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Education is as ’good as gold'

\kl hat is it that makes up the quality
* * found in a small school? You
guessed it, 1,242 students, 86 faculty
members, 4 administrators, 4 counse­
lors, 14 teaching aides and secretaries,
and 19 cooks and custodians.
Ralston offers each student many
opportunities and advantages, from
clubs and sports, to Special Ed., Voca­
tional Ed., and college prep courses.
Academically, Ralston rates among the
top schools in Omaha. In the 1978-79
school year, 82.9% of the juniors and
seniors enrolled in the school took the
ACT test. The national score was 18.6,
on a 1 -36 scale. The state score was
20.1, and we rated at 20.0.
Although our faculty is much smaller
than other schools, there are 16 students
to every teacher, which means there is
no problem for a student to get assist­
ance.
Other opportunities would be the
choice of classes and schedules.
Offered are many courses to help one’s
career goal. There are even classes
offered through Boystown, such as Agri­
culture, Basic House Roofing Proce­
dures, Bakery, Hairstyling, and Nursing.
Also, students can get help in finding a
job, or Mr. John Vacanti, Vocational Ed.
teacher, will assist in preparing a career
by going over the educational require­
ments, demand, job openings, and
income they can receive.
From this information, you can see Ral­
ston has quality. Our small school adds
up to everything a bigger school has, but
goes about it differently. We have that
quality and cohesion to work as a team.
So, we have to agree ... “Smaller is Bet­
ter.”

In the heat. During 2nd hour Beginning metals class, junior Terry Haugen is work­
ing with gas welding, one of the areas studied in the course The first part of the
year is spent studying welding from a book, and written exams

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