Manatee High School - Cane Echo Yearbook (Bradenton, FL)

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Become Part of Manatee Traditions -MW Sw-..., This year Manatee High School again opened its doors to a foreign exchange student, Tania Marie Sarmento flower rightj. Tania came to the United States this past summer from Victoria, Estate of Es- pirito, Brazil, and has become part of an American family in the home of Janice Wilson, a junior at Manatee High. Like all other MHS students, Tania has found that being a student at Manatee can be quite frantic at times. Between planning for that big basketball game, finishing that homework assignment, and rush- ing to next period's class, Tania has become a part of the student life here at MHS flower leftj. Discover- ing this life in the United States to b-e much faster than it is in Brazil, Tania had to find time for scholastic work Qleftj among the many social activities r QQ ,sif ' if -vcr' fgexiiigfif ,. ,iw 3 ff' ' fa, as, ,, ,. s ff f 1 Z! ff H45 l,,,' in which she has participated. ,, N 2,3 is an . 2' get 4' Q gf? H35 b Pav R e ' Q 14 3 I - r 'lf' i' , '1 4 .a ' 'X' a

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Tania Sarmento will be graduated from Manatee High in June with the senior class. After graduation she will return to her home in Brazil where she will continue her education in the field of languages. Meanwhile she has kept in touch with her family, telling of her new, exciting life in this country fupper leftj. Tania has shared this experience with a Manatee High student, Karen Chudy Qupper rightj. For the second year, Manatee High School has not only received a foreign exchange student but also sent one of its own students abroad. Karen, Manatee's delegate to the Americans Abroad Program, spent eleven weeks in Denmark this past summer. Karen spent the first two weeks in Denmark vaca- tioning at her AFS family's summer home, visiting various historic landmarks. Sharing many exciting experiences with her AFS sister, Kirsten Kristensen flower rightj, Karen became acquainted with the Danish people and their customs. Exchange Students yr'

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MHS Elects Goldwater, MHS students voice their opinion in the i964 na- ational Presidential election by holding a Mock Elec- tion which was prefaced by speeches and demon- strations. Again the students disagreed with national Nation Elects polls by electing Senator Barry Goldwater President. ln i960 Richard Nixon had been chosen by the stu- dents, contrary to the national returns. Highlighting the election activities was a mixed- party convention held in the auditorium October 30. Here the students displayed all ot the spirit revolv- ing around a political convention flower leftj. Stu- dents not only made speeches defending their can- didates, as illustrated by Doug Wallace Qrightj, but often came to grips, as shown by Matthew McCarthy and Doug Cbelowj. SCHOOL LUNCI fx J- if UNK ,,,....