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

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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

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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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ym y sion at the home game against Point L I , -Mgt With the support of the crowd, the Cc f 1 a football team won victory over Point Lo ▼ ALWAYS ON TASK - Secretary Anne Ryan and Guidance Technician Annalee Capello display their Cougar spirit even at their busiest 1 Fridays, the staff and the stu- ore black and gold to show school hife. Cougm icffj good-bije tb ' ajpdOuf, Kll ipUut ' Imty l IIS FM MEANS MUSIC, CAPO jr VALLEY HS. During the week of the KIIS FM Spirit Contest, school spirit at Capo meant chaos, mania, and excitement. On Friday, Oct. 14, the ASB office was jam- packed with boxes of KIIS FM cards, ready to be sent down to the radio station that afternoon. Although the aspect of winning it- self generated spirit throughout the student body, it was rumored that teachers offered extra credit to their classes to encourage their students to participate in the contest. When asked about his views regarding ex- tra credit as a way to promote spirit. Principal Tom Anthony replied, If it doesn ' t take away from instructional time and homework, and if the teachers use it in a positive way to build pride and spirit in our school, then I support it. In spite of turning in 400,000 en- tries and losing the first place to Gra- nada Hills only by 150 cards. Capo Valley proved itself to be a school of spirit and pride. Although disap- pointed by our loss, freshmen Lisa Bolton says, As disappointing as it was to lose by such a small differ- ence, I think it gave us incentive to work harder next year for first place. As the KIIS FM contest kicked off a great start for the Cougar year, other pep activities promoted our spirit. Football game attendance was marked off with strong numbers of supporters from the students, par- ents, and faculty. The pep rallies staged at the stadium encouraged all classes to be involved in our school ' s top-ranking sports teams. And with social science teacher, Mr. Hoff- man ' s traditional spirit pep rally, our Cougar football team won an impor- tant victory over El Toro. Spirit 25