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John (Moore
Andrew Nachtigall
Jason Near
Karsten Nelson
James Nigro
Patrick O'Brien
Kerri Olsberg
Peggy Oyer
Megan Parkhurst
Jeremy Paulsen
Christopher Payne
Richard Pope
FUTURE PURSUITS
Seniors patterned their four years
of high school to match their destinies.
By Peggy Luebbert the future". Ash took classes like Social
When I grow up, I want to be... no, Studies Honors Seminar, Business Law
change that. When I graduate from high and Debate. Ash said "education itself
school, I want to be... For some Ralston is above standard here." Senior Brian
Seniors, graduation has meant fulfilling a Dusek said "Ralston has taught me to
dream. Linda Ash wanted to become a work in groups and to understand other
lawyer, Jason Near planned to continue people's needs." Ash agreed, "I learned
his education and become involved in there are different groups of people
computer electronics. Jon Chavez wanted and I needed to be able to communi
to open his own photography studio in cate with all of those groups."
Arizona, and Brian Dusek planned to Near has also patterned his classes
pursue a career with his music, or be to fit his destiny. "I took electronic
come an architect. technology as a Freshman, and it
"When I was four years old, I found clicked. I decided to take every class I
I had a real interest in electronics," Senior could." Near said. Senior Jon Chavez
Jason Near. "I found an electic cord, took three years of photography at
stripped the wires and hooked it up to my Ralston. "No other school has a better
battery powered toy helicopter. It started photography class," said Chavez. "The
spinning around really fast and almost joy of taking the pictures and seeing
caught my bed on fire. It was quite an ex how they come out," is the reason
perience." Chavez decided to persue a career in
"I've had an interest in the law since photography.
rade school," said Senior Linda Ash. Joy in what you do was also impor
g •ue to this intrest, Ash channelled her tant to Senior Brian Dusek. "I love
classes to best prepare her for "law and what I do," said Dusek. "I'm a musi
cian and I love to play." Dusek was a
With a teddy bear, a flash and a grin on trumpeter, and was chosen principle
his face, Senior Jon Chavez coaxes a chair in the Nebraska Honor band.
smile out of children sitting on the Easter Dusek said he planned to be a graduate
Bunny's lap at a Booster Club Crafts Fair from Arizona State where he would
March 17. Chavez planned to be a
professional photographer after high major in Music Performance, then be
school. come a performer "until I want to do
something else."
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