James A Shanks High School - Tiger Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Spanish Classes Host Two Foreign Students Tulio Vianna and Marcio do Amara, exchange students from Brazil, were welcomed to Shanks in mid-December. The sixteen year-old Brazilians attended Shanks as part of the exchange student program headed by Mrs. Cheryl Smith. Mrs. Smith taught Spanish I, II, and III. Students cooked Spanish foods, played Spanish bingo, and learned practical vocabulary words. To complete the year, the students took a trip to a Spanish restaurant. Latin was taught by Father John Bywater. In his classes. Father John stressed the use of dialogue. The class participated in translation contests. CHERYL SMITH, Spanish, American History, Math Essen- tials, Florida State University, B.A. FATHER JOHN BYWATER, Latin, George Washington University, M.A. 28 Mrs. Smith and Deborah Robinson play cero-cero, uno-uno, a game to help students become fluent with Spanish numbers.

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Clean engine parts are a necessity for Jimmy Croley's truck. Shop Students Produce Purchasable Projects Learning to read shop plans enabled Shop I students to produce simple projects including whistles, bookends, and boat paddles. Boat paddles were sold to raise funds for the Industrial Arts Club. Shop II students continued to build upon skills from the previous year. In the drafting corner. Drafting I and II were offered. Drafting I class was an introductory course in architectural drafting. Drafting II students went into further detail with architectural and mechanical drafting. DENNIS FOLDEN, Industrial Arts, University of N. Dakota, B.S. Assistant Michael Pete assigns clean-up jobs from the duty roster. 27

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Princess Kenon, student assistant files bibliography cards. Additional References Aid Student Studying Shanks’ students found the library a quiet and peaceful retreat in which to attack their assignments. New reference material and current events magazines aided students in their search for knowledge. New bookshelves were made to hold the multitudes of reference material. Autobiographies and biographies were added for students’ enjoyment. Due to federal cutbacks, Mrs. Melba Strong no longer had a library aide. She accomplished her work with the help of student assistants. Janora Roberts pays Mrs. Strong for an overdue library book. 29 Powell Woodberry gains information from reference materials.