Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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Antonio Pastor, Kaori Aoike and Fer- ran Verbrell are all foreign exchange students from Spain and japan. N' ' L i ix V. 1-f' K xx xx Qlf L :Fe we , I x I 369V l38 sf- I 5, Hx-- . Ofeof x W, E Antonio Pastor smiles candidly at Ferran Verbrell exchanges storie one of his friends. about his native land with Aoike. Foreign Exchange li 5

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g ,,. Student Leadership was a class not only of close friends, but of the... Student Leaders ol' PHS Student Leadership was a liason between students and administration. When com- plaints arose from the students of our school, the student leaders made pro- posals to bring up with the administration. Two major proposals that were effected during the 1987-1988 school year were the parking lot ex- pansion and tardy po icy. ' The parking ot proposal was the need for more park- ing space in back of the main campus. Students complain- ed that there were not enough parking space. In ad- dition, the were not allowed to park in ffont of the campus without getting a ticket. The parking space was reserved or visitors only. The one question that arose from the students was, Where are we goin to park? To solve this probqem, the administration was cooperative to allow students to park behind the Pirate Stadium. Plus, the C- side campus offered some additional parking. The new tardy policy began during the 1987-1988 school year and it had been Student Leaders of PHS 1 1 ' 222 very effective. This year, the number of tardies decreased tremendously from the previous year. The students complained that the tardy policy was too harsh. However, the student leaders and administration believe that since the tardy policy was effective this school year, they're going to keep it. Eileen Aguba, SBOD Treasurer, stated, Student Leadership can be a very pro- ductive cass, our oal is to work for the stucints and represent them is the best way possible. Not only did they made proposals but organized activities to pro- mote school spirit, class com- petitions, entertainment, community and educational purploses. T ese activities were directed b various commit- tees formullated by the SBOD President, Sharon Parent. The activities ranged from rallies to banquets. Whatever the activit , success was shown with the support of the ad- ministration and students of PHS. - Imelda Pagobo PHS Student Leadership Commissioners of 1987-1988 Row 1: Food Services, lla Patel, Faculty Relations, Myrna Mercado, Student Rights, Rica Darling - Pimentel, Publicity, Caroline Dollete. Row 2: Clubs, Mia Fabela, Dance, Gabe Sanderson, W.A.S.C., Kathleen McConville, Class, loAnna Castillo, Assemblies, Felisha Owens. Row 3: Athletics, joe O'Brien, Spirit, Yvonne Beals, Concessions, Christine Douglas, Elections, Rober- to Prieto, Food Services, Daud Littleton. 137

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,ose Perez listens to Mr. Richardson's history lecture. Kaori Aoike listens to instructions on layout style in yearbook class. Learn American Customs Six exchange students came to Pittsburg in August to . . . Learn American Customs Antonio Esteve Pastor, Fer- ran Brich Verbrell, and lose Perez Blanco came from Spain and Kaori Aoike arrived from japan. Knut Stormer, Ina Soplrie Radtke arrived in December from West Germany. They left their family, friends, and everything familiar from their own coun- try to begin a phase of their life in a new country. Coming to America was hard for these students as they had to use a different language and become ac- customed to different customs. It seemed scary at first but they looked forward to the challenge. They came to America primarily to learn the language and customs. Aoike said, Before I came here I could hardly wait until the day I was to arrive to see the country. Everything was in- teresting to me. For example, in my country, cars are not needed because we have taxis and buses. Also, we can- not choose our classes and they are so much harder than yours. As time went on, they began to think about returing home. They were not necessarily homesick but just 4 ii, j Xml 5-fl Q' fs found it was easier to get around in their own country. The students stressed they loved America but the language was hard. Sometimes they felt as if other students talked to them only because they felt they had to. However Aoike understood and said, If I was born here it would be easier and I could understanding the language more. Also, I would have many friends, a car to go places, and would be more familiar with the customs. Most wished they were born here although they were proud of their own country. After this school year, Pastor will go to a special pilot school in America because he can be a pilot much faster here than in Spain. Verbrell will go to a university in America becuase he can get a better job if he can speak English well. Blanco will return to Spain but might return for his senior year. Aoike plans to at- tend a university in japan or America to major in Interna- tional Relations. Knut Stormer and Ira Radtke were not available at press time. - KaoriAoike -139