Midview High School - Log Yearbook (Grafton, OH)

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The Chinese enjoyed all of the speakers, with the help of inter- preters, as displayed here by their happy smiles and applause. Tor lunch, the delega- tion ate our tradition- al Friday school lunchrpizza, salad, and cake. In the li- brary, where they ate, they were also treated to sherbert and apple juice. A representative from the delegation shakes Mr. Bianchi's hand as he is presented with a beautiful oriental, etched mirror; a sign of friendship between nations. Kim Debo and Dave Filipiak escort mem- bers of the delegation around the building. 17 CHINESE VISIT

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Different Cultures Work together as Chinese Tour Midview The halls of Midview were alive with culture on Thursday, riovember 12; representatives from the People's Re- public of China visited and experi- enced our normal, American school day. The 18-person delegation arrived on Greyhound busses and were greet- ed by the talents of our marching band. Each face was aglow as the Ori- entals, smiling, waving, and taking picture after picture, stepped off the bus. Some of the guests mingled in with the band to pose for still more pictures as they played Rock-M-Roll Medley'' and Living on a Prayer.'' Festive streamers decorated the li- brary, where they ate lunch and Mr. John Bianchi said a few words of wel- come to our guests. Other speeches were given by teachers, students, and other members of the community. Each of the delegates received an offi- cial Middie painter's cap and tradi- tional raku bowls made by the art classes, in addition to a metal anchor cast in the artroom, a copy of the newspaper, a yearbook, and a packet of introductory letters written by stu- dents in various classes; our guests presented Mr. Bianchi with an etched mirror. The group was further entertained by the choir, singing De Animals, Clouds, and Rhythm of Life, fol- lowed by much applause and many smiles and nods. The final excursion was a tour of the building conducted by student coun- cil officers. TU MxJViSW HlUtt SUH0U1 Superintendent Lin- da Muntley was one of the speakers to ad- dress our guests from across the globe. Mr. Joe Filipiak explained about student coun- cil just before the four student council mem- bers took the podium. PresidentCory Wolf spoke on behalf of the student body. Other speakers included Maj. Daryl Ruehle (Di- rector of R.O.T.C.) and State Representa- tive Marie Tansey. WELCOME TO MIDVIEW HICK THnQL 16 STUDENT LIFE

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Autumnfest Returns One of the highlights of this year, but perhaps one of the messiest events, was Autumnfest. Activities ranged from throwing oatmeal and smearing jello to the more civilized winning of goldfish. Diane Bush, a former Mid- view student who now teaches En- glish here, was impressed with how involved students were with Autumn- fest. She found it to be even more fun as a teacher. The class officers, along with the rest of the students who attended, filled the atmosphere with true Middie spir- it. Freshman class president Juli Rutherford said, I didn't Know what to expect...It was a lot of fun. Senior class president Jason Gendics' favor- ite booth was throwing darts at bal- loons, ...because I couldn't win, he reasoned; I missed about 14 in a row and kept getting people to give me money until I finally hit the balloon. The freshman band members must have been confused that day. Their booth started out as bobbing for ap- ples, but somehow ended up being the ever popular Dunk a Frosh booth, much to the dismay of some unsuspecting,yet still dry freshmen. Other attractions at the Autumnfest were the fortune-telling booth by the French Club, the trivia booth by the Key Club, face painting by the Junior class, jail by the cheerleaders, and the vending of French fries and drinks by the Senior class. If none of these booths caught your eye, you certainly couldn't have passed up the opportu- nity to throw whipped cream at the flags and majorettes, hammer on the junker car, or douse the Spanish Club members with water balloons. Ho one thought that the weather would cooperate in the way that it did. In the beginning things were dark and cloudy, but as the evening progressed and the good times got better, the sky cleared and the Autumnfest was a big success. While Tiffany Clark and Becky Denson are pre-occupied, Ryan Palider displays unique skill as he hur- dles his dart at an ar- ray of balloons , with his faithful fans Deb- bie Ince, the Odyssey Club advisor, and Mi- chelle Hampton cheering him on. Loren Santiago vol- unteers his rugged good looks to the art- ful talents of Kristy Li- cata and Melissa All- man. Thanks. Mr. Santiago, we appreci- ate it! Glubi Glub! Glub! to the unidentified fresh- man whom Linda De- Marino so happily dunks, as Melanie Wil- mur. Robin Uehlein, Allison Mosher, and Katie Bartley watch in amusement. These silly frosh shouldn't be laughing so loud; they may be next in line to fall prey to up- perclass pranksters! 18 STUDENT LIFE