Morro Bay High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Morro Bay, CA)

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Travel Clubs Hit The Hi h Roac fyou want to see the world, the French and Mountaineer- ing clubs are for you. Yet, there are certain requirements to acquire. ln order to join the French Club, you must have at least two years of french instruction plus an under- standing of the culture. In order to survive in the city of Paris, these are necessities. Equally important are the quali- fications for the Mountaineering Club. They are the love for snow skiing, camping in the rain, riding in cramped vans and hiking exhausting trails. Don't forget, this is all fun! The people are what create the unique experiences. Mrs. Larsen leads the French Club, and admits that she does it solely for the students. Cari Orr and her crew peeled, sliced, and fried over one thousand apple fritters for the Baywood Oktoberfest. They satisfied many empty stomachs and taught the students how to cooperate for a common goal. The grand events of the French Club are the annual trips to France organized by Mrs. Larsen. We go to a different part of France each year, but you can never see it all, she said. As most students who have gone can attest, lt is an exper- ience that changes you like nothing else can. This yea those who can afford it are going to Paris and Madrid fc twenty-three days. The Mountaineering Club has been led by Mr. Behrman since the forming of the mountains, and always has a fi, roster of events. On the weekend following the first seme: ter finals, the die-hard skiers of the group went to Mammot for four days of skiing and came back sunburned, but happj During Memorial Day weekend the annual bear chasing fe: tival was held in the Yosemite valley. According to the clu president, Bob Baxley, The Mountaineering Club gives chance for getting away from people and getting back t nature. Besides, there's nothing like snow to bring out tl' animal in you. Since any form of travel is expensive, Mrs. Larsen and M Behrmann try hard to keep costs down and make it easy fc everyone to go to someplace they've never been. Said Ml Behrmann, l'For such a small world, there sure are a lot l mountains to climb. l e 1 . 148 lg

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5 H: ik Page 146. 1. American Field Service. FRONT ROW: K. Stead, L. Hart, A. Orton, S. Goertz, E. Knudsen, D. Havemann. BACK ROW: T. Meier, B. Emmons, L. Lamouria, G. Larsen, N. Cavazos, J. Main, M. Mueller. 2. Stephan Goertz is an AFS exchange student from Worpswede, West Germany, who is living this year with the Kitzman family in Morro Bay. He is a member of the basketball team, and after first semester he joined the yearbook staff. People asked me why I am doing all this, leaving my family, my friends, and losing a year of school. It's hard to say, but I probably just wanted to get to know new and different people and a new culture. I wanted to learn from those those people, about them, and even about myself. When I first arrived here, I was surprised to see that almost everybody was friendly and nice to me and to each other, which made it a lot easier for me to get a good start for this year. But everything turned out being more difficult than if first seemed to be. I started out not knowing anybody, not having any friends and not being used to the American way of- life. After a while, though, the depression disappeared day by day and it turned out to be the best experience of my life. Thanks so much to everybody for helping me during this year. Page 147. 1. Thomas Meier is an AFS exchange student from Zurich, Switzerland who is living with the Lilly family in Los Osos. He enjoys running very much and was a member of both the Cross Country and Soccer teams. When I arrived here, I was so surprised at all of the friendly people. It made a lot easier to get involved. This year has been a great experience and will effect my whole life. Thanks to everyone who has made this a super year. 2. Elise Knudsen is here on the Educational Foundation youth exchange program. It is similar to the AFS program, except that students have more choice over the country that they want to go to. The first host family that she stayed with did not work out well, and she is now living with the Fullbrights in Los Osos. Until August of last year, I have lived on the west coast of Denmark in a town called Esbjerg. It is very different from California, sol notice a lot of changes, both good and bad. The weather is nice here. I really enjoy not having snow this winter, but I would probably miss it if I was going to stay here next year. The school system is very different over here. lt's a hassle to rush from one classroom to another, because I was used to having the teachers change rooms. But I really like school activities and school sports which we don't have in Denmark. I'm going to miss all the fun after school when I go back in June. Although I had to change many of my ways of living, l'm really having fun. I enjoy my stay and Americans make it easy to be away from home for a year. , ... s.. if if Foreign Exchange 147

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Page 148. 1. French Club. FRONT ROW: C. Orr, M. Magee, A. Gallo, M. Greenfield, L. Evans, D. Nieman, Mrs. Larsen, T. Dodd. SECOND ROW: C. Wilson, K. Kowarsch, E. Knudsen, E. Tomacder, V. Pham, J. Butler, H. Thompson, S. Ludin, J. Mc Cann. BACK ROW: K. Sperow, T. Berger, C. Rankin, J. Avant, K. Wissel, B. Baxley, L. Miller, G. Goldberg, D. Havemann, S. Goertz, C. Randall, S. Johnson. Page 149. 1. The concession stand has been a French Club tradition for several years. Its success as a fund raiser can be attributed to Mrs. Larsen, Mr. Behrmann, and the entire hard working French Club. As early as 2:30 p.m. they spend grueling hours cleaning and preparing for the onslaught of famished football fans. 2. Mountaineering . FRONT ROW1 L. Evans, K. Sperow, J. Butler, D. Nie- man,S. Crawford, K. Wissel, K. Kowarsch. BACK ROW: T. Dodd, D. Havemann, G. Behrmann, J. Kastner, L. Miller, B. Baxley, K. Kowarsch, T.Dearden. 3. Shannon Egan and Lori Davis are bosom buddies to the end, and are among the most active in the French Club. Shannon organized the trip to see the play Cats . She said of the outing, Doing something like this is so difficult, but it makes you feel so good to make something happen.