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Senior Emma Erdman models around the country Page 3

Junior Julie Nguyen advocates for greater appreciation of Multicultural Day Page 5

Jennifer Dithridge-Saigeon makes her directoral debut for RHS Theatre Co. Page 7

The EOT sports staff compiles a list of student athletes to watch for as the winter season approaches Page 10

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NOV. 13, 2018 ISSUE 4, VOLUME 18

Suspensions down across RJUHSD

District moving away from honors

Having previously been identified by the CDE for elevated suspension rates, RJUHSD is initiating restorative practices in hopes of reducing suspensions.

This article is the second of a two-part series exploring the effect restorative practices will have on RJUHSD students, staff and suspension rates.

See eyeofthetigernews.com for the first article, published October 29th. (‘Turning away from suspension,’ C. Medrano & D. Bennett).

BY CAM MEDRANO

c.medrano@eyeofthetigernews.com

After being identified by the California Department of Education for elevated suspension rates, RJUHSD introduced a new restorative practices model this year; this has led to a decline in suspensions in comparison to past years.

Around this time during the 2017-18 school year, RJUHSD recorded a total of 284 suspensions. This year, that number has reduced to 115.

For RHS specifically, suspensions are down from 65 to 21. These statistics represent suspensions from the first day of each respective academic school year until Nov. 1.

According to director of personnel services John Becker, the decrease in suspensions can be attributed to the implementation of restorative practices throughout the district. These attempts at mediating conflicts and addressing disputes through restoration may serve as an

BY JULIE NGUYEN

j.nguyen@eyeofthetigernews.com

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The Wellness Center is one tool that the district utilizes to modify student behavior in place of punitive punishment.

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ast Thursday, Roseville High School celebrated its first annual Multicultural Day. Students attended a rally featuring several performers representing different ethnicities. Students also toured campus to participate in and view an array of booths honoring the diverse components of several cultures.

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IM coursebook changes frustrate staff In June, teachers attending optional training days recieved new, second edition IM1 and 2 coursebooks. This article is the first of a two-part series on how math teachers are making sense of curriculum changes.

In the next issue, part two will explore what will happen when the district’s contract with Carnegie Learning expires in 2021.

BY NICOLE KHUDYAKOV

n.khudyakov@eyeofthetigernews.com

The second edition of the disposable IM1 and IM2 coursebooks, published under Carnegie Learning, were first made available to teachers during a series of optional paid development days in the first week of June. Further revisionary materials - including quizzes, tests, and homework assignments - for IM1 and IM2 were not available for publication at the time, and were not released until August; leaving teachers just a few weeks to prepare with the new materials before the start of the 2018-19 school year.

Carnegie Learning took into account teacher input and previous challenges regarding their coursebooks, which resulted in significant changes surrounding the structure, amount of mate-

rial and organization of the material within the IM2 coursebook.

IM1 underwent similar changes, though to a lesser extent.

Teachers have had to adapt their curriculums and create new lesson plans, tests, and homework assignments in order to work with these new adjustments. According to RHS IM2 teacher Michelle Walton, the lack of revisionary materials initially left her colleagues at RHS unsure whether to move forward in creating new materials to supplement the second edition of the textbook, or to wait for the promised materials to arrive.

“We were sort of in this weird limbo state of just not knowing what we needed to do,” Walton said. “It really did delay our ability to know what we needed to create and what we didn’t need to create until right before school

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Integrated math teacher Sandra Schmatjen instructs a class of IM2 students. Schmatjen works with her Professional Learning Team to adapt to new course curriculum.

started.”

The IM2 coursebook underwent a drastic restructuring. Instead of units and chapters, the disposable book now includes modules grouped under topics, a different order to the math concepts students are expected to master, as well as a variety

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In an effort to provide equal opportunity to challenging curriculum for students throughout the district, RJUHSD has started reevaluating honors courses and looking into options outside the honors model. An example of this transition on RHS’ campus includes Pre-Calculus, which as of this year no longer has an honors equivalent.

According to RJUHSD assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction Jess Borjon, the district is moving away from honors to in part avoid separating students into those who take “honors” courses and those who don’t – both in terms of classroom environment and college admissions. “[Honors] separates kids,” Borjon said. . It makes them the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots.’”

According to RHS principal David Byrd, part of the motivation behind reducing the number of honors courses is to focus on ensuring college-prep courses are actually that, so there is no need for a halfway step between CP and AP. “With the honors option, it ends up being the halfway and intermediate step from your everyday college prep and your advanced college level curriculum,” Byrd said.

“We are trying to remove half measures and half steps and ‘half challenging.’”

In areas where there is no AP or other advanced option, RHS may continue to offer an honors course.

For instance, with Honors English 10, there is no alternative for an advanced sophomore English class as of now; that course will continue to be an honors course.

Honors English 10 teacher Amy Mowrer feels that the class is a necessary step for giving students the skills they need in an AP course, even though it isn’t one itself.

“With English, I think it’s very clear that Pre-Ap English 9 and Honors English 10 are preparing students for that work in AP,” Mowrer said. “Calling it honors is kind of an old-fashioned term.”

Mowrer believes it is the differences between Pre-Calc and English that determine whether they need to be called an honors course.

“When we are talking about PreCalc, we are already indicating a degree of advancement by merely taking that class,” Mowrer said.

“That is not true for Honors English 10 and CP English 10; everyone has to take it. The differentiation there to set students up for the AP course strikes me as warranted.”

However, in terms of science courses, the new NGSS science courses will serve as the standard curriculum that students receive; then, if students want to continue with the curriculum to a more challenging class, they can take the AP equivalent.

In subjects where there is not an AP course available, RJUHSD is looking into other alternatives, including offering dual-enrollment courses – which are effectively college courses taught on the high school campus.

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SUSPENSION: RHS down two-thirds

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alternative to suspensions in the future. “[Using restorative practices is] the ideal outcome,” Becker said. “We don’t want [students] away from school; we need them in class.”

As suspension rates decrease, the district has also limited the rate of which Hispanic and special education students are suspended.

The CDE noted the high suspension rates for these students in particular as their reasoning to place RJUHSD on “Differentiated Assistance” in prior years.

At this time last school year, RJUHSD suspended 73 special education students while the number this year reduced to 20.

Likewise, last year’s number of 13 suspensions for English learners was cut in half this year, with RJUHSD suspending 6 students.

“We still have much more work to do supporting all students through difficult situations by providing developing services through our Wellness Centers, restorative practices, classroom management and other alternatives to suspension,” Becker said.

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chance, a first opportunity to try and fix it in the right way before we just immediately go, ‘you’ve got to leave,’” Byrd said. “If we try that and it’s not effective then I think we can at least feel like we’ve tried and the student is putting us in a position where we have fewer and fewer options.”

On the classroom level, it is at the individual teacher’s discretion to implement restorative practices as they desire and find necessary.

RJUHSD superintendent Denise Herrmann believes that while RJUHSD is still in the transition from a punitive based model to restorative,

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teachers may still utilize concepts such as “community circles” to help alleviate stress and form connections within the class.

“Different teachers have different comfort levels,” Herrmann said. “Some might not feel comfortable starting [restorative practices] until second semesters, but that really is the very first thing is to get people comfortable with relating to one another.”

While Herrmann officially began her tenure with RJUHSD earlier this year, progress with restorative practice training and implementation makes her hopeful for years to come.

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lege credit.

This is the first year RJUHSD has offered a dualenrollment course; the district hopes to increase the number offered in coming years.

Currently, it is subsidizing teachers to help them get their masters in a specific subject area, so they can teach dual-enrolled courses.

“Some colleges offer dual-enrollment while you’re in high school,” Borjon said.“Many schools across the country are also decreasing or eliminating their honors track program and so students step up to take AP or a college dual-enrollment course.”

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“One of the things that I really love about Roseville is the teachers and the staff really care about the students,” Herrmann said. “I think they’re very open to trying new ideas.”

