John Marshall High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Foreign students enjoy changes For eight students around the world the dream of participat- ing in an Exchange program be- came a reality. Last year we had two Exchange Students, but this year students came from seven different countries. Two stu- dents came from Sweden and the rest from Denmark, Ger- many, Italy, Japan, Canada, and Australia. When they came here they realized that things were very different. My school back home only had 200 students, so this school was a bit of a shock at first, said Lisa Kerr of Australia. Ma- rie-Claude of Canada was amazed by all the buildings on the campus. In my school back home we just had one big building because of the weather during winter. Naoko Osada of Japan thinks there is a difference in the way of teaching. It is easier here than in Japan, Naoko said. She continued, We start to study precalculus in 10th grade. In Germany where Matthias Gruenwald lives, things are dif- ferent too. We have much more time between classes, 20 minutes instead of five, ' boasts Matthias. The clothing fashion differs a little bit also. Fashion is maybe a little behind here in Texas, said Marie-Claude. They have to wear school uni- forms in Japan and Australia. One thing tha t is popular among the exchange students is the food. I ' m hooked on Mex- ican food and Reeces peanut- butter cups, Lisa said enthu- siastically. Matthias followed up, I love junk food. While most exchange stu- dents recognized differences, all agreed that they enjoyed their visit here in Texas. Every day gets better and better, said Paula Botta of Italy. Article: Marcin Svantcsson Photos; Daniel Vargas Mane-Claude wi home in Canada ihed that she was nstead of floating in SWEDEN SWEDEN Matthias Gruunwald GERMANY Peter Chrisiensim DENMARK 106 Foreign Exchange «

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Some Student Council members stop for a picture as they prepare to board ' the Mayflower. I I The Ram Band struts their Battle of Flowers Parade Vicki Gomez and Sandra Garcia party at La Semana Alegre during Ficsra Fiesta brings fun What did you do to cel- ebrate Fiesta? With the many events taking place it was hard to decide which to attend. N.I.O.S.A., La Semana Alegre, the carni- val and the parades were just a few of the events to choose from. Most San Antonians chose a little of everything. During the week endless partying, dancing and mingling were the main events. Senior Lorena Rodriguez told her story of Fiesta. There are no words to de- scribe it. It ' s a great place to go, you meet so many Steve Rtxiriguez and Lisa Hall enjoy them selves ar Fiesta. great people. You get pushed and shoved, stepped on, poked and pinched, but hey, that ' s the fun part. Everyone is there to have a good time. Fi- esta this year was obviously synonymous with fun and good times. The excite- ment, anticipation and preparation for next year ' s Fiesta activities was under way the day after the 1988 festivities came to a close. 1984-85 Bestselling Nov- els 1 . ... And Ladies of the Club Helen Hoover Santmyer 2. The Talisman Stephen King and Peter Straub 3. The Fourth Protocol Frederick Forsyth 4. If Tomorrow Comes Sid- ney Sheldon 5. Lincoln Gore Vidal 6. The Acquit aine Pro- gression Robert Ludlum 7. First Among Equals Jeffrey Archer 8. Full Circle Danielle Steel 9. The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromou ' itz Joan Riv- ers (tie) The Sicilian Mario Puzo 10. Fajnily Album Danielle Steel 1986-87 1 . Stephen King 2. Red Storm Rising Tom Clancy 3. The Bourne Supremacy Robert Ludlum 4. The Mammoth Hunters Jean M. Auel 5. Whirlwind James Clavell 6. Wanderlust Danielle Steel 7. Lake Wobegon Days Garrison Keillor 8. A Perfect Spy John Le- Carre 9. Last of the Breed Louis L ' Amour 10. ' Take Manhattan Judith Krantz Fiesta 105

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Student gets slow start Catrine Larsen of Sweden had the misfortune of choosing the wrong foreign exchange program. Catrine chose Open Doors, which she thought was very good and cheap but her feelings towards Open Doors changed immediately as she arrived in Texas. Catrine was placed in the small town of Smithville with a population of 3,000. Catrine had to change families twice because Open Doors placed her with incompatible families. She almost went back to Sweden, but instead, she moved down to San Antonio and started on our campus. 1 felt like life had started when 1 came down here, I met a lot of new nice friends that really cared about me. Catrine Larsen enjoys a Urtle South Texas sunshine FRONT ROW: Lisa Kerr, Naoko Osada, Paula Botta, Catrine Larsen. BACK ROW: Peter Christenson, Ma- rie-Claude Parenteau-Lebauf, Martin Svantesson, Matthias Gruenwald. Lisa Kerr, Michelle Landon, and Mane- Claude, enjoyed ice skating in Houston. English spoken here Twenty students from all over the worlci took English as a seconci lan- guage this year. Stucients were from Germany, Gua- temala, Venezuela, Mexi- co, China, and Sweden. The program started last semester and has been a success so far. Mrs. Susan Baird is the only teacher that taught ESL on the campus. Mrs. Baird ' s way of teaching was very interesting. Three days a week she had a theme called journal writ- ing. The students had to write a paragraph express- ing their own feelings. It improves the knowledge of the English language, said Mrs. Baird. They also get a grade in this because It improves the quality and quantity, Mrs. Baird con- tinued. Some ESL students probably would have had problems in an ordinary class, but in Mrs. Baird ' s class, They always feel se- Paula Botta ITALY Lisa Kerr AUSTRALIA Mane-Claude Parenteau Lebauf CANADA JAPAN Foreign Exchange 107