South Grand Prairie High School - Signal Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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ADJUSTING CULTURES . . . Running late to class, Silvia De La- fuenta makes her way up the steps. Iphoto by Sean Rubinol WATER, WATER, EVERY- WHERE . . . Alter getting a drink, Marin Del- ray, makes her way back to class. Iphoto by Sean Rubinol GIRL OF THE MON TH -T-T1..1.i,.,..,. SEPTEMBER As far as clothes go, I basically put on whatever l have clean, and that's not too wrinkled. I just try to do what- ever's possible to keep from looking like a nerd with a fashion tragedy. Felicia Johnson NOVEMBER As far as advice goes, all I can say is 'Hang in There'l It will be over before you know it. Melanie Throne Q0 . OCTOBER For the future I plan on becoming a professional ac- tress and dancer. I would like to live in California, possibly married and having a kid. Jessica Cruz , 4 ig' 1' ,Q , ,Q fl he v. gffa-M2 1 Q XI I S M, e wi ga i If 2

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. ' ' 4 hat is from Holland and likes sports? Can you guess what is 5'9 a n d h a s brown hair? One more hint77 What is from L,Hospitalet, Spain and is in the Rotary Club .. Give up? Itls the new for- eign exchange student roaming the halls here. They are Maria Delray, from Spain, Silvia La- fuenta from Spain and Jean Pierre Raes from Holland. Dating starts at an earli- af of ff o - or , xiffeffiviz ' Qioiqinafwfiogo v rfpwf' 55269 'GSW as 00855 'ko BCC B010 6gz9fa5S9 QV 03 f 'liiaeefiivvw o 90 2 2 ACADEMICS Foreign Faces er age for some girls. Here all the girls have boyfriends, in Spain we don't start to date until we're out of high schools. said Silvia. The time limit on going out on weekends is very different. People here have to be in early. Most of the teen at home go out on a Saturday night around 10:30 p.m. and stay out as late as 5:00 a.m. depending on your parents. said Jean. Com- pared to Spain and Hol- land we have many places to go and hang out, as long as the cops do not come and bust it up. Today stu- dents almost need a car to get to all the local han- gouts. As Maria noted, You have lots of places to meet with your friends. In Spain everything is so close such as pubs, discos, cafetinos. We do not need a car due to everyone lives in the city. The cultures have the customs and tradi- same tions, but just different ways them. of implementing The students feel very comfortable here and find that the culture shock is not too bad.

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