Bucksport High School - Hillcrest Yearbook (Bucksport, ME)

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x c Row 1: S. Pollard, R. Sawyer, J. McCobb, C. Redmon; Row 2: A. Doucette, L. Esoncy, L Clements, G. Perkins, W. Weirich, C. Whitney, K. Soper, A. Fellows, C. Jordan, R. Bray, C. Bigl, S. Bowden, B. Soper, C. Clements, B. Barnard; Row 3: V. Brown, M. Hopkins, B. Gross, P. Rump, L. Webb, K. Fitzgerald, K. Eldridge, J. Sheehon, P. Robbins, C. Johnson, M. Swozey, H. Webb, R. Widder, S. Carter, C. Bunker, M. Snow, A. Carter A.F.S. This year AFS started off in full swing earning money for the foreign exchange students, and Americans Abroad students. They sold their annual AFS Birthday calendars, making a large profit, and also sold condy which brought in more money. Later in the spring, they plan to have on auction for their Final money raising scheme of the school year. In late November, they sponsored on area AFS weekend. The weekend was well planned, and proved to be 0 great success. They arrived Thursday night, and went to our school on Friday, visiting and speaking in various classes. After school they toured the mill, and later that evening went to a party. Saturday they spent the day in Costine, tour- ing the ship, and using the athletic facilities of the Maine Maritime Academy. Saturday night was a supper, and eventually got off to the bowling alleys. Sunday morning we said good-bye. AFS Ofttcers: S. Pollard, Vice-President; C. Redmon, Sec- retory; J. McCobb, President; R. Sawyer, Treasurer 21

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The plane was out of the clouds now. Beau- tiful, hilly mountains, iungles, tropical vegeta- Jim, S Trip to Thailand tion, and rice paddies came into view. The sudden realization that I was about to spend , a , , , two and a half months in Bangkok, Thailand t : i1; g finally hit me. I was half way around the i E M globe, and full of apprehension, excitement, ., t , , w W and tension. ' t Before long, I felt myself becoming familiar- ized with my new surroundings. I no longer felt like I didn't belong, and I overcame the feelings of selt-consciousness. Suddenly, I was no longer awkwardly manuevering my chopsticks, and my sisters didn't have an ex- cuse for giggling at the dinner table because I stopped dropping food in my lap. All mod- esty aside, I got to be skilled at manipulating my new eating utensils! I began to attempt to speak the Thai language to wear the Thai school uniform, to pay respect to my elders, and to follow Thai customs and traditions. I did not regard the lifestyle as odd, or in- ferior to the American culture. I did not feel I was losing my personal identity by practicing and adiusting to the changes, but rather I considered it a whole new challenge and a chance to broaden myself. Jimmy, Sister , and Roland The Thai people were eager and proud to teach AFSers or foreigners about their coun- try and its uniqueness, but even more pleased for us to show genuine, sincere inter- est in them. I can't begin to express the wonderful feel- ings my AFS experience instilled in me, be- cause I don't have that kind of mastery over words. Twenty AFSers sang, When AFS Comes Marching In on our departure at the airport, at the summer's termination. Every one of us hoped that the people we had to leave behind benefited, and were as en- riched as we were. It was a summer packed full of growing, learning, a little suFfering, lots of sharing, and love. Hopefully, the AFS mo- tive and hope will continue to spread, and people will become more aware of the sim- ilarities in all of us. EVKQALJUth-tm ' 14.3.; ' ' A N a i ,.........V.......-. a. .. mm m... . mhmmwwuhmw t