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Mission Viejo
High School
Saddleback Valley
Unified School District
Volume 23, Issue 1
MISSION VIEJO HIGH
SCHOOL
April 2016
Message from the Principal
Inside this issue:

News and Notes

Advanced Placement Scholars

AVID All Stars

Principal’s Honor Roll

Kiwanis Awards

National Letter of Intent

ROP News

PTSO/Grad Nite

CAASPP Testing Calendar

Senior Activities

Dates to Remember
Mr. Phil Koger, has been
selected as the MVHS
“Teacher of the Year” for
2015-16.”.
Spring is always an
exciting yet challenging
time of year on a high
school campus. As we
complete this edition of the
newsletter, our students
are about to embark on a
month-long testing journey.
Students in grade 11 will
be taking required state
tests in English and
mathematics as part of the
California Assessment of
Student Performance and
Progress System
(CAASPP). Please note
that the CAASPP is used
as one measure of how
our students and the
school are performing in
relation to the
implementation of the new
Common Core State
Standards. It is imperative
that all 11th graders take
these exams so we can
once again calibrate how
well we are doing with the
new curriculum and
associated instructional
practices. The CAASPP
tests will be administered
from April 25-April 28.
Students in the 10th grade
will be taking the federally
mandated life science
exam. Many students in
grades 9-12 will begin
Advanced Placement (AP)
testing and some 11th and
12th grade students will
complete a series of IB
tests in pursuit of the
highly sought after
International
Baccalaureate Diploma.
Ultimately, all of the test
results are reviewed at the
beginning of each school
year by our entire staff.
The data provide a wealth
of information about how
well we are doing in
preparing our students to
be college and career
ready. The data also
provides the school with
The data provide
a wealth of
information about
how well we are
doing in
preparing our
students to be
college and career
ready.
specific evidence related to
just how well we are doing
in comparison to other
schools in the county,
state, nation and in some
cases even internationally.
Mission Viejo High School
remains a strong academic
institution because we take
these tests and the
subsequent data results
very seriously for all
students. During this
testing period, I would
encourage all parents to
make sure that your
student(s) come to school
each day of testing and
that they get plenty of rest
in anticipation of doing their
very best on each exam.
WASC Accreditation and
Self-Study
WASC stands for the
“Western Association of
Schools and Colleges”.
Over the next several
months, the faculty, staff
and community at Mission
Viejo High School will
embark on a journey to
complete the next WASC
Self-Study, which ends
with a School-wide Action
Plan that helps drive our
improvement efforts over
the next 6 years. The SelfStudy is part of the process
which ultimately
determines Mission Viejo
High School’s accreditation
status. Specifically, schools
must be accredited in order
for their students to be
granted admission into
Mission Viejo High School, 25025 Chrisanta Dr., Mission Viejo, CA, 92691, 949-837-7722, Fax: 949-830-0782, Website: http://www.svusd.k12.ca.us/Schools/MVHS/
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Principal’s Message Continued—
MI S S I O N V I E J O HI G H S C HO O L
colleges and universities throughout the country. As we
begin the Self-Study process, it is important for the entire
MVHS community to take a moment to reflect on the
school’s mission and vision, as this is what drives the
school in our unified efforts to be the very best
comprehensive high school possible.
Student Attendance
Student attendance continues to be a very important
concern at Mission as it is across the entire District and
county. Good attendance is the key component of
successful academic performance in school. As I am
sure everyone is aware, average daily student attendance
Mission Viejo High School Vision Statement
is also what provides our funding base. Attendance
before holidays (i.e. spring recess) affects the school’s
Mission Viejo High School will be a model school that
revenue based on average daily attendance. Each day
delivers a world-class education for all students. Our
MVHS receives approximately $40.00 per student. The
graduates will be innovative, critical thinkers who
school’s average absentee rate is typically between 150collaborate effectively, contribute meaningfully and
175 all-day absences per day. However, when there is a
compete successfully in the global community. As a
three-day weekend or a holiday break, such as the spring
strategic organization with a collaborative leadership
recess, student absences skyrocket. We see an increase
structure, we will analyze shareholder input and multiple
in all-day absences as high as 450 students which
sources of data to drive decision-making, establish goals, translates into approximately $13,000 of additional lost
and execute action plans that will effect school-wide
revenue. If every student in SVUSD were absent one
improvement.
less day in a year year, the district would capture well
over a million dollars in increased revenue. I realize
Our staff will be completely dedicated to promoting high
many of your students do not miss any days of school
achievement for all students through:
and should be congratulated for their efforts. Also, if a
student is truly sick he or she should not be in school;
however, if you are planning an early trip or vacation,
 Instruction that uses best practices and brainplease do everything possible to schedule it when school
compatible teaching strategies to guide student
is out. Thank you for your assistance with this ever
mastery of a rigorous, standards-based curriculum.
increasing problem.
 Interventions that are timely, systematic, research
based, innovative, and effective.
In closing, I want to thank our many supportive parents
 Curriculum that is rigorous, relevant, and equally
for the continuing monetary donations you have provided
accessible to all students in every classroom on
to help keep our co-curricular programs running so
campus.
 Co-curricular and extra-curricular experiences of the effectively and successfully this year. It is simply not
possible to keep our programs operating at the high
highest caliber in Orange County.
levels that we have all come to expect at MVHS without
 Assessment that motivates students with varied
your generous contributions.
formative and summative strategies, and produces
achievement data that is used effectively to modify
Finally, please take a moment to read through the entire
instruction.
 Continual improvement of curriculum and instruction newsletter. There is so much to be proud of at Mission
Viejo High School starting with the many awards and
through professional development, action research,
accomplishments of our students highlighted throughout
staff collaboration, and advanced Professional
this publication. You will also find additional information
Learning Community practices.
that I hope will prove beneficial to you and your family as
In the next newsletter, I will review our Expected School- you navigate the remainder of the school year. Also, I
want to encourage all of our students to “finish strong”
wide Learning Results (ESLR’s) with you. The ESLR’s
are what we expect all our students to know and be able during the final quarter of the school year.
to do upon graduation from Mission Viejo High School.
