Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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 7 needed some thinking time before entering the uni- versity. ” said Johonno Mondok. who come over from Groz. Austria, for the fall semester. Johonno was not sponsored by the A. F. S.: she come over on her own. She considered her stay In America on outstanding opportuni- ty to leorn English and the customs of the American people. Johanna was inspired to come to Hudson by her cousin. Roimund Seidel. H. H. S. 5 A. F. S. student in 1973- 74. She resided at the George Allen's. Because expressing her thoughts on paper was important to Johanna, she especially liked the literature class. Ori- ental Literature. She also stated that her six months In Hudson changed the ways she kept In shape: the J. V. Volleyball team hod to compensate for the lack of Austri- an walks. Call me Homodl ' urged Mohomed Ali Bouzouroa from Tunisia, and don 't confuse me with the boxer. However, certain similarities did exist: both pos- sessed quick wit and expressive lan- guage. Coming from a totally different culture, adjusting to Hudson wasn't easy for Hamodi. Snow, cold weather, and slippery conditions created frustra- tions for him. Luckily for Hudson. Ha- modi coused a lot of students to take a different look at world events and to understand that not all people and all countries feel os the United States does. I come here to meet people. stored Preben Grevstod. a tall, blue-eyed Norwegian who followed the old Viking trodition originating from the days of Leif Erikson by find- ing America again. Our Rotary exchange student wasn't a newcomer. In 1976. Preben skied in the St. Paul area for peace and friendship, together with 500 other Norwe- gian skiers In an event called Ski for Light. This year, one of Preben's first achievements of H. H. S. was. of course, to become part of the Cross Country ream. Outside school, he enjoyed woterskilng. hunting, and snowmoblling. os well os socializing. Preben shored his year here with four Hudson families. ‘7 came here to look for myself. stated MottI Huuskonen. Marti brought with him a sarcastic wit. his Lapland boots, and a bright talent for words which no one could forget. He took back with him a knowledge of dog racing, heating homes with wood instead of oil (how to chop wood and his fingers), and a knowledge of what year- books are and how to put them together. He thought that not having windows in the school was terrible since he could no longer fulfill his genuine drive toward misusing class time. The school tried to teach expressing ones thoughts, opinions, and the seif quite effectively. Marti felt. He disliked calling everyone by their title name such os Mr.. Mrs.. Miss, as it showed a sign of authority he didn 't approve of. Marti lived with the Robert Oestreich family. He enjoyed his stay there very much. '7 think America is great. answered Carol Colomo. a native of Santo Cruz. Bolivia. Carol resided with the John Gul- den family. To Carol. America provided an opportunity to make friends and Im- prove her command of the English lan- guage. Carol was sponsored by the Youth Exchange Service of the Catholic Church. Again this year, H. H. S. was privileged to have the foreign exchange exper- ience: students from Austria, Colombia, Finland, Norway, and Tunisia made us question our values as individuals and as a nation. H. H. S. also sent three students to Brazil, Chile, and Germany. A.F.S. 27

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Role Of AFS Club Changed Gently Many people never realized that the role of A. F. S. club changed during the past few years. Part of the financial responsibilities were taken away from the club since the United Fund assumed part of the load of sending A. F. S. students back and forth around the world. This responsibility was assumed by the United Fund in 1976. Still, though, the purpose of the club did not change: it still promoted an interest in and a means for bringing foreign students back and forth between Hudson and the rest of the world. A. F. S. showed its involvement in that process early in the year by selling concessions at the Homecoming football game. 3. A. F. 5.: (Front Row) Mrs. Widvey. Adviser. Pomelo Pogel. Mohomed All Douzouroa. Terri Roley. Terry Ellis. Noncy Johnson. (Dock Row) Gerry Ferguson. Morcio Shubot. Motti Huuskonen. Kirk Do vis. Preben Greustad. When o Drozilion boy meets o girl, he kisses her o couple of rimes on the cheek ' commented Gerry Ferguson. Gerry spent his summer in Drogonce Villoco in central Drozil. about fifty miles from the coast. Gerry enjoyed most the friendly, open Drozilion peo- ple and the country's mild winter weather. Deco use Gerry didn't hove to attend school, he was free to novel with three other exchange students to the copitol of Drozil and Salvador. In Chile I didn't even start to get ready to go somewhere until It was time to go.' stated Pam Pogel. This was her attempt to cope with the friendly, unpunctual Chileans during her three month stay there lost sum- mer. In fact. Pom found it almost more difficult to cope with the un- punctuality than with the language. Going to school, living with the five member John Stone Almarzo family, and meeting oil of their seventy rela- tives guaranteed enough practice for fluent Spanish skills. She found that in the Chilean culture touching was a second language and on integral port of their communication, especial- ly during the first few weeks of her visit. The German lifestyle was generally more relaxed, allowing me to enjoy things usually don't hove time to do. explained Kirk Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Davis. Last summer provided a chance for playing piano, hiking, and climbing mountains. The relaxed lifestyle did nor. however, extend to the school system where, according to Kirk, students were pushed academically. Heavier, much harder study and homework mode up for shorter school days, from 6:00 to 1:00. Kirk experienced German life first in Schopfheim. a small village in southern Germany, and then in Trier near the Delgium border. 26 A.F.S.

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German Club Visits Germany German club had a very exciting and eventful two weeks this year. Through the Infercultural Student Experiences, they spent six days with a German host family and the rest of the time touring Ger- many. It was a great learning experience for them to live with a family and see how the Germans actually live. They got to go to school, go to the market, and experience every other everyday oc- currence with their new families. The remainder of the trip was spent touring southern Germany and such cities as Rothenburg, Munchen. and Garmisch. Unfortunately, Spanish club did not have a very eventful year. They made pinata's for the Snoball dance which featured a Spanish theme. They also enjoyed a festive outing at Charo's, a Mexican restaurant in St. Paul. 1. GERMAN CLUB: Dione Weiher. Shown Kiley. Amy Block. John Bieska- chek. Kelly Tellandei. Not Pictured: Shannon Ewing. Kothy Sanders. Chris Huber. Dana Berres. Bob Oehmke. 2. Shannon Ewing. Dono Berres. and Herr Schubert locate the stops they will be making on their German trip. 3. SPAN. ISH CLUB: (Front Row) Colleen Goetti. Susan Clark. Lori Strobush. (Bock Row) Mrs. Neuman. Joan Woodward. Susan Holm. Steve Thalocket. 4. Joan Wood- ward and Lori Strobush work on a pina- to for the Snoball. 4 28