Volume 74 | Issue 3 | 10.6.14 | Paso Robles High School
CRIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT Amid slowly improving crime rates, the lurking presence of offences threatens safety and security of the campus.
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TALK ON FEMINISM
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TODAY’S TEEN CRIME
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UMBRELLA UPRISING
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Senior follows her passion in dance
Feminism seen through the eyes of students
Crime rates are declining at PRHS
Stories translated into Spanish
Unrest in Hong Kong leads to students in the street
Juniors surpass all sports expectations
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Board Room (left) : Where the board members do all their hard work. Meetings are held on Tuesday nights. Career Center (right) : PRHS reopened career center. College bound seniors can go here for help.
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Board seats up for vote
Three members will take over this November by Rachel Cole, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Katy Griffin
Field Gibson
To the five candidates running for the three open seats in October, the Paso Robles district board member chairs represent a position from which to make a difference. The budget numbers, cuts, decisions, and influence they will soon manage have been at the center of years of community concern, impact on students, teacher ire, amid a growing feeling that circumstances in the district are looking up. P r e s i d e n t Katrina Griffin, running for a second term, has served the district for the last four years, spending the last two as the School Board President, elected by her fellow
election. “The short answer as to why I am running again is to be able make a difference. I have been asked over the course of my first term whether I think I have made a difference and I can say, yes, most definitely. One example is that in the difficult financial times we went through, my formal education and business background has been a huge asset to the Board and the District,” Gibson said. There are three first-time runners. Kathleen Yankee Hall, a former educator, scientist, and business woman is running against two men: Kirk Smith, a retired educator and Tim Gearheart, a retired teacher and former school board member. Another four seats are not up-for-grabs this election, as they were recently filled in 2012. The four current members, whose seats are not up-for-grabs this year, are Joel Peterson, Joan Summers, Chris Bausch, and Dave Lambert. They won their positions in 2012. The board faces an opportunity to win back teacher support. Miscommunication and perception have clouded relations. At the center is the hope that the board will return teacher pay after unchanged salaries since 2009. The school board would ideally like to have a 10 percent reserve fund, according to Griffin, compared to the state required three percent. “This is an ideal number one which will take time to reach. Having a reserve is fiscally prudent so we don’t find ourselves back in the same situation we faced a few years back with a negative budget which meant we could not pay our bills for the current school year,” Griffin said. “After having stabilized the budget, the Board voted unanimously to eliminate all furlough days and to restore a full academic calendar this year. While we currently have about a 6% reserve, the three year budget shows deficit spending each year which is unsustainable. At the same time, we recognize that a lot of our staff has not had a pay increase in several years. We are working on a plan toward addressing and resolving those issues,” Gibson said.
“As a leader in the district I will continue to be forwardlooking, keeping student success and student achievement in front.”
trustees. “As a leader in the district I will continue to be forward-looking, keeping student success and student achievement in front. We have many great employees who make up PRJUSD, and coming alongside of them to help build one another up and keep our eye on the goal, which is our students. If elected, I will continue to serve as a tireless advocate for students, parents and staff. I bring to the district compassion, incredible energy, and the love for people,” Griffin said in an email. Griffin’s daughter is Lauren Griffin, a PRHS junior, and she also has a son, senior Gunnar Griffin, who transferred last fall to Templeton High School. She is pastor at Highlands Church . “I have been involved in ministry for 19 years, as a Pastor of Missions and Pastoral Care -- I serve people, I love people and God. Having experience in ministry helps bring a perspective that is hopeful and encouraging,” Griffin said. The other incumbent, Field Gibson, is a business insurance broker and risk manager whose career has involved finance, managing risk for businesses, budgeting, contracts, and financial planning, and who has also been part of the school board for four years, tying him with Griffin for most time served in the current
Katrina Griffin, President of School Board
College Career Center opens its doors Spohnhauer returns to campus to direct by Tegan Curren, Health Editor
As the first quarter comes to an end, the college career center has opened their doors for the first time in about seven years. The college career center will aid students in their decisions leading up to the sometimes frightening future. From applying to a vocational school or a university, the college career center director Anne Spohnhauer will be walking students through the application and resume processes, or she can help students pinpoint the school or career that is just right for them. “Our goal is to prepare every student for college and/ or career,” said Paso Robles High School principal Randy Nelson. Nelson believes having a college career center is an important piece of the high school experience, but due to tight budgets the program was cut over 5 years ago. As the college career center starts once again, the community has been supporting the program and although the community service organization hasn’t had their final vote, Nelson has confidence in the organization to provide the support PRHS needs to keep the college career center up and running. “I will be very excited to announce that specific community support once I receive confirmation from them.” Although there is support towards the college career center, it hasn’t always been this way. Nelson said, “It’s been very frustrating for me the last four or five years when the budget cuts took place, that was one of the things that went so to be able to find a way to fund the program again makes me feel really good.” Aaron Cantrell, teacher at Paso Robles High School and one of the directors of College Trips, finds the college career center a necessity as well. “We need a place where kids can go to get help for their college essay and their college application, and that place needs to be the college career center,” said Cantrell. 11.06.14 News
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Homecoming Week (top) : Homecoming assembly . Spirit filled PRHS all the way until we deeated SLO on friday night. Photos by Maureen Pushea
High spirits, high scores Make way, make way! Homecoming week goes off with a bang
Students walk down the red carpet for Homecoming
by Marlee Drake, Food Editor
by Michelle McPherson, Co-Feature Editor
A spirit filled week ended with a football romping and a sold out dance as varsity won 63-14 over SLOHS and 600 students crammed the dance and gym. It was the last of the football team’s home games for the regular season, as well as the continuation of their undefeated, 8-0 season. Leadership class provided a daily theme for students dress, from Hawaiian to Extreme Crimson Spirit. The participation in these spirit days was overwhelming, compared with years past. “Insane! I’ve never seen so many people participate in the spirit days, and when I walk on campus and see everybody dressed up it really makes all the hard work that every Leadership student does really pay off,” said junior Lizette Juarez, who was directly involved with planning Leadership’s events and dance. On Friday night Paso High students, Lizette Juarez, 11 alumni, parents, and avid fans filled the stadium. The student section was packed tight with students and a few alumni decked out in crimson spirit clothes. Crimson Crew cheered with cheerleaders as the football team dominated SLOHS. “It was nice seeing the whole entire community get together and see the generations of Paso Robles High come together and watch our boys beat SLO,” senior Jenna Rodgers said. Alumni at the game saw PRHS spirit was high and growing. “I just want to say good job to those who worked really hard to make Homecoming a success, and good job to the Bearcats involved in Crimson Crew. Enthusiasm is contagious, so keep it up!” said alumnus M’Lynn Martin, who planned Homecoming last year as a senior. At the “Back to the Future” themed Homecoming dance, music blasted, students danced, and the Homecoming royalty was announced. This year’s Homecoming week saw overwhelming spirit and an overwhelming football victory, and will likely stick out as one of the highlights of this school year.
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Homecoming Week stormed in red onto campus Oct. 20, 2014 with anticipation and excitement of themed dress days, the Homecoming football game against SLO HS, a sold-out Homecoming dance, and the Homecoming royalty—who talked about what PRHS and their nominations meant to them. I’m very happy about it, and I like the fact that my peers actually voted for me. I’m going to be involved in International Club and Advanced Dance. — Cassidy LeClair It’s really exciting because I had no clue that I would be this involved or nominated, and I’m involved in the Football and Baseball programs, and I’m thinking about getting involved in FCA. — Brad Tews
I’m glad I got this opportunity because not everyone gets a chance to do this in their high school career. — Nolan Binkele I get to represent Paso High in front of so many important people and I’m honored my classmates chose me to do that. — Lindsey Sonniksen It makes me feel great to know that my peers voted for me, hopefully based on personality and not on popularity. — Kristen Thompson I was very shocked because I had no desire to be nominated but it feels cool. Do I get a crown? — Jeffrey Neumann
I love my teachers and I love my campus. — Rudy Nunez I was surprised! I feel like now I have something to show my family in the future besides cat pictures! I also love the excitement the school brings to every bearcat game!
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Senior Allie Giroux is going on her seventh year of dancing competitively and has inspired many girls along the way, such as freshman Kaela Nancolas and senior Alexis Gutierrez. Most of her free time outside of school is spent at dance practice. She has many supporters, the strongest of which are her twin brothers, sophomores Jeffrey and Daniel Giroux. Giroux’s dance teacher and cheer coach at the high school, Jennifer Bedrosian, has watched her grow through dance and blossom into a leader and a determined teen that can take her dreams and have infinite opportunities.
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tage lights flare to life and the spotlight settles on senior Allie Giroux, who couldn’t be more thrilled to stand in the limelight. Adrenaline courses through her veins as she lets the soul of the song speak to her with a voice only she can hear. Every intricate step she takes is one small piece of the story being portrayed through the combination, she dances in her own world, like no one is watching. To her, dance is not only a passion, but a lifestyle. Giroux is going on her seventh year dancing competitively and her fourth year dancing for the high school. She has won Miss Dance at the KAR dance convention (Kids Artistic Revue) for three years in a row, which proves that her hard work really is paying off. Through countless rehearsals and competitions, she has come to realize that dance is her true passion, and her family and friends fully support her path. “I’m very well supported by my family! They always stand behind my decisions and I’m very grateful for that...and my brothers and I are actually very close! I do feel bad sometimes though because they always come watch me dance and because of my crazy schedule I sometimes miss a lot of their games and things they do!” Giroux said. Two of her largest supporters happen to be her younger twin brothers, sophomores Jeffry and Daniel Giroux, who have similar feelings towards their sister. Although her schedule makes it tough to always be there to watch them in their sports-such as football, baseball, and track-their bond couldn’t be stronger. “...Dance is her passion, and dance makes her happy, and when she’s happy it makes everybody in the house happy... I’m very proud to call her my sister and she always makes me want to do better as a person,” Jeffry Giroux said. Although she can’t make it to every football game, baseball game or track of theirs, the Giroux boys don’t mind as long as she’s doing what she loves; as long as she doesn’t miss every game that is. “...She’s accomplished so much in these past years it’s crazy and unbelievable... It doesn’t really bother me that she misses games because she’s out there doing her own thing, which she loves to do…,” Daniel Giroux said. The life of a dancer, like any other sport, requires hours of practice and hard work. Giroux belongs to two other dance studios in addition to Jazz ‘N’ Company,
Artistry in Motion located in Paso Robles, and Street Heat located in San Luis Obispo. Her dance practices range from 19 to 22 hours per week--making each practice after school around five and a half hours-not including performing at Friday football games and weekends when she occasionally travels to dance competitions. For Giroux, managing this stressful dance schedule is extremely exhausting but well worth it and will pay off in the future. “I’m definitely sleep deprived and stressed out all the time!... Throughout these last couple of years I’ve dedicated a lot of my time to make sure I’m prepared for a successful dance career outside of high school,” Giroux said. Some people wonder why anyone would spend so much time and energy in a pastime activity like dance, but for her it’s normal to spend 22 or more hours dancing every week. Giroux is also planning on auditioning for Season 12 of So You Think You Can Dance in Los Angeles in mid-March of 2015 and would like to obtain an agent and start booking jobs. Her dance teacher and cheerleading coach of three years, Jennifer Bedrosian, couldn’t be more confident in the talents of her young pupil and sees the full potential in Giroux’s career. “...I see her working with lots of great choreographers, moving to New York and dancing with the Joffrey Ballet. I could see her in LA doing music videos or going on tour with a big artist. After this year, I also see her as a great teacher and choreographer… And of course, I see her winning So You Think You Can Dance,” said Bedrosian. For her career, Giroux has many options, and Bedrosian believes that she has the potential to become a teacher and choreographer, a goal she would like to achieve in her future. “... That’s one of my goals! I really love teaching people... it’s just something that comes really naturally to me and I enjoy helping people get better,” Giroux said. A broad spectrum of other dancers--such as freshman Kaela Nancolas, and senior Alexis Gutierrez--look up to her and see her as a role model,which surprises Giroux. “..It’s so humbling!... it’s crazy to think that I’ve made an impact on people like that and I’m so happy I can do that!” Giroux said. Nancolas has been dancing with Giroux for five years and Gutierrez has been dancing with her for three, and both have watched her excel in dance and feel inspired by her everytime she performs. “What goes through my mind when I see Allie dance is ineffable. Her passion for dance is absolutely beautiful and shows when she is performing... Allie inspires me by pushing me to achieve my goals...I feel inspiration from watching her dance,” Nancolas said. “...I’ve been watching Allie dance since 7th grade and I’ve just been mesmerized. She just pushes me to go my hardest and just become a better person and a better dancer...just watching her inspires me and makes me want to work harder,” Gutierrez said. Allie Giroux knows what she wants out of life and has created a path to guide her there, along the way influencing a variety of people and helping them along their own path. Once again Bedrosian believes that she can take her future wherever she wants it to go but she will always be a leader. “Whether she likes it or not, she has a lot of people looking up to her. Being talented puts you in the public eye,” said Bedrosian “Now it’s her time (as they say in dance) to SHINE.”
