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

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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

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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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Long, Cia Lugo, Philip Tawil, Don Lee. Third row: Connie Fang, Richard Slauffacher, Branden Mure- san, Lorianne Snodgrass, Aaron Brown, Jennifer Moriwaki. Second low: Craig Mashburn, Theresa Chen, Monika Larsson, Azita Karimkhany, Katie Hammond, Sandy Chi, Cynthia Day, FronI row: In- grid Wong, Jennifer Maher, Christina Slivers, Caro- line Scott T TUNE IT UP! - Sam Nordruin quickly tunes A THESE MEN ARE ALL MINE! - Philip Tawil, Craig Mashburn, Richard Stauffacher, Bran- den Muresan, Azita Karimkhany, and Aaron Brown show off before their school perfor- mance. ONE AND TWO AND , , . — Caroline Scott concentrates on her music. She and Orches- tra put alot of effort into their music. Orchestra 79