St Xavier High School - Xaverian Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES REPITA POR FAVOR Senora Cabezas listens to students as they orally practice Spanish phrase exercises. Photo by Kevin Walsh Danette Sanchez, Senior, is in sheer de- light waiting for Spanish class to start. Photo by Kevin Walsh GET A GRIP! Mrs. Bonds takes time out to catch her breath after the Seventh-grade history class. Photo by Kevin Walsh Bienvenidos De Espanol “Welcome to Spanish,” was the first phrase the Spanish Class learned. This was the first foreign language class at St. Xavier’s in over ten years. During the 1976-77 school year French was taught by Mrs. Patty Pinaire. For the past few years at- tempts have been made to start a foreign language class. The biggest problem was finding a teacher. In 1987, students were given a survey on which foreign language they would like to see offered in the future. The requests varied from Russian, French, German and many more. But in the end, the majority chose Spanish. The School Board hired Senora Ruth Cabezas. She is also the Spanish Teacher at Fort Riley Ju- nior High. Not only is she teach- ing her students the proper way to read, write and speak the lan- guage, she has had her class view a video tape of Christmas in Mexi- co. The video portrayed their cul- ture, music and special events sur- rounding the Christmas celebra- tion. Another video tape entitled, “The World Abroad,” showed per- sons working in foreign countries. The main purpose of the video is to encourage high school students to pursue a foreign language. Many of the persons interviewed stated that if it were not for their knowledge of the country and its language, they would never had the chance of a career “over seas.” Many of the students plan to continue their study of the Span- ish language, and St. Xavier’s plans to continue teaching them, by Kevin R. Walsh Social Studies and Spanish 29 Design by Kevin Walsh

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Flash From The Past She knows Christopher Colum- bus, John Smith, all the great presidents, and many more people reaching further back in time. Who is this time-traveling per- son? The great historian, Mrs. Lisa Bonds. As well as History, her schedule includes Current Events, Geogra- phy, and Government. The Stu- dents study everything from land forms, how our government was formed and how the past has formed the present age we live in now. In honor of Centenial of our Consitution, every class this year viewed “The Blessings of Liberty” a documentary based on how our Constitution has changed over the past 100 years. The eighth grade class put on a skit of the “Donahue” show with students playing guests Christo- pher Columbus, an Indian, and the Advisor to the King of Eng- land, who answered questions from the audience. The seventh grade class studies land forms and constructed bulletin boards of them. Moving farther back in time, the Sophomores studied the Ancient Greeks and their contri- butions to the present and the fu- ture. The Juniors studied the In- dustrial Revolution and how that era changed our country faster than any event in the world’s his- tory. The Seniors studied the con- stitution and the rights it defines. The rights that let us be who we are . .. Americans, just as Mrs. Bonds teaches in all her classes. SCHOOL DAZE Carmen Rodriguez, Freshmen, dreams about summer break while sitting in Mrs. Bonds’ Current Events class. Photo by Charlene Henney WHAT’D HE SAY? Eighth graders, Isabel Mitura and Brian Melvin look to A.J. Melvin as he struggles to answer Mrs. Bonds’ historical question. Photo by Kevin Walsh COMIC RELIEF Junior, April Parker does not seem to be very amused at one of Tiffany Tate’s little jokes about use of the Spanish language. Photo by Kevin Walsh 28 Social Studies And Spanish Design by Kevin Walsh

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CHECK US OUT DO NOT DISTURB Freshmen Leslie Wahle, Jeff Davis, Lisa Hayden, and Mary Todd take a few mo- ments from their projects to show how photogenic they are. Photo by Kevin Walsh Sophomores Shannon Booth and Betty McVey are deeply engrossed in reference books for their research papers. Photo by Debi Hughbanks THE NOSE KNOWS Junior Nathan Meseke pays close atten- tion while fellow Junior Emily Todd ex- plains an English assignment to him. Photo by Debi Hughbanks “Friends, Romans, Countryman . . . ” 30 English Design by Emily Todd