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

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7 Lennie Williams Christine Wright Janet Wright Joan Young 1 - Randy Williams LeeAnn Wortham Spoflihf on . . . ll you think getting caught in a blizzard is boring or dull you might change your mind after talking to Tom Hoffmann, senior. Tom and a friend were caught on Charleston Peak for 16 hours during a blizzard. The two were backpacking when the mishap happened. Tom first became interested in backpacking two years ago. He found out about the sport by talking to friends and reading up on backpacking. Tom has traveled to many places with this activity. Some are Zion, Red Rock, Charleston Peak, and the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is a very good place in which to backpack. - When Tom was asked what equipment he used, he replied, I use the regular stuff. My equipment totals S450.50. Tom first started! buying his equipment in June of 1976. The interviewer asked Tom where he liked to hike the best. He responded by saying, The mountains. Up there there is more to see. Tom backpacks mostly during the spring and summer seasons. Tom stated, Backpacking is a 'good sport'! Seniors 257

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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

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Being a senior is . . . getting your senior pictures back. studying for exams and falling asleep. receiving your senior key. jumping up because seniors are the best. , wan. e. in Ni 'mi 4?