2015 October Issue

Crimson Volume 75 | Issue 1 | 10.01.15 | 801 Niblick Rd. Paso Robles, CA | Paso Robles High School

NEW YEAR NEW FACES +

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C O N T E N T S

News 3 Measure T funds 4 Board meeting and Google policy Co-Editors-in-Chief Emily Ayer Feature/Blind Date/Food/Web/PR Manager Jessica Cole Overview Editor Maureen Pushea Feature/Blind Date/Art Director Mariela Villa Feature/PR Manager Managing Editors Mae App Feature/Food/Art Director Sadie Mae Mace News Copy Editor Marlee Drake Photography Director Lauren Wassam People Web Team Sam Mabry Graphic Designer Clay Maggiore Nathan Rowley SciTech Editors Natalie Cole A&E Tegan Curren People Raegan Lomanto Sports Annie Meeder Health Madecyn Penn Sports Nicole Raithel Environment Mason Seden-Hansen Opinion Grant Scheiffele World Kathryn Varian Environment Emmaline Voorheis News

Bearcat pride (Five top left) : PRHS student show off their spirit by participating in sports, and spirit days.

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Angelina Valencia Front page photo by Maureen Pushea

Renovations complete Measure T Students were greeted Aug. 20 with upgrades to campus, including renovations to the main gymnasium, a freshly repaved parking lot, and the multimillion dollar fitness center completed from final funds of Measure T. The 2006 bond measure passed to “improve high school facilities by... renovating and properly equipping older classrooms and physical education facilities…”, according to slocounty.ca.gov. More than $40 million in bonds were budgeted for Measure T through a combination of taxpayer’s dollars and a state match grant. Taxpayer votes thus have delivered campus improvements during the past nine years.

The new gym facility houses a weight room, aerobics room, lifestyle fitness room, and practice gym, amounting to $4 million--not the expected $7.5 million.

Due to previous district financial hardships, the gym renovations were put on hold from the cyclic five year renovation plan for large buildings, known as the deferred maintenance plan. However, with the district in a stable financial situation declared last spring, renovations recommenced with help from the Local Control Funding Formula, a new tax initiative that sends funds to help schools.

“It was seen that we had a limited number of PE facilities on campus and increasing the ability of our athletic program to specifically have gym court space… was at a premium,” Athletic Director Tom Harrington said.

“Everyone, please stand with your fists at your sides.”

The students of room 924, Algebra 2 Honors, did as they were told, nervously glancing at one another. Intervention specialist Michael Ledesma wove between the students like a needle through patchwork, his sharp but friendly eyes drifting from one pair of fists to the next. He paused and spoke aloud to a female student.

“Excuse me, but you will have to go to the office, please.”

The mortified student, cheeks the color of crimson, slowly strode out of the classroom. Two others soon followed.

Administrative staff from Principal Randy Nelson down to security staff have been sweeping morning classrooms this month to identify the dress code violations and stirring student reaction. In the past two sweeps, around 10 students were dress coded. It’s a mixture of administration enforcing the rules for a better school environment and students ranting over fairness: why they were dress coded and not others? And are leggings off limits?

Principal Nelson declared the dress code remains unchanged and that most students comply. “I’ve noticed that people are dressing more appropriately for school, and that’s important

by Sadie Mae Mace, Managing Editor The older main gym on campus, which accommodates six physical education classes and after school sports practices, also received upgrades, including new CIF banners, renovated floors, and fresh paint.

Administrator and student parking lots were also budgeted for renovations, including repatching, repaving, and repainting the lot. LED lights were also installed with the funds from Prop 30, which, “...temporarily raised tax rates to help prevent more than $5 billion in education cuts…”, according to trackprop30.ca.gov.

“It was done in two phases-last year,” Harrington said. “Because some of the trees had pretty shallow roots were actually coming up through the asphalt, they pulled out those areas.”

However, the parking lot upgrades are not finished. A new renovation in the parking lot, still in the development stage, are solar powered panels that would direct energy to the school, as early as next year.

“As far as going out there and trying to make the biggest impact initially, that’s why there are these little steering groups, whether it’s the students at the high school looking at things that they need done at the high school or whether it’s a parent group talking about other schools... and now that we have the dollars we want to definitely put some money into those facilities,” Chief Business Officer Scott Lathrop and Director of MOT Hugo Bastidos said. Lathrop and Bastidos oversaw renovations at PRHS through Measure T and other bonds.

Dress code enforced

by Kalyn Armstrong, Health Co-editor

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intention to enforce the existing policy.

“We’ve already seen positive signs, and people are coming to school dressed more appropriately and that’s the expectation I have for my students.” said Nelson.

Students nevertheless seem to be frustrated with the enforcement, particularly when pulled out of class.

Senior Taylor Smith is aware of how warm it is in paso and even mentions, “So [my] freshmen year [administration] just doesn’t want your shorts to be bikini bottoms and now they’re dress coding us for shorts that aren’t even that short and even spaghetti straps or strapless tops don’t show that much cleavage often,” she stated.

Mr. Sharon summarizes the common violations include, but are not limited to, strapless and backless shirts, revealed undergarment, bare mid-riffs, saggy pants, any article of clothing with inappropriate content, and short-shorts. If anyone is caught violating the dress code they will be asked to change into provided PE clothes or be sent home to change. More information is provided inside the student parent handbook which is available on the school website.

because coming to school, high school especially, is important training for life afterwards.”

He explained that the sweeps reflect the school’s 10.1.15

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DISTRICT ON A ROLL

High morale—and lots of Chromebooks—kick off the school year

by Mason Seden-Hansen, Opinion Editor It’s a historic list of improvements district wide: improved Williams heard from teachers that we needed to revamp facilities, added high school counseling positions, new art, [the discipline program],” and he has “made every effort” dance, and music programs for the elementary schools, to improve it.” The discipline program, also called PBIS, chromebooks for 6th graders and teachers at all schools, has “a much more faceted approach” to dealing with and a much needed teacher raise. A new morale among struggling students.

Even with these additions, the district students and over 450 district staff has money to spare. “The district is in... members are influencing 12 grade good financial condition,” PRPS Chief levels and 11 schools districtwide.

Business Officer Scott Lathrop It’s a generalization, but it’s true: said. everyone seems pleased by the Three year board direction PRPS is heading. member Dave Lambert agreed.

Much of the district’s positivity “Everything’s been so positive and is due to the work of district exciting; it’s good to see.” superintendent Chris Williams, who “I feel that Superintendent Williams became the superintendent last year. is a very positive influence on the PRHS students and staff have district...I feel that he is making the welcomed a new gym and a necessary changes,” Arnette said. renovated Gil Asa Gym. “I think [the Students also seem to appreciate new gym] is nice, especially when “My own grandchildren Williams. “When I first met [Williams] it’s 103° out... it’s been great to be able to take kids where there’s air are coming home excited he seemed like a really nice guy...he’s been doing a lot for our district,” senior conditioning, ” P.E. teacher Brian telling me, ‘Papa! We had and Key Club Division 24 lieutenant Kerr said. art today!” ­ governor Vianette Mendoza said.

ASB president Lizette Juarez Counseling department expansion finds the Asa Gym improvements “set —Steve Arnette helped matters, according to Arnette. the mood for the whole school year.”

A new campaign in music, dance, and athletics at “Having Mr. Ledesma and another part time counselor elementary program is also being well received, by the has been a tremendous help to our school overall.”

A 3% raise for teachers had also been recently students in particular. “My own grandchildren are coming home excited telling me ‘Papa! We had art today! We had implemented by Williams, the first raise for teachers in a professional dancer who came to our school!’” Honors six years, “[the raise] was a major boon to us that we all deeply appreciated,” Arnette said. However, after furlough and AP English teacher Steve Arnette said.

A free distribution of Chromebooks to all district teachers days and years with low wages, teachers have proposed a arrived in August to help launch Google Classroom and reimbursement for many years without a raise, “we’ll soon increase digital assignments and grading. Sixth graders see how Mr. Williams views his employees and how he truly feels about compensating our workers for long years will receive Chromebooks in early 2016.

Students are also pleased by discipline changes at without raises,” Arnette said.

Williams seems to implement a new team approach the high school. “I like the idea that [The school staff is] trying to practice the PRIDE thing, like if you’re in class on between students, teachers and staff. “One thing I think time they’ll reward you...it’s a good idea“ senior Noah [the district] is doing really well is having superintendent Shepherd said. PRIDE is a program at the high school meetings where the students can actually meet with the superintendent and give ideas as to what we need in the that encourages positive behavior in students.

Arnette credited Superintendent Chris Williams school,” Mendoza said. with responding to teachers and their concerns. “Mr.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

SBAC SCORES SHINE

by Mason Seden-Hansen, Opinion Editor PRHS juniors outscored most county rivals in last April’s SBAC state test, scoring 4th in the county in the English portion of the state’s computerized assessment with a 74% pass rate. Juniors scored 3rd in the county in Math with a 40% pass rate. The nearly 400 students who took the test in computer labs and from classroom Chrome Book carts were above state averages and among the best of the 9 county comprehensive schools that took the test in SLO county.

Bearcats scored higher in English and Math than Shandon, Nipomo, Arroyo Grande and Atascadero High Schools, a historic victory after years of trailing most CST scores of neighboring schools.

“I am very pleased with the performance of our students,” PRHS principal Randy Nelson said.

Teachers are being commended for helping students do so well. Carrie Baldovin, who led the charge to prepare juniors for the SBAC, looks forward to seeing areas in which students excelled and faltered.

Nelson acknowledged the difficulty of the assessment. “It is very rewarding and reassuring that the efforts by students, teachers, and staff have been validated by the encouraging results,” Nelson said.

SBAC English Results Templeton HS: SLO HS: PRHS: Morro Bay HS: Atascadero HS: A. Grande HS: Nipomo HS:

77% 77% 74% 71% 68% 47% 34%

GOOGLE CAMPUS SWITCHES ON

by Sadie Mae Mace, Managing Editor The days of scribbled assignments dates in planners and forgetten tests are gone, thanks to the school’s adoption to Google Apps for Education—GAFE. Apps, email, and Classroom made their grand introduction to students on Aug. 20 after two teacher adoption trainings in May and August.

Google Classroom is an assignment portal, geared towards chat, debates, links, and assignment submissions, employing Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Teachers post assignments, John Rucker reminders for upcoming tests and quizzes, and Video encouraging open discussions for students to “We get Google-powered collaborate through the app. Teachers Jon-Paul accounts with full features Ewing, Marcy Goodnow, Jeff Mount, Anthony of Classroom at our Overton, and John Rucker are among those using finger-tips with seamless Classroom. integration between drive “Students need a level of comfort with online and classroom.” formats. Classroom is one example of the movement,” Overton said.

