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Eye of the Tiger applauds the decision to open up freshman requirements Page 7

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Widening first-year pathways Freshman Pathways began four years ago with the Class of 2017. Last issue, Eye of the Tiger reflected on the goals put in place and met by the program. In the wake of administration dropping the freshman requirement, Eye of the Tiger looks at the reasons for implementing its replacement, “Tiger Pathways.”

BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN

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Roseville High School will no longer require freshmen to select a Pathway and enroll in either Pre-AP Geography and World Culture, Freshman Seminar, Positive Power or AVID 9.

Freshman Pathways will be replaced

by Tiger Pathways, which allows students to choose three electives which will put them on either a VAPA, CTE or foreign language-oriented pathway in their high school career.

“In your freshman year, when you come to Roseville High School, you have room for three electives and what we’ve been saying is one of those has

to be coming off a small list,” principal David Byrd said. “We were hearing that maybe the class they had to choose, if given another choice, they might be more inclined to take something more in their wheelhouse or that’s preparing them better for the rigors of college.”

The goal of the new pathway is to  PATHWAYS | Page 2

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Freshman Noel Loza studies in Avery Beebe’s Freshman Seminar class.

Incoming freshmen will no longer be required to choose one of the existing four “Freshmen Pathways.”

Staff continues culture conversation IM credit

recovery improves pass rates

BY BRIAN NUEVO

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to the athletics.

“It would literally benefit every single student here as every single student has to go through PE,” Dodds said. “But it would also benefit sports because we could have a projector, they could take gameday tapes, go

Following the introduction of the integrated math system in 2014, Roseville High School’s IM classes experienced a 21 percent the first term of IM2. Due to these high fail rate numbers, the district introduced a IM credit recovery class at Independence High School to help student’s D’s and F’s get back on track without having to dedicate another semester to the class.

Last school year, the quarter one fail rates were at 40.5% for IM1, 40.8% for IM2 and 21.8% for IM3.

The fail rates dropped to 21.2% for IM1, 25% for IM2 and 20.3% for IM3 this year, after IM recovery courses were installed.

The credit recovery system at Independence was a course designed on blackboard. According to IM recovery student Tommy Bertoli, the idea of the course was designed to be self paced. Students are only required to go to class to take a chapter test or collect homework.

Bertoli finds the class at Independence easier as it gives him more time and freedom to work on his classwork.

“The class for me is a lot easier at Independence with it’s self paced course work compared to the IM at RHS which doesn’t give me enough time to learn.” Bertoli said.

Chloe Storrs, a current IM2 and credit recovery student likes how the course helped her realize her math skills.

“It’s helped me a lot because when I first took IM2, I wasn’t really into it and I didnt really wanted to be there and I didn’t pass, but with the credit recovery it made me see my potential more,” Storrs said.

Along with the credit recovery courses at Independence, integrated math teachers Levi Fletcher and Lisa Vaccaro decided to offer IM recovery courses at RHS. Fletcher and Vaccaro held interviews with students who would be potential candidates in taking the IM recovery classes, on site rather than taking it at Independence or on their own time outside of school.

“We interviewed kids we thought would be eligible retaking the class in the traditional format or the recovery format. We had them choose which format they pre-

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MARC CHAPPELLE EYE OF THE TIGER

District, site groups to tackle tough questions after year of racial incidents

BY KAIA WHITNEY

k.whitney@eyeofthetigernews.com

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he Roseville High School community has continued to grapple with racially charged incidents following staff’s efforts to open frank discussion about interpersonal understanding via three intervention period lessons in January.

Staff designed the lessons to embrace diversity, define racism on campus and encourage a culture of “upstanding” in response to several incidents with racist overtones in the fall.

Since the lessons, however, more incidents have cropped up.

A vandal spray painted “KKK” and a swastika in red on the side of the band room in mid-February. Senior band student Amanda Lopes said the vandalism threatened the Tiger Band and reflects a bigger picture at the school.

“Having it put on the band room is definitely a sort of attack to us, because the band room is our home on campus,” Lopes said. “It’s our safe place. To have someone come and vandalize it – with anything that would be hurtful – but mostly because it was a swastika and “KKK”, that is not okay with us.”

The Moeller Maniacs Twitter account included the n-word in its promotion of varsity bas-

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Senior Tahnee Smith (above) signs the “upstander pledge” in CP Government during January’s intervention period mini-lessons addressing diversity, racism and activism.

Principal David Byrd (left) said RHS needs to continue efforts for increased inclusion.

ketball’s senior night in early February. The student section account quickly deleted the tweet and issued an apology.

The RHS JV basketball team reported verbal abuse targeting its African-American players from some Ponderosa High School players after their game on Feb. 15. Athletic director Emily Dodds said administration has taken the necessary steps to address the specific incident, but continued efforts to improve athletic culture as a whole are necessary.

“Especially for the next year, we want to work on a positive atmosphere, even with our Tiger Cage,” Dodds said. “When you

start to make it personal, or call out certain numbers or target specific people, that’s when it becomes personal, and that’s not okay.”

In light of these events, RHS principal David Byrd plans to continue to incorporate efforts that promote cultural awareness into RHS’ agenda.

Additionally, the theme for Roseville Joint Union High School District’s professional development day on April 17 focuses on equity and emotional intelligence.

RHS will host teachers, counselor staff, administrators among others in the district to  CULTURE | Page 2

Admin plots RHS-specific Measure D funds

BY JAKE LUKASKO

j.lukasko@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School and district administration continue to develop plans for how the school with use their $13 million share of Measure D funds.

The list of probable projects at RHS include constructing a new gym, resurfacing the pool deck, converting the 800 wing fully into a Project Lead The Way Engineering space, updating bathrooms to become compliant with the American Disabilities Act regulations, updating aspects of the Hanson Field stadium, and a series of smaller updates to current facilities.

The construction of a new gym will determine how and when Roseville High School spends the rest of their funding, according to Roseville High School Principal David Byrd.

“What we don’t want to do is do a bunch of smaller projects, then all of a sudden when we are ready for the gym, ‘Oh there isn’t enough money for the gym,’ That’s why we got to get what a new gym is going to cost,” Byrd said.

After the estimated price for building a new gym is resolved, RHS will start working on some of the other projects, and on updating existing facilities around the campus.

The time of completion for the gym is still undetermined, and according to Byrd, construction on the new gym wouldn’t start until the middle of next year, or until the year after.

“The small gym is absolutely atrocious. There are leaks sometimes,” JV basketball player Bernie Graves, who frequently had to practice in the small gym, said. “Whenever it rains there is condensation build up on the

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Replacement of the small gym is a priority for administration. Principal David Byrd believes the construction of a new gym will determine how remaining funds are spent.

wall.”

On Feb. 27, athletic director Emily Dodds, assistant principal Jason Wilson, varsity football coach Larry Cunha, and PE teachers Greg Granucci, Melissa Stevens and Cindy Simons met to discuss the possible distribution of Measure D funding in regards

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PATHWAYS: Former demand strains schedule CONTINUED FROM FRONT

give freshmen more control over their schedules and allow them to sample more electives to find their interests.

“We want to get them prepared for a course-ofstudy kind of program in different fields and get their foot in the door instead of forcing a class,” counselor Graciela Fernandez said.

Byrd emphasized the importance of RHS being willing to adjust to the world as it changes and develops through time.

“The world’s changing, the kids are changing, so now we have to adapt again and change to meet them,” Byrd said. “We don’t wanna be a stagnant school that’s the same in 2017 as it [was] in 1987, as it will be in 2087. We got to be able to adapt with the times.”

According to Byrd through the use of ROAR period it makes it possible for more electives to be opened up as students can get the support expected from the freshman pathways during that 30 minute period.

“With ROAR maybe that is a better way we give you flexible access to help you and support and improve in all classes and in exchange of that we can open up electives,” Byrd said. “It’s often three to four puzzle pieces that come together and then the whole flow is a little better we are trying that. To me it’s observe, talk and reflect and get input and give things time to workout.”

Assistant principal Stephanie Malia sees Tiger Pathways as a way to guide students through high school while giving them a chance to test out various electives and see where those classes will take them.

“We’ve outlined if you’re really into band or into art they can see the

whole idea, that the classes you take as a freshman are jumping platforms to the next level,” Malia said.

“They’re as important as the other classes to get students into what really motivates [them] and what [they’re] really passionate about.”

Guitar teacher Brian Hack found that the previous pathways guided students away from elective courses. According to Hack, students need to follow their own passions in order to have success.

“The number one thing you want to work on with students is their motivation.

You cannot force feed learning,” Hack said. “A student will only learn when they give you permission that they want to be taught. Otherwise they just shut down.”

Hack believes non academic electives are beneficial because they help students think differently.

“Not everyone is going to grab a guitar and go out and be a rockstar but music opens the mind up to a lot of different things,” Hack said.

“It’s one of those subjects that requires you use both sides of the brain. That’s a very valuable skill.”

Junior Meaghan Parker thinks Tiger Pathways will open up schedules for freshmen. She took dance in her fall and spring terms as a freshman and postponed taking a foreign language until her sophomore year.

“I was kinda restricted because I wanted to take spanish and then I couldn’t because I wanted to take two terms of dance and then they make you take health and stuff,” Parker said.

Similarly, senior Eli Bravo came into high school knowing culinary was part of his plan.

“As a freshman, it definitely was a little difficult to choose my classes. Culinary was a priority for me so I chose it over other electives or VAPA’s I wanted to

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Two students collaborate in Avery Beebe’s Freshman Seminar class. Freshman Seminar will become just one Tiger Pathway of 32 electives on offer to incoming freshmen in the Class of 2021.

take but I was able to fit it in there thankfully,” Bravo said. “ It was a little challenge.”

Senior Stephanie Lunar found it difficult to fit all the classes she wanted to take into her schedule starting her freshman year.

“I would’ve liked to take AP Spanish but because of the scheduling and because of other classes I wanted to take and classes I need to take I couldn’t,” Lunar said.

“I wanted to take the class. I want to take so many classes.”

Lunar is currently taking Art 1, an A-G requirement, the last term of her senior year. She also sacrificed taking AP Spanish and opted into taking classes at Sierra College to free up space.

“There have just been so many classes I needed to take I’ve pushed it off to the last minute and I’ve noticed I haven’t taken all the classes I wanted to take,” Lunar said. “There just isn’t enough room in my schedule.”

Art 4 student Venessa Davidenko is one of four students in the class. Only two students enrolled in

AP Studio Art and AP 2D Art this year. She believes that the low enrollment in advanced art classes can be attributed partially to Freshman Pathways. Both seniors are optimistic about Tiger Pathways, hoping it will promote student participation in electives.

“If you’re really passionate about one thing like dance or art, it’s good to start that early and it pushes you to embrace it more and pursue that more and see if it’s a good pathway through to college,” Davidenko said.

Freshman Seminar teacher Avery Beebe expects her class to change in order to focus on what students need from it. She expects a drop in total students, but she is excited for the change.

“Because it’s turning into an elective as opposed to a requirement there’s gonna be more of an emphasis on saying ‘What do you guys want to see in the class?’,” Beebe said.

