Bonanza High School - Golden Visions Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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for Gym Area Departments Vandalism in late August threatened the continuation of the behind the wheel driving courses. Bonanza had three automatic automobiles which insurance agents declared i'totaled. The cars were replaced, but as a safety precaution they were parked nightly at a well lit gas station near Bonanza. To take behind the wheel students had to be 1516 fears old and have a Nevada driver's permit. The students l payed 530 to the bank before undertaking 12 hours of simu- lator driving, then finally were allowed to drive four hours in a school district automobile. I Guest speakers for drivers education classes appeared dur- ing the last two weeks of the semester in which a safety unit was taught. Shock films were a big portion of the tactics used to scare teenagers into driving safely. M1454 , ,A Jls j I t :Tv if' faq. I If Vk,. A . 5 9 15:25 .1 . N . . 'sfflfszf -I K -, . fit , in ,iff-11555 I if i i' f ,,,...,,., 5 - W I r ' '- A., ip A . l... as t ., . ,I V krg l Q. . ,I . , - A -1 iii if A Darcie Mastrobattisto prepares to mount the parallel bars for a demon- stration in the co-ed pe classes unit on gymnastics. , health, physical education, drivers education 169

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Concern for proper development of the student's mental, physical, and emotional selves demanded in-depth coverage from the health teachers. Methods for teaching health were as varied as the men who taught it. Movies were a major tool used in teaching health. Health teachers agreed that health was one of the most practical courses a student could enroll in. Changes Are Few Four new teachers, Howard Leavitt, Kurt Schnabel, Ann Young, and Jill Averett Ca transfer from the science depart- mentj added variety to the physical education department. Along with the new teachers came the change to co-ed P.E. The change was a smooth one with the biggest problem being the locker room situation. The problem was resolved by reas- signing locker room supervision by sexes. af 4 M 'av ,V 7 Fil A A Jim Floethlin, Robert Rose, Lori Robinson, Laurie Mueller, and Mar- vie Sharples go through the motions of simulator driving before the film begins. A Troy Frandsen listens in while Sharon Stills lectures on cancer. 5 Carol Johnson distributes pamphlets on the hazards of cigarette smoking to the lungs. 168 health physical education, drivers education il A 'LZLTXZ - 1 z V. 5313545524 Y' ,585 m'I7wf'fi .W

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Bonanza Faculty Proud of Test Scores Bonanza High School's administration and faculty should have been and were proud. ln October of 1978, eleventh grade students took the California Achievement Test throughout the Clark County School District. Bonanza's eleventh graders aver- aged above the national percentile in language, total math, and total reading. ln all of Clark County, Bonanza was the only sen- ior high school to be above the national average in all three cat- egories. Elmer Wolff, Assistant Principal in charge of curriculum at Bonanza, felt the most important factor behind the school's excellent performance was the college-type way in which the students were registered. He felt that this type of registration put the responsibility of having to pass classes on the students. Choosing their own classes kept the students from backing out of a class that they found too difficult or that they didn't like. Mr. Wolff said, The realization, that if students choose classes they are stuck with them, forces the students into doing the work that enables them to score high on the tests. p Rick Hanna, counselor in charge of achievement testing, reviews the instructions for giving the California Achievement Test. ' V T ssrrsesrr f, ww. U 1MH3'1'wSMi2f--Sffiaffw-tm sg-ft.:Mw,::r,.::t.sr1:-.1r:.fig.'re.fe:,.figEieticisititiftfft , ,13gusgrsggifggas-QeielflegfzwsistQ-1,.W,..v,U,rytg33f,L's,gswe,.-8zmi.Lzsegni.fai2z H1 'Heir-. . H f its -Wee... ... .am .1r,.:W-ca. awafezfacrtzaixseimrtlsiltGt-.tu fr.:-rt? ,sr sr 1-Mm-1-r, 'sfr,.x:.wfz::sz.:e- r E251Yeti:EYEfiqggfiifv-51495-:liz.4feSwa.11411x3as:zggbwibfhfiwlxiilfgggggggggggff3135531rL5-1gagq5,?cr.-q:P1s:l11:szt.fz::n,, :v1auz.'sw,.s2. ewes ff: t.:-yew: tg145qffg1g,gq,:nfu.zfsoas.Estesit-:rr,-qgfmsfas.sufzgrge me A521-mliftmis, 1.1-'ful-fa..-if.-. an we.yi.,.Q,tf,,.e,ff,s 97ll5V'S'lawn?'tiffiifiylQYflS?E??1EZ?I?.I5i5i?fEf3:.55'i53u5?:fvEr4:e':5Q:g,lgg7jA1355ftjgqggk Af-is gm, 5113135 ,ji iflffislz,.fi:gigjzf,EQggEQ51352Q35j552253LQ2?lgEEiE5Ig'SfJjj55jAQ5giQg.fi1'3,Qig25Eg5f32::S,1341537 :S,rI?r..S.'lI'fi2Z t1 If1i5'i'LLf'iL1 1 Ziff - ff--f, 1- ,fi .--f .-f,.4,..e,t...,....a..,.,u....,,,a ..... . ., ,f ,, ., 5 .rrr iff .... l 'V-i 'i li, iff: uf:-'ff'il?r 1-TEV Slate U4 , rilemefttsetzlitaafiliwfQevelenmevial.. React , if'Qe ,r.f .llf A .lls rr,.i T T L-.OQY 1711? i 170 faculty