CANARY ISLANDS — Luis Rocca ZZu— ' Of 1 ca#' 1 ££ ' njurevENTusA ryLi / 1 r. 43£ CANARY ISLANDS (ISLAS CANARIASI { ACTS*1 Jan Henning Hachmeier and Luis Rocca. By Janet Sweet This year we have two foreign exchange students at Prairie High School. Jan Henning Hachmeier came from Northern Germany. Jan Henning commented, “ I Ike America, there is definitely more freedom.” Jan Henning’s favorite baseball team is theSan Fransisco Giants. His hobbies are partying, movies and cruising around. Jan Henning says, “ I will miss all of my friends that I have made and the fredom, and I will always remember my welcomed stay in Amerlca. Our other foreign exchange student is Luis Rocca from the Canary Islands, which are located off the northern coast of Africa. In his spare time, sports is the big thing for Luis. He takes all sorts of sports but basketball is his all time favorite. A few changes have been brought on with Luis’s spare time. Here in America he does a lot of movies, sports, and parties. Back in the Canary Islands he would go to discos, beaches, and bars. Luis tells us, “ I miss my family and friends a lot. Friendships mean a lot to me and I will miss all my friends here too because they’re so friendly. Jan Henning Hachmeier 4-H and their new ideas!! — _ _ :r H is a club that ranges from activities to going to competitions. The four h’s ire heart, head, hands and - horses, iealth. This club is very spe r £l because you take a project ringing from foods, computers, motors and anything you can think of. Indi.dually working you make a goal for the project and try to fix :t up or to use the best abime- you can. The age groups from 9-18 years old. Some of the things that you do are community projects such as raking leaves, shoveling snow, and other worthwhile events. Anyone can join 4-H, all they have to do is contact the Linn County Extention Office. Many people are enrolled from College Community Schools. This program gives people a chance to meet otehr people from all over the communities. They have a meeting once a month on Mondays. A lot of their work is done individually. 4-H is a program for more people to think about as you’re prepar ing to get out of school. - It gives everyone a chance to explore areas that they haven’t had before. By Janet Sweet Prairie students are involved in many 4-H activities including exhibiting sheep. Sign of the Times n o HAWK For. Exchange/4H ® * Here’s a little bit of 4- H action.
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