Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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The support of our athletic teams this year demonstrated the tremendous spirit of the student body. t least one busload of students was present at almost ever) out-of-town football and basketball game. The football team responded with a totull) unexpected tie for third place in the Big Right, and the basketball team provided many thrills in an unusual number of close games. Pep auds presented witty material effectively, and the halls of Central High were covered with banners and posters put up by the Pep Committee. It has been a spirited school year, and one that has demonstrated our pride in Central. a

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Apparently becoming an annual affair, the Christmas party was held again in the boy's gym. As the expression says, it was bigger and better than ever. With Mr. Brown leading the singing, ami with Santa Claus paying a surprise visit, everyone had a very merry Christinas. 7

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My A.F.S. Sister bv Kav Beyer Thi» ycur our school, a- well a ray family, i very' fortunate to have with u» an mericun Field Service student. Mi - Flory Mendez. She arrived in Madison 28 from her home, which i- in .V»stn Kica. She i enrolled in Out ml as a senior ami is taking four major subjects. This i not her fir t trip to North America. Two years ago “he represented her country in dan ada at the International Convention for (iirl Guides. Flory was very happy have been chosen a- the foreign exchange student to Madison, even though there are many problems that she knew she would have lo overcome. Her major problem now is Knglish. lthough she ha had four year of it in school, she find it very difficult to understand and speak. She also ftnilH it hard to adapt herself to our climate. In Costa Rica the temperature ranges from 50 75 degree all yrar 'round. She is bulking forward to winter with great anxiety, because -hr has never seen actual snow. This is Flory‘s fir t experience at a Co-educational school. She finds this can he distracting at limes. She attended her first football game when Ontral defeated Monona drove. Although she did not understand the game of football itself, she found it very interevting to watch the actions of the -peclators. She thinks our class room procedure is ex-cel lent because in the high school of Costa Rica the student do not participate in class discussions. Flory i- hoping to bring to us an understanding of her country, its pc- pie. its customs it- beliefs, and it ideals. In turn. I hope that we all can help her gain an understanding of the Coiled Stales o that she will he able to pa this understanding to her friends ami family at home. This article texts reprinted from the Madison Mirror 9