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

Page 110 text:

A Friend In Need ls A EXPERIENCE In this world of plenty there were also those with so little. ln an effort to close the distance be- tween the haves and the have- nots, students all across the United States combined forces and formed a well known association, Amigos. Amigos is a national organiza- tion dedicated to help the overall living conditions in six different Latin-American countries. Thirty- five Bay Area students, four which represented Aragon, went to ei- ther Ecuador, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, or the Dominican Republic during sum- mer vacation and undertook many rewarding tasks. Several adult coordinators were responsible for the participants' training in dental, vision, or immunization skills, as well as their stay in the foreign country. The dedication and effort of the volunteers were deeply appreciat- ed by the people of the villages, and they received the best of what the people had to offer. The vol- unteers also learned a great deal about health care and Spanish. Aragon senior, Kathleen Lew- is, stressed the humanitarian quali- ties of Amigos. She concluded, lt's a good feeling that you're helping and to see the smiles after all the work and effort. The peo- ple are so satisfied and are really grateful for your accomplish- ments! Senior Jack Durham taught these Para- guayan children the proper use of the toothbrush. Kathleen Lewis relaxes with her Hfam- ily, iosftos Aiviioos Friend Indeed TI-IAT LASTS A LIFETIME

Page 109 text:

make them better employees. Par- ticipants were graded by him, in addition to the grade given by their employers. Clearly, the benefits and oppor- tunities opened up through Work Experience far outweighed the negatives, such as time manage- ment problems. All left the pro- gram well-trained in their skills and fully understood what working hard for their money really meant! The added work load seriously dampened some students' usually cheerful disposition. Mr. Palen carefully outlines the' intrinsic elements in successfully applying for a job. Kim Boland tries to mantain a friendly smile while her customer attempts to steal a shirt before paying. ,ny The added work load seriously dam- pened some students' usually cheerful disposition. Mr. Palen carefully outlines the' intrinsic elements in successfully applying for a job. Kim Boland tries to mantain a friendly smile while her customer attempts to steal a shirt before paying.

Page 111 text:

A Full-Fledged Club UNITED THEY STAND Have you been seeing red ev- erywhere you turn? Red T-shirts, emblazoned with flags from all the Spanish-speaking countries, were the prominent marks of members of Latinos Unidos. The club, founded just last year by Carla Campillo, attracted some 40 stu- dents from Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Ecuador. The club's purpose, according to secretary Brenda Gonzalez, was to unite all Lations in Aragon High School and allow them to get to know other Spanish peo- ple from other countries. To meet these goals, Latinos Unidos met every Tuesday to organize i S aww-f -iz Q . za .. - f1s..mN3sRir.-pang .ig 5 .. 'f'3XQIfERi. A .Pig ' WF. ' E 3: X - like , - - . . . ' . S f . . EIN: ' 5 . 'a ' S . . ', .- Q . i i 1 11 fs A r f if X . ,,,,, t .tt L 3 X, i 5 ,i sic f xi., ,..: r s X 2 . QR is Ss '35-5 's v 5 'ESQ Y is X Stir X divas WN r ' 1 X ,, Y 2 rf W X R., . . J 5 N . dances, picnics, and fundraisers, like their successful fall T-shirt sale. Judging from the spirit and en- thusiasm demonstrated by its members, Latinos Unidos was among the most personally re- warding clubs at Aragon. FRONT ROW: Astrid Sierra, Salila Ra- mos, Maysa Asario, Ms. Campillo, Brinda Gonzales, Diana Gutierrez, SECOND ROW: Esther Barros, Anna Herrera, Jo- sefina Banuelos, Evania Caliz, Elizabeth Iriarteg THIRD ROW: Patricia Osario, Gao Kazmierski, Michelle Matheny, Carla Ortiz, Aracely Vanezuela, Aurora Meza, Yamilet Garza, Arturo Lopez, FOURTH ROW: Joel Caceres, Julia Meza, Maria Zaballa, Porena Sierra, Sherrie Con- treras, Cindy Nunez, Joel Ortega, Tony Meza, Frank Flores, FIFTH ROW: Maria Barajas, Rene Rios, Tyrone Diaz, Adda- bel Hernandez, Mike Lopez, Ricky Ser- rato, Juan Najera, Jessie Mendoza, Man- uel Partida, Mr. Bloom lAdvisorl. Latinos Unidos members gather at lunch to get to meet others of Latin heritage. So, what is it like in Puerto Rico?'l fuss-s. . wine , ' , ,