Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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HOCKEY CLUB: Row 1: Montey Lovelady. Peter Boudreaux. Oliver Dubore. Brett Duckworth. Gary Green. Row 2: Brett Stark. Trent Gardiner. Dru Stark. Mike Sipsma. Rob Armstrong. Clint Engersol. Alta skaters attempt to take advantage of a power play as they try to set up an offense to outmanuever their opponent. At perhaps the most suspensful moment of the game, everybody looks on as Chris Pearso prepares to fight for the puck. ffckey game is a dis- play of strength, smoothness, agil- ity, and speed. Mike Sipsma dis- plays all of these as he powers the puck across the rink. FEATURE Hockey 9

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Guts—No Glory “HEY DUDE! COME TO THE RADICAL HOCKEY GAME AND SEE AN INTENSE BLOODBATH! Announcements like this could be heard almost every day to psy- che us up for upcoming hockey games. Sliding and slipping on a sheet of ice while trying to dodge a hunk of hard rub- ber coming towards you at 90 m.p.h. can be described as a little less than sane. Hockey team members became well ac- quainted with bruises, broken bones, and concussions before the season was over. In addition to the wild conditions, Jordon School District refuses to sanction hock- ey as a sport, so the team is defined as a club instead of as a team. Because of this ruling players have to pay S200 dollars just to play plus an additional $200-$800 on equipment. Early every Sunday morning, the team meets at Cottonwood Spa for practices which run $80 per hour. Team unity is very important and members are usually friends on and off the ice. One member explains it very briefly, “You have to al- ways play as a team or you are sure to be smashed. There’s no two ways about it. By now you may be wondering what causes a group of high school students to spend hours of hard work and up to 1000 dollars just to risk life and limb for an hour or two on the ice beating each other to a pulp. Brain damage maybe? No, not like- ly. Trent Gardiner sums it up very nicely, “Hockey is the most intense game in the world. It combines grace, speed, and agil- ity. It is more physical than even foot- ball. 8 Hockey

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Homecoming Week was dampened by cold, rainy weather and the Brigh- ton Bengals. On Fire Homecoming '86 was memorable be- cause of its combination of successful ac- tivities and the studentbody’s enthusiasm proving that Alta High is, indeed, Still on Fire.” The exciting week commenced with the homeroom banner competition. Bright splashes of colors covered the walls with banners displaying the theme Still on Fire.” The winning homerooms: Mr. John- son, Mr.Doug Allen, and Mr.Lewis were treated to banana splits by the student- body officers. Next came Tuesday night’s pillow bash, featuring The Creature from the Black Lagoon” in 3-D. What might have been an interesting evening for students to experience the 3-D effect, turned out to be extremely chaotic. Despite the confu- sion of the movie reel order, the students enjoyed the social event. Mark Nelson commented sarcastically, It was defi- nitely an unforgettable experience!” Wednesday, the fieldhouse became the grounds of the Homecoming Fair. The studentbody was faced with incredibly difficult challenges of deciding which food would best satisfy their palates. The most popular selections were Round Table Piz- za and Whipped Orange Bang sponsored 10 Homecoming by the Debate Club and the Senators. The perfect proclamation of Thursday night’s events could have been appropri- ately named The Night Pep Rally Fias- co.” Did you see the burning of the ’A’?” inquired most of the studentbody. (A little early, wasn’t it?) The Night Pep Rally activities included the traditionsl class competitions in tug- of-war, class pyramids, and the loudest scream of V-l-C-T-O-R-Y! Overall, most students were satisfied with the night’s activities but Kerry Muhlestein liked one event in particular. The most enjoyable part of the night’s event was witnessing the thrashing of the class presidents by the Studentbody Officers, especially when Brad Jensen had eggs smashed down his pants. It was great!” Jodi Chris- topherson. Tracie Eyre, Amy Jensen, and Becky Sieverts were announced as Homecoming Royalty 1986. Friday neared the week’s end but the activities continued full force beginning with school being pleasantly interrupted by the successful Homecoming Parade. Ten participants entered the gruelling 8 mile bike race. Tour de France. Setting continued on page 13