Byrd hopes that the new practices will help RHS achieve its greater goal.

“Maybe [restorative practices] will change behavior without kids having to miss school,” Byrd said. “Because obviously not being here, whether you’re absent, whether you’re sick, or they are suspended, is impacting the number one thing we try to do here. And that’s provide an education for you.”

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Earlier this year, Project Lead the Way BioMed classes applied to become an honors class. This initiative failed as RJUHSD aims to reduce honors courses across the district.

would be an entirely new modification to the current courses of study, Byrd believes that the aim for academic success in students will remain unchanged.

“We’re dedicated to an Advanced Placement Curriculum,” Byrd said.

“We understand that it is essentially taking college level curriculum and giving

every kid the opportunity to access that.”

Borjon also feels that schools are sacrificing little by eliminating honors courses and that those rais-

ing concerns about fewer opportunities to augment GPAs may not fully understand how college admission boards evaluate prospective students.

“I’ve been attending workshops and professional trainings with admissions counselors from the most prestigious universities in the country and every single time Stanford, Yale, MIT, Berkeley, the answer is always the same. Not taking an honors class does not hurt you if there are no honors classes at your school,” Borjon said. “If there are honors classes at your school and you’re not taking them, then that would be founded upon.

They will not penalize students that don’t take a class that doesn’t exist.”

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prepare each student for IM3,” Broz said.

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in time beyond paid school hours to recreate the curriculums and create timely lessons.

Despite the extra time teachers are putting into the curriculum, they are still only a few days ahead of the students. For RHS IM2 teacher Doug Ash, transitioning into the new coursebooks has left him with very little time to focus on other work.

“It’s just stressful,” Ash said. “There’s five of us in the PLT....going 100 miles an hour just trying to get everything ready for the upcoming week.”

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is a relatively new concept among RJUHSD faculty, Becker believes patience is the key to success in its employment.

“It’s a work in progress,” Becker said. “It’ll take some time before I think we get it fully implemented, but we have a lot of open-minded people working to get this implemented across the district.”

On the administrative level, assistant principals and site principals in some circumstances, work with students to determine the consequences necessary for individual offenses.

According to Becker, there is no definitive guideline for which offenses receive a specific discipline.

For example, physical altercations among students typically results in a 3-5 day suspension, but with restorative practices, suspensions may be reduced to 1-3 days in addition to collaboration with site Wellness Centers.

As administrators and other faculty members work to implement restorative practices through trainings, principal David Byrd is hopeful that continuing to implement restorative practices will reduce suspension rates.

“For most offenses, maybe it gives students a second

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Spirit Week

Upperclassmen vs. Underclassmen TUESDAY: Basketball vs Baseball WEDNESDAY: Nike vs Adidas THURSDAY: W. Colleges vs E. Colleges FRIDAY: Class Colors

30 Reasons Performances RHS Theatre Co’s first production of the year.

Continues through 16, 17.

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Clash of the Classes The Clash of the Classes rally will take place after second period in the Moeller Gym.

Finals DEC Students attend DEC periods 3 & 4.

12:10 dismissal.

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12:10 dismissal.

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Senior’s career flourishes from runway

BY DANIELLE BENNETT

d.bennett@eyeofthetigernews.com

Emma Erdman boarded the plane with her mother and sister in tow, ready to catch a flight to New York City. It was October of last year, with the usual hustle and bustle of the airport experience – an array of boarding passes, luggage and security.

Encased in bright lights, sirens and opportunity, the city became the unwitting backdrop for yet another realized aspiration, as thenseventeen-year-old Erdman had a chance encounter with Instagram model Katie Schmid, while browsing the racks in a Brandy Melville store.

The two got to talking and a picture and multiple direct messages later, Erdman found herself considering a career in modeling.

“I mentioned that it was something that I was always interested in, but I never put in the effort to do it because I was always told that there was a lot of competition,” Erdman said. “And she said that she thought I was a good fit and that I should get started. So I did.”

Back at home, a month later, Erdman participated in her first photoshoot, with two photographers and two other models in Downtown Sacramento. She garnered her first official experience as a model and some exposure.

Since then, Erdman’s modeling career has taken off. Casting calls, freelance photoshoots and fashion shows have made up her experience. From Sacramento Fashion Week, to a San Francisco fashion show for charity, to New York Fashion Week, her ever-growing repertoire of

memories and travel had begun.

For Erdman, the variety of people she’s met while travelling has become one of her favorite takeaways from her modeling jobs.

“Everywhere you go you meet different people from different backgrounds and it’s actually crazy to hear their story and where they come from, because people are just very interesting to me,” Erdman said. “And it’s interesting hearing their connections to the industry, because some people have met the most amazing people that you’ve heard of.”

Later, after coming back to New York again for New York Fashion Week, this time in pursuit of her modeling career, Erdman ran into an interesting conundrum – a no-show from members of her hair and makeup team. In an impromptu solution, her eldest sister – a hairstylist named Brittany Conner – stepped in to help rescue the situation, along with the help of a different make-up artist.

“It was pretty hectic, but I’m glad she was able to be there to help,” Erdman said.

Erdman, the youngest of four and Conner, the eldest, are 14 years apart. Despite that, the two of them have a unique bond with each other.

“We are extremely close,” Conner said. “Sisters, but also best friends.”

When the salon Conner works for needed a model to represent their new VIP membership, Erdman was able to do a photoshoot for the company; now, Conner has the chance to see Erdman each day, whilst at work.

Conner knows that the

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work ethic which led her sister to her current position as a model will carry her through the rest of her life.

“I hope to see Emma’s future become whatever she dreams of - which it will,” Conner said. “She’s a very determined and strong woman.”

Amidst her modeling jobs, Erdman continues to attend RHS, with the support of her friends behind her newfound career. Her friend and fellow senior, Angelina Lara, often attends Erdman’s different fashion shows and shoots.

She has also modeled in a show with Erdman.

Lara believes modeling has built Erdman into the

person she is today.

“Modeling has not only helped Emma with her confidence in big crowds, but also with growth and wisdom, in her ultimate passion of couture,” Lara said. “Her passion is derived from the diversity of beauty, so I want nothing more than for her to reach her dreams and go as far as her beauty, intelligence and uniqueness takes her.”

Erdman’s has spent hours traveling to San Francisco and back for casting calls and gigs with her mother, Deanna Erdman. Throughout their numerous trips, Deanna has been there helping her daughter achieve her dream - whether that includes

Senior Emma Erdman has held an interest in fashion since a young age. Now, she is strutting down runways and participating in photoshoots as a professional model.

locating opportunities for Emma, to traveling with her and providing the support she needs.

For Deanna, watching her daughter walk the runway for the first time, at Sacramento Fashion Week, earlier this year, was a special experience.

“Probably one of the most memorable experiences was the first time she walked the runway, because it came so naturally to her,” Deanna said.

Since she was young, Emma had always wanted to be in the fashion industry and Deanna believes that no matter where this

path takes her, that passion will continue to influence her life.

As of now, Emma is planning to apply to modeling agencies in LA and New York and see where her life might take her.

“Everyone has told me that there’s way too much competition and that it would never work, but I did it because it sounded fun to me and that’s something that I wanted to do,” Emma said. “And if it doesn’t work out then it doesn’t, but at least you tried. And if it does work out, it’s amazing.”

Knack for photography grows into passion

BY RICKY SEGOVIA

r.segovia@eyeofthetigernews.com

The amount of skill junior Riley Pabor has behind a camera is only matched by his willingness

to take photos with it. Pabor particularly enjoys conducting photoshoots with his friends, as it combines several of his interests.

“It’s mixing the two things that I love, my

friends, who I think [are] all beautiful and stylish, way more than me and taking pictures,” Pabor said.

When school first began, Pabor found himself unable to invest as much of his time on photoshoots.