“... Allie inspires me by pushing me to achieve my goals...I feel inspiration form inside of me from watching her dance...” Kaela Nancolas, 9
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6,677 miles away from home HILL SIDE VIEW (above) : Sophomore Issa Mowas reflects on his recent trip to Syria. This is the village where he stayed.
Sophomore visits his hometown in Syria after 5 years by Mila Robb-Hiteshew, Fun & Games Editor Newspaper headlines say it, news channels broadcast it, and now the world knows it: Syria is in civil war. For 3 years Syria has been in protest and war. For 5 years, sophomore Issa Mowas hasn’t seen his relatives in Syria. “The last time I went to Syria I was 10 and it was 2009,” said Mawas. Now 2014 and in dire need of a visit, Mowas and his family flew 6,677 miles to his hometown Rabah and stayed for a month and a half over summer break. When the end of the sixth week came, the Mowas family traveled to the border between Syria and Lebanon. “We were going to our plane and got stuck because Lebanese people are racist towards Syrians. They wouldn’t let us pass into Lebanon to catch our flight,” Mowas explained. Once the flight was rescheduled, the Mowas family waited in Syria for 3 weeks until there was a plane to take home. While a good portion of the world sees Syria as a battlefield, the small village of Rabah (which has a population somewhere in the 2,000s) is a sanctuary untouched by the grotesque hands of the war. The only effect the war has on the town is the rising of prices of daily goods. Otherwise, the citizens of Rabah remain in a safe environment. Not even their imaginations conducted a harmful environment; the war had actually made citizens feel more safe because the government had been killing off many threat opposing terrorists. “I was scared at first because at night you could hear the bombs go off, but then I realized that they were very far away. But the thought of death being only a 100 and so miles away was really scary, ” said Mowas. Though Mowas’ hometown is only a mere hundred miles away from intense streets, Rabah pays no mind
and continues with its light spirited environment. “Life there was similar to the U.S. They go out with friends and have parties and laugh!” says Mowas. A day in the life of a citizen living in Rabah is slightly different from an American’s. Adults wake up to go to work at nine and leave their house at 10. The elderly help around the house and watch the children. Children who play soccer attend soccer practice at four pm, teenagers at five pm. Children stay out with friends until five p.m., whereas teenagers stay at home until ten p.m. or eleven p.m. then go out with friends, with no predetermined time when they’ll be home. The most common jobs in Syria are owning shops, that close at lunch, and farming. The most common jobs in America are salespeople, cashiers, and fast-food workers. The shops, or restaurants, serve Mediterranean food which is typically considered difficult to make. Jaffa Cafe in Paso Robles is a Mediterranean restaurant and has a menu that consists of hummus and pita bread, baba ganoush, grape leaves, falafel, and other relating foods. Although Syria is currently advertised as being perilous, the small villages still maintain themselves and keep peace. The large cities in Syria are lawless, and that is where most of the combat occurs. The villages such as Issa Mowas’ hometown are safe and can only hear the booms of explosions, rather than feel them.
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Whale club aims to save
New school club starts fundraising to preserve whales by Mayer Pohlod, World Editor
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ut in the middle of the ocean, a problem is brewing underneath the waters. A monumental amount of whales are either close to extinction, endangered, or close to endangerment. However, this problem has come onto Caleb Singleton’s radar, and is doing something about it. In response to this tragedy, he has started up a club called Whale Society. Singleton created the Whale Society earlier this year in an effort to try and save some of the whales that are on the brink of extinction. Blue whales, for example, are the largest mammals on the Earth, but because of whaling, the hunting of whales, their numbers have dropped from a pre-whaling population of 240,000 to anywhere from 8,000-14,000 now, according to the American Cetacean Society. The blue whale is just one type of whale that is being driven to the end, as the humpback, sperm, and fin whale are a few more species of whale that are classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. “There are a lot of whale species that are soon going to be extinct,” Singleton said. “There are fewer than 300 North-Arctic whales left in the earth, for instance. The purpose of Whale Society is to raise awareness for the decrease of the whale population.” Another goal is to help the oceans in general by keeping them clean and trashfree. “[Littering causes the trash to] go down into storm drains and into the ocean. The fish eat it and it’s not good for any of the animals in the ocean,” Singleton said. Singleton first become interested in whales this summer when he witnessed the migration of whales while he was in Morro Bay. “All the whales were [migrating] through and just kind of chilling in the area. It got me thinking about how it’s crazy how there are these giant animals we don’t even think about that much in the ocean,” Singleton said. “They’re a big part of the ecosystem and food chain in the ocean.” Singleton isn’t the only part of this operation though; sophomore Christina Trombley and freshman Faith Covington are key components to the club as well. Trombley is the Vice President of the club and is the co-founder along with Singleton. “We both had an interest in whales and it’s [Caleb’s] favorite animal and we just
WHALE SOCIETY REPRESENT: President Caleb Singleton and fellow members of Whale Society flash the “Whale Club” sign for a quick pic Member Robert Rojas (far left), Member Samantha Surprise (second left), Member Annabelle Tolle (middle left), VIce President Christina Trombley (middle right), President Caleb Singleton (second right), Member Brenna Collins (far right) Photos used with permission by Whale Society
decided that we wanted to save them and help [the whales] out,” said Trombley. “The first thing we wanted to do was get t-shirts and that kind of kickstarted the whole thing.” Covington is the CEO and Head of Marketing for the club, meaning she is in charge of advertising. “We made an Instagram and a Facebook so we’ve been advertising over the internet,” Covington said. Along with the advertising and t-shirts, a major plan the club currently has is to adopt a whale.
“We want to help get more people interested in saving the whales. Just to ge [people] more educated and informed about the whales,” Trombley said. “We don’t want them to die,” Singleton said. “Natural death for them is sad but ok but we want to prevent people from killing them for fun. Whales don’t come and shoo us with harpoons. In short, our goal is to save the whales”. Whale Society is currently without an advisor and a room to meet in, but are looking for a new home.
“There are fewer than 300 North-Arctic whales left in the earth, for instance. The purpose of whale club is to raise awareness for the decrease of the whale population” Caleb Singleton, President of Whale Society “Right now we’re trying to raise money to adopt a whale [through adopt-us.whales. org],” Covington said. “The website gives a bunch of information [on the whales] and allows you to pick what kind of whale you want, you can name it, and you get paperwork for it,” Trombley added. The cost is 50 dollars a year, and the club has settled on the name “Shaya Baleen.” Overall, the goal of Whale Society is to simply raise awareness about the subject. Another student, Freshman Geneva Putnam, wanted to simply support her friend. “I just wanted to support [Caleb] and the whales.” Putnam said. 11.06.14 Feature
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Strapped for cash
THE TRUE COST: School supplies cover the money that will be used to buy them. There are over 50 million students in the U.S. alone, which amounts to about 34,100,000,000 spent in a year.
The money spent on free education is more than we know
Photo by Carly Cargill
by Jessica Cole, InDepth Co-Editor We acknowledge all of the notebooks, pencils, erasers, markers, and highlighters as they threaten to drown us in the school aisle of Target. We talk disgustedly of this generation’s materialism and we wince as Ben Franklin scrapes our palms when we reluctantly hand over those precious green bills that pay for our grades, our notes and our projects. But do we really know how much school costs us? Free education has long since ceased to be free. And we continue to live as though giving up millions a year for school related non necessities is normal and right. But we shouldn’t be required to pay for classes that are supposed to be free. And as the dollar signs are followed by bigger and bigger numbers, we are left facing a ”free” education system that costs us thousands of dollars a year. High school students cost more than either middle or elementary school students. “The survey found the average family shopping for high school students will spend $682.99 per child, while spending on middle school/junior high comes in a close second at $682.13. Parents with elementary school-age
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children will spend an average of $580.94.” “Teenagers are planning to spend $913 million of their own money on school items, ensuring their style shines through all year long, with the average 13 – 17 year old planning to spend an average of $34.40, up from $30.13 last year,” according to the National Retail Federation. Parent of junior Madi Ramirez, Tess Serna, definitely has opinions on the subject. “I have spent about 1200 dollars for lunch money, transportation, clothes, and school supplies. I think that I should not have to pay so much because I’m a tax paying citizen. I am tired of administrators telling me how tight the budget is and how understaffed the high school is and yet they have nine directors at the district office earning about 90 thousand dollars each. A teacher makes about half of that,” Serna said. So while public school doesn’t cost the thousands that many parents throw into private schools, it isn’t free, and so the next time you run out of mechanical pencils stop and think about what public school is costing you.
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The plague in our homes
Domestic abuse affects you, your friends, and your life by Stephen Preston, Opinion Editor
Viral epidemics and freak shows aside, there’s a silent killer on the loose and it’s been here longer than time itself. According to the National Institute of Justice and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 100 men will be abused by an intimate partner in their lifetime. In contrast, in the United States, the odds of being attacked and killed by a shark are 1 in 264.1 million. The most crucial reality of this problem is that many cases of domestic abuse are ongoing and are rarely reported to authorities. Domestic abuse is so prevalent, especially in colleges, California legislation has adopted the ‘yes means yes’ rule on sexual consent; the legislation says silence or lack of resistance does not constitute consent. Under the bill, someone who is drunk, drugged, unconscious or asleep cannot grant consent. The CDC recognizes four types of what it defines as intimate partner violence, or IPV: physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse. Physical violence is when a person tries to hit or hurt a partner by hitting kicking, or using another form of physical force. Sexual violence is forcing a partner to do a sexual activity they do not consent to. Emotional abuse is threatening a partner or his or her
loved ones, or harming a partner’s sense of self worth. Common examples are stalking, namecalling, intimidation, or not allowing a partner to see friends are family. IPV often starts with emotional abuse, and progresses to sexual violence and physical violence. Multiple forms of IPV can and often occur simultaneously. This issue doesn’t apply only to adults. Domestic abuse is very prevalent in teenage communities, even here at PRHS. The National Council on Crime and Delinquency reports 1 in 3 adolescents in the U.S. are a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner, and boys who witness domestic violence as children are
“No, no... a guy should never hit his girlfriend and visa-versa...it’s a huge problem around [school] and in our world” Anonymous, 11
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse, call the National Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit www.thehotline.org to speak to an online representative. For the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline call 1-866-331-9474 or text “loveis” to 22522 or visit loveisrespect.org.
twice as likely to abuse their own partners and children when they become adults. Domestic abuse is a very real issue with very real consequences that, as shown, easily can, and likely do affect you or someone you know, even in high school. The number of anonymous interviewees should speak volumes about the severity, but also the hushed nature of the issue.
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“…no one should...be physically or emotionally hurt by another person.”
—Cassie Pauly, 9 “No, it’s never okay. I don’t think violence is an answer.”
—Anonymous, 10 “...A dude totally can hit his girl... only if she’s cheating of course.”
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Let’s wait to jump into bed with a controversial topic by Mariela Villa, Business Manager
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ex, it’s a topic whether it’s talked about or not. Sure you hear those, “that’s what she said” jokes, but what’s the big deal? Why do people cringe when their parents want to have “The Talk,” yet laugh and joke around when someone makes a one-liner about sex? Why do people feel this way? These are valid questions but what is the truth lying behind these questions— what are the true intentions? Sex is something that should be valued and treasured, meaning you shouldn’t just do it with anyone. Do this act of love with someone you deeply care about, because not only are you committing this act, you are also being vulnerable and exposing yourself to the other person. Wait and give it to someone that loves you as much as you love them. Now-a-days being a virgin is like saying a curse word to someone. It isn’t considered ‘the norm’ to be a virgin, and one can’t simply say ‘oh, I’m a virgin’ without getting a few blank stares or a shocked expression in return. No one should be ashamed of their sexual activity this goes for both ends of the spectrum, not just virgins. To some they were just told, “good people don’t have sex,” and some just live up to and restrain themselves from committing this act. People just think you are being old fashioned and a prude for not doing it, but in reality it’s your choice. Let’s say there’s a couple in high school, and they want to have sex. Three scenarios can play out from here: one, they are still able to have a steady relationship and it’s not just sex, two, the relationship becomes all about sex and you lose the relationship you had before because now instead of talking you go in the back of someone’s car just to get it on, because that
“Giving it away to every stranger is not okay. I’m not coming out of a religious standpoint. To have sex to just have sex, I’m just not into it. ” Jonah McCaskill, 11
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is just so romantic. Three: you can wait and not have to commit the act. A relationship should be built on love that doesn’t require having sex all the time, it should be more emotional rather than physical, but there is a happy medium. Sex should be something you do only after you know you’re in love with the person you’re doing it with. Some may say we are just teenagers and know nothing about love but in the end you can still find high school sweethearts and you can see that they made it through and that they were in love back then. But besides the point, when you finally feel love and love someone only then can you have a solid relationship not solely based upon sex. For some it’s hard to see that the relationship has gone astray and once they do, they break up because it’s no longer working out. Why? Because the relationship more physical rather than emotional. Freshman Madecyn Penn doesn’t really believe in premarital sex and thinks that people should wait, “I believe it because there is no need to do it before and when you marry someone you have found that one love of your life and thats the person you should be sharing that with. Marriage is the unity of two people becoming one so why go sleep with sleep with a whole bunch of other people. Why go give everything away then get married and have nothing to give away.” Have sex when you’re ready. It’s your choice not anybody else’s. Don’t feel peer pressured to do it because ‘everyone else is’. You don’t have to follow the status quo and just do you and wait.
