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

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Kill? E8 WD rx! ..,...-M -ff' -s 6 . he S' ,aw Creating entertainment or just being crazy is not hard for All-State members Paul Milan, Mike Flodin, Arun Sharma, Paul Brown, Flute playing talent earned Bobbie Doner a Richard Tremarello, and Bryan Dickerson. seat in the All-Northwest Honor Band. HARMONIOUS MUSIC SWEETENED THE AIR AT ALL-STATE, ALL- NORTHWEST, MUSIC FEST CONCERTS 'E Concentration couldn't be more apparent in Jenny Jordan's face as she practices during All-Northwest. Hours of practice and dedication show in the eyes of choir members as they performed their last number Oh Come Let Us Sing for Music Festival. The standing ovation they received was just as rewarding as their score of 31. One of the greatest honors for a music student is to be selected to All-State Honor or All-Northwest choir, band or orchestra. All-State students are selected through audition tapes sent to a panel of music directors. The directors listen to the tapes and then select the qualifying students from throughout Alaska. West Valley's eleven All-State band, and five All- State choir members proceeded to Juneau where they rehearsed diligently from November 9-11 and then presented their concerts on the third evening fthe 11thJ. All-State orchestra, meanwhile, rehearsed and performed in Anchorage over these same dates. All-Northwest students also auditioned by way of tapes screened

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SPECIAL PEOPLE CAPTURING UNIQUE HONORS DETERMINED WEST'S GENUINE EXCELLENCE As pointed out by NEA, Gene Dewild truly directing theater productions such as earned his Teacher of the Year Award by CarnivaI . instructing drama classes with expertise, and ine highest honor attainable by any high school journalist is to become a member of Quill and Scroll. To achieve membership in this organization, one must exhibit high quality journalistic talent while working on the West Aurora, Mind's Eye or Blizzard. New members of Quill and Scroll are inducted each spring following careful consideration by journalism teachers. Membership is announced at the Scholastic and Fine Arts Awards banquet. Since Quill and Scroll is an international organization, its members receive bulletins that keep them up to date on high school journalism. QUILL AND SCROLL MEMBERS? FRONT ROW Russ Talvi, Jennifer Fate, Bernice Burns, Tom Van Hoomissen, BACK ROW: Shannon West, Lory Barsdate, Carla Warren, Lenita Syeridan Ellen Bell, Kristen Lloyd, Marcia Fenton, and Marcie Hassebroek The Faculty member of the Year Award is bestowed upon a pleased Mrs. Sally Allison at the supplement assembly. The award, sponsored by the Aurora Yearbook, was voted upon by students and faculty who based their decisions upon teacher involvement, sincerity and spirit.