Classroom builds productivity and organization skills helpful in the professional world, according to the literature.

“Regardless of how much technology we apply at school... people will always need to...apply mental and physical energy in order to accomplish worthwhile achievements,” Advanced Video teacher John Rucker said.

WELCOME, BEARCATS

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Make this year memorable and loving

e’re seven weeks into the school year. We have more funding, new teaching talents, renovated facilities, and new Google and instructional technology. It’s a great time to be telling PRHS stories from our vantage point at Crimson.

And it’s a great time for you to be a Bearcat.

At times life isn’t “High School Musical.” High school itself can be mortifying—or murderously tedious—and most days can feel like minefields of threats, failures, or fears. Maybe it’s a dress code sweep. Maybe it’s a Algebra test. Maybe it’s college applications.

Plus, high schoolers can be hard. They walk around utterly absorbed in their worlds, their own problems, and their own highs and lows. They forget the girl who sits on the planter all alone, and the boy who wanders around campus because he doesn’t have friends to be with.

Certainly some folks face no status quo to hold them back, nor friends who inhibit them from baking, hip hop dancing, or singing.

Other students have no one at all.

But it doesn’t have to be that way this year. Some basic human kindness can go a long way to brighten someone’s day. It might save their life.

We go to a small school in a small town, and there are only so many people to care about the lost and forgotten on this campus, but you could be one of them. It isn’t hard to show love to the campus.

In journalism we call it journalove, the basic

“High school can be terrifying, every day can feel like an endless minefield of humiliating situations.

But it doesn’t have to. ” principle that every word and every thought should aim to create better friendships, better people, and a better program.

We don’t just call ourselves a “family” on the

journalism staff. We force ourselves to act like a family. We build love and respect by believing the best about others and ourselves. Through ups and downs, annoyances and difficulties, we put the program ahead of ourselves—that is, we put your stories and information you need—to look for the best way to fix problems and obstacles, whether they are persons, pages, or a lost camera.

We challenge you to understand that at this school are only as good as our worst person, and we work as a team. We know that Ohana means family, and family means that no one gets left behind or forgotten.

This lifestyle, and this love-style isn’t easy. No one is perfect, trouble does visit us, and we mess up, hurt people, and act carelessly. Journalove is forgiveness, and the recognition that just because you would like to think that you are better than the person who wronged you doesn’t mean that you are.

Love is very simple. Some people are worth melting for. Journalove is sacrifice, it’s putting dislike and hurt aside in favor of loving someone. Journalove is an attitude that demands honesty and faith in the goodness of other people. Isn’t simple or easy, but this will only ever be as strong as our love for each other is.

Photo by Lauren Wassam

GET INVOLVED (above) : Crimson Co-Editor-In-Chiefs Emily Ayer, Mariela Villa, Maureen Pushea, and Jessica Cole sport many extra curricular activities, jobs, and duties while leading Crimson Newsmagazine’s print and online production.

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PLUMBING FOR VICTORY Junior Mason Steiner wins 3rd at SkillsUSA Nationals

by Jessica Cole, Co-Editor in Chief and Raegan Lomanto, Co-Sports Editor

H

e stared at his tools and wood. He had done this multiple times, but here and now in Louisville, Kentucky in a gigantic coliseum with thousands of the other students, he felt a bit overwhelmed. But then he looked at his wood again, and his tools, and he set to work, letting his hands remember the hours of work that he had spent practicing for exactly this moment.

Junior Mason Steiner took third in the Secondary Plumbing Division at Nationals in Kentucky last year after only one year of plumbing experience.

Steiner was one of nine PRHS students to compete at SkillsUSA Nationals in July 2015.

Steiner poured seven hours into building a sink and platform and tested in building code. He was given four hours in two days and was given only the materials and the plans for the sink.

“When I won at nationals they called first, second, and third, and I heard my name. I was really nervous, trying to calm myself because it was my first year, and I shouldn’t have my expectations too high. But then they called my name—at first I didn’t know how to react—but I was really excited. Steiner took the stage, received his three inch medal, and backstage was handed over $300 in gift cards and over 50 tools from different companies.

“Mason is a fun, adventurous guy always looking to take on a challenge. Yes, things come more naturally to him than others, but he deserves everything he has received. He’s a great guy and is going far in life. I’m excited to see all the goals he’ll set for himself and achieve along the way,” said senior Alyssa King, who knows Steiner through their youth group.

Steiner wants to continue to study plumbing at PRHS and will consider Nationals again if he makes it through the 2016 regional and state contests.

Though he had plenty of practice for the practical portion of the exam, and was one of the few students who finished within the time frame, Steiner says that to get first he’s going a step farther, “I’m definitely going to go over the written test because that’s definitely something that kept me from getting first.”

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FULL METAL JACKET (above left) : Steiner poses in the wood shop with his state and national medals. He has trained for hours in the Rm. 603.

PLUMB LOCO (above right) : The sink project that earned Steiner third place at Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky in July 2015.

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“Most likely Mason is one of the most mature 15 yr. old students we have had in SkillsUSA for quite

grasp concepts quickly and accurately is amazing.”

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Photos by Lauren Wassam and used with permission by Mason Steiner

Posing with medals (below) : Junior Cassidy Moses sits on the bearkitten play structure with her fourth place medals. Moses traveled to Kentucky with nine other PRHS students to a national skillsUSA competition.

Skilled at winning

Senior Cassidy Moses wins 4th place for Childhood Development at the National SkillsUSA Competition

by Tegan Curren, People Co-Editor and Sadie Mae Mace, Managing Editor

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ello, little mouse. What are you doing?” Junior Cassidy Moses said to the invisible child sitting in front of her. The SkillsUSA judges scrutinizing her award winning lesson watched with careful eyes as she read “The Little Mouse, The Red-Ripe Strawberry, and the Hungry Bear,” by Don and Audrey Wood. After she finished reading, she continued her lesson by playing an educational game with her student: match the fruits to the fruits and the vegetables to the vegetables. Moses accomplished all these tasks with confidence and ease, considering she was vying for first place at the National SkillsUSA competition.

“I didn’t think I was going to do Skills my sophomore year, but my teacher convinced me to sign up...I was the youngest in that group, so [when] we went to Regionals… it was surprising”, Moses said about joining and competing with SkillsUSA. Moses traveled with nine PRHS SkillsUSA competitors to the city of Louisville, Kentucky. On June 20, 2015, for the week long competition. Moses arrived on Monday for opening ceremonies and completed a 100 question test and interview pertaining to childhood development and parent interactions with their child on Tuesday. On Wednesday, she was assigned her lesson plan on Food Nutrition for three to five year olds and spent about four hours preparing for the lesson; she decided to focus on the separation of the fruit and vegetable groups.

“I know I could’ve done better if I had math or language arts. I had some really good lessons planned… They haven’t picked Food Nutrition in over ten years, and so everyone was kind of panicking!” Moses said about the chosen curriculum.

On Thursday, Moses presented her lesson plan to a panel of three judges and taught a book reading in front of two judges. The competitors had the choice to present their lessons and book Photo by Lauren Wassam

readings to a teddy bear in lieu of a student, or to simply pretend the child was there. On Friday, it was the closing ceremonies and the four hour flight back home.

Moses is no stranger to ranking high in SkillsUSA competitions; after joining SkillsUSA her sophomore year, she placed second at Regionals, where she then advanced to State and placed second again, only two points shy of qualifying for Nationals. During Moses’s junior year, she placed first at both Regionals and State, leading up to her rank of fourth place out of twenty eight at Nationals.

Moses’s compassion with children is noticed by her friends and teachers. “[Cassidy] knows the psychology of younger children. She knows what makes them tick and what their joys are,” said Vincent McGranahan, Moses’ boyfriend of one year and one month.

“Cassidy is a real asset to our SkillsUSA program and our Bearkitten program… She is a very focused student and cares about everything she involves herself with and that is a big factor in her success in SkillsUSA,” CTE Coordinator, Early Childhood Instructor, and Bearkitten Preschool Director Brenda Matthysse said. Matthysse also praised Moses with her focus on the interview portion of the competition and earning a perfect score nationally in that section.

Moses’s involvement with Bearkittens and SkillsUSA have helped her decide upon a dream career.

“I want to be a pediatric neurologist… it’s really helped me learn how to watch the development of a child... cognitive, social emotional, physical, and language,” Moses said. Moses will compete in her final SkillsUSA competition this year as a senior, using her skills with children to gain national recognition.

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DONALD TRUMP Donald Trump declared his presidential candidacy for the 2016 election on June 16 inside Trump Towers. His comments about immigration and the economy gained him publicity.

Cons

by Ana Mendoza, Reporter and Mason Seden-Hansen, Opnion Editor In a nutshell, Trump supposedly will raise America immigrants per day according to Jorge Ramos, an back up by jeopardizing undocumented workers and immigrant, journalist and anchor for Fusion’s America. low wage sectors. No one can gain citizenship if they are Has Trump forgotten 11 million people who “perform born in the United States to illegal parents, according jobs that the native-born workers refuse to do, such as to his plan. He’s going to add to revent further illegal migrant farm labor or in garment sweatshops” as the immigration and is going to make Mexico pay for it. Industrial Workers of the World states? Deporting 11 And he’s going to deport over eleven million people million immigrants would hurt our economy--not make that are working jobs that most United States Citizens America great again, as Trump suggests. would rather not do.

Even harder yet, how does Trump plan on sending Comments regarding immigration gained Trump the everybody home? He’d have to put people on buses, most publicity. He claimed to have spoken to the border planes, and ships. And he won’t separate families. No, guards. He declared Trump will send them the other countries are all home together. So not sending “the right he’s also going to send people.” He accused back the citizen children Mexicans of being of undocumented rapists, criminals, and immigrants. Irrationally, drug dealers. He said he’d have to load up over that South and Central 30 commercial airplanes, America were sending every day for two years, the same unlawful type costing $137 million, Support of people. The Middle according to Fusion.

Trump East was possibly In addition, Trump doing the same. He wants to build a No Opinion accused Mexicans and “permanent border wall” Chinese for causing at Mexico’s expense, unemployment. adding to the two 1,945 Trump put out a six mile long, 10-15 foot page immigration plan. fences already built.

Oppose Trump He would rid the U.S. of So, yes, Trump has said immigration problems. some hefty things. It’s But in reality his ideas most concerning that he are unrealistic and threatens the American 213 PRHS Students Surveyed impossible.

