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MAY 11, 2015 | ISSUE 12, VOLUME 13

SOCCER SEASON OF SPORT

CVC approves winter switch Move will affect both boys, girls; set to take place 2016-17

BY GEORGE HUGHES

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Roseville High School’s boys and girls soccer will be winter sports beginning in the 2016-17 school year. The move became official after a 31-23 vote at the California Interscholastic Federation’s Sac-Joaquin Section Board of Managers meeting in Lodi on April 29.

Currently, boys and girls soccer are fall and spring sports, respectively, meaning that both sports will experience a change in regards to which season they play.

RHS’ athletic director Larry Cunha said that the season switch will have a positive overall impact on RHS sports because, although soc-

cer will impact basketball and wrestling in the winter season, both the fall and spring season sports will not have to compete with soccer for players.

“It hurts one season of sport,” Cunha said.

“But it helps two others.”

Because there are numerous athletes at RHS who currently play both soccer and basketball, Cunha thinks that both of the sports might suffer from a loss of players in the future due to soccer players deciding to play basketball and basketball players deciding to play soccer.

Currently, six of the 10 California Interscholastic Federation Sections in California play soccer exclusively in the winter. Changing the soccer season to winter will allow teams in the SJS to compete in statewide play-

“It hurts one season of sport. But it helps two others.”

– RHS athletic director Larry Cunha offs and it also allows the CIF to create a state championship tournament.

Varsity girls and junior varsity boys soccer coach Paul Stewart thinks that the change will have an overall positive impact on RHS and its athletes, because it provides more opportunities for athletes to play numerous sports.

Although the change will bring soccer into an overlap with basketball and wrestling, it will free up a number of other sports that it previously shared the fall and spring seasons with. For example, water polo, football and  SOCCER | Page 11

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Sierra’s access problem

Just nine opt for AP Bio exam

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Nine students, of two full AP Biology classes, registered for this morning’s AP Bio exam.

According to Roseville High School senior Dora Mendez, who took AP Bio in the fall term, many students in the class felt they were not prepared for the exam.

“I don’t feel comfortable taking the tests because I didn’t feel that I learned all of the material,” Mendez said. “We were really behind – we never finished the units we were supposed to do.”

AP Bio teacher Darcee Durham is the first to teach an AP Bio class at RHS. Durham was selected to teach the class last year because of her success with her CP Biology classes.

“The previous principal elected who was going to teach AP Bio, and I think  BIO | Page 2

Non-exam-takers cite lack of preparation

Counselors: Enrichment costs disadvantage low-income students

BY MIKAYLA STEARNS

m.stearns@eyeofthetigernews.com

BY NETZY ORTEGA

Students looking for academic enrichment outside of Roseville High School may face some challenges. While any student can enroll in AP classes and those in financial need can receive discounts for the corresponding exam, area community colleges do not offer the same financial assistance for students who might need it.

Community college courses are often used by students in order to open up space on their RHS class schedule, raise their class rank or add more courses to their transcript. In addition to that, RHS counselor Philomena Crone believes these courses help students prepare for what they may encounter once they’re in college.

“I recommend students to take courses at community college in order to expose themselves, to see what it’s like to be more independent in that way, to have to go through the process of applying and assessing and having to work with a college teacher I think is a good experience too,” Crone said.

These courses, however, are not made available to those who cannot pay the full price. Sierra College charges $46 per unit – History 17B, the college counterpart of AP US History, is three units, resulting in $138 for a course. In addition, students are also charged $16 for a Health fee and if students opt for a parking permit, it is an additional $25.

RHS counselor Graciela Fernandez sees this as a problem that should be addressed. “[These classes are] beneficial for students wishing to enrich/advance their learning,” Fernandez said. “However, I am concerned about the cost of these classes.

Sierra College charges the Academic Enrichment students $46  SIERRA | Page 3

For electives and CP, AP a mixed bag

Juniors say SBAC ‘out of the blue’

Teachers fear crowding out, watering down

BY RACHEL BARBER

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As the number of Roseville High School students enrolled in AP courses goes up, some teachers’ concern for maintaining a comprehensive learning environment rises as well.

Fewer RHS students are enrolling in CP classes, opting instead for AP courses. Many teachers and school administrators see positives to this trend, but it raises red flags for some RHS teachers - including students not being prepared for their course selections, CP classes seeing a lack of enthusiasm, and other elective programs suffering.

Based on prior projections, in the 2014-15 school year, 447 juniors and seniors enrolled in AP courses.

The same number soared to 581 for the 2015-16 school year. According to some RHS teachers, the burden placed on students of thriving academically and receiving the highest GPA to get into the best col-

lege is posing a hardship on many.

Bradlee Crockett currently teaches a CP elective, but will be teaching both Tiger Tech and AP Computer Science A starting this fall.

AP JUNIORS “I think AND SENIORS some students This year: are driven to 447 take as many Next year: AP classes as 581 they can for reflect projected [the higher *Numbers enrollment chance of] getting into different colleges,” Crockett said.

Based on course requests, it is expected that approximately 500 seats will be filled within the AP elective classes for the 2015-16 school year.

With the increase of AP courses on many student’s schedules, they no longer have room for electives they may have a strong interest in.

“AP classes are very important  AP | Page 3

Students surprised by content, adaptive structure

BY SOPHIA MOGANNAM

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As enrollment in AP classes, like AP Lang (bottom), has continued to trend up, elective programs like Guitar, Art and Dance (above) have seen falling enrollment figures.

After Roseville High School’s first official round of SBAC testing, many juniors have raised concerns regarding the difficulty level of the test.

SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) for math is an adaptive exam that conforms to each individual’s skill level, meaning that if a student receives correct answers for a large amount of questions, the test will accommodate the student by giving them more advanced questions, and vice versa. Before testing, however, many teachers and students did not know that the test was adaptive.

Contrary to previous standardized tests,  SBAC | Page 2

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AP Bio teacher Darcee Durham (above) recognizes that the first round of her class did not go as she had planned – and that her students were not as well prepared for the AP exam as they could have been.

BIO: Durham hopes to improve CONTINUED FROM FRONT

she was the right fit,” RHS principal David Byrd said. “I would’ve done the same thing. And now I think that it’s up to me, her and the staff to find out how we can jump in there and make it better.”

Durham admits that the fall term did not go as smoothly as she had hoped.

“The first round through this, we didn’t get through everything,” Durham said. “I had a lot going on outside of school that definitely impacted what I was doing and my time here.”

According to senior AP Bio student Nicole Dunger, who also took the class in the fall, most students’ grades in the class dropped during the first quarter due to a lack of assignments in the gradebook.

By the fall midterm, six assignments were inputted.

This spring, Durham has offered her time to students in an attempt to prepare them for the exam, and to help pick up their grades by retaking quizzes and making up work.

“I’m glad she is still working with me to help me get my grade up,” Dunger said. “It’s just taking a really long time.”

Some students and parents contacted Byrd with concerns about the course, including some AP Bio seniors who requested admin inform colleges why the students have not taken the exam. Byrd did not contact colleges.

“We didn’t feel that was necessary,” Byrd said. “We felt like before we did any of that, it would be important to try and make the most of the class with the time that we had, and try to make some improvements and some changes.”

Students enrolled in the fall term who felt unprepared were given chances to prepare for the exam with Durham going into the spring term.

“We also want them to know that there would be an opportunity in the springtime for any students that wanted to take the exam to work with Ms. Durham independently,” Byrd said. “And to work on their own, and do everything they could to get ready for that exam.”

Durham will continue to teach AP Biology next school year, and she looks to better her students’ learning experience.

“I would hope that the next year will not be the same outside of school for me as it was this year,” Durham said. “But you can’t con-

trol those things. I’m looking ahead and having just learned a lot from teaching it this year, but anytime that you go through a first year program there are always going to be bumps, and unfortunately I had lots of bumps outside of the classroom as well.”

Byrd says he is being proactive in helping students and parents, but is careful not to overstep his boundaries as principal.

“For me, it was about working with the teacher and making sure that she understood the students’ concerns, and to help understand where the kids are coming from,” Byrd said. “To work through and work out some options and some opportunities rather than me, as the principal, trying to get too deeply involved to change it, fix it, teach it or all of that.”

By addressing the situation, Byrd hopes to improve the student experience in the future and increase the number of students opting to take the exam.

“When you have a challenge like that, you don’t hide from it — that’s not gonna help,” Byrd said.

“Everybody’s gotta step up and say what’s going wrong. It’s about what we can do better next time to make sure that it doesn’t happen again. That’s where were at now.”

CORRECTIONS

In our April 20 issue, we incorrectly reported that four Special Education students from RHS attended a districtwide spring formal.

There were actually eight. In addition, we misidentified Chloe Fan as a freshman. She is actually a sophomore.

Eye of the Tiger regrets the errors.

SBAC: Teachers plan interim test to better prepare underclassmen CONTINUED FROM FRONT

the SBAC aims to gauge students’ critical thinking abilities in order to adapt to the new Common Core curriculum. The test is designed to prepare students to move away from the comfort of Scantron testing and gear them towards college-level exams.

Prior to the test, proctors hosted short lessons to help the juniors become familiar with the testing format and the writing portion of the exam. Students were expected to take notes, but had to return them to the designated teacher by the end of the lesson.

“Even though they tried to explain some of the parts with the mini lessons, it was still kind of out of the blue,” junior Maria Ortega said. “It wasn’t hard persay, but we weren’t prepared for it.”

Additionally, many students expressed their misunderstanding or inclarity behind the reasoning for taking the test. According to Ortega, some teachers conveyed to their students that taking the exam could be a determining factor in students’ placement upon classes for the following year. “[Teachers] did say that if you did really bad, then you would have to take a class later on and I think that freaked some people out,” Ortega said. “We didn’t know what it was and then if we did poorly on it, we would have to take some sort of class.”

Junior Zach Swisher was able to recognize the majority of the test’s material, although he did feel somewhat unprepared, due to

his lack of recall of the concepts.

“A lot of the juniors are pretty high in math levels and [the test] was asking a lot of geometry type things (sine, cosine) and we don’t have to use those anymore, so we weren’t really prepared for that,” Swisher said.

Similar to Swisher, junior Jake Cozy felt unequipped to succeed during the test, as much of the material was from previous years in their education and many couldn’t access the help they needed in order to feel confident.

“I didn’t think it was that hard, but I thought it was a lot of review from things that were, like, from my freshman year,” Cozy said.

Cozy hopes that next year, teachers will guide them more efficiently towards having a clear understanding of the test’s material, as well as reassuring them of the consequences of either doing well or poorly on the exam.

Teachers utilized the recently implemented Common Core curriculum to help students become more equipped for testing and college with critical thinking skills. AP Calculus teacher Michelle Walton believes that since students tested this year were not educated with the new Common Core standards, they did not have the tools necessary to be as successful as students who will be tested in the future.

According to Denise Weis, who was heavily involved with the SBAC testing process, the English portion of the test was a compilation of previous California Standard Test questions, Early Assessment Program questions

and a writing component.

“I think English has an advantage because we already do argumentative writing, we already do that sort of essay type and so I don’t think our English students felt overwhelmed by it,” Weis said.

Since the SBAC is new across the nation for all participating grades, national average scores will continue to rise as students become more familiar with testing. Similarly, as teachers continue to gain more exposure to the test and Common Core, they will be able to better prepare future students.

“I think the first time any test is given, you have fairly low expectations, and we weren’t looking at this test to see what our students knew, it was to see what our students don’t know,” Weis said.

Weis has hopes that test results will be sent out with a breakdown of what types of questions were on the exam, as well as categories in order for teachers to have access to students’ academic strengths and weaknesses.

Next year, an interim test will be administered to freshmen and sophomores, so that they are familiar with the SBAC come their junior year.

In addition, practice tests may be implemented in order to help juniors become comfortable with the exam.

“This is a baseline year, it’s setting our baseline scores, so frankly, if the baseline scores are low, I don’t really have a problem with that because we have nowhere to go but up at that point,” Weis said.

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Though they advertised yearbooks as increasing in price throughout the year, the Yearbook program is now selling students yearbooks for the initial price of $65. Before the sale, they sold for $90.

