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

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QBelowj The members of the Math Team are: ffrontj Dave Phillips, Patricia Cater, Liz Herries, Brenda Swithers, Cathy McMahon, Nick Palos, Iim Weist, tbackj Ieff Haggar, Ion Haggar, Bill Mains, Wayne Riley, Richard Weist, Tony DiLorenzo, Iohn Meade, Mrs. Nellie Briggs. fRightj After all math meets, refreshments are served. Bill Mains, before catching the bus back to VC, grabs a snack. fAhovej The members of the Quiz Bowl Team are: ffrontl Mike Luft, Liz Herries, Nick Palos, fbackj lim Fogg, Mike Moran, Chuck Chace, Mr. Robert Ciganek. fRightJ The Quiz Bowl travels to Kingston where its meets are broadcast on radio. Statistician Steve Polos waits for another of his team's buzzers to go off. V, it ...-V- '-'T'-'41 fRightJ A Quiz Bowl meet takes concentration on the part of its participants. Mike Luft and Chuck Chaco relax for a few minutes during halftime. 86 CLUBS

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Freedom lies in being bold Ski Club weathers worst eople choose sports as they choose friends - because something about that sport clicks with something inside of themselves. Cheryl Domfort chose skiing. She associates the sport with a quote from a poster which once captured her at- tention: Freedom lies in being BOLD. For the members of the Ski Club, skiing, is a BOLD sport. Mr. Gilbert Boyd, co-advisor of the club with Mr. joseph DiLorenzo, re- called a ski trip to Mt. Peter. lt was bitter cold that night and we were caught in an ice storm, but the skiers weren't discouraged. As they skied, their clothes were covered with a lay- er of ice. They kept returning to the lodge to warm up, and as soon as their clothes thawed, they returned to the slopes. The BOLD skiers returned to the slopes. Mr. Boyd enjoys advising the Ski Club as much as the students enjoy skiing. He said, Every trip has been a wonderful experience for the skiersg they have a good time and improve their techniques with each other's help. The members of the Ski Club enjoy skiing for a variety of reasons. The sport provides Nick Stagliano with an outlet to release the anxieties of a hectic school day. Leslie Carmona said, Many people complain because they have nothing to do during the winter. I ski. Dale Carmody likes to ski because it gives him a feeling of freedom and the opportunity to meet new people. Patty Earl also enjoys meeting new people on the slopes. Patty thinks, be- sides the good looking ski patrolers, i'The best part of skiing is when l'm going down a hill really fast, lose con- trol, and wipe out. Another club member, julie Boyd said, I like skiing because I can get together with friends and have a good time. Once while at Orange County Park, the T-bar had an operating difficulty and stopped temporarily. julie fell off the T-bar and could not get back on. This caused her friends and others near her to also fall. To julie, times like these are part of the fun of skiing. Svetlana jabari describes skiing as a great feeling of flying very fast. Toni Lombardi has experienced the same feeling. The first time she went on a trip with the Ski Club, she did not know how to ski. Her first attempt down the slopes was successful, but when she got to the bottom, she couldn't stop. The Ski Club's first trip this year was to Holiday Mountain. It was also Mr. DiLorenzo's first ski trip. He had never skied before and decided to co- advise the club to learn. He hopes to someday become a BOLD skier. fBelowj The members of the Ski Club are: ffrontj Angelo Marotta, Robin jennings, Tammy Matthews. Tina jennings, Denise Rose, Leslie Carmona, Iris Heller, Svetlana jabari fsecondj Tracey Halter, Rich Sager, Cheryl Domfort, jeanne Bond, Toni Lombardi, Paula Bastiano, Barb Bunting, Leslie Sutter, Donna Halter, Kathy Daley. fbackj Mr. joseph DiLorenzo, Steve Kaczmar, jimmy Decker, Chris Shipman, julie Boyd, Sue Segall, Nancy Pomarico, Sue Richardson, Drew Lounsbury, Tom Doogan, Keith Bucklen, Dale Carmody, Mr. Gilbert Boyd. fAbovej The past two years VC has sported championship basketball teams. Gloria Huger and Arlene Henry lead a victory cheer for a winning jV team. CLUBS B5

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Quiz Bowl trivia covers all fields Did you know that . . . ? lAbovej Nol all members of a team can participate at one lime. Math lcamer Wayne Riley waits to be put in lheonexl question. Q D he rhinocerus's tusk is made of hair. Few people know that, but Mr. Ciganek does. The Quiz Bowl advisor said that that was the most trivial fact he knows. But members of the Quiz Bowl team had their own most trivial facts. Chuck Chace said, i'My most trivial fact is that in 1707 the Act of Union was passed by the British Parliament, uniting England and Scotland. Iimmy Fogg said that his most tri- vial fact is that Hthe corner by a fire place is an inglenookf' Sometimes people picked up trivia in an area they were especially inter- ested in. Mike Moran was into golf. His most trivial fact? That Sam Sneed has won the most golf tourna- ment victories. Nick Palos read about sports and memorized the who, what, where, why, when, and how of every team and every game. He had a collection of most trivial sports facts, including nthe fact that Phil Esposito was the first player to win the NHL scoring title with at least 100 points. Also, that only one trade has ever taken place between the Mets and Yankees - R. Steiger for S. Ferrer. But some of Nick's favorite trivia had nothing to do with sports, like the fact that Hercules had blue eyes. Steve Palos said his most trivial fact was that the finger nail grows .1 millimeter a dayf, But how does one remember all these little facts? Mike Luft said, I imagine theyire big factsfl And nourishment helped, too. Mike Moran said, 'Before a meet, I go to the bakery across the street and munch out to psyche up. Steve Palos said that he didnit do anything to get ready for a meet ex- cept eat. Thatys it. Food is never trivial. CLUBS 87