a —— a Sa PTS i ees teninisonsettids So 08000 2p 2 0 a 0 po eZ ali fs Goal fo Sp fo olp fe BY JOAN KINGSBURY This summer John and Jackie Sheehan, Over- osting a 16 year old Finnish boy, Mikko Nikulainen. Mikko is in the United States under the American Field Service Home Stay Program which is the first of its kind in this country. Under the Home Stay Program, Mikko studied with 21 other AFS students for three weeks New York City, perfecting his English before em- barking on his stay with the Sheehans. The ninety hours of English study school records in Finland. Mikko arrived at the Sheehan home on June 21. in Helsinki Aug. 15. Mikko says that the purpose of his stay is “learning the observing the American lifestyle. plied for this program, kko said “I really like to have new experiences, itis just for fun, just to try the American way of life. So far Mikko has found the Sheehan home to be much like his own. Mikko lives in Helsinki with his father Pentti, the. ADB deputy of manager systems in the Bank of his mother, Riitta, and his 11-year-old sister, Kati. According to Mikko, teens in Finland have interests similar to American teenagers. playing the piano, violin and guitar, bicycling, photography and air- planes. About three times bicycle to the Helsinki airport, a distance of t nine miles from his I$%le to photograph the die winter everyone in Finland skiis because Nikko says ‘‘there is learned to ski- when he was three years old and enjoys both downhill and cross-country skiing, The school system is very different in Finland from those in the United States. All schools are either state-owned or state-supported. Mikko goes to a state-supported school, which con- centrates on an even higher education level than the regular public schools. A student is required to attend school for nine years, then he can continue for three more years before entering the university. Mikko said that at the university, which is very expensive, each person works at his own pace and tries to finish as soon as he can. Mikko plans to study physics at the university. In school Mikko learns four languages, Finnish and Swedish, the two official languages of English. He also studies history, chemistry, biology and spends’ many hours studying mathematics. Religion is a required subject, the two state religions being Lutheran and Orthodox. If a student is not a church member, a course on World Religions is available for study. Mikko has really been enjoying American television, especially the movies. In Finland there are only two television stations, one state owned, one commercial. There are three radio channels, all operated by the state. The . radio stations FOR SELF IMPROVEMENT Learn fo Relax and Relieve Stress IMPROVE STUDY HABITS BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE IMPROVE SALES ABILITY WEIGHT CONTROL BREAK SMOKING HABIT IMPROVE CONCENTRATION IMPROVE SPORTS . 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The Sheehans hope to take. Mikko to a Phillies game, on a visit to the Franklin Museum in Philadelphia, and on a visit to the Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. John, executive director of the Wilkes- Barre = Chamber of Commerce, and Jackie, popular story lady at the Back Mountain Memorial Library, are no strangers to. hosting visiting students. They have hosted Up With People students, young people from a Danish gymnastic group and AFS Bus Stop students the past two years. Both believe that they might like to host a student for an entire year. As Jackie explains, “We love the oppportunity to meet and get to know people from all over the world’. + PAGE SEVEN you”. Jackie has found foreign visitors. Mikko appear to be more formal than Americans. When asked what he likes best about the United States, the answer was, “The people here ane more One trait of Mikko’s outgoing than in that impresses Jackie is Finland’. Mikko finds that following every meal ~~ Americans to be a he always says ‘thank friendly people. Chief Miers attends Fs breath device class Chief Carl Miers attended the State Police Northeast for: instruction on ad- ministering the breath testing device which Back Mountain Departments are in the process of buying. Miers was the first local officer to attend the 40-hour program. He of the police force for training in August, and two more in September. At this point each full time 7 AMERICAN EXPRESS, 31:2 9500», 7 CHARLES 1 TAOS RS SR ar maa SINCE 1919 UNITED F) breathalizor. schooling is paid for by the Federal government. The Township guarantees the officer his salary for. the week. Miers and Officer Clark Van Orden have also compléted a two day course on the vehicle code update. He said all township police will take this course by the end. of Angnst SECRETE a ———
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