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Becca Wyant, 11 .-~---

History club .. -----

"I really enjoyed history club be-
cause we learned a lot about
hidden history and planned an•----:
exciting trip to Chicago.//

A. junior David Reerink
pours spaghetti noodles
into a pot to boil. Latin
club sponsor julia Kolan-
der taught th e students
how to make a va riety of
Italian dishes including
bruschetta. photo by
Sarah Cushman B. Se-
nior Sas ha Withers crafts
a worry doll at Spanish
club's Day of th e Dead
celebration. Members
also mad e paper fl ores
as a way of practicing
Spanish traditions. photo
by Lindsey von Gill em

Learning facts and exploring cultures broadened the horizons of many members.

From traveling the world to traveling back in time, history club places mea nt leaving the U.S.
and the foreign langu age clubs covered it all. Th e members jour- Foll owing the theme of panini parties, movie ni ghts,
neyed from one hemisphere to the next in order to ex peri ence and cooking lesso ns, the Latin club ventured to Italy.
different cultures and our country's history first-hand. "I was rea lly excited for the trip because I was looking
History club pl anned a trip to Chicago that was filled with forward to see in g th e Colosseum. It was fun see in g places
muse um visits and tours. In Chicago, members were also ab le to we learned about in class," junior Courtney Kenny said .
enj oy a Haunted Ghost Tour of the city at ni ght. Japanese club members flew to Japan to extend the~f
"Th e trip was a way for me to see all of the hi storica l land- kn owledge of its culture.
marks in Chicago and to lea rn its history," sop homore jake Bren- "See ing all the sights , eatin g all the food, and stay ing-:
w ith the home stay fam il y was the best part of the trip,",
Oround their trave ls, nation, Spanish club went down the street to Hector's. ~
sop homore Emily Oshima sa id.
To raise
In stead of traveling ac ross oceans to rea ch their desti·~­
money for
members held
"Th e dinners were great because not onl y did we
practi ce our Spanish, but we learned their culture," sen ior
movie ni ghts.
Brittany Ford sa id.
the Th ey showed w ithin the wa lls of the school. One of the activities the y
German club was able to practice German traditions
National
Treas ure to go
along with their did was make gingerbread houses around the holidays .
study of hidden
"I rea lly enjoyed making kanji pretzels with the Japa nese
world hi sto ry . club beca use we ex peri enced a mix of two different cultures ,"
junior Travis jackson sa id.
For the Latin
Th ese clubs traveled all over to enh ance their cu ltural and
and Jap anese
hi sto ri ca l kn owledge. Th e trips provided fun experi ences while
clubs, trave ling
to interestin g
also teaching important as pects of different cul tures.
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