Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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<strong>The</strong> Imrtll. Hay 1. I9H». fast 19<br />
.SPORTS<br />
Athletes of<br />
Bell, Festa, Pfau - all share honors<br />
By Drake lltanst<br />
"She sho*s p»d leadership<br />
qualities and U the ur:njih of ihe<br />
•wta team. Al piackcs sometimes<br />
people are just goofing ofT, but ihe<br />
tump cvtrjooc tojnher and starts<br />
•>iem«irkin|."prabe bet) on Uwtll's .wun<br />
lean for three yean and hu made<br />
.Ul-Cky each year.<br />
Belli intern! in nimmini begin<br />
at a young ace. She hu been swimrang<br />
lince the age of two-and-a-half<br />
and eld synchronized i«tmining»ith<br />
Ihe San Francisco Mcrloncitet for<br />
eight yean. She bc'ieves that thU<br />
helped ber in cicelli'ig at a swimmer.<br />
SynchruiiKd nimming gave me<br />
endurance, became you have to be<br />
just »•. urong in the beginning a> >ou<br />
are In ihc end," suud Bell.<br />
Bell credos her urength LS a iwimmer<br />
to brinj a good duunce swim,<br />
mcr. but she Uocs feel lhj[ there h<br />
nxxn for imprm croent. She admitted.<br />
"I would liLe to twicr my<br />
times."<br />
Besides being a member uf the<br />
swim team. Bell is Shield anj Scroll<br />
pxsident. a inember of the French<br />
'_1un. and a member of the California<br />
Scholarship Federation.<br />
Bell's plans after high school are<br />
to ancnt Bryn Mawr College and to<br />
major in biology.<br />
"I believe that synchronized swimming<br />
has helped me a lot. To me it's<br />
liLe gymnastics in lliewaLrr. ft shows<br />
me how to haw muscle control."<br />
Kalhic tkll and Eva Fcsta arr rrcogiuitd for their<br />
itatc** iciiior Eva Festa. another of<br />
April 1 ! Female Athletes o, the<br />
Month.<br />
FcMa began swimming at the rge<br />
of five. Five) un later the joined the<br />
San FranctwM Mcnencttci. She hat<br />
been on 1 Jewell's swim team (or four<br />
years and his made All-City each<br />
year.<br />
She believe* that her strength* arc<br />
in esoteric strok:*. tuch as the butterfly<br />
and the backstroke.<br />
Fcsta cUinu Out her joy of swimming<br />
comet (run being a competitive<br />
person. She loves to rece, but she<br />
prefers short dtsuncc*.<br />
Outside the cumpcttinm uut •<br />
stJc the tily it much more intense.<br />
All-City mjy be antt-climaclic after<br />
' ihc big Let Alto* tncct.*' explained<br />
Loo.<br />
"Lot Atlin wat the tint team we<br />
ever Iti«t to. to ihit year we really<br />
want to beat them." declared<br />
sophomore Michelle P>un.<br />
"We've really improved tin* year,<br />
and we're sure to Cittbarravt Lot<br />
Altos." noted junior Juana Saincz.<br />
Although pnetke* have been af«<br />
Tectcd by worn dawn equipment, the<br />
icam ts itill wwking hard and looking<br />
strong. Thb year many gymnast*<br />
from different grades, especially<br />
tmhmcn, have joined ihe learn.<br />
"Keeping a proper balance bet.<br />
wscn gymnastics and school work is<br />
Jifficnlt. In high school I have to<br />
work harder in order to advance into<br />
thr OptionaU. <strong>The</strong>n 1 have to worry<br />
.troul my heavy <strong>class</strong> load." stated<br />
fieshman Kina Fate).<br />
"We have a strorg team iX works<br />
Tally hard. *U I'm confident that w*<br />
will do well for the rest of the<br />
season." reauured ie»m manager<br />
Shira Kravse.<br />
track. And played soccer in middle<br />
school.<br />
Her hobbies include playing the<br />
violin, back-parfrtre. and bikc-ridi*ig.<br />
She, commr-*. i. "I lave lacing outdoors.<br />
I fed a lot better when I'm out<br />
doing something rather than jutt sitting<br />
around doing nothing."<br />
Alter high school. Feila pbrei v> x<br />
tend Yale L'nivcntly and major in<br />
either Englnh or trunk. I<br />
hhc definitely intend* 'o<br />
ii<br />
"t sometimes swim the individual<br />
medley which is an example of the<br />
way I am. I UVe to spread myurlf nut<br />
to he able to experience all I can in<br />
hfe." assencd Fe^ta.<br />
B* Todd llnrrkon<br />
"Willum Pfaw hat been consb ten<br />
with c\cr>thin)!. He** one of the bevt<br />
vanity njaicrs I've had in a vhik. '<br />
renurirtl tnci roach Uojil Wtlum<br />
uf May', Athlete uf the Month<br />
Pfau ha> been participating in trxk<br />
since the ninth grade, and he hat<br />
made it In tSe Atl-City firult c^ry<br />
year.<br />
In prc%inusyean Pfau has run ihe<br />
800 »nd -MX) mctrr eventt. This >cor<br />
he A running the 800 and thr mile • nd<br />
is. to far. unaefcaMl.<br />
"Tha is hit be-tytar since I've had<br />
him This has been three years. This<br />
year he has run pngrcssivdy betur<br />
each week." said WUscn.<br />
"1 like track because it is individualiitic.<br />
tnd so success or liiluiv<br />
dependi oti you. not on your team<br />
mates." Mated Pfau<br />
According to ai tutant coach<br />
Lyncflc Parker. Pfau it "...very<br />
dedicated to his running, lie kce^,<br />
the learn together. He orn uuct wiw<br />
'o encourage the other runners on the<br />
team."<br />
Pfau has alio participated in cr>nt<br />
country i»ncc nirah grade and ii a<br />
member of Lnwcll'* champM.t^hrp rifle<br />
team.<br />
In hit v»p|»i»mon: year, PT.it: came<br />
in Third place in ihc Miphtrj^) cr.»-.t<br />
ci*intr> All-Cir> race. He d*l n« run<br />
crmt countiy tiiit MTJMMI, tfiwctcr.<br />
bevjuve. "<strong>The</strong> spirit W2tn*t on the<br />
team, the armratlcne j.-vl (nendUup.<br />
and that't HOC of Ihe main nsDOns that<br />
rca^nt lha I play vpotts." he<br />
Ullllam :Yau h hornvrd Tor hH<br />
pctfonuancc In trick.<br />
explained.<br />
<strong>The</strong> lific team, of which Pfau is a<br />
member, is the number one team rn<br />
the state.<br />
"I jut! try to do my best and help<br />
others .io theirs." exclaimed Pfau.<br />
Piau foci* that *c owes a lot to hi.<br />
brother. Walter, who gnjuatcd from<br />
U»wcll rwo years ago. "Walter<br />
always slntcd in dd book m her 4U«ilur> p.tilion.**<br />
acvmding ui DeAndreit.<br />
DeAndrett lecU t!ut they »ill nuke<br />
it tu the pla^ofh, ai well a> the chantpton\hip<br />
if they uVfn'l peak to» toon.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are doing bener thu year, sccini;<br />
that they were nut ui«lcfcatal thit<br />
late i.i the season taU year.<br />
<strong>The</strong> key to their success will be<br />
locked in vnan bax- running, according<br />
to DeAndreis.<br />
April 29 was the learns. 4th Annual<br />
Fan Appreciated Day. a day which<br />
brings the team's loyal fans together<br />
once again tu be honored with<br />
refreshments and (lowers. *<br />
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