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Admin staffing shaking up

Three new principals, four asst. principals, superintendent to join RJUHSD

BY MARC CHAPPELLE

marc.chappelle@eyeofthetigernews.com

The face of the Roseville Joint Union High School District will look a bit different leading into next school year.

The district is currently seeking out and interviewing hires for Roseville High School’s open principal and assistant principal positions, and other high schools in the district are looking at a similar shift in administration.

Three existing principals will leave their positions next school year. Principal Brad Basham of Roseville High School is moving up to the

district office as executive director of personnel services. Principal of Adelante High School, Suzanne Laughrea, will also jump up to a district position, serving as executive director of curriculum and instruction.

Additionally, Mike McGuire, currently the principal of Granite Bay High School, will retire from his job at the end of the year and will be replaced by Antelope High School assistant principal Jennifer Leighton.

The district is also currently in the process of selecting four assistant principals to fill voids at Antelope, Oakmont, Woodcreek and RHS. (RHS’

will be left by Judi Daniels, who is retiring at the year’s end.)

Steve Williams, currently RJUHSD’s executive director of personnel services, will climb to assistant superintendent of personnel services, replacing deputy superintendent Ron Severson as he moves into the position of superintendent, following the retirement of current superintendent Tony Monetti.

The district’s standard job-hiring process begins with advertising of the openings online.

Then, once applications come in, the district  ADMIN | Page 2

Former teacher files suit

an evening of music, culture and art

Herr alleges illegal retaliation, discrimination by district

BY ROBBIE SHORT

robbie.short@eyeofthetigernews.com

After several years of back-and-forth accusations, a former Roseville High School teacher recently brought suit against the Roseville Joint Union High School District for claims of illegal retaliation allegedly directed toward him after he revealed the district’s mismanagement of funds meant for struggling learners.

Ted Herr is a former RHS Herr math teacher and RJUHSD coordinator of intervention and support. In 2011, after noticing discrepancies in how the district recorded its allocation of Economic Impact Aid funds – monies from the state designated for disadvantaged groups, including English Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds – he filed a complaint with RJUHSD, claiming that the district was breaking state law by failing to provide its school sites adequate funding.

Specifically, Herr alleged that, rather than spending 85 percent or more of its annual EIA allocation (as is required by state law), the district was actually holding on to most of its funding and delivering only a portion of it to the school  HERR | Page 2

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ast Thursday evening, Roseville High School played host to a campuswide celebration of student culture and art organizers billed as the VAPA Festival. The event included performances from every major program in RHS’ visual and performing arts department, including (clockwise from top left) Band, Guitar, Art, ComedySportz and Fashion. RHS’ International Club also hosted booths commemorating the history and social traditions of countries from around the globe. Though the festival is not new to the school, Thursday’s event was the first of its kind in several years.

Daniels looks forward – and back

Reflects on years in education before impending retirement

BY MARC CHAPPELLE

marc.chappelle@eyeofthetigernews.com

Principal search continues

BY SAMANTHA PAUL

samantha.paul@eyeofthetigernews.com

Although Roseville High School principal Brad Basham will retain his current position through the remainder of the 2013-2014 year, Roseville Joint Union High School District faculty and administration have begun the search for his replacement.

Over the past few weeks, the district held a series of meetings with faculty, parents and students in order to identify desirable traits for RHS’ new principal before beginning an interview process.

Twenty-one candidates under consideration for the position were narrowed down to a pool of eight, with many from around the Roseville region, but some ap-

plying from cities in Nevada and Southern California. The candidates all either had previous experience as a high school principal or several years of experience as an assistant principal.

Last Friday, two panels consisting of four students, three parents and 19 district staff members interviewed the final eight candidates for the position. A second interview will be conducted by RJUHSD’s board of trustees this week, and a visit to the candidate’s current school will be made if he or she is from outside the district. Though the input will be from students, parents and staff will be considered by the board, RJUHSD deputy (and incoming) superintendent Ron Severson  PRINCIPAL | Page 2

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Students from various extracurricular programs at RHS gathered in the JB Gale Theater on April 25 to discuss what they want in a new principal with RJUHSD administration.

The district hopes to fill the position by the end of the week.

At the end of the school year, Roseville High School will say goodbye to one of its assistant principals and a longtime leader in education. After 29 years of service, including 17 in the Roseville Joint Union High School District, Judi Daniels is retiring.

Daniels’s job history in Daniels the district has allowed her to amass a large amount of experience. She first taught at Woodcreek High School, and then spent 11 years at Granite Bay High School, where she contributed to the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program, and has served as an RHS administrator for the last three years.

She listed reaching the appropriate age and wanting to spend time with her family among the reasons for her retirement.  DANIELS | Page 4

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will make the final recommendation to the board, which will make the ultimate decision.

The goal of the district-held meetings was to pinpoint personal and professional characteristics RHS students, parents and teachers desired in candidates for what Severson described as “the most important job in our whole system.”

The student meeting was held during third period on April 25 in the JB Gale Theater. Students from various RHS programs, including Student Government, AVID and English Language Development attended.

At the meeting, Severson and Steve Williams, RJUHSD executive director of personnel servic-

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es, worked with students to compile a list of characteristics that included “balanced,” “accessible” and “approachable.”

Staff members created a similar list at their earlier meeting with district administrators.

“What the students want is very much what the faculty wants,” RHS assistant principal Jon Coleman said.

Additionally, RHS College and Career Center technician Kim Moses hopes that RHS’ new principal will be, “engaging, considerate and open-minded.”

At every meeting, those involved emphasized that they want the new principal to respect the rich history and the traditions at RHS. “The new principal will need

to work with staff and the school community to determine where growth is appropriate or needed,” Severson said. “The selection of a new leader is always a good time for any organization to reexamine the structures and culture in place, and to begin making changes to improve.”

Basham hopes that his successor will strike a balance between respecting tradition and cultivating change.

“I want somebody who … wants to learn about Roseville High [School’s] culture [and] wants to carry forward those things that we’ve put in place that are working well,” Basham said.

“At the same time, [I want someone who] recognizes areas that we still need to grow in.”

Severson feels that everyone at RHS desires a principal who will represent RHS well.

“The purpose of the focus groups [was] to determine what qualities we should look for in the next principal,” Severson said. “Everyone is looking for someone who will be a champion for Roseville High School in the community.”

The district hopes to name Basham’s replacement by the end of the week.

CORRECTIONS In our April 7 issue, we attributed an article headlined “Varsity soccer tied for second in SFL” to reporter Marissa Stone. The article was actually written by Daniel Ryan. Eye of the Tiger regrets the error.

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sites. (The exact amount varied from year to year, but was as low as 38 percent in 2010-11, the year Herr filed the initial complaint.)

According to Herr, RJUHSD financial statements from the period show that most of the unallocated funding was simply going unspent and carrying over each year. However, his complaint also alleged that some funding – including Title I funding, which is essentially a federal equivalent of EIA – was diverted to ineligible programs, including the Advanced Placement Chemistry program at Antelope High School.

Additionally, though the district’s internal records indicate that not all of its EIA funds were being spent, Herr alleged that Judy Fischer, who serves as director of categorical programs for the district and was Herr’s supervisor, was responsible for falsifying state-reporting documents to show a proper allocation of funds.

“The purpose of Economic Impact Aid is to provide opportuni-

CASE TIMELINE

April 2011: Herr files complaint alleging mismanagement of funds Feb. 2012: RJUHSD demotes Herr and eliminates position July 2012: Herr files second complaint, claiming illegal retaliation Aug. 2012: District denies retaliation claim April 7, 2014: Herr files lawsuit against district ties for students who walk in the school doors at a disadvantage through no fault of their own,” Herr said. “It was very disturbing to see that [the district] was intentionally denying these students services, while falsely reporting to the state that the funds were being allocated as required by law.”

Fischer is named as a defendant in Herr’s most recent filing with the district, which centers on his claims of retaliatory action taken against him after he brought his initial allegations to light.

In February of 2012 – 10 months after Herr filed his initial complaint – the district informed him of its decision to eliminate his position and create a new,

similar one which required a pupil personnel services credential – one Herr did not possess nor reasonably have the ability to obtain.

“I believe that putting that requirement into the new position was a pretext for moving me out of the position and the retaliation [it represented],” Herr said.

In a second complaint dated July 30, 2012, Herr also claimed that the district took further retaliatory steps against him prior to his position being eliminated in February. Those alleged steps include intercepting his communication with RJUHSD principals, isolating him from major decisions being made about RJUHSD’s EL program and in-

creasing surveillance of his intradistrict communication.

Of those allegations, the district confirmed that it “treated [Herr] differently by, among other things, increasing oversight of his job performance” in its internal investigation presented Aug. 28, 2012, but found that no corrective actions were necessary, arguing that Herr’s demotion was not related to his whistle-blowing.

After his administrative position was eliminated, Herr became a full-time mathematics teacher at RHS – a job for which he received less pay – where he worked until April of 2013, when he left on a stress leave before taking an early retirement in June.

Herr brought his case to both the California Department of Education and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing after the district rejected it in its report. Both agencies denied Herr’s claims, and he appealed them before hiring an attorney.

Herr’s lawsuit – which does not yet have a court date – seeks an unspecified amount of damages from the district for loss of income while employed and also for punitive damages. Herr also seeks to clear his name with the suit, as he feels that he has “not been accurately represented” in some of the district’s responses to his complaints.

RJUHSD deputy and incumbent superintendent Ron Severson declined to comment on Herr’s allegations.

“Because this is a personnel matter, the district cannot comment on the claim,” Severson said. “As with the other complaints, the district will fully respond to the claims and trust the processes of the legal system.”

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an interview pool. The district checks references and in some cases, conducts more than one round of interviews. Following the interviews, the district offers jobs.

“We have certain characteristics we’re looking for, making sure they’re properly credentialed, what their experience is, where they’ve worked,” Severson said.

“We have a profile of what we’re looking for, whether it’s a teacher or administrator.”

With positions like school principals, the district makes deliberate moves to ensure the consideration of as many and as diverse opinions as possible. The district hosts focus groups to get input from staff, parents and students.

“The high school principal is the most important position we fill in our district, so we go through a more elaborate process,” Severson said. “It’s a little more extensive.”

In the case of RHS, the district interviewed potential candidates for the principal position last Friday, and will conduct a second

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round of interviews this week. Severson speculates that interviews for a new assistant principal to replace Daniels will take place in one to two weeks.

RHS Assistant principal Matt Pipitone believes that the two new hires will change the dynamic of the school.

“As administration we have to work as a team, and so it’s critical to figure out how we all work together,” Pipitone said.

Pipitone likens both administrative hirings to a sibling getting married and bringing a new spouse into the family.

“I have no real influence over

it – it’s happened,” Pipitone said.

“And now, we’re going to have to figure out how to get along, because we’re going to be there.

We’ve got to work together and closely, and grapple with a lot of issues and decisions. We’re going to have our agreements, we’re going to have our disagreements, but we still need to work together and do our best to move RHS forward.”

However, teacher Jessica Fork is unsure of the effect new administrators will have on RHS. “For us as teachers, we’re kind of in that limbo,” Fork said.

“We know that we’re still going

to show up, we’re still going to teach. And we still have those basic structures still in place, but we don’t know what things will look like in terms of leadership.”

Fork thinks that limbo period will affect the new administrators as well.

“They’re going to be brand new, they’re going to be learning the ropes, how the school operates,” Fork said. “It depends on that person too, how they interact with the staff, how they don’t interact with the staff.”

However, Pipitone believes the new principal will keep the students’ best interests in mind.

“Our mission is to prepare every student for post-secondary education, getting every student ready for college and career,” Pipitone said. “Right now, we’re going down I-5, maybe [the new principal will] say no, let’s take 99 to go south, instead. So, we may go on a slightly different path to achieve our ultimate goal, but the ultimate goal is going to stay the same.”

Severson has confidence in the ability of the new hires and existing staff members.

“It’s exciting,” Severson said.

“It would be different if we had trouble filling positions, if we didn’t have great talent from within the district and great talent coming from outside the district.

We’re hiring people that work hard, are smart and figure things out.”

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Suspected WHS felon inspires presentation

BY MICHELLE IM

michelle.im@eyeofthetigernews.com

The sexting scandal of Michael Contini affected more than just the students at Woodcreek High School.

It also prompted schools throughout the region to engage in proactive measures to educate students on the dangers and potential legal consequences of certain types of electronic communication.

Last February, Contini was charged with six criminal offenses relating to illegal sexual conduct with three minors – who were as young as 14 years old – and possession of recordings of such acts. He currently faces an undetermined amount of jail time, and his initial bail was set at $200,000.

After hearing about Contini’s crimes – which were heavily covered by several local media organizations – RHS’ Parents Club asked the school’s administration to host an informative presentation about the subjects of Internet safety, cyberbullying and sexting. “[Sexting] has always been a problem, but when it became a little bit more of an event that occurred in our own community, we thought that it would be an important topic for parents and students to be [more] aware of,” RHS Par-

ents Club president Marie Ortega said.

The presentation, which was open to both students and parents, was held in the Patti Baker Theater on April 29 and started at 6 p.m. Students from local middle schools also attended. In all, the audience numbered approximately 50.

One of the main presenters, Adelante High School assistant principal Bridgette Dean, had been asked to come by RHS counselor Jason Bradley, who listened to her speak at a similar presentation in the past that was held for counselors and administrators.

“Everyone really, really loved it in the district,” Bradley said.

“It had current trends, data, laws, there were examples … it was very well done. And so I told Parents Club, and they were excited about it and we set a date.”

Another presenter – who is also part of a nonprofit organization that fights against sexting, cyberbullying and the like – had come to speak about the topic at an earlier Parents Club meeting, but some, including Ortega, believed he wasn’t the right fit. “[The presenter] didn’t really [keep] on to the main topic, so I worked with Mr. Bradley and we wanted to bring in another presenter [who] could just provide

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After Woodcreek High School senior Michael Contini was charged with six counts of sexual activity with minors and possession of documentation of such events, RHS’ Parents Club was inspired to request a presentation about Internet safety from the school’s administration. The presentation was held last Tuesday, April 29. more comprehensive information to parents and to the students,” Ortega said.

In addition, Oakmont High School’s youth service officer, Courtney Sens, was also able to share her experiences encountering these matters with high school students to the audience. She then opened the floor up to questions from the audience.

According to Bradley, parents in attendance seemed most interested in making sure their students knew the legal repercussions of engaging in activities like the ones covered in the presentation, and about the school’s responsibility to listen to and report that activity.

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anna.porretta@eyeofthetigernews.com

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California Congressman Tom McClintock stopped at RHS Friday, April 25, to talk to students and staff about the importance of being educated about and involved in government. lieve that their rights are granted to them by the government.

