Santa Rita High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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P Margo Martinez works on a fund raiser V Paula Spomers is ready for this picture in French Class. Bilingual Q Q t's a beautiful language, ex- pressed Trudy Bope, advisor of the French Club. This year's club had 25 members and was the most active, exclaimed Mrs. Bope. Although she was interested in all foreign languages, she especially enjoyed French because it was fun, pretty, and an expressive language. Along with learning how to speak French, Mrs. Bope expressed the importance of knowing the way of life that goes along with it. French movies, which often play at the Newloft, was one way of seeing the French lifestyle and fashion. Their activities ranged from a masquerade party, celebrating the Mardi Gras to having dinner at a French restaurant at the end of the year. A person didn't have to be German, speak German, or even be enrolled in a class teaching German, explained Tom Szlachta, vice-president, about the criteria needed to be a member of the German Club. Last year's club took on a new advisor, Mr. Brown. There were eleven members and a few of their fund raisers were: German pretzels, gummy P 200 more to go, plagues the minds of two Spanish Club members. V V-Pres. Tom Szlachta liked being a part of the German Club. Advantages bears, and Toblerone chocolate bars. Studying parts of the year celebrated by the German people helped the members comprehend the way German people live. Living in the southwest, there are many advantages to speaking Spanish, commented Venturo Pintor, the Spanish Club advisor for six years. One advan- tage was employment, When applying for a job, many employers ask whether a person is bilingual, he explained. Pintor's ethnic background was hispanic and he enjoyed teaching his students about the culture and lifestyle of the Spanish people. Here in Tucson it is easy for students to see the culture in our town in the architecture, the restaurants, and the radio and television programs. The Spanish Club had anywhere from eleven to seventeen members and like previous years, they traveled to Mexico to experience the different way of life and taste some realy Mexican food. They also enjoyed browsing the many stores along the streets. for the Spanish Club. 1 4 Design: David Cook Copy: Holly Walstead 8 Photos: Cindy Nickol, Lori Ashford