Clinton High School - Clintonia Yearbook (Clinton, IL)

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Central Catholic stunned Clinton with a quick strike in the first quarter making the score, 7-0. The Maroons roared right back, driving 66 yards in twelve plays. Green hit Jim Sparrow on a pass. Brett Miller added the extra point making the score, 8-7. Clinton’s lead was sweet and very short lived. The Clinton offense rolled up 358 total yards, but the defense gave up 341 yards. Clinton also had more first downs, but Central Catholic still won, 30-22. 6

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Other Homecoming activities included the annual Junior-Senior Egg Fight held at the Water Works Park. Just as the juniors were beating the seniors, the Clinton Police Department came and ended it with an early finish. On the same evening, Clinton High School Clubs and Groups revived the traditional windowpainting. The National Honor Society won with the Slogan, “Reach for the Stars,” with the seniors placing second. 5

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Foreign Exchange Students Express Their Ideas Katsuko Uesugi is a long way from her home in Nara, Japan, but in the true spirit of Homecoming, her new friends at Clinton High School have made her feel welcome and at home. “I miss my friends and my Mom in Japan, but I have new friends here, and 1 like Clinton very much.” By January our heavy winter snowfalls introduced her to a season she had only experienced mildly before. “In Nara we have about two inches of snow about ten days of each year. If we have snow one day in Japan, the next day it is gone. 1 have enjoyed sledding (although I had a lot of bruises from it at first) and ice skating on real ice.” We will miss Katsuko when she returns to her home. She will take with her a better understanding of the English language and the American people, but, even more importantly, she leaves with us the memory of a warm and affectionate girl whom we all loved. They’re Learning A For Eric Brito life in Clinton is surely a change from that in his hometown of Caracas, Venezuela. “For me, Clinton was a little town, because 1 came from a city of 3,000,000 people. In a city like that, everything happens, and nobody sees you for a long time.” While staying with the Robert Case family, he has made friends here at Clinton High School and has learned many things about America. “1 never saw snow in my life, but 1 didn’t expect to see that much like 1 saw in Clinton!” Like his American “family” we will miss Eric greatly when he leaves. He has made impressions on our lives that will long be remembered. 7