May 2007 - Lincoln East High School

Oo racle
v. 39 i. 9 may 2007
Cove r p h o to by Alice Root

Inside...
News
Spartan competitors sweep the nation from DECA
to Poetry Out Loud to We the People. And summer’s
coming fast, but it’s going to be a short one for LPS
students - we explain the situation.
Voices
Faces
Gun control is the issue this month in our
staff editorial, our Voices editor weighs out
safety vs. freedom, and a personal story of
maturation from our editor-in-chief.
Hear from the foreign exchange students
about their experiences at East, read about
new classes being offered next year, and
discover a new math tradition: Fancy Fridays.
Focus
One year down, none to go for the Class
of 2007. See what they’ll remember about
East and where they’re off to next year.
A&E
Summer will be in full swing soon, are you
ready You will be with our guide to what’s
hot in art, music, and food in Lincoln. Plus,
we explore Japanese and Indian cultures
through origami and A Touch of India Night.
Sports
East sports are wrapping up, hear from the athletes
about their favorite games, quotes, and memories.
And are hackey sack and trap considered sports
We put them in the section anyways.
2 | ORACLE | MAY 2007

Artwork by Vilis
Lipins.
Both pieces
were awardwinners
in the
Nebraska State
Visual Arts
Show.
Thank
you to
all the students
who submitted their
artwork this year! If you
would like to see your artwork in
the Oracle next year, send it to Mrs. Holt
in B159. You can submit items to be shown
anonymously but your name must be on
your work. Send in poems, sketches,
paintings, anything! Remember
to share your talents and
have a great summer!
MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 3

Spartans shine in state and nation
BY TINA ZHENG and SEAN DWYER
News Editor Voices Editor
Event: DECA International Career Development Conference
Competitors: Sam Scott, Dan Cramer, Bre Phillips, Rachel Pickerel, Jessica
Madsen, Jade Selvy, Elizabeth Baquet
Competed in: Business Services, Advertising Campaign, Entrepreneurship Promotion
Plan, Apparel and Accessories
Success: 7 students competed, none received call-back
Dates: April 28-May 2
Location: Orlando, Florida
Quotations: “National competition is very different from the State level.”
“We compete at Nationals as a State, not a chapter, so we really blurred the
chapter lines.”
“As a state we did very well, with 17 kids from Nebraska in the top 3.” -- Laurie
Fraser, adviser
RIGHT: Members
of DECA are at
Downtown
Disney for their
chapter dinner
at DECA national
competition in
Orlando, Florida.
Event: We the People
Competitors: Brianna Black, Alyssa Bornman, Haley Carpenter, Carrie Chen,
Maxwell Gade, Paige Gade, Laila Gharzai, Laura Hahn, Tra My Hoang, Vanessa
Johnson, Paige Juhnke, Robert Kachman, Sarah McCallister, Bianca Patel,
Molly Poppe, Meghan Rihanek, Ben Strasheim, Shelbi Svoboda, Kari Tietjen,
BJ Valente, Sammy Wang, and Katherine White.
Competed in: Six Units; each of which focused on specific aspects of the
United States Constitution
Success: State champions and National competitors
Dates: April 27 to May 1
Location: Washington D.C.
Quotations: “I liked the sightseeing except for a lot of walking. We had a
chance to see some of the other teams compete and that was interesting,”
said senior Tra My Hoang.
“The highlight of our trip was definitely meeting new people and interacting
with them at the dances. I believe our team performed well but not as well as
we could have. We were complimented on having the most creative speeches,”
said senior Vanessa Johnson.
RIGHT: We
the People
competitors
and advisor
represented
Lincoln
East in
Washington
D.C..
LEFT: Shuqiao
Song stands
with Garrison
Keillor and Dr.
Anne Cognard
at the Poetry Out
Loud National
competition in
Washington D.C..
LEFT: Callie
Feingold and
Salome Viljoen
stand after
becoming state
champions in
National History
Day Competition.
Event: Poetry Out Loud: National Recitiation Project
Competitors: Shuqiao Song
Competed in: Recitation of three poems selected from a list of 400
Success: State champion, one of 51 national competitors, one of 12 national
finalists
Dates: April 30 -May 1
Location: Washington D.C.
Quotations: “The level of competition was outstanding, as was the judging.
Garrison Keillor [of ‘A Prairie Home Companion’] was a judge.”
“It was a phenomenal experience, with national-level connections.” -- Dr.
Cognard, adviser
“The NEA [National Endowment for the Arts] is really generous and amazing.”
“The experience is well worth the effort. Plus, they pay for everything.” --
Shuqiao Song
Event: National History Day State Competition
Competitors: Callie Feingold and Salome Viljoen
Success: State champions in Senior Group Documentary
Date: April 21st
Location: Nebraska Wesleyan University
Quotations: “The more knowledge we gained, the more passionate we
became about the subject,” said senior Salome Viljoen.
“I think the amount of hours we put into it, all the research and hunting
down interviews, and learning how to make a movie made the entire
process cool when we won, because it was a bigger reason than just
winning; we had purpose,” said Feingold.
4 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | NEWS

Shorter summer a real bummer
BY MELANIE FICHTHORN
Staff Reporter
As the school year winds down, almost all of the
students are anticipating the arrival of summer break.
However, this summer break is different from summers
of previous years because it is shorter than the
others. Instead of going back to school at the very end
of August, students now have to go to school for two
weeks in August.
Part of the reason behind the shorter summer
is that there have been a few extra days off during the
school year. The break in October was lengthened from
its three days last year to a full week. Also, the spring
break in March was a few days longer than normal.
These extra days cut into the long-term summer break
that separates one year from the next.
Coordinator Dennis Mann, an administrator
at East, believes that the shorter summer isn’t going to
hurt anyone. He said that studies of schools and breaks
show that schools that have a full three-month break see
decreases in academic achievement. He also said studies
show that, year-round schools that have extra breaks
during the year see a significant increase in academic
achievement.
Mann, though, isn’t personally excited about
having to come to school earlier. “Personally I like summer,”
said Mann. “I’d trade some of the spring and fall
break days for a longer summer.”
Parent Pamela Sutton also doesn’t like having
the summer shorter.
“I love having my girls home. We always have a lot
of fun and family time during the summer,” she said.
But Mann doesn’t believe that the students will
be negatively affected by the shorter summer. “I find that
kids are generally ready to come back to school. I doubt
a week will make any difference in that anticipation,” he
said.
Sophomore Sarah Weber also doesn’t believe
that the few extra days at school will hurt anyone.
“Summer is only too short the week before
school starts,” said Weber. “A shorter summer really
doesn’t change anything. Honestly, I’m not all upset
about the school shortening our summer break because
there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Weber would rather have more breaks throughout
the school year and have a shorter summer than the
other way around.
“If those breaks are spread out during the
school year, then it’s fine,” said Weber.
However, Weber does believe that students
won’t like the feeling that their summer has been cut
short. “Lots of kids will complain.” She also believes that
having a longer school year isn’t going to help anything.
“Good teachers, not shorter summers, are the key to a
good education,” said Weber.
Sutton agrees that students won’t like having
their summer cut short. “Every student throughout
time has wanted longer summer vacations. If you are a
student with a summer job and are dependent on the
money you would make, having fewer days to work
would affect you negatively. If you are attending summer
school, you would have much less free time after
summer school ends to enjoy your free time-- again a
negative effect.”
However, it doesn’t seem like a shorter summer
will be repeated next year. According to Mann,
next school year ends on May 30 next year, and we
will most likely get back around August 20, though the
exact starting date for the 2009 school year hasn’t been
finalized yet. Since we get out earlier, our summer next
year is just about as long as it usually is. And it doesn’t
look like any of the breaks during next year will be any
shorter either.
So perhaps a shorter summer will be hard to stomach
for some people, but in all probability they won’t
mind it all that much when they no longer have to go to
school through June and get some long, well-deserved
breaks during the year.
News Digest
Spray-on condom
A spray-on condom has been developed that consists
of an aerosol can filled with liquid latex that, when
sprayed, solidifies into a protective layer. The German
firm that conceived this idea stated that it would be
faster and easier to use than traditional condoms. The
natural latex material can be flushed down the toilet,
making it environmentally friendly. The product is
expected to enter the market by 2008.
Ban on homework
We’ve all said it: “I wish we didn’t have homework.”
Well, perhaps now that dream shall become
a reality. Some countries, such as New Zealand, have
begun to place a total ban on homework. Teachers
can no longer assign their students any work that
they have to do at home. The students have to get
it done in class.
In other countries, there have been plans to
lessen the load of homework by limiting amount
that a teacher is allowed to give. The amount of
homework you get every night is determined by the
grade you’re in; you get ten minutes per grade. So if
you’re in first grade you’ll get a maximum amount
of ten minutes of homework, when you’re in second
grade you get 20, and so on and so forth.
The plans are too new for anyone to truly study
them and find out if they work, but they have many
supporters and the school districts are excited for
the new change.
Compiled by Alice Root and Melanie Fichthorn
S partans S peak Out
Which parts of East should be rebuilt or remodeled
Compiled by Kelli Blacketer
“Better temperature
control.”
“Bathroom stall
doors would be
nice!”
“A bigger, better
music department.”
Molly Wimmer
senior
Lauren Eastman, Mary-Katherine
Overcash, Cassie Nelson, Sarah
Barnes
freshman
Abbey Meyer
junior
NEWS | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 5

