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

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Travis Cooper, working out in the weight room, does vertical situps from a pull- up bar to strengthen his stomach muscles. Does all the Hard work really When VPHS students see a game or a match, all they see is the final product. As spectators, they really don ' t know all the long end- less hours of hard work that went in to achieve a few minutes of glory or agony. occer player, Michelle Young, enjoyed the tough workouts that went along with the sport. Prac- tice built the stamina and endur- ance that I needed to apply during the game. Tina Ramirez agreed, Practice improves strategic plays that are By Jody Scott necessary in competition. Tina went on, In a game all our hard work paid off because we came to- gether as a team. In practice we individually tried to sharpen our skill to contribute to the team in competition. Apparently the long intense hours of practice were worth it to Tina Ramirez, as well as the rest of the team because When we put out the effort, we looked and played together like a team! Steve Allred a member of the Varsity Cross Country team smiled, We beat the odds and took the league title for the fourth year. All of these athletes agree that their daily workouts became more rigorous as the season progressed. By spending these long and hard hours together, teammates ulti- mately achieved a sense of camara- derie. Regardless of whether or not the teams won or lost, they de- served credit for their hard work and devotion. Coach, Brian Halliday, supervises his soccer players, Jeramy Amon and Chuc Hoang who work on isometric drills. David Sammons, a member of the Junior Varsity Water Polo team, flips a pass to teammate Justin Burnham, during a tough game against Foothill. Opening 13

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-- Determined, Varsity Cross Country runners, Eric Sach. Pete Matrisciano, and Steve Allred. run the last leg of a race in Craig Park. Playing with partner. Alexandra Wolf- son. Charlene Chiang, goes for a win- ning backhand volley during a doubles match. 12 Hard Work

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Voted queen by the student body, Ranae Randels ' nanrve is announced during the halftinie celebration at the Villa Park and El Modena football ganne. The court, announced at halftinne, stand writh their fathers and Ken Domer: Mr. Reese, Cari Reese, Mr. Vi- cario, Kristin Vicario, Terry Myers, Ranae Randels, Nicole Genova, Mr. Genova, Gina Mater, and Mr. Mater. Balloons rose to celebrate the crowning of A Homecoming is a traditional event that occurs at every school. However, it seems that most of the student body takes it for granted. Only a select few, headed by Ms. Thielman, know how much plan- ning and hard work actually go into the event. Homecoming re quires so much planning, hours and energy, stated Ms. Thielman, All of this paid off however when everything turned out as planned. Homecoming was the cli max of an enthusiastic spirit week The homecoming court was an Nevj By Frank Paulson nounced in the amphitheater at lunch. The court consisted of Ni- cole Genova, Gina Mater, Ranae Randels, Cari Reese, Kristen Vi- cario, Steve Allred, Ken Domer, Kevin Halligan, Mark Kuli, and Da- vid Piper. Nicole Genova com- mented, I was totally surprised and happy to be selected. It was a great honor. Ken Domer was crowned King by last year ' s Homecoming King Pat Glen. I was honored that my fellow students chose me to be their king. Queen Ranae Randels was this year ' s Homecoming Queen. 1 was total- ly surprised and happy, but 1 wish that everyone could have exper- ienced what I did! The highlights of the evenmg were when an unidentified student (Chris Meyer) ran across the field in red mesh underwear during the ceremony and the cheerleaders and football boosters let nearly 400 balloons go, except for Keri Uchy- til, who held on to hers. 14 Opening