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Following — and watching Admin continues to use social media to monitor, indict students

BY MADIE WHALEN

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In the days preceding Thanksgiving break, Roseville High School sophomore Jesse Garcia was confronted on his way to his second period class. Garcia’s pockets and backpack were examined and his phone confiscated as a campus monitor escorted him to the office. Upon arrival, Garcia received a second pat-down from youth service officer (YSO), Carlos Cortes, who led him into assistant principal Jon Coleman’s

office after. Nothing came out of either search.

According to Garcia, Coleman proceeded to accuse the sophomore of selling drugs on campus, as Cortes sat in on the interview.

Coleman had also printed out some of his “suspicious” tweets relating to drug use.

This was the first time administration printed out Garcia’s tweets.

Garcia denied the claims.

Sophomore Austin Ghent faced a similar encounter.

Ghent was called up to the office for suspicion of drug possession based off his tweets and relationship with friend Garcia.

“I retweeted a drawing of a gun,” Ghent said. “But that’s about it, and they tried to tell me I wasn’t supposed to do that, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.”

Encounters like those experienced by Ghent and Garcia, ones in which students have been asked to explain or delete their  MONITORING | Page 3

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Sophomore Jesse Garcia (above) was recently called in by adminsitration because of information he posted on his personal Twitter. Though admin’s policy of monitoring student social media is not new, Student Press Law Center attorney Adam Goldstein said acting on hunches gathered from them violates students’ rights.

AcaDeca rallies to save meet

‘TIS THE SEASON

County education office cancels 2015 decathlon

BY ANUYA KAMATH

a.kamath@eyeofthetigernews.com

Despite the cancellation of the 2015 Placer County Academic Decathlon competition, which Roseville High School won two years in a row, local Placer County coaches are rallying together to ensure that their teams will compete in February.

Decathlon coaches were recently notified via email that their competition was cancelled due to lack of participating schools. Those planning to compete Roseville, Rocklin High School and Western Sierra Collegiate Academy – have decided to campaign for a chance to hold their own competition at RHS. This event will not be associated with the Placer County Office of Education (PCOE), who usually hosts the event.

All Decathlon coaches who were to compete this year collectively agree upon the fact that they don’t want “the students’ hard work to be dishonored” or have the students be “demoralized.” They point out  ACADECA | Page 3

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ast Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Roseville High School’s dance program performed its annual “Holiday Dancin’ Feet” winter show four times before audiences of students, parents, teachers and other supporters. This year’s show included dances set to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the music from “The Nutcracker,” and a mash-up of the Frozen hit “Let It Go” and Passenger’s “Let Her Go.” For information about holiday performances by RHS’ other VAPA programs, please see the calendar to the right.

TUESDAY, 12/16 Guitar: 7 p.m., JB Gale Theater

WEDNESDAY, 12/17 Guitar: 7 p.m., JB Gale Theater Band: 7:30 p.m., Patti Baker Theater

Admin skips out on mock SAT

All students would have taken refigured exam to pilot

BY MIKAYLA STEARNS

m.stearns@eyeofthetigernews.com

Fields to get major makeover

BY JILLIAN FANG

j.fang@eyeofthetigernews.com

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RJUHSD’s softball fields will undergo renovations this summer as the district works to ensure they are of the same quality as its baseball fields to comply with Title IX. One change at RHS will include improving the drainage system to reduce flooding

This summer, Roseville Joint Union High School District will begin to redevelop the softball fields, eliminating the difference in quality between the softball and baseball fields.

RJUHSD director of facilities development Christopher Grimes completed design plans last year. The plans are ready for construction and are following plan review and approval by the Division of the State Architect.

The design plans will address the access gate to ensure it is weld to make a solid frame with a heavy duty gate hinge and attachable lock, which also includes a thirty feet high backstop

footing post and a batter/catchers box.

The dugouts will contain a bat rack, two benches each, bullpen, skinned infield surface, concrete paving and a softball fence.

Grimes is looking at refitting a chain-link fence at the ball field and a chain fence post footing. The district’s team of construction worker will install a wing fence curb.

New additions to the fields also include a wood plank attachment and a cargo container foundation. The wood plank will be attached to the backstop post. A new ‘8x20’ cargo container will be provided by the district and it shall be centered on pad with six inch clear on all sides.  SOFTBALL | Page 2

Roseville High School administration decided to decline the chance to pilot a mock version of the updated SAT exam.

The exam would have included all four grades, but now will not take place at all.

Primarily, the timing and execution of the exam concerned RHS principal David Byrd.

“We [thought] the most convenient thing would be to do it the first day we come back from the winter break as part of the kick off for the new spring term,” Byrd said. “But in the end, we were concerned about the loss of instructional time and want to make sure we get off on a good start. It was going to be a lot of work to pull it altogether too.”

A concern for the loss of class time overrode the possible monetary and academic benefits the school could have potentially received.  SAT | Page 2

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Regents approve UC hike

by NETZY ORTEGA

n.ortega@eyeofthetigernews.com

Despite opposition from Governor Jerry Brown and University of California regent Sadia Saifuddin, the UC Board of Regents approved the plan to increase tuition by 5 percent over the next five years. The decision will lead to the first large increase in tuition students have seen in three years.

Along with the increase in tuition, the plan promises to enroll at least 5,000 more in-state students and 2,000 more out-of-state students.

Despite the increase in enrollment, most of the students affected by the decision do not agree this is the best plan to solve the UC system’s financial situation.

UC students are participating in protests all across the state and Roseville High School students have joined the movement by openly sharing their disapproval.

RHS freshman Ximena Perez is one of these students disappointed by the decision.

“The decision is making me really angry,” Perez said. “I was planning on applying to a UC my senior year, but now that I know I may be paying over $15,000, I’m going to apply to other colleges.”

This increase in tuition would generate $505 million for the UC

system. Although about $175 million would go towards financial aid for low income students, RHS junior Rodrigo Arreola believes it will not account for the overall increase in cost for all students.

“It’s kind of bad that it’s getting more expensive, because even though it’s getting more expensive, people are still making around the same amount of money,” Arreola said.

While the plan will increase tuition for most students, those who receive financial aid from UC’s Blue and Gold program will not be affected by the hike. Despite the increase applying to all other students, RHS counselor Graciela Fernandez does not believe it will lead to a large shift in enrollment.

“I think [students receiving financial aid] will go regardless, because they tend to get enough to cover the tuition,” Fernandez said. “The universities themselves offer merit scholarships that kind of cover the cost for some students that makes it so the student can now attend that university. You’ll probably see a very tiny impact.”

Democrats in the State Senate responded to the overwhelming disapproval of the plan with Senate Bill 15 on Dec. 2. The proposed plan would prevent tuition

from rising, but would also seek to increase the 51.4-percent of the CSU freshmen that graduate within six years.

An expected $25 million would be given to the UC, as well as to the CSU system, in order to create more classes. While the bill would allow an additional $50 million dollars to go to support services at both systems, the cost of tuition for out-of-state students would go up an expected $4,000 more each year on top of the current $35,000 cost of tuition.

This plan would also eliminate the middle class scholarship at UCs. However, Fernandez does not think this will keep the plan from being beneficial for students.

“If you look at the middle class scholarships, they weren’t a lot to begin with,” Fernandez said.

A statement from Brown about the UCs budget is expected in January. Until a decision is made, Fernandez encourages students to apply to colleges, regardless of the cost.

“I say don’t think about the money or what it costs to go to that university to begin with. Just do your research, visit the campuses,” Fernandez said. “If you see a campus that you feel you’d be really a good fit, or you just felt really at home, apply.”

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Despite the rain and storm last Thursday, students in Patricia Leong’s Art 2 class hosted an art show – open free of charge to all members of the RHS community and other curious visitors – in the Admin hallway. Students showcased the artwork they created throughout the course of the term and were available to answer visitor questions and, occasionally, negotiate purchases. RHS’ Art 3 classes will host their shows tomorrow from 5:30-7 p.m., also in the Admin hallway.

“We don’t lose any money,” Byrd said. “We just had a chance to make some money but we calculated that the investment of time to make that money just wasn’t worth it. We will find money in other places.”

Individual students that participated in piloting the mock SAT would have received a monetary reward for doing so, as well as yearlong access to practice materials.

Each student who took the test would get a $25 VISA gift card.

In addition, the school would have received some money for its general fund for the school and the students.

RHS counselor Philomena Crone also does not believe that the school missed out.

“I wouldn’t describe it as denying an opportunity,” Crone said. “[We] found out about the potential to administer the new SAT, but from what I understand, it is complicated logistically.”

The revised SAT includes an optional essay portion that is graded separately from the maximum 1600-point exam. The exam questions will be based more on evidence analysis than the current version of the test, and no point deductions will be taken for incorrect answers. (The current exam takes a quarter of a point off for every incorrect answer.)

“The SAT was once only a math and English test,” Byrd said. “A few years ago, they added writing. The new SAT is supposed to go back to a math and English test only, and those are the elements that are being piloted.”

Sophomore Alyssa Crawford feels disappointed by the missed opportunity.

“I think that it’s really sad because now definitely nobody is going to be able to try it out and nobody is going to be able to see how it would’ve worked,” Crawford said. “I just thought it would be good to know what it’s like before we actually take it.”

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“The district’s goal is to make the [softball and baseball] fields comparable and the new project will meet California Building Code,” Grimes said. “It should be a huge improvement over the current situation for both fields.”

According to Grimes, the district will be spending an estimated amount of $350,000 for the renovations. The funding will be provided from developer fees. RJUHSD obtained sufficient funds after the economy started to stabilize, allowing them be able to approach the project.

One of the main projects of the plan involves Roseville High School’s Lady Tigers’ softball fields, as they don’t meet Title IX requirements. Title IX requirements states clubs or athletic teams must be accommodate the interests and abilities of members of both sexes.

Currently, the softball fields have uneven outfields, dried out dirt and an opening where a fence should be placed. Due to the lack of equality between baseball and softball fields, they did not meet Title IX standards.

An issue that affects the players’ practice and playing time is flooding on the field. The drain installed on the softball fields is not efficient enough to drain water before practice or during games.

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Due to multiple issues, including violations of Title IX’s guaranteed educational equality between the sexes, RJUHSD’s softball fields will undergo construction this summer to ensure they are of the same quality as the corresponding baseball fields. Problems the district hopes to fix include uneven outfields, dried-out dirt and inefficient drainage.

“We would take a vacuum and vacuum all the water from the fields then sponge them dry and rake the dirt,” senior Naomi Monohan said.

According to junior Alyson Monzo, players dreaded having to drain the fields because it would take up a whole practice, then the follow day the team would still have to attend the field a bit before their next practice.

RHS’ returning Sierra Foothills League softball champions were looking forward to a new softball fields for the 2014-15 season. The rescheduling of multiple renovations impacted the seniors on the varsity team the most because they wanted to be able to play on a new field for their last softball season at RHS. “At first I was excited to hear the fields were being redone be-

cause last season they were not in really good shape,” Monzo said.

“I think it is very unfair that the baseball team gets a whole big stadium and we had our little Teeball field.”

Manzo feels that the discrepancies between the baseball fields and the softball fields are unfair because of the difficulties the softball team has during practice and before games.

In addition, fencing was a loss for the RHS’s varsity softball team because they do not have a permanent fence installed.

“The outfield is very uneven and we don’t have a real fence like the JV field has,” Monohan said. “We have a fence that we put up ourselves, we just have to take it back down and put it back up so no one steals it.”

Installing a more reliable drain is one of the Grimes’ main plans.

The renovations of the softball fields are a district wide master plan that Grimes worked on for the last ten years since 2004-05 and is still continuing to proceed with all high schools in the RJUHSD. According to RHS assistant principal Jon Coleman, typical improvements would include dugouts, batting cages, bullpens, outfield fences and scoreboards of similar quality and code compliance at both baseball and softball fields.

“Facilities need to be equitable to both genders,” Coleman said.

“For example the junior varsity softball field needs to be comparable to the junior varsity baseball field.”

Other projects for RJUHSD include getting a bullpen for Antelope High School’s softball teams, an outfield fence for Granite Bay’s varsity softball team and to renovate RHS’ fields.

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social media post – or threated to face consequences because of them, are not isolated. Coleman uses tips he receives about student social media post as a tool for investigation. According to Coleman, students will often come to him about suspicious tweets others have posted.

Coleman also receives such tips about suspicious behavior at school or online. Coleman insists that he does not use social media looking to bust students, but admits they are great tools for investigation.

“I don’t just look through Twitter to find kids doing stupid stuff,” Coleman said. “It just happens that I have a Twitter page and I’m pretty good at poking around through Twitter when people bring me information.”

According to Brad Basham, Roseville Joint Union High School District executive director of personnel, administrators simply do not have the time to patrol students’ online lives.

“They’re way too busy to sit there looking and patrolling,” Basham said. “It’s usually brought to their attention and they go out and verify it.”

Coleman is the only assistant principal at RHS that utilizes Twitter to collect evidence of bad behavior. According to Basham, there have been no district initiative encouraging administrators to use Twitter, and that by using Twitter, Coleman is instead taking matters into his own hands.

According to Coleman, he has the authority to discipline a student for their tweets, as long as those tweets have a nexus to school. Tweeting about drugs or other illegal activities during school hours is punishable because the school is liable for any actions a students from the moment they step on campus to the moment they reach the front door of their house.

“If you’re tweeting during third period, then it’s my business,” Coleman said.

