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

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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

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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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The Pep Squad Adds Spirit INITIATING ENTI'-IUSIASM The crowd gathers for another exciting Aragon football game. In the crowd, are 125 black and red striped bodies in a cluster. All of a sudden someone yells, Give me a D! and every person in the black and red cluster responds, MDI!! Give me an Ol ICOM Give me an N CGND7 Whats that spell? 'iDon! Go Aragon! Cooperation and hard work are all part of creating spirit for these industrious work- ers. No, these weren't the yells from some ordinary football loonies, these were the shouts heard from Aragon's own unique Pep Squad. New to Aragon this year, the Pep Squad consisted of roughly 150 members and was responsible for the enthusiasm in Aragon,s football crowd. Led by president Cathy Cunningham, the squad not only made the games more exciting, but supported the team on to victory. The Pep Squad was also re- sponsible for adding enthusiasm to Aragon's lunchtime rallies. With an excited Aragonian, as a leader, wearing a black and red stripe shirt, who wouldn't have gotten spirited? The squad met roughly once a week and planned out their strate- gy's and chant's for the next game. As one Pep Squad member commented candidly, It's so much fun, and we're getting spirit back into Aragon! And that they were, as was seen by the increase in game atten- dance and membership. Q We The 1986-87 Pep Squad, assembled in its entiretyg all ready, willing, and able to evoke spirit. All smiles, this is definitely a happy and 'ipeppsf' group. Pep Squad f 1 1 1