Glenbrook South High School - Etruscan Yearbook (Glenview, IL)

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Tom Coyl searches for the prefixes of Latin words to be translated in English. Sophomore Beth Savio writes notes in the book while her teacher translates the French words. Mrs. Hills converts the foreign words to English. ign language could offer. Accordingly, AP students continued o set high goals in order to receive col- ege credit through the advanced place- ent examination. To earn credit, a stu- ent must get a rating of 3,4, or 5 on a cale of 1 to 5. We aim for 3's, are happy ith 4's and delighted with 5's, ex- lained Turner. GBS students tend to be handicapped y the fact that there are many native panish students who take the examina- ion and thereby making it difficult for a tudent with no language background to ank as high. Students in all four languages partici- pated in the annual foreign language contests. Prizes ranged from monetary awards to trips to Europe. Several field trips added to the study of different cultures. Second year French students took their annual trek down to the Art Institute in Chicago, supple- menting a unit on French painters. Stu- dents studying German had an opportu- nity to see one of the only two perfor- mances of the Stratton Mountain Boys. The group was created by students from Austria and Tyrol. The department also welcomed two new teachers to the foreign language staff. Mrs. Mary Frances Crabtree taught French at Glenbrook South, but she is also proficient in Italian and Spanish and has traveled extensively. Ms. Debbie Caras was hired as a full- time Spanish teacher after completing her student teaching here at GBS. Glen- brook South is also Ms. Caras' alma mat- er. Foreign Languages! 157

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Students of Spanish busily cram for a pop quiz. Sonja Horvath, Carla Black and Ellen Litwitz take three languages Qfrench, Spanish, and Germanj and are looking forward to pursuing careers in lan- guage-related fields. af if ri Wil 1 rw Students Value Foreign Language Gffers 156fFore1gn Language f on't let anyone ever tell you tha Q everything in Spanish is put off Ll until M5nana, said Mr. Alber' Turner. Minana, the Spanish word fo1 tomorrow, may or may not characterizg Spanish customs but it does characterize the Foreign Language Department's outi look for the future. The department is looking ahead to tomorrow's use of for? eign language in the business world. The world is getting smaller and smaller, explains Instructional Supervi- sor Turner. With happenings in Irar and China affecting the U.S. as they are students are much more aware of the im portant opportunities that learning a for-

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Cindy Alspaugh utilizes the IMC to finish a Histo- ry report. Bill Budd, senior, spends his unscheduled time to do his homework. Miss Sarah Majors counsels Cathy Hamilton, a new student on the many facets of student life at C.B,S. MC Revises Freshman Program 158!Counseling library is a place in which liter ary, musical, artistic, or reference materials las books, manuscripts filmsj are kept for use but not for sale according to the Webster's New Colle- giate Dictionary. Yet, the CBS IMC is more than just a place where books sit. Circulation, reference, filing and per- iodicals are the four main subjects stud- ied in the IMC lab assistant program. We've done two new things, sai Mr. Carl Pasco, coordinator of the IM One is a revised freshmen orientatio program that is in conjunction with th' freshmen History World Civilization class. The second is a reading program The students readhistorical novels ang earn a special credit. I