As with nearly all things in life there are two sides, two differing viewpoints. This has been the truth throughout the years and today it is no different. Of all the heated debates and differing views, none has so many differing points as the issue of gun control. With most debated issues, there are many questions. We have gone to some of the faculty and students of LHS and asked what questions they had, and took it upon ourselves to answer them in our honest opin-ions, to the fullest extent of our abilities. Q: How do we find the balance between security and our 2nd Amendment rights? Josue Ayala: The second amendment grants us a right to bear arms. However, it’s vague on where the line is drawn. Therefore, any balance would be subject to the beholder; there is nothing to gauge it with. Still, I believe there is a line based on reason. One cannot own an Apache Attack helicopter, and one shouldn’t be able to own an assault rifle designed specifically to rip people to shreds. The rights to own guns are protected, but there’s a moral limit. Ken Marlow: I have to concur with Mr. Ayala on this. The balance must be found within the individual. Though I am against more gun laws, we must realize that there are extreme differences between when the 2nd Amendment was created and how we interpret it today. Quite simply there must be limits. Q: What do the issues that brought about the 2nd Amendment look like today? Josue Ayala: When the Bill of Rights was penned, there was little in the form of policing, and the basic sense of se-curity was close to nil. In that respect, the basic right to own guns was seen as an absolute necessity. This necessity has not changed. We still have the right to carry guns and many feel they need to have them to protect their families, or even just enjoy a shooting sport. The crucial thing is that these do not need high capacity weapons or heavy firepower. Just as in our country’s conception, a hunting rifle or small pistol would be more than enough for every legal need of guns, not to mention that we have police now. Ken Marlow: As I stated previously there are many differences between what was and what is. It was created in opposition to tyranny in that the citizens would be able to stop the spread of said tyranny in the hopes to preserve their liberties. It was also created for the defense of one’s home and life. What it is today is very similar, guns have the abil-ity to protect one’s home and life certainly, yet many times they are used to take that life. Though tyranny is less prom-inent today, most especially in the US, we cannot deny that many times tyranny is brought about with the revocation of our rights that were given to us. In many countries, under dictatorial rule, it began with firearms.

Double-Barreled Debate

By: Ken Marlow, News Editor and Josue Ayala, Art Director

Debate Continued on Page 11...

Boys Basketball on Fire This SeasonBy: Matt Shirley Stephenson, Reporter

Original Artwork by: Josue Ayala, Art Director

Varsity Boys’ Basketball Players Logan Stayner (Junior), Marcus Salgado (Junior), Adam Felt (Junior)Photo By: Loreena Sims, Reporter

The Boys Varsity basketball team has made the students of Lincoln proud. Despite the disappointing finish for the Varsity last year with a 13-14 record and just missing a playoff berth, the Varsity has bounced back with an amazing 20-7 record this season, which includes a 13 game winning streak that unfortunately came to an abrupt halt when an ill Zebra team couldn’t find a way to outplay the Placer Hillmen. The Zebras were tied for first place in the PVL with Colfax; both teams having a 7-2 record coming down to the final game of the season against Colfax on February 12. The key to their success, quite simply, is their effort. “Our guys just play super hard. We can’t coach effort so it’s all on them,” as Coach Ash explained, “When they play super hard; they are one of the best teams in the section, no doubt.” Adam Felt (Junior) explained his feelings on the season so far, “I love this team. We are out here to compete and we want to

win. We want to win league, advance to playoffs, and win a section title. If we’re on our game, that banner will be up in no time.” A Boys Varsity Basketball team has not won a league title in the past 20 years at LHS, and this team is in a great position to make that happen. As the Zebras win more games, the crowd begins to increase in size, and noise. The boys love to see a big crowd making noise and hope to put on a great show for them every game. “I love seeing our fans out there. Just the applause as we come out of the locker room pumps us up.” Alexis Gonzales (Senior) stated enthusiastically. The Zebras have a chance to be the first Boys Varsity team to win league since 1991 on February 12 against the Colfax Falcons. With both teams tied for first with records of 7-2 going into the final game, this was certainly a battle for the ages. The Zebras suffered a heart breaking loss to the Placer Hillman on February 8. Boys’ Basketball Continued on Page 3...

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A Little Bit of Love............................... Page 6/7

LHS Life................................................ Page 8

Homecoming Royalty.......................... Page 12LHS Students and Faculty root on

their team at the Placer game! Photo Courtesy of: LHS Yearbook

OPINION

Basketball has been the talk of the school lately at LHS and the girls Varsity team has not fallen short of the worthy comments. With a few new members on Varsity this year and a lot of tough schools in the league to face, the girls had quite an interesting season. The challenges were hard to overcome when the team wasn’t acting like much of a team at first, but once they started working together, they realized the difference it truly made. Nakitta Neel (Junior), with her first year on Varsity, expressed “I feel like we didn’t do as good as we potentially could have done, but overall we still did really good.” The team ended the season with a record of 12-15, but the most exciting part of the season was their great success in the Chavez Classic Tournament, where they placed 2nd out of all the teams. “Despite our record, we did pretty well as a team. We definitely improved a lot throughout the season” stated

Megan Flores (Senior) on her feelings of the season overall. The girls pulled together towards the end of the season to make a final effort in getting further in the league, but

didn’t quite make it. “We had the talent to go far and make playoffs, but we just didn’t start playing together until the end of the season” Flores shared. Though the season may not have ended up the way everyone hoped it would, the team still feels like they did well and the Seniors on the team don’t seem to have any regrets about their last year playing as a high school student. “We were one big family that loved and supported each other and that’s hard to let go of. I feel like we had a rough season and never reached our true potential, but I have all the faith in the underclassmen to take it all next year” expressed Kali Federwisch (Senior). Many of the girls connected on a different level and they became more than just teammates, but also close friends. Flores’ final comment was, “We did have our moments as a team, but we got over them quickly. I’m really going to miss playing basketball with all my teammates. We were all so close.” As the season came to an end and it came time for the seniors to reflect on the season, their feelings seemed mostly mutual that the season was still fun and they all got really close, even though the record wasn’t what they nec-essarily wanted. A senior starter on the team, Cassandra Jaimes, said, “I’m upset that high school basketball is over, but I’m ready to move on to bigger and better things (college basketball). Overall, I think we had a pretty good season. We could have done better, but I’m content with how far we’ve made it and improved within the last few years that I’ve been on Varsity.” As the season drew to a close, the seniors say farewell to their past years of high school basketball and the upcoming juniors and seniors are preparing to take it all next year.

