Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Ja-Ka Janke, Todd, 10th Jasek, Carmen, 11th Jaynes, Troy, 10th Jayroe, Lisa, llth Jenkins, Connie, 1 1th Jenkins, Karen, 9th Jenkins, Quinton, 9th Jenkins, Randall, 9th Jenkins, Terri, 'lOth Jernigan, Pamela, 9th Jinks, John, llth Joblin, Joseph, 9th Joice, Debbie, 9th Johnson, Brenda, 9th Johnson, Charlene, 10th Johnson, Darrell, llth Johnson, Donna, llth Johnson, Joy, 9th Johnson, Kathy, 9th Johnson, Kerry, 9th Johnson, Kurt, 10th Johnson, LaSonya, llth Johnson, Michael, 10th Johnson, Peggy, 10th Johnson, Terry, llth Johnson, Tina, 9th Johnson, Vanessa, 10th Jones, Aundra, 10th Jones, Charlotte, 9th Jones, Debbie, 10th Jones, Janice, 9th Jones, Joylynn, 1 lth Jones, Lisa, 9th Jones, Monica, 10th Jones, Vernon, 11th Jozwiak, Glenn, llth Juarez, Gilbert, 10th Juarez, Josie, 9th Jumper, Becky, 9th Kaleck, Barbara, 9th Kapalski, Mark, 10th Kaster, Ernest, 10th 138 underclnssmen an Mercedes likes it here Her major academic interest is psychology, and Mer- cedes would like to receive a scholarship to go to college and study that subject. She is not sure where she wants to attend college, but is not against continuing her educa- tion in America. In addition to psychology, Mercedes is also interested in translating. Although the multi-lingual Mercedes has been in the U.S. only a short while, she has formed some definite opinions. You learn a lot about a country fby living therej . . . it's different than reading about it in books . . .llike it here. way from Uruguay! I have been by the people . . . they very kind to me -. . . l can't believe it, said Mercedes Barbe, the dark- haired foreign exchange student from Montevideo, Uruguay. we --.7 X -14

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'om Uruguay Vlercedes impressed by people' y I have been most impressed by the people . . . They te so kind to me . . . I can't believe it, exclaims the trk haired foreign exchange student from Montevideo, 'uguay. ln my country, there are not so many diverse ibjects Cin schooIJ, said Mercedes Barbe, explaining ie of the differences between life in her South American Jmeland and the U.S. The dark-complexioned senior arrived in New York City inuary 15, and came to Houston the 18th. She will live are with her American family, the Corkills, for six onths. When asked how she became interested in being foreign exchange student, the 18-year-old who enjoys ioking, reading and drama replied, I have a friend who ime to California as an exchange student, and she said it was fun. Ho-Ja Hogland, Gayla, 9th Hogland, Nancy, 9th Hogue, Kimberly, 9th Hoiier, Anita, 11th Holland, Deborah, 11th Holland, Lisa, 9th Holley, Karen, 10th Holliday, Ellen, lOth Holliday, Ronda, 1Oth Hollister, Donald, 9th Holstein, Norman, 9th Honn, Gerald, 11th Hood, Diane, 9th Hood, Linda, lOth Hopkins, Douglas, llth Horn, Barbara, 10th Hosek, Tina, 9th Hosmer, Charles, I 1th Houghton, Nova, 9th Houston, Darrell, 9th Howington, Chris, 11th Communication is no problem for Mercedes. She attended an English-speaking school for 12 years at home, and comments, My teachers spoke only English, so I had to learn to talk to them in English. In addition to Spanish, Uruguay's national language, and English, the friendly girl who would like to start a field hockey team at MacArthur also speaks French and is learning Italian. Describing more differences in the way of life in the U.S. and Uruguay, Mercedes said, At home, people kiss when they meet, but not here. She also commented, Food is different, too. . . In Uruguay, we don't eat such a big breakfast, and we don't have so many eggs. Ccon't. on pg. 1385 as au ,- it Howton, Johnny, 10th Hubbard, Chuck, 9th Hubbard, Claudia, 9th Hubbard, Clifford, 10th Huber, Rose, llth Hudgens, Jack, lOth Hudson, Danette, 1Oth Hudson, Peggy, 9th Hudson, Sam, 10th Huerta, Myrna, lOth Hughes, David, 9th Hughes, Deanna, 9th Hughes, Raymond, 11th Hughes, Rickey, 10th Humphrey, Mary, llth Husband, Aggie, 9th Hvlzdos, Mary, 11th Jackson, Lolitha, 10th James, Tracy, 9th Jameson, James, 10th Janke, Larry, 11th underclcssmen I 37

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Ka-La Kazmiroski, Vincent, 11th Keasling, Linda, 11th Keels, Mike, 9th Keen, Connie, 10th Keeton, Troy, 10th Keller, Randy, 9th Kelley, Deanna, 9th Kelley, Lora, 10th Kelly, Jeff, 10th Kelly, Russell, 11th Kemp, David, 9th Kemp, Mark, 11th Kennedy, Lynn, 9th Kerr, Scott, 10th Khalaf, Caroline, 11th Khalaf, Khalaf, 9th Khalaf, Mazin, 10th Khalaf, Ruby, 11th Kidd, Beverly, 9th Kindle, Pam, 1Oth Kindred, Randy, 11th King, Gary, 11th King, John, 9th King, Melody, 11th King, Tracina, 9th Kirk, Darlene, 11th Kirk,Donna, 9th Kitchens, Mark, 11th Kitchens, Steve, 1 1th Klovensky, Daniel, 11th Knigge, James, 11th Knight, James, 9th Knighten, Jennifer, 9th Kralich, Jeffery, 9th Kralich, Jerrell, 11th Krueger, Ruby, 9th Krummel, Margaret, 1 1th Kuehn, David, 11th Kuehn, John, 10th Kumpe, Tammie, 9th Krugur, Andy, 9th Laake, Delaine, 10th Lacey, Barbara, 1 1th Ladner, Todd, 1Oth Lairmore, Melinda, 9th Landrum, Dabbie, 1Oth Landrum, Mark, 9th Laney, Donald, 10th Lange, David, 11th Langley, Tim, 11th Langston, Sherry, 9th Lamas, Fernando, 9th Lamas, Mary, 11th Lambert, Glen, 11th Lampson, Sandra, 11th Lapaglia, Tina, 9th Lara, Grace, 9th Lara, Joe, 10th La Salle, Jim, 11th La Shomb, Mark, 9th Law, Curtis, 10th Law, Debra, 1Oth Law, Jay, 10th underclassmen 139