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

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Freshman Class: BACK ROW: Rep., Leslie Wien: Pres., Kathy Mahler: MIDDLE ROW: Treas., Kirsten Secor: Rep., Jim Button: Rep., Karen Stone: Rep., Kent Slaughter: Rep., Gretchen Kind: Rep., Tony Lee: Not Pictured: Sec., Tracy Conn: V-Pres., Kristine Banks. l-ff:-fe Council members Mike Wien and Mike Romick anxiously dig into the Giant Grinders as other workshop members await a hearty meal. Junior Class: TOP ROW: Treas., Kathy Stone: Pres., Delisa DeVargas: V-Pres., Mike Sims: Sec., Tamsin Stone. FRONT ROW: Rep., Randi Sole: Rep., Leslie Quakenbush: Rep., Tammy Barnett: Rep., Mike Wien: Rep., Jill Morris: Rep., Wendy Conn. STUDENT COUNCIL 57

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JR Lf Nl' A u ent Body Officers. Pres., Paige Wallace, V'Pres., Abbie Johnson: Rec. Sec., Mimi Lee, Corres. gsj i glzgmgg Sec., Penny Irby: Treas., Cheryl Looney. ll -1 ' i The beginning of the school year was marked by progress and innovations. Student Council was responsible for much of the school's development of academic, athletic, and social activities. As in recent years, Student Council represented the student body in school and extra-curricular activities. They ventured beyond their usual sphere of influence and participated in a state-wide conference held in Anchorage called the Alaska Association of School Governments KAASGJ, an organization that provides opportunities for the exchange of ideas in student governments. Selected council members, under the supervision of advisor, Mrs. Green, brought back new concepts to share with the rest of the council members. In its second year, Regional Student Council and West members Paige Wallace, Cheryl Looney, Delisa DeVargas and Jimmy Gleason, combines efforts for new regional input. Our active student council sponsored such activities as the Homecoming Dance, class hall decorating contests, the annual Fall Leadership Workshop, dress-up days, fund-raising projects, and a canned food drive. Student Council also took over the Keyhole, once operated by Keyclub, and renamed it the Munchbox. It provided the students with a wide variety of nutritious food at a low cost. Also they whipped up an inspiring theme: I can: you can: together we will, With increasing activities, Student Council proved to be even more helpful and led the student body at West through another exciting eventful year. 56 STUDENT COUNCIL Advisor Edie Green overlooks her productiv student council members. WITH MBITIOUS GOALS . . . TOGETHER THEY SUCCEEDED Sophomore Class: TOP ROW: Rep., Julie Fate: Pres., Bonnie Oliphant: Sec., Toni McSorley: Rep., Eric Espe: Rep., Cathy Scott. BOTTOM ROW: Rep., Gina Hines: Rep., Jill Morgan: Treas., Nancy Winford: Rep., Kirsten Gish: Not Pictured: V-Pres., Jimmy Gleason.

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The excellence of the 1980-81 Thespian club made advisor Gene DeWild's final year a memorable one. The club featured three first rate productions, Tilly the Teller , Camelot , and The Murder Room . Tilly the Tellern was an old fashioned melodrama that was performed during homecoming week. The play helped get students into the spirit of the homecoming game. The hero, played by Howard Morgan, wore a West Valley football jersey. The Thespian Clubfs next production was the classic musical Camelot . lt was a major success due to the fact that many choir members took roles. Lancelot fArun Sharmal, Arthur tLeif Thompsonl, Guenevere tAbbie Johnsonl were all choir members. The detailed backdrops, lavish costumes, and inspired performances signaled to all who watched, the hard work and time that was put into Camelot , The Murder Room was a murder mystery farce. It completed the wide range of plays that the West Valley Thespian Club is capable of producing. West's Thespian Club is good experience for those who plan to go further in their acting careers. For those who didn't wish to further their acting experience, it provided an opportunity for their personalities to surface, and it is these surfacing personalities that have made Gene DeWild,s Thespian Club a success. FROM MURDER TO MELODRAMA, THE THESPIANS OFFERED A WIDE VARIETY OF PLAYS 'r !s '1K-'11 Actress Kiana Thompson relays a message to Sonja Rosenberg in the melodrama Tilly the Teller . Anxiety clouds the faces of the cast of Camelot , as the play heightens to its climax. 58 THESPIANS