September 2007 - Lincoln East High School - Lincoln Public Schools

The Spartan Newsletter 

September 2006 

Administrator’s Corner 

From Dr. Mary Beth Lehmanowsky, Principal 

what’s inside 

Department Information 2-3 

Fall is in the air! It is my favorite time of year with 

cool mornings and balmy afternoons. At East we get 

an extra bonus as we get great music as we enter the 

school provided by our Marching Band. Think about it—how many organizations 

provide a full band to greet the people who work there? This is also a 

time of year when we don’t worry about air-conditioning or furnaces and 

we’re still just fine. 

We have had a wonderful few weeks at school. Our student count last 

Friday was 1,508 students. Add to that 200 staff members and Spartanville’s 

population is about 1,700. Our 9 th graders have done an excellent job of getting 

the knack of high school. The Ninth Grade Only Day has been such an 

effective way for students to get oriented. I hope you have seen information 

concerning our achievement scores in the newspapers. With the highest ACT 

scores in the state it is no surprise that our MAT (9 th ) scores and our PLAN 

Test (10 th ) scores were also exceptional. Scores on nationally normed tests 

are only one indicator of achievement but in these cases the indicators are 

great! Mid-quarter reports will be mailed in a couple of weeks and they will be 

another indicator of learning. 

Our teaching staff is working hard in Professional Learning Communities. 

For one hour on Tuesdays each educator is a member of a team. Every team 

is discussing student achievement and how to best help students learn. 

Together teachers are determining what they consider to be the “essential 

outcomes” of their curriculums. These outcomes are what every student who 

completes the course should know or be able to demonstrate. Teachers then 

write specific and measurable goals for students in their classes and will be 

developing consistent assessments of achievement. By comparing assessment 

data teachers can determine what strategies are most beneficial for 

students and learn from one another. Thanks for your support in providing 

rides for your students to accommodate our early release time. Students 

who are staying for our supervised study areas are doing a good job of being 

productive. 

Homecoming was fun! Our dance was extremely well attended and our 

students appeared to enjoy themselves. I was glad we had the early game 

on Friday and we were able to avoid all of the bad weather. Saturday we 

experienced some very heavy rainfall and aside from some ruined hairdos 

and wet clothing all was well! I appreciate your support of East High and all 

that you do on a daily basis to help your sons and daughters be successful at 

school. 

SCIP Information 4-6 

Accolades 7 

Counseling Center 8-9 

Student Activities 10-11 

Announcements 12-14 

Parent Information (PAC) 15 

Athletic Department 16 

Important Dates 17 

Parents: Please make sure 

your email address is on file in 

the registrar’s office. We now 

use email as a major tool in 

communication between the 

school and parents. 

EAST HIGH SCHOOL 

MISSION STATEMENT 

Our Mission at Lincoln East High 

School is to empower each student to 

become a responsible member of society 

by providing a supportive and comprehensive 

education.

East High School September Newsletter 

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Media Center Notes 

Online Safety 

Today’s teens have a language and a life all of their own. They happily blog, IM, email, 

download and upload their way through their days, often leaving their baffled parents in the digital 

dust. Don’t confuse their digital ease with online maturity, though. As comfortable as they are using 

the tools of technology, most teens still don’t comprehend the safety issues that surround 

online living. 

Today’s parents can’t let their own ignorance of online living keep them from being guides to 

their teens. During Parent-Teacher Conferences, make sure to stop by the Media Center’s display 

table in the concourse and pick up a copy of Cable in the Classroom’s “New Media, New Rules” 

magazine, a great resource about parenting today’s digital generation. 

Online Research 

East’s Media Center offers students and parents access to almost 20 online databases. These 

databases are like online libraries, connecting students with thousands of reliable, academically 

sound, and current resources. From complete textbooks to newspaper and magazine articles, photos 

to charts and graphs, these online databases are excellent homework resources. For at-home 

access, students and parents may go to the East Media Center for a bookmark of passwords and 

addresses. 

Net Trekker—For Smart Online Searching 

Another great research resource also is available to East students and parents. This year, the 

district is providing access to Net Trekker, an online search engine that delivers results that have 

been reviewed and approved by teachers. Students and parents must register at school to use Net 

Trekker. Media Specialist Roxi Sattler will be available during Parent Teacher Conferences to enroll 

East parents and students in Net Trekker.


