Peninsula High School - Kwahaes Yearbook (Gig Harbor, WA)

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6owigw PJ ' , W, . .. - ia. yuan-we-W... f nna Waterland, Mary Knapp, Harry Ireland. Janet Botnen, returning exchange student from Peninsula to Peter-Peterson, and Yanny Lichtherz examine an angel sent to us from a sixth year class at our partner school. Larry Spadoni, SFA president, conducts a meeting in the gym to go over plans for the Faschingsball, the schools only costume ball, which has become an annual event for the German Club and SFA. 1 ,ii

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Will you buy a Bierdenkle, please? How do you spell Faschingsball? Let's have it quiet, please! It was a regular Seahawks Fly Abroad meeting. Under the leadership of president Larry Spadoni, the club supported and promoted the student exchange program at Peninsula. Through the use of spot ads and the sponsoring of school dances. SFA helped to boost the funds for an exchange student to Germany. Throughout the year SFA kept up a steady correspondence with Peter-Peterson Schule in Hamburg, Germany. The main showcase was always full of art work, postcards, and letters from Germany. Peninsula was fortunate to have a German student in its midst for a year: Marianne lYannyl Lichtherz easily adapted to the new way of living and made many friends in the process. Yanny Lichtherz, German exchange student to Peninsula, stands before a show- case displaying high school artwork sent to us as a gift from our partner school- in Hamburg. Q eww. r 4 i was supper builds at SFA officers: Patty Craig, Larry Spad Understanding between the two partner schools was also stregthened by the return of Janet Botnen, last year's exchange student to Peter-Peterson. Her fluent German made her seem more German than American. During her semester with us. Janet took time out each day to show slides and answer ques- tions about life in Germany. The success of this year's foreign exchange program is due in part to the work of Mrs. Elizabeth Leppanen. No one can forget the work she put into the club in the past to make it as effective as it is today. This year Miss Rita Kunsing has proven her ability to carry on where Mrs. Leppanen left off in advising this grow- ing club.

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IM 0ead.sTowlv I c,,.wUZ,f'? Bill Crounse explains to members their duties for the upcoming Student Day when they will take over the teacher's positions for a day. Torch club officers: FRONT, Patty Elford and Kris Allen. BACK: John McEwan and Bill Crounse. The Peninsula honor society, otherwise known as Torch, is made up of down to earth people with an interest in scholastic achievement as well as in school activities, The main leader of this group was president Bill Crounse. Bill, the other officers and advisor Mr. Manuel Velez initiated several new ideas including the Torch Board. consisting of representatives from each class. It met after school to plan new activities and work on new ideas for the club. 28