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'''Romina Arena''' is an Italian-American singer. She was born in Italy and now lives in Los Angeles. She has sold over four million records worldwide.<ref>[http://217.169.99.140/proEUsenzaMuri.htm Radio Vaticana]</ref> |
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|name=Capistrano Valley High School |
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|type=[[Public school|Public]] |
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|location=26301 Via Escolar<br>[[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo, CA]] |
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|information=(949) 364-6100 |
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|established=1977 |
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|grades=9-12 |
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|enrollment=2,949 |
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|faculty=200 |
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|principal= Mrs. Deni Christensen |
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|mascot=The Cougars |
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|colors=Black and Gold |
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|district=[[Capistrano Unified School District]] |
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|website=[http://www.cvhs.com/] |
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==Biography== |
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'''Capistrano Valley High School''' (often called '''Capo Valley High School''' or '''CVHS''', known informally as '''Capo''') is a comprehensive public high school at the southern border of [[Mission Viejo]], [[California]] that belongs to the [[Capistrano Unified School District]]. It is set on a hilltop overlooking the [[Interstate 5|I-5]] freeway corridor and the [[Saddleback Mountains]]. It is located on Via Escolar, off the Avery exit of the I-5 freeway. The school attendance boundaries serve students from eastern, southern, and northern Mission Viejo and a small northern portion of [[San Juan Capistrano, California|San Juan Capistrano]]. The school is ranked as number 488 in Newsweek's list of the top 1,300 high schools in the nation. [http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380] CVHS falls in the top 2.5% of US high schools by this.[http://www.capousd.org/schools/cvhs.html] |
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The amazing and talented Romina Arena has overcome adversity to become a true star. At the age of sixteen she suffered a vicious attack at the hands of a jealous entertainer in Italy who lured her into his dressing room ostensibly to thank her for "saving" a concert in which she had performed as an opening act. There he proceeded to scream at her for "humiliating him", beat and kicked her repeatedly and then cut her throat severing her vocal cords. The attack rendered her comatose for more than 18 months but she completely recovered to become a European superstar. She was told by her physicians that she would never be able to sing again but not only did she fully regain her vocal abilities but a strange side effect of the attack was that she developed an extraordinary five octave vocal range as a result of the trauma to her [[pharynx]].<ref>[[Time-Warner]] Cable, Public Access, Santa Monica, California—personal appearance by Romina Arena</ref> |
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==History== |
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CVHS opened in 1977 with one main building and 1,326 students. It was the third high school to be opened in [[Capistrano Unified School District]] after [[San Clemente High School|San Clemente]] and [[Dana Hills High School|Dana Hills]] High Schools. Over the years the school grew adding various wings and improvements such as a pool and gym. |
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It is her powerful POPERA style (pop meets classical) that makes her unique and without compare and she is considered the first and only female POPERA singer in the world. Her talents as a singer, actress, composer, writer and producer have captured the attention of Hollywood. It is her ability to sing, speak and write music fluently in nine different languages, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese Greek and Bulgarian that allowed her to open many doors to the International music market as well as the United States. |
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CVHS experienced several population shifts as the district opened the new schools of [[Aliso Niguel High School|Aliso Niguel]] and [[Tesoro High School|Tesoro]] with the building boom in [[South Orange County|southern]] [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. Students were taken and replaced between these schools as attendance boundaries changed with each new school addition. The 2006-2007 school year was the last year San Juan Capistrano freshmen students primarily entered CVHS. In the 2007-2008 school year most SJC freshmen attended the district's new San Juan Hills High School. A few San Juan Capistrano students who live close to the Mission Viejo/ San Juan city borders may continue to attend CVHS. |
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Some of Romina’s notable accomplishments include: |
