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

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I Board of School Trustees: Robert Forbuss, Nlemberg Yvonne Atkin- son, Memberg Lucille Lusk, Memberg Shirley Hoist, Memberg Patricia Ben- dorf, Vice-Presidentg Dan Goldfarb, Presidentg Howard Hollingsworth, Clerk. I Ralph Cadwallader, Associate Superintendent ol Secondary Educa- tiong Terry Mannion, Senior High School Director. Academics 149

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Qltlsi-on O al W' Excellence! The Clark County Board of School Trustees were again concerned with the many facets of education in our District. Top priority was given to passage of the Pay-As- You-Go school building pro- gram which was necessary to relieve massive overcrowding in our elementary schoois. Under this funding program, projected school construction would be limited by the yearly tax collected for the purpose of building schools, thereby saving millions of dollars in in- terest payments. Thethree- year school building program included building of three elementary schools in Las Vegas and one in Henderson, and addition of twenty por- table classrooms countywide during the 1986-87 school year. Eight more elementary schools, two schools or major additions, fifty portable classrooms, plus classroom modifcations and other site purchases were planned for the following two school years. The Pay-As-You-Go plan was defeated when it was originally brought before the voters in the spring of 1985. School trustees, ad- ministrators, teachers, and parents worked together to gain public support, and on December 10 the school building program was passed by Clark County voters. Associate Superintendent of Schools Ralph Cadwallacier stated, This program was up- permost in the minds of the trustees. It was essential that the voters approve the fund- ing, and we are extremely pleased that we are able to go ahead with our building plans. On July 11, 1985, the Board of authorized the of a 148 Academics program. This authorization in- cluded the direction that a committee selected by the Division of Secondary Educa- tion will serve as the reviewing and recommending body regarding future course selection. A Distinguished Schoiar's Curriculum Committee was given the assignment to recommend distinguished scholars courses which would receive weighted grades. The committee reviewed the high school curriculum and recom- mended a number of courses in the areas of English, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Foreign Language. The recommenda- tions were presented to and approved by the Board's ad l Robert Wentz Superintendent hoc curriculum committee. Mr. Paul explained, This pro- gram should provide incentive and reward for students who enroll in these classes. Another innovation im- plemented by the Board of School Trustees for the 1985-86 school year was the ln-House Suspension Pro- gram, which provided ongoing education for students who were being reprimanded for less serious offenses at school. The Nevada State Legislature voted funding for district personnel saiary in- creases and for creation of new programs in the Clark County School District, The School Board of Trustees was very busy, and their efforts contributed to Bonanza High School's continuing tradition of excellence in education. GV I Theron Deputy

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aaa! O cpe In keeping with the tradi- tion of excellence established at Bonanza during the last ten years, B.H.S. administrators again worked hard last year to make our outstanding school even better. With their conti- nuing effort to maintain Bonanza as the best academic high school in Clark County, administrative objec- tives for the 1985-86 school year included: 1. Extend student achieve- ment in Language Arts skills of spelling, language arts mechanics, and language expression over a two-year period as measured by SRA test scores. 2. Offer staff development programs that would in- crease the quantity of time used for academic instruc- tion, show how teachers' expectations for student learning could affect in- struction and achievement, and demonstrate practical techniques that improve the quality of instruction. 3. Developed the Impact program fin conjunction with the Adolescent Care Unity to reduce the number of students who were iden- tified as chemically dependent. 4- o., .,,,,,m -ani P' Excellence! These were not the only programs undertaken by the administrators last year. They reviewed teacherlcounselor - parent conferencing techni- ques, and grading in honors- level classes. They worked on student career program development through the Counselors' Office, which in- cluded increased use of com- puter software. Under the leadership of Mrs. Mary Lehmann, Mr. Larry Bray, and Mrs. Carol Leavitt, the TESA program fTeacher Ex- pections and Student Achieve- ment was begun in December with all principals and fourteen teachers participating. Another new program, designed as an alternative disciplinary action to removal from school, was the ln-House Suspension Program. Students who were assigned to In-House Suspension spent the entire day in room 105 and observed all regular school and classroom rules as they worked on academic assignments provided by their classroom teachers. Prior to the 1985-86 school year, students had been allowed to smoke in a designated area at lunch time. Last year that area was no longer provided, and the entire Ray Morgan, Principal Judith Cameron Assistant Principal Ft .W.. P ff W i ,. .... -' 'W' A J ,wif :f?z4f'i1i,'i , 1 -N 1 K .. 1 f . x . .1 ft- V. . 1 ' 'f 'iiT'7l',-Q 5. f ' w--1 ,git 1 -'r' v 1 '-'tw 'if ,351 - 55521541 ' -ft . fi-if-.Lf . 'af-,. 150 Academics I Administration Carolyn Chatman Assistant Principal ...... 2 ' '- :xl 1 -- Leonard Paul Assistant Principal l Clarifying a point, Mrs. M Lehmann delivers her part of the l ture at the second TESA train session.