Now that he’s grown more used to the time management that school requires, he is beginning to work around his other commitments to plan photoshoots at least once a week

to once every few weeks, on average.

Pabor’s friends are usually the deciding factor behind the location of each individual photoshoot, as Pabor wants to capture their interests and what they enjoy in each photo.

“It’s definitely based off the people - usually what they’re interested in,” Pabor said. “Some people want to do a more urban theme, so we could

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Junior Riley Pabor enjoys practicing photography by shooting with his friends.

do pictures downtown or some people want a nature theme...usually it depends on what the person wants.”

Although Pabor has a talent for photography, there are many struggles that come with pursuing an artistic career. Thus, Pabor is considering keeping his interest for photography as a hobby, rather than pursuing it full-time.

“For me in the future, I thought about taking it as a full time career, but I have other interests that are safer, as a lot of people know being an artist is difficult,” Pabor said.

Junior Cassidy Noonan, Pabor’s friend, has modeled for several of her friend’s shoots.

Noonan really enjoys the opportunity to model, as it allows her to spend time with her friend, while also working hard to maximize their time and get as many valuable photos as possible.

“It was really fun, actually, because mostly it was just like hanging out, but at the same time, all of us were focused and weren’t just trying to goof around the whole time,” Noonan said.

Noonan really enjoys

the work Pabor has accomplished so far.

While Pabor loves to take photos of his friends, he also has a matching interest in nature photography. Pabor frequently attempts to implement nature-related themes into all of his work.

Senior Khaeilene Epan, another one of Pabor’s friends, has also modeled for him. Epan knows that Pabor’s skill at photography and the way he chooses to express his talent, comes easily to him.

“Ever since I’ve known him, he has just been a really artistic person,” Epan said.“Him having an interest in photography wasn’t a surprise; he’s definitely grown in his photography field and he is branching [out more] with it.”

Noonan believes that Pabor would go far if he was to choose to pursue a career in photography, as he has a meaningful way of capturing subjects.

“I can see him definitely pursuing this in the future, because I think he has a real talent at it and a real eye for capturing photographs that are visually compelling,” Noonan said.

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Sophomore somersaults into action

Advances to apprentice

BY NICOLE KHUDYAKOV

n.khudyakov@eyeofthetigernews.com

The vaults, lunges and leaps involved in parkour, a sport that tests its participants’ abilities to overcome obstacles, seem like something beyond human agility; yet, despite the difficulties attached to the sport, RHS sophomore Nathan Doan is an avid parkour practitioner. Doan’s dedication to parkour began as a listless search for an interesting new hobby to enjoy. Though he’d previously tried a variety of sports, ranging from soccer to swim to tennis, none of them really caught Doan’s attention.

“I didn’t really feel like I’d developed a passion for [them], [but] when I started parkour, I went, ‘Huh, I really seem to like this,’” Doan said.

Doan has been a traceur, a parkour practitioner, for two years. His interest lead him to sign up for Free Flow Academy, a freerunning and parkour physical training academy where he developed his skills with the help of several coaches.

Eventually, Doan’s commitment to the sport lead him to sign up for an apprenticeship, which served as a precursor to a paying job as a coach at the Academy. Nowadays, Doan is able to further involve himself in his passion through teaching.

“It’s fun to teach people stuff you’re passionate

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Senior Nathan Doan began parkour as a thirteen year old. Since then, he’s progressed to practicing free-running, as well as an apprenticeship position at his parkour training academy, Free Flow Academy. Within several months, Doan will graduate from the apprenticeship course and begin a payed job as a coach.

about, because then you get to see how they progress,” Doan said.

Despite his new status as a coach, Doan still encounters chances to continue learning and bettering his agility, as he has recently picked up free-running, which is a similar style of movement to parkour.

“Parkour is like the canvas for a painting and then free-running is the art and the colors, so there can be parkour without freerunning, but there cannot be freerunning without parkour,” Doan said.

Like Doan, senior Jared Huber also practices at the Free Flow Academy. For Huber, meeting fellow traceurs is still something of a rarity, so he appreciates the fact that others at RHS

practice this sport.

“It’s pretty cool to see people that I know doing it and other people that I just met from doing it,” Huber said.

According to Doan, he enjoys practicing parkour in his free time because of it’s casual, non-competitive nature, which other sports seem to lack.

“Parkour’s not really competitive. It’s just kind of like exploring movement,” Doan said. “In other sports, it’s all about competition or who can get first place, but with parkour it’s more like doing your own thing and finding your own style.”

Doan feels he still has room to improve, but that he has made good progress with free-running and parkour.

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HUMANS OF RHS Senior Skylar Harris creates life through his artistic development of diverse characters and personalities. He has been drawing and creating characters since he was very young and hopes to intertwine his artistic capabilities with language and character design.

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What really speaks the most to me is my art and language. I want to pursue both of those fields in college and beyond, so I’m really focusing on practising my craft of doing art and making characters, as well as learning a little bit of language each day. I’m learning French and Korean right now. I’m doing that all by myself, getting my resources online.

I think it really helps me communicate more effectively. To see exactly where things come from in certain languages; words open my mind up to new ideas that I might not have thought of before. It just helps me learn a little bit each day.”

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EYE OF THE TIGER’S VIEW

Non-straightforward punishment method successful

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eginning last school year, RJUHSD started transitioning away from a punitive punishment model to a restorative model, in an aim to cut down on suspensions. Rather than relying on suspensions to deal with misbehaviors, the restorative model encourages schools to help students address the causes of these behaviors and rebuild relationships.

This aim is not only honorable, but more than called for based on RJUHSD’s suspension track record. In part, the new policy to cut suspensions stems from a recommendation from the California Department of Education, which placed RJUSHD on “Differentiated Assistance” for having a high suspension rate based on its student population.

And so far, it has been successful. Compared to this time last year, the district has 169 fewer suspensions on its campuses.

Society has reached

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a place where it understands that the older, more “straightforward” punitive punishment model is less effective in terms of longterm behavior.

While sometimes effective in “deterring” behavior, it fails in the aspect of teaching why something is

wrong, what people should do instead and how someone can change their ways after building up both a habit and “reputation” soto-speak of making poor decisions.

Suspensions do not provide actual solutions to the problems that caused the

problem in the first place – they provide incentive not to misbehave and at most give students time to let tensions die down before returning to school.

For what they cost the district – essential educational hours for the students to be in class, whilst foster-

ing anger and doing little to make returning to the classroom any easier – they do not provide enough benefits to make them a strong default for punishment.

In contrast, the restorative model intends to limit the hours of school a student must miss and utilizes the time students do spend outside of class to provide the solutions that the punitive model is sorely lacking.

It gives students the tools necessary to rebuild relationships, to re-enter the classroom, to modify behavior for the long-term.

And it is a long-term transition – no one will wake up with a perfect, restorative plan to each case of misbehaviors on campus. But it takes striving for restorative practices for RJUHSD to have any chance at finding less “deterrents” and more solutions.

(This piece represents the views of the 2018-19 editorial board.)

Trash indicative of apathy

BY CAITLIN TRAN

c.tran@eyeofthetigernews.com

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he air is crisp, the leaves crunch under your steps and the energy of the new fall season is effervescent.

Walking along our aged and beautiful campus, it is difficult to understand why there is any trash at all scattered across the ground.

Aluminum takes 80-100 years to decompose, plastic over 450 years and styrofoam 500 to eternity.

With this knowledge, making the split decision to walk to the nearest trash can to dispose of your waste should be easy, reflexive, the rationale simple: choosing to respect the complex ecosystem we are a part of for the greater good of the earth and its inhabitants is far more valuable than granting yourself a moment’s convenience.

Alas, this logic is greatly ignored by the students of RHS - evident in the translucent Smuckers peanut butter and jelly sandwich wrappers that flutter forlornly in the wind, 2 oz styrofoam cups of ranch strewn across the grey cement and brightly colored chip bags lined with aluminum that polka dot the grass.