Because other countries believe their rights are given to them by a governing body, this means that the government can take them away. However, since Americans believe that their rights belong to them and not the government, they cannot be taken away. He said that because of this belief, the Constitution is not belonging to the government and is not a document outlining what the people cannot do, but rather outlines what the government cannot do.

lying and other unwanted or illegal acts, and Bradley encourages all students experiencing issues to speak to their counselor or another adult immediately.

“Counselors, administrators [and] police are mandated reporters,” Bradley said. “Once it is brought into somebody’s attention, it is no longer confidential – we have to let somebody know.”

He concentrated a lot of his time on how young people are vital to government. He encouraged the audience of young adults to self-enforce the Constitution by taking action and educating themselves about what is going on in politics because young people “will be around a lot longer and have to deal with the consequences of the decisions being made” currently in government, according to McClintock.

After he gave his speech, RHS principal Brad Basham presented him with the RHS Cen-

tennial Yearbook and thanked McClintock for his time. After that, he took questions from the audience. Several people asked questions covering a broad range of topics, including everything from his views on national debt to same-sex marriage.

Senior Mitchell Schellenger, one of the students who had their questions answered by McClintock, was overall satisfied with his presentation.

“I thought McClintock was a little evasive on a few questions, but he was an excel-

lent speaker and I enjoyed his visit,” Schellenger said.

Though some students like Schellenger were somewhat pleased with McClintock’s visit, some students were less content.

Senior Jordan McNay was unhappy with McClintock’s style of answering questions.

“He was really good at avoiding a direct answer, and he wouldn’t stop quoting dead people,” McNay said.

Junior Beth Morin, who also asked a penetrating question, was similarly frustrated with McClintock’s habit of not answering questions directly.

“I wanted to take the opportunity of having Congressman McClintock in the same room as me … I was curious to see whether or not he would stand behind Speaker Boehner after all the recent criticism directed toward Boehner,” Morin said. “While he did not answer my question directly, I did gain a better understanding of his opinion on Boehner.”

Though some students were left with questions unanswered, Tom McClintock himself was very pleased with how the presentation went and with the quality of the students he was able to speak to.

“I was amazed by the depth of the questions,” McClintock said.

“This is a very attentive and educated group of young people.

Fire dept. warns teachers Inspection reveals several code violations

BY IMÁN RICHMOND

iman.richmond@eyeofthetigernews.com

Two weeks ago, students in CJ Addington’s first-period Advanced Placement Physics class walked into his room to find an end had come to a longstanding tradition of their Roseville High School science teacher: The “Paper Plane Wall” was no more.

The wall, which consisted of hundreds of (mostly student-crafted) paper airplanes lodged into its facade, has dominated a large swatch of Addington’s classroom since the practice first began six or seven years ago. According to Addington, the first student to successfully get a plane stuck in his room’s structure took it upon himself to overcome the challenge of such a task, and he himself eventually started to cheer on students trying to accomplish the same.

Now, though, the tradition is over.

During a routine campus inspection conducted over spring

break, City of Roseville fire inspector Emily Richter – who is one of the newer hires in the department – found the wall to be in violation of multiple fire codes, which qualified it for immediate removal under the city’s policies.

According to Richter, the worry was that the paper planes posed too high a risk of combustion – a problem compounded by the labs students complete in Addington’s classes, some of which utilize fire.

Were the wall to somehow light, it would be very difficult and dangerous for anyone to attempt to put it out, according to the report completed after the inspection.

“Overall, our goal is to assist staff members maintain a level of fire and life safety in the classrooms and other areas of the school,” Richter said.

Though Addington understands the city’s position, he is somewhat disappointed by the loss of his what he sometimes called his students’ “art project.”

“I kind of liked it,” Addington

Second SAT class opens, SG plans spirit court Full May prep class prompts creation of one for June

McClintock urges students to take action, get involved Congressman Tom McClintock visited Roseville High School two weeks ago and spoke about the importance of participation in government. McClintock is the representative for the fourth congressional district, which includes a large portion of the Western Sierra Nevada Mountains and the area in Placer County where RHS is located.

This visit presented those students and teachers in attendance with an opportunity to interact with their current representative and get some of their questions answered, as McClintock took questions from the audience at the end of his presentation.

McClintock gave a speech, peppered with quotes from former presidents and politicians alike, about the United States Constitution and how the document would mean nothing if the next generation did not take an active role in government.

He spoke about how Americans believe something “fundamentally different” from the rest of the world. McClintock introduced the idea that Americans believe that their rights are natural-born, that they are given to them by a higher power and are inherently theirs, whereas people in other countries, using France as an example, be-

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After a routine inspection by the city of Roseville’s fire department over spring break, several RHS teachers, including CJ Addington, were forced to remove paper decorations and posters from their walls to comply with state fire codes.

Addington personally had to remove hundreds of paper airplanes from his student-loved “Paper Plane Wall” (above). said. “It was so amusing – it was somewhat of an art installation that not a lot of people can say they had.”

Though the change made to Addington’s classroom was among the more obvious, other teachers’ rooms were also corrected in the inspection, mostly for containing “excessive, hazardous or combustable material” placed

too close to doors and windows, according to Richter. All teachers whose fire code violations were deemed clearly dangerous during the inspection were instructed by the department to remove the offending objects immediately, and the City of Roseville will conduct a follow-up visit next month to ensure all areas of RHS’ campus are up to code.

According to Richter, corrections like the ones made to RHS are common.

“Typically, we find some of the same fire and life safety opportunities throughout all the schools, and during inspections California Fire works with school staff to correct them onsite or provide information to correct them after the inspection,” Richter said.

Due to higher-than-anticipated enrollment, Roseville High School administration recently decided to renew its SAT prep course for the upcoming June exam.

The class was originally meant to be held only once, with the first installation being held during the month of April in preparation for last Saturday’s SAT. However, the course reached capacity so quickly that a waiting list soon included more than 20 students, driving coordinators to offer it again.

The course will continue to cost $20, which include an SAT prep book students can keep, and three language arts and two math sessions students can attend to sharpen their skills.

Social science teacher Mark Andreatta will continue to teach the English portion of the class and mathematics teacher Sandra Schmatjen will come back as math instructor. The study sessions include some review of test strategies, in addition to covering the basics of the material included on the College Board’s standardized college entrance exam.

Though RHS has offered similar courses in earlier years, the May course was the first in quite a while, due to recession-driven budget cuts sapping the funding necessary to run it.

Jason Wilson, RHS assistant principal and co-coordinator of the course, is glad that RHS students again have the opportunity to properly prepare for what is one of the biggest tests of their high school years.

“This is going to be an effective resource for these kids, and a good way to provide awareness for all that this test entails.” Wilson said.

Administration plans to continue offering the course in future years, pending funding and student interest.

Student Gov to honor eight students at final rally Roseville High School’s May 16 end-of-the-year rally will include a new feature that highlights students for their class and school spirit.

Spirit court will recognize one boy and one girl from each of the four class ranks based through nominations without limitations on previous court record.

“Anyone can be nominated, even if you’ve been on a court previously, and so one guy and one girl from each class – freshman, sophomore, junior and senior – and during the rally, they’ll be recognized as the most spirited kids in their class,” Spirit Court committee member Sam Courville said.

The idea for the court stems from an attempt to make the rally more exceptional.

“We just came up with it ourselves,” Courville said. “We’ve been thinking about doing different things for the last rally to make it more unique. We just wanted to do something to recognize kids who all year are going to sporting events or activities or dance shows or just showing school spirit by attending a lot of different things.”

The addition of the activity was also done to promote spirit among underclassmen.

“We’ve never done a spirit court before,” Courville said.

“We’re using it to promote spirit, especially among the underclassmen, because not necessarily the same people would get it every year as you move up. I think it’s going to be a super cool thing.”

-Briefs compiled by Justin Choi and Imán Richmond

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may 6, 2014

Errecart illness cancels Yosemite trip

BY KATELYN ROLEN

katelyn.rolen@eyeofthetigernews.com

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RHS intervention counselor Nancy Muñoz works with a student in RHS’ administrative office. Muñoz, along with other RHS staff, will work this summer to expand the school’s Summer Bridge program, which helps at-risk students transition to high school before the year begins.

The annual Roseville High School Yosemite trip scheduled to take place the week following spring break has been cancelled.

According to teacher and chaperone Josh Errecart, the cancellation is due to a disk in his back herniating and rendering him unable to go on the scheduled date.

According to Errecart, the trip was first supposed to be rescheduled to May 14, but with him having to undergo a necessary corrective operation last Wednesday, he would not recover in time for the trip.

“With the recovery time based on my herniated disk, the May 14

trip would be impossible,” Errecart said.

According to Errecart, there is the possibility that the trip could take place over the summer. However, the graduating seniors who planned to participate would not be considered RHS students, which could cause issues with the school’s liability.

“For now the trip is canceled,” Errecart said. “The worst-case scenario is that we will have refund the students their $400 and just go next year.”

Senior Celine Nunally, who was supposed to attend the trip, is sad about the cancellation, but is glad Errecart is taking the opportunity to heal.

“I heard that we wouldn’t be leaving on Monday for the trip because something had happened to Errecart,” Nunally said. “I was disappointed about the trip, but happy he was home resting.”

According to senior Sierra Hernandez, those who expected to go on the trip were given an option to go on the trip at the original time with a substitute to fill in for Errecart and dance teacher Pilar Steiner – who was already scheduled to chaperone the trip – but chose not to take that option because they didn’t want to go unless Errecart could go with them.

“We wanted to wait for Errecart because he knows the ropes [of the trip],” Hernandez said.

CHICKS HATCH

Program bridges school transition

BY MICHELLE IM

michelle.im@eyeofthetigernews.com

Taking the leap from middle school to high school can be difficult for some students.

Roseville High School’s Summer Bridge program aims to make that jump easier by giving future Tigers a chance to get to know their new campus before the school year even begins, and this summer its coordinators are adding a new feature in order to further the program’s effectiveness.

This year, RHS counselors and other personnel will have the chance to pay individual visits to Summer Bridge students’ homes to make sure they feel confident starting the year off right.

The Summer Bridge program is meant to “[assist] students [to] successfully transition [into] RHS,” according to the 2014 application. Applications from the incoming freshmen are due May 30, and the program covers topics and skills that RHS adminis-

tration believes will help students in their transitioning process, including anger management, goalsetting and how to make friends and stay organized.

Though the actual program is during the summer (from July 30 to Aug. 6), intervention counselor Nancy Muñoz – to whom applications are submitted – is currently considering starting the home visits during the beginning of the school year. Muñoz plans to focus mostly on attendees of the Summer Bridge program, but will also visit other students who may be at risk of struggling at RHS. According to Muñoz, Summer Bridge was originally intended for students who are at risk for failing, are likely to be uncomfortable in the high school environment or are anxious around peers.

However, Muñoz welcomes all who want to participate in the program, during which she and other administration personnel

will have a chance to visit and converse with them both during the week and later on during the home visits. “[It] is an opportunity to bridge the gap between home and school,” Muñoz said.

The Roseville Joint Union High School District believes that there is a need to visit students at their homes. Counselor Jason Bradley agrees that students will benefit from the home visits.

“I think [home visits] will assist in getting more students to attend the [Summer Bridge program],” Bradley said.

Although it is not yet set who exactly will be the ones to conduct the home visits, training sessions have already started.

According to Muñoz, counselors and administrators will visit students’ homes in pairs, and various protocols are being implemented to ensure that students feel as comfortable and confident as possible.

DANIELS: Plans to spend and treasure time with her grandkids CONTINUED FROM FRONT

“I’m of the retirement age,” Daniels said. “My treasure is my grandkids, and I want to put my time into my treasure.”

She has been able to apply her knowledge from teaching all levels of Drama, English 9-12, Film Art, Advanced Placement English and International Baccalaureate English classes to playing a key role in professional development programs, like the Expository Reading and Writing Course, in addition to serving as a Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) coordinator during her educational career.

She counts working with her students and colleagues among her fondest memories.

“I love to see kids succeed, especially against personal challenges, to help them find themselves and to celebrate those discoveries,” Daniels said. “I loved being a person my students knew cared passionately about their lives and their success.”

Daniels has made a positive impression on RHS’ administrative staff as well. Principal Brad Basham describes Daniels as a people-person.

“Mrs. Daniels is high energy, she’s very positive, she’s a visionary, she has a tremendous work ethic – not to mention an incredible background in curriculum and instruction and pedagogy – and she’s one of the best staff developers I’ve ever worked with,” Basham said. “She’s just done a remarkable job to give us a clear vision of where we’re going.”

From a personal teaching perspective, she specifically found her experience developing curriculum for the IB English program very significant in terms of her growth in her career. The training she received to teach and develop the program changed her outlook on engaging and supporting student learning. The summer prior to IB’s rollout at GBHS, she read

54 books written by authors from around the world to determine which ones to implement in the curriculum.

“This was this huge endeavor to write a course that was multicultural, multiethnic, would be taught with engaged learning strategies, where the student takes ownership of his own learning,” Daniels said. “Instead of me being the one with all the answers, we had to investigate together, and I had long known as an AP teacher that there were kids smarter than myself in the room. Always.”

Daniels believes that the best way to allow kids to access their own intelligence and maximize their own learning potential is to provide them with structures and strategies, and then let them think on their own.

“Sometimes, they call that ‘guide on the side,’ instead of ‘sage on the stage,’” Daniels said.

“It was one of the buzzwords in education.”

Her belief is in line with the new Common Core curriculum spreading district- and nationwide, and she has worked closely with RHS to implement the standards at the school, especially in English/Language Arts and the humanities.

Daniels has extended her expe-

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rience in teaching to other teachers around the district and at RHS. “Mrs. Daniels was my administrator as part of my observation cycle,” English teacher Dean Gadway said. “I treasure the advice she gave me because I respect her as a teacher, and I respect the way she uses her experience as a teacher to help me be a better teacher. Her advice was accurate, and it was thoughtful and it was helpful.”

Spending time with students has contributed to a large pool of humorous moments to draw from, and Daniels embraces the way they allow many opportunities to laugh at oneself. She remembers and appreciates the occurrences, which range from face-planting in front of her students to garnering the nickname Rosa Parks because a fear of motion sickness led her to refuse to sit in the back of a district tour bus.

“Those are all goofy things, but they’re my favorite,” Daniels said. “I love to laugh.”

Daniels’s efforts at RHS and around the district won’t go unnoticed after her departure.

“In the short amount of time that she’s been here, she’s done quite a bit,” Basham said. “It’s going to be very difficult to replace her. I’ll miss her tremendously.”