Yearbook offers sale for unpurchased books

by AWFA AL RAKABI

a.al-rakabi@eyeofthetigernews.com

Students can now purchase yearbooks for $65. In accordance to this sale, students who had not already purchased a yearbook received slips of paper notifying them of a discount on the current price and to report to Room 916 before the offer expires.

Despite advertising an increasing price as the year progressed, the yearbook is once again selling for its original price at the start of the year.

This discount was officially announced on the school’s bulletin on April 28 and ends on May 15.

Yearbooks were sold for $90 the week before the discount.

Senior Natalina Decker, who was part of Yearbook last semester, believes that the decrease in price was directly related to sales on the yearbook.

“Yearbook sales in the beginning were already down to a low … and I feel like with this sale

it will allow more purchases [of yearbooks],” Decker said.

The yearbook staff was able to bolster sales by pinpointing students who were frequently shown in the yearbook and have not already purchased a yearbook.

Senior Randy Pay had already purchased his yearbook earlier in the year and is disgruntled at the decrease.

“Well, I feel like I lost a lot of money, will I get a refund?” Pay said.

Students in Pay’s situation will not receive a price adjustment.

On the behalf of the yearbook staff, yearbook adviser Tammy Kaley said that there will be no refunds.

“All sales are final [and] all purchases are final, just as if you have bought something in a retail store no matter when you buy it,” Kaley said.

This is the first and the last sale of the year, the decrease in price is will not affect the production and distribution of the yearbook.

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SIERRA: College equivalents give some students leg up on class rank CONTINUED FROM FRONT

per unit. This cost plus the cost of textbooks can get expensive.

Thus, students with families that can afford it are more likely to take advantage of this opportunity. Students with families that cannot afford it are left out.”

This also raises problems as some students have an advantage in raising their class rank over others.

“I worry that some students are taking these courses to boost their class rank for val/sal consideration,” Fernandez said. “Since these courses are difficult for students of low socioeconomic incomes to afford, is this fair?”

Other students are using these classes as a replacement for AP classes which are considered by many to be more rigorous.

Junior Sam Wolfe took the

equivalent of AP US History at Sierra College last summer and believes the course was beneficial.

“I took the class because I was worried that taking APUSH here would be overwhelming, especially since I’m taking AP Calculus too,” Wolfe said. “I think I learned the material there pretty well, but we covered very little compared to the amount APUSH covered. I would still recommend taking the class, because it was not very difficult, and it freed up my schedule significantly this year.”

Crone believes that while some courses may less rigorous, she also notes that this is not always the case.

“I think it depends a lot on the instructor, as with anything,” Crone said. “Some community college professors are more rig-

orous than others and I think that it’s similar to any education.”

APUSH teacher Jessica Fork believes that students taking AP classes at RHS is not only better for them financially, but also academically.

“I think with the advent of AP culture some students want to take certain classes at Sierra and it’s fine, but they also need to understand that they’re actually not going to learn the same level of material,” Fork said. “In APUSH, it could be a demanding curriculum, but then kids come away with a much better understanding of US History versus the superficial one they get at Sierra. I’ve actually had students in my class who have siblings at Sierra who are taking US History and my kid knows more than their sibling. It’s a free education, you have to pay for it at Sierra.”

VAPA FESTIVAL

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

On Friday, May 1, RHS’ International Club and many of its visual and performing arts (VAPA) programs teamed up to host the annual VAPA Festival. The event featured performances from Dance, Guitar, Band, Color Guard, Yacht Club and student a capella singers. International Club hosted booths with information about different cultures, including Ethiopia, South Korea and the Hmong nation. Art 1 and 3 also hosted shows displaying their artwork.

AP: Teachers worried RHS becoming less ‘a comprehensive high school’ CONTINUED FROM FRONT

academic wise, especially for the kids going to college, but I think we’re kinda doing an injustice,” elective teacher Ron Volk said.

“We should [make sure we are] giving them a look at some things other than academics persay, like web page design or culinary, a lot of kids leave here majoring in something along that line, but it’s kinda pushed aside to push them into an AP class.”

According to assistant principal Jason Wilson, RHS has offered many courses for many different kinds of students in previous years and will continue to do so.

However, elective teacher Brian Hack is afraid that with administration putting a heavy focus on AP classes, that the school would be moving away from an all-inclusive learning environment.

“We are called a comprehensive high school,” Hack said. “It would seem that we aren’t going in that direction... if we push more and more people to take AP classes, we start moving away from a comprehensive high school.”

With the intense focus on AP electives, some teachers believe the non-AP courses have received less attention.

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

With the AP push, some teachers are worried about less emphasis on electives and students taking AP courses for the wrong reasons. Though admin wants students to be prepared for college, they also do not want to diminish their personal interests, like learning new instruments or making music.

“By not giving [students] multiple opportunities, or if you’re pushed into AP or influenced to go with AP then it eliminates an elective,” Volk said. “All the emphasis is for AP, there’s no emphasis on any of the electives and

that’s sad for the students.”

Wilson believes that any program or elective can gain as much interest as AP classes. It all comes down to what students are interested in, he said.

“AP electives have grown

over the years because of popularity,” Wilson said. “[Advertising] can be done by any program, our electives could go out and promote themselves and do the same things we are doing with AP core.”

Targeted families are encouraged to finish the forms by the end of the month.

“We’ve targeted those families with a letter and we will be offering support,” Edgerton said. “We will be supporting those families by giving them access to computers here at school. If they can’t come in then we can give them some places in the community that they could do complete the information.”

The period to complete and submit emergency contact information over Homelink is July 1 to Aug. 5.

big school environment at RHS and the colleagues she became close to.

“Even though I will only be down the street, I will miss all the office ladies and seeing them on a daily basis,” Travasso said.

There is not yet a set replacement for Travasso. The administration will make that decision sometime near the end of the school year.

services to help guide the teens in their host country.

Host families are only responsible for room and board, and food.

“They just have to provide three meals a day, and a room,” Biughner said. “And they can share a room, they just have to have their own bed. Students come with their own spending money.”

The main thing host families could offer to teens studying abroad is a peek into American culture, according to Boughner.

“Not only that, but they get to learn from the kids,” Boughner said. “How many of us get to travel to another country? We can bring the country to us. It’s a lifelong relationship, and these kids will become a part of the family.”

Not all teachers and admin agree that the goal of having every student at RHS take at least one AP class before they graduate is a bad thing.

“We have this goal so that no student is ever discouraged, marginalized or prohibited from an opportunity to make their dreams come true,” RHS principal David Byrd said. “Every student should exit high school with more options for their future than they entered high school with… not fewer options. We have to have a mindset that that all students can learn and achieve at high levels.”

An estimated 1,100 seats will be filled in core AP courses next year.

Crockett is worried that the high amount of students enrolling in the more advanced classes will weaken the integrity of the course.

“Students that are being pushed into an AP level class that aren’t ready, are bringing down the level of an AP course for everybody else,” Crockett said. “When you start to push everyone into an AP level class, it waters it down. It’s no longer an AP class.”

The majority of the concern springs from the worry that students may enroll in an AP class

without knowing what they are getting themselves into.

“I don’t think AP is for everybody, it depends on a young person’s goals,” Hack said.

Although a large number of students are enrolling into the courses because of their prestige, some RHS teachers are still trusting that students choose their classes for the right academic reasons.

“I hope that students select classes that help them to be a well-rounded individual and take advantage of all the programs we offer at Roseville,” AVID teacher AnnaMarie Clark said. “A student should never be ‘pushed’ or ‘forced’ into an AP class. It is a recipe for disaster.”

Despite the apprehension about the increase in AP enrollment, RHS administration still believes in the benefits of AP. “The benefits of an AP experience are invaluable,” Byrd said.

“We want every student to go on to post-high school learning after their senior year. One AP class will build your experience and understanding of what college is going to be like. It will build your confidence. It will build your skills. It will build your work ethic.”

The number of applicants has increased from previous years as well.

In 2013, 128 students applied, followed by 127 students in 2014, and jumping to 148 students for 2015.

“I do anticipate an increase in years to come because I am dedicated to continuing making presentations to senior classes to promote and explain the scholarship book and what it has to offer,” Seider said. “The numbers have increased from previous years and this year is record breaking.”

“It’s time to get excited about our school, our city and the community we’re a part of,” Plaskett said.

THENEWSINBRIEFS Parents required to submit emergency info online in ‘15-16 Roseville High School plans to go completely digital with emergency cards for the 2015-16 school year. This decision was made in response to a district wide push for less paper usage, and to make the collection of the information easier and more accessible.

“We always in years past have sent out a piece of paper, different colors for different grades, to solicit information about address change, contacts change or any medical conditions,” RHS nurse Dayle Edgerton said. “But the district has a wish to cut down on paper, and it is always hard to get something back once we’ve given it to a student.”

The students’ guardians must complete the information on the parent Homelink account to submit the emergency card digitally.

“So this system allows for everything we had before, but the parents will give us an electronic signature by going through the profile,” Edgerton said. “So each student will have to have their parent go in and complete the forms on the parent’s Homelink account.”

RHS recently contacted around 60 families who may not have access to the Internet or to a computer.

Travasso to move on to Adelante Longtime Roseville High School staff member and current registrar Cindy Travasso will no longer be working for the school in the coming year. Travasso will still be working in the RJUHSD district, but as secretary to the principal at Adelante.

Travasso started working for RHS in Travasso the beginning of the 1999-2000 school year as the college and career technician, and moved to her current position in 2011.

Travasso said she will miss the

Program seeks volunteer host families Non-profit organization Cultural Homestay International is reaching out to Roseville High School for volunteer host families to students wishing to study abroad.

The program strives to “match” students with a compatible host family, and give them a chance to learn about international cultures.

CHI accepts students ages 1518.

Applying students often wait extended periods of time for a match after filling out in-depth applications to help the process along.

“I oftentimes will email a family a student application, and they can pretty much choose gender and country,” CHI academic coordinator Val Boughner said.

CHI provides the necessary paperwork, high school admittance, transport, insurance and several

Class of 2015 breaks multiple scholarship records Roseville High School’s Class of 2015 broke records for the Local Scholarship Book Program this year, with 1,429 total applications and $53,900 in awarded money given.

“The numbers are important because it shows an increase in the amount of students who are at least applying for scholarships,” College and Career Center technician Jacqueline Seider said.

“So, the more students who apply increases the possibilities that our students will receive the awards.”

Lip Dub details, date set This year’s Lip Dub will take place May 15 and feature the Roseville High School campus, along with historical landmarks in the city of Roseville.

Student Government will choose eleven lip-syncers to star in the production and will need to give their time outside of school to shoot in various locations around the city.

“We want to feature not just the school but the city as well,” producer Jameson Plaskett.

The landmarks aren’t completely established yet and are subject to change, but tentatively include downtown Roseville, the old theater in downtown Roseville – preferably at night – along with the various architecture and brick work around the city.

Powder Puff date set to couple with outdoor dance Roseville High School’s Powder Puff games are set to take place on May 21-22.

The reason for the later date compared to years before is to allow as many people as possible to participate.

The two first round games will take place after school on the first day, with sophomores taking on the juniors and freshmen challenging the seniors. The championship will take place on the following night.

“We didn’t want to do it during AP testing,” student government adviser Lindsey Parker said. “We don’t want any players getting injured.”

Powder Puff will coincide with an outdoor dance that takes place on the same day.

According to Parker, a combo ticket will be sold for both the game and the dance. Price is unknown, but there will be a discount with an ASB card and seniors get in free to both the game and dance.

- Compiled by Adam Erickson, Devin Orr, Andrew Smith and Mikayla Stearns

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NOTICIAS Estudiantes de AP Bio no están preparados POR MIKAYLA STEARNS m.stearns@eyeofthetigernews.com

Nueve estudiantes de cada 68 de dos clases de AP Biología registraron para el examen AP Bio de esta mañana.

Según estudiante del último año Dora Méndez, quien tomó AP Bio para el semestre de otoño, muchos estudiantes de la clase se sentían como si no estaban preparados para el examen.

Profesora de Bio Darcee Durham es el primero en enseñar una clase de AP Bio en RHS. Durham fue elegido para enseñar la clase del año pasado a causa de su éxito con sus clases de Biología CP. “El director anterior escogió que iba a enseñar AP Bio, y creo que era el sistema más adecuado,” dijo RHS director David Byrd.