Beebe thinks the choice being granted to freshman is a good way to keep Freshman Seminar developing to suit the needs of a more specific range of stu-

dents. “ I like the element of choice,” Beebe said. “They can jump right into an elective but for some kids freshman seminar is really useful so we are meeting different needs of different students.”

AVID 9 teacher Scott Brink doesn’t expect the AVID program to be affected by the change in the pathways due to the application process necessary to get into the class “We have a really strong feeder program at Buljan and many of those kids get into the AVID program here,” Brink said. “I dont think its going to have that big of an impact.”

Lunar wishes that she had an opportunity similar to Tiger Pathways as an eighth grader.

“I find [the pathways] amazing. We were just talking with [freshmen] explaining if [they’re] interested in taking science, or media, or band, we just steered their four years,” Lunar said. “A lot of the kids coming into high school don’t understand a lot of times having a rough pathway is great to get them focused in on something.”

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discuss social and academic inclusion. District executive director of curriculum and instruction Suzanne Laughrea said an environment of respect among students is one of the highest necessities in education.

“You have basic needs that need to be met,” Laughrea said. “You need to make sure you feel safe and that you feel loved and that people respect you. If we can do that, and kids feel safe and that they are taken care of, they can perform at higher levels, and that’s what emotional intelligence is.”

RHS English teacher Debbie Sidler agrees that emotional intelligence and equity form the foundation every classroom. She said that trust is critical.

“It’s more of a relationship that you establish with that class so that they trust

that what they say does has value and influence as well,” Sidler said.

Byrd also hopes to revamp the Visual and Performing Arts-International Festival

by Spring 2018 to feature enhanced international displays and celebrations of culture, as with past years.

Byrd and VAPA department coordinator Patricia Leong encourage students to take the festival’s values to heart.

“The festival really has that theme of ‘get out there and explore cultures that aren’t your own,’” Byrd said.

Leong said the celebration of culture in both the arts and academics is not only essential to high schools, but essential to long-term success.

“You are not growing up in a divided world,” Leong said. “You are growing up in this global world. So, you need to know what’s going on in different parts of the

world through math and science and art and culture.

The more you know about culture, the more you can relate to one another.”

RHS staff has also organized meetings during March for issues surrounding campus cultural understanding and to follow up on January’s three ROAR lessons. Sidler, assistant principal Anna Maria Clark, Black Student Union adviser Keshila Jones and student government teacher Brett Mattix are some of the staff members currently slated to attend the meetings.

During these meetings, staff may plan methods to continue to communicate the importance of celebrating diversity and what it means to be an upstander to both the students and the staff at RHS to improve campus culture. The team, following feedback from students and parents in

the RHS community, may host a schoolwide summit to continue conversations about culture, equity and emotional intelligence, as well as establish a formal “Campus Culture Team” next year to continue its efforts. Byrd supports the potential steps.

“The very fundamental, significant, important direction we’re going in is saying ‘this is going to be a permanent, ongoing group that’s going to get together and talk about the campus culture.’ Campus culture being the whole place ... the whole idea of our climate here, our culture, our vibe, our interactions.”

District superintendent Ron Severson took note of RHS-incidents as one point in a pattern across schools.

The trend of overt hate incidents came as a form of a wake-up call.

“What I realized is that we’re not as alert of a sys-

tem as we need to be, mostly because we have not had a lot of issues in our school and community,” Severson said. “We should give our full attention to it and do everything we can to make sure our students are at a safe place everyday.”

Severson urged staff to maintain a positive environment for students in a district-wide email in late February.

“Try as we might, our schools are not immune to the swirl of activity and emotion that has engulfed our country,” Severson said in the email. “We want our schools to be a bastion of safety and security, a place where students and staff feel safe and do not have to contend with hatred, bigotry, bullying or belittling. We all need to work together to ensure that we maintain that kind of culture.”

-Additional reporting by Marc Chappelle

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IM: Course caters to varied learning styles

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IM1 Students study on Chromebooks in as teacher Lisa Vaccaro leads an activity on her SMART Board.

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ferred,” Vaccaro said. “It’s really hard to recover if you are gone one day a week or one day every other week, but because of the nature of our program they were still able to make progress because they picked up where they left off.”

Fletcher and Vaccaro decided to create the IM1 recovery class due to their personal experience of certain students who struggle in the classroom and those who also struggle working at their own pace.

They believe RHS’ IM recovery course benefits students because they may also seek help from a teacher any day of the week on a regular school schedule.

“With IM1 and IM2, it was the same concept of wanting to give students time to work on what they struggled with and given that time to do well,” Fletcher said.

Vaccaro typically places students working on the same chapter in pods around the room where they can help each other while on the same concept.

“It’s really just individualized on what their pace is. A lot of kids just need

time or their own pace,” Vaccaro said.

According to Fletcher, the recovery course features the same curriculum as the regular IM classes, letting students who are repeating the course have a sense of familiarity with the class but giving more time to understand the material.

When Vaccaro and Fletcher originally came up with the idea to start a recovery class at RHS they decided on pretest to target the parts of math they struggled.

“Our idea was that if a student could take a class in this format they would be able pretest in the chapters they were successful,” Vaccaro said. “That way they would have more time to work on the chapters where they were struggling. That was the concept behind it.”

Junior IM3 student Brooklyn Pontoni enjoys some of the aspects of working on her own time, which helped her learn the material in her IM2 recovery course at Independence High School.

“It’s a lot of work on your own, personally I like to work by myself and it did help me prepare for it.”

Pontoni said.

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MEASURE D: Upgrades may come this summer CONTINUED FROM FRONT

in there, break down film, and do all of that. The bare minimum we are going to replace is locker room, mat room, gym.”

Hanson Field renovations may include updates to the snack bar, repairing the scoreboard, a seating expansion and a new bathroom. Currently, spectators on the visitor’s side of the stadium have to walk across campus to use the Foyer bathrooms behind Moeller Gym Long-distance track coach Josh Errecart hopes the “hometown feel” isn’t lost with renovations to the stadium and the campus at large.

“I hope whatever renovations happen, they don’t take away from that hometown feel,” Errecart said. “You look at the new schools that are around here and you get a lot of the more modern, kinda cookie cutter stadiums. Bleachers, and that stuff. I am not sure if that feels as hometown, Friday nights kind of football.”

According to Byrd, a majority of the projects the district will attempt at RHS are on a much smaller scale than the new gym. Smaller scale projects new carpeting in the band room and library.

“I really appreciate the gesture of new carpets because those carpets are probably over ten years old,” saxophonist Alyssa Abbott said.

Top priorities for classroom renovation include rooms in the 400, 500, and 600 wings and the Art Wing.

“The 500 and 600 wing, they are two of the older wings on campus and I think, to a varying degree, rooms in there could use some revitalization,” Byrd said.

Byrd hopes to replace outdated equipment in those

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Parents and students stand on the pool deck as they watch a boys water polo match. The pool deck is expected to be resurfaced this summer due to recent safety concerns.

rooms with new equipment, and introduce projectors to those classrooms.

“There are rooms in there that still have chalkboards,” Byrd said. “I want to get rid of all the chalkboards and put whiteboards in all of those. So, the 400 and the 500, it’s worth it for us to get to modernizing those.”

On top of modernizing classroom resources, Byrd wants to open up the wings’ architecture and refurbish the interiors.

“Years ago they dropped the ceilings down and took out some of the natural light. I would love for that to go away and open those rooms back up, make them feel a little bit bigger and I think the flooring in some of those [newly redone] rooms needs to be redone,” Byrd said.

A large piece of reconstruction that is still in the preliminary stages of planning is the conversion of the bottom 900 classrooms into dedicated lab classrooms.

“We are looking at, ‘Hey, it might make sense for us to transform that other room into a science room.

We would like to keep the science classrooms all kind of close to each other and that’s just good for the

school,’” Byrd said.

The classroom selected for renovation would have to be downstairs due to the need for gas in science experiments and labs, and the infrastructure in the upstairs rooms is not ideal for science classes.

The RHS pool may be resurfaced this summer.

The resurfacing of the pool deck is connected with other spending, because issues that demand immediate repair may arise during the resurfacing.

“The pool deck needs to be resurfaced, that’s a given. Once you start resurfacing that stuff, sometimes you can find other problems structurally that have gotta be repaired, so that could open us up to, ‘Hey, let’s replaster the whole interior of the pool. As long as we have to redo some pipes, let’s redo all the pipes,’” Byrd said.

The pool deck is also a safety concern to the RHS teams that use the pool.

“A new pool deck would make it far easier to host tournaments and just all around easier to walk around on,” varsity boys water polo player Peter Edmondson said.

While the funds for the conversion of the 800

Wing into a Project Lead The Way engineering space are not explicitly Measure D funds, Measure D frees up funding and allows the school to be more liberal with their spending, according to Byrd. The conversion of the space was already planned before Measure D was passed.

The PLTW engineering space was originally expected to be completed by the end of the summer, but it’s going to take longer because Measure D enables the school to add more to the space, according to Byrd.

“The second phase of the conversion is to paint the interior and figure out what equipment is in the space,” Byrd said. “[The next phase is] really a big part of what a reimagined engineering space might be and aesthetically making it look a little differently inside.”

The new timeline sets the date for completion around next spring.

“The increasing of space for the engineering class is a much needed improvement to the program,” PLTW student Aidan Carrigg. “This upgrade is certainly needed for the engineering class’s capacity to continue to grow.”

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C/o ‘17 breaks Local Scholarship app record

BY ROBERT ERDMAN

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Roseville High School’s class of 2017 broke the local scholarship application record this week, submitting 1665 applications.

College and Career technician Jacqie Seider hopes the money granted by local scholarships will help seniors pay for college expenses.

“That money is going to benefit students in the way of paying for tuition, books, parking, dorms, everything associated with college is very expensive,” Seider said. “It truly is a benefit to our students.”

The class of 2016 set the previous application record, with 1487 applications submitted.

Kaiser Internship opens to high school students

BY ALONZO ALCOCER

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Senior Julia Tarasova will participate in a summer internship at Kaiser

Permanente, to learn and understand real world medical experiences. Tarasova is considering to pursue a career in becoming a pharmacist.

“I’m thinking about being a pharmacist, but I’m not sure yet,” Tarasova said. “This is why I want to take this [internship] so I can figure it out.”

Tarasova hopes she’ll get some hands-on experience at Kaiser with the medical staff there. Tarasova says she wants to get a taste of the lives of the pharmacists and their work environment.

“As I was told it’s going to be like I’m a shadow to actual workers, I really hope that I’ll get some actual hands-on experience,” Tarasova said. “The thing that really excites me is that I’ll actually be with people in the pharmacy there, hopefully they’ll actually show me [procedures] and their daily routine.”

Tarasova hopes this summer internship experience will aid her in her decision in entering the medical field. “[The internship] sounded really cool because I wanted to continue my career in the medical field and I really wanted to have that experience so I can decide for myself.

RHS Boys State nominees await interview process

BY BRIAN NUEVO

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Roseville High School announced the five junior nominees for Boys State: Wafeeq Ridhuan, Joe Cirrincione, Reece Brown, Nate Lemos and Sino Oulad Daoud. Lemos, however, will not to go through the interview process due to a prior commitment during the interviews.

Ridhuan felt honored to become a part of this year’s nominees.

