Hoopeston High School - Picayune Yearbook (Hoopeston, IL)

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i JUNIOR PASSENGERS 1 rjrjrjrM Junior Class members decorate Honeywell Gym for Prom. Terri Goodner plays the bells in a parade. Above — Danny Magee tries to pin his opponent. Right — Brian Root climbs the peg board in P.E. class. Below — Heidi Tyler, Rosellen Christine, and Stacy Mc- Quigg smile for the camera. i a

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Mikko Kajaani is an exchange student from Finland His home city Helsinki, the capital of Finland, has a population of about one million people He feels the culture of the U.S. is not much different than Finnish culture because the American lifestyle — movies, television, and music — has such a great influence on his country. Mikko came to Hoopeston East Lynn High School in March and spent the final nine weeks here, however, he actually came to this area in the fall and attended Rossville Alvin. The most interesting thing that he did while there was play football He said. “I had seen football games before, but I didn’t know too much about the rules, etc Well, at least I learned the rules and learned to love football. There are some football clubs in Finland so . . Mikko said he’d also take many memories back with him He reported, “American people are more open and outgoing than Finns. . I’m going to take a lot of memories, a couple of footballs, and some Illini stuff. Mikko’• address is: Gyldenintie 9,00200, Helsinki, Finland Roaemarie Rebecca Rodriquez Senido, or Beck-Beck for short, is from the Philippines. She comes from a family who owns three machine shops and two farms where they raise various fish. Beck is the youngest of six children. She has already graduated from high school. At her school they were required to wear uniforms. She had to say a prayer before and after every class and she had to stand when answering a teacher. School ran from June through March and classes began at 7:30 and ended at 4:00. Beck wanted to become a foreign exchange student because she wanted to learn the culture of a different country, make many friends, and see if I could be independent . without my family. I survived being away from my family and friends because of all my host families. Beck will return to the Philippines with many memories. Some of these are first seeing snow, going riding on a snowmobile, and the Rotary International Christmas Party in Hoopeston with all the other area exchange students. One of her funniest and craziest memories is when she and some of her friends from Danville “toilet papered a bunch of houses Beck’s address is: P.0 Box 323, Bacolod City. Philippines “If that gang of mine could only see me now . . .! My life has changed in every way from diet to transportation. Rice and fish are the mainstays of the Japanese. However, it is not uncommon to find the “Golden Arches perched on street corners throughout the met ropoiitan areas. I have muscles where I didn’t know they existed — leg muscles that is. I ride a bicycle about thirty minutes a day to and from school Bicycling, along with Judo, keeps me in pretty good physical condition. Eric Shore, a junior, left on August 22, 1987 for Komaki City which is located close to Nagoya, the third largest industrial city in Japan The high school of 1500 students he attended has basically the same curriculum as H EL’s; however, the sports (or clubs) run the entire year and students usually participate in only one. Eric’s parents joined him in Japan, where they were met by last year’s exchange student Tomoko Yotsumoto Through Eric’s host families, he has been given the opportunity to observe first hand accounting, construction, and real estate tech- niques. He has also seen how a large chicken processing plant operates and how a kimono factory markets their products. Eric says, “This (foreign exchange program) has been a chance of a lifetime. I am interested in pursuing a career in international business. What better way to learn than hands on training?

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Above — Andy Parker, Kathy Milton. Candy Redmon, and Anna Lu Cornell help with the Junior float. Below — Chriaay Van Wierinflen makes popcorn. Above — Andy Toich wonders “What do I do now?” Below — Mias Sturm explains a lesson to Ginger Obenland.