The End of a SeasonBy: Stephanie Wilcox, Editor In ChiefA Look Back at the Girls Basketball Team

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Photo Of: Girls Varsity working out Photo By: Karly McFerran

Photo Of: Girls Varsity team working out with JAB Photo By: Karly McFerran

Wrestling Pins the Competition “You don’t go by what you feel, but by what you want. You need

to always stay motivated” Varsity wrestler, Michael Gomez (Senior), reflected over his years of wrestling. The LHS Wrestling team finished out the year strong, ending their season 3-2 Varsity, 4-1 Junior Varsity.

Lincoln High School has seen a lot of new faces this year, taken a lot of blows, and come out with a lot of victories. Mike Maul, LHS Asst. Principal, said “I think this season has gone pretty well for the kids that got in. Everyone in varsity is qualified for division; we’ve

had some real bright spots.” Maul went on to describe some of the highlights of the sea-son, “beating Center who won League and

ending the season tied for second in League was really

solid. It’s been a great season.”

LHS placed fourth in the PVL home tournament.

Unfortunately, they didn’t make the

cut for sectionals, but all varsity

wrestlers placed for sectionals individually.

Three varsity wrestlers, Ero Wainio (Senior) Ryan Ojeda (Fresh-man) and Landon Croisant (Junior) all placed first in their weight

classes for league. Another varsity wrestler, Jesse Pantoja (Senior), shared his experience of being a wrestler. “Once you’ve done wres-

tling, everything else is easy. It helps your physical state. It showed me how to be disciplined, stronger, faster, more athletic, increased

stamina, endurance. People should definitely join wrestling next year, and we always encourage girls to join” said Pantoja. He also stated

that the wrestling team appreciates all the support they’ve gotten from

the Leadership class. Emily Solorzano (Senior) said

“This season was super fun. We got a lot more wins, made a lot of friends. I wouldn’t trade this time

for the world. We’re all one big family. If you need to count on

anybody, this is the place to go.” Maul reflected “I’m really proud

of everyone out there. Great job.”

By: Lexie Roman, Reporter

Photo of: Junior and Senior Wrestlers Photo By: Lexie Roman, ReporterPhoto of: Ryan Ojeda, Freshman

Photo By: Maddie Leewright, Photo Editor

Ryan Ojeda (Freshman) Photo Courtesy of LHS Yearbook

Have you ever had a red-hot vendetta against inanimate targets? If so then the LHS Trap Shooting Team is for you! Practice for the team has already begun in preparation for their first shoot on March 23. Some of the questions you may have might be, “How much does it cost? Why should I join?” The answers to those questions are quite simple. The cost itself is not unreasonable. The only charges for the team are the cost of your own shotgun shells, and fees for any tournaments or events you enter, though there are no fees for practice. Such events consist of practices every Thursday after school and also seven shoots per year on Saturdays from March to June along with Nationals in July in Las Vegas. When asked why students should join, Scott Seacrist, one of the coaches of the team, said, “First off, it’s a lot of fun. Students from all walks of life join the team, so it can give you an opportunity to meet many new and interesting people, and as long as you compete in the minimum number of shoots you are welcome to shoot in the National Championship in July.” Though the team has already begun practice Mr. Seacrist had this to say, “As long as we’re shooting new people can join.” When we asked Zane Tucker, a senior and member of the trapshooting team, what he thought of the experience he said, “I think it’s unique in that it’s something some students wouldn’t have been able to experi-ence without it.” It seems that this spring this is going to be one of the bigger teams on campus. They’re looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible this year. After all you might as well, “give it a shot.”

It’s a Trap… Shoot!By: Kenneth Marlow, News Editor

The Zebras were down by 6 with less than a minute remaining; the Zebras rallied and overcame the deficit and managed to take a one point lead due to a jump shot from the top of the key by Marcus Salga-do (Junior). Eight seconds remained as the Hillmen had a chance to win the game; a Placer guard heaved the ball down court, the ball was then passed to another Placer guard and he threw up a prayer. As the Buzzer sounded the ball fell through the net, cheers from the placer stands took over the gym as the Zebras suffered a devastating loss. Fortunately for the Zebras, they still had a chance at the league title against Colfax. It was just the Zebras and the Falcons in last game of league to decide who gets to hang that banner in their

gym. Unfortunately, the final score was receieved at press time and the Zebras lost, 51-46. Even with this setback, the Zebras have a chance at redemption in the playoffs. The Zebras have sur-prised themselves, the school, and the section as well. Before the season even began, a review stated that the zebras would finish dead last in the PVL race. Obviously that’s not the case, the Zebras exceeded all expectations, and made their push toward the PVL crown.