Is it due to the fact that we know at the end of the day, there are custodial staff that graciously pick up the garbage we leave behind?

That, someone else will be accountable for our mess - and even if we were to cease our environmentally

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harmful behavior, surely there are plenty more individuals that won’t : so why even bother?

I really do try to think about this perspective before verbally assaulting another freshman boy for not picking up a plastic water bottle they unsuccessfully attempted to bank into the trash can from 15 feet away - but it does little to acquiesce me.

Besides the obvious error found in this logic being intentional blindness to the fact that if there are fewer people littering, there will be less litter, it also begs to be criticized for the lack of forethought in believing that individual action cannot effect change in a large population.

If an area is immaculate, we tend to want to keep it that way.

If an area is dirty, we tend to loosen our standards on our treatment of the area.

One’s decision to discard of their trash appropriately or pick up another’s on the ground makes all the difference in keeping the appearance of our campus clean and pleasing to the eye - a simple solution to avoiding further waste buildup.

I abhor the aforemen-

tioned reasoning not only because it’s selfish, it’s harmful to ourselves. Look, we all know the harm of littering.

We all know the guilt we feel when we pass by a piece of trash we can’t be bothered to pick up. So what service do we do ourselves when we ignore the regret in choosing to be a bystander in the course of our own destruction, refusing to grant ourselves the joy of empowering our beliefs through our actions?

With the overload of negativity surrounding the state of our environment, I understand the feelings of hopelessness for the future of our planet and world; it’s easy to turn apathetic and bury away those thoughts in order to escape the anxiety that comes with feeling unable to help the world we live in.

But these feelings of powerlessness change as soon as we step out of our comfort zone, the anxiousness eases as we start working toward a common goal: and it starts with confidence. The changes we wish to see will never be accomplished if we continue to believe we do not hold the power to do so.

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Students fail to embrace Multicultural Day values

BY JULIE NGUYEN

j.nguyen@eyeofthetigernews.com

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ulticultural Day, you have came and went and with you your flurry of flags and dances, rice dishes and silks. You have left me with nothing material, yet I still feel undiluted joy upon reflecting on your stay with us here at RHS. I know that my connection to you has been of more of a personal nature and for that I can only equate to my Asian background, but I have come to understand that your visit has left some confused.

“Why do we need to have a Multicultural Day?” I am sure you have heard them, Multicultural Day,and I implore you to not balk at this question.

The limits of your im-

pact span past our campus and those who misunderstand. You have touched my heart and I know you have touched others. Those whose parents speak with an accent, but speak loudly regardless. Those who grew up eating lunches unlike their peers. Those who are told “go back to your country,” not knowing which one to “go back.”

The reality is this - we are a melting pot of cultures and lives and Multicultural Day, you have made this clear as day and beautiful as night.

You have brought facets of faraway lands and made them accessible. You have brought with you the joy of representation and the novelty of exposure.

I understand that some don’t recognize your worth and I will admit it disheartens me. I know that in your wake there are those who criticize traditions of cultures they don’t understand.

They close their minds to the beauty of a different way of life and continue

to live in a monochromic world.

I understand that there are those who mock you and question your importance.

And to them I say that culture and life are as deeply entwined as the threads on their MADE IN CHINA shirts. I say that ignorance should not segway to superiority and judgement.

I say that with their limited knowledge, built on bricks of stereotypes and prejudice, we will rise above them.

Our immigrant parents will not “go back” to where they came from. We won’t eat our fragrant lunches in the bathroom to save your sensitive noses.

We, the children of immigrants, the children who are immigrants, will stand proud and tall in your wake.

We will walk with the pride of not one, but many nations. We will remember the sense of unity you gave us in a sometimes alienating world.

We will remember our history.

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Letters from a “senior”

GUEST PIECE

BY ETHAN TRAN

opinion@eyeofthetigernews.com

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s a student of the class of 2020 set to graduate in 2019 instead, reflecting on my experiences has left me with the knowledge that graduating early isn’t for everyone.

There really isn’t any point to graduate early if you don’t have a goal you want to obtain at an earlier date.

You must first finish your GED, which almost inevitably requires classes at a local community college, consuming valuable time during your dwindling summer.

It is a sacrifice. It is equal parts rewarding and stressful, doubt and determination.

As someone who has almost finished their GED requirements by the first quarter of junior year, I feel as though this whole grand plan has been an experience. For me, the desire to graduate a whole year early meant I had to take what would normally be a whole

year’s worth of classes at RHS, such as AP U.S History, in two months at the local community college during my summer. The courses were rigorous but actually had less work than the regular year-long course at RHS. Either way there was a lot of stress over the summer. I didn’t fully acknowledge what I was getting into at the time, but I readied myself because I felt that I wanted to start a independent and quite frankly, more liberating life beyond the constraints of conventional high school life.

I will say that if you don’t really have a goal in mind I don’t think it’s a good idea to graduate early.

I felt as if yes, I did want a early start on life. But I put so much stress on myself.

I sacrificed a whole summer and really fell out of the circle of my friends who could spend time with each other over summer. Leaving your class and graduating with a completely different one is sad in its own way. It is alienating at times and it will try you with the sheer amount of doubt you encounter.

Pursuing early graduation requires you to take more extreme classes, flooding your junior year schedule with senior requirements like government/econ and

BY JORDAN DEL VALLE TONOIAN

j.delvalletonoian@eyeofthetigernews.com

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language classes back to back. It really left me with a heavy schedule, there was little time to dally with electives that I may have been interested in and could have grown from.

I’m not here to discourage you from the possibility of graduating a year early.

Some individuals have other motives than just getting ahead in life, ranging from personal problems to home life issues to even the most trivial, such as feeling you’d rather graduate and have a gap semester to party. It’s all valid. To be

frank I do feel a little more confident and less clustered with the future knowing high school is coming to a early close.

The Sierra College classes allowed me to participate and learn in a more mature zone which I deeply wanted to experience.

I know that high school is crucial to any young adolescents life but I experienced a completely different atmosphere that made me realize that I really did want to get ahead and experience the college life just a little bit earlier.

Don’t think you can only graduate a year early by taking Sierra College and community classes over the summer. You can actually graduate in mid-senior year, if you manage to fulfill the last remaining GED’s earlier, (sacrificing a few fun classes for requirements in senior year) you can get out early and return for graduation with the same class you are in. So I’m just here to notify you that there are options if you want to leave high school earlier or enjoy some sweet time off and bask in your efforts.

Senioritis detrimental to clubs

BY CLAIRE TOWNSEND

c.townsend@eyeofthetigernews.com

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have gone to various club meetings throughout my years here at Roseville High. Usually, I go to scope out the club and determine whether or not I would like to give my time and resources to this certain cause. I have only ever stayed in one, however, commonly known as Key Club - an organization in partnership with Kiwanis. Key Club allows us as students to better our school and community through service and fundraisers.

It also allows us as students to form connections.

Some of my closest friends are in this club.

I joined officially at the beginning of my junior year, at a time when the majority of the club board members were seniors. This organization, lead by upperclassmen, ran smoothly and excellently. Our club’s Kiwanis advisor never failed to mention how proud he was of our club, especially our leadership team.

We won many awards while attending our California-Nevada-Hawaii District Convention 2018.

Naturally, however, as the school year came to a close, the senior board members got ready to graduate. Those of us who had grown especially close to our senior board struggled not only with saying goodbye to members of our Key Club family - we were saying goodbye to our strong sense of leadership, to the members that had been a part of running this Club for years.

Those of us that were

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juniors felt the pressure to step up and to continue upholding the success previously established by Roseville Key Club.

Clubs, to ensure continuity, cannot rely just on seniors for guidance.