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There was controversy over the addition of [[San Juan Hills High School]] which would serve [[San Juan Capistrano, California|San Juan Capistrano]], and CVHS would serve solely Mission Viejo with the new boundaries the district settled on. In the 2005-2006 school year over 2,800 students attended CVHS. The freshman class that entered in 2006 is the largest ever. |
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• Four number #1 singles in four different countries, Japan “Suburo”, Australia “As Beautiful as You”, Germany “As Beautiful as You” and Italy “Una Vita Senza Vita” from San Remo Festival 1994 Complation. |
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• Sold over (4) Four Million Records Worldwide |
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• Receiving a lifetime achievement gold record “RAI International “ from Italy for her contributions to the music industry in Europe. |
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• Winner of the International San Remo Festival (equivalent to the American Grammy Awards) |
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Music has been the vibration of her life since she was just a child. Romina was a Mouseketeer for Disney's Mickey Mouse club in Italy, and performed as a classical ballerina in the major Italian theatres at the tender age of seven. Romina continues to write music for film soundtracks, TV shows and recently placed the rock song “Satellite” as the theme song for a popular video game developed by Microsoft “Gotham Racing 2”. She is currently working on her personal autobiography about her life story, which will also be made into a major motion picture and is in development of several other movie and television projects. |
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CVHS is a [[California Distinguished School]][http://www.capousd.org/schools/cvhs.html], [[National Blue Ribbon]] Finalist[http://www.capousd.org/schools/cvhs.html], and was ranked 480 in Newsweek's 2008 list of the top 1,300 schools nationwide.[http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?sort=Rank&count=1351&Search=&start=500&limit=100&year=2007&] This puts CVHS in the top 2.5 percent of high schools in the nation. By the list, it is the highest ranked for the school district and second highest rank between both Saddleback Valley and Capistrano Unified that serve south [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. |
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Due to ongoing problems at San Juan Hills High School, Capistrano Unified appointed CVHS Principal Tom Ressler to that campus after 22 years at Capistrano Valley. Mr. Ressler began his job at SJHHS in the fall of 2008 and Deni Christensen, the former Vice Principal of Guidance was appointed by the district to become the new principal of Capistrano Valley in the fall of 2008.[http://www.capousd.org/releases.htm] |
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The average class size is 34 students and there are 93 teachers and 90 have a full credential. 4.3% of the teachers hold doctorates, 52% hold a masters and 43% hold a bachelor's degree.<ref>[http://www.missionviejo.org/education/capistrano-valley-high-school/ Capistrano Valley High School Demographics], ''[[MissionViejo.org]]'', [[January 27]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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==Facilities== |
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[[Image:Cvhs school.jpg|Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, CA|thumb|right]] |
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Capistrano Valley has a unique brick architecture, seldom seen in the stucco pop up buildings that cover most of Southern California.[http://www.capousd.org/schools/cvhs.html] There is a main building that has two story wings projecting from the main indoor quad area known as the "mall." From the mall are the administration offices, the food service area called the "Cougar Grill," the teachers' lounge, all centered by a stage where music and games are played during events like spirit week or before a school dance. The mall is also used as the auditorium after school when the stage area is enclosed. |
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Capo's second wings branch from a mini mall that is centered by a two story library and career center. The Activities office is in this hall. The school has six computer labs and 400 computers for student use. |
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Arrangements of Main Building: Off the main mall/ quad of the school are the A, B, and C wings. The A wing is to the left of the main entrance and is home to the administration, guidance, and attendance offices. The B wing is located to the right of the main entrance and has all fine art classrooms, drama, music, and the IB room. The C wing has eight classrooms that are electives and ROP courses like auto shop, photography, dance, and stage design. Adjacent to the main mall is the "mini mall" with the career center in the middle. Off this area are the D, J, and E wings. The D wing has eight science classrooms and a greenhouse. The J wing has foreign language classes and a computer lab. The E wing is six math classes and a computer lab. On the lower level surrounding the library are the H, K, F, and G wings. The H wing has twelve social science classrooms, the K wing has foreign language classrooms, and the F wing has thirteen English classrooms. The G wing is for special education and is in a more separate area with individualized rooms. |
