Rogers High School - RYB Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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“In a conversation with a young Colombian girl 1 was asked which part of Colombia I was from. When 1 told her I was from the States, she asked me if 1 have ever been to the moon. This happened shortly after a well- publicized NASA mission, explained Chuck Baldwin. Chuck resided in Cali, Colombia, for three months last summer. His trip was sponsored by International Fellowship, and Spanish Club contributed one hundred dollars. When asked about the difference in countries, Chuck stated, They have a much slower lifestyle; for instance, my ‘father' worked from 8 a m. until 1 p.m., then came home for a big supper. After supper he went back for a couple more hours. He also said. “I enjoyed the slow and friendly ways of the populated town. The crime rate was very high. They’d think you were crazy if you didn’t have barred windows.’’ Chuck’s activities included touring the country, horseback riding, and socializing in the pop- ular discotheques. 1 In native apparel Chuck Baidu in brings a bit of South America to Michigan City 2 Pam Calloway' reflects on her recent visit to Italy. 3 A native of Colombia, Guillermo Borrero thinks of his homeland. Students exchange lifestyles 1 found it strange that they didn’t solo date. Everyone always went out together,” explained Pam Calloway about her Italian peers. Pam, who lived within a typical Italian household, added, There is a definite generation gap in most families; for instance, the girls ususally don’t leave the house until marriage, and if they attend school, they must commute by train. The trip was sponsored by the American Field Service, which fur- nished half of the expense. After 26 hours of plane and train traveling, Pam, not speaking Italian, encountered a language barrier. This didn’t curtail her activities. In the afternoons, she went with friends to see shows, go bowling, eat ice cream and watch the ever-popular sport Fussball (soccer). During the second month of her visit, Pam changed from family living to group living. Pam and the other 46 AFS students were free to attend lectures. These lectures were unique,” Pam noted, because the lecturers were often communists or members from leftist groups. It occurred to me then that the “American way” may not be the best for everyone.” After her two month visit to Italy, Pam reflected, My ex- periences with the Italian people were interesting, enlightening and exciting.” Dear Rogers, I’m happy to have been a part of this school because you have been very nice to me. 1 remember when I got here last September, of course I knew a little English, but it was hard for me to understand ex'eryone. As a matter of fact, there were a lot of you that helped me in daily life. The things I will remember most about this school are the dances and games. Between Rogers and the school in my country there is quite a dif- ference because at Rogers you may choose the subjects you like but in my country you can’t; you have to take the school program. We have our own classrooms and the teachers move from one to the other. I think it has been quite an experience for me to learn the dif- ferent customs and life systems of the American people.” Guillermo Borrero

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the styles crew necks, turtlenecks, button and zip fronts. Part of the craze was due to fashion, but many students found sweaters essential in chilly classrooms. Feet finally find fashions Times change, and so does footwear. In the past socks of anything but solid colors were unheard of. However, fashionable feet strolling the halls of Rogers High in 1976 were adorned with striped, argyle, print and bicentennial socks. When the temperature dipped, socks with toes were popular. No longer were they a dull part of everyone's wardrobe or just something to put on before the shoes. The brighter, more original the sock, the better. Citizens band together “It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June in a Kenworth pulling logs. Cabover Pete had a reefer on and a jimmy hauling hogs.” These familiar words of C. W. McCall’s song, Convoy,” triggered the Citizen’s Band radio rage. In past years the Federal Communication Commission received approximately 40,000 license applications per month. In late 1975 the average skyrocketed to about 300,000 each month. In 1976 CB antennaes have continued to spring up around the country. The Kalso Earth shoe and its countless copies became Rogers most popular foot fashion. Characterized by a negative heel, the Earth shoe was designed to be a more natural and comfortable style of footwear. Most students, though, bought lower- priced imitations, finding that they could not afford the original shoe on their limited budgets. But a few felt that these reproductions were unacceptable and would not settle for anything but the genuine Earth shoe, despite its forbidding price. The mood ring was a colorful way to subconsciously reveal inner moods and emotions. According to the body’s heat energy, the ring displayed various colors, each representing a different mood. Directions for interpreting the colors were as follows: Black — tense, harassed Amber — nervous, emotions mixed Rust — strained Green — interested Blue green — relaxed Blue — calm Dark blue — very happy Violet — the ultimate, love, passion, romance Though mood rings will probably never replace lie detectors or truth serum, they proved to some students to be entertaining. 27

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Rogers Bowl strikes again “The XYZ Affair was between the United States and what country?’’ . . . “Who was the first president to be appointed vice-president?’’ . . . “Who is known as the Father of the Con- stitution?” . . . “Name the volcano that buried Pompeii.” These were just a few of the questions asked in the 1976 Rogers’ Bowl. The duels began promptly at 9:20, and each team took its place at the table hoping that nervous button-fingers and silly mistakes wouldn’t do them in. As more teams were eliminated, tension increased. The final round brought Mr. Alber’s team of Pete Franklin, Don Zahrn, and Mario Obejas to match wits a- gainst Mr. Lenard’s team of Bob Lisak, Rich Harding, and Sylvia DePriest and to capture the 1976 Rogers’ Bowl. 1 Nancy Halfacre keeps the finalist scores as anx- ious team members await the next question 2 While Mario Obejas and Pete Franklin concen- trate on a hard question Don Zahrn signals to answer. 29