Clases de AP afectan inscripción de electivos POR RACHEL BARBER

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A medida que el número de estudiantes de la escuela secundaria de Roseville matriculados en cursos de AP sube, la preocupación de algunos profesores para mantener un ambiente de aprendizaje integral se eleva también.

Menos estudiantes de RHS se matriculan en clases de CP, optando en su lugar para los cursos de AP.

“Yo habría hecho lo mismo. Y ahora creo que depende de mí, ella y el personal para saber cómo podemos ir allí y hacerlo mejor.”

Durham admite que el término caída no fue tan bien como ella había esperado.

“La primera ronda a través de este, que no llegó a través de todo,” dijo Durham. “Tuve mucho que hacer fuera de la escuela que definitivamente impactó lo que estaba haciendo y mi tiempo aquí.”

Algunos estudiantes y padres contactaron a Byrd con las preocupaciones sobre el curso, incluyendo algunos estudiantes de AP Bio que solicitan que Byrd informar colegios de por qué los estudiantes no han tomado el examen.

Byrd no lo hizo.

Muchos maestros y administradores escolares ven aspectos positivos a esta tendencia, se plantea banderas rojas para algunos profesores RHS - incluyendo los estudiantes no están preparados para sus selecciones de cursos, clases CP viendo una falta de entusiasmo, y otros programas electivos que sufren.

En el año escolar 2014-15, aproximadamente 447 estudiantes de tercer y último año se inscribieron en los cursos de AP. El mismo número se elevó a 581 para el año escolar 2015-16.

¿Clases en Sierra crean una ventaja injusta?

Los estudiantes que buscan el enriquecimiento académico fuera de la escuela secundaria de Roseville pueden enfrentar algunos desafíos. Mientras que cualquier estudiante puede inscribirse en las clases de AP y los que están en necesidad financiera puede recibir descuentos para el examen correspondiente, los colegios comunitarios área no ofrecen la misma asistencia financiera para los estudiantes que pudieran necesitarlo.

Cursos de centro formativo superior menudo son utilizados por los estudiantes con el fin de abrir un espacio en su horario de clases RHS, elevar su posición en la clase o añadir más cursos para su transcripción. Además de eso, el consejero de RHS, Philomena Crone, cree que estos cursos ayudan a los estudiantes a prepararse para lo que pueden encontrar una vez que están en la universidad.

“Recomiendo a los estudiantes a tomar cursos de centro formativo superior con el fin de exponer a sí mismos, para ver lo que se siente al ser más independientes de esa manera, a tener que pasar por el proceso de la aplicación y la evaluación y tener que trabajar con un profesor de la universidad, creo que es una buena experiencia también,” dijo Crone.

Estos cursos, sin embargo, no están disponibles para aquellos que no pueden pagar el precio completo. Consejero RHS Graciela Fernández ve esto como un problema que debe ser abordado. “[Estas clases son] beneficiosas para los estudiantes que deseen enriquecer / avanzar en su aprendizaje,” dijo Fernández.

“Sin embargo, estoy preocupada por el costo de estas clases. Sierra College carga a los estudiantes de enriquecimiento académico $46 para cada unidad. Este costo más el costo de los libros de texto puede ser caro. Por lo tanto, los estudiantes con familias que pueden permitirse que son más propensos a tomar ventaja de esta oportunidad. Los estudiantes con familias que no pueden permitirse que se quedan fuera.”

Esto también plantea problemas ya que algunos estudiantes tienen una ventaja en el aumento de su posición en la clase sobre los demás.

“Me preocupa que algunos estudiantes están tomando estos cursos para aumentar su posición en la clase para que puedan graduarse con las mejores calificaciones,” dijo Fernández. “Dado que estos cursos son difíciles para los estudiantes de ingresos socioeconómicos bajos a pagar, es esto justo?”

Otros estudiantes están utilizando estas clases como un reemplazo para las clases de AP.

Estudiantes internacionales y el arte

Chicas de RHS y el equipo de informática

POR CATHERINE BARBER

POR HAYLEE SEX

Cuatro estudiantes de todo el mundo han encontrado la amistad y la risa, ya que ahora se sientan encima de la mesa el uno del otro en su clase de Arte 1. Aunque América, Moldova, Singapur e Irán son muy diferentes, los estudiantes de estos países se relacionan ya que todos ellos comparten un amor por el arte. El grupo goza de la presencia del otro tanto que ahora pasar el rato juntos en el almuerzo.

Uno por uno los estudiantes que emigraron a Estados Unidos comenzaron a reunirse en una mesa en su clase de tercer periodo Arte 1. Estudiante de segundo año Julia Tarasova comenzó la escuela en RHS en el comienzo del año después de mudarse de su país de origen Moldavia. Inmediatamente se sentó con sophomore Elisa Ruiz que nació en Estados Unidos.

Todos los días las niñas a aprender nuevas cosas sobre la otra.

Con un amor por la ciencia y la programación de computadoras, un rebaño de estudiantes viajó a la sala de Bradlee Crockett con el fin de unirse al equipo de las todomuchachas CyberPatriot.

El propio Crockett pensó en la idea de un equipo CyberPatriot exclusivamente femenino, debido al hecho de que RHS desea para más estudiantes mujeres a participar en las actividades asociadas de informática.

CyberPatriot es un programa que prepara a los estudiantes para entrar en los campos de seguridad de tecnología informática y cibernética de interés a través de concursos y experiencias prácticas. Los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de competir por el diagnóstico de los problemas asociados con un equipo virtual.

Según Crockett, el equipo está ajustado a la práctica después que el equipo selecciona un capitán y recluta más miembros.

Entrenador Hunkins dejará RHS

Equipo voleibol de varsity comparten el campeanato y siguen compitiendo

POR NETZY ORTEGA

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REPORTAJES Nathan Cimino pone sus planes en suspendido POR JOSLYN CARRELL j.carrell@eyeofthetigernews.com

Estudiante del último año, Nathan Cimino, planea seguir su pasión por la música para aprender más sobre su fe próximo año.

Cimino, quien toca la batería, la guitarra y escribe canciones fue aceptado en el prestigioso Berklee College of Music - cuyos ex alumnos incluyen a John Mayer y Quincy Jones. En lugar de asistir a Berklee este otoño, sin embargo, decidió aplazar y asistir a la School of Worship en el Condado de Orange para conocer más sobre la adoración de Dios. “[La School of Worship] no es realmente una escuela de música fundamental es sólo acerca de Dios y el estudiar acerca de la adoración y lo que significa para adorar a Jesús con su regalo musical,” dijo Cimino. “Es más centrado en torno a ‘Dios me dio el regalo de la música, así que le sirven.’”

La School of Worship ofrece un programa de nueve meses para los que tratan más nítida y perfec-

cionar sus habilidades musicales, mientras que aprender a usar sus talentos para servir a la iglesia.

“Quiero ir a aprender más acerca de lo que la Biblia tiene que decir acerca de adorar a Jesús, y lo que será prácticamente vería con música,” dijo Cimino. “Creo que va a ser muy importante tener esa base antes de empezar una carrera de cualquier tipo.”

Junto con descubrir más acerca de su plan para la música, Cimino también ayuda a ser más en armonía con su fe y fortalecer su testimonio. Para Cimino, el plan de Dios significa más para él y que espera encontrar más información sobre lo que está en el almacén para su futuro.

Aunque Cimino está seguro de lo que quiere hacer con su carrera musical, él sabe que es un apasionado de tocar la batería y composición.

El padre de Cimino ha sido pastor en su iglesia desde hace algún tiempo, y ha sido un gran modelo a seguir a él en la búsqueda de la fuerza de su fe.

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DEPORTES Con el campeonato de la CVC, el equipo varsity de béisbol quiere traer a casa un título de la sección POR LOGAN ASH

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Por primera vez en más de 20 años, el equipo de béisbol del equipo varsity ha capturado un campeonato de la liga, ya que han hecho una transición más exitosa en la CVC. La última vez que el equipo de béisbol ganó un campeonato de la liga fue en 1993, cuando ahora entrenador de Lance Fischer estaba en el equipo.

A pesar de que el equipo de 2011 ganó un campeonato de la sección, que no eran capaces de capturar el campeonato Sierra Foothill Liga, mientras caían justo antes de la escuela secundaria de Rocklin.

Los Tigres fueron capaces de hacerse con un campeonato de la liga CVC tras derrotar 5-3 Ponderosa en su penúltimo juego.

Según Fischer, que todavía no han hecho su objetivo final de un campeonato sección.

“Desde el otoño pasado hemos tenido un signo en el dugout que dice ‘Campeonato Sección’ y estamos casi allí,” dijo Fischer.

Los Tigres fueron capaces de capturar un número uno clasif-

cación en la sección de post-temporadas y se establecen para hacer frente a la ganadora del martes de Laguna Creek y American Canyon este jueves en el American River College.

Pitcheo de los Tigres ha sido casi imparable esta temporada con Adam Erickson tener un registro global de 5-0 en la liga con una ninguna decisión. Júnior Andrew Hansen también ha virado en muchos juegos impresionantes de todo el año lanzando múltiples blanqueadas juegos completos.

Al salir del bullpen, Los Tigres tienen las personas mayores Nick Espino y Devin Orr para cerrar el trato y asegurar una victoria.

En el lado ofensivo, Los Tigres han puesto en un esfuerzo completo equipo para hacerse cargo de la CVC. Estudiante del último año Devin Orr se ha hecho cargo de dirigir el equipo en carreras impulsadas con 14 y acumulando un total de ocho dobles en poco más de un centenar de turnos al bate en su último año.

Todo el tiempo, maderas lidera el equipo en porcentaje de embasarse de .440.

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Mientras la temporada de este deporte de primavera comienza a relajarse, profesor y entrenador de RHS Brad Hunkins anunció que dejará RHS y perseguirá un puesto de entrenador codirector en la escuela secundaria de Woodcreek para el fútbol americano del equipo varsity.

Hunkins va a tomar un papel de entrenador en jefe en Woodcreek, Hunkins planea invertir todo su tiempo en el programa de fútbol en lugar de extenderse a sí mismo demasiado delgada.

“En este momento mi trabajo es centrarse en el programa de fútbol americano en Woodcreek,” dijo Hunkins.

Según muchos estudiantes atletas en Roseville, Hunkins era un entrenador muy enérgico y invertido en cada deporte entrenó.

En los últimos dos años, Hunkins ha adquirido una amplia variedad de funciones en el campo de fútbol americano además de ser el entrenador de la línea defensiva para convertirse en el coordinador defensivo en la temporada más reciente.

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Maestros de las clases de electivos están preocupados que el aumento de inscripción en cursos de AP está afectando la inscripción en electivos de CP. Ellos creen que estudiantes pueden benefiar de los electivos de CP.

REPORTAJES

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En el segundo término Chloe Fan de Singapur y Roksana Shahriari de Irán llegaron a RHS. Con la ayuda del profesor de arte Patricia Leong, quien sugirió a cada uno de ellos para sentarse a la mesa, las niñas crecieron a través de sus viajes y pasión por el arte similares.

DEPORTES

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El equipo de voleibol varsity de la escuela secundaria de Roseville está preparando para jugar en las post-temporadas de la División I de la sección después de una temporada que terminó con Los Tigres de volver a casa con un campeonato bandera de la CVC. RHS ahora compite en la división de las dos de la CIF, pero debido a la cantidad de alumnos en la escuela que Los Tigres son elegibles para jugar en la División I de fixture de las post-temporadas. Los Tigres terminó siendo el segundo sembrado en la CVC, pero cumplieron con los requisitos para competir en la División I. Los Tigres se siembran quinto y se enfrentará a la escuela secundaria de McClatchy que está clasificado 12 por la noche en el gimnasio de Moeller. Los dos se han visto antes en un torneo donde Los Tigres llegaron a la cima.

En juego de la liga, Los Tigres terminaron con un registro total de 12-1 y compartir el primer lugar y la bandera de la liga con la escuela secundaria de Ponderosa.

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El equipo de varsity béisbol ha ganado el título de la liga CVC por la primera vez desde 1993. Ellos tienen la esperanza de avanzar en la sección, y ganar el título de la sección.

