Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2006, Page 192

Description:	\<&f$4story By. Megan CampbellLanguage clubs were a place to truly get more involvedwith a different way of life. The French, Spanlsh,japanese,jerman, and Latin clubs at south provided a firsthand link toother cultures with a local twist.The French club held a fashion show which showcasedthe latest styles from. Paris, or close to it. They also sent Southstudents to study for several weeks in France. This provided thestudents a chance to talk with native sfeakers.c\erman is different, said Dylan c^alyan-wilkerson,oj). <serman club provided a non-romance language experience,every person who took jerman was in jerman club.every spring the Latin club hosts Latin pay, a chancefor students from, both North and South to wear togas andspeak in a dead language, [wel eat gyros, baklava, have aspeaker, and flay Latin games, explained Natasha Maly-sheva, OS. she added, were actually planning the resurrection of the language. Latin provides a basis for most romancelanguages.The spring held many opportunities forjafan Clubwhich hosted exchange students from obirin,japan. The nativeJapanese lived with and spent time with students at south whowere studyingjapanese. The students exferienced an immersion injapanese culture.During the fall, the Spanish club flanned the Dla deLos Muertos (Day of the Dead) fiesta, a sort of Halloween. TheSfanish club also went out and ate at different local Spanishrestaurants to try and get a little taste of the culture, [weljust want to inform, people about the culture, said vice presidentLeshonda Lilliard.Whether through exchanging students, celebrations, orjust eating a new food, the language clubs frovided an immersion into a different culture.Belowjayme Carney. OJ hangsup decorative flowers for Day of theDead. Spanish Club members decorated South in celebration of theMexican holiday.oneAbove: Latin Club memtbers fourdrinks during a Latin Club meeting.This was one of five different language clubs at south this past year.Below: Latin Club students stand inline waiting for their games to start.Latin Daw wasa£n-filled da\A for1 U ILatin Club students.Above: lav Piercefield, Mattjose-and Chris vanhooser, all OS, filmfor jerman Club. German Club wasknown for their celebration of Okto-ber Fest.inety-two Activities
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