Meet the Mr. Fullerton Nominees!

When Bryce Abernathy found out he was nominated for Mr. Fullerton his initial response was similar to many other nominees. “I was going to do it and it was going to be a lot of fun,” Abernathy said. Abernathy felt excited to do it with all of the guys. “It's just going be a fun thing to do together to end senior year.” Outside of Mr. Fullerton, Abernathy enjoys music and plays three instruments: piano...

For ten years, Christian Alvarez has played soccer and just finished out the season on the FUHS Varsity Boys’ Soccer team as a center defender. “I liked being apart of the amazing group of guys that represented FUHS this year,” Alvarez said in reference to the team’s overall record of 15 wins, 6 ties, and 5 losses. Alvarez has also played tennis at FUHS for three years and works at Marshall�...

For Arthur Bravo, the most difficult part about being a Mr. Fullerton nominee is learning the dances. Bravo said that, “the choreography is so hard," and shared that he often forgets the choreography making the dances his, "biggest challenge." Despite struggling to learn the choreography, Bravo said, “I’m excited about the dances because we are putting so much time into them. My friends w...

Matthew Flynn felt surprised when he found out he was nominated for Mr. Fullerton. “I didn’t really advocate to be picked. So I was like, ‘that’s interesting.’” Although he didn’t expect the nomination, Flynn has made the best of his experience. Fellow nominee, Josiah Haugen senior, said, “He just goes all out and gives 110%. He’s jumping around, he’s dancing, and he has so m...

Initially, Evenor Giannavola had mixed feelings about being nominated for Mr. Fullerton. “I was excited because this is a thing that not a lot of people get to do," Giannavola said. "But I’m not excited for the part that embarrasses me, which is all of it.” Giannavola was the Co-Captain of the Varsity football team this year. "[As a captain] a lot of guys look up to you and they see to you for ...

Unlike the other Mr. Fullerton nominees who were selected because students nominated them by name, Alex Gotch has a different story. As is turns out, Gotch received his nomination because many students wrote down “Sweeney Todd” on their ballots. This was in reference to the character Gotch played in last year’s Spring musical, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” “Peopl...

After watching past Mr. Fullertons, Josiah Haugen had always wanted to be involved. “I’m not necessarily one of the people that hangs out on senior corner or is kind of 'the dude' but, I always wanted to do [Mr. Fullerton] and it always looked like fun,” Haugen said.   Haugen has struggled with time commitment Mr. Fullerton requires due to his involvement with other activities. Most recently, ...

After playing on the FUHS baseball team for four years, Justin Kim knows how to be a team player. “Baseball is one of those games where you have a true passion for it. Everything just kind of makes it more fun especially with us being so close and building such a bond,” Kim said. This view translated to Kim’s attitude towards his relationships with the other Mr. Fullerton nominees. At fi...

Mr. Fullerton nominee, Taylor Lucio decided to add something unexpected to the Mr. Fullerton rally during break on Mar. 10. At the end of a short dance performed by all the boys in the quad, Lucio asked his girlfriend, senior Michaela MacDonald, to prom. She said yes. “I didn’t want to tell anyone because she usually finds out about everything and I wanted it to be a surprise. It went pretty ...

Kody Orozco felt surprised when he found out he was nominated for Mr. Fullerton. “I did not think I was going to make the cut at all. I didn’t expect people to want to see [me],” Orozco said. Despite his unexpected nomination, Orozco found that the dances and choreography came easily to him. “I have to say it’s pretty easy, but nobody has ever seen me do it. I don’t know how easy it’...

Beginning in freshman year, Steven Ortega has visualized himself in the Plummer auditorium after he watched his first Mr. Fullerton. Not surprisingly, when Ortega found out he was nominated, he felt, “very excited.” Even though Ortega had imagined himself on stage since he was a freshman, he still admitted some nervousness for the upcoming performance. “The most nerve wracking thing is perf...

For most students, the idea of dancing in front of their peers can seem a little nerve wracking; however, Niam Schade is not phased by the idea of performing in front of his friends for Mr. Fullerton. “I have been [performing] my whole life. I was in theater when I was a kid and I have always been into making films,” Schade said. For Schade, an interest in the performing arts began at a yo...

“I was surprised when I found out I was nominated because I didn’t think that many people thought of me when they thought of performance stuff,” Mr. Fullerton nominee Thomas Shields said. Outside of school, Shields likes to find time to work on computers. “When you’re working on a computer it is kind of like a really complicated puzzle where you have all the pieces and you have to put...

In addition to Mr. Fullerton practices multiple times a week, Christian Viramontes manages to juggle school, a job, and baseball. Viramontes has played baseball since he was three years old. “This is my third year in baseball at Fullerton. Last year I didn’t play because I had to quit baseball to find a job,” Viramontes said. Currently, Viramontes works at Chuck E. Cheese and has done so s...