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RJUHSD committee selects first female superintendent BY ALEYNA CAMACHO
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VAPA department wraps up
The RHS VAPA department held the annual VAPA Festival last Wednesday. Above, senior Emily Botnen recieves an honor cord for her particpation in the drama and dance departments. Along with the VAPA and NAHS honor cord ceremony, the night included an art show reception, band spring concert and student performances. The art show will continue to showcase students’ work in the Patti Baker and JB Gale Theaters until May 26.
RJUHSD’s superintendent search committee recently selected Denise Herrmann, who has worked in education for 28 years, as the district’s first female superintendent. Herrmann will take the place of her predecessor, retiring superintendent Ron Severson, on July 1 of this year. Herrmann currently serves as the associate superintendent for instructional services at Fremont Unified School District where she’s worked for the last three years. Prior, she worked as a high school site administrator for 18 years and a chemistry teacher for 10 years, according to a district memo. “[RJUHSD] has a wonderful reputation,” Herrmann said. “I thought it would just be wonderful to be a part of it.” In her prior position, Herrmann altered Gunn’s school-day schedule
Teachers, students drive course catalog Fluctuations due to involvement highs, lows BY DANIELLE BENNETT d.bennett@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville High School will not be able to participate in Future Business Leaders of America competitions next year. This is due to a new rule change implemented by the California Department of Education and FBLA that requires members of the club to participate in a school business program in order to be eligible for competition. However, since former business teacher Ron Volk’s retirement last year, RHS has not offered a business program on its campus. In the last decade, the discontinuation of the business department is just one of many fluctuations of student opportunity at RHS. This flow of programs,
classes and extracurriculars can historically be attributed to the flow of involved students and teachers. A collaborative effort involving input from administrators, counselors and subject departments determines the courses available on RHS’ course catalog. It also takes into consideration student and staff opinion and other concerns regarding staffing or facility size. Assistant principal Jason Wilson believes the ability to find a teacher who can move the existing program in a positive direction determines whether or not the school may continue offering the course. “Teachers are really the ones that drive that progress,” Wilson said. “They have that vision; they are invested in it. Kids are following them and when that goes [away] it’s sometimes hard for another teacher to duplicate that.” FBLA co-adviser Kelly Capell hopes the club will be
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Two years ago, RJUHSD granted Oakmont High School sophomore Rachana Jonnalagadda received an intradistrict transfer from RHS to participate in the OHS IB program. District administrators handle intradistrict transfers prior to a school years end, which are often times requested due to varied opportunities around RJUHSD. According to executive director of personnel services Brad Basham, transfers are subject to
district approval and must take site population capacity into consideration. Woodcreek High School is currently the only RJUHSD site closed to intradistrict transfers due to maximum student enrollment for the fall of 2018. Jonnalagadda’s story is not unique. Site course differences such as the aforementioned IB program may prompt students to request intradistrict transfers if their desired school does not align with district boundaries. For example, Roseville High School is the only site in RJUHSD which offers the AVID pathway. Other distinct courses may also include CTE programs such as culinary which is only offered at RHS and OHS. In com-
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from a period to a block setting and worked to institute a wellness program for the district’s students. “You have two sites [in RJUHSD] already starting wellness programs,” Herrmann said. “I would definitely want to expand that and make sure that we get feedback from the students.” However, she said she plans to dedicate her first year as superintendent to gaining input from SUPER | Page 3
Clubs’ demise annual trend
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Sophomore Cassidy Noonan speaks at a Future Business Leaders of America meeting. The club’s members will no longer be allowed to compete in state competitions due to RHS’ lack of a business department, according to a new CDE rule.
granted leeway to continue to compete, and that both it and a business program will be available to students in the future. Having both credentials and interest in business, math teacher Doug Ash offered to teach the
course. As he approached administrators about his desire to assume the vacant position, his proposal was declined. According to RHS principal David Byrd, the development CATALOG | Page 2
Student opportunity varies around district Some transfer to pursue interests
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RHS senior Chris Langlet sits in Dean Gadway’s AVID 12 class. Of all the schools in the RJUHSD, only RHS offers an AVID program.
Last August, the RHS student body gathered on Campo street for Club Rush, where students could potentially learn about 28 registered – as well as several unregistered – clubs. Now, as the end of the school year draws to a close, the number of common interest groups holding regular meetings has dwindled. According to Medical Club adviser Erin Granucci, participating members of the Medical Club have also grown more limited as the school year winds to a close. “It’s a busy time. There’s a lot of work. There’s a lot of stuff happening, especially in the spring term,” Granucci said. “So it’s not uncommon to see the participation go down. It’s just, people are just busy.” Both lack of time and student disinterest serve as a major cause behind faltering clubs. According to assistant principal Matt Pipitone, who verifies clubs formed within the school and checks to make sure new clubs don’t hold excessive similarities to pre-existing ones, participation and dedication both play integral roles in the success of a club. Without them, he believes clubs are more likely to be disbanded. “All of our clubs on campus are based on student interest,” Pipitone said. “What the students want to have going on. As long as there are students continuing to be involved in [a] club, the club will also continue.” Computer Science teacher and Tiger Tech adviser Bradlee Crockett believes in using students’ passions to drive a club forward. According to Crockett, his advertising is largely word-of-mouth, as opposed to other clubs, because he believes students that would seek the club out are passionate toward the selective topics it covers and guarantee the survival of the club. CLUBS | Page 3
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of new, specialized courses of study related to business, such as the culinary, engineering and biomedical programs, factored into the decision to allow a business program hiatus. “We thought if we allow [business] to go away it may allow these other programs to flourish because it’ll drive some kids in that direction,” Byrd said. “Now if we can get those other programs to grow a little bit, there may be a need for a business component within them or a business class later on.” Other programs have been discontinued after the departure of their head teachers. According Wilson, there are cases such as with a previously offered course called Geometry and Construction course, where they could not find a replacement for the program. Teachers may propose new courses to their departments and administrators. They may need to obtain district approval in order to implement the program. English teacher Jamie Handling obtained approval for Creative Writing after she began teaching the class under the name English Magazine the year be-
fore. Handling rewrote the course to match A-G guidelines and focused on marketing to students to make it a possibility. “Realistically when you teach a course that you’re trying to build into a program you really have to sell it,” Handling said. “I want kids to come out of my class saying I really learned something and I had a lot of fun doing it – and that’s
the only way to build a program.” The district limits the number of courses RHS can teach based on student enrollment. For this upcoming year, RHS can offer a total of 443 classes. While department heads will work with their teachers to determine their ideal course schedule, student sign ups for course registration will ultimately deter-
mine the courses available. Courses that do not receive enough sign ups will not be offered, limiting the flexibility of changing course decisions after the schedule is formulated. Assistant principal Stephanie Malia will design the master schedule for the 2018-19 school year. She believes the course schedule aims to prioritize student interest, but is affected
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parison, Speech and Debate is a specialized elective not offered at RHS but is featured at schools such as WHS. According to assistant superintendent Jess Borjon, specific site courses rely on adequate staffing to provide for the variety of courses offered at each site. “Each site employs on average about 100 teachers,” Borjon said. “They all come with credentials, but they also come with passion and interest.” According to Borjon, the culinary pathway offered at RHS and OHS are examples of programs limited to few schools but with high student interest. Culinary teacher Angela Ash began teaching at RHS six years ago and believes culinary provides students with skills that appeal to everyone. “[RHS has] incredibly diverse human beings,” Ash said. “But the common thing is that they that they find great value in this program for any type of student.” Ash believes the variety of courses at RHS offers students experiences they may encounter in the future. “I think that students should leave this campus with a diverse toolbox,” Ash said. “When you go to college...this is what
by other concerns. “The whole theory behind the master schedule is that you build a schedule for students but the reality is sometimes that doesn’t happen,” Malia said. “It’s a lot of little things.” By evolving the course schedule along with changing students and staff, Byrd feels they secure a more modern and relevant course catalog.
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Above, Culinary teacher Angela Ash leads her third period culinary class. Ash believes RHS currently offers a diverse selection of courses that prepares students for their future.
you find. Just a nice little cross section of America and I just feel like we’re so lucky.” RHS principal David Byrd believes every high school offers every student a unique experience, influenced by the community and classes taken. “One school can be a hundred and another school can be four years old [and] it’s always going to be different,” Byrd said. “Different doesn’t necessarily mean better and it doesn’t necessarily mean worse.” Although students may transfer out of RHS for various reasons, Byrd directs his focus onto the current state of courses offered at RHS. “I’m not too worried
about the people we lose or the people who don’t want to come here,” Byrd said. “I think we have to commit to who we are and who we want to be and what education we want to offer.” Byrd believes AVID at RHS provides students with the opportunity to develop important educational and collegiate habits while leaving room for VAPA and CTE electives. According to AVID teacher Amy Shishido, the stability of the program can be attributed to the dedicated faculty members who work to maintain the course. While other RJUHSD sites dissolved their AVID programs, RHS continues to uphold its status as a national demonstration school.
Although RHS may appeal to those interested in AVID, Jonnalagadda believes students should apply for transfers within the district in order to pursue their academic aspirations offered at other campuses. “They didn’t have IB at RHS and I wasn’t that interested in doing AP classes only,” Jonnalagadda said. “I believe that IB would hold more of a challenge for me because I would have to take all the required classes, whereas in AP, I would most likely just take classes that I know I can do well in.” According to GBHS IB coordinator Bernadette Cranmer, 42 students applied for the IB program at GBHS for the 2018-19
school year. This number tends to include several intradistrict transfers each year. “There are special programs at every school that draw students,” Cranmer said. OHS IB senior ambassador Claire Jordan also transferred to Oakmont in order to participate in the IB program. “While I live in Granite Bay, I attend Oakmont because of the size and breadth of our IB program,” Jordan said. Jordan believes that the expansion of IB within RJUHSD would benefit students and possibly alleviate the abundance of intra-district transfers. “If the existing programs reach full capacity, establishing the IB program at another school would grant more students the opportunity to experience the IB curriculum,” Jordan said. “The diversity of choice is one of the strengths of Oakmont’s IB program.” According to Byrd, he has no intentions of directly focusing on programs other schools implement. Instead, Byrd hopes to strengthen courses currently being offered at RHS. “We’re trying to create a model where you walk out of Roseville as a wellbalanced, well-adjusted student,” Byrd said. “I think we’re kind of approaching at RHS, our perfect balance.”
