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

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4 . :L -5 rf S 1. ll X is. Key Club room-to-room salesman Eric Rhude sells Marcie Hassebroek a button that will admit her to the Key Club vs. the Girls Varsity benefit basketball game. Towering over Lori Nordgulen, Key Clubber Richard Tremarello attempts a bucket on behalf of the March of Dimes. -aw., ln. vnu, j The members of West's most illustrious service organization, the West Valley Key Club, entered the 1978-79 school year a trifle apprehensive and uncertain about how the year would affect them as a club. However, the Key Clubbers lost no time in converting their uncertainty to incentive and asserted their strength and flexability by reshaping their club and by weathering several extreme changes. Their determination coupled with their resiliency served to evolve an unstable club into one that proved capable of performing the school and community service that eventually led to its paramount triumph. The club began the year in serious financial trouble, but Adviser Bob Sprague, working closely with Treasurer Mike Cooney and Keyhole Director Charlie Koo, managed to put the club back in the black. Shortly after the club's financial difficulties had been conquered, six year Key Club Adviser Bob Sprague, stepped down and a new teacher at West, Mr. Ristow, stepped in as the club's faculty adviser. Mr. Ristow played an important role keeping the club pointed in the right direction and offering occasional words of advice. The hottest issue the club had to contend with was whether or not to allow female members. The issue was finally decided during an October meeting and with only a few stalwart members opposed the club voted to admit female students as full Key Club members. West's Key Club was the last club in the Pacific North West District to do so, and senior Lory Barsdate became the club's first female member. As a result of this decision, the club sponsored the first annual Key Club Dance in place of the traditionally formal Keyheart Dance. The major function of Key Club is to develop leadership and initiative in young men and women by providing them with the opportunity to perform school and community service. ln keeping with these objectives, West's Key Club carried out a great deal of service to both West Valley and the Fairbanks community. Although the Keyhole did have its short comings, Keyhole Director Charlie Koo and the other club members did a fine job keeping the Keyhole's shelves and West students well stocked with sandwiches,chlps, juice and candy. All profits from sandwich sales went directly into a special fund to be used only for the benefit of West Valley, its organizations and, in some cases, individual students. The club also donated a mind boggling amount of time to community service, chiefly through working with the March of Dimes. The club members played vitally important roles in March of Dimes activities, including Mailers, Mothers' March, MOD Cannisters, and the benefit Ski-a-Thon which annually rakes in over 510,000 for the March of Dimes. The club also sponsored the Key Club vs. Girls Varsity March of Dimes benefit- basketball game, and in the process of being annihilated by the girls varsity they managed to pull in 5380. The club also took part in the Jerry Lewis Tel- a-thon aitd parked cars for the Sham Fashional, l-leart Fund Ball and the Miss Alaska Beauty Pageant. The club also worked in conjunction with its sponsor, the Chena Kiwanis Club, to establish a Builders Club at Ryan. The Builders Club is basically a junior high school Key Club. The Key Club Executive Board of 1978-79 consisting of Richard Hicks, President, Mike Flodin, Vice President, Ted Stamps, Vice President, Scott Stamps, Secretary, and Mike Cooney, Treasurer, conducted the elections of officers for the 1979-80 school year, during February prior to the Pacific North West District Key Club Convention. The convention, held this year in Spokane, Washington was attended by other clubs from around the district including the West Valley Key Club which sent its Executive Board elect as well as five other club members and two chaperones. The 1979-80 Executive Board is headed by President Richard Tremarello. lnfview of what the club members experienced this year including the educational experience of the district convention and even though next year's club will be small it should prove to be an extremely service- able Key Club indeed.

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WEATHERING SEVERAL CHANGES. KEY Wwliniece Members of the 1978-79 Key Club are: BACK Hicks, Fred Randolph, Adviser Mr. Ristow, ROW: Richard Tremarello, Eric Rhude, Joe FRONT ROW: Varina Van Veldhuizen, Con nie Kennebec, Ted Stamps, Mike Flodin, SECOND Gunn, Mike Cooney, Vicky Allen, Vannessa ROW: David Wheeler, Scot Stamps, Phillip Edgar, Mary Shroyer. Pirie, Charlie Koo, Darrell Pritchard, Richard In an effort to reduce the Key Club s point deficit, Ted Stamps concentrates fully on his shot. ., With perfect Diming, persuasive Key Clubber Lory Barsdate hits up a West student for a donation to the March of Dimes. Manning the Keyhole, Charlie Koo serves up a package of peanut M8-M's while Scot Stamps rolls change from the cash box.

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l 'Ti 9 is as original and effictive as Mr. Klepper himself. Unlike some principals who may spend most of their day desk-bound, Mr. Klepper likes to spend less time at his desk and more time exploring A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ELEEETSli,3iigilfiiiiliilgliciitizfs PRINCIPAL IN MANY izza:s:s:..Wsazs.:Lzemsgs... Of course there is a certain amount WAYS, MR- KLEPPER afzzifiizagjuaigirgfisizfir, RAN WEST WITH A E-:rZ'L'Qi, ff! CdSgg'to?1ftSlfdWS go . epper s favorite observation posts is the yellow mailbox outside the library. Reflected Mr. Klepper regarding the lunch hours, Lunch hour seems to be the melting pot of the school. You see all kinds of kids in all sorts of different situations. By the time lunch time rolls around the kids are tired of school, but lunch seems to rejuvenate them and West Valley is indeed fortunate to Dfepvafe them fel' the l'eSl of the benefit so greatly from the unique day. While MV- Klelepef may be administrative efforts of its Chief f0UVlCl 'l a la9UllY OV departmental Executive: Principal Mr. Don Klepper. meelllflgi he 'S al50 frequently found Mr. Klepper has always had his own Spefldlflg l9 lS,lW0l-'VS after School administrative style and coaching his Champlen Glfle consequently, West's administration Va 5l'fY basketball team OV taking Daft h a'flair for m his in other activities that are integral part of West Valley.