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LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLICY 

Lincoln Public Schools recognizes the importance of meeting the needs of gifted students. These 

students think abstractly, study in-depth, and learn rapidly. To serve this group, the LPS School 

Board developed Policy 6300. This policy outlines the services available for gifted students. 

DIFFERENTIATED CLASSES 

LEHS offers differentiated classes in core areas of Business, English, Mathematics, Science, Social 

Studies, and World Languages. Most classes that fulfill graduation requirements offer differentiated 

sections. In addition, LEHS offers many Advanced Placement courses that may count for college 

credit. AP Language and the US History D portion of the Hist/Lit course qualify for college credit at 

Nebraska Wesleyan. Finally, many elective areas of the curriculum offer advanced or in-depth 

courses. 

Teachers design Differentiated, Advanced Placement, and advanced classes to provide for in-depth, 

abstract, and/or accelerated study. East’s gifted program has always been committed to a policy of 

open enrollment which allows students into differentiated, Advanced Placement, and/or advanced 

classes whether identified gifted or not. 

COMMUNICATION 

The East gifted facilitator is Ken Flowerday. He can assist with specific student needs and answer 

questions about the Gifted Program. He can be reached at school at 436-1302, extension 434. 

Ambassadors 

Anime Club 

Art Club 

Business Club/Microtech 

DECA 

Destination Imagination 

Dollfins 

Drama Club/International Thespian Society 

Ecology Club 

Forensics (Speech/Debate) 

Future Business Leaders 

French Club 

Future Educators Association 

German Club 

Invisible Children 

Jazz Club 

Key Club 

Medical Club 

Math Club 

Martial Arts Club 

Mock Trial 

National Honor Society 

Peer Network Club 

Penned Club 

POWER Club 

Publications 

Sci-Fi Club 

Science Olympiad 

Scuba Club 

Spanish Club 

Tri-M Music Honor Society 

United Voices 

Verse Club 

Student Democrats 

Instrumental Groups 

Vocal Groups


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Text messaging, instant messaging by computer, is the fastest growing communication trend and is a 

quick and convenient way for kids to keep their friends posted. For parents, it is very challenging in at 

least two ways: knowing the lingo and knowing the cost. While it is very convenient, it also has some dangers, 

one of which is incredibly high cell phone bills if text messaging is not built into the contract or if kids 

don't stay within the message limit. 

Kids prefer text messaging to actual talking. It's fast and quiet. You can send a quick message without 

the commitment of a phone call, which will take longer. There is far more privacy with text messaging, 

since many parents can't read that language. It lets you chat without being noticed and without interrupting. 

Some of the problems that text messaging can lead to are: a temptation to send a quick message in 

school; send answers to a test, stay up late and flirt with someone who is "hot." And that's where some 

strict rules come in; parents need to become text message literate, establish good parent-to-child communication, 

and consider text messaging themselves to be up on the trend! Following are some additional 

smart rules: 

• Respect the plan. If your child goes over the text messaging allotment, require him/her to pay for 

the overages. 

• Set a nighttime text message curfew. 

• No text messaging at the dinner table. 

• No text messaging in church 

• No text messaging in school. 

• Parents communication-in whatever form-always take precedence over someone's text message. 

Be careful who you give your screen name to if you use instant messaging services such as AOL. 

Cell phones can be hit by spam, viruses and predators. 

There's a new trend popular among teenage chatters, and your filters won't pick up any of it. It's 

called 133tspcak, netspeak or just plain internet slang (leet speak from the word elite). You know what I'm 

talking about. Acronyms like lol wtf bbiab and nm. Today's kids are also lazy, and use single letter words: 

U replaces you, R replaces are, o replaces oh, m replaces am, etc ... 

Less popular, but still widely used (especially in games) is true 133tspeak, which involves using 

numbers instead of letters. 4 replaces A, 3 replaces E, 7 replaces T, 1 replaces L, and $ replaces S. 

These are just a few examples, some of it is worse, like /\/ and /\/\ , or 13 instead of B. 

Another key phrase is the word paw, short for "parents are watching" or pos for "parents over shoulder." 

Learn to recognize the warning signs and find out what they're doing that they don't want you to 

know about.


