Music, Foreign Languages All Traveling Below Left: David Kerber, in his second year of Individualized Spanish, takes a tape recorded test. Below Right: Amy Creenlief, Mary Kendall, and Meg Schulte take pictures before they leave on their trip to Germany. Far Below: Mike Hamilton and Monte Lehmkuhl studying together during their Spanish II class. The music and foreign language departments have all taken a trip recently or are planning a trip out of state soon. Last August the Spanish classes went to Mexico; last April, German kids went to Germany; in June, the choir went to Hawaii, and the band is planning a trip to Texas. German is one of the foreign languages offered. In high school, students can have an exposure to two years of German. In tenth grade the study of grammar and oral drills are finished and German conversation books are started. During this part of the year little written work is done. In the junior and Senior years the conversation books are finished. Supplements to this include learning customs, history, German cities. and reading about All these things are preparatory for the trip to Germany. Before the students leave for Germany they write a letter in German telling about themselves; then, a family for them to stay with is selected. The trip is 17 days in length. Six days are spent with a family and eleven in travel. Spanish is the other foreign language that you can take. The Individualized Spanish class makes it possible for students to start Spanish in high school, or continue their Spanish if they can't fit the regular class into their schedule. In addition to working on their basic skills, the advanced classes have included other activities during class time. Spanish II students have read a book about the Cival War in Argentina (in Spanish) and watched a television situtation comedy called Que Pasa, U.S.A. The Spanish III class read a mystery which takes place in Mexico and mentions many of the places the students have visited themselves. Reading a four act play kept the seniors busy most of the second semester. 88 Foreign Language
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