Dream that probably For one, Trump brought his family to the would stop birthright country. He is that citizens citizenship, the legal right of all children born in a who forgets that many generations ago his ancestors country and guaranteed in the Constitution since were immigrants. As President Obama put it, “Unless Fourteenth Amendment of 1868. As taught in every you are Native American, your family came from some history class at one point or another, it is a daunting place else,” and “we always are and always will be a task to amend the Constitution, Mr. Trump. nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.”

But the most rotten apple in the barrel of Trump’s no United States citizens whatsoever. As President ideas is a plan to round up 11 million or more Obama put it, “Unless you are Native American, your undocumented immigrants and send them back to family came from some place else,” and “we always their supposed ‘homeland’l in 18-24 months. are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were How exactly would Trump do that? He would have strangers once, too.” to deport 485,333 immigrants per month or 15,277

Trump support among students

Photo by Gage Skidmore, used with permission

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You can say what you want about Donald Trump, because but the truth is that he is leading the Republicans with 36 percent of the pollers in favor of his candidacy. While his views may be slanted, his manners boorish and his speeches offensive, he slowly eliminating every other candidate.

Trump’s campaign has been filled with headlines, tweets, and speeches packed with offensive quotes. He has caused a media craze that starts and ends with him. This forces other candidates to rush to state their views, not the politically roundabout pageant queen views, but real actual opinions on topics that matter. Trump has pushed all of the other candidates into saying their actual ideas about immigration, war, and the economy. In this way, Trump provides a needed service to the U.S. by showing what our potential presidents look like behind their politically neutral masks.

Trump never backs down from his views either, especially when they cause an outrage. He may not be nice or sweet, but he is a strong man who doesn’t work for the applause of his voters. And though a majority of young Americans don’t support these views he is speaking truthfully for a group of Americans that do hold these views.

Donald Trump might not be a great presidential candidate, he may not even be a good one, but he’s doing things that no other candidate can, and for that he deserves some respect. And by the look of his latest polls, the American public is giving it to him.

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Best grilled cheeses in town A rating and price guide of grilled cheeses in Paso Robles

by Emily Ayer, Maureen Pushea, Mariela Villa, Co-Editors-in-Chief and Mae App, Managing Editor Crimson staff reviews a few of the many grilled cheese options in town, critiquing price, cheesiness, bread and butteriness, along with our overall rating and commentary.

JACK IN THE BOX BRONCO BURGER

$1.49

$4.25

Cheesiness: 7.5 Bread and butteriness: 7 Commentary: This is a really good grilled cheese, and what’s really cool about it is that fries come with the purchase of the sandwich. The best part is that it’s under five dollars, which is really nice on your wallet.

Cheesiness: 5.5 Bread and butteriness: 6 Commentary: It’s a decent grilled cheese, but visually it isn’t overly appetizing. It’s something good for on the go or on a budget.

STARBUCKS FULL BELLY DELI $4.00

Cheesiness: 6 Bread and butteriness: 5 Commentary: It’s very well cooked, not overdone or burnt. The bread is a little overwhelming compared to the amount of cheese, but overall this is a really good, melt in your mouth sandwich.

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Cheesiness: 9 Bread and butteriness: 8.5 Commentary: It’s a very good sandwich, but the only thing that could hold you back is the price. It’s more of a treat than an everyday, go-to meal. The bread is multigrain, and the cheeses are a classic mix of cheddar and sharp white cheddar, and it’s quite delicious.

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The Breakfast Club

Try one of these easy on the go breakfast ideas that are perfect for those hectic school mornings when you weren’t planning on eating anything anyways.

by Madison Warren and Coleen Wiest, reporters, Tegan Curren, People Co-Editor, and Grant Scheiffele, World Editor

Breakfast Burrito

Smoothie

Ingredients 12 eggs 1 cup sausage or bacon 1 cup potatoes 3 cups shredded cheese 12 12-inch flour tortillas Plastic wrap Gallon ziploc bag Directions 1) Scramble eggs in a skillet, add salt and pepper to taste 2) Cook your bacon/sausage and potatoes.

The crispier the bacon, the more bits you’ll fit into each burrito.

3) Cooking the potatoes longer will make them crisp.

4) Place a spoonful of eggs on a tortilla, followed by meat or potatoes. Top with cheese 5) Fold burritos and wrap in plastic wrap 6) Put burritos in gallon ziploc bag and freeze 7) To heat up, microwave for 60 seconds and enjoy!

Ingredients

1 cup milk 1 cup frozen, unsweetened peaches, partially thawed 1 cup frozen, usweetened raspberries, partially thawed 1 packet no-calorie sweetener (i.e. sweetener), optional Directions 1) Combine solid ingredients and blend 2) Add milk (other options are orange juice, fruit juice, or almond milk) 3) Blend all ingredients together 4) Enjoy!

Cupcake

Ingredients

5 cups rolled oats 2 1/2 cups over-ripe mashed banana 1 teaspoon salt 5 NuNaturals stevia packets OR 5 tablespoons maple syrup, agave, or honey 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips (optional) 2 2/3 cups water 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut or vegetable oil 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Directions 1) Preheat oven to 380 degrees Fahrenheit 2) Line 24-25 cupcake tins 3) Combine all dry ingredients and stir 4) In a separate bowl, combine and stir all wet ingredients (including banana) 5) Mix wet into dry, then pour into the cupcake liners and bake 21 minutes.

6) Broil for 1-2 minutes (optional) (If you let them cool overnight, they’ll no longer stick to the liners) 7) These oatmeal cakes can be eaten right away, or they can be frozen and reheated for an instant breakfast on a busy day.

Photos by Tegan Curren, Coleen Wiest, and Grant Scheiffele

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TASTY TREATS (top three) : Try these tasty breakfast items. Each is simple and easy for an on-the-go snack.

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Mason and Marshall

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New teachers

Check out these new Bearcats.

18-19 Maddy Hanauer

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New teachers Student teachers

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Pioneer Belles

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Bearcat love: Brothers Mason and Marshall Wiesner show their love for both each other and the football field.

Both brothers are on the football team.

Photo by Maureen Pushea

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Marshall and Mason

5,996 MILES Brothers Mason and Marshall Wiesner bond over 5,996 miles of moving.

by Maureen Pushea, Co-Editor-in-Chief and Mae App, Managing Editor

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ou may see Marshall Wiesner kicking for the freshman football team or selling ASB stickers at lunch. You might see Mason Wiesner emerging from Vet Science or roaming around campus. You might even see both of them and assume you just saw the same person twice.

But what you don’t see is the close-knit brotherly bond the two have formed from numerous moves around the country.

The Wiesner brothers are two of the school’s newest students, making students question, “who are the new kids?” The Wiesner boys were originally born in Kirkland, Washington, which they spent all of two years living in, leaving them with little to no memory of that home. They then flew 2,620 miles to Marietta, a town of 59,089 citizens in Atlanta, GA, where they spent 11 years of their childhood.

They then moved 868 miles to Summit, a small town of 21,988 citizens, located in northern New Jersey- where they spent three years, enough to get Mason started in high school and Marshall through middle school. It was then that their parents decided to pack up their white SUV and drive the family 2,508 miles for five days

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BROTHERLY LOVE (above) : Mason and Marshall pose for family photos on the football field.

to the slightly bigger 30,857 citizen Paso Robles, California to be closer to relatives in Santa Maria and their older brother Mac, who is a sophomore at USC. Luckily the frequent moving of the Wiesner family has made their sibling relationship stronger.

“I think our whole family has gotten closer, and we have a typical brother relationship, we fight, but we are pretty close” said Mason --the older of the two-- “Yeah, we get along most of the time but here and there we fight, I guess, but we mainly like each other, kind of... I’m kidding” Freshman Marshall joked Their move to Paso was all positive only two weeks before the start of school. Chilly New Jersey temperatures warmed to the 90s of the Central Coast. Eight 40 minute periods per school day at Summit HS lengthened and slowed during Wednesday and Thursday blocks at PRHS. They were enjoying every moment, they said, windings their ways around the math wings, double storied English building, science labs, and remote campus corners.

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One trait about PRHS that stood out to them as different from New Jersey was that the varsity football games were hosted on Friday nights under the lights.

“We didn’t have lights on our field so we had to play Saturday mornings” Junior Mason said--”So not as many people attended the games, there’s more spirit here. I like it,” Marshall finished.

Approximately 1000 people attend PRHS’s Friday night games whereas only 150 attended Summit High School’s Saturday morning festivities.

Having both played football for the past five years, this change in football ritual came as a shock to Marshall number 11, a punter, wide receiver, and safety for the freshman team and Mason,

number 82, a defensive end and tight end for the varsity team.

However, they are much more than just football players.

Born January 11, 1999, Mason, 6’4, has always had a passion for animals and aspires to be a veterinarian in the future. He is currently enrolled in Vet Science second period with Amanda Garnder in room 1103 and is blown away at the opportunities given to him at PRHS. “They didn’t have that in New Jersey, they didn’t really have an agricultural center so it was nice to know that they have something like that here,” Mason said.

In addition to a passion for football, Marshall, born July 26, 2000, has a love for real estate and leadership. Interacting with others and getting involved are two of the things he enjoys most, which is why he joined fourth period leadership and hopes to become a real estate agent in the future.

“He’s very outgoing, he’s very friendly, kind of weird but that’s just who he is,” Mason said.

Marshall takes a similar approach when describing Mason.

“He’s definitely an interesting person and sometimes he just

does random stuff , I like him,” Marshall said-- “on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best i guess probably a 9, because he annoys me sometimes, but it’s definitely worth it for having him as a brother.”

Mason, however, said that he loves Marshall a seven out of ten.

“Sometimes I want to rip his head off but sometimes we’re really close and I just think that’s a normal brother relationship,” Mason joked Moving from Georgia to New Jersey when Marshall was 11 and Mason was 13 was one of Marshall’s favorite childhood memories.

“We didn’t know anyone yet so we were together like 24/7 and we got really close, so that’s just a good memory of mine, ” Marshall said.

Mason’s favorite memory consisted of the five day cross country from New Jersey to California.

“I got to spend a week straight with my family and we got a lot closer,” Mason said

BROTHERLY LOVE (bottom three) : Mason and Marshall laugh and joke around the football stadium and reminisce on their numerous moves around the country.

Photos by Maureen Pushea

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Jenny Martinez

A TEACHER WITH A VISION

Jenny Martinez, converting from leopard to bearcat

by Annie Meeder, Health Co-Editor

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he AP psychology teacher is playing the role of the wicked witch and feeding her students poison apples on Friday, Aug. 21, the second day of school.

Or at least fake ones.

The innovative new teacher, who’s packed her bags for a challenge at the high school after 15 years at Lewis, is kicking off her 16th year with a bag of apples in the once white walled room 107, which is now covered in inspirational psychology quotes and a Dallas Cowboys flag.

