Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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Legal Aliens Learn Culture Would you leave your high school, friends, family, and country to experience an entirely different culture? For seven students repre- senting Germany, Yugoslavia, Fiorway, and Spain, the answer is yes. For Kris Kvaternik, Till Gunnewig, Claudia Walger, Thomas Glattes, Rune Tollisen, Monica Cortina, and Macarena Gomez, Southern California was a home away from home-at least for 10 months. Through their insightful eye, American cul- ture and institutions did seem a worid apart. The Yugoslavian and Spanish students who were accustomed to a Marxist and monar- chistic government respectively, experienced democracy, and students who once had to take 15 subjects in school felt the burdeq lifted with seven. Kris Kvaternik has come tO like the United States so much that he wantsj to stay for college, much to the dismay of the Yugoslavian government who wants himf back for military service. i According to Claudia Walger, Kris Kvaternik summed it up when he said, Life is big, fast and different when you first get here. -f.l. • ■t f DCLJ

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Photographers Find a Hew Dimension you take photography a little more serious- than the average tourist and 35 mm cam- as are your speciality, then you should join le Photo Club. 3r five dollars you can join Ms. Dunn and lirty other students on ' photo assign- lents to such places as Disneyland and Uni- ;rsal Studios. The group was led by Presi- ent Michael Fournier. he club sponsored a school-wide photo con- test and participated in a district-wide compe- tition. The club raised money through picture frame sales and Gobble Grams at Thanks- giving. In addition to just having fun and going on field trips, Ms. Dunn views the club as a learn- ing experience: We learn how to work to- gether to accomplish ends and are exposed to the fine arts. -j.b.t. I

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A Good Idea One of the new clubs that emerged in the fall was the Model United Nations. Founder and oligarch Chris Oprison established the local chapter of this expansive, nation-wide organi- zation in the hope of stirring some interest in international politics and world relations. This bi-monthly club planned to attend con- ferences held throughout the nation in cities such as Mew York, Boston, and Riverside. As of March none of these plans had material- ized. Hopefully this club will blossom next year into a club which will promote interest in the United States, debating, and the world around us. -e.c. 1. rOREian EXCHAMQE SIUDEhTS-Macarena Gomez, Kris Kvaternik, Monica Cortina, Till Qunnewig, Thom- as Qlattes, Claudia Walger, Rune Tollisen. 2. MODEL U.n. -(standing) Inhwan Choi, Jennifer riunnik- hoven, Chris Bergerud; (front) Elsa Una, Jennifer Dowling, Melissa Maccarone, Shauna Brozek, Katie OTteal, Lauren Sitzer, Rachelle Ricardo, Chris Opri- son. 3. Monica Cortina, with her host family and friends, sa- vors the experience of the Magic Kingdom. 4. Emily Williams and Till Qunnewig cherish the mo- ments spent together. 5. Macarena Gomez and her American sister. Brandy Elser, explore the California coast.