Thomas Dale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Chester, VA)

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Friends Gather from All Over his 1985-’86 school year, we are honored to have four ‘‘special’’ students. To- meko Takei is a foreign ex- change student from Japan. She lives near Tokyo. She is staying with Dawn and Wayne Ozmore. She is eighteen years old and has not graduated yet. So, when she goes back to Japan, she will go back to school to graduate. In Japan she goes to a public school with nine hundred girls attending it. All of her friends will have already graduated. She has made some real good companions and they are getting her interested in extracurricular activi- ties. She loves sports and enjoys track and field and tennis. She also enjoys art. She likes drawing and oil painting. She loves it here, but misses home very much. Anne Muhle, from West Germany is visiting us here. She is not with a student, butis staying with her Aunt, Mrs. Rothaar. In Germany she at- tends Gymnasium School and is a senior. English is a required course Studying hard for her classes, Tomoko Takei listens attentively to instructions. ED Spending her time studying, Anne Muhle finds the end product rewarding. 44 Special Students in Germany, but she is still having difficulty with the language. Don’t worry! She is reassured by her friends who help her out. Another foreign exchange student is lsolda Rodrequez from the capital of Madrid, Spain. She is staying with Amy and Sarah Puryear. She went to a private boarding school in Spain not far from her home. She is going to T.D.H.S. to enrich her skills in Eng- lish. English is also a required course there. She loves horseback riding and skiing. She is an outstanding solo pianist. She loves T.V. here because there they only have two channels and here we have such a big variety. She didn’t know what to think about cheerleaders at first, because in Spain they don’t have them. She loves attending Thomas Dale and is not extremely homesick. Another special student is Jenni- fer Lim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hsing Wu of Chester. She is the youngest freshman in our school. She is just like any normal eleven year old, but just a little differentina few ways. At nine years old, Jennifer had an IQ of 150. She skipped three grades in twelve months. She has successfully completed Algebra Ill, Geometry and Trigonometry with very high compliments from her math professor at Harvard Universi- ty. This year, she is studying Pre-Cal- culus. Although Jennifer has such a high academic achievement level, that does not take away her playtime. She enjoys her family and does ev- erything any eleven year old would do. Jennifer is grateful to everyone who has helped her work toward her academic goals. Thomas Dale High School is glad you ‘‘Special Students” can be with us. We hope you are as delighted to be with us as we are with you! Getting help in a foreign language, Mr. Seal explains to Jennifer Lin how the conjugation of verbs is important.

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If you think it is a rumor that stu- dents at Thomas Dale are participat- ing in a movie that Mr. Alis is involved with, well, it is not. Mr. Alis is filming a movie, Home Front, in Virginia and this movie will be premiering next summer. Eight students from Thom- as Dale are participating in the film. These students are Tim Botset, Wayne Davis, Tony Jordon, Kenny Getting stepped on is the least of Matt Por- Brown, Mark Claiborne, Todd ter’s worries as he tries to learn his lines and Finkler, Chris Fox and Taylor Holt. be comfortable at the same time. Congratulations guys, we will be supporting you 100%. As a star of the drama club’s production, Mr. Alis appears to be generating Christine Womack prepares her lines for the @XCitementin the drama department premiere of the show. that will be felt for years to come. Giving examples of the characters of Our Demonstrating the different techniques of Being watched by the other performers, Mi- Town, Mr. Allis shows them exactly what acting, Mr. Allis gives directions on proper chael Cuomo finds that acting is a long, te- should be done and how to do it. movements and voice projection. dious job that musn’t be taken lightly. Drama 43

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Reading a magazine in her free time, Isolda Rodriguez spends a relaxing evening at Laughing with a friend at a funny joke, Anne home. Muhle pauses enough to catch her breath. Finishing an enjoyable lunch, Tomoko Takei gets ready to use her energy in class. . 4 Using her musical talents, Isolda Rodriguez . eas: +4 tbe Si finds a way to pass time after completing her 4g 4°, ee ge Httrent af Speen ee 5S homework. Stretching out to get her orange juice, Jenni- fer Lin prepares to relax during her lunch time. Special Students 45