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

Page 20 text:

V ' ▲ LENDING A HAND - Senior ► TAKING A BREAK - A group of Grace Rhee hands a parent volun- freshmen cronies — Michelle Bet- teer money for a ticket. Parents of- tini, Valerie Puchi, Michelle Soc- ten chaperoned and helped make corso, Jodi Mallard and Mia Aler- sure that everything went smoothly. heim scout for partners during a break in the music. 16 Football Dances

Page 19 text:

■ 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

Page 21 text:

■ LIVIN ' IT UP - Juniors Mau- reen Drummy, Tauna Schwein- berg, senior Troy Baughman, and junior Danielle Ridill liven up the dance floor. The funky ade it fun to ▼ GETTIN ' INTO THE GROOVE - Freshman Chris Knepper makes way as sophomore Chantal Lamourelle moves to the beat while junior Peter Hartman concentrates on his cab- bage patching. TPi Old DM — aftm goM dcum i(um volOt ffJuMl ad nothing to do on a Lj Friday night except ' loaf around on the couch watching reruns of Miami Vice and munch- ing on Ruffles? Well, you should have gone to the football dances! It was pretty fun, said freshman Leslie Santos. The football dances, sponsored by ASB, started last year and ever since, their popularity has in- creased. An average of 500 students attended each dance held at the mail. Freshman Gayla Zahrad- nik said, I think they ' re really great because I came from a small private school where they had no dances. It ' s a great way to meet new people. An undecisive sopho- more Cindy Cha chipped in, They ' re ok . . ., they ' re pretty fun, I suppose. The dances offered a free slice of pizza and a can of coca-cola, but junior Tere- sa Doesburg grumbled, The pizza was cold, the coke was warm, and the music got boring after a while. In addition, another ju- nior, Shannell Sedgwick complained, They say it ' s free pizza and coke, but we still have to pay to get in. As far as the music was concerned, DJs played a variety of songs ranging from Guns ' n Roses, to Salt ' n Pepa, to songs by UB40 and Whitney Houston. Rap music was especially popu- lar. It got the students rockin ' and gettin ' down to the beat; while many cab- bage patchers and robo- coppers showed off their funky moves. To improve the dances, sophomore Trish Grefe suggested, They should play more Depeche Mode, Def Leppard, and New Or- der. But other than that, it was pretty fun. Also, freshman Cindy Day observed, The dance would have been better if they didn ' t have the smoke effect fogging up every- body ' s eyes. Overall, the football dances were a popular al- ternative for students after the game.