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“Thomas Jefferson is a great place to be” Left to right: Janie Wolfe Rogers, Jim White, David Coziahr, and Jon Narmi holding thier awards.
Emily Eikenberry Reporter
Thomas Jefferson High School held 20th class induction for the Hall of Fame on May 3rd, 2019. This year there were four people who got inducted: David Coziahr (‘77), current school board president and businessman; Jon Narmi (‘65), founding partner and Director of the Narmi Group at Baird; Janie Wolfe Rogers (‘98), businesswoman; and Jim White (‘80) Senior Vice President at HR at Paramount Pictures. In 1965, Narmi graduated from TJ beginning his career in the investment business. “My counselor said I wasn’t fit for college, so I started in college prep classes.” Narmi was also enrolled in creative writing classes at TJ,
Photo By: Rob Lindquist
where his love for writing eventually lead to him finishing his first novel SEAL Team 6, bin Laden and Beyond in 2011. Coziahr graduated in 1977, he worked for his family business, Coziahr Heating and Air Conditioning. He is currently our
school board president. “The teacher’s relationships with me impacted my education and has taught me that you are always learning,” he said. White graduated in 1980, he has successfully held executive level careers in high profile en-
tertainment companies including BlockBuster Entertainment, Universal Music Group/Napster for, Activision/Blizzard for, currently White is working as a Senior Vice President for Human Resources at Paramount Pictures. Wolfe Rogers graduated in
1998. She first invested in real estate in 2003 with her now husband, Ryan. Wolfe Rogers focuses on her businesses throughout Council Bluffs. “TJ is the underdog,” said Wolfe Rogers. “I think we need to prove that we are as good [as Omaha]. We need to flip it [the perception] upside down.” Jon Narmi summed up his speach with a true ode to his alma mater, “TJ is a great place to be.”
Democratic Presidential nominee visits Farewell Wilson Middle School
Seniors
It’s almost the end of the school year, time to say your goodbyes to the class of 2019. The seniors are leaving for college, for work, or for whatever they plan on doing in their future. Congratulations on making it through high school, seniors! The Signal wishes all of you good luck with your future and have fun!
Alysa Arthur Reporter
Democratic Presidential nominee Beto O’Rourke (whose legal name is Robert Francis O’Rourke) traveled to Wilson Middle School to campaign for his chance at the 2020 ticket. His town hall covered a lot of different topics, which included education, equal rights, healthcare, and the future as a whole. “We want to make sure that all students that graduate here, and in all of America, are college ready. And not just ready, but able to do that without the price being a barrier.” His plan to do that invovles free higher education. “I want to make sure that community college is free to every American.” He went on that public four-year universities, which are publicly financed and public facing, should not present a financial obstacle for students entry. He also wants increasing teacher and staff pay at all levels. A lot of teachers have to work a couple of jobs because they
Beto O’Rourke delivering his speech and hoping to get the votes needed for the Democratic nomination before the 2020 Presidential election. Photo By: Chrisha Doss
aren’t paid enough to only teach. He wants all teachers to only have to work one job to make ends meet. To his crowd, the candidate reiterated that women are still making less than men, and he wants to change this, too. While strong on rhetoric, Beto also sprinkled in the plans for making these things happen. “If we’re gonna be able to move on healthcare, economy, on immigration, and climate, it’s
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not just me. It’s not just being one party, not just being one person in the White House but, all of us together.” Immigration reform is needed in a safe way. “Let’s rewrite our immigration laws to reflect the value that they bring,” he said. He said we can do this by fixing the visa system so those that want to join families, or work jobs, or go to school, and contribute to this greatness of a society can.
Health care is very expensive, the Representative from El Paso, TX said. “There are people with insurance that can not afford their medications. There are nurses administering insulin who can not afford it for themselves.” He included that all should be able to see doctors and nurses, not only for physical health, but also for mental health. During the question/answer portion of his stop, a question about climate change came from the crowd. “If left unchecked, generations after us are in for a hell we can’t even imagine,” he said. The U.S. must transition to renewable energy, he continued. Farmers should be given incentives to plant cover crops to reduce carbon dioxide levels. The next event O’Rourke will be speaking at that Iowans can see is during a CNN town hall on May 21st.