Continued from Page 1...Boys Basketball New Edition to LHS Sports

Boys Volleyball Team Ready for SpringBy: ZebraTales Staff

Varsity Bsketball Players with Coach AshPhoto by: Jasmine Smith, Co-Photo Editor

Photo of: Adam Felt (Junior), Varsity Basketball PlayerPhoto By: Garrison MacQueen, Freshman

Photo of: Zane Tucker, SeniorPhoto Courtesy of: Douglas Tucker, Coach

Photo of: Austin Leamer, AlumniPhoto Courtesy of: Douglas Tucker, Coach

Photo of: Cody MacCracken, Junior, Travis Owens, Junior, Zane Tucker, SeniorPhoto Courtesy of: Douglas Tucker, Coach

A new sport will be added to the spring sports schedule at LHS; boys volleyball. The formation of a Boys’ Volleyball team has been much anticipated since both Twelve Bridges Middle School and Glen Edwards Middle School currently have teams. The details are still being ironed out, according the LHS Asst. Principal Mike Maul, “they will practice this spring, and

have a scrimmage schedule as they begin raising funds, so that we can have a full competitive team next year.” Ordinarily, when a boys sport is added, a girls sport must also be added but this was not the case with volleyball since a girls volleyball team already exists at LHS. The administration is still in the process of hiring a coach. More details will become available in the spring

LHS fans cheering on the boys at Placer Photo Courtesy of: LHS Yearbook

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Lincoln High School Chemistry teacher, Tim Allen spoke in depth in a recent interview about his plan to “break bad” sometime in the year of 2013. This revelation did not come as a surprise to many as the 34 year old teacher has been bragging profusely about his recent purchase of a subscription to the online media hosting program, Netflix, which Allen has used to conspicuously catch up on the AMC drama series “Breaking Bad” in-between classes. In the interview, Allen spoke in-depth about his future plans, even going as far as growing a mustache and naming the student (Senior Isaac Thich) that will undertake the street portion of Allen’s new shady business. Thich spoke about joining in Allen’s future endeavor saying, “I don’t really know much about ‘The Game’ as Mr. Allen calls it, but I really enjoy Breaking Bad and I’m honored to be the Jesse Pinkman to Mr. Allen’s Walter White.” When asked about Allen’s experience with something as serious as “breaking bad” Allen pointed out, “I’ve got all the chemistry experience I need. The rest will come with time. Just look how much Walter changed from the first season to now!” Allen went on to describe various scenes from the television show that he found particu-larly “awesome.” It’s currently not known if this breech in Mr. Allen’s usually clean-cut, nerdy character was spurred on by his wife’s new pregnancy, a la Walter White, or by something else, but it is widely thought that the TV show’s influence is the main driving factor. It has also been pointed out that last year, after catching up on recent seasons of the hit drama “24,” Allen began viciously interrogating students for information until the adminis-tration stepped in.

Mr. Allen Plans on Breaking BadBy: Levi Thomas, Assistant Editor

Love is a mystical subject. One that even the most educated scholars, or the most literate of poets have had trouble capturing the essence of. So, the Zebra Tales Garlic team went right to the source: Teenagers. Sophomores Jason Shears and Rachel Schmitt are the local power couple of Lincoln High, beating out every other fleeting romance at a solid three months, and are not shy in revealing the magic behind this milestone. “All great relationships start with a single spark,” philosophized Shears, “like a forest fire.” Schmitt then elaborated about the happy couple’s personal spark. “It all began at Jack-in-the-Box, where I ordered a medium Coke, but then Jason strolled over to the take-out window and handed me a large Coke. And that’s when I knew I was dealing with a regular Casanova.” After an awkwardly long period of uninterrupted eye contact between the couple, Shears and Schmitt decided to give the Garlic some relationship tips; “rela-tiontips”, as Schmitt continually called them, in a less than subtle attempt at getting it into the paper. Editor’s Note: You’re welcome, Rachel. “Never show your flaws, weakness is not attractive- make sure you itali-cize ‘not’, because I want to emphasize that” advised Shears, while Schmitt added “Relationtip number 18: Make sure you kiss in public. Spread your happiness to others via sight!” Then the conversation gravitated towards communication, and the advice became even more truthful and helpful. Jason started off with a sage nod, and admitted that, “if I don’t text back in five minutes, there’s a good chance I’m at a raging party and cheating on you with at least-italicize that too-three other women.” Schmitt suppressed a tiny sob and revealed that the cause of her sorrow being that yesterday around noon it took Shears four minutes to respond to her smiley face text. “And finally”, closed out Schmitt, “Relationtip number uno: After a month, you’re probably gonna get married, so make sure to consistently talk about your love so that you’re sure to believe it. It gets rid of that weird doubtful feeling you get in some relationships.” Shears and Schmitt will be celebrating their happy three months by hav-ing Mrs. Schmitt drive them over to Blue Oaks, where they will watch Warm Bodies and finish off with a dinner at Mel’s. They probably won’t tip.

Local 15 Year-Old Couple Celebrates 3 Month Anniversary By: Zane Dean, Reporter

The aforementioned Allen holding what we called “beakers” but Allen quickly corrected as “flasks.”Missing from photo: Senior Isaac Thich. Photo by: Brett Dargan

Valentine’s Day is usually a day of celebration for those lucky few who wear a golden ring around their finger. That golden ring that shows the happiness contained within eternal loyalty and raised taxes: Mar-riage. Happiness for all of those bound souls, save for one man: Thomas Summers- CEO of Necco, famous for their candy hearts with delicious chalk-like texture. Summers is going through a brutal divorce with his wife, the aptly named Candi, and has given the ‘dirt’, so to speak, on her less than sweet character traits. “Her left eye isn’t quite a lazy eye, but sometimes it just randomly wanders and focuses back again. She’s also a terrible person.” To complement his personal turmoil, Summers has instated a new policy for Necco’s candy hearts to display “the pitiless truths of reality” instead of “wuv”. These new hearts, titled Candy-Grims, now contain near nihilistic worldviews, such as “U will die alone”. Mason Duran, a Sophomore at Lincoln High School, upon receiving a Candy-Grim stating “Marriage is nothing but a delay of alimony”, was quoted as saying “Yeah, it kind of harshed my mellow, but I was really impressed that they fit that many words on one heart.” On an unrelated note, Taylor Swift song sales have spiked to an all time high.

