Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Kimmo Seppalo, from Helinski, Fin- land, joined Dovid Rendoll and his family for the year. Kimmo noted that friends at home convinced him that spending o year in the U.S. would be o great experience. He also wonted to learn something about American culture and the Eng- lish language. His first impressions of the U.S. included how big and busy the country is. He found Mishawaka a beautiful town with friendly peo- ple. His own hometown is bigger, so he said he did hove some difficulty adjusting to Mishawaka ' s size. But he found that every day he learned something new and interesting. Kimmo especially liked the kindness of MHS students. He noticed how ev- eryone was always willing to help him if he had problems. Hiro Nakajima, staying with David Coleman and his family, came from Takotsuki-City, Osaka Japan. Once in the U.S., Hiro found the country great and Mishawaka friendly. MHS kept him busy, but Hiro liked the friendliness of the people as well as being in Swing Choir and A ' cappella choir. One of the things he found most entertaining during his stay wos the Band Organ Pizza Place. In the future, Hiro hopes to become a sing- Marcus Pfeifer stayed with Rachel Means and her family. He came from Achim Germany (near Bremen) and has one older sister at home. A desire to learn English, get to know another culture, and learn foreign customs prompted Marcus to become an ex- change student. For Marcus, the U.S. is a country of infinite opportunities. He found MHS ond Mishawaka both well-equipped areas. Although his hometown is about the size of Mishowaka, he noticed much more traffic here as well as more places to go. School spirit and extra-curricular activities appealed to Morcus while he was here as did all the movies and football gomes on television. Guest Performers il

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MHS Welcomes Guest Performers Reino Visser come fo MHS from Ap- pledorn, Holland. During her stay in Mishowoka, she lived with Michelle Filip and her family. One of the things thot got Reino interested in becoming a foreign exchange stu- dent was that her older brother hod been on exchange student. Reina ' s hometown is about the size of South Bend, and she found that there was more to do in it than in Mishowoko. She also noticed a vast difference in the cultures of her home area ond here. The things she enjoyed most while at MHS were the students and ottending the football and volleyball gomes. 10 Guest Performers

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Costumes, Props Dress Up MHS Various costumes reflected the word- robes of the octors and actresses at MHS in 1983. Among the girls ruffles seemed to be the most popular on colorful cotton blouses, coordinated with skirts of calico or denim. For a more casual look, the girls wore a comfortable pair of Cheeno ' s or pleated pants with side pockets. As an accessory, they wore silk or knit neck ties or v-shaped leother belts. Shoe styles included bollerina slip- pers, convas slip-ons, and the ever- popular tennis shoes. Items in the guys ' wordrobes includ- ed earth-toned velour or terry fops, Shetland sweaters, and jerseys and sweatshirts indicofing their fovorite feom or college. Levi ' s cords in on arroy of worm colors also were o big favorite. Leather boots were also a common part of the costume. Jeans seemed to set the fashion trend in the 80 ' s. Although Levi ' s and Lee ' s were still around, designer ta- bles such OS Calvin Klein, Gloria Von- derbilf and Sosson became quite prominent. Hairstyles for the girls varied from punk to permed. The guys sported the feathered bock look and some chose the 50 ' s style butch. Izods and boot-shoes were considered essential to the preppies oround MHS. Postei, solid and pin-striped oxfords with button-down collars, multi-colored polo shirts, khoki wolking shorts with Argyll socks, ond anything in Scottish plaid spotlighted our preppies. Movie going was also a popular trend in 1962-63. E.T. - The Extro-Terrestiol was box office smosh along with Conon the Darborion and Rocky III. Other hits Included Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Poltergeist ond Star Trek II. Midnight movie crazes were The Song Remains the Same and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which many MHS ' ers spent hours preparing their clothes and make-up fot. 12 Costumes, Props, Moke-Up