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Inside this issue:

Departments 2-5

Accolades 6

Counseling 7

Finals 8

Announcements 9-13

Athletics 14

Important Dates & Information

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EAST HIGH ADMINISTRATORS

Sue Cassata, Principal Natalie Wehry, SPED Coordinator Dave Bell, Assoc. Principal Greg Fleming, Student Svcs Coordinator Liz Miller, Assoc. Principal Karen Eihusen, Instructional Coordinator Dennis Mann, Assoc. Principal Wendy Henrichs, Athletic Director John Farrand, Asst. Athletic Director

East High Newsletter

March 2011

Administrative CornerAdministrative CornerAdministrative Corner

Susan Cassata

From the Principal

As I was coming to work the other day, there was a story on National Public Radio (NPR) about the last World War I vet-

eran. This gentleman, who had enlisted at the age of 16 (he did not lie exactly about his age, he told the reporter, he just

wasn‘t completely honest) died. He was 110 years old. While I listened to the story about the veteran from WWI, my mind

wandered. I began thinking about how much change this man had seen in his lifetime. They talked, in the story, how he was

a veteran from the ―war to end all wars‖ but he had seen other conflicts. Instead of focusing on this, I kept thinking about all

of the change in our world he had seen. He saw the complete transformation of our society, in terms of technology, informa-

tion, economics, governments, societal norms, and then my mind started to race. The thing I questioned was, how prepared

was he for all of that change.

This resonates with me due to an article from Educational Leadership I was reading last month. The article talked about pre-

paring young people for fluidity in their existence within our current educational system (although the authors were much

more articulate than this). The authors challenged us in education to think about our preparation of students for life ―outside

of schools‖. What really stuck with me was that our students today are preparing for a world that we haven‘t yet envisioned.

So, how do we go about educating them for this world? As I think about the story of the WWI veteran, I wonder what skills,

talents, knowledge he possessed to help him adapt, welcome and challenge the world he was faced with, that changed and

transformed in ways no one envisioned? How are we helping our students prepare for a world that has yet to be defined?

As I ponder this question, the authors continued to challenge the readers‘ mindset when we talk about preparing students for

a career. Careers for these students look differently than say, mine, as I have been in education for my entire career. I don‘t

know anything different, except different educational settings. The authors stated that we are working with a generation of

young people who will have 5, 6 or 7 different jobs in their lifetime. We really are preparing them to learn a skill/task, etc,

then to unlearn that skill or task and then to learn something new again. This does really ask us to think about, not only

knowledge based learning that is important for students to be successful in their future endeavors, but also what skills will

they need to have or will they need to develop so that they will be successful in a future that has yet to be defined.

This WWI veteran, passed away at the age of 110. The world he lived in now looked vastly different than the world he was

born into. As I think about the challenges facing education today, and our work with your students and our community, this

really is our task. Helping prepare young people to become citizens of a society that will change in ways we can envision,

but more importantly in ways we cannot. This challenge excites me and gives purpose to our work we do together.

East High School—March 2011

If you have an old 35mm

"film" camera that you would like to

donate to the art department it

would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact Donna Wilson

DECA took 21 students to Chicago for the annual DECA Central

Region Conference on December 2-4, 2010. The theme of the week-

end was Vision 2010. Everything from the speakers and the sessions

to the give-aways and the songs were about vision and seeing your

future. The opening session speaker was David Garibaldi with his

act called ―Rhythm & Hue‖. Garibaldi is a performance artist who

creates six foot portraits of pop icons in minutes while accompanied

by music.

Some of the speakers at the sessions included Rob Bell, speaking

about customer service and leadership, Mike Domitrz, discussing the

importance of asking when being intimate, Joel Hilchey, inspiring

character and creativity with his juggling, storytelling, and playing

with mousetraps, and many others. Students went on this trip be-

cause it sounded fun and was a chance to see Chicago, but in the end

students ―EnVisioned‖ their future.


