Volume 85 Issue 8 by AHS Pepperbox

EDITORIAL STAFF Forrest Lewis - Editor-In-Chief Elaine Cunha - Editor-In-Chief Gabe Schneider - Graphic Designer Anna Nordquist - News Editor Gillen Martin - Junior News Editor Piper Bazard - Junior News Editor Sage Fanucchi-Funes - Feature Edior Lauren McCoy - Sports Editor Calvin Ryan - Opinion Editor Dakota Goodman - A&E Editor Day Robins - Online Editor Ben McCreath - Media Editor Sam Freed - Media Editor Hawken Ritter - Business Manager Grace Lovell - Art Director Molly Salamunovich - Managing Editor Shea Lignitz - Copy Editor

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Editors’ Box �� 6 Blanket A �� 7 End of the Dark Room �� 8 Valedictorian/Salutatorian �� 9 Exit Campbell/Enter Sahlberg �� 10 Macdonald Retires ��11 6 Sporty Seniors Sign ��12 Relay for Life ��13 Senior Map �� 14-15 Jewelry Boxes ��16 AP Statistics Survey Results ��17

BOX BRIEFS Graduation: June 13, 5:30 pm @ HSU Redwood Bowl Safe and Sober: June 13, 9 pm - 3 am @ ACC Sports Physicals: August 8 @ MHS 1st Day of School: August 26

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FLOW ��18 Geena Damian Dayna Naish AAI Kids Dress to Fashion �� 20 Errol Funk Julia Sloan Sr Boys Snapchat Frosh Girls ��21 Hey Seniors! Want a mail Steve Sheets Jonathan Dedekan Freshman Earns Respect �� 22 subscription to the PepperKaitlin Tucker Aidan Carroll Car Honk Symphony �� 23 box sent to your dorm room Patrick Payton Astaria Holland next year? Email us at Sam Winter Tami Conrad Schools Are Not Prisons �� 24 ahs.pepperbox@gmail.com. Jamie Maher Aiyana Caldwell Arcata High Twerk Team �� 24 Like us on Facebook: AHS Survives 2012 �� 25 www.facebook.com/ Cross Country Girls Scandal �� 26 AHSPepperbox THRIVE Bonuses � �� 27 Danielle Lehman

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The Pepperbox would like to thank Western Web, based in Samoa, for printing our paper at-cost. Western Web supports student journalism throughout Humboldt County and has made publications like the Pepperbox possible for decades. We appreciate their dedication to keeping print media alive!

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BEHIND THE COVER

Originally published June 6, 1969

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This issueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cover features Anna Nordquist (left) and Day Robins (right), recipients of the 2013 Blanket A awards. Nordquist and Robins were given custom designed medals and an embroidered fleece blanket. Article on page 7.

The Pepperbox staff hopes you have a fantastic summer! Stay classy Arcata High. See you next year.

Quotable. A “Wordle” is a graphic representation where words that are used more frequently in a text appear larger and words that are used less frequently appear smaller. Below is a Wordle of the text from all eight issues of this year’s Pepperboxes.

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Number of times the Pepperbox used the word “students,” the most common word in all its text

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Number of times the Pepperbox used “like”

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Number of times the Pepperbox used “Arcata”

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Number of times the Pepperbox used “High” referring to Arcata High

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Number of times the Pepperbox used “food”

Number of times the Pepperbox used the name “Navarre”

Number of times the Pepperbox used the name “Taylor”

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Junior Lauren McCoy stands in front of the track after competing at the state track championships in Fresno.

Photo courtesy of Mickenzie Grubb

Junior and Senior AP English classes pose for a group picture outside the Angus Bowmer theater on the AP English Ashland trip.

“Soulja Senior” Sydney Boyett runs from oncoming “Jaywalking Juniors” at this year’s Powder Puff game. Photo courtesy of Darcy Robins

Senior prom king and queen, Calvin Ryan and Taylor Carey, are all smiles at the Gatsby-themed event. Photo courtesy of Taylor Carey

Covered in paint, Principal Dave Navarre throws a handful of colored powder during the annual Holi celebration. Photo courtesy of Will Bagnall

EDITORS’ BOX

Elaine Cunha Editor-in-Chief

Forrest Lewis Editor-in-Chief

ournalism was added to our schedules by mistake; a fortuitous mistake. Neither one of us intended on taking Journalism--we were juniors whose planned schedules of AP and honors courses conflicted--but the engaging world of the Pepperbox quickly pulled us in. In 2010, due to budget cuts, the Journalism class at Arcata High School was eliminated, nearly ending a decades-old newspaper program. Fortunately, Danielle Lehman stepped up and agreed to be the volunteer advisor of the Pepperbox, running the entire journalism program as a club. Her inspiring efforts rallied interest back into print media, and the next spring the administration reinstated Journalism as a class. That is when we joined the Pepperbox. Our editorial staff was left with no journalism experience, no money, and only two quasi-functioning computers. 1,500 hours, 34 articles, and 15 issues later, it’s hard to imagine what our lives what have been like these last two years without it. Inside Room 104 at Arcata High School, everyday is an adventure. Our reporters, editors, graphic designers, and sales managers collaborate through lunches, weekends, and late nights to create each issue of the Arcata High School Pepperbox. We may be biased, but Pepperboxers are damn cool people and making the Pepperbox is damn fun. The combined group effort that produces the Pepperbox extends beyond the students in the classroom. Our phenomenal advisor Danielle Lehman is the most inspiring and life-changing teacher we’ve ever had. Appealing to youth is no easy task, yet Lehman has mastered it with ease. She cultivates our ideas and guides the Pepperbox to publishable quality, all the while respecting students’ power to produce a paper of their own creation. Quite simply, Lehman is brilliant. (Special thank you to Chris Lehman for letting us borrow his wife for oh-so-many eight-hour weekend layout sessions.) Additionally, our amazing Principal Dave Navarre has supported, promoted, and fed the Pepperbox staff with remarkable enthusiasm. We would also like to thank Western Web for printing the Pepperbox at cost, all the local businesses who advertise with us, our parental photographers-at-large (Darcy Robins and Paul Swenson), and every one of our subscribers who help fund the paper. Finally, we wish to thank our readers, who inspire us to keep on producing. It truly could not exist without you. As we prepare to depart for college in the fall, we are incredibly proud to announce that the journalism program at Arcata High has a very bright future. Next fall’s class registration came back with 39 signups for the Pepperbox. In an era where NBC’s Brian Williams notes, “The obituary column…is full of the death notices of American daily newspapers,” the Pepperbox, in its 85th consecutive year of print, has persevered.

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Robins, Nordquist win “Blanket A” Piper Bazard

Junior News Editor

secretary last year, she has been very involved in student government. Robins has participated in three sports teams during her time at Arcata High, including four years of varsity soccer, three years of varsity track (running the 4x400m relay and participating in long jump), and three years of basketball. Her leadership skills carry over to sports in the position of varsity soccer team captain. A passionate musician, Robins has been practicing violin for eight years, which has landed her the prestigious standing of co-concert master of the ArMack orchestra. With an interest in environmental issues, Robins has also been involved with Green Club and co-founded the High School Pledge Alliance, in which students sign a pledge for social and environmental responsibility after graduation. In addition, Robins has volunteered many hours through the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society clubs, and worked as a reporter and editor for the Pepperbox.

