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hess players try



                                                                                  for club status




                                                                                    There is a new program
                                                                                  at Ralston  High  tnat is
                                                                                  looking forward to becom­
                                                                                  ing a club.  Chess Club is
                                                                                  in a trial year, Jim Wolfe,
                                                                                  sponsor of the chess pro­
                                                                                  gram,  said.
                                                                                    Seven  students were in­
                                                                                  volved in the program,  said
                                                                                  Wolfe, and members  stud­
                                                                                  ied  chess strategy, offense,
                                                                                  defense and general rules
                                                                                  to put together a plan  of
                                                                                  attack.
                                                                                    All  the players were com­
                                                                                  petitive, despite the fact
                                                                                  that each player had a dif­
                                                                                  ferent degree of skill.
                                                                                  “Some may be better at
               RALSTON  SCHOOL BOARD                                              starting the game, and
               Front  Row:  Tom  Fiscus,  president;  Bob  Graveline,  vice-      some at closing the game,”
                president  Back  Row: Jeri Rodrick, Dr. Gary Carlson,  Glen       Wolfe said.
               Mackie,  secretary;  Leann  Siedlik,  treasurer
                                                                                    The chess program was
                                                                                  open to boys ana girls that
                                                                                  either wanted to play
                                                                                  chess,  or learn  chess.  Next
                                                                                  year the program will be
                                                                                  recognized as a club, and
                                                                                  memoers will compete
                                                                                  with other schools, Wolfe
                                                                                  said.  Wolfe noted that
                                                                                  most major high  schools do
                                                                                  have competitive chess
                                                                                  clubs.






                COOKS
                Front  Row:  Eunice  Klintworth,  Maridee  Gibbons,  Betty
                Montalbano,  Janet  Slominski,  Janet  Shearer,  Lillian
                Kvetensky  Back  Row:  Judi Tomcykowski,  Marla  Barnes,
                Darlene  Higgins,  Margaret  Carlentine,  Barbara  Krzemien




















                Office  Runners
                Front Row:  Jill Sommer, Mindy Johnson, Karrie Krzemien,
                Todd Hurt  Back  Row:  Paula Smith,  Traci Bosen,  Dave Ost,
                Matt Mosser





                1964-1965 was the firstyear of FTA (Future Teac hers of America).





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