Homestead High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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J'y Renounce! I give Up! This French is driving me nuts! The eleven different tenses and try- ing to finish a French scrapbook is defi- nitely a mind boggler. Does this sound familiar language stu- dents? All of this work involved in learn- ing a foreign language when English is hard enough, is it worth it? Spanish was the favorite of the 400 students involved in the foreign Ian- guage program. However only 10 of those were second year students. Over half of the language students dropped out after ther first year. One reason for this was that it took too much time for GOING OVER HIS German notes, senior John Stu- der finishes his assignment. ar x 5' ...l-' JUNIOR TOM DVVYER gets in a few minutes of stud- ying before his Latin quiz. , f WHILE SPANISH TEACHER Mrs. Mary Beth Frank- lin looks for a past assignment, junior Kem Bloom waits patiently. 26-Foreign Language one subject, and some just weren't inter- ested in continuing. Cooking was a big part of all of the for- eign language classes, however French class cooked the most. Various desserts and main dishes, such as French pizza and Ratatouille, tantalized the taste buds of the French chefs. A third year French student, junior Karen Brown, said, I found French an unforgettable experience, a nightmare from time to time, a beautiful dream and something bizarre and impossible for a foreigner to understand. IN MR. SAM BERTEL'S German I class, students prepare themselves for an exam with deep concen- tration. xl 3 i T

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Spcirtcin Soto ri Roci rs His eyes glowed with fury as he studied each move his victim made. Everyone on the sidelines watched with a sense of anxiety. Many won- dered who would be the conqueror and who would be the defeated. At last, he pulled his arm back and thrust his weapon upon his target with Tre- mendous force, but he missed. Then, the tiger became the hunter and took aim at his enemy, destroying him with one shot. A safari? Maybe, but in this case just P.E. warball. The game had a way of trapping a person between members of the opposite team. By doing that, it seemed to bring out the animal instinct in many students. Another aspect of P.E. was co-ed SOPHOMORE GIRLS rest their weary bones against the bleachers while they intently watch their fellow classmates. gym. This was it's second year for it so the classes were a little more organ- ized. Many expressed different opin- ions about competing with the oppo- site gender. Some were embarrassed but others felt it was a new and good experience. Physical education and health went hand in hand. Guest speakers such as county coroner Robert Hatfield, Mr. Universe contender Roger Bir and Doctor David from the Lutheran hospi- tal emergency ward were an important part of the health classes. Numerous special projects helped the students to learn about themselves. In both courses, even on the safari, students were taught about their bod- ies and how to take care of them. AS JUNIOR JOHN GRlMMER makes a shot, Joe Rajchel points with awe and Jeff Metzger walks casually around him during a basketball game in advanced gym. in-nu-o-rv-1 --aura 'H may 1, '-ng-a.A 'Y i- 'T:7,i . Ki v.,...,0ftff'7' 'j.,?'.-1 . . . ,- vzvnrkvf Ml t .---' 28-Phys. Ed.fHealth A, ..,...-.a'.w' 9hl'fr77 WW' ' M!-4-M- 0 -Aff-55.38 . u'9 5 -'V T ,,, ....-any-nlBbw 3' oo, ,. i . 4 - G.--.uh - . U ips- 1 . - '.,,:,,4.....if'fW- - 'Q'-- ff ' I T-..,...t-....-.-'wif Aw' - gn . 5