Mazama High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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Senior Features On The Air Imagine going to work at 4 p.m. high atop a hill, with sound-proof walls, and an au- dience to grade your work. That’s what Wiley Gibson, disc jockey (DJ) has been doing for the past 4 2 years. Wiley first became interested in radio while doing odd jobs at a station. The manager showed me how things worked, and I began to get interested in radio. The manager and I started do- ing morning shows together, and she helped me to develop the needed skills.” The first time I went on the air I was nervous because SO many people could hear me and things such as cueing records and talking smoothly had to happen without errors.” Wiley has since moved on to 99 1 'M; he has been using aliases in order to avoid stardom. He landed this position with an on- the-air audition. When a teenager thinks about getting a job, fast-food restaurants and stores come to mind. Being a DJ certainly isn’t an ordinary job. It takes a spe- cial type of person, and Wiley is that kind of person. Keep up the good work Wiley. Schedules treated like regular college stu- dents, which included paying for their classes and providing their own transportation. Tina Maxwell thought that the class was a lot harder than those in high school. We did a lot more work in a shorter period of time, she stated. Mike Novasad felt that tt was a great experience for high school and it helped him for col- lege. Overall, they felt that it was worth the extra effort to experience college life for a few hours a day. Foreign Flair Lucerne, Switzerland, to Kla- math Falls, Oregon is a long way from home for Mazama High School foreign exchange student. Karen Muller. Karen lived with the Bryant family whose daughter, Cassie, had been an exchange stu- dent to Switzerland. Karen, who is very good in Eng- lish, had only one year of English previous to coming to America. Since she enjoys English she decid- ed to come to the United States. When asked to compare classes here with classes at home. Karen said. School at home is much harder. At Karen s school in Swit- zerland they have more classes, more homework, and no choice of class schedule. Here taking a foreign language is an elective, in Lucern it is manda- tory to take French, Latin, and English. Karen enjoyed all of her classes, but psychology was her favorite. Other than taking classes, Karen enjoyed participating on the varsity volleyball team of which she said. 1 liked it a lot, I didn't get to play volleyball at home. Karen is an active person and likes skiing and taking jazz classes. During her stay she was able to visit the coast, to which she said, I enjoyed it very much, the coast is very impressive! Fainting The M During the 1984-85 sch x l year the class of 1985 along with the class of 1988 began the tradition of painting the M as a way of initi- ating freshmen into school activi- ties. Unfortunately, the tradition was not carried on this year when the senior class officers took on the job alone. This was not done in order to discontinue the tradition but in order to get the job finished. Getting the job done was not an easy task for Eric Kruse, Denise Koepke, Jack Heaton, Greg Wunder, Stephanie Long and Mr. Fitzpatrick. Afcer endless obstacles such as locked gates, a heavy paint sprayer, and Arctic weather, the M was finally painted on Octo- ber 19 after five hours of effort. The tradition of painting the M continues, and it is now up to the seniors and freshman of classes to come to complete the task. Senior Features-17

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Senior Features Viking Voyagers Imagine seeing beautiful castles and foreign cities along with new and exciting people. Seniors Steph- anie Long, Ken Leppert, Erik Van- derhoff, and Brookes Hunt along with advisor Donna Stern-Bredahl experienced all of the above during the summer of 1985. The trip was individually funded with the Ger- man American Partnership Pro- gram contributing one-eithth of the total cost. The group spent four weeks in Ladenburg, West Ger- many where they studied at a Ger- man gymnasium (high school). They also travelled to East and West Berlin — one of the most unique cities of the world. For Stephanie Long, a veteran world traveler, it was her second trip to Ladenburg. What she en- joyed most were making new friends and touring Berlin. Steph- anie said this about the experience, It was a blast! Let's do it again! Stephanie plans to return to West Germany in the future. Ken Leppert had a terrific time in West Germany, and when asked if he would like to return he re- plied, As soon as possible!” Eric Vanderhoff, a first-year German student, thought the five weeks in West Germany were fun. Eric liked the Olympic-sized swimming ptx)l in Ladenburg the most. This was Brookes Hunt's first time to travel out of the country. The trip the group took to Berlin was the most exciting part of the stay for her. She said this about the trip, 'I loved West Berlin. It was such an alive place compared to East Berlin. The city never sleeps, I can't wait to go again. All of the students who went on this adventure will never forget the wonderful things they saw and did while visiting overseas. Orient Express Yusuke Marimatusu's real home is in Tokoyo, Japan — a huge metropolis teaming with life and excitement. For a year Yusuke’s temporary home was Klamath Falls while he attend- ed Mazama as a foreign ex- change student. The 17 year- old senior lived with the Ondri- cek family and went to school with their son, Willie. Yusuke decided to become a foreign exchange student in America after he toured Cali- fornia in 1979- Due to a show regarding Oregon that he saw in Japan, Yusuke expected Kla- math Falls to be very spread out. However, it's almost the same as he expected it to be. One of the most exciting ac- tivities that he experienced was going to school and meeting new people. When asked what he thought of Mazama he re- plied, The people of Mazama are friendly, and it's fun to know American school life. As a matter of fact Yusuke’s favor- ite thing about the United States was how friendly the people were during his visit. Yusuke, a three-year English student in his own country, liked his algebra and English classes best. His favorite rock groups were Go West and The Fixx; he loved American ham- burgers. After Yusuke returns home he plans to enter a university and possibly major in commu- nications. He also plans to visit the United States again and tour the east coast. Yusuke’s many friends will miss him and wish him good luck in the future. Balancing The It's off to an early start at Or- egon Institute of Technology for three Mazama High School stu- dents. Why arc students Tina Max- well, Mike Novasad. and Greg Wunder already attending college courses.-' The reason is that Ma- zama doesn't offer an advanced ac- counting class. There are not enough advanced accounting stu- dents to constitute a second class at Mazama. The classes they attended, which lasted for the entire school year, earned them eighteen college credits plus high school credit. While attending O.I.T. they were 16-Senior Features

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The Class Of 1986 Sally Alexander Malynn Anderson Nicole Arana Sherri Arbon Tracic Astle Lisa Baines Brian Birri Mark Bagge Steve Barger Rick Bartoldus Cheree Bazzano Montrece Bogle Leah Boivin Gregory Barkce Michael Barnett Lana Biddle Roseannc Borah Melinda Bender Lena Boling 18-Seniors