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THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL of ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA


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ACS  "Jib"  1972


Inside front cover


Page one


The Tukel




Breezeway


JIB   (Hyena)  1972


In dedication to



Mrs. Barbara Summers  and  Mr. Frank Schoenbeck


DEDICATIONS


ADMINISTRATION  and  FACULTY


BOARD OF DIRECTORS


SUPERINTENDENT

Mr. Floyd Travis




ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Mr. John McKiernan



Mr. Charles Brogdon

Guidance Counselor






Ato Neemin Ogbatensae
Buisness Manager



Miss Nancy Zaki

Administration Secretary



Mrs. Mary Jane Perkett
Secretary


Mrs. Barbara Summers
Guidance Secretary


Mr. Larry Anderson - Boys P.E.
                  
Mrs. Jan Clark - French




Mrs. Gerri Benigson - English

Ato Aggedew Bezuneh - Amharic



Mr. Patsy Kiros - English

Mr. Russell Clark - Science




Mrs. Camilla Brogdon - Typing

Mrs. Betty Ann Smith - Art



Mrs. Diane Rogers - Girls P.E.

Mr. Frank Schoenbeck - Mathematics



Mrs. Mary Joubran - Social Studies

Mrs. Maize Orr - Reading Specialist



Mrs. Virgina Petree - Social Studies

Mrs. Suzanne Wilks - French



Mr. Hubert Brown - Music

Mrs. Dorothy Rooney - Librarian




Mrs. Janet Capozzi - Girls P.E.
 

Mr. Dick Smith - Science



Ato Telehoun Abebe - Amharic

Mrs. Aleyda McKiernan - English




Ato Amanuel G/Medhin - Maintenance Director

Ato Kidane Mariam Keteme - Office Helper/Driver




Maintenance Men


Cameo Photos/Teachers


Cameo Photos/Teachers


SENIOR CLASS of 1972


SENIOR WILLS


SENIOR WILLS




Rebecca Admassou




Delawit Amelga




Charles Eldridge Brogdon Jr.   "Butch"





Fassil Demissie




Ruth Doran




Kenneth Scott Eubanks




Glenda Lou Gephart




Conrad W. Gill


Elizabeth Henze




Marvin Duane Hill




Mary Horvath




Philip Michael Lutz




Solomon E. Makonnen




Shahruz Mohtadi




Darlene Oliver    "Sonny"





Cheryl Diane Orr




Mozella Jane Perkett




David Lee Perkins




Elloit J. Rosner




Sally Saar




Rekha Singh




Christopher Skeans




Angela Stanley    "Angie"




Beth Sullivan




Pamela Summers




Ralph Alexander Taylor




Woubalem Trzos




Demissie Jima Tufa




Elias Wolden-Mariam


Collage


JUNIORS  Class of 1973



Scott Campbell




Mary Ann Zenger    Carol Sears



Pandora Lewis




Stephanie Tennery






Anna Marie Colvin





Dale Rieth


Harold Gill
Lena Nenda


Abikebra Kefle
Serawit Merete



Joel Harris



Pandora Lewis
Debb McClung



Wayne Eubanks



Kiflu Mulugeta






Vicky Bell

Ermyas Amelga



Abonish Tamrat

Saba Hailu



John Hamrick




Bobbie Zingelmann



Anders Grangsja
Youg Glasure



Addis Alem Warek






Cheryl Hayton


SOPHOMORES  Class of  1974




Ann Daniels





Dennis Perkins










Essayas Makonnen  

Yilma Yeshitila




Willian Clark




Bobby Mitchell






Diane Waldron       Kevin Hagerty








Peggy Schlacke




Mark Luntz     Girma Olana     Abraham Araya





Lilly Tucci     Ann Hamrick        George Sullivan




Becky Shaner     Letty Zachary





Bill Uffman






Mike Houser





Larry Purcell      Adnew Isidore




Rick Gill    Linda Skeans




Susan Doran   Larry Schneider





Brenda McKinney





Chae Glasure




Chris Kleanthous

Venetia Perkett




Bill Malloy




Jeff Ward      Martin Henze


Photos


FRESHMEN




Vusi Dube   John Wright   Randy Schlacke




Chuck Warren




Barbara Adams   Bill Gerdes






Tom Eubanks




Mulumubet Worku    Meron Ahadu



Ninou Fuglesang



Cheryl Fix   Mary Henze




Brenda Waldron    Kathy Hagerty





Pat Sullivan    David Gephart



John Dupire





Danny Wood


Peter Minehart



Dan Martin



Carmen Mitchell




Mike Posey



Sally Stewart   

Casey Skvorc



Ann Harris    Rob Robertson







Colleen Kearney    Amy Malanson


JUNIOR HIGH   8 - 7


EIGHTH GRADE


Mary Ann Kelly                     Cindy Foulger 
                               Doug Gill   




