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

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Straining every muscle, Ray Wheat puts forth the effort to pin down a victory. Winning a state championship in any sport is a difficult task. Winning two years in a row is even harder. Coming back a third year as a strong contender and winning a third Regional title is the mark of a consistent champion. These are only a few of the accomplishments under the belt of the Wolfpack grapplers led by Coach Charlie Scott. Wrestling their way through a tortuous season, West's matmen proved that they intended to remain the reigning powerhouse in Region Vl. Throughout the year's matches, it appeared as if the Patriots of North Pole had finally come of age and would topple the Wolfpack juggernaut from their Region throne. The Patriots dominated the mats more than once in meets with West Valley, and seemed to be confident of their CONTINUING WEST'S WRESTLING TRADITION, THE WOLFPACK PINNED DOWN A THIRD REGION TITLE newfound strength. When the all-important meet came around, however, West rose to the occasion and dealt a devastating blow to North Pole pride: an upset victory in the Regional competition. ln an atmosphere of intense competition, the Wolfpack and the Patriots battled down to the wire. When the smoke cleared, West had earned itself a third straight Regional title, and came away with individual champions in Craig Woods at 98 lbs, Russ Talvi at 132 lbs: Marty Rawlins at 155 lbs, and Steve Kauffman at 167. These four matmen journeyed to Sitka, carrying on their shoulders the FRONT ROW: Kevin Kaltenbach, Craig Woods, David Degan, Randy Talvi, Ray Wheat, Russ Talvi. BACK ROW: Paul Brown, Kib Connon, Marty Rawlins, Steve Kauffman, Dan Bishop, Mike Caciari, Manager Dawn Borjesson. ultimate outcome of the entire season. Paced by Kauffman's first place title, the Wolfpack secured a fourth place team finish. Woods took second place, Rawlins a third and Talvi was fourth. Says Coach Scott: We had a good season, l'm satisfied. We didn't have much to start with but we won Regionals and took fourth in state. You can't ask for much more. This was our low yearg next year we should do a lot better. Looking at the general youth of the squad and the arrival of Coach Adame from Service High in Anchorage, offers a positive outlook for next season. V. WRESTLING w.v.H.s. A opponents 34 North Polerfgsi 28 .LQ 54 Lathrop I 3 53 Eielson 5 52 ' Lathrop 5 1' 16 North Pole It W 31 y 53 Eielson f' I 3 , 12 North Pole ' 33 QE,-lf, 3554 Eielson If U 6 'iii A I 1st Region VI I 1 4th STATE W R . lW'6l WZ? 1'

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JV.: Mentally prepared for a meet with North Pole, the Wolfpack lines up for introductions. Out of uniform, Wolfpack wrestlers await the bus for the journey to Anchorage. Q. Despite his opponent's desperate attempts, Russ Talvi puts the finishing touches on the match. vi 4'-v-xv f:v'.M.,.,' f, ',' 11,5 'v Nw. .N ,..-W-'fil' 1 F,- Q'-airs. am . R1 Z Q , A, -11 Psyching up for his match, heavyweight Paul Brown gets a dose of advice from Coaches Scott and Adame. xv., -can Jan-0-

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f Sorting mugs is a time consuming job for Kim Barnard and Marcie Hassebroek. Our designing geniuses: Karen Sole, Kim Barnard, Marcie Hassebroek, Thor Melchior, Terry DeVries, Micky Schruf, Layout Editor, As evidenced by previous pages, you have noticed that this yearbook, the 1978-79 Aurora, is no ordinary production. After the Aurora staff came up with an absolutely extraordinary idea, they went to work to make this book a very special, completely original edition. Of primary importance as the idea of using People magazine as a model for the desgn of this book, an idea driven by the creative force fo co- editors Lory Barsdate and Russ Talvi. Next came the trendsetting decision to convert the Auroa from the traditional spring delivery book into the complete yearbook. When the staff came up with the idea to use People magazine as the theme, Aurora Adviser Mrs. Philleo felt it was the most appropriate theme ever. What better way to put the students of West Valley into the yearbook than to concentrate on people and focus on the students themselves? This was easier said than done. Much of what the staff had previously learned concerning the production of a yearbook, had to be set aside to make room for the style and format of People magazine. More copy was desired, layout of the he-,1 Liz Tonkins, Linda Streit, Marcia Fenton, Layout Editor, Jennifer Fate, Layout Editor, Kelly Wien, Leslie Monroe, Kari Allen. pages had to be altered and the normal sequence of the book had to be fitted to suit People's format. The major factor contributing to the success fo this undertaking, was 'of course, the introduction of the complete yearbook. With the final deadlines for mailing pages pushed toward the end of school, there was ample time to re-educate the staff and to put new staffers through an orientation period. The complete yearbook also left time for a more involved fall sale campaign, including for the first time, room-to-room sales. Most importantly, more time allowed the staff to give coverage of spring events not usually included in the spring delivery books. The addition of the extra pages, four times the amount of color as was in last year's book, the special autograph supplement and finding the gumption to pave the way for the complete yearbook program was no minor task. The increased pressure on artists, copywriters, layout artists, photographers, editors and our adviser did however prove conquerable and the results of this effort can be seen right under your nose.