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If you want to know what your kids are saying and doing, you've got to know the text messaging code. If you wish to 

see the more explicit codes and less polite ones, please use the Internet sites: www.wikipedia.orq / www.naslang.com 

404-1 don't know 

AML-All my love 

AOTA-All of the above 

A/S/L-Age/sex/location 

ATM-At the moment 

AYOR-At your own risk 

B/F-Boy friend 

B4-Before 

B4N-Bye for now 

BC-Because 

BOL-Best of luck 

BML-Biting my lip 

BTW-By the way 

BWL-Bursting with laughter 

CMON-Come on 

CUA-See you around 

CUL8R-See you later 

CYA-See ya! 

DEGT-Don't even go there 

Dnt B L8-Don't be late 

EG-Evil grin 

EOM-End of message 

F2F-Face to face 

FBM-Fine by me 

FOCL-Falling off chair laughing 

FWIW-For what it's worth 

FYI-For your information 

G/F-Girlfriend 

GA-Go ahead 

GAL-Get a life 

GB-Goodbye 

GBU-God bless you 

GIAR-Give it a rest 

GOI-Get over it 

GTG-Got to go 

HAGN-Have a good night 

HAGO-Have a good one 

HHIS-Hanging head in shame 

HHOK-Ha ha, only kidding 

HRU-How are you 

IB-I'm back 

ICBW-It could be worse 

IDK-I don't know 

IDTS-I don't think so 

ILU or ILY-I love you 

IMHO-In my humble opinion 

IMNSHO-In my not so humble 

opinion 

ISM-I'm sorry 

JAS-Just a sec 

JJA-Just joking around 

JTUMLTK-Just thought you might like 

to know 

LHO-Laughing head off 

LOFLOL-Lying on floor laughing out 

loud 

LOL-Laughing out loud 

LSHIH-Laughing so hard it hurts 

MTF-More to follow 

MTFBWU-May the force be with you 

MYOB-Mind your own business 

NP-No problem 

NOOB-Newbie 

NW-No way 

OMG-Oh my God 

OTTOMH-Off the top of my head 

PCM-Please call me 

POAHF-Put on a happy face 

PSB-Pretty stupid boy 

PSG-Pretty stupid girl 

PXT-Please explain that 

QT-Cutie 

RAS-Running around screaming 

REHI-Hello again 

RL-Real life 

RME-Rolling my eyes 

ROTFLSTC-Rolling on the floor 

laughing scaring the cat 

RUOK-Are you okay? 

SAL-Such a laugh 

SC-Stay cool 

SETE-Smiling ear to ear 

SICNR-Sorry, I couldn't resist 

SIG2R-Sorry, I got to run 

SIS-Snickering in silence 

SIT-Stay in touch 

SLAP-Sounds like a plan 

SMHID-Scratching my head in 

disbelief 

SO-Significant other 

SOL-Sooner or later or simply out of 

luck 

SOMY-Sick of me yet? 

SOTMG-Short of time, must go 

SPST-Same place, same time 

SRY-Sorry 

SS-So sorry 

SSDD-Same stuff, different day 

SSINF-So stupid it's not funny 

STBID-Sometime before I die 

SUITM-See you in the morning 

SUP-What's up? 

SYUTH-Slap you upside the head 

SY WWTBY-See ya, wouldn't want to 

be ya 

T+-Think positive 

TA-Thanks a lot 

TAFN-That's all for now 

TBH-To be honest 

TC-Take care 

TMWFI-Take my word for it 

TTFN-Ta ta for now 

TTTT-These things take time 

TU or TY-Thank you 

UGTBK-You've got to be kidding 

WAM-Wait a minute 

WEG-Wicked evil grin 

WW-Watching TV 

WUWT-What's up with that? 

YBS-You'll be sorry 

YGB-You go, boy 

YGG-You go girl 

YGTBK-You've got to be kidding 

YIAH-Yes, I am here 

YYSSW-Yeah yeah, sure, sure 

whatever 

ZZZ-Sleeping


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A+ 

EAST HIGH SCHOOL 

SPARTAN ACCOLADES 

EAST students are achieving and succeeding in a variety of areas. 

 

Congratulations to the following math students who received awards at the Nebraska State Fair Mathematics Competition 

held Saturday, August 26: 

Freshmen: 1 st – Preston Bradley, 2 nd – Nate Germer, 3 rd – Jahan Claes and 4 th – Measen Churchill. 

Sophomores: 2 nd – Alan Xu 

Juniors: 3 rd – Alex Churchill, 4 th - Jim Hao, 5 th – Adam Pillard, and 6 th – Brady Gilg 

Seniors: 4 th – Sammy Wang 

Last years seniors: 1 st – Aaron Fluitt and 3 rd – Wen Luo 

 

Congratulations to Adam Pillard who received 4 th place in Introduction to Business at the National FBLA Conference in 

Nashville this summer. 