“I believe it because there is no need to do it before and when you marry someone you have found that one love of your life.” Madecyn Penn, 9
83% of students believe that there is not equality BETWEEN GENDERS
45% of students surveyed were males 55% of sudents surveyed were females 103 high school students were intereviewed
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41% of students who have heard of he for she believe that it is a positive movement
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7% of students associate feminism with man-haters
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59% of students associate feminism with people who support equality
66% of students have not heard of the He for She equality movement advocated by emma watson
63% of students feel that feminism is an important movement to gain gender equality 53% of students know other feminists at the school
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eminism can often bring to mind the image of hoards of angry women burning their bras and cursing the names of men. However for many self-proclaimed feminists, the idea of hating someone based on gender is the antithesis of what feminism is about. Feminism is an umbrella term that is used to categorize from the most extreme man hating groups to the groups who are simply advocating for the idea of human equality. With women making up a little over 50 percent of the world’s population, equality between men and half of the world’s population seems like a pretty righteous concept, so why is there so many connotations towards the term feminist? Whatever preconceived notions one may have about feminists, the basic philosophy of today’s feminists is simply equality for all, and not misandry and bra burning. “I think women who reject the term [feminist] don’t know what it means. It’s not a concept you reject. If you’re a feminist you believe in equal oppor tunities” Freshman Alexander Passegger: said Lena Who thinks feminism is fair Dunham, star and should be a more accepted of the HBO concept. show Girls, in an Photo by Mariela Villa interview with Conan O’Brien.
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Senior Jordan Dickey considers herself a feminist. All her life Dickey has agreed with feminist ideas, but it was only a few years ago she began identifying as a feminist. To Dickey, feminism is “...important because humans are important, and women are humans.”
Q:How would you describe feminism in your own words? A: For me feminism is more than just equal rights, I think it means that we should be treated as humans. In so many ways we’re objectified and put down as the lesser race and it’s not accurate at all.
Q:Do you think that feminism means a lot of different things to a lot of different people? A: “I do, and that’s why it gets so misinterpreted. A lot of people interpret feminism as ‘Oh they hate men, down with men’ or think of feminists as butch lesbians who can’t get laid. But that’s not what feminism is, that’s just how it’s viewed. It’s irritating for those of us who actually believe in it and support it. Because that’s not right and it’s giving us a bad name.”
A: “No, not in person. I’ve never met a girl who’s like ‘No I’m not a feminist!’ But I have seen those anti-feminist [campaigns on the internet]. I’m not a feminist because ‘Dah,dah, dah, dah, dah. Or because I love men,’ and it’s just like, okay. I love men too.”
Q: what inequality exists between genders? A: “Really obvious one with jobs. Men get paid more, and often get the jobs more so than women just because of the fact that we’re capable of getting pregnant, Or because we have periods and ‘our emotions get the best of us’ apparently. Also I’ve just noticed even when you just talk in a group with guys and girls, and you input an idea, and the guys are kind of like ‘okay’ and then as soon as a guy says the same exact thing. I feel like in life men get more respected than I do just because I’m a girl. Because I’m a girl, and I embrace being a girl, my femininity, I like to be girly. I like to wear makeup and get dressed up. I like traditional girl things, and it’s totally cool if you’re a girl and you’re not into that, but because I’m in to being traditionally girl, people, men especially, look down on me as like a flibbertigibbet or a dumb ditzy girl and it’s like no, I have good thoughts, I’m an intelligent person. I consider myself an intelligent person as arrogant as that may sound. I get looked down upon just for being a girl.”
Q:Do the people you hang out with themselves feminists? Q:When you tell people you are consider A: “Yeah, all of my gal pals I associate with are so we all stand for it. And it’s not like feminists, are you ever faced with feminists, that awful ‘Oh we’re all feminists and we’re weird reactions or prejudices? never going to talk to boys and we’re going to A: “All the time! I’ve gotten into debates with people over it. I’ve been told to stay in my place, which is awful. ‘Get down woman!’ Yeah it’s happened a bunch of times. “
Q:Have you encountered someone who disagrees with feminism?
make an warrior goddess cult’. We’re all girls who hang out with guys and we just want to be treated equally as people. That’s all it is.”
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n i s t Administrative opinion on feminism Vice Principal Erin Haley does not label herself a feminist but does believe in equality. To Haley, “Feminism is an ideology and social philosophy that women and men are equally capable in the workforce and in education.”
Q:Do you consider yourself a feminist? A:I am not particular to labels, but I do believe that women are equally capable to men in every capacity including both education and employment. I am hesitant to use labels because many people have preconceived conceptions about them based upon previous experiences or misunderstandings.
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A: I know many people who consider themselves feminists and, as we all have different experiences and outlets in life, they all express this ideology differently. For example, some celebrities express themselves through themes of female empowerment while others may consider those expressions to be exploitative.
Q:is feminism an important movement for gender equality? A:I commend feminism as an ideology and believe we need to raise our youth to believe that hard work and moral integrity will reap positive results, regardless of their gender. I am a firm believer that actions speak louder than words - I believe the largest strides we can make toward gender equality are in educating our youth and children to know nothing different. It is my hope that young women are raised in a world without limitations on their aspirations.
Q:Do you think there is currently Q:Do you think that women are equality between genders? A:There are gender inequalities in this world, exploited in the media? but this is also an evolving issue, and we’re seeing a lot of positive changes. This issue stems from access to education and employment. Countries in this world don’t afford women the opportunities to pursue the same education or employment as men, but some regions have made great strides. I recently sat in Mr. Land’s government class as he facilitated a student discussion on the disproportionate number of men versus women in politics, specifically our Congress, over time. He posted a bar graph and acknowledged the increase of women and minorities in Congress, followed by a student discussion of their interpretations about the posted data. I believe these types of class discussions will propel our current and future generations to eliminate boundaries and social inequities.
Q:Do you know anybody that considers themselves feminists?
opportunities – this is a perspective I try to take with every challenge, not just related to gender issues. Actions speak louder than words and, when presented with challenges, I commit myself to hard work, moral integrity, and perseverance while balancing my roles in life, both professionally as a school administrator, and personally as a mother. We will all face challenges- it’s what you do with them that will make a difference. PRUSD currently has 16 school site principals/ administrators. Of those, seven are male and nine are female. by Eden Peterson, Feature Co-Editor
A:Well, what one person may perceive as exploitation another will perceive as empowerment. I think it’s admirable to feel comfortable with oneself and I commend individuality. However, I believe a lot of what the general public sees in advertisements on television and magazines is exploitation packaged as physical attractiveness, behaviors, and innuendos that are often not positive or productive. As a female and an administrator at a high school, my concern is that young adults are so influenced by this media. Societal trends tend to mimic the media, and that also concerns me.
Q:being a woman with authority, have you faced challenges in your career due to your gender? A: Yes, I have certainly faced challenges in my career related to gender. It can be difficult at times to balance professional and personal roles. I choose to consider these challenges as
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Some have begun leaving her bomb and rape threats, and she even had to cancel a speech she was going to give at Utah State University because of an email she received a day before the event threatening to carry out a mass shooting. The email stated “This will be the deadliest school shooting in American history, and I’m giving you a chance to stop it.” The email was signed with the name Mark Lepine, who shot and killed 14 women and then himself in 1989. Today’s feminism also addresses inequality in the work place. Women can be the victims of sexual harassment, job discrimination, and many believe women make less money than men. There is the classic statistic that states that a woman makes 77 cents to every dollar that a man makes in the workplace, however there continues to be debate on the accuracy of this statistic because it is unclear whether different factors like the percent of each gender that have jobs, job type, and hours worked have been taken into consideration. A more recent movement in today’s feminism is the He For She movement. On Sept. 20 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson announced the launching of the He For She campaign.
“I am reaching out to you because I need your help. We want to end gender inequality—and to do that we need everyone to be involved. This is the first campaign of its kind at the UN: we want to try and galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for gender equality,” Watson said. He For She is a campaign that supports gender equality and encourages men to take part in advocating for equality between genders. The He For She website states that He for She as a “solidarity movement for gender equality that brings together one half of humanity in support of the other half of humanity, for the benefit of all.” Already 174, 298 men have come together and committed to leading the world in gender equality. The United States is currently leading the movement having the most participants with 28.54% of pledges out of the total 174, 298. Many celebrities have publicly announced their support for Watson’s campaign including Russell Crowe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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In Saudi Arabia in Oct. 2013, women protested the fact that they were not allowed by the internal religious system to drive. Women began driving openly in protest, a crime that could land them jail time. These same women also protested for the right to participate in sports, and protested for still other rights. In Pakistan, in Feb.1983, 200 women protested the fact that a man’s testimony was seen as twice as valuable as women’s in court. To this day women in Pakistan and much of the Middle East face prejudices and limitations to their rights due to governmental and Islamic Law. which subjects them to clothing, social, economic, and educational restrictions. Late this Sept. in Kabul, Afghanistan advocacy group called The Women for Afghan Women premiered a documentary called “To Kill a Sparrow” to protest the custom called baad, which is when a girl is bartered in order to solve an argument and regain peace between two feuding families. While the practice of Baad is outlawed, there is little to no enforcement of the laws against it, and women are often imprisoned from trying to escape these illegal imposed marriages.
Europe has a spectrum of progressive to apprehensive cultures when it comes to feminism. Russia, which lies about 40 percent in Europe and 60 percent in Asia but identifies more as a European culture, is definitely apprehensive. In a study by the Levada Center, a Russian non-governmental sociological research organization, only 38 percent of both men and women surveyed believed in “abstract egalitarianism” in gender roles, which means equality between genders and the belief that both genders should be able to step outside of traditional gender roles. Masha Alyokhina, member of Pussy Riot, the two-member punk rock Russian feminist band that last year spent two months in prison for taking part in a musical performance that was critical of Putin and his politics, described the feminist movement in Russia in an interview with New York Magazine. “The whole movement is quite different than the way it is in the United States...So you don’t have an equally wide and encompassing and powerful movement as in the United States. There is more of a community of feminists and people who dedicate themselves to feminist issues that stage various events” Alyokhina said.
While China is society that is not known for its governments willingness towards freedom of speech and public activists, there are still Chinese women who push for gender equality. China is culture that for generations has typically placed more value on having a male offspring than female offspring, which some say contributes to a sense of patriarchy. Last September the chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead brought a new focus to feminism in China and inspired feminist gatherings in Chinese universities called Lean in circles. India is often in the papers for cases of sexual violence and brutality against women. Many of today’s Indian feminists are protesting for reforms in laws and the legal system that will help better protect women. An instance that upset many feminists occurred last May when a Delhi judge ruled that rape laws don’t apply if a couple is married.
Today feminism and feminist movements continue to advocate for gender equality in places such as the workplace, military, and media. It wasn’t until 2013 that women were granted the option to serve in combat roles in the military. Today’s feminists also address the exploitation of women in the media and workplace. A form of media often criticized for its objectification of women is the male-dominated gaming industry. Recently there has been controversy over a feminist cultural critic named Anita Sarkeesian who addressed stereotypes and objectifications of women in video games. She has angered many gamers and people in the gaming industry by her videos and speeches protesting the way women are portrayed in video games.
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FLU
Flu season is just around the corner
As summer turns to fall and the seasons change from heat of summer to briskness of fall and eventually winter, another change is occurring; the flu season is going to start to show its wrath. Occurring during the winter and into spring, the flu, or influenza, is an extremely contagious virus that spreads through the upper and/or lower respiratory tract. Despite there being over 100 different types of viruses that can cause a much milder condition in a cold, there are only three types that cause influenza: influenza types A, B, and C. Both type A and B are the causes of seasonal outbreaks, but are able to be stopped by the flu vaccine. However, type C is not prevented by this vaccine. This isn’t as much of a problem though, as the type C flu is a watered-down version of type A and B; it only causes mild illness and isn’t known to cause epidemics or pandemics. The flu is a prominent viral infection able to spread easily throughout the body and to other people. This transfer occurs when one person breathes in air particles that contain the virus from an infected person, making schools, colleges, workplaces, and really any large group of people an ideal place for the infection to thrive. Other ways of transfer aren’t excluded to just the air, as utensils, drinks, and food touched by an infected person make the spread of the disease easy as well. The disease’s symptoms appear in one to four days after initial contraction, and include fatigue, runny nose, sore throat, cough, headache, aches in joints and muscles, red, watery, and painful eyes, and fever. If the flu carries on and starts to get worse, it has the chance to develop into a more life threatening situation in pneumonia.
