Aragon High School - El Tesoro Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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Great concentration is needed for the bars. 'f my Cyrus Johnson, William Segura, Aaron Gomey, Garry Lester, Brandon Pearce, Kenneth Stockwell, and Mike Bookspun. Garry Lester prepares for the bar rou tine. JV IS LOOKING UP! Always Reaching For Bigger And Better Things' Determined to gain more exper- ience and expertise, the boys JV gymnasts trained long and vigor- ously. Supplemented with new freshmen talent, the JV team shaped up to be a promising bunch, like its varsity counterpart. Coach Williams commented, With the addition of new fresh- men, they will hopefully win the league and score well in the CCS. Their strong points laid in the areas of tumbling, rings, and vault- ing. One team member, Ken Stockwell, specialized in not only vaulting but free exercise. What a versatile group. Strong and dedicated, the JV gymnasts had the spirit to make themselves a winning team.

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STEALING THE SHUW Watch Them Flip Flop To The Top! The spirited group of Boys Var- sity gymnasts soared to new heights, doing acrobatic maneu- vers and difficult gymnastic rou- tines. Working together as a close knit team, the varsity gymnasts practiced long and hard for their ultimate goal, the CCS Champion- ships. Their coach, Mr. Wilcox, said of them, The varsity team is one of the best Aragon has seen in four or five years. Considering their level of performance, they be- came better as the season pro- gressed. Their strength wasn't concen- trated, but spread out over a range of different events. For in- stance, Chris Baffico dominated the all around, accompanied by Andy Gotelli, while Bill Hwang mastered the pommel horse. A strong team with good leader- ship, the varsity boys gymnastics cetainly flipped their way into our hearts! Mr. Wilcox, Andrew Gortelli, Chris Baf- fico, Jon Bookspun, Wilbert Rivera, Jeff Lamb, Mario Siguenza, and Curtis Baf- fico. The rings are an event that requires much skill. 72 Girls' Gymnastics ,W F, .I li Handstands are an important element in the floor routine.

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USWOOOSHV' The Unidentified Super-Heroes No, that wasn't the typical bird or plane you might guess, but Ara- gon's own Superwomen of the Varsity gymnastics team. Super- women they were, as these girls had no problem in flying circles around their competition. Having come out especially strong in their first few months, Above, freshman varsity member Tricia Taylor flips over gymnastics. VARSITY GIRLS' GYMNASTICS: FRONT ROW: Jennifer Bloom, Heather Meal, Christine Sterner, Michelle Adams, Tricia Taylorg BACK ROW: Kim Theisen. Now how do l get out of this? 74 Girls Gymnastics the clever routines coincided with music, as well as the difficult moves, led the team well into the finals. Practices were lengthy and usu- ally demanded extra time from the girls schedule on Friday's and Sat- urday's. As Jessica Bott commented, Gymnastics was fun because we got a chance to learn the moves and at the same time practice with our friends. But who ever said anything about being a super-women was easy work? X X .ttt t