0   By Tesha Ballard
“I feel good about being here in Lincoln. Never been out here, it’s my first time,” Ben J of New Boyz said in an interview with me after their show at Bourbon Street on Friday, Oct. 19th. “I like the people here, everyone’s chill.”
Although I was really excited to see them and get the chance to meet Ben J, I was disappointed with the concert overall. For one thing, The New Boyz only performed for an hour, disappointing many of their fans.
“I expected a lot more,” senior …

0   By Kylee Johnson
The month of October is full of tricks and treats! Don’t you hate when the movies are especially sweet? I want a movie full of scares, something full of terror only watched on dares. The flicks I picked were especially rich; some meant to be scary but caught another niche. Horror and Comedy are like two peas in a pod; can’t have one without the other, and wont be forgot. So without further a do, take a peek at this list, it’s sure to be a helpful …

0   By Ashley Epp
“I’m nothing special,” the small, square-faced 80 year-old man said as he sat in front of the large group of student actors hanging on his every word. “Just a lucky guy to be alive.”
Lou Leviticus, one of the last few Holocaust survivors, visited Lincoln High School’s One Act Production cast on Thursday, November 3rd in the Ted Sorensen Theatre.  He was here to educate the students about what the horror of the Holocaust was really like.
“I was born in the Netherlands, in 1931, in a small village …

0   If you’ve been missing the bowls of fresh fruit and healthy snacks we’ve grown used to over the past 5 years, you’re in luck. They’re back! Student Council, in partnership with LPS Food Services, has received two new grants to help provide students with some healthy food choices in the morning and throughout the day.
The funding, from Action for Healthy Kids & Kellogg’s “Share Your Breakfast Grant” and the “Fuel Up To Play 60 Grant” from the Mid-West Dairy Council and NFL Partnership, have made it possible for StuCo …

0   By Ashley Epp
On the Night of October 6th, 7th, and the afternoon of the 9th, student actors of all high school grades flooded the stage decked out in elaborate togas attempting to get through the important Greek myths and Homer’s classic epic poems. In 99 minutes.
This year’s fall show, The
Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes, was performed in the Ted Sorensen Theatre and was directed by Molly Thomas.
Working with a script full of goofy humor and “comic bits” the actors sped through the …

0   By Brodrick Kudron
It’s a little known fact that Festivus is real holiday. Festivus is a nondenominational holiday that’s traditionally celebrated on December 23rd. The origin of the holiday stems from a man’s refusal to buy into the increased commercialism of the December holiday season.
Dan O’Keefe, the father of Daniel O’Keefe, a writer on the hit show Seinfeld, discovered the holiday in a book in 1966 that outlines obscure holidays. The father, Dan O’Keefe, first celebrated it in February, 1966, the anniversary of he and his wife’s first date. There …

0   By Sammi Yelkin
The line outside of the South Building kept increasing in size as students of Lincoln High got in line, patiently waiting to dance the night away. At the front door students had to show their IDs to prove that they were Lincoln High students, and then once inside, the night began.
Before Homecoming even started there was a debate about whether or not the lights should be on during the dance. In past years inappropriate dancing and grinding has caused some problems. If the lights were on it …

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By Ashley Epp
What do navigating a mall and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy have in common? We weren’t sure, either, but when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke to a theatre full of Lincoln High students on September 16th, he had the Links rolling in the aisles with the idea.
Thomas delivered an inspiring and sometimes humorous talk to students at Lincoln High in the Ted Sorensen Theatre on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
Thomas, who shared quite a bit of his personal life during the speech, was responding to a …

0            Omaha Northwest had no chance against Lincoln High on Friday, September 9th for the Homecoming game.
Ending with a score of 27 – 21, this is the first Homecoming win Lincoln High has seen since 1999 when they defeated Lincoln East.
This may have something to do with the new coach, Macke. This is his first year at Lincoln High and a positive start from him as a coach.  “He has a different mindset.” Said Dagan Worton, a senior at Lincoln High and Varsity’s quarterback. “His love of …

0   By Gwenna Ihrie
Nebraska thespians from 17 high schools took center stage on November 23rd at Lincoln High School for the first annual Lincoln High Play Production Festival. Schools from cities all over Nebraska were at LHS presenting their 30-minute One Act shows in the Ted Sorensen Theatre. Schools included David City performing “Atrum Crepusculm,” Wausa performed Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” and Fillmore Central performed “It’s a Wonderful Neverland.”
Lincoln High’s students in “A Company of Wayward Saints” showcased their comedy at an early 8 a.m. start …

0   By Gwenna Ihrie
Second time Homecoming nominee, sophomore Bryce Edward Myron Tyler, is not just the pretty face on the sample Homecoming picture order poster outside of the Associate Principal’s office. From 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tyler and his legendary green guitar can be seen serenading students at Lincoln High.
The Johnson Hallway becomes a stage for Tyler. His day begins with music.

