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MARCH 19, 2018 ISSUE 7, VOLUME 17

Recent threats prompt district security reassessment This article is the first of a two-part series on Roseville High School’s campus safety. Look out for the April 23, 2018 edition for the second article, centered around campus traffic and facility related hazards. BY CAM MEDRANO

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Amid recent security threats against schools throughout the Roseville Joint Union High School District, Roseville High School administrators began to develop a growing sense of awareness for possible hazards that may challenge campus security. RHS principal David Byrd believes that this newfound point of view will aid the security of

each school site, as district officials strive to improve student and faculty safety. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a heightened sense of security,” Byrd said. “I think that’s what we’ve been on in the last month nationwide.” Pre-existing organizations, such as site safety teams, work to establish organization for campus safety measures. Each school within RJUHSD maintains a crisis response team  SAFETY | Page 2

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Left, youth resource officer Marc Kelley stands aside gates at the head of Campo Street. Above, past the RHS cafeteria, students exit through an alley at the end of Campo that remains open.

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oseville High Scool Theatre Company put on three performances of “The Addams Family” musical last weekend. Above, senior Brooklyn Pontoni as Morticia, freshman Shaelene Wortham as Wednesday, junior Doug Pomin as Lucas, junior Jonna Giorgi as Alice and junior John Wallasch as Mal perform on stage. “The Addams Family” will draw its curtains for three more shows this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  REVIEW | Page 9

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Community input guides superintendent search BY DANIELLE BENNETT d.bennett@eyeofthetigernews.com

With current RJUHSD superintendent Ron Severson set to retire on June 30, the district selected recruitment agency McPherson and Jacobson to aid

them in the search for Severson’s successor. The company began holding meetings at schools within the district to gain input from students and staff on what they expect to see from the new superintendent. Search consultants Bob Fer-

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Search consultant Marilyn Shepherd listens as RHS staff members share qualities they would like to see in an ideal superintendent in a March 9 meeting.

guson and Marilyn Shepherd conducted the meetings at each school site, covering what the attendees would want to see in the new superintendent. Those unable to attend the meetings can provide their input in an online survey linked on the district’s and each school’s website. “This company really likes getting the voices of the people that are going to be served by the leader involved,” Shepherd said. “Their approach is to hear what they are going to have to say and then all that information is going to be made public.” RHS English teacher Kelly Capell attended a meeting at Roseville High and feels the meeting provided a necessary forum of discussion but was limited by the number of participants. “It’s a really good oppor-

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tunity for us as teachers to be very clear about our hopes and expectations for this next set of leadership and it makes us feel more validated,” Capell said. “I wish more teachers had been able to attend, but I know that many teachers came to me and the other teachers to be a voice and ears in there.” Ferguson and Shepherd will reach out to candidates that meet the district criteria, vet the applicants and from there draw recommendations for the district. They will then present the recommendations and outside input to the board on April 26, where they will finalize the rest of the timeline. Currently, the company intends for the board to select from those applicants people to interview May 1 and 2, projecting the May 8 board meeting as the date to select a new superin SUPER | Page 3

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Recent alterations of RJUHSD’s grading policies and frequent onsite advocation of AP classes over other course selection options aims to deter students from enrolling in college courses outside of the school district over classes available on-campus. RJUHSD superintendent of curriculum Jess Borjon plays a large role in overseeing and observing how classes within the district come together and develop in ways that benefit students. According to Borjon, it is more difficult to assess knowledge gained from observations of an off-campus class due to limited exposure, making it difficult to determine the level of rigour and variation between each class. “All places vary in what classes offered – instructional practice, regularity of assignments, actual assessment practice,” Borjon said. “For me, it really was that variety or broad range of how one institution might vary from another that I felt like it was very difficult if not impossible to try to look at all outside institutions in the same way.” Borjon believes classes taken by students on campus grounds are typically much simpler to evaluate through both regular assessments and AP exams, and outside parties, such as college board. “The internal mechanism to assess what a teacher’s doing in district is pretty straightforward,” Borjon said. “It’s homegrown, its our own teachers, it’s our own curriculum, so I think we can validate it that way.” Roseville High School principal David Byrd believes students choose to enroll in courses outside of RJUHSD due to their curiosity in classes not offered on site or as an attempt to “accelerate their learning” and increase their GPA. Byrd hopes recent actions taken by the district will lead students away from the idea of taking classes off-campus as part of their GPA boost, even if it may discourage certain students from taking college classes. “I think district-wide we’re  PUSH | Page 3

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SAFETY: Security remains district priority CONTINUED FROM FRONT

composed of administrators and teachers responsible for determining the severity of concerns around campus and reviewing emergency procedures. According to executive director of personnel services Brad Basham, the district expects the CRT from each school site to establish a regular schedule for meetings. Ultimately, frequency is decided by the school itself, typically determined by the site head of the CRT. For RHS, assistant principal Jason Wilson is responsible for calling each meeting into session. According to Byrd, meetings may be postponed if an immediate need is not present. After security concerns throughout the district became more prevalent, Roseville’s CRT met for the first time during the 2017-18 school year last month. Meetings typically include discussions of injury reports, possible safety hazards and safety plans, according to several CRT members. On the district level, administrators began to advocate for frequent safety drills in order to establish familiarity with students and teachers. “[The district is] encouraging our sites to do safety drills more often,” Basham said. “We used to do them twice a year and now we’re looking at monthly.” Evacuation and lockdown drills allow teachers to practice the use of Catapult EMS, which serves as a crisis management service that provides communication amongst faculty members. Basham believes perfecting the Catapult system will lead to organization in case of an actual threat on campus. The service allows teachers to account for

students during emergency procedures, which Basham believes benefits the district in alerting parents and guardians of current events. “We can’t overcommunicate,” Basham said. “It’s important for families to know what’s going on.” According to Basham, district officials first compile accurate reports to communicate throughout the district due to the spread of misinformation during lockdowns through social media. “[School districts] want to be the credible source,” Basham said. “We try to give as much detail as we possibly can but we want to make sure that [parents] turn to us.” In the event of a lockdown, school sites send proximity alerts to nearby facilities with the motive to commence a shelter-inplace at those locations. Last month, Adelante High School went into lockdown upon the discovery of a bathroom stall message that suggested intentions of a shooting. Roseville Police Department arrived on scene to search students while Roseville High School, Independence High School and Roseville Adult School initiated a shelter-inplace. According to Basham, RJUHSD did not have reason to believe the credibility of the threat towards Adalante, but still strives to secure student and faculty protection. “Because of what’s been going on nationwide… we’re just not going to take the chance anymore,” Basham said. “When you see that kind of threat we’re going to make sure that our kids are safe.” Earlier this month, online threats made by a former Granite Bay High School student targeted students at both Adelante and Oakmont

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Students and faculty occupy the admin building hallway. Last month, the district board approved plans to implement a barrier where the hallway begins in order to increase campus security. The glass divider will have two doors and will be locked during school hours, according to RHS principal David Byrd.

High School. Roseville PD investigated the threats and later found a gun in the former student’s car. “Most of the stuff that we see on social media could be a real precursor to something,” Basham said. “That’s what we saw recently with the arrest of a graduate.” While Basham believes student intervention and reports may assist in averting security threats, ensuring student security is ‘impossible.’ “We can never say we’re 100 percent,” Basham said. “What we can do is try to reduce the likelihood and make sure that our schools are as safe as possible.” Efforts to improve campus security at RHS include Campo Street gates which remain closed during school hours and the approval of plans to implement a glass barrier in the admin building hallway. According to director of facilities development Scott Davis, the district must consult with the city of Roseville in order to gain approval for security enhancement projects on city property. To move forward with construction proposals,

individual schools annually submit a list of projects subject to review by the district. Aforementioned projects are prioritized based on practicality and budget constraints. According to Davis, site projects commonly receive funding from Measure D bonds. “Over the years we have worked with the City of Roseville to install the fencing that currently closes off Campo Street during school hours and we are currently working with the City to gain approval to fence the alley adjacent to the cafeteria,” Davis said in an email. According to Basham, the alley which neighbors the cafeteria generated security concerns for RHS administrators because there is no concrete barrier that prevents trespassers during school hours. In response, the district prioritized plans to block off the alley. While the district is optimistic security issues regarding the alley will be resolved, there is no allotted time frame for the construction of a gate. “I’m certain fencing will be installed at the alley; unfortunately this is not a straightforward project

