Western High School - Epitaph Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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This exchange has been a new period in my life. because I have had a lot of experiences. One of these is that we can have the opportunity to live with a family that has customs that are different from mine. I have the good luck to have a wonderful family and I feel about them the way I feel about my real family. It was very hard the first weeks for me because I didn't understand the language and I wasn't able to talk to them. I had to use the dictionary alot of the time. But now with their help I have been able to learn the language. Now I will talk about the differences between my own county and USA. Example. The opportunitities for the students to choose their classes. In Mexico you don't choose. All the classes are the same for all the students of the same grade. I think this is better sometimes because this way you can meet all the students in your school. Another great difference is the young people. Sometimes I think they don't have love for the other persons and they aren't concerned about other people, first of all the boys in Mexico are very gentlemanly, Q7 QW Our exchange students expand their horizons The visitations of these students have brought about a greater understanding of the world we all live in. Back row, Carlos Salazar from Columbia, Raul Moreno from Spain. Tony Peynado from Mexico, Oscar Ramirez from Paraguay, and Minna Nurminen from Finland. Front row, Edia Cordoba from Pananma, Irma Vermeulen from Holland, Luciana de Oliviera from Brazil. Always when I talk with somebody. they ask me the differences between the schools in Brazil and the U.S.A. Almost everything in my country is different. We don't choose the subjects. the educational system is really different, the classes begin at 7 o'clock until I2:3O and the sports activities are very different. We have other differences between Brazil and the U:S.A. The people are different, the nature, the customs, the government, the music, art, the houses and buildings and politics. religious, food, law, animals. kind of birds. money, etc.. And this is very important for me because all this different hing have gave to me a lot of new experience and maturity, I have learned a lot of different things, and this things will be very important for me. ls always a good to have experience about different countries. I can learn a lot. It is very difficult when you have a different family but I have had a lot of fun and they really make me feel like a part of their family and I love them very much. dl.,-aw-an -A M. de lffrvcaeq U My name is Minna Nurminen. I'm a foreign exchange student from Finland. The big difference, which I noticed when I came here was the climate. In Finland the climate is like in Michigan. It snows and rains a lot: the highest temperatures in the summer are around 80-85 degrees. Another difference is the need of a car. There is no good bus system. Everybody must have a car to get from one place to another. This really bothers me. The exchange program prohibits driving a carg I cannot do that. I must always ask my American parents to drive me every place I have to go. In Finland we have a good bus system, and I hardly ever ask my parents to drive me somewhere because I use the buses. The school here is much more easier than at home. So I am taking this year like vacation because next year l'll go back to Finnish and I must work harder again. VI'Ldnm.A,ldf I think the American high schools are terrific. especially Western High. You can do so many different things here like typing, foods, Dr. Ed., etc. Most schools in Holland have no sports after school. In Holland I had not the opportunity to play in the Basketball team. The sports here is an important part of the school. About the people in school: I think they are friendly. Everyone wants to help you. They make you feel really comfortable. All together I have a wonderful time in the U.S. My host family is like my real family. l'm very happy that I had the opportunity to spend this year here. XII' G X.Vev1v-ealew

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Quest B student aides give a helping hand Quest B aides are a vital part ol' the school. Opposite page. top. Tammy assists Mrs. Cannon by running the filmstrip projector. Bottom. Lori helps Mrs. Douglas by filing senior cards. Chris delivers a TV to a classroom, saving the teacher many steps. This page, top. Sandra makes a thermofax master so she can run a test, Mitzi eollates the papers. Bottom. Glenn uses the large paper cutter to get a clean Cut on the registration cards. Judy checks the files in the library,