Staff Editorial
No easy solutions in U.S. gun debate
The Virginia Tech shootings in mid April
shocked the nation. In ensuing days, everyone
awaited each bit of news, frantic to know more as
we all struggled to comprehend this unexpected
tragedy. However, the brief newsbytes surrounding
the shootings are miniscule when compared to
the massive new gun-control debate the shootings
launched. We all agree that something has to be
done. But what
Those in favor of more gun control look to
examples such as Austria and Great Britain. In
Austria, all guns have been banned, and the country
has seen a decrease in crime. In Britain, handguns
are now illegal for anyone to use, including police.
They too report favorable results. Yet however
idealistic such a solution may sound, it all comes
down to a question of logistics: we simply have
too many firearms in our nation to consider banning
them altogether. The organization, human
resources, and coordination required for such a
step are astronomical. How do we ensure safety
in such a gun-infested country
To ensure safety, or at least the discussion of
safety, we must examine the pivotal question surrounding
gun control: Is more really less
Those in favor of more-equals-less believe
that what America needs at this moment are
tighter restrictions on handguns. They argue that
lax regulations lead to the legal sale of weapons
to unsafe people, and cite countless cases where
a crime could have been prevented with more
stringent laws.
Yet restrictions rarely accomplish what they
intend to. The less-is-less camp argues that tighter
restrictions on handguns would do nothing. In
fact, they argue restrictions would only expand
We must stop and wonder
whether guns are truly the root
of the issue. A gun on its own
does no harm.
the black market for handguns, where sales are
completely unregulated and where oftentimes the
least savory characters are the ones who end up
with weapons.
The opinion you adhere to becomes a question
of comparison: are handguns like drugs The
government knows that banning the legal sale
of various drugs creates a black market, yet they
choose to fight the black market and take a moral
stance on the issue.
Or, are handguns like alcohol during Prohibition,
simply too much a part of American culture
to ban effectively
We must also stop and wonder whether guns
are truly the root of the issue. A gun on its own
does no harm. We must also consider the nature
of our society’s relationship to both weapons and
violence.
In “Bowling for Columbine,” Michael Moore
compares a Canadian city and an American city,
just across a lake from one another. While the
amount of firearms in the two cities is roughly
the same, the Canadian city recorded only two
murders in the past year, far fewer than the
American city. In Canada, doors were left open,
cars unlocked. Theirs was simply not a culture of
crime. Is ours
Regardless of the end result, the question of
gun control remains a complex one. Perhaps it is
unanswerable. Is less really more We may never
know. But what we do know is the importance of
the continued conversation. Even if the answer is
not clear, keeping the discussion of gun control
alive in our society prevents us from apathy, and
preserves the balance between two extremes.
To thine own self, be you
There are those among us who
have always known themselves well
enough to understand what they want
from their lives. But the truth is that
most of us don’t have ourselves figured
out enough to decide that yet.
I am one of the latter. In the past
four years, I have made an attempt to
know myself, but truthfully, in many
aspects, I haven’t learned much since
when I began. In some ways, I’m still
the slightly scared freshman, tentative
to join activities or explore new
options in my life. I’m anxious to
start the next chapter of my life and
nervous about how I will be accepted
by new people. But the past four years
have been a learning experience filled
with experiences that have led me to
a newly-created sense of self.
For one, I learned that I carry
personal philosophies that differ from
other people’s. I’m not afraid to question
my own thoughts and ideas in
order to find out what I truly believe
in – whether in regards to politics or
religion. I owe it to myself to discover
the values I stand for and
to develop these viewpoints
through listening
to others and considering
other possibilities.
As I began to develop
my personal beliefs,
I learned to stick up for
myself. When people
acted against the values
I cherished, I learned
quickly to defend myself,
my actions and my
thoughts. I have been able to assert
myself in situations with my peers
(even though many of these situations
are frivolous) as well as in more
professional situations.
Once I learned to assert myself, I
was able to open myself up to others
in a more profound manner. Friendships
were no longer based solely on
our favorite movie choices. I established
friendships with
people that were also
able to question themselves
and would help
me learn more about
myself. These people
became my best friends
and, while we suffered
through many disagreements
over the years, we
became closer in a more
involved way than was
possible before.
While I have developed myself
more than I could have imagined four
years ago, I still have a few steps to go.
The next few years will consist of even
more personal development, including
the sudden freedom that comes with
living away from home. Learning to
become independent includes certain
things that are unfathomable to most
high school students, especially the
idea of learning to support yourself
through choosing a path to take in life,
regarding both a career and family.
What you aren’t told is the fact
that you have time to make these
decisions, despite people pressuring
you to make them early so you’re
“prepared.” These decisions are ones
that need to be made conscientiously
over a lifetime, not in the four years
that you spend in high school or even
college.
However, while you continue
growing and maturing throughout
high school, get an early start at understanding
yourself. Figure out what
you stand for and continue to evolve
along with your experiences.
6 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | VOICES

Letter to the Editor
ID badges counterproductive
Dear Dr. Lehmanowsky:
I do appreciate your concern for our safety, but I wish you would act rationally
upon that concern. Forcing us to wear school IDs on lanyards would be
extremely ineffective in providing a safe learning environment which you are
trying to maintain. In fact, wearing school IDs on lanyards would only cause
more bullying than it would actually prevent.
At Montgomery Blair High School, during the 2006-2007 school year,
administrators decided to mandate the same lanyard ID badge system you are
trying to impose on the Spartans next year. In a Washington Post article, students
reported more bullying because of wearing lanyards. Displaying your school ID
would cause an increase in bullying. All Lincoln East IDs are colored based upon
grade level. At Montgomery Blair, upperclassmen were able to easily pick out
freshmen and harass them. The same thing is bound to happen at East. If you
truly care about the well-being and safety of the students at East, you shouldn’t
be giving bullies the opportunity to pick out students to harass.
IDs also display students’ first and last names. Such information is extremely
personal, and everyone has the right to withhold personal information from
others. If someone is bothering you, the last thing you want is to tell your name.
Bullies would be able to find out where you live, creating the opportunity for
more harassment. I would rather prefer harassment at school over harassment
at home.
Concerns of school shootings are legitimate, but you will not be able to stop
such catastrophes by wearing IDs. In the Amish school shooting, the shooter
drove up to the school, went inside and started his rampage. Although our
security guards at the main entrance of the school are capable, I don’t believe
a security guard can stop a rampaging shooter just because he or she is not
supposed to be in the building. You do not need a policy of displaying school
IDs on lanyards to know that the gunner is not supposed to be in the building.
I think the loaded weapon is a dead give-away.
If wearing school IDs is not going to stop a school shooting or prevent
bullying, why impose such a degrading policy All the school promotes by
instituting a mandatory rule is mindless obedience for vague and unclear reasons.
By not informing us with the distinct threats that require such extremes
you are insulting our intelligence. Think about the consequences of making
students display their personal information and realize that the lanyard system
is nothing but an attempt to cover-up and distract everyone from the problem
of school safety.
SIGNED,
NEEMA BAHRAMZAD
Sophomore
Seeking delicate balance
Freedom versus safety. This topic
seems to be perpetually debated in society.
This is not an easy problem to resolve
and has been made worse by events in the
past decade. 9/11 was the most glaring
example that we were not as safe as we
had assumed we were, that we were more
vulnerable and defenseless than we had
imagined. Then, U.S. citizens were fairly
unanimous in their desire for increased
protection.
Then came the government’s solution:
the USA PATRIOT Act (the Uniting
and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act).
Immediately there were outraged
voices everywhere decrying
the loss of rights and
governmental intrusion into
the personal and private lives
of U.S. citizens. The situation
only worsened when
the NSA’s illegal wire-tapping
scandal was revealed.
The ultimate question
this raises is how much we
must value safety and freedom
in relation to each other.
Naturally, there are extreme views for
both sides. Some would say we must
retain all of our freedoms at the expense
of safety. Human society itself is based
upon this principal, the surrendering of
some freedoms—like killing people, in
return for society’s protection from other
things, like being killed. At the same time,
the opposite is foolish as well. Surrendering
all freedoms may be beneficial, in the
short term, if you get lucky in your choice
of dictator. However, eventually a Nero
or Caligula will ascend, and you’ll soon
come to regret your decision.
Thus, we have to come to some
happy medium. There are many such
balances being tested today around the
world. Beyond the current situation in the
United States, various countries try socialism,
by increasing financial restrictions
in return for protection from various
economic harms. Again the extremes here
are historically ineffective. One needs
only to look at Communistic governments
around the world to realize that
surrendering that much of your freedom
did no good for anyone.
It is always going to be the case
that government will push to reduce
the boundaries freedoms in return for
safety. After all, one of
the government’s primary
jobs is to protect us, and
many of our freedoms
make that job a lot harder
to do. Our main protection
in the U.S. government
is the courts, which can
stop short the rest of the
government, making sure
that individuals’ rights are
protected. However, courts
can be corrupted and used
for political ends, as FDR
attempted when he tried to “pack the
court.”
Thus, once again, it is the job of us
all, the citizenry, to police our government
and make the decision about the
trade off by voting, showing our support
for politicians who favor one side or the
other. Granted, the government will often
try to hide its attempts at violating freedoms,
as with the NSA case, so citizens
who disagree with such actions must be
vigilant. It is this vigilance which is both
the privilege and burden of citizens in a
democracy, and a freedom which we must
safeguard above any other.
A note from
the Oracle staff
When considering how to best cover Mr. Baker’s
departure from East, the Oracle staff realized
that we could not access all of the facts in the
situation because of legal issues. For that reason
we decided not to write the story because
it would be factually incomplete. Students may
access stories and blogs on the Lincoln Journal
Star’s website that have been written about Mr.
Baker’s departure. The Journal Star’s website
address is www.journalstar.com.
Comic by Rachel Gibson and Kelli Blacketer
VOICES | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 7

