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

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Department purchases software Some changes occurred in the Business department this year. The biggest change is that the Computer room received more software, printers and disc drives for the computers. The new equip- ment has been a great success this year. Because the machines are new and in working order, it is 'fbi Mrs. Marilyn Patrick Department Chairman Mrs. Judy Boufford easier for both the student and teacher. Though there is the same num- ber of students enrolling in busi- ness classes, it seems as if business is becoming more and more impor- tant. As we go into the Computer Age, almost every job anyone takes includes knowing how to use some kind of machine from Typewriters to Computers. Everybody needs to take busi- ness because you deal with it for your entire life, said Mrs. Marilyr Patrick, the chairman of the De- partment. Bookstore Scott Heuer concentrates on his typing skills while taking a timed test. trr ,A - t -i,. i r igiiz -- . . W Mr. Rudy Burgoz 36 Mrs. Frances Kruse Mrs. Roxanne Lingol Miss Anita Mullikin Miss Sue Rosenblatt

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9erforming Arts Strives for Excellence The Performing Arts depart- ment was very busy this year teaching students to perform their best in their field. The Performing Arts is broken down into five areas. In the depart- ment is instrumental band, taught by Mr. Frank Malambri, Depart- ment Chairman, and choir, taught by Mr. Larry Wittig. Drama and Speech are taught by Mrs. Mary Irvin. Radio-TV is taught by Mrs. Shirley Andro and Winning an Ar- gument is taught by Mrs. Sue Bar- don. This year the marching band performed at football games and also went to the NAU marching festival. They performed at Motor- ola and Camelback Inn and at the grand opening of K-Mart on Bell Road. The Jazz Band played at home basketball games and at the NAU Jazz festival. The Symphonic band attended the regional festival. Both the Symphonic and Jazz bands gave two concerts in May. The training for the bands is good background for leisure time in the future. Instruments are a very important part of our cul- ture, commented Mr. Malambri. Choir this year worked on get- ting ready for festivals and tours by rehearsing the songs they need for competition. The choir is set up in sections, each with a section leader. Alto leader is Lori Joys Ten- or is Treven Rollins? Bass is Scott Kovach, Soprano is Traci Russen. The choir chairperson is Sheli Thompson. Each section leader was responsible for his section and the chairperson sets up dates for concerts. Drama performed 3 one-act plays this year and went to ASU for workshops where they were in- volved in learning how to do audi- tions, how to correct acting prob- lems, the acting technique, and how to apply makeup. They also performed at elementary schools in the District and the first week in May performed Our Town . Speech class is divided into two areas, Speech I-2 and Winning an Argument. Speech I-2 is a speech communi- cations class where you learn dif- ferent types of speaking such as impromptu, demonstration and persuasion. During second semes- ter they learned oral interpretation of literature such as poems and Mr. Malambri conducts the band while rehearsing for a concert. plays. Winning an Argument worked on two styles of debate, Lincoln- Douglas, where one has two people who each gives his point which is followed by a cross-examinations and traditional style is two people on two teams debating. They also worked on persuasion, group dis- cussion and commercials. Radio-TV this year worked on producing radio and TV programs such as soap operas, commercials, news and variety. They learned how to use audio and video equip- ment normally used in small radio and TV studios. The most noticeable change that happened in the Performing Arts department is the fact that they moved to their new facilities by the new auditorium. We're delighted to have a de- cent place to perform, comment- ed Mrs. Irvin. lt's going to be nice because new classrooms will pro- vide a better atmosphere for learn- ing. Mr. Frank Malambri Department Chairman Mrs. Mary Irvin Mr. Larry Wittig 35

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Media Center gets facelift ttlfleee I '!'1 Q, ,,, '5.. W Students study quietly in the newly refurbished Media Center. This year the media center un- :lerwent a complete remodeling Jecause of water damage during the summer. It was discovered last year that the media center had to be rer- Jofed and the asbestos had to be 'emoved from the walls. During the summer construction was started to repair these two prob- ems. A temporary roof was put on out during that time and before the final roof could be added, rain ruined the inside of the center. Much damage was done to the media center. Mrs. Andro, media director, said, lt was a mess, books were all mildewy. The rain destroyed all the carpet. 53,000 worth of damage was done to the non-fiction books. Shelving and furniture were also damaged. When the damage occurred, all the library staff helped clean up on their own time during the summer. lt took them from July to Novem- ber to make sure everything was back in order. The media center is still in the process of being remodeled. The Mrs. Justine Weaver, our Media Tech- nician. remainder of the year was spent getting all the furniture they had ordered and replacing the books. The media center has a new sys- tem, the computer circulation sys- tem. lt makes things a lot easier and faster, said Mrs. Andro. The computer helps with the booking and filing and it makes things much more current. The alarm system is effectively stopping students from walking out with books. It helps cut down the loss of any more books, which had been about an 851, loss. l i. Mrs. Shirley Andro Mrs. Pat Mills Mrs. Geri Roe Mrs. Mary Gail Taylor Media Department Library Technician Offset Operator Librarian Chairman 37