Our ESLR’s are posted in every classroom and can be
seen throughout the campus as an important reminder to
all of us.
Best wishes for a successful spring!
Ray A. Gatfield, Ph.D.
Principal
Mission Statement
Mission Viejo High School strives to develop high achieving learners within a rigorous
and relevant instructional program that engages and supports all students .
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News and Notes from The Principal’s Office...
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida on March 3-6. She
 Thank you to everyone who donated to the district wide shoe
had a great experience of being part of hands-on learning
drive that MVHS participated in. Between MVHS and the
opportunities throughout the living classroom of the Wald Disney
elementary schools we partnered with, we were able to collect
World. Way to go Megan!
1,121 pounds of shoes which will be sent to Zambia,
Congo, Philippines, Malawi, and other countries. Thank
you again for your support with SVUSD District-wide  On February 16, the Diablo Academic Decathlon team was
commended for its ninth place finish in the Orange County
Philanthropy Shoe Drive!
competition. The teams won a total of 46 medals. Team one was
comprised of Yu Heng Cheng, Sarth Shah, Remo Abboud, Erin
 Congratulations to Coach Bob Johnson for being selected to the
Clem, Miles Salunga, Quinn Hansen, Matt Palmer, Greyson
California Coaches Association Hall of Fame! This is especially
Spann and Ronald Self. Additionally, Adrian Arteaga won 7 first
a meaningful honor as he was selected by fellow coaches. Coach
place awards in division four. Congratulations team for a solid
Johnson is one of four inductees for the year 2016. In addition,
season!
he was selected as the National Football Foundation and College
Hall of Fame—Orange County Chapter’s “Football Coach of
the Year” for fall of 2015. Congratulations Coach Johnson on  Congratulations to our drama students and to our drama
theater team, Mrs. Kathy Harris, Ms. Lisa Goins and Mr. Matt
these well-deserved honors!
White. MVHS Drama competed at the California Educational
Theater Association this weekend and Virginia Rumbaugh won
 Congratulations to Bianca Beach who won 2nd place in classical
Best Actress, Bianca Beach won Best Supporting Actress and
humorous monologues at the Fullerton Theater Competition with
Jared Pugh won 3rd place for his show trailer for “The Children’s
her entry from “The Importance of Being Earnest”. Bianca
Hour” for Southern California. The competition began in October
competed against 95 entries from over 60 schools. The following
and culminated the weekend of January 15-16 at Plummer
students place in the top ten final rounds: Jordanne Hamilton
Auditorium where our students performed “The Children’s Hour”
and Trevor Casillas for “Angels in America” and Virginia
for an audience of 1400 students and teachers. Kudos to our ROP
Rumbough, Bridget Chu, Katie Agruela in “The Children’s
Stage Technology class and Mr. White for rebuilding the set in 3
Hour” for contemporary scenes; John Scott Massey in “The
hours! Great job Drama Team!
Servant of Two Master” for classical humorous monologues; and
both of our Comedy Sportz teams (Ketchup and Mustard). Great
 Mihir Nilkanth has been honored for his exemplary volunteer
job Diablos!
service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. This
award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have
 On March 5, MVHS Science
volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their
Olympiad team competed
communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential
against 27 other Orange County
Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of President
high schools at UC Irvine. The
Barack Obama. Congratulation Mihir!
team finished 13th this year.
Earning awards were Yu Heng
Cheng and Benjamin Pang in the Electric  MVHS Drama won 1st place at the Cal Poly Pomona Theater
Competition. MVHS competed against 30 one act plays from
Vehicle event (4th place) and Remo
schools in LA County and won 1st place for "Surprise" directed by
Abboud and Brian Xie in Geologic Mapping
Corissa Sellers and 3rd place for "Bright.Apple.Crush" directed
(2nd place). Also placing well were Remo
by Virginia Rumbaugh. Coleton Falke won Best Actor for the
Abboud and Alex Kim in Hydrogeology (8th
All Star Cast and Elizabeth Johnson won 1st place for lighting.
place). Other team members participating
were Bryan Ho, Bob Huo, Jakob Kiebach,
 Congratulations to MVHS
Cynthia Leong, Gene Liu, Jake Reilly,
Choral Program! Diablo
Sarth Shah, Samuel Siwy, Noah Usman,
Singers, Treble Choir,
and Daniel Zoleikhaeian. Congratulations!
and Chamber Singers competed in the Heritage
 Congratulations to Kathy Barkhordar for
Music
Festival and each
receiving 1st Team All-League honors! Also,
choir
took
home GOLD in
Brooke Bigelow for receiving 2nd Team Alltheir categories, and earned invitations to the prestigious Heritage
League honors and being selected to play in the
Festival of Gold!! They will be
2016 Orange County Girls Basketball Senior
competing against the top
All-Star Game! Congratulations Brooke and
choirs of the country next
Kathy!
year! Benjamin Sellers was
awarded Best Male Vocalist
 Congratulations to Megan Hubbard who was selected as an
throughout the whole
official winner of the 2016 Disney Dreamers Academy Essay
competition!
Contest! She was invited to attend Disney Dreamers Academy in
Grad Nite—2012
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Advanced Placement Scholars
Mission Viejo High School AP students put forth exceptional efforts in May 2015 on AP tests.
AP INTERNATIONAL
DIPLOMA
Carlie Fawcett
AP International
Diploma
Granted to students
who receive scores of 3
or higher on five or
more AP Exams in
three or more subject
areas.
National AP Scholar
Granted to students
who receive an average
score of at least 4 on
all AP Exams taken,
and scores of 4 or
higher on eight or
more.
AP Scholar
w/Distinction
Granted to students
who receive an average
score of at least 3.5 on
all AP Exams taken,
and scores 3 or higher
on five or more.
