El Dorado High

1651 Valencia Ave.

Placentia 92870-3030

(714) 993-5350

* Enrollment: 1,985

* Established: 1966

* Team name: Golden Hawks

* Principal: Karen Wilkins

* Valedictorians: Andrew Cheng, Matthew De Land, Wendy Iskenderian, Sandra McCarty, Jeffrey Merit and Amy M. Welch

* Famous alumni: Olympic swimming gold-medalist Janet Evans; opera singer Deborah Voight; San Diego Padres second baseman Brett Boone; Seattle Mariner pitcher Brett Tomko; pro golfer Carolyn Hill; Olympic silver medalist John Mykannen; former major league baseball players Kevin Blankenship, Chris Cron, Matt Luke and Dan Petry; Mike Palm of Agent Orange; Steve Soto of the Adolescents; “Days of Our Lives” actress Christie Clark; professional bodybuilder Shawn Ray; Calvin Klein model Rob Sporrer

* Winning moments: Completed accreditation process; boys’ and girls’ basketball playoffs; boys’ and girls’ soccer playoffs; boys’ and girls’ water polo playoffs; postseason wrestling tournament; football playoffs; girls’ golf playoffs; girls’ tennis playoffs; girls’ volleyball playoffs

* In the works: Renovate science building; band invited to Olympic opening ceremonies in Australia

* Graduation: 7 p.m. June 15 at Valencia High stadium

SENIOR STANDOUT

Janna McFerson of Placentia

* Achievements: Named Associate Student Body president; junior class president; City of Placentia youth ambassador; National Honor Society; newspaper staff writer; completed six-year Young Woman program involving five 20-hour Laurel projects for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

* Connections: Member of Recycle Placentia teen team; LDS church youth group; played piano for 10 years; enjoys writing; drawing; swimming; “being creative while working on the computer”; worked as a hostess at the Blue Bayou restaurant at Disneyland through the Regional Occupational Program

* Ambitions: Attend a junior college; transfer to Brigham Young University, major in advertising; serve an 18-month church mission; get married and have a family

* Family: Father is Jim; mother is Laura; brothers are Jon and Jeffrey; sisters are Jayd and Jennifer; “They have always supported me and my many activities”

* Claim to fame: Designed City of Placentia’s Earth Week Run 2000 logo, which was featured on T-shirts, posters and fliers

THE SENIOR CLASS: 471