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

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lTl lTllflFl'1J lL Sly Seniors make their presence known to the student body. With the end of the 1980-81 school year came the concluding events. The warm weather was marked by the emergence of West's talented female softball players, who formed a team and went out to defeat other schools on the softball field. Outstanding athletes were honored at the Athletic Banquet, and students excelling in the fine arts were honored at the Fine Arts Banquet. The new N.H.S., Quill and Scroll, and Girls and Boys State members were also announced and honored for their achievements. The Spring Spirit Week was an opportunity for students to show their school spirit, especially Seniors, who didn't have much longer to attend West Valley. Finally school was over for the Class of 1981. They struggled through finals and wrapped things up a week before the underclassmen. Their week off was spent preparing for graduation and enjoying Senior gettogethers such as the Senior Trip. The grand finale of the year was graduation. The Class of 1981 graduated in style, and the 1980-81 year held fond memories for Seniors and underclassmen alike. After an enthusiastic game of softball on the Senior Trip, Kelly Wien, Laurel Orand, and Paige Wallace make clear the position of the Senior class. MEMORY FILE 209

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The Adult Career Development Center CACDCD was a treasured neighbor at West Valley. Students at West could pick up where our own vocational education wing left off, and it was so close that it was a mere five-minute walk away. ACDC provided the opportunity for any high school student to learn a skill, and enter a well-paying career without going to college. The best thing about ACDC was that, for students, it was free. Students chose from a wide range of classes, from auto mechanics to secretarial skills, cookchef, printing, custodial skills and many more. Because the building was shared with adults, the classes were conducted in a more relaxed adult atmosphere. The building was also shared by students from other high schools, allowing students to meet and go to school with students from schools other than their own. The Adult Career Development Center was another reason why the education one received at West Valley was best. 208 ACDC AND JANITORIAL STAFF ACDC AND THE JA ITORI L STAFF BOTH PROVIDED SERVICES TO WEST V LLEY tease ...fft it it Typing out an intricate program for her computer programming class is Donna Koelzer. Scraping the remaining paint from his truck, Dave Lester .prepares to apply a fresh coat of paint in Auto Body. West Valley was fortunate to have such an on-the-ball janitorial staff. These were the people who went about quietly doing their work almost unnoticed, until one looked at the first-rate condition of our school. They were the people who got the unenviable job of cleaning the eggs off the outside walls, or any other maintenance jobs that needed to be done. They deserve our gratitude. TEACHERS NOT PICTURED Bill Ernst Karen Helmer Donna Matschke Sandy McGill Noel Napolill Charles Scott Georgjean Seeliger Virgil Thayer Renata VanEnkevort Cleaning up the commons is only one of the services that Gertrude Brown provides for West. A ., llii Qliiilfliilfiiiiilll f l ln order to keep the appearance of the school up West's high standards, Kevin Apling scrapes egg stains off the front of the building.

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SPRING BROUGHT LIFE AND VIT LITY BACK INTO THE SPIRIT OF WEST VALLEY Warmer temperatures, longer days, and melting snow were all signs of spring break-up. Break-up also marked the time to trade in skiis and boots for softball bats and gloves. The highlight of spring to many girls was the second annual all-region softball jamboree which took place in early May. Though softball got a late start, Coach Tarkiainen and Coach Marks still had a group of inspired girls participating. Because of the tremendous turnout, two teams were formed, West and the Wolfpack. Both teams were well-qualified as they were ranked at the top of the tournament. While spring dazzled many spirits, it truly livened up West softballers as they enjoyed a form of America's favorite past time. West Valley High School is reflected in an oceanic puddle. 210 SPRING Misty Sundgren, Benjl Blackburn, and Laurel Orand are all avid fans at a spring softball game. ff f- 7? f, . 11' if My QW. A if Karen VanHatten takes time out in the fieli to llmber up before the game.