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Margaret Scott Mary Estelle
Gregory Griffith

Anchors - 2,3,4; Social Action Pep Club - 1.2,3,4; Cheerleading
Club - 3,4; Backgammon - 4; - 1; Tennis - 2,3; Track - 4;
Washington Trip - 4. Anchors - 3,4; French Club -
l,2,3,4(pres.); French Nat l.
Honor Society - 4; Sophomore
Board; Junior Board; Senior
Board; Prom Committee;
Homecoming Committee: TYPE
I - 3,4.

Swimming Toward

The Olympics

Many students were surprised when a record for the 200 meter backstroke in
one of Pine Crest’s top swimmers, Paco Venezuela at the Central American
Santana, was seen sporting an earring Games during the summer of 1979. He
in his left ear. Paco, a Puerto Rican, also has hopes of competing in the
decided to pierce one ear after five of Olympics in the future and will
his friends on the Puerto Rican swim continue to work toward that goal.
team all pierced their ears. This was
done to boost team spirit for the After high school Paco would like to go
Central American Games. to Harvard or Stanford, but his final
choice depends on where he receives
Paco has attended Pine Crest since the an athletic scholarship for swimming.
8th grade. He came to Pine Crest As well as continuing his swimming
because of its reputation for an career, Paco would like to study
excellent swim team as well as for the medicine and eventually become a
academic quality. Paco has been a doctor like his father. When asked how
competitive swimmer since age 10 and he has benefited from his years of
has made many accomplishments swimming, Paco said, “You have to be
throughout his athletic career. He organized to be able to balance school
made the Puerto Rico team for the Pan work and four hours of swimming a
American Games, placed 3rd in the day. You learn to push yourself to your
state in 1979 for the backstroke, and set limit."

Linda Joyce Melynda Jane
Hamburger Hardie
Cheerleading - 1; French Club - Swimming - 1,2,3,4; Basketball -
1,2; Pep Club - 1,2,3.4; Happy 1,2; Netball - 1,2; Student
Cookers - 2; Junior Board; TYPE Council - 1; Cross Country - 2;
I - 4; CRESTIAN - 4; Anchors - Track - 1,2.
4; Leysin Summer Institute;
Who's Who Among American
High School Students - 4.

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