Nordquist is also a very dedicated student who has enriched this campus with her academic performance and leadership skills. Nordquist is the salutatorian for the class of 2013 (see page 9), with her strong dedication to her AP and honors classes earning her the second highest GPA. She works with students to pass on her academic talents in the peer tutoring program. She was elected as senior class secretary, as well as National Honor Society president. A passionate soccer player, Nordquist played one year of junior varsity soccer as team captain and three years of varsity soccer. With the same amount of devo-

tion she brings to her academics, Nordquist has been involved with French Honor Society as club secretary, participated in Green Club, and worked on the Pepperbox as a reporter and news editor. Both of the winners were honored to be recognized and receive the awards. Robins thinks her award will help her in college, in many different ways. “I’m glad I have a blanket because I’m going to Vermont next year, and there are five months of winter,” Robins stated. Nordquist holds a very similar view, “I really like the blanket. I slept with it last night; it’s really soft.”

ommitted. Involved. Dedicated. Hard-working. These are all words that describe seniors Day Robins and Anna Nordquist, this year’s Blanket A winners. The Blanket A award is given to the top two students of the class of 2013 who are deemed the most influential and active students of the class. These awards are decided by a panel composed of Dean of Students Tahnia Campbell, Leadership advisor Wendy Zamboni, senior class advisors Athina Lazaridis and Norma Watson, and two anonyCircle A: Shea Lignitz, Rowan McCelland-Bishop, Megan mous students. Eighteen seniors Viña, Ashlynn Cox, Sydney Johnson, Latrell Wilson, Will were selected to be nominated for the Blanket A awards, to represent Taylor, Claire Appelmans, Colleen Epperly the top 10 percent of the class of Tiger A: Elaine Cunha, Kaitlan Tatro, Cameron Wallace, Dustin 2013. They were asked to submit Wallis, Hawken Ritter, Molly Salamunovich, Forrest Lewis an academic resume and personal Blanket A: Day Robins, Anna Nordquist statement, and were evaluated on their contributions to Arcata High over their four years of high school. Of these eighteen, those who were deemed to be the top nine were awarded with the Tiger A title, while the remaining nine were named Circle A members. Of the Tiger A winners, four students who were considered particularly dedicated and involved with their contributions to the school were interviewed by the panel in the hopes of winning the Blanket A award. After conducting interviews, the panel decided to give the Blanket A awards to Day Robins and Anna Nordquist. Robins is a very well-rounded student, involved in leadership, sports, and the arts. Serving as ASB Lauren McCoy/PEPPERBOX president this year and junior class The Circle A, Tiger A, and Blanket A winners pose for a group picture during Senior Awards Night. Page 7

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Emerging from the Dark Ages AHS P epperbox

Decades-old darkroom replaced with digital media lab

Forrest Lewis Editor-in-Chief

n Associated Press article published in 2011 revealed startling statistics on the fate of film photography: a decade ago, Americans purchased one billion rolls of film and 19.7 million film cameras every year. Now, only 20 million rolls and under 100,000 film cameras are sold annually. America, and Arcata High, have entered the digital age. When photography teacher Johanna Mauro returns next fall for her fifth year at AHS, her class will be structured without a darkroom for the first time in over half a century. The darkroom has grown to become an iconic aspect of the arts at AHS. No one seems to know exactly when the darkroom walls were first implanted onto Arcata High School property, but Anne Bown-Crawford, who has been teaching art and photography in the district for 30 years, claims the darkroom was already decades old when she entered the scene. The decision to remove the darkroom has been in the works for quite some time. Eight years ago, McKinleyville High School eliminated theirs, leaving AHS with the only high school darkroom in Humboldt County. But soon, it became evident that the film photography days were numbered at AHS. “I kind of saw the writing on the wall a few years ago when every time I went onto Page 8

the website to buy supplies, things were disappearing and prices were going up,” Mauro said. “I literally would go on the website to order something, and it would just not even be available.” As irreplaceable equipment began to deteriorate, Mauro was confronted with a difficult choice. “Things were starting to break and we were either going to have to invest money in the darkroom or the move over to digital media,” she stated. So, after much thought, the teachers and faculty of AHS decided the time had come to put an end to the era of film photography. Their difficult decision was influenced by more than just financial incentive: it was practical. “There’s been a huge push in the state of California and nationally for CTE (Career Technical Education) courses,” Mauro said. “Digital photography fits really well into that.” “People don’t use darkrooms in careers anymore,” Bown-Crawford added. Students will be able to acquire skills in digital photography that will assist in later careers. “The skills are needed…it’s a digital age,” Principal Dave Navarre said. “It was nice that AHS was able to bridge the gap.” While the darkroom is being excavated (a process that has already began and will carry on throughout the summer), the entire art wing is getting a facelift. The all-new Mac lab replacing the darkroom will actually be situated in Room 507, currently occupied by art teacher Donovan Clark. Clark will in turn move his class to Room 506 to remain an art classroom. An interior door will then be built between Room 507

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and 508, for AAI media art students more Rowan Baker said. that will be working on projects in “Anyone can do digital,” sophoboth rooms simultaneously. more Zoe Ziegler added. “The class As the contractors busy them- will still be really cool, it just won’t selves remodeling the art wing, be as special.” Mauro will spend her summer reStudents lucky enough to have modeling her course. Currently, taken photography class in previous film photography makes up half of years felt fortunate for the experithe curriculum of Mauro’s class, and ence. “I guess it doesn’t effect me the sudden absence of the darkroom that much because I’m a senior, but will force her to restructure. “It’s I’m really sad that no one else gets really important to me that it stays to use it. It’s really upsetting,” sea photography class. The computer nior Sydney Boyett said. is going to be the tool in which we Although difficult to accept, the discover and explore photography,” times they are a changin’. “I still Mauro said. prefer records over CDs and MP3s,” Nonetheless, Mauro has been do- Navarre commented. ing an excellent job preparing for “I feel like for the students who a smooth transition. “My number have taken photography the last few one priority is to make the program years, it’s going to be something strong and the students still feel like that will come up later in their life, it’s a valuable class, so I’ll do what saying, ‘I was actually in a darkit takes to continue the success of room,”’ Mauro said. the program. I’ve been collecting exciting digital photography projects. We’re going to start a unit on flipbooks, animated gifs, stop motion, and cinematography.” The student body, however, will feel the largest impact. As Mauro explained, “There’s something magical about the darkroom,” and future students will not get the opportunity to cherish in the magic. Many AHS students were heartbroken by the decision. “It’s sad, the darkroom was the best part of photo. It’s Forrest Lewis/PEPPERBOX losing a big part of Johanna Mauro carries an enlarger to its new photography,” sopho- home in the boiler room.

