Monte Vista High School - Monarchs Yearbook (Spring Valley, CA)

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L ffegei ge Qe pemene J A Y fe Tom Crow June Hanson Gary Gilbert Qkpartrnent Cliairperson fffeflifi ICS, 3Cl5', 5Cl5, 7615 5PUfli-55 1545 ,Spanisk 1C5' 5panzlsli3Cl9, 5619 5pamsfi 76, 9C 5 f : Students in Mr. Crow's ,Spanisfi cfass prepare for a f6.S' K. , Mr. Scherf uses tHe uaHL 0 visuaf aids in teaeiin V 4 y f H his Spanisfi stuifents new words. X ' Stefan Liebig, anzfStephan Palalay taKe time from writing an assignment in french to posefor a picture. : 4 328-Language Department

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' fffwzzt. Z ,naw wggzwifiiikz I , ' if ff 7 ,,..1 . ffwgnz , I Q X Jack Schelf Cindy Smith Gunter Schultz Spanzsn 15215 .Spanish 3615 5619 mmm 1215 G SPHHLSH ICS 36 german 1C5,3C19, 5!7C5 Learning to write in ffrencfi if demonstrated Hy Frank Mathieu. Students in Mrs. Hanson 's 9rencH cfass correct tlieir papers. Mr. Schultz sfiows Steve the correct way to write tHe sentence. 'Die Monte flfista foreuyn Language Department offers courses in german, Trencn, and Spanisn. 'Diese cfasses range in dfficufty from first year appfied arts to advanced jiftn year stucues. 'Ilie Basic goat of tfie foreqn Language Department is to devefop and implement Easic sgffs cf reacung, writing and speagng a foregn fanguage. Courses aim to waive requirements at tfie fower coffege fevef and promote tHe study and use of foreuyn fanguage after coffege. 'Ilie success of tlie foreign Language Department can Ee measured Ey tfie students performance on tfie Coffege ffldvanced Tfacement tests. In 1987 affjiftfi year .Spanish students scored a tliree out ofjive or ligyfier on tfie JPLLP. 'Witfi Monte 'Vistas experienced fforeuyn Language teachers, Hugh test scores slioidd continue fiere in years to come.