Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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c,,.tA1n.u Rob Fichman swings his legs gracefully over the side horse. Ste ve Brockett exhibits superior concentration during practice. Gymnastics requires an assortment of talents. Not only must the gymnast have flexibility, stamina, and might, 1 l he must be graceful and rythmic in l - 1 order to perform a wide variety of 1 4 both simple and complex moves. Our gymnasts seemed to have mastered all these skills, as they switched their sea- son to spring in order to compete on a '-If state level with other counties. Past experience accounted for a large ma- jority of these skills because of the many returning letter-vvinners, which included T. G. Braitman, 1974 Boys' lVlost Valuable Player, Steve Brockett, Jon Fichman, Rob Fichman, Rob Tanenbaum, and Lori Leeds, 1974 Girls' MVP. Based on the number of the competitors, Veteran Coach Wayne Bussard believes that both the boys' and the girls' teams are capable of placing as high as the 1974 squad. 'XR xx' Tuck .A -Xl l Below: Boys' Gymnastics. Back to front: Coach VIA Bussard, S. Brockett, P. Cooper, 72 G. Braitman, R. Tanenbaum, .L Fichman, M. Fried. Not pictured: R. Fichman, Above left: 71 G. Braitman. Y - -

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WJ Spartans grapple their way to the top State Champ, Robert Tanenbaum with an opponent came: lf- 4 ' ' rw-r-in . ' -l E. Jaffe, A. Kaine, H. Feldman Victory for Robert Tanenbaum lVlore than most sports, wrestling requires a great deal of strength, sup- ple muscles, and endurance. In pursuit of this ability, team members put themselves through exceedingly stren- uous conditioning. We have the toughest workouts of all the sports at school, contended Robert Tanen- baum, and it paid off for the team. The squad was made up of a dozen grapplers, ranging in weight from 98-pound Sophomore Jim Whitehead to 260-pound Junior Tom Baucom. The team was led by outstanding Ju- niors Rob and Steve Tanenbaum, joined by a new recruit, brother lVlark. Steve came in second in the county meets with a skillful performance on the mats, and Rob brought glory to WJ by becoming state champion among 112-pounders. Tanenbaum Team members roll our the mat. Wrestling WJ Opponent 28 Springbrook ............. 31 27 Bethesda-Chevy Chase ....... 14 33 Whitman ........... . . . 10 18 Churchill ........ ..... 2 8 32 Kennedy ........ ...... 3 O 27 Einstein .... . . . . . . . 17 9 Gaithersburg ....... ..... 2 8 31 Rockville ......... .... 3 2 38 Richard Montgomery ........ 12 15 Peary ................. 38 35 Woodvvard ..... . . . . . 17 26 Wheaton .... .......... 1 5

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IP Girls' Gymnastic Team. C, Barrett, S. Healey, S. Suprenant, B. Bose, M. Kingsbury, M. Dean, L. Leeds, D. Dobal, E. Falk, M. Rainey, D. Hayn. Below right: L. Leeds displays the beauty of gymnastics. poetry in motion i.. T 3 Balance M Below: Flip. . v-yt ' ' 1 i ':5t.J4a. Q . 1 'Z I' lf! '., - , V1 . r ,- V .-- in ' 4 1 I i L s' E Boys' and Girls' Gymnastics Magruder Wootton Whitman Blair, Damascus Perry Paint Branch Richard Montgomery i as , .Ni . 'Erin , i. 1- , aw' 9' .3505 ' ,if Gig. ' 5 1' fr.- l:,. f, ff 1-75 2-1' '-. .,.L '?' .. 1 Q, L-'ifvw ni, . .E35,,. . c---at -' 1.54 'T-1 K Law, in ..J,,g'-'-L' t i 7 y . I .Rea L' N ,.,k fl, . !, E . 1 -1.1- .t'J' K 'Lil , M. Kingsbury performs a perfect handstand. g IAIEFIGQFQLF -'Q Sally Suprenant floats through the air. Churchill, Springbrook