Arlington High School - Stillaguamish Trail Yearbook (Arlington, WA)

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Aisatsu, Hallo, Wegates? This year we had eight exchange students. Unfortunately, one went back to her home country before the year was through. She was Katsuko Yamamoto, from Japan. Alexandra Koch is an exchange student from Olbenburg, West Germany. Alexandra, Alexa to her friends, is in grade 12. She likes living in the United States, but misses her family and friends in her home country. She likes skiing and running. Also, school, because it takes all day and you have a social life. In Germany, the social life is only outside the school. She enjoys the American food, but thinks it is too fattening. Also from West Germany is 12th grader, Iris Leibraand. Iris is from the city of Pforzheim. The things she likes most about the U.S. is the people, language, and school. Her hobbies are skiing, swimming, gymnastics, reading, seeing movies, and dancing. From the country of Brazil, we have Ana Claudia Abdalla dos Reis, grade 12. Ana is from the city of Oriente, in the state of Sao Paulo. She enjoys many things in the U.S., the people, food, and the advanced technology. Her hobbies are gymnastics, modern dance, swimming, traveling, and piano. The things she notices most differently about the U.S. and her country is the climate, housing, education, music, and health care is free in her country. From the island of Vega, in the country of Norway, we had Jorn Pedersen, grade 11. The things Jorn likes most about the U.S. are the people, television, music, and the driving age. His hobbies are soccer, dancing, traveling, hiking, and participating in political youth organizations. The differences he notices most between the two countries are the size, food, politics, education, and climate. From the country of Chile, we have Jose Sulantay. Jose is in grade 11. He participated in two sports this year, a re- ceiver and kicker in football, and he also showed much talent in soccer. We also had two students from the country of Japan. Chieko Tachibana, from the city of Tokyo, and Eisuke Kudo, from the city of Hokkaido. This is Chieko's second year at AHS. She is in grade 11 this year. What she likes most about the U.S. is the school and the culture. What Chieko misses most about her home country are the nights at Shin juke (the local hang out). She also likes the food here, but says, like Alexa, it is too fattening. Eisuke is in the 11th grade. His hobbies are music, volleyball, and traveling. What Eisuke likes most about the U.S. is school. The differences he notices between the two countries are the education, food, life, language, and climate. Exchange 23

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Hello, Hob, Oui, Helsing

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Dracula Drocula . AHS's fal production based on Bram Stoker's gothic-horror novel of the same name, was presented to a captivated audience November 18 and 19. The play, set on the outskirts of New York City, concerns the curious circumstances surrounding Lucy Seward's mysterious ailment, and the tragic death of her close friend. Mina. Lucy's mother. Dr. Seward, seeks the help of her old friend and associate. Professor Van Helsing. a specialist in obscure diseases. After viewing several bizarre incidents involving the resident lunatic, bats, wolves, and a foreign count. Van Helsing concludes that the two young girls were attacked by a vampire. She than enlists the help of Dr. Seward and Lucy's fiancee. John Harker. and the three join forces to destroy the ancient evil of Dracula . While the play got off to a late start for practice and set-building, both the cast and crew put much time and effort into their work. As performance night crept up and rehersals grew longer, it was apparent the the play was taking its toll on both cast and crew members. Despite this, the long hours of practice proved to be a definate advantage, and the show went on—with the last minute handwork of an industrious crew. In the end. Dracula proved to be a suspense-filled mystery thriller with low key humor to round it out. THE CAST (in order of appearance) Miss Wells, maid.............. Jonathan Harker............... Dr. Seward.................... Professor Van Helsing......... R.M. Renfield................. Butterworth................... Lucy Seward................... Count Dracula................. Maria Gonzales ...Karl Kellogg ...Dawn Williams ..Andrea Miller ...Cam Wright ..John McNett ... Joellen Olson . Jose Gonzales Stage crew Tim West Jeff West Darcy Liming Ed Liming Ed Anacker Props....... Lights...... ...............Anacker Construction Co. Steve Anacker. foreman Annette Clothier Richard Fricke Chieko Tochibana Bill Brooks Erika Mooney .....................Michelle R. Larson Todd Legler, Dana Yost. David Bohannon Stage Manager Director......... .. Sandy McNett Susan Weingarten