South Adams High School - Reflection Yearbook (Berne, IN)

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BILL Grimm and Jeff Weaver pay close at- tention to one of Mrs. Myers ' lectures during Latin 1. PLAYING cards the Spanish way, Tom Lictenberger and Fred Hoffman enjoy Spanish class. FIRST year French students Matt Smith ?nd Tracy Mathys goof off during class. difference Several students had prob- lems learning the English nouns, verbs, and other parts of speech, but others made it through the subject without any major problems. It was usually those who enjoyed and did well in Eng- lish class who went on to take a foreign language. Many stu- dents took the dare of trying to gain more insight on other countries ' languages and cul- tures. The three languages offered were French, Latin, and Span- ish. Students in each of these classes learned the various participles, genders, and the definitions of many words. Most important, however, was learning how to pronounce words and make sentences; and by the end of the first year, many students were able to carry on conversations in foreign languages. Foreign Languages 27

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STUDYING her English in the library, In- grid Biberstein wears gloves to keep her hands warm. BRIAN Amstutz turns around during ad- vanced grammar to ask Rex Sprunger a question. HAVING his face painted by Sarah Sprunger, Matt Lehman is part of the new drama class. FOLLOWING along in a book, Brenda Coon listens to a tape in Mr. Tatman ' s class. 26 English

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CONTRIBUTING to class discussion, Phil Lehman adds his comments. RUNNING a program into the computer, Tim Neuenschwander works in the sec- ond year computer class. WORKING feverishly, Ron Dull enters data into the computer. A running program A one-semester course of- fered to juniors and seniors was computer programming. Students in the first year class were taught what a computer is and the different types that exist. Students wrote programs and ran them through the computer. The prerequisite for this class was Algebra I, and the students held discus- sions, heard lectures, and were tested frequently. The second year class in computer programming was also offered. It was recom- mended that students had tak- en Geometry. In this class, the students expanded their knowledge with more effi- cient ways of programming.