The Salutatorians Battle for Second Place

Class of 2012

Volume 2 Issue 5

Sports Memories.............................................Page 2/3

College Map.....................................................Page 6/7

Senior Bests......................................................Page 10

Transformations..............................................Page 12

June 1, 2012

Back to the Future with Andrew MartinezA Valedictorian Delorean

By Levi Thomas, Reporter

Photo of: Valedictorian, Andrew MartinezPhoto by: Sarah Caldie, Photo Editor

Photo of: Salutatorian, Samantha LinhardtPhoto by: Sarah Caldie, Photo Editor

Photo of: Salutatorian, Zachary SnodgrassPhoto by: Sarah Caldie, Photo Editor

The Salu-tion to a Game Changing TieBy Brooke Jones and Antonio Benitez-Baldasari, Reporters

Andrew Martinez is a dedicated man. His brains, determination and work ethic definitely make him stand out from the rest of the pack. These characteristics, among other things, are all reasons why he has been selected as the Valedictorian of the graduating class of 2012. Martinez is one of many graduatingstudents this year that are headed to college to plan for their future. Martinez, however, will be attending the prestigious University of California in Berkeley to pursue a medical career. The future Golden Bear has already proven his outstanding mental capacity by putting together an amazing cumulative GPA of 4.7 throughout his high school career. This feat has landed him a spot at the top of

his senior class. While Martinez is excited when looking forward to graduating and initiating his medical career, he is going to miss a few things about Lincoln High School. When asked what he will miss most, Martinez said, “Probably the people. I have a lot of friends that I won’t see for a long time and I’ll definitely miss them.” This sentiment is probably shared by most seniors headed off to different parts of the world; however, when asked for a unique memory that he is particularly fond of, Martinez responded, “I had a lot of fun being the Drum Major for the school band. That’s probably one of my favorite memories of this place.” As for favorite classes or teachers, Martinez told us, “My favorite class of all-time

was Chemistry with Mr. Allen. He’s definitely one of my favorite teachers, so it made that class fun.” One thing that would be nice for any pupil to learn is exactly what it takes to be a Valedictorian. When asked what was required of him, Martinez said, “The best tip I can give is to just have a positive attitude about things, and make sure to show up as much as possible.” Because gaining the title of Valedictorian is no small feat, we asked Andrew if he had any tips for all those overachieving students trying to make a run at Valedictorian in their senior year. Martinez responded, “There are no real tips or tricks. You just have to focus-in on your task and study hard. If you really want it, it’s going to take some hard work.”

The old adage “two are better than one” definitely applies this year at Lincoln High School when it comes to our salutatorians. The class of 2012 has two salutatorians: Samantha Linhardt and Zachary Snodgrass. If you didn’t know, a salutatorian is the student ranking second highest overall in the high school. When asked how they felt about there being two salutatorians, Snodgrass replied “I’m fine with it. The top 2, 3 or 4 of us are only separated by a few hundredths of a GPA point.” Linhardt said “I think it’s a great idea! People should be recognized for their hard work and accomplishments and now more people can be. I see that as a very positive thing.” Their hard work definitely paid off and got both of them scholarships. Linhardt

received a $9,000 academic scholarship through UC Davis and then received $2,250 on Senior Awards night and Snodgrass got a renewable $1,000 scholarship. Both students were accepted into respected California colleges. Linhardt, studying Biology, got into UC Davis and Snodgrass, studying Chemical Engineering, got into UC Santa Barbara. Reflecting back on their high school classes, they both recalled their easiest and toughest classes. For Linhardt “The easiest subject was biology. I think my toughest subject was AP Calculus with Mr. Roberts.” Snodgrass said that his easiest classes were Biology and History and “the most difficult was Independent Study Calculus with Mr. Roberts.” (Continued on Page 4)

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You wish you were one-two!