RHS tuvo su única derrota contra Ponderosa en la segunda vez que jugaron entre sí.

Debido al empate en el primer lugar con Ponderosa, Los Tigres tuvieron que jugar otro partido para decidir quien se quedaría con la primera clasificación para la liga CVC. Este partido tuvo lugar el pasado martes por la noche con Los Tigres perdiendo en cuatro sets. El resultado de esto dio a los Tigres de la segunda clasificación para la CVC.

Los Tigres tuvieron a cinco jugadores que se colocaron en el equipo todo-liga CVC o recibieron mención de honor. Estudiante del último año Trevor Pratt fue nombrado el MVP de la liga CVC y también se colocó en el equipo optimista. Estudiante de segundo año Neil Reilly y estudiante de primer año Jacob Cole fueron nombrados primer equipo CVC. Estudiantes de segundo año Tommy Morin y Zach Mancha recibieron menciones de honor.

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THEIR ART

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FOUR STUDENTS, FOUR COUNTRIES

ELISA RUIZ

The four girls differ in artistic style as well as cultural background. It is their differences, though, that they say have brought them together.

JULIA TARASOVA  Moldova

 USA

ROXANA SHAHRIARI  Iran

Similar experience and love of art connect them

BY CATHERINE BARBER c.barber@eyeofthetigernews.com

Four students from across the globe found friendship and laughter as they sit across the table from one another in their Art 1 class. Though America, Moldova, Singapore and Iran are very different, students from these countries can relate as they all share a love for art. The group enjoys each other’s presence so much that they now hang out together at lunch.

One by one students who migrated to America began to gather at a table in their third period Art 1 class. Sophomore Julia Tarasova started school at RHS in the beginning of the year after moving from her home country Moldova. Immediately she sat

with sophomore Elisa Ruiz who was born in America.

In the second term sophomore Chloe Fan from Singapore and Roksana Shahriari from Iran arrived. With the help of art teacher Patricia Leong, who suggested each of them to sit at the table, the girl’s grew close through their similar journeys and passion for art.

“It is a really different and cool experience sitting with people from other countries because you can find out what they do and how here is different from where they are from,” Ruiz said.

Tarasova and Fan both enjoyed taking art classes in their home country; however Shahriari’s previous school in Iran did not have art as an option. Eventually, all four members were

drawn to the self-expression that art encourages.

“Each of us definitely has different styles of art,” Tarasova said. “Mrs. Leong will give us an assignment and all of us make it different, it is really incredible.”

Every day the girls learn new things about each other. Some are small differences such as the difference between school lunch in Iran and America.

“Our schools don’t allow us to bring some foods like hamburger or pizza because they are unhealthy,” Shahriari said.

“We have all Persian food in our schools.”

The group says that sitting across from and beside a person who lived the majority of their lives in another country encourages them to learn more about

CHLOE FAN

 Singapore

WHERE THEY’RE FROM

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Patty Leong’s third-period Art 1 class is home to four students who come from across the world and now sit at the same table. Their common experience and passion for art has allowed the four, once strangers, to become fast friends. the world. The group members acknowledge their differences and unite in their similarities allowing them to have a greater understanding for different cultures and also have a support system of people who understand what they may be going through.

“Every day talking to each other we discover new things like something from their lives be-

fore,” Tarasova said. “It is really exciting because you don’t get to find out these types of things unless someone tells you.”

Shahriari, Tarasova and Fan all similarly had to adjust to English as their second language and all had to endure the process of starting a new school. Meeting Leong and other students on her first day who had gone through

the same things helped Fan to adjust to her new life.

“Mrs. Leong is a really nice teacher, she helps us a lot,” Fan said. “I find this group really great because the people are so friendly.”

According to Leong, the very unique backgrounds hosted at just one the table represent RHS’s high level of diversity.

All-female cyber security team starts up Junior Cali Suba to

attend science program

by HAYLEE SEX

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With a love for computer science and programming, a flock of students traveled to Bradlee Crockett’s room in order to join the all-girls CyberPatriot team.

Crockett himself thought of the idea of an all-female CyberPatriot team, due to the fact that RHS wishes for more female students to participate in computer science-associated activities.

“One of the goals for the ICT/ Computer Science Pathway at RHS is to increase enrollment of underrepresented populations in computer science [such as] females, African Americans, and Hispanics,” Crockett said. “This follows a nationwide push to increase jobs in computer-related fields.”

CyberPatriot is a program that prepares students to enter the computer technology and cyber security fields of interest through competitions and handson experiences. Students will be given the opportunity to compete by diagnosing problems associated with a virtual computer and fixing it. The team who fixes the most computers wins the round.

“I thought [CyberPatriot] would be a great opportunity to learn about security and it can be helpful later in life and also it sounds very fun,” junior Kayla Beaman said. “Basically what happens is that the people in charge of [CyberPatriot] sent us a virtual computer where we have

accepted into the program, Suba had to fill out an application and Junior Cali Suba is heading write two essays, one personal to the Midwest this summer to statement and one creative writfurther her passion for science. ing assignment.

Suba will be attending a sum“I really have a passion for mer program at Washscience in general and the ington University in St. environmental science and Louis for environmental sustainability institute, science and sustainabilit offers a lot of courses ity. Suba will be residing in all sorts of fields so I in the WUSTL dorms for will be getting some from two weeks, as it is a resibiology and chemistry and dential science program. some engineering lectures In addition to getting I will be attending,” Suba Suba accepted into the science said. program, Suba was also awarded Suba hasn’t decided where she a scholarship for almost half of wants to go to college yet. She the tuition fee. has looked at schools down south During the program, students and on the East Coast but thinks will be able to participate in class that Washington University could lectures, attend guest seminars as be a possibility. She plans to well as partake in labs of differdecide whether she’ll apply there ent sustainability projects. as the fall application season gets The students will be workcloser. ing from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Suba is excited to be chalhave the chance to explore the lenged by a more competitive city and sit in different classes curriculum and see how she does to get a feel of the school during with the academics they provide. their free time.

There will be workshops focused “It’s going to be like being in on working out problems for difcollege for two weeks, and I am ferent environments and finding excited to get that experience to solutions. see what it will be like for me “I was so excited,” Suba said. next year,” Suba said.

“It is a pretty competitive school Suba will be flying alone and and I toured there really liked it meeting up with other students and I just really fell in love with attending the program, and from the campus. I want to be able to there she will find out what dorm go there and get even more of an she will be staying in. idea of possibly going there.”

In order to be considered to be

by JOSLYN CARRELL

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Above, Bradlee Crockett helps freshman Victoria Yeo complete a task during CyberPatriot practice after school last Thursday. The members of all-female team hope to increase participation of underrepresented populations, including women, in computer science, as well as to prepare students to enter the computer techonology sector. to find out what’s wrong with the computer and try to fix it and there is a competition as to who can fix the computer the best.”

Crockett heard about the CyberPatriot program from collaborating with other ICT teachers and friends from the Computer Science Teachers Association and decided to gauge it first towards the female RHS students.

He hopes to form a male or coed team in the future.

“I thought it sounded like a great learning opportunity for students,” Crockett said. “I really

would like to field a second team as well. The second team could be all male or coed. I just wanted to advertise to the girls first to measure interest from the Lady Tigers.”

According to Crockett, experience is not necessary to join as the team members will be trained by industry professors.

When the team is through the captain-selecting process and enrolls more members, they are set to practice in the Tiger Tech room during first lunch and after schools on Thursdays, according

to Crockett.

Despite the progress, Beaman is looking forward to being on the team.

“We haven’t really met up yet very much and I’m not really sure what to expect,” Beaman said. “I am really excited about.”

Beaman encourages interested students to join because of the numerous advantages CyberPatriot offers.

“I highly recommend that if anyone is thinking about doing it then do it because it’s a good opportunity,” Beaman said.

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Nathan Cimino pursuing faith, music Attending School of Worship to contextualize talent

by JOSLYN CARRELL

j.carrell@eyeofthetigernews.com

Senior Nathan Cimino plans to further his passion in music to learn more about his faith next year.

Cimino, who plays drums, guitar and writes songs was accepted into the prestigious Berklee College of Music - whose alumni include John Mayer and Quincy Jones. Instead of Attending Berklee this fall, however, he decided to defer and attend the School of Worship in Orange County to learn more about worshipping God. “[The School of Worship is] not really a fundamental music school, it’s just about God and

studying about worship and what it means to worship Jesus with your musical gift,” Cimino said.

“It’s more centered around ‘God gave me this gift of music, so serve him.’”

The School of Worship offers a nine month program for those trying to perfect their musical abilities while learning how to use their talents to serve the church.

“I want to go to learn more about what the Bible has to say about worshipping Jesus, and what that will practically look like with music,” Cimino said.

“I think it’ll be very important to have that foundation before I start a career of any sort. I knew

it would be an awesome time to get really centered on Jesus more than anything, to grow in that way and to be surrounded by people I know.”

Along with discovering more about his plan for music, Cimino also helps to become more in tune with his faith and strengthen his testimony. For Cimino, God’s plan means the most to him and he hopes to find more about what is in store for his future.

“Getting to a place where I can play music or work at Home Depot and just be cool with that,” Cimino said.

Though Cimino is unsure of what he wants to do with his music career, he knows that he

Leadership supports fight against cancer

by LUZ FLORES

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Gardenour wears a black dress and fur vest from Target, black socks and shoes from H&M and a necklace from an online company. She loves to incorporate texture into her outfits.

FASHION COLUMN: JUNIOR sidney gardenour

Fanciness and a fur vest

by MICHELLE IM

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How would you describe your style?

So I try to dress fancy because most people dress casual, but I like to add a little bit of fanciness to my style and texture. I love texture in my style. Yeah, I feel like I dress a little more chic.

What are some of your favorite pieces?

Definitely my fur vests. I love this thing so much. I love scarves. I love rings. But yeah, pretty much my fur vest. It’s like my best friend...You honestly can’t go wrong with a hoodie sometimes because while you dress up, it adds like an almost casualness with it. You don’t want to go too fancy because you are in a school setting, and you should dress appropriately for where you are.

What are some of your favorite trends that are going on right now?

Definitely texture. Texture is my favorite trend. So furs, mesh, leather. It just adds a little bit -- not like it’s just straight cotton -- tactability like it’s a little bit more tactible. It makes your outfit pop I think. It makes people want to touch you because I love hugs. So it’s like you get a little bit of everything.

Do you have any advice for girls at RHS about adding texture to their wardrobe?

Especially with the warmer months approaching.

Leather skirts are definitely gonna be nice. It’s short, but you still get that texture with it. Mesh.

Mesh is definitely good with that because I’ve seen jackets with mesh sleeves. I personally don’t have one, but I want one because it keeps your arms covered but breathes, and definitely go with chiffon because it’s flowy but airy.

Where do you usually go to shop for clothes?

I like to shop at Forever 21, but where I do wish to shop at is Nordstrom. Nordstrom always has beautiful clothes. So if you can afford Nordstrom, go to Nordstrom for sure. I actually go shopping often at the mall in the Bay Area. I go shopping in the Bay Area often because I like the Bay Area style.

How would you compare the Bay Area style to RHS’?

I think Bay Area is more grungy.

Here, its a lot more lighter colors.

We’re almost more bohemian here than the Bay Area where people dress a little bit warmer and darker clothing. It does get colder there than here, so it’s more like girly, floral print here than dark, black, maroon colors in the city.

Do you think you’re trying to go for the more urban vibe?

Definitely. I like the urban vibe more because I want to live in the city someday.

Roseville High School’s Leadership class is showing their support for the fight against cancer through a coin drive.

Inspired by a Woodcreek coin drive that raised over $10,000, Leadership set up the coin drive in order to see how well RHS can do. The coin drive is taking place May 4-22.

“The fact that Woodcreek got so much money is going to compel people to try and beat Woodcreek,” junior Delaney Strong said.

Because RHS hasn’t had a recent coin drive, a more reachable goal of $3,000 was set.

“Our goal is set on the lower side just to make sure it’s something that we can reach and is a smart goal,” Strong said.

Leadership has also decided to keep the charity around the Roseville area to keep the funds local.

The charity itself is not focused on any specific type of cancer in order to support anyone who has been affected by cancer.

Leadership efforts are also intended to bring the school together by making it a group effort rather than a class competition.

