Candy, pie, and cake, oh my! We all know how the holidays are, all sorts of food everywhere you go! Unlike 4th of July and St. Patrick’s Day, the winter holiday season lasts for weeks. This means your temp-tations get worse, as well as your diet. There are more parties, more gifts, more potlucks, and before you know it, there’s more around your stomach as well. Then there can also be the stress. Buying gifts, decorating, cooking for parties and a lot more. That all equals to less time cooking healthy meals for yourself, along with less time being able to hit the gym. So how do you keep the weight gain off your hands (and hips)? Not only can you maintain your weight by these 10 simple guidelines, you may even be able to lose weight and get through this feeding frenzy the season has brought on.

First, avoid certain foods. This may be the most difficult part since your grandma will be hurt that you won’t have a second slice of her homemade apple pie. If you let your family and friends know about your diet, they will under-stand and most likely try to help you. In that case, try to avoid more than one serving of the sweets, and eat light meat instead of dark meat with poultry skin. Second, calculate the calories before you bite. This means you should even be counting the bite of cookie dough you snuck from the bowl, or the samples they give out at the grocery store. The little fin-ger foods most people forget they eat, do matter. Sparkrecipes.com is a great nutrition tracker for your favorite holiday treats...

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The Great Outdoors, there’s a reason it’s called that and no matter how much of a “city slicker” one considers them-selves, everybody could use a little fresh air once in a while. It just so happens that a fan-tastic opportunity is available at Lincoln High School for eligible juniors and seniors who could use some fresh air and wouldn’t mind getting some leadership experience. This opportunity is called Shady Creek, which is a week-long program in which sixth graders live out on a fantastic outdoor campus near Nevada City. The positions for juniors

and seniors come in the roles of camp counselors for these sixth graders. As a camp counselor, one gets to chaperone the sixth grad-ers in the cabin throughout the entire week, while coincident-ly reliving their own pleasant memories of attending a similar outdoor camp when they were sixth graders. 2011 Shady Creek counselor and LHS senior, Alan Rodriguez had very positive feelings about his experience as a counselor, “Getting to spend time in nature is something ev-eryone should experience.”...

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Christian Perkins, a former LHS student, has returned to Lincoln High to coach our freshman basketball team to vic-tory. He graduated last year as a skilled bas-ketball player and will hopefully pass on his legacy to some of our current freshman play-ers. Coach Palafox says, “Christian has a coach-ing background with his family and he knows the time and commitment needed to make a successful basketball team.” Palafox assured that he would not have hired Christian Perkins if he did not think he would be a diligent and hardworking coach. So what prompted Perkins to come back and coach at Lincoln High School? He says “Since I played for four years and I have a close relation-ship with the coaches, I felt like it would be a good opportunity.” The players this year look like a great group of players, but Perkins says “They need to improve

their overall work ethic and inten-sity of how hard they need to be playing.”Contrary to this, he also said “Overall, I feel they are working at their practices and games.” Coach Perkins says that “For the next few years I would coach here and af-ter junior college I

would like to pursue coaching opportu-nities in the future.” Some of his players think very highly of him as a coach. Wyatt Adair likes Perkins because “He knows when it’s time to joke around and when to be serious.” Another player, Travis Stoner, says that “Christian has played basket-ball and he knows what to expect from the other players.”

After a disappointing season last year, the Lincoln High School girls’ basketball team is off to a fast start. The Fighting Zebras began their season by decisively beating out-of-league opponent Sutter High last Tuesday 53-34. After their exciting win I was able to catch up with a couple of the team’s coaches to get their thoughts on the season so far. Freshman girls’ coach Chris Bombard has not coached girls’ basketball before. However, he said, “I’m already very impressed with the girls. If they play their best this season, we have a lot to look forward to.” When asked where the team needs improvement, he re-sponded, “Boxing-out (rebounding) is probably the biggest problem we have, but we’re set on getting that fixed soon.” My last question for the coach was about any opponents that he’s looking forward to in par-ticular. In true coaches’ fashion he replied “…I try to take it one game at a time, but rivalries are always fun, so Whitney is probably the game the team is looking forward to the most.” Experienced LHS coach Donna Tofft has been around the sport since 1976. I caught up with her next. My first question for Coach Tofft had