EVELINA KISLYANKA EYE OF THE TIGER

Two weeks ago, RHS science teacher CJ Addington’s room was filled with a sound common to it around this time of year: the chirps and pecks of newborn baby chicks. Addington, for whom hatching chicks (and ducklings) is an annual tradition, let interested students play with the birds in his classroom and gave them the option of taking them home to raise themselves. Though many of his pupils were content with just holding a chick or two, by the end of the week, Addington had adopted out every single bird he hatched.

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La busca para un director nuevo continúa con estudiantes y padres POR SAMANTHA PAUL

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Aunque director Brad Basham conservará su puesto actual durante el resto del año en la escuela secundaria de Roseville antes de su trabajo nuevo en la oficina del distrito, la facultad y la administración del distrito han empezado a buscar su reemplazo.

Durante las últimas semanas, el distrito celebró una serie de reuniones con el profesorado, los padres y estudiantes para identificar los rasgos deseables del director nuevo de RHS antes de comenzar un proceso de entrevista.

Veintiún candidatos bajo consideración para el cargo se redujeron a ocho, con muchos de ellos de nuestra región, pero algunos originarios de Nevada y el sur de California.

Los candidatos tenían experi-

Summer Bridge cambia POR MICHELLE IM

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El programa Summer Bridge de la escuela secundaria de Roseville tiene una nueva característica para este verano. Los consejeros y los miembros distintos del personal de administración tendrán la oportunidad de visitar a los estudiantes en sus casas.

Summer Bridge es un programa destinado a “[ayudar] a los estudiantes una transición exitosa a RHS”, de acuerdo a la aplicación 2014 . Estas aplicaciones se deben 30 de mayo, y contienen temas del proceso de transición.

Aunque el programa en sí es de 30 de julio hasta 6 de agosto, Consejero de intervención Nancy Muñoz está estudiando la posibilidad de iniciar las visitas a las casas de estudiantes en riesgo a principios del año escolar.

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distrito de escuelas secundarias Ron Severson y director ejecutivo RJUHSD de personal servicios Steve Williams compiló una lista de características que incluyen equilibrado, amable, accesible y profesional sin una tolerancia para la intimidación en el campus.

En cada reunión, los participantes hicieron hincapié en que quieren que el nuevo director de respetar la rica historia y las tradiciones de RHS. Principal actual Brad Basham espera que su sucesor será lograr un equilibrio entre el respeto a la tradición y el cultivo de cambio.

Severson siente que en última instancia, todos los involucrados en RHS desean un director que represente bien RHS. Si todo va según lo previsto, RHS sabrá quién sucesor de Basham será el 13 de mayo.

Herr continúa su caso de fondos de ELD

cos bajos Inglés – Herr presentó una denuncia a RJUHSD que el distrito estaba rompiendo la ley del estado al no proporcionar sus planteles de financiación adecuada.

Específicamente, Herr alegó que, en lugar de gastar el 85 por ciento o más de su asignación anual de EIA (como es requerido por la ley estatal) , el distrito estaba teniendo la mayor parte de su financiamiento y la entrega de sólo una parte a las escuelas.

(La cantidad exacta varía de año en año, pero era tan baja como 38 por ciento en 2010-11, el año Herr presentó la denuncia inicial.)

En febrero de 2012 a 10 meses después de Herr presentado su denuncia inicial, el distrito le informó de su decisión de eliminar a su posición y crear una posición nueva pero muy similar que requiere una credencial Servicios de Pupil

Personnel - una credencial Herr no tenía ni razonablemente tener la capacidad de obtener.

Después de su posición administrativa fue eliminado, Herr se convirtió en un maestro de matemáticas en RHS - un puesto de trabajo por el que recibió menos dinero - donde trabajó hasta abril de 2013, cuando se fue en una licencia de estrés antes de tomar una jubilación anticipada en junio.

El caso de Herr - que aún no cuenta con una fecha de corte busca una cantidad de dinero que el perdió durante su tiempo con el distrito y también por daños punitivos.

Herr también busca limpiar su nombre con la demanda, ya que siente que “no ha sido representado con precisión “ en algunas de las respuestas del distrito a sus quejas.

Carlson irá a la Academia Naval

taría. Esta empieza en el 1 de julio para Carlson en Annapolis, Maryland.

Carlson espera estudiar química y español en la universidad con la meta a asistir escuela de médicos después sus cuatro años primeros en la academia.

La procesa a recibir una aceptación incluye muchas entrevistas, ensayos, exámenes físicas y recomendaciones. En particular, Carlson tuvo que conseguir una nominación de congresista.

Porque Carlson vive en el distrito número 4 en California, ella competió para la nominación de Tom McClintock.

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Después de varios años de acusaciones, un maestro pasado de la escuela secundaria de Roseville recientemente presentó un caso contra el Distrito Escolar Secundario Unido de Roseville para reclamos de represalias ilegales supuestamente dirigido a él después de que reveló la gestión mala del distrito de fondos.

Ted Herr es un profesor pasado de matemáticas RHS y coordinador RJUHSD de intervención y apoyo. En 2011, después de notar discrepancias en cómo el distrito registró su asignación de fondos de Ayuda de Impacto Económico - los dineros del estado designado para los grupos desfavorecidos, incluidos los aprendices y estudiantes de entornos socioeconómi-

Ensley tiene planes de música con un álbum propio POR OLIVIA HILLMAN

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Un estudiante de la escuela secundaria de Roseville sigue sus aspiraciones en la música.

Estudiante de tercero año Thomas Ensley está planeando lanzar un álbum de rap titulado Fuera del Jardín, u OTG, refiriéndose al bíblico Jardín del Edén.

Ensley ha estado involucrado con la música desde temprana edad, ya ha lanzado dos singles y disfruta escuchando música tan a menudo como le sea posible.

Ensley comenzó a ser hastiado por la música típica que escuchó

Una posición nueva para matemáticas

encia previa, ya sea como director o muchos años de experiencia como subdirector.

El viernes pasado, un panel que incluye a cuatro estudiantes, y una pequeña cantidad de padres y personal entrevistó a los últimos ocho candidatos para el puesto.

Una segunda entrevista seguirá esta semana, y los candidatos que no están del distrito tendrán visitas a sus escuelas.

Aunque de entrada se toma de los estudiantes, padres y personal, el consejo escolar será en última instancia responsable de tomar la decisión.

Una reunión de los estudiantes se llevó a cabo el 25 de abril en el teatro de JB Gale, con la asistencia de estudiantes de programas como gobierno estudiantil, periodismo, AVID. Superintendente Adjunto del

POR ROBBIE SHORT

y decidió empezar a hacer música de su estilo propio. Él comenzó a hacer su propia música este año, pero ha estado escribiendo las canciones y tocar la guitarra durante muchos años pasados.

A través de su música, Ensley espera llegar a sus oyentes a nivel personal sobre la vida cotidiana.

“Mi motivo para mi música es iluminar tipo de gente acerca de lo que está pasando, y ser real al respecto, y sólo un poco de traer esperanza para cosas diferentes que van con sus vidas “, Ensley dijo.

POR SYDNEY VALENZUELA

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Estudiante de último año Emma Carlson está preparando para su aventura nueva como una estudiante de la Academia Naval.

Carlson recibió una aceptación a esta escuela en el febrero, y después de mucho pensamiento, Carlson decidió a confirmar su deseo a asistir. Ella estaba decidiendo entre la academia y la universidad de Notre Dame.

La experiencia de la universidad naval incluye académicas, deportes y entrenamiento de mili-

POR ANDREW SMITH

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Con los nuevos programas básicos común e integrada de matemáticas (IM) que vendrán en el próximo año, el distrito ha hecho preparativos para educar a los maestros sobre los nuevos programas. Estos cambios incluyen la adición de una posición de entrenador de matemáticas y de la liberación de un maestro de cada escuela durante un período.

El entrenador de matemáticas será un profesor de matemáticas actual en el distrito que va a tomar una posición en el departamento de currículo e instrucción. Este entrenador será un instruido sobre los cambios en la enseñanza de matemáticas y será capaz de ayudar a los maestros a estos acontecimientos extremos.

ROSE junta con Big Brother Big Sister para un evento

Jauregui crea la historia como un bailarín

POR HAYLEE SEX

POR MARIAN ABDELMALEK

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El club de ROSE de la escuela secundaria de Roseville está uniendo fuerzas con el programa Big Brother Big Sister.

“Hemos tenido una relación informal con el programa Big Brother Big Sister por un par de años”, el coordinador del club ROSE Dean Gadway dijo.

“Muchos de los niños en ROSE están en el equipo de Big Brothers y Big Sisters y así que tiene sentido para nosotros enlazamos y tratamos de poner en común nuestros recursos.”

El programa llevó a cabo su plan de juego día grande el pasado jueves, la introducción de los estudiantes de RHS con el programa Big Brother Big Sister. El evento

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Atletismo pasa éxito

POR FOUAD EL-CHAMALI

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El equipo jugó contra la escuela secundaria de Rocklin el miércoles 23 de abril, y jugadora Camille Cave terminó en segundo en el 4x1.

Se añadió una nueva adición al equipo de atletismo, con el estudiante de segundo año Megan Fereira moverse hasta el nivel universitario. Con su primera competición del equipo universitario, que recibió el primer lugar en los obstáculos de 300 metros, y sus compañeros de equipo se sentía muy orgulloso e inspirado por ella.

El sábado 26 de abril se rompieron dos records de pista RHS.

tuvo lugar en el Parque Kaseberg contó kickball, pizza libre y las interacciones entre los mentores y sus futuros hermanos pequeños.

Club ROSE normalmente lleva a cabo eventos para la tercera edad de la comunidad de Roseville, tales como la limpieza de primavera y el recorrido histórico en el mes de octubre. El club decidió llegar a la generación más joven de este año.

“ROSE fue inicialmente un club intergeneracional donde queremos llegar a varias generaciones”, estudiante de último año Mina Oh. “Lo que hemos estado haciendo los últimos dos años es llegar a la tercera edad en Roseville y también quería llegar a los niños más pequeños en esta comunidad.”

El equipo viajó a la escuela secundaria de Oakmont por una invitación, y más de 10 escuelas estaban allí. Meade y primer ciclo de Arturo Sotomayor eran los dos que tenía las actuaciones récord.

Sotomayor llevó por primera vez en los 800 metros, y más tarde se enteró de que él rompió el récord de la escuela con su tiempo de 01:54.

Meade rompió el récord de la escuela en los 800 metros también. Se enteró de su tiempo después en el altavoz, y ella estaba muy feliz.

Béisbol ve a playoffs

POR NICK SAPP

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La temporada de béisbol del equipo universitario de Ros-

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Estudiante de tercero año Nathan Jauregui es el primer hombre para estar en el equipo de baile de la escuela secundaria de Roseville.

En primera, Jauregui tuvo una audición el año pasado, pero no hizo el equipo como los jueces querían para trabajar en algunas

Bradley salva animales marinos

POR SARAH LOOPER

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Consejero de la escuela secundaria de Roseville Jason Bradley ayudó unos bebés lobos marinos durante un viaje a Newport Beach durante las vacaciones de primavera.

Bradley y un amigo estaban

eville es en pleno apogeo ahora, y se está acercando a los últimos juegos que son cruciales para los RHS para hacer playoffs. El equipo está 4-8 en liga, poniéndolos en la quinta posición en la Sierra Foothills League.

El equipo necesita terminar en al menos tercero lugar para avanzar a playoffs.

Fútbol siente obstáculos

POR DANIEL RYAN

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En su primera temporada como entrenador en jefe del equipo universitario de fútbol niñas de la escuela secundaria de Roseville, Paul Stewart se fue 7-6-6.

En la pretemporada las niñas tenían un récord de 4-1-4. Por desgracia para las tigres, la tem-

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cosas. A continuación, regresó este año a la audición de nuevo, y después de que se le dijo a un proceso de dos días que ha mejorado mucho, lo que con él el aterrizaje de un puesto en el equipo.

Antes de Jáuregui hizo el equipo, la discusión provocó que si tener un varón en el equipo fue un paso que el equipo de baile quería tomar. caminando en la playa y vieron unos 25 bebés lobos marinos.

Bradley fue capaz de llegar muy cerca de los lobos marinos y vio que los animales no parecían bien.

Entonces, Bradley realizó que había anzuelos en los animales.

Decidió a ayudarles y estaba disponible a tomar los anzuelos de los animales.

porada comenzó a tomar un giro para lo peor hacia el final de la temporada después de recibir su primera perdida en la liga.

En la primera mitad del juego de la liga, los Tigres terminaron 2-1-1.

Después de su pérdida contra Del Oro, las Lady Tigers perdieron cuatro de sus últimos cinco partidos, que incluyó una pérdida de Granite Bay (primero en la SFL), una pérdida para Woodcreek (cuarto en la SFL), una pérdida para Rocklin (tercero en la SFL), y una pérdida de Del Oro (segundo en la SFL). El equipo finalmente logró romper la mala racha después de derrotar el último lugar Nevada Unión por un marcador de 2-1.

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EVELINA KISLYANKA EYE OF THE TIGER

Heather Gregory ensena a sus estudiantes de la clase de inglés SDAIE. Esta clase es solamente una clase que fue afectado por las discrepancias financieras en el distrito. En lugar de usando fondos para el programa ELD, el distrito estaba usando el dinero en otros departamentos que no verificaban para uso. Por ejemplo, fondos del Título 1 usaron para comparar libros de química AP cuando eran para los programas específicos de ELD y estudiantes de desventajas.

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ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

El programa de baile está pasando algunos cambios con la adicción a Nathan Jauregui, el primero chico a juntar el equipo de danza. Aunque Jauregui está a la espera de ser el único chico, que está preocupado por la reacción que se evocan. Jáuregui le gusta ser el primer hombre, con la esperanza de influir en los estudiantes alrededor de la escuela y de las generaciones futuras para hacer lo que les gusta.

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ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

En miércoles, el 23 de abril, el equipo de atletismo competió en casa y hizo mucha mejora. Entonces, en la escuela secundaria de Nevada Unión para una competición de liga de Sierra Foothill, Emma Sessano, Jayme Lee, Madison Meade y Morgan Simpson terminaron en primero en el evento de 4x400. Con la llegada de playoffs, los tigres sienten como necesiten estar lista para ganar.

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Junior boy makes RHS dance team, history

by MARIAN ABDELMALEK

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Nathan Jauregui’s love for dance is about to make history.

Next school year, the Roseville High School junior will be the first male to ever be on the school’s dance team.

“I love dance so I wanted to go for it,” Jauregui said. “[Dance] is freeing. You get to express yourself with movement and you really just get to let go and forget about everything else that’s going on and just get into it and its really fun. It’s a good workout, too.”

Jauregui first auditioned last year, but did not make the team as the judges wanted him to work on a couple of the finer parts of his form. He then returned this year to audition again, and after a two-day-long process was told that he would receive a spot on the team for the 2014-15 year.

