Gunderson High School - Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Cindy Johnson expresses herself by playing the guitar on stage. Lights! Camera! Action! Three of the most important words used in the theatre. The excitement, and the thrill of putting on a production always brings us back to the stage. Heidi Welch, There are many hours put into a production, you have to build sets, rehearse, fix lighting, and rehearse some more. Who is behind the scenes? Betty Gardner. She has been teaching for 24 years. I learned a lot from Mrs. Gardner she allows you to express yourself and learn your true potential when it comes to acting. says Elizabeth Taylor. What other way to express yourself than through the Expressive arts? There are other ways to express who you are, some people with the theatre, others through through the art that they draw, or the music they sing or write. Which ever one that you prefer, there are teachers here that will support what you do and will help students by encourag- ing them. The teacher of dance and mime asks the class how James Coronado and Dustin Shekel! did on their mime of Copa Cabana by Barry Manalow. llll academics

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R ,QQ W In computer programming class, AppIe's Appleworks Word Processing Program becomes the key tool in writing papers, essays, and assignments. You have HOW MANY classes per day ? You smile weakly. Two . . You are such a slug. Your friends always interrupt when they find out how many classes you have. How come I have to take six classes a day just to graduate, and you only take two ? Your smile grows again. I go to vocational I take my other classes there. Oh. Well, that's okay, I guess. How many credits do you get ? Five per class per semester, same as here. A dramatic pause. If I pass. Oh, yeah, like you're gonna fail. You're not drooling out the sides of your mouth, here, if you can pass Mr Liehrs' class, you can easily pass some dumb voc- . . . Excuse you I ' Dumb ' ? Where did you get that from ? Well ,... Your friends' face contorts in thought. They have to be easy, otherwise . . . Silence. Now that you feel like a fool, let me explain, vocational classes are not just 'cut' classes. They take roll, you do book work as well as manual work. It's kinda like taking a lab science, except that you don't have to have a masters' degree to use what you learn. You can take anything from art to hairstyling, and they'lI help you get a job. Silence. It's okay, not many people understand about vocational. Listen, there are only five minutes left- do you want to go to Baskin Robbins after school ? 'Cuz I got my car fixed, and . . . Julie Kelly and other people in the computer programming class focus full attention on their work. Debbie Neargardner stares in dismay as her computer once again displays Syntax Error across the screen. v'f i --:QRS K 5. Academics -I

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4256 +S L,,,,.,- lj, 4 . We N45 'ZW Visual Display Diana Bender and Sonia Law pratice the flute in their music class. Freshman Chris Holmes keeps the beat in the fifth period music class. Mrs. Moran helps Elizabeth Dowdy with i her collage in Beginning Art. Who's Who in Performing Arts: Heidi Welch and Dan Kozak Heidi Welch had had no acting experience when she took over the part of Robin in Godspell. She was fif- teen. a freshman. and scared to death. She went on to play Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz and Maria in West Side Story. Her first character role was Kate, the .lew- ish mother in Brighton Beach Memoirs. She credits Betty Gardner, head of the Gunderson drama depart- ment, for whatever I know about acting. Heidi's been an active member of Drama Club for four yearsg last year she was chosen for its Best Actress award. She pians to be involved in theater as a career. Dan Kozack enjoys singing and acting. Its so exciting when your up on stage, that whole audience is watching YOU perform. and if you crack a good ioke and they laugh then all of it the rehearsing, the nerves was com- pletely worth the effort. Dan has played Eugene the geek in Grease, Baby John in West Side Story and many, many more. Dan has been a part of the drama club and is now the president. Dan has also worked on the Dracula Crew, and in special effects. But he likes playing character roles because they're most memorable and most comical. Dans future plans are to be a motion pic- ture producer. Sean Singleton concentrates on his calligraphy proiect in Mr. Morans art class. Q23 EE: Qxgxe ,ac Q K rf 'K in X Academics I83