to do with anything she saw in the first game that she liked. “It’s hard to tell this early in the season, but I think our speed is something that will really give us an edge… This is one of the fastest teams I’ve been around.” I also asked Coach Tofft, “If you were an opposing coach, is there anything (or anyone) that you would tell your team to look out for?” Tofft answered, “Our team has a lot of girls who can shoot; as a coach it’s really hard to stop an offense like that… Anybody could shoot from anywhere at any time.” I inquired of Coach Tofft about Varsity coach Dan Hicks. Hicks doesn’t teach at Lincoln High which made him exceedingly tough to get a hold of personally. “Coach Hicks is great with the girls… He’s been around the sport a very long time and I definitely think it shows.” Girls basketball at Lincoln High has definitely taken a turn for the better this season. In the first game alone the team tied their highest score from last season. With the tal-ent that they have this season, the Lady Zebras are already giving bas-ketball fans around Lincoln some-thing to be excited about.

Lady Zebras are Looking GoodBy: Levi Thomas, Reporter

On December 7, 2011 the Lincoln High wrestling team faced the Bella Vista Broncos in many challenging matches. The night started out with the Freshmen. They fought hard, but kept getting suppressed. Then Austin Freymond (‘15) maintained a suspenseful vic-tory, winning 6-5. When the J.V. began wrestling, they had the same fate as the Freshmen, but two stood out and had astonishing wins. Josh Meyers (‘14) took the match with a take-down in the first period, a point penalty and a two point penalty in the third period, thus beating the opponent 5-4. Evan Deatherage (‘15) also had a nice win with a take down and pin in the first period. Finally the Varsity came out. They struggled a

bit until Drew Suchomel (‘12) got on the mat. He had a takedown in the first period, a reversal and a two point near fall in the second period, and finished the third period with a three point near far. The match score was 9-0 gaining four points for the team. Coach Marquez commented that, “Drew did well, but it’s the beginning of the season and he has room for improvement.” In the end the Zebras did the best they could but Bella Vista’s team was more advanced. This was a great match for everyone to improve because almost the whole team got to wrestle. The season has just begun and the wrestlers are ready to dominate.

Wrestlers at Bella VistaBy: Jasmine McCoy, Assistant Editor

Perk Back At WorkBy: Alyssa Aull, Reporter

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Christian PerkinsPhoto By Brooke Jones

Drew Suchomel (‘12) Photo By Sarah Caldie

Maul and LHS WrestlersPhoto By Sarah Caldie, photo editor

Across4. Tradition in Germany you find on the tree (Hint it’s edible)5. Year LHS was established7. Lincoln High’s “eyes and ears”8. Santa’s original name (Hint it’s Dutch)10. This year’s graduating class number11. A popular stripped candy13. Story by Charles Dickens14. Worked in law enforcement before coming to our school15. Our ASB president

When Justin Bieber’s new album, Under the Mistletoe, dropped, millions of girls’ hearts were stolen yet again. These one way relationships started for many girls with his YouTube videos that led to his debut album, My World, following that, My World 2.0 and his single, Never Say Never. The new album is a fine example of Bieber’s love for the holidays and expresses his own musical style through the same classical Christmas songs. He shows his soft side with some slower songs like, Silent Night and Pray. The album is definitely not lacking variety, with its feature of six other artists/bands including; Usher, Boyz 2 Men, Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, and The Band Perry. Justin Bieber has proved to his loyal fans that he is truly talented and knows how to put a modern twist on any song to make it original and his own.

