William Henry Harrison High School - Legend Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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DUEJ If you were going to another coun- try to spend a year, what image would you have in your mind of that country before you went? Harrison had a number of exchange students this year who came to the United States expecting to see cornfields. fast food restaurants everywhere. ice hockey. and much more. Just as Americans have opinions of other countries the exchange stu- dents had opinions of America. These students said that people from other countries think that America is like California, New York, and Flori- da because they are cities with a lot of tourism. Not true. Harrisonls six exchange students were Tanya Alich and Viola Hen- mann from Osnabruck, West Germa- ny; Ingela Nilsson from Hoor, Swe- den; Jesper Poulson from Hjorring, Denmark; Maria Quinones from Guayaqil, Ecuador; and Friederike Volz from Bonn, Germany. 22 Exchange Studen ts 'llhree students completed the school year at Harrison while Tanya and Viola stayed only one month. Friederike stayed until the end of January. Little did many of them know that America is unlike their countries in that US. t-ities are so open. A lot of them are used to having building next to building next to building. Thus to them, the US. has so much room. Another misconception of the US. was that Americans are not very in telligent. However, after going to Harrison tor a year. their attitudes toward Americans changed. They did not say Americans know every- thing, but Americans seemed to know more than their countries be- lieve we do They all agreed that the educa- tional system differs greatly from their countries'. All their schools have a shorter school day with only EXCHANGE STUDENTS: Friederike Volz, Maria Quinunes, Ingela Nilsson, and Jesper Poulsoni 31.393; 9 JQEl'EJg EQQE two to three Classes. totalling 11 to 14 Classes a week. linlike what most Americans Would think. their family lives are very similar. Although. all agreed that they missed their families. none was ready to return home yet be cause they also enjoyed their host families. Social life in foreign countries is one of later and longer evenings on weekends; however, the curfew bee gins at approximately 11:00 p.m. dur- ing the week. When asked what impressed them most about the United States. their answers included New York City with the Statue of Liberty, the open- ness of the land. the similarities in lifestyles. how religiously oriented Americans are. and the numerous universities. By Matthew A. Silen

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Behind the Scenes Being a member of 3 Harrison ath- letic team means long hours of prac- tice and stiff competition. Top ath- letes are awarded college scholarships. However, there is more to athletics than just practicing and competing. Friendships are formed and fun is a number one priority. Team dinners, overnight trips, team mottos and songs, little sisted brother programs, fund raisers, and team parties are all a part of athletics that many spectators do not view. Although hard work and dedication make a team successful, there is also plenty of fun. For example, the boys' soccer team has an annual slide show with coor- dinating music that highlights the season. HSince I'm a senior, the end of year slide show and music brought back a lot of good memories,n said soccer player Brian Kerney. Qualifying for semi-state means an overnight trip to Bloomington for the cross-country team. uThe Bloomington trip was defi- nitely the highlight of the season, said sophomore Ann Moser, a mem- ber of the girls cross-country team that qualified for semi-state. Here is a ubehind the scenes look at athletics at Harrison. By Melissa Moore tTOP RIGHTt Senior Tim Moore signs a let- ter of intent for a scholarship to Eastern Illi- nois University. tRIGHTt Senior tennis players Murat Alper, Brandon Sanders, Steve Katterhenry, Kevin Snyder, and Mike Chickedantz show-off their creative t-shirts. 24 Sports Candids