Spartans’ summer plans
EHAS: Ridgley a true artist
BY ELIZABETH BAQUET
Staff Reporter
With summer just around the corner,
East students at East are looking forward
to doing a whole lot of nothing once
school is done. Relaxing and lounging
are top priority for most, but many East
students have their summer planned out
already. Junior Alexis Lehman has many
things on her summer agenda, including
mission trips, work, and traveling.
“For my mission trip, I’m going to
southern Spain, Malago and Grenada,
along the Mediterranean,” said Lehman.
During that trip, Lehman will be working
with underprivileged children, planning
puppet shows and playing sports for five
and a half weeks.
“We teach them how to play sports
that they don’t see everyday, like Frisbee
and basketball,” said Lehman, “Besides
helping the children, I’m also looking
forward to the great beaches and the food
is always great.”
Traveling overseas is Lehman’s major
event this summer, and it’s also senior
Jenny Petersen’s plan for her summer.
A picturesque scene from Spain (Photo submitted by Elizabeth Baquet)
Petersen is traveling to France, England,
Italy, and Malta with the People to People
Ambassador Program. The People to
People Program is celebrating its 50 th
anniversary this year by taking students
to Australia and Japan as well. She plans
to visit the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the
Coliseum, and Pompei while in Europe;
places she has wanted to visit all her life.
Other Spartans will join Petersen this
summer. For many, this trip will be there
first time traveling overseas.
“I’ve always wanted to go to Europe,
especially Italy,” said Petersen. Before
Petersen travels with People to People
starting July 2 nd , she’s going with her
family to France and England two weeks
before on June 23rd, and she won’t come
back to the states until July 23. Petersen
is anxious for the trip, and she’s excited
to be traveling for a month.
“I’m excited, but I’m also nervous because
I’m afraid of flying over the ocean.
I’m also afraid of losing my luggage, and
being pick-pocketed,” said Petersen.
BY BJ VALENTE
Faces Editor
Sophomore John Ridgley is someone
you may be familiar with; he has submitted
art to the Oracle a number of times.
While, you may be familiar with his art,
he has a story to tell.
“I was born at the Naval Air Station
in LeMoore, California,” said Ridgley.
“My father was a airplane mechanic for
the Navy and so we lived on the base, and
I went to the military school there for
the families of base personnel.” Ridgley
took fencing classes at the school, something
he misses. Ridgley still has family
in California.
“My grandparents and my older sister
live in California still,” said Ridgley.
Ridgley’s father worked for 21 years for
the military before moving to Lincoln.
But job opportunities weren’t just in the
United States. There were positions in
Italy, London, and even Australia.
Ridgley’s exposure to the military
has made him realize one thing: “I want
to be able, at the end of the day, to be
able to say that if I do a good job, people
live.” Ridgley
wants to pursue
a career in
medicine as a
combat medic
for the Navy.
Ridgley isn’t
a fan of war,
though. He’s
o u t s p o k e n ,
saying that the
c u r r e n t a d -
ministration’s
war is just as
illegitimate and
wrong to him
as previous U.S.
involvements
in Vietnam and Korea.
Ridgley has other interests as well, including
music and art. “If I had to name
a favorite top five groups it’d be Jefferson
Airplane, The Doors, Ziggy Marley, The
Beatles, and Led Zeppelin.” His art taste
drifts toward Andy Warhol type pieces,
where he can experiment with color combinations
outside the normal realm.
“I love pop art,” said Ridgley. “Art
doesn’t have to be one way. Colors can
be anything.” In fact, the inspiration for
his art often comes from his dreams.
Some of Ridgley’s favorites include “The
Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”, his
photography class with Donna Wilson,
and Anatomy and Physiology class with
Connie Arends.
Ridgley is certainly a character, one
with an interesting story to tell. Looking
toward the future, Ridgley is planning on
going to a community college for two
years, then a university, followed by medical
school. He plans on graduating from
East, but he may be moving to the North
Star area
or back to
C a l i f o r-
nia. No
d o u b t ,
there will
be more
stories to
tell.
John
Ridgley
chills out
while
reading
a book
(Photo by
Rachel
Gibson)
S partans S peak Out
Sam Robb,
Junior
8 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | FACES
“I’m going to
wrestling camp,
running and getting
in shape for
sports next year.
I’m trying to build
up my guns.”
Stevie Renkin,
Junior
What are your plans this summer
“I’m going to a surf
camp in California
where I’ll be a camp
assistant.”
Lauren Harrison,
Junior
Compiled byElizabeth Baquet
I’ll be going to a lot of
concerts, like Lollapalooza,
and maybe
going to Spain.”

Next year’s new classes
BY BARB WALKOWIAK
Staff Reporter
With the school year drawing
to a close, most students have probably
already figured out their schedules for
the 2007-08 school year. While most
students assume their schedules are set
in stone, you or someone you know may
have overlooked something: next year’s
newbie classes.
For your reading pleasure and maybe
even for making that last perfect tweak to
next year’s schedule, here they are – all
12 of them:
-Advanced Placement Micro
Economics - Designed to give students
an understanding of U.S. economic
principles and individual decision makers
in the market, this class goes well when
paired with Advanced Placement Macro
Economics.
-Banned Books – Students will
study the power of concepts and ideas by
analyzing of literature that has been challenged
in the U.S. and other countries.
-Digital Electronics 1 & 2 – This
course replaces Electronics, Digital Computer
Electronics and Applied Electronic
Communications. It serves as an introduction
to basic digital circuitry and its
operation. There will be hands-on learning
covering topics such as binary codes,
logic gates, numbering systems and more.
You’ll have to take Digital Electronics 1
before you take Digital Electronics 2. If
you’re interested in digital technology,
this new course (part of Project Lead the
Way) is the one for you!
-Guitar I – This course is for beginning
instruction on guitar. There are
school guitars available, but their availability
is limited, so having your own is
helpful.
-Guitar II – This class gives intermediate
to advanced instruction and
provides the opportunity to learn new
playing techniques as well as to study
different musical styles.
-Advanced Music Theory/Electronic
Music – This course builds off of
the first semester of Music Theory/Electronic
Music and offers students a more
in-depth understanding of electronic
music and composition.
-Conversational Spanish – If
you’ve completed 4 th -year Spanish, then
this class offers you the chance to develop
your skills through the study of contemporary
issues and culture. Grades will
come mostly from verbal communication.
The goal is to gain the fluency necessary
to become an active member of the Spanish
speaking community.
-Advanced Placement Spanish
– This is a college-level, intense class in
which students will be immersed in the
language. You’ll need advanced reading,
writing, listening, and speaking abilities
and 4 th -year Spanish is a pre-requisite.
-History of the Holocaust – This
course studies genocidal government
actions, past to present. The universal
implications of prejudicial attitudes and
racism will be examined, as will the role
of the United Nations.
-History of Sport – This course
studies the history of sports, from ancient
times to present, and examines sports
through different perspectives.
-History of the Civil War – Taught
through simulation of historical events,
this class teaches students the social,
cultural and historical aspects of the
Civil War.
-Heroes in Literature – This course
studies what makes certain literary heroes,
like Beowulf, popular and memorable
for centuries after they’ve been penned.
This class will examine the importance
these characters have, what purposes they
serve, and how the authors used them to
communicate with the reader.
New Math tradition makes its mark
BY SINDU VELLANKI
Staff Reporter
East has a deep history of traditions, customs, and
rituals unique to itself. One rather new, and rather unknown
tradition that recently began at East is the Fancy
Friday artwork on the chalkboards of Mary Butler,
who teaches Pre-Cal D and AP Calculus D. The story
behind Fancy Friday is quite intricate, and of course,
like many traditions, there are numerous versions of
how it originated.
One fine day during Pre-Cal D last year, Butler wrote
the assignment on the board as usual, but this time she
started decorating the bubble around her assignments
according to the seasons and holidays (pumpkin for
Thanksgiving and holly for Christmas.) Soon, each of
her classes began to identify different shapes in the
Some of the fancy friday artwork that has graced Ms. Butler’s chalkboard (artistry by 5th and 7th pd classes, photo by Alice Root).
bubbles and took it upon themselves to draw what they
saw in the bubble (maybe the head of Snoopy or the
body of a bird).
The main thing to keep in mind about Fancy Friday
is that it is all about the bubble. The bubble around the
assignment must be included in each design and cannot
be altered; students may choose to add on to the bubble,
but the bubble has to be the for the artwork.
This year Fancy Friday is a ritual in all of Butler’s
classes and each class tries to outdo itself. In fact, hostility
has come into the equation between the classes as they
try to determine which one has the best Fancy Friday.
Without touching each other’s artwork, the classes try
to sabotage and ridicule the others’ drawings (see photo
of elephant and crocodile).
The Fancy Friday craze has caught on so much so
that even a Facebook group has been created in honor of
it. Butler’s classes have many other peculiar possessions,
including a class pet fish named Beta and a stuffed water
buffalo named Senor L’Hopital, who is considered the
students’ good luck charm for exams.
At the end of the week, Fancy Fridays are not just
for fun, they also function as a creative outlet for the
classes as they come together and relax and unwind
from the hard.
FACES | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 9