Under the Mistletoe By: Josie Schulz, Reporter

Down1. Our new librarian2. Most recent year LHS football became PVL champions.3. A popular Christmas story 6. Has appeared more than any other christmas movie9. Best-selling Christmas song12. The foliage and berries, used for decoration, espe-cially during the Christmas season.

16. One of the new clubs at Lincoln17. Former teacher now the Vice Principal18. Drew first “American“ Santa Claus 19. After school program20. Wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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About three months ago, a Lincoln High School student named Sara Schmitt won a full fishing trip to Wyoming, free of charge, to participate in a fish and game show. While on the trip, Sara accomplished something few others have, she was one of about only one hundred to complete the Cutthroat Slam. When Sara first walked into the Sportsman’s Warehouse she had no idea that she was going to be put on the spot for an interview. Sara was taken aside for the interview and the chance to be on a fish and game show based in Wyoming where she would have the chance to make an attempt at the Cutthroat Slam. The Cutthroat Slam is a challenge set up by the Wyo-ming Fish and Game Department for those who manage to catch each type of trout in their natural environment. A few months passed by for Sara with no contact from the show. Then one day she and her mother received an e-mail stating that she had been selected through the interview. She and one other person could go on a five day trip for a fish and game show. Schmitt chose to take her mother along on her trip. Upon arriving in Wyoming, Sara and her mother were greeted by the cameramen who took her and her mother to the cabin where they would initially stay. Their stay wasn’t long. Within a day they were on the road into the natural habitat of the Cutthroat trout.

To complete the challenge, Schmitt had to wade rivers and lakes to get to those fish. She even beat out some professionals who have spent years attempting to complete this challenge. The show that Sara was on will air in January or February on the Sports-man’s channel, so be on the look out! (Look up the channel number for Di-rectTV, Cable)

Sara Schmitt and the Cutthroat SlamBy: Kenneth Marlow, News Editor

Photos from Sara Schmitt’s Facebook

It sounds like Christmas is coming to town! Lincoln High School’s band has been busy. The marching band participated in the annual Downtown Lincoln tree lighting and parade by marching to the sounds of Angels We Have Heard on High, Jingle Bells and other standard Christmas favorites. Band students and their director David Hill believe that it was great! The Band is having a Christmas concert on Wednesday, December 14th in the Lincoln High School Theater at 7 p.m. and Tickets can be purchased at the door. The concert will feature songs such as Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Sleigh Ride, and music from Pirates of the Caribbean and West Side Story as well. “It is going to be a blast!” said band director David Hill. In addition to great music, both of the jazz and concert band variety, there will be a bake sale in the entrance hall. All proceeds go to the LHS band to help support their upcoming trip to Disneyland, where they will go and professionally record music for a Disney cartoon and get a few lessons on how the music industry works.

The Sounds of ChristmasBy: Adam Selter, Reporter

Nathan Nguyen, Nicolo Scozzari, and Dani HartPhoto by Debbie Tofft

“Peace on Earth”By: Maddie Stewart, Reporter

Lincoln High School’s chamber and concert choir preformed a winter concert on December 8th, 2011 along with Cindy Hagman who directs the choir and her band “Cross Culture.” The choir started out strong ,with an amazing solo by junior Zack Gibian singing “I heard the bells on Christ-mas day”, when he reached the chorus the rest of the choir entered through the back of the theater and progressed down to the stage. The choir then preformed the song “Masters of this Hall”. These songs were a great way to start out the concert with a bang. The Chamber choir then performed some songs and even though most of the stu-dents in the class have only been sing-ing for a couple weeks, the students showed that they are very talented. Next to preform was the men’s choir, singing the remarkable song “Rise up shepherds”. Following the men, the women performed a beautiful rendi-tion of “O’ Holy Night.” The whole choir came together again to sing more songs. When they sang “Messiah” the entire theater stood to their feet when they reached the “Halleluiah Chorus” as has been tradition for around three

hundred years. Finally the choir ended with the songs Silent Night and Felíz Navidad. Overall, the choir gave an amazing performance with wonder-ful music. There were beautiful solos by many like Luis Garcia, (‘13)Abner Apsley, (’13)Hailey Solari(’12) and Alex Bass (’13) just to name a few.

