Mountlake Terrace High School - Tempo Yearbook (Mountlake Terrace, WA)

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innings for foreigners 1 . -fgfim-,... 9 4 I 3 , Q.. f 4 E. 1 M we n U . gW ,ow , 'Himsa I-liz' ' 1 ' H Y fi F K X El Gigante, the giant, is portrayed by Sandy Goodman, senior, as she gives a push Spanish is a real swinging subject, at least it looks like it is for se to a little toy chicken while in second year Spanish class. niors Mike Loy, Tony Manzanares, and Ed Sisom. Why should l take a foreign language when l'li probably never step a foot out of Wash- p ington, is often a remark made by students who are asked about taking a foreign lan- guage. French and German are very impor- i tant for those who intend to go on and study science or medicine, while Russian and Span- ish can be equally valuable. Spanish and French have been offered for a number of years, then came Russian. This year another language was added, Deutsch,'f or German. One of the purposes of these languages to teach students about other peoples lan- guages and cultures. Many plays and dia- logues are put on by these individual classes which add a little more excitement to the classes. Overall, the students who do take a foreign language learn to appreciate the fact that they're not a foreigner trying to learn the English language from scratch. Ah come on, we can't be that funny, giggle juniors Ann Cassidy, Ron Davis, and Leone Werner as they do their thing in front of their Spanish class. Foreign Languages 97

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W 5 iw., w,.Tut6 5 Talking in front of the class looks like fun from the facial expressions of While sitting in Russian some students juniors Vicki Nordness and Fran Sinrud. idly about nothing. 'Un, uno, einsz' b sit in a quiet daze, while others babble on s l f I 1 Being in French holds a great deal of excitement, especially when it comes to putting on a play. These mournful on-lookers play their parts well and with great dedication to the young man who is gravely ill. 96 Foreign Languages Q

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...Q .-gg ,,, .- f5g5eaifi,5,1se5.s- i f , . ,,,.i,,i,f.,, .tw For quick and accurate addition of her insurance contracts, Peggy Myers, se- With deep concentration on the work at hand, Laurie Quay, senior, solemnly nior, uses one of the several adding machines available for use by the business figures out details of a simulated oil company during steno lab. classes. uf Deeply involved in her bookkeeping project, Pam Drye, senior, tackles the complicated task of evenly balancing the account. 98 Business There is more to business then just typing and shorthand. Being very extensive, this depart- ment prepares and trains students for the active business world ahead. Offering business law, bookkeeping, secretarial lab, clerical office lab, and business machines and math, students are able to become skilled at their prospective occupations. WF' Business moves along as a group of senior girls uses the helpful typewriters and adding machines.