A different view: Exchange students reflect on the year
BY ELIZABETH BAQUET, MARK CARRAHER, AND
CALLIE FEINGOLD
Staff Reporters
Believe it or not, East High School is more than
just an everyday familiar repetition for a select few
students. These kids, who claim places like Vietnam,
Germany and everything in between their real home,
are experiencing Lincoln East as a cultural discovery.
The East Foreign Exchange Students sat down with the
Oracle staff and shared their thoughts, their surprises,
and even their mistakes concerning their immersion in
American culture.
Chiara Rizzi
Country: Italy
What’s the best part about East
The school spirit. Everyone is so proud to be a Spartan
What’s a major difference between here and your
country
People drive at 16. people are obsessed with air conditioning
and there are ice cubes everywhere. Its like
Americans are obsessed with fighting the weather.
Also, everybody goes to church and there are flags
everywhere.
What are you doing after this year
In Italy we have 5 yrs of highschool so I still have one
year left. I’ll be in 13 th grade.
What are your summer plans
I plan to vacation with my friends in either Greece or
France and some studying. But mostly vacationing.
What has been the best part of your experience in
the US
Colorado with my host family. I really miss the mountains
here.
How is the American education system different
from your country’s
Highschool in Italy is stricter and I think more difficult.
Everyone goes to a specialized highschool where you
focus on one subject or type of subject. I go to a highschool
that specializes in the classics (learning Greek
and Latin) as well as philosophy and Italian literature.
We take other classes, but they’re not the focus. Also,
we go to school for 6 days a week (Saturday included!).
We stay with the same people all day and the teachers
move to different classrooms. You get really close
with your class.
What do you think is the best East activity
Prom!
Best part of Prom
Seeing people who usually wear jeans and t-shirts al
dressed up.
Taro Inoue
Country: Japan
What’s the best part about East
Friendly people and interesting classes.
What’s a major difference between here and your
country
People are more open and informal with teachers.
What cultural mistakes have you made
Language
What are you doing after this year
I have 2 ½ more years of highschool. Then, I don’t
know.
What are your summer plans
I plan on hanging out with friends and catching up on
my studies.
What has been the best part of your experience in
the US
Jazz. Playing [tenor sax] at Meadowlark Coffee, hearing
Herbie Hancock…all the experiences I have with
Requisite (the Jazz band Taro is in).
How is the American education system different
from your country’s
I go to a technology focus highschool. We stay in our
class while the teacher moves around. In Japan I think
you have to be more respectful to teachers and upperclassmen.
Also, we have block scheduling.
What do you think is the best East activity
Jazz Band, Marching Band, and Track
Best part of Prom
Post Prom with all the games. I won a clock and a pair
of slippers.
Joern Peters
Country: Germany
What’s the best part about Lincoln East
The sports. I run the 100 and 200 meters sprints for
the track team.
What’s a major difference between here and your
country
In the U.S. you eat with only a fork most of the time. In
Germany we always use a fork and a knife.
What cultural mistakes have you made
None really.
What are you doing after this year
I’m going to meet my family in California and vacation
on the west coast before returning to Germany for 2
more years of high school. After high school, I want
to start training to be a commercial pilot.
What has been the best part of your experience
The people are nice here and the country-side is different
from Germany. I decided to be a Foreign Exchange
student because I wanted to learn English better.
How is the American education system different
from your country’s
The U.S. has only 12 years and Germany has 13 years
of school. School is harder in Germany and we have
a different schedule every day. We also play sports in
school.
Julia Rusch & Van Nguyen
Countries: Germany & Vietnam
What’s the best part about East
Julia: There’s a nice student body and people actually
communicate with me. I also really like Mrs. Snoberger.
Van: The friendly people and teachers.
What’s a major difference between here and your
country
Julia: There are a lot more drive-thrus, I guess Americans
are lazy and really impersonal. There is a lot more patriotism
here, every day. The only patriotism Germany
had was during the soccer World Cup.
Van: People here use a lot more ice cubes and they
talk very loud. There are also a lot more churches in
Lincoln.
What cultural mistakes have you made
Julia: I didn’t know about the cuss words. I used one
on accident.
What are you doing after this year
Julia: I have two more years of high school left. This
summer I’m going to the Netherlands and I’ll try to
catch up with school.
Van: I’m waiting to see if I’m accepted to my dream
school in Canada. If so, I’ll go there. This summer I’m
going to Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
What has been the best part of you’re experience
Julia: I really liked Prom because there was such a variety
of dancing. It was like a big celebration of East
High School.
Van: I got to visit Seattle and I loved that. Prom was great
too; I won a remote control car at Post-Prom.
How is the American education system different
from your country’s
Julia: You can’t choose your own classes in Germany
and students are friendlier with teachers. To get into
high school you have to take tests to see which level
of school you will go to. I’m at the university where
I take 14 subjects.
Van: Some classes here are easier and at my school the
teachers move classrooms, not the students. I take 11
subjects and I go to school on Saturday mornings.
What do you think is the best East Activity
Julia: I liked the whole cheerleader and football atmosphere.
The football games were a fun experience and
I was even kind of sad at the last football game. It was
my last football game in America.
10 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | FACES

Happiness found: chocolate, sunlight, and colors
BY RACHEL BRANKER
Staff Reporter
Does a certain brightly colored shirt
make you feel good just to look at it
Does the sun coming up after a dreary day
make you smile Does a bite of chocolate
always make you feel better Surprisingly,
foods, sunlight, and colors are major players
in our “happiness make-up.” Most
individuals don’t realize that many factors
make up our happy personalities, such as
environment, social life, and tiny brain
“Most of us already
have our favorite colors
based on the emotions
they evoke.”
receptors called endorphins.
Endorphins are produced by the
pituitary and hypothalamus glands and
latch onto receptor sites in the brain. Here
endorphins are released creating natural
pain killers and a sense of euphoria. As
wonderful as endorphins are, the brain
has a barrier against too many of them
latching onto pleasure receptors, so humans
cannot feel euphoric all the time.
The reason illegal drugs are so popular
is due to the fact that they increase the
amount of endorphins let into the brain
to send pleasure sensors throughout the
body. The downside to illegal endorphin
making drugs is that they eventually numb
or kill all the usable receptor sites making
it virtually impossible to feel any pleasure
from anything.
Natural endorphins are released from
activities such as exercising,
Get out your crayons, its a greyscale color wheel. Research shows that colors can affect your
mood.
having a good laugh, eating
a favorite food such as
chocolate, or seeing a certain
color.
New studies have shown
that endorphin production
can cause a “runner’s high”,
which occurs when strenuous
exercise takes a person
over the edge of endorphin
production. Endorphins
are released during long,
continuous workouts, when the level of
intensity is between moderate and high,
and breathing is difficult. This also corresponds
with the time that muscles use
up their stored glycogen and begin functioning
with only oxygen. Workouts that
are most likely to produce endorphins
include running, swimming, cross country
skiing, long distance rowing, bicycling,
weight lifting, aerobics, or playing a sport
such as basketball, soccer, or football.
Also, the human body naturally produces
more brain activity in the cerebrum
when the color pink is shown to the eyes.
Of late, studies have shown that our
senses see colors to produce emotions.
Certain colors react differently to our
brains and releasing more activity and
release of a mood or feeling. Colors in the
blue or purple family relate to calmness
and feelings of serenity while reds, pinks,
and oranges
create more
activity and
feelings of
gaiety, energy,
and happiness.
Subconsciously,
most of us
already have
our favorite
colors based
on the emotions
they
evoke.
For many
o f u s w e
spend countless
hours
indoors. Either
studying
in enclosed
spaces or learning for seven plus hours
in a windowless environment. According
to Solatube, (research in natural lighting)
they indicated that children and teenagers
need sunlight to increase their height
and their moods. Being cooped up for
hours on end can become a detriment to
an individual’s happiness and lower levels
of severely needed vitamin D. Vitamin D
is a needed source to let the body absorb
Calcium. The easiest way to receive vitamin
D into your system is to go sunbathe
outside. Other positive effects in young
adults include increased concentration,
less sick days, and even fewer cavities.
Theobroma cacao, it comes in so
many forms and flavors, we eat 12 million
pounds of it a year, many of us are
even addicted to this special food. Yet
few people know exactly why. Chocolate
has been speculated to be an aphrodisiac
and a mind altering drug. We now know
it to be a psychoactive food, meaning that
it is made from the seeds of the cacao
plant and can threshold the production
of endorphins.
In a recent Harvard study, it’s been
Regular chocolate indulgence proven to be healthy
proven that regular chocolate eaters actually
live longer than abstainers. Their
longevity may be explained by the high
polyphenal levels in chocolate. Polyphenols
protect against heart disease because
chocolate’s key ingredient is its phenylethylamine
(PEA) or the “love-chemical”
that gets many of us addicted to
chocolate. Yet the role of the “chocolate
amphetamine” is disputed. Most if not
all chocolate-derived phenylethylamine
is metabolized before it reaches the (central
nervous system). Some people may
be sensitive to its effects in very small
quantities.
Phenylethylamine is itself a naturally
occurring trace amine in the brain.
Phenylethylamine releases dopamine in
the brain’s pleasure centers. Taken in unnaturally
high doses, phenylethylamine
can produce stereotyped behavior more
prominently even than amphetamine.
It helps mediate feelings of attraction,
excitement, giddiness, apprehension and
euphoria. Word to the wise, only dark
chocolate has the proven facts to prevent
heart disease unlike the milk chocolate
so popular in America. Despite the difference
all chocolate creates the same
dopamine effect. In our “ too busy for
fun” world, stress, overwork, and depression
sometimes rule our lives. By taking
a tiny section out of your day to wear a
bright colored shirt, layout in the sun, or
eating a bit of chocolate, can be a lot more
beneficial than you think.
FACES | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 11

