Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Marlin A. Fairbourn Assistant Superintendent D. Richard Gourley Assistant Superintendent Jordan School District Offices. 178 ■ Board Of Education Administration And Board Mark L. Wahlquist Richard D. Anderson Board President Board Vice President STRATION B U I LDING JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT L. Ray Brown Kenneth L. Prince Deputy Superintendent Deputy Superintendent Maurine C. Jensen Board Member Mark Klotovich Board Member Jane Callister Board Member-Elect Dr. Raymond W Whittenburg Superintendent Lois Hirschi Board Member The Jordan District Board of Educa- tion was responsible for establishing the policies under which Alta High School operated. This vast assignment covered everything from approving educational programs to adopting the annual budget and setting district tax levies. Acting with- in the framework of Utah public school laws, the Board worked to serve the needs of the total school community. The Superintendent and members of the Administrative Staff were the execu- tive officers of the district school system. Collectively they administered the poli- cies and procedures established by the Board.

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Basketball Six seniors, four juniors, four sophomores and a new coach (for the third consecutive year) com- prised this year’s group of hoop shooters. The year started off well with wins in the first four presea- son games. Playing in the East High Holiday Tournament proved less successful for the players with two successive losses. Opening season play against Bingham also added another loss to the column. Bouncing back, the varsity trounced Kearns (seems familiar), holding Kearns scoreless in the third quarter of the game. The Bengals of Brighton handed Alta another loss. Brighton’s top position in State plus an all-veter- an team proved too much, when coupled with their home court ad- vantage. A spellbinding finish brought home a victory against Hillcrest — with Darrin Long “...Bouncing back, the varsity trounced Kearns (seems familiar)...’’ dropping in two free throws with no time on the clock, to win the game by one point. Coach Long talked of his team as “amazing that all fourteen play- ers were such good friends and got along so well.” The varsity was also noteable for its 3.3 average g.p.a. This is the first season the junior varsity squad has won thirteen games from the twenty played: Al- ta’s best record ever. “In addition to winning, the junior varsity team is quite successful with younger players, giving them a chance to learn. Winning under pressure helped the team learn from exper- ience but one mistake can cost the team,” quoted Coach Ken Black. Playing three sophomores in games is the most any high school has ever played. The most difficult game was against Highland with an important win being Bingham. The team had three one-point victories and the losses being no more than four point victories for the oppo- nents. Being a top freshmen team de- veloped confidence for the sopho- more basketball team to continue at the top of their region once again. The class had an abundance of talented people spread through- out both the j.v. and varsity teams. There were six sophomores who never played on their class teams: three played with j.v. and three played with varsity. This year’s freshmen basketball team suffered with a no-win re- cord. Coach Lunak commented “inexperience” was a prominent reason for the season record, and added that “valuable learning ex- periences” were being put to use. Girls B-Ball What group of twenty-one women were caught in the dark? The New York Rockettes? No! The women’s basketball team. Due to the power outage during a game against Bingham the game was postponed to finish the fourth quarter. The real power of the team had not left the women. Close games against South and Skyline were proof of this point- one point being the factor: five returning seniors gave the team their strength. Joining with the seniors were six juniors, four soph- omores, and six freshmen. The starting string consisted of Jana Crawford, Stacy Tyler, Wendy McNichol, Becky Kelson, and Nan- cy Booth. Junior varsity had a good sea- son. The biggest strengths were Geneil Davidson and Julie Han- son. Help from Lisa Vawdrey the center, and the others brought on victories. The strategy of both teams was 2 w 2 defense and zone offense. A slumber party and a snow shoe hike were some of the few ways the team became friends and were able to work together. Working together gave the team strength and pride on and off the court. “The real power had not left the women.” Their coach, Nancy Larsen, was not only a friend, but an excellent coach. Working together brought pride both on and off the court to the school and the team. 180 ■ Sports Intro