De Anza Middle School - La Ventura de Anza Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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Mr. Malcom Mattox DeAnza's Only Pre-Algebra Teacher Mr, Matrox has been teaching at De Anza for eleven years, Again this year he opened his room for Bible Study in the morning before school, Mr, Matrox teaches both eighth and ninth grade math, He's the only teacher that teaches Pre-Algebra ffour classesj, He also has one eighth grade general math class, and one ninth grade Algebra, Don Ribble Ronnie Rigsby Carm Rippetoe Ulises Rodas Danny Rogers Larry Romero Tina Romero Robert Ruiz Nancy Sage Ricky Saldana Raul Saucedo Mark Schaab Rob Schwerd tfeger Bonnie Scott Scotty Scott Dave Seibel Ed Seidenkranz lean Seiler Debra Sharp Rene Shipley David Siebler Ruth Silvas Charles Smith Doddie Smith Leslie Smith Dorothy Snodgrass Dolores Solorzano Rose Spittler Mary Spurlock Deborah Stafford Debbie Sterzenbach David Stevens 32 '95, hiUN'L...:s-a+ -,Q P' S iiiiiihh -s .,f' k's-' . ..,. f

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Mr. Kanthack Leads DeAnza's Band and Orchestra taht.. in-SPX xwi Mr, Kanthack teaches DeAnza's band and orchestra, The Advanced Orchestra fabout forty peoplej played at the Christ- mas program December 13, the Spring Festival April 27, and performed at elementary schools, The Advanced Band has about forty students also and is similar to the orchestra, Band has more horn and wind instru- ments and no violins, They perform at our school assemblies and play a lot of patriotic music, The Advanced Band and Orchestra also put on a night program and the beginning groups performed for a couple of assemblies, N- ' -Q 'Q' v vi :-f' , Lfx, K K, 'fl 1 ' S- .. 'X X HXHUN X 4 X xg X Wm DeAnza's Catch-up Teacher A teacher who has been teaching here at De Anza for sixteen years, I av.. Mrs, Lapolla provides a crash program for students who have problems in reading and math, She teaches small classes, She will help a student to read faster and with more understand- ing, Mrs, Lapolla teaches math also. She teaches students who are behind in the ordinary classroom and need help in catching up. Mrs, Lapolla enjoys traveling too, She has been to Hawaii, France and many other places, She travels with her husband , Dr. Anthony Lapolla, 31

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s rss ss 1' 3 I Lab Science and Algebra a Ninth Grade Pontoon The Ninth Grade Lab SciencefAlgebra Pontoon was new this year. Mr. Vadnais taught Algebra, Mrs. Komp taught Lab Science and Miss Nancy Stout was the teacher's aide, The pontoon was made up of three groups of students On different days, different groups would be assigned to either Lab Science or Algebra, Two of the groups would go to Algebra, the other one would go to La-b Science, The Pontoon was a two-period class, This gave the students the opportunity to spend all of their time in one subject or to divide their time. Besides teaching Algebra in the Pontoon system, Mr, Vadnais also taught three seventh grade math classes. Mr, Vadnais has been teaching here at De Anza for eight years, Mrs, Komp was head advisor to the Ninth Grade Orga- nization this year, and also one of the teachers involved in the tele-communications class. She also taught Lab Sci- ence in the Pontoon, she taught ninth and eighth grade sci- ence, Miss Stout was the teacher's aide in the Pontoon, she helps with 9th and Sth grade science. She was the noon- time supervisor in the cafeteria,