Table Of ContentThomas A. Edison Jr.-Sr. High School
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thatisusedtoconnectorbinditemstogether. A
threadisalsoacontinuoustheme. Thisyear’sEdiso-
nianisanannualthatattemptstoshowoffapotpour-
riofthevariouslivesandeventsfromthe2006-2007
schoolyear. Asclichedasitmay sound,everyone
inthisbuildingisconnected, fromthecustodiansto
thestudentstothefaculty, staff, andadministration.
Athread, astitch, alink-theyallhavesomethingin
common: connecting. Sohopefullyasyoulookat
thisyearbookovertheyears,youwillrememberand
feelaconnectionbacktothis schoolyear.
Welcometotheyears2006and2007. Flip
throughthepagesandrememberallthefamiliarand
notsofamiliarfacesfromEdisonandfromtheother
sideoftheworld!
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Words From
b careerinthefuture. IamreallythankfulthatIhadthe
Abroad opportunitytovistEdisonHighSchoolandvisitthe
X"' UnitedStatesforayear.Itreallywasagreatexperi-
ence.
-ThomasMachinek
ThisisthestoryofSumetYanar
I’m18,fromnorthwestTurkey. Youfeelvervesabout
goingtoanothercountryforawholeyear. Faraway
fromfamily,friendsandeverything. AfterallifI'd
havethechoiceI’dstilluseit. I'dgotoanothercoun-
triesaftermyexperiencelikethis. Differentlifestyle
withdifferentfood,religion,ethnicity,habits,expecta-
tions;brieflycompletedifferentculture. Iremember
thefirstweeksofschool.Iwasfeelingsoweird.Every-
bodylooksonandtalksaboutyouanthey’recurious
asme. FirstconversationsIhadwereusuallyabout
L.toR.:RoyNitiwijaya,SumetYanar,ThomasMachinek, mycountryandhowweliveoverthere.Itishardto
andDinaMurad explainit. That’swhyIcomeheretoseetheplacein
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Calculusclass. Ilearnedplayingflute. Iparticipatedin
MyGreatExchangeYearintheUnitedStates ScienceOlympiadandmetMs.Mikulichandlearned
more.IlearnedfromeverybodywhoItalked. Eventhe
NowwhereI'vebeenanexchangestudentinthe ideasandexpressionsofpeople
UnitedStatesforalmostayear,andcompletedoneyear
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thedifferencesbetweenGermanyandAmerica. itisbecauseofmyhostfamily’sloveformeandmy
friendshere.
OnethingthatIreallyenjoyedwastheschool.It’salot
differentthaninGermany. TheschoolintheUnited Thankyoueverybodywhomadethisexperiencegreat
Statesislongerandalittlemorestrict. Youguyshave andunforgettable year.I'llneverforgetEdison,US
morechoicesofclassesandactivities.Also,more andpeoplewhoI'llmissalotthatwho’llmissmeas
sportsinschool. BesidesthatI’vemadealotofnew wellIguess.
friendsfornowandevenforthefuture.
I'llkeepintouch. Loveyoufolks.
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2. Wedon’t’havelockerinIndonesiasowehaveto peopleatEdison.Asmileorcominguptointroduce
carryourstuffinthebackpack. yourselftomemightnotseemlikemuchtomany,but
43.. LInanAgmueargiecaalwseodciafnfecrhenotoseanysubjectwhateverwe twheelfceoemliendgsaroefienldaetsicorniabanbdlea.cceptancethatIfeltatbeing
wantbutinIndonesiawecan’t.
5. Systemeducationinherewehavetogotofindour ThroughoutmystayatEdison,I’vemetmanywonder-
classandchangeclasseverybellringbutinIndonesia fulpeople.Theywerealwayswillingtohelpmeshould
studentjuststayintheclassandthanteacherischange Ineedahand,teacherswerepatientwithmyignorance
andguidedmetoimprovemyself,andfriendswere
Moments therethroughthickandthin.
1. ReportCard MyreportcardwasbadbecauseI
can’tunderstandanything.Igotintroublewithlan- SubjectsthatIdidnothavetheopportunitytopursue
guagebecauseIcan’tspeakEnglishwellandhardto backhome,Iinvolvedmyselfin.Onesubjectinparticu-
communicationwithfriends. larisArt.somethingthatIhavealwaysbeenpassionate
aboutbutisnotfocusedonverymuchbackinmyold
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peoplewhoIneverknowbefore tion,andw'hilebeneficialformyownpersonalgain,
havealsobeenextremelyenjoyabletolearn.
3. Prom PromwasthemomentIneverforgetthisis
myfirstprombutthatwassomuchfunwedon’thave IalsofeelindebtedtothestudentsinEdisonwhohave
prominIndonesia. acceptedmeastheirfriendwithopenarms.Allyouhave
givenmethroughoutmysixmonthsIamdeeplythank-
EverythingIgonnamissEdisonteacher,friendsand fulfor.Idonotbelieveitisnecessaryformetomention
everything. IwishIcanstayherefornextyearbutI anynamesbecauseyouknowwhoyouare.Toeachand
don’tthinksobecauseIhavetogobacktomyschool everyoneofyou.I’mgladtohavemetyou.
foranotheryear.
Iwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoeveryonewho
AnAmazingAllAmericanAdventure hasmademyexchangeoneofthebesttimesofmylife.
Thankyouteachers,thankyoufriends,thankyouEdison
Travelinghalfwayaroundtheworldtoimmerse staffandeventothepeoplewhomIhavenothadtimeto
yourselfcompletelyinanotherculture,andtolearnev- gettoknowverywell,Iwouldliketothankyoufortak-
erythingaboutthewayoflifeinanothercountryisone ingthetimetochatwithmeabit,ortheoddsmilewhile
ofthoseexperiencesthatyoujustcannoteasilyforget. I’mwalkingdownthehallsoreventhefriendlywave.
Thissemesterisoneofthehighlightsofmylife,andI YouhavenoideahowmuchIappreciateit.
intendtotreasureeverythingthathashappenedtome
duringthetime. Idonotwishtoleave,notaftermeetingalltheamazing
peopleandhavingallmyamazingexperiences.Iknow
Adreamcometrueitmaybe.butmystayherehasnot thatIwilldreadthedayIhavetoboardtheplaneto
beenwithoutitsobstacles.I’vehadmomentswherelife headhome,butwhileIstillhavethechance,Iwilltryto
isnottheperfectfairytalebutproblemsareonlytobe makethebestofmystay.IwisheveryoneatEdisonall
expected.Themistakesarelearntfrom,andthemany, thebestinyourfutureundertakingsandthankyou,for
manythingsIwillbringhometoMalaysiaaresomeof allyouhavedone.
thebestexperiencesthatIhavehadthroughoutlife. Ishalllookforwardtomeetingeveryoneagain.
Toattendthefirstdayofschoolisanightmareof Bestregards,
sortsformanypeople,sojustimaginewhatthefirst DinaMurad
dayofschoolforaforeignexchangestudentwouldbe 12thgrade.
like.Ipreparedmyselftoexpecttheworst;mydefens- 2007
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footintotheschool,Iwasreceivedwarmlyfromthe hotmail.com
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Administrators
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Principal AssistantPrincipal
Mr.BruceBush Mrs.NadineBrown
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AthleticsDirector DeanofStudents
Mr.BillCrowley Mr.ChuckLoCascio
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