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Valedictorian and Salutatorian J une 13, 2013

Gillen Martin Junior News Editor

Meet the Achievers...

Valedictorian: Kiran Suryadevara “Flowers grow most beautifully where rain falls the hardest,” is an inspirational quote that keeps Kiran Suryadevara going. Incidentally, she got the quote from an ACT exam, which we all know she probably aced. Although Suryadevara is the class of 2013’s valedictorian, she is a lot more than just a scholar. She did win Most Intellectual for her Senior Award, but she has done much more than just achieve academic excellence in her high school career. Kiran is one of Arcata High’s most involved students: she is treasurer for the senior class, vice president of the Spanish Honor Society, an involved Green Club and National Honor Society member,a cross country and track and field athlete, and a violin player in the ArMack Orchestra. Among her amazing academic achievements, she has won first place in the Redwood Writing Competition her junior year for an essay on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and she has received a National Merit Scholarship. Kiran looks up to her father and her friends as role models: “My motivation was in a large part due to my family, they always supported me and my education. I also owe a part to my peers, they are all so driven, and it’s hard not to be driven around them.” Kiran’s success is also derived from a strategy of making, achieving, and resetting personal goals, “achieving what you set out to do feels good,”

Suryadevara stated. Kiran is known around campus for being the sweet scholar. Always willing to share her knowledge and help her peers, she has tutored in peer tutoring with more patience than most of our faculty. Breezing through a schedule chock full of APs, meetings, and events with a positive and modest attitude, our campus will miss Kiran next year. This fall, Kiran will be attending Northwestern University in Chicago and she hopes to major in Public Health with minors in Global Health and Spanish. She has already been accepted into a pre-med program in which she is basically already guaranteed admittance into medical school. Although she originally applied as a Biology major, she wants to broaden her horizons. Teen court has helped her become interested in Public Health and has helped her realize her passion for educating her peers. She hopes to travel the world and educate about health. Kiran leaves high school with only one slight regret: not participating in Senior Ditch Day.

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Future doctors Anna and Kiran practice their surgical expertise on an unlucky baby swine. ing yourself for life,” Salutatorian or French. She wants to be a docAnna Nordquist stated. As the sec- tor and spend time abroad in Africa ond most academically achieving working as a doctor and educating student, Nordquist has taken three about public health and the imporhonors, 12 Advanced Placement, tance of clean drinking water. and one college class in her time This summer, Anna will be workat Arcata High to achieve the sec- ing at a soccer camp and spending ond highest GPA in the senior class. quality time with family and friends “I’ve loved all the classes I’ve tak- before she leaves for college. She en,” Nordquist said. may even do an EMT training. Surprisingly, Anna also finds Anna leaves high school with no the time to be involved in many ex- regrets. tracurriculars as well; in fact, her senior award is Most Devoted to Salutatorian Anna Nordquist Extracurricular Activities. She is and Valedictorian Kiran SuryadeNational Honors Society president, vara are actually best friends who French Honor Society secretary, have been challenging each other Senior Class secretary, and a varsity academically all throughout high soccer and track and field athlete. school, so it is only appropriate that Next year, Anna will attend Uni- they are graduating as the top two versity of California, Los Angeles students. But although they may on a prestigious Regents Scholar- have competing GPAs, they don’t ship. “I’m excited, I think it will seem to be competing with each be a good fit for me,” Nordquist other. “Every year we study for AP Salutatorian: Anna Nordquist said. Anna hopes to double major testing together,” Nordquist shared. “I’ve always liked to do well in microbiology, immunology, and These two amazing scholars finin school. It’s definitely about molecular genetics and neurosci- ish high school with their GPAs the grades, but it’s also about the ence with a double minor in public separated by 12 thousandths of a education and knowledge, prepar- health and either Africana studies percent.

These two amazing scholars finish high school with their GPAs separated by 12 thousandths of a percent.

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Exit Campbell Elaine Cunha Editor-in-Chief

-Cam, coach, or simply, Mrs. Campbell. However you call her, Dean of Students and physical education teacher Tahnia Campbell is a presence on the Arcata High campus. However, Campbell will be voluntarily dropping one of her many names this coming year: Dean of Students. After three years in the position, Campbell is stepping down. An Arcata High graduate, she had been teaching physical education 15 or 16 years when she decided to go back to school and get an administrative credential. “I was looking for a change when I applied three years ago,” she said. Now, she’s looking for another changetime for her family. “I’m leaving now because of my kids. Right now, I’m not able to watch my son’s football games and spend enough time watching him and my daughter grow up,” Campbell said. “You only get one shot at parenting, so I’m trying to enjoy it while my kids are young.” But Campbell will be missed. In her third year as Dean of Students, she is respected by the students and lauded by the staff. “She’s awesome,” senior Greta Huschle said. “She understands where you’re coming from and that being a high school student, you mess up s o m e times.” SophoPage 10

more Matthew Mayer added, “She’s nice and really understands the students.” This connection with the students is what many attribute to her three-year reign of success in the position. “Even when she’s doing the disciplinary stuff she has to do, she treats students with respect, and I think the students, in return, respect her,” Assistant Principal Jim Monge said. Campbell believes the biggest challenge of the job is the chaotic schedule: “You feel somewhat scattered,” she stated. “Things that normally would take two hours in peace and quiet can take up to two weeks at work to see them through... I’ve enjoyed that, though, to tell you the truth. Everyday is different and interesting.” Despite the chaos, she has maintained a sense of consistency in the position, a trait that is appreciated by students and staff alike. “She is actually really fair with her punishments,” Huschle said. “Campbell always keeps a good perspective,” Principal Dave Navarre commented. “She’s solid and consistent... I’m really going to miss her energy and pleasant disposition.” While Campbell will be missed, she is determined that the past three years will not be the entirety of her administrative career. “I do plan to get back into administration because I do enjoy the work, it’s just not the best timing for my family right now,” she said. Until then, Campbell will still be on campus as a P.E. teacher.

Enter Sahlberg

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Astaria Holland Reporter

r. Sahlberg is making a full circle: coming back as Dean of Students at Arcata High for the 2013-2014 school year, a position he held previously in 2008. Currently, he is teaching history at Six Rivers, but he is looking forward to moving up in the ranks once again to reclaim his previous job. “I’m excited to work with Mr. Monge and Mr. Navarre and contribute to the team,” Sahlberg said as he looks forward to the school year ahead. Attendance and discipline will be Mr. Sahlberg’s main responsibilities and concerns. “Attendance is key to success because if you're not in the classroom its hard to be successful,” he explained. “ M r s . Campbell has done a great job,” Sahlberg commented about the former dean. M r. S a h l b e r g has many plans for how to be Arcata’s ideal dean. He plans to be “out and

about” roaming campus as well as mobile and accessible while supporting teachers, students, and the staff. Arcata High Principal Dave Navarre is excited about Mr. Sahlberg’s new position: “I think it’s going to be great. Mr. Sahlberg is going to bring a new kind of energy to the school. He has a great reputation with students, he loves kids, sporting events, and extracurriculars. We’re going to miss Mrs. Cambell, but Mr. Sahlberg will bring a wonderful energy to this campus as Dean of Students next year.” A new year and a new dean are coming to Arcata High, so be sure to welcome Mr. Sahlberg to the Arcata High School administration this coming school year.

