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International

Knowledge

ola! El burro sa be mas que tu!" If you
H can translate that, then you are
definitely a bilingual! As the years
passed by, foreign language became more and
more important to students. Especially those
who were planning on a college education,
because many colleges required a specific
number of years for admittance. Junior Brian
O'Grady stated, "I kept on going with
Spanish because the college I want to go to
requires at least two years of it."
The Foreign Language Department
offered much more to students than
vocabulary tests and verb drills. An annual
favorite was For~ign Language Week. This
involved various activities for students to
participate in throughout the week. The main
event, however; was the food day. Each
language prepared a favorite foreign food
during class and indulged in it. Also,
throughout Foreign Language Week, t-shirts
and buttons with foreign language slogans
were sold.
Additional extra opportunities were
offered to interested students such as various
language clubs and a summer trip to Mexico
for Spanish students. The Mexico trip was
also an annual event, headed by Spanish
instructor Leon May.
As Junior Sue Roads said, "Spanish
(foreign language) was indeed an educational
and challenging class to take. Even though it's
not a high school requirement, I think it's an
important area to enter, if not for college,
then for your own increased span of
knowledge."

Five years of a foreign language is quite an
achievement. Seniors Lisa Trout and Theresa Furnas
have a discussion with their French V teacher Nancy
Buda.
Spanish I can be a challenging class as students
Jackie Bohnart, Mark Chevoz, Susan Faye, Ann
Buhrdorf, Paula John and David Downs show.