Grandview High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Grandview, MO)

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Nation mourns Lennon it nd inthe endw I I really thought love was going to save us all this kind of theory sus- tained the Beatles in general. And love, of course, was the com- mon denominator of the sixties. But during 1970 when the Beatles broke up, the disillusionment and the chang- ing times drove Lennon into seclusion for the next five years. But, when he finnally decided to en- ter the music world again, an assasin's bullet ended his return. Mark Chap- man, a 25-year old Hawaiian, traveled to New York after signing out on the work roster as John Lennon. I-Ie trailed Lennon for three days, and hours after he got Lennon's auto- graph he brutally and in cold-blood emptied a .38 caliber handgun into Lennon's body. You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope one day you'll join me and the world will be as one. Lennon's verse made a heavy im- pact on the days and lives of the 'flow- er children' everywhere. This made his death and mourning even harder to ac- cept. After his slaying in New York, millions of original and new Beatles fans gathered in masse to mourn the passing of a once great messiah. Man this is heavy' said a young somber man. It's heavierll replied the other. In essence, this was the main reason for the candlelight lamentations held across the country, Double Fantasy, Lennon's latest al- bum, suddenly dissapeared from the record store shelves. In the wake of his death, it went on to sell nearly three million copies. Many times I've been alone and many times l've cried, anyway you'll never know the many ways l've tried. But still they lead me back to the long and winding road. -Tom Abbott and Steve Pitts Woman I John Lennon I KK

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g Learning takes on a whole new meaning when culture shock besets a student in the foreign exchange pro- gram. American Field Service lA.F.S.l and Youth for Understanding lY.F,U.l offer travel opertunities for students here and abroad. But there is much work involved in arranging all the details in preparing the host family and student for their experience, This kind of program is a great op- portunity for the community to learn something about a foreign culture that they wouldn't normally be exposed to, Judith Woodson, area representative for Y.F.U. said. ln order for a student to be selected he must have a B+ average to be eligble for the winter program and a C+ average for the summer session. xohangc programs rcoh for rcoogmtion The average cost of both winter pro- grams is around 3000 dollars. Scholar- ships are offered for those who need it or have shown outstanding ability. But the learning experience outweighs the cost. The backbone of any program of this type is the dedication of thousands of people who play an important part in making the students stay a pleasant experience that they will never forget. ln the A.F.S. and Y.F.U. networks ther is a great amount of caring, and a sincere desire to make every thing run smoothly. The relationship built between the student and their host family is very strong, Woodson said. The student is encouraged to be- come a part of the family and is ex- pected to assume the responsibilities of being a member of that family. l feel that I have grown a lot over the last year, Sandra Cassidy, ex- change student said. You come to ap- preciate your whole way of life more. I think that the students benefit more by being exposed to different ways of life, Esther Dunnington, A.F.S. coordinator said. John Lennon and Yoko Ono as they ap- peared on the cover of their latest release Double Fantasy , which sold over three mil- lion copies. Laure Boy and Sven Wehncke. foreign ex- change students share their experiences about their new life in Grandview. 19 A.F.S.-Y.F.U.!KK