Moreno Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Sunnymead, CA)

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As the student population increases, the staff popula- tion struggles to keep up with the numbers as shown in this crowded meeting. Looking for just the right facts, Mrs. Prescott thinks about the large population here, which is much bigger than when she was here as a student, and feels just plain overcrowded. Cheryl Melilli Agriculture Julie Mendez Spanish Suzanne Miles Guidance Clerk Joanne Mott Marceline Representative Marciia Muldoon English Margaret O ' Brien Don Miller ESL English, Perf. Arts. Dave Olson Alma Mittleider ASB, Journalism, Secretary, Principal Cheer Susan Moehring Robert McDonald Fine Arts, Art Counseling Marcia Moquin Home Economics I he custodians wisely stand back during passing per- iods to avoid being crunched in the crowd, as Mr. Dos- well demonstrates. The more the merrier ' ' is Mr. Twe- dell ' s philosophy. He is operating on the theory that the bigger the school, the better the football team. It doesn ' t look as if he has the full support of student Gerald Spen- cer. Those that feel the overcrowding the most seem to be those who have been around the longest. Mr. Lukens was in the first graduating class and says that the big population stinks! We Want You

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You will discover, points out Mr. Burch, to his SciFi students that most Martians are avid Classic Coke fans. Simple instruction from Math 9 teacher.Mr. Hunt, reveals to Tim Tardie, that I Coke plus I Pepsi equals too much sugar. Looking up from a stack of Intro to S.S. papers, Mrs. Hayes admits that she prefers Pepsi. Joseph Leiss Mike Lukens ROTC Social Science, Karen Lesser Volleyball. Basketball Fine Arts, Arts Gloria Luna Eric Lindner Classroom Aide Social Science Diane Luxton Tom Logan Hearing Impaired P.E. Jim MacMillan Louida Lowery Math. Softball. Cafeteria Assist, A.D. Jan Lukens Lou Ann Martin Secretary. Guidance Cafeteria Julie Masters Science. Interact rlaunting his preference at a faculty meeting. Mr. Ford demonstrates his support of Pepsi. Leiss Masters

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TOwm L ©wm ©in s Finally there was relief in sight as the decision was made to open Canyon Springs next year with 9th and 10th grade only, housing the school on the Alessandro Campus. That meant that of the 2800+ students and 140 teachers here, there would be a few fewer next year. So this was it. The turning point. From this mo- ment on there are two high schools in Moreno Valley. The MoVal campus will still service about 2600 students. And, like the rest of us, teachers felt the strain of massive numbers. A very cre- ative Mr. Cochran said he felt about the larger population like Wally George feels about Donahue. She came from the big state of Texas, but in her second year at MoVal, Mrs. Richardson said that if we get any larger, the health department should close us down. A very observant, Mrs. Cannon, felt that we were handling .9 the growth very well unless you try to cross the quad at lunch. What made the year bearable was the effort made by almost all to make the big numbers a positive experience. Mrs. Wil- son said that if we overlooked the difficul- ties, it ' s a nice experience for students to have the opportunity to meet so many different people. It has its moments (new blood, ideas, etc.), pointed out Mr. Cook, but I still prefer a smaller school. Coach Logan reached the same point many did when he admitted, I ' ve gotten to the place that I can ' t feel a thing. Final- ly, remembering the good ole days Mrs. Shepherd recalled, when I started teach- ing here, there were 1200 students. Some of my classes only had 12 students, and we all knew most of the students in the school. Cheryl Melilli Julie Mendez Suzanne Miles Don Miller Alma Mittleider Susan Moehring Marcia Moquin Joanne Mott Marciia Muldoon Margaret O ' Brien Dave Olson Robert McDonald Melilli n McDonald