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Club member shares c u l t u r e > language with students

By Dan Gillespie the school district came to
A Mexican student at­ the high school's A-Wingand
tended Ralston this year. His trick-or-treated from each
name was Mauricio Tejeda, classroom, each decorated
and heattended school while by a different RHS club.
living with relatives. They also sponsored a
He was a Spanish V stu­ M exican orphan named
dent, correction, a Spanish V Gabriel Mendez Gomez.
aide who helped the students Theorphanage was in a small
with things they didn't un­ village named Miacatlan,
derstand, and got up in front and there were many celeb­
of the class and told about rities who sponsored chil­
how he survived the 1985 dren in the orphanage as
Mexico City earthquake. well, such as Helen Hayes
Tejeda, who was a sopomore, and Raquel Welch. Gomez
did not return for the '90-'91 was 1 8 years old, and would
school year, but indicated he soon be leaving the orphan­ ysgr
might return for his senior age. The club sponsored him
year. Ontopofall this,Tejeda for three years, and they
was also a member of Span­ wrote letters back and forth.
ish Club.
Spanish Club does many
activites, according to Span­
ish Club Sponsor Denton
Hoy. They sponsored the
Ram Sweet Treat Night. The
night before Holloween,
young children from all over

SPANISH CLUB
Front Row: Sponsor Denton
Hoy, Treasurer Darcy Richard,
Mary Dillon, Vice President
Gretchen Tomcykowski,
President Kelly Konwinski,
Secretary Amy Benish, SGO
Representative Kristy Endersby
Row 2: Steph Searson, Amy
Garofolo, Amy Kottman, Julie
Jensen, Valerie Paskac, Mauricio
Tejeda, Jason Jokerst Row 4:
Debbie Fritz, Jenny Stolz, Micki
Sievers, Becky Hornbacher,
Alexandra Willis, Will Willis Back
Row: Mike Naber, Matthew
Black