All in all the entire concert was a great way for Lincoln High School to cel-ebrate the holiday season.

LHS ChoirAll Photos By Stephanie Wilcox

Alex Bass, Luis Garcia & Gabe Fanire (‘13)

Alex Bass & Abner Apsley

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What is your New Years Resolution?

“My New Year’s resolution is to start

making New Year’s resolutions.”

Jim Spratling Counselor

Sophomore“I am going to stop eating ice

cream for the New Year!”

Kyle Peterson

Devina DoFreshman

“I want to try and get better grades this year”

Holli LittleEnglish Teacher

“This year I want to start writing my novel.”

I can understand how everyone has his or her own opinion, but if it’s negative, why share it just to put other people down? The first thing you think of when you see someone walking down the hall is their appearance. So what I’m trying to express is what really grinds my gears; how people feel the need to put other people down. If you haven’t been in their shoes, you don’t know what they are going through in their life and have no right to judge another human being. Nobody’s life is perfect and it’s not intended to be. The biggest thing that people judge is probably clothing and looks. Many people may not have enough money for the newest brand name clothes or the perfect make-up to make their blemishes disappear, but that doesn’t give ANYONE a right to make them feel bad about themselves. Putting others down has led to many, many destructive thoughts, and even worse, destructive actions. If we don’t change the way we look and talk about our peers around us, there’s no way this society is going to get any better than it is right now.

By: Sarah Caldie; Photo Editor

Are you falling behind in class because of the awkward seating your teacher has assigned, or is it the distracting noises from the people behind you? Every school year, or even trimester, students eagerly await seeing if friends are in their class, but most importantly, sitting next to them. Although sitting next to your friend is fun and can be helpful, it could also distract the people around you. LHS freshman, Omar Lopez, said “I think it would be cool to sit with your friends.” Some may not agree with the noise of talking around them. Another issue, though, could be the obnoxious yells across the room, thriving to get the message out no matter what the cost. Benefits could also come from sitting next to someone you know, knowing their strengths, their weaknesses, and everything in between. Although, for more talkative, off topic type of people, this would not be helpful. “I feel if I sat with my friends I would get distracted,” said LHS sophomore, Madison Gray. All in all, seating charts can be

beneficial, but also befuddling.

By: Chad Morgan, Reporter

How much does Mr. Berns bench? Signed, Curious GDear Curious G, I saw him pick up a twig one time, so I would say he is DEFINITELY benching a lot these days. Who would have thought that he was THAT strong?! Though, when I went to get the facts, this is what he had to say: “You can never ask a woman how much she weighs or how old she is. You can never ask a man how much he bench presses, and you can NEVER ask Mr. Berns what kind of comb he uses!”So, there you have it. We shall never know how much Mr. Berns truly benches, but personally, I would say somewhere around 35 lbs. Wouldn’t you agree? Signed, Ziggy

Kory Kessinger (‘13), Stephanie Wilcox (‘13) and Jasmine McCoy (‘12) Photo By: Sarah Caldie; Photo EditorPOWERFUL SEATING

