HEART ATTACK TAKES VETERAN ANTELOPE VALLEY EDUCATOR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT MONTI DIES.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Longtime 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 administrator Ray Monti has died of a heart attack. Flags were flown at half-staff at the district office for Monti, 58, who 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. ``I really believe he was solid pillar for this district. To have him gone is just devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. ,'' trustee Donita Winn said. Funeral services were pending. Monti died early Monday at his home, district officials said. He is survived by his wife and two grown children, a son and a daughter. Colleagues described Monti as a strong and stable leader who championed students and education programs that would support them. Board President Wilda Andrejcik called Monti ``a great man, one who always put students first.'' 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 in 1973. He moved to Desert Winds as principal in 1980. He became principal at Antelope Valley High in 1986, then became principal 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. He was a board member for the CIF Southern Section CIF Southern Section (commonly abbreviated as CIFSS) is the largest of the ten sections which comprise the California Interscholastic Federation. Its membership includes most public and private high schools in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, from 1989, president of the local region of the Association of California School Administrators in 1986-87, and received the high school district's Distinguished Service Award in 1989. Monti also was active in the parish of Father Serra Catholic Church in Quartz Hill. Winn said she got to know Monti during last year's campaign to pass a $103.6 million school construction bond measure. ``Mr. Monti just stepped up to the plate. He was there for every meeting. Any time I needed help or had a question he was always there,'' Winn said. Monti spent last week visiting all the local high schools to sit on panels to help judge students' senior projects. Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). is thinking of dedicating the graduation ceremony in Monti's honor. Monti's niece is graduating from Quartz Hill this year, Winn said. ``He was so looking forward to handing her her diploma,'' Winn said. Monti's sister works as a counselor at the school, Winn said. |
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