Agoura High School - Quixotian Yearbook (Agoura Hills, CA)

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MUNEY MAKES THE WURLD 60 'RUUND ou're sitting at home and find yourself thinking about life past high school. International suc- cess doesn't sound too bad. But how will you get the business smarts and those foreign connec- tions? It comes to you in a rush of letters: F.B.L.A. and foreign exchange programs. Inspired, you join Future Business Lead- ers of America QF.B.L.A.j. They teach you methods of dealing with people and theories of business management. To raise money for the F.B.L.A. convention at the end of the year, club members sold banner-grams, made basketball buttons, ran the marriage booth at Mardi Gras, and produced other profitable activities. You also meet president jennifer Whitney and ad- visor Gloria Burrus. After the meeting, you inquire at the career center about foreign exchange exper- ience and Pat Croner re- fers you to some Agoura students on exchange programs. Raffaella Colombo, age seventeen, for example, came here from Milan, Italy on a program called American Intercultural Student Exchange. When describing the United States, she said, It's great. I love it. One large dif- ference she noticed was that teenagers here are not all wed as many privi- leges is in Milan. Another foreign student was Bram Scheures from Venlo, Holland who lived in 228 Foreign Exchange Agoura on an exchange program called Educa- tional Foundation. As for school here he remarked, lt's a lot easier here. He also noted that teenagers here are more extreme in their dress and styles that those in Holland, and they are easier to talk with than kids back home, lordanna Berger, a senior at Agoura participated in Rotary ln- ternational through which I improved my Spanish but my family wanted to practice their English on me all the time. -Shizue Kira she spent a month in Myoji, japan. While there she went to school with her host brother and sis- ter and took physics, lapa- nese, English, and cook- ing. Berger also learned a few of the social customs like bowing in formal greetings. Overall, Berger enjoyed her stay and learned mush about toler- ance, responsibility, and patience. Maile Hunt was also a foreign exchange student, but on American Field Service lA,F.S.l. She went to Wutzburg, West Germany and lived with a host family for'three months. She felt her stay was the best experience in her whole life. She also went to school for three weeks with one of her host sisters. I met most of my friends at school and even though I didn't un- derstand most of my classes, the kids went out of their way to speak Eng- lish to me. She also learned some German while she was there, in- cluding the customs of the German people. Shi- zue Kira was another stu- dent who participated in A.F.S. She went to Bunuel, Spain for three months where she took part in a language study program. Each day, for a couple of hours, she studied Span- ish along with other stu- dents from the United States. She remembered, I improved my Spanish but my family wanted to practice their English on me all the time. She also felt her family was abso- lutely wonderful and a perfect match. People in Spain are more aware of the world around them, than most Americans, she observed. Lastly, some students might have won- dered where Erica Lowen- berg was this past year. Well, she went to Elnesva- gen, Norway on A.F.S. for an entire year. She said that her host family was great and her only prob- lem was learning the na- tive language. As for the weather, It's sure a lot colder than in Southern CaIifornia! she noted, After you hear from these students you feel that Ire- land might be a possibility for you - but only after you acquire sufficient funds from the skills learned in F.B.L.A. - Maile Hunt and April Lee Vs! 7-

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Qmmmmiaeeams -ExEE??1 f ff' 9 5 ' l 1 4510 QGQMQA ags. T suspended on a thin alloy frame, bulleting across jagged granite at thirty miles per hour sound like a pleasant afternoon's outing to you? If so, you would appreciate the 1987-88 AHS Cycling Team, sponsored by Agoura Schwinn, where hands would steer you down the road to victory. President Shane oes being Ralston and secretary Evan Astrowsky both, as Ralston enthused, liked to attract recreational and competitive cycIists. Even swashbuckling mountain bikers were welcomed for both on- and off-road rides. meetings once a month and weekly rides every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Rare events such as the Grape Nuts Bike Festival, the Mammoth Cycling Classic, and the Valencia Time . . . for recreation and fun. -Shane Ralston Trials highlighted the year's agenda. Not only did the crew keep fit during the winter, but, more importantly, they also had good reason to procrastinate on virtually all homework. All members could Nutritions on Tuesdays join in organizational and Thursdays were not only intensified by the wicked nutty-bar! warm bagel line, but also in the bedlam of D-11 where the Bridge Club met in heated battle. There were no elected officials to bring order to the frenzy, just members with only the game in mind. Seriously though, they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and, as Sam Fu commented, were always willing to take in new members who wanted to get in on the action. The members either played the game in a group of four or discussed how to strategically use their hands to maneuver down the tricky' path to victory. -Bob Rich if 535' -Q 230 Bridge Club -P- 'Y 'QF 4' .. Mir - -f- ,-N s 1 l Q j i 4' i T if l is 1 'Q .l l Here we find our ruthless soldiers of Agoura High School's Bridge Armada. Even though the club members enjoyed them- selves, the game required a lot of thought.