To say that I am nervous for the coming years of this club would be accurate. I only want the best for future club members and the fear of them not feeling the same support and kindness that I felt in my years is one that comes to mind every now and again. This fear, however, is easily tossed aside when I am reminded about the new precautions we as a club have been taking to ensure future success as far as leadership.

One step we have taken towards ensuring our club’s continued success (that I would love to see other clubs put into practice) is the further inclusion of underclassmen. In order to keep the board educated and keep your club going strong, you have to in a sense teach future generations.

To accomplish this, we have created new board positions of “Class Representatives,” wherein there is a representative for freshman,

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sophomore, junior and senior classes along with the original board members.

We as a club hope to see the underclassmen representatives take more of an interest in leadership.

I have seen clubs at RHS grow and blossom under good, strong leadership.

Just the same, I have seen clubs who lack the structure and the strong leaders to produce success and those clubs wither away.

An example of a new and flourishing club is Latino Student Union. This club is in its first year, involving themselves in many events and activities; securing a prominent presence on our campus.

A club, in order to get their name out there and be more widely recognized, must participate in the activities of Roseville High School. Latino Student Union, leading by example, has taken the initiative of creating an ofrenda to celebrate Día de Los Muertos and as a part of multicultural day. They have also begun working with other clubs and organizations to help themselves organize and structure their own club.

By putting themselves

out there, this union is making a name for themselves; they are advertising membership and establishing solid ground from which the club can grow and flourish in the future.

There have been other cliques at Roseville High that, in organizing themselves into a formal club, did not structure their leadership in a way that ensures continuity - and what we end up with is scattered groups of three to five people who will inevitably graduate and phase out and the club will cease to exist.

Last Friday was Club Photo day; a day during which each club on Roseville’s campus with an official club constitution is called in to take their photo featured in the yearbook.

Each year, the clubs displayed in our yearbook change ever so gradually and slightly; the most well-known and successful staying year after year, but those smaller, more unstable clubs fluttering in and out with the student body.

I think these club constitutions being a requirement to take a club photo is a genius idea and another step towards safeguarding the club’s continued success.

By creating a constitution for one’s club, they give it a foundation and a basis for growth. They allow it to change with the times and to better suit the needs of a growing club.

It almost gives a sense of security that, if nothing else - after the club founders become seniors and are unable to ensure the club’s continual success - they have provided future generations of members with the basis for club activities.

Clubs at Roseville High provide students a way to connect with their peers over shared topics of admiration and interest. They can give access to volunteer opportunities, deeper bonds with one’s community or even a safe space to be with people who have shared your struggles.

Upperclassmen, be sure to protect those safe spaces for future generations. Include freshmen and sophomores in your club activities, include yourselves in school events and projects that will get you recognized and keep your union organized. Make future club members feel that same sense of warmth and community that you enjoy the comfort of.

There is only one honors courses at Roseville High School – Honors English 10. According to assistant superintendent of instruction and curriculum Jess Borjon, honors courses create a “de facto tracking system in schools where some students are screened in and some students are screened out.”

Honors classes, at least in their implementation at RHS right now, do not hinder a student’s access to a “rigorous curriculum.” In fact they expand it into areas where AP courses are not otherwise offered, exactly where RHS’s course selection implements them.

Honors Pre-Calculus, which had its “honors” status stripped from it earlier this year, bridged the gap between IM3 and AP Calculus. It also offered an incentive to students to enter the Calculus pathway after completing IM3.

The Honors Pre-Calculus class required students to take on a larger workload and take extra classes and without its honors status, it lacks any incentive to do so.

As of the 2016-17 school year, UC schools accept credits from honors classes that satisfy A-G requirements, so the argument that they don’t translate into the real world is a farce.

Why remove the honors status when it’s not doing any harm? To say it discourages students who get intimidated by “honors” in the title from taking it isn’t valid.

To say there’s something wrong with students wanting to challenge themselves because it discourages others is the typical “it has to be for everyone” policy seen commonly in today’s schools.

What’s wrong with students wanting to take more challenging classes? Why do these classes have to be for everyone? It’s not “unfair” to make a harder class that students who barely passed IM2 would be “intimidated” to take. That’s the whole point.

Students who want to take AP Calculus will take Pre-Calculus whether it has the honors designation or not. Those who would be intimidated by it probably wouldn’t even take IM3.

If the district continues to remove honors designations from classes without replacing them with AP classes, the workload of these classes will remain stagnant while the reward for it crashes and burns.

Honors English 10 is a prime example of this, students may elect to take a Pre-AP English 9 class in their freshman year that prepares them for AP. Except an AP English class does not exist in our course selection for sophomore year, only an honors course.

In this case it makes sense to remove the honors designation from the sophomore English class and upgrade the curriculum to an AP or a Pre-AP one.

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30 Reasons Not To Be In A Play Roseville High School Theatre Company’s Fall Play and Jennifer Dithridge-Saigeon’s Directorial Debut at Roseville

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REVIEW BY CAITLIN TRAN & CLAIRE TOWNSEND arts@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School’s Theatre Company chose to produce Alan Haehnel’s 30 Reasons Not To Be In A Play for their fall production. This is the first show directed by Roseville’s new dramatic arts teacher, as well as one of the first shows featuring a new generation of student actors.

Prior to opening night, we were very excited and didn’t know what to expect.

To anyone who has seen previous productions put on in the Patti Baker Theater, expect to see fresh faces that bring their own personalities to the stage.

With the clean slate that Jennifer Saigeon offers the program, this performance feels new and unfamiliar - but this performance will make you want to know more.

The cast had incredible chemistry that could easily be seen on stage. Experienced actors who have been in the program in previous years have taken the younger cast members under their wings and helped them grow into

characters that the audience can especially enjoy. Their exuberant energy made for a hilarious show - in which the costumes and set pieces mattered a lot less than the story and feelings conveyed by the actors.

Some of the more extreme lines help to exaggerate the irony of putting on a play about why not to put on a play. There were quite a few scenes which had us gasping and wondering, “...are they allowed to say that?”

The actors did not hold back; the theater was constantly filled with their cries of anguish and squeals of joy. The cast did well to avoid simply reciting lines; instead, one could see them play with their character on stage, bringing their roles to life before our eyes (they did this especially well considering the plethora of characters they each had to play).

Their faces were expressive to the extent that one could practically feel their excitement or despair at a glance.

In fact, these actors never broke character, even when the scene suddenly froze - it was as if they themselves were put on

pause along with the scene. Even those actors who were in the backgrounds of scenes brought their stage-presence out through their miming of certain actions - the rise of an eyebrow, flick of the hand - every movement was with intention and the full force of their character, which added to the overall experience. There was never a stagnant character - there was always something to make you laugh.

The extremely swift scene changes were a difficult feat to pull off - but they executed the transitions well with few slip-ups and in a professional manner. To maneuver the quick-changes of costume, resetting of props and mental preparation of getting into an entirely new character - in complete darkness - between each of the 30 scenes in the production was extremely impressive; it made us appreciate the hard work and dedication the director and cast put into this project.

The casts’ direct addressing of the audience really made us feel included, as if we were being told a series of stories and memories.

The production did not just stay

up on the stage; the cast utilized the aisles to expand their immersive storytelling experience. This, however, might be improved on in the future - in the beginning, cast members on either side of the aisle would give their line, making the audience have to turn their head quickly and repeatedly to catch up with the dialogue.

Even with this whiplash, the interaction with the characters grabbed the attention of those of us in the audience.

As someone who has been a part of previous performances here at Roseville High School, one can see the effect that the newness and unfamiliar state of the program has on the outcome of the show. There is no grand set, no iconic costumes or characters - which we think was intentional; the play itself was not one demanding of these things, which allowed not only for easier scene changes, but to really showcase the new talent here at Roseville High School’s Theatre Program.

In the years to come, it is sure that this new program will grow and develop into something amazing. Whereas in the past,

shows have been dominated by smaller casts mainly of upperclassmen, this production featured many new faces and a variety in class grades. This is instrumental in ensuring the continued success of the program.

