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EL A-G efforts press forward Department working against setbacks of district transition BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN
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The percentage of English Language Learners completing UC A-G course requirements from the 2007-2008 school year to the 20132014 school year dropped roughly 5 percent. During that same time, socioeconomically disadvantaged students jumped from a 23 percent completion rate to a 58 percent completion rate, and the rate for all students jumped nearly 30 percent.
According to Specifically Designed Academic Instruction in English teacher Curt Hobbs, this drop followed soon after the EL program faced a shift at the district level. Rather than having one consolidated ELD program throughout the district, each site became responsible for their individual programs. “As we transitioned our style of teaching ELD to newer programs, there were obviously some setbacks,” Hobbs said. “When you say every school is responsible for their EL stu-
dents, there is room for growth and there was growing pains.” Though the EL department has not yet received any data for the current passing rates of their students, EL department coordinator KC Worden believes that these numbers may have risen from their fall in 2014. Hobbs hopes that greater devotion amongst staff is a cause for any possible growth. He emphasizes the importance of pushing not only students, but teachers. “We have the buy-in of our staff,” Hobbs said. “There was a time where some teachers EL | Page 2
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EL department coordinator KC Worden believes that since EL responsibilities shifted to individual sites, Roseville High School has facilitated greater academic achievement for EL students.
Admin lessens conduct count
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Newly-appointed band director Matt Koutney (right) addressed parent and student uncertainty during his meeting last Wednesday. Koutney aims to heighten the accessibility of the music program and promote exposure to music education at a younger age.
BY ANILA LIJO
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Crabtree said. “My hope is that it wouldn’t pull too much kids from AP Euro.” According to 2016-17 Roseville High School’s course request data, 132 freshmen have requested to take AP Euro, while six freshmen requested to take APHG next school year. However, students initially submitted their course requests prior to the district board vote that approved APHG as a course that could fulfill the sophomore social studies requirement. According to the data, the initial plans to have four sections of AP Euro and one section of APHG will continue to next year. “I’ve not had any students come to me and say they want to take AP Human Geography in lieu of AP Euro,” counselor Jason Bradley said.
More than 120 seniors were not eligible for graduation due to student conduct this March. According to assistant principal Stephanie Malia, this excess of students on student conduct was primarily due to incompletion of the personal finance course. The course became a graduation requirement for the Class of 2016 and all following classes this school year. Anyone who had not completed the course could not attend senior ball, picnic and breakfast, or walk across the stage at graduation. According to Malia, senior conduct and all of its consequences pushed a majority of students to complete the class last-minute. “We had about 120 letters senior conduct letter sent out in March 2016,” Malia said. “This batch was particularly high because seniors who didn’t complete their personal finance course were put on student conduct until they got it done.” According to principal David Byrd, the number of seniors on student conduct dropped quickly in the past few weeks. “For the most part, I feel like the students are focused and they are working very hard and doing all the things that they are supposed to do,” Byrd said. “Their behaviour has been good this year too.” Counselor Jason Bradley feels that he, along with the other counselors, stressed the importance of completing the course in order to graduate. The efforts of RHS counselors contributed to the prompt turnaround of student completion within the personal course. “I called [students] into my office and called their parents and even required some students to come to my office and work on the class using a Chromebook outside my office,” Bradley said. “I’m happy to say that this was successful.” According to senior Medaya McMahon, the school sent a letter to both her and her parents explaining that she still needed to complete the assignment. “They threatened me with the idea of not walking the stage and or graduating in general and I was sent a letter notifying me that I had a meeting with Mr. Coleman, a police officer and another advisor and my father was notified as well,” McMahon said. McMahon feels like her counselor helped her complete the course for the
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Matt Koutney makes first impression New band director met with students, parents last Wednesday BY JOHNNY MULLIGAN
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UCLA graduate Matt Koutney will replace Mark Toffelmier this coming school year as the new band director at Roseville High School. Koutney graduated from Bella Vista High School and then UCLA, with a degree in Music Education and a double major in Trombone Performance. Koutney started playing in sixth grade on the trombone and played throughout high school. In high school, he played in jazz band and marching band. He currently teaches band piano and choir at Luther Burbank High School. Fall drumline major Amanda Lopes interviewed Koutney after his hiring, along with fellow band students junior Olivia Clouser, senior Philip Desrochers and sophomore Angelica Halsey. Lopes felt he was well-qualified for the position and that his teaching history will help him transition to RHS. “He stood out in his interview by asking what he
could do for us,” Lopes said. “Instead of going on about what he would do to make the program better he asked us what he could do to make the next season successful.” Koutney hopes to create a music program that has a class for every student, one that covers all ends of the music spectrum. “My main goal is to make sure anyone who wants to participate in music has that opportunity,” Koutney said. “And by opening up different classes, it gives kids more opportunities to get involved in the program.” Koutney hopes to streamline the transition from the elementary band programs to middle school’s to the high school’s. “My first idea is to get kids into those elementary schools and have sort of a mentorship going on where our kids can work with younger kids and get them excited about music,” Koutney said. “They can see where they’ll be in four or five years if they stick with [music].” According to principal David Byrd, Koutney showed all the signs of what administration wanted from a band director. “He has a good open mind about wanting to sit down with students and get their opinions,” Byrd said. “He wants to grow the jazz band and he [currently] teaches a choir class.”
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Koutney “stood out” to junior Amanda Lopes (above) for emphasizing student opinion during student interviews post-hiring. Clouser was upset by Toffelmier’s dismissal but does not hold resentment for Koutney and is excited to see where he will take the program. “I feel bad that Toff has to go given the circumstances, but I think [Koutney] is a good fit,” Clouser said. “There is definitely going to be a learning curve but I think the senior class will be able to help him out.”
Course request timing delays potential APHG influx Few freshmen request AP Human Geography to fulfill World Studies requirement BY JAYDYNN SANTOS
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AP European History teacher Carol Crabtree hopes that her course won’t lose significant enrollment to the decreased rigor she perceives in AP Human Geography.
Starting next school year, sophomores can choose between two AP courses to fulfill the requirement for social science, AP European History or AP Human Geography. AP Euro teacher Carol Crabtree hopes AP Human Geo won’t take away too many kids from Euro. “AP Euro has a reputation being a very difficult course and I’ve heard that AP Human Geography is not quite as rigorous,”
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Eye of the Tiger ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 1 TIGER WAY ROSEVILLE, CA 95678 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Marc Chappelle NEWS EDITOR Mikayla Stearns FEATURES EDITOR Rachel Barber OPINION EDITOR Andrew Smith ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Sophia Cook SPORTS EDITOR George Hughes ESPAñOL EDITOR Madeline Furdek PHOTO EDITOR Amy Adamson Zachary Cheek Nikolay Lubko ONLINE EDITOR Rachel Barber Sam Mailey COPY EDITOR Sam Mailey Johnny Mulligan FACULTY ADVISER Bobby Ritter STAFF WRITERS Megan Anderson Jamie Bateman Blake Beaman Emily Earl Marina Efstathiu Gabi Hutson Kylie Irwin Kale Jibson Tarah Johnson Anila Lijo Jake Littlejohn Eleanor Marbella Nathan Nguyen Brian Nuevo Claire Oertly Monique Rea Cesar Sanchez Jaydynn Santos Melanie Schroeder Zachary Seminer Victoria Wilkinson CARTOONIST Viktoria Barr Taysia De Mesa The mission of Eye of the Tiger, a news-gathering organization run by Roseville High School students, is to inform, entertain and serve as a public forum for student expression. We will accomplish our goals by reporting unbiased news while offering student perspectives in our columns and editorials. This includes, but is not limited to, prominent issues, changes and events that have an impact on the students and communities of Roseville High School. We will strive to report with depth, accuracy and timeliness. It is not our goal to evoke controversy or sensationalize issues. We do not push moral values or political agendas. Views expressed in the opinion and entertainment sections, columns and letters-to-the-editor are those of the individual author, and do not necessarily belong to Eye of the Tiger staff, this publication or Roseville High School. All letters-to-the-editor must be signed and are subject to review by the editorial board before inclusion in the newspaper. We reserve the right to edit submitted work as needed for space limitations and content. Nonattributed editorials reflect the opinion of the staff and must be approved by the entire editorial board.
