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The results were in presidency and Bob
and Club Chronicle Officer Kerrey won the sena­
Linda Ash was about to tor’s race.
reveal them Nov. 9 at 7:59 Perhaps the reason
a.m. during a special for such a low student
morning announcement. voter turnout was that
Who would be the new the students weren’t
resident of the United informed enough about
P tates? It was up to the the candidates. Lori
students of Ralston High Penny sophomore, said
to decide. she didn’t vote because,
This was a first at RHS. “ I don’t know their
Club Chronicle sponsored views so I can’t really
the first mock election in make a good decision.”
Ralston’s history, held Freshman Brooke Davis,
Nov. 7, two days before the Sophomore Susan Richardson and
national election, Ash said. Junior Linda Ash set the cafete­
Students had to register ria’s election booth during the
to vote. That in itself mock election.
caused confusion amongst Senior Bridget Horan takes
some students. Ash said Senior Gary Graniewski’s pulse
the students’ answers to before he gives blood at HOSA’s
the question of what party annual bloodmobile.
they nelonged to indicated
Health Occupation Students of America
Front Row: Janice Nichols, Jennifer Tracy, Dan Gillman, that they didn’t know what
Debra Ziegler sponsor, Bridget Horan, Sara Bloyd, Bobbi the question meant. Some
Jones 2nd Row: Shannon Stevens, Dawn White, Kim Green, students replied to the
Pam Schneider, Tonya Whittington, Terri Strawhun, Angel question of party choice
Moore Back Row: Sergio Salazar, Jim Kleveter, Pat O'Brien, with responses like:
Todd Hurt, Rosie Smith, Subby Anzalone, Ronny Luce “Every night.” and “Every
time I get the chance to.
Club Chronicle Others replied “I like Bush
VSecond in group presentation at Nebraska History or I like Dukakis,” Ash
Day said.
VParticipated in Model U.N. at U.N.L. Nov. 8, registered
VDuring teachers’ convention, club went downtown students voted for either
and visited various lawyers to see different kinds of candidate before or after
jobs school or at lunch in the
VSponsored Douglas County Attorney Ron cafeteria. “The turnout
Staskiewicz’s appearance during drug awareness wasn’t as big as it could
month. have been,” Ash said.
However, Junior Lynn
Mattes, a Club Chronicle
officer, said, “More people
than we thought voted.”
Approximately 200 stu­
dents voted out of about
1,100. Mattes said that if
Club Chronicle held
another mock election they
would have more voting
locations because the booth
in the cafeteria was too
congested during lunch
time.
The results were:
Bush-98, Dukakis-49.
CLUB CHRONICLE Some popular write-in
Front Row: Scott Jones, Linda Ash, Susan Richardson, Bea candidates were: English
Smith, Bev Johnson sponsor, Neal Hoesing sponsor, Michelle Teacher John Morrissey,
Mikkelsen, Stephanie Searson 2nd Row: Brad Dowd, Sally Richard Nixon and Mario
MacNeill, Lynn Mattes, J.P. Springsted, Jason Jokerst, Kim Cuomo. Students also
Schmillen Back Row: Todd Robinson, Carlos Castillo, Julie voted for senators. Kerrey
Johnson, Michelle Fritz, Yuki Young won 102 to Karnes’ 48.
The RHS election results
paralleled the national
election results. George
Bush won the national
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