Senior Claudia Howenstein was marvelous as she displayed her talent through various characters, bringing a veracity in particular to the character of a hypocritical aunt to a poor young girl. This is her first show with Saigeon, but not at Roseville High. She is very excited to see what comes of the program in her last year.

Also new to this theatre program is freshman Emma Watson.

This, however, is not her first dramatic experience, so she brings her vivacious stage presence to Roseville.w was high-energy and extremely fast-paced. It kept our attention and for being the first of many shows with this director and new generation of students, it reveals potential for developing a new drama culture here at Roseville and we cannot wait to see what this young cast will bring in the coming years.

ARTIST IN THE SPOTLIGHT: EMMA WATSON For her first performance with Roseville High Theatre Company, freshman Emma Watson performs in the two-act play, 30 Reasons Not To Be In A Play.

When did you start performing?

I’ve been in plays ever since I can remember, but they were always small shows, so taking it one step further in this play is a lot of fun.

Were there any challenges you faced during rehearsal?

What was definitely difficult was when it goes to a black out where all the lights go out and it’s completely dark and you can’t see anything, so it’s a lot of stumbling and it takes a lot of patience with each other.

Just the difference between working with your character and playing with your character: working with the character is always thinking about it but playing with your character is becoming that person and knowing what you’re

- Caitlin Tran

doing. You want people to see you play with it, you don’t want them to see the work, so that was hard.

Is there a character you particularly enjoy playing?

Near the beginning I play a character named Mandy, who is hopelessly in love with a guy named Travis Thorburn, and that’s the character I play with a lot. You just think of your celebrity crush, or whoever it is, and go fully into that. It’s a fun character to play because she’s a hopeless romantic.

What drew you to the drama program?

I think it’s the bonds you make, and also the fact that it brings people out of their comfort zones.

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With Thanksgiving break just around the corner, the Eye of the Tiger A&E staff created a list of what you should do, play, listen to and watch, during the week long break.

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B Street Theater makeover improves Sacramento gem

BY AJ WELKER

a.welker@eyeofthetigernews.com

BY AJ WELKER

a.welker@eyeofthetigernews.com

Skatetown’s Outdoor Holiday Rink opens this Sunday, making it an inexpensive and fun Thanksgiving break activity. General admission costs $10, which grants access to both the indoor and outdoor rink.

Hours vary on Sundays, however, Monday-Thursday hours are 10-8, while Friday and Saturday the rink stays open from 10-10.

With snow to play with, a live DJ, and laser light shows, Skatetown expands on the average ice skating experience, making it fun for those of all skill levels.

The cafe is inexpensive and offers a wide variety of food, giving skaters an opportunity to warm up and take a breather before heading back to the rink.

If you’re looking for an inexpensive, all day activity, Skatetown is a great option for your Thanksgiving break.

WATCH:

Bohemian Rhapsody

BY EMILIE WALLIN

e.wallin@eyeofthetigernews.com

If you’re looking for a fun night out this Thanksgiving break, Bohemian Rhapsody will leave you not only satisfied by its spectacle, but astonished by its accuracy. This movie is everything that I hoped for and more.

Rami Malek makes an incredible transformation from his most known role, Elliot Alderson in Mr. Robot, a more introverted and socially anxious character, to Freddie Mercury, a bold and confident king of rock.

You get an in depth look at his character, struggles with loneliness, and pursuit of love.

Some reviews point out the inaccuracies in

Bohemian Rhapsody, such as the understatement of Mercury’s sexuality. The movie gives a good timeline that delineates the exploration of his sexuality; however, it does not go in

depth regarding his numerous sexual encounters.

Other inaccuracies appear, but are forgivable as the producers adequately depict 15 years in 2 hours and 15 minutes, and roughly 15 of those minutes consist of the 1985 Queen Live Aid performance.

I couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up the movie- an iconic performance from Queen.

After seeing this film, I immediately went home to watch the performance to compare - the accuracy astonished me. This film is absolutely worth your time this Thanksgiving break.

LISTEN:

Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next

BY LAUREN JEFFERIES

l.jefferies@eyeofthetigernews.com

Only three months after Ariana Grande released her fourth studio album Sweetener, Grande dropped a surprise single, thank u, next. If you’re looking for a pop anthem to get you through Thanksgiving break, this track is worth a listen.

Within the song, Grande

thanks her former boyfriends for what they taught her about love, patience, and pain. Rather than dragging her former boyfriends, she reflects on how she’s grown and turned out due to these relationships, not in spite of them.

The song has an R&B beat similar to a few tracks on her last album Sweetener, pro-

duced by fan favorites Tommy Brown and Max Martin. Brown also helped produce thank u, next.

In the past, Grande has dominated social media and created remarkable buzz for her previous albums, but the hype behind this single is unmatched to anything she’s done before. thank u, next absolutely lives up to expectations and is worth listening to this Thanksgiving break.

The B Street Theater has been relocated and redesigned, moving from the hidden corner of B Street to the heart of Midtown. Now located at 2700 Capitol Avenue in a new facility named “The Sofia”, the new theater is not only home to two new

stages, but also the TBar & Fusion Cafe, which–while focusing on tea–also serves wraps and bowls, and is the perfect casual dining option before seeing a show.

Playing from November 6 through December 9 on the main stage is The Legend of Georgia McBride, a heartwarming play regarding the trials and tribulations of an Elvis

impersonator thrown into the world of drag queens.

Tickets are $33 for students and seniors, and $37 for adults. This show, along with the stunning new facilities the B Street Theater provides, is bound to make a perfect night out during Thanksgiving Break.

Buy your tickets as soon as possible, as performances are beginning to sell out.

PLAY:

Red Dead Redemption 2

BY DEAN EFSTATHIU

d.efstathiu@eyeofthetigernews.com

What a strange game Red Dead Redemption 2 is, and I mean that as both a good and a bad thing. I’m having a love/hate affair with Rockstar’s latest masterpiece, and I’m okay with that - mostly.

The game dropped on October 26 and it is outstanding. From the amazing graphics to the great story line that picks up after the last Red Dead, this game is truly spectacular.

Sadly, the game has yet to release a multiplayer mode, but the story mode will easily keep players busy.

The story mode picks up with players using a new character named Arthur Morgan. Morgan is the right hand man of Dutch and the Van Der Linde gang. The downside to most fans of this games franchise is not being able to play as John Marston, who was the main protagonist in the first Read Dead Redemption. This is because the game is a prequel, so Marston is not in the storyline yet.

While playing this game, I kept finding myself getting sucked into the jaw dropping beauty of the game’s vast, sweeping frontier. The acting, humor, and actions all the characters play in this game is astonishing. Each piece of the map that players can explore has its own uniqueness to it.

My only issue I find

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myself in is the somewhat confinement of the structure and missions in the story mode. Not being able to fast travel back to camp and the slow pace feel each mission entails can be frustrating. Another issue is when entering camps or certain areas, there are speed confinements when trying to get to where you want to go.

Rockstar, the creator of this game, however does a good job creating a strong voice with this game. It doesn’t just make it a vast open world map like so many other games. It give players many options but they seem very structured and slowed down.

The map itself and the content of the geography it includes

is to great for words to describe. From snowy peaks to muddy swamps, I always find myself in a unique environment. When players aren’t playing the designated missions, they have several activities to get involved into for their entertainment.

From visiting the bar to playing poker to robbing strangers and hunting players always have something to do. Players may forget side characters’ names, but what’s not hard to forget is how each one has its special personality.

So far, I have had a blast playing this game and am excited to finish the campaign and have no doubt I will be filled with positive emotions and high hopes for the future of this game.

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ESPAÑOL NOTICIAS remos que [los estudiantes] estén lejos de la escuela; Los necesitamos en clase “.