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Arrangement of Outside Buildings: In addition to the main building, a new two story brick building was built in 2006 called the "M Building." It replaces sixteen older portable classrooms. The M Building has social science classrooms, four state of the art science rooms, and math classrooms. Off the upper level "senior parking lot" are 18 portable classrooms. These rooms primarily are English classrooms, but there is a mix of math, science, and ROP also in what is known as the "P rooms." |
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There is a gymnasium and auxiliary gym that were newly remodeled also in 2006. |
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Capistrano Valley has 180, {{convert|768|sqft|m2}} in permanent buildings and 19, {{convert|680|sqft|m2}} in relocatable buildings. There are 200, {{convert|448|sqft|m2}} of buildings on the entire campus. Capistrano Valley has the least amount of square footage in portable buildings of the district high schools, and also the least amount of total square footage (though this schools has the lowest enrollment in the district). |
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CVHS also boasts one of the largest high school swimming pools at 50 meters long. There are three soccer/football fields, six tennis courts, two softball fields, two baseball fields, and a turf field and track in the stadium. |
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==Academics== |
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CVHS is one of two high schools in Capistrano Unified School District and one of 180 in the USA and Canada to be an International Baccalaureate School[http://www.capousd.org/schools/cvhs.html] and offers the Academy of Technology Math and Science. |
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There is also the Laptop Academy, in which students use their laptops in the classroom and interact with computers in all aspects of learning. Students often are found using the internet to find current events and go deeper into history than with a textbook. |
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Counselors work with students to help them stay college bound if that is their desire as strong emphasis is put on college preparatory courses. CVHS is part of the AAA (Accelerated Academic Achievement) Program. The school's API is 812, making it a CA Exeplarary High School.[http://www.capousd.org/schools/cvhs.html] |
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CVHS is the district's northern magnet campus due to the presence of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and the most established AP programs in the northern portion of the district. CVHS has had a pass rate of 96% for IB.[http://www.capousd.org/schools/high/cvhs.html] |
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17 AP courses are offered in: Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics C, American Government/Economics, American History, European History, Art History, Psychology, Statistics, Calculus AB/BC, French IV, German IV, and Spanish IV. |
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17 IB courses are offered as: English III SL, English IV HL, Biology HL, Chemistry SL, Physics SL, History of the Americas HL, Math Studies SL, Mathematics SL, Mathematics HL, French SL, German SL, Spanish SL, Spanish HL, Music Theory SL, Theory of Knowledge, Psychology SL, and Visual Arts SL. |
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Capistrano Valley is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) [http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchlist.cfm]. |
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==Sports== |
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[[Image:Image:13384532895780c036b3.jpg|Cougar Stadium|thumb|left]] |
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CVHS offers sports programs in [[football]], [[water polo]], [[swimming]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[roller hockey]], [[volleyball]], [[golf]], [[tennis]], [[soccer]], [[baseball]], [[basketball]], [[track and field]], [[lacrosse]], [[surf]], [[softball]], [[cheerleading]], and [[scholastic wrestling|wrestling]]. <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Capistrano valley field large.jpg|thumb|The new CVHS stadium by Sportexe]] --> |
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Capo competes in the South Coast League against [[Aliso Niguel High School|Aliso Niguel]], [[San Clemente High School|San Clemente]], [[Mission Viejo High School|Mission Viejo]], [[Dana Hills High School|Dana Hills]], and [[Tesoro High School|Tesoro]] High Schools. Approximately 40 percent of students participate in competitive athletics.[http://www.capousd.org/schools/high/cvhs.html] |
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The men's surf team were the champions in the men's longboard competition in 2008. The girl's surf team placed third in the women's shortboard championships in 2008. [http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=987546&Main=987546] |
