West Valley High School - Aurora Yearbook (Fairbanks, AK)

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F ST FORW RD WEST NORDIC ENTHUSIASTS RACED PAST COMPETITION AND GLIDED THROUGH ANOTHER VICTORIOUS Wirn dererrninorion ond endurance, rne Wesr volley Slsi Team defied sickness ond cold ro cornplere another successful season, While orner Foiroonlss schools suffered o decline in nnernoership, the Wolfpack slsi ream nod grown stronger os more Wesr srudenrs reveoled rneir ornleric ooiliries. Regionals proved ro oe no oosrocle for rhe ski reofn as they virruolly srnolsed Region contenders off rrie rroil The momentum didn'f let up os fhe slsi reorn pulled info firsr place on rhe firsr day of Srore cornperirion, Unforruanrely rne nwoioriry of rhe reom conrrocred food poisoning before rne second day of comperirion They srill rnonoged on impressive fourrn ploce ooys' finish ond fifrh place girls' posifion. Wesr Valley was proud of rnese fine ornleres' performances, ond wirh o lirrle supporr ond Iucls, along wirn lors of nord work, rne West Nordic enrnusiosrs will have on excellenr shor or o Store rirle nexr yeor Kicking up her heels, Coach Lamson celebrates a successful race with the team. SEASON .Q-a ms? ' sf-'us W mix 'Ke it K fs Flashing parting smiles before the long trek to Anchorage are Janet Mitchell, Diana Hall, Scott Reeburgh, Dan McGill, lnge Deehr and lan White. Coach Carlson casts a critical eye over her team. 'fc f J .- 'sf Doublepoling the last stretch, Steve Buchanan completes a grueling seven and a half kilometers, ll. 1 wi 'WW

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ISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD BLENDING OLD AND NEW, MR. ROGERS AND MR. SHELLINGER TEAMED UP TO BECOME ONE OF WEST'S BEST ADMINISTRATIVE DUOS With the orrivol of o new principol, Mr. Williom D. Rogers, Wesr Volley ocquired o tremendous oddirion ro its olreody ropenorch odminisrrorive sroff. Moving ro Foirbonl-as from Wisconsin on September 10, 1970, Mr, he con for Wesr, he is probobly spending rirne with his fomily, os rhis is whor he lilses ro do in his spore rirne. Hunring, fishing, ond cornping ore some of his fovorire inreresrs, ond flying smoll plones is whor he revels in Rogers orrived just in rime ro srorr rhe new rnosr. It wos heord by one Wesr srudenr thot West Volley reminded Mr. Rogers of rhe relevision show oO Minutes becouse of oll rhe different ond inreresring stories ro be found oround rhe school. Since rhe orrivol of Mr. Rogers, school school yeor rolling, Hoving been involved in severol differenr ospecrs of educorion odminisrrorion, ir hos been Mr. Rogers' lifelong gool ro enhonce rhe guoliry of educorion, He feels he con ochieve this gool berrer by being o principol rhon he con be being o reocher. When Mr. Rogers isn'r busy doing whor ir should sroy rhor woy. In onother activity-filled doy ot West Volley, Mr Rogers tokes o quick minute to observe class procedures. Spim hos been flying high' ond Wim his help' Toklng time out from o busy schedule, Mr. Rogers stops to chat with students Rich Erickson ond Mike Cociorl during lunch.