According to Coleman, even tweeting after school may be administration’s concern due to the In Loco Parentis Doctrine, or the Door to Door policy. The doctrine states that school officials act as students’ parents from the time students come to school to the time students get home. If a student can prove they have been home after school, the policy is no longer in effect.

According to Coleman, if

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Though RJUHSD has not encouraged administrators to use social media as a way to protect their campuses, RHS assistant principal Jon Coleman uses Twitter to search for students engaging in illicit activities and, occasionally, as evidence to prove such actions. According to an attorney from the Student Press Law Center, though the searches themselves aren’t illegal, disciplinary actions levied against students for what they post on social media infringes on their right to free speech. a student tweets about selling drugs, planning fights, is bullying on campus or after school, then school officials have an obligation to intervene.

In cases where tweets do not have any relation to school, and they are brought to Coleman’s attention, he may still contact a student’s parents and inform them of their child’s tweets.

Coleman admits that public profiles are public, and are fair game to snoop through.

Administration might not be able to get students in trouble for their tweets, but posting suspicious tweets puts a target on them for administration to see.

According to Coleman, he reaches out to parents about their child’s tweets because he cares about his students.

According to Roseville Joint Union High School District’s executive director of personnel services Brad Basham maintains that when conducting searches, administrators are not trying to get students in trouble, but rather doing their jobs and trying to support campus safety.

“When we’re doing them, not because we’re looking to get students in trouble, it because we’re trying to get the answers that we need,” Basham said.

However, not all conferences stemming from social media dis-

coveries are related to student safety.

Last school year, current senior Haley Guardino tweeted about what she felt was an unpleasant encountered with a RHS staff member.

(Full discloser: Guardino is a staff reporter for Eye of the Tiger.)

According to Guardino, the staff member acted disdainful after Guardino’s request for an AP test fee-waiver. When Guardino asked to talk to Wilson instead, the staff member exploded, screaming and yelling at the student.

According to Guardino, this was not the first time this staff member was rude to her. Feeling attacked, Guardino and a friend tweeted about Guardino’s encounter after school.

“I tweeted, ‘If you’ve ever felt personally victimized by [RHS staff member], raise your hand,” Guardino said.

The tweets received many responses, according to Guardino.

“It was a quote but, it also rang really true because I know many people have felt like that,” Guardino said. “Combined, I think we got 63 retweets and tons of responses, tons of people tweeting about it, responding to us, telling us what happened.”

Guardino was later called to the office and Coleman confronted her about the tweets.

“He told me I couldn’t tweet that,” Guardino said. “That it was slander, I had no idea what [RHS staff member] dealt with, and he was like, ‘I need you to delete all these tweets.’ So I was like, ‘Okay.’ And he said, ‘Right now.’”

According to Guardino, Coleman refreshed and reloaded his computer as Haley deleted her tweets.

“I thought it was ridiculous because it wasn’t like I made anything up,” Guardino said. “It wasn’t like I lied about anything.

It’s my right to put that stuff on there.”

Guardino feels like her right to freedom of speech was violated.

“How is it that they can control something that we’re doing in our private time?” Guardino said.

“Yeah, you can get in trouble for smoking a blunt on campus, but as soon as you’re at home, doing your own thing Mr. Coleman can’t show up at your door and give you detention. That’s not his authority when you’re in your own life.”

However, according to Coleman, tweeting unfavorable feelings about staff members may be subject to censoring. Coleman believes that posting negative opinions of school faculty, especially by name, is slander and disrupted school activities, a violation of

Education Code 48900 K, as it possibly “disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties.”

Coleman feels that students should keep their negative opinions about teachers to themselves, and that problems are not solved by airing dirty laundry on Twitter.

Coleman believes in always defending RHS staff members.

On the other hand, Student Press Law Center attorney Adam Goldstein believes that in situations such as Guardino’s, a number of student rights were violated.

According to Goldstein, it was illegal for Coleman to coerce Guardino to delete her tweets about a staff member.

“It violates state law to discipline a student who’s refusing to censor themselves,” Goldstein said. “When you’re talking about stuff that’s basically off campus media, like Twitter and everything else, it’s really just a question of [Education Code ] 48950, and 48950 says you cannot be disciplined for engaging in this speech unless it’s illegal to do it at home.”

Goldstein believes that administration’s concern should not

have lied in what Guardino said, but rather the fact that 63 people agreed with her.

“You do want students to be able to say things about how they hate their teachers too, because sometimes teachers are bad teachers,” Goldstein said.

According to Goldstein, to claim disruption according to 48900 K, RHS administration would have had to prove that because of those statements, school was not able to function normally.

In addition, it is inherently illegal to discipline a student for their posts on social media, which also applies to both Garcia and Ghent.

In regards to the loco parentis doctrine used as defense for using social media as an investigative tool or asking students to alter their own social media post, Adam said the philosophy is outdated and has been discredited by the Supreme Court.

“It used to be the case, in like, the 1950’s, that when you came to school, they could do whatever your parents could do, except when civil rights were involved,” Goldstein said. “They couldn’t tell you what to say, they couldn’t tell you what religion to practice, they couldn’t tell you any of that … The Supreme Court has pretty clearly recognized that this doctrine is no longer valid. Even when you’re in school, you have actual parents.”

According to the Education Code 48950, a student cannot be disciplined for talking about doing drugs, no matter if they are in school or not. Goldstein claims that the fact that you’re at school when you say something cannot be the basis for punishment, it has to be illegal anywhere to discipline you for it.

“Even if [a student] stands up and says, ‘I smoke pot all the time,’ you can’t punish [them] for smoking pot, because saying ‘I smoke pot’ isn’t smoking pot,” Goldstein said. “In California it’s just not enough to say things that equal intent to do something illegal. Because maybe you’re lying.”

Goldstein understands some school administrators’ knowledge of student’s rights may be limited, but does not feel that it’s an excuse to disregard them.

“Nobody ever said you should be an administrator because you have such a careful and nuanced understanding of student’s civil rights,” Goldstein said. “It’s probably the eighth or ninth thing on their list of things they have to worry about. But, it’s important

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that students have been training for this event since May and were excited about representing their respective schools.

For this reason, the Placer County AcaDeca coaches are attempting to find a way to have their students compete in a competition that is not affiliated with PCOE. “When I told the decathletes about [plan], I was like ‘Hey, so the bad news is that PCOE canceled it,” RHS AcaDeca coach Bobby Ritter said. “But, even though I can’t tell you how or why or how this will become a reality, we’re going to compete on Feb. 7.”

The coaches have already found have already found several volunteers and established a gofundme. com account to acccept donations. In addition, RHS already offered free use of the school for the competition. The coaches are also working together to contact local Placer County groups to secure a full set of judges and proctors for the competition.

The Placer coaches are currently working with Ken Scarberry, executive director of CA AcaDeca, to coordinate the new

event. The new competition will still be recognized by the state, and finalists will move on to compete at the state level. More details will firm up in the coming weeks.

Former Placer County AcaDeca coordinator Kindra Amalong said the competition was canceled due to a lack of interest.

“With the recent decline in AcaDeca teams in Placer County, we were only providing opportunities for 24 students in Placer County,” Amalong said. “With over 15,000 high school students in Placer County, we weren’t really maximizing our resources well in order to provide opportunities for more students.”

Rocklin’s AcaDeca coach, Michael Knight, believes that the cancellation was unfair and disheartening, especially for his students.

“The students who have been preparing for this since summer are discouraged since they are not sure what we are going to do now,” Knight said. “In addition, we have already spent over $700 on supplies for studying and preparing for the competition.”

Third-year RHS AcaDeca competitor Brigit McAnlis was similarly upset.

“I was really surprised because I know Placer County has always put out strong teams for Academic Decathlon, and I don’t think it was fair for this year’s teams to be informed of the cancellation just a couple months before the competition,” McAnlis said.

Knight believes that if the right resources are given to schools, students’ interest will be sparked.

“If students know about it and understand what AcaDeca is all about, they will want to do it and come out and participate,” Knight said.

However, Amalong disagrees.

“If there was a coach/teacher that was passionate about it and motivated to start a team, then it would happen,” Amalong said. “If there were students who pushed for it and rallied their administration to back it up, then it would happen.”

But Lewis feels that the county does not support AcaDeca and that its leaders do not value the program.

“We have not even had the opportunity to meet with PCOE and other coaches this year to discuss Academic Decathlon (despite several inquiries), nor do we have the influence over district superintendents and principals that

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Above, RHS’ 2014 AcaDeca team poses with their championship trophy after the county meet in February. Though PCOE officials cited declining student interest as a primary reason behind their decision to cut the program, students and coaches disagree and are committed to bringing the event back this year.

PCOE does,” Lewis said.

Lewis said there is plenty of student interest. 48 students showed up to the first informational meeting for her decathlon team this year.

Even though she only had enough room on the team for nine students and an alternate, 22 students stuck to the program the whole year just for the experience. She thinks the real issue lies in securing coaches. “[AcaDeca] coaches spend

[hundreds] of hours each year preparing with their decathletes, planning curriculum and meaningful ways to access the special content,” Lewis said. “Expecting them to do this for free and/or having to fundraise on top of this commitment is just asking for too much of teachers who are already spread thin.”

But despite what teachers believe about the lack of resources impacting participation, Amalong does not believe that it justifies

the continuation of the event.

“Although [Academic Decathlon] is an expensive event to put on, I want to make sure it’s clear that we didn’t cancel this due to lack of funding,” Amalong said.

“In fact last year, for the first time ever, we didn’t even charge schools to participate in the hopes that it would garner more participation. It didn’t. We have money allocated to support countywide student competitions, but the bottom line is that it’s not fair to the other 14,976 high school students who aren’t being provided an opportunity that they are interested in pursuing.”

According to Scarberry, however, there was an increase in California’s student population participating in AcaDeca. He believes that although it may be more difficult for teachers to find the time to work extra time without any stipend, the program is worth keeping around.

“It’s a team of kids coming together from [a range of] GPAs – higher-achieving students coming together with people who lack an interest in AcaDeca and students helping each other out,” Scarberry said. “That has been successful. You can’t take that type of legacy – tradition – away.”

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NOTICIAS SAT de práctica fue declinido por la admin POR MIKAYLA STEARNS m.stearns@eyeofthetigernews.com

La administración de la escuela secundaria de Roseville decidió declinar la oportunidad de pilotar una versión simulacro del examen actualizado SAT. El examen habría incluido los cuatro grados, pero ahora, no se llevará a cabo en absoluto.

En primer lugar, el tiempo y la ejecución del examen preocupados RHS director David Byrd.

“Nosotros [pensamos] lo más conveniente sería que hacerlo el primer día volvamos de las vacaciones de invierno como parte del puntapié inicial para el nuevo se-

mestre de primavera”, dijo Byrd.

“Pero al final, estábamos preocupados por la pérdida de tiempo de instrucción y queremos asegurarnos de que tenemos frente a un buen comienzo. Iba a ser un montón de trabajo para llevarlo a cabo en conjunto demasiado “.

La preocupación por la pérdida de tiempo de clase anuló los posibles beneficios monetarios y académicos de la escuela podría haber potencialmente recibidos.

“No perdemos nada de dinero,” dijo Byrd. “Acabamos de tener una oportunidad hacer algo de dinero pero calculó que la inversión de tiempo para hacer que el dinero no valía la pena. Vamos a encontrar el dinero en otros lugares.”

El uso de twitter por Director assistente Coleman para disciplinar no es legal POR MADIE WHALEN

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Estudiante de Roseville, Jesse García, se enfrentó en su camino a su segundo periodo de clases.

Sus cosas fueron confiscados.

Cuando llegó al oficina, García recibió una patdown, y fue llevado al Jon Coleman. No salió nada de cualquiera de búsqueda.

Coleman utiliza consejos que recibe acerca estudiante de las redes sociales como herramienta de investigación. Sin embargo, no todas las conferencias se derivan de descubrimientos de las redes sociales están relacionados con

la seguridad de los estudiantes.

El último año escolar, la estudiante en su último Haley Guardino Twitter acerca de lo que sentía era una desagradable encontrado con un miembro del personal de RHS, y Coleman le dijo que no pueda hacerlo.

El abogado del estudiante Press Law Center Adam Goldstein cree que en situaciones como la de Guardino, se violaron varios derechos de los estudiantes. Según Goldstein, era ilegal que Coleman para coaccionar Guardino borrar sus tweets sobre un miembro del personal.

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Gastos de los UC van a aumentar A pesar de la oposición del gobernador Jerry Brown y la Universidad de California regente Sadia Saifuddin, la Junta de Regentes aprobó el plan para aumentar la matrícula en un 5 por ciento en los próximos cinco años. La decisión dará lugar a la primera gran aumento de la matrícula los estudiantes han visto en tres años.

Junto con el aumento de la matrícula, el plan promete inscribirse al menos 5.000 más estudiantes del estado y 2.000 más estudiantes de fuera del estado.

A pesar del aumento de la matrícula, la mayoría de los estudiantes afectados por la decisión de no estar de acuerdo este es el mejor plan para resolver la situación financiera del sistema de la UC. Estudiantes de la UC participan en protestas en todo el estado y los estudiantes de secundaria Roseville han unido al movimiento al compartir abiertamente su desaprobación. Estudiante de su primer año en RHS Ximena Pérez es uno de estos estudiantes decepcionados por la decisión.

