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EYE OF THE TIGER ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 1 TIGER WAY ROSEVILLE, CA 95678

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GYM: Two-story classroom building planned CONTINUED FROM FRONT

iary gym is complete. Currently, the auxiliary gym is set to be completed next semester – by spring at the earliest and by summer at the latest. Afterwards, the timeline for plans with the small gym will be more clear. “With those timelines, even if they finish the gym there is still going to be a window where paperwork has to be done,” Richter said. “So it’s not like one will end and the other starts. The timelines are things that you can never really count on. You kind of finish one then you decide the timeline LIZZIE PELZMAN EYE OF THE TIGER for the next one.” Above, Roseville High School’s small gym. After the completion of the new auxiliary gym, the district plans to demolish the small gym and build a twoLandon said he expects story classroom building in its stead. These new classrooms would allow the district to remove the portables and turn that space into parking or tennis the demolition of the small courts. gym and construction of the classroom of about a get a better idea of when the According to Landon, tion and seeking innovative building year, year construction window is.” as of now the high estiways to improve the learning I am excited to take and a half, According to superintenmate of the potential cost environment. around of the condent Denise Herrmann, the is $14,000,000, half from “I am excited for the stufor... blending the same struction design phase for the new Measure D funds and half dents and staff at Roseville the old and the I g u e s s , ” project will start in the com- from state modernization to have this opportunity to amount of time as the Landon ing months. matching funds. continue to honor all of the new and makconstrucsaid. “It But, instead of having The cost will become beautiful and historic parts ing it a vibrant depends on major construction continu- more clear once the district of the campus, but yet also tion of the auxilthe detail ous throughout the years at gets deeper into plans for the have the opportunity to deplace.” iary gym and how Roseville, Hermann said project. sign and create new spaces - Superintendent much work – around there will be a break between With new construction and sort of blending the old Denise Herrmann we do. So 1 2 - 1 8 the completion of the new plans underway, Herrmann and the new and making it months. once we get gym and the demolition of said she wants to strike a bala really vibrant place for “It probably would be an architect on board and the old to finish planning and ance between preserving the students to learn,” Herrmann a roughly similar timeline start going through that we’ll paperwork. campus’ integrity and tradisaid.

RCSD: Learning behaviors also assessed CONTINUED FROM FRONT

subject. As schools in RJUHSD still utilize the traditional letter grade system for evaluation, there would be little overlap in subject expectations as students promote to high school and students will have to adjust. Buljan Middle School language arts and AVID teacher Jackson DeMos said he feels that, despite these differences between the two systems, students who put in the work in middle school will be able to adapt to the high school system. “I think that our students will be able to adjust just fine to that point-chasing game [in high school],” DeMos said. “So what I tell my students is ‘if you’re proficient or mastering the standards, and you’re doing your learning behaviors consistently, you’re turning in your work, you’re engaged in class, and you’re listening to teacher feedback, you’re gonna do just fine in high school.’” RHS senior and former Cooley Middle School student Michael Eckes feels

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Above, senior Michael Eckes works in class. Eckes went to Cooley before the grading change and said working with letter grades in middle school helped him feel prepared for high school.

that the transition to high school would be more drastic as students attempt to understand the changes. “I feel that the whole idea of giving letter grades in middle school [was] beneficial for the student, because it gives them more time to become acclimated with the whole concept of letter grades in the first place,” Eckes said. “[The new system] almost feels demeaning in a sense

where you’re throwing [students] in a lot more deep waters when they eventually get around to high school and they’re working in a lot more difficult subjects. It’s going to feel a lot more alienating [for them] that everything seems to change.” This district-wide change is an extension of the homework policy change that began in the 2018-2019 school year, which no lon-

ger counted homework towards the overall grade, but rather rated it separately as a learning behavior. According to RCSD director of educational technology Brandon Blom, despite the sudden change for both teachers and students, there is positive feedback as the new system, which requires teachers to create a more specific rubric in each category to classify students as beginning, approaching,

proficient in, or mastering the material. “When teachers do have a clear rubric, it’s great for students to be able to selfassess,” Blom said. “Teachers are really able to focus on what they want students to be able to do for each proficiency and mastery.” Along with this emphasis on a more descriptive-based grading scale for each area of student performance, the system also hopes to eliminate overall subject grades and instead gauge students on separate components of the subject, such as algebra in math and literature analysis in English, stating that “communication, feedback, and grades on specific standards or criteria” would determine and assess the students’ learning. “The two main things we talk about as a district is we wanted to increase learning, so these changes are all about ‘how do we help students learn?’” Blom said. “In the real world... people don’t go around to adults and workplaces and go ‘Oh, that’s minus five points today,’ it’s usually ‘standard met’ or ‘standard not met,’ which is what our system has.”

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GRAD: RHS considering on-campus festivities CONTINUED FROM FRONT

Class of 2020 Graduation Schedule

pus afterwards while the workday is still in session to say hello to teachers and goodbye to teachers. We Thursday might be able to do some senior square pictures. There’s a possibility of handing out Antelope the diplomas on campus that day, so that would be a 3:00 p.m. reason for you to come back and then have that moment Granite Bay as a class.” 7:00 p.m. Two weeks ago, RHS seniors attended a presentation where they received a survey asking for their input on graduation plans and interest ing to use the in organizing venue, each It’s more about site can pay graduation festivities. for decothe who than According rations to the where and it’s to Richter, dress up the the gradua- more about the what event center, tion planning then the where. like balloon team will - Principal arches and reach out to drapes to Nicholas Richter students this adorn it in week to form the school’s a group involved with or- colors. Richter said the RHS ganizing events before and graduation team hopes to after the ceremony. take the money saved by While the district is pay- moving to the event center

Friday Roseville

11:00 a.m. Oakmont

3:00p.m. Woodcreek

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and put it into planning oncampus celebrations and investing in decorations they can use for years to come. “I really want to engage the students in the conversation because for us, I think it’s going to be special because it’s going to be us,” Richter said. “It’s more about the who than the where and it’s more about the what then the where. So the focus is ‘how can we make this about you guys and not about the where?’”

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Pictured, the 2019 RHS graduation ceremony. The class of 2020 will be the first RHS class to graduate from the Placer Valley Event Center. Principal Nicholas Richter hopes to hold activities on campus after the event.

NEWSINBRIEFS Girls mile time changes back to nine minutes BY NATHAN HANDLING

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Above, math teacher Michelle Walton works at her desk during her IM credit recovery class. Last spring, over 100 juniors and seniors signed up for in-class IM2 credit recovery. However, more students signed up this year than the in-school offerings could accommodate.

CRED: Students deferred from credit recovery CONTINUED FROM FRONT

into the regular integrated math courses, where they will retake the entire course, rather than recover the credit at their own pace. Senior Vanessa Cochran is currently in the credit recovery class, and prefers it to retaking the course. “It’s easier for me, because I like to go at my own pace and not have to wait for anybody,” Cochran said. “So it’s easier for kids that can do things on their own, but harder for kids who need help.” Independence’s afterschool credit recovery pro-

gram has changed as well. In the past, credit recovery was offered once a week over the course of 16 weeks and students had to make up all 10 credits of the course, even if they were only missing 5. Now, credit recovery is offered twice a week over the course of six weeks, and students can make up just five credits if that is all they are missing. However, according to Moorehead the after school program does not have as many students as previous years. He believes that this is because the program started this month, rather than in August as it has in past years, which he believes might have impacted

how many students chose that as an option. “I think a lot of students may not know about that,” Moorehead said. With credit recovery options expanding, Moorehead believes students need to choose the option that will best help them learn the material. “Retaking a course on site does have its advantages especially if you need more time with the teacher,” Moorehead said. “If you need more instruction, I think that’s the first place to go. I think credit recovery gives an opportunity for students who are maybe just missing a couple parts here and there.”

