THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL of ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
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 ACS JIB 1970
 Inside front cover
 First page
 The American Community School is not a completely new one. In the 1950's a school was set up for American children in Addis Ababa. Several years later, it was replaced by a small Department of Defense school which met in a compound near the American Embassy. It was not until September, 1966, that 362 students moved on to the grounds we are using now--fifteen acres of land granted by His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I on a fifty year lease. The school has grown in many directions since then. New buildings have been added to accommodate the influx of students, and in March of 1970, the bog, new gym was finished. It added another dimension in the continuing movement to provide the students with a fuller educational program. The total enrollment now surpasses the 500 mark, and this year's graduating class was the largest the school has ever had.
 AMERICAN COMMUNITY
SCHOOL
OF
ADDIS ABABA,
ETHIOPIA
ACS
JIB
1969 - 1970
 DEDICATION
Mr. Richard Hanna
Mrs. Marie Matheny
ADMINISTRATION
&
FACULTY
A TIME TO BE DEDICATED
 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Mrs. Agga Hudson
Lt. Col Otto Sieber - President
Mrs. Martha Fischer
Lt. Col. Karl Krueger
Mr. Andrew Andrews - Vice President
Mr. Zachery Geaneas
Maj. James Nichols
Mrs. Hope Sullivan - Secretary
Mr. James Turman
 Dr. Jack Lutz
Superintendent
Mr. John McKiernan
Administrative Assistant/Mathematics
Mr. Norman Grant
Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Barbara Summers - Guidance Secretary
Mrs. Dorothea Simpson - Administrative Secretary
Mrs. Marjorie Lucas - Administrative Secretary
 Teachers and Specialists:
Ato Neamin Ogbatensae
Business Manager
Mrs. Joyce Hardyman Mrs. Patsy Kiros
English English
Ato Aggedew Bezuneh Ato Telahoun Abebe
Amharic Amharic
Mr. David Austin
Mathematics
Mr. Munir (Bill) Sarkis Mrs. Janet Krueger
French Spanish
Mr. Gary McElroy Mrs. Marie Matheny
Science Science
Mr. Frank Schoenbeck
Mathematics
Mr. Gene Dix Mr. Richard Hanna
Social Studies Social Studies
 Miss Ruth Olson Mr. David Osterlund.
Business Education Music.
Mrs. Genevieve Grant
Art
Mr. Michael Chulada Mrs. Paula Chulada
Boy's Physical Education Girl's Physical Education
Mrs. Dorothy Rooney Mrs. Eve Andrews.
Librarian Librarian's Assistant.
Mrs. Suzanne Wilks
Elementary School French.
Mrs. Leslie Parris Mrs Mary Mortrude.
Remedial Reading Nurse.
 MAINTENANCE.
Ato Tsehai Rezena
Maintenance Director
Not pictured are Tsehaye Asmeliash and Negussie Haile, the very active and always busy office assistants.
MAINTENANCE MEN
 Faculty Collage
 Faculty Collage
 SENIORS
A TIME TO BE PREPARED
 Senior Class Officers:
President:
Joe Tucci
Vice President:
Maureen Foulger
Secretary:
Astede Makonnen
Treasurer:
Ralph Crawford
Sara Abebe
John Bourne
Dale E. Bowen
Steven James Colbert
Ralph C. Crawford
Sebastian Feliz
Carol Maureen Foulger
Tam Goodman
Peter Stanley Grant
Hanna Iyasu
Gerald Jorgensen
Nick Raymond Lazarreschi
Astede Makonnen
Dawn Marie Matheny
Tesfayohannis Gabriel Tedros
Bethelehem Tsehayu
Joseph Tucci
Scott Wilson
Brenda J. Wortman
 REMEMBER WHEN...
