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

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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

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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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