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World’s most interesting man retires

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Errol Funk

Reporter

e was part of the British Merchant Marines. He trained to be a radio operator. He sailed the South Pacific. He attended college in England double majoring in English and History. He left and sailed on the Sea Shepherd. He worked forestry on the East Coast. He came to the West Coast and picked Daffodils at Sun Valley Bulb Farm in the rain. He got his credential to be a teacher’s assistant and worked at Bloomfield school, teaching “ankle biters.” Mr. Macdonald just might be the most interesting man on this campus, maybe even the world. Macdonald began work for Arcata High in 1995; in the past eighteen years he has taught a variety of classes across all four grade levels.

In addition to teaching at Arcata, he was the head coach for McKinleyville’s boys’ soccer team for ten years; they captured league titles three out of the final four years he coached there. Macdonald started thinking of retirement earlier this year saying: “It’s been in the back of my mind for a while. I wouldn’t say I am burned out, but I am a little crispy around the edges.” His plans for the future are not entirely set in stone yet, “I plan on staying in the area, I would like to take some classes and possibly do some writing of my own. I might also do some volunteer work but for the meantime, I just want to enjoy the summer. There will be things I miss and things I don’t, but I can say no two days were the same and I’m going to miss the interactions with students along with some of my colleagues.” One thing that’s for sure is his

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presence on this campus will be missed. “I’m going to miss his voice and hearing his poems. He is a very gifted writer. He’s been the anchor of this corridor for some time,” fellow English teacher Sue Buscher said. “We are really going

colorful stories and rumors about how I lost my eye, and I think it’s time for me to tell the story. It happened during my time in the British Merchant Marines. While we were sailing through the South Pacific, we stopped in at this little island town for a drink. I found what seemed to be the local watering hole; it was an I am a little crispy aged, dilapidated saloon. Looking around the edges. around and seeing its guests made me everything but comfortable, - Iain Macdonald many of them looked like they had to miss Mr. Macdonald, he’s an ab- just returned from commandeering solute professional, the kids really a vessel and then washing up on the like him and you can always expect island. It had been no more than five to hear a thoughtful response. It will minutes when this large tattooed be a loss for Arcata High,” Principal woman came up to me in an aggressive manner and... (Sorry for the inDave Navarre said. Macdonald had one final request convenience, due to an insufficient before this article was complete! “I amount of space we were unable to want to set things straight before I continue the story, sincerely, your leave. There have been all sorts of Pepperbox’s Editors-in-Chief).

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Macdonald watches student presentations in his beloved chair.

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered

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Photo courtesy of Darcy Robins

Photo courtesy of Sheila Rocker

Katerina Rocker Heppe, soccer player UC Merced Merced, California

Photo courtesy of Chuck Gleave

Taylor Gleave, basketball player CSU Stanislaus Turlock, California

Day Robins, long jumper Middlebury College Middlebury, Vermont

Photo courtesy of Will Taylor

Will Taylor, basketball player Humboldt State University Arcata, California

Photo courtesy of Darcy Robins

Megan Vi単a, soccer player CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, California

Photo courtesy of Chuck Gleave

Ashlynn Cox, basketball player Humboldt State University Arcata, California

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AHS clubs race toward a cure

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Julia Sloan

Reporter

rcata High Teams rocked Relay for Life! Relay for Life is a national event where community members organize teams, which are sponsored to walk or run laps, and the money is donated to cancer research, treatment, and prevention. Teams stay the night on a football field and keep someone walking or running on the track for the entire 24 hours. Youth Relay has the same idea, but is made up of elementary, middle, and high school students. Relay for Life is a sacred event to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Youth Relay for Life was on May 18th at Eureka High’s Albee Stadium. There were 13 teams from vari-

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ous local schools, including three special to so many people, includ- all the inspirational stories and seefrom Arcata High. This year’s Youth ing me, I am honored to be a part of ing how the youth of Humboldt can come together to celebrate, rememRelay was an especially exciting this event,” Brown said. year for Arcata High, because our Although Arcata High’s teams ber, and fight back!” sophomore three teams took first, second, and were the best three teams, the com- Melissa Perrett said. “The reason third place. First place was claimed petition is not the main focus of this we do relay is to fund raise money by one of National Honor Society’s relay. “Relay for Life is such an and fight for ‘a world with more teams, Pretty in Pink, who raised a amazing experience. I love hearing birthdays and less cancer.’” total of $2,180. The second place team, The Tie-Dye T-cells, was also organized by National Honor Society, raising $1,350. Finally, Interact Club’s team the Tenacious Tigers came in third with $1,200. In total, the event raised $9,500 dollars for the American Cancer Society. All the Arcata kids enjoyed being at Relay for Life. “It’s so much fun being there and feeling like you’re really working against cancer. The games also get really fun and rowdy!” Tye-dye T-Cells Team Captain Photo courtesy of Morgan Brown Anna Nordquist said. Sophomore Pretty in Pink, Arcata High’s first place winning team, poses for a Morgan Brown agreed. “Relay is so group shot before raising $2,180 during Relay for Life.

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Life Skills makes works of art AHS P epperbox

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Lauren McCoy Sports Editor

opsicle sticks have been a fun and crafty object utilized by teachers and parents alike for years. One use is even making jewelry boxes. That is what Life Skills aide Els discovered when she searched online for a potential use of her own excess popsicle sticks. Els realized that her storage closet was nearly overflowing with the oblong pieces of wood, and saw the opportunity for a great art project for her Life Skills class. “We do lots of art... we do art at least twice a week,” Els stated. This consistent integration of art into the classroom allowed the students to complete the jewelry boxes with ease and confidence, “since they’ve already done so much art they really knew what to do,” Els said. After the basic construction of the boxes, the students had the opportunity to express their personal style through decorations with paint, beads, buttons, and ribbons. The chance to show their uniqueness certainly went over well with Steve Sheets/PEPPERBOX the students. One student stated: “I really love my box.” Pictured here are some of the creative pieces the Life Skills class produced this spring.

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2013 Tiger Tallies: Statistics at Arcata High

As part of the final projects in Arcata High’s AP Statistics class, students had to come up with a question they wanted to answer about the students at Arcata High. An alphabetical list of all the students was used to generate a random sample. The selected students were given a survey in their first period classes. The results were analyzed using statistical tests. Here are those results.

Are high school students more likely to advocate a later school start time than middle school students?

Is there a correlation between GPA’s and student employment?

Are females more likely to go to college after high school than males?

What are AHS student opinions on the difficulty of dance?