“It kind of brings everybody together especially before the seniors are going, so it’s kind of like a last group effort,” Strong said.

In order to contribute to this charity Leadership has set up jars for donations in every history and English classroom as well as in the library, dance room, office and Student Government room.

is passionate about playing the drums and songwriting.

“I love playing the drums and songwriting is another thing that I love so it would be awesome if those worlds could combine become a producer,” Cimino said.

Cimino’s father has been a pastor at their church for some time now, and he has been a huge role model to Nathan in exploring the strength of Nathan’s faith.

“Words cannot express how huge of an impact both of my parents have had on my faith,” Cimino said. “They have encouraged me to be active in pursuing my doubts, they have loved me in my darkest moments, and I’ve watched them cling to Jesus in every season of life. In my parents, I’ve seen a very real picture of God’s love.”

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Above, senior Nathan Cimino (right) plays alonside lifelong friend and musical partner Danny Donnelly. Cimino plans to discover “what it means to worship Jesus with your musical gift” next year when he attends the School of Worship.

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may 11, 2015

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Students who paid before sale deserve refund F

or the entire year, Roseville High School’s Yearbook class has told all RHS students to buy their yearbooks and not to wait, because “the prices will only go up the longer you wait.”

Prices had just hit $91 when our Yearbook program announced that until the second week of May, yearbooks would be on sale for just $65!

Great, right?

Sure, this is awesome opportunity for students who have not bought their yearbook yet, because now, they are able to buy a yearbook at the price it would have been if they would have bought it at the beginning of the year.

But who loses in this situation?

The students that already bought their yearbooks for far more than $65 – some for as much as $91.

As someone who already experiences buyer’s remorse for buying something as small as buying a McDouble and fries, as someone who has experienced the pain of buying something for, let’s say, $100, only to see it go on sale for half-price the next day, and as someone who has friends that purchased their RHS yearbook for $91, only to see yearbooks lower their prices to $65, I am

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experiencing secondhand buyer’s remorse and I feel and understand their pain in this situation.

When Yearbook announced their sale, I was optimistic.

I thought that maybe, like any ethical business or organization, Yearbook would offer price adjustments or refunds to those who fell victim to the unfortunate timing of this sale, so those who had already purchased a yearbook could enjoy the monetary benefits of this sale, too.

However, apparently, this will not be the case.

RHS Yearbook has said recently that they, “like any chain retail store, will not be offering price adjustments to those who already bought their yearbook” for a higher price than the newlyadvertised price.

What chain retail store does not offer price adjustments to these type of tragic victims?

Although I always end up feeling bitter when I see that item that I bought for full price go on sale the next day, I don’t worry because I know that, like any other chain retail store, I will either be able to get a price adjustment or get a refund, so I can buy the item again for the sale price.

When I think about Yearbook’s decision to lower the price, I understand the reasoning, in a business perspective, behind lowering the prices of the yearbooks. Sure, making the price substantially lower would provide incentive enough for students to buy one.

Most likely, sales weren’t exactly going as well as planned and they needed a larger amount of people to purchase yearbooks in order to break even or make the profit they were planning to – even if that meant lowering the prices so drastically.

However, the only thing I have heard all year from Yearbook is that “the prices will only go up,” only to find out that prices have returned to $65.

Although I’m sure this was not Yearbook’s intentions or among the ethics and standards they surely pride themselves on, a lot of people feel they have been cheated out of money.

The problem is that for many,

High school break-up letter

CATHERINE BARBER EYE OF THE TIGER

Dear former love, We have made some amazing memories these past four years, but you know we have been struggling for a while. I am sorry to say that I am leaving you.

At first I was excited to experience new things with you but I quickly realized you were not what you seemed. I think I was too in love with the idea of you four years ago. You just didn’t live up to the expectations.

During our first few years together I struggled to find out where I stood, but eventually I got into a never-ending rhythm. This caused our middle two years to be kind of a blur. I really just put up with everything you wanted me to do and accepted that these years were not going to be everything I hoped they would be.

When senior year rolled around you even gave me a disease called Senioritis. Unfortunately, if I stayed with you it would be incurable. Most of this year was spent in agony because I am too mature for you. Let’s face it, you are too easy. In order for me to grow as I person I can’t stay in this comfort zone anymore. In fact, I already have plans to see someone in the fall who can challenge me more than you ever could.

You are way too obsessive. After I didn’t show up to see you for a couple days you wrote me a nasty truancy letter. You can’t control me like that. If I want to go on vacation or take a day off, I will. We see each other five days a week, how much more do you want from me? Honestly the breaks we have had were some of the best times of my life. This winter I got a taste of life without you and I enjoyed it far more than I probably should have.

Whenever we are together I am outrageously bored because you never take into consideration what I want to do. Instead, I always have to listen to your continuous rambles about things I do not care about whatsoever.

Sure, you have shared with me some of your knowledge on history, English, math and other subjects. To be honest I wasn’t paying attention to most of it, and if I was, I probably forgot it by now.

In order to make you happy I had to put in a lot of work, I often stayed up all night just to accomplish everything you expected me to do. Even then you had the nerve to criticize my work. How could you possibly expect me to wake up at 6 a.m. everyday with hardly any rest? I can’t wait for the days when I can actually sleep more than five hours.

The most important lessons you taught me were about life. I learned how to learn, be efficient and procrastinate just enough to get everything done. Beyond that, I learned what I like, what I don’t and you taught me what real friends are. A lot of people came in and out of my life during our time together but the person I got to know the most was myself.

Though you often brought me stress and quite frankly, made me miserable, you helped me to become the person I am today and for that I thank you. We have been through a lot these last four years but now I must leave you. No matter how hard I may try, I will never forget you. I am on to bigger and better things.

Goodbye forever, Catherine Barber

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including myself, a yearbook is a luxury. Sixty-five dollars is a lot of money to allocate, and for some families, it is almost impossible to come up with this money in a short matter of time – for example, from the time yearbooks first went on sale and the time prices increased – which, in turn, requires even more funding.

The difference between buying a yearbook for $91 and buying a

yearbook for $65 may not seem like a big deal, but for some families or even students that have to pay for their own extracurricular expenses, $30 or so is a lot of money to have missing from your wallet.

That absence of money is even more painful knowing that if you would have waited just a couple weeks longer, the prices would have returned to its original start-

ing price.

The plain fact is that this sale, while convenient for those who have not purchased a yearbook, this sale and Yearbook’s opting to not provide price adjustments or refunds is unfair.

Offering price adjustments is the ethical way to resolve this discrepancy and I sincerely hope Yearbook will choose ethics over profit.

Don’t forget about fall AP students

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very year, students take AP classes in the fall and then take the AP exams in the spring. Because of this, students are less prepared for these tests than those who took them in the spring.

Personally, I took AP Language and Composition this fall, and while I did well in class and understood the material, now that it’s months later and the test is coming I couldn’t feel less prepared. English has always been my strongest subject, so this feeling of uneasiness toward writing is a new feeling to me.

Currently, I am in other AP classes that are streamlining focus onto the AP tests and nothing else.

Am I missing out on important tips and details that would help me achieve a better score on this

BY EVE HILL

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particular test? Students across campus are feeling this way with approaching tests and strained nerves.

I took the time to contact my teachers multiple times asking for help, and while I did receive a packet of many things to memorize, I still hadn’t written an essay since December, much less three in two hours. When I started asking around, I found out that teach-

ers were holding mock exam sessions after school.

This was my first time hearing of this, which seems completely irrational. Shouldn’t the students who were placed in this class in the fall have the same standards and opportunities to refresh on the knowledge than those in the spring, if not more? This is the problem I’ve been mulling over for a few weeks.

To me, the solution is simple.

Teachers could be required to host a few sessions either after school or at lunch going over the important details their students from pasts terms need to know. Even one simple session with reminders and tips would be better than nothing, at least to me as I value my score on this highly expensive test and want it to count.

Every 15 Min. selection unrealistic

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oseville High School’s Every Fifteen Minutes has another successful year, leaving a majority of seniors thinking twice about the effects of driving under the influence.

The program features many different speakers, including a victim of a drunk driving accident, police officers, a chaplain, and parents of Roseville High’s own seniors. Included were two relevant poems, “The Dash,” by Linda Ellis, and “I went to a party, Mom,” by an unknown author.

I applaud the Every Fifteen Minutes program for its purpose, which according to the website is to “dramatically instill teenagers with the potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol and texting while driving.” As I sat in the Patty Baker Theater listening to the poignant poems read by my peers, I respected the way the program strives to include the voice of many students.

Before and after the Every Fifteen Minutes presentation, complaints and murmurs of dissatisfaction circulated the school.

The parents who spoke at the presentation did exceptionally well, and many tears were shed listening to the raw emotions of a mother or father who lost their prized possession. But for some sitting in the audience at the presentation, it was hard to connect

BY HALEY GUARDINO

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with the emotions the parents shared. Many students don’t have a great relationship with their parents, haven’t experienced an unconditional parental love, or are lacking parents all together. Roseville High students are especially aware of the compromising situations their peers have experienced due to the Peer Helping program.

Of the parents who spoke, a majority are involved in their student’s academic and athletic life, and their students are achieving great things now and beyond.

This is not meant as an insult; it’s obvious that we are proud of and happy for our peers who are achieving their dreams. But in the case of Every Fifteen Minutes, a eulogy read aloud from a parent who has felt the terror of their child walking in past curfew from a night out would deliver a passionate expression of the consequences of driving under the influence could have. A parent who has not always supported their

child, a parent whose child does go to parties on Friday nights, a parent who doesn’t have the help from a spouse, a parent who truly fears that the consequences of their child drinking and driving will one day affect them. Giving these parents the opportunity to express their love for their kids, and giving those students an opportunity to understand the magnitude of love their parents have for them, would reach the hearts of a larger variety of students, spreading the message that no matter what they participate in, no matter what grades they achieve, no matter what they spend their weekends doing, their life matters, and it is important to make decisions to protect it.

Some students also felt that this was just another opportunity to highlight students who are already very well known for their accomplishments at RHS. Many said the program would have had a greater impact on them if it featured their less well-known peers.

If the Every Fifteen Minutes program at RHS reached to include both high achieving,well known students and students who are not involved in many extracurriculars or sports, perhaps who have had a first hand struggle with the conflict of driving while under the influence, it could greatly impact a much larger audience.

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may 11, 2015

Societal beauty standards promote harmful trends

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s time progresses, it is only natural for popular trends to sweep over society. Some of these trends, however, should never happen. Ever.

People with social media accounts, as well as those who have any kind of internet access, are most likely aware of the recent “Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge” hashtag.

The trend encouraged teens to place a cup of some sort over their mouths, and essentially, apply a suction to their lips until they enlarged to replicate Kylie Jenner’s.

The challenge did not only result in many disturbing and unnatural-looking results, but it was also detrimental, bursting blood vessels under the skin, and leaving long-term bruising and scarring in the event that the challenge was highly unsuccessful.

First, I’d like to preface this by saying that I do not believe Kylie Jenner, herself, is at fault for the debut of the challenge. Secondly, I believe that everyone has the right to express their image in a way that reflects their happiness and individuality, as well as makes them feel comfortable in their own skin.

So, if by altering your body,

BY SOPHIA MOGANNAM

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such as enlarging your lips, makes you feel that you have enhanced your beauty, by all means, proceed.

Having said that, to go about this process in a way that young children do by accident while destructively playing with their toys, is senseless, dismaying, and grotesque. If you want to change your own appearance, don’t change it to look like someone who’s changed her own image drastically. Don’t change it to emulate anyone’s, for that matter.

Although I believe there is a beauty to be found in every being, what you want to do to your body is your right. I simply hope that teens and young adults will begin to find the courage to be comfortable in their own skin, and to only alter themselves for the right reasons.

It is ironic how many people

are either jealous of or hateful towards celebrities for their decisions regarding their appearances.

All the while, the same people are consciously or unconsciously attempting to conform to what they see.

It is not okay to follow a trend that is damaging to one’s body, although it may at first seem harmless. This is not something that should be encouraged, attempted, or laughed about, and as it has died down, it should be taken as a reminder to rethink what you do with your body in order to satisfy the pressure of society.

