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

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Engli h department works on Mrs. Jeri Toal Department Chairman . .Wx Mrs. Sue Bardon Mrs. Nadine Freiberg Mrs. Cathy Flesner UE5 Overall, the English students are well prepared, have better composition skills than in the past years and seem to have a positive attitude about English, said Mrs. Jeri Toal, Department Chairper- son. This year's main goal is working on CUES, Comprehensive Unified Educational Skills, and a test for the Junior level to be implemented next fall. They are also in the pro- cess of collecting samples of stu- dent writing for a composition guide booklet for students. Mr. Ben Jordan, a retired English teacher and a former Department Chairman from the Phoenix Union District, is working with Sopho- more composition classes one day a week and finds students cooper- ative and respectful. As in the past, the English de- partment has a cooperative and congenial group of teachers who are very dedicated to their profes- sion and enthusiastic about teach- ing English, complimented Mrs. Jeri Toal, The Foreign Language depart- ment started out with new courses such as Latin l-2, German 3-4 and Russian I-2. These courses enable students to learn more about the language, culture and customs. A Seniors, Sheryl Azbill, Nancy Ryan, Isabelle Friesen and Remo Neri work hard to keep up their grades in Advanced Placement English. .yprf Mrs. Dorothy Gomez Mr. Les Leiter Mrs. Linda Mowahed Mrs. Lee Moline

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Board sets policies Mr. Tom Horne Mrs. Karen McNett President Board Member Mrs. Vicki Canen Mrs. Candice Nagel Clerk Board Member Mr. Tom Sweeney Board Member Every first and third Thursday of the month sees a meeting of the Board of Education. Special meet- ings can be held during the month if the need arises. The five members assemble in the governing board room with Mr. Tom Horne presiding. A three page agenda that can range from topics Mr, Tgby Speggard Mrs. Virginia D. lVlCEly88 Asst, Superintendent Asst. Superintendent Mr, James Smith Dr, James E. Jurs Asst. Superintendent Asst. Superintendent concerning curriculum through transportation is present at all board gatherings. The governing body of Paradise Valley is the final authority on all district matters. Mrs. Jean Scharrer Secretary Mrs. Marjorie Kaplan Superintendent

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Qi at ' WM. 7?-T. W ifg ffg,, .,,,,,, W4 Mrs. Sue Bardon tells Susie lngold where to turn in the test booklet while others wait for the next step in the testing program Mrs. Mary Murphy-Tick Mrs. Pam Porter Miss Penny Scott Mr. Mrs. Phyllis Stanfield George Werner Mr. Mike Blackwell Mrs. Marilyn Lenz Mr. Leonard Ortega Foreign Language Foreign Language Foreign Language Mrs. Mary Strome