Carter Hartmann
Sarth Shah
Irene Ho
Ryan shields
Alison Chen
bridget Houlihan
Mark Shimabukuro
Kevin Coulson
Julia House
Keiana Snell
Maria Gorkovenko
Arya Jemal
Jillian Stoewer
Mihil Nilkanth
Sohalma Khilji
Luke Taylor
Parth Shah
Brandon Lassalle
NATIONAL
AP SCHOLAR
AP SCHOLAR
W/DISTINCTION
Samar Arshad
Drake Boos
AP Scholar
Granted to students
who receive scores of 3
or higher on three or
more AP Exams.
Taylor Loskot
Mohammadreza Tourchian
Anya Mansoor
Min Faye Chua
Daniel Martz
Erin Clem
Shawn Miller
Thomas Cooper
Noah Miyake
Kevin Coulson
Trevor Davis
Granted to students
who receive an average
of at least 3.25 on all
AP Exams taken, and
scores 3 or higher on
four or more.
Morgan Tieu
Austin MacLean
Alison Chen
Carli Fawcett
Justin Loo
Jenna Luck
Luis Patrick Cespedes
AP Scholar w/Honor
Colton Teegarden
Malire Lozada
Hailey Buck
John Dervartanian
Gabriel Levy
Alexander Gold
Isabella Goni
Maria gorkovenko
Nicole Griffith
Nima Hadidi
Eric Hafemann
Quinn Hansen
Kaelani Vergara
Marina Weinberger
Alexander Willard
Gordon Wong
AP SCHOLAR
W/HONOR
Kimberly Nieblas
Joshua Beauchamp
Mihir Nilkanth
Jackson Boulter
Megan Patterson
Chanae Carter
Amanda Pearson
Trevor Casillas
Dillon Pham
Leah Cernicky
Silvia Ramirez
Ian Chamberlain
Marisa Rigel
Alexander Chang
Hannah Ritner
Daniel Cherney
Eric Rodriguez
Benjamin Don
Ben Rumbaugh
Kaila Emerson
Parth Shah
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...Continued from page 4
Jasmin Fashami
Michael Finley
Matthew Zimmerman
AP SCHOLAR
Alexandra Hayes
Sydney Ruppert
Paul herbiniere
Mackenzie Shires
Jorgina Gruenbeck
Remo Abboud
Genna Hewett-Abbott
Dominic Slezacek
Allison Harvey
Kimia Akbari
Zoe Hinson
Brandon Sussman
Bryan Ho
Adrian Arteaga
Emily Ho
Zack Taylor
Sydney Ho
Aminah Aryan
Julia Ho
Noah Vaks
Conner Hodgkins
Brooke Balding
Muhammad Karkoutli
Luka Vasiljevic
Aidan Jones
Arya Balouchi
Sulelman Karkoutli
Guodong Wang
Emily Jystad
Daniela Baroni
Connor Karns
Arthur Weimholt
Kyle Krucli
George Bennett
Josephine Kim
Jenesca William
Brooke Luckenbach
Ofir Brem
Annie Kwon
Kristen Wisneski
Michael Mabuni
Shekinah bryant
Noah Lee
Sarah Wisneski
Adela Malik
Liliana Busqueno
Tyler Lloyd
Megan Wright
Ryan Marx
Cameron Catanzano
Karim Mahmoud
Alicia Xie
Lucas Massey
Cassandra Cooney
Jackson Maxwell
Brian Xie
Maximillian Mead
Jessica Damon
Rammy Mehtar
Sama Zafar
Alisa Molina
Madison Dano
Pranav Menon
Madison Zimmerman
Connor Morgan
Timothy Davis
Derek Mills
Sammy Najd
Michelle Diab
Ryan Millward
Andrew Offhaus
Jessica Ferreira
Camila Monico
Adam Palmer
Tristan Forseth
Viviana Nguyen
Bushra Rajput
Keyler Fulton
Catherine Nohra
Virginia Rumbaugh
Alexander Golden
Taylor Olson
Costas Soler
Cameron Gordon
Matthew Palmer
Kellyanne Stack
Christian Gramling
Nicholas Parsons
Seth Thompson
Anna Groehnert
Divya Prem
Shaina White
Natalie Hagler
Misbah Rafiq
James Wildrick
Pahrmis Hashemi
Jessica Rasanayagam
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AVID ALL STARS
20-15-16 FALL SEMESTER
AVID students who attain a GPA of 3.00 or above
Freshmen:
Freshmen:
Sophomores:
Juniors:
Zayna Abdul
Makayla Kirkland
Margarita Cruz-Fuentes
Jonathan Acosta
Katherine Bantle
Ariana Lopez
Jacob Eurton
Esteban Castrejon
Aaron Casillas
Odalys Martinez
Arturo Flores
Samantha Chasteler
Rosemary Catalan
Melonie Mendez
Jacqueline Flores
Samantha Dees
Sabrina Clemons
Valia Oliva
Kaelin Howeth
Tyler Enriquez
Daniela Escobar
Kevin Perry
Miles Knight
Edgar Lopez Ocegueda
Vannesa Esprit Bustos
Ashley Robles
Jacob Massey
Bella Loya
Crystal Fernandez
Arely Roman
Daisy Merino
Jerson Martinez
Zaida Garces
Hanna Saidatunnisa
Rhanya Moubayed
Stephanie Ocampo
Lizvet Garcia
Esmeralda Seconding Karen Siguenza
Jason Reynolds
Athena Hare
Roselyn Trinh
Joanna Villalobos
Brayan Sagastume Aquino
Shawn Hoffman
Adam Velderrain
Bailey Webb
Amalia (Andrea) Tenorio
Makenna Howard
Kristen Veneman
Giselle Orozco is a finalist for a Dell
Scholar Scholarship. Dell Scholars
are students who demonstrate their desire and ability to overcome barriers and
to achieve their goals. Congratulations!
Paula Orozco is our AVID Senior Standout. She will be
awarded the scholarship at the AVID ceremony on April
20 at the UCI Barclay Theater.
