Aragon High School - El Tesoro Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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SAFETY ED Safety Education is the study of driver education and training, narcotics 84 drugs, alcohol, smoking, home and community safe- ty and first aid. These units are taught with the hope that Knowledge Gaps will be bridged so that future endeavors may take place with maximum benefit to the individual and society. - -Wayne Taylor lto rj Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coodhue, Mr. Taylor, Mr, Yerkes, Mr. Yukovitch. 75 if 45' EROSPACE Aragon's Aerospace Department is up in the air. With the inclusion of live flight and the acquisition of Snoopy's Doghouse, students have an opportunity to test their knowledge in actual situations. In addition to live flight, flexible scheduling has contributed greatly to the success of the aerospace program, pro- viding many opportunities for In-depth learn- ing in the many phases of the program. The next ten years Will see an increase in the value of the program as the aerospace courses con- tinue to offer a background for technical fields and provide a sound goal for continuing educa- ffl! . 4 L...e i , f E Clyde Huffm afn A..-at Earl Arthur C omio lley 114-um 3 tion. --Earl Connolley I R T S Richard Dale Keith . Ruppel Bassmagn Kennedy In the past 10 years the changes in the E content of Industrial Arts courses at V A in ,gig--4' Aragon have been many. In all areas f - We have attempted to update equip- ment and curriculum to keep abreast of changes in industry. The metals area has strengthened its Welding and foundry course content. A number of teachers have come and gone in the Industrial Arts areas, but each has left his mark of excellence in teaching each individual area. We are now moving into programs of more individualized instruction for the student. --Richard Ruppel 2?-'fa .4.....,,,t,,,,,r. isa ' 5 air V- 1, f

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Grace Thom asf Van Joseph Leddy 5 X . nie ' ' 3 i L .Q-f. 'JA rr D 3 l Leif H' if, In 1 A . K , Q, , 535- 1 g 'ig Y 1-I ' f t fx- kg 31,171 f Ten years ago, Aragon's Foreign Language department had 6 teachers and 644 students. Only the most excellent students continued to 5-6 and 7-8. The language classes were small but made a lot of noise. Now there are 8 language teachers and over 1000 students. Most freshmen begin in 3-4 and 602, continue into the advanced classes. We have large team -taught classes and small conversation groups. Language classes still make a lot of noise. --J. Cotter Looking back over our ten years as a school, the English staff can find many happy memories in terms of our associ- ations with students and teachers alike. As a department we are fortunate in that we have many teachers who have been with us from the beginning helping lend continuity and tradition to our school. Mr. Rittenour, Mr. Lee. Mr. Knees, Miss Meding, Mr. Bell, Mr. Price, Mr. Shackleton, Mr. Drobac, and Mr. Parker are the old veterans of the department. joining the staff a little later were others who have been with us for many years - Mr. Fisher, Miss Farquharson, Mrs. Ricks. Our new-comers include these young and vibrant teachers: Mr. Keuter, Mr. Kersnar, Mr. Murgo, Mr. Breaux, Miss Bilek, Miss Torkelson, and Mrs. Knight. We are all proud of our school and our department which through these ten years has tried to make English exciting and meaningful to all Aragon students. H --jack Lee ' i fl to rj Jack Lee, Phillip Fisher, Katy Farquharson, and Brooke Knight.

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3 3 , L Dan V S Pet M Lacyl. 5 - a t . if STUDIES fl to rj Carl Rydingsword john Clancy jane Moy Arthur Welch Gay Swenson Harry Eagan Not. pic.: james Dunstan Lawrence Hyink Britt Williams Only Mr. Eagan and Mr. Hill re- main from Aragon's original Social Studies department. More than twice as many different courses are now offered in this subject area than were open to the early Aragon students. The Social Studies department has Worked with team teaching, lecture, and small group work since almost the beginning at Aragon. Many of the innova- tions employed at Aragon when flexible scheduling was intro- duced have heen practiced in the teaching of Geography, History, and Government at this school for ten years. The department has made a constant effort to re- vise and update its course con- tent and methods of teaching so as to make its efforts of more value to Aragon's students. --james Dunstan SOCIAL il xx SXXXXSN. Nl, Y. ff I W 4, dw Q H w ian .1485