       Charles Colvin          Leslie Ota



Russell Vaughn        Holly Kieth




Lydia Yohannes

Sally Tedros


Allen McKinney



Tonia Ward   Laura Pugliese



Tim Shaner    Kent Martin      Busi Dubi




Mikkeo Suonenlahti     Mark Kowal



Cassandra Cook    John Gould




Jamie Sullivan      Becky Hayton



 Mike Ahadu    Winona Abayomi-Cole



Marie Joulie Fignola     Mark Funk



Debra Eirman    Susan Daniells


Rebecca Weiner        Mary Gerdes

             Pamala Kleanthous


Photos


SEVENTH GRADE


Deneze Quinn






Shawn Kearney    Mehirka Girmay    Frank Murphy



Karen Stanton     Rossella Schneider








Mark Purcell    Barrett Travis




Richard Stewart    Pancho Mansfield




                              
Tommy Bell

Pam Orr   




Suzanne Poole     Dilys Portugill






Zenabe Makonnen     Misgana Amelga



Jean Holmes    Mimi Arnold    Mambere Berhe




Joe Catipovic



Jane Daniells






Lee Ann Holmes




Alex Henze    John Luntz




Cherly Smart     Brenda Melanson





Cindy Clark     Mike Walker




Ralph Dubisch   Edward Fortenberry







Rajiv Biswas    John Zenger



 

Mr. Munir (Bill) Sarkis leaves after 5 years at ACS. To show their appreciation the students gave Mr. Sarkis a farewell party.


                    "THURBER CARNIVAL"
Thurber Carnival
presented by Mr. and Mrs. Smith
 and Mrs. Benigsen was put on in November. It was a
 fast moving play with many short scenes. It was enjoyed
 by all who saw it.
                                       Elliot R. knows who's boss.

                                      
Debb M. and Larry S. freeze.

                                              Casey S. gives his observations



Intellectual Marvin                   Commandant Shahruz




General Dale Rieth alias Walter Mitty    
                                                                  
                                                        
                                                        Mozelle P. scolds Lazy Larry



Dale "Walter" Rieth drives

his wife Sonny O. to the store.



Cheryl O. tells Joel H. like it is!


                                   Sleeping Beth?



John H. gives Pam S. and Pandora L. a lesson on guess what.




Scott C.'s favorite profile






Old man Hagerty. 
                             
                     Pam has a great idea.
  
                                         Sexy Anne Marie.



         
     The cast takes one last curtain call.
              


New paragraph


New paragraph


The Master of Ceremonies was Solomon Mekonnen.

The Ethiopian Studies Class brought an Ethiopian musical group to ACS to perform some traditional dances and songs.


      VARSITY CHEERLEADERS


  Bottom/Center - Linda Skeans

  Clockwise from 8 O'Clock - Susan Doran (Treasurer),  Debb McClung (Captain),  Mary Henze,  Beth Sullivan,  Ann Daniels,  Stephanie Tennery,  Diane Waldron (Co-Captain).


Win
            Go Team
                                Go!!


       J.V. CHEERLEADERS


First row - Joelle Fignole,  Susanne Poole,  Winona Abaoyomi-Cole

Second row - Pamela Orr,  Leslie Ota,  Jane Daniels.


            FASHION SHOW

  put on by Mrs. Camilla Brogdon.


    Slob and Field day put on by the Student Council was the day of Spirit Week that the students had the most fun.

 A few slobs:
                                                        Innocent Slob

Glamour Slob                                   Cool Slob
                              Teacher Slob  

Then came the first activity of the day, a touch football game. 



While the boys played football the girls took up volleyball



On went the people to the Egg Toss



Three Legged Race














The High School, Junior High School and Elementary Student Councils.


