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“ Hi. I’m Jeff Roberts. I just transfer­
red in from Metropolis High. I came to
get my class schedule.’’
“ Oh, yes. Hi, Jeff. Let me see. Here it
is. You have Algebra ll/Trig with Mr.
Ahl first in room 305. Would you like
me to show you where it is?’’
“ No, that’s ok. I’ve been looking
around since 7:30.”
“ That’s great! If you have any prob­
lems at all, don’t hesitate to ask for
help. There goes the five minute bell,
you’d better get going.”
The hails have come to life with the
majority of the 1,250 students that
attend Ralston High School. Jeff mar­
vels at how little the hallways are con­
gested on the way to his first class.
“ Hi! Come sit next to me, Jeff.”
“ Boy, am I glad to see you, Cathy. At
least I know who one person is here.”
The first part of Jeff’s day goes fast.
Before he knows it, it’s time for lunch.
The rapid pace of his day has made
him hungry. He finds his way to the
lunch room and waits for Cathy at a
previously designated location.
“ I see you made it here before me.”
“ My keen sense of direction never
fails me.”
“ Well? How’s it going?”
“ Did you know that there are fresh­
men in this building? I’ve never heard
of freshmen in a high school! And the
classes, they’re only about two-thirds
the size of my old high school. The
hallways were even walkable between
classes! I just don’t know what to
expect next.”
“ Just wait until you’ve been here a
while, Jeff. You’ll be surprised about a
lot of things.”
“ I do know one thing for sure. I’m
going to set my alarm clock for later
than 6:00 from now on.”

More lime to give individual help for those who need it is not
uncommon for Ralston teachers. The student/teacher ratio
is 16-1. whereas the other high schools in our class have a
much higher ratio and in turn less time to help the individual
on a one-to-one basis.
Ralston's spacious sized parking lot is the envy of students
from schools such as Westside. Contrary to Ralston's park­
ing lot that has room to spare, students from many class A
schools have to park blocks away from the school building
due to inadequate space.

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