Snyder High School - Tigers Lair Yearbook (Snyder, TX)

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SNYDER SENDS 3 TO REGIONALS 1980 was a successful year for SHS in the annual UIL events. Snyder fared well with three advancing to regionals in Odessa. They were Glenn Jones, ready writing; Bil- lie Owens, shorthand; and Cathy Cypert, typewriting. There were also two alter- nates from Snyder for the regional meet: they were Dayton Robertson, number- sense; and Jennifer Floyd in typewriting. Above: Those competeing in typewriting are; Stocky Roberts, Charlotte Masters, Pam Perceval, Jennifer Floyd, Cathy Cy- pert, John Pavlick, Dalinda Roberts, Elaine Whitfield, and Tracy Westmoreland. Right: Dayton Robertson, regional alternate in numbersense.

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 ||] Swiss Student Uol leys Texas [|| After safely flying across the Atlantic Ocean from Berne Switzerland. Silvia Donadei ar- rived in Snyder. She is the Foreign exchange student who resided with her American par- ents, the Roy Carters. She did some travelling in the United States, visiting such states as New York, Arkansas, Tennessee. Alabama, Louisana and Mississip- pi. “I like Texas more than the other places I have seen. It’s very big and alot different from other places. ” Silvia adjusted easily to campus life here. She found only two differences between the school she attended in Berne and Snyder High School. The schools in Switzerland havec ■ these are usually in one school. We also have have only nine grades which are required and these are usually in one school. We also have a different kind of grading system. The high- est grade you can make is six and the lowest is one. What's over four is average. Hard Goodbyes In Berne, Silvia made her sell a part of the working class by holding down part time jobs. I have had a part time job in a super market and taking fares. I worked in a hotel in Berne helping out when there were big events. And before I came to the States, I worked in a home for the chronically ill persons. While working in the home Silvia became attached to some of the patients and found it hard say- ing goodbye when she had to leave. There was an aspect of the work she did not like. I hated this work because I could only feed the people and do them little favors. But all these did not help relieve them of their pain. This was hard for me to accept. West Texas probably made Silvia feel at home this year. Winter was snowy and sub-below which reminded her of her native country. ‘Tn Switzerland we have a lot of rain and it fs cold in winter. There is alot of snow, especially in the mountains. Interests Her hobbies include music, reading and skiing. “I'm not that good at skiing, but I spend some time with it. She is also interested in volleyball. To further familiarize herself with Texas. Silvia accepted an invitation to travel with Coach Elrod's volleyball players. After attending her first volleyball workout, she said. ‘T played some volleyball in Switzerland', but we did not play professional like you all do here at school. Born and raised in a Catholic household, Silvia still continues in that denomination. In Switzerland, she attends a Catholic church called the Young Church. This is equivalent to what you call Sunday School. Only young people attend the church. We get together and talk about our problems and help each other solve them. Silvia says. Switzerland teenagers spend a lot of time with sports, going to dances and movies, having picnics a making trips together. We wear more dresses and skirts, and the guys wear jeans and dress pants to school. Here the States people wear more jeans, shorts and practical clothes. ' Left behind in Switzerland are her parents and t wo brothers. Her father works for the Swiss Federal Railroad at the mail station in Berne. Her mother is a housewife and her two brothers, Bruno, 16 and Sergio. 12, attend Berne schools. and in 27

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 um n State UIL competition Glen Jones, below left, placed third in ready writ- ing. SHS had a large number of entrants who did not place in district. These stu- dents were: Teresa Smith, Dalinda Roberts and Patricia McFaul in spell- ing: Stocky Roberts, Charlotte Mas- ters, Pam Perceval, John Pavlik, Da- linda Roberts, Elaine Whitfield, and Tracy Westmoreland in typing; and Shelly Grosshans, Kim Harlan, and Marjann Marrow, in shorthand. Left: Billie Owens qualified for region- al in shorthand. Below Shorthand com- petitors are: Marjann Marrow, Shelly Grosshans. Kim Harlan, and Billie Owens. GLENN JONES GOES TO STATE 29