Candy No Longer DandyValentines Candy Hearts Get a Grim RebootBy: Zane Dean, Still Reporter

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There’s a new game hitting the boards called “Monopoly” Made by Parker Brothers, Monopoly is an economy simulator. However, it is not up to par with other simulators. First off, there’s only one goal, to win. What? Real economies don’t win, so why should this game be focused on winning? Second, there are no reactions to economic decisions that the player makes. Spend all of your money? Cool, your citizens don’t go into decline. There is absolutely no debt, so every country would already be out of the game. All of your decisions are made off the roll of a die, that’s how Barack Obama makes

decisions, right? Buying proper-ties is as easy as handing over the paper money that has no mone-tary value whatsoever. You can’t make investments and you can’t buy stock. How am I supposed to make money? The only way to make money is to have anoth-er player to land on one of your properties and force them, to what I can only assume is at gun point, to rent the property. There are no laws, however there are two exceptions; you can go to jail by moving too fast or by land-ing on the “Go to Jail” tile. Yes, this society sends people to jail because of chance. Just like a normal economy,

there is some uncertainty. You can happen upon a “Chance” or “Community Chest” tile, where one can expect the unexpected. We’ve already discussed how players cannot own stocks. On the contrary, some cards give the player’s money for: dividends for stocks you do not own, the sale of stocks you don’t own, and tax refunds for the taxes you don’t pay. This game makes no sense. I may have only taken high school economics, but I can under-stand the fallacies in this unrealistic game. One tile I cannot even begin to compre-hend is named “Luxury Tax.” The player has to pay $75 for a luxury he/she didn’t even receive. The game literally cheats you out on your hypothetical luxury. What a jerk! All the tax money the government receives goes into a Super PAC called “Free Parking.” Almost illegal actions are justified by giving it all away when someone discovers this cache in a free parking lot. Why congress why?! There is a dearth of choices one could make when concerning their avatar. Some ex-amples are: A thimble (out of date), a schnau-zer (dogs make horrible landlords), or a boat (inanimate objects again). If I’m a dog, why can’t I just pee on park place to claim it as my territory? Monopoly is a game that attempts to be an economic simulator, but fails horribly. If I wanted a real simulator, I’d play Farm Simu-lator 2013.

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High Schools all across the country have always preferred the vicious to the feeble when it comes to mascots, animals and forces of nature that yell “roar”, or whatever intimidating sounds those things make. However, this practice has left some groups up in arms, or in the case of the Lincoln High Fight-ing Zebras, up in hooves. The H.O.O.F. organization (Horses Opposing Outlandish Fighting), quite literally a group of sentient horses, zebras, and oka-pis, have made their stance known when it comes to the shame that Lincoln High’s iconic equestrian has brought them. “Lincoln High’s marauder-like mascot not only pro-motes the blood-lust of the youth, it will also lead to generations of ban-dits, murderers, pirates, and lawyers who will bring about a new dark age for the Savannah, darker than even that of King Scar!”, warns Sherry Brayback, the lead zebra of the “Peaceful Zebra” movement, coming off as surprisingly ag-gressive for an herbivore. “Zebras shouldn’t have their names tar-nished by such base adjectives, ad-jectives such as ‘Fighting’. Zebras

just aren’t vitriolic by nature. You show me a zebra with blood on his or her hooves, and I will show you a zebra graced by inequity, framed by this gross injustice that you call society!” Brayback, after 45 more minutes of interview that had to be cut, stated that H.O.O.F. has sent “a plethora of strongly worded letters” that have offered alternative names for Lincoln High to use, including, “The Love, The Graceful Winners, and even The Cyclones.” When asked about his opinion of the suggested names, Se-nior Sean Gage says that they are for “Losers”, and that The Fighting Zebras is “Way more metal.” The Peaceful Zebras have refused to comment, in-stead choosing to run away in a staggered pat-tern, blending into the herd.

Monopoly: Definitely Not MonopolizingBy: Brett Dargan, Wall Street Resident

Peaceful Zebras Protest LHSFighting is not the answer to the equestrian!By: Zane Dean, Religious Zealot

Lincoln High’s own resident zebra Zaggy protesting. Zaggy is an avid member of H.O.O.F.Photo by: Brett Dargan

Gameplay of everybody’s favorite gamepiece the Schnauzer pushing a wheelbarrow full of money. Photo by: Maddie Leewright, Photo Editor

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Anniversary: 4-16-11 What is the secret to making a high school relationship work? “You have to be cool with each other and trust one another.” How did you meet? Brooke: “He was one of my brother’s friends!” Favorite memory together. Brooke: “One day before we started dating, we were walking to class and I just kissed him on the cheek! It was so unexpected. I totally caught him off guard.” Favorite things to do together: We like to watch movies and playvideo games together. (They’re both in X-Box club!) Favorite thing about each other: Brooke: “His smile when he REALLY smiles.” Kaeleb: “The cute little squeal she makes when I hug her really tight. She’s like a little teddy bear.”

Cutest CouplesBrooke Jones (‘14) and Kaeleb Ser (‘13)

Photo by: Maddie Leewright, Photo Editor

Cute Ways to Spend Valentines Day

Anniversary 3-24-10 How did you meet? Luke: “At my uncle’s wedding!” What is the secret to making a high school relation-ship work? Nataleigh: “A relationship is between two people. Don’t include others in your business.” Favorite Memory: Nataleigh: “When he asked me to homecoming at the football game in front of everyone!” (Awww.) Favorite Feature about each other: Luke: Her height. Nataleigh: His Eyes. Favorite thing to do together: Nataleigh: “Baking! I do the baking and he does the eating..”

