El Paso High School - Spur Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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A WL Elisabeth Hagen Likes Contrast Elisabeth Haga was a foreign ex- change student who attended El Paso High School during the 1976-77 school year. Elisabeth, who came from Oslo Norway, was very impressed by the southwestern surroundings she en- countered in El Paso. The reason I like El Paso so much is because the climate and environment are com- pletely different from Oslo, she said. In her spare time she cross country skiis, paints and jogs along the streets of Mission Hills. Variety 2

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Travel European Tour Adds Culture To EPHS Students On June 25, 1976, fifteen stu- dents from El Paso High and stu- dents from various other El Paso High Schools departed from El Paso and began their Foreign Study League tour of Europe, chaperoned by Mr. John Doran and his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg. The group's first stop was Ma- drid Spain. Today Madrid is a cos- mopolitan center with wide ave- nues and magnificent parks. After spending three days in Madrid the group's next stop was Rome, Italy, where the aroma of past civiliza- tions still lingers over Rome's many ancient ruins. The students then traveled by bus to Florence Italy and then by train to Wangs, Switzerland. July 9th through July 13th were spent in the city of a million lights, Paris, France, where they visited the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Versailles. The final stops were Amsterdam, the Netherlands and London, Eng- land. 20 Variety PICTURE ONE: The London Bridge as seen from roadside. PICTURE TWO: Stu- dents from EPHS in Europe, Kaylee Bren- nand, Annette de la Torre, Janice Gold- farb, Hector Guerrero, Cindy Jacques, Vir- ginia Lopez, Kathy Malooly, Paula Mowad, Donna Nickey, Lisa Oppenheimer, Donna Rosen, Steve Sambrano, Karen Tovar, Lau- ra Veytia and Mr. and Mrs. John Doran. PICTURE THREE: During their four day stay in Paris the group visited the Eiffel Tower. PICTURE FOUR: Elisabeth is painting a picture of her brother. PIC- TURE FIVE: Elisabeth hopes to pursue a career as a doctor. PICTURE SIX: Elisa- beth studies for a last minute exam.

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