Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Explore Foreign Languages — 17

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Languages Are A Means To Go The classroom is only the first stop- ping stone, a home base to the foreign language students. In the classroom stu- dents work on verbal language, both lis- tening and speaking. Also studied is prose; the reading and wntmg of a lan- guage. However, living is learning. Each of the four language depart- ments: French, German, Latin, and Spanish, have at least one field trip a year sponsored by Northrop. Ball States ' Latin Day was attended by the Latin students. The other classes went to local programs given by the National Theatre of Performing Arts. Still, these field trips are only the sec- ond stepping stone to the goal of the for- eign language department which is To provide the student with an enriching experience of depth and bredth that will endure throughout his life. Foreign exchange students are brought in to lecture on their country. Each teacher can bring in speakers on different facets of their culture. Stu- dents are encouraged to participate in class skits and activities. Some of these activities escapt the classroom, as did the Christian salutations in the Com- mons. The third stepping stone to the differ- ent cultures, is one far away, overseas. During Spring vacation, Mrs. Weber will take twelve French And Latin students to France and London where they will view of the legendary articles of the past. There friends are made, and kept in touch with by a pen pal system, in what Dept. Head Mrs. Weber calls a Fantas- tic experience. An eye opener to the world we live in for the students. A mag- nificient opportunity. Another magnificent opportunity is being pursued by Junior Kris Collins. Kris is helping teach Spanish to three girls in Lincoln Elementary School. One of her students is in the fourth grade and the other two are in fifth grade. Basic phrases such as, My name is and, How are you? will be worked on. The three girls will also get the opportunity to study the colors and numbers in Span- ish. Kris will be teaching for half an hour every Wednesday and Friday after school. She will teach to the end of the 1981-82 school year. Perhaps she will teach in her senior year also. Miss Col- lins looks ahead to a possible Spanish teaching career, and feels her exper- ience will help her decide. Following the stepping stones of for- eign language we find a complete cycle . , from a student in a classroom to the local field trips, overseas and finally back home to the classroom only now, the student is the teacher. by Karen Ehle Freshman Scott Gobi and freshman Tom Stietz take notes during Mrs. Susie Ban- damer ' s Spanish class. 16 — Foreign Languages

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Media Center Offers Place To Learn I learned what a periodical was. laughs freshman library worker Kim Baker. Besides periodicals, the center provides other ways of finding informa- tion. If the books on the shelves don ' t help, Librarian Ken Crague will. Some of the books bought never got out for the stu- dents ' use, but they help Mr. Crague help. When he ' s not answering questions, Mr. Crague is filling out book orders. The non-fiction sections are mainly picked by the teachers. They know what sources are needed for their classes. Mr. Crague said, Our main function is to support the school curriculum. On the other hand, the fiction section is picked by the library according to what kids are reading. Reading is not the only way to learn. The Audio- Visual dept. is part of the me- dia center, too. Every single record, vid- eo tape, and film is handled by this de- partment. Mr. Richard Davis, in his first year as AV Advisor, concentrated more on maintenance and organization this year. He has planned to get into more produc- tion next fall. That will utilize WNHS, Northrop ' s closed-circuit television sta- tion, which first operated in 1980. The media center gives information to all who ask for it, but Sophomore Diane Beam gets more than that from working in it, It adds a little activity to a daily routine. by Kim Simpson Sophomore Rob Studebaker leafs through a magazine. photo by C. Atherton A group of English students look for interest- ing books for a report photo by C. Atherton Theresa Anderson, sophomore, browses for a book to pass the time. photo by C. Atherton 18 — Me dia Center