We have brought back our Latin program, which is taught by our new teacher, Mrs. Wanis. We wanted to interview her so that parents, students, and other teachers can learn more about her.
Mrs. Wanis learned to speak Latin from her aunt, Jill Watson, and yes, she’s in relation to Mr. Watson. In fact, Mrs. Wanis is Mr. Watson’s daughter. Mrs. Wanis said,
“It was good growing up in that Watson household; I’m a lot like my dad in the case that I love discussion and to talk about different things. I preferred to be with my family. They’re a lot of fun.”
Mrs. Wanis thinks that Latin can be easier to learn just because it’s more regular than English. With English, you have so many different forms of one word. With Latin, if there’s one rule, it always abides by that rule, but it can also be a little more difficult because there’s a lot more memorization.
Although Mrs. Wanis speaks Latin very well and is able to translate, she doesn’t consider herself to be fluent, because Latin isn’t a spoken language. She doesn’t know everything there is to know about it, but living in Egypt and being around the African and Arabic languages have enabled her to have a good ear and sound when learning language.
Mrs. Wanis said,"It (Latin) honestly benefits you when you’re trying to learn a new language.”
Mrs. Wanis said,”I’m excited that we started a Latin program here because it’ll help students with other subjects. It’s wonderful to learn, and we haven’t had a Latin program here for a long time.”
’m sure I speak for all of AVC when I say we’re more than happy Mrs. Wanis is here and we can’t wait to see how the year goes for her.
By Paige Chappel, 11th grade
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