Weston High School - Heliotrope Yearbook (Weston, CT)

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B-wa-? 'sW f Avid Westonites skied as long as the sun allowed at Mt. Southington. Dreaming Snow We need snow! became the resounding cry of the Weston High School Ski Team this year as the late fall and early Winter brought neither light powderings nor blizzards to New England. Al- though their sport depends large- ly on snow, team members still approached the upcoming season with optimism. Beginning in early December, they prepared them- selves by jogging up and down bleachers and even playing an oc- casional game of soccer. Once man-made snow was

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Competitor in all four events, Gretchen Lardner practices her back handspring for her floor exer- cise routine. sg!7 . ttt,., With aid from spotter Linda Schirmer, A back sommersault is the dismount that Linda V' . .. ,ipp ilpt A p Sue M 1 f d H Schirmer must practice for her routine on the ' f I n 5 - Ossa Cams a Ofwaf P0 OH the .iunevensnh eifii if 1. p::.ppp Ipz i tpr, beam. -1. mm ti 1 Linda Schirmer practices a cartwheel on the beam, a move which re- quires excellent balance. After that first step, the girls contin- 'pit? i Q The 1989 ,Gymnastics Team: ued to follow a tight schedule of iii iidi gijy practices, and meets- Senior CO'C5fpf I E 34 dle- lrlolly Pascucci, Jennifer 13.1118 E11Zab9'tl'1 StO11G 3.1'1d Heldl Kirshner, all-around Gretchen Wagner agreed that the team dem- Lardnher, and Linda Schirmer. onstrated a lot of potential, though it A ifggiiivgg 215151 IQOIQIIEC1. argl HE- - - c a er. ac - was not reflected in their 1979-1980 y Courtney Gwen, Stacey Graham, I'eCOI'd. Ellen Groughwell, Diane Verilli, 1 + and Sue Mossa. V A side aerial as performed by El- C.. V HM len Croughwell, is a difficult 1 'ff stunt done in floor routines. El- f len's ability with difficult stunts has earned her the high score of , . , . . the team to date: 6.8 i 109

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4...--.i+ Groups of Westonites can often be seen watching the competitions between fellow team members and opponents ara Arena finds time to nap. efore hitting the slopes at Woodbury, Bar- Steve Paulson rounds the last flag near the base of a Southington hill. W . Q ix, x ,cl 5 .4 mw1 V!,' Www' ta barren slo e ives awa Southin ton's attemps to replace nature Jack Fabian snakes his way through the flags after making a clean P 8 Y S or Weston skiers such as Dave Alpert. vailable at Woodbridge and outhington, the team made eekly trips to improve their kills on the slopes. In competi- ion, Weston boasted outstanding ndividuals such as senior Leigh ichl and junior Jack Fabian ho skied with amazing speed nd dexterity despite the icy, of- en treacherous conditions. How- ver the bus rides, lift tickets, and ki equipment made it necessary or some action off the slopes as ell. Helped slightly by a Board f Education grant, the deter- start out of the gate. mined skiers also organized their annual ski film festival and nu- merous bake sales to meet costs. Co-coaches Gary Sousa and How- ard Harris agreed that the team's continual dedication and enthusi- asm rendered this unusually dry season a good one. Jack Fabian, one of Weston's best down- hill racers. xi Nil, , 'fi ig , ' f f .xii f if