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

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Aragonians, Those Worldly People! F CREIGN CUNVERSATIUN With one of the most advanced foreign language departments in the district, containing fourth and fifth level classes in Spanish and French, students were filled with information which gave them the feeling of actually living in the country they studied. Two goals structured the de- partment's program, preparing the students for college language courses and more important, to in- terest the students in cultures that contained things other than hot dogs, baseball, and apple pie! With two new teachers whom Mrs. Cot- ter described as, lively and ener- getic, the whole faculty gained more enthusiasm than ever and succeeded in achieving the goals. Indeed, many looked forward to gourmet cuisine in fourth and fifth 140 Foreign Language year courses. Furthermore, taking foreign lan- guages encouraged international understanding, and this feeling spread outside the classroom as two foreign language teachers, along with students created the In- ternational Club. With such energy put into international communica- tion, Aragonians were sure to be- come the diplomats of the future! Yet another Aragon student risks his dig- nity in an attempt to impress Ms. Cotter. Judy Cotter Martha Rubinson Ronald Ucovich Susan Whitehurst Jean Whitman Connie Minsky Mrs. Rubinson, a new addition to The Aragon Foreign Language department, proved to be invaluable in continuing not only our French but also our Latin pro- gram, the only Latin course available in the district.

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lf W A 4: -r Mm A Booming Business Department THE BASIC TYPE With career plans in mind, the Aragon Business Department helped students polish up their vo- cational skills to prepare them for life after high school. With typing classes running six periods a day, students with goals of becoming accountants, secretaries, or com- puter programmers were quickly set on the right track. The teachers maintained friend- ever necessary and gained valu- able knowledge from faculty ex- periences. The department con- centrated their efforts in a number of areas, including the growing field of computers. The students and faculty worked together to help improve the atmosphere of the department and give the stu- dents a better perspective of what to expect from the future. Ww- ly relationships with students and it showed as students eagerly sought teachers for assistance. I appreciate it when students come to me for help, remarked faculty member LLOYD MAST. We try to emphasize the fact that we are here for the kids if they have prob- lems concerning their workf, Students used this bonus when- Ormond Heacock Marilyn Lee Lloyd Mast Phil Palen The Business Department offers courses in skills valuable to any student as well as the job-seeker. One excellent example is typing. The Computers in Business course is par- ticularly useful in today's increasingly computerized world. BUSINESS f139

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Physical Education Department SOMETHING EGR EVERYO E What's your favrotie subject?', For many, the answer was P. E., a fun class without any homework. Its popularity was evident in the numbers: more than 60070 of Ara- gon's students were enrolled in P. E. But it was not all fun and games: a major emphasis was on physical fitness, with regular drills to im- endurance along with prove Spring fitness test scores. The ment's physical education depart- major goal was to intro- duce students to a wide variety of sports Cfrom aerobics to frisbeei and to start a life-long athletic hab- it. ln the process, there need be no Students stay fit and have fun at the same time while playing basketball during P.E. PUUULU A P.E. student works out in Aragon's weight room. bench-warmers, since everyone gets to play. Ms. Martin takes pride in the department of which she is co- head, calling it one of the best physical education departments on the peninsulaf' George Bolin Bill Daskarolis Gene Gordon Sue Thompson George Wilcox Physical Education 141