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

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Department organizes mock election The Social Studies department began the year with a mock election to deter- mine the students' opinion of the i984 Presidential Race. The mock election was very success- ful because l000 students participated and that is very good considering it was our first mock election, said Mr. Augie Zito, Department Chairman. The election was sponsored by a nation- ial committee on mock elections and by the Department of Education. Over 80 percent of the students voted for the Rea- l gan-Bush ticket. A scholarship program was also held this year and was sponsored by Western Savings. The idea was to encourage sen- iors to enter an essay depicting what they think are major problems that Arizona has and how they would solve them, com- mented Mr. Zito. The contest is state wide and about 25 students from PV entered, competing for a S5000 scholarship to a college of their choice. The contest will be narrowed down to 25 finalists, each receiving 5500. The top four finalists receive the Grand Prize. In addition to outside activities, the Social Studies department worked on stu- dents' academic performances in the So- cial Studies area. The district philosophy is to provide students with the knowledge and under- standing of American background and history so they do not make the same mis- takes in the future that were made in the past, commented Mr. Zito. The department also worked on teach- ing students the democratic system, their responsibilities that go with it, such as voting and going accordingly to the laws of our country. We don't impose values on people but rather make them aware of their citizen- ship. We try to enrich student's minds with history and sociology so that they may learn how to get along with each oth- er and other countries, said Mr. Zito. Two new teachers joined the social studies staff, Mr. Mike Mozell and Mr. Wyck Chew. Mr. Mozell is in his first year of teaching and is also an assistant bas- ketball coach. Mr. Chew is also teaching for the first time and is head coach of the freshman basketball team. I A ri i , lggzzl Mr. Augie Zito Mr. Gareth Department Chairman Anderson Mr. Wyck Chew Mr. Bill Farrell Mr. Lyn Hall Mr. Pat Lindmark Mr. Mike Mozell Mr. Bill Pellett Mrs. Mildred Pettis Mrs. Jenny Mr. Bill Verhulst Mrs. Karen Wilkens Smith-Stanford 3I

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Students Display Talents. Although some people feel only those with a refined talent may take art, this isn't so. Art is more than that. lt's a way to express feelings through one- self. ln class, students learn to draw detail pencil drawings, draw from pictures, silkscreen, paint and learn ceramics. There are all types of art classes such as Intro. to Fine Art, Painting and Ceramics. Miss Patty Shack, art teacher, says, Art gives students an alter- native, as a hobby or a career. 2' Q Q I I i . ,,gy Students display their artwork. Visitors were asked to critique the Christmas art show. Students enjoy the Christmas Art Show sponsored by Commercial Arts and the art department. 30 Mrs. Lois Mahoney Department Chairman Mrs. Gayla Bonnell Miss Patricia Shack

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Industrial Ed prepares students for future Mr. Byron Harper, Dept. Chairman Do you have any ideas for the future? Maybe an after school drafting job? How about welding part time? The industrial education dept. is the place to turn for proper train- ing. The industrial education dept. offers a wide variety of classes to suit all likes and needs of a high school student. PV is the center of vocational classes. Students from Horizon, and Shadow Mountain are selected on the basis of talent and knowl- edge to commute to PV every day. Graphic arts, technical illustration, body shop and welding are a few of the vocational classes offered. Mr. Keith Kayler, a PV teacher for the past fourteen years, feels industrial education is an excellent area in school. Many students find industrial education to be quite fulfilling. Students can ex- pand and master many fields, stated Mr. Kayler. Mr. Byron Harper, head of the industrial education department, said, Industrial education is just an absolutely great area. Everyone should give it a shot. Mr. Dale Frost Mr. Larry Fultz I all A x Steve Lemieux finishes a welding project as Mr. Freeman supervises. Mr. Bobby Johnson Mr. Ron Kalmbach Mr. Keith Kayler Mr. Ron Moore Mr. Arlo Morrison 32