Clearly, the “Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge” is not the worst thing that has come over teenagers, and I can understand that some people merely thought it would be entertaining to try out of curiosity or just to make a few friends and followers chuckle.

I am not oblivious to the inevitable fact that this will always continue to happen, no matter the words that I write and no matter how many people suffer the consequences of thoughtlessness.

But, as high schoolers, we can all make the conscious effort to discourage negativity, even as little as telling close friends that they are beautiful just the way

CATHERINE BARBER EYE OF THE TIGER

they are, or that they don’t need to participate in some ridiculous challenge just to receive the attention and the respect of others.

Instead, we should make the effort to think before we make regrettable decisions, as well as promote self-respect and respect for others, which, in fact, includes

Kylie Jenner and various celebrities who may feel offended by trending jokes, such as this.

It’s no secret that high school isn’t a heart-warming movie where being yourself and making reasonable decisions will automatically win you everyone’s approval in the time span of a

couple of hours.

But please believe me when I say that in the long run, authenticity is key to feeling content with the person you are.

And after all, if we all looked and acted the same way, the world would be a pretty uninteresting place.

20% Project not so open-ended; passing grade for only 20% effort

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Is increased attendance really worth forcing festival participation?

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chool is great and all, but let’s be honest: no one wants to be forced to stay here for a rally or a festival such as the upcoming Rosechella.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s great that the school puts effort into making activities for the students, but it should be an option whether you want to stay or not.

No one is going to have fun at Rosechella if they are being forced to stay there when they could be at home or hanging out with friends. When you are required to stay for an event that isn’t related to school work or grades, there is literally no point in staying. A festival or carnival might be fun for some people, but it isn’t going to benefit you or your education in any way, so you shouldn’t be forced to participate in them. It’s literally forced interaction with other students that we may or may not actually want to hang out with.

They should have just kept Ton-o-Sun because it was a well known tradition that lots of people looked forward to. The best part of Ton-o-Sun was that you could stay the whole time, just stay for a little while, or not go at all. I honestly think that more people ended up going because they knew they weren’t going to be forced to stay the whole time.

You could stop by and talk to a couple friends and then leave whenever you wanted.

I feel like it’s a no-brainer that if you plan a festival the week before the seniors graduate, of course everyone is going to want to leave and just go home. We all already have senioritis really

BY LAUREN LEAL

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bad so every extra minute that we have to stay at school is like torture.

I think that the school should make all non-school related activities optional and if you choose not to go you should be allowed to go home early. I’m sure that most of us are just wishing that we had graduated early so we really don’t want to have to be at school any longer.

Like I said, I’m glad that they care about the students and want to plan fun activities, but maybe they should have done a survey or tried to get student feedback about whether or not something like Rosechella even sounded fun to people. It’s a cute idea, but not everyone is into the whole Coachella vibe, and even if you are, Rosechella is obviously not going to be the same experience.

Rallies are pretty much the only exception because they are a school tradition. We have multiple rallies every year and most students look forward to them because they are quick and fun and get us out of class. A school festival or parade sounds much longer and more boring. It’s great that the school is experimenting with new kinds of activities to promote school spirit, but no one

is gonna have school spirit if they are being forced to stay at school and participate in something they don’t want to.

I’m sure that they have noticed that fewer students attend events that aren’t mandatory, but what do they expect? We all have lives and most of us have jobs that we have to go to and we would rather be chillin’ at home or going to lunch with friends than attending a school event that has nothing to do with our education.

Yes, way more people are going to be at Rosechella if you make them go, but wouldn’t you rather have a smaller number of people that are genuinely enjoying themselves than a larger group of people that have no desire to be there and are counting down the minutes ‘till they can go home?

One of the things every student looks forward to in the last couple weeks of school is being able to go home early because we usually get so many mini-days due to tests or rallies. If this school wants their students to be happy they should make that day a miniday. The people that want to stay for Rosechella will and the people that just want to go home can and everyone will be happy. When in doubt, have a mini-day.

All I’m saying is that us students, especially seniors, need more freedom to make our own decisions about if we want to stay for a non-related school event.

We are all going to be legal adults soon (some sooner than others) so we should be allowed to start making our own choices. Not all of us are still children so we need to be treated like adults.

s a freshman you are constantly told by upperclassmen, “Oh please, freshman classes are nothing to stress about, stop complaining.”

When they say this, we think they’re reminiscing on the days where they sat and did nothing in many classes, and not looking back at a stressful 20% Project and Pre-AP classes that hadn’t even existed when they were in freshmen shoes.

Because this course was just introduced to Roseville last year, most seniors don’t know what we’re complaining about when we talk about how tiresome it is.

Tiresome, not because the curriculum is particularly difficult, but because of the way we have to execute/complete assignments and projects to follow seemingly random whims.

The project was a semi-challenging final for the class and we are able to understand that this is high school, so we should be challenged with a large project like this.

So when the 20% Project was first assigned and even throughout the course of the project, we saw no real issue with it. It wasn’t until we began presenting, and being graded, that we saw a huge issue.

Keep in mind, reader, that students in our classes are not simply throwing tantrums because they got bad grades. High and low grades alike agreed that they could not wrap their heads around the grading system for this project or what a perfect project would even look like.

We were tasked with somewhat of an open ended project, essentially telling us that we could do whatever we wanted, as long as it answered a question explored in class and could easily be tied back to things prevalent in the course.

This, originally, sounded great to us. Open-ended projects where we could be creative and let our interpretation of our English and geography lessons show through was an exciting idea, and we were ready to tackle it.

As time went on, the project got less and less open-ended.

We were told that: we need to have some sort of presentation (JK – MUST be a Prezi or Google Slide), and to show our struggles and failures with the project (JK – the project outline should be your Bible, you must have an audio/ visual component taking less than half of the time you would speak, your slides must be explicitly la-

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belled with all of the other things you need to include, you must use at least this portion of your presentation to reflect, and if you didn’t take suggestions in the beginning of the project, then minus 5 percent).

Along the way we blogged about exactly what were doing each day. We were handed rubrics of what we would be graded on and continuously had check-ins and pitches of what we did so far to make sure it would be approved (That, I could understand. Advanced classes can be classes of slackers sometimes.) We even had to present our “best 30 seconds” (just the first 30 seconds), because the teachers wanted to make sure that they gave us enough opportunity to “get comfortable on the stage.”

But really, as we watched our friend give a speech about the subjectivity of individual languages and then get corrected by a teacher, We thought, “Are we even being listened to?” After that, the “best 30 seconds” seemed like a way to see if what we were doing would fit criteria.

This is an advanced group of freshmen, so of course we loved some TEDTalk-esque pitches and presentations.

There were a handful that wewanted to give a standing ovation to. But, we were confused by a majority that we watched.

From the students we talked to, we gathered that barely anyone felt confident that their project encompassed the ideas that the rubric was looking for.

We think that there has to be a reason as to why so few in the class understood what the entire purpose of the project should encompass.

There was a presentation given

by a freshmen girl that was so articulate, abstract, and completely discussed the ideas explored in the class.

It even questioned Common Core, and how people identify themselves in an educational setting. We were envious at first, because we assumed that she received 110 percent. Then we were angry, because we found out that she had gotten a “C.” That might have been the catalyst for this whole article.

It doesn’t seem like someone could give a complete evaluation of a nine-week project in a fiveminute presentation given by a nervous freshman.

The amount of effort each student had put into the project for two months all relied on how well they could relay that information through a brief talk and pictures or a video on a PowerPoint presentation.

While some students thought out of the box and poured their heart and soul into the project, risking a less-than-stellar grade, some fell back onto tried-and-true projects with a high cuteness factor to ensure a good grade.

Some students who had wellthought out projects received a lower grade than the kids who scrambled and threw something together in two days or the kids that made up their entire projects.

We immediately realized that someone – as long as they had great public speaking skills – could easily fake their way through it, making it seem as if they did a lot more than they actually did in the nine-week period.

We saw it happen.

After all of these shenanigans, students who received from C’s to A’s were noticeably upset and several of them actually approached the teachers regarding the subject of grading.

Students were given a non-specific, placating explanation, but an explanation nonetheless, when the classes gathered together. It left a lot of questions, but most of us weren’t concerned about our own grades, rather about our peers, who earned grades lower than all of us had expected them to.

The cherry on the top of the cake was when they handed out awards to their favorite projects, kind of pitting the kids against each other. We would have never heard students insulting one another about the 20% Project if that hadn’t happened.

may 11, 2015

Entertainment

Action sole priority for Age of Ultron

BY GEORGE HUGHES

g.hughes@eyeofthetigernews.com

Sequel to blockbuster hit The Avengers, that came through theaters in 2012, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is jam-packed with enough action and fighting to make anybody’s head spin.

Featuring characters from the first Avengers movie, including Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) as Iron Man and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) as The Incredible Hulk, the movie also introduces a few new characters, such as the speedy Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and the diabolical super-villain Ultron, voiced

by James Spader.

The action begins when Stark and Banner attempt to create a peacekeeping program (similar to Stark’s J.A.R.V.I.S.) through the use of the mysterious glowing blue stone found in Loki’s scepter. When the program, Ultron, comes into consciousness, it immediately becomes evilminded and sets off on a mission to destroy the world and bring humanity to extinction.

Ultron is not actually one single robot; he is all of them.

He can take control of or destroy anything, it seems, that has any sort of technological component to it. Ultron wrecks havoc with

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Although filled to the brim with exciting (and sometimes excessive) action, Avengers: Age of Ultron tends to neglect the full development of its expansive character set, somewhat dampening the movie’s appeal. his powerful abilities, using them to control his army of robots and hack the Avengers’ database.

The world’s mightiest heroes have a new mission: stop Ultron from destroying everything.

The movie did not make Ultron’s goals crystal clear. I still don’t know whether he wanted to kill all of humanity and begin a new race of robots or just destroy the earth because he is insane. Or both.

I found all of the action in the film very entertaining and fun to

watch, although it became quite overwhelming when fighting became the majority of the movie.

I loved all of the fight scenes: things are exploding, buildings are falling and superpowers are being put to use, but sometimes it just seemed like the battle scenes were just a jumbled up mess of people (and robots) flying and jumping around or shooting and punching anything that moved.

And I am not kidding you; everything moved.

One scene of the film that

I find completely ridiculous is when Ultron literally makes an entire city fly straight upwards into the sky. Giant, blue, flaming thrusters protruding from the bottom of the city like massive jet-engines propelled the city into the air. I don’t even know how Ultron did it, so props to him.

Another let-down of the film were the new characters Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olson). Honestly, they weren’t even very interesting. Quicksilver could run fast

and Scarlet Witch could perform telekinesis and some pretty basic mind tricks – the extent of their contributions to the film.

These two characters were not introduced very well at all. They just seemed to appear out of the blue and were apparently results of some scientist’s experiments.

They didn’t add to the movie and were not of great aid to the Avengers in stopping Ultron.

There was little-to-no character development for anybody apart from Stark, who finally realized how dangerous robots can be (especially given his role as the head of the technological Stark Industries). The growing romance between Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Banner was weak as they didn’t share any chemistry in the film.

This is beginning to sound like a roast session, but I give much credit to writer-director Joss Whedon for being able to intertwine all of the different characters together to form a real plot. I imagine that this would have been a nearly-impossible task for most directors.

Harsh criticisms aside, Whedon delivered an actionpacked mix of superheroes, superpowers and fighting that is sure to please any Marvel fan.

My advice: be ready for action.

New sandwich joints take on Roseville Guy’s For Lunch offerings impress Firehouse attempts to create authentic feel

BY HAYLEE SEX

h.sex@eyeofthetigernews.com

Sandwich shops always bring me immense joy, and when I found out about the new restaurant Guys for Lunch opening near Top it Off yogurt, I was immediately interested.

Walking into Guys for Lunch was unlike any ordinary Subway or Firehouse Subs in town.

When I arrived, I was greeted warmly by one of the owners, and fortunately it happens to be a family business. It is only open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is closed on Sundays, which are limited hours I have never seen before.

A food place that is open for only four hours a day shouldn’t be doing as well as one might think, but Guys for Lunch was bustling with content customers.

