George Dewey High School - Seaborne Yearbook (Subic Bay, Philippines)

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THE MIKE FACTOR. Varsity players Mike Dennis and Mike L.G. Leon Guerro attempt a two-man block against and IS attacker. Both Mikes are noted for their good defensive skills. POWER SERVE. Mark Markcr Sz1ntcr0 ex- ecutes overhead serve to IS suring the team's only home appearance. PLAN OF ATTACK. During a time out, Coach Stauffer gives his common advice of let them make the mistakes to the starting six. GET IT . . . Chris Cedo uses a forearm bump to pass the ball to the setter. Chris is one of the players who will help rebuild ncxt year's team. SCOREBOARD GDHS AT w T L ISM 3 0 2 FA .2 0 3 ISM 2 4? 5 ,GQHS A Z. WHS 3 o 2 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT AT FA f .12f 0 2 Coach: Mer. I-193311 Stauffer Manager: T Heather Schindell Captain: James Slosky Most Valuable Player: Mark Santero Most Improved Player: Don West NS

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ULTAN OF SPIKE Ah say! screams Mike Leon Guer- rero as he drills a ball down the throats of the Clark Falcons. Such was the case of many of the long, arduous Saturday tournaments for the men's volleyball team. How did the men's volleyball team pull off the first winning season in 7 years? Seven returning lettermen bolstered hitting and defenses. Power from James Slonsky fcaptainj, Cobahn Hedge, and Mark Santero and good defense from Don West, Mike Leon Guerrero, and Mike Dennis made up the basic strengths of the team. They honed their skills in both games and practices. An appetite for esprit de corps and junk food became mandatory. I love the sport! states Cobahn, The days were filled with excitement for playing and also the shopping trips! During the early hours of Saturday, a thirteen man traveling squad journeyed to the hot, sweaty gyms of Faith, IS, and Wagner to play up to five games. Long bys and breaks accompanied with ennui and hunger made up the hardest part of the day. After enduring hours of tedium, the team pigged-out in the fastfood joints located in unsystematic mazes of Manila's malls. The season also fea- tured the second annual race from Kel- ly Cafeteria to Burger King in Clark. Afterwards, with only a few strands of daylight left, the PWC bus bounced over miles of defective roads to reach Subic. The close rapport of team members helped pull the team together. We've all been through a lot togetherf, stated Mike Dennis, James, Edward, Mark, and I have known each other since we were in Binictican Elementary schoolf' Don West added I idolize Mike L.G., Cobahn, and Mark, because all are best at what they do. So how did the Sultans of Spike grab a hold onto a winning season? It sure wasn't by the teams new uniforms, al- though they did improve morale. But as James Slonsky put it, At the beginning of the season coaches from other schools remarked, 'Coach Stauffer has finally got his act together', but it was the team that really got it together by taking things seriously and listening to coach. SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME. Although Coach Stauffer didn't play volleyball in high school he has been coaching it for I7 years. Through the years he has noticed that the quality of the sport has increased, especially with the athletic abilities of the players. Mr. Stauffer is also the Athletic Director and teaches PE and Mechanical Drawing. SULTANS 0F SPIKE. KNEELING: Heather Schindell tmanagerj, Michael Dennis, Mike Lcon Guerrero, Edward Slondky, Kirk Knepper. STANDING: James Slonsky fcaptainj, Shawn 31 Ehomas, Chris Goodloe, Cobahn Hedge, Sonny Sisson, Mark Santero, Robert Smith, Chris Cedo, Ray McGee. Not pictured: Toby Tolentino and Don West.

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FLEET FEET CROSS COUN TR Y SAILS THROUGH Over a thousand miles and going strong, GDHS runners covered a total number of miles roughly equivalent to the distance between Subic Bay, R. P. and Sydney, Australia. Instead, under the command of Mrs. Cowan, their fleet feet had them running to the golf course, to Kalayaan hill, and Sangley Loop-six days out of seven. Their fleet feet brought a second place finish at the first I. S. meet for men and a coveted first place finish for senior Paul Plank. The womenas team, unable to compete due to the lack of runners, had a good show with improvements of up to a min- ute off practice times. These fleet feet, early in the season, stumbled across bad luck. Jason Schatz, a veteran runner, had to leave the team due to shin splints. Aron Schatz cheered teammates from the finish line because of a raw, blistered heel obtained from a demanding Faith course. A few close calls occurred when the bus arrived within ten minutes of the first race. For Lexter Ilog, a night- mare came true. One wrong turn on the twisting Faith course led him to a golf course, not the finish line. The loss of two pairs of running shoes after prac- tice added to a string of bad luck. Season's end arrived quickly and free time were the first words to jump t0'Mary Maningas' mind. Paul Griffin was relieved that, We don't have to run down hills anymorell' Debbi Vilay- phanh summed up the ambivalent feel- ings best, 'fl wanted the season to end so I could have more time with school- work, but I didn't want it to because of all the new friends I met. FLEET FEET. Jon Burgess concentrates on AT EASE. Debbi Vilayphanh takes a breather at passing his Clark opponent. An asset to the team, the Kalayaan Pool. A 15 minimum minute stretch Jon left during the season for a PCs move to ig part of every funnel-'S preq-un routine. Philadelphia.