Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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Sun Youth Forum Speaks Out Front row: Ricky Hampton, Robert Bainbridge, Traci Smith, Wendy Weatherwax, Kirsten Christenson, and Steve Hallfin. Second row: Margaret Splawn, Alicia Berger, Gina Kim, Naomi Super, Kristin Wallace, Damencele DiPasqua, Melissa Maasch, Diane Vireday, Patty Mielke, and Dayvid Figler. Third row: Luey Palor, Lisa Mandel, Eric Soli, Tyrone Thompson, Bryan Clark, Sharon Foster, Keith Hemstreet, lohn Brunkow, David Elliott, Sonia Church, and Scott Stavrou. The Sun Youth Forum provided an opportunity for the students of the Clark County School District to express their views on subjects related to school, county, state, and nation. Interested Vikings responded to an an- nouncement seeking candidates for the Forum. Once selected, students were assigned a topic area. After some thought and preparation, the students spent an entire day discussing their designated topics with students from the other schools assigned to the same area of discussion. At the end of the session, students from each group selected one person to summarize their discussions. Michelle Kennedy was selected to sum- marize her discussion of School Daze on KLAS TV 8. Sponsored by the Las Vegas Sun Newspaper, the Sun Youth Forum allowed the students of Clark County to be heard as well as seen. lt also helped expose the com- munity to some thoughtful insights of problems facing us today as seen by our students. i l Michelle Kennedy, Valley's representative on KLAS TV 8.

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Life Style, Education Differences Hector Amayizca Timy Lassooy Hector Amayizca feels that high school in his native Mexico are not as well organized as they are here. He does claim that his schools are harder. After he graduates from Valley, Hector plans to return to Mexico to study veterinary medicine. He is still uncertain whether he will choose that field for his career. Valley Welcomes Ann Olsen comes to Valley from Norway, and she stays with the Mattson family. When Ann finishes her education, she hopes to work at the Norwegian Embassy. Some of the favorite things Ann enjoys while living in Las Vegas are the 24-hour shops, the weather, and the family she lives with. Ann states, I would absolutely recommend American youths to become exchange students. It is a great experience, and you learn a lot. Timy Lassooy is from Finland, and he is staying with the Singer family. His favorite sport is tennis. He en- joys playing at the Singer's court, and he has been seeded H1 on the team at school. Timy feels that there is a big dif- ference between schools in Finland and those in the U.S. Schools in Finland demand more academic ef- fort, Timy enjoys the extra- curricular activites here that are not available in Finland. Not Pictured - Thortsen Trenkner from Germany Thorsten Trenker came to the United States to find out more about the Land of Opportunity, and the traditions of its people. He has stayed in both Seattle, Washington, and Las Vegas. Thorsten stated, People in the U.S. are very nice, everywhere I went, I was welcomed with open arms. I have had very exciting experiences touring Montana, coming to Las Vegas, and sharing Christmas in the American styIe. He continued, I will be staying here in Vegas with my aunt until graduation. I am look- ing forward to this experience because we have no such ceremony in Germany. I am sure this will be one of the most memorable events of my life. I am thankful for the great opportunity that was given to me. I enjoyed be- ing here. Thanks! Eight Foreign Exchange A 0'Se Students Into Its Family: Home of the Vikings

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Mu Alpha Theta Recognizes Math bility M,,,fA CIP ,ws 'av WW .sw Vg' First row: Robert Bainbrwge, Natalie Kim, lami Smith, and Karen Moss. Second row: Larry Bowman, Dayvid Figler, Melissa Maasch, Luey Palor, Nick Ingegneri, Naomi Super, and Mrs. llson. Third row: Iennifer Tabola, Diane Vireday, Melvin Campbell, and Cindy Zeng. Fourth row: Robin Chin, limmy Bang, Davld Elliot, Kevin Hemstreet, lohn Brunkow, Bryan Clark, Doug Phillips, Keith Hemstreet, Kathy Richards, Sharon Foster, Kathy Smith, and Sean Schaeffer. U KW, jk. . , H+ fi' Kneeling: lohn Brunkow and Dayvid Figler. Standing: Diane Vire- day, Natalie Kim, Naomi Super, and Karen Moss. When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. - George Washington Carver - Mu Alpha Theta is a group of mathematically gifted students. The members must maintain grades of B's or better in classes of higher math beginning with geometry. The club serves to tutor students with lower math classes who are referred to the organization by their math teachers, and these students compete in various math contests. Their adviser, Mrs. Wilson, gives the support and cooperation they need to continue their mathematical talent. Honors 1 I3