AVID Senior Standout scholarship provide scholarships for
students who are socioeconomically underserved and have
overcome difficult life circumstances.
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PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL
2015-16 FALL SEMESTER
Students who attain a GPA of 3.75 or above
Abboud, Remo I.
Belongie, Jeremy S.
Burns, Tahnee C.
Churchill, Spencer L.
Abel, Blake W.
Benedict, Cameron M.
Burt, Peyton A.
Cieply, Natalia M.
Abel, Tucker J.
Berlandier, Austen M.
Bush, Tatiana N.
Clark, Julia L.
Adams, Ethan J.
Berlandier, Nathan T.
Busqueno, Liliana
Clarke, Gracie M.
Adams, Kaycie P.
Berman, Sarah N.
Butterbaugh, Ava L.
Cleaver, Justin K.
Afshar, Hanyeh
Bernstein, Leila H.
Butterbaugh, Hannah R.
Clem, Brian J.
Agnew, Madelyn M.
Berro, Rheise G.
Cadena, Alexa
Clem, Erin M.
Agrela, Katherine N.
Berry, Chloe S.
Cahill, Garrett E.
Clemons, Nicolas G.
Aguilar, Marielle G.
Bigdeli, Mina
Calalang, Gayle Rose
Clowers, Caitlin E.
Albrecht, Tanner E.
Bigelow, Brooke L.
Calcagnie, Morgan O.
Cody, Peyton M.
Ali Basha, Manar
Birthright, Morgan L.
Calcaterra, Steven P.
Coffman, Melanie N.
Ali, Nora R.
Black, Mallory T.
Califano, Michael C.
Collins, Kaitlin E.
Alma Jose, Karl Andre
Blakeney, Maya C.
Callison, Emily J.
Colwell, Katelyn A.
Alvizo, Arena
Bloom, Cherise M.
Calof, Andrew W.
Cooke, Malia G.
Anderson, Zachary S.
Bloom, Jack T.
Cardenas, Michael P.
Cookston, Faith C.
Andrews, Matthew A.
Bobke, Katherine E.
Carlson, Katelyn R.
Cooper, Natalie E.
Aquilanti, Elena J.
Bolton, Jade P.
Carroll, Emily E.
Corbo, Daniel B.
Arabian, Kiana M.
Boos, Drake P.
Carter, Chad R.
Coronel, Sophia
Archbold, Alana G.
Boparai, Simar
Carter, Chanae L.
Cortez, Breana N.
Archbold, Shawn C.
Borthwick, Hudson A.
Casillas, Aaron T.
Cortez, Edgar Matt G.
Armas, Marie N.
Boulter, Jackson C.
Casillas, Trevor W.
Cortez, Richard Ellis G.
Arshad, Samar
Bowman, Jenna R.
Castelli, Joseph J.
Cota, Kyle A.
Austin, Matthew J.
Boyd, Christina L.
Celaya, Alexis A.
Cota, Madison A.
Aydelotte, Porter W.
Boyer, Emily C.
Celaya, Elias J.
Coulson, Kevin P.
Badar, Francesca S.
Brady, Dylan R.
Cernicky, Leah R.
Covarrubias, Cade P.
Baker, Molly L.
Bran, Daisy
Cespedes, Evan H.
Cowdrey, Miranda E.
Balding, Ryan M.
Braswell, Arianne J.
Cespedes, Luis P.
Cruz-Fuentes, Margarita
Ball, Samantha E.
Bratt, Simon N.
Challain, Julie T.
Cummings, Scott R.
Balouchi, Arya
Bregon, Bailey F.
Champlin, Kevin M.
Dagher, Asin M.
Bantle, Katherine N.
Brem, Ofir
Charlton, Quinn S.
Dagher, Romina A.
Bartlett, Baxter J.
Brennan, Evangeline A.
Chasteler, Samantha A.
Daily, Tara R.
Basa, Rogelio F.
Brewer, Zoya S.
Chen, Alan
Damian, Cristal
Beach, Bianca K.
Brown, Amanda
Cheng, Yu Heng
Damian, Michelle
Beauchamp, Nicole R.
Brown, Carter D.
Choe, Jiu
Dang, Kelly B.
Beizai, Keemia
Brown, Trevor J.
Christian, Haley B.
Dang-Tran, Tuan-Viet N.
Beizai, Sabba
Buck, Hailey M.
Chu, Bridget H.
Daniel, Ethan J.
Belfield, Alexander D.
Burick, Allison A.
Chua, Min Zhi
Davey, Joshua L.
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Davidson, Grace M.
Erickson, Hanna A.
Golden, Alexander K.
Hartnett, Sean M.
Davis, Kaelin M.
Erwin, Kylee A.
Goldin, Lauren A.
Harvey, Allison E.
Davis, Logan J.
Escobar, Daniela S.
Goldsworth, Grant O.
Hashemi, Pahrmis
Davis, Timothy J.
Escobosa, Ryan M.
Golkin, Rachel L.
Hashemi, Pahrsa H.
Davis, Trevor A.
Espriu Bustos, Vannesa
Goni, Isabella A.
Haskill, Elizabeth L.
Davis, Whitney M.
Estrella Forseth, Tristan
Gonzales, Alyssa C.
Hayes, Alexandra J.
De Carlo, Austin D.
Etheridge, McKenna A.
Gonzalez, Elizabeth
Haynes, Alyssa B.
De Carlo, Jacob R.
Eulo, Kyra C.
Gonzalez, Sheccid
Heald, Molly R.
De Den, Taylor M.
Evans, Jordan C.
Goodhew, Iliana
Helmstetter, Frank
De Rosas, Allison
Fadling, Christopher S.
Goodman, Katherine E.
Henry, Luke A.
Deer, Kylie R.
Fahimi, Kian A.
Gordon, Cameron E.
Henry, Rachel L.
Delmont, Michael A.
Fahimi, Yasmin F.
Gordon, Makena N.
Hessler, Lukas Z.