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Any outbreak of influenza is actually categorized as an epidemic, meaning they occur in a fixed geographical area in what is called a pandemic. According to the Center of Disease Control, the flu is the culprit behind upwards of 3,000 deaths as well as over 200,000 hospitalizations in the United States per year alone. As for why the flu is so much more common in the winter, it’s because of a variety of factors mainly pertaining to us being inside much more often. Influenza survives much better in either low or high humidity environments, with the former being most common indoors. In addition to this, being indoors much of the time also means closer and more frequent contact with other people, which makes it much easier for the virus to transfer from one victim to another. Despite how easy it is for the virus to contaminate certain areas, there are still ways to prevent it from doing so. The flu vaccine is an easy way to drastically decrease the chance of contracting the flu, and is easily the most common form of prevention. The vaccine is actually a ‘dead’ form of the virus, meaning that it’s a severely weakened or killed version of the actual virus itself. Because it is in this state, it is able to be used as a way to build up immunity to the contagion without actually contracting the symptoms. There’s also an alternative nasal spray that is mainly used for younger children. Another very simple way to prevent influenza is to just wash your hands. One way the disease is spread is through touching your eyes, mouth, or face in general while having the virus on your hands. By washing your hands, it kills and removes any chance of the virus getting into your respiratory system.
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Flu season typically begins Fever Headaches Flush Skin Coughing in the fall and Sore Throat Aches peaks in January or February. 60% of Flu deaths occur between the 2013’s Flu ages of 25 and 64 season peaked in years old. December.
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Toxic relationships
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Friendships aren’t always peaceful affairs by Mariela Villa, Business Manager
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TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS: Unhealthy relationships may affect people mentally and physically.
Toxic relationships are a mental and physical strain to the body; they may make you feel lonely, unheard, and overall confused. As cliché as it sounds, they’re an emotional rollercoaster. Instead of putting yourself first, you put this other person before you in any circumstance, you would take a bullet for them, but in your case they may be behind the trigger. What is a toxic relationship? It’s when a person constantly puts you down in any form; they make it seem like everything you do is wrong or not up to par. They prevent you from growing into the person you can be. They can become jealous at the thought of you hanging out with other people, but when “...when it comes to them, people are it’s okay. Almost in a toxic everything you do relationship, is wrong, unless they approve. They they don’t make it seem like realize how you can’t survive them. bad it is for without A key factor in recognizing a toxic them...” relationship is how you feel when you Julia Schulte, aren’t with this person. Do you feel 11 at peace or in a state of anxiety worrying about this person? Or when you are with them are you on edge and watching everything that you say; do you feel that you can’t voice your own opinion? They likely seem to make everything about them at every opportunity they get. At some point in time you may feel like venting to them, but they don’t care to listen and try to change the topic or they “hear you out,” and in the end they say that it’s “not that bad.” Also, they don’t like you trying new things, like meeting new people or doing another activity. When you try they may say that it’s stupid, pointless, and that you should quit. They don’t want you to grow as a person or realize that you are someone without them. “After carrying on the friendship for almost 2 years I finally realized how needy and clingy she was and [how] judgemental over my life like the decisions I made and it made me feel like I was doing everything in my life wrong. So I told her we shouldn’t be friends anymore and stopped talking and hanging out around her,” said junior Noelani Luia, going through it herself. A toxic relationship can affect you mentally
and physically making them unhealthy. Depending on the relationship it could lead to depression, stress, and anxiety. People tend to stick with this relationship because they feel like they will be left alone and that no one will accept them anymore because the toxic person mentally scarred you into thinking that they are nothing without them. It could get to the point where you don’t see the fine line where it’s unhealthy and you feel like what you do for them is a social norm and that everyone does this. “Sometimes, when people are in a toxic friendship or relationship, they don’t realize how bad it is for them and how it negatively impacts them. It’s almost as if they’re making such an effort to fix things and make things work that they can’t see the big picture,” said junior Julia Schulte, who has had friends that have been in a toxic situation. In the end, the best thing is getting rid of that relationship. It’s something not many people can do, because they get scared and feel like they could never do it, especially when it’s someone you’ve been friends with for a long time. What you can do is be up front with this person and stand up for yourself; it’s a scary thing but it’s for the better. Second, give them another chance to see if they will actually change and be a good friend, if not they weren’t really your friend. Third, find people who are actually there for you and care about your well being, surround yourself with positive people who have your back and will help you along the way. Fourth, break off ties with this person; this is a big step, but just think of the outcome and how much stress will be off your shoulders. It’s hard because this can mean ignoring them at all times, like avoiding their texts, calls, or at any point in time. At this point you feel the urge of going back and forgetting everything that was in the past, but do the best for yourself. You deserve it. You shouldn’t have to deal with this person constantly putting you down or feeling a sense of anxiety just thinking of the person. Do the best thing for yourself and get yourself out of this hole that you have dug. It may seem like a long way up, but it’s just an illusion that the person created for you and it’s as simple as going up a flight of stairs, maybe even easier. “In order to avoid [toxic friendships] they should find people who appreciate them & let them be themselves and only change them for the better, and not degrade them,” Luia said. Photo illustration by Tegan Curren
YOU KNOW YOU’RE AT PRHS WHEN...
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You have multiple spirit weeks throughout the school year specifically dedicated to beating one team.
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Half of the seniors don't have lockers, but probably wouldn't use them if they did.
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Microsoft promises a return to familiar ground with Windows 10 by Stephen Preston, Opinion Editor
Hope may be coming for users who are confused and perturbed by the problems of Windows 8, as Microsoft revealed the next generation of its Windows operating system at a small press conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Sept 30. One would expect the operating system to be named Windows 9, and some speculation has arisen as to why the obvious choice was not made. Many tech enthusiasts theorize that naming the operating system Windows 9 would cause programs to recognize the operating system as the out-dated Windows 95 or 98, and cease to function correctly. It is also speculated that Microsoft does not want their biggest grossing product line to be one step behind of Apple’s OSX, thus leading to the choice of Windows 10. During the press conference, Microsoft revealed it will continue its current trend of tying all Microsoft products together under one operating system. Windows phones, desktops, laptops and even the Xbox One will run Windows 10. Andreas Diantoro, President of Microsoft Indonesia, has confirmed that Windows 8.1 customers will get Windows 10 for free, according to tomshardware.com. For those running Windows 7, which over half of PC users run (according to techtimes.com), Russian leaker WZor claims Windows 7 users will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for $30, without having to reinstall their entire system. Windows 10 will sport a plethora of new features, drawing inspiration from Windows 7’s more familiar features and Windows 8’s smooth and simple interface. Tomshardware.com reports the beloved Start Menu is back and will combine Window 8’s Metro tiles with the more recognizable list of folders and shortcuts from 7. Window’s Apps will also now run in their own separate windows alongside programs, blurring the line between the desktop and Metro Start Menu featured in Windows 8. Windows 10 will also come packaged with native 4K resolution support, a virtual assistant software Cortana, and Internet Explorer 12, which will now support extensions in a similar manner to Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, according to tomshardware.com. Overall, Windows 10 looks like Microsoft wants to appeal to the common comparison of modern Windows operating systems to the critically acclaimed Windows XP, by forging an OS that will remind veteran users of the “good old days” and provide a seamless, media-rich experience for new users.
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The cloak to rule all others University of Rochester invents a new type of cloaking device by Mae App and Jessica Cole, InDepth Co-Editors It’s a fantasy come to life, the Potter generation’s dream come true. Or perhaps maybe only the evolution of science. It is the invention of an invisibility cloak, or at least one of the early prototypes. The simplest idea of an invisibility cloak is that the cloak would bend light around the wearer, rendering them invisible to the viewer. This is difficult if not impossible to do, considering that the only known way to simply bend light is with mirrors at different angles, each taking turns reflecting the light from one another so that the reflect the picture behind the concealed object instead of revealing the object itself. Previous “cloaks” were simply that, a series of mirrors, to form an illusion. The object however cannot move, and neither can the viewer without dismantling the trick. Many “cloaking devices” work fine when they are viewed from a straight on perspective, but once the viewpoint changes in even the slightest, the object will become visible once again. If either the subject or the viewer changed their position the light rays would bounce against, and this time the trick wouldn’t work because the light would bounce at different angles and reveal what was hiding. The University of Rochester has invented a cloaking device that while not shaped like a cloak, conceals the object behind it from view with light rays acting on it from all different points.This means that the only limitation of the Rochester design is that the object has to be able to be small enough concealed by the lenses. This of course can be easily remedied by upgrading the size of the lenses. This lense isn’t simply useful for running around undetected at night, but John Howell, physics professor at Rochester University, also said in a statement it might be used to help a surgeon, “look through his hands to see what he is actually operating on,” according to NBC.com. This may not be an invisibility cloak like the one that leaped out of J.K. Rowling’s imagination, but with the advances that science is making today, who knows what we could do next?
“While not shaped like a cloak, [it] conceals the object behind it from view with light rays acting on it from all different points.”
Three easy tech hacks for students Use a ribbon to identify the sides of your earbuds.
Put your phone in a cup to raise the volume when playing music.
Use a spring to protect the end of your phone charger.
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Misdemeanors and misdeeds threaten safety and quality of life on campus. From petty crimes to serious arrests, PRHS has its fair share of dereliction. It also is experiencing improvement in crime rates and decreased fighting among students, according to administration. During the 2013-2014 school year, 38 percent of suspensions were committed by the same 20 percent of the student body.
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“You wouldn’t just walk away if you saw twenty bucks on the ground, right? These sunglasses are like that twenty bucks. Why not take them?’’
“I guess smoking weed is considered a crime...[I smoke] probably five times a week... after school...[and] before school on Thursdays.”
“I left my car here [school] over a three day weekend, during wrestling season[winter] and came back to it with tree slashed tires and a busted windshield.’’
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How likely are you to be a victim of a crime? by Carly Cargill, Co-Editor-in-Chief
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Do you consistently leave your things lying around?
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Can you go into public places by yourself?
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Based on your answers, you are more vulnerable to an attack than others.
“With 2000 students and nearly 100 staff members, PRHS is a small village. Every day the vast majority of Bearcats demonstrate exemplary behavior and are model, conscientious citizens. From this perspective, this number of incidents are minimal; I am very impressed with the campus culture and always Dan Sharon, Assistant proud to show it off to visitors.” Principal of Discipline
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by Eden Peterson, Feature Co-Editor, and Jessica Cole, InDepth Co-Editor
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s another bathroom door is kept on lockdown, everyone knows what it means: yet another case of drug use, vandalism or repair this year. The bathrooms are, of course, hotspots for the school’s second most popular crime, with 25 out of the 123 suspensions in 2013, or 20.3 percent, were for possession or consumption of drugs. A plethora of petty crimes waltz across campus—or slink away out of sight. The four most common crimes in order of prevalence , according to Vice Principal Dan Sharon, whose job it is to maintain order, are theft, drug or alcohol use or possession, minor vandalism in restrooms and lockers, and mutual fights. Nine percent of students admitted to possessing illegal substances on campus and 7 percent of students admitted to vandalizing school property in an anonymous survey conducted by Crimson. “There is graffiti which is a detriment because it costs the school money to repair the damages. People get caught with marijuana. That often results in a suspension. There’s been a few cases of that this year.” said campus police officer Bob Velasquez, who has been an officer on campus for over 8 years. Paso High is only one of the 90,000 schools in the nation, and has almost 2,000 of the near 50 million students in the nation. The school contains .0004 percent of the total student population, and still sees its share of crimes, from the petty to the serious. Like the rest of the nation's high schools, the vast majority of Paso’s crimes are considered petty, meaning they are misdemeanors that are only punished by fine or by a jail sentence of one year or less. Paso used to follow the nation in that the most frequent crime on campus is mutual physical assault according to a 2008 report. Now however, theft, drug use, and possession take top spots at Paso High. Nationally, simple assault is the most frequent campus crime with 33, 561 of the total 147, 584 or 22.7 percent of annual reported crime cases being simple assault according to fbi.gov. Locally, PRHS faces tame numbers. Two arrests
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Crime is evident, but not as bad as it could be last year occurred on campus and 50 reported thefts. However almost all arrests made on campus are for crimes committed off campus and outside of school hours, and as for thefts, 60 percent of the time the items are eventually returned. “Bearcats are good samaritans and I'm always impressed by the fact more lost/stolen items are returned than not.The vast majority are cell phones and iPods (taken out by students during class time and left unattended). This is easily preventable. You wouldn't leave your luggage unattended in an airport or the keys in your running vehicle in a crowded parking lot; students need to keep personal property on their possession at all times,” Sharon said. Last spring, petty classroom thefts of devices led Ceramics teacher Joshua Gwiazda to install security cameras eight years ago in Bob Velasquez, his classroom. Resource Officer Before setting up the video cameras, Gwiazda estimated that there were 10-12 thefts a year in his classroom, or roughly one theft a month. After installing the security cameras, Gwiazda now only has one to two thefts a year. The CA Education code prevents him showing students the security footage, and he has to have a sign that states the classroom is under surveillance posted on his door. “Before setting up the cameras, it was frustrating because I couldn’t hold anyone accountable. People would steal iPhones, money, mess up somebody’s project, or deface school property,” said Gwiazda, who refers to his video
DRUG USE POSSESSION Are you a risk taker when it comes to your possessions?
