Special Edition

December, 2015

Farewell to 2015

Chimney Not Just for Santa

Recently in Fresno,California a nineteen year old man died in a chimney after he attempted to enter a house through the chimney. The homeowner lit a fire in his fireplace that Saturday and heard a man screaming. He attempted to extinguish the flames but the firefighters who dismantled the chimney with chisels during a recues effort found the suspect dead inside.  His cause of death was determined to be smoke inhalation and burns. Officers told local news channel KGPE that there had been other break-ins in the area recently, but they did not know if the suspect was responsible for those crimes. “I’ve been a deputy for 17 years now and I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Jake Jensen of the sheriff’s office in Fresno.

In another case a 49 year old woman died in a chimney in September of 2010. She tried to break into her on-again, off- again boyfriend house.  The 49-year-old had first tried to force entry to the house using a shovel, then she climbed a ladder to the roof, removed the chimney cap and slid feet first down the flue. Dr. Kotarac apparently died in the chimney, but her body was not discovered until a house-sitter noticed a smell and fluids coming from the fireplace on... The house-sitter and her son investigated with a torch and found Dr. Kotarac's body wedged around 2 ft. above the interior fireplace opening. Firefighters spent five hours dismantling the chimney and flue from outside the home to extract her body. Officials said her office staff reported her missing when she failed to show up for work. Her car and belongings remained near Mr. Moodie's house. A cause of death was not be determined at that time. Foul play was not suspected, although investigators treated it as suspicious. (www.dailymail.com)

Features

Child Felon Views Life After      Prison

(The Lincoln Lantern featured this story in the spring of this year. The following is an update)

Catherine Jones and her brother Curtis were the youngest U.S children to be charged as adults in a first degree murder case in 1999. Catherine and her brother Curtis were 13 and 12, when they killed a family member with their father’s handgun, who they claimed to be sexually abusing them. Both Catherine and her brother were released this summer. Catherine Jones, now 30, says that she had no idea how big and bright the stars were going to look or how happy they could make her. She had forgotten

I love that I can go out at night, in the dark and see the stars," she said from Kansas, where she has been living for three months. "I am very happy."

       While in prison Catherine met a man named Fleming. Thousands of miles away, Senior Chief Ramous K. Fleming was aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise in the Persian Gulf. He was spending a little free time on the Internet looking through crime stories from his home state of Florida. A self-professed true-crime junkie, Fleming enjoyed spending his time reading and learning about various crimes. Catherine's story touched him. He couldn't get it out of his head. "I wrote a letter and she responded," Fleming said from Norfolk, Va., where he was currently stationed. "I had never done anything like that before. Her story just piqued my interest and I wanted to be pen pals." They decided to meet and the mutual attraction was instant, Fleming recalled. "It was as if I knew her more through every letter and it felt very natural," he said. "It was like we had known each other for years. It did not feel weird at all.” Fleming says. They kept in touch.

"We continued writing and through that we fell in love," he said. "It never crossed my mind that would happen." They got married November 27, 2013 in a chapel at the Hernando Correction Institution. Catherine’s husband has since retired from the Navy so that he can help her adjust to the 21st century.

“Of course there are fears, mainly because there's so much I must learn, to function like a normal person, how to drive, fill out job applications, text, dress for a job interview, build my credit, obtain life, dental and, medical insurance,” Catherine added. “I'm completely clueless. The idea of being 30 and completely dependent on others to teach me how to do these basic things isn't appealing. I left prison just as clueless as I was at the age of 13.” but it’s very exciting at the same time’’. Catherine said. (Google .com)

The Tiger Scholarship Bulletin:

Fast- Web (www.fastweb.com)

Federally Funded Scholarships, Grants and Internships (www.usajobs.gov/studentsAndGrads)

B.E.L.I.E.F. Fountain (www.thebelieffoundation.org)

Coca Cola Scholarship (www.coca-colascholarsfountain.org/)

Dallas County Community College Rising Star Program (www.foundation.dcccd.edu/risingstar/risingstarintro.html)

Dallas Hispanic Chamber Stars on the Rise (www.gdhcc.com)

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Scholarships (www.mdadst.org)

Hispanic College Fund ( http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org)

Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship (www.jackierobinson.org)

McDonald’s Scholarships (www.mhc.org/mbc-us-scholarships)

Ron Brown Scholarships (www.ronbrown.org/home.aspx)

SMU: Community College For students transferring to SMU from a community college with at least 50 credit hours. (www.smu.edu/admission/financialaid)

Stars and Stripes Fund (www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/starsandstripes.htm)

Texas College in Tyler, Texas, First generation college student. (www.texascollege.edu)

YMCA College Scholarships (collegescholarships@ymcadallas.org)

UNT Multicultural Scholastic Award (http://outreach.unt.edu/msa)

University of Texas at Dallas Scholarships (www.utadallas.edu/enroll/financialaid/scholarships)

NAACP Scholarships (http://www.naacp.org/departments/education/scholarshipindex.html)

(Contributed by Counselor Camp)

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base on December 7, 1941. December 7, 2015 was the Remembrance Day for Pearl Harbor. That day Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions. The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded.                 The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan; Congress approved his declaration with just one dissenting vote. Three days later, Japanese allies Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States, and again Congress reciprocated. More than two years into the conflict, America had finally joined World War II. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, but Japan and the United States had been edging toward war for decades.