DeLuca, Faith E.
Fan, Alana R.
Gorelova, Elizabeth
Hessler, Whitney Z.
Demetry, Angelina M.
Farrell, Olivia J.
Graffeo, Tyler
Hewett-Abbott, Genna
DePol, Kathryn M.
Farrell, Serena E.
Griffith, Michelle E.
Hicken, Emma E.
DePol, Michelle N.
Fashami, Jasmin S.
Griffith, Nicole F.
Hicken, Jacob M.
Desilva, Emma A.
Fawcett, Madilyn R.
Grillo, Sophia E.
Hilberath, Jake T.
Diaz, Ruben
Felt, Sarah E.
Gross, Seth D.
Hill, Joshua A.
DiCamillo, Anneliese N.
Fernandez, Cameron L.
Gruenbeck, Emily S.
Hines, Kelli M.
DiGuiseppe, Antonette
Ferreira, Jessica J.
Gruenbeck, Jorgina R.
Hinson, Zoe L.
Dilitkanich, Sarah C.
Ferreira, Nina N.
Gruener, Kai S.
Hipp, Nancy C.
Dillon, Lauren N.
Finley, Michael J.
Grulikowski, Anna S.
Hite, Reece A.
Dinh, Caitlin H.
Flores, Dianna G.
Gubler, Alexa A.
Ho, Bryan P.
Dixson, Heather M.
Flotman, Lauren E.
Guerra, Matthew J.
Ho, Emily N.
Don, Benjamin D.
Flotman, Nikolas A.
Guy, Robert B.
Hobiera, Daniel R.
Dorman, Kyle J.
Frye, Kevin S.
Hadidi, Nima R.
Hoffman, Chloe A.
Dorris, Lukas
Fulton, Keyler C.
Hagler, Natalie J.
Hoffman, Natalie P.
Dossey, Mitch J.
Galliver, Jack H.
Hall, Kaizo
Hojati, Kiyana M.
Downey, Emily K.
Galvez, Andrew J.
Hall, Takazo
Holden, Sara N.
Doyle, Colin A.
Gan, Kai W.
Hamel, Alexander D.
Hollerbach, Ashlyn
Drake, Cara B.
Garcia, Kaylyn N.
Hamilton, Jordanne E.
Hollis, Gavin M.
Dreier, Alexandra P.
Gariepy, Mason L.
Hamilton, Karlee R.
Holt-Hillis, William S.
Du, Nikki
Gariepy, Tyla L.
Hang, Da
Hoopes, Alessandra B.
Duarte, Hannah E.
Gearges, Sandy
Hanneman, Aidan P.
Hopkins, Patricia M.
Duncan, Emma M.
Gehr, Emerson V.
Hansen, Quinn A.
Hunt, Matthew A.
Dunlap, Gabriella G.
Genin, Christina L.
Haririan, Kayla
Hunt, Michelle
Dunteman, Hunter T.
Ghaemi, Daryan
Harris, Bailey K.
Huo, Yilin
Eisenbrey, Alexis A.
Ghandi, Sherwin
Harris, Kalynn M.
Hutchcraft, Kayla A.
Ekwall, Kristian A.
Gibbs, Calista R.
Harrison, Charles E.
Hutchison, Chandon L.
Elias, Jarryd E.
Glauber, Sanya
Harrison, Cody J.
Huynh, Janae M.
Enriquez, Tyler P.
Glenny, Nicholas M.
Hartmann, Carter A.
Hwang, Priscilla H.
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Ibrahim, Brittney M.
Kronemann, Anika S.
Macmonigle, Jason R.
Ming, Emery A.
Imai, Bennett K.
Krosby, Mckenna L.
Maine-Brown, Tatiana
Mirabal, Alexis C.
Imlay, Nathaniel J.
Krucli, Cassidy L.
Maines, Javier I.
Miraftabi, Kayla L.
Imlay, Nicholas C.
Krucli, Kyle T.
Maitland, Adam J.
Mirahmadi, Diana
Inducil, Joseph W.
Ku, Jonathan J.
Maksoud, Adnan K.
Mirth, Kathryn A.
Inlow, Emily B.
La Tourette, Robert J.
Malik, Adela A.
Mirth, Sophia R.
Ippoliti, Gillian M.
Laitipaya, Shelby K.
Malik, Gabriel T.
Mirza, Faroz
Irving, Alexandra L.
Lalani, Zakir S.
Malloy, Mason P.
Mitchell, Amanda M.
Irving, Caroline N.
Landaas, Stephen L.
Mannix, Richard F.
Mitchell, Joshua P.
Iverson, Sarah J.
Lang, Jessica E.
Mansoor, Anya
Monico, Camila
Jaggar, Lauren T.
Lang, Matthew T.
Manzo, Samuel I.
Morris, Farrah M.
James, Sophia A.
Lassalle, Brandon T.
Margala, Isaiah N.
Morrison, Alexis N.
Jemal, Alexander H.
Lauer, Elijah J.
Martinez, Ethan T.
Moss, Elijah P.
Jensen, Emily M.
Lawand, Mansour
Martinez, Jacob A.
Muertter, Natalie D.
Jeong, Kenneth M.
Lawand, Othman
Marx, Gavin C.
Muertter, Nicole A.
Jezek, John R.
Le, Leann
Massey, Charles H.
Muller, Jack M.
Johnson, Corey C.
Le, William
Maxon, Trajan D.
Murg, Alexandra R.
Johnston, Alexander I.
Lee, Allison L.
Maxwell, Jackson K.
Myran, Daniel G.
Johnston, Hailey V.
Lee, David Z.
Maxwell, Madison C.
Myran, Joshua D.
Jones, Rhianne L.
Lee, Noah S.
Mc Ateer, Nicholas J.
Nair, Ruth J.
Jystad, Emily C.
Leong, Shint K.
Mc Conkie, Benjamin J.
Negrete, Katelynn J.
Kamholz, Haley B.
Levy, Gabriel
Mc Connell, Raina
Newman, Jake G.
