Gateway High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

Page 177 text:

0.92026 wx Joyce Davis Holding the office of Senior Class President, Captain of the heerleading Squad and Homecoming Queen were only a few f the many achievements of Joyce Davis. During Joyce's our years at Gateway, she was very active in Student Gov- lernment as Freshman Class Secretary and Junior Class Trea- :urer and also in Girls Track where she lettered all four years. 'or her involvement Joyce has earned recognition by receiv- ng a United States Cheerleading Achievement Award, Na- ional Leadership and Services Award and being listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students. Outside of school activities, Joyce enjoys collecting pins including her famous Buckwheat pinj and listening to New ave Music. In addition she also lists the unauthorized sales f MSM's and watching her favorite soaps, General Hospi- al and All My Children, among her many hobbies. Joyce Llans to attend college and possibly pursue a major in tele- communications. Michael Lichtwardt Michael Lichtwardt's high school years were very active, especially in Marching Band where he lettered three times. Maintaining a 4.0 grade point average and being first in the class, gave Mike recognition at Gateway. He was nominated for Outstanding Young American and for the Elks Club Award. Michael's involvement in school includes, Stage Band, Mu Alpha Theta, and National Honor Society. In Band he plays the Saxophone in first chair. Some of Michael's hobbies are, collecting stamps, drawing, and working with computers. ln the future, Michael would like to attend the Air Force Academy and study Architectural Engineering. He believes that, You have to set your goals in life, and do everything that you can to attain them. Individuals l 73

Page 176 text:

David Fields Athletics were David Fields' forte. David played Varsity Tennis all four years and was honored by being voted Most Valuable Player. David notes, l think what l try to prove most of all is, Gateway can have good athletes with- out playing football or basketball. l also try to put enthusiasm into other small- er sports that don't get so much pub- Iicity or respect as the big sports, even though they are now the best sport Gateway has. Besides Tennis, he par- ticipated in Varsity Baseball for three years. Outside of school in his spare time, David enjoys weight lifting and watch- ing College Basketball and his favorite show Leave It To Beaver. David wants to enroll at the University of New Mexico or UNC and study Jour- nalism or Criminal Justice. I 72 Senior Hall of Fame Melissa Bunney Melissa Bunney took an active role at Gateway. Her involvement spanned from Student Government to Varsity Track. Melissa held several offices which included Senior Class Treasurer, Junior Class President, and Secretary of National Honor Society. Melissa's busy schedule left her with very little spare time but also earned her recog- nition for her many contributions. Me- lissa was awarded the Masonic Lodge Outstanding Achievement Award and was the recipient of United States Na- tional Merit Awards for both Leader- ship and Student Government. Melissa enjoyed passing her few free moments by taking in a Monty Python show or just being lazy. Melissa really wants to enroll in Knox College in lllinois but will prob- ably study teaching at UNC. Melissa is particularly interested in teaching middle school because, I want to help the little brats be less of a jerk than l was. Besides teaching, Melissa also looks forward to someday getting mar- ried and raising a family. .QW Ron Fano During his four years at Gatewa Ron Fano managed to become active a wide variety of sports and still mai tain a 3.7 GPA. Ron participated Football for all four years, Baseball f two and Powerlifting. He also belongs to the Boy's Basketball Club and was member of National Honor Society. the course of his Senior year, Ron w pleased to hold the position of Defe sive Signal Caller for the Varsity Foo ball team. Ron has big plans for his futur After studying Pre-Law at CU followi by Law School, Ron has his goal set ft becoming District Attorney. Besid work and school, Ron enjoys watchii his favorite team the Philadelphia S enty-Sixers. To future Hall-of-Fam Ron leaves this bit of advice, Peo in high school should try to avoid tl in-crowd and be themselves.

Page 178 text:

af! Susan Ward When Susan Ward came to Gateway from Maryland during her Junior year, she started getting involved in activi- ties, such as Student Government, Peer Counseling, and Close-Up. Some of Susan's favorite hobbies are horse- back riding, playing tennis, and listen- ing to all kinds of music. Susan has big plans for her future. After high school she would like to at- tend CU and wants to take a dual ma- jor in lnternational Affairs and French. Susan's philosophy of life is, You have to work hard at everything you do I 74 Senior Hall of Fame Heidi Thigpen Keep your feet on the ground but keep reaching for the stars, was Hei- di Thigpen's advice to future upper- classmen. Secretary of the Senior Class, Na- tional Honors Society, and Mu Alpha Theta, were some of Heidi Thigpen's activities. During Heidi's time at Gate- way, she was very active in athletics such as Cross Country for four years, Varsity Soccer, and Gymnastics. Heidi also expressed her creative side, she was involved with the Thespians and a member of the Athenians. Besides her activities in school, she also enjoys lis- tening to music, especially Culture Club, dancing, and watching Monty Python. After High School, Heidi plans to follow a unique course of study in the performing arts outside of Colora- do Qacross the Atlantic Ocean in Eng- landj. ln closing, Heidi wants all to re- member that, For all of you who don't believe me, l am going to marry Boy George and you're not invited to the wedding. i Jeff Girkin Jeff Girkin proved himself as a achiever at Gateway, both in spor and in academics. During his time high school, he participated in Varsil Football, Basketball, and Baseball a four years. He received seven Varsi' letters, three in Baseball, two in Ba ketball, and two in Football. To go wi' all this, Jeff maintained a 3.82 grac point average and was involved in N Alpha Theta, National Honor Societ and President of the Boy's Basketb. Club. Jeff plans to enroll in college aft, high school and study in the field 1 Electrical Engineering and Computi Programming. .leff's advice to the f ture upperclassmen is, Champions ai not common people. Champions a champions because they do things lo ers refuse to do.