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“We started out with a couple strings of lights, just like anybody else.” says Lincoln resident Michael McCan. Michael and Robynn McCan’s display of Christmas lights on their house became more elaborate each and every year for several years, getting major atten-tion from neighbors and passersby. Eventually this spectacle of holiday cheer became so eye catching that cars were stopping in the streets to gander, which is when the McCans thought of expanding their lightshow even more. The next year, instead of simply decorating they transformed the field outside their home into a walkthrough wonderland, complete with makeshift parking lot. After a five year hiatus they’re back, lighting up the corner of Fowler and Newcastle once again with their festivity. So what started with a typical house lights display has transformed into a walk-through attraction complete with over 40 light up trees, a complete miniature village and well over a quarter of a million lights. Before their hiatus, The McCans received somewhere between 250 to 300 people per night and now are slowly regaining their visitor momen-tum. These results don’t come easy, however, the setup involved in such an elaborate display is gargantuan. The day after Halloween the McCans begin construction for 5 to 6 hours a day and continue setup until the first Friday in December. “We do it because we want to give to the community; it’s our way to give.” says Robynn McCann when asked about where they get such avid motivation for this endeavor. The McCan’s stunning display and hospitality has become a holiday fixture in Lincoln for everyone who knows where to find it. The display is open Friday and Saturday nights up until Christmas from 6 to 10. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. They are located at 1950 Fowler Road, technically in Newcastle. Or simply turn left on Fowler off Highway 193 and look for the lights!

Walking In A Glowing WonderlandBy: Travis Deuerling Editor-in-Cheif

Pictures taken by Jordan Anderson

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The sight of teenagers “making out” used to be a common sight around the campus of LHS. However, with the new principal comes new rules, and most students don’t seem very pleased by them. The rules are a set of restrictions on PDA, or public displays of affection. While it appears the intentions of these rules are good, the threat

of suspension or parent contact seems to put students on guard. Most students seem to be clearly in opposition of the PDA restrictions. LHS student, Kayla McKnight (11) said, “It’s stupid because, honestly, a kiss or public display of affection doesn’t mean you’re making ‘mouth babies.’ There should be discretion, but not suspension.” Other students seem to be coping just fine with the changes. Brett Dargan (11) said, “They should ban anything that goes beyond public decency.” They are neither opposing nor supporting, they simply believe there should be some constraint. Another student, Nathan Nguyen (11) made a very good argument. He said, “Indeed, it (PDA) can be considered offending in an annoying way, but it hasn’t harmed anybody mentally or physically... PDA is nowhere close to being as troublesome as vandalism, harassment, or bullying and yet the ‘face munchers’ can receive the same punishments as the other troublemakers. The punishment simply does not fit the crime. It’s a good rule, but it’s flawed and needs to be revised!” Students are

rallying behind this cry. They believe that although there should be some control, these rules go too far. On the other hand, teachers appear to be either in support or indifferent about these rulings. They believe it’s very uncomfortable to see students “making out” and being unable to really do much about it. Others say they don’t care either way; they aren’t going to go out of their way to enforce it or oppose it. They prefer that students show some decency in their relations, but some believe it would be unpleasant giving out detentions for something that should be a minor offense. All in all, it seems the people of LHS have chosen sides. A compromise that would please everyone could be made, or the faculty could continue to enforce this one, but the students have made their decision. They want change.

By: Alyssa Hubiak; Reporter

Gabby Eslinger (‘13) and Landon Croisant (‘14) Photo By: Sarah Caldie; Photo Editor

We all know that PDA (Public Display of Affection) has been around at all schools, for as long as we can remember. The PDA rules have made sense until now. Our newest add-ons to the laws of PDA do not make sense at all. If you do not know what the new restrictions are, I’ll tell you. The principal wrote an e-mail to all the teachers at LHS to be read to the students on the morning of Tuesday, November 29, 2011 that stated, “Students are to refrain from any public display of affection that would offend others. The following actions are unacceptable: kissing on the lips for

an extended period of time (Making out), Sitting on another’s lap, Hugging/ holding from behind (Front to back), and inappropriate touching.” Now, the “making out” and inappropriate touching is understandable at school; you need to be respectful to others around you. However, the holding from behind and sitting on the lap confuses me. My boyfriend and I do that all the time, so we can hug and still talk to our friends or so I can stay warm and still talk to friends. I have seen many other couples sitting on each other’s laps at school and find that they do keep it appropriate. I asked to speak with the man behind these new changes and I got all the answers. “People begin to grind on one another and touch inappropriately, but for couples that don’t really do that, I don’t really bother them about it.” said a confident principal. Most kids abuse the boundaries that the school allows couples on campus to have, and like most pushed boundaries, some action must be taken; thus, the new PDA rule. After talking to our new principal about it, it makes sense why he made this addition to the PDA rule. People need to be respectful of others