Jenny Martinez decided to show her class of about thirty students how they can’t trust their senses. She stood in front of her third period class with a knowing smile as she asked for a student volunteer. Senior Tyler Vallejos raised his hand and confidently walked up to the front of the classroom where Martinez offered him a plastic baggie full of cut, peeled apple slices. The scent of apples waft from the plastic sandwich baggie. Vallejos picked a slice, popped it in his mouth, and his face changed.

The apple slice was not the sweet treat it appeared to be: it was a cold, hard potato.

An uncomfortable smile replaced his former confidence as he announced, “It’s a potato.”

And Martinez calmly agreed, “Yes, but your senses said it looked like an apple.”

This was Martinez, teaching with the originality and passion she was known for at Lewis Middle School. From throwing glue sticks to demonstrate how dendrites in the brain work to comparing a security guard to a famous psychologist, Martinez’s memorable lessons always ensure creativity and fun.

After years of experience in training the minds of students and a Bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral science, Martinez was ecstatic about teaching AP psychology.“I want a challenge and psychology is super exciting to me and easy to relate to the kids.” Martinez said.

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Photo by Maureen Pushea

The class, new in the registration book last spring, is designed to lead the students through the scientific, advanced placement study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals, involving various fields of psychology, such as growth and development, perception, emotion, and biological and social psychology. With typical enthusiasm, Martinez’s objective for the fast-paced AP class is for everyone to pass the AP test on May 2, 2016.

“I’m competitive. I want everyone to pass.” Martinez said.

The zealous teacher has also taken the helm of the advanced peer class after the departure of Jeanne Neely last year.

The bar is set high this year for the 33 students in Martinez’s advanced peer class. Martinez plans for advanced peer to focus on helping the younger kids in the district. She hopes for her class to become support group for children of all ages.

Martinez proudly states that her class is here to “...provide friendship for those that are lonely and direction for those that are misguided.”

Junior Averi Kerr, an advanced peer student, said that she hopes “...to become emotionally connected with everyone and help as many people as I can outside of class.”

Martinez went to Butte Junior College for an Associates degree in social sciences, then attended Chico State for her Bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral science. Martinez moved onto Fresno State for her teaching credential, and Cal Poly for a masters in curriculum instruction. After skipping from college to college, Martinez student taught for a kindergarten class as well as at Fresno High School for a year. She then moved to Lewis Middle School where she taught U.S. History for 15 years as well as Leadership off and on.

Martinez only has praise for the school year so far, “I love the students, I love the climate, the atmosphere, and the high energy.”

A BEARCAT AT HEART (above) : Advanced Peer and Psychology teacher Jenny Martinez smiles while looking back on her first month at Paso High. She enjoys the climate and high energy of PRHS.

NEW STAFF CHEMISTRY

RESOURCE

Before coming to teach for her very first year here at Paso Robles high schools, Davis worked with teaching an adult Independent Living Skills and helped her make it to the Special Olympics. “We would do swimming everyday and just basic things you do as an adult that we take for granted, because we’re just able to do them.” She was also the Special-Ed substitute teacher for a couple of year in Huntington Beach Edison High School.

“I love this high school, I love seeing all your guys’s spirit.” This is her first time teaching her own classroom.

Clarissa Davis

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This is her third year teaching and her first at PRHS she taught at Firebaugh High School as a math specialist for 1 year.and Dinuba Intermediate for another year. This is her mother’s hometown and alma mater. She enjoys the pride that Bearcats have and is happy to be apart of it. One of her greatest accomplishments so far is that she has hiked the Half Dome.

Real is beginning her first year here as a biology teacher in Room 410.

After a wonderful year of co-teaching with Gaylene Ewing and student teaching she interviewed for the biology teacher position and is now here fulltime. This summer she got married and moved to Paso Robles from San Luis Obispo. Both her and her husband love science and enjoy geeking out about everything science-related.

Kristy Gifford

Susanna Real

ENGLISH

Conway is starting his first official year of teaching in the 1000 building in room 1014 teaching English. He is a folk musician and collaborating on a CD, which may come out later next year.

Conway is a singer-songwriter who plays the guitar, bass, ukulele, drums, piano, and harmonica. He was in a reggae band before going to college. “If there are any song writers that want to develop a songwriting club or anything like that, I would be totally interested in doing that. If there is anyone out there that is interested in doing that, tell me or contact me.”

Photos by Maddi Warren

Terry is a paso high graduate and is currently living in the Paso Robles area and wanted to teach this community. She loves PRHS and how the staff is friendly and very supportive. This is her 8th year teaching. She taught at Cesar Chavez High School in Delano, Ca for 3 years and taught at Templeton High School for 4 years. She has taught Biology, Earth Science, Forensic Science, Chemistry, and Anatomy & Physiology. Her greatest accomplishment so far is raising three successful children and obtaining her Masters Degree.

ENGLISH

Ritchie Conway

Matt Carroll

Carroll grew up here in Paso Robles and graduated in 2005 from Paso Robles High School. He was a co-teacher and coached football here for five years, then taught at Delano High School in the valley. Carroll came back to Paso Robles High School and now coaches varsity football and varsity track. He teaches freshman and sophomore English in the 1000 building. “ My favorite part of teaching is that Wally Ohles was kind of like my grandpa, and now I work at the Wally Ohles building. I kind of try to teach in his spirit, so to speak.”

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Maddy Hanauer

BECAUSE MADDY SAID SO Bearcat on YouTube, Maddy Hanauer

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hether it’s drawing a mustache out of whipped cream or explaining how to survive middle school, the star of the YouTube channel BecauseMaddySaidSo, has been caught in the web of the website, YouTube.

When Maddy Hanauer was 10, she started making videos of herself for fun. Hanauer enjoyed making videos so much that when she discovered youtube, she couldn’t resist but to create a channel.

“I saw so many other people doing it and they all did different things, so I decided that I would try it and do my own thing,” Hanauer said.

Her YouTube channel has gained 410 subscribers and her most viewed and first video, “Messy Bestfriend Tag”, posted on August 11, 2014 has reached 4,376 views. The video consists of Hanauer and her friend, Trinity, asking each other five different questions. If the person answers the question wrong, they get a face full of whipped cream.

“Once I started telling all my friends, they liked [the YouTube idea] too. I didn’t really care about what people thought anymore...I enjoyed doing it,” Hanauer said.

A big supporter and best friend, Freshman Angelina Marziello, supports Hanauer 100 percent. “[Maddy] is fun, always happy, and very loud!” said Marziello. Marziello has been featured in seven of Hanauer’s videos, including her “Whisper Challenge” and her most recent video, ”Emoji Challenge”.

Her channel ranges from truth or dare videos to trying foreign candy.

It extends all the way to vlogs via the California Mid State Fair featuring Marziello and friend Freshman Kendall Caruana to giving advice on surviving

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middle school. Caruana has not been featured in any of Hanauer’s videos, but she has been in her vlog.

“I think my favorite part is getting feedback from the people who watch it, because it’s always just cool to see what they have to say about it and to see what they think about it, whether it’s good or bad, and it just helps for further videos,” Hanauer said.

This YouTube double life comes with odd experiences. Hanauer has had people come up to her about the YouTube channel and although they described it as “weird”, they also described it as “cool.”

“There was one person at freshman orientation and he came and like greeted me and I was like ‘I’m Maddy’ and he’s like ‘Oh I already know that.

I’ve seen your youtube channel,’ ” Hanauer said.

And that’s not all, the life of the YouTuber also comes with the fear of negativity.

“I felt scared of what people were going to say and what people were going to think because there’s negative and positive people in this world like they have their say in everything so I was just scared of the negative people,” Hanauer said, “But then the positive people came and it was just better.”

Although Hanauer said that she has had mainly positive feedback, she also said she has experienced some downsides of having a youtube channel.

“Sometimes people ask me what I like to do and if I say I making youtube videos, they kind of take it the wrong way. They ask if I’m sitting there and not doing anything but I actually try, and I don’t think that they see that...”

Hanauer said.

But for every video, it takes Hanauer thirty to forty minutes to record and

about one to two days to cut and edit the video with either iMovie or Final Cut Pro. It takes another couple of hours trying to come up with an idea for an original video and finding a way to put her own original spin on it. As a precaution, Hanauer often makes five videos in a day just in case she does not have time to record and post a new one for that week.

“There’s a couple youtubers that inspired me like jennxpen and other people like that. I’ll sometimes get my ideas from them and make different videos coming off of their videos,” Hanauer said.

Hanauer has also started to make around $5 per YouTube video by letting YouTube use her videos for advertising.

“For every couple of views you get five cents, so the more views you have, the more money you get,” Hanauer said. So far, Hanauer has made around $50.

Trying to balance school, YouTube, and extracurricular activities has proven to an arduous task for Hanauer.

“It’s very hard [to balance]. That’s why I haven’t posted for so long cause it’s really hard to just balance all the homework and then all my sports cause I also do soccer and I have just everything going on so it’s really hard to find extra time,” Hanauer said, “I feel like I might discontinue since i have no time.”

Since then, Hanauer said she has decided to continue her channel, but says that the channel may not be as consistent because of school and sports.

“My youtube channel impacted my life by giving me so many opportunities to make new friends...it’s also helped me learn how to get out (of) my comfort zone.” ­—by Ana Mendoza and Emma Corippo, Reporters

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Most viewed videos MESSY BEST FRIEND HOW TO SURVIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL YOGA CHALLENGE

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S t u d e n t Te a c h e r s

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What she likes about PRHS: “...The amount of involved kids in this school is really awesome to see, like how much school spirit everybody has, and the clubs everybody is involved in, and the community outreach.

I’m excited that it’s like a community.”

Why she wants to teach Chemistry: “I really wanted to share my love of science with other people, and what better way than to teach people cool science things?”

Dutton What she likes about PRHS: “Being able to see the culture here... Like my high school back home didn’t have a lot of school spirit and then coming here and everyone having pride is really exciting.”

Park Why he’s excited about teaching:

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“You see the moment where they go from being kinda confused, to fuzzy looking, to like their eyes open and you see a little more sparkle in it, it’s like that ‘ah-ha’ moment... being able to give other people that is the thing I find immensely gratifying.”

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BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD (right) : Student teacher Jane Hawley looks forward to a career in teaching

Photo by Maureen Pushea

WRITING HER OWN FUTURE

Newly graduated student teachers take notes from PRHS faculty

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by Jessica Cloe, Co-Editor-in-Chief

rom octopus packaging to doing radio programming, student teacher Jane Hawley is an eclectic mix of experiences. Her ability to whirl herself into whichever shape and form she wants to be lends itself easily to both her job as future teacher, and as a writer. The students she teaches aren’t just gaining the advice of a teacher, they are learning from a writer. They are following someone who uses their emotion to explore worlds far away and long ago, and they’re gaining a travel guide for the forest that is Honors English.

