The Daily Tribune from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin • Page 11

COMMUNITY LIFE The Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1989 5B.a Engagements AHS sfudenfs excel on national flesi 1111 --1 ii gr.gwyj i b- WIS. RAPIDS Assumption High School's class of 1989 scored 4.2 percentage points above the national average on the American College Test and 2.7 percentage points above the statewide composite score, according to Paul Stauffacher, principal. Eighty percent (63 of 79 seniors) of AHS's seniors took the ACT compared to 52.7 percent of all seniors in the state of Wisconsin last year. The test measures educational development in English, mathematics, social studies, and natural science.

Unlike the Wisconsin average which was down l10th of a point and the national composite score which dropped 210ths of a point from the previous year, Assumption's composite score jumped 3.8 percentage points. "If we look at the top 50 percent of the AHS graduating class, the average composite score leaps to 25.6 5.5 percentage points above the state average and 7.0 percentage points above the national average," Stauffacher said. "Our students are academically well-prepared for college and we encourage all of our students to chose the core curriculum which stresses academic preparedness both for college and technical schools," he said. Scores on the ACT range from 1 to 36 and Assumption's composite score on the four-part test was 22.8 compared to the Wisconsin composite score of 20.1 and the national composite score of 18.6. ACT scores are used by schools in 28 of the 48 states as the predominant college admissions test.

In each of the academic areas. Assumption students scored at least 1.0 percentage point above their Wisconsin counterparts and 2.0 percentage points above students nationwide. A comparison chart is at the bottom of the story. Students generally must achieve a composite score of 21.0 on the ACT or rank in the top one-half of -their class to be accepted into the University of Wisconsin O'Donnell, AHS guidance counselor, said. In the Scholastic Aptitude Test which also measures college.

preparedness in the verbal and math areas, Assumption seniors scored 16.0 points above the national average on the verbal sec-'-tion and 5.1 points above the na tional average on the math section. -A total of 68.3 percent of the class of '89 took the SAT at the end of-their junior year compared to 11.2 percent of their peers nationally. Jean Schaetz and Michael Niles Schaetz-Niles Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schaetz, 170 Deer Biron, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jean Ann, and Michael Paul Niles, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Roger Niles, Appleton. Miss Schaetz is employed by Como Photo. Her fiance, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is an advertising representative for the Daily Tribune. An Aug.

18 wedding is planned. Peggy Cleary and Josef Maurer Cleary-Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cleary, Portage, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Peggy Jo, and Josef Maurer, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Josef Maurer, Portage. Miss Cleary, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is librarian at Mead and Woodside schools. Her fiance, a graduate of UW-Whitewater, teaches social studies at Washington Island School. A June 30 wedding is planned. Debra Meyerink and James Kuhn Meyerink-Kuhn Mr.

and Mrs. Harlan Meyerink, De Pere, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Debra, and James Kuhn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Kuhn, Nekoosa. Miss Meyerink and her fiance are students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie.

She is employed at the Silver Dollar Saloon, Menomonie. A Dec. 30 wedding is planned. Nathan Thompson and Christine Tavener Tavener-Thompson Ronald Tavener, 440 21st Ave. and B.J.

(Bonnie) Tavener, 2620 Sampson have announced the engagement of their daughter, Christine Marie, and Nathan Brent Thompson, son of Mr. anci Mrs. James Thompson, Tracy Calif. Miss Tavener is assistant manager at Partymakers, Pleasanton, Calif. Her fiance is a supervisor for H.J.

Heinz, Tracy. A March 10 wedding is planned. Kieckhaefer-Etauman Mr. and Mrs. Will Kieckhaefer, 1020 19th Ave.

have announced the engagement of their daughter, Wendy, and Corey Bauman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bauman, 150 Cranberry Road. Miss Kieckhaefer, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, is employed by Davy Laboratories, La Crosse. Her fiance, a student at UW-La Crosse, is interning at Holiday Memphis, Tenn.

A Jan. 12. wedding is planned. Opera class MILWAUKEE The Florentine Opera of Milwaukee will present a 30-minute program, "An Introduction to Gershwin's Porgy and Bess" before each performance of the opera. The free presentation will be in Magin Lounge of the Performing Arts Center.

English Math Social Natural Composite Studies Science Assumption 20.4 20.9 19.8 24.3 22.8 Wisconsin 19.2 19.0 18.8 23.1 20.1 National 18.4 17.1 17.2 21.2 18.6" A I Vww 4 i -r I University players to perform V. III I David Beadle, bassoon; Paul Doebler, flute; Gregory Fried, violin; Robert Kase, trumpet; Lawrence Leviton, violoncello; Brian Martz, trombone and. euphonium; Dee Martz, viola; Patrick Miles, horn; and Robert. Rosen, percussion. The players specialize in performing music for a variety of instrumental and vocal combinations not often heard in the concert hall.

STEVENS POINT The University Chamber Players, a faculty performing group, will play at 8 p.m. Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Admission at the door of Michelsen Hall, Fine Arts Center, is $3.50 for the public, $2.50 for senior citizens and $1.50 for UWSP students and youths. Proceeds will benefit the music department's scholarship fund. Members of the ensemble are mmzm NO GIMMICKS NO GIVEAWAYS Susan Rickert and Darin Siems Rickert-Siems Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Rickert, Edgerton, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Susan Ann, and Darin Lee Siems, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Siems, 1640 Church Ave. Miss Rickert is employed by Como Industrial Equipment Janesville.

Her fiance, a graduate of Lincoln High School, is employed by Wisconsin Valley Concrete Products. A March 3 wedding is planned. it Barbara King and Gary Johnston King-Johnston Geneva Adams, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Barbara King, and Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnston, Eau Claire.

She also is the daughter of late Julius King. Miss King, a graduate of 'Nekoosa High School and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is a certified public accountant with Clifton, Gunderson and Eau Claire. Her fiance, a graduate of UW-Eau Claire, is a restaurant manager at Exit 45 Auto Truck Plaza. Menomonie. A May 5 wedding is planned.

Brian Nickel and Elizabeth Buckley Buckley-Nickel Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Buckley, 540 19th Ave. have announced the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth, and Brian Nickel, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Nickel, Nekoosa. Miss Buckley, a graduate of Assumption High School and Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, is a substitute teacher at Jewish Community Campus, Milwaukee. Her fiance, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, is a student at Marquette University and employed at First Wisconsin, Brookfield. A July 7 wedding is planned. Brostrom-Kickert Chevrolet-Geo "PLEDGE" Pottery on exhibit at New Visions To treat everyone with respect and courtesy.

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Wildlife Art has blossomed in the last 15 years. The public is invited to an open house from 1-4 p.m. Sunday in the Gallery. Mil M.fit-i.' MARSHFIELD New Visions Gallery will exhibit Wilderness pottery by Carol Roberts and Limited Edition Prints from the Wild Wings Collection Nov. 5-Dec.

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