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

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I---1 rj K' ,.,,, L .- L 4 5 ' I . . , . lLeftj Competition starts the adrenalin flowing. il Bob Sherman gets his second Wind and passes a ' if ' . . . . -W W L ' ' ' . ' Ji competitor ui the West Point Field House. N ..., , 1 W W .. . tt., L L , s B . r A y pw -1 be LAA, fr 7.55. X Tl- - ,gn hr ev X if .I U, -V A Vx - iv - .Qy-mlm x as 1 1 F, . 'L ' 2 in t o ' A T N T T ff T 'f-. z.,.kL 1' -,ici ,,k:,. 1 ,.xL 1 ,KL1 t., A , , A ' A Gola ,giljfi 5 g T 1 1 :M ,. -,,. , . .-, 'Mi 1 ,... .1 V E N A jk is-p . fLeftJ The members of the Boys' Winter Track Team are: ffrontj Coach Bob Decker, Bill Felter, Bob Harjes, Darry Huntsman, Bill Meiswinkel, Shannon Aaron, Al Stormes, Mike Luft, Steve Nelson, Wayne Riley, Leon Swyka, Coach Wright fbackj Ioe Braditsch, lim Stephenson, Steve Conklin, Karl Stolz, Eric Indzonka, Terry Huntsman, Bob Sherman, Larry Sutter, Mike McComb, Iack Sullivan, Tim Hoffman, Randy Sutter. CBelowj Upper body strength, concentration, and perfect form. Eric lndzonka uses all three to clear the bar. ,,.,,,,,....i,,4...--s-v Ms , fAbovej The members of the Girls' Winter Track Team are: ffrontj Coach Bob Decker, Ioanne Wild, Barb Romano, Debbie Lefort, Barb Vano, Isabell Forter, Lori Spinelli, Marcia Birch, Tammy Kaus, Cathy Smith, Laura Decker, Ellen Riley, fbackj Miss Becky Wright, Diane Decker, Mary Becker, Arlene Lattimore, Michelle Ferraro, Lisa Decker, Claudia Dziedzic, Lisa Swain, Melanie Schick, Debbie Spinelli, Marianne Balogh. Sue Paglen, Iill Taylor. SPORTS 65

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- fBelowl The Ski Team goes to the Orange County Ski Area to practice during the week jim Fogg flies over a mogul during practice bonded by common interests Members meet on and oft track esides the family at home, stu- dents often form families in school: families parented and held together by common interests. With Coaches Bob Decker and Becky Wright at the helm, the Winter Track Team formed such a family. There were no sibling-rivalries among the team-mates. If someone was down in competition, the other team members would boost him up in morale. And if someone was up, the others would boost him even higher. As Bill Felter said, When a runner loses, the others come over and say 'don't worry about it' and things like that. It makes them feel better and like 'l'll do better next timef As long as you try your hardest, said Barbara Romano, you don't have to worry about what other people think. The other members try to cheer you up. Coach Wright, one of the family leaders, was, as Marianne Balogh said, fRightj The members of the Ski Team are: tfrontj Nancy Pomarico, Iris Heller. Leslie Carmona, Carol Hutchinson, Mary Murphy, Carol Nicol. Anthony Maretta, Angelo Marotta. Drew Lounsbury, Tom Doogan, tsecondj Paul Cleveland, Alan Abrahams, Sandy Smith, Donna McMann. Pam Toth, Tom Lukacs, Heidi Tillenburg, Leslie Sutter, Mary Moore, lane Fowler, Scott Lare, fbackj lim Fogg, Bob Steele, Tim Fowler, Sheryl Domfort, Lisa Bucklen, Carol VanSickle, Keith Bucklen, Barb Bunting, lim Decker, Eric Larson, Chris Shipman, Coach Iames McNeeley. 64 SPORTS More like a friend than a coach. She helped team members with any per- sonal problems they might have had. S'Coach Wright would practice with us and always have time for us. Coach Decker, who mostly book- learned track, was an expert in field events. He, too, was never too busy to help a team member. He pushes you hard so you can get better at what you're doing. Like making you do drags - pulling weights around - which builds up your muscles, re- marked Bob Sherman. But the track family wasn't just for in-school and on-track. It extended outside the school, too, to wherever track members were. We would do things together, like travel, said Ran- dy Sutter. Couple of times we went to Albany. Track is often looked down on by the super-jocks and this causes us to stick together as a group, agreed Bob and Randy. Families are full-time. .Q . , mv .i1. A 1 ., . K Q - ,Q- Q0 'R l Q r -V 1 rf' -' 621' 6 l . .Q , V, , ' I ,i . ' Sided' - , s . 5 i s i I Q V t I . at 9 f f .gil Q A -as-f .. if - it T , A ,E fsfsan lii lrti ssist tttss f fRightl Along with talent, skiers need equipment. Drew Lounsbury sorts out some of the mess before a meet. sf fs 'L Q A

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Clubs Math team adjusts to new advisor ust as an upcoming class brings new members with fresh ideas to VC's numerous clubs, changing advisors can also shed a new light on an old subject. With them, they bring novel approaches and untie ideas. In Sep- tember, 1978, our school saw students in search of clubs and clubs in search of advisors. Somehow they have found each other, and VC's extra-cur- ricular life flourishes. While some changes appear to have occured over night, in reality, the pro- cess was slow and tedious. Math Club's turn-over of advisors began two years ago as Mrs. Briggs assisted Mr. Shafer with after school sessions and meets. Although originally planned for last year, the end result did not occur until this year when Mrs. Briggs replaced Mr. Shafer. .Do adjustment problems exist? NI thinksof' replied Mr. Shafer. 'Well some of the kids I've worked I with two years. The first few weeks there were a few problems, but now things are working out because I'm staying out of itf' . Although she found no major prob- lems of adjustment, Mrs. Briggs did remark, I feel Mr. Shafer had one advantage over me. He's teaching more of the material that's on Math Club questions and he has more of the members in his classes. Mrs. Briggs also pointed out that the members had an advantage over her. I feel that since I haven't taken Math 11 and Math 12 in many, many moons, that some of the Math 12 students have more material fresh in their minds. The formulas come quicker. Did she have any doubts about tak- ing the position? No,t' she said, be- cause as a teacher it's expected of you to take clubs and other responsi- bilities. lt's part of your job.f' If fAbovej Various clubs involve physical activity and many hours of practice. The cheerleaders brush up on their routine for a weekend football game. fRightj The Halloween spirit flowed through the halls as October 31 neared. Gradus Honoris gets into the act with its 5'Crad Pumpkin. 66 CLUBS