Oakmont High School - Odinboken Yearbook (Roseville, CA)

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Oolsnwonr AFS Club Gives Foreign Exchange Srudenrs Cnonce To Meer America W...n-v 'w 136 ORGANIZATIONS V'- e l eg C Villg Q5

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The popularity of the foreign exchange student program has grown over the last few years to an alletime high. Oalsmont had four foreign exchange students who stayed unti the end of the year: Bob VanDenBerg, Lucy Romero, and Carina Jafs from the American Field Service, and Hidelso lsanno, sponsored by the Japanese lntereCultural Exchange program. These students receive the benefit and understanding of how an- other culture functions, which they could never have experienced except through these programs. Since the students were new to this ccuntry, it tools time to adjust to the American lifestyle. School here is somewhat different, for examf ple, their grading systems use numbers instead of letters for grades, They also had to get used to having a single campus instead of several smaller campuses with smaller student populations, American students asls them about the music in their countries almost every time they speals in front of groups. According to the foreign visitors, there is no difference in the music they hear, they have the same groups singing the same songs. Another similarity is the clothing , they were basically the same styles that we do. One major differ- ence between our cultures in the food. The U.S. has a better selection than other countries according to the foreign students. Even though America was an interesting place to visit, the exchange students still can't wait to get bacls to their own countries to see their families and friends. ,L . 3 - ' NN, .,,.. 1. DOD VANDENDERG FROM the Netherlands, hurries to crop his last picture so that he may turn in his packet into the publisher for printing in the yearbook ' 2. THIS YEAR'S FOREIGN student population includes Car ino Jafs, Bob VanDenDerg, Lucy Romero, and Hidelso Kanno, 3. HIDEKO KANNO, A foreign student from Japan poses for her picture in the school newspaper 4. AFS STUDENTS CARINA Jafs and visitor Chris Wharton tell about where they're from in Mrs, Colon oth period class 5. LUCY ROMERO FROM Paraguay consults Mrs. Thomas on her class possibilities before making her final decisions 6. HI- DEKO KANNO FROM Japan puts the finishing touches on her English assignment before turning it INTO Mrs. Dowel for grading FOREIGN STUDENTS 135

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The Americon Field Service Orgonizotion con be considered o service club, roising money to host ond ossist foreign exchonge students thot spend one yeor in Roseville. Through the club, students con Ieorn obout different cultures, customs, hobits, lows, ond opinions, Oolsmont wos visited by three AFS 'ioreign exchonge students this yeor. For Lucilo Romero from Poroguciy, Corino Jofs from Finlond ond Bob Von Den Berg from the Netherlor ds, o senior yeor ot Oolsmont is o greot experience, becouse of the difference in the educotionol system ond school life between the United Stores ond their home countries. All three ogreed thot Colifornio is o nice ploce to live ond they enjoyed their stoy very much. At club meetings, the students told obout their home countries ond their experiences in the United Stores. ln Februory, Liso Price, who groduoted in 1980 from Oolsmont, tollsed obout her stoy in New Zeolond. 1. THE THREE AFS foreign exchonges students, Corino Jofs, Bob Von Den Berg ond Lucilo Romero, enjoyed being students or Oolsmonr. 2. CARINA JAFS AND Chris Whorton from Englond, who ottended Roseville High, ore discussing the differences between Europe ond Americo in the yeorbook closs. 3. BECAUSE SHE HAS been involved in AFS for mony yeors, Mrs. Louro Reger, club odvisor lsnows mony people from oll over the world, 4. HONORARY MEMBER HIDEKO Konno from Jopon, Corino Jofs, Lucilo Romero ond Vice-Presi dent Dovid Leung meet in the librory for the monthly club meetings. 5. SECRETARY-TREASURER JOSE Cor- rero is listening when Lucilo Romero tolks obour her home country, Poroguoy. 6. INTERESTING DISCUS- SIONS WERE creoted during AFS Visitorion Doy, when six exchange students from Roseville ond Auburn gove speeches in severol closses. 7. JUST BEFOREBEGINNING o meeting, club president Billlsosge looks over the minutes of the previous meeting. AFS 137