Hawley wasn’t always a learned veteran of fantasy and worlds unknown. She was drawn to that path as a high school student when she was the editor of her school literary magazine, but she says she didn’t seriously start writing until after she earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wyoming five years ago.

Before she went back to Texas State University for her Master of Fine Arts Degree, Hawley worked odd jobs and gathered inspiration for her beginning works. She took ideas from anything and everything, from art to conversations.

“We’re constantly surrounded by story material, but good writing comes from knowing how to use those materials to say something worth saying about the human experience,” Hawley said.

Hawley’s first published short story, “The Suitcases of San León” deals with depot workers’ discovery of human remains after the passengers on a bus were killed by a local drug cartel. Hawley says that the themes of violence, grief, and home are particularly strong in her work because they intrigue her. “I often write about violence—how physical actions affect our psyche, our landscape, our society—and about the meaning of home and homelessness.”

But Hawley doesn’t believe that her love of writing is

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special only to her.

“I believe all humans are born with a creative spirit and tapping into that makes me feel like anything is possible if only we can imagine and work towards it.”

And teaching for Hawley is just another branch of creativity for her to delve into.

“I think it can be really easy to feel powerless in our society, especially if you aren’t heading for or working in a traditionally “successful” job or field, and I wanted to show students that, despite any difficulties we come up against, the power to control how we perceive the world and what we give back to it comes from within us.

Teaching is a way of showing students how learning how to educate themselves truly leads to a richer, fuller life.”

The Belles

THE PIONEER BELLE Senior Mary Hambly represents Carissa Plains and her family history

by Mariela Villa, Co-Editor-in-Chief

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itting at the Paso Robles Inn ballroom, eight girls and their families wait to hear who is this year's pioneer day royalty, as their palms may sweat and they anxiously tap their foot against the wood floor. Small clues that reveal little information give them hope, and soon the name is clearly stated and the newly crowned belle smiles as her family claps and cries tears of joy. The crown twinkles as the light hits it when it is placed on her head, and the white and gold detailed sashes read “2015 Pioneer Belle” and “Carissa Plains.”

Senior Mary Hambly is the first in 11 years to have the honor of donning the sash for Carissa Plains.

“I was shocked to learn that I was the belle and even more so that I was the first belle from Carissa Plains in 11 years! Standing in front of the room full of people and my family and being crowned is an awesome experience. I was very fortunate to have this opportunity!” Hambly said.

Becoming the Pioneer Belle is a process in which a community member must nominate a girl to the board so they can receive the application, which contains information about the girl's family history. Then the board reviews the applicants and chooses who represents what area.

There are different numbers [of belles] each year depending on how many people apply. [The board] chooses an area for you to represent and then you are notified that you are in the running for Belle,” said Hambly, reminiscing on the process.

Hambly isn’t the only one being honored as part of the pioneer day royalty in her family. Her great grandmother Mary Mastagni is the Parades Queen. This is the second time this has happened in Pioneer day history.

Hambly’s great, great, great grandparents Samuel Jobe and Eliza Blackburn moved to Carissa Plains in 1888. Her family also holds ties in Adelaide, Shandon, and Whitley Gardens, which shows an array of history that builds her life.

Being a belle comes with responsibilities, Hambly and her attendants are required to attend 20 events, such as dinners and teas, decorate a window in downtown Paso representing her family history, and of course participate in the pioneer day festivities.

“I am overjoyed to be on the royal court this year with my great grandmother,” said Hambly.

THE ATTENDANTS

Chassey Coelho

Ashley Davis

Jody Bermingham

Emma Dart

Kelsy Thorndyke

Adelaide

Bitterwater

Shandon

Estrella

Templeton

Photos by Mariela Villa and Lauren Wassam

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Mission to help

PRHS students journey the world to improve communities

by Nichole Landon, Graphic Designer and Madecyn Penn, Sports Co-Editor

1.Andie VanHorn (10)

2.Graham Farrel (11)

Andie VanHorn made a difference in La Mission, Baja, Mexico with her youth group Christian Life Center (CLC), serving in the Door of Faith Orphanage with 50+ orphans. During her week spent there, Van Horn provided food, entertainment, and love to those in need. “I think I’ve made an impact by showing them that people care for them and that they aren’t alone.,” says VanHorn.

“This experience has changed the way I look at people... because they’ve shown me that everyone has a story... and has taught me mostly to be thankful for what I have and not upset for what I don’t.”

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Graham Farrel went to the Sordo Mudo Orphanage for deaf kids in Mexico with his youth group from First Baptist. Within the four days and three nights that he spent there, Farrell not only worked hard on jobs they needed done, but also got to reach out to these kids, through games and other activities, and made friendships with them that will last a lifetime.

“It showed me that we have so much that we don’t need and why do we spend so much money when we could go to other places and helping other kids who need it more.”

Crystal Garza traveled to Nicaragua, Managua for two weeks with her youth group to help build a Calvary Chapel for the village there. While she was there she not only out in work to help the progress of the chapel’s construction but also got to cook them food, play with the kids of the village, and build relations with the people there.

“They are in a low class environment but yet they are filled with love and are happy... we went to help them build a church, but I came back more blessed.”

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3.Crystal Garza (10)

Well-being across the globe Recent worldwide efforts to heal our planet

by Kathryn Varian, Environment Co-Editor, and Sadie Mae Mace, Managing Editor

Spain

In Galdakao, Spain, a city of 30,000, comes the first communal fridge. Families and restaurants put their leftovers in a fridge on the street and the hungry can take what they need. Alvaro Saiz is the man behind this idea. Saiz calls it the “Solidarity Fridge,” he came up with idea when, in the recession, he saw many people digging through trash bins for food. So he decided there had to be some way to put the extra food that families and restaurants have leftover and give it to the hungry.

The mayor of Galdakao was a supporter and knew it was the right thing to do. “When he came to city hall with this idea, I thought it was both crazy and brilliant!” says Mayor Ibon Uribe. “How could I say no?”

Andres Salas “I think that’s great they’re helping people out...I really like that the community over there are coming together to help people”.

South Africa

With over 400 rhinos poached in South Africa alone at the beginning of 2015, the Rhinos Without Borders alliance are relocating 100 rhinos to Botswana to boost their dwindling population of 24800 left in the wild and also to provide a safe environment from hunters. The move also introduces genetic diversity to the rhino population, promising a steady rise in the rhino population. This innovative move against poaching and towards conservation can also help other endangered animals in Africa, such as elephants, lions and mountain gorillas, according to the African Wildlife Foundation.

Cassie Sparks, “I think that’s a great idea based off of the recent things going on with...Cecil the Lion, and I think it’s amazing they’re taking these new measures to protect endangered species”.

France

“Une Journée Sans Voiture”, translating to “a day without car,” is precisely what Paris is doing on September 27. Paris will go without cars for a day in an attempt to clean up its air. This day is not the beginning of Paris’s campaign against pollution. Many different measures have been put into play to help the city go green. This promotion is encouraging citizens to use other means of transportation, such as walking and biking. Legalizing red light runs by bikers, introducing bike friendly plazas, and paying a citizen $450 to give up their car are just several examples.. Paris is also holding the major United Nations conference on the climate in late November.

Gavin Hughes, sophomore “I think that’s awesome. I think that’s definitely a model that other cities around the world should follow and we should try to work towards a society that isn’t so dependent on this really dirty method of transportation”.

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Fotos por Barbara Varian

NOTICIAS Board Meeting El districto de las escuelas unificadas de Paso Robles está en aumento con mejoras en las instalaciones y ha añadido puestos de asesoramiento en la escuela secundaria, los nuevos programas de la primaria, Chromebooks para el sexto grado y todos los maestros. Nuevos cambios que afectan a todos los 12 niveles de grado en las 11 escuelas de todo el Distrito Escolar de Paso Robles contribuyen a una nueva moral alta entre los estudiantes , así como los más de 450 miembros del personal en todo el distrito. Es una generalización, pero es cierto: estudiantes y maestros parece complacido por la dirección en que va el distrito.

Aquí Viene Godzilla

Predijo “Godzilla El Niño” se dirigió hacia Paso Robles por Madecyn Penn, Sports Co-Editor y Kathryn Varian, Environment Co-Editor

Los agricultores , ganaderos y todos los que sólo quiere regar su césped están esperando y rezando por una tormenta, pero a pesar de una tormenta suena como una bendición, podría llegar a ser una maldición , porque un “Godzilla El Niño” se dirigió hacia Paso Robles.

Un fenómeno de El Niño , por definición, es un cambio en los vientos en el Océano Pacífico a lo largo del ecuador , calentando el agua más de lo habitual. Estos eventos de El Niño provocan los cambios del clima a nivel mundial y pueden aumentar las posibilidades de fuertes lluvias.

La sequía en California es el peor en el registro. Duran un largo de cuatro años, 92% de California está en sequía, 71% es en extremo y 46% se encuentra en sequía excepcional. Golden State tiene 11 ½ veces la cantidad promedio de 17,28 pulgadas un año sí mismo sacar esta escasez de cuatro años y este niño puede ser justo lo que California necesita conseguir la bola rodando.

Se dice que California necesita 12 trillones de agua para sacarnos de la sequia. Senior Nicole Ellart, vive a afueras de Paso Robles, y ha sido una víctima de un pozo seco. “Hemos tenido que profundizar dos veces y esta a 400 pies de profundo.” Su familia he tenido que vivir con su abuela a veces debido a la sequia de agua, y ella ha sentido el miedo permiso de no poder dar agua a sus animales, como pollos, caballos y ovejas. de agua con el fin de la sequía, que significa tres años de por encima de la media de precipitaciones. También, debido a la sequía, 4.382 incendios forestales que han quemado en el estado de California, este verano, haciendo que el suelo se endurezca y limpiando todo lejos de la cubierta de tierra, que causa problemas de erosión más importantes por el camino, según locales ganados rancheros. Muchos de estos incendios se han extendido debido a pincel seco y moribundo y vegetación, pero si conseguimos una cantidad considerable de lluvia de esta “tormenta perfecta” el número de incendios muy probablemente disminuirá. Este “godzilla”, aunque poderosos y monstruosos pueden tener muchas cualidades heroicas dijo Mecham.

Aunque parece que se necesitamos el niño, en Paso Robles el niño viene con muchas consequencias y puede causar muchas problemas para nuestra comunidad. Una gran cantidad de lluvia se sabe para causar erosión extrema y la amenaza de erosión tiene ganaderos locales temblando en sus botas. La erosión puede ser perjudicial y causa grave daños, especialmente cuando se trata de un ranchos y cultivos. Arroyos son conocidos para lavar

tierra valiosa pasta que nunca volverá.

