Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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V? if eg REEL 11351 .5 . HM ' Student Life Christmas gifts are one way of expressing love and friendship. Tammy Fisher and Bobby Rosamond open the presents they have bought for each other. Families are a part of what makes Christmas so special. It is a perfect time for even distant relatives to spend time together. Sherri and Tammy McGhee, along with their brother Todd, admire the gifts under their tree as they celebrate Christmas together.

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Driving a car at age sixteen, choosing subjects in school, having groceries sacked, and graduating after 12th grade were all things which Ameri- cans took for granted. However, Claudia Reusche, Cesar and Pablo Caballero soon learned to appreciate these things, too. Cesar Caballero, a transfer senior from Columbia, said that Columbia and the United States differed in many ways. Stu- dents in Columbia were not allowed to choose the courses they took, and the schools also seemed much harder. Although Cesar liked America, he did not plan to be- come a citizen. Cesar said, I'm happy here, but if I became a citizen I would lose my citizen- ship in Columbia. Claudia Reusche, a foreign exchange student from Niederkassel, Germany, lived with Amber Pate. Claudia is delightful! Having her in our home gives us the opportunity to see our world through differ- ent eyes, said Ianet Boyd, Amber's mother. hanging ulhlres l Learning a new way of life Claudia found grocery shop- ping a different experience. In Germany customers must box their own groceries instead of the groceries being sacked by store employees. One likeness between Germany and the United States was the mu- sic. Songs which were popular in Germany were also popular here in the United States. Claudia discovered that Everybody wants to Rule the World, a hit in Germany, was also a hit in America. Dancing, however, was some- what different to Claudia. At the homecoming dance, Claudia was surprised as people formed a cir- cle around her and watched her dancing ability. Although American teenagers took driving for granted, in Co- lumbia and Germany teenagers must be eighteen to drive. Friends of Claudia expressed envy when they learned that German free- ways had no speed limits. Columbia and Germany are thousands of miles apart, but they had one thing in common, Oak Grove. Students had opportunities . i 'lf ' . .,., 4. , , all-Mv4l ' .4 - . , W. .., , we? . MASH M. 4 1 , use Sig wx W fi 4 K S6 fr' f ,. sstf t . ,gii f lgfli ' . ...,, - .Nw 1 to learn new and different cultures from Claudia and Cesar. Through Claudia's stay I real- ized that people are basically the same. The only difference is the miles that separate them, said Suzi Hearn. Adjusting to American cultures proves to be anything but easy. Claudia finds rapping a bit too much American for her German tastes. New Cultures 3 4

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Christmas decorations light up houses and neighborhoods during the holiday season. The tree and the presents surrounding it add color and decoration to Lanae 1ackson's home. 'l'l1 Joy Abounds Glancing at the clock every five minutes trying hard to get to sleep, anticipation mounted as thoughts of Christmas morning in- terrupted any hopes of getting to sleep. After a restless night of anxiously awaiting morning, it finally arrived. Piles of presents surrounded the tree, the stockings were overflowing, and the chil- dren, awaiting their parents, looked in awe at the presents waiting to be opened. When the last bell rang at 3:35 on December twenty-first, the holidays seemed a reality to most students. They rushed to malls and shopping centers to finish up last minute shopping. After Christmas Day, students found that they had extra time on their hands and were anxious to get back to school to show off their new clothes and jewelry. Christmas shopping held few surprises this year. The malls were overly crowded with last minute shoppers, children filled up the malls and local shopping centers waiting to see Santa Claus. The bells of Christmas could be heard as the Salvation Army volunteers collected money to help the needy. Other people got personally in- volved in helping the needy. Iuli Sedberry and her family bought gifts and food for a little girl with leukemia at Children's Hospital. Not everyone spent his Christ- mas vacation at home with their family. Cheryl Kelley and Kelly Wright spent their vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. They went with Baring Cross Baptist Church on a skiing trip. Andrew McLemore spent his vacation in Fayetteville at a baseball camp sponsored by the University of Ar- kansas. Christmas proved to be differ- ent for each person, but it re- mained a special time for all. It was spent with those friends and family who were most cherished. Clothes were number one on Beth HarreIson's Christmas list. Beth excitedly shows off the Coca-Cola shirt she received. ei Christmas sk