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Football 2-8-0

Baseball 13-16-0

Boys soccer 12-5-5

Cheer

“I have so many good memories: trying to fight my own safety (Deric Dasilva), seeing our fantastic fans in the stands, etc.” –Jon Soto

“Throwing Bear River’s Running Back into the bench and singing love songs in the locker room.” –Jonah Patrick

Favorite Memories-

Favorite Memories-

“Scoring at playoffs and making All League.” – Eddie Hernandez

“Winning Player of the Year and scoring all those goals was the high-light of my season.” –Arley Ibarra

“The season was fun, but it’s sad that it’s over.” –Mariah Coffer

Favorite Memories-

“Climbing Bear River’s dug out fence to catch a pop fly and getting to see their surprised expressions was the best moment of the season.” – Trent Parks

Favorite Memories-

Softball 9-12-1

Girls Soccer 11-5-5

Wrestling 4-3-0

Favorite Memories-“My favorite memory is being the only guy to make it to Masters my junior year.” -Drew Suchomel

“My best memory in soccer was our last season game against Colfax even though we lost 1-0. It was Senior Night and we held our structure and worked hard the entire 90 minutes.” –Natalie Franco

Favorite Memories-

Favorite Memories-

“Playing on the field with everyone everyday was fun.”– Lacy Lewis

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Boys Basketball 13-14-0

Boys Golf 21-9-0

Cross Country

Girls Basketball 7-16-0

“My favorite memory was our tournament. We went down to Chico and got to tour the University. We got to go into the gym when it was pitch black and we played tag. All the light we had was a camera flash. It was awesome.” –Emily Bell

Favorite Memories-

volleyball 12-10-0

Track

“We saw a lot of improvement. Our best game was beating Placer on Senior Night. I’m going to miss being a Lady Zebra.” –Sarah Dargan

Favorite Memories-

“I got my first chip in birdie. Just playing with everyone was fun. There are too many fun things to just decide on one.” –Kirstie MacQueen

Favorite Memories-

Girls Golf 11-3-0

Favorite Memories-

Favorite Memories-

“Winning the Woodland tournament for Paly.” -Kyle Lowe“Kyle Kramer gave me shorts to play for a game because I forgot mine.” -Travis Miskell

Courtesy of Mr. Williams, Track CoachCourtesy of Mr. Lewis, Golf Coach

Photos by: Zebra Tales Staff

“The best part was the end, reflecting with the team on our seasons accomplishments; knowing our individual achievements were met with supportive team mates cheer-ing us the whole way as equals. For me, knowing that the end of this season meant the beginning of track season.” –Stephen Hay

Favorite Memories-

Tennis 10-5-0

“This was the first year LHS has been to playoffs in 15 years. It was a milestone for everybody and a big accom-plishment for the team.” -Vadim Kotyash

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A Valedictorian Delorean: back to the future with andrew martinez Continued

Andrew Martinez’ work ethic and determination is something that everybody can learn from. French author Pierre-Jules Renard once wrote, “Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.” It would seem that Martinez would definitely fit in with the “others” that Renard mentioned. It’s not often in life that a person gets to fulfill their dream, but if one person is on the right path, it’s Andrew Martinez.

By: Levi Thomas, Reporter

LHS Seniors: Samantha Linhardt, Andrew Martinez and Zachary SnodgrassPhoto by: Sarah Caldie, Photo Editor

The Salu-tion to a Game Changing Tie: ContinuedBy: Brooke Jones and Antonio Benitez-Baldasari, Reporters

It’s tough to juggle academics, sports and hobbies while main-taining top notch grades. Our salutatorians participated in many clubs and activities throughout their high school careers. Snodgrass likes “hiking, camping, robotics, working out, track/cross country, video games, TV, played in jazz band and was a marching band drum major.” He was also an active Eagle Scout until he turned 18 years old. Linhardt participated in band for three years playing flute and clarinet. She added, “In my free time I volunteer, scuba dive, and am attempting to learn guitar.” When Linhardt heard the news that she was one of the saluta-torians, she said “I was so utterly excited! I didn’t think that I was going to get it so it was probably the best news I have ever gotten.” The first thing that Snodgrass did when he heard the good news: “told my mom”. The persistence and determination of both of our salutatorians have greatly contributed to their success at Lincoln High School. “Be prepared, never give up, and know that well rounded success is directly related to lack of sleep.” said Snodgrass. Linhardt told us that “pushing through” is the most important: “Even if you are tired and don’t want to finish reading that book or writing that pa-per... never give up! Always push through the tough times and do your very best.”We wish the very best of luck to Zachary Snodgrass and Samantha Linhardt in the real world.