The mile time required to receive an A in P.E for girls changed back to nine minutes, after a trial change earlier this year that reduced it to eight minutes. According to P.E. teacher Greg Granucci, the department is aiming to compare scores from the two options and adjust their grading accordingly. “We switched the mile time again to see if we can accommodate all our students,” Granucci said. In the future, the department also plans to base students’ grades on other runs on the time they get on the mile. For example, a student with an eight-minute mile will need a faster 1-in-3 time than a student with a ten-minute mile. This is part of a greater change in the P.E. curriculum. “We feel like we want to have a rubric that will be challenging for all students, but also give a chance for all students to be successful,” Granucci said. Other changes included the length of certain P.E. units to strike a balance between difficulty and accessibility. Last year, the P.E. department added a synchronized swimming unit to its curriculum.

After a successful trial run, the department later lengthened the unit by another week and a half to give more depth. P.E. student Claudia Campbell said she believes that the effort students put toward the run should’ve played a more important role in the grading process. “Cutting down the mile time is a lot more difficult for a lot of people during the mile,” Campbell said. “I think the time shouldn’t be the entirety of your grade, it should be more about how hard you tried.” Grannuci said that it is an ongoing discussion amongst the PE staff “Our collabs right now are dominated by rubrics and trying to find common ground,” Granucci said.

Plans for Multicultural Day underway BY JULIE NGUYEN

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Roseville High School will host its second annual Multicultural Day on November 1. Last year, the event featured dances, musical performances, food and stands representing different cultures. While certain events from last year’s day will continue this year, such as the fashion show, this year the event will expand. For instance, previously

the outdoor area near the 100’s hosted student-run booths that each represented a certain culture. However, this year each culture will occupy a whole room in the classrooms surrounding senior square. Teachers Keshila Jones and Jeffrey Underwood have coordinated the event with input from students in Multicultural Club, which meets every Friday to plan for Multicultural Day. “We get to celebrate the diversity of students on campus,” Underwood said. “[Everyone] has a story, and we want to hear it.”

RJUHSD to renovate snack bars and playing field restrooms at each site STAFF REPORT

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RJUHSD set renovations for snack bar and playing field restrooms throughout the district as the number one priority construction project at the September 24 board meeting. The project will use Measure D funds and has a high estimated cost of $5,500,000; 1.2 million per each site. Other construction projects using the remainder of Measure D funds include renovations to the Oakmont High School pool, districtwide asphalt and hard court repairs and fixing Granite Bay High School’s roofing.

UPCOMINGEVENTS OCT 16 OCT 25

Think Pink Rally

No School

Teacher work day.

Think Pink Rally. Student Government will hold the Think Pink rally during lunch in the amphitheater to celebrate cancer survivors and encourage breast cancer awareness.

NOV 1

OCT 17 Multicultural Day

Great Gatsby opens

Great Gatsby opens. Roseville High Theatre Company’s fall play The Great Gatsby opens. The show will take place in the Patti Baker Theater. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students. The show will run until October 16.

Students will follow a minimum day schedule for their core classes then spend the rest of the school day participating in Multicultural Day festivities.

NOV 4

Canned Food Drive Begins

The canned food drive will begin. Donations will be given to the Salvation Army.

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Senior builds up LEGO collection

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The shelves in senior Borna Oghabian’s room are stacked, from top to bottom, with carefully displayed and lovingly put together LEGOs. Oghabian has collected over 150 seperate LEGO sets since he first began playing with LEGOs as a child. BY DOMINIC CHES

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LEGO blockades and miniature toy creations make up the foundation of one senior’s favorite past time. As an avid collector, Borna Oghabian has managed to amass a rich variety of knick-knacks and trinkets ranging from LEGO to Pokemon cards to Rubix cubes. The pride and joy of his collection lies in his LEGO sets, which he proudly displays. In total, he has amassed around 6000 mini-figures and over 150 separate sets. “LEGOs aren’t [just] for kids,” Oghbaian said. “Whoever says that is definitely wrong.” His collection includes large and particularly expensive LEGO sets like

the Star Wars Millennium Falcon and Death Star. According to Oghabian, combined, all of his sets total out to around $50,000 enough to put him through college. Though Oghabian is aware that he could sell his collection for a massive profit, going through with the act has never actually crossed his mind. Instead, he intends to keep every LEGO brick with the goal of doubling his collection over the coming years. Even though LEGOs already fill nearly every shelf in Oghabian’s room, he believes there is still room to expand his collection. “My family says I should stop because I’m gonna run out of room, but I tell them I’m going to move into my [own] house and get the biggest sets,” Oghabian said.

His passion for building and collecting LEGOs developed at a young age. Oghabian’s parents directly contributed by buying him various sets as a child. From there, his collection expanded. “My parents would buy me LEGO sets, and I just wanted them to get bigger and bigger, and build more complicated stuff,” Oghabian said. He got his wish. Oghabian’s dedication to maintaining his collection impresses friends and family alike, including Nathan Sangria, who appreciates the enthusiasm it takes Oghabian to create and curate such a large-scale collection. “I’m proud that he’s turning such an uncommon thing into something that he’s super passionate about,” Sangria said.

As he got older, LEGO started to take on a different appeal, so Oghabian discovered a way to keep them interesting: modification. By adding electrical components to his LEGO creations - including creating a functional LEGO car with working headlights, and a fully-functional crane - Oghabian’s passion withstood his teenage years. “I’m never going to stop because there is so much cool stuff,” Oghabian said. “It never gets old.” After spending nearly $10,000 on LEGOs, Oghabian has seen his collection move from a hobby into an investment. Though expensive, he finds it to be worth the money. “It is very interesting, fun, and relaxing,” Oghabian said. “It’s my hobby. Whenever I have free time, I play with LEGOs.”

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Competitive cupcakes sweeten the deal Senior takes first place at Placer County Competition BY JAKOB THRUELSEN

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From a spectator to passionate competitor, senior Madison Rose has developed a sweet spot for baked goods. Rose has come a long way from the early days of her baking career as an inexperienced student in middle school. She was able to quickly evolve from a novice that just tagged along with her parents, to someone with an individual stirring love for sweets who now participates in baking competitions. . “When I was young and didn’t really know what I was doing.” Rose said. “I used to bake with my parents all the time. But now that I’m older, I just do it on my own.” Rose’s sibling, Ethan Rose, looks back fondly at his sister’s enthusiasm for her craft. “She definitely bakes for fun a lot at home,” Ethan said. Today, Madison continues to do what she loves. Her baking doubles as both a stressor and a delicious form of stress relief.

COURTESY MADISON ROSE

As a middle schooler, senior Madison Rose was inspired by the television show Cupcake Wars to learn how to bake delicious pastries and other sweet treats. As she perfected her recipes, Rose decided she would give the competitive baking world a shot and dive in head first with a local competition.