Rainy weather stalls bathroom renovations BY AJ WELKER

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Last month, Roseville High School initiated construction for the 500 wing and gym foyer bathrooms. The company responsible for completing bathroom renovations, Buskirk Building Solutions, projects construction to cease mid-May. According to RHS principal David Byrd, the initial completion date was extended due to complications involving rainy weather. “A lot more often than not, when a contractor gets in and starts tearing things up and tearing things out, they might run into some delays,” Byrd said. Though not a learning environment, students

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Bathroom renovations on 500 wing and gym foyer bathrooms began last month. Constuction is projected to continue for two more months untill the middle of May.

still occupy and utilize the bathrooms throughout the school day and according to Byrd, they needed to be updated to meet this ‘standard of use.’ Another factor which motivated the bath-

room renovations was the high traffic received from the community through various sporting events and special occasions. According to RHS teacher and coach Josh Errecart,

these improvements should help improve Roseville’s reputation not only within the on-site community, but to outsiders as well. “I don’t want to call it the face of Roseville, but, ironi-

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where a time frame can be reasonably estimated,” Davis said. Although the alley serves as a direct open access point onto campus during school hours, students commonly walk through the alley to and from school. “We want to close some of those entrances to campus off and that’s going to inconvenience some people,” Byrd said. “We get that but if you’ll change your patterns a little bit we’ll all be a little more safe.” While tangible deterrents such as fencing or an officer on campus may dissuade intruders, Byrd believes ‘less concrete’ restraints such as healthy communication between peers and a respectful campus culture prevent instances of violence from occurring at all. “The school is not an enemy,” Byrd said. “The school is a place where you can relax and actually get help.” District officials encourage students to report suspicious behavior found on social media. “We applaud students that step forward and keep our students safe,” Basham said.

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cally, a lot of the visitors see that first,” Errecart said. “It’s nice to have something well taken care of and up to date that people see.” Though general responses to the bathroom renovations remain optimistic, some sports and other after school activities face disruptions with the construction timeline. Sophomore track member Adrian Perez believes renovations will help the program and RHS in the future, though they presently make the logistics of changing for track inconvenient. “Long-term-wise it should help out,” Perez said. “A lot of people change in there, and it will be cleaner and easier for people to use.” RHS plans to halt renovations during CAASP testing and final exams. CORRECTIONS In the February 26, 2018 issue on page three we incorrectly reported that Valerie Erb does not have a formal credential to teach Peer Helping. All teachers require a credential to teach any course. Also, while Erb has taught Peer Helping for 20 years, she began teaching the course at RHS 10 years ago. Eye of the Tiger regrets the error.

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SUPER: Severson leaves lasting influence CONTINUED FROM FRONT

tendent. “We want them to have four or five top quality people where they have a hard time deciding; then we’ve done our job,” Ferguson said. “If it becomes an issue of which one is the best match and you get arguments, at the end of the process we have someone who has risen to the top as the best fit for the job.” Capell believes that experience with instruction as well as administrative roles would be valuable in the next superintendent. “[Teaching experience] makes the teachers feel like this person can relate to them on that level,” Capell said. “Some experience in administration obviously, as a principal or in the district office even, would be very helpful.” Severson has worked in the district for 23 years, with 40 years total in education. He opened Granite Bay in 1996 and served as its first principal after working on the design of the school the year before. In his position, Severson focused on encouraging student and staff contribution so the school could successfully function. “When you open a school everyone has to pitch in so we tried to build a culture where everyone understood how important it was for people to trust each other [and] build relationships,” Severson said. “We had to rely on our kids to provide leadership that

you don’t have in a more established school.” Oakmont secretary Lisa Brown, who worked with Severson while he opened Granite Bay, believes he played a large role in setting up the school the year before it opened. “That was back in the days where we ordered everything for the school, so he made all major decisions about the high school from interior colors to what athletic uniforms we ordered,” Brown said. When Severson first began working at the district level he implemented a leadership academy, which he recently worked with departments in the district to replicate this year. The classes aim to instill leadership qualities in teachers and administrators. “We bore so much fruit out of the first time we did that and this year was really the first time that we had the human time and resources to get it done,” Severson said. “Part of it was I was thinking about retiring and I really wanted to have one last chance to build leadership qualities into the folks that I work with every day.” Executive director of personnel services Brad Basham worked closely with Severson in implementing the academies and gearing classes towards benefitting different staff members. “Any teacher, counselor, administrator in the district who wanted to learn more about leadership, Severson has worked with different

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Current RJUHSD superintendent Ron Severson sits through the March 13 board meeting surrounded by his colleagues. Severson has worked 23 years within the district and is set to retire June 30th.

staff members to do different classes,” Basham said. “It gives some of us old administrators an opportunity to share some of the things we’ve learned over our time.” During his first two years as superintendent, Severson dedicated his time to getting the Measure D bond passed in order to make improvements at existing sites within the district and begin construction of West Park High School. Basham believes Severson’s work on the bond and motivating members at the district to gather support will aid the district in years to come. “Severson charged all of us to make sure that we were working with our community to rally support for Measure D and

how important it was for the future of our school district,” Basham said. “We don’t wanna be hampered by facilities that are getting run down or overcrowding so Measure D is going to set the district up for many years.” After opening Granite Bay and aiding in opening Antelope, Severson became involved with plans to open West Park in 2006. Though the recession delayed the school’s construction, Measure D funds allow it’s completion. Severson looks forward to it becoming a reality. “In a perfect world I would’ve been able to stay around until we opened the high school,” Severson said. “It was cool to see all these ideas we had back in 2006 on paper and getting ready to become brick and

mortar and a real campus.” In order to address differences in student achievement due to factors like race and socioeconomic background, Severson pushed for implementing Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) and training staff on cultural, responsive, sustaining, humanizing pedagogy. Severson feels, through programs like EOS, the district has made progress towards equal achievement. “Our work with EOS and AP is really the first time where we actually close those gaps,” Severson said. “We have equity at the highest levels of our curriculum, so now how do we get equity everywhere else?” Assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruc-

tion Jess Borjon feels Severson’s push for equality has extended past academic programs. “He values all students’ passions so whether you’re a theater arts student or you’re an AP student or you’re an athlete, he wants to provide an organization and a setting so that you can pursue your passion,” Borjon said. In the future, Severson hopes the district continues to address inequity among students due to racial and socioeconomic factors. “Not many places in the country have done this very well and we want to be a place that does that very well,” Severson said. “We want every kid in this community to have a chance to go compete and they can’t do that unless we afford them that opportunity.”

NEWSINBRIEFS Students participate in nationwide walkout BY KAIA WHITNEY

school that I represent.” Smith said. “We are out here supposed to be giving respect and a moment of silence and I didn’t hear any silence.”

but proved to be a hassle for Wood in her teaching. “It was just inconvenient in general,” Wood said.

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Last Wednesday, RHS students participated in a nationwide school walkout to show solidarity for 17 children who lost their lives in a school shooting last month. Expecting to walk out of class to join a schoolwide time of respect and and an honoring moment of silence, many RHS students were disappointed at the high level of disrespect that was present at this time intended for comfort and change. Senior Chloe Lavalleur felt angered by the lack of respect that came from her own school. “I think that the students of Roseville High School who came out here and weren’t silent should be ashamed of themselves,” Lavalleur said. “They completely nullified all of our efforts to honor the victims. There was no respect whatsoever.” Lavalleur was not the only student who felt this way, other students were also embarrassed at how RHS handled the situation. Sophomore Amelia Smith was saddened at this moment by the lack of effort presented by her fellow students. “I’m not even angry about what happened out here, I’m more sad. It gets to a point where it makes me feel ashamed for the

Delayed technology updates hinder instructional opportunities BY ALEXANDRIA SUBA a.suba@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School joins other schools within the district in a recent switch from Windows 7 to Windows 10. This update to a newer Microsoft operating system created difficulties in classrooms that use Smart Boards due to software compatibility issues. There are multiple versions of Smart Board software used at RHS and several classes lost access to their Smart Boards for as long as a week while the technology department worked to fix issues that followed the shift of operating systems. Math teacher Chaudra Wood uses her Smart Board daily and had to find alternate ways to deliver her material after it stopped working. “I use my Smart Board every day for every lesson ,so I had to switch over and use some other resources and technology to make sure that I was still able to get my lessons done,” Wood said. Changes such as these presented no lasting effects,

Assistant superintendent announces retirement

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BY DANIELLE BENNETT

Senior Ashley Blake serves as a teacher’s aide for Amy Shishido’s third period AVID class. Blake believes students enrolled in courses at Sierra College earn the ability to include electives in their schedule, like TA periods.

