Brunswick Academy - Viking Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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While her students were preparing their costumes for French I skits, Mrs. Warren tried to stick her Above: Again th photographer was ready for French skits. Martha Robinson was the victim in her western style French II presentation. Before the newscast and play were given. Pier Fer- guson opened the Spanish Club Christmas Assem- bly with devotions. head into someone else’s pumpkin. Barbara Frazier later wore this pumpkin head in her skit. Foreign Language — 25

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After many hours of rehearsal, the Spanish club presented their version of “Snow White” as the Christmas assembly for the school. One of the more humiliating moments in French is to have your picture taken during a skit. Marshall Harris is caught he makes his grand entrance. Jjlxpansion and growth have been invading the school from almost all sides in the past few years except student population. It was therefore inevitable that the foreign language department would expand its courses in French and Spanish from two to three years. With Latin discontinued, it was necessary for the school to offer more advanced studies in the two foreign language courses that re- mained. In French, the third year has yet to “catch on” with the students. Some- how, only one was brave enough to continue after the second year. Spanish is a much more popular language at Brunswick Academy than French, and the third year has found more followers there. Still, in their five years of high school, students gen- erally prefer a one year rest between foreign languages. At present you must have two years of a language to get credit for the course, but perhaps soon three will be required. Within the classroom, modes of study vary between Mrs. Lee Warren (French) and Mr. Michael Lynch (Spanish). Mrs. Warren’s favorite pas- time in the classroom is singing fa- miliar French folk songs. During the holiday season, students became fa- miliar with French Christmas carols as well. In Spanish, Mr. Lynch relies on students to participate in oral exercises given in the book. These help students learn uses of verbs and words, and make them familiar with new vocab- ulary. The French and Spanish Clubs remain an important part of the school. The French Club presented the Thanksgiving assembly, and the Spanish Club presented the assembly for Christmas in the form of a comedic newscast followed by a stage presen- tation of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” ... FOREIGN LANGUAGES.. 24 - Foreign Languages

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• ■ ■ A ROOM FULL OF CHRISTMAS The director of the choral club is Mrs. Jean Harrell. She directs the group for the school assemblies, PTO meetings, other special events, and daily in the classroom sixth period. Included in the choral club presentations are solos Hamlin sang as a trio for one of the many songs from various members of the group. At the Christ- presented, mas assembly, Kim Wright, Wanda Kidd, and Lian Below: One of several highlights of the art room for Christmas was Burl Ives, the snow- man. With their theme from the television spe- cial, “Rudolph”, students prepared this likeness for the room. The girls that make up the choral club have con- tinuously and consistently pleased their audiences. Among the many times they performed for the high school assemblies was Christmas. They intro- duced several new songs they had prepared as well as some they had presented last year.