“I was so utterly excited! I didn’t think that I was going to get it so it was probably the best news I have ever gotten.” -Samantha Linhardt

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As a senior in high school, with graduation day coming up, the future starts to seem more frightening than it ever has before. However, for a couple of seniors, their future leans more toward the happier end of the spectrum. What better way to start off your life in the real world than living it up in the Happiest Place on Earth? LHS Seniors, Travis Deuerling and Rebecca Rustad, are applying for an internship program at Disneyland in the Winter of 2013. As major Disney fans and best friends, they decided that this would definitely be something that they want to spend the beginning of their post-high school life doing. It is a paid internship that includes housing by the parks and lasts 3-8 months. In order to get into the program, they had to have completed one semester of college courses and be enrolled in another. They both took a Human Sexuality course at Sierra College in Spring 2012 and are both enrolled in classes for Fall 2012. The anticipation increases dramatically for them as they wait to find out whether or not they were accepted. They won’t know until somewhere around October-December 2012, then the program starts in January 2013. To fill their time with worthwhile things, they have made plans until the program begins. Travis Deuerling expressed his excitement for his plans in Fall 2012, “I got an internship to help organize the Corbett’s House of Horror in Roseville.” Though Rebecca may not have a solid, fun filled plan, she still knows where she is headed after high school is officially over. “I’m hoping I can get a new job and go to school.” In memory of their time, if they both get in, they plan on getting Disney tattoos together. “I want a little plain black Mickey or Minnie somewhere on my torso.” stated Rustad, while Deuerling said that “I’m thinking about getting a Disney D because it could also stand for my last name.” They just recently found out though that the program is also available in Walt DisneyWorld and, with less people trying to get in, they might have a better chance of being accepted. With that in their minds, they might apply there and end up going to Florida instead. With all plans in full swing, expecting to be accepted, the two friends already have their sights set on what to do after the program comes to an end. They both plan on finishing up their general education at Sierra, then transferring to a University. They have it all figured out, setting their futures in the Happiest Place on Earth and realizing that that’s the best way to grow up.

When You Wish Upon a Star...By: Stephanie Wilcox, Co-Editor

LHS Seniors, Travis Deuerling and Rebecca Rustad Photo by: Stephanie Wilcox, Co-Editor

Many graduating students see post-graduation dreams of moving out and diving into life in a big city somewhere, for LHS Senior Alan Rodriguez, he’s planning for the opposite. Instead of rushing down to a city lifestyle in Southern California, Rodriguez is instead traveling north, to the wilderness outside Nevada City to become a new Student Naturalist at Shady Creek Outdoor School.

Going by his previous nature name “Squid”, Rodriguez will be fulfilling a dream he’s had since he was a sixth grader visiting Woodleaf, to live at the camp. Most importantly, Rodriguez is looking forward to “Getting the opportunity to give the children the experience I had when I was there.” In addition to living at the camp for a full school year, he will also be trained on leading students, recreational activities and also teaching the daily lessons on outdoor science to the visiting sixth graders from all over the state. For the last two years in high school Rodriguez has been a Camp Counselor at Shady Creek and was very warmly greeted by the staff for both years, eventually persuading him to apply for a Student Naturalist position the year after his graduation.

Shady Creek has been known to favor recruits from Lincoln High, with two LHS graduates from last year becoming Student Naturalists in addition to Rodriguez this year. The first year of internship is non-paid, although food and lodging is supplied on the Shady Creek site. After the first year or two, a Student Naturalist may be offered a salary to continue as a paid Naturalist. Rodriguez is still unsure of how long he plans to stay with the program, but is very optimistic about the time he will spend there, working with children, and becoming one with nature.

Squid Spreads His TentaclesBy: Travis Deuerling, Editor-In-Chief

Recently, the Lincoln High School ZebraTales newspaper had an article published in the Lincoln News Messenger, expressing our financial worries. Since then, we have received many donations from members of the Lincoln community. We would like to recognize the Lincoln Crossing Community Association ($500), Linda Luther, Barbara Bryan and Nina Mazzo for their generous contributions. You have answered our call for help when we needed it, and you have our most sincere thanks. We would also like to give a special thanks to the Lincoln News Messenger for running our story, making the donations, and thus giving us the ability to print this issue.

Any further donations will be applied to the journalism program, providing a springboard for the newspaper next school year.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

- TheclassofZebraTales,LincolnHighSchool(letterdraftedbyJosueAyala,’13)

Thank You Lincoln for Supporting Our Senior Issue!

