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

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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

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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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I i How far down is the ground anyways? JV GIRLS' GYMNASTICS: FRONT ROW: Sarah Lum, Anamaria Bariels, Me- lissa Dipman, Karen Grant, Jenny Car- ithers, Kim Theisen, Valerie Berk, Elaine Crotty, Natesra Traubeg BACK ROW: Megan Donovan, Shana Cushner, Angela Sauermann, Darcey Wong, Millicent May- field, Serena Chu, Jennifer Yuen, Deirdre Dalton, Aimee Grant, Cindy Drury, Moni- ca Lee, Claudia Eckman, Mimie Wu, Anna Dizon, Michele Cravalno. TI'IAT'S INCREDIBLE! J.V. Girls Gymnastics Prances Ahead Wow! Did you see that? What? There, that!,' Wait, what? '4That was incredible! What, what? That girl just did a triple back fling, double turn tuck, back- bend! I-Iuh'?', Visiting the Girls J.V. Gymnas- tic practices is just that- Incredible. The girls swinging, bouncing, jumping, balancing and leaping ability last year, demonstrated their determination for first place. And practicing they did, as the girls not only had to condition their bodies into pretzel-like positions, but also had to plot these moves into music routines. The competitions were consis- tent throughout the year, and for each one new boundaries were ob- tained. Determination was evident in these girls, as the enthusiasm pro- jected in their movements demon- strated unique pride. If you watch carefully, you might be able to catch their new move, the front-run, leap point, double-twist.