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

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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.

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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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Nfwii :lr 955 1 , W il,,,Q ii. I , ,,,.,, rrri is , , , ...: r : 3 ill: I :ilii 7 Junior John Nelson displays perfect 1 form. Boys' Varsity Swimmers Splash To Victory! Ever wonder who the boys with the early tans and bleached hair were? Most likely they were mem- bers of the Varsity swimming team, who practiced for long hours during their season. Their tans were only secondary rewards compared to the great success that the boys enjoyed last season. Victory could have only come from the hard work-outs led by coach Guy Oling. The morning practices, which included weight- training as well as swimming, were described by Mike Janney as, ex- hausting, but worth the effort . The swimmers also had to com- plete equally difficult practices in the afternoon. However, these workouts developed the stamina and strength needed to do well. Talent was abundant, as many strong J.V. swimmers moved up to join the remaining Varsity mem- bers. Team unity and spirit were also high, as all the team members were always supportive of each other. With such talent and deter- mination to do well, it wasn't sur- prising that the Varsity team was swimming in victory! Lesson in studliness Mr. Guy Oling. VARSITY BOYS' SWIMMING: Lester Kwok, John Keiffer, Josh Yeager, Skip Connors, MIDDLE ROW: Coach Guy Ol- ing, Brad Barry, Barry Steinmetz, Kirk Baldwin, Torrey Sullivan, Eric Low, Marc Dowling, BACK ROW: Dave Mathisen, Alex Jun, Mike Janney, John Nelson, Scott Hauswirth, Kevin McKinney, Sandy Ravens, Jeni Dollard. 76 f Boys Swimming