Nebraska City High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Nebraska City, NE)

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Seniors New faces join NCHS BY TRACY KERSTEN NCHS had two foreign exchange students this year. They were Junko Takano from Japan and Rodrigo Martinez from Chile. Junko Takano has been in the United States since March of 1987 and her stay ended in March of 1988. According to Takano, she was here to gain experience and knowledge of a foreign country. “I wanted to have special experiences in a foreign country,” said Takano. “I wanted to learn about another country’s culture, lifestyle, and language.” According to Takano, her first impression of the U.S. was how flat and how big the country is. In the U.S. Takano went out on the weekends with her friends, who kept her entertained. ‘‘We took her cruising downtown,” said Colleen McElfresh, one of Takano’s friends. ‘‘She loved it.” In the future, Takano would like to come back to the U.S. and attend an American University. ‘‘I would like to teach Japanese in a foreign country,” said Takano. Rodrigo Martinez was here for a three month visit from the end of January to the beginning of April. He was on his summer vacation in Chile. Martinez’s parents offered him the opportunity to come to the U.S. and he didn’t want to waste the chance for such an experience. Martinez’s first impression of the U.S. was the big cities and the wealthiness of the country. ‘‘Everyone has a car here,” said Martinez, as many students in Chile do not drive to school. His activities are soccer, rugby, weight training, and volleyball. The future holds much in store for Martinez, as he plans to continue his education. ‘‘I plan to go to college to study mechanical engineering,” said Martinez. While on a visit to yearbook class. Japanese foreign exchange student Junko Takano watches junior Tammy Bando work on a layout from the junior section. Dawn Adams Bob Angus Bill Aultz Sandra Baier Mindy Barrett Carrie Barton David Bassinger Chris Becker 6 Seniors

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Jennifer Biere Mitch Bishop Flora Boehme Brian Booth Belinda Borrego Crystal Bowen Joel Bryant Mark Chapin Mike Clarke Danny DeVorss Nick Dunn Traci Eaton Clint Eyman Jennifer Frede Carl Ganzel John Grable Tina Graham Rob Gray Brent Guess Tammy Hammer Seniors 7