Round Rock High School - Dragon Yearbook (Round Rock, TX)

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W. T il 3 Oral practices enhance Spanish, French and Ger- man were the foreign language classes offered to students this year. For those students planning to go to college, a foreign language was not required, but most colleges preferred that students have some foreign language classes. Mrs. Sue Cotter, French teacher, said that there were several purposes for teaching students a foreign language, and the primary one was to get them into college. Cotter feels students should take at least two years of a language in school because one year does not prove that the stu- dent knows anything. Two years gives students the skills to organize and make logical deductions. Another purpose earning for learning a foreign language was that students got the feel of another language and culture. Ac- cording to Cotter, it also helps students to better understand the views of peo- ple in foreign countries. A big difference in the classes this year was oral communication. When the teachers spoke to the students or asked them a question, they were expected to answer in the foreign language. This enabled the teacher to judge how well the student was grasping the idea of learning another language. One new teacher was added to the teaching staff, James Frasier who taught French and Spanish. James Frasier, French and Spanish teacher, discusses an assignment with one of his classes. Frasier is one of several new teachers added to the foreign language department. , x..,,.li.-Ria' 1 it I in A wmwgsg R I 4 4 4 1 -. f ii ti, , II. .., 2- ,nee Dana Briggs, senior, Brian Burk, juniorg Sonia Shelton, juniorg and Tasha Smith, senior, work on their German Il assignment in Mrs. Mary Fox's se- cond period class. Susan Baggs, sophomore, and Billy Carey, junior, model their attire in Mrs. Sue Cotter's French I class. Students put on fashion shows in their French classes. Foreign Languages 37

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Club depicts process in simulation Local Model United Nations members participated in a statewide General Assembly and Security Council simulation at Southwestern University in March. Over 100 area schools were in- volved in simulating the delegations of many nations. The purpose of the simulation was to solve international problems and to allow opportunities for acquiring insight into global problems, according to Jeff Townsend, local Model UN sponsor. The club's 30 members were led by senior President Jeff Ivy, junior Vice President Heather McDevitt and senior Secretary-Treasurer Mike Guentzel. The club made an early start with a fund-raising project which allowed them to prepare for the March simula- tion. Among honors won by individuals was the Best Delegate Award which went to Jeff Ivy, chief delegate for Nigeria. Two freshmen, Andrew Gregor and Sean Dunham, took a trophy for Best Delegation Award in their role as Turkish delegates. Jeff Ivy, senior, and Jeff Townsend, sponsor, discuss resolutions during the simulation at Southwestern University. s, J .M I , . . 1. aw 5 V .ff f f-,.f. W QQ . xi P' .,,f,,,2v 1 -.-., 5 , -'12, Sean Dunham, freshmang Jeff Ivy, senior, and Andrew Gregor, freshman, show off the Best Delegate award won at the Southwestern University simulation. Heather McDevitt, junior, and Carolyn Carey, senior, look over proposed resolutions. McDevitt served as vice president of the local Model UN organization. 36 Model UN

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Spanish Club members participate Ninety-nine students attended the first Spanish Club meeting, a record for the year. The club accepted members all year long so that by the second semester, over 100 members were active. For the annual trip, the Spanish Club attended the Pan American Student Forum convention held in San Antonio in late March. Students had the oppor- tunity to compete, meet people and en- joy the culture of San Antonio. Mrs. Connie Poarch, Spanish instructor, said, lt encourages and nutures good rela- tions between the United States and Spanish countries. Eligibility to attend the forum was based on the number of points a student had earned. The ones with the most inP S points filled the 30 available spaces. Ac- cording to Poarch, this point system worked very well and it gave everyone a fair chance. She said, Those who were more motivated worked harder and therefore earned their way. Students earned points by attending meetings, helping with special projects and selling candy for the club. Twenty- eight of the members attending the forum competed at various levels. These competitions tested the students' knowledge of grammar, spelling and reading comprehension. Club members who competed were Pat Huggett, Bar- bara Graham, Tracy Paricio, Shannon Carson, Natalie Hesse, Laura Dixon, Dana Bonewitz and Jean Dusterhoff. Ei X -sf L '93 Junior Dana Bonewitz discusses plans for the Spanish Club to attend the Pan American Stu- dent Forum in San Antonio. is . J . .N ,,,. M,..s., ,... ,M ..,,.. is .--- we--X if , ....a - - - .tt 2' .. ,...... at - if i , sg X iag ssssa fig E f -ff' Q K -, Q' gn s X -9 - sf K . f LJ- gl ,. ,. S t ' .. . ...V I . . i'.. fi is H- '1--- - - .ri SPANISH CLUB: QBottom Rowj Russell Sablatura, Jim Rowell, Cliff Sims, Jean Dusterhoff, Joe Giarrusso, Chris Dusterhoff, Linda Llamas, Deena Bielecki, John Roalson, Dana Bonewitz, Tom Rowell, Sean McCarter, Maggie Spahn, Connie Poarch fsponsorl, Jackie Beaird fsponsorjg QSecond Row! Russell Peterson, Sally Casey, Shannon Carson, Eric Roalson, Whitney Allgood, Miranda Rice, Jennifer McCarroll, Sonia Needham, Frank Lacey, Dana Decker, Leigh Robinson, David Vandiverg QThird Row! Pat Huggett, Heidi Carson, Natalie Hesse, Veronica Lopez, Jarene Murray, Mercedes Hernandez, Teresa Alvarez, Melody Feld, Julia Faubion, Trudi O'Neal, Debbie Turner, Lanna Ellis, Richard Campbellg QFOu1'th Rowl Carl Wilkinson, Brian Wheelis, Paul Creel, Kim Mahagan, Chris Watkins, Christine Whitney, Ann Lesko, Connie Whitney, Olivia Zamarripa, Kathleen Hernandez, Sherry Summers, Sharon Cannady, Todd Ewing, Larry Hebbleg QFifth Rowl Kevin Karschnik, Diane Greene, Mary Ann Motloch, Barbara Graham, Laura Porter, Tracy Paricio, Traci Srnotherrnan. Glen Grider, Noel Eickbusch, Dominic DiGesualdo, Missy Thomison, Rudy Ortegon, Dave Moses, QSixth Rowj Hank Helser, Yvonne Brooks, Julie Schmidt, Sharon Felux, Kimberly Mikus, Alicia Braswell, Tracy Bailes, Pam Herzik, Clay Hopkins, Trina Hunn, Rachelle Bellman, Kenneth Holecek, Bryan O'Reilly, Damon Bonewitz, fTop Rowl Christian Oliphant, Matt Abbett, David Cave, Joey Llamas, Andrew Harris, Sandy Stotts, Christine Creel, Evelyn Fabac, Stacy Burghart, Valorie Giarrusso, Karen Davis, Michele Swartzbaugh. Sponsors Connie Poarch and Jackie Beaird discuss competition preparations with junior Evelyn Fabac. At PASF students had the opportunity to com- pete, meet people and enjoy the culture of San Antonio. 38 Spanish Club Joe Giarrusso, senior, Jean Dusterhoff, junior, Dana Bonewitz, junior and John Huffman, junior, are four of several Spanish Club members who were planning to visit Mexico at the end of the school year.