“I always just want to try out to see how good I was and if I could actually make it and when I actually did make it, it kinda scared me because it’s a big thing – being the first guy on an all-girls team,” Jauregui said.

“It’s gonna be a very difficult challenge to overcome.”

Before they told Jauregui that he had made the team, current dance team leaders had a discussion about whether having a male on the team was a step they wanted to take.

“I think we kind of had a struggle with it because we didn’t know – because there’s certain routines we don’t know he would be able to do, like a kick-line and everything like that,” senior co-captain Makaela Youngblood said. “We had to discuss that a lot and the whole aspect of never having a boy and seeing if that was something we wanted.”

Though Jauregui is looking forward to being the only guy, he is worried about the reaction

some people may have to his dancing. “[I’m mostly looking forward] to being the only guy to be honest,” Jauregui said.

“I’m really nervous for the first performance I’m gonna have to do just because [of] everybody’s reaction. I don’t know what everybody’s going to say, if people aren’t going to like me after it.”

Junior co-captain Andrea Roberts is expecting people to be surprised at first, but then to quickly become accepting.

“I feel like it will be the same how it was like for Alex [Contreras] on cheer,” Roberts said.

“Like people at first were like, ‘Wait, what’s going on?’ but then they accepted it.”

Roberts also feels that Jauregui will bring personality and new skills to the team.

“He’s sassy and he has a lot of flips, acrobatics stuff, and we’d be able to do partner work if we ever wanted to, lifts we could do,” Roberts said.

Youngblood believes that having Jauregui will not only influence the team, but also other males interested in dance.

“In the end I think having him is gonna be a good addition and I think it’s going to help,” Youngblood said. “I think there’s probably other boys at the school that want to try out for dance team and they’re scared, too, so I think it opens up a whole new experience for other people that want to do it.”

Jauregui likes being the first male and hopes to influence students around school and future generations to do what they enjoy.

“It does feel good because I’m going to be a game-changer,” Jauregui said. “I’m helping influence future generations of the school try out, showing that it’s okay to be different and it’s okay to do what you like because

FASHION COLUMN

Sophomore Marcus Wells embraces Hawaiian style

by MARIAN ABDELMALEK

marian.abdelmalek@eyeofthetigernews.com

How would you describe your style?

I think I describe my style as a mixture of like Chuck Bass and a 50-year-old guy in a Yacht club.

Kinda like that Hawaiianish style of short shorts and bright colors, but still kinda casual but formal.

What kind of pieces are in that type of style?

More like brightly colored shorts above the knee, boat shoes and stuff and like Hawaiian shirts or surf kind of things I guess.

What’s your trademark piece of clothing?

The one thing I always seem to wear is pocket shirts where it’s like a patterned pocket with a plain-colored shirt and I have a lot of those, so I usually tend to wear those when I’m not wearing button-ups and stuff.

What’s your favorite thing about wearing button-ups or pocket shirts?

It’s different. You get a new thing every day but it’s not too big where it’s too bright, but it’s still something new every day.

Where do you usually go shopping?

The only place I can really shop is Tilly’s because I have to wear kids clothes, so that makes it a struggle of my life, and they’re the only place that sells like okay kids clothes.

Do you have a maximum price that you will spend on an item?

I don’t know cause it’s kind of just how much I like it, so it’s like, ‘Ooh it could be worth that much money,’ but usually for tshirts I try to stay below $20 and for button-ups stay below $30.

MADISON MACHA EYE OF THE TIGER

Wells dresses mainly in Hawaiian shirts, khaki shorts and Sperry’s. He enjoys wearing pocket shirts and shopping at Tilly’s .

Do you have any brands that you like?

For t-shirts and stuff I like Blue Crown from Tilly’s, I think they’re a Tilly’s-based brand but I like the way their t-shirts fit and stuff like that.

What kind of shoes do you prefer?

I usually wear Sperry’s, but mine are dirty right now. I need to get some new ones but boat shoes and Sperry’s.

Do you have any fashion advice for people?

Mostly just be yourself. I know it’s kind of like a basic answer, but it’s the truth.

I love dance and that’s why I’m doing it.”

Sophomore Abi Laster is looking forward to the change and what the team will do next year.

“I think he’s going to bring a lot more,” Laster said. “I’m looking forward to see how we’re going to incorporate a boy into our dances and I’m also looking forward to just building a strong team with him and everyone else on it ... It’s gonna be great.”

Jauregui hopes to specifically influence males to not be scared to try out for the dance team.

“I hope I can get other guys to do it to show that it’s okay to do it,” Jauregui said. “You know, I think if there’s more than one guy it’d be even better, but since

it is the first year of even having a guy on the team, I still think that it’s going to be really good, and I hope that I can influence other guys in the future to try out and be strong enough to do it.”

Jauregui is looking forward to challenging himself and ending the season stronger.

“I think that coming out of it I’ll have a stronger backbone, a stronger sense of personality, and I’ll just be stronger in general because then I won’t really care what people think about me after doing the season as opposed to right now how I’m scared of what people are going to say,” Jauregui said. “I just know that after the season it’s going to make me stronger and really out there.”

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Nathan Jauregui rehearses with a partner during his first-period Advanced Dance class. Next year, the junior will be the first ever male student on RHS’ dance team.

Senior Emma Carlson headed to Naval Academy

by SYDNEY VALENZUeLA

sydney.valenzuela@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School senior Emma Carlson will be attending the United States Naval Academy beginning in July.

Carlson received her offer of appointment earlier this year on Feb. 14. She leaves for Annapolis, Maryland in late June to begin summer training.

The application process for the Naval Academy was more than just applying for the school itself. Carlson had to go through physical and medical testing, receive a congressional nomination, be interviewed by alumni along with applying. “[Getting the nomination] is like applying for a college in itself because you have to get all the letters of recommendations and write essays,” Carlson said.

“You have to be interviewed in front of a review committee from the congressman, then they say, ‘Okay, we give you the nomination,’ but you still have to get into the academy.”

Congressmen have a limited number of nominations to give interested students.

Carlson enjoyed the interview with the academy’s alumni.

“The interview was also good for me to reflect on what I’ve done in high school and how I can use that when I go on from high school,” Carlson said.

Carlson hadn’t considered going to any of the military academies until her junior year.

Before that, she had her sights set on the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Carlson had plans of joining the Naval ROTC at Notre Dame in the event that she did not get admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy. In the end, Carlson was admitted to both schools.

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Above, Carlson works on an assignment in her fourth-period AP Chemistry class. Carlson was recently admitted to the United States Naval Academy where she hope to pursue her interest in science and her ultimate goal of becoming a doctor. She plans to major in chemistry and minor in Spanish.

“Notre Dame was Emma’s dream school for many, many years,” said Darlene Carlson, Carlson’s mother. “It was hard for her to turn that down, but after much discernment, she knows in her heart that the Naval Academy is where she belongs.”

Carlson has already decided to major in chemistry while working on a minor in Spanish.

“I like science and I know I’ll like it more when I go there because they have good facilities and good, serious chemistry classes,” Carlson said.

The major will serve as a platform for Carlson to complete her premedical requirements to attend medical school with the Navy right after her first four years in the Naval Academy.

Students there are required to commit to at least five years of service to the Navy after graduation and more if attending medical school. “[Being a doctor] is just something I’ve always been attracted to,” Carlson said. “I like the humanitarian aspect. That’s also why I was attracted to the

Naval Academy. There’s a real humanitarian aspect there ... I like the idea of being in an institution and serving that institution because it’s higher than myself.”

Carlson’s family is proud of her achievements.

“I am so happy that Emma has decided to attend the Naval Academy,” Darlene Carlson said.

“It is not your typical college experience, though I know it is just what Emma wants to do. I feel proud that she wants to push herself to further her education as well as to serve our country.”

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Junior Thomas Ensley prepares album release

by OLIVIA HILLMAN

olivia.hillman@eyeofthetigernews.com

A Roseville High School student is trying to follow his aspirations in the music industry.

Junior Thomas Ensley is planning to release a rap album entitled Outside the Garden, or OTG, referring to the biblical Garden of Eden.

Ensley has been involved with music since a young age, has already released two singles called “Here Today” and “Dreams vs.

Reality” and enjoys listening to music as often as he can.

“I’ve always been interested in music since I was little, listening to it, and I’m always singing or rapping a song wherever I’m going, so it’s just always like music is constantly in my head,” Ensley said.

Ensley started to become jaded by the typical music he listened to, and decided to begin making music of his own in order to keep it interesting for him. He started making his own music this year, but has been writing lyrics and playing guitar for years.

“Hearing music that I’d been listening to constantly – just rap music in general that I listen to, and hip-hop – I kinda got bored with what I was listening to, so I was like, ‘I kinda want to do my own stuff, I wanna make something new and different,’” Ensley said. “That’s basically what got me started, because I wanted to make something different and

new so I constantly had new stuff.”

Through his music, Ensley hopes to reach out to his listeners on a personal level about daily life.

“My motive for my music is to kind of enlighten people about what’s going on, and be real about it, and just kind of bring in hope for different things that are going on with their lives,” Ensley said.

Musical artists J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar inspire Ensley to work toward his musical goals and stay true to himself.

“J. Cole has a lot of that jazzy vibe through his music and he’s just real in his music, compared to a lot of people who are fake in their lines and what they’re saying,” Ensley said. “Kendrick Lamar is different, and he rose really quickly; he was small, then all of a sudden made it big, because he stayed true to himself, which I think is just awesome.”

Ensley appreciates the honest feedback he receives from several groups of confidants both in and outside of school who encourage him to keep working on his music, and help him with it, too.

“I’ll let people listen to different things and they give me feedback, honest feedback,” Ensley said. “Honest feedback is the best.”

Photographer Jordan McQueen is inspired by Ensley’s music, and helped design album

covers for him that carried with the overall direction of the album.

“I completely agree with him chasing his dreams,” McQueen said. “He has talent and should share it with others. God gave him a gift and he is using it.”

Guitarist Nick Travis contributed to the album, playing on several of Ensley’s tracks.

“I think Thomas is a great musician, and it is very inspiring to see him inspire others with his music,” Travis said. “Thomas is not afraid of what others think and will not let them discourage him from growing. People are often too ashamed or lazy to do what they love. It’s people like Thomas who are not afraid to get out there and get their hands dirty to do something with their lives that can really impact others.”

One of Ensley’s school friends, junior Jameson Plaskett, thinks that Ensley is a truly talented musician, and finds his dedication obvious.

“He is really talented and has great potential,” Plaskett said.

“I’m really excited to see where he goes. I mean, he’s really good.

He has lots of motivation, and spends lots of time getting better and practicing with it.”

Ensley hopes to pursue his passion, continuing in the music industry.

“I hope to be a music producer and director in the music industry [in the future],” Ensley said.

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Above, junior Thomas Ensley records music for his upcoming rap album Outside The Garden. He recently released two singles entitled “Dreams vs. Reality” and “Here Today.”

Jason Bradley saves baby sea lions during trip to Newport

by SARAH LOOPER

sarah.looper@eyeofthetigernews.com

COURTESY JASON BRADLEY

Above, Bradley slowly gets closer to a baby sea lion in order to help remove the fishhooks and fishing lines embedded in its body.

Roseville High School counselor Jason Bradley helped baby sea lions during a trip to Newport Beach over spring break.

Bradley and a friend were hiking the beach in Newport and hiked along a jetty and noticed about 25 baby sea lions.

Bradley was able to get in close proximity to the sea lions.

“It was so cool that we were able to get really close and they didn’t seem to mind,” Bradley said.

He soon noticed that many of the sea lions looked to be in some discomfort.

“A lot of them didn’t look very good, and as we got closer, three of the sea lions seemed to be in a lot of discomfort and a few were in distress,” Bradley said.

Bradley felt that helping them would be more important than

leaving them to continue with his vacation.

“I didn’t even think about leaving them,” Bradley said. “My first thought was, ‘How are we going to take care of these guys?’

I didn’t want to just leave them.”

College and Career Center technician Kim Moses believes Bradley’s kind heart was what saved the sea lions.

“He’s a caring person; for example, he has two adopted golden retrievers,” Moses said.

“He really has a giant heart but he is also a practical joker, but I like to think his big heart takes a bigger part than all the jokes he plays on me.”

All three of the sea lions that Bradley helped had fishhooks or fishing line embedded into different areas of their body.

“One of them had really thick fishing line stuck in the skin around his neck, another one had a fishhook stick in its back flipper

and some line wrapped around its head that he would eventually grow into,” Bradley said. “The last one had a fishhook stuck in his eye.”

During the hike along the jetty, Bradley noticed three fishermen and askem for their aid in helping save the baby sea lions.

“There were three gentle fishermen just standing there minding their own business, so I asked them if they had pliers, scissors and a pair of gloves,” Bradley said.

Bradley found that he helped each lion through life-threatening situations.

“The first one I helped had a hook in its eye, so I took the pliers and sat next to it and every time it closed its eyes I would move a little closer,” Bradley said. “Finally when I got close enough I just pulled it out and, sure, he moved away, but it wasn’t too bad.”

The second lion that Bradley helped had exposed wounds around its neck due to the fishing line being tightly wrapped around him.

“The second one I had to chase around for about 30 minutes, and he was the biggest one out there, and I could tell he didn’t want any type of human contact,” Bradley said. “I thought it was really important to help him because he had a large exposed wound and it probably hurt when it went into salt water.”

Bradley experienced some difficulty in capturing the last sea lion he decided to help.

“The third and final one I actually had to tackle because every time I got close he would run into the water,” Bradley said. “Finally when I got close enough, I grabbed his flipper and asked the fishermen for a towel to put over his head to keep him calm.”

While helping the last baby sea lion, Bradley realized that he could potentially get hurt due to a sea lion bite.

“While I was working on the third one, I started to laugh because I realized this could be dangerous,” Bradley said. “I didn’t have leather or anything on so those sea lions could have bitten right through my arm.”

After helping the final sea lion, Bradley believed that he was much happier.

“After I got off of the sea lion, he moved over slightly and then just sat down on a rock.”

The whole job took about 90 minutes to achieve, each lion taking slightly longer than the last.

Bradley felt that what he accomplished was worth it.

“The fishermen wouldn’t help probably because they were a little shy, but I don’t know what got into me,” Bradley said. “It was a little crazy.”

ROSE Club members reach out through Big Brothers, Big Sisters

by HAYLEE SEX

haylee.sex@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School’s Reaching Out and Sharing Experiences (ROSE) Club is joining forces with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

“We’ve had an informal relationship with the Big Brother program for a couple of years now,” ROSE Club coordinator Dean Gadway said. “Many of the kids who are on the design team for ROSE Club are Big Brothers and Big Sisters and so it makes sense for us to link up and try to pool our resources.”