1st Place

Daniel Baquet, Business Ser-

vice Marketing

2nd

Place Katie Horn, Marketing Man-

agement

Emily Sutherland, Sports and

Entertainment Marketing

Cara Woldt, Apparel & Acces-

sories

Conner Kaiser, Automotive

Services

Sophia Mantzios, Retail Mer-

chandising

Emma Feldman, Quick Serve

Restaurant Management

3rd

Place

Kaelee Bliemeister, Food

Marketing

Chad Hall, Sports and Enter-

tainment Marketing

Brandy Pappas, Hotel and

Lodging Management

Emma Goninan, Retail Mer-

chandising

Madeline Ripa, Restaurant

and Food Service Manage-

ment

Breck Ostrander, Quick Serve

Restaurant Management


Interior Design Board competition

2011 HBAL ( Home Builders Associa-

tion of Lincoln )

Held in conjunction with the Home &

Garden Show - Lancaster Event Center

1st Place Mackenzie Busekist ( 9th )

3rd Place Shelby Clark ( 11th )

Honorable Mention honors to:

Mandy Peterson (12th )

Sarah Troyer ( 9th )

Sarah Troyer-

Honorable Mention

Shelby Clark-3rd Place

Mandy Peterson-

Honorable Mention

Mackenzie Busekist-1st Place


The Home Builders Association of Lincoln recently held

their annual home design contest in conjunction with the

Home and Garden Show which was at the Lancaster

Event Center February 10-13. East High students from

Advanced CAD courses competed with their designs for

an existing vacant lot in the Piedmont Development at

5405 Ellendale Road.

Students were judged on four main criteria which in-

cluded:

1. Architectural Merit

2. Structure

3. Floor Planning

4. Presentation

East High students took the top 3 prizes and each will be

awarded cash prizes at a ―Tribute to Youth’ dinner spon-

sored by the Home Builders Association on April 18 at the

Champions club on the UNL city campus.

Austin Mar, Grade 12, 1st Place, $100.00

Cara Woldt, Grade 12, 2nd Place, $75.00

Hannah Barnes, Grade 12, 3rd Place, $50.00


Congratulations to the Lincoln East We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution Mock Congres-

sional Hearing team for winning the state competition. The team will compete in the national finals in

Washington, D. C. in May.

Congratulations to Jacqueline O'Doherty who received the Athlete of the Year Award from Star City Sports on

Wednesday, February 9th. She is also featured in this month's Star City Sports magazine.

Congratulations to Hanna Jameson, Courtney Metcalf and Kaelee Bliemeister for completing their Nebraska

CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) certification in the LPS Fundamentals of Health Careers class last semes-

ter. This certification provides them with the opportunity to begin their career in a Health Occupation through a

CTE (Career & Technical Education) program while still in high school. Congratulations on passing your Ne-

braska State Board Exam.

Congratulations to the Science Olympiad Teams.

The A team won 4th place. They are:

Akshay Rajagopal Jessica Qiu Ben Bradley Keith Sponsler

The B team won second place in our regional competition at UNL on

Saturday. They are:

Parviz Kholmatov Dorothy Chen Drew Bakenhus Katie Sedlar Richard Zhang

A very special thank you to the following members of ITS - the International Thespian Society - for their creative

hard work in assisting with the "LOVE Connection" presentation for the 9th grade class. they gave of their time

and talent to provide a personal touch that added a unique and meaningful dimension to the presentation.

Alison Foley Tracey Prentice Karlie Miller Austin Koch

Congratulations to the following students who were winners in the 2011 Homebuilders Association of Lincoln Inte-

rior Design Contest held February 10-13 at Lancaster Event Center:

1st Place – Mackenzie Busekist - ($100)

3rd Place – Shelby Clark – ( $50)

Honorable Mention – Mandy Peterson &Sarah Troyer

Staff Accolades

Jeff Hoham was recognized by the NSCAA as High School Soccer Coach of the Year for 2010.

Andrea Kabourek will received the Courage Award from the Girls and Women in Sports presented at a Ne-

braska Women's Basketball game. She is featured in this month's Star City Sports magazine.


