Tascosa High School - Las Memorias Yearbook (Amarillo, TX)

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Germans learn Rebel way of life I thought it was a great experience to have a chance to go to another country and learn that language, to meet people and see how they live. In Germany, Gehlert was on the volleyball and horse-riding teams. She was a class representative to her teachers and principal and a library aid. Gehlert returned to Germany following graduation. I have to go back fto Germanyj to finish school over there. I may come back to the United States for college but I'm not sure yet. Being a member of the French club and a first year French student Gehlert said, I love it fFrenchj and I love Mrs. fGeorgettej Daiaf' Gehlert was also a Rebel spirit and she thought about joining the rodeo club because of her horseback riding exper- iences. ' From Koblenz, West Germany came Tascosa's third exchange student, Ralf Skripitz. He was sponsored by the American Field Service program. Because of being sponsored by AFS, all of Skripitz's school-related necessities such as lunch, class ring, yearbook were paid for by AFS. NI heard about the program from my teachers at school. I went home and told my mom that I was going to America and she went crazy. The U.S. sounded like a different world to me. Now, the people are very nice, however, Amarillo is too flat and too hard and school is too long, said Skripitz. Skripitz was a member of student council, key club and a wrangler. I-Ie was also a Rebel swimmer, but due to university interscholastic league rules he could not competelll Edited by Tami jones. Above left MRS. MARY ANN ROBERTS helps RAINER KEIL with his Spanish during second period Spanish 1.1 Photo by Mike Stravato. Bottom left I love it lFrenchI and I love Mrs. fGeorgetteI Daiaf' said CHRISTIANE GEHLERTU Photo by Mike Stravato. Foreign Exchange StudentsfStudent Life 27

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Right RALF SKRIPITZ prepares a slide for viewing through a microscope in Miss Barbara Harris' first period biology classll Photo by Mike Stravato, Above RALF SKRIPITZ stops for a break while taking notes in biology classi Photo by Jeff Fritz. Right CHRISTIANE GEHLERT and RAINER KEIL. the two rotary exchange students became good friends. They were also in the same biology classi Photo by Mike Stravato. 26 Student Lifeflroreign Exchange Students WW- xv ,X st - 1 X X Y We N'

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W'hat is spirit? WEBSTER'S defines spirit as an emotion, frame of mind or inclination governing one's actions. But at Tascosa, Rebel spirit is this plus a whole lot more. Spirit is fighting the traffic and standing in the cold weather to cheer on the football team, even if the victories are few and far between. However, spirit is more than just a cheer, it is also putting up posters decorating lockers, attending pep rallies and saying an encouraging word to the performers. It's traveling on an uncomfortable school bus all the way to Lubbock and returning at midnight only to be at school on time the next day. Spirit is loading onto a chartered bus at 3 am to travel to Midland to watch the volleyball team, too. continued ,isis ttt t is 28 Student LifefSpirit Above As tradition goes, Rebel footballers tear through a sign the cheerleaders made at the beginning of the Amarillo High game.lfl Photo by Blunckls, y