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

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The 1980-81 Main Eventn proved to be a highly successful homecoming, and an event to remember for all involved. The homecoming activities began Thursday, September 11th, when Mr. DeWildls thespians put on a short melodrama entitled Tillie the Teller. On the following day, during sixth hour, the entire student body gathered in the gymnasium for what turned out to be an enthusiastic pep rally. There was a yelling competition between the classes for spirit cup points and also a spirit bucket competition. The seniors were victorious in both events. That evening at six p.m., the traditional school caravan left West Valley heading for the Big Dipper and the Main Event. The team bus was surrounded by Wolfpack backers who honked their support. It was fitting that our homecoming game be played against our arch-rival, Lathrop. The outsized Wolfpack put up a good fight before losing by a score of 29- 14. Various classes, clubs, and organizations spent a great deal of time on their floats for the impressive halftime presentation. Adding to the halftime festivities was the West Valley concert band which marched with military precision. On Saturday night the royalty dance was held. Crowned king and queen were Arun Sharma and Heidi Koerfer. Junior prince and princess were Dan McNelly and Cheryl Looney. Todd England and Julie Fate were sophomore prince and princess. Last but not least, the freshman prince and princess were Steve Caciari and Tracy Conn. A special appearance was made by The Sadisticsf' a group of Seniors dressed as punk rockers. This added spice to the dance and helped make the evening an overall success. Thespian Sonja Rosenberg strikes a melodramatic pose before being kidnapped ln the homecoming production of Tillie the Teller. 120 HOMECOMING HOMECOMING WAS DONE WITH STYLE AND CLASS is Seniors Mike Romick and Laurel Orand reflect the festive mood of homecoming Senior royalty nominees Abbie Johnson, Paige Wallace Diana Hall And Heidi Koerfer cruise stylishly in Burnie Hall's '57 'I'-Bird convertible

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NT Special events throughout the year added variety to school life and made the long winter bearable. Hardly a week went by when something special wasn't happening. Dances were held often and were well attended. The Senior Ball and Junior Prom were major events that after much careful planning were great successes. Holidays were celebrated in style, and every holiday friends and sweethearts sent each other anything from cookies to roses. Dress-up days were events that were looked forward to, and students enjoyed doning crazy Halloween costumes in October and rummaging through closets to prepare themselves for 50,5 Day in April. Students became involved in everything from the festive Homecoming celebration in the fall to the Shakespearean festival in the spring. School days were kept lively with such events as the canned food drive, the mock wedding, the Almost Anything Goes contest, the talent show, a drafting tournament and a wrestling tournament. One special event that involved the community was the Miss Alaska and Miss Fairbanks contest, and West student Jana Cannon received the Miss Fairbanks title. Of course the success of all the special events was made possible by the special people that made up West Valley's student body and staff alike.

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