By Melissa Akin
Lincoln High Advocate
Ibe president of the Lincoln High
Math Club says he has more on his
mind than the quadratic formula.
“Math is just something that
comes naturally to me,” senior Jer
emy Bettissays. “I’ve never thought
of myself as a big math type be
cause I’m not spending a whole lot
of time at it.”
Last semester, the National .Merit
finalist ventured to the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln for a calculus
class, because he had completed
the math curriculum at Lincoln I ligh.
But this semester, he is choosing
music over mathematics.
“I decided to sit out math this
semester,” Bettis says. “1 knew the
musical was coming up, and with
all the other things in trie spring, it
was just loo much work ”
Preparation for the school musi
cal, “Guys and Dolls,” consumes
three hours each weekday eve
ning.
In addition to nightly rehearsals,
Bettis devotes three class periods
each day tomtusic, serving as treas
urer and playing the French horn in
Marching Band He sings bass in
Concert Choir and the Madrigal
David Badders/DN
Singers, a small choir that studies
and performs Renaissance music.
He spent the past summer tour
ing with the Continental Singers, a
contemporary Christian choir.
“I’m taking the classes they make
you take in high school, and as
much music as I can fit in around
them,” he says.
Although his academic pursuits
are limited to graduation require
ments now, Bettis maintains his
interest in math and science through
involvement in the math club and
other projects.
A classroom foray into the PAS
CAL programming language sparked
his interest in computer science.
He now plans to make program
ming his career.
"It was fun,” he says. "We didn’t
just say, ‘OK, here’s the assignment
and all the things you have to
learn.’ We’d go on and do other
things like make video games.”
But Bettis says he’s not headed
for the corporate ranks of Nin
tendo.
“I made a video game on the
Macintosh, and I can’t even beatit,”
Bettis says. “Other people can. I’m
not creative enough for video
See MATH on 11
Council leader
rejects labels
By Adeana Leftin
Senior liditor
When it comes to Lincoln I ligh’s
Student Council President Kelita
Svoboda, what you see is what you
get
Despite the image that goes along
with being president of the student
council, Svoboda says she is very
much her own person.
“I like to think I do what I want
because 1 want to, not to fit any
stereotype," she says.
Svoboda, 17, says others look
up to her because of the responsi
bilities she has. She said sopho
mores and juniors watch her ifthey
want to fill her position.
•I’ve become more aware of how
my act ions affect other people....
The belter example 1 set... they’ll
be a betier leader,” she says.
Often limes when she docs
something “off the wall," she says,
friends say, “Oh, student council
president." Hut Svoboda doesn’t
feel stifled
“People just give you crap," she
says. “It’s different if it were some
one else. You can tell if they’re
leasing or actually tryi ng to pul you
in that role.”
Svoboda says most stereotypical
ideas directed at her are about
student government in general and
are not personal.
She says many people have the
idea that the council doesn’t do
anything.
“People who arc not informed
don’t care if we do or don’t do
anything,” Svoboda says.
The student council is using
publicity to clear up students’ mis
conceptions.
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