Blackford High School - Saga Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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YOUTH FDR UNDERSTANDING Andrea at home 6 KA' td' ,,-QQ I-low I feel about thrs year In Amertca nobody can really rmagrne. I never expected to be sent away as an exchange student until a letter arrrved from the Youth for Understandrng Program telling me that I would go to Arnerlca and to Californra, That fulftlled my greatest destre. If I should corne to the states I wanted to see Californta, Now suddenly all my dreams became true, I was very, very happy, but everythtng seemed to me so unreal, I could not make myself a prcture of all that Is now so famtlrar to rne. Maybe rt was good, so I come wrthout pretudices, However, to get ocquatnted wtth my whole new surroundrngs brought me some troubles IU the begrnning Thlngs so natural to you made drfftcultres for me. I had a hard time findrng from one classroom to the other in the short breaks, I drd not know howto open a locker and probably broke several ofthe school rules unlntentlonally. But so many of you, whom I had never met before helped me so ktndly and were so nuce to me that I soon felt at home and after a few weeks was glad that it was Blackford where I should stay for one year. I want to tell all you students, all teachers, Mr. Romer and Mr. Horrlgan, how I appreciated staytng with you. lt is a great difference between lrvtng In a community and heartng about tt from the outsudet When I remember you I wtll thunk about the games and sung, Forever Blackford I-lrgh, Andrea Reischtes I3I

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CAN FIELD SERVICE T The calendar on my wall reminds me that my year is nearly over. When I glance through my diary in the drawer, I cannot help but think of the happy days we have spent together. I can still see myself roaming aimlessly from one classroom to another during the first few days, with a smiling face but with a frustrated heart, much confused by my new environment, Then you came along with your warmth and friendliness, and helped restore hope in my heart again. I can also remember the school dances and parties which were wild experiences for me, Then there were the football and basketball games, where our Braves fought so fear' Iessly against our enemies while the cheerleaders, song girls and the rest of us cheered. I cannot tell you how proud I am to be a Brave. I cannot tell you how much l have learned inthe classroom. There is no way to show how much I have been Americanized or how much you have been Singaporeanized. But when you greet me with Ni I-low Ma? so nicely and sincerely, I know that you are one of us- and when I say I-li with a mouthful of hamburger or ' decorate your house with those long strands of paper, you know I have become one of you. To you my fellow students, my teachers, Mrs. Couch, Mr. Harrigan, and Mr, Romer, I owe my biggest thank you for making my stay here so interesting and educational. And because of the Stobbe family and the AFS Chapter, I shall always remember the enjoyable and colorful days. So, till we meet again- Good-bye, Good health, and Good luck, Selamat Tinggal. Sayonara. Auf Wiedersehen. Adieu. Forever, Ng Ser Miang 'QI'-M .-an 130

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MARCHING BAND . ...-,.,....m4,m...wn ' Bond Awords: One of 60 oll-store bonds selected to perform during the half-time First Place-Dedication Porode show ot Stanford Bond Dciy. Second Ploce-Sorotogo Anniversary Festival MAJORETTE 81 DRUM MAJOR FLAG GIRLS C. Robinson, V. Whiteside Row T. E. Begovich, T. Aldrich. Row 2. S. Sontti, K. Bush, N. de lo Cruz. DRILL TEAM Row 1: T. Bonner, C.oSorensen, Row 21 P. Todd, D. Snyder, T. Jones, P. Brown. T32