Congratulations,
Who we are
What we li
Haley Albert
-Advanced Photography
-College
Dustin Anderson
-Rec. Sports
-Military; SCC (Mechanics); Mobile Dynamics
(Car Audio Installation)
Sierra Andersen
-Am Lit D with Mr. Flowerday
-Working with ID models; Eugene Lang
College of Performing Arts
Sudha Ayala
-AP Lang or Elements
-Northwestern (Comparative lit, premed)
Joseph Baker
-Internet/Multimedia
- Business/marketing major
Alyssa Bakulski
-Shakespeare
-UNL (Medicine, foreign language/art
minor)
Jenna Bartels
-Singers
-UNL
Hannah Bates
-Show Choir
-UNL (Musical education)
Nathan Becwar
-Sports Lit
-UNL
Lauren Beitel
-Advanced Chemistry
-UNL (Bio-chemistry, pre-med)
Dana Bell
-Shakespeare
-UNL (Psychology)
Brianna Black
-Anatomy/Physiology with Mrs. Arends
-UNL (Medical imaging)
Brittany Blackwood
-Law and Literature
-Oklahoma University
Becky Boehler
-Anatomy with Arends
-UNL (Pre-med)
Ben Bogner
-Advanced Architecture/Engineering
-UNL (Construction management)
Alyssa Bornman
-Biology D with Mr. Mann or Chemistry
D with Mr. Epp
-Creighton University
Micah Bratt
-Detective Fiction
-Coffeyville Community College
Kayla Bremer
-Espanol
-UNL
Ali Bunde
-Photography
-Buena Vista University (Athletic training)
Andrew Burson
-Weight Training and Food&Wellness
-Continue schooling
Lauren Campbell
-Creative Writing
-SCC (Teaching)
Sebastian Cantarero
-Philosophy with Mr. Fichthorn
-UNL (Anthropology)
Shea Carlson
-Sports Lit
-UNL (Journalism)
Haley Carpenter
-Student Council
-Gustavus Adolphus College (Nursing or
psychology)
Erin Carr
-Photography Portfolio
-UNL’s film school
Carrie Chen
-AP Psychology
-Studying biology and psychology
Elizabeth Chloupek
-Computer with Mrs. Miller
-SCC and Bryan School of Nursing
Erika Christensen
-Advanced Psychology with Mr. Rippe
-Southern Virginia University (Liberal
arts)
Laura Clouston
-Advanced Chemistry
-UNL (Chemical engineering)
Joshua Collins
-Cabinet Making with Mr. McCabe
-SCC
Tyler Conrad
-Creative Writing
-Being awesome!
Thomas Cornelius
-Art
-Fire and Safety
Dan Cramer
-Detective Fiction
-Wesleyan (Pre-med)
Brittany Crittenden
-Any class with Mr. Hoham
-UNL (Pre-med)
Rachel Dahlin
-Multimedia Projects
-UNL
Zach Davidson
-Criminal Justice
-Video game designer
Matthew Didier
-Lunch or Detective Fiction
-UNL or live in a hole
Anthony Dingledine
-Officiating
-Northeastern State University
Kyle Duensing
-Auto Tech
-Iowa Western (Aviation mechanics)
Jim Ebke
-Physics
-SDSU
Jared Erickson
-Singers
-Navy Reserves then UNL (Criminal
justice)
Nathan Feather
-AP GoPo with Mr. Kingery
-UNL (Business)
Carly Feldman
-Multimedia Projects
-UNO, then move to Israel
Alexandria Fischer
-Keyboarding with Mrs. Miller
-University of Northern Colorado (Business)
12 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | FOCUS

class of 2007!
ked
Where we’re going
Jamey Fleege
-Jazz Band
-University of Texas (Guitar performance)
Kyle Fox
-Foods and Wellness
-E.M.T
Cameron Freeman
-Multimedia Projects
-College
Catie Frey
-Detective Fiction
-UNL (Psychology)
Drew Friedrich
-Rec Sports
-UNL (Civil engineering)
Paige Gade
-WePo with Mr. Rippe
-UNL (Finance/economics, political science
minor)
Kirstie Geist
-Medical Terms with Mrs. Keep
-Wesleyan (Pre-med)
Nic Genrich
-US History with Mr. Kingery
-Drury (Bio-science)
Mitchell Gerrard
-Any class with Mr. Baker or Dr. Cognard
-Exchange student in Peru
Laila Gharzai
-Drawing
-UNL
John Grabowski
-Law and Lit or Criminal Justice
-United States Military Academy or Sterling
College
Benjamin Grady
-Officiating
-Live the dream
Lindsay Graef
-Shakespeare
-UNL (Art/environmental science)
Mack Grantham
-Officiating
-UNL
Myles Grefe
-History
-Politics
Rochelle Griffin
-Photography Techniques
-Joseph’s College of Beauty (Cosmetology)
Kaylin Grubaugh
-Preschool/School-age
-SCC (Early childhood education)
Alyssa Gubser
-Anatomy
-College
Dani Haas
-Multimedia
-UNL
Laura Hahn
-WePo
-UNL (Bio-chemistry)
Jacob Hansen
-Study Hall
-Make sure Pluto is recognized as a planet
Amanda Hanus
-CAD Architecture
-College
Jim Harrison
-AP US History
-Accounting
Kelsey Haun
-Detective Fiction
-UNL
Jade Hepburn
-Creative Writing
-Radio broadcaster
Stephanie Heupel
-Multimedia Projects
-UNL (Graphic design)
R.H. Hilzer
-Landscape Design
-UNL (Construction management)
Jamie Hirschman
-School Store
-Emporia State in Kansas, athletic trainer
Tra My Hoang
-All of them
-UNL
Megan Hohbach
-Preschool/School-age
-SCC, then UNL (Early childhood development)
Elizabeth Hohensee
-Sports Lit
-SCC (Early childhood development)
Rebekah Horn
-Detective Fiction
-College in Arizona
Trevor Howe
-Math
-Super senior
Samual Ingram
-Advanced Chemistry and Photography
-Crime fighting ninja, UNL (Environmental
engineering)
Danny Jablonski
-Pottery
-Rule the world
Vanessa Johnson
-Problem Solving
-Wesleyan, playing tennis
Paige Juhnke
-WePo
-UNL then Mizzou (Magazine journalism)
Jillian Jumps
-Detective Fiction with Mr. Hoham
-UNK
Jenny Kaser
-Wind Ensemble
-Wesleyan (Elementary education)
Eric Kasl
-Rec Sports
-UNL
Jeremy Kendle
-Cabinet making
-SCC
Amanda Kennedy
-AP GoPo with Mr. Kingery
-UNL (Music education)
Morgan Kennedy
-Creative Clothing and Design
-UNL, doing color guard
Drew Koerner
-Any class before lunch
-UNL
Kayla Kohl
FOCUS | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 13

Samantha Lindsay
-Photography
-Unknown
Jason Lockwood
-Officiating
-SCC (Automotive or Auto Body)
Hans Madsen
-Jazz Band
-UNL (Music education), playing
rugby
Ravi Mahapatra
-Rec Sports
-NFL trainer
Cole Mahlberg
-Weight Training
-SCC Milford
Bethany Maixner
-Fundamentals of Health Careers
-Move to Oklahoma, nursing school
Amin Makkawy
-
-UNL (Psychology)
Katie Malone
-Food and Wellness
-ASU
Tyler Markey
-Philosophy
-CAD design
Timothy Marti
-CAD Engineering
-Air force ROTC; UNL (Mechanical
engineering)
Megan Masada
-Biology with Mr. Mann
-Drake University, playing soccer
Andrew Mason
-Rec Sports or Weight Training
-College
Christa Masters
-Creative Writing
-UNL (Journalism, math minor)
Brittani Matson
-Singers
-Brigham Young University (Elementary
education)
Sarah McCallister
-WePo
-UNL
Patrick McFarland
-Woodshop
-SCC
14 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | FOCUS
Katie McManaman
-Art with Mrs. Hershey
-Le Cordon Blue Culinary Academy
(Culinary arts)
Daniel Menter
-Advanced Chemistry with Mr. Schmidt
-UNL (Biological systems engineering)
Ashtyn Moehlenhoff
-Calculus
-Oregon State University (Computer
engineering)
Jason Moffatt
-Applied Physics
-Dana College; working for USGS
Carrie Mohlman
-Wind Ensemble
-UNL (Engineering)
Cara Morgenson
-AP Lang
-UNL (English)
Lauren Mota
-Yearbook and Physics
-UNL (Advertising)
Rodney Mueller
-Photography with Mrs. Wilson
-Living in a van on the beach in Southern
California
Betsy Nigro
-English 9/10C
-Gustavus Adolphus College
Kate Nootz
-Detective Fiction
-Wesleyan
Kelsey Nowka
-Interior Design
-UNL (Interior design)
Michael Olson
-Physics
-USD
Laura Oseka
-American Lit D with Dr. Cognard
-UNL, then Bryan LGH School of
Nursing
Corbin Ottemann
-Vietnam Conflict
-High school history teacher
Seth Pahre
-Music Theory
-Teacher, architect, or roller coaster
designer
Mitch Paine
-Peace Studies
-UNL (Natural resources and political
science)
Alisha Parpart
-Advanced Drawing
-UNL
Bianca Patel
-Biology D with Mr. Mann
-Creighton University (Pre-med)
Michael Patterson
-Detective Fiction
-Move far away
Jennifer Petersen
-All of them
-University of Missouri-Columbia
(English)
Andrew Peterson
-Multimedia Projects
-UNL
Megan Pope
-Multimedia Projects
-UNL (Physical therapy)
Krista Popp
-Beginning Drawing
-Arizona State University or UNL
Molly Poppe
-Peace Studies
-George Washington University (Polysci,
International relations)
Kati Poppert
-Biology D with Mr. Mann
-UNL, cheerleading
Kylie Potter
-English 9 with Mr. Dimon
-Minnesota State University at Moorhead,
swimming
Geoffrey Priester
-Law and Literature
-Child psychiatrist
Brenton Rahn
-GoPo
-College, get rich
Emma Ramsey
-Orchestra
-Veterinarian
Ashley Rathjen
-Detective Fiction
-UNL (Music education)
Claire Reichenbach
-Preschool/School-age
-SCC, then UNL (Early childhood
development)
Anthony Reichwaldt
-Multimedia Projects with Mrs. Trumble
-Making tons of money
Megan Reineke
-Applied Physics with Mr. Skiles
-College, then job
Rylan Reineke
-U.S. History
-History
Scout Richters
-Yearbook and Applied Physics with
Mr. Skiles
-Fashion journalist or interior design,
continue to laugh
Meghan Rihanek
-French
-UNL (International business and
French)
Lauren Ripa
-CAD Architecture
-UNL
Maddie Ripa
-American Literature with Mr. Flowerday
-Saint Louis University (Pre-med)
Kate Roehrs
-Anatomy
-UNL (Medicine), rooming with Megan
Pope
Brandais Rose
-Creative Clothing and Design with
Mrs. Beeson
-UNL, then Art Institute of Chicago
(Fashion design)
Kate Rosenbaum
-AP Calculus D
-UNL (Actuarial science)
Jalyn Rossignol
-Photography
-Horse rancher
Shawn Ruden
-Officiating
-SCC or NIT-Comp Programming
Kyrie Russell
-Children’s Lit
-3rd grade teacher

