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

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•4 READY FOR DUTY - Brad Leone entertains his date before leaving for his tour of duty. T TAKING A PUFF — Paul McCormack sneaks a smoke with Tera Carbellini and Jenna Beck in the performance, Glory in the Flow- er . The drama department sponsored 3 types of clubs-Drama Club, Thespian Troupe, and Supper Club. A PLAYING HIS VIOLIN - Mike Norris dis- ▲ THE WHOLE GANG — Drama students plays his talents for music while still being a hoist their teacher, Mr. Lockhart, to show fireman in The Still Alarm . Mr. Lockhart how lighthearted he is. Mr. Lockhart enjoyed supervised all of the drama department ' s pro- his second year of supervising Capo ' s drama ductions. students.

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► GET ME A DRINK - Todd Sullivan bartends to Rob ert Yamada ' s thirst as well as his problems. Hand ' Across the Sea was one of the four performances The Night of One Acts. . C ihk Moh (koMoti ! (kffema § arge crowds of people, among them many drama club students, •— shoved their way through dou- ble doors at the TV studio. Everyone sat impatiently, until the house lights went out and all eyes became fixed upon the set of The Gary Shandling Show. If you are a person for fun — TV show tapings, pizza parties, and visits to amusement parks, here ' s a club for you! The drama clubs are not only for the Theatre-Arts buff, but for those who like to have fun within the area of drama without having to act. As Mr. Lockhart put it, The dra- ma clubs are for all Capo students who want to be accepted because drama kids are real accepting of peo- ple who want to belong. Within the Theatre Arts depart- ment, Mr. Lockhart offers three types of clubs- The Drama Club, The Thespian Troupe, and The Supper Club. In the Drama Club, people who participate are in it for the fun. The club focuses on parties, TV show tapings, theme parks and fun- draisers. This club has club officers, everyone from president to a fund raising planner. The International Thespian Soci- ety is a world wide student theatre organization which emphasizes the art of acting. This club is mainly for those who like to act and participate in school productions. This troupe centers around acting in the com- munity, like going to other schools to perform. The members attend re- treats and conventions in order to improve their acting skills. This club also has club officers of president, V. P. Historian, and secretary trea- surer. The Supper Club is for students who like to get together and attend various performing arts, such as plays, musicals, and operas. Perfor- mances such as Les Miserables, Evita, and Bus Stop were attend- ed. The club offers no officers nor duties, just the price of dinner and a show for a group of interested stu- dents.

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». KNEELING TO HER MAJESTY-Ms. Janet Avetta is crowned at the Medieval Times Res- taurant in Buena Park. Several other teachers enjoyed this fascinating trip to the past. T BUZZING THE QUIZ-A-IVIATIC-Claire Chen quickly tries to answer a question at one of the lunch meetings. Many hours of practice were necessary to keep the members ' skills sharp. Kiju)mU boijd mhi luJ[tofy rwo active clubs on campus this year were History Club and Kiwanis Bowl, but each had its own angle in academics. History in the classroom needs to be fun! And to build this excite- ment, Ms. Avetta began Capo ' s first History Club, properly named Ca- pistrano Valley Historical Society. Expecting only 20 students to join for a field trip to the Medieval Times Restaurant in Buena Park, Ms. Avetta received 170 members in ail — the largest club on campus. To enable students to have first-hand exper- ience with history, her goals were to promote and understand past and present cultures and to develop an appreciation of diverse forms of his- tory. And experience is the main key to success for this active club, since the members enjoy the many field trips, including a visit to Malibu ' s Getty Museum and a presentation from Vietnam War soldiers and vic- tims alike. With 15 officers to lead the way, history has turned into a colorful adventure. With an angle to memorize trivia questions and quicken the reflexes, Advisers Ken Sayles and Jennifer Johnson continuously buzzed aca- demic knowledge into the students minds, with the help of the quiz-o- matic, and guided them to the Re- gional Competition. After praticing four lunches per week, on all sub- jects, the five member team still lacked the quick responses to beat the other teams. But they kept their hope up for the County finals and the Invitational Tournament. 90 History Club Kiwanis Bowl