“I’ve been in Junior State of America since freshman year, so I’ve been into politics for awhile,” Ridhuan said.

Being one of the five nominees, Brown is grateful to be selected over his fellow peers “It’s a pretty big honor.

I’m really grateful that I was nominated by the teachers. I think there’s a lot of people who potentially could have gone over me.” Brown said.

“Obviously, it’s just up the teachers. It’s pretty cool that they thought I was deserving of it.”

The nominees interview and the American Legion Auxillary announces their delegate on March 24.

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DEPORTES El equipo de baseball apunta alto para nueva temporada tan esperada por la escuela POR DOMINIC TAYLOR d.taylor@eyeofthetigernews.com

Como los deportes de invierno deportes de primavera comienzan, el equipo de béisbol del varsity de Roseville se prepara para una temporada nueva. Roseville devuelve una mayoría de su equipo desde el año pasado, sin embargo con el éxito en el Campeonato de la Liga de la temporada de 2015 y el año de la reconstrucción de la temporada de 2016, es predecible cómo le irá al equipo en 2017.

De 7-19 equipos del año pasado, era claro que la mejora es necesaria para los juniors y seniors y es una prioridad para esta temporada.

19 las pérdidas del tigre el año pasado, nueve de esas

pérdidas fueron decididos por dos carreras o menos, lo que significa unos buenos juegos y podría haber hecho la diferencia entre un puesto de nivel medio en la clasificación de la CVC y la búsqueda de una posición en los playoffs.

El objetivo principal de estas prácticas deben centrarse en las faltas y debilidades del año pasado, que se encuentra principalmente en tecnicismos y protocolo situacional.

“Hasta ahora, que hemos estado trabajando en bateo situacional,y en qué hacer en diferentes situaciones cuando vas a batear, cosas como esas. No hicimos muchas carreras cuando íbamos a batear el año pasado, y era un problema para nosotros,” dijo Colton Borowiak. “Nuestro entrenador Lance Fischer trata de mantenernos enfocados la práctica entera, para terminar la práctica cómo terminamos un juego.”

De los cuatro mejores equipos de la CVC el año pasado, sólo Oakmont no devuelve a la mayoría de sus juniors con experiencia como seniors y aún así, todavía tienen talento joven que podría ser peligroso, especialmente en un juego de rivalidad. El resto, Del Campo, Bella Vista y Whitney, todos devuelven la mayor parte de su talento y producción y están listos para jugar Roseville varias veces cada uno.

Roseville, sin embargo, no está sin su parte de talento volver. Mayores Cam Anderson, Jay Razzano y Nick Tucker, todos bateadores superior el año pasado, ofrecen una valiosa experiencia en la placa, y junior Lucas Gather, quien recientemente se comprometió a jugar béisbol junto a Cal Berkeley.

Los Tigres también reciben algunos jugadores estrellas del equipo de JV el año pasado en Joe Cirrincione,

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Nick Tucker y Cameron Anderson batean para la temporada de beisbol.

Nate Lemos, Nelson Chase y otros Mientras que dos jugadores estrellas del equipo freshman de los últimos años han sido considerados lo bastante expertos como para contribuir al equipo de varsity este año y saltarán JV, estos jugadores son Jordyn y Rylan Woods.

Talento y productividad ya se está mostrando,

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Profesora de RHS es expuesta a la diversa cultura de Cuba

El personal de distrito y RHS tratan del combatir el racismo

Del Lago, Roseville High School podía estar en muy buena forma de entrar en juego para ser un favorito de la liga y en el camino a los playoffs.

“Hemos hecho un objetivo esta temporada como un equipo, queremos ganar un campeonato,” dijo lanzador junior Lucas Gather. “Al igual que hace unos años, creo que podemos hacerlo.”

como Roseville empezó su primera semana ganando sus dos primeros juegos contra Del Oro y la Casa de Roble, de 2-0 5-4 y 7-2 respectivamente, con 15 hits total entre los dos juegos.

Si los Tigres pueden continuar este éxito en los juegos restantes de la Conferencia no esta semana contra el River Valley, Nevada, Woodcreek Unión y Vista

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POR VIKTORIA BARR

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Al entrar al país, una vez prohibido, de Cuba durante las vacaciones de invierno, los seis meses de preparación de la profesora de Roseville High School, Carol Crabtree, le incluyo visas especiales, itinerarios de intercambio cultural y diarios, y le pareció valer la pena.

Crabtree siempre ha tenido el deseo de visitar Cuba y se le presentó la oportunidad de ir por su suegra que había visitado Cuba el año pasado.

“Ella lo encontró tan interesante y fascinante que nos invitó a pasar las vacaciones de invierno y así lo hicimos,” dijo Crabtree.

“Fuimos en una gira con una empresa y nos lo pasamos de maravilla.”

Con un grupo de 18 miembros de la familia, Crabtree fue capaz de experimentar las drásticas diferencias culturales entre Cuba y los Estados Unidos.

Para Crabtree, el viaje fue especialmente beneficioso como profesora de historia.

Esta fue la oportunidad de enriquecerse al ser testiga de los tipos de comunidades comunistas que ella enseña en el aula 903.

Uno de sus recuerdos favoritos en Cuba fue tener la oportunidad de visitar todas las diferentes escuelas

y centros culturales que el país tiene para ofrecer. Uno de estos centros comunitarios era un centro de atención especial para niños con síndrome de Down.

Este viaje también ha ayudado acercar a Crabtree y su familia. Según el hijo de Crabtree, Jack Crabtree, pasear por la ciudad de La Habana por la noche y estar expuesto a la gran cantidad de pobreza proporcionó una nueva experiencia, uniendo a Carol y a Jack a través de su conocimiento de la extensión del país.

A pesar de los recientes intentos realizados por los administradores de Roseville High para aumentar el concepto de importancia cultural, RHS ha seguido experimentando eventos que prácticamente no han mejorado.

Admin comenzó el semestre de primavera con una semana larga conjunto de mini-lecciones en ROAR introducido a principios de este año escolar.

Independientemente de esta acción esperanzadora tomada por administradores y maestros de RHS, los estudiantes continuaron haciendo malas decisiones reforzando aún más el tema de que hay que hacer más para terminar este período de tiempos difíciles.

Muchas acciones en

de estudiantes que hablan principalmente inglés puede traer mucha frustración cuando se crean conceptos erróneos que rodean el conocimiento que uno puede o no tener acerca de un idioma extranjero.

Es comúnmente preconcebido que la presencia de un segundo idioma además del inglés te analfabeta en uno de los dos idiomas, porque se ha vuelto menos común que los adolescentes desarrollen un segundo idioma sin la ayuda de la escuela. Puesto que algu-

nos hogares de diversos idiomas han decidido en solamente hablar el inglés, se ha vuelto casi omiso que en los hogares se practique ambos idiomas al punto de fluidez.

Sin embargo, es considerable que no sitúe a esos estudiantes multilingües en un estado de total conocimiento de sus idiomas hablados. Los estudiantes que han crecido hablando el inglés y un idioma separado como el español han aprendido por el sistema educativo en inglés pero en el

español sólo han aprendido a hablar, escribir y leer lo que se les ha sido expuesto.

Aun, eso no es suficiente para cubrir todo lo que necesitan saber para recibir un certificado de felicitación con un sello de literacia.

Al ser colocada en la clase de español nativo, que su único requisito era hablar y entender español, nunca se esperaba de mí conocimiento saber todas las partes del español. Especialmente cuando crecimos sólo hablando y no

CORTESÍA CAROL CRABTREE

En esta foto se encuentra la familia de la profesora Crabtree sonriendo juntos en la ciudad de Habana, Cuba.

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En esta foto se entuentra estudiante en su último año, Tahnee Smith, en el periodo de ROAR.

curso están siendo completadas en el futuro tanto por el personal de RHS para reducir esta aparentemente alta cantidad de racismo.

El Día de Desarrollo Profesional enfocado en la igualdad y inteligencia emocional se llevará a cabo el 17 de abril en Roseville High. Los maestros, consejeros, administradores y especialistas en apoyo al distrito asistirán para discutir futuras evaluaciones del distrito, así como estrategias de enseñanza.

La directora ejecutiva, Susan Laughrea, tiene una buena comprensión de lo que debe cambiar en nuestras escuelas para ver un cambio efectivo.

En estas reuniones están planeando encontrar métodos efectivos para comunicar la importancia de la diversidad celebrada y lo que significa ser un alza para los estudiantes y el personal de Roseville para desarrollar un cambio en la cultura del campus de Roseville High School.

necesariamente aprendiendo la logística del idioma.

En semejanza se puede comparar a una persona que creció en los EE.UU. toda su vida hablando inglés, pero nunca se le ha enseñado las reglas de ortografía o gramática, le complica su capacidad de recogerlo en comparación a una persona que lo está empezando a aprender por primera vez.

En algunos aspectos, los estudiantes nativos de español pueden comprender las palabras y frases de vocabulario a un ritmo

más rápido, pero no se puede presumir que las clases de español son una brisa o de cualquier manera innecesariamente fácil. Hay un montón de material que como cualquier clase de inglés se requiere aprender.

Es evidente que siendo un estudiante de un idioma extranjero no es diferente de ser un estudiante en una clase de inglés y el conocimiento que ya he reunido acerca de un idioma diferente no inhibirá mi capacidad de aprender alguno nuevo.

OPINIÓN

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Lo preconcebido de los estudiantes español hablantes en la escuela Crecer en un ambiente

EVENTOSFUTUROS MAR 14-15

El Show de Guitarra Guitarra Avanzada expondrá su show anual en el JB Gale Theater. Entrada es gratis y las puertas abren a 6:30 p.m.

MAR 25

MAR 16-17

Junior Prom Se venden los boletos en el gimnasio de 13/3 a 24/3, $5 descuento con una ASB tarjeta.

Midterms Los estudiantes asistan la primera y segunda hora el jueves, tercera y cuarta el viernes.

MAR 24

Ultimo día para registro de AP Registración en Student Services, cada uno cuesta $93, evasor de impuesto disponibles.

El espectáculo de primavera MAR 31- RHS drama realizará Grease en el Patti Baker Theater a las 7, boletos disponibles ABR 1 en la puerta empezando a 6:30 p.m.

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Crabtree returns from Cuban, cultural venture

FILE PHOTO JAYDYNN SANTOS

by VIKTORIA BARR

v.barr@eyeofthetigernews.com

Upon entering the onceforbidden country of Cuba this past winter break, Roseville High School social science teacher Carol Crabtree’s six months of preparation – including special visas, cultural exchange itineraries, and diaries – seemed to be worthwhile.

Crabtree always had a desire to visit Cuba and was presented with the opportunity by her mother-inlaw who had visited Cuba the year before.

“She found it so interesting and fascinating that she invited us to go over winter break and so we did,” Crabtree said.

“We went on a tour with a company and we had a great time.”

With a group of 18 family members including cousins, aunts, and uncles, Crabtree was able to witness the drastic cultural differences between Cuba and the United States. To Crabtree, the trip was especially beneficial as a

history teacher. This was the chance to enrich herself by being able to directly observe the types of communist communities that she teaches about in room 903.

