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Counse lors were there to help students with decisions in their
lives . Guidan ce counselor Vince Lenzcounsels seni or Michaela
with her college pl ans. (Andrea Wagaman)
a paraprofesional in th e library was knowing how
system. Joy Post and Dianne Lammers
1•ur•unsu111 11. a problem in the library. (Andrea Wagaman)

Assistance Staff Lends Hands

Help was something everyone needed after school for the use of all students and teach-
at some point during the year. The special educa- ers. "I can find information on basically any-
tion, guidance and library staff was always there thing at our library. It is a much better library
to lend a helping hand to those who needed it. than the Millard branch of the Omaha public
The special education department was library. It has more to offer all at the same
there to help students with social skills and any- location. You can always find the help that you
one who was having problems in any class. In need," junior Kimberly Swartz said. "The
fact, an extra teacher was available in certain library is well organized and things are easy to
science and math classes to help answer students find," sophomore Natalie Lehan said. The
questions and to tutor them in areas in which they library also provided artwork of all styles, peri-
had problems. "In special education there has ods and artists for teachers and other staff to
been more of a trend towards inclusion and team- check out and hang up in their class rooms.
ing. That means that kids are moving into main- The counseling center was there to pro-
stream, and a teacher is being added for the vide assistance and guidance to students in choos-
benefit of everyone and not just the former spe- ing their career, college, classes and in helping
cial education student," special education depart- them to work out their everyday problems. "The
ment head Karen Richter said. people in the counseling center are friendly, and
Also there to help all students was the they are always around whenever I need their
library staff. "The ladies are really nice. They help," junior Jenny Liu said. "It's very helpful
help a lot," sophomore Sarah Oberhauser said. to students, and I think that the counselors advise
Finding books, shelving books, and teaching students well," senior Dacia Knudson said .
those who did not know how to use the No matter what problem a student had
microfische, copy machine and the library com- the special education, guidance counseling and
puter system were also parts of being a library library staffs were always there to lend a helping
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