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A.P . Spanish students, like
Senior Jason Shiffermiller,
were able to study some of the liter-
ature of Spain and Mexico. (R. Hales)
Foreign language teach-
ers told students about life in a for-
eign country. Scott Butler shares some
of the culture of France as his manne-
quin Mme. Monique stays in the back-
ground. (R. Adwers)

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Interest RiseS

-steve van buren-
"He who studied no foreign due to the opening of the Berlin
language does not know his Wall. Students experienced this
own," said German teacher new political freedom first-
Duane Johnson quoting Ger- hand.
man philosopher Goethe. This Another benefit that foreign
was the spirit of the school as languages provided was that
enrollment rose this year. Ac- students met other students
cording to Butler, the enroll- during activities like the Foreign
ment of foreign language stu- Language Picnic where stu-
dents here was almost 30% dents could talk, eat and par-
higher then the national aver- ticipate in games.
age. Foreign Language Week of-
Foreign language allowed fered a time for students to see
the students to study the lan- how many people studied a
guage, culture, and history of foreign language. Students
another country. To aid in this were asked to wear a certain
learning, many students trav- color to represent the lan-
eled this summer with their guage they studied. It also in-
teachers to the countries that cluded concerts, banquets,
they have studied. Spanish stu- snow sculptures, and a poster
dents went to Mexico; French contest for elementary stu-
students went to France; and dents. Studying Latin helped stu- Language classes did not I
German students went to West Foreign Language provided dents to learn about the English words only consist of studying. but there was
Germany, Switzerland, Austria, students with the knowledge to they use every day. Junior John Kem- also fun . Chris Gille demonstrates this as
and Czechoslovakia. " This was help them in college, and pisty sits attentively while listening to he models his German Apron. (R. RO$-
an exciting year to go to West helped them to learn more Julie Kolander's lesson on ancient philo- mussen)
sophers. (R. Rasmussen)
Germany," said German Club about their own. •
sponsor Pam Hoover. This was