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WHY pursue proficiency in another language?

Research shows bilinguals can have:

Improved English skills Enhanced brain function Delay of dementia

Alzheimer's of approximately 4-5 years

 Trips to plays,

museums, restaurants, conventions

 National/regional

language competitions

 Movie nights  Guest speakers  Singing and

feasting Learning a language is not just food, flags and famous people! In addition to classroom activities, our students also can take advantage of

• pportunities like

these:

How can I get the SEAL of BILITERACY? 1.In which language will you be assessed? 2.See Frau Hall to sign-up for the test (AAPPL) by March 1, 2017. 3.Testing takes place on March 29, 2017. 4.Complete application by MAY 1 of graduation year.

• 4. Pass ENGLISH SOL

Spanish for Fluent Speakers (SFS) Senora Fernandez is our SFS teacher. She currently teaches one section of students in levels I, II, III. Students are assessed and placed appropriately.

Build your college application or resume with activities and events from your world language classes.

• Join . . . a language club.
• Lead . . . as a club or Honor Society officer .
• Serve . . . by tutoring other students in the World Language

Center or as a WHS Peer Tutor of language.

• Model . . . your passion for language by staying with the

language and being inducted as a WLC Honor Society Member.

• Apply . . . to attend an immersion or partial immersion language

academy.

• Host . . . an exchange student.
• Travel . . . as an exchange student.

According to the National Institutes of Health:

Plans for Foreign Travel:

…. for allowing us to work with your fine sons and daughters.