Nova High School - Nebula Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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6 Media Lab Changes Students 1. Vic Valdes look- ing pleased be- cause he won. 2. Barbara Webb and Robert Thun- ander playing scrabble. . M pi CAROL HILL: DEE HOBBS: GARY HOLLAHAN: coed p.e. main office secretary english, vocabulary The trick is to change the attitude of students who hate school to the point of not be- ing able to function in a regular classroom says Vic Valdes, Media Lab teacher. His formula for accomplishing these miracles is to help the students learn self- confidence. His classes are small which enables him and his students to get to know each other. Mr. Valdes expects a lot from his students and the individual attention makes it possible for the students to grow both academically and socially. Mr. Valdes is aided by Mr. Mike Slone, who teaches two classes, Mrs. Barbara Webb, a full time instructional aide, and by several student assistants. V, NHL DIANE HASTINGS: english, yearbook X, EVLYN HAUTALA: english, drama ,L LEENIE HOLLIDAY: health clerk DONNA HORD: instructional aide

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ROBERT FINK- driver education. BETTY HANKS- teacher primary s.l.d. class. BEULAH HANSEN- aide, pre-algebra basic math. JULIE HARVEY- spanish, personal growth. DAVID FRASER- JAN GRANTHAM- JOHN GRANTHAM- DICK HALVORSEN- driver education, painting, pottery. coed physical geography. earth personal growth. education. science. Mr. Steve Williams has been teaching per- sonal growth for six years and said, I like it because it has a lot to do with sociology and psychology, but I don't think there's enough time given to teach all we need to in personal growth. When the program was called State Requirements, a whole semester was spent on this course, but it's now only one quarter with the other quarter spent on driver's education. 1. Doug Eastman models his derby. 2. 'Wanna Certs Mr. Halvorsen?' asks Andy lde. 3. Bob Capes kicked back, relaxed, and enjoyed things after program changes were made. 4. Bob Capes, Joan Pollard, Lupe Cilenti, Frank DeWald, and Gerry Dangl. I r V ,.. ...I . ,er W . 125

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K ., xilisxi V 'l 'ltwtt Xml JEANETTE HOSKINS: instructional aide RON HOWARD: lyPir1Q,Qe09raDhy DEANNA KAUFMANN library KATHIE KEFILEY: english Instructional Aides JACK HUMPHREY: VAL JORDAN: english geometry, pre-algebra algebra This past year the instructional aides worked more with Geography, Per- sonal Growth, and Drivers' Education classes than they have in the past. The use of aides in the classrooms, called paraprofessional teachers, has meant that the teacher-student ratio in classes has changed from 30-1 to 15-1, an important factor when a stu- dent needs some individual help with assignments. Nova is proud of their instructional aides. According to Virgil Smith we have the best instructional aides in the district. C x A -1. N-. A t 5 an , Ora Kleis models the latest in ladies' hats. 127