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

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S-CDWLQUDCDUICEJ S C D293 503 E53 fwl Qi WILL THE FROST The Fairbanks winter presented a challenge to every student. Except for lucky souls who tripped off to Hawaii, West Valley sourdoughs braved seven unrelieved months of cold and Northern darkness. Commuting to school in the cruel weather was an art. Bus-stop vigils were less than toasty warm. Those who attempted to maintain a functioing auto could be seen dashing out to the parking lot between classes and returning with frozen noses and digits. A flat tire or dead battery resulted in a miserably cold , ordeal. Managing to stuff a down parka into a narrow locker was a wondrous deed. Rather than further crowd the lockers, many stomped about in moon boots. The infamous heating system simultaneously created ' tropical science classrooms and icy windows. Nonetheless, activities and I academics went on through snow, ice fog, and fifty-below. was 4 fs ,Qt ti Mr Rodey s photography students shutter in the cold as they troop down the hill after an off campus photo session :---- 1 s I Parkaed and ski-jacketed forms line the locker halls as students doff heavy outdoor gear. Rather than brave the cold outdoors, Mark Clanton sprawls in the hall atop a parka cushion.