Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Briefings, packing flight begins AFS year in South Africa for Amy Shafer Traveling to South Africa as part of the Americans Abroad program of the American Field Service, Amy Shaffer left for New York Jan. 12. She arrived at her final destination, Paarl, South Africa, four days later. She spent one day in NYC for orientation, flew to Lisbon, Portugal, for another orientation session and from there to Johannesburg. She traveled to Paarl, a suburb of Capetown, the following day. Amy is living with a family there, as do foreign students in the U.S. Her new family consists of two girls, ages 15 and 16, a 13-year old boy and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Helmut Pakleppa. Mr. Pakleppa works as the manager of a plastics factory. Amy's sisters are 16- year-old Katrin and 15-year-old Ulrike- Maria. School started again for Amy Jan. 20 since South African schools run from January through December. She is at- tending La Rochelle Girls' High School. The South African schools are not co- educational but are much like American private schools. The curriculum includes three types of courses: academic, prac- tical and commercial. Amy is taking the practical, a combination of academic and home economics courses. Amy will receive credit for the re- maining part of her senior year and will be considered a member of the class of 1970. After her return in January, 1971, she will probably skip a semester of school and then begin as a freshman at the University of New Mexico in the fall of 1971. Amy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaffer, 3705 Gen. Stilwell. She has lived in Albuquerque since June, 1968, having moved here from Fort Madison, Io. Amy, a senior, is Sandia's first full- time overseas exchange student since 1966-67. The last AFS student from Sandia was Ken Smith, '67, who lived in Brussels, Belgium. Bobbe Beck, '64, who studied in Argentine, was the schools only other full exchange student. Many

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Sandians greet first Irish student Olivia McKeown, foreign exchange student, stepped from the plane Aug. 18 to be greeted by her foster family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Graham, daugh- ter Stephanie, senior, and 200 cheering Sandians. This began a new experience for the 17-year-old American Field Service stu- dent from Northern Ireland. Although amazed by differences in weather, schools and dating customs, Olivia soon became active in school functions. .Ioining several clubs, she was also a member of the National Honor Society and an attendant in the Homecoming court. Olivia's own family in Ireland con- sists of six brothers and two sisters whose father is a civilian plane repairman for the Royal Air Force. Olivia will return home to graduate from the Sacred Heart of Mary Convent Grammar School in Lisburn, Ireland. Olivia plans to become a probation officer or social worker after graduation from Queen's College in Belfast.

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28 win recognition from National Merit Sandians however, have traveled and studied abroad as part ot organized summer tours. Fourteen students broke school rec- ords to make the largest number ot Na- tional Merit Semi-Finalists scoring in the top one per cent of Sandia's 12 year history. An equal number ot Commendation winners were also honored for scoring in the upper two per cent. Semi-Finalists were awarded high praise and the chance to compete with 15,000 others who also scored in the top one per cent ot the nation. National Merit Qualifying tests were taken in 17,250 schools to award 3,000 scholarships ot which 2,000 were for a complete tour years. Finalists were determined by the re- sults ot the Scholastic Aptitude Tests, taken by the Semi-Finalists in Novem- ber. Semi-Finalists Lawrence Allred and David Millican have since transferred to Washington and Hawaii, respectively. Another Semi-Finalist, Stanley Kolod- zie, is claimed by Sterling High School, Houston, Tex., where he took the test. sis far, upper, left: Amy Shatter boards a iet at the Sunport tor her 'Flight to New York. tar, lett: Amy sorts the items she must paclr. above, left: National Merit Semi-Finalists are James Hutch- ins: second row: Steve Lamberson, Judy Brown: third row: Sandra Ellingson, AI Reed, Bruce Denning. above: Other Semi-Finalists are Steve Dulce: second row: William Hodgson: third row: Joann Traylor, Stanley Kolodzie, Marti Anamosa: not pictured: Lawrence Allred, David Millican, both ex '69: John Hawley, Gary Jones. left: Winners ot the National Merit Commendations are Melissa Morris, Alice McClelland, Gloria Emmett: second row: Pam Roth, Karla Castle. Susan Shepherd: third row: James Davis, Noreen Knudsen, Maureen Cunnion, Richard Bozone: tourtlt row: Craig Tailby, Ward Brinegar, Jim Striclcler: not pictured: Louise McGehee, ex '69: Barbara Roherty. Honors 87