Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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1 an ?:i ' 'ff .1 , . 1,JX.,..,... t, . , uunqnqpwn an -. tLcftj Students must dress for gym in order to receive a passing grade. Debbie Wilcox finishes dressing for roll call. tBelowj Before entering the arena, line soccer gladiators jim Sherman, jim Balogh, jeff Furman, and jon Politis ready for battle. tBelowj Basketball techniques differ from player to player. jeff Adams finds it easier to play from above rather than below. 15 ,. ,,,, , If Ar , I -- -I We 12' 3 ,ffiiy 1 X' f I V, ,-swf 'NO 'Nils Q91 115' X, ff Y lefs t Q ISF Q . - if fl ,ig 4' , S75 W! tAbovej For physical or personal reasons not all students dress for gym. Coach George Coates and George Wilcox watch while others play. tLeftj An outgrowth of gymnastics exercise in PE classes was the formation of a Gymnastits Club. Debbie Lefort and Barbara Vane practirz their routine after school. ACADEMICS 103

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New twist ddded to P E Gymnastics is a major facet of Physical Education that has been missing from VC fBe1owJ Physical Education extends beyond the formal classes of the school day. Svetlana jabori, Mandy Schoonmaker, Sully Majeski, Linda Brown, Anne McDermott, and Paulo Busticmo of the tennis team get in shape. I nl he sports program this year had a new twist . For the first time, on April 27, the Gymnastic Club per- formed a show. Mrs. Rebecca Drutt- man, who started and advised the club, hoped the show would give people a new perspective on the VC gymnastics program, and it did. When asked why she started the club, she replied jokingly, My main reason for starting the club was to try and break jane Weiss, arm. And then she said seriously, I started the club because I feel that gymnastics is a major facet of Physical Education that has been missing from VC. As it turned out, a number of girls tried out and by the end of September the club was having regular practices. Most of the girls in the club were experienced gymnasts. jane Weiss, a Ferruro 102 ACADEMICS CBelowJ Line soccer, one of the more brutal gym activities, is also one of the faster moving sports. Mil-te Corubiu kicks a foul shot as jeff Dummeyer waits for the rebound. senior, said, I learned my basics and started taking lessons in ninth grade. Patty Murphy, a freshman, started gymnastics two years ago. She said, I like gymnastics so I decided to join. Debbie Lefort, a senior and the oth- er half of the duet of Murphy and Lefort, said, I learned most of my gymnastics in school and have learned a few things by myself. Hopefully, next year our gymnastics club will become a team. Though the girls were experienced, quite a few have learned new things. Barb Vano, who wanted to put some life in post-session and was one of the persons who originally wanted the club, said, I enjoy doing gymnastics, and since joining, I learned how to do an aerial. Mary Luft said, I learned new things and improved my technique. Another gymnast, Freida Banks, who began gymnastics in fifth grade, said, I knew most of the stuff, but I learned how to do a back hand spring with people helping. However, sometimes the love of gymnastics wasn't the only reason why people joined the club. Iane Weiss said laughingly, My major rea- son for joining the club was to give Mrs. Druttman a good laugh and a hard timef' The Gymnastics Club has given stu- dents the opportunity to develop their skills. In the future, the club plans to make it a team sport.

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fRightj To some, comfort is a necessity for studying. Darryl Hey reclines with a good book while Todd Hartman finds an upright position more suitable for writing. fBelowj Reactions to study halls range from the serious to the not-so-serious. Stephen Clay, jon Groom, and Paul Cleveland represent the total spectrum of attitudes. QRightj Study halls aren't always available when work needs to be done. Mike Birch uses a few minutes before gym to do some homework. 104 ACADEMICS