Monte Vista High School - Monarchs Yearbook (Spring Valley, CA)

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3 5 f A 4 A q.,, RogerRoppe fPre fV0c'W00zf9 15 85 X Steve Shoemaker Tre flfoc Wfetalf 15-85 LHB? Mr. Snow sFLOw.s .steffar zffafting student Emily Jones. A novice metclff .ftlufent appfies His KnowfeaQ1e rj wefffing. Lino Cappa, Jason Roberts, Jason Carpadakis Druf Behzad Mozaffari an SLU-If y tHe inner wor,Qng.s qf an autorni6fe engine. A woodshop .student inLenseQ4 turns apiece cg' zuoozf on tfne fatke. I ndustrzal Arts Department-331

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Industriai e rtrreent Richard Snow Department Chairperson iPre 'Voc Auto 15-25 Tre 'Voc Drafting 15-85 This year the I ndustriaf Arts Department, chaired hy Mr. Richard Snow, qyjfered many thverse and ergciting opportunities for its students. Mr. Snow speaks proudly of the projects compfeted hy the students in his department, particzdarfy in Drafting, his Other CQISSZS qgered hy the department incfude Woods, Dlffetais, Auto 5hop and KO? Wfachine 'Tool Operator. Beginning Draftiruy stuhnts this year learned the hasics tj the art Ey compfeting a variety cf assigned prcjects. As students continued on to more advanced cfasses, they created worgng drawings for residentiaf homes and buift three thmensionaf modeis. The most advanced students had the opportunity to program designs on one cj the departments four Computer Aided Drafting ICADJ computers, which were purchased with funds provided hy the 'Vocationaf Zducation Act ffV'.7-.IAQ and the Caffornia Lottery. Drafting is the second fastest growing fiefd in the nation, and it qbfers ergceifent career opportunities for those getting a head start here at Ulffonte flfista. 'The schoof wood shop Qbhzrs instruction in the manipuuztion qt' various hard and soft woods, adhesives, and appfied mathematics, inciurhng measurement and computation. 'Zhe metaf shop provides experience in welding, forging, sheet metaf and machine worli 'Zhe auto shop teaches the Easic of ehagnosis, tuneups, Brakes and motor repair. Aff cfasses stress the importance cyl' safety and enforce numerous safety precautions. As successfzd as the Industriaf Arts Departmet is, it is not without prohfems. Decfining enroffment is a mtyor ohstacfe to continued success. Mr. Snow heheves this is Eecause ' so many students are deprived of the opportunities to tab I ndustriaf Arts hy the numerous graduation requirements imposed upon them.' 9-h aiso hefieves this is a mayor contrihutibn to the overaff dropout rate. 9-fopefudy this trend wifi he reversed and Monte 'Vista wifi continue to maintain a thriving I ndustriaf Arts Department. 330-Industf' ,fts Department If fgx 'f.'+wf5 , W ' .

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four years is advised M th e rtinent Michael Lambe Department Chairperson Tre-Ahyehra 15 Zgehra 295 :Pre-Calculus 1615 iPre-Calculus 19-li The Monte 'Vista Math Department, headed hy Mike Lambe, offers its students a hroad range of courses. These courses include Dasic filrithmatic, ?lQe6ra, Cjeornetry, and ' Melanie Gonzales, Lisa Jefferds, andC'hrislie Martinez are introduced to Calculus, to name a few. The variety cj courses challenge the jwegm 1 MMR Claudefs dau. weakest and the strongest students. . The Math Department has a nurnher eyf college prepatory classes. These classes give students a solid math hachground allowiryq them to take advanced rnath courses in college. ffl college hound student must take three years of math, hut The Math Department has an outstanding honors program. It cyffers the advanced students a chance to take courses higher than college prep. These classes prepare the honors students for Calculus. .Students who talie the I dBa tl Calculus course have the option of tagng the ZIP Calculus Boy 'Te Zhyehra 1C.S' Test. lf a student passes the test with a 'three' or hgher Alyegra 19-f they may then, depending on the school shp several cyf the geometry 1C general education math classes in college. To pass the 541' Calculus Test is quite an achievement hecause it is an erqtremehy diyficult test. Last year seven students passed the test from Wlonte 'Vista, the hghest numher ever. Two ofthe students received jhvel the highest score possihle. Wwwwrw, The math teachers expect the students to apphf themselves and work hard to learn. U a student does not understand a principle, then he or she can ash the teacher for eagtra hehs: hefore school at lunch, or after school The math teachers are very wilhng to help and wish that more students would take advantage of this opportunity. They John Bnbkner also would hhe more students to join the Math Cluh or the Math Kfffiew 'N-'Q Math Team. Math 15 T yqgegm las- Mr. Murlon goes over a Math test. 332-Math Department