The program held their Big Play Day last Thursday at Kaseberg Park, introducing RHS students to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

“We [invited] Roseville freshmen and sophomores to go over to Kaseberg and play kickball and have pizza with some of what they call the ‘littles,’” Gadway said. “[The littles are] the elementary grade students who are looking for Big Brothers and Big Sisters and it’s just to introduce RHS students to what Big Brothers and Big Sisters might have to offer what it feels like to hang out with the kids and be at

Kaseberg with the kids.”

ROSE Club usually holds events for the senior citizens of the Roseville community, such as the Spring Clean and the historical tour in October. The club decided to reach out to the younger generation this year.

“ROSE is initially an intergenerational club where we want to reach out to multiple generations,” senior Mina Oh said.

“What we’ve been doing the past two years is reaching out to senior citizens in Roseville and we also wanted to reach to the younger children in this community.”

The program matches RHS students with students from either Cooley Middle School or Kaseberg Elementary.

According to Gadway, there are multiple traits coordinators look for in a possible mentor.

“One of things that we would like to do is look for Roseville High School students that are dependable, are able to be consistently there, that have flexibility, like to have fun, that are spirited, sensitive, that understand the needs of younger students who might have an absent parent or an unstable home life and to be

a student who can be there on a weekly basis once a week for an hour after school just to hang out or do homework and just be a regular and reliable influence on the students’ lives,” Gadway said.

Oh believes the purpose of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program is to create new positive relationships.

“I think it’s just to see how high school kids kind of are and to get to hang out with role models, people that could become their mentors and have a positive relationship with older people,” Oh said. “I think that helps especially in your youth when you think I can’t really be friends with older people or talk to them just because I’m too young. It breaks that barrier.”

Oh feels privileged to be a part of the two programs.

“It’s an awesome feeling knowing you are making an impact on someone’s life and that you are able to mentor someone at an age where that’s the turning point where they can make good or bad decisions,” Oh said. “You want to try and influence that into a more positive thing, then it’s awesome.”

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RHS ROSE Club adviser Dean Gadway gathers students into a team huddle after playing kick-ball at Kaseberg Elementary School last Thursday during the Big Brothers Big Sisters program’s Big Plan Day. ROSE Club participated in the event, which helps introduce high school students (“bigs”) to their potential elementary school “littles,” as part of an effort to expand its outreach to the younger generation.

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Life is fragile – don’t discount Every 15 Minutes

BY SAMANTHA PAUL

samantha.paul@eyeofthetigernews.com

Before last week, I could never truly fathom the effect that a drunk driving accident could have on my life.

In my nearly four years at Roseville High School, I have witnessed the gravestones of friends decorate Senior Square every spring. I have watched students gather after every period to see which students had been lost. I have watched as the Grim Reaper collected a senior, and listened as their obituary was read to their shaken classmates.

It never really hit me freshman or sophomore year, even though I was on dance team with some of the victims. Even junior year, when more of my friends were selected to participate, I couldn’t understand why so many seniors became hysterical. After all, those lost in the exercise would be returning within 24 hours; it wasn’t that big of a deal, right?

Of course the victims of Every 15 Minutes would be returning the next day, but that isn’t the point of the exercise. I didn’t really realize this until last week, when some of the people I am closest to were chosen to participate.

I never used to understand why seniors would cry over the “loss” of a friend until one of my classmates told me that my boyfriend had been taken by the Grim Reaper. I never thought that I would be

able to look past the fact that my friends were not really dead, until I found out that among those taken was one of my best male friends, two of my closest female friends and a number of students who I have shared classrooms with throughout my time at RHS. None of it ever felt real until I began to reflect upon the memories I shared with the victims, and the plans I had made with others.

The thought that I could lose some of my closest friends to a drunk driver caused a flood of emotions that I was entirely unprepared for.

The sadness accompanying the loss of 16 RHS students on Monday was made palpable at the Every 15 Minutes assembly on Tuesday. Sitting in the Patti Baker Theater, the Class of 2014 was forced to face more than just the line of victims dressed in black; we were confronted with the grief associated with actually losing a loved one to a drunk driver.

Before entering the theater, I understood that this assembly was going to be rough, but I underestimated the amount of emotion that would be tangible in the room.

The tears shed while final goodbye letters were read, from parent to child, were immeasurable. Once the voices of our peers filled the auditorium, sobbing could be heard throughout the room. The thought that this was just a simulation, it wasn’t really happening, didn’t cross my mind once throughout the assembly.

Through my experience as an audience member, I finally understood why so many previous seniors became hysterical over the “loss” of a friend.

While we all know that our friends weren’t actually killed, the intention of the program is to imagine how our lives would change if they actually were. The

intention of the program is to prevent a similar tragedy from actually taking place, to prevent our class from partaking in drinking and driving.

This program makes us realize how fragile life truly is, and it makes us even more grateful for the time we get to spend with our friends, families and loved ones.

This program makes students think twice before getting in a car with a drunk driver, or even worse, getting behind the wheel.

While Every 15 Minutes did grind my emotions into a pulp, I got so much out of it that I never would have anticipated.

I realized how terrible a loss to a drunk driver could feel, how unfair and devastating it can be.

I also felt even more grateful for every single second spent with my family, friends and loved ones, because I learned that life can be taken away so unexpectedly. I also understood how preventable drinking and driving accidents are: completely and totally preventable.

While Every 15 Minutes accomplished its goal of spreading awareness of the hazards of drinking and driving, there are a couple of relevant issues that I wish would have been addressed in the program. I feel like at RHS, drinking and driving is not really something that we hear about as often as or are as aware of as smoking and driving.

Many feel that driving high is not even very bad, and is acceptable as long as you think that you are capable of driving. I wish that there would have been more of an emphasis on the fact that driving high also puts lives in danger. Driving under the influence of marijuana has been known to impair reaction time, time and distance perception and hand-

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eye coordination, among other things – meaning that when you do it, you put yourself and others in danger.

Another issue that I feel should’ve been emphasized a bit more was texting and driving, which I feel is prominent within our student population. I get it, we feel like we are totally fine driving through a neighborhood and sending a quick text, but the fact is that we are not. Texting

and driving causes accidents that are totally preventable, just like drinking and driving.

I understand that Every 15 Minutes is a program about drinking and driving, but I think that driving high and texting while driving are dangerous issues that should be addressed as well, even if only for a couple of minutes somewhere in the presentation.

Overall, Every 15 Minutes has broadened my perspective and

had a significant impact on my life, and I was only an observer.

I am grateful that Roseville High School’s senior class is able to experience this program, especially with Senior Ball falling the weekend afterward. Hopefully this program affected many in the way that it affected me personally; Every 15 Minutes opened my eyes to how quickly life can be taken by an accident, and how easily those accidents can be prevented.

Event organizers: Upcoming AP exams not end of the world Don’t cripple senior athletes with regret

BY MORGAN SIMPSON

morgan.simpson@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville Joint Union High School District has a tendency of ending the school year earlier than most districts. Ending school in May has an effect on athletes doing a spring sport, such as swim, track and field, baseball and softball.

Students have to make big decisions, especially as seniors, during the spring. Many of the school-related events, such as dance shows, dances, graduation and senior trips often interfere with important games and meets near the year’s end. Because of this, it doesn’t make sense to end the school year so early.

As seniors, we want to be involved in school events as much as possible. It is our “last” of everything, so we are scrambling to make as many memories with our friends as possible.

At the same time, those of us who are athletes want to make it as far as possible in playoffs, or maybe even advance to the state level. Given the decision to walk the stage with your class or miss the possibility of going to state – it’s a tough one. This is especially true because both could be the only time one is given the chance

to do either.

For baseball and softball, their games could go past graduation, interfering with any senior trip that was scheduled before their seasons even started. Why wouldn’t our school try to work around this? Don’t we want to see our athletes succeed to the best of their ability, without having to sacrifice their senior events?

We all want to get out of school as early as possible. Staff, teachers, students – we are all done by now, I get it. The end of the school year always seems to drag on. But let’s think about our senior athletes: none of them wants regrets.

It’s almost selfish to not work around the games and meets. This is a consistent thing every year when athletes are torn to make a decision between important school events and sports, so why wouldn’t we try to change it?

I know we can’t work around everything, but we should at least try to schedule the most important events, such as graduation, around conflicts in athletes’ schedules. It is not fair, and I get the fact that it is not the majority of the class, but these athletes who make it far in their season are representing our school and make it look better, and the school should be fair to them. If the school knew that masters for track and swim were going to be on graduation, why wouldn’t we change it to the next day? It is one day. Athletes want to see how far and good they can become. They work hard in practice and in meets or games, so they can go far in their season. It is what they work and look forward to. It sucks that the senior athletes who are representing our school have to choose.

BY NETZY ORTEGA

netzy.ortega@eyeofthetigernews.com

May is finally here, and after several months of getting an average of three hours of sleep a night, I can’t help but wish time would go faster. My dreams of sitting lazily at the beach are ruined by the cries of students all around me complaining about the infamous Advance Placement tests that welcome many of us this month. I’m currently taking four AP classes, so stress is not anything new to me. The only part I don’t understand is why people all around me are acting like the world is collapsing around them.

Stressing about an exam is nothing new, but the amount of students seeming to have complete mental breakdowns over AP exams makes the stress over finals look like nothing. The thing people don’t seem to understand is that an AP exam is nothing more than an overpriced final.

Sure, the class you’re taking now may seem harder than that CP Biology class you took a couple of years ago, but I promise you it wasn’t as easy for you as it seems now that you’re looking back at it. The thing is that you did fine on whatever that final was. I’m aware of the fact that I don’t know what grade you got on that test, but the fact that you’re taking an AP class and your grades matter enough for you to be worried at all shows me how hard you’ve been working. Sure, you might have had a couple times where you accepted defeat and chose sleep over the studying you needed, but signing up for that class and sticking with it shows dedication already.

The other thing I keep hear-

ing is that these tests are difficult.

I can understand that since they are meant to replace an entire college class, but the work you have in class should not be that far off.

You were aware of the format and timing at the beginning of the class, and if you didn’t practice on your own, I know that your teacher made you practice at least once during the entire class. You have most likely had some practice, so there is no reason for you to cry because you’re so worried.

I understand that the cost can also contribute to the stress, but $90 will not be that big of a deal later on if you don’t pass. Sure, you may feel like you wasted the money but you at least gained that experience. Think about it: what if by some miracle you passed when you know you didn’t study? Then you would have gone into college skipping a class that you probably should have been taking. In the end, you would have been losing a lot more than $90 as then the next-level class could have been too difficult for you. And anyway,

it’s not like we haven’t all wasted money on one thing or another.

There’s also the fact that colleges can see your scores. This may be true, but they could also see the score you got on all those finals in the past that made a big impact on the overall grade colleges also see. Test scores seem to be more and more important, but they are not everything. Just taking an AP class shows colleges you are challenging yourself to some extent.

A good score on an AP test will not automatically get you into Harvard, nor will it automatically get you denied. So much more goes into it, and if a college thinks one bad score is enough to reject you, then you’re probably better off somewhere else.

Having said that, stress is normal, and it would be weird to not be a little scared. I just don’t want to see another one of my classmates pulling his or her hair out or crying in the corner of the library. I suffer with many of you and I know you will all do fine.

Etiquette tips from an accomplished gum-chewer

BY DEAN SIDERIS

dean.sideris@eyeofthetigernews.com

As an avid gum-chewer my entire life, I have racked up many years of experience in the arts of gum-chewing. Though it seems to be just a simple habit, there is a lot more behind the masterful craft than one would assume. Form and style are unquestionably vital, but

both are utterly irrelevant without the proper etiquette behind it. If you want to chew gum, you have to learn the manners.

The most common pet peeve among masters of the craft is chewing with one’s mouth open.

Only inexperienced folk make this rookie blunder. Chewing with your mouth open can be acceptable at specific times, as long as you refrain from making sound effects.

Another common mistake is blowing an immensely large bubble and loudly popping it. Unless you’re seven, there’s no reason to do that. It’s not impressive; please grow up and join the rest of us here in high school.

If you have ever been outside,

you have heard the phrase: “Aye, you got any gum?” Gum is something that is adored by the majority of the population, so it only makes sense that folks would prefer to obtain some if you have any to spare. If you choose not to share, that’s fine, but whatever you do, avoid using the phrase, “This is my last piece.” Not only are you now considered stingy and selfish, you are also a liar.

Sharing does go on both sides of the proverbial etiquette stick, though. If a brand new pack is pulled out by a generous individual, only the first two, MAYBE three people who ask should receive a piece. I’ve seen an entire fresh pack from a nice person failing to be sly cleared in sec-

onds from moochers. Don’t be a vulture.

The vilest gaffe by far, though is lacking the knowledge of how to properly dispose of gum.

If you choose to spit your gum on the floor, go for it. It’s rude, but as long as you choose a location with little foot traffic, you can be pardoned. However, if you choose to stick your dirty fingers in your mouth, grab the used up piece of gum and stick it under a desk, you’re a jerk. Some innocent person is going to accidently touch that with their unsoiled hands and that gum you so insensitively placed beneath that desk is going to strip that hand of its innocence.

Reflect on that.

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Word to the wise: learn how to park MICHAELA PAUL EYE OF THE TIGER

Envious juniors will get their time to shine

BY LOGAN ASH

logan.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

As the final days of the school year approach rapidly, all of the seniors are having the time of their lives with the wide variety of senior events meant to make the

final months of their high school career as memorable as possible. Meanwhile, all of the other classes are sitting on the sidelines watching them do all of these fun events, and dreading our classes while they enjoy their time.

For instance, while the seniors were out participating in the always fun-filled Senior Olympics, every other class was in testing and envious of the seniors’ privileges they have received.

As we get closer and closer to the final days, the seniors have more and more activities and make all the other classes more and more jealous of the soon-to-

be-graduates of Roseville High School. As this occurs, I am reminded that in only one year I will be placed in the exact same spot as the seniors, and it makes me want next year to come and go as quick as possible so I can get onto the next chapter in my life and start my college experience.

While I think about the fact that I’m stuck in class while they have fun, it will be that much sweeter next year when I get to do all of the fun things that I am so envious of.

All of the events that they do are a reminder of everything that I have worked so hard for along with all of my classmates, and

when we participate in all of the events, we will be relieved and proud of all the work we have put into our high school careers.

Wherever you go around campus, it is impossible to not hear about the prestigious colleges that the seniors have been accepted into and will be attending. This part of being a senior makes me most excited because soon enough that will be me choosing where my home will be for the next four years.

While I am envious of the senior class, I know that in a year I’ll be where they are now. And I can’t wait.

