Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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AF The AFS advisors and members eagerly watch an amusing presentation given by the foreign exchange . students. Melting Pot by Andrea Hayek ermany, Venezuela, China, Sweden, these are just some of the places they come from. Who are they? None other than the foreign ex- change students. lf you ever wanted to get to know them, they could often be found with the AFS club. AFS was an organization through which stua dents could transfer from their own 1 country to another. They came for many reasons, Anna Birkholz of Ger- A many came because, My friends who went came back and said it was great. However, many members of the club were not foreign exchange students. These people joined for other reasons. Jennifer Smith com- mented, l talked with some of the exchange students and they made it sound exciting. The club hosted many activities to introduce these foreigners to the American cul- ture. Christine Matthys, President of AFS, commented, lt's interesting to learn about other cultures, and AFS surely offered this opportunity. I . sa-my K. Hickey, S. Bernsen, A. Birkholz, M. Barreto, l. Coon, l. Schlect, K. Yamasaki, C. l. Smith, S. Millican, V. DeBerry, B. Forkas, T. Beaudet, M. Goff, M. Goff, S. Lane, Thibeault, N. Kusano, P. Melendez, M. McCool, S. Allen, L. Mancini, l. Berreth, A. Hayek, G. Beck, M. Brennan C. Strenger, l. Graff, T. McClellan, K. Wayland, K. Burkey, C. Matthys, L. Allred, 84 Clubs AFS

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S. Coulter, B. Decker, S. Heyenga, M. Kemlein, A. Seidensticlcer, D. Hatton, B. Mlson, S. Reed, Mr. ,,., , ,W , Campbell, l. Burke, I. Balogh, I. O'Brien,l. Gresham, I. Long, l. Clarkson, l. Matteucci, K. Osle, B. Leroux if -5' , f sa . -1- :ae -ax peas- as 1. . 1. iii':f?tf ' fi-15555-. iiiigiirfm Fgiisigii - ' ,jj ga' 5 .QW by Andrea Hayek uring is Life . . . the rest is details, expresses the atti- tude of the surfer. The dedi- cation to the sport includes braving freezing weather and water in hopes of catching the 'perfect wave. On top of this, they face the drive to the beach only to discover the waves are all of one foot high. Yet Eric Smith said it was worth it, When you catch a wave. The - ssaaaarsa -- surf club came into existence some time in the past, but it was revived last year, and successful this year. The club sponsored competitions which gave the members an oppor- tunity to compete against one an- other. Though the competitions are judged by independent judges, Erik Peterssen commented that, ln any competition the toughest judge is yourself Brian Mlson added, The competitions are very hard when you re under pressure and there's only I5 minutes to do your best. The thrill of surhng is, Hard to put into words, said leff Cundiff. Andy Seidensticlcerfs last words on the subject were when it comes to surf- ing, People shouldn 't speak with words but with actions. So next time the waves are big . . . watch out! Sean Heyenga rips oft the lip of the wave. A lone surfer braves the waves. Surf Clubs 83

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Arne Germeyer contemplates whether or not to believe whalhe 1 us! Sven Crone 1sn't sure whzch way he has to go to get back home to Germany. heard, 4 wind ,fb 4 have to Say. Harald Kerscher llslens to what hzs lellow lrzends from Germany 2 Anna Bz11i1l1.5lZ afirgl Kesk X hlimy.11s1.1 lil?-lnlxvely hsren txt lVla1'1d Bax'- AFS Clubs 85