Karkoutli, Muhammad
Li, Harry H.
Mc Cormick, Abigail K.
Newman, Luke M.
Karkoutli, Suleiman Y.
Liao, Joshua
Mc Gillicuddy, Brendan
Nguyen, Eric M.
Karns, Madison G.
Lim, Kevin B.
Mc Neal, Claire E.
Nguyen, Jake T.
Keir, Tate R.
Lindahl, Delaney D.
Mc Roberts, Kylee R.
Nguyen, Melina T.
Khilji, Sohaima A.
Lister, Danielle L.
Mc Tighe, Chloe E.
Nguyen, Nghi D.
Kiebach, Jakob A.
Liu, Enting
McCormick, Christopher
Nguyen, Simon M.
Kim, Alex R.
Livesay, Ryan M.
McGann, Emily G.
Nieblas, Kimberly C.
Kim, Andrew S.
Lopez Ocegueda, Edgar
Mead, Haley N.
Nilkanth, Mihir V.
Kim, Breanna J.
Lopez, Ariana V.
Mead, Maximilian K.
Noble, Sydney R.
Kim, Samuel C.
Lopez, Destiny S.
Mendelson, Sophie A.
Nohra, Catherine J.
Kim, Zoe M.
Lopez, Joseph A.
Mendoza, Nicholas D.
Novick, Madelyn N.
Kirby, Raegan D.
Lorenz, Madison E.
Menichetti, Kaitlyn R.
Ocampo, Stephanie
Klein, Ashley M.
Lozada, Malire F.
Menichetti, Tyler W.
O'Connell, Meghan A.
Klucas, Jeri L.
Luck, Jenna C.
Menon, Mithun J.
Odekirk, Jordan J.
Klueter, Quentin R.
Lundberg, Kelly R.
Menon, Pranav J.
Offhaus, Andrew C.
Klueter, Sophia R.
Ma, Kevin L.
Merino, Daisy J.
Offhaus, Rebecca A.
Kobayashi, Makena J.
Maclean, Andrew J.
Meyers, Makenna R.
Ohman, Riley R.
Koeblitz, Austin D.
Maclean, Cade M.
Mills, Derek J.
Oliva, Valia
Kopta, Hana
Maclean, Tanner D.
Millward, Ryan
Olminkhof, Annebelle
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Olson, Taylor J.
Radcliff, Justin A.
Salas, Emily S.
Starr, Shera P.
Orozco, Paula D.
Rajput, Bushra W.
Salcido, Jasmine D.
Stebenne, Spencer K.
Orzol, Jared D.
Rajput, Yousuf W.
Salunga, Miles J.
Stein, Madison
Oshinsky, Jonathan E.
Randall, Allyson T.
San Jose, Gabriella M.
Stelter, Katherine M.
Othman, Motaz A.
Raney, Charles C.
Sanchez, Alyssa K.
Stemen, Emma E.
Pagaduan, Danika K.
Rasanayagam, Jessica
Sanchez, Gabriel C.
Stemen, Eve
Paige, Kenzie J.
Rawls, Allison A.
Schofield, Quinn W.
Stevens, Carly J.
Palmer, Adam M.
Reagan, Alexis E.
Schultz, Benjamin H.
Stevens, Emily M.
Pan, Jennifer L.
Redman, Quinn A.
Scott, Kayla Anne C.
Stoeffler, Paige M.
Pang, Benjamin J.
Reilly, Jake T.
Sellers, Corissa R.
Stoewer, Jillian M.
Parham, Caleb F.
Rende, Tyler L.
Shah, Sarth H.
Stoner, Lindsay N.
Park, Jake E.
Rexford, Garrett C.
Shamas, Tyler
Strickler, Danielle
Parker, Chase A.
Reynolds, Angelina A.
Shannon, Brianne E.
Strickler, Nicole R.
Parker, Jack S.
Rigel, Marisa R.
Shears, Katherine
Stringer, Thomas B.
Parks, Kristina L.
Riggert, Kathleen D.
Sheppard, Katheryn E.
Stubbs, Thomas M.
Parra Martinez, Paola Y.
Rinehart, Jeffrey J.
Shields, Devoree M.
Suzuki, David S.
Patel, Vinay V.
Ritner, Hannah L.
Shields, Michaela J.
Suzuki, Gabriel M.
Patrick, Natalie S.
Roberson, Brooke A.
Shields, Ryan P.
Talley, Curtis C.
Patterson, Megan E.
Roberts, Ashley N.
Shimada, Cynthia I.
Taloma, Seadona G.
Pavelko, Robert J.
Robins, Satouri
Shimada, Kane T.
Tan, Danielle Maye
Paz Escolero, Kelvin O.
Robinson, Katherine E.
Shipley, Heather B.
Tangeman, Eric J.
Pelgrim, Megan G.
Robles, Ashley A.
Siemon, Josephine A.
Tanuvasa, Keirra S.
Penderghast, Garrett B.
Roetcisoender, Max A.
Simko, R Felicity
Tanuwidjaja, Chloe
Perales, Margarita A.
Roman, Arely
Simons, Lauryn T.
Tate, Ryan J.
Perez, Carson M.
Roman, Carson L.
Simpson, Julia B.
Tayag, Darryl J.
Perisho, Jacob W.
Roman, Emily M.
Sims, Tiffany R.
Taylor, Joseph M.
Perry, Kevin D.
Rosales, Jonathan R.
Siwy, Samuel S.
Taylor, Zachary R.
Petit, Kate E.
Rose, Ian M.
Siwy, Yasmin M.
Teegarden, Olivia M.
Petro, Kelly W.
Rose, Samuel E.
Skolos, Sarah G.
Terreri, Hank E.
Pettinger, Daniel F.
Rosenblatt, Sofia
Smiggs, Kassie J.
Thaher, Adam S.
Pham, Justin
Ross, Jonathan E.
Smith, Makenna G.
Thomas, Alaina R.
