Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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1---f is ?'1iiSsQ so . . s -3 QM!! IK!! 97' 1 xx-xi e Q x im fi TOP: Musing over the senior edition of the school newspaper, Feli Hettler learns where her friends plan to attend college. ABOVE: Receiving a surprise birthday party, Senior Christine Ebli cuts the cake for host sisterjudy Orr and a German exchange student attending Carroll. LEFT: Taking a break from the hectic schedule ofa senior, Rodger Clark catches some shut eye in his tent, Student Life 029

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RIGHT: During the Senior Honors Assembly, AFS exchange students Feli I-Iettler QGermanyJ, Rodger Clark ,New Zealandj and Christine Ebli fltalyj receive special GiGi awards from the guidance center. BELOW: Getting the last fitting before graduation, Senior Feli Hettlet receives the final touch from Christine Ebli. t E Q v K 54 3 AFS Friendships expand Arriving in the summer of 1983 three foreign exchange students, sponsored by the American Field Service, arrived in Wichita to spend a year with American families. During the year-long stay they made friends, attended school, stayed with a host family and participated in many new experiences. The Northwest AFS Chapter sponsored many activities to acquaint the exchange students with their new country and lifestyle. An introductory swim party was held in August to give club members and exchange students the opportunity to meet before the first day of school. Campouts and exchange week-ends were held with other schools sponsoring exchange students. Each of the three Northwest exchange students were given surprise birthday par- ties by friends and host families. A special International Christmas Party was held where foreign guests talked about Christmas traditions in their home coun- tries. Felicites Qlielij I-Iettler was from Koblenz, Germany. She lived with the Larry Fralick family and participated on the school's track team and Concert Choir. Her friends were an important part of her experience at Northwest. I will remember my friendsf' she said. I learned to be independent. I will always remember the life-style, too. Because I have adopted some of it and my friends in Germany will realize that. 28 ' Student Life From Trento, Italy came Christine Ebli, who stayed with the family of Wayne and Mickey Orr. Ebli's leisure activities included jogging and dancing. She was most impress- ed with Northwest's sports activities, dances and assemblies which are not part of the Italian educational system. The third AFS exchange student was Rodger Clark from New Zealand. I-Ie stayed with the Vic Eichler family. Clark was a member of the Northwest football team and participated in track, soccer and rugby. He experienced a number of em- barassing moments with his language and the language in Kansas because having dou- ble meanings. I think that the way people have let me be involved and do things with- them will be one of the most memorable things I will remember, said Clark. AFS is the largest international high school exchange organization in the world. Each year about 7,000 teenagers from the United States and abroad leave home to live in one of the countries that participate in AFS. Opportunities for the high school students were numerous. They began by embarking on a journey around the world, far from their own home to learn a new language, a different culture, a different custom, and the similarities among the peo- ple, while they also developed family ties with their host families and began new friendships. -Sioci Roberts

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'P . Fww ,cf AIX. ,gm ABOVE: Doing what he enjoys the most, Carl Zerterstrom, from Sweden, practices on his backhand. RIGHT: Recovering from senior finals, AISE students Parric Lager, Clemmons Koch, jens janisch and Carl Zetterstrom relax and take it easy. - w pf 'V wrt iii Ii ABOVE: Enjoying the Wichita Water Festival, jens janisch, from West Germany, takes a break in the shade. RIGHT: Catching some last minute studying time, Clemons Koch, from West Ger- many, prepares for senior finals. 30 0 Student Life 'Pi H' -Q fi .pa l as N.. 453-f ...Q .-'W i .f M