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Dance coach, regulations debut in fall BY BRIAN NUEVO AND JAYDYNN SANTOS news@eyeofthetigernews.com
Starting next fall, the dance team will be required to stay on the football field during games alongside the cheerleaders and to use pom poms in their performances. According to assistant principal Jason Wilson, rather than the dance team getting to leave after they perform at halftime the dance team is required to stay for the full game “In the past what was happening was the dance team was performing at halftime and then leaving,” Wilson said. “Cheer is working the whole time, band is working; now we’re cutting cheer’s time short, band’s time short there in the stands performing and dance goes in at halftime with no commitment.” According to Wilson, the reason behind this was to enhance the feeling of school spirit at sporting events throughout the school year. Rather than just being a minimalistic part of the experience, it will put more of an emphasis on the actual performance. “It’s being a part of the festivities rather than being a highlight. I think it's the right thing to do,” Wilson said. “With our Tiger Cage and everyone else involved and working together, I feel like it would look and feel really fun. That is really what we are looking to build.” Sophomore dance team member Meaghan Parker is lookng forward to the new rules for the team. “I’m so excited all the other schools do it and I'm glad we're doing it. All the other schools are doing it, and we can be one big group rather than a dance team and cheer team,” Parker said. Junior dance captain Lauren Roberts has high hopes for the
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Dance team is now required to stay on the field for the duration of the football games and incorporate pom poms into their routines. The dance and cheer coaches, along with assistant principal Jason Wilson, worked together to arrange these changes. new element pom-poms will add to the dance team’s performances at the games. “I find it really positive because we normally just do jazz and hip-hop so I think it will really keep the audience on their feet, not knowing what we are going to do,” Roberts said. “A lot of the other high schools in the area do this and I think it’s going to be really fun and bring a new element our dance team.” This change is accompanied by a new replacement dance coach for Felicia Fry, who left to take care of her child.
Next school year will be Jeni Vanhorn’s first year as head coach for Roseville High School’s dance team. Vanhorn has previously coached before at different schools and studios, but has not been a head coach at RHS yet. Although, it is not Vanhorn’s first time coaching a dance team, she is still very excited to work and grow with the members of the team. “This is not my first dance team coaching. I’ve coached other dance teams so I’ve had a lot of experience,” Vanhorn said. “I’m
excited for a new adventure and a new journey with the girls.” Many of the dance members enjoy having Vanhorn as a coach. Senior Abi Haupt, has previously worked with Vanhorn outside of school and loves working with her. “I love her, I’ve worked with her outside at a studio,” Haupt said. “She’s amazing, she has amazing choreography and many of the girls love her.” Although it may be Haupt’s last year of dance, she believes the dance team will have a great season next year and is very ex-
cited for the new opportunities that await them. “I’m extremely jealous of the new team,” Haupt said. “They’re gonna have a great year and they’re gonna have a good season and I’m excited for them.” According to Gomez, Vanhorn and Fry’s different teaching styles will help the students grow as dancers. “I feel like they kinda have the same personality,” Gomez said. “But [Vanhorn] has a different dance style and she’s more like jazzy and our other coach was more like more like ballet.”
EL: Teachers, labs assist with failing ELLs CONTINUED FROM FRONT
ers thought that if an EL student wasn’t getting reclassified it was them not doing what they needed to do, but really what’s happening in the EL class is only one piece of it. The staff is working together as a team. Communica-
tion has been the biggest improvement.” EL counselor Nancy Munoz says she continues to try and prepare EL students for a secondary education, whether they plan to pursue it or not. She hopes ‘raising the bar,’ will push more students to complete A-G requirements.
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From 2007-2008, the amount of English Language Learners that completed A-G requirements dropped roughly five percent, while other subgroups rose over 20.
“We raised the bar and expectations because they weren’t always ready for the rigor of community college or a four-year college,” Munoz said. “[Before], we were not setting them up for success.” Before the drop in completion, EL students took an EL class that also satisfied a language arts A-G requirement. This is no longer the case, and students must take an additional A-G language class along with SDAIE. The SDAIE class is 45 minutes of EL instruction, and the rest of the class period to support EL students in their other classes and help students fulfill A-G requirements. “We bring in tutors that will help our students in other classes with a language focus, [the problem] could be math fluency or it could be not knowing what perpendicular means,” Hobbs said. Both Worden and Munoz find that the large range of proficiencies of EL students causes problems in their other classes on top of English. Worden finds that most EL students struggle
in math, similarly to mainstream students. Worden finds SDAIE successful and has lead to most EL students in her class having a C or better in English. “SDAIE is a lab class to help support them in their English classes,” Worden said. “We need to be doing it year round, but I think all of our students are passing English.” Within the SDAIE class, a newly implemented intervention effort targets EL students who have below a 2.0 gpa and are not on track to complete A-G requirements. “We expect the student to take care of [their make-up work] one way or another whether in class time with tutors or communicating with teachers or going to after school tutoring,” Hobbs said. “They are expected to get that work done and if they’re not completing that they are referred to Saturday school.” Munoz also attributes the drop in completion to whether a student decides on secondary educa-
tion for their future. According to Munoz, counselors will not try to force UC A-G standards on students if they have decided against college to prevent students from continually failing classes and falling further behind. However, Munoz looks to keep students’ options open for as long as possible. “Students can’t keep retaking for A-G, plans can change due to students struggling,” Munoz said. “Students have to take SDAIE English which helps them in CP classes.” According to Worden, other factors including home life, socioeconomic problems and parent support could affect EL student’s performances. “I think with EL you have language barriers, their home language might be different than their school language, and sometimes you have socioeconomic barriers,” Worden said. “Some kids not thinking about their future and not having a growth mindset is bad and we want to make them see what they can do.”
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CONDUCT: Administration, counselors push completion before senior ball but by that time, the admin kept telling me that I couldn’t go for senior ball and the picnic,” McMahon said. “They were just discouraging me so I didn’t buy tickets, a dress and I had already assumed that I couldn’t go.” Bradley also thinks that encouraging the seniors to complete the course was the first step to decreasing the number of seniors on student conduct. “As a counselor, I individually called up my students who had not finished or started the course and stressed the importance of
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most part. “Mrs. Crone pulled me out of class one day and told me that I needed to finish it and she was also very encouraging about it,” McMahon said. “For the next three to four days, I sat in the college and career center and finished the course.” According to McMahon, she did not, however, finish the online course before the senior ball and picnic. “I got the course done about done two weeks ago and one day
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Senior Kevin Carlson will begin his journey after high school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with $180,000 in his account. Thanks to the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corp Scholarship, Carlson received a $180,000 scholarship to pay for his tuition, books, and general living expenses monthly while he attends MIT. With this scholarship, Carlson is expected to enlist in the Navy after his college graduation. He is still deciding on his future career. “Currently, I am thinking my service selection will be Aviator, Surface Warfare Officer, or Nuclear Submarine Officer,” Carlson said.
NEWSINBRIEFS Carlson, Vulgas take home top rank titles BY GABI HUTSON
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The graduating class of 2016 will recognize senior Kevin Carlson as valedictorian and senior Makenna Vulgas as salutatorian. Carlson is glad to see all his academic achievements over the last four years being acknowledged and looks forward to giving a speech at graduation. “It feels good to have all my hard work over the last four years recognized,” Carlson said. “I’m happy my class has given me the opportunity to speak at graduation and I look forward to the opportunity to give some words of wisdom to the class of 2016.” Carlson plans to thank all his teachers and classmates for helping him get his title at graduation. “My teachers have helped me get to this point along with all my classmates,” Carlson said. “I’m proud of the class of 2016 and I’m proud to be a part of it.” Vulgas takes pride in her achievements and feels ecstatic to obtain her title of salutatorian and also supports Carlson’s achievement as well. “I’ve wanted this for a long time so i’m really glad I am able to get this award,” Vulgas said. “I’m just really proud of my accomplishments and Kevin is a great guy, he deserves [valedictorian].” Vulgas credits counselor Jason Bradley for helping her obtain her award. “My counselor Mr. Bradley definitely helped me so much with advising and changing my classes,” Vulgas said.
