Capistrano Valley High

26301 Via Escolar

Mission Viejo 92692-3999

(949) 364-6100

* Enrollment: 2,813

* Established: 1977

* Team name: Cougars

* Principal: Daniel Burch

* Student president: Valerie Marvin

* Famous alumni: Olympic discus thrower Brian Blutreich; Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Mike Ramirez

* Winning moments: Orange County Academic Decathlon; “Could This Happen to You” assembly; boys’ and girls’ basketball playoffs; Southern Section girls’ soccer champions; boys’ and girls’ water polo playoffs; girls’ cross-country championships; girls’ tennis playoffs; girls’ volleyball playoffs

* In the works: Implement Digital High School grant

* Graduation: 5:30 p.m. June 21 at the stadium

SENIOR STANDOUT

David Lawrence Stahl of Mission Viejo

* Achievements: Earned a 4.79 weighted grade-point average; named Scholar of Scholars; Advanced Placement scholar with distinction; National Honor Society parliamentarian; California Scholarship Federation; two-time Kiwanis club commended student; received National Merit Commendation; Golden State diploma; piano awards, including first place at Orange County music arts and Southwestern Youth’s musical festival; Scholar of Scholars and CM-MTAC panel honor; speaks Spanish

* Connections: Member of varsity swimming team; Key Club; Academy of Technology, Math and Science; GATE club; participated in jazz improv; enjoys body surfing; going to the beach; “dreaming about the kinds of cars I hope I can afford someday”; volunteered as a library aide; assistant to varsity girls’ water polo team; Joshua Tree Research project; worked as a student tutor; school district recreation leader; lifeguard and swim instructor

* Ambitions: Attend Harvard; earn combined medical/graduate school degree; pursue career in medical research focusing on autoimmune diseases

* Family: Father is Larry; mother is Jackie; brother is AJ; sister is Jaclyn; dog is Angel; turtle is Sherman; “They put up with late hours of studying and lots of stress. I love them. P.S. Thanks to my teachers, coaches, advisors, friends, family, etc., for pushing me to be my best”

* Claims to fame: “Ranked No. 1 in graduating class while being named captain of the varsity water polo team. Accepted to 10 major universities and will graduate with 15 Advanced Placement classes with a possibility of earning junior standing in college. Rumored to also leap buildings in a single bound”

THE SENIOR CLASS: 564