Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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OFFICERS: FRONT ROW: President Dan- ROW: Representative Traci Cavanaugh, Re- ielle Armstrong, Vice-President Heather Gif- presentative Mandy Stroud, Secretary Katie ford, Treasurer Stephanie Wheeler. BACK Ramsdale. X I4 ' K J fw XW ,, siffn' is ,Ns K ' A .li I x otftivto stous the some ew ways of looking at things have a l w a y s stirred up creativity. New ideas and enthusiasm have done the same thing for the junior class officers. As Trea- surer Stephanie Wheeler put it, You wouldn't have known that we were the same class as two years before. Then, our Homecoming float was a rented car. Ever since, our floats have won first place? Along with organizing Prom, the class found time to get involved in more than its share of events. Presi- dent Danielle Armstrong listed these events: the winning float in the Copy: Jill Pepper Layout: Jill Pepper Homecoming parade, three booths in the October carnival,the clothes drive, a visit to a nursing home, the organization of the student council retreat, and plans for a sock-hop and morp. Most important to the juniors seemed to be community work. Community service projects were important because they helped people in need and the image of Overland in the community, explained Secretary Katie Ramsdale. Juniors had one goal: to improve their image to the rest of the school. Representative Mandy Stroud ex- plained, Our freshmen year we had no unity and we got the reputation of a 'lame class.' We have proved to our- selves and the rest of the school that we are a responsible, dedicated, and accomplished class. The officers, including Representa- tive Traci Cavanaugh and Sponsors Mr. Ron Castagna and Ms. Tamara Bauer, became a valued part of Over- land. Vice-president Heather Gifford described the class as the best class at Overland. We had a lot of people, not just officers, who got involved and took on much of the responsibility. Our class was really willing to work to make themselves and the school even better? Junior Class Officers 1

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bert il L I. be El' WP o what do you think? Youth in A m e r i c a aren't so different than youth in Ger- many, said Sr. Foelke Bottinger. The young from such countries as Germany, France, Norway, Japan, Mexico, and South America came to the United States as foreign exchange students to experience and to see America. The students went through various processes to be accepted into the ex- change program. Foelke and Sr. Diet- mar Golomboski, German exchange students, went through an interview, ivcto Cllhulie Sftocle gave a presentation on how they would present Germany to Ameri- cans, and discussed problems and so- lutions experienced by former stu- dents. On the other hand, Sr. Patty Romero, from Mexico, was accepted on the basis of her grades and on the basis of a recommendation. Once in America, the students had to deal with new food, a new lan- guage, and a different culture. Diet- mar said, I really had to change my eating habits. The bread, it is spongyf, Foelke said, I try to be- come American, but it is not always easy. However, after I finish this year I will have a bigger horizon about your way of thinking and living. Pat- ty summed America up when she said, It's just a different culturef' Not only did students make adjust- ments when coming to America, but Patty said, Going back will take a lot of adjustment. Foelke said, I will probably see Germany in a different, maybe more critical light? For their year in America, the students stayed with a host family who also needed to adapt to a new situation. Jr. Katie Simpson, Patty's host sister, said, It was really hard to accept because all my parents, attention shifted to Pat- ty, however, we have become friends. f K I 'V 4: Leslie Moroyc 1 Juniors An- SMILE! BY TAKING a snap shot on New Year's Eve, Sr. Foelke Bottinger will remem- ber the first moments of the new year that she spent with her friends.