LHS Senior, Alan Rodriguez Photo by: Travis Deuerling, Editor-In-Chief

UC Merced:Jessica MaadaraniJeremy Bowen

Kash College:Mia Bravo

Paul Mitchel:Mekela NguyenUC Davis:Taylor PisikDominick GalliElizabeth MaganaKirstie MacQueen

San Jose State University:Anthony Berglenghi

UC Los Angeles:Jasmine BrownGaby Desantiago

UC Berkeley:Andrew MartinezWeili Rineman

Humboldt University:Mike Ruff

UC San Diego:Sabrina KwokHannah Pedri

UC Santa Barbara:Zach SnodgrassClayton Tyler

Santa Barbara Community College:Kennedy Kumar

Sonoma State:Sara Schmit

BYU Idaho:Kelsey BarneySarah Bickmore

BYU Utah:Thomas MilliganHannah Solari

Wilberforce University in Ohio:Ayanna Hall

Pete Engbrecht

David Kraft Ricardo MaganaDeinaly Salas

Jessica Fagan

Army

Army Marines

ArmyNavyHow long: I will be serving for 4 yearsInspiration: “Nobody really inspired me to join; I have always liked it, and would like to have that life experience.”Field: Nurse (medical field)

How long: 4 years or more depending on how I like it. Inspiration: Marines, money, war, my desire to not go to college.Field: Artillery

How long: 15-20 years if I am luckyInspiration: “When I was growing up I always used to watch war mov-ies and play war in my backyard with my family and friends. I’ve wanted to join the military since I was little, there is nothing else I would rather do.”Field:Military Police; staying on base and protecting against threats.

How long: 8 yearsInspiration: College and CareerField: Helicopter Medic“I am excited that I am able to practice, do what I love and have so many great opportunities.”

How long: 6 yearsInspiration: I’m not college mate-rialField: Master at arms; a naval police officer

College Continued...

Albilene Christian University, Texas:Alex Davis

Webster University, Netherlands:Alyssa Turnbow

Alyssa MIngo

(Or possibly Army)How long: 4 years minimumInspiration: “My mother and father met in the army and I love the unforgettable stories they share. My family has a history with the Army.”Field: Airforce: TV & Broad-casting, Army: Multimedia

Air Force

Mariah Coffer: “One thing about high school I will never forget is the football game where the lights completely shut off! Everyone in the stands screamed and it was like some-

thing that only happens in movies. Crazy stuff!”Austin Burke: “The one thing I will remember in high school is falling in love with Mariah Coffer!”

Drew Suchomel: “One thing that I’ll never forget is being flown out in a helicopter at Bear River

High School during a wrestling match.”

Allyson Koehler: “The thing I will most remember about high school is my four years in golf with my best friend Kirstie MacQueen and the hilarious Jisu Yoo.”

Clint Brenner: “One thing from high school I will never forget is my friends and the memo-

ries I have with them. Without them high school wouldn’t be nearly as fun as it was with them.”

Emily Morse: “Getting engaged! To my best friend. Because who gets so lucky?”

What is one thing about high school you will never forget?

Jordan Anderson, Design EditorTravis Deuerling, Editor-In-Chief

Jasmine McCoy, Assistant Editor“I’ve been in Journalism for about 3 years and in that time, I’ve learned a lot, I’ve met really great people and I think

it has shaped me as a person. I’ll definitely cherish the memories I made here, but I’m excited to move on with my

life, knowing I participated in a school activity.”

“Journalism was fun, I met a lot of cool people. I don’t know, it was pretty chill.”

“Working with the newspaper was a great way for me to expand my horizons and gain leadership skills

that I can apply to college and the rest of my life. I’m going to miss Journalism a lot, but I’m looking forward to using the skills this class has given me in

the future.”

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Jenna Cowin: “I will never forget freshman year at the first day of school rally when Mrs. MacQueen told us high school will

pass by so quickly. I didn’t believe her, but here we are, getting ready to walk the stage and step up into adulthood.”

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Farewell...

Length of Teaching: 33 years at LHSFavorite Memory: “All the kids in my plays, I remember them by cast. They are very special kids. I remember the boys that played football for me and the girls that played basketball for me.”After Retirement: “I’m going to train horses and ground breaking yearlings and babies”Piece of Advice: “I would tell students to join a sports team and clubs. To get involved and ex-perience as much as you can as you do inside of class. Find your passion and then go after it.”

Mr. Cummins

Length of Teaching: 25 years, 20 years at LHSFavorite Memory: “My students for the past 20 years are my favorite memories, there are way too many to list. Our fun projects through the years have been 14 Career Fairs, 2 Technology Expos, and other special projects for administration and teachers. Students in my classes took their skill and pro-

duced real events which everyone in school benefited from.”After Retirement: “This summer I am helping my daughter and family move to Nashville, Tennes-

see, where they have been transferred. Then I’m off to Kenai, Alaska, where other family members are stationed for 10 months. It will be fun to start retirement. Then I will do subbing for ROP and special

projects for education.”Piece of Advice: “Follow your dreams! Do something each day, no matter how small, to move you closer to your dream. Let that dream for your life be yours, and not someone else’s idea of what you

should do with your life.”

