Where have all the stoners gone?

When I attended Palos Verdes High School in 1988, all the stoners (and we called them "stoners" back then. What are they called now? Please advise via blog comment) took Ceramics. I don't know why that was the case- did they make pipes? Not sure, but it seemed to be a mandatory class for all the surfer-types.

In leafing through the yearbook, it was clear where this demographic had gone: Surfboard Shaping class!

?Que?


Don't ask me, I have no idea what the deal is with the class. All I know is that it is awesome. Or rad? Or bitchin'? That's what it would have been in 1988, if it had been offered.

The yearbook says that “Juniors and Seniors hand cut their own hand made custom surfobaords” using fibergloass, Styrofoam and epoxy resin. It takes 12 weeks to make one short board, and then they can graduate to making another short board or a long board. ”Surfboard Shaping is a class which consistently fills to capacity each semester.”


This is a photo of the Surfboard Shaping teacher. Please note: He also teaches Ceramics. This one will go in the category of "modern interpretation of that which is shockingly similar."