The Railsplitter online Abraham Lincoln High School | 2600 SW 9 Des Moines, IA | Vol. 90 | RS # 1 | September 19, 2014 -Homecoming Special- Spirit Week: 9/22- 9/26 Kickball Tournament 9/22/14 at 5:30 09 27 14 Parade & Powderpuff 9/25 starting at 5:30 Coronation & Pep Assembly 9/26 starting at 1:50 HOMECOMING DANCE Homecoming Dance 9/27 from 7-10 Viva Las Lincoln @TheRailsOnline @TheRailsOnline S T A F F on line @_alexlouw @lilmacjammer Sports Editor-in-Chief @kaylabradyyy Alex Louw Co-Editor-in-Chief Co-Sports Editor Kenzy Cooper Kayla Brady @Anthony_theCal Editor-in-Chief Staff Writer Staff Writer Jasmyn Scroggins Ryan Prince “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceable to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” K i C K B A L L Tournament M O N D A Y , September 22nd the LHS Softball and Baseball Fields @ located at Rails. starts at 5:30 p.m. 10 TEAMS! 25 minute games An EPIC Battle you won’t want to miss! Follow for updates on Twitter Senior Lynzie Miller @TheRailsOnline We are kicking off Homecoming Week with our annual Kickball Tournament--Presented by Student Council. Whether you’re playing or watching, it is sure to be a good night! Come on out--enjoy the games--food and fun! We play rain or shine so, Dress warm. We can’t stress that enough. Junior Thea Frangos Senior Lynzie Miller getting ready to catch. with the kick. free admission! H i P P i E dayh one i p p i e d a y Bring out the tye dye and the peace signs on September 22nd, 2014! To kick off LHS Homecoming week, it’s Hippie Day! T R i P P i N ‘ BACK to the 60’s DayCharacter 2: Tuesday Day! Do you have school spirit? If so, make sure to partici- pate in homecoming week by dressing like your favorite character! Either a movie, TV show, or cartoon characters! DAy 3:Wednesday Christmas, Thanksgiv- ing, Easter, President’s day, Holiday Fourth of July, Valentine’s Day! Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Hal- loween, etc. Any holiday you think of, you can be! Make sure to think outside of the box. Be creative as you can be. DAY 4:Thursday Dress- up Day Kenzy Cooper Editor- in- Chief Keep classy Lincoln High Thursday is Dress- up day! A long standing tradition at Lincoln High School. Bring out your dresses and ties and see how your class- mates clean up before the parade and powederpuff game that night! Above: Three students dressed up and antcipating the powderpuff game taking place that night. Below: Lincoln’s long standing tradition of particiapting in Dress- up day! Above: Two girls in their dresses. Below: Two students during lunch all dressed up! THE SOUTHSIDE HOMECOMING PARADE Thursday, September 25, 2014 5:30 p.m. Starting on S.W. 12th at Watrous Avenue the parade travels north to Hutchens Stadium. Lincoln High School sports teams, clubs and groups as well as local busnesses will be walking and riding along the route showing off their southside pride. This event happens only every four years! Don’t miss it! Immediately following the parade will be the annual Seniors VS. Juniors Powder Puff football game at the stadium. Seniors VS. Juniors Powder Puff Football Game Presented by Student Council Leadership Come experience the most talked about Football game of the season as the seniors try and get another win in the books against the juniors. Come watch the awful male cheerleaders strut their stuff and pep up the crowd. It’s going to be a fun night! Thursday September 25 Every Single Student NEEDS at the Stadium to be at Powder Puff @ 7:00 p.m. Day 5- Friday Spirit Day Kenzy Cooper Staff writer Be sure to come to school decked out in your LHS gear! Glam up your GO favorite maroon and gold t-shirt, crew neck or any color LHS shirt. The RAILS! Coronation and pep assembly begin at 1:50. Get excited for the game! Above: A group of girls pose while showing off their school spirit. Right: Two girls show off their homemade shirts. Left: A class shows their excitement for the Spirit Day festivities! Right: A couple of stu- dents show off their Spirit Day outfits! Above: A few students pause in the commons before heading to corrona- tion and the pep assembly! Right: A group of students with their teacher show off their South Side Pride! Viva Las Lincoln Get ready for the Homecoming Dance Saturday, September 27, 7:00 to 10:00 in the Roundhouse What you need to know: --Tickets are $10.00 --At Main--Tickets are sold before and after school and during all lunches in the commons. Look for the sign. --At Rails--Tickets are available in