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Site goals set aims to tackle absenteeism
of problems on campus,” Weis said. “If there were an overall school policy designed to reduce chronRJUHSD established ic absenteeism it would go the reduction of student a long way.” chronic absenteeism for Weis, along with key cohort groups as a other teachers in the district-wide goal for the English department, have 2018-19 school year. implemented a policy that In order to develop allows seniors who have district and site goals, the missed two or fewer days district reviews data and of class to miss the final. previous goals then aligns “It is more valuable to them with state and district me that they’re in class all expectations. Assistant the time than if they have superintendent Jess Borto take the final so that is jon feels the district goals one thing we do to try to have become increasingly keep students in class,” effective. Weis said. “Our While stucurrent dent chronic goals are An overall absenteeism probably school policy may concern the most administraspedesigned to tors, frequent cific goals teacher reduce [it] we’ve had absences in quite would go a present consome time cerns for the because long way. students in we’re Teacher Denise their courses. finally getting Weis CDE data for RJUHSD to our from the trouble 2015-16 school year spots,” Borjon said. “It states that teacher chronic took us a while and we absenteeism ranged from used to be a very passive 12.8 percent at Woodcreek district but we’ve develto 26.8 percent at Rosoped an approach that eville and Antelope. focuses on setting teenagBorjon recognizes the ers up for success again.” effect of frequent teacher English teacher Denise absences in classrooms. Weis believes the effects “If we have one of the goal will benefit teacher missing the same students in many aspects. class repeatedly that’s a “Reducing chronic abproblem and we need to senteeism reduces Ds and address that through any Fs which reduces students means possible,” Borjon who don’t graduate so it said. “The students in really solves a plethora
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Above, substitute teacher Darlene Stordahl fills in for Kevin Fagen’s AP Microeconomics class last Wednesday. School sites may find themselves in last minute searches for substitutes in the event there are more teachers absent than typically gone.
that class will not get an ideal experience so that is a concern to us,” Borjon said. Although the district does not directly deem teachers chronically absent, they do monitor excessive use of sick or leave days. Executive director of personnel services Brad Basham says that while these instances are rare, district measures are taken when necessary. “Once the teachers exhaust their sick leave or they are out for reasons we do not approve of there is a disciplinary process that can take place, but the vast majority of our teachers follow the
contract,” Basham said. This month, RHS has witnessed multiple days with more than a dozen teacher absences each Monday and Friday, leaving administrators in a last minute search for substitutes. According to Byrd, while this may not be a common situation at RHS, he feels changes can be made to keep teachers in classrooms. “There are days when it feels there is not enough substitute coverage,” Byrd said. “Can we as a school district take a look at what keeps teachers out and try to do a better job with that? I think there’s always room for improve-
ment in that area.” One reason teachers may frequently be out are district trainings. “Teachers being absent is not often them all being sick,” Byrd said. “It’s usually off site meetings or trainings. Sometimes it’s just unavoidable, we have to send people to the trainings.” Basham acknowledges the issue and believes the district can do their part in preventing further widespread absences. “We can control how many times we’re pulling teachers out for things such as staff trainings and meetings so we need to monitor that better,”
Basham said. When needed, teachers can opt to take a personal necessity day. Byrd believes the guidelines surrounding personal necessity days offer teachers a fair reason for their absence. “They allow flexibility for teachers to do what they need to do,” Byrd said. “They’re not unlimited but the rules surrounding them are pretty fair.” Weis sees teacher absences as a hardship that must be taken in moderation. “It’s a hard balance because no teacher wants to be out,” Weis said. “It’s entirely too much work.”
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Students sign up for meeting reminders for different RHS organizations at last fall’s club rush on Campo Street. Despite high turn-out rates at the beginning of the year, club attendance may diminish near the end of the school year.
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“We get students that are passionate about technology and they lead. If it wasn’t for them, our program would fizzle too and our club would fizzle too,” Crockett said. “I don’t want every student to be here. I want students I can trust to make good decisions. I can see if you don’t have students that aren’t motivated to participate and do something, then it’s not going to go anywhere.” A lack of time also serves as a deterrent to the continuation of student-run clubs. Most clubs at RHS meet on Mondays during the shared lunch in order to allow any student with a desire to become a member an equal opportunity to participate. This means clubs have limited opportunities to attract members, each of whom have a fixed amount of time on their hands. “A lot of the clubs have started meeting on Mon-
days, but then they’re all competing for that Monday time,” Mattix said. “So we used to have students involved in a couple of clubs and now a number of students that just go down to one club.” English teacher Scott Brink, as the current adviser for both the Board Game Club and the Brony Club, also faces the dilemma of time. The Board Game Club began its first meeting with 30 people, but current records indicate that the number of members attending meetings have dwindled. According to Brink, the change in attending students is caused by outside commitments. “Some of those numbers shift, though, because it’s after school and a lot of the kids have jobs, sports after school,” Brink said. “So they have those other commitments as well.” The Brony Club also fell upon the same issue. What began with a small group of six people was
reduced to a core group of three students. But despite the club’s relatively small yet close-knit group, Brink doesn’t expect it to continue past this year, as a lack of student interest also has to be taken into account when forming or continuing a club. In previous years, Brink also served as the adviser for the Animal Rights Club. Its disappearance came with the graduation of the club’s founder, as there were no students interested in continuing spreading the club’s message. “There were a few students that were very passionate about it, but that passion didn’t translate to other students and therefore,” Brink said. “When that student left, interest kind of disappeared.” Sophomore Will Bautista experienced a similar event when a lack of communication and opportunities to meet up caused his Ultimate Frisbee Club to stop meeting.
“If students wanted to try new stuff or meet new people, then they don’t really have that opportunity to do it in a way that they can try a new sport without having to really be that skilled at it,” Bautista said. Student Government teacher Brent Mattix’ role in accounting for clubs has taught him that students that are heavily involved in their clubs have a strong passion for the subject of the club itself. “The secret of clubs is to have dedicated students that want to run the club. So when we find dedicated students to step back to lead the club, the club will run just because the students won’t let it down,” Mattix said. “What we don’t want to see is people be part of the club just to look good and and not really commit to it.” Junior Kaitlyn Ang serves as the current vice president of Key Club, one of RHS’ most successful clubs. It has been opera-
tional in RHS for over 50 years with about 66 current members. Ang believes the club’s success is based on the strong bond members share with one another. “Unlike a lot of other clubs, we don’t have a meeting and then just ‘oh, we’re done. I’ll see you next week.’ No, we’re there all the time, we say hi to you in the halls,” Ang said. Like Ang, Mattix believes that strengthening connections with fellow club members leads to higher levels of involvement and participation in clubs. “When we see students that have a strong bond with each other, they’re just more likely to stay involved and they’re coming out, not just because of the interest, but because of the people they’re with,” Mattix said. “We have a lot of great students at Roseville High School, and so we can link those students together. It just makes a bigger impact.”
faculty members and district community. “It’s such a good district,” Herrman said. “There’s no need for me to come in and fix anything.” Herrmann also looks forward to learning more about RJUHSD offerings that are new to her oversight, like the IB program available to Oakmont and Granite Bay High School students. GBHS IB coordinator Bernadette Cranmer said she has appreciated Severson’s past support of the program. “Severson has been very supportive of IB as he helped bring it to Granite Bay more than 10 years ago,” Cranmer said. “But I am aware that decisions made by the district office, especially with new administration, can help or hinder IB at any schools.” On RHS’ campus, several faculty members have expressed enthusiasm over Herrmann’s selection. “I feel confident in the process that the district went through, and we have a lot of great initiative that I just hope she will continue it,” assistant principal Stephanie Malia said. Social science teacher Carol Crabtree believes Herrmann’s hiring works towards diminishing the gender gap within RJUHSD’s administration. “I think it’s fantastic that they found a candidate that’s a woman,” Crabtree said. “It is nice to see representation by a woman at the administrative, and high administrative level.”
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Roseville High School no podrá participar en las competencias de Future Business Leaders of America el próximo año. Esto se debe a un nuevo cambio de reglas implementado por el Departamento de Educación de California y FBLA que requiere que los miembros de FBLA participen en un programa de negocios escolares para ser elegibles para la competencia. Sin embargo, desde la jubilación del ex profesor de negocios Ron Volk el año pasado, RHS no ha ofrecido un programa de negocios en su campus. Esto no es único. Las oportunidades de los estudiantes de participar en clases, programas o actividades extra curriculares a menudo dependen de a qué escuela asisten. Un esfuerzo de colaboración que involucra aportaciones de los
administradores, consejeros y departamentos de materias determina los cursos disponibles en el catálogo de cursos de RHS. También toma en cuenta la opinión de estudiantes y personal y otras preocupaciones con respecto al personal o el tamaño de la instalación. El subdirector Jason Wilson cree que la capacidad de encontrar un maestro que pueda mover el programa existente en una dirección positiva determina si la escuela puede continuar ofreciendo el curso o no. “Los docentes son realmente los que impulsan ese progreso”, dijo Wilson. “Tienen esa visión, están invertidos en ella”. Los niños los siguen y cuando eso se va, a veces es difícil para otro maestro duplicar eso “. El co-consejero de FBLA, Kelly Capell, espera que al club se le otorgue margen de maniobra para continuar compitiendo, y que tanto este como un programa de negocios estarán disponibles para los estudiantes en el futuro. Teniendo ambas credenciales e interés en los
negocios, el maestro de matemáticas Doug Ash se ofreció a enseñar el curso. Cuando se acercó a los administradores sobre su deseo de asumir el puesto vacante, su propuesta fue rechazada. Según el director de RHS, David Byrd, el desarrollo de nuevos cursos de estudio especializados relacionados con los negocios, como los programas culinarios, de ingeniería y biomédicos, tuvo en cuenta la decisión de permitir un hiato en el programa de negocios. “Pensamos que si permitimos que [los negocios] se vayan, puede permitir que estos otros programas florezcan porque llevará a algunos niños en esa dirección”, dijo Byrd. “Ahora, si podemos hacer que esos otros programas crezcan un poco, puede ser necesario un componente comercial dentro de ellos o una clase de negocios más adelante”. Otros programas han sido descontinuados después de la partida de sus directores. Según Wilson, hay casos, como un curso previamente ofrecido llamado curso de
Geometría y Construcción, donde no pudieron encontrar un reemplazo para el programa. Los maestros pueden proponer nuevos cursos a sus departamentos y administradores. Es posible que necesiten obtener la aprobación del distrito para implementar el programa. La maestra de inglés Jamie Handling obtuvo la aprobación para escritura
creativa después de que ella comenzó a enseñar la clase bajo el nombre de revista inglesa el año anterior. Manejo reescribió el curso para que coincida con las pautas de a-g y se centró en la comercialización de los estudiantes para que sea una posibilidad. “Realistamente, cuando enseñas un curso que intentas construir en un programa, realmente tienes que
venderlo”, dijo Handling. “Quiero que los niños salgan de mi clase diciendo que realmente aprendí algo y me divertí mucho haciéndolo, y esa es la única forma de crear un programa”. El distrito limita la cantidad de cursos que RHS puede enseñar en base a la inscripción de estudiantes. Para este próximo año, RHS puede ofrecer un total de 443 cursos.