Por lo tanto, ganaderos en todas partes se están preparando para este año de lluvia monumental. Kelly Work, un ganadero de generación séptima de Paso Robles dice, “Estamos despejando ahora arroyos y desvío de agua.

La erosión es aterrador cuando ha habido incendios.”

Y con el año del gran incendio California ha tenido, aproximadamente 282.844 acres quemados ya este año en California, la amenaza de deslizamientos y erosión se incrementa con cada minuto.

“El Niño puede ser bueno pero definitivamente nos preocupamos por la erosión,” dice Work. ¿Va ser este El Niño un beneficio para nuestra comunidad o va a causar más problemas que los podemos manejar?

Nuevos Adiciones A partir de Kinder transición, los estudiantes tienen la oportunidad de tomar danza de especialistas de 35 minutos cada semana o dos veces a la semana para Bauer-Speck Arts Magnet estudiantes. Cada escuela primaria tiene ahora un estudio de arte, los de cuarto y quinto grado reciben 35 minutos de tiempo de instrucción por semana o 45 minutos para los estudiantes de Bauer-Speck en el nuevo estudio de arte. Primero a tercer grado también reciben instrucción de arte en sus aulas. Además, los estudiantes también reciben educación musical, comenzando con la exploración de la música en transición Kinder, luego hacia coro, grabadores, ritmo y percusión y banda en la quinto grado.Estudiantes de BauerSpeck también tienen acceso a piano y violines junto con los instrumentos más típicos de la banda.

Google, School-gle Expectamos que El Niño va a tener un effecto grandisimo en el oeste de los Estados Unidos.

Granjeros, jardineros, y personas normales estan esperando la tormenta de el nino para venir a Paso Robles.

Se espera que los patrones climaticos camibiar drasticamente como la embestida del El Nino golpea Estados Unidos.

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Una nueva serie de aplicaciones de Google hizo su gran introducción a los estudiantes el 20 de agosto, pero maestros en todo el distrito tomaron cursos sobre el uso de Google apps y Chromebooks para sobre unos cuantos horas durante el verano.

Google Classroom es una versión en el internet de cada clase, dirigido a los debates y las propuestas de asignación y trabaja junto con aplicaciones tales como, Docs, Drive, Sheets, y Slides. Seis maestros activamente utiliza Classroom para sus clases por publicar tareas, recordatorios de próximas pruebas y cuestionarios y fomentando debates abiertos para los estudiantes a colaborar a través las aplicaciones. Maestros Gaylene Ewing, Jon-Paul Ewing, Marcy Goodnow, Anthony Overton, John Rucker y Jim Steaffans se encuentran entre aquellos que utilizan el aula.

Here comes God illa

Predicted “Godzilla El Niño” headed towards Paso Robles

by Madecyn Penn, Sports Co-Editor and Kathryn Varian, Environment Co-Editor

Photo by Kathryn Varian

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armers, ranchers, and everyone who just wants to water their lawn is hoping and praying for an rainstorm, but although a storm may sound like a blessing, it might end up being a curse because a “Godzilla El Niño” is creeping its way towards little Paso Robles.

An El Niño by definition is a shift in winds in the Pacific Ocean along the equator, warming the water more than usual. These El Niño events trigger changing weather patterns globally and can increase chances of heavy rain.

This year it is expected to rain almost twice the normal amount of rain (17.28 inches). The expected El Niño, now nicknamed “Godzilla,” is said to be more powerful than a Godzilla expected to reach the Western king-sized one in 1997-98, that had as much rainfall as 47.19 United States, hitting California the hardest Inches in San Franciso (230% of normal rainfall) to 31.01 inches in Los Angeles (210% of normal rainfall). The 1997 to of all.

1998 storm, reeked havoc, washing away roads and railroad tracks, overflowing many flood control channels, and causing 17 deaths and more than half a billion dollars in damage in California.

The drought in California is by the far the worst on record. Lasting a long four years, 92% of California is in severe drought, 71% is in extreme, and 46% is in exceptional drought. The Golden State needs 11.5 times the average amount of 17.28 inches a year to pull itself out this four year shortage and this El Niño may be just what California needs to get the ball rolling.

However, substantial rainfall “will not solve our water problem...but will no doubt help our farmers and ranchers,” said Frank Mecham, the San Luis Obispo County Supervisor.

As of right now, approximately 31 million Californians rely on well water, and together use an approximate of 11 billion gallons of water every 24 hours, according to The California State Water Resources Control Board. But because of this “explosive drought,” approximately 2,225 wells statewide have been identified as critical or dry, which affects around 9,488 residents’ checkbooks. Re-drilling a well can cost as much as $60 to $120 a foot and vary in depth from 120 to 400 feet.

Senior Nicole Ellart, who lives just outside of Paso Robles, has been the victim of a dry well.

“We have had to go deeper twice now… around 400 feet deeper.” Her family has had to live with their grandma at times because of a shortage of water, and she has felt the fear of not being able to water her numerous animals, including chickens, horses and sheep.

It is said that California needs to replace 12 trillion gallons of water in order to be free of the drought, that means three years of above average rainfall. Also, due to the drought, 4,382 wildfires that have burned in the state of California, this summer, causing the ground to harden and wiping away all of the ground cover, which will cause major erosion problems down the road, according to local cattle ranchers. Many of these fires have spread due to dry and dying brush and vegetation, but if the Golden State gets a substantial amount of rain from this “perfect storm” the number of fires will most likely decrease. This “godzilla,” though powerful and monstrous may have many heroic qualities.

An El Niño in Paso Robles may cause as many problems as it will solve. Large amounts of rainfall

are known to cause extreme erosion and the threat of erosion has local ranchers shaking in their boots. Erosion can cause serious harm, especially when it comes to a ranches and crops.

Therefore, ranchers all over are preparing for this monumental rain year. “We are clearing creeks right now and rerouting water. Erosion is scary when there have been fires,”said Kelly Work, a seventh generation cattle rancher from Paso Robles.

And with the big fire year California has had, approximately 282,844 acres burned already this year in California and the threat of landslides and erosion is increasing with every minute.

“The El Niño could be great but we definitely worry about erosion,” said Work. So the question everyone’s now asking is: Is this El Niño really going to benefit us or just cause too many problems to handle?

“Erosion is

scary

when

there have been fires”

Kelly Work

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Under the SeaWorld Diving into the truth about how SeaWorld treats their orcas

by Nicole Raithel, Environment Co-Editor

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ed fish, blue fish, green fish, “Blackfish”. The documentary, released in 2013, has raised scandalous assumptions on how SeaWorld treats their animals. Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, “Blackfish” describes the life of SeaWorld’s leading male orca, Tilikum,Tilly for short. Taken from the wild when he was two years old, Tilikum lived in an on-the-water amusement park called Sealand of the Pacific. He spent seven years (1985-1991) sleeping in an enclosure 20 feet wide and 30 feet deep with two other aggressive orcas. He remained at Sealand until Feb. 20, 1991, when he killed Keltie Byrne, his 20 year old trainer. In 1992 he was transferred to SeaWorld Orlando; weighing in at 12,000 lbs, he was twice as big as any other orca that SeaWorld had. It was there that Tilikum killed two people: Daniel Dukes, a civilian who snuck into the park after hours, and Dawn Brancheau, his own trainer.

But it isn’t only Tilikum who has committed violent deeds on humans. More than seventy killer whale and trainer accidents have were accounted for according to Samantha Berg, a prior SeaWorld orca trainer. The question everyone’s asking is “why?”

Why would these marine animals behave in such a way? Many say that it’s because of the mistreatment of the animals, that the orcas are being oppressed by SeaWorld. Others say that it is because the orcas are ravenous, blood-thirsty creatures (they are called killer whales, after all). These rumors on marine-animal cruelty persists, and, just like gossip across a school yard, the accusations are just getting more and more outrageous.

SeaWorld, San Diego, was founded by George Millay, Milt Shedd, Ken Norris, and David DeMott, and opened on Mar. 21, 1964. “The parks’ up-close animal encounters, educational attractions and innovative entertainment are designed to inspire guests of all ages to celebrate, connect with and care for the natural world around them,” according to SeaWorld. SeaWorld, as an organization, takes care of 60,000 fish and 7,000 marine

and land animals. San Diego SeaWorld, however, has 13,000 animals in its care.

How could one killer whale really account for all of what SeaWorld is about? SeaWorld is about learning, observing and enjoying all that the ocean has to offer. They capture animals from the ocean and keep them confined in a habitable pool. A wild orca can swim up to 100 miles per day; with the size of their tanks, SeaWorld’s orcas would have to swim 1,208 laps around the perimeter of the largest tank to swim the equivalent of 100 miles, according to SeaWorldofhurt.com. And if they don’t get them from the ocean, their animals are bred within the confines of SeaWorld.

One is their numerous goals is to “successfully rehabilitate animals for return to the wild,” according to SeaWorld.

For the past 50 years they’ve taken in injured animals and cared for them and then released them back into the wild. Over 25,000 animals were helped and then released back into the wild, so they return to the Pacific ocean and can live and boost their population. However, they’ve kept the original orcas and interbred them since the United States has not supplied a permit for the aquiring of wild orcas since 1989, according to Michigan State University’s Animal Legal and Historical Center.

“I like the whales that are born in

captivity to stay in captivity because

if they don’t they’ll die”

Dakota Rodriguez

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D o r sa l f i n co ll a p se a t S e a Wo r ld i s d u e t o sw im m i n g in cir cl e s, b e in g a t t h e w a t e r ’s su r f a ce ( g r a vi t y t e n d s t o ki ck i n ) , w a r m w a t e r temperature, and a la ck o f e xe r cise .

Some vouch that SeaWorld opposers are overreacting. “People need to slow their roll… I love the whales! But I like the whales that are in the wild to be in the wild, and I like the whales that are born in captivity to stay in captivity because if they don’t they’ll die. And I don’t like dead whales,” senior Dakota Rodriguez said.

Besides, SeaWorld has to follow the rules. If they were breaking some sort of code of conduct, then there would be penalties. After all, if they want to keep their gates open, they do have to follow the Animal Welfare Act, Endangered Species Act, and Marine Mammal Protection Act. These acts protect the orcas by stating that there are certain regulations people who own endangered, or just rare, animals have to follow. Yet if SeaWorld standards are regulation, it does seem to bring up if maybe it’s the rules that are all wrong. Perhaps it’s not SeaWorld that’s “inhumane”, but the rules that they have to abide by are.

