Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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Spanish Is Food For Thought Tacos Are Food For Tummies It was all fiestas and no siestas for us! We ate up all the lessons Mrs, Sylvia Castellanos had to offer us from her weekly planners. Some of us had the added attraction of haying the foreign exchange student Judith Tenorio in class. Why, we had so much energy that there was no time to sit back for a nap! We even had a taco party complete with a string of red pepper in the spring. Left: Add red hot peppers to the taco sauce and jt's pretty hot stuff, Kim Pigman and Leisa Lee try it. Below Right: Say a . Mrs. Sylvia Castellanos' helps Daphne Counts, Cathy Flanary, and Leisa Lee doctor up their Spanish pronunciation. Above: They'll be yummy in the tummy once Mike Williams and Judith Teniorlo finish preparing these taco shells. Left: Spanish I students react favorable to the variety of activities and the excitement of learning something totally different. 16 Spanish

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S have no dream . . . rather ! have a fresh faith in the old dreams. We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. The American dream endures. Jimmy Carter Inaugural Speech January 20, 1977 The American Dream is made of millions of Americans' dreams. For Jimmy Carter, his per¬ sonal dream was to become our President, and by doing so, make a lot of other Americans' dreams come true. But where do these dreams come from? They come from a person's feelings, one's apiration and goals. For one government class, the Presidential dream came true, during a mock election. A girl became President when the Presi¬ dent-Elect was unable to take oath. After a tiring campaign, Debbie McElyea graciously put her hand on the Bible and promised Miss Deborah Saunders, acting as Chief Justice, that the coun¬ try would be in good hands. Social Studies 15

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Sophisticates In Culture Triumph Over GSW Accent Perhaps the greatest achievement was in the drilling that went into drowning out that Southwest Virginia accent. You see, our native drawl didn't exactly turn into the sophisticated nasal French sound in a day; for some, it was a matter of months before progress was estatically noted. To us, success was at its best in masterfully speaking and reading French. Well, for the old pros, (French III and IV), it was a story-time year. LE PETIT PRINCE kept us busy most of the time. The best way to increase one's vocabulary is to read, and our vocabularies zoomed to an all-time high. Totally engrossed in their work, Chris Reedy and Rob Campany study diligently in hopes that it will make their tests easier. Jenny Clark seems to be saying, Mrs. Moore, help me. I'm lost! as she reads to the rest of the class. The look of enjoyment on Mrs. Moore's face just goes to show how much a teacher can enjoy her work. French 17