Phan, Scott
Roundtree, Nigel J.
Smith, Sarah E.
Thomas, Miranda C.
Pierson, Savannah J.
Rowe, David W.
Snell, Keiana R.
Thompson, Kennedy R.
Pless, William M.
Rumbaugh, Virginia J.
Snyder, Kyra L.
Tom, Andrew P.
Plonski, Kyle Z.
Ruppert, Sydney D.
Soltanmoradi, Ashley
Ton, Andrew
Popma, Hailey C.
Russell, Braden P.
Soo, Rebecca E.
Tong, Alexis K.
Porter, Jason W.
Russell, Riley T.
Spillane, Luke M.
Tourchian,
Prem, Divya
Rzechula, Christopher
Spires, Hope E.
Tran, Eileen T.
Prowten, Jeffrey T.
Rzechula, Mathew
Squire, Rene D.
Triepke, Alexis N.
Prowten, Kimberly A.
Sagastume Aquino,
Standke, Isabella J.
Trinh, Roselyn H.
Pugh, Jared D.
Sahyouni, Sammy
Stankus, Quinlan E.
Troncale, Kaleb J.
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Turnbaugh, Maureen R.
Vieira, Alyssa M.
Westerland, Megan R.
Wong, Gordon S.
Turner, Lithia F.
Viggiano, Olivia A.
Whalen, Samantha N.
Wright, Megan A.
Ulans, Alexandra C.
Vila, Joshua M.
Wheelahan, Ashton M.
Xie, Alicia
Underwood, Camille G.
Villalobos, Joanna
White, Shaina N.
Xie, Brian
Uribe Ayala, Julian M.
Vincent, Cameron J.
Widen, Bethany L.
Ybarra, Camryn
Usman, Noah A.
Wallace, Katie R.
Widen, Spencer
Young, Sarah M.
Valdovinos, Vanessa J.
Wanamaker, Bianca K.
Wiedeman, Duncan R.
Yraceburu, Sarah K.
Valencia, Karolina
Wang, Ashley K.
Wignall, Shayne M.
Yu, Tai Jung I.
Van Horn, Katie A.
Watson, Taylor A.
Williams, Alexandrea N.
Yurtyn, Ruslana N.
Vancura, Jenae F.
Webster, Casey J.
Williams, Quinn
Zendejas, Mia L.
Vazquez, Julissa Y.
Webster, Connor D.
Wilson, Benjamin W.
Zintgraff, Shannon M.
Velazquez, Maria F.
Weimholt, Arthur E.
Wilson, Nathaniel J.
Zoch, Mckenzie M.
Vergara, John Kobe S.
Weimholt, Phoebe A.
Wisneski, Kristen D.
Zoleikhaeian, Daniel E.
Vermaerke, Kevin C.
Weinheimer, Evie A.
Wisneski, Sarah A.
Zundel, Ashley R.
MVHS STUDENTS HONORED AT KIWANIS CLUB
Kiwanis Club of Mission Viejo 2nd Quarter Awards Breakfast
took place on February 9. Mr. Mark Perez, MVHS Activities
Director, presented the awards to Chanae Carter, Dylan Porter
and Jake Culbertson.
Jake Culbertson
Dylan Porter
Chanae Carter
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2015-2016 School Year First Semester
HEART OF THE DIABLOS
AND THE WINNERS ARE ...
ACADEMICS Patrick Cespedes
Listed are the seven senior students who
best exemplify outstanding achievement,
citizenship and scholarship in six
categories: ACADEMICS, ACTIVITIES, THE
ARTS, ATHLETICS, COMMUNITY SERVICE
AND TECHNOLOGY, and ALL AROUND
(based on any or all of the above
characteristics).
ACTIVITIES Anna Kaylor
ALL AROUND Keiana Snell
ARTS Jordanne Hamilton
ATHLETICS Carter Hartmann
The students were selected by their
teachers and the MVHS administrators.
COMMUNITY Isabella Goni
The students’ pictures will be displayed
in the front office.
Note: The pictures are taken by the Photo
Department, along with Mr. Tsang.
SERVICE
TECHNOLOGY Katherine Robinson
ASB News
ASB Elections
This year, the OC Registrar of Voters conducted the voting, which was a simulation of real election voting!
This was a great Civic engagement opportunity of our students. Also, OC Registrar of Voters were on campus with their mobile voting trailer and many of our eligible students were able to register to vote!
NEGU Joy Jars
Blood Drive
ASB coordinated with the American Red Cross to
run our 2nd blood drive of the year on March 23.
There were 89 presenting donors and collected a
total of 59 pints. Between this one
and the Fall blood drive, MVHS
helped collect 118 units of lifesaving blood this school year, potentially saving up to 354 livesCONGRATS DIABLOS!
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While this was not an ASB sponsored event, ASB helped Senior
Ofir Brem with this philanthropic fundraiser, MVHS helped him
to raise $2,331 for the Jessie
Reese Foundation through the
jars that were left in classrooms
throughout February. Great job
Ofir!
MI S S I O N V I E J O HI G H S C HO O L
NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNING
On February 3, 2016 , Mission Viejo High School watched “16” Athletes Sign Scholarship Contracts. Congratulations athletes!
Football
 Ricky Bowman - College of Idaho
 Lewis Cowans - University of Montana
 Carter Hartmann - Harvard University
 Brock Johnson - Georgetown University
 Andrew Tomlinson - Colorado State University, Pueblo
Volleyball
 Shaina White - Northeastern University
Soccer
 Leah Cernicky - Lipscomb University
 Kimberly Flores - Indiana University - Purdue University
 Valentina Green - University of Maine at Fort Kent
 Lindsay Stoner - Humboldt State University
Golf
 Jake Newman - Maryville University of St. Louis
Lacrosse
 Shelley Cummings - California State University, Fresno
 Maryn Macha - University of California, Berkeley
Softball
 Allison Harvey - Princeton University
 Hanna Nilsen - University of Illinois
Track & Field
 Taylor Arco - University of Iowa
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MI S S I O N V I E J O HI G H S C HO O L
ROP Student of the Month
Yocelyn Cortez-Bracamonte
About the Class:
What I enjoyed most about my Certified Nurse Assistant class is the internship at the hospital. I love talking to
the patients and hearing their stories.
