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

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► PUMPING IRON - Junior Matt Cherry psyches himself before tackling the heavy weight. The strength and exercise class is a conditioning program offered to students. ▼ LININC-UP P.E. STYLE — Sophomore Kris- tie Holdren stands on her P.E. roll call num- „„ ber. Despite windy weather conditions, stu- IHHHBi dents still dressed in their black and white uniforms. gt r I i u ► WORK YOUR BODY OR BUST - Senior Terri Mack gets ready to work up a sweat. The aerobics class worked on toning the legs, stomach, and gluteus maximus muscles. 114 Physical Education

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w A PICTURE PERFECT - Seniors Chris Har- becke and Kim Carolin check for scratched and usable negatives during their photogra- phy class. ■« TYPING IT UP - Mrs. Sanchez ' sixth period typing class awaits instructions from the taped typing aid. Practical Art 113

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luuik God (ti Fnldoij, ijow iaij? Not ' if tfowfte itujcJc numiMq (aph. Im asked, What do you t lf least look forward to in P.E.? W w many students shouted, Fri- day runs! All the P.E. classes, which include dance, aerobics, strength and exer- cise, and P.E. activities, participate in the much dreaded Friday run which lias been included in the curriculum liecause the students ' weakest point seems to be in cardiovascular exer- cises. Sounds simple, right? But the catch is that you have to finish the run in under eight minutes and six runs must be completed every grad- ing period. While our body should be feeling healthy after the 3 4 mile run, most people feel differently. Why is it that the body ' s only re- sponse is to wildly gasp for air and wince in pain? Although the Friday run doesn ' t bother some people, wearing the ' 7 hate all sports as rabid- ly as a person who likes sports hates common sense. ' ' -H.L. Mencken black and white uniform does. The uniforms look so generic, explains freshman FHoliy Archer. And adds freshman Julie Mather, We should have free-dress or at least wear different colors besides black and white. With all the complaints and gripes, words of motivation come in handy. After being asked how she motivates her students, Debbie Cunningham said, I try to get the students enthu- siastic and enjoy the activities that we do. But when students just sit around, I get upset. She pauses, takes a quick scan around the court, and spots several students sitting around talking and shouts, All you guys sitting down, go take an extra lap around the field — NOW! If you ' re not back in eight minutes, you go again! Now, how ' s that for motivation? •« RUNNING WITH A SMILE - Sophomore ▲ READY IN ACTION - Freshman Neil Per- Larisa Moore looks happy after completing reira gets ready to catch a ball. P.E. activities the Friday lap. involved volleyball, Softball, soccer, football.