Larry Russell
-Art Classes!
-Tattoo artist or Rock n’ Roll Legend
Lauren Scherping
-Photo Techniques
-UNL, then Art Institute for Photography
Danny Scheyer
-Science Fiction
-Advertising
Jake Schneider
-Teacher Assistant to Mr. Kingery
-College, racecar driver
Allison Schorr
-AP GoPo and Advanced Marketing
-Texas Christian University (Advertising/public
Relations, vocal performance
minor)
Zachary Schreiber
-Officiating
-UNL, making lots of money
Kelli Schuldt
-Entrepreneurial Focus Program
-University of Northern Colorado
Brittany Schulenberg
-Advanced Marketing with Mrs. Fraser
-Kansas University (Fine arts)
Kayla Schumann
-Anatomy
-UNL, dentist/oral surgeon
Kaitlin Schuurmans
-Show Choir
-UNL (News broadcasting)
Britny Shamburg
-Extended Computer Application s
-Nursing
Alyssa Sheets
-Photography
-SCC
Mallory Shinker
-Creative Clothing and Design
-Wayne State (Fashion merchandising)
Elena Shomos
-Spanish
-Go to Europe
Alyssa Shuster
-Spanish 5 and Beginning Photography
-UNL
Brett Slaby
-Singers
-UNL
Brett Slagle
-Rollerskating
-Professional dodgeball player
Lindsey Smith
-Chemistry with Mr. Schmidt
-University of Northern Colorado (Elementary
education)
Shuqiao Song
-Shakespeare with Dr. Cognard
-Stanford University (Human Bio/English/Finance!)
Andy Steck
-Cabinet Making
-College
Chanse Strode
-Anything with Mrs. Ogden
-SCC then UNL (Business management)
Reed Stubbendieck
-Detective Fiction, US History, or Med
Terms
-Study trauma medicine
Logan Suhn
-Science of Food
-Aerospace engineering
Melissa Sullivan
-Culinary Baking
-UNL
Ryan Sutton
-Lifting with Coach Gingery
-Police Officer
Elizabeth Thomas
-Interior Design
-UNL (Pre-med; cosmetic dermatology)
Kari Tietjen
-Oracle!
-Drake University in Des Moines
Kay Tomlinson
-Spanish 5
-Creighton (Pre-med)
Dallas Tucker
-Any class with Mrs. Hershey
-Build a small cottage and paint my way
to happiness
Brian Tyler
-Peace Studies
-Save the world
Sydney Unzicker
-Spanish 3/4
-Medicine
Nasrin Vafa
-Philosophy
-SCC
Rita Valenta
-Detective Fiction
-College
B.J. Valente
-Shakespeare
-University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
(Chemistry)
Jeremy Vance
-Computer Programming
-SCC (Visual publications)
Srisindu Vellanki
-AP Lang
-Saint Louis University (Pre-med)
Salome Viljoen
-Advanced Shakespeare
-UNL Honors (Biochemistry, English)
Nicole Vogel
-Criminal Justice
-College
Peter Voigt
-Beginning Jewelry
-SCC
Kylie Von Seggern
-Super CAD
-UNL (Architecture)
David Wadhams
-GoPo
-Trapping all day and playing all night
Larissa Wagner
-Spanish 5
-UNL (Spanish and medicine)
Mikaela Wagner
-GoPo with Mr. Prichard
-Wesleyan (Pre-med), rooming with
Kate Nootz
Jason Walls
-American Lit with Mr. Swinehart
-Tearin’ up wack MCs
Sammy Wang
-AP Lang or AP Calculus D
-University of Pennsylvania (Biomedical
engineering)
Alex Waybright
-Rec. Sports
-South Dakota State University (Electrical
engineering)
Richard Weers
-Shop class
-Caterpillar mechanic at Nebraska Machinery
Co.
Cole Weihe
-AP GoPo
-Doane (Business administration),
playing football
Ben Welch
-Civics and U.S. History with Mr.
Kingery
-Buena Vista University (Physical
Education), playing soccer
Whitney Wells
-TA for Mr. Gingery or Photography
-Colorado State (Health and exercise
science)
Julie Wertz
-Spanish! Independent study
-Astonish the world and go to IKEA
Ross Whiston
-Jazz Band
-Hastings College, become a rock star!
Katherine White
-Advanced Chemistry
-Oboe Performance, playing in a professional
symphony orchestra
Phil Wiebe
-Culinary Baking
-Sound Engineer, recording big bands,
getting married
Sam Will
-Physics
-UNL (Science)
Katie Williams
-AP Lang
-UNL (Biochemistry/English, math
minor)
Molly Wimmer
-Preschool/Schoolage
-UNK (Psychology, history minor)
Alysia Wittmaack
-AP GoPo
-Wesleyan (Sports management)
Jake Wolf
-Spanish with Senor Pierce
-Minnesota State University (Languages),
playing football
Courtney Woodhead
-Multimedia Projects and Popculture
-Columbia College in Chicago (Adverstising)
Brett Yoshioka
-What’s your point
-Engineering
FOCUS | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 15