“La decisión me hace muy enojada”, dijo Pérez. “Yo estaba pensando en aplicar a una UC mi último año, pero ahora que sé que puede estar pagando más de $15.000, que voy a aplicar a otras universidades.”

Este aumento en la matrícula generaría 505 millones dólares para el sistema de la UC. Aunque cerca de $175 millones se destinarán a la ayuda financiera para estudiantes de bajos ingresos, RHS júnior Rodrigo Arreola cree que no va a explicar el aumento global en el costo para todos los estudiantes.

Una espera $ 25 millones se daría a la UC, así como al sistema de CSU, con el fin de crear más clases. Si bien el proyecto de ley permitiría un adicional de 50 millones de dólares para ir a los servicios de apoyo en ambos sistemas, el costo de la matrícula para los estudiantes de fuera del Estado subiría un esperado 4.000 dólares más cada año en la parte superior de la corriente de 35.000 dólares el costo de la matrícula.

Este plan también eliminaría la beca clase media en UC. Sin embargo, Fernández no cree que esto mantendrá el plan de ser beneficioso para los estudiantes.es algo positivo, más lo harán,” dijo Parker.

“Si nos fijamos en las becas de clase media, que no eran mucho para empezar”, dijo Fernández.

Se espera que una declaración de Castaño sobre el presupuesto UC en enero.

Hasta que se tome una decisión, Fernández anima a los estudiantes a aplicar a las universidades, sin importar el costo.

Estudiante se somete a una cirugía rara

Transición a los EEUU y a RHS de Rusia

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REPORTAJES Modelo y estudiante al mismo tiempo POR HAYLEE SEX

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Cuando Francesca Bonomo no está haciendo su tarea, ella está siendo un modelo.

Ella empezó ser un modelo el mayo pasado cuando el novio de su mamá la llevó a un casting para una agencia local de modelo y talento, CastImages en the Fountains. Modelos potenciales pudieron recibir sesiones gratuitas de maquillaje y fotos.

“Yo estaba sorprendida que la agencia me llamaron porque habían muchas chicas,” dijo Bonomo.

Ella ha sido un modelo donde se pone de pie en público y lleva la ropa. Ella ha sido modelo en Sacramento y también en ciudades más lejos como San Francisco y San Jose.

Su experiencia como modelo más memorable fue para MAC Cosmetics en el centro comercial Galleria, donde ella se encontraba fuera de la tienda modelar nuevo maquillaje de la compañía.

Bonomo generalmente par-

ticipa en eventos de modelaje de caridad, por la que se paga hasta $150 por su participación. Ella le pagó $2,000 por modelar para MAC, que es lo más que ha hecho de un trabajo de modelo. Ella usó el dinero para pagar por su coche.

Ella reconoce que todavía tiene responsabilidades en la escuela, y por eso ella hace sus tareas cuando no está en la pasarela.

Bonomo modeló un vestido de noche de diseñador americano Marc Valvo Carmen, que terminó siendo uno de sus trajes favoritos que ha vestido de todos los tiempos.

Su madre, Eileen Bonomo alaba la pasión de su hija para el modelado y sabe que va a ayudar a ella en el futuro, no importa que carrera se embarca en.

“Estoy muy orgullosa de su ética de trabajo,” dijo Eileen Bonomo. “Ella pone muchas horas a veces por poco o nada de dinero. Francesca es una persona hermosa persona por dentro y por fuera y eso la llevará en su carrera.”

POR DELPHINE KYUBWA

POR MARIAN ABDELMALEK

Deportes siempre fueron una parte importante de la vida del estudiante del último año, Zach Delgado. De hecho, al salir de la escuela secundaria, fue considerado por muchos entrenadores locales como uno de los jugadores de baloncesto superior de la zona.

Luego, en su último año, su vida cambió. Ahí fue cuando se descubrió que tenía la osteocondritis disecante, una enfermedad que mata a los huesos en su codo, corta el suministro sanguíneo, y resulta en la pérdida de cartílago. Él y su familia recibió la noticia de que una cirugía rara era la única oportunidad que tendría en la consecución de un brazo funcional - que necesitaba un reemplazo óseo. La enfermedad había afectado a casi la mitad de su codo.

Porque él tenía la cirugía, él aprendió jugar con los dos manos y este le dio a él una ventaja en la cancha de baloncesto. Su família es muy orgulloso de él.

Alexsandr Chichirev, que tiene diecisiete años, dejó su casa, amigos y escuela para una nueva vida en los Estados Unidos.

El estudiante de último año se mudó a los estados en el febrero de 2014 con su madre.

“Al principio era muy difícil porque no sabía mucho inglés,” dijo Chichirev.

La transición de un país extranjero requería que él dejó su idioma nativa atrás.

Cuando él estaba aprendiendo el idioma, tuvo que asimilar al sistema escolar estadounidense.

En Rusia, los estudiantes asisten a todas sus clases con el mismo grupo de personas durante muchos años en comparación con nuestra sistema.

A pesar de que está a kilómetros de distancia de sus amigos, que aún se mantiene en contacto con ellos a través de Internet. Chichirev está disfrutando su tiempo en la escuela secundaria de Roseville.

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DEPORTES Equipo de lucha POR ADAM ERICKSON Y DEVIN ORR sports@eyeofthetigernews.com

Entrando la CVC, el equipo de lucha tiene grandes aspiraciones para la temporada. Incluso con la pérdida de mucho de los luchadores de su último ano, el equipo de la escuela secundaria de Roseville tiene los planes para llegar a la postemporada.

La CVC no tiene equipos que están mucho más mejor entonces todos los demás como la liga de SFL, menos el equipo de Ponderosa que está espectador hacer el competidor de Roseville.

“Nosotros, Bella Vista y Oakmont van a competir para segundo lugar,” dijo entrenador Douglas Ash. “ El equipo de Ponderosa gana el título cada año.”

Todos los luchadores piensan que este año irá bien. Tienen mucha confianza que puedan llegar a los finales o al menos avanzar lejos.

“Vamos estar muy fuertes,” dijo estudiante de su tercer año Elijah Dustin.

Este año los números de los estudiantes de su primer año están muy minimales. Esto va a afectar el equipo, pero los pocos estudiantes de su primer año muestran

potencial.

“El tamaño de nuestro equipo se ha reducido y no está bueno porque disminuye la competencia que nos hace mejores,” dijo el alto Eduardo Ortega.

De acuerdo a Ash el equipo de JV va estar muy bueno.

“El nivel de JV no van a perder este año y si pierden no más va hacer una vez,” dijo Ash. “El año pasado perdimos muchos estudiantes de su último año y esto hizo un hoyo en nuestro equipo pero hay muchos estudiantes de su primer año que con tiempo pueden reemplazar esos individuales,” dijo Zach Gally.

Unos de los estudiantes de su último año que contribuyeron el año pasado eran, Robert Ferry, Greason Leach, Jon Maroon, y Logan Runner.

El equipo incorpora crossfit este año. Esto es un tiempo de ejercicio de movimientos de agilidad y de gran alcance. Eduardo Ortega cree que este estilo de entrenamiento refleja la intensa presión de un combate de lucha libre, y que será muy bueno para el equipo.

“Creo que vamos a ser más fuertes individualmente debido a crossfit para esta próxima temporada,” dijo Ortega.

Baloncesto varsity del equipo de chicas POR AMRAN BISLA, BRYCE CROUCH Y FOUAD EL-CHEMALI sports@eyeofthetigernews.com

La primavera de baloncesto ya empezó y todos los ojos están viendo regresando estudiante de segundo año Shelbie McKay. Viniendo de un año specular, Mckay tenía un promedio de 12 puntos y cinco rebotes cada partido. Todos ya la están viendo como el nuevo capitán del equipo, un lugar dejado vacante cuando estudiante de su último año Lindsay Anderson se gadúo.

McKay es la esperanza de llevar al equipo a medida que impulsan por una temporada más fuerte. Los Tigres quieren a emprovir su récord de 12-15 y decir un declaración en el CVC. Los jugadores regresando son Mckay y tres estudiantes de su último año: Michelle Dobler, Krystal Garcia y Allie Gutierrez.

McKay cree que este año el equipo perdió mucho de los dirigentes que tenían el año pasado.

“Tenemos un banco muy sólido, el entrenador ha estado girando a mucha gente dentro y fuera y básicamente vamos a prisa a nuestros rivales,” dijo McKay. Entrenador Josh Errecart piensa que McKay tiene la potencial a

hacer el líder y capitán.

“Shelbie, obviamente, tiene un futuro muy brillante; su combinación con una clase superior a la media y estudiante de primer año estelar y clase de segundo año definitivamente tiene potencial,” dijo Errecart.

Según Errecart, McKay juega a una velocidad diferente a la de sus compañeros y adversarios.

Juega muy rápido y el equipo necesita aprender como jugar con ella.

McKay tiene zapatos grandes para llenar, con la graduación de Lindsay Anderson y Summer Muir. Anderson promediando 19.6 puntos por partido y 11.4 rebotes.

Según compañero de equipo anterior Lindsay Anderson, que asista en la Universidad de California Los Ángeles, McKay tiene una pesada carga de trabajo de esta temporada, y cree que todavía tiene áreas para mejorar.

“A pesar de que ella es una estudiante de segundo año, ella sigue siendo un gran líder debido a su experiencia del equipo universitario,” dijo Isabel Bautista.

“Estoy segura de que va a llevar al equipo y nos motivan a lo largo del año.”

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Director asistente coleman ha usado Twitter como evidencia para disciplinar estudiantes, pero de acuerdo con un despacho de abogados, él no tiene la autoridad para hacerlo.

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Estudiante del último año Zach Delgado tuvo que someterse cirugía debido a su enfermedad se llama la osteocondritis disecante. Ahora él puede jugar baloncesto de nuevo y es una estrella en la cancha de baloncesto.

DEPORTES

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Estudiante de segundo año, Shelbie McKay, es un jugador que dirige a los otros compañeros del equipo ahora que la estrella del año pasado, Lindsay Anderson, se graduó.

Baloncesto JV chicas POR NICK SAPP

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Este año el equipo va a entrar una nueva liga con cinco nueve jugadores. Quatro son de sus primeros años de jugar en este nivel, y ellos son Camryn Miller, Jada Kranig, Ari McCurry, Hayley Loughran y el quinto estudiante de su segundo año Tahnee smith.

El equipo está muy joven, pero

ellos creen que si trabajan muy duro y todos trabajan juntos, pueden tener una temporada muy buena.

"La paciencia y la intensa defensa agresiva será la clave de nuestro éxito,” dijo el entrenador en jefe Sean Seymour.

Según Miller, el equipo está muy rapido y ellos van a usar eso en su beneficio cuando estan jugando para cancelar los otros equipos.

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DEFEATING A DIAGNOSIS

Senior still shooting after frosh bone disease by delphine kyubwa

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Sports were always an important part of senior Zach Delgado’s life. In fact, coming out of middle school, he was regarded by many local coaches as one of the top basketball players in the area. Then, in his freshnan year, his life changed. That is when he discovered that he had Osteochondritis Dissecans, a disease that kills the bones in his elbow, cuts off blood supply, and results in the loss of cartilage.

He and his family received news that a rare surgery was the only chance he’d have at attaining a functional arm – he needed a bone replacement. The disease had affected nearly half of his elbow.

“There were very few people that would consider doing the surgery for him because of what this entailed,” Delgado’s mother, Tracy Delgado said. “At the time his surgeon was one of

eight worldwide that performs the [OATS procedure].Shriners [Hospital] provided such an extraordinary care for him. We were very comfortable that we were in good hands.”

Because sports have always been a primary part of his life, Delgado was majorly affected by the discovery. He played basketball and baseball when he was younger and is currently a power forward and guard on the varsity boys basketball team.

The doctors predicted he wouldn’t be able to play sports again should he not decide to get the surgery. Delgado describes his decision to proceed with it as the best thing he’s ever done.

The doctor shaved dead bone from his elbow and took a piece of bone from his knee to replace the vacancy in his elbow. Then a piece of Delgado’s cadaver bone was used to replace his knee.

Prior to the surgery he had less than 30 percent use of his

arm and post-surgery he had almost 80 percent. Though nine months after he was able to function normally, he still didn’t recover the same extension he previously had. “[Getting the surgery] was my biggest accomplishment because I used to shoot right handed, [and when] that was taken away from me I learned how to shoot lefthanded,” Delgado said.

Delgado was determined to return to the game he loved.

“He was still bandaged from the surgery and spent countless hours on the court perfecting his left hand,” Tracy Delgado said.

Delgado’s initial fears were nullified as a result of the gratitude he felt in the end.

“I was terrified I would never be able to play basketball or any sports again or do the daily things people are [typically] able to do,” Delgado said. “I felt accomplished in the end [however.]”

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Senior Zach Delgado was diagnosed with a rare bone disease his freshman year, which pushed him to pursue a risky surgery and to learn to shoot with his non-dominant arm. He is currently playing his second season for RHS” varsity boys basketball team. He says his experience taught him that “you can do anything you want to if you just stick with it.”

Delgado believes the adoption of perseverance was necessary in order to overcome his situation.

It took him a year to shoot as consistently as he previously had been able to with his right hand after the surgery. Working on his shot a year after surgery, Delgado only played on the basketball team his junior and senior year.

“It takes a lot,” Delgado said.

“I wanted to quit and give up going outside and playing left-

handed all the time. It wasn’t natural. I felt awkward and clumsy but I figured if I really want to play the game I love I’ve got to do something about it.”