 LAST WILL and TESTAMENT
 Senior Collage
JUNIORS
A TIME TO BE ACTIVE
 CLASS OFFICERS
President
Jere Sullivan
Vice President
Brett Lazzareschi
Secretary
Gale Lewis
Treasurer
Brian Hagerty
Kelil Abdulahi Aster Bekele Joe Cox
Ilona Czivis
Zecharias Ewnetu Pat Fitzmaurice
Yidnekatchew Gebreyes Tim Grant
Brian Hagerty Sam Hamrick
Jimmy Hansen
David Hansford Kathy Hanson
John Henze
Sophia Herouy Mark Hughes
Claes Johansson Amakelech Kassa
Dinkinesh Kassa Diana Kidane Mariam Brett Lazzareschi
Yeshiwork Legesse Gale Lewis John McMillan
Larry Madsen
Diana Manchak
Jeff Miller
Jasmina Obradavic Karin Parker Jere Sullivan
Tina Turman Betty Van't Sant Doris Wilson
 Junior Collage
 SOPHOMORES
A TIME TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC
 CLASS OFFICERS
President
Greg Cowsert
Vice President
Sara Jones
Secretary
Pam Summers
Treasurer
Randy Hatch
Delewit Amelga Sandi Cowper
Woubalem Chaz
Greg Cowsert Don Crawford
Gerald Cox
Fassil Demissie
Chip Doty
Glenda Gephart
Berhan Hailu
Randy Hatch
Elizabeth Henze
Sara Jones
Deborah Jones Mark Kleinbach
Phillip Lutz
Naomi Levene Solomon Makonnen
Mike Mitchell Steve Sloan Pamela Summers
Carolyn Wentworth Elias Wolde-Mariam Sanna Zirky
 Sophomore Collage
 Sophomore Collage
 FRESHMEN
A TIME TO BE INITIATED
 Class Officers
President
Patty Green
Vice President
Beth Abernathy
Secretary
Debbie Madsen
Treasurer
Mary Horvath
Beth Abernathy Ermyas Amelga
Craig Campbell Karlen Curtis
Laeke Mariam Demissie Iris Efralma Emebet Firdyiwek
Yitna Firdyiwek John Fitzmaurice Patty Green
Saba Hailu John Hamrick
Pat Herron Phil Herron
Mary Horvath Jean Krueger Kenneth Leftwich
Orna Levitov Karen Lewallen
Pandora Lewis
Elizabet Linden Debbie Madsen Sherry Manchak
Ted Matheny Lin Miller Kiflu Mulugeta
Dan Petree Dale Rieth Allison Sampson
Jim Schadler Abonesh Tamrat
Zergibatchew Terefe Demissie Tufa
Nita Turman Iris Valentin Mary Vollmer
Bruce Willix Addis Alem Worede
 Freshman Collage
 Freshman Collage
 JUNIOR HIGH
A TIME "IN-BETWEEN"
 CLASS OFFICERS
8th Grade:
President: Kevin Hagerty, Vice President: Rod Kleinbach
Secretary: Celeste Clement, Treasurer: Alan Jensen.
7th Grade:
President: Denise Madsen, Vice President: Pennie Gillette,
Secretary: Billie Gillette, Treasurer: Mary Deeley.
 8-A
Debbie Alley Celeste Clement
Abraham Araya
Diane Cory Tom Dover
Steve Cowper
Jackie DuBois David Ernst Siobhan Fitzmaurice
Fay Lynne Geaneas Rick Gill Samson Gizau
Kevin Hagerty Diane Miller
Carl Laitola
Richard Norton
Doug Sloan
George Reichert Yilma Yishitila
 8-B
Mark Bergman Ann Daniells
Chris Durant Ann Hamrick
Martin Henze Allan Jensen Greg Jones
Rod Kleinbach Debra Lind Kerstin Linden
 Essayas Makonnen Lee Miller Janice Moon
Girma Olana Rebecca Ruiz Becky Shaner
Lillian Tucci Kim Vinyard
 7-A
Meron Ahadu Mary Deeley Vusi Dubi.
Yvonne Every David Gephart
Michael Gezehegn Billie Gillette
Pennie Gillette David Gregg
Guian Heintzen Mary Henze Greg Hettmansperger
Curtis Hudson Sylvia Lilanda Donald Many
Dianna Reichert Patrick Sullivan
Mohammed Zikry
 7B
Asteda Ambaye Monique Andrews Brad Campbell
Niel Cox
Elizabeth Durant Andrew Gogsido
Kathleen Hagerty Mary Hansford
Diane Huff Jerry Jones Gary Laitola
Arlen Lind Denise Madsen Richard Moseley
Elaine Nichols Jan Novins Peter Wentworth
Bill Williams Danny Wood Mulumebet Worku
 Junior High Collage
 Junior High Collage
ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
A TIME TO BE INVOLVED
 The Co-Curricular program.