Jazz in June
Expressions goes to Tinseltown
BY MEGHAN RIHANEK
Staff Reporter
Every Tuesday evening in June, a gathering of
the young and old, human and canine, picnickers and
loungers come together to enjoy some great jazz.
Those in the know call it “Jazz in June,” and if it’s
new to you, you’ve been missing out.
Jazz in June is entering its 16 th year of existence
this summer, and has a promising schedule that is sure
to entertain. This year, concerts begin on June 5 th and
run through the end of the month.
The Jazz in June market opens at 5 p.m. at 12 th
and R, and features local businesses serving breads, ice
cream and sodas. The music starts around 7 p.m. at the
Sheldon sculpture garden. Patrons are encouraged to
bring their own blankets and lawn chairs to sit on.
Junior Cathy Sypal has attended Jazz in June with
her family since she was young and now continues the
tradition with her friends. She enjoys the variety of
local offerings available, but her favorite part of the
weekly event is the atmosphere.
“It’s just a bunch of people who enjoy good music,
good company and great weather in a nice part
of town,” said Sypal.
One of those groups providing great music this
summer will be the “Hot Club of San Francisco,” on
June 12 th . The group plays music by the renowned
French musicians Django Reinhardt and Stephane
Grappelli.
Sypal describes Jazz in June as “a lively event, with
a really diverse mix of good people from all walks of
life.” She said it’s an event well worth attending.
“If you haven’t been to Jazz in June before, you
have to go at least once,” said Sypal. “It broadens your
view of what Lincoln has to offer.”
Last year’s
Jazz in
June
(photo
courtesy of
jazzinjune.
com
BY PAIGE JUNKE AND AUBREY CUMMINGS
Staff Reporters
Picturing the audience in their underwear might take
the edge off of performing on stage, but this time-honored
advice loses credence when your eyes flitter across
your grandparents sitting front and center. The truth is,
it takes a certain type of person to get up in front of a
crowd and belt it out. East’s talent pool, which seems to
deepen every year, has overcome the widespread disease
of “stage fright” in order to feed us a little musical snack
in the form a ”Holl-e-wood” themed Expressions. The
show was May 18 and 19 in the auditorium.
This student-run production raises up the level of
commitment a few rungs on the “dedication” ladder.
“It hard to figure out how to get the show on the
stage,” said senior Allison Schorr, who had a solo in the
performance. While teachers Dottie Smith, Del Whitman,
and Lance Nielsen did a fantastic job providing
faculty support and supervision, the students took the
reins on this horse and buggy. From planning meetings at
houses to choreography and costuming, the experienced
set leaders organized this artistic culmination with ample
help from the newbies.
In addition to the Singers, the e-band helped set the
mood, playing tunes with equal amounts of enthusiasm.
Some players even double-dipped and sang as well. Se-
Dancing practice (photo by Rachel Gibson)
nior Jamey Fleege was one of these moonlighters who
auditioned for both the guitar and a solo.
“It’s hectic to get it together,” said Fleege, surmising
the stress involved in organizing an event this extensive
with minmal teacher direction.
As the premier date drew nearer, these students
scrambled during and after school to perfect their
routines in order to live up to the East High tradition
of rocking the world, or at least the general
vicinity.
“I’m not nervous yet, but I will be,” said
junior Kylie Hubbell before she performed
her solo, “Tim McGraw.”
Butterflies or not, the East talent guild
pulled off the show without a hitch and
raised the bar a notch higher, giving next
year’s seniors a real challenge.
Expressions singer
Erin Reynoldson
hard at work
with Eband in the
back(photo by
Rachel Gibson)
S partans S peak Out
“Gangster’s Paradise.”
What would you choose as an Expressions theme
Compiled by Meghan Rihanek
“Under the Sea.”
“Disney.”
Ashtyn Moehlenhoff
Senior
Addison Higley
Junior
Jocelyn Herstein
Sophomore
16 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Origami artist gets creative
BY MELANIE FICTHORN
Staff Reporter
Origami is the ancient art of folding paper. Almost everyone has
done some form of origami in their lifetime, whether it is making an
intricate paper flower, or simply folding a paper airplane to play with.
However, there are some people who take origami to an extreme level.
These artists don’t just fold paper; they transform it into exquisite and
intricate works of art.
These extreme origami artists don’t do regular, run-of-the-mill flowers
and cranes. They take paper folding to the next level. In an ordinary
day, you’ll find these artists producing elephants, butterflies, dragons,
and characters from “Final Fantasy IV.” Almost all of these works are
created using single pieces of paper in varying sizes.
Guspath, 22-year-old Internet artist, has been working with origami
for about six years. She first became interested in origami when she
bought a book on the subject.
“I was quite amazed by how a piece of square paper can be manipulated
into so many different shapes without cutting,” said Guspath.
After becoming interested in the art, Guspath joined a local origami
society and borrowed books from fellow enthusiasts. She began
experimenting with new and more complex origami designs. Guspath
was virtually hooked on it.
“I got up to a point that I was folding everything. There was a time
where I put almost all of my free time into folding,” said Guspath. “But
then I got bored with it, and started to make my own designs.”
For the next few years, Guspath worked on creating her own original
folding designs and improving her skills in origami. She prefers,
however, not to do stereotypical origami works.
“I like to tackle subjects that haven’t been made into origami extensively,
like werewolves, demons and griffins.”
Some of Guspath’s work is modeled after the folding designs of
Satoshi Kamiya, the origami world champion. She also tries to take
ordinary folding designs and change them to make them more original
and interesting. Guspath has her own advice to the aspiring origami
artist.
“You have to love it. Be persistent and patient. Be flexible and don’t
be afraid to try new angles. Make sure you have a good picture of the
thing you’re designing in your head, so the proportion and shape in the
end will be more realistic.”
View Guspath’s origami, as well as some of her other works of
art, at http://guspath.deviantart.com/.
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People are talking...
Poetry: From slam to classics, poetry is making its
way into the public eye. Give it a try and you’ll probably
find something you like.
Facebook: Sure, the site may seem superficial, but
take a closer look and you’ll find passionate students
rallying together for a common
cause ranging from war
to health crises.
Sunshine: Summer is here, so get outside and enjoy
some free entertainment in your local park or in your
own backyard!
Brandi Carlile: A new
artist recently featured in a
“Grey’s Anatomy” episode,
Carlile has a unique, twangy,
folk-ish sound and soaring
musical back-up.
Jelly sandals: Take a trip
down memory lane with this
old favorite on your toes. In new colors and styles, who
can resist a comfortable rubber sandal
Hummus: A yummy, healthy summer food. Take
it on your next picnic to the park and treat yourself to
a nourishing snack.
Big bags: These are not the carry-all sacks of years
gone by, but structured, organized fashion statements
to keep life within arm’s reach.
Road trips: Grab a friend and take a drive
to Omaha to shop or to a small town to just
escape for the day. Memories included!
Au natural: Forget the cakey make-up
and faux tan this summer. Natural, healthy
skin is in!
First Fridays: Visit Lincoln’s fabulous art galleries
on the first Friday of every month in the Haymarket.
A sample of Guspath’s art (Photo courtesy of
guspath.deviantart.com)
Compiled by Callie Feingold &
Meghan Rihanek
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 17

Movie Review with Danny and BJ:
Upcoming sequels of 2007
Profits of Prequels
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead
Man’s chest
$423 million
Shrek 2
$438 million
Hostel
$47 million
Ocean’s 12
$125 million
Fantastic Four
$154 million
Bruce Almighty
$242 million
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At the World’s End”
This one comes out May 25 th and the forecast calls for… a
bit over the top. The unification of pirate clans for a common
goal of overthrowing British domination of the seas Expect this
one to be good in the sense that the past two have been good,
but it looks like a just ok movie.
“Shrek 3”
May 18 th was the release date for the third installment in
the Shrek series. Expect the jokes to be funny, the animation
to be seamless and the characters to be just as enjoyable as
ever. If you didn’t like Shrek 2, however, this movie may
not be for you.
“Hostel: Part II”
June 8, mark it on your calendars, oh wait, don’t. The
first one was no good, and this one won’t be either. The original’s
concept of an eastern European site where you could kill a person
in any way you deemed fit was inventive, yes. cinematic No. Unless
mindless blood-letting sans plot attracts you, this is a ticket
not worth buying.
Easy as Pie
BY SALOME VILJOEN
A&E Editor
You know what’s great about making
pie You can choose your level of
commitment. Pie making ranges from
the make-your-crust-from-scratch type
to the un-can and un-roll variety. But if
you have a family recipe or a cool recipe
book like Cooking at a Glance: Pies and
Pastries, experimenting and perfecting a
home-made pie can be both satisfying and
relaxing. Besides, if you mess up and the
pie doesn’t turn out, there’s the ace in the
hole: unlike other desserts, pies double as
weapons. Just launch it at the first face to
walk into the door.
Harry Pottery and the Goblet of
Fire
$290 million
The Bourne Supremacy
$176 million
Movie poster pictures courtesy of
www.ew.com
“Ocean’s Thirteen”
From the tricky twelve comes a sequel that pulls
out all the stops, well at least one: Al Pacino. As if
they couldn’t make you see this movie, now it’s impossible
not to go. Expect an intricate plot with the
twists and turns that made the other two good movies
to watch. This one hits theatres June 8 th .
“Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”
On June 15 , the least-anticipated sequal of the
summer comes out. The first left much to be desired
in acting and plot, and this sequel doesn’t give much
hope for improvement. Comic book fans may be happy to see this
hit the screens but we’re looking for something a little more.
“Evan Almighty”
Did you like “Bruce Almighty” Well the sequel manifests
itself June 22 in a theater near you. Steve Carrell of “The 40-
year-old Virgin” and “The Office” takes the role of a man called
by God to be the new Noah. This one may prove itself worthy
of a theatre visit.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
Have you preordered your copy of the final book
in the Harry Potter series Yes, no Well, the newest
movie comes out on July 13. This film brings back the
same cast that has made these films famous, and is sure
to be another blockbuster.
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
Looking all the way to August 3, “The Bourne Ultimatum”
hits. It should be jam-packed with adventure
and finally tie off the loose ends of Bourne’s life. We’re
definitely looking forward to this one.
Compiled by Danny Jablonski & BJ Valente
Winning crust recipe:
1. Measuring Flour: Before measuring,
lighten the flour by stirring with
a spoon or fork. Gently spoon the flour
into a dry measuring cup. Level of the top
by sweeping across the rim with a knife
or a metal spatula.
2. Cutting in Shortening: With a
pastry blender or fork, cut in the shortening
or butter until the pieces are the size
of small peas. Use a light touch; if the
mixture is overworked, the crust won’t
be as flaky. (Tip: shortening gives a flakier
crust than butter, which makes a crust
firmer but richer)
3. Incorporating Water: Sprinkle
water, 1 tablespoon at a time, over part of
the flour and shortening/butter mixture,
while gently tossing with a fork to combine.
Push moistened dough to one side
of the bowl; repeat until all the dough is
moistened.
4. Forming Into a Ball: After the
ingredients are combined, gather the
dough into a ball by scooping up and
compressing the mixture with your hands
or by pulling it together with a fork.
5. From here the dough needs to be
rolled flat and formed to whatever tin you
want to use. Creativity plays a big part in
pie-making, so be adventurous!
18 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Summer Fun Calendar
photos courtesy of www.barrysclipart.com
Music
Entertainment
Festivals
Compiled by Callie Feingold
& Mark Carraher
Sports
MAY
Nebraksa
Renaissance Faire
May 26 to May 28
Sheldon Gallery
Anatomy of Charley
Friedman
May 11 to Aug 11
JUNE
Jazz in June
Kendra Shank Quartet
June 5
Hot Club of Sanfrancisco
June 12
Stan Kessler and the Sons
of Brasil
June 19
The Nebraska Jazz
Orchestra
June 26th
Lied Center
Broadway Showcase
Monday June 4th
Ross Theatre
After the Wedding, Black
Book
May 25 to June 7
Into Great Silence, Year of
the Dog
June 8 to June 21
Husker Baseball
NCAA Regionals
June 1 to June 4
NCAA Super Regionals
June 8 June 12
College World Series at
Rosenblatt Stadium
June 15 to June 25
JULY
Memorial Stadium
Drum Corps International
July 25
Ross Theatre
Severance
July 6th to July 19th
AUGUST
Ross Theatre
Disappearances
July 20th to Aug 9
Sheldon Gallery
Sculptures on Paper
April 13 to Aug 1
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 19