“I would [bake] a lot, and I still [bake] a lot now… instead of homework I would bake something to procrastinate.” Madison said. Her creations are nothing short of unique, as Madison often experiments

with different measurements and designs. Although she doesn’t have a 100% success rate, the smaller failures only encourage her to keep trying. Madison sees every trial as another opportunity to

show off her artistry. Madison brings more than just her passion to the kitchen. More recently, her skills have given her the confidence to step out of her comfort zone and participate in competitions.

As part of her competitive baking emergence, Madison’s first competition was at the Placer County Fair. “When I would go through I would always see the baking exhibits, and I thought, ‘That looks really

cool.’,” Madison said. Her attempt managed to payoff. Madison came away from the competition with a first place ribbon after making mint cookies n’ cream cupcakes in edible flower pots.

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Sophomore accessorizes activism BY NATHAN HANDLING

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Fundamentally changing the world doesn’t always take millions of dollars and an audience that spans across oceans. Sophomore Imani Grace Black, in combination with friend and Granite Bay student Simran Lallian, created Accessories by Activists, where conservation is at the heart of the business. Together, the two business partners sell homemade wares and donate part of the profits to support Earth’s biodiversity. Their accessories, ranging from handmade jewelry and scrunchies, are made with love and passion apparent in every stitch and 20% of the profits are donated toward a better cause - specifically, they support the WorldWildlife Fund, which is an organization that protects animals and their environment. Lallian, who had always been passionate about animals, and Black, who was an advocate for biodiversity, felt that the WorldWildlife Fund functioned as the best of both of their beliefs. “I love animals and I appreciate what the WorldWildlife Fund contributes to,” Lallian said, “ Since they are a well-known organization, they will be able to do more with the money we donate.” Their business grew slowly. Their customers were initially limited to a group of particularly supportive friends. “At first, it was just people that we knew,” Black said.

COURTESY IMANI BLACK

Above, Simran Lallian (left) and Imani Black (right) stand outside of an event held by the nonprofit organization “My Sister’s House”. Their visit doubled as an opportunity to expand their business and meet fellow activists.

COURTESY IMANI BLACK

HUMANS OF RHS

NICOLE KHUDYAKOV EYE OF THE TIGER

Sophomore Roberto Devila lives a double life. He splits his time between school and training for track, where he runs to prove himself. Devila knows that in order to be successful, he has to adhere to his philosophy: be grateful for what you have. Devlin remembers his past and the events in his life that have shaped him and uses that as fuel for his running. -Nicole Khudyakov

I feel like you always have two lives. You’ve got the first life, which is school. And then outside of school you have to go through stuff - harsh stuff - in order to be strong, in order to be grateful for what you have, in order to know what you really have. The stuff that has happened [in my life] adds some potential inside of me. Every little thing that I think of just gives me more motivation [so] when the whistle goes, I take off.”

But they soon grew in popularity and gained more traction. The handmade accessories proved to be the perfect way to drum up business while teaching Black and Lallian about a variety of skills ranging from communication to time management to supply and demand. “I wanted to learn how to make scrunchies, and jewelry is really popular so we figured we could get a lot of business out of that,” Black said. Their accessories are

sold through Instagram on a first-come, first-served basis. Customers are able to DM the account if they are interested in purchasing any of the featured items. The average accessory takes anywhere from a couple of minutes to a few hours to create. Along with their business’ new growth, the quality of Black and Lallians’ products has improved with experience. Where it would once take them much longer to

create the same products, scrunchies now take less than 20 minutes apiece. The fruits of their labor also showed themselves with their first donation of $90, completed after their first dozen orders. Now on a roll, Black plans to continue her business venture, including expanding to a website in the future. “I think once we get more consistent with our products I think we’ll be able to expand,” Black said.

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11A.M. GRADUATION

Accommodation or experimentation?

ACCOMMODATION:

Better parking enhances experience and celebration

BY MAI-LIEN NGUYEN opinion@eyeofthetigernews.com

raduation is a huge accomplishment in this part of our lives. It is the first big step that leads us out into the real world. However, I feel as though a lot of people have been forgetting the intrinsic value of the actual graduation. Instead, students have been more focused on where graduation is being held or when it takes place than on what is arguably the most important: the actual ceremony itself. In-

stead, students seem to be eternally pessimistic - fixating on the negatives surrounding what time graduation is, having to get up early to get ready, and that there would be no appointment times that early in the morning for hair or makeup. Having curled hair by professionals or the perfect winged eyeliner in photos are little details that will not matter in 10 years. What we will remember, however, is being surrounded by our fellow classmates, wearing smiles, not makeup. This also allows families to attend graduation early as well, and instead of trying to rush to make it to work after the ceremony or leave work early, they can take the day off and spend it with us. Although many parents do work 9-5 jobs, our graduation would be a way that allows them to take the day off from work and take a break. We know the time and day of graduation way in advance, meaning this will give them the opportunity to try and schedule the day off six months in advance. Of course, there

may be some who may not be able to make it, but that happens with every graduation - you cannot always satisfy everyone If we had graduation at 7 p.m. then it wouldn’t end until 8:00 or 8:30. While teenagers may not be tired, our families certainly will be. They won’t have much energy to spend time with us to celebrate afterward. Having graduation at 11 a.m. allows us to not only complete the ceremony early, but gives us plenty of time to spend the day with our friends and family, especially those from out of town. We also are the first to graduate on Friday, meaning that we don’t have to deal with other cars leftover from another school’s graduation, instead, we will be greeted with an empty parking lot to fill. Getting ready may take more of an effort because we have to drag ourselves out of bed early in the morning, but we’ve been doing it for four years now. Another day - especially one as important as this - is not going to kill us. We should finish with the people we started with. People with a more optimistic mindset about graduation and the graduation time will be excited about it no matter the time, nor the place. Nothing lasts forever, and when one tradition comes to an end, another one begins. The least we can say is that we were the first class to experience it.

EXPERIMENTATION:

Unnecessary logistical stress mars enjoyment of event

BY KIRA RUNKLE

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hen the RJUHSD School Board proposed the graduation venue move to the Placer Valley Event Center, they offered a biased pro/ con list which included pros such as extra tickets and air conditioning. Although the idea of a ticket increase is appealing, the proposed time of a Friday morning graduation offers obstacles for many students and their families. What’s the point of extra tickets if family can’t attend the proposed time? As I began my senior year, I never imagined graduating any place but Hanson Field. But o n c e the RJUHSD S c h o o l Board made their decision to move graduation, I had to accept the fact that I wouldn’t be walking across the Hanson Field like my mother, father and grandfather. Once Roseville High School was assigned the 11 a.m. graduation slot, I immediately called my family and told them to mark their calendars. I was later met with disappointment when I

