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Presents high school with national award

Getting the blues is not always a terrible in the evaluation. The Math Department whole school,” Dr. Bruckner said. “It
thing. Ralston High School was one of was also nominated to be selected as one wasn't something that just three people
260 high schools across the nation se­ of the top three in the nation. "It is evident should see; it was something everybody ®r. Martha Bruckner
lected to receive the Blue Ribbon Award that Ralston High School’s Mathematics should have been present for.” Mr. Ahl re p re se n ts R a lsto n High School
for the 1992-1993 school year. Department is one of the top and would said he was pleased with the nomination at th e Blue Ribbon Aw ards
To qualify for this national recognition, be worthy of special recognition,” wrote the Math Department received. “I’d like C erem ony held in W ashington,
a 34-page report covering many aspects Dr. Martin. Unfortunately the Math De­ to think that our Math Department is such D.C. R a lsto n w a s one o f three
of Ralston was completed. Dr. Michael partment was not selected as one of the that we’re looking at different ways of Omaha area sc ho o ls selected
Martin, a member of the Blue Ribbon top three finalists. trying to improve what we’re doing. We fo r th is award.
Evaluation Team, visited Ralston and Principal Dr. Martha Bruckner. Math have a very good group of people that are
sent a report back within five months. Chairperson Ken Ahl, and school board willing to do that kind of work.” Even
"Ralston High School is very much a member Peggy Carrell journeyed to though President Clinton was unable to
composite of diverse groups and progres­ Washington. D.C. on October 21 and 22 attend, Bruckner, Ahl and Carrell heard
sive thinking. It possesses many attributes to accept the award. "My main thought Vice-President Gore speak. “He con­
which contribute to its success,” he stated was that I wished I could have taken the gratulated those of us from 260 schools
because we were evidently a cut above
[Hath D e p a rtm e n t Chairperson T h e Math D e p a rtm e n t received the rest,” Dr. Bruckner said.
and teacher Ken Ahl p a tie n tly special recognition fro m th e Blue Even though this award sends a mes­
explains an Algebra problem to Ribbon Sc ho o ls Program . sage of pride, Ralston will keep trying to
Fre sh m a n Matthew Vashon.
be better. "In the 20 some years of being
at Ralston. I've never seen us sit back and
say we’re there, because we are never
there. There is always more work we can
do,” Dr. Bruckner said.
WENDY HUNTINGTON
[flu e Ribbon Sc hools tend to a t­
tra c t a tte n tio n , as sho w n by th e
v is it o f U n ite d S ta te s Senator
Bob Kerrey to R a lsto n High
School. K e rre y spoke to m e m ­
bers o f SGO abo ut his ideas on
education and also s p e n t th e
m orning w ith Math Te a c h e r Linda
Haye k's classes,
p hoto by R A C H E L S H IV E L Y

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