In a stratified random sample comparing Arcata High School students and 8th grade students from Sunny Brae Middle School, there proves to be no significant difference in opinions: 73% of middle school students said they would prefer a later start versus 27% who did not. Similarly, 68% of high school students claimed that they would prefer a later start to 32% who claimed that they would not.

From a survey of 90 high school seniors, 80% of females are planning on attending college next fall compared to 71% of males. There is not significant evidence to disprove the null hypothesis that there is no correlation between gender and probability to attend college. Therefore, we can conclude that gender does not affect college attendance.

A simple random sample was conducted concerning the influence of student employment on GPA. The null hypothesis states that there is no correlation between student employment and GPA. The alternative hypothesis is: there is a correlation between student employment and GPA. After running a test of significance and examining data, the results suggests that the null hypothesis is invalid and thus a correlation cannot be verified. Having a job could affect GPA slightly, but does not significantly affect a student’s GPA.

On a scale from 1-5 (1 being the lowest), 6% of AHS students ranked dance a 1, 6% ranked it a 2, 33% ranked it a 3, 34% ranked it a 4, and 21% ranked it a 5. Generally, more people believe dance to be difficult, suggesting that dance is not perceived to be an easy extracurricular activity.

Are high school students able to correctly identify the differences between Korean, Japanese, and Chinese writing?

From a simple random sample of Arcata High School Senior’s, over 50% of the sample population claimed that they could tell the difference between the three aforementioned languages. However, only 20% were actually able to tell the difference between Korean, Japanese, and Chinese writing.

How do AHS seniors’ planned majors compare to the rest of the nation?

The top three Arcata High major choices of graduating seniors were Healthcare, Psychology, and Art and were not significantly different from the top three major choices of the nation. Page 17

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AAI goes with the FLOW AHS P epperbox

Dakota Goodman

A&E Editor

itzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” seems to be influencing many events at Arcata High School this year. AAI had another wonderful runway event featuring two design lines inspired by the Roaring Twenties. Flapper culture was not the only style on the runway this year, the medieval era, the 1800’s, the fifties and the flowery sixties were also featured in lines of their own. There was also a mix of summertime daydreams, fairy tales, animals, different cultures, and the idea of contrast. “They were talking about twiggy and what not and I’m like, yeah those were my high school days,” AAI director Anne Bown-Crawford said as she introduced the sixties-inspired line of clothing. FLOW started eight years ago first featuring AAI students’ work in the Old Creamery Building. Since then, the event has evolved into an annual full-fledged community event. This year is proof of the expansion; 17 AAI students were featured, an increase from 11 in 2012. “I think a lot of kids joined AAI last year because they wanted to do FLOW,” senior Rowan McClelland-Bishop said. To participate in the runway event, the students h to attend a year-long workshop. “We have two master pattern drafters which are the instructors who help the students all year,” McClellandBishop explained. After the main instruction period in first semester, students commence sewing and designing in the second semester. Page 18

Once the models were on stage the hectic atmosphere disappeared and art was displayed. “It’s a lot of work and very exhilarating toward the end. When you are in the middle of it, you wonder if it is worth it. Right now, I feel like it is worth it seeing everything come together and being with such great people,” sophomore Carson McHaney said. This year there was a surplus of first year AAI students who participated in designing clothing. McHaney and sophomore Madeleine Appelmans worked together to produce an amazing line. “Madeleine and I decided we wanted to work together because we are good friends and both have an interest in fashion. At first, we wanted to do something with electronics, but then she saw these bird masks that someone had made and she was really inspired. She said we could do a line inspired by birds or animals so we kind of built off of that,” McHaney explained. Sophomore Saya Andi brilliantly executed a display of fifties fashion with her line “silhouettes.” Linden Grey-Reneburg, a senior and first year AAI student, created “paradox.” This line of designs is wearable and very fashionable. She was able to contrast the feminine lacy side of women’s clothing with fantastic hair and makeup. The darkened eyes and messy hair gave the perfect runway touch to the models. “It was my first year designing and my first year sewing anything pretty much, so getting started was pretty difficult for me. By the time I got on the second dress it became a lot easier and I started to get really into it. By the end, I was really proud with what I had,” Grey-Reneburg said.

Several seniors’ lines were highlighted in the show. “Anna Peters and Aurie Stetzel designed for the third year in a row. They open and close the show,” Madeleine LaBanca stated. These two talented, young women captured the idea of fashion as art. Peters went with the theme of the Roaring Twenties and Stezel displayed her passion for costume design. “I’m excited. I’m happy that I chose costume design this year for my senior project because that’s what I plan to go into

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after high school,” Stezel said. Support for AAI comes from local businesses like Wildberries and the AAI parent foundation. Hopefully, the community sustains their support for the AAI runway event so students can keep displaying their work and gaining lasting skills. “Being a part of FLOW teaches you a lot of organizational skills and leadership skills,” McClelland-Bishop said. Those skills are important life tools, especially for the seniors leaving for college.

Photos courtesy of Madeleine LaBanca

Models show off outfits designed by AAI students.

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Senior guys snapchat freshmen girls Molly Salamunovich

eam Snapchat released a statement that stated: “Ten seconds is the perfect amount of time to get to know someone on a personal and meaningful level. Ten seconds is all you need to create a beneficial relationship between two people.” Their statement rings true as statistics show that the majority of snapchat users are involved with the app purely for the opportunity to find people that share common traits and enjoyable personalities. Earlier this year, the Snapchat app swept across the campus of Arcata High School like a virus. Now, the student population at Arcata High School can be found utilizing this phone application on a daily basis. Snapchat is an extremely versatile app that fosters artistic growth with the use of the drawing tool and allows students to practice using short, declarative sentences while maintaining simplicity and appealing to a broad spectrum of young adults. A survey among seniors at Arcata High showed that twelfth grade males snapchat younger women on campus more than any other demographic. “I just find their outlook on life mentally stimulating,” an anonymous male stated in a response to why he spent most of his cellular battery life on conversing with ninth grade girls. “I’m just, like, so happy that someone, like, actually likes me for my personality, you know?” a freshman girl whined with a mouth full of metal grins, as she pinned back her drastically combed over, Page 20

singed straightened hair and proceeded to snap a few more duck face and deuces selfies. It is easy to see why boys prefer the company of freshmen girls over the older population of women that grace the campus of Arcata High. Freshmen girls are very self-aware. Thirteen and fourteen year olds have a very developed, mature sense of themselves, they cannot be swayed by the influences of others, and they also have a lot to offer to a sincere relationship Delaney Rice and Kyrin Cossolotto show off their supreme selfie skills, Rice using the classic “deuces” pose and Cossolotto displaying her expertise in selfie improv or friendship. with an extremely rare and unique pose never before seen by mankind.

