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

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vlng a kiss good night are the spunky Mat ids as they get ready to rock to sleep ln e annual rock-a-thon. of the Mat Maid squad were nslstinn visor Mrs. Rotolo, Co-Captain Evelyn gen, Captain Cheryl Looney, Tammy erry, Delisa De Varges, Jill Morris, Kim Christelle Ansart, Rosemary and Karen Blockcolsky. THE 1980-81 HOCKEY CHEERLEADERS AND MAT MAIDS HAD WHAT IT TOOK TO SUPPORT THEIR WINNING TEAMS While the talented Wolfpack wrestlers grappled their way to victory, the zealous Mat Maids worked relentlessly doing many behind the scene jobs. With the help of sponsor, Mrs. Rotolo, the Mat Maids ended the year filled with many memories and accomplishments. Heading the list of fund raisers was the third annual Rock-a-Thon when the persistent girls rocked in their rocking chairs from dusk till dawn. They sold elegant red roses for Valentine's Day and spicy red carnations to enhance the Christmas spirit. In designing creative locker posters for the boys every week, the Mat Maids displayed their artistic ability. Not only did the Mat Maids run the home matches, tally the scores, and keep official time, but their energetic yells spurred the wrestlers and delighted the fans. The Mat Maids aided the wrestlers on the road to victory. MAT MAIDS 153

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With freezing temperatures outside, the West Valley Hockey cheerleaders braved the cold and warmed the souls of hockey fans with their perky chants and catchy cheers. This squad of go get'em gals sold everything from from Bake Sale goodies every Thursday to Valentine Shmoos for your sweetheart. They and the Mat Maids sponsored a dance in November and later they happily skated with the hockey team to raise money in the Skate-a-Thon. These girls were not just chosen for their flashy smiles. They needed to understand the rules and regulations of hockey, be able to fit in with a group of girls ranging in age from freshman to senior, and give advisor Mrs. Hyatt 10070 of their time and effort. The girls enterprising sales efforts and vivacious cheering were soon rewarded with a pizza party and trips to Kenai, Soldotna, and Chugiak. These spirited girls put their best feet forward and gave those Wolfpack pucksters an inspired ride to the region championship. Diligently selling their lunchtime goodies are Hockey cheerleaders Cindy Woods and Terri Jackovich. 152 HOCKEY CHEERLEADERS r r f,, V V57 H 1 7.24 ,1 ,.. ttirrsrss i . .ii f T... f 1 f ry Jgi 3. ,, I gw g E' E5 i i 3 5 u

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Once again the West Valley harriers, under the direction of coaches Sprague and Carlson, proved their supremacy in Region Vl by winning all of their meets handily. With the sure-footed determination of champions, the cross- country runners easily won the regional meet at Eielson to earn a berth in the state-wide competition held in Palmer. The girls, lead by freshman speedster Mara Rabinowitz and sophomore Lucia LaFleur, narrowly missed taking the state title, losing to Dimond by only seven points, thus taking second place. Mara also captured second place individually at state. The boys lacked team depth but still easily took regionals and finished at a highly respectable fifth place at state. Andy White's third place individually paced the boys. Next year should be a banner year for both the boys and girls since they will lose only three seniors on the whole varsity squad. The cross-country running team will continue the tradition of reaching for the top. Starting with a bang, the Wolfpack runners prove their supremacy. 154 CROSS-COUNTRY WEST CROSS-COUNTRY RUN NERS LEAVE REGION VI RIVALS TO BITE THE DUST