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

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A hall poster encourages students to get involved and turn in prosaic and photographic pieces to the Mind's Eye. 4 ,,.f- . Checking data and observing patterns, Ted Stamps and Eric Rhude look on as the Star Web takes shape. I ,M SECOND ROW: David Wheeler. FRONTQEEROW: Scot Stamps, Mark Yiiafsghmps, Richard Hicks, Thor BACK Row: Eric Rhude, Mrs. Roedefer Frank Santora Lending a helping hand, Mrs. Clark helps Scot Stamps read and sort through the large number of poems and stories turned in to the Mind's Eye. What do you call a motley collection of Trekkies, Star Wars lovers and Battlestar Galactica fans? A Science Fiction Club, naturally. West Valley's Science Fiction Club offers a place for science fiction groupies to get together in order to exchange books, views, and computer games. Headed by Adviser Kathy Webb, this imaginative group met every other week to discuss current events in the world of sci-fi. This past year, the Club's main project was a sale of used books to the student body. This sale was the CIub's main fund-raiser. The major occupation of the Club members, however, was not the sale, but involvement in the computer game Star Web. Hans Stragier, the founder of the game at West, put long hours into the perfection of the game's computer program. Star Web, along with the standard sci-fi game, Dungeons and Dragons, kept the minds of Science Fiction Clubbers in perpetual motion. So, while the members of the last remaining Battlestar search for the planet Earth, several members of West Valley seem to have found science fiction. Nanu-Nanu. s.

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SCI-FI FANS AND LITERARY ARTISTS FOUND OUTLETS IN SCIENCE FICTION CLUB AND MIND'S EYE MAGAZINE THIS YEAR AT WEST VALLEY. Who knows how many literary geniuses may have passed unnoticed through the halls of West Valley in past years? Who knows how many brilliant ideas remained bottled up inside heads, aching to be let free to flow onto paper and ultimately become a published piece of work? Perhaps many, however, there is no longer any such dilemma. There now exists a tunnel to freedom for those stifled thoughts, a fresh face on the West Valley literary scene. This exposer of hidden talent is, of course, the Mind's Eye, West's first literary magazine. The production of the magazine's third edition proved that the Mind's Eye is not just a flash in the pan, but is here to stay. It has made its presence felt through eye-catching posters and ear-catching announcements, as well as through the quality of the magazine itself. The Mind's Eye made its spectacular debut in the Spring of 1978 with a surge of enthusiasm from a group of students and their adviser Madge Clark. At the start, there was simply an editorial staff of nine, working as a single unit to edit submitted material. However, for the Fall '78 edition, Joe Kennebec took over as editor-in-chief, while Diedre Helffrich assumed the position for the spring issue. The Mind's Eye staff overcame the difficulties involved with getting a new magazine off the ground and produced a publication that was well received by the student body. Possessing the determination and dedication to accomplish that deserves a lot of credit, because a project like the Mind's Eye is like a cool breeze on an August afternoong much needed and appreciated. Joe Kennebec displays his scissor-wielding skills as he prepares a written work for final layout. 1-Q-ly' Ft. if l I . ... ' ' :ws FRONT ROW: Scott Stamps, Diedre Helffrich. SECOND ROW: Adviser: Mrs. Clark, Bill Winters, Joe Kennebec, JoAnn Perkowski. BACK ROW: Indrek Burgraff, Tom Clark. Concentrating hard, Tom Clark keeps a steady hand while laying out pages of West's literary magazine.

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mils-:av ' ' 1 V , 3, ,' 311 iii'-.T-if P . 6 B FRONT ROW: Victor LeMay, Kari Wennen, THIRD ROW: Jennifer Gibson, Ian Morrison, Sanchez, Ruth Milan, FOURTH ROW: Leslie Susan Jones, SECOND ROW: Diane Caldwell, Rosalind Johnson, Lynn Perkowski, Laurie Rggergy Varina Van Veldhuizen, Edith Vaughn, Gillian King, Debbie Thies, Bryan Dickerson, Klepper, Donna Neidhold, Katie Neidhold, wendy Cgnn, Scott Button, Philip Pirie, Benny Karen Hilliard, Mafy Van H00mi55eni Sandi' Mike Wien, VHFIGSSH Edgar, Diana Zllflkef. Shilling, Trent McNelly, Chris Senungetuk, Flodin, Mary Shroyer, Misty Sundgren, Katie Dawn Bratten, Jill Schoenleber, Antoinette Carl Benson, Mike Caciari, Hans Stragier, Van Cleve, Alice Hisamoto, Roberta Doner, PLAYING AT SPORTS EVENTS, PERFORMING CONCERTS AND SERVICE PROJECTS, THE WOLFPACK BAND SUPPORTED WEST AND FAIRBANKS By now you should have noticed that West Valley has consistently demonstrated a special, uncanny ability: the ability to excell in nearly every endeavor. Such was the case for the mighty Wolfpack Band. The Band of '78-'79 attested to the fact that West abounded in first-class musical talent. Literally under the direction of Director Mr. Wiese and Captain Mike Flodin, the Band spent considerable time proving its musical merit. Aligned in flawless formation, the Band marched at football games, the Special Olympics and played for home basketball games. The Band played over six power-packed concerts, sometimes combining the Stage Band with the Concert Band. In addition to the Christmas Concert and the musical montage of Music Festival concerts, the Band played a November concert and used the 5700.00 in proceeds to purchase Thanksgiving turkeys for the Salvation Army. To finance their tour of South-central Alaska, Band members sold ice cream and candy, made inventories, washed cars, and played in a Christmas music marathon. Look forward to something different in '79-'80. Mr. Wiese plans to organize two Stage Bands which will focus on Fortyish Dance Band and Swing style music , while the Concert Band will be geared to contemporary literature Cmusicj . In regards to a future Wolfpack Band, Mr. Wiese commented, lt should be a strong band next year since we're back to Seniors . .iii - Xia A - . J ' :5 i .iii ' 5 ii i t k , Sis iQif50' :5f-ixii.i jiI' sR . . , i , ,. fs, H' ' .AWMNQ VX L L N, S ,ii i Utilizing the spaciousness of the cafeteria, Wolfpack Band Director, Mr. George Wiese, conducts Concert Band. X