Orion High School - Charger Yearbook (Orion, IL)

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Solid Choice On any of the lists of the outstanding students OHS, Jay McWhinney's name can be found. As a ember of the FFA, he has earned many awards nd much recognition for his achievements. He has attained quite a record of accomplish- ents during his eight years in 4-H and four years FFA. Some of the offices he has held were ection 3 President and Treasurer, Chapter Presi- ent and Secretary, and Chairman of Program of ctivities Committee. Among the awards he has on are the Dekalb, Star Greenhand, and Chapter cholarship Awards. Jay also received the United tates National Agriculture Achievement Award nd is a member of the National Leadership Orga- ization Honor Roll. At school, Jay has also been active in CECO. otball, Swing Choir, and has been included in the ho's Who Among American High School Stu- ents for the past two years. Students Abroad Turn off the central heating and pile the blan- kets on your bed. Put the milk bottles out at the gate, and don't forget to get the milk in when it arrives or it will get hot sitting in the sun. This is just some of the advice that former OHS senior Karla Ewalt sent from her temporary home in New Zealand. She was one of the two juniors who graduated early last June in order to become a foreign exchange student. Ewalt said that some of the most obvious differences in schools was the use of uniforms and the one-hour lunch period. She also said she had to help work on the farm she's staying at, work which includes lambing and tail- Ing. The other foreign exchange student who gradu- ated early and left Orion is David Wells. He trav- eled to West Germany for his senior year. Accord- ing to him, the food is flat and the teachers don't explain things well. They just write information on the board and expect the students to understand it without any explanation to help. He also said that there are lots of discos there and that the music is very loud. While there, David has joined the fencing club and found that generally everyth- ing is cheaper to buy. David and Karla both arrived home to the States on June 25th. ww. W, km Karla Ewalt David Wells ln The News 33

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In The News . . . Commons Llplift? And to your right can be found the two new trophy cases that were installed this year. lf OHS had a guided tour, this could be part of the speech the guide would tell. The cases were installed by Redecker Construction. They were built to provide more space for the new trophies and placques won this year. At present, one of the trophy cases holds a gun and sword collection that had been presented to the school in l944 by W. L. Tupper. In The News Final Farewell After 30 years of teaching, Henry LaFauce i retiring. During his 24 years at OHS, he taugh freshmen English and Spanish. He also served a building representative for the OEA, chairman the English Department, and sponsor for the Span ish Club and yearbook. Coaching the faculty bas ketball team was another talent of his. He'lI b leaving with a record of 23-I, just falling short Iasp year. About the changes that have occurred over tht course of his career, LaFauce said, The kid haven't changed, but the working conditions bq came better after the new high school was builtu LaFauce received his teaching degree at tht University of Illinois and got his first teaching position at the St. James Trade School, Riverton From there, he went to the Roosevelt Militar' Academy, Aledo. One of the differences betwee Aledo and Orion that LaFauce noticed was tht method of discipline. Both the students and the faculty will miss Hen ry LaFauce. Miller said, I have worked alongsidl and served as a principal over Henry and I havi enjoyed doing both. He was a good person to worl with.

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Wmmuumnqg it Swinging Swede Dane Exchanges Fredrik Eng was one of two foreign exchange students at OHS this year. Fredrik lives in Hoor, Sweden, with his brother Anders, 23, and his parents Lars and Gull-Maj. He made his American home with the Dale Galliert family of Orion. Fredrik became interested in an exchange pro- gram when friends of his made similar trips to the U.S. He made his decision during the summer of l983 and although he didn't have any say in where he would be placed, he has enjoyed his stay in Orion very much. ln comparing Sweden to the U.S., Fredrik no- ticed that there are several differences especially in social and family life. ln Sweden, teenagers are treated more grown up at an earlier age. At age I6, you have some influence over your parents and by age I8, you are considered an adult, and treated like one. Fredrik feels that religion plays a larger role in American life than in Sweden. Also, parents are much more protective Cin the U.S.J. Swedish parents care about their kids, but let them make their own decisions at an earlier age. Fredrik said that in Sweden, teenagers do more group dating in which everyone would meet at a place such as a disco. He also noted that Swed- ish teens do a lot more dancing. 34 News In Brief Carsten Nielsen was the other foreign exchang student attending OHS. A native of Vaerlose, De mark, a town near Copenhagen, Carsten staye with the Art Schroeder family of Orion. Carsten's family at home consists of sister Helle, 20, Annette, I5, and his parents Knud, an- Birte. At home, Carsten enjoys kyaking, sailing, wind surfing, swimming, diving, and fishing. as hi home is near the sea. His favorite winter sport i down hill skiing. During his year at OHS, Carsten tried his luck a two sports that were new to him, football ant wrestling. While seeing more action in wrestling he enjoyed both experiences. Rounding out sportsminded year, Carsten also competed i track, running mostly middle distances. One of the biggest differences noticed by Car sten between Denmark and the U.S. was the schol systems. In Denmark, a student has more fre dom, and more say in what they do. Also i Danish schools, discipline is much different, ther are basic rules, but teachers are not policemen. Because Carsten was used to the hustle an bustle of big cities, Orion, although very enjoyab overall, proved to be a little boring at times. O thing he never figured out was, Where do you g on the bus to Moline? . .