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

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,,,,il ffFl. ,',: f,' ARAGONIANS IN CHARACTER Homecoming Promotes Spirit Week Jockls obnoxious people, Geeks, red and black. What do they all have in common? All of these adjectives repre- sented a seperate day during Spir- it Week. Spirit Week was part of initiating spirit for Homecoming. On Monday, a swarm of Jocks 5... walked the campus, accompanied by obnoxious people on Tuesday. Short pants were popular on Wednesday, as it was Geek Day, and finally, clothing of red and black were worn for Red and Black day for the Homecoming game. The excitement oriented by the goofiness of students and fac- ulty, proved Spirit Week to have been a huge success. Who could not have been hu- mored and excited for Homecom- ing seeing your teacher as a genie?

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Getting Close-Up To Democracy In Action LET'S MAKE We'll stop giving aid to the South African rebels, if you stop aiding the Angolan rebels. What are you going to do about the arms race? We want you to stop SDIl', These comments were all part of an international rela- tions activity in the Close-Up pro- gram of 1986-87. The students on the program were divided into dif- ferent countries and attempted to work on foreign policy and diplo- macy. This was all part of a new Visiting Congressman Tom Lantos on Capitol Hill was a highlight for many students. Here are Cathy Cunningham, Julie Trangmar, and Bridget Abbott at his office. Yes, we would like to tell the world we have just taken-over Washington DC. Aragon Close-Up stu- dents relax on very official Capitol Hill. We all got tens for our performance and creativityg this seemed to be the general consensus of this happy group of people after skating on the ice rink on the Mall. 30fCLOSE-UP A DEAL focus for Aragon's Close-Up trip: the United States and the Global Community. Students attended many semi- nars and topicals, given by ex- perts, on such things as: US and USSR relations, South Africa, and national security. Although they were not all exciting. everyone agreed they learned a tremendous amount and gained new insights. One highlight for all the partici- pants was meeting students from all parts of the country and learn- ing about them and their lives. Other exciting events included a tour of the city, a day on Capitol Hill, and a free day fGeorgetown was a favoritel. Every participant had a wonder- ful time and as one student, said, Close-Up was an experience of a lifetime, that no one will ever for- get!