Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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. I ., I , 4, K -tr ,n ,Q W N 1 Q '5- , 0, K , 1 .wr . Y -1 . fi 1 .E xg If 'Pr s J' mpgs :ga Li I 5 Q Y J w P' ,1 . 7-SKK 'KQL 31 it to Mrs. Suarez tosses a fuzzball to an astonished Barbara Sootkoos as the rest of the class looks on and laughs until she replies with the correct verb conjugation in Spanish. It Flies Throu h th Air g Silence filled the air. The tension mounted. Each student sat nervously, anxiously watching and waiting for the small, maroon-colored ball of yarn to land on his or her desk. Once a person receives the ball, referred to in Spanish as la pelota , he or she must properly conjugate a given verb and, toss the ball back to Senora Suarez. Senora Suarez incorporated 'tla pelotaw as a device for testing and reinforcing her students' knowledge of Spanish verbs and their conjugations. Any Spanish 7-8, 9-10, or 11-12 student who has taken one of Senora Suarez's Spanish classes can remember at least one instance when he or she was hit or caught off guard by the small, round object. lt may have been a little nerveracking, but the pelota served as an enjoyable means of learning Spanish verb conjugations, While other foreign language students may not have had a pelota to play with, they had the opportunity to learn German and French. W l I l r M ,,.,. 4. .4 gf. - Katie Strout sits in French I with her book open as she discusses word meanings and usage. Mark Purdy and Mr. Reuss listen as Christine Fer- nandez reads to them from the German textbook. Foreign Languages 47

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Fore'gn Lan David Kilborn smirks and Adam Mandel looks up interestedly as Mr. Reuss ex- plains an important point to them in German. sr , M NIH. 1 uages 4,' f French 1 students watch and listen as Mr. Wade acts out a dialogue. Patrick Henry from the French Angle 'iJout a fait normale a L'Americane, replied Mr. Wade wher asked what one thing he would say about Patrick Henry. This Frencl' statement translated into - It,s a normal school in the Americar sense of things. Mr. Wade had taught at Patrick Henry for thirteer years and had some definite ideas about our students. He felt our school was too large, and, that a small group of superior students and a large group of good students existed. Mr. Wade revealed that the opinion in French schools was Do it oi get out. In this way, only qualified students who were willing to worlr attended school. Anybody could attend school in France, but no' everyone could stay. Mr. Wade believed that more decisions should be made by the students, not just the Education Center, and proposed a studen' council formed to make decisions affecting the campus. 46 Academics

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Con um r Studies ju t for th Taste of It If you were ever tempted by the delicious odor of savory pizza or spicy gingerbread while walking down the halls, you might have thought your hun- ger had driven you to delusions. More likely you were near Mrs. Byronfs Gourmet Food Class. The class created several courses and dishes, the most popular and reknown being pizza. Another favorite was the dessert course: Baked Alaska. ll he most delicious course offered. After cooking the food and being graded, the students got to eat the results, The best part of the class, revealed one student. A lot of freedom in creation was given to the students. Late in the year they were allowed total originality in creating the food of their choice. With all the delectable dishes available to the student, no wonder Gourmet Foods was called 'AThe most delicious course offered. This course was offered in the Consumer Studies department which also included Child Develop- ment, Clothing design, Consumer Education, Fam- ily studies, and Food PreparationfNutrition. 48 Academics