Roosevelt High School - Rough Rider Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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Students Go Abroad by Mary Kay Pickard The summer of '85 was a truly ex- citing experience for three Roosevelt students. The students, Kelly Reyn- olds, Nalini Arora and Janet Ander- son, each traveled to a different country to experience different cul- tures and ways of life. Kelly Reynolds traveled to Mos- cow and Leningrad fUS.S.R.j with her father and several students from Cuyahoga Falls High School. Their visit lasted nine days and included a trip to the Kremlin in the Red Square Icomparable to the White Housej. Everything was different. The people were quiet and shy. They did not drive cars and relied on taxis, streetcars and trolleys, Kelly said. Nalini Arora visited Denmark with the A.F.S. summer program. She stayed for two months with a host family. She was also able to at- tend school and said it was very in- teresting. They had never had an American go to school there before. Everyone there was more laid back than in the US. Also the people were more liberal, for example, they had topless beaches! I had an excellent time, Nalini said. Janet Anderson traveled to Osaka, Japan with the A.F1S. Club. Her stay lasted for one year. She admitted that the people's attitudes were very different from the US. Japanese people bow to each other instead of shaking hands. The biggest differ- ence was the way people dealt with each other. It took a long time for me to realize that the extreme politeness of the Japanese people was not obse- quity, or that their great competi- tiveness was balanced by willingness to help each other, or that Japanese take the lower position of wom en for gran ted. It was differences like these that made the experience challeng- ing, Janet said. Upper right, clockwise: Nalini Arora and her host family sisters smile for a photographer in Denmark! This is the only gas station I saw during my visit to US.S.R.! Kelly Reynolds said! Janet Anderson enjoys a Japanese meal at a party! Janet Anderson smiles with pride while meeting the Mayor of Osaka, Japan! Kelly Reynolds, Sue Wiebelt and Kelly Reyn- olds'father, despite the cold temperatures in Moscow, find time to tour.

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FS Looks At US Culture by Mary Kay Pickard Venturing across the world to visit and explore another country was what the AFS Club was all about. The general purpose of this activi- ty program was to promote better understanding among people throughout the world through stu- dent exchanges and to allow students to pursue their interest in interna- tional relations and world understanding. This year, three AFS students vis- ited Roosevelt: one from Japan, one from the Netherlands and one from Switzerland. These students were ac- tive in many areas at Roosevelt. Kanako Morinaka from Tokyo, Ja- pan was hosted by the Ben Bassham family. She was the Art Club secre- tary and a member of the girl is bas- ketball team. RHS has a lot of good classes like graphic arts and drawing and painting. In Japan, we don 't have expensive things like graphic machines, art charcoals and pastels. I tis really good Iherel, said Kanako. Jacqueline Kenter from Haarlem, Netherlands was hosted by the Charles Conaway family. She was a member of the cross country team, track team andski club. The people here are friendly and nice. I also like the photography and art classes, said Jacqueline. Jacques Widmer from Courren- diem, Switzerland was hosted by the Vwlliam Heim family. He was a member of the varsity soccer team and was also a member of the ice hockey team. I like a lot of students, maybe because I play sports and I also like the options because there are many classes to choose, said Jacques. I I K if ' Q 2 , 7 iff, 1-A i Q ri . .. ,- .... ., ..., Mm. Upper right, counter-clockwise: Jacqueline Kenter, Jacques Widmer and Kanako Morin- ako take time off to smile for the camera! Jacques Widmer da ydreams during one of his classes! Hilary Kane, Susan Nitz, Judy Wang and Ki-Hon Lin, the AFS officers, enjoy pos- ing for the photographer! Jacqueline Kenter pretends she is paying attention.

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Win ter Une-Acts Bring Down The House by Cyndi Maxwell The 1986 Win ter One-Acts were a sold-out success, commented Mr. Michael McClure, assistant drama director. People had to be turned away from both the Friday and Saturday per- formances because of the great turnout. The audience was seated on the stage surrounding the actors and ac- tresses during the performance. This created a real challenge for the per- formers as they tried to stay in char- acter and not be distracted by the audience. The members of each cast handled the pressure fine and were really quite entertaining. The first of the four plays present- ed was Aria De Capo directed by Kirsten Page and Cara Armstrong. The title means beginning and end- ing the same. While watching the play, the audience learned the mean- ing of the mythical morality play. Fortitude, directed by M.R. Harris and Paul Oplinger, described the predicament the lead character Sylvia found herself in as the result of new technology. This play helped people to analyze quality versus quantity of life. Lost Wctory, directed by Gerry Davies and Jon Keller, showed the anguish one woman put herself and others through as the result of bitter- ness in her family. Ruling her house- hold as a tyrant, she eventually de- stroyed the entire family. The last play, Murder is Fun, fa mystery comedyj was directed by Richard Anderson. In this play the audience was invited to participate by solving the murder described in the opening scene. The suspects were numerous with money and greed the motives for murder. All of the plays, with their excite- ment and variety, provided the audi- ence with a very entertaining evening. A Upper right, clockwise: A group of one-act per- formers gather for a minute of restj Agatha Van Dorm I Carol yn Darrow! explains wh y she wants Paula Vincent ILiz Quirmj to leave her house! Jeff Strand and Adrianne Khol discuss which type of makeup they prefer, Cover Girl or Maybelline. 301 Winter One Acts , s.,,,.u-