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

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Representation Without Taxation THE CONNECTIO Have you ever wondered who thought of the idea for see red, say no? And who brought it to Aragon? The latter was just one of theprograms accomplished by the Youth Advisory Council, an 8- member commissionconsisting of 2 student representatives from each school in San Mateo. The council met bi-monthly to discuss issues that affect the city's youth, according to Margaret Abe, one of Aragons' representatives. The council's major project was ggi 3 .. . 'Q k w ff. undoubtedly youth in Govern- ment Day, an event which gave students the opportunity to exper- ience a working day of a city offi- cial. Because of the council's new- ly broadened power, it was able to get involved in other projects, in- cluding the Corporate Cup and Project READ . But perhaps the council's most memorable contribution was See red, say no. The project's goal, according to council chairperson Michelle Murray, was to encour- age 3rd-7th graders to grow up and say 'no' to drugs. ln an at- tempt to do this, Michelle gave a speech she described as having been very responsive. The City Council, then, origi- nates the ideas and the Youth Ad- visory Council helps carry them out by bringing them to the schools. Margaret Abe summed it up saying that in a sense, she and her fellow reps are cials. city offi- Margaret Abe and Michelle Murray are busy talking with distinguished city officials. From these two minds came the brilliant fight against drug abuse, see red, say no. Youth Advisory Council f 109

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District-Wide Student Literary Arts Magazine PAIDEIA Stirring some warm winter soup transcendental meditation books floating amidst paper piles and in- tegral signs. Blossoms blow fall next to bright orange leaves in the gutter . . .But only in Califor- nia and it's too late, find an air- plane. We all dove in and burnt out eyes . . . the shriek colored flames stung us. A big room of boxes and they never all fit right because they're all shaped the same and some always have to get squashed and some always break. Some can't fit into the room. And life is like that. Clay boxes fit a little better, but they lose their form. Whois shaped like a box any- way? Sharp corners and straight lines. Mixing some warm winter soup. Jigsaw puzzle pieces scattered all over the kitchen floor. Voices picking them up looking putting them together. It's funny how all jigsaw puzzles come in boxes. CEven in boxes made of steel I- beams and fiberglassl The pieces aren't shaped like boxes - they're all shaped differently. But they all fit. And life is like that. And the Greeks called it Paideia Paideia is at Aragon too. lt's all over the peninsula in fact. It is a student organization that publishes student thought . . . artistic or sci- entific or critical or creative or an- gry or proud thought. lt all fits because it all is. People are not boxes. -Julie Wyman - .. A l 5 Editors of Paideia: Julie Wyman, Stuart Naifeh, Lisa Heller, Michelle Murray, Mike Yarne, and Allison Zaro are all from Aragon. Art and literature for the maga- zine is selected from all of the schools in the district. The Maclntoch computer was used to print Paideia. 108fPaideia ,Ya an

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The Song Of The Cyclists A NEW HORIZON As the sun rises in the east, the silhouette of fifteen bikers can be seen peddling their way towards their destination. A relatively new club, the Ara- gon Cycling Team, thrived this year. A surprising number of stu- dents joined the club last Septem- ber. In previous years, the club was a small group of friends with a common interest in cycling. Last season it became much more than that. Over thirty young cyclists turned out for the first meeting. The cycling club met every oth- er week to swap information. In their meetings they discussed bike- Advisor Mr. Kennedy, and a cyclist are all smiles at a meeting. . . and here they are, the all-new and active Cycling Club. 1 10 f CYCLING CLUB related things such as bicycle rac- ing. Every three weeks, began the club's president, Brad Barry, we got together and went on a short bicycling trip. Usually more than half of the club members turned out for these journeys. It's kind of neat that so many people are willing to give up their Satur- days to cycle, commented Brad Barry. Other club plans included entering a bike race and an over- night cycling trip. Thus, as the sun sank down into the ocean, the high-spirited club could be heard singing, Happy trails to you, until we meet again