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Senior Matt Park er, junior Laura pages by Hanna Aakre
Hobbs, and senior Sierra Harri s en-
joy a gondola ride on the Latin club Junior foreign exchange student
trip to Ita ly last summer. In Venice, Aki Umeda and senior Tyler Hol-
the group visited a lace artisa n and land practice writing kanji w hile
glass blowing artist. photo contrib- wearing kimonos in Japanese
uted by Cabby Pet erson Club. Kanji are the characters
that are used in the modern
Japa nese logographic w riting
system. photo contributed by
Jap anese Club
History club poses in front of Bu ck-
ingham Fountain w ith the Chicago
skyline as the background. Th e
club spe nt the entire year fundrais-
ing for the annual end-of-the-year
trip. plroto contributed by Michelle
Morse
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cu ture
Students take lea rning to a new level by joining aftersc hool
language clubs and history club.
Building houses out of culture craving students.
ca ndy and taking trips to the "It's fun to learn more about
nation's capital are not part the culture through experi-
of a normal class' curriculum. ence," senior Kaitlyn Ferdig
To understand culture beyond sa id.
what they lea rn ed in sc hool, Latin club was also an advo-
students join ed hi sto ry cl ub cate for experiencing culture.
and language clubs to enhance From rowdy games of Harpaes -
their ex perience. tum to movie nights, the club
Histo ry club spe nt the major- brought the dead language
ity of the year fund raising for back to life. Th e annual candy
the end-of-the-yea r trip to sa les on Valentine's Day were
Was hington D.C. also hosted by this club as a
"It's great to be involved with fundraiser.
beca use you don't have to be German and Japa nese clubs
super good at hi story, it is very also left th eir mark on the
acceptin g," sa id junior jake student body. German students
Brennan. participated in a gingerbread
\. Junior s Ta ylor Muenster, Luke
vladdox, and Fern anda Ca r- Language clubs gave stu- house- mak in g contest and
essi, and senior Ra chel Stee nson dents an opportunity to lea rn also made sure that the school
1isp lay the decorations they made more culture and pra ctice the knew about German accom-
·or a Day of the Dead party. A
:elebr ation was held every yea r language outside of class. Salsa plishments during German-
)y Spani sh club ex ploring many dancing, Spanish resta urants, American week.
ipa nish tra ditions. B. Se niors Day of the Dead party, and Spending time out of school,
(atie Fen nell y, Ameli a Foubert,
~achel Stee nson, and Kaitlyn Fer- the Language Fair competi- immersed in another culture
1ig enjoy authentic Mexica n food tion in Lincoln were activities gave students well-rou nded
1t Fernando 's. Outings like this
)ne provided a fun way to lea rn that Spanish club provided for expenences.
nore about the culture. photos
:ontributed by Theresa jensen
History Club/Language Club 89