was told they couldn’t attend my graduation due to my cousin promoting from middle school at the same time, on the same day. I, myself, have an extremely small, tight knit family. I’m a third generation Roseville High School Student and was anticipating the day my family got to see me graduate from the same place they did. Not only do they not get to see me walk across Hanson field, they don’t get to see me walk the stage at all. It’s absolutely heartbreaking to think about how I won’t be able to share such a special day with some of the most important people in my life. I’m sure I’m not alone in this heartbreak. Although the School Board guarantees a livestream for all the comprehensive high schools in the district, it’s not quite the same experience as your family being present for the graduation ceremony. You don’t get to embrace your family members after the ceremony is over; you don’t get to hear your name shouted as you walk across the stage. An 11 a.m. graduation on a Friday is simply not plausible for working parents. When the topic of graduation came about, the board was considering a Friday/Saturday graduation. Holding the graduation ceremonies on a Friday evening and throughout the day on Saturday would’ve eliminated huge issues when it comes to family atten-

dance. I feel as if many details were overlooked when making this decision. As more information comes out regarding graduation, the more rushed and disorganized the whole situation seems. A lot of important graduation details such as graduation practice and sober grad night seem hazy and uncertain. Many questions are being raised in regards to Roseville obtaining the 11 a.m. slot. In the past, students have had to arrive to graduation two hours before the ceremony starts, is it a possibility we would as well? Does that mean we have to arrive at 9 a.m.? When will graduation practice be held? What about sober grad night? Will it still be at night? It’s not an amazing feeling to be the guinea pig for your own graduation. Graduation is something we’ve all worked extremely hard for and sacrificed sleep and mental health in order to achieve. This day should be a day of celebration, not a day that creates stress or uncertainty. The shift from a 7 p.m. graduation to an 11 a.m. time not only creates uncertainty about graduation events, but also makes attendance an inconvenience for family members who work a 9-5 job. No matter how “early” we received the notice about our graduation times, an 11a.m. graduation prevents many families from attending the ceremony. But hey, what about those extra tickets we get?

CAUTION: Fragility of programs inescapable BY NICOLE KHUDYAKOV

n.khudyakov@eyeofthetigernews.com

ast school year, the club members of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) met for the first time that school year to discuss their plans for the club. Tensions ran high as they realized that their mother company, FBLAPBL, had recently begun to enforce the rule that all students participating in FBLA-related activities had to be part of a business class. The issue? Ron Volk left in 2016 and took the entire business program with him. This both limited existing extracurricular options for students and pinned those he left behind between a

rock and a hard place. Who would replace Volk in running the program after he left? The answer: no-one. And we’ve been throwing out unused business textbooks from 2007 ever since. While new classes constantly flit in and out of the periphery of the school, leaving little to mark their passing but an empty classroom and dated, old equipment, the emotional impact on the students left behind is something different altogether. FBLA was dependent on the existence of a business program in order to survive, let alone thrive. After Volk’s retirement, the club bounced aimlessly back and forth between advisors and risked dissolving, caught in a sea of chaos and uncertainty. It’s common for the class hit list to disproportionately target smaller programs and only ever touch classes that

aren’t traditionally necessary within the curricular - maths, sciences, and social studies classes tend to guarantee a greater degree of safety that we wouldn’t find in an extracurricular program. In this way, students are expected to rely on a single teacher to keep a program afloat. These teachers serve as the linchpins to tenuous programs that could be turned against their students at any time. Tenured or untenured, if small enough, and the teacher in charge - and there is only ever a single teacher in charge leaves, then it’s time to say your farewells. There is never a heroic replacement in the wings, waiting to swoop in at a moment’s notice. If a teacher leaves, so does the rest of the program. There is no guarantee of stability and the transient nature of these classes suggests a disproportionate focus on main-

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taining the core curriculum, leaving students little room to establish themselves as individuals and as holistic people outside of the man-

datory classes we choose between each school year. If we encourage students to explore in high school, to put down roots, and attach

themselves to whichever classes they choose, where is our back-up plan and why is it that we expect students to have to take the fall?

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Pattibaker ROAR devalued by rules BY EVAN BRASHEARS

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OAR period is a great opportunity to catch up on some work, study for an upcoming test, or catch a 30 minute nap. However, it has strict guidelines that make it difficult to enjoy for people who have nothing to do. I see most of my friends for half an hour every day during school. That’s it. I get that ROAR period to interact with them, and I’m usually too busy after school to hang out. We have different lunches. I take AP classes, and they don’t. We have different elective classes. So far, this checks off every box for why we can’t have time together, other than ROAR. Before you say, “Go to the cafeteria!” It’s

near impossible to get seats in there, especially coming from the portables. So, we landed on the theater as our destination. At the start of the year it was great. We all sat together, having a good time, just hanging out. But after the first week or so, we had to sit with a seat in between us. Then we had to have two seats in between us. At this point, I can barely talk to them without a staff member telling me to shut up. The sad part is we’re usually working, too. We like to hang out and get work done, but the ability to do that has been taken away from us. The library is a quiet zone. Understandable. The cafeteria is a madhouse. Makes sense. Can’t we get an in between? A decently quiet zone for working, where you can interact with your friends at the same time, especially if you only see most of them for that one period. That ability should be granted, but with staff losing their patience one day after another, we end up taking two or three

rows just to accommodate all of us. We can easily maintain a quiet working environment, especially considering we’re in a massive theater and not a little library or cafeteria. As it is, we have to talk pretty quietly to avoid being hunted down by the hawklike campus monitors circling our spot. I think this is something the school can easily improve. Either that, or we open up another common area. Now, I have no clue where we would put a common area, because I don’t know what’s available. The gym could work, but there’s classes in there. We’ll have the new gym somewhat soon, but that zone could be occupied as well for all I know. The staff also needs to leave common areas open after the bell, say, little as three minutes after the bell rings. I come from the portables every day, and getting to the theater in six minutes while battling construction traffic is a struggle. There was a day where the traffic exceeded

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that of a normal day. A friend and I got there just after the bell rang. I’m talking no more than thirty seconds. But they wouldn’t let us in. We tried the cafeteria. Shut out. The library was also closed. We ended up making the trek all the way back across campus to the portables, where Mrs. Galamgam welcomed us with a smile, despite having fifteen minutes left in ROAR. We got a minimal amount of work in, about half of what we would have if they had let us in the theater, and I didn’t see my friends all day.

I know what you’re thinking: “Hang out with them after school,” or “Suck it up, that’s highschool.” But it doesn’t need to be. If I’m missing the opportunity to be with my friends because I’m suffering through Pre-AP, while they hang out in their classes together, I should at least be allowed this time to truly interact with them, especially when we don’t have lunch together. I shouldn’t have to grind and work through five classes instead of four, see them hanging out all day, and not have the opportunity to be

with them during the one thirty minute period I have with them all day. Being social is an integral part of daily human life. You need to interact with other people, especially those close to you, in order to function properly. Feeling isolated is a common source for anxiety among students and adults, and having classes that prevent interaction opportunities should grant us the time to hang out elsewhere, at different times. It would not be difficult to be more relaxed in the theater during ROAR.

District chromebooks useless outside school

BY NATHAN PIEDAD

n.piedad@eyeofthetigernews.com

ou’ve never owned a desktop computer in your life. Or you did, but it’s an old box that ran Windows XP which you’re sure was put together before you were even born. So how convenient was it when everyone in your class got a Chromebook⁠⁠ the luxury of at-home access to the internet not lost on you. Now you wished you had that old, rusty HP in your parent’s office again, something that could give you more freedom with the simplest of tasks. I’m pretty finicky when it comes to the logistics of a computer’s performance. Moore’s Law states that the

number of transistors in a circuit doubles every two years. In layman’s terms, this means computers get twice as fast and half as expensive. So that means we have constant progress of faster computers throughout our lives, and every year is a new innovation for technology. But the school’s Chromebooks? I could hardly call that technology. Now, I don’t expect the latest-year models or the shiniest specs from the school, but the least they could do is make them work like real portable devices. Using one under the school network is simple enough, it automatically connects you, then on the palm of your hand loads the information superhighway (or at least, the ramps and exits that the district lets you through). We’re all used to this, this is how it has worked since Chromebook carts started rolling into classrooms. Using one outside of school has become a completely different virus.

