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This is a closer view of our campus.

Our school consists of four different Academies.The Business Academy, Health Academy,

Construction Academy, and the Academy of Creative Technologies.

Our

Lab

includes

Power

Macs

and

And this is where it all begins

This

is

a

view

of

our

computer

Lab

A far away look at our campus, you would never expect to find all the talent inside.

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Although this year's program is closely linked to the prior years, therewere quite a few relevant changes to the curriculum. The instructor,

Mr. Greg Vizzini, feels that the students this year are much more fortunate in the technological areas, but are lacking in others. The

basic art skills required to have a strong foundation are being slightlyneglected for the more advanced computer programs. He hopes that next

year the academy will reach a balance between technology and the fundamental skills needed to acheive a higher quality in the student's work. The focus for the first and third quarters will be on art skills and

the second and fourth on computer production. With the dedicatedstudents as well as staff, the academy's goals for the future are almost

assured.

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The ACT I instructor, Mr. Greg Vizzini, was very pleased with the progress of this year's class. Now that the Academy is in its second year the planning for the projects was backed up by experience, rather than trial and error. With more

experience comes better prepared lessons and enhanced learning. Both of these have

contributed to a well-organized and smoother year, not to mention happier and better-rounded students. The rapid

development of this extraordinary program continues to astound the

instructors and all who benefit from it.

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Projects This Year

Ten Elements of Design

Basic Elements

Mask Projects

Roller Coaster Projects

Sophomores Greg Tompkins, Dave Walker and Frank Shelter show

their academy spirit in one of the few moments when they’re not

hard at work. They showed their particular brand of academy pride

in their mask ( a group project they had recently completed ).

In the midst of their mask project, sophomore Matt Rusa prepares

the materials needed to produce his group’s mask project. These

masks counted for a large portion of the second semester grades.

In this particular assignment, the students were required to use the ten different elements of design to create

a detailed representation of a face in collage form. Different magazine clippings were used to put forth this

illusion. Some were realistic and others took a turn toward the fantastic.

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First row: Leigh Muntz, Brent Stephenson, Trevon Hill, Brett Mead, Scott Schroeder, Robert Ruiz, Ryan Santibanez, Amanda Milburn, Michael Rossberg. Second row: Terry Vaden, David Morin, Tino Montemor, Justin Reyes, Ray Molina, Sam Gerardi, Mr. Rick Carner. Third row: Jeffrey Moore, Chris Woken. Fourth row: Dominic Durden, Kasey Tribble, Chablis Carmona, Jeannette Maniago, Adam Richards.

Here is a glimpse of the minds

behind the ACT Academy's first class !

The ACT II class this year is full of talented, enthusiastic and hardworkingstudents. This will be the first group to graduate from the ACT program. The progress and feedback has been and continues to be enormously positive.

The first year prepared the students with a basic understanding of the primaryelements of design and how to use these fundamental skills. The focus of the

class was not initially assisted by the constant use of computers. In the secondyear, the use of technology in the academy has evolved, and with the help of this technology, many advanced and creative projects were constructed. This

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We have a wide variety of projects to choose from. Greater freedom is per-

mitted in the second year.

MOVIE POSTERYEARBOOKWEB (HOME) PAGET-SHIRT DESIGNLOGO CONTESTACT POSTER DESIGN ILLUSTRATOR LESSONSPHOTOSHOP LESSONSCD-COVERSBUSINESS PARTNER POSTERAD BROCHURE & POSTERACT VIDEO TRAILERCSHS INFORMATIONAL CD Page 7

The instructor of the ACT II academy class, Mr. Rick Carner, has done a

terrific job of balancing the techological aspects of the course with the basic art

skills needed to make his students successful. With what began as a class which would hopefully aid students in

learning about technology, it has turned into a spectacular program with a

bright future. The developement of the program is reflected in the new found maturity of the students. As the first class of the academy, the students have grown along with the changes

that occured.

"It was vey unique."~Adam Richards

"It was a good learning experience." ~Chablis Carmona

"Great real world experience, great feel for the job world." ~Cortlen Garrett

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"One of the best summers I've had." ~ Dominic Durden

"It was a great experience."~Amanda Milburn

"Study the art of logic, learn to draw your own conclusions." ~Brent Stephenson

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Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, is a department of defense activity whose sole mission is to distribute stateside radio and television programming from its broadcast center to nearly a million Army, Navy, Air

Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard men and women, DOD Civilians, and their families in more than 160 countries, as well as sailors

and marines aboard U.S. navy ships at sea. It is located at March Air Force Reserve Base and is a well respected broadcasting studio.

