Villa Park High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Villa Park, CA)

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Missed deadlines, excursions around and off campus, harried distribution days and the proud quivery feeling of having a story in print contributed to a typically frantic year for the Oracle newspaper staff. Guiding struggling young journalists through the treacherous shoals of ob- jective reporting, Adviser Mrs. Doris fthe Didacticl Lowman coaxed, tempted, and threatened her brood into coming up with a decent product. Oracle co-editors Sue Sawtelle and Joan Ewald mapped out story assign- ments with fellow page editors Steve Fehr, Scott Fletcher and Randi Rein- hardt. The forward echelon of re- porters included Linda Sanderson, Sharon Sawtelle, Marla Crosswhite, Kathy White, Mark Taylor, Doug Far- son, Bruce Teeter, Jim McAferty, Mary Anne Fioretta, Cathy Christian, Jim fDeepl Wells and Linnea lBaby Eaglel Lagerquist. Once aimed at the target, photographers Tom Evans and Brian Messenger took fairly clear pot-shots. RIGHT: Editors Ewald and Sawtelle react with mixed emotions to latest Oracle. Sue and Joan assigned stories, edited copy, wrote headlines and pasted up pages for 14 issues BELOW: Muses Mary Ann Fioretta, Sharon Sawtelle, Marla Crosswhite and Linda Sander- son mull over some Oracle copy. 20-Activities BELOW: Reporters Kathy White and Lagerquist compare finer points of pr ing while Scott Fletcher gets some ,lu-I

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nthusiasm Besides the usual duties of practicing, planning pep rallies, sign painting and cheering VPHS teams in victory and defeat, this year's Varsity Pep Squad accompanied the Spartan Band and Drill Team to parades and invitational performances. Having received a tro- phy at summer training camp, the 1969-70 Songleaders were invited to perform at a Ftam's game and were seen on TV across the nation. Mascot Val Spencer assisted the cheerlead- ers and represented Spartan Spirit. Val consistently instilled pride, espe- cially when ringing the victory bell proclaiming Spartan victories. For the second year, JV cheerleaders sparked enthusiasm for the teams that are often forgotten. Montonna, Marsha McKenzie, Karen S rf 't ' b gh' ' - , Diane Apmeby and Diane Con- tig3su1npgl:4iOl'l9S y err continual enthusias boosted the many teams to strive for mascot Val Spencer provided crazy intervals r the tense moments of VPHS athletic events. IGHT: Songleaders Laurie Kitagawa, Vickie ngel, Cathy Downs, Debbie Wischnack and ngie Young were caught in a rare moment Lrelaxation from long hours of practicing ppy routines. The Junior Varsity Squad consisted of Barb spired the J.V., Bee and Cee teams at games Denholm, Nancy Walker, Lisa Fearns, Paula and rallies. Haase and Stephanie Spelliscy. The girls in-

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racle staff covers controversial issues 5.- BELOW: Doug Farson, Jim McAferty, Bruce Teeter and Jim Wells watch the latest edition LEFT: Steve Fehr holds Oracle copy while Randi Reinhardt looks bemusedly on. Steve and Randi were co-editors of the Sports page. BELOW: Tom Evans and Brian Messenger worked with photographic equipment at Albert and James. LEFT: Cathy Christian and Mary Taylor look over a color plate with a pressman at Mclnnis Print Shop, where the Oracle is printed. Staff members toured LA Times plant in December. of the Oracle roll oft the press. Writers were fascinated by the mechanics of production, Activities-21