Delgado’s parents are proud of their son and what he’s overcome.

“His dad and I could not be more proud of how hard he worked and how much he has overcome in such a short period of time,” Tracy Delgado said.

Delgado gained an advantage by being able to play with both hands. It‘s given him an edge in basketball games because defenders aren’t able to anticipate how to guard him.

Though trying, Delgado has also gained a life lesson through the surgery experience: never giving up.

“You can do anything you want to if you just stick with it,” Delgado said.

Junior Francesca Bonomo balances school in heels Models locally for designers, charity events, up-and-coming photographers

by HAYLEE SEX

h.sex@eyeofthetigernews.com

When junior Francesca Bonomo isn’t seen doing homework, she’s striking a pose for the camera and pursuing her modeling career.

Bonomo first started modeling last May when her mom’s boyfriend took her to a casting for a local model and talent agency, CastImages in the Fountains.

Potential models were able to get their makeup done and have pictures taken of them for free.

“I was really surprised that they called me back because there were so many girls there and I thought that I didn’t make it,” Bonomo said. “It kind of fell into my lap and I took it from there.”

Bonomo’s modeling gigs range from live modeling, where she stands in public and models what she is asked to, and runway, in which she models designer’s

clothes. Bonomo has booked local modeling gigs in Sacramento as well as in farther cities such as San Francisco and San Jose.

“There’s a lot of designers and upcoming photographers that will text me and we will set up a date to do a photoshoot,” Bonomo said. “They don’t pay me because they are upcoming and I am an upcoming model.”

Bonomo’s most memorable gig was for MAC Cosmetics in the Galleria mall, where she stood outside the store modeling the company’s new makeup.

“I had to stand there in a bathing suit and it was kind of embarrassing because old men would walk by me but it was really fun,” Bonomo said. “I didn’t tell any of my friends about it because I didn’t want them to come see me.”

Bonomo usually participated in charity modeling events, for which she is paid up to $150 for her participation. She was paid

COURTESY FRANCESCA BONOMO

Junior Francesca Bonomo started modeling last May after getting called back by local agency CastImages. Since then, she has participated in charity events, fashion shows and photoshoots around Sacramento and the Bay Area. $2,000 to model for MAC, which is the most she has made from a modeling gig.

“MAC was a pretty decent chunk of change,” Bonomo said.

“I got about $2000 for four days [of modeling] and that;s how I helped pay for my car.”

She enjoys modeling in fashion shows because she loves walking in high heels and being

able to wear designer clothing.

“I love the fashion shows because I get to walk in heels and wear really nice clothes,” Bonomo said. “It feels really nice and I wish I could buy them.”

Bonomo once modeled an evening dress for American designer Carmen Marc Valvo, which ended up being one of her favorite outfits she has ever

worn.

“My favorite outfit was from [designer] Carmen Marc Valvo and I wore this beautiful long dress and it had a sixties look and it was so pretty and nice and it flowed,” Bonomo said.

Bonomo’s mother, Eileen Bonomo, believes that her daughter’s experience modeling has allowed her to develop a good

work ethic.

“I am excited for her opportunity in modeling,” Eileen Bonomo said. “It gives her a great work ethic and an experience along with the possibility to provide additional funds for college.”

Bonomo is making sure to balance her modeling career and school, completing assignments whenever she’s off the runway.

“I try and do my homework when I am not working like if I am just backstage or getting my hair done,” Bonomo said. “They give you free food like sandwiches and they’ve actually given me cookies and stuff, so they do feed you. Models do eat.”

Eileen Bonomo praises her daughter’s passion for modeling and knows that it will help her in the future no matter what career path she embarks on.

“I am very proud of her strong work ethic,” Eileen Bonomo said. “She puts many hours in for sometimes little or no money.

Francesca is a beautiful person inside and out and that will carry her in her career path.”

FASHION COLUMN

Krista McMiller struts bold patterns

by MICHELLE IM

m.im@eyeofthetigernews.com

How would you describe your style?

I would describe it as broke with expensive taste. I’ll wear whatever or random patterns. I’ll put a bunch of stuff together, and I’ll make a cute outfit out of it.

How do you plan your outfits?

It’s last minute almost every day.

I’ll look at my closet and see if there’s anything that comes to mind, and if the two things look cutethen I’ll wear it.

What do you think is a good budget plan, and how much do you usually spend for clothes?

Well, I’ll try and spend very little on clothes because I feel like if you spend too much on clothes, then it’s a waste of time. So I’ll try and won’t be necessarily cheap with it, but I’ll be...cautious. Cautious of what I buy. I’ll try and do a really low budget.

Are there any favorite pieces

that you would splurge on and any favorite clothing pieces in general?

I like skirts. A lot. I like wearing skirts, but it’s really cold right now. I’ll try and wear it with tights if I really want to wear a skirt. I like blazers. Cute blazers like this one. I really like it. Jumpsuits. I don’t like wearing jeans every single day.

Sometimes I’ll wear jeans and sometimes I’ll wear a dress and sometimes a jumpsuit. Yeah, it just changes a lot.

How do you transition your outfits?

I’ll usually wear skirts in the summer, but then I’ll wear it with tights and bundle up a lot. So I have this really cute trench coat that I’ll always wear. I think it looks cute. If I think it looks cute, that’s all that really matters.

Where are all your today pieces from?

This is all from Forever 21. I

like Forever 21; I also like thrift shopping a lot. Goodwill… And Freestyle’s. I like that store a lot. My grandmother’s closet. I like taking a lot of stuff from her closet because she inspires me. I have a lot of influences. Fashion ones, I would want to say that.

Do you want to elaborate on that? Who? Solange Knowles, Beyoncé’s little sister. She’s like the biggest one for me right now.

How would you describe her style?

She wears a lot of bright colors.

That’s what I like to do. Wear just a bunch of random colors.

She makes it work. She color blocks. She does a lot of patterns, and I like and admire that a lot.

What about your grandmother?

My grandmother. I don’t take like her whole entire closet, but I’ll take certain things that catch my eye like if it’s a certain floral

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Senior Krista McMiller pairs a black jumpsuit with a floral blazer and white Converse. She likes wearing random patterns in the style of her fashion inspiration, Solange Knowles. pattern. I’ll take it. I’ll take a bunch of accessories. She has a bunch of jewelry. I’ll take that.

Like headbands, bows…

Do you have any favorite accessories for the fall season?

Probably earrings. But I’m not

wearing earrings. That defeats the purpose of what I’m trying to say. I like earrings. That’s all I really like. Earrings.

Anything else to add?

If anyone’s trying to look for inspiration, wear whatever makes

you feel comfortable. If it looks weird to everyone else or if it makes other people feel uncomfortable, just don’t care what other people say because it’s your style. You should be prideful of that.

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Claire Byrum guru for makeup Crafts unique looks for self, others

by CATHERINE BARBER

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Passionate about makeup, Senior Claire Byrum uses her free time to practice cosmetology by creating unique looks for herself and her peers.

Byrum first learned to do makeup in her early teens by watching tutorials on YouTube.

Now, she continues to draw inspiration from her favorite makeup artists while experimenting with makeup on her own.

“I like makeup because it hides imperfections and you can shape your face however you want,” Byrum said. “If you do it wrong, it looks funny, but that is what practice is for.”

Approximately two months ago, Byrum created a second Instagram account to show off different makeup palettes she created. Her Instagram features photos of a variety of looks that range from everyday makeup, smoky eye, fake bruises and blood to unique character

makeup.

“I love messing around with costume makeup and fake blood.

It is so much fun to work with,” Byrum said. “It is fun to use different techniques to make gore, glam or random creatures with makeup.”

While Byrum loves to practice makeup on herself in her free time, she also does event makeup. In the past she has done hair and makeup for prom, dances, weddings and stage shows.

Byrums picks different makeup techniques to suit whatever occasion she needs to prepare her clients for.

“If someone is going to a wedding you have to do [makeup] lighter and more flawless,” Byrum said. “For stage makeup you have to put a lot more on because people are far away.”

After seeing Byrum’s talent for makeup, many of her friends asked for their own makeovers.

One of Byrum’s friends, senior Clarista Joy, had Byrum do her makeup to match her

Halloween costume. Byrum made Joy’s face look like a doll by using makeup to create scars, freckles and doll-like eyes on her friend’s face.

“When we were younger we would always do each other’s eye shadow and I would always ask how she did it so well,” Joy said.

“Now she really knows what she is doing.”

Senior Sydney Martin also approached Byrum to do her hair and makeup for Woodcreek’s homecoming. The look consisted of sparkly black eyeliner and curled hair.

“She did a really good job,” Martin said. “She didn’t make me look too over done or underdone. It looked absolutely perfect.”

Makeup is considered a side job by Byrum, but she says payment is optional.

“If somebody needs makeup done or wants it they don’t have to pay me but they can if they want to,” Byrum said. “I just do it purely because it’s fun. If somebody doesn’t want to mess up I will step in and help them out.”

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Byrum uses make-up to reimagine looks for herself. her friends and people who hire her for make-overs.

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Senior Aleksandr Chichirev moved to Roseville from Russia in February 2014. Though he faced a language barrier when he first arrived, he said he’s since been able to connect with his teachers and classmates and adapt to life here.

Russian-born student finds way around language barrier, connects with RHS

by MARIAN ABDELMALEK

m.abdelmalek@eyeofthetigernews.com

Seventeen-year-old Aleksandr Chichirev left his home, friends and school for a new life in America.

The senior moved to the states in February of 2014 with his mother, who was starting a new life with her new husband.

“It was hard [at first] because I didn’t know English well really,” Chichirev said.

Transitioning from a foreign country, Chichirev not only left behind his home, but his native language. Speaking Russian for the majority of his life and then needing to use English every day was difficult for Chischirev. The language barrier proved to be a big problem at school, where it was hard for Chichirev to communicate with teachers when he first arrived.

“Well at first I connected with [teachers through gestures],” Chichirev said. “I spoke very bad[ly] so they didn’t understand me at all so usually just [used] signs.”

Honors Pre-Calculus teacher,

David Ray, says that Chichirev is a strong student and feels as if the language barrier doesn’t exist when pertaining to mathematics.

“I feel like I have a student who is maybe in their first year of college actually helping out and I love it,” Ray said. “When it comes to mathematics, it’s almost like math is a universal language.

When you’re writing things on the board and speaking at the same time, even if your English is not spectacular but your math skills are good, it’s amazing how things can carry on.”

While adapting to the language, Chichirev also had to assimilate to the American school system. In Russia, students attend all their classes with the same group of people for numerous years compared to having different people in every class period.

“It was a little bit strange at first because we have [a] different system,” Chichirev said. “In Russia, you have 30 people in your class, one class, so it’s kind of strange for me but it’s okay.”

According to Chichirev, the Russian school system helped

him make good friends who he can count on, but with the American system he’s able to meet new people.

“I can’t say that we are friends, but I know a few people from my classes,” Chichirev said.

Though he is miles away from his friends, he still says in contact with them through the Internet.

Chichirev is overall enjoying his time at Roseville High School, as he loves how big it is and how nice the teachers are.

“It’s big, in my opinion, because we only had one building with 600 people in it [in Russia] so it was pretty when I came here, really,” Chichirev said.

Moving from a city where buildings were side by side and pollution was clear in the air, Chichirev has enjoyed the move to a suburbia and cleaner environment. His favorite part about America is the fact that he can get his license at 16 years of age here, where’s in Russia he would have to wait until he turned 18.

“It’s very nice and I definitely don’t regret mov[ing] here,” Chichirev said.

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Admin lacks grounds to punish for tweets A

s Twitter remains one of the most popular social media sites in our generation, it has now become a sort of monitoring system for school administrators.

As many students are already aware, Roseville High School administrator Jon Coleman has his own Twitter account and has reportedly been using the website as a way to monitor students and, in some cases, call them up for a conference about certain tweets.

Although it is usually legal for him to go through students’ Twitter accounts, I do not think it is right.

Many students I know have tweets or pictures on their Twitter accounts that aren’t necessarily bad in a sense, but they wouldn’t want RHS administration looking at them.

Students should not have to worry about having their Twitters checked. It is like a privacy issue, because even though Twitter wouldn’t be your first place to go talk about your private issues (well, for some people it is), it is a place that you can speak your mind on certain issues and topics and not have to worry about really getting in trouble about it.

Multiple students have reported being called up to Coleman’s

BY MATT BRACKMANN

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office for drug-related suspicions based off of Twitter. According to one student, Coleman is actually taking cell phones and threatening to have the police department go through them for evidence.

The fact that this is happening is horrible. You should not be able to take someone’s phone and threaten to go through it just because you are suspicious of them.

And to be suspicious of someone just based off of their tweets or retweets is pretty ridiculous.

Last year, a student was called up to Coleman’s office, but for a different issue. When the student walked into his office, Coleman was already on his/her Twitter account scrolling through some of the tweets.

He continued on to read some of the tweets aloud, which, in the student’s opinion, were all unexaggerated truths about an encounter the student had had with

an RHS staff member a few days earlier.

The student had gotten many retweets and had other students commenting about their encounters with the staff member. Coleman continued to tell the student that it was “slander,” that the student couldn’t tweet things of that nature and that he/she needed to delete them.

This incident is a perfect example of why I think it is wrong to do what Coleman is doing. It is not right to tell someone that they cannot tweet something. They can tweet what is on their mind and not have to worry about getting in trouble (to a certain extent).