muchos años, la destacada estudiante de segundo año decidió llevar su talento a San Luis Obispo. Después de haber jugado al voleibol durante cuatro años, Slack siente que su compromiso con Cal Poly es la recompensa de años de duro trabajo y dedicación. “Es realmente genial ver cómo, después de años de trabajo, me reconocen y me otorgan una beca completa para ir a jugar a una gran escuela”, dijo Slack. Aunque el bateador ju-
nior eligió ir a Cal Poly, había varias otras escuelas que habían mostrado interés, incluidas la Universidad de Santa Clara, la Universidad del Pacífico y UC Davis. Sin embargo, según Slack, ninguna de estas escuelas presentó la experiencia completa de la universidad como lo hizo Cal Poly. “Elegí Cal Poly porque realmente me gustaron los entrenadores y el equipo, y también sus académicos son increíbles. Además de eso, tienen un gran programa de
voleibol, que obviamente me atrae para querer jugar allí “, dijo Slack. Jugando para la potencia regional de voleibol de la NCVC, a Slack se le dieron numerosas oportunidades de jugar frente a las universidades de la División I y mostrar su conjunto de habilidades a potenciales entrenadores y reclutadores. Este vínculo con NCVC ayudó a Cal Poly a ver al joven en ascenso, ya que presenciaron su juego el verano pasado, lo que inició
el proceso de reclutamiento entre las dos partes. “Cal Poly primero se puso en contacto conmigo después de verme jugar el verano pasado, y probablemente eran la escuela más interesada con la que había hablado todavía”, dijo Slack. “Recibí una muy buena sensación de sus entrenadores, y después de que me ofrecieron un lugar, me interesé aún más, así que investigué muchísimo la escuela y quedé muy contento con lo que encontré”.
Según su compañera de equipo Paris Harwell, Slack juega al voleibol mucho más de lo que se espera a su edad. “Kate es una gran jugadora y cuando está en la cancha”, dijo Harwell. “Ella juega como una persona mayor a pesar de que solo es un estudiante de segundo año. No me sorprendió cuando fue llevada al equipo universitario o incluso cuando fue ofrecida por Cal Poly, solo por su conjunto de habilidades “.
se ejecuta en un tanque de paintball que tiene una línea aérea que choca contra la empuñadura de la pistola. Los tanques de aire normalmente se sostienen en una mochila u otra bolsa dependiendo del tamaño del tanque. Las configuraciones HPA normalmente son usadas por jugadores más experimentados debido a que el precio de uno es más alto que un arma de nivel de entrada. El jugador promedio tendrá un cinturón con bolsas incorporadas. Esto es lo mismo para mí y sus hermanos. Según Tuimaunei, ella cree que es una jugadora promedio que practica este deporte para estar activa y hacer nuevos amigos. Mientras que algunas personas pretenden ser “velocistas”, lo que significa que una per-
sona que usa el equipo más ligero y minimiza su configuración de airsoft en un intento de moverse rápido y atacar rápido, Tuimaunei cree que no cae bajo el término. Talae Tuimaunei, uno de los hermanos de Mele, cree que su hermano mayor despertó el interés de los hermanos en el deporte y les hizo comenzar a vincularse con él. Ahora intentan jugar juntos todos los fines de semana y esperan participar en torneos en el futuro. Según Talae, los torneos requieren trabajo en equipo y entrar con un equipo compuesto por sus hermanos solo haría que su vínculo fuera aún más fuerte en el campo. Mele y sus hermanos hicieron que muchos amigos jugaran airsoft. Ya
sea en el campo jugando y trabajando juntos para completar un determinado objetivo, o fuera del campo hablando de diferentes aspectos de los deportes. Airsoft depende en gran medida de las relaciones sociales y el trabajo en equipo. “Después de cada juego, hablas con [los jugadores] y puedes hacer muchos nuevos amigos, y las personas que trabajan allí también son muy agradables”, dijo Talae. Mele también disfruta enseñando a jugadores más jóvenes y más nuevos sobre el deporte. Ella ayuda a los nuevos jugadores a entender la seguridad de las armas y los pormenores del ataque aéreo. Ella espera sobresalir más en lo que se considera un deporte en gran parte dominado por hombres.
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Arriba la estudiante Cassidy Noonan participa en el club FBLA. Ahora que no hay un clase de negocios FBLA no sera eligibles por participar en los competencias
DEPORTES Estudiante de Segundo año Kate Slack comete a jugar voleibol POR NATE LEMOS
n.lemos@eyeofthetigernews.com
La estudiante de segundo año Kate Slack se ha comprometido recientemente a jugar al voleibol de la División I en la Universidad Estatal Politécnica de California. Después de jugar voleibol para el Club de Voleibol del Norte de California (NCVC) durante
REPORTAJES Estudiante de segundo año participa en el ataque aéreo con sus hermanos POR JOSH REBELLO
j.rebello@eyeofthetigernews.com
La primera vez que Mele Tuimaunei, estudiante de segundo año, tomó una pistola, ella inmediatamente la siguió intentando dispararle a sus hermanos con sus perdigones. La introducción de Tuimanei al ataque aéreo la dejó con una fuerte impresión y un deseo de seguir jugando. “Comenzamos a jugar y se volvió más divertido, así que conseguimos un mejor equipo”, dijo Tuimaunei. Ahora, Tuimaunei juega con sus hermanos y amigos en un campo local. Ella y sus hermanos usan una configuración de HPA, que
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Arriba la estudiante de segundo año participa en el ataque de aereo. Ella disfruta de la actividad mucho y tambien disfruta ensenar a los jugadores jovenes.
EVENTOSFUTUROS MAY 7-18
Examenes de AP Estudiantes tomaran los examenes de AP durante los dos semanas
MAY 26
MAY 7-26
Rosechella Tendrán lugar durante el almuerzo, varias bandas de musico participan.
Exhibicion de Arte Las exhibciones de Arte continuan en el PBT, el JBG y la oficina principal.
MAY 12
MAY 21
Noche de Premios de Seniors Los estudiantes del final año recibirán premios academicos y algunos ganarán las becas locales
Senior Sunset Tendrán lugar desde las 6:00 pm a las 8:00 pm. Varios actividades tienen lugar.
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Theater background shapes princess portrayal BY JOSH KEATON
j.keaton@eyeofthetigernews.com
Sophomore Annabelle Tiznado’s theater experience has given her plenty of preparation for her current job, which combines acting, singing, and dressing up as a character in order to become a princess for children’s parties. Specifically, Tiznado dresses up as Moana from the Disney princess movie “Moana.” She works for the company “Fairy Godmother,” which provides children’s birthday party entertainment with their choice of characters to hang out with whether it be a princess or a superhero. According to Tiznado, she first heard about this opportunity while she was doing musical theater. “Some of my friends have acquaintances that do it and I was scouted out at a musical theatre performance,” Tiznado said. Tiznado’s favorite part about dressing up is getting to make memories with the kids. “It is amazing to see their faces light up when they meet you, as it is their dream to meet the charac-
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ter,” Tiznado said. Sophomore Sydney Chesnut, a close friend of Tiznado, feels excited for Tiznado’s opportunity to work with kids. “She was at a theater performance, and the company noticed she looks a lot like Moana. That is when they offered her a job,” Chesnut said. “It’s a really good pay, she gets to continue her passion of singing at this job and she gets to play with cute kids all day.” According to Chesnut, Tiznado’s talent and appearance, which she describes as similar to Moana’s, made her a good match for the role.
“She looks so similar to Moana that she didn’t even have to apply,” Chesnut said. “The company just automatically offered her a spot.” Sophomore Cassidy Noonan, another friend of Tiznado, believes that Tiznado has the qualities of a great character performer, as well as former experience with children that will now come in handy. “Annabelle has babysat a lot before, and that helped her transition into becoming a character performer,” Noonan said. “She is very friendly and very sociable, so it was perfect for her to be in character for the kids.”
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Annabelle Tiznado enjoys spending time with kids as the Disney princess Moana. She uses her prior experience babysitting children, as well as her singing skills in order to keep them entertained.
Tiznado finds that the most difficult part of her job is changing her mindset for the kids. “You have to be this whole new person, no matter what is going on,” Tiznado said. “You have to put yourself in a whole new mindset and can’t let anything affect your performance with the kids.” Tiznado received training for this act from her peers. “I have a few friends that do it,” Tiznado said. “They have helped train me.”
