Paradise Valley High School - Trojan Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Mr. Jerry Lemon Mrs. Betty Di Gesu Mr. James Hamm Mr. Ron Harten Mr. Steve Lewis Department Chairman School Psychologist X al Mr. Ron Harten is one ot the counselors that went to the Senior seminar at Grand Canyon College. 76 One of the jobs of Mr. Steve Lewis, school psychologist, is being available to talk about Ms. Teresa Soncrant pauses for a moment before she begins her research.

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'Of Mr. Joe Medcalf Mrs. Jean Miller Mrs. Linda Miller Mrs. Carolee Potts Mrs. Vicky Prunty Department Chairman Aide Aide .lt VV Q Special Ed caters to individual needs Mrs. Anna Puhalla Mr. Wayne Stutzman Mrs. Diana Woistman Mrs. Norma Wood Aide Aide X.. Patsy Smith finishes her assignment in her typing class. The Speical Education pro- gram is designed to cover all areas of exceptionalitiesf' said Mrs. Jean Miller, department chairman. The program was put into effect to help those students whose needs were not met in their other classes. There is much contact between the par- ents and the teachers and les- sons are planned to meet each student's needs. The Task Training area is one area which assists students in the operation of hand tools, machine tools, business machines, basic crafts, home arts and many more areas. Stu- dents may also select courses from many electives offered in the school program such as art, band, chorus, home economics and physical education. The department gained a new teacher this year, Mrs. Vicki Prunty, who is the supervisor for Gn-The-Job-Experience and also teaches a course in Job Preparation. 75

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Miss Heather Blair Ms. Cynthia Batko Ms. Teresa Soncrant Career Counselor JAG JAG Guidance Department . aids student body A ..f -W ,straw ir ':r , Ciii Miss Heather Blair consults the Career Computer in search of jobs for students. W5 ww The Jobs for Arizona Graduates counselors are always hard at work, planning field trips and individual counseling. Two counselors attended a financial aid seminar at Grand Can- yon College in December to update Paradise Valley with the latest col- lege financial aid procedures and programs, said Mr. Jerry Lemon, department head. With this new information, the counselors held a workshop for students and parents to inform them on what's available and how to apply for scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study pro- grams. Along with this, guidance arranges and shuffles schedules, does credit checks, records tran- scripts, distributes ACTXSAT pack- ets and much more. The office lost three counselors because of lower enrollment this year but the change has not affected the counselor-student ratio. Also with the guidance depart- ment are Miss Heather Blair, in charge of the career center, Mr. Steve Lewis, our first school psy- chologist, and the ladies from the Jobs for Arizona Graduates, Miss Cindy Batko, and Ms. Teresa Son- crant. 77