By: Maddie Leewright, Photo Editor

Luke Suchomel (‘15) & Nataleigh Boyle (‘15)

Photo by: Maddie Leewright, Photo Editor

1. “Dinner and a movie” is a classic “go-to” date for a reason! Safe Haven, Beautiful Crea-tures, and Warm Bodies are all great options for a romantic Valentine’s evening.

2. Set up a picnic in a scenic location. Pack sparkling apple cider and chocolate covered strawberries to make the occasion one to remember.

3. Build a cozy fire, grab some marshmallows to roast and stargaze with your valentine.

4. Take a stroll through Old Town Sacramento! Enjoy the atmosphere and don’t forget to stop by Candy Heaven.

5. For those of you who crave a little more excitement, go-carting is perfect! You can add a little competition by racing against each other!

1. Have an Eye-Candy Movie Marathon. Hit up the local Redbox, search through Netflix, or go through your at-home movie collection for your hottest celeb crushes. (Channing Tatum, Taylor Launter, Zac Efron, or Ryan Gosling)

2. Anti-Valentine’s Day Party. Invite your other single friends for an Anti-Val-entine’s party. Rent some comedies, sing karaoke, decorate your house with Valentine’s decorations then “Undecorate” with permanent black markers and some scissors, and have fun.

3. Pigout! Embrace your inner chef and spend the day in the kitchen. Bake cookies, s’mores, and other comfort foods and enjoy.

4. Spread the love. Whether it is volunteering at the local animal clinic, helping out your parents, or saving a friend in need. Helping others can put a sunny spot in your day.

5. Get a Pedicure. There’s nothing better than a full-blown foot massage. Can’t afford to go out? Fill up your bathtub, add some salts and oils, sit back and relax. After soaking, making sure to give those toes a makeover.

6. Memory Lane. Stop by the store and pick up some old-fashioned Val-entine’s Day cards. Embrace your inner child and make everyone’s day by handing out those adorable little Valentine’s Day cards, the ones you used to pass out in 2nd grade. Slip them into your friends’ lockers and watch the smile on their face as the open them.

Grade: Junior Nickname and Origin: “Joey; from friends and family.” Best Feature: “My humor.” Ideal Girl: “She has to be smart, athletic, and fun to be around.” Ideal Date: “A baseball game.” Long-Term Goals: “To be successful in engineering, and life.” Would you ever find love on a TV show? “No.” 3 Adjectives to describe you: “Quiet. Crazy. Funny.” Do freshmen have a chance with you? “No.”

Grade: Sophomore. Nickname and Origin: “Little one; it’s from softball.”

Best Feature: “My smile.” Ideal Guy: “Athletic, smart, and has a great personality.”

Ideal Date: “Going to my favorite restaurant and movies, or drinking milkshakes on a long drive.”

Long-Term Goals: “To be successful- hopefully get a scholarship for softball.”

Would you ever find love on a TV show? “No.” 3 Adjectives to describe you: “Loud. Athletic. Outgoing.”

Do freshmen have a chance with you? “No.”

Bachelor and BacheloretteAlexis Bleichwell

Joseph Armor

By: Lexie Roman, Reporter

Photos by: Cleo Sanchez Photo Editor

Single? Feeling Lonely?

How do you know it’s real? –Here’s what you do, dress yourself up nice and get all pretty, then, you go up to them and say, “Listen babe, it’s either this, or nothin’.” If they leave I’m sorry, but if they stay, you’re welcome.

How do you know if they will remain faithful? –Now I’m just spit-balling here, but what if you both tie one of your legs togeth-er Butch and Sundance style, then if one of you tries to run away, you’ll get rope burn around your ankle which, trust me, is not fun.

Are High School relationships even worth pursuing? –Sure, somebody you date could become famous, then you can tell your kids, “I used to date that guy before your father showed up and ruined my life.”

Why won’t Levi Thomas date me? –He’s married to the game.

What makes a good girlfriend/boyfriend? –Laser Vision.

Why do guys fall for the girls with no morals? –Poor balance?

What is the most attractive quality a girl can have? –Laser Vision.

Ask Levi

Photo By: Jasmine Smith, Co-Photo Editor

Visiting the glamorous city of New York and having the honor of visiting Carnegie Hall may seem like an all play and no work trip, but the choir students of Lincoln High School have been working very hard on memorizing a total of six songs- only three of which are in English.

As many students may already know, the choir received the honor of being invited to Carnegie Hall in New York for the second time. The trip will be on April 4, 2013 to April 9, 2013. Due to the expensive cost of $2,488, several students were not able to pay the full cost of the trip, but luckily, St. James came to the rescue and offered a scholarship of $250 to three students per tri-mester of school if those selected students would sing every Sunday in the church’s choir. Corinne Lewis, a junior at LHS exclaimed that, “I didn’t think that I was going to make it to Carnegie and then the church surprised me by paying off my trip, I was so happy, and was so excited to tell my director that I am officially going on the trip.” Corinne has been participating in the program

since the beginning, and Father Bill Rontani has recently decided to pay off her trip due to her

dedication to the program, as she has not missed one Sunday during the three trimesters it has been offered. Father Bill stated, “we (the church) love having her in the service, she has been so dedi-cated and we really needed to see her go to New York. She makes the services fun and you never know what to expect with her around.” Cindy Hagman, Corinne’s choir director, believes that it is important for the choir students and the church to develop a great community and friendship, so that they will be able to continue working togeth-er, and believes that Corinne has been an ambas-sador for not only the choir but also for the high school. Hagman stated that she is, “extremely pleased and proud that Corinne has participated every trimester since the beginning of the pro-gram. She has been so faithful and enthusiastic about her commitment.”