Tyler’s first and only music class was Gary Hinkley’s very influential, Guitar 1 class. Tyler’s best friend, senior Jordan Radcliffe, is at the roots of Tyler’s love for …

0   Elizabeth Lewy
An amazing group of High School students made a pact to stay together as a band and as friends. Four talented musicians, Jordan Radcliff, Josh Wolz, Grant Versaw, and Isaac Hawkins made what an amazing band is named Light The Fuse.
Jordan, Josh, and Grant come here to Lincoln High as our everyday peers. You can watch them as they proudly walk through the halls drumming or fingering out an air guitar to their songs.
Although Josh, Isaac, and Grant are juniors, Jordan, a Lincoln High senior, is extremely excited …

0   By Brent Koenigsman
On October 31st, Lincoln High not only lost an exemplary alum, the nation lost an exemplary speech writer, and the world lost an exemplary human being.
Ted Sorensen, famous for his work alongside President John F. Kennedy, died of a stroke at age 82. His legacy and impact is clear throughout the halls of Lincoln High. Our renovated theatre, which houses the proud LHS Drama program, bears his name.
A Nebraska native, Sorensen graduated from Lincoln High and studied Law at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He went on …

0   By Gwen Ihrie
Being part of the cast of Glee was a close reality for one Lincoln High graduate.  Mikah Meyer is a 2004 grad, who was recently on the path towards claiming his star spot on the hit Fox TV show, Glee.
In early April, a casting call was held in Memphis for those who wanted the chance of a director of Glee to hear their audition tape.  Mikah Meyer was there, and out of more than 200 other “Gleeks” auditioning for the same opportunity, the judges chose him as …

0   The Lincoln High Band and vocal groups are going to Chicago this year for a music competition.  The band is leaving early in the morning on April 28th and will return onApril 30th.  The band will be taking a bus up to Chicago and back instead of flying there.  During the competition the band is going to play “Aribasque”, “Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head”, and “Walking Through History”.  Everyone on the trip will be able to have free time during their visit and will see a performance by the …

0   By Gwendolyn Ihrie
When I drive to school, I want to listen to music.  I don’t want to hear about what Matt McKay thinks of Lindsey Lohan’s latest fiasco.  I just want to find energy to get me excited about starting school at 6:45 A.M.  Let me listen to “Tik Tok”  or “I Gotta Feeling!”
Two juniors from Lincoln High agree with me and decided to take charge with a literal charge of wattage.  Radio wattage, that is.  Marya Case-Ruchala and Phalin Strong, juniors from Lincoln High and the Arts & …

0   By Cale Simonson
The world’s technological community has recently been posing a question as to whether there is room in the already wide spectrum of gadgets for a device that falls somewhere in between the smart phone and the laptop computer.  On the 27th of January, Apple answered this question with an audacious “Yes” as they unveiled the revolutionary and innovative iPad.
With the exception of a few critics, most of Apple’s fans seem to be accepting the iPad for the revolutionary product that Steven Jobs (Apple CEO) asserts it to …

0   By Nic Brown
In 1985, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie took pen to paper, as Quincy Jones took to the boards.  The reason for the amalgamation of star power: relief for those affected by the then-recent famine in Ethiopia. The result: “We Are The World,” a star studded, if pretty cheesy, 7:02 sing along, featuring a who’s-who of 80’s music: the aforementioned MJ and Lionel, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, and a room full of others.  For all it’s ridiculous celebrity ego-stroking, it did eventually raise $51.2 …

0   The Lincoln High School Black Box Theatre opens tonight (Feb. 4) with a performance The Doctor In Spite of Himself by Moliere. The production is directed by students Richard Eisloeffel (12), Scott Shomaker (11), Suzy Wright (12), and Christian Novotony (11) . There will be performances at 7 and 8 pm and admission is $5. The Black Box Theatre is located on second floor on the south side of the main building.

0   By Dillon Irwin
So far, Grease seems to be a very popular musical for Lincoln High. So many people have signed up to audition; the sheets are full of actors and singers. Who will get the lead roles? The actors and the singers will unite to audition for the roles of Grease. The Pink Ladies and The T-Birds will form, and the relationship of Sandy and Danny will form. For those that don’t know the story of Grease, Sandy Dumbrowski is an Australian teenager on vacation with her parents and …