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

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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

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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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Food Drive Aides The Hungry Armstrong kicked off its annual Food Drive on December 12 this year. It ran for a week with contests between the Senior Girls and boys, as well as, a contest be- tween the grades. The Food Drive, was spon- sored by the Senior Group. When all the food was tabulated the amount was a disappointing 5200 cans. At least we can say we helped a few homes fill their cupboards. Let ' s all do better next year. Dave: Boy this is heavy!!! And the bag is splitting. ' Heath counts the cans and wishes more food had been contributed. Anybody have a can opener? Food! Glorious, Food! Steve makes use of his packing skills. 95