2008-09 FINALS TEST SCHEDULE

Semester 2

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Period 5 Final 8:00-9:30 a.m.

Period 6 Final 9:45-11:15 a.m.


Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Period 3 Final 8:00-9:30 a.m.


Thursday, June 4, 2009 Period 2 Final 8:00-9:30 a.m.


This year students at East High School will use the LPS Online Registration Program to select courses for next year. Students will register using their LPS Student ID number and password. Some courses will be pre-set to meet a specific graduation requirement or course sequence. Pre-set courses cannot be changed on-line so students should meet with their counselor to adjust those if necessary. We suggest that students consult their current teachers for recommendations prior to their registra-tion session. When planning next year’s schedule, please consult the East High School Planning Guide (available online) and the Student Services Website (http://ehs.lps.org/Student_Services/) to reference graduation requirements, college entrance requirements, and future career interests. When considering courses for next year, remember that staffing decisions are based on student re-quests and there is no guarantee that a listed course will be offered. Courses are placed on the mas-ter schedule based on the fewest number of conflicts. There will be an opportunity in the spring to review and update registration information. Schedules will be mailed to families in the summer.

Request for FINAL TRANSCRIPT

Students planning on attending a post-secondary school must fill out a (green) “Request for Final Transcript” form and return it to the registrar before a final transcript will be sent. Forms will be available in the counseling center beginning May 1, 2011.

Class ranks and GPA will not be available until June 14, 2011. Final transcripts will not be mailed until after June 24, 2011


East High School will have a special test schedule at the end of the second semester. Following is a

copy of the test schedule so that you can plan any necessary adjustments for the shortened school days.

All teachers will give a test (chapter, unit, semester) or some type of graded activity during the sched-

uled test time.

1. Teachers will be in their classrooms or departmental offices until 2:45 p.m. to work with individ-

ual students who want extra assistance or to make up tests.

2. Teachers must submit final semester grades by 4:00 p.m. on May 27, 2011.

3. Individual students who are absent due to illness or family emergencies need to contact their

classroom teachers for make-up work.

4. The test or graded activity will count for a percentage of the final semester grade as determined

by the teacher‘s written grading expectations.

5. Obligation lists (which include all students who owe money for parking tickets, ID replacements,

media fines, textbooks or cafeteria accounts) will be posted. Students are expected to pay these

obligations or make a plan for paying these obligations before taking finals.

6. Students will focus their attention on two or three instructional areas per day. Students are ex-

pected to be in attendance for all classes in which they are enrolled. Each final will meet FOR

THE ENTIRE TIME SCHEDULED.

7. Lunch will be served at 11:15 a.m. during the three ‗finals days‘.

Second Semester Finals Schedule

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Period 1 Final 8:00-9:30

Period 5 Final 9:45-11:15

Lunch 11:15

Thursday, May 26, 2011 Period 2 Final 8:00-9:30


Lunch 11:10-11:55


Friday, May 27, 2011 Period 6 Final 8:00-9:30


Lunch 11:15


This year the Advanced Placement exams will be administered

during the first two weeks of May. All AP testing will be at East High

School. Room assignments will be communicated to students near

the end of April. Students should bring a lunch if they are testing dur-

ing both the morning and afternoon sessions of the same day to en-

sure they have time to eat and to ensure access to food. Please refer

to your student‘s AP Student Bulletin or go to http://

www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html for detailed in-

formation regarding AP testing, including the exam schedule.

Thank you.

Nebraska Statewide Assess-

ments in the areas of Reading, Math and Science for Juniors will occur on the fol-

lowing dates:

The NeSA-R (Reading) will be administered to all juniors March 28th-March 31st.

The NeSA-M (Math) will be administered to all juniors April 4-April 7.

The NeSA-S (Science) will be administered to all juniors April 11 and April 13.

Please see the East High Website for scheduling information. There will be NO late

starts for these exams.

As always, please ensure your student is in school, eats healthy and gets plenty of

rest so they can do their best on these exams.