around them. Did you know that if you are making out, or as Mr. Berns puts it, “tonguing each other down”, anywhere on campus and somebody gets uncomfortable and reports it, it can count as sexual harassment? Simply put, all our school staff and fellow peers are asking for is that couples be appropriate and save all the other stuff for after school, on your own time. If you have any questions, ask Mr. Berns and he’ll break it down for you.

The Outburst Of New PDA RulesBy: Brooke Jones; Reporter

Gabe Fanire (‘13) and Kimberly Ussery (‘12) Photo By: Nate Driggs

Devon Mcginnis and Sarah Caldie Photo By: Stephanie Wilcox; Co-Editor

How Do You Feel?“I think it’s wack.”

Andy Boehm (Freshman)“I don’t even care.” Rob Ash (P.E. Teacher)

“ I think people should get a room and keep it appropriate at school.” Arley Ibarra (Senior)

“I think it’s ridiculous.

We have rights as citizens.”

Will Solari (Sophomore)

“I think they’re a little strict. We should have more freedom of how affectionate we are toward each other.” Kyle Kramer (Senior)

“I think the PDA rules are stupid and stu-dents should be able to do what they want.” Yesenia Montano (Freshman)

“I think it has good intentions, but will be

near impossible to enforce consistently.”

Travis Deuerling (Senior)

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Fabulous In The Making

Literal Fashion

By: Ari Schuster; Fashion Reporter Every year we hear of new design-ers claiming to be the next big thing, but none can be as fabulous or as fierce

as LHS Freshman Jose Aguilera! When meeting Aguilera, you not only get a taste of his exuberance, but of his humble personality and joyous smile. Aguilera has wanted to be a fashion designer since he was a little kid, and at the age of fifteen, he already has sketches for his fashion line. “My dream job in fashion is to be the head of my own clothing line.” Aguilera states with the utmost confidence, “I just want to see it come to life.” When asked about the inspiration and where he derives it from, there was only one word: Everything. Aguilera’s muses are trees, flow-ers, and music. “Also, people inspire me! Not just their style, but their personalitites. My own thoughts and dreams inspire me also. My mom says I always have my head in the clouds, but personally I love it!” When asked about who inspires Aguilera’s personal style and col-

lection, he said with love in his eyes, “My friends and family; they have helped me to create an amazing fashion line.”

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Sketches drawn by: Jose Aguilera (‘15)

With recent developments in the area of E-Books comes much contro-versy. Is an E-Reader better than real books? Has reading an actual book become a thing of the past? This seems true with the recent closing of local bookstores and even big name companies such as Borders. It seems that with the coming of the e-book age, comes the end of a dynasty of paper and ink. E-books come with many things, portability, their being lightweight, but the main factor is convenience. With e-readers you can have literally thousands of books with the touch of a button. One student, Robert Gause-

witz, a junior here at Lincoln, had this to say about e-readers, “I personally like e-readers better because they’re lightweight and not as bulky as real books, and they’re cheaper than real books as well.” While these are con-venient and easy for nearly everyone to use, many people who use books

and e-readers alike agree that they oftentimes seem very impersonal. To many people you simply can’t curl up next to a fire all relaxed, and ready for a good story with a piece of plastic and metal sitting in your hands. Real pen and ink books have been around for nearly 5,000 years. And many people say it should stay that way. With a real book you have that personal feeling with the book and one would love it despite the inconve-nience they may cause. One of those people is Brett Dargan, a junior at Lincoln, when asked about his view he said, “The reason I like real books more, is the experience of actually

buying the book, and the reading ex-perience itself.” It seems that even the dawning age of the e-readers and e-book there are still many who cling to what they have known, and despite the growing popularity of e-books, will still con-tinue to read in the way they love, as will e-readers for the person on the go still become more and more popular. For now it seems, the two have come to a profound stalemate.