Ludeman to move, Bumgarner to retire as school year ends BY JOHNNY MULLLIGAN AND GABI HUTSON news@eyeofthetigernews.com
After working at Roseville High School for one year, registrar Janelle Ludeman will be moving back to Colorado at the end of this school year. According to principal David Byrd, Ludeman was a great addition to the office administration and will be greatly missed. “Mrs. Ludeman has done an awesome job we thought she was
the perfect fit,” Byrd said. “We are gonna hope we can find the next Mrs. Ludeman.” Ludeman enjoyed her time at RHS and hopes that she can find a similar environment in Colorado when she looks for a new job. “I will miss Roseville even though I’ve only been here for one school year, once a tiger always a tiger,” Ludeman said. Along with Ludeman, office administration assistant Judy Bumgarner will also be departing. She plans on attending some class at Sierra Community College and traveling. “I’m going to be taking some classes next year at Sierra, so I might see some of [the students] next year. I hope. And I’m going to be traveling and all the things you don’t have time to do when you have a full time job,” Bumgardner said.
District subscribes to emergency alert tech BY SAM MAILEY
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Catapult Emergency and Crisis Management, a mobile emergency notification service, is set for implementation in the 2016-2017 school year. An April 12 Roseville Joint Union High School District board meeting approved the purchase of this service. The service will allow all staff members to alert others of suspicious activity or initiate lockdowns at any moment via cell phone, in which a message will be sent to parents and staff notifying them of the situation. The varying levels of alert is designed to help the school respond more appropriately to different situations. “Something like that we can get more information, more location,” assistant principal Jon Coleman said. “And be able to respond more appropriately faster.” According to Coleman, parents will have the option to receive alerts, but it’s still unsure what the CEMS student interface will look like.
Water usage reports show sites’ decrease SAM MAILEY
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Since Roseville Joint Union High School began efforts to re-
duce water usage, statistics of individual site reduction in 2015 were reported at an April 12 board meeting. Roseville High School reported 31 percent savings, the second lowest in front of Woodcreek High School’s 28 percent. Antelope High School saved the most at 40 percent, Oakmont High School was second with 36 percent and Granite Bay High School 35 percent. Between all the sites, the district saved an average 34 percent of water. The district’s water usage fluctuates seasonally, and with the coming summer months assistant superintendent of business services Joe Landon anticipates greater water usage. “We haven’t needed to do very much watering for a little while anyway because we’ve had rain and it isn’t too hot,” Landon said. “Usually this time of the year is where we start ramping up some of the watering.”
PE adds Common Core assignments BY JAYDYNN SANTOS
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The implementation of Common Core has required all classes to incorporate writing elements into their curriculum including PE and PE electives. According to PE teacher Greg Granucci, PE is adding additional assignments to meet the common core standards while keeping the normal curriculum. “It’s just like any other class,” Granucci said. “Some of our units we have written assessments that involve what we’ve learned during the unit.” Sophomore Alora Schreib wishes that her PE class would not incorporate writing assignments into the curriculum. “I think that the writing shouldn’t be a part of PE,” Schreib said. “I think we should focus more on physical activity because that’s what PE is for.” PE teacher Melissa Stevens renamed her PE elective Aerobics to “Group Fitness,” and plans to format the curriculum to better go along with Common Core standards. “So I feel like the class aligns with Common Core just because it relates to students’ everyday lives and it’s really relatable to health and fitness,” Stevens said.
completing the course in order to graduate,” Bradley said. “I think encouraging them to do it more than just simply talking to them helped a lot.” McMahon feels that she was disappointed about the meeting rather than encouraging her to finish the course. “They went through all of my records and they showed me my grade and my attendance and where I was on the finance course,” McMahon said. “It kind of disappointed me rather than encouraging me to do it after I saw my attendance and grades.”
COURSES: Bradley commends more diverse course options CONTINUED FROM FRONT
Crabtree believes that because AP Euro counts for two college courses while Human Geo counts for only one, students are still encouraged to enroll in AP Euro. “UC and state schools give you credit for two college courses when you take Euro,” Crabtree said. “And you get one college course when you take AP Human Geography. I know for most high school students that’s not a big deal, but one of the reasons this course is difficult is that we are genuinely covering the content of two college courses.” Still, Mark Andreatta, who will teach AP Human Geo next year, believes that the new options for sophomore social studies is a good choice for students and would expose students to more worldly and timely topics than AP Euro. “In my personal opinion I wish it was a required course all across the board. It’s the best current events class that we could offer
to all of our students,” Andreatta said. “Better than anything we do in the other government class or history class. We talk about what’s going on in the world today, discussion of culture, land use, economics.” Crabtree believes more students are pushed towards AP Euro over AP Human Geo because AP Euro and AP United States History share the same testing format, so students taking APUSH junior year will already have a feel for what the AP exam will be like. Crabtree hasn’t yet received any direction from administration as to whether they will increase or decrease sections of either class. Crabtree supposes if there’s a huge reduction in AP Euro due to AP Human Geo, she would just have more sections of World Studies or US History to teach. “At this point no one has approached me with the possibility of leaving [sections of] Euro,” Crabtree said. Sophomore Bhawna Sharma, who is currently taking AP Euro,
believes it is a good idea to have AP Human Geo as another option, but wished it was there sooner. “I think it’s a good idea in a way that it gives the sophomores more of an opportunity to take another AP class if you don’t want take regular World Studies or Euro,” Sharma said. “I wish we had the option. It seems like the Class of 2018 gets skipped but it’s okay.” “I know some people wish AP Euro wasn’t year long or if they could’ve done Human Geography in place of [AP Euro] they would have,” Sharma said. “It would’ve been beneficial for some people.” Bradley believes expanding options in the district is essential to tailoring to student’s needs. “I think it’s great our district is looking at giving kids more options to take classes that fulfill a specific requirement, just like how we have lots of classes that fulfill all the VAPA requirement, this would be a class that would fulfill a social science requirement.”
