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

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PERSPECTIVE OFFERING COURSES AT ALL LEVELS OF SKILL, WEST BOASTED ONE OF THE BEST FINE ARTS PROGRAMS STATEWIDE With one of the best music programs in the store, West has o reputation for fine pertormances from the bond, orchesrro, and choir. Each year there is a respectable number of West Valley students selected for All Stare and some musicians earn o spar in the All-Northwest band, choir, or orchestra, The band is divided into various slsill levels including beginning, intermediate, stage, and concert, providing any enthusiastic student a chance to play an instruments A separate guitar class is available, The orchestra has rvvo degrees of performance, training and chamber orchestra, which lilse the band, opens the possibility of picking up an instrument even or rhe high school level. Choir is done somewhat dilterenrly vvirh only selected students being able ra be in the choir, Although this somewhat limits the possibility of new singers, the choir is very good and has a large number of singers All these groups put on performances for various activities such as Christmas, Open Houses, Pops Concerts, and the band marches for toorball games and in parades, Mr, Wiese conducts the band, Mrs. Davis leads the choir, and Mrs. Marschlse directs the orchestra, Another group which puts an shows at West is the Arr Clubs The Arr Club members come mainly from the various art classes which are available These classes are instructed by Lois Hughes and are art vvorltshap, advanced arr workshop, and srudio arr. The arr classes count as electives and are enjoyable ro ralter ,vos Putting thoughts on paper, Brad Rohloff concentrates on his work. Settling down for another period of practlce and hard work, Kevin Crank, Janet Mitchell, Catherine Montgomery. and Jan Thomson prepare to give another perfect performance.

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WITH VARIOUS LEVELS OF SKILL, THE MATH AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS GAVE EVERY STUDENT A CHANCE TO is - 5 -Nifsff, K ' '. if Qi 1 With his slide prepared, Biology student Mike Von Horten zooms in for more derail. In the Moth office, David Degen diligently computes his homework. wx 9 in-in . ' EXPLORE ln English closses you leorn how io spell ir, our ii is in ihe Morh Deporrmeni where you reolly leorn opour orirhrneric Noi only ore rhere closses oyoiloole io prepore srudenrs wirh rhe eyerydoy uses of moihemoiics, rhere ore olso closses for ihe noi so everydoy procedures. Wiih o cofnpurer rerfninol in ihe Moih Deporimeni office, orgonized by Deporrrnenr heod Mr. Dewiri, siudenis hove o chonce io explore inio on ever-chonging pori of our socieiy ond hove ihe odded beneiirs of connpurer operoiion. Geonweiry, Algebro, ond Trigonornerry provide 0 ooclsground which is useful for ony siudeni enrering olmosi ony coreer For ihe more rnorhemoricolly inclined, AP. Morh is ovoilohle in rhe Junior or Senior yeor Going hond in hond wiih rhe Morh Deporimeni, rhe Science Deporrmeni, heoded by Ms, Deooroh Pomeroy, provides o lorge yoriery of closses for gli rypes of science srudenis The Wesi srudenr hos ihe chonce io leorn oooui fish, birds, rhe eorih, plonrs ond chernicol reociions, Through ihe course of rhe yeor o posseroy could observe oninwol disseciions, rhe use of o loser, or perhops ci chemisrry loo in progress. These, ond mony more exiro feoiures ro ihe science field molse rhe subyecis even more inieresiing ond exciiing, This inieresi rnoy he why ihe deporirnenr corried boih ihe AP Biology ond All Chernisrry closses. The field of science is olwoys growing ond ihe Wesi Volley Science deporrrnenr con lseep ihe siudenis up io dore on rhese progressions in oddirion ro supplying on excelleni ocicleground inro scienrificolly relored suoiecis. J 4- 'lin' 'NN .W 'QW-iii

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t Stringing along for harmony. Dana Button Practicing for perfection. the West Valley concert bond unites to give another perfect performance. orchestrates u melody. . ty. A 1.1.t v. r . . . f,ge Q , e i 1 F . ' ' ' ' st is ll . Q N. t i With their equipment ready, art students prepare to sketch beautiful pieces of artwork.