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

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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

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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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▲ THAT IS CORRECT!-Mr. Sayles was contin- ually amazed at the members ' ability to recall tough information. Drills for reflexes and knowledge improved their skills. A KIWANIS BOWL — Top row: Claire Chen, James Tarquin, Jennifer Saporito, Steve Hong, John Croner, Cutie Lee, Thomas Chen. Front row: Advisers Jennifer Johnson, Ken Sayles. History Club Kiwanis Bowl 91