, a recovering drug addict, murder, alcoholic, and smoker is drawn to the suspect in a murder case, Catherine Trammel (Sharon Stone). Trarnmellures him to herwith her brash honesty and shocking knowledge of his life. · Curran unleashes his lust for the unknown and plunges into a dangerous liaison with a murder- · rare non-sex scenes. ess. Basic Jnstinctturned out to be a Throughout the movie, we are constantly reminded ofthe great lengths the writers wentto in If you fail to heed my warning, I an attempt to make the dialogue sound natural. least take a pair of sunglasses.
junior jake COvert and sophomores Katie Goeschel and jenny Sayre audition for 'Meet me in St. Louis 'The play is scheduled for ,july 9, through Saturday, july
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After two and a half days of auditions, the cast for Westside's summer musical/drama, "Meet Me In St. Louis" is finally set. The musical, set in St. Louis at the turn of the century during the first world's fair, focuses on the trials of the Smith family and the problems involved with moving because of the father's job."The play is scheduled to debutThursday,July9, at7:30 p.m. in Westside's Auditorium. It will run every evening through Sunday, July 12. Tickets for the show will be available to purchase from the cast or order from the main office beginning the second week in June. "I saw a lot of talent. Auditions went really well," drama director L.D. Fortney said. "Meet Me In St. Louis's" cast will include 41 students from a variety of Omaha's elementary and high schools. The majority of the cast will be made up of21 Westside High School Students. Sophomore Katie McGuire will play Esther
Smith. Junior Ryan Bergman will play Lon Smith. Junior Jon Larsen will play Jon True itt. Corey Anderson, a 1992 Westside graduate, will play Douglas Moore. Sophomore Katie Goeschel agreed with Fortney's assessmentofthe cast. "A lot of really good people tried out. I'm excited to work with the cast because everyone on it is super dedicated," Goeschel said. "Meet Me In St. Louis" is based on the M.G.M. movie and the Broadway play. The play is set in 1904 during the irrst World's Fair in St. Louis. It's a story about a family who loves their honre. The fatheris to be transferred to New York City, and his children don't want to leave St. Louis. In the end they convince him to stay. "The set will be fabulous. It will be a professionally built Victorian house. There will be a real trolley car on stage," Fortney said. "Meet Me In St. Louis" is a story everyone should enjoy. "It's a real family oriented play. Everyone who goes to see 'Meet Me In St. Louis' will enjoy it," Fortney said.
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Adventure. Action. Guns n' explosions. Are these the qualities for a truly good movie. Absolutely! Although buddy films have never been first in line to pick up their best picture Oscar, they never fail to clean up at the box office and bring enough satisfaction to the viewing public that most demand sequels. Lethal Weapon 3 is no exception. In the third installment of these, the more popularofthegenre,MelGibsonisstillthesame infamous, loose cannon, Detective Martin Riggs. His buddy in crime fighting Sgt. Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is drawing closer to his beloved retirement. The obvious plot begins predictibly to focus on the gangs in L.A. (after the obligitory mass destruction scene where the producers waste money and destroy public property just for something cool to show for the promotion) and the weapons that are circulating. All of this activity is due to an ex-cop (whose character was so uninteresting I forgot his name) who steals weapons from police stations and sells them to needy gangs, in search of more destruction and
more violent ways to kill the police. Despitethefactthatthecharactersare inely interesting, the plot is flimsy, ing, and doesn't even play a part in significantly enough to discuss. The appealing thing about this sides the guns n' explosions) is the relationships. As mentioned before, buddy film That's what people go to and that's what they get. Even outside and Glover, Gibson's character, Riggs, usual love interest who this time isn't so Sheisinterestingandhasspunkand of her own. As always, and is often seen in boffo, money-scooping movies such as the visual effects take most of the credit flick. Luckily enough, this movie substance for the visual effects to detract Action sequences, although poorly exciting and contain all the raw intensity previous films. An added bonusformusicfans is (who incidentally did the music for all the films) teamed up with Sting to do song for the movie, "It's Probably Me".
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