Fullerton Union High
201 E. Chapman Ave.
Fullerton 92634
(714) 870-3700
* Enrollment: 1,598
* Established: 1898
* Team name: The Indians
* Newspaper: Pleiades
* Principal: Greg Franklin
* Student president: Avery DeVenanzio
* Famous alumni: Former All-Star catcher Del Crandall; Broadway performer John Raitt; former Pittsburgh Pirate and Brooklyn Dodger Arky Vaughn; Richard M. Nixon and former major league pitcher Walter “The Big Train” Johnson attended but did not graduate from the school
* Winning moments: Productions of “The Dining Room,” “The Sound of Music” and “On the Twentieth Century” received awards in the 19th Annual Theater Competition; Every 15 Minutes program held to promote nondrinking events; World War II Theme and assembly; newspaper staff awarded Gold Medalist Certificate from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and first place from the Quill & Scroll; sophomore Elisa Singer was first violinist in the All-Southern California High School Honor Band and Honor Orchestra; sophomore Andrea Dodson received Congressional Silver Medal award for outstanding volunteerism and personal development; senior Justin Brown named scholar athlete by O.C. Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame; students received numerous public speaking awards; football Southern Section Division IX playoffs; boys’ soccer Southern Section Division III playoffs
* In the works: Continued enhancement of the Academy of the Arts; Internet access in classrooms through Digital High School grant; implementation of Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college preparatory program
* Graduation: June 17, 8 p.m., at the football field
SENIOR STANDOUT
Kristin F. Godeke of Fullerton
* Achievements: Earned a 4.47 weighted grade-point average; Bank of America Award regional finalist in fine arts; Presidential Student Award for community service; choir, English and water polo student of the year; Southern California Vocal Assn. soloist competition winner; speaks Spanish
* Connections: Swimming instructor and lifeguard; volunteers as student director for the annual talent show at Acacia Elementary School in Fullerton
* Ambitions: Attend Occidental College, “where I have been awarded the Margaret Bundy Scott Scholarship. I will enter the school of diplomacy and world affairs to prepare for a career in international affairs/international law with a minor in vocal music.”
* Family: Father is Raymond Godeke; mother is Vickie
* Claim to fame: “I have a tendency toward spontaneity. I love trying things for the first time, and the less planning the better. I am known for my last-minute decisions as well as spontaneous changes of both mood and mind.”
THE SENIOR CLASS: 312