Jackson Preparatory School - Precis Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Senors And Senoritas Experienced panish leftj Comfortably propped against the wall in Spanish class, Rodney Ayles and Manning prepared to take notes. lower leftj Eyeing her rowdy students, Mrs. Marsalis seemed to wonder if she could ever ake it through the rest of the day. With more students studying the Span- ish language each year, Mrs. McKeigney and Mrs. Marsalis have increasingly brought more Spanish life into the class- room. The study in first year Spanish is based on the basic vocabulary, grammar, and a history of the Spanish people and their country. The second year Spanish course is designed, so that by the end ,of the year, a student will have a good under- standing of the language, its people, and a semi-fluency in the spoken dialect. During the first few weeks of summer vacation, several students went to Mexico City to visit a country which speaks Spanish and to study its culture. This trip brought the language to life. s S .... . - , ,W-v55,. :fe-is -Q , S sspp fupper rightj Looking questioningly up at Mrs. Marsalis, Laurie Lott had to make sure what she heard was correct. flower right, During a class reading time, Edward Wofford obvi- ously enjoyed the Spanish story he was reading. 51

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Latina Est umera na! Filled with activities and diligent stu- dents, the 1976-77 Latin department com- pleted a very successful year. Prep stu- dents were offered Latin I and Latin II which were both taught by Dot Mann. During the year, several new approaches were taken in studying Latin. Among these were a mythology unit and a cultural enrichment of the Roman people. The Latin department participated in the state I.C.L. convention in March. This proved to be a rewarding event. The year was concluded with a Roman banquet, slave auction, and a Latin-sponsored beauty pageant in April. Indeed, Latin proved to be a living,' language at Prep. fupper rightj During their study of mythology, Maria Andy and Melissa Day paused to concentrate on a difficult story in Latin. flower lefty With the help of her handy copy of Edith Hamilton s Mythology, anet Roell worked on a , J up K 7 KKAV A , Latin assignment. it Jaw' 50 After Latin class, Mrs. Mann admonished a student for not completing translation.

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French Provided Cultmal Experience French, taught by Mrs. Margueritte Ransom, was the third exciting language course offered. Both French I and French II provided the student with four language skills: listening, reading, speak- ing, and writing. To achieve emphasis on speaking French, an oral-aural approach was used. Lan- guage tapes were used for listening comprehension, perfecting pronunciation, and speaking the language. New to the course was a library of French litera- ture, added to introduce students to the wealth of literary productions in France. The library con- sisted of novels, plays, and short stories of French authors, past and present. Besides actual language study, French included many other enjoyable activities. Both French I and French II had a traditional dinner at Bernardis French Restaurant in the fall. French II students also took their annual trip to New Orleans in the spring. A trip to Paris was scheduled during the fupper right? During a daily pop test, Holly Holman waited for Mrs. Ransom to call out next vocabulary word. spring holidays. flower leftj Enjoying one student's translation of a French so Mrs. Ransom smiled as she read it to the class Ilg, O I 'gf 52 flower right? When Mrs. Ransom asked him a question, Roland Bums thumhed through his notes to End the answer.