BY CRAIG DONOHUE

Maine West's Ski Club went on their annual spring trip to Dillon, Colorado. The 31 students and six teachers left Chicago on Mar. 24 and returned on Mar. 31. The group flew Continental Airlines and stayed at the Ramada Silverthorne in Dillion.

Seniors who went on the skiing trip were Karl Schlatter, Chris Kron, Dave Peters, Liz Van Royen, Janice Schimmel, Sally Ranft, and our foreign exchange student from Switzerland, Gabriela Oesch. Juniors included: Mike Bergles, Al Voy, Mitch Ground, Paul Sieben, Hans Osvall, and Frank Melchert. Still more juniors were Jill Elser, Kim Wagner, Lisa Kirkpatrick, Marg Fankhauser and Karen Lofgren.

Sophomores who went on the trip included: Chris Delefield, Larry Stevens, Jim Bistany, and Dan Pollack. Other sophomores were Dennis Langer,

Debbie Kowalski, Lisa Cacciatori, Laura De Serio, Pat Gavin, and Laura Ryan. Freshmen were Vicki Rimkivicz, Mary Gield, and Lori Hanestad.

Teachers who chaperoned the trip are Mr. Wayne Ambrose, Mr. George Jurinek, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Osborne, Ms. Laurie Wieser, and Ms. Heidemarie Rupp. The skiers skied at four different areas: Keystone, Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, and A‑Basin. Many students entered a skiing contest and some won awards.

Mike Bergles, Larry Stevens, Chris Delefield, and Mrs. Ambrose all won silver medals. Jim Bistany won a bronze medal. The students and teachers shuttle bussed from the different skiing areas. All of the students had a good time and some managed to catch a suntan. Only one unfortunate thing happened: on the way back from Colorado, the skis were misplaced, but were recovered three days later.