Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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Jocelyn Parayre France Jocelyn Parayre of Evreaux, France comes from a fairly large family con- sisting of three sisters and one brother. Her father works as an inspector in the French Ministry of Work. While attending Montpellier High School, she learned English, Latin, and some Spanish. After graduating from the Montpellier Arts School (Ecole des Beaux Arts), she studied in Montpellier University for five years. There, she ob- tained three Bachelor Degrees in the following subjects: English Literature and Civilization; German Literature and Civilization; and French as a foreign lan- guage. She also obtained a Master's De- gree in English. She traveled throughout Europe to discover different cultures and peoples of England, Germany, Austria, Spain, It- aly, and Switzerland. She taught French as a foreign language in Austria, England, and Germany to pupils from ages 11 to 18 and to adults in a Further Education School. She was sent to the United States to teach French and the French culture by the French Ministry of Education in Par- is, hoping to learn more about the Amer- ican culture and people. Luis Hails From Aragatuba, Luis Otavio DaSilva was one of this year's exchange students. Luis is from Brazil and he arrived here January 25, 1987. Luis is 18 years old and was a Senior here at Dixon High School. He enjoyed many things here in the United States despite the fact that he spoke very little English when he arrived. One of his fa- vorite things was the snow because they don't have snow in Brazil except in the mountains. To Luis Christmas has a very special meaning because he is Catholic. During Christmas in Brazil he went to Mass three or four times in one day. Luis likes American Christmases because of the beautiful trees and the many wonderful presents. Even though Luis liked Dixon, he missed his family very much. Luis re- turned to Brazil and his family on De- cember 29, 1987. Hasta luego Luis! Mami, a Pleasant Addition A new face was seen roaming the halls of Dixon High School and it belonged to foreign exchange student Mami Chiyokubo. She arrived in the United States in August of 1987 from her home in Tokyo, Japan. The family of Mr. William Storey host- ed Mami for the school year. Her senior year was spent enjoying high school life the American way.

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DIXON TASTES LIFE ABROAD Foreign Consultants Kirchner, Hiramatsu, Parayre, and Ai-Un have taught American students about their different cultures. Fumio Hiramatsu Japan Fumio Hiramatsu of Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan, a city just fifty miles north of Nagasaki City, is a certified teacher of Math and Science. He majored in ma- rine engineering and economics. He lat- er worked for a bus company for thirty years. He is also involved in insurance, real estate, accounting, and auditing. His interests in the language and cul- ture differences between Japan and oth- er countries has brought him to the United States. He enjoys life in a foreign culture and hopes to introduce Japanese culture to other countries. In his free time he takes pictures and swims. Manfred Kirchner Germany Manfred Kirchner of Germany per- formed Civil Service work at a hospital in Springe prior to being a student of English, Physical Education, and Social Sciences at the University of Bremen. After several interviews and exami- nations he was chosen by the German Marshal Fund and the Fulbright-Stiftung to work as a German Consultant Teach- er in the Dixon Public School System. Before coming to Dixon, he took part in a Preacademic Summer Program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He enjoyed teaching in Dixon be- cause he believed the American stu- dents were very interested in learning more about foreign culture such as Ger- man. He hopes to pass all the expe- rience he's gained onto the German stu- dents he will have in the future. Li Ai-Jun China Li Ai-Jun of the People's Republic of China was a high school English teacher before coming to the United States. He was given this opportunity by the Amer- ican Field Service, an exchange program for foreign English teachers. He's pleased to have been allowed to in- troduce China to the United States. He's learning more about America and he hopes to take what he's learned back to China. He's found teaching the Dixon Public Schools fun. He views Dixon as a friend- ly, little town and he's made friends with teachers as well as with students. He believes the two countries should form a friendly bridge.

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Why Dukes? As a result of a nickname contest con- ducted in Dixon late in 1939, the Dixon Dukes was the title chosen for local athletic teams. Dixon High School's colors, purple and white, fig- ured in well with the royalty connected with the new team name. Mrs. Fred Page was given credit for suggesting the Dukes name in a city-wide contest sponsored by the high school. Mrs. Page's suggestion won not only the judges' approval but $5 for her as well. Judges included T. J. Miller, a fan; Kenneth Barnhart, former football team member; Mrs. A. C. Bowers, wife of the Athletic Director; Mrs. L. C. Shoaf, par- ent of an athlete; Marilee Burns, student; Earl Nolan, President of the Alumni As- sociation; and the sports editor of the Telegraph, Don Danielson. Other suggestions were Darts, Blackhawks, Rocks, Dixies, Rockets, Dodgers, Ramblers, Eagles, Wildcats, Defenders, and Bearcats. The 1939-40 Basketball team wore for the first time the Royal Purple uniforms with Dixon Dukes on them on Dec. 1 in a game against the heavyweight A and B teams of the Alumni coached by Charles Roundy. (The Dukes barely won a 20 to 18 victory over the Alumni). Playing for the Dukes that evening were Ardell Bugg, Clarence Kelly, Bill Schults, Bill McNichols, Bill Witzleb, and Bob McNamera. Playing for the Alumni teams were Allen Boyd, Earl Flanagan, Sammy Belleu, Laverne McMillion, Bob Kruz, Gene McNamera, Red Ellis, Red Flan- agan, Bob Coakley and Jerry Kerley. The Dixon Evening Telegraph noted the name Dukes would apply to all teams with the exception being that the name will share honor with the traditional Sharpshooters which is a natural for the basketball team of Coach L. E. Sharpe. Both names will be used in that case. (from an article by George Lamb in the Dixon Eve- ning Telegraph Looking Back series). Body Building During the summer a workshop was or- ganized by Mr. Kaczmarek. It was con- ducted by Stephan Fernholm, a World Champion Discus thrower, representing an organization called Bigger Faster Stronger, Inc. The workshop taught training tech- niques, which would produce a great ath- lete. Mr. Kaczmarek hoped the results would turn around the attitude of students and show athletes that hard work can achieve more than talent. The only dis- appointment Mr. Kaczmarek had was the small number of participants. Shane Miller believes in body building for compe- tition.