Workman High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Industry, CA)

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V fl l UP and over! yell tensed fans encouragingly to struggling GAAers Connie Couture and Debbie Smith at the League Volleyball Tournament. FAST running sophomore, Diane Dobrenen, breaks the tape and places first for Workman's GAA in the fifty-yard dash against Los Altos. l58-GAA iuer . '1 . BATTER up! demands umpire Detra Nutt to prepare catcher, Linda Potter and batter, Kathy Anthony for the pitch during GAA softball. MM ,uui irr, N , s,s-.,..lm-NWN--A 'et' 'Mani 1 ,Qi-Q9s 'H'f+v4 t L WMM , ,,,,.. ,.,. me e,u,, , 2 ,yiyzyee ,e x e . e.., e W . y, l. 'Wet' gp 3.4, , .. ..4s.4. -f - L ' ' U, s-, 4 'y y c, gc rrlr ' A A N x RACKING up points, server Claudia Rankin, along with her team mate Gracie Kennedy slams the ball into the opponent's court at a practice. c I

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BADMINTON, HOOP GAA:-ers Grab ea gue Titles OUT To improve their last year's record, The members of The Girls' Athletic Asso- ciation spent their sixth periods, prac- ticing and sharpening Their Techniques in all competitive sports. WiTh The guidance of Their advisor, Mrs. Lorelee Miller, President Detra Nutt and her officers urged The girls on To make iT a banner year. This They did Too. Early in The year, They finished an undefeated season in badminton, with wins over Rowland, 6-2, and La Puente, 5-3, awarding Them The League Cham- pionship. The girls continued Their winning streak in loaskeTball and again became The undefeated League Champions, edg- ing Nogales, 43-40, in Their Tinal game. Other sports included: Tennis, softball, volley ball, anol Track. Three girls-DeTra Nutt, Anna Corso, and Claudia Rankin were The first girls aT WHS To earn GALS letters. GAA BASKETBALL CHAMPS: FRONT ROW: L. Potter, A. Corso D. NuTT, K. Anthony, D. Dobrenan. BACK ROW: M. Jarrell, L. Wolke, G. Kennedy, C. Rankin, S. Kepford. IVE GOT the ball! yells Anna Corso l9l to teammates Linda Potter ll2l GAA basketballers hold, for the second Time in a row, an undefeated and Sandy Kepford li il during a fast paced intersquad basketball game. League Champion title. GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASS'N.-157

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,,:,. . ., WHANU Gnd GWUY 9065 the bvll T0 mldlleld U5 J- Pifciww PVGC' FLEETED-FOOTED trackster Deira Nutt passes the baton to anxiows Diane tices hitting it and J. Houlihan hoped to catch it. MQ Girl Athletes Earn Letters DEDICATION, long hours of practice, and determination was what it took to be- come a member ot the Girls' Athletic Society GALS, as it was called. This elite club was another facet ot the growing GAA to cultivate sportsman- ship, spirit, and increased interest in sports. Those girls who became members this year were: Claudia Rankin, Detra Nutt, Anna Corso, Linda Potter, Diana Dobrenen, Sandy Keptord, Joan Picciano and Gracie Kennedy. To be eligible tor GALS, one must earn 15 credits. Making a varsity team is two credits, B team, one credit, attend- ing two-thirds ot all practices, one credit, and being a GAA otticer, one credit per semester. The above girls were the sparkplug of the Workman girls' teams. lt was they who helped the GAA to take second in volleyball, the track championship. Dobre nen to take first place with 53.6 in the 440-yard relay against Los Altos. GALS: Claudia Rankin, Detra Nutt, .loan Picciano, Linda Potter. lNat picturedj Sandra Kepford, Diana Dobrenen, Grace Kennedy. GAA-l 59