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NOTICIAS Hay menos estudiantes de EL reciben crédito en los clases A-G por universidades POR JOHNNY MULLIGAN j.mulligan@eyeofthetigernews.com
En el año de escuela 2007-2008 a el año de escuela 2013-2014 que ha sido un 5% disminución en los índices aprobatorios de la UC EL A-G. Esto viene luego EL estudiantes habían dejado de recibir crédito A-G para sus clases EL. Según EL consejera Nancy Muñoz, desde que empezó ella ha estado intentando levantar la barra para EL estudiantes para preparan para la educación secundaria, si pretenden seguir o no. “Nos levantó la barra y las expectativas porque no siempre estaban listos para el rigor de la college de comunidad o un universidad de 4 años”, dijo Muñoz. “Nosotros estábamos no apoyándolos para el éxito.” Previamente EL los estudiantes tomaron una clase de EL que satisface un requisito del lenguaje. Esto ya no es el caso y los estudiantes deben tomar una clase de lengua A la G junto con SDAIEF. Esta clase está destinada a ayudar a los estudiantes en el resto
de las clases con un enfoque en inglés ayuda. Hallazgos de KC Worden la clase es muy acertada para el avance inglés y ha llevado a la mayoría de los estudiantes EL en su clase para tener un C o mejor en inglés. Sobre la clase SDAIE, hay una nueva clase de intervención que puede dirigirse a los estudiantes que tienen debajo un GPA 2.0 para ayudarles con sus luchas específicas. “Para los otros estudiantes no veo por qué no pasan los requisitos A-g,” dijo Muñoz. “Tal vez es sus hábitos de trabajo o estudiantes sin motivación.” Muñoz también atributos no reúnen requisitos de A-g si el estudiante decide que la Universidad no está en su futuro. Consejeros no intentará forzar A a G en ellas si han decidido contra el colegio para evitar que los estudiantes continuamente falta clases y quedando aún más rezagadas. Muñoz quiere mantener opciones abiertas tanto tiempo como sea posible para que tengan opciones cuando son mayores. “Los estudiantes no pueden mantener retomando de A-G, los planes pueden cambiar debido a
los estudiantes que luchan,” dijo Muñoz. “Los estudiantes tienen que tomar SDAIEF inglés que les ayuda en las clases de CP.” Según Worden, otros factores, incluyendo la vida de hogar, problemas socioeconómicos y apoyo de los padres puede afectar también las notas de ellos. Worden considera que plan de cada estudiante es diferente y su horario debe ser moldeado alrededor de quiénes son y qué quieren hacer en su futuro. Muchos estudiantes en la clase de 2016 estan en conducta del estudiante POR ANILA LIJO
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Este año el número de estudiantes en sus finales años que fueron colocados en la conducta del estudiante era alta debido a la inconclusión del curso de finanzas personales. El curso es un requisito de graduación para la clase de 2016 y por encima. Según el Vice Principal Stephanie Malia, la clase de 2016 tenía un número creciente de personas mayores en los estudiantes llevar
a cabo debido a medias el curso de finanzas personales. “Hemos tenido cerca de 120 cartas de conducta principal carta enviada en marzo de 2016,” dijo Malia. “Este lote es particularmente alta porque la personas mayores que no completen su curso de finanzas personales fueron puestas en la conducta del estudiante hasta que lo haga.” Según el director David Byrd, el número de personas mayores a conducta del estudiante han caído dramáticamente. “En su mayor parte, siento que los estudiantes se centran y están trabajando muy duro y haciendo todas las cosas que se supone que para hacer,” dijo Byrd. Consejero Jason Bradley siente que, junto con los otros consejeros, destacó la importancia de completar el curso para graduarse. “ Usualmente yo llamado [los estudiantes] a mi oficina y llama a sus padres y requieren incluso algunos estudiantes vienen a mi oficina y trabajar en la clase utilizando un chromebook fuera de mi oficina,” dijo Bradley. “Estoy feliz de decir que esto fue exitoso”.
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REPORTAJES Estudiantes en sus finales años ganaron un premio del alumnos de Roseville POR MELANIE SCHROEDER m.schroeder@eyeofthetigernews.com
Estudiantes en sus finales años Emma Sessano, Kaylee Sheldon y Cameron Karren ganaron la beca de la escuela secundaria de Roseville del alumno en el académico entrega de premios al mérito. Sessano y Sheldon ganaron el premio para el universidad mientras Karren ganó la beca para el colegia profesional. Estaban cada uno recompensado 1.000 dólares para la Universidad. Para solicitar la beca Roseville High School Alumni debe tener un miembro del familia directo en su familia como padre, abuelo o abuelos grandes y el estudiante en su final año también debe tener un GPA de 2.5 o superior. La Asociación de antiguos alumnos de la escuela secundaria de Roseville se estableció en 1991 para prestar apoyo a estudiantes, profesores y comunidad mediante
la financiación de becas para los que se gradúan. “Su una beca para los estudiantes que han pasado generación como padres y abuelos que han ido a esta escuela y participan en la escuela. “ Sessano dijo. Ganar la beca a Sheldon fue muy emocionante y le ayudará en la Universidad. “Pensé que era genial porque mi madre y tanto mis abuelos iban a Roseville así que sentí que era fresco para haber conseguido la beca,” Sessano dijo. Mamá de Kaylee, Kathy Sessano, está orgullosa de su hija para ganar la beca. “Me parece genial, que creo que estamos muy contentos y es un honor para ella que hacerlo y es muy bien para obtener dinero para Unverisdad”. Kathy Sheldon dijo. Sessano y Sheldon son primas y los abuelos fueron a la escuela secundaria Roseville juntos. Sus abuelos también fueron a la high School secundaria de Roseville, su abuelo Tom Tillett, se graduó en 1958 de roseville y
su abuela se graduó en 1962 y su nombre era Arlene Rich. Estudiante en su final año tiene un trabajo en HPE para preparar a estudiar computadoras en Universidad POR TARAH JOHNSON
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Antes de asistir a UC Irvine este próximo año escolar, senior Lucas Erb planea pasar su verano una pasantía en la HPE. Permanente para la empresa de Hewlett Packard, la compañía es una empresa de tecnología de información multinacionales y Erb ha estado un poco menos de un año una pasantía allí. “Allí comencé el verano pasado y terminé una pasantía allí para todo el verano junto con este año escolar todo después de la escuela todos los días”, dijo Erb. “También voy a becario por el resto de este verano antes de ir a la Universidad en UC Irvine.” Erb agradece la credibilidad y el aprendizaje de experiencias que
vienen con las prácticas y valores trabajando con los profesionales allí. “Es una oportunidad realmente rodearse de profesionales que son lejos más viejos que estoy,” dijo Erb. “Para utilizar gran cantidad de HPE de financiera recursos y expertos tecnológicos para aprender a un ritmo acelerado es simplemente genial.” Según Erb, sus responsabilidades en la compañía incluyen manejo de redes y equipos al trabajar con un equipo de educación. “Trabajo con un equipo de HP networking así que es un equipo de desarrollo de investigación, y lo que hacemos es que ponemos a prueba el equipo de red; hay un conjunto de redes características HP reclamaciones que proporcionan en sus switches y los prueba y asegurarse de que funcionan como se esperaba.” Despues la escuela secundaria de Roseville, Lucas quiere estudiar ciencias de computadoras en el universidad UC Irvine.
DEPORTES El primer 5 jugadors y jugadoras del este año de escuela 2015-2016 POR EL PERSONAL DE DEPORTES sports@eyeofthetigernews.com
Tomando el primer lugar en la lista es estudiante en su tercer año bateador Neal Reilly. Reilly jugó con el equipo de voleibol del equipo universitario y ha jugado para el equipo desde su primer año. Tenía 363 mata, un promedio de 3.7 muertes por juego y tenía un 33.5 golpes porcentaje este año. En temporada esta solo, Reilly trajo 214 puntos para el equipo de servir y tuvo un porcentaje de ace 15.2. Estudiante en su tercer año fuera bateador Jeffrey Oh ve Reilly como un compañero de la estrella de destacado. “Cada vez que estamos abajo, en un partido, sabemos que podemos contar con Neal para poner la bola abajo y conseguir el equipo de copia de seguridad,” dijo Oh. Estudiante en su final año shortstop Alyson Manzo, un arranca-
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Según KC Worden (izquierda), otros factores, incluyendo la vida de hogar, problemas socioeconómicos y apoyo de los padres puede afectar también las notas de ellos.
REPORTAJES
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Estudiante en su final año Lucas Erb tiene un trabajo con él corporación HPE. Él tiene este trabajo para preparar para su educación en él universidad de UC Irvine, cuando el estudiará ciencias de computadoras.
