Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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9 2 appdtuilioiii Science is nothing but trained and organized com- mon sense y — T.H. Huxley The scientific world ac- cording to Einstein, Newton, and Galileo may baffle some of us, but to others it ' s as natural as tying their shoes. But whether we hate it or love it, it ' s in our science classes that we learn the weird facts and do the neat experiments. In anatomy we dissected a cow ' s eye, a goat ' s brain, and a whole cat. It smelled really bad, and some people wouldn ' t touch it, but it was really interesting. said ju- nior Nicole Garfield. Courses such as anatomy and biology dealt with peo- ple, animals, and plants — concepts we can easily iden- tify with. But step into a chemistry, physics, or ad- vanced placement class, and you ' ll find yourself swim- ming in abstract concepts. We learned the truth about black holes in phys- A WIERD SCIENCE — Sophomores Cindy Cha and )osh Utter are all packed up to leave after a rough day of learning about bits and pieces of flesh and blood. ► YOU ' RE EVEN SLIMIER THAN MY LAST BOYFRIEND - lunior Anjanette Molina pets Wally the Burmese python, who has found a new friend. ics, said junior Jim Engel- hardt. You don ' t just get sucked in, because n othing sucks in physics, but you get ripped apart by gravity. That ' s so cool! whether you go on to become a nuclear physicist or never take another sci- ence class again, at least you now know how many valves the human heart has and the bonding behavior of alkaline metals!

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■ I KNOW THE ANSWER — Lynn Lloyd whirls in amazement as Rick Lilly raises his hand to answer the question. AN EARLY FINISH — Like most students, Christina DeAugustine prepares to leave class five minutes before it is over. Academics 97

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■4 PROJECT IN MOTION — Seniors Sean Gallagher and Chrissy Richards work on a projectile motion lab in physics. ▼ THE ANATOMY OF A FAUCET — Sophomore Kevin Mackie spaces out in Mr. Babbs class, waiting for the bell to ring. ▲ IT LOOKS TOO SMALL TO BE MINE — lunior Jenny Palmer looks apprehensively at the sheep brain she ' s supposed to be learning about. Dissections were often the highlight of science classes. Science 99