Rancho High School - El Sol Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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Carolyn Wagoner Jana Waite Jay Waite Lori Wallis Roberta Walls Lindsey Warburton Chris Wassell Jim Watson l.layIa Watson Walter Watts Kit Weber Mary Wegmann Byron Weicht .5 Clinton Welburn Debra Wheeler Barbara Welsh Seniors 255

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Michael Thompson Vicki Thompson Todd Stella John Tolaa Karen Toomey Victor Torres Monica Turner Michelle Toscos Nina Vallon Anthony Vela Roxanne Velazquez Susan Veltz Maria Villa Lucy Vincent Kristine Vollmer Kim Wadsworth 254 Seniors ' I M ,Lt WL

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Melody Walker Bart White Robbie Whiteside Vickie Whobrey Rachel Wilemon Brend Spotlight on . . . Have you ever wished that you could go abroad, and see other countries and live as they do? Dena Kirtley, a senior here at Rancho, has fulfilled that wish. Dena was accepted by the American Field Service to be a foreign exchange student next year. How did she get accepted? All she did was fill out an application which was sent to New York. In New York they reviewed what she had written about herself and her family, and the purpose for which she wanted to become a part ofthe AFS program. As of now Dena does not know where she is going to be sent. She was told she would find out in April. It is done this way so she can be placed with a family which will be best for her. Dena stated, I hope I fit in easily, I want our personalities to be compatible. Dena will live with a family which applied to have a student just she applied for a family. The family is thoroughly screened and students are carefully placed to have the best stay abroad as possible. The main reason a person is accepted is your general outlook on the purpose of the program and how you plan to use the experience abroad after you return. Dena commented to an EI Sol reporter. Though Dena had to include a copy of her grades, they really don't mean much to the AFS. But the family may decide that they would rather have a student with a high aptitude rather than low. When Dena returns in August of '79 she will work until the Spring and then she will enter University of Nevada Las Vegas. It will cost Dena approximately S1250.00. This includes round trip fare, food and everyting she will need. My family is happy for me. They too, had been waiting. And we share the same feelings. 256 Seniors