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The 2007 women's varsity volleyball team ended the season as South Coast League Champions, ranked as the third best team in Orange County, and compeating to C.I.F. third round. [http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=capogirlsvball] |
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The 2007-2008 Cougar men's basketball team were the South Coast League Champions, ending the season ranked number six in Orange County. The team compeated to C.I.F round two. [http://www.ocvarsity.com/sport.php?sportID=3&gender=B] |
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The 2008 men's baseball team, a perenial top performer, tied Tesoro for first place in league play with a nearly all junior class team. The baseball team won the South Coast League for a sixth consecutive year. The team will move on to CIF as the #1 seed from the South Coast League and ranked number five in all of Orange County. [http://www.hartbaseballstats.com/STANDX08.pdf] |
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For the first time ever in school history, the 2008 men's swim team took first place in league going undefeated and proceeded to CIF. [http://www.ocvarsity.com/standings/?sportID=15&gender=B&seasonID=12] |
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The new lacrosse team in the spring of 2008 placed third in league as the sport grows in popularity of the west coast. [http://www.ocvarsity.com/standings/?sportID=15&gender=B&seasonID=12] |
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CVHS was awarded the high school with the best character and sportsmanship in 2006 by CIF. [http://www.capousd.org/schools/high/cvhs.html] |
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==The Fine Arts Department== |
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The Capistrano Valley Marching Band, known throughout Southern California as the Black and Gold Brigade, participates in competitive field tournaments, parades and home football games. The ensemble consists of woodwind, brass, color guard and percussion. |
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The Black and Gold Brigade is under the direction of Andreas Waldukat, who is also the concert band and string orchestra director at Capistrano Valley High School. |
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The Black and Gold Brigade currently competes in the SCSBOA (Southern California Band and Orchestra Association) 2A division and has qualified for all SCSBOA championships since 2002. The marching band earned first place in the 2A division in 2002. It also won first place in the 1A division in 2006 for colorguard, band, visual, and percussion categories. |
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The winter guard team placed first in division AA at the Winter Guard Association of Southern California contest at Tesoro High School in February 2007. In the championships, the team placed sixth in "Intermediate Yellow A" at CVHS in April 2007. |
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On October 13, 2007, the Black and Gold Brigade came in first place for Auxiliary, Music, and Drumline categories at the prestigious Poway Marching Band Invitational in Division 2A. |
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This year, Capistrano Valley High School has three wind bands and three string orchestras. The top band and top orchestra also double as an IB music class, exposing the students to ethnomusicology and music theory. |
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The Drama Department lead by Emily Holke, has been and is stong with her arrival in 2006. With Drama 1, Advanced Drama, and Stagecraft, Holke has the program running at full speed. The Drama Department is accompanied by Capo Valley's three choirs, directed by the new Erin Girard. The chamber choir or top group is called Camerata. The treble choir, which consists of women only, is named Tapestry. To top off the program is CV Choir, which is the entry level choir, which turns down no applicants. |
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In the spring, the students can join a variety of other music classes like pop-strings and jazz band. Also in the spring is the spring musical where the orchestra, the band, the choir, and drama are combined to perform a popular musical. |
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==Clubs and Activities== |
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Capistrano Valley offers a wide array of clubs for students to be involved in. The clubs are under the rule of the student government, the Associated Student Body (ASB). ASB consists of Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshmen Class Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer). Also, there are the commissioner positions that include: Commissioner of Athletics, Commissioner of Activities, Commissioner of Multicultural/Clubs, Commissioner at Large, Commissioners of Students, Campus Services and Staff, Commissioners of Technical Services, Commissioner of Pep and Commissioner of Publicity. |
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Curricular Clubs: MC-Squared, Ceramics Club, Cougars 4 Character, California Scholarship Federation (CSF), Drama Club, Escape Magazine Club, International French Club, Junior Statesmen of America, Key Club, Marine Ecology Club, National Honor Socity, Quiz Bowl, Shutterbug Club, Yearbook, Newspaper, Model United Nations, Math Club, Instrumental Music, Orchestra, Color Guard, and Music. |
