Northeast High School - Viking Log Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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Not really a toga partyg it's Latin teacher Mr. Alan Blessing's class, learning what many think is the most classic of all languages. Front row - Sponsor Mr. Alan Blessing, Iohn Cudizio, Nancy Roslow, Andria Bailey, Ieff Larkin, Van Pham, Amy Westhoffg Back row - Ann Headley, Matt Forbes, Candy Means, Tracey Polovchena, Mandy Hester, Steve Diaco, Susan Price, Amy Taylor, Dan Diaco, Scott Cooper. 68 LATIN LATI

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ORGANIZATIGNS Whatever your special interest - band, service clubs, interest groups, publications, or any of a long list of other things, there was some organization geared toward it at Nor- theast. Students could come together and pur- sue their interests in a variety of ways. Art Club members brightened All Children's Hospital by painting walls and windows with colorful Christmas scenes. Rojans and Interact cleaned up the Easter Seals facility. Lifegiving blook was donated to the Community Blood Bank and brought students together in a very beneficial project. Students coped with the ag- gravation and inconvenience of selling candy for fund-raising projectsg they worked hard but had fun at car washes. Anchor Club candy grams added excitement to Valentine's Day. Students from diverse interest levels bonded together in community-spirited efforts and common goals. Haul out the heel! The Interact Christmas trees arrived in early December and member Van Pham helped unload them, The club makes several thousand dollars from the sale every year and donates a large part of the profit to the school.

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Combining language and culture The scene was one of merriment as forty Latin Club members, dressed in togas, attended the Roman wedding ceremonies held at the house of Nancy Roslow, who was the bride. Dressed in white with the traditional flame-colored veil and hair done in six braids, the bride was united in marriage with her groom by the priests while t eir parents and ten witnesses si ned the marriage contract. The wedding procession walked through Venetian Isle streets carrying their torches and accompany- ing the bride to her new home where the groom carried her over the threshold. A Roman banquet was then enjoyed by all: it ended with a quickie divorce! The Latin Club joined in the district and state Latin Forums where they took part in different academic contests like mythology, customs, grammar, vocabulary, and athletics. Latin Club kept its members busy but entertained. Candy sales, a Halloween party, a Columbian dinner, and the summer im- mersion program topped off the plans of the Spanish Club. In the culture-soaked atmosphere of Ybor City, club members socialized and experienced Hispanic cuisine and entertainment together at one of the finer restaurants. The one-week summer immersion program gave an experience to remember as an entire week was spent at Eckerd College in St. Petersburgg finding the students allowed to spea only Spanish. They learned traditional Mexican folk songs, dances, and attend- ed classes for intense study. They also put on plays and held an auction. SPANISH .Y .... - - - as Q Front row - Amy Westhoff, Denise Griffin, Tam- Green, Robert Wilson, Cindy Schneider, Michelle my Randall, Lechi Vo, Todd Adair, Meg Hester, Scott Fears, Sandy Vrablicg Back row - Michelle Northrup, Iohn Baker, Willa Gill, Ieanette Farr, Tracy Brovm, Kristi Bolling.