Mass Communications at Lincoln High School

Photo by Alex Meadow The Shooter Season 3, the Peak of Action Television By: Alexander Rozas Season three of “The Shooter” is a fantastic, action-packed, drama-filled USA Today/Netflix series. In the show, the characters are diverse, multi-dimensional and their story grew every episode. The book to movie script adaptation is perfect-every event that happened since the very first episode tied together with the ending. The pacing is perfect; the one-hour-long episode kept my attention the whole way through. Furthermore, the action scenes were spectacular and intense. Also, the show explores serious topics like the war crimes committed in Vietnam, corruption issues in the U.S. and the world, divorce and losing close friends and family. The acting and the characters steal the show. The protagonists are Bob Lee Swagger (Ryan Phillippe) an ex-marine scout sniper, Nadine Memphis (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) an ex-FBI agent, Isaac Johnson (Omar Epps) a Secret Service Agent and ex-...

By Skylar DeBose To some, a teacher is just an occupation. But others feel that being a teacher is much more than that. Lisa Klein-Wolf is one of those people. Mrs. Klein-Wolf is a math and FLI teacher and is the coordinator of activities here at Lincoln. This 2019-2020 school year will count as Mrs. Klein-Wolf’s fourth year. “Lincoln High School is definitely the best school I’ve taught at in my teaching career. It’s the students that make Lincoln so special. Each year I’ve noticed how lots of students here are so passionate about making the world a better place, and the steps they take to do so,” said Klein-Wolf. Klein-Wolf loves her job, and her students are the reason why. “I love each and every one of my students as if they were a child of my own,” Klein-Wolf said. “Just like my own kids, I watch my students grow and become successful in their own way,” she added with a smile. Being a teacher is one of the hardest jobs out there. “I love being a teacher, but it...

By Mackenzie Ward Story Corps Interview For my StoryCorps interview, I interviewed my Mum, Stephanie Ward. The interview went extremely well, she was very cooperative and even elaborated a bit on her answers. She focused well on the subject and didn’t get too off-topic. I learned that by doing an interview it doesn’t have to be an hour long. Most interviews I see are extremely long, but you don’t have to ask over 10 questions to get to know someone. They can be short and still meaningful. I learned a lot about my Mum from when she was raising me. Although she had already dealt with my sister, she said it was even harder to take care of me. I also learned a lot about how she and my dad first met.

By Kevin Gochee I interviewed my classmate Bailey Armstrong. I used my phone and recorded the interview through the Story Corps app. The interview was an interesting experience. I do not know Bailey well so I enjoyed asking her the deepest questions I could find. For example, I asked her what she would do If I passed away. It was funny to listen to her improvise a response that was not shallow. Throughout the interview I had to urge Bailey to elaborate on her answers. For some people, they will answer with the least words necessary, but this does not make for an interesting interview. To combat this, I would often ask questions like "why?", or a clarification remark that would force her to go deeper about the question.

by Eirini Schoinas I Interviewed my grandfather William Parks. He is originally Kansas, was a public defender in Chicago, IL and also joined the U.S. military. He now lives in Portland, Oregon. We talked about his life and relationships, as well as about the future. The interview went fairly well. He was generally cooperative however, I did feel he sometimes left important details out that as his granddaughter I knew, but other people wouldn't. He did tend to stay pretty on topic, which made it go pretty smoothly. I learned new things about my grandfather and a little bit more detail about his life when he was younger. I also learned about the importance of explaining all the facts when being interviewed as well as somewhat how to direct your subject to be more precise. Link to Interview Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWhzl--tdPixIV5NZf4-Trniu1pJvALI/view?usp=sharing

By: Ryan Wei I interviewed my sister over Thanksgiving break flying in from New York. It was definitely an interesting experience and I pretty much did it on the spot. Asking my sister these questions developed a strong bond with her and definitely learned new things that I never knew about her. Overall, I had a pleasant time learning her past life and brought back relatable memories during the interview.

By Macy Etters I interviewed my best friend, Jenny Pallister. I didn’t really know what I was doing, which definitely shines through at the end of the interview. If you’ve never interviewed someone close to you before, I definitely recommend doing so. You can learn a lot about a person, even if you think you know everything about them. Although she was a bit hesitant of being interviewed at first, the interview went well and we both enjoyed the process. She was really cooperative and we had fun recording the interview. In doing this interview, I learned that even though if you know someone really well, their answers to things can be different than what you thought they would be. Even though I didn’t learn anything new about Pallister, I did learn a little more about her favorite memories.

By George Spencer Photo by George Spencer I interviewed my grandmother Sally Spencer who is my grandmother on my father's side. I mostly asked my grandmother questions about her childhood to her teen years. The interview went smoothly although there were many hiccups, most were caused by me mainly due to my lack of knowledge on how to conduct an interview. My interviewee was very cooperative. I learned many things from doing the interview. One of the things I learned is that it’s better to go in fully prepared, and not have to do things on the fly during the interview. For example I should have had my questions on a piece of paper instead of on my phone due to it being awkward to have to keep swapping tabs on my phone during the interview.

By Kate Franzen For my StoryCorps interview, I sat down with my grandma, Barbara Franzen, and talked about family, relationships, tradition and lessons well learned. We recorded the interview in my room so it was easier to focus and we had no distracting background noise. The interview went well, but we had some hiccups along the way. Due to the deep content of most of my questions, the interview got pretty emotional and we had to pause a few times to have raw moments and conversations. My grandma was very open to the conversation though and we took it as an opportunity to get to know each other even more. By doing this assignment, I learned what and what not to do when interviewing a subject, how to properly prepare for an interview, and a lot more about my grandma. Throughout the process, I learned about her childhood memories, her family and how I impact her life. The last questions I asked turned the tables and gave my grandma the opportunity to ask me something she had never as...

                                        By: Hanna Grewe Over Thanksgiving break I chose to interview my dad, Todd Grewe. When I was first assigned this project and was told to interview someone I thought had stories to tell, I immediately thought of my dad. Throughout my life my dad has told me scary, adventurous, lonely, goofy and heartbreaking stories that he personally has experienced from around the world. Which is why I wanted to do the best I could to capture his story for my interview. Throughout the interview, I was personally surprised by how relaxed and flowing the conversation was. Multiple times I even forgot that I was actually doing an interview. My dad made me laugh, and also made me serious as he overlapped the stories and memories from his past and childhood. I was surprised by how loose the interview was and how much I enjoyed just talking with my dad about his li...