West Leyden High School - Shield Yearbook (Northlake, IL)

Page 59 text:

Arms locked, muscles tense, Senior Jeff lannacco performs steadily on the parallel bars in a conference meet, doing an L-seat, which required a great amount of strength. Gym Knights: Brenda Gill, Wendy Toyser, Terry Peterson, Kathy Hovey, Sheila Cerami, Therese Hoskinson, Kathy Tolosko. Freshmen Gymnastics: Coach Ron Matrisciano, Lyie Lowther, Mike Chillemi, Chris Halverson, Jeff Cavanaugh, Tony Ligamari, Norb Ashby, Pete Ken Budzon, Bill Oliver, Mike Tippett. DeArcangelis, Scott Kowalski, Ken Trenhaile, 55

Page 58 text:

Bt tijajqjBUijBB Two records broken Long hours of intense, serious training, coupled with a strong team concern for improvement contribut- ed to the varsity gymnastics season. In addition to the accomplishment of a 500 plus season, the squad was successful in breaking the team scoring record twice. The final record that was broken boosted the total to an impressive 124.38 points in the meet against the East Leyden Eagles. Improving over last year ' s season, .he Knights won seven meets and lost six. Kevin Bedard added to the team ' s accomplishments when he qualified for the Sectional meet with a score of 7.4 on Floor Exercise. Receiving special recognition was Mark Mallo, who placed first in the DPVL Conference for his routine on the Still Rings. Mark, along with Tony dementi, were named most valuable players by Coach Keith Fuerst for the ' 78- ' 79 gymnastic season. Led by captain Jeff lannacco, this year ' s squad was considered different from previous squads because they had more depth. Although we didn ' t have any real standouts, our depth enabled us to break our scoring records twice, explained Coach Fuerst. Flying high over the top of the high bar. Senior Mark Mallo goes through a routine during a tough conference meet against a top DPVL contender, Addison Trail. Supported by one arm. Junior Roger Bain twirls over the pommel horse in his routine for the varsity gymnastics team during one of their season meets. Varsity Gymnastics: Jeff lannacco, Rich Urbinati, Bedard, Dan Serra, Joe Rossi, Marc Emerson, Roger Bain, Phil LoDolce, Jim Fredrickson, Kevin Mark Mallo, Tony dementi. Coach Keith Fuerst! 54

Page 60 text:

i2{i mm i ecee Leadership I Big Man Leadership and reliability are Important factors in running any major club, says Mr. R.J. Brown, sponsor of not just one, but both Varsity athletic clubs. Since the spon- sorship of the Letterettes Club was turned over to him last year, Brown has been involved in the reconstruc- tion of the Letterettes as well as maintaining the Lettermen ' s Club ' s standards. The main objective of both clubs is to help members realize their maximum potential. With an increased membership in the Letterettes Club, President Pam Neuzil has worked to improve the club ' s status from the past. Mean- while, under the leadership of Pre- sident Chris Rubino, the lettermen have maintained their standards of excellence since it ' s beginning. Main- taining the strength of their organiza- tion, both clubs held meetings once a month, with the Letterettes holding special meetings during early-bird. This year both clubs have joined forces in sponsoring the Dave Major and the Minors Concert and ushering at commencement, both also, host a Senior member dinner, as well as several sports banquets. In addition to having some of the finest athletes in the school, these clubs also contain some of the best academically equipped students. The coming of age of the school has brought with it the establishment of a successful Lettermens Club, as well as a promising future for the Letterettes Club. One thing that cannot be said of Mr. R. J. Brown is that he is uninvolved. Putting all of his heart into his work and behind students, Mr. Brown has been a teacher at West Leyden for 15 years. But teaching isn ' t all that interests Mr. Brown, ne is, and has been, a spon- sor of a variety of clubs. He has sponsored the classes of 70, ' 74, ' 78 and now the class of ' 80. He has also had the sponsorship of the Letter- mans Club for five years and the Letterettes Club for two and a half years. Managing tickets for athletic events and consultant for the Let- terman ' s Alumni Association, are his responsibilities, as are the Academic Hall of Fame and the Athletic Wall of Fame. Coordinat- ing the Homecoming and Com- mencement activities are some of his bigger jobs. Mr. Brown enjoys Working with young men and women to establish successful clubs and class councils. Mr. Brown likes to see people exert themselves and says he is proud of the students, faculty and administrators of West Leyden High School. We, too, are proud and lucky to have a man of his loyalty and dedication to work with us. Prestige, power, and a keen business mind make Mr. R.J. Brown the little man in charge. He is in charge of Letterettes, I Club and )unior Advisory Council.