West Valley High School - Aurora Yearbook (Fairbanks, AK)

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I c f l 1 ggggg ' , c u olos FROM BASICS TO ADVANCED, THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TAUGHT STUDENTS TO CREATE WITH IMAGINATIVE MINDS XVirh8 sernesrers of reauired English, each and every Wesr student will become slsilled ar rhe reading and vvriring paris of the three R's With required classes including iirerorure, speech, and composition the West srudenr can auire easily be-come a highly acceptable reader and writer, or rhe sarne rin'ie gaining valuable infornnarion rhar can only oe piclsed up in an English class, And with the nunnber af English electives available, the aurgoing studenr has unlimited opporiuniry ro pur his new found slsills ro use Some of the areas open for srudy are debate, journalism, drarna, and rhearer producrioni Asin four of the orher advanced classes, AP. English provides the energetic srudenr vvirh a chance to further his study and gain some college credit or rhe sanfre time. The vvhole English Deparrnnenr is vvell sroifed and Deparrrnenr Head, Mrs. Mears, does a fine job lseeping everything in order, There are classes to fill every students needs and capapilirles and this is rhe rnosr important reason rhar the deparrmenr does as good of a job as it does. With a mountain of books, Dick Vehmeir and Sheri Hilke get srecrdy for some serious studying. Sharing their materials, A.P. English students take port in another exciting school activity. Guest speaker. Sheila Dickerson poeticolly captures o class of enthusiastic students. s SEED A ' I'r..i11 yi 6 T A-...J YI-wits liar . , W is , . i X' N L XI J I r g:mfwfsm1xI'JiAx.AfNASl9'U R-Ig Q. .. srcruiluc-1 1 L 9611 'ind r MALE 'NG ' f .-...i iw .sr--4... i L sfWlf,ry 5 2 5 Fil If QALNQMIQQV 3 I 5 'fl orihcidnx EN lrni-rm Ising h 3 K ,s -i

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ONNECTION In o trance-like state, Chris Cleveland focuses her attention toward her subject, Cameraman Kevin Karella is ready to put a fellow newsman on the air. PROVIDING A CHANCE T0 STUDY THE PAST, QUESTICNS WERE ANSWERED IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT c 3 Q wi , - ii i During a class discussion, a guest speaker tells about the finer points of self control. Any question that a student may have about the past, whether it be about Alaslsa the United States, Africa, or any other place in the world, could probably be answered within one ot the Social Studies courses available at West, Answers to government, economics, and religion are also within the reach of each and every student passing through the halls. Because of the requirement which says any graduating student must talte six semesters of Social Studies, many of these questions are answered and new questions are raised by curious students. Not only do the Social Studies students read about the past, they view many tilmstrips and movies on their various subjects. An added bonus to the opportunity to gain knowledgeable information is the chance of gaining college credit and doing college equivalent wotls in the AP. United States History class taught by department head Doris D. Ray, With questions answered and new ones asl-ted, the West Valley Social Studies student, whether college bound or not, will have a new and broader perception of what malses the world turn and lseeps people together.

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ONCE UPON A CLASSIC With some catchy methods, Mrs. Clark and guest During o lecture, special education students listen speaker Judy Redmond teach the correct ways to for notable material. write. 'al 'QN- vmonlmis' mai' HW '-gpg, Qan- 'Val' ili......... ww M, Wtth the help of Mrs Burnside Blizzard 5 y do their work