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html


Arsenic and Old Lace

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011

Saturday, April 9, 2011

All tickets are $6.00 at the door , or

from the main office the week of the show.

2011 PTO FUNDRAISER/Garage Sales It's that time of year again to clean out your garages and closets and donate your

gently used items to the 5th annual PTO Garage Sale! Sales begin Friday, April 15th from 8am - 5pm and Saturday, April 16th from 8am -

12pm.

The sales will be held in conjunction with the Edenton Neighborhood sales at the home

of Mark and Bev Morton, 7400 Grand Oaks Drive.

Donations of new and used clothing, books, household items, sporting equipment, fur-

niture, etc, are appreciated. Donations can be brought to the Morton home at

7400 Grand Oaks Drive beginning Sunday, April 10th.

Items can be left on the front porch if not at home. If you need to make earlier de-

liveries, please call the Morton's at 484-7142.

Any unsold items will be donated to a local charitable organization.

If you have any questions about the sale or donations please call Lisa Jameson at 488-8794. Thank you for supporting Lincoln East High School

as the funds earned, support the many needs and

activities of our students and teachers!

East's Student Council has a lot planned for 2nd semester!!

Starting the end of February is Pennies for Patients, Student Council will put

boxes in each classroom to help raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma

Society. Collection will start February 28th and end March 17th. The class-

room that raises the most money will win a prize!

In March, Student Council is pairing up with Raising Canes to help raise money

for Make-A-Wish. Every Tuesday in March there will be a Raising Cane's

night, $1 of every meal will be donated if you mention Lincoln East.

Student Council will host a Make-A-Wish Carnival on April 2nd more details

regarding this event will be posted soon.

The All-Girls ―Powder Puff‖ football game will be held in the Spring, more de-

tails to follow on this event.

Save the Date for East Post Prom

April 20 -- Midnight to 4 a.m.

Prom Night does not end after the last dance….that's just when the partying

really gets started at POST PROM!

There is plenty of food, music, games and prizes! Students will want to stay until the end, when

the drawings for the most valuable items are held. (Students must be present to win).

East High's Post-Prom Party is held at school following the dance, in the South and East gym ar-

eas, from midnight to 4 a.m. A ticket is required for admittance, and students must show their

school ID.

Be sure to purchase your ticket(s) early, and be eligible for the early-bird prizes! Tickets are $12

each, and go on sale during lunch and after school, starting April 20. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Parent volunteers are still needed. Cash and prize sponsors are also being sought.

Contact: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], if you can help.

mailto:[email protected]




East High Health Office News

Immunization Changes for the 2011-2012 School Year

Important information for parents of current 9th, 10th and 11th grade students.

There has been a change to Nebraska State law concerning required immunizations for all

school age students from kindergarten to 12th grade. Next school year (2011-2012), all

LPS students must be immunized against varicella with 2 doses of vaccine OR the parent/

guardian must provide a signed statement of past history of chicken pox disease, including

the year of illness. For those students who have not met the requirement, a letter was sent

with first semester grades in January. We received a fairly good response but still approxi-

mately 250 students have not met the requirement. If you are unsure of your student‘s im-

munization status, please feel free to call our health office at 436-1302, extension 6 or email

[email protected]. Our health office is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 to 3:15 p.m.

Thank you for your attention to this important health concern!

Susan Kangas-Packett, RN, MSN

East High School Nurse




―I came to my school right around the beginning of October. We moved to Lincoln because both my mom and

dad lost their jobs and grandma said there would be work in Lincoln. Mom‘s cleaning houses right now. Dad

is still looking. We don‘t have much food at home. When mom talked to our school counselor, she put us on

the waiting list for a backpack. She said that we were number 51 on the waiting list. Sometimes I wait on Fri-

day to see if any backpacks are left over. I got to take one home once so far. Last Friday when I was leaving

with my friend. She opened up her backpack and gave me an apple and a jar of peanut butter. We sat on the

front step of school and ate the apple. My friend said she‘d just tell her mom that they must have got shorted if

she noticed‖.

