Penn High School - Bittersweet Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Teachers share experiences a specific quality that compels pe ¢ life and language of A special a deep-rooted feeling of de a diff something” is motivating ic, the land and the cust f the study. They love the language and connected with it, Th g” explains Leah Silver He and the Gambas’ France Green's attachment 1 we for Cuba, Madame Silver has visited France twice. She No Silver aw such places as the Eiffel Tower Roman Ruins, Madame d the French people ve Dame and the d, I fou hospitable warm. I think the fact that 1 spoke French the people welcome me more warmly ¢ tourists. In other words, they the effort I made to speak their language Mac ¢ Silver feels chat learning French x Since she genuinely loves the language portant. “It is an international language and it dens your knowledge of culture and of your own language. I think an understanding of ign language is a definite advantage Herr Green feels that learning a language dis pli individuals and teaches them to succeed on their own. In his two tours to Germany with a group of students, he visited Berlin, Dusse dorf, Munich, Austria and the Tirol, where d Wi Green has had many interesting experiences such Olympics were held ewo years ago. Herr as visiting the Berlin wall and being stopped and enter West Germany Asam Herr he Ber mentum of his tip to Ber Green has a piece of barbed wire fron Wall framed on his bulletin boar that reads Diese shande mub weg, must be stopped, The Gambas have, perhaps, the most mackgrounds of our four language munist take over in Cuba, a have a deep appreciation pur country offers. They have Chile, Spain, Venezuela, ani Though they did visie s¢ as cathedrals and museums, most of the Gamba: energy was spent ulking to the people of the Mr. and Mrs. ntry they were visiting, Bod Gamba were lawyers in Cuba ai hours talking with ambassador ign relations officers. Because munica tion between countries is so impor 1¢ Gar bas feel that a foreign language is im Mrs, Gamba said, “There is a fantastic The ess, political science and foreign for the person with a foreign language skill. fields of bu relations are in great need of young people wh in communicate with other people from differ- countries.” The Gambas have taught Spanish classes at Penn for eleven years. Both enjoy reaching and find it a rewarding professio LEFT Rock Kec Chrm George Gree Olga Gamba Tomas Ga Ma

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6¢ If I didn’t take the class, | wouldn’t know how our country got to be what it is today. ??

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ABOVE Jeff Fritz enjays the company of a Safe visitor Carolyn Ronchetti Robert Gilbert Dreams slowly become real Guida of Penn hig futures and ¢ a reality. They play an impo reparing students for the world they wil Penn. Without their help many students cope with problems and nents, the Trust Company Safe was again continued under the direction of Carolyn Ronchetti. The Safe was a place where studer uld talk to fellow students about their problems, their dreams and any thing that bothered them. All the members were truly “a friend in the darkness. i 6¢ It’s great. The » counselors offer a lot of information and assistance. 9? Robert Gook Barbara Bechler