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

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▼ BRINGING IN THE DOUGH AND THE CREDITS — Freshmen Claudius Stute, Billy Luhnow and Ms. )odi Anderson help out at the snack bar during lunch. Students taking snack bar operation not only earned credits, but also received pay. ► FUTURE BANK TELLERS OF AIVIERICA - Senior Laura Wu and her fellow banking occu- pations classmates attained certificates of completion after their course, allowing them to work as tellers at most banks. Mx. A STARTING FROM THE BUILDING BLOCKS — Junior )oey Peterson and senior Mike Ishii gain knowledge in brick-laying from Mr. Beekman. ROP classes provided students with a unique opportunity of hands-on exper- ience. ► IN THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN - The red-headed pumpkin may just be dressed up in costume, but senior Heather Bickford is in uniform for her nursing i 54 Regional Occupational Program

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r: - A CREATIVE MIND AT WORK - Sophomore Terri Chen paints post- ers to publicize the talent show. The talent show proved to be the club ' s nnost successful fundraiser of the year. A TOO MANY TO COUNT - Club members gather for a club photo. The biggest club on campus, CSF had nearly 200 members. HEAVIER THAN EXPECTED - Seniors Rob Crotty and Ben Lloyd load boxes of canned goods into a truck to provide for the hungry. CSF success- fully collected over 5000 cans in the canned food drive.

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ROP m b icuji, hley! luuuk off! At exactly 11:47 a.m., massive hordes of students surge to the cafe- teria, and the mad dash to the lunch lines has just begun. Meanwhile, a mild-mannered group of kids pull out of the parking lot, ready to eat out for lunch. Why? Because they ' re rebelling against school policies? No . . . these students are part of the Capo-Laguna Beach Regional Occu- pational Program - a program de- signed to provide students with the basic skills required for a job. According to Capo ' s ROP Career Center Technician, Ms. Barbara Raht, ROP offers more than practi- cal, vocational skills. It allows stu- dents to discover their interests by exploring different career areas. Indeed, ROP presents a vast vari- ety of classes, ranging from animal science occupations to trade and in- dustry. In fact, said junior Tammy Folsom of the commercial floristry class, It ' s taught me how to save and manage money in a business, and by learning flower arrangement, I was promoted into the floristry depart- ment at my original job. In addition, senior Heather Bick- ford enrolled in the nursing assis- tant ' s class to become more familiar with the medical field. Says Bickford, I ' ve received my CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) after completing internship, which allows me to work at a convalescent hospital. However, not all students take ROP merely for means of career ex- ploration. In fact, this year ' s most popular class, graphics and offset printing, includes senior Chad Wil- liams whose career plans are geared toward engineering. Then why the ROP class? Because it gives me practical credits to graduate, and it ' s a fun senior class where all my friends are! Regional Occupational Program 55