DEPORTES dor de varsity de cuatro años, está en el puesto número dos en la lista. Manzo es un.420 promedio de bateo de su carrera toda secundaria, terminando su año senior con.427. Ha sido un jugador de la Liga todos tres veces; dos veces en la Liga de estribaciones de la Sierra y una vez en la Conferencia de Valle de la Capital. Según el jardinero derecho de segundo año Rachel Shaberman, Manzo llena el rollo del compañero capitán senior Toni Whipkey, quien no pudo jugar esta temporada debido a un rasgón ACL. “Ella caminó hacia arriba porque Toni Whipke rasgó su ACL para que ella caminó como el único capitán en el campo,” dijo Shaberman. “Ella es siempre manteniéndole en el juego.” Infielder medio de compañeros Karli Dugger está de acuerdo con Shaberman y también se siente voz de Manzo es un aspecto clave para por que es un gran jugador. “Aly ha afectado nos nos afecta grandemente esta temporada, ella es nuestro bateador de plomo-off y siempre encuentra una manera
de conseguir,” dijo Dugger. “Ella es la persona más fuerte en el campo y siempre tendrá un buen actitud.” Despues su tiempo en la escuela secundaria, ella jugará en el Universidad de Arkansas para continuar su tiempo con el equipo que ella le encanta. Ella siente muy emocionada para jugar en un equipo Division 1. Estudiante en su final año Andrés Lara recibe el tercer parte de nuestra listo. Lara tiene un promedio de .345, el mejor promedio del equipo de Varsity. El también tiene el mejor número de golpeos con 30. Lara tambien es un picher y empiece cada juego con lanzar. Estudiante en su final año y amigo de Lara Justin Robbins piense que Lara es un buen lider del equipo y es muy talentoso. “El es solo un buen jugador de béisbol, él puede golpear la pelota, puede lanzar la pelota, todos,” dice Robbins. “Este ano especialmente el fue un buen líder, el juegue muy bien. Es probablemente que el fue el mejor jugador este año.”
Estudiante en su tercer año Zach Mancha tiene el tercer parte del listo. Mancha ha jugado en el equipo de varsity de voleibol por tres años y tiene 986 asistidos en todos los años. Según los otros jugadores del equipo de voleibol, Mancha fue un aspecto muy importante para el buen récord del equipo este año (34-4) porque el tiene buen capabilidades en ofensivo y defensivo. Estudiante en su segundo año Cooper Baddley piense que Mancha es un jugador muy importante del equipo. “El jugue muy bien este año y especialmente porque el es el solo setter,” dijo Baddley. Mancha es el 34 jugador de voleibol en California ahora. Estudiante en su segundo año Maddie Amos es el número cinco del listo. Amos fue una jugadora de softbol en el año pasado cuando ella solo fue una estudiante en su primer año. Amos fue muy impresivo en el plato, con un promedio de .458 y 38 golpeos y 29 correos. Estudiante en su segundo año y jugadora del equipo Rachel Sha-
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Estudiante en su tercer año y estrella del equipo de voleibol del hombres Neal Reilly ha recibido mucho interés de universidades para jugar voleibol después su tiempo en escuela secundaria. Reilly es el líder del equipo con golpeos y es un líder natural según los otros jugadores. berman piense que Amos esta un buen jugadora en el equipo y es muy reliable en el campo durante los juegos. “Ella es una parte muy crucial del equipo este año,” dijo Shaberman. “Ella traigo mucho ejercicio a nuestro equipo, y podemos confiar en ella durante momentos importantes en los juegos.” Desupes su tiempo en la escuela
secundaria de Roseville, Amos jugará a el California Polytechnic Universidad de San Luis Obispo. Mismo de Manzo, ella siente muy emocionada para el oportunidad a jugar por un equipo en el Division 1. Tambien, la gemela de Amos Lily amos tambien jugará a softbol en California Polytechnic Universidad de San Luis Obispo y siente emocionada sobre esto.
Features
may 23, 2016
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TAKING THE SUMMER ON The students below are planning to improve their diverse skillsets by exploring world culture, attending academic programs and sports camps this summer. See full stories and video interviews online at eyeofthetigernews.com.
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ALY PUGLIANI Foreign exchange
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JULIA TARASOVA Kaiser internship Kaiser invites students annually to participate and get hands-on experience in the medical field each summer. Acceptance calls for an
Pugliani will attend school in Japan as a foreign exchange student for two months in order to further her language skills and knowledge of culture. She is expecting her experience to teach her about her roots and the differences in schooling overseas.
“It’s a big culture shock. I’ll be learning mostly just like in any other school, but they’ll be teaching me more of how school works in Japan and what really to expect.”
application and multi-stage interview process.
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out-of-the-box thinking in order to improve particpants’ skills.
“It’s a lot of top kids in the nation so it will be a good chance to compete with all those guys. I just want to pick up anything that I can”
MARK ANDREATTA AND STUDENTS
MEGAN MAGORKA
Stanford Camp
Europe Trip
Each year, social studies teacher Mark Andreatta accompanies students to European cities such as Paris
program is three weeks and calls for an application and interview. COURTESY KAITLYN PON
“I’m looking forward to the whole idea of living on campus because it’s something I’ve never done before. It’s going to be like a first time living away from home”
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Medill Cherubs
The Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute in Evanston, IL offers a five-week program to enrich the next generation of journalists.
JIMMY JAGGERS Rivals Five-Star Challenge Rivals Five-Star Challenge is made up of the top 200 student football players in the U.S. The program’s drills and training targets
“The thing that really excites me is that I’ll actually be with people in the pharmacy there. Hopefully they’ll actually show me [procedures] and their daily routine.”
Junior Megan Magorka will attend Stanford’s Summer Academy to prepare for life as a college student by taking college courses and living in the dorms. This
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“I’m most excited about leaving my Roseville bubble and what I’m used to, going to a completely different place and trying something completely different from what I’ve been normally doing.”
Through the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the program provides experimental training for students. Pon will tour the Aquarium’s guests while learning about marine biology. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you just get to work your dream job at an aquarium and interact with the guests.”
TAYSIA DE MESA Pratt Institute’s summer program De Mesa will take a fine arts painting and drawing courseload to further her passion in New York City.
and London to absorb foreign culture.
“It’s getting to introduce people to something they’ve never seen before and that’s the joy in it for me. You get a lot of students and parents and they get to experience something for the first time out of American culture, which is fun.”
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“My old art teacher in Texas always said to me that ‘The difference between an artist and a doodler is intent.’ That always stuck with me. Therefore, to me art is mindful and made by geniuses, and I want to be a genius.”
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Senior carries out HPE internship
Erb plans to apply real world work experience in college by TARAH JOHNSON
Senior Lucas Erb will spend his summer continuing to intern at Hewlett Packard Enterprise to gain experience prior to attending UC Irvine this fall. Lucas has spent the past year working at the multinational information technology enterprise in Roseville. He began his internship last summer and continued to work through the school year. He appreciates the credible learning experiences and values working with the professionals at HPE. “It’s a really tremendous opportunity to be surrounded by professionals who are far older than I am,” Lucas said. “To use HPE’s vast amount of financial resources and technological experts to learn at an accelerated rate is just great.” Lucas is responsible for handling networks and equipment while working with a team to test networking equipment. Lucas’s mom Valerie Erb values the experiences her son has gained from HPE and is proud of the accomplishments he has
made so far. “I think Lucas interning at HPE is great, he’s been there for over a year and it’s a great opportunity,” Valerie said. “I’ve had tours of HPE with him and it’s amazing just to see the responsibility he has there and and the things that he’s doing.” Lucas’s friend and senior Kevin Carlson is familiar with Lucas’s work ethic. “Being able to land an internship at HP Enterprise is quite an accomplishment that has enabled him to pursue his passion for technology in a career setting,” Carlson said. “I’m confident that his internship will give him the experience to succeed.” Roseville High School computer science teacher Bradlee Crockett first recommended Lucas for the internship last year due to the hard work and effort Lucas contributed in Crockett’s classes. According to Crockett, Lucas was an ideal candidate. “I first heard about the HPE internship through the CRANE grant coordinator of computer science, and I recommended Lucas and several other top performers in his class,” Crockett
Senior Cecilio Martinez has four more days left at Roseville High School before graduation. Before he walks the stage, he reflected on all he has learned during his four years. He plans to get a job and start off his first two years out of high school attending Sierra Community College. He appreciates the memories and friends he has made within his RHS classes and looks forward to applying his newly refreshed work ethic onto his college courses. -Rachel Barber
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Senior Lucas Erb has been interning at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Roseville site for the past year. He plans to carry out his internship into this summer and take the experience he gains from working and apply it at UC Irvine this fall. said. ”Lucas is a very self-driven learner and he’s motivated to work in the technology field and I knew that he had some networking experience based on what he did in Tiger Tech.” Crockett appreciates Lucas’s determination to succeed. “Lucas has had the experience working in those types of environments where he had to do things on his own and be given tasks that he may not have to do, but I knew that he had the grit and determination to learn how to do those things and be great at them,” Crockett said. “He’s a great kid and I like that he got this opportunity.” Lucas is excited to see where his internship with HPE takes him and hopes to dive further
LAST FRIDAY OF THE YEAR
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Student Government hosted Rosechella and the end of the year rally last Friday. Students and alumni performed in the 900 quad, in front of the weight room, in front of the library and in senior square. Communist Reverb (above) plays a setlist of alternative rock songs during the extended lunch.
