Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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I A 'I1l':g-virpwu gb -ian malaga :ewan V I Q 7 -is-212 'Q 1' qi? The French calendar seems to interest French II students Carol Polak and Tom Herman after a lesson in writing the French months of the year in Mrs. Paulsen's eighth period class. Jeanne Prokop and Sally Conterato were two of a group of students that visited and studied in Italy during the summer. They are telling their classmates, in Mrs. Cull's Italian Ill class, their many adventures. 'ini Q ' Mrs. Lorraine Heard helps French IV students Sebastian Palmigiani, Betty Ludwig and Cindy Husarik prepare for an explicalion de texte that they are assigned to do during French class.

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Foreign language key to communication The Foreign Language Department offers five dif- ferent courses, all of which help to provide the key to communication. Through the study of Foreign lan- guages the student becomes aware of his cultural heritage and the structure of his own language. The Foreign Language Department sets rigorous standards for grammar comprehension and speech lluency. Each course also provides a sound background in the culture and history of the country concerned. To help the language student learn the language easily and quickly, there are many different methods that can be used by the teacher. Slides, films, maps, flash cards and tape recorders all help the student gain a greater knowledge of the language. At both the Frosh-Soph and Junior-Senior divisions there are well equipped lan- guage labs where pupils are aided in their comprehen- sion and pronunciation of the language through the use of earphones and language tapes. Last summer a few students from Mrs. Cullls Ital- ian classes spent four weeks studying at an Italian Uni- versity. Bea Becker, Inge Hoffman and Juergen Jackert, who were all born in or once lived in Germany, point out to their fellow students many ofthe major German cities and their locations. Renata Ahrendt, Willie Nixon and Dean Campbell use the tape re- corder in an exercise where they recite a Spanish Dialogue while Dr. Pelaez looks on. ,

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usiness, training for future vocations Mary Devine, an ISU student teacher works with individual tapes on the multi-channel shorthand laboratory in Mrs. Marin's lirst hour class. More and more, it is becoming increasingly important to learn how to operate machines. Shirley Demkowicz works on a Monroe calcu- lator in Mrs. Rezabek's oliice machines class. Business courses at Bloom offer valuable skills and training for students that can be used in their future vo- cations. All students who choose business courses to major in during their high school years will find that they will be able to use the knowledge gained in such courses as typing, shorthand, office machines and busi- ness law. Students gain training and skills through the use of the iinest equipment available to high school students. In courses like office machines, a wide variety of different machines are presented for the student to learn to operate. Speed and accuracy are the key words in first year typing. Students in Mr. James Athertonls class are busy practicing on their assignments during their typing class. 20 l