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

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E.S.L ... Exciting . . . Smiling . . . Learning Row One: Christine Joseph, Phunong Tran, Dan Tam Tran, Khamphou Thirakoun, Kiet Nguyen, Thanh Mai. Row Two: Vong Keomaniveng, Phoummano Phaengdaia, Yoseph Makonnen, Huy Dao, Hui Song Yi, Cuong Nguyen, Phitsamay Mounthachak, Geetha Lakshmanan. hat stands for WE.S.L.? The class is called English as a Second Language which is offered to students from foreign countries. The class helps them to devel- oped their English skill as well as become more aware of the American Culture. The students come from various parts of the world, but most come from Laos, Cambodia, and Ethiopia. Teachers Mrs. Dreier and Mr. Neu- man feel that the kids have a hard time adjust- ing; several of them know some English, while oth- ers don ' t know any. The E.S.L. students threw a fantastic holiday party for their friends and the entire Armstrong staff to sample their country ' s specialities, as Mr. P. Anderson and Mrs. Erickson sample the feast. Mohammed Bakhtiari opens wide to enjoy the multi-international holiday fest! Having a great time eating foreign foods with chopsticks! Culture Shock! A typical example of Culture Shock involves two groups of Southeast Asian students who were in holding camps in S.E. Asia one day and adjusting to Minnesota cold and snow the next. Within less than a week they were wearing jeans, warm shirts and blouses and coping with lockers, locker combinations, the commons, and American Life a la Armstrong. One way of making the adjustment easy, however, is getting excellent help from Armstrong senior tutors who are fluent in English, which is a great way of making friends. 93

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National Honor Society The National Honor Society is a group of ju- niors and seniors recog- nized for their excellence and involvement in sports, academics, and various other areas. They are selected on the basis of NHS ' s four primary ele- ments: Scholarship, Lead- ership, Character, and Service. They held their new member induction on Jan. 30th where they in- ducted 31 new juniors and 69 new seniors. NHS President Dave Hong gave a great speech as did Vice-president Misa Sa- ros, Secretary Jennifer Johnson, and Treasurer Steve Seeger. On Feb. 6, the NHS held their ban- quet at the Days Inn. Jackie Pflug, a victim of a terrorist hijacking in 1984, gave an incredible speech that made the eve- ning even more memora- ble for all. NHS VETERAN MEMBERS: Roxanne Besne r, David Blehert, Debbie Cameron, Betsy Erbaugh, Kris Guttormson, Anne Hanovich, Dave Hong, Scott Janckila, Derek Johnson, Grant Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Maria Kottke, Else Madsen, April Moyer, Shawn Norman, Kate Oberg, Mark Olson, Dawn Pearson, Greg Pederson, Jennifer Rader, John Rootness, Tamara Rubin, Angela Ruppert, Misa Saros, Steven Seeger, Siiri Silpala, Karin Stratton, Michael Swanstrom, Pat Testerman, Andrew Toering, Stephanie Untiedt, Paula Wurl, Chris Yang. Smile Chris! Jenny, Dave, and Steve with Jackie Pflug. 92 NHS MEMBERS: 12th Grade: Veteran members and newly inducted mem- bers: Emily Ahlquist, Reid Anderson, Ben Bakken, Chris Belsaas, Catherine Borries, Jill Botko, Shawn Bury, Nikki Campbell, Leigh Commers, Stacie Cooperman, Kyle Coughlin, Andrew Craton, Dan Culhane, Kathryn Dahl- meier, Gina Dallin, Troy Decker, Bryan Dieleman, Hung-Minh Doan, Laura Edwards, David Einzig, Jason Flaa, Tim Flachman, Pat Fox, Lisa Francis, Steve Gannon, Alina Ginzburg, Jasmine Gokcen, Troy Gryting, Jennifer Hanson, Christine Hartmen, Stacey Harwell, Carla Herling, Gretchen Julseth, Daryl Keiper, Peter Kelmenson, Steven Kuretsky, Timothy Landro, Michael Latz, Leslie Levine, Jon Litton, Lisa Lundquist, Andrew Mahle, Amy Mallon, Greg McCarty, Kara Misner, Kevin Mount, Dan Nabedrick, Erin O ' Brien, Insook Pack, Sara Pae, Karis Pearson, Ross Phillips, Jeff Rosenberg, Erin Ryan, Jennifer Schnittker, Greg Sipe, Jay Smreker, Dan Spicer, Stephanie Steinwedel, John Stewart, Beth Storlie, Amy Taft, Shannon Turbak, Steven Urbanski, Jennifer Vrancy, Nicole Wascoe, Stephanie Watt, Beth Weber, Laura Wile. 11th Grade: William Anderl, Craig Borowiak, Amy Bot, Stephen Crain, Tricia Daniels, Sarah Dockter, Anne Finn, Jennifer Francis, Stacey Fruen, Tiffany Garofalo, Matthew Griggs, Marc Hartle, Chad Hoseth, Lenka Jelinek, Cristin Johnson, Krisandra Johnson, Martine Kalke, Rebecca Kleinbaum, Mying Lee, Krista Martens, Eric Miller, Jennifer Nigon, Timna Odegaard, Susan Olson, Jason Peattie, Jennifer Ryan, Jill Sonnichsen, Amy Tenute, Mark Vandersall, Marc Weigle.

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Senior Group Senior Groups were de- veloped for seniors to be a place where they can share their feelings and pri- vately discuss their fears and problems with their peers. Once every cycle they meet for three mods. Each group is made up of five to eight people. The members discuss anything from college to psychology. No one will forget the infamous hot seat where deep, dark se- crets were revealed. In addi- tion to getting together each cycle for discussions, the Sen- ior Groups were responsible for the annual Food Drive. The members, as well as advisors Dixie Berry, Mike Cooley, Shelia Miller, and David Lud- vig worked hard to make this year profitable and memora- ble. Row One:Stacie Cooperman, Sandie Showalter, Nicole Wascoe, Leigh Commers, April Moyer, Kristina Inmann, Tim Flachman, Brian Monahan. Row Two: Carla Herling, Tammara Rubin, Karen Cervantes, Karis Pearson, Hung Doan, Steve Urbanski, Mark Olson, Gretchen Julseth, Kris Guttormson, Kathy Dahlmeier. Row Three: Steph Steinwedel, Jenny Rader, Beth Storlie, Siiri Silpala, Karin Stratton, Dana Perusse, Andy Toering, Dave Hong, Else Madsen, Jenny Vraney, Amy Lee, Chris Belsaas. Row Four: Kari Misner, Sara Pae, Steve Gannon, Matt Sorenson, Steph Untiedt, Pete Thompson, Steve Seeger, Pat Testerman, Steve Kuretsky, Dave Einzig, Dan Culhane, Shannn Turbak, Insook Pack, Chris Yang. It ' s The Hot Seat !! Chris and Mark are anxious to share their secrets. Matt ' s hiding something! ■r i nil a — LEFT: Senior Group Coordinators Dixie Berry, Mike Cooley, Shelia Miller, and David Ludvig. 94