Bolton High School - Bruin Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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Using Spanish cue cards helps students perfect their pronunciation and spelling of foreign words. Here, Carla Sherman demonstrates the use of this learning aid. In order that they may learn the essentials of Latin grammar, students translate from Latin to English. The study of Latin will lead to understanding and facility in the use of many of the world’s languages. Exceptional Latin students, Mae Lynn Elsing and Kenny Brocato translate Latin into their native tongue. 28

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Algebra II is not a required subject, but is taken by students planning to enter college. Joellen Welch shows Kathy Hodgkinson and Chuck Fowler the proof of the Pathagorean Theorem. In trigonometry, an interesting college preparatory course, students learn about right triangles. Here Cam Murchison puts solutions on the board for the benefit of his classmates. 27

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Maps help French students obtain a clear- er understanding of the geography and topography of France and the part they have played in French History. Studying the habits and customs of the French, stu- dents also develop a greater insight into Francaise. Mary Beth Norris illustrates while Marie Sleet, and Jane La Cour ob- serve closely. Foreign Language Study Breaking down the language barriers helps promote understanding among the world's people and thus plays a vital part in improving international relations. Bolton offers three years each in Spanish, French and Latin. Offering students an opportunity to hear French and Spanish spoken by natives, the new record- ing laboratory now helps them to perfect their own accents and pronunciation. B.H.S. students learn to converse fluently in these foreign tongues. 29