Sahuaro High School - Viva Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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gf-f--W .!It5itiX'a 4 sf! sv: if rr 5 FOREIGN LANGUAGES Foreign language enrollment increases one-third To speak in the most elementary way in French and Spanish 300 hours of concentrated effort is neccessary, said Miss Ott chairman of the foreign language department. This year about a third more students have enrolled in third and fourth year classes. We have twenty-four sections of Spanish, six sections of French, five sections of German, and four years of Latin offered in two sections. Miss Ott said that two 45 minute per- iods would work better than the 90 minute period. ln working out prob- lems of the periods seeming too long some of the teachers show films and 98 ACADEMICS: CURRI CU LUM dance. Latin is one of the only classes where you learn history plus a lan- guage, said John Pettey. Another stu- dent Michelle Beauchamp said, You gain a lot from -Spanish but it's hard work. I LEFT: German student not only learn the language, but German geographical features and customs. ITO P CENTER: Anita Curtis and Jeanne Jackson perfect a dialogue with the aid of a tape recording. ITO P RIGHT: Students in Mr. Carruthers' Spanish class rush to grab candy that has fallen from a pinata at their Christ- mas party. l BOTTOM RIGHT: A Latin student in- dicates where the Port of Ostia should have been. l BOTTOM CENTER: Writing on the board, Woodie Eggeling demonstrates the imperfect progressive tense to his Spanish class.

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:IEE E' it . ff? E K g , k Trifggg t 0' ,. . ' 'YW I FAR LEFT: Studying many maps, world geography students learn about the topographical make-up of the earth. I TO P MIDDLE: Research, especially in the Sahuaro library, played an essential part for most social studies students in preparing reports and extra-credit work. I BOTTOM MIDDLE: Students in social orientation probe interesting careers. I TOP RIGHT: Debbie Mauler and April Rankin give a presentation fortheir' American problems class. I BOTTOM RIGHT: Reading her history chapters, Karen Carrie works to get through the required junior ' course. I FAR RIGHT: Frank Watson succumbs to the sometimes uncontrollable urge-falling asleep during a lengthy social studies lecture. CURRICULUM 97

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ACADEMICS: CURRICU LUM 99