Gateway High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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CDF FIAIYIEI SNIA Tl-HGPEH Evo Thigpen wos one of Gotewoy's most octive ond hordworking students, Since her freshmon yeor Evo hod porticipoted in sports ond enjoyed them for the sense of ochievement they gove her, Storting soccer in her freshmon yeor, Evo hod lettered since tenth grode ond hod been o greot osset to the teom. Another sport which she enjoyed wos volleyboll ond during her sophomore ondjunior yeors, she ployed on the vorsity squod. One school octivity which wos very importont to Evo wos her involvement in Student Government. During her sophomore ond junior yeors Evo wos closs treosurer, which took olot of time ond responsibility. In her senior yeor, Evo become o Student Government officer ond took on new chollenges which she liked to hove, l like octivities ond plonning. I like hoving lots of things to keep me busy. Something else thot Evo liked olot wos time spent outdoors, ln her summers, she worked for the Youth Conservotion Corps. Evo found this work very rewording. She plons to ottend the School of Mines or Colorodo University with the intentions of o coreer in the Denver oreo. DEIBBV IYIOGRE Debby Moore hod o definite view on the things you could goin in high school. High school gives you the freedom to be yourself, the opportunity to be on individuel. Debby hod definitely token odvon- toge of the opportunities by becoming involved in o wide ronge of octivities. In school, Debby wos octive in sports, cross country being her fovorite, in which she lettered twice. Clubs were olso o port of her involvement ond Debby wos o member of severol. Sponish club, Mu Alpho Theto ond NHS were o few of them, Close Up Club wos olso very speciol with it's trip to Woshington DC. ot the end of her junior yeor. Beside oil her school octivities, Debby enjoyed doing mony things outsidefschool, toking bollet lessons or going to youth groups ot church. Debby's senior yeor wos os busy os ony, including the odded responsibilities of being Senior Closs Treosurer. Debby's plons for the future include ottending CSU ond possibly mojoring in Psychology. Debby enjoyed her time with friends, even if it wosjust to sit ond tolk or to help them out in ony woy she could, this helped her to pick o future coreer. Senior Holl Of Fome 269

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SENICDI2 HALL TEIRRI XIAH SPEIYBRGCCK Terri Von Speybroeck's high school yeors were octive ond brought hord work too. While mointoining o 3913 grode point over- oge ond toking occeleroted closses, Terri mode time over the yeors to be involved in sports ond clubs, Soccer wos Terri's sport, which she proved by her porticipotion in 10th, 11th, ond 12th grodes, lettering eoch yeor. Music wos onother port of Terri's busy schedule while she monoged to fit in Morching Bond in 10th grode. In 11th grode she become coptoin of the Flog Teom ond secretory of the Executive Music Council. Her senior yeor turned out to be the biggest chollenge yet. Senior Closs Secre- tory, Treosurer of the Executive Music Coun- cil ond membership of clubs from Notionol Honor Society to Student Goverment. Terri felt thot the best woy to get through high school is to be involved. She seemed to hove proven thot with o very octive high school coreer. Terri's future plon is to ottend Denver University ond mojor in Journolism or Low. 268 Senior Holl Of Fome BYRON THOIYIPSCDN Byron Thompson wos on individuol who enjoyed o chollenge. Throughout his high school coreer Byron exemplified octive in- volvement ond ochievement. Music wos one thing thot hod greot volue to Bryon, during his four yeors ot Gotewoy, Byron devoted much of his time to ploying his soxophone. Byron even composed his own music. Byron wos olso very involved in oth- letics. He porticipoted in three sports: foot- boll, wrestling, ond trock, which kept him busy throughout the school yeor. Byron be- lieved thot wrestling wos his strongest sport. Through othletics, Byron eorned himself mony vorsity letters, including four in wres- tling. I consider sports to be olot of hord work but they ore rewording ond fun commented Byron. Byron wos olso o hord- working student ond his grodes proved thot foct. Byron summed up by soying, lf it is interesting enough, l'll try it, ond stoy with it till l've mostered it somehow. STCKIC DCSIYICDHD Steve Desmond didn't lock confidence. l'm the only good-looking editor-in-chief the Medollon hos ever hod, he sold some- whot orrogontly. He moy hove been the best editor-in-chief the Modollfon ever hod too, being especiolly well-known for his hu- morous column, Des Sez. Humor wos Steve's trodemork during his four yeors ot Gotewoy. Desmond usuolly hod something to soy on every sukgect, ond whot he soid wos usuolly funny. Steve wos very involved with the poper, being Feoture editor os o junior ond editor- in-chief in his senior yeor. He wos olso in Notionol Honor Society, Mu Alpho Theto, ond he wos the Vice-President of the Sci Fi!Fontosy Club ond o member of Quill ond Scroll. In oddition to his school octivities ond trying to keep up his grodes, Desmond worked os few hours os possible per week ot Wogs' Psestouront in the moll. Steve's spore time wos spent getting out ond being socioble, os he put it. He termed himself o people person, ond his greotest pleosure in high school come in meeting other people.

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MARK PURSLEY Morls Pursley wos not only ocodemicolly inclined but wos olso good in sports. Moria is on unbeotoble combination, os one friend put ir. During his high school yeors Morls goined o sense of occomplish- ment by being octive in the sports thot he enjoyed. He olso lilsed the feeling of competition. He porticipoted in footboll, boslsetboll, ond trocls oll of his four yeors here ot Gotewoy, eorning him mony vorsity letters. Porticipoting in three sports lsept Mori-2 very busy, still he found the time to be octive in school clubs, ond mointoin on impressive grode point overoge. The two moin clubs thot Morls wos involved in were Student Government ond Notionol Honor Society. As Freshmen we elected Morls our president to represent us during our first yeor ot Gotewoy. Morls wos olso selected to ottend Boys' Store ond be 0 Junior Escort for the closs of 1981's groduotion. He won the prestigious Hugh O'Brien Aword during his sophomore yeor. While Morls wos not doing things for or with the school, he ployed golf. HI enjoy golf becouse if gives me o chonce to get owoy ond reloxf' odded Moria. Morls would lil-re to go to the Colorodo School of Mines ond mojor in either Physicol Engineering or Chemicol Engineering, 270 Senior Holl Of Fome SENICDI2 HALL SUZI RUSI-LO Dedicoted ond octive ore two words which definitely desciribed Suzi Psusho. During her four yeors ot Gotewoy, Suzi excelled in her closses ond octivities. Through oll her high school yeors, when Suzi found on octivity which cought her interest, she become involved. Two clubs which she become involved with were Junior Achieve- ment ond Notionol Honor Society, which she hod been o member of since her sophomore yeor. One club thot Suzi porticulorly enjoyed wos FBLA. Storting in her sophomore yeor, Suzi become o very octive member ond represented the club in Generol Business contests tolsing first in districts ond eighth in store. In her junior yeor she wos president of the club ond ogoin mode o fine represenrotive ot contests. Suzi olso enjoyed the chollenge of porticipotion in sports ond volleyboll become her specioltyi She ployed since her sophomore yeor, ond lettered in 'lith ond 12th grode. Keeping busy her senior yeor she hod on odded chollenge for herself os Senior Closs Vice President ond o member of Student Goverment, Suzi wos olso honored by the Auroro Ellss Club os on outstonding student. ln the future Suzi plons to ottend Colorodo College ond mojor in Business or Politicol Science. Suzi sold thot she wos hoppiest when she wos busy ond we lsnow thot it wos true from her octive porticipotion ot Gotewoy. Her contributions will not be soon forgotten.