New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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Seniors Debbie Wilson, Kim Emerick, Brenda Renninger, and Citta Wittenbecher, are excited as they get ready for their French Club field trip to Indianapolis. Senior Niko Palusuo samples the American school lunch. Niko commented, I really enjoy American food compared to my Finnish food. photo by Cindy Penrod Americans have many strange or weird customs, but when you are here, you under - stand why. Back in Finland I thought differ- ently. Seeing is believing! — Niko Palusuo photo by Cindy Penrod Senior Citta Wittenbecher takes time out of her study hall to smile for the camera. Her study hall was important because she attended many time- consuming after school activities. 3 Foreign Exchange Students 17

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Learning New Cultures Foreign students helped us receive insight. New Haven High School received three foreign exchange students last year. They were Nike Palusuo from Fin- land, and Gitta Wittenbecher and Malte Hinkel from Germany. Niko was accustomed to more free- dom in school and had a hard time get- ting use to the rules of New Haven High School. In Helsinki, I can leave the school building whenever I want without having a pass. I can go out to eat at McDonald ' s instead of eating the school ' s lunch, said Niko. Niko found that Finland and America were much alike as far as buying things and going places. The only difference was that in Finland things were more expensive. Niko was interested in international business and medias, but he had not yet decided upon a career. Gitta stayed here only until January, unlike Niko and Malte who stayed the whole year. Gitta participated in Cross Country, which she enjoyed doing in her spare time. Gitta seemed to think that the Amer- icans were nice and more open-mind- ed than the Germans. Gitta, who spoke French, English, and German, was considering a career in languages. I ' m not sure yet. Maybe I ' ll do something with languages — like a translator, she said. Gitta thought the classes were easier, except the differ- ent languages made them harder. Her favorite subjects were history, English, and Gym. Malte was interested in politics, row- ing, and other sports. He wanted to play football because in Germany there were only professional football teams. He also enjoyed going to our football games and then to Pizza Hut. Having Foreign Exchange Students at New Haven High School was an educa- tional experience for them and us. We were able to learn about different countries. All in all, foreign exchange students were very impressed by the students at New Haven High School. Likewise, the students were also im- pressed by them. I think it ' s great hav- ing foreign exchange students, because you can learn from each other, com- mented senior Michelle Clements. — JoAnna Goldy Catchig him by surprise. Senior Malte Hinkle puts his coat in his loci er and gets ready for his first period class. photo by Cmdy Pencod Kim Teler, Malte Hinkel and Niko Palusou sup- port the Bulldogs at the all American football game. High School football is uncommon in Malte and Niko ' s foreign countries. 3 16 Foreign Exchange Students

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Fresh Faces Created A Polished Look Drama club growth combined new talents with experienced performers The play You Can ' t Take it With You was presented by New Haven High Shool ' s Drama Club on November 14 and 15 in the auditeria. I really en- joyed the play. It had good humor and I was impressed with the cast, stated ju- nior Debbie Rowland. This play was directed by teacher and drama coach, Matt Derby for his sec- ond year. I was pleased with the show. The cast and crew worked hard and I feel everyone enjoyed the show. It seemed at times that the show would never pull together. But after a little smoke and fire, the mental aspect of the show did. (And I ' m not referring to the fireworks of flare), commented Mr. Derby. The student director and Mr. Der- by ' s assistant was junior Angela Myers. I did things like prompting lines, orga- nizing props and crews, and helping make things run smoothly backstage during the performances. This year was somewhat of an experiment for me. Af- ter working two years with Mr. Eller, I was accustomed to the way things were to be run, but with a new director comes new techniques. Mr. Derby was fun to work with and I really enjoyed being his assistant. I hope to do it again, commented Ang Myers. The play was about a boy from a well- to-do business family who falls in love with a girl from an eccentric family. Each family has different perspectives on success and happiness which causes problems between them. The cast consisted of mostly juniors and seniors who have been four-year drama club members. I felt the play came together well in the end and overall, I feel everyone was happy with the final outcome. Everyone is looking forward to the next play and hopefully it will go off just as well, stated junior Dave Durm. — Kelley Koehlinger During a rather embarrassing moment, Alice Syc- While expressing their love for each other, Tony amore (Tracy Riffe) introduces her sweetheart Kirby (Dave Durm) and Alice Sycamore (Tracy Tony (Dave Durm), and his family, the Kirby ' s to Riffe) discuss their plans for the future to work her family, the Sycamores. things out so they can be together forever. 3| Fall Play 18