I’ve had my slew of inconveniences having to use a Chromebook at home. I had to take apart my computer because of a neverending chain of issues that rendered it unable to even show light. I’m stuck with this bundle of Dell’s masterpiece in collaboration with Google’s art gallery of an operating system. Trudging to the website of my math class truly was an experience I’d never forget. Researching for essays was also exciting; the small feeling of adrenaline then bliss when that one website suggestion that piqued your interest isn’t actually blocked. Even writing this very article left me speechless, quite literally, as I couldn’t log in to any Google account other than my student email whether I liked it or not. I’m not saying these Chromebooks are completely useless. It’s perfectly capable of opening

and editing a Google Doc, which is the extent of what most classes use it for. But more than 95% of the students in the school own a smartphone, and it opens the average Google Doc 21 times as fast (I did the math⁠⁠—my Chromebook took 45.04 seconds to fully load a document while my phone took 2.15 seconds to load the same one). Packaged with the gray slabs come other minor issues like having to log in and reopen everything every time the Chromebook even blinks, along with any other Wi-Fi connection that’s not the school’s getting disconnected every 10 seconds. What’s the point of using them? Other students have asked the same question - and they subsequently substituted their plastic bricks with their own Windows and Mac laptops. Of course, with the advent of classes fully relying on the Internet for classwork and submissions, any

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kind of technology that can utilize it is essentially required to do work. I’m sure that there are students who appreciate the portability of these Chromebooks and their ef-

fect on online productivity, or at least their usefulness as an extra power bank for their smartphones. Basically, it’s better than nothing. But “nothing” is a low bar to beat.

Multicultural Day should spread biracial awareness

BY NYOMI HUNT

guest@eyeofthetigernews.com

ot all students fit into the same box. Over the last few years we have seen a greater representation of minorities in our public schools. Sure, we still have a long way to go to allow minority students to feel fully incorporated into the culture of their schools, but it can be agreed upon that these students feel like they are seen. RHS introduced a new annual event known as Multicultural Day last year and it did a wonderful job of showcasing the rich and diverse cultures of the stu-

efforts being made to make students of all backgrounds feel accepted, which I believe is greatly needed especially in the midst of today’s social climate. Still, I ask what about the students who do not necessarily fit into one category? The students who cannot check just one box when asked what race they identify as on an exam. The fact that there isn’t a box for biracial students just goes to show how underrepresented they truly are. I find myself being faced with the question, “What are you?” quite often by my peers. I simply say that I am biracial. I say this knowing that there are students that have no idea what the meaning of that word is. It baffles me that there are students that are unaware that not all students are just black or white. Sometimes they are both.

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Sometimes they are a number of different ethnicities and cultures all mixed into one. I feel that people should be educated on what it means to be mixed race. I try not to take it personally, but it can sting just a little when a classmate asks me what I am as if I am some

unknown species.

This year’s Multicultural Day could do a lot to benefit RHS’ biracial students. It could bring about a broader awareness of our existence on campus and within society overall. I think that we could turn this into a reality by providing students who come from a mixed race back-

ground with the platform to be able to share their experiences and speak about their blended families to an audience of their peers. The more educated we all are as students about the various cultures and ethnicities that exist on this earth, the more understanding and sensitive we will become

towards others. I also believe becoming more knowledgeable will lead us all to stop judging people based on their appearance. A person who looks a certain race may not identify as that race. It all depends on how that individual was raised. I would love to see a better representation of all backgrounds on campus because all students should feel that they fit in. Our high school years are our most formative years which means the way we are treated and taught to treat others shapes the way in which we move about our adult lives. Every student at RHS should feel like they are a part of their school, and should especially feel accepted for all the many diverse cultures that make them who they are.

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GREAT GATSBY SWINGS ONTO CAMPUS Roseville High School Theatre Company’s fall play shines with bright costumes and talented actors

BY MEGAN HUBER

m.huber@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Great Gatsby swings into the Patti Baker Theatre starting this Thursday. The play, based on the book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, follows a 1920’s town after Jay Gatsby arrives. The show features bright lights, stunning costumes and jazz numbers you simply don’t want to miss. This cast is very talented. All have good chemistry with one another on stage, which simply adds to the incredible performance. Senior Winter Sacntlin, who plays Daisy Buchanan does an incredible job. I found myself getting caught up in the emotions she was portraying on stage, feeling as if I was watching Daisy herself as these scenarios rolled out instead of sitting in a dress rehearsal. Senior Ethan Jones, who plays

Daisy’s counterpart Jay Gatsby, could not have been more perfect for the role. Even when he’s in the background of a scene, you can see the Jay Gatsby aura coming forward and the air he presents himself with is nothing short of Gatsby. Sophomore Ben Lucia draws eyes in any scene he is in. He is able to portray his emotions very smoothly and his bright smile adds charm to his character Nick. Jordyn, played by Senior Alex Clark is simply stunning. Clark does a great job of transitioning from flirty to serious within a second. Much like Daisy, it was easy to get lost in Clark’s portrayal of her. Her performance is nothing short of captivating. Sophomore Evan Oukrop does an incredible job of portraying toxic husband Tom Buchanan. I found myself taken aback when he marched on stage to grab

Daisy. He makes the tension between Daisy and Tom that much more believable and his ability to appear intimidating adds to the depth of the play. Junior Shaelene Wortham, who plays Myrtle, is so fun to watch. It is easy to tell that she has fun on stage and enjoys performing. The play would not feel complete without her there. The costumes and dancing were captivating, successfully sending the viewer into the Roaring 20’s. The set changes, although complex, are mostly unnoticeable. With the combination of the music, sound effects and set design, it is difficult to bring yourself out of the play and into the present. You can catch this iconic show in the Patti Baker Theater on Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25 and 26 and 7:00p.m. and Oct. 19 at 2:00p.m.

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Roseville High School Theatre Company’s fall play under Jennifer Saigeon’s direction opens Thursday. Between bright lights, sparkling costumes and big jazz numbers, this play is one you don’t want to miss.

ARTIST IN THE SPOTLIGHT: WINTER SCANTLIN To kick of her penultimate performance with the Roseville High Theatre Company, senior Winter Scantlin plays Daisy Buchanan in the classic play, The Great Gatsby. - Megan Huber What do you love about playing Daisy Buchanan? What do you dislike? What I love about Daisy is her playful side. She is a very flirty person and always likes to have fun. Daisy is loved by everyone. What I don’t like about her is how selfish and shallow she can be. She only cares about herself, which plays a huge part in stirring up the conflict of the show. What takeaways have you gotten from performing in The Great Gatsby? I learned a lot from playing Daisy. She knows how to have a good time, even when things are not going well. She doesn’t take everything so seriously and that’s a good lesson for my senior year. I shouldn’t get so caught up in grades and college that I forget to enjoy this year. Out of all of the characters you’ve played, which one did you have the most fun with?

