James Monroe High School - Valhalla Yearbook (North Hills, CA)

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-- f- ' ijeEa. C.S.r. aka the California Scholarship Federation is a state wide honor society. Mem- bers of CSr must earn three As and one B on the 20 week report card. They are also required to do committee work and help other students in tutoring. Seniors who have been in CSF for 4 semesters are recognized with gold seals on their diplomas and those with 6 semesters are honored by wearing a gold sash and tassles. The CSF looks great on college applications and members are also eligible for scholarships. 214

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?IA Y PRODUCTION Play Production allows students a chance to direct and act in a wide variety of plays. With the help of Mr. Wright the students usually put the plays on 3 or 4 times a day. These plays are looked forward to by all the stu- dents. STAGE CREW The stage crew is responsible for all of the maintenance and operation of the stage in Odin ' s Hall. They do the lighting and props for all the plays and as- semblies. If it were not for them the show could not go onl ■ 213

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ACADEMIC DECAVrHLON The academic decathlon is a team of students who work very hard in preparation for the big moment . . . competition with the other schools in the district. This year with new coach. Jack Pool the team placed in the top 25 out of approximately 50 schools. Mext year Monroe expects to do even better. Team members Al Gozales, Gabby Del Valle, Monica Kim and team capt., Ben Kim all received honors at the awards banquet. EXflORERS CLUB The explorers Club, which offers students an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors, proves that learning can be fiin. This first year club, sponsored by Mrs. Wong and Mr. Miller gives stu- dents a chance to relate classroom knowledge to real life. SPEECH AMD DEBATE The speech and debate club at Monroe is fairiy new but already it has a large group of students. Mrs. English teaches students to write and give effective speeches. The debates deal with the current so- cial and political problems we are faced with each day. 215