Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Exchange STudenT Hoils From Turkey HousTon's climaTe presenTed The biggesT problem Tor BulenT Korman when he came Trom Ankara, Turkey, To aTTend Memorial High School Tor a year under The American Field Service exchange program. The warm weaTher made him Tired, so ThaT, aT TirsT, he Tound iT diTTiculT To keep himself Trom Taking caTnaps during The day. He could noT sTay Tired Tor long, Though. Tor besides his sTudies. BulenT apprehensively looks on as he is being in- Troduced To his TuTure Triends and classmaTes. is. ,K L v. he became acTive in The AFS. Key Club, Wranglers, and The PhoTography Club. BulenT liked all his classes because you geT To choose your own. buT he 'found American HisTory To be somewhaT diT- TiculT. In comparing school in Turkey To ThaT in HousTon, he TelT ThaT Memorial was much more Tun because he had To aTTend an all-boys school in Turkey. The year was also challenging and bene- Ticial especially in The Team Teaching program and in learning The English language. Upon his reTurn To Ankara, he plans To aTTend The universiTy There and sTudy archiTecTure. AT The AFS TalenT show BulenT Told of many of his experiences during his year aT Memorial. igg c E xx is BaskeTball games can be Tun even if you don'T know much abouT how The game is played. BulenT gained many Triends Through club parTicipaTion. Here he Tafes parT in a camera club discussion.

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Presents Talent Show to Raise Funds Wi+h lhis ring l lhee- Presidenf Chuck Carle- lon presenfs exchange sluclenl' Bulenl Korman wilh a senior ring. on 'TA wwf? Spying on secrelary Sherry Davis are sponsors Mrs. Alsinger and Mrs. Hoversloclc and officers Peggy Gehring, Sophomore represenlaliveg Calhy Anlhony, arl' chairman: Shelley Condon, aclivifies chairman: Craig Plumholf, vice-presidenlg Paul Lippolcl, Senior represenlafivey Debbie Fleelwood, lreas- ' urer: and Chuck Carlefon, president -ui and more members .galher al' a meeling of lhe club. which boasls a membership of 200. I39

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.M nm Much of BulenT's Time was devoTed To speeclimalring as shown here aT The AFS adulT parTy. CSU Holds Religious Discussions i '-., i N' 1'7'r FL, .T T l Wai'Wf ,isi 1 dl one l:nuT The CSU could be ThaT cheerTul aT 7:40 in The morning! VisiTing local churches and discussing The problems everyday liTe presenTs To ChrisTians have consTiTuTed The main acTiviTies oT The ChrisTian STudenT Union in l965-66. The club, which is open To all inTeresTed sTudenTs, holds open discussions in Their Thursday morning meeTings covering every phase OT ChrisTianiTy and iTs applicaTion To daily living. During The year represenTaTives oT almosT all TaiThs, in- cluding a Jewish Rabbi, parTicip1Ted in These discussions. Serving as oTTicers for The year were Jim Goodson, vice-presidenT7 Sally Rollins, secreTaryg Miss Faye Carmichael, sponsor: and Richard Hinds, presidenT.