St. James Sends Choir Student to CarnegieBy: Loreena Sims; Reporter

Whether you’ve seen the 1950’s movie, the twisted 2010 Tim Burton adaptation, or have read the 1865 classic and award winning Lewis Carroll novel, almost everyone from ages four to ninety-nine is familiar with the adventure of a girl named Alice in a land full of wonder. From the rabbit hole to the talking caterpillar, a mad tea-party, and the Queen of Hearts, this story has been around for ages filling people’s minds with wondrous confusion, clever wit, and never-end-ing imagination. This year, the whimsical story of Alice in Wonderland will unravel before your eyes and be performed by the students of Lincoln High School on April 19, 20, 26, and 27. Ms. Danielle Duarte, drama teacher at LHS, said, when asked why she chose this particular play, “I thoroughly enjoy it and I also wanted to pick something that was well-known to everyone.” For those who aren’t into being in the bright lights of the stage, she went on to say, “You can participate by being part of the stage crew, calling cues, moving sets, (our sets will be on wagons), operating curtains,

selling cookies, and tickets.” As one could imagine, this play will be full of fun and fantasy and recreating the aspects of this story will involve a serious wardrobe. “We will need help with the costumes, they will be very elaborate.” Duarte said. However, if you did audition for an acting part in the play, results of the cast will be post-ed on Valentine’s Day, after school. It will be exciting to see everything put together and will definitely be an event you won’t want to miss. Anyone and ev-eryone can take part in this production and, if not actually taking a hand in creating it, support LHS and see it!

Down the Rabbit HoleBy: Sydney Pope; Reporter

Sadie Hawkins Coming Soon8 Sadies is a traditional dance at Lincoln High School and is organized every year by the leadership class under the supervision of Mrs. Mary MacQueen, Activities Director at LHS. Though last year was chaotic, with the majority of the students ditching the dance and forming their own at the Lincoln Air Center due to disappointment, the dance will go on as planned this year. As for the DJ, the main problem of last year’s dance, MacQueen said, “The DJ will be someone different, way better than the one from last year!” The dance is named after the the Lil’ Abner comic strip character, Sadie Hawkins, who was an unmarried woman of Dogpatch who got to chase the bachelors and “marry up” with the ones she wanted to. In the USA and Canada, this concept was popularized by organizing dance events to which the girl has to ask the boy of her choosing to the dance, instead of waiting to get asked by someone.

After much anticipation by the students of Lincoln High School, the date of Sadie Hawkins dance has been announced for March 1, 2013. The leadership class, who is in charge of it, hasn’t quite come up with a theme, but the dance is going to be 2 hours long and will be a blast. Just like every other Lincoln High School activity, MacQueen is very excited about this year’s Sadies. “It is a lot of fun and it’s exciting to see who gets asked from which girl.” MacQueen expressed. If you, as a girl, are unsure who to ask or are too shy to ask the boy you like, you can always just go as friends with someone or with a group of friends. This dance is always an awesome event to have a lot of fun, and you shouldn’t miss it! It’s coming up quick so get your

dancing shoes ready!

By Luca Sawall; Reporter

A Preview of the Upcoming School Play

Zebra Tales Penny Drive

With the printings, great writers, and effort put into Zebra Tales, it takes a lot of time and money. They need your help! April 1 – April 5, 2013 the Journalism class will be hosting a Pen-ny Drive to raise money to support the school’s newspaper and publishers. This event will be taking place in the quad area during lunch and after school every day of that week. Save up your pennies to add to your class collection (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior) and save up your dimes, nickels, quarters and dollar bills to put in other class jars for nega-tive points against them. The winning class will re-ceive free root beer floats (while supplies last). Dig deep into your pockets and contribute to your school’s newspaper!

By: Kathryn Mercier, Reporter

Photo of: Corinne Lewis, Reporter and Mrs. Hagman, Choir Techer Photo by: Loreena Sims, Reporter

It was the most highly anticipated movie of 2012, knocking every other movie out of the theaters. Les Mis-erables, a historical novel/musical that has been made famous by Victor Hugo, fell nothing short of the high expectations set by anxious audiences. The date of its release was changed multiple times before finally settling on Christmas Day, therefore forcing The Great Gatsby (another highly anticipated film) to release on a much later date in 2013. Les Mis had aspirations of being the center of attention and they definitely succeeded in stealing the show. Musicals don’t capture everyone’s hearts, but Les Mis was much more than just singing and dancing in a silly manner. This film encompasses every aspect of life in a way that most movies can’t achieve. The love affairs, the heartbreak, the war, the passion, it’s all so compelling, so real. As set in the time period of the French Revolution, the story intertwines the poor with the rich, the weary and broken with the strong and steadfast; Les Mis brings together every situation in life, making it relatable to every audience member. The feelings that you walk away with based on the sheer poetry of the film will rock your world for a couple of hours until you realize that it was just a movie. However, to many people, it wasn’t just a movie. The reality of the pain hits home in ways that cannot be explained. The cast of Les Mis was flawless and chosen perfectly. Anne Hathaway starred as a character who had no hope left for life and, with a child at home, took drastic measures such as prostitution and selling her hair simply to ensure a good life for her daughter. Hugh Jackman played the main role of a man who, like everyone else in that time, was at rock bottom and did whatever was necessary to make ends meet, even when that meant stealing food, cre-ating a completely new identity and lying about his past. Another big name star was Russell Crowe who was a ruthless policeman, on the hunt for Jean

Valjean (Hugh Jackman) the entire movie, to take him in for his misdeeds. Every character in this film mingles in some way and they all have such a big effect on the society.

