Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Richard Mitchell Manuel Moiloso Douglas Moore Cram Moore 4:3 William Moore Amy Moreno tw Jessica Moreno -1 Huey Moreno Joseph Moscon Jennifer Moule .... -. - Jonathon Mudgeli V , 4 . Anthony Murarik A. H? ,yr 4 l ,,,. 5 Youelh Neang rf- Q James Nelson X, .. i Kerri Nelson Shelley Nesbitt Brandon Nessler x , Sheri Neva 4 9 v im Y 8 N 5 -'fl F,--f -V-f-, , Aaron Newton Ros Ngdun V Daravulh Ngelh Ruth Ngoun ,, Anh Nguyen . Bi Nguyen l 'wx R 2 ' x - l After spending his first semester of his junior year at Tokay, Jeffrey Mertz packed up his bags to spend a year attending classes in Japan as a foreign exchange student. photo by Mike McMurry Juniors 227

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226 Janet Mathews Donna Matias Gregory Matson Kristy Mays John Mc' Carthy tzdmidti MQ crane Mike McMurry Michael Mchlealey Kristen Mee David Mendoza Myra Mendoza Jelfrey Mertz Jennifer Metler Sausha Metzger Bethany Meyer Judith Meyers Dawn Miles Becky Mills Monirak Min Samantha Ming Lisa Minor Paul Missimer Louis Mistretta Antoinette Mitchell as N A fxiswx 4 10 4 T? if il ,:., ,,.... . , Ny , - .,.. .. 'W . 'y g -fl' M , l f 1 Y ' , Q ,. :li V. 34 J' ' ff N ' 2 'lr gf E ,gs r .- . ,-w-v:f:- ,st 'tr Culture exchanged by ertz After many years without having Tokay students interested in serving as foreign exchange students, junior Jeffrey Mertz re- versed that trend as he made his way to Japan for an 1 l month stay. Through the organization Youth For Un- derstanding, Mertz became one of the five United States high school students to be- come a part of the expedition into Japanese culture. Temporarily forsaking his original choice of Australia when YFU opened up the opportunity for students to go to Japan, Mertz chose his destination for a variety of reasons. lt was fun and exciting, it was a totally different culturef' said Mertz. lt offered more of a challenge. ln order to be chosen as a foreign exchange student, Mertz had to undergo various interviews. Good grades were a requirement, though they were not stressed by YFU. Above all, the maturity to handle the challenge and to adapt to a diverse culture had to be masteredg otherwise, the students would have suffered an extreme culture shock. While he would miss his friends and the return would be difficult because of the vast change in not only him but also in those people he knew, Mertz was extremely hope- ful to accomplish much through his endea- vor. I wanted to relay a positive image to the negative stereotypes. said Mertz. I wanted to build mutual friendships and share know- ledge of America. Also, he concluded, l wanted to take in all they fthe Japanesel know and become an active member in their society. I wanted to learn all l could. by Cherie Cortez ? c

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