James Madison High School - Prospectus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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New Life i A nother Oysterman Con- cert . was the crv at one of this year's first AFS meetings. And at the end of the concert, when the money was counted, AFS had bare- ly broken even. Fortunately, the penny race with Kearny's AFS was a smashing success. It takes a lot of money to finance as AFS stu- dent, according to Tom Jones, and we devote a great deal of our time to that. AFS also tries to bring speakers to our school that will ex- pose the students to new cultures and ideas. Pierre Neuray of Bel- gium and Carlos Mantero from Costa Rica experienced the many unusual customs of American youths, and in return gave the Madison students a small picture of life in their countries. 168 A.F.S.

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Students Stomp Grapes P urple feet? The people that attended Campus Life's an- nual Burger Bash found that there were more grapes than they could handle. This event brought together Madi- son and Kearny in a Grape Stomping Contest. The Burger Bash attracts seventy-five to a hundred people. Students from both schools get together for free hamburgers and fun. The club meetings are informal get-togethers. At these meetings, almost anything can happen in the way of games and discussions. The issues dealt with are ones which are relevant to young people, with an emphasis on the “Bal- ance Life theory. This is simply growth of the mental, so- cial, physical and spiritual areas of personality. “Often the spiritual area is the most ignored. Campus Life puts an em- phasis on this, said the new director Mike Priest. 4 Frankenstein and bride pose with colleague. 5 An ice breaker before the meeting. 6 Director Mike Priest and helper start off the meeting. 7 An average Campus Life meeting. Campus Life 167

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New Friends W hat's the weather like in your country? What do the kids do to nave a good time? These are the types ot questions that exchange students are asked. They are also faced with the diffi- cult task of comparing their country to the U.S.A. This is one of the reasons why the exchange programs are so selective. I don't want to go back now, said Christiane Marmelstein before she went back to Brazil in January. Peter Xissis from Greece, and Johan Aschan from Sweden spent the duration of the year at Madi- son, and they, like Christiane, look forward to returning to America as soon as possible. 1 AFS club; FRONT ROW: Tom Jones, Lyn Budde, Frank Noble; SECOND ROW: Ms. Steinmetz, Mary Mang, Susie Fernandez, Sandy Coleman, Kim Manning, Ann Gladney; THIRD ROW: Libby Herold, Ron Banks, Michal Barge, Paula Kotakis, Mara Pollack, Johan Aschan, Shelly Houston. 2 Shelley Colbert and Shelly Houston listen intently to discussions at an AFS meeting. 3 Ms. Steinmetz relaxes during a pic- nic at Balboa Park. 4 Peter Xissis from Greece. 5 Johan Aschan from Sweden. 6 Christiane Marmelstein from Brazil. 7 Carlos Mantero from Costa Rica and Pierre Neuray from Belgium. Exchange Students 169