We have freedom of speech – at least that’s what our Government teachers tell us.

Also, “slander” is not the correct way to describe the situation.

Slander means making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation. What this student tweeted is not slander because it was his/her own recount of the encounter.

If he/she had made an untrue accusation about the staff member, slander would be the accurate term. However, since the tweet simply reported an incident, it is free rein. It is not right to tell someone to delete their tweets.

Now, I do see how going through a student’s Twitter account could be completely okay. Twitter is a social media site. I think a lot of people forget that. It is not a personal diary.

So, anyone in the world – as scary as it sounds – can go onto your Twitter account and scroll through your tweets and learn about your life. If you take away the fact that Coleman is an administrator, he can do just that. As a normal citizen of America, it is completely legal to do that, especially if your account is public.

Aside from the aforementioned student’s encounter with Coleman, there are various different situations where the same thing has happened. Coleman should not be able to control what opinion you decide to tweet about, or even what you are doing outside of school, with exception to a few things, obviously.

The most recent issue regarding drug suspicion is also terrible because students are being brought to the office under suspicion alone. Students should be treated as normal human beings – innocent until proven guilty.

It isn’t right that we should have to fear consequence for anything deemed suspicious. Students shouldn’t be called to the

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office for tweeting what they want to say, regardless of who or what it is about, though I maintain that it is only to an extent.

Our generation is now a generation of social media and technology. That won’t be changing any

time soon. More and more people are turning to Twitter as their everyday social media site of choice and should not have to be afraid of getting called up to the office for tweeting their opinion – or fact.

Teachers deserve appreciation all year long, not just one week

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Pressure for dress-up day participation goes too far

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believe that RHS distinguishes itself with its highly spirited and broadly involved student body.

The rallies I’ve attended throughout my high school years have resulted in great enthusiasm.

However, this isn’t always the case during the spirit weeks leading up to them.

Understandably, the mission of spirit weeks is for students to make school a little more fun and engage in friendly competition to potentially win spirit points, especially as we did with the recent Clash of the Classes rally, making the event even more competitive.

But, it has come to my attention that lately the competitive aspect is becoming more significant than the goal of having fun.

While the constant reminders floating on and off campus telling students to plan outfits according to the next dress-up day are beneficial, they can also be negatively construed. Our peers should not feel pressured or intimidated into wearing something for “Tacky Tourist Tuesday” for fear that they will be shunned if they don’t.

Posters and reminders that make comments, such as “be there or be square” are catchy to a certain extent. But once they are excessively used and directed towards the idea that if you don’t attend a school spirit-related activ-

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ity, then you are the reason for the poor turnout of your class, that’s where the line should be drawn.

It is not necessary to call someone out or judge them for not being as spirited as others with a comment, like, “You’re hardly American if you didn’t dress up for America Tuesday.”

The encouragement to partake in the festivities and dress-up days is taken too seriously at times and can be perceived as overbearing.

Personally, upon spirit weeks, I typically only dress up on the days for which I own the proper attire and I feel comfortable enough to wear it to school. Because I am not the type to wear anything too bold, I can empathize with those who are not comfortable enough to dress in spirit wear. It’s hard to go out of my way to buy special clothes for a particular day that may never come again, especially when I have an AP Gov project.

Perhaps allowing the entire student body to pitch in ideas for

what students would like to incorporate into spirit weeks might result in a larger turnout of participation. Because students get bored of the same interchanging dress-up days, or they simply can’t find a way to dress up for them, the cycle of spirit weeks can become mundane.

Also, factors such as the weather, money, comfort or simply forgetting to dress up can affect a student’s participation. So why are students feeling bad about themselves if they don’t participate?

It’s not that those who choose not to wear tutus and bandanas in their class color don’t have Tiger spirit. For many people, the need to go “all out” is an important part of the high school experience. But those who do not share the same mentality should not be frowned upon, just as those who show up to school decked out in spirit wear shouldn’t be bashed for being excited to show off their fun outfits.

Everyone brings something to our campus, whether it is conspicuously shown in our outfits or not.

So, when it comes to spirit weeks, have fun with your friends, make your spirit count and if you fail to encourage others, remember that there are plenty of other people who do want to make your section in the gym the most spirited on rally day.

eginning Dec. 8, Roseville High School students have begun their teacher appreciation for the week. Teachers are meant to be recognized with thoughtful acts of kindness, favors and even gifts for their excellent work provided to the students.

But what happens after teacher appreciation week? Do we simply go back to taking their long, meaningful hours of persistently grading our papers for granted?

Or push aside the fact that every day they’re doing their job, helping us during class, meeting with us before and after school to make sure we reach our aspiring goals in years to come?

These are the men and women who basically provide us with the knowledge and understanding to reach the next level. They’re the men and women who form us into the flourishing adults of the near future. Without these teachers leading our paths and sending us into the right fork in the road, we would be all on our own, hopelessly trying to figure out how to make something of ourselves.

Although many students are blind to it, teachers, overall, are

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trying to get us into bigger and better things. Every nagging minute of being accused of being off task is their cry to us to take responsibility for ourselves before we regret the later outcomes.

They push us harder and harder so we see the prosperity and change we can accomplish in such a short term. They hope we soon see the potential in ourselves they have seen in us from the beginning.

All of these teachers throughout RHS, the wonderful ladies and men in the office as well,

deserve to be appreciated daily.

One week of appreciation does not convey all the built-up hours and even years these people have been working. One week alone can never display the appreciation that is deserved by these teachers.

We believe that every student should portray their appreciation on a daily basis. That doesn’t mean bringing your teacher food every day and completely sucking up to them, but even the littlest acts of kindness and respect can mean the world to them. These people thrive off seeing joy in their student’s faces. Their attitude is reflective of your own and as long as you’re willing to work, they’re willing to work with you.

We believe our teachers have become too accustomed to doing their jobs day after day without any recognition. We think they deserve more than they are given and should be shown gratitude, not to an excessive extent, but to the extent that shows how much we are grateful for these teachers who give us so much. Every student should be able to find the maturity within him- or herself to show even the littlest appreciation for these men and women.

College app costs hurt student choice

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any seniors have spent the last few months filling out numerous college applications. I believe college applications are very overpriced and it is unfair to expect students to spend $50 or more to apply to just one college. How are students supposed to have options for where they want to go spend the next four years of their life if they cannot afford to apply to more than a couple schools?

There is a simple solution to this. Colleges need to lower the price of their application fees.

I think it is a bit excessive that it costs $70 to apply to one UC school, when there is no guarantee the student will attend or even gain admission to it.

It adds a huge, unnecessary stress to students that have to work to afford college applica-

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tions. They really have to limit their options on where they want to apply and I think it is unfair. I had no idea the price of college applications were so much. I personally spent $145 just to apply to three schools. I intended to apply to six or seven schools until I realized how expensive they are.

I realize there are always choices you have to make in life, but I believe this is one where you should have some flexibility.

College is a large expense and I think college application prices are doing students a disservice by charging so much. I don’t think a student should be restricted on where they apply because of cost.

I also understand that it is a lot of work for college admissions to check through all the applications and they have to make money off of them, but I definitely think colleges can cut the prices in half and still be fine. More students would be attracted to applying, which would make up for the lower costs per application.

I think it would also bring in more interest in their schools which would lead to more students attending their schools, because it won›t cost as much to apply. I think the college application process is a flawed system and changes should be made.

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Don’t judge others for post-grad plans A s college applications come to an end for most seniors, many students have a good idea of what their plans are for after high school.

Whether it’s choosing to apply to college or choosing to start working right away, students all seem to be actively making sure these plans go through. While submitting college applications should be exciting, I’ve seen it become a source of stress inside classrooms.

I’ve seen students sharing entire lists of colleges, and with them, harsh comments toward others. People either secretly laugh about how unlikely it is to them that they’ll be accepted or they ridicule other students who don’t apply at all. Overall, I’ve seen too many students judging others on how they plan to spend their future.

BY NETZY ORTEGA

n.ortega@eyeofthetigernews.com

It’s the months before students get decisions that generally cause the most anxiety. I know applications have caused me stress, but waiting is already taking a toll on me.

I’m sure students going to community college can also agree that there’s still a lot of uncertainty about what will happen before next fall. Add people around you judging your decisions and things only get worse.

Students should be more ac-

cepting of what people choose to do because it’s what they chose for themselves. College-bound seniors should not be looking down on others just because they don’t choose to apply to big universities or choose not to continue studying. I don’t see enough people accepting the fact that not everyone can afford college or even wants to go.

They talk about these students as if they have no future or life goals. They seem to forget that just because someone is choosing to do something different, it doesn’t make anyone better or worse. Each path is unique to that person and no one should be judging them for it.

There’s also a bit of hate amongst the students applying to extremely selective schools like Stanford and Harvard. While the comments are rarely said to the

student themselves, they’re some of the harshest I’ve heard. Too many students turn into admission officers as soon as they hear the school’s name.

They judge them for applying because of the grades they’ve gotten, the clubs they’re in or just because they don’t think they’re “smart” enough. I just wish these people would stop thinking so negatively of people because of a personal decision they made.

I know that most students are genuinely excited to see where others go after high school, but it doesn’t take more than a few to ruin the positivity.

There is no “right” way to spend your time after high school. Students should focus their energy on making this campus a stress-free place, because I know there isn’t a single student who isn’t scared about their future.

RHS ‘lakes’ shouldn’t be deeper than Folsom

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n puddles, lakes, ponds or whatever you want to call them during the rainy winter season, there is water all over the Roseville High School campus.

With almost every step you take, you’re either stepping into a big puddle of water or an even bigger puddle of water.

The puddles are everywhere throughout campus, Senior Square, the hallways, the 900 parking lot and even in the student parking lot.

It gets very frustrating having to walk around campus to each class and constantly watch your step because you don’t want to step in a puddle and completely drench your shoes and socks. No matter the route you take to class you are bound to step in a puddle.

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Walking to class becomes a chore when you have to navigate around or carefully through Lake Cunha.

I think it’s time the school takes some action to try and do something about the puddles all around school. Instead of using money for new buildings and even more unnecessary school equipment, they should try to level the ground and patch up unleveled cement.

Improving the ground could possibly increase number, safety ad total happiness of students at school. It would benefit everyone because all the students would become less stressed because we wouldn’t be always wet and having to constantly walk around with wet shoes.

Every year, RHS spends large amounts of money on projects for sports, buildings, clubs, technology and other expenditures, but it is time to broach the argument for

a possible new sewage system or a new method of dealing with the wet weather. A possibility could be leveling the concrete around campus.

A main reason for the major flooding and puddles is the dips and unleveled ground surface that we have at school. If the ground was flattened out, it would prevent a lot of the “lakes” and flooding at RHS. These puddles are everywhere, and make walking around campus difficult, even with the wooden board covering the pond of water barring the entrance to the gate by the 900s.

According to assistant principal Jon Coleman, to ground break, level out the cement and fix the drainage system would cost millions of dollars. About 10 years ago, the school fixed only one drain behind the weight room, a project that added up to approximately $50,000.

Although very pricy and seemingly incalculable, with fundraising and alumni donations, altering the school draining and concrete system is a reasonable possibility in the future.

Our school is over 100 years old. It is bound to need reparations occasionally. Administration cannot forget that the ground itself is part of the campus, too.

If we don’t keep our old campus newly renovated, then before we know it we will be traveling class to class in a canoe.

PE program can push some students too hard

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s a 13-year-old girl entering her freshman year at an entirely new school, I was thrilled to learn Roseville High School students only needed to complete two terms of physical education in both their freshman and sophomore year in order to meet the graduation criteria.

In my less athletic days (a.k.a. my middle school years), physical education concerned less actual physical education and activity and more so concerned me frantically trying to figure out ways to avoid running – I use the term ‘running’ loosely – “The Mile” every Tuesday and Thursday.

Physical education classes have the potential to be an outstanding outlet for kids to let their energy and stress out in a positive manner, while also supporting a healthy lifestyle by supplying children and teens an hour or more of strenuous activity. However, as a senior who has completed her two courses of P.E. to fulfill the graduation requirement, I have realized I would now regard my experience mostly negative.

Of my several painful P.E. memories is the Physical Fitness Test (PFT). All students enrolled in physical education are required to test in six different areas of “physical fitness” at the beginning and end of the term. The PFT

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includes aerobic capacity, flexibility, abdominal strength and capacity, upper body strength and capacity, trunk extensor strength and flexibility and body composition.

Of all areas of testing, the body composition test seems the most disturbing. A small chart with weight on one axis and height on the other is used to determine the body mass index (BMI) of any given individual, as well as where that particular student falls in overall health – anywhere between underweight and obese.

Anyone who has basic knowledge of the human body understands this part of the test can be wildly inaccurate. Student A and Student B can be the exact same height, and while Student A has a higher body fat composition and Student B has more muscle tissue, Student B will have a body mass index that deems him far more “unhealthy” than Student A, even though it is Student A does have a higher body fat composi-

tion, for the simple reason that muscle weighs more than fat.

Besides the potential inaccuracy of this portion of the test, we are subjecting our youth to label themselves based on a chart and furthermore, report that on a test for an overall grade. You can fail this portion of the test if you are deemed “unhealthy” by an 8.5” x 11” chart.

In taking Physiology at RHS, I have learned that every person has a “resting heart rate” and based upon what that number is, a “target heart rate” they should aim for while exercising. This target heart rate should range from a 60- to 85-percent increase from anyone’s resting heart rate. It is considered unhealthy to make your heart work harder than an 85-percent increase from your resting heart rate and is of no benefit to make your heart work anything under a 60-percent increase from your resting heart rate.

