Columbia River High School - Tyee Yearbook (Vancouver, WA)

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Victoria and Heather Comment on Life in U.S. I think the biggest impression Iive formed through my experi- ence so far here in the U.S. is that there seems to be a much faster pace generally in the way of life here than in my home country of New Zealand, stated Heather Craddock. School too is very different to my school at home. I find school here is very liberal compared to most New Zealand high schools. As well as wearing school uniforms, there are such rules as no make-up or jewelry for girls, long hair on girls must be tied back and boys' hair must not be longer than the collar. I enjoy the more wide and varied choice of subjects available here at C. R. and I have taken advantage of taking subjects I've never had before or are not available in New Zealand high schools, such as C.W.P. and Critical Thinking. One thing I was surprised about on my arrival to C. R. was the almost universal wearing of blue jeans. I also must admit that it has certainly been an experience to wear clothes I want instead of the same school uniform every day. It's really been great having a sister this year. Through her I have learned many different things about New Zealand and its people. I have enjoyed sharing experiences with her as a sister and hate to see her go, commented Cindy Remley, Heather's Ameri- can sister. When I arrived to Portland Airport a group of people came to me smiling and welcoming me in different ways. I liked them and when I went to bed that night at my first home I felt very glad knowing that I had made twenty friends on the first dayf' quoted Victoria Unanue, from Argentina. On the third day of my stay I became a Chieftain Columbia River is a wonderful school, not only for its classes but also for its teachers who help me the most they can. The student body is really friendly and I love all the activities they get involved in. I felt at home staying with the Runyans and I'm enjoying the Landerholms in the same way. I really don't have enough words to express what they mean for me. You, Cindy and Jean, are the best sisters and I'm sure I'll have a good time with the Ryans and LaFaves. I'm having the nicest experience in this country beside my use- ful English practice and I think I was smart deciding to come, although . . . time is going so fast. I hope my family can visit the states next summer and get to meet these wonderful people of the Northwest. Cindy Runyan, Victoria Unanue, Cheryl I4Fave, and jean Landerholm. Victoria Unanue, fArgentinaj and Heather Craddock, CNew Zcalandj share their experiences as foreign exchange students.

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Intellect Abounds in Honor Society, High-Q Community involvement was the goal of this year's National Honor Society. The Honor Society served and helped the State School for the Blind. A stronger club was formed by the active participation of old members along with the new. New members were initiated in front of the C. R. student body for the first time, instead of the traditional privately held ceremonies. All members accompanied by their parents were honored at a banquet dinner held at a local restaurant. The officers were: President, Kathy Hall, Vice-President, Anita Fletcher, Secretary, Susan Lemattag and Treasurer, Carolyn Hawke. Being a member of C. R.'s High-Q team is an intellectual exercise based on quick recall of facts and relationships - a challenging kind of competition, quoted advisor Mrs. Dona Drake. In the fall the team was outclassed by a more confident and experienced jackson High School team from Portland, Oregon, that defeated the team. Mrs. Carole Franklin was an advisor to the team, also. Linda Beyer and Bill Cummins were prepared as the alternates for the team. anticipate the next challenging question. The team included B. Hughes, R. Skaggs, B. Hill- atx it if g . pr.. Q, I1 J, 4 'Hung V i N.H.S.: Front Row: S. Lcmatta, C. Hawke, K. Hall, A. Fletcher. Second Row: T. Heistuman, V. Unanue, H. Craddock, C. Remley, K. Schulte, -I. Wilson, C. Routtu, S. Honmyo, B. Camp, S. Fredrickson, D. Winters, K. Lauber. Third Row: J. Straub, D. Clarlc L. Beyer, C. Pearson, K. Brooks, A. Ellis, L. Brown, K. Kanthak, R. Windler, K. Lauber, J. Little. Fourth Row: W. Officer, R. Backous, S. Rainey, C. jones, D. Merle, C. Walsh, T. Smokey, M. Hansel, C. Demos, T. Iarson, D. Ellis, M. Kuntz, M. Wright, G. Bemard, M. Smith, R. Kcrancn, B. Boettcher, L. Hochaus, L. Shelton, L. Morrell, K. Glad, K. King.

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Rodney and Cindy Remley sit proudly on both sides of their sister, Heather Craddock from New Zealand. A Summer in Finland I am sure many of you have heard me say, 'AFS is the opportunity of a lifetime,' and I meant every word of it, said Kathy Brooks, exchange student to Finland. It is difficult to try and explain to others what my experience was really like. A few of the obstacles that I had to cope with were: moving in with complete strangers, adapting to their culture and way of life, plus trying to communicate with my foreign families without knowing their language. I was sent to Finland for my 1972 summer. There I lived with two different families. I stayed for the month of july with my first family who lived in the city of Tampere, Finland, which is about half the size of Port- land. They spoke Swedish as half the Finns do and I had two sisters, one 18 and one 14. In traveling with this family I was able to see much of the country and I was very surprised to leam that Finland has no mountains, just thousands of lakes, similar to Minnesota. Then in the month of August, I lived with a family who spoke Finnish and lived in the city of Lappeenranta, which is about the size of Vancouver. The city is located 20 miles from the Soviet border. In this family, I had a brother 20, sister 16, and a brother 13. I will never be able to thank these people enough for opening their homes to me without any payment. Through these people and many hundreds that I've mer in the AFS program, I have gained not only friends, knowledge, and beautiful memories, but a better under- standing of the peoples of the world which I will take with me and treasure for my entire life. Y Kathy Brooks fnghtj poses with her Finnish sister Tina Marander. FOREIGN EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS: Fnmf Row: Kathy Brooks, Cindy Runyan, and Victoria Unanue. Back Row: Rodney Remley, Heather Craddock, jean Landerholm, Cindy Remley, and Cheryl LaFave. 29