Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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irls League Conducts Activities Santa Claus pays a visit to the faculty children at the Girls League Christmas party. The folly old Sain! Nick is pic- tured here giving a present to a somewhat shy little girl. Girls League, an organization of which every girl is automatically a member, provides entertainment for senior girls every year. The lVlother-Daughter Banquet carried out the theme Me and My Shadowl' and paid a Well-deserved tribute to mothers. The Trojanettes, girls' choral ensemble, provided the music, and many girls took part in a skit showing how a girl grows up. Another highlight of the year was the Father-Daughter Box Social. Held around Valentine's Day, the theme was appropriate, sug- gesting lVly Heart Belongs to Daddyf, Each year members sell popcorn at the games. This activity was featurized in the League float for the Pep-o-rama festivities. Each year the League adopts an orphan and also conducts a Bundle Drive for The Save the Children Federation. Despite its many activities, the Girls League finds time to put on several assemblies. This year the girls presented a Christmas narrative entitled '4The Littlest Angel. 21 Girls League members participate in ffm merrinzenf of Pep-o-rama. Their float typifies the selling of fresh popcorn at all the games.

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Exchange Students Trade deas Exchange sfucierzts, Nancy Buxton and Olav Ranrisala, parlicipatea' in the Amer- ican Field Service this year. Here they are shown zvorlfing together in the li- brary on a project for one of their classes. Nancy tool: part in the summer A.F.S. program Io Germany and Olav is cur- rently representing Sweden here at Bloom. Being Bloomls A.F.S. student to Germany was the most inspiring and rewarding experience of my life. I realize now the importance of world peace and the vast number of obstacles that must be overcome be- fore it can be attained. Wliile participating in the A.F.S. program, I lived in the small, typically German town of Oelde. As I became a part of the Meis family, we spent many hours sharing customs, ideas and problems. I soon learned that most Germans don't care to talk about one of the world's most controversial topics, Berlin. Although I found life in Germany difficult in many ways, I grew accustomed to it quickly. I took Germany to my heart, and in the two months I gained a second family and a second home. What greater experience could there be? Walls together, talk together Oh you peoples of the earth Then, and only then Shall ye have peace. Exodus Being an A.F.S student here at Bloom has been a wonderful experience, and I have had a most en- joyable year, which I will never forget. I live just outside of Goteborg, the second largest city in the ulsand ofthe Midnight Sun, Sweden. I go to an all-boy school, which is relatively small compared to Bloom. This impressed me very much. I have an older brother and sister at home and my father is a sea-captain. This year, during which I have lived in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paulsen, whose son is a junior at Bloom, I have worked, had fun, and even Htwistedw with you, and I have truly enjoyed every minute of it. To conclude, I would like to say that I have en- joyed my visit, and I shall always remember Bloom.

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Bloom Students Exchange Ideas . ,,vtH.,1 .tl Diane Wiflman and Carolyn Hantalc, two Bloom juniors who attended Champaign High School for the exchange program, talk over their future preparations during class. fi f-Q' U X 5 t .. , wx 5 DQ ' 'J , Xu , 1 I, . iii I l , , , i 1 ' he lf-' -XM if B B p if Q . ffif ' l t W' iff' t rre Bill Hay and Tula Vaream exchange students from Cham- paign High School, look river their schedule for the day, which they followed duringl their stay at Bloom. fLefi to rightj Bloom exchange students Bonnie Grubberman, foann Smith, Linda Trot- tier, Donna Maier, Kathy Pizzimenti, and Nancy Hamp- ton discuss their trip to Mount Pros- pect for the ex- change program. Later other students from Mount Pros- pect came and ex- changed their ideas with Bloom stu- dents.