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

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Snow was melting, days were growing longer and West Valley students shed their winter garments and attended a wide variety of spring events. Heading the list of activities was the Sophomore's Sadie Hawkins Dance, which proved by its attendance that West Valley students love to dress down and have a good ol' footstompin' time. On April 16, West students seemed to go back in time to an era of bobby socks and poodle skirts: 50's Day had hit the school and old saddle shoes and sweaters paraded around the halls. A costume contest, dance and Volkswagen stuffing contest were just some of the memorable events that took place that sunny spring day. Easter brought on added excitement with an all-school Easter Egg Hunt. Grand prize for the lucky winner, Alan Coty, was a dinner for two at Clinkerdaggers, while other eggs contained gift certificates for the Munch Box, Co-Op Records, and Diary Queen. Have you ever wanted to dance until dawn? Twenty-five couples tried to in West Valley's first Dance- a-thon, sponsored by Student Council. Although twenty-five couples started out, only five participants had the stamina to boogie the whole twentysfour hours. The last 3 V2 hours was a regular school dance for all West Valley students to attend. Spring was an event treasured by all Fairbanks residents and West Valley students were no exception to the rule. Melissa Clanton, Dan McNelly, Mike Sims and Amy Owen sway in a much-needed slow dance during the dance marathon. 124 DANCE-A-THON THE DANCE-A-THON AND 50'S DAY LIVENED UP THE SPRING SEASON FOR EVERYONE V tv' '- -' Sophomores James Betts and Lynette Salak pace themselves for the many hours of dancing ahead. D.J. Trent McNelly involves himself in hlsj mentally and electronically. i ui-.fx 'JS 5 M '- 3 is it ' lm ' ff 'f . A f -3' - , Lip, '

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Taking a step back into time, West Valley celebrated its second annual Elizabethan Festival. With a little bit of paper and hard work, the commons area was transformed into the town square, where a variety of 17th century characters ranging from Maypole dancers and lepers to royalty figures including Queen Elizabeth and her court could be found. There were plenty of activities for the participants to be involved in such as singing, acting and fencing to name a few. One of the many highlights of the festival was a tribute to Shakespeare, performed by the A.P. English class. Another highlight performed to the delight of the audience was a skit done by several students in a Survey of Lit. Honors class from a scene in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Drama instructor Gene DeWild was also honored in a ceremony that topped off the THE ELIZABETHAN FESTIVAL PROVIDED AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY evening. He was first knighted by Queen Elizabeth, then Principal Rogers told Mr. DeWild that the school board had passed a resolution naming the Little Theater the Eugene W. DeWild Theater. The success of this year's festival was attributed not only to those who attended, but also to the large number of participants whose efforts proved to be priceless. A pitiful Clay Davis begs for handouts. 126 ELIZABETHAN FAIR Looking quite regal upon her plush throne, Queen Elizabeth fMrs. Bakerj reigns over the Elizabethan Carnival.