Sammamish High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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What do they know of us, think of us, speak of us as of now? Yves Palanjian finds us much like the French teenager. He notes that both groups enjoy the traditional Saturday night out, going to the movies, crowding at dances, shuffling to feed spots. just getting together for whatever happens. He also discovered a few differences, such as Americans being friend' lier and possibly more serious. Why has he gotten these impressions? His school days are consumed with just keeping up with all that happens, with first understanding the work and then maybe the meaning in the Scarlet Letter, with translating the words in a math problem and then trying to solve it. In the evenings at the Lynden Watts' home, where he's staying, he goes off to his room to smoke and continue his work. On weekends he may take in some sailing or swimming. Or he may get together with his close friend, the Brllevue High French exchange student. 5

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Dawoodbhai Ghanchi . . . most impressed Y Does He Have These Impressions? 6 7 L. if- 'nf with ASB council . . . school spirit Mr. Dawoodbhai Ghanchi tries to look at us as members of .an organized school system. His im' pressions at present are optimistic. In his opinion, we have a positive attitude towards learning. He is most impressed with the ASB council and the demo' cratic principles it advocates. The school spirit at pep assemblies awes him. A Why does he have these impressions? He's given lectures in classes, gone to an ASB meeting, and seen a few pep assemblies. Away from school, his life has been rather quiet, spending much of his time writing letters, Un occasion, he's gone out with the Henry Tunes' who are hosting him. He watches a little TV though mostly channel nine. 6.5555 jvrftfa . . -A N is