Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Barb Frerichs gave an oral presentation as part of her In her first year French class, Patty Osborn learned to make a second-year Spanish course. French valentine. One of the more interesting aspects of French class was learning to prepare crepes. Foreign Language 27

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Foreign language classes let us express ourselves differently and creatively Students In French classes played games in addition to studying the language. Students in Spanish classes learned that TV programs and Joan Jett were also popular In the Spanish-speaking countries. Foreign language classes gave students a chance to learn about the people, the customs, and the languages of France, Germany, and Spain. In Frenc h, German, or Spanish, stu¬ dents learned to prepare the cuisine native to the countries as well as to deliver a speech and to read parts of novels in the native tongues. Our school offered only three languages beside English, but increasing world communication and trade is creating a trend toward more and more study of the languages of advanced countries. Mr. Arnold Ay lion and Tom Garman sample candy In a Spanish class. Miss Lynn Koehler taught basic words and phrases to a first-year German class. 26 Foreign Language

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Joann Diehl pinpointed her target on the archery field. Physical Education gave us a break from the classroom The Physical Education Department offered a wide variety of electives throughout the year. Included were activities such as archery, badminton, aerobics, soccer, basketball, soft- ball, tennis, volleyball, tumbling, weights, and others. Mr. Keith Lawrence headed the depart¬ ment. Softball was one of the many electives we had to choose from In physical education. Playing frlsbee sometimes became an alternative for a regular P.E. class. We tried to improve our skills by taking tennis as an elective in P.E. class. 28 Physical Education