A medida que disminuyen las tasas de suspensión, el distrito también ha limitado la tasa de suspensión de los estudiantes hispanos y de educación especial. El CDE observó las altas tasas de suspensión para estos estudiantes, en particular, como su razonamiento para colocar a RJUHSD en “Asistencia diferenciada” en años anteriores. En este momento del año escolar pasado, RJUHSD suspendió 73 educación especial mientras que la cantidad este año se redujo a 20. Del mismo modo, la cantidad de 13 suspensiones para estudiantes de inglés del año pasado se redujo a la mitad este año, y RJUHSD suspendió a 6 estudiantes.

“Todavía tenemos mucho más trabajo que hacer para apoyar a todos los estudiantes en situaciones difíciles al brindar servicios de desarrollo a través de nuestros Centros de Bienestar, prácticas restaurativas, gestión de clases y otras alternativas a la suspensión”, dijo Becker.

Dado que las prácticas restaurativas son un concepto relativamente nuevo entre los profesores de RJUHSD, Becker cree que la paciencia es la clave del éxito en su empleo.

“Es un trabajo en progreso”, dijo Becker. “Pasará un tiempo antes de que creamos que lo implementamos completamente, pero tenemos muchas personas de mentalidad abierta que trabajan para lograr que esto

RJUHSD va a transicionar por modelo de prácticas restaurativas sobre suspensión punitiva POR CAM MEDRANO

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Después de ser identificado por el Departamento de Educación de California por las elevadas tasas de suspensión, RJUHSD presentó un nuevo modelo de castigo restaurativo este año; esto ha resultado en una disminución de las suspensiones en comparación con años anteriores.

Alrededor de este tiempo durante el año escolar 2017-18, RJUHSD registró un total de 284 suspensiones. Este año, ese número se ha reducido a 115. Para RHS específicamente, las suspensiones disminuyeron de 65 a 21. Estas estadísticas representan suspensiones desde el primer día de cada año escolar académico respectivo hasta el 1 de noviembre.

Según el director de servicios de personal John Becker, la disminución de las suspensiones se puede atribuir a la implementación de prácticas restaurativas en todo el distrito.

Estos intentos de mediar en los conflictos y abordar las disputas a través de la restauración pueden servir como una alternativa a las suspensiones en el futuro. “[Usar prácticas restaurativas es] el resultado ideal”, dijo Becker. “No que-

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se implemente en todo el distrito”.

En el nivel administrativo, los subdirectores y el director de la escuela en algunas circunstancias, trabajan con los estudiantes para determinar las consecuencias necesarias para los individuales. Según Becker, no hay una guía definitiva para que los individuales reciban una disciplina específica.

Por ejemplo, los altercados físicos entre los estudiantes generalmente resultan en una suspensión de 3-5 días, pero con las prácticas restaurativas, las suspensiones pueden reducirse a 1-3 días además de la colaboración con los Centros de Bien-

estar del sitio.

Mientras los administradores y otros miembros de la facultad trabajan para implementar prácticas restaurativas a través de capacitaciones, el director David Byrd tiene la esperanza de que continuar implementando prácticas restaurativas reducirá las tasas de suspensión.

“Para la mayoría de las ofensas, tal vez les da a los estudiantes una segunda oportunidad, una primera oportunidad para tratar de solucionarlo de la manera correcta antes de que nos vayamos inmediatamente”, dijo Byrd. “Si lo intentamos y no es efectivo, creo que al

“Es divertido enseñarle a la gente cosas que te apasionan, porque luego puedes ver cómo progresan”, dijo Doan.

A pesar de su condición de entrenador, Doan aún tiene posibilidades de continuar aprendiendo y mejorando su agilidad, ya que recientemente ha adquirido la carrera libre, que es un estilo de movimiento similar al parkour.

“Parkour es como el lienzo para una pintura y luego el libre correr es el arte y los colores, por lo que puede haber parkour sin correr, pero no puede haber freerunning sin parkour”, dijo Doan. Según Doan, disfruta practicar el parkour en su tiempo libre debido a su naturaleza informal y no competitiva, que otros deportes parecen carecer.

“Parkour no es realmente competitivo. Es como explorar el movimiento “, dijo Doan. “En otros deportes, todo se trata de la competencia o de quién puede obtener el primer lugar, pero con Parkour es más como hacer lo suyo y encontrar su propio estilo”.

Doan siente que aún tiene espacio para mejorar tanto sus giros como sus habilidades para correr libremente, pero que ha progresado mucho aprendiendo a saltar y escalar obstáculos con éxito.

Newts Henkel, el amigo de Doan, se complace en presenciar el crecimiento de Doan y el progreso que logra con su afición.

“Lo apoyo completamente y estoy emocionado de ver hasta dónde llega con esto,” dijo Henkel.

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13 Granite Bay Antelope menos podemos sentir que lo hemos intentado y el estudiante nos está colocando en una posición en la que tenemos cada vez menos opciones”.

A nivel del aula, es a discreción del maestro individual implementar prácticas restaurativas según lo deseen y lo consideren necesario. La superintendente de RJUHSD, Denise Herrmann, cree que si bien RJUHSD aún se encuentra en la transición de un modelo de base punitiva a restaurativa, los maestros aún pueden utilizar conceptos como “círculos comunitarios” para ayudar a aliviar el estrés y establecer conexio-

Total nes dentro de la clase.

“Diferentes maestros tienen diferentes niveles de comodidad”, dijo Herrmann. “Algunos pueden no sentirse cómodos al comenzar [las prácticas restaurativas] hasta el segundo semestre, pero eso es lo primero que hay que hacer para que las personas se sientan cómodas al relacionarse unas con otras”.

Mientras que Herrmann comenzó oficialmente su permanencia en RJUHSD a principios de este año, el progreso con la práctica e implementación de la práctica restaurativa la hace esperanzadora para los próximos años.

REPORTAJES El estudiante da un salto mortal en acción POR NICOLE KHUDYAKOV n.khudyakov@eyeofthetigernews.com

Las bóvedas, estocadas y saltos involucrados en el parkour, un deporte que prueba las habilidades de sus participantes para superar obstáculos, parecen algo más allá de la agilidad humana; sin embargo, a pesar de las dificultades relacionadas con el deporte, el estudiante de segundo año de RHS Nathan Doan es un ávido practicante del parkour.

La dedicación de Doan al parkour comenzó como una búsqueda apabullante de un nuevo pasatiempo interesante para disfrutar.

Aunque previamente había probado una variedad de

deportes como fútbol, ​​ natación y tenis, ninguno de ellos realmente llamó la atención de Doan.

“Realmente no sentí que había desarrollado una pasión por [ellos], [pero] cuando comencé el parkour, dije: ‘Eh, realmente me gusta esto’”, dijo Doan.

Doan ha sido un traceur, un practicante de parkour, durante dos años. Su interés lo llevó a inscribirse en Free Flow Academy, un lugar de freerunning y parkour donde desarrolló sus habilidades con la ayuda de varios entrenadores.

Finalmente, el compromiso de Doan con el deporte lo llevó a inscribirse en un programa de aprendizaje, que sirvió como precursor de un trabajo remunerado como entrenador en la Academia.

CORTESÍA NATHAN DOAN

UPCOMINGEVENTS NOV 13-16 NOV 16-17

Semana del espiritu

Upperclassmen vs. Underclassmen Martes: Baloncesto vs Béisbol Miércoles: Nike vs Adidas Jueves: W. Colleges vs E. Colleges Viernes: colores de clase.

30 razones de actuaciones El primer teatro de RHS Producción del año.

Continúa hasta el 16, 17.

DEC 19

NOV 16

Finales Los alumnos asisten a los periodos 3 y 4.

12:10 despido.

Choque de las clases El rally Choque de las Clases se llevará a cabo después del segundo período en el Moeller Gym.

DEC 20

Finales Los estudiantes asisten a los períodos 1 y 2.

12:10 despido.

