Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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F.,----'f ,... Above left: Caroline Taylor gives a talk on Noel in France. Above right: P. Duval, H. Holcombe, D. Ngo, C. Taylor. Below: French Club. Back row: V. Hinton, S. Voss, A. Stallsmith, B. Hook, U. Bhatt, M. Schuster, D. Martin. Front row: S Mahane, N. Szabo, D. Ngo, L. Bruch, President H. Holcombe, M. Stark. .--..,v N 771e French Club wishes WJ a Merry Christmas Their favorite cheese is bert, their favorite play is and they are our own connoisseurs the distinct French culture. Under tl guidance of lVIs. Louise Kamenjar, tl French Club was bigger than ever with about twenty members. TI primary purpose behind the club is promote interest in the culture, ct toms, and language of France. T achieve this goal, members planni and took part in activities such visiting French restaurants and art leries downtown and having sli shows of Paris or the French count side. Their motto? Vive la France Q i l 'Vive la Franc! Below: M. Schuster, H. Holcombe, D. D. Ngo. French Club members merrily caroling.

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v - ' ' 'I TVpw1,l C I r in if A - on Q sql' rl l Classical Society. Front row: L. Chan, G. Ke, L. Bogart, K. Felbe Weinmann, N. Szabo, L. Yee, E. Wahlman, M. McGettigan, P. Cohen. T P. Katrosh, M. Kirkpatrick, J. lnterrante, D. Vwnkler, D. Spiro. Consuls, culture, caroling: passing time with antiquity Society members have a lunch time feast. Leetha Yee directs Society members in Latin caroling. Our purpose is to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature, and culture of ancient Rome and Greece. We also strive to give other students some un- derstanding ofthe debt our own socie- ty owes to that of classical antiquity, said Leetha Yee, consul for the Classi- cal Society. During the course of the year, our Classical Society attended some of the cultural centers in the D. C. area, in- cluding the Kennedy Center and vari- ous museums. We also enjoyed the annual Christmas caroling in Latin, along with what we consider to be the most important event of all: the ldes of Nlarch Interclassical Exhibition. The Society also did much that was just for fun, such as holding home- Below: Classical i - , . - :.,. V , ...,.,, . . , 4 , 4, ,nip f- -N ' , vd7iqii?,i?,fU'.I,i: ,l L, N gr . Lf. .- ,V 1 A i 1.x,+Li1r.1Q3g5.:-Hifi 1: .. Below: Classical Society caroling. , assi' made spaghetti dinners, going bowl- ,Q q ing, and attending a few of the Greeklltalian festivals in the area. L l T 'M Below: P. Katrosh puzzles over dilemma while L. S' - ' Yee, S. Smith, and N. Szabo look on. 4 ir- 'L . g . f Z I on 5 9 , . l. Q . I f t kk Q , , Z1 ,L i 2 2 2 H W i Sl Il at fy l i ' , Z l .f ji, , I ix! -, ' f . ' Q. r. Second row: S. hird: A. Rosenthal,

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ggi l l Vice President Kathy Lambros and Mrs. Wright, faculty sponsor conduct an Honor Society meeting. of 'Lope de Vega' During a candlelight ceremony in December, prospective members took the vows of Lope de Vega, our chap- ter of the National Spanish Honor Society. ln taking the vows, these scholars pledge to preserve the Span- ish culture and language and to help others in Spanish by tutoring. Our chapter was set up in 1961 to recog- nize excellent achievement of students in levels two through four of Spanish. The Society is not all seriousness, however. We also participated in activ- ities such as an annual trip to lVlrs. Wright's boat in Annapolis, and a Pot Luck DinnerlChristmas Party, and an International Luncheon. Below: M. Po rash, K. Lambros, M. Purcell