Thomas Jefferson High School - El Capitan Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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.M tk' P' dvi ,V ' -ny f.f. wqew.-..,,,,,,5, by .1 1 I ' , . Junior Victor Gomez awaits the return of his serve as he won the set. C ' ' 'V ' ' Netters in the Swing of Things Miss Eva Lopez continued her tennis coaching career as this was her seventh year as instructor. Much of last year's team returned and so did most of her top players. Top players like Frank Suarez C1 15, Luis Martinez C1 15, Thomas Castanedatt 15, Kathy Rincon C1 15, and Lupe Flores C125 returned. The tennis team did not start otf too well as teams beat the Foxes in the beginning ofthe season. ing, said Yvonne Aboud C115. We could of really been a lot better, but we were lacking team spirit, stated Frank Suarez C1 15. I think Miss Lopez is a good coach and we should have done better, said Eilleen Elorreagaft 15. ' T 4 a 1 ns. ,..f xv' TV.-F N ya 2 gi ESV V ,.-2 . .qgq A t , -st - 1 - Senior Alfredo Guillen sets up for a strong return Senior Pete Alvarez returns the ball with a pow- in his practice game. ertul forehand scoring against his opponent. Our team isn't as good as it has been, but we are improv- if

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Qeep Trackin The Girls' Track teams dedicated Hree hours of hard practice a day, five lays a week. Track in 776 B.C. consisted of the E00-yard dash, a five-fold match of Cnning, wrestling, leaping, throwing e discus, and hurling the javelin. For nore than a thousand years the Olym- lic games of the Greeks were held in uly of every fourth year in honor of Iebus, the highest of the Gods. A tra- litional list of the victors, constructed 1 later times went back to the games if 776 B.C. This date was later taken is a convenient basis from which to eckon time, using as units of four- 'ears period between the celebrations. Track back then was only for men, rut women and girls soon proved they were as good as men were. The Girls' Track teams first com- veted February 16, and 17 at the Park- and Invitational. ln March they sponsored a meet. 'hey competed the 9th and 1 Oth at the Jdessa tournament. The 6th and 7th 'tey participated in the Sunflower Invi- ational and Ysleta 9th grade lnvita- onal. The 23rd and 24th they partici- iated in the Canutillo Relays. f :if I T it it 7' A -- ' - --it .',i t , Fliilis-K'-Qilsssli, ,.- Eff , 1 E ' ,. rlll Sylvia Nunez, Rosie Cisneros and Corina Alar- Mildred Knapp prepared for competition at Park- con practiced to improve their running ability for land in which she placed fifth over all. competition.

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