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

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THE ADMINISTR TION GUIDED WEST VALLEY WITH SKILL AND PERFECTION West Valley High School students and faculty are privileged to have the services of three outstanding administrators: Principal William Rogers, Vice Principal Kathy Webb, and Activities Director Andre Layral. Chief of Administration, Bill Rogers, has experience ranging from grade school to high school, teaching as well as administrating. He is an avid sports fan, and can often be seen and heard at a wide range of sporting events as well as other activities throughout the school year. Unlike many principals, Mr. Rogers travels around the district trying to get, and getting, the best for West Valley, Though he is a busy man, Mr. Rogers is never too busy to sit down and talk to a student, thus keeping in touch with what is happening throughout the student body. One of the two recent additions to the administrative staff is Kathy Webb. She made the switch from teacher to Vice Principal. One of the many duties of the rookie Vice Principal is to urge students not to loiter in the hallways in between classes. The one sentence a student expects to hear when the authorative administrator approaches is, 'KGet to class, please. That is why many students are bewildered when she starts a pleasant conversation. Another newcomer to the administrative trio is Andre Layral, West's new Activities Director. lt's a big job, but Mr. Layral seems to be handling his new responsibilities very well. Layral had Disclplinarlan Mrs. Webb watches in amusement as John Viator looks into the camera. 202 ADMINISTRATION previously coached local swimteams. Besides teaching P.E. two hours a day, Layral also budgets money to various student organizations. It is a constant challenge for him to keep the money, what little there is, flowing equally in all directions. Combining their efforts, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Webb, and Mr. Layral led the faculty and students of West Valley in an exciting and prosperous year. ,, ,i Y ll. .V in Y ,i ., Vg Mr. Rogers points out the way to class for any Kicking back for a well-deserved break is confused students that lag behind. Athletic Director Andre Layral

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Getting down to the disco beat, Mrs. Baker and Mr. Tarkianen whoop it up at the Junior Dance. SA ,,. if f , S 1 v ff f , X, V Nj 1 f i x u V f Jim Walker Kathy Webb Woody Wenstrom Science Vice-Principal Math George Wiese Becky Wllbanks Joan Wilcox Band Resource Nurse Bob Sprague Matt Steffes Richard Tarklanen Science Science Science June Thayer Charles Thomas Marge Thomas English English Librarian 'I ifhfffv X 40 : 5 - 1 . - 4- A . ,. Q4 . . 'Yi' W 3 N .N fs ,Y fl Because he's always willing to lend an ear, Mr. Marks takes a break from his scrumpdillyicious sundae. I ,,..kf

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,.f' Qrking overtime for the students' benefit ls lnselor Rosemary Hayes. Although the Counseling Department and Library do not offer any classes to students, they are nevertheless an integral part of West Valley. The Counseling Department was head- ed by Mr. Larry Noble, who was a new- comer to West Valley. Providing assis- tance to Mr. Noble was Mrs. Rosemary Hayes and Mr. Frank McGuigan. Through their dedication and hard work the coun- selors were able to rebuild class schedul- ing for each semester from the students' inputs during pre-registration. This allowed students to have the fewest conflicts when they registered for the new semester. There were of course times when the classes they wanted weren't available. However, with the counselors's assistance students were able to rearrange a new schedule that would have benefitted the student most. The library's shelves were filled with one hundred and twenty-five periodicals and circulated eleven thousand books 26,000 times a year, yet, West Valley's li- brarian still felt that there was room for improvement. On Mrs. Thomas' future im- provement list were more recreational and physical education type magazines. The li- brary also contained helpful filmstrips and movies for teachers to use in class. The library served other useful func- tions along with its normal regular roles. The library donated its space and facilities for the annual N.H.S. Faculty Tea. The Librarian, Mrs. Thomas and her assistant, Mr. Goniwiecha, gave their approval to have the library branch out into other areas besides books. The Librarians and Counselors are very busy people, yet they find the time for every job, and make our educational pro- cess much easier. ,.-4 L to the job, Mr. McGuigan sifts through Cheerful assistant librarian Mr. Goniwiecha endless stacks of paperwork. types up library notices. Q,- COUNSELING 203