OC HIGH / STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS : Top-Notch Schools

Nine Orange County high schools have been selected as 1994 winners in the California Distinguished Schools program.

High schools receiving the honor were Foothill in Tustin Unified District; Sonora, Sunny Hills and Troy, all of Fullerton Joint Union; Huntington Beach of Huntington Beach Union; Los Alamitos of Los Alamitos Unified; El Toro and Mission Viejo of Saddleback Valley Unified, and Century of Santa Ana Unified.

“All are outstanding examples of successful implementation or significant progress toward implementation of the instructional and curriculum reform envisioned in the coming decade,” said acting State Supt. of Public Instruction William Dawson.

The schools were honored at an awards ceremony May 27 at the Santa Clara convention center.

Around Campus

Bits and pieces:

* Interact Club members from 10 Orange County high schools participated in an inter-district project at Newport’s Back Bay, helping to widen trails for easier wheelchair passage.

* Musings in the Mustang Stampede, the student newspaper at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo: Nothing is faster than the speed of light . . .to prove this to yourself, try opening the refrigerator door before the light comes on.

* The marvels of today’s modern technology include the development of a soda can, which, when discarded, will last forever--and a $15,000 car which, when properly cared for, will rust out in two or three years.

Say What?

Given a chance to say anything, here’s what some students at Brea Olinda High School came up with and told a reporter from the student newspaper, the Wildcat:

“For those of you who think you’re ugly, you’re right.”

“A pessimist finds difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist finds opportunity in every difficulty.”

“I always wonder why the clocks ring at 8:02 or 8:03 and not 8:00 or 8:05.”

“Older sisters look better out of state.”