Photos courtesy of Delaney Rice and Kyrin Cosolotto

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Geena Damian

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t is well known that students in AAI are a creative and expressive bunch. For years now, these students have displayed their artwork throughout the county. Yet, their artwork is hardly the most common way for these students to express themselves. At Arcata High School, it seems that these teens have been almost as well-known for their self-expression through their fashion as they are for their artwork. On any given day, you will be able to walk by the art room and be blinded by the reflection of rhinestones. “I’ve always found a very personal connection to my Miss Me

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jeans,” senior Anna Peters said. “I can’t imagine a better way to express myself. Being an artist is all about being original and these pants just allow me to be me. It was a beautiful moment when I saw them, they caught my eye across the room, and I knew right then that I wanted my butt to be shining like that too,” Peters adoringly stated. It’s hard for us average students of Arcata High to imagine coming up with outfits so inspiring as theirs; junior Vivian Harp tells us about her secret clothing idols, “I spend most nights looking up outfits on Cosmo, and Seventeen Magazine, I mean like everything in there is just perfect for everyone and totally affordable.” And while some students dress to impress everyday, others find them-

selves in the timeless outfit of yoga pants, North Face jackets and Uggs. Sophomore Carson McHaney describes his dream woman, “Hair up, tight fuzzy jacket, skin tight yoga pants or leggings (possibly slightly see through) and some boots. I can’t imagine anything more perfect. When a girl looks like she just woke up… I can hardly contain myself.” “I’m so glad these students finally figured out how to compose themselves, honestly it was embarrassing when other teachers came into my class room and saw these students in colored pants, dresses, scarves and miscellaneous band tshirts,” stated advisor Anne BownCrawford. “As my fashion idol Kim Kardashian always said, ‘dress the same as everyone else, it’s the biggest statement of all.’”

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Definitely taking notes in Laz’s class. - Brandan Thompson

Sitting in the parking lot, and all the hours it gave me to reflect on my day when trying to get out of it. - Ashlynn Cox

The senior lawn - I spent so much time out there it became like my second home. - Most seniors

THRIVE. It’s always nice to have a preview of what I haven’t learned yet. - Anna Nordquist

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Senior AAI student Anna Peters models her personal style.

about what they will miss most The lightning fast Wi-Fi. I’m not sure I’ll find such an accessible system anywhere else. - Ben McCreath

SSR. I read so many books that I otherwise wouldn’t have ever looked at. - Kaleigh Means

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Carol conducts car honk symphony

Grace Lovell Pavement-Prowler

t’s a typical sunny lunch period at Arcata High School: the freshmen are spread out on the senior lawn, the sophomores are begging their upperclassmen friends for rides to lunch, the juniors and seniors drive away and suddenly half of the parking lot is empty. But a few dedicated and solitary souls remain in their cars, oiling their exhaust pipes and tuning their car horns. All at once, silence falls across the parking lot, as a small, well-known figure scrambles onto the back of a tin can on wheels, otherwise known as Molly Salamunovich’s truck, raises her baton and screams “Toyotas! Stop goofing around, practice on your own time, not on mine! Hondas, that note was not in tune! What do you guys think this is, jazz band?! Get on tempo, or get out.” There’s a new up-and-coming musical group at AHS, and they’re quickly attracting attention: Carol Jacobson, maestra of the Armack Orchestra, has taken on conducting the student-founded Arcata High Car Honk Symphony. “I think this is a really great opportunity for musically-inclined students,” AHS Principal Dave Navarre said. “The administration really wants to support this new endeavor, so in addition to zero period, we created period 4.5, for students who are

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so dedicated that they are willing to give up time out of their lunch period.” Senior Anna Nordquist said, “I don’t play any orchestral instruments, so orchestra wasn’t really an option for me, but when I heard I could add an extra ‘A’ on my transcript and all I had to do was honk my horn, I immediately signed up!” Nordquist continued, Grace Lovell/PEPPERFAUX “It’s harder than it Orchestra conductor Carol Jacobson mounts senior Molly Salamunovich’s truck to looks! I’m really conduct the AHS carhonk symphony. learning a lot.” You might be wondering, how get that perfectly beeping sound.” phony go from here? “I’m busy did Arcata High students get the Freshman Nora Lovell added, “I transcribing a lot of pieces into idea to create the car honk sympho- don’t have a car, so I can’t join the honk,” Jacobson said. “Soon you’ll ny? “I’ve been honking car horns symphony yet, but it’s my dream to be hearing some Mozart, Vivaldi... for quite some time now,” boasted one day be good enough to join. Car you know, the classics, as well as senior Miles Bacchus. “But I didn’t honking is the coolest.” some more modern compositions... realize it was actually music. Then The extremely talented concert- the soundtrack to the movie ‘Cars’, Carol came to me in a dream, in master of the Armack Orchestra, for one. Automobiles are a very verthe form of an angel, and said, sophomore Carson McHaney, of- satile instrument, they can do it all.” ‘Miles, car honking is your destiny.’ fered a different perspective. “It’s On the success of the symphony Now I’m the concert master. Who not even real music! I don’t get thus far, she added, “I’m so proud would’ve guessed?” Junior Spencer what the big deal is,” McHaney of the kids! They are picking it up so Frankel added, “Playing the cello stated. His brother Westin con- well. Some of them are even getting in orchestra is alright, but there’s fided, “Carson is just mad because extra lessons from their mechanics. something about the sound of a they wouldn’t let him join. That kid We’re hoping in a few years, we’ll car horn that’s just really magical. couldn’t honk a horn properly to be good enough to play Carnegie I probably practice in my driveway save his life.” Hall along with the orchestra. I’m about three hours a night, just to Where will the car honk sym- just trying to figure out how to fit the instruments on the stage...”

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Freshman shows up to party, earns respect Sam Winter

Scribe

ne of the most common fears of any freshman is being hazed, picked on, or made fun of by upperclassmen. Seniors seem larger than life, and their opinions, fashion sense, and slang is often taken up by freshman seeking their approval and acceptance. This is a rare occurence. However, every year a select few freshmen earn the respect, esteem, and admiration of upperclassmen in a single night through one simple action—going to a party. “I love when freshmen show up uninvited to parties. It makes me really respect them,” senior Ryan

Ennes explained, showing the nearly unanimous feeling among Arcata High School upperclassmen partygoers. The fact that they can find out the location of the party and collaborate together to find out whose mom is willing to carpool (as they are all years away from their licenses) really shows a sense of maturity. And even if they soon lose all control, upperclassmen still appreciate them because at least they are trying their best. It’s all about the effort. And on top of the maturity, the seemingly unjustified sense of confidence combined with a complete indifference to any disapproval that may occur is the deciding factor that earns a sudden, everlasting respect. But there are many more factors than just simply showing up to a party. Respect is earned through a

simple five-step program: 1. Be driven by a parent (or Andy Beronilla). 2. Approach upperclassmen and attempt to engage them in conversation. 3. Use an assortment of yelling, screaming and crying to bring as much attention to yourself as possible. 4. Break or damage property to impress the upperclassmen. (If all else fails, they’ll be astounded by your vandalism skills, especially the hosts of the party). 5. Underdress for the weather (seniors love irony, and what’s more ironic than dressing as if you’re attending a rave in the sweltering summer when you are actually at a sparse party in the freezing winter?) Every AHS partygoer will un-

doubtedly recall one specific unidentified freshman from last year. This freshman earned the unanimous respect of juniors and seniors by showing up to parties, successfully becoming the center of all attention through a multitude of varying activities. This freshman "was seen," commented senior Will Taylor. Freshmen would do well to follow that example and become the next underclassmen to be renowned among the AHS student body. The ultimate goal would be to possibly create an everlasting legacy of their own, rivaling that of the famous freshmen that have come before them. By following these steps, underclassmen will earn the respect and admiration that they so clearly desire—in just one single night.