Both the PFT and the infamous “One and Three” have set time criteria in order to get a certain grade. For example, in order to earn an “A” grade on the cardiovascular portion of the PFT, you were required to be able to run a mile in less than eight minutes and in my experiences, in order to earn full credit on the “One and Three,” you had to complete roughly 1.75 miles in 19 minutes or less, which translates to about a

nine-minute pace.

However, although at that time, running a mile in eight minutes was a daunting, but not impossible, task, I now realize that for some, that task was not only daunting for those who valued grades just as much, but also potentially unhealthy and dangerous – given that their heart would be working way harder than suggested.

This time criterion is both unbeneficial to those of belowaverage health and those who are above average.

When P.E. teachers gives this tie cut-off to the class, they are thinking of those who they expect to struggle, but those who are fully capable of running a five-minute mile are not benefitting either.

They have the capacity to push themselves harder and if they do not have the self-discipline themselves, they will get away with giving a mediocre performance, whilst technically earning an A. Their health and athletic abilities are not being improved nor are they being utilized in any way.

Physical education should aim to tailor its curriculum to each and every student and each and every student’s current health and capabilities. Physical education is different for every single pupil and if the system is not improved upon, no student’s health is being improved upon either.

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10 THINGS TO DO THIS CHRISTMAS 1. Watch the 25 Days of Christmas on ABC Family Everyone knows it’s Christmas time when the 25 Days of Christmas movie marathon comes on nearly every TV in America; no matter what time of day it is, a Christmas movie will be playing. Either a new one or one from your childhood, like Polar Express or How the Grinch Stole Christmas, will grace your television screen.

2. Cut down your own Christmas tree There is a tree farm up in Alta called Little Bear Tree Farm, which is a 50-acre farm filled with different types of trees.

They have trucks that take you up the mountain where you can pick out a saw, scale the mountain for the perfect tree and chop it down. There is a bonfire at the bottom of the mountain where you can drink hot chocolate and get cozy. There’s really something special about having a real tree in your home and picking it out with family.

3. Go out to see Christmas lights Whether you go with your friends or family or even your girlfriend/boyfriend, going to see Christmas lights is something everyone can do and it’s free. The best is when you pass a house selling peppermint hot chocolate to keep warm. Limo companies also feature Limo Light tours where you can take a limo all over the Roseville and Sacramento areas to view the different Christmas lights. The Fab 40’s in downtown Sacramento have horse-drawn carriages that take you through out the old-style homes from 40th Street down to 49th Street.

4. Ice skate outdoors Not just regular old ice skating that’s open year-round, but the ones that are built outdoors the month before Christmas, the ones that only stay open through New Year’s, the ones that are a little bit expensive but worth the essence of Christmas they bring out. The Galleria Mall, Skatetown and the K Street Mall all offer outdoor skating rinks.

5. Try a new type of Christmas shopping Ever heard of speed shopping?

Everyone knows shopping for a Christmas gift for someone can be an all-day affair, so why not challenge yourself to shop under time constraints to get out of there as quick as you can? It’ll make things more interesting, you’ll be done in a short amount of time and you can visit a nearby Starbucks to get a peppermint mocha to revive yourself.

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6. Buy a Starbucks holiday drink Starbucks is known for its holiday red cups that come out during Christmas. Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit more than a peppermint mocha from Starbucks. You can enjoy these holiday wonders wherever you go this year for Christmas.

7. Attend an ugly Christmas sweater party Everyone likes to have an excuse to wear an ugly sweater, and during the holidays is your golden opportunity to bring everyone together to bask in the ugliness.

Go all out – don’t be afraid to search through your grandma’s closet for something even she wouldn’t dare wear out.

8. Bake some holiday treats Baking and decorating cookies is always a fun thing to do with family and friends to enjoy the delicious once-a-year holiday feeling, but if you don’t feel like making something from scratch, you can buy the ready-to-bake Christmas sugar cookies at any local grocery stores.

9. Build a gingerbread house One of the best things about Christmas is building a gingerbread house. Any age can join the fun and be able to use your imagination on building whatever kind of gingerbread house you want. Slap on some gumdrops with frosting as the glue, though you’ll probably end up taking them back off to eat, because who really eats the gingerbread house anyway?

10. Break out the holiday eggnog It’s a holiday tradition to have eggnog during Christmas time.

Eggnog only comes out around the holidays and is one of the most popular drinks to have during Christmas either in a latte or even in an ice cream milkshake from Jack in the Box.

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WINTER BREAK WATCHLIST

In anticipation of a flood of liberated students and families filling the theaters this holiday season, Eye of the Tiger sought to compile a list of movies most worth your time and money. Here are the films we’re looking forward to the most.

THE HOBBIT

BY MADISON TELLES

m.telles@eyeofthetigernews.com

Hitting the silver screen this break is The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies. The sixth and final installment of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies intends on presenting exactly what director Peter Jackson promises through its title – action-packed war, topped with a clan of Orcs to end the dispute that has lasted over 1000 accumulated minutes of screen time.

Jackson filmed this movie as a fluid continuation of its predecessor However, with all the excitement comes skepticism that the latest prequel will be unable to accurately tie in with the

events of the first Lord of the Rings movie from almost 13 years ago. Given some crazy intense battle scenes on scarred land, it may take a miracle for people to believe what the directors put on screen.

Whatever the case, Jackson will make sure all viewers are satisfied through expensive computer graphics and heartwrenching slow motion war cries.

Myself being a Lord of the Rings fan and having read The Hobbit when I was little, I’m excited to see how the journey comes to an end for Legolas, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, and the countless other beloved characters.

Watch The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies on Dec. 17.

UNBROKEN

BY HAYLEE SEX

h.sex@eyeofthetigernews.com

It amazes me how much cruelty and suffering the human body can endure without breaking down. Who would have thought that one person could experience so much in a single lifetime?

In the upcoming movie Unbroken, Japanese forces capture former Olympic runner Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) and hold him as a prisoner of war during World War II. Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling nonfiction book, Unbroken documents the life of Zamperini and his experience in a brutal Japanese war prisoner camp. I do fear that the movie adaptation may disappoint fans of the

novel, though.

Unbroken features a promising cast, including Garrett Hedlund who starred in the popular movie TRON: Legacy and Finn Wittrock from American Horror Story: Freak Show. Jack O’Connell, who portrays the main character Zamperini, isn’t that well known, but I believe the release of Unbroken will surely give him a positive opening into the movie industry.

The story behind Unbroken is one of courage, strength, and hope. I had no idea about Zamperini’s story, and I regret not having looked into his remarkable past. Unbroken is going to be one of the most memorable movies of the year.

Watch Unbroken on Dec. 25.

THE INTERVIEW

BY DEVIN ORR

d.orr@eyeofthetigernews.com

If you watch TV, it is almost certain that you have seen at least one trailer for the upcoming action comedy The Interview. In the movie, James Franco and Seth Rogen play an anchor and producer for the popular celebrity tabloid TV show “Skylark Tonight.” In an attempt to assert themselves as professional journalists, they land an interview with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and soon thereafter the CIA recruits them to assassinate Kim-Jong-un.

I’m confident that the Franco-Rogen pair can replicate the same level of popularity for The Interview, having seen

the success of Neighbors and This Is the End. Both Franco and Rogen play their typical character archetypes: 12 year-olds in grown-up bodies. Luckily, the trailers don’t seem to give away too much of the movie’s one-liners, which is always a legitimate fear for comedies.

The fact that North Korea finds the movie insulting, having responding with attacks on Sony Pictures, lends The Interview greater comedic credit and hype. They wouldn’t be upset if it weren’t a promising film, right?

If you are a fan of either the Rogen-Franco bond or the popular Jump Street movies, The Interview is a must see.

Watch The Interview on Dec. 25.

TOP FIVE

BY DELPHINE KYUBWA d.kyubwa@eyeofthetigernews.com

Written by, directed by, and starring Chris Rock, the comedy Top Five features stand-up comedian Andre Allen attempting to re-invent himself.

With television airing his marriage to reality T.V star Erica Long (Gabrielle Union) looming, he strives to rid himself of his shallow comedian days as he dabbles into more serious films. Meanwhile, Chelsea Brown (Rosario Dawson) follows him throughout these occurrences in order to write his New York Times profile piece.

The film’s initial hype stems from the number of well-known stars sporadically featured, such as Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin

Hart, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, J.B. Smoove, among others. The trailer reveals the inherent humor aspect of a Chris Rock movie, showing good promise for a solid laugh, but doesn’t reveal its full agenda. Beyond the hype of the stars and the laughs lies a movie that’s actually worth your time.

Chris Rock is one to pursue more than just comedic content. The film broaches honesty, forgiveness, race relations, the difficulties of sobriety, the lasting legacy of hip-hop, and the predicaments of fame. The film seems to transcend its genre and takes a light, humorous approach to these themes.

There’s more to Top Five than meets the eye.

Watch Top Five in theaters now.

THE IMITATION GAME

BY GEORGE HUGHES

g.hughes@eyeofthetigernews.com

Well-known for his recent role in summer blockbuster Star Trek: Into Darkness, Benedict Cumberbatch stars in The Imitation Game as Alan Turing, a world-renowned mathematician. Set in 1952 during World War II, Great Britain needs to destroy the Germans’ leg-up in the war: an encrypted code of communication called Enigma. Turing’s high-stakes mission is to break this code in an effort to uncover German war secrets.

Directed by Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game seems packed with a thrilling plot and outstanding acting from Cumberbatch

and the rest of the cast.

Keira Knightley plays the role of one of Turing’s intelligent assistants, Joan Clarke. Cumberbatch and Knightley are both widely known and respected for their acting and I am looking forward to seeing what they both bring to a movie like this.

The Imitation Game brings important elements of excitement and action to this historical event that give it a greater appeal to a wider audience. The movie also seems to carry a sense of mystery and darkness behind it, creating a dramatic plotline that will keep the audience longing for answers, defeating the boring biopic stigma.

Watch The Imitation Game on Dec. 25.

EXODUS

BY NEILSON POWLESS

n.powless@eyeofthetigernews.com

Many have seen the 1998 DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt that told the story of prophet Moses. 2014 sees another return to this biblical tale with Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings.

The movie features an established cast, with Christian Bale playing Moses and Joel Edgerton playing the Egyptian Ramses. I am a fan of both of these actors, having enjoyed their performances in the popular Batman line of movies and the beloved The Great Gatsby.

Exodus: Gods and Kings is about the defiant leader Moses rising up against the oppressive Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses,

setting 600,000 slaves on a journey of escape from Egypt.

I do not doubt director Ridley Scott’s ability to direct promising movies, given his previous success like Alien and Prometheus.

Although, with less-thanstellar critic reviews, I must admit that I’m a skeptic when it comes to the quality of this film. I fear that it will turn out to be an incredibly long two hours and 22 minutes.

On the flip side, though, the movie might carry some sort of appeal for the Christian community due to its biblical nature.

Beyond that, the continuous action and rising conflict should draw in anyone looking for a good way to divert their time.

Watch Exodus: Gods and Kings in theaters now.

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BARBERS’ GUIDE

TOP 5:

CHRISTMAS MOVIES

BY CATHERINE BARBER & RACHEL BARBER

entertainment@eyeofthetigernews.com

ELF Will Ferrell plays the entertaining Buddy the Elf, a human raised by elves in the North Pole. When Buddy learns he is adopted, he travels to New York City to find his real dad, all the while sharing his love for Christmas. We love this movie for its hilarious and quotable one-liners, one of our favorites being “Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite color? Elf.” This quintessential comedy comes in at number one, because makes us laugh while getting us in the holiday spirit.

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS If you don’t like this movie, “you’re an idiot *echo*.” This classic Christmas story follows a coldhearted Grinch who learns to love Christmas from a little girl named Cindy Lou Who. The Grinch’s indecisiveness and comical hate for anything having to do with affection makes the Grinch especially hate the Whovillians. Even though the Grinch is supposed to be evil, we love his character throughout the entire movie for his blunt and sarcastic personality.

HOME ALONE If you’re feeling lonely at all this Christmas, remember, things could be worse. In the first of two movies starring Macaulay Culkin, Culkin’s character Kevin McCallister is left home alone on Christmas to fight off two wacky burglars. Although Kevin enjoys being alone at first, he realizes how much he misses his family and needs to be with them during the holidays.

This is one of our favorites, as Kevin’s clever plans to defend himself and his home turn out to be both entertaining and effective, while also reminding us of the importance of family.

THE POLAR EXPRESS This is probably the most magical Christmas movie of all time. Even as high-schoolers, we would be more than happy to receive a ticket onto the Polar Express (seriously, if you have the hook up, let us know).

The plot revolves around a little boy questioning the authenticity of Santa, who hops aboard a magical train to the North Pole.

Throughout their journey, all the skeptical kids riding the Polar Express learn to believe in the man who puts presents under the tree. Watching this movie never fails to brings out the little kid in us.

SANTA CLAUSE Tim Allen takes on the role of Santa Clause after the previous Santa fell off of his roof.

Allen’s character, Scott Calvin struggles to deal with a white growing beard, raising a kid and delivering presents to all the “good kids” in one night.

