Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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iyovftwits 3[5::3!7Svr3 s3SEr illMHUUimiMHn Five Outstanding Seniors Excel In The selection of the Valle Vista Five begins when Mr. Yates, the head counselor, comprises a list of all seniors with a grade point average of 3.0 or better. In some cases, teachers of extracurricular courses, such as Yearbook or Band, are asked if they have any additional nominees. The list is then screened by the scholarship committee which consists of two administrators and three teachers. The committee has the task of narrowing the list down to only twenty students. After the narrowing down, the list is then distributed to each teacher on staff in order for them to vote for the five students they feel most deserve these top league honors. After the voting. Mr. Yates counts the votes and there you have it . . . the Valle Vista Five. Our first recipient, in alphabetical order, is Phil Arvid- son. As well as being the only young man chosen this year, Phil has busied himself with many activities throughout his years here at Northview. He was member of the Ski Club his |unior year, and C.S.F. his sophomore and |unior years As far as academic honors, he was on the Principal ' s Honor Roll for three semesters. Phil displayed his leadership qualities by serving as the senior senator and showed he was athletically inclined by playing basketball all four years. While playing bas- ketball, Phil was chosen as Most Valuable his sophomore year. Most Inspirational his )unior year, and co-captain of the varsity team as a senior. He also attended the annual Students in the Community Day, and represented AMY AUYANG 34 Valle Vista Five Valle Vista Five Valle Vista Five Valle Vista Five MICHELLE BODILY ■ Valle Vista Five

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lisplay Leadership, Spirit Girls ' Stale Representative-Michelle Bodily It IS an honor to be chosen as a representative from Northview to go to Boys ' or Girls ' State. This year there was no delegate to Boys ' State selected, but Michelle Bodily was chosen as a Girls ' State representative. In order to be a representative, one must have the qualities of a leader, have intelligence, and also have good citizen- ship Michelle met these qualifications and was chosen by the faculty. The mam idea of Girls ' State is to acquaint girls with how the government is run. During this week long camp, Michelle ran tor the office of California State As- semblywoman and won. As part of her |ob, she attended legislative sessions in which they wrote, discussed, and passed bills. This was a very interesting experience and I learned a lot about the State Government, Michelle reported. Michelle has been actively Involved in school, which was why she was chosen. She kept busy her freshman year by loining clubs and sports, such as J.V. tennis, J.V. Softball, Drama Club, and GALS. She spent her sopho- more year playing varsity tennis and badminton, and also remained active in many clubs. She was a stat keeper for the boys ' varsity basketball team for three years. This past year, Michelle was co-captain of the girls ' varsity tennis team, ASB Secretary, Girls ' League President, and a princess of the Homecoming Court. Throughout her four years, she has earned several awards. As a freshman, she was the recipient of two Floyd Myrick awards, one for the most promising in English, the other in Social Studies. During her sopho- more year, she attended the Hugh O ' Brien Seminar at the Queen Mary. Finally, as a senior, she was Young Woman of the Month for October. Reactiing for a lob, Michelle Bodily keeps eye con- tact with the ball. Homecoming princess Michelle Bodily smiles ner- vously as she steps into her limo tor her ride around the football field. Girls ' State Girls ' State 33

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School, Community, Capture Top League Honors Jorthview at Capitol Youtti Day. Phil plans to continue lis sctiooling at Point Loma Nazarene College in San )iego, Ca. While at Point Loma, he plans to ma|or in lusiness as well as continue to play basketball. The second recipient is Amy Auyang. Amy was a nember of the Drama Club for one year, and Girls ' League for two years. She participated in production organizations by being the photographer for the school paper as a senior. Drama Production as a freshman, and she was also the photographer for the yearbook her lunior and senior years. Amy was also outstanding in student government as she served as sophomore secre- tary, lunior president, and finally, A.S.B. president her senior year. Amy ' s academic honors consisted of being on the Principal ' s Honor Roll for three years as well as being on the LA. Times A list. Amy played tennis for three years being chosen as the IVI.V.P. of the J.V. team her sophomore year. Amy was also honored by being chosen as the recipient of the D.A.R. Good Citizen Award and she was honored by her fellow students as she was chosen as one of the five princesses of the 1985 Homecoming Court. Amy ' s future plans consist of at- tending Cal State Fullerton ma|onng in communications. She hopes to one day hold a career in the field of the media hopefully as a lournalist or a newscaster. In the third spot we have Michelle Bodily. IVIichelle has been very active in clubs as she was a member of C.S.F. her sophomore year, Drama Club her freshman year. GALS, as a sophomore and a senior, Spanish Club as a freshman. Speech Club as a |unior and senior, and Girls ' League all four years, serving as president her senior year. Michelle also served as the sophomore senator, and A.S.B. secretary her senior year. Michelle ' s aca- demic honors consisted of being on the Principal ' s Honor Roll for SIX semesters and as a freshman, she was chosen as the most promising student in the field of English. Michelle attended the Hugh O ' Brian Youth Semi- nar as a sophomore and added to her honors by being chosen to attend the California Girls ' State Convention to represent Northview. Michelle ' s athletic abilities shone through as she played J.V. softball, varsity bad- minton, and J.V. tennis for one year, and varsity tennis for three years. Michelle was also on the ' 85 Homecom- ing Court. She plans to attend Cal State Northridge maiormg in English. She hopes to be a teacher, but as of now IS not sure of her goals. Our fourth outstanding senior was Janet Ikehara. Janet ' s participation in clubs consisted of being in C.S.F. for two years, serving as the vice-president her lunior year, G.A.L.S. for three years, being the president her senior year. Girls ' League three years, serving as the vice-president her senior year, Spanish Club her sopho- more year and Ski Club her |unior year. Janet was also active in student government as she served as lunior class senator and A.S.B. vice-president as a senior. Janet ' s academic honors consisted of being on the Principal ' s Honor Roll for three semesters and being chosen as the Floyd Myrick Award winner in the field of Fine Arts. As far as athletics, Janet played J.V. basketball for one year and varsity badminton her sophomore year. In addition, she played varsity tennis as a junior and senior and in her senior year, she and her doubles partner were ranked third in the league. Janet was also honored by her schoolmates by being chosen as one of the princesses on the 1985 Basketball Court. Janet ' s future plans are to attend Pasadena City College major- ing in Art. She hopes to one day become a commercial artist. Our last, but certainly not least, recipient is Elise Leckie. Elise was a member of Girls ' League during her junior and senior years and C.S.F. during her junior and senior years, serving as president as a senior. Elise excelled in academics as she was on the Principal ' s Honor Roll for five semesters. She also participated on the track team her sophomore year. As far as communi- ty service, Elise did her share as she recieved the medical explorer of the year award after being an explorer for three years. She has also taught C.P.R. classes at Queen of the Valley Hospital, worked with blood pressure clinics, and organized blood drives for the school district. Elise also holds leadership positions in her church youth group. Elise plans to continue her education at Biola University. She plans to major in nursing and hopes to one day become a nurse. lANET IKEHARA Valle Vista Five — Valle Vista Five Valle Vista Five Valle Vista Five Valie Vista Fiv= ,;5