CLASS OFFICERS    SENIORS  and  JUNIORS


CLASS OFFICERS    SOPHOMORES and FRESHMEN


CLASS OFFICERS  8th GRADE and 7th GRADE


STUDENT VOICE STAFF


JIB STAFF


PEP CLUB


WITTIEST

Pandora Lewis and John Hamrick



MOST ATHLETIC

Beth Sullivan and Butch Brogdon


BEST DRESSED

Letty Zachary and Elliot Rosner



MOST SINCERE

Ann Daniels and Dale Rieth



CUTEST COUPLE


Butch Brogdon and Cheryl Orr




FRIENDLIEST


Ann Daniels and Dale Reith



MOST DEPENDABLE

Joel Harris and
Cheryl Orr


BIGGEST FLIRTS

(Seated on wall)
Wayne Eubanks and
Linda Skeans


BEST PERSONALITY

Ann Daniells and Shahruz Mohtadi





MOST INTELLECTUAL

Chris Kleanthous and Peter Minehart


MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT

Ann Daniels and Butch Brogdon



MOST TALENTED


Darlene Oliver and Dale Reith


BEST ALL AROUND

Glenda Gephart and Joel Harris



MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED

Elliot Rosner and Delawit Amelga


MOST TALKATIVE

Wayne Eubanks and Debbie McClung




BEST LOOKING

Beth Sullivan and Joel Harris










































LUNCH SUPERVISORS


Teacher:  Mr. Gary Scoggin
Renee Bove, Lois Clark.
Yilma Dellelegn, Carl Farley.
Kent Fortner, Melanie Funk, Ceclia Fuglesang, Laura Gephart, Teri Hahn, Hugh Hamrick.
Chantal Hanson, Josh Harris, Alan Holdcroft, Agnes Iswi, Frankie Kelley, James Kleanthous.
Rania Kert, Mazlika Mohamed, Val Murphy, Jeff Perkett, Robert Rives, Charles Ryan.
Chris Sullivan, Richard Vaughn, James Waldron, Aleric Walker, Pat Weiner, Nebiyou Yilma.  (Not shown: Karen Wright).


Mrs. Hattie Holmes.



Randy Anderson, Renay Arnold, Dinga Dube, Gedian Gebreyes, Shawn Gill.
Cecelia Gin, Kristin Johnson, Patricia McKinney, Linda Mead, Tommy Quinn.
Nick Rieth, Gary Scoggin, Danyo Seyesin, Mike Shaner, Richard Stanton.
Kevin Sullivan, Elizabeth Tamrat, Paulette Witherow, Zerke Addis Zelieke.


Teacher:  Mrs. Catherine Tekle-Haimanot
Michael Asfaw, Alison Gibbons, Greg Hahn, Alison Holmes, Erin Kearney.

Coe Lewis.
Mweene Manze, William Moore, Tina Morris, Meagan Perkett, Debbie Ryan.
Hargewoin Shawi.
Steven Smart.

Donald Sokol, Adifiau Tesfaye, Alem Tsehai Tewolde, George Tucci, Fistu Wolde Giorgis


Mrs. Kay Tesfay

Yanas Asfaw, Cynthia Fix, Adrieno Fortenberry,  Masthelo Funk, Sophia Funk.
Steven Gembels, Aida Gitzmay, Jennifer Houver, Elias Kurt, Karin Lowenberg.
Roza Makonnen, Kevin McLaurin, Patricia Moore, Mathew Murphy, Robert Needs.
Rachelle Pentz, Sandra Purcell, Christine Rives, Hebret Shibberu, Rene Skeans.
Antti-Jussi Suonenlahti, Sherri Upchurch, Robert Warren, David Wood, Daniel Yosat


Kevin Beckett,  Robert Bramlett,  David Brown,  John Campbell.
Josephine Chanda,  Jimmy Denson,  Otis Fortenberry,  Neal Fortner.
Robert Freeman, Ruth Gebreyas, , Grant Holdcroft, Michael Jones, Christina Kiely.
Gretchen Kuhrman, Mark Melanson, Michael Minassie, Michael Mohammed, Sharon Perkins, Marianne Poole.
Melissa Roberson, Maria Von Troil (not pictured)

Marc Wilkes, Marcella Young.
Teacher: Mrs. Margaret Kessler


Teacher: Mrs. Gwen Johnson


Todd Anderson, Fasil Bekele, Sydney Ey, Robert Farley, Holly Funk.
Megan Funk, Anne Gagnon, Ayahlushim Getachew, Carol Gibbons, Kathy Gin.
Martha Habte, Karen Johnson, Namusisi Katongole, Diana Kissig, Dawn McLaurin.
Angela Pagano, Suellen Pentz, Haregewein Petros, William Schloming, Nivedh Varghese.
Lars Wycoff, Michael Young.
















Photos


Last page.



Inside rear cover