Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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Alter receiving Iheir carnations, Chris While Lisa Swartz pins her coursage on, Lowden and Flavia Herran await ttie end of Michelle Delagrange awaits help in putting Valentine ' s Day in the East Commons. hers on. Mr. Abrams gets down to the music with Student Council member, Patti Chapman, a group of students at the annual Sadie Haw- helps with the task of organizing flowers to be kins dance. sent out on Valentine ' s Day. -21- valentines day lifestyles

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Different Places Different Faces photo by Jim McKinley What is scary and at the same time exciting? What is unusual and at the same time normal? What is fun and at the same time frustrat- ing? The answer to all these ques- tions can be answered with three simple words; foreign exchange stu- dents. Being a foreign exchange stu- dent involves many adjustments for your normal way of living. One of the biggest is attending school. The dif- ferences between Leo and the school in West Germany, where I previously attended, are so numer- ous one could talk for twenty min- utes. The first and probably biggest reason is the hours spent in school. There are fifteen or twenty minute breaks between classes and school ends at the early hour of 1:30 or 2:30. Everything is a little bit stricter here in Leo. Things are a bit differ- ent in West Germany. If you are in 11th, 12th, or 13th grade you can leave the school building between classes to get something to eat or drink. You can go to the closest ar- cade or you can just go home. Another difference I noticed was there are no lockers in West Ger- many. Also, in Germany kids sit at one table because our tables are bigger. So the kids are closer to- gether and the result is that it ' s a lot easier to cheat than in America. The thing I like most about Leo is the activities which take place after school and in the evenings. I always enjoy going to football and basket- ball games and going together with friends after the game. In Germany, every kid has two hours of sports each week, that ' s all. We more or less only go to school to learn some- thing. Being an exchange student has many advantages along with the disadvantages. It is a very good ex- perience and creates memories to be thought of for many years to come. Jessica Brandt with Dan Conradi -23- exchange students lifestyles