RJUHSD assistant superintendent of personnel Steve Williams plans to retire from his position June 30. As a result, executive director of personnel Brad Basham received a promotion to fill this vacancy. Basham feels that his former work under Williams will leave him prepared to take on the new role as assistant superintendent. “He’s been an incredible mentor these last four years so I feel that I’ve been trained well,” Basham said. “My focus will shift more from being responsible for student services to personnel services, so I’m going to deal with more the teachers and other classified staff members.” The job of executive director of personnel will open up to outside applicants. Basham intends to work with whomever fills the role to help with the transition. “We just want to make sure we’ve got the best person in that position, whoever he or she is, and that they’re in line with our vision,” Basham said.

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moving in this direction,” Byrd said. “We feel like compared to all the other reasons to take a college class, that particular idea isn’t setting you up for success [and] we’re trying to be consistent with what we want to accomplish with what we think the spirit of education is.” Senior Ashley Blake is currently enrolled in her seventh college course at Sierra College. Before she began taking college classes, Blake held on to what she later found was a misconception that students could only take classes that fulfilled their prerequisites. “It takes a little bit of research on your own to figure out what you can and cannot do,” Blake said. “I feel like academic enrichment should be something more, ‘it’s a possibility, it’s an option for you.’” Though she hadn’t been

informed of the possibility through the school, Blake found that she enjoyed taking multiple classes on a college campus and appreciated that she had found this opportunity. “I think the school wants people to stay on campus,” Blake said. “I think they want to keep people in the AP classes that we have here, and they’re great and well, but there are other options.” RHS counselor Philomena Crone believes the familiarity of the RHS staff and campus makes students more likely to succeed in AP. “We know our teachers here, we all have a common goal to prepare students; we’re able to work with them directly,” Crone said. “When students go away, we’re not able to give them support to reach their full potential or to reach the top of the class.” Senior Chloe Lavalleur first learned that she

could take college courses through several of her friends’ recommendations. “I’m not sure if the counselors were informing us that that was an option yet,” Lavalleur said. Before taking her first college class, Lavalleur felt overwhelmed by an intimidating reputation college courses held. She later found that she preferred the curriculum and standards of a college course over both AP, honors and regular classes taught in high school. Additionally, Lavalleur disliked the lack of a proper support system and the information to smoothly integrate into taking classes at a college. “There’s this sort of mindset that AP is like a miracle ‘solve all problems’ for kids preparing to go to college,” Lavalleur said. “[I] think we should be supporting kids to get out and have real world experience in college as opposed to AP here.”

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El superintendente Severson anuncia su retiro, el puesto abre POR DANIELLE BENNETT d.bennett@eyeofthetigernews.com

Con el retiro del actual superintendente de RJUHSD, Ron Severson, el 30 de junio, el distrito seleccionó a la agencia de reclutamiento McPherson y Jacobson para ayudarlos en la búsqueda del sucesor de Severson. La compañía comenzó a celebrar reuniones en las escuelas dentro del distrito para obtener aportes de los estudiantes y el personal sobre lo que esperan ver del nuevo superintendente. Los consultores de búsqueda Bob Ferguson y Marilyn Shepherd llevaron a cabo las reuniones en cada escuela, cubriendo lo que querrían ver en el nuevo superintendente. Aquellos que no pueden asistir a las reuniones pueden proporcionar su opinión en una encuesta en línea vinculada en el sitio web del distrito y de cada escuela.

“A esta compañía realmente le gusta obtener las voces de las personas a las que va a servir el líder”, dijo Shepherd. “Su enfoque es escuchar lo que van a tener que decir y luego toda esa información se hará pública”. La profesora de inglés Kelly Capell asistió a una reunión en Roseville High y siente que la reunión proporcionó un foro de discusión necesario, pero estuvo limitada por la cantidad de participantes. “Es una gran oportunidad para nosotros, como maestros, ser muy claros acerca de nuestras esperanzas y expectativas para este próximo grupo de líderes y nos hace sentir más validados”, dijo Capell. “Ojalá hubiera más maestros que pudieran asistir, pero sé que muchos maestros vinieron a mí y a los otros maestros a ser una voz y oídos”. Ferguson y Shepherd se acercarán a los candidatos que cumplan con los criterios del distrito, examinarán a los solicitantes y desde allí harán recomendaciones para el distrito. A con-

tinuación, presentarán las recomendaciones y aportes externos a la junta el 26 de abril, donde finalizarán el resto de la línea de tiempo. Actualmente, la compañía tiene la intención de que la junta seleccione entre los candidatos a personas para entrevistar el 1 y 2 de mayo, proyectando la reunión de la junta del 8 de mayo como la fecha para seleccionar un nuevo superintendente. “Queremos que tengan cuatro o cinco personas de alta calidad donde les cuesta decidir; entonces hemos hecho nuestro trabajo “, dijo Ferguson. “Si se convierte en una cuestión de cuál es la mejor combinación y se obtienen argumentos, al final del proceso tenemos a alguien que ha llegado a la cima como el mejor para el puesto”. Capell cree que la experiencia con la instrucción, así como las funciones administrativas, serían valiosas en el próximo superintendente. “[Experiencia docente] hace que los profesores sientan que esta persona puede relacionarse con ellos en ese nivel”, dijo Capell.

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El superintendente de RJUHSD actual Ron Severson participar en el board meeting del trece de marzo, Severson ha trabajo en el distrito por veintitres años y piensa retirar el treinta de junio “Cierta experiencia en administración obviamente, como directora o incluso en la oficina del distrito, sería muy útil”. Severson ha trabajado en el distrito durante 23 años, con un total de 40 años en educación. Abrió Granite Bay en 1996 y fue el primer director después de trabajar en el diseño de la escuela el año anterior. En su posición,

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Smith termina de escribir su novela despues de años de trabajar

El equipo de sofbol universitaria espera consequir éxito de nuevo

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POR BRAD MORIN

El profesor de inglés Stuart Smith recientemente terminó de escribir un libro. La novela, titulada Sell My Soul, cubre la historia de tres niños y su viaje a través del sistema de cuidado de crianza. Pasó mucho tiempo antes de que Smith se sintiera satisfecho con la dirección en que iba su novela. Mientras escribía, tomó un descanso de un año del libro antes de encontrar la motivación para continuar en la forma de un concurso. “Lo escribí en 2016, lo dejé de lado durante casi un año, luego volví a él durante el Mes Nacional de Escritura de Novelas asociado con Amazon, y descubrí que tenían un concurso llamado Kindle Scout. Recientemente lo presenté y descubrí que aceptaron mi libro para el próximo mes.” El compañero profesor de inglés Jamie Handling también participa en el Mes Nacional de la Escritura Novel y ha escrito varias novelas. Ella entiende la dificultad que presenta la escritura novedosa. Handling se enorgullece de los logros de su compañero de trabajo al decir que trabaja con un compañero novelista como Mr. Smith. “Estoy realmente impre-

Después de una temporada bastante exitosa el año pasado que incluyó llegar a los playoffs y terminar con un récord de 19-8, el equipo de softbol varsity busca mejorar este año. Después de las pérdidas de las estudiantes de último año Anna Ostrom y Megan Anderson, el equipo volverá a cargar con la incorporación de las estudiantes de primer año Annie Lemos, Lauren Mirtoni y Kailer Fulton, así como la estudiante de segundo año Emily Wright. Los Tigres buscarán mejorar en la temporada del año pasado, luego de que los Tigres cayeran solo del sector de la división 2, perdiendo su juego de playoff contra Vacaville por 7-5. Este año, los Tigres han salido con confianza con un récord de 6-1, siendo sus únicos campeones de la sección de los últimos años, los Sheldon Huskies. La segunda base Karli Dugger espera mejorar el desempeño del año pasado, a pesar de que su roster ha cambiado significativamente. “El objetivo de nuestro equipo para este año es ganar la liga y con suerte llegar al campeonato de la sección”, dijo Dugger. “Somos un equipo diferente,

Severson se enfocó en alentar la contribución de los estudiantes y el personal para que la escuela pudiera funcionar con éxito. “Cuando abres una escuela todos tienen que colaborar, por lo que tratamos de construir una cultura en la que todos entendieran cuán importante era que las personas confíen unas en otras [y] forjar relaciones”,

dijo Severson. “Tuvimos que depender de nuestros hijos para proporcionar un liderazgo que no tienes en una escuela más establecida”. La secretaria de Oakmont Lisa Brown, que trabajó con Severson cuando abrió Granite Bay, cree que jugó un papel importante en la creación de la escuela el año antes de que se abriera.

