Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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v f fi 'r If M- ,.,, if -T 6 , S 3 1 My V A fl , K LZ . 'Q is , , M jf J' f i v rl 5 llrriil S ' F rsla inrs Students practice French as they stand in front of posters in Miss Oakes' room. Nieves Gonzalez teaches Joe Rinella and Renee Martin the fine techniques of flamenco dancing at an assembly in the theater. WW., A Showing off their newest addition to the class, the Spanish IV students proudly pose with their creation. Diligently rehearsing their lines, Mark Rits- chard, Aaron Kaye and Michon Davies practice for an original French IV movie. Foreign languages 17

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Tricia Martin swings aimlessly at her homemade pinata during the annual Christmas party. French, Spanish attract numbers Once again, the foreign lan- guage department succeeded in maintaining a busy calendar throughout the year. The Spanish classes made use of their creativity by making pinatas for the annual Christmas party. This tradition is to give students a better understanding of Mexican customs. Spanish instructor Linda Rehn accompanied eight students to Mexico during Spring Break for a first-hand look at Mexican cus- toms. LeeAnn Wehr, who taught an hour of Spanish I, also travelled to Mexico with three Lyons stu- dents. Gummi bears and M8rMs were sold to provide funding for the trip. The Spanish III class orga- 16 Foreign languages nized a project that included vid- eotaped commercials and segments of dialogue and dancing for future classes to enjoy. The French department, headed by Nancy Oakes, also practiced acting on the silver screen. French IV students com- posed a script about immigrants' experiences in America. A field trip was also in order for the French speakers. The students attended a culture awareness pro- gram at Denver University and then ate at an authentic French restaurant. Several times during the year the two languages merged in cul- tural activities. Spanish IV and French IV students travelled to The University of Northem Colo- rado for Foreign Language Day. Rachel Denning competed in Spanish extemporaneous speak- ing, while Mark Ritschard took his turn at French extemporaneous speaking. Denning won first place and Ritschard won second place. World awareness day proved to be a success. Again, Spanish IV and French IV put on a skit for the grade school incorporating the two dialects and an English narra- tion. In preparation for next year's funds, both language classes will be collecting donations for school sports sponsored by the BACers. The eamings will be divided and used for various activities.

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New activities shine on PE ln the physical education de- partment both Perry Black and Cathy Mahaffey were in charge of running the classes. European handball, golf and track meets were some of the new activities that the PE classes par- ticipated in. Transportation was provided to give the students a chance to participate in bowling and golf. Weight training could be taken as a semester class for the first time. Both Mr. Black and Ms. Mahaffey taught it. Skiing was once again offered to students who wished to partici- pate in it. It was held on the Mondays of the third quarter when classes were not in session. The fee for this activity was 550. Classes were held at Ski Estes Park. The PE department had a very positive attitude. lt offered stu- dents who usually don't partici- pate in athletic activities a chance to try them, and it gave a small relief from the everyday hustle of school. Renee Martin and Patti Crane stop to pose for a picture while playing tennis. With Mr. Blacks PE class, Jon Baker aims for a strike at the bowling alley where the advanced PE classes participate. :ww