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Freshman Collin Townsend is thoroughly tuckered out after a senior’s birthday party bash.

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Arcata High survives the end

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Lauren McCoy

Bull Shooter

ecember 22, 2012 I have taken refuge in room 104. After last night’s events, I have found the need to recount just what happened. First there was the tsunami warning, due to the 9.7 level earthquake in Japan. The town of Arcata erupted in sirens and flashing lights, as an electric shortage occurred at precisely the same time, plummeting everyone into darkness and confusion. Town officials directed all inhabitants in the area to proceed to the Arcata High campus, a location out of the tsunami zone and protected against other possible dangers, and is a Red Cross approved site for emergencies. By about midnight, almost the entire student body had arrived, along with their families and many other community members. Unluckily for those who hadn’t made it onto the campus by then, an unexpected 15.4 earthquake hit, with an epicenter at the corner of 15th and L street. This caused a ripple effect that left Arcata High separated from all surrounding areas by crevices driving deep into the ground. Just three minutes later, the tsunami hit, wiping out the low-lying areas, and any other people that had not made it onto campus. We were alone.

Day 6: Since lunch attendance in cafeteria is normally low, food supplies are very limited.

boldt Bay, some people were rescued and brought back to the high school. Of the surviving buildings, Target, Walmart, and Costco miDay 13: Due to a food shortage, raculously went undamaged. They Navarre created harpoons out of have become the main source of the window openers, and went out food since this discovery. to hunt sharks. He returned with doughnuts for the journalism class, Day 90: Many of the less motivated hoping to inspire us to keep up on members of our ‘campus’ found inthe latest happenings. He encour- spiration in some unknown force aged us to “keep up the great work, and suddenly decided to venture because the Pepperbox is such an out for the day. We noted billows of important part of our community.” smoke from the surrounding hills, I’m not sure if he realizes that Ar- and a small fire caught. Those who cata High IS our community. He had left returned with extreme hunseems to still be in denial. ger, though they had taken much of our snack reserves with them for Day 14: The continuous attempts the day. of Ben McCreath, Sam HuschleFreed, Canyon Robins, and Owen Finally, there has been contact Reiss to make contact with the out- with the outside world. The intense side world are futile. If only they work of our technological geniuses had access to 21st century tech- formed an interesting contraption, nology, since all new devices went Ben McCreath managed to make down immediately after the city a call to a San Francisco area code wide circuit short.

and posed the question of “How many are there left of you?” the answer was a question: “What are you talking about?” Ben took this question as wondering what happened to Humboldt County in regards to the end of the world, and told the random person who happened to pick up the payphone, the dreary history of our past few months. The shocked response was: “Are you crazy? The world didn’t end! There was a mighty big earthquake that snapped that new bridge heading north on the 101, but no one ever really wants to go to Humboldt anyways, so we just left it and figured ya’ll would be alright.” Looking back through my well kept records of the past months, I’ve realized a few things: Much of what is seen as necessity is frivolous, we could get by on much less. Also, I hate everyone. And Frito pie is absolutely delicious.

Day 20: We have resorted to burning all the books in the library for warmth. Good thing the Measure Q renovations had not yet begun, and the books had not yet been removed. Mrs. Berube attempted to block the library off from the freezing mob, by shooting broken pencils at them all, but her attempts were pointless.

Day 40: HROP classes have been revived, as many realize the importance of real life training from those Day 3: It’s been three days since classes. Woodshop has moved up December 21, and I have already considerably on the ranking of most lost track of what date it is. All I valued classes, as the boats recently constructed in that class came in know is that it is day 3. handy for expeditioning off of our Day 5: Cafeteria food is actually island campus. Upon further exploration of the Arcata area and Humpretty good. Page 24

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Arcata High in its isolated glory. The lone remainder of civilization as we know it.

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AHS protester realizes schools aren’t actually prisons Astaria Holland

Ink Slinger

ear students of Arcata High, I am so sorry for harassing Arcata High School and calling it a prison. I am writing to you from real prison in San Quentin, where I have been for the past six months. Prison is much, much worse, and no one looks good in all orange. Fortunately, at Arcata

High you are allowed to pair orange with black. In high school you are allowed to go off campus for lunch, and trust me, Esteban’s is much better than the prison cafeteria. I miss my hat and khaki outfit. Take advantage of being able to wear whatever you want because freedom of expression is a valuable commodity. Just don't overdo it. Learn from my mistakes and stay out of prison. I realize now that the cliques I feared in high school were much

kinder and non-judgemental compared to the prison gangs. Here in prison you can get beat up for looking at the wrong person. That never happened to me in high school. Also, in prison there aren’t any cool clubs to be part of, and there is no Associated Prison Body, or voice for the prisoners. I have had a lot of time on my hands to think about my actions and when I get out of here I think I will take up holding a “Prison is a school” sign outside of this place.

I’ve learned so much from this stay in prison; I did not take advantage of the education offered to me. I do not want any of you to have to end up in prison in order to gain some knowledge. Instead, stay in school and learn the easy way. Your school has been plagued unrightfully by my sign for long enough. I’m ready to move on to bigger and better things. Your school is not a prison, you get to go home at night. Stay in school, and stay out of prison.

Norte area to have a twerk team. Arcata High’s varsity twerk team will be coached by our very own James Washington. Washington has been twerking since his high school days. “I’m extremely excited to be coaching both boys and girls varsity twerk team here at Arcata,” Washington stated.

Twerk season will begin in the moshing1 will not be permitted and spring, resulting in Washington’s will result in points lost from the retirement from track and field head team. Songs will be provided by the coach. “I am stepping down from home team and can be any sort of track and twerkin’ toward a cham- twerkable music. pionship this season,” Washington It is well known that Arcata High explained. has some talented twerkers amongst Because of the lack of twerk us. “Oh, I’ll definitely be trying teams in the Humboldt-Del Norte out,” stated twerk legend Demonarea, the team will need to travel tinah Feeser. south to compete. “Our team will be “I’ll be twerk team captain, no traveling most weekends down to doubt,” said senior twerk fanatic the Bay Area to compete with high Megan Viña. ranked high school twerk teams,” But a captain will be chosen by Washington said. Washington on the first day of tryTwerk competitions are not en- outs. “It will be very clear who our tirely difcaptain will be, I’ll f e r e n t be able to point out I am stepping down from from typiour number one cal sport- track and twerkin’ toward twerker the first ing events. a championship this season day, guaranteed,” Each team is Washington stated. -James Washington required to So if you are inbe dressed terested in joining in uniform, except for the captain of the squad and think you have what each team. The captain will wear a it takes, twerk your way down to tank printed with the words “Twerk the gym and sign up. Team Captain.” One twerker will perform at a 1Dancing to music in a violent time while each team surrounds manner involving jumping and the twerker in a circle. Pushing and deliberately colliding with others.

