Bellevue High School - Beacon Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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if ff 'Q CLASSES Combininq Work with pleasure, the students oi Bellevue Senior Hiqh grow in friendship for each other. 23

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f 'f -L Y f 'Nina f A . t Z 3TAlxtDIIx1Gg Skin ,wtggnl an Efrtameigy Jim m'.Ht5on J'-rt Addington, Len Evans, Jim Marshall, Jack Thornqrnst, Rich Flint, Gary Dunn, John Stuart SEATED: Pa: Dafoe, Ann P LEU, Dm Horst Mafganne MBIUEEOOV Dtct-' Tmnef. SAFETY IS THE The Bellevue Drivers' Council, under the capa- ble leadership of president Don Horst, and secre- tary Marganne Matheson, decides the fate of stu- dent traffic violators. With the cooperation of the Bellevue Police Department and the Iuvenile Court in Seattle, the Council has devised penal- ties for unsafe drivers. Mr. Knoell serves as adviser, guiding the for- mation of Council judgments, Without actually making any decisions. The eleven-member group holds court every two Weeks. This year the activities of the court have re- flected the feeling of the Council that in a city the size of Bellevue there is no room for careles- sness on the part of teen-age drivers. The con- ditions of the streets and roads, and the abund- ance of small children in the Bellevue area, make safe driving an absolute necessity. Conse- quently, decisions of the court have been very strict. 22 IR BUSINESS In connection with the work of the Council, the Safe-Teens program initiated at Bellevue last year, is carried on throughout the year. Bellevue Senior High School was the first school in Wash- ington to incorporate this advantageous program into the schedule of Work of the Drivers' Council. To become a Safe-Teens member, a driver must meet two requirements. He must have a drivers' license in good standing and a certified safety check of the car he drives. After meeting these requirements, the driver receives a mem- bership card and the official red-and-black Safe- Teen bumper strip. At the annual King County high school safety conference, five Bellevue Council members were present. The purpose of the conference is to con- solidate the thinking of leading teen-agers on the subject of traffic safety.

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GEPHAHY MQW AUF WIEDERSEHEN, DIETER The year's best privilege for Bellevue has been the presence of Dieter Darnbacher, exchange student from Germany. Although Dieter has no- ticed certain differences between German and American customs, he and we realize that his people and ours are fundamentally similar. Dieter's visit was sponsored by the American Field Service, but much of the expense was met by Bellevue students. We have learned a lot from Dieter, and here is how he himself feels: It is a great experience to study people in any new country, but here in Bellevue one is drawn into the life of the Wonderful people. I arn accepted in their lives, and nobody cares what nationality I arn. Here is one of my homes. I live 24 1 with a most kind family, have most sincere friends, and most understanding teachers. I never put so much pride in the pronoun 'our' as I do now when I say, 'Our school, our teaml' Bellevue students, I think of myself as studying with You, yelling at games with You, having fun with You-you wonderful friends who will never be replaced in my life. I learned here that we all are human, that there is absolutely no reason Why nations could not trust and respect each other. My love and gratitude will ever stay here, with people Who deserve God's blessings. GOD BLESS YOU, DIETER! We will miss you.