Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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i vales, bene estg valeor if you are well, it is good, I am well. This simple greeting indi- cates the humanistic aspects of Lat- in, a language once spoken by soci- eties that prospered centuries ago. Due to popular demand, the for- eign language department added Latin I as a new course offering this year. In most foreign language courses, teachers stress vocal skills, however, since Latin is no longer a spoken lan- guage-it has no new words for mod- ern inventions, for example-teacher Harry Whitelock does not stress pro- nunciation. Thus, there are none of the dialogues common in Spanish, German and French classes. Mr. Whitelock's main concentra- tion is to teach students how to read Latin. He feels that this knowledge serves as a springboard for under- standing the five romance languages: Portugese, French, Romanian, Span- ish and Italian. To increase their understanding of Latin, students visited the Walters Art Gallery, where they learned the myths inspiring various Roman works of art. Despite hard work, the class lost the Latin Bowl, a question-and-an- swer scrimmage session against Mil- ford Mill. It was a big washout, according to one student. Students agree that this course is benefical in several ways. Senior Steve Greenspan says that Latin gives him a background for his col- lege pursuits in law. It will help me with my habeus corpusfes and et tu, Brute's. Senior Cheryl Savetman, who lVo, this is nota member of Mr. Levineis Span- P' The language lab allows students to im- rsh class. It's the mannequin he uses to dem- prove their vocal proficiency in a foreign onstrate human body parts and clothing. tongue. Karen Seifter looks to Mr. Whitelock for approval on the German drill. plans to be a nurse, comments that the class will help her with medical terminology. She adds that Latin has strengthened her vocabulary and has increased her verbal SAT scores. Most class members wish that Lat- in had been offered in junior high school. Because of this, Deer Park Junior High will offer Latin I in 1981, which will allow RHS to orga- nize more advanced courses in the future. Right now, Randallstown will not offer Latin Il because few under- classmen have completed Latin I. Mr. Whitelock states that he has thoroughly enjoyed his first year of teaching at RHS. He feels that his Latin class represents the intellec- tual elite, and that our foreign lan- guage department is one of the coun- ty's strongest. A new interest in an old language 64fForeign language

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ERPg Independent Living Human Development Clothing I, I-II, Interior Decorating Creative Home Arts I, II Foods I Just rompin' around. On days when the kids come to RHS, two ERP students schedule ac- tivities while the others observe the action. 4A11 Aboard. Like most students enrolled in E.R.P. senior Amy Weiner considers the class an interesting break from academics. l.1i1 1111 a society, where it is not uncommon for two parents to work, ERP provides a necessary nursery service for pre-schoolers. V 0 0 id you know that three-and I I o a y . four-year olds go to Randall- ' stown? Has one of these chil- dren ever accidentally walked into your English class? If your answer to either of these questions is yes, they you already know about the home economics class, education for responsible par- enthood, taught by Rosalie Bulkley. The course was started about five years ago as a pilot program at Loch Raven and Lansdowne Senior High Schools. ERP is now offered at ap- proximately ten high schools in Bal- timore County. ERP is similar to a nursery school program in that it deals with observ- ing children's social behavior, lan- guage development, emotional devel- opment, physical growth and motor skills. Some students plan lessons for the children, including sensory exper- iences, physical activities, and intro- ductions to music, art and science. Others complete outside reading as- signments dealing with several as- pects of child raising. Mrs. Bulkley recruits the three- and four-year olds by sending a flyer to surrounding elementary schools. and by word of mouth from parents who have had children involved in the program before. After conducting an interview with the child and his parents, Mrs. Bulkley schedules the children to come to her class three times a week. ERP students learn about many situations in parenting and working with children. I learned that there's always a troublemaker whom every- one follows, states senior Gina Mac- Donald. They're fthe four-year oldsj all the same - very predictable. They do come up with a lot of sur- prises and cute comments though, she continues. Sherri Legum agrees, They'll cheer you up if you've had a bad day. Sharon Perkal found working with the children to be difficult at times. We had a couple of real tough ones who thought they were big shots. Sharon learned how to discipline these children, though- we worked out compromises. Similarly, Sherri let the children show their emotions freely, but tried to sublimate their negative behavior by diverting them with different activities. Through ERP, Cheri Sugarman has learned to enjoy children and has encountered the different stages of child development. This knowledge will help her in her future career plans, which she hopes will include children. All in all, because of ERP these future parents of America are now more experienced and prepared for parenthood. Home econom1csf63

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Alone in the foreign language office, Bethleen Bradford concentrates intensely on her book. 2' I on magine moving to another country and not understand- ing its culture or language. The difficulty of adapting to Ameri- can life and the recent influx of Viet- namese and Cuban high school stu- dents has created a demand for bilin- gual education. English for Speakers of Other Lan- guages is a program designed to meet this need. It gives these kids a chance, says Marsha Dale, program coordinator. ESOL began three years ago as a pilot program. This year ESOL ex- panded by starting a language center at Arbutus Senior High School. Here students may receive more intensive help with the English language. i The ESOL student attends his re- quired classes at Randallstown in the morning. Then he goes to the lan- guage center in the afternoon. Students of different nationalities -Korean, Russian, Columbian, Iranian, Cuban, Vietnamese and Chinese-learn English together. ESOL offers more than English, students also take a course called the American experience, which teaches U.S. geography, government, civics, history and culture. Foreigners re- ceive knowledge needed to live in American society. Seven of the 87 ESOL students in the county are Randallstonians. One such student is Jose Arroyo. He ar- rived in the U.S. at the beginning of this school year. He agrees with many of ESOL's acclaimers and sup- porters- ESOL is good for students that don't speak English. learning together -uve The Senor Levine Show premiered at RHS in early spring. Students in Mr. Levine's Spanish classes wrote and starred in their own talk shows. If ratings stay good, the shows will be renewed in the fall. ,. 3 MA ii , . ia iffigfwft i' ii i ':'. ii . KA X-2 I ,Vg l, , V- igk K6 , KII- I giiifgg. ,.... . .. e if -1, . oggqffff S 'Z IF T ln- vi QQJ' fm- - L ' Learning to speak English and become inte- grated within their individual school, ESOL students work diligently in both languages. They praise the program highly. French I, II, III, IV, V Spanish I, II, III, IV, V Latin IGerman I, II, III, IV, V Foreign language!65