Spring sports wrap-up
Sport: Boys Track
Name: Sam Ingram
Grade: Senior
Event: 3200 m (2 miles)
Record: Personal record - 10:36, 5
State qualifiers
Best Meet: “Districts were really
interesting…”
Favorite Quote: “’Johnny, quit talking.’”
Best Memory: “The in-depth conversations
I had with Carter Weitz while we
Sport: Girls’ Track
Name: Laura Hahn
Grade: Senior
Coach: Head Coach: John Gingery,
Distance Coaches: Brian and Andrea
Kabourek, Kevin Hubbell
Events: 3200 m (2 mile), 1600 m (1
mile)
Record: Personal record—5:28 in
3200 m, 7 state qualifiers
Best Meet: “Districts for us because
everyone goes all out.”
Favorite Quote: “I liked getting to
know everyone and running together.”
Best Memory: “Getting a personal
Sport: Girls Soccer
Name: Laura Clouston
Grade: Senior
Position: forward
Coach: Chuck Morgan
Record: 11 – 5
Best Game: “The game against
Southwest because we’ve always had a
big rivalry against them. They scored
first and we came back with 4 goals and
crushed them.”
Favorite Quote: “We call each other
‘snake devils’”.
Best Memory: “Our World Cup
game is always fun. We dress up and play
2 v. 2, and it really lets us relax before
Districts.”
Sport: Boys Soccer
Name: Taylor Stacy
Grade: Senior
Position: center midfield
Coach: Jeff Hoham
Record: 16 – 3, District Champions
(on 5/16)
Best Game: “The District Championship
vs. Millard South because they’ve
beaten us twice this season. We came out
and dominated.”
Favorite Quote: “Bangarang”
Best Memory: “Coming off of 3
losses and winning Districts.”
Sport: Girls’ Tennis
Name: Carrie Mohlman
Grade: Senior
Event: 1-Doubles
Record: 4-5 (Dual record). Tied for first at Capital
City Invitational.
Best Meet: “Kearney’s Doubles. You bring four
Doubles teams and you play Doubles all day long. I’m
lastly a Doubles player, so I can keep playing without
having to wait for everyone to finish.”
Favorite Quote: “Vanessa [Johnson, senior] said,
“C’mon, This is Girls’ Tennis!”
Best Memory: “This was a weird year, with the
coaching change, and only three returning Varsity
players. I enjoyed playing with Julia Lisec [senior], my
Doubles partner, and beating Southwest and Grand
Island.”
Sport: Boys’ Golf
Name: Cooper Overcash
Grade: Junior
Coach: Jim Tonniges
Best Finishes: 2nd at Heartland Athletic Conference
and 3rd at Abor Link Open
Best Tournament: “We tied for first at the LPS
Scramble. Five Varsity kids playing 18 holes, it was a fun
tournament before Districts and State.”
Favorite Quote: “Coach said, ‘Dare to be great.’ He
cares about all the players and the team more than golf.
Coach applies golf lessons to life.”
Best Memory: “Five of my closet friends are on the
team, it’s pretty fun playing with them. We don’t mess
around in practice, but it’s more fun competing with
your friends.”
Girls play tennis. (photo by Rachel Gibson)
East trap team guns it
compiled by Sammy Wang and Carrie Chen
BY KIERTEN HAUGEN
Staff Reporter
The Lincoln East Trap team started
off with a bang this year as Coach John
Strain stepped up lead t he goup. East has
not had a trap team since for years, unlike
most surrounding schools. Despite its
recent return, though, the team has had
a successful season.
“The kids really have learned so
much. They really improved as the season
went on,” Strain said. The team recently
attended the State Tournament in Doniphin,
Nebraska, where they placed in
the top 50 out of approximately 150
squads. This tournament is one of the
biggest high-school trap shoots in the
state with over 2,000 kids in attendance.
East’s final score at the State Tournament
was 453 out of 500 possible points.
“It was really great because most of
the kids shot their best that they had all
year at State,” Strain said.
Sophomore shooter Garret Elting
explained that in shooting trap they shoot
clay pigeons (round clay discs) at different
distances depending on your current
score. A “handicap” is the average score
from the two previous shots. At a meet,
there are lots of opportunities to win because
there are awards in every category.
For example, there are awards for “16’s,”
the most common distance from the trap
house, and also for handicap scores. The
team score is determined by combining
all of the team’s points from all areas. A
trap meet lasts from 6 A.M. to about 3
P.M. Team members can’t slack off during
the day-long competition.
“Shooting trap is as much a mental
sport as anything else because how you
perceive the next shot will affect your
score,” Strain said.
The team was proud of their success
this year and they are anxious to begin a
new season.
20 | ORACLE | MAY 2007 | SPORTS

The scoop on hacky sack
BY BARB WALKOWIAK
Staff Reporter
Hacky-sack! People of all ages and backgrounds won’t help are you uniting improve and much. rallying The around best
these fun little doodads. From a humble sock thing full of to macaroni do to pick to up the some ultimate, skills professional,
five-star, gold embossed, Olympic-grade join hacky-sack, up with a group they all of have hacky-sack one thing fans in
is to
common. Each hacky-sack consists of a piece and of learn material first – hand. leather, You’ll cotton, be amazed polyester, at
you choose – stuffed with some sort of filling the – coordination macaroni, costly you’ll polyurethane, gain! corn,
or pretty much any other small object in multitude that you can think of.
As most hacky-sack fanatics could tell you, the materials in a hacky-sack determines
how effectively it works. If you use a cheaper option, the sock model for instance,
there will be less lift and it will be harder to control. “On occasion the sock will
burst, and macaroni will shower the room. Said sophomores Rachel Gries and Rachel
Gibson of the cheaper model, “we’re still trying to get it out of couch cushions.” On
the other hand, an ultimate professional five-star hacky-sack will get good lift and will
be easier to maneuver and perform cool tricks with.
“Some material is heavier, and that’s kind of better,” said freshman Dalton Bryan.
When choosing the kind of fabric for your hacky-sack, sophomore Scott Todd added
that “you don’t want the treaded ones.” A good hacky-sack, “has to be flexible, often
times filled with sand or dirt. You want as many tiles as possible. The more tiles you
have, the better it sticks to your foot and the more flexible it is,” said long-term math
substitute, and six year hacky-sack veteran, Luke Muggy.
There’s more to hacky-sack than selecting and perfecting the model, though.
There’s an art to the sport. Before you can do any tricks, you’ve got to learn the
basics. “Practice with the insides of your feet first. It’s much easier. Also, practice
meeting the hacky-sack perpendicular to your foot, so it stays vertical. You’ll be able
to control it more,” said Muggy.
Once you can keep the hacky-sack in the air for a reasonable amount of time,
you can move on to the fancy stuff.
For tricks, “there’s the Chicken-Scratch,” said senior Joe Stollar. This involves
dragging the hacky-sack backwards with your foot, then rapidly pushing it forward and
up into the air. Another trick is the Donkey Kick. “It’s where you throw the hackysack
over the back of your head with your feet,” said Todd. “There’s also Around
The World, The Giant, and The Jester,” said Muggy. Around the World is one of the
more complicated tricks. With it, the gist of it is that the hacky-sack has to travel all
around your body in a circle without dropping.
An entertaining game is to “throw the hacky-sack as high in the air as possible and
then try to stall it on your foot,” said Muggy. Stalling is when you catch the hacky-sack
(not using your hands) and stop its momentum. There’s also the popular “3-hacksack”
game. You need a group of people for this game. The objective is to catch the
hacky-sack with your hands (yes, I said your hands) after it’s been hit three times. You
then tag someone out by hitting them with the hacky-sack. Last one standing wins!
I could go on and on about tricks and games, but my telling you about them
S partans S peak Out
What sport should Air Bud play next
Compiled by Kari Tietjen
Adrian Draney
demonstrates
some mad
hacky skillz.
(photo by Alice
Root)
“Baby ball bud,
because no sport is
complete without a
plastic baby!”
“What hasn’t he
played... Pogo stick
Bud!!”
“Rugby, because it’s
a cool sport!”
Sarah McCallister,
Senior
Nick Graef,
Sophomore
Allison Wright,
Junior
SPORTS | MAY 2007 | ORACLE | 21

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2006-2007
O r a c l e S t a f f
Editors-in-chief
Kari Tietjen & Sammy Wang
Copy Editor
Carrie Chen
News Editor/Business
Manager
Tina Zheng
Voices Editor
Sean Dwyer
Faces Editor
BJ Valente
Focus Editor/Photographer
Shuqiao Song
A&E Editor
Salome Viljoen
Spor ts Editor
Danny Jablonski
Photo Editor
Rachel Gibson
Staff Repor ters
Elizabeth Baquet
Kelli Blacketer
Rachel Branker
Mark Carraher
Aubrey Cummings
Callie Feingold
Melanie Fichthorn
Kirsten Haugen
Paige Juhnke
Meghan Rihanek
Caisa Royer
Sindu Vellanki
Barb Walkowiak
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Jane Holt
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Lincoln East High School. It is published 9
times a year and serves as an open forum
for students, teachers and administrators.
Letters to the editor, articles, original
artwork and photographs are welcome.
Letters must be signed, but you may
request anonymity. The Oracle reserves
the right to edit the letters and articles
for length, clarity, and factual accuracy
without attempting to alter meaning.
Unsigned editorials represent the
opinion of the Oracle staff. Signed editorials
and columns represent the opinions
of the individual writers. The Oracle
meets daily during 3rd period in B-159.
Congratulations to the
Class of 2007!
Sudoku
Enter digits from 1
to 9 into the blank
spaces. Every row
must contain one of
each digit. So must
every column, as must
every 3x3 square.
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B a c k cove r d e s i g n by Alice Root