(Student recollection shared with an LPS principal).

Fact: Close to 50 percent of LPS elementary students are on free or reduced lunch. Only 20 percent of those

students currently receive a backpack for the weekend. Often the backpacks provide the only food that stu-

dents will have access to over the weekend. The Lincoln Public Schools community will join forces with the

Food Bank of Lincoln promoting this annual one-mile walk. Last year the Lincoln school community fund-

raiser gathered more than $110,000 to help address hunger for the children in our community. This year more

students would benefit from the program if we could exceed that amount. Please join us.

What: BackPack Extra Mile Walk

When: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2011

Where: Lincoln East High School

Why: Provide funding for the LPS/Food Bank BackPack Program

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Let East lead the way…

---Make a tax-deductible donation to the ―Food Bank‖. (Send or drop-off checks c/o Judy Larson, East High

School 1000 South 70th, Lincoln, NE 68510).

---Sign-up to participate in the BackPack Walk, April 16th @ 10 AM, East High.

Donation forms are available in the front office—due April 13th . If you want a t-shirt

sign-up no later than March 15th. Forms are due to Roxi Sattler by 3 pm that afternoon.

---Donate a new or gently used backpack. Backpacks can be delivered to the media center up until the morn-

ing of the walk.

---Staff and student donations.

---Fundraisers.

Last year East involved staff, student groups and parents in the program. We collected over 150 backpacks

and $4,683.57 in money. Let EAST lead the way this year and aim for the stars.

For more information, go to http://wp.lps.org/backpack/

or contact Roxi Sattler [email protected]

http://wp.lps.org/backpack/

Message from the Athletic Department GO BIG BLUE!


There really should be some kind of agreement with Mother Nature that once spring sport practices get started, she really needs to coop-

erate and help us out. But here we are in the midst of more winter storm watches as we squeeze our kids into every nook and cranny

available in East High‘s athletic wing. But I‘m sure very soon the birds will sing and we‘ll be listening to the crack of the bats and

watching the fleet feet of Spartan soccer players as they score the winning goal. Boys golf, girls and boys track, baseball, girls and boys

soccer and girls tennis have spent the last week practicing and for some, been involved in a try out period. For me, this is the season that

sneaks up on me the quickest. It is Week 4 of State Tournament and State Meet hoopla and it seems like there ought to be at least a

week or two to catch our breaths, but the first day of spring sport competition is next Thursday, the 17th of March!

Lincoln East coaches and athletes were fortunate to have some special honors come their way this winter. Jeff Hoham was honored with

the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Regional, and then National, Soccer Coach of the Year Awards. We were able to send he and his wife Tanya to Baltimore in January to receive this distinguished award. Coach Hoham‘s award comes on the heels of a

24-0 soccer season last spring and a continuing legacy of outstanding results in his ten years as East‘s head coach. Hoham will be recog-

nized at a home soccer game this spring.

Honored by the Girls and Women in Sports committee, were cross country and track coach Andrea Kabourek and two-time State Cham-

pion golfer, Jackie O‘Doherty. Coach Kabourek received the courage award after battling breast cancer last spring and being a tremen-

dous role model to our athletes and students. Jackie was named the Star City Sports Athlete of the Year at the same ceremony for her

accomplishments on the golf course in repeating this past fall as Nebraska State High School Girls Golf Champion. We are extremely

proud of these three individuals and pleased they call themselves Spartans!

Even though the winter season consisted of only five sports, it involved twenty coaches and over 200 athletes, student trainers and man-

agers. As with any season, the winter was filled with both glory and heartbreak. Keenan McCurdy took over the reigns of the Spartan

Wrestling squad this winter and did an outstanding job. They were very competitive and sent seven individuals to the state meet includ-

ing freshman Jack Gropp, sophomores Adam Willman and Jethro Nelson, juniors Spencer Randazzo and David Kubic and seniors An-

drew Peterson and Jon Taylor. Adam Willman wrestled for a state championship and came up just short, but was crowned state runner

up and will join a number of young returners next season, hoping for a return trip to The Qwest Center.

