Weslaco High School - La Palma Yearbook (Weslaco, TX)

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pA,A,,A EQUAXQQEW, BOTTOIVI CENTER: Pan American Ifolk and Glory Dancers presented a special programuluan Valdez dances with a PA U stu- dent. BELOW: Getting familiar with the Nlexican territory are Diana Cavazos and joel Pcralez. Pan American Folk and Glory Dancers Juan Valdez and a Pan American student. L .y L r- .xg Ji - . Aw Academ1csf17

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FAR RIGHT: Gladys Pfrim- mer and Homer Villarreal listen ton and read a Freneh hook at the same time. Playing a French record in Order to get more familiar in ac- cents and intonations is Juvenal Luna. Records, Tapes Help Students of Language French and Spanish class members played records and tapes to familiarize themselves with the pronunciation of words of both languages. ln all language classes, they learned how to speak Spanish and French, and about the history of the countries which speak them. The PASF and French clubs, through their activities, enrich the interest of the students in the languages. Both languages study the past and present culture and costumes. The French classes got together to help sponsor a play, and the Spanish classes helped with the uLas Posadasi' and Mexican suppers. Spanish classes, initially, are divided into classes for students whose home language is Spanish, and for those whose home language is English, with special emphasis on needs ol' both groups. Many of the students in French classes already speak fluent English and Spanish, thus French becomes a third language for them. 16fAcademies - .:. , ,.., ,,,,,gy:.,, ,,,..,,,,, W H k,, meme?

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BOTTOM CENTER: Giving the students a helping hand in answering questions is Mrs. D. Ellerd, English lll teacher. She is a graduate of W.ll.S. and started leaching here at midscmester. 1 Sb :B 5? wi' One of the projects that a senior works on is an English research paper. Looking up information for her paper is Eustolia Hemandez. l8lAcademics