Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

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CLAUDIO BRINGS BRAZIL TO AMERICA Claudio Roberto Meriz arrived in America August 18th, 1987. He came from Niterol City, Brazil, approximately 10 miles from Rio de Janeiro. “Claud” is 17 years old and his favorite color is red. He is staying with the Ed Wafle family here in Oakfield. Claudio’s native language is Portuguese. He enjoys art, foreign exchange students, traveling (he’s been to Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois), History, Social Problems, and swimming. In Brazil he attended Instituo abel-Catholic school. It is very difficult there compared to here, says Claudio. The school has 3,500 students and all grades (2nd-12th) are private. School starts in March and ends in December, and they go from 7:30 A.M. to 12:30 A.M. In Brazil “Claud” lives with his parents Eli Heusser Meriz and Jose Meriz. His mother is 45 years old and is a housewife. Mr. Meriz is 51, and is a veterinarian. Both of Claudio’s brothers have graduated from college. Luiz Alberto Meriz, a naval engineer, is 24, and Paulo Ricardo Meriz is a 22 year old architect. So far Claudio likes the United States and enjoys Oakfield High School. Upper left: Claudio is perched precariously above a surprised Mrs. Dehn. Upper right: Claudio and crew are lined up and waiting to be in the Homecoming Parade. Lower left: Claudio’s ready to throw the candy, but his crew isn’t so organized. Lower right: Claudio admires Marylin Henke’s artwork. 25

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AFS SPANISH CLUB Top: Mrs. Mies helps in the kitchen at the AFS Dinner for Birgitta last year. Above: Mr. Steffes is caught by surprise as he does the dishes after the AFS Dinner. Bottom left: L. Burnham was one of the high school students who volunteered to help serve at the AFS Dinner. Bottom right: Mrs. Reetz watches as Mr. Hurlbert tests the dessert. Front to back, left to right: D. DeBoer, B. Badura, C. Meriz, P. Brauer, T. Osgood, S. Guell, M. Wafle, J. Hayes, A. Buckarma, Mrs. Dehn, J. Myers, W. Stibb, L. Burnham, B. Badura, C. Heinz, M. Steffes, D. Post, M. Riese, S. McCrory, C. Stibb, K. Dalle Nogare, S. Mies, J. Cousins, B. Sabel, M. Bartzen, J. Cobb, S. Mielke, C. Raube, C. Cousins, A. Schmitz. Front to back, left to right: S. Heinz, D. DeBoer, J. Myers, C. Meriz, M. Wafle, S. Guell, Mrs. Eschenbach, M. Riese, S. McCrory, J. Hayes, D. Post, A. Buckarma, J. York, W. Stibb, S. Mielke, S. Mies, K. Dalle Nogare, S. Schmitz. 24

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ACADEMIC CLUBS The Academic Decath-alon is a team of nine people who take tests in competition with other teams in the conference. The team breaks down into three groups: Honor, Scholastic, and Varsity. What group you are in is determined by your grade point average. You can move up a group and go above your grade point average, but you can’t move down a group and go below your grade average. Front row: T. Lehman, M. Wafle, D. DeBoer, J. Myers, Mr. Gruenwald. Middle row: B. Dean, C. Heinz, S. Guell, A. Fink. Back row: C. Huck. The student government is involved in many activities. This year the student government headed a clothing drive for the homeless in Milwaukee. They organized Win-terfest, and it was a success again this year. The student government is still making sure that the signboard is kept up to date. Front row: T. Lehman, D. Bovee, T. Messner, D. DeBoer, M. Wade-Treasurer. Middle row: D. Post, C. Gierach, S. Heinz-Secretary, C. Huck-President, C. Heinz, J. Wolf. Back row: M. Jaeger, K. Bovee, B. Badura, T. Osgood, C. Tietz. 26