Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Fall Of 1972 Begins David Whiteis Fifth Members of the school board for the Albuquerque Public Schools are Ted Martinez, Daniel McKinnon, Jeanette Stromberg, Henry Willis, and Joseph Zanetil. Ernest Stapleton was principal of Valley High School from 1956-1962. Now he is in his second year as the A.P.S. superintendent. Robert Montoya is North Area Superintendent and is in charge of Valley High and its feeder schools. These men, the members of the Albuquerque Board of Education, and the other administrators set the policies that are used at Valley. This year they handed down the long discussed policy on student rights and responsibilities. This docu- ment is meant to guide both students and faculty members on their rights in the public schools. ERNEST STAPLETON Superintendent Albuquerque Public Schools 'wt ROBERT MONTOYA North Area Superintendent Albuquerque Public Schools

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-C! M C M 1 0.4- V Q xii, R ... 1 K, Q at 'i Academics . . . Science Fiction, Gothic Novel, Humanities through individual Creativity, Sociology ll, Conservation, l-low Not to get Cheated, Power Mechanics, Family Living, Electronics, Agriculture, industrial Cooperative Training, Household Mechanics . . . ValIey's varied curriculum shows how far schools have progressed from the days of reading, writing, and arithmetic. ln keeping with students' changing needs and interests, the program is changed each year to meet these needs. With a special emphasis on career education, this year Valley's faculty has worked to make Valley a worth- while experience for its 2000 stu- dents. , . A .Swv A as will MQ, 4,- . x t 5 . , at it .RVN , I5

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Year As Valley High Schoolis Principal -untill X Looking over a proposed project by student council is Mr, White in his office. -Us 4 I iF. DAVID WHITE EILEEN NEAL MA. School Administration Principals Secretary 5 years at Valley 13 years at Valley X Col. Swan, Commander of Kirtland Air Force Base presents Mr. White with an award received by the Ft.O.T.C Mr. White has served Valley well during his five years as principal. He was exceptionally easy to get along with which was one reason he was well liked by the student body. As principal of Valley he has allowed students to smoke outside of build- ings and has provided an open cam- pus for the first time in Valley's his- tory. Also under the initiative of lVlr. White, Valley's curriculum has been changed to emphasize career educa- tion. l-le made these changes to try to make Valley better meet the needs of its students.