Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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s triving to achieve greater unification LUNCHTIME MEETING: During a lunchtime CSF meeting, Senior Anna Kim and Sophomore Judy Lee take some time to eat before it begins. The California Scholarship Federation greatly expanded their scope and focus. With an increase in member- ship of over 50 students to reach a total of over 200 members, the club was able to be more active in fundraisers and services thereby raising more money. I joined CSF for a number of reasons, said Senior Chris Hagstrom about why she join- ed. It looks good on a college transcript and I hope to be able to qualify for a scholarship. CSF held numerous fun- draisers during the year. The fundraisers usually were large events such as the fall fun- draiser which involved selling gift items from the Readers Digest Fall and Winter Catalog. CSF is a club that pro- motes academic excellence by giving recognition to seniors through scholarships which are given out based on various social and academic criteria, said Senior CSF President Rosemarie Rigor. These criteria were decided upon by a committee which also decide upon who were most deserving. Committees were appointed by the officers for specific areas that need addressing and current issues. This year they have delegated more respon- sibilities to other members by having a greater number of small committees, said Secretary Soyeon Kim. Officers were elected by the members. These positions consisted of the President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Secretary, Public Relations Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms and Treasurer. Besides raising money for scholarships, the club also did service activities to benefit the school and community. These activities included volunteer work during College Night and providing a teacher luncheon. They also produced a literary magazine consisting of the best entries from a contest they sponsored which was judged by a literary committee. Becoming a member of CSF required meeting certain criteha. These criteria were based on academic perfor- mance in the previous semester. A total of 10 academic points were needed with A ' s being worth three points and B ' s being worth one point. -by Steven Tung Michelle T, TAKING CHARGE: Senior CSF President Rosemarie Rigor sets into motion a lunchtime meeting in the HLG building by announcing the agenda for the next couple of weeks. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HANDS: Senior Secretary Soyeon Kim and junior Sergeant-at-Arms Henry An add their affirmative votes in support of the current issue up for vote. 18 CSFI Activities

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MV d 7f of IH h hu i m si . 9 . l 6i QV ' ul h ' Axe RAUNA LAHTINEN Suvikummuntie 13 02120 ESPOO FINLAND 90-425505 Diane Tonkovich V AUWA ' arious activities promote cultural exchange Through activities such as International Weekend, the American Field Service (AFS) program sought to carry out their purpose to promote a greater sense of international awareness. Guided by Advisors Natalie Gahm and Kate Halpin , the club commenced into the beginning of the year with club elections and fund-raisers. The fund-raisers, according to Gahm, supported the Irvine chapter, which included all three high schools in Irvine. There was also a planned trip to Knott ' s Berry Farm with AFS members from other schools. Even with all the activities going on, the main focus was on the International Weekend, in which six exchange students from around the world came to Irvine High School to talk about their ex- periences in the United States. The students who traveled to other countries were able to share their experiences, and it was neat learning about other cultures through them, said Jed Jones, treasurer Another part of the AFS pro- gram gave students the op- portunity to be an exchange student, and this past sum- mer, two students traveled to foreign countries as exchange students. Seniors Michele Patronite and Leslie Bower traveled to France and Brazil, respectively, for summer programs. I thought my trip to France was a good learning ex- perience, said Patronite. It taught me that people are the same everywhere. I had a great time in Brazil partly because I got to learn a whole new language, said Bower. In the past there had been foreign exchange students at- tending Irvine High School, but this year, although there were no exchange students through the AFS program, one foreign exchange student, Rauna Lahtinen from Finland attend- ed Irvine High School through a different program. I found that coming to school here is a lot more fun than in Finland because there are so many more activites that are offered, commented Lahtinen. Said three year member Valerie Gutierrez, AFS is a really different club because you learn so much about other cultures and you get a feeling for the world around you. •by Eunjoo Lee 20 AFSIActivites