Nueva Vista High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Exposing the True Self Unclass students learn that feelings are natu- ral, and should be experienced rather than sup- pressed. The following anonymous poem ex- presses fellings that most of us have had at some time during our lives: To I To ' ■ Tor Toe Si To I ci 5. After discussing problem-solving methods, Joel Hamilton and Rhonda Lott role play a hypothetical situation. Scott Boswell, Cindy Denhoed, and Mike Stevens make en- tries into their journals after a stimulating discussion. Unclass students practice deep breathing exercises to allow the body and mind to relax. Weary Unclass members, along with Mr. Saxon, kick back and relax in the beautiful surroundings of Forest Falls after hiking for an hour up the Vivian Creek Trail. Kellie Dean and John Short use the active listening tech- nique during an exploration of personal goals. r A Unclass

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ure 1. Forever improving her typing skills is Paula Calzia. 2. Recordkeeping is important in business, and Vala Gal- van absorbs as much information on the subject as possible. 3. Baron Jones works on perfecting his calculating skills as Mr. Cunningham checks his accuracy. 4. With graduation and a competitive job market rapidly approaching, Tami Carter collects career informa- tion from the microfiche deck. Mr. C expresses his excitement over the new com- puter class coming soon to Nueva Vista. In an attempt to pinpoint her occupational interests, Wendy Phillips completes a California Occupational Preference System survey. r — : ■ — ,- £1 I - Career Education ,33

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nsup- 11 ex- iadat To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing our true self. To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk despair. To try at all is to risk failure. But to risk we must, because the greatest haz- ard in life is to risk nothing. The man, the woman, who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.