Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Hosts for Finnish exchange student Ulla Lehtonen is the George King family. Seated are Dr. and Mrs. King, standing are Cleft to rightl Margie Ulla, Patty, and Betsy. Ulla will tour the U.S: A n this summer with other AFS'ers. Enjoys Hobbies of Art Hikin , Ulla Lehtonen, Catalina's foreign exchange stu- dent from Finland, spends some of her spare time painting. She is taking art classes at CHS. Ulla Lehtonen, AFS student from Finland, has found in comparing Amer- ican and Finnish schools there isn't much similarity. In Finland, all courses are required plus four languages, and the only electives offered are orchestra and chorus. Thirteen subjects are split during the week, and pupils attend three or four different classes a day. Ulla says that American schools allow more independent study than Finnish schools. Ulla is taking graphic and commer- cial arts along with her other class- es. From What she's learned in art, Ulla has tried to capture in paints and photography the Tucson scenery. The mountains are her favorite subject and Ulla enjoys hiking in the foothills. Everyone in Finland hikes, says Ulla, mainly because most high school stu- dents don't drive and many dates are spent hiking through the countryside. Ulla arrived in Tucson in August and was able to travel with her American family, the George Kings, around the Western U.S. She is looking forward to a bus tour of the United States with the other AFSers which will begin Iune 28.

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AFS er Barbara Burstezn models the uniform she Dressed in costumes from the countries they vis Burstein. Sheila spent a summer in the Philip- h AFS Sheila Barr and Barbara pines and Barbara a year in New Zealand. S AFSers Visit New Zealand, Philippines Sheila Barry, American Field Ser- vice student to the Philippines, found that the majority of the Filipinos hold a stereotyped picture of the typical American, but found they admire America politically and commercially. The school program in New Zealand is much different from ours, says Bar- bara Burstein, AFSer to that country. They tend to specialize early thus giving the students the opportunity to gain a deep knowledge of one subject. Both Sheila and Barbara feel that through the AFS program they were able to gain a new insight into the culture of other peoples as well as into the culture of America. Sheila Barry and her Filipino family: Front- Manuelg Maripil, 67 Feli . . . Back-Margie. 125 Alice, 16: Shiela: Connie, 21: Vicki. 14.

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AFS'er From Brazil Enjoys School System Watching home movies taken since his arrival in the United States is Ioe DiCalvacanti, the Catalina foreign exchange student from Brazil, and his American family, the Bruce Dusen- .ware berrys. In back are Mr. Dusenberry, Bruce. Ianel, Mrs. Dusenberry, and in front Ann, loe and Ioan. lt's a big hole hard to believe, was all Ioe DiCalvacanti could say when he saw Grand Canyon. Ioe, our AFS student from Victoria, Brazil, finds strik- ing differences between Arizona and his home, where he professes the surf- ing and swimming are unparalleled. He claims the same for Brazil's dat- ing system. A date doesn't begin until midnight and generally ends at sun- rise. Niteclubing and drinking are privileges given to teenagers, but since both are accepted customs, neither is often overdone. Although he misses the ocean and Brazilian dates, loe has acquired many new interests since living with the Bruce Dusenberrys and going to Cata- lina. The Brazilian has high regard for the CHS students because they have made him feel at home. He likes our school system and especially the privilege to choose electives besides the few re- quired subjects. In Brazil all important subjects are required and thirteen courses a day must be carried along with Saturday morning classes. Ioe is in the process of mastering four languages and took his fifth one this year, French. Consequently, Ioe hopes to become an interpreter sometime in the future. --an ,ef .. . vmwsms .. , 'Wwe Ioe DiCa1vacanti, one of Catalina's AFS students, songleader Linda White while swimming at Sky- small for his favorite pastime, surfing, loe is doesn't seem to mind being dunked by CHS line. Although he finds the pools in Tucson too satisfied with every chance to swim.