“The income level there is just really low, because it is a communist country. It’s a totalitarian dictatorship, so the people are very different, but it’s a wonderful culture [with] very friendly people,” Crabtree said. “It was a wonderful opportunity to get to meet them.”

In the wake of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s death in November 2016, the already restrictive country was clamping down even more on entry to and from Cuba. Crabtree and her family had to prepare for their foreign excursion 6 months in advance with passports and Visas.

“We had to work with a travel agency that specializes in this type of tour, because you can’t just go to Cuba as a tourist if you’re an American, it has to be a cultural exchange,” Crabtree said. “There is a

COURTESY CAROL CRABTREE

Left: Social Science teacher Carol Crabtree is glad to be back at RHS after her trip to Cuba over winter break. Above: Crabtree and her family vist Cuba. The family had to go through special visas and passports to enter the county, but Crabtree says the trip was worth the process.

whole cultural exchange itinerary, we even had to keep special diaries when we were there.”

While the process to enter the country was draining, the family’s actual experience made it worthwhile, with an influx of new cultural experiences ready to be explored. Crabtree felt that Cuba’s obvious cultural differences and poverty levels weren’t reflective of its rich variety in art, dance, and music.

“The problem with their government is they can’t provide much for their people. Cuba is not a wealthy country, their people get free medical care, free education, and food on the table, but almost everyone lives at a pretty low income level,” Crabetree said. “So it was interesting to see how Cuba provides services for their people and try to pro-

vide resources for them.”

After years of viewing Cuba behind computer screens and documentaries, to finally visit the country that holds a significant part in our world’s history was nothing short of rewarding for Crabtree.

As a history teacher, Crabtree gained the opportunity to extend her knowledge of different communist communities around the world by actually visiting one that still models the concept. She plans to incorporate her Cuban experience into her own classroom’s curriculum.

“It’s a chance of a lifetime for a history teacher to visit an existing totalitarian communist country,” Crabtree said. “Cuba has been a communist country now for around 50 years, and most of the county is living in poverty and it was very

eye-opening to see that first hand.”

This trip has also strengthened the bond between Crabtree and her family. Crabtree’s son, Jack Crabtree, felt that activities like walking around the city of Havana at night provided a new bonding experience for both Carol and Jack in enhancing their knowledge of the country.

“My mom and I were both able to experience the country with more historical background than most,” Jack said. “We were able to fully understand what was going on.”

RHS sophomore Kelsey Butler was interested to hear of Crabtree’s trip to Cuba and is drawn to the idea of having Crabtree incorporate her knowledge and experience of the country with the curriculum.

“I think it’s really cool that she got to go to Cuba

and to see how things work over there,” Butler said. “I think it will be interesting when she applies it into the classroom.”

One of Crabtree’s favorite memories in Cuba was having the opportunity to visit different schools and cultural centers around the country. One facility in particular caught the eye of Crabtree when exploring the streets of Cuba, this was a community center which specializes in providing activities such as visual and performing arts for children with Down syndrome.

“It was interesting to see how Cuba provides services,” Crabtree said.

“This was a community center for children just with Down syndrome and it was absolutely inspiring, what they were doing and the high level of care that the children were getting.”

Local Youth Commission gives voice to students by zach jose

z.jose@eyeofthetigernews.com

For a select group of Roseville High School students, the issues that affect our community’s youth is pressing enough to join a special organization in an attempt to find solutions. Senior Morgan Fenn-Jamison, sophomore Thwisha Gurunurthy and junior Mehak Chahal are all part of the Placer County Youth Commission, whose mission is to research youth issues and engage the community to create positive change.

The Placer County Youth Commission gives students a voice in local policy making by researching youth concerns, relating their findings and positions to local policy makers, and engaging the community to create positive change.

Fenn-Jamison initially applied to PCYC in the hopes to be more involved with her community.

“I was interested in taking on a leadership position and learning more about the workings of local government,” Fenn-Jamison said. “I also have a passion

for advocacy and knew it would be a great outlet for my energy.”

After a year serving on the Commission, FennJamison has elevated her way through the PCYC’s hierarchy until she landed her current position of Public Relations Officer.

Through her role, FennJamison has gained a sense of purpose in her community.

“I’ve become very aware of local government now and I’ve met a lot of interesting people through it,” Fenn-Jamison said.

“I’ve made very good connections through it to help me through both my career and college.”

The PCYC’s main goal is to organize activities to help educate and motivate youth of Placer County to participate in the local political process. FennJamison finds herself to be proof of this, with one of her most impactful memories so far was being apart of the Commission’s Mental Health Subcommittee’s Awareness Gallery. Consisting of an exhibit that educated a middle school audience about mental

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COURTESY MORGAN FENN-JAMISON

Above: RHS senior Morgan Fenn-Jamison is a Public Relations officer for the Placer County Youth Commission. Right: Fenn-Jamison poses with the entire Placer County Youth Commission team.

illness and its preventative steps, Fenn-Jamison feels proud to have been apart of something that had such a significant impact.

“The exhibit had multiple displays, ranging from an interactive pledge that called for students to end the stigma against mental health, to a video that myself and my fellow committee members produced by school counselors,” Fenn-Jamison said. “So many teenagers feel alone in their experiences and it’s wonderful that we were able to connect with middle schoolers.”

Fenn-Jamison’s PCYC supervisor, Sean Wang,

values the commission as an outlet to improve community problems affecting youths.

“On paper, it’s really a huge range of things,” Wang said. “We have our own meetings and have projects we do throughout the term, but we try to act as an extension of the youth in our community while trying to improve it at the same time.”

As Fenn-Jamison’s supervisor for the entirety of her experience at PCYC, Wang believes that both the effort Fenn-Jamison puts into her work as Public Relations officer and her drive to succeed is evident.

“I think Morgan is one of the most driven people the commission, she’s an artist and I can see a lot of her passion for art be reflected into whatever the kinds of things she puts her efforts in.” Wang said.

Both Gurunurthy and Chahal recently joined PCYC and currently hold the position of ambassadors. Although their involvement in the commission has been limited compared to FennJamison’s, the two students already see the positive effects of the youth group.

“I want to make a positive impact in my community,” Gurunurthy said.

“I’m an ambassador right now and I don’t play a huge role, but I’m still part of the committee.”

Chahal appreciates the variety of opportunities PCYC allows for as well as its beneficial impact it’s had on the community.

“Already I can see just how much kids can do in our community. Being apart of this has been awe inspiring, whether it’s raising awareness for mental health or raising money for kids in our community,” Chahal said. “Placer County Youth Commission has always done well.”

Fenn-Jamison plans to major in psychology.

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Friends’ positivity breaks rave stigma

BY TARAH JOHNSON

t.johnson@eyeofthetigernews.com

Flashing lights overtake the venue. Heartbeats match to the thrumming beat of EDM music blasting through every orifice.

For Roseville High School seniors Olivia Munns and Lexi Harrison, this out of body experience is none other than a rave. A large dance party featuring performances by DJs and occasionally live performers playing electronic music, particularly electronic dance music, raves embody the group of RHS girls in a way no other experience can.

With the unmistakeable feeling of bliss and relaxation that is summer vacation, this was also the primetime season for unforgettable raves and even more memorable friends.

A more experienced raver, Munns attended her first one in the heat of summer 2016 and hasn’t been able to quench the need to return back since.

“To me, raves just mean love. It’s just an endless environment of love and there’s no judgement. You go in there and there’s so many different ethnicities, genders, and expressions of self, “ Munns said.

“You meet a new part of yourself every time that you go.”

To Munns, these parties encompass more than just a good time in a thrilling environment, but rather a loving experience that’s personally strengthened her character.

“Since going to raves, I’ve honestly become a lot more confident, and now

HUMANS OF RHS RHS senior Monica Gonzales revels in her last year on this campus. Bouncing back from an illness that followed her through junior year, Gonzales currently weaves her way through medical programs that will propel her to her ideal career, gaining new experiences along the way. With steadfast friends that make life enjoyable, Gonzales learns the significance of strong relationships and relishes the thought of living life to the fullest during her final months as an RHS student.

-Tarah Johnson

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COURTESY LEXI HARRISON

Above: RHS seniors Lexi Harrison (top middle) and Olivia Munns (top right) prepare for a rave with their friends.

Below: Harrison credits Munns with getting her interested in raves earlier this school year.The seniors plan to attend more raves in the future.

it’s even easier to talk to people at school. It’s taught me that it’s okay to talk and be yourself.” Munns said.

RHS senior Lexi Harrison credits Munns as being the gateway to her first rave in October of last year. Harrison appreciates her girlfriend showing her an experience that currently amounts to so much in her life.

“I’ve only been to two raves, but it’s the best night every time. It’s the best experience because everyone is positive and the room is filled with good energy.”

Harrison said.

Harrison’s first rave was in October 2016 after her girlfriend encouraged her to go. For her, raves have been nothing short of rewarding as she discovers her self-confidence and true friends.

“Everytime I leave

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a rave I come out really confident and feeling good about myself,” Harrison said. “I just feel really happy about the night I had and the memories that I made. It’s amazing going with my girlfriend and my friends that I meet there.”

While rapid lights and even faster beats typically surround the meaning of raves, so does the inevitable stereotype of these parties merely consisting

of substance abuse and inappropriate tendencies.

According to Munns, raves are something that represent positive relationships.

“There’s a stigma behind raves that it’s all about drugs and sex and it’s really not, it’s a place of friendship,” Munns said. “At raves there’s this little saying, PLUR, which is peace, love, unity, and respect. And I think that embodies raves perfectly.”

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This year is our last year and it’s definitely one I won’t forget. I started off the year strong, no longer ill from an illness I had during junior year. I got into the ROP medical careers program and it has totally changed my life. I connect with patients everyday and I get a hands on experience. I hope to continue down this path and hopefully end up having a career in the medical field.

I have two best friends, Naomi Ukaegbu and Lily Loza who have been my best friends since freshmen year. I am so lucky to have formed an amazing friendship with these two beautiful, intelligent ladies. Everyone deserves to have best friends like that. Every weekend my friends and I do Friday adventures. We get in the car and drive. We don’t know where to, but we drive until we find a new spot we haven’t been to.

I started this because you have to live life to the fullest. You never know when it’s your last day, and I think it’s so important to be happy with the people you love. This year I learned that people come and go. Everyone that’s been in your life has been in your life for a reason, to teach you, to love you, or to experience life with you but the true ones will always be by your side.”

Club honors campus women

BY EDDY SOTOMAYOR

e.sotomayor@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School’s League of Women handed out roses to female teachers and students on campus to celebrate International Women’s Day last week.

According to club advisor and English teacher Denise Weis, the club is a great way for girls to come together and share experiences.

“It seemed like a valuable resource to have on campus especially with this climate where we are not really given this opportunity to really speak about things unique to us,” Weis said.

The club meets every Monday at lunch to discuss topics including body image, societal expectations, and racism to help create an open dialogue in the class.

The League of Women will soon begin fundraising in order to support their vision for the club and celebrate the birthdays of other club members.

Club president Ofsana Popal is happy with their decision to hand out roses.

The club decided flowers would be the best way to show appreciation and spread their message of kindness at a club meeting.

