Bellmont High School - Legend Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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Left: Dee Bultemeier, Donna Zimmernrian, Jan- ice Heckman and Randy Irwin design Spanish costumes. Left: Latin students Steve Roop and Tom Reusser engage in mock gladiatorial combat. Above: Intent on practice, Sharon Friedt practices pro- per enunciation in French.

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BHS adds fifth foreign language as Russian class makes debut Bellmont gained its fifth foreign language with the first Russian class. Taught by Mrs. Jacqueline Hastay, Russian students studied geography, literature, Lenin and Kruschev. Current events quizzes kept students informed on Soviet happenings. More oral work and structure pat- tern drills modernized Latin classes this year. Fran Schultz and Nancy Friedt were selected for ID Latin work- shop. Spanish students made flags and learned folk songs and a dance. Stu- dents also invented conversations. Miss Charlotte Vera ' s French stu- dents read poetry, wrote stories, let- ters and newspaper reports. German students improved pronun- ciation by tape-recording their voices. A mystery story, Die Verschwundene Miniatur , introduced slang. lU se- lected Ken Sauer and Stu Bieberich to study German this summer. Above: Playing Bingo teaches Ron Smitley, Jon Dickerson, Dave Schnitz and Russ Camp the German numbers. Right: Practicing the Mol- davian Basket Dance, Russian students pre- pare for the International banquet. 28

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New courses added to broaden business Above: With eyes glued to his book, Tom Nib- lick concentrates on increasing his accuracy in a timed writing.