Have you ever wanted to speak another language? Well at SJHS a Spanish enrichment class is taught by Mr.Beebe, the Spanish teacher, from seventh through ninth grade. For those who are not familiar with the Spanish class here is what it is like.
Mr. Beebe said that they play a lot of games because “I think games make learning more fun and enjoyable.” Kosner Lewis, a seventh grade Spanish student, says they have played a game called “cerca and lejos” where the class hides an item in the classroom while a student waits in the hall. The student in the hall has to find the item once they are called back into the class. As the student is searching the class is saying “closer” in Spanish. When the student gets closer to the hiding spot the class gets louder until they are virtually screaming.
In Spanish one, the eighth grade Spanish class, the students play what Mr. Beebe calls “speed interviews.” He explains that it is like a speed dating game. The students have one minute to ask a list of questions about one another, but they have to ask and answer them in Spanish. When time is up they switch partners and ask the questions with their new partner.
In Spanish two, the ninth grade Spanish class, students have learned about foreign exchange, and have learned how to fill out foreign exchange applications. They have even filled out fake ones in class. Mr. Beebe also said that at the end of the school year, students will go on a fake cruise and, for the last couple of weeks of school, are expected to only speak Spanish.
Michael Bravo, an eighth grader in the Spanish one class, said the reason he is learning Spanish is, “because my dad speaks Spanish and my culture is Mexican.”
Becca Hammond, a ninth grader in Spanish class, also says that she joined Spanish class, “[Because] my mom’s side of the family speaks Spanish.” As seen from these two students, family is a similar reason why students opt to take Spanish class.
However Kosner Lewis said that the reason he decided to take Spanish class was “so I could communicate to others who speak Spanish.”
As you can see, there is no one reason to learn Spanish.