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The end-of-year rally took place last Friday in the Moeller Gym. The seniors took home wins in a trivia contest and a powerball game. while juniors won a relay between all four classes. Above, the Class of 2016 celebrates having four days left until graduation.
into the world of technology at UC Irvine and beyond. “HPE has taught me so many tremendous things and has helped me shape my future career in computer science even more so,” Lucas said. “I hope to take the things I’ve learned and it apply it to the best of my abilities at UC Irvine and possibly run a successful business.” Interning at HPE has given Lucas an outlook into the corporate aspect of a company, as well as the perks that come with it. “It allows me to learn on millions of dollars worth of equipment in a lab,” Lucas said. “But really more than anything I’m learning what it’s like to work among professionals and what they do best.”
I’m just trying to get by before I’m done graduating. You still get major workload but you don’t feel it as much, now that it’s the end of the year and finals are coming up. Now that I’m done with this, I’m onto the next part of my life.
I knew in my freshman year that it wasn’t going to be easy and was actually kind of afraid of the upperclassmen. I was starting lower chain again, but start of my senior year, it was just like ‘Okay I made it through all this.” I’m a bit smarter now, I’m a bit wiser now and I’ve grown a bit more mature, and looking back on it now – I’m amazed I was able to make it this far. I had multiple favorite classes, they taught me a lot. Guitar class, I had a lot of friends in there and I learned how to play an instrument. For Biology, I got some friends, I got close with the teacher Mrs. Durham. She’s like a friend to me now. And for Grove’s class, his jokes, no matter how cheesy, will always get me. Now in this next part of life, I’m like, ‘Here we go. Let’s do this song and dance again.’ You gotta start somewhere. The most important thing I’ve learned here would be even if you’re falling behind, just catch up as best you can. I never really did overcome math but I managed to come out on top. My goal [is to] make it as best I can in the world of adulthood.”
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Opinion
may 23, 2016
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EYE OF THE TIGER’S VIEW
Reinventing Roseville: A look at the past two years W
ithin the last two years and since the arrival of current principal David Byrd, Roseville High School established a distinct path for its future. Eye of the Tiger’s editorial board stepped back to analyze the shifting parts making a new whole. Staff changes In the 2015-16 school year, RHS introduced new yearbook and drama advisors and saw transitioning assistant principal, band director and activities directors. While activities director Lindsey Parker left on her own accord, RHS deliberately made the other moves, with the aim of bringing in fresh blood to revitalize programs. This medium for rebuilding has produced mixed results. When news broke of their displaced program director, the band community rallied behind Mark Toffelmier, demanding further rationale behind his dismissal and admin’s vision for the program’s future. In a later statement, admin explained they were looking to revitalize the VAPA department and recently introduced the new director for the 2016-17 school year, Matt Koutney. We respect the intentions of these reforms, but admin must consider inevitable uncertainty with significant staff transitions. If it wasn’t obvious before, the band community’s frustration underscores how critical communication and transparency are when addressing the concerns of those involved in transitioning programs. And ultimately, leadership swaps aren’t one-and-done means to an end. To bring about positive change, long-term commitment must come from admin and the programs themselves. Programs like drama saw suc-
buy into the initiative.
cesses this year. Under a new program director, drama has shown marked improvement, consistently drawing higher attendance at performances. Sometimes programs need a new set of eyes, and other times something entirely different. One-size-fits-all approachescan fall short of expectations. Reformation should begin with the current staff member, only bringing in fresh hands after bringing all voices to the table – admin, staff, students, parents. AP push and electives In the 2015-16 school year, a record 888 RHS students took an AP exam. RHS admin pushed this trend along, as they aim to have every RHS student complete an AP course before they graduate. The push is one piece of the Roseville Joint Union High School District puzzle – RJUHSD added 650 AP or IB students in the 201415 school year. Further, these district numbers reflect national trends looking to increase AP enrollment across all demographics. All students should be encouraged to pursue academic excellence, and policy should account for a growing base of AP students. A rising tide raises all boats, and reasonably heightened expectations should improve the lot of RJUHSD students. However, greater emphasis on AP classes often distracts from electives and other programs aiming to provide students with diverse experiences. Balance opportunities for academic success with outlets for students to put their passions to work. Electives provide all brands of students with various interests, real-world experience to support future career success. Academic class don’t replicate this type of learning as effectively.
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Continually, admin must check the benefits of AP rigor with the critical experiences of electives. RHS has to pursue a balance. Project Lead the Way This year marked the pilot for PLTW and introduced courses that provide career technical education for students pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) -related careers. We support programs like Intro to Engineering and Principles of Biomedical Science. Students of all kinds should have the opportunity to explore electives relating to their interests. The exit of Geometry in Construction lessened opportunity for students interested in the STEM field. The expansion of PLTW provides such students with technical training relevant to their pursuits. While PLTW is still developing and may not have tangible results
to point to, the ability to provide experience and potential to incite passion makes the school’s decision to get behind the pathway a laudable one. AVID remains The preliminary budget RJUHSD presented at its May 10th school board meeting compares AVID funding from 201516 to estimated expenses in 201617. Despite Oakmont High School dropping the AVID program next school year and leaving RHS as the sole AVID site in the district, allocated funds increased slightly from $37,325 to $37,837. In a perfect world, all programs could grow side-by-side unhindered by one another, but in reality they will have compete for funding and enrollment. RHS needs to balance its support for burgeoning programs with its support for a program that other district schools continue to phase
out. Intervention period This year, admin proposed an intervention period for the 201617 school year. The 27-minute period looks to aid struggling students, providing time for additional instruction in problem classes. Other students would attend one of three common learning areas for a study hall period. In the spring of 2011, staff voted to discontinue PAWS, a similarly structured intervention period. At the time, students and faculty attributed the program’s failure to inadequate planning. This year, admin seems prepared to learn from their mistakes, given their call for input during their recent pitch to teachers. An intervention period has the potential to raise ill-performing students. For the adjusted schedule to make a positive change, student and staff will all need to
R.O.A.R. The 2014-15 school year saw the introduction of R.O.A.R. (Respectful, On Task, Aware, and Responsible) – a set of positive behavioral guidelines for students. An emphasis on R.O.A.R. continued on into this year, and it is time to stop lecturing about its values and watch the program’s results. An occasional rally, spirit week or mural will serve as friendly reminders of these values, but for R.O.A.R to prove its value, it should begin producing a more tangible sense of what is and is not acceptable. Staff must stand as an example for students in their actions. At this point, the tickets and acronyms on the walls have lost their power. Teachers are the model for RHS tradition and values. Going forward If RHS is to continue moving in a positive direction, we would be wise to maintain the mindset that Byrd brought when he arrived: “I’ve got to approach this as a learner.” RHS has a 103-year history with longstanding staff members who continue to call this school home. If RHS is crafting a fresh image, it must remember its roots and utilize the experience and wisdom it stands upon. When Byrd arrived in the 201415 school year, he inherited certain set of circumstances. And since his landing, he he begins to point the school in a new direction, initiating many changes of his own. But regardless of who instigates specific changes, Byrd and the rest of staff share a responsibility over the effects of any transitions. We head down a distinct path. It is important that we consider our past when planning our future.
Financial lit struggles self-imposed You know you’re in
the C/o 2016 when ...