MATH
CLUB
ACTIVITIES
CHESS
CLUB
SCIENCE CLUB
PHOTO CLUB
INTERNATIONAL CLUB
WORLD AFFAIRS
DRAMA CLUB
ASPECTS OF MEDICINE & NURSING
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
INSIDE ADDIS CLUB
 MUSIC
MADRIGALS
SENIOR HIGH CHIOR
JUNIOR HIGH CHOIR
AWASH CAMP COUNSELORS
ORGANIZATIONS
STUDENT COUNCIL
STUDENT STORE
NEWSPAPER - "STUDENT VOICE"
PHOTO CLUB
PEP CLUB
LAB ASSISTANTS
OFFICE ASSISTANTS
YEAR BOOK
 SUPERLATIVES
MOST TALENTED - Sandi Cowper and Larry Madsen
MOST INTELLECTUAL - Ted Matheny and Dawn Matheny
MOST IRRESISTABLE - Patty Green and Jimmy Hansen
SUPERLATIVES
MOST TALKATIVE - Patty Green - and Steve Sloan
FRIENDLIEST - Chip Doty and Maureen Foulger
MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT - Larry Madsen and Maureen Foulger
SUPERLATIVES
BIGGEST FLIRTS - Pam Summers and Brian Hagerty
CUTEST COUPLE - Nita Turman and Joe Cox
 SUPERLATIVES
WITTIEST - Sara Jones and Don Crawford
BEST LOOKING - Diana Manchak and Larry Madsen
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED - Ted Matheny and Pat Fitzmaurice
 SUPERLATIVES
BEST DRESSED - Dawn Matheny and Peter Grant
BEST ALL AROUND - Chip Doty and Maureen Foulger
J.V. CHEERLEADERS
Front Row: Denise Madsen, Siobhan Fitzmaurice, Fay Lynn Geaneas, Elizabeth Durant,
Back Row: Janice Moon, Lillian Tucci, (please help with the last two names)
 VARSITY CHEERLEADERS
Maureen Foulger - CAPTAIN
Beth Abernathy
Patty Green
Karen Lewellen - Co-Captain
 VARSITY CHEERLEADERS
Phil Herron
Allison Sampson - Alternate
Sara Jones - Alternate
Debbie Madsen
Mary Vollmer
 OUR
FAVORITE
CHEERLEADERS
 Flag Raising Ceremony
Slave Sale
Thanksgiving Assembly - Ambassador Hall, Guest Speaker
Moon Rock - December
Book Fair - December
Pride Week - December / Bonfire - December
Music Concert, Grades K-12 - December.
Charity Drive - March
Shuberts Mass in G Major - March
Pep Assemblies
New Gym opens- March
 Junior Carnival - April.
Soccor
Sweethearts Ball - April
"Slice it Thin" - Produced by Mrs. Mary Savage - May
 The Prom - May
Spring Concert
Graduation
SPORTS
A TIME TO BE ENERGETIC
 BASKETBALL
Varsity Basketball:
Knealing left to right: Larry Madsen, Jimmy Hansen.
Standing left to right:
Mr. Chulada - Coach, Nick Lazzareschi, Chip Doty, John Henze, Peter Grant, John McMillan, David Hansford, Dale Bowen, Joe Cox, and Henry Morey - Manager
 BASKETBALL
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL
Left to Right:
Knealing: Lin Miller and Niel Cox
Standing: Sam Hamrick, Mark Kleinbach, Steve Sloan, John Hamrick, Jeff Miller, Tim Grant, Greg Cowsert, Dan Petree, Brian Hagerty.
Coach: Mr. McElroy
Basketball Collage
 SOFTBALL
Front Row: Chip Doty, Brian Hagerty, Joe Cox
Second Row: Mr. McElroy-Coach, Jogn Henze, Jeff Miller,
Mr. Chulada and Mr. Osterlund
Not Pictured: Mr. Sarkis, Nick Lazzareschi, Gerald Jorgensen, Jerry Cox, Jimmie Hansen and Brett Lazzareschi.
 SOFTBALL: Scores
 CROSS COUNTRY
Front Row; Denise Madsen-scorer, Michael Gezehen, Alan Jensen, Rod Kleinbach, Yilma Yeshitela, Adgnew Gogsido, Billie Gillette-scorer.
Back Row: Mr. Dix - Coach, Laeke Mariam Demissie, Mark Kleinbach, Brian Hagerty, Nick Lazzareschi, Larry Madsen, Kiflu Mulugeta, Demissie Tufa.
Not Pictured: Lin Miller.
 GIRLS SPORTS
Girls Volleyball: Abonesh Tamrat, Sara Jones,
Karen Lewallen, Pat Fitzmaurice, Pam Summers.
