Central High School - O Book Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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National Merit Semi-Finalists FRONT ROW: Richard Green, Debra McCarl, Amy Brodkey, Sandra Cate, Martin Shukert, James Hylen, -Christopher Berg. SE OW: Terry Lowder, Terry Spencer, Michael Kaplan, Milton Erman Timothy Mclver. NOT PICTURED: Krissa Rippey, Susan Ross Mark Wilson, Curti, ql'ma. Seventeen Central High students qualified as finalists in the National Merit scholarship competition this year. The students were chosen on the basis of their scores in the National Merit Test taken in March of 1966. Actual scholarship winners Will be chosen from the group of finalists without regard to financial need. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation was established in 1955 on grants from the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation. Central's Phyllis Weinroth ranked first among all participants in the state of Nebraska. COND eter. Phyllis Weinroth, first in state.

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ALTERNATES. FRONT ROW: Dee Howard. SECOND ROW: Milt Ermzm, Oliver Williams. THIRD ROW: Tim Mclvor, Terry Spencer, Brud Grossman. 1 Boys' and Girls' State Boys' and Girls' State is an annual institute in American government, spon- sored by the American Legion. It' Was held June 11, 1966, through June 17, on the University of Nebraska campus. The purpose of the institute is to give each delegate a chance to view and actually participate in the various' as- pects of government. The delegates were kept busy with a daily routine of assemblies, caucuses, athletics, and lectures. The convention included a Written examination which every delegate took. Also primary and general elections were held for state offices. Highlights of the event were the contacts made with government offi- cials. DELEGATES. LEFT TO RIGHT: Marty Shukert, Richard Green, An Wilson xy Broclkcy, Mike Kaplan, Nick Wardle. NOT PICTURED: Mark

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Debate FRONT ROW: Kerkhoff, Fox, Rice, C. Sloboth, Cohen, Williams, Brody, Sharp, Canfield, Brodkey. SECOND ROW: McCartney, Levi LeDuc, Higgins, Kaiman, Scott, T. Sloboth, Kirsch, Katz, Kay, Latenser. THIRD ROW: Trachtenbarg, Peterson, Whitman, Elya, Pre N Guss, Shukert, Laser, Katzman, Anderberg, Hochster, Andrews The fruits of victory. Through Debate, interested Cen- tral students are first taught to think logically, to research the debate topics carefully, to organize their material, and to speak With poise. They then enter into competition with other schools in both local and national tournaments consisting of twenty to fifty teams. This year's Debate Team, com- posed oi thirty students coached by Mr. Ronald McGuire, entered in twenty-five tournaments, including the William Chrisman Tournament, the Creighton Prep Classic, the Worthington Invita- tional, and the Nebraska State Debate Tournament. The team finished the sea- son successfully with an eighty per cent Winning record.