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Gamer takes control, practices for dream career BY AJ WELKER
a.welker@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville High School senior Dalton Gerstle’s idea of a dream professional career includes one hand on a keyboard, the other on a mouse. Gerstle’s passion lies in Counter Strike, a multiplayer, first-person shooter video game requiring skill and precision in order to excel. “It’s not a game that you can just get on and be good at,” Gerstle said. “You have to actually practice, and try, and see your mistakes.” In order to continue progressing in Counter Strike, Gerstle required better equipment and more practice. “I had a really bad computer at the time; but then I did umpiring for two
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As someone looking into a future in videogames, senior Dalton Gerstle takes Counterstrike very seriously. He attempts to learn from his previous mistakes and better his gaming abilities in the process.
years and made up enough money to get myself a computer,” Gerstle said. “I just really enjoyed putting all the hours into it.” According to Gers-
tle, the improved gaming equipment and practice helped him progress, and even led him to participate in more advanced gameplay.
“I decided to get third party services, like ESEA and FACEIT, which are the most competitive leagues of Counter Strike,” Gerstle said.
These leagues are both advanced gaming communities and leagues which prevent cheating to ensure a higher level of gameplay. However, according to his friend Jimmy Weninger, the new equipment didn’t lead to an easier gaming experience for Gerstle. Weninger, having gamed with Gerstle since the two were in middle school, believes that his friend’s skill comes from a lack of reliance on “high settings,” or a high amount of resources aiding gameplay. “He plays on really low settings, but he’s still really good,” Weninger said. “If he got the proper setup and was talking to the right people, then he could really make something out of it.” The professional gaming lifestyle Gerstle
pictures is different than the one many imagine. According to Gerstle, the idea of sitting in front of a computer in a dark room for hours on end while making thousands upon thousands of dollars couldn’t be farther from the truth. “[It includes] travelling a lot, meeting new people, new experiences, being away from family a lot,” Gerstle said, delineating a few of the many aspects involved in a professional gaming career. Weninger acknowledges Gerstle’s progression as a Counter-Strike player. “He’s always been the most passionate, probably, in our friend group about actually getting better and improving, and trying to make something out of it,” Weninger said.
Student’s cookie business sweetens school
BY KAIA WHITNEY
k.whitney@eyeofthetigernews.com
RHS senior and entrepreneur Kelsey Garcia took her decorating abilities beyond friends and family by selling custom decorated cookies via social media. Garcia was originally introduced to the idea while watching online videos. “I saw videos on Instagram and I wanted to try it,” Garcia said. “So I tried it and I really liked it.” Garcia’s love of cookie decorating began back in December of 2017, yet due to her skill, she has already received multiple offers to purchase her cookies. In order to promote her business, she also runs an Instagram page with completed projects and short videos detailing the entire
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Kelsey Garcia’s cookie decoration business has had several successful customers, due to the quality of her work. COURTESY KELSEY GARCIA
decorating process. English teacher Jamie Handling was Garcia’s first customer. “I ordered cookies from
Kelsey right before Easter because my family was having a family function and I had to bring dessert, so I thought, ‘what better
to bring than Kelsey’s cookies?’” Handling said. “They were beautiful and delicious.” Garcia felt that Handling’s purchase helped others gain awareness of her business.
“That really got me out there and now a bunch of people have been asking me about [the cookies],” Garcia said. One of Garcia’s largest purchases was for a track team from the University
of Hawaii. Garcia had to make over 60 cookies decorated in an assortment of rainbows, as well as the University’s logo. Garcia sells cookies on her Instagram account @ kelseyscookiess.
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Student guns for experience BY JOSH REBELLO
j.rebello@eyeofthetigernews.com
The first time sophomore Mele Tuimaunei picked up an airsoft gun, she immediately followed up by attempting to shoot her brothers with its pellets. Tuimaunei’s introduction to airsofting left her with a strong impression
and a desire to continue playing. “It was really cool the first time,” Tuimaunei said. “And over time, we got better and it got more fun, so we started getting better guns, better equipment.” Now, Tuimaunei plays with her brothers and friends at a local field. She and her brothers all use a
high-pressured air setup, which runs off of a tank that has an airline running into the pistol grip of the gun. Tuimaunei believes she is an average player and says she plays the sport to be active and make new friends. While some people aim to be “speedsofters,” a person who uses the lightest gear and minimizes their airsoft
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Mele Tuimaunei grew interested in airsofting after her older brother introduced her to the sport. Now, she hopes to begin attending tournaments as part of a three man team, and work with her siblings to beat the competition.
Sophomore’s language skills grant upperclass course entry BY TYLER COOPER
t.cooper@eyeofthetigernews.com
Roseville High School sophomore Josh Briscoe has held an interest in language studies since middle school, but his current thorough studies in French have led him to set his sights on new opportunities. Briscoe’s self-taught French skills have advanced enough that he feels confident skipping straight into French Three, though he has never taken a single French class. According to Briscoe, his favorite thing about French would be the way it sounds and how it rolls off the tongue. He even practices his writing and speaking skills with French teacher Amy Mowrer. “Well, I would say that I’m not an expert at administering competency tests but I’d say he’s certainly
college level,” Mowrer said. “I think he’d be successful taking college level French.” Briscoe’s conversations with Mowrer in French have left an impression due to his proficiency. “It’s incredibly impressive that he’s entirely self taught with no formal training. He has an accent that’s really impressive. I mean, people work years to develop an accent as proficient as what he has, which he acquired in basically six months,” Mowrer said. “I would argue that he’s gifted.” According to Briscoe’s mother, Nilda Briscoe, Josh loves to tear languages apart and learn how they have transformed into what they are today. Nilda believes Josh started wanting to learn new languages from his experiences while traveling.
“I speak four languages, but I didn’t teach him,” Nilda said. “But he learned there and when he traveled he kept learning the languages from other people and wanted to learn it on his own and communicate with other people.” Josh also practices at home using various online learning tools that let him learn languages at his own pace. “I use multiple websites. So I use this one website called ‘Memrise’ and it’s a repetition based website, so it shows you words you’ve learned and words that you’re going to learn, and so that constant repetition helps you learn,” Josh said. “And then I also use Duolingo, because it helps with the grammar.” Nilda believes that learning multiple languages will be beneficial for Josh’s future.
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Josh Briscoe frequents French teacher Amy Mowrer’s classroom, where he recieves advice on his conversational skills and analysis of the stories he writes in French.
setup in an attempt to move quickly and strike fast, Tuimaunei believes she doesn’t fall under the term. Talae Tuimaunei, one of Mele’s brothers, believes it was his older brother that sparked the siblings’ interest in the sport, and caused them to begin bonding over it. The siblings now attempt to play together every weekend and hope to participate in tournaments in the future. According to Talae, the tournaments require teamwork and entering with a team composed of his siblings only would only make their bond even stronger on the field. “I think she enjoys hanging out with me,” Talae said. “We get to talk more and help each other out.” Mele and her brothers have made many friends from playing airsoft. Whether it be on the field playing and working together to complete a certain objective, or off of the field talking about different aspects of the sports. One aspect that draws Talae into the realm of airsoft is meeting new people, and being in an inclusive environment. “After every game, you talk to [players] and you can make a lot of new friends, and the people that work there are very nice too,” Talae said. Mele also enjoys teaching younger and newer players about the sport. She frequently helps the new players understand gun safety and the ins and outs of airsofting.
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HUMANS OF RHS Freshman Brooke Burgess is above doing yoga or breathing excercises in order to destress. Instead, one of her favorite methods of relaxation after a long, stressful day of high school and babysitting younger cousins is calligraphy. Upon discovering calligraphy and with a little bit of practice, Burgess quickly fell in love. She began practicing her skills on a regular basis, until she was satisfied with the work she could produce. Now, Burgess continues to use calligraphy as a creative outlet -Nicole Khudyakov
I just saw [calligraphy from] tutorials on Instagram. I just thought it was really cool, because I liked drawing at the time. Well, honestly, I wasn’t a very good artist. I couldn’t draw anything. I still can’t. So I just kept trying [calligraphy] one day and I found that it was really easy for me, and I’ve been doing it for about two years. But, I think it’s just easy for me because it’s just curves and stuff, so it’s not that hard. But you have to get used to it. And I really enjoy it. It’s really relaxing. I like doing quotes and stuff. I’m still perfecting it. It took me about a year to figure out how to copy it really well. It’s really relaxing. I usually do it when I’m stressed or something and its really helped me.”
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Absenteeism not just a student issue
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etting sick, attending a necessary appointment or seeing your kid’s performance or recital are all valid reasons people miss work. Teachers are people and they’re going to miss school for these reasons. This, alone, is not an issue. However, when these absences are compounded with days off for conferences, professional development days, field trips and other training opportunities, this normal behavior becomes a problem. According to its 2018-19 site goals, RJUHSD aims to improve chronic student absenteeism which stands at 7.5 percent, but fails to mention improving the district’s teacher chronic absenteeism rate, which stands at 26.8 percent according to newly released CDE data from the 2015-16 school year. In other words, 26.8 percent of teachers in the district are chronically absent.
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Professional development days called for by individual campuses or district administration are usually scheduled on Mondays students don’t have school. However, professional development days for individual departments often pull a pool of teachers away from each of their classes. Not an issue. But when compounded with time off for district grading, we begin to ques-
tion their vitality and why they cannot be held during non-school hours if attendance is a district priority. Holistically, however, regulating the amount of time a teacher spends in class should be up to the teacher. It is a teacher’s responsibility to understand what they are getting themselves into and whether or not it will be beneficial, in the short or long run for
their students. The seemingly most noble of teacher absences is one to attend a conferences, but conferences are often hit or miss. When most are led by peer professionals there is no guarantee that each conference will be completely advantageous. When a conference is a miss, the trickle down effect of teacher improvement and therefore student
improvement does not exist. Unfortunately, too often the scenario exists when a teacher returns from a conference empty handed, to a class that learned little with an unprepared sub. Teachers’ main priority should be students, and when half of conferences end in little classroom academic returns, we question the sheer quantity of days off taken to attend them. For teachers that teach in multiple programs or in multiple subjects, absences due to field trips become a game of pros and cons. If one class is drawing a teacher away from another repeatedly, it might be time to diminish the number of trips or it might be time to schedule more trips on weekends. There are many ways in which learning outside the classroom is an invaluable experience for students, but remembering to consider those left behind is important. Taking this into account,
we do realize teachers are not going to stay in the classroom for every second from August to May. But working to minimize the time wasted out of the classroom should be a priority, considering when they are gone, the district must either hire a full-day sub or convince another teacher to give up their prep to period sub. With that being said, subs will be hired and teachers will sub on their prep. While they are there, they should have a detailed plan to follow. Most students are capable of being self-starters, so leave them more to do than watch a movie. But in general, expecting students to be at school without teachers present is a bit ironic. And teachers, just be responsible. If you can’t afford to take the day off – don’t. (This article represents the views of the 2017-18 editorial board.)
