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

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l With a fervor surpassed by none, the West Valley Gymnastics team began their season eagerly. Under the slsillful coaching of Ms. l-louse, the sixteen-girl-team competed against their adversaries with determination, shining brilliantly as they placed vvell in individual events on the vault, the uneven bars, the balance beam, and the floor routines. After the end of the tiring regional season, the team began to prepare for the Region Meet, vvhere the girls had some of their best performances of the years The gymnasts were eager, and they anticipated the thrills of the State Meet in Anchorage. Several of the team members placed well, and the whole team performed vvith added vigor. Not only did these athletes do well in Regional and State competition, they also did well on an international scale. In the ream's second annual Cartwheel-a-than , Mimi Lee broke the Guiness Bools record by turning 2688 continuous cartwheels. Through this activity, all the girls earned money to support the team. Although the team will lose some members at graduation, there will surely be new ones to fill their places. With this in mind, hopes for the West Valley gymnastics team are higher than ever, and next year should be even better. WEST GYMNASTS DID WELL ON ALL LEVELS-REGION, STATE AND WORLD As Mimi Lee's llghtfooted routine fascinates Exertlng llthe nimbleness on the floor Is the crowd, she prepares to capture the Donna Neldhold, a magnificent achlever of judge's attention also. the splits. With exuberant energy, Cathy Scott gracefully leaps over the vault to a conclse landing. West 130 Lathrop 145 West 130 Lathrop 143 North Pole 48 6 West 56 Lathrop 86 West 81 Lathrop 108 West 80 Lathrop 110 REGIONALS West 224 36 Lathrop 252 88 North Pole 3141 West imthgop 137.6

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T3 Boys ' is ik .- wvHs OPPONENTS L Q, Lathrop North Pole Lathrop Delta Lothrop North Pole 131 96 125 5 100 or 172 32 172 North Pole 16 172 119 131 5 W-7 L-0 T-0 . We .Ns if ...W-fsQr 'pl K KW - .fr S X ' Q' . . At the fun-filled North Pole relay meet, Ken ' - -P Mike Romlck Chaney leods the pack with his vigorous kicking. f-. K X X lo iv : force With an exhilarating look of Chaney relaxes after o re Looking for the water during o reverse dive, .llrn ' Roth stretches from head to toe. QI'-'J w As Coach Judy Soolook records times. the assistant coach watches her swimmers intently. --sr irjffep twig 52' Q1 f , Q ff. - 4,

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-L-we N The gymnastics team conslsts of BACK ROW: Palge FRONT ROW Jeannie Morkal Evelyn Degan Nw Wallace Donna Nerdhold Kirsten Gush Tammy Pamela Cosby Kelly Sole Bonnie Ollphant Cindy disg Matthews Coach House Michelle Hutnrk Kim Matthews Sharman Murphree Mlml Lee Leanne O Drlen Cathy Scott Olmstead FREESTYLE As Intense concentration ls focused on the balance Sympathlzer Ms House consoles Ruby Cogon after beam Leanne Olmstead demonstrates her superb a heartwrenchlng event , ,Q O L QS Q