Dieruff High School - Ledannus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Years Of The Effort Put Into Sports Is Worth Every Minute Of It Anyone who, for any reason whatsoever, has been involved in a sport realizes the dedication and hard work it requires. At Dieruff the athletic department- the coaches, all the trainers, the managers, and most importantly, the athletes themselves all put forth an outstanding effort to make the Husky teams the best that they could possibly be. While each individual team's record may not have been perfect, the fact that each of the team members did his or her best and tried his hardest certainly made all of the teams winners! The players not only gained experience in their chosen sports, but they made friends, and learned to work well together, on a team. The feeling of accomplishment might very well have made ev- THE HUSKIES ARE READY FOR ACTION Dieruff's freshman football team is ready to take some serious action against the gridders of Northampton during an exciting game this year. GET PSYCHED! This year's enthusiastic Powder Puff football team hustles their bo- dies through the J. Birney Crum Stadium gates after receiving a locker-room peptalk. We want Allen!'' WF PR erything worthwhile! However, no sport was always fun. The gruelling practices, the painful injuries, the intense competition, and obviously, losing a game, meet, or match were only some of the hard parts to learn from. Sometimes it was incredibly dif- ficult to pick up after a fall and just keep on going. But even though the hard times were terrible, the good times were terrific. Scoring the winning points, or helping someone who did. Beating the team that every- one, even you, was sure you were going to lose to. Playing in the rain and beating the Canaries, our crosstown rivals! Coming in first and setting records! Even though being an athlete, being on a team, takes hard work, and lots of it, it's worth it! 9 F ,1 m , a - § r, - M - 3 r MAKE WAY FOR THE HUSKIES. Tonia Lloyd evasively slips past an Allen player and makes her way to the hoop to score during an exciting game against our cross-town rivals.

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FUN BUSY AT WORK What could Senior Tonia Lloyd, Nidal Tabshi. and Saad Magdcsi be discussing so seriously at a senior class meeting? Class business? (More likely it's homework from an ear- lier class!)

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HARD WORK POSNG FOR A PICTURE? Sophomore Miche- le Dottery executes a mount in her routne on the balance beam The concentration and stamina needed to be a gymnast are evident from the look on her face.