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

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CO u Z u Q Time to Show our Talent I What is an? Many people think art is strictly drawing. They forget about courses like leather, ceramics, and jew- elry. Instead of looking at these classes as something which requires a lot of hard work and a natural talent, some just consider them to be easy to pass classes. But how many people do you W orking quickly and easily. Amy Tait puts on the finishing touches. A dream car takes on the shape of reality in David Luna ' s sculpture. Making it look easy, Francis Olivier crafts a pot on the wheel. Using a picture as a starting point, Alexia Montibon makes real life look even better. know that can turn a lump of clay into a vase, or make an exact copy of a pic- ture from a magazine? Without fail, our fine arts depart- ment brings home the majority of awards when they enter contests ev- ery spring. Any student can sign up for these courses and earn a passing grade, but every year there are those students who discover that they have a real gift for leather working, or throw- ing pots, or painting pictures, or creat- ing fine jewelry. And it is these stu- dents who benefit most from the classes, and the rest of us who benefit from getting to know them and admire ' their work. Christine B. and Ann We Want To

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u u Using her fluent Spanish. Sonja Singh impresses freshman, Twina Jones in Mrs. Allenbaugh ' s class. In her second year at MVHS. Ms. Alberga keeps the attention of the class while questioning them in Time For New Cultures Have you ever watched a foreign movie that didn ' t have subtitles, and not been able to figure out what was going on? Whether it ' s Spanish, French, or German you could learn it right here! Learning a foreign language was like learning to talk all over again, but if you hang in there you ' ll get it! Jennifer Walrath admitted, It ' s inter- esting to learn a foreign language. But Shelly Winters complained, You have homework every single day! And for most of us, learning a foreign language wasn ' t as easy as studying the past. In most history classes, you memo- rized dates of events and names of historical people while trying to re- late it to all that had happened in the past or was currently happening some- where else. Those who had developed an interest in those classes tended to also become interested in public speak- ing, law, and politics. Concentration and dedication was all that was needed in getting involved in a foreign language or any type of cultural class. Students that devoted themselves to those academically in- clined classes where generally reward- ed with high grades and a sense of ac- complishment. We Want to Know Everything I