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Non-curricular Clubs: Pep Squad, Boys Soccer Club, Gay Straight Alliance, Make A Wish Foundation, Go Club, Federation of Christian Athletes, Japanese Culture Club, R.E.A.D, Intense in Tents, Freethinking Atheist and Agnostic Kinship, Operation Smile, ROCK, Big Brother/Sister, Amnesty International, The Green Club, Roller Hockey, People Connecting with Technology, Operation Home Front, Leo Club, Invisible Children, Red Cross Club, and Students Against Drinking and Driving. |
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==Notable Alumni== |
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* [[Todd Marinovich]] Former [[University of Southern California]] & [[Los Angeles Raiders]] Quarterback[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Marinovich] |
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* [[Kina Grannis]] singer/songwriter whose songs have been played during the Super Bowl and episodes of General Hospital. She is currently signed with [[Interscope Records]] . [http://www.kinagrannis.com/about.php] |
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* [[Ryan Schreiber]] Professional journalist who attended the [[University of Missouri]] and has had work published in numerous publications. He has been known to return as a [[substitute teacher]] at CVHS and other schools within the district. |
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==Controversy== |
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===Litigation=== |
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===Peloza v. Capistrano Unified School District=== |
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Capistrano Valley has figured in several notable legal controversies over its history. In a case that drew national media attention, a biology teacher named John Peloza was accused of proselytizing and teaching creationism instead of evolution, in violation of the state curriculum. Peloza gave a student a Bible and told another Jewish student that she would go to hell if she did not convert to Christianity.<ref> {{cite news | first=Lily | last=Eng | title=Anti-Evolutionist Teacher Sues School District | date=[[October 1]] [[1991]] | work=Los Angeles Times |}}</ref> |
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Peloza was not fired, but was reprimanded by the principal and ordered to teach evolution and refrain from proselytizing. Peloza sued the school district in federal court, as well as several teachers and administrators, including principal Thomas R. Anthony; vice-principal Ross Velderraine, history teachers James Corbett and Paul Pflueger, and science teachers Ray Panici and William Redding. In addition to state tort claims, Peloza alleged that that the school district unconstitutionally required him to teach "evolutionism" and that evolutionism is a religious belief system. He also alleged that the defendants attempted by harassment and intimidation to force him to teach evolutionism because of a class-based animus against practicing Christians in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3).<ref>Peloza v. Capistrano Valley Unified School District (9th Cir. 1994)</ref> Peloza asked for 5 million dollars in damages. Peloza received assistance from the [[Rutherford Institute]] and the [[American Center for Law and Justice]].<ref> {{cite news | first=Tammerlin | last=Drummond | title=Teacher's Lawsuit Over Evolution Rejected Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition | date=[[October 5]] [[1995]] | work=Los Angeles Times |}}</ref> |
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Finding the lawsuit frivolous, a district court judge dismissed Peloza's lawsuit on January 16, 1992, awarding attorney's fees to the defendants. After the decision, Peloza was reassigned to teach physical education instead of science. On October 4, 1994 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of Peloza's lawsuit, but reversed the award of attorney's fees.<ref> Peloza v. Capistrano Valley Unified School District (9th Cir. 1994)</ref> The Supreme Court refused to hear Peloza's appeal in 1995. Peloza continued to teach physical education at Capistrano for a number of years. <ref> {{cite news | first=Karen | last=Alexander | title=Gym Class Deal Works Out; High School Eases Crowding by Sending P.E. Group to Health Club | date=[[May 19]] [[1999]] | work=Los Angeles Times |}}</ref> |
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===C.F. v. Capistrano Unified School District=== |
