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

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. 4 So close yet so far away . . . McDonald ' s, Fast Check, Stuft Pizza, and In-n-Out are all just down the hill, but to Capo they might as well be in another gal- axy. So what do we eat for lunch? A roast beef sandwich, diet Coke, and Fun Fruits. — sophomore Stephanie Gauntner. A sip of root beer and two cookies. — fresh- man Heather Kaminski. Left-over fried chick- en and a diet 7-Up. — junior Stefanie Chan- dler. A green chili burrito, caffeine-free diet Pepsi, and a Kudos bar. — senior Simon Miller. PB J and a HiC lem- onade. — sophomore Janet Choi. Pizza, four chocolate milks, and three cook- ies. — sophomore Drue Schafer. A pastrami sandwich, pineapple juice, chocolate vanilla swirl Jeilo pudding, tortilla chips, and an apple. — junior Ron Cadiz. 14 Lunch ▲ LEAVING SO SOON? — Mr. Vel- derrain checks for passes at the sen- ior parking lot exit as a lone car leaves before lunch. ► WHAT ' S GOING ON? - The lunch-time crowd in the mail gath- ers to watch a spirit activity.

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■ CLIMBING OUT- Freshman Robert Yamada steps out of the car at the faculty and staff parking lot. Promptly before 7:45, the parking lot was busy with traffic and the unloading of students. ▼ TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL- Senior Toney lenkins models the latest fashion in head gear before morning classes start. Ccutt m itcvif ickooi dt movbf ▲ CRAMMIN ' IT- Sophomore Kara Belkin polishes off last minute homework before classes begin. Early arrivers often took advan- tage of the extra time to complete assign- Rrriiinnngg . .!! As the alarm clock goes off in hysteria, it ' s off to another day of school. At six o ' clock in the morning, all of us go through the ordeal of dragging ourselves out of bed, taking a quick shower, and deciding the difficult task of what to wear. Often times it takes miraculous feats to get our half-asleep bodies out of bed: either our parents have to literally haul us out of bed or we have to use seven billion alarm clocks to fully wake us up (and the whole neighborhood). As seven o ' clock rolls around the corner, VW Bugs and CRX ' s lurch to a screeching halt into vacant parking spaces, pairs of feet scuffle around the mall, and a mass of students be- gin the ceremonial ritual of banging and shutting lockers absentminded- ly. At this hour of the day, student life is avidly alive on campus. At the snack bar growling stomachs wait in line to buy breakfast to sustain hyper-energetic bodies until lunch. Still, others are just getting off the bus after a grueling journey on the galloping twinkle. Besides the last minute flakes who are cramming in homework and studying, others are enjoying the brief social period be- fore classes start. Says freshmen Sona Chandwani, I get here at five past seven, and after I go to my locker, I like hanging out with all my friends before it ' s time to go to class. Un- fortunately for freshmen John Kip- per, coming to school means trudg- ing through the muddy fields from Avery to school, It ' s a pain some- times when we ' re parked all the way down at Avery, then we have to walk up the slope. As the bell tolls seven forty-five ... all student life vanishes into compact rooms, where teachers at- tempt to intellectually stimulate the teenage mind . leaving lonely hall- ways and a silent mall. Morning Activities 13

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■ THIS IS INTERESTING — Sopho- more Matt Mosebrook and fresh- man Marcus Jenkins participate in a Homecoming spirit activity as senior Heather Solliday directs traffic. ▼ PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE - Junior Tasha Swain pays for her lunch as the people behind her await their turn. I DON ' T HAVE A STRAW - Ju- Mark Walsh uses a spoon to drink his Ocean spray Cran-Rasp- berry juice. iV ( T JUST A TAD HUNGRY - Caught ' in an awkward pose, junior Nicole I Sicotte devours her lunch. CiaLed coMpui = homlm, Uiailo, cud kcluod food L unch is my favorite subject, said math teacher Pete Wilt. It seems that the student body agrees. But why is lunch so popular when all there is to do is eat, socialize, cram for that history test, and people-watch? Senior Aimee Masgai found that watching Ryck Daniels do the chicken walk in the planter by the choir room and watching people suck on each other ' s lips was pretty interesting. While Aimee depended on people-watching for en- tertainment during the lunch hour, others found different ways to amuse themselves. I threw an or- ange over the railing and hit someone on the head, said junior Scott Valley. Sophomore Hillary Man- sur, on the other hand, had some fun with a mustard packet. I accidently squished it and got mustard all over my hair and my new outfit, she said. Oranges and mustard didn ' t appeal to senior Alan Chemers, however. I scam on the girls, he said. But while Chemers found checking out the chicks to be a worthy activity, senior Billy Martinez found it diffi- cult to notice the girls through the trash. If the students had any respect for the school they would take care of their own trash. The trash cans aren ' t there for decorations, he said. Junior Laurie Bloomberg echoed this sentiment when she said, The construction workers must think we ' re pigs. Every day there ' s a ton of trash in front of the rally stage and once in a while there ' s something splattered on the windows. Complaints were also many and loud when one mentioned the quality of the school food. The burritos look like a baby ' s dirty dia- per, said junior Kathleen Wickert. So what ' s the solution to boredom, trash, and gross cafeteria food? Open cam- pus? Not a chance! But sen- ior Tiffany Crosswy had one last plea for the Lost Cause. Del Taco and Winchell ' s both went out of business after they closed the cam- pus, she said. Shouldn ' t we have some sympathy for the business community that supports our education? 15