 

Congratulations to Lincoln East Seniors Andy Steck, Scott Vasey and Jeremy Kendle who went to Atlanta, Ga., last month 

with instructor Jeff McCabe and came home with third place -- $500 in cash and a handful of tools and materials for East 

High School . 

CONGRATULATIONS! 

LPS Elementary Principals 

Present 

Saturday, November 18 

8 a.m. to 10 a.m. 

Saratoga Elementary 

2215 South 13th Street 

Donate clothes for Bubba’s Closet to Hanger’s Cleaners from 

Oct. 9—Nov. 10. Clothes will be transported to Saratoga 

where elementary students can pick out items to adopt and 

use!. This is one of the many American Education Week 

activities planned in Lincoln Public Schools.


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SPARTAN/WESLEYAN DAY 

The 2006 date for Spartan/Wesleyan Day is Thursday, October 5, 2006. 

Each year, Lincoln East High School Seniors are invited to be a guest of Nebraska 

Wesleyan to experience what a small private four-year college offers. 

All seniors will be sent a personal letter of invitation with a sign-up deadline. 

Topics to be discussed on that day include admissions, financial aid, college 

life, housing, activities, the career center and athletics. Parents and students 

are urged to watch for your Spartan/Wesleyan Day invitation and meet the signup 

deadline. The first 150 students who sign up by the sign-up deadline may 

attend. 

PSAT/NMSQT 

The PSAT (Preliminary SAT) test will be administered at East High School on Saturday, October 21, 

2006. This test measures skills that are important for success in college—verbal reasoning, critical reading, 

math problem-solving and writing. Taking the test allows students to get feedback about critical 

academic skills, seek information from colleges, enter scholarship competitions and practice for SAT 

(college admission) tests. 

The PSAT is the qualifying test for entry to national Merit Scholarship Corporation competitions for college 

scholarships that will be awarded in 2007. Only scores from the participants’ junior year will be 

considered. 

Students may purchase admission tickets in the East High office from 

October 2 to October 13, 2006, for approximately $16.00. Late fees (if seating is still possible) will be 

double the standard admission fee. On October 21, students will be dismissed from the Commons Area 

to the testing rooms at 8:00 am. The test will last approximately three hours. A student bulletin that 

provides practice materials will be distributed as students purchase their tickets. Fee waivers are available 

to students on free or reduced lunch. 

Juniors planning to attend a 4 year college or university and highly motivated sophomores are encouraged 

to register for the PSAT test.


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The 21st Annual Lincoln Area College Fair will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2006. The fair 

will be held on the Lincoln campus of Southeast Community College (84th and “O” Streets) from 1:00— 

3:30 p.m. and is open to the public. This college fair is a wonderful opportunity for students of all ages 

to visit with college representatives from nearly 150 colleges and universities from across the United 

States, including most Nebraska colleges and universities, the University of Iowa, Gustavus Adolphus 

College, Texas A&M University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University, Iowa State University, 

South Dakota State University, Cornell University, St. Olaf College and many others. For a complete 

list of registered colleges and universities, see your guidance counselor or log on to 

http://www.educationquest.com. Also, EducationQuest Foundation will conduct two financial aid sessions 

at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and local area guidance counselors will be available at an “Ask-a- 

Counselor” booth to answer all your college preparation questions. 

Follow these tips to make the most of the College Fairs: 

1) Before you attend, prepare a list of questions for school representatives. As about 

application deadlines and scholarships. 

2) Determine what you want from a school. This helps you rule out some colleges and 

look more closely at others. Take notes to keep track of schools that interest you. 

3) Prepare pre-printed labels with your name, address, email, and phone number to stick 

information cards at college booths where you want additional information. This saves the 

redundancy of filling out cards. 

4) If you decide a college is not right for you, contact that college and ask them to take you off 

their mailing list. This helps them, and saves you from receiving unnecessary mail. 

Sara Malsbury 

College Planning Specialist 

EducationQuest Foundation 

1300 “O” Street 

Lincoln, NE 68508 

800-3-3-3745 ext. 6692 

402-479-6692 

ATTENTION JUNIOR PARENTS 

The East High Counseling Team invites parents/guardians of juniors to JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT on 

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 in the East High School cafeteria from 6:00-7:00 PM. The purpose of 

this meeting is to begin preparing both students and parents for post high school education including 

university, junior college, and community college. 