“We wanted to find a way to express our appreciation because we thought, ‘Who doesn’t love flowers?’,” Popal said. “Especially red ones because the red represents everything that’s going on with International Women’s Day.” Club treasurer Duha

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FILE PHOTO SAM MAILEY

COURTESY BRENT MATTIX

Top: Junior Duha Khalifeh hands a rose to a student last week for International Women’s Day. Bottom: Social science teacher Avery Beebe recieves a rose from The League of Women club members.

Khalifeh hopes the club will empower other girls in school to stand up for themselves.

“What inspired me to join the club is that it is very important to me to help other girls going through a hard time not have it bring them down,” Khalifeh said.

English teacher Amy Mowrer received a flower

from The League of Women and supports the message that the club is trying to send.

“I feel like just reminding everybody that they are valuable is great and National Women’s Day is an opportunity to remind our young ladies that they are valued and important,” Mowrer said.

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AP Comp Gov dreams now reality for Class of ‘18 RACHEL BARBER

r.barber@eyeofthetigernews.com

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can picture it: my fellow seniors and I, showered in world government knowledge and AP credit. This will become our reality next spring.

Two weeks ago, AP government teacher Dana Dooley’s proposal for a weighted term of AP Comparative Government gained district approval.

The course will replace unweighted Law and Justice in which AP Government students are currently enrolled.

Roseville High School fosters an environment revolving around AP. Sadly, I will admit to being an AP addict. It’s my fault, as I’ve surrounded myself with bad influencers with high GPAs. Luckily, AP Comp Gov will certainly satisfy my cravings senior year.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not simply in it for the grade bump. I plan to take multiple APs next year.

I’ll get my fix of extensive homework, enriching lectures and sleepless nights.

Coming off a spirited election season and an administration that occasionally resembles reality TV, my class probably contains more students interested in government than usual.

Although RHS has given me opportunities to expand my knowledge of government through extra curriculars, I am excited to finally learn about world government in the classroom.

It will be important to compare and contrast our country’s current administration to other governmental structures around the world for my peers who aren’t necessarily following government officials on Twitter and aren’t New York Times “insiders.”

I appreciate the dedication and consideration by Dooley and principal David Byrd it took to get this course approved.

Not only are we able to obtain AP credit, we will be able to obtain AP credit for something that may spark

Free study aids prepare students

well: the more confident a student feels about a subject, the more likely that student is to take that AP exam.

Prep books could cover stuff not taught in class,

BY JACK ROSETTI or reinforce certain conj.rosetti@eyeofthetigernews.com cepts. For example, in AP Euro, the LEQ really didn’t click inside my head. I just ost juniors fill couldn’t remember all of their classes the necessary components. with AP and var(By the way, the LEQ is a ious rigorous classes. Mine huge part of the actual AP is no exception. Throughexam.) out the course of the school I went into my handyyear, I am not going to redandy prep book, and there member every single thing I saw it in all of its glory: a taught to me in each of my chart labeling each and evAP classes – but that’s not a erything you need for a sucproblem anymore. cessful LEQ. Teachers started to From there, I saw the give out AP prep books importance of prep books. this year, for which I am I give so much credit to enthusiastic. the prep book. Without it, I I intend on taking as don’t know if I would have many dreadful AP tests as passed the Euro exam.

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our interest and applies in today’s political climate.

I must also give my thanks and condolences to the class before me.

Thank you for your outrage, thank you for your passion and thank you for planting the seed for this course’s addition to the course book. AP Gov students made a petition last fall to get AP credit and en-

couraged us juniors to sign it – as it would most likely affect us.

I cannot say this was the only contributing factor to getting the course added, but having the support of the people probably made it easier for the district decision to be a “yes.”

As a bonus, teaching and learning will be made easier with the addition of AP

Comp Gov. There is no better way to kick a case of senioritis like offering AP credit and having an AP exam to study for. I am currently watching my senior friends working their way through Law and Justice. The current course does not appear mindless or dull but I can’t help but feel compassion for those doing AP work – spring term of

their senior year – knowing they won’t be receiving the credit. I feel even more compassion, knowing that I won’t ever have to go through such a treacherous thing.

Let this be an ode to my fore(classes) before me and those who secured AP Comp Gov’s addition to RHS’ course catalog: thank you.

EYE OF THE TIGER’S VIEW

New pathways unhook schedules

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ith freedom grows responsibility. Freshmen since 2013 walked through our gates and found four one-size-fits-all approaches to their high school transition. In order to let students grow, set them free.

The former Freshman Pathways program – Freshman Seminar, AVID 9, Positive Power and Pre-AP English 9/Geography and World Cultures – presented wide-eyed eighth-graders with set courses that sound good on paper, and produce the solid benefits in the end.

But the revamped Tiger Pathways program slated for the 2017-18 school year presents a healthier situation for freshmen: the freedom to explore diverse elective offerings. Incoming freshmen crave a refreshing break from streamlined middle school expect variety and plenty, so why not give them exactly that?

In dropping the former Pathways requirement for the Class of 2021, incoming freshmen will now be able to enroll in the short-andsweet CP English 9, and retain three open slots to fill with whatever classes they want to take – no strings attached.

This change will help incoming freshmen adjust to and explore the unknown wonders of high school on their own terms. Increasing elective enrollment in the long run, students would be more open to taking fun and rewarding classes earlier and continuing with them throughout their four years at RHS. The decision should cater to future freshmen in their course selection process.

Students that know they

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want a rigorous, AP-filled schedule may still take PreAP English and Geo World Cultures. Students that might be hesitant at first, may take CP English and three electives. Students craving guidance may take Positive Power or Freshman Seminar. Students that would like to organize themselves and develop better study habits may take AVID 9.

Finding one’s calling in high school is something to be treasured and continued for multiple years; electives can lead to future careers.

The former Freshman Pathways program did accomplish its goals, however.

The Pre-AP English 9 and Geo World Cultures block helped and continues to help bridge the gap between middle school and high school. They introduce block schedules and

help prepare kids for AP courses, without the mental and monetary costs of an actual AP course. The block is valuable to the incoming students wanting a more demanding schedule, and an increased amount of students enrolled in AP classes proves the classes accomplished their goal.

Positive Power helped struggling students adjust in order to be as successful and motivated as possible.

Students were positively impacted by their peers and teachers, thus promoting a better school environment.

Freshman Seminar serves as a class for students to be social with one another and learn practical skills – such as putting together a resume. But the skills taught in these schedule-consuming classes also come naturally with some students’ experiences in high school – at lunch, through clubs, in

non-academic electives.

With time of the essence and priceless teenage years on the line, RHS scheduling should put unique enriching student experiences at the forefront as early as possible.

The original Pathways rounded up freshmen on a school bus that didn’t make its first stop for a year.

Those who didn’t get off at the first stop may have ended up in their junior or senior year wishing they had done it differently.

Tiger Pathways adds a positive, alternate route – taking future students where they want to go, from the get-go. The doors to that original bus remain wide open, but aren’t the only entrance to a successful high school career.

(This piece represents the views of the editorial board.)

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Fine line between passion, provocation

BY DOMINIC TAYLOR

d.taylor@eyeofthetigernews.com

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f you have attended a primetime sports event at Roseville High School lately, you are acquainted with the student section. This spirited mass of orange, white and black rages, rants, yells, boos, cheers, and chants the fanrite-of-passage chant, “I believe that we will win” at every single home football game and most home basketball games. Compared to student participation of previous years, this year’s class has enthusiasm and Roseville spirit on a higher level than in a very, very long time.

The student section makes every game even more entertaining and enjoyable, as the rampant, wild and contagious energy of the students spreads to the home crowd (and gets under the skin of the visitors). I know from personal experience as a football player that a crowd that is into a game and supports their team passionately, no matter the situation, makes the player want succeed for his home crowd and acts as an energy boost.

When the Tiger Cage

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was yelling and chanting and cheering loudly, even when our varsity football team was down by over 30 points in the fourth quarter of our playoff game, I knew we had a deeply loyal fan base.

However, that extroverted passion is not without its controversial ties - and certainly not without its boundaries.

A perfect example of passion going too far was exhibited when Roseville played Yuba city in the playoff game. Don’t get me wrong, 95 percent of what the Tiger Cage said and did in that game was just like any other game.

It’s completely within limits of acceptable behavior at a sporting event, and if it wasn’t within basic rules, it was excused as just “fan passion” which, as estab-

lished before, is a positive thing. It’s the other 5 percent crossing the line that can result in consequences that would be a lot more than Tiger Cage bargained for.

Throughout the entire Yuba City game, the Tiger Cage had insulted, demoralized and degraded Yuba City, reacting to every missed Yuba shot as if a Roseville player had broken the ankles of all five Yuba city players with one juke and drained a full court three with one arm tied behind their back. The chants of “You can’t do that” and “Air ball” filled Moeller gym.

Yuba City was told to go “back to cow town.” “Great Clips” was shouted to a kid with an unusual haircut.

Referencing Yuba City going “under water” from the

Oroville Dam evacuation.

Yuba people were mocked physically with stereotypes by students dressing up in “redneck” camouflage garbs and hunting attire.

They even went as far as to proclaim that “Yuba City likes Arby’s.” Pure Savagery.

However this endless stream of taunts would prove to be regrettable, as it was not Roseville’s student section erupting at the end of the game in celebration of a victory, but the few Yuba fans instead.

A last second buzzer beater from a strong Yuba comeback effort sent Yuba’s fans ballistic, as players, students, fans and coaches alike all ran all over their half of the gym in celebration.

In a tentious moment, Yuba players, parents and

even a coach got up close and personal with the stunned Tiger Cage, taunting and teasing and yelling in the faces of fans, and it seemed as if a confrontation was about to take place.

Some students in the Tiger Cage felt threatened, and had it escalated, I wouldn’t have been surprised if something unfortunately drastic happened between a Yuba City person and a student. Luckily, no violence occurred. However, Roseville students took on the attitude of the victim, saying the confrontation and tension forced upon Roseville by the Yuba City fans was “unnecessary” and that they should “have some class.”

While I agree that Yuba City should have some class in not getting in the faces of already distraught Roseville fans and players, it really was Roseville who instigated the taunts. If the Tiger Cage can’t take the heat, they should stay out of the kitchen.

Even so, I wouldn’t change a thing. As long as the taunts and calls don’t become too extreme and violence is not involved, the Tiger Cage can only add, not subtract. They are an essential part of what makes Roseville sports enjoyable, and a lively and passionate, sometimes slightly provocative crowd makes for a more entertaining game, hands down. After all, who ever heard of a crowd of docile, fanatical fans?

AP rigor does not equal college reality

BY MIKAYLA STEARNS

m.stearns@eyeofthetigernews.com

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ow, propaganda is a pretty strong word, so let’s say I very easily get caught up in the AP “buzz” here on campus. The majority of my classes this year are APs. Next year they will take up almost 100% of my schedule. I am pushed by my older classmates and my teachers into enrolling in AP classes. I fill out an hour long survey each year so the school can make sure that I am sure I can take AP’s, and if I wasn’t, I can (and should)!

I have come to believe through my years in high school that I will only get into a reputable school if my resume sports several AP classes. I hear excessively about the divine power of the skills that AP classes bless me with, while being continually bombarded

with the words “collegereadiness.”

