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

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Need a book for a class, wondering about the news or just a place to work on a research paper? Well, the Media Center is where one can find all of this. Currently there are over ll,00O books in the Media Center with new books arriving quite often throughout the year. Also, the newspaper and many magazines are available for students to use during their prep and lunch hours. A new security system has been added to more ef- ficiently keep track of the thousands of publications held within the center. Another new item was a Minolta Copier purchased to better meet the needs of the students and faculty. The media center also holds Audio-Visual aids --il , and a television studio used throughout the year by .11 the students and faculty of PVHS. 'I ' ei 1 iyyl .,- 'T' 1. Gordon Duggon uses the periodicals to find some material for a research paper. 2. Ms. Andro types Wallace works on a research paper for American Government. MF' . a fa ' 4 fi ' ' asf mit gg .. f ,V 7.i.' ' X f'f11 f lar' N yvyp ttt s,q,,,....! Ms. Shirley Andro Ms. Geri Cosentino Mrs. Pat Mills Mrs. Gail Taylor Mrs. Justine Weav Media Director Offset Press Operator Library Technician Media Specialist-Librarian Media Technicia 104 up a memo about the upcoming ski trip. 3. Jodine 5

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rl Mr. Mac Haynie Mr. Paul Cornell Mr. Sam Polvino Miss Veronica Puglise Mrs. Carole Root Department Chairman Q Q l. Jacque Brinson pauses a moment while doing her assignment. 2. Rob X ' V ......A.... wad,- ' Q rm Morris studies for final exams. 3. 2 QM ' is sr ..... ..... Cathy Amos concentrates on a Q, mg 5 X, I 'M homework assignment during it General Math. A! , J AAAAWV fila. XL tg, i Q V r. Joe VandenOever -L t ' 1 The Paradise Valle Math de artment is n y p 1 is trying to prepare students to adapt to the 1n- i ' A . As .,.. .f an an--'N as I M 3 volving character of a highly technical society. One of the goals of the math department is to provide the mathematical skills necessary to meet personal needs relative to career and life objectives. The new math requirement, which began last year, states that all freshmen must have at least 3 years of math to graduate. Besides the basic math classes, ranging from general to calculus, P.V.'s math depart- ment also offers computer courses starting with Basic and moving up to Pascal and even Fortran.

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.. .. .,, . mf ,,,, Y, if , ,, . iw, V' .. . .. ,,, .E ! Art enhances curriculum The philosophy of the Art Department is to create a positive attitude about art and to stress its importance in the curriculum, said Mrs. Gayla Bonnell, art department teacher. Mrs. Bonnell feels that art is a product that can offer an education which can be used in leisure time. She added that it is an activity which trains you for the future. We are constantly around art in our environ- ment. Creating objects is a positive experience for students to havef, commented Ms. Patrica Shack, art teacher. M,,wWWm 1 .. . ,iff The following classes are offered in the art department: creative class, beginning and advanced drawing and painting. l. Art students view the hall when doing one point perspective. 2. Steve Bruni asks his classmates for advice about his project. 3. Ms. Shaner instructs students Sandi Leese and Donald Johns. fa Mrs. Gayla Bonnell YW 3 J xx Miss Patti Shack