Carson High School - Carneta Yearbook (Carson City, NV)

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Valorie Antkowiak concentrates on her second period AP French. Miss Chip ' s second period AP class says goodbye to a new-made friend. Ex- change Student Sylvia Heshiki. Miss Lopez teaches Spanish II to an at- tentive class. 8:45 l peakingof Language Many students learned the basics of language; only this time it wasn ' t tneir own. Foreign languages introduced many students to a new culture. First came the alphabet, but this time students didn ' t have Sesame Street to help them out. Next many students struggled with learning the new vocabulary. We had a vocabulary test about every week the first year, in which we had to learn about twenty words, said Senior French student. Amy Lynn. We took vocabulary tests with about twenty-five words. They were pretty easy, said Junior Spanish student Kayti Knight. After learning some vocabulary, students learned to make simple sentences, and later the students moved on to make more complex sentences. Along with the more corn- Ann Ducoulombier asks Mr. Martin- ovich for some help on her AP German. plicated writing skills, many students found themselves confused. Learning the verbs was con- fusing because there were so many of them, said Amy Lynn. The first year was easy. The second year got a lot tougher. That ' s wny I decided not to try a third year, said Kayti. After all of the confusion and all of the work, many found themselves reading literature in the language they had studied. Sometimes I get the urge to talk in a foreign language because it ' s fun. It makes you feel smart, said Senior French student, Tracy Hicks. A lady came into my work speaking German, and I understood her. It was really neat, said Junior German stu- dent Michelle Hall. by Michelle Heun Second Period 4

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Cultur shock They came to this country from dif- ferent parts of the world to study, hear, and experience our culture. I felt excited the first day that I was here. I had fun the first month meeting new people, said Foreign Exchange Student Malin Ekwall. After the newness of it all wore off, these students found themselves doing schoolwork and homework just like the native students. The homework is different here. In Sweden we get reading assignments and then the teacher asks questions in class. Here you just do it and turn it in, said Malin. Besides the work these students saw many things around the country. Even though these students saw many things and experienced a different culture, many often found themselves homesick. I got homesick over Christmas vaca- tion. I put on about five pounds, said Malin. Despite the drawbacks of being away from nome many found that the ex- perience changed them. I ' m more open now. I find it easier to talk to people, said Malin. I like it here. by Michelle Heun Exchange student (ulliana N Arenas, from Buchalramunga, Colombia, explains to Senior Melanie Allec what life is like in Colombia. Special friends, Senior laleth Peralta from Brazil and Junior Debbie Pierczynski formed a special bond as many exchange students do. 4 ' r |l|f.J 170

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Joey D ' Anna and Matt Marker ask Mrs. Cooper about the condition of the club shares in the Reebok Co. YOUNG INVESTORS: Front Row: Todd Martin, Tracey Grose, Tracy Hicks, Kristi Douglas, Chris Arteaga, Diane Vo, Julie Rooker, Tammy Soong, Amy Lynn. Second Row: Terry Trease, Han Mi Yoon, Kerstine lohnson, Kathy Heath, Lisanne Cammell, Shari Rader, Michelle Struthers, Pat Armstrong, Vickie Ives. Third Row: Chuck lohnson, Sara Bierman, Taal-Sing-Hui, Matt Harker, Kelli Bliss, Carolyn Tuper, Chris Santos, Cathy Moore, Wendy Cronenberger. Back Row: Darren Sparks, )oey D ' Anna, |eff )ones, Chris Freeman, Chris Weber, )ohn Hess, lohn Kellogg, Ron Crawford, Tayna Neuschwander, Nick! Martin, Leann Mankins, Christy Lemkuhl. 172