Yet this year I receive little to no feedback on writing assignments and am required to complete packet and packet of practice work a night. This goes against everything I have heard about the application of skills in a college environment.

I guess my question is: Is AP that divine? Does twice the amount of homework time really prepare me for the primarily lecture-based classes of college that require the occasional test and project? I certainly am getting the hang of memorizing information independently, if that’s the goal.

I can see how that could be applicable in college. But I want to be prompted to think existentially and apply theories/ideas by collaborating with other people, and I am not receiving that whatsoever.

Currently, I am mostly taking APs to avoid some of the debt I would be putting myself into when enrolling in the college equivalent of the course by being able to take the AP exam now for only $5.

That is the vibe I am

getting off of these classes.

When everyone preaches “college-readiness,” do they just mean having some of your required units completed before actually enrolling in college? Or do they mean actually gleaning the skills you need to thrive in a college environment? If it’s the latter, we’ll have to agree to disagree.

I have multiple friends who have taken summer classes at Sierra College and they can’t believe the discrepancy of work given in supposedly equivalent classes. They had minimal tests, few notes and essays to submit; most of their class was the final and a few quizzes.

I really do believe that I benefit personally from taking the kinds of classes in which the teachers take a special interest in their students and care passionately about the class. Many times these are AP classes, because the teacher has gone out of their way to study the subject intensively and get a degree in whatever the subject may be. When a teacher cares about the class, it’s not just memorizing for the students anymore, but listen-

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ing and learning.

Yet there still exists a problematic mindset in AP classes: that the point of class is just to get you ready to cheat the system and ace the exam at the end of the year. All of the strategies I am taught are tailored to the specific inner workings of College Board and finagling a passing grade on the exam. How is that

preparing me for the academic realities of college?

I would much rather learn flexibility, collaboration and resourcefulness than how to still squeeze out seven points on a DBQ when I can’t remember anything during the test. That only benefits me when I receive the credits for college units, not in the long run of my own personal education.

Teacher passion determines student involvement

BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN j.mulligan@eyeoftehtigernews.com

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s all students come down with an “-itis,” either senioritis or summeritis,

teachers need to make sure to continue keeping students engaged and excited with the class.

It should go without saying that every teacher should always strive to have an exciting class.

This is especially important when the difference between meeting or failing to meet a graduation requirement is a student enjoying coming to the class every day.

In CP classes, teachers

should teach things to be fun while still informative because they don’t have specific things that must be taught like an AP class.

Graphic organizers and lectures can be part of the curriculum, but they can’t be the sole focus.

Teachers should do fun activities that allow the student to think for themselves about the subject which ultimately increases their interest. Teachers need to let the passion they have for

their subject rub off onto students.

If they are passionate about what they teach students will pick up on that and be inspired themselves.

I’ve never been a fan of math, but without a doubt Honors Pre Calculus was easier for me because Mr. Ray loves the subject he teaches.

Personally, I find a class that actually teaches me something interesting. If I am forced to be at school

might as well make it worth my time.

Still, just because a class is a graduation requirement does not mean it should be an easy A. The school wants everyone to graduate, but if someone is sent out into the world without being prepared the school has done them a disservice.

CP stands for college preparatory, so why aren’t they being prepared for college?

LETTERS FROM A SENIOR

Do your research

BY THALIA BENNETT

t.bennett@eyeofthetigernews.com

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

Thalia Bennett writes the third installment of Letters from a Senior.

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t’ll go by faster than you think,” they say.

I’ve long believed this wisdom to be overstated and slightly dismissive of the plight of the high school student. As of August 2016, I can personally attest, it does go by faster than you think.

Before the Class of 2017 knows it the day will arrive when one by one we’re ushered up onto that stage, names suspended over the speakers for a few, diploma-handing seconds each.

Caps will be cast off and tossed to the air. And it will all be over. Familiarity as we know it, the daily grind, will quietly move away to canvas a new normal.

For the bulk of your high school career, and even through most of senior year, the rest beyond that fact is up in the air.

Until you’re formally committed to something, be it university, the workforce, army or technical school, the best we can do is simply prepare, and to keep your doors open for when opportunities may come to knock.

I am still keeping that door open. Not because I’m not sure where I’d want to go or what I want to do, but because I long underestimated just how expensive post-secondary education could be.

I fully intend on entering a career in wildlife rehabilitation and conservation.

The schools I have applied to cater to this field of interest. Though, I have received scholarships for academics and extracurriculars with admission, even they aren’t enough to stave off what seems like an ineluctable student loan debt ahead. As a result, most state universities have become less and less practical for me and my family. This gradual realization has led me to some reflecting.

If there was one piece of advice I would offer to continuing students, it would be to do your research. And to do it early.

Factor in your finances and stay hopeful, but not naive.

Try your luck with privates, wherever they might be, because more often than not, they might potentially offer generous support. And if your passions cost a pretty penny, work for it and apply for as many scholarships as possible.

Even then, if it seems that the cards fall on community college, remember that’s just as well. Undergraduate prereqs, and associates, or transferring are all options there, and without a great expense.

In short, this is all to say, there are many roads to take to your destination.

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Sophomore acts as theater triple threat

BY CLAIRE OERTLY

c.oertly@eyeofthetigernews.com

Roseville High School sophomore AJ Welker is a performing arts extraordinaire and has been involved with the arts since she was a child. Since middle school, her talents have taken flight, becoming a huge part of her life and who she is.

Welker partakes in various art forms, including singing, dancing and acting. They all meld together to form the person she is.

“When I was little, my brother was really good at sports and my parents were kinda throwing me around in all different activities to see what I’d latch onto,” Welker said. “A couple of my friends did theater ...

I just instantly fell in love with it and I kept going and eventually it just kinda took over.”

Welker said her passion not only helps her to express herself, but also helps her in other aspects of her life.

“It helps me with presentations in school because I have the public speaking part behind me,” Welker said. “It definitely helps with creative thinking, you know, with Shakespeare you’re looking at words that aren’t in circula-

tion today and just having to use your brain and wrap your mind around it.”

Her passion, while timeconsuming, is rewarding and Welker wouldn’t give it up for anything.

“It’s definitely a big commitment,” Welker said.

“It takes a lot of time so just kinda doing homework in the car, waking up early, or staying up later has definitely been a habit I’ve had to get used to but it’s definitely worth it.”

Friends and family in Welker’s life support her passion and help her strive to be the best she can be.

“My friends and family are really supportive,” Welker said. “I have family come to my shows and they encourage me and help me with what I need to do and what’s the next step to make sure I’m the best that I can be.”

On top of this support, her closer family members, like her mother Acsa Welker, realize that a career in this profession can be difficult.

“I support her in wanting to do this. It’s what she wants to study in college and that’s awesome, but you know as a mom it’s a little scary because it’s a hard profession,” Acsa said. “You deal with a lot of rejection. For every 10

auditions you’re lucky, in the professional world, to get one job.”

The opportunities AJ’s passions have brought to the table are unique and special to her.

“I think it’s a unique art form to kind of be taking somebody else’s life and kinda putting yourself into it and interpreting it in the way you see it,” AJ said. “I don’t think that’s something a lot of people get to do and I just really appreciate the fact I get to do this on a daily basis.”

AJ’s drama teacher Ashley White notices the qualities AJ has that make her so unique.

“AJ just has this energy, the word ‘radiate’ comes to mind when I think of AJ because she just radiates compassion, radiates empathy, but then has this confidence, and that’s kind of what makes her stand out,” White said.

With these diverse qualities comes a great persona on stage.

“She’s always been a marvelous performer since I first met her, but with more confidence it affects her performance,” White said. “She’ll project her voice more, her movements are larger, she captures your attention even more.

Her voice has grown so

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AJ Welker (right) hopped from many hobbies as a child, but found that theater was the one that stuck for her.

Drama teacher Ashley White said Welker has gained confidence since her freshman year, and has become even more eye-catching on stage.

much, her beautiful singing voice, just projects so much more, and just has this radiance that comes off her that she had back then but now it’s even more obvious.”

Asca sees both sides of her daughter and notices the differences between her personality at home and her personality as a stage performer.

“She’s a pretty introverted kid which is surprising for someone who can get up on stage and act,” Acsa said. “I’ve asked her: ‘how is it that you’re able

FX series Feud brings old Hollywood history to life

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to get up on stage and act?’

And she’s like: ‘well, I’m not on stage as me. I’m on

stage as somebody else, you know, I’m on stage as a character.’”

FASHION: S.S. ELEGANCE

COURTESY ASH CAYABYAB

Senior Ash Cayabyab (left) is influenced by Japanese style and enjoys brands with Asian influences. Senior EJ Susbilla (right) derives his sense of style from rapper Lil B the Based God and his own “mama.”

different influence.

ES: Lil B the Based God is definetly a style icon to me.

AC: Nowadays people try too hard to look like another person while us on the other hand we got our own wave.

COURTESY FX NETWORKS

Susan Sarandon (left) and Jessica Lange play two big-screen icons, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in Feud: Bette and Joan. The new FX series follows the story of the notorious battle between Davis and Crawford that occured behind the scenes of their acclaimed movie What Ever Happened to Baby Jane.

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BY GABI HUTSON

g.hutson@eyeofthetigernews.com

It appears as if Ryan Murphy has topped his ever infamous series American Horror Story with new Feud: Bette and Joan. The saga follows the ‘feud’ between two iconic actresses from the golden age of Hollywood film, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. The two actors are played by two other actors who are iconic in their own right, Susan Sarandon (Bette) and Jessica Lange (Joan).

No two women other than Sarandon and Lange could bring that old hollywood panache to television. Sarandon perfectly captures Bette’s superiority complex and the famous attitude that could take a

room to silence in seconds.

Lange is superb as the obsessive and determined Joan. Joan Crawford is known for her big personality and controlling ways, which I think Lange absolutely dominates.

The story behind the making of Bette and Joan’s first and only film together, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is notorious in its own right but to see it brought to life by two phenomenal actors takes it to a whole new level. I also love to see the two momentarily alliance from time to time to take on the misogyny of old hollywood they are forced to face as two aging women in show business.

Listen, I am an old hollywood fanatic. I can’t tell you how many nights I’ve spent scouring the “classics” section of Netflix looking for something I

haven’t seen. In specific I know the golden hollywood legend of Bette and Joan’s rivalry very well so if there were any inaccuracies I would be able to point them out but I simply can’t find anything to nitpick at. Everything is put to a T, even costuming and script. I can see Joan and Bette wearing every outfit Lange and Sarandon sport and saying every line they utter, I am floored by this precision.

At only one episode in I can tell this is going to be my new obsession and I’m not a very avid fan of television series. This show has something new and refreshing, I mean the show is so good that the network allowed for Murphy to get away with putting the word c*** on air. You’ve got to have pizazz for that pass.

You can check out my full review online at

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Members of Roseville High School rap group S.S. Elegance take pride in not only their music, but their flashy style. Cayabyab (right) sports a Bape hoodie and Balmain jeans, while Susbilla (left) stunts a Supreme hat.

BY GABI HUTSON

g.hutson@eyeofthetigernews.com

Two members of Roseville High School rap group S.S. Elegance, Ash Cayabyab and EJ Susbilla give us an insight to how Japanese and rap culture inspire their unique sense of style.