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Profesor de inglés Stuart Smith trabaja en su clase. Smith ha tratado de realizar de esribir un novela y ahora esta en el proceso de publicarla.

sionado y orgulloso de decir que trabajo con un compañero novelista, y creo que es un gran logro,” Handling dijo. Smith tuvo un comienzo interesante para su novela. “Comencé esta pieza hace un par de años, la escribí, luego me alejé de ella, y finalmente volví a ella,” Smith dijo. Smith dijo que la incapacidad de esta historia para convertirse en una obra de teatro es lo que le hizo convertir la historia en una novela. “Había escrito un montón de obras de teatro en los últimos años, en el programa de teatro aquí y en otras compañías de teatro con las que he trabajado, pero esta pieza simplemente no se presentaba. No se convertiría en un guión para mí sin importar lo mucho que lo intenté,” Smith dijo.

Smith dijo que escribir un libro era una experiencia nueva para él, “He escrito durante mucho, mucho tiempo, y producido toneladas de trabajo, pero no he escrito una novela antes. Fue una curiosa curva de aprendizaje para pasar de ser un escritor de muchos años a comenzar de nuevo como escritor,” Smith dijo que su campaña en Amazon tiene el potencial de abrir una plétora de otras opciones para su libro “Esta primera campaña de 30 días es realmente solo para llamar la atención de esta pieza en su conjunto. Si Amazon lo recoge para un contrato completo, tendrá el libro electrónico y el audiolibro. Saldría y definitivamente solicitaría el manuscrito para su publicación impresa también con varios editores,” Smith dijo.

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Estudiante de ultimo año Maddie Amos juega en un partido de

sofbol. El equipo de sofbol universitaria ha perdido muchos miembros del año pasado. tenemos tres lanzadores noveles y dos lanzadores de segundo año, que creo que serán grandes atributos para el equipo”. Dugger también tiene la intención de mejorar su juego personal después de su gran temporada pasada, que cree que tendrá éxito en el nuevo equipo. “Espero mejorar mi promedio de bateo esta temporada, lo cual debería ser muy posible ya que tenemos una gran química de equipo esta temporada”, dijo Dugger. Por último, Dugger destaca su confianza en el equipo para la próxima temporada. “Una cosa que hace que nuestro equipo sea único es nuestro equilibrio en ambos extremos del campo”, dijo Dugger. “No solo somos capaces de aguantar 10 carreras, sino que podemos cerrar al oponente al mismo tiempo gracias a nuestra

defensa confiable y lanzamiento prolífico. Con estos factores a nuestro favor, creo que nuestro equipo es fácilmente capaz de llegar a los playoffs y llegar muy lejos en nuestro grupo.” La jugadora senior que regresa, Maddie Amos, también es optimista en su próxima temporada, a pesar de la pérdida de dos seniors contribuyentes de la temporada pasada. “El equipo del año pasado tenía muchas chicas con experiencia en el equipo universitario”, dijo Amos. “Perdimos a nuestra lanzadora número 1, Megan Anderson, pero este año tenemos 3 estudiantes de primer año, que aportan mucho a la mesa. Annie Lemos está haciendo un trabajo increíble en su primer año en el equipo universitario, y Lauren y Kailer se están poniendo en contacto muy bien.”

EVENTOSFUTUROS MAR 22-24

Musical de la Primavera Boletos para la obra de teatro ‘The Addams Family son disponsibles a la puerta. $8 para las estudiantes, $10 para los adultos.

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MAR 26ABR 12

Junior Prom El precio de boletos empieza con $20, El tema es “Una Noche en Paris”

Spring Break No hay escuela

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Dia de Limpiar la Escuela Todos los estudiantes pueden participar

Examenes de CAASP Los estudiantes de tercer ano van a participar en examenes mandados por el estado.

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Walkout conduct requires purpose, respect BY DANIELLE BENNETT d.bennett@eyeofthetigernews.com

serious tone as people stand huddled in the rain. A stony silence screaming this is not right. Seventeen minutes for 17 lives lost in what was an undeniable tragedy, no matter how someone looks at it. The intended scene of the March 14 student protest against gun violence – with symbolic stillness that speaks louder than words ever could – at least had purpose and meaning behind it, no matter which side of the issues someone falls on. What actually happened could not have fallen further off mark. With a chatter of students holding casual conversations, grouped on the stairs to get out of

their second period, and some that don’t care about or don’t know about the cause, the walkout failed to become anything more than an interesting excuse to abandon our classrooms and socialize without facing consequences. Which I suppose makes it a win if we’re speaking in terms of improving the tedium of the school day. Nevermind that people designed the walkout as a form of protest and memorialization of lives lost to a school shooting, or that our school allowed it to take place with the intention of respecting students’ right to express their views. I guess it’s better for students who care little about expressing their thoughts to attend a demonstration than sit in a stuffy old classroom any day. The crux of the issue is what seems like disrespect on our part as students actually stems from absent mindedness and ignorance. No one who attended the walkout meant any harm; it was simply an interest-

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ing twist on an otherwise dull school day and a break from work. It’s practically student nature to take advantage of such an opportunity, just as it’s practically human nature for those same people to strike up conversations with their friends upon arrival. It’s especially easy to fall in this trap when all someone knows about the walkout is that it has something to do with guns and a

school shooting. Then, rather than adding a disrespectful twist to something that’s concept directly derives from the loss of student life, it becomes a harmless adventure. That doesn’t change the fact that it is disrespectful. That 17 minutes respecting 17 lost lives turned into 17 minutes of purposeless socialization. Nor does it excuse anyone for joining just to join without making

a statement or reflecting on themselves. Because it’s not 17 minutes of silence for no reason. It’s not even necessarily 17 minutes of silence for gun control. It’s 17 minutes of silence for 17 people. Yes, it is related to a controversial issue which not everyone will necessarily support, but it also pays respect to a tragedy that, regardless of our stance on the political matter, no one is in favor of.

And it is our job as responsible, compassionate people to understand what a walkout is before joining in. If we do not agree with a cause, nor disagree and want to make a statement, then we need to learn to suck it up and miss that brief lapse from the class period. It’s our duty to become informed before we take part in something, and to make sure our voices matter because we are using them with purpose, not just collectively pretending to support someone else’s statement for amusement. The school shooting did not take place here, and might not have had an impact on the lives of many students on this campus. Those students might not feel the need to make any powerful statement, which is perfectly okay. But instead of standing now and misusing an opportunity to speak up, they should sit back down and wait to raise their voices when it really matters. There is power in silence, something we would all do well to learn.

Common core books inadequate guidance BY ELENA BATEMAN

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hroughout nearly any Roseville High School student’s career, they have most likely experienced the true horror behind the recently implemented Common Core learning standards. During its tenure, Common Core mandates that students explain every single nuance of their work and answers. Although the creators argue that it better prepares students for college, they’re more focused on the future of the students, rather than the learning capabilities of students currently. The new math textbooks posed a major problem too. Before Common Core, students received the basic bulky textbook that had various problems, as well as reviewed how to approach them and explained different ways to solve each problem. With the disposable Common Core books, students like myself are forced to use in the CCIM pathway, students seldom learn how to solve problems. Instead, students have to read through it and find the solution themselves. The book offers limited help, such as student “hints” in the margins and occasional examples, but the lack of explanation makes it extremely difficult for a student to understand a concept without the teacher guiding them in the correct direction. It’s commonly understood that it’s the teacher’s job to help students and offer support, yet a big flaw in the stan-

dards manifests itself when either a student or teacher is absent. If a student or teacher is absent from school, the students are often told to read the next section and then they’ll magically be able to understand it and do the homework. In reality, the Common Core book explains little to nothing. Within the last few weeks, my teacher was gone for three days during a relatively difficult unit. While my teacher was gone, he obviously was not teaching us, so he left warm ups, answer keys to the warm ups, sheets of papers trying to explain what we were learning, and that day’s homework. He did as much as he could in an effort to help us understand the lesson, yet it still wasn’t helpful enough. I did everything we were told to do before starting our homework – attempted to solve the warm up problems, read the assigned section, and asked others for help – but it still wasn’t helping me understand. I then resorted to reading

the book two more times through, but each time I ended up getting even more confused. If the book had done what it was supposed do and actually explain things to the student, I wouldn’t have been so confused. Upon reading the book, I was only told to solve problems, and though I got examples of solving problems, they were extremely vague and confusing. Because the new standard is for students to understand why they’re doing what they’re doing, it forgets the main responsibility of a textbook – explaining what the student is doing. Even though my teacher came back days later and filled in all the blanks for me, it took me longer than it should have to grasp what I was learning. I’m not an underachieving student, so this was an entirely new experience to me not understanding what I was doing, but I feel particularly held back by the new, unhelpful, and problematic common core textbooks.

