Clay High School - Minuteman Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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' AYING CLOSE ATTENTION, iophomores Ted Seall and Vendy Seager listen careful- y to a dialogue during Span- sh class. SHOWING INTENSE CON- CENTRATION, junior Carrie Kindley and freshman Sonia Muessig give all their atten- tion to the teacher. LATIN CLUB: first row, Jeff Sepeta. Erie Marcus, Ben Cheung, Charlise Carnes. Ra- chel Sliver; second row, Tony Soerries, Dan Plerl. Jennifer Michaels. Mike Macakanja, Dan Peck. Jeff Sriver. Bruce Osborne, GERMAN CLUB: first row, Helene Marcy. Sabrina Lack- ey, Jennie Seeching, Sonia Muessig, Terry Soper; sec- ond row, Sam Tucker, Sha- nnona Curtindolph, Darin Hoff. Carrie Kindley. Brian Frazier. Dana Day. Scott Da- vis; third row, Mike Maca- kanja. Kristin Jones. Benny Crawford. Eric Ramsey. Jeff Hazel. Bob Frickson. Herb Fletcher. CHECKING ON THE CONJU- GATION OF A VERB, senior Andrea Rogers asks Ms. Kathleen Jaroszewski for a bit of help during French class. Foreign Languages 63

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Any Way You Say It . . . Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Parlez-vous Francais? Habia Espanol? For many students the an- swer to these questions is yes. Languages have be- come a very important part of our education because they open many doors. With all the advances in technol- ogy and transportation, it is becoming much more im- po rtant to be able to speak another language. At Clay High School, stu- dents are offered many choices in the Foreign Lan- guage Department. They could choose from French, Latin, Spanish, or German. Continuing on in a foreign language helps you develop an ability that is interesting and sometimes even fun — although it can be frustrat- ing, said junior Drew Miale. There were also many new additions and ideas in the foreign language pro- gram this year. Mrs. Mi- SHOWING PLEASURE WITH HIS SCORE, junior Brad Holycross shares it with freshman Cricket Roessner. chelle Shakour was a new teacher that taught first and second year Spanish classes. Many more field trips were planned. The Ger- man class performed a play; the Spanish classes traveled to see a Spanish ballet; and the French classes went to see a performance of Don Quixote. In December, the Spanish classes ventured far to sample Spanish cul- ture at a Spanish restaurant in Chicago. Another new project added to the depart- ment this year was the inno- vation of an International Banquet which gave stu- dents an opportunity to sample food from all coun- tries. Foreign languages pro- vided many benefits for stu- dents. It gave them an op- portunity to gain a valuable skill and opened many doors for them. More stu- dents should be involved in foreign languages because they have a lot to offer, commented Department Head Mr. Greg Harris. 62 Academics

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O.E.A.: first row, Kim Allen, Kent Trent, Wendy Blultt, Tina Gordon. Kelly Miller, Doris Merkle, Laura Fuer- bringer, Valerie Zawacki; second row, Geri Anderson, Tamara Burnley, Jackie Lyczynski, Chris Kartman, Annette Hubbard, Cindy Lovitt, Kim Winger, Tracey Wilcox, Ms. Mary Decker. D.E.C.A.: first row, Angie Lanthier, Laurie Wilkins, Sue Jesko, Darci Battles; second row, Jodi Cichon. Monique Boiler, Kim Hooks, Debbie Coe, Denise Boudreau, Erika Smithburn, Robin York; third row, Mr. Mark Tobolski, Mike Robinson, Dana Johnson, Marc Armstead, Gregg Humeston. Chris Gaines. .Ji S.K» IN A BUSINESS-LIKE ATMO- SPHERE, senior P.J. Dob- bins, sophomore Jeanie Mill- er, and senior Monique Boiler prepare for another day at the Corner Store. MAKING IT PERFECT, sopho- more John Taylor types carefully during his Key- boarding class. 64 Academics