Safford High School - Ocotillo Yearbook (Safford, AZ)

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Friends from afar It may be a small world after all, but it s got a lot of people in it. And this year a few of them came to SHS. Five foreign exchange stu- dents from the countries of Spain ranging from Sophomore to Sen- iors spent a year at Safford, exper- iencing American culture and shar- ing a little of their own. From the first day, they immedi- ately endeared themselves to us and became just like one of the gang participating whole-hearted- ly in school activities, going places with their friends discovering all the thrilling experiences of Safford Cin a spare afternoonl, and still having time to finish their homework. They their friendliness came naturally. But, unfortunately. the sun must set on all things and time came for them to leave the friends they made here and return to their friends back home. Even though we knew them for only a year they left too many precious memories to ever be for- l ltaly, Germany, and Finland, and didn't have to workto makefriends, K? I .ANN gotten. The ever-present smile, used to apologize for not quite un- derstanding, or showing the joy of finally comprehending, the way they quickly learned the language until they spoke it better than some of the natives, their charming accents and the amusing ways they used and pronounced words and phrases, the many times we garbled their names, their warm, open friendliness, their quaint manner- isms and quiet dignity: these memo- ries will always remain dear to us, no matter how far apart our countries and our lives may be. Sven Kunze, 16, from Gronau, Ger- many, takes a minute from his Eng- lish studies to give us one of his fam- ous smiles. Mariella Giunta, 17, from Busto Ar- sizio, Italy, is a rose among roses. Here she displays the colors of her native country.

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Around the world. The foreign exchange student points proudly to their home- lands. Isabella Ruiz, Juan Ruiz, Teresa Pesola, Sven Kunze, Mariella Giunta. Juan Ruiz, 15, from Valencia, Spain, in the midst of quiet studying in his room. Isabella Ruiz, 18, from Valencia, Spain, relaxes in her room to read about herself in the school paper. Teresa Pesola, 17, from Helsinki, Fin- land, smiles for the photographer outside her host farniIy's home.

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Concentration. Richard Crandall pre- pares to try his luck at a game as Steve Newell looks on. Puffing Power. Mike Player shows us some of his skill at the Fair. 2 , Fun at the Fair The line was long. We stood our heads thrown back dizzily watching the most-talked-about ride at the fair swish round and round on it s tracks. It was the mighty Super Loop whose roar could be heard all over the fair- grounds. We were strongly thinking about going to the ex- hibits first, but bravely stayed in line. Before we knew it, our turn had come to get on. We hesti- tantly sauntered up the ramp and sat in the small, rattling cage. The motor started and we lurched forward. We said a small desperate prayer as we began picking up speed. We suddenly found ourselves suspended up- side-down in mid-air. By that time we wished we had gone to the exhibits. Our ears were filled with terrified screams which we soon realized were our own. Just as we thought the ride was over and we started to go back down, it changed directions. After what seemed like hours, we came to a stop. With our green faces and weak knees we went and got back in line. I Z E E Q 5 Pr Z f