Tennis: Gail Lewis
Sports Collage
ELEMENTARY
A TIME TO HAVE FUN
 GRADE 6 Teacher: Mr. Don Lazareschi
Michael Ahadu, Joann Cory, Diane Cowper, Charles Dover, Busi Dube.
Edward Green, Ronald Hatch, Kenneth Hudson, Debra Hughes, Jackie Lamb.
Stanley Manning, Scott Miller, Leslie Ota, Holly Rieth, Christine Scott.
Tim Shaner, Sally Tedros, Becky Weiner, David Willix, Mary Wood.
 GRADE 6A Teacher: Mrs. Mary Joubran.
Julie Barnhart, David Bourne, Chris Bowen, Leon Carlisle.
Cassandra Cook, Susan Daniells, Annika Heintzen.
Elizabeth Jones, Kathy Krueger, Maurice Lewallen, Katarina Linde.
Jerry Payne, Jamie Sullivan, Tim Thomas.
Hans Van't Sant, Michael Vineyard, Lydia Yohanis.
 GRADE 5 Teacher: Mrs. Daisy Withers.
Karen Abernathy, Misgana Ameiga, Michael Andrews, Philip Bergman, Elizabeth Coseo.
Joseph Dealey, Mahirka Girmay, Jean Holmes, Curtis Huff, Jenifer Linderman.
Lawrence Lucas, John Luke, Marcia Madsen, Zenebe Work Makonnen, Janice Manchak.
Lisa Murphy, James Nichols, April Sampson.
Nancy Spindler, Nicky Van't Sant, Michael Walker.
 GRADE 5A Teacher: Miss Jill Matthies.
Membere Berhe, Rajiv Biswas, Norman Cox, Jane Daniels, Triston Gillette.
Teresa Goodson, Alexander Henze, Jeff Hettmansperger, Larry Laitola, Kori Lazzareschi.
Monica Many, Dean Norton, Peter Novins, David Ruiz, Lise Sieber.
Beverly Thomas, Sandy Valentin.
Mary Webb, Dannie Williams.
 GRADE 4. Teacher: Katheryn Tesfaye.
Claire Batson, Karen Bowen, Tom Deely, Yilma Delellegn, Debre Freeland.
Melanie Funk, Sandra Hanson, Hugh Hanrick.
Alan Holdcroft, Ken Hook.
Steve Huff, Kent Jenson, Jimmy Matheny, Malika Mohammad.
Elizabeth Osterlund, Steven Queen, Gina Richardson, Cynthia Webb.
 GRADE 4A Teacher: Mrs Kay Coryer.
Lisa Andrews, Richard Barnhart.
James Bickley, Julia Cohen, David Cox.
Elizabeth Dunn, Laura Gephart, Cynthia Grant, Chantal Hansen.
Jane Kleinbach, Paula Sager, Lori Sloan, Christopher Sullivan.
Steve Turman, Aleric Walker, Patricia Weiner, Nebiyou Yilma.
 GRADE 3 Teacher: Mrs. Catherine Tekle-Haimanot.
Anne Bergman, Roger Bickley, Ronald Carlisle, Dinga Dube.
Diane Every, Gideon Gebreyes, Kieth Goodson, Nancy Gregg, Adella Hansford.
Timothy Leftwich, Cecily Lewis, Coe Lewis, Claudia Lilanda, Harold Madson.
Hugh Novins, Mojib Obeidy, Michael Shaner, Hargewoin Shawl, Addisu Tesfaye.
Constance Thomas, Shauna Warner, Deborah Wright
 GRADE 3A Teacher - Miss Laura St. George
David Andrews, Michael Asfaw, James Balsitis, Ari Barshi.
Mark England, Shawn Gill, Cecelia Gin, Fikru Giorgis, Michael Goodwin.
Laura Hanson, Alison Holmes, Thomas Moore, Susanne Murphy, Rebecca Norton.
Terrance Paige, Lisa Plorde, Christin Poole, David Rawlings, Nick Rieth.
Koskwa Shoniwa, Elizabeth Tamrat, Alem Tsahoi, George Tucci, Debbie Valentine.