Yet, how humane could it really be to keep wild, large, and intelligent animals in captivity?

To kidnap a baby from it’s mother? SeaWorld separates the babies from their mothers even in captivity. The documentary “Blackfish” insinuates that these whales turn deadly because they are forced to be in small spaces, confined by cement walls. They are taught circus tricks like the common household dog. If they do a trick incorrectly, they receive a three second pause after they return to their trainers feet instead of a treat. An equivalent to “No! Bad Dog.” After Tilikum killed Dawn Brancheau, they separated him from all the other orcas. He is in his own little swimming pool.

Tilly is barely able to swim around. SeaWorld just keeps him around for breeding purposes. In fact, Tilikum has provided 21 baby orcas for SeaWorld, 11 of which are still alive.

Some argue that SeaWorld is simply a financial ploy. “SeaWorld is a money making operation.

They are a for profit business. They try to sort of spin themselves as being educational and scientific and philanthropic,” said Mark DiMaggio, PRHS Earth environmental, GEO, and biology teacher.

In the documentary “Blackfish”, there are short clips of SeaWorld employees saying that their orcas live longer than the ones in the wild, when in fact Seaworld’s orcas live up to 30-35 years old, but an orca in the wild has almost the same lifespan as humans. How could SeaWorld be “educational” if they are spreading lies? Isn’t learning all about knowing the truth? Apparently not to SeaWorld.

“It’d be way too

confining

for that

large of an animal.”

Mark DiMaggio

Tilikum’s dorsal fin is flopped to the side, as found in all other orcas held in captivity. Yet less than one percent of orcas in the wild have collapsed dorsals. SeaWorld said that a collapsed dorsal is completely and purely genetic. However, dorsal fin collapse is due to swimming in circles, being at the water’s surface (gravity tends to kick in), warm water temperature, and a lack of exercise (no, splashing the crowd is not exercise), according to Dr. Astrid van Ginneken, who has studied wild orcas since 1987. With the environment and conditions these orcas are forced to live in, many orcas would be ready to kill at this point.

“Orcas need the ocean… Even if it’s a pool the size of our campus that’s too small. It’d be way too confining for that large of an animal,” said DiMaggio. To the orcas, the size of pools at SeaWorld are the same size as bathtubs are to us. Imagine being forced to live in a bathtub for your entire life.

Pruny fingers would be the least of your problems.

In their hearts, SeaWorld loves the ocean. They think it’s wonderful and magnificent; that’s why they chose to exploit it. Tilly and every other orca held in captivity amaze and awe so many children and adults. But at what cost? SeaWorld says a $70.00 entrance fee. Others say the life and dignity of an intelligent, breathtaking creature.

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The HUNT for love Juniors Sean Knox and Lindsey Sonniksen search for clues on a scavenger hunt.

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ALL SMILES (above three) : Knox and Sonniksen pose for pictures at the Paso Inn, Lilly’s Yogurt, and the downtown park while they search for clues on their scavenger hunt.

Photos by Maureen Pushea

by Emily Ayer and Maureen Pushea, Co-Editors-in-Chief

s juniors Lindsey Sonniksen and Sean Knox ran through the grass at the downtown Paso Robles park, on Thursday Sept 20, their next clues awaited them around the downtown area. Through each struggle they found the clues that eventually led them to Good Times Cafe where the real date took place.

After skipping around downtown to Lily’s Yogurt, where they were handed their next clue that read “The next place you’ll need to look is the place where you can get a book. Where you’ll find it is a mystery, but it’s in A. Greeley.” Sonniksen and Knox rushed to the red bricks of the city library to scan the shelves for a mystery book that held their next clue.

It took Sonniksen and Knox a few minutes and bouts of laughter to find the mystery section, after wandering around nonfiction, children’s and fantasy section, they found their way to the mystery section. They recovered and were on their way to find A. Greeley. They opened and snapped shut several books laughing at titles like “Irish Love”, “Irish Linen”, and “Irish Tiger”, snorting and trying to catch their breath. Librarians kindly asked them to keep quiet after hearing their uncontrollable laughter. It was then that they finally came across the one containing their next clue. “Paso Inn is so fly with flowers, grass, and trees, oh my! Look for your next clue somewhere high.”

Once they arrived at the Paso Inn, the daters wandered around the garden set up with a trellis and chairs in preparation for a wedding. They discovered their next clue hanging in a tree above their heads reading, “time to go back to the days when you were a kid, somewhere on the playground you next clue is hid.”

Upon arrival at the park playground, Sonniksen and Knox immediately climbed onto the play structure and transformed into kids again. Posing for pictures and swinging off the fire pole eventually led them to find their fifth and final clue which read, “I bet you’re hungry after all that hard work and conquering those rhymes. Go to a place where you can have a ‘Good Time’.”

Squished into a booth at Good Times, Sonniksen and Knox ordered and set about, passing a phone back and forth that had “800 first date questions” displayed on the screen.

While Sonniksen and Knox learned details about each others lives and munched away on their fries, they got into an intense conversation about ranch dressing; the brands, the thickness, the types.

After dinner walking back to the car, Knox spied bats flying around the park and promptly decided to throw a rock in the air to see if the echolocation tale that they would fly into it was true. To his surprise it was true and the bats quickly flew towards, grabbed, and dropped the rock all while Knox and Sonniksen ran away laughing and screaming at the sudden proximity of the flying animals.

Sean Knox Rate 8

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Good old fashioned burgers and shakes • Open daily • 1104 Pine Street • Paso Robles, CA 93446 • (805) 238-3288

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Second date?

•

Yeah

Favorite moment?

The library when we almost got kicked out

Lindsey Sonniksen Rate 8

Second date?

Yeah, of course

Favorite moment?

The library

3D Printer (below) : The 3D printer shown below can be found in room 403. It can be used to create anything from iPhone holders to chewbacca heads using layers of PLA. Photo by Coleen Wiest

PRINTING THE FUTURE

3D Printing

Possibilities

3D printers are changing society and marketing as we know it

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hen walking into the engineering classroom on campus, one would printing services to customers who want their own custom gadgets. expect to find creative inventions on display; but these inventions Not only is the 3D printer useful in the engineering classroom, but it is also are different. They are not handmade, but “printed”, composed beneficial in the medical field to create prosthetic limbs vital to the functionality with layers of PLA (a polylactic acid made from corn starch), of their patients. After scanning a design that fits the patient, the 3D printer will plastic, and sheer imagination. With this new invention, engineers and stay- print out the parts to the whole limb, which is then assembled and attached to at-home moms alike can create anything from iPhone holders to Chewbacca the patient. With sensors that allow the prosthetic limb to move with the natural heads to rocket nose cones. This is the 3D printer. muscle inside the patient, the prosthetic limb can function like any other natural With the construction opportunities the 3D printer brings, engineering teacher limb.

Alisa Bredensteiner uses her 3D printer in her classroom on a regular basis.

“I know there (are) some cool programs where they’re trying to make cheap, “There [is] a lot of stuff that we’ve printed, 3D printed arms,” anatomy teacher Jon-Paul and usually the students are using it in a project. “It can be frustrating Ewing said, “especially for children because They get to fabricate exactly what that they need they outgrow the arms, so they can’t have a for whatever they’re making… and they can huge investment in an arm the kid is going to make it the exact size that they need, the type of to use, but also outgrow, like how they outgrow a shoe.” notches that they need into it, and then a couple With the instant construction abilities hours later... they’re making the device that they demonstrated both in engineering and prosthetic .” designed.’’ Bredensteiner said. limbs, the future of 3D printing looks very bright.

Depending on the device designed, it can Having a 3D printer in your home will affect take anywhere from 19 minutes to 24 hours to Alisa Bredensteiner your shopping list. “You can produce your own complete the printing process. products… You won’t have to order a special “If you wanted it to be more dense and thick, then it would take obviously part online and wait for it to get shipped to you, you can just print it out yourself.’’ a lot longer” Bredensteiner said. It can be a headache from time to time for Bredensteiner said.

Bredensteiner, who claims that the 3D printer itself takes up about a third of her Design and customization are also on the rise, as it gets easier to create job, but in the end it’s greatly beneficial. exactly what you have envisioned for a product. “Especially with people who “It can be frustrating to use, but also a lot of fun.” Bredensteiner said. are getting into design and innovation and want to make stuff for themselves,” The first 3D printer, created by Charles Hull in 1984, was used for small Bredensteiner said, “either toys or anything they want”. Companies such as engineering parts using a vat of liquid. Now, with decades of modifications and Nike, Hasbro, Ford and Hershey’s have already started using 3D printers to help improvement, the 3D printer of today is used in a variety of fields, including with quality and marketing. science, marketing, and medicine, with over 320,000 estimated people in According to The Harvard Business Review, “China will have to give up ownership for 2015, 55% of them being for business and 45% being for on being the world’s manufacturing powerhouse.” With the opportunities the individual use, according to quora.com. Printing out layers of material—from 3D printer brings, not only will our home lives improve, but the manufacturing plastic to tissue cells—1in a specified formation, the 3D printer actually “prints” economy as well. Bringing ease, speed, and customization to the table, 3D out a given design which results in a 3D object. Companies across the globe printers are a force to be reckoned with, holding a bright future for companies are using this technology to build models and custom parts to improve the and homeowners alike across the nation. quality and efficiency of their products, as well as in some cases providing —by Emmaline Voorheis, News Co-Editor and Natalie Cole, A&E Editor

From race cars to geometrical stars, the 3D printer can create infinite creations from simple PLA plastic.

a

lot of fun

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ALL ABOUT THE ARTS All the information you need on the art classes offered at PRHS

by Raegan Lomanto, Sports Co-Editor and Sabrina Hernandez, Graphic Designer Beginning drama is a no previous Teacher: experience or knowledge required course and explores all the skills you’ll need to better yourself as Total Enrollment: a performer, such as creating believable characters for the stage from many means, like improvisation, script analysis, character development, and taking direction.

You’ll be expected to put in at least five hours of extra drama activities outside of class per semester.

To be accepted into Advanced Drama, you must take Beginning and pass an audition,consisting of an improv scene and a memorized monologue, a quiz, and then an interview.

And if you are accepted, you’ll have the opportunity to perform at a local theatre festival and go on numerous field trips to PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theater) in Santa Maria where you’ll get a first hand look at professional actors.

Advanced students must also audition and perform in the fall play.

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Drama

ALL DECKED OUT : Drama students dress up and represent their spunky class.

JETE AWAY : Advanced dancers leap across the stage at the annual dance show in the 2014-2015 school year.

Dance

In Beginning Teacher: Dance you’ll learn basic techniques, like turns and jumps, Total Enrollment: and begin conditioning for stronger stage performance. No previous experience is required.