Otis Osborne, Eric Tassil, and Dan Warvi assisted in ACT Steering Committee meetings and are of great importance to the planning,

developing, and support needed by this academy.

Of our numerous field trips, one of the

most rewarding and informative was to

the Pasadena Art Center of Design. A wide

variety of career opportunities are not

only a possibility there, but future

goals appear to be closer to your grasp.

After an afternoon of touring the

campus, the professional aura of the

surroundings relax all tension, which is

reflected in the laid back learning

environment. This field trip, which

started as an excuse to show students

what they could achieve with some hard

work, turned into the embodiment of

many students’ dreams. The paths they

wish to take in life turned from hazy

to clear.

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Chris Woken and Jeff Mooreaccept their award

for winning first placein the School to Career

Logo Contest.During School Board,County Meetings and

School to Career Partnership Meetings,Chris and Jeff were honored

for creating the logo.

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Sophmore Roize Basallo recently won third place in the Riverside County

School to Career Logo Contest. She not only received $75 in cash, she also

got $200 worth of prizes in certificates. They also threw in race tickets for

an upcoming car race. Roize later stated, "I didn't think I'd win.

I wasn't interested in winning. It surprised me!" She also commented that

she had a lot of fun and she would also enjoy entering another contest

like it in the future.

" The Academy challenges me and the people encourage me to do my best and be creative."

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David Morin and Ray Molina participated in the Riverside County School-Career Partnership logo competition, alongside

other Canyon Springs students like Jeff Moore and Chris Woken.

David and Ray chose this for their logo because it was their best thumbnail sketch. (David: “It came to me in a dream!”)

Because of this logo, they received honorable mention.

David- “Jeff’s and Chris’s posters weren’t nearly as good as ours, but we all are decent sportsmen about the outcome.”

Ray- “Although we lost, this provided us with a great opportunity to show off the vast skills we have acquired in the great Academy of Creative Technologies.”

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Donald S. MillerCurrent/Future Hopes:ACT came out of the idea that digital technology is basically allowing a per-son to "Design" in a variety of media using a computer, and this sort of digi-tally assisted design will be a huge growth industry for the foreseeable future. I continue to believe that is true, and I hope we continue to offer increasingly sophisticated application and projects, more and better facilities and hard-ware and most importantly, we will be able to institutionalize our pr ogram at this school so it becomes a permanent part of CSHS.

Relation: I was a founding member and the lead teacher for our first year (1997-98). My TV Production curriculum is changing in fundamental ways with the addition of digital techniques. Both beginning and advanced pro-grams will continue to change and evolve with the addition of new equipment and new broadcasting opportunities.

Why: I think the academy chose to associate with me. Many of our founding concept are ideas I have long expressed.

Judy TetleyThe Academy of Creative Technologies (ACT) is funded through the California Academic Partnership Program. One of the critical program elements of a partnership academy is a team approach to working with the students thus creating a family-type environment. At CSHS, we have included a counselor on the team. I have the privi-lege of serving as the counselor for all academy students and work closely with the team teachers and the academy director. We feel the ream coordination helps us keep in closer contact with students and are able to help them be more successful.

During the past two years, I have seen tremendous growth in the students who are in the academy. Although some of the students came to us with outstanding technologi-cal knowledge, I have seen many students with minimal computer knowledge become very technologically adept. Academy students have set up the CSHS web-site, and created logos and designs for other organizations. In fact, ACT students were the winners in a Riverside County Logo contest. Other students have learned to make a CD, film and edit television programs, and many more exciting technological projects.

As a member of the steering committee, I am able to meet with our business partners to learn what they expect the future work force to be able to do. I am better able to guide students in their academic and career choices based on the business partners’ input. Being the academy counselor, I feel that I know my students better because I am so involved in their academic and career planning. I also try to attend as many of their social events as I can so that we can see each other in a different environment.

My vision for the future of the Academy of Creative Technologies is to provide the opportunities for all students to experience meaningful coursework, job shadowing and work-based experi-ences. I hope that all students will pursue post-secondary train-ing in the area that interests them so that they can be employed in a career that will allow them to be happy, productive adults. I hope to see many of our students earn bachelor and post-grad-uate degrees. I feel confident that some of our ACT students will one day be honored at the Academy Awards.

