There were many reasons for taking Spanish class. For some, it might have been that they want to move to Mexico; for others, it was to get an academic advantage. Others had a deeper meaning.

“Well, my mom used to tell me some Spanish words, and I wanted to learn more,” freshman and Spanish I student Gauge Bishop said. “And she also said that, apparently, if I learn Spanish, I can have a conversation with a French Canadian.”

Spanish was a very popular language to learn, though the vowels are different from English. Some viewed pronunciation as the most difficult aspect, while others found grammar and structure difficult.

“(The most challenging is) grammar and structure because it’s different than English,” senior and Spanish III student Erica Zoglmann said.

Students in Spanish classes do many things, such as projects and assignments that involve the culture as well as the language.

“(For) the Day of the Dead we made ‘calacas’ (skeleton/skulls),” sophomore Micah Wolke said.