Gunderson High School - Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Metalshop woodshop, drafting, agriculture. auto, what's the common bond ? Besides that they all fall into the Applied Arts category. they also require a lot of hard work. Right ? Actually that's not the whole story. Art is . .ANY human activity that requires an application of skill and That definiton does not preclude enioyment. This stuff is fun, a friend of mine said. She continued l've taken drafting. woods and metalshop, all of them were great. Qhe became more serious. They werent too hard because you have the instructions there, and it's not like you re lust coming up with an idea out of the blue. ln a sennse. though, you have a great deal of room for your own expression too. because no-one is standing over your shoulder saying 'Do this like this. do this like that', there are lust too many people there. lt's not a regular class, where if you talk you get nailed. go the deal is this: if you want a fun, useful class that keeps your brain in shape too, take an applied art. E.. A ' x x Q N I . f -Neff' 2 . Mi. I With his concentration at IOOWQ, . he draws a straight line 25- . Adrian jacks up a car with one hand I gotta get it while it s hot Nuts and Bolts metal f A ,i W I I Who's Who in Agriculture: Brian Appleby and Destyn Sublet Brian Appleby: l went to the fair one year and played with ali the littie animals: l decided it would be fun to join agriculture. There must be a saying to the effect that great things happen at the fair. Just ask Brian. l've known that l've wanted to be a veterinarian since I was about seven years old. There's a pretty tough math requirement to major in animal science and, of course. a difficult science background. Brian has that planned for too. He's taken biology, physiology, and chemistry for the science requirement, and is presently in math analysis. Those are all college prep courses for when he goes to junior college, then U.C. Davis or Cal Poly. Destyn Sublettt l got into agricuiture because of the animalst l had horses before and l'd heard that ag. had horses and other animals, She plans on ate tending LLC. Davis on a horseback riding scholar- ship, where she wants to major in equestrian science with a minor in primate science. l spent my fresh- nan year at Presentations when l came to Gunder- son. agriculture sounde like fun, so l ioinedf'

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M t -H 'W ' at My ray gun shoots through anvils l Patrick looks iust too happy to be here ... ,ffl 1 l drew this ? Sharon asks Okay, maybe that's not the right Heavy Metal t herself. screw . , . . -of 7 - 2 gs and-W ..- X I in y Who's Who in Applied Arts: Chris Weathersbee Chris Weathersbee started out high school hard: l took all my math, sciences, and other basic re- quirements in my first three years: now I can take what l wish. As a senior, that schedule finally includes the arts. Chris is taking a basic art class in addition to auto, l started auto to learn the basics on how to fix my car. Apparently she thinks alittle more ofthe class nowz after junior college she hopes to transfer to a college in southern California. where . . .I just might maior in 3utO. Anything can happen, Some people probabiy believe that auto is an easy class. where- not many girls are interested. but think again: The class is about one fourth girls, and we're getting the same or better grades than the guys . ,. that might shock someone. but it's true. Ms. Who's Who ln Applied Arts l988 says: I like to figure out how things work, and with all the different little parts and explanations on why they do what they do, auto turned out to be a really cool class for me.

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Give me 20, on the floor, nowI Well l suppose that there are many of you fitness crazed people out there who have never heard those words, but when you enter the 'Grizzly' world of physical education- you better watch Out. ln these daily classes, students are tested on their knowledge of all sports rules, their physical fitness and how to have good sportsmanship. the students get a choice during the year to discover the various aspects of soccer, volleyball, field hockey, flag football and many other sports. Nowadays all of the new fangled changes done to the athetic department, P.E. is no longer considered an easy class, but rather a class where you learn how to play the games and keep fit. a , 2 5 i S E. Servicell Not only does the physical education department teach all the regular sports, they also have 6-weeks of tennis training. Notice the enjoyment these P.E. students are experiencing. Running is said to be the best exercise and these people should know. Go Gunderson Women! They seem to have their acts together, especially the muscles. l86 Academics