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“I meet quarterly with officers throughout the county, and I can tell you this is a great campus.”
surveillance system as Dr. Sherlock Holmes. Despite the crimes that have occurred, Gwiazda still feels Paso is an amiable school. “Yeah, I wouldn’t want to work in LA, or Bakersfield. Paso is a great town with great kids,” Gwiazda said. These types of crime can lead to a sense of distrust on campus and at home. 52 percent of PRHS students felt slightly to completely unsafe on campus. Yet a majority of students, 48 percent, feel pretty secure at school. Junior Reya Velasquez is part of the majority. “I feel really safe. There are security guards everywhere,” Velasquez said. Officer Velasquez, who has patrolled the campus, made arrests, and managed crime for a decade as the PRPD officer liaison, also feels the school is safe. “There is not as much crime here, being a rural school, than compared to a school in a metropolitan area. [Crime rates have] gotten a lot better in recent years. There used to be a lot more arrests for drug possession and so forth. I meet quarterly with officers throughout the county and I can tell you that this really is a great campus. The students and the staff,” Velasquez said. Despite the security personnel on campus, 30 percent of students felt getting away with crimes on campus was fairly easy. Junior Emily Nichols also felt committing a crime unpunished isn’t very difficult on campus. “It’s really easy to get away with crime on campus. I think it depends on the crime though. If it’s [assault] then people will break it up pretty quick but if it’s like smoking, I mean you see that everywhere” Nichols said. Crime in its various forms has taken over the world, but it is far from taking over Paso High; out 52 percent of students say that they have never participated in criminal activity, and 23 percent have never even witnessed a crime on campus. With stats like that, it is clear that Paso High may not be a perfect school, but it has definitely gotten better.
HOW SAFE STUDENTS FEEL ON CAMPUS ON A SCALE OF 1 (NOT VERY) TO 5 (VERY SAFE)
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54% OF STUDENTS BELIEVE THAT CRIMES ARE
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CRIMES ON CAMPUS Number of students surveyed: 150
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Make the punishment fit the crime
State by state punishments for various crimes by Rachel Cole, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Petty Theft: is a criminal act in which property belonging to another is taken without that person’s consent.
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Under California law, petty theft may be punished by a fine of up to 1,000 dollars, a term of imprisonment lasting up to six months, or both.
Class 1 Misdemeanor thefts are the most serious of Misdemeanor theft charges. If convicted, sentencing can include up to 6 months in jail, 2500 dollars fines, fees, community service, restitution and other penalties.
Petty theft can have 0-6 months of jail time, and/or fines not to exceed 500 dollars.
This offense is a Class C misdemeanor and carries a potential sentence of up to 30 days in jail and 1250 dollars in fines.
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The penalties for California assault in most cases include a fine of up to 1,000 dollars and/or up to six months in county jail.
Class 3 misdemeanor assaults include touching with intent to injure or provoke. A Class 3 misdemeanor has a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail and a 500 dollars fine plus surcharges and up to 12 months probation.
Third Degree Assault is a Class 1 Misdemeanor. However, because it is an “extraordinary risk crime,� the normal penalty for a Class 1 Misdemeanor is increased by six months, making the possible penalty a two year sentence to county jail.
Assault in the 3rd degree is a Class C felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison and 125,000 dollars in fines.
Assault: is to make a physical attack on.
Vandalism: is an action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
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If the damage is worth less than 400 dollars, vandalism is still punishable by misdemeanor penalties of up to one year in county jail, and/or a maximum 1,000 dollar fine.
Class 2 Misdemeanor is punishable by Up to 4 months in jail and $750 in fines
If the damage is less than 500 dollars then the punishment can be three months to one year in jail and 250 dollars to 1,000 dollars in fines.
Criminal mischief in the third degree is a Class C misdemeanor with a maximum prison sentence of 30 days and/or a fine of up to 1,250 dollars.
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Food
Blind latte taste test
Students make the decision if a homemade latte compares to Starbucks by Michelle McPherson, & Eden Peterson, Feature Co-Editors
If you’re craving a Pumpkin Spice Latte, but you’re on a tight budget, or the idea of putting on pants and going to Starbucks sounds unappealing, put on your chef hat and try these easy DIY lattes that will fill your house with the aroma of the season.
Sample A Recipe
Sample B Recipe
Instructions:
Instructions:
1 cup of milk, divided 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp pumpkin puree 1 tsp pumpkin spice ½ tsp vanilla extract ¼ cup espresso
Whisk together ½ cup of milk, sugar, pumpkin puree, spice, and vanilla in a small saucepan on low heat. Let the mixture simmer for 5 mins, then whisk the remaining ½ cup of milk Pour mixture in a shifter to remove the pumpkin pulp. Return milk mixture to saucepan and let simmer for another 2 mins, whisk. Add espresso and whisk until foamy for 1 min.
Below are two students who participated in our taste test. They tasted sample A, B, and C, which was the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. Here’s what they had to say:
2 tbsp canned pumpkin 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, plus more to garnish Freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp pure vanilla extract 2 cups whole milk 1/4 cup espresso Heat the pumpkin and spices: In a small saucepan on medium heat, cook the pumpkin with the pumpkin pie spice and a small helping of black pepper for 2 minutes or until it’s hot and smells cooked. Stir. Stir in the sugar: Add the sugar and stir until the mixture looks like a bubbly thick syrup. Warm the milk: Whisk in the milk and vanilla. Warm gently over medium heat, Blend the milk: Carefully blend the milk mixture with a hand blender or in a traditional blender until frothy and blended. Mix the drinks: Make the espresso or coffee and divide between two mugs and add the frothed milk. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice, or cinnamon if desired.
“Sample B was preferable.”
“Sample B wasn’t too bitter or too sweet!.”
Zach Poskins, 12
Dallas Shanice, 10
Photos by Michelle McPherson and Eden Peterson
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Letters
Dear Editor
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am writing to respectfully request your immediate attention to securing additional staffing support for the PRHS counseling department. As someone who cares deeply about the health and well being of our staff and students at PRHS, I strongly believe that the current staffing level is both unsustainable and unable to adequately address the counseling needs of our students.
I have taught for fifteen years at the high school, and it's been the most challenging and rewarding job I've ever had. During that time, I have witnessed first-hand the important and life changing work of our counseling staff. Our counselors work tirelessly to oversee students scheduling needs, advise students on graduation requirements, counsel students on post-secondary opportunities, and conduct outreach to parents on college visits and presentations. Our counselors are the nerve center of communications between students, the community, staff and our Bearcat families. Moreover, counselors often must address the complex personal, emotional, behavioral, disciplinary and familiar dynamics of students. From my perspective, our counseling staff has been in virtual crisis mode during this entire year, often working extra hours at the expense of their families and personal health. I hear it from students all the time: they're not able to see their counselors when they need to see them. It was a hard enough job when there were four counselors. Now we only have three, and it's simply not enough. I am writing this letter without solicitation from counseling staff because, frankly, I'm worried for them and I'm worried for our students. Michael Moore, Jennifer Clayton and Xelina Rojas perform a herculean task that has placed them well on the way toward job burnout and personal stress. While the American High School Counselor Association recommends a ratio of 250 students to 1 counselor, our three counselors at PRHS must each serve the needs of nearly 700 students. At current staffing levels, it is virtually impossible for our counselors to respond to students requests and ensure that students are making the most of their academic and extracurricular experience at PRHS. At a school with a tremendous range of learning opportunities for students, this represents a huge missed opportunity. We can do better, and I hope that the problem can be addressed quickly in order to best serve the needs of our Bearcat community. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely, Geoffrey Land Government
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COMO NADIEN TE ESTA VIENDO
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Senior Allie Giroux es una sensacion en balie escrito por Mae App, Indepth Co-Editor, traducido por Mariela Villa, Business Manager
Las luces del escenario viene a vida y el centro de atención se posa sobre senior Allie Giroux, que no pudo estar más emocionada de estar en el candelero. Cursos de adrenalina por sus venas mientras se permite que el alma de la canción hablan a ella con una voz que sólo ella puede escuchar. Cada paso intrincada que hace falta es una pequeña pieza de la historia que se retrata a través de la combinación, baila en su propio mundo, como nadie está mirando. Para su baile no es sólo una pasión, sino un estilo de vida. Giroux va por su séptimo año el baile competitivo y su cuarto año bailando de la escuela secundaria. Ella ha ganado la señorita Danza en la convención de baile KAR (Kids Artistic Revue) durante tres años consecutivos, lo que demuestra que su trabajo duro realmente está dando sus frutos. A través de los innumerables ensayos y concursos que se ha dado cuenta de que la danza es su verdadera pasión y su familia y amigos apoyará plenamente su camino. "Estoy muy bien apoyada por mi familia! Ellos siempre están detrás de cualquiera de mis decisiones y estoy muy agradecido por ello ... y mis hermanos y yo estamos realmente muy cerca! Me siento mal a veces, porque aunque siempre vienen Mírame bailar y debido a mi horario loco a veces me olvido de una gran cantidad de sus juegos y cosas que hacen! ", Dijo Giroux. Dos de sus más grandes partidarios resultan ser sus hermanos gemelos menores, estudiantes de segundo año Jeffry y Daniel Giroux, que tienen sentimientos similares hacia su hermana. Aunque su horario hace que sea difícil estar siempre ahí para verlos en los deportes, su vínculo "... Baile es su pasión, y la danza la hace feliz, y cuando ella es feliz hace que todos en la casa feliz ... Estoy muy orgulloso de llamarla mi hermana y ella siempre me da ganas de hacer lo mejor como persona ", dijo Jeffry Giroux. A pesar de que no puede ir a todos los partidos de fútbol de ellos, los chicos Giroux no les importa, siempre y cuando ella está haciendo lo que le gusta; siempre y cuando ella no se le escapa cada juego que tienen. "... Ella ha logrado tanto en estos últimos años es una locura e increíble ... En realidad no me molesta que echa de menos los juegos porque está por ahí haciendo su propia cosa, que le encanta hacer ... así que no lo hacen importa el tiempo que ella está ahí para algunos (juegos). "dijo Daniel Giroux. La vida de un bailarín, como cualquier otro deporte, requiere horas de práctica y trabajo. Giroux pertenece a otros dos estudios de danza, además de Jazz ‘N’ Company, Artistry in Motion ubicada en Paso Robles, y Street Heat situado en San Luis Obispo. Sus prácticas de baile van de un total de 19 a 22 horas a la semana - lo que cada práctica después de la escuela alrededor de las cinco y media horas - sin incluir la realización de juegos y los fines de semana de fútbol Viernes cuando de vez en cuando va a bailar competiciones. Para Giroux, la obtención de este horario danza estresante es muy agotador,
pero vale la pena y dará sus frutos en el futuro. "Definitivamente estoy deprivado de sueño y estresado todo el tiempo! ... A lo largo de estos dos últimos años me he dedicado gran parte de mi tiempo para asegurarse de que estoy preparado para una carrera de baile exitoso fuera de la escuela secundaria" dijo Giroux. Algunas personas podrían preguntarse por qué alguien querría gastar tanto tiempo y energía en una actividad de pasatiempo como la danza, pero para ella es normal pasar 22 o más hora s a bailar todas las semanas. Giroux también está planeando una audición para Temporada So You Think You Can Dance en Los Ángeles 23 de marzo 2015 y quisiera obtener un agente y empezar a reservar puestos de trabajo. Profesor de baile y porristas entrenador de Giroux de tres años, Jennifer Bedrosian, no podía tener más confianza en el talento de su joven pupila y ve todo el potencial en la carrera de Giroux. "... La veo trabajando con un montón de grandes coreógrafos, pude ver su mudanza a Nueva York y bailar con el Joffrey Ballet. Podía verla en LA haciendo videos musicales o de ir de gira con un gran artista. Después de este año, yo también la veo como un gran maestro y coreógrafo ... Y, por supuesto, que la veo ganando So You Think You Can Dance ", dijo Bedrosian. Cuando se trata de su carrera Giroux tiene muchas opciones, Bedrosian cree que ella tiene el potencial de convertirse en un maestro y coreógrafo, que es una meta que le gustaría lograr en su futuro. "... Esa es una de mis metas! Me encanta enseñar a la gente ... es sólo algo que viene muy natural para mí y me gusta ayudar a la gente mejorar ", dijo Giroux. Ella tiene un amplio espectro de otros bailarines - como estudiante freshman Kaela Nancolas, y senior Alexis Gutierrez - las dos la ve como un modelo a seguir, pero para Giroux esto no podría venir como más de una sorpresa. "Aparcarte es tan humillante! ... Es una locura pensar que he hecho un impacto en la gente así y estoy tan feliz que puedo hacer eso!", Dijo Giroux. Nancolas ha estado bailando con Giroux durante cinco años y Gutiérrez ha estado bailando con ella durante tres años, ambos han visto a su aceleración en la danza y se siente inspirada por ella cada vez que ella realiza. "¿Qué pasa por mi mente cuando veo Allie Giroux danza es inefable. Su pasión por la danza es absolutamente hermoso y muestra cuando se está llevando a cabo ... Allie me inspira por empujándome para lograr mis metas ... Siento forma la inspiración dentro de mí de verla bailar ", dijo Nancolas. "... He estado viendo Allie bailar desde 7 º ano y yo sólo he estado fascinada. Ella sólo me empuja a ir con todas mis fuerzas y acaba de convertirse en una mejor persona y un mejor bailarín ... sólo viendo que me inspira y me hace querer trabajar más duro ", dijo Gutiérrez. Allie Giroux sabe lo que quiere de la vida y ha creado un camino para guiar a ella allí, en el camino que influyen en una variedad de personas y ayudarles a lo largo de su propio camino. Una vez más Bedrosian cree que ella puede tomar su futuro donde ella quiera que vaya, pero ella siempre será un líder. "Ya sea que le guste o no, ella tiene un montón de gente mirando hacia ella. Ser talentoso te pone en el ojo público. "Dijo Bedrosian" Ahora es su tiempo (como decimos en la danza) para brillar "
