Woodland Baptist Christian School - Aquila Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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Honors in a Second Language The Spanish Honor Society has been organized in our school for the past three years. The chapter is named Las Aguilas Christianas, or the Christian Eagles. The spon¬ sor is Mrs. Loida F letcher, the school’s Spanish teacher. Requirements for entrance into the society include translations from both spoken conversations and tapes and written articles in newspapers and magazines. Nominees also memorize and re¬ cite poetry and literature and study the Spanish verb forms and grammar rules. Students that are inducted dur¬ ing the ceremonies must have met all these requirements and have an averages of at least a “B.” Only those students in Spanish II, III, and IV are considered and they must remain in Spanish for the re¬ mainder of their years at WBCS. The Spanish Honor Society is composed of Sponsor and officers, left to right: Mrs. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Fletcher, Barry Walker, Jeff Orvin, Carrie Combs. 64 Spanish Honor Society

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Jr. and Sr. High Science Clubs are Sponsored by Mrs. Faye Rich and Mrs. Carol Smitherman. The members of these clubs were re¬ quired to pay dues to enable them to go on field trips. Various speakers were invited during the year. Among these was a doctor from the Gross Anatomy Department at Bowman Gray who brought human bones and a pig’s heart with which he explained blood circulation and showed valves. Another was Mr. Robert Rich who came and explained about the requirements for accep¬ tance to medical school. Other events included learning about CPR and the presentation of a Science magic show by the members. After class, Mrs. Smitherma n and Mrs. Rich discuss the next meeting. Setting an example for the group, the sci¬ ence club officers conduct an experiment. The Junior High officers take turns study- Using various colored solutions, these ing a specimen under the microscope. members learn the properties of water. Science Club 63

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The officers and sponsor make all the ma- The Latin Honor Society is also made up of jor decisions affecting the members. tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. The Latin Honor Society is the national Latin honors organization and is represented by a chapter in our school. The sponsor is Mrs. Mary Young, the Latin teacher at Woodland. The society members have to be outstanding achievers in Latin and must maintain a “B” average. There are a set number of mem¬ bers from each school in the soci¬ ety and our selections must come from the advanced Latin classes — Latin II, III, and IV. There are no induction requirements except for showing excellence in the study of the language. This year’s officers were Dawn Perry, Laura Wooten, Carolyn Binkley, Cindy Holland, and Tere¬ sa Marsh. Latin Honor Society 65