Gunderson High School - Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Mike Agrella leads the Congress to a unanimous vote at one Tuesday morning meeting l I lofi pil I.. Supreme Court Justices Colin Boyd, Steve Weichert, and Rachel Burda carefully tally the ballots for the Senior Bests. Gunderson's ASB officers: ltop rovl Robert Avila, Treasurer, Mike Agrella, Vice President. lbottom rowl Stephanie Floyd, Secretary, Celeste Brown, President.

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3? qi 70454 Come on, where's your head at? You don't know what Young Life is?! For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a place where you can open up and feel you belong, and to just have an awesome time, responds freshman Bree McDonald. Every Monday night, Gunderson students gather at someone's house to have fun and learn about God at the same time. One of the leaders, Allen Smith, says Young Life to me is friends, fun, and changed lives. Some of the most common activities you can expect to take part in are singing songs, doing skits, and listen- ing to the different leaders about the word of the Lord. One part of Young Life that people look forward to is finding out who is going to be Geek of the Week. This award goes out to the person who has done the most fi 3 ,L IQ y W .wig W Y ? Q. V 2 outrageous or stupid thing for the past week. Whoever wins the award gets a geek ball which is made out of foil. For the week that that person was chosen, they get to make the ball into whatever they want, such as, a teddy bear on a football, out of foil of course. An example of how a person gets the award was when senior Dan- ny Buccelato was being chased by a friend. He was running across the lawn with a cup of coffee in one hand and keys in the other. He fell and went sliding across the lawn. When he got up, he had grass from head to toe. How much funnier can it get? Well, go to Young Life and find out. ? lentini says, I really don't know what to say, how could you pass up the best week of your life by not going to Woodleaf? During the week of camp, students from San Jose to Ari- zona spent their time doing skits, div- ing off of rocks, and gathering at night to sing songs. A lot of people from Gunderson will be able to exper- ience these things for a weekend at Winter Woodleaf, which is only three days. The next time Monday night rolls around and you find that there is nothing to do, go to Young Life and take part in the fun. When you walk out, you may agree with sophomore Another part of Young Life is Woodleaf. This is a camp that some of the Gunderson students went to during the summer. When talking about this camp, senior Cristen Car- Travis Skeesick when he says, it makes me happy! And always re- member who's your buddy! 4, Q -ig, Q ..i.,fl , in the

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How does waking up at 5:30 in the morning sound to you? How about driving to school in the pitch black to get to Leadership class by 7:00a.m.? These are iust some of the minor inconveniences you have to put up with to become in- volved in the school and become a part of what is going on. But once started into the routine, it becomes second nature and the time is hard- ly noticeable. lt's actually kind of nice being so awake and ready to go by the time first period comes around, admits iunior Shari Pop- kin. Being a leader at Gunderson is a lot of hard work, but that hard -i ' like work can be made into a lot of fun. it's a great feeling to know that it's you that makes things happen. People actually come to me when they want to know something, comments Stephanie Balch, class president for both her years so far in government. This year, our ASB has a few ups and downs getting organized. There was a change in officers and a lot of uncertainties. l'm glad I had the chance to become part of ASB. The experience is great and I really like it, says Mike Agrella. The Supreme Court was busy as ever this year, solving school prob- lems and helping to get the school 70 year under way. lt's a lot of work, but is is all worth it in the end when you actually see all that has been accomplished, states senior Dan Hughes, Chief Justice of the Court. Another governing body deeply involved in the execution of Gun- derson's activities is Congress. All laws and policies originate from Congress. Each advisory is repre- sented by a Congressman attend- ing meetings every Tuesday morn- ing. Congress provides many stu- dents the opportunity get involved in government. This involvement in return assists in achieving our school-wide goals. ...w1 i F M YN 5 v se-'N'i'M e..rs 'i' ef? SSE' Neg! Gunderson's Supreme Court: itop rowi Steve Behnamnia, Jennifer Morse, Jerry Weddle, Brady Wells, Steve Weichert, Colin Boyd, Everett Lam. ibottom rowl Phyllis Flannagan, Erin Shehane, Dan Hughes iChief Justicel, Irene Redondo, Rachel Burda, Monica Barney, Amrita Tahiliani. W