Les Miserables could easily be named best film of the decade, especially considering all the awards it has already received and been nominated for. It was given the title of “Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy” at the Golden Globes 2013. The film has won a total of 17 awards and has been nominated for well over 50 others. Well-deserved and well chosen, this film has by far surpassed all other movies for the year 2012 in the sense that it not only grabbed the audience’s attention, but more importantly, Les Mis stole their emotions.

As one of the best overall films that I think I’ve seen, I give Les Miserables 5 out of 5 Stripes.

Quentin Tarantino hits the box office onc again with an extremely controversial and “astonishingly comical” western starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. Despite Tarantino’s let down with his last movie, “Inglorious Bastards”, he tries again with the classic under-dog story and hit right on tar-get, showing he’s still got the same magic he had when he directed “Pulp Fiction”. Djan-go Unchained has been labeled the No. 1 film in the world for the third consecutive weekend with an estimated weekend gross of $33.6 million from 66 markets and its current world-wide box office is set at an estimated $309.2 million. This daring movie is set

two years before the Civil War in the South. Jamie Foxx stars as Django, a common slave with a history that leads German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz, Christoph Waltz, to recruit him. Dr. King Schultz is hunting for three criminal brothers that he knows Django had encountered in his past as a slave. Django is freed by Dr. King Schultz in order to guide him in his endeavors to the infamous brothers. With the new skill set he acquires and the respect of his redeemer, the two embark on a mission to find and free Django’s wife, Broomhilde (Kerry Washington), which was forced away from him years before by the vicious slave trade. Throughout the movie, the never-ending list of enemies they cross keeps both Django and the audience on their toes. When asked, Stephanie Wilcox, LHS Senior, describes the blood and gore in the movie as “a little too much”. However in my opinion, this violence has always been a key element of Tarantino’s movies and has often proven to be successful. One of my favorite qualities about this film is the fantastic cast that coin-cided magnificently with, what I believe, Tarantino wanted to portray; Jamie Foxx with his hard-as-nails gunslinger essence, and Waltz, despite being a ruthless killer, as the typical ‘good neighbor’ sort of fellow. Overall, the most enjoyable component of this movie is that it covers nearly all aspects of entertainment; it makes you cringe, want to burst out laughing and then cry all within 180 minutes, so whatever movie type entic-es you, this one is sure to hit your soft spot in one way or another. I give this movie 4.75/5 stripes.

By: Tyler Everitt, Reporter

Tarantino Makes a Comeback with Django Uncahined

DISCLAIMER: This movie includes blood, guts, nudity, foul language and heavily racist overtones. Zebra Tales does not suggest that you see this movie if you are sensitive to any of these.

“The Poor Ones”, “The Wretched”, Les Miserables By: Stephanie Wilcox, Editor in Chief

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Here I am,My walls torn down.

I’m standing hereCrying out.

Can you hear me?

Here I am.I need you now.

You’re my way out.My walls are down.

I’m crying out.Don’t let me drown.

Can anyone hear me?

Here I am.I’m drowning now,

Crying out.Please don’t let me drown.

Pleading now.Do you hear me?

Lord, I see you now.You have shown me how

You’re on the crossBleeding out.

I’m pleading now.Call them down.

Don’t give your life for me.

Here I am,On my kneesPleading out.

Let him down.Crying out.

God saved me.

Here I am.I’m floating now.

Crying out.The Lord saved me.

Thank you, Lord for saving me.I’m floating now.

Seeking outMy purpose nowTo tell you how

My God saved me.

Here I amOn my knees.Pleading out

To tell you howThere is a way.You can get out.

Here I AmBy: Kymber and

Karly McFerran, LHS Junior

Ballads in Honor of Sandy Hook Victims

She sees her child late at night,Deep within her dreams.

She’s scared to submit to lying sleepAnd hear his piercing screams.

She slips and falls into a darkness,Deep within her dreams

As she hangs on to her broken life,Clutching at the seams.

Church bells ring their drumming laments

For her tiny little hero.A mother’s tears are falling slowly

In time with the ringing tempo.

Her son’s image was salutedAs if he’d been a soldier.

A mother’s tears are falling slowly,Will fall until forever.

The sun is up, the clouds are gone.The planet’s full of mirth.

This mother’s pain continues on;

Her child sleeps in the earth.

The coffin was so small, so beauti-ful,

Just like the child had been.This mother’s pain continues on

As the dirt is shoveled in.

A darkened hole has taken grasp,It’s wedged inside her heart.

A mother shouldn’t be the first to come

And the last one to depart.

A darkened hole has taken graspIn her world, there’s no more joy.Though we don’t know, we must

lamentFor her sleeping, dreaming boy.

Death is No DreamBy: Barbara Gachet, LHS Sophomore

The small little fragments slowly fallFragments of my life, fragments of my love

My friends, my family, all mean nothingBut these children who need me, they reign above.

My utmost priority is to protect those weakThey cannot defend themselves, they cannot be free

Until this crazed man does satisfy his thirstIf that is what it takes, then let him take me.

With arms spread wide, I refuse to back downUntil shining rubies of blood begin to drop.

My blood is empty, it carries no emotionYet it brings upon the screams, so I tell them to stop.

“It’ll all be okay” I comfort them with cautionCareful not to move from my fatal position

“Get in the closet, and you’ll be safe”

If only I was alive to com-plete this mission.

My heart gives way to the pain and agony

Another spike of hate hath stropped my strife.

My legs give way, yet I feel no suffering;

For these children, I shall give my life.

By: Justin Livengood. LHS Sophomore

“I love you dad and mom.Goodbye dad and mom,

I love you so much”“We love you too son, See you after lunch.”