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Finance as pre-requisite grants effective motivator BY KALE JIBSON

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oseville High School administration recently decided that juniors looking to become a teacher’s assistant or hoping to take a fourth period off have to complete the personal finance course in order to become eligible to do so. This is a huge step in the right direction for a number of reasons, the main one being it incentivises students to complete the course earlier rather than waiting until senior year to get it done. As a senior who still doesn’t have the finance course done, I wish that this policy would have gone into effect when I was a junior. I find it so hard to get the motivation to actually sit down and complete the

course, and I know I’m not the only one. I always say that I’m going to get it done, which usually means that I’m not completing it anytime soon. When it comes to RHS administration making policy changes on student education and course selections, I’m usually against it. However, this one takes a step in the right direction. RHS will see immediate results as more and more students will complete this course and the percentage for completion will be through the roof. However, I understand that current freshman, sophomores, and juniors might not like this policy change for establishing a new requirement. If I can say one thing to them it would be this: it will be worth it in the future. When underclassmen become seniors and they get the infamous “senioritis,” they will be glad that they don’t have to worry about getting the finance course out of the way because they

will have already completed it. My advice to them is to get it done and learn as much as they can from it because it will help them later on in life. While this new policy provides helpful incentive, taking the course just to be a teacher’s assistant or taking it just to have a fourth period off is not the right motivation. I have fourth period off, and while it is nice to go home at 12:33 everyday, I wish I had taken a class that would have challenged me, such as AP Environmental Science or AP Human Geography. Do everything in your power to try and further your education, both in regular classes and in the personal finance course, because before you know it, you are going to be in college and then you will start your career. It goes by fast. There are amazing classes offered by RHS that are fun and innovative with great teachers to teach them. Use that to your advantage.

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EYE OF THE TIGER’S VIEW

Do not ignore the Campo Street alley I n the wake of student safety concerns brought about by recent local and national threats, Roseville High School is reevaluating its campus security. In taking progressive steps forward to ensure student safety, it is important to note the Campo Street alley remains a hole on campus, open to threats and intruders, and a hole in RHS security. Currently, the alley allows direct access to campus and nearly 2000 students all day long. While students use it before and after school to get on and off campus, it remains unprotected throughout school hours as well. With plans in place to construct a glass wall in the administration building to keep out unwarranted visitors, it’s obvious RHS is making leaps and bounds toward a more secure campus during an unsettling – yet necessary – societal period of heightened precaution. However, the wall

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strives to fix a similar issue as present in the alley: preventing people from entering and exiting campus during school hours. While the plans to construct the wall are to be applauded, it would be irresponsible to not address a closely similar threat that exists less than half a mile away. Recent shooter threats reminded us that regulation of uncomplicated access to

campus at all times is not easy. But it is a necessary step to maintain maximum campus safety. In this time of reflection and reassessment of security, it is important to prioritize the issue of the alley. Without a plan to close off this entrance from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. all other efforts made will be aimless. There will still be a different place of direct access to campus

which is even less secure and open to a neighborhood of people. As opposed to the administration building’s lobby, where staff are consistently present, the alley lies out of direct view of staff and administrators, leaving it a more difficult area to monitor. While the alley is not necessarily close to classrooms, it presents a high

risk to students in the cafeteria right next door. During lunch hours, the large number of students and general amount of chaos present in a high school lunchroom leaves the cafeteria one of the most vulnerable places in a time of crisis. The alley has remained a chink in RHS’ armor due to the difficulties faced when previous efforts have been made in trying to close it off. It is city property, not belonging to RHS, and therefore any act to fence it off requires city permission and neighborhood cooperation. When asked, administrators acknowledged the alley as a security concern and said it will be addressed when a solution is proposed to overcome these barriers. The time to jump these barriers is now, so we can erect one in front of the alley. (This article represents the views of the 2017-18 editorial board.)

Reckless driving disrupts stability BY JORDAN DEL VALLE TONOIAN opinion@eyeoftehtigernews.com

-turns are illegal on the entirety of Berry Street per city ordinance. This is because of things like what happened last Wednesday, a four car crash that involved someone making an illegal u-turn, someone driving down the middle turn lane for longer than 200 feet to bypass traffic, which in itself is a violation, and two innocent bystander cars waiting for traffic to move on. This caused a huge pileup of traffic and caused, no doubt, several students to be late. Berry Street is a total free-for-all when it comes to driving laws. There are constantly cars stopped in the no stopping zones, cars making illegal u-turns on Berry Street, and if you’re a pedestrian, forget it. You

might as well go back home before you get run over. Show-offs present one of the biggest problems. Okay we get it, you have a 1999 Subaru WRX with the muffler removed and a huge useless wing on the trunk. That doesn’t change the fact that the speed limit is 25 mph and there are people walking around. Whipping your car around corners and revving your engine isn’t impressing anyone besides yourself. It’s just putting everyone else in danger. Pedestrians largely have the right of way, unless jaywalking or crossing against a traffic control device. That being said, the crosswalks on Berry might as well not exist – cars constantly pass across the crosswalk when people are walking through them and almost nobody stops for people waiting to cross. The amount of jaywalking is overwhelming; as I drive down Berry Street I have to exercise extreme caution in case someone runs out in between some parked cars into the street. Jaywalking is not only illegal, but foolish. The crosswalks here aren’t

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spaced that far apart and darting out into the street when drivers aren’t expecting it is very dangerous. Don’t even get me started on parents picking the worst places to drop off their students. I understand that the pick-up and drop-off areas at RHS could use a great deal of work, but until we get the pick-up and dropoff zone we deserve, please don’t use the sidewalk, the center of the road, or nostopping zones to drop of your student. This causes confusion and is unsafe for other drivers and the student you’re dropping off. If you have to drop a student off I have a few sugges-

tions: One, avoid Berry Street as a drop-off or pick-up location. Two, if you must pickup or drop-off a student on Berry Street, use a parking spot in the Berry lot or Independence’s Lot. Three, don’t make a uturn. I understand Independence’s lot is permit only, but there’s hardly anyone parked there in the mornings, leaving plenty of room for parents to load or unload somewhere legal and off the street. If you can carpool, do it. The fewer cars we have driving on Berry Street the

better. Not only is carpooling a great way to help the environment, but it also will help the situation of traffic around RHS. Ask your neighbors and friends if they want to carpool, and if you drive, offer the extra seats in your car to your friends and neighbors. Not only will that help traffic, but it will also help the parking situation. If you drive to school, remind yourself to follow the laws of driving and common courtesy, even on Berry Street. And if you get driven to school, remind your driver to follow the laws and use common sense.

Send RHS emails to relevant recipients BY NICOLE KHUDYAKOV

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hough I am more inclined to make use of my school email than the average high school student, if one were to judge me by the amount of unread messages I have wasting away in my inbox, I would likely be deemed a massively popular person. In reality, though I would like to nod my head and expound at length about my own popularity, a more accurate depiction of me would be as the unfortunate victim of a very pointed email spam campaign. Luckily for me, I am not alone. This vicious spam

campaign is something that affects the inbox of every student on campus. Its trauma-inducing grip on our collective student emails is so unfailingly strong that not only does it seem to provide students with daily emails about events that have been advertised to them in several different and more effective ways, but it also provides students with unfocused emails on topics only vaguely related to them. It ranges from constant barrages and updates on the status of various high school happenings (which are either covered in the announcements or should really start being sent to our parent’s emails instead) to information concerning the fascinating nature of parent club meetings. While I’m sure parent club is all well and good, as someone who’s neither a parent nor

curious about the goings on of a club that doesn’t concern me in the least, the only thing I can do is avoid those emails entirely. Eventually, constantly finding new reports and notices for something that doesn’t relate to me in my personal inbox gets tiring. Besides that, having to choose between skimming through email after email to check whether or not one is of any relevance to me/will do more than summarize information I already have, or risking it entirely by deleting without reading, is a terribly time consuming activity. Unfortunately, it seems like I can count on several new emails from RHS everytime I refresh the page. And believe me, those scant few seconds a day add up. There are better ways for me to waste my time. While the well-meaning

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bullheadedness and constant daily upkeep and dedication behind sending these emails is impressive, it begins to seem pointless

when they aren’t reaching the target audience, and instead, end up languishing, unopened in student inboxes around campus.

