Rogers High School - Rogerian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE g Arjalhala QAR-EE-YAl-ll Aria, a natlve of Flnland, ls from a family of flve. Her father ls Vlce Principal of a Flnnlsh school, and her mother ls a nurse. Arla's brother and sister, ages 17 and 13, are very sports-mlnded. Flnland ls a flat land, wlth fetlle plalns, very sultable for Yarmlng. The people enjoy Ice skatlng, ski- lng, and other wlrlter sports. Although she has made new friends, Aria mlsses home. She belongs to the Scandlnavlan Club, and enjoys meetlngs with fellow countrymen occasionally. ln Finland, one must take 13 subjects, lncludlng Muslc, Math, History, Home Ec., Gym, Rellglon, ,and flve lan- guages. Whlle ln America, Aria stays with the Earl Soper famlly, who have a 14 year old glrl. We asked Mrs. Soper about the language barrler. In the beglnnlng, it was a llttle hard for Arla to communicate Engllsh ldi- oms,slang, and colloquial expressions. She had to carry a dlctlonary around wlth her. Sheadmlts lt wasn't so easy. I had only 4 years of English ln Finland. Arja's hob- bles Include -house f1 3,,f..M keenlng, readlng. and G -, playlng plano. l-ler r E favorlte musical artlsts G A i are classical. T Q: g W Cathrlne Slebke For Cathrlne to come to Toledo for her one year vlslt, she flrst had to apply through her school. The appllcatlon lncluded an English test. and she had to have her. grades approved. After student are accepted they may request but have no choice asto where they will end up. , F g Cathrine is from Oslo Norway. which ls 7596 mountains, and has much more snow than we have here. l-ler school ls qulte different from Rogers. They not only have to study slx hours a day, but they also attend classes on Saturdays. The currlcf ulum does not include electlves such as Art, Yearbook, or Home Economics. Cathy's hobbies Include skllng, taklngplc- tures for the yearbook, and skln dlvlng near her home. ln her spare tlme she enjoys handlcrafts, palntlng, reading, and knlttlng. Cathrlne is staylng with a wldow named Mrs. Dorothy Angeloccl, and her three children, ages 8, 10, and 12. G tg ' She hasamade many frlends and will miss them when she goes back homeisometlme ln July. magazinefll

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The Open Doors Of Cecil Kiker . . A11 .ir'9Wf.'w sf .- f. .n9'.wS1ee.f':, 4 - W f eftiwffsef ef , -te' , ,eel , 5 1e.+?ff.wsfE,jffsA,:1 44. 'ii ' WW .?.gwgm?f. 1. E. M 5 ' t?ef2:H357'f1 ga ' ' 35 1' LR . .. 51 anger Q . sr e , p f T f 5: e f eg A- -51153515-3' A 5,9 , fp Wi2e4r'fff3Efi2o . .,,,-E -. i ' T ,I V f ,vw ' One of the mostflrllmflilll?-additions to Rogers High Schoolg, ethlsi.r5yegiii4l1as,Lbeen' that of' Nlr. Kiker, the'new:prlnoll1al.EHeopened his welcom- ing speech class with, l-lello, fellow freshman! .L .'., .reveallng hls sense of' humor and dlrectness with people. He took time to talk to those who hadlfelt the need or desire to talk, with him. Many R staff members have felt free to call him by his nickname, Cec . Mr. Kiker was born in Toledo. He attended Whit- mer .High School. A graduate of The University of Toledo, he finishedwith a Bachelor's Degree in Guidance Counselingand School Administra- tion. .After serving in .the Air Force for 4 M years, he began his career in education by teach- ing eg Scott High School for six years. He then ,went to Woodward, where he worked as a coun- Selbrgfor five years, and as Assistant Principal fofiojnelyear. His most recent position was that Ofgfrlpcipal at Jones Jr. High, for sixlyears prior toeploming to Rogers. ' Plile Vmaffesa,n'.fihterestings observation about one , S ?'.,,'. T' . ',s J., MH.. 1O!magazine of the problems caused by the split schedule: While many upperclassman set a good example by displaying leadership and maturity, under- fclassman find it difficult to identify with or learn from them because they don't seethem! By the time the younger kids have begun their school day, the older ones have gone home. Regardless of the problems, Mr. Kiker feels that Rogers students have much to be thankful for. f'We have one of the newest buildings in the city. The skin Center is being bum. There are excellent teachers, many course offerings, bright cooperative students, and a fine com- munityfi' Onejcanf -see that Mr. Kiker's philosophy is Think positive. . Mr. Kiker'siinterests are various. He has a home workshop' and a cottage. He bowls and golfs quite frequently. Ceo is a football fan of the Cleveland Browns, the T.U. Rockets, and of course, the Rogers Rams!

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