Terry High School - Brigade Yearbook (Rosenberg, TX)

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l f German and French Upon completion of the German courses, many students were able to speak simple German conversa- tions as well as write Ger- man with fluency and good grammar. German was a very A Students of German class are freshmen Cindy Tisdale, Lilly Alberan, sophomores Joe Dujka, John Perkins, Earl Sheffield, and Brian Bosely. Top right: French club sponsor Sue Lane Brown works hard to plan club functions. P Freshman Stephanie Smitheal, junior Lisa Gubbels, and freshman Staci Smitheal, are The few, the proud, the French clubbersf' P French class provides opportunity to learn a new language and culture! Freshman Christian Becerra reflects upon the day's learning ac- tivities, V ,.. 'W M W r,, , i . f T , ix interesting course that al- lowed the students to study Germany as well as other German speaking countries. German was offered at four levels which involved the students in greater amounts at the higher levels. lt proved to be a very rewarding class for all of those students that were enrolled. With the help of Mr. William Wright much was learned about the com- plex language of German. Y ' W. gf, 1 . -2,1 new ,gg-A, A lun.. sv s...... t ,,,g , ge. 1 Ste it . c I g g I 4 K E .G s..s,3 za I A I KV .'v ,' . A - gl

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....t.., .,,.,'- l X3 15 5 A .,k .lklwvvnlsglv r- t .... t W, rs' . wx A Mr. Donaldson recuperates after his sixth period class. 4 Junior Ginger Luellen checks up on senior Chris Thompson. A Sophomore Kristen Frasier and junior Mona Gonzales strain to see the learning the O Lulllnglunguuge any students had the opportunity to further their knowledge of foreign languages by studying Latin. The course was an elective taught by Dr. James Donaldson. Latin introduced the students to a language that influenced the Western civilization, and by reading Latin and translations of M 4 Latin classmates absorb new root word meanings. Latin, the students became involved with many great Latin authors such as Vergil and Cicero. To better understand Latin the students did an extensive study of the Roman culture and civilization. Latin was a true challenge for all of those students who took the course. 115

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lf f ' S K if all year lon Many Terry students had the opportunity to learn about France's language and culture through the French classes taught by William Wright and SueLane Brown. The French lan- guage was taught and ex- plored beginning with the basic French vocabulary to conversational French. It prepared many students for further studies of French in college, and gave other students the chance to experience speak- ing another language. All students who took French enjoyed the course's many challenges. Sophomore Laura Cedillo said, French W , ,..,Y , W... ,, 4 ,V 1 f,,, W 'ab l 4 Sophomore Michael Shoemaker, juniors Lisa Gubbels, Stacy and Alaina Lawler, Shawn Konesheck, Robin Keiffer and senior Gladys Munoz find French an uplifting experience. was a very exciting classy it was definitely a challenge to learn such a unique foreign language. i',v'A '..A A Juniors Shawn Konesheck, Robin Keiffer and Lisa Gubbels search for a pen to take notes in French class. 4 Though learning French is fun, these club members stand proud and true beneath the ole red, white, and blue. 117