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Out of all the characters I’ve played in the past, Daisy has been by far the most fun. Daisy and I are not very similar, so getting to take on her personality has been an interesting and positive experience.

What is the greatest reward with acting and performing? The greatest rewards from acting and performing is getting to entertain people. Especially with this show, since it is a well known and loved book by many, people get to come watch this story come to life and that is very exciting to me. I’m also grateful I got to work with an amazing group of people while putting together the show. What lessons have you learned from acting and performing that will help you in you future endeavors? With my last few years of performing, I learned to become more vulnerable. I am a lot more confident in myself and I’m able to get out of my shell much easier than I used to. If something in my future comes up that may be a little out of my comfort zone, I know from performing that I can push thorugh it and have a successful outcome. When did you first discover your passion for theatre? I first started acting when I was in first grade. The first outside of school show I did was A Charlie Brown Christmas at a

community theater where I got the chance to play Linus. It was what really started my journey with theatre.

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HALLOWEEN

WATCH VISIT LISTEN

LIST

With Halloween just around the corner, the Eye of the Tiger A&E staff created a list of what you should visit, listen to and watch to get into the Halloween spirit.

VISIT:

Sacramento Ultimate Terror Scream Park

BY OWEN YOUNG

o.young@eyeofthetigernews.com

Trudging up to the Sacramento Ultimate Terror Scream Park, my hands were trembling, stomach twisted in wretched knots, and mind was saturated in pure fear. Scattered randomly throughout the parking lot of the Scream Park, people in realistic costumes meandered around, waiting to pounce on anyone approaching the admission line. However, once you escape these creatures and enter the doors of the warehouse sized scream park, the horror only continues. When the time came and we stepped through the doors, the last thing I was expecting was how tight and cramped the walls would be. The hallways twisted and winded down, allowing creatures from your worst nightmares to explode from the shadows, scaring the life out of you. The narrow passageways seemed to drag on for an eternity and was almost exhausting to walk through. The costumes were not the scariest part however. There was a

The cult classic The Shining is a horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick that uses suspense in an exciting and scary way. The movie mixes psychological horror with a bit of mystery to keep the viewers invested in the story. All the actors fit their characters perfectly, especially Jack Nicholson who plays a character named Jack. He manages to portray a man slowly losing his sanity perfectly. If you haven’t seen The Shining, I recommend that you watch it, because this film helped define psychological horror in a beautiful way. - Hayden Hoffman

Oct. 18-19, 25-26 101 I Street, Old Sacramento, CA 95814 Visit Old Town Sacramento for a Murderers, Mayhem & Tragedies Ghost Tour. Produced by Sacramento Living History, witness recreations of villainy, treachery, and murder from all true stories from headlines more than 150 years ago Tickets: https://www.shopsachistorymuseum.org

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The Sacramento Ultimate Terror Scream Park features four haunted houses with seemingly endless amounts of corners and doors throughout. Located on Madison Ave. and Auburn Blvd. this scare house is a short drive away.

seemingly endless amounts of corners and doors throughout the maze-like structure, giving limitless jump scares for the actors. One of the scariest parts of the scream park was the near 600 foot walk of pure claustrophobia. There were two long inflatable black tubes that were on either side of you. The scream park was a must-do event. The actors

and set designers all did a great job, securing the

Hereditary

4909 Auburn Blvd. Ste. 3 Sacramento, CA 95482

General Admission: $27.99 (Cash Only) Open: Oct. 16-20 22-31, Nov. 1-2

https://www.screamparkcalifornia.com

The Nun

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Nowadays, there’s not a lot of well-made scary movies that come out. If you’re looking for something modern and absolutely terrifying to watch this Halloween, Hereditary is the movie to go to. Directed by the newfound horror star Ari Aster, this being his first movie, it is far from ordinary. This movie is not one for the light hearted. Based on a family of four with some serious family history, the movie finds a way to give so much detail in scenes that you may not even pay attention to.

The Nun brings a lot to the table, as the fifth installment of the Conjuring series. The movie takes on a prequel role. Taking place in a historic abbey in the mountains of Romania, Sister Irene, a young nun in Rome, is ordered by The Vatican to investigate the suicide of an unnamed Roman Catholic nun. With an ancient artifact being reopened, the infamous demon Valak is unleashed. With the elements of eerie suspense and horrifying jumpscares, this film will most likely make you go to sleep with all the lights on.

- Alex Mullan

Scooby-Doo

Maybe this Halloween you would rather laugh than be scared and that’s when you watch the funny classic, Scooby-Doo. With all the original characters put into a live action film, you still get the good ol’ Scooby-Doo vibe. The actors were incredible and it was easy to believe they were actually part of The Mystery Gang. Watching this may not scare you to death, but you’re going to have a good time and that may just be what you want this Halloween. - Alex Mullan

amazingly terrifying atmosphere.

Ultimate Terror Scream Park

- Jakob Thruelsen

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Oct. 14 - Nov. 3 1415 Pumpkin Lane, Wheatland, CA 95692 Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm is a local favorite for an Autumn day trip. Enjoy: fireworks, live entertainment, movies, food and pig races.

Sacramento History Museum

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Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm

Tickets: https://www.bishopspumpkinfarm.com

WATCH:

The Shining

LOCAL VENUES

Goosebumps Monster House SONY PICTURES

SONY PICTURES

Goosebumps was released in 2015 and almost immediately fulfilled most children’s “scary” movie craving. This movie contains many monsters all included in previous Goosebumps books previously. Dodging and weaving between all the other plots is the romantic relationship that ultimately ends in a dramatic plot twist. Although this movie might be cheesy, there is always something that creates a very entertaining spooky movie for all ages.

This animated movie tells a story of a group of kids trying to stop a living, evil house from doing harm to children on Halloween. The story is certainly unique, giving a new take on Halloween movies. The structure of the home (obviously) contains some strange origins. This film gives great character development, a deep backstory and an emotional ending. Although it is rated PG, the stunning visuals can give viewers of all ages mild goosebumps.

- Landen Reynolds

- Jakob Thruelsen

Downtown Roseville

Oct. 24 Vernon St, Roseville, CA 95678 Carnival games, live music, costume contest and more at the annual Roseville Family Fun Night on Vernon Street in Downtown Roseville. More: https://www.rosevillefamilyfunnight.com

Crest Theater

Oct. 27-29 1013 K St, Sacramento, CA 95814 The historical Crest Theater in Downtown Sacramento is showing a few horror classics in preperation for Halloween. Oct. 27: Beetle Juice, 28: Monster Squad, 29: Exorcist More: https://www.crestsacramento.com

LISTEN:

Kim Petras turns off the light with new horror-themed album JORDAN DEL VALLE TONOIAN

j.delvalleton@eyeofthetigernews.com

On the first of this month Kim Petras released the full version of her horror-themed album. She originally released Turn off the Light Vol. 1 last October and planned to release the second volume this year but at the last moment decided to drop what she called “the full story” on Twitter which entailed a full 17 song album including the eight songs from Vol. I. Some of my favorite new songs added to the full album include There Will Be Blood, Wrong Turn, Death by Sex and Everybody Dies which all feature the classic minor

suspended chords and ominous synth that make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Otherwise the album is full of harsh electronic music which, even though I don’t