Group messaging now bane of teens’ existence

BY ANDREW SMITH

andrew.smith@eyeofthetigernews.com

One of the prominent features of texting apps on smartphones is group messaging, a service where multiple numbers can get together and receive messages from all of the participants. It was created to allow for effective communica-

tion and cut out the middleman in group conversations over text, often for business purposes.

However, for many teenagers it serves as a social get-together for groups of friends to talk to one another. This type of texting between friends is fun at times, but can often lead to problems. If used right, it can be great, but if used wrong, your phone and probably your sanity may just detonate and destroy the Earth.

So in order to avoid destroying life as we know it, there are a couple of things that one should consider before sending that text.

The first of which is that everyone in the chat gets the message. This seems rather obvious, but with a large amount of people

in a chat, it can be difficult to keep track of the people in it, and you may say something you would regret. So next time you need to talk to Becky about how much crap Brittney has been talking, save it for the one-on-one conversation.

Another drag of group chats is the massive amount of messages one can receive. As there is no limit to the number of people in a group, conversations between 12 different people can add up pretty quickly. This is especially irritating when you wake up in the morning 800 texts over your monthly limit and become AT&T’s part-time slave.

And on top of these other drawbacks, you can never be removed from these groups – ever. Even

if you’re mad at Becky, you will receive these messages for the rest of your life, or at least until a new group chat is created. And it is from this that our last problem has spawned.

Possibly the most cruel thing about group chat is that you can be added without your own consent. Without being able to remove yourself from these groups, you can become trapped in a group that you have no affiliation with and be at the mercy of its participants.

All things considered, group texts are not very well designed and have many drawbacks. However, they have become a part of our social life and need to be handled properly.

BY ANNA PORRETTA

anna.porretta@eyeofthetigernews.com

I know what you’re thinking, “Oh no, not another opinion article on parking.” But I promise you, reader, I’m not here to whine about the lack of parking spaces, being that I believe that most students already have accepted their fate and come to terms with their defeat. I’m going to talk about an issue that is 100-percent fixable; I’m going to talk about a problem that may actually run deeper than parking spaces, a sickness which only exists at the core of one’s character. I’m going to talk about the act of considerate parking.

I share your pain, fellow students. I too know the struggle of parking in the morning, leaving your house 20 minutes early to get a spot in the Berry Street lot, sometimes earlier to get a spot in the senior lot. Rolling through stop signs and cursing the old lady in front of you on Pleasant Grove who’s taking her sweet time getting to wherever she’s going, flipping off the soccer mom who stopped in the middle of the street to let all 12 members of her carpool out of her stretch minivan, only to pull into a full parking lot and have to park on the side of the street or by Woodbridge, much farther than necessary from school.

But like by the park, parking opportunities in areas on the side of Berry or Campo Street are not limited by white lines. In order to make the most of the little parking we have, we have to be smart with how we stretch our space.

I understand that the act of

parking can be stressful, especially because of the lack of spaces on and around the Roseville High campus. But in the interest of making what limited space we have count, I beg of you, take the time and don’t park like a tool.

Let’s be honest here, how difficult is it to just move over a little bit in the dirt lot or pull up a little closer to the car in front of you on Berry? Please, tell me! Because from a rational standpoint it doesn’t seem too hard to move over and to make room for the people who have first off or who are running a few minutes late, now does it?

It’s so infuriating to pull into the dirt lot in the morning and see someone who parked in a way to where the space on either side of their car could easily add up to make another parking spot. It fills me with unaltered rage. Why this particular buttmunch didn’t move over a little closer to one side is beyond me.

It’s just plainly inconsiderate.

Quite frankly, reader, this complete lack of consideration for your fellow peers is appalling. Parking like a total dope only leads to more turkey-headed actions – and anger, lots of anger; in fact a different brand of road rage: parking rage.

When people can’t find spots they get desperate and do things such as blocking people in, speeding to try and find an open spot, screaming and crying. And God forbid you park in a way to where you could block someone in. Do the considerate thing and leave a note on your dash with your cell number saying that you’re sorry that you’ve blocked someone in and if they need to leave, instruct them to give you a call. It’s simply being a good samaritan.

If we all take little steps like pulling forward, backing up, moving over and not blocking people in, we can all avoid parking like a ding-dong. My fellow drivers, I beg of you, please help stretch what little parking we have and park considerately.

Donald Sterling controversy raises hard questions

Situation shows no one is too big to fall, especially in melting pot of USA

NBA investigators, general public too quick to gloss over illegal recording

BY MAX MODESTE

BY CHASE BLATNICK

max.modeste@eyeofthetigernews.com

The country we live in is a melting pot of all nations and cultures. However, we have fought prejudice and racism for many years.

The United States has made huge improvements in equality for all, but another incident has occurred with words the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling recently said to his girlfriend. He made derogatory remarks to National Basketball Association Hall of Famer, Magic Johnson. What he said was uncalled for and there is just no place for it in our world.

His wife of 50 years is suing him for using family funds to shower his girlfriend with various gifts, like a new Bentley. His girl-

friend, Maria Vanessa Perez, who changed her name to V. Stiviano in 2010 because she wasn’t fully accepted because of her race.

She, oddly enough, is of AfricanAmerican and Mexican descent and is also 31 years old.

Ironically, he makes a show about criticizing African-Americans and yet, she is part AfricanAmerican. How could she date someone with opinions like that in the first place? Sterling needs to learn about the world we live in, and realize we are all humans and are all equal. And also that this is the 21st century, and racism is not tolerated.

Sterling has been put in place for his actions by being fined $2.5 million and banned for life from the Clippers organization and the NBA, and the money will go to organizations on discrimination elimination. I do feel bad for Sterling because it seems he was set up by either his girlfriend or wife, and now has lost his reputation, and also his team is in the playoffs. However, there is no excuse for what he said.

If what he said on the tape submitted to TMZ is actually vis voice, then he is to blame for his racist remarks. You can’t criticize someone for something they can’t

control or choose, like race.

How do you think the team feels about their owner, while also trying to focus on basketball rather than the media? It almost makes you think, because of the timing and all, if it was maybe on purpose to try and throw off the team’s mindset. Either way, it is a hard pill to swallow for all of the NBA, as a lot of players and people in organizations are of African-American descent and had horrible things said about them, strictly because of their race.

However, every cloud has a silver lining. National Basketball Player Association’s Kevin Johnson hopes everyone can see what happened to Sterling and how if he can fall, so can anyone else.

Hopefully this situation had a positive outcome, in that it turned more people away from racism.

There is no tolerance for racism; no matter what your skin color is, you are still human. You can’t choose what race you are, so why should you be punished or scrutinized for being a different race?

Here in America, our country is home for every walk of life and part of the beauty about this country is everyone can be what they want, and do what they want in life, regardless of your skin.

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Less than a week ago, the Los Angeles Clippers’ 80-year-old owner Donald Sterling was recorded in a conversation with his 31-year-old girlfriend. During the recording you can hear Mr. Sterling making racist comments like, “I do not want you bringing black people to my games.”

These comments were made right after Sterling’s girlfriend took a picture with Hall of Fame basketball player and Dodgers owner Magic Johnson, along with centerfielder Matt Kemp.

It was not too long after that Sterling’s phone call was put on ESPN and presented to the entire sports world. Both Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan had some pretty harsh things to say about

the remarks made by Sterling, along with many, many others.

The Clippers in their next game flipped their warm up shirts inside out, hiding the logo for the fans to see. They also wore black socks and wristbands. That next night the Miami Heat flipped their warm ups around and threw their stuff in center court when they were done.

The NBA commissioner underwent a quick investigation and has banned Donald Sterling from the NBA for life because of the comments he has made.

Is it really fair that he was secretly recorded? In California, it is a law that you have to inform the party you are interviewing that you will be recording everything he or she says and make it very clear when doing so. The fact that Donald was unaware of his girlfriend’s recording, I think should just as well be investigated. Doesn’t this seem to violate our freedom of speech, and the trust we put in that ideal?

Granted, what Sterling said was EXTREMELY wrong and inappropriate and I think the NBA handled the situation very quickly and well. I do not believe this situation is over quite yet, I think there will most definitely

be a court date in the near future.

There’s no way this will just fade into the background.

I think what Sterling’s girlfriend did is absolutely wrong in recording him, however it goes to show you can’t trust anybody.

Another thing people need to understand is that Donald Sterling is an old man and he grew up around racism and, yes, it doesn’t make it okay to say racial slurs, however, old people do tend to speak out more often than not. It’s probably just what he was used to hearing as a child.

I truly believe Donald said what he said because he was jealous that his girlfriend was off taking pictures with other men, and I think he just got caught up in the heat of the moment and said something rash. Sadly, he’ll now be regretting this for the rest of his life.

He may not come out with an apology because like I said he is old and stubborn, but I do think that he feels pretty guilty for what he said. He’s definitely feelng theconsequences of what he’s said.

Unfortunately, it’s too late and hopefully this will be a learning experience for every other owner or prejudiced person in the sports world.

may 6, 2014

Entertainment

Amazing Spider-Man 2 spins up conflicted feelings

BY ISABEL FAJARDO

isabel.fajardo@eyeofthetigernews.com

Spider-Man wants to bring hope. I certainly feel like I do have hope after watching The Amazing Spider-Man 2, because of all the emotional stress that Peter Parker went through and still survived, I feel like I can get through anything too. Let me make it clear now that this is not a spoiler-free review and it’s not really a spoiler for people who have read the comics because they probably already know.

For those who only follow the storyline through the movies, you won’t be lost. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 picks up where the prequel took place, and delivers just as good of a movie, just with a billion times more emotional pain and a whole bucket load of new characters.

As Peter Parker graduates high school, he begins to unravel a bit of his past with his parents while also figuring out what he wants to do in his future and if it includes his on-and-off-again girlfriend Gwen Stacy.

After Gwen’s dad died in the first movie, but not before making Peter promise to keep Gwen out of his life of fighting crime, Peter has constant flashbacks about him, eventually leading them to become more distant.

The movie also introduces Max Dillion (Jamie Foxx), a fanatic of Spider-Man and a “nobody” who works for Oscorp, as well as Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), Peter Parker’s old friend, who takes over Oscorp when his dad passes away.

Overall, all the cast worked very well together. The chemistry between Gwen and Peter was so

intense; I’m pretty sure that at least half of the girls in the movie theater wanted to date Peter because that you could really tell that he cared and loved Gwen.

Though I enjoyed the movie as a whole, I feel as if maybe having too many characters in at once was a bad thing to do because Max never got to develop as a character. Afflicted with a strange combination of schizoid, histrionic and avoidant personality disorder, Max was one of the characters that I really wanted to see grow.

It was really smart to include a villain that people felt sorry for – the only reason that Max (turned Electro) really became a villain was because he was forced to. After his terrible demise, he awoke disoriented, confused and scared and no one tried to stop and understand what he was talking about. Foxx was an amazing actor; his feeble mutterings of “It’s not my fault,” when the crowd surrounded him after he changed made me feel so sorry for him.

The only growth that he got as a character was him becoming angry and upset after being “betrayed” and then he was destroyed, which was another fault.

I didn’t even notice that he died because he literally just disappeared, when one of his powers is to disappear; it was just too confusing.

The special effects in the movie were amazing, too. From the explosions to the editing of Max to have electric skin, it was amazing to see how fluid and natural (in a sense) it seemed. I vividly remembered liking the slow-motion parts of fighting

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 further explores the romance between Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) that was first developed in the original movie. scenes, especially the part when Spider-Man saved two people from touching metal bars that Electro had electrocuted.

Another thing that added to the drama of many action scenes (and trust me, it gets REALLY dramatic), was the soundtrack.

Whenever Spider-Man fought with Electro, who was the main villain of the movie, there would be really bass-heavy music, and would grow louder and more intense as Electro’s anger grew.

But overall, the one thing that was the center of everything, why the reason anything was happening, was the relationship between Peter and Gwen.

Throughout the entire movie, they kept coming back to each other, breaking up, kissing each other next scene. It was almost borderline unhealthy, especially because Peter couldn’t make up his mind. He even put up a postup note next to a picture Gwen, reading “Do I have to lose you, too?” However, at the very end, when Peter finally makes up his mind to follow Gwen to England, she is ripped from his arms.

It was something that all the people who read the comic book were expecting, and even I was expecting it, but it doesn’t mean that it hurts any less andI’m pretty sure that was the climax of

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AARON SOUZA EYE OF THE TIGER

The diverse menu at new Asian joint Pinto Thai allows patrons to experiment with a variety of exotic flavors while still eating healthy, as the restaurant sticks to a firm no-MSG-added policy.

Pinto Thai serves up healthy fare katelyn.rolen@eyeofthetigernews.com

If you’re a fan of Thai food, you’ll find Pinto Thai Bistro very appe-Thai-zing.

Pinto Thai Bistro has been open for less than three weeks and is already being flooded with positive reviews. Pinto sets itself above the abundance of nameless hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurants by serving fresh, natural food with no MSG added.

The first thing we noticed about Pinto, without a doubt, it that it was one of the cleanest restaurants we have ever walked into. The booths were nice and comfortable and our waitress was friendly and helpful. The music, however, made us want to die.

That small complaint aside, the atmosphere in the restaurant was close to perfect.

Our meal came, and we quickly learned a few important things: It’s essential to come with a group – the restaurant’s entrées are large and, not to criticize, demanding. In order to eat everything you want off the menu, you need to optimize the situation. Have one order of fried rice, one order stir-fry and an order of curry, which is around $30.

You’ll have the perfect meal. But

West Side Story’s tale remains relevant

anna.porretta@eyeofthetigernews.com

BY NIKAYA SOUTHWORTH

if you come alone, all is not lost.

A small order of soup is cheap and filling, and it’s possible to order some rice on the side. Or, if worse comes to worst, you can just go home with a lot of leftovers.

Like any restaurant, it’s important to experiment and see what you like best. Our personal recommendation is the Mango Fried Rice, priced at $9.95. The fruit and the rice go together perfectly to make it both sweet and savory.

But if that doesn’t work for you, there’s sure to be a meal that will match your taste. Each item on the menu comes with your choice of meat, just to help you make it your own. You’ll know you’ve found the perfect entrée when you want to dive into a pool of it and drown.

Don’t be afraid to try something new – have some cashews in your chicken. Try something with oyster sauce. So what if you’ve never had curry? It won’t kill you to try it. They don’t serve poison (we’re pretty sure), and there’s an 80 percent chance you won’t be disappointed.

Don’t forget about the drink – we would love to come in just to have Thai iced tea and coffee, which are both $2.50 and refillable (don’t judge us), but that’s

Dust Off the Reel

BY ANNA PORRETTA

the film.

Spider-Man isn’t his self anymore and he takes a fivemonth hiatus. In this time, crime has dramatically increased in New York City and many people wonder where he disappeared.