 GRADE 2 Teacher: Mrs. Marcia Kissig
Joseph Adame, Gretchen Barahart, Russel Campbell, Marianne Clayton, Leonie Crawford
Michael Freeland, Grant Holdcroft, Brenda Holmes, Christina Kiely, Michael Larkin
Kathy Linderman, Roza Makonnen, Paul Manchak, Tony Many, Robert Osterlund
Julie Richardson, Tommy Spindler, Michael Thomas
Wim Van't Sant, Eren Vernal, Michelle Vineyard
 GRADE 2A Teacher: Mrs. Carolyn Luke
Susan Alley, Barbara Cohen, David Cory, William Coseo, Judith Dietrick
Arthur England, Sarah Fikre, Matthew Funk, Ruth Gebreyes, Aida Girmay
Sue Henson, Ester Huff, Karl Kreuger, Janet Laitola, Tara Lewis
Jolene Luke, Juan McRoy, Michael Mohamed, Gavin Queen, Kathryn Sager
Gregory Schanbacher, Lynne Sieber, Beverly Weigel, David Wood, Marcella Young
 GRADE 1 - TEACHER: Mrs. Dorine Schaumann (at left are) Ziv Beyth and Thomas Bickley.
Penelope Bryant, Brian Carpenter, Marian Cohen, Megan Funk.
Linda Gregg, Namuwlya Katongole, Diane Kissig, Rodney Lewallen, Pius Lilanda.
Beatrice Mbewe, John Moore, Eric Myrsten, Randolg Myrsten, Steven Nichols.
Ramona Perry, Haregewein Petros, Sybil Portugill, Susan Reichart, Kari Rodewald.
Serge St. Amant, Amha Shiferaw, Lisa Willix, Paul Witt, Solomon Zelleke.
 GRADE 1A Teacher: Amanda Kemp Amonoa (at left are)
Richard Austin - Carlotta Balsitis - Edward Durant
Kim Every, Roberto Frenda, Robert Gillette, Catherine Gin, Martha Habte.
Billy Henson, Francis Kallaghe, Deborah Lewis, Douglas Lilanda, Kim Majewski.
Everusalem Makonnen, Kathy Mead, Daniel Morgan, Chamunda Mutemba, Michele Plorde.
Eddie Rawlings, Ann Ruiz, Frederico Schiavio, William Schloming, Paul Shaner.
Nivedh Varghese, Gail Weigel, Lars Wycoff, Jackline Yazediian, Mitchell Young.
 PLAYGROUND ASSISTANTS Left to Right - Top to Bottom
Mrs. Alicia Andrews
Mrs. Martha Bryant
Mrs. Antonie Weiner
Mrs. Valerie Freeland
Elementary Collage
 KINDERGARTEN - MORNING
Teacher: Mrs. Tommie Manning
First Row: Jennifer Witt, Janna Evans, Michael Gushwa, David Krueger, Brian Coseo, Raife Snover, Scott Parham, Georgina Lopez, Jason Manning, James Thomas, Janice Luke, Patrica Dietrick, Monika Hogge, Adrian Weiner.
Back Row: Maria Durant, Sibylle Wilson, E. Makonnen, Patrica Wilson, Nicholas Caruso, John Barnhart, Kari Batson, Thomas LaCroix, David Gillum, Julie Paine, Robert Lemieux.
 KINDERGARTEN - AFTERNOON
Teacher: Mrs. Tommie Manning
Nina Mohamed, Leslie Linderman, John Leib, Steven Fischer, Karl Wright, Maurice Lee Smith, Esteddar Lusegged, Ava Gembela, Sylvia Cohen, Mona Obeidy, Jacob Admasu.
Back Row: Anthony Ginn, Manju Biswas, Garcia Khatchadouian, Todd Holdcroft, Susan Campbell, Mary Goodson, Jeffrey Majewski.
Elementary Collage
ADVERTISEMENTS
A TIME TO BE INDUSTRIOUS
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The yearbook staff, on completion of the 1970 JIB, wishes to extend its deepest thanks to:
Mrs. Kiros, for her many trips to the photographer's and printers and for her patient supervision. She held the staff together, and, without her, there could not have been a yearbook.
Mr. McElroy, for his many hours of picture-taking--activities, organizations, and candids.
Neal Sabaina, for many candids, and for the cheerleaders' pictures.
Ted Matheny, who sold the majority of the advertisements and spent much time on taking elementary candids.
Joe Cox, for his doodles and art work.
The Staff also wishes to acknowledge the advertisers, for their financial support, Mr. Kyrias from Color Lab, for the pictures of Grades 1--11 and of the teachers, Ethiophoto, for the senior pictures, and Mr. Vartkes of Commercial Printing Press.
Dawn Matheny
Editor
Time it was,
And what a time it was...
It was....
A time of
innocence.
A time of confidences
Long ago....it must be....
I have a photograph.
Preserve your memories;
They're all that's left you.
SIMON and GARFUNKEL
 Last page
 Inside back cover.
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