It isn’t the biggest sandwich shop in the world, but it contained enough tables and chairs to cater to the lunch rush. There were even a few (by few, I mean two) tables sitting outside on the patio occupied by a couple other satisfied patrons. The entire

atmosphere was welcoming, sweet french bread was crunchy inviting, friendly, and a bunch of yet soft at the same time (don’t other synonyms for “welcoming” ask me how that works). My I can’t remember. sandwich also came with the opI ordered the Italian sandwich tion for swiss cheese and olives, and the half sandwich, half soup but I ultimately decided to opt option: the sandwich being a cusout of that. tomizable turkey and swiss and Same thing goes for the turthe soup being the creamy shrimp key and swiss sandwich. It was and roasted corn chowder. I’ll be basically heaven in my mouth. real here, I wasn’t really That’s all I can say about that, expecting a besides the fact that whole lot the bread out of this was a teeny, little mostly soggier unknown than the restauItalian. rant. I Words canwas blown not describe away, to say the how the shrimp least. chowder tasted. I Italian sandwich My Italian sanddid not know that ($7.99) wich was $7.99 amount of creamiand included thinly sliced salami, ness and richness could fit into which was absolute perfection, one small cup of soup. Every especially with the drizzle of Italbite was satisfying and an equal ian dressing layered over the top. amount of flavor came with evThe pepperoncinis were super ery slurp. I wish I could return to good and just the right amount the moment I finished it off, but of tangy, The lettuce and tomato alas, that day won’t return unless tasted very fresh and crisp. The I spend another $7.99.

BY ANDREW SMITH

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When I walk into a sandwich shop, I am looking for (of course) a solid sandwich, good service, and a chill environment.

Firehouse Subs has the first of these two admittedly more critical keys on lock, but I am not sure it delivers on a what a sub shop environment should be, in my eyes.

Firehouse is the newest addition to what seems the evergrowing plaza off Pleasant Grove (across from Wal-Mart). It boasts a diverse number of original restaurants, from sushi to tacos, to a Brazilian steakhouse. I was somewhat disappointed to find it a chain.

To its credit, it is not your average sub shop. It wasn’t until I walked in that I truly understood its claim, “made by firefighters.”

Memorabilia from jackets, to axes, even posters of firefighters in action covered brick walls on

all sides in an effort to recreate an authentic feel. Although a chain in appearance, its employees were far beyond most others in quality of service. Things like the greetings from workers on your way in and firefighter hats given to kids go a long way in keeping customers faithful.

As for the food, you don’t usually expect sub shops to blow you away with their brand new flavors, but you do expect it to be a solid and filling meal, and Firehouse nails this.

I tried the Italian Sub and my favorite, the Meatball sandwich.

The bread on both was excellent, a necessity in my book for a good sandwich. Given their price, both were loaded with a significant amount of meat and had decent vegetables.

With lots of strong competition, Firehouse has it’s work cut out for it. If it wants to make it long term with other restaurants, it needs to keep this strong start with satisfying food and service.

MICHELLE’S FOOD JOURNAL

Orange Julius straddles texture, taste, sugar content line Each issue, senior Michelle Im will scout out the best local eateries. On the way, she finds the good, bad, and in-between of a particular dining scene.

This issue’s target: Smoothies.

Someone save me. The weather is out of whack… just like my community college class, but that’s okay. In order to get through that class and this weather, the fates have aligned me towards the magical entities – smoothies.

Doesn’t that word just sound good, food journal? Smooth-ies. I generally do prefer smoothies to be light with a good consistency,

BY MICHELLE IM

m.im@eyeofthetigernews.com

but Orange Julius’s piña colada smoothie really takes it away for me. I thought that its small bits of fruit would annoy me, but it was more like an extra surprise. Like a happy birthday, food journal.

Or maybe it really was just as surprising as an abrupt goodbye

– this is my last journal entry. It’s been a nice run.

One place that will never change in everyone’s hearts is Jamba Juice. You can always find one around, there or somewhere, and their flavors are universal. Everyone also always goes there, so I thought I would become more cultured with the introduction of their new tropical colada. I still don’t know what colada means, but I know I like the flavor. However, it is still definitely tropical; I thought I would find some weird, new fruit in the smoothie, but I guess not – Jamba Juice is too mainstream.

It’s the standard mango, straw-

our food choices berries, coconut, and snacks but and pineapple. never more I like it. Good, so at Dairy but still in the Queen. Their middle range of classic strawberry smoothies combanana smoothie pared to the classier probably contains Orange Julius and more sugar than any our last, very sugary other ingredient, but option. that’s fine. Its creamy What I really like texture makes up for is sugar. Sugar is love. its unhealthiness, and Sugar is life. Did I if someone were to be mention how good very concerned about sugar is yet? How can the high sugar content, anyone live without I’d still say Orange sugar? I guess it really is Julius is the best almost impossible Small piña colada bet. considering all of smoothie ($4.49)

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Conflict between mind, matter Ex Machina explores meaning behind humanity

BY MARC CHAPPELLE

m.chappelle@eyeofthetigernews.com

I didn’t expect to learn more about what it means to be human from a machine rather than a person. This is what Alex Garland’s Ex Machina is all about: exploring the many defining characteristics of humanity through interaction with artificial intelligence.

The movie flies viewers out to a near-future, beautifully forested and very expansive estate that belongs to Nathan (Oscar Isaac), the mastermind behind the first possible example of true A.I. named Ava (Alicia Vikander). Writer-director Garland seems to enjoy playing with some cinematic juxtaposition: Nathan’s estate seems infinite in size and beauty, yet his modern compound is a rough equivalent of a prison, with stone flooring, ceilings and walls.

Nathan, with all his philosophical dealings and dilemmas claims that with creating A.I., humanity and all it stands for transcends mortality into the realm of gods. Albeit recycled, these ideas kept me thinking about human definition.

Thankfully, the larger question here isn’t whether Ava possesses sentience or not – both Caleb and moviegoers (ironically) connect with her more than any other character despite her mechanical form. The film questions what the role of man should be when it creates an immortal machine in its image. It’s a scary idea that Ex Machina explores masterfully through strong characterization.

Garland juxtaposes more than the aesthetic of Nathan’s estate, though. Ava’s conflict between being distinctly inhuman in anatomy yet unsettlingly selfaware in thought gives rise to an inevitable existential crisis that Vikander portrays with a stunningly nuanced performance.

Yes, the premise of this all is far from new, and there are other Hollywood precedents blurring man and machine – Her comes to my mind most prominently for its parallel themes about gender and sexuality in artificial forms – but Ex Machina brings multiple dynamic leads both human and artificial together in a way that is, without a doubt, extremely affecting. A set of characters have never made me feel more invested (and troubled).

From the well-written script, appealing futuristic setting and acting on all fronts that doesn’t disappoint, Ex Machina nails all the critical ingredients for a good film and piles on a healthy heap of techno-philosophy.

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Tracy proves too much for Lady Tigers

BY BRAD JAMES

b.james@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Roseville High School varsity girls soccer team earned a playoff berth with a 1-1 tie versus Oakmont in the final game of their inaugural season in the CVC. Going into playoffs, the girls finished third in league with a record of 6-4-4 and an overall of 9-5-4.

To start their playoff battle, the girls faced Tracy High School last Tuesday in hopes of pushing through the first round.

According to coach Paul Stewart, he relied deeply on his freshman goalkeeper Haley Loughran and his defense going into the matchup. Despite her youth, Loughran has been a key contributor to the team’s defensive side this season.

The Lady Tiger received the strong defensive and goalkeeping performance that Stewart was

hoping for and managed to hold Tracy scoreless through the end of regulation.

Unfortunately for the Lady Tigers, however, they were unable to take advantage by scoring and moving on.

At several points in the game, Stewart’s players had very close shots on goal but were unable to capitalize. The game ended up resulting in a 0-0 tie through regulation forcing the Lady Tigers into a penalty shootout.

“It was unfortunate going into PK’s in the first place,” sophomore McKenna Andrew said.

“We had a few opportunities where we could have scored but we just couldn’t make anything happen.”

Loughran’s talents were tested in the shootout, but ultimately she could not save everything as the Tigers ended their playoff run short and fell to Tracy.

“It was sad losing to them that

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Though the Lady Tigers held the Tracy Lady Bulldogs to a regulation 0-0 tie last Tuesday, they lost in a penalty shoot-out, ending their stint in the playoffs. way,” senior Kelsey Ostapovich said. “I’m pretty sure we all think we could have won that game, but overall we’re happy with the way we played this year.”

The girls remained tough throughout the season while suf-

fering injuries and the loss of several key players.

A big blow to the Tigers offense going into playoffs was the loss of veteran starter Carlie Reader. Reader was a forward for the Tigers and led the team in

both scoring and assists.

Reader left the team after its last home game, against Ponderosa Wednesday, April 22.

On the other end of the season, sophomore Cami Miller was expected to emerge this season but was cut short of that after suffering a knee injury that would keep her from playing. Throughout the season, Stewart was burdened with many lineup difficulties that resulted from issues ranging from girls quitting in the beginning of the season to having players get suspended.

However, the Lady Tigers’ lineup looks promising returning next season as the team was filled with rising young talent this year, with nine total freshmen, sophomores and juniors who look to return next year.

Stewart hopes to build on the success of this year’s team and bring next year’s team further into the playoffs.

XC coaches, Hunkins step down Littlejohn, King both out of playoffs Casagrande, Vaccaro leave program after long tenure

BY MARINA EFSTATHIU

m.efstathiu@eyeofthetigernews.com

The Tigers are looking for a new cross country coach, as Gary Casagrande and Lisa Vaccaro have decided not to return for the 2015 campaign.

Casagrande has been coaching the cross country team for 35 years, retiring a couple years back with Melissa Stevens Casagrande taking his spot.

She then took a break when she was pregnant and Vaccaro asked Casagrande to come back to help. Now with Vaccaro stepping down, Casagrande felt that it was a good time for him to do so as well.

“I plan on retiring at the end of next year and I do not think I should take over the program at this point,” Casagrande said.

Although Casagrande says he loved watching each student improve individually and seeing the team come together to support one another, he feels that it would make more sense to have someone new come in to take over the program.

Many cross country runners enjoyed having experienced runners like Casagrande and Vaccaro as their coach.

“They helped us grow and improve as runners and people,” junior Emma Sessano.

Currently the school has no coach lined up for the position just yet, but athletic director Larry Cunha hopes that they will find a coach by the end of the school year.

Hunkins to depart for Woodcreek football gig

BY LOGAN ASH

l.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

As the spring sports season begins to wind down, Roseville High School teacher and coach Brad Hunkins announced that he will be leaving RHS to pursue a varsity football co-head coaching position at Woodcreek High School.

Hunkins had a wide array of duties at RHS ranging from Hunkins teaching government and economics to weight training. In addition, he was the varsity football defensive coordinator, head girls track coach and a JV wrestling coach .

Hunkins says he took on such a heavy coaching load to serve as a model as he encourages students to challenge themselves.

“If we are going to ask our kids to be three-sport athletes as teachers, at least as assistants, we have to be able to do the same thing,”

Hunkins said.

However, in his head coaching role at Woodcreek, Hunkins plans to invest all of his time in the football program instead of spreading himself too thin.

Over the past two years, Hunkins has taken on a wide variety of duties on the football field from being the defensive line coach to becoming the defensive coordinator in the most recent football season.

“He came in and did a good job both years,” varsity football coach Larry Cunha said. “He helped us and I think he learned quite a bit as well.”

Hunkins says he takes every opportunity he can to diversify his skill set as a teacher and coach.

He is interested to see if what he’s learned at RHS will help him begin his new career at Woodcreek.

“Obviously Roseville has the 103 years of pride and tradition,” Hunkins said. “But also going somewhere new and being able to set a foundation and lay out what I want to do and find out if I’m full of crap or I really know what I am doing.”

Even though Hunkins was only at Roseville for two years, he valued his time greatly.

“Roseville High School has been good to me and I can say nothing bad about Roseville,” Hunkins said. “It’s a great school with wonderful kids and it was really hard for me to tell all the kids that I was leaving.”

BY MAX MODESTE

m.modeste@eyeofthetigernews.com

In the second and last CVC tournament of the year, the Tigers finished fourth out of eight teams with a score of 442 at Morgan Creek golf course. The team did not qualify for playoffs as they finished fourth in league, but two individual members of the team did: sophomore Jake Littlejohn and senior Sam King.

