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Juniors   Mike   Sail   and   Jason   nesses,  organizations,  members
                                Leifert  of  Key  Club  pour  water  at  of  the  community,  and  faculty  of
                                the  Corporate  Cup  Run,  an  annual   RHS  participate  in  each  year,
                                event  for  Omaha  that  many  busi-   Amy Marsh



















                                                                                                        It’s a job. It’s an adventure. It’s
                                                                                                    Key Club!  Key Club was an orga­
                                                                                                    nized  group  to  do  activities  for
                                                                                                    Ralston High and for the surround­
                                                                                                    ing  community.  Students  joined
                                                                                                    the club for many reasons. “ It’s a
                                                                                                    good  way  to  get  credit  for  Na­
                                                                                                    tional  Honor Society   said  Mike
                                                                                                    Hawk, a junior Key Club member.
                                                                                                    They also joined because they just
                                                                                                    wanted  to  participate  in  school
                                                                                                    activities and help out the commu­
                                                                                                    nities of Ralston and  Omaha.
                                                                                                        Key  Club  consisted  of  38
                                                                                                    members  and  they  met  almost
                                                                                                    every week.  They did many activi­
                                                                                                    ties  like  help  the  senior  citizens
                                                                                                    play bingo at the Huntington Care
                                                                                                    Center  and  the  Crop  Walk  to
                                                                                                    raise money for people in Africa.  “
                                                                                                    You  learn  about  life  and  other
                                                                                                    people  that are  less  fortunate  or
                                                                                                    the  elderly,  to  treat  them  right,”
                                                                                                    said  Hawk.
                                                                                                        National  Honor  Society  also
                                                                                                    contributed  to  the  community.
                                                                                                    They traveled  to the Open  Door
                                                                                                    Mission and helped serve meals to
                                                                                                    homeless.  Senior  Jenny  Meents,
                                                                                                    NHS  Secretary,  said,  "It  was  fun
                                                                                                    and  it  opened  our  eyes  to  the
                                                                                                    problems of the homeless.  It really
                                                                                                    gave me a good feeling to help."
                                                                                                        NHS  also  visited  the  senior
                                                                                                    citizens  at  the  Huntington  Care
                                                                                                    Center, but instead of playing Bingo,
                                                                                                    they  brought  their  pets.  "It  was
                                                                                                    almost  a  miracle  the  way  light
                                                                                                    came into those the senior citizen's
                                                                                                    eyes," said  Meents.
                                                                                                    by   Tim   K o tro u s









                                                                                                  French  Club.   The  price  of  admis­
                                                                                                  sion  to  the  dance  was  a  canned
                                                                                                  food.





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