It gives me great satisfaction knowing
that I am helping them in some small
way. My teacher, Mrs. Gavel is very
supportive and makes sure the class is
fun and interesting.
Favorites:
Food : Korean BBQ
Quote : “I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me.” Philippian 4:13
My Career Plans:
When I pass my state exam in June I will
begin working as a Certified Nurse Assistant. I may even be offered a position at my internship site! I can always
continue my education and in the future, become a Registered Nurse.
Classes I’ve Taken:
Certified Nurse Assistant
Emergency Medical Responder
Hobbies:
Hiking
Swimming
Teacher Quote:
Yocelyn is kind and compassionate. Her love for her patients is evident in the care she gives them. She is
dependable and always goes the extra mile. She works well with staff and students. Yocelyn is a delightful
young lady that has a great future in the healthcare field.
-Susan Gavel, R.N.
Enroll in an ROP class today! Contact your career specialist, Mrs. Sandy Davis at 837-7722 ext. 5158 or
www.sandy.davis.org
VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE CLASS BRINGS HOME AWARDS!
VEI TEAM SECOND STICH
MVHS—ROP Virtual Enterprise class brought home many awards from
the Bay Area Trade Show and Entrepreneurship Conference.
 4th place : Business Plan Flyer
Congratulations to Second Stitch and their teacher, Mr. Brent Pillsbury for placing in the top 16 teams statewide in the California Business Plan Competition held in Bakersfield, January 14-15. They also
received additional awards at the State Trade Show held in Bakersfield January 15.
 6th place: Business Plan
 2nd place: Basic Web Design
 4th place Logo Design
 9th place; Employee Newsletter
Awards listed:
 3rd place: Marketing Plan
 Honorable Mentions; Sales Presentation & Impact Marketing
 4th place: Elevator Pitch
 2nd place: Wow Factor
 Honorable Mention; Human Resources
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Mission Viejo High School 2016 CAASPP Testing Schedule
Testing Schedule Week 1
April 25
April 26
April 27
April 28
April 29
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Late Start Bell
Schedule
Special Testing
Schedule
Special Testing
Schedule
Special Testing
Schedule
Special Testing
Schedule
10th Grade
10th Grade
California Life
Science Test
Makeups
California Life
Science Test
11th Grade
SBAC
Classroom
Activity in 11th
Grade English
Classes
11th Grade
SBAC English
Performance
Task
11th Grade
SBAC English
Computer
Adaptive Test
11th Grade SBAC 11th Grade
Math Classroom SBAC Math
Activity and
Computer
Performance
Task
Adaptive Test
Bell Schedule for Testing Days (note the odd/even pattern)
Tuesday
April 26
Wednesday
April 27
Thursday
April 28
Friday
April 29
7:54 – 9:54 AM
Testing Period
Testing Period
Testing Period
Testing Period
9:54 – 10:04 AM
Snack
Snack
Snack
Snack
10:10 – 11:10 AM
Period 1
Period 2
Period 1
Period 2
11:16 – 12:16 PM
Period 3
Period 4
Period 3
Period 4
12:16 – 12:56 PM
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
1:02 – 2:02 PM
Period 5
Period 6
Period 5
Period 6
2:08 – 3:00 PM
Period 7
Period 7
Period 7
Period 7
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MVHS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
As you and your senior student look forward to graduation and all of the
activities associated with this exciting time, there is a great deal of
information for you as a parent and or student to read and understand.
Senior Activities calendar and information will be mailed home by end of
April. Please take a moment to read and take note so that you can help
your senior have an exciting, successful, and hopefully, “trauma-free”
graduation. You can also find the information on our website starting in
May. http://www.svusd.k12.ca.us/schools/mvhs
MVHS 50th anniversary year celebration planning is off to
a great start. Many of our retired faculty and staff
members gathered together to plan for this special event.
Stay tuned for our 50th anniversary events and news.
Finish up your senior year
without missing one event
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“TEXT-A-TIP”
MVHS SPRING MUSICAL
“Text-A-Tip.” allows students an anonymous way
to report school issues: abuse, bullying, fights,
drug sales, and suspicious activity, safety
concerns about a friend, thefts, and vandalism, by
texting number
April 28,29,30 May 5, 6, 7 at 7:00 p.m.
“SWEET CHARITY”
(949) 415-MVHS.
Ticket Reservations @
www.mvhsdrama.com
The text goes directly to the cell phones of Deputy
Martin, Assistant Principal, Ed Begany, and Assistant
Principal, Tricia Osborne.
Location: MVHS Performing Arts Theatre
1-800-78-CRIME
Dates to Remember:
April 18 - Late Start Day
April 21 - Open House (Minimum Day)
April 22 - Late Start Day
April 25 - Late Start Day
April 25-29 - CAASPP/CST Testing
May 2 - Late Start Day
May 2-20 - AP Testing
May 2-19 - IB Testing
May 9 - Late Start Day
May 12 - Senior Meeting (all seniors)
May 14 - Prom Night
May 16 - Late Start Day
May 23 - Late Start Day
May 27 - Minimum Day, No School
June 14-16 Final Exams/Minimum Days
(Grades 9-11)
June 16 - Graduation Day
June 3 - Senior Yearbook Distribution
June 6 - Late Start Day
June 7-10 - Final Exams (Seniors)
June 9 - Senior Awards Night
(by invitation)
June 13 - Rehearsal, Mandatory Cap &
Gown Distribution @9:45 a.m.
June 14 - Senior Disneyland Trip
June 15 - Rehearsal, Mandatory, Senior
Panoramic Photo @8:30 a.m.
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SUMMER SCHOOL
Mission Viejo High School
June 20 - July 28
More details @ www.svusd.org