Teacher appreciation week calls for respect
BY DANIELLE BENNETT d.bennett@eyeofthetigernews.com
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y heart melts a little at the concept of Teacher Appreciation Week. Not to be overdramatic, but I have so much respect for those teachers that dedicate unrequired amounts of time to forming as effective a lesson plan as possible or make the effort to truly be there to help a student through school and through life. And though it might be better and more heartfelt to thank them on our own, sometimes we need the day to be set in stone for us to remember to show our gratitude. Only problem is, when all a week asks us to give to teachers is respect
and half of us struggle to even do that, it calls into attention a greater issue in student culture. We’ve all had those moments where we run into the teacher in a cafe and are hit with the shocking revelation that teachers are people with lives too, but that basic mantra of “teachers are people” gets lost in the cacophony of yawns and impatiently tapping fingers. It might take a little more conscious effort to remember that teachers have activities they would rather do and their own children who they would rather be with, and they are likely just as annoyed at waking up early in the morning as their students. So we’re in the same boat - except the students get to come to school and learn, something grown adults pay money to community colleges even after getting a degree to do. Meanwhile, teachers have to try to help students who, if they put as
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much effort into doing their work as they do into making the teacher’s job as hard as humanly possible, would be succeeding in class with flying colors. But other than that it is exactly the same. With that in mind, we don’t have to love every teacher. Sometimes there are people our personalities clash with, and there are teaching styles that do
not work with our particular minds. And people have flaws - their strengths and their weaknesses. It is perfectly okay not to adore a certain teacher. But we still need to focus on retaining the basic elements of human decency. We could also strive for higher goals, like attempting to pay attention to a lecture or stay receptive to
teacher feedback and help. But even if our eyelids start to get heavy or that missing homework assignment never winds up on the teacher’s desk, we should still strive to be good people. When we do not like someone or know them well, we still have to treat them with the most basic amount of respect. Not insulting them or mock-
ing things that we do not know or understand (and especially not in earshot), not blatantly speaking over their lecture (which disrupts everyone else, just to make matters worse), and after that chatting session, not stopping the teacher to briskly say “Well I don’t get this” when they just explained it. When we make no effort to pay attention, it is not someone else’s fault, nor their job to make up for our choice. And those most simple things are all we have to do. Not asking “How are you?” every day. No presents or baked goods. Just treating someone like they are a person, and taking care not to be too evidently disgruntled for an hour and a half long period. We don’t need to “make teacher appreciation week every week.” But we are reaching the point in our lives where we have developed emotional maturity; it is essential to employ it.
Student bathroom quality, quantity insufficient BY NICOLE KHUDYAKOV
n.khudyakov@eyeofthetigernews.com
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or a school with over 2,000 students running around on a daily basis, our bathrooms have held up very well. No, really. They have. I have seen some truly disgusting bathrooms. I know exactly what they look like, and the ones we have at RHS are luxurious by comparison. Realistically, we should all consider it a miracle none of the faucets are pouring rust and blood. Then again, that’s probably because most of them can’t pour much of anything nowadays. I can’t remember the last time
I saw all three faucets in the 900s bathroom working simultaneously. On the bright side, environmentalists should rejoice! I’m assuming the constant lack of paper towels after second period means RHS is moving toward more environmentally friendly bathrooms. It’s just a shame the hand dryers can’t all be trusted to work reliably, either. Maybe I’m just missing something? Fewer hand dryers probably makes sense when I think about it. I’m sure it’s a very deliberate ratio of one working hand dryer for every working soap dispenser. That way, not only is our school saving the environment, it’s also saving money. And that? That’s only what I know about the girls’ bathrooms from my own shallow experience. I’m sure that, if I asked, I’d successfully find a ton of other little hidden peculiarities. Of course, with the current renovations, the impaired state of our
school’s bathrooms is an especially noticeable feature. The constant crowds of students clamoring to get to the bathroom in time to avoid a long line, only to have to wait in another line in order to use the single working soap dispenser and wash their hands has been magnified by the limited bathrooms available. The renovations have also given students another unexpected bonus in the form of an excuse to skip class time. An average walk to the bathroom can take up quite a bit of time, if students drag their feet slowly enough. Having no choice but to walk to a bathroom located in a different section of the school is another sort of beast altogether. Too many students that have had to relocate bathrooms, and the strain is becoming pretty clear for everyone. Let’s face it, the bathroom situation is barely working. Why is it that, for this school, “just barely” is considered good enough?
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LETTERS FROM A SENIOR
Avoid the senior void BY JACK ROSETTI
j.rosetti@eyeofthetigernews.com
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n all of my years on this planet, I have never heard a more fallacious argument than that of “It’s senior year; you should just go” or something to that effect. Primarily, it pertains to the concept of regret – what we could have done with our fickle time in high school. While it may hold some degree of importance with some students – admittedly, the majority of my friends – this simply is not the case for all students. I vehemently disagree with the notion that consciously acknowledging one’s seniority prones them to enjoy the event more. Not much changes between freshman and senior year. The dances are just as bad senior year as they were freshman year. Funnily enough, most people probably had more friends with whom to attend dances their freshman year. Further, most have jobs, meaning they will have to shell out money for a dance ticket and various activities through the night. So, fewer friends, similar songs, and seniority are supposedly the recipe for a great experience? And I have to pay for it? I agree to disagree. As you can maybe decipher, I abhor this argument. I equate it to preaching one’s religion. Surely it can be argued that both come from good places (saving fellow humans from eternal damnation is pretty much the same as preventing a friend from regretting staying home from an event, no doubt) but are unsolicited nevertheless. Both situations end with the receiving party becoming extremely uncomfortable. I view this argument as transcending high school events, too. It encapsulates all of the “teen years.” The sentiment of “Go out and do dumb things, you dumb teenagers!” is just absurd. Do what you want. If a fun night to you includes homework and watching the “Nathan for You,” do it. Don’t tie yourself down to the expected notion of teenagers: not everyone likes to do stupid stuff – likewise, not everyone engages in mature things. Eradicate this societal expectation to have a fun, homogeneous time in high school. Just the other day my coworker lamented her high school years, and told me to appreciate “the best years of my life.” Oof. If this is the best, I don’t know that I want to go on. Having AP crammed down my throat while at the same time trying to maintain my sanity from succumbing to the caving pressure of the aforementioned AP classes does not seem sound like an ideal existence. So go out and pay homage to the E.L.F. (I do not in any way condone this) or just stay in and drink hot chocolate. In the ethereal and everlasting words of Lil Uzi Vert: “Do what [you] want.”
EYEOFTHETIGERNEWS.COM · MAY 14, 2018
SB theme choice lacks democracy
LETTERS FROM A SENIOR
Take CC courses
BY BRIAN NUEVO
b.nuevo@eyeofthetigernews.com
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n past class-specific dances such as Junior Prom and Senior Ball, a majority vote system has determined the theme of the dances. Student Government announced the theme unexpectedly this year, with it being “Enchanted Forest.” Sure, “Enchanted Forest” sounds enticing at first, but then I wondered “How did we decide on the theme?” I figured there was a poll on Twitter from our class account and I just happened to miss it. Nope. Student Government decided on the idea from a small group of seniors with no representation of the entire class. In contrast, earlier this year juniors had the chance to vote and then hold a revote for their prom theme.
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The whole idea of a class-centric dance is for all seniors to be able to democratically decide on a theme. Last time I checked our student government is a representative democracy – not a oligarchy. Sure I can deal with the “Enchanted Forest” theme, but Whitney just so happens to have the same exact theme as us for their Senior Ball, which will take place on the same day. Whitney also happened to come up with the theme
first, which then creates the appearance that Student Government copied and pasted a Senior Ball theme due to their creativity running out. For most seniors, Senior Ball is their last dance as a Tiger. We should have been able to pick our last theme, especially considering that we had the chance to pick our themes for Homecoming and Casaba over the years. Our Senior Ball is supposed to be creative and one-of-a-kind, and I don’t
want to have the nagging thought in the back of my mind that our rival high school is having the same exact one the same night. A simple Twitter poll or communicating with seniors at other schools to avoid choosing the same idea could have easily prevented this problem. Although we have the same theme, maybe Roseville did it on purpose to one up our rival school. Hopefully this was their plan the entire time.
In our final edition of the 2017-18 school year, Eye of the Tiger’s senior contributors give their last remarks.
SOBER GRAD Don’t knock it till you try it
BY COLTON RAYBACK
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s graduation nears, people tend to bring up activities such as Sober Grad Night in their conversations with friends. And as such, there are rumblings of people who are choosing not to go because it is “boring” or not worth it. But, to the people that call it boring: How do you know that it’s going to be boring? You have never experienced Sober Grad Night because you haven’t graduated before. You may have talked to other students from previous classes who told you that it was a boring event but their definition of boring could be extremely different from your definition. Students label Sober Grad “boring” because they compare it to different trips – like Woodcreek going to Los Angeles and visiting Disneyland – but that also comes with repercussions. That trip costs $275, while ours only costs $100 (if you bought your ticket before April 27). Along with that they drive eight hours on a bus to spend half a day in Disneyland and come home that same day, leaving them with nothing to run on but the little sleep they managed to catch on the ride there and back. For our Sober Grad, though, we are paying $100 less and we will be getting back at around five or six
a.m. That gives us the option to go home and sleep until around 12 or one p.m, which would still allow us seven hours of sleep, rather than the alternative of wiping out a whole day due to sheer exhaustion. And, for our Sober Grad Night, we are going on a boat with a variety of different games to play, such as poker and other gambling games, where we are able to win interesting prizes such as gift cards that could ultimately even out our $100 investment. The boat travels around the beautiful San Francisco Bay and we get to be on this boat one last time with the 2018 senior class after the four years we’ve spent growing up and forming relationships with these people. I recommend going on this last school event we can ever participate in and not making assumptions about it beforehand, because we have no idea what could come of it.
