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Fullerton Union High 201 E. Chapman Ave. Fullerton 92634 (714) 870-3720 * Enrollment: 1,600 * Established: 1898 * Team name: The Indians * Newspaper: Pleiades * Principal: Greg Franklin *
Student president: Jesse Ayala * Famous alumni: Former All-Star baseball 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 * Unsung hero: Teacher William Brown, who graduated from the
school in 1964 * Winning moments: Academy of the Arts received Macy’s award for production of “The Sound of Music”; agricultural department computer team won second place in state computer
competition; 100 students volunteered for the Special Olympics * Graduation: June 11, 5 p.m., at the football field SENIOR STANDOUT Vince Ruiz of Fullerton * Achievements: Earned a 4.11
weighted grade-point average; completed 100 community-service hours as captain of Fullerton Police Explorers; Macy’s award; U.S. history student of the year; lead roles in school plays;
newspaper editor * Connections: Associated Student Body treasurer; vocal ensemble; Jazz choir; drama club; Thespian Society; California Scholastic Federation; works at Knott’s Berry Farm;
church volunteer; backstage hand for children’s theater group * Ambitions: Attend USC, major in broadcast journalism “to participate in some broadcasting aspect of our world” * Family:
Parents are Vicente and Josefina Ruiz; three siblings: “The best people I’ve ever known” * Claim to fame: Known as “the man with the voice!” THE SENIOR CLASS: 284 MORE TO READ