Davis County High School - Mustang Yearbook (Bloomfield, IA)

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D.e.M.S. MS AftOPZJON 20 Davis County High School Student Body, This year has gone so fast that 1 can't believe it. Now, when my leaving be- comes closer and closer, I have really mixed feelings. In my mind, I am anx- ious to get home BUT at the same time, I start to think about my new and good friends here, who I wouldn't like to leave. And all the great and crazy memories from Davis County High School!!! FINLAND Republic of Finland President Mauno H. Koivisto (1982) Premier Kaievi Sorsa (1982) Area: 130,119 sq ml (337,009 sq km) Population (est. 1982): 4,825,000 (average annual growth rate: 0.4%) (Finnish, 93%; Swedish, 6%) Density per square mile: 37.0 Capital: Helsinki Largest cities (est 1981): Helsinki, 484,000; Tampere 166,250; Turku, 163,500 Monetary unit Markka Languages: Finnish, Swedish Religions: Lutheran, 98%; Orthodox, 1.6% National name: Suomen Tasavalta—Republiken Finland Literacy rate (1981): 99% When the year started, I couldn't be- lieve how many different possibilities I could have here at school. My sched- ule included pretty easy classes, which were a lot of fun (Band, Chorus, Cre- ative Writing, Algebra II, Personal Typing, Painting, W.W. II, Wild West, Crafts, and American Litera- ture.) I feel that school is more fun here and students spend more time in the school doing different things togeth- er. In Finland, most of our time is spent studying. I have also enjoyed getting involved in different activities; cross country. Drama Club, speech contests, mini singers, swing choir, and track. I will never forget those good times during track meets and speech trips. It has been really great to attend D.C.C.H.S. and I want to thank every- one who has made my year so SU- PER!!! I will never forget you, people, in Bloomfield, Iowa! Minna Taipale. Page Sponsor KXOF Minna is shown at right in her native costume as one of her senior proofs. «slffS

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OCT) UMJCV All families have traditions that are unique to that specific family. Our family has its own tra- ditions that we uphold from year to year. One of our old family traditions is the' Junior-Senior Prom. The most important traditions in some minds are the Baccalaureate, Senior Awards, and Graduation. Along with the Graduation comes the great honors of Valedictorian and Salutorian. We hold these traditions very dear and we hope that they are continued in the future. 1. Minna masters the art of typing. 2. The juniors leisurely preparing for prom. s

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AWM4 ZAJPMS The following summary of Minna's stay was written and submitted by Dee Altheide; Our AFS daughter arrived on August 18th, after a long trip and extensive orientation program, to her new Iowa home. Iowa was an unknown place to Minna, but she had read that it had hot summers and cold winters and she was not to find that untrue, for when she disembarked in Des Moines the temperature registered 100 ° and December brought the coldest weather we had had for some years. This small rural community was quite a change for this 17 year-old, who lived in an apartment on the 8th and 9th floors, in a city of 163,000 people. It brought lots of new experiences, from the never heard buzz of the locust to the gathering of hickory nuts, and ice skating on the pond. Minna's new family was not all so different, for at home she had an older brother and sister as well as a younger sister. This had her callo used for the teasing she received from her American siblings about the ice cream she loved, the water fights, and weighin' on the scales. Minna was truly a pleasure to have in our home and fit right in, like she had always been there. We will always feel that though thousands of miles from home our Finnish daughter and sister left us with so many cherrished memories that fill the emptiness in our hearts. PICTURE 1: One of Minna's settings for her senior pictures. PIC- TURE 2: Mrs. Kincart's Art classes held a birthday party for Minna, here she is shown blowing out the candles on her birthday cake. PICTURE 3: Wasting some time during commencement band prac- tice. 21