Fairbury Cropsey High School - Crier Yearbook (Fairbury, IL)

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From Life In The United States To Life In Austria Americans Abroad is another branch of the American Field Service. It is a program for American students to live with a family in a foreign country for one summer or entire year. It is an experience that can be compared to nothing for the family and especially for the student. He learns a totally different type of life style. For a short time, he is no longer an American but becomes a member of another family and nation. For two months last summer, Diane Kennedy lived with the family of Leopold Ascn in the small farming community ol Kostendorf in Austria. With the help of her five brothers and sisters, Diane became a member of the family. She helped with the manual labor in the fields. A lake about three miles from her home gave the whole family a chance to relax. In addition, there were always small trips to give Diane a chance to see all the parts of Austria. Diane has stated that her summer in Austria has been the most rewarding experience in her life, and she hopes to visit Austria again sometime. A typical Austrian farming community begins another day. 8 The Francis Kennedy family: Seated: Mrs. Shirley Meenen, Marcia, Diane. Standing: John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Francis Kennedy, and James H. Kennedy.

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From Life In Australia To Life In The United States The American Field Service Program is an organization functioning to promote understanding and human brotherhood among participating countries of the world. One means in which it furthers this goal is by sponsoring foreign students and American students in an exchange whereby these young people are placed in a home in a foreign country and exposed to different life styles and cultures. From Gairdner River, Western Australia came FCHS’s eighth AFS student. Grant Woodhams. Grant’s home town high school was Albany where he was the school captain. While in the United States at FCHS, Grant was very active in student activities such as Crier, Math Club, Student Council and Football. He has also had the opportunity to travel quite extensively with his American family, the James H. Roberts’s of Fairbury, Illinois. Grant was able to visit Dallas, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. in addition to several trips to Chicago. Grant was employed at the Fairbury Blade in his free time where he was no doubt inspired to write his famous column, “And Flamin’ Kagaroos, Mate!” When the Crier Staff asked Grant to reflect on his stay in Fairbury he had this to say, “Well, 1 know this sounds like a lot of sweet talk, but I really liked Fairbury and its people. I’ve always felt that friendship is the greatest gift anyone can receive and everyone in this town has made me very welcome throughout my year. So all I really have to say is thanks everybody for making everything beautiful.” The James Roberts Family: In Front: Grant, In Back: Mrs. Roberts, Tom, Dave, and Mr. Roberts. Grant meets President Nixon and the First Lady at the White House. Grant receives his diploma from the President of the Board, Mr. Munz.

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Conscientious Administration Mr. Charles Lane—Principal Mr. Lester Miller-Superintendent The pages of this book will bring to your mind the many memories that you are making each day of this school year. The challenges of tomorrow will be met by the experiences of today. You face some very demanding tasks of the future and in order to prepare you, your faculty has exposed you to demanding activities this year. My congratulations to each and every student for his part in making our school an institution of pride and outstanding reputation. I join with you in thanking the faculty for their great contribution to our successfulness. I am sure that you realize how very important it is to be able to say with pride, “I am a graduate of Fairbury-Cropscy High School.” To the Class of 71 I say, “It was great knowing you, good luck in your future activities, and don’t let us down.” To the other classes, best wishes for continued success, and we’ll see you here next year. Our society has become so successful at providing us such a good life that the school in 1970 finds itself facing serious questions of its purpose. Community leaders and school personnel Find themselves humbled by the responsibility of what should be taught to help you become a vital person and a successful citizen. We try to give you a working knowledge of basic subjects; a beginning vocational skill to make you a good worker, and training to make you a successful citizen capable of working for good in your community. My best wishes to each of you.