North Allegheny High School - Safari Yearbook (Wexford, PA)

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0 .-.- x if Everyone i ill met for the first time asked me why l Wasiiihereiiiy wow long ilit lirwoizild aloe rris gggiestsjigonstgtisAetuazl.ly, ryet ftherimajor rea sony! came, iitc over here was to studythroyugh yiciy thejgllmecricalga FQield,QService Student Foreign Exchangeprogram and in doing so meet all kihdslof people, af iju sttola new environ ment. e1i1 A nd rl wjouldffbesatab restiitosrsbriniigesall ioi lofmy hQ,meland7-the Philippines. i yy g it it it lifts eiiipelriiencie tolibe in the United Satatesig l 'like'fPittisbuifgh becauseeof itzs hiifiltls and c trtlorfutl Seasfm. flfhe only iio thing ldonft like here is t1e cold Weather .i . , it's freez-, ihiql :Butl like the snovvQ'lt'si soyinicei whenever lffiiseelfsnovv all aramanri. l llte ii' irll le gflea:nnedgttterto like llee school hereeaftere my ,el first ratyherticconeefusipg ccayspyl like the school seyhedule and I like my classes, even though they are tough. l also like IXA because of theielective lllillill l i laalltli T courses ,ifitheffrcomplete faci litiies for learning and-the-huge Iibraryfywitch the wide variety of books,., y lfm so proud to be here and l'm thankful to my family and to all the AFS people who have ' ljeenlsolgenerous to me. l'm also grateful to all my teachersfiand to all my classmates and friends who have been very willing to help me with any problems l have l hope you can visit our country and me. You are very vvelc our house. i i t D Q ,,, Q Q i W ax cf, had. g ome in the Philippines and in - oc. cm .',,, ,, lf W' EQ fel-Ten: trfii rsri S N .-- 4 r1Ji.i 1, 1 E

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455 1 g 1 , t . f,5fgl,i ttii e Spending a year ina foreign eountryprovides excellent opportunity to viewlthat two differentfpoints--that of tourist and that of resident. A ' i if ' Fromyyfa tourist'sy point of view,South Africa ha s so.,much to offer Therefare-theismatjestiicezfi Drakensburg Mountains, the lovely beaches and best of all the lovely weather andgdays filled with Sunshine. lf' ve' had a Chanceitito seefthese things but more importiantfil have llll had anliiiopfloorf tunitygtoymeet people and beecomeii Daft of the social envilzonmenstsi. ttt Although tttt school is extremely different hereg it has given me an opportunityto seeanother part of South tite A ffricain life. feel that ili il haveffbeen veryiilucky be alittle to yearat Eunice GgirlSfg, High School andyto have had the chance to becoimeslnvolveod someyetsschooslystisacste iviities. Aside fromltlieliinovelty of going to an all girlsfschool, throughout the year l had written examsfand had to wear a uniform to schools rsii A AE S isetguisofflti-Hhlingiiveiry diffiwlrtetoysexpres One vsears-sbessomess sen expefieeceirffpaekedfli with so manyiemiotions thatiit would be impossible to write everything down. lt is a year fullof y new friends ,splaicesfy and experiencesr all of which have been woven efierntoithe tapestry of know that there isonoyyvaygto repay everyone for the kindness that has been shown-toqgmettthils year. 'The understanding and friendliness of everyone is something that will stay wgithtymelong after lf have left South Afriicaj A or A irrr ' ' 1 ' ifii y oA if 121

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ABOVE: AFS STUDENTS: Doreen Camino, Lisa Tilton, Sue Arnold. RIGHT: AFS CLUB: FRONT TOW: Debbie Shaw, Nanci Groetzinger, Crystal Wolff. DCD: FRONT ROW: Joan Smergalski, Robin McBeth, Patty Shoup, Mary Demor, Loren Szaronos, Mary Ann Francic, Sandy Laswick, Kathy Byrnes. MIDDLE ROW: Mary Weide- man, Tracey McFarlane, Linda Edinger, Carol Roos, Carol Piccoli, Melissa Melcher, IIF ,I North Allegheny students were able to learn about other countries and some were given an opportunity to visit them through their participa- tion inthe American Field Service Club. The club supports the students abroad through money raised in activities such as the spring and fall flea markets. The NA chapter of AFS is affilia- York. Jill Lampe, Cyndi Windish. BACK ROW: Miss Sharp, Mrs. Drazenovich, Peggy Irvin, Sharon Whistler, Connie Bacon, Cindy Kut- cher, Wendy Meyer, Cheri Moraca, Vicki Soltis, Lynne Illis, Betty Vey, Tom Shuman. ted with the American Field Service in New IND North Allegheny students are given an opportunity to explore careers and prepare themselves for family and community respon- sibilities through their participation in the De- signers, Consumers, and Decorators Club. They are able to do this through such activities as participating in the Pennsylvania Farm Shovv and hosting the state FHA conference. Officers are: Presi- dent--Sandy Laswick, Vice President--Cyndi Windishp Secretary-- Kathy Byrnesp Treasur- er--Kathy Boyden. Sandy Laswick is also County President. The club sponsor is Mrs. Dorothy Drazenovich. AFSXDCD 129