San Marcos High School - Crown and Sceptre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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Profile: The Foreign tudent Changing systems is very difficult, commented Linda Altomare, a student in Italy for seven years before coming to San Marcos in 1978-79. Linda said that Italy is very different from the United States. They have a very poor politicial situation and students are much more involved. The schools in ltaly are geared toward the specific field that students plan to go into. College bound students go to I 1 T Stix fy' Steve Bazdaric Renee Becker Don Begg Valerie Bekakos Barbara Benn Cindy Berg Chris Bernal Beata Besiekierska Nicole Birk Michelle Bischof Sheila Black Annette Bleak 128 SFNIORS

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. 6 Senior Year As Usual Senior Week activities, usually the main topic of conversation in late spring, are the same as usual according to Mr. Gaines. Some ofthe main concerns expressed by seniors in their last year of high school are related to events after graduation, and some pertain to high school. Pressure is exerted by the Preliminary applications, final applications, and references to submit to colleges or employers. Problems aside, the most interesting aspect of the year was, as one senior said, that it was not distinctive. He went on to say, lt is perhaps not the glorious time we were promised, but somehow it was expected? counseling staff to have seniors take a well-rounded class load, to counteract the infamous Senioritis. There is also pressure to decide whether to attend city college, state college, state university, private university or no school at all. Much time is spent testing and applying to colleges. There are SAT's, ACT,s and Achievement tests to take. 1-A X M fx Bill Austin Gloria Avila Tom Babinski Brent Baca Diana Bacon Christanne Bailey Jerry Baltes Susan Barker Bruce Barnes Eric Barnes Kim Barrett Mike Bastanchury SENIORS 127 , ... if-L

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Y, lc- -Lrg, certain high schools and non-college bound students go to others. Students became so involved in the political situation, she said, that they went on strike in protest of the injustices they saw in the system. Linda is proficient in French, Latin, Italian and English and is very artistic. While living in Italy she painted to earn money and was offered the opportunity to display her works in a Florence art gallery. Linda characterizes her work as very meticulous? She has considered setting up a booth on the waterfront of Santa Barbara, but is put off for the moment by the high price of obtaining a license. For all her achievements in languages and art fincluding placing high in a national art contest in Italy, a country known for its dedication to and appreciation of artj, Linda says that what she enjoys most is simply being with people. She reveals to those she talks to a deep knowledge of politics and education, presented with a large vocabulary and a lack of naivete about how governments and schools are run. Regarding the country she has moved to, she says, 'lltaly is always one step behind America, Americans do not realize how lucky they aref, 1 ' 1 1 Adele Bocalli Sheryl Bohn Gordon Booth Kate Borden Robert Borella Dennis Bornand Randy Bornand Melissa Bower Jackie Bowman I . ' Courtney Boyle I Wesley Bredall I Robin Bremer Bob Brennand Mark Brisby Marc Brody Debbie Brooks SENIORS 129