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

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T MIXED CHOIR-Top row: Kim Garner, Jolie Landers, Stephanie Clary, Garret! Fredrick, Carrie Landers, Tracey Ham, Kim Schuti, Emma Blakey. Front Row: Stephanie Plost, Gina Grotsky, Holly Archer, Lisa Bolton, Jen- nifer Baker, Michelle Slechta. ▼ SINGING A SOLO — Sophomore Amy Gi- raud works on her part during the class peri- CdoVo lUi i fon l(MdU:af}f)ed A inging V andgi O saidst ig makes me feel good gets my blood flowing, senior J ason Swain. So if your blood is sluggish and you ' re feeling low, join the camerata, tapes- try and mixed choir. They learn how to appreciate different kinds of mu- sic and also get a chance to sing it. All three levels of choir perform at concerts, special occasions such as Christmas, and at handicapped foun- dations. Singing for the handi- capped people makes me realize how lucky I am. Also, it makes me feel happy when I know 1 can help them in some way, says Leslie Man- uel, president of Camerata. Swain also added These experiences are going to make good memories. But when a concert or performance isn ' t going on, the choir spends much of its time practicing and learning new and old music. During class the students learn the songs and notes. At the beginning of class, Mr. Nickel leads them in a vo- cal exercises to strengthen their voices. He also teaches expression and they work on a dance routine. A lot of time is involved but Leslie Manuel doesn ' t mind. She explains, If it means taking time to spend on it to make it right it ' s well worth it! Camerata isn ' t the only level that is putting a tremendous amount of time. The tapestry and mixed choir do too. The tapestry is another perform- ing choir. They do the same things as camerata. There are 21 girls involved in the program. The mixed choir consists of 16 girls and no guys. Where are the guys, you ask? Well, there aren ' t any. One would think any guy would jump at the chance to see 16 girls every day during third period. But they haven ' t. Maybe next year guys will think about it. ▲ TUNE UP TIME- Star class in warm-ups in the Camerata Choir

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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

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▲ NOT AGAIN - Cheri Siebert and Heather Thornton practice singing in class. During class the students learn the words and notes to the songs. M Camerata — Back row: Gabriella Patterson, Chantal Lamourelle, Dawn McKinster, Corie Fdwards, Hope Krupa, Jennifer Myers, Leslie Manuel, Kim Coon, Heather Irvin, Shannell Sedgwick, Aimee Masgai, Michelle Bizzarre. Front row: Ed Minch, Bill Montebello, Rich- ard Stauffacher, Steve Thornton, Ted Wil- liams, Robert Yamada, Eric Kraus, Dave Kuss. Camerata Choir 81