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

Page 7 text:

iUnning for the first touchdown of the season, Inga carries the ball given by Quarter Back Tom Kelly, VPHS loses during a hard fought game against Pacifica. The atmosphere on school campus were rare- ly peaceful. At a time when it was. Jason Wolters took advantage. Theme

Page 6 text:

oO D O ii- t Mr. Jerry Smith, equipment manager, fixes Mark Fishburn ' s helmet during a game against Pacifica. Mark played first string offensive center. The Pep Squad was willing to go to any extreme to raise the school ' s spirit. They all dressed up as Madonna at a lunch rally to encourage students to go to the football game. A new generation brought a lot of new changes to VPHS. Since our pride is higher, we have a new- outlook. With these thoughts in mind, it seems that A NEW LOOK fits the 86-87 school year. Why a Spartan painting off a number 3? The number 3 symbol- izes part of the theme A NEW LOOK. 86-87 will be the end of an old tradition, having 3 year high school but it also begins a new one, a 4 year high school next year. VPHS has undergone a new look. Just driving at 60 mph down Taft you should ' ve noticed a traffic light. Yes, this is new to promote safety for students crossing the streets due to a series of fatal acci- dents throughout the years. There is also a new extended loading zone at the front of the cam- pus used for safely loading and un- loading students and improving the flow of traffic. A great deal on campus has changed also, giving it a new look. A year ago the student centre was run down. It had to have been rain- ing, for anyone to step into it. Now, with the new carpet, modern furni- ture and plants, it has a new invit- ing atmosphere for everyone to en- joy. Opening

Page 8 text:

Changes in the students ' attitudes and the campus appearance, gives e-w Look Ms. Thielman, Activities Direc- ' tor, came up with a radical change in tradition. Anyone must have spotted the flocks of skirts around the cam- pus. Yes, 42 was the magic number; 13 Varsity Songleaders, 12 Varsity Yell Leaders, 13 JV Yell Leaders, and 4 Mascots were established to rekindle the spirit flame and bring pride to the new VPHS. And just when students thought they had finally mastered the escape routes to leave campus for a yogurt run or lunch, they were chased down by a bouncer buggy with a unfamiliar new bouncer!. Who said all these new changes were to our advantage anyway? Although VPHS has gone tfirough many new changes, there were still many things that were untouched: looking back at the special times When the waterpolo team won the Century League Title with an overtinrie win over Foothill, Nari Takimoto and Greg McFadden screamed for their tri- umphant team. 4 Opening spent here; going through the events such as our first high school sweet- heart, or the wild and crazy times spent with friends; and remember- ing the dances and cheering at all the sports especially at football games and water polo games. All these memories are stored away waiting for that perfect chance to come out again. Do you remember after the football games when we held our fingers high showing our pride in VPHS? It didn ' t make a dif- ference who had won or lost, be- cause we all were there to share vic- tory or defeat. This yearbook will symbolize our high school years at VPHS. Helping us not to forget the smiles and warmth from our friends and the unity, spirit and pride we all showed in what we did. What ' s up Duck? yells the crowd to mascot Jennifer Blank as he models the Sack the Quack t-shirt. These shirts were sold at the football game against El Modena.