Edgewood High School - Aurigan Yearbook (West Covina, CA)

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AFS - CHAI 81 RICK...G00dbVe Seniors: lt's very hard for me to s ta te, city, community, expressm feelings in words and, especially, your a b o u t the past year that I have spent in your country, school. As an exchange student I found out that a Dear Trojans, To introduce myself, I am Ricardo Schonfeld, your AFS student from Argentina. Yes, Argentina is my c o u nt r y, the land where I was born, the place where I was raised. I come from a small familyg my father, 44 years old, isa chemical engineer: my mother, 39, is a house wife , no w studying third year of Law, and my only roft her, Roby, 12, getting re ad y to start high school next year. My life in this city was quite different compared to here. Back there I was a tt e nd ing a military aca- demy: Liceo Militar General San Martin . O u r school year runs from M a rch through December. Therefore, because of this visit to your countrty I have- n't graduated rom high school yet. Once back in my countrylwill have to. 1 . cut my hair, and go back to th e academy for five more months. Sports are an important activity in my school, because as onlya few of the other schools we have our own soccer. rugby, basket- ball. tennis. track and other fields or courts. Here I was on the football team. It was quite an ex- perience, especially the first two w eeks when I didn't k no w w h at was going on, how ever, I had to follow everybody running, jump- ing, etc, etc.. .. The relationship bet- w e e n teachers and students is quite different. We must si t straight the whole hour, a nd w hen we talk to them w e usually mention the w ord Sir . We also wear u niforms to schoolg most of th e pri v at e schools have their ow n uniforms, with c oats and ties. The public schools have also uniforms, kind ofa white shop coat' . Now when the year is al- most over, I begin to think in what has happened. I also look to the future and I see hopefully. . . along way to go, but believe me will never forget this year in your country, this year with you. Many were the things I have learned from you, and m a ny the activities I have enjoyed with you. To all of you, to the authorities of the school, to my counselor, my teachers, to all those that in one way or another helped to make this year something that I'll gear for me seems short, ecause now it's time for me to go back home. t But it seems to me like I ju s t c a me ,here be.capse5I.a have enjoyed myself while' the time has gone. I don't know that I've done a good job or not while l am here, but, believe me, I've tried as much as I could. I enjoy talking and knowing seniors both boys and girls. I don 't know how many of you that l've known, but I try to know as many as I could. As you know, no one is perfect then Iam sure there are some seniors thatl don't know. I would like to tell you that it 's honored for me to have a chance to graduate w ith you, Senior Class of '70, and to attend your school for a whole year. l would like to thank all of you that helped me, talked to me, said to me, and other things. Under the American Field Service I cam e here to spend one year of my life in America, to ex- change ideas, to learn new things, and to tell you about my country. l know I am going to leave West Covina, a place where I have spent a year, my home, my school, etc. , late in June. All AFS students will have a bus trip to New York. My friend and I are going to fly from New York, July 19 to Bangkok, capital of Thailand. I will go back to study in Prince o Songkhla University -Science Faculty. Hopefully, Iam going to be a doctor. So this is probably the las t chance for me to talk to you. No words can express my feelings except, Thank you for everything you 've done for me. I will never forget this year for the rest of m y life. If in anyway I can help you, please con- tact meg I will be glad to help you. A nd if you have time to write a letter, please do. I will appreciate that. If some of you have a chance to go to Thailand, please stop by and say hi to me. I hope you will re- memberme somehow when you hear the word Thailand. Chai from Thailand will remind you. Iwish you all the best of luck in your future years. never torget, and very es- pecially to mLAmerican families, THAN YOU ALL VERY MUCH. For you seniors, you that a re also living with me. let's promise something all togeth er: The name of Trojans will be always with us, and so m eho w . some- ti ni e, we will be together again. . .

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AWLWHW' Lil-Us 3-r-Li '21-9U :-:: .... ::S'x :' -Iisilsf-E 'f1.L' s--W ,i.., L, ., s i ' ' Q t at If V: :QQ 1 ,Q t 1 I t 1 I L I 5 x W hen you live to dream and set a goal you are on your w ay to a successful uture. Life holds a bount- iful measure for those who set goals and know when, w h e r e , and how they plan to achieve them. Whatever the mind of man can con- ceive and believe it can a ch ieve. Remember no more effort is required to be high in life, to demand abundance a nd prosperity, than is re- quired to accept misery Faith, hope and char- ity. . . is a familiar phrase taken from the oldest of books, the Bible. Asl con- templated my m essa e to you at the beginning ofgyour in d e pend ent odysseys, the words kept recurring. T h e w orld's people are phenom ena lly large in num - berand it is easy to develop a se nse of purposelessness. Still each of us has a dutyg know it and show allegiance and poverty. A gklleat poet has stated t is trut through I bar ained with Life for arpenny, An Life would pay no more, l-loweverl begged at evening these lines: When I counted my scanty store. For Life is a just employer, He gives you what you ask, But once you have set the wages, Wh , you must bear the task. - I worked for a menial's hire, only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked of Life, Life woul have willingly paid. to it. Each of us has people to whom we are responsible: know them and be loyal to to them. W e ha ve been beset by w a rs from the beginning of tim e. If we attain peace, w e are now threatened with environm ental pollution that may deprive us of the air we breath. But if you will attain some perspective on man's situation and con- sider all man has achieved, You are number TEN!!! The 10th class to be grad- uated from Edgewood High School. The first class to b e graduated in a new de- cade. Althou h this is a milestone for Etggewood High School and a certain distinction for the class of 1970, in future years as we nostalgiate there T hi s June will mean an end to four years of learning and experimenting at Edge- wood for me and for you. Both of us will have been ob - served, judged, and branded with the approval of our so- ciety. My tenure and your diplom a , the rewards for faithfuland acceptable per- formance, could befor us the end to the searching and in- security. We have made it and can now rest. The only problem is that I feel less secure than I did in the beginning of this qua - drennium. The c on st a n t groping for answers has pro- uc ed not even imaginary intellectualsecurity, but has revealed a universe of frus- tr a t i n g, endless possibili - ties. And yet I have found myself compelled to explore this labyrinth more deeply, almostasifl were psycholo- gically dependent upon the uncertainty and, chaos were m y euphoria. Whenever I feelthat what Ithink, or do The Class of 1970 is in- deed fortunate to be grad- uating at a time of chal- lenge and opportunity. It is your generation who will solve the problems of over- c r o w ding, pollution, pov- erty, and hunger. This is a great time to be young as there is the chance for each Frank Karasek you should have great hope th at solutions are now at- tainable. Be leniant in judging men and actions you cannot u nderstand. This is charity and only this will bring peace. When you set out to do your thing let that 'thing' ebroad in scope to inclu e the advice of this Biblical axiom. Mary Herbener are far more important things wewillremember about you as a group than harsh statis- tic s . Probably the finest thing I can say to you as'a group is that you have kept your head' while all around you were others los- ing theirs. Vancil Dunahoo is unquestionably ri ght, I begin to prod and question my own contentmentg or, if Ifail to realize my compla - cency, you have always pro- ven willing Furies. For this reason my only ad vise to you can be to re- main exciting, curious, and open to all possibilitiesg and to avoid the scnility of cer- tainty. I also hope you en- counter people as stimulat- ing to your growth and vi- tality as you have been to mine, Philip Gary person to contribute to the tv elfare of mankind through positive leadership and cit- izenship. Congradulations on yolur past accomplish- ments, and best wishes for success in your future en- deavors which will so strong- ly affect the lives of us all. The Counselors

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