Robinsdale Armstrong High School - Gyre Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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French And Spanish Clubs - Experience Culture j oining an Armstrong foreign lan- guage club is a great way to learn more about a second language and .he cultures of the country they are study- .ng. The French and Spanish clubs both had fundraisers with some of the money going to charity. This years French club helped support a young boy in Madagas- car, and helped pay for an amity aid. The money raised also helped pay for activities such as the Festival of Nations, the Inter- national Film Festival, the National French Contest, A Vous la Parole, trips to sthnic restaurants, a ski trip, as well as refreshments for the club meetings. They sponsored the foreign language Immersion Day breakfast and sold Valentine ' s Day telegrams. Add spice to your life-join a foreign language club. French club representatives: Madame Becerra, Thuy Doan, Amy Gavin, Kirsten Hoffstedt, Angelique Page. Above: Kirsten Hoffstedt send French valentines. Above right: French students learn a song. Below: Spanish club has a party with Senora Sherry. Below Right: Sefiora Coleman leads the club. 75

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GERMAN CLUB PRESENTIERT German club was very active this year. They participated in the fundraiser selling candy. In the fall they celebrated German- American Day. In December they took a field trip to the Volksfest Haus, where they performed German skits and had authentic German food. In April they went to the Deutsches Fest at St. John ' s University. Some members attended the festival of Nations. In May there was an end-of- the-year banquet. The officers this year were Derek Johnson (President), Tavis Hudson (Vice-President), and Jennifer Vraney (Secretary and Treasurer). Being involved in German club is a great cultural and learning experience. Right: Derek is transformed into a Tannenbaum. Above: The princess and the frog prince talk over his predicament. German 5 students do their version of 60 minutes. Brian Anderson, Julie Anderson, Melissa Anderson, Steve Anderson, Mi- chelle Barbaris, Matt Berner, Jeremy Birsch, Stuart Bloomfield, Amy Brabant, Jacinda Brinkman, Amee Buster, Steve Butcher, Kelly Coch- rane, Shawn Connors, Derek Coolidge, Matt Crain, David Dilley, Guido Ebert, Anne Echtenkamp, Eric Eifert, Jennifer Elrod, Sara Gessner, Matt Griggs, Greg Hahn, Jenny Hall, Jennifer Halverson, Christie Haver, Amy Hillmer, Cindy Hollenbeck, David Hong, Tavis Hudson, David Hwang, Hideki Ikeda, Lenka Jelinkey, Derek Johnson, Kris Johnson, Gretchen Julseth, Erin Kaste, John Kennedy, Melissa Labeck, Denise LaMere, Jennifer Lee, Chris Merriman, Anja Merzweiler, Eric Miller, Mat Moore, Sandy Motzko, Alain Nisam, Hilde Nybrenna, Dan Persons, Kara Pilon, Stacey Proosow, Jenny Rader, Paul Ripley, Rebecca Ripley, Becky Row- an, Katherine Schulz, Cheryl Sell, Siiri Silpala, Bjorn Snowberg, Jenny Staubli, Stephani Steinwedel, Mike Stevens, Skip Swenson, Paula Thur- ston, Jeff Timonen, Andy Toering, Lisa Treptau, Jenny Vraney, Nicole Wascoe, Jim Zenk at the Haus in December Folksfest. 74

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World Citizens The World Citizens ' Club provided an excellent opportunity for Arm- strong students and foreign ex- change students to learn more about each others ' cultures. Students met twice each month to plan activities for the club. Their fundraiser provided money for the club. Their fundraiser provided money for a field trip to the Minnesota Zoo. In addi- tion, the club set aside time for Social Events both in and out of school, including parties and an ethnic pot luck dinner where each student brought a special dish from his or her own country or ethnic background. Membership is open to all students attending Armstrong. WORLD CITIZENS ' MEMBERS, Row One: Advisor Tom Crampton, Thuy Doan, Ilia Papatheodorou, Trini Perez, Diana Adamovich, Melissa Keller, Lori Hunt. Row Two: Kei Tanaka, Tim Leiner, Kasper Larsen, Dario Cohenca, Lenka Jelinek, Sharon Bachman, Brenda Johnson, Joe O ' Dell. Lenka boogies with Mr. Crampton Trini Perez, Kasper Larsen, Ilia Papatheodorou, Lenka Jelinek, Sara Pae, Tanya Feldberg, and Mr. Cramp- ton enjoy a variety of foods at a group party. It ' s Kasper ' s turn in Charades! 76