Madras High School - Hi Sage Yearbook (Madras, OR)

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Japanese Exchange Creates Lasting Friendships Students from MHS discovered the real meaning of cultural exchange this year when 11 girls from Japan entered their lives. The girls, from Onomichi-shi, Japan, stayed with host families for the three weeks they were here. A language barrier was experienced right away when the girls stepped off their plane on the night of March 19. As the three weeks sped by. the Japanese girls’ English improved every day. At the farewell assembly on April 12, all the girls were at a loss for words. “No Japanese-English dictionary could help them with saying goodbye. At the Redmond airport the same night the host families experienced the same loss of words. The farewells were emotional and teary,” stated host student Diane Douglass. While here, the girls and their adviser, Mr. Shoki Tanaka, visited Hay Creek Ranch, the Opportunity Center, Round Butte Dam, and other schools in the district. A highlight was the float trip down the Deschutes River on April 11. “Perhaps more important than all the sightseeing was being a member of the American family: a daughter and a sister to the host family members,” said Gail Gilliland, a host student. The girls attended classes at MHS during the day and experienced typical American family life at night. “Sharing our school and community with the Japanese students and Mr. Tanaka was one of the best experiences our school has had in years. Their visit helped us realize the values in our own culture that we so often take for granted or overlook. The experience has built a bridge of friendship: those who were once strangers across the Pacific are now out friends. Madras High School is now a very special place for the students of Onomichi High School. Hiroshima-Ken. Japan,” stated head coordinator, Mr. Pete Carlson.

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1. The eleven Japanese girls and their adviser pose for a picture before their meal at Kah-Nee-Ta. 2. Mieko Muiakami, Shoji Tanaka and Chiyoko Iton enjoy their float trip down the Deschutes River. 3. Hiromi Murakami is caught by the camera as she prepares for the trip down the Deschutes. 4. Masumi Magai, Yuka Konm and Mariko Uemoto walk down one of the country roads on their way to see some lambs at Hay Creek Ranch. 5. Hiromi Yamanaka. Machiko Uemoto and Masumi Nagai visit Round Butte Dam where they gel a toui of die hydroelectric facilities. 6. Machiko Suga displays a very happy smile as she is warmly accepted by her new friends at the Warm Springs Grade School, where she shows them how to make oragami birds. 7. Mariko Uemoto finds it hard to express herself at the farewell assembly as host student Gail Gilliland looks on. 8. Mr. Shoji Tanaka displays the pendant of good luck, as he presents it to the Madras High School at the welcoming assembly.

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Females Nab Their Men For Sadie Hawkins, Dogpatch U.S.A. - Getting close to her chosen male, one girl moved from Warm Springs to live across a dirty plowed field form her selected man. Another female had her daddy build a house in the vicinity of her chosen victim. Starting the morning of November 17 the beautiful wart-faced creatures of MHS began courting the mangy males. During the following week girls were required to do little favors for their selected mates. Finally the big night came and the females dragged the mangy-haired males to the annual Sadie Hawkins dance sponsored by FHA. Before crawling through “The Tunnel of Love” the girls were re- 1. Dogpatch couples participate in the 25 cent marriage ceremony. 2. Lisa Nelson, FHA president, announces Daisy Mae and Lil Abner. 3. Daisy Mae, Jackie Hawkins; and Lil Abner, Matt Sheffield; receive a token of Dogpatch hospitality. 4. Couples prepare themselves for their big step into matrimony as Marlin’ Sam gathers up the young strays 5. Marrin’ Sam. alias Mr. Dave Wiles, performs the wedding ceremony from original J.C. Penney Bible. quired to pay 25 cents per inch of the males foot for admision. FHA President Lisa Nelson announced Jackie Hawkins as Daisy Mae and Matt Sheffield as Lil Abner. Mr. Dave Wiles, acting as Marrin’ Sam, performed a shot-gun wedding ceremony. For honeymoon entertainment a gunny sack race was enacted. The swiftest couples proved to be Stan Dmytryk and Mary Nelson, Rick Allen and Jan Lange, and Ron Vincent and Bobbie Daugherty. The frosh-sophomore teams seemed to be most handy at using their necking skills as they reached a victory in the orange-passing contest. Music for the evening was provided by The Sky Line Express. 26