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

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Ok uy goiU tti Hutb Gtedt PuMpldbb, Capo ' f f According to Linus Van Pelt, the Great Pumpkin comes out every Halloween, looking for the most sincere pumpkin patch. There he lands, distributing gifts and treats to all the good little boys and girls. Perhaps Linus should change his assessment. One would have been hard- pressed to find a more sincere cele- bration of Halloween than the one that took place in the mall at Capo as the drama department staged a haunted house. We had a maze, a torture cham- ber complete with a guillotine and a whipping post, a cemetery, and an insane asylum. said drama teacher Keith Lockhart. Students wandered through the different rooms where they met were by every form of ghoulishness known to the living — or dead. I was like a ghost, said sopho- more Julie Mai. I jumped out from behind and screamed at people — kinda like the way Mr. Lockhart does when he ' s teaching class. But while Mai said that haunting can be fun, she admitted that it was not without its hazards. I scared this one girl and she screamed and accidentally punched me in the chest! she explained. Scared students wreaked havoc on sets as well as spirits. Some peo- ple even knocked down a wall when they got scared. said senior Erin Pipes, who wandered through the maze jumping out at wary wander- Still, according to Pipes, while it was scarier than in previous years, not everyone felt frightened. The freshmen were really scared, but the seniors mostly thought it was stupid. she said. What the house lacked in horror, however, it made up for in gore as blood and guts abounded in the lab- oratory of mad scientist Andy Bos- well. I sat there with blood on my hands. I had these fake intestines, asking people if they wanted any. Boswell explained. While no one acce pted Boswell ' s offer to feast on a piece of the hu- man digestive system, almost 130 students did accept an offer to tour- ing the house for a dollar a pop I think it was pretty successful, said Mr. Lockhart, Especially since it was only open during seventh pe- riod and most of the kids at school had already gone home, i don ' t know how many were really scared, but some said it was worth a dollar. So Linus, even if you do think paying a dollar to go through a haunted house amounts to nothing more than a cheap thrill, you have to admit the effort was sincere. So next Halloween, bring your blanket over to the mall, because if he ' s even half the squash you think he is, there ' s no way the Great Pumpkin can pass us up. ■4 THE MAN IN THE MASK - Sen- ior Jeff Zorro Atwood motions for his sword, probably to bring justice to those who cut in the lunch lines. Halloween 21

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» (ACKIE O ' LANTERN In the rue spirit of Halloween sophomore Re ncp Hams wears a |ack O lantern costume Many students dressed up in homemade or store bought cos tumes or the typical I came to scnool as myself costumLs ▼ SOMEBUNNY ' S HOPPIN ' on Halloween Junior Diano Triss hoos through the dav as a p rK bunn O . l .r , iV ■ A PANTS ' D - Freshman Chris Kn p per IS a pair of pants He took first place for the funniest m the Hallow- een contest at lunch. 20 ilalloween

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► BUBBLING OVER WITH SPIRIT - Senior Karen Mallannao spruces up the game with her overflowing enthusiasm. Many students, teachers, and parents attended the Friday football games to support the team. ▼ A MOIVIENT ' S PAWS - Principal Tom Anthony uses his head to promote school spirit. School spirit has been one of Mr. Anth- ony ' s top priorities since coming to Capo in 1986. A CHECKING FOR SPIRIT - Head Guidance Counselor Carol Kuykendall checks a stu- dent ' s schedule Mrs Kuykendall promoted school spirit through parents, involving them in the make-up testing center that debuted in October. 24 Spirit