“Me encanta enseñar a la gente ... es sólo algo que viene muy natural para mí y me gusta ayudar a la gente mejorar..” Allie Giroux, 12
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Comenzando de nuevo El consejo escolar está cambiando de miembros escrito por Rachel Cole, Co-Editor in Chief, traducido por Mariela Villa, Business Manager La moqueta, paredes de color beige, y aparentemente interminables filas de asientos a mantener los miembros de la junta detrás de su mesa larga, atrapándolos a la cabeza de la habitación. Uno de ellos se destaca fuera del centro, detrás de un podio alto, apuntando a una pantalla con el dedo, con nerviosismo casi sudando a través de su botón de abajo. La habitación parece ser cada vez menor a medida que la corredera de los números del presupuesto a través de la pantalla y los últimos tres años de recortes presupuestarios y días de descanso correr a través de la mente de los otros miembros. Para los cinco candidatos para los tres puestos vacantes en octubre de este podio es un sueño y una posición desde la que hacer una diferencia. Presidente Katy Griffin ha servido al distrito por los últimos cuatro años, el gasto de los dos últimos como Presidente de la Junta Escolar, elegido por sus compañeros de fideicomisarios. "Como líder en el distrito seguiré tener visión del futuro, manteniendo el éxito estudiantil y logros de los estudiantes en el frente. Tenemos muchos grandes empleados que conforman PRJUSD, y que viene junto a ellos para ayudar a construir unos a otros y mantener nuestros ojos en el objetivo, que es que nuestros estudiantes! Si soy elegido voy a seguir actuando como un incansable defensor de los estudiantes, padres y personal! Que traigo a la compasión del distrito, una energía increíble, y el amor por la gente ", dijo Griffin. Griffin tiene una hija que es un junior en PRHS y un hijo que es un senior en la Escuela Secundaria de Templeton. Ella es pastor de la Iglesia Highlands. "He estado involucrado en el ministerio durante 19 años, como Pastor de Misiones y Pastoral - Sirvo a la gente, me encanta la gente y Dios. Tener experiencia en el ministerio ayuda a traer una perspectiva que es esperanzador y alentador ", dijo Griffin. El otro titular, Field Gibson, es un corredor de seguros de negocios y gerente de riesgos cuya carrera ha supuesto la financiación, la gestión del riesgo para las empresas, presupuestos, contratos, y la planificación financiera, y que también ha sido parte de la junta escolar durante cuatro años, empatando con Griffin para la mayoría de los términos que se sirve en la elección actual. "La respuesta corta de por qué estoy corriendo de nuevo es ser capaz de hacer una diferencia. Se me ha pedido en el transcurso de mi primer mandato si creo que he hecho una diferencia y lo que puedo decir, sí, definitivamente. Un ejemplo es que en los tiempos
financieros difíciles que hemos pasado, mi educación y fondo de negocio formal ha sido un gran activo para la Junta y el Distrito ", dijo Gibson. Aparte de los que vuelven, hay tres corredores por primera vez. Kathleen Yankee Hall, que es un ex educador, científico, y la mujer de negocios se está ejecutando en contra de dos hombres: Kirk Smith, un educador jubilado y Tim Gearheart, un profesor jubilado y ex miembro de la junta escolar. Otros cuatro asientos no están ¿Los premios de este año, ya que se llenaron recientemente en 2012. Los cuatro miembros actuales son Joel Peterson, Joan Summers, Chris Bausch, y Dave Lambert. Mientras que los operadores tradicionales y los recién llegados son opositores entre sí, en última instancia, están luchando para ganarse a la gente de nuestra comunidad, como el sindicato de maestros PRHS. Griffin quiere financiar todo desembolso de capital, que es la mejora, en los nuevos edificios, etc, todo desde un "fondo de reptiles", que es el dinero que se llevaron de los miembros de la facultad a través de los últimos tres años de días de descanso, de acuerdo con honores profesor de ingles Steve Arnette. Ellos también quieren tener un fondo de reserva del 10 por ciento, en comparación con el estado requiere un tres por ciento.. Griffin cree que es importante construir otro fondo de las ganancias de capital, básicamente en los sueldos de los maestros, en lugar de flotar una emisión de bonos como Cuesta y Atascadero están haciendo, o en lugar de un impuesto a las parcelas flotante. Otra cosa que Griffin quiere es una enorme reserva; ya tenemos una reserva de 8,5 por ciento. Eso es dinero que no tienen que pagarnos maestros. Nos oponemos categóricamente a la reelección de Griffin; pensamos que es perjudicial para el distrito. Sentimos que Gibson está tratando de convertir el barrio en una sociedad o una empresa y no tiene idea de lo que debería ser una escuela secundaria, lo que es una escuela media debe ser, o lo que debería ser una escuela primaria. No, nosotros no respaldamos Campo Gibson. Sólo admitimos a regañadientes Gearheart. No avalamos Salón porque sentimos que ella sólo está entrando en el tablero para aclimatarse a sí misma a nuestro distrito y crear otra escuela charter. Apoyamos Joan Summers como defensor de los maestros y para los estudiantes. Queremos una nueva junta directiva y este es el primer paso ", dijo Arnette, el vicepresidente del sindicato de maestros.
“Como lider en el districto sequire tener vision del futuro.” Katy Griffin
College Career Center abre sus puertas College Career Center de PRHS ha abierto de nuevo después de una serie de recortes presupuestarios escrito por Tegan Curren, Health Editor Como el primer quarto llega a su fin, el college career center ha abierto sus puertas por la primera vez en siete años. El College Career Center ayudará a los estudiantes en sus decisiones que conducen al futuro a veces aterrador. De aplicar a una escuela vocacional o una universidad, el director del centro, Anne Spohnhauer, será caminar estudiantes a través de la aplicación y reanudar el proceso, o ella puede ayudar a los estudiantes a ubicar el colegio o carrera que es correcto para ellos. "Nuestro objetivo es preparar a todos los estudiantes para la universidad y / o carrera", dijo el director de PRHS Randy Nelson. Nelson cree que tiene un College Career Center es una pieza importante de la experiencia de la escuela secundaria, pero debido a las restricciones presupuestarias del programa se cortó hace 5 años. A medida que el centro comienza una vez más, la comunidad ha estado apoyando el programa y, aunque la organización de servicio comunitario no ha tenido su votación final, Nelson tiene confianza en la organización para proporcionar las PRHS apoyo necesita para mantener el centro de la carrera universitaria y correr. "Voy a ser muy emocionados de anunciar que el apoyo de la comunidad específica una vez que reciba la confirmación de ellos." Aunque existe apoyo hacia el centro de la carrera universitaria, no ha sido siempre así. Nelson dijo: "Ha sido muy frustrante para mí los últimos cuatro o cinco años, cuando los recortes presupuestarios tuvieron lugar, que era una de las cosas que pasaron por lo que será capaz de encontrar una manera de financiar el programa de nuevo me hace sentir muy bien. " Aaron Cantrell, profesor en Paso Robles High School y uno de los directores de College Trips, se encuentra centrado de la carrera universitaria en una necesidad también. "Necesitamos un lugar donde los niños pueden ir a conseguir ayuda para su ensayo de la universidad y su aplicación a la universidad, y ese lugar tiene que ser el centro de la carrera universitaria", dijo Cantrell. 11.06.14 Carmesí
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Fast Food
Everybody has eaten fast food, but whether they like to admit it is another matter. We asked Bearcats about their fast food habits to understand: just what do we think as we see those blinking signs?
24% of students prefer Subway 4% of students prefer tacos as fast 4% prefer Jack in the Box food. 4% prefer Wendys 12% favorite is 44% prefer In-N-Out chicken. 8% prefer McDonalds 12% prefer taco bell 32% like Sprite. 24%of students like root beer.
4%like Coca Cola. 8%like Pepsi. 45%like Slushies. 12%like Smothies.
4% favorite is sandwhiches 12% favorite is burritos 36% favorite is hamburgers 16% favorite is french fries
96% of students go out for fast food up to 3 times a week.
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“It’s always good to have a quick meal after a long game day, especially if it was somewhere far away like Lompoc.”
Daniel Callahan, 11
It is clearly unhealthy but that just puts responsibility on the consumer to take care of themselves, through exercise, ect. #BringbackfastfoodtoPRHS2k14
Hayden LeClair, 11
“I believe fast food isn’t that bad for you if you eat it in moderation. However, I do prefer to choose some of the healthier options on the menu and stay away from sodas and the large combo meals. I think that they get you with the deals. Even though it might be cheaper, do you really want to eat 4 hamburgers and 6 tacos in one sitting?”
Celeste Geary, Celeste Geary, 10 10
Butterbeer!
Creamy drink from “Harry Potter” is perfect to warm up on cold days by Amy Cantrell, Copy Editor and Alysia Kilcrease, Social Media Manager
Butterbeer hails from the hallmarked halls of Hogwarts and the world of Harry Potter. It is synonymous with cold weather and is a rich drink that could help warm you up on the coldest of days. This warm, creamy, butterscotch drink is great to make with friends because it is easy to share and makes for fun times.
Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk • 1/4 cup butterscotch topping • 2 tablespoons whipped butter at room temperature • 1 1/2 cups vanilla cream soda • Butterscotch stick for garnish
Instructions:
• Combine condensed milk, butterscotch topping, and butter in a heat resistant measuring cup. • Remove and stir until butter has melted and mixed with the other ingredients. • Meanwhile, heat cream soda in another heat resistant measuring cup for 1:30. • Divide butterscotch mixture between two 10-12 ounce mugs. • Fill mugs with heated cream soda and stir thoroughly. • Serve topped with old fashioned butterscotch garnish. • Serve topped with old fashioned butterscotch garnish. • Enjoy!
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World
An umbrella uprising in Hong Kong Hong Kong students occupy city streets in a revolt central against the government by Grant Schieffele, Photographer
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he air of the city alive with their defiant cries, crowds of students swept into the streets of Hong Kong September 27. Since then, seas of people congested the inner city wielding umbrellas to protect themselves from stinging pepper spray and tear gas in their struggle with China’s central government. Rallying movements swarmed Hong Kong as the students demanded democratic improvements to their government framework. After 17 years under China’s rule since the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which states that China’s socialist system would not be practiced within Hong Kong for a time period agreed upon in the contract, from July 1, 1997 to July 1, 2047, disagreement between Hong Kong government and the people has risen dramatically concerning the “democratic” election due to take place in 2017. The central government in China has made motions without the people’s consent to limit the number of candidates in the running to be Hong Kong’s leader. The protesters opposed China’s plan to limit voting options on the ballot, and they wish for a completely democratic decision to elect their territory’s leader. The government’s plan of action to pre-approve candidates in order to make the choices “less confusing” to the common voter during the election drove tens of thousands outside the Chief executive’s office as well as other key Hong Kong locations in defiance of their decision. However, as of October 6th the protesters numbers severy dwindled as civil servants returned to work 30 World 11.06.14
reluctantly. Only hundreds of the original thousands remained outside the government offices in the Admiralty protest site. Only ten people sat outside the Chief Executive’s office on Monday. An anonymous Hong Kong protester said to the press, “As long as there’s one person that’s still out here on this highway, I’m going to be here”. Several protesters sat behind bars after the police warned of taking “all measures necessary” through the weekend of October 4 Leung Chun-ying, Chief executive of Hong Kong currently, has refused to resign from his post as protesters requested, and ordered police to break up riots by October 6th. “It’s a shame the police did this to students who had no weapons” said Veronica Ng, a student at the Hong Kong Design Institute. Joshua Wong, a student leader of Hong Kong that inspired countless students to persistently speak for pro democracy movements, has declared a long term struggle against the central government’s power over the voting process and other democratic issues. “I don’t believe after Friday’s meeting [China’s Communist Party] will say ‘Oh, we’ll give you everything you want’,” Wong said. “We need to be persistent.” Paso High Government teacher Geoff Land shared with us the historic and political value, the meaning of the protests, and also what they mean to today’s world. “While the U.S. should be cautious about imposing our political agendas elsewhere in the world, we should recognize the importance of this student-led nonviolent movement taking place in Hong Kong. It’s historic and shows the power of youth and nonviolence to challenge injustice and tyranny.”
