Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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New Foreign Students Forced To Flee Homelands Steve Oliver Lori Olsen Mark Olsen Sherie Olsen Wade Olsen Terry Olson Tiff Orlob Ronnie Osborne Jeff Ottosen Doug Ovord Japan, They met each after- noon with Mr, Hammond to learn their second language Through Mr. Hammond's in- terpreting, they stated that they were happy to be in America even though they missed their homeland. Several of these students had to es- cape from their countries to save their lives as Communism moved in. There is no hope that these students can ever return to their countries be- cause of the Communist ta- keovers. The United States in- creased its immigration quotas to allow foreign people in dis- tress to find new homes. Students who met with Mr. Hammond daily were (9th grade): Truong Cuon—Viet Nam, Eng Tiev—Cambodia, Yong Kim—Korea, and Robert Monge —Nicaragua, (10th grade): Song Lam—Viet Nam, Susan Choe—Korea, Kyong Na—Korea, (11th grade): Sung Kim—Korea, Pumi Chi- —Korea, Hour Tiev—Cambo- dia, and (12th grade) Kohtaro Kobayashi—Japan. How would it feel to live and go to school in a country where you did not speak or un- derstand the language being spoken? Not being able to speak or understand the Eng- lish language made school and communications very difficult for the new foreign students who registered at Alta this year. These students worked hard to absorb the language and American customs so they would feel comfortable in their new surroundings. These stu- dents came from many differ- ent countries: Nicaragua, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Korea, and Freshmen 215

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Robert Martmdole SheBee Martinez JoLynn Mason Chelie Masters Bonnie Maurer Tawny McClintick Kristin McClure Laurie McCormick Cherie McDonald Robert McDonald Roger McDonald Judy McDougoi Scott McDougal Kristen McKee FRESHMEN '83 Natalie McKeehan Kelly McLeish Kirk McMullm A J McNichol Howard McOmber Edcfce Meyers Debbi Mickeisen Erika Miner Shanna MiHer Shannon Miller Matt Milton Julie Mitchell Cherece Moe Robert Monga Jomes Moore Natalie Moore Ron Morris Todd Mortensen Melony Mounteer Carrie Mower Susan Muraida Melanie Murphy Jacque Murray John Murray Brent Nelson David Nelson Sylina Nelson Toni Nelson Frank Newman KeBi Nichols Glen Nickle Shelley Nielsen Shawna Niswander Al Noorda Steve Nordhoff Russ Norris Anna Nyberg Janae Ogden Jim Oliver Stan Oliver 214 Freshmen

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Lisa Owen Mark Owens Wade Os'wley Ed Pack Kim Packard Wendy Padjen Blake Page Catharine Palmer Joanne Pantaloni Susan Parker John Parr Julie Paskett joiene Patience Carl Peil Doug Petersn Penny Petersen Ramona Petersen Brenda Peterson Chris Peterson Amber Pettigrew Nancy Petty Dale Phelps Duke Phillips Ken Phipps Greg Posey Cindy Potter Danielle Pratt Theresa Proffitt Liz Ptak Melvin Questereit Betsy Qumtan Tammy Race Janet Roddon Mark Rake Ella Ramone Jill Rasmussen Joe Raso Debbie Riding In Salt Lake alt f aki Section II October 18, 191 By Debbte Hiding Alta High School Correspondent Students may not lx able to get candy at school next year The U S. Department of Agriculture is Ae’is'dering pasc 1 • guidelines to restiict iies of non-nutrMiot foods in public schools. Balanced Meals According to a USDA official, the department believes that by decreasing “junk food sales, students will eat bal- anced meals provided by the federal Hot Lunch Program. Under the regulation, foods that are low