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

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Al l Miss Jane Northup. assistant principal. Mr. John Hudson, assistant principal. Mr. Hal Buckley, principal. Y New principal initiates Allstars Mr. Hal Buckley, Paradise Val- ley's new principal, feels PV is one of the best schools around. I enjoy PV very much. We have a very fine staff that is committed to excel- lence in teaching the student body. Mr. Buckley came to PV from Chapparal High where he worked as vice-principal for seven years and acting principal for a semes- ter. The major difference between PV and Chapparal, according to Mr. Buckley, is that PV is still under construction while Chapparal is complete. The students are the same all around. This school is very student oriented but the students also realize there are rules to follow when something is wrong. Since arriving at PV, Mr. Buckley has added some of his own person- al touches such as the reading of a historical fact each day and saying the pledge of allegiance on Mon- days and Fridays. I feel the stu- dents should say the pledge of alle- giance because it shows patriotism and the fact that we care enough for the country we live in. Each stu- dent can show a little respect for his country. Many have fought and died to live in this country, com- mented Mr. Buckley. Besides saying the pledge of al- legiance, Mr. Buckley helped to set up an Allstar retreat, which was a four day trip to Prescott in which students had the opportunity to get to know themselves better. Il

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Administrators express pride After much hard work and schooling, Ms. Jane Northup, assis- tant principal in charge of disci- pline, feels she has reached a high point in her career. After working as an administrative assistant at Thunderbird High, Ms. Northup went back to school to take various classes on women in administra- tion and then went to graduate school to get a degree in educa- tional administration. After this she received her principal's certi- ficate and acquired the job at PV. I would take the PV students any day over any other group, commented Ms. Northup. I think the pride has been grow- ing every year since l've been here and the students are finally realiz- ing they have much to be proud of, said Mr. John Hudson, assis- tant principal in charge of student activities. Before coming to Paradise Val- ley, Mr. Hudson worked at Shadow Mountain for eight years. l've learned much from the stu- dents since l've been at PV. They've taught me about caring and about being genuine and about looking at one another not with a label but as a person and l'll always be grateful, said Mr. Hudson. One way he learned about caring was through the prevention team, which was organized three years ago to deal with suicide prevention but later expanded to help all types of problems. l think it really fills a need on campus. For many kids school and their friends at school are the ma- jor source of support and one of the aspects of the prevention team is to reach out to the students who are struggling with a problem and provide support, said Mr. Hudson. Mr. Hudson looks forward to the continual growth of greater stu- dent achievement, the growth of students' performance and a growth of pride and increased car- ing in both the students and the staff. One reason Ms. Northup choses to work with PV's students is in spite of mechanical flaws within the establishment causing stu- dents to be tardy, they learn to work around them. Besides tardiness, Ms. Northup handles other problems concern- ing attendance, such as handling appeals and students skipping classes. The faculty is appreciated highly for their expertise and hu- mane approach to teaching, said Ms. Northup. The support person- nel are dedicated and valuable members of the Paradise Valley lllr rss r. '-rr f fgzf-,fs-:J-,fy I ,ww Family and l'm most fortunate to have the opportunity to work here and be a part of this group. Not too long ago, Ms. Northup was a new member of the Paradise Valley family, so she can under- stand how Mr. Hal Buckley feels now that he has replaced Dr. Jim Jurs. Ms. Northup is looking forward to the continual growth of pride and spirit. One way to raise spirit and involvement is by the Allstar retreat, which was a trip to Pres- cott with students from Horizon and Shadow Mountain. Miss Northup hands Wayne Bailey, sophomore, a pass to get into class. Mr. Buckley addresses the student body during the winter sports assembly. 4

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Staff keeps Mrs. Lynda Flora Nurse ,. X Mrs. Mary Jane Johnson Bookstore Manager fN 9 J? L R X' Mrs. Mary Fero Security F mf X Lzr k xsszgzif. ..., S ,.., ,.,,,. ,,, ' ffl t .4 F lg K Mr. Richard Kaar Security 22 Mrs. Delores Philley Nurse Mrs. Carole Lehman Bookstore Mr. Randy Holt Security school running smoothly Our secretaries on campus have important things to do in the office. The secretaries keep things run- ning smoothly by taking phone calls, using the computers for the atten- dance and handling of attendance problems. The benefits of being a secre- tary is talking with everyone and seeing the students everyday, says Mrs. lda Gerber, secretary to Mr. Buckley. Besides the secretarial staff, the school nurses, Mrs. Lynda Flora and Mrs. Delores Philley, also enjoy their job by keeping the stu- dents fit and healthy. At the begin- ning of the year they did health screening with things such as the hearing and vision tests. Another group on campus deals with the students because they are the security guards. The security guards feel that they benefit from their job by helping students with their problems. The advantage is talking and seeing all the students everyday. The security guards use their walkie talkies to determine the location of the other security. This is the first year that they have used them and they find them very use- ful. J .ff . f R J f i ' 2 2 W . . l A yy Q I Mrs. Lynda Flora and Mr. John Hudson confer about school business. Mrs. Carol Olson Security Mrs. Pat Dee is in charge of Attendance records.