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

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a . yK:. ' »fflP. :J .. «».v - f ▼ 1-2-3 GO! - Lynn Olinger directs his band during a school competition at Mission Viejo Hieh Srhonl. The band competed in many competitions throughout the year. 54f ▲ JAZZ BAND — Back row: John Lindeman, |ason Yoffie, Don Swetz, Todd Baker, Matt Kettelhut, Matt Davis, Troy Rondinone, Eric LeGrand, Alex Smith, Mark Nahas, Doug Smith. Middle row: Mike Derinny, Dana Trueman, Christina French, Kari Howard, Shirley Brackett, Jeremy Olson, Chad Drause, Philip Sim, Susie Tino. Front row: Jeff McGrew, Jill Taylor, Ciaran Foley, Ryan Dennis, Steve Prosser, Sean Rough, Ryan Hafer, Shane Cargello. Jazz Concert Band 77

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zn ■ ALL TOGETHER NOW - Lynn Olinger in- r structs the jazz band in a song during a basket- ball game. T SYMPHONIC BAND-Top rovy: Mark Nahas, lason DeMarco, Moto Iwahashi. Steptien Prosser, Todd Baker, Mike Devinny, Jill Taylor, Ryan Haler. Fourth row: Lori Stroup, Sean Chriilina Fre nch, ' ' Andrea Lillie. Thi d row: Chris Wil ' son, David Kosnick ' ciara ' n Fdey, ' leremy Olson, Eric Le Grand, Chris Lavender, Mat! Davis, Doug Smith, lay Novick. Second T? ? ii i i ' m Kettelhul, Shane Cargelio, Phili[ ■ssica Bartee, Clenda SanAngelo , Don Swetz, Tara Foster, Kari H Heather Mclntyre, Ryan Dennis, Alex Jikki Halverson. Front row: Michelle 1 Rhodes, Mel Morse, Erica Garfield, Bcuid gmui tcr be a big famlj IE ' s a family. You know you ' ll always be welcome back, ex- claims Heather Sherwood. So come join the family! That ' s the band. The jazz band, symphonic band, and concert band make up the band. But as with every family, prob- lems will arise. Lynn Olinger, the band conduc- tor, explains, It gets a little frustrat- ing when you have to take care of every one of the students prob- lems. But with the many problems there are also many positive things that come out of such a big family. My students are getting great training for team work for the fu- ture, Olinger said. Band students have put a lot of time and effort into this extra curricular activity. With this effort Olinger hopes the stu- dents, Will get a good sense of themselves and reality. Also, to de- velop confidence and ability to know they ' ll always make it! The students mostly work by themselves but this does not mean they aren ' t a team. Without team ef- fort the band could not be a com- plete family. Sometimes when one is on their own they tend to stray from the subject matter, but in the band that hardly ever happens. So much time and effort is spent in the band it ' s a wonder how high school students can stay in the pro- gram. Jill Taylor explains why she does, it ' s not just the music it ' s the people. Everyone knows everyone. When you come to class someone will know you! But with the feeling of security in this close knit family there is also another feeling that emerges. That feeling is accomplishment. Olinger explains, If a student has been in the band all four years, it is a very rewarding feeling for that sen- ior. It means he or she is a very dedi- cated person. One thing Olinger wanted his students to know was that I ' ll always be there! After all, isn ' t that what a family is there for? A TOOTING AWAY - The lazz band toot their ' horns at a basl etball game. They performed at ' many basketball games during the year. 76 Jazz Concert Band

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Onjchilkai lumwmj fowd twtbJonttuj y AHH . , . BREAKTIME! Christina Stivers pauses to relax between pieces while practic- ing for the March Festival Concert. Orchestra members spent many hours of class time for their performances. rchestra Is like a special family i J— with great musical talent! V But what exactly is Orchestra all about? Orchestra is a performance group, Mr. Lynn Olinger explains. We work in large groups and small ensembles. Orchestra takes every single person all the time — every second. The sound really comes through with a total team effort. While Orchestra is a group, it is for the individual too. Students have to be responsible and be on their own. We try to function as a family. They have allegiance to each other, Mr. Olinger said. Four year Orchestra member Azita Karimkhany feels the same way. We ' re all pretty much a big family and we have close ties. Sophomore Branden Muresan feels there are many highlights of Orchestra. I like travelling and per- forming because I look out on all the people and it ' s a trip to know they ' re enjoying my music — that ' s the best, he said. I love to play. It makes me feel good to share my gift with everyone. Mr. Olinger believes that, Instru- mental music students have a firm grip on reality. Any kid who comes out of my class will make it. Most everyone in Orchestra agrees that they should get more re- spect and recognition for their hard work. The school should realize that Orchestra is all top-notch stu- dents, Mr. Olinger stated. Branden sums it all up by saying, Orchestra is a great thing to be in, the discipline and the things I learn in Orchestra will stick with me the rest of my life. 78 Orchestra