Harbor High School - Mariner Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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Talking over their impressions of the United States, one of the German students talks with Nacho. Surprised by the camera! Nacho waits for the bell signaling the end of homeroom to ring. Featuret 25

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Nacho Del Area and Cindy Cougar listenattentivcly as Mr. lsco explains the prom regulations. Smiling at a common joket Nacho Del Arco shares a story with Yuri Wong from Hong Kong. Yuri was the AFS student at Ashtabula High School. Waiting for the group to gather for a monthly AFS luncheon, Tricia Stranman and Nacho talk about their day. A Gift From Spain In the summer of 1988, seventeen year old Nacho Del Arco y Herrera left behind his parents and six brothers and sisters Uuan, Alberto, Miguel, Carlos, Nena, and Santil in Madrid, Spain, and board- ed a plane to the United States. When he arrived in Ashtabula, Nacho had to adjust to a lot of changes. Some of these were for the better, but a few of the changes werenlt. lll was really lucky with my host fam- ily; said Nacho. llWe got along with each other right from the beginning? Na- cho was speaking of Mr. and Mrs. Thom- as Summanen, Thomas Summanen, Charla and their children Tom, a junior, and Grace, a freshman. In Madrid, Nachols father owned a bar, where Nacho worked on weekends 24 t Feature and holidays, and his mother owned-a small shop. She makes sweaters and wool and gave lessons to other women on how to make them. tThis is how Nacho got all those nice sweaters that he wore all yearll School in Spain was a lot different than American schools. Similar to college here, classes began and ended at different times on different days. Besides adjusting to the small size of Ashtabula, Nacho also had to adjust to the food. ltI am sick of fast food? he com- mented. In Spain, he ate more home-- cooked meals. When asked what the best thing about Ashtabula was, Nacho replied, llThe peo- ple. Everybody here is really nice and friendly?

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Patricia Martello and her date enjoy the refreshments that were provided for them. No alcohol was allowed. and some students pledged to stay sober. Several bu- sinesses providcd food and cmcrminmcm discounts for those who did Junior Tracy Korvich and her date lake 2: break from dancing. This ycafs theme was Lost In Your Eyes. Bill lsco and Robin Richards donW quite see eye to eye as they dance me night away. Brent Howsmon and Cindy C ufr look spectacular in their formal attire Prom costs can be quite expensive but all who participated said it was well worth iL