E-Books vs. Real BooksBy: Kenneth Marlow, News Editor Alyssa Turnbow & Stephanie Wilcox

Photo by Jasmine McCoy

As shocking as it may sound to many Lincoln residents, the Califor-nia Transportation Commission is actually making major headway on the Highway 65 Bypass. In June, 2011, the project received $20 million so they could finally finish up the task at hand and create a nice town of Lincoln without the drastic flow of traffic. The newest additions, aside from the nicely paved road right off of Twelve Bridges Drive, are the Exit signs for Lincoln Boulevard and Ferrari Ranch Road. This project is a huge construction task that involves 3 phases. The addition of two lanes, creating a full four lane road from Industrial Avenue to Wise Road, is the current and second phase of the project. The final and third phase, involving another 2 lane segment from Wise Road to Sheridan Road, is estimated to cost roughly around $30 mil-lion and has not even been funded yet. The expectations of the due date for the Lincoln Bypass is somewhere around midsummer 2012 ac-cording to Celia McAdam, the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency’s Executive Director. All town residents are surely counting on that time frame for a much safer and more efficient highway. The 20 mph detour that 65 currently takes is dangerous and happens to be the cause for more than 13 acci-dents in the span of 6 months. The thrill of waiting for the new and im-proved Highway 65 is growing and with the New Year, the resolution of our town could possibly be the hope of a serious decrease in traffic, but most importantly, accidents with the help of the Bypass Project.

Lincoln Bypass UpdateBy: Stephanie Wilcox, Co-Editor

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Who’s Who?By: Brooke Jones, Reporter

Name: Jeff DuerOccupation: EducatorFamily: Wife, Kim 39, Daugh-ter, Katelin 11, and Daughter, Lauren 9.City of Residence: Meadow Vista What is your favorite part about what you do?My absolute favorite part is when I have students and they say they’ve never liked history until taking my class because I’ve had history classes that have been so boring that its torture. For example, I had a teacher my sophomore year in high school who played movies every single day and I learned noth-ing in that class. I vowed to be the opposite of that teacher. Also seeing students develop their own opinions in my politics class.How important do you think it is to have fun in class?Knowing that a lot of students will sit in class and think why do I have to study something that happened 100 or 200 years ago gives me a challenge to make me relate it to their lives and make them realize that history effects

them in their lives today. I like to do that through goofy little examples and scenarios that gets students to say “Oh I get it, I finally understand.” If I can do that and make them laugh at the same time, it’ll stick in their minds. So yea it’s important, its part of my technique.Do you have any advice for new teach-ers? My advice for new teachers would be to always keep teaching fresh. Be a sponge. Borrow or steal new ideas from other teachers. Think about new ways to pres-ent ideas and don’t ever assume students already know something. And above all, do what I teach my students, to work harder not smarter.

Third, have a workout plan. Yes, it can be hectic and busy during the holi-days, but somehow find a way to fit in a trip to the gym. Even if it’s only once or twice a week, the gym can help burn off the extra calories you ate at last night’s party. If you ever find yourself watching TV or sitting around snacking, go to your local gym for an hour workout session. Fourth, re-gift treats and food. During the holiday season, what’s a better gift to give than treats? Food is the most common present you receive during the winter, and probably hard to give away! But if you want to stay on track with your diet, bring the cookies your neighbor gave you as a gift, to a party or family get-togethers. Fifth, donate the extra food. No. That is what you should tell yourself while looking at dad’s famous chocolate cake. Yes, I know it’s very tempting. But feel generous and do you and someone in need a favor. Donate the extra food your family and friends don’t eat to a homeless shelter or a food dona-tion home. Good karma will come out of it, and you will feel good about your weight and in your heart. Sixth, play with your food. You know, playing with your food isn’t just for kids. If you get a cupcake with extra frosting, wipe it off. If you were offered pizza with toppings, pick them off. Or if the broccoli is too buttery, drain it out. Mrs. Manners probably wouldn’t agree, but who’s watching anyways, right? Seventh, take a nap. It’s easy to be tired and non-rested through the holidays, so go ahead. Lay down. Take a nap. Many of us will eat if we are tired or bored. Plus, you will most likely be sleep-deprived from the parties. Eighth, bring your own food. You can probably guess that most the food at the get-together you’re heading out to is going to be sweets and un-healthy dishes. Well, who says healthy dishes are a no-no during the holiday season? Pick a healthy low-cal. recipe you can bring, then you will always know that there’s at least one dish you can eat with confidence.

