Ashbrook High School - Leaves of Green Yearbook (Gastonia, NC)

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Foreign Language BUENOS DIAS BONJOUR AVE Communication among people is the aim of the Foreign Language Department, whether through the written or oral word. Equally important is understanding the cultural aspects of people different from ourselves in order to build mutual trust and cooperation. ' 208

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English Department The English Department strives to match its curric- ulum with students' interests and needs by offering a suitable languagearts program and a variety of short term courses. Seniors will remember the count- less hours spent researching those elusive topics and the Hfltl spots on Lady Macbeth's hands. Delving into the unknown took some juniors One Step Beyond reality into the Outer Limits . Battling the gods proved a challenge to some sophomores while others exchanged the battlefield for the gridiron in The u 9 SHA!! World Around Us . X. SA ' I, wwgwqsvwsww-wits x . Qs- A 'WWF Sw! 207

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Social Studies While the courses offered in social studies are limited in number, the topics actually studied include the whole world and relate to history, geography, economics, psychology and government. This is the study area in which students of different talents, abilities, backgrounds and attitudes have the opportunity to learn from each other as well as from books. The methods and materials used in these classes are varied as the subjects and the areas studied. I 209