Meadowdale High School - Mesika Yearbook (Lynnwood, WA)

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G FRIENDS Raul Gomez - leanie's Mexican brother. Here at home it may seem strange to think of Jeanie wearing huge sombreros and eating tamales and tacos for breakfast, but for her the year she is spending in Xalapa, Mexico, as an exchange student, will be one of the greatest experiences of her lifetime. leanie writes of warm sunny days, where donkeys and horses are a typical sight on the little cobblestone streets. In her Mexican family, jeanie has five brothers and one sister, besides her mama and papa . She has had much to learn be- cause of her lack of background in the Spanish language and CuStOmS, but she has gained wide experience with the help of her family and Mexican friends. leanie in sunny Xalapa. Arriving at M.H.S. in january, Raul Gomez brought Mexican flair. Com- ing from Xalapa, Mexico, the Wash- ington weather has really been a shock to him. Raul is currently living with the Wilson family in Lynnwood. It has been a new and interesting experience for him to arrive in the U.S. speaking little English. His stay will terminate in September when he goes back to start college in Mexico.

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5 l . , . . - . I Z s giggisizf' 1 K K . 63 -5 4 'gg t , n sf' ' ' ,M ,, x L g .t t x p ' Mr. Tuman, Advisor Megan Graves, President, Lynn Gibb, Vice President, Carla Anderson, Secretary, Liz Cormier, Treasurer. Bente lonsson, Norway, Maija Niemela, Finland, Maria Zernatto, ' Austria. Accent on the foreign! This was the goal of I.R.L. from the beginning of the year. Starting off with a foreign student tea - everyone was able to get acquainted with Meadowdal's foreign students. Following this were donut sales and a popcorn ball sale - all with the purpose of raising money to bring exchange students to M.H.S. Finally, I.R.L. planned I.R.L. days in April which included such things as cut-off day and foreign student day. I.R.L. SEEKS FOR sal S! -mem

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FIRE ATER PRODUCES 190 PROOF SPIRITS Like many clubs, it is the help ofa few dedicat- ed persons that make the club worthwhile. In the case of Firewater, the dedicated few were lanelle Laffoon, Kathy Purvis, and Pam Blue. They remained after school nearly every week to paint signs. Echoing the strains of Let's real- ly hear it, you guys! were mascots Cindi Kuhn and Dave Copley. Always responding with a thunderous roar were the energetic members of Firewater. ATLEFT are M.H.S. mascots: Cindi Kuhn and Dave Copley. BELOW, 1968-69 Firewater officers, LEFT: jenn Billinge, Secretaryg Nancy Brown, Presidentg Linda johnson, Treasurer. I