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

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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.

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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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OMETHING When oll of the required closses ore iolsen, there is still plenty of room left on o persons schedule ro rolxe rhonv of the electives which ore open ro every student. The Wesr student con expond his sleills to the business oreo, home economics, foreign longuoges, ond vorious shop ond drofring closses, The business student con speciolize in shorrhond, typing, or occouniing, oll oi which con be useful in other closses ond throughout their lives. Home Economics is useful for ony high school srudenr, teoching them how to live by themselves when they leove home Closses include independent Living, Horne Design, Sewing, Foods, Child Development, ond Fonnily Living. When o student wonis to leorn o foreign longuoge, West is on excellent plcice for ir, Wirh Gerrnon, Sponish, ond French ovoiloble for four yeors, the Foreign longuoge srudenr con become guire odepi in o second longuoge With rhe shop ond drofring closses which con be rolsen, rhe West student mov become sorhewhoi slsiilful in woodworlsing, welding, power mechonics, droiring, ond ouio rnechonics, providing o boclsground for ci successful coreer, During o typing project, Helen Schruf scons her paper for errors. EVERYONE RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE, WEST OFFERED CLASSES IN LIVING SKILLS With the help of Q realtor, o group of West With o steady hand, Eddie Hoch stands for the fine students Ieom about home design. lines.