University City High School - Excelsus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Cultural Interaction Promotes Friendship V Imagine the babbling of many different lan- guages. . . A room filled with Spanish, French, Hebrew, English, Persian, and Danish accents. The aroma of homemade Italian lasagna, steaming Mexican enchiladas, Greek baklava, delicate French crepes, Chinese wontons, and American hamburgers is all around. Imagine people buying and selling cultural artifacts and crafts, and others listening to mu- sic and dancing their national dances. This scene describes the Int ernational Fair, and the club which helped organize it was the Interna- tional Club. This club was mainly concerned with exploring different cultures, meeting those of different backgrounds and social groups, and promoting friendship. The club was composed of ten students all of whom had different ethnic backgrounds — Philipino, Is- raeli, Persian, Mexican American, and French. The club had several fundraisers, such as But- ton sales and the International Fair, which en- abled the students to participate in fieldtrips which allowed them to learn more about other ethnic backgrounds. From left to right: Mr, Ron Schmidt. Maria Medina. Nancy Feinberg, Michele Martin, Evangeline Bigornia. Steven Scuderl, Deanna Tulagan Climes. Sitting: Peter Wright. Kathy Wnght, Mrs. Priscilla I ' g u a E 52 Mr Schmidt daydreams about France. ■| sure bet France beats this.

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It takes all kinds, but everyone still eats! It Takes All Kinds Trying to get students to react with each other outside the class as well as inside is what Race Human Relations is all about, comment- ed Harriet Balle, head of the Race Human Rela- tions Committee. The Race Human Relations commission is made up of a faculty committee and a student committee. Both committees work together to promote and create integration activities. In the future the Race Human Relations commis- sion hopes to organize some lunchtime activi- ties. Madelyn Gooden awaits to present tier ' i know you like sctiool. Bill, but its 2:05pm and time to go tiome, says Mrs. Balle. ideas », W V You dont REALLY have film in ttiat ■! should have had a V-8! ' exclaims Bill • ' Don ' t look until I ' m finished. sighs Lupe Alvarez, camera, do you? asks Mrs Balle. Race Relations 51

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Top row; Kent Ninomiya. Laura Ferguson. Mary Proenza, Felice Marocco. Caryn Gold- Bottom row Ms McGowan, David Skoglund Citadel Provides Literary Opportunity The Citadel is the name of the school ' s own art and literary magazine and it is also the name of the club who produces it. This year ' s Citadel staff was led by the senior officers, Caryn Gold, Mary Proenza, and Kent Ninomya, who were appointed by the sponsor Ms. McGowan. The staff began collect- ing poems, short stories and artwork in the Spring. They met once or twice a week to edit the manu- scripts and select the best pieces for the Citadel. The Citadel provided an opportunity for students to have their artwork and creative writing published, and it gave pleasure to all those who received a copy at the end of the year. ' ' Wlbj ' -- ' You want me to do wtiat?! I ' m tired of reading this stuff ' Selections for the Citadel are being chosen by Caryn Gold and David Skoglund. Citadel 53