Rio Grande High School - Po Ye Da Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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5 4, I4 German is catchy ! I' S French, German, Spanish, and Latin are offered to a total of one third of the Rio Grande student body by the foreign languages department. The Span- ish classes are unique in that there is a double cur- riculum offered-one for native speakers of the lan- guage, stressing a three-part program of reading, Writing, and speaking, and another for beginning speakers, in which the audio-lingual approach is emphasized in the first two levels. A need to be met in coming years is an extension of the German and French departments from their present two levels to the three or four levels recommended by language authorities. Say something in Spanish. Everyone say R-r-r-r-r in French.

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--X, vc fa , .X X S if 6 N , r fl fi to 4 Physical Education The Physical Education department offers various levels of physical de- velopment to all the- students of Rio. Among some of the courses offered this year include basketball, wrestling, base- ball, volleyball, and dancing. The par- ticipation in the P.E. classes offers the chance to keep physically fit, learn good sportsmanship, and just have a lot of fun.

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The art of speech and expression is a vital one in this world. A pilot class in linguistics-the study and comparison of languages. fl Put Pizazz in your smile. Home movies is a new angle in teaching English. English is one of the required subjects each year in high school. To an English teacher this is the challenge: to encourage the student to like what he is forced to have and to learn what he is quite sure he already knows. In the English Department, this challenge is met daily with a great deal of ingenuity. ,464 The many faces of Shakespeare-Shakespeare was a master of expression. These creative writing students are also learning this treasured art. I5