Aviation High School - Talon Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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Busy Aviation Campus dent has to wear a uniform to school every day. The girls are not allowed to wear mini skirts! During the week, we have no activities, but at the end of the week the students are allowed to do something. A movie, drama (sometimes), an assembly or a musical group is .shown to us in the auditorium. On the other hand, Helene says, At my .school, it is a place of study only — no clubs, no assemblies, no plays, no games, no cheerleaders, and no friend- liness with teachers. If you want to have activities, you must find them out of school. I think .schools in France arc much stricter, and the way we learn is much more formal. For in.stance, we don ' t learn homemaking or speech. Students rush to their lockers as the dismissal bell rings. Who would guess that three seconds ago the halls were empty? wonders Supote. The pressure of not gabbing in class inspires a flow of hot air from the mouths of swarming students at snack time. i Supote never thought it would be possible to take school time to promote school spirit, but here at Aviation it is considered an integral part of the program. 53

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Helenc remembers well the excitement of the crowning of the Homecoming Queen, Sheri Van Bramer. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay was the first high srhiml play Helene has ever participated in. The Men from AFS ' Foreign Eyes Examine Even though A iation is a place of learning, it is also a place of fun and activities. Actions that are just everyday experiences for most Falcons are seen quite differently from the viewpoint of some- one not accustomed to American education. AFS ' ers Helene Gougaud from France and Supotc Cihaswi- boon from Thailand have made such a compari- son of their home schools with Axiation — and the contra.st heavily emphasized Aviation ' s e. tra-cur- ricular program. Supote tells Talon, Fm from Cheingmai Teachers ' College in Thailand. We study five days a week. The school starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. We have seven classes a day. Every stu- . t Helene ' s school there are no cheerleaders, not even a football team, but she found a large part of the vigor of .Aviation ' s pro- gram typified on Friday cMnings. e ' I 52

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Coed Athletics Falcons Overflow with Energy at Sportsnights Determined Falcons put in extra oomph to set the ball over the net. Sportsnight dances give energetic students a chance to use up what- ever energy is left over after the volleyball games. Jumping feet, bouncing balls, and wild music were typical sounds of the ever-popular Sports- nights. The big push this year was the volleyball tournaments, which included class competition as well as individual participation. A look at the volleyball courts in the boys ' gym showed 50 in- dividuals all hitting one ball to the other side of the net with jast as many participants opposite. On other courts, people played a vigorous game of basketball and in the corner. Falcons practiced their ping-pong. After Falcons worked up a little sweat, they were herded into the girls svm for the dance. Falcons take advantage of the casual dress at Sportsnight to rela.x on the dance floor.