Hudson High School - Hornet Yearbook (Hudson, NC)

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exchange student from denmdrk Lena Thyrsted is your second foreign exchange stu- dent at Hudson, brought to you as was Astrid Sundt under the sponsorship of the American Field Service Program. Lena is the seventeen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thyrsted o f C o pe nh a g e n, Denmarkg while in America she is mal-cing her home with Mr. and Mrs. Sanford M. Laws and Gail. Lena gave your staff reporter a brief summary of it all when she said, From Copenhagen we took a train to Holland where we met 750 students from all over Europe who were coming to the United States. We were the sole occupants of me Waterman. On board we had wonderful food and adance every night with a 'live' band providing the music. From New York we took a bus to Charlotte. I love North Carolina, especially the food. Your school system is very different from ours-we have fourteen re- quired subjects per year! Thank you very much for wel- coming me to Hudson. Lena, standing at the door, is getting acquainted with Carol Pitts and some of th th

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summer exchcmge student Eddie Kizer was chosen from four finalists by the American Field Service to be Hudson High School'sfirst student to spend the summer in a foreign country. Eddie arrived in Rotterdam, Holland, on June 27, 1959, and took a train directly to Germany. For eight adventure-filled weeks, Eddie lived in Germany with Alfred and Ann Kiessling, his adopted mother and father. Also in his family were two brothers, Bernd, 14, and Reinhardt, 11. Their home was lo- cated in the northern part of Bavaria, a half mile from the Russian zone of Germany. This was a great opportunity and a valua- ble experience for Eddie. He was able to visit many different cities and places in Europe and learn some of the customs of the European people. ln Eddie's own words, It was the greatest experience in my life, one that I shall never forget. It makesone realize what a'truly great country we live in today. Above is Eddie and his mother, Mrs. David Kizer At the right is Eddie and his German family.

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best all around 'mf' Dons Agner, Dock Seagle and Kay Mason For the urst tlme 1n the h1story oi the senlor class, as far as your staff know s, two glrls tled for Best All Around sen1or glrl The e1ect1on xx as held last fall when the other senlor superlatlves w ere chosen, how ever, announcement of these partlcular wmners xx as wlthheld untxl th1s yearbook was 1ssued 122 rf . 1, yt . Y , 1' I :Y 5 W, L '- ' KW-'62 , . fs Q 'Wi