Washington Lee High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Add lnfernafional Flavor s Ml'S.Sil'CI'1 Gregorian Eucmnc Griffin Elizabe+h Huls Mrs. Ka+hcrine New+on Mrs. Alice S+. Cyr Mrs. Frances Wcfers WORKING HARD on his dolly ossignmerw of 'rronslcfing o chopfer in Lofin II closs is Sfeve Buckner. Mrs. Selma Webb 23 .4 .N ! v . f.- . , . 1 J., 5 -'.-Q ,',.-ogy.. wr----.I-. . f.,+.f.'-'.'.-- 0 0900..- ..,. -Q. . 'nv .i, . 93 ,Q 4' W. .784 4' '-nf? 41. - 'Q A X f JE..- A rrr fi s Q ' . 'x 4 'I .Fdf .-f'.':r5- 'Q K' a'u:ov:3o Q3 Wu'fu1S 4:29. '. .2211 1 . ff-Exffk 4 4, . xy Q gg 2 X

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. . . French, German, Lalin, Spanish we 3 ,- .- NANCY GLOVER is busily lrying lo coniugale a verb in her Lalin closs. The Language Deparlmenl is conslanlly lrying lo broaden lhe benelil ol language sludy beyond iusl lullilling a college enlrance reguiremenl, Besides sludyinq lhe basic lunda' menlals ol lhe language, lhe more advanced classes also allempl lo speolc more ol lhe language. Four dillerenl languages are ollered in lhe curriculum. Lalin, Spanish ond French may be sludied lor all lour years. while German is ollered lor only lwo years. The embassies, which are lrequenlly visiled by language sludenls, provide a realislic olmosphere lo supplemenl lhe classroom sludies. There are several clubs and honor socielies associaled wilh lhe Language Deparlmenl, The Junior Classical League and Lalin Honor Sociely are open lo qualified Lalin slu- denls: lhe French Club and French Honor Sociely serve lhe same capacily lor French sludenlst lhe lnlernalionol Club is open lo sludenls ol all languages. One ol lhe goals ol lhe Langu-age Deparlmenl is lhe eslablishing ol a German Honor Sociely. The slandardizalion of admission and aclivilies ol lhe language honor socielies has been a currenl proiecl. Wilh ian eye loward selling up a classroom having recording and lislening equipmenl. lhe Language Deparl- menl wishes lo eslablish a Foreign Language Laboraloryf' Language recordings -and equipmenl would be kepl in lhis laboralory, Washinglon-Lee has a higher percenlage ol language sludenls lhan mosl higheschools. MARY LOTT and Larry Fspenshade dlsplav O llOQ OS lhev auiz lhe Spanish class. Sam Tumrning roises his hand lc answer lhe queslion, Wlwol do lhe slars represenl7

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ArTlsTs Publlclze EvenTs by PosTers The TalenTed arTisTs OT our world oTTer excellenT publiciTy Tor school sponsored proiecTs such os dances, concerTs, aThleTics. and soliciTing ciTizen parTicipaTion in drives. While Their posTers and banners are quiTe eTTecTive in odverTising, They also odd beauTy and varieTy To The classrooms and halls. AT ChrisTmas This beauTy is displayed on painTed windows. Some oT The more advanced sTudenT5 have underTolcen The Task oT porTraying The diT'TerenT culTures oT The ages on posTers. These posTers will be used in The Torm oT slides lor counTy insTrucTion. Our arTisTs have been encouraged To parTicipaTe in local and naTional arT and posTer conTesTs. The experience oT compeTing wiTh oThers in This Tield helps To develop The individual TalenTs, NOT only do The arTisTs concern Themselves wiTh adverTis- ing and beauTiTying The school buf They also underTolce any arT proiecTs necessary To The accomplishmenT5 oT oTher deparTmenTs. The scenery Tor The plays is iusT one of The many conTribuTions of TalenT oTTered by our arTisTs. 6 .-rf' -. 4,94 P ki 12,-.N his me T' T I '.-.fe 1 FUTURE INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS Delores NorThrop and GreTchen Green pracTice Texfile designs in Their arT class.