Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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Foreign Language Adds to Curriculum with New Course To meet the growing need for communications of ideas throughout the world, the foreign language curriculum included studies in French, Spanish, and Latin. Latin III, a new course, offered more advanced readings and translations. This was available for those students who wanted to further their educa- tion in Latin. Latin II students after learning the basic principles in Latin I, concentrated on Latin literature and translations. Latin I dealt primarily with mythology, ancient history, and Roman civilization in addition to vo- cabulary and grammar. French I, as an introduction to the most popular of the Romance languages, stressed grammar and vocabulary, customs, and simple translations. French II and III continued studies of the basic structure. Students began reading about the history of French civilization and other French speaking countries. Spanish I and II dealt with grammar, pronuncia- tion, and simple translations, while Spanish III was concerned with Spanish literature and customs. To help students with improving their diction and pronunciation, a large language laboratory was available. Miss Esperanza Quesada, Spanish teacher and Kathy Heerboth, club president, talk with a teacher from another school at the Spanish Happening. tabovej Proudly, Fadia Fayad, senior, accepts the first French club scholarship from Mrs. jean Fulkes, French teacher. 86 Academics

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in Academics 85 4 Students Make Cn-job Training Their Classroom The job became the classroom for four students enrolled in the cooperative work-study program which is in its sixth year at MHS. The work-study program is a voluntary one between local school districts having special education classes at the secondary level, and two sections of the state depart- ment of education: vocational rehabilitation and special education. Designed to assist the students in making a more effective transition from the protective school en- vironment to a work-a-day world, the program at MHS was supervised by Mrs. Mary Harris and general supervisor, Graham Williams, who is voca- tional rehabilitation counselor for Missouri. The students were carefully placed, with regard to interest and aptitude, on the work station as a continuation of the curriculum starting with class- room study of attitudes and skills which will lead to successful employment. Special Education classes, directed by Miss Goldie Newman, focused their attention on English, math, science, social studies, basic business courses, and speech. Meeting in small groups, the classes were taught in regular daily sessions. As the noon hour approaches, Bobby Miller ftopj sets a table at the Missouri Military Academy. With half the job done, Kenneth Herndon lleftl cleans the livestock pavilion as a part of his job with the Central Missouri Livestock Center.

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Where are all my friends? asks Snoopy as he sits on his dog house, in a bulletin board display prepared by Latin students. Ileftk Anita Gonzalez, Spanish I student, writes some examples in Spanish on the blabkboard for the class to copy. 1 1 Academics 87 ,GS