This meeting follows the Junior Session that will be held period 3 and period 4, October 10 with 

all juniors at East. At this meeting, students will have received and been guided through an LPS 

publication on college planning. 

A post card inviting all junior parents/guardians will be sent to the homes of juniors prior to this meeting 

with instructions for pre-registration. Pre-registration will be required for this session. Since 

this date and time coincides with Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 10, parents of juniors are 

encouraged to attend conferences before the JUNIOR PARENT MEETING or on Thursday, October 

12, 2006. If you have any questions, please contact the Counseling Center at 436-1314.


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Lincoln East High School's 2006-2007 

Apollonaire Dance Squad 

is off to another award-winning year. 

Team members attended the National Dance Alliance summer camp at Nebraska 

Wesleyan University. They won the first place trophy for their team dance performance 

and they received a superior rating and the choreography trophy for their home 

routine performance. 

The Apollonaires were awarded the Team Leadership plaque and also earned the 

spirit stick each day. In addition to team honors, four members, Sierra Andersen, 

Haley Carpenter, Danielle Olson, and Sarah Preston, were recognized as "All- 

Americans", Kelsey Lambley was presented the Individual Excellence in Leadership 

award, and Sierra Andersen received the Top Performer award. NDA certificates 

were presented to Sierra Andersen, Lauren Beitel, and Haley Carpenter for the team 

leaders competition and to Angie Albers, Sierra Andersen, and Sarah Preston for 

their dance skills. Individually each Apollonaire received numerous ribbons for their 

dance technique and showmanship skills. 

The East High Apollonaires perform at all home football and basketball games and 

at various community events. In addition to choreographing and practicing for those 

performances, they will be preparing for upcoming dance competitions. 

Members of the 2006-2007 squad include: Angie Albers, Sierra Andersen, Lauren 

Beitel, Haley Carpenter, Rachel Dahlin, Kelsey Lambley, Mallory Netz, Danielle 

Olson, Ali Peterson, Sarah Preston, Stevie Renkey, and Hayley Schmidt. 

Lincoln East Student Council has been busy with a number 

of projects so far this year. We are organizing the class officer 

elections that will be held September 27th for all grades. Also 

we are holding a new member drive for student council which 

will allow for all students that did not attend Lux for middle 

school or did not attend East last year to be involved with 

East’s student council. This year we are also holding our 

annual Read-A-Thon on October 20th during the school day. 

The day will be jam-packed with festivities including live 

entertainment, snacks, and books making it a coffee shop 

atmosphere to raise money for the annual Harvest of 

Books. We are hoping to give parents an opportunity to 

be a part of this fundraiser, too, so be watching 

during parent-teacher conferences for this 

kind of thing.


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Pirates of the Caribbean have overtaken 

Lincoln East DECA students! The 14 

member officer team met this summer to 

plan a series of educational and fun 

events designed to reach out to all students. 

The 2006-2007 officer team consists of : 

President: Ben Strasheim 

Vice President: Todd Strauss 

Secretary: Rachael Pickerel 

Treasurer: Trevor Johnson 

Public Relations: Jade Selvy 

School Store: Kayla Kohl 

DECA-9: Katie McGarvie and Megan Pope 

Historian: Courtney Woodhead 

Activities: Breanna Phillips and Brett Slagle 

Competition: Elizabeth Bacquet 

Membership: Dan Cramer and Lauren Marr 

Our first event is September 19th at Holmes Lake. We'll be hosting an 

all-school Caribbean themed barbeque. Our next event will be our annual 

Worlds of Fun trip! The deadline for this trip is September 27th, so hurry 

and sign up today! 

In addition to our social activities, DECA will be coordinating a series of 

field trips to visit locally owned businesses to increase our awareness of 

entrepreneurship and business management, attending leadership trips, 

and competing in the spring for a chance to attend the International Career 

Development Conference in Orlando, Florida! 

Don't let your high school career be a search for buried treasure, join 

DECA and we'll show you the way! 

The DECA advisor is Laurie Fraser and you can reach her by email at lfraser@lps.org


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Parent-Teacher Conferences 

October 10 & 12 

from 4:00—7:00 p.m. 

Senior Pictures 

Senior photos are due for the 

yearbook October 27. The photos 

must meet the district guidelines 

for senior photos. Photos that do 

not meet the guidelines will not be 

accepted. 