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normally associate with the horror genre, fits in well in songs like There Will Be Blood and <demons>. It’s also brimming with mentions of movies from the early 2000s. The entire album flows from song to song. If you have gapless playback on you’ll have a difficult time hearing the transition between most songs, which is one of my favorite tricks for an artist to play on their albums. Starting with an instrumental intro, Purgatory has the classic acoustic minor chords that scream spooky and slowly transitions into electronic music, flowing seamlessly into the first vocal song of the album. There Will Be Blood is one of my favorites. The second track of the album gets its namesake from the Oscar winning 2007 movie of the same name. It embraces the same electric feel from the intro

which is steady over the rest of the album. The fourth song in the album Wrong Turn is named after a horror movie series from 2003. The first fifteen or so seconds of the song incorporates the sound of a car starting, driving off and promptly crashing with an explosion. Knives, while not one of my favorites, is worth mentioning because it’s two minutes and 20 seconds of knife sharpening along with an electronic beat. Turn Off the Light, the twelth song in the album, features a voiceover by the iconic Cassandra Peterson. Peterson is best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Her feature solidifies this album as a true terror-Halloween album. I’ve been playing this album pretty much non-stop since its debut and it’s preparing me for my favorite season of the year. Now if only the weather here would shift along with it.

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CVC switches to frosh/soph BY BRAYDEN DOTOLI

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Starting this winter season, the Capital Valley Conference will no longer feature a level of play that is restricted to freshmen only. Instead, the three levels of play will be varsity, junior varsity and frosh/soph. The frosh/soph level replaces the traditional freshman teams and can be a mix of freshmen and sophomores, if programs choose to pursue that path. The decision came earlier this month at the athletic coordinators meeting on Oct. 4 and passed with a unanimous vote. The rule that allows juniors to play JV is also still in place. This rule was put into place mainly to save some of the freshman programs at schools who struggle to field enough freshman athletes to support a team. For example, Granite Bay has always struggled to keep a freshman softball team. With this rule now in place, if they have too many sophomores in JV they can now go down to help the freshman team from termination. Roseville athletic director Emily Dodds is on the athletic board and is highly in favor of the new rule. “We decided as a league and the athletic board to put this rule i n t o place t o

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BY JACKSON HOOKER

j.hooker@eyeofthetigernews.com

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Freshman teams will no longer be offered due to a Capital Valley Conference change. Now, the three levels of play will be varsity, junior varsity and frosh/soph. According to boys varsity basketball coach Greg Grannucci, this will alleviate the amount of players that sit during games due to large team sizes as pictured above.

save some of the freshman programs in the league that don’t have the numbers,” Dodds said. “For the competition being played, this rule was in the best interest for our athletes and our programs to expand it to be frosh/ soph teams.” According to Dodds, sophomores playing frosh/soph and juniors playing JV should not think of it as playing down or as an insult. Instead, she points out that coaches clearly value those players and expect them to develop while getting more playing time so that they can contribute to the program down the road and that a coach would not keep players in the program, thus taking a spot from and underclassmen, if they were not likely to play a role in the future. Last year’s varsity basketball team consisted of seven juniors and two sophomores, which means this year there are nine returning players. But according to varsity head coach Greg Granucci, he expects as many as 18 juniors to tryout and looks to keep around 16 total players. Granucci believes this new rule is very beneficial to the basketball program in particular due to the fact that some juniors may play JV in order to keep them in the program. In some students’ opinion, it may be an embarrassment to play

on Monday’s league game, a junior frosh/soph basketball sophomore can play with the varsity team, then because there is a stigma that you Friday, can still get play with the JV aren’t good enough to make JV. team. Coach Granucci believes kids Players, however, cannot play for shouldn’t take it as an embarrassboth teams on the same day. ment, but as a chance to get better. This rule is beneficial because in “We need you to get better, so baseball for instance, if a player gets next year you can help us,” Granuchurt and is out ci said. “Right for two weeks, now maybe we have returners I think it’s a great they can pull up a sophomore or other guys change. It gives to fill his place. in the mix that kids a chance to Then, when he are going to help is recovered, us right now, but continue playing can send him your develophigh school and back down. ment is going This is a to help us next develop if they benefit for the year.” aren’t ready for JV sophomore beAfter previous cause now he freshman coach yet. gets to go back Doug Irwin - Basketball coach down and keep stepped down to Josh Errecart playing without be the assistant having to sit the varsity coach, PE bench because the senior is back. teacher Josh Errecart stepped up Dodds believes this rule will benand took the job. efit the programs in a positive way “I think it’s a great change,” Erand doesn’t see an advantage by recart said. “It’s going to be very getting to send kids up and down. beneficial to the school and all the “This rule was applied at the besports programs. Especially basketginning of this school year and I see ball. It gives kids a chance to connothing but positives to it,” Doods tinue playing high school basketball said. “I think it took so long to make and develop if they aren’t ready for it a rule because teams saw it as JV yet.” an advantage to send kids up and Also, a new rule that was put into down, but it’s not. It just allows the place this year where at any level kids to not have to sit the bench and players can go up and down at any allows them to play more.” point of the season. For example

Performances of the Week SEPTEMBER 23-27 Trenton Artica recovers from injury, beats PR BY ETHAN NIELSON

e.nielson@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Performance of the Week for the week of September 23 goes to senior runner Trenton Artica, who turned a new personal best time while placing twentythird out of 353 in his division in the Capital Cross Inventional at Haggin Oaks Golf Course, one of the largest cross country meets on the West Coast with over 6,000 runners. Making this feat even more impressive, Artica was coming off of an injury that kept him sidelined for the three weeks preceding the tournament. “Trenton was out of shape but still ran very

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well,” varsity cross country coach Curt Hobbs said. According to Hobbs, one of Artica’s teammates, junior Shane Meadows, has been running at one of his personal bests as well, which has helped inspire Artica on his comeback. “Shane has been pushing Trenton to help bring him back into shape and be ready to run against the best in the state.”

SEPTEMBER 30 OCTOBER 4 Varsity football defeats River Valley Falcons BY KANYON SMITH

k.smith@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Performance of the Week for the week of Sep-

tember 30 goes to varsity football senior wide receiver and defensive back Jackson Shedd. On Friday, October 4 Shedd turned in an amazing performance in Yuba City as the team took on the River City Falcons. On offense, he had five catches for 112 yards and two touchdowns and two carries for 23 yards. Defensively, he contributed six tackles and an interception. According to coach Joe Catalico, Shedd’s ability to play on both sides of the ball is a great asset and positions him as a leader for the team. Catalico also noted that he’s one of the best players on the team with his great attitude, sportsmanship and determination to sacrifice himself for the team. “We are counting on him to play well in his next game and hopefully league

championship,” said.