Better options available
BY JAMIE BATEMAN
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very year, seniors debate whether or not they want to pay the hefty price of $100 to attend Sober Grad Night after graduation. While the premise of Sober Grad – saying one last goodbye to all of your classmates before you inevitably go your separate ways – is great, the price may not be worth it, especially given that most people you care about seeing you will surely see over the course of the summer. I actually don’t think the price for Sober Grad is that bad; I just think it’s going towards the wrong
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thing. The idea of driving to San Francisco directly after graduation is not only tiresome, but also makes it impossible for students to spend time with their families. I, for one, have family members from Alaska and Tennessee coming to town, and basically the only time I am going to get to see them is at the actual graduation. While the simple solution would just be for me to not attend Sober Grad Night, it is something I am looking forward to, as I want to say goodbye to some of classmates. I am not sure what the solution is. Other schools such as Woodcreek do trips to Disneyland, but that seems a bit extreme. What if the school continued the tradition of going to San Francisco, but instead of doing it right after the ceremony we did it the next morning? Leave at 10 a.m. and spend the whole day in the city? Not only does it give kids more time to spend with their friends and classmates they have know for at least four years, but it also gives students more time to spend with their families. Also, a whole day in San Francisco would make sure that nobody falls asleep and misses out on the fun. While I obviously have never experienced Sober Grad Night, I have heard that some people fall asleep on the bus and miss out on all the fun despite paying $100. If the events of Sober Grad were actually to take place on June 2, nobody would fall asleep. Besides that, while a lot of people get to go to San Francisco frequently, we should not take that trip for granted, as not everybody has been there, and going for the entire day gives people more time to take in the city, and makes the price of the trip even more reasonable.
’m not going to offer any sweeping senior advice about how to be the best you can be in high school, nor will I offer the secrets of life or the meaning of the universe. Instead, in light of the many changes in Roseville High School’s curricular dynamic that occured this year, I will give what advice I can on taking community college classes: Take them. As you may already know, this year, our district terminated weighted credit for classes taken at community colleges. Sure, you can still take them to meet graduation requirements, but why would you? The problem lies with students’ ignorance about the courses offered and the ease of taking them; and while some consider taking them later in their high school career, most never do. The variety of courses I could even imagine taking were social studies classes like Intro. Sociology, to be taken for a GPA boost or fulfill college general education requirements (terrible reasons to take a class – I know). The classes sounded boring to me. I never even took the time to just explore the Sierra College Course Catalog until my junior year; and when I finally did, I started kicking myself. You can take anything from art to fashion, astronomy, foreign languages, calculus and everything in between. I, for instance, always wanted to take AP Art History in high school, but never had room in my schedule, so I took an online class on the history of Western art from the Renaissance to Realism this semester. Though I took this class along with two other Sierra classes this year without earning any high school credit, I found them especially rewarding and fun, since I could learn about topics in which I was interested on my own account, for free, and without worrying so much about a grade. Most of the courses offered to high schoolers can be taken online, making courses during the school year far more doable, allowing even underclassmen can take a community college course. And though students without internet access may find taking a community college course a bit trickier at the moment, the incoming One to One program will put a chromebook in every student’s hands, giving everyone the opportunity to extend their education beyond our campus. I will say: if you can, don’t swap RHS courses for community college courses – your high school teachers will pay far more attention to you; and if you’re like the many students who choose to swap AP U.S. History with the Sierra equivalent, you’ll miss out on Mrs. Fork’s impassioned history lectures (which are awesome).
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SUMMER IN PREVIEW Summer is an arms length away, enjoy it with recommendations from Eye of the Tiger’s Arts & Entertainment staff.
WATCH
LISTEN
DRAKE
SCORPION
DEADPOOL 2 MAY 18
SOLO
MAY 25
OCEANS 8
The gritty humor of the first movie and overall silliness that Deadpool brings to the screen is great. I have no doubt that Deadpool 2 will be able to recreate that same thing. Deadpool comes with a level of crazy moments and to create that never has a dull moment. –Jackson Young
This new Star Wars stand alone has Han joining up with a merry band of rogues (including Donald Glover as Lando, though sadly without his space cape) put together by his maybe-mentor Tobias Beckett, played by Woody Harrelson. A star cast gauranteeing a great film –Will Wagner
Ocean’s 8 comes out on the eighth of June and I’m as hyped as I was when I had first seen Ocean’s 11. The all female cast includes: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter . I expect this movie to be as dynamic and action packed as its predecessors. –Victoria Yeo
JUNE 8
Ever since Drake said “I’ll be back in 2018 to give you the summary” on his album More Life, people have been hyping up this release and rightfully so. The expected title of the album is Scorpion, which is really different from his other titles, this whole album could be the best Drake has ever dropped, I guess we just have to wait and see. –Jackson Young
KANYE AND KID CUDI KIDS SEE GHOSTS
INCREDIBLES 2 JUNE 15
ANT MAN AND THE WASP JULY 6
After almost 15 years of waiting for a sequel it is finally arriving this summer. This movie has to surpasses people’s expectations because it defined a lot of people’s childhoods, and to ruin that would be a travesty. The only thing I’m hoping for is frozone asking where his super suit is. –Jackson Young
Yes, this is the second Marvel movie on this list and arguably the better, at least more family friendly one. I love Paul Rudd as Ant-Man and in general that paired with him pairing up with his wife who appears to be even more badass sounds like a summer blockbuster for me. –Gabrielle Hutson
MAMMA MIA 2 JULY 20
What movie could better encapsulate summer’s charm than Mamma Mia; Here We Go Again. Taking place on a 70s summer in scenic Greece, just thinking about it makes me want to run in the sun. The film is also packing an all star cast with returning Meryl Streep and Cher as her mother. –Gabrielle Hutson
Despite Kanye’s recent racist and blatantly ignorant rants, Cudi has remained an unproblematic king for years and he truly will be the one to keep the album afloat. I was super excited for the album because together they make a good duo but after Kanye’s comments it’s going to be difficult to listen to his parts the same as if he was the same old “George Bush Hates Black People” Kanye. As a whole, I am excited for this album mostly to see how Cudi has developed as an artist over the years from when I was a big fan and I am curious to see how he and Kanye decide to articulate themselves in this album. –Claire Oertly
ACTIVITIES Avoid the perpetual case of summer blues and partake in the A&E staff’s recommended activities.
QUARRY PARK Out of the normal beaten path to visist this summer is a hidden gem in the area: the Rocklin Quarry Park. Aside from the beautiful scenery of the quarry, there are hiking trails that go off into the woods and other paths that would make for a great stroll full of beautiful views. –Jackson Young
COMMUNITY THEATRE
CONCERTS
Running through the month of May is the traveling off broadway classic “An American in Paris” this musical is a true gem in the history of musical theater, as it seemlessly blends eccentric musical number with the effortless grace of ballet. You’d be an absolute fool to miss this show.
When it was announced that Harry Styles was to be making a stop in Sacramento for his solo tour it was the talk of the town. A year after it’s announcement and the date is almost here and surprisingly tickets are still up for grabs and this is not the concert to pass up on.
–Gabrielle Hutson
–Gabrielle Hutson
NICKI MINAJ QUEEN
Since the drop of Chun Li I’ve been anxioiusly awaitong an announcement from Nicki about a full length album. Thankfully at last weeks Met Gala while dressed as the devil Nicki announced the Jun. 15c drop of her album Queen. I hope Nicki will give us more of her villian-esque persona that she has adopted and give us a truly banger album. –Gabrielle Hutson
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END OF THE YEAR PERFORMANCES ROSECHELLA
DRAMA SHOWCASE
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Student Government has lined up the fourth consecutive Rosechella, held in the RHS ampitheater to close out the school year. BY LAUREN JULIN
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Drama students will put on their biannual drama showcase, performing two one-acts starring Ashley White’s Beginning Drama class. BY CLAIRE OERTLY
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Roseville High School’s fourth annual Rosechella, will take place on Friday, May 25 during lunch. The event will imitate a typical music festival with stages set up around campus and different bands consisting of RHS students performing at each one. Some of the performers expected to play with their bands are John Channell, Nate Ruff, Jon Kunkle, Aiden Stormer, and Richard Gardenour with his band featuring recently graduated RHS students. There will be stages set up throughout the school for students to enjoy at places such as the cafeteria, between the 900 buildings, another in senior square, one in the amphitheater, and one possibly in the teacher lot. Students will be able to roam around, enjoy their food, and check out the different bands performing at the event during an extended lunch period that day from 11:39 a.m. to 12:19 p.m. This will be the first year where food will be sold during the festival and students will have the option to purchase Jamba Juice smoothies, frozen yogurt, and Outshine popsicles. Rosechella will also happen on the same day as the end of the year rally.
Roseville High School’s annual Rosechella will occur May 25 starting at 11:39 a.m. and spanning out until 12:19 p.m.
GAMES MARIO TENNIS SWITCH A new Nintendo Switch game “Mario Tennis Aces” is to be released this summer, June 22 to be exact. As an avid Mario fan, and an overall fan of sport-themed video games, I am definitely excited to see what Nintendo has in store and while I’m curious as to how the story mode will play out, I’m ready for whatever they decide to throw my way. From what I hear, this new version of Mario Tennis won’t be as mundane as it was said to be in the past. Supposedly, the game itself will be more inclusive and have more characters as well. - Claire Oertly
CRASH BANDICOOT SWITCH, XBOX, PC Last June, the iconic video game “Crash Bandicoot” came to the Playstation 4 as a remastered version, “Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.” This summer this remastered version of the classic will come to Xbox, PC and the Nintendo Switch for everyone to enjoy and relive their childhood. Today’s version is the same as the original in all of the levels, Crash’s fighting tactics and the storyline but also has new assets such as the option to save your game (unlike the og), in-level checkpoints, as well as remastered music and cut away scenes.