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In another case that has drawn national media coverage, on December 12, 2007 Chad Farnan, a student, represented by the [[Advocates for Faith and Freedom]], a conservative Christian legal advocacy group, filed suit against 19-year [[AP European History]] teacher Dr. James Corbett. The suit alleges that Corbett had violated the [[First Amendment]]'s [[Establishment Clause]] that prohibits government from advancing religion or promoting hostility toward religion. <ref>[http://www.ocregister.com/news/corbett-students-high-1943118-school-capistrano Teacher's religion remarks spark lively community debate] ''[[Orange County Register]]'', [[December 14]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages and attorney fees, alleges that Corbett typically spent "a large portion of class time propagating his personal views to a captive audience," including criticism of [[Christianity]] and traditional Christian viewpoints on topics such as birth control, teenage sex, homosexuality and erectile dysfunction.<ref>[http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/education/article_1943088.php Capistrano Valley High School religion dispute's legal issues], ''[[Orange County Register]]'', [[December 16]], [[2007]].</ref> In response to the lawsuit, numerous former students of Corbett defended him, holding a protest at the school and forming support groups.<ref>[http://www.ocregister.com/news/school-corbett-students-1944935-capistrano-class 200 protesters turn up to support Capo teacher sued over religious comments] ''[[Orange County Register]]'', [[December 19]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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In March, [[U.S. District Court]] Judge James Selna denied Corbett's motion to dismiss the suit by [[demurrer]].<ref>[http://www.ocweekly.com/features/features/capo-valley-highs-james-corbett-isnt-the-first-local-educator-to-face-ocs-cultural-conservatives/28692/?page=1 Capo Valley High's James Corbett Isn't the First Local Educator to Face OC's Cultural Conservatives], ''[[OCWeekly]],[[April 10]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.ocregister.com/news/corbett-students-high-1943118-school-capistrano] |
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*[http://www.cvhs.com Capistrano Valley High School's website] |
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*[http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=cvcougarslacrosse Capistrano Valley Lacrosse Team Website] |
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*[http://www.cvhsmusic.org Capistrano Valley High School's music website] |
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*[http://www.capousd.org/schools/cvhs.html District's CVHS website] |
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*[http://cvhsfootball.com CVHS Football website] |
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*[http://www.cougarsxc.com/ CVHS Cross Country] |
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*[http://www.capowrestling.com/ CVHS Wrestling] |
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Romina Arena is an Italian-American singer. She was born in Italy and now lives in Los Angeles. She has sold over four million records worldwide.[1]
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The amazing and talented Romina Arena has overcome adversity to become a true star. At the age of sixteen she suffered a vicious attack at the hands of a jealous entertainer in Italy who lured her into his dressing room ostensibly to thank her for "saving" a concert in which she had performed as an opening act. There he proceeded to scream at her for "humiliating him", beat and kicked her repeatedly and then cut her throat severing her vocal cords. The attack rendered her comatose for more than 18 months but she completely recovered to become a European superstar. She was told by her physicians that she would never be able to sing again but not only did she fully regain her vocal abilities but a strange side effect of the attack was that she developed an extraordinary five octave vocal range as a result of the trauma to her pharynx.[2]
It is her powerful POPERA style (pop meets classical) that makes her unique and without compare and she is considered the first and only female POPERA singer in the world. Her talents as a singer, actress, composer, writer and producer have captured the attention of Hollywood. It is her ability to sing, speak and write music fluently in nine different languages, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese Greek and Bulgarian that allowed her to open many doors to the International music market as well as the United States.
Some of Romina’s notable accomplishments include: • Four number #1 singles in four different countries, Japan “Suburo”, Australia “As Beautiful as You”, Germany “As Beautiful as You” and Italy “Una Vita Senza Vita” from San Remo Festival 1994 Complation. • Sold over (4) Four Million Records Worldwide • Receiving a lifetime achievement gold record “RAI International “ from Italy for her contributions to the music industry in Europe. • Winner of the International San Remo Festival (equivalent to the American Grammy Awards)
Music has been the vibration of her life since she was just a child. Romina was a Mouseketeer for Disney's Mickey Mouse club in Italy, and performed as a classical ballerina in the major Italian theatres at the tender age of seven. Romina continues to write music for film soundtracks, TV shows and recently placed the rock song “Satellite” as the theme song for a popular video game developed by Microsoft “Gotham Racing 2”. She is currently working on her personal autobiography about her life story, which will also be made into a major motion picture and is in development of several other movie and television projects.
- ^ Radio Vaticana
- ^ Time-Warner Cable, Public Access, Santa Monica, California—personal appearance by Romina Arena