Sept.-Oct. 

Yearbook Sales 

$5$$55.00 

Yearbooks will be sold for 

$50 from Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. 

Yearbooks will be sold in 

the Commons during 

lunches only. Plan now to 

buy one! 

$55.00 

Don't forget to attend this year's musical 

"Schoolhouse Rock Live!" 

Students have been hard at work on it since this 

summer and we can't wait to see it all put together. 

The show will be September 28, 29, and 30 at 

7:30 pm. Doors will open at 7pm. Tickets will be sold 

in advance for $6 and at the door for $7. 

You can get $1 off admission at the door with the donation 

of 2 canned food items or 1 new children's 

book. Hope to see you there!


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Dear Senior Parents and Guardians, 

Once again the East Yearbook will reserve a section for baby pictures and comments. This will 

make a great mark on your senior son/daughter’s year! Ads are limited to 35 words. If your message goes 

beyond 35 words, we will edit it without contacting you. If you wish to purchase a baby ad for your Senior son 

or daughter please send $35, a photo of your East High Senior as a child (please put his/her complete name 

on the back of the photo), and the completed message form by December 1 (FINAL DEADLINE, no late ads 

accepted) to: 

East High Yearbook 

Attn: Lauren Vuchetich 

1000 S. 70th St. 


*Photo will be returned to your son/daughter at the end of the school year. Your $35 payment must 

accompany your order. 

*We are not to be responsible for lost photos. If something is one-of-a-kind, please send us a copy. You may 

also send your photo digitally by e-mail to ehsbusines@gmail.com 

Sincerely, 

Lauren Vuchetich, Business Editor & Tra-My Hoang 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

2005 YEARBOOK BABY AD 

Parent or Guardian’s Name: 

Address: 

Phone Number: 

Student’s Name (first and last): 

Message (35-word limit): 

Please send the bottom form, picture, and payment to East High by Dec. 1, 2006


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PLEASE NOTE: If your child 

receives free or reduced lunches, you must 

fill out a free/reduced lunch application every 

year. The cut off date for this year’s grace 

period is October 5, 2006. 

If no new application is on file by 

October 5th, your student will become a paying 

customer the very next day. So please be 

sure to get your free/reduced applications to 

us or to the district office by this date! 

Pay for School Meals On-Line! 

Go to the home page on http://www.lps.org and click on “Buy School Meals” 

Make a payment toward your student’s 

breakfast, lunch or cash (snack) purchases. 

Make an automatic withdrawal from 

your checking account for just 20 cents! 

Deposit any amount! 

Visa or MasterCard accepted for the low transaction fee of $1.95 

News from the Health Office 

Welcome to a new school year! Recent legislation was passed in 

Nebraska allowing children at school with asthma, severe allergies, or 

diabetes to carry supplies and self-manage their conditions. Parents must 

provide the health office a medical management plan, physician authorization 

and written parent consent. 

On Tuesday, September 26 th , there will be an all-day health screening 

for 9 th graders. This includes height/weight, vision, hearing, and blood 

pressure. If your student has visited the dentist this past year please 

submit a dental form. Please feel free to contact the health office with any 

special health concerns that your student may have, 436-1322 or 

spackett@lps.org. 

Susan Kangas-Packett, RN 

East High Health Office


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What is Parent Advisory Council (PAC)? 

A group of East High School parents/guardians (all are welcome) that supports the 

students, staff and administration at the high school. 

PAC meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the school media center. Meetings are 

scheduled for October 11, November 8, December 13, January 10, February 14, March 21, April 11 and 

May 9. 

At the meetings, you’ll hear about the activities/ purpose of East High School organizations. You’ll hear a 

short report from Principal Mary Beth Lehmanowsky. You’ll get an opportunity to meet other East parents. 

And you’ll be able to get involved in your teen’s high school. 

Membership dues (just $10) and money raised help fund events such as the freshmen ice cream social, 

Senior Breakfast, Honors Convocation, parent forums, student directories, post prom, school grant applications, 

teacher appreciation, and more. 

To become involved contact PAC president Marcia Lepinksi at 486-1198 (alepinski@neb.rr.com) or vice 

president Kim Quade at 484-6837 (pquade@neb.rr.com). 

Coming Soon! 

Watch for more information about the parent forum on teen gambling and alcohol abuse. We'll hear from a 

gambling counselor, law enforcement and members of the community on what parents can do to lower their 

kids' risk. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. November 9 in the East High Auditorium. Co-sponsored by PAC 

and the East Community Group. 