  The United States was particularly unhappy with Japan’s increasingly belligerent attitude toward China. The Japanese government believed that the only way to solve its economic and demographic problems was to expand into its neighbor’s territory and take over its import market; to this end, Japan had declared war on China in 1937. This day was a big event that happened because it was a turning point for the U.S. to join in World War II. (google.com)

Sports Update

Tigers Handle Scots In First South Dallas Meeting

By Ari Talton

For the first time the Lady Tigers of Lincoln High School (9-1) hosted the Lady Scots of Highland Park High School on Tuesday evening.

After a tournament championship over the weekend, Lincoln Coach Carlesa Dixon and her team were excited to welcome the Scots to South Dallas.

“We played them in last year’s Coca-Cola tournament” says Coach Dixon. “But having them in the Tiger Den for the first time is special.”

The Tigers took an early lead and never relinquished it. A very fast-paced, high-energy first quarter ended with Lincoln up 20 – 8.

Lincoln sophomore point guard Kennedy Taylor was in true aggressive form against Highland Park. She managed to be the scoring and assist leader by the half.

“I knew this was their first time coming to our court,” says Taylor. “I still approached this game with the same mentality as any other game – we always want to win.”

On hand Tuesday night were many Lincoln Tiger alumni and community supporters. By crowd reaction, many were impressed with the ball-handling ability of Taylor and the rebounding poise of senior Jalah Walton.

“The skills at the point guard position are the best in the state of Texas,” says Tiger alumnus Dwayne Gray. “And she’s just a sophomore.”

Lincoln entered the half with a 40 – 17 lead. By the end of the third quarter Lincoln had a comfortable lead of 52 – 35, but Highland Park had gone on a bit of run that caused Dixon to make some adjustments. After only allowing 17 total points in the first half, Lincoln allowed Highland Park to score 18 points in the third quarter alone.

“We can never become complacent,” explains Dixon. “Fortunately we held them to only nine points in the final quarter – but we must learn how to play four complete quarters.”

Lincoln finished the game with a final score of 62 – 44. Taylor was the night’s leading scorer with 27 points. (Dallas Weekly News)   

Boys Varsity Basketball fall to SOC 82-78

During a recent match-up between Lincoln and S.O.C, the Tigers’ turnovers and second chance points put them in a situation that was hard to come out of.

Demarcus Randle and Kortrijk Miles had a night with Randle’s 18 points and Miles’s 13 (31 combined) but it wasn’t enough to pull off the victory.

“Everything we do, we do as a team.” “We beat ourselves tonight with the amount of turnovers and we need to stop pointing the finger at one another and play better next game.” Said Adrian Baker.

The Tigers are heading back to Sprague Fieldhouse at 8:00 to take on the Kimball Knights.

Editorial

New Year Sparks New Start! D’Andria Robinson

Start your year off right with a positive attitude. Continue the good things you started from the previous year. Think about what you really need and want in life. Think about the things you have done in the last year and do them differently next time. Make peace with family and friends. Become a new and better person. Start the year off with a change. Enter the New Year different with a different mindset.

Expand the way you think about things. For instance, participate in community clean up events. Do something that you haven’t done yet or something you haven’t thought of. There is nothing with trying out new things or giving your time to someone else. It doesn’t have to be an everyday thing. It can be an every Saturday event that you do. Be a better person that you was in 2015. Make peace with your enemies that you had in the last year.

Meet the Lincoln Press

Editor-in-Chief- Kiara Simpson

Assistant Editor- Twantanisha Derrough

News Editors- Shauntranae Willimas and Felicia Geroge

Sports Editor- Adrian Baker and  Remy Hill

Editorial Writers- Staff Members

Investigative Reporter- Malaysia Carter

*Layout Artist- Kiara Simpson

Advisor- B. J. Talton

News Flash

Journalism Class Welcomes Remy

    Last week 17 year old junior, Remy Hill transferred to Lincoln from Skyline High School with hopes of playing on the basketball team. When asked about his perspective of Lincoln, he responded that he likes it and so far his favorite subject has been math. He wants to attend Louisiana State University, major in education to become a math teacher and become the university’s leading point guard. In Remy’s leisure time he likes to go to the mall with his friends.

The Lincoln Lantern News

 

                                      December, 2015

Culinary Arts Welcomes Master Chef Drake

By Twantanisha Derrough

        Stephen Drake is the new culinary arts teacher at Lincoln. Chef Drake became interested in cooking as an offspring of good cooks. He previously taught at Franklin D. Roosevelt for three years and L.D Bell for one. When asked what he loves most about his job, Chef Drake responded he loves teaching kids who don’t know how to cook and crafting them into young apprentices who know over forty terms in French and more than eight ways to cut meat.

     Not only being talented in cooking, Chef Drake also builds sculptures out of gingerbread and creates beautiful ice sculptures. Around the holidays he plans to coach the students here at Lincoln into building a gingerbread replica of our school. By building the gingerbread replica he says the students will use basic skills and knowledge of their past learning experiences. He is also known for his signature dish, the pecan delight pie with raspberry drizzle and for placing second at a local competition of Iron Chef. He is fascinated by Lincoln’s new kitchen and dining area and looks forward to making various dishes.