West Leyden High School - Shield Yearbook (Northlake, IL)

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Reading over handouts distributed by con- temporary problems teacher Pete Ventrelli, Keith Ward and )ulie Fredrickson prepare to discuss one of the many problems that face youths. Facial expressions, hand motions, and making students laugh are a part of what Mr. Cooney does in his Contemporary Problems class, a class that is taken by most seniors. K„ Mental Health Organization: front row; Rhonda Lusader, Anita FHobscheidi, Val Michuda, Janet Jaskold, Barb Steele, Kim Nolan, Lisa Mar- kiewicz, Nancy Lorence. row two; Lisa Cicero, Julie Fredrickson, Jackie Tortorella, Shari Oratowski, Debbie McMulken, Lora Paciani, Fran Ingrassia, Lorie FHoffman, Daria Reck, row three; Gary Ritchey, Teresa Albright, Lee Brigham, John Buchan, Mark Ulseth, Linda Lisk, Dale Langusch, Joann Laudando, Mr. C. Peterson, not pictured; Maria Marchiafava, Trudy Longnecker. 83

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Helping, traveling At a time wh en most people would prefer not to think about Social Studies, our Social Studies department is on the move ... an upward movement. Headed by chairman Joachim Schneider, the Social Studies depart- ment sponsors events, including an annual trip to visit the various temples ■ and churches of Chicago. Team [teachers. Marcel Lewinski and Joe Sisco took 40 students to Springfield for a first hand look at Illinois politics. During the spring break, students traveled with Mr. Sisco to the nation ' s capital. New audio visual materials are added to the department each year. This year the filmstrip, Japan Today, was of particular interest, since Mr. Schneider was one of the six Social Studies teachers in the nation to help write the filmstrip. Doing work for a wide variety of people, from helping the Red Cross during the holiday season, to working at the state prison, MHO (Mental Health Organization) is one of the reasons the Social Studies depart- ment is on the upswing. Under the leadership of sponsor Cliff Peterson and officers Julie Fredrickson, Maria Marchiafava and John Buchan, the organization has also done volunteer work for the Bensenville Home Society and Shriner ' s Hospital. Sponsored by Earl Cooney, AFS (American Field Service) held many events throughout the year. AFS Day was held on December 15th. Fifteen foreign exchange students from local high schools presented information on themselves and their homeland to the students at West. The relevance of Social Studies can be seen in many areas of life. The general education learned in this field can be utilized in many occupations ranging from business to teaching to languages to travel. AFS: front row; Denise Bardon, Margie Sharpy, Nicole Hardy, Barb Sobich, Margie Grabos, taurie Hoffman, row two; Ken Morinaka, Betty Rippentrep, Dontia Descoureuez, Ev Greeley, Delores Willerth, Sue Kruger, Sue Stramagalia, Fran ingrassia. row three; Kathy Smith, Linda Lisk, Sue Bussa, Brian Cottman, Dave Mello, Peggy Bartell, Claudia Maragunic, Donna Cronewald, Lori Schmidt. 82

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A new environment The Sharpy family: From row: Tommy. Row two: Louise, Mrs. Elizabeth Sharpy, Linda. Row three: Mr. Julius Sharpy, Mary and Claudia Marangunic. Not pictured: Margie and Julie. imagine traveling from the southernmost major city of the world, Punta Arenas, or from Croix, a city on the northern border of France, to the United States to spend a year experiencing a new environment, and an entirely new and different way of life. Arriving on the first wave of foreign exchange students, Claudia Marangunic received her first im- pressions of the United States in New York where she spent three days prior to her arrival in Northlake on July twenty-first. Claudia is staying with the Sharpy family. Her American sisters, Linda, Louise, Margie, and Julie also attend West Leyden. Of the vast number of differ- ences Claudia experienced was that she does not have to wear a uniform, which was customary to her all-girl school in Chile. Also unlike West Leyden, her school in Chile has a different schedule each day. One similarity is the snow; but not nearly so much! Nicole Hardy arrived from Northern France on August the fourteenth. She is staying with the Wisinewski family and attends West Leyden with her American sister Bridget. In France, Nicole attended a public school where there is no choice of courses beyond the major choose at the beginning of her four years of high school. Nicole chose to major in economics. She has also studied English for seven years. Both Claudia and Nicole are impressed with the openness and friendliness of the students and faculty, and they both claim they are glad to be able to participate in such an educational experience. Also they have accustomed themselves quite well to American School life. Claudia is involved in Student Council and Nicole is an active member of Fantasy Art Club. When the time comes for Nicole and Claudia to return to their native homes, they will leave behind many new friends, but will take with them many memories of a once- in-a-lifetime experience. The Wisniewski family: Front row: Heather, Nichole Hardy. Second row: Mr. Ray Wis- niewski, Tara, Mrs. Pauline Wisniewski and Bridget. 84