Mission Viejo High

25025 Chrisanta Drive

Mission Viejo 92691-5399

(949) 837-7722

* Enrollment: 2,332

* Established: 1967

* Team name: Diablos

* Principal: Marilyn McDowell

* Student president: Liza Abby Okazaki

* Valedictorian: Matthew C. Freedman

* Famous alumni: Olympic swimmer Brian Goodell; 1998 Masters champion Mark O’Meara; former NBA player Bob Thorton; Columbia Space Shuttle astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria; Olympic gold-medalist soccer player Julie Foudy; Olympic diver Wendy Williams

* Winning moments: Digital High School grant; hosted Model United Nations conference with more than 1,500 delegates; Orangewood and Heifer Project International fund-raisers; state marching band competitions; national drum line competition; national color guard competitions; Fullerton Jazz Festival champions; Southern California All-Star Jazz Ensemble lead trumpet player Walter Simonsen; John Wooden Scholar Athlete winner Paul Whiting; boys’ and girls’ basketball playoffs; boys’ and girls’ soccer playoffs; girls’ water polo playoffs; postseason wrestling tournament; boys’ cross-country championships; football playoffs; girls’ golf playoffs; girls’ tennis playoffs

* In the works: Naming Director of Student Activities Bill Hinds; modernization project; new entrance; more parking spaces

* Graduation: 7:30 p.m. June 24 at the stadium

SENIOR STANDOUT

Megan Wall-Wolff of Laguna Hills

* Achievements: Earned a 4.92 weighted grade-point average; black belt in karate; named Bank of America plaque winner in liberal arts; National Merit finalist; Heart of the Diablos for academics; National Honor Society vice president; Honor roll; named Top 25

* Connections: Reporter for the school’s TV news magazine; performed in musical theater; participated in Mock Trial; Pageant of the Masters; competed in Model United Nations program; member of the astronomy club; Girl Scouts; enjoys dance; drawing; writing; exotic birds

* Ambitions: Deciding between Princeton and New York University’s Tisch School of Arts film department; pursue a career in film or writing; “be happy”

* Family: Father is Michael Wolff; mother is Genevieve Wall

* Claim to fame: Unique wardrobe

THE SENIOR CLASS: 508