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America  intrigues


                                  Larsson


                                                                                      Karen  Dettman
                      by Shelby  Greene      seven and ninth class  at 15  or          Kim  Deveney
                                                                                       Todd Dickey
                      any people hope to  16.
              M                                Differences in  the curriculum
                      someday journey to a
                      foreign  country,  but  exist, according to Larsson.  By
              most never get the opportuni- seventh  class  one  changes              Barb Didonato
              ty to live  there.             teachers as  well as  classmates          Gina Dima uro
                Senior  Per  Larsson , 17 , visited  from day to day. Although the    Patty Din gfleld
              Omaha  for  11    months.  In  school  does  offer  many
              Sweden he had already com- courses,  driver's  education is
              pleted one of his  three years  not one.
                                                                                       Pam Dodson
              in     gymnasium       school    Most  people  in  America              Chris  Domanski
              (equivalent  to college).  Lars-  take  advantage  of  the                Kelli Dostal
              son 's  specialty lies  in  econ- privilege to  drive  when  they
              omics.                         turn  16, but in  Sweden people
                Taking  a  light load as  far as  obtain licenses  at 18 .  Larsson
              classes  are  concerned,  Lars-  explained that it costs approx-         Allan  Douglas
                                                                                       Paul  Douglas
              son  experienced no problem  imately $100  to even take the              Pat  Downey
              adjusting to the new culture.  test,  and it  is  very hard.
              They  have -no  high  schools  in   Going to Worlds  of Fun  and
              Sweden,  instead  they  run  touring  an  Illinois  college are
              comprehensive  schools . That is  just a couple things Larsson  has      Chris  Drebot
              a  school  with  first  class  (com- done with the host family, Mr .     Jim  Dunham
                                                                                         Curt  Dye
              parable to first  grade) at age  and Mrs.  Karl  Jonnson.



                                                                                       Colleen Eber
                                                                                       Libby  Erickson
                                                                                       Lisa  Erickson




                                                                                      Ronald Erickson
                                                                                        Dennis Ervin
                                                                                         Tom  Ervin



                                                                                        Todd Evans
                                                                                       Melany  Fallin
                                                                                        Doug Farrell




                                                                                     Steve  Ferensteln
                                                                                      Angle Ferguson
                                                                                        Kellle  Fickel




                                                                                        David  Fields
                                                                                    Megan Flnklesteln
                                                                                     Michelle  Finnerty




                                                                                     Steve Fitzgerald
                                                                                       Jenl  Fletcher
                                                                                        Tim  Franco



                                            Arriving  from  Sweden, Per  Larsson
                                                                                        Tom  Fricke
                                            studies  his  French  as  part  of  his   Michelle Fulton
                                            school  participation.                     Teresa  Furnas


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