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

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X , . is IIA A IE ig l I t 1 Q I 1 ' M EXPERIENCING AN UP AND fm DOWN SEASON THE WOLFPACK VARSITY CAGERS CAPITALIZED ON THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. Y y lun 'qi - 1 Coming off a fastlbreak, Andy Holman holds U at ms .th a Monroe 0 onent center P al' WI PP , gsetgnaglow speeding Dave Schram an Joe Miner lofts a jump shot. 1' The Varsity cagers are: Duane Bates, Miguel LaFleur, Tom Monaco, John Pennebaker, Dave Schram, Joe Miller, Andy Holman, Bill Holman, Dale Welty, Bob Burcell, Tyrone Thomas, and coach Ted DeLeon. R as I f ,-we fx I .1 iejxggn A I2 l Q .J - Q 24 ,E t N -2 W 1lI' - I l ' iii., . I ' 'TX -1' ' fi wx ll :S 1 - Q i 5 . X5 N A, Q K i I I ' I I N-an . .A L , , - W Sf 9 ' is Ullff I A 9 N-N W . Y 1 S gp' f 9 Q - ,,. -f 'W '? -Q.. I lee, me Q T' ,Q A , Q in A i P' hge I A N , . N .. , . ,Q-H! 7 iil, N ,... A km M I I IWIJ' ':'i Y X ., .LLI A.b 5 'wifi-'?' is .mfilx 'Ns

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l Ll VaIentine's Day brought elaborately decorated NHS cookies for those with more than just a sweet tooth. Key Clubber Richard Tremarello springs to action beating Jessica Gavora, of the girls basketball team, to the jump ball, putting Helen Schruff on defense, and leaving Ted Stamps, Eric Rhude, and Mike Flodin with the upper hand. In the midst of a benumbing Fairbanks area cold snap that established several new weather records and super-cooled even the hardiest of sourdoughs, West Valley refushed to succumb to cabin fever and the prevailing cold weather. West students escaped the icy clutches of Old Man Winter with the help of a benefit basketball game, Fifties Day and Valentine's Day festivities. The March of Dimes benefit basketball game, played between the Key Club and the Girls Varsity basketball team, may have been a joke at the expense of the Key Club, xwg .,,t,i W Nwm Not wishing to be forgotten, Katie Neidhold adopts an original method of advertising her wish on Valentine's Day. ' xxx TQ f C .gli if X . X i K. . A but while the Key Club was Stomped into the hardwood by West's Champion Girls, they id manage to net 55380.00 for the March of Dimes. Fifties Day, sponsored by student council, brought about a sense of nostalgia concerning the bygone days of the 55 Chevy and the ducktail. On perhaps the most spirited Fifties Day West has ever experienced, students and teachers alike reveled in modeling their suddenly highly fashionable Fifties attire. This wide spread participation, supplemented by the in-school dance and the dance and costume contests, proved T grease to be the word of the day. Among the memorable moments from that romantic holiday of Valentine's was second hour, when the Choir members travelling in small groups, serenaded select students with songs like Hello My Baby in a room-to-room campaign. Winter activities at West made this winter Ca winter that produced enough ice-fog to choke even the wolves and ravensj more than bearable, and it was not long before the days lengthened and our minds happily turned to the contemplation of Spring-time.

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...-nl Leaping hoopward Andy Holman defies the powerful Monroe Rams VARSITY BASKETBALL WVHS Opponents 73 Eielson 72 58 Monroe 84 44 North Pole 65 42 Lathrop 41 61 Eielson 62 56 Monroe 80 64 Eielson 57 North Pole Lathrop Monroe North Pole Lathrop W 3 L 9 The start of the season was the same as always for the Boys Varsity Basketball Team, practice, practice, and more practice. The season began in November and was not completed until mid-February. The Varsity Boy's game schedule included twenty-five games and of these, West reigned victorious in ten. The team's brilliant play exhibited in its many exhilarating games allowed the season to be labeled as sensational, illustrating the point that a team's success is not always directly reflected by its win-loss record. With eleven team members of which four were Seniors, it seems relatively safe to predict an older, more experienced team for future seasons. The promotion of several Junior Varsity players should strengthen the Varsity force and nable them to achieve an impressive win-loss record. The team went on the road and played other ball clubs from Anchorage, Wasilla and Tri-Valley, often with good results. As the season came to an abrupt end, three West players were listed as top scorers in Region VI. These players were Dave Schram, Joe Miller, and Andy Holman. Of these three, Junior Dave Schram was selected to the All-Region Team. Alternating between streaks of hot and cold, the team experienced an up and down year, but netted thekind of season West Valley likes to see, a season characterized by a hundred and one percent player output, producing consistently exciting basketball, Flying high above the Ravens Miguel LaFIeur puts the ball to the boards Getting inside the Malemute defense John Pennebaker shoots for two .' g W 1 .'-fl , ----...t 590'