Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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Alan Kara, all-city champion diver, - exhibits the form that won . . 1 him the title, three years in a row. He dwes 'mo The Wefef fmlh the greatest of ease.. .arching high over the board, Kara starts another high point dive. Water, vvater everywhere Silhouetted against the sun, on a board 10 feet off the ground, Allan Kara, Valley College's new champion diver, prepares to plunge into the pool of water be- neath him. Posture perfect, he advances to the edge of the boardg with body rigid and knees bent slightly, he skillfully completes his dive. This scene is re-enacted daily at the San Fernando Athletic Club, where Kara works out from 4 to 5:30 Monday through Friday, keeping in shape for meets in which he contests for Valley College. Kara has been diving since the age of 11, when upon parental advice he signed up with instructor Nick Rodionoff, under whose guidance he has grown from an inexperienced boy to a nationally known diving champion. Kara held the all-city championship record for three years, and the AAU state age group contest for three consecutive years. He also ranked ninth in the nation in the National AAU springboard diving cham- pionship. Kara's diving skill boasts the perfection of such difficult exhibitions as the forward 3 W, the reverse 1 M with a 2 16 twist, the back 2 MZ, the reverse 2 W and the inward 2 lk. If Kara places in the first 10 in the nationals this year with these dives, he will be sent to the Olympic , tryouts, sponsored by his athletic club. Kara's diving perfection is ac- complished through many long hours of rigorous training.

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f-5 Audio-visual assistant Gene Ebert takes a proiector and associated sound equipment to a classroom. Pulling one of the numerous films on tile out for classroom use, assistant Arthur Scovis prepares to show a film to ct class. VaIIey's sense center 'fm 3, Q I 2 f-0 , . .. Of the five senses, sight and hear- ing are the most valuable to educa- tion. Classroom demonstrations and lectures require both senses for the student to learn. But Valley has more than just classroom demon- strations and lectures in which those two senses are necessary. Valley's audio-visual department supplements the demonstrations and lectures with films, slides, records, filmstrips and other aids to educa- tion. Under the directorship of Paul H. Mitchem, coordinator of audio- visual services, and Kenneth Palmer, audio-visual technician, the AV de- partment performs a multitude of services for the school. Probably the first thing a person thinks about when he hears audio- visual is hlms for motion pictures. A large part of the AV department is devoted to purchasing, stocking, supplying and choosing educational films for Valley. Part of the 33,000 spent yearly by the AV department has .been used to purchase approximately 160 films over the 10-year span which the department has been in opera- tion. An important phase of the audio-visual department is the copying of materials onto slides and filmstrips. Here Scovis adiusts the aperture of the AV copying CCIITISFG.

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Bob Freidlander, water polo captain, strokes after the ball trying to get possession of it for Valley. And just enough to swim in 6 Adjusting to any situation seems to be the specialty of Valley's Bob Friedlander. Friedlander, who was captain of the water polo team and recipient of honorable mention awards in the all-conference voting of the Metropolitan Confer- ence for water polo, plays basketball and participates in track and field events. He was graduated from Grant High School in 1962, where he was active in sports. Although his greatest accomplishments have been in water sports, Friedlander has thrown the discus a commendable 130 feet and more. He is able to make adjustments within a sport as well as from one sport to another. When he played basketball, Friedlander alternated positions between guard and forward, playing guard toward the end of the season. He lettered in water polo and was chosen as the most outstanding water polo player at the college by the Lettermen's Club. Friedlander hopes to transfer to UCLA, where he could be an asset for the Bruins with his versatility. After getting possession of the ball, Freidlander tires into the net- scoring one point. U-3j1,f':?ffz' 5-'Es NN 5 iw 7' l , . 'r'La...,3,,.,zg'.-. .1 .. ' ' ' ji ','-'- - -- PM .i--.w. ' ,, -as A sg, , ,gg U 1131,-5.3 9 -iq, H I.: 5 l .lsr l f, ,. i l .-s f 1 4, .1 V' A ,. ll.r'fw3e,f-, .' V Y ,- gt ' , -3, ,. K. . ra--T999 - V, 7 tn ,g.,v-atv' .ss 1 A- +31 -F' . , il-5! kagywf ,,,,r-ji-fg.,g ..A . - - 1' . I:E'E ' 1 . 1 .fi - 'wg-gp, .- i'2::,: '-tt' t , X F5 r -fi ,'.,. K- v it s. , X Sig-4 X if-gxgm iff f'.w ' KS' N.