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

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CO ? UJ o V Time To Reach Your Goal The yearly Academic Decathlon was a compe- tition in which every school in the area sent their hardest working students to compete in various subjects such as: History of World War II, English, art, math, and economics. Our students studied these subjects during October and November by taking practice tests and reviewing notes pre- pared by Mrs. Gaertner. The actual event lasted seven hours during which there were three breaks to allow the intense atmosphere to lighten up a bit as the students walked around, got drinks, etc. Ronald Barker one of the students at this year ' s Decathlon recalled, We could feel the tension in the air as soon as we entered the room. Of course, MoVal did very well with an overall finish of third place among all the participating schools in Riverside County. Of the 83 students who competed, junior David Edwards scored sec- ond highest in the combined total of all 10 events. Each school enters two students in each of three divisions according to their GPA. Honors Divi- sion is for those who have a 3.75-4.0 GPA. The Scholastic Division is for those students who range from 3.0-3.74, and the Varsity Division is composed of students with a GPA below 3.0. Over-all awards in the various fields were: Eco- nomics — Brian Loftus. 3rd-, English — David Ed- wards, 1st; Mathematics — David Edwards, 1st; Science — Brian Loftus. 3rd-, David Edwards. 1st-, Essay Writing — David Edwards, 3rdj Interviews Beth Rayfield. 2nd. David Edwards related that the Super Quiz on Immigration was extraordi- narily hard. But he knew that he did his best and looks forward to competing again next year to see if he and the team can do even better. Karia M. and Anna W. nelping celebrate our fine Decathlon show- ing are : Mrs. Ferguson, Assistant Principal, Mrs. Carothers, School Boardi Ms. Juchau, SIP, Dr. Tissire, Assistant Superintendent-, Dr. Wisher, Director of Curriculum, and Mrs. Flinn, GATE Coordinator. As these foreign language students demonstrate hard work is what it takes to be successful on the CAPS or in the Decathlon or just in life itself I We Want To

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I WE 1 I he classroom is where the action takes place and where the ground work is set for academics. Getting the most out of the li- brary are senior Brian Hyde and junior Fran- cine Howe. No surprises in this kitchen, not many anyway for Amy Tait and friends. Gar- bage in, garbage out. Or maybe it ' s Pascal in and Basic out as Brian Fiesta works hard at his terminal. here were over 150 classes of- fered at MoVal. That meant that there should have been something for everybody from college prep classes, to vocational classes, to re- quired and elective classes. New classes offered this year included: Forensics and Debate, and bowling. Most used our four years in high school as an important step in the ladder of higher education. Among other things, we learned about the real world and how to survive in it. It came as a surprise to some to real- ize that the subjects that were being studied now would be useful in life after high school. Although many of us were moti- vated by our interests in extra curricular activities, it was the cur- ricular or academic aspect of school that our lives centered around. From the CAP tests for sen- iors to the Academic Decathlon to the Indio Date Festival for fine arts and the Livestock shows for agricul- ture, curricular activites required a lot of extra time and effort, but the hard work usually paid off in prizes and honors which made us all proud. J J J.

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Superintendent Lee. who has two very personal inter- ests in MoVal, daughter Jamie and son Travis, joins Dr. Dalton (Staff Development Coordinator) and the De- cathlon team for a luncheon provided by Mr. Olson and the A.S.B. A look through the glass shows students hard at work, which is what it is all about. TEAM ID. BACK — Mrs. Gaertner, advisor; Nicole All. Leslie Arnold, Beth Rayfield. FRONT — David Edwards, Ron Barker, Pam Rayfield. Brian Loftus. A Press-Enter- prise reporter interviews David Edwards. Academic Decathlon