Incompletion leads to 120 seniors on student conduct
BY MADDY FURDEK AND MONIQUE REA
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ompleting the required financial literacy course only become a priority for many seniors after they were placed on senior conduct for not doing so. In all, 120 seniors were placed on senior conduct – many because they didn’t complete the financial literacy course. The 2015-2016 seniors had only this year to complete the course, which might be an acceptable justification for the wide rate of incompletion. But as May 30 approaches, there is not much admin can do for seniors – it’s time to look at future years with the results of this year in mind. To admin’s defense, the incompletion was due in part to procrastination and when that’s the problem, there is nothing able to stop it except for an imminent due date. Students had a year to complete it. There’s no excuse for anybody, right? But it seems that that is exactly the problem: two years is more than enough time. Procrastination is procrastination; students
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are used to taking a missing assignment as consequence for it, and didn’t anticipate being denied walking the graduation stage as a possibility. Knowing the work ethics of high school students, it’s somewhat irresponsible to assign a course required for graduation to students’ discipline to complete. We fool ourselves by thinking a fast year won’t sneak up on us in May, so we say “tomorrow” or “next week” until we’re placed on senior conduct. It’s pleasantly surprising there weren’t more seniors on senior conduct. This situation should be taken as a wake-up call, a learning experience for future students and admin. Admin could look into preventing this senior conduct
overload by designating on-site hours for students to work on the course. One opportunity that comes to mind is the intervention schedule coming to Roseville High School next year. While setting aside only some of the intervention periods won’t be enough time to entirely complete the course, it could get students at least started and get help from teachers with it along the way. This system would also provide students who don’t have access to a computer or internet at home with the tools needed to work on the course. It’s not likely that a lack of internet access is the case for all the seniors on conduct, but with an option that can theoretically benefit all students, no mat-
ter their impediment, it could be a viable option to consider. As for students, there’s only so much admin can do to help. Seeing the outcome of this year, it should be in best interest to finish the course when possible. The position that some seniors were put in and the consequences of not completing the course weren’t unforeseen, given that the course’s graduation weight was publicly disclosed. It’s sad that 2016 seniors paid the price for a better system next year, so the least we can do is learn from their mistakes. Admin can’t do everything. There’s always room for improvement, but they shouldn’t catch all blame when fault partly falls on the inevitable student work ethic.
1. You’ll always remember that little sinking feeling on the first day of freshman year when you found out your class color was yellow. (You hated yellow.) 2. You realized the color yellow wasn’t too bad, once you found out you would have a glowin-the-dark senior wall. 3. You were the last class to take the old version of the SAT… Can’t tell if that was a blessing or a curse, but as Kanye West once said, “I guess we’ll never know.” 4. You got to be the first class to have Junior Prom court recognition in the Patti Baker theater, not the gym during a rally. It’s okay, though, we got to bond over our mutual distaste over it. 5. You thanked the gods you were the last class that didn’t have to take Freshman Pathways and had full space for electives. Really dodged a bullet there! 6. You were always told you had the worst school spirit, when really your class is a great group of people who don’t care what underclassmen think. (See “Class of 2016 reputation unfitting” from April 11.) 7. You were the last class to have Toffelmier and Coleman all
four years of high school (sheds tear). Future classes won’t have the opportunity to understand the breadth of their impact. 8. You lived in fear that you were going to be the first class to be forced to take all four years of PE… Until you became a junior, and found out that was a lie. 9. You were always known as being in the “lazy class,” when actually, your class broke the record for the most local scholarships applications... Even if they were all turned in on the last day. 10. You’re glad we won’t be on campus once they start the “campus construction” project they’ve been talking about for years now. 11. You actually have a Facebook, and yes, you have horrible blackmail pictures from from 7th grade, because we had Facebook before it became cool again. 12. You saw the legendary Woodcreek vs. Roseville basketball game and witnessed Woodcreek make the less than brilliant decision to cover their court in baby powder. You rushed to Moeller Gym to finish the game and will forever feel grateful you witnessed history that night. (P.S., Woodcreek … We’ll never forget the final score of that game either) 13. You felt thankful we got three and a half years to storm the football field to take cute pictures. Sorry, underclassmen! 14. You became one of the greatest classes to grace Roseville High School’s hallowed halls. Even if these weren’t the greatest four years of your life, they happened, and now we’ll all be going our separate ways. Thanks for the memories, Class of 2016.
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Entertainment SUMMER IN PREVIEW
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For Eye of the Tiger’s last issue of the 2015-16 school year, the entertainment staff looks ahead to guide your journey through the entertainment world this summer. These are our recommendations for your break.
WHAT TO LISTEN TO
WHAT TO SEE
NICK JONAS COMPLICATED JUNE 10 - Nick Jonas is releasing a new album called Last Year Was Complicated. Jonas admits that the album is inspired by his recent breakup with his pageant queen girlfriend, Olivia Culpo. The album is to be released a week before the kickoff of his “Future Now” tour with Demi Lovato. - Kylie Irwin
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS THE GETAWAY JUNE 17 - Red Hot Chili Peppers, after five years, are releasing a new album, The Getaway, this summer. Prerelease of the single “Dark Necessities” has me excited for this album, bringing back their unique style with powerful lyrics. One can only hope the rest of the album compares to this song. -Johhny Mulligan
THE CONJURING 2
FINDING DORY
THE BFG
Finding Dory is Disney Pixar’s newest sequel, loosely based off the story of Finding Nemo. Pixar released a new trailer for Finding Dory this Mother’s Day, showing a bit more as to what the movie will be about. We see that Dory starts to get her memory back, and remembers a family that she used to have.
The BFG, (Big Friendly Giant) based off the novel by Roald Dahl, is another of Disney’s newest upcoming movies. The movie is about a young orphaned girl named Sophie, who befriends a huge giant, despite his large stature. He comes off scary, since he is ginormous, but he is really an old and kindhearted giant.
(JUNE 10)
This June, James Wan’s exciting sequel to the wildly successful The Conjuring, will be released to horror fans around the world. The sequel hopes to live up to the success of the first, by telling the true story of the Enfield Poltergeist, the most documented paranormal case ever, which should be very interesting to watch.
(JUNE 17)
- Nate Nguyen
(JULY 1)
- Kylie Irwin
WHAT TO EAT
- Kylie Irwin
SACRAMENTO ROLL ($11.95)
NINJA SUSHI - The expanded venue is a must-go this summer, having both delicious food and a unique atmosphere. Owner and Master Chef Steve took a tacky rocker themed venue and created a place that everyone wants to go. With karaoke nights and good food, there is not much more you could ask for. -Johnny Mulligan
DRAGON SMOOTHIE (MEDIUM, $6.99)
GHOSTBUSTERS (JULY 15)
VITALITY BOWL - The main item on the menu is açaí bowls, but they also sell smoothies, paninis, juices, salads, and soups. It’s all good for you, and isn’t expensive. Açaí bowls are perfect for any time of day, and basically for any occasion, so I truly believe that it will thrive in Roseville. - Kylie Irwin
The Ghostbusters all-female reboot will be released July 15 and since the release of the trailer has gained a lot of hype. It seems that all of the Ghostbusters female counterparts will do a magnificent job portraying their characters. I especially applaud Kristen Wiig for taking on a new role that we don’t usually see her in.
STAR TREK BEYOND
SUICIDE SQUAD
This summer, the third installment of the Star Trek franchise that beloved director J.J. Abrams helped reboot from the old time shows hits theaters in July. With Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto back in their respective roles of Captain Kirk and Spock, this movie looks to build upon the fun at times but serious plot of the first two films.
August will mark the release of the highlyanticipated Suicide Squad film adaptation directed by David Ayer. It has a star-studded cast with Jared Leto, Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and Cara Delevigne. All of these actors have shown their skill in previous blockbuster movies that leads me to believe that they won’t disappoint.
