Weston High School - Heliotrope Yearbook (Weston, CT)

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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

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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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E People make the school. Without people, WHS would be a hollow, lifeless, colorless shell. The complexions of their faces, the tints of their hair, the styles and textures of their clothes, the tones and pitches of their voices, the uniqueness of their personalities: these as- pects of faculty and student body brought color to WHS.