the office. --To buy a ticket you must be attendance eligible. --Complete a guest form from student services and submit it to student services for approval prior to buying your tickets. --Tickets are NOT SOLD at the door. You must buy your ticket during the week. --You must bring your ticket and I.D. to enter the dance. DRESS CODE Boys--shirt and tie Girls--dresses Swimmer spotlight: a few questions for Ane Skartvedt In Ane Skartvedt, a junior, a lanedare devil by the age of eight, of her own was jumping in the deep end of the pool with no fear. That’s when her mother decided she should take swim lessons. It was quickly obvious Skartvedt had serious swimming skills. Fortu- nately, she continued to work in the pool and now is a point getter for the girl’s swim team. The Railsplitter sat down with Skartvedt to discuss the cur- rent season. : How’s the swim team season looking? Ane Skartvedt: After the meet on Tuesday, it looks like Qit’s going to be a pretty good year. : What’s your coach and team like? Skartvedt: My team is crazy and fun. They’re always fun Qto be around. My coach can be kind of a pain in the butt sometimes, but he always likes to joke around and make everyone laugh. : What’s your favorite stroke and fastest time? Skartvedt: Freestyle, because it’s the easiest, and my fast- Qest time would be 26.1 in the 50 free. : What’s dry land training like? Skartvedt: It’s my least favorite workout of all, because I Qwake up the next morning so sore. : What’s the weirdest or funniest thing that’s happened to you while swimming? QSkartvedt: When I did the 200 and I lost count in the meet so I just stopped and everyone was yelling at me, which felt really awkward. Ane Skartvedt : Do you look up to anyone and if so who and why? Skartvedt: On the swim team, my best friend Jordan QGreenwood. Even if she’s in pain she’ll still go out and do her best, I kind of get jealous sometimes. : Is there anything about swimming that’s hard to you and why? Skartvedt: All the shoulder problems you get, because right Qnow my rotator cuff is strained so whenever I go in and do my thing it hurts. I just have to keep going through it, but that’s the only hard part. : What do you do to keep yourself motivated? Or does anyone else motivate you and how? QSkartvedt: I keep goals for myself, because I haven’t made it to state yet and I would really like to do that. That’s my goal for this year is to make it to state. : What’s your favorite thing about being on the swim team? Skartvedt: “Having everybody as like a family like were Qall like sisters. I mean we do have bickers like a lot be- cause were with each other 24/7, but it’s really nice to have like a family you know, and always having somebody to cheer you Before the hit the water: Abi Contreras, Valeria San- on.” tiago, Ana Skartvedt, Jordyn Dubois Top row: Nyla Lamp, Allison Kochheiser, Haley Allen : What’s 1-3 things any swimmer should know? , Jessica Warrell, Alexis Trucano Skartvedt: Hold your streamlines, don’t breathe in and Qout of the wall, and don’t jerk on the block because you will get disqualified. Swimmer spotlight: a few questions for Ane Skartvedt G I R L ‘ Sswimming Volleyball Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014: Meet 6:00PM Away vs. Boone @ Thursday, Aug 28, 2014: Match 4:30PM Away vs. Southeast Boone High School Polk @ Southeast Polk High School Thursday, Aug 28, 2014: Meet 6:30PM Away vs. Perry @ Al- Saturday, Aug 30, 2014: Invitational 9:00AM Away vs. Clarke gona McCreary Recreation Center @ Clarke High School Tuesday, Sep 2, 2014: Meet 5:30PM Indianola @ Des Tuesday, Sep 2, 2014: Match 7:30PM Indianola @ Des Moines Lincoln High School Moines Lincoln High School Tuesday, Sep 9, 2014: Meet 5:30PM Away vs. Ottumwa @ Tuesday, Sep 9, 2014: Match 7:30PM Away vs. Ottumwa @ Ev- The Beach Ottumwa ans Middle School Tuesday, Sep 16, 2014: Meet 5:30PM Away vs. Carroll Com- Tuesday, Sep 16, 2014: Match 7:30PM Away vs. Waukee @ munity @ Carroll High School Waukee High School Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014: Meet 5:30PM Des Moines North @ Saturday, Sep 20, 2014: Invitational 8:00AM Away vs. Ankeny Des Moines Lincoln High School High School @ Waukee High School - Field House Saturday, Sep 27, 2014: Invitational 11:30AM @ Des Moines Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014: Match 7:30PM Des Moines North @ Lincoln High School Des Moines Lincoln High School Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014: Meet 5:30PM Away vs.