West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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SCHOOL SPIRIT RATES Sthool spirit rates high at W1-st and is shown in many ways. through sports, extra-curricular activities. and foreign exthange l'erhaps school spirit is most readily exhibited through sports. l'receding many ol' the games. pep assemblies are presented in which the Pep Club gives amusing skits depicting the opposing team and XX'est Symbolizing the XY.irriors , Cfhiel XY'ahoo also arouses a winmng spirit within the students. llis traditional war dance predicts victory over the opposing te.iin and is seen during pep assemblies and dur- ing hall time at the various games. Students who enter into extra-curricular activities, of which there are many, exhibit school spirit. livery extra-curricular activity olliers something ol' value and provides the students an opportunity to give ol' themselves. XVorking on the NXfarrior stall ollers students an insight into a tournalistic career. lt also gives thein an opportunity to increase their writing ability. lforeign exchange is another example ol' school spirit, 'l'lu'ough the American liield Service, W'est obtains a foreign exthange student who spends an entire school year here at XVest. Our exchange student this year was Anna Klamroth, who tame to the United States from West Berlin, Germany. Another lioreign visitor to XVest High was Miss Doris Stein lroin lirazil, who came to this country on a six-month tour of the school systems. liagerly awaiting their sister's reaction to her nrst malted are Sue Tull, senior, and Brian Tull, sophomore. This is just one of the many lusts Ann Klamroth has discovered since she came to West. Representing the Pep Club are towpokes Sandy -Iorgenson and Sharon Strauss as they help tri.-ate a winning spirit among their lellow students during the pep assembly preceding the West-liast game. HIGH . . . student life Wtmrkiiig on the XVarrior stall isn't always routine as photographer, lid XXf'alker, and Sports Iiditor, Dave lshizalui, discover while taking a picture ol a relay rate from within the swimming pool. I9

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