Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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. . . Sociology l, Sociology ll, World Survey, World History, US. History, and Blended Fields 5230302 are among the many courses in Social Studies . . . Mrs. Jennings and Miss Williams direct the new 120303 Blended Fields. This is a new class which has been ottered. lt is a blended course of study that approaches the philosophical, theo- logical, artistic, and communicative aspects of man's search for Tl-IE GOOD LlFE. Many students are taking either Soci- ology I or Sociology ll. Mr. Dray, a new teacher, along with Mrs. Rector and Mrs. Willis teach these interesting classes. Students Are Offered A Wide Vanety Anthony Ruiz, Rosle McCallister, and Kenny Baca are led by Mr, Wander in a class discussion VICTOR CROCCO ROGER DRAY PHILLIP EWING M.S. Social Studies BS. Education BS. Education 19 years at Valley 1 year at Valley 2 years at Valley 'Qi' 'ht' ff ANTHONY FLORENCE MANUEL GARCIA ZAS2'a1Sg?vaIIey qA2A9e2Zt32yVaHey Mr. Crocco talks about different cultures in his history class.

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For Sophomore And Senior Classes E T Q X . , Ax Mrs. Rhodes explains the fundamentals of American grammar to Debbie Montoya, Barbra Almaraz, and Bill Fernstrom. I rwrw-PM bl p ...I V51 .L- Mrs. Jennings lectures to her second period Participating in a group discussion are English class while Imelda Lopez and Theresa chez. Harold Nelson studies on his own. De Baca take notes. Valley's English Department experi- enced a second year of change because of the new credit system. Sophomores and seniors were offered English courses Cone and one-half credits eachy which totaled three credits fulfilling English require- ments for graduation. The junior class was exempt from taking this course. Career-oriented courses were also being initiated at Valley this year, one of which was taught by Mrs. Ash- baugh. Practical English offered appreciation of literature and commu- nication. This course was primarily for seniors. It was mostly for students who were not planning to attend col- lege. Responses from student evalua- tions were both positive and negative but overall the course proved to be interesting and informative. 2030 was a new course of English and world history taught by Miss Wil- liams and Mrs. Jennings respectively. The directed studies program for the second year was expanding. The curriculum consisted of the students working at an individual and different pace from that of the classroom. Barbra Wilburn, Angelo Tapia, Dana Kainz, and Luke San-

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ln Social tudies This Year At Valley E 4 .gi Mrs. Jennings lectures Joe Estrada, Jerry Thorn, George Chavez, Ricardo Zuniga, and Leroy Naranjo in one of her sophomore classes, BARBARA JENNINGS JACK PHILLIPS SIMMlE PLUMMER l3.A. English MA. History MA, Liberal Education 2 years at Valley 6 years at Valley 8 years at Valley LASELL RECTOR JIM VANNOY CHRISTINE WILLIS BA Education B.A. English BD. 12 years at Valley 7 years at Valley 7 years at Valley finial C Mr. Florence, Tom Avritt and Larry Gregory, discuss countries in world survey.