Princeton High School - Student Prince Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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1970 Christmas Season ...spirit and excitement spread contagiously throughout Princeton, infecting students and faculty alike... Planning activities for the season, the Viking Music Department held its annual Christmas tree sale, Dec. 11-13, as band and chorus members braved crisp air selling trees in the school parking lot. The Christmas concerts, Dec. 6 81 22, harmoniously spread a feeling of good will through the various musical ar- rangements and carols. The Faculty Christmas Tea, Dec. 16, served and decorated by Central Office people, the faculty Christmas party by Cadet Librarians at the Annex ...all displays and decoration con- veying the meaning of Christmas, in the past and today, it customs, re- ligious and social significance . .. portraying Christmas, its challenge - that of love and brotherhood among people of all races, creeds, colors. The glow of lights, qopposite pageh, in downtown Cincinnati send out a warm message showing that Christmas is on its way. Infected with the joy of the Christmas season, two juniors don costumes portraying Santa Claus and one of his elfs. A bulletin board, catching the contagious spriit of Christmas, offers the nonsensical greet- ing Cherry Mistmasf' The Santa Lucia Festival, Qthis pagej, more often known as the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by students in the Interna- tional Club with the aid of Lena Perhag, a for- eign exchange student from Sweden - where the Festival of Lights is commonly celebrated. A. home-baked gingerbread house is enjoyed immensely by South Campus students. The Christmas tree sale finds students working. ii , . W wh .,,..--' n :N-n,,, .. www 4. E S 1 ii 'Til 5 ,1 1? i f - 5 itgtzeif-i -fin. li- 'S t 4- Qnw f 35 134.8

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Excitement Spreads As Princeton Groups Meet Challenge of Br-otherhood During Christmas Season A- s.

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Exchanges Link U.S. Culture With Ways Of Other Lands Links with Europe and Asia were more firmly bonded by the experiences of one PHS teacher and three students during the 1970-1971 school year. ... lVlr. Ziegler, a Russian teacher, traveled to Russia and spent ten weeks from October to December teaching English to Russian students from grades 1-10 . .. Lena Perhag, a senior from Jonkoping, Sweden, spent the year as a foreign exchange student at PHS. Lena pa r- ticipated in many activities at Princeton and learned much about American culture in addition to teaching Viking students about Swedish culture . .. Till Wendt, a student from Germany, spent one semester at PHS before going home to finish out the year... Nancy Slusher, a Viking junior, attended school in Denmark for her first semester. In January, she returned to Princeton to share her experiences with other students . .. the challenge of merging cultures. Lena Perhag instructs girls in white Cthis pagej about the Christmas customs of the Santa Lucia Festival commonly known as the Festival of Lights. Mr. Ziegler lectures in front of one of his many English classes in Russia. Gently rolling hillside of Denmark provides pretty view for Nancy Slusher. With the Kirov Theater in the background, fopposite pagej, Mr. Ziegler talks to citizens of Leningrad, Russia. Displaying the link of countries around the globe, Lena Perhag and Till Wendt demonstrate human relations throughout the world. Pointing out the different parts of Germany, Till Wendt discusses his coun- try with Mr. Kelsh and other members of Inter- national Club. Enjoying the fun of dancing and the joy of being together, Lena Perhag experi- ences with Bruce Rex the excitement of Senior Prom in another country. Getting a good taste of Denmark ice cream, Nancy Slusher stops at a Kiosk, more commonly known as asice cream parlor, during a twenty-mile bicycle ride through the tiny kingdom in Northern Europe. ss-3 il'-vw UQ! P'