Catalico

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Girls golf shoots lowest score of the season BY JAMES WADMAN

j.wadman@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Performance of the Week for the week of October 7 goes to the girls varsity golf team for their victory over the Bella Vista Broncos in their lowest scoring match of the season at Sierra View Country Club. Roseville’s lowest individual scores came from juniors Gabie Giovacchini, Kayla Hary and Annie Lemos, shooting 44, 45 and 45 respectively, with each

player on the team shooting consistently. Coach Corey Fukuman was proud of his team’s success. “No one played better than the other,” Fukuman said. “We were all just hitting lower scores than the other team and it led to us winning.” Senior Julia Tavianini was proud of her team for finding success so late in the season. “It was really great that we were able to see our hard work reflected in our team score,” Tavianini said. “The whole team contributed and it was really nice that one of our last matches we were able to do so well.” After the Tiger’s win last Tuesday as well as Thursday against the Inderkum Tigers, they are currently sitting at second in the CVC with only a CVC eighteenhole tournament left.

Earlier this month, the Central Valley Conference passed a new rule eliminating pure freshman level teams beginning with winter sports and replacing them with freshman and sophomore teams. Also, this year - for the first time - coaches have the ability to call up and send down athletes during league play; a varsity coach could call up a JV player for a few games and then send them back to JV later in the season. As an athlete I feel like this rule is absolutely ridiculous and makes each level really unfair. How would you feel if you made a varsity team yet struggled a bit and then, bam, you get sent down to JV. That would make me feel defeated and horrible. Once you make a team you should get to stay on it, unless you get called up to the higher level. Another horrible new rule is the frosh/soph team, which will cause problems for the sophomores. Since most sophomores would make the JV team, any sophomore on the frosh/ soph team would be separated from their friends and peers in their grade. That could lead to them being made fun of for not being good enough, or make kids want to give up. This could really bad for the freshman as well because they will be playing against bigger, faster and stronger sophomores, who they will have to compete for playtime with. It is just unfair all around. The only people that this rule can benefit is the coaches, because it increases flexibility with their roster, even if it hurts the players in the long run. Sure the teams will be a lot better, but it’s hurting their athletes. Juniors and sophomores that are playing on JV and frosh/soph, respectively, will feel like they are playing down and get discouraged and they will be seperated from kids in their grade. If you ask me the old system worked great and there was no reason to change. The only thing that was bad was the lack of ability to call up and send down athletes, which could have been addressed by itself; There was no point to create the frosh/soph team. The only area where this rule is somewhat ok is how athletes can be pulled up to the higher level at any time. This new rule is doing a lot more damage than good. I have also talked to other students and they completely agree that rule is horrible it’s not fair to the athletes.

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Juniors take over the backfield After an injury to senior Aaron Shima, juniors Cole Errecart and Joe Brijs have stepped up to lead the potent Tiger rushing attack as varsity football jumps out to a 5-2 start. work ethic. “Joe is just a super hard-working athlete,” Brown said. “He is very dedicated. He’s always After a tough 3-7 season last working and trying to be the best year, the RHS varsity football player he can be.” team has turned things around unIn addition to daily workouts der new head coach Joe Cattolico this summer, Brijs also attended a and has started the season 5-2. week-long football camp at BYU, The team’s offense, unfortunately, where he was named MVP of the faced some injuries early on, but running backs at the camp At the fortunately, players have stepped camp Brijs was able to further up to fill these positions. develop his skills and got the opEarly in the season, senior runportunity to work with several ning back Aaron Shima suffered college coaches and also compete an injury that would sideline him against higher level athletes than the rest of the year. Shima was a he was used to. big loss for the Tigers offense. As Brijs believes that attending a junior last year, he finished the the BYU camp helped change his season with 585 rushing yards and mentality going into the season . five touchdowns - the top num“There was a lot of good players bers for any returning player. at the camp,” Brijs said. “I saw a Luckily for the Tigers, juniors lot of kids who were bigger, stronJoe Brijs and Cole Errecart had ger, faster and more athletic than been preparing for this opportuI was used to seeing, so I knew I nity all offseason and were ready had to step it up for varsity.” to step up and fill this spot. When the opportunity pre“Joe and Cole were in a rosented itself for Brijis to step in at tation for running back, and after running back, some injuhe wasn’t nerries the rovous and knew tations got he would be shortened okay if he a little bit,” trusted all the Cattolico hard work he said. “They had put in, in were the preparation. two left in “I was rethe rotation ally excited, to step up, not so much and have n e r v ous been dobecause I ing a really - Varsity football player knew I was good job Tyler Rohwer ready. I had since.” a lot of expeThis past rience from last year and I summer, Brijs spent day in and had been working hard and day out working on his game I knew I just had to step up and getting ready to compete at and prove myself when this the varsity level. Brijs went to opportunity was presented,” workouts every day, lifting in the Brijs said. morning, then heading to practice Brijs mentality worked, after that. as he went in his first Senior transfer and quartergame and from then on back Cooper Thompson did not has made a tremenknow Brijs prior to coming to dous impact on the RHS, however Thompson quickly team and is helplearned how dedicated he was and ing to carry the influence his dedication had the Tigers on the entirety of the team. offen“Joe is very hard working on s i v e l y. and off the field, in the weight Brijs is currently room,” Thompson said. “He is alleading the team in ways doing his best and he pushes rushing yards with 553 yards aleveryone to do their best.” ready this season. He is averaging Teammate junior Tommy 5.4 yards per carry and rushes on Brown is also impressed by Brjis’ BY BELLA AYALA

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I think the switch to running back for Cole was a really good choice and he’s doing really well there.

JOE BRIJS SEASON STATS

touchdowns

553 7.7

total rushing yards

average yards per carry

*STATS AS OF OCTOBER 10

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This season, juniors Cole Errecart (2), left, and Joe Brijs (20), right, quickly adapted to succeed on the high-paced varsity football team. Brijs had previously played running back, while Errecart made the switch from JV quarterback.

COLE ERRECART SEASON STATS

4 543 7.6

touchdowns total rushing yards

average yards per carry

average for 79.0 yards per game. Brijs is also leading the team in touchdowns with 12. While this new role has pushed Brijs to excel on the field for the Tigers, it has also provided him an opportunity to take on more of a prominent leadership role on the team. Although he is an underclassman on the team, Brown does not believe this affects his leadership role. Brijs is a leader on the team and is well respected by all his teammates. “If Joe tells someone to do something they listen,” Brown said. “Even

though he is an underclassman a quarterback for the 10-0 Roshe’s still one of the leaders on our eville JV team last year, Errecart team and the upperclassman listen started this varsity season as a QB to him.” and captain. During his transition While some may have found to varsity, the junior had played this a challenge, Brown believes quarterback for the Tiger’s first this transition was easy for Brijs two games against Bear Creek as he is a natand Oakural leader mont. Once on and off the Shima’s football field. injury cre“He leads ated a need by example, at running not just in back, Errefootball, but cart quickly outside of adjusted. it too, that’s Currently just the kind as a running of person he back, Eris,” Brown recart has a said. total of four While touchdowns, - Varsity football player 595 all purBrijs built on his prior skill Tommy Brown pose yards, as a running and averages back, Erre7.6 yards per cart had to make a position change carry. to fill the vacancy. Prior to domiTeammate Tyler Rohwer nating as a varsity running back, watched Errecart as he adapted to Errecart had led the team as a the new position, and has noticed quarterback both his JV his success. season and “I think the switch to running going into back for Cole was a really good h i s choice and he’s doing really well varsithere,” Rohwer said. “He’s proty seagressing fast and getting better evson. ery day. Next year he’ll dominate As even more than he is now.”

[Joe] leads by example, not just in football, but outside of it too, that’s just the kind of person he is.