Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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l. French Club officers Gregory Han- sen and Jonelle Beck listen at a club meeting. 2. Leading a French Club meeting is President Meredith Mann. 3. Discussing upcoming German Club plans are Cathy Hong, vice president, Secretary Matthew Brayshaw, and President Elizabeth Mustain. Secretary Matthew Brayshaw, and President Elizabeth Mustain. 4. Voting on refreshments for an up- coming German Club event are Trea- surer Brian Mannich and members William Griffitts, Jamie Hart, and Kar- en Verble. lifts 1-W., All

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Q7 :ke k.1,.,,, E Qnw .,.,mWYgAdf' Stud nt discover lif in new school Leaving behind their friends and family, eight foreign exchange students travelled from their native countries to experience high school at Tokay. Unlike American high school students who were faced with col- lege choices and Scholastic Ap- titude Tests, foreign exchange stu- dents struggled with adapting to a completely diverse society and com- plex language. The language was very hard to learn, admitted l7-year-old Yoshi Kurosawa, a senior from Japan. ln Japan we had to take English as a class. ln addition to Kurosawa, other exchange students included Susan Atefy, Cermanyg Ellen Nloermons, Belgium, Alina Folherts, Holland, ,pu- -' B Fernando Cuadra-Ambrass, Spain, Riia Levanen, Finland, and Marco Arcelli, Italy. All agreed that school in their native countries was different from school here. Every day was a different sche- dule, Biology and math one day, English and Latin the next, and all of the classes were required, said Atefy. We couldn't choose. According to Cuadra-Ambrass, teachers did not regard homework in the same manner in Spain as they did in America. They gave homework, but the only important things were the exams, said Cuadra-Ambrass, You had to pass them. Arcelli agreed, ln ltaly, the teachers give much more home- work. They don't joke around there. Here they are much nicer. Another discrepancy in the school environments was the sports sys- tem. ln Germany, Belgium, and Italy, there were no school oriented teams on which to play. Despite the fact that all of the students left their friends and family behind, each was able to develop their own niche in their new environment. Whether it was play- ing sports or doing their studies, the foreign exchange students enjoyed their experience in an American high school. by Cherie Cortez 3. Performing a skit in her drama class is senior Ellen Moermans. photo by Matthew Silber 4. Taking a break from their sche- dules, seniors Susan Atefy, Alina Fol- herts, Marco Areilli, and Riia Levanen share a laugh over their experiences in America. photo by Steven Chesley 5. Greek exchange student Kosta Mar- copolous concentrates on his reading assignment. photo by Steven Chesley Foreign Exchange 25

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-1.1---1-v ,fh W .-L :'j ,. 1.1441-,J L f f 'F 1 Z g .v , I fi , ,v Q --. Clubs toast holidays ogether Experiencing the best participa- tion in recent years, the German Club proved to be an active campus organization. lt's the consensus lot the clubl that this year has shown a greater turnout than the past few years, said Tony Young, German Club adviser. This is due partly to better activities scheduling wherein the officers were much more involved. The main club activity was the foreign language club Christmas party, organized by Mr. Young. German, French, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish clubs attended this first-time event. Each club brought a taste of its country of study, in the form of food, song, and drama. Other German Club activities in- cluded a dinner at Friedhelm's Gas- thaus and a pretzel sale. German Club officers were: Eliz- beth Mustain, presidentg Cathy Hong, vice president, Brian Man- nich, treasurer, and Matthew Bray- shaw, secretary. French Club activities included a Gummi Bear sale and participation in the foreign language club Christ- mas party. French Club officers were: Mer- edith Mann, presidentg Gregory Hansen, vice president, and Jonelle Beck, secretary. by Helen Schorr photos by Steven Chesley fi . 1-w fr Q if ' sfsf . i ff V ', 5. Tony Young, German Club adviser, organized Tokay's first foreign Ian- guage club Christmas party. 6. Addressing the French Club is Adviser Dacia Miller. French!German Clubs 27