This is a classic movie we have watched since we were little, and we have grown up watching its sequels. However, the original will always makes us feel in tune with the Christmas spirit.

december 15, 2014

New titles set Nintendo for winter season

Pokémon entries induce nostalgia Super Smash Bros. for WiiU takes series home

BY MICHELLE IM

m.im@eyeofthetigernews.com

Nostalgia sweeps the the whole Hoenn nation as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire make their debut. Though most fans of previous entries in the Pokémon series (Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald) are well into their college years, Nintendo’s new games are sure to entice new fans and induce little finals studying and all-night gaming sessions.

May and Brendan (the second OTP in the Pokémon universe) are cuter than ever (and maybe even together) as they journey through the new region. The storyline is consistent with the franchise – battling, catching Pokemon, destroying the gym leaders, breaking the hearts of your male/female counterpart, defeating the evil (or in this case heavily misguided) company, conquering the Pokémon League and becoming the new champion, along with any twists that Nintendo and Pokémon Ltd. create.

Although Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire repeat the same formula, it also delivers what people expect and choose to play. Some may say that it is too formulaic, but there’s no Pokémon culture without its defining traditions and beliefs.

I will always believe Mew is the first Pokémon, regardless of what the Pokédex says. I will always believe that N and Hilda are a thing. And I will always

BY LUZ FLORES

l.flores@eyeofthetigernews.com

COURTESY THE POKEMON COMPANY

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire embrace the series’ culture while adding enough to its tried-and-true formula to keep fans excited. believe that Pokémon Advanced Generation is the best generation.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire in all did a very swell job transitioning Mega Evolution into the foray. They clearly derived it from its predecessors, X and Y, yet gave it some new twists to distinguish it from Sapphire and Ruby.

A backstory to Mega Evolution is a much needed component, because after the initial buzz from Pokémon X and Y had faded and left some very noticeable gaping holes in the universe (quite literally; in fact, beware of outer space), many players were left with vague “special stones” and more “special stones.”

The completion of this gameplay component, the inevitable nostalgia that comes with Poké-

mon games and most importantly the insanely great delta episode makes Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire one of the best entries in the series.

If you need a singular reason to buy the Nintendo 3DS, this would be it. All I have to say are fantastic things about the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. The music – arguably the greatest in the whole series – is back, better than ever.

The musical arrangement on the whole includes a variety of styles, including some featuring trumpets and electric guitar. The fusion of styles in the soundtrack this could characterize these games as a whole – a delightful mixture of rainbows and Pikachus and outer space and everything good.

Super Smash Bros. for WiiU is the definitive way to experience the fourth installment of the Super Smash Bros. franchise. The WiiU version is more expansive: touting the best controls, gameplay, graphics, and game modes.

The WiiU version feels more at home on the console, allowing those who got used to the controls from prior installments in the Smash Bros. series to use any Nintendo controller they set their heart on. This broad range of controllers allows any person to stay within their comfort zone.

Notably, Nintendo lets players brawl with the holy grail of controllers: the Gamecube controller.

The wide variety of controller options speeds up the pace of the game, whereas the 3DS version

of the game feels somewhat restricted due to its handheld button layout.

The graphics are much smoother on console because the game runs at 1080p compared to the 3DS’ shameful 240p resolution.

Expanded game modes introduce more variety, and keep the game from becoming stale.

Although, that isn’t really possible given the hugely replayable nature of the Super Smash franchise. I’d recommend the straightforward Super Smash fun and adjustable difficulty of the classic game mode for those just starting off with the game.

While the 3DS offers indisputable, portable fun, Super Smash Bros. for WiiU is the game to buy if you want to experience the full glory of the series.

COURTESY TNS

Super Smash Bros. for WiiU showcases a variety of game modes and beloved characters from games old and new.

EAT ME WITH MADIE WHALEN

Pho Hang touts strongest local bowls at decent prices Each issue, senior Madie Whalen will scour the Roseville area to find the best, the worst and the so-so of a particular dining scene.

This issue’s target: Pho.

“An khoe nhu voi.” (Eat as strongly as elephant) -Vietnamese proverb Let me just start off by saying that there’s no really outstanding place to eat pho in Roseville. If you want the good stuff, you’ll have to drive twenty minutes to Madison Ave. to Pho Bac Hoa Viet. Pho Bac consistently serves good food. Portion wise, you could feed a small country with one rice plate, but you do get your money’s worth. My usual pho order is a small bowl of rare steak, well-done flank and tripe with rice noodles ($8.00). When I don’t order pho, I get a rice plate with charbroiled pork, shredded pork skin, steamed egg pork patty, shrimp and crispy stuffed bean curd ($9.00) which is really a two-meals-for-the-price-of-one kind of deal. Even the avocado shake ($4.25 with boba) that

BY MADIE WHALEN

m.whalen@eyeofthetigernews.com

sounded like a really bad idea when I ordered it actually turned out to be not so bad. Pho Bac is also open pretty late, so if you’re ever in the Carmichael area during the wee hours of the morning (even though you probably shouldn’t be), Pho Bac Hoa Viet is your best bet for a satisfying bowl.

But for the sake of my faith, don’t go to Pho Hot. People who love themselves treat themselves with more respect than putting such mediocre food into their bodies. Everytime I eat I force myself to finish, because first of all, I’m heavily influenced by the Japanese custom to not waste food (I work hard for the

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Pho Hang’s offerings, like the small beef combination soup ($6.95), strike a strong balance between taste and price. $7.75 that went into paying for it) and secondly, because I’m not a wuss. But I couldn’t have even faked it until I made it, because Pho Hot is so bad I had to throw my morals in the trash along with my leftovers. Even my thai iced tea pre-made in a can. It’s not like I haven’t given Pho Hot eight second-chances either.

Pho Hot is located right next to Blue Oaks theater, making it

the perfect spot for a date night dinner-before-a-movie. Time and time again, I give Pho Hot one last chance but leave wishing I had chosen popcorn for dinner instead.

If you are someone who loves yourself, but Sacto is too far for soup, I recommend Pho Hang on Pleasant Grove Blvd. next to Panera Bread. Their food is the next best thing after

Pho Bac that is close to home. I order the small beef combination soup (beef ball, rare beef, tripe, brisket, flank and tendon) with rice noodle ($6.95), at a price lighter on my wallet than that of Pho Bac. I can rely on a solid rice plate from Pho Hang, too, even if they offer less variety. For consistently adequate Vietnamese food, save some money and head to Pho Hang.

TOP 5: HOLIDAY SWEETS

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Pinkberry’s Brownie a la mode ($4.99)

Tapioca Express’ Caramel Toffee Latte ($3.29)

Nothing Bundt Cakes’ Gingerbread Bundlet ($4.30)

Cold Stone Creamery’s Candy Cane Crunch ($4.59)

Starbucks’ Chestnut Praline Frappuccino ($4.25)

If you’re in love with blends of peppermint and chocolate (which are perfect on their own, by the way), then this treat is for you. The peppermint frozen yogurt is perfect for the winter weather, but there’s also a surprise: a warm brownie at the bottom, which is the figurative icing on the cupcake and the best way to top off this dessert.

If you need a super sweet pickme-up, this is it. This sweet drink is a wonderful fusion of rainbows, unicorn magic and everything good in the world.

Nothing beats a cold day like a nice hot beverage with friends or family. But, be warned: this drink is too good to share. It’s rare to come by coffee and unicorn magic this strong.

Pumpkin-plus-gingerbread-plusspice equals everything nice.

Nothing Bundt Cakes outdid itself. We can hear crying children dry their tears and peace coming to the world. It tastes better than straight gingerbread and not too sweet – a perfect balance. The cream cheese frosting on top is also nothing short of perfection.

Everything outside is frozen, so why not add to it with some frozen treats? With the crunchy texture of the candy cane and Oreos accompanying ice cream, Cold Stone gave us all the right reasons to rejoice. The waffle bowl is also well worth the added cost of 75 cents. It may be a bit more out of your pockets, but we say just “let it go.”

Surprisingly, this frappuccino tastes like actual chestnuts, and reminds us of the “chestnuts roasting on an open fire.”

Chestnut mixed with cinnamon instantly recalls memories of nice holidays spent with friends or family. We would recommend this balanced drink to anyone who loves the holidays and loves themselves.

Sports

december 15, 2014

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Wrestlers hopeful for season of changes

BY DEVIN ORR & ADAM ERICKSON

sports@eyeofthetigernews.com

As it enters the CVC, the wrestling team has high aspirations for this season.

Even with the loss of some of the best senior wrestlers from last year’s team, Roseville plans to be a playoff contender. Unlike in most high school sports, only the top two teams make it to playoffs.

The CVC does not contain wrestling powerhouses like the SFL, except for Ponderosa who is expected to be Roseville’s biggest competitor.

“Us, Bella Vista and Oakmont will be battling for second place this year,” coach Douglas Ash said. “The powerhouse Ponderosa consistently wins CVC titles.”

The wrestlers are also confident in themselves holding the same approach as their coach does.

“We’re going to be a really strong,” junior Elijah Dustin said.

“We are going up for some championships.”

Freshmen are lacking in numbers this year but show promise for the future program. The lack of freshmen is a change to the team in years past who carried up to 40 new wrestlers. This year, only 15 first-year students tried out. Coach Ash said a few will be battling for varsity spots.

“There might be one or two but could be four or five [freshmen] on the team,” Ash said.

Let’s have a winter with spirit

BY LOGAN ASH

l.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Though RHS’ wrestling program will experience many changes this year – including the effects of a new league, a new training program and a smaller-than-average freshman pool – wrestlers and coaches are confident the team will be able to find success as it continues to move through the season.

With only around 50 wrestlers on the team a few individuals are concerned about the inner squad competition that comes with numbers and the experience that competition provides.

“Our team size has decreased which isn’t good because it decreases competition that makes us better,” senior Eduardo Ortega said.

According to Ash, with not enough spots for the excelling freshmen on varsity, the JV team will be strong in CVC play. The

team only has a handful of first year wrestlers coming up which makes for an overall more experienced team than last year.

“For the JV level I expect us to go undefeated or almost undefeated for this year,” Ash said.

The team is able to replace last year’s seniors with some returning wrestlers and new freshmen who have been training over the last few months.

“We were able to fill [the former seniors’] spots with freshmen who were a lot better than expected,”

junior Zach Galley said. “It was a big hit but we will be able to make it through.”

Some of the former seniors that were able to contribute to last year’s efforts were Robert Ferry, Graeson Leach, Jon Maroon and Logan Runner.

The team has also incorporated CrossFit into their workout regime.

Cross Fit is the popular training technique for all wrestling programs that, unlike most workout programs, centers on quick

multiple sets with little to no break in between. RHS wrestlers hope the program’s focus on agility and power movement will better prepare them for this year’s competition.

Senior Eduardo Ortega believes this style of workout reflects the intensity of a match.

“I think we are going to be stronger individually for this upcoming season,” Ortega said.

“CrossFit is a series of workouts that raise the heart rate to a level that is experienced in a match.”

basketball

UNDERCLASSMEN SEASON PREVIEWS JV Boys

BY BRAD JAMES

b.james@eyeofthetigernews.com

Entering the 2014-2015 season, the Tigers will be once again led by their experienced, returning head coach Bobby Ritter.

Ritter has been coaching at Roseville for 13 years and is now progressing into his sixth overall season as the JV head coach.

Beside Ritter stands his new assistant coach, Doug Irwin. Irwin is currently a teacher at Silverado Middle School and previously worked as the basketball head coach at the seventh grade level.

Entering the first season in the new CVC league under Ritter, the JV Tigers are faced with new competition they have yet to see since being in the SFL for the previous seasons.

“Being in the SFL for so long, it was easy to know the teams and the offenses they would run,” Ritter said. “And now being in CVC, it’s a lot more difficult to prepare because we don’t know what’s coming unless we go out scouting teams.”

This season, the team is looking to create a hardworking mentality amongst the players in order to reach their team identity of being a scrappy team.

“We are going to be a hardworking team that is looking to get in your face on defense,” sophomore Ben Welker said.

According to his teammates, sophomore Sean Grannucci continues to impress in practices and scrimmages as he has the chance to excel on the JV squad at the small forward position.

“I like our chances this year.”

Grannucci said. “We have some good players and we want to win.”

According to Ritter, sophomore Cameron Anderson has the chance to become a huge force in the post, contributing great size and strength to a small, unexperienced team.

Sophomore Justin Varlamov also enjoys playing with Anderson.

“Cameron is a good player, he can do a lot of things, rebounding, putting back rebounds, he’s very versatile,” Varlamov said.

Frosh Boys

BY CONNOR BLATNICK c.blatnick@eyeofthetigernews.com

This past week, the Roseville High School freshman boys basketball team competed in a tournament at Ponderosa.

The team played a total of three games going 2-1. Not to mention, team captain Joe Cirrincione suffered a broken nose in the tournament and is expected to miss the next few weeks.

“I broke my nose in the first game,” Cirrincione said. “I will be out for the next couple of weeks.”

According to teammate Blake Saatoff, losing Joe to injury will be hard for the team, but they are going to do their best to move on and win the upcoming games until he returns.

“It’s sad to see Joe go down, he was one of the best players on the team,” Saathoff said. “We are going to continue to work hard and try to pick up the slack with the team captain being gone. But it’s good that he will be back soon.”

In game one of the tournament, the Tigers took on the Ponderosa Bruins. The game consisted of a Tiger win by ten.

This is an early statement made for the upcoming season in January, in which these teams will face off two more times come league.

