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525 N. Shaffer St.

Orange 92867-6898

(714) 997-6211

* Enrollment: 2,100

* Established: 1903 on Glassell Street; moved in 1953

* Team name: Panthers

* Principal: Robert Lewis

* Student president: Faith Crook

* Valedictorian: Diem Linh

* Famous alumni: Former County Supervisor Gaddi Vasquez; Olympic runner Mary Decker Slaney

* Winning moments: Leukemia Society’s Pennies for Patients fund-raiser; color-guard drill team awards; sister city trip to Australia; Chapman Medical Center grant

* In the works: Install communication and fire alarm system; Digital High School grant; iMac computer lab

* Graduation: 4:30 p.m. June 15 at the outdoor theater

SENIOR STANDOUT

Tyson Vincent of Orange

* Achievements: Earned a 3.54 grade-point average; named Associate Student Body commissioner of athletics; Student Active Leadership team; Student of the Month for art; Honor roll; Scholar Athlete; National Honor Society; yearbook staff member; received John LaBord award

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* Connections: Member of the Christian Club board; varsity swim and water polo teams; enjoys jazz, art, leading worship with Enrique Maya, oil painting, surfing, going to church, reading, spending time with friends, “who are a blessing, and sharing the love and grace that comes through knowing Jesus Christ to othersâ€; worked at Islands restaurant in Orange

* Ambitions: Attend Cal State Long Beach; transfer to Moody Bible Institute in Chicago

* Family: “I live with my mother, Christine; my stepdad, John Thompson; and my brother, Garthâ€

* Philosophy: “ ‘For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.’ Paul’s words, Phillippians 1:21â€

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THE SENIOR CLASS: 414

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