The Fine Print

Standout seniors featured in this section were selected by The Times from nominations made by schools in the areas of leadership, academics and arts.

Senior names were supplied by schools based on computer records. The lists may contain the names of some students who, for various reasons, will not be in the graduating class.

Information about the schools was supplied by administrators, yearbook staffs and students, and from published records.

Schools with fewer than 25 students in their senior class and continuation and alternative schools are not profiled separately. Some small specialty schools declined to or were unable to participate.

Not all valedictorian names were available. Those included are based on academic work completed through the third quarter.

The Staff

Section editor: Janet Eastman

Design: Mike Kirkendall, Kirk Christ

Senior names editor: Steve Emmons

Writers: Jose Corona, Susan Howlett

Data coding: Jim Carr

Copy editors: Joan Fantazia, Maria D. Laso Elders, Brad Bonhall, John Kissell, Kathy Lawitz, Virginia Tyson, Mike Grundmann, Laura Nott, Dan Donovan, Mark Ludwig, Minh Dang, Kymberly Dryer and Glenn Doggrell

The Cover

Photographs on the cover were taken by students at Buena Park, Cypress, Edison, Foothill, Kennedy, La Quinta, Lutheran, Los Amigos, Tustin, Newport Harbor, Rancho Alamitos, Rosary, San Clemente, Santiago, Savanna, Sonora, and Troy high schools.