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

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will M, Q ef V , As president, Christine Malfanti is on top of the political scene, and plans to make sure the members of JSA are too. Politics prove to be fascinating as teacher Mr. Kennedy intently looks on. Lunchtime meetings are an important part of JSA- they are the perfect time to get up to date on all the current issues.

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Jumping Into Politics FREEDQM GF SPEECH The dynamic intellectual atmo- sphere of JSA provided its mem- bers with an opportunity to unite and voice their opinions on many important topics. Seeing that JSA had always been a very popular club at Aragon, president Chris- tine Malfanti set her sights on getting even more members and keeping the loyalty of people who already joined. The number of members totalled to an impressive fifty or so count. With such a large body of members, officers Linda Garcia, Cindy Gilligan, and Kristen Windell worked hard to prepare each person for the many activities they had planned. JSA met to debate or to discuss 90fJ s.A. future plans. At their meetings de- bates were usually on topics of less of a political nature. Debates on subjects students were more famil- iar with increased the number of participants during the discus- sions. What JSA members looked forward to most, however, were Fall and Spring State. At these overnight functions debators had more time to discuss political is- sues that effected the lives of ev- eryone. Fall State was held in San Francisco and Spring State in Sac- ramento. In this way, the outing provided a fun and productive field trip that members enjoyed. Debates were also held outside of Aragon such as at Stanford Uni- versity which JSA members at- tended. As many as twenty people attended these debates to discuss the 1986 elections and other sig- nificant political issues. The benefits one received from JSA were evident, as members learned more about politics and how it effected their lives. Public communication was also stressed as they practiced their oratorical skills. All of these and other op- portunities to take a stand took place in a friendly, responsible at- mosphere. Encouragingly, Chris- tine Malfanti concluded, It real- ly is a great and interesting learn- ing experience. K F-S'ig f.. .- ... Q gg Xu g , 4 . is V - S is .,-V - s. f 'sg - KN. .Q . sc 2 -zi- X '15 33 is . 5 ' Ml .i ,Qs--.., 5 ...Eg 1 iz Q iii p i . .... is Two young politicians check out the campaign pins- hoping someday maybe their pictures will be on them.

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Creating A Change I TERACT GIVES SUCIETY A HAND how many kids Do you know M.A.D.D. helps you know how phaned kids need to help out with free rides? All of these organizations and more, were what Interact was all about. each year? Do much help or- in homes? Want Having been it's third year, In- f61'aC'f if C, y. WHS www ,, W its ff Si 5 5' 5 A ! Ig ek? E 2, v,' - 2 min . fi, an organization that , ,,. , ,i, ,,, . I fi ., , i,, M, ,,,, lv I I I , E' 33.4 I 1 . 5 ff ,' . t ,f yi it V a 5 . 4 , ' - I N ' .1 , .' ef -.4 , ,-1 r 1 ' M Q A 6 5. , . 1:1-:H ijaifd Y 5, - if ,, .. . . ,V,Q ,HW Q Eleanor Traubman encourages motivation in the club. 92X Interact was dedicated to supporting ev- erything from charities in need, to elucidating international affaires. The club drew it's strength from various salesg candy, shirts, etc., where profits were donated back to society. The best part of Interact is the feeling that you get when you know that something in need is be- ing helped. Plus, the people think of more and different ways to make it exciting. commented one Interact member. Thanks to the dedication of the Interact members, the Aragon community became a better place to live. A large turnout. S tm wtf! 1 1 Paul Ring, Baffled by the masses at a regular interact meeting.