(JULY 22)
- Preston Walter
- Gabi Hutson
(AUGUST 5)
- Gabi Hutson
WHERE TO GO
CONCERTS ON THE SQUARE Perhaps to take place of beloved Downtown Tuesday Nights, Roseville is putting on various concerts in Vernon Street town square for free once a month. The bands performing coming in a wide range of genres from classic rock to a Taylor Swift covers. I don’t think it will truly make up for the loss of a Roseville summer tradition, but I’m excited anyway.
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and shows start at 7:30 p.m. Show dates: 6/18, 7/16, 8/20 and 9/17 - Sophie Cook
STATE FAIR HEADLINERS
SAN FRANCISCO MOMA
I wouldn’t normally advocate for the State Fair. However, this year I’m especially excited for headline performances from various artists such as Salt n Pepa, The Plain White T’s and Chaka Khan throughout the summer. Even though these artists aren’t typical to the Top 40 nowadays, I’m sure they will all put on fun and entertaining performances.
When you find yourself on the streets of San Francisco, choose free, world-class art. The museum celebrated its grand reopening after three years of remodeling on May 14 and offers free tickets to those under 18. The place brings more than stuffy paintings to the table, as their upcoming SFMOMA audio guide app and its promises seem novel.
Tickets for the concerts range from $12 to $20. The state fair runs from June 8 to 24.
Buy tickets and browse exhibits online at sfmoma.org. Galleries are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and to 9 p.m. on Thursdays.
- Sophie Cook
- Marc Chappelle
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TOP 5 SPRING ATHLETES
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NEAL REILLY
2
ALY MANZO
Taking the number one spot on the list is varsity pin hitter junior Neal Reilly. Reilly had 363 kills, averaged 3.7 kills per set and had a 33.5 hitting percentage this year. In this year’s season alone, Reilly brought 214 points for the team in serving and had a 15.2 ace percentage. Junior outside hitter Jeffrey Oh sees Reilly as a standout standout teammate. “Whenever we’re down in a match, we know we can count on Neal to put the ball down and get the team back up,” Oh said.
Senior shortstop Alyson Manzo, a four year varsity starter, comes in at number two on the list. Manzo holds a .443 batting average for her entire varsity career and has a .904 fielding percentage this year. Sophomore infielder Karli Dugger feels that Manzo’s skills and vocals are keys to her success. “Aly has affected us greatly affected us this season, she is our lead-off hitter and always finds a way to get on,” Dugger said. “She is the loudest person on the field and will always have your back.”
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ANDRES LARA
Senior shortstop Andres Lara claims the number three spot on the list. Primarily hitting leadoff this season, Lara led the Tigers with 30 hits and a .345 batting average. Senior infielder Justin Robbins thinks that Lara was a good leader on the team this year and played very well. “This year especially he was a good leader, he led by example and he played well,” Robbins said. “He was probably our best player this year.”
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MADDIE AMOS
Sophomore first baseman Maddie Amos, number five on the list, is having a monster season for the varsity softball team. Amos has been very impressive at the plate, racking up 43 hits and knocking in 32 runs. Sophomore right fielder Rachel Shaberman thinks that Amos is very reliable in the field and as a hitter. “She has really stepped us this year,” Shaberman said. “She brings a lot of energy to our team, and we can always count on her in critical situations.”
may 23, 2016
Volleyball falls one win short of title BY MARINA EFSTATHIU
m.efstathiu@eyeofthetigernews.com
The boys volleyball team lost to the Granite Bay Grizzlies 3-2 in the championship match of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs last Thursday, falling one win short of the section banner. The Tigers began the postseason with a first-round bye due to their first seed position in the Division I bracket. In the second round, they went up against the Burbank Titans, the number 9 seed. The Tigers swept the Titans 3-0 with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, and 25-10. In the third round, the Tigers faced the Oak Ridge Trojans. They defeated the number 4 seed with a match score of 3-1 and sets scores of 25-18, 17-25, 25-13, and 25-20. In the championship match, the Tigers came out slow and lost the first two sets against the Grizzlies without ever having a lead over their opponents. The Grizzlies won the first set 25-16 and the second set 25-18. The Tigers bounced back in the third set and managed to beat the Grizzlies 25-22 which kept them in contention for the championship. The Tigers started the fourth set strong and went ahead 5-0 but the Grizzlies eventually caught up and tied the score at 10-10. After a neck-and-neck battle, the Tigers came out on top and won the fourth set 29-27, tying the match 2-2 in sets. The Grizzlies stopped the Tigers’ chance at a comeback victory by beating them 15-12 in the fifth and final set, earning them the championship title. Despite the loss in the championship game, the Tigers still hold a dominant 34-5 season record
GEORGE HUGHES EYE OF THE TIGER
The boys volleyball team (above) lost 3-2 against the Granite Bay Grizzles last Thursday in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship. Despite losing this matchup, the Tigers will compete in their first game for the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal tournament tomorrow. and will progress to the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal tournament, which is the next step on their goal to a state championship. Even though the Tigers were not able to pull off the win against the Grizzlies, they feel confident in their abilities as they head into their first NorCal game tomorrow.
According to junior captain Neal Reilly, the boys just need to start their games strong and use thier momentum to win. “We need to focus on not starting slow and that’s it because that is what has been hurting us all year and what hurt us last night,” Reilly said. “We can’t start slow, we have to come out of the gate strong.”
GEORGE HUGHES EYE OF THE TIGER
PLAYOFF UPDATES Girls soccer eliminated after losing to Eagles
Softball continues in postseason
ALWAYS FRESH TO ORDER
ZACK MANCHA
Junior setter Zack Mancha jumps into the number four position on the list. Mancha has played varsity volleyball since his freshman year and has had a total of 1075 assists in his high school career, making him a very valuable asset to the team. Mancha’s ability and leadership stands out to his teammate sophomore varsity outside hitter Cooper Baddley, who recognizes Mancha’s talent. “He’s played really well this season and especially as our only setter he’s really stepped up,” Baddley said.
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GEORGE HUGHES EYE OF THE TIGER
COURTESY LACIE REICHMAN
In the second round of postseason competition, the girls soccer team was knocked out of the playoffs by the Del Oro Eagles on Thursday, May 12. The Tigers were the number nine seed and were matched up against the eight seed, the Tracy Bulldogs, in the first round of playoffs. Last year, the Tigers lost to the Bulldogs in the first round after going to penalty kicks but managed to overcome them this year in a 3-1 victory. Junior defender Tahnee Smith was determined to win the game after last year’s loss and felt confident heading into this year’s matchup. “We believed that we would beat Tracy no matter what,” Smith said. “We were expecting to win because our team was just better than last year, and we knew that it would be an embarrassing loss if we lost again.” The following game the Tigers lost 2-0 against the Eagles, who were the number one seed. The score was tied 0-0 at halftime, and freshman center-midfielder Molly Branigan believes that the girls would have had a chance to win the game if they had all played the same way in the second half as they did in the first. The loss kept the Tigers from advancing in the playoffs and also concluded their season.
The softball team entered this year’s postseason as the number two seed after finishing league in the first place spot of the Capital Valley Conference standings. The Tigers won the league banner with a record of 11-3 and just managed to edge the Del Campo Cougars, who finished 10-4, for the top spot. During league, the girls were led by standouts sophomore first baseman Maddie Amos, junior pitcher Megan Anderson and senior shortstop Alyson Manzo. Amos and Manzo were offensive powerhouses; as of last Saturday morning, Amos had 43 hits, the most on the team, and had the highest batting average at .483 while Manzo led the team in on-base percentage with .521 and runs with 23. Anderson boasts an impressive 151 strikeouts in 23 games and has a 1.86 earnedrun average this season. In the Tigers’ first playoff game against the Beyer Patriots, who were the nine seed, Anderson led the team to victory with 12 strikeouts. The Tigers defeated the Patriots 4-0 with two runs in the third inning and two more in the fifth and final inning. Last Saturday, the Tigers took on the seven seeded Saint Mary’s Rams in the second round of playoffs after the game was rained out last Friday.
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