Ms. CaldwellTeachers Retiring from LHS

Length of Teaching: 15 years preschool, 10 years credentialed, 6 years at LHS Favorite Memory: “There are so many good memories, I can’t choose just one.”

After Retirement: “I plan to open a small ceramic shop at my house and do some substitute teaching.”Piece of Advice: “Work hard, get the best education you can and enjoy your high school years.”

Ms. Radican

Mr. Roberts

Length of Teaching: 8 years at LHSFavorite Memory: “Working with students, joking… one of my favorite things about teaching is working

with the kids.” After Retirement: “A number of things, I did some programming, programming some high tech stuff… and will probably continue my role as business manager for my wife’s job. Also, I hope to change the way

mathematics is taught in California by writing some books. Now let’s see if I can publish them…” Piece of Advice: “Always do the best you can. Have fun, but try your best.”

Will you miss all of those ties? “Not really. I will miss the memories associated with them, but my ev-eryday life doesn’t need them. Life these days is really casual, maybe too casual.”

Photo of: Ms. Caldwell, ROP TeacherPhoto by: Sarah Caldie, Photo Editor

Photo of: Mr. Cummins, Drama TeacherPhoto by: Sarah Caldie, Photo Editor

Photo of: Ms. Radican, Special Day Class TeacherPhoto by: Sarah Caldie, Photo Editor

Photo of: Mr. Roberts, Math TeacherPhoto by: Sarah Caldie, Photo Editor

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Marty Morris

Mia Bravo

Tyler Newberry Jisu Yoo

Allyson Koehler Cory Mitchell

Mike Ruff Ashley Paaga

Tyler NewberryJordynn Farr

Vadim Kotyash

Maria Ruiz

Clayton TylerArial Scholl

Trevor Anderson & Ashley Alves

Photos by Kory Kessinger and Sarah Caldie

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Clayton Tyler

Sarah Long

Ashley Goodman

Michael Salazer

Jacob Gomez

Alysha Glasco

Haylee Cota

Caleb Yung

Photos by: Kory Kessinger & Sarah Caldie

Travis Deuerling-Editor in ChiefStephanie Wilcox-Co-EditorJasmine McCoy-Assistant EditorJordan Anderson-Design EditorSarah Caldie-Photo EditorMaddie Leewright-Web Editor

Josue Ayala-Art Designer Sammi Moss-Reporter Kory Kessinger-ReporterBrooke Jones-ReporterAlyssa Benzon-Reporter

Adam Selter-ReporterLevi Thomas-ReporterLuke Suchomel-ReporterAntonio Rodriquez-ReporterChristian Sandoval-Reporter

Antonio B-Baldasari-ReporterSavannah Durham-ReporterBrittany King-ReporterMaddi McCarty-ReporterDebbie Tofft-Adviser

Zebra Tales is a product of the Zebra Tales Journalism class in Room 1. We exist solely to be the written voice of our students. Any views expressed in this paper are not necessarily the views of Lincoln High School, or its staff. Be sure to check out www.zebratales.net for your latest and daily updated campus news and more! If there are any questions, comments, complaints or story ideas please contact us in Room 1 at Lincoln High School 916-645-6360

HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFORMATIONS from a caterpillar to a butterfly

Still a caterpillar.... or always a butterfly (or something cheesy like that)

Why do you think you never changed your style much the last 4 year

“But I have changed”

What do you think about your peers who have changed so much?

“Everybody looked so young, so weird. Everyone looks the same, but their faces have grown and mature.”

Why do you think you never changed your style much the last 4 years?

“I guess I started highschool being more mature.”

What do you think about your peers who have changed so much?

“Change is good...sometimes”

Why do you think you went through so much of a transformation in the last 4 years? “I guess I just gre up... became a MAN!”

What made you decide to change into how you are now? “I just woke up one day from a hardcore nap, and decided it was time for change.”

Why do you think you went through so much of a transformation in the last 4 years? “I have gained a lot of confidence and I guess I just became a woman. Haha.”

What made you decide to change into how you are now? “It just kind of happened. I woke up one day and knew I was a sexy lady.”

Courtesy: LHS Yearbook

Courtesy: LHS Yearbook

Courtesy: LHS Yearbook

Courtesy: LHS Yearbook