Intermediate requires a passing grade at Beginning Dance and gives students the chance and skills needed to create their own choreography.

Advanced is audition only, and requires at least a bit of prior studio experience or previous dance classes at PRHS, and makes up the school’s dance companies, Jazz ’n’ Company and Apprentice Company.

The class workload is rather light, based on class participation, unit history, and vocabulary tests, according to Jennifer Bedrosian, the teacher of the dance classes .

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Ceramics

THROWING ON THE WHEEL : Trad Berti center his clay on the wheel in Advanced Ceramics

The other Teacher: branch of the Visual Arts domain is Ceramics.

Students start Total Enrollment: out in Ceramics 1 with Joshua Gwiazda, with no prior experience needed.

In Semester 1, the class will learn the fundamentals of working with clay, and in Semester 2, students will begin creative projects with guidance.

After completing Ceramics 1, juniors and seniors are offered a place in Advanced Ceramics, where class members will focus on creating more difficult ceramic ware such as “teacups, mugs, bowls, vases, and bottles” while adding creative flare and abstract design.

Photos by Lauren Wassam

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PALETTE PAINTING : Studio Art students gets creative with her painting project.

Art

Of all Teachers: the fine arts classes at Paso High, the Total Enrollment: ones that fill up the fastest are the visual arts classes; These include General Art and Ceramics.

General Art, taught by Kiley Wilson, focuses on the basics of drawing and painting and trying to expose students to “right brain” techniques.

After completing General Art, students qualify for Advanced Art with Kelly Clark. This class will “increase understanding of advanced art concepts”, and painting and drawings are less prompted, and there is more artistic freedom.

Studio Art is the next level up. In this class, students will develop a portfolio of all of their work, and more and more projects are completed with more and more skill involved.

And when they just get too good for Studio Art, Kelly Clark will place students into AP Studio Art.

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& Kiley Wilson

MAKING MUSIC : Band students practicing playing the trumpet .

Band

Led by Sonny Galvan, the band classes available at Paso High Teacher: include Marching Band/Symphonic, Marching Band/Percussion, and Band/ Total Enrollment: Jazz Ensemble.

To join the Marching Band classes, students must have already taken band at the middle school level. The Marching Bands perform on game days at nutrition and at football games to pump up the school spirit.

Jazz Band, a zero period class, is for band students currently enrolled in Marching Band and who have had a successful audition. This class focuses on “a variety to jazz music,” spanning from the early 1930’s to today. Musicians will also learn soloing and improvisation techniques and will perform multiple times throughout the year.

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SING ALONG : Advanced choir students practice their music.

Choir

Concert Choir (Beginning/ Intermediate) is a class for singers of all Teacher: levels and ranges where students can learn the basic techniques of singing and practice performing for an audience.

Total Enrollment: Advanced Choir is split into two groups: Bella Voce is the all-girls section, and Men’s Vocal Ensemble is the allboys choir. Often, the two groups combine, and sing pieces together.

Advanced Choir is for students who audition and is a seventh period only class.

Teacher Aimee Ware holds auditions for Advanced Choir at the end of each school year. Both Beginning/Intermediate and Advanced Choirs perform at multiple concerts, and Advanced Choir attends a competition called Festival where choirs from all over the county vie for the highest scores.

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Photos by Lauren Wassam

FUN WITH FLOWERS : Advanced Floral students process their flowers for a setting

Floral

Beginning Floral requires no previous experience. Workload wise, students Teacher: should expect some memorization, as learning flower names is a considerably Total Enrollment: large part of the course.

You’ll be exposed to the basic principles of art, as well a heavy focus on design. You’ll get real life applications, such as self promotion and business experience.

For Advanced, Theresa Clark, the floral teacher, admits that she’d like students to take the Beginning beforehand, but the application process is relatively less rigorous than the other arts classes. “More or less, I want to see you go through that introductory course.” She clarified. Advanced students can also participate in competition, such as The Showcase that floral students have been participating in for about 8 or 9 years.

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MUSCLE MOVING : Tech Theatre moving pieces to a set.

Tech Theatre

“It’s a behind the scenes look on everything it takes to produce Teacher: a theatrical show,” said Marcy Goodnow, Drama and Tech Theater Total Enrollment: teacher.

Students will learn the basics of producing a theatrical production, such as set construction and design, lighting, costume design and set rendering. This is a hands on class, so expect some heavy lifting and moving, ladder work at heights, and the use of power tools.

This class, like Beginning Drama, requires five “extra” hours of work outside class per semester.

All students have the opportunity to help out backstage and during production for plays.

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Football

Girl’s Volleyball Games won: 8-6 Fourth in league The girls volleyball team is a close knit team, having worked together for years now. CIF seems like a possibility. One of the key players, Kiara Gable, said “this year will be the year.”

Girl’s Tennis

Games won:1-3 Third in league Coach Matt Carroll said that he expects the team to do well this year, but they aren’t looking ahead, they “take it week by week. Game by game.”

Games won: 2-6 Fifth in league According to Coach Laura the girl’s tennis team of 11 players “hopes to come in the top four in league to make CIF.”

Cheer Shimmering pom-poms and flying girls; the 41 varsity cheerleaders practice six hours per week preparing to cheer on the Bearcats.

OPPONENTS FALL to BEARCAT ATHLETES Fall sports update on where Bearcats stand for the season

by Annie Meeder, Health Co-Editor and Nichole Landon, Graphic Designer Photos by: Lauren Wassam, Grant Scheiffele

Girl’s Golf

Boy’s Water Polo

Boy’s Cross Country

First in league Games won: 3-2 Fifth in a PAC 8 tournament Second at Talley Fields meet Third in league Coach Owens said he is“very excited about Player Mitchell Lunker expects the team to work “It has gone very well for the boys so far...Our the progress our team of nine is making.” together “and make it to the second round of CIF goal is to win league, win county, get to the CIF finals, get a medal in the CIF top three [and] this year.” They are currently ranked eighth. get to the state meet again,” said Coach Huff.

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Girl’s Cross Country Third in league Third at Talley Fields meet Girl’s cross country is off to a running start.

“We’re hoping the girls can finish second in league again, and if all goes well, make it back to the state meet,” said Coach Huff.

Leaving Their Print (below) : The PRHS Bearcats crush the Cabrillo Conquistadores 35-0 on Friday Sept. 11.

Under the Lights

In October we wear

by Lauren Wassam, Photography Director

Athletic Trainers wear pink to raise breast cancer awareness

The bearcats start their 2015 football season

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earcat football is back again, starting with six preseason games before league starts against Arroyo Grande on Friday, Oct. 9.

Following last year, the Bearcats once again started the season playing two highly ranked opponents: the Clovis Cougars and Camarillo Scorpions. The 2015 season opener ended in a 24-27 Bearcat loss on Friday, Aug. 28. The Bearcats then traveled to Camarillo where the varsity boys lost 41-14 against the Scorpions on Friday, September 4. The third game of the season resulted in a crushing 35-0 win against the Cabrillo Conquistadores on Friday, Sept. 11. In their fourth game, the Bearcats lost 49-31 against the Saint Joseph Knights on Fri, Sept.

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In total, the Bearcats have given up 117 points in their first four games, a rough average of 29 points per game. But to head coach Richard Schimke this year is about being patient, “If things go as planned, we’re going to be pretty dog on good.

So people need to just be patient and if works out, it works out and if it doesn’t, guess what 50 percent of the teams in the United States playing football LOSE, and 50 percent of those WIN, which one of those 50 percent are we going to be on any given night, remains.”

Photos by Lauren Wassam

Junior running back Christian Erickson has already started the season with 777 rushing yards ran on 112 carries and 7 of 15 touchdowns. Senior quarterback Justin Davis has completed 45 of 85 passes and has scored four touchdowns.

The Bearcats offense has endured some changes with the loss of wide receiver Bailey Gaither and 18 of 22 starters total.

But with key returning offensive players such as Davis, Erickson, and junior safety Mark Armstrong the ‘Cats show a strong running game. ‘’We have the same attack we have every game. We run the ball to open up our passes, but our passes also open up our runs,’’ said Davis who started practicing just two weeks before the first game due to surgery because of a torn ligament in the thumb from baseball last year.

The defense has also suffered some changes with only two returning seniors: Matt Keller, and Evan Espinoza. ‘’We’re a little rusty starting off, but we’re working on our mistakes, we’re getting stronger, and we’re being smarter on the field. But we’re looking pretty good as of now,’’ said middle linebacker Keller.

by Coleen Wiest, Reporter

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ith October comes thoughts of Halloween and trees losing their leaves. However for our athletics department, we think of pink t-shirts and ribbons that represent the struggles of millions of men and women around the world who are battling breast cancer.

At Paso Robles High School there is a strong tradition of the student athletic trainers supporting the search to find the cure for breast cancer by showing their pink spirit with socks, shirts, and spray paint. Every year the student athletic trainers sell breast cancer t-shirts and donate the earnings toward the Susan G. Komen breast cancer research fund. As the crowds at the Friday night football games find their seats in the familiar bleachers surrounding War Memorial Stadium, their eyes are immediately drawn to the giant pink ribbon that paints the field, courtesy of the athletic training department. This signature ribbon represents the 2.8 million individuals who struggle with breast cancer each year, and the respect that Paso Robles High School has for them.

“I enjoy it because I know the cure is being worked toward… I mean, I could have it in the future so I know (awareness) could save me in the long run” said senior Chloe Kerns, a third year student athletic trainer.

To many, this ribbon only stands as a mark of school spirit. In reality, all of the fundraising and effort poured into this feminine color represents the battle that approximately 220,000 women will face in the United States each year.

Sadly, more than 40,000 women will lose this battle.

Breast cancer does not only occur in women. Men can develop it too. Although rare, it is estimated that about 2,150 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 410 will die from it each year, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Photos by Emma Corippo, Grant Scheiffele, Lauren Wassam, and Mariela Villa

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AS A BEARCAT

POSEY JERSEY (top left) : Junior bearcat sporting a jersey for her favorite team during spirit week.

TEAM SPIRIT (top right) : Bearcat freshmen modeling their favorite sports teams at lunch during spirit week.

FOOTBALL FAMILY (middle left) : Varsity Football boys smile confidently as they eagerly await their game under the Friday Night lights.

POLO PLAYER (middle center) : Polo boys try to beat opposing teams and win.

THROWBACK TEACHERS (middle right) : PRHS teachers show off school spirit by dressing for Homecoming week.

BALL IN PLAY (lower right) : Garrett Wilson passing the ball from point at a Varsity Water Polo game.

RUNNING DOWN THE LINE (bottom left) : Varsity Volleyball girls get pumped up in their team huddle before they start the game.