DISTRICT WANTS TO NAME FIELD AFTER EDUCATOR.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale officials propose naming Knight High School's athletic field after a longtime school administrator who died of a heart attack in 2002. Ray Monti was deputy superintendent Deputy Superintendent, or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was a rank used by police forces of the British Empire. In some territories it was called Deputy District Superintendent of Police (DDSP). for educational services and had been principal at Quartz Hill, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and Desert Winds high schools in the 1980s and 1990s. ``It was a great loss for us. He was a great institution to the district,'' board member Al Beattie said. ``Time has lapsed LEGACY, LAPSED. A legacy is said to be lapsed or extinguished, when the legatee dies before the testator, or before the condition upon which the legacy is given has been performed, or before the time at which it is directed to vest in interest has arrived. Bac. Ab. Legacy, E; Com. Dig. but that doesn't mean this contribution should not be recognized.'' The board discussed the idea at a meeting Tuesday and will probably take action at the next board meeting. The idea was proposed by the district's administrative staff. A staff report said it has been customary for athletic fields to be named in honor of people who have made contributions to education or the district. Knight High School recently had the grand opening of its new stadium. Monti's wife, Gail, and his daughter, a teacher in the district, were at the board meeting. Gail Monti told trustees that her husband would have demurred at the honor, saying he wouldn't want to be recognized. ``She said she and the family appreciated it and it would be a great tribute to her husband,'' board President Donita Winn said. ``All of us who got to know him thought it was good idea.'' Monti died at home of a heart attack at age 58. A 1961 graduate of Palmdale High School div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 2em; width: 20em; text-align: right; font-size: 0.86em; font-family: lucida grande, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> '''Palmdale High School , Monti went to work for the high school district as a teacher at his alma mater ma·ter n. Chiefly British Mother. [Latin m  ter; see m in 1973.
He was Desert Winds principal in 1980 and then became principal at Antelope Valley High in 1986 and at Quartz Hill in 1989. In 1989, he was named assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. of education services, then in 1995 was promoted to deputy superintendent. Monti also was active in the parish of Father Serra Catholic Church in Quartz Hill. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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