“All of the boys worked hard and improved over the season and I am proud of the way they finished the season,” coach Corey Fukuman said.

In the tournament, Littlejohn shot a 76 and tied for first place out of 48 golfers. King shot a 79, tying for for eighth place. Both golfers achieved first team allleague honors.

“I am pretty happy,” Littlejohn said. “I reached my first goal of making first team all-league.”

Littlejohn and King also played in the CIF-SJS Division II tournament at Sierra View Country Club. Before the tournament, Fukuman had high hopes for the boys.

“Both have been playing very well lately and have a legitimate chance at the Division II Tournament,” Fukuman said.

Sierra View has a par of 72.

In the tournament, Littlejohn shot an 81 which did not allow him

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Sophomore Jake Littlejohn was one of two RHS golfers to advance to the CIF playoffs, but he and senior Sam King weren’t able to shoot low enough to move on. to advance in playoffs. King was one over par through 17 holes but then took an eight on the last hole, a par four, and shot a 77. This forced him into a playoff with a golfer from Ponderosa.

King ended up losing in the playoff, so neither of the Roseville High School golfers advanced in the playoffs.

“Both played very well and represented themselves and Roseville High School with honor,” Fukuman said.

SOCCER: Move will expand player options CONTINUED FROM FRONT

cross country will become available to male soccer players while track and field, softball and swimming will become available to female soccer players.

“I like it,” Stewart said. “I think we might see more threesport athletes for four years that we never had before, so I think it’s going to really help in regards to that.”

The combination of boys and girls soccer into a single season also brings the need for more coaches for the soccer program. “[We] now have two boys teams and three girls teams all in the same season,” Stewart said.

“So, instead of coach Gutierrez and I doing both boys teams and two of the three girls teams, we now need five coaches.”

THE IMPACT  Fewer conflicts for Hanson Field use  Athletes will need to choose between soccer, basketball, wrestling  Male players can pursue other sports in the fall; female players can do likewise in the spring  Creation of statewide playoff system  Could allow for more three-sport athletes

Both varsity soccer coaches have the responsibility of finding coaches for each of their other teams.

Stewart said that he will probably continue coaching the varsity girls and give up coaching JV boys while Gutierrez will most likely continue coaching varsity boys and give up JV girls.

Stewart feels that practice space will not be an issue because, in the winter, soccer will be able to use the football field as well as the

upper fields, which he said will be enough space to accommodate all of the teams.

Other issues brought up by the switch include limited hours of sunlight during the winter and winter weather possibly rendering natural grass fields unplayable.

Gutierrez feels that the weather could also benefit players as he feels players will be more productive due to the cooler temperatures, rather than suffering from dehydration like they might do in

hotter temperatures.

Sophomore soccer, basketball and water polo player Sarah Mazeedian does not like the change because it could have a negative impact on girls basketball and/or girls soccer and it also forces her to choose between basketball and soccer.

“I think it has a negative impact,” Mazeedian said. “Because a lot of the basketball girls, they play soccer, too, and it’s going to be hard for them to pick, so basketball or soccer might lose a lot of players.”

Although she only played two sports during her freshman year, Mazeedian aims to be a three sport athlete from now on but the change will force her to have to decide between soccer and basketball in her senior year. Mazeedian said that she will most likely

pick soccer and then run track during the spring season to fulfill her three sport goal.

Sophomore Zack Mancha also aims to be a three sport athlete all four years at RHS and will be impacted in his senior year because of the soccer change.

Mancha currently plays soccer, basketball and volleyball, but said that he will play basketball rather than soccer when it comes time to choose.

Although Mancha believes that the change will benefit many athletes around the school, he feels that it is unnecessary and that things should stay the way they are.

“I mean, I feel like they should just keep it the same way because it has already been like this,” Mancha said. “So why not keep it like that?”

Switch good for athletes, diversity

BY LOGAN ASH

l.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

Athletics are deeply important to our school and recently the CIF voted to move male and female soccer to the winter season.

The change means many athletes will now have to decide whether to play soccer or another sport during the fall and spring – the seasons soccer has historically been played in the Sac-Joaquin Section.

In the past the only winter sports offered at Roseville were wrestling and basketball. Many females do not wrestle so that leaves basketball for them to play, all the while the fall has five opportunities to play a diverse range of sports.

Looking at this situation from a statistical standpoint, male athletes have a higher probability to be a four-year, three-sport athlete due to their increased opportunities offered at Roseville.

However, by placing soccer in the winter, it will give both males and females a higher chance at being able to play three sports for four years which is ultimately a goal for the athletic department at Roseville.

From my standpoint, I think this change is a great decision to add diversity to the winter sports along with opening up more opportunity for all the multisport athletes.

Furthermore, both soccer teams had trouble gaining access to the turf football field for their games whether it be the football team or track and field having priority. In the winter, the turf field will be all theirs causing no overlap in outdoor sports.

In addition, by having the boys and girls playing in the same season, it should add more hype around soccer itself and help it become another popular sport for Roseville. By adding soccer to a season with fewer sports, they will get the opportunity to become a more popular sport during their season and get more publicity. This would be good both for the athletes, who would feel more supported, and the culture of RHS in general.

On the flip side, it will be bitterly cold for the soccer season instead of the warm spring and calm fall weather that the teams are used to.

On the other side of the issue, the basketball players and wrestlers who play soccer will need to make a pivotal decision to either stick with soccer or play basketball. However, this will be greatly beneficial to soccer players that want to participate in other sports during the fall and spring like track or cross country.

From an unbiased standpoint, I think this will only do amazing things for our school and the athletes to promote multisport athletes as well as create a connection between the soccer teams which were distant in the past.

In addition, I think it will get a higher percentage of the student body to attend the soccer games in general.

In the end, this is a fantastic move made by the CIF to promote diversity among the sports and encourage the young students to take part in as many sports as they can to diversify their skill set.

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One banner?

Check.

Two banners?

That’s the plan.

With CVC championship in hand, Tigers set sights on section title

BY LOGAN ASH

l.ash@eyeofthetigernews.com

For the first time in over 20 years, the varsity baseball team has captured a league championship, as they have made a more than successful transition into the Capital Valley Conference.

The last time the baseball team won a league championship was in 1993, when coach Lance Fischer was on the team. Even though the 2011 team won a section championship, they were not able to capture the Sierra Foothill League championship, as they fell just short to Rocklin.

The Tigers were able to clinch a CVC league championship after defeating Ponderosa 5-3 in their second-to-last game two Fridays ago, May 1.

According to Fischer, though, they still have not reached their ultimate goal: winning a section championship.

“Ever since last fall we’ve had a sign in the dugout that says ‘Section Championship’ and we are almost there,” Fischer said.

The Tigers were able to capture a number one seed in the section playoffs and are set to face Tues-

day’s winner of Laguna Creek and as a senior. All the while, Woods American Canyon this Thursday leads the team in on base percentat American River College. age sitting at .440.

The Tigers’ pitching has been Even though these players lead nearly unstoppable this season a few categories, Fischer sees the with senior Adam Erickson having team working cohesively to play an overall record of 5-0 in league good, clean baseball which leads with a no-decision. Junior Andrew to them winning games along Hansen has also tacked with the CVC championon many impressive ship. games throughout the Along with varsity CVC year by throwing multiclinching a CVC chamSTANDINGS pionship, the JV baseball ple complete game shut1. ROS (11-3) outs. Coming out of the team gained sole own2. ANT (10-4) bullpen, the Tigers have ership of the same title.

3. OAK (10-5) seniors Nick Espino and The freshmen were co4. BV (9-6) Devin Orr to close the CVC champions.

5. WHIT (7-7) deal and seal wins for “It’s good to know we 6. DC (5-9) the team. have some talent coming 7. CO (4-10) “Adam Erickson in and they already know 8. PON (1-13) has been doing great out how to win,” Fischer there on the mound,” jusaid. nior third baseman Jordan Woods As the Tigers advance into the said. playoffs, they will play up to five On the offensive side, the Timore games. Their first game will gers have put in a complete team be single-elimination. It will be effort to take charge of the CVC. followed by a best-of-three seSenior Devin Orr has taken charge ries. If they win the series, they by leading the team with 14 RBIs will play a final game for the and racking up a total of eight dousection banner. Besides Laguna bles in just over a hundred at bats Creek and American Canyon,

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Though the Tigers’ offense has been key to the team’s success this year, coach Lance Fischer sees a cohesive team effort as integral to their success as they move forward toward their ultimate goal of winning the SJS title. the other teams with a shot at the section title are Sacramento, Oakmont, Antelope, Benicia, Vanden and McClatchy.

“I think we will do really good,” senior outfielder John Kidder said. “We just have to play how we did during league and if we do then I think we can take the whole thing.”

With the playoffs fast approaching, the Tigers have a rare opportunity to win two banners in one year.

“It feels good to be the CVC champions and that was part of our goal,” junior utility player Andreas Lara said. “Now we have to go to our other goal and win sections.”

NEXT GAME WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday WHERE: ARC AGAINST: Winner of Laguna Creek vs. American Canyon (tomorrow)

Co-champion Tigers to compete up a playoff division Team seeded fifth heading into Division I playoffs; first game Tuesday

BY NICK SAPP

n.sapp@eyeofthetigernews.com

ROBBIE SHORT EYE OF THE TIGER

Though the Tigers normally compete in the CIF’s Division II, RHS’ enrollment qualifies the team to compete in Division I, which they will, starting at home tomorrow in their game against McClatchy.

The Roseville High School boys volleyball team is preparing to play in the Division I section playoffs after a season that ended with the Tigers coming home with a Capital Valley Conference championship banner.

RHS now competes in Division II in the CIF, but due to the number of students at the school the Tigers are eligible to play in the Division I playoff bracket.

The Tigers ended up being the second seed in the CVC, but met the qualifications to compete in Division I. The Tigers are seeded fifth and will take on the 12-seed McClatchy High School tomorrow night in Moeller gym. The two have met before in a tournament where the Tigers came out on top.

“Right now, our goal is to make it to the top four in sections,” coach Jason Cole said.

In league play the Tigers ended with an overall record of 12-1 and share first place and the league banner with Ponderosa High School. RHS had their only loss to Ponderosa the second time they played each other.

Due to the tie for first place with Ponderosa the Tigers had to play another game to decide who would get the first seed for

the CVC league. This match took place last Tuesday night with the Tigers losing in four sets. The result of this gave the Tigers the second seed for CVC. The Tigers had five players placed on the CVC all-league team or received honorable mention. Senior Trevor Pratt was named the CVC league MVP and was also placed on the optimist team. Sophomore Neil Reily and Freshman Jacob Cole were named CVC first team all-league.

Sophomores Tommy Morin and Zach Mancha received honorable mentions. Jason Cole will be coaching the optimist team and will be coaching Pratt.

“Honestly, it is pretty rewarding to have gotten MVP because there are a lot of phenomenal players in our league that deserve recognition, but I think it is cool to see the difference from when I started playing volleyball to now and the growth that I went through, and being the MVP is just evidence of that,” Pratt said.

As the Tigers wind down their season they have lost some of their players. The team is down to 10 original varsity players and will pull up four JV players.

According to Cole, two of the players were asked to leave the team due to a lack of dedication and others chose to leave the team

STANDOUT:

TREVOR PRATT THIS SEASON:  85% serve rate  171 blocks (1st on team)  319 kills (1st on team)  .444 kill % (1st on team)  49 aces (2nd on team) The CVC recently named Pratt, the Tigers’ starting outside hitter, its MVP for the 2015 season.

due to not being able to commit to the extended time they will have to put in for sections.

“We believe heavily in being dedicated to the team,” said Pratt. “If that is not one of your top priorities to be at games and practice, you shouldn’t be on the team since you are not showing the dedication we need.”

Mancha, who served as the team’s setter, recorded 809 assists over the course of the season and set himself apart as one of the top players at his position in the league.

Additionally, Jacob Cole, the team’s libero, racked up 501 diggs and led the team with 76 aces.

In the first match up with McClatchy, Pratt had had nine kills in just 14 attempts, while at the same time tallying six blocks to lead the team in that catagory for the match.

NEXT GAME WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: Moeller Gym AGAINST: McClatchy