Drama teacher Ashley White’s beginning drama class is putting on two, one act plays May 17 starting at 7 p.m. in the Patty Baker theater for their final project. The class has been working on the productions for a month and a half. Each play will feature different characters and plots - one being “Ten Ways To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse” and the other “Speed Date.” With both titles being pretty self explanatory yet vague, there is a lot of wiggle room for the class to interpret and stylize the plot how they want. After practicing each act multiple times daily, the class has gotten much closer, paving way for an inclusive class dynamic. For many participants, this is their first time being on stage in a real production. “I’m so excited,” said Nina Borras. “This is my first time doing drama in my high school career and it’s a really great program, so please come out and see it.” While some are newbies, other students participating are well versed in the drama life and are able to give helpful pointers to help the class learn as a whole.
See the drama showcase May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Patti Baker Theatre. It will consist of two one acts, with separate casts.
SMELL THE ROSES WITH GABRIELLE HUTSON Summer is around the corner and I’m sure we’re all tapping our foots and starring at the clocks waiting for the last day to come around. I especially am looking forward to the sunny friend filled days of this summer before my voyage to college. To help some of you fill your more laggy days with activities, here’s what I reccomend you do to escape any possible summer blues.
- Gabrielle Hutson
EXPLORE As a life long Rosevillian, I know during the summers I can go a little stir crazy. It seems all there is to do in Roseville is eat sleep and repeat. I realized this long ago and further avoid this feeling I started to get creative. I started to broaden my horizons and go on hikes and picnics and try new restaurants completely out of my comfort zone. I discovered new things about myself that I would have never discovered had it not been for my constant state of bordeom. If you, like me, feel an inescapable weariness of day-to-day life try something new every week, though it is cliche.
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- Victoria wilkinson
BAYONETTA 2 SWITCH I’m fully aware that Bayonetta 2 has already been released for Nintendo Switch and is available to buy right now but to counter argue that Bayonetta is an insane monster hunting game where you’re killing something ne literally every two minutes and you frequently die so it’ll probably take all summer to beat. Bayonetta is ridiculously hard and overwhelming; there’s literally dozens of combos in the game that are left to be discovered. The erratic nature of the game is what really makes it so fun and envelopes the player. - Gabrielle Hutson
Last summer, while wondering around Barnes and Noble I saw “The Girls” an ambiguous title with an intriguing cover, and without checking out the synopsis I had to buy it. Since then, I have read it two more times and lent it out to four people. Centering around a fictitious cult in southern California in the late 60s (sound familiar?) and narrated by one the member who escaped it’s what most would refer to as “a pager turner.” I was absolutely obsessed with this book and it’s deviant characters, it’s like a mix of crime, mystery and thriller all in one and it’s told through the eyes of a teenage girl. “The Girls” makes for the perfect summer beach read.
TRY For me as a senior, I know that this summer holds more value to me then all its predeccesors. What I’ve learned in this last week thinking about how much time with my friends I can squeeze into three months is that I should have taken adavntage of my previous summers. I am a perpetual recluse in the heat and probably leave my house a total of 20 tims and I regret it terribly. So to all my young readers, take advantage of your youth and high school years, I don’t believe they’re the best years of your life, but they are signifigant. Signing off from STR, Gabrielle
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RHS athletes make optimist teams BY BRAD MORIN
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As spring sports now come to a close, the top players from each of their respective teams have an opportunity to be recognized for their achievements this season at the annual Optimist game, where the north plays the south.The game features senior all stars from the Sacramento region and pits players from the south area versus those from the north. The boys varsity volleyball team continued to prove themselves as an elite program at Roseville High School, winning league for the fourth straight year. The Tigers sent three players to the optimist game this year, where the north will play the south on June 3rd at Christian Brothers High School. Seniors Brian Nuevo, Cooper Baddley, and Jacob Cole will represent the Tigers in the all-star game. All three players played for the same club program, NCVC, for numerous years- Baddley and Nuevo for 3 years, and Cole for 10 years. The Tigers’ coach, Cole Williams, was also
selected for the optimist team, and will coach for the north. Senior outside hitter Jacob Cole is coming to the end of his four-year varsity run, and again, has had a standout sea-
son, leading all of California teams in aces, while being top five in hitting percentage and kills. After four all-star caliber seasons, Cole was grateful to be recognized by the coaches
ROSEVILLE REPRESENTATION PLAYER
POSITION
KEY STAT
Lucas Gather
Outfielder
.373 AVG
Nate Lemos
Pitcher
44 K’s
Lily Amos
Outfielder
.450 AVG
Maddie Amos
Infielder
5 Home Runs
Karli Dugger
Infielder
.341 OBP
Rachel Shaberman
Outfielder
22 RBIs
Cooper Baddley
Outside Hitter
314 Kills
Jacob Cole
Outside Hitter
110 Aces
Brian Nuevo
Setter
812 Assists
and to add “all star” to his resume, despite this not being his best individual year. “It feels good to be selected by other coaches, although I don’t think this was my best year because of my knee surgery. Later, my goal is to play at the collegiate level at Concordia Irvine,” Cole said. After finishing 10-4 in the CVC, the softball team could send four players to the Optimist game. Infielders Maddie Amos and Karli Dugger will join outfielders Lily Amos and Rachel Shaberman in playing for the north. In addition to being invited to the Optimist game, the Amos sisters have both committed to continue their softball careers together after high school, playing softball at Cal Poly. Maddie looks forward to the Optimist game, and was honored to be selected as the shortstop for the north. “I’ve worked so hard for everything I’ve gotten or achieved so it’s good to know that my hard work is being noticed by other people,” Maddie said. Maddie also credits her sister’s work ethic, who will play
in centerfield for the North. “I’m really glad,” Amos said. “Lily works really hard and she deserves to be in this game.” The softball optimist game will take place at Capital Christian High School on May 30th. Despite failing to make the playoffs, the baseball team managed to send two players to the Optimist game. Seniors Nate Lemos and Lucas Gather will play for the North, with Lemos on the mound and Gather in the outfield. Gather was humbled to be selected as one of few to make the optimist game as an outfielder, even though he is normally a pitcher. “I was honored to get accepted to play in the optimist game,” Gather said. “I actually got accepted to play as an outfielder, because I’ve been hitting the ball really well this year.” Regardless of the position he will play, Gather is still satisfied to play in the game. “I’m going off to Cal to be a pitcher, but it feels good to be recognized as an outfielder also,” Gather said.
Slack commits to SLO BY NATE LEMOS
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Sophomore Kate Slack recently committed to play Division I volleyball at the California Polytechnic State University. After playing volleyball for Northern California Volleyball Club (NCVC) for numerous years, the standout sophomore has decided to take her talents to San Luis Obispo. Having played volleyball for four years, Slack feels that her commitment to Cal Poly is the reward of years of hard work and dedication. “It’s really cool to see how after putting in years of work I am being recognized and given a full ride scholarship to go play at a great school,” Slack said. Although the junior hitter chose to go to Cal Poly, there were several other schools that had indicated interest, including Santa Clara University, University of the Pacific, and UC Davis. However according to Slack, none of these schools
presented the full college experience like Cal Poly did. “I chose Cal Poly because I really liked the coaches and the team, and also their academics are amazing. On top of that, they have a great volleyball program, which obviously draws me to want to go play there,” Slack said. Playing for the regional volleyball powerhouse NCVC, Slack was given numerous opportunities to play in front of Division I colleges and show her skill set to potential coaches and recruiters. This tie to NCVC helped Cal Poly see the rising junior, as they witnessed her play this past summer, which initiated the recruiting process between the two parties. “Cal Poly first got in contact with me after seeing me play last summer, and they were probably the most interested school that I had talked to yet,” Slack said. “I got a really good feel from their coaches, and after they offered me a spot, I became even more interested and so I researched the school a ton and I was really happy
with what I found.” According to her teammate Paris Harwell, Slack plays volleyball well beyond what is expected at her age. “I am so very excited for her and we all saw it coming,” Harwell said. “She has great potential and has progressed so much just this year. She is an amazing young varsity player.”
COURTESY KATE SLACK
COURTESY KATE SLACK
RHS sophomore Kate Slack recently commited to play Division I volleyball at Cal Poly SLO. Top, Slack sports her Cal Poly gear. Above, she spikes the ball in a recent club volleyball tournament.
Performances of the Week APRIL 23-27
Varsity baseball earns crucial CVC victory BY ELENA BATEMAN
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The Performance of the Week for the week of 4/23 is the varsity baseball team’s win against Ponderosa, defeating them 3-2. This was the first win against Ponderosa since 2016, and kept their playoff hopes alive at the time. The win pushed the tiger’s league record to 5-6, although they would later fall to Ponderosa 12-5 in their second game of the two game set. According to senior Joe Cirrincione, it was a big win for the Tigers, being that Ponderosa was third in
the CVC and an incredibly strong team. “Ponderosa had always been a challenging matchup for us,” Cirrincione said. “When we beat them it showed us our potential, which made it disappointing that we weren’t able to carry on that same momentum into our next games.” The baseball team’s season has now come to an end, finishing with a record of 7-7.
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Boys volleyball makes RHS history BY NATE LEMOS
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The performance of the week for the week of 4/30 is the boys volleyball team winning the CVC league title for the fourth year in
the row. The team made Roseville history numerous times, being that no other Roseville sports team has won their league title four years in a row, and last year this same Roseville team was the first ever Roseville volleyball team to win sections. Roseville officially clinched league this year with a 3-0 win away at Ponderosa. Senior Jack Visger gave much of the team’s success to their star outside hitter Jacob Cole. “We can attribute a lot of our success to Jacob, because ever since his freshman year and he made varsity, we’ve won league and had some really good playoff runs,” Visger said. “On top of that, we have a super talented team, so it will be cool to see how far we can go this season.”
