Charles W Baker High School - Lyre Yearbook (Baldwinsville, NY)

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“Our Very Own Foreign Exchange” - « r r ...... r . . Carol Roloff - »y family is a single parent, Mm. Alvanez. 1 have a brother and a sister Claudia, 16. We live in a small town of about 5000 people. It is now winter here too, but we probably will not get more than six inches of snow for the whole winter. Carol, shown here in her senior picture. The highlight of my trip so far was when 1 went to West Berlin and was with all of the other Rotary students. We saw the Berlin Wall and went to East Germany through checkpoint Charlie. Schools are quite different. 1 go to an all girls school and ride a bike to get there. We start at eight, but are out at one. There is no social life around the school. All activities for the students are through the clubs. Hello to all of my friends and thanks for writing! During Thanksgiving. Carol gave her fam- jjgcl Baird ily” a taste of American food—roast tur- key with dressing! buildings and many of the churches are some of the most beautiful 1 have ever seen. 1 have also found that no matter where you go in Chili the people are very kind and always love to celebrate. Lisa Baird will return from Chili in July. Pictured to the right is the Andacollo church located in La Serena, Chile. I live with Familia Milla Guerra in La Serena, Chile just outside of the capital Santiago. My oldest sister, Jac- queline, is presently living in Utica as a foreign ex change student. The seasons here are reversed an so my graduation was held in December. The beac es here are beautiful and since it is now summer, have spent a great deal of time there. 1 attended a private high school in the morning and attended the local University in the atternoo and played in their orchestra. I plan to continue my studies there when school resumes. The central Rotary Club arranged a seven weeK tour for all of the exchange students in this ar a- visited the cities of Squique, Arica, and Qui o a along with several others. The cities are fair'y ° but are generally very well maintained. The o

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i T. he biggest and most spectacular event this past fall would have to have been Homecoming 1981. Student Council sponsored this, and labeled it, “the biggest func- tion with the maximum participants seen in a long time.” Homecoming ’81 was very successful. The big event was Spirit Week. Each day was desig- nated with a special thing to do. Monday was hats, shades, and sneaks day. It was a very good turn-out, one reason being that’s what most kids wear anyway. Tues- day was costume day. A couple spirited souls participat- ed in this day. Especially the poor guy who dressed as a girl! Wednesday was dress-up day, Thursday was dressed-down day. Again a good turn-out. Thursday night saw the preparation of the class walls, for the wall deco- rating contest. Friday morning the walls were judged. Meanwhile in homeroom, students were receiving their flowers. It was also Red and White day, and a modified schedule. At the end of 8th period was the Pep Rally. Pep Rallies are always interesting because each one is different. The announcers for the Pep Rally were Mike Anselment and John Nostrant. They did a very good job too. During the Pep Rally it was announced that the Seniors won the wall contest. Sophomores received sec- ond with the Juniors last. The Princesses were an- nounced, winners being sophomore, Lisa Strezleke and ju- nior, Andrea Strezleke. The Mr. legs candidates were introduced with Kevin Sheehan winning; and the Queen candi- dates presented. After that, Mr. Arcaro led the class yell with the Senior class being 1, but the Juniors and Sophomores gave a good showing. At the end, everyone was dismissed back to class. Evening festivities were plenty. It started at six with the bonfire at Mercer Park. At about 7:30, the snake dance began going back to the school. At Baker, the Anti-Nukes concert was shown. Student Council, who sponsored it, said the movie was highly successful. Saturday’s events were also successful. It started with the judging of floats at 9:30. Key Club, Sophomores, Ju- niors, and Seniors had entries, with Kawanis judging. The parade was at 10:00 which started at Mercer and went through town. A bigger parade than in past years, it seemed to be enjoyable for the participants as well as the spectators. The football game started at 2:00, where the Bees played the F-M Hornets. During half-time, the Queen candidates were introduced again, and the winner announced. Again, congratulations go to Kathy Ursel, the Homecoming Queen. Also it was announced that Jr. Class won the float competition. After half-time the game resumed. It’s too bad the Bees lost, with a score of 13-0. But that didn’t end the Homecoming festivities. The nomi- nees for Homecoming Queen and the Princesses, as well as the cheerleaders, went to a delicious lasagna dinner which the cheerleaders sponsored. Homecoming was very successful. It seemed that ev- eryone had a very good time during Homecoming ’81. Homecoming 19