LETTERS FROM A SENIOR

Don’t lose motivation BY KAIA WHITNEY

k.whitney@eyeofthetigernews.com

Each spring semester issue, a senior will reflect on an aspect of their experience at Roseville High School.

reshmen, sophomores, and juniors, here’s a letter dedicated to you. Senior year is something that truly cannot be explained without being experienced. Many people always tell you how fast it goes by, but of course your natural response is to ignore and not believe them. But, when you are a senior, you realize how right these people have been all along. Just the other day, I was looking at the calendar and for some reason expected to see that I had several months remaining until graduation. I was stunned to realize that the number that appeared in front of me was three. Three months until the day I walk across the stage, surrounded by friends and family, and recieve my diploma. But this letter is all about honesty, so I am not going to lie. It does get hard. Sometimes really hard. Ever since I was a freshman I always claimed that I had senioritis, but what I felt was not senioritis at all, just simply excitement for my future. But now that I am indeed a senior I know exactly what senioritis is. Senioritis is completely and totally lacking any and all motivation. This makes it very hard to complete homework, or even get out of bed in the morning to go to school. Before that, with college applications and multiple SATs occurring over the course of a few months, even more stress is added to your already stressful year. Something I learned along the way is that studying for the SAT doesn’t help all that much. You can’t anticipate what questions will be on the test so practice questions have little to no use. So don’t push yourself too hard because it most likely won’t help too much. Still, don’t forget that school should come first. Even though you are close to the end, you still must keep your grades up, mostly sophomores and juniors. This is an exciting time. You get to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life and where you will spend your next four years. This can get stressful, of course, and that is to be expected, but it is also so very exciting. Getting into a college is the best feeling ever, because in that moment, you know that all the hard work has paid off. So keep doing your homework senior year, and keep going to school because in the end all the trouble will be worth it, I promise. Your life is what you make it, so make it a good one. Also, Roseville, don’t get too lit without me next year.

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Don’t let missing “The Addams Family” haunt you

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The Addams are brought to life on RHS’ own Patti Baker stage, and wonderfully so. Make sure you catch the remaining showings this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students at the door. You won’t want to miss these fantastically played creepy, kooky characters. BY GABRIELLE HUTSON

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With each coming spring the students of Roseville High School, myself included, highly anticipate the new year’s spring musical and this year is no exception. RHS Theatre Company chose “Addams Family” for this year’s musical, a brassy somewhat romantic comedy with the Addams Family characters. Upon the announcement of this choice I was nervous. I was nervous of who would be casted as the creepy, kooky characters, how well the songs would be performed and nervous because multiple performers who led previous musicals weren’t on the cast list. However, I was also excited to see something new brought by a new cast and they pleased me perfectly. Keep in mind the complexity of the Addams.

They are characteristically deadpan but on stage you have to convey an extreme amount of emotion (they don’t call it drama for nothing) so mixing those two, as you can imagine would be terrible hard to pull off. But they did it. Gomez (Austin Crighton) is supposed to be the funniest character and brings the majority of the comic relief, which Crighton dutifully does. The jokes are all fast-paced and with a knack for comedic timing, Crighton pulls them off perfectly. Gomez and Morticia (Brooklyn Pontoni) also have great chemistry. Pontoni herself brings new life to Addams matriarch as loving and nosy mother - not to mention Pontoni choreographed the whole show while playing a lead. I cannot express how much of a feat that is especially because she plays a magnificent Morticia and the

choreography is genuinely stellar. Of course the play is named after the Addams, but playing opposite of them is Beineke family. Lucas Beineke (Douglas Palmin) is Wednesday’s love interest and a rather interesting character. On the outside he’s a copy-and -paste suburbian cutout, but in a rather cheery tone you hear him say things like “I’d like to be a medical examiner because you get to look inside people and they don’t mind because they’re dead,” that make you think maybe he is meant to be an Addams. The family dynamics of the Addams and Beinekes are the complete opposite. The actors on each side bring the chemistry or lack thereof to life. While watching I forgot that the actors aren’t actual families when they are in fact peers of all relatively the same age.

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The Beinekes, which consists of Lucas, Mal (John Wallasch) and Alice (Jona Giorgi) are the exact opposite. You feel the friction and distance between them through their body language and tone. Though beautifully done I would find myself getting lost at certain points in the

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play, specifically the musical numbers. It was hard to hear the actors singing over the background music. In part that was because it was too loud or they needed to project more it was hard to follow along. In addition to projecting sometimes the actors would get lost in focus-

ing on tone of voice and forget to enunciate their lines making it sound a little muffled especially for audience members like me sitting further back in the theater. To put it simply, I am glad that my experience with RHS Theatre Co. ended on such a high note.

Artists of Roseville These three seniors are just some of the many artists at RHS who take and explore their talents off campus.

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JACOB WATSON

COURTESY EMILY BOTNEN

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Senior Jacob Watson has been involved in art for the majority of his high school career. Most recently, he decided to start a business selling his art. Focusing more on abstract, he creates art for and charges $10 each. He also sells his realistic pencil drawings for $30. The inspiration for his business originates from his friends pushing him into being more involved in selling his talent. Watson is currently doing a sale of six prints for $25. “I was inspired by my friends’ encouragement to do something with my art and decided that I wanted to make accesible to people,” Watson said.

Senior Emily Botnen has been embarking on one of her last performances of her high school career alongside her boyfriend Will Dowden. Botnen is thrilled to be able to perform while simultaneously spending time with loved ones, especially her boyfriend, and doing what they both have a passion for. “It’s another opportunity for us to get to spend time together and the fact that I’m dating someone who has so much passion for the same thing as me is really, really fun,” Botnen said. “And to work hard on something we both love so much together is really awesome.”

-Victoria Yeo

-Claire Oertly

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ZACH COOK Senior Zach Cook and his four bandmates have recently sought to expand their audience and increase their musical opportunities for their band, the Roland Tonies. Despite only being a band for six months, it is no suprise that their hard work and effort is paying off. Three weeks ago, they experienced playing at the Silver Orange, an entertainment center in Sacramento, and are set to perform at Club Car, a live venue in Auburn these upcoming weeks. “We are very passionate about music as well as dedicated to this band,” Cook said. “I hope to continue to let our supporters know about anything else we may do.”

-Aleyna Camacho

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Lady Bird’s Oscar loss significant for the times

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Lady Bird was snubbed at this year’s 90th annual Academy Awards. In a year of activism for women and the social injustice they face Lady Bird’s lack of recognition shows that we still have a long way to go for gender equality as Greta Gerwig was the only nominated female director this year and one of few in history BY AJ WELKER

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If you watched the 90th annual Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, you most likely know “The Shape of Water” won for Best Picture. And if you haven’t been living under a rock for the past five months, you also most likely know that nobody in the Sacramento Area (and beyond) can shut up about “Lady Bird.” But my question is, why? Yes, maybe it’s the hometown appeal and familiarity of seeing Sacramento landmarks up on the big screen. Our little ol’ Sacramento. Maybe it’s even smaller than that. Maybe it’s a “hometown kid does good!” kind of story. But if this movie, if this life story only meant something to people in Sacramento, it wouldn’t have generated Oscar buzz.

