Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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« November-4 CSFsealbearer, AFS vice-president, and senior class vice-president, Angel Cardoza was also involved in trace and cross country. Kate Rushforth participat- ed in OCAD, CSF, journalism, and was a National Merit Scholarship fi- nalist. 9 December- berf Lopez reigned as county spelling champ (state finalist), was ASB vice-presi- dent, and was in OCAD, CSF, varsity wrestling and track. Yearbook edi- tor-in-chief Mikel Healy was AFS president, CSF sealbearer, Girls ' State representative, and was in- volved in drama productions. A certificate was presented to each Boy and Girl of the Month at a special luncheon honoring them. The certificate represented four years of accomplishment and achievement by each recipient. mm HP Wflw Wijt . .} i HOI 1 Seniors 179

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Seniors gain monthly honor by Linda Yokoi They devote four years to their school by studying and becoming involved in school activities. When they reach their senior year, it all pays off with the reward of being named Boy or Girl of the Month. In addition to service to the school, special recogni- tion received, and all around good citizenship, high aca- demic status is considered for these monthly honors. They are selected on the basis of scholastic ranking for the most part, Mrs. Nan- cy O ' Connor, Principal, said. The winners attend a lun- cheon with other boy and girl of the months in the city, re- ceive a certificate, and the girls receive green and gold corsages, as well as being the envy of others on cam- pus. Each month the student chosen goes to a luncheon for that month, O ' Connor explained. The girl (spon- sored by the Soroptimist Club) goes with a counselor and the boy (sponsored by the Rotary Club) goes with the activities director. At the luncheon, after be- ing introduced, each boy and girl give a brief biography of their high school accom- plishments. It was neat when we got to go to lunch and meet the other girls, Karen Mochizuki, October Girl of the Month, said. After listening to all the things that they do, I felt like I almost didn ' t belong there, but it was rewarding because the people are really spe- cial. Having their name on the marquee was another honor gained. My mom kept ask- ing me if I was going to take a picture of the marquee with my name on it, Mochizuki laughed. At the end of the year, all the girls were given special recognition at the Girls ' League banquet, where the Girl of the Year, chosen by the senior class, was hon- ored. But because of the many outstanding students, choosing just two seniors a month can be a difficult task. O ' Connor said. I love giving kids good recognition, but sometimes there ' s not enough to go around, she added. They are all out- standing. We have more kids than we have months in a year and it is really hard to pick. In addition to the concrete recognition, just the thought of being named Boy or Girl of the Month is rewarding. You always hear about it when you ' re an underclass- man. So when you ' re told that you ' ve been selected, you feel totally stunned, November Boy of the Month Angel Cardoza, reflected, and it ' s neat to know that you are one of them! V 4$ September- Ronald Grtshaber took an active part in speech com- petitions, was co-captain of the For- ensics Team, vice-president of CSF. and was the Boys State representa- tive. Shannon Love served as Girls ' League president and was second runner up in the Executive Women International Business competition. iMJ i bJfc B jJIUi iHII fc ' X, Mi, ' IW ,4 ' ill w October-John Cook served as ASB president in addition to being on varsi- ty football, baseball, and basketball. Karen Mochizuki was editor-in-chief of the ' Roadrunner. ' CSF president and sealbearer. and was active on varsity basketball. 178 Boy Girl of Monrh

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SO ROPTIMISTGIRL OF MTH BETH IRVINE ROTARY BOY OF MTH JOE GUTIERRES The names of the Boy and Girl of the Month are presented publicly on the marquee. Updated monthly, recognition was gained through this display. t + January-Active in drama and Chamber Singers, senior class sec- retary treasurer Todd Gump took part in many Saddleback produc- tions. Thanh-Van Nguyen was presi- dent of the French and Vietnamese clubs and won two first place medals in the American High School Math Exam. February-faW Jones participated in basketball, football, track, and speech and debate. Valorie Glennie was the Bank of America Math and Science Representative, and was in- volved in CSF while being captain of varsity tennis. 130 Boy Girl of AAonrh