Archbishop Mitty High School - Excalibur Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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i . l . ,. A ,. . .st ' X . 3 52.4, 1 I .fg- Kristen Morgin, alias Bug, fabovej created the Beach Bum foppositei, a character bearing traits of some 00 similarity to his creator's. Cartoon corner Beach bum makes it big ho has scrubby hair, a good- natured grin, knobby knees, and Fred Flintstone toes? That's your average class-cutting beach bum, right? Well, Kristen Bug Morgin has other ideas about her comic-strip character. Winning both first and second place in a cartooning contest at last year's Santa Clara County Fair, the Beach Bum exhibited its potential and personality. Kristen admitted that only two contes- tants had entered the junior division, but the judge, Ed Mitchell, was favorably im- pressed with her talent and recom- mended workshops where profession- als offer their tricks of the trade. Kristen could have competed with the adults, he asserted. Interested in the arts as an expression of her creativity, she had tried her hand at sewing, ceramics, and painting with water-colors. At nine years old, she took a summer cartooning class for a change of pace. Kristen finally realized she'd been mir- roring the teacher's style and character. Determined to establish her own identi- ty, she sat down one night, and she re- calls, l drew whatever came into my head. Kristen and her character, both happy-go-lucky teenagers, have similar interests: beaches, seagulls, going bare- foot, rock n' roll, and members of the opposite sex. The big toe was a mistake turned trademark. Thus the evolution of the Beach Bum. Since then, Kristen has entered other contests but the S25 prize and the rib- bon that she won at the county fair rep- resented her biggest achievement to date. Both friends and family lavish their support and encouragement on her. Her mother especially tries to promote her cartooning through magazine con- tests. l have watched her grow, com- mented her buddy Cherie Collins, from a crum-ball to a great cartoonist! Though Kristen is not sure yet about art school or a drawing career, she has faith in her talent. Kristen smiles, I do have a dream. An identical smile on the Beach Bum's face shows approval. - Li Miao -

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quamaid wimming away to Europe wimming gives some a chance to relax, but for Dawn Graybill, swim- ming gives hera chance to travel to urope. When Dawn Graybill started her train- ng as an aquamaid, she had no idea that er team would travel to Europe. She tarted five years ago with the Santa Clara quamaids, and after long hours of prac- ice, exercise, dance classes, and swim- ing laps, her team began taking trips. ince then, she has gone to Los Angeles, ravelled around the United States, and nally toured Europe. Dawn's aquamaid team travelled to orvvay, Belgium, and Germany, per- orming in the capital cities. We were ble to take the buses and the subway to o to different places, she recalled. They ere in Europe for three weeks, often oing out sightseeing. Even though Europe's beauty is over- whelming, Dawn best liked meeting the people of different countries they visited. For Dawn, aquamaids is the experience of a lifetime. The extensive travelling is something she alone would not be able to do, were it not for the aquamaids. lt's hard work, she comments, the trips are really your reward. -- Tina johnson - Dawn Graybill fleftl demonstrates poise and grace in a move that demands great concentration. She demon- strates the unique beauty of underwater ballet fabovel.

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