It wouldn’t have generated any buzz. Maybe this movie hits home for so many because it has to do with women. In the news cycle these past seven months, story after story of sexual harassment and other allegations have been filling our news feed, our timelines and our lives. We see organizations like Time’s Up! forming in order to uplift and promote the voices of women. So when “Lady Bird” comes out — a female-led film, both written and directed by a woman — it doesn’t just uplift women in Sacramento: it uplifts women everywhere. As a theatre kid, and somebody who has been surrounded by art almost my entire life, Oscar Sunday is my second favorite Sunday of the year. (Behind Tony Sunday, of course.) But this year it meant so much more. A young woman who grew

up in Sacramento, did executives are quick to theatre in Sacramento, relate it to the lack of and dreamed of going women interested in to college in New York, that side of the induswas nominated for try, which isn’t entirely an Oscar. Not just any untrue. Oscar: the Oscar for We see this in Best Director, all fields: in govmaking her the ernment women only woman are less likely in eight years to receive the to be nomisuggestion to nated in that run for office; category. in business, Greta Gerwomen are less wig’s story gave likely to ask for a me hope for my raise; and in film, own story. I have they’re less likely never felt the way to be in the big I felt watching chair, calling the “Lady Bird.” And shots. I know a lot of “Lady Bird” young women breaks this mold. who felt the “Lady Bird” plants same way. the seeds in young When scargirls’ heads, city of female because that is representation where it starts. behind the Our hope lies in camera is the next generacalled tion. Why do out, GRETA GERWIG we spend so

SMELL THE ROSES WITH GABRIELLE HUTSON REFLECT: In light of my recent decision to become a public figure, I’ve started to reflect on what it means to be a public figure. I know when you think of public figure, you think of Kylie Jenner but what comes to mind for me is much deeper more niche side of the internet that is less localized. For instance figures like TOOPOOR or model Grace Elizabeth are pinnacle public figures from opposite sides of the spectrum. There are many kinds of public figures ranging from Goth to French (I dabble in both in terms of style, but I lean more French). When I realized this concept, I began to think that being a public figure means to be unapologetically yourself. If there’s already a TOOPOOR, why do we need a carbon copy of her when we can have the original? Why would you buy a knock off Kate Spade from an alleyway vendor when the original is completely affordable?

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TOOPOOR I remember shortly after the passing of Carrie Fisher, I immeadiately picked up a copy of The Princess Diarist. I had been putting off reading it for months before. When I finally did read it, I was so filled with gratitude for Carrie’s insight of what it’s like to be an inspired young woman that lacks the confidence to actually enjoy her life. Carrie reflects on her time as a 19-year-old chubby cheeked girl while filming “Star Wars: A New Hope” and how in hindsight her insecurities were so foolish and, of course, false. Upon reading I felt that had also been curbing my passions due to fear and masking my real personality to please others. But hey, if Carrie Fisher regrets something, I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let it happen to me. Being out-going is a part of who I am and because of this novel I was lucky enough to realize this while still in my youth.

WATCH: Growing up as a female, and a fashionable one at that of course, I was naturally drawn to the iconic female figures of Sex and the City. While watching the show growing up, I always dreamed to live like them, but as I am currently rewatching it with more life experience and a much more cultivated taste for style, I’ve learned that Sex and the City has much to teach young women who aspire to be powerful and stylish. Not only do we see tastefully tacky early 2000s outfits, but we watch the characters be constantly faced with problems only women of power and status would be presented. One specific instance that comes to mind is Samantha ending one of her very few serious relationships by simply saying “I love you, but I love me more” - a slogan that a decade or so later women are still abiding by because a woman (while fictional) that they admire said it with so much confidence that it feels like the key to life.

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much time unteaching the stereotypes of the past, when we should focus on teaching the ways of the future? And why, when all Hollywood was concerned about was lifting up the voices of women, was “Lady Bird” pushed to the side? With all of this said, I don’t want to be too myopic. While Greta Gerwig was one of five women to ever be nominated for a Best Director Oscar, the category was fairly diverse, with Jordan Peele, a black man being nominated; and with Guillermo del Toro (an immigrant) winning the award himself. We are, slowly but surely, seeing progress. The many voices traditionally silenced are louder than they have ever been before. However, this year, the year of women and the year of “Time’s Up!” is starting to feel more and

more like the year of disappointment. I don’t think Greta Gerwig should have won because she is a woman. I think she should have won because she wrote and directed what was, for me, the best film of the year. She brought to light the beauty and complexity of the mother daughter relationship. If the Oscars want to have more women in their Best Director category, they need to support the existing ones there. Yes, there absolutely is a smaller pool of female directors — but the Academy’s answer to that question shouldn’t be to shrug their shoulders: it should be to fix the problem immediately. In what could be called the year of women, the Academy had a responsibility to women, and, unfortunately, but not surprisingly, they failed to uphold it.

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Smith publicizes original novel debut

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English teacher Stuart Smith’s novel is currently undergoing a 30-day trial on Amazon, and may later be available for purchase on Kindle depending on sales. Smith discovered that his experience in writing plays differed vastly from the novel writing process. BY JOSHUA KEATON

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English teacher Stuart Smith’s most recent writing project, a full length novel, is a departure from his previous experience writing plays. The book, titled Sell My Soul, covers the story of three kids and their journey through the foster care system. Smith began writing his novel several years ago. It took a long time before he was satisfied with the direction it was going, which forced him to take a yearlong break from the book.

Eventually, he found the motivation to continue. “I started this piece a couple of years ago,” Smith said. “I wrote it, then I walked away from it, then I eventually came back to it.” According to Smith, he first attempted to write the book as if it was a play, but was unsuccessful. “It wouldn’t turn into a script for me no matter how hard I tried,” Smith said. “It was a funny learning curve to go from a play writer of many years to start all over as a writer. Fellow English teacher

Jamie Handling has plenty of novel-writing experience, so she understands the frustrations that may arise during the writing process. She is happy for her coworker and his achievement, especially considering the many difficulties of writing a novel. “I’m really impressed and proud to say that I work with a fellow novelist, and I think that it’s a huge accomplishment,” Handling said. Smith noticed quite a few differences between the novel and play writing process.

“In a play, you get the illusion of a dollhouse, where there is action and you are peeking in on that action,” Smith said. “Whereas in a novel, if you have a character in the story telling the reader what’s happening, you are inside the head of a character.” Smith has submitted his book on Amazon for a 30 day trial, at the end of which his book may be available for purchase on Kindle. Smith’s success depends on the amount of books he is able to sell. “If Amazon picks it up for a full contract, they will

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have the e-book and the audiobook,” Smith said. The route an author needs to take to get their book published has changed significantly from the past, according to Smith. “The publishing world is really fragmented right now,” Smith said. “This particular method of getting the book out there in one form first and then another [form] later is where the book business is at nowadays.” Smith’s wife, Jennifer Smith, was happy for her

husband and felt incredibly excited about his newest work. “I was very excited when he finished Sell My Soul,” Jennifer said. “It’s such a great story that is quite personal with our family.” Jennifer believes in her husband’s quality of work and thinks that he is an excellent writer. “Stuart has been writing since before we met,” Jennifer said. “It is such a huge part of who he is and one of the things I really admire about him.”

Senior solidifies sponsorship BY NICOLE KHUDYAKOV

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RHS senior Savanah Roe was able to find success in more than just her average number of likes per photo on social media. Her popularity on Instagram has lead her to accept her first paid sponsorship offer, with a teeth-whitening company called Novashine. Roe has some level of experience dealing with companies that attempt to recruit her, as she’s been receiving requests to promote various products since the beginning of last summer. Her current employment as a Novashine representative hasn’t resulted in a loss of popularity with other companies either, as she’s been contacted by shoe brands, jewelry lines, various clothing lines, and even a hair vitamin company. “Teeth whitening is the first one I pursued, and since then I’ve gotten a lot more direct messages asking if I can do theirs as well,” Roe said. When she first read them, the messages caught Roe off-guard, though she eventually decided to embrace the opportunity. “I really never considered it as being something that I would fall into the category of being, but when people started contacting me, I figured why not,” Roe said. Roe’s friend, Paris Harwell, is familiar with the frequent attention Roe receives on social media.

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Roseville High School senior Savanah Roe’s large social media presence has led her to accept her first sponsorship deal. She hopes to continue representing the brand Novashine for a long time.

“She gets these DMs rolling in all the time and I think its awesome,” Harwell said. “She’s making a lot of money from them and all she has to do is post.” The company originally sent her a message via Instagram containing their proposal. In addition to the job request itself, Novashine also made it clear how much Roe would be making for accepting this job. The upfront and honest nature of the message interested Roe much more than any previous offers. “I thought of it as maybe a side job rather than something like a hobby or a favor that I was doing for another company, this one would be more of a benefit

that I was getting,” Roe said. Harwell sees obvious benefits from her friend’s job, and encourages her to continue her work. “I think, even throughout college, just getting a couple extra bucks just for posting is really convenient and it will help her,” Harwell said. After accepting the offer, Roe was sent a series of guidelines to keep in mind when creating any sponsored Instagram or Snapchat posts. Part of the guidelines request that sponsors express their gratitude for having the product on Instagram, while on Snapchat, any posts should have a multitasking theme. Roe does her best to adhere

to these guidelines while attracting possible customers. “I really just try to make it look cute and try to make it look appealing, so that other people will click on their page,” Roe said. “You know, they’re paying me for a reason, so I can do my job.” Though Roe plans on continuing her work with Novashine in the future, she is unsure how seriously she will continue to pursue sponsorships in general. “It did definitely open up different ideas for me in regards to if I want to do this as a side job or if I want to pursue other companies and ads and things like that,” Roe said. “For now, I’m not taking it too seriously.”

