Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Not a bad An exchange student from Helsinki, Finland came to the United States and attended Monacan the first semester. Marco Korvent Brummer said that there were many dif- ferences between his native Finland and the United States. One of the main differences was in the school system. In Finland, they take fourteen subjects and learn four lan- guages. He said that while his school is a lot harder, Ameri- ca’s are alot more disciplined; there is more written work, and a lot more homework. The classes in Finland are not grouped according to ability, and he said the homework was never checked. Marco did like our schools for the variety of subject matter. He stated that he had learned many dif- 104 Juniors exchange Foreign Finland — The last week of his stay Marco shows slides of his native land. ferent things, that he would never have learned in Finland. He did say however, that both Finland and the United States required twelve years of edu- cation. Another big difference was the climate; his average mid- summer day was twenty-two hours of light and only two hours of darkness. Needless to say the Finish have a lot of fun and all day parties in the summer. Unfortunately, Marco’s stay in the United States was cut short after he was in an auto- mobile accident, and his par- ents decided it would be best to have him return home. Andy Gross Judith Gruca Bilinda Gurr John Hair Stephen Haley Courtney Hall it M Kenny Hall Gina Hall Sherelyn Hammett Melvin Hancock Annie Hannen Pat Hannen Lutie Hanson Craig Harman William Harper Richard Harrell Lisa Harris Shery! Hart

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Brian Foran David Foreman Mike Fowler Tim Francisco Chip Frank Betsy Fritz Sandy Fry Kim Fullmer Pam Fusselle David Greisler Eileen George Susan George Truda Gestwick Bill Gilbert Mark Ginn Paul Gray Steve Gray Sandra Gregory “Tl keep Most people in the United State are interested in some kind of music. From Classical to New Wave to Punk Rock, no one can deny that music is a part of one’s life. Many of us actively partici- pate in music, either through singing or playing an instru- ment. Dave Foreman is one of the singers at Monacan. Dave has been interested in music since he started taking organ lessons at the age of five. It was not until he reached the fourth grade, however, that Dave seriously became inter- ested in singing. Today his voice can be heard through on singing.’ Singing Sensation Dave Forman holds Gwen Tune close as he sings a song to her. out the area; Dave sings in the school’s chamber ensemble everyday, and is a cantor for Epiphany (church — service) held in the auditorum. Dave was selected all Regionals and was also one of four cho- sen from Monacan to attend Virginia States held in Ports- mouth. When asked what he wanted to do with his talent, Dave replied, ‘‘I’m not really sure, but whatever | do decide, | know I'll keep singing!”’ Juniors 103

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Steve Harte Kim Hartle Sid Hasty Terri Heath Natalie Heaton Sandra Heinen Lisa Helbig Kim Held Jeff Hensley David Herrmann Annie Hess Keith Higginbotham George Hiss Kim Hirsh Richie Hodge Rod Hodge Jeff Hoke Sherri Holloway Nancy Hopkins Debbie Horst Tim House Scott Howell Liz Hudson Susan Hughes Gloria Humphreys Danny Humphries Paul Hundley Lee Hyden Scott Ingram Laura Ipsen Mike lwashchenko Charlene Jackson Patti James Tommy Janney Pochun Jen Cindy Johnson Jeff Johnson Mike Johnson Susie Johnson Brent Jones David Jones Diane Jones Juniors 105