Ninth, focus on people. Instead of hovering around the food table, add in your opinions during family conversations instead of adding food into your belly. The holidays are about gathering and catching up with family and friends anyway, right? So why make food a priority and miss out on the fun when you can spend time with the special people in your life. Last but not least, drink your water. Water can help your temptations to eat a third cookie. Water can also help you fill up longer. Recent studies have shown that people who drink more water throughout the day, end up eating fewer total calories. Remember to keep a cup of water in your hand at parties instead of soda or high in sugar juices. These 10 easy steps will help you get through the Holiday Season. Yes, it is go-ing to take time and work to get there, but if you have a positive attitude you can succeed! So if you’re already thinking about your new year’s resolution being the same as last years, to lose weight, it doesn’t have to be that way anymore!

Although challenging, the reward of guiding these kids through a week of learning and fun is more than worthwhile. In addition to having a blast alongside the elementary students during the week, a camp counselor can receive a letter of recommendation from the Shady Creek staff. These recommendations can be used for pretty much any application to prove leadership abilities. The benefits of being a Shady Creek counselor don’t end there however, if you are deemed exceptional by the Shady Creek naturalists, you may be asked to apply to be a student naturalist after graduation. Being a student naturalist, although unpaid, does have many perks; such as free room and board in your own personal “dome”, excellent experience for job and college applications and also the ability to become a paid naturalist further down the road.

LHS Alumni and Student Naturalists Christian Smiith and Emily McKinnonPhotos Taken By Travis Deuerling

Lincoln High students seem to have a special luck with Shady Creek seeing that two 2011 graduates from LHS, Emily McKinnon and Christian Smith are now student naturalists living and working at Shady Creek.

Shady Creek Continued...By: Travis Deuerling, Editor In-Chief

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Grade: SeniorAge: 17

Hobbies: Competitive Cheer and PageantsIdeal Guy: Taller than me (5’5”), and a Country

CowboyOne Word: Crazy

Best Feature: SmileDo Freshmen Have a Chance: Heck No!

Ideal Date: Nice Dinner Date and a Movie

Grade: FreshmanAge: 15Hobbies: Basketball and FootballIdeal girl: Good Looking With a Good PersonalityOne word: Athletic Feature: Curly HairFreshmen Have a Chance: YesIdeal Date: Beach

Sticky BunsCrescent rolls

1 package large marshmallows2 cubes melted butter or margarine

1 Cup cinnamon/sugar mixture

1) Separate crescent rolls. 2) Roll marshmallow in melted butter and then roll in cin-

namon/sugar mixture. 3) Place marshmallow in the center of the crescent roll. 4) Roll crescent roll into a ball and seal all edges tightly.

5) Roll ball in melted butter. 6)Place ball in cupcake dish.

7)Repeat for all rolls.

Bake at 375 for 11-13 minutes. Remove immediately on to wire cooling racks. Spoon glaze over warm buns and enjoy!

Glaze1 Cup powedered sugar

1/4 tsp. vanillaMilk

Combine sugar, vanilla, and enough milk to make drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm buns.

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