Mountain View High School - La Vista Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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echnological advancement s technological advances were being made every day, a strong math and science background was being stressed in high school and college. Over the last ten years, both the math and science departments have expanded to cover the wide variety of aspects of each field. This year a standardized test was given in each of the sci- ences to determine exactly how much the students actually learned. In recent years, the science department has stressed students' learning through individual discovery and they have tried to promote more of an inquisitive thought process in labs and other classroom activities. This was to provoke the stu- dents into thinking through and actually applying each new prin- ciple to real Iife situations instead of just applying them to simulated problems. To survive reality, we've got to pick the right fantasy . . . mine's teaching, contemplated Chance Dunn, chemistry teacher. Mr. Dunn feels that in the future the computer will become a vital part in every classroom. Each student will have his own terminal and teachers will become a thing of the past. Mr. Dunn tried to provide the best environment for learning pos- The early bird . . . - Wayne Slade helps one of his consumer math stu- dents who came into class before school for extra help. Polly want a cracker? - Russ McBride demonstrates a well-trained parrot, which the science department affectionately named Petey. . 54 aaffvza EZZEllZf!Ri-SC -1-1 sible, and in order to do this he felt it was necessary to become more of an explainer of logistics than a presenter of information. My personal goal is to not finish a year without continually learning about my field and to continue a constant progression to self-accessed betterment, stated Mr. Dunn. Another technological aspect covered in the vast array of courses offered to the student body was math. The math depart- ment offered a wide variety of courses ranging from consumer math to calculus. We're here to suit the students' needs and to provide the opportunity for each student to develop talent and maximize their ability, stated Wayne Slade, math department chairman. Mr. Slade tried to base his presentations on interest-oriented learning. He felt that part of being an effective teacher is setting a good example in the hope that the students would pick up on these examples. My personal goal, as a teacher, is to help each student improve their math skills, become a better citizen, and to devel- op greater patience, commented Mr. Slade. Helen Riddle - Science Reed Robinson - Industrial Arts Richard Saggio - English Joseph Scaccia - Math Dom Scafaria - Special Ed. Henry Scheer - Business l I

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Pretty good! - Art teacher Burdell Moody expresses his positive opinion on an art student's interpretation of life. What was my line! - Senior Sharon McGovern tries to remember her lines as a co-worker tries not to lose his train of thought. Marybeth Mason - English Lillian Matlock - English Russ McBride - Science Sandra McCormick - Physical Ed.' Esther McDonald - English Mary McGovern - English Lora Mclntire - Home Economics Pat McMinn - Science!Math aide Judy Meiley - Social Studies Larry Meyes - P.R.O.S. Officer Pat Miller - Special Ed. Robert Miller - Counseling Burdell Moody - Visual Arts Mary Morris - Business Ken Morse - Custodian Kelly Mossman - Sepcial Ed.' Tom Myers - Special Ed.' Cheryl Nelson - English Mel Nicholls - Math Betty Northey - Attendance Cynthia Ogden - Special Ed. Aide Donna O'Haver - Social Studies Tom Pantera - Social Studies Jesse Parker - Social Studies' David Perry - Performing Arts Chris Peterson- English Doreen Pulzato - Math Richard Rader - Performing Arts Rex Rice - Science Carmen Riedel - Foreign Language Facultyvlilzvlllei

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J WX i?.' Can we talk? - Going the distance to help a student, Mr. Dunn patiently explains the concept ot electro dot diagrams to Colleen Cassaday. Listen up! - During one of his lec- tures to his physics class, Rex Rice is caught counting his fingers to empha- size Newton's three laws. Rita Schuster - Student Store Jay Scott - Math Greg Sessions - Social Studies Tacy Shepherd - Home Economics Jean Shields - Physical Ed. Norm Shill - Physical Ed. Wayne Slade - Math' David Smith - Math Don Smith - Social Studies Gayle Smith - P.A.C. Jack Snow - Physical Ed. Pam Snow - Home Economics David Sonius - Social Studies Pat Soto - Foreign Language Helen Stortz - Media Center Kurt Streif - Performing Arts Susan Taylor - Attendance Norine Thornhill - English Faculty!Sc-Th l.1