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World Language Department

Hartford Union High School

 

Mission Statement

It is our mission to maximize student involvement and achievement in listening, speaking, reading and writing in a world language which will provide motivation for further language study.  Through this study, students will gain an appreciation for cultural diversity and inspiration to become better world citizens.

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Announcements


GAPP
Exchange Fundraiser

Product delivery will be Wednesday, May 11th after school.  Please come prepared to store these frozen products.

Car Wash is this Saturday, May 7th from 8-4 at the Kwik Trip by McDonald's.  Please bring old towels and a bucket with sponges or rags! 

NEXT PARENT MEETING:  May 23 at 7pm

 

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Teachers/Courses

**CLICK on the underlined names to access each teacher's web page or the course descriptions.

ELL

Mrs. Algiers
She attended Marquette University and double majored in Spanish and Speech Therapy.  She attended the University of Madrid during her Junior year.  After college she moved to southern Spain for several years.  She has traveled extensively to over 40 countries and 5 continents.  This is her first year at HUHS with previous experience at MPTC and Herman School.  In her free time, she enjoys camping, traveling, she completed her first mini-triathlon this past summer.


French
Course Descriptions
:  French I, II, III,  IV
Mr. Granger
He attended UW-Milwaukee where he earned a major in French.  He studied in Paris at the University of Paris-Sorbonne.  He earned his Master's Degree in French and completed his education certification from Marquette University.  He traveled extensively in France, Europe, French-speaking Africa and Haiti.  This is his third year at HUHS teaching French II, III, and IV,  and 2 sections of Spanish I.


German
Course Descriptions
:  German I, II, III, IV (Honors)

Mrs. Scharpf
She is a German native who came to Hartford in 1993 as an Amity Aide from Solingen.  She graduated from the University of Cologne, Germany with a Master's Degree in English as a Second Language and English Literature in 1992.  After getting married here, she worked on getting her teaching license in German as a world language and had taught German part-time at various schools in the area, such as one of our feeder schools, Saylesville School, from 1996-2003.  She also translated for local businesses and taught German classes for adults through Moraine Park Technical College.  Frau Scharpf had worked at HUHS on a part-time basis since 1998 and joined the department as a full-time staff member in the 2003-04 school year.
Mrs. Piittmann
She attended UW-Platteville where she earned a triple major in German, International Studies and Education with a French minor.  She lived and studied in Kassel, Germany during her time at the university and has traveled in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and several other non-German speaking countries.  This is her second year at HUHS with 8 years of previous experience at Campbellsport Junior High/High School.  She is currently teaching German II and French I.  She enjoys reading, baking, walking her dog, sports and spending time with her family.


Spanish
Course Descriptions
:  Spanish I, II, III, IV (Honors), V (Honors)
 
 

Mr. Scharpf

He attended UW-Whitewater with a semester abroad at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.  He earned a double major in English and Spanish at Whitewater.   He has a Master's Degree in Spanish from Cal State-Sacramento.  With this program he studied summers in Guanajuato, Mexico, Arequipa, Peru, Burgos, Spain (He received a Rockefeller Fellowship to study there.), and San Jose, Costa Rica. His Master's thesis was entitled, "La Desforestación de la Selva Tropical".  A él le gusta pescar en Pickel Lake, Ontario.  También le encantan los Cerveceros y los Empacadores.  Es entrenador de fútbol para los chicos de 7 años.  Su equipo se llama los "Boppers."
Mrs. Palmer
She has been teaching at HUHS for 18 years.  She attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and graduated with a major in Spanish and Education with a Professional Business minor.  She earned her Master's Degree from National Louis University in Curriculum and Instruction.  Currently she is teaching Spanish III and IV.  She has traveled to Mexico, Spain, and South America and lived for a year in Peru.  She enjoys traveling, collecting antiques, crafting, spending time with her family, playing golf, and running.
 
Ms. Fendt

This is her 16th year teaching at HUHS.  She went to Carroll College, where she earned a major in Spanish and a double minor in Education and English.  She earned a Master's degree in Education through Aurora University.  Currently she is teaching Spanish 1 and 2. She has traveled to Spain, Colombia, and Mexico.  She enjoys reading, crafting and spending time with her son.
 
Mrs. Weise
This is her 6th year teaching at HUHS.  She went to UW-Milwaukee and earned a degree in Education, English and Spanish.  She's currently working on her Master's degree in Reading and Language Arts from Cardinal Stritch University.  She is teaching Spanish I and Global Communications this year.  She has studied and traveled in Mexico.  She enjoys reading, spending time with her husband and dogs, and traveling.

**Mrs. Algiers and Mr. Granger are also teaching sections of Spanish.  See above for more information.

 

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Trips

French

German --GAPP Exchange Fundraiser is arriving Wednesday, May 11th after school.  Please be prepared to make your deliveries! 

Car Wash is this Saturday, May 7th from 8-4 at the Kwik Trip by McDonald's.  Please bring old towels and a bucket with sponges or rags! 

NEXT PARENT MEETING:  May 23rd at 7pm

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Amity Aides

Please welcome Bodo von der Trenck from Heidelberg, Germany!  He will be with us all year.  Give him a warm Wisconsin welcome!  He is staying with the Scharpf Family. 

 

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Photos

Some recent class photos--click on each to see better!  :)
   
   
   
   
   

 

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International Club

See our new webpage under activities or click here!

 

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