Pick up your student directories at the PAC table during conferences in October. A directory is free with 

your PAC membership. 

Watch for more 

information about the 

parent forum on teen gambling 

and alcohol abuse. We'll hear from 

a gambling counselor, law 

enforcement and members of the 

community on what parents can do 

to lower their kids' risk. To be held 

at 7 p.m. November 9 in the East 

High Auditorium. Co-sponsored by 

PAC and the East Community 

Group.


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The Spartan Athletic Department is currently offering a supervised after school study 

hall on each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon from 3:10 pm until 4:00 pm. 

Our hope is that all students will make use of this opportunity to do their homework, or 

make-up assignments while waiting for after school activities, and/or using the quiet 

study time at school to their academic advantage. Some students are already utilizing 

this opportunity and we hope to have even greater participation from students as they 

find the quiet study time an advantage to them. Information about this study center time 

is available from the Athletic Office. 

Our athletic requirement is that student/athletes will be required to attend the study hall 

if they are failing a class at grade reporting times; and will continue to attend until the 

grade is passing or is improved to the teacher’s satisfaction. We know this may cause 

some of our athletes to be a bit late for practices, but feel that the academic part of 

being a student athlete should come first and that the Spartan Athletic Department is 

proactive is helping students achieve success both athletically and academically. Our 

first grade reporting will occur on September 27. 

Parents and students are reminded that the same type of study hall is available during 

the Tuesday PLC time from 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM; and that students must either be in a 

study center or leave the building during that time period. Students who are waiting for 

athletic and activity practices will follow the same requirement of either attending a 

study center or leaving the building; and locker rooms will not be available until the end 

of the PLC period at 3:15 PM. 

STUDENT ATHLETES AND COACHES: 

On Tuesday evening, September 26, 2006 a representative 

from the athletic compliance office at the University of Nebraska- 

Lincoln will be here at Lincoln East High School to talk to studentathletes, 

parents and coaches about recruiting and eligibility for 

college athletics. The meeting will be at 7:00PM in the Lincoln 

East High School cafeteria. Please plan to attend and find out 

what you can do now to ensure your college athletic eligibility.


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October 10 

October 10 

October 10/12 

October 14 

October 21 

October 27 

October 28 

October 30-November 3 

November 

November 4 

November 6 

November 13 

November 14 & 15 

November 23 & 24 

November 30 

November 30 

December 

December 2 

December 9 

December 22-26 

December 25-Jan 2 

Picture Make-up Day 

9 th Grade Health Screening 

NCAA Athletic Meeting @ 7 p.m. 

Spartan Wesleyan Day 

Math GDE Test 

Writing/Reading GDE Test 

Writing GDE Test 

Junior Sessions @ auditorium 

Junior Parent Sessions @ 6:00 p.m. @ auditorium 

Parent/Teacher Conferences 

SAT Test 

PSAT Test 

End of 1 st Quarter 

ACT Test 

Student Break – No school for students or staff 

SAT Test 

2 nd Quarter begins 

Start of Winter Sports 

PLAN Test 

No School for staff or students 

First Winter Contests 

Financial Aid Meeting @ cafeteria @7:00 p.m. 

SAT Test 

ACT Test 

Practice Moratorium – No Gym Use 

Winter Break 

Check for a particular 

date in Schedule 

Star online calendar 

at the following link 

Parents: Be sure to turn in 

your email address to the 

registrar so that you will be 

able to receive communication 

from the principal and 

school announcements given 

through email messages. 

Of Interest to Parents 

Schools are required by federal law to provide access to students’ 

names, addresses and telephone listings to military recruiters 

or institutions of higher education upon request. If you so 

desire, you (or your student) may request that your 

particular information not be disclosed. We have 

forms available for this purposed in the 

Counseling Center. 

Lincoln East High School 

1000 S. 70th 


Administration 

Dr. Mary Beth Lehmanowsky, Principal 

Ms. Cecilia Ruley, Associate Principal 

Mr. Gene Thompson, Associate Principal 

Mr. Gary Williams, Associate Principal 

Ms. Wendy Henrichs, Athletic Director 

Mr. Greg Fleming, Coordinator, Student Services 

Dr. Teri Ourada, Coordinator, SPED 

Mr. Dennis Mann, Coordinator, Instruction

September 2007 - Lincoln East High School - Lincoln Public Schools

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