Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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T PEER COUNSELING. Front row: Jane Van Wagoner, Victor Domine. Armondo Calderon, Jay Rhee. Andrea Espmoza, Dave Farley; second row: Katie Calagna, Kim LeDeaux. Delia DeoCampo. Beth Pursel. Rachel Eugster. Serge Nelson, Gloria Sanchez, not pictured: Daria Huskey, Lisa Sanchez, V EMOTIC d how t Walnut has an alternative to keeping their feelings to themselves through expression There were count- less numbers of emo- tions felt by a count- less number of people, but on campus there were two groups, the Improv Troup and Peer Counseling that handled the expres- sion of emotion almost exclusively. Leading Improv member David S. Mar- gowsky said, Besides doing the big events like Open House, the Festival of Arts and district shows (like Paramount Presents), we just say what we feel and go with it. We want to put to- gether entertainment that ' s loose but well done. explained an Improv organizer Brian Gillespie. From expressing feeling to coping with emotions faced by growing teens. We started Peer Counseling in 1984-85 with a core of six en- thusiastic students. By the end of the year they were able to need on our campus by providing a sympa- thetic ear and lots of warm hugs, ex- plained adviser Jane Van Wagoner. Gloria Sanchez ex- plained, Everyone at one time or another has felt sad, hurt, re- jected, or confused joined Peer Counseling because I want to make those times a lit- tle more bearable. I don ' t think anyone should ever feel like they are alone. story by V Domine: lay- out by Alicia Rodriguez: pho- tos by Jack Elliott and Brad Lindenberg. 1 62 Organizations Peer Counseling — Improv

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,ng a helping hand he key to success Larger membership brings about new alterations and ideas The student body: a group of people who have shown them- selves to be very spirit- ed this year. Some people who wanted to show their pride in their school in more ways than just by go- ing to sports events, joined Key Club and other service clubs on campus. This great in- flux of people brought about some changes in Key Club, one of which was the setting up of committees. We had approxi- mately 90 people in the club, said presi- dent Mike Rae. So that everyone would have something to do, we split them up into six committees with di- rectors appointed to each. The committees were: publicity and artwork committees, which dealt with telling members of meeting days and other activi- 1 ties; the historian and membership commit- tees; and the miscella- -4 TAKING CHARGE, Reda reads through agenda before answering questions from the floor. With so many club members there were always many questions asked. neous or specialty committee, which took over anything not covered in the other committees. The sixth commit- tee, adoption, was the brainchild of Jim Reda, club adviser. I got the idea over the summer when I saw one of those tele- thon things for desti- tute children, he said. So I thought it would be a good idea if we could help a child in the United States. Besides aiding a child, Key Club helped needy families in the Walnut area again with their annual Canned Food Drive. They gath- ered about 3800 canned and dried food goods with Ray Davies ' class placing first with about 740 cans. The Christmas baskets of food and toys for chil- dren were delivered to areas in Walnut, Co- vina. West Covina, and Pomona. Many members helped in other ways by tutoring in aca- demic courses, giving a hand in the Special Olympics, and just giv- ing aid to someone who needed it. As club member Andy Espin- oza put It, I just liked helping people with their problems. Many said that the size of Key Club showed most mem- bers wanted to reach out and give a hand or a pat on the back to people that really needed it. Though some members joined because their friends did, most had joined because they wanted to help. I joined in my soph- omore year mostly be- cause of a dare, said club president Mike Rae. But then I got more interested and involved in activities, and now I ' m totally dedicated. story by Christina Mock: layout by Alicia Rodriguez: photography by Jack Elliot and Tim Thetford. 1 Key Club Organizations 61

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Jay Rhee Peer Counselor As a Peer Counselor, have been exposed to car- ing, listening and sharing. I wanted to help for various reasons. EXPRESSING THEIR EMOTIONS, Improv members David Margowsky and Sharon Frazier act-out how they feel. There aren ' t any rules in Improv, just how you feel, said Margowsky. A SHOWING HER STUFF, Drama student Michelle Daniels shows her Drama class how Improv or acting without a script IS done Michelle is also concerned with life as she explained. Peer Counseling — Improv Organizations 63