Thankfully, after a few months, a motivational pep-talk from Aunt May and an inspiring and a strangely foreshadow-y speech later, Spider-Man got back on his feet, finding his own hope and bringing hope to others.

The witty and dorky Peter Parker is back, and I’m glad that Peter has gotten another chance to save New York City, even though he doesn’t have the girl.

The 1975 worthy of long lines, crazed crowd

BY KATELYN ROLEN AND AARON SOUZA

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not why the drink is important.

The food can get pretty hot, and you don’t want your drink to be empty when you find out. You don’t want to make a scene in a nice restaurant. All the waitresses will stare at you. Just remember to have plenty of iced tea.

And, if you’re watching your weight, don’t worry – it’s all healthy. It won’t go to your Thais.

Pinto Thai Bistro is located at 9700 Fairway Dr., Ste. 100 in Roseville. It is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

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It was a Monday evening in Sacramento, and a mile-long line of adolescent girls wound around the block in anticipation for a concert at the Ace of Spades.

People at the front of the line likely showed up for the event at 12 in the afternoon, waiting for the doors to open at 6:30 p.m.

And what band could elicit such dedicated fan-girls? None other than the Manchester-based indiepop group, The 1975.

Though the band attracted a swarming crowd of crazed 15year olds, their performance was phenomenal.

Bad Suns and Sir Sly opened up for The 1975, proving to be excellent complements to the anticipated British indie rock band. After Bad Suns played their final song, “Cardiac Arrest,” the crowd got quiet, anxiously awaiting the headliner.

As soon as lead singer Matt Healy walked onto stage, every girl screeched with excitement.

He greeted the crowd with a wide grin, a mysterious bottle in hand. Beams of white light crossed back and forth behind the entire performance, framed by the iconic white rectangle that represents the band’s album.

The 1975 sounded just like their record and proceeded to play nearly every song from their album.

They started out with “The

City,” which was also one of the first lyrical songs on their album.

Though they mainly played songs off their album, they also played unreleased songs like, “Milk,” “So Far (It’s Alright),” “Head.Cars.Bending” and “You,” a treat that I’m sure many other people in the audience liked as well. They ended with their most popular songs, “Robbers,” “Chocolate” and “Sex,” leaving the crowd wild.

Overall, the band put on a fantastic show. Matt Healy was very charismatic, pausing between songs to woo the crowd with his slurred British accent.

Though he was moderately inebriated, he put on a flawless performance along with the rest of the band.

Mid-set, Healy paused to ask the crowd to put their phones down. It seems that all you see above your head at concerts these days are the bright glow of cell phone screens, so it was nice that Healy was able to pull the crowd off their phones and into the concert.

The indie-rock vibe was mixed with a groovy saxophone solo and some electronically altered vocals, keeping the music varied and interesting.

By the end of the show, it became clear as to why the venue was over-packed.

The band was amazing, and left the crowd with a yearning to see them play again.

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Indie-pop group The 1975 recently rocked the Ace of Spades in Sacramento.

Its spirited performance left the audience wanting for more.

Watching classic movies widens your cinematic literacy and allows you to enjoy stories and visuals that you might otherwise overlook. “Dust Off the Reel” recommends classics that Anna Porretta enjoys, and that you will, too.

Everyone is familiar with Romeo and Juliet, an age-old story of star-crossed lovers written by Will himself; however, not everyone is as familiar with West Side Story.

The movie follows two rival gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, on the streets of New York as they fight for control of their territory.

The Jets, a gang comprised mostly of Caucasian males, are displeased that the Sharks, a gang of Puerto Rican men who have recently immigrated to America, have moved into their territory and intend to get it back.

Tempers flare at a dance on neutral territory where Riff (Russ Tamblyn), the leader of the Jets, challenges Bernardo (George Chakiris), the leader of the Sharks, to a ‘rumble,’ where the gangs will battle over their territory.

During a dance number, Maria (Natalie Wood) locks eyes with Tony (Richard Beymer) and they instantly fall in love.

They dance together and kiss, and are quickly pulled apart by the rival gangs and, thus, the plot thickens. Unfortunately, Maria is Bernardo’s sister and Tony is Riff’s best friend and co-founder of the Jets. From then on rhythmic snapping and singing ensue.

West Side Story was able to cross genres very well, classical and jazz mix nicely with a full orchestra in this movie. The music in the film has also become iconic. Songs like “I Feel Pretty” have managed to endure being that they are catchy and extraordinarily well written.

The movie was made in color, which doesn’t seem like vital information, but back in the 60’s it was very groundbreaking to film a movie of its kind in color because of all the racial tension at the time.

The film is pretty important on its own, but when you put in context of what was going on at the time, it becomes more important.

At this point the civil rights movement was already well underway and the movie was filmed within a year of the sit-in at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro.

The movie’s message is one of love and racial and cultural tolerance; it shows how hatred has a body count and how badly it can affect everyone in a community.

Though the film teaches the importance of racial equality, Rita Moreno, who took home an Oscar for her role as Anita in this film, was the only Puerto Rican national who actually played a Puerto Rican in this film. Chakiris, who played Bernardo, is Greek-American and was made up to look dark-skinned.

However diverse the cast was, the film was then and still is very important today.

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may 6, 2014

Wingstop fills local dining void

BY HAYLEE SEX

haylee.sex@eyeofthetigernews.com

JUSTIN CHOI EYE OF THE TIGER

Citrus Heights’ new Hotpot Express puts the ladle in customers’ hands, as every patron gets to customize his or her own stew, picking everything from the soup base to the type of noodles.

Hotpot Express makes you the chef

BY JUSTIN CHOI

justin.choi@eyeofthetigernews.com

“What is a Hotpot?” you may ask. Well, it is as it is Expressed: a simmering metal pot at the center of the dining table that is heated by the stove boiling a broth filled with simply whatever you wish to be in it. Located about 10 minutes from Roseville High School, Hotpot Express brings the East Asian varietythemed stew right on point.

Currently, the restaurant features four soup bases with spicy variants on three of them. The beef regular, chicken regular and vegetarian all have the option to have spice added to them, while the house special simply remains as just that.

After picking a base to harbor all of the ingredients, it’s time to get the ingredients yourself. In a self-serving manner, you may choose various different kinds of dishes to throw into your hot pot.

There are three different types of plates – green, orange and yellow – that indicate a price of $2.95, $3.95 or $4.95, respec-

tively. The green plates feature mostly different kinds of veggies and noodles. The orange features common meats and fish products.

The yellow – being the most expensive – provide seafood of all kinds.

You can choose anything you want and the price is tallied up at the end by counting the plates used.

This offers a fun and creative setup to be inventive and creative with what you want to eat.

With this kind of style of eating, it is great group food that is best enjoyed with two people or more. I ventured over in an assembly of five (including myself).

We decided to get a chicken

regular and a beef spicy soup base and it was great fun to create all different kinds of stew with the dishes we picked out for ourselves, ranging from mushrooms to beef to lobster balls. Certainly, there were some ‘interesting’ combinations we created, but it all tasted great.

After eating our fill, the bill came out to be about $44, so the five of us just contributed a $10 bill each to include tip.

For the food, it was a very reasonable price if you ask me. That’s not to mention that the price relies more on the customer more than anyone else anyway.

One can tell from simply looking through the window that the restaurant is rather small.

There is not much décor, but such contributes to the very clean atmosphere that Hotpot Express provides.

The service was friendly and often refilled water as well as asking occasionally if we were doing well.

Overall, I’d recommend Hotpot Express if you’re looking to test your food combination skills.

It’s great fun to play your own chef, and at a reasonable price, too.

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The mild wings had a slight kick, but it wasn’t enough to push me over the edge.

The hickory smoked barbecue ones smelled exactly like a better version of Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce; they were absolutely drenched in it.

The wait-time for my order was about 15 minutes, which is all right if you have the time to sit in the restaurant patiently.

The overall atmosphere of Wingstop was relaxing, and the tables were particularly unique with U.S. Marines in bold writing sprawled across the tops.

Overall, Wingstop is the perfect restaurant to go to for some delicious wings for a special event, a date or just for fun.

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Wingstop is located at 10341 Fairway Dr. in Roseville.

It is open 11 a.m. to midnight Monday through Sunday.

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JUSTIN CHOI EYE OF THE TIGER

Customers also get to brew their own pots of soup, making the experience truly unique.

Hotpot Express is located at 6456 Antelope Rd. in Citrus Heights. It is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Neon Trees release reflective introspective

BY ISABEL FAJARDO

isabel.fajardo@eyeofthetigernews.com

Known for their playful, frisky and quite overplayed hits “Animal” and “Everybody Talks,” the Neon Trees are back with their third album, Pop Psychology. Though it doesn’t follow an exact storyline, the album’s lyrics are centered around contemporary relationships, falling in love in the twentieth century and is just as flirty as ever.

Unlike their previous release, Picture Show, there are less drums and much more electronic synth, guitar and vocals and is structured much like the pop music we hear on the radios nowadays.

However, it’s much different than usual pop; it instead produces a sound that works quite well for them and is consistent throughout, unlike their past albums. I’m actually really glad that they kept the sound throughout because Pop Psychology is, in my opinion, one of the most solid albums that the Neon Trees released and showcases just how the band can flexibly adapt sounds to make it their own.

The first single, “Sleeping with a Friend,” perfectly embodies the whole album: a smooth rhythm and a catchy melody. It’s

Something has been missing from Roseville. People who are a fan of wings have been robbed of the security of having a go-to place for wings. But that has changed. Recently, a new restaurant opened by In-N-Out Burger and Sports Chalet called Wingstop.

Wingstop has many stores around the United States and is known for their fresh delectable wings and seasoned fries.

There are a multitude of flavors one can choose, ranging from the non-spicy Hawaiian to the super spicy Atomic. There are boneless wings, boneless strips and the classic wings, which are basically drumsticks.

There is a choice of picking either a six-piece combo which comes with six wings, a choice of a variety of different sides such as coleslaw or seasoned fries, dips in a range of flavors (ranch, bleu cheese, honey mustard) and a medium drink.

Another option is the plain old 10-piece, which just comes with 10 wings of your choice.

The customer can include up to two flavors in the 10 piece, while only restricted to one flavor in

the six pieces.

I chose the 10-piece mild boneless wings for $7.29 and my sister bought the six-piece combo of boneless hickory smoked barbecue, which was $8.19.

Besides being slightly expensive, the quality of the wings was excellent. They were greasy, which is a downside, but it’s something that is easily brushed off with napkins, and lots of them.

The wings were garnished with just the right amount of sauce, and were perfect tender cuts of chicken.

The fries were also uniquely seasoned; I had never tasted a seasoning quite like the one on them before.

The fries were almost better than In-N-Out’s, located right next door, and that is certainly saying a lot.

a perfect summer jam, influenced with a bit of 80’s disco.

Going along with the overall theme of the album, this song explores and expresses caution against people falling in love with close friends, as enticing as it might seem.

It’s actually a really good move to make this track the first single, mainly because it’s definitely the memorable out of all the songs, due to the rhythm, which is hard to say because all the tracks are pretty catchy.

Another track that caught my attention was “Unavoidable,” which featured a duet between Glenn and Elaine Bradley, drummer of the Neon Trees. Not only did their vocals match the other’s perfectly, the lyrics are also interesting as well, and I feel like a lot of other students could relate to the song.

However, it’s a little cliché,

since it mostly just rhymes and superficial words, but it’s still catchy nonetheless.

The songs after that, though, took me a bit by surprise. “Voices in the Hall” takes a more serious turn, with a mellow beat and melancholy lyrics as well as vocals, with Glenn staying up late to reminisce over a romance, hearing their voices in the halls of the home they presumably shared together.

A stark contrast to their fast-tempo songs, it was a much different than any of the songs on the album. I found that the sound was something the Neon Trees adapted to well, which really showed how flexible and capable they are for handling different tempos and melodies.

The songs that follow also explore a deeper meaning to romance in twentieth-century society compared to the fast-paced, almost ‘shallow’ lyrics of the first five songs in the album.

I personally believe that this is one of the best albums that the Neon Trees have produced. Not only does it show off how they have come in a group, such as personal development in their group to finding their sound, but it also is the perfect album to dance along to, released just in time for summer.

HAYLEE SEX EYE OF THE TIGER

Above are the 10-piece mild wings ($7.29), along with a side of seasoned fries ($2.35), which are both available for order at Wingstop. The only real problem with the restaurant is the grease on the wings, which can be a bit excessive.

Sports

may 6, 2014

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Varsity baseball winds up to season finale

BY NICK SAPP

nick.sapp@eyeofthetigernews.com

In a year that featured an entirely new coaching staff and the integration of several players from last year’s junior varsity team, Roseville High School’s varsity baseball team in now 4-8 in league, putting them fifth overall in the Sierra Foothills League.

This week, the team will engage in a critical series versus Del Oro that could have playoff implications.

In order for the team to make playoffs, the Tigers will have to finish the season as one of the top three teams in the league.

Roseville High School has three games left in the season, all against Del Oro, who is currently in second place with a 7-4 record.

According to Fischer, RHS has struggled with offense at times and seemed to not be able to manage two out-hits. Due to the team’s struggling offense, RHS has changed its mindset at the plate and is taking one strike to make the pitcher compete.

Although they changed their mindset and approach, it did not help the team last Thursday when they lost 1-0 to Nevada Union High School. The Tigers had their most consistent pitcher on the

bump in junior Adam Erickson.

Erickson pitched the whole game, only giving up one run, and allowed just four hits.

The team continued to stay true to their season struggles with a lack of offense, especially in the fifth inning, when the Tigers had runners on second and third with one out, and failed to score.

A lack of run production describes the Tigers’ season as they have the lowest batting average and the least amount of total runs scored in the SFL this season.

Del Oro has an ace three-year varsity pitcher, junior Kyle Yamada, who threw a perfect game earlier in the season. Yamada likes to throw off-speed pitches, which does not look good for the Tigers.

“We struggle on adjusting to off-speed guys, but if we can make the adjustment and be smart, we will be alright, but if we don’t, he will probably eat us up,” Fischer said.

As the season progresses, Erickson has proved himself a key asset to the team, and has been noticed by both Fischer and senior outfielder Kyle Downie.

“I knew he was good, but I didn’t know he was that good,” Downie said. “He’s phenomenal in my opinion.”

Basketball program forms AAU team

BY DANIEL RYAN

daniel.ryan@eyeofthetigernews.com

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Junior Devin Orr runs to first base after hitting a single. The varsity Tigers have struggled with their offensive production so far this season and are trying to pick it up in hopes of making the playoffs.

Erickson has started every week for one game of the series and has only had one rough inning, according to Fischer.

“Every time he takes the mound, we know we have a really good chance,” Fischer said.

It seems that there is no prob-

lem with the team chemistry, according to Erickson.

“We are like brothers, but we fight, but everything goes back to normal,” Erickson said.