“It’s historic and shows the power of youth and nonviolence to challenge injustice and tyranny.” Geoffery Land, Government
If what’s happened in Hong Kong happened here California was handed to Mexico under an agreement by the United states. The state is holding an election for a new governor, and the voting ballot is open to everyone, even students. The people of California can choose whoever they want to lead the state for years to come. The catch is that the Mexican government pre chooses your voting options, so that your voting options will be easier to understand and less confusing, but in reality limits your democratic rights to the vote. Would you protest? And if you did, the local police would be armed with pepper spray and handcuffs to detain you. Would you still fight for this freedom? The students of Hong Kong are. This is the situation of their revolt against the Chinese socialist government.
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Bah, humbug! Paso High Theatre Co. prepares “A Christmas Carol” by Marlee Drake, Food Editor & Sarah Prounh, Guest Writer
Students may be used to seeing Scrooge atop a balcony at the Vine Street Christmas Showcase, but now Paso Robles Theatre Company will be bringing its own adaptation of the beloved tale “A Christmas Carol” to the Paso Robles High PAC. Director Marcy Goodnow is preparing for her ninth show at PRHS with her cast of 31 Advanced Drama students, 24 crew members, one stage manager, and three assistant stage managers, adding up to roughly 70 students on cast and crew. This year the cast was chosen exclusively from Goodnow’s Advanced Drama class. “This cast in particular feels like they have something to prove. They are working extremely hard and working to understand their characters. Having [rehearsal] in class really gives us the time to do that. They are a great bunch of kids who just really love it, and that’s important to me,” said Goodnow. The cast not only had to audition to be in the show, but also had another audition at the end of last year to make it into Advanced Drama. The cast includes Ian Capps as Tiny Tim, Grisey Castro as Fred, and Jameson Murray as Bob Cratchit. Rehearsals started Sept 15 and have gone on every day in class. Rehearsals will not be held at the typical afterschool — Marcy Goodnow time until tech week, where the cast will be doing full run throughs of the play, adding in the technical elements such as lighting and sound. Over 200 hours of work and rehearsal go into making the play into the polished final product that is seen on stage. Not only do the plays take hard work, but the royalties, costumes, and sets also cost the theatre company around eight to ten thousand dollars. Goodnow would like to use rented costumes, used costumes, and handmade costumes made by Ruth Enrique-Bague and her costume crew. She also says that makeup and wigs will play a huge part in the costumes. “Ruth is a genius!” said Goodnow. Taking the lead as the infamous Scrooge is senior Jordan Peralta. “Scrooge is a pessimist and he’s really mean to people, but he also has a side that does care. He’s
“This cast in particular feels like they have something to prove.”
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mostly angry at the world and angry at his past mistakes,” said Peralta. Goodnow doesn’t plan on making Scrooge the crotchety old man he seems to be in the original “A Christmas Carol”. Through the course of the play Scrooge is transformed by his visits by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Christmas Yet to Come, played by Natalya Suttmiller, Julia Schulte, and Amber Burgh, respectively. The cast has grown together through this performance; Spending hours together for rehearsals as they prepare for opening night has bonded them together. “It’s just a big family. Everyone gets along; (most of the time). It’s a lot of fun being around a good environment,” said Peralta. This is his second performance with PRHS after playing Corny Collins in the production of Hairspray last spring. As the Fall Play grows closer, some students are already eager to see it. “I’m excited because it means I can see the amazing performance that will be given by my peers. There are only so many chances to do things like this, and this fall will be one of them,” said freshman Averie Bayless. The play will run Dec. 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 7:30 and the 7 and 14 at 2:00. Goodnow encourages students to come out and see the play. “These kids have got it going on. They are so dedicated and so extremely talented. So they just need to come out and support their friends. Just like we go to Homecoming, I want them all to come and see the show.” CHECKING IT TWICE (above left): Director Goodnow stepping in for a scene during rehearsals with Jake Wooten, 12 as Parent of Orson and Grisey Castro, 12 as Nephew/Fred.. The play was only open to Advanced Drama kids this year. SMILING FOR FEZZIWIG (above bottom right): Jake Taylor, 12 holding his script ready for rehearsal where he plays Mr. Fezziwig. In some plays Fezziwig wore a Welsh wig to portray his happiness READ LIKE YOU MEAN IT (above top right): Jake Wooten, 12, Celeste Geary, 10, Emma Dart, 11 and Grisey Castro, 12 reading through a scene during rehearsals.
Photos by Lauren Wassam
Environment
Trash talk: pacific plastic The great pacific garbage patch litters the ocean by Sadie Mae Mace, Environment Editor
The seagull hopped on one foot down the length of the beach, with the chirps of other birds and the roar of the ocean being the only noises accompanying his stroll. He stops to peck at something green, that resembles seaweed. Little does the bird know, but the “seaweed” is actually a bottle cap from a water bottle, and the bird has ingested dozens of bottle caps in his life. He will die from starvation caused by bottle caps. Why starvation? The bottle caps fill up the birds stomach, until the bird has no way to consume food because he has no place to store it. This scenario happens daily, and ninety percent of trash in the ocean is plastic. Most comes from the world’s largest landfill:the Great Pacific garbage patch, which is made up of 100 million tons of trash, of which plastics constitute over 80 percent. The vortex is not composed of intact plastics; the trash photodegrades into smaller pieces by being exposed to sun and water, earning the new name of “microplastic.” These tiny pieces of plastic give the water around the patch a sad, gray cloudiness amid the blue purity of the Pacific in which it floats. Microplastics are a danger to wildlife because they are mistaken as food, and eventually poison marine life, according to National Geographic. The plastic also blocks the animal’s digestive tract, causing death by starvation for over a million birds each year, according to protectyourcenteralcoast.org. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch accumulated from debris from commercial ships, spilled shipping containers, and land litter. Over eighty percent of the plastic trash in the ocean originates on land, according to the LA Times. It was “discovered” in the 90’s by Charles Moore, a racing boat captain. The Great Pacific garbage patch is located between the western coast of North America and Japan. The North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone is the epicenter of the Pacific Ocean, and is a specific area of the ocean’s circular currents called a gyre. This is a swirling vortex that sucks the microplastics into a compact area. Science teacher Mark DiMaggio has known about the garbage patch for ten years,and still feels strongly about educating the younger generation about trash. “We need to eliminate our use of nonbiodegradable materials.” DiMaggio says. He believes the garbage patch hits close to home, with the plastic trash littering our local beaches and endangering wildlife. According to seaturtle.com, over 260 species of marine wildlife have ingested unnatural amounts of plastic just in
the Great Pacific garbage patch alone. The chemicals found in plastic impair reproduction, movement, and the digestive tract for wildlife. Over forty percent of Albatross chicks died before fledging because of the large amounts of plastic found in their stomach, according to the International Bird Rescue. It is not only everyday plastic trash to blame for the disaster; ghost fishing is a deadly killer. Ghost fishing occurs when discarded fishing nets are left in the ocean and entrap marine wildlife, such as turtles, seals, and dolphins by accident, and eventually strangling them to death. An estimated 640,000 tons of nets are left in the ocean annually, according to World Animal Protection. Abandoned nets are detrimental to coral reefs as well. 81.5 tons of coral are destroyed by abandoned nets just in Alaska alone, according to marineconservation.org. Coral reefs are essential for life on the planet. They are home to over 4,000 species of fish and contain the possible cures for cancer, arthritis, and heart disease, according to the National Ocean Service. The reefs also control the amount of carbon dioxide found in salt water- coral reefs are the trees of the ocean. However, because of ghost fishing and other factors, only five percent of coral reefs are deemed healthy and undisturbed, which is 12,000 miles out of 240,000 total miles. “It’s not bad that we make plastic… It’s bad that we let them get into the ocean. It’s how far reaching human consequences are,” says senior Emma Zelus, who is president of the environment club BCASE. Zelus’ goals for BCASE this year include planting trees around campus and hosting a school concert to raise awareness for shark finning. The Great Pacific garbage patch has worldwide effects, but not every student has a full understanding. “No, I don’t know about the garbage patch...It can’t be very good for the ocean,” says freshman Amanda Hale. 27 birds out of 41 died from ingesting plastic in 2006 off the coast of Monterey Bay, causing starvation throughout the flock, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. When plastic litters our ocean, it has a severe consequence. However, the future of the ocean looks bright and clean, thanks to today’s society doing the good kind of trash talk.
“It’s how far reaching human consequences are.”
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Sports
ACING THE COMPETITION Paso girls tennis team goes out swinging by Marlee Drake, Food Editor With the season in full swing, the girls varsity tennis boasts a record of 8-6 with more wins thus far than they had all last season. The team this year consists of six seniors, four juniors, and three sophomores. Coach Laura Clowes feels particularly good about the work ethic of this year’s team. “We have a really strong, solid team this year. I think I have a great bunch of kids. They get along great,” Clowes said. Team members also feel bonded to one another. “I feel as if this team is a very close-knit one. All of my teammates are extremely funny and I love being able to spend time with them. We are a focused team and we always try our best during matches,” said senior Katie Evenson. The team has developed a new pre-game ritual for good luck, though the roots of it may seem out of place. “There is this little tomato plant that [has] started to grow right next to the courts in the concrete cracks and my team has sort of adopted watering it before matches to bring good luck,” said senior Lindsey Horst. Despite their new good luck charm, the team has faced a new challenge this year. Because of the construction of the new gym, they have lost access to their usual school courts for games and are
playing instead at the Swim and Tennis Club across from Barney Schwartz Park. While the new gym will be a benefit to other sports teams, it has been a hinderance to the tennis team. Team members appreciate being able to play at the Sports Club, but still miss the courts they’re used to. “It’s bittersweet to not be able to play on our own courts because they do have tremendous sentimental value. However it’s very nice to be able to play at the Club their courts are absolutely beautiful. I just think it is kind of ridiculous that they had to build the new practice gym during our season knowing it would interfere,” said Horst, who, after having been on the team for four years, no longer can play games on the usual home courts. Her coach echoed the frustration and concern. “We like [the home] courts. We’ve been playing at the Sports Club and it has really nice courts but it’s hard to coach. They’re spread out everywhere. It’s almost like we’ve lost our home court advantage.” said Coach Clowes. In spite of this years challenges and not being able to qualify for CIF, the team fought hard for the record they’ve earned and have grown since last year.
ACES (above) : Seniors Katie Evenson (right) and Lindsey Horst (left) practicing their swings. Both are top players on the tennis team
FALL SPORTS UPDATE Girls Golf
SOARING TO THE SKY(above) : Junior Hannah Katches makes a spike over the hands of Atascadero blockers at the game on Sept 18.
Girls Volleyball
The girls’ volleyball team is sporting an 11-11 overall record (3-8 in PAC-8 league play), an improvement over their seven win season last year. This year’s team is incredibly young, featuring only one senior and only two returning members of the varsity team. Leading the way for the team statistically are senior Maddi Chace, juniors Chloe Kerns and Riley Austin, and sophomores Kalyn Armstrong and Kiara Gable, who have all played every game for the young Bearcats.
The girls’ golf season has ended, with the Lady ‘Cats taking sixth place in league finals, shooting a total of 595; San Luis Obispo took first, with a 456; leading Paso’s scoring was sophomore Mikayla Stone, who shot a 100. Paso finished the season at 3-12 outside of league finals, with wins against Orcutt Academy, over St. Joseph 299-300, and over Pioneer Valley 291-328. In the Orcutt match on Sept. 9, the girls’ first game of the season, Orcutt was disqualified due to having only four players, though the match was still played, with Paso shooting a 311. Against St. Joseph on Sept. 30, Paso won in a thriller, the margin of victory being only a single stroke; Stone led Paso’s scoring, with a 54, followed by junior Mary Hambly, 58, and senior Nicole Childs, at 59. Their final win of the season, at Pioneer Valley on Oct. 7, featured one of the lowest individual scores of the year, as Hambly shot a 51. The ‘Cats lowest score of the season would come one week later, when Hambly shot a 50 at SLO. Though the season ended on a low note, with Stone and Hambly both returning next year, they have much hope for the next season.
HEADLINE (above) : Junior Wyatt Spencer takes a shot for a goal during the game against St. Joe. The boys waterpolo team won that day.
Boys Waterpolo
Boys’ waterpolo is having a tough time staying afloat in PAC-8 play this year; their team features only one senior, Kohl Coffey, leading to a 2-3 league record (5-10 overall). Junior Mitchell Iunker has scored 80 goals so far this season, and with five games left this season, has a very good chance of breaking the Bearcat’s single season record of 83. The youth of the team and the presence of players like Iunker gives the team hope of improvement next year. 11.06.14 Sports 35
UNDEFEATED (left) : The varsity ‘Cats pose for a pic after a 63-14 win over San Luis Obispo on Friday Oct 17. The boys will travel to Righetti High School on Oct 31 for their next league game.
