Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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BHS Welcomed Germany's Burkhardt Hoper As School's Second Friendly Foreign Student '1 4 ...., Yi' Gtr N-v E' l-. Y' When Burkhardt Hoper's parents arrived in the United States in April, Miss Margaret Means' homeroom planned a reception for Burk and his parents. Burk posed with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rothe, left, his real parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayfield, right, his American parents Musicians entertained at the reception. When friendly Burkhardt Hoper from Bremen, Germany, enrolled in classes at Bloomington High School in September, he took his place as the school's second foreign student. Masahide Matsuoka, better known as Mat, R- from Sasaguri, Japan, had completed his full year at the school only three months earlier. Burk, much like his predecessor, wasted lit- tle time in taking his place as a senior at BHS. Bloomington High School students agreed that Burk was quite a guy. The success of the American Field Service's program was clearly demonstrated by students when they purchased over -S1200 worth of Friend- ship Shares, almost double the amount needed, to guarantee the continuance of the program. Kibitzing before the start of the American Field Service Assembly were Wes Hicks, left, who spent the summer of '62 as a foreign student in Fritzlar, Ger- many, and Dave Mayfield, center, whose family hosted Burkhardt Hoper, right, the schooI's second foreign student. Burk came from Bremen, Germany. The assembly initiated a drive for more funds to support still another foreign student who might come to the school next year.

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Faculty The book and quill are symbolic of learning and of the basic purpose of Bloomington High School-the development of each individual stu- dent to the fullest possible extent of his abilities. In directing and guiding students toward achievement of these two objectives, Blooming- ton can be proud of a group of administrators and instructors who are both able and dedicated.