According to Saathoff, the team performed very well in their game against Ponderosa and everybody contributed to the win.

Game two was much different than game one. The Tigers found themselves having no answers against the Cordova Lancers. The final score ended at a brutal 91-48.

According to Cirrincione, the team’s defense was not playing well and they did not respond well when they were under pressure.

“We just didn’t play defense,” Cirrincione said. “We weren’t able to handle the pressure.”

In the final game of the tournament, the Tigers ended on a positive note with a solid win by over twenty points. According to Saathoff, the team did a good job with ball movement and played smart basketball.

JV Girls

BY NICK SAPP

n.sapp@eyeofthetigernews.com

“New” seems to be a common word around the Roseville High School girls JV basketball team this year. The team is entering the new league with five new high school players.

Four of these freshmen are starters on the team, Cami Miller, Jada Kranig, Ari McCurry, and Hayley Loughran. The other starter is sophomore Tahnee Smith.

Although the team is young, they still believe that if they work hard they can pull together a very successful season, according to Miller.

“Patience and intense, aggressive defense will be the key to our success,” head coach Sean Seymour said.

According to Miller, the team is quick and will look to use that to their advantage over the course of the game to wear down teams.

“Most teams can’t mentally keep up with us for four quarters,” Seymour said.

The team will be focusing on their defense to cause turnovers that will result in easy lay-ins and stop them from having to take outside shots, which they struggle with according to Seymour.

“We are practicing hard to bring a style and intensity to our defense that hasn’t been seen at the JV level,” Seymour said.

The team has no top players, they have ten interchangeable players that can all come into the game and bring the team success.

With a new league the team does not know how they will do, but Coach Seymour has a positive outlook.

“Our focus will be to work hard and wear down the other teams,” Seymour said. “If we do that well, the wins will take care of themselves.”

According to Miller the team has no problems with team chemistry and the team being so young.

“We are going to be fun to watch, and we would encourage students to come see our games,” Seymour said.

Frosh Girls

BY MATT BRACKMANN

m.brackmann@eyeofthetigernews.com

As a new season of sports begins, the Roseville High School freshman girls basketball team has high hopes as the regular season draws nearer.

According to head coach Randy Wright, the team is looking very good so far, and thinks they will play well throughout the season.

“We have good team chemistry going so far,” Wright said. “The bond that all the girls have is growing strong,” said Wright.”

According to freshman Maddie Amos, the team is looking to get better each day at a time.

“I think we will be pretty good this season,” Amos said. “As freshman I feel that we should focus on getting better day-by-day.”

Maddie and Lily Amos, twins at RHS, are two stand out players according to coach Wright.

“They have shown a lot of heart and desire to play and they both have been doing a great job at that,” said Wright.

Lily Amos shares her sister’s hopes.

“I just tried to play at my best abilities during tryouts and all the way up until now,” Lily Amos said. “I’m really looking forward to the regular season. I think we should do well.”

The team lost five players that moved up to the JV team.

Because of this, the freshman team is tasked with replacing five potential starting positions.

The freshmen who were moved up were Camryn Miller, Jada Kranig, Ari McCurry, Hayley Loughran and Bailey Bowen-Seay A goal for all teams is to win league and according to Amos, the team has a chance at taking league.

According to Amos, the team has a lot of potential this season along eith talent.

“We have a talented team that has a lot of potential,” Amos said. “We have players that have prior basketball experience and some really good athletes. I think we will perform well and show everyone what we are made of.”

This fall, our school’s student section has lacked energy and enthusiasm throughout the entirety of the football season. In addition, entering into the Central Valley Conference (CVC) has brought many changes. For example, our school has had an outright awful attendance to every single fall sport and the Tiger Cage was mediocre at best throughout the entirety of the football season.

As we enter into a new season of sports, we are presented, as a school, with a shot of redemption to get behind the winter sports and support them with every ounce we have.

Even though this may seem like a minor defect that we have as a school, I think we should be louder and bigger than ever in support of the fine athletes that we have at Roseville due to the freshmen class having almost 600 students in the class. Throughout my first two years at Roseville I was hesitant to be invested and spirited in the games and spirit days. However, once I invested in this school and the athletes I had the time of my life at every single event I attended.

As a wrestler, nothing makes me happier than when I look around at our home dual meets and see students supporting the wrestling team. The depressing truth about this is that almost no one goes to any sporting event unless it is a big football or basketball game and half the time it looks like the Selfie Olympics have come to town due to the enormous amounts of girls taking pictures during the game while the varsity football team slaughtered the Oakmont Vikings.

Seeing this occur infuriated me for many reasons, but mainly the fact that they are not supporting all of the hard work that the football team has put in for the game they love so dearly. Also that they paid money to get into the game for the sole purpose to capture pictures instead of watch a great football team just seems dim-witted based on the fact that you are there to support that sport, not take selfies.

By some miracle if the student section is not overwhelmed with selfies they have general detest to cheering with the rest of the student section thus hindering our true ability to be a rowdy student section. Over and over again I see the same people who do not involve themselves in the student section complain of the mediocrity by posting pictures with the caption “student section goals” on the various social media sites.

In spite of the fact that they put no formal effort into the cheering, they neglect to look in the mirror and realize that they are the reason for the average output that we as a school produce.

Even though many people are dedicated to create a boisterous and rowdy student section, the obnoxious, snotty and unspirited students bog down our student section leading to its mediocrity throughout the fall sports. With the basketball and wrestling season beginning, our students are faced with a pivotal decision; to either continue this mediocre behavior or transform our student section into an earsplitting and an untamed crowd that is behind our athletes. The choice is yours Tigers, but it is time to step up and support our amazing athletes.

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YOUTH MOVEMENT Basketball program looks toward future with six sophomores on varsity roster

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he Roseville High School varsity boys basketball team won’t be able to rely on experience and veteran leadership as keys to success this year.

This is because six of the 14 boys on the team this year are sophomores and five of these six have never played at the varsity level before. On top of that, only four players on the entire team have had previous varsity experience.

Jimmy Jaggers is the only sophomore returning on varsity and thinks that pulling up a large number of boys from his agegroup will have a positive impact on this season and seasons to come.

“We have to work on team chemistry a lot more,” Jaggers said. “But in the end I think it will be good for the program. I think it will be more fun this year.”

The other five sophomores are Grant Baer, Brandon Del Rosario, Tommy Edwards, Zack Mancha and Jason Russell.

Granucci said that to have the best possible team this year, it was necessary for him to pull up

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a greater-than-normal amount of sophomores.

He also said that he does not know exactly what to expect from the team this year, given that so many of its players are young and inexperienced.

“It’s going to be an experience and we just have to work on getting better every day,” Granucci said. “I just want them to keep getting better every day, that is the only thing I can expect from them and it is the only thing I can ask them to do.”

Senior returning varsity player Zach Delgado believes that the lack of experience on the team will be a struggle occassionally but at the same time make the season interesting.

“We may be inexperienced and it is going to be a challenge,” Delgado said. “At the same time it will be a nice experience because we have never had anything like this before and we are all going to go through it together.”

Sophomore point guard Jason Russell does not know for certain whether the lack of experience will have a positive effect on the

5 players with varsity experience 6 combined years at the varsity level 1 game of playoff experience

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team or a negative one.

“We are unpredictable. In a way, it is almost not as much pressure for us because we do not know what to expect, so we are kind of just playing to play,” Russell said. “On the flipside, it could be really hard because everybody else is a lot older than us.”

Russell and the rest of the sophomores anticipate that they will learn a lot this year from the varsity level. They hope that it will give them an advantage in years to come.

“It will definitely be a learning year for us,” Russell said. “I think for the six people who moved up it will be good for next year and the year after because we will already know what to expect and

we will know the game speed and how to play.”

So far, Granucci has seen that there is a lot of room for improvement on the team.

“I saw that we have a long way to go,” Granucci said. “We need to improve in a lot of areas and we are young and inexperienced.”

The Tigers played their first pre-season tournament at El Dorado High School on December 11-13, finishing with two wins and one loss.

They played against Casa Roble High School, Tamalpais High School and Vista Del Lago High School, beating Casa Roble 6830 and Tamalpais 70-58 but losing to Vista Del Lago 55-50 in the championship game.

According to Granucci, the team did a good job offensively in the first two games of the tournament but then came up short in the last game against Vista Del Lago.

“The first couple of games we did a good job scoring and moving the ball and playing as a team,” Granucci said. “In the championship game we just did not score well. Defensively we played okay, but we did not do enough offensively to win.”

The team is using a new type of offense this year that Granucci believes is better suited to the personnel in the program and the players on the team.

Granucci said that it is a more aggressive way to play the game that will require time for the players to adapt, but nonetheless, he is hopeful that it will yield a positive impact for the team.

“It is just an aggressive way to play with different concepts and different rules,” Granucci said.

“We have to coach the kids that we have and we have to put them on the floor in situations where we feel like they can be successful. I think changing what we did

offensively should help that.”

One player that will not find it hard to adapt to the new more aggressive offense is senior shooting guard Jesse Savage, who was awarded with the ‘All-Tourney’ award in the El Dorado tournament along with sophomore shooting guard Tommy Edwards.

This is Savage’s first year at Roseville, as he attended Del Campo for his first three years of high school.

Savage considers himself an aggressive player and says that he would rather create contact than avoid it, which has resulted in fouls both for him and against him.

He goes to the free-throw line often, attributing a large portion of his total scored points to this approach. Savage reinforced the idea that for the team to experience success this season, they need to give all the effort they have.

“When we are playing for each other and just having fun we succeed,” Savage said, “but we can’t do anything but that. We have to play as a team.”

McKay to fill the big shoes left by Anderson’s departure

BY AMRAN BISLA & BRYCE CROUCH

sports@eyeofthetigernews.com

As the basketball season begins, all eyes are on retuning varsity starting sophomore Shelbie McKay. Coming off a stellar freshman season in which she averaged 12 points and five rebounds, she will now be asked to assume the role of team leader – a role left vacant after last year’s leading scorer and rebounder Lindsey Anderson graduated. McKay is looking to lead the Lady Tigers as they hope to push for a strong season and a hopeful playoff.

The Lady Tigers are hoping to improve upon an overall record of 12-15 and to make a statement in the new CVC league.

The Lady Tigers are looking for new leadership from returning players since they lost seven seniors last season.

The returning four include McKay and three seniors, Michelle Dobler, Krystal Garcia and Allie Gutierrez.

McKay feels like the current team lost some leadership with all of last year’s seniors departing but is optimistic about this year’s team.

“We have a really solid bench, coach has been rotating a lot of people in and out and basically we are going to out hustle our opponents,” McKay said.

Head coach Josh Errecart feels like McKay has potential to do

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

As a freshman on the varsity girls basketball team last season, sophomore Shelbie McKay (left) was second in average points per game, behind only star RHS ‘14 alumna Lindsay Anderson. With the 2014-15 season now underway, the Lady Tigers will rely heavily on McKay’s performance to lead them to a successful season. something great with the current and upcoming classes.

“Shelbie obviously has a very bright future; her combined with an above average class and stellar freshman and sophomore class we definitely have potential,” Errecart said.

After playing her first year at the varsity level, McKay has shown growth in her role as a leader on the team.

“Shelbie is definitely stepping into the role of a leader and is obviously going to lead our team. Our success is largely going to depend

on her ability to get to the basket and do things on the court.”

Sophomore teammate Isabelle Bautista feels that McKay offers a great leadership role, which will help carry the team through the season.

“Even though she’s a sophomore, she is still a great leader because of her varsity experience,” Bautista said. “I am confident that she will lead the team and motivate us throughout the year.”

According to Errecart, McKay plays at a different speed than

that of her peers and opponents.

“Sometimes it’s hard to play with her and her speed, so our spot-up shooters need to figure out where to be and how to play with her,” Errecart said.

Evidently McKay has big shoes to fill, with the graduation of last year’s seniors Anderson and Summer Muir. Anderson averaged 19.6 points per game and 11.4 rebounds a game, along with Muir’s leadership at the point guard position.

Currently at UCLA, Anderson enjoyed her time with McKay last

sesason, and admires the way she carries herself on the court.

According to Anderson this character allows McKay to not be intimidated despite her youth in comparison to her opponents.

“It was such a fun experience playing with Shelbie. She was never intimidated by the fact that she was younger than everyone and fit in with the program perfectly,” Anderson said.

In additon to the fun experineces she brings to the team, McKay is also well known for her great amount of athleticism and basket-

ball knoweledge.

“She brought a huge amount of athleticism to the team and probably had more overall knowledge than any of us,” Anderson said.

Errecart feels that McKay has improved greatly in different areas of her game.

“Decision making for sure, as a freshman she always went 100 miles per hour straight up the court and never looked up but now you’re seeing her still go 100 miles an hour but she’s making decisions at the end of her drives better,” Errecart said.

Despite the heavy load of work that McKay will take on this season, Anderson feels she will fare just fine as long as she improves in some areas of her game.

“Ball control on her drives, and kicking the ball out to her teammates since she’s going to draw so many defenders,” Anderson said. “Shelbie is perfect as long as she doesn’t forget her shoes like she did last season.”

Before her games, McKay plays a set playlist that she listens to in order before every single one of her games. While listening, McKay likes to think about the game and sets a personal goal for herself that she wishes to reach during it.

“Before the games I listen to a set playlist, in order, every game. While I listen, I think about the game, and set a personal goal that I wish to achieve during the game,” McKay said.