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WINTER WATCHLIST

The Eye of the Tiger sports staff compiled a list of winter sports athletes to keep an eye on as the season approaches.

GIRLS SOCCER

BOYS SOCCER

BY EMILY WRIGHT

e.wright@eyeofthetigernews.com

Going into the 2018-19 season boys varsity soccer is looking to return to playoffs.

Coming off of a 9-3-2 record last year, returning players Austin Wehner and Cameron Fletcher are expected to have another successful season.

Austin Wehner will be starting his third year on varsity in his high school career.

In the 2017-18 season Wehner finished with 23 goals and nine assists and earned first team all league.

Cameron Fletcher is going into his third year on varsity, coming off of last season, scor- i n g six goals and recording four assists.

Captain Tobi Metten believes Wehner plays with a strong mental and physical game.

“Austin is a great leader he knows how to lead the team,” Metten said. “He knows how to get everyone involved in the game.”

Metten recognizes the strong leadership skills Fletcher has and how they could benefit the team this year.

“He makes sure everyone is working hard and he’s very intense but also a great leader as well,” Metten said.

“He’s very athletic and very strong-- he can get onto the ball better than anyone I know.”

Varsity coach Pablo Gutierrez believes Wehner is able to use his experience as a center forward to help benefit the team.

“He has an amazing speed and can shoot with

AUSTIN WEHNER

both feet. He scored 80% or our team goals the last two years and I’m looking forward to his senior year,” Gutierrez said. “His work ethic is impressive and his leadership skills stand out as one of the best I have ever coached.”

Gutierrez also sees the advantage of Fletcher’s strength and ball skills that he hopes will propel the team in the upcoming year, “His most important quality is that he has excellent ball skills. He has a very special way of protecting the ball once is in his possession,” Gutierrez said. “He stands out because of his strength-- once he has the ball nobody is able to take it away from him. But, his special gift is that of a play maker.”

BY BRAYDEN DOTOLI b.dotoli@eyeofthetigernews.com

As fall sports are ending and winter sports are starting, girls soccer is looking to return to their winning season they had last year, when they made it to the division II section finals with a 14-5-4 record overall.

Seniors Mackenzie Gill and Ashlynn Hernandez look to dominate the CVC for their fourth year on varsity.

Together, Gill and Hernandez keep the game play at a high level, with Gill at forward and Hernandez playing in the back as the starting goalie.

Gill, last year’s leading scorer for the Tigers, managed to score 15 goals and have four assists.

She averaged 0.7

CAMERON FLETCHER

goals a game and had four game-winning goals last season.

Hernandez, the starting goalkeeper, had a total of 177 saves, while only allowing 13 goals all season and averaging 7.7 saves every game. In her three varsity seasons, she has had 37 wins, only 14 losses and 28 total shutouts.

Their statistics and play stood out in the CVC, earning them both first team all league spots.

Senior Hannah Heaton has played soccer with both players on both varsity and competitive soccer and believes their great attitudes provides greatly to the team’s success.

“Both players have great attitudes and help to encourage us and helped us to win games last season,” Heaton said.

As a defender, He-

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aton feels that when they mess up and let the ball get past them, Hernandez is always there to stop the goals and save them while maintaining a positive mentality and continuing to encourage them. “[Hernandez] is really consistent and saves us a lot when we mess up and let their offense get to our goal,” Heaton said.“But, she helps us push it back up the field, after they go to our side of the field and stays positive.”

As a forward and the leading goal scorer with 15 goals on the team, Heaton contributes Gill’s success to her speed and footskills.

“Mack has great speed and foot skills and help us come back when we are losing and bring us up,” Heaton said.

ASHLYNN HERNANDEZ

BOYS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL

BY BRADEN HOLCOMB

b.holcomb@eyeofthetigernews.com

Senior Jaylen Solich and sophomore Josh Alger should be two key players for Roseville High School boys varsity basketball team this upcoming winter season. Coming into his final year of high school, Solich looks to lead his team back to the playoffs, while being the primary ball handler on the team.

In his junior season, Solich averaged 10 points a game and three assists per game.

Comi n g

into his second varsity basketball season, sophomore Josh Alger looks to once again be a key young asset to the team.

Last season Alger averaged 5.5 points per game and 3 rebounds per game only over a 14 game span.

Coach Greg Granucci believes that Solich will effectively impact the team this year because of his commitment to basketball.

“He dedicates a lot of time to playing basketball,” said Granucci. “He really works on his craft and his skillset.”

Granucci also believes that with Solich’s varsity experience, he will know how

JOSH ALGER

BY NOLAN FRAME

n.frame@eyeofthetigernews.com

With wrestling season starting up, three key wrestlers are returning to help keep the team competitive. Junior Ethan Bandy, along with sophomores Josh Provins and Cole Babbini all return this season after their successful campaigns last year.

Bandy comes back after backto-back league championship wins and a 29-14 record, also making first team all league. Junior wrestler Dominic Jordan believes the best aspect of Bandy’s game is his stamina.

“It’s not that he’s more skilled. He wins cause his

to lead a solid team this upcoming season.

“He got a taste of what a grind it can be especially when you’re contending for a league title and fighting for playoff spots,” Granucci stated. “He understood the mental side to the game.”

Granucci also believes that though Alger is a sophomore, he will play comfortably at the varsity level.

“You can just tell just by the way he carries himself that he is a lot more comfortable,” said Granucci. “I think he’s going to hit the ground running this season.”

BY COBY ESTRADA

c.estrada@eyeofthetigernews.com

As winter sports are kicking off, third year varsity player Isabelle Sanders and second year varsity player Alyssa Sandle look to keep the team’s winning culture.

While both pulled up as freshman, they had an immediate impact on the program.

The team went 19-9 last year and the previous year lost in the second round of the section championship tournament.

Teammate

JAYLEN SOLICH

Bella Ayala believes that Sandle and Sanders played huge roles in those teams.

“Alyssa and Isabelle are flat out leaders,” Ayala said.

“They are great role models and amazing basketball players and I can’t wait to see what they can do this year.”

After only watching them play for a short time, new girls basketball coach Allan Darte is very excited to see the two girls in action and anticipates success from them both.

“As a first year coach I don’t know a lot of the players, but I have had relationships with some of them just because I have been

ALYSSA SANDLE

WRESTLING

stamina,” Jordan said “The people he wrestles, they just tire out and he takes advantage of that. He just never gives up.”

Wrestling coach Doug Ash says that Bandy’s motor never stops.

“His motor and his will not to give up is what makes him good,” Ash said. “Ethan never stops and for a big boy that’ll win a lot of matches.”

Josh Provins comes back after a 14-14 varsity season as a

COLE BABBINI

freshman. Senior Eric Dutka has see Provins make big strides in his game.

“I remember last year when I would pumble Josh and now he’s just coming back at me,” Dutka said.

According to Jordan, Provins held up well against better wrestlers.

“Last year was his first year and he did really good against seniors and juniors in his class,” Jordan said. “He actually made it farther

JOSH PROVINS

ETHAN BANDY

coaching in the area so long,” Darte said. “I have seen Alyssa and Isabelle play and I can’t wait to coach them and see what they can do for us this season.”

Darte also believes that they take huge leadership roles in practice and act as great role models.

“Alyssa and Isabelle are great leaders for our team. They are such young players so that is very impressive from them at their age,” Darte said.

The two hope to bring back the team to a section championship this year.

ISABELLE SANDERS

than most freshman do.”

Returning sophomore Cole Babbini had a 8-14 varsity record as a freshman. Ash has seen tremendous improvement in Babbini’s game.

“He spent a lot time this summer going to camps, he went to tournaments, he worked out with a club, as well as another club,” Ash said. “So his technique has, in the first couple of weeks watching him at practice has improved tremendously.”

Ash believes this one of the better teams of recent years.

“This is one of our better teams top to bottom in my 10 or 12 years I’ve been here,” Ash said.