MAY 7-11
Girls swim sets new PR at section preliminaries BY BRADLEY MORIN
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The performance of the week for 5/7, is the girls swim medley relay team setting a new record for themselves at section preliminaries. The relay team consisted of Anne Jose, Hallie Papini, Ryann Papini, and Natalie Ang. Going in with a seeded time of 2:06.68, the four swam a 2:02.78 relay and finished first in their heat. Though the time didn’t allow them to continue on in section playoffs, it placed them 22nd out of over 40 teams at the preliminaries in the medley relay.
Coach Paul Stewart is proud of the team for being so successful, especially at such a high quality meet, and believes they have lots of potential for future years. “They are peaking at the right time, and to cut four seconds in such an important meet is huge,” Stewart said. “None of them are seniors, so I cannot wait to see what next year holds for all of these girls.” Stewart also feels that the performance is a good way to send off seniors. “The seniors have really grinded and they deserve the success they are finding.” Stewart said. Along with the medley relay team setting their new record, sophomore Hallie Papini qualifies for consolations on Saturday, and lowered her time by 3 seconds in 100 meter breaststroke.
Bathroom renovations harm RHS’ home game atmosphere
BY ELENA BATEMAN
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For the past few months, RHS has been renovating the bathrooms adjacent to Moeller Gym. While renovating these bathrooms inconveniences students who would go to those bathrooms during class, it also prevents sports fans from going to the bathroom relatively quickly during a game and prohibits the snack bar from opening during sports events. Typically during basketball or volleyball games, various sports teams are given the opportunity to work the snackbar in order to raise money for their programs. They worked throughout the games, then received a small percentage of the profits that go towards their teams fundraising. Because of the renovations, both the restrooms and the snack bars are closed and therefore fans can’t quickly use the restroom or grab a quick snack while at a game, and sports programs at Roseville are unable to raise money, whether in season or not. I, myself, have worked the gym snack bar for my different sports teams, and I find it an easy way to raise money for different programs while not actively doing a fundraiser. When travelling to other schools for sports events, the snack bar is an easy way to grab a quick bite to eat while either watching a game or before playing in one. When coming to or playing in games at Roseville, I find it far less enjoyable to not have that option of buying something, and I believe players from other schools may feel the same. Though this is a minor disruption, it makes playing at RHS not as pleasant as playing at other schools. All the while, fans needing to use the bathroom are either forced to “hold it” or walk around campus searching in hopes for the only unlocked bathroom down the hall. To me, I find this slightly embarrassing; typically at various sporting events it’s implied there will be nearby bathrooms. Because of the lack of options to quickly go to the bathroom during numerous sports games, Roseville’s legitimacy worsens. If administration simply waited until summer to renovate the foyer bathrooms and the snack bar, it could have opened up opportunities to raise money, as well as making RHS a better place to host sporting events.
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TOP 10 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
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Arriving at number one for the top 10 athletes of the 2017-2018 school year, is freshman Josh Alger. Due to his strong athletic ability, Alger was pulled up to both varsity baseball and basketball, as well as starring on the freshman football team. Outside of Roseville, Alger plays on the U-14 US baseball National Development Team, taking him across the country for tournaments. Throughout his varsity baseball season this year, Alger led the team with the most Runs Batted In (RBI). Senior Joe Cirrincione played alongside Alger in both basketball and baseball and believes he adapted well to both sports. “Josh is one of those players that whatever sport he does he succeeds at and ends up helping the team out a lot,” Cirrincione said. “In both baseball and basketball he was the young player on the team and when he was pulled up, he managed to fit into the team’s chemistry and become a really strong asset.”
Coming in at number two for the top 10 athletes of the year is senior Jacob Cole. A four-year varsity volleyball player, Cole has helped lead his team land league championships all four years, though his freshman year the team was co-league champions. Cole not only leads his team in kills and aces, he is first in the nation in aces and seventh in the nation in kills. Teammate Jack Visger believes Cole is a strong player because of his hard work ethic and reliability. “Jacob is like our rock on the team,” Visger said. “We can always rely on him to have a strong hit, whether that be a kill or not.” Visger also believes that Cole not only leads the team in stats, but is a leader off the court as well. “Being a four-year varsity player Jacob is a strong leader on the team,” Visger said. “He picks us up when we need encouragement, but also works to help the team and himself get better.”
Four-year three sport athlete Bailey Bowen-Seay clenches the number three position on the top 10 athletes list for this school year. Bowen-Seay competed on the varsity girls volleyball team, varsity girls basketball team and the track team. The senior averaged just over a steal a game in basketball and 111 kills in volleyball, both impressive statistics. Teammate Isabelle Sanders believes that Bowen-Seay is dedicated at anything she does, and sets a good example for others. “Bailey is a player that is always working as hard as she can and puts in maximum effort the whole time,” Sanders said. “She’s a leader on the court and always pushes herself to do better in any sport she plays.” Sanders also believes that while she has an inspiring work ethic, she is also a very strong player. “We could always rely on her to have strong defense and create opportunities for us.”
Junior Austin Wehner comes in at number four on our all year top 10 athletes. The forward led the Tigers to an impressive 9-3-2 record in league, as well as a berth in the Division II playoffs. Over the span of the entire season, Wehner averaged just under a goal per game. Senior defender Ryan Kwong is proud of Wehner and his accomplishments this year. “Austin puts in a ton of work and you can really see that when he plays,” Kwong said. “It’s great to see him do so well because he has all the tools in his bag and he puts them to use every game.” As well as leading the team in goals, Wehner was a leader off the field as a captain. Kwong believed that although Wehner wasn’t a senior, he showed maturity and expected greatness from his teammates. “Despite being a junior his work ethic had everyone working harder,” Kwong said. “He helped establish a strong dynamic for the team.”
Coming in at number five of the 2017-2018 season is Roseville High School track high jumper Donovan Jones, due to his record-breaking track season and his skill throughout the football season. Jones set the new high jump record, and beat the previous high jump record set in 1992. At the 2018 Oakmont Invitational, Jones set the new RHS high jump record of 6’6.5”. Teammate Jake Provins believes Jones put in an immense amount of work and deserved to set the new record. “Donovan has one of the best work ethics on the team,” Provins said. “He is one of the first guys on the track everyday, and one of the last people to leave.” Provins also believes that Jones brings confidence to the team, and inspires track athletes to do better. “Donovan is our best jumper on the team,” Provins said. “So when he is with the younger jumpers they all treat him with respect and try and learn from him.”
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-Elena Bateman
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-Nate Lemos
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JADA KRANIG
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BRADEN BIRDSALL
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Mackenzie Gill comes in at number six on the top 10 athletes of the year. Gill led the girls soccer team in goals for the second year straight, this year with 15 goals. Gill helped the Tigers’ offense greatly this year, being directly involved in over half of the team’s goals. With her offensive domination, the Tigers made it to Division II section playoffs, yet fell short of another section victory. Sister and teammate Kelsey Gill is proud of her sister and believes that Mackenzie deserves the recognition for her performance. “Mackenzie has been huge for our team since joining the team freshman year,” Kelsey said. “She is not only a strong scorer, but great at creating opportunities.” Kelsey is also confident that Mackenzie is capable of extending her soccer career beyond high school. “She is a very talented player and has potential to go very far in soccer,” Kelsey said. “She works hard and has so much ability that I’m not surprised she’s done so well.”
Jada Kranig’s outstanding play this school year in varsity basketball and tennis earned her the number seven spot on the top 10 athletes. Kranig was one of the top players on the girls varsity tennis team, which went undefeated in league to earn the CVC championship. As a tennis captain, Kranig had a singles record of 14-2, and helped lead the team to a record of 15-4. Teammate Mackenzie Duncan believes Jada’s character helped the team positively. “She was an uplifting character and helped motivate everyone with her tenacity,” Duncan said. “She was the perfect role model and a great tennis player.” Along with being a premier tennis player, she was also a team captain for the varsity girls basketball team which made a run to the CIF playoffs with a record of 19-9. Kranig was fourth on the team for points and second on the team in assists, while also averaging a steal a game.
On the list at number eight is two sport athlete Maddie Amos, a varsity softball player and basketball player. Amos was one of the top players on the basketball team averaging 8.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. In softball, Amos hit .385 batting avergae, and was second on the team in both RBIs and home runs, hitting 5 home runs this year. With the help of Amos, the softball team now continues onto playoffs. Softball teammate Karli Dugger believes that Amos’ strong bat has contributed to their success. “Her hitting has been a big part of our success and it is good to have a strong leader in our lineup,” Dugger said. According to Dugger, Amos’ performance in softball can be credited for her experience through the years. “Maddie has been on varsity for all four years and has performed at a high level which has been shown this year,” Dugger said.
Boys swimmer and water polo swimmer Braden Birdsall takes the number nine spot of the top 10 athletes of the year. Birdsall swam the fastest 50 meter freestyle on this year’s team, 23.51 seconds, and was fourth on the water polo team in goals with 27 goals. The junior has been a two year varsity swimmer and water polo player, and will continue to dominate in the coming year. Teammate Peter Edmonson believes while he is a strong swimmer and water polo player, his work ethic sets him apart from his peers. “Braden is a talented kid, and is incredibly fast and strong in the pool,” Edmonson said. “He works extremely hard to be as good as he is and puts in more effort than anyone else on the team.” Birdsall’s determination helped lead the water polo team to a third place finish in the CVC, and the swim team to a fourth place finish.
Coming in at number 10 of the 2017-2018 season is varsity basketball player Jase Giorgi. Giorgi competed on varsity basketball, and had a dominating season. Averaging 13.3 points per game, and 5.8 rebounds per game, his performances game in and game out ultimately helped lead the team to playoffs, and earned him the Most Outstanding Player award from his coach Greg Granucci. “Jase was outstanding for us this season, and led us in scoring and three point field goals made,” Granucci said. “He was also in our top 2-3 in all major statistical categories. Jase hit a ton of big shots for us and was our emotional leader.” Like Granucci, senior Joe Cirrincione was very impressed with Giorgi’s leadership and skill both on and off the court. “Jase helped our team a lot this year and we could always count on him to get points for us,” Giorgi said. “He was a really strong player and always encouraged us to do our best.”
-Jamie Bateman
-Colton Rayback
-Colton Rayback
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-Cole Shaffer