St Matthias High School - Laureate Yearbook (Downey, CA)

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The essence of communication is learning f a language. In grammar school, we ore tau| principles that construct a lifelong foundation, Once ; high school, we are given the opportunity to expand otJis knowledge by undertaking the challenge of learning a second or even a third language. The experiences of newly encountering a language never before spoken can be at times unnerving but, once tenses are sQt straight and inflection begins to sound natural, thl experience becomes fascinating and beneficial to j student. The language department at St. MatthH includes French and Spanish classes. Both are offered fl four years, even though the language requirement is oM two years. By offering a language for four years, t H language department insures a student ' s preparation fof taking the language in college. Ms. Morad, the French; teacher, advises her French students: It is very importan| that you learn your lessons well because they will mal college French much easier. Like ail other acadenaj subjects, learning a high school language is equally 9 beneficial in preparing for the future. ■

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English is by few. Stud sigh, come t ' by English te the beginninj to feel this way , nights; summer rust to phrase thought: without vital trainii required for four yi concerning any cl( violent as that. English is a f under 1 learned in order to communlc )mmunication allows opinions to be to be transferred to other minds. A thought which is reflected by good rhat Is why English is so important. by when It is learned properly, usually ■ oT a school year when the remains of long forgotten, and the rust on the brain 1. Lupe Banderas asks Lupe Cisneros. Are you sue it was i 63? 2. Clotillde Serrarva searches fof the quote that w« sm her araurnent. 3. While teaching Juniof English class. Ms. McLaughUn uses many hand gestures that moke her lessons memorable. 4. Surrounded by a seemingly natural haWtat. Martha r riega gets a head start on her English assignment on Wuthertng Heights 5. In Freshman Reading Ckjss. students ire than the basic story line 6. Anne Mafie ' her novel before the lunch be rings to end j ..« days before serTwster flnois. Janet Olguin ve has ol Ms. Goncher ' s Honor English notes, olns a confusing assignment to her Sophorrxxe Working in groups In Er glsh cksss before exams. - . that studying can be fun

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