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Greg Andrade

Current/Future Hopes:I hope that the ACT Academy becomes a model new media center for students to learn all aspects of animation, graphic communication,TV and audio production, and Internet/Web design.

Relation:I am one of the downy members and founding instructors. I run the graphic department of Canyon Springs High School.

Doug Cook

Current/Future Hopes:My hopes are mostly fulfilled for the academy. My only hope left is for the seniors to start integrating animation into their projects.

Relation:I teach CAD, Engineering Drawing, and Architectural Drawing.

Mike HaynesCurrent/Future Hopes:I hope in the academy, they will be taught strategies that are more interdisciplinary so the students will graduate with the sophisticated knowledge taught by the academy.

Relation:I teach the ACT U.S. History and World History classes.

Why:I was offered a chance to become a apart of the academy voluntarilyand I thought it would be a good experience.

Richard Salley

Relation:I teach the photography class. I am not really involvedwith the academy, I am just a technical advisor.

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The Academy does not just consist of computer graphics and animation,

it has an academic side. The classes have an interesting twist to them.

The projects in the computer class are linked to the books being read

and the work occurring in the classroom. The blending of the

learning process does much to enhance the students learning ability

and enables the students to not only learn by association but to have

fun doing it.

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California Partnerships Academies receive

siginificant state funds to create and sustain

schools within schools (academies). Canyon

Springs is fortunate in that they currently have

several academies. In the 98-99 school year,

the Academy of Creative Technologies (ACT)

entered its third year. Since the conception

of ACT, the program has grown through a few

changes. One of those changes saw Rick

Carner come to Canyon Springs to become the

ACT coordinator. Mr. Carner teaches English

and Design classes for the Academy. The ACT

Academy is really starting to take off under Mr.

Carner's leadership. Mr. Carner brings energy

and expertise to our program.

In the state of California, there is probably no otheracademy like the ACT academy. Our program is truely unique. This and the fact that we are still considereda new academy after 3 years combined to explain just a few of the challeges our academy faces. Despite these challenges, the ACT academy has had some terrific success stories which include:

~ Paid internships (summer jobs) for our students~ Award winning performances in various competions (best in the county)~ Mentors for the junior class~ Numerous field trips

Like with so many new programs, the ACT academy has had a lot of "bugs." These bugshave been identified and are being systematically worked out. An example of one of these bugs has been finding room space,the Canyon Springs' student populationcontinues to swell making room space scarce.If the Academy can secure sufficient room space in the up-coming 4th year, then the future looks very bright for Canyon Springs'ACT Academy.

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The Academy of Creative Technologies is an exciting program for students interested in

digital and printing graphic design. This year, our students have won awards for creating logos and

brochures and created Canyon Springs' first web page. The students also have gone on field trips to

working video production studios and graphic design colleges.

Next year (1999-2000), we hope to have our seniors working internship

programs and continuing to produce real world graphic design projects. I

expect that our first graduating academy class will see many of our students

headed into new media college programs for digital design or maybe even

working in paid positions as they continue to use their design talents.We also

expect to continue to add new hardware and software to allow our students to

remain competitive in graphic design. I know that ACT students will represent

Canyon Springs well in future years.

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Daniel BensonDonald Bonelli

Chablis CarmonaDominic DurdenCortlen GarrettJustin GloverTrevon Hill

Jason LawsonJeannette Maniago

Jesus MartinezBrett Mead

Amanda MilburnRay Molina

Tino MontemorJeff Moore

David MorinLeigh MuntzJustin Reyes

Adam RichardsRobert Ruiz

Ryan SantibanezScott Schroeder

Brent StephensonKasey TribbleTerry VadenChris Woken

Bryant AlagarLindsey Anderson

Nick ArellanoRoize Basallo

Garrett CampbellPablo Cordova

Johnathan CurtisLenny Elias

Russell FortnerDaniel GantRyan GarciaAustin Grover

Nancy GutierrezMelissa HarwellJohn Jaramillo

Christina KomoridaChris LeRoyOliver Mejia

Desiree MendozaWinter Meredino

Frank MoriezLaura Morin

Daniel Nocella Jerry Nunez

Billy OhDavid Placencia

Sara PonceEric Price

Tyler ReedMatt Ruza

Frank ShelterGreg Tompkins

Joey VigilDavid Walker

Sam Gerardi

Yearbook Staff

Chablis Carmona

JeannetteManiago

KassandraTribble

Dominic Durden

Special Thanks To Sam Gerardi

Mr. Carner

Adam Richards