“I miss my dad and mom.I’m binding here alone.

The man is here, with his gun.Please let me go home”

“Father, you brought me here so quick,

I was scared and lonely.”“Son you must not panic,For you are here with me.

I’ll keep you safe and happy,You’ll never have to fear.

Hey look, it’s your granddaddy.”“He still has his beard!”

By: Rachael Dal Porto, LHS Sophomore

Newton Ballad

For Valerie Soto

Photo of: Rachael Dal Porto, Sophomore Photo By: Maddie Leewright, Photo Editor

Photo Of: Barbara Gachet, Sophomore Photo By: Maddie Leewright, Photo Editor

Photo Of: Justin Livengood, Sophomore Photo By: Kory Kessenger

10This was a poem writing contest for Sylvia Ward’s Sophomore English Class.

“It was too difficult to read myself so I enlisted the help of students to vote for the ballads.” - Sylvia Ward

A Poem Submitted by English Teacher Holli Little

Continued from page 1...

Double-Barreled DebateBy: Ken Marlow and Josue Ayala

Q: How do think the European and Japanese gun control laws would work in the United States?

Josue Ayala: Japan has one of the strictest gun control laws in the democratic world: guns are banned completely, except in some lodges. Frankly, this would not go well. Americans are given second amendment rights, which cannot, and should not be taken away. If they were taken away, the public would go nuts, and what’s more, we’ve done something similar in the way of prohibition, which was a failure. Ken Marlow: That being said with Japan, Europeans, in general, have extremely differ-ing views from country to country. In some, guns are banned. Period. In others they have differing classifications of weapons and fire-arms, and therefore have differing levels of licenses citizens can obtain. Though the latter form would be more acceptable in America it would be so in only the slightest way. I feel that not many citizens would be happy with this or any laws that would come about.

Q: Are there other factors that play into gun violence that could be controlled?

Ken Marlow: Most definitely. There are dozens of other factors that could be controlled and should be controlled. In my opinion the two largest things that could be controlled are background checks, and mental health screening. Background checks could be drastically improved which in the end would limit ex-felons and criminals that could possi-bly obtain guns or weapons in general. Mental

health screening could be improved outright as it is practically nonexistent currently. These are factors that should be controlled instead of simply relieving someone of their firearms outright. Josue Ayala: In addition to mental health screenings and background checks, another thing that should be “controlled” is viewer discretion. There are many movies, games, and songs that glorify gratuitous gun violence, and it’s not that these things will make anyone commit gun violence, but exposing children to these things while they are developing could be disastrous. Parents need to supervise the entertainment they consume, and reinforce that violence is never to be emulated.

Q: How do you feel about the seemingly recent rise in crowd shootings and is there an explanation for why they occur more, recently?

Josue Ayala: It is hard to understand why crowd shootings seem to have risen, recently. Much of it has to do with the fact that guns are available, and there are insufficient health checks when purchasing them. But that would do little to describe why crowd shootings have risen. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that America is in a recession, and the thought of losing everything has put many people on edge. That’s why we need more protection now than we did before; when one has noth-ing to lose, what stops him from anarchy? Ken Marlow: I agree with most of the things stated by my colleague and besides the explanations presented here, it is generally unknown why some turn to such violence.

The only real answer lies with those that perpetrate those heinous crimes. However the answer does not lie with more regulation of guns, with the factors yes, but with the way things are now, security is necessary and tak-ing away access to such security is something that should never pass.

New Bakery in Townby Samantha Rothenberger; Reporter

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Lincoln finally has a bakery in town! With reasonable, affordable prices for delicious desserts, this place is a great addition to this small town. Laura Ramsey and Jordan James, the owners of Crazy Cakes and Stuff ex-pressed that they love being the only bakers in town. “We both went to school for baking and we got tired of working for other peo-ple.” said Ramsay. “We love Lincoln. It’s perfect for having a little business like ours because our name gets around fast. We love this little town.” continued Ramsey. “The top favorites that are “must tries” so far at the bakery are the strawberry cake and the salted caramel,” said James. Crazy Cakes and Stuff is located off of Lincoln Blvd, right upstairs next to Old Town Pizza. The bakery is brand new, opening on Friday, February 1, 2013 and people can’t stop talking about it. They sell danishes, cupcakes, cakes, cookies, muffins… Every-thing you could possibly need to satisfy that sweet tooth. Both Laura and Jordan are very experienced bakers who know what they’re doing. Stop by Crazy Cakes and Stuff and treat yourself to some delectable goodies.

Photos by: Samantha Rothenberger, ReporterPhoto of: Jordan James & Laura Ramsay

Stephanie Wilcox-Editor in Chief Levi Thomas- Assistant Editor Brooke Jacobsen-Design Editor Maddie Leewright-Photo Editor Jasmine Smith-Co-Photo Editor Matt Shirley Stephenson-Reporter

Josue Ayala-Art Designer Kenneth Marlow-News Editor Alyssa Benzon-Reporter Zane Dean-Reporter Corinne Lewis-Assignment Editor Brett Dargan-Reporter 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

Congratulations to the Basketball Homecoming King and Queen,

James Pallas and Courtney Jones!

“It was pretty awesome because it’s cool knowing that my school voted for me to be

Homecoming Queen.” -Courtney JonesJames Pallas with escorts Photo Courtesy of Courtney Jones

Courtney Jones with family and escort Photos Courtesy of Courtney Jones

Heart Artwork by Josue Ayala, Art Designer for ZebraTales

Alex Peebles-ReporterCleo Sanchez-ReporterLoreena Sims-ReporterKathryn Mercier-ReporterAlicia Illaga-ReporterSamantha Rothenberger-ReporterTyler Everitt-Reporter