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Paso Robles varsity football undefeated at 8-0, first in CIF by Brandon Kearns, Co- Editor In Chief
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he start of the school year brings about many anticipated events, from back to school shopping to the college applications, yet perhaps the most anticipated occurrence for many is the start of the high school football season. For Paso Robles, the offseason proved to be a tedious waiting game, but the wait was well worth it for both fans and players. “We were all really close and were all excited to start the season because we knew we had something special,” sophomore Christian Erickson said. The season began with a bang, as senior Jonathan Baldwin started off the season’s scoring with two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the first quarter against Clovis. The game ended with the score of 4830, beginning an eight week run where the team went undefeated and failed to score at least 30 points only once during that stretch, a feat no Paso Robles team has accomplished in 40 years. “Clovis and Camarillo were going to be tough games and we knew it. No one expected us to win, but we knew better. Obviously we’ve kind of had it easy the past few weeks before AG so the expectations were to remain undefeated,” Baldwin said. Although the players will say the success is due to good team play, there are a few key individuals who have had an impact on the teams performance. Leading the charge is Erickson who, through week eight, has accounted for 1252 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. Playing wide receiver is senior Bailey Gaither, who has caught for 960 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns through week eight. Split in the middle are the twin towers of seniors Jonathan Baldwin and Josh Oliver. Both play tight end and outside linebacker, and together they combine for 471 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns, along with four interceptions, all of which were returned for touchdowns. At the helm resides junior Justin Davis who, in his
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first full year as a starting quarterback, has thrown for 1612 yards and 21 touchdowns, while only throwing three interceptions. Behind every starter must be a trustworthy back-up, something the Bearcats have been fortunate with. “We’ve been told that some twos and even threes would have been starters in years past. It just goes to show how much talent and heart we have on our team,” said Baldwin, who has received a scholarship offer from Sacramento State. Some notable second team players are senior running back Cole Manske, sophomore running back Mark Armstrong, and sophomore quarterback Steven Schouten. Manske appeared in one game this year, rushing for 88 yards on 14 carries. Armstrong has appeared in multiple games with total stats of 85 yards and two touchdowns. Manske originally was ahead of Armstrong on the depth chart before a brutal injury to his right leg sidelined him for the rest of the season. “After his injury our team really came together and supported him. I feel like we all played harder to win for him, and he became one of our main motivations,” Erickson said. Schouten has appeared in three games this season, with a statline of five completions in six attempts, 77 yards, and two touchdowns. In week eight Schouten entered the game early and went on to earn 101 yards rushing and a touchdown on the day. As the season continues the Bearcats look forward to their final games, both of them on the road. They play the Righetti Warriors on Friday, Oct. 31. The week after, the Bearcats travel to the neighboring Atascadero Greyhounds for the annual rivalry game between the two teams. Last year the Greyhounds won in a thrilling, double-overtime game ending a streak where the Bearcats had gone undefeated against the Greyhounds. The Bearcats will be looking for revenge when they play on Friday, Nov. 6.
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Sports
NOTHING CAN STOP HER Junior Natalya Marcove verbally commits to D1 soccer team, breaks collarbone two days later by Maureen Pushea, Photography/ Sports Co-Editor
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hen she’s crouching in wait under the net, all is in her control; only the most perfect of strikes will get by her. It’s no surprise to anyone who knows her that it won’t be long before she’s playing under bigger and brighter nets; what took her out of Paso’s net most recently, however, was a scare and a shock. On September 24th, junior Natalya Marcove verbally committed to Campbell University, in North Carolina to play Division one soccer. Marcove was spotted by Campbell’s head coach Stuart Horne at a showcase tournament in May on the way to watch another player’s game. Once he saw her talents, he watched her games for the rest of the weekend, blown away by her skills as a goalie. Horne then contacted her about Campbell’s soccer team and eventually offered her a full ride scholarship. “They have everything I want in a university so I knew it was a perfect fit for me” said Marcove, after visiting the campus in August Marcove admired the medium 7000-9000 student size, the Division one ranking of athletics, and the specialization in the major she is interested in at Campbell: exercise sport science. One major thing that stood out about Campbell was the immense passion that Coach Horne has for the game of soccer; not only how passionate about soccer he is but that he wanted to know what kind of person she was. “He took the time to get to know me not just as a player but as a person,” said Marcove in admiration of her new coach. No hesitation was needed to commit, despite Marcove only being a junior. Marcove knew when she got to the campus that it was the right fit. Family and friends told her to wait; however, no other campus that she visited felt completely right like Campbell did. Her future looked set, until one Saturday afternoon trip to the emergency room; Marcove broke her collarbone playing the sport she loves. Going for an easy dive to block a goal, her shoulder stuck in the dry grass and she heard the snap of her collarbone, something an athlete never wants to hear. After for painful days maneuvering school, homework, and showers, Marcove underwent surgery on October 2 to reset her collar bone.
Although it felt like the end of the world to Marcove, given that this is her first major injury and she won’t be able to practice for six weeks, she will tell anyone that asks that it is just a small bump in the road. Marcove is determined to come back stronger than ever. “ I know that with my determination I’ll be able to come back stronger and better, I’ll just have to push through it. [This] will help me by being grateful every single time I step on that field. It will definitely help me push to be my best every single day,” Marcove said. Fellow soccer players feel that Marcove’s determination will help her recover process become as fast as possible. “Natalya is a very intense player. She takes all her training sessions and games seriously. Although she’s hurt, she’s still trying to train hard. When she’s fully recovered she’s going to push herself even harder in order to regain all the time that she lost,” said junior Josh Bustamante, center midfielder for the Boys Legacy club soccer team that Natalya played three tournaments with and is allowed to practice with anytime to improve her skills. After learning of his newly committed players injury, Coach Horne understood that injuries are just a part of the game, never thought about retracting her scholarship and strongly encouraged her to keep her head up and keep pushing through this setback. Since Marcove is only a junior, she has plenty of time to recover from this injury before officially becoming a Campbell Camel. In the meantime, she’ll be working as hard as she can to recover from her injury and move on to the college stage.
“ [This] will help me by being grateful every single time I step on that field. It will definitely help me push to be my best every single day.” Natalya Marcove, 11
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TWO TALENTED Davis twins wreak havoc on opponents of PRHS athletics by Maureen Pushea & Matt Tyra, Sports Co-Editor
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ne of them can be found in the center of the huddle on Friday nights, directing the flow of traffic, making reads and slinging the ball around the field. The other is often trekking around the high school and the city, training for Saturday mornings, where she paces the competition and her own team. As they’ve reached their junior years, they’ve both reached the same place: the spotlight. To even the most casual PRHS athletics fan, it is no longer possible to ignore the feats of junior twins Justin and Ashley Davis. As for which one of them is more athletic? “I am. I play more sports,” said junior Justin, second-born varsity football quarterback, before Ashley interceded, “I’m in much better shape than he is,” and Justin gave in with a laugh. Though who is more athletic could be debated for days, what is unmistakable is the Davis twins are staging a coup, if not on PRHS athletics, then on their PAC-5/7 competitors. Ashley is leading a girl’s cross country who finished 2nd in league. In track she achieved personal records of 5:03.93 in the 1600 meter which puts her at 2nd overall in PRHS history. Her personal record for the 3200m is at 11:21.91 putting her at 2nd place in school history and her 800m is at 2:22.1 putting her at 5th in school history. She’s been doing it since her freshman year, and she’ll continue to do it in the spring, when cross country season comes to a close. “She always does great at meets, she’s usually always the leader of the pack and her dedication is amazing. She never misses practices or meets, she is always ready to run and has fun while doing it,’’ said junior Amanda Schultz, another top runner who has know Ashley since freshman year. One of Ashley’s coaches, Ivan Huff, had more praise for her approach and mentality as a runner. “There are some people that are good athletes and they hate to run, and they can be okay at it, but if they just hate it it’s holding them back. She loves it, and she has some talent; she’s kind of good at it. And the other thing is, she’s very competitive, especially at the end of the race. She doesn’t wanna get beat; she’s extremely competitive. So those are good traits to have as a distance runner,” said Huff, Ashley’s coach since her freshman year. Justin has helmed a ‘Cat’s football team that enters the last week of league play at 8-0 overall and 2-0 in league, throwing for 1,612 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Efficiency has been Justin’s hallmark, as he’s completing 71 percent of his passes; meanwhile, over one in every
seven passes Justin has thrown have gone for touchdowns. Teammates describe Justin as the kind of player who helps push the team, but who still knows when a jovial approach is best. “We’re always trash talking the whole practice, trying to make each other better but having a little fun while doing it...I’ve never seen him nervous during a game. He’s comfortable out there, he knows what he’s doing, and he is confident with himself. That’s why he’s so successful,” said junior middle linebacker Matt Keller, who has been friends with Justin for over twelve years. That confidence feeds one of his greatest qualities: leadership. Justin’s head coach, Rich Schimke, thinks his leadership is exemplary.
topic coming up. While meaningless in all sorts of ways, rarely remembered by friends and certainly annoying to hear, in the case of the Davis twins, perhaps it is more prescient in this case. “It was about twenty minutes,” said junior Ashley, first-born varsity cross-country and track runner who has finished first 10 other times in her races sophomore year alone. To think that the twins were just born with talent is a cliche; however, it’s a surprisingly accurate statement. The roots of their current success goes back before they were born. “My dad played football when he was in high school...Well, our dad,” said Justin, who played at the JV level as a freshman before moving to varsity football as a sophomore. “Our mom played tennis, and she was really good at tennis. She was really good in high school. They didn’t have a girls tennis team when she was here at PRHS, and so she was on the guy’s tennis team,” said Ashley. With such athletically-inclined parents, the odds were already in their favor; picking up active lifestyles at a young age further helped mold the two into the dynamos they are now. The two grew up in their backyard, kicking soccer balls and throwing footballs back and forth. Justin gives a large credit of this to the lack of video games in the household, but Ashley thinks there’s more to it. “I don’t know. We did have video games but we liked doing sports. It wasn’t something that was kind of put onto us, it was something that we got into, and we thought it was really fun,” said Ashley, who played soccer from age five to freshman year before dropping it in favor of running. No matter which of them is right, the seed of athleticism was planted, and as it budded and blossomed, so too did a rivalry. The two often come home and jump into arguments over which of them had the tougher practice, or which one worked harder that day. “She runs four to five miles a day, but I play a more physical sport,” said Justin. “I have a more painful sport, and it takes a lot of motivation. Like you’re in the middle of a race and it hurts so bad and you can’t just stop, like in the middle of a [football] play you can stop and catch a breath. That doesn’t happen in cross-country or track,” said Ashley, though the topic seems to remain unsettled. Even if they never come to an agreement, the students, fans, coaches and opponents of Paso Robles High School have come to the conclusion that they are simply two talented athletes.
JUSTIN 1,612 passing yards 201.5 yards/game 21 passing touchdowns 93 pass completions 123 pass attemps ASHLEY 1600m PR – 5:03.93 3200m PR – 11:21.91 800m PR–2:22.1 “He leads by example. People follow him. People want him as the guy...The way he leads his life, and the way he is as a person, people respect that, and it carries in over football,” said Schimke, who’s been Justin’s coach at the varsity level since Justin’s sophomore year. While the two are perpetually embroiled in competition among themselves, much less other teams, it is their strong relationship that keeps them thriving. They watch each other’s events whenever they can, and each thank the other for the love and support. “I kinda like having Justin in sports because I love watching football and I love watching him be in sports and cheering him on, and then he does the same for me. I feel like when Justin’s there watching my races I want to do better, because I know he’s there watching, and I want to make him proud,” Ashley said. It is impossible to get through a conversation with a set of twins for the first time without the “Which one was born first?”
Photos by Maureen Pushea, Marlee Drake, and used with permission by Sheree and Ashley Davis
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RUN ASHLEY RUN(above) : Ashley Davis running at the PAC 7 mid season meet at Santa Margarita Lake. She placed 1st that day.
SIBLING LOVE (above) : The Davis twins share a smile after Justin’s football game. Ashley and Justin love to support eachother at sporting events.
THE PERFECT PASS(below) : Justin prepares for a pass on Oct 10 at the game against Arroyo Grande. Justin threw 258 yards for 1 touchdown that night. 11.06.14 Sports
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ENDZONE OR BUST (1) : Senior Kohl Coffey streaks across the field during halftime on Oct. 17. The Bearcats scored nine touchdowns on route to a 63-14 blowout win. STANDING OUT (2) : Seniors Rudy Nuñez and Adrianna Villanueva recieve a standing ovation during halftime. Nuñez and Villanueva won Homecoming King and Queen. NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (3) : Freshmen Brad Tews and Cassidy LeClair wave to the crowd as the walk the red carpet. Leclair is a part of Advanced Dance and International Club, and Tews plays football, basketball, and baseball. IT’S SHOWTIME (4) : Junior Kasey Pryor holds position during the Homecoming halftime show. Pryor has been in Advanced Dance since her freshman year. SIMBA SAM (5) : The varsity football team pays homage to The Lion King by lifting up Senior Sam Flores during the Homecoming assembly. The team would go on to win the assembly wide cheer off. HOLDING THE LINE (6) : Senior Josh Oliver takes on a blocker during the Homecoming game. Oliver will be accompanied by senior receiver Bailey Gaither in college, as both have now committed to San Jose State University.
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