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3-tiered honor roll promotes GPA growth
By Dan Gillespie CPAs and above. NHS Sponsor
National Honor Society is more Beverly Johnson said that the rea
than a bunch of brains who get son for the change was so students
together and talk about things mere on the Merit Roll could achieve the
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\ mortals might not understand, like move up to Distinction Roll, and
quantum physics and why Odys soon up the line, instead of every
seus represents all men in their one being on the Honor Roll as a
journey through life. whole. "It makes the students'
According to Senior Chris Sand- goals more realistic,"Johnson said.
quist, NHS also sponsors many On March 15, Honor and Dis
fundraisers to help the community, tinction Roll students were hon
like the canned food drive, which ored at a breakfast held in the cafe
raised about 600 pounds of food teria. NHS members and their
(as of May 7) to the Omaha Area parents were invited and dough
Food Bank. Sandquist said he nuts and juice were served. Merit
enjoyed this activity because it gave Roll students were honored with
him and other members a chance certificates distributed through
to give back to the community. advisement. Susan Rieman Car-
This year, NHS decided to di land, Omaha Burke's NHS Spon
vide the Honor Roll into three dif sor, attended the breakfast and gave
ferent divisions. Merit Roll was for a speech emphasizing the theme
students who had 3.02-3.5 GPAs Go For The Cold, Johnson said.
for first semester. Distinction Roll NHS President Mary Dillon said
was for students who had 3.6-4.0 that she enjoyed the breakfast
CPAs and Honor Roll was for 4.0 because many members were there
and she felt it was a good time to
Tapping is NHS's way of welcoming recognize them for what they had
new members. Junior Lisa Pawloski
! attends the juice and doughnut social done that year.
that followed tapping.
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JMNL .......nail 1 Front Row: Sponsor Tracy
Hinchcliff, Treasurer Shannon
Thacker, Senior Vice President
Rhonda Roy, Secretary Michele
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& Waltz, President Amy Benish,
Junior Vice President Scott
Hansen, Senior Vice President
Brandon Speck Row 2: Tammy
McKain, Stacie Ripley, Jodi
Folger, Karrie Krzemien, Jenni
Fleming, Junior Vice President
Connie Powers, Angie Bullock,
Chris Huff, Amey Finney, Shelly
Taylor Row 3: Shelly Brewer,
Jenny Schulze, Kathy Korus,
Shonae Doremus, Tony Medina,
Mark Sail, Joel Lary, Tim
Schluchter Back Row: Carry
Findeis, Jana Jenson, Kerry
Kasper, Junior Vice President
Kathy Wellendorf, Junior Vice
President Carrie Hazuka, Nikki
Barada, Mandi Bailer, Angie
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