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

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t' i v iij, Bill Herloski From left to right: Miguel Cuellar Caballero, Suzanne Harmon, Ana Maria Recio, Yvonne Persson, Saskia Muijser, and Thomas Lundum. Exchange students like Yvonne and Ana, often be- come good friends, and share the experience they are going through. Visitors Bringing her culture from the Netherlands, Saskia Muijser fits right in at Baker. Tom Lundum prepares to enter Room Ql to expand his knowledge of American life. Mike GuackenbuSh

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VISITORS Imagine ... after saying good-bye” to friends and family, leaving behind a life you're accustomed to, you board a plane. Destination: B-ville, U.S.A. Purpose: to spend a high school year abroad making new friends and learning about the culture and life in the United States. We have been privileged to host many foreign exchange students from various parts of the world this year. Each student arrives in anticipation of a happy year while living in a new environment. The 1987-1988 visitors include: Yvonne Persson—Sweden. Ana Maria Recio—Spain. Miguel Cuellar Caballero—Spain. Thomas Lundum— Denmark. Suzanne Harmon—Australia, and Saskia Muijser—Netherlands. A typical first reaction upon arrival to the U.S. is fear. It must be a terrifying experience to walk into a large school where nobody knows you, and you barely speak the language. Yvonne was scared when she attended her first classes, she states, When I first : ot into my classes, people would tease me because of my accent and I felt stupid. Now I just think it’s fun.” Ana Maria shared her first impressions, I thought the school was very big. My school in Spain is very small. It was ARE THE frightening. She also had trouble finding her classes, but all the students were very helpful. There are many benefits of being a foreign exchange student. The students visiting enjoy meeting new people and learning the English language. Some meet different people by participating in extra-curricular activities or sports. Despite the fact that they may be homesick, most of them enjoy their stay here. Everyone likes seeing the new faces of the foreign exchange students. Listening to their neat” accents puts them in a great mood. The foreign exchange students who visit are taking advantage of a special opportunity. They worked hard to achieve this opportunity. Everyone is sure that attending Baker High School will be an unforgetable event in their lives. Robyn Rood and Kim Presley Visitors Shannon Moziak tviiKe uuackenDusn American food seems to be appealing to Miguel Cuellar Caballero during sixth period lunch with John Bracciante. Susan Williamson

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I Odd Jobs Bren Newcomb Push Butv Assigned to seventh period lunch selling yearbooks. Joanne Witt makes a sale to Katie But- ler for twenty dollars. Working at the school store. Jim Wallace earns credits towards a business major. Places of employment can be miles away or as close as next door. Chuck Lanning works in sales at Tri-County Mall to earn his spending money. Bill Hcrloski Mike Quackenbush