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Informing the Lincoln High community since 1895

The Advocate

Speaker Chuck Ladd, a high school English teacher from Oklahoma speaks on the stage in the Ted Sorensen theatre on March 28, 2018 as LHS students take notes at an ACT prep seminar.

ACT: Its time to hit the books!

By Sara Balter | March 29, 2018

Sara Balter- |LHS NEWS| Students be aware the ACT is on its way! Tuesday, April 3, 2018 is ACT Testing for the LHS Juniors.  There will be no School for 9th, 10th and 12th graders on that day. But...

The front of LHS waits to have the Spring Awakening on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Photo by Grace Miller

Spring Awakening: Free fun times after school

By Grace Miller, Contributer | March 28, 2018

By Grace Miller It’s close to the end of the year, the weather is getting nicer, but we are stuck inside all day. An LHS club has a solution.  Link Crew members, and sponsor Shelley Swartz, have...

The entrance of Lincoln High School features flags and a mural that represent the school's diversity. Photo by Sara Balter.

Our Reputation: LHS battles misconceptions

March 23, 2018

Sara Balter- |Opinion| Because of your personal biases you will never be able to see the whole truth of a situation. However, being open and listening to other perspectives can help you understand the...

Members of the Women's March in Washington D.C. hold up signs on Saturday, January 20th, 2018. Photo courtesy of Lori Rennings.

Joining the revolution: Marches around the world aim for change

By Meg Boedeker and Sara Balter | March 23, 2018

By Meg Boedeker and Sara Balter |News| Every movement for equality and liberation that you see on television or social media or hear about from a friend, all comes down to one basic idea; all people...

Time magazine's Person of The Year Cover.  Photo courtesy of Time's Up social media and official website.

TIME’S UP: Women in entertainment industry spark national movements to end sexual harassment, violence

By Angel Tran, Editor-In-Chief | March 23, 2018

By Angel Tran - News The MeToo Movement started by Tarana Burke 10 years ago was created to bring to light sexual assault in not only the workplace, but as a society as a whole, and to support both men...

Hope Squad students attend a meeting on Club Day on March 6, 2018. 
Phtoto by Porshe Miller

HOPE SQUAD: Offering suicide prevention peer support

By Porshe Miller | March 23, 2018

By Porshe Miller - Feature Earlier this year, a Lincoln High student overheard another student making suicidal statements during class. The student who made the comments, meaning them only as a joke,...

LHS Named “School of Opportunity”

LHS Named “School of Opportunity”

By Maicee Ingwerson | March 23, 2018

By Maicee Ingwerson - Feature Lincoln High recently earned a title shared with only 6 other schools in the nation. The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) out of theUniversity of Colorado-Boulder...

Sophia Olson (11) speaks to a group of girls at the Girl Up Advocacy Boot Camp at East High School on February 3, 2018. Photo courtesy of Sophia Olson.

LIKE A GIRL: Advocating for and empowering young women around the world

By Maicee Ingwerson | March 23, 2018

By Maicee Ingwerson - Feature “Our organization envisions an LPS and world where all genders unite to feel empowered,” Lincoln High junior and President of the Fundraising Committee for...

Angel Tran poses near the Antelope Valley Project.

EDITORIAL: To the adults in the world we live in today…

By Angel Tran, Editor-In-Chief | March 23, 2018

Dear Adults, I am increasingly becoming more and more bothered by the articles about teenagers, and the adults who describe us as if we are one single entity and are all the same. Results from a simple...

Daniel Do poses outside of LHS by the Links statue. Photo by Jacob Vanderford

OPINION: Can’t Complain-Living up to the expectations set by family history

By Daniel Do | March 23, 2018

Published in the Lincoln Journal Star on February 4th, 2018. Expectations are defined by the level of hardships one has faced in life. For many students, the level of expectation would be to simply get...

Grace Miller poses on a bridge in Pioneers Park. Photo courtesy of Kelly MItchell

Conflicting Goals: Changing the way adults think

By Grace Miller, Contributer | March 23, 2018

By Grace Miller - Opinion “What’s wrong with UNL?” my mom asked me when I told her I wanted to go out of state for college. I have always wanted to leave Lincoln for college and when...

Stills of students and scenery at the Zoo School. Photos by Sara Balter.

Zoo School: Celebrates 20 years of success

By Rukhshona Islamova | March 23, 2018

By Rukhshona Islamova - LHS News Zoo School is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a brand new building in 2018. According to Dr. Patrick Hunter-Pirtle, the Zoo School’s administrator, the building...

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