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

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youths led them along trails while telling them about the surrounding environment. Senior Misty Hunter found such activities educational because she learned her own limitations and discovered the amazing abilities of handicapped people. Hunter felt the most outstanding part of the program, however, was being involved in difficult situations where you have to depend on help from others. At the ropes course at La Honda, she was faced with obstacles she had never faced before. When you have to confront a new situa- R afi T 5 ,Q , S s 3.23 .N 5 tion, it is much easier to do it when you have support from others, commented Hunter. Still another experience in Shared Adventures was the cross-country ski trip. High school students provided assistance to the disabled in leaming how to ski and then acted as guides for the cross-country tracks. The ski trips are a lot of fun and a great learning experience. Often the guides are leaming at the same time that the handi- capped students are, stated junior Mary Neves. She felt the ski trip especially pro- vided a feeling of community and closeness Gary Cramton fabove leftl instructs Lisa Teresi on the importance of the pole plant as Raul Vera looks on. Dan Vendrell ilefti skis to meet his leader. Chris Morris fbelowi explains to Tom Dill how the bindings oper- ate and how to put his skis on. which she found exciting, Shared Adventures programs tend to create an atmosphere where cooperation is possible and sharing is possible, noted Cramton. In doing so, the project provides benefits both to disabled youth and high school volunteers, for it gives them the chance to explore our abilities and the capabilities of others, summarized Hunter. - Lori Weichenthal - 197

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ommunlty Front Raul Vera Standing Celeste Birkeland, Chris Morris, Janene Argendeli, Tom Dill Oscar Vera Lisa Teresa Paul DiGiore, Phil Maher, Frances Ambrose, f , o most, skiing, biking, and back-packing are just recreational activities. For the members of Shared Adventures, they offer a chance to work and learn with disabled youth. Shared Adventures, co-founded by Gary Cramton, is a California-based outdoor program which matches disabled youth with high school students from Mitty, Jeffer- son, and Athenian high schools. The part- ners participate in recreational activities in- cluding cross-country skiing, tandem bik- ing, kayak tour-adventure, ropes course ex- penences, and backpacking.

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Rick Bongiovanni lrightl reviews receipts from a student government sponsored ommunlty Send-A-Flower-Day. 98 Executive Assn Helen Bo lbelowl Brenda lmiddlel Dave Kurze ou've come a long way baby, as the saying goes. For the past three years Student Govem- ment has been directed by Michael Fallon. It has gone from a loose organization to an orderly one. This past year all changes were given a successful run. Last year various changes and re- evaluations took place. The meeting sched- ule was restructured and organizational charts were established so members knew exactly where they fit in. lf anyone walked into room 502 any day of the week during fifth period, they would encounter the hustle and bustle of student govemment, people scuttling from one side of the room to another, and hear the chat- tering din of people proposing their ideas and giving their opinions. What took place went beyond an ordinary general education class. The planning of activities and deci- sions on how they should run were made after school. Each ASB member had a particular job to- carry out so activities moved smoothly. The- president, Michelle Sanchez, kept order. She set the direction of the council. Other officers were in charge of various committees. Sanchez was chairperson of the President's Council which dealt with issues related to the school's philosophy, administration, and the school. Sue McGovern, Vice-