Green Run High School - Equus Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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rl into tho sky, Tlm Dutton ggfrlgrafrafos a front eldo air. S 42 - Q '10 ,pf Z! gl -Lg' l -, TOP: Wlth his board perpindlcularto the ramp, Jason James smoothly executes another front side air. LEFT: Despite a broken arm, Russell Jewell still managed to hit the ramps. Here he is performing a backside kick turn. Quickly but gracefully Jack Faddls moves into a mute air. Cruzim' -411

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.f S.. The d!l:l Side 'Skoting meons pushing yourself to the limit e doing tricks newer ond petter with ev- ery run ond keeping oheod of the peck, sold Kevin Morris, sophomore. Kevin, ond others like him, is on oyid skdtepoord- er who deeply resented the ruling of the Virginio Beoch City Council this yeor thot pockyord rdrnps were IIIQQOI Continued Kevin, 'l think thot skoteooord romps should pe ollowed orourid here pecouse they keep kids out of trouple drift sometimes it is nord to find All Cruiiri' o ride to Troshmoref' Mt. Troshmore is the most populor ploce to skote, occording to o survey token. Other populor ploces included Lynnhoven ond Fudelds. Whot kind of equipment is needed for skotepoording7 Cited sophomore Seon Block, l'Knee pods ore most impor- tont Kevin soid, Knee pods ond roils ore dll I use out o proin- pucket is suggested. Other skoters sold elbow pods were helpful, too. The overoge skoter spends onywhere from S96 to S120 ond more for his ooord, ond o duoli- ty poord lfrom such monufoc- tureers os Sims, Perolto ond Vi- sionl could go up to 8150. Skdters skote for fun ond to 'lshow their obilitiesf' sold Joe Upiol, sophomore. lt's some- thing to do in my spore time.' Russell Jewell ogreed. lt's fun. You con do some neot tricks. All ogreed thot it is not o pos- sing foncy like preokdoncing. Eigoloined Russell, For the true skoter, it's o sport. The common wish is for o skotepoording teom ot Green Run. Russell offerred odvice to be- ginners. 'Skotepoording tokes tolent. lt's hord to Ieorn ond for o beginner, I wouldn't go out ond buy o new poord becciuse you get frustrotedf' - Stocy Decker Chris MocKinnon Showlng of! his Hand !:lanf , .loo Ublal skates at o prlva o ramp.

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Chrisfi Mendozo dnd Louro Solizor ore hord ocfs To follow. oul The compefifors in The T985 Miss Green Run Pogeonr ore The Miss Green Run Pogeonf is more Thon o peouly confesf. Girls ore required To fill ouT o duesfionnoire of 50 duesfions, oe infenfiewed, dnd compefe in o preliminory conTesT iusf To moke iT os one of The Ten finol- isfs in The pogeonf iTself. The conTesTdnTs moy be in The Tenfh, elevenfh, or Twelffh grode. In on inTerview, Sophomore Tonio Wells wos dsked if she ThoughT she could represenT Green Run ds well os onyjunior The 1985 Mlss Green Run Pcueani ceniesfanfs pose with the asier and Mistress of ceremonies and last year's queen, Laura Salazar. ,X or senior dnd she onswered, Yes I could. I moy noT hove The experiences The older girls hove, buT whdT I lock in dge I moke up for in enThusiosm. Mrs. Lewis, Direcfor of The PogeonT, sdid The PGQGGDT wos imporionf lbecduse The girls hdve To be more Thon prefly. They ore inTelIigenf, Tdlenfed, ond ocddemicolly inclined. Also, good cledn compeTiTion never hurl ony- one, if Tedohes one how To be d good winner os well GS o good Ioser. Senior ChrisTino Simpson wos osked how she would feel if she were chosen Miss Green Run, ond she replied, 'IIT would moke me proud ThoT my school hos enough confi- dence in me To ollow me To represenT Them. Trying To moke iT, ond mdk- ing if ore Two Tosks Louro Soli- zor hos mosTered. She wos The 1984 Miss Green Run, ond is now prepdring To Tum her TiTIe over To This yeors queen. IT's o IiTTle sod pecouse I know There will pe noThing like This in col- lege. Also, This is o good expe- rience for These girls: friendships develop, dnd True personoIiTies shine Through. I look of Them ond reolize iT wos o whole yeor ogo. I remember oll The fun I've hod, ond I hope The nexT Miss Green Run hos os much fun os I did. - Wendy Gross f,fZjIlf.l 1.1.