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Enj oying a taste of hi spanic culture are
Junior Jenn y Jerabek, Sophomores Matt
Schuman and Fi lip Landsberg, and Spanish
teacher Carmen Meyers. The students spent
their class trying different foods on a food
day. (Chris Dunn)

Languages Provide

Culture, Travel, Credit

Kristi Rasgorshek
Li stening attentively in Latin class are
Seniors Jenn y Grove and Tracy Ferris. Latin Foreign language classes and I felt I needed to learn it in
Teacher Julia Kolander di scusses a lesson offered cultural in sight, a chance order to understand them better,
with th e students as they enjoy learning to travel, or even fulfill a need for but I reall y don't enjoy it that
about new material. (Ted Graham)
coll ege requirements. much," said Junior Michele Kurs.
Although French, Ger- Oftentimes taking a
man, Latin, and Japanese were all foreign language was expected
offered in school this year, th e from students, by their parents;
majority oft he students still picked however, it was the college's in-
Spanish as th e class forthem. "My fluence that grabbed the atten-
family has studied Spanish for a ti on. "I take French because I like
long time, and I wanted to con- th e accent, and I enj oy learnin g it,
tinue that, because I like Spanish but I also fe lt is was a requirement I
and it 's awesome," said Junior that I needed for most coll eges,"
Tracy Hales. said Junior Amanda Michalik.
The reasons for choos- Students also took a for-
in g to take a foreign language dif- eign language fo r their own per-
fered among th e students. "I take sonal reasons. For instance,
Spanish because I want to learn a "Learning a foreign language
language that I can use when I visit makes me feel warm and tingly
Chile," said Junior Erin Riley. in side,"said Senior Jenny Hass.
Though there are those th at learn Although students had
for the sake of learning, there are different reasons for taking a for-
also those th at feel a foreign lan- eign language, it remained to be J
guage is required or expected of one of the more common choices f
them. "My family speaks French, a student made. e 1\
In Spanish class, Senior Steve Cacioppo in c
a c lassy apron, gets ready to present a class 1\
project on food preparation. (Lisa Lewis)