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

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A STUDENT ABUSE??- Aaron Rust has ► NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE— Tera an after class chat with science teacher Garbellini answers a yearbook staff Mr. Joe Henry. member ' s questions during a sixth peri- od i 318 Freshmen

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Mouuj PoppiMh — PwSkaBj [)mfeet ui ev y uicuj — fon, a i(J[lm? Mary Poppins might have been the best nanny ever to grace the screens of Hollywood, but she would be a younger sibling ' s nightmare. She has rosy cheeks and a cheery disposition, she ' s never cross, and she gives treats. In her own words, she ' s practically perfect in every way. Just try living up to that! Elijah Fan has enough trouble of his own living up to brother Emmanuel, who ' s a sophomore. He gets good grades, like straight A ' s and 1 get A ' s and B ' s; mostly B ' s. That ' s fine with me, but it ' s not good enough for my parents, he said ruefully. Monica Sicotte couldn ' t agree more. My parents are always saying ' Why can ' t you be more like Nicki? She works every weekend and you just sit around and watch TV. ' Comparisons between siblings are al- most second-nature to parents, but Rene Adrian said that her parents are trying to avoid matching her against Paul, who ' s a senior. They ' re trying not to since I pointed out to them that it hurts my feelings, she explained. While Elijah, Monica, and Rene had to contend with the expectations of their parents, Laura Lee found that it was her teachers who drew the comparisons. They expect me to be just like Chris- ten, she said, and she ' s a straight A student. Philip Swetz had the same problem. I think some of my teachers who had Don before were kind of disappointed be- cause I always goofed-off in class and he was always the top student. They would never say that, but I could kind of feel it, he explained. But even those blessed with parents and teachers who are careful to tr« at each sibling as an individual had i for envy and jealousy. I ' m sometimes jealous of Lori because she ' s older and she has a better relationship with my par- ents, said Jill Quinton. Nancy Stuhlmiller echoed Jill ' s senti- ments: Neil ' s older and they treat him like a adult. He ' s more independent and he gets more privileges. And even though all siblings are envi- ous of each other now and then, and bicker almost constantly, the general sentiment among them is one of love and respect, albeit grudgingly admitted. If I have a problem, said Matt Lloyd, Ben ' s always there for me. But whether as a younger sibling you are frustrated by the expectations of par- ents and teachers or by your own jealou- sy, count your blessings. At least you don ' t have Mary Poppins to live up to! m w Scott Jones Annamarie ludith Garrett Kakishita Heather Kaminski Daniel Kamita Elizabeth Karacuschansky Cameron Karpowitz Erick Karsten Rick Karsten Jesse Keller Christine Kenneday Sarah Knapp Melissa Knight Kristin Kobayashi David Koopman Robert Kornacki David Kornbluth Freshmen 317

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Allison Light Sieven Lilak Dana Lillard YEAH, RIGHT!— Andrea Zimnnerman does Andrea Lillie classwork in her English classroom. Freshmen 319