Sophomore Jeremiah Barnes has something of a talent for music. As a child, he played both the piano and the drums. Now, his most recent instrument of choice has become his guitar. Barnes is currently teaching himself to play through videos and various tutorials. He has big dreams to start a band and produce music with several of his friends. -Nicole Khudyakov

I always wanted to be in a band, I thought it’d be really cool. I want to make my own covers and music. I have a few people in mind that can help me. I just thought it’d be a fun activity to do in my spare time. [But] I want to get a little better at guitar first before I do anything. I have an acoustic and a mini electric guitar, It’s actually really cool. The acoustic was my dad’s and he gave it to me, and the electric I got for my birthday. I’m going to look into Beginning Guitar next year.”

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Zanoli brings winning attitude to team Varsity baseball looks to rebound after poor 2017 season BY COOPER BADDLEY

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As winter sports end and spring sports begin, the Roseville varsity baseball team gears up for another season. After two consecutive rebuild years, the Tigers are looking to turn this season into one that rivals their 2015 championship season. The team has lost some of their bigger offensive weapons in Cameron Anderson and Nick Tucker, but has added a stronger bullpen and defense with the addition of underclassmen Josh Alger and Brandon Renstrom. These players coupled with the new coach, Greg Zanoli, are the team’s new success formula for this season. Senior infielder Blake

Beaman feels that there is a different mentality coming into this year that is helping the team come together and play at a high level. “We have a lot bigger focus on competition compared to last year,” Beaman said. “Everybody on this team, from the new players to the four-year seniors are here for one reason, and that is to win a championship We all saw the team win it our freshman year and now this is our last chance to reach that level.” Despite the fact that last s e a - son went poorly for the Tigers, many players feel that t h e y are

ready for a quick rebound, and they accredit this to the new mentality instilled by first year head coach Greg Zanoli. Senior center fielder Joe Cirrincione thinks this new

mentality is due to the new coach. “[Zanoli] pushes us hard in practice and focuses on in-game situations in order for us to be better prepared for game day,” Cirrincione said. “Because we work on game-like situations in practice, it really gets us ready for the real thing, and we aren’t just hitting batting practice or fielding ground balls.” Zanoli coached for the Oakmont Vikings last year and won the CVC, which Cirincione feels makes the team work harder for him. “We know he knows how to win and that has allowed everybody to overlook any season doubts a team could have, and we are definitely taking

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Senior outfielder Brendan Guttman warms up before practice during last fall. Guttman is one player that was a part of the team in 2017 that hopes to have a quick turn around and compete for a CVC section title this year.

nothing for granted,” Cirrincione said. “We are focused on winning and have one common goal, which brought us together.” Zanoli feels that the team-first attitude is the most valuable thing he brought with him from his previous coaching jobs. “I don’t know if we are doing anything differently than previous years, but we are focusing on fundamentals and a team approach,”

Zanoli said. “The boys seem to be buying in thus far.” With his experience as a pitching coach, Zanoli also brings a more pitching and defense minded practice system. “I think a lot of coaches at the high school level only want to focus on batting, and thats not all it takes to be succesful,” Zanoli said. “If you want to be a championship caliber team you

have to have a good balance of offense, defense, and team chemistry, and I think that philosophy has trickeled down to the players a little bit.” The Tigers are off to a good start. As of last Friday, the team had a record of 5-0-1 while outscoring their opponents 49-3, and an impressive eight runs per game, a large improvment from the three per game clip from last season.

Fresh faces blend with upperclassmen Despite young team, softball looks primed for CVC title BY BRADLEY MORIN

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Following the loss of seniors Anna Ostrom and Megan Anderson, the team will reload with the addition of freshmen Annie Lemos, Lauren Mirtoni, and Kailer Fulton, as well as sophomore Emily Wright. The Tigers will look to improve on last years’ season, after the Tigers fell just short of the Division II section bracket, losing their play-in game against Vacaville 7-5. This year, the Tigers have come out confidently with a

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Senior Maddie Amos attempts to throw a runner out in RHS’s game against Rocklin. Amos is one of 10 seniors returning to the varsity team.

record of 6-1 as of last Friday, their only loss going to last year’s section champions, the Sheldon Huskies. Senior second baseman Karli Dugger hopes to improve

on last year’s performance, even though their roster has significantly changed. “Our team goal for this year is to win league and hopefully get a section

championship,” Dugger said. “We are a different team, having three freshman pitchers and two sophomore pitchers, who I think will all be great attributes to the team.” Dugger also intends on improving her personal game following her great last season as well, which she thinks will be successful around the new team. “I hope to improve my batting average this season, which should be very possible as we have great team chemistry this season already,” Dugger said. Senior returning player Maddie Amos is also optimistic on their upcoming season, despite the loss of two contributing seniors from last season. “Last year’s team had a lot of girls who had experience on varsity,” Amos said.

“We lost our number-one pitcher Megan Anderson, but this year we have three freshmen who bring a lot to the table. Annie Lemos is doing an amazing job for her first year on varsity, and Lauren and Kailer are making contact very well.” Third year head coach Art Banks agrees with Amos, and feels that the young players have adapted well and performed at a high level early.

“Coming into the year we knew that there was going to be a lot of turnover from last year, but I think the team has exceeded my expectations,” Banks said. “I think our older core players have KARLI DUGGER

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Performances of the Week FEB 26-MARCH 2

Girls soccer win advances team to championship BY BRADLEY MORIN

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The Performance of the Week for the week of February, 26 is the varsity girls soccer team beating the Rocklin Thunder 1-0 in the Division II section semifinal. This kept their undefeated streak against the Thunder this season, as going into this game, the teams had only played once in preseason, where the Tigers came out with a successful victory. This was due to the goal from the Ti-

gers’ leading scorer Mackenzie Gill scoring the goal in the last 10 minutes of the match. The victory meant they would move onto the section championship. Junior Kylie Granno was excited to make it to the championship game and hoped that they could stay strong. “After the Rocklin game we had a lot of confidence going into the finals,” Granno said. “We knew Rocklin was a strong team going in and the fact that we beat them proved we were a good team.” Later, the team fell to the River City Raiders in the finals in a competitive 1-0 loss. However, they still qualified for regionals,

in which they lost to the Livermore High School Cowboys in another competitive game.

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Baseball goes 2-0 behind Berry’s impressive week BY COOPER BADDLEY

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The Performance of the Week for the week of March 5 is Jordyn Berry, who lead the Tigers to a 2-0 week with wins over River Valley and Placer. Berry hit .625, well above league average, and also managed to record 3 RBI’s and hit a home run. According to senior out-

fielder Brendan Guttman, this is the type of production that the team has come to expect from Berry. “Obviously I don’t want to say that this is expected, but it kind of is,” Guttman said.” Berry and the Tigers will next take the field next Tuesday against the Heritage Patriots.

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Varsity softball moves to 5-1 record overall BY COLE SHAFFER

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The Performance of the Week for the week of March 12 is the varsity

done a good job making the underclassmen feel comfortable.” Dugger is confident in the team for this upcoming season. “One thing that makes our team unique is our balance on both ends of the field,” Dugger said. “Not only are we capable of putting up 10 runs, but we can shut the opponent out at the same time thanks to our reliable defense and prolific pitching. With these factors going for us, I think our team is easily capable of making playoffs and going far into our bracket.”

softball team, who went 2-0 against Folsom. The team defeated Folsom in both legs of a double header by a combined score of 15-0. The wins moved the Tigers to 5-1 overall, and continued their hot start. According to senior second baseman Karli Dugger, the team’s balanced combination of good pitching, defense, and offense have allowed the Tigers to be as good as they are. “We haven’t just been good at one thing,” Dugger said, “We have good fielding, really good hitting, and our pitching has been really good especially from some of the younger girls.” The Tigers’ next game will be Wednesday against Antelope.

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