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werk: The vigorous shaking of your gluteus maximus. Come next spring, Arcata High will be the first school in the Humboldt-Del

We survived! “Quick, follow me to the Bagel Bunker!” “It’s ok, I’m good. It’s “You canit’snever not like the endbeoftoo the worl...” prepared. Unless you’re

like a senior and you went to Arcata High.” -The Pan Man

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Teachers spend THRIVE bonuses Sage Fanucchi News Hen

Calvin Ryan Knight of the Pen

s THRIVE bonuses begin to trickle down, the administration begins planning how to spend their money. Like toddlers who have just learned how to walk, these teachers will finally have the financial freedom to make their dreams come true. Assistant Principal Jim Monge recently purchased a summer home in Willow Creek with his bonus. During Senior Ditch Day many students spotted him at the river while he visited his new home. “I don’t know why people were so scared of me, I was just hoping to get a day in the sun too,” Monge responded. He even invited students to his new summer cottage to take a dip in his pool. Some teachers are becoming entrepreneurs with their bonuses. Anne Bown-Crawford, AAI director and art teacher, has decided to market her blood as a beauty product. “I’ve always received compliments on how youthful I look, so

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I decided to donate my own blood toward ‘Fountain of Youth’ body lotion,” Anne Bown-Crawford explained. AP Environmental Science teacher Earl Peters is also taking the entrepreneurial route and is creating a mini “ecocity” in Cranky Corner, Louisiana. He has decided to implement aquaculture using shrimp herds from the local bayou to create a sustainable food cycle. When the shrimp die, they will feed the crocodiles, which in turn will feed the town locale. Dave Filippini was caught sneaking into New World Ballet while under the guise of a stealthy burka. When confronted, he claimed, “Growing up on a farm in Ferndale sort of narrowed my opportunities in some sense. With this THRIVE bonus, I guess I’m just trying to find out who I really am. Anything else?” We then watched as he glided across the floor, landing a triple pirouette, and finishing with a fouette turn en pointe. “Now you’ve got a current event for Monday,” he smirked. Doug Johnson is using his cash to upgrade the friendly confines of Room 209. He has been discussing plans with an architect to create a haven for the “Fighting Irish,” he stated referring to Notre Dame foot-

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Troy Ghisetti’s audition for the Little Debbie Girl back in 1987. ball. The room will be decked head is flippin’ belter1. Me an’ the lads to toe in blue and silver, complete have been futtering2 around widdeh with a 74-inch LED television set me bagpipes since the fall of ‘97,” for game day. “Booyah!” Johnson he excitedly shouted into our ears. responded when we asked if he Their quartet, the Jaked Jobby Jabwas excited for his new room. bers, are scheduled to perform at the 2013 Arcata High School Commencement Ceremony. Macdonald [Filippini] landed a hinted that he has wrote a special triple pirouette, and tune for the class, “My quartit colt a sooky3 but ay’m ‘cited to play finished with a fouette me me song.” With her THRIVE bonus, Engturn en pointe. lish teacher Athina Lazaridis has When asked what he planned on planned on joining a small WMMA investing in with his THRIVE bofighting ring. “I just grew up fightnus, P.E. teacher Troy Ghisetti deing, whether that be with my big clared, “A lifetime of Little Debbrother or the girls at my old highbies, baby!” As of now, his Little school. It’s a part of who I am, and Debbie schedule consists of apI’m finally embracing that side of proximately three to four brownmyself,” Lazaridis shrugged. She ies per day, although that number plans on participating in a rigorous will rise after the THRIVE bonus training course during the summer materializes. “I’m rooting to be months. Don’t be shocked if you the next ‘diabeetus’ spokesperfind her pulling a semi-truck up son. That’s the dream,” he conCalifornia Avenue. cluded in a wistful tone. Retiring English teacher Iain 1. to be excellent, great, fantastic Macdonald will be starting a bag2. to mess around with pipe quartet with his bonus. “It 3. big softie

Not-News

Cross country steroid scandal

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hock, dismay, and shame taint the air of Arcata High lately since it was proven that our state champion girls cross country team was using performance enhancing drugs during their season. Every athlete knows the pressure to do better, and apparently the cross girls just couldn’t handle it this year. They gave in. Coach James Washington admitted that he had suspicions about their incredible progress throughout the season, but he didn’t want to believe them. “I should’ve known

when I heard grunts coming from the weight room after practice and found Elise Ford benching over 200 pounds,” Washington stated. We all just wanted to be proud of our resident champions, but we should’ve seen the signs. Freshmen Chloe Pigg and Lizzy Fernandes must have put on at least 10 pounds of pure muscle during the short months of the fall sports season. Sophomore Zoe Ziegler’s build went from petite to interestingly burly in a few short weeks, while junior Vera Heidmann went cold in cutoffs all fall because her biceps simply would no longer fit into feminine shirts, and senior Alyssa

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From left to right: junior Vera Heidmann, and sophomores Sara Davis and Zoe Ziegler flaunt their impressive thighs from this fall.

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Freshman Chloe Pigg strives to finish a big race: note the anger on her face and the increased size of her thighs and biceps. Koski was seen violently bumping ing out of nowhere to take his title students in the halls on multiple oc- combined with his unusually ideal casions. physique also sparked my attention. These side effects came to a cli- Unfortunately, most schools feel as max one day in JoAnn Moore’s if steroid testing among cross counEnglish 2 Honors class when soph- try teams is not necessary, due to omore Sara Davis stormed in, fum- lack of interest in the sport and moing mad about something. Appar- tivation in the athletes.” ently, someone had taken the last After extensive testing, it was deplain bagel in the student store at termined that the only Arcata cross break and she was still mad an hour competitors using the enhancers later. “It was really scary,” class- were the girls, leaving Lopez clean. mate Morgan Brown stated. “She When asked if he was offered anycharged into the room and shoved thing during the 2012 season, he all the books off my desk and across refused to comment. But he did the room.” add that he would never use perThis recent discovery shocked formance enhancing drugs because, and appalled both the North Coast “The sport is much too pure, and Section and the California State the headband and arm sleeves do it representatives who gave the team for me anyways.” their second place title (which has Hoping that next year’s cross now been revoked). But even they country girls will attempt the seawere suspicious, an anonymous son clean, we asked Ford what their state rep stated: “It occurred to me motivation to take the enhancers that the Arcata team might be using was. “We just wanted people to start a little something extra when all the taking the sport seriously. I’m just girls came in a full two minutes be- so done using a magnifying glass to fore any of the other competition, find my name in the paper when I barely winded. Jose Lopez com- win H-DN.” Page 27