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CT Club teaches

test-taking skills

In its second year of “We try to meet at
existence, American least once a month,”
College Testing (ACT) Principal Martha Novak
Club has proven to be an said, “out it always
essential part of some seemed to interfere with
National Honor Society Ralston High School stu­ other club meetings.”
^Canned Food Drive for the Omaha Food Bank, dents’ academic careers. Novak meets with the
1,679 pounds Gene Seran, ACT Club presidents of each class,
^Clothing Drive advisor, said the ACT Club the student council
''/Sponsored Harvest Moon Dance with French Club was formed because in presidents from each
^Sponsored Breakfast for Honor and Merit Students 1986 a state law was class, a senior class
first semester passed stating that the representative and a
"/Scavenger Hunt - Activity for drug and alcohol minimum number of points new student. “Our goal
month scored on the ACT test to is not necessarily to
"/Helped Mr. Fleming with paperwork for class enter college as a standard have any projects, but
scheduling freshman was to be 18 and to get feedback on what
in having this law the students are thinking,”
school had to do something Novak said.
to help students get over Junior Amy Krobot is congratu­
the anxiety and pressure lated by Principal Martha Novak
this put them under. at NHS induction.
During ACT Club meet­
ings, which were held
every Thursday in the
guidance conference room
the students who attended
tried to encourage each
other to stick with their
studies and the club. They
also discussed what they
had accomplished on the
computer disks. The
National Honor Society computer disks are de­
Front Row: Marcia Selinger, Beverly Friesen, Jennifer signed to help the students
Schirmer, David Ebmeier, Julie Gibbins, Bev Johnson spon­ et the feel for the real test
sor, Debbie Eischen, Michelle Swett, Craig Jones, Michala ecause it simulates some
Klenda, Tanya Leise 2nd Row: Elaine Ayers, Dianna of the types of questions
Tessin, Danette Parsley, Sara Bloyd, Kim Schmillen, Lisa which could be on the test.
Stageman, Tracy Dickman, Lizabeth Bartlett, Audrey Divis, Seran said the computer
Susie Tompkins 3rd Row: Steve Thompson, Marty Ras­ disks are helpful to the
mussen, Jim Tresemer, Kristin Haas, Pam Schneider, Jes­
sica Welliver, Tricia Carbullido, Jennifer Cummings Back students because the time
Row: Dan Crawford, Todd Robinson, Marty Sims, Tom Kidd factor involved in the ACT
test is also included on the
disks, therefore, it helps
the students practice
making the calculations in
a shorter amount of time.
At the meetings, Seran
talks about financial aid
and scholarship applica­
tions.
At the beginning of the
year, Seran said there
were about 14 members in
the club, but when stu­
dents noticed the need to
join, the number grew. He
later said that it is never
too early to join the club
ACT Club and that he even encour­
Front Row: Tanya Leise, Jim Tresemer, Gene Seran
sponsor, Steve Thompson, Greg Earhart Back Row: Burke aged sophomores to come
Allgood, Rick Koubsky, Raymond Abdo, Kelly Konwinski, to the meetings to get a
Tracy Dickman feel for the test so they
would do better in the
future.
The Student Advisory
Board is a fairly new or­
ganization. It was first
1957-1958 was the f irst year for National Honor Society with five
organized in the school
seniors and three Juniors.
year of 1987-88.
J e n n i f e r C u m m in g s taps
Junior Peg Luebbert into National
Honor Society
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