Coach Greg Fleming led the Spartan swimmers to repeat LPS and Heartland Athletic Conference crowns in both girls and boys swim-

ming. As a matter of fact, the boys have won the conference championship for 18 consecutive seasons under Fleming‘s tutelage and the

girls for the past ten. Twenty-eight swimmers and divers qualified for the state meet last weekend where the boys finished in a very im-pressive 3rd place. Girls qualifying were: Katie Walls, Macy Palmer, Rani Potter, Megan Mihulka, Carly Nelson, Jazzmyne Sanders

Clark, Madolyn Shipman, Madison Makovicka, Emily Daugherty, Hayley Bydalek, Taylor Hinds, Becca Breeden, Sophia Iaquinta, Ra-

chel Nissen, Rachel Schartz and Elsa Parr.

Qualifiers on the boys side were: Cody Potter, Bryan Hansen, Keith Sponsler, Ethan Ebito, Sam Steinberger, Hayden Pinkman, Uriah

Reiners, Isaac Iaquinta, Alexander Kuszak, Austin Wheeler, Josh Selzer and David Crosby. The top 6 finishers received state medals.

Those Spartans were: 3rd place finishes to Ethan Ebito in the 100 Butterfly and Keith Sponsler in the 100 Freestyle. Sponsler also re-

ceived a 4th place medal in the 100 Backstroke as well as 6th place in the 200 Medley Relay along with teammates Sam Steinberger,

Ethan Ebito and Hayden Pinkman. Bryan Hansen received the 4th place medal in the boys diving competition. Congratulations to these

state medalists!

Both boys and girls freshmen basketball teams won city championships, indicating a bright outlook for these young men and women and

for future Spartan basketball success. At the varsity level, Jon Needels was named to the Heartland All Conference Boys Basketball

Team as well as Jackie Osenbaugh and Stacy Herbel on the Girls Heartland Athletic All Conference team.

And so we close the books on the 2010-11 winter season and look with optimism to the spring. Over 300 athletes showed up for practice

last week and will wait out the weather to get out on the track, the fields, the courses and the courts to compete for East High in the next

two months. We look forward to watching these kids compete and we thank their family and friends for supporting and encouraging

them in an enthusiastic and positive manner. Once again we have a chance to show the competition and the state that the Spartans can

achieve ―Excellence with Integrity.‖

Wendy Henrichs

Athletic Director


11th and 12th Graders If you owe an obligation, pay it ASAP!!! Students with out-standing obligations will not be allowed to attend Prom. Obligations are paid in the

main office.

East High Website: http://ehs.lps.org

Important Dates

Feb 23 – WGDE – Narrative

Feb 24 – WGDE - Expository

Mar 2 - RGDE

Mar 3 – No School – State Basketball Tournament

Mar 9 – WGDE & RGDE – Make-ups

Mar 12 – SAT Test

Mar 18 – End of 3rd Quarter

Mar 21-25 – Spring Break

Mar 28 – 4th Qtr begins

Mar 28 – NeSA-R – Day 1 of 4




Apr 4 – NeSA-M – Day 1 of 4




Apr 9 - ACT Test

Apr 11 – NeSA-S – Day 1 of 2

Apr 13 – NeSA-S – Day 2 of 2

Apr 19 – Honors Convocation (11-12)

Apr 22 – NO SCHOOL

April 26 – Honors Convocation (9-10)

April 30 – Jr./Sr. Prom

**

May 7 – SAT Test

May 16-20 – Senior Week

May 20 – Senior Breakfast

May 29 – East Graduation

June 4 – SAT Test

June 11 – ACT Test

** AP Testing will be done the first two weeks in

May

Lincoln Public School

Lincoln East High School

1000 S. 70th Street

Lincoln, NE 68510

402-436-1302 (Telephone Number)

402-436-1325 (Fax Number)

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