In the first game of the Nevada Union series, RHS prevailed with a 3-2 win at home. Senior Daniel

Nakamoto started the game pitching six innings, and senior Adam Starr closed the game.

During the second game, Nevada Union won 7-6 at NUHS. The next game for RHS baseball is today at Del Oro and the season finale is tomorrow.

High expectations don’t pan out for varsity soccer

BY DANIEL RYAN

daniel.ryan@eyeofthetigernews.com

In his first season as the Roseville High School’s varsity girls soccer head coach, Paul Stewart finished 7-6-6.

Last spring, the 2013 Lady Tigers were able to tie Rocklin High School for the best record in the Sierra Foothills League with a record of 6-2-2. Stewart was hoping to carry momentum from that finish into this season, but the team was unable to pull victories in several tightly contested league games.

“We had really high expectations for this season in hopes to repeat a successful last season, but we couldn’t come through until the end,” Stewart said.

In the preseason the Lady Tigers had a record of 4-1-4 and had hopes of a back-to-back league championship.

“We started off really, really strong and we were all happy with our season so far,” senior Milana Wolslenben said. “But towards the end of the season we could have done a lot better if it didn’t turn out the way it did with setbacks.”

With some struggles of putting the ball through the net in the preseason, the coach and girls worked on trying to score the ball

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Though RHS’ varsity soccer team started the season with high hopes, injuries and sickness contributed to a end-ofseason fifth place league finish under new coach Paul Stewart. more in play.

“Injuries and sicknesses were not a helping factor in this season” Stewart said. “We lost our leading scorer and a really good defender.”

After the first half of league, the girls were 2-2-1 and were tied in third place.

“After a lot of hoops to jump through, the girls never gave up

faith and they always supported each other until the end,” Stewart said.

According to Wolslenben, the girls felt they had a really good chance of making playoffs after the first half of league.

“Even back to the second and third game in preseason, we had to make transitions and changes to the team and our lineup due to

not having all of our girls healthy and capable of playing,” Stewart said.

To finish the second half of league the girls went 1-0-4 and finished fifth in league.

“It was really neat and encouraging to see the girls battle 100 percent through all of this tough season we went through,” Stewart said.

BY DEAN SIDERIS

dean.sideris@eyeofthetigernews.com

If the Roseville High School boys varsity volleyball team wins their final two league games, they will be advancing into the playoffs.

The team faced the Granite Bay Grizzlies yesterday and will play the Del Oro High School Golden Eagles tomorrow. Both games will be held at RHS. “This is the most exciting part of the season for us,” senior Bailey Jensen said. “I hope we manage to pull through.”

The Grizzlies currently hold first place in league, with an undefeated record of 8-0, while the Eagles are ranked second with a 6-3 record. The Tigers’ overall record currently stands at 27-7, with a league record of 4-4, which puts them in fourth place.

The last time that the RHS Tigers faced off against the Grizzlies on April 23, they lost with a score of 7-0. In addition, the last time that RHS played against the

Golden Eagles, RHS lost with a score of 3-0.

Coach Cindy Simon is pleased with how the season has been so far.

“It’s gone really well,” Simon said. “It’s been a very successful season.”

The boys have had a historic season this year, placing first in both the Nor-Cal and the UC Davis invitationals.

Though the two invitationals were preseason, both helped the Tigers figure out their strengths and weaknesses as they played together as a team.

Simon credits the success to a strong senior class and returning players.

“We have a lot of weapons with Bailey, Stephen [Morin] and Christian [Habeil],” Simon said.

“They brought a lot of experience to the court.”

Simon also added that a lot of returning players with club experience contributed to the successful season.

In order to start preparing for next year’s season, Roseville High School head freshman boys basketball coach Brandon DeLeo has put together an Amateur Athletic Union team with varsity assistant coach Trey Rosenberg.

This is a junior varsity team that is coached mainly by DeLeo. “I expect to build chemistry, confidence and an understanding of what is expected of them,” DeLeo said.

According to DeLeo, no negatives come with the boys playing in AAU because they are willing to dedicate their extra time.

“In the boys dedicating their time to their craft, there are only positives that can come from that,” DeLeo said.

The team consists of freshmen who have played freshman and JV ball the school’s last basketball season.

“The boys will need to know what is expected at the next level of play in basketball,” DeLeo said.

They participate in tournaments located at Hardwood Palace.

“I think our chemistry off of the court will help build chemistry on the court because we have all been friends for a little while now,” freshman Brandon Del Rosario said.

According to both DeLeo and Del Rosario, AAU will help build chemistry within the team, which is a must in order to be successful next basketball season.

“Their extra work and playing time will build that needed chemistry, which most teams don’t usually have very well,” DeLeo said.

The boys have played in two tournaments so far.

“We are looking to get better individually and develop our personal skills all around,” DeLeo said.

The boys practice twice a week at RHS. In two recent tournaments, the boys finished with one win and one loss each time.

“We come out with a lot of energy, and we sub in five at a time,” Del Rosario said.

According to Del Rosario, they are not necessarily going out there to win the games, but rather to go out there to get better.

Boys swim secures two season wins

BY LOGAN ASH

logan.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

Volleyball approaching crunch time

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“This is the strongest freshman class I’ve seen since I’ve been here,” Simon said. “We have two starting freshmen.”

Habeil is thrilled with his team’s performance in his final high school volleyball season.

“This is the best season we’ve had since I’ve been here,” the cocaptain said.

According to Simon, Habeil has been a key player throughout the 2014 season.

“Christian’s knowledge for the game helped the team along with his athleticism and experience,” Simon said.

The team also had a successful showing at the Granite Bay tournament during the final weekend in April. They went undefeated in five matches.

“We played to our potential,” Jensen said.

The Del Oro game starts at 6 p.m. in Moller Gym and will be include a special ceremony commemorating the team’s seniors for their Senior Night.

With two total wins from Nevada Union and Del Oro, the boys swim season is drawing to a close.

However, the Del Oro swim meet was won due to a forfeit on two different occasions; one was canceled due to rain and thunder, the other canceled due to the lack of water in Del Oro’s pool.

“I feel that we would have beaten Del Oro even if we didn’t get the forfeit,” junior Kevin Gard said.

The underclassmen-heavy team clinched fourth place in league with the two wins.

Junior Bailey Clark sees the swim team as a family.

“We always have good team chemistry and we are more like a family, as opposed to being individuals like any other teams,” Clark said.

Throughout the year, the team has dropped their times to heighten their odds for advancing farther into the postseason.

“We have grown a lot as a team as well as individuals in our events,” Clark said.

The swim team’s postseason starts with the section titles on May 16, followed by the section finals which will take place the very next day at Tokay High School.

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Softball clinches SFL title

BY DANIEL RYAN

daniel.ryan@eyeofthetigernews.com

Last Friday, May 2, the Roseville High School varsity softball team faced off against the Rocklin Thunder in a game that would decide which team could call themselves Sierra Foothill League champions for the 2014 season. The stakes were set high, and each team knew that the winners would come out with the SFL Champions banner.

Though the game had its suspenseful moments for the Lady Tigers, in the end, they emerged with a 6-3 victory and a clinch of the title.

“I am very, very proud of my girls for their accomplishments,” first-year varsity head coach Nicole Wallace said. “Our main goal on the season was to win the SFL championship.”

According to Wallace, another significant goal for the team throughout the season was to continue to hone and improve their skills as they moved from game to game, which she says they also did.

Senior outfielder Brittani Whitten was happy to end her high school career on top.

“This was the last year that the seniors could have a chance at winning an SFL championship,” Whitten said. “I am so glad that we girls were able to come through.”

According to junior pitcher Naomi Monahan, it was a close and suspenseful game for the team.

Scoreless through three innings, the game at first swung Roseville’s way when the team scored in the fourth. Unfortunately for the Lady Tigers, though, the Thunder were quick to respond, and tallied two runs in the fifth, making the score 2-1 Rocklin.

But that’s when the bats heated up for the Lady Tigers. After holding Rocklin scoreless through the Thunder’s half of the sixth inning, the Tigers scored five runs in quick succession to enter the seventh with a four-run lead and a lot of hope.

The Thunder were able to respond with one run in the final inning, but it wasn’t enough.

The Lady Tigers had won their title.

“Through the difficulty of knowing that if we didn’t win that game we wouldn’t have won the SFL, we really maintained our mental stability,” Whitten said.

Though this year was Wallace’s first year as a coach RHS and she had to spend some time learning the ropes, she was able to bring home the school’s only league championship at the varsity level in any sport for the 201314 year.

“I was super excited coming to Roseville,” Wallace said. “I feel the girls came together really well in obtaining a new coach and adjusting to all of the changes that come with it.”

Junior Shaylyn Borowiak pitched the first six innings of the game and Wallace had Monahan come in and close out the game in

the seventh.

According to senior catcher Justine Garner, winning the SFL championship has been the team’s goal the entire season, and have so many experienced players helped the Lady Tigers achieve that.

“Our big team goal was to win SFL” Garner said. “We had eight seniors this year, so we had a really good chance to make it to the playoffs and win the championship.”

According to Whitten, who hit a home run in the game, the girls really came together as a group to really hit the ball and put it into play to start scoring some runs.

Although the team does not select captains, according to Wallace, there were certain girls who stepped up to help lead the team to victory.

Over the course of the season,

some of those girls were senior Taylor Brewster-McDowell, who led the team in batting average with a season .370, and sophomore Alyson Monzo, who finished second with .366. Monahan rounded out the top three with an average of .348.

Team RBI leaders included Whitten (21), senior Justine Garner (21) and Brewster-McDowell.

Pitchers Borowiak and Monahan led the team in ERA with 1.94 and 1.95, respectively.

Though the regular season does not officially end for the Lad Tigers until after tomorrow’s game at Nevada Union, where they will face the league-winless (as of press time) Lady Miners, the league title is theirs to own.

The girls must now wait until later this week to find out who they will face to open the playoffs.

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After a 6-3 win over the Rocklin Thunder last Friday, RHS’ varsity Lady Tigers have guaranteed themselves a spot in the playoffs and an SFL championship

Track team has eyes on records Meade, Sotomayor, Reagan make school history – again

BY FOUAD EL-CHEMALI AND MORGAN SIMPSON

RECORDS BROKEN

fouad.elchemali@eyeofthetigernews.com

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Several members of RHS’ track team, including freshman Madison Meade (top), have made history on the oval this year by breaking school records, including their own. Meade now holds the girls 800-meter record with a time of 2:19.1.

In the past week and a half, three Roseville High School track and field records fell – and each time the new mark was set by a current athlete who improved on the record he or she set earlier this year.

Freshman Madison Meade, junior Arturo Sotomayor and senior Adrianna Reagan each improved on their previous record-setting performances. Meade and Sotomayor set new record times in the 800 last Saturday in the Sacramento Meet of Champions at American River College.

One week earlier, Reagan set a new mark for the high jump during the Glenn Poole Invitational at Oakmont High School.

Sotomayor covered 800 meters in 1:53.48, while Meade did so in 2:19.10.

Reagan cleared 5-5 in the high jump.

In the event, Sotomayor took first in the 800-meter overall at the meet, and was very happy with his time.

“I was so excited to get out of the 1:54 range – my goal is to run in the 1:52’s by sections,” Sotomayor said.“I knew the competition was very high but I wasn’t nervous – I already knew what I had to do.”

Meade took second overall at the meet.

She ended up surpassing her previous personal best by a second. Meade was very nervous before she ran but was happy with her performance and her results afterward.

“I was really nervous going into the meet, but was really happy because I have been training hard the whole season,” Meade said.

Senior Jonathan Lopez was the only other Roseville athlete to compete on Saturday. He ran a 50.8 in the 400. Lopez was pleased with his performance.

“I was really happy with my time,” Lopez. “It’s one of the faster times I have ran all year.”

Reagan has been consistently beating her own record since her freshman year, but is more impressed with the improvement she has seen from the entire team than any individual mark she has set.

“Our team has come so far and I think every person has improved and I am so

BOYS 800M:

WAS: 1:54.12 (Arturo Sotomayor, 2014) NOW: 1:53.48 (Arturo Sotomayor, 2014)

GIRLS 800M:

WAS: 2:20.31 (Madison Meade, 2014) NOW: 2:19.1 (Madison Meade, 2014)

GIRLS H. JUMP:

WAS: 5-4 1/4 (Adrianna Reagan, 2014) NOW: 5-5 (Adrianna Reagan, 2014)

proud of them,” Reagan said.

Last Wednesday, that team traveled all the way to Nevada Union High School for another Sierra Foothills League meet.

RHS’ 4x100 team placed first in the meet. Senior Morgan Simpson captured first place in the 400-meter, and sophomore Megan Fereira won second in the 300-meter hurdles in what was just the second varsity performance in her trackand-field career.

For the long jump, sophomore Mikayla Jones got first, junior Sophia Diaz took second and junior Camille Cave got third.

The 4x400 track team in this meet was composed of Meade, sophomore Emma Sessano, senior Jayme Lee and Simpson.

They also took first place.

“I’m really proud of our team,” Meade said. “We ran as a team and killed it out there.”

Simpson took fifth in the 400-meter sprint with a time of 1:01, and senior Richard Finical finished in fourth in the 400-meter with a time of 50 seconds. Finical feels like the season has gone by really well for now.

“It has been a fantastic year, with consistency and just people who want to succeed,” Finical said.

The varsity boys beat Nevada Union in the meet. Many of the boys didn’t run their normal events. For instance, Sotomayor ran the 400-meter and ended up finishing only a second away from the record with a time of 49.4.

“I was really surprised that I got that time, and it gets me more excited for our

4x4 team,” Sotomayor said.

Seniors Finical, Lopez, Evan Stepper and Austin Torgerson also stepped out of their comfort zones and ran the 800-meter race.

“I was surprised with how they all ran, especially because Jonathan and Richard are sprinters and Austin and Evan are long-distance runners,” said Sotomayor.

Coach Clara Lee was also surprised with how they ran, and thought it was very fun to watch.

“The whole race was entertaining to watch, and even though they were doing it as more of a workout, it was very intense,” Lee said. “I am very surprised with how fast they ran.”

Reflecting back on the season so far, head girls coach Lisa Blumm is proud of her team. She feels that this is the most self-determined group she’s ever had.

“Starting off, this was the biggest group to ever start out the season,” Blumm said.

“They are so individually focused and it’s been an amazing season with amazing growth.”

Something to note moving forward is that coaches will be moving certain junior varsity athletes up to varsity to give them an opportunity to compete in the playoffs.

With playoffs coming up, the athletes feel like they need to be at the top of their games.

Blumm feels very optimistic about the future.

“As the playoffs approach, I feel like our athletes are becoming more motivated and improving every day,” Blumm said.