New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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Foreigners Exchange Ideas With NHHS Last year New Haven High School received four students from other countries through the Foreign Ex- change program. They were Mats Arthursson from Sweden, Thomas Pressetin from West Germany, Janne Kemppainen from Finland, and Gwenola Breton from France. Going to school in another coun- try required a lot of adjustments. One of the biggest adjustments for Thomas was trying to understand how people in America think. It ' s so different from W. Germany and it has taken me awhile but I finally think I got it figured out , said Thom- as. We soon discovered that people from other countries had some of the same interests as we do. Mats, for example played hockey and also enjoyed soccer. Thomas liked to go out with his freinds to a bar in Germany. To see friends , he said, Not to get drunk! When comparing countries, there seemed to be lots of differences es- photo by Jeff Wixted pecially in the size and number of people. Janne said, My whole country is the size of Florida . Mats Arthursson said that he could only pick a few of the differences. One of them was the number of cars each family had. In Sweden, it ' s very rare if a family has more than one car, but here, most families seem to have at least three, com- mented Mats. He also said that the schools are very different. We don ' t have the same classes everyday. We follow a week schedule. stated Mats. Thomas said that the basic princi- ples are the same in the U.S. and W. Germany. Both are built on the same kind of constitution so we have many of the same rights, said Thomas. One thing that all of our visitors agreed upon was that the people of America were very friendly and open, as best stated by Janne, who said American people are relaxed and open. They take things easy . — Lisa Mowery MATS ARTHURSON ALONG with the other ex- change students found the easiest way to fit-in was to join the many different clubs offered. TALKING IN SENIOR hall before class Mats Arth- ursson, John Banet and Renee McQueen dis- cuss the day ' s events. photo by Doug Geller DIFFERENT 22 PIECES STUDENT LIFE

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::i° SENIOR CYNDI STROUD spends most of her weekend working busily at Lynns Supermar- ket. One of her major jobs was ringing up groceries on the cash register. NHHS STUDENTS SHOW their Bulldog pride and spirit during a Friday night basketball game. This was one way students enjoyed some of their spare time on the weekends. NHHS STUDENTS TAMMIE Harper, Sharon Hathaway, Melissa Davis, Melissa Drews, Mi- chelle Geller, and Sheila Isenbarger enjoy themselves at New Haven ' s Pizza Hut after the basketball victory at South Adams. DIFFERENT 21 PIECES STUDENT LIFE

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STUDYING IS A big part of every teenager ' s life, no matter what country you ' re from. Thomas Pressentin prepares for an upcom- ing exam. FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS — Swede. Mats Arthurson; Fin, Janne Kemppainen. Frenchwoman. Gwenola Breton; and West German Thomas Pressentin. DIFFERENT 23 PIECES STUDENT LIFE