What inspires not the way the group dresses but your own personal style?

AC: It’s all natural honestly. You either have the sauce or you don’t.

ES: Lil B the Based God and my mama.

Do you have any style icons that you try to replicate? What kind of look are you guys aiming for?

AC: When it comes to us making music we get influenced by many artist but the way we dress is a

What are some staple pieces you find yourself wearing all the time?

AC: Bape is my swag and been my swag since I saw Teriyaki Boys and Soulja Boy as a youngin’.

ES: Designer underwear is a staple.

AC: Japanese style things influence me a lot too, that’s why I like Ksubi denim, mastermind Japan and Bape.

Do you and the rest of “Elegance” take a lot of pride in what you wear?

Is there like a conscious effort from everyone in the group to look good?

AC: We don’t take pride really but we can tell who’s tryna bite the sawce ES: No there isn’t really a concious effort we all just kind of do our own thing.

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Logan delivers last hurrah for Wolverine fans «««««

BY PRESTON WALTER

p.walter@eyeofthetigernews.com

Logan sliced its way into theaters recently and it’s the final outing for the beloved actor Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and all I can say is “wow.” Logan left me speechless.

The movie starts out in the year 2029, and the world is mostly the same but mutants are going extinct. Logan, who is now an alcoholic, down on his luck luxury limo driver, is hiding out in Mexico and helping to hide the ailing Professor X. But Logan gets forced out of mutant retirement when a mysterious girl named Laura needs his help to get across the border and into Canada.

Right from the get go, Logan shows you how it’s not gonna be like any of the other X-Men movies.

It’s brutal, gritty and brings bleak as well as dry undertones throughout the whole film. At times I didn’t even feel like I was watching a film about a mutant with metal claws in his hands, but rather an expertly

crafted film that doesn’t fall victim to superhero movie clichés. Logan stays grounded as he is never fighting a huge Alien or a giant beam in the sky at the end of the movie.

Director James Mangold really made incredible use of the R rating that Logan got. With absolutely violent, brutal murders and foul language, Logan hides nothing like the previous X-Men films did. Logan finally shows the side of Wolverine we always wanted to see, with him going into “berserker” mode more than one time in this movie and when he does: man, is it brutal.

The R rating is perfect for this film, not because of its crude humor or gags like in Deadpool; but because of how gritty and dark Logan’s life has really become. Logan, who is slowly losing his own healing power, has lost all of his friends except Professor X who is also ailing.

Jackman, as always, knocks it out of the park.

It’s so hard for me to think that originally he wasn’t even cast for the role and now he’s been playing it for nearly two decades.

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Hugh Jackman stars alongside 12-year-old Dafne Keen in his last performance as Wolverine. The film has been priased for stepping away from cliche comic book Marvel movies and straying away from super hero movie tropes and standing strong on its own.

Holbrook was very good as the villainous and snarky assistant to Dr. Rice. But the person that steals the show is the little girl, known as Laura or X-23 played by Dafne Keen. For more than half the movie

Hugh Jackman probably gives his best performance as Logan. But his acting alone doesn’t carry the movie, Patrick Stewart is amazing as Charles Xavier in his last performance as the character as well. Boyd

she doesn’t really talk but her facial expressions and mannerisms were amazing as she hung in there with acting greats like Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart.

Logan uses its R rating

to perfection as it brings a darker take on the story of Wolverine and avoids other superhero movie tropes, which easily moves it up the ranks as one of the best superhero movies ever made.

Divide showcases Sheeran’s consistently diverse style «««««

BY SOPHIE COOK

s.cook@eyeofthetigernews.com

Ed Sheeran continues to impress fans with his wide range of diversity and ability to make seemingly everything sound beautiful no matter the lyrics or tempo.

Sheeran released his third album, Divide, on March 3 after a pretty long hiatus where he practically fell off the grid to escape and find new inspiration. This break proved effective.

Fans can always count on Sheeran to produce various genres of tunes from

soulful ballads to acoustic hip hop/rapping tracks.

He’s incredibly diverse and actually pulls it off. He’s done exactly that in Divide.

He’s created so many types of tempos, vibes and lyrical pieces of art.

Tracks like “Barcelona,” one of my favorites, have a very latin feel (expectedly) and an extremely contagious rhythm that you can’t help but groove to.

The incorporation of different instruments to create authenticity shows the attention to detail that he gives his songs. Listening to this really does make you feel like you’re

SMELL THE ROSES WITH THALIA BENNETT Each issue, senior Thalia Bennett recommends the little things to check out in the entertainment world and encourages readers to stop and smell the roses.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

- Oscar Wilde

READ Age 24 in the year 2009, Susannah Cahalan was coming into her own. She was an ascendant columnist of the esteemed New York Post, entering a new relationship and living in the bustle of the Big Apple. Then one day, in the midst of a citywide bedbug scare, she felt an itch and life as she knew it forever changed.

Weeks later, she was strapped down in an epilepsy ward, labeled a flight risk and nearly catatonic, fighting anti-NMDA receptor autoimmune encephalitis. Brain on Fire is a passionately penned work,

but more than that, it is a humanizing insight into mental health.

The end to this story is no mystery because it is retold in Susannah’s own voice, painstakingly and beautifully. It was during her recovery that she turned to journalism in the effort to reconcile her lost time and to recapture what she dubbed her “month of madness.”

Susannah lives. And she eventually thrives. It is the in-between that could not be anticipated, that grips the reader and reminds them just how precious her moments are in this life.

TRY The Green Boheme is “a raw vegan and vegetarian” eatery off of Lead Hill Blvd. The GB is modest in size, but it boasts an atmosphere as relaxed as it is rustic, with a warm color scheme of grays and browns. Attentive staff welcome you. Whimsical indie guitars play overhead from the speakers as you take a seat on weathered wood chairs by a natural tabletop.

The menu is concise, offering the items typical to other restaurants, including burgers, salads and pasta. I ordered the Wellness Burger and my grandma ordered the Hearty Winter Salad. For what it’s worth, the food was decent all around. The bill, on the other hand, was a tad pricey, amounting to $27 for two on a budget. But as a whole, it’s a restaurant that everyone should give a try.

WATCH Based on a true story, the film Desert Dancer follows the resilient life and experiences of a maverick and his friends during the time of immense civil unrest under the Basij in Tehran, Iran. The main character, Afshin Ghaffarian, was the black sheep of his society from the outset.

Before he knew it to be an act of political defiance, danced in a world where dancing was forbid-

den and subversion was punishable by death by the vigilante “morality police.”

Through the trials and tribulation, they discover that “dance can be anything...just kneeling down to pray or raising your fist in the air because you believe in something.” Desert Dancer is a moving story. The choreography is unique and the cinematography does it justice.

dancing in the streets of Barcelona.

Sheeran also features tracks such as “Nancy Mulligan”and “Galway Girl,” which both have very ‘Irish Jig’ sounding tempos along with instruments like fiddles.

These are the funner, more dancey, feel-good songs.

Classic Sheeran songs are often ones that are slow, fluid, heartfelt ballads that tug on your heartstrings and make you miss the ex you never had.

Every time an Ed Sheeran album comes out, there’s always gonna be at least one song that’s gonna

make you cry every time; he’s really good at stuff like that. On this album that song is “Supermarket Flowers,” which happens to be written from the point of Sheeran’s mom, after the death of his grandmother. Sorry, if this song doesn’t make you cry, you have no emotions.

This album is yet another fantastic piece of work from Ed Sheeran, not that I expected anything less than excellence. I’m really proud that his quality of songs has not decreased throughout the years but has gotten stronger as he grows as an artist.

3 Dot Pop

Don’t ruin good memes Each issue, senior Sophie Cook sounds off on different aspects of pop culture in three-dot form.

BY SOPHIE COOK

s.cook@eyeofthetigernews.com

Memes are a staple in society, a huge part of social media and pop culture.

And I have some things I’d like to say about them...

Every meme has a shelf life. The average life of a meme ranges from 2-3 weeks. During this time the meme is ripe and fresh and still funny, and WELLUSED...

The original “wot in tarnation” meme with just the dog was really funny, and then people put it everywhere and ruined it.

Sometimes less is more, people...

Pepe the Frog, an innocent icon: RUINED. Now he symbolizes the Nazis.

Demented members of the internet dressed him up like Hitler. How dare they. He was so pure...

Overuse of really good, genuine memes makes me so sad. Use it correctly, for

the appropriate amount of time, and then let it go...

Stick to stealing other poeples memes. Because let’s be honest, you’re probably not funny or creative enough to make up your own...

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Golf aims to recover from 1-4 start

BY JUSTIN VARLAMOV

j.varlamov@eyeofthetigernews.com

Despite a slow 1-4 start to the season, the varsity boys golf team plans to rely on years of experience to reach its ambitious end-ofseason goals this year.

This year’s roster consists of seniors Parker Crews, Jacob Hagen, George Hughes, Jake Littlejohn and Andrew Smith, junior Chase Baker, sophomore Alec Martig and freshman Arturo Zavala. Of the eight, six played on the team last year, and four of the seniors have played at the varsity level since they were freshmen.

With these stats, the Tigers have the most combined years of past varsity golf experience of any team in the Capital Valley Conference and are a main reason as to why the boys feel so confident about the season.

“Realistically, we think that we have a chance of winning league this year because we’ve been a younger-oriented team up until now,” Crews said.

Although experience will be a key factor, the Tigers

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Senior Parker Crews tees off on Sierra View Country Club’s first hole in the Tigers’ home match against Cosumnes Oaks last Thursday. The Tigers lost the match 208-213 and dropped to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in league. Even after the rough start, the boys are confident that they will do well this year.

also have a secret weapon in Zavala. The freshman plays the number two spot on the team, second to Littlejohn, and his current scores are better than those of any freshman boy that coach Corey Fukuman has seen in a long time. His

ability to post low scores will certainly aid the team in this year’s effort.

Littlejohn continues to impress, leading the Tigers in almost every statistic this season, and his consistency will continue to be one of the team’s strengths.

However, even with talented players, the Tigers still need to focus on keeping their individual scores low on a regular basis in order to total lower scores in matches.

They have had some low rounds so far, but have also

struggled a few times as well.

“Consistency,” Crews said. “I feel like one week we can put up [a score in the] low 200s, but then [two weeks ago] we shot a 235.

We want to break 205.”

The Tigers opened up their season with a 201-213 loss against Vista Del Lago, who have proven to be the boys’ toughest competition yet. After that came two more losses from Placer and Rocklin, but the Tigers managed to turn things around against Del Campo in the following match last Tuesday to open up the league season, shooting a season-low score of 208 in their 43-stroke victory.

Last Thursday, the boys took a 208-215 loss against Cosumnes Oaks, one of their closest competitors this year. The boys predict the Wolfpack to be among the top teams in the CVC at the end of the season alongside themselves, Whitney and Ponderosa.

The Tigers play today in the Thunder Invitational tournament hosted

by Rocklin High School at Whitney Oaks Golf Club.

Littlejohn named “Player of the Year”

BY JUSTIN VARLAMOV

j.varlamov@eyeofthetigernews.com

Senior golfer Jake Littlejohn received the First Tee of Greater Sacramento’s 2016 season Player of the Year award for the U1618 age group after playing in the organization’s final tournament of the season at Timber Creek Golf Course on March 4.

Even though Littlejohn placed third in the last tournament, his finish earned him enough points to remain atop the First Tee’s rankings to conclude the season.

Littlejohn played in 10 tournaments last season and averaged 77.2 strokes per round, just above five strokes over par at most courses. Over the course of the ten tournaments, he sunk 23 birdies, which helped him on his way to the first place finish at the end. Leading up to the sea-

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Left: Senior Jake Littlejohn holds up his 2016 Player of the Year award plaque, certificate and trophy given to him by the First Tee of Greater Sacramento. Right: Littlejohn, the number one player on the varsity golf team, hits a drive down the fairway of the first hole at Sierra View Country Club. son, his mind was already set on the win, as he came up short in the previous season and was hungry for a second chance.

“My goal was to win Player of the Year in the prior season,” Littlejohn said. “I felt I had a pretty good chance of winning it

if I practiced and played in more tournaments. It’s pretty awesome to say that I’m one of the first Roseville golfers to do that and one of the first in our area.”

Littlejohn began golfing seriously as a freshman on Roseville High School’s varsity team. Currently be-

ginning his fourth year on varsity, he reflects on how much he has grown since then and is excited to see how good he can be in the future.

“My scores are definitely going down each and every year,” Littlejohn said. “I've cut off about five or six

strokes from freshman year.

I'm definitely looking back to see where I was from now. It’s a huge accomplishment.”

After the tournament, Littlejohn attended a dinner event where he gave a speech addressing golfers of all ages about what the sport means to him and reminded them of the uniqueness and individuality in the sport. He also thanked his family, his coaches, First Tee staff and many others who have influenced his life and golf career.

The golfer’s current focus is on the high school team, and he believes that he will be able to lead the talented group of boys to the postseason this year, an achievement that the team has not reached in years.

“As far as the team goes, if we could just make playoffs that would be pretty cool, and get a league title.”

Littlejohn said.

Performances of the Week MARCH 6 - 12

Girls basketball moves past first round of NorCals

BY BRANDON DEL ROSARIO b.delrosario@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Performance of the Week for the week of March 6-12 was the varsity girls basketball team’s comeback victory over the Montgomery Vikings in the first round of the CIF Division II NorCal state tournament.

The 58-51 upset against the eighth-seeded Vikings gave the program its first state-tournament win in the past two decades. The

ninth-seeded Tigers (now 22-8 overall) have proven themselves to be quite a threat on the road, holding a 10-1 record.

The Tigers started the game slowly, only scoring 10 points in the first quarter. They trailed for most of the game but exploded later with 23 fourth-quarter points. Senior guard Shelbie McKay poured in 19 points in the game to lead the Tigers to victory.

According to junior guard Bailey Bowen-Seay, their determination to leave with a victory motivated them to finish the game strong.

“We played really well, since we lost in the second round [of the section tournament] and didn’t feel too

good,” Bowen-Seay said.

“We kept the energy that we needed to win this game.”

The Tigers now anticipate their second-round matchup against the top-seeded Vanden Vikings (27-5) this Saturday at 6 p.m.

FEB 27 - MARCH 5

Girls soccer takes section title over Whitney Wildcats

BY BEN WELKER

b.welker@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Performance of the Week for the week of Feb. 27-March 5 was the varsity girls soccer team’s win over

the Whitney Wildcats in the championship game of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs.

As expected, the game was a very tight matchup that resulted in 0-0 ties at the end of both regulation and overtime play.

The game then transitioned into penalty kicks to decide the winner.

Sophomore Mackenzie Gill, who finished the season as the Tigers’ leading scorer, hammered in the first kick to put the girls up 1-0, but the Wildcats fired back with a goal of their own.

The Wildcats also matched junior Emma Smith’s PK conversion for the Tigers, tying the score

2-2.

The Tigers took the win, and the section title, after sophomore Kelsey Gill and senior Jessica VanDerHaegen made the third and fourth kicks, respectively, and Whitney failed to score after two saves by sophomore goalkeeper Ashlynn Hernandez.

Senior forward Allison Palmer remembers the emotional ending to the the game and, in turn, her final season at Roseville High School.

“It was a really close game and rushing towards Ashlynn after she blocked the penalty kick was such an amazing feeling, knowing all [our] hard work paid off,” Palmer said.

Practice makes you better, not perfect

BY JASON RUSSELL

j.russell@eyeofthetigernews.com

One of the biggest clichés in sports is “Practice makes perfect.” Say what you will about clichés, but they can be pretty inspirational to younger players.

A coach could sit down with a struggling basketball player and very easily utter this line to him, “Just keep at it and you will improve – practice makes perfect.”

In 2014, the movie Whiplash came out. In it, was one of the most bizarre but surprisingly true quotes I had ever heard. Lead actor J.K. Simmons said, “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘good job.’”

Taken back by the quote, I paused the movie and pondered why somebody would say something like that. How could something seemingly as small as “good job” be harmful? And more importantly, why are they the most harmful two words in the English language?

I came to the sudden realization that what Simmons’ character meant by his quote was that saying “good job” infers the idea that someone did not mess up, but everyone can always improve. While perfection is an unachieveable ideal to strive for, it keeps people motivated to be better and do better.

So, practice makes perfect? No, practice makes you better.

Let’s look at this from an athlete’s perspective. If a coach were to tell a struggling athlete that practice makes perfect, then that athlete would then be filled with intrinsic motivation to practice more. The motivation comes from the desire to want to be better than you were before.

So, let’s alter the “practice makes perfect” cliche to “practice makes you better.” The indoctrination of repetition is vital in sports; in basketball; having a shooting motion ingrained into your mind and body only happens after repetition.

In reality, there is not much difference between the two versions of the saying, as both push athletes to want to improve, but one is false, as perfection is unattainable.

Whether the cliché is taken literally or not, it has been used as motivation in sports by coaches, teammates and rivals alike. Even if that goes in one ear and out the other, athletes have to be realistic about expectations. Goals should be set in terms of what athletes know they can do, and then what they think they can do, they need something they can strive for. So let’s be realistic: practice makes you better, not perfect.

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Girls soccer takes SJS Division II title

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COURTESY MARIA NESS

Left: Junior defender Kendall Sparks shows off the varsity girls soccer team’s Sac-Joaquin Section Division II banner after winning the championship game on March 4. The girls won three away playoff games in a row, upsetting River City, Vacaville and Granite Bay, on their way to the final game against the Whitney Wildcats, who they also upset 4-2 in penalty kicks after regulation and overtime ended in 0-0 ties. Top right: Sophomore forward Mackenzie Gill plays in the girls’ game against Ponderosa. Bottom right: Sophomore defender Kylie Granno prepares to kick the ball upfield. The two sophomores were key components on the Tigers’ championship journey and will lead the team in future years.

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BATTER UP

The varsity baseball and softball teams take the field and are set to open up league play this week. Junior Dominic Taylor analyzes both teams and their performances so far.

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Seniors Cameron Anderson (front) and Nick Tucker work on hitting at last week’s practice. The two returning varsity players were both top batters last year and look to lead this year’s team to success.

Junior second-baseman Karli Dugger throws to home plate at practice. Dugger is a third-year varsity player and is confident that the girls will be able to repeat last season’s accomplishments this year.

Baseball’s fate uncertain after past years’ mixed results

Softball strives for title to match last year’s success

As spring sports transition into full-swing, the varsity baseball team has taken the mound and is staring down the upcoming league season with high hopes. The Tigers return the majority of their team from last year, however, with the league championship success of the 2015 season and the rebuilding year of the 2016 season, it is anyone’s guess as to how the team will perform this spring.

The Tigers took first place in the Capital Valley Conference in 2015, only to follow that with a 7-19 record and a last-place standing in 2016.

Of the Tigers’ 19 losses last year, nine were decided by two runs or fewer, meaning that a few plays made all the difference between a

middle-tier seat in the CVC standings and a hunt for a position in playoffs.

Senior shortstop Colton Borowiak said that the team’s practices have been centered around increasing offensive efficiency in specific situations and remaining focused at all times.

“So far, we have been working on situational hitting; what to do in certain scenarios when you are up at bat,” Borowiak said.

“We didn’t hit many runs when we were up to bat last year, and that was a problem with us. Also, we have been working on staying focused all throughout practice.

[Coach Lance Fischer] is trying to keep us to sustain our focus the entire practice – to finish practice how we would finish a game.”

Finishing games will definitely be necessary for the Tigers to have a chance at a playoff spot this year.

Of the top four teams in the CVC last year, only Oakmont has not returned a majority of its players this season, but even they have

young talent that could be dangerous, especially in a rivalry game. The rest – Del Campo, Bella Vista, and Whitney – all return most of their talent and production.

RHS, however, is not without its share of returning talent. Seniors Cameron Anderson, Jay Razzano and Nick Tucker, all top batters last year, offer valuable experience at the plate, and junior Lucas Gather is returning to the mound to bring starting experience at pitcher.

The team has already displayed potential as they went 2-0 in their first week with wins against Del Oro (5-4) and Casa Roble (7-2).

The Tigers totaled 15 hits between the two games.

Unfortunately for them, the next four games resulted in losses – River Valley, Woodcreek, Nevada Union and Vista Del Lago all managed to beat the Tigers.

The boys begin CVC league play tomorrow against the 3-2 Del Campo Cougars.

After a 3-2 preseason start and with league play beginning next week, the varsity softball team looks to capitalize on last season’s success this year.

The Tigers ended last season with a 21-8-1 record, a Capital Valley Conference league championship and a playoff berth where they advanced to the quarterfinals of the SacJoaquin Section Division II playoffs. With over half the team returning as juniors and seniors, this skilled and eager team knows how to win.

“We are all really excited about this season,” junior second-baseman Karli Dugger said. “We all want to do what we did last year, which is win league. We hope to improve from last year and get even further in

playoffs.”

Last year, Roseville, Bella Vista, and Del Campo were the top teams in the CVC and that doesn’t appear to be any different this year, with players from both rival powers returning.

However, if the preseason record means anything, then this year’s team should match up well against these opponents.

The Tigers are returning six of their top 10 players in every statistical category, including offensive weapon senior Anna Ostrom, who topped the charts in batting, fielding and baserunning last season.

In addition to their effective offense, the Tigers’ defense is one of the main reasons they had so much success last year, allowing more than two runs in only four of their 21 wins, due in part to returning pitcher senior Megan Anderson.

Anderson, who recently committed to Lewis and Clark University for softball, had 159 strikeouts last season and opponents

had a batting average of .191 against her. Anderson believes the focus of this year’s team is going to be strong and fueled by a desire to repeat last year’s league title.

“I know for sure we are a very determined team,” Anderson said. “We want to win and repeat as league champs; we want to win that championship and hold that championship ring.”

She also added that the talent on this year’s team is more spread out amongst its players than last year’s group.

After losing the season opener to Del Oro 10-0 without Anderson, the Tigers turned around and beat last year’s section champion, Rocklin